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mmm-mmwwmmni!wm U THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1914 EVENING EDITION. "SWO IN COOS BAY TIMES. TML-O. MALONKY IMItor mill Pub. fflfl.N. AU MALOXEV X'us Hdltor OHtulaA l'n i it of Coos County MAIUMI! s TEX with tlio world-old cyclo of ' u.nng.ng seasons as n preco fJ .laat, It comes with every eliarm of uhvjuss i ml surprise, the guy, ami k.-i g'wl a of tfiia tirst month at spring. Ik u matter ot fact way no accept the splendor of the shlm juierlng sunflhlno and tho wealth of ftutlu and hlossoms that aro being ftj3tred for a never falling Mnytline. JtiuauBo spring has always fluttor 1 out of tho gray, fog-chlllcd vm ttiya ot February and In March mulled back at tho bleak mist mvcuntag In from tho sen, wo rath er. wi)eet that It always will. Ewi In this favor, d clime whore ttiirte Is no deflnlto Ice-locked lino iWrltllng tho seasons and winter Is (mly distinguished by the dull gray Xogs ot February from tho Hoft and aunllt zephyrs of March, there Is, nevertheless, a fool hi tho air and a b.uu In tho sky that marks tho aaivrh of tho seasons for him who ntaorvos a touch that tells of tho oars, and balmy splendor ot sum aicr. Alarth Is tho mother month unly a month from May with Its nyrlutl of blossoms. March bears imd nurtures and when sho lcavis tJio sceno alio turns ovor her chil dren to tho euro of April, tho foster-mother. Til 12 CAM j OK THH PK ITtt Inni'pnsnil activity 111 shll)- .)w pImb 1 t0 tM8 ncar fomplc-" J XJ tlrn ,.( tlin I'nmiimt PitHnh It Is bellovel that there will bo at least a partial r vival of the youth of our seaboard ports again ta'cng to tho sea. A deendo ago there seemed to be lMlo or no tncenilvo to tho seafaring life for young ntrorlcnns, but at pros nt tho Bltu n'lon Is snmewlnt different. How very scurro Aniorlcnn vessel's offi cers linvo becomo hns boon cm phaslzod during the past summer wh n owners have been using their best endeavors to comply with tho law that was passed Inst March mak ing It obligatory for voasols of 1000 tons burden and upwards to carry threo mates Instead of two, and nardly n coastwlso lino but what liaB sooner or lator been obliged to let a Bt'nmer sail' without tho req uisite third offlcor, nt tlto same tlmo entering their protest that they wore not to bo had, in extenuation. WHAT IK XOIIODY WORKKD? ' i WITH THE TOAST l AND THE TEA noon kvkxixo Truth Ib stronger fhan ovory Ho, nnd he that has her Is mightier than all men. Gil bert I'nrker. -::-::- nux, roads snoriii) in: good llOADS. DOWN In tho lolnlty of Floroiicc, Alnbama, tho first stretch of road to bo created with tho as etoUnvo of tho Government nnd In onargc of tho good roads uopart nwul, U now under construction. 'Xnu Government undertakes to pay" oue-thlrd of tho cost and pro vides exports to .oversoe the work. .mr van bo no more useful expen diture of money In tho public ser vice than In the bctt rmeut of the enMuAry highways threading from mo community to nnother. viood roads, when planned to servo Imputations rather than politicians and their f. no rod frlouds, at onco Kncrcnso values and stimulate retail Auxin sh. This self-evident fact can fio urged upon stuguant sections xnora orfcctUely than by either statu oommlsslonurs or county Hupervls nrs. The failure of local authorities to undertake work of this character makes It noc ssary to educate pub He itnntlment through higher sources nt Influence. Whatever tho runner or tho vitiligo soion may havo to nay In the matter tho man In the .automobile Is finally going to have ls wy, not only for his own bono flt. but bocniisn tho tlmo has como whim n wretchedly kept country roul Is a reproach to tho region through which It ruiiB. LOXDOX'H CANDIDACY JACK LONDON hns deelund his willingness to nip for Oovoruor on both tho Socialist and the 27rohlblttou tickets, ho pointing out that tho combined strength of tho ftwo- parties In tho state In 1912 wui .102,000 not enough to win, IHit n nucleus around which a fourth candidate could so build as to mako him u formidable candidate ftr tat offlco. ' It Is certain that If Loudon Is