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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1913.-EVENING EDITION. COOS BAY TIMES r. C. 3IALONKV Kdllor and Pull. UJtX Ii. MAI.OXKV News Kill lor Official Paper of Coos County. Dedicated to tlio sorvlco of the ft&Wbi, that no good cause Bhall lack w. .rtumplon, nnd that evil shall w. $&rrhe uuopp iscd. Entered at tho postofflce at Mann teW. Oregon, for transmission SfiKtKigh tho mails na second clan vmM matter. JUOTllCltK' I'KXSIOX hV. 1SSOURI nnd Illinois now nre enjoying the "Mothers' Pen sion" law. Mllwnkeo lias a fund of $5,000 sat ruiirte tn lie used for raring for chil dren who otherwise would he sent o Institutions. Massachusetts. Ohio. Washington nnd California each have a commit tee nt work planning a Widows' Pen ?oa Lnw. Oregon stands In tho front ranks nl Die states with the political re form laws. She must not fall he Iiinil with hor philanthropic laws. A Tortland dally saya editorially: "This Is how tho law works In Chicago: When a young widow with three hahlcs was at the sur rwirtorlng point, after a two years' truni:1o to keen her homo together. aitmo. friends had hnr application rt for n mother's pension. After Hnqnlry, tho court awarded her the iPuslon mid the little &omo Is saved, and the thrco babies .arc being brotiKlit up In the warmth T a mother's love." The nwtbor plan costs tho rommunlty In monoy less tlmn half what would bo pulil out for the Institutional rear toj: of tho divided family." The Sprlngllold Hepubllcnn In an rtdllorJal tolls tho following of tho TfrrjAtlcal workings of the Missouri A printed list of questions has fitocD prepared by tho Kansas City in4se nnd each applicant for n wld taLi pension must fill nut these fiycstlons, and file her answer with ilc :ourt. After tho answers lmvo 'Acini rpcolvcd, an nlllcer of tho Ju ncnllc Court makes an InvestlBntlon rat Uio applicant's circumstances In oriler to hco that tho money Is not tfmld to tho widow to enable her to 11m In Idleness, hut rather to help along' for the Kod of the child, so filial the child shall not htno to Beave jichool to work and help sup port the family However, tho Kan sas City Judge wisely Interprets the fin iui being meant to enable the fwlfluw tn stay at homo and euro for 'Ihcs houKchold and keep her children o7 tiw Htroot, since a woman who "amrtis out cannot. In his opinion, look after her children properly. .Bui declares the Jml'jo. a widow who 3ins children to support and who is vhylcally able should not hesitate ta tako In sowing, family washings. toe other work which sho may do In &cr linmo." AVu feel that all our Judges will welcome this humanitarian law, as trader Its administration, they will wot bo obliged to vivisect families as lu the past, for no other causo rthnn poverty. "Cod gave tho chll dron to tho mollior." far bo It from -Ud court to overrule the decree of 'Uio Almighty, an old probate Judge onto said. MHCEL POST BIGS BACON Residents of Florence Use the New Service to Secure Food Supplies. The following dispatch from Flo rence will bo of intei'Fst on Coos Hay, because yesterday K. S. Dow sent n shipment of ten pounds of popcorn by parcel post there, nnd also because tho tug Roberts with the schooner Coqulllo, both laden with general merchandise, arc lying hero awaiting favorable weather to get into the Sluslnw: "While parcel post may not be nn unmixed blessing, still, until the rail road gets hero It will provo n groat convenience to the people of this section who have b on used to pay ing a minimum charge of Go cents on all parcels sent by Stage from Ku gene. The unusually long storms nt sea, causing long delays at other ports for tho steamers Anvil nnd Hustler, have allowed tho supply of bacon laid In by nicrchnuts here to become exhausted. "Now, Mr. Kyle, postmnstor nnd also proprietor of the largest mer cantile establishment hero, in com mon with tho rest of mankind, en Joys his slice of bacon for break fast, and when parcel post became effective ho hnd been existing with out that commodity for over a month. He at onro ordered n ten pound slab shipped him by his wholesaler