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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1913)
THE SPIRIT REALLY IS "WILLING" THE ELESH CAN BE ALWAYS SUBDUE jAStSfyA Tun paper ok authority- In Jlmslifield Is tho Itiilopeml ent TltncM. It N t' , ".V mid community ,,,,s' ,,,Ht "" all (l) time. JOIN Tlli: TIMES FAMILY. WATCH THE WANT ADS. There arc many good lnrgnln to bo f( I there. Anything lost or found Is always adver tised In Tho Times. memder or tub associated pres Li vWtfl HsliiiHiHiiCH in " l. AAAVlas r'(J Coast Mllll. Established III 1H78 MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913 EVENING EDITION. A. Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall n TAQ tiiul Coos Uay Advertiser. IVU' l umitw iTil BETTER ROADS lot. W. F. Miller to Consult . r. UlllUltfia nuicuivi; to Improvement. L.r 1.1 Mlllmv Himnrintclldcilt of nv. ' .'"i -,-- ,.:,.. local railway nnti omor imur- .., ii, HmiiiiDni I'liciiin. win fvo on tho noxt Rroukwnlor for Lnn...i mi, i Mmi Francisco to con- It with olllelnla of tho company scorning improvements in mo w- proportles nun year. .ur. iiwuuj prepared Pimm and estimates kiiaI. ttiittrnvnttinil t. hio principal Improvements will i In repairs to tuu mcai railway. expects to reimuasi inosi 01 mo n...i n.ii iii .in.nnn n,. .10.000 l- ties bo that tho remdood will In good condition ror luinuiing . !.,.,. trnlnn u'hlnli llui Smith- E..i, r'niiinnnv will run ovor It Icr next July, from their logging I..1 l.nvmiil Mvrtln Point. A Rubor of trestles will rohiillt, In M a couple near iionvor inn nnvo L, roiniitt this winter. Some IflMci may ho ellmhmtod hy hinting 1110 ronu noil in somu Iocs. Tho compnuy has hoen consldor r tim IiiiIIiIIiil' or u hiriro wnro- tiflc dock, etc., sonio whoro noar cro tho llcaver Mill coni iituiKorB Hin fiillrnnil illicit u located. icthrr tliey will do anything on wnrlr till., vnnr In not IdlllU'n. C .fl .... ,' - o cont bunkcra hnvo hecn out rommlr-on Tor some tlmo anil tho wnrehniiBP plnnn do not In- rforo with their present location, cy pronnniy win no repaireu or built. FIRE CAUSE IS T CERAIN ASTQR QUITS IN NORTH BEND jv. D. A. McLeod Resigns the Pastorate of Presby terian Church There. Nov. D. A. Mel.eod resigned ns Istor of tho North Iloml Prcsby- riun church last Siindny, nt ilrh tlmo ho prnarhed his fnro- Hl sermon. Ho loft tho first of o wool: for nnndon, whero ho 111 servo ns pastor for an liidofl- Ro tlmo. Rev. Mr.- Mel.eod la bdccldod as to whoro his futuro brk will ho. IIIo may ongngo In prlvato busl- Isi nt Prosper. i:o siircessor to him has hoon lected .hy tho North fiend con- lointlon. fimvs" give drinks free. ichnlN County Saloon In Forced to Close Doors llefore Election. CIIKHM.IS. Wash.. Jan. 2. ry comes from MrOlonry. tho w homo of tho Chohalls Fir Door "I'pnny. that tho "drys" won out ''r heforo tho election which vot- nrohlhltlon In tho unlnrnrpornt portlon of Chohnlls county. . Il'or some tlmo a saloon was run lout a mile from McCIeary, whoro cuonniis Fir Door Comnanv la ptrd. This didn't suit Mr. Mc- i-ary very well, so ho nnnllod for Id was fronted a saloon lloonso. then opened a "thirst" omnor- ii" nt MoClcnry. insionu. nowovor. of ontorlng tho Mness for Rnln. boozo was olthor pn nwnv or sold at cost, nrcord- to reports, and Mm ofhnr nlncn Iforo many days closod Its doors. icn .Mr. McCIeary ordorod his sn- pn ciosed and Informod tho