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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1911 EVENING EDITION. j COOS BAY TIMES Entered nt tho posloulco nt Mnrsh flcld, Oregon, for transmission through the mall nil second claw mull matter. State of Oregon will Incvltnlily dto within the next three months. I No more powerful Appeal for nltl might be inmle tlmn the recoiintliiR of those simple fnrtR. VI. l'. MAI.ONKV Kdltor nnil Pub. DAN It. MALONKY News IWItoe An Independent Republican news paper published every evening ox ccpt Sunday, and Weekly by Tlio (Mirt liny Time Publishing Co. PROOHKSHIVH CITIKS I'HOTHST. D (From Eugene Ounrd) OWN nt Modford the city ad ministration In taking the right course with reference to rail road franchise. It considers (lint when a franchise Id grnnted for a certain period and the compnny falls Dedlcntod to the service of tho'to ,,i wttliln the time specified the people, Hint no good cnuso shall lack a champion, and that evil shall not thrive- unopposed Tho Coos Hay Times represents a consolidation of tho Dally Cuki M.i.i and Tho Coos Hay Advertise! . Tin Const Mnll was tint first dally eauu llshed on Coos liny and Tho Coos Ilav Tlmos la it Immediate suc cessor. Sl'IISL'HIITION RATES. DAILY. Ono yenr $0.00 For month c" Whon paid strictly In advance the ubacrlptlon prlco of tho Coos Hay "tios Is $G.OO per year or $-'. CO fo months. j WEEKLY. I l year $1.50 Jlllclnl Paper of Cooi County. OIISERVATIONS. It's a beautiful world, and, after all, It don't tako money to buy The song of tho bird and tho blush of the roso, and tho blue .f the bonding sky. The beautiful world that we never thought In our rush nnd our worry and fright Was half ho fair as It really Is, With it's lilt and Its love nnd Its light! frnnchlfo Is null and void. The city that pursues the Medford pollp' will bo protecting the city from specula tors who gobble up franchises on ! Eugene streets that are being re- I ncwod. front time to time when they 'ought to be annulled. It la very np ) parent thrft they nre held for specula tive purposes. Kugene Htrects ought to bo hold for the people and not .for corporations ns a means of their on-rlchmout. t W I T H T H E t toastandtea: ? d'ooi) i:vkxi. OFFICIAL PAPER of tiii: CITY OF MAHSIIKIELD. Address all commiinlcntlona to C'OOH HAY lAII(V TIMES, MnrslifleM :: :: i :: Oregon tin: Chinese famine. TVO American missionaries, Dr. Samuel Cochran and Rev. E. C. Lnbensteiu, tho ono n grnduato of Princeton nnd the other of Yale, both now Prcflbytorlnn mlHslouarlos of tho city of Ilwayunn, Anhul P.ro- Purgo out of every heart tho lurking grudge. Olvo ub grnco and Htrongth to forbenr nnd to persevere. Offenders, give us tho grnco to accept and to for give offenders. Forgetful our selves, help tm to bear cheerful ly tho forgotfulness of others. Olvo us courage nnd gnlety nnd the unlet mind. Spare uh to our friends, softou uh to our one- OTHING pnys better, than kind ness. A man mny spend his monoy, nnd In proportion ns he expends It he reduces his prlnclpnl; but klndnoss Is entirely different, for In proportion ns you spend kindness your prlnclpnl lucronses. Klndnoss Is nn attractive thing. It brings around you ninny persons who thlnic kind thoughts of you and Bay kind words for you; and this subtle, po tent Influence of having n lot ot friends help you by their actions nnd their words Is bo very vnluablo that it Is surprising bo ninny self-seeking pcoplo know bo little of Its vnlne. People nre glad to recognize kind ness In nu Individual. No innn can act tho part If ho Is not sincere, lie must cultivate kindness If ho has lit tle of It In his makeup. Ho must take nu Inventory of his qualities, and Is tho weeds of moan Impulses are crowding out tho delicate Ilowora if l.'ltwllirtao tin alt..,. 