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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1915)
jsbSSSJiSSI r SIX ft H THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIEftJ, OREGON; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915 -EVENING EDITION. SOUTH INLET IS GHANCflUG COURSE GRADING ALMOST DONE IT TEN MILE ELDER IN EARLY" . FROM TRIP SOUTH investigation; hklievk rJii- 1N IS NKCKHSAHV I'Oll HE- ' lief. Shifting of tlio current In South Inlot, Bending tlio innln strcnm .of the Inlet nwny frdm tlio drnwbrldgo In n gravo danger to tho Bhlpplngnnd to tlio structuro, according to tho County Commissioners who ennio pvor from Conditio Inst evening nnd left this morning down tlio bny for nn Investigation. Tho repair of tho long brltlgo across tho Inlet was authorized seii'o tlmo ago by the County Court, though nt tho tlmo tho chnngo in tho stream's cotirso was not noticed. Piling will probably bo driven sonic distance away nnd extending up (he chnnnol from tho brldgo ns a means of diverting tho water back again. Into Kb proper course. Kooil supervisors will Immcdlntsly go to work repairing tho road bc- ti.ctu hero and South Inlet In tho spots whoro tho mud holes have made traffic heavy, snld Commls slnnnr Armstrong, and ho bollcves Hi but a short tlmo tho highway through to South Inlot will bo In good flliapo for machines. Night Service Soon. Nlsht ferry servlco to nnd from Kislftldo within tho next ton dnyH Is (ho prophecy of tlio Commission ers, who hnvo been looking over tho gapollno boats Escort nnd Signal. When tho Kscort wns 8uggcstol m.mv declared tho boat to bo too small for tho purpose "I think tho boat Is big enough," snld Mr. Armstrong. "It will carry nbout iO paKsengcrs and can mako trlpB aB often ns nocegsnry." Ho suggostod that the boat run from early lu llio cvonlr.f tip Until about 11:30 malt lug hr.th way trips nbout every 30 or 0 mlnutcB. To Advertise for IIIiIn. WcIr for tho making of tho town ship lino rond out or Handon nnJ So'ith toward the Curry County lino nro londy to bo advertised for, say the commissioners. This project will entail an expondlturo of npprox lmately $8000 and Is tho end of tho rruil dlfputo that caused much trou bio In Dandon. Frosty Gross Causes Loss. . Frosty kmb, hollovcs Commis sioner W. T. Domont, of Myrtlo Point, has been tho cnuso of much (rouble among tho dairy herds In his vicinity that has caused the death of unborn calves. Ilotwcon 15 nnd 25 per rent havo booh lost among tho hords, ho stated, tho greatest loss experienced thero In years, though not nil of tho dairymen havo hud this trou blo among their cows. Tho diag nosis regarding tho dnlry animate was mado by Dr. John T. Masson, of Myrtlo Point. tfo longor docs tho Coos County Court hold the distinction or holng this heaviest County Court In tho, state With tho annexation of Judge James Watson, tho weight average has been reduced about 50 pounds, according to (J. .1, Armstrong, Judgo Wntson declares, however, that ho In tho host A-l mnrrylng Judge the county has had In yenrs nnd that ho can porform tlio ceremony In record tlmo. Hond-mastcr Question Nllll. On Monday tho County Protmfo Court will bo In koshIoii again nt Coqulllo nnd on WedneBilny tho Commissioners meet again nnd nt this session tho quohtlnn or County nwdnuiMcr will probably het tied doflnltoly. Somo time ago nr tlon wos doforred until tho April term, but tho matter may ho brought up earlier. Ono of tho things lookod Into was tho Marshflold-North Ilond-Uniplro Uoulevnrd. This was adopted as a county road Inst Ilccombor nnd It Is planned to open part of thin yoar. Thoro nro not sufficient funds to completo It this yoar hut they will probably open nbout 4,000 feet or It. Tho road connects up Elovonth street lu Marehflold with Sherman Avoniio In North Hond and on West with tho Empire-North Ilcnil road. Coqulllo