Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1912)
tVJ" ' THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1912. EVENING EDITION. COOS BAY TIMES M. V. MAIj()XHV..KiIltor mill Pub. I)AX K. .MAU)M:Y...Xims Kdltor The Last Call AX KDISOX IXVKXTIOX. K i A STORAGE battery that will furnish electric power for 8trcofc earn has been perfect ed by the- Brent Thomas A. Edison, ami pinna nro under wny to equip Ulc suburban trains In Chicago with .tho batteries. Not long ago n trial run was aiado out of New York city by a train of three enrs equipped with the Edison storago battery system, tho coaches being for .use on tho suburban lines nenr Havann, Cuba, and In slzo similar to the trolley cars used In tho largo cities. The cars wcro operated over tho trlnl trip nt nn nvorngo speed of 2C to 2S ntlna nn limit ntnl tumtn n illatntinn of 2G miles nt nn expense of 97 cents n car for electricity. That was very satisfactory to all con cerned by tho Invention nnd It goes to show that a cheap, convenient and cffcctlvo storage battery will do away with the cutubeisomo trol loys and long stretches of dangerous overhead wires and nlso keep tho unsightly poles off tho streets and country roads and other places whero electric railways nro tho modem means of transportation, Mr. Edison's latest siicccsb In tho development of olectrlcnl apparatus Jb worthy of n placo among the twonHoth century wonders of tho world. bouqijitt von wank waitk. (From Hosobtirg Itovlow.) P. D. Wnlto was over from Suth rlln on business today, lie leaves for San Francisco tonight on Im portant business but expects to re turn In n few days and will then Rlvo bo mo porsonnl attention to his candidacy for stato senator. Mr. Wnlto Is one of tho most active business men In tho county, being extensively Interested In farming, fruitgrowing, livestock, etc. Mo nas porhaps done moro, during tho pnst flvo years toward building up Doug laa county than nny other local citi zen by bringing In a largo number ef now pooplo of means nnd locat ing them hero. Not only ltnvo these pcoplo transformed tho Suth crlln valley Into an oxtonslvo nnd flourishing orchard, dotted with beautiful modern homes, but they Jinvo built n thriving young city nt Suthorlln, which already 'stands ocond only to IloBoburg In assess ed valuation or properly of all tho towns of Douglns county. Thoro Is no question that the county will bo honored by electing Mr. wnlto to tho stato sonnto. k . .JaffSr'BBtWBBfcyjWPSStfci nlBMBfe yJficESvvWr ii m in mi ill m i - him "vw I . fc" -P-sEU jrrr iSHiHBKi on l i ( TZ-jxzxrQa -c -?-s?h f &r- isammBm mmm. T'niM1 r fc i m- -iT , wXt , J VSi lIISfM 1IHi1FI H "" J" i j mwmm . l m ww. - T, , " fi V MS it m H KrJMr jBP t WITH THE t I toastandtea: ClOOl) EVEXIXO. t Mountains nevor shako hands. I Tliolr roots may touch, thoy mny I keep together some way up, but I at length thoy pnrt company nnd rlHo Into ludlvlduul Insulated ponks. So It Is with groat i men. J. C. HAKE I GOOD XATUHE. Some nro not hnppy and gay; Somo with a frowning fnco go All through tho whirl of tho day, Silent mid sodden with woo; Somo most nssuredly know Humor, rostltslng Its wIIoh; What I prefer to show Give mo tho fellow who mullcs! Somo nro too dismal to sny Words such ns rhetor a man bo; Those iih thoy walk on tholr way Caro not what gloom thoy bestow; Somo will but brng much and "blow" Bach his own glory up piles; Out nil Huch pooplo I'd throw Give mo tho fellow who smiles! lilfo Is n debt wo must pay, Pay ns wo pass to and fro; 'Always n part we must play, Making a friend or a foe; Rlnco life's n debt wo must owe, 'All In our vnrlous stylos Gladly should pay, high or low Glvo mo tho follow who smiles! I7KNV0I. Friend, llfo will frequently grow Dreary; no fortunate Isles Mo whore tlmo's dun wntors How Glvo mo tho fellow who smiles! Sponklng of tho curves of beauty, whnt'a tho inntter with thoso: J $ A Coos Hay man can loso $2. SO ehnklug illco nnd forget It, but when ho pnys 80 cents for a Sun day roast ho will think and talk about- It all week. Wc Want to Place a COLUMBIA GRAPH0N0LA in Every House in Coos County and we want you to take advantage of this SPECIAL OFFER. FOR TEN DAYS ONLY, we will sell a $50.00 COLUMBIA GRAPHONOLA and 20 double disc records, (each retails for 65 cents), your own selection, for only $59.00. You command all the music of all the. world the first day you possess a COLUMBIA GRAPHONOLA. We have this message for you: "Hearing is believing. Call at 'The Busy Corner' and let us play for you records of any class of music you are fond of." "Tiro busy corner" L0CKHART-PARS0NS DRUG CO. "tjt.rex.all store- I I.IIMtAUV NOTES. THE PLUMBIC!!. STOKV VOIX, THE DAY The Answer. "A man died" says tho teacher, "leaving to his oldest son ono-fourth of his proporty, plus ono-tonth that of tho share recolved by the next son. who was to receive ono-fourth of tho proporty, plus ono-twontleth of tho nhnro received by th third son, who was to recolvo as much ns the other two recelvod less ono-llfth of their combined Inheritances. How much did each got?" "Nothing," promptly answers tho thoughtful boy in the second row. 'Tho lawyers got It for breaking tho will." THE ltOAHl) hill. Ho nskod, "How much did Uomco? I alwnys do forgot!" 