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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1914)
WSpg rr IIIU wvwv wn ....., ............ . j , i m y 1:11117s wu i iuvir:- v un.inr clu uiiLuunii w .. ..- WMam. . .-. A C- m Ki, nt . I Ilk i ill I Ilk HI it COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MALONKY, Editor and Tub. DAN E. MALONKY, Nows Editor County Entered at tho Fostofflco at Marah Held, Oregon, for transmission through tho malli ai iflcond-clnu nail mattor. j Official Paper of Coos WANTED 1000 TEACHERS. THAT tlioro win oo a uearm oi teachers In Oregon next year is'' predicted by Stnto Superin tendent Churchill. Ho states tlmt Oregon needs 1000 now teachers each year and tho present Hltlo normal school Is unablo to supply one-tenth of that number. At tho samo time wo aro trying to raiso our standard bo as to bar from teaching all who havo not had normal Instruction of somo kind. It Is a serious problem that con fronts tho state. It is problem that goes to tho very root of our school system. Wo spend millions of dol lars on our public schools and yet fall to provldo anything llko a suf ficient numbor of trained teachers. It Is as though wo built mammoth locomotives and failed to provldo tho engineers td operato them properly. chicken." ho Buld to tho wultor, "to mako my broad coma out evon." Tho facts are that n man may breathe properly, eat properly, sloop properly and obey nil tho tho rules of sanitation, and then die of old ago at 70 to 74. If a girl marries and does poorly, all tho other girls aro discouraged for months. A crowd of peoplo can find amuse ment In looking at ench other and making rcmnrks, A gift In tho stocking Is worth two In tho store. CKT1S IS H MERRY 01 WHAT'S THE USE? THURSDAY WAS 1UOGKST, SHOP PIXG DAY FOR MANY IA)CAL FIRMS MANY PllESKNTS PLAN TO PUMP DOT 0 DMIN Prooose Svstem to Overcome Delay Caused by High Tides Near Mill Slough Mouth' If tho Mill Slough Drain box Is WERE DOUCJIIT, HUT NOT AS found In such condition that it can bo EXPENSIVE AS IN PAST. ropalred nnd sluiced out by tho now city fire engine, It is probable tlmtnn electric pump will bo installed near tho mouth of tho box to pump out tho water from It into tho bay during tho tlmo that high tides provent tho CITY GOVERNMENT. TUB TIMES heartily agrees with tho city manager of Springfield, Ohio, whero tho managerial plan of govornmont Is mooting with great sticccHs, when ho says: ,"Tho falluro of city govornment is largoly duo, not so much to tho men who aro elected to office, but to tho J jjngon loois or instruments or govornmeni with whjch thoy havo to work. Man aging a city Is similar to managing a big business. Responsibility is fixed." Chrlstmns has como nnd gone nnd all In all proved ouo of tho I best that Coos liny has had for Man tolls at his appointed task till ' many n day. It hns boen a long linlr la irnv nnd fundi urn Innqn. unit limn alnrn en tnntiv sunlit Mm llfill- nausos nnw nn.l then to nsk. In tones 'day in Marshfield. tho majority of box from emptying Into tho Day. An ilnnn,lpnf "Wimp thn ? Wo ! thorn eoinlnir from tho now Smith- electric pump similar to tho ono tlmt -..., ..., . ... .. . ...,- have dlBtompers of the mind, when I Powers camps beyond Myrtlo Point, wo aro tired and sorely tried; wo'd! Theso will return on tho Bpcclnl llko to ault tho beastly crlnd. and let .train tomorrow afternoon. - i . . . . . '.... .. tho tall go with tho hide. Tho money Thursday was ono of tho biggest , may uo instaueu. in nmmion to eni goes for shoes nnd pie, for hats