llitnil Woik Tho commlsslonors avIII nlso soon dotermlno what Improvements will ho mado this season In tho Coos liny. Coqulllo road. A numbor of grades and curves will bo reduced or elimi nated. They are considering a projoct Tor extending tho dredged channel In Wlllnnch Inlet to tho present county landing Ilusy on Minis P. M., Hull-Lewis, county road master, who camo over with tho com inlssloners Is very busy on the plans and specifications for tlio large a luqunt of road work to be done this Beaeon. Thero 'are ten special lm lirovomdnts In districts whoro special taxes aro levied In add-on to thoso In twenty-four cliw thorn tho apportionment exec time next1 COUXTV COUHT TAKES THIP OK Cfoam Qhnun! lAnr! Will hl,A",,,VKS lS ,IAV Al-TMIl OUICIC wiwuiii wmuiw. .v..t ..... ,.,,..., Vmn, I.M'IJIOKA HACK uompicte witnin r-ew uays Progress on Tunnels llnusor & Hnuscr have nbout completed tho grading on tho C003 Dny-Eugeno lino from tlio bny to Ten MIIo. Ono of their steam shovel outfits finished work this week nnd tho Inst ono will comploto flnnin amul work within a few daVK. With tho grading done, thoro only remains tho work on two tunnels mill tome trestle work to hnvo cv- arvthlmr In readiness for tho brldKO construction nnd tho lnying of steel. Kenneth Ilnuser, who wns In Mnrshfleld yesterday, said tlmt the smaller tunnel near Ten Mllo would nrobably require two months to com ploto It. Tho balance of tho big Schoflcld tunnel, which Hnuscr & Hnuscr aro boring from the south end will probably tnko betweon three nnd four months to complete. He said that thero wns no great rush nbout tho work. f f TfViliant on - 1i inlinila nlmitt his company having a contract couth 1 Sorgls, J. It. Lnccy, J. M. Jtlmmci of Coos Hay Is not correct. Ho says i I. H. Alkon, J. E. Slice, Martin An .... .. ... .. .. .... I .ln..M.. e n t 0..1....I.14 -1 11 mm wioro wns iniK 01 mo soumcrn 1 PROTECTION E IN CASE OF FIRE N ew Spring Street Dresses Rcpe Ladders Ordered for The Chandler Women and Fire nnnnrtmnnt Anf I OX SCIIKIIl'LE MOXDAV. Shortly after C o'clock this morn- As a ire8,llt f ' Kcnoral lnBlf .ho acorso W. Elder nokcdi lior ln,,c0 on bottor flro Protection on pub- He buildings, The Chandler hotel lug tho George W. Elder poked hoi nose Into the uppor bny rrom jju roka nnd nt eight o'clock she loft out again for Portlnnd. From tho south she brought seven passen gers for C003 Uny nnd left out with 38 from hero for Portlnnd. Tho Elder will leavo Portland at nine o'clock on Sunday morning, accord ing to her agents, on schedule time. TIioso who arrived from Eurckt' wore: 13. Carlson, Mrs. E. Carlson, F McTnggnrt, Hobcrt Mncgcnn, Jns. Frn8cr, 11. A. Ornham, W. It. llrlcc. Tho puEHcngora going north wore- James Llnch, H. h. llrlnkor. A. C. Klnley, Miss F. Entchcr, Mrs. It. Von Shlpinnii, .Mrs. V. T. Hodson, Sirs. W. I. Harvey, Paul Johnson, Virginia Johnson, John N. Itynu, F. II. Page, It. O. Hill, Mrs. C. N. Connor. Violet Glbncy, Mnrlo Olb- ney, J. M. Glbncy, J. Itltnnls, Kcrls Jllmincr, Pacific starting work on tho Coos Hny-Eurekn section of tho coast lino ns soon as tho Coos Dny-Eugeno section wns done, but that thu Eu ropean wnr caused It to bo Indef initely postponed. They wcro lu hopes of having It started so that tho equipment being used north of Coos Day could ho used south of horo, thus saving n long haul of machinery. C. G. Johnson nnd M. Welch, who hnvo been looking nftor some or the Hnusor & Hnusor work, left todny for Seattle Englneor V. G. Hind- marsh nnd Thomns Dixon loft yes tornday afternoon for tho north. dorson, Mrs. C. J. Schmidt, C. I), Thomas, Mrs. C. II. Phinalp, C. It. Planulp, h. A. Savago, Kenneth Whan, Mrs. M. E. Everett, Mrs. A. E, . Whan, Ilussel Plannlp, Ilnlph Plnnnlp, W. H. IlobortH, Howard Lamlue, Herman Koss. ENTITLED TO DOU1IT. Horo's n Btorj' that Prnnk Horton U tolling, hut ho says It was not a