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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916 EVENING EDITION.
REFUSES TO
ABRIDGE AMERICAN RIGHTS
Senator Jones Demands That
President Refer Question
to Senate First '
: That J.c Will Not
15 nil STAND
Preserve Peace at Any
Cost Except Loss of Hon
or" He Declares
ALLOW NOJNFRINGEMENT
pi it....iiljui Ititltitr
ult In Ot'.'r ,,M"B " "
HH on America-Senator
IxmIrc KuMnliiH Him
ni,lwuiMrrfMtoroo,nirTimM.1
n..cnivnTON. I), c, Fob. 25.
rmMeat Wllion's letter to Senntor
atone bit night Bald Mint lie could
Ml content to any abridgement of
th( rlihti of American citizens in
my respect.
Tin honor and Bolf-rcBpoct of
the nation arc Involved," lio snltl.
"We totct peaco nnil shall pro
tme It t ny coat but tlio loss of
kuor,
-To forbid our pcoplo to excr
ete Itelr rights for fenr wo might
be tilled upon to vindlcnto thorn
will be a deep lntmlllntlon. '
President Wilton also pointed out
tlit "once accept a Bhtglo nbnto-
wnliof rights and many otbor hum
actions ould certainly follow."
Tte letter was In answer to ono
1 Senator Stono outlining tlio sit-
ullon existing at tlio capltol.
Lodge Upholds Wlkou
Senator Lodge, ranking nopubll-
til member of the foreign relations
committee, declared In a stntomcut
today that ho was In full accord
tlth the President's views on tlio
labnarlne Issue as expressed in a
letter to Senator Stono and Hint bo
on!d stand by tho I'rcsldont.
.imcrlwns Not Cowards
The President takes tlio nroclso
foeltloa I hjvo takon and been ur-
ut In public speeches tlio laut 1 8
Miths," said Senator Lodge. "Or
mm I shall stand bv him. 1
ir fully with what lio says. I
wwe it would proclaim us to
Hi 0rld ai rnwnrilu In inll n...
Miens they must not oxorci?o thoir
Mowed rights and that if they
h ihall not protect thorn."
GUARDAGAINSTWARAPPEAL IS IDE
BRYAN OPENS
WILSON FIGHT
Consolidation of Times, Const Mail
anil Coos May Advertiser.
No. 183
Former Secretary of State
Favors Keeping Americans
Off Belligerent Ships
In Matters Pertaining to. Nat
ional Honor, Ultimatums
and Severing Relations
ONE MAN NOT SUPREME
Jones Resolution anil Senator Goi'c'.s
Resolution Aro Laid on Table- fur
Times Being Fight In Con-
gross Optus Tomorrow
tllf AMoMatM I'rraa to Coot liar Timet,)
WASHINGTON, I). C, Fab. 25.
A resolution to ex ) reus tlio senso of
tliu Sounto tbnt any Irsuo ntfcctlng
national honor Hhould bo referred
boforo final decision to Congress, nnd
that no ultlnintum should bo houI to
any foreign power nor a Hovernneo
of dlplomutle' relations bo permitted
without rcferenco to Congress, wan
introduced today by Senator Jones,
republican, of Washington.
Ono .Man Not. .Supreme
Jones' resolution net out that It wns
'contrary to tho fundamental princip
als of tho American government to In
volvo tho people In war by tlio net or
doelslon of ono man.
Tho resolution was presented with
out any discussion and Senator Stono
asked to lui'vo it laid on the tabic.
When Sonutor Gore's resolution was
prosontod again today, It took the
same course.
Several Heunt(orfl said that tboy
would fight any effort that might be
matlo to shut off a discussion of the
resolutions tomorrow.
EQLUNO IS GUILTY
SUCH IS JURY DECISION ON FOR
MER SALOONKEEPER
Verdict Returned In Murshricld I loot-
li'SKli'ir Cnsu About Nino last
Evening Will Appi'al Caso
fill II CONGRESS
MRLUMEXTAUV KlTIM'rmv i.m.
WMnitSIIHOTwiUSOX TOl.AV
'fOffrtHllryaiinmHIow
"" mhh Itcsolutions .ro
IWtly Tabled
""""'fC.o.n.xTl.nc..
