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111221 n.tv -"vjTTi myis(wtffV nTS&'rWr p '," ?-? ' "" "T 1"VJ "jr - f - ,wyiw- tphc THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914 EVENING EDITION. -vUitkl Doings of the City Council LADIES N cut couscii CITY LIMITS NS 0 UP City Mothers Meet City Fathers Special Elections Necessary to Seak Strict Enforcement Vote, on Annexation of Addi- of Health Laws. tions to City. Dcclnrlng that the IniponrtliiB opl- Annexing new territory to the City dcmlcsof Bcnrlct fever nnd diphtheria of Mnridiflnlii wnq nn Ininnrtnnt nnos- nro particularly dangerous and asking tkm before the council Inst evening, that Immediate action he taken fore- Addition of Hunker Hill and the ing tlie strict observance of tlio Uolso Addition was particularly fnv quaraptlno rules of tho city, sixteen ored and the law regulating the ex mothers of Mars!, field and members tending of the city limits wns road of tho Progress Club nppearo;! InBt by Attorney Kendnll, who dcclnred evening bofore the city council seek- that a special election Is necessary Ing advice and enforcement of the for tho submission of tho question health laws. Mrs. W. l- McHldown- to tho voters, both In tho city nnd ey, as spokesman for tho gathering, tho addition proposed for nnnexn stated that there are Instances of tlon. flagrant violations of the quarantine Tho question wns brought up liv laws. In behalf of the mothers of Councilman Doll, who declared that tho city she had three questions to he would like to see both the First obk tuo mourners of tlio council. ' Addition nnd Hunker Hill Included Tho first of theso was "What arc within the limits of Marshfleld. tho health ordinances regulating the To vote on tho annexation of nil spread of Infectious diseases?" Tho tho additions nt one tlmo would second question "Ib there a quaran- probably ho n dangerous proceeding, tlno law In regard to scarlet fever wns tho belief of tho council. Mr. and If so, why Is It not enforced?" Kendall pointed out thnt an addition nnd tho third "Wl-nt pcnnltles are with tho largest porccntngo of voters there, for tho breaking of quaran- could control tho election nnd could, 107 . . . . 'r they wished, either keep out or I.pldomlo Wns Predicted. bring In nddltloiiH contrary to the" "Dr. C. S. White, tho state health wishes of tho voters of tlio smaller officer, said last year that Marshfleld tcrltorlcs. would one day suffer for her lax en- Councilman Copplo dcclnred tho forcemont of tho health lnws," do- Jiest procedure would bo to select clnred Mrs. McEldownoy. "Wo seem ono addition at a tlmo and voto on I navo plenty or. ordinances, but oach separately and that tho results icy are not enforced as they stiould would Justify the special elections.! o. Wo hellovo that the health of- Sonic of tho members wore not In I to they 10, fleer Is In nn wnv in lilmnn thn ?..,.. nt ,.n,i,r ., n,.. n.,...,ti,... ,.i . . : - - -- w, ui luuiih vii itiu t,iii,u.M,iiwii in probloni Is rather that ho has no one the Uolso Addition on tho grounds to help him. Ho needs nld, for tho that tho addition has but few resl- town Is too Inrgo for hlin to cover dents nnd that they would ho put to It In dotnll. n greatly Increased expense, both for Mrs. Mchldownoy thou cited nn In- Improvements nnd for tnxon as well, stnnco.of where a family, at present To have u meeting cnllod In Iluti- wlth sCnrlot fever In their household, k0r Hill to havo tho question placed pent a neighbor boy for bread, giving boforo tho votors thero, wns tho fln- iilm the money, which had not been nl decision of tho council. Jn this fumigated. "ou can easily seo," way tho council would bo able to continued the spokesman, "that was find out tho sentiment of tho peoplo a fair case of thoughtlessness nnd n n thnt addition. .It was declared good way to spread