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awlWl rf" THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1911 EVENING EDITION. COOS BAY TIMES :Z imps n town, men a cu. men n rlty The older and lar.fi ll " , In mien, the heavlei thi taxS Itt J-Mtoini nt tho j..ihlomo at Marsh ,,,,! fott,iom mnri b-ar. The) , IVU ni..p.ii. rr tii.iiKmlMi.li . nll.B-H in. a thousand mmortu-. ,.., ., nltlea for the ltT comer. Why tllTl Ull till Dt ill matter malls an ei rnlld da 'I. I'. M.U.OXKV IftMMtr HWl Pub. IAN K. M.M.ONKV New lftllliHT i 'nii i"'iiiJ'nJ Republican news jin, rr :.iii)liBli',! eveiv evening ex ct pi dinday. mid Weeslv b) Tin Com liny Time PnldMilHa: I'm. should not these pay. and pay wHI.. for the privileges they enjn ? In stead of a rlly belna; a constant bur-. den iiiM.n Hi inhabitant!, why could It ntii lie made a proM-sharta con cern. MANKIND NOT ADVANCING SAYS WOMAN STUDENT p. dlraled to the service of thq pi ojilc. tli at no ! cause ahull lack a champion, and that erll ahall not thrive unopposed. NKW YORK. X. Y.. Mar. 1. Ma mankind advancing? No. We reached In the establishment and growth our aenlth J. 500 years agn and have of private business Institutions, j never attained the same plane sines, growth means progress and profit. : Modern elrtllsatlon la distorted. We la the establishment and growth of re on the wrong track, going like a a community of people, growth ( runaway train at full .peed, headed means Increased obligation for, for where, what? Who knows? It I'd down all the phllos pby the world h. ever known " "Hut surely yon will admit that women have progressed?" was asked of Mra. Martin. "This age has open ed to them many new flelds which were heretofore closed." For a moment the authoress The t'ooa Hay Times represents a consolidation of the Dally Coast Mall nnd rhe Coos )y Advertiser. The Coam Mall was the first dally eatao 1 Mud on Coos Hay and The Coos liny Times Is It Immediate suo-ccsror. HLMISntlPTIO.V ICATKS. DAILY. Otio year $0.00 Per month SO When paid strictly In admnco tli" ntibscrlpllon prim of the Coos Day Times is n. 00 por yenr or 12.50 fo. months. WKKKI.Y. c year ...$1,150 lkniiwt.t It, bHmm.. KIia ( h varv iin. ,Z W m !" TV , . . 'B tr"e i ' 7 !T V t. woman, who ho.lt.tea to give William Dudley Foul..,, touch In on Bto.obllos. telephones nnd wlrelea. (o m n Mon ,)M the mailer said recen ly: If I own le,0grphy. four days to Europe and : m, t,)0 , frmn n h1(,08. n i-iicnp mi in n icinuiu aiiuiiiii, uiiu a mile tl I111I11IIC I) mil. mil liu do nothing with It; hut the city ox-. those things signify progross? No. panda In that direction, nnd folka.Xot when the men and womon for hiilld all nround mo. this mid. tots:whoni thoy were Invented hnvo do aluo mnny times. 1 hnvo done noth- Lllned niontnlly, morally nnd physic ally." Thin stnrtllngdoniinclntlon ofmod oru iiinn. hi. nsplrntloiiB nnd achieve ments, was uttered, not by a rnbltl I tig myself to make It worth nny moro, hut the folk, who have hullt around me have done It. Yot I get the Increased value which 1 have not With n pencil shd tapped her fore head, framed In soft ringlets of wavy hair, and the blue gray eyes half cloeed as she sat framing nn answer. Women's Advancement. "And wlint have they done with their opportunities?" she finally osk od In return. "They have not nd- .n-..n.i i.n.i ii... niu- iviifM. rrmdii . n. ...ii. .... vancea nny iiiriuer man uioir orom- - "' ' - "' - ! " " ' PUIinillllJlllllini. nn uij iinv iniKiib niii- , i I gave the value, gets nothing, except 1M)HOi i,ut by wcet-facod llttlo wo-,0' 'H,lt wol,len nro "10" 8 iunl '"' ma... who.0 inlldnoB. of manner be- "'"I lay' ' ,,on': ni' . C.,U,C8 8"y- l0j Hod the linrshnoss of her words. Slio Is Mrs. John Martin of it trilling tax from yenr to yenr." "This Is only one Illustration Scores might he added. The com nniiilly has privileges to Dlllcliil I'lipci' of Ciioi Coimly. OKKKIi' I, PAI'KIt IW Till: CITY OK Mitsnni:i,i). Address nil commuulcatloiis to COOS DAY I)II.V TI.MICS, Miirslillcld :: :: :: :: On-Kiui APPItOVICI) AND NOT ON TltlAli. offer: nt staten Island, nnd hIio knows whore- present It gives thorn away, and taxes 0j 8i,c np0n1CB. I'or 10 yea.