Van mi. . warning Anior-
ymedihlp. worked tlmo to.
tj v,S"mcnt8 fnvorlnK
6feUn,n .nS,,08lt,0- Fer
itlo? Democrat-"'trodced
l.ita i11?1 t0 m""' nv
VILLA
BURNS
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01
SIKXICAX UKISKh MOADKll OCCU
1'IKH ICIi VAMiK WITH TUOOPS
Cus.mI Heavy Imhs at Man llirVna
Ventura Acconlln to HopoitH to
Id l'axu
(1)7 Auocltleil 1'r'M to Coot Ptj Time. 1
KU I'ASO, Fob. 20. Gonornl Villa
burned sovoral houses at San Iluona
Ventura yesterday and occupied IS I
Vnllo, according to official reports
to tho Carrnnza hcadqunrtors nt Juarez.
Sends Scores of Telegrams to
Congressmen Urging Them
to Go Over Wilson's Heau
GIVES HIS ARGUMENTS
Dwliiivri Nation Owes It t, 'Clvlll
atioii to IVomotc I'eaco by Keep
ing CitlniH I'roin Daiincr ono
Great Duly Ahead
(If? A"orlatf.l I'rent lo Cont llajr Tlmn,
WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 25.
TclegraniR to Congreiismen from
William Jennings Ilryan, support
lug tlio movement for varn;n0'
Amcrieans off armed ships bognn
arriving today.
"If Congress hns tho right to
declare war," said the messngo, "It
cortatuly has the right to promote
ponio by restricting cltl.ona from
taking unnecessary risks. A Mayor
keeps peoplo of his city out of tho
.danger 7.0110 during a riot. Can
our govcrunioiit afford to do less
when tho world is in riot?
"No ownor of a belligerent ship
will claim that ho has tho right
to safeguard a contraband cargo
wtlh-American llvos and no citizens
should bo permitted to oudungor
the peaco of a nation nt a timo
llko this."
Ci-Jino Against 'Nation
"Ours Is tlio grotitcst neutral na
tion und probnbly vvlll bo a media
tor whon tho tliuo"c6mes for 'me
diation. It would bo ft crlniQ
against civilization as well nsj
ngaltiBt our own poopio 10 uocomo
Involved In this war nnd thus loan
our army nnd navy to an European
monarch to uso in Bottling his quar
rels." Tho telegram was made public
by Uopresotatlvo Ilailoy nftor con
ferring with Majority Lcador Kltch
In. "That's right." Ilailoy quoiod
Kltehlu as saying when ho rend
tho Tolegram.
$10(1 l-'IXK AND
:0 DAYS IX .IAIIj
Judgo I'cnnock at 2 p. 111.
today sentenced Otto I'M html
to pny a fine of $100 and
sorvo 30 days in Jail. At
torneys for tho dofendnnt
at once served notico of ap
peal. Tlio bonds wore rais
ed from $500 to $COo.
KliKTCIIUU IS COXKIItMKI)
Wilson's ClioUo of AiubiiNsadoi' to
Mexico Approved
nr Atf jtiifo rrm to coot nr Tinw.j
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Fob. 25.
Tho Sonuto todnv confirmed the 110111I-
natlou o'f Henry Prnthor Fletcher ns
nmbassador to tho government of
Mexico. Tho voto was 49 to 1C.
PEAfiP ommn..
LEADERS ARE HELD
""Hllim
"Imet.J
N'euU-alllv
?,
sir? d. c, re,, 2;
Vlanj
ttineni 1
Suialln ' ! ,edewl grand trv.
v a
COLLIDE IN A FOG
MXHIt CH1CTAX AND STHAMKIt
NOUTH MKI-rr OFF HATTKHAS
DEATH F
ION
miis. i. i som:..si:x, imiom-
INI'JNT WOMAN, PASSES AAVAY
I'assengerH Transfeivetl to Steainci'
ami Hotli Vcs.h:1k Arc MakiuK
For Norfolk'
(Ily AwarUtM I'r'-si to Coot Hay Tlmra,
UALT1MORE, Fob. 23. The mer
chants nnd Miners liner Cretan,
from Philadelphia for Savannah,
was In n collision with tho stoam-
or Dorothy 14 milos north of Capo
llattoras In a thick tog this morn
ing, Tho Crotnn's passengers wore
trnnsforrad in tlin Dorotbv. Ilotll
aro now proceeding to Norfolk.
GEORGIA MOB KILLS
NEGRO FOR ASSAULT
CnrtersvJIlo Crowd Took Ulnck As.