coun- commissioners whonovor anvono 0 nnnlled for n llpnnsn tlin pmu. Isslonors woro to toll tho nppll- miu mo exact condition: That It siionid open a. saloon Mr. Mc- car would reopen his and clvo I nor nwnv. Tho plan worked admirably until pction, when tho votors decldod ir ino unincornoratod nnrt nf fho P'nty sllOlllil cm flrv nnrl nnw it In It necessary for Mr. McCIeary to v"i any nioro ovor tho matter. Think Spark Fell on Bed The Poor Water Pressure Handicapped Firemen. Tho cntiso of tho Ilro which de stroyed tho A. J. Htophau homo on Houtli Fourth street nnd ilauiiiKed tho Homo Hotel building ndJolnliiK, has not yot been dellultely estali lluhod. Flru Chief K'enllnt; tlilnks that It probably originated from a huatiuK Htovo In tho front room. The bed wiib only a fow foot from tho stovo and otto of tho Hiualler chlldteu had been playing there. That a spark from the Htovo set Ilro to tho bud Is tho bullor. FIro Chief Koatlnc has buon look Iiik Into tho dolay In turning In tho alarm yesterday. Ho IIikIk that Hal Stutsman, engineer at tho city hall, happened to tio out to breakfast when tho telephone girl tried to no tify him. No ono niiHwedud tho phono and finally hoiiioouo else wan secured to sound tho koiik. Tho dolay In sounding the siren alarm at tho .Smith mill mm cnusud by tho absence or tho engineers from tho llreroom, the mill being shut down on account of tho holiday va cation. Finally the telephone cen tral girl notllled tho olllce nt tho Smith mill and ono of the employes thero went over and Hounded tho alarm. lloforo tho Ilro englno wns got out yostorday. an ondoavor was mads to light tho Ilro with tho prossnro from tho mains. Hut thero was no pres sure, tho water being barely forced nut through tho end of tliu hose. FIro Cliluf Keating sayH It was prac tically worthless hut as soon as tho Ilro engine was hooked on, tho de partment wns able to subdue tho llames. Committee to (Jo. Tho special committed Appointed by Mnyor Straw and tho council to Investlgato Ilro nppnratus to dotor- mliio tho needs of Marshllehl, will leave Saturday morning via dunlin- or nnd Drain. Tho llrst stop will probably bo made at Kugouo, which has recently Installed now apparatus. Those oii tho committee, aro FIro Chief Keating, City Ajttnrncy Cosa and Councilman F. K. Allon. Thoy plan to go by special rig from Scotts burg. Hugh Mel.aln, who la going to Salem, will go with them In tho special rig. Finds Homo .Money. In scnrchlng through tho ruins thla morning, Mr. Stophnn rcportB that ho recovered $3B of tho monoy lost In tho Ilro. Ho Is hopeful of recovering more. RELIEE GIVEN K BRINGS FORGER BAOK TO COOS IIHATEK IJT.OWS VV. Krvntlnn Car on Oregon Electric Wrlr ml in. 1.'.....i onnnn nTi-.Y-.V.i ' .iiviii. ill n.iwiin. rjl'llEVK Tun O ni.nnxmllnti r Sacalowen on tho Oregon Eleu- vnu oauiy dnmngod nnd three rons slightly Injured whon tho 'ICr Of tlln hnnlno l.ln... ..n or ly before noon ns tho llmltod n'n wis ne-xrlng Eugono. Tho ''" of the exnloslon has not been --' nuinea, Tho car wns dnmngod -. rviont or J3000. .m'?i Z' nlp frnnt of tno " wis , , ' lliu Wlllllllivn WOIO bro'-rn, Wnlter Grnnt nnd nn- J"" Elnq nnr, T p nnrl)0rt th0 :. . v :; skirted by oscnplng n besides being cut by tho Arthur Johnson, Alias Harry Williams, Arrested at Camas Valley. nOSEHUItO. Jan. 2. Arthur Johnson, or Hnrry Williams, hh ho Is known in Coos county, loft for Coqulllo this week 111 custody