1.1 ..1.11 .. (Imn.i i w. .....uiii-on, IIU miwillll lllll llfl UIUBU I woods and give the (lowers n chanpo "(o grovw Lincoln aald: "You can catch moro lllos with a drop of honey , than with n gallon'of vlnognr." Lin- m res. Momi us, If It may bo, Srcoln wns an exceptionally kind man, In all our Innocent endeavors. nnd Ills oxninpIoB of kindness have If It may not, glvo ub tho j boon of groat value to millions of strength to encounter that people. Ono of the thliixs ho salt! which Is to come, thnt wo bo wan: "When thoy Iny mo awny, let bravo In peril, constant In trlbu- It bo Bald of mo thnt ub I travolod latlon, tonipornto In wrath, and , along life's road I nlways havo en- In nil ejinngcs of fortune. denvored to pull up tho thistle and vlnco, havo given some valuable do- loyal and loving ono to another. plant the roso In Its stead." Llfo tit best Is short, nnd tho only things wo really get out of It nro health and happiness. Money cannot buy theso. Hut klndiic88 cnn. Robert LoiiIb Stevenson. IH IT WORTH WHILE? Ib It worth whllo that wo Jostle , brother, taljs ot tho famine which Ih now' raging through Centrnl China. Dr. Cochran snys that ho has re cently been through many districts of Centrnl China, and In parts of this re gion, Including his own neighbor hood, there have been four bad yearn out of the last live, and one of thoso was tho great famine of 1900-7. All reserves ot grain were exhausted. Tho country Ih ono great plain formed hy alluvial deposits from tho Ilwnl and Yellow rivers. Thoso Mow botweon iiuuu uniiKH which nre uiieu nearly Btriro! In this lattor day Btrugglo for every summer. Tho resulting Hood j wealth powor and grontnoss of all de ls not deep, being In most plnces not Ood pity ub nil as wo Jostlo each greeB, tho beautiful roposo and fllm moro than a foot or two, but it kills other; pllclty that characterized our dlstln- tho growing crops. Last year there (j0d pardon us nil for tho triumphs gulshed fore-pnrentB hns beon trnm was a tremendous downpour of rnln, ' wo feel j pled under foot. Bomotliing -that nilgltt won Uo called When a follow goes down; poor1 However this mny bo contentment heart-broken brother, (seems to havo boon lost In tho ovolu- Pierced to the heart words aro tlon of tho passing yenrs, and no re- Tho Kansna City Star Informs Ub rendorB that "tho avcrago citizen has Healing his load on tho rough road only one clinuco In 2-1,000 to llvo to or llfo? bo 100 years old." Hut somo chronic Is It worth while thnt wo Jeer at onoh i Coos liny grouches will bo biiio to other, j regard thnt ub moro of n blessing In hlnoknoss of heart that wo war than otherwise and 1 don't know but to the kfilfo? they nro right. (lod pity us all strife! In our pitiful a cloudburst In this country, upwards of 10 Inches of rnln being precipitat ed In -IS hours. The whole plain wns covered, tho crops destroyed and much of tho wheat harvested In June was swept away or ruined, Hy this timo, Dr. Cochran writes on Febru ary 9, supplies aro nearly exhausted nnd pcoplo nro dally dying of starva tion In Inrge numbers everywhere. Tho worst of the dlatresH lum only just begun nnd It must go on stend !!y Increasing until the wheat harvest In June. Everywhere ono goes In tho Btreota ono sees men nnd women dospornto with hunger, who clutch at one's clothes, refusing to let go nnd persistently following nnyono who Look nt the roses Biilutlng each oth keener than stool, (ward has beon offered worthy a con- And mightier far for woo or for alstont search for It, moro's tho pity. weal. Wero It not well In this brief little Journey, On over the Isthmus, down Into tho tide, Wo glvo him a fish Instead ot a ser pent, Ero folding tho hands to bo and nhldo, For over and aye, In dust nt his aide? bcoiub likely to be able to give u single cash (one-tenth ot 1 Mexican cont). In Dr. Cochran's one district ot Ilwayunn ho says that he Ib prepared to glvo somo kind of relief to 18 wards out of a total of 38. Within thoso wnrds ho declares there should bo upwards of 80,000 to 100,000 pea plo who aro In dire need, In tho neighboring district of Mencheng thoro nro cald to bo 200,000 people or; Look at the herds all at peaco on the plain; Man, mid man nn'.y, makes war on his brother, And dotes In his heart on peril mid pain, Slinmed by the brutes that go down on tho plain. la it worth whllo that wo hnttlo to humble Hut tho mon, women or children