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v m?ipfflwiftWWiiy n zrzsnwipr" THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1914 EVENING EDITION. , iiiiimiii i inn mi iiiiiiii in ii in - - wms ffffJTTTTTT'fSr-STT! SIX FOR GODDESS OF LIBERTY OFFERS LAID FOR STREET DOUGLAS RGAD CONDITION i talk to you - v lIJ.J I IIHHII il ' HIT ITT We want to 1 H .Ji Selootion Will Be Made by a C. A. Smith Will Donate Part ,C. A. Smith Says Section Near Popular Voting Contest Concerning Entries CANDIDATES HNTKRKD of Right-of-Way for Ben- net Avenue Extension t MemberB of the City Council held n conference with C A. Smith yester- Tho Kilts hnvo nominated ns their candidate Miss Emnm ISrlckBon. Tlio Moose Lodge hns nominated Miss Gertrude Scalfe nnd the trnvollng snlcsinon hnvo nomlnnted iMIss Elmn McDon nld. The Kagles will hold n meeting 'tonight, and nominate a candidate. It Is also understood that tho Woodmen of the World and the Rebecca Lodge will put up cnndldntos. Tom James Is nlso planning to enter n candidate to represent tho Arrowlinc. Camas Valley is Worst He Ever Saw C. A. Smith, who broke all rec ords for speed In n trip from Cocs Hay to Onklnnd, California, ami re A spirited contest for the selection of a popular young lady to tnko tho part of tho Goddess of Liberty dur ing tho two-day Fourth of July celebration, began today and will ih t.v Is concerned day afternoon relatlvo to the opening t,ir'n( Would havo made oven better of Donnctt avenuo from Fourth street time If It were not for tho wretched east. Those present nt the meeting condition of tho roads between Rose- wcrc Councllmen J. Wright Wilson, bUTVnKcnerVl report of the bod Carl Albrecht nnd Duncan Ferguson, 'condition of tho Douglas County Mr. Smith assured tho committee PI1( of ti,B inter-county highway Is that ho would donnto a right of way noi exaggerated, according to Mr. sixty feet wldo through Ms prop- gmth. orty for tho continuation of Bennett "Thcro aro sixteen miles In avenue, providing tho city or those u,0 cnnon that Is positively the worst Interested would open the street on ron,i j cver saw anywhere at any through to Broadway. Whllo Mr. tlmo In my life," remarked Mr. Smith owns practically nil of tho land smith In discussing his trip. "It Is between Second Court south nnd (Usgrnce to civilization. I have Fourth street, It would bo ncccssnry mado n number of trips over tho to buy three lots facing on Broad- Seottsburg nnd Drnln routo at dlf- wny to open the street. These, It Is fcrcnt times of the yenr and at Its estlmnted, would cost between $15,- worst that road Ib paved street In 000 and $20,000, which tho commit- comparison with a section of the too decided was prohibitive so far as Myrtle I'olnt-Hoscburg road. Tho worst of this rond is in uougias cioso Juno 27. Altliougli the plans Mr. Smith wanted definite action .Pnmifv nn,i wn miild notice nn Im for conducting tho contest hnvo taken on tho mntter soon as ho cannot jprovoment Immediately after cross hardly been mentioned, much Inter- nfford to tlo up tho property indefl- nB tho Coos County line. Tho rond nitoiy. in Douglus County lias evidently No otber innttcrn wore taken up at hnd no work whatever done on It. tho meotjng. but It Is expected thnt,i think that even two men on this something will bo done nbout closing strotch of rond to fill the ruts aud tho plnnn for oponlng South' Front j arrange drainage would icsult In a street nnd tho Intoi-scctlng streets, i vast Improvoinont. otc, which wero part of tho MIUi "The people of Coos and Doug- Slough