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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1914)
THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1914 EVENING EDITION. JKMUlJJi want Our 1st ow-in Full Swim Big Clearance Sale N s Extra Sales People to See That You Are Served As Promptly as Possible GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS GREATLY SACRIFICED Remember A sale at this store means a genuine, trenchant reduction from the normal price. THERE IS NO JUG GLING WITH PRICE UNDER THE WORD "VALUE." SEE DISPLAY WINDOWS. Hub Dry Goods Co. RAINCOATS INCLUDED CORNER CENTRAL AVE. AND BROADWAY. PHONE 361. IN FAVOR OF WEN) PUS ENTRANCE MM 1W0 STEAMERS NEW HEIR OF IS. LA Hill BIG FAMILIES ARE DISKED RASMSHED. AREBARJOUND BENKETT HERE IS DISMISS! Dr. Sargent, of Harvard, Treats of Race Improvement at Conference I Mr AMoHttftl rrr lo Coot II17 Tlmn.l BATTLE CHEEK, .Mich'., Jan. 12. A butter rnco enn only bo produced by stronger Indlvlcliinln todny assert ed Dr. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard University In ltle nddress to tlio Nat ional Conference on Itaco Iletterniont. Dr. Sargont declared In favor of largo families, saying that tho super ior rnceB always bad ninlntalned a high birth rate both from Inclina tion and conscience. Tho basic law of "tbd survival of tho fittest" Imh .boon Hwanipcd by unwholesome sym pathy for tho weak specimens of tho human rnco, he said. Its restora tion to forco for tho boneflt of hu mankind ns a wholo ho declared to bo tho task of our times. Heredity SiMiilucd. "Tho old biblical Ideal of perpetu ating the families of the pntiliircliH by many bogottlngs must bo Jiistlfl"d In tho light of heredity." said Dr. Sargent. "Tho superior races maintaining n high blrth-rnte In spite of Individ ual preference for more ease and leis ure. There was something of (lis stern Idea of the duty of multiplica tion which actuated our forefathers In building up n now nntlon; there needs still to bo a nolo of sorbins concern for the physical vigor of our nation In tho pleas against rnco sui cide. Survival of Hie Fittest. "Tho present tendency of the supe rior races and Individuals to dimin ish In number Is contrary to the ac cepted theory of the survival of the fittest. When applied to man. tbeso physical principles of tho survlvnl of tho fittest through tho struggle for existence lmvo been forced Into tho background because of man's montnl, soclnl and sympathetic development. "Growth of tho human sympathies bns largely chocked the nntural elim ination of the weak, tho sickly nnd tho deformed and there have arisen many present regrettnblo conditions of physical unfitness, which It has become the task of our ago to elim inate. Conflict lu Progress. "Hero we confront- tho conflict be tween tho Individual and the race, for there Is undonlably a contradic tion between the nlms of liyglono as applied to theeo two. "Hyglone. a applied to the In dividual, strives to conservo tho llfo or oven tho most wrotched human being, but the hyglone or the rnco has for Ito ultimate aim the elimina tion or the weak for tho Improvement of the wliolo. "It, Is the provlnco or tho physical educator not- only to Invigorate tho individual for hlmsoir but through lit in to Improve tho race. Individual linnrovoniont In the physical condi tion or men nnd women results In a bettor race or children, so that wo inny consider physical education nn agent In our modern bclonces of En thonlcs and Eugenics. Port Commission Has Awk- Whistling Buoy off Coos Bay ward Question to Settle at Meeting Today There was a rcgulnr meeting or Has Disappeared Declares Captain Macgenn Captain Mncgenn, or tho steam- th tho BERLIN'S DOGS GROW SCARCE Increased Cost of Meat Given as Cause for Reduction in Canines Ml; A"x-UId I'rrti to C004 Par Tlmri.J DEULIN. .Ian. 12. Tho cnnlno population of Ilerlln is decreasing There was a rcgu ar meeting o cri;wu,rv which sailed this 10 Port