tho scarlet fovor that tho sentiment thero seemed to another family." n,nut ovenly divided nnd Councilman l-.ll(IOI'M hlH'nliCI-'H StllUMIIOIlt. Unit Htnlml Hint hn lin.1 Imnr.l ,,n "rtH cimiminu oi me iicniin com Jiiltteo I heartily ondorso every state ment of the speaker, declared Coun-, cllmnn J. W. Wilson. J Ordinance covering tlio spread and tho prevention of acnrle fovor, diphtheria and nil Infectious d I sens es, ns they wore passed In 1D0S, wore read by Assistant City Attorney Ken dall, ft Is the duty of families With any such dlscasos to Immediately re-' port tho caHO to tho city health of ficer, whoso duty It Is t .en to make1 a report of t e caso within the hour and to Immoillntelv quarantine tho house. It l not only the duty of the marshal but of any citizens of the city to prurerutn those who broak 1ho quarantine lnws. Any violation, refusal or nogled to oboy those or dinances inys tlio partlo so Impll protests .from tho residents of Uolso Addition. HEY CASE IS ID "U (Special to Tho Tlmos.) COQUILLE, Or., Sopt. 29. liidgo' Harris, after hearing all phases of tho Kinney receivership eases, ordor- cnted open to a flno not to exceed od that Couit Heporter Loud lako $100, n Jail hontonco of not moro oviaonco on hoiuo uispiiieu points on than fifty days, or both flno and Jail or bofore October Ifl aid after that Hcmenco. , unto mi win push on wo iiiiiu uecruu. Would (iiimtl Unimex. Tho two disputed t'olnts nro In on- "I'll go ono better than Just tho nectlon with th disbursement of quarantine," doclarod Councilman nbout $11,000 by W. J. Host as trus- Forguson. "Thero ought to be guards tuo of tho Kinney properties. If placed nbout the houses. Tho ox- the no n.e but aside, Mr. Hunt may bo pease would be Justified." "Thero personally held llablo for that nin- ought to bo notices Inserted In tlio ount. Mr. Hust waived his claims papers and tlio ordinance printed," for further recomponso ns trusteo be-; stated Councilman Albrecht. It wnH yond tho $1200 ho had nlrondy so-' agreed thnt tho Important sections of cured. 1 Ordiunnco 310, In regard to tho pre-! Holllstor nnd Isaacs aro Insisting vontlon and ponnltles for tho sprond-1 that their clients' claims, totalling, ing of Infectious dlsensos, shall bo about $00,000, bo mndo preferred ' published, ,' claims owing to tho diligence thoy Mrs. H. Songstackou declared thnt oxorclbcd In forcing tho suit, Tho hitherto nn ono had boon responlsblo other parties are contesting this) for tlio expenses of fumigation after claim, alleging thnt all wero parties tho sickness Is over. Sro, ton, to tho suit by agreement. ( thought that Dr. Straw, city hcnlth After hearing tho ovldonco, tho offlcor, needs more help nnd thought claim of Judgo Wntklus for $3000 . 1t was tho duty of tho council to np- fees under tho Itust recclvorshlp wnsi point some ono. Attorney ICenchill' reduced. Judgo Watklns had already jokingly declnrod thnt n guard work Ing for tho city could only bo em ployed on eight hour shifts. Power (Slvcii Committee. That tl oro might bo n chnuco of working In hoiuo of tho pollco inom liers for such duty wns tho declara tion of Councilman Copplo mid tho flnnl decision wns to empower tho "health committee to tnko any meas ures thoy seo fit In co-operating with tho city health officers. LOOPS M)OP KOl'H TI.MKft. Ill Atocltl! Pitm lo Coo nr Tlmw.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Sopt. 29.