project, nt the next meeting, Ins County should get toso'lier and est nnd enthuslnsm has been aroused Tho following committee to con duct the contest was appointed by Harry Kimball, general manager of " VcsUvltles: F. D. Cobnn, chairman: j''. O. Jlorton, L. L. Thomas. It. O. Graves, W. S. Ttirpcn nnd Clnudo Nashtirir. Candidates nro nlrcady sprouting ,,r ti,c council. up nnd It IB pronniiie mm mere will bo n dozen or moro who will pitch tholr hntH In tho ring beforo three dnys hnvo passed. It Is un derstood thnt nil of tho lodges will put up n cnndldatOHj tho traveling men hnvo already seloctcil their con. dldatc, nnd It is Also understood thnt tho Telephone Exchange will hnvo n candldntc. Thcro aro three candidates listed from North Bond, ono from Kastsldo and ono from Bunker 1 1 1 1 1. Votes will bo sold In book form nt one-tenth of n cent npleco nnd ran bo hnd nt all of tho drug stores. Before tho contest Is closed tho load- lug candidates will havo from 50,- -000 to 75,000 votes to tholr credit. Tho committeemen will go to tho various drug stores nt noon of each day nnd collect tho votes nnd tho , count will bo turned Into tho nows- papers for publication, Timni: hand coxckiits Music Provided for Fourth of .Inly Kiitortulitnient In .Mnraliflehl Tho nuiitc" will bo rf fenturo of Marahfiold'e Fourth of July coiobrn tlon that no city can surpass In ex collonco, Tho Coos Buy Concert Bond of thirty-two pieces will glvo threo of Its popular concorts ono on tho ovonlng of July 2nd, the other on tho evening of July llrd, and a third on tho ovonlng of July 4th. During tho day on both tho ,1rd nnd 4th tho playing of this band will bo n constant musical treat. Tho band's hondqunrtcrs will bo on An derson avenuo near tho Chandler Ilntol, whero a capacious band stand will bo erected and wboro seats will uo provided for tho comfort nnd pleasure of music lovers. Good mu sic Is j prlmo cssontlal In any cele bration. Mnrahflold will hnvo it In ouch oxcollonco ns to glvo n spirit of gonulno ami lasting pleasure- to 'her celebration, CUKKY IS PKOSPKROUS. nud STREET IRK IS CONS Jailaa Huntley Says Business Oojt CondltloiiH Aro GmmI. Tho Portland Orcgonlnn nays: "That Curry county, with a good wool clip, n good prlco for cattle- and good crops, hOB every prospect of a successful yonr was forecasted yester day by Judge J, Huntley, of Gold Beach, Or. J dgo Huntley Is In Port land to try a case beforo tho Federal Court. "Business conditions In Curry county nro good," ho said. Two now business houses nnd about n dozen dwellings nro In tho course of con struction In Gold Bench. The county hnd n good wool crop, nud cnttlo aro soiling for a good price. Tho salmon nro not running yet, but wo expect n good run In July nnd August, "Tho parcel post Bystom In Curry County Ik suffering from tho nowi regulations. Shipping North Bend City Council at Meeting Last Night Decided To Make Improvements At n meeting of tho North Bond City Council last night several mat tors pertnlnlng to Btrcot Improve ments woro dlsciiBsed nt length. Tho meeting wub well attended by peoplo moro or less Interested In tho dif ferent projects. All mombcrH of tho Council wero present, with tho exception of Councllmen Biirtlo nud Holllster nnd Mayor Slmpon. Tho City Hnglnoor wns' instructed to establish a grndo and to estimate tho cost of Improving Union avenuo from WiiBhlngton to Ohio street. After thnt hns been done further stcp for tho Improvoinont of that thoroughfare will bo In order. Tho City Engineer wns oIbo Instructed to make pinna nnd to ostlmnto