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yyflnWV ?F t"r .-, s 2 ' THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1911 EVENING EDITION. M W WalWaWlWgPTiW .r. t " -nffW J"1 1 T . t COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MA LONE V Editor l.nd Pub. DAN E. MALONEV News Editor Entered at tho poatomco At Marati Acid, Oiegon, for trausmlsston through tho mnlla as Bocoud class tunll matter. X WITH THE t TOAST AND TEA GOOD EVENING, o v Wnste no tlmo In trylne to 4 Justify thysoir. Ilo what Is no- Iilcst nnd best and In duo tlmo ! tho world will know whoro right Dedicated to tho sorvico ?f tho doth Ho. Elizabeth Kntz. people, that no good causo shall lack,1 a ehnmplon, aud that evil shall not v J vj I Little Talks on Advertising TALK No. 19 tbrlvo unopposed. Address all communtcatlonB to COOS DAY DAILY TIMES. VOtrslillcltl :: :: :: t: Oregon OFFICIAL PAPER OP THE CITY OP MAHSHFIELU. i , subscription hates. DAILY. One year $6.00 Per month 50 WEEKLY. Ono year $l.b0 When paid strictly In advanco tho iubscrlptlon price of tho Coos Bay Times is $5.00 pr year or $2.50 for x months. Odlclnl Paper of Coos County Au Independent Republican news paper publlshod every evening except Sunday, nnd Wcokly by Tho Coot Itny Times Publishing Co. THE TIMES. jl IS tho season of now calendars and resolutions and old bills and vain regrets. The appearance of o annual supply of caloudntH una to come cnrller ovcry nutinnn I to present u moro aggressively lorful dlsplny of pretty maldons ,d youthful lovers. And under nth all tho Joviality and tho frost wd holly nnd optimistic quotation)) there HngorB tho eternally grim re minder or the soft (light of time. But nsldo from tho occnslonnl heartacho of tho most mirthful nnd tho habitual pessimism of tho occa sional Scroogo among us, tho calen dar's romlndor haH rnthor a whole some effect on tho general morality nnd self-respect of humanity at Inrr.o. It was really wlso foresight on tho part of somebody or othor which oc casioned tho dividing up of tho ltttlo span of tlmo Into annual chunks of appreciable brevity. For oven beforo It Is qulto tlmo for tho launching of real Now Yer.r's resolutions, and tho moro or loss Bontlmontnl revival of enthusiasm for decont nnd reBpoctnblo rules of conduct, tho nppoaranco of tho now calendars haB had a rovlvlfylng ef fect on last year's run-down moral ity. For uiidornoitth It all Is tho whole some reminder of tho shortness of tho Journoy from cradle to grnvo. It Is porhaps n little hard to Imagine Just what sort of 'creatures would devoioi) without this unrolontlng consciousness of n reckoning of ac counts, nut It Is ovldont that tho common realization of tho shortnoMi dentil softens our cynicism and of Ufa nnd tho inovltnblouoss of death softens our cynicism nnd awootens our appreciation of friend ships nnd humnno virtues nnd deep ens our sonso of responsibility nnd Justice Welcome Home. They cnllcd mo n lot of unspeakable unmes, They pounded mo purplo and black; They grabbed mo with all of tho strength In their frames To show they woro glad I was back; They shook mo and hanged mo and cnllod mo a "sknto" Till I was as limp as my glovo; And though I'd havo fought If they did it In hate, Thoy were friends and they did It In love. I had boon whore tho peoplo woro nice and pollto And nronor as nconln could 1m. And now camo this hunch It was simply a fright Tholr outrageous treatmont of mnj Thoy scorned not to enro for tho famo I hnd won, Or tho way I'd-mndo ovcry thing pay; Thoy called mo n "fat-headed son-of- n-gun" And I llko 'cm to treat mo that way. For back of tho cussing Is loyalty rare, And back of tho roughness Ih trust; And I know thoso nro frlonds I can call on for fnlr If nil of my fortunes "go bust." So thoy cull mo whatever comes Into their head, And It doesn't disturb mo n hang, For I know thoy will stick till I'm totnlly dend, And I lovo every mnn In tho gang! Puck. "I sometimes wonder," said the man nt tho postotllco "whothor thoy evor havo dnffydlll pickles on the menu at the hughoiiBo. Quick, nur se! Got the strnlt-Jackct!" Ono good Now Year resolution 