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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1913 EVENING EDITION. COOS BAY TIMES M. C. MALOVKY Editor ami Pub PAN K. MAI.ONFV News KiHUi' OfHrlnl I'ni'iT of Coos County official I'MM.u or tin: cm or m M'sill li:i,l). COOS IIAV CLIMATE. WHILE our Humpathy nnd nssur nnceB of nsslsttnnce go out to thu residents of the stricken dates In tlio middle west, we should Sfvr (hunks Hint our home U on Coo fitly Hull known not cyclone, tornndt or Hood of Hie devastating kind. Such horrors nre unknown here and It Ik doubtful If wo fully appreciate their fearful slgnlllcanep. Coos Hay residents who know only the mild winter and tin- perfect Tiinnt Iib that make up the spring, tummcr nml nut 11 inn do not fully ap preciate In till Uh fullness the bles sings of Kticli a climate uh HiIm. It in onlv when our attention Ih forclbl. tu-cr tt-il to what we enjoy by the sows of Home appalling catastrophe in ottler places that we fully recog-alzi- (lw blessing of our cllmnte. Compare our many perfect dny villi the conditions elsewhere mid -e will all ngrop that wo arc bless l In living ninotiK such Ideal envl xonments. WITH THE TOAST ' I AND THE TEA Somebody snld that It couldn't be done, Hut he, with n chuckle, replied That "nuiybo It couldn't, ' but he would he one Who wouldn't say so till ho tried. So ho buckled right In, with the trnce of n grin On his face. If ho worried, he did It. Ho started to slug as ho tnckled the thing That couldn't be done, and ho did It. Somebody ficoffod: "Oh, you'll nover do that; At least, no one over has done It." But he took off his roat mid he took off his hat. And the tlrst thine we knew he'd begun It; With the lift of his chin, ami a bit of n grin. Without out any doubting or quid dll; do Htnrted to sing ms ho tackled the thing That couldn't he done, and he did It. There are totissmds to tell you It ran not bo doiii). There are thousands to prophesy failure; There are thousands to point nut In you, one by one. Thu dingers (hat wait to assail you; ilut JiiKt buckle in with a bit of a Kfln, Then take off your coat and go to It: Just Bturt In to sing as you tackle 1 110 tiling That "can not bo done" and you'll do It. tii.-: Hnrr ohkkkvkk says: . . . . . 4 "Some Coos Hay people fit In. whllo others tdmply mitt In." A Coos Hay joung man who Is ttrlckeu Mays there Ih one good thing about IovIiik ii widow she can't Ret off that old kk "bout nover having been klwed ami hops right to It. Coos Hay married men and a few who are contemplating getting fool ish will be glad to loam that an American prima, douua Iiiih returned from Europe with a huttonlos noun and thev will offer up prayers that the fashion may become popular. "to Tin: Yor.w; editor." iDrdlcated to I'asiiulu Hrudlleld and Janies Eddy, editors of The Hroadway Tiniest There are small Huh In the stream. Dut that does not mean That some day Ihotio small llsh will not ki-ow; They may not become whales, Where the great ocean walls. Hut when from thu stream to the ocean they go They bring greater fame, To this wider domain, I. Ike the salmon In the Pacific, don't you know. Tfow here Is a boy, In the height of his Joy; 'Vet scarcely ten summers has seen; Ho a paper has edited, Wow who scarcely would credit It. .And wish him the greatest of fame. -A FRIEND. W. E. II.. Marslilleld. Oregon. 