tho probable coBt of putting In u sower on Sheridan uvonuo. It was ulso decided thnt bids bo naked nnd ad vertised an the various kinds of hard surfacing. Tho property own era will decide tho class of material to bo used. An ordlunuco declaring tho cost of improving nnd making assessments on tho Improvement or riorum ave nuo from Shorldun to Hamilton nvo nuo was passed without much delib eration Inasmuch as an emergency wns dcclarod to oxlst. A pntltlon protesting against tho planking of Monroo, Mend, Moutunn nnd Mcl'horson streets was lnld be for tho Council and ns tho petition wns signed by n majority of tho peo plo owning property on thoso streets tho Council decided that tho mntter of Improving tho streets In nny man ner whatsoever should bo laid over for Bomo tlmo. Sovornl minutes woro given up to tho discussion of various kinds of streot-bulldlng material. A repre sentative of tho Wurron Consructlon Company told of tho lasting quality of bltullthlc, n puvomont which is used quite extensively In Portland. do HOinotiilng with this stretch of highway." SMALL WRECK NEAR IMGO ADVIIHTIKF.D LHTTKUS. List of unclaimed lottors romnln- lug In the Mnrshflold, Oregon, Post- offlco for tlio weeK ending .iuno v, 11)14. Persons culling for tho snmo will please any ndvortlsod nud pay mnrnlininllRnll'IIO COIIl Hr flU'll 1 1! HIT VIUIUU iui by" parcel post has nmde the rurnl r. Frank. 2; nor .: 1Ip cnrrlerH auspicious. Tho route from " ' ,S" A "S " i V. nil., ., Chotcn to Gold Bench will bo dim-on tinned because tho bids wero consld erod too high. The enrrlo.B wero afraid thoy would bo awnmped with freight," Judge Huntley will remain In Port Jand for tho Rose Festival. OIIAXGE IX FASHIONS. jSala she, "What lovely fashions, dear! They do so change from yonr to year." "There's not much chnngo that I can SCO Ju pocketbooka," responded he. "They're worn n llttlo shorter, though And lighter thnn n year ngo." rauni, piguorooa; uurgoss, uiiiuon G.j Dellnplnlne, Harry: Dubeau, v ; Ferrov. George. 2; Grimes, F. !:.. 2: Hurt. C. S.: Hurt, Claud; Jof WE are not going to bore you with a long talk on our clothing. Personally weir, satisfied with our lines and feel that we could not find stronger ones buE Ne want to impress firmly upon the minds of everyone is the fact that we a P i? ing the people values and are certain of it. Money is not everything in business t admit frankly we're not in it for our health, but at the same time we are ? i! please the people and WE WANT YOU TO MAKE OUR STORE YOUR STORE. l We make our business a study all the time endeavoring to find new ways to save our customers money, and at the same time give them the best merchandise Dbtainable. Buy for cash andsavs from $3.00 to $8.00 on yoirSuit now and prove to your self that v r if "Money Talks" ITflKSir -Wl,r,... 4-. CLOTHES $20, $22.50, $25, $30, $35, - 1MfiMTrff--Tl BAND0W MARSHFIELD MYRTLE POINT ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure HO ALUM, NO UME PHOSPHATE Gravel Cars Tear Up Track and Delay Passenger Train Several Hours Owing to n amnll wreck of the gravel train on tho local railroad nenr Arago late yesterday, tho eve ning train from Myrtlo Point did not reach, hero until after ten o'clock last night, Two gravel ears got across tho track at Arnjxo nnd rlpneij u, o.ulto a "stretch of It. Tho damdgo was comparatively mnall nnd no ono wna hurt. Tho work trains aro kept busy on tho lino nnd Superintendent Mil ler hopes to soon have tho road In tho heat shape It has over been In. Tho ballasting Is being rushed to