nnd 'shopping days Marshfield merchants tying tho water from tho ponds In pork and dairy Julcoj to get ahead wo ,lnVo known in a long tlmo. Ono , west .Marsnneiti, tno continuous now strive and try, nnd still aro broke, so Marshfield confectioner and a Marsh- f wator through tho drain that the what's tho uso? Then, gazing round , f ,0l(1 clothing drygoods man said that us. wo behold tho down-and-outors in Thursday wns tho biggest day's busi- tho street; thoy shivor In tho biting nc8s they hnd dono In eight years. cold, they trudge along on weary feet. Thoy havo no homo, they hnvo no bed, no shelter neath the wintry sky; they'll have no pcaco till they aro dead, and planted whero tho paupers lie. No comfort theirs till In tho cell that has a clammy earthen lid; yet somo of them deserve as well of Fortune as wo ever did. And having seen tho hungry throng, if wo'ro good sports wo ceaBO to sigh; wo go to work with cheery Bong, nnd mako tho fur and feathers fly. Walt I.WITH THE, TEA .. I AND THE TOAST ; : - j GOOD EVENING. I,'. ' . I .' Morry Christmas' hear thorn say, ' An tho cast Is growing-llghtor, j May tho Joy or Christmas Day Mako ypur wholo year gladder, j brighter. j Solected. : : LT.VKS'TO A CHRISTMAS TURKEY Thoro, little bird, don't cry! Thoy'll cut off your head, I know, And 'tho strutting ways Of your barnyard days Will bo things of long ago; Dut tho cook will stuff you, by and by fhoro, little bird, don't cry. Thore, Ilttlo bird, don't cryl They'll cat you you bet I know And' too drumstick fat And the' llko of that WIJ1 bo things of long ago; Hul your overfed foes will groan and ' . ;ip" Tlitird,' Ilttlo bird, don't cryl ... ,. r-p- , Some Coob peoplo scorn to think Uiat othor pooplo havo a right to tholr opinions If thoy aro tho samo us theirs. i 1 A 20 pound baby can boss a I l.vooti way woman, but a 200 j pound man can't do it. - ' Most girls who paint nro hotter tupy.aro paintod, but tho world has n't tlmo to scrapo off tho enamel und mako an Investigation. Wo admlro a self mado man who doosnot borist of lU Job. Tho foniato of tho spocles novor buttons anythlug sho can pin. a citY Fon hread. A subscriber of Tho Times sends in tho following in answor to Dr. Jcssen's poom printed in n recent issuo of this paper: 1. A cry la coming across tho Main, Listen, brothors, it Is for you; What will you answer them back ngaln? Now Is tho moment to think nnd do." o ... Question not, Is It Russe, or Gaul, Saxon, Teuton JtiBt this wo know: Wo nro blood of them ono nnd nil, And hungor Is hunger, nnd woo Is woo. 3. Louder nnd loudor tho cry has como, Olvo us, brothors, a Ilttlo broad; God of Morcyl and aro wo dumb Not to answor, "You Bhall bo fed?" i. Mothers, orphans besldo tholr dead Children ns sweet as your very own; Kneeling Just for a blto of bread, Answor quick do you glvo n stono? Cries for 'pity across tho earth, Cries to only bo helped to live; Yo who novor havo known of dearth, On tho wholo tho holiday business hero was largo and whllo tho shop pers did not go In for tho expensive gifts, they bought freely. There wns Ilttlo or no trouble, ev erybody having a good naturcd tlmo. Cluu'ity Aids All. Tho few poor families on tho Day wero nmply provided for, somo get ting nld from several organizations that took steps to seo that tlioro was no gloom In any homo on Christmas Day. On orders from Fred K. Gettlns, tho Pnlaco Cafo served freo dinners to a number who wero not nblo to was used on Lako Ducklnghnm west of Tenth street during tho tlmo tho dredgo wns pumping into Mill Slough pump would ensuro