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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912-EVENING EDITION I COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MALONKY Editor mill Tub. DAN K. MALONKV News Kdltor Entered at tho postofllco at Mnrah flold, Oregon, for transmission through tho mails as socond class mall matter. Address all communications to COOS HAY DAILY TIMES. Mnrnlifleld : :: : Oregon KDUGATIONAL SAFEGUARD IT IS a reassuring disclosure which la made hy tho rocont census re garding tho ilocllno of Illiteracy In tho United States. Though It may bo arguod that loarnlng frequently makes a worsa criminal, tho fact romalns that tho gonoral tendency of education Is away from tho lawless and degoncrate. Tho Ulltorato whitos of tho A)- nalachlan mountains aro an Jllustra' lion of tho connection hotweon Ignor- anco and crime. And tho porcont ago of tho uneducated to tho num bor of convicts and criminals of var ious Borts Is always high .Tho Unl lod Statoa, whllo gonorally rogardod as ono of tho nations whoro educa tion la oastcst obtalnod Is not ro markablo for Us low porcontago of Il literacy. In Saxony thoro aro no Illiterates and In Denmark thoy number only 0.2 per cent. In Germany only throo persons out of every 10,000 cannot road and wrlto. In 1900, 4.0 por cent of our natlvo-born whlto population abovo ten years of ago could not road or wrlto. In 1910 tho porcontago was reduced to 3, u vory sharp decrease S. P. IN NOItTII HENI) Negotiations for Properly for Right of Wny Thcro. Tho North liond Harbor says: Ilcsldonts In tho north part of town whoso property Is Included In tho proposed right of woy for tho S. P. woro mado cash offors for their prop er ty, and In a fow Instances, aro ac cepting samo. T. W. Honnlo was offered $100 for 8G feet off his front lawn. Ho made a prlco to tho company of $8000 for tho ontlro place, which consists of a vory ulce homo. Tim company's of fer for a part of tho front yard will of courso bo rofusod. C. M. Ilylor was offorod J37G for 75 foot off his front yard. This ho has also rofiiHud to consider, as lllto tho Ilenulo property, It practically ruins tho ontlro place. Tho Coke resldenco Is Included, but as Mr. Coko Is out of town, his offor could not bo learned, O, II. Uroulllard wuh offorod $3600 for his homo which ho states ho will accopt, and Is Kcctirlng an nbstract at this tlmo. This Is nicely Improved. Tho vacant lots of J. A. Allen, Gardlo Simpson and J. A. Jacohscu woro offorcd $1100 each, which wo undorslnnd, will bo rofimed. No offor was made to V. It. Simp son, who owns a nlco homo, Noll Ranks nccontcd $1200 for his vacant lot, besides a sum for moving iiib luniuor nit, and the work ho had dono on tho phico prepanitory to building. This Is about $200 inoro. Dr. Dartlo was offorcd $5200 for ins place, hut win rofiise It. Ho paid $7000 for It and has dono about $500 worth of Improving Blnre. Carl Albrocht was offered $1500 rofusod. He asked $0000 for It. Tho nbovo prices nro bolow tho nv- orago prices placed on tho property by competent Judges hero. Tho prlcos offorod for portions of tho property nro ospoclally out of roason, and will of courso bo refused by the owners. HISNEFAOTORS Samo tlmo ago I had tbn hoaves. which laid mo on a rot of pain; It la a malady that loaves you broken down In wind and brain. And whllo I toss od upon my bod, old Illlklns came, with comfort sweot; ho placed n poul- uco on my noiui ami gontly fanned my fovorod, foot. Ho gladly helped tho weary frau, and from her heart tho sadnoss drovo: ho fed tho horso. and mllkod tho cow, and whacked up coruwoou ror too stove. For weary vrooks ho did my chores whllo I was tuuglod with dlHouse. and when I'd uttor thanks ho roarod dlsgustodly, "Forgot It, ploaHo'" Old Wlnklotoot has wldo renown for giving princely sums; ho gavo a fountain to tho town