'Gonitis Is one-tenth Inspiration ud nine-tenths norspliatlon." -U-lt- Do not expect your wish-bone to ihko uio place or your backbone. "A speech Is like a wheel tho longer the spoke the greater tin tire. -M-K- Doisoy ICrelt.er. who Is hoinetlnies fond of Juggling llgures. has found that a dollar at compound interest at 1 per cent will double Itself In 60. OG years. That scheme will nev vr get Into the gol-rleh-iiulck class ami 1 am certain that Wilson Kauf man knows hoveral little luveat uionts that will beat it as a money setter. i' -h Till: REST .MI'S I P. I ', Tlio roostorVi crow does very well As "music" now nml then. Hut the thing that stands for some thing Is the eacklft of tho lion. Vhllo tho first may crow tho sun up, Ve nron't llkoly to forgot flint n fresh egg nerved for break fast Heats tho 11 nest sunrise yet. 1W " OF COOS BAY Johnson Porter Left Sunday Southern Pacific Waiting on MacArtluir Perks. Johnson Porter left early Sunday itim-nliii; lifter spending Saturdny oil the Hay to pet In touch with affairs here, lie did not give out any in formation In addition to what was In The Times Saturday He Is " xlous to hasten the work as much as possible and to complete his con tract with the Southern Pucirie as cptlcklv ns possible, but It seems that the company has the right to fix the dates on certain stretches of work. The announcement that Porter Hrothors had not taken over the cent rati for tho Coos liny end of the work was quite a surprise In North Hend and on the Hay, owing to the reports about McArthur Perks Company having turned over the balance of their contract being so generally clrculnted. II. C. Dlers. of North Hend. who was here todny. stated thnt he hnd been Informed thnt a representative of Porter Hrothors, In fact their su perintendent, had been figuring with local contrnctors about clearing right of way between Lnkesldo and North Slough. Supt. Miller said thnt although lie had not been officially advised, ho understood thnt the Southern Pa cific were now waiting on tho Mac Arthur Perks Compnny to get thu work In North Hend underway. It Is stnted thnt C. A. Smith, In behalf of the Terminal Hallway. w;.l take up negotiations with tho South ern Pacific at San Francisco this week nbout turning over tho Termi nal's franchise In Marshfleld to the Southern Pacific. IUXO.V is ocoted. C. II. Mnrsh, riglit-of-wny ngent for tTuT Southern Pacific, stnted to dny that ho could not understand Johnson Porter's denial of the state ment .Mint they hnd tnkeu tho con tr.iet tor this end of tho work, lie said that Supt. Dixon, or the MacAr tluir Perks Compnny, hnd Informed him that Porter Hrothors hud tnkeu the contract. However, ho had not been apprised by thu Southern Pa cific of this change. Ho snld that no one hnd been awarded tho con tract for tho bridge across thu Hay. OIVEOS RISING Floods Threaten Palouse River Country Railway Traffic Impeded. COLFAX. W'nsh.. .March !!!. Floods In southeastern Washington continued without great iliiiunne. Todu. the North Palouse u running bankfiill. The snow is melting In the mountains, causing tho river near Walla Wiilln to spread beyond their banks. No great damage has been loporled. Walter Hrown was drowned yesterday trying to ford the Touchet river. Railroad traffic In western Idaho Is Impeded by land slides mid high water. IS Seeks State Authority for Mil lion Loan to Rebuild Wrecked Houses. lit Awki. Utr.1 1'itm to Com llif Tlmo LINCOLN. Nob.. .March 31. A delegation of Omaha business men asked the Legislature today to ptu.8 a bill authorizing Douglas County to Usue one million dollar bonds for the purpose of rebuilding tho houses In tho Tornado district of Ouiuhn. pagi: to Gin:.T uiutaix Xew Yorlt PublMier Will llccoine V. S. Amluissador lo St. .Mines, Illy AwooUl4 l'r. la Coo llr TIium 1 WASlllXGTOX. March a 1. Will ter II. Page, of