'or tho -average Marshftold pedestrian is to quit worrying over tho cost of in. tomobllo tires. Xo Itooin. "Dortlo," snld tho hospltahlo hos tess at a Sunday school treat, "won't you eat somo moro cookies?" "I can't. I'm full!" .sighed Dor tlo. "Woll, then, put bojuo In your poo kets." "I enn't they'ro full too," was the regretful nnswor. Youth'H Companion, FltAUI) REBUKED. A Purple Thought. I novor saw a Santa Clans, I novor hope to sco ono; Hut from tho way kids act today, Dissatisfied with presents gay. No mnttor what tho grand array, ' I'd rnthor boo than bo one. Judge. I am going to print an oxtrfict from Is advertising In tho highest sense, n speech delivered by Victor II. As tlmo goes on nnd 'tho confidence Hanson nt a banquet tendered him by d ? J'llirl' ..f.'S, tho buslncs men of Dlrmlnghnm, AN- roainK the advo tlsemontq In Hint bnmn. It describes much moro paper becomo llxed, and nnindvcrtls clcarly than I can the position that lug medium is established." nowspapor advertising holds In tho Do you people who rend this stnte estoom of tho community. jment think for a minute thnt tho "Advertising In a good newspaper Dally nnd Weekly T'mes fall to fill Is mrofltahlo advertising. If you tho bill In regard to tho sentence, havo something to sell, you can go to i "the paper that goes Into tho homo?" n Job printer nnd havon lot of bills In Its thl"v-flfth vonr. with the faith truck off nnd d strlbuto them nro nnd nnd goodwill of the peoplo boh'nd If, town. That Is advertising In the the Times has a power for good or crude state. Put tho-snmo matter evil that would bo very hard to es- ln nny kind of a nowspnper, and that ttmatc. Isn't It a good Idoa lo hnvo Is advertising In n moro ndvnnccd your name and uood& ndvertlscd In and effective form. Inset the samo1 such n medium ns th's? Don't you copy In 'a nowspnper that goes Into vnluo your business highly enough tho home, with a hold upon tho nf-'to give It systematic publicity In this fpcuonsortiio rnmiiy o'rcle. nnd that homo pnpe-? "A man nover built a house In his life but what It cost him nny whoro from $500 to $1,000 moro than he planned on Cost of orlglnnlly," was tho Building n expression of C. 0. House. Going yesterday, who k nows something nbout tho building business, ns ho mndo somo study of It while hnvlng houses built for nn Investment com pany nnd also while building ono of his own. "If you nBk nny mnn thnt over built n. house It's a ton to one shot that ho will tell you tho Bamo thing Some Oddities of World's Big Men Such was the attitude of Julius Caesar ngalnst tobneco that no ono clgnrctto was smoked In Rome during his ontlro lifetime, Abraham Lincoln would novor sot foot In nn automobile-. Nnpoloon BoncpnrtP would not hnvo a tolcphouo In his house. So grent was his dlellko for electri cal icontrlivnnccB 'of nil 'mrttB jthnt Goorgo Washington would not even uso the tolcgraph to transmit nows of the Yorktown victory to Cong-ess. Although several times olected to tho sennto. Cicero would not bo scon In n frock coat even at tho most formal sessions of that body. Noro ,fond ns ho wns of music, refused to allow a phonograph or Somo peoplo realize this and nlwt.ys solf-plny!ng p'nuo to bo brought In count on nn extra $500 beforo thoy to Italy during his long reign, boitln building. Others don't and nro I Throughout his 900 years, Mothu thnt much moro In debt boforo thoy Rolah could novor mnfctor tho English got through with tho thing. .inngunge. "This unnilltlon Is nrobablv duo to ClHstonhor ColumhUH pointedly the fact that n person can always soo omitted nil mention of Itoosovelt's wfcero ho would llko to hnvo n part "mo -n ins report o: inmous Aiuor of his houso Just n llttlo bit nlwr cans ho had met. Nor rould ho ho when ho seos It begin to tnka form, muuceu io visu iow lont It's liumnn untiiro for a man to want tho host ho can got and it nl wnys shows Just about tho time ho Is half way through building a Portland to Have SHclal Olllcern to KEEP GIRLS OFF STREET. home. "Go around to nbout a hundred home builders in Mnrshflold and got their opinions and aeo if they don't ngroo with mlno." , Guard Misses Against Own Folly POItTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. A ronuest for tho nnnolutment of three special pollcomon for tho purposo of kooplng young girls off tho streots at night, arresting "inaRhorB," en forcing tho curfew ordinance and kooplng tho rondhouses aud quos- constnntly under "I mnko it n'hnblt to savo $1 per itnv ' until n Mnruliflrtlil mnn tmliLV. 