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.. J. ''i ,i'Hi Tl-sj-l $ r 4 THE COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1909 EVENING EDITION ,. ton-msfasst k f.' .wj -: W. -V if ; flV.'rt m rl m i it- NIAGARA 3910 lEUfiOF AGE Canadian Export Declares It Took 350 Centuries to Hoi- out First Three Miles. WASHINGTON, D. C, June 15. According to Mr. Spencer of the Can adian geological Fun ey, the great ippctacle of Niagara falls as we see it today has been about 39,000 years in the making. Mr. Spencer, In common with other geologists "Who have studied Niagara, believes that originally the cataract fell into Lake Ontario over three steps or platforms, the first being thirty-five feet high and the third being at or near the edge of the lake proper, instead of seven miles back up the river as at pres ent, says the Cleveland Plain Deal er. It took the stream 35,000 years to hollow out the first three miles of the gorge, but only 4,000 years for the other four miles. This differ ence of time in these two stages of the erosion and of the cataract's re cession of seven miles in all, Is ex plained on the theory of a sudden and enormous Increase of the vol ume of water, caused by seismic dis turbance, i Formerly the Niagara river serv ed as outlet to Lake Erlf only. Aft er the upheavel the waters of Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior, which previously had debouched dl-; rcctly into Lake Ontario, were divert ed by way of Lake Erie into the Nia gara river, swelling that stream td six times Its former volume. Mr. Spencer's figures, of course, can be taken only approximately, as even contemporary authorities are at variance as to how far the falls of Niagara have receded during the last Hfty years soma estimate making "It 1 2S metres per annum, others 1.52 Moveover, while the United States geological survey declares that the rate of recession of the falls has In creased during the last fifteen years, the corresponding Canadian ofllcial report shows that the rate has de ceased some sixty-six centimeters per annum. HIT VOTES IK GOSTEST Interest In GGddess of Liberty For Fourth Is In creasing. Interest in tho contest as to who shall be the Goddess of Liberty at the Firemen's Fourth of July cele bration In Marshfield is rapidly In creasing. Today, the judges were able to count 'only a part of the votes cast. So far as they counted, the candidates stood as follows: Uma Marsh 110 Mabel Farrin 105 Hattie Ferrey 105 Helen Bradley 102 Maud Painter 100 Miss Nqra Tower's name has been withdrawn by request of Miss Tower as she will not by in the city on the third. The name , of Uma Marsh, Mabel Farrin and Maude Painter have gained a good number of votes. THAT SUMNER BASE BALL GAME AGAIN AT TIIF HOTELS. The Itlaneo G. S. Davis and It. T. Newton, Coquille; John Wilson, San Francisco; Tlieo Browley and daughter, San Francisco; Mrs. W. P. Clark, Deave- Hill; J. A. Allen, North Bend; Lura Austin, Glonada; J. Smith, Wedderburn; C. Elllngson, Oakland; F Karper and John Kel ler, Denmark; Mrs. G. V. Bralnerd, San Frnnclsco; M. A. Simpson, Sa Jose: J. A. Bernstein, San Fra-.olt co; Dane Roberts, Empire; Mrs. A. Miler and Miss It. Miller, Bcndon; Prank Wolf and 'da Wolf, Portland; V." A. Evans, Bandon. The Chandler C. Timmons, Asto ria; A. S. Hammond, Coquille; H. W. Read, Portland; W. T. Moffett, San Francisco; E J. Hromada, San Francisco; John Bangeret and D. W. McLoughlin, East Richmond; II. A. Sully, Berkeley; J. W. Hodge and wife, Kenuett, Cal.; J. S. Hume and wife, Wedderburn; J. G. Reddlck, Portland; Henry G. Ploeger, Myrtle Point; Fred Beer, Beaver Hill; II. Dunkley and tvlfo, Portland; W. A. Newman and C F. Waguer, Port land; S. B. Rathfon, Utica, N. Y. The Times Correspondent Pours Oil On the Troubled Waters of East side Better Luck Net Time Editor Times: The "Sumner Correspondent" hav ing noted with regret that the brief account of Sunday's ball game re cently given has been taken amiss by Eastslde, "It" hastens to apolo gize and to assure the irate manager that the "Sumner Nine" are in no wise responsible for the offending article, they having had no intlma tiBn that it had been written until It, appeared in print. If memory Fdrves aright, it was asserted that the Falrview nine were fleet of feet, strong of arm, and true of aim, but Since "fifteen of them" were so grossly negligent as to "miss the ball and hit the wind," we must con cede the point, and admit that their aim was distinctly bad. On the other two points however, we speak with certainty for they certainly can run; and when a ball soars, skyward and lands somewhere In the next coun ty, there must be some strong pro polling power behind it. And now Easslde don't take offense where none was