- been paid $11 GO nnd was allowed $750 iiioio, making a total of $1950. Tho deed for tho block In Boulevard Park which wns given him by Mr. Itust In payment wns sot aside. COOS HAY WATKU (X). ni'sii ics imphovkmhnts. Managor It. II. Corey of tho Coos Hay Wntor Company announced todny that tho now fourteon-lnch mnln sup ply lino from tho reservoir to Fourth nnd Contral will bo comploted and In operation by Tuesday night. Thn now flro nrotectlon main In j.iucoin ueneney. in nn aeroplane, North Hond from tho Porter Audi-, looped tho loop four times yesterday Hon tank on Virginia nvenuo will bo! over ino uomo or tlio capital wlillo completed and in readiness by President Wilson wntchod tho per- Wednesday morning. farmnuco from tho White House. . Poachey finished tho performance by M. K, IUIHKS will soil TAMALKS Vim!!"8 tW f"P'fl01'8 ovor th0 WhU" t church WKHNUSUAV afternoon. We Live In A World Of Optics Wrapped in tlio study day by day seek ing to benefit all wo can relieving eye strains that cause headaelrcs and nervous troubles. AYE TAKE NO CHANCES with your eyes and aro not living on our past imputation. EYES EXAMINEDGLASSES FITTED RED CROSS OPTICAL DEPT. KED CKO.SS DKUG STOKE Phono 122 PROPOSALS ARE j BtHJHUWLt Unanimously Pass Resolutions Relative to Receipt of Bids for Improvements. Unanimously tho city council last oveniug pnsscd tho resolutions rota tive to tho charter amendments which will bo placed1 before tho vot ers for their final Judgment nt, the I next city election In December. The I proposed miiondmouta nro relative to , tho calling for bids on street Im provements, They would allow .Tho council to ask for bids, not of one mntorlal only, ns Is tho present case, , but for as many different pnvlng materials a?, they seo fit, reserving their final choice until nil hnvo been, I received. Introduced, sonic tlmo ago by W. I'. Douglas, the resolutions hnvo been tho cause of much favornblo com- mont, for It Is declared that with them passed much money will not only ho saved to tho city but to the property owners ns well. To limit tho bids to ono sort, of mntorlnl, be lieved the couucllmon, Is not right, for there might hnvo been ninny bids from contractors with mntorlnls ev ery bit ns good as the ono typo select ed nnd nt n much less rate of cost. Dredge to Save Money. i lllds which were to hnvo boon opon-l od Inst evening relntlve to tho work! for opening Pino nvenuo botweon tho I end of Highlit and Front streets wore returned to the bidders unopened onj account of tho declaration of Henry ' SengBtncken of Hie Port Conm'hn,' who stnted that tho dredge Seattle will ho In thnt vicinity within the next threo or four weeks and will plnco 80,000 cubic ynrJs of fill from j tho liny In on Pino nvuue, bringing1 thnt thoroughfare up to n level wlthj tho surrounding torrltnry nnd nt iv very much less cost to the abutting I property owners than If I lie fill was. allowed according to the private con tracts, j It was for this reason that the bldsi wero returned with Instructions thnt1 they will bo opoucd on November 11 for tho completion of any rciunlnlng fill. Itesljts As Viewer. ' Tho resignation of W. I. Rood, np-! pointed at tho last meeting as a view er to determine tho dnmngo to tho Sunt horn Pacific for tho crossing which tho city proposes to condemn to connect up tho two plocos of Ferry street, wns received nnd accepted nnd John Hlntt wns elected to fill his plnco. Mr. Itood gnvo ns his reason tho fact that ho Is Interested in property In that vicinity. Tho bid of the First National Dank for $.100 of special Improvement' bonis, nt par and ncoruoil Interest.! wns accepted, and nlso the bid of i Contractors .lohnson & Larson for. $1T02.IH of spoclnl Improvement' bonds at par nnd accrued lutorost. This Is In rognrd to tho Improvement of tho Alder nvenuo dock and nlso' tho Improvement on Ninth street, Thnt tho Drowe y stops are unsnfo was uuothr question brought boforo' tho council nnd City Knglneor Huck Inghnui reiterated his ctatoment of six mouths ago that homethlng should bs do:;c. AUnrnov Kendill declared tint rotblng defln'te -in b" done until thn ownership of tho steps has buen decided by the court. Tho amount duo on tho city dock with tho floor and piling nt the foot of Aldor avenue