nccoinmodnto tho heavy logging trains thnt will operate ovor It when tho Smlth-Powora lino aouth of Myr tlo Point atnrta operations. Tho work train hauling rock for Hugh McLnln for tho rlprnpplng of tho fill beyond Simpson Park Is be ing kept busy nnd hnulB ten or n dozen cars to a trip Tho sight of nn englnn nnd train operating on Front street la attracting much attention. Tho rondbed, which was put In on piling, la holding firm nnd too train la not causing as much Blinking In tho stores as was ex pected, COUGAR HUNTING INC00S COUNTY J. t WAIINKH, OF SOUTH FOIIK, SAYS IHO GAMK IS PMJNTIFUK IV THAT SKCTION KII.M:i) KKHIT-FOOT PANTIIKII. Tho last lasuo of tho Orogon Sportsman contains tho following Interesting account of a Coos Coun ty hunting ground: "Mr. J. C. Warner, who Uvea on tho south fork of Coqullle River In Coos County, roports good cougar hunting In this locality during the past few months. Some tlmo ago whllo ho was out looking up some cnttlo, ho discovered tho carcaes of a freshly-killed deer. Ho re turned homo, got his dogs nnd turn ed them loose where tho deer had been killed. Tho dogs had difficulty, as tho trails wero cold. In a ra dius of less than n mile, Mr. Wnrner saya he dlscoorod tho enrcasses of nlno doer, nono of which ho thinks had been killed moro than ton or fifteen dnys, In making a larger ferson, Kmll; Johnson, J. O.; Jur- circle nbout tho locality, his dogs gens, Arnold K.; Knapp, Hill; Kol- struck tho froah trail of n panther lor, Conrad; Larson, Klnar; Loper. and In twonty minutes tho animal 'Harry; I.oonhort. II.; Mastlg. Josoph, was treed In a innplo, Whllo skln JNowlnnd, MrB. MeUlun; Powiie. Km- nlng this cat, his dogs wero hunt mett; Porter, Wnltor; Plntto, C. H.; Ing around nnd In n short tlmo thoy Peterson, Hoy; Hlce, 1). J.; Itoln- woro barking up nnothor tree, To Iseh, Otto; Sugnrlln, Mrs. J.; Su- his surprise. Mr. Warpor found his galln. Geo.; slinuson. Peto; Storm, J dogs hnd chased two moro cougars W, A., 2; Tlsory, Henry; Tnsbell, up one tree. Shortly his dogs wore iinum Thorn. Mrs. W. C: t'Knldo. ranging out again and had a fourth Miguel S.; Vemlndez, Kulalu; Wnko-' panther treed. Tho first was a large field, Mrs, 1 1..; Wyner, J. ; ' fcmnlo measuring eight feot nlno uicues; mo oiuer inreo woro year lings. "Lator In tho winter Mr. Wnr ner succeeded In killing a fifth panther measuring eight feet. He found whero this big cat had killed three deer. WINS PRIZE IN BIG OONTEST OIL BOOM IN W 't;" E I. Chandler of Marshfield, Great Rush to Calgary Sec- Secu.res Hon,or$ In, In.- . ti.on-Nprtl Bend PeMe icn i Wright. Wash., 2; Miller X. G. W. II. CIMtTlS. P, M. MAX OX MUSICAfi IXSTHUMKXTS. ltefminwl PiCfhyterlnns Say It Is n Conuit Form of Worlilp. lll.OOMINGTOX, Ind., Juno 10. PIpo orgnns, plnnoa and kindred mu sical Instruments have no place In n rhurch, nccordlng to a report adopted by tho synod of tho Reformed Pres bytorlnn church of tho United States and Canada, which is meeting here. Dr. H, G. Foster, of Omaha, report ing for the committee on psalmody, reiterated tho position of tho church as opposed to Instrumental music in the house of God as a corrupt form of worship. surance Contest K, I. Chaudlor, local agent for tho otnn Insurnnco Company, has Just been notified thnt ho was ono of tho winners In n big contest which the company's ngonta recently nartlclpnt od In. During tho contest Mr. Chand ler wroto moro Inmirnnco thnn nny ngont In Portland, Seattle or Tacomii. Ah a )Vlzo ho will receive a gold watch engraved with his monogram. In tho letter