nnd built a homo for busted bums. Ho is thob ohs phllan tbroplst, whom nil the paperB advortlso; ho surely will bo soroly missed when ho kicks up his heels and dies, Hut when had tho hoaves and lay with plaster easts upon my ears, ho never eanio to nay good day.although he's kuowu mo fiO years. To sen a neighbor In dis tress and help him with a song and dame won't win the plaudits of the press or make cherished fame ad- VIHUO (VpirllM 1913. it Om. MUh. Utan &W1 atf(M M D llourdman. n7.1 V. Main St., Helena, Mont , gives an Interesting account of his Improved health through tho use of Foley's Kidney Pills. After giving u detailed nc-; count of his case, he says. "I am al most 70 years old and havo spent hundreds of dollars for modlcinos, but tin. I that I havo received more boiilH from Foley's Kidney Pills than from all other modlcinos. Fur thpr particulars sont on roquost." Rod Cross Drug Storo. 'SB ttOBR Compliments and Congratulations For Coos Bay Country MORE ROQUETS FOR THE SPECIAL EDITION OK THE TIMES AND THE SECTION AND THE .MEN THAT .MADE IT'S I'l'll LICATION POSSIBLE. Orders for extra copies of tho Special Edition of Tho Times and letters and nowspaper comment complimentary of tho excellence of the paper and tho great showing It makes of a great section of tho country, contlnuo to arrive from nil parts of tho country. Tho following nro some of thoso received In tho Inst few days: COMPLIMENTS FROM PROMINENT EDITOR Hugh Humo, editor of "Tho Spect ator", only high class wcokly in Port land, and tho leading and host edited wcokly periodical on tho Pacific Coast, wrltos tho following compli mentary lottor In roforenco to Tho Times' special edition: Portland, Oro March 22, 1912. M. C. Malonoy, Coos Day Times. Doar Mr. Malonoy: You cortalnly havo succcodcd In publishing a splendid special edition of Tho Tlmos, and Coos Day is to bo congratulated on having such a flno mirror, In which your own pcoplo can boo what Coos Day Is, and what it looks llko to tho outsldo world. I havo much plcasuro In printing a fow linos about your capital edition. I1UOH HUME. Tho Spoctator contntnod tho fol lowing notlco In roferonco to this spcclnl edition: "To presont tho industrial activ ities of Coos County, tho Coos Day Times Is circulating a mngnlflcont spoclnl odltlon, woll oditod, woll printed, and beautifully Illustrated. Editor M. C. Malonoy, through tho modlum of this nttrncttvo publication, tolls us many Interesting things about Coos County of which wo woro not woll Informod, and through his ef forts tho dovolopmont of this produc tive section of tho Pacific Coast will bo groatly advanced. Tho Spectator congratulates tho Coos Day district on tho successful achievement of tho Times." THE PAPER IS A CREDIT TO COOH HAY. (From tho Portland Journal) Tho Coos Day Times has Just pub lished a fifty page odltlon of full size, splendidly Illustrated, woll written nnd edited, ns n compondlum of tho attractions of that contor of tho mines, tho lumbar mills, tho dairies, tho fruit farms and the homes of southwestern Oregon. Tho number contains photos without ond from tho big woods, of specimen whlto collars, spruces and Douglas llrs, of tho logging camps, and thon of tho mills and shipping comprised within tho grout entorprlso of tho C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufactur ing company of Minneapolis and of Mnrshllold. That tho futuro has inoro in storo for Coos Day than has yet been dreamod of may woll bo bo llovod as tho rosourroB of tho wholo district aro oponod up. Enough has already boon accomplished to Justify this effort to ndvortiBo tho possibil ities for buslnoss buccobb, ns woll as for happy homo llfo In this region whoro tho natural boautlos abound on ovory sldo, Tho papor is a credit to all who havo contributed to tho Is sue. MADE HIM WANT TO SEE COOS HAY. Salom, Ore, March 