intended, but cheer up, for von may have another session with redoutable Falrview and it may bo reserved for you to trail her banner in the dust. WAGON 0A0 10 COOS NT Dora Booster Writes About Mail and Stage Handling From Here. DORA, Ore.,' June 11. Editor Coos Bay Times: I have wished for some time since this "Good Roads" talk has been going on that I was able to write an article for your pa per on same, but owing to lack of time I have not been able to do sd but I'm going to send you a few hurried Items now and If you can it them to any use In writing up i article I will be pleased to have you do so if not, all the same. I do not see much In your paper regarding this proposed change of mail routes and I've been wonder ing If the people of Coos Bay were asleep to the situation. Do they realize that this change will in place of bettering their mall service, put th"m a day behind. Mr. Pease (the mail contractor), Is at the bottom of the whole affair. He has worked unceasingly to get (his mail route discontinued and Is well satisfied with results. It's true he took the contract at such a low rate that he claims he la unable with the Increase In mall to give a good service. Well, that is nls business but It should be the business of the people of Coos Bay to see that he did do it. There were other bidders on this mall contract that would have given a good service had they hot been so much under-bidden by Mr. Pease. Mr. C. P. Barnard, who gave such an excellent service on the former con tract bid on this one but at the same time stated he would not take it unless he could give a satisfactory service. For a few instances, let me show you the different ways Mr. Pease manages this and the Middle Fork route. He puts his best horses on the Middle Fork route, leaving the worn out ones for the Coos Bay road. Then if one gets down or any thing happens to it, It is all laid to the Impassibility of the road. Since putting on stages, the con trast is very marked, the stage pass ing here every day is certainly a worn out dilapidated affair. It has ro seai cusnion wnen tnere are .1 few passengers, the driver gathers no a little, straw, puts nn old saddle 10 WAGE WAR ON RODENTS (Continued from page 1.) vorable oppouunity to Increase and become a pest. The gopher of the pounch vari ety; has proven another destructive rodent. It has given the reclamation sirtlce much concern, nnd has been & terious menace to the maintenance of dams and embankments. Complaints are constantly coming in to the department of agriculture concerning the damage done by rab bit?. This applies especially to or chard trees, though various crops aro attacked. The department re commends a lime and sulphur wash fur trees as a remedy. Ground squirrels are annually causing the loss of thousands of dollars by their depredations o'n crops. They' are especially active wrt of the Mississippi . river. In California, It has been found they are a source of grave danger becauss hey carry plague germs. Recent "ivestlgatlons by the public, health und marine hospital service prove that the ground squirrel Is suscep r:ble of plague and carries the germ of this dread disease, which, as in die case of rat?, is communicated fiosn human beii gs through :he ant! cy of fleas. It Is estimated 'round squirrels cause the loss nf $'0,1,00,000 in crops annually. Thi bld'ogical survey has entered on a systematic crusade against them and ras issued a bulletin giving di'-c ti'ijis for their extermination ly y lonlng and1 otherwise. SIMPLE WASH CURES ECZEMA Why Salves Fnll Whllo a !ninlo Liquid Has Accomplished Thou sands of Cures. ' It Is now thoroughly established among the best medical authorities that eczema Is purely a skin disease, With Mrs. NETTIE HADDizm,,,. 4-DAY HAIR COLOR. It theLi entirely successful and satisfactory prZ ration for the purpose. Simple - & less - Certain. Sold tnr Sn ,. ' a. duo to a germ and curable- only gJSXtoi FALLING SUNLIGHT HEAVY. through the skin. It Is not a blood disease at all; In fact, thousands of people suffer with skin disease and are perfectly .health otherwise, and thoreby prove they have no diseased blood. Smeary salves cannot reach the germs because they do not penetrate I ho skin. The only wav to reach the germs Is by means of penetrating liquid. Such a liquid can be obtained by simply mixing ordinary oil of wln tergreen with thymol, glycerine and other healing agents. This com pound, known as D. D. D. Prescrip tion, stops the itch lnstantjy and the cures all appear to be permanent. In fact, It took thousands of cures, case after case, before the best scien tific authorities were convinced of the absolute merit of this rem,edy. D. D. D. Prescription kills the germs In the Itching skin. Its effect