In alio- fTo!d ho will bo stronger than Ibis party, or parties, ami ho can bo rJencndcd upon to maku a pictures tfatrcunipnlgii. Ho Is a virile spoak ur xf.wull ns a fore, fill writer and T( tf.it niado some valuable contri butions to Socialist literature. Ac cording, to his own declarations ho 3 .not a Prohibitionist far from it .but In his "John Hiirloycorn" ho Karo the world quite tho strongest Dempuranco nrgunu nt of the times. Contrary to expectation, ho an aouncoa his willingness to tako over tho Prohibitionist nomination and ntiould ho bo tho candidate of tho Wo minor parties, ho will prove uo small factor in tho state election. DUUINO tho late snow storm In Now York tho true character of I. YV. W.-Ism asserted Itself. Carefully avoiding churches whtcn had provided shelter for tho home less ns needed, two I. W. V. ngitn tors lot! a comnnny of men to tho Fifth Avonuo Presbyterian Cliurch and oxtorted money by threat. At the niomont that tho domand for money was niado, contractors and city offlclnls wore seeking every where for mon to work nt removing snow from tho strfctB, offering food In ml van co and wnges at tho end of each dny. r. W. Lenders not only ndvlsod men in tho lodging houses not to nccopt work and wages, hut went nbout among ahovolers of snow on tho streets couusplliig them to quit work and leave tho city dofonsoloss ngalnst tho worst snow storm In years. "Tho wealthy must tako earn of tho unemployed," snld olio of them. Such Ib tho spirit of tho profes sional unemployed. It Is tho prop aganda ot those who mako It a business to bo unomploycd. It Is tho thront of the dostroycr, tho hiss of tho rnttlcsnnke. Tho I. YV. V. loaders do not wnnt work. They do not wnnt their dupes to nrropt work. They sook n "so cial revolution," and think tho way to bring It about Is to Indiico men not to work. No program could bo nioro mis taken. YVhnt If nobody workod? Journnl. CONTRASTS IX CLIMATE 9 Wnter Iced with silvers! Oraclous hear It blow; Hotiso chock full ot shivers Ons Is burning low. Cook In kitchen Is grumbling, YVINu In distress; Frozen pipes tiro rumbling Nice old senson, Yes? YV, R. Rose, in Clovelnnd Plain Dealer. VlolotB a-bloomlng In their dewy beds; Vagrant winds perfuming, Hoses, whites nnd reds; Winter's llko a lover Wth a soft caress; Nlco old season 7 Yes I Judd Mortimer Lewis, In HoiiBtou Post. Gentle breezes blowing, From tho ocmii blue; Fruits already growing, Hoses with summer dew; Winter's only springtime, Wo Coos Hnyltes bless; Fairest of fair climes Nice old senson? Yes! Home tho place whore you aro treated the best and grumble the most. f Big Barg A COMMISSION' ACHIHYHMHXT (From Wntorloo Courier.) THK city of Fort I)odo. Iowa, owns Its own wntor plant and secures Its supply from thr'o, artesian wolls which havo n combin ed flow of .100 gallons por mlnuto. Hut, while thcro was a good deal ot waste of water at night, the pump ing In thu day tlmo oxcodod tho flow of tho wells nnd tho supply was short. In older to adjust sup ply to domand, therefore tho city built a hugo reservoir of rolnforrod concret with a cnpnclty of two mil lion gnllons. It Is 1G2 feet In diam eter nnd in foot deop. Tho total cost was ?2r,000. Citizens of Fort Dongo nro now pointing with pride to tho new res ervoir ns a product of tho commis sion form of gov rnnient, for tho Improvement wni rnstri'pi pf tho earnings of tho water plant without bonding tho. city for a cutu. IX OALIKOHXIA A HUCCHSH KVKHYWHKIIU 'rAU CLAIIIK, Wis., has trlod out H tho commission form of govern- nunt for threo nnd a half years and Is much ploased with rosuHs. Jtoru ninl hot tor Improvonionts at itesth logs cost, havo been inndo, x3i,xn any period, nnd thu workings til the conimlssloii tiro particularly glinting and satisfying to tho tax iyera of that city, TOOPi TOOT! A tax of halt a mill for n inunlc fyul band! Tho tax Is nominal. ' Tlio- city of I'Jugono neods tho . Ther nro a lot of reasons why 'Eugene ought to havo a baud. There tiro bauds nnd bands, but jJew good bunds. Kugono Guard. FATIflUi: I ! From day to day wo sell our whey, ur nutmegs, nails or cotton, nnd oft tto Blgh, us