In Portlnnd, nnd received It by return mall, tho charges being IC cents. That bacon tasted good." MY STOHER IP SCHOOL HEBE TODAY; DEBATE FBI? I I BANDIT Wife Telegraphs Funeral Ex pensesSeattle Story of ' His Actions Given. A. Stoner, the man who commit ted suicide last Saturday at a local lodging houso following the trouble he became Involved In while on a spree here, was hurled today by Coroner Wilson. Last night Mr. Wilson received n telegram convey ing money for the funeral from Mrs. Stoner. Sho did not say anything else In tho message. First she asked that the county bury him. Kfforts to trnco Stoner's reputed lodge membership have failed. Mes sages were sent- to towns in Ari zona where it was said that ho be longed to the Knights of Pythias, but he was not n member there. .Mrs. Stoner hns not answered mes sages sout to her concerning his lodge membership. It was reported around town that Stoner hnd $800 In cash with him when ho came ncrc nnd that he spent It hero nnd at Hntulon. How ever, this Is now questioned as stoner only had $400 In cash when lie left Seattle. Two young men who enmo down on tho Hrcnkwater with him about Decombor l nro re puted to have said thnt ho had $800, but bo only hnd a few dol lars when ho was found dead. A Ecattlo dispatch gives the fol lowing particulars: "A. Stonor, who committed sulcldo tn Mtnahflold, wns a barber who had LODGES HAVE LEAVE TDDAV Ell SESSION ONSPEEI First of Series in Coos County Will Be Held Tomorrow in the Towns. operated In Seattle. Tncomn. llollliu- Jr'n'LALJtt !!..0"0.. "?'! ?o11onco in thinking nnd excellence Tho first of the Coos County High School debates will he held Friday evening, debates being held at Marshlleld. Ninth llend, Coqulllo Myrtle Point and Hnudon. In Marshlleld, tho debate will bo held at tho High School auditorium, and admittance will be free. The Marshlleld ulllrinntlve team will meet tho Coqulllo nogntlvo team here. Leslie and Chester Isaacson constitute the Marshlleld alllrmntlve team. Tho Judges will bo Myrtle Point nnd North Demi men. Tho Marshlleld negative team, consisting of Messrs. Swnrtz and Kahskopf, will go to Myrtle Point, Professor Morris accompanying them. In view of the fact that thoro Is to bo n dobato Friday evening in ench town lu Coos County, tho fol lowing extract from a bulletin of the University of Wisconsin will be of Interest to many: "Tho distinction between 'argu ment' nnd 'presentation' mudc in tho Instruction to tho Judges Is purely academic. However, It Is Important and necessary. "A debnto Is not n declnmatory contest; neither Is It a dry, uninter esting stntement of quotations, facts, and figures. A good scltolnBtlc de bnto Is a Btrong, effcctlvo prcsentn tlon of clenr cut logical thought, upon tho platform witli opponents who havo equal opportunities. A Judge should carefully weigh both Willi UMBRELLA 1 NORTH MINI) XKWS -CluiH ThomaH went to Marshlleld jiwtordny on ImsliienH. U Is aunonced thnt outside patties ari llgurliiK on opimiuic a Hue cafe In iio Palace building- The report that 34uJor Kinney was Interested in the mfe Is ominous. Tho North llend Mo thorn' and Tewliors' Club will meet Friday af- -rnnon nt tho Central School bull- Wing, whou Mrs. A. (1. Hnab, MIsh Jii'Xuy and others will discuss "Children's Ideals." J. P. Morris is plaunliiK to organ tin :i company to bundle the sales of CDoofl lfuy propei ty and may possibly "handle some of the Kinney proper 41vi. Ho will hao mi olllco In the Talneo building, whore Mnjor Kin jany Is opening his new olllces. City Attorney J. O. Mullen of s'orth llend was honored by election ss a tnomber of tho executive com 'Aiittco of the Coos County bar nsso aJatlon at Myrllo Point this week. Tio oomniittoo consists of tho olll--rem of tho association and Mr. Mul 3Un and L. A. Huberts of Myrtle JPolut. i ' i AMOXtl Till: SlUK. Hnrry M'lnklor Is confined to his iomo by nn attack of the grip. J. W. Honett wns able to bo nt his olllco today after being laid up for s. few days. Mrs. Neodman of North llend, who -tvna tnkon to Mercy hospital yester day Is reported doing fairly well. IMIss Huth Walrutb was taken to .Mercy