is seen within one minute after the first ap plication. We especially recom mend D. D. D. Soap in connection with the treatment. RED CROSS DRUG STORE, John Preuss, Prop. gAr druggists and at Brown Drut; Co., Marshfield. It's The Right Ticket And now a word of thanks for the blanket, or, what ever he Is able to Soldier Laddie who so kindly lent pioduce, over it and there you are Sumner his aid last Sunday. We ap- J Jm-ky to have a seat 'at all but p-eclate It and hope to see him (should you chance to complain you isaln. would be told all these discomforts were caused by its being such a poor co Cream Freezers at MILXEIl'S. "CASTLEWOOO" at the P. K, THNTS at MIT.XNU'S. Also a word of encouragement for our home team, who sustain defeat so gracefully, and work so faithfully under adverse circumstances. Be ing scattered over the valley, prin cipally on dairy farms where the working hours are many, it is hard for them to meet for practice as often as they should under the ef ficient leadership of Capt. Masters, however, wo confidently expect great things of them in the future and when next they come upon the field thoro shall be no lack of red and green ribbon In evidence, nor any dearth of noise The world's entire supply of the( oil of borgamot comes from a small section of Calabria, fronting on the Straits of Messina. "CASTLEWOOIV at th P. K. Camp Stoves at MILXEU'S. "f'STMCWPOr," at the P. K. We Sell Saws Why the "Segment-Ground" 4 Process Makes Sawing Easy The At Mm " seement-ground" saw taper from tooth edge totbo center of the back and torn the ends to the middle. Hence the biaae makes room lor itself co that it la almost imoosslble for It to "cct stuck" In the wood. '.This patented feature can be bad only in ATKINS c88f SAWS . Naturally, top, we know better than to weaken this b!e advantage by using anything but the best steel. The Atkins blade holds its edge longer, cuts faster and runs easier thai any other saw. It costs more to make a saw this way, but the Atkins Dries is not Inch. Ymi cave time and make the work twice as easy by buying an Atkins saw. Sea that it baars our nam. If you're sorry, after usingit, take it right back to the dealer and get your money back. Pioneer Hardware C SPECIAL AGENTS road. This road Is being improved very rapidly, it is remarkable how much better its condition Is than a few years ago. The former contractor hauled loaded stages all summer Upth ways and every one was well satisfied. The postofflce department at Washington when sending an In spector over this mall route seem to always pick out some man who has In all probability never geen a really muddy road before and as a matter of course thinks It something ter rible. Why, I have seen eastern people who actually wore afraid to ride over theso mountain roads at their best? Haven't we any men out west i here, who know what roads are and are capable of Inspecting same? The Jast inspector that went through this way was actually unreasonable as to roads In this country. Now if the people of Coos Bay let this mall contract cease and then let the Coquille Valley people get ahead of them and got the appropriation for the Middle Fork road they will have only themselves to thank. Let them all unite and pull for the old Coos Bay road and the appro priation, too. DORA BOOSTER. Weight on Earth's Surface 150,000 Tons. LONDON, June 15. "The pres sure of sunlight falling on the earth's surface represents a weight of 150,000 tons," said Mr. A. S. Ed dlngton, chief assistant at Green wich Observatory, In a lecture at the royal institution, "but it is Insuf ficient to make the earth budge a hair's breadth from Its path." This fact was used by the lecturer to explain the mystery of comets tails. "The tail of a comet streams out in a direction nearly directly away from the sun," he stated. "It is not J DELICIOUS CAKES AND COOKIES simply left benind by the comet; it Is driven away from the sun. "We are accustomed to regard the Launch Express Leaves the Maze for Marshfield at 7 a. m., arritirig about 9 a. m. Leaves Marshfield for the head of Navigation at Z y m. FARE, GOc. ROUND TRIP, 75c. Subject to Charter from O io 3. Everyone would bo benefited by taking Foley's Oilno Laxative for constipation, stomach and liver trouble, as it sweetens the stomach and breath, gently stimulates the liver and regulates the bowels and Is much superior to pills and ordina ry laxatives. RED CROSS PHAR MACY, John Preuss, Prop. to have, Is a hankering after Ileal Estate. And you can find the best bargains here In all kinds of pro nerties. If you are lookimr for . home alte or for building land as an investment, we have some very attractive parcels to offer you at most tempting prices. All ImproTed lands, most desirably situated. We havo town and'eountry properties for sale or exchange and we buy, too. RESIDENCE LOTS At EAST SIDE FROM $05.00 UP, TERMS TO SUIT BUYERS. TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO, "ENRY SENGSTACKEN, Manager. Marshfield, Oregon. General Acents. Eastsldo. 