Central n'venuo grocery Btoro whero it happened, Ono afternoon a mnn rambled Into tho grocery store nnd In nbout two minutes his fluo 7 trousors had wiped up n quantity of fresh paint. "It's your own fault!" unsympn thotlcnlly declared tho grocerymnn. "Didn't you seo that sign, 'Fresh Palnt'7" "Yes, of courso I did!" wns tho peevish resiionso of tho other. "Hut I didn't bollovo It!" "Didn't bollovo It!" snld tho gro cerymnn with a puzzled expression. "Wns horo any renson why you shouldn't havo bolloved it?" "Yes," quickly responded tho man. "Thoro Isn't n dny that I don't como In this store nnd seo something mark ed 'Fresh' thnt Isn't fresh." I WATERFRONT NEWS At 1111 early hour yestei-dny the Ilrcnkwator crossed In after a quick trln from Portland. Sho will leavo out Saturday morning for tho north again. Tomorrow morning nt eight o' clock tho Elder Is duo to nrrlvo from Eureka, according to tho ngonts, nnd sho will leave nt ono o'clock for Portlnnd. Tomorrow morning tho Nairn Smith Is scheduled to leavo out of Snn Francisco nnd wll prolmbly nr rlvo on Coos liny some tlmo Monday Tho Itedondo, according to hor ngonts, will lenvo San Francisco next Wednesday, arriving hero on Frldny. Shortly nftor eight o'clock this nfornlng tho Georgo W. Eldor loft out for Portlnnd having nrrlvcd rrom Eureka nbout 0:30 a. m. Hound ror Portlnnd tho DVenk wutor Is expected to lenvo tomorrow morning nt eight a. in. LEGAL LOVE LETTEHH A Mnrshfleld young lndy who cnrrloB on 11 correspondence with u young Inwyor, says his lottors aro very nlco hut often bear ovldonco of IiIh profession. Ho says sho has beautiful eyos nnd Is constantly ul ludlng to what ho calls "tho nforo sald eyes, orbs or visual organs." probably tho most nenrly fireproof building on Coos Hay, Is to hnvo ad ditional flro escapes provided nt onco. Col. Grimes. 0110 of tho builders of Tho Chnndlor. nnnounccd today that safety devices had been ordered for each floor In tho hotel. Each room on tho second floor will bo provided with n ropo ladder. Tho rooms on tho third, fourth nnd fifth will b6 provid ed with a safety ropo pulley dovlco whereby pcrsonu can lower thorn selves to tho ground without dnngor. Ono of tho latest contiivnnccs wns purchased by Dr. Goo. E. Dlx last year and Installed in his room lu tho Chandler last yenr. This will ho UBod tomorrow In n demonstration, for tho Wonion's Auxiliary or tho Chamber or Commerce, which has taken up tho hotter flro protection and snfoty crusado. It will bo hold nt 3 o'clock. Flro Chlof Keating nnnounccd to day thnt ho would havo members of tho Department assist In tlio demon stration tomorrow. Mr. Keating' snld that tho Flro Department members woro heartily In favor of tho move ment nnd would cooperate In every way posHlhlo. It Is likely that tho movement for greater snfoty will bo extended until every building In Mnrshflold nnd probably on Coos Hay Is arrnncod so ns to roduco tho danger of losti of llfo In rires to tho minimum. COUNtTcOURT DISTRICT Ono or tho InBt nets or tho Log Islaturo boforo adjourning nt Salem last Saturday night was thnt or crentlng a number of Judicial dis tricts. Under tho provisions of tho bill thoro Is created tho Fifteenth. Slxtoonth, and Seventeenth districts. i-ano, Lincoln nnd Denton Countlos eomprlso tho Fifteenth; Coos tho Sixteenth; Jds'ophlno nnd Curry, tho Seventeenth, and Douglas, tho Sec ond dlatrlct. Six counUos hereto fore comprised tho Second district! Slnco tho creation of Mm third Judgeship In this district when Judgo loko wns appointed to assist Judgos Harris nnd Hamilton, Coos nnd Cur ry hnvo bcoh consldorod ono dis trict, which 'Judgo Coko hnndlod. Howovcr, In considering n chango In the districts, tho Lcglslnturo round thnt Coos County had moro popula tion than Curry nnd Josophlno Counties combined nnd probably tWlcO tllO COUrt IiUhIiiorh Tn.nn Coko has been hnndllng tho