25, 1912. Mr. M. C. Malonoy, Editor, Coos Day Times. Dear Sir: I havo rccolvod and road tho "Rail way Edition of tho Coos Day Times" with much ploasuro. Slnco Its por usiil, feel rathor familiar with your county and am Impollod to seo at first hand tho wonders of tho country which you havo described so graph ically. You aro to bo cougratulatod on your effort. Tho odltlon Is a work of art, typographically, and tho caro and fairness with which you havo troatod each section of tho county should' bo honrtlly appreciated by your renders at homo as thoy aro by us at n distance You certainly havo a groat country, and tho progressive spirit of Coos county which Is so woll known n prosent will bo folt with keonor force when you "como across" by rail. I coiigratulato tho peoplo of your county on having a nowspaper that Is uot only up-to-dato but "a dato nhoad." Vory truly yours, ' O. L. STARR, Secretary Hoard of State Tax Commissioners. Af'or ti.e stum ny u Turkish Uatb Muin !M4-.l Lynn Lambeth Frod Nemle Cadillac Auto Service (J(mk1 Ours Reaxouablo Rates All Night Service Ciretul driving assured. IMmn,' ninnon l'niil ltnnm. "II 1.1! until 11 P. M. After 11 P. M. phono 5-J. Palace. Restaurant. Snow Drift Flour Highest Quality COOS DAY TO THE FRONT. Salem, Or., March 25, 1912. Coos Day Times: Tho "Special Railway Edition" of the Coos Day Times has beou re ceived, and in thanking you for tho courtesy, 1 wish to stnto thnt it is certainly a lemarkablo publication and Is a credit to' any county or city of nny slzo. If Coos county contin ues the samo Improvements nnd ad vancement that Is shown by figures and also demonstrated by tho outer prlso of tho publishers of this edi tion, that county must certainly como to tho front. The odltlon on file for rcforonco Is valuable Sincerely yours, O. P. HOFF, Statu Commissioner of Labor. LIKED AT COliUMIH.V UNIVER SITY. Portland. Ore, March 25, 1912. Mr. M. C. Moloney, Editor of Times. Your papor describing the Indus tries nnd describing everything about Coos Day wns duly received. 1 havo been bragging Coos Day up among my collego chums, but nono of thorn would bellovo n word I Bnld till I ro colvod tho Times' special edition. Now over half tho students in the school nro going to tell their par ents about tho Hay. Throo or four of the boys told mo that tholr dads had been thinking strongly of visit ing ti'at section of tho country, but thoy never knew what kind of n place It wns so they had novor gone I tnlnk tho booHtlng I have dono nnd the Information from your paper ought to bring quite n number to Coos Hay this summer. So you see n boy In school can boost for his home town ns well ns a grown-up. If you hnvo any more- good descriptions of the Dny Bend them up and I will do the rest. Not a dny has gono by but thnt I received my homo paper, tho "Coos Day Times," and I thank you nnd your staff sincerely. We hnvo got romo good "Coos Day" athletes up here George Flan ngeii Is tho hnndbnll shark, Leo Mc Laln Is catching for' tho Juniors, and last or all but not least, I am trying out for the mile under tho purple nnd whlto. Yours truly. JACK NODLE. There was a young girl named knees. Tho man for a Joko. let hor fall and she broko hor engngoment that s all, If you please Don't forgot the Turkish PHONE SM.I. Oaths, USE ALLEN'S F00T-EASE The nntlsoptlo powdor to bo shaken Into tho shoes. If you wnnt rest nnd comfort for tired, tender, aching, swollen, sweating feet, use Allen's Foot-EaBo. Rolloves corns and bun Ions of all pain nnd provonts bllsto's, coro and callous spots. Just tho thing for Dnnclng Partlos, Patent Leather Shoos, and fo Dreaklng In Now Shoes. It Is the greatest coin for discovery of tUo age T y It Co flit. Sold evo ywhore, 25 cts. Don't accept any substitute. For FREE trie' p.iclenKO, address Allen S. Olm-Btn-' I a Itnv, N Y. SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE German American Insurance Company OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK On tho 31 st dny of December, mndo to tho Insurance Commissioner of tho Stato of Oregon, pursuant to law: CAPITAL Amount of capital paid up 2,000,000.00 INCOME Premiums rocolvod during tho yoar iu cash $ 8,359,805.97 Intercut, dividends, and rents recolvcd during year 911,512.30 Incomo from other sources rocolvod during yoar C3.4S9.0S Totul Incomo $ 9,33-1,807.95 DISRURSEMEN'TS Losses paid during tho yoar 4,797. 