8ho nnsworod, "That doponds you know, On what fair Jullot?" H AUK Y WINKLER, A Chicago woman Is advertising herself ns n "hat doctor." We havo Men hats In Marshflold that need treatment of tome- kind, all right. I telephoned tho plumber, Ami right on tlmo ho enmo. Ho truly was a hummor And should bo known to fame; IIo spent no tlmo In gazing, Hut found out whnt was wrong, And whnt Is most amazing, HE HAD HIS TOOLS ALONG. Ho did not con tho mnttor For hnlf an hour or moro, No soldor did ho spnttor Upon tho kitchen floor; With zonl still undiminished IIo worked nwny for us, Ami when tho Job wns flnlshod HE CLEARED UP ALL THE MUSS With bontlng heart I waited His momn of oxpenso, Until ho lightly stntcd Ills bill was no cents! My face grow pnlo nnd haggard I gavo a muffled seronm, Into a chnlr I staggered And woko It was n droam! 11ERTON 11RALEY. An nlmost comploto sot of Farm- ors' bulletins havo been recolved liy tho library. These the library will bo glad to lend. A word or two hero ns to tho na ture of the Farmers' bulletin might not bo out of place. They nro leaf lets Issued by tho Department of Ag riculture. Each is prepared by nn ox port, but unlike most mnterlal of n technical nature. It can bo rend by a child unilerstandlngly. Tho print is clear nnd Inrgo, the Illustrations many, but moro Important still is the subject mnttor. This deals with farming In ovory detail. Picking up nt random ono of tho leaflets wo find It Is named "Con croto construction of tho live-stock farm." Concroto grows dally moro Important. To bo nblo to mnko It Is n great economy. This pnmphlot tells how to mnko It. First It gives the requirements of n good locntlon, next tho selection of mntorlnls need ed to mnko concrete with a drawing of tools; then n description of mix ing with drnwlngs and specifications. Tho chonpost way of doing this Is stnted. Tho pamphlet then goes on to show how concroto can bo usod In tho stable, the chlckon ynrd, tho dip ping vat, etc. With ench description nro measurements, lists of tools nnd materials, drnwlngs nnd all put Into such simple nnd clear English that any ono who can read can under stand.. A grent deal Is said today about elllclency. Efficiency means getting tho best cash va'"o out of your work and material. Emerson said there was a best way even to boll nn egg. There Is n best wny to make concroto, to use logged-off land for pasture in Western Oregon, to construct frames for egetable growing, to got tho best service from your hens with eggs at sixty cents n dozen, to prevent mosquitoes, to rnlso cabbago, to do away with tho fly nuisance, to pro duco onion seeds and sots. The Far mers' bulletins tell you how to do this. They may be had free from your uurary. AX INVITATION. Can't you honr tho woods n cnllln' Whcro tho mountnln torrent's fallln' And tho plno trees nnd tho homlocks Gontly swny? Can't you smell tho bncon fryln' In tho morning when you'ro tryln' I Mighty hard to rustle grub and Got nway? Pack your kit and got ncqunlntcd With somo nlr that Isn't tnlntcd Dy n million and a quarter souls Or moro. Chuck your work nnd leavo your la bors To your caroless clerks and neighbors Things will happen ns thoy'vo hap pened Oft bofore. WILLIAM AUDREY. To the Voters of Coos and Curry Counties: Since my candidacy for Joint Sen ator wns announced and my plat form published nnd distributed, 1 havo beon tTylug to moot as mnny electors us possible- within tho alfl trlct In order to understand their ideas nnd learn their wishes. It has beon n surprise as woll ns n pleasure to mo to find my posi tion on legislative questions as not forth in my platform, nlmost uni versally npproved, nnd to rocoivo so many assurances of support from mombors of nil political parties. I havo beon frank nnd huvo tried to state my position fully on nrl Importnnt questions, but If thoro U any point concerning which you need n further statement, speak to mo about it or wrlto mo it I rail to seo you, for I cannot meet you all, and I want a thorough under stnndlng with you. Tho next four years will wltnoss great developments in this district, that may bo gravely Influoncoa by legislation, nnd It Is Important tbat you bo guided in your choice of legislators by sound Judgment, un Influenced by partisan prejudlco or porsonai leauings. . I wish it thoroughly understood that: First. I represent no corporations .and novor havo had any connoc-j tlons with them. Second. I nm nllied to no spectnl (Interest; my own interests nro var-. led nnd nro fairly representative of inoso ot tho people of the district. Third. I havo made no promises outsldo my platform and no per- sonni promises whatover. . Fourth. I am running my own campaign, and am under no ontt gatlons, financial or othorwiso, to anyone. Fifth. I havo been a resldont of tho district for 30 years nnd am familiar with Us needs. Sixth. I nm a strictly independ ent candldnte and stand squarely on my own platform. If It is yours, stand with me. (Signed) J. O. STEUMLER. Candidate for Joint Senator for Coos and Curry Counties. FURNI T J For beautifying your home, an inspection of our stock will fully demonstrate the fact that rare discrimination has been exercised in selection. We have as sembled a collection of fine furniture and interior decorations unequaled in beau ty, elegance and distinctiveness, a collection from which the most elaborate schemes of home decoration may he evolved. I We Especially Direct Your Attention to Our Fl.r..i. i:- n i & Liegdlll LHie UI KULHUS Priced from $3.00 To $35.00 fif Also Our fine Line of Dining Room Furniture and Dining Tables We have a stock that is not excelled in Oregon, outside of Portland, and the ices are lower than the lowest. . . ,, ivm w& - i.. in come in and see. GOING HARVEY CO. Complete House Furnishers 1 1 k WJ