of nn olllcor, whero ho will bo ttiod on n chnrgo of forgery. Johnson wns plckod up nonr Cnmas Valley on Sunday nnd wns hold horo pond ing tho nrrlvnl of n Coos county olllcor. Johnson says ho wna drunk during tho fow dnys preceding his doparturo for Kosoburg, and conso nuontly does not know whether ho forged tho checks bearing his sig nature. Johnson is nlleged to hnvo pnss ed n numbor of worthless checks nt Coqulllo, later leaving town In tho direction of nosoburg. When takon In custody, Johnson hnd 30 conts In his pockots. Ho denies tho charge nnd says ho Is willing to re turn to Coos county nnd fnco his nccusors. When arrosted ho wns sleoplng In n barn near Cnnins Val ley. Ho gives his occupntlon ns that of n coal minor." Have voni. ii, n..niin .i. beTImea offlco" l LOGAXIIERIIV MEN' MAKE MOXEV COUVALLIS, Or.. Dec. 31. -"Tho lognnborry Is creating nioro Interest In tho Northwest at tho present tlmo, porhnps, than nny othor hortlcultur nl nctlvlty," said Prof. C. I. Lewis in discussing tho now courses to bo of fered in tho winter short courses, which open Jan. 9 for a four weeks' term. "Tho intorest in loganborry culture is duo to tho fact that for tho past two years the loganberry men hnvo boon making lots of monoy," ho con tinued. "They hnvo been making ns high ns from ?200 to ?250 nn ncro profit In n numbor of cases. This borrv Beams to have unlimited pos sibilities provldod it is hnndlod in tho propor wny and proper organiauuon la Affected." Tho new course will deal with tho growing of tho borry and the nanai lncr of tho cron bv canning, by evap orating, nnd by tho manufacture of loganberry juice. Response to Appeal for As sistance for Stephan and Archamheau Families. Thero wna a ready rcBponac to tho nppeal for assistance for tho Sto plum and Archauibcau families, who woro hard hit by tho Ilro on South Fourth Btroet, yostorday afternoon. i no i lines started tho fund yestor dny afternoon with a contribution or Ifi.OO In cash, and Herman Hill' yor, who wns ono of tho parties aug' gestlug it, followed and hns been clr culntlnir tho list and rncolvlui: con. trihutlona nf his storo nt Front and Central. In addition to tho cash coiilrlhu lions, many have rospnnded with clo thing and similar contributions that will romo In hnndy for tho Stephan family which lost all their belong ings. Whllo Mrs. Archninbonu'H loss wns not so groat, It camo at a very Jnop portuno tlmo. and will lcavo her In straightened financial circumstances. Today, nn effort Is being niiulo to llnd a homo by Mr. Stephan. which can ho lltted up. Tho family Is being Kindly cared for nt tho homo or E J. Hanson. Among thoso who hnvo contributed clothing etc. today aro: Mrs. M. It. Smith, Mrs. A. 11. GIdley, E. Palo, mid Justice Ponnock, Upto noon today, tho following cash contributions had been recolv od: Cooh Hay Times $r.00 Horinnn Hlllyor 2.00 A. J, Matson, Jr 1.00 CjihIi 1.00 Cash 1.00 D. J. Itoea 1.00 Hugh Sneddon 1.00 Alvln Smith 1.00 J. .Iiith 1.00 O. A. Howard 1.00 Watt Short fiO Tom Madden 1.00 8. A. Webb 50 C. II. Wnlter f.O C. S. Chnttorton 1 .00 Cash 1.00 T. Howard l.fiO Club Cigar Storo 2.T.0 liny Campbell 50 Messongor Sorvlco 50 Palace Restaurant 2.00 Davis and Ashman 2.00 I'll nil i)U H. F. Hush 1.00 A. Domlulck GO It. Starr CO Casli no Ouy Lnttln 1.00 Nutwood 1.00 Cash GO A. Storgard 2.00 A, J. Stophnn G.00 Mr. Stophnu's friends say that tho statement that tho