totalling $1008.80, was ordered paid. Tho bill, as sub mitted by City Hnglneor Ducklng hain, cnlled for 2,180 linear feet of piling nt 12 1-2 cents per driven foot, amounting to $334.80 and tho dock and float nt tho prlcu bid totaling to $l,3G-l. Tluit tho coal Is being removed from tho city dock, was tho declara tion of Councilman Albrecht, At tho last mooting of tho council lt wns stated thnt Hlchnrd Con boy bad dumped n load of coal on tho dock. Councilman Albrecht, ns head of tho finance committee, was given to soil ns Junk sovoral old stoves that formerly had been used for tlio heating of tho city hall but which kavo slnco boon superseded by a mod-: em heating apparatus, Ifan.seii-Sucddon Controvert.'. Tho street committee, which ThurH day ovenlng hold a special hearing In tho Hansen-Sneddon controversy, In regard to tho allowance of a ro bate to Hanson for the alleged mak ing of a fill on Johnson Avenue. Tho committee decided thnt ho should ro colvo 2fi cents for ench cubic ynrd dumped on tho Avenue. This Is n reduction of nlno cents In tho claim as first allowed' by the council and which was at onco disputed by Mrs. Sneddon on tho grounds that bIio herself was entitled to a sharo of tho robnto for It was acting on bor suggestion that Hanson began the fill . Tho rebate will now amount to $170 Instead of $231.20. J. H. Sneddon, appearing for his mother, declared his lawyers would protest tho rebate and that tho claim would bo hold up indefinitely. The council declared that thoy had done their utmost (n adjusting tho mat ter, that both sides had received an Impartial deal and that further ac tion resulted largely from neighbor hood differences and tho council then proceeded with their other business. V'Y WomensSuits Newest Fall ...Styl es... Anyone who has shonnod mnni..i .. i.sx ... 1 mediately see the unmatched values in I UM To every woihhn who purahaseaKjfr-'fl the "JLub". there is assured , jj ZX'fM ,ed sav ING. S'lr'': "f ', J v """" """ """ """" 'oMiirt. and cnliir. u,i, wider tunic Nltlrt iim,t..lu ..,., ....... ' ""'Hnenrf " "'v "'"' '"i n dee.. rin,u...1 """'sim "'"ofiHrt pleated, circular or ilpplo hacks large collara mul or self iiiaterlal, Splendid Showing at $15 to $25 and on up to $50 A The Newest in Women s Fall Coats , the Hcasou advances, mo mo iiiniv and moro plea-oil mKIi t tt mimrtucM nnd 1 u' tailoring of these cimtti. .They nro hlmply woinlerful viUues representing all the fn.fltitlnir tiA.1 lllllU f tlltt1li4J t lllk ttltl LlllluMII lllld ttltlfjk il tint lllltuf fillflli.k,l ln.1,1 1. . . .. ' ICiikIIhIi CIiIiicIiIIIiih, ClievIolM anil Novelties. Set In Sleeves, vehct nnd pluh Irlanncd, Writ 2I ling, uat or uiiiiiary collars; large notions ami somi nclts. The Best Values We Have Ever Shown at From $10 to $25 and $30 . .ii'st m:ci:ivKi) COUSINS SHOKS 1'OK WOMKN K. D. Shoes for Women AA to U MUIMUT mid AMi:itlC.l 1AUX coiisirrs XKV HHIP.MKNT- DiaNKKTS AND CO.MKOHTS N11W HATH IIOUUB - l-'or .MK.V mill WOMKN .NEW SHIPMENT..,. of 1IOVS' Sl'lTS Hub. Dry Goods Company "Smart rtir lor Women" Corner Uroadwav and (Vntr.tl Avenue Phone Oil LE NEW a IN ON THEIR WAY; LIQUOR EASE SHOT WITH OWN (Jl'N. Tacoiua firwor Slain in Clash ivltli ItoblK'r In Store. Illjr AwoclilfJ l'r to I oo Dr Tlrae.t TACO.MA, Sopt. 29. II. O. Mont gomory, a grocer, was shot and killed with his own revolver by a burglar In his store this mo'rnlng. Mont gomery lived over the store with his wife and child. Ho heard tho burglar and went down stairs, whore appar ently tho burglar grappled with him and shot )tlm after wresting the re volver frqr-i nlm. Ho jeft a bag of loot. J. W. Shannon and Daughter,' Found Drunk, Given Orders to Move on Their Way. ' Entirely sober nnd extremely sor rowful for their wrong doings, J. W. Shannon and daughter, bdth taken from tho Georgo W. Kldor yostordny