-s she has Itself enormously that It may do so. (tudlod the question of social devol Hiisluess principles applied to tho nptnont. granting of prlvllegos of various j The fruits of that study hnvo been kinds would aoevi turn the city cluflclt Kttt1itretl -Into book form. which I answer they 'have nlwnysi Sti loton I been and always will he. Just as thei icn iooi is imp equal 10 i.ie rigiu. If they were relegated to the home In other days It was because they ' preferred to remain there, to be ! sheltered and to eenter their Inter- oets In the home. Into n would city surplus. result from h No Injustice, ji. Martin, whose husband Is 'And women would be very much system that ...... ..r n.- 11......1 ..r M.t..n..H.. I letter off if they were content with would compel each and every person '..t C01V of her book to tho Mayor. Ulm hom ,u,,a"- T1,(J-V "rB l,ot ftttp,! enjoying eommiinal advantages to'eleltlng from him n very favorablo i for l,llb,,p ,lfe- w,l"7 aiifo their share In the cost of supplying thoin. 'comment Inquiring if she woro tho whole view of life Thoy has see because this system would work for!wfe of tho momber of the Hoard of , tiulpolnt i... ....i. .n.... .. f ti... ....! ... .. I . .. .. .... .. tlirmivli tl to alTect them and their a personal everything' the reduction of the goneral tax. m,i..i. d, Ainvnr -r,. iii.t if . tliroiiKii uie ligut or now it is going CiLONKI. KOOSUVHI.T Is not cor tuln as to the working affect of tho Oregon system. According t" bis utterance In Chicago Ve reems to il Ink th.it III e i lurtlv ir.t'u lmve boon reached lit the operation of that system; It appears to he his hard for something letter." "A dividend-paying city Is not nn Idle dream. It seems Impossible only 'iceause we have become hnbltiintod o the debt-ridden, tax-ridden city. We accept this kind of coiiiiniiual givrrnmcnl ns we do ninny other ! !iim. simply hecniitio we have never known, nnd hnvo nevor striven un lm t lion if lit lie wnulil hnvo to nn-1 ,,.,i. Air, Mnriin n n.nn.i.nr nf that I ot ,he community nt, large, board also. Ilei DlM'onreit In;; QueMttoim. In her beautiful homo. Mrs. Mar tin talked of the book In which h1io homes and As one woman said to me some time ngo when I remarked thnt her husband had more than his share nf this world'H goods, 'Ills Bhnre Is all he, X WITH THE i t TuflSTANniEAS t.'ooD i:v i:i.c. Time can not tnko my Jew els of sympathy, love and faith from the crown of life. Kiln Wheeler Wilcox. opinion that the Initiative, the refe rendum and the recall are all iinjiis tilled us yot, and shall be Judged by what they may bring forth rather than by that which they have already achieved. We fear that tho Colonel Is not fully advised In tho promlsos. The Oregon system has Its ene mies; every one knows that. Somo of Its bitterest opponents live In Orognu, do politics In Oregon, and have hoped fir fame and favor by reason of tholr o'd-nhool political activity. Theso men hate tho Oregon system as tho ! vll Is said to hate holy water. Tho cause of their hatred Is "hearted," ns .MAIM 'I I. Ingo says, and tho manifestation of Stud 'o the lurch, blue 'o the sky, their enmity has been vigorous nnd Storm winds of March, restoring by; nt the Hiimo time Insidious. Their op position has roared considerably In Oreen brauuhes stirred, soft petals the Index, and has mauai;ed, too, to spread. (IlBsemlunlo the Impression