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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1914 EVENING EDITION. SIX RETU1 FROM This Newly Arrived Spring Line ses my OF- GtORBE 1LFF PLAYGROUND IN NORTH BEND TOMORROW IS ASH WEDNESDAY 1 I PAS ,i ra i'i . Marshfield Pioneer Sucumbs , To Illness Following Mo j tor Car Accident Georgo C. 1 Wtilff, nn old resi dent or Coos Bay, died at 8 o'clock this morning of complications follow ing hla Injury by being struck bv Mn Southern Pacific motor car Inst week. Coroner Wilson Is looking Into tho caso today to detormlno whothcr or not nn Inquest shall bo held to determine- to what extent the injury by tho motor car was responsible for Ills death. They have- no children but Mrs. Wtilff hns wired for her nolco, Mrs. I'otors of Alameda, Calif., to come, Mrs. I'otors hns been HI and It Is not certain whether sho will bo ablo to cotno now or not. Qeorgo C. P. Wulff wns born In Prussia November 28, 183G and enmo to America whon a young liinn. Ho Borved In tho U. S. navy throughout tho Civil War, having followed tho eon. prior to coming to America. Ho camo to Coos county In 1808 nml ccttlcd In Marahflold. Por years ho was engaged In logging and lator In fishing. Ho wns very thrifty and ac cumulated much valuable proporty and hns also a lnrgo amount In mort gages. His wealth Is estimated at botween $fiO,000 nnd $100,000. Mrs. Wulff, who survives Mm, wns born In Austria September 27, 1830. Tho couplo havo lived In Perndnlo for years nnd for many years prior to bis death, Mr. Wulff had been In retire ment. Mr. Wulff Is said to havo mndo a etntemeut' soon nftor tho accident which1 prnctlcnlly oxonorntcd tho company from blnmo. Ho said that 9io was walking outside tho railing which soparatoH tho roadway and rail road track on North Front street nnd saw tho car coming, but ho mis calculated tho distance and speed nnd figured ho hnd tlnio to cross tho track abend of the car. His Injurlos wore not first considered of a serious nnturo but pneumonia and broncnlnl trouble dovelopcd and owelng to be ing a very fleshy man and to his ad vanced yenrs, he could not withstand tho disease. Tho funeral will bo announced ns noon nn word Is received from Mrs. "Wulff's niece. E. K. Jones Praises Fine Road Built There Compan ion Taken III Declarlnc that Coos County should be flshntucd of Itself for tho condi tions of Its ronds and especially so in view of what Curry County hns accomplished In building ono or Its principal thoroughfares, E. K. Jones today told of a Btronuous trip ho mndo through curry county. in addition to tho difficulties encoun tered owing to tho Bovcro wenthor, ho had a sick companion who wns finally brought to Port Orford after cxtromo diffictiltlrs. Ho started out with J. 13. Mlllor of tho Buckingham Heck Shoo Com pnny, tho two hiring a team tor tho ilong drive. Both wcro tnkon sick 'nenr Lnnglols, but pushed on south wnrd to Gold Hcnch and Wcddor burn. Mr. Jones recovered, but Mil ler kept getting worso nnd rinnlly collapsed while on routo bnck to Port Orford. On arriving there, It was found that ho hnd n sevoro nt- 1 tnck of appendicitis. Dr. Uobbln took Miller to hln homo nnd Dr. Loop, of Bandon, wns sent for to aid In car ing for him, but when ho nrrlvod Sunday It was found that Mlllor was too 111 to permit on oporntlon. Yes- jtorday ho was roportcd some bet tor. Mr. Joiipb" Bnys Hint tho hlghwny south of I.nnglols Is a boulevard, having boon graveled by tho county. Thoro wns nppnrently boiiio nntural I cement In tho grnvol and It line hnrd- 'eiied nnd stands up under tho traf- ' flc Hue. Tho Coob county end of tho rond north of Langlols Is In awful condition, tho mud bolng two or I threo feet deep all tho wny. Mr. Jones Bnys Hint Coos County should bcow up tho grnvol rrom Port Or- ;ford and ubo It In limiting ronds. Ho Bays Hint C. P. Prlnnt nnd wlfo , who recently bought tho old Corbln much nt Corbln, hnvo convorted It