morning In n drunken condition, wero hi ought before Pollco Judgo J. W. Dutler this morning. Thoy pleaded guilty to tho charge of boing drunk, both declaring nB their excuso thnt thoy had lately been under sovoro physical and mental strains. They wero each fined $fi and on tho prom ise to immediately leave town, sen tonco was suspendod, tho judgo de claring they would probably need their small amount In getting away. At tho time of the arrest jester day morning tho officers wore ex tremely doubtful as to whether or not tho woman waa actually tho daughter of J. W. Shannon as thoy both claimed. A telegram was at once dispatched' to Chief of Police John Clark In Portland asking for Information to corroborate tho story told by tho couplo that they had re sided there for the past month with Mrs. Shannon, who Is now In tho hos pital. Tho wlro received this morning at police headquarters stated that Mrs, Shannon is in the county hospital re ceiving treatment for tho "dope" habit and also that sho has a daugh ter answering tho description of tho woman picked up yesterday. Miss C. E. Shannon declared that she Is a competent bookkeeper and that sho is willing to got out nnd work. "I nm not used to doing this sort of thing regularly," she told tho judge, "bur I had been on my feet continuously for tho past seven days caring for my mother. The strain was too great and I took tho liquor o bpln my nerves. Cocaine was found In her bnggago yesterday and ovldouccs wore found on her arms pointing to tho use of the hypodermic (Special to Tho Times.) COQU1LI..E. Or.. Sept. 2D. A new point In Oregon law, or rathor ono, thnt has uovor been passed on by tho Oregon Supremo Court, had been ralsod In tho caso of Mrs. Fnnnlo O Donnoll, Indicted for soiling liquor on Sunday at Empire. It Is contend-' od thnt tho Homo Rulo Law, which gives cities and towns tho right to regulnto and control tho liquor busi ness within tlfolv limits, nullified tho old stato law prohibiting tho sale has taken tho point under ndvlso inent. District Attorney Llljeqvlst claims that several circuit judges havo overruled1 tho point. Miiralifh'Iil Drain Case. Judgo Coko took under advisement, tho arguments on tho demurrer 10 W. T. Stoll's motion for a mandatory Injunction to compol tho Port Com mission of City of Marshfleld to open Ilia Mill Slniifrh rirnln Mflssrs. Stoll and Goss got Into a lively argument before the court, which createa con siderable nniusement for tho specta tors, Petromoulx Cahe. Mr. nnd Mrs. Louis petromoulx of Allegany wero brought here today to stand trial on the Indictment charg ing them with stealing and slaughter ing a yearly heifer belonging to C. A, KoUlno. nnadln "I am not a drinking man," reit erated Mr. Shannon. "This Is very unusual for mo too," and ho mention ed his recommendation to snow mai ho was a steady citizen. Ho declared ho was on his way to a railroad camp In search of work. Mlsa Shannon wns ' extremely pale this morning. Last ovenlng In tho jail she sent for a package of cigar ettes and continuously asked to bo let out. Sho reforred to her father as "Jim," and tho two carried on a long roundabout conversation across tho Jail. Whon asked her name she declared U to bo "Charllo." and that "Cl.arllo sounds as good, as anything else." Even tho old fJ dance nowady; Tie new tows g$ IMitful, ami the P ias.ly and perfectly by the Victrola Hardly any one cm suJi a combjnatiofc j Stop in and J VT l lie newt" S7 0.uc u. ",--. I J ... ntttCtC IUI J"-i uud demonstrate the 10 tnKOO. .1 ter...i if dv-ircd. WILEY R' ALLEN C: MltS. OUVbj)' " J ,8 now PJWSUJi dressmaking at raB, Street and bouse i p and blouses, B 'trftf Hngerles dres. g der is requested- pg fall loo ofJJ - - . - u -T' "V'jreTTEtflrl'TTnMW i . . -?i'' - 3. - -"-- 2-&&-f n MjMtitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiW