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'u rsij,mssmm TT ' iiflliwwi, .,., 1 THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSKFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1914 EVENING EDITION. SIX Rfll UHI Jl ! t'Wimrwwwwwmw"1 wnww?'iwiHminwJniii. mawmnHi s3CTWiwt,i"'Wwww3J 'MRHHHIHHIHHTaiik HBI. . - i.,... . i Wftwi'fe i.. AcnlSi&nMMBtfMlMiiiMMfaMih. . m winwminwwMiw m mn u . gi , n 1 1 . r i n r iimA DOINGS OF CITY COUMCIL Bfi?S UilOEB 21 ENJQlfy M HO HIIG 111 BE 0000 " ABOUT JILLET 01 BROADWAY J too iniEngys New Ordinance Bars Them From Pool, Billiards, Dice Cards, and Other Games A drnstlc nn'.iniince prohibiting minora from plnyltiK pool or bil liards or Indulging l. wunos of chane and nmk ng It n penalty for tho lio.va themselves n misrepresent tliolr ages or for proprietors of placet to allow thetn to Indulge in gurios wns enacted by the Coiuuil laBt evening. In connection with it. n proposal to slop dire shaking was brought up by Councilman Wilton, but no action wan taken on It. Tim pool room or.Ilutince was Adopted In compliance with a re quest from the W. C T. U. and Min isterial Association last week. The ministers nskel that the city adopt nn ordinance like the state law and bnr boys under eighteen. The. state law lmrs youths under twenty-one and the ordinance was drafted the same way. it fixes a fine of not to exceed $100 on proprietors of billiard halls or amusement places If boys under 21 nro permitted to play cards, bil liards, pool, bagatelle, dice or any other gnmo of chance In their placets. A fine of $10 to $100 Is provided for boys who vlolnto tho ordinance. Mayor Allen wanted to know If tho Council wlshod to bar boys un der twenty-ono from these things, saying thnt the original potltlons stipulated eighteen. Councilman Kvortson said that he thought that It would bo n good thing to have tho ordinance tho s.imo ns the state law. Would liar Dice. Tu this connection, Councilman Wilson wanted to know If It would not be posslblo to put a stop to dice, winking altogether. He said that It WiiB plainly gambling. Councilman Kvortson snld that he did not think dlco shaking was any worse than card playing, pool or other games. Mayor Allen said that ho thought Hint probnbly some of the traveling men around tho Chandler Hotel would he grateful If the Council would stop dire shaking. Councilman Copple wanted to know about tho enforcement or tho ordlnauro prohibiting boys from smoking. He snld that ho saw n rouplo of lads smoking clgarottes on the streets yestordny. Councilman Doll snld thnt ho saw n couple of boys witli pipes almost ns big ns themselves. Mayor Allen said that there seem ed to be n toudoncy to onnct lots of laws and not enforco them. Finally the pool room ordlnnnco was put up for flnnl passago nnd went through with a unanimous vote. ewers abe ! iai1g order, t Thoroughfare Along Old Brew ery Property Contested by E. W. Wright Now. Assistant City Attorney Kendnll Informed the City Council last night that K. W. Wright, agent for Porter Miot'ers and Gi.int Smith, who own tho old brewery property on North Front street, bad enjoined the city Ctom Improving the alleyway north of the property. This Is the place where In a previous clash, the city rip ped out a fence which Oeorgo Haines ..ad built across the alley. The abutting property owners claim that the alley belongs to their property nnd Is not n public right of way, although It has been so used lor many years. The city had levied nn r.ssessment for putting In a now walk and stairs there. W. IT. Douglas se "iirod the Injunction from Judge Coke yesterday. Witter Cam I'p. Mr. Koudnll explained the status of the Coos Day water cases before the railroad commission as was outlined In Tho Times yesterday. He stated that unless the Council wished to grant the wnter compnny more time In which to make the Improvements suggested, they would oppose tho pe tition of the company asking for an other year or so In which to comply. All of tho counc-llinon were opposed to granting additional time, Bnylng that the wnter company had not nhowti nny evidonco of n desire to comply. Owing to the order of the Commis sion on tho rates to bo charged not having arrived, the Council decided not to tnko nny official action, it be ing understood thnt the city attorney would opposo the extension of tlino. Mluip Over AiM'sMncnt. C. it. Flaungnii was present nnd wanted to know wlint tho Council vvns doing nboiit collecting tho assess ments on Second Court Xorth which ho Improved six months ago. Part of tho abutting property Is Involved In the scttloincnt of the caso between the Davis heirs nnd the Southern Or egon company. This sottlomcnt has not boon completed and the city Is unable to collect nnd In consequence Mr. Flnnagan Is paying Intorest on tho $000 Involved nmd Is unablo to ciiBli the warrant tho city Issued, tho warrnnt not bearing Intorest. Councilman Copple snld that ho un derstood thnt tho Dnvls hclrs-South-orn Oregon company caso was not settlod but that tho lots on Nob Hill woro put up as n bond or surety un til the ense could ho tried out. It was stnted thnt unless something wns dono soon, tho city would pro ceed to sell tho property for tho as sessment, milking It oxpeuslvo for tho owners if they do not pay the assess ment goon. Miyor Allen Says That There Are Piems of Incendiarism in McLaughlin Cases. Strong indications that the flic IN ilm Mrl.aiisrlilln nine In South 1 1 .Varshfleld Saturday nigut was m Council Goes Ahead With lr,t,,,,nn,'' orlJtl" WIMT ."V"1'' 'V, ,hn UUUIIWl UUUb "".V,. ,V"m Council meeting last night. Mnyor Street to Depot Will Re- Alien stated torn if tii. y "ad m nlank Mnrth RrnnrltAiv idotortlvo for a few days or even if The City Council Inst evening de-1 ho able to solve the mystery of the elded to go ahead with the South thice fires. Mr. Allen said Mm , Droadway hard paving project, tho People in that vlcin ty who rem he V plan being to pnve It from Curtis the fire first found the doors all avenue to llnll avenue. Tho now deed It eked and the fire bt-nilng In the of C. A. Smith rr Ferry street was ' n Mdlo or the room where a pie accepted and Arslstuiit City Atlor-o'' papers and rubbish had elwlentiy i ney Kem'nll snld that ho thought hi en gathered. I the Cfllinrtl i-nnlil InWii n nlmil.'i. nil I The matter CliniO UP II ( Olllierf In.) , the Southern Pacific's protest. To Will the ofrer or Dave lloblen to comply with the protest would moan w'l the lots to tho city for $l.no. n delay of six weeks. He said that Mr. Holden stated thnt he had .ic under the presont assessment would qulied possession or It. The offe. mean a delay of s'x weeks. Ho said waa made last week, but tne Conn that under rhe present assessment, ellrien had not done anything ex ilic Southern Pacific Is getting orf copt to refer It to .1. C. Merchant, of about :i9o cheaper than they wotiid Hie MeiThnnt estate ir It Is'started over ngaln. j Councilman Copple said that if Tho nssessmeu' for the South they hid a fe" more fln- out liieie. ITrondwny work was fixed at $7.0 1 the plnce would cost the cltv ccn per front foot excluding Intorser-st'lorable. He said tint already ih tlons nnd a small tract belonging 'city had exuended over $l.n In flght to the C. A. Smith Compnny wnlch ' lug fires there. This led Mavor At was nssessod at $1:1.01 and $12,90 ton to make the statement about por front