who havo caught a glimmering shad ow of It aro a continual feast to thoir friends, who wonder why that homo Is so dollghtrul to visit; why the beauty of tho faces of its Inmates U so elusive; why tho ntmosphero la so reposeful and uplifting that all thoir cares and woes botako thomsolves to tho background of forgetfulness whllo thoy nro onjoylng their hospi tality. Certainly t Is not wcnlth or palatial surroundings, for tho homo Is guiltless of olthor, perhaps, but tho hidden secret Is contentment and re poso, and this no man can buy. It Is something thnt comes from within and requires tho most vigorous cul tivation that enlightened mentality his can glvo It. After carefully weighing tho bal ance tho fancied desires of this "hur ry up" ago and seeing how little hnp plnoss thoy crento for others, look within and find for yoursolvos con starving. In Hsulchow, which was Somo poor fellow-travelor tho center of tho Hood, tho distress" Is1 Into tho dust? ovon worso. Quite 500,000 people In God pity us all! Time too soon wjll thoso districts nro In Imminent dan gor of deat)i. At loast flvo other dis tricts are affected in tho province of Anhul alono, and conditions are near ly na bad In tho neighboring province of Ktnugsu. Altogether thoro can not bo less than 5,000.000 people who ore starving. tontmont with thnt which may bo down earned on six days of tho week and rest on tho seventh. Devoto it to tho enjoyment of na turo and tho arts. Fill It with the All men together, like loaves in a music of gladness, tho aunshlno of KUSt! I Hfo. the white lights of truth, tho All of us humbled down Into tho. tho brlEhtnoss of hone, tho tondor. - -...,.. ua tumble, dust. JOAQUIN MILLER noss of charity and tho strength of faith, and marvel not at the result of tho dlscovory, for'lo! It Is the Anyhow, the Mo-Moan war scaro U kingdom of heaven within vnn. ,M . J., 1. 1. ..... ... " m icon uie jMwpie mini .nine can nui imviy to nrive very many Coos be done for tho nominal sum of $3 liny people under the bod. nplere. Mexican. One dollar nnd a hnlf of Vmnrlean pinrencv wniilil aim. ' ' . . . " .,' "" '" " wn'Hoii of the nnu or iuuritttii luireiicj noma sup- .witim tliu all lu-r (Uiuv put univtlier port a human being for more than m!lV..,l',u'r,'.u.V,!.,,"",i,',,'0," ill. , iiiI U rtV.l mikI rv'-rllMHl tncni AVJIKX TO SPltAV. j oo claH it does not seem nine n. . hiuhi u ' m i Hint nivrriiuMi i...i but the aggregate required Is prob- 'tii i, ,.ii iiuiuhmu v-nmoim ti nluouraiVi'. I nniy not loss tnnu .uuu.uuu to s- ii.,..n.. muiu... ,.(.,;. iuitv i.ii.ift,,. 000.000. nnd all that to mission- VuWT"j . K ''ri arles. plus tho Chlnoso government. 't l.iiVIl.tirlio!' nro nblo so far to command Is about lul, itHcuiiimiiyoniiie iiUxxi ami mm-ou $1,000,000 In gold, which means, uu- o'or X'iV frTouV0"0:!'? less relief Is afforded, that a popula- fflr kV Yi'fflv a co.. Toledo. Ohio tlon four or Ave times that of the TWriin,.. ,o, con.flp.0 Tho proper time to spray fruit tros can bo dotormlned only by watching tho fruit-buds and wonthor. Tho first application should bo made boforo tho first rnln nftor the blossom-buds havo boon exposed, but bo foro thoy have oponed; tho second, nftor two-thirds of tho petals have fallen, being sure to got the mixture on ahead ot tho point nud tho third about two weeks later. do roc Avoir positively that ror caxxot nsK ELECT HW POWEli TO ADVAXTACIE? An oiii' man said roconlly, "Nowadays you can do almost everything with eloetricily." !o referred? of course, to anything requir ing mechanical force to make it operative. !I n your business and in your homo, .there is bound to be work that ehrtricilj can perforin belter than it is done now and usually more economically. "We have a department in our organization which specializes in .'