hours drag by, "This wort of llfo Is rotton! Tho dreary SJiiiio Is o'er tho sniuo, no resplto r diversion; oh, how wo long to iolu the throng on somo out door's recursion! On eagor feot, along tho street, more lucky folks nro hiking, while wo must stay and soil our SiurIt's little to our liking!" Those colng by perhaps will sigh, "This work wo du is brutal; all day wo MUe' along the plko. and all our ork Is futile. It would bo sweet tto leave tho strot and own n nice snufe palace, and soil rolled oats to human gats, It would, so holp mo Allco!" All o'er this sphoro tho torlny tear la shod by peoplo weary, wfip'd llko to quit thoir jobs and Slit to oth r tasks moro dreary, Wo nvy folks who woar thoir yokos, sf (ot a bigger burden, wo swoar xnxt sweat and fume and frot, and oft f oi get tho guerdon. Thoro Is st t'rt wtir lv fraught with hnppln arasfc "nf filory, If you nro soro tho man next door can tell as sad a irory V.rtt Mason Times Wuut ads bring rosults. MUNICIPAL control of wntor frou'H Is n platform pjank of tho Democratic party of California, ns voiced by tho Stato League of Iroquois Clubs. ltecontly tho stato authorities of Washington withdraw tldolands en tirely from sal -, holding that It Is true ' conservation or public Inter ests for nil such properties to romnlii undor public control. A rocent do clslon In Now York declares all the tldolamlH In that stato to bo thf .property of tho people I Tho enabling not of Oregon de clared tldo and submerged lands along nnvlgablo waters to bo high ways of commerce forover freo. Hut llko tho swamp lands, tho school lands, tho forest lands, and tho oth er pnrts of tho public domain, thuao lands in tho rhor bods and along tho oroan shoro- In Or-gon nro largely cornorod by private aggros slon. IWhllo other statos and particular, ly other Pacific CoaBt seaports aro Installing gioiu systems or public ducks, Portland, by tho decision ot tho Or gou Supromo Court last Juno mill by tho prices set by n Jury In I tho Multnomah County Circuit Court Is suddenly checked In her of fort to match rival seaports in tho construction of municipal terminals, I In Portland, wo woro forced to pay $S7t! a front foot for tho Pa- iclflc Milling & Klovator dock site. land $804 a front foot for tho East Sldo alto. They are prices boyoud nil bounds, nnd thoir offoct Is to nr rest progress In tho uocks ondenv-. or, If not to actually throaten de struction of tho onterprlse. Wo are actually buying back nt thoso onormous prices wharf rights on submerged lands which tho Oro gon Loglslaturo Jauntily gavo nwny without n penny of compensation In roturn. Wo aro heavily handicapped as n result in our commercial progress, and It will not bo surprising if presently "municipal control ot wnt enfronts" also becomes a slogan In Orogon party platforms Journnl. I Somo Coos Hay women will I I believe ntiythlng that Is unbe- I llovnblc. Tho success of some Coos Hay men Is duo to their ability to obtain five oy nuuing rwo nnu two logoiucr. A .MATHI.MONIAL MKDI.KY. Folks marry on nutos, on stenmers, . nnd train's, ' On blplnnoH nnd motors n-whlrr; Hut rnshur than any of these aro tho I chumps I Who marry on ten dollars per. 1 W. J. CONK A I). Folks mnrry In cages where lions look on, And thus they show rather poor taste; Hut tho ones who nro surest to mourn what thoy'vo done Aro the ninnies who mnrry In haste. O. E. DIX. Folks marry In buggies nt louoly midnight; On platforms at tho old county mlr; Hut tho boobs of t! o lot, I hollovo you'll agree, Aro tho duffers who wed on a dare. I. It. TOWEH. Folks marry In churches and enges nnd oars, ' hn'iinocks or highway or hnll Unseemly, It may be, but bettor by far Aro tney who novor mnrry nt all. -ALEX HALL. A Cillfornls mnn suppled to he n pauper dlod leaving $ 1 00,000. Hi somo way ho provonlcd his monoy from talking so .tl o neighbors could henr It. Scientists claim that lovo Is duo to a microbe. Some of us nro willing to go oven farther and call It'n bug. -::-- IX KKOXT OK THE HAH ams in ie Furnishings One and two-pair lots of lace and scrim curtains, good styles, good grades, at One- Third One-Half Off Regular Prices The greatest line of curtain materials by the yard ever offered, the choicest, newest effects are to be found here as usual. All Short Lengths Under Five Yards, One-Half Off Regular Price Carpet samples direct from the mills, from three-quarter to one and one-hall yards to the piece, all grades plain and figured, edges prepared so they may be used for rugs. ' One-Half Off Regular Prices Try Buying Furniture Under This Plan Your money worth or your money back. That is the way we answer the quality question and Ok price-question; that is the guarantee we offer each, and every customer on every single article we seL Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back PERRY (Mb NICHOLSON Tho Mexican Questions settled; Likewise thnt of canal tolls; i Tlio trusts nro easy picking; Wo will boost Coos Hay pay rolls! 1 Theso problems great nnil parlous, Havo been settled without wur A bunch of wlso guys did It, In front of a fCoos Hay bar! Xovormoro tho cost of living Will cause you nnd mo to sigh; Moat prlcps aro doclluliig And will novor moro bo, high; Tho Coos Hay bar will bo deoponod, Hood times from noar and far The Kuow-lt-nlls soon fixed It, In front of a Coorf Hay bar! The fashions lack all folly And the schools aro running right; Tho dredge fill Is nil expected And tho future Is all bright. The world Is bright and choory, Not a pain therp Is to ninr Tho wol8cnliPtmors did It In front of a Coos Hay bar. Obsorver. Surely that now dance called tho "fish wjgglo" ought to be consider ed qulto proper during Lent. -K-H- tnoro may bo a suggestion In this story: I An efficiency onglneer was talk ing nbout presence' or mind. "Kor presenco of mind," ho snld, "nobody can equal .John I). "When John u. il d i.i Cleveland his noxt-duor uelgtiiior snld to him one morning: " 'Sinlth'B cow got In my garden yesterday nnd nto n lot of grnss and flowers.' 'Yes,' said John I). 'It got in my gaiden, too. 1 milked It to tho value of tho damage dono, and theu drovo it out.' " This new Idea of green hair ought to bo popular today. -K-K- A now novel Is entitled "Tho Devil's Oardon." Ono enn lin nglno what tho devil raised there. r-rg L00AL OVERFLOW. Will Hulld. Louis Xolson Is hav ing Krod Mugnuson prepnre plans for a six-room bungalow, 30x15, to uq built at Kastport. Hi-idge Man Hero. A. L. Nosier, of Hrldgo, Is In Marshfleld working in bohnlf of Ooo. W. Starr, who is a candldato for Sheriff A Coos Hay girl may admire sand In tho mini who proposes to her, but sho may not euro to build htr houso on it. I QUKKTIOX OK THU 1)AV I The greatest quest of the day, O'or which I often hacklo I want to find where my wlfo hid My last year's fishing tacklo, Warner Ogren. This bright sunshine a blessing Is To all tho sick and medy, Hut, dinged if it don't mako my clothes Look old and frayed and seedy. --K- 1 The Jingoes rap Wilson. Tho I President seems to bo getting j his spring wraps early this year. i - fio Fishing. H. J. McKoown, R, K Hooth and a few frtondB left for Coos River today to try and land a row trout. STORY FOR THH DAY I Xa Mm frnrilnn fmnsnii Is nnmlnif on and It occasionally lmppons on Coos Hay that tho neighbor's cows nnd lions appropriate tho vegetables B PORT M 12 n "& 1 LiVfU rJ Jos Somo Coos liny men survlvo ad versity hotter than prosperity, but they keep on hoping for tho latter just tho sanio, -JJ-H- 1IKADLIXF.S. I Sny! You folks who read the papers! I mean you and you and you; Do you know w) nt port of enpers Thoso who edit them must do? Old vou over stop to cypher What a task Is his who pools Tho Intelligence you cry for In between two column rules? Have you nny comprehension Of tho puzzlo In a lino Holding lotters, ten, to mention "Mayor Allon Pays His Fine"? When nu automobile smashes (As ono does most every day) If wo can't say "Auto Crnshea" What the dickens can wo say? Colonel Roosevelt's wild Progressives May some thenio In conclayo greet Rut the hend must bar possesslves And sny, blindly, "Moosors Meet." "Moosers Meet" may tell the story, nut It Isn't what you'd write If moro literary glory Were the only thing In sight. Whon "Investigators" hover Round tho surfneo of tho globo, Ah! It's then you may discover What a usoful word Is "probe," And thoro's others I might mention. Such as "ban" nnd "bat" and "slain," Which aro used with no Intention Of affording readors pain. i You may talk about the trouble That It Is to pack a trunk. When you want to carry double What tho thing will hold In Junk; Hut bellevo these earnest pen words Of a person who has tried; It's a cinch to putting ten words , In two columns elgbt words wide. Lonch Cross puld Incomo tax on ? 