foot. Itcnluiilt .Vntli lli-imtlivitv The City Coutu'l Inst ti'gtit de- the place Itciinclt Avenue. Couucllnittu Wilson snld that a Wll.h KIM. SKA1.S. Work on Bridges Across Bay, Umpqua and Siuslaw May Begin July First. C. K. Broim ton, a-wlsinnt bridge engineer of 1 1-- H'Diiiiern Pacific Company, who will have supervision of the construction of the bridge crosa CooB Hay, the tTropqus nnl the EMtislnw, srys that pro'Inilu.m steps re bo'.ntf takeu in ill" w. y el sur vi ys nnd M' 't l e' ' to ae a new of men ut work in one of the three projettii wit!. In the int ihtoo Mr. Hroughton and I.. A. Woolle, bis asulstant. are awaiting instruc tions from the otflrlals of the railroad at 8a n Francisco and nothing definite can be given out at present regarding tl.e work. Mr. Htougliton says that he and Mr. Woolley have gone over the ground sluec they have been here and that they have forwarded some dntn to the chler engineer's office. II Is generally understood thnt work on ire Cong Hay bridge will bo l'.ln about July I. KA(il,KST( MKICI'. There will bo n special meeting of the Marshfleld Aerie of K.ikIos at the Kagles" Hall Wednesday night. Sev eral matters of Importunco will be discussed and all members nro invited. Plans Miulo (o (exterminate Them At Moutli of the t'nipqun. Tho Hoard or Fish Commlsslonerfl have appropriated $7!i to bo usod ror the purpose of destroying tho seals that Infost tho Unipqun Hlvor, pro ldlng that the rishormnn or tho riv er duplicate this amount, which lias been done. It Is proposed not only to dyna mite the seals that Infest the snud spits at the mouth or the UmpqtiR, but to set sturgeon hooks at various point In the river where the seals Innablt. This Is tald to be a very ef fettive method or i etching the seal as several ian b"1 caught on one line at n senium. Those who have the matter In ' mnl propose to hire two nun wbo are exm-rttt at this work, vv'io-e busleesi will be to attend to 'e fine mil do t e o" lnmitlns. Dy t' an 'in-. t'e tl.i'ie men expect Jo rid i he rl.r of the xeisls thnt now Infei" !o li-.' Ing grounds of tho riv er, ihbtioviii ' a -:ieat number of sbI men dining the y'ear mil nreventln oihu's from euturinsc the rlvr at all. Since Improvements are going on at the months of oihor rivers and har bors whee the saU used to con gregate, they are uuw gathered lu large ' eids at the mouth of Pie I'mnquii, wheie they are not at the present time disturbed. I'M.KS XOTICK. There will be an Important meet ing tomorrow.' Wednesday evening, lo which every Klk Is urgently In vited. There will bo nn Initiation and u farewell to a well-known brothers who is soon to lenve Murshfleld, Come out, Hill! I.uuch, y TllOS. IV. JAMES, Sec. Tho TIiuch doos Job printing. elded to order North llrondwny rrom 'committee or the Council had con Mnrket nvenue in Dlrch Improve 1 1 fen ed with C. A. Smith about open n( the cost of the abutting property lug Dennett nvenue. He snld that owners. Chalnunn Ferguson state 1 Mr. Smith wns anxious to have till thnt Micro were many broken and streets opened. He said that Mr. worn out plnnka and If trnfflc was Sm'tli agreed to donate right of way lo be diverted thorn tnv Him I'mirfli tlirmu.li Hvn lilrwltu If the cltv woillil I of July, tho street should bo put In continue the street through to iiimimiiii. Homo iiiiio ago a move-i iironuwny. no said .mi. nmiui gave them six months In which to do Mils. Councilman Copple thought thnt the cost wns too much for tho city to figure on unless the Interested property owners would take hold of it. Mayor Allen said he had talkod with some or them, but had not secured a definite proposition. Cotiucllmnii Doll said that Dr. Tag gart owned two of the lots