-bowing people how to hso electric service. If you suspect that rteclric power can be made useful to yon, call in our New busi ness Department repiesentatives, and ex plain your needs. Our men will be glad to take all the time necessary to make an in vestigation, go over the proposition with you carefully, and to submit authoritative advice, plans and estimates. There will be no fancied grievance on our part should you decide not to make the in stallation. OREGON POWER CO. TELEPHONE 17S Condensed Statement ot the first National Bank of Coos Bay At tha close of business, March 7th, 1011, IllCSOl'ltCKS. Loai)8 and dis counts MC9.53S.0S Overdrafts. ... .-is U. S. Ilonds and premiums. . . . 20,250.00 Othor bonds and warrants. . .. 81,037.15 Ranking House.. 74,100.11 Furniture nnd fixtures .... 7.9S9.31 Cash nnd duo from hanks . . 1:10,130.17 LIAIULITIKS. Capital stock. ..100,000.00 Surplus and pro fits C.2S3.14 Circulation. , . . 24,500.00 DcpositM :io:i,a.oo.0(i $494,052.20. $494,052.20 Cash Reserve J17 Per Cent of Deposits Wo Invito your attention to the condition of this bank as Bhown by tho above statoment. A goncral hanking buslnois transacted. Accounts of Individuals, corporations and firms received, Intorest paid on timo and Ravings Deposits. Safe deposit boxes for rent at J3.00 and up per annum. Your business solicited. OFFICERS: W. S. CHANDLER, President. DORSEY KREITZER, Cashier. M. C HORTON, Vice-President. RAY T. KAUFMAN, Asst.-Cashler. DIRECTORS: W. S. CHANDLER, F. S. DOW, STEPHEN C. ROGERS JOHN S. COKE. WM. GRIMES. W. P MURPHY W. U. DOUGLAS, JOHN F. HALL, M. C. HORTON. ' r -i Beaver Hill Coal MUUKT DIABLO AND JOSSON CEMENT The best Domeitlc and Imported brands' Plaster, Lime, Brick and all kinds of bulldera material HUGH McLAIN - .., i-4 ,l. Flanagan & Bennett Bank Established 1889 , Capital, Surpl" s and Undivided Profits Over ..".. $100,000 Assets Over . , 500,000 Interest Paid on Time Deposits Don't lluy your nutter, Cream or milk from tho Coos ijfty jc nnd Cold Storage company Ua. less you want only tho Best PI! OX 1 3 7J1..I Delivery 8 n. in. - p, m. i I1EAN POT CHEESE Try M Union Oils GASOLINE DISTILLATi: IlKV'IVK ir .'.. SAMSON (IAS EX(ilNi:s J and CENTItlFl'OAL PIMPS Coos Bay Oil & SupplyCo. Mnr.slillcld, Ore. P1IONH.102.J Mall Orders Solicited. COOS BAY" LIVERY Wo have Hccured tlio livery bust ness cf L, H. llelsner and aro pre. pared to render excellent service to tho people of Coos Hay Careful drivers, good tigs und cvcrythlnj that will mean satlsfactirj service to tho public. Phone ub lor a drlvlnj horse, n rig or nu thing needed la the liver) line. We also do a trucking business of nil kinds, IILA.VCHARD HHOTIII.RS. LI wry, I'VoiI and Sales Service 141 First nnd Aldor Street). Phono 138-J Electric flat Irons From $2.50 Up Elements nnd repair parts for Irons of different makes nud while calling on us ask about having tbit Oil Lamp changed to an electric Wo cnn do it nt small cost. Coos Bay Wiring Co. PHONE 2.17-4. Coal Cheapest Fuel on Coos Bay Lump coal ijSJ.BO. Nut coal 53.00. Wo do all Kinds of' hauling, md contracting. Horses and vontclesior oalo. For quick dollvory call oo L. H. HEISNER or phono 120-J or 49-L. First Class Laundry work Is most deslrablo to anyont wishing thoir linen to possess tbtt particular finish bo necessary to good tnsto In dross. WE DO THAT CLASS OF WORK Ono Trial will Convince. Coos Bay Steam Laundry J PHONE MAIN 7-J i WiOS BAV-ROStBURG STAGEUnF Dally stnKo bctnren Roseburg ,i Mr,.u, , , L!L iiml Sundays t 7 p. m. Fare, $0 00 stl leaves daily OTTO SCHKTTKR, Agent, ' c lllwv. Good Livery Service rancy now rigs, gooa norsi-a u careful drivers are now at the dis posal of tho Cooa Day public at HKASOXAMiE RATES. Rigs or rigs with drivers ready for any trln anywhoro any time. Hore boarded and rigs cared for. Now hoarse and aneclal accommo dations provided for funeral parties. W. L. CONDRON'S LIVERV AND FEED STABLES rilONE 273-J . 11UXKEH HILL Now Is the timo to buy at Bunker Hill. Residence and vacant lots at lo figures and easy terms. For particulars see AUG. FIUZEEN, 8 Central Ave., Mnrshflelil, Oregon. The Times Doesjobjnntjng FAMILY HOTEL THE LLOYD MARSHFIELD'S POPULAR Rates leduced to: Day 50c, 76c and 11.00; week $2.00 to-J 5. 00. House keeping npartments with gas ranges fO.OO to $18,00 per month. FREB DATHS n. W. SULLIVAN, Prop. After tho Bhow try a Turkish ha11 Phono 214- J. -