Commission lu tho rooms or ,nornnK for Portland, reported by ... Sit iI.hh f Pnhiliwitnn 1tlu ttWltl iilHnlnan t r "lnnlntnt W I1 1 1 11 tllBO II flf IIIU IlilllliiUl ummun-v vino i.n... "IH'M.to iw "1'""' ... ..i-.., -- lug and n number of questions per- .Mnrshfleld. that tlic whistling buoy taDi.ng to dredging and filling wore fatf! f affS considered. One of tho most Import- P(j ni was nowhere 'In sight, nut was tho ofrort to grasp tho pro- With the disappearance of the visions or the agreements The ySoulWr1 shore Xw Willamette Pacirics proposed bulk- ,n(i tno Mention or tho chnnnel, and head east of Its right-of-way across it Is expected that Captain Mncgenn Mill Slough and tho plan of thQ C. A. will take considerable '" ,1 Smith company for hn.khcad.ng Its jj ontlou oMho marl... depn.t property near the sumo point. Tho ,M0 wBtllng buoy had gradually two proposals are soinowhnt conHlct- lost Its usefulness In fogs or at .ng and further efforts will be n.ado jffi ' ilSh: this nfternoon to clear up tho sltun- )t ) nflcr l)0K atruck by tlon. some vessel, or dragged Its moorings I Iloud In Accepted. ' the recent gales Is unknown, but Tho $3000 bon... (required f? '- 1" HngqulHt &. njoniulst as a guaranteo In tho construction or tlio nox urnin to curry ofr the water lu Mill Slough when the fill Is made by tho dredge was examined nnd accepted by the commission. Tho work has been In nroKiess for several weoks, but the rontrnct was not signed up until today. I'urmoiN Want SliolN. J. E. Fltzgorlnd and County Agri culturalist .1. L. Smith formed n com mittee on behalf of tho rormers around Coos Hay who asked regard ing tho dlsposnl or tho oyster shells dug lip front tho bottom of tho harbor by tho dredge Seattle Mr. Smith stated that the shells contain lnrco quantities of lime, of which lugred- SXT" 1X JSSa - " " "- that the use of tho shells on rami number or dogs In tho city had drop- nnil increased Its productive valuo led to 34.4 13 last year, according to hreo times ,nx BtatNtlcs just Issued, and' an oven The question or placing tho shells greater decrease In estimated Mr this whoro they would bo available tor year. Tho Increasingly high cost or tho farmers was brought up by the living, which makes tho saving of a committee, which was Informed that tax or $7.B0 yearly a big Item to the farmers could take th'o shells poor families. Is undoubtedly ono ex- rrnni niir or tho Port Commission plnnntlon or tho decrease A further import v It was suggested that tho factor this year Is the dog quarantine most nccesslblo place was to secure law, which has kept the animals muz- tho shells from Manning Island. It zled and on lending strings for sew was also advanced by Mr. Fitzgerald oral months. lint "no rarmers were agreeable to There are 0.740 tux-freo dogs lu .lacing n bulkhead on the Port Com-' tho city. Eighty of tlimo are owned mission's propertv on the east side or, by tho Empero.r and the ambassadors the harbor If tl-o dredge would do- nnd ministers of rorelgn nations, .malt the shells back of it when dig-j There are 1171 draught dogs exempt Llinr out tho channel. Commissioner .from tax. Tho city's Income rrom the Rogers was appointed n committee or dog tax Is more than $2.10.000 an- ono to interview the rarmers on this, nunlly. 110,t and Bee what arrangements nron(wnjPi T))0 could bo mado. jwork ,8 ,0 l)0 (,ono nt om0 ,, wl To CIiiiiibo ljtilkliend. l)0 cnrre,i out according to tho Another question brought up nt J))nna a)(, 8,,eoj(entioiis or City En tlio morning's nicotine was the need gnecr nucklngham. for shirting tho bulkhend on tho T,,,g wu lenvo tll0 construction south side or Hnll avenuo to tho of tno bulkhead by tho Wlllnmetto North side, so that the section or tho jai.f0 according to tho agreement streot rrom Droadway to tho bar- ,nado In securing tho franchise, bor lino could bo used after the fill which provides for tho railway's is made. Under tho present con- bulkhoad being