would also bo a protection ngalnst tho drain becom ing choked with mud ngaln. If It Is decided to slulco out tho present drain, manholes will hnvo to bo put In every block. Just how tho drain in tho north arm of Mill Slough will bo taken core of has not been decided. There nn old Iron plpo wns used Instead of n wooden box drain nnd it is feared that It has been put out of commission. Referred to Three. Fred K. Gettlns, by special ro quest, met with tho committee. Finally tho matter wob referred to j Messrs. Gettlns, Ducklnghnm and Chnrlston for nn Investigation. Thoy havo Inspected tho drain box-during1 buy their own Chrlstmns monl. Mr. tu, Iow tides two nights nnd will Gettlns nctcd for n hunch of good fol-! roHi"t bock to .Messrs. Powers nnd lows nnd bosldcs this sent food nnd A'brecht soon, necessities to sovornl homes. I 0no ot tll ,lo'"8 entering into tno Messrs. Drico nnd Ladd took a nmltcr ,s that of expense. If tho largo donation of food and provisions box cnn bo 8,lllcctl t, tho oxponso furnished by Mr. Gottln'o good fol- cnn I'rounbI' bo kept down to $1000 lows, to a homo four miles beyond or thereabouts, whllo tho othor proj- Cooston, having to enrry it on tholr cct woll,d monn tho expondlturo of backs part of tho way. Tho mother BOVOrnl thousand. hns been ailing nnd tho father Is now In tho hospital. i Dr. Dartlo looked nftcr four fami lies In North Rend for tho samo bunch of good follows. ' KCcil? ijooci vOzy j LCBMgm i ii i n i.ftttf 9 MMT in jA im 1(000 FLOUR FROM GERMANY PLANNED SAWDUST WASTE WOOD WASTE TO RE GROUND, J INTO FLOUR FOR MAKING DV NAMITE WORTH $12 TO .5I!J PER TON. I Ha efforts to attain comploto Sfinnriirmvinn llnfnn lAoe rf ' ,u"wu,0 ot olir rorot resources, mm BU fered Enlarged Territory ror Assistance tDr Auodtted rmi to Cw Cir Tlmn.J PETROaitAD, via London, Dec 2C. Tho recent conferonco at Mnl- momo, Sweden, of tho Scandinavian LDE CLIiUt. tho Federal govornmont has bcou mnklng Inquiries Into tho possi bilities of manufacturing wood flour from sawdust wasto. Tho flour In question is not tho kind which Is converted Into fluffy blscultB or flaky pastry, nor Is It fl miltatttiifn n kill!., nml n vl.lt ,,.1,M. TM.... n " o..uDi,lulu lor corn mQa, ,. Zm Vn i. , ; , ,, UUBluvi though It looks somewhat llko it. Is mild to havo mado to or n nro- n.i., ..., ., . . . ... inu i This wood flour Is mado bv irrlml- ?f; T " " "".-.-,- T .-.. or ei'tl Glvo tho thing that you havo to i .,,, 'J V , . , (tlmt of ')lno or l)rilco 's oxcellont i.,.. suggestion of n Scandinavian union. f0P tho t,..mnan i n !... , ' I It Is recalled that Profossor Ost- slmllnr to thn kln.i i wi.i-i. ..' Hero no question of Wrong or Right., 7,T, T"1 t0 . 0" ft 80'"1" flnn1 ryo nro B,'oun,, Aftor PtoB n!.ln.cn .on or h u5J ,n 'C,nl Gorman mission, at which tlmo through tho stones nnd tho bolting no proposeu such a Scandinavian un- chest, It Is sacked or baled for Ion, similar to tho Gorman omplro, jshlpmont. It Is then worth $12 In which Sweden would occupy u posl-1 to $13 per ton. tlon nnalagous to Prussia In Ger- This flour Is usod In mnklng dy many, promising, It Is said, that if namlto, nnd acts as tho absorbent tho hand nf rniv auch a un,on "vvoro rettUzo& Germany 1 for tho nitro-glycorlno. DynamRo thoy havo bo- W0I,W contribu, Plnlnnd, Estnonia, mado with wood flour as ono or Its i.ivonui una part or courland. i uKreuients is somewhat iuforlor This proposed Daltic union of 2C,-lto that mado with Infusorial earth, 000,000 population would, nccordlng but U 's ehoapor. Tho ubo of wood to tho nlloged