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THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915 EVENING EDITION. SIX J Watches FREE i School Days are Here BOYS, Here's Yourl Chance mU We will give, absolutely free for one week, A WATCH GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR, with every boy's suit. We are showinn the very latest models and color ef fects in the FOREMOST all-wool clothes for LITTLE MEN. Come while assortments are good. See display inJTront streetwindow if Ijub Honjfoe (j WILL PRESENT PLAN WOT TO BE THIRSTY LAND FOR SETTLERS Hit. MINfiTH UAH IDIOA KKfiAIIH IX O. .V: C. JjANHS NOKTH lUiXI) COUNCIh PASSKS il .-MONTHS SALOON OHIMNANCIJ MARSHFIELD BANDON FOUR STORES MYRTLE POINT POWERS CULLED ON CARPETiTO BUILD HEW LINE! PAUIANK CIjIXT, JOY IIOUSK, HIMOltK (IKANI) JU11V imOMI.YfjPAClKIC XotlilnK Definite of Investigation Known Douglas County Sues Southern Oi't'Kon Company A subpoena was served last even ing by Deputy Sheriff YV. 0. Laird on l'hullno Clint, of tlio Joy Itoom ln Iioiibo In North lleml, for her to nppcnr this morning beforo tlio grand Jury. Tho officer did not know what Investigation la being mado behind the closod doors. Sovoral times In tho last fow weeks tho rumor lias been persistent that the district attorney's offlco has been working on tho rooming house conditions of tlio county and It Is snld that investigations have boon made. Today It was supposed that tho grand Jury 1 In turn taking irp tho conditions In North Dead. There nro many thousands of dol lars in taxes Involved In tho suit of Douglas county versus tho Southorn Oregon I. and "Company. Papers Bent from Douglas1 county were Bcrv cd Inst evening on Herbert Arm strong, local manager of tho .laud company by Deputy Sheriff I.alrd. Tho taxes of tho company have been delinquent In Douglas, as well nb In other counties, for some time back, tho plea of tho big holdors bo Jug that they await tho outcome of their land ownership contention m tho higher courts. Papers wero also served on Dr. Kelty in a civil action. THIiKPIIOXK CO. HVI- IHJXTIA' " JXTHXDS OPPOSITION' Huys Moo fiom Olciiiidji (o Oni-diucr mid Will .IMend on to .Mm-tdifield GIVES SOME FACTS C. A. SMITH WIMTKH ADOPT WOOD HMH'K PAVIXti Writes of Information Ho Secured From tlio City KngiiuwN Of- fico at Minneapolis Some Interesting Information re garding wood block pavement Is giv en by C. A, Smith In a letter to his lion, Vernon Smith, of this city. Mr. Smith In writing says that ho hud " lottor from tho city engineer's offlco in Minneapolis sont iilni In nuswer to o.uostlons regarding tho wood blocks and tho following information re garding tho uo of tho blocks In Min neapolis was given: "Tho first wood block paving was laid In Minneapolis in 1002 and wo liavo at tho present tlmo about a million ami a hulf squaro yards of wood block paMng. Tho most of this paving however was laid with Norway and Tamarack and only tho last two or three years wo havo been using tho Southern Yellow pluo ex clusively. Tills wood block navlnir costs us moro monoy than most nny ( other class of pavoineut but we have IXAtiSTAIT SCHOOli .MAKCS found It a bettor class of pavoineut l'INK SllOWIXd nnd worth tho extra rost. l do not know tho valuo of yellow pluo nt the present tlnio but It Is boniethlng llko L'2 or L'l dollars per thousand In iuiuuQnpoiis." Of inlcieM Jieie ,,. Commenting upon the nbo Mr. binitn in 8 ipttor WrltCM as follows; KU(lKNB,.Oro., Sopt. 1C Tho Pa cific Tolophono Company purchasod tho telcphono lino between Glcuada. on tho Sluslaw In Lano county, and Gardiner, on the Uinpqnn river In Douglas county. Tho Paclfie company will uso this lino as a link In tho long distance tol ophono system to bo erected between IJugcno and Marshficld. Tho Ibio from Kngcno to tho Sluslaw Is being strung by tho telcphono company on tho poles of tho Western Union Com pany along the right of way of the now Wlllamcttc-Paclflc. Tho Coos and Curry Company owns to tho Douglas county Unci toward tho north and In sending mes sages In that direction uses tho linos of the Uinpitua Development Com pany. It Is planned by tho local company to build n copper lino to Gardiner and thoro will probably con nect with tho Pacific Company and this would give an additional trunk lino out of Marshflold. Kugoiio Coin men t Tho Kugeno Register makes tho following comment regarding tho deal: Tho Pacific Telephone nnd Tele graph company has taken over tho long dlstauco lino between Glounda, on tho south hank of tho Sluslaw riv er near tho coast, to Gardiner, on tho Unipn.ua rlvor, and will uso It as, ,a link of the new lino contemplated by (ho company to oporato botweon Kugono and Coos Flay, following tho I general course of nowly-construetod Wlllamotto Pacific, railway. A bill of salo of tno property was filed with tho county clork in Kugono yesterday. O. C. Stanwood, tho formor ownor of tho lino, who op erates a local exchange In