heavy volume or buslnoss nnd tho now nr rnngomont will relievo him consld ornbly and wins tho hearty approval or all nttornoyB nnd others rnmillnr with court work. lny of hciiiitlful now Divshi'm romprlNliij? both novel mid iMiimoi'Viitlvo effeciH , l'In. New flni'o effect, now circular- Mylcs nnd dainty Empire- models In th0 !" f"r'f n nnd lu nil the very newest colors. " cHm, Priced at $8.50 $10.50 $J2.50 and $15,00 MY ' lYi o Kl pKl special 5ewmff New Spirtog Sute and Coafe fm women nnd girls In nil tlio newest Guides and iimterl suits $iRnns:9nnn $99 nn mocnn , v.u, sicu.uu, wu.uoandu uuhio of.ou, qiu.o, i.ou and $15.00. ew Spring Ores& Skirts Tho second shipment of these bountiful new KklrtH rrl day. That tlieso skirts hnvo found fnvr In (0 j(.s ()f ' deuced by tlio fnct thnt our flrsfMilpnient of r Hklrt rcccl m two uookM ngo In nlmost entirely sold. Heo this splendid nttr nieiit nt $5.00, $6.85, $7.50 and $10.50. HM'iid purl of your afternoon nt UVll DHV GOODS CO, fa Ji bountiful new gnrnienls. They aro hero for you. Vou wj MJ urged t hiij'. Hub Dirj Gdl Ct "Smraaril: Weair for Womrneim" Corner Central Avenue and Broadway. Phone361 AW N Sdiits elconne Invitation Is Extended To All The Ladies of Coos Bay To Mspect Oiuiir w Spring Coats and We have a large line of Coats and Suits in all the newest materials, colo ings and styles. . t ,5 New Skirts Amid New Waists The new Skirts are handsome in the new pocket styles, wide belts and cuffs at the bottom, and are just what every well-dressed woman needs The Waists are in the new long sleeves, also in the short sleeve, with all the new effects in chiffon, all-over lace, crepe-de-chines. The New Dresses yy smart in style, materials and colorings and are according to EASTERN DE- J , 1 T VCPy UTEST FANC,ES and are sure t0 Pease -very lady who wishes to keep up with the season's newest styles. The Kfew Store THE FASHION BASKET BALL GAME TO TELL LEAGUE PENNANT .Myrtlo Point Comes Today to Do Ilattlo With .Miu-shfleld Hluh .School. With hut throe moro Knmo In tho county lenRiio remaining an- IllaVCd mill with Mirnn toimu .,,.. , tfcally nil of tho anmo standing for tho chnmplonuhlp, the gnnio of I thin ovonlng with tho Myrtle Point (julntot nsaumoH moro thnn ueunl IntoroHt. Coqulllo, Handon and Marahflold J Inst wook woro all throo tied for flrtt placo, rating .CC6 In tho por ccntngo column. Knch tenm had threo gnmos remaining, or this number Mnrshflold hns two horo on hor homo floor, a fact that hns mndo tho protegeH of Conch Nllns quite Jubilant. Myrtlo Point has assumed tho of fonslvo and promises a contest that will glvo tho local lads a run for tho inonoy. Thoro was no gnmo Inst wcok, tho high school flvo mixing with tho IndopondontB, nnd though wallopod, tho former gnvo a good account of themselves nnd onjoyed tho oxpor ienco. Tho basket ball schnnn in CooK County will cIoho nbout March 12, thus allowing tho oponlng or tho track season Immodlntolv nrtor. providing tho spring athletes will hnvo a dry riold at that tlmo. Times want ads bring results. N00NAN IN THE LEAD Mui-nIiNcM Mnn 1 lends LImI in National Campaign Tho following complimentary com nieiit on tho work or K. D. Noonnn, of .Mnrshflold, Is published In iPush." tho magazine- or tho Ho servo Loan Liro Insurnuco Compiny: Tho gonornl agency or S. J. Clar Idgo hns mndo a grand stnrt for tlio year 10 IB. This agency loads nil tho othors nnd furnishes tho honor mnn for tho month in Mr. E. D. Noonnn. Tho following re port from nn I'oyo witness" of tho flold dispositions or this ngoncy will bo rend with somo Intorost: "Tho S. J. Clnrldgo ngoncy Is out for a record yenr. In military language, tho morals of all tlio men on tho firing lino lu oxcollont. Tho casualty list is nil. Tho Docombor and January campaigns hnvo boon very nuccoBsful nnd tho present po sitions or tho ngoucy's llncu uro very sntlsfactory. Tho right wing Is undor tho commnnd of (lenernl Noo nnn, a strategist of tho (Jonornl Jorrro typo, in ono coupo ho enp turod 20,000 in tho Docombor enm pnlKr nnd In othor battles two 10,. 