hospital yesterday to undergo n operation for uppondlcltls, from -which sho has boon suffering from tfor Bomo time. Sho was opornted on this morning and Is reported doing JA8 woll as can bo expected. HAHAH IIKIt.MlAltDT suul hor all-star company nt tSraud Theater Saturday and s3ny afternoon and evening. tho sun- Aged Man Near Medford Suc ceeds in Battling Off Thugs. MKDFOHI). Ore., Jnn. I C Op posing bis umbroll (o revolvers and biilletH of rour highwaymen who at tacked him Sunday evening on his wuy home from tho depot with tho duy's receipts upon him, Stutlon Agent Leonard of Phoenix, aged 70, mndo a gallant and successful fight though struck over the head repeat odly with revolvers, blinded by tho blood from his wounds, nnd his um brella shot to pieces by a bullet. As tho shooting nttracted a crowd, the bandits Mod into the brush, Iwivlng the ngud depot master with tho mon ey still upon him. A few minutes previously, the same men held up Hov. .1. K. Ilalllle, on his way to church, but tho up proaclt or eltUeim frightened thorn off, while the minister wns arguing with them tho absurdity of trying to rob ii country parson. CAl'tJUT AT IIOSKIU'ltC. Thief Admits llobblng Post Olllei-. In Southern Oregon, KOSWUMUl. Ore., Jan. 10. Ad mitting thnt ho committed no loss tbnn eight daring robberies, includ ing postolllcos nt Medford Hold Hill, Talent nnd Hogue Hlver, n man glv hls nnmo as J. Allison wus arrestod lu tho lobby of tho McAllon botol nt noon today by Poslolllco Inspector S. II. Morso and Marshal 11. Fonton, nnd Is now condned In tho city Jail nwaltlng transfer to Portland, whoro ho will bo tried beforo tho federal courts. In 11111:1,1) .not D..M.(ii:i). Keporl of Damage to Steamer hlorin Is Overdrawn, The Hamlon Hecordor says: "The Fllleld arrived In port Mon day all O. K., after hor mishap go ing to Frisco on the last trip. Sho lost about 7.-..000 feet of her deck load, which was caused by taking n big "groen" sea, which wnahod clear oyer tho vessel, causing tho dnmngo. 1 ho glaring report, which said tho Hllold was dlsnblod and would bo laid up for some time, was anothor Haiulon correspondent." UA.(ii:i .siri-slyixmuM-UK. Foicstei' at I'loioiice to Protecl the Secils for Pine Finest. Florence. Or., .Inn. 16 c. H. Young, forest ranger, says the planting of willow cuttings' in tho sandhills along tho ocean beach will oe continued during tho coming spring in this locality. It is Mr. Young's present plan to obtain some J5.000 willow cuttings nt once and to bury thorn part way in the sand to heal up until tho middle of .March. Thoy thon will he plnutod along the sand dunes, to form a wind break for a variety of pine which thrives wherever the sand can bo kept from drifting over tho seod, or tho seed kept from blowing away until the growth has begun, tho first In tho Klondike rush nnd U repuKd to havo made a good stnko. "Ho airlvcd In Scnttlo from Alas ka villi his wlfo and six-year-old daughter, Soplouibcr 2G. "Two months ngo ho left Sonttlo, 'oll'ng his wife ho wns going bact to Alaska and to look for anothor lo cation and Hint when ho found one ho uould Wire. No word enmo until toiln, when u dispatch told of sul cldo In Oregon. When ho left ho hnd $100 nnd his barber equipment, valued at $100. "Ills wife Is now living with her mother, Mrs. S. W. Howltt, DfiO Twenuotii nvonuo. Seattle." Tho funeral services wore con ducted at Wllson'n chapel nt .'! o' clock this afternoon, tho Hov. II. I. Hutlcdgo olllclatlug. Tho Seattlo Post-Intelligence In n story about Stoner's dentil says Hint ho wim 19 yenrs old and was born In Mlchlgnn nnd that ho wns loputed to lmvo mndo sovernl sinnll stakes lu Alnska. It stated that Mrs. Stoner said that ho had $100 and his kit of bnrbor tools when ho loft two months ngo nnd that she had not heard front him b-iiicc ho loft until she received tho telegram announcing hla death. I a fi:v HF.roims j i YKT to hi: ihutk.v I Tlio largest trees In tlit world nro tho giant redwoods of Califor nia. One of tnese, in Tnlaru coun ty, hns at the base u circumference of 10S feet, and nt n point 1U foot from tho ground n clrcumfeienco or 70 feet. The