839. SS Dividends paid during tho year on capital stock 555,000.00 Commissions and salaries paid during tho yoar . 2,413,017.11 Taxes, licenses, and foes paid during tho yoar 242,340.52 Amount of all othor oxpondlturos 1,127,7G2.48 Total Expenditures ASSETS Valuo of ronl ostato owned $ 2,470,000.00 Vnluo of stocks nnd bonds owned 14,920,919.88 Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc ... 227.976.00 Cosh In banks nnd on hand 1.00S.G74.9S Premiums In courso of collection and In transmission .... , , . 1,595,077.45 interest and routs due and accrued 1 2 S, 7 17.57 Total assets f S0.351.S9 1.SS Total assests admitted in Oregon ?2Q,8i 894. SS LIA1UL1TIHS Gross claims for loses unpaid $ S7S.772.12 Amount of unearned premiums on nil outstanding risks. . ; , S.155.00G.9U Duo for coninilsslou and brokorago .... 30,900.06 All othor liabilities 4S14S7 Total liabilities Total lnsuranco In forco December , L . , lirsi.XKSS IN OREGON FOR THE YEAR Total risks written during tho yoar Gross premiums received during tho yoar Promlums returned during tho yoar Losses durlug tho year , , ' ' Losses ineurrod during tho yoar ... s. .!!!'.!!!!!!!!! ! Total amount of risks outstanding In Oregon December 31 German American General Agent, HARVEY WELLS. 324 City Agont. HENRY POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT MY PLATFORM I am a progressive ropubllcan. I bellovo lu economizing public money. . , I bollovo that every Amorlcan clt inn him n rlcht to his own political opinion nnd that ho la onUdlod to a Bquuro deal. I bollovo that all men, rich or poor, should ho troatod alike I believe In tho enforcamont of tho law but not in prosecution under the f.ulso of tho law. II nominated nnd oloctcd U tho oWcc of BlietifT of Coos county, I will do my uuty under tho oafh of olllto, will bo economical in tho ox .ciiscb of my olllco and will ondeavor to tlvo all men a squnro doal. (Paid adv.) O. O. LUND. HON. C. S. JACKSON, FOR PROS FLUTING ATTORNEY. "I Mill Impni'll.illy enforce the criminal laws without feiir or favor. Important to ixwl'iie public coufld euro in the CoiirN." C. S. JACKSON, (Paid ad.) Rosoburg, Or. FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE I hereby respectfully announco my candidacy for tho nomination for tho ofllco of Joint Representative, subject to tho will of tho Republican voters of Coos nnd Cury Counties, as ex pressed tt tho coming primary elec tion. If olected I shall endeavor to por fonu tho duties of my ofllco In a man ner thnt will meet tho approval of all. Respectfully, (Paid Adv.) A. J. MARSH. FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Announcement Is mndo that Prof. Raymond E. Dakor, of Randon, will ho a cnndldnto at tho primaries for tho republican nomination for County School Suporlntondont. Mr. Dakor Is at present a rcsldont of Dandon, but wns superintendent of ?,ll0,8 f ALriVL .,lti1"V.lor-i0"? yoars, and organized tho high school thoro and brought It up to tho adop tion of n full four yoars' courso. During his suporlntondoncy thoro tho schools of Myrtlo Point had 90 pu pils pass tho stnto oxnmlnatlon for nlghth grado pupils, n largo major ity of whom cntorcd high school. Mr. nakor will, If humiliated and oloctod, dovoto his ontlro tlmo and onorgy to tho duties of tho office and will not uso li ns nn adjunct to somo othor occupation. Ho will have Saturday for regular offlio day, that bolug tho only buslnoss dny on which tonchors aro froo from school duties. Mr. Dakor will also hold throo tonch ors' associations In tho county yoarly iib roqutrod by law, and will labor to advanco tho causa of progrosslvo ed ucation in ovory way that his official duties pormlt. (Paid ndvortlao mont). ? 