' satlant li-oni Jail anil Lynched
Him Today
Dr Aunrialed fivta to Coot liar Tlmea.J
OAUTERSVILLE, Ga., Fob. 25.
'Jessn AfpPnrkin. n liourn. was taken
from Jail and lynched bore today.
. State, r- U Feb- 25.-
t06, ,, 4leS ComtnlSSlnno- m....
u,:'iulni:sg(.rt ,u . luyior
SthnhJ": nbert Fowler. Hnr.
.. --cia nn.i -.
Niitlon ! deral erand j,
leu!v,V,,,onal PeapaCto,t,Ca of tll0!IIe wns arrested last night for break-
' Hl m Now York M..h
tJ lh4tthe thr 9 Coi'cll, and ling Into tho homo of Mrs A. T. Heath
"'vd innn n..
l la Now
. . fc i.nniv
r mt j,. '?"M"'K and re. waK Htm hw.iin, ml ho had Mrs
LK Ph. 250. Heath's pistol in his possession
while hor huBband was away and at
tacking her. Tho woman shot tho no-
fgro in tho wrist bjt was overpow
ered, when caught tho negro's wrist
Was l-'.irnieily Miss Maud finrdr
field if Marhbfield, and Well
Known Here HI Two Weekw
(Special to Tho Times)
1UNUON, Feb. 25. Mrs. Dr. Us
tor P. SoroiiBen, agon 3C, dlod hero
lato yostorday laftor an Illness of
about two weeks. Sho hud beon stir
forltiL' from caucor of the stomach.
JTI10 fuuornl will bo held bore tomor-
1 row at 2 p. in.
I Tho deceased was born and raised
In Mnrsbflold whoro sho was known
as Miss Maud Garfield. Hor father
built tho Garflold hotel building 011
Front street, now known ns the Moytl
Und formerly conducted a hardwaro
business there,
Tho family moved to California
many years ngo. The deceaced leavos
besides hor husband, two children,
Hor parents survive her and thore
aro muny otbor relntlvea In Coos
county, among thoni bong Mrs. Dyer,
of this city, a grandmother.
At one tlmo tho Garflold family
lived In Majsbflold on the exact lo
cation now of tho First National Hank
building.
EDUCATORS OPPOSED TO
HIGH SCHOOL MILITIA
National EduraUon Association Pi-o.
tests Agalitht Conipulxory Train
ing Xmv
Or AaaoclilM l'ra to Coot nar TlmM.l
DETROIT, Fob. 25. Tho Dopart
..,.. f sniiprtntendents of tho Na
tional Educational Association today
adopted a resolution proiesuiiB
against compulsory military educa
tion in high schools.
"Otto Edlund is guilty of boot leg
ging" wns tho decision of tho Jury,
returned shortly nfter nine o'clock
hist evening in Justice Pcnuck's court
after the trial had waged all day and
Into the night. Two o'clock this af
ternoon was set as tho time for sen
tcuclng. Attorneys Stall and I lodge
say thoy will appeal tho ciibq to tho
circuit court.
All of tho testimony wns taken
down yestorday by Court Reporter A.
11. Loud, this being paid far by the
defense nnd will bo used when tho
case is taken into the higher court.
Lato in tlio afternoon both sides
finished wltli tho examination of the
witnesses nnd between throo nnd four
hours was consumed hy the attorneys
in making thoir arguments to tlio
Jury. This body was out about an
hour boforo returning thoir verdict.
Those on the Jury woro John Mer
chant, Charles Raymond, Jnko Hill
stroni, W. S. Nicholson, J. W. Hlldon
brand and Mllo Sumner.
E, Edson proved a good witness
on tho stand for tho state. Ho told a
straightforward Btory of having mot
Edlund, while in company with Moto
Durwoll, and how tho men tnlkcd
together about buylng-thu liquor.
Ho said that ho went to Edlund's
room and was tlicro treated to a drink
of whiskey. Then ho treated back,
paying 10 cents for each of tho two
drinks. For $1.50 ho bought a bot
tle of whiskey from. Edlund for Hur
well. Tlio defonso attempted to show that
a beor bottlo, such as contained tho
whlskoy, would not fit In Edson's
pocket. A bottlo wns produced and
Edson slippod It Into his rear pocket
without any difficulty.