that this Hong In my breast, eager nnd fair, anger of the pnlltlclnuH Is really the Hope nt Uh crest, Spring's In the air. doubtful or oppohIiik sentiment of the ponple. I'olltlnlai.H holding the fort Sky like nn arch, cIoiuIh misty In the Legislature seek to discredit white. tho Oregon system In that body, and Sunshine of March, golden and the Impression goes out that these bright; tenets of broader democracy for Flowers on the lea, Kastward nnd '..n. ..t I..H ..... .....I I.1A .l.ll.l,...l has treated n much discussed topic. "'" ul "" ",v """ "" "" i In a most original way. She lias! "l ' ot ,l "l! ' ' asked a disconcerting qnostlon In "nm vor-v ,,n"cl nB!,lnt l,,, om,BO" Mankind Advunclng?" nnd hns nn- Mw' Mnr,,n wo,,t10"' "' th,l,k w" swored It In a disconcerting way. ono m 8 "l,,,l,ro ls ,n iho 1,ome: t,,nt which will make n solf-sntlslled clvl-,"1'0 cn t,H n Krenfdenl more good 'inoro i u mi in nny otuer spuere or .life, nnd thnt tho quicker she returns to her proper place tho bettor It will , ! bo for nil Immunity. Ilzutlon wake up to Its own deficien cies. X "If we nre to measure tho progrew of nn nge we must monsuro It first by the genius the ngo lias produced." ;Mrs. Martin said In explaining how ,sho hns come to her conclusions, t "A inun Is not grent by accident, lie Is pushed up by the social forces beneath him. llo Is the produut of, i the people. For "There Is n little story I am very fond nf telling which adequately Il lustrates this point. They say that tho third geueratlou of Incubator chickens nre Idiots, though they have Just ns good food, Just ns much llnmitl Ik imtiil n W,nt Inn no n t nuitlxnu that reason poonioi " , """ ' ciiickou. u iuu uiey ueeu is me per- Just so the home. Women will novor make a success (mil ln Imlunil liv the liiinibor of mvtt i men they produce. Whnt age Iin.,"0lin,,,y ,,f tho ll0" prodticed so mnny great men, In ovj ry phase of life, as the Greeks? Their ' ... ....I.1l II.. l M-n MHftl.. A....,l Call of a bird, somewhere o'erhend. civilization sits upon tho plnnncle of,"1, '' """ "1' ;",B' "",u" "'"'"'u- III. I1I1IIIIII1L' IIIIIII II ll- III II 11 It has never been , ' . ... dopes or tue militant sutirnKettes. which Oregon Is Justly famed cannot West, bo strongly approved by tho people so Whisper to me, Karth's at Its best, long as their representatives seek to .' I my soul, why should I care, belittle and condemn them. Hut the people of Oregon tell quite nnnther story. They know thnt the power they hae taken Into their hands bus alread. been exercised for the good of the state, and they are not disposed to surrender one lots of , the ndvnutuge gained. They have rt nmiKtrated that they know how to V i questions of public policy and n e inlelllgeutly. They have .undo It ilenr that they can onset better laws and with less frlettou and lea. cMiis. thau Is shown In the average run of leglthitho enuelmenl. They Certain the goal. Spring's In the air. Urea tli 'o the larch, sweet o' the pine, tireeu llelds o' March, alders In Hue; Putter of feet, squirrels at play, Hlrd-soiiKS that greet, luippy and guy. llliss in my heart, Life Is so fair. I'rsliM-s upstart. Spring's In the air. Lullu Mitchell. human greatness, equaled." Only .Miilci'inl Advancement. "Wo nre told thnt this Is tho grent est age In the history of the verso, "For ono renson, hocniise they do not co-opornte or If they do so nt nil, unl.lt Is reluctantly. Thoy are not gre- Irvnl(ina nttil nnnnnt ntwl aioI nn,l tltnt she went on nfter a moment. " . """ -ioimuu mm men They advance-1 frntornnl 8'),rlt wh,ch "Scientists say that our advance l,""u """ """" "",,vva ..int Is neatest, that human exist- congregate wnerever mey nro. enco Is enlarged. Hut Is this so when c,nnnot ,,0,U1 ,0"B "cmb8Ioiib. ns men one looks at the question clearly? ! l' ,r.r ' 'elr m,m 8 do ot rHn ,nj siraiKiii lines, minor in circles, it's. Hnvo wo mado nny advancement oth er than that of a material nature? I think not, and I hnvo studied tho question exhaustively. Is poverty any less than It used to bo In the time of thn (1 reeks? .lolm Klsko tells us that there were no beggars or pai.