28,000 thnt he recolved within tho last ton itiQticns. Somo of It, y' know, ho got out of his dentist work. Danny Morgnn hns so many mx ers In tils stable that tho report Is going around In Now York that ho is raising a regiment In enso of war with Moxlco. Mnnngor Stalllngs will try out Fred Tyler, n cntchor. Ho Is a brother of "L-fty" Tyler, tho Ilravos southpaw hurlor. Should ho mnki good,. Hoston will havo tho onl bnttory In tho league with two brothers composing It. Munnger Frank Clianco does hot blamo most of tho fellows who havo skipped to tho Fids, They havo roachod the ond of their ropo nnd would bo foolish to turn down real money, ho says. Pncky MoFarland does not know whero ho stands In tho realm of legalized boxing In Wisconsin. The stato commission suspondod him for n year after oTldonco had been In troduced to tho effect that his bout with Drltton was a shammed fight, McFarland engaged an attorney who argued bofoio Judgo F. C. Kschwel lor in circuit Court. On the show ing mado tho Judgo sot asldo tho order of suspension, Tho cointrdB slon, howovor, re-opohed tho enso and took tho testimony pf several sporting writers who said that they considered tho nrltton-MoFarlnnd fight a fake. On this ovldonco, tho nniunilafllmi ntrntn nunnnniled Mc- Farland from boxing arenas In "Wis consin. Jos Evers, Johnny's brother, re- fiiHoa tn slorn with Terro'ITauto of tlio Central Lengue. Ho can't see tho figures offered him in his contract, he says. We've got n pair of glassea tinmn thnt nrn nt tin nan tci US. Tho boxing promoters of California aro working hard to sign up Jimmy Clabby and Dllly Murray, tho crack lulflillRWftlirht of Sacramento, for n twonty-round battle the latter part of this month. Murray's defeat of Leo llouck has been responsiuio ior all tho clubs wanting him. AUIO SHI11 BREAK ii - A great majority of persons af flicted with eczema have no other nllinont, which is accepted as proof that eczema is purely a skin disease. Morltol Kczeroa Remedy Is recom mended especially for eczema and rtiseasfs of the skin. If you aro af flicted with this terrlblo disease wo ask you to use this remedy on our guarantee. Owl Prescrlptloft Pharmacy. Frank D. Cohan. Oppo- nlto Chandler Hotel. Phono 74. Central Avenue Drug Store, local agency, prices faoc ana ?i.uu Annthnr Car Load of ford I tos Will Arrive on the Breakwater .....n. oinml hlnmltlr w i . iKn ItfUflt signed to George Coodron "J rivo on me 'r'",","Tj Thoro nro nine autoW1".B' siiipnifiit, nuiKinB v..i.t teen now Fords recelred it tW . Itl.tn a VMI.tn ill n uaruK ":;,.,, i all records of auto jUP houuiwosi ur U, "'tt4 UlUlOd aiaieo m '"'v"lll.1, .Mr. Goodrum sayi Ita W Inquiries ror roru """",. ,.j feels warranted a tecur It u mont early. No'ffiti. largo number mcW ovoryono tuiunius - , -. , j this season to get th' If oarly as w , i" --- fc all soiu iiiuii -r .) Seo Oeorge about tW ' nnd seo nun " GOItnKOUrTcOWItffiWf Til III"'"' ' NEW YORK. March i Jjjj wnnt to bo happy, iurro with a riot of color. i ceni ox"""11", c; t.onU. ' nnd Museum to.stTKTirt color. Joy-glvlng. JW , marks youth na V.l-i individuality, oureiv-.d lTami I !I"B,1"."1. ihn 'Ilntl ts MISS Yw'i "" . nrIM" of tho Russian P""' Jwtfl of rich New Yorkers, KJ lleves mo '",, ' ,hg neM" ginning to reallrethM in ireir n - .'her. ironcludod MISS La thought we had to gy- , mv. browns and ori rt"rf -- .-m nr rvt" ed to hnve a ie " age0Bi jl we havo grow ' gM wniu iuiui - ' d MTIlKPKOPg.g,! ,r.7h. ft w vs' WewI.htor-h,T,.5 rnutonIB&ird?jrJi ?!: LStfJK" Remedy. ivl D oobi". ,j mncy. F'f,,D' joJK Chandler Howl. ... i no. rnco ivv.