Into an Idonl resort. Tho locntlon Is flno. Mrs. Prlnnt wns rormorly In chnrgo of tho Ilnrvey cntlug house on tho Santn Po anil so Is experienc ed. Mr. Prlnnt was formerly a railroad nitui In Arizona. BUSINESS II BANQUET FEW REGISTER SHIELD i rijANK pf.rfpctf.i poii mo (MTIIKItlNG AT CIIANHLUR HOTIBi PHIDAV HVKXIXO U'lCKKTS NOW OX SALK. Tho first banquet of tho Coos Day Business Men's Association will bo hebl nt 8 o'clock Prlday ovenlng, Pobruary 27, at Tho Chandbr hotel. It will be n Koclul sobbIou ns woll uh for the purpose of porroctlng mid extending the organisation recently completed. Business men and prorossjounl men or all llnn are Invited to bo presont iud uulto with tho move inont. Tickets can bo obtained tor 1 finiii (lti llntiim tit Mm Wnnlnli Mill Store, 10. P. Lewis nt the Plo noer llardwaro and P. C. Mather nt North Bend. COM.MITTPP. PKIMtV FOR OAKLAXB. Only Six Women and 133 Men Prepare to Vote at Primaries Knrly roKlHtintlon hns been light according to .lutlgo Ponuock'H rig urcH, which show Hint 133 moil are registered im iigitliiHt six women. Prom this It would hogiii that (ho Initios or Mamhflold nro olther In dirrereut km to tli ir rights or nro waiting until the elovonth hour to resistor. Tho registration Tor the primary oleetlon will cIobo on May 1 nnd tho roKlstorlng for tho gonornl election which tnkes plnco on No venibor II will open nKnln Mny 20. If you roglstor for tho primary elec tion, It Is not necessary to register for the Kouurul oloitlon. kkv icom: plaxs. Several Speakers Urcje it at Mothers and Teachers'" Meeting Need Room At tho Mothers' and Tenehers' Club nt tho North Bend hlg- school last ovonlng the subject of "Playgrounds" on which the children mny bo frco to exorcise themselves nnd fit them tor tho great battle or llfo wns most ably discussed by Supt. A. O. Itnnb. Ho sot forth the need or a public plny ground In North Bond. Professor Hani) stated that the day wns passing when It Is coiiBldored a wrong to rend any thing but religious books or to whlBtlo on Sunday. In California ho pointed out Hint a town of 8000 or moro Is compelled to havo public playgrounds. With tho growing population of North Bend, Prof. Unab ndvocntcs a playground be provided immediately. Xecil Saw School. , Prof. Knnb also discussed the In adequate room at the Central school, stating that If they had a new eight room school house It would bo moro than hnlf filled upon Its opening dny. Tho overcrowding of tho Ccntrnl school Ib n mutter tho danger or which, Mr. Itanb pointed out, must bo remedied quickly. A vnrlcd ontertnlumont wns ron dorcd, to tho plensure or tho guests, rrom tho old-time banjo selections to the modern recitation which was so loudly encored by all. Mrs. Herbert Armstrong rend nn nblo pnpor on plnygrouuds. Prom the entertainment tho gath ering adjourned to n little repnst which wns propnred by tho domestic science class or tho high school. The young ladles were nttlred In nntty Martha Washington dresses that pre sented the picture or Yo Society or Coloulnl Panics. Tho North Bond high school band rendered Bovornl se lections while tho guests wero enjoy-, lug their repnst. Among Hiobo pres ent wore: Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M. Bylor, Mr. nnd Mrs. P. McDnuIols, Mr. and Mrs. II. Armstrong, Mr. nnd Mrs. Holuzo, Dr. nnd Mrs. L. IC. Strntc, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, Prof, nnd Mrs. (Iruhb, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ilazcr, Mr. and Mrs. Lylo Chappell, Carl Colder, O. I Inzer, A. O. Uanb, MIbb Until ltanb, Miss Marjnrle Swoarlngor, .JohbIo King, Mlsa J)ay ton, Borthn Chupmnu, Dorothy Klb ler, Juno Young, Kdlth Itanb, Helen Monde. Ida Nollson, Prnncon Golden, Miss J. Parker. Otlllla Hoelllug. Kllss abeth Hoelllug, Lily Pulley. Clmlys Krnnlck, Uuby Wntklns. Constnuco C ark, Louise PlBiulngor, Kmma Johnson, Plnilrn Bergluud, Mrs. J. Pinery, Mis. Isnucs, Miss Kate Mende, Mr. mid