Garden Citv. L, I., editor of the World Work, a mem ber ot the Doubleday-Pnge Compnny, publishers, has nccopted President WIIsou'h offer us Ambassador to Gient Hrlttilu. I ALONG Till: WATKItKUOXT The Xann Siultli and Adeline Smith were unable to get out todav owiujf to the rough bar but probablji will get out early in tho morning. The Coos Hay bar and tho Hnndon bar have been unite rough for the last few da.xs, no vessels being In or out nt Handou since-Saturday. MKIU'ORI) MAX II CRT MKDFORD. Or.. March 31. Charles Swanson, a raueher, was bndly Injured by the explosion of somo dynamite which ho was car rylue In his pocket to kill squirrels. Pain caused temporary insanity anil ho tried to commit suicide nfter the uccldenp. 10 01 0 MOO N ALL OVER OREGON HIGENE -The Oregon l'nl versify debating teams defeated the Stanford and Washington t'nlvorslty teams for the TrI-State Championship. El'GENE Lang & Company's store was robbed of about $ol) worth "rT'etilby.'u"'; of pipes, confectioner known parties. PORTLAND Judge John I.. Chllds of the superior court of Del Norte county, Cal.. who Is In the city snvs that the (irants Pnss and Cres cent City Hallway Co., will, without fall, build a railroad between Grants Pass and Crescent City. WESTOX Clarke Wood will re sign as publisher of the Weston Lender, this week. He has hnd the situation for eighteen years. PORTLAND Colonel John M. Poormnn, colonel of the Third regi ment or the Oregon Nntlonal Ounrtl. will formnlly retire frum tho service soon. MFDFORD Charging that tho city attorney's office hns been used to further political persecution, the city council has asked for the resig nation of City Attorney N. C. Hoggs. HOOD UIVFIl Hnrry Chndwlck and Lou Trncy liuve been arrested on the charge of holding up u compan ion mid robbing him of $00. DAKKR Tho dedlcntlun of the new $40,000 Y. M. C. A. was com pleted Sundny nrternoon, when R. R. Perkins, hend or the religious work or thu linker Y. 51. C. A. spoke. SALKM Rev. David Krrott, who him resigned aa pastor or tho Chris tian church, declared his resignation wns duo to dissension or a petition demanding the election or trustees. HOOD RIVKR The Hood Rlvor Commercial Club hns noked for a postponement of tho hearing of the electric light cose. The tnxpnyerB or the city nre desirous or having a municipal light plant. CORVALMS R. A. Hoothe. or Rugene has established n fund In the O. A. C. for the bcncllt of students, who linve not sulllclent funds to meet their expenses, PHNDLKTON R. S. Ward, a sa loonkeeper, was arrested In tho Umn 1 11 In House on u chnrgo or starting llres In the various rooms. SHASIDK Tho potltlon for the re call of Mayor Alexander Gilbert has been llled with Auditor mid Police Judge J. I). Horry. PORTLAND Chas. McDowell, n hrakcmati, requested to bo arrested hero. In order to receive medical treatment, which ho could not pro cure for himself, for his foot, which, he said, was hurt In railroad work He wns sent to tho county hospital. PRNDLKTON The largest Hood In the history of tho section, Is ex pected here soon, on account of the great deposits of snow In thu moun tains. PORTLAND Tho Roynl Mnll SteniPHhio Co. is completing pre'inrn tlous to carry passengers nml freight from this city to all parts of the world, upon tho completion of tho Paiiamii (anal. Freight hunts me to bo Htnrted vln the Suez Cnnul for Kuropo and the Orient within a mouth. PORTLAND II. R. Alhoe. rormer state senator, will bo the Hull Mooso candldnte fop Mayor. Tho other candidates for olllces nre: Hen Hols Iniul nnd C. C. Crnlg, for councllmen-at-lurge. mid .L