Edlund wns put on the stand, Ho
corroborntod tho evldonco of Edson
about their meotlng and said that
tho lattor aocompanlod him to his
room about noon on tho day men
tioned, but denied that ho sold any
liquor, or oven tronted.
List of Witnesses
Tho witnessos for tho stato wero
Moto Harwell, Ed Edson, Jack Car
ter and R. O. Grnvos; for the do
foiiBQ, L. A. Uljoqvlst, Edwin Erlck
son, C. C. Going, F. Magnusson,
C. J. Pnlmor, Elmer Grotb, Robert
Wcstlmnn, Ed Muson, Axsl Hanson,
O, Hihnrgor, L. Englund, Lars Pet
erson und Otto Edlund, tlio do
fondant, S brock Is Away
Win. Shrock, -at Nortli nond.
against whoin accusations crept out
in tho testimony yostorday, is now
in California. It is expected that
charges against him will bo tnco
on his return.
OH T 1
M
M
DELAY ACTION
Intimate New Submarine Cam
paign Will Not Begin Before
March 15 or April 1
OMGRESS
WAITING
Siwedwell sails south from North
Bcml Saturday at Jl . m. Tickets at
Abstract Office and Painter Mc
Collum's, North lleml.
IIARKKT HALL FIVE ARRIVES
WITH DELEGATION TODAY
Mnrsbflold High School Senior Class
Will Entertain Visitois at Uall
After Game
MARSHFIELD liil
fi TO HAXDOX'S (I
At the end of tho frst half,
tho score mns 23 to C n fa-
vor of Marshf.old,
Tho membors of tho Dandon high
school basket bull team and a delo-
jgntlon of rooters camo over on tho
morning train for tho gamo this aft
ernoon with tho local high school.
This Is expected to bo ono of tho hard
est fought games of tho soaonetno
This Is expected to be the hardest
fought gamo of tho season. Follow-
bllall. Those in tho Dandon delega
tion aro, Principal H. E. Doak, Coach
Mlarold Quigle, J. Gardlnor, D. Chrls-
tonsen, R. Galller, L. Pullen, Ivan
rPullen, S. Armstrong, F. Dullard, E
McNalr, J. Mooro, M. Kurzhal, It.
AVebb, and 11. Johnson.
Tho Dandon team will meet tho
Worth Rend fivo in North Dend to
morrow evening.
Strongly Favors Prohibiting
Americans Traveling on
Armed Vessels
CONFERENCEHELD TODAY
Speaker Clark Tells President Wil
son That Congressmen Favor
Re.slrlctliig; Travel WIKou
Maintains Stand
IDr AtnoclataJ Trwa to Ov tla, TlmM.l
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 25.
President Wilson rollorntod his op
position to nay action in Congross
warning Americans off armed ships
In n conforenco today with Speaker
Clark, Majority Loader Kltchln and
Chairman Flood or tho IIoiibo for
eign affairs commtlteo, nnd tboy
in turn told tho President that if
such n resolution wero- brought to
voto in the Houbo It would pass by
a majority of tw,o to ono.
Tho Hoiiso loaders went away
after telling tho President that
nothing would bo done today, but
thoy ventured no predictions for
tho future.
Thoy admitted tho Bltiintion wns
BorloiiB nnd could not yet toll how
far sentiment In Congress would bo
swayed by tho publication of the
President's vlows in bis lettor to
Senator Stono laBt night. Tho
President was unshaken In his pos
ition that Congress should take no
action embarrassing hla contontto
that tho rights of Americans on
tho sous must bo uphold nt any
cost.
Germany May Walt
Whon tho conforenco- was over,
Speakor Clark said that thoro was
rumor Germany would postpono tho
beginning of tho now submarines
campaign until April 1 or tho mid
dle of March. Ho would not say
whotbor ho got tho Information
from tho President,
"Tlio sum nnd substance of tho
conference," Clark said, "outsldo of
tho explanation mudo ns to tho tem
per ot tho House rogurdlng the dip
lomatic situation with Germany nnd
Eomo of tho arguments on both
sides aro fully sot out In Senator
Stone's lottor to tho President and
tlio President's lottor to Stono. Wo
explained to tho President how
tho llouso folt, In our Judgmont.