Gorman vlow, becomo rlour ,a tho mnnufacturo of dyna- an Important European power, whllo m,to bowovor, is but n minor uso tho Scandinavian countries separoto- of tno Product. Its chief uso Is In ly, desplto tholr high cultural and tho ninufncturo of linoleum und .Industrial dovolopmont, would bo po-1 xyoti both floor coverings that lltlcally insignificant. lnro yory Populnr for uso In kltch- Iliihhltt Favors Union. ons' ,mll8 co"ldors, cafes, rcs- A Russian diplomat, discussing I tftUrnnt8' nml m,":;o rooms. It this plan, said: 'a 'mporvlous to water and prnc- "Excludlnir our nrnvlnroa .i,in. ltlcall' flro I""00'. It is also used Germany novor will bo nblo to offer1?,8 flr malo,,,1 ,on 8mo of tho Illazlng cannon or bursting guns, Loglous lost In the bloody fight, Our'B to rescuo theso starving ones. 7. Ours to act oro tho thing bo dono, Muck and sure Is Death and famine thoy Unvo bo gun Drothers, act ore it bo too Into. 8. Hearts of Morcy, it calls to you, Act ero tho trigger of fate may fall; Do tho thing that your heart would do, Answering, Lord, wo havo heard tho call. FOUND IXXST JUNG. Mrs. M. V. McCortnac of Rlverton iwzzsz: AUKt'u uau or nice uaw. "A' horse and' cart? Oh, certainly T' don't cans If you do!" ''You don't euro If I do or not? Well, then, my boy, I wou't' ''Now', dad, I don't euro If you do, Dut do care If you don't.' lng a gold ring which sho had recov-1 favors such a Scan- Gorman war vessels, for it Is not llabjo to tako firo or splintor If hit ored after It hnd lain In tho ground 'Jovian union, although, apparently, ,,y for two vo vnr It .vn, f,1 l . "" " '" "l"iu in uetoruuilCO l ml, ,,. ,.... . .... tho garden, where U ho .v dVntlP;"" fo" 1 T 7T l t n.lv. nZtryT slipped from her finger through be- "'" "oforo Uorself and Russia. AlBurop0f Nonvny b'Con Jj" lng too large. The ground hnd been : ,11: V,, fr.cti.ring It for years, nnd exports ' "" ""VUM u" w,u ""' tl.ousauds of tons cultivated every season, but this A. E. NEl-T. 8l,nunor tbo ,,,lB fouml "8 wa' to I mo sunaco under tho oyo of a boy You may think that you aro as ' w" wns working tho garden. As It young as you over wero; but others I wn8 hor wedding ring, Mrs. McCor uh, so often othors do not agreo with ' ,UR0 wna BroatV rejoiced to get it you. ubuhi. oqiuiio ucraiu, It is pitiful to seo a woU-bohavcd old man bustling around to help his wayward son out of difficulty. Tho best way to proparo for troublo Is to sftYO your money, 'Whon a womau urges a guest to p'tay"- longer, alio nover moans moro than half of It. - Vhon a free horso copies along, h.ow pobplo climb on! And don't you' feel a little llko climbing on'0(fera youre'i '- it you annoy anyone unnecessarily, you aro mean; that's tho long and short' of it. If you 'can't do anything about it, don't jullc about it. A' farmer was eating dlnnor In n restaurant. "Olvo mo u Ilttlo moro CARD OF THANKS. Wo wish to oxpress our 'heartfolt thanks to tho on.ployees of tho C. A, Smith mill who showed such a generous spirit In their Christmas remembranco to us In a tlmo of adversity. It Is difficult for us to express the appreciation that wo foil but Jt will always bo remembered and reciprocated when opportunity j. - '! uviiiiuuy IllttU ., , , 4I L , l8 a lnrB0 manufacturer. England "Wo do not boliovo that Sweden and Franco aro extensive buyers. In wants our provinces or that tho Fin-1 the United States tho mattor of landors, Ethonlans or Letts desire to wood flour has not as yet beon glv Joln tho Scandinavian union. Thore- on much consideration. A fow foro tho Gorman figures of 25,000.