H. Hnldbrook, for second wnrd cnuncllninn. POUTLAX Professor John Mur phy, the greatest Gaelic scholar ill tho world, mid the greatest authority on Hebrew, Greok and Latin in America, died nt the nge of 70. SALSM An Investigation with re lation to the rntes nml outstanding contrncts of the Paclllc Stntes Tele phone nnd Telophone mid Telegrnph company Is being hold by tho State Railroad Commission, SALHM A8slstnnt Attorney Gen eral Delong says that all restaurant nnd hotel keopors must mnrk nil milk or eronm sorved, ns ndulternted, If It Is not up to the stnndnrd, pro vided by Inw. PORTLAND W. G. Cnrroll. ns slstnnt United Stntes Knglneai- hns Just completed n survey of the Co lumbia River between the mouth or tho Willnmetto nnd Vancouver, with n view to deepening the chnn nel. PORTLAND rownrd of $100 hns been offered for Inrormutlon lending to tho nrrest or the murder er or John A. Hrown. who was killed hero In n brnwl. SALEM Owing to tlio crowded condition or tho Stntehouso, a num bor or the officials will hnve to bo Installed In olllces In other buildings of the city. SAI.RM The Postmnstershlp or this city will probably bo bestowed on ono or tho threo following promi nent Domocrnts: August Huckestoln, Tom L, Wilson and James Godfrey. SAIjKM stato Superintendent of Public Instruction Aldormnn mndo an nrrangement with the cm- Simm. Intendent of Hrockton, Mass., for tho exchange of teachers for a year In order to give the teachers of each stnto a chance to stmlv tb niw,ni llfo In the other. CARD OF THANKS We deslro to express to our ninnv friends nnd to the public In uonerni our heartfelt appreciation of all the Miiuness snown to us in our recent borenvement. MRS. L. K. IIALLIXGER. MR. AXD MRS. O. S. TORRKY. Gl'Y C. TORREY. BY I Chauffeur of Auto Which Killed . .,,...-. L. K. Ballinger Has Pro liminary Hearing Today. Fred Reed. drUer of the nitto that was wrecked mi North Front street early Frldny morning, killing L. K. Halllnger. mid In luring W. R, Unities, Is having his preliminary hearing on the charge of Involuntary manslaugh ter, before Justice Pennock this af ternoon. Reed Is lighting hard against be ing bound over to the grand Jury, and much of the evidence given nt tho coroner's Inquest Is being rehashed. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney L. A. Lllljotivlst Is prosecuting tho enso nnd R. O. Graves appears for Reed. Graves first entered n technical ob jection to the warrnnt hut this was set nsldo nnd tho regulnr hcnrlng be gun. Reed snt nt tho table looking very serious In mil realization of the charge against him. Not even the smiles of his little two-yenr-old dnughtor, Wnvo, or her babyish prnttlc ns she would run over across the court-room from her moth er mid climb up on his lap would relievo his countonnnce. Little Wnvo, n childish benuty, will probubly be the best witness her father hns, If the case goes before n Jury, In enso Rood Is bound over. Todny with n linby rap, with pink bows, white and pink dress, she smiled nnd played, little realizing what the occasion meant to her mid her pnrents, Mrs. Reed remained In the ante-room of the Justice olllcu during tho hcnrlng, but whore she could hear nnd sec everything thnt transpired. FLOOD RELIEP FUND The Mnrshfield City Council will probably decide tonight whether or not thu city will help the ICastem flood Btirferers. Mayor Straw Hunt n message to Governor Cox, of Ohio, asking If there wn anything that could he done nnd received the fol lowing nnswer: "Wire received. My thnnks to our wnrni hem-ted western neigh bors. Hndly In need or runds. Wire collections to