largest desert In tho world Is tho Saharn. This barren waste has a length of 3000 miles nnd nn nverngo width of 900 tnllos. Haiti rails thero at Intervals of five, ton nnd twenty yours. It la blistering hot In summer and in winter tho tempernturo frequently falls to zero. The largest cave Is tho Mammoth Cavo In Kentucky. This consists of u Biiccosson of Irregular chambers, certain of which nro traversed by tho Kcho Hlver. Tho highest nctivo volcano is Po pocatoptl. near Pueblo, Moxlco. It Is 17,550 feet above sea lovol and hns a crntor 2000 reet wide. Tho longest railway tiinnol nsldo rrom tho Now York subway, Is that or St. Oothard. it Is nov feot wldo and 19 feet rrom rioor to roof and 9,4 miles long. Tho Chinese Wall Is tho greatest on earth, it was comploted lu 101 H. C, ns a protection against tho Tartnrs. Tho wall passes nvnr mountains nnd vnlloys and across rivers, u Is 1500 miles long. 20 foot high. 23 feet thick nt base, and 13 feet nt Its top. Tho greatest pyramid Is that or Cheops or tho Olzoh group. It con tains S9.000.000 cubic feet of ma sonry. Is -151 feet high, nnd tho to- iai weight or its stono has boon cs tlniated as over C.000,000 tons. Tho highest llghthouso Is tho Har tholdl statuo or liberty In Now York harbor, which Is 151 root, be sides a pedestal or 155 root. Tho largost bell Is the groat boll at Moscow, which is SG roet in clrcumrerenco at tho bottom, over 21 feet high, and 23 Inchos thick at tho top. its weight has been computod at 217 tons. It has never ueen nung. in spcniung; no snouiii nwnrd Ills dlclslon to the tenia which shows tho most effective combination or tho two In vital glvo-nnd-tuko dis cussion. In tho following sections nn attempt Is mudu to set forth gen eral tests to determlno excellence In thinking nn excellence in speaking as they should bo found in n good debate. "Flnnlly, It would bo a grave mls tako to glvo equal credit to thinking nnd to speaking as they havo been distinguished. It Is a truism or public speech that what Is said Is much more important thnn how it Is said. To attomnt dcllnltn nni.u.r. Icnl relation, indicating vnluo to bo ascribed to speaking and to think ing, is unsafe. Sometimes in public speech, tho thinking Is so worthless thnt for nn Intelligent nudlcnco tho speech Is wnsted tlmo; oven moro rroquently tho technlqiio or u speak er Is so bad, that tlio nudlcnco Is noio io nosoro iitttio or this thought. Tho best, therorore, thnt n Judgo ran do is to evnluato first structure substance, logic, evidence nwnrd Ing roughly 75 nor cent cimllt tn ! thought; next to ovnluluto tho tech nlqiio or presentation, nllnwlng 25 8Em?ci,t..Y.,?bt .t0 th0 'i""vory. Skillful thinking is worth far moro thnn skillful spvnklng. Above all. Judges should remember thnt n school debnto l a menus, not nu end. l no dobnters nr lenrnors. So great linportanco ns to the merits of tho question hangs upon tho decision. Iho merits or debating tlio best presentation or the truth In n living yltnl discussion this Is the supremo test or excel loucu " The Coob county high school de bates will bu hold Friday night. Tho question for debnto Is: "He solved, that Immigration should bo rurthor restricted by au education nl test." The Hamlon arflrmntlvo team which will appenr at homo Is com posed or Emosr Watklus and Pearl Crlano. Tho Hnudon negntlvo team which eoes to Coqulllo Is Knto Chatburu nnd Jack Kronenbore. North Ih'iitl Kcbate. The North llend ulllrnintlvo team will debnto Myrtle Point at North lluud. Tho team consists or .Misses Norma Chuso nnd Huby Wntklns, The negative team will g0 to Han don and consists or George Dowoy ami Lylo Chapolle. W. 0. W. and Women of Woodcraft Unite in Instal lation of Officers. The Woodmen of tho World nnd Women of Woodcraft united in .a joint installation of olllcers and n big banquet nt their hall last even ing. Tho session was one of tho most enjoyable that they havo over hold and was participated in by about sixty. Following the Installation, a sumptuous banquet wns served nnd an Informal good tlmo enjoyed. 