000 lots surrendered to him. In minor engagements lm (nntnrml nn. slderably moro, amounting In ill 10 r.u,ooo. it will bo noticed thai Oonornl Noonnn Is offlelnllv c.i. zolttd In this numbor or 'Push' nmong tho loadors. Conori'l, wo tnko our hats otf to you this time, but look to your laurels." With The Tea And The Toast A OAPlTAIi SAIIMt. J Xrt ilimr h. K. cxs Ji Ulertrie offhe. Phone 1-15-X A sailor has no E Z tlmo Whon on tho D P sails; It's R n ho finds aloft to climb, Exposed to I C gales; And then In K C ho mukos a slip, Or If ho D 7. grows, A tumblo fropi tho lorty ship Is his last N D knows. Whon overboard, Tor A I) cries, With enorgy and vim; And though of littlo U C tries A vain S A to swim. But when no I, p ho finds it noar, Nor N E way to save, Ho then, In an X S or fear Must C K watery grave. Old A J sailor seldom knows, Hut if old A G ho gains H U or baccy cures his wooa And grog L A's his pains. We N v no poor sailor's life In D i) has no run; And, reeling P T ror his wire, Our M T talk is done. Job may havo beon patient, but omo or these Coos Uny knockers would got his goat. Horrors of War. Let tho Fronchmon hold tho Ysor, Let tho Germans hoch dor Kaiser, Lot tho Uusslan and tho Cosssick smlto tho Turk, Lot tho Austrian slug tho Ilolglan, Lot tho Hun ralso bloody ,hol, thon Lot tho Greek and doughty Dulgar wiold tho dirk; Lot tho Pollnk. Slav and nnioh Mix with Japs and Poors and such, ' Whllo England, with hor allies, trips to cut tho Prussian throat; nut Villa and Carranza, Now playing their last stanza, May yet got Woody Wilson's and our Uncle Billy's goat. Frank Cohan nnvo. uri.i. i Its penalties, a poor man novor sponds any money for dyspopsla tablets." "Well, evon If the monn .lun'i got full this month," romarkod 'Geno viuunvaue, as ho punched tho tlmo clock and handed lip ti,..tK liack his chance. llt u .,nM.... MEN TURN COOKS WHB COST OF LIVING SI I'ollowhhlp Club OrRunlwi VislJ iiiitecr Chef and Walters ff day llanqut't. When tho high cost tl soared Into tho skies tndttti hers of tho Fellowship Cltl i od a banquet nnd found thn prlco was moro than they V to pay, thoy Immcdlitlr pit I heads togcthor, elected t tta chef and wnltori. At (ill dnv ovoiilnc In tho Lutheru thoy will hold their linnet Is to ho followed uy mien I'Tho lloulovnrd to the W tho subjoct upon wnlcb hm h., ...iii unnnb iiav. n. LtRai uin mil Du.n, . a will glvo rendliiRs from Jb! comb Klloy nnd rroiewr Tlodgen will tnlk on "ImproW Appoaranco of Mnrsunciu. "Who'll bo the cookf tho men. "I'll bo tno cw- ' John C. Kendall nnd bo Imously olocted. litirl,ll Kn tlin tt'llterlt ' !. .!. ..,, it ifn. nlth thelft still together. "We'll bet .. -..l.,n,l llr fleoKO " llo, Dr. II. M. Shaw, A. 'H . -. . ..... r. Vltiff, W J. t. irrnnn ana ..! .i rii-hi nor" .. . .- hn rentlewi m nn nruciiiiiif. ' balancing six plattors In nlllinr firm . m,. i.na heen WJ1 A COIUIlllliuu - to seo thnt all tickets ire .... -ia,i (hit f or nnd It is oi'c"" - . .in.Lnrl CI tno mrgesi u..--"-months will bo present on Lato this afternoon JaW Hall consented to aw at tho banquot board. ProNliytorlnn AuiU'T VOOn 8AliE t 1'KlllU OUSOX'H STOHK tomonv- iioou. ir? iinllne.) (Not uy ' i bjW' lo wo'ro planning, d '" uoroil .t.i. iS To help others on V If we sang, u" 'Mf ,heW; Frets ana worn" - , Jf wo did, nnd doing, t... 0i,nrfnw from ' Would wo not, nd.otv"iifi Happier bo when day . -.i VnoWlnJ' '.. U wo Know, u"i .th.cl Rules of kindness, P (J . .-.i .i hnolBSi v 11 WO liopeu, nuu -- iWfl In tho words of " iV$ 11 wo tnouB'i quoted re SI Only good of those 1 Would we not, " Hnvo- a iieiix' I down to Its last qunrtor as usual " - """"surtTrsf: - t i.Tjnrtirar.vaTf.i.w.