Mrs. Vaughna. II. C. HoIiiion, J. Monde. Henry Dlors, Tom Hngo, Wllllnm Dauo. Joseph Barber, Lylo Chappelle, Clarence Klhlor, Harold BeynoltlH, Paul Welling, Clyde Tomp kins, Georxo Wat I; I iih. Arthur Chnso, Harlan Gubsor. Harold Simpson, Curl Itnab, Bud Kmery, Tony Kherhnrt, ChnrleH BurmolMtcr, Glenn Hart, Ar thur Chnpmnu, Murlol Chnppell, Alox Nollsnii, Arthur Holmes and Miss Kva HoiIboii. Tho eoinplote program wns ns rol- Iowb: ' "Dronms or Coos Bay," Lylo Chap pell. Vncnl nolo. "A Porroct Dnv." and "I'll Worn- That Coos Bay Smllo." I Mr. WatkliiB, AccompanlBt, Mlsa I ltanb. Banjo Bfloctlon, Prof. Dnvls and Long. Our Playgrounds, Mrs. H. Arm strong. Beading rrom Carlton, Proressor Golden. 1)1 iw t Service Between There and KMltltiii Grounds Arranged OAKLAND. Cnl.. Peb. 24. Oak land is to hnvo'a forty or Kb own to tho Panama Pacific Pair Grounds In 19 in. The exposition company has' Announced that a Bpecinl lino of sev eral bontB will be put on to accom modate tho expected crowds from wuiimuii iiiiii ijiiivi i'iiiv-o wi mi' I'uni. i eldo of the Bay. These boats will ; run direct rrom Oakland to tho Pair; Grounds, probably on n hair hour tu'hodulo and a ten cent fare, the eamo as now d nrged between Oak-1 land and San Pram l-co ' Will i:peiid !i:i.1,UOO,0)D In IMciid lug KliH'tile System. OAKLAND, Cnl.. Pob. 21.- $ tr.. 000.000 will be Bopnt In Oakland (luring the next fow years b the Kej lloute, which controls the street mr Hues and one or the ferries or Oak land, In Improving and extending the service, and developing new territory. This Is the nunouiicemeut mndo l A. W. McLlmont, the new genoial malinger or tho company. This huge amount does not Include tho proposed extensions or tho lines to San Jose and Sacramciitn. hut Is to be devoted solely to extension nnd Improvement In Oakland and Us Immediate vicinity IS Spring Time Is Talcum Time Every ono uses Talcum Powder nowadays; not only the baby, but tho rest of the family. Father jses it after shaving, and mother for protection from the chill wind, Wo have a big line of fresh Talcums, including COLGATE'S, WILLIAMS', A. D. S., HUDNUTS AND MENNEN'S IN VARIOUS ODORS Red Cross Drug Store Phone 122. Coroner Wilson Completes In vestigationMany Ex press Reflret Coroner Pred Wilson rotumod lost owning rrom Ton Mile whoro ho was i filled to Investigate tho death or Benj. RobortB, who was round drowned In tho creok nonr his home hue Sunday night.. After going Into the rase pretty thoroughly, Mr. Wil son decided It whb plainly n caso ot Biilcldo and that no Inquest was noc t ssary. Mr, Wilson says that Mr. Roberts had cnrerully lemoved his coat and shoos. In ono or his coat pockets wero somo suitcase straps. Ills watch stopped at threo minutes nrtor threo o'clock, showing Hint ho must havo Jumped Into tho crook soon after ho loft homo. Tho body was recovored nbout 10 o'clock Sunday night. Tho funoral was hold today at 1 o'clock rrom tho homo, tho Rov, G. LoRoy Hall officiating. Interment was nt Ton Mile. Great regrot Ib expressed at tho untimely demise of Mr. Roberts. Ho was woll liked by 'all who know him and had no onomles or any charac ter. Kver since tho death or his wire Mr. Roberts hnd surrorod rrom molancholln, brooding ovor her loss and this Is tho only cnubo known for his ending his life. He Is survived by n lnrgo family or children, most or whom llo at Ton Mile. AXXOl'XCKMLXT. 1 hereby nnnounco myself ns a cnndldnto for tho nomination on tho Republican tlckof for the offlco of County Surveyor, subject to tho pri mary olectlon to bo hold May 15th, 1914. C. S. M'Cl'LLOCH, Bandon, Ore. Special Services in Marshfield Catholic and Episcopal Churches Tomorrow Is Ash Wednesday, tho first day of the Lenten season. Tho Lenten Benson Is a little later this year than last. Special services will bo hold In tho Catholic and Kplscopnl churches to observe Ash Wednesday tomorrow and Bpcclal services will bo hold by tho denominations throughout the Lenten senson. Itov. Pnthor Munro nnnounccs thnt mass will bo celebrated tomor row morning at 7 o'clock nnd to morrow evening services, Including Stations of tho Cross, will bo hold nt 7:30. 