8-8-8--8-88-8-8-8-8-8-8- sun as the center of attractive force by which the planets are kept in their orbits, and comets' heads also move under the same law, but the tall particles of the comet do not seem to recognize this force. For them the sun behaves as a center pt repulsion and urges them away. "It was for long a great puzzle to understand how the sun can thus play a double role, but probably the most popular explanation is that which ascribes the streaming away from the sun to the effect of light pressure. When radiation of any kind sunlight or the heat from a fire fa'lls on a surface it exerts a pressure on that tending to drive It back." Mr. Eddlngton added that the pho tograph obtained at Greenwich last year of Morehoupe's comet formed a cinematograph record of the marvel ous motions of Its tail. FOR FINE BREAD A full line of FRUITS, CIGARS STATIONERY and POSTAL CARDS always on hand at C8 CENTRAL AVE. AUG. FRIZSEN -a-a-n-a-a-a-a-a-n-a-a-a-a GOOD PIES Try- Hunter's City Bakery Market Avenue Across from Baptist Church. Wedding Cakes to Order a Specialty. To avoid serious results take Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidney or bladder disorder, such as backache, urinary Irregular ities, exhaustion, and you will soon be well. RED CROSS PHARMACY, HAVE SUMMER SCHOOL. CAT IS WISE. Myrtle Point Man Utilizes Feline In Store. The Myrtle Point Enterprise says: "Tho cat In W. O. Cooper's store is credited with valuo otherwise than that of a mouser. It has been noticed thut ono of Its assumed functions is to ontertaln customors who are wait ing their turn. It keeps an eye on tho door and when a cuptome" is compelled to wait tho feline slddles up to tho pettod and usually attracts tho desired attention until tho clerks can give their attontion to the cus tomer. It takes 'he place of the floor walker in the large city stores." Many Will Attend Session at Uni versity of Oregon. University of Oregon, Juno 15. Indications point to the largest at tendance of teachers that the Univer sity has ever had at the summer ses sion which begins June 28th, run ning six weeks and closing August 5th. Announcement has just been made by Dr. II D. Sheldon, dean of the session, that he has secured tho services of Prof. Samuel B. Soward, Jr., of Stanfard University! in English literature and rhetoric to take the place of Prof. Howe, who Is unable to teach on account of Ill ness. Prof. Seward has had much experience as a teacher In summer schools. The courses that he will offer will be In direct preparation for the August state examinations. M.E.WHITMORE CONTRACTOR AND CONSTRUC TION SUPERINTENDENT. Bruk, Stone, Concrete and Timber Construction Plans Furnished for All Kinds of Work Telephone M 25 J Residence 255 N. 13th Street "HELLO! George, Where did you get that Castlewood?" At the P. K. Cor ner and it's the Right Kind Whiskey, too. Marshfield, Oregon DERBY The Metropolitan Standard 8-88-8-8-a-8-n-n-n- --: Strawberry i Ice Cream at CORTHELL'S DELICATESSEN -U-n-8-8-8-tt-8-8-8-8-tM,,, t I n t tt 8 I 8" 8 It i a-a-8'a-8-a-8-n-a-n-8-8 n k t 8 Like a Breath of June HO"S THIS? We offer Oao Hundred Pollnrs Reward for any okbo of Catarrh that cannot bo cured li) Hall's Catarrh Cure V 3, CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O We. the inidernlgnLd. Ii&e kiunin y J, Clio ney for tho last 15 j ears, and belloro him per fectly lionorahU In all Iniilnots trnnnu tfoiu and ilnan (ally aVo to earn out unj obliga tions made bj hi firm V At IIINO, KlNNAN A JURVIN ... . ,w hl'lo Druggists, Toledo, O. IIH' Catarrh Cure U taktn Internally, act ing directly ujm)h the blood and mucous mr (aces of the njstem TestimonlaU sent free, l'riee 75 cents er bottl-. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's hmlly l'HU for constipation Colds that hang on weaken the constitution and develop into con sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay may 'result In your cold set ting on your lurgs. RED CROSS PHARMACY, John Prpuss, Prop. Is thdinterior of this store these days. Fresh green vege- 8 tables and Fresh Ripe Fruits most i 8 f 8 that would tempt the L Jaded appetite. A m .... ,,,. nPit order- I Service and satisfaction J guaranteed f C. W. WOLCOTT ? Tho Family Grocer 8 f Phone 0-3 8 8 Front Street Marshfield -8-8--a-8-a-8-8-s-n-tJ-2!i COLUMBIA MACHINE WORKS Cavanagh, Chapman CSb Co. General Repair Work aad Woodturning. Launches a Specialty Foot of Queen Avenue, Marshfield wMk -liHI,.i,W.