nnd K. W. Wright tho third lot that would be needed nnd he estimated thuse would cost $15,000 or so. Councilman Ferguson said that the city could not afford to pay this amount. Tho matter was left in tho hands of tho committee. Wants New I'he Alarm. Councilman Doll wanted arrange ments made whereby a whistle would Indicate when fires were extinguish ed. Ho said that many could not go to fires when tho first nlnrm wns sounded and wure anxious to know whon they were out. He said that Saturday night ho was out or town and was very anxious to know. Tho other Councilmeii thought that such an alarm might complicate mat tors and nothing was done about It. Iiowcr Hiiiatlwiiy Mrhlge. At tho suggestion or City Engin eer Hucklughniu, It was decided to lower the old Mill Slough bridge on Hrnndway so that It will eliminate tho "hump." The cost will bo paid by tho abutting property owners. Neucr Changes, Dr. Leslie was given permission to conned up the sewage mains rrom his buildings at Third and Anderson with n sowago main that Nobles are putting across tliolr lots to connect with tho Central avenue innln. The old Third streot sewer litis been bothering shue Mill Slough wns cloreil. At Mm ran II am nf Cllv Iimnactrir Mot ror Improving Kigali Torrnco Trlbbey, the Council decided to Ig rroni Klchth to Tenth street was nore a provision in the plum blng or levled. This Is exclusive or the In-.aiaance which prohibited rain water tersectlonv The total cost la etl-from ro0fa belug drained direct Into innred or 9.1.1 M.S0. sewers Instead of being carried off A:i -nsesBnent of f a . 2 7 per front ' ou to the street. root, ex iiisive or intersections, was inent wub stnrtod to Imvn North llrondwny hard unveil but n number of tho property owners protosted, claiming the plunking would Inst n couplo of yonrs yet. Another thing that Interrores with tho hard paving there Is the question or ownership or tho Innd on the north end or Hrondway. Tho city now has about $.'1000 advanced ou tho old planking becnuso tho ownership or tho abutting property Is In ques tion nnd Is being threshed out In tho Supremo Court. Kick on ANM'ssiiicut Mayor Allen said that Geo. 11. Myers hnd protested to him becnusu Myers' property on Central avenue was nsseBsed ror tho street repairs and not n single new plank had been put In along the Int. Tho assess ment wns seven nnd nne-hnir cents per rront root ror repairs. City En gineer Ilucklugham stnted thnt on this work tho estimate had been only $ 1 . T 0 loss than tho actual cost. In this ense, ho pointed out thnt Dr. Toyo hnd rixod up the street In rront or his place after the notices were posted, hut In doing so hnd expended moro than ho would hnve boon ns sessod. Mr. Hucklnghiiin stated thnt the city wns able to mnko those re pairs chenpor than the property own ers could. Street Work. The Council declared an assoss tneut or $2.72 por front foot, ex clusive of tho Intersections, ror Im proving Eighth street rrom Cominer ( Inl to Eighth Terrace. The total cost Is $ll82.0r. Tho uBsossmont ror Improving Ninth streot between Control nnd Commercial wns fixed nt $2.70 por front root, oxcluslvo or Intersections. The total cost will be'$.M2. An assessment of $:!.! I per front TORIC LENSES $5.00 Per Pair SHl'ItON .MOUNTINGS frl.pg TOT.Uj $8.00 KKJHT DOLIiAltS ($8.00) FOlt THE ltKST GliASSES. Best Because HKTTKIt VISION HKTTKU LOOKIXfl MOKK COMFOUT Red Cross Optical Dept. Red Cross Drug Store $1.50 and s Avais $1.35 as asid Soisette for Women Special 98c BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL LADIES' SUITS COAT SILK AND WOOL DRESSES. ' NEW' FALL CAPES FOR WOMEN NOW ON DISPLAY $13.75 TO $18.50. fl 1 r HMO) U TV UPOCIS "Smart Wear for l!7,." Cm-. 