'ntiil I lliul thnt t la n nrnftv iMiml I tloiinlllo lOHOrtB plan If a follow ovor survoiiiunco was uiaou in mo vjuuii Good expects to havo nuy-' Court by n committee from tho Kiivlms thing. I don't maito Soclnl Hygleno Society. Tho potltlon Plan. ItACHELOIt'S CH1HST.MAS. A SIGH of rollof from nil ovor tho stnto follows tho decision of Judgo Galloway In making por inanont the Injunction enjoining tho eecrotnry of Htnto from filing tho re ferendum petitions against tho stnto university appropriation. Tho hu.k of tho signatures woro fraudulent nnd tho court held that tho wholo procedure was so tainted with fraud thnt no court In equity could attempt to sift tho truo from the fnlso. Facts brought out during tho hear ing show thnt the referendum had Its origin in splto ontortnlnod by Cot tago Grove citizens against tho city of Eiigono flir opposing tho proposed creation of Nosmlth county. Had tho rofoiondum como to n vote it would undoubtedly hnvo nut defeat In tho stnto, as tho provlous refproiiduni did bouio years ngo, for desnlto tho innssbnok opposition to lilclinr oil unit t nn. vnlcort liv that cul tured tory, the OreKonlnn. the yro- At Christmas, when all hearts nro mellow, nnd Joyous scorns this mor tal llfo, how sad and lonoly is tho follow who has no family or wife! For him no big Yulo log Is burnlmr, his lloor Is not strown with toys; nr.a ho is lined with mighty yearning for lovo mid homo and Christmas Joys. No llttlo girls, no boyish frlskors nro shouting round him In their gloo; ho has no chance to singe his whU'i ers whllo fussing with tho Christmas tree. Ho cannot holp, ho cannot hlndor tho gladness of tho Christmas throng; ho gazes sadly from his win dor, nnd snys: "I auroly don't ho long! To a glad homo I might hnvo carried tho damsol who loved mo then! Alas, why did I pauso and fal ter, (why did I stall aud stand asi de? I should have chased her to the altar, and claimed her for my blush ing brhlo!" How ninny old boys, tired nnd lonoly, nro sighing whllo tho Joy bolls dnnco: "JohosophuU If I hnd only got married whon I hnd the chance!" WALT .MASON. such largo wagcB, but t tnkon under ndvlBoinoiit. I nlwoyu round It hard ' ' ' committee which cnllod on to savo until I stnrted two bnnk uc-, uouiiuihsio no h ami yiiiiiuy jihim- counts. In ono I dopoBlt $1 for ove-,'""'""' "c,",u"1 u' "i ""K . ry duy of tho week and undor noltoiis. ItabbI Jonah D. Who Dr. Cnl LuM.niim, ,i i nni, u.iu on. vln S. White, President Foster of count. In nnothor I put what re- "'JCoI'oko. ' Alboo. I)r. . mnlns. Sometimes I lmvo wanted to Tj Williamson. W. II. Marshall in.l draw from tho porninnont nccountW. G. El lot. Jr. Judge Ga ens wn mighty bad. but I haven't dono mi, t ho prlnclpnl spokesman. Ilo urged I milko tho other nccount tako caro thnt tho tlmo o p.royont tho spread of ovorythlng. I hnvo not figured ' tho soc Inl evil Is whllo young glrlB out what I will havo at tho ond of " coaxed Into dlvorglng to tho path townrd ruin. Ho declared that tho pollco do llttlo or nothing to keop "rubbering ' men off tho Btreots, and snld thero are corners In this city which recent women nro afraid to pass. Tho Judgo urged thnt tho girls 0 00.o wiiooimxc; corn any certain poriod or tlmo, out i hnvo loarncd that monoy can' ho a mighty good friend, and I want to hnvo somo of It laid nisldo bo thut should I over got a backset, I will not bo helpless. I also mako It a tirnpHnn tinvnr tt lmv mivl'lilni? 