announcing his success, Mr. Ulvoly, iforthwcBtorn agony di rector of the company, pays Mr. Chandler n high compliment, saying: "Your territory Is not very largo and you are entitled to a great deal of credit for obtaining tho volume of buslnesH thnt you did." Mr. Chandler hns lieen naked to wrlto an article for tho company's magnzlno telling how he secured tho business. !"N0RTH BEND NEWS I Ono moro enso of smallpox la now In ovldonco In North Rend, n young man named Chase, living near tho U. I). Church, being nffllcted with tho disease. Dorothy May, tho threo weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 13. Warren, of North Rend, died after n two days' illness of meningitis. Tho funeral will bo hold today. Mr. nnd Mra. Warren havo nnothor llt tlo dnughter. Mra. Warron la get ting along aa well as could bo ox pected, Tho couplo hnvo tho sym pathy of n lnrgo circle of frlouds In tholr bereavement. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mra. C. W. Johnson nt Orogon City. Tho llttlo Miss has been nnmed Jano Gortrudo. Mrs. Johnson Is a daugh j ter of Judgo V. K. Wattera. Miss I.ona Anderson, who has been I teaching nt Coqulllo for flvo years, i left yesterday ' on tho Rreakwnter for her homo In Oakland. County, , Michigan. Miss Ida Gamble, who has boon teaching school nt Coqulllo, la home for her mention. ' Mr, nnd Mrs. Wnltor Russoll, on Sherman avonuo, nro quarantined for j smallpox. Herman Mendo, who hns rocontly had tho inonslos, ls now much im proved. Davo Convorso of Lfents, who has been spending tho past week on South Coos River, returned hero to day. Byron Hodsou, of Ross Inlet, who hag been visiting at tho homo of his brother on North Bend Heights, re turned yesterday. Mrs, George Ross and son. Georgo Ross, Jr., woro guosta today of Georgo Black. Mrs. Ray I.awhorno of Marshfield visited relatives and friends hero yes terday. , The North Bend eighth grado will glvo tholr class exercises consisting of a class play, class prophesy and clnss poem, nt the high school build ing on Thursday ovenlng at 8 o'clock. Mra. Dean has hnd supervision of the preparation of tho exorcises. F!!li May Strike ft Rl Nli5H Portland Defeats Oakland For Tft Qm and U? Awwta Beats 'Frisco 6 to 0 inr AMotMtxi rtMi to con em tii PORTLAND, Or., June 10,-Pcrt- liiiid took tho first gnrno o( the kt Borles from Oakland jrciterday 1 1 1. Thn (.'nines vesterual: At Portland U. lt.t Oakland 1 Portland 4 I I Batteries Prough ana Mint;, i) it t . ....! II l .. 0 und BoMJ W. K. Bole, n railroad contrnctor from Spokane, who line nomo work on tho Coos Bay-Kugono lino, nnd who nlso hns considerable property holdings on Cons Bay, has written I. S. Kaufman that ho recently re turned from u trip through Canada. Ho says tho oil discoveries In Cnl garv lias caused u wild rush to that section am! that tlio operations nro Krnuso nud Fisher. resulting In ninny millions of money At Snn Frnnclsco- belug expended in thnt section. No ,m Angeles Hiya he la hopeful thnt Coos Buy San Francisco ... nny experlonco n similar boom. Batteries Klimko It Is rather Interesting hero owing llaum nnd Clarke, to tho firm belief of mnny thnt Venice failed to arrive at McrK thcro Is oil In this section nud tho mento in time to piny, operntlona with K. W. Andrews and J. W. Perkins nro planning hero. Thoy havo secured lenses on a num ber of tracts nud expect to stnrt drilling beforo long, North lU-nd People There. Mra. C. K. Shaw, of North Bond, hns received n letter from her daughter, Mra. II. M. Bonjamln, writ ten while on her way home to tholr claim near Calgary, Canada, saying perhaps they had struck it rich, aa their claim la nenr tho now oil field, t Tho claim consists of 160 acres, also a pre-emption of 1C0 ncroa, Sho Innings.) writes thnt on May 28 and 29 tho filing fees nlono nmountod to $17. 