'Micro will bo distribution or tho Ashes nt both tho morning nnd evening services. Next Sundny, thoro will bo only ono MnsB In Mnrsh riold nnd that will bo at ten ov:ock. Rov. Pnthor Munro cobbratlng mnsB nt North Bend nt 8 o clock In tho absenco of Rov. Pnthor McDovItt, who will eclobrato mass at Coqulllo thnt day. x KpNrnpul Son lees. Tomorrow being Ash Wednesday tho services nt Kmmnnuol Kplscopnl Church will bo as follows: Holy Kticharlst at 7:. '10 a. m. Pentecostal office, Holy Kuchnrlst and sermon nt 10:. 10 n. in. These services t.ro tho Inst to bo conducted by Archdeacon Chnmbers before ho leaves Thursday for Port-laud. WKKKLV INDUSTRIAL HKVIKW. Ladies' All-Wool Serge Dresses i . At Is well worth a special trip down town Oregon IHnclopmciit Xomn hi Line or liidiiMi'lcs Payi-oIN, nml Prod ucts of LalMii' nnd ICuterpi'Kc. (Prepared by the State Bureau or Industries nnd Statistics.) SALKM. Or., Peb. 21. During the past wcok tho Supremo Court has de cided ngnlnst Lnhor Commissioner lloff In his contention Hint the eight hour lnw for public works applied to all public employment, biicIi as police, firemen, state empolyos, etc. A representative of Going & Ilar voy of Mnrshllold IiIih been spending two weoks nt Portland buying mer chandise direct from the manufac turers, to eliminate nildilkMiion'M profits, and reduce tho hlKh cost of living. Tho Mnde-ln-Orogon movement re ceived Biibstnntlnl encoiirnKoinont when 1,500,000 brick wero used In the Northwestern Bnnk Building at Portland, 500,000 being the cream pressed face brick. Pralrlo City has n new flouring mill opornted by olectrlcltv grinding thirty barrels a day besldnt feed. Central Point Is considering a wat er system with a pump system forc ing 100 gallons por minute through tho mains. W. L. Chnppoll of Onkvlllo will es tablish an up-to-dnto crciinery' nt Mod ford. Tho Pnrniers Mnniifncluilns anil Supply Co., or Bnmlon Is taking steps to eatf IiIIh'i n choeso factory. A fifty room nnnox to tl o St. I'rnn rls hotel nt Alhnuy Ib being com pleted. The Kiikouh Prult Grower' Asso ciation Is oxtHiidliiK contracts for n iHrger neroHge of vogetHbles for tho' ennnery. Tho SpriiiKllold Pinning .Mills nre enlarging tho box mnnuriicturliig de partment to' employ about twenty moro hands, Tho Pythian LoiUo or Aurora Is to erect n two-story brick block 100x100 to cost $15,000. Tho Tldewntor mill nt Florence has been reconstructed and Is prepar ing to snw $100,000 worth of logs tbln spring. A ?L'0.000 rontrnl heating plnnt hns been Instnllod by the First Na tional Bank of Dnlns. PlaiiB for a $30,000 high school for tho Pulton Pnrk district, Portland, aio to bo roady by tho mlddlo or March. Tho Gorman Turnveroln or Port land is complotlug n big club house nnd gymnnslum nt n cost of about $S0 000. The new rannory oreotod nt Snlom by Hunt Brothers of Snn PrnncUco will give omploymont to 250 porsons during tho foasnu. In their big fight for n puro wator supply Pendloton pooplo will noxt vote on a $10,000 bond Issue. Work has begun on tho first sec tion of tho Pacific Highway from Modford to Central Point concrete with n granitoid surface. Marlon county is nwakenlng from the sleep or agos and will vote on nu $850,000 good roads bond issue, The new peg skill. Is prominent In i this collection. A number of styles In (he set-In sleeve, others ulth tho nolo conservative peasant sleeve. Homo strictly tailored waist effects ulth turii-iliiuii collar; some In fancy Bolero effects. Trimmed In self-colored nml brocaded sllki. Tlirec-iiiiii't't' nml full-length sleoo. Colors wine, mny, Copenhagen, brown and red, 'Sles 1(1 to 1(1. ; Hpfe Dry Goods Co. Omipl IMnnn fnn lAfntunn Smart Wear for Women. I Oor. CcMilral Ave. and 13roadwiy. Phone 