ConKrcsN Is Stronir,
"I told tho President that this
warning resolution would carry two
to ono If thoy ovor got a chanro
to voto. Somo enthusiastic gontlo
men. I said, thought It would carry
throo to ono. Wo told tho Presi
dent that in caso Gormany post
poned tho Admiralty ardor, Con
gress certainly would postpono icty
ton. Meantime theso resolutions
would remain In status quo. Re
garding tho possibility of action of
Congress In ciibo Germany adheres
to tho Admiralty order, Clark Bald
it would be difficult to got a warn
ing resolution out of tho commU-
too for action und that thoro was
'no way for tho issuo to got boforo
itho llouso today.
Will Notify England to RcKniho Tliem
nt Onco ir Action Took Plato
tin the J I lull Sens
(llr AaopatfJ rroM to Cooa liar TlmM.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25.
Tho United Slntes today Instructed
Ambassador Pago at London to make
inquiries regarding tho removal of
138 Gorinans, Austrlnns mid Turks
from tho American steamer China and
demand their release it they were
arrested on tho high scus.
PROBE ENGLISH ACT
"UNITED STATES INVESTIGATES
REMOVAL OF GERMANS
TELLS OF
RAIDER
ENGLISH
OF
CAPTAIN TELLS
GERMAN COMMERCE DESTROYER
Says Sho Is EqulpHd WJtb SI 7-Incli
Guns and Torpedo Tubes Jinny
Ships Sunk
fir AmocIhIM I'rt.i to Coot liar Tlmot.J
LONDON, IMU. 25. A dispatch
from Toncrlffo snys tho captain ot
one of tho vessels sunk by tho Ger
man raider which sent tho Drills!:
steamer Wostburn to Santa Cruz with
a prlzo crew described the raidor as
a vessel of 2500 tons, carrying six
7-Inch guns nnd having two torpedo
tubes.
Tho crew of tho Dolgiau steamer
Luxembourg, sunk by the raidor, say
their vcbboI wns caught off tho lira,
zlllan roast.und they woro kopt undor
control on tho Westburn by seven
Germans armed with hand grenades.
TAKE GERMAN SHIPS
PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT SEIZ
ES VESSELS INTERNED
Announce That Vessels Aro Mditdy
KoqulNltlou'ed for Nation's Need
and Will Do Returned
lllr Auoclateil Troaa to Com liar Tlmft.
ST. -VINCENT CAPE VI3RI) IS
LANDS, Fob. 25. Eight Gorman
steamors In tho harbor hero were
taken In chnrgo yostorday by officials
ot tho Portugese government. Tho
Portiigucso government has Issued
a statement that the requisitioning
of tho Gorman ships does not moan
that thoy have boon confiscated.
TURKS ARE BEATEN
RUSSIA ANNOUNCES OTTOS! AN
FORCES IN FULL RETREAT
DVclaro That Iist Two Fortified
Mountain Passes Have Hcen
Forced In Persia
nr AuoclttoJ r-rtta to Toot Dar Tlinra.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 25. An ofH
clal Btatouiout says: "Alter a scr
los or battles tu Persia, tlio rem
nants of adversury troops, with tho
'help of Gorman and Turkish sap
pers, fortified two mountain passes,
Dldosurks and Sakabe, Our troops
liavo dislodged thoni and aro now
pursuing tho Turks who aro In full
rotreat toward Kormanshah,"
NEED NAVY YARDS
ADMIRAL WINSLOW URGES RET
TED PREPAREDNESS ON PACIFIC
KSays Dig Shipyard Should' Ho Con.
srjnicted at San Francisco ami
Also nt Piiget Sound
til AMoclaUd I'reaa to Coot Par Tlnifa.l
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 25.
Tlio PacHlc cont noods moro navul
yards, Rear Admiral Wliislow told
tho llouso naval committee today,
notably "a big ship yard" on San
Francisco Bay. Ho said tnoM'ugoi
Sound yard should ulso bo equipped
promptly to handlo big ships.
KINNEY MATTER UP
JUDGE SKIPWORTH PASSES ON
ATTORNEY'S MOTION
FLOUR DAY
imperial Flour, Saturday only,
$1.3G Cntjh,
HAINES.