Klorenco ami Glouada, transfers to tho com pany, according to Jho bill of salo, tho entire lino In l.nno and Douglas counties, Including a single No, 12 Iron wire, tho poles and other fix tures, together with nil rights-of-way, franchises and easements. Tho Pacific Telophono nnd Tele graph company has recently complet ed tho construction "f a two-wlro lino between IJugene and r'loroneo, and will extend tho lino on to Coos Day next year. The two copper wires aro attached to tho poles of tho West ern Union Telegraph company along tho right of way of tho Willamette Pacific railroad. :IWGREASE IS LARGE Thinks They Should bo All Offei'cil for Sale at Onco to tlio Highest Didder Dr. K. Miugus left tills morning for Salem, whore ho will be ono of tho delegates front Coos County nt the conferenco which Is to be held to connlder n plan to suggest to Con gress for the disposition of tho O. & C. Intnl. Ho was ucrompatilcd by Mis. Mlngus nnd after tho conference they will go to San Francisco to seo the exposition, l Dr. Mlngus has a plan which he i will present. In spcnklng of It, ho said beforo leaving the city: "I have given tho matter much consideration and I seo but ono way to dispose of tho lands. Let the railroad and Congress get to gether regarding the meaning of tho grant so they can proceed. Let Congress rntlfy tho sales which havo already been mndc, as the pur chasers wero Innocent purchasers. "Then nppolnt n receiver for all of tho lauds Involved and let them all bo offered for salo at tho satito tlmo to tho highest bidders, tho land being offered in lots of ICO acres, Would Pay Knllrond "When tho lands nro sold let tho railroad have $2. HO an acre. It is admitted that tho railroad has a $2. fiO equity In each acre. In addi tion to tho $2.50, lot tho railroad havo the money It has paid for taxes on tho lands with eight per cent in terest. "Then nil of tho monoy paid for tho lands above tho ?2. 50 and taxes .inu interest snotiiu do divided lie-vWny tho races could bo run would bo twecn tho public and tho railroad. I tn ii i... i i,nt ., v.i' ,m.i remit any fines that might bo in curred. ed valuation of all taxablo property Furthermore tho city fathers cott (excluslvo of tho land Involved) tho trlliitcl ?50 for tho purpose of fltt rallroad has within the boundaries ,K ,, nn nto ,,,. c0r8C( Unt of tho grant as compnrcd to tho val-1 ,. ,iMiLninin,, r wiu.rn ti. r.,i.r 1 will bo made. Tho cluster lights, removed during tho paving, wero ordered hack on City Fathers Say Confetti Slay Ho 'J'hrnviti at Carnival To Wink Kyo nt Knees In Streets That North 13 end may not bo dry beforo her tlnio tho council last eve ning passed an ordlnnnco ft.ntuing saloon licenses for the next threo nionuts, or until January l. uy a former ordinance a license could bo granted for only six months and tho last Issuanco of licenses wits In April. There will bo no starving for con fetti, no lacking of tho carnival spir it If such is Inducod by the throwing of tho bright colored bits of paper for the council has decreed that thoro Is no ordlnnnco against tho practice and that It Is entirely lawful. Chief of Police Anderson had said that ho would arrest anyone selling or throwing nnd In high dudgeon tho committee came to tho city fath ers. Fred Ilolllster, tho only member opposed to tho measure, declared the throwing of confetti to bo nets of rowdyism, Chief Anderson also spoko against tho granting of tho 'permission. However thoro Is nn ordlnnnco prohibiting the speed of ntitos with in tho city limits and again Chief Anderson emphasized tho fact that ho would nrrcst nil drivers exceed ing tlio limit, thereby precluding tho Idea of nttto uccs through tho streets during the carnival of Oct ober 8 to 0. City Atiornoy Dorbyshlro said that lawfully tho council could not set aside tho ordlnnnco nnd tho only KKKPIXG ') Til ,i C. (Jit A XT I! OHIGIXAIi IS AIUU'HI) O. The hitler's shnro should bo In ro- tm-t..i ii. . ... ,. ii. .. i i.iiuii lu tnu IllliUlllll Ul illU HBttVBB- j untloit of nil of tho property In tho territory. What per cent this would give tlio railroad I do not know, but Its shnro should bo In proportion to Its property lit rclnt'on to nil tho property. Would Divide Money "Tho amount which goes to tho public should bo divided Into two equal parts. One half should go to tho government and Congress can do what It pleases with It. Tho other half should go to tho stato and ho used for good roads purposes. "I suggest that tho railroad should recolvo somo of tho monoy buyers aro willing to pay above tho $2.50 an ncre, for tho reason that tho lauds havo Increased In value largely because of tho fact that tho railroad development has brought tho property to its present value. I remember when the finest timber could bo purchased for $2.50 In this part of tho state, but no ono wanted It becauso tho locality was too far Isolated nnd It was not lio lloved Hint tho timber could over bo taken out