'I don't neod. A number of years ago wno roam uio Bireeis lor mo pur I Invested $40 In a mining schome poso of "picking up" mon bo guard nnd I think it wns tho host invest- 1 from tho consequences of tholr mont I over mndo. I novor got n own Ignornnco nnd folly. Thoy cont out of It nnd tho stock Is notBlioiild bo arrested and treated tho worth tho pnper It Is printed on.Bnmo as "mashers" If they failed to but It taught mo not to speculate. I lslat after warning, ho said. Tho I suppose thoro nro good worthy ! commlttco told the county court thnt stocks for Balo. but I am only tho it haB solected throo good men who ordinary kinds of investor who has .couhl bo rollod upon to do tholr duty no wnv of know nir nnd enn't Invos- " iw " ioiiiimuiuii. tlgnto propositions porsonnuy, so I stick to Investments I do know aro snfo." CHILI) .MIMICS PICTUItE. PIHSOXEItS MUST SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. AXSWEU QUESTIONS 2C After witnessing n moving Xew System of Kecp'iiK Tab on Xew picture depicting an Indian girl York OlVonder i holng hnrned nt tho stake, NEW YORK. Dec. 25 All norsons children In tho Latin quarter of snn l-raneisco tnrow -i-yenr-oni ""- Tonight's Window Display Helps Tomorrow's Business No one can pass an allmdivc, show window display in the evenhuj without a fooling of pleasurable curiosity. Tho window appeals like a beautiful pic turo; it compels close inspection; it extends a cordial invitation Tor patronage. 3?eople have time in tho evening to stop and inspect the well-lighlcd display. All merchants have not the time or inclina tion to pay proper attention to their window lighting methods. To assist these mer chants wc offer u special service,our experts planning effective iUuminuliny installations tr ;th out. charge. Telephone ITS. Oregon Power Co. Corner Central and Second STATEMENT OF CONDITION Flanagan (8h Bennett Bank of MAHSHFIELD, OREGON At tlio closo of business, December B, 1011. Resources. Loans nnd Discounts $-122,312.08 Hanking Houso 60,009.00 Cash and Exchnngcs , 184,486.41 Totnl $030,700.10 Liabilities. Capital Stock paid In $ 50,000.00 Surplus and Undlvldod- Fronts . 68,631.57 DopoBlts 648,207.5! Total T $050,700.10' X Condensed Statement, of tho condition of The First National Bank OF COOS HAY at tho Closo of Dusluoss, Dec. C, 1911. Resources. Loans and Discounts $229,329.87 Doiuls, Warrants nnd Securities 73,161.50 U. S. Honda to socuro circulation 26,000.00 Roal Estate Furniture nnd Fixturoa 81,472.94 Cash and Sight Exchango 141,131.98 Total ; $330,000.20 Llnullltlos. Capital stock paid In $100,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits.. 10,797.39 Circulation, outstanding 25,000.0 Doposlts 414,298.90 Total $330,00050 INTEREST I'AII) ON TIME AX SAVINGS DEPOSITS. MAHSHFIELD OHKGOtf gresfllvo peoplo of Oregon nro In the majority. Hut It would havo entail ed hnrd work nnd sorlously oinbar rossod tho unlvorslty. OroRon can afford to support Its university llbornlly aud so build un n Krent Institution that tho state will bo proud of. Invoking tho referen dum for splto by fraud Is a rank i usQ of privilege. Exchango. nlnced undor nrrest In New York city 1'ARTIES ARE RAltREIl O I after January 1 must answer a long Jonno Alllno Into n bonllro. Sho sorlos of questions to Biipplomout tho was so sorlously burned thnt DURANGO, Colo., Dec. 27. ("pedigree" which Is required by tho "'aiil-d w.i-. violation of state 'police regulntlons. Tho questions, hoalth laws In kIvIiic n whoon- which nro arranged In n formidable row on inuox enrus now uewg pre- Ing-cough party to llvo children nflllcted with this Infantile mal- ndy, Mrs. Ctirl Coulson was ar- rested on complaint of Health $ Olllcor Davis. Mrs. Coulson Is n social loader locally and nows of tho pnrty reached tho health AVTO supplies at The (Jl'XXERV. olllcor through tho socloty col- umns of n Durango nowspnper. NOTICE TO THE FUULIC. For tho balance of tho winter, thero will bo a boat at tho, O'Kclly HEXEW your huntors nnd nnglnis landing that can be chartered (lay .LICENSE at Tho GUNNER V. nt n1f!iK -- ... -., J. A. O'KELLY. Pro;). Tho Times' Wnnt Ads bring results !,a !" J "0 '"J. , Xo of 'wna " sovoro nch,"B pa,n over tUo i .... .. ,; 1B "Pt "iao known by the pollco of- j,,pSj fouowed by an inllammatlon of pared, lucludo tho following: "Aro you tompornto?" "Aro you lnteniporato?" "Are you Idlo?" "Aro you