3G1. TICIIKXOIt IS BL'SV AGAIX. BPPIUT BOAI) BOXBS. Pt'iiusylvaiila In Bail Predicament As Result of Recent Klectiou, WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 2. Because of tho doreat of tho pro posed amendment to tho state consti tution authorizing a bond Issue for road building, Pennsylvania may havo to abandon its state highway system and turn 10,000 mllos of stato high ways back upon tho 1200 townships from which thoy wero taken. Under tho Sproul Act of 1911, tho stato of Pennsylvania took possession of 8600 miles or roads that form connecting links botweon county soats nnd other Important communi ties. In 1913 1400 miles wero ndded. When tho leglslnturo created this system of main stnto highways It was oxpectod that funds for Improving and maintaining tho ronds would be provldod by a bond issue. At tho election of November. 1913, howovor, an amendment to tho Constitution providing for an issue of $50,000,000 bonds wns voted down, nnd under the terms of tho constitution another such amendment cannot bo voted on for at least flvo years. I'liiiiicr Poil Orford Man Issues Some Novel Advertising. P . B. Tlchenor, who wub reared at Port Orford and from time to time takes time to do n little novo) boost ing lor this Hoctlini, hns Issued a now one rrom his homo In Seattle. This time he Is boosting his birthplace, Port Orford, although ho doesn't moutlnu the nnnio In tho neat little folder that ho has Issued, It roads as follows: "Ib our school system nt fault? "If not, thou why can't you nnswor tho euclohod questions? "Whnt Is tho nnnio of tho most Westorn Town In tho United Stntes? (This doos not Includo Torrltorlou.) "Whnt Ib the nnnio of tho grontost Deep Water Hnrbor on tho Pacific Const? ( This dooa not moan Pugot Sound or Bays.) . "Namo place on tho Pacific Coast whoro tho most vnlunulo and grontost vnrloty,of bench agates aro round. "Whnt Is tho namo of tho most valunblo lumbor on tho Pacific Const? "Whoro did Sir Thomas Llpton bo curo tho lumbor to bill 111 his latest Rnclng Bnnt? "Whnt Is tho namo ot that lumbor? "What Is tho nnmo of tho most wostorly Nowspapor published In tho United Stntes? "Auyono who can answer tho nbovo questions will recelvo nn agatobjfr in in man. "AddroBB; Secretary Commtrdil f'liib. Town, f'mintv mm! Slate ("You will bo able to nddresi tt Secretary by finding out too Jiw Westorn City.") WANTS BOARD lllIJi Kiiimn .M. .ToIiiimiii Wants MMf l"nim Ld null li. , , , On ,i liiili'iiiont r,t J?S Ol UuN In Justlc Ponnock'B court Ytlnvr 20, by nmma M. Joluuon 5w l.-,l.i, ,1 Tlnlnli nml Mncelfi Ul!( Kdward II. .loehnk a'tnclied the but account of Pdwnrd Ilnlch and fow ,tho sum of $1.2C to bo nil tnemow I Tint.!, l.n.l nn ilnnnil f nt IUB liu mUn nnl.... .,nu l.milfht bY M.1 JoluiBon ror n board bill oo iw. Bho elnlms thero Is a oaianw ir mnlnlng unpnld. Sho clalmi j Mrs. Balch and her husband era trnctod n $92.00 board till ajdW $84.50, leaving a balance of I and on nnotnor occasion .'. -, wont security for a frlendi to" bill which amounted to $20.00 w which romalns unpaid. If you havo anything to JI.jjj trade, or want help, try a "1,l In TLo TlmoB. Times Want nils bring remit The "limes want ads are the koys to the door of opportunity. The Victrola nHHH mwmmmwmmmmwmwmmmjimmMt Is Really New Porfectlon In tono Is the first essential of tho Victrola, J (0t, human volco, reed, string or wind Instrument the Pf",h, fo' of tho Victrola Is a rovoiatlon then, lot us rovenl to you i" dorful tono quality of tho now Victrola. The Victrolas Jones Are Clear, Distinct, Soft (RATHER THAN LOUD.) 4 & Its present Improvements that nro now nnd practlcai--tbe c$. nccompnsiied that which experiments havo iniieu i --. , eDurr Jectionablo grinding sound of tho phonograph records um ie:ta ly eliminated on tho Victrola. Lot us reveal to you me tono quality of tho now Victrola memfa pil' il I ' ' T I1 li i ii 4BjUSA Russell Blkr. L. L. THOMAS, Manager j 0 Mm X I -