Col. M. L. Wilson. Ohio Flood Roller Commissioner. Co lumbus, Ohio." Mnyor Straw will lay tho matter before, the Council tonight. It having been decided Friday that It would l'nrdly bo necessnry to call n spoelnl session to consider It. The Times Relief Fund will be closed tomorow. If tho city council actH on mi appropriation tonight The Times fund will bo added lo the clty'H allotment. f not It will he sent direct to the roller committee. L. M. Strong forwnrded $3 to the fund from Arngo. The following Is the complete llsf L. M. sstiuiig, Arago. Ore. . . . Gnrdluor Mill Kniployes ..,$ Mlnnle-Wls Club A. Wilcox T. F. Miller Mrs. Howard Largeiit C. K. Klllott I-Tnnngnn (c Hennott Hank.. I. S, Smith .Ins. Hennett Mrs. l-:iln Hnndel D. D'Ambroslu M. K. Hrotherhood of Mnrsh- ilold Methodist church ..$ Coos Rny Times 3.00 20.00 0.00 .no 1.00 i. no .no 10.00 n.oo n.oo 1.00 1.00 27.00 10.00 Dorsoy Kreltzer 10.00 W. S. Chnndlor 10.00 First Nntlonnl Hank 10.00 Win. Grimes 10.00 Dr. K. MlngiiB jo.OO Mrs. Harry Winkler fi.00 W. F. McKldowney 1.00 Total $ ic.ro form xi:w corxen, Xew Masonic Older Is Installed M .Mmshriehl by s. It. .Mosher. Occldont Council. R. & S. M., was formnlly Instnlled undor n dispensa tion hero Satiirdav nluht bv s. ii. Moshor. of Kugene. There nro olovon dinner moniners nnd thev will moot regularly the second Monilny of each month. A little luncheon wns en Joyed nfter tho work. Tho follow ing offlcors wero chosen: MnBtop C. II. Mnrsh. R. I. 1). Mnster W. F. Miller. Captain of Gunrd I. II. Mills. Conductor or Council J. n. MR. Icr. Treasurer Albort Seollg. Recorder J. R. Llghtnor. LOCAL OVERFLOW. Returns Home. .Indue .Tnlin p Hnll, who recently undorwont an op-i vitiiiwii in .m-rcy Hospital for nil poudlcltls, wns nblo to return home yesterday. "A XIGIIT OF I.Al'GHS" will bo IMtFSKXTKD at XORTH HRM). I-'RIDAY XIGIIT. having been VOS'V. POXIII) on account ot tho Halllnger boneflt. All North Hend people should AURAXGi: to SHU tho lll(i l)y.. V.hlch "uu, 8llch lilt In Mnrshfield. MRS. I.. H. HAZARD, or Coqullle wns a visitor In .Marshfleld to day. I-.. AI.LEX returned this after noon from a trip to Florence and the Slllslaw. He reports things very busy In that section as result of railway building and lumber mill activity. REV. FATHER SPRINGER returned todny from an over Sunday trln to Gardiner. ' Eras ba COURT Willi llii:l HIT GIVE TO AIDjILfj OillES! Large Number Unite in Raising I Purse for Mrs. L K. Bal- linger and Chilren. Saturday evening, someone sug Bested nt The Chandler thnt n purso big musicale , ,,' 7, ,0,5oy for i be raised for Mrs. L. K. Halllnger ' I ,oubo Wed,,.", , "V T"Mq lwl and children. Within n few mln- nH n benefit r.'.r .'i, .."K April utes. nbout $ir,0 was raised, the fol- .,, J , ,U " 1,11w,,, and hi! lowing contributing Immediately: n J killed In the l""-, u II. J. McKoown Geo. J. Senk . . Frank Lalse . . . Hugh McLtilu . . A. II. Powers . . Warren Reed . . II. A. YouinaiiH V. S. Dodge . . . II. C. Hlllefer . Kd Morris W. K. Turnbull . C. W. Souk . . . W. C. Rleehors . :: - 10.00 fi.