- mills In tho Middle West and ono 000 should bo reduced to 12,500,000, at Hoqulam, Washington, aro nil which is tho prosont population of that havo attempted to transfer heir Sweden, Norway and Denmark, add-: wood wasto Into wood flour. Tho lng perhaps, Schloswlg-Holstoln, amount of sawdust to bo hnd In which Germany, It dofeatod, probably his country, ospoclally in tho North would bo forced to return to Den- wost, is unlimited, and lumbermen mark. Tho immediate aim of tho , should welcome this method of union would bo to fortify neutrality." ! turning tholr wnsto into a practical Sweden Ignores ThroatH. niul Profltablo product. LONDON, Dec. 2G. Tho corres pondent of tho Dally Telegraph at 'nforonco "r tho war, would lot Cononhaeon savs ho learns from a RuM,a tako Sweden as cpmpensatlon MR. AND MRS. GEO. ROURKE. nlEh diplomatic source that Gormany . . 4 1 proposed that Swedon should help COOS RAY TIMES WAR MAPS. TEN CENTS HUY AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE WAR MAP WHILE THE SUPPLY liASTS They Are Going Fast for Poland. "This throat was similarly Ignored. 1 I 111 illAn " ah ..n .... 1. x . . her in tho war, offering ns compensa- "u V " , K"a l0 ,mnuo tlon tho Daltlo Islands and a nrotec-i """""" u iimb or woou export, torato over Flnlaud. "As Swedon did not deign to ro ply," tho correspondent adds, "Ger many Intimated that If Swedon refus ed tho offor, Germany, at tho peace' "Theso wero incidents leading un to tho conference." Pays its daily dividend, in comfort, as well as giving you the satisfaction of knowing that your pieces will last for years. That's why we emphasize QUAL ITY at JOHNSON & GULOVSEN'S. A piece- Qf furni ture may have Style, Finish and Lownqss of Price but if it does not possess QUALITY it lacks the one essential thing that makes it desirable for your home. MSllliL We never permit cheapness in price as a suhsUtuI? for QUALITY. That's a feature wc insist on frojy the manufacturer. When you may be certain cfi9 QUALITY no matter how low the Price. a. Johnson-Gulovsen Compan THE QUALITY NAME WITH THE SERVICE FASII2 fl A IsiMikw MLm liBHI peBiiafJ tKifBk IMiiliSHI WtWft fMI SB9 tHB. t F ' There is really no question nbout this 1ml al limes it confronts the busing man who, when Ihc advertising- solicitors calls on him, is inclined to mm it does nol. The reason for this is lie lias never planned an advertising paign or advertised to help himself, but more lo help the publication jW his ads have appeared. Mr. Merchant for an illustration, suppose you J $10,000 worth of merchandise in a vear at 40 per cent profit. YolMnllH in $1-1,000 and vour cross cash profit will be $4000. Out of this nmouni j deduct; $3000. for clerk's hire, rent, etc., leaving you a net profit ot w just ten per cent on the original investment. Now then you decide ito Fj two )er cent of your net pro! it the next year ior adverusnif,. j- f-tjnp on arises: "Why should I do that and- only leave eigui ki- i advertising Will Increase Your Sales .1.. of fdl and more sales at oightpor cent will yield moro profit that fewer ' .Jj per cent. As business men express it, advertising causes a mow )r ijj over of capital. Bv snendintr 50 conts a day for advertising hc . leproof Socks at $1.50 per one-half dozen pairs," on vim jj rying them o a word picture of tho articles, and peoplo coining to your stoi j,. tain article which you advertised will usually buy other tim noforj what they need in stock. If you can't write an ad, wo will vru COOS BAY TIMES Phone 133. Tluios Want Ads bring rosults.