-,f " ?and of W0lnon wor 8hm " pers In Athens. a" l8lnml for nn-v ,08th of ' tl,0- inn iminvf nt p,,,., ii u ,,,,'pvould be lunatlci before long. Their inltted we hnvo n great deal more wealth, but has this been a benefit moro exciting, but ono who pursues that courso novor arrives anywhere. "Women do not enjoy one an other's socloty. Thoy tiro of each other nnd bocomo cross and critical. to mankind? No one will dispute the ovll of povorty, nnd Insofar as ' wealth euro poverty It must be sot .down us a positive. Indisputable bios- o ink n.t llhl.ou (.nil. S.n.s: .8lug to humanity. The dllllciilty is 4 I that onr Incivaaed wealth has not "The fascinating thing about lllrt-, cured poverty. In America and In lii'nw i on. that hi many distances the "" wl,u a uo" of - l tlmt 1' """".all the large eltles of Kurope the con- vi i.-. hi for failure of popularly enact- """" means nuai ue snys ai tue lime anion of the poor today Is more dire i lb i ueiicato susceptibilities could not, Istaud the strain of contact with other' 1 minds equally ns orratlo lu their or-! bits as their own. "Their o'.uU have become were ihrture courses, where they remain 1 after the paper Is read only if forcib ly detained by afternoon tea. Men do not need tea and lectures to make them congregate." One Man Can't Know Everything This is true in the complex art of electrical production nnl n() plication. One kind of expert knowledge Is domnndod of the dynnino t.ia nufactiirer; another kind is required of ,tho innn who keeps tUo machines running. Illumination has developed n science of its own. Klectrlc power, In Its larger usoa calls for years of study and training. Whon we ndvortlsc that wo have oxperts competent to Invcstl gato powor ntods of nny slr.o nnd variety, and to give authorita tive advice, wo moan Just whnt wo sny. Tho nylleshy organisation Includes engineers cnpnblo of grap pllng with the biggest kinds of electrical installations. There nro men for .ill phnnos and nngles of the olcctrlcnl Industry. The ontlro stnff Is nt the cnll of every operating company. Al though tho man wanted In n particular emergency mny bo n thousnnd mllos away, his services arc to bo obtained as soon as the railroads can bring him. The whole Hyllesby organization Is nt the sorvlco of every cus tomor. Our electrical engineering staff la nt tho disposal of the power user lnt'ge or small. Jf permission Is given, tho right men will be sent to solve his power probletrs. y TKLKPIIONE ITS Oregon Power Company The Enterprise Meat MmM Has Moved Into the storo room directly across the street from the present location into tho placo formerly occupied by Mother's Restaurant. We Are Now Ready for Business If you want n dainty nppetlzor buy somo of our Pickled Lamb's tongue also n full line of choice boor, Pork, Mutton mid Sausage. GIVE US A CALL ' SE MARKET ENTERPR1 Geo. W. King, Proprietor, PHONE 52-J FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COOS BAY Capital fully paid $100,000.00 AV. S. Chandler, President; M. C. Horton, Vice-President; Dorsey Ivreit.er, Cashier. Ray T. Kaufman, Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS: "V. S. Chandler, John S. Coke, AY. U. Douglas, John P. Hall, AVni. Grimes, P. S. Dow, S. C. Rogers, AY. P. Murphy, M. C. Horton. DOES A GEXERAl DAXKTXG BUSIXESS. Interest paid on time and savings deposits, safe deposit boxes for rent in our stool lined lire and bur glar proof vaults. ! iw lb the lack of co-itperntion on lho "u' "" ini it of the legislature to give that i ,m ., ., ml. i...:aiiic-r law betetfect. T'lepeopleof Oregon are 0n . Dtti.