family has been In straightened circumstances ,was erronous ns Mr. Stophnn hns hoen working ns n longshoreman nnd In addition to caring for his fnmlly had stored n winter supply of flour, vog etablo, etc., In his homo which woro nlso destroyed by tho lire. CIIEAPEIt FOOD Cltl'SADE REACHES PACIFIC COAST. BOATS LEAVE MORNING Bar Smoother After Storm Subsides and Vessels Cross Out Today. After being storm bound hero since tho latter part of last week, all of tho vessols In tho lower Dny got out to sea this morning. Tho Urcakwator, bound for Port land, was tho llrst tn croBs out, leav ing at 7: GO a. in. Tho Ucdondo, Speedwell and Nnnn Smith, all bound for San Francisco, crossed out soon after 8 o clock. Tho bar was smoothor thla morn lug than it hns boon for several days and no trouble Is reported from any of tho vessels. Owing to tho delay, tho Urcakwat or will not got out of hero again until next Tuesday, Jan. 7. Tho Homer hns lieon dolnycd In loading nnd will probably bo unablo to sail until Saturday. Sho is bound for San Francisco. Tho O. C. l.lndauor did not got out today but probably will to morrow. IRE STILL 01 Telegraph and Telephone Co. Has Not Established Ser vice to Roseburg. Coos Day is still without wlro sorvlco to tho outsldo world. Tho Western Union hna not been able to got it's lino hotweon hero mid Kofohurg In working order yot hut Manager Scliottcr was hoporui of restoring sorvlco Into todny. Tho Coos Dny Homo Tolophono Company has ropalrod most of tho damngo to Its Hues, but tho Doll Tolophono company, which owiib tho lino between Myrtlo Point nnd Kosoburg has not yot restored It to working order. Just when It will la uncortnln. Telegrams by Mall. Tho parcola post enmo Into piny thla morning In giving Coos Day tolegrnph sorvlco. Tho who lum hoon down betweon horo nnd Hoso burg sliico Saturday nnd so tho oporator at Kosoburg tool; n bunch of messages for Cooa Day pooplo nnd rorwnrded thoni by pnrcola post to Mnrah field. Thoy woro dis tributed this forenoon. W W T Southern Pacific Asks for Statement from Port of Coos Bay Projects. Tho Port of Cooa Dny Is In re ceipt of tho following self oxplnnn tory letter from C. J. MIUIs, nsslst- nnt to President Sproulo of the Southern Pacific: "In view of tho antlclpntod oconn going trnlllc which It Is generally ox pectod will materialize ns n result of tho operation of Panama Canal, tho ability of tho various ports roach od by this Company to accommodate vessels of tho typo that would nam i ally cugngc In this trndo U( n matter of Importance that should not bo ov erlooked. Whllo tho great trans portntlon companies, viewing nil ports with equal consideration must rest very lnrgoly In tho Commission charged with that responsibility, and tho shipping facilltlos of Cooa Day must bo oqunl to thoso or othor Pa clllc Coast ports In order to attract the maximum volume of transaction to bo mado posslblo, and which can bo assured by tho propor Improve ment of your natural advantages. Tho mngnltudo of exchnugo In com modities nt Coos Day, as between ocean and land carriers, will depend lnrgoly upon tho extend of ofllclcncy nttnlncd nt that point. "I bollovo you understand nnd np predate Hint tho Port of Coos Day has a very Important pnrt to porform In thla connection nnd will not plnco this burden or dovolopment upon tho rnll cnrrlorB. "Wo should bo very glnd to hoar rrom your honornblo body concern ing any