000 In tho oil regions. Tho rush la something wonderful. Tho monled men of Spokane aro Investing money heavily and It Is said that millions of Spokane money la tlod up thoro already. I IMtOWXKD AT FLOUKXCK AMKHK'AX I.KAuTK Now York, 4; Chlcapo. 7. Philadelphia, 7; Detroit, 3. Boaton, 0; Cleveland. 6. Washington, 3; St. Louli, I. NATIONAL IJMGl'H Chicago, l; Brooklyn. 2. PIttaburg, l: Philadelphia, J. Cincinnati, 2; Boaton, 3. , St. Louia, 0; Nuw ork, S. IT" XOimiWKSTKHX I'KAGli: Portland, 0; Victoria, 6. Spokane, 0; Seattle, 4. Tacoma, 2; Vancouver, 3. 1 1870 MK.V AT WORK. , Ifiupt. Dlvon Reports fiocjl iWl Oil lon. iiiy ' ", "nrt- Tho Eugene Register w. "i ing tho report of great "'Z l Younce, Formerly of Prosper, Iist u Jetty Work I'l.uuKNUr;, or., juno to. ",U"K. ' i 7 hn ?outliern PflBtl Vnnnro ,, vmino mnn wlin wna fnr- Bay branch Of tHO aoum , I merly employed nt tho Prosper mill, railway, ThoroM I Jixon cArtW, wns drowned hero yesterday. Ho dont of cn8tr""'rn 'eneral conttvil wns work ncr nn tho tottv nnd eltlier rerna "'r'" :; ,r 9 hi lost his balance nnd foil In or was tors, haa returned from a j struck by n tlmbor. Tho current inspection, jgolng as wr wna strong near tho jotty and no ' waa carriod out In tho channel bo- way. n!,on gaji tlfl fore ropes could bo thrown in. Ho SuPnr'nt2enn Cn at "ork on wna good awlmmor and made n v5L0,?,,lnH Tf tho line and iHl nam atrugglo, but the current wna '""' """",: ; shovels are iik";i too strong. Thoro la llttlo hopo of tw.blVrth and rocks very uM recovering hia body. Ills mother up the earth nna rocw w nnd other relatives aro aald to live down that way. 6 6 vA "t Prosper. , work ngon Wnnela J , i. . ad j J "' ""."".' .ho rlKnt-of-war. vx checked up a tow; 'u W'UA, DROP III-:CALTj Dixon checked up TlrW .JmlBo Woo, of Curry County Will , ?,' ?? mlAt onffie "2 iieunii imico unopposed r " . nd at anom - PORT ORFORD. Or.. Juno 10.- Jg.SSnbe", as the , mea Tho recall proceedings which .wore n'nd going constantly. Inatlt to,l Vnlnx) Pnntv Tnilofi Coming nnU golb Wood of Curry County, havo beon iviiiAV ItV.VD 'DRV'." . dropped, It Is said. Owing to the WAiinvGTON. D. C-JunVlal, recall mlxup, mad .blood haa devel-l GfTt 'fede ral BpveS' u"Tee.n ."or ,f.,a.ieIBu.", In closing ull aa oons n .--- v (resulted in n peraonal combat in l0o"d cef lionstitutine a 6' tno Curry County Courthouse the ",,,"""; th0 state of ", -i' oth.r day. Neither waa seriously l'rtionf gty sixth jg.rjU.yJ & upheld touayoyiji PORTLAND. Dr. Nlbley and Dr. Long, ncciibod of contributing to tho delinquency of n minor, wero bound ovor to the grand Jury by Judgo Stevenson. This case grew out of transactions at the notorious Friar's Club house at Mllwaukle. hurt. I Guerln Brothers and Pomeroy 1 Guerln has Installed a new kind of milking machines on their ranches which aro proving a big success. On tho lntter ranch ono .machine milks SG cowa in nn hour and fifty minutes and it is said It milks thorn dry. POST3LlSTi:iMJ3llBui Postmaster L. F txietir i Miss Illld. McCnnly marriuu iudi. ",-'. tne . n ceremony took ple in pa? ij terlan m manse with KevReUe0itftJJ ! the daughter of Mr. ana i i no average man mignt just as wen i. " , thla fall In love, for he haa to mako some McCurdy oi kind of a fool of himself. liMewo. L'VaWHI