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 J. P. Porter 5.00 !!!!? .Ins. Wntson . . w. h. unaniiiur n.oo Geo. 10. Dlx n.00 J. O. Wntson n.00 i-;. m. impson o.no C. S. Windsor n.00 J. M. IMdy n.00 Geo. P. Alcxnuder 1.00 J. F. RohltiBon 1.00 J. II. Lllley 2.00 J. X. Mclntyre 1.00 J. C. Toyno 1.00 F. O. Tremnyne 1.00 G. R. MoBhcr 1,00 F. G. Plntt 1.00 II. R. Hiiltmmiii 1.00 J. A. Johnston 1.00 O. H. Hrown 1.00 Karl Lutz 1.00 Low Koyzcr 1 0.00 Cnsh 1.00 Others Also Aid. F.ugeno Crosthwalt at The Smoke house yesterdny raised quite an ad ditional purse for Mrs. Halllnger nml children, the following contributing: Smokehouse $ n.00 F. W. PowerH 1 0.00 II. F. Yoder n.00 The Gunnery n.00 II. C. McMillan 3.00 A. K. Peek 1.00 J. II. LnCluipclle 1.00 R. A. Olllvant 1.00 F. G. Ilorton 1.00 D. Ambroslo 1,00 Friends 2.00 II. J. Latihwuy 2.00 Chas LaChnpellu 1.00 II. J. Vnughan 2.m Cash 2. .10 XKWS OF l'LOItKXCK. Kvents Along the Slllslaw ns Told Hy The West. Miss Norn Flsk, -who hns been at Coos lhiy for two or three months, returned to her home at Acme a few da y ago. Mr. Xelson, superintendent for tho Porler Hros., canie up from the I'liiPMUa yesterdny morning on liar rett's stage. When the barge Nehnleni wiih tnk eu up to Mnpleton Tuesdny It was pushed up uguliist tho bank. As the Mo went iirvn rue corner or t'" barge remained on the bunk nml cnused the big boat to lenk unite) bndly. A crew or men worked nil lllgllt nt liuloudlng the iiii-l-o to lire vent It rroin being damaged by tho water. Portor Hros. Imvo rented tho schooner Coiiutllu nml will uso It ror carrying rrolght nnd supplleB ror tlulr rnllrond ennuis. Tho bout will be towed toYiiiiilnu hy tho Htonnior Roscoo ns soon ns tho ocean calms down. Cnptaln Horninn Wetzol con tinues us mnster or tho Coqulllo. Cnptnln Horgmnn returned on tho RobnrlH Monday morning from n vis It with rolntlves nt North Hend. A. J. Dexter, who spent sovernl months with his boh nt Mnrshfield. emtio up the bench on Hurrott'H Btngo nisi Hiuuruiiy. no will go to his rnnoh on upper Smith Rlvor to look nfter things thoro for n while. J. P. Portor, president or tho Tldo water Mill Co., was In Floronco Wod noBdny nnd .Thursday. Ho exprosa od himself ns bolng pretty well Plensed with tho showing tho mill Is mnklng nt turning out lumber. Mr. Coo, representing tho North Hend Mnnufncturlng Co.. wnB look ing nrtor business In this vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday. Sll'SLAW HAU nurrKR. Kiiglnper Leefe CTulnis It Is linprov liiK Xow. Englnoer F. E. Leoro states that slnco thoy began bumping rock In tho north Jotty that tho river chan nel Is stendlly deepening out to ward tho ocean. This cutting out tho snnd goes on sevornl lnmiirmi reot nhend or tho ends ot tho jotty. and as tho Jotty Is extendod Benwnrd tho bar wnshes away, leaving tho bar thnt much nnrowor, whore tho vessels have to cross. As tho plnns ror tho hnrbor 1m provementa call for tho Jotty to ho .eaiunueu out ncross tho bnr to deep wntor ir this cutting process contln Jios ns It Is expected to do, thoro will be plenty or wnter In tho channel ml the way for largo vessels to come nto the river boforo tho Jotty Is lln Ished. Florenco West, SIVSL.VW LIFE SAVERS. The Increase or shipping on tho hiuslaw renders a llfo saving stntlon here nn Imperatlvo necessity. Other -..v,..,.0 uiuus uio coast nave had lire saving stations for many years whon they did not have as mnnv vessels coming and colnir na nr nn; engaged In the Sluslaw trade. This mnttor hns been ngltnted at Inter als for many years past. Let us Sl'ns," "ofore tho proper au oUtles mid persist In our demands till tho stntlon Is built. Floreuce Have your Job printing dono at Tho Times ofHco. GIVE BEIEIT 'Bin Musicale Arnnr,nfi . I sist Wi L ;SdAs. ofClHiZ,ans BallinriGr. - 1 PUnm w..i. ? j.no: Thursday oven.,,,: ,, """wt M jcimrBi of Rev. K...i,er "i1"1 M ov. R. K. llron,,,,, ' , ' tar ".Hum Mni'H fail iM . l llio Coos iinv concert n, i been secured i , ." ht v.