coutomplntod Improvements nt Coos Dny nnd tho tlmo likely to bo consumed In their completion." TELLS ABOUT JETTY BEE Portland Paper Prints Capf. Maccjenn's View of Coos Bay Bar Situation s ANDERSON WIIJ, FJflHT. A Portland pnpor says: "Dud Anderson will light boforo tho Oakland Wheelman's Club nt Oakland, Cal., meeting either Rod Wntson or tho winner of tho Durns Murphy mill nt San Francisco on January 1G In a 10-roiiud bout. Such la tho word that Dick Donald, man ager of tho Vancouver lightweight, brlnga back from San Francisco." DADV WEIfillS 17 OUNCES Women to Duy Means of Life Di rect from Farmer nnd Savo Profit of .Middleman. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Tho California branch of tho Houso wivos loaguo, n national organiza tion, nnuoiiucod todny n plan to lowor tho cost of living. Dy tak ing ndvantngo of tho now pnrcols post system, which wont Into of roct Jnnunry 1, tho longuo would hnvo housewives buy tliolr oggs nnd gnrdon truck rrom tho rami, thus eliminating tho proilt of tho mid dleman. Lists of fnrmors. nnd gnrdonora in nil porta of tho stato hnvo boon compllod. Thoso men hnvo nssurod tho lenguo tlint thoy nro willing to ship their products by pnrcols post. Any housowlfo who dostres ro trndo with thorn mny procuro from tho longuo's officers tho nnmes nnd nd drosses of tho farmors In hor district. W'lhli J.ITir DE HOODOO? Washington Legislators to Meet on .Tan. in. lOin. In mtli Session. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 2. Tho mombors of tho Washington legis lature aro wondering If tho 13th session, which begins horo on tho 13th day of January. 1013, will bo tho subject of tho "13" hoodoo. Tho usual conglomeration of un lucky numbers Is consldored nn exceedingly porcullnv colncldonco nnd Is causing no llttlo commont nmong loglslntora who hnvo Import ant measures to como boforo tho session. CIIAMDER OF COMMERCE NO TIOE. Tho nnnunl business mooting of tho Chamber of Commorco will bo hold Friday ovonlng, January 3, nt 8 o'clock. Rosldes tho oloctlon of ofllcors, othor Important buslnoss will be transacted. NOTICE. , , t Owing to tho advance or coal nt tho mlno, Denver Hill will bo $0.00 per ton on nnd nftcr January 1. HUGH McLAIN. U A WATER DISTRICT Citizen Has an Idea for Se curing Coos Bay Water Supply. ' Editor Coos Day Times: Plonso nllow tho following sug gestion to bo printed In your vnl unblo columns. I do not bollovo In gonornl municipal ownership, but tho wntor Biipply should bo owned by tho people Tho wntor In Pony Slough Is not to ho consldorod In olthor volume or purity. Wo hnvo school districts, Irrigation districts, port districts, nnd occloslnstlcnl dis tricts, now lot ua hnvo n wator district, ir It Is now. Tho Mnrshflold Chamber of Com morco could put Itsoir on record In tho best shnpo ovor by calling a mooting or tho pooplo. Appoint n committee, or threo good men, sond thorn to Drowstor valley, file on nil tho wator nnd on tho wntor-Bhod from tho summit down. Proceed to condomn tho lands on tho water shed and tho right of way for tho main ditch, take tho wator out at tho proper place nnd commenco Boil ing It tho first mllo you go. . Out llno your wntor district largo enough for nil time to como. THE INSTIGATOR. CUTS DOWN EXPENSES. Ashland Reduces Tnv Levy from 21 to II Mills. ASHLAND, Ore., Jnn. 2. Muni cipal estimates for 1913 hnvo been pruned considerably, resulting In n lovy of 