Independent?" "Aro you dependent?" "Aro you bright?" "Aro you slow?" "Aro you hnppy?" "Aro you Indifferent?" "Aro you kind?" "Aro you ugly?" "Aro you social?" Tho exact purposo 6f tho Inquiry her llfo Is despnlrod of. WANTED !! ! MRPETS UPHOLSTERING AND PIANOS TO CLEAN, by tho PnouniU' tic Clonnlng Conipnny. Orders foi work taken at GOING & IIAKVhV PHONE UNI NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. HI Notlco Is hereby Klvon thnt nonlod .bids will bo recolvod by tho Common council of tho City of Mnrshflold, POCKET flashlights and HATTE- Coos County, Orogon, until half past ES at The OUXNERV. i seven o'clock P. M Friday, tho 20th ,uay or uecomuor, 1911, for cleunlng ..v. ... , ..w- wt w.....n"d sir'nkllng tho streots of said Whorover thoro nro people suffer-1 J" jr0"1 Jammry 1st, 1912, to July lug from kidney and bladder ail-'JBt? .1J1" 1B", worl to uo performed ments, from backacho, rhoumntlsm '?. th, snsftictIon of tho Streot Com nnd urinary irrogulnrlttes. Poley,"V. nH01,1 fh? ftrc1t8 i bo 8l,r,nk,.ert Kidney Pills will 1-olp them. Dolvl-iL' ull,f f( !" Street Conimls. dero. III., E. A. Kelly, nn ox-englneer.;80" "ntl ,t0. fbo swept nt such time snys: "Three years ago my kidneys "rn "night as the streot conimls- becamo so bad that I was compolled to glvo up my englno and quit. Thoro bow Drift Flour Highest Quality flc'nls. "REST ON EARTH" ! This is tho verdict of tl. J. Howoll, too much I Tracy, 0 who bought Foley's Hon-' CROSS DRUG CO, ey and Tnr Compound for his wIfo."T""''-ur .ttho bladder, nnd always a thick sed- Imont. Foley Kldnoy Pills mndo mo n sound nnd well man. I can not 3ay in their praise." RED Her case wns tho worst I havo ovor A h...... nri-.ir Tinii.iintr i?i.i seen, d looked llko a sure enso of , K StJaJarli T " W,n15'? irlC consumption, Hor lungs worosoro nnd sho coughed almost Incessantly and hor voice was hoarse and weak, Foley's Honey and Tar Compound brought relief nt onco and less than three bottles effected a completo sure." KEI) CROSS DRUG CO, Furnished Rooms with Hot and Cold Water. II O T E L ,C O OS O. A. METLIN, Prop. Hates:' 50 cents a Day and Upwards. Cor. nroadwny and Market Marshfleld, Oregon. slonor may order, tho atroota to bu swept aro ns follows, to-wit: All that portion of Front Streot and Central Avenue that aro paved six times por woek nil othor paved streots In tho snld city excopt Fifth Street South nnd Ilnll Avonuo throe times por week, nnd that portion of Fifth Street South and Hall Avenue that aro paved and that portion of Broadway from Central Avonuo to McLaln's ofllca onco per weok. Tho Common Council rosorvos Hip right to reject any and all bids. Dat ed this 21st day of Decomber. 1,011 JOHN W, BUTLER, . , Recorder NOTICE FOR RIDS FOR COU.NTl PHINTING, HOSPITAL VM SUPPLIES. , Notlco is hereby given that em a bids will bo received by the "' Court for each of tho followluf;: 1. Printing County Expense, W fldo list, undor oath of onrly up subscriptions ns requlnil 17 to bo submitted with nil. 2. Printing Olllcors' ropor.'s "ml no tices. ,,. 3. Supplies for Poor Farm or innr inhry, Including groceries and m' sopnrnto bids for each. TTital 4. Mnlntennnco of County IImJJW and caro of County Patients: every thing In connection therewith to, furnished by "the contractor, mew lng all clothing, board, iouBib. -clno nnd medical attendance. G. Fuel for Court House, IndnJM wood and coal, to bo turn Wl n sumrnor of 1912, soparate bids 00 All bids to bo filed with the County Clork on or boforo tho 3rd I aj January, 1912. at the hour of W Jj M. Tho County Court re eryes tW right to reject any nnd nil dim supplies and maintenance or pltnl and nward contract or contra to bidders not the lowest should County Court doom it ior " ,w Interest of tho County, and pai awa-aou i" v After the show try n Turkish Bath Phono 214-J, to whom bids nro w - -r rt Into written contract inftur"re. bond with good and Bufflcjnt Brt ties in such sum as tho Cu.' ltir may ronulro within five -layj " ! contract la awarded. rnttlM, Dated at tho Court mouw. v Orogon, this 8th day of Lpcomim, 1911 JAMES WATSON, fc UUIIuij -- : I '