11 roadway and CViiti-al Ave. Phmw-t U WL MtXSJsszsaamKsaEiE'i MY IP m 1 "LBOIE ' MITDrHDEi iLLffll i i George Goodrum Receives Many Inquiries From Car Owners About Event l'lnim for tho bit? auto piirtulc, which will probably bo tho rinest feuture of the colcbrutlnu here July I th nnd otio of the best of the Kind ever held In the state outside of Port land, nro proKiessliiK nicely. (IcorKu (lootlrum, who Is In chni'Ko or tho blK uvent, Is already recelvliiK ninny liuitilrles about tho parade thu na ture or the decorations desired, ete. He lias also been notlfle.l by u number thnt they will htivo their curs In the event. Ho now believes thnt there will be considerably more than 100 machines In tho imrnde. In addition to tho big prizes of fered by the cnmmltteo, u number of special prizes will bo awarded. lie litis few HiiKKUHtlonn to error, leav ing It to tho auto owners to devlsu thu most original, uiilouo nnd attract ive cms. AT .THE o (HOTELS WtPt, m wk Venice Defeated Sacrad o to uniy one Gamcl in uoast League. Illr Awxliiwl 1'auioCixnlu.rj.i rOHTI.AMl. Or liin.w . wits only one gnmo In tht (j .uiigiio yesiernny, Venice ttltt llnii,nliiniil.i u ... ., M.. uniiuiiiviiiii o id i. inonewir opens tunny with tlio tcami fc. un iuiiuhh; Portlnnd nt Sncramcnto. Han Krnnclsco nt Oakland. Venice nt boi Angeles. The score yesterday: At Venice- nnl Siicrnmonto Venice 8 It I ! Imttorlcs: (Jrccorv. Krnif iinumiu; iionley nnd 1111m. A.MKItlf.W IMViUl Philadelphia !); C" Ichro f llostou 2; St. I.nnlH 0. Wnslilngton 0; Cleveland 7. Now York 1; Detroit 1. X.VriO.V.Wi MUfilE. Chicago 7: llostou fi. St. LntilH-Pliilndclplila; rain. Clnrlnnntl-Ilrooklyn; rain, Pittsburg .1; New York ! levied for Improving Tenth street from Park avjenuo to Heinloik. The total coat it Mtlmated to be fl3 115.36. Only One llkhler. Thre was only one bidder for MOXl'MK.Vr TO HTKITOI'! ftaUKhter f Amorlran Uevitlutlw And Trom )nrtl"iisie H i I.il mm let rw r Tlmw.l ROSALIA, Wnsh.. June 18. 8atr ,, , I Vk ,1, . Pm i kd .r,w',,w' Uaughurs of the America!! 'uTL?J:Ji l . ?i" 'evoltlon nnd other patriotic or- . sked bids. Johns m & Larson were ,n!siloi!9, srrlve.l hero, preceded bv .!.. si l J u bi. ,,i i.i i ..... ana I III! 1 1 1 I I ' 1T-IB llllll Bmill r M C . M .. s?!a ?Ls . sJ5i '. K. awsia ,'f : ::r The Cliiindler Hotel. K. II. Fryer, San Frunclsco; Miss .May Wilson, Portlnnd; .Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. II. Ousted), Portlnnd: W. Doltz nnd wile. St. Puitl: T. II. WllJltiins, Portland; II. .Mellu, Portlnnd; C. It. Wnde. llandon; bowls Me .Milieu. Myrtle Point; S. R Kesler. Portlnnd; ('. M. Hberhnrt, Portlnnd; II. Hindi, Portlnnd; K. l Mel.eod, Portlnnd; J. K. .Miller, Sun Fran cisco. The I.lnj il Hotel. II. b. Mend, (inrdlner; V. Muttsnn, North Inlet; It. Putursou, Temple ton; V. It. Mllloi sud wire, Myrtle Point; b. Meyer, Portlnnd, Charles Kvuns, Portlnnd; .Ilm Keurti, Ciimp 7; C. O. boyler, Cnmp L'. Tlio lllnnco Hotel. A. V. Nelson, C-Miullle: P. U. Finch, fiuthrle, Oklahoma: M. O. Ingram, Ncrth Ucnd; A. Petro. Coal edo; Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Green. Ta- rjrnu: It. Phkens. Portlnnd; Wll linni Lewis and wife, Uoseburg;, Al vln Smith, Cooa River; Oliver Urant, Coalodo; Otto Olson, Norway. 'Hie SI. lAWWitro Hotel. W. P. Hodnon. Coos River; H. K Klan !. Coqulllo; Miss R. b. Richard son. Cha'ltou. In.; Flora Tool, Char Iron; Bi b;:e Williams, Chariton: Mrs. H. J. Williams. Charlton: C. I. b ii. ;i. Coi.s River; O. 1. Vaughn, N'onli Inlet; II. U. Marshall, Grants Pass. NORTH Vi:.STi:itV LRICllI Portlnnd .1: Spokane I Snnttlo 8; Tnconia 3, Vancouver 10; Victoria S. to i:iait(.'i: roiir. 