-iu-d with tin' system that bear, jj j tue name or uieir state, sorehead polltl'laus and their baeker. and f Mii(blsti to the contrary not- 'urtlauj Telegram. will siiiudlnu A DIVIDHXI) PAYINC t'lTV. S'NCU the quest lou of public own ersUlp of ater i iuw olnlmlug the absorbing atteutlou of the piople of t'oo liu, here Is ait edi torial from the Huston Moultur that Is of lulereat to ull who are glvlug thought and ntteutlou to problems of inuntrlpul goveruiueut: "lhre U the proposittau ta a uut oh' 11. A uiimber of people get to gether urn! found a settlement. Their ciicigy and enterprise attracts oth ers. nujLho settlement soon Ueuonios n village. Hecauso tho people nro allvo and alert, tho village soon be- Why dou't you try to roll tho clouds i away Instead of plllug them up as you do? Quite true. The era of prosperity W'ou't last forever, .till You ueedu't feel you're ealled upou To iHilut the end out till It comes a little closer. What good is It to rua Our time out lu the shadow As loug at there Is sua? Say. J. J.. You're a ralay day. W. J. Lamptou. Cues Hay still has some chilly luurnlags despite the hot air passed out to us by admiring visitors who have viewed tho community's good points. thau it ever was In Qreee. In this country, one of the rlehe.t lu the world, there are no fewer than four million paupers lu a time of unprece dented prosperity, in Loudon condi tions nre worse. Iu Oreece they had slaves, but they were not slaves iu the accepted sense. Rather they wore members of the household, pro tected by law aud allowed to lift themselves from that condition. To- Bangor Poultry Yards CRYSTAL WHITB ORPINGTONS. KKLLKRSTUASS STRAIN. KgKs for sale fX.50 and $3.50 peri setting of 13. The lay more pay 'more kind. Also cau furnish siugle .comb, llrown Leghorn eggs at $1.25 I per 15. Pen is headed by son of j Rooster that took first prize at State (Pair In 1910. Call on or address Geo. Ha e That Roof Fixed NOW See CORTHELL Phone HlUt. ilav iiivsn- u .hnii.i.i i.. ... " "8' iuri" u- uregon. " r -..-.,,. .- n....v ... ,.,,.,, ,..- ly. Meu who eauuot choose their work, aud eanuot limit their work aud eauuot eujoy their work are not free men. They are Just as much slaves as the Greclau servants. Stmuhmt !. Not High. "Our physical standard Is not high, aud surely our moral standard eanuot compare with the Greeks. Every day we hear of some new dls elosur of corruption aud dishonesty. "Montally, we have uot produced n mind llko Arlstotlo, like Pinto, or any of tho other meu who havo hand- Mrmagnn (& Bermett Bank of Marshfitld, Oregon Oilier Ihiiili In t'oo t'ounly, I-MublMiert lu JHH1) A,:,,o;e;!,K;;;!::l:r!1,Uvi', ,- ?o,oo.. of ISltornTa"e,s...bVn.,t!n,5 b,,i1?8 M ,InUVS a'ntta tho na,K Km National ti LT' f50', Ca,'! ,,nr National Dank. N. Y., bur Ore rLi?'!1 r1U?n'1'o0re-: Flr8t National Dank Row AtaJ ?seiis excha Son "fS Ck n.nnk' Ltrt" London' Ens'andt in.iu.hi,V.i o , n ",U ol the Principal cltlos of Europe. - doS's boiTjrs0'1 ftccoiuU8 kopt subject to c,iock-safo if PlWlK' Mw!'T8i FMX.ia.lX. V-Pres. ' l',A-,lvVn-.MK?C.K- WINrilESTKIi; .U-,t. Cash. . lNTl.Kl.ST Pll) oy TMK 1)L:,.osrrs; FAMILY HOTKL TIIK Iil.OVI) MARSHKIKLU'S POPULAR Wahm i educed to: Day ?0c, 75c and J1.00; week J2. 00 to $5.00. IIouso keeping apartments with gaa ranges f'O.OO to $18.00 per month. FREE OATHS- H. W. SULLIVAN, lrop. leaver Hill Coal MOI.NT DIAHLO AXI) JOSSOX CESIEXT. Plaster i in ? . Dmfc ,c aml imi'ted brands. Plaster. Lime, Brick and all kino, of builders material. HUGH McLsAIN office. SSF5AL CONTRACTOR .imiAl, PHOXK 201. ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING DONE AT THE TIMES' OFFICE