14 mills for city purposes. Tho gonornl fund will bonoflt to tho oxtont or T,i mills; bond nnd in torest. ( mills; stroot, library, flro dopnrtmont nnd park commis sion neoda will, collectlvoly, mnko up tho rost, Tho lovy Inst yoar wna 21 mills. Tho school tnx will be 8 mills, n trifle loss than last year. Stnto, county nnd munlcipnl levies will npproxlmnto 30 mills, quite n reduction from Inst yenr'a "requirements, which represented tho nign wntor marlc in municipal taxation. fllrl Horn to Illinois Woman Wears Mother's Wedding Ring on Leg. AURORA, 111., Jan. 2. A 17- ounco girl wns born In tho city hoa- pltal horo . Tho child Is perfectly formed and apparently la strong. Mrs. Eva Root, of Aurora, Is tho mother. Hor wedding ring can bo slipped on ono of tho child s logs. -riP LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON Dr. J. T. McCormnc, formerly president of tho Mnrshfleld Chamber of Commerce, In n wire to relntlves horo today, stated that ho would leave Dorkoloy Thursday with tho othor mem bers or tho Coos Dny dolegntfonr Tor WnBhlngton to tnko up ther V hnrbor Improvement mntterK Do stntod that C. A. Smith wag- f going enBt. It Is expected that L, J. Simpson would bo them to leave with C. A. smith and Cnptnln Mncgenn but ho was de layed horo by tho storm nnd wilt not reach Snn Francisco until to morrow. Dr. McCormnc wns- o- , portunod to go, It Is understwKf, by Cnptnln Mncgenn nnd C. A. Smith to nsslst tho Cooa Day delegation. PETITION TO SOPPORT BAND Business Men Unite in Appeal to Council to Sustain ' Organization. Fred Wilson nnd Hnrry Drnd flold todny aro out with potltlous to tho Mnrshflold city council nsk- Ing that tho appropriation of $150 por month for tho support or tho Coos Dny Concort Dnnd bo contin ued for nnothor yenr. Tho peti tions will probnbly bo presontcd to tho council nt Its meeting next Mon dny night. Thla nftornoon thoy reported that thoy hnd secured tho signa tures of mnny of tho lnrgost tax payers and or most or tho busi ness houses thoy had seen. JOKE "WITH SMOKER FATAL. Widow Trying to Tnko Away Cig nrcttes Killed by Glass Door. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1. Do causo sho did not npprovo or cigar otto smoking Mrs. Hortonso Kootch, n young widow, mot death In an unusual mnnnor. Tho accident occurred nt a holi day pnrty at which Mrs. Kootch wns a guest. S. C. IIowo, a young man, exhibited a box or clgarottes and nnnouncod that ho was going outsldo to Binoko. Mrs. Kootch said sho did not npprovo or clgnr otto smoking nnd plnyrully snatched tho box, running to nnothor room, with IIowo giving chnso. Mrs. Kootch shut tho door on IIowo, Just as ho reached It and his shoulder wont through tho glass. Mrs. Kootch Mod to pull tho door open nnd In somo mnnnor roll rorward ngninat tho shattorod glass. A sliver or glass plorced her neck, severing the Jugular vein and she died Instantly. SITS LAW DAR DEPTH. Tho Florence West. "When tho stcampr Robnrts went to sea yes terday f'o shnllowcst water found on tho Sluslaw bar was 1-1 feet In depth." . uuiil&a Tho Portland Oregonlan Sunday printed n cut showing tho chart or tho entrance or Coos Day, preiuurotli by dipt. Mncgenn to explain the rii cont aiirvoy mado by onglneer Churls ton, and tho following story of tlia plans of tho Coos Day delegation to Washington, In addition to n detailed, explanation of the chart: "Armed with a battory of nrRr