1'inpipm ('oininls'l(iiicrs Vnld large Territory. Tim finrillnrr Courier tin nirnlnr nmntlllL' rt tllO rommlKi nr ilm inrt of I'liiiiiiiia met and tr nctod whnt hiisluess that caroeK dm iwmrii wlilcli wnq tnprelr rW There was cnnglileroblo diKW rognrdlng InKIng more termor' tho port on the north nnd souti. tending tho lines or tho port pntt county line between Douglai i n,,. This unnld lirlnv Intt ....r '.nnaiitnrntilA v.ibinbie ti- ImlonaliiK o non-n "-llenti t ul mil, nf rV'rO.lil tieo iiwrPRHhiL' t' e ' .1' m' n of i'W cost t 1 890 They "ere awaraedl,,nw,, C,0,,e! 8tetoe' who' wlth h! ..nntnpf uar(Jed linntIier orfl,er ttIU, fve cn..stCiV tue coniraii. !.., ...or- vin.i .. . i...,i ..w i llepbuik ICriiH A otitic. men. were killed In a battle with Ch, SKrMK asked that the ., - C,- 1, ( Ity KuRlueer be Instructed to pre pare plans ror improving Kruse ave nue from Second stroet to the Conl Hunk Inlet bridge. Tho plan wns to hvo tho proporty owners lepinnU it by prlwito contract, but somo of them litivo boon holding back and tho city will go ahead with It unless tho property owners hurry. Fix Tenth Street. Councilman Copplo suggested thnt Tenth streot south or Central nvenue should bo repaired, ninny of the planks being broken. No nctlon wne taken unless It Is Inspected to see how much of It needs ropnlrs. Tho cost will bo assessed to tho abutting proporty ownors. AMONG THt SICK l'HONK 122. Tom Crosthwnlto Is surfering from n severe nttnek of measles. The little daughter of G, V, Bon uoy of Milllngton, who was klckod by n horse last week, Is roported o be gottlng along nicely at Mercy Hos pital. Tine llttlo son of Mr. nnd Mrs. H. M. Albeo at Runkor Hill la re ported quite ill of measles. Mrs. Fred Raymond Is suffering from n severo uttack of throat trou ble. Miss Doris Nelson, tho little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson, is recovering from a severo attack o The monument was to be unveiled bv Mi's. Mae I). Taylor Clark, of Portlnnd, ou the site where Iter father was killed. Three survivors of the battle woro presont. Why the O CTVir ir Sells Koppemi' heiinnieir clothes Because they don't come back but the wearer comes back when he wants another Suit. , 1 Because there is uniformity of Quality and Service in every Suit. FIXUF MIS FALL within the p"i ble degree c field, stio ii c-nt and ii'i would be ii' boundaries lit i tee of one V sate Ire i -make a r meet In'. ' not advK'ii ' present emu1 elude any " ' than that a - WMVC i ' n a roniKl K i.f1 t Villi . i ,,W i i i n'af-' t i us n t to it" inm 11 , 'it' hi W IIIR-t'l ". tV, i lj ! I-I1MS Will It, m-m .'iril. , ....oiiivi.lMV 1 I , JV K. C 8m'"Mir .." , , if, mmolnni'ii ' ceiWtiu I serve Hoard Vlant Se rei ... .n ...... cimrliS J ". l '.'"." n't,. "desttnated to ..Innn JkJSAt tH U Due to Subsidences of Soil Caused by Yesterday's Terrific Storm Of Auoc!te4 Treii IP CnotlJiy Timet. PARIS, Juno IC. Several moro buildings collapsed in various parts of Paris today owing to subsidences of the soil caused by yesterday's terrific storm, and a number of per sons woro injured. The list of dead known today was eight, but na many MirusDlV SKCOXD "".. .r.il. ,. i(dg(, . IN N ?Ane 20. m of vas. wv dies fr. Wl tlcmcii. .?1." ""' orcncsn". . ...iT 4l-"M HandombroIderedh.H.-pa dress flounc ngs. etc., SF "lno n'?rk;tPFw!v -"ic'SJ Juno 17, at ri-.n 2 7, -J rr mmm - H GROCERIES of a High Standard of Qualify GROCERIES of a High Standard 01 vuav PRICES that are Right all the time. SERVICE that is satisfactory. p .. .ar ' DELIVERY that is Prompt and W'Jjiar. These Are Our Business Principles. Conner & Hoagland DEALERS IN GOOD GROCERIES. 700 Qnnlh DrnoHuiou r'nOnC j i i wu oiuiejj. IMarshfield North Bend measles.