13. W. Hnlslou presided ns tonstmnster, and impromptu talks by him, W. U. Douglas. Tom Coko nnd W. 11. IIol dlninn ndded lo tho occnslon. Later dancing, songs by Miss Preston nnd other diversions woro enjoyed. W. II. Holdlinnn was tlio Installing olltecr of tho W. 0. , nnd Inducted the following into olllco. Council Commander 10. W. Illu sion. Advisor C. J. Wilson. Past Consul Commnnder W. II. Ferguson. Ilnnkor I. Lnndo. Clerk W. U. Douglns. Escort Henry Hegdnhl. Watchmnn F. K. Sandbcrg. Mnnnger F. P. Norton. Sentry C. W. Vlors. Mrs. I. Lnndo was the Installing olllcer or tho Womon or Woodcrnrt and tho following nro tho now ofri rors Instnllcd: Guardian neighbor Mrs. Orn Mc- Carty. Past guardian neighbor Miss An nie Smith. Advisor Mrs. Ida Patterson. Magician Attn Duncan. Attendant Mnrtha Flnnngan. Clork Mrs. Mnry Cowan. Hanker Mrs. Lizzie HclBiior. "nner nnd Outer gunrds MrB. Plttmnn and Mrs. Addle Holnudson. Cnprnln or guard Mrs. Lnuro Hansen, I nivin IMinviNm. o.m . Francisco and San Peij 'y wuivjuiuu uarnn Tho Spcedweol smi. u.. ..' tornoon for San I-'riMu-igc J' Pedro witli n caro r ,, nnd lumber, Hio bit 0f ,, Hllll Mint ii iMlllnnli. li.. " "imj l3l qi . lug pasBongors. Among ti,O!0 1 nih ui nur wore hip roiioi.., F. Uurkholdor, C. F Horbw O. Wolcott, .1. H. I.atfldd, ct juiiuun, .irn. I'lini'ics Eteii, Mrs. M. F. Lnubeiii ,Mr8 J Yoakam, MrB. (leo. Ferry, jjr. Nosier, Mrs. dipt. Wilcox am 4 S. C. Hogora, Miu S. C. Hog?r. Pulo, Mrs. 10. Pale, Geo. pae j lllnklo, 11. W. Llndel. s. Fn. John Posplsel. W. i.hk. Thrirr, Mlnnlo Knrdell, A. J. norn, iirs. w. J(. Krojip, , uropp. Porhnpa tho reason why joy riues- end in a Htnashna that when a husband tnkp M. wlfo out for a hpIii he nlwtt J both linnds nnd all his nttontl&s 111U IllllUillllU. If you havo anything to sell, ml irauu, or wmii uoip, iry a watt j Havo your Job printing uo:i l IJO iiuiua uiiiuu t'UIHIY'S FIIIST HAILHOAI). Hi-ooklngs Lumlx'i' Conipiiny's frig ging Lino Piulcr way. GOLD HKACH, Jnn. 10. Tho first railroad over built lu Curry Co. Is now bolng constructed, a logging rond being built by tho HrookltiKS company up Chetco river. It Iiiib about four miles of road completed nnd expects to llnlsh It ns fast us It can got men. Tho company hns 85 men on tho payroll nnd expects to lmvo 100 by the first or July next. CHILLY? Never mind tho weather, step Into Stafford's and order in or HOT COFFKK HOT TKA hot nioroL.vn: HOT HOl'lUt and It will remind you o( "good old BUinnier time." Always something now at STAFFORD'S Hnvo your Job printing dono at Tho Times ofllco. It you hnvo anything to soil, rent, trade, or want help, try n Wnnt Ad. TONIGHT THe Royd iirouicr'H KcqultAl lcuiiniice. Teiiklns-IVrkliiH Wnr Solax. Two of n Kind Majestic Leo & Cliniullcr Thoso two dy clrls. Don't .MIsh Ko-Ko-Nuto, IIU MM for llfo. 'Hie biggest juitl best Mum' la t city. Any Sent, l(c. LOOKAROUND POHT OF OIPQUA. New Kffort Made to Organlo Improvo Itlvcr. Tho Rosoburg Roviow says: "Petitions asking for anothor elec tion on tho question of establishing a Port of Umpqua havo beon filed with tho County Court by tho real dents of Gardlnor, Klkton nnd Scottsburg. Tho County Court will act on tho mattor at Its noxt regu lar session in February." HKTPlTx TO HAXDOX. J. Howard Johnston and wlfo re turned on tho Hrooklyn Sunday from Sou Francisco, wimm w. had been for tho Inst threo months and will remain hero again perma nently. Mr. Johnston will repre sent Bovoral wholesale houses as their salesman In this section, cov ering Coos and Curry counties nnd probably somo to tho north. Dan don Recorder. !(0 of ' Mil to Ikl'l M . A woman's mind Is so much qulckor than a man's that whllo ho s trying to discover tho color or her oyes sho Is already trying to decide on the color sohonio r,t m wedding decorations. and see the $25.00 and $30.00 values you can buy for $10.72 and $14.91 Etc, then come and see what you can buy regular $ 8.50 $ 9.00 $10.00 $12.00 $13.00 and $15.00 Suits at the FIXUP The same price yesterdayi today and next week. Xoi'th Bend. Marshficld. FECIAL! A nice line of Ladies' Mannish Shirt Waists. Tho new thing in waists. White and colors. Priced ait $ 1 airad $ 1 oS0 The Golden Eiuile First National Bank Bldg. MarshfieH