constructed on tho trnct tho rill only coines ns rar north cast line or its rlght-or-wny. It Is us tho SOIItU siuo oi nun uiiMiiiu, prounuiu mm uiu cuiupuny ni nam I which woud leavo no street available, tho work done by tho tlmo the Mill Conunlsslonor SengsiacKon ami oi:ii- siougn mi is iiihuc nii-v Mntlov wero aiipointeu a conuuu-i i-tu i Redondo and Adeline Smith Unabh to Cross Out For mer Back at Dock I Facing ono of the roughest bars during tho present winter, tho steamers Itcdoudo nnd Ado- lino Smith wero unable to cross out this morning when they j reached tho entrance to tho bar- bor. Doth Captain Olson nnd Captain Erlckson took their j steamers closo up to tho brenk I ers and turned back. Tho Adeline Smith returned to Empire nnd tied up until to j morrow nnd tho ltedondo enmo back to tho Alllauco dock and discharged her passengers, not- Ico being given that she would make an attempt to cross out to- morrow morning, leaving the dock horo at 10 o'clock. After I discharging tho passengers tho ltedondo steamed over to tho C. A. Smith mill again. With tho big steamer Adeline Smith trailing along right lie: lud her, the steamer ltedondo clearod for San Francisco shortly hoforo 10 o' clock this morning with a cnpnclty pnBsengor list. Desldes having a heavy shipment or lumber, tho Ite- jdondo Is taking .'00 sneks of Coos j county spuds to tho California port Wind a largo qunutity of cranberries. I Tho Adeline Smith came In rrom San Francisco on Saturday and fin ished loading a heavy cargo or lum ber nt tho C. A. Smith mill this morn ing. While tho Adolluo Is said to bo a taster craft than the ltedondo, It is expected Hint the skippers will lmvo a Httlo contest down tho const with , "odds about oven" In view or tho tact that a southeaster Is working up tho const. Tho wind nt Capo Dlnuco this morning was 2." miles nn hour with tho sky overcast and tho sen rough. Tho barometer was down to 29.28, Uvhllo ut North Head tho wind wns light and tho sen tolerably smooth. The following Is tho passonger list of tho ltedondo: Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. McEldowney, Mrs. Doll Dncklnstoe. Mrs. O. N. Dlnck and baby, C. O. Thompson. Los Ho Isnncson, L. C. Crouch, Norman Youkey, Lilly Youkey, Helen Youkey, Mrs. Lilly Youkey. Mrs. C. 0. Thomp son, Miss Frnnces Williams, Miss Des slo Coko, Miss Nora Tower, L. F. Ilifrr, A. Satlakan, J. C. Terry. M. II. Menrs, W. K. Webber. Gcorgo W. Jnines, Lyman .lames, Dllla Terry, Stelln Terry, George Terry, Mrs. J. C. Terry, M. Curtis, Rny Smnllwood, E. McKellls, Tom Hnll. Fred Thompson, D: It: McGreg or, M. Molina, F. Durau, Juan Dlntz, Charles Polln nnd II. Sailor. Chns. E. Bennett in Portland Seeking Jas. Bennett of Marshfield Now The following from n Portland' pap er will bo of Interest lu Mnrshlleld ns It echoes tho developments In tho $0,000,000 estate which .lames Den nett, chief engineer nt the C. A. Smith mill, wns Informed some tlmo ago that ho was ono of the heirs: Dollovelng thnt lie should shuro In n $9,000,000 estato which Is said to have been loft by his grcnt grand mother, Susnnnnb Dennotf, of Hnr lem, Now York, on her denth moro thnu a yenr ngo, Chnrles E. Dennett lns come to Portlnnd from Tennes son lu Honrch of children or relatives of Ephrnlm or William Donnott, who formerly lived lu Portlnnd and nro brothers of his rnthcr, Freedom Den nett. Whether either or tho mon ho seeks Is living, Dennett Is unable to state. Ho has also written to Mnrshllold to ascertain ir Jnines Dennett, a snw ii.lll engineer, who Is said to hnve j Inherited n Inrge sum on tho death or Susnuuuh Dennett. Is a relative or his. . "I urn surferlng from n rouplo or broken ribs nnd ennnnt look tbeso people up," snld Dennett todny, "so IT nnyono knows where they nro or can ho round I would upprcclnto them dropping mo it letter lu enro or genor nl delivery, Portland, Or. Woman Charged With Cr plicity in Insurance SwioS Freed at Portland POUTLANI), Of . .Inn 12.