Will Settlo Amount ot Taxes Duo
Hut Lands Not to bo Sold Now
LllJoqvlst Goes to Portland
Judge Sklpwortli has passed fa
vorably on tho motion of District
Attornoy Llljcqvlst and will allow
him to proceoJ to torecloso tho tax
liens on tlio Major KInnoy proper
ties to tho final decree, thus set
tling tho amount of taxos und pen
alties duo from tho estate. But
Coos County will not bo allowed t6
soil tho lands, not at east until
times aro such that a bettor prleo
can bo obtained. This is tlio gist
of a lottor recolvod from E. R
Bryson, attornoy far Receiver Judgo
Wattor8.
Tomorrow Mr. LllJoqvlst loaves
for Portland, whoro tho caso of tho
Mouasha Woodenwaro
1
10
Capture Large Number of
Prisoners and Many Towns
Near Verdun
PAIS
CONFIRMS
IT
Admits That French Have
Been Forced to Fall Back
to Rear of Beaumont
FIGHTING EASES UP TODAY
Kaiser Closing in on Famous Fort
ress Turkey Claims to llnvo Ho
pulsed English Attack Near
KuL.EI-Aiunrii
tllr Awioelatr.1 rrfta to Cooa liar TlmM.l
LONDON, Fob. 25. Berlin nn-
uouncod today tho capture ot nll
the French positions In tho region
nortli of Verdun as far as tho rldgo
of Loiidomout, Just south of Beau
Tho number ot prisoners wan In
creased by moro than 7000 to ovor
10,000.
Tho enpttiro or tho fortlflod .vil
lages and farms of Cliampnouvlll),
Cottollntto, Murniont, Boaumont,
ChumbrettQs and Ornos was an
nounced.
Paris admits that tho French
hnvo fallen back to tho roar of
Bouuniont and says In tho district
nortli ot Verdun, tho cunnonnda has
diminished in vlolouco nnd that
tho GormaiiH made no attack on
French positions last night.
BRITISH DRIVEN BAUIC
Turks Claim Victory in Recent At
tack Near Ktit-EI-Aiuara
nr AaaorlttM I'r.nt to Cooa Oar TlmM.l
CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 2G.
Tho British forces in Mesopotamia
mudo mi attack on tho Turkish pos
itions at Folahlo, below Kut-El-
Amara, tho War Office announced,
but wero drlvon back with a con
siderable loss.
JOHN SCOTT LEAVES
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIAL
SUDDEXLY CALLED SOUTH
Plaits for Eutci'iuluiuciit at M'llllromn
Club This Ext'iilug Frustrated
Important Meeting
Plnns woro porfocted today where
by Coos Buy this evening was to havo
been host to John M. Scott, general
jiassQiigor ngout tor the Southern Pa
cific In Oregon. Just boforo tho Nana
Smith sailed at 1 p. in., Mr. Scott
Vecolved n wlro tliut called him to
Sun Fruucsco ns soon as possible and
he left for the south. Tlio meeting
was at once called off.
Tho plan was for tho Marshflold
Chamber of Commerce, the Mllllcoma
Club and the North Bond Chuinbor
of Commerce to do tho outortnlninK
far tho purposo or showing Mr. Scott
exactly how tho peoplo hero appre
ciate the good work or bis company
mid himself for this community,
Mr. Scott, accompanied by J, A.
Ormnndy, socrotnry, and Snpt. W. F.
Miller returnod lust evening from hla
first trip to Powers, Also ho wont to
Myrtlo Point, to Coqulllo and to Ban-
don, meeting many friends and being
Woll recolvod ovorywbero.
On Sunday an Important mooting
of tho S. P. heads is to bo bold In
pSan Francisco and this Is what called
Mr. Scott.
"Good byo," ho callod from tho
boat. "I'll bo back on tho first train
t3 Coos Buy."
At noon tho North Bend club on-
ftortulned Mr. Scott mid party ut crab
lunch.
AVAXTS 'IX) KILL SHAGS
TO SAVE MAXY FISH
Gnmo Warden Thomas has
doclared war on tho shags at
Ton Mllo inkes.saying they de-
Company a Btroy more fish than any other
against Coos County, tho First Nat-' causo. Ho estimates tboro are
ional Bunk and othors Ib to be tried I ono thousand slings thoro and
on Monday In tho Fedoral Court. ! that each shag kills ton fish
Ho will tako with him to Eugono 4 each day. Ho proposes to have
soveral tax foreclosures, among them
being tho Southern Orogon proper
ties that aro behind with tho 1009
tuxos. Each year must bo takon up
lu turn.
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Dr. Leslie, Osteopath, Murshfleld