monts, equipped with munition!! la the way ot statistics and flrod with k deslro to proparo ror oxpoctcd Pan ama Canal buslnoss n dolcgnttair from Coos Dny titles will lonvo this week for Washington to spread bo foro Congress tho ninsa.of evidence na to why tho Coos Dny ontrnnco Is entitled to governmental attention le an extensive system of Improvement "Captain T. J. Margolin, master of tho Bteaiiior Dreakwator, loads tiic foreo, nnd ho Iiiih preceded tho mouv body by way of San Francisco to con ror with olllclalB or tho Southern Pa clllc on tho situation,, n niovo that may draw to tho delcgntlou Intluon clnl support for tliolr mission. Louis Simpson, Mnyor of Noctki Rend, ns well as several of tho uckC known rosldonts or Mnrshllold, will undortnko tho Journoy, nnd thoy say ir thoy can get tho ears of NntlortaK lawmakers thoro will bo Binnll roason to doubt than an appropriation will bo allotted. Jetty Work Unfinished. Coos Day lies ISO miles Houtli ot" tho mouth or tho Columbia, and nnxZ to Humboldt Dny la tho prfnouHrJ hnrbor between tho river nnd suit Francisco. A survoy mndo In Juno, lOOfi, showed tho least dopth on tho bnr to bo 10 reot, but todny It In MbS. 17 foot Is tho best wntor and it fnlta to 1 4 foot, with no pronounced chan nel nvallnble. Though tho original projoct callod for two Jetties thw south Jetty was novor built. ThtrC on tho north sldo gave the desired: depth 20 feet, but tho outer unit hna boon beaten down by storms. A to existing conditions Captain Mc gonn prepared tho following report boaiing on reront nctlvltloa to ob tain liolp. "Whon Congressman Hawley Ttto Itod Marshllehl recently, I hnd H honor to be one ot tho party that accompanlod him on tho tug Colum bia whon wq wont down tho hay nw out ovor tho Coos Day bar, In order to oxplaln tho necessary Improve ments and to point out tho torrfbfiB conditions of tho north Jetty, which) Is almost entirely wipod out. Of courso you will renllzo that it wontu! bo oxtremely hnrd for him to rotuhv all that ho had been told about this, mnttor, thoroforo I nm Inclosing yox a skotch or small chnrt or tho n trnnro to Coos Day, showing drift ol' flood nnd ebb tldo, tho dnmnged con dition or the Jetty, tho small pleco ronialnlng, and tho proposod oxteiji slon nnd improvements. "This chart, oxcopt tho proposed? oxtonslon mid n llttlo altorntloii lis tho Jotty suggostod by mysoir, Is coj led rrom tho United States Hydra graphlo Chnrt, and la thoroioro au solutely correct." FUNERAL IS HELD. Tho Portland Orogonlan says: "Funeral sorvlces or Goorgo StauIS membor Sunset Lodge No. 61, Odnl Follows, ot Mnrshllold, Or., woro con ducted Sundny nrtornoon rrom F. S Dunning Company's chnilol, nnd the Interment was mndo in Mount Scota Comotery. Roller committee of Porf lnnd Odd Fellows was in charge Mr. Stauff was 8G yonrs of ngo and linn? boon n rosldont of tho Odd Follow'. Homo of Portlnud ror nbout six year His resldenco had beon at Mnrsh flold, Or. Two sons nnd ono dnugh tor aurvlvo him. Apples Drop to .T Cents Quart. NEW YORK. Jnn. 2. Tho taoCl crusado started In today to break tho high prlco ot apples. With a. carload on hand nnd "unlimited' supply behind them, they said, t -. began selling Baldwins at 5 (enu a. quart. The local retailers ha t been asklrg Irom 12 to 15 retiN .? quart. The ale was conductri' i tho Qiicrn-boro bridge morkee L " Mrs Julian Heath president tho housewives' leaguo of Amerlcj