--C-eI Judge Cnvannugh has dlstiiM;! Indictment against Mrs. Jnmeif'j Frnnco, charged with olitnlnlnjc oy under false pretences. i hnnd 1b serving n term In the r teutlnry for Hwlndllng the M- Wnodmon of America out ol I! by collecting Insurance fitter pint a body, taken to be his own, oti bnnks or tho Clackamas, Too policies that wore collected l;'. Finnco and his wlto totnllcd IllJt Mrs. La Franco was Indicted ett snmo rnctH aB her husband, ui wnn ehnrged originally n the jri pal with her husband as an fct sory. Tito Indictment was dlBinlnrii cniiso Mrs. Lit Franco Is tin I meniiB of support of the fmirtifli'l tho youngest n hnbo In nrm,tJ'- further fner that District Attorl Evnna belloves thnt she acted li' innttor nt tho direction of herl hnnd, who nlrendy has been witj oil. MVIITM: POINT Cl.l'll- WAS SILENT MEMDEIL liiteiTiipts Only Ouco In Last Sl tfii Veam. (Iljr AoclIM I'ma lo Coot IHr Tlmra.) PAUIS, Jan. 12. Jules Sauzedo, deputy for Carcassono, who died re cently, wns noted lu Paris as tho most silent member of tho Chnmber or Deputies. During tho slxtoon yenrs that bo belonged to tho Assem bly ho had novor ascended tho tribune once, nnd hnd boon known to mako only ono Interruption. Ono tiny thero wero very tow inombers In tho Cham ber and attention wns called to tho fnet that thero was nn Insufficient number to continue tho discussion. M. Sauzedo rose, counted those pres ent, nnd remarked simply, "Thirty two." It was his only parliamentary speech. Elects orriceis mill Will H"""! oiilllo Celebration. T' o Myrtle Club or Myrtle M hold Hh minim! mooting last eJ nml nlnntnil III.. fnllnWlnC tl01.l I ... i.... -Ar r lnnnogors lor mo eusiims ; L. G. Johnson, H. M. Fcnsler Cj : Hilling, T. T. Dement and C,5lf- Scbulz. Tho question or celebrarltft l?n,,,-M, nt T.lK' nt Mvrtle PoWl- W...V.. -. ..., ...... lyenr In a bigger cclcuraw i.rnnfiit nn nml tlio Rentlnient oii- present was th'at Inasmuch V Point gnvo way to CoqnllleU'ti It Is our turn to ontertaln mep or tho upper valley this year. Tho board pf managers nietj- re-olectlng tho old officers, co of Dr. L. O. Johnson, president; t Hullng. vlco president-, nil,!Z Scliulz. secrotnry-treasurer.-)1)7- Point Entorprlso. HAND DANCE, liiglcs' H'l'-j I'HDAV, Jan. 17. WIHEL1CSS TO AHCTIC. i KOIITH I1EN1) NEWS Mr. nnd Mrs. C. E. Kern, ot North llend, Coos county, wero visitors In Uosoburg tor a few liours today. Thoy aro en routo home nHer soiuo tlmo spent at northern points. Oloseburg News. Atitlioil.ed. teo to Interview tho property ownorsj Tho Port Commission passed n on the north sldo or Hall avenuo. resolution militarizing tne lining ot ease or Uroadway. to seo If thoy would tho low lands between Ninth and bo willing to sign up a contract ror Tenth, as requested by the property tho filling of Hall nvenue. lownors. the latter to pay all tho Question Is Settled Jcosts or tho work. Wilson Kaufman, ... ry ...iiair... enHlAit tlio u'hn has been loajlllir tho tnovoiiient I no run lAimiiii"!"" - ,, V, question of bitlkheadlng tlio on- ror ino mi, suuia wmi neiirty ait ot tranco to Mill Slough this attornoon Uho property owners or tho section by ordering tho construction of n In question have signed up ror tho bulkhead across tho slough along fill. Plans Hclng Completed To Connect I Vp With Greenland.. IHr AttiK-Utea l'r lo Coo Pr Tlmn. COPENHAGEN, Jan.10. Plnns to put Greenland Into wireless commun ication with tho rest or the world aro being rapidly completed. Engineers who have returned trom Greenland report that tho Klgslgut Islands on the west coast aro well adapted tor the location or n wireless station from which communication can be estab lished with stations In Denmark and Canada. It Is little moro than 2000 miles from Denmark to the islands, whilo the distance to Caiada trom the KlgsigutB Is about 100H miles. FjpHE ADS SERVE YOU ".THEY SHORTEN- AND SYSTEMATIZE YOUR SH0P ING TASK-READ THE ADS' IN THE TIMES. ' I Si Til 'iTiTiM-ir "- Wi