- i grain nnd Direct, ir r v .' )ro" .Munnger Wilson wm'n, ft1, tirrangenients. n ,)f , " i iiitiHlcal talent l. ii, ,..?.c. '! i In nttfllul I., ii '' "MDOCM J-SSii.o one! r tinusu J,' hlch " 1-00 I. ia iii,i.. ..... "-'" benppolnei'.o'r''lll ;-"lvnneuHnloof tlckeVr tKI' ' 'S2 n iiiciHt worthy one and h7iU 'J1 ,.,,,, ..:.", ,. ,,1"- ,"1C cause Ii i Ii m,i m t, ' . ", "ml ,hc tm . ' i . "owblt..lly draw n large audi ence. l-iinei-a Held .Smidar. Ihu runeral of L. K. iiii..,. was held Sunday afternoon from fv" Mnrshfield Fplscopal Church Uev. R. k. Hrownli'.g offlc .Tb,' the regulnr Fplscopal burial mZ There wns ,, rgu attend, 1-ellow vostrynien acted ns pallbciN ors II . Ostllnd. Ilnrry WuZ nnd others nsslsted In tho roailni progrmn, Mrs. llorsfnll helnr ti. orgunlst. Speclnl hymns nun tn "Abide With Me." "The K wig1,,;'!"011'' THE PEOPLE'S FORUM Tho Tlinoa will bo pleased to piV llsh lcttora from Its readen oa ill (ltiestlons or publlo IntereiL Eict totter must bo signed by the write, and so far aa posslblo be limited It 200 words. In publishing theie let tors It must bo understood that Til Times docs not Indorse- the Tltwitt pressed therein; It Is simply aloMiii u means for tho voicing ot dlStrtu opinions on all questions aSectltt tho public welfare. SCHOOL Ol CSTKI.V Marshfleld, Or . Mur. 30, 191). lCdltor Coos lln Tiniest A lending Coos ('unity lady eda cator mid thinker has sent me tU following question for an anintr, with the reiiiest Hint were I not able to do so, would I please submit It to Tho Times, so wo could all ft n proper answer and everjbod; know: "Why. In taking the school census, do they Include n child ol four years of nge ntul not Include the same child In the law of com pulsory school ntiemlnnce. until It Is hIx yeurs of nge"" C. II McLM'tllIMN'. Thorn Is n uood renson for lw and It Is hoped the Imly maj- b - , elvon L'nud nnd nml satlsractory repu through the columns of The Tlmei mid from many sauries, wi m hopo. further, thnt wo may recent other Hlmllnr qui-stlons l future to propound. The Times will he gl" to bo a medium be'ween Its fiWV. 111(1 LOGGIIR IS PIIOIII. S. Iteiison Will Try and Slop t& Manufacture of U'hMtr. t.ono HEACII. Cal.. March 51.- S. Henson, mllllonalro IunVrBS nnd hotel owner of Port and, J hns boon stnylng nt The Virginia' tho winter, will endeavor to pro"" leglslntlon by Congress prol. bit W tho mnnurnctiiro or whisky In im United Stntes. Mr Henson has nsldo $n0,000 to rurther the proJu nnd his attoriioy Is now drafting bill thnt Mr. IleiiRon wishes to M" pnssed nt Wnshlngtpii, . The proposed bill will pwMhgf prohibit tho ninnufneture of JWJ; but will not Interfere with thejnana fncturo of beers nnd wines J amount or nlcohol nllpw;cd in drinks will bo spcclflcd, hoeer. McAUTIU'R TO WT.I) PORTLAND. Or.. March JlHj N. McArthur, speaker of d Houso in tho Oregon Legis arure known ns "Pat." nnd Ml Smith, daughter of Mr. wf. C, Smith, of Portland, , III M rlod hero soon. Formal anno mont of the engagement has mndo. McArthur Is , fU rormor Sonntor Anken), or i Ington. WHY NOT HAVE YOU SHOES FIXED WOW i ' tJ Wo gunranteo our , the first class because wo w v NVe best nmtorlal In tho iJtfWi ,nd also have up-to-date ,' Know now i" ," .,,, rPDairi" ladles' Slwes, iicci ,g3 free Wntorproof between soiw chnrgo, .""''. '..'Elsewhere. . . ovor ueiore mi) h -;twear na ' "Yours for Good " Square Deal. AUGUST OLESON . 315 South nroadr. - ' experience hi """ ::inPtent. I.. ...nl.'ltllT I11IU shoos have mnuo " t'i- oy .Men's Shoes lliilf Soll.. " .W Ladles' Shoes Half holed... - Afon'a Shoes. Heels av ...... 01 chnrgo. le 15 do We also hnvo 011 saie 8oli Men's high-grade Drew f 00ebl1 all over tho county for 0 good our price Is on y ; reduced lino or Hoys' Shots q thf0 pricei