9,130,505.99 5 9.54S.9S1.97 31, 1911 Slci-l-lojsssioG ? 9,801,539.00 147,007.24 3G.39G.5S 45,880.10 44,170.47 $ 9,840,400.00 Insurance Company j v.. u.iuiii, secretary, Cham, of Com. Dldg., Portland Or SENGSTACKEN, An Explanation You may think il absurd for nn electric company to advise patrons how lo eeonoini.e in the con sumption of electric current. "We do it because a satisfied customer is the onlv good customer. Vc do it because we know that tungsten lighting Avith modern shades and fixtures will give yon the liyht iou want without increasing the billk. The tungsten lamp costs more than the old style carbon incandescent, but it renders nearly three times as much light with the same consumption of electric current. Let our experts help you to get your money's worth out of the electric current you buy. Telephone 178. , Oregon Power Co FLANAGAN & BENNETT BANK MARSHFIELD, OREGON. At tho close of business, Feb. 20, 1012. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts JI29, 166.0 Hanking Houso EO.OOO.OI Cash and Evchanges 165,011.)) Total 9C44.27S.01 LIADILIT1ES. Capital Stock paid iu 60,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 57.10S.1I Deposits 530,869.11 Total SC44.27S.01 CONDENSED BTATESIENT Of The First National Bank of Coos Bay At the Close of Duslncss February 20Ut, 1012. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts 9221,234.31 Honda, warrants and locttrltles 73,916.11 U. S. bonds to securo circulation 26,000.00 Roal ostato, furniture and fixtures 81,011.)! Cash and sight oxcUaugo 144,649.01 Total. . . '. .' 53 I3.WI.M LTAIHL1TIKS. ji ., Capital stock paid In flOO.O0O.09 Surplus and undMdod profits ; 9.2S&.0) Dividends unpaid 5.00 Reserve for taxos 1,000.00 Circulation, outstanding 24,600.00 Doposlts ." 410,881.64 Total 5313,721.71 In addition to Capital Stock tho individual liability of Stockhold ers Is $100,010.00. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTV OWNERS. Glvo us a description of your proporty and we will obtain for joi nmount of taxes on samo. Sheriff does not notify you. Lots on Installments Bay View, Bay Park Bunker Hill Eastside and Other Locations I. S. KAUfMAN & CO. 177 Front Bt. We Clean and Press Ladies' and Gent's Suits Goods'Called for and'Delivered Coos Bay Steam Laundry PHONE MAIN 57.J Modern Brick Rulldlnj;, Electric Lights. Steam Heat. Elegantly Furnished Roonu with Hot and Cold Water. HOTEL. COOS O. A. METLIN. Prop. Rates: 60 cents a Day and Upwards Cor. Rroadway and Market Marshflold. Oroiron. R. J. MONTGOMERY Real Estate and Insurance in North Front Street ...... ,..., Allui,.. UUlulu. i. a Blanchard's Livery We havo soonro. Uie llwr iobo of L. II. HelBcer and are pre pared to render excellent Mmc the people o? Cof Day. OwW Jlvora, kooq rljpj Jd eTerjrtMl hut will mean satisfactory ! the public. Phonf us for a drliUI horae, a rig or anything needed tho livery line. We also do trnci B business of 1I kinds. DLANCHAni) IIROTIIERS Phone 138-J Livery. Feed nnd Sales SmK 141 First and Alder 8treeti HEAL ESTATE ANV FIUE INSUBANCh Bargains in Citit and Out side Property. AUG. FEIZEEN. 68' Central Avo.jMnrsbfidi WANTED ! ! ! 1ARPI5TS UPHOLSTKIHNO v PIANOS TO OLKAN. by tho Pneum tlo Cleaning Company. Order M work taken at GOINO IIARVL1 PHONR 10 Coos Bav Naturopath College' CHIROPRACTIC. OSTEOPATH" HYDROTHERAPY and all branches of Natural Ther poutlcs taught. Terms reason" For Information address DR. BIRD B. CLARKE North Dend, Oregon.