for this generation's ben efit. Made Added Value, "Tho building of tho railroad and tho development that the railroad has done has given the land Its mill ed value and It Is no moro than fair that the railroad should recolvo some of tho additional value that Its work has added to the laud. "Some of the lauds In tho grant aro practically worthless and if thoro Is somo which no ono wants to pay $2.50 an aero for thou the railroad will havo to bid that In ItsoU. "My opinion Is that thoro Is very little of tho land suitnble for settto- mont and agriculture Tho rnllroad has sold off most of this. Attempting to throw it open to settlement Is im practical because theru Is but very little on which people would settlo. This Is tho only plan that I can aeo for disposing of tho lauds." Sherninit avenue a ml an ordinance van passed levying assessments for tho Shormnn and Washington, tho work now holng completed. POSTER ARTIST IS KILLED IN BATTLE Fights villi (ho French Army Meets Death Wh-lo In Action and tDr AmorlatM Pima to Cooa IU7 Tlmta.) PAItIS, Sept. 15 Tho death In nc tlon is unnouueed of Daniel do Los ques, an artist whose poster sketches of woll known Frenchmen, published In Figaro, havo had a wldo populari ty during tho pnst fow years. Do Losqucs was a monihcr of tho French Army Flying Corps. News of his John A. Jeffreys Urges Disposition of Limit' nt U."0 An Acre Seeks Local Act Ion The opening of the O. & C. land grant to homo seekers under the original grant of Congress and tho sale of $2.50 an aero was Btrongly urged In an address last evening nt tho Chamber of Conuneico by John A. Jeffrey"; of Portlnnd. Ho asked that a committee of the local Cham ber ho appointed to organize a club tho purpose of which would bo to work for this solution of tho big problem and to address petitions to Oregon Congressman. Mr. Jeffreys claimed that ho Is affiliated with no organization or group of land dealers. Ho declares that ho came hero entirely on his own responsibility and as a matter of public patriotism. There was but a smalt attendance at tho meeting. Henry Sengstnck cn acted as chairman. Mr. Jeffreys was accompanied by Horace Lowls, of Portland, who Is aiding him in tho addresses. Today they went over Into tho Valley, where several talks will be delivered. To allow tho government to got hold of tho great territory Involved, said Mr. Jeffreys, would mean tho taking of this laud entirely out of tho stnte's possession and would lose It to taxation. Figures wero produced to show that at the present time thoro is altogether too much of the coun ties tied up In this tract, from which taxes cannot ho collected. Would Protect Settlers Furthermore, ho declared that should tho state gain control of the laud, In all probability the accr ago would he held up for n high price, prohibitive to the hoiueseek or with but a small amount of money. Ho believed that the men who have already filed on the land as squatters have every legal right to retain possession of their laud nnd that $2.50 an acre Is tho most they can bo charged. Following tho return of tho Cooa County delegates to tho O. & C. conferenco In Salem, a special meet- t II ir of Mill Cliiiltilinr of fmiiiiinivit I will bo called for tho purpose of organizing such a commitleo and securing enthusiasm townrd the cir culating and signing of petitions asking the Congressmen of Oregon to urge thje original grant and con ditions of the big tract. denth reached tho (French Hues through a German aviator who drop, ped a letter pinned to a small flag, saying Do Losqucs had fought bravely. Times Want Ad3 for results. The newspaper that gets results is the 1 PA I XT Til Ml It PACKS Iljr amikUIci! l'rra to Coua liny Time. J LONDON, Sept. 15. War is driv ing women to cosmetics, Tho nil 'thorlty for this statement Is a Lou 1 don cosmetic manufacturer, who says rouge Is now used freely by la Idles who looked on make-up of nny I kind as In bad taste a year ago. His explanation Is that tho present stress I and worry tells on looks, nnd women I havo been driven to tho uso of rouge HEAD hy people whoiiuyj e I Slty ()"e Per Cent larger Knroll nient This Term Than One Year Ago The fcdiool at Flugstuff has mado 'nnd paint to hldo tho marks left on a fine showing this year and tho iu-t their faces by thefco omotions. crease in the enrollment as compar-i 1 think tirnh.'iMt. filn ........ .,....'.. I'd to last jenr Is higher than any1 dlM.S MICH AWAY' --w.-wj urn lllinilll MINI 1 nro not iiblnj- Douglas Fir Is the ei ollu'r 'lu)o1 J'l't reported. On tho tra frolght. Tho freights rrom tho "m tmy t,,or(1 Wl'r0 " t,,irollt,d nnd Southorn mills, If j remember cor-1 ,i;8t yulu" u,oro wt'10 01,.v eighteen, roctly, Is 27 conls por hundred and ' Tlu,,' m HJ mm' pupils front two tho frolght on fir front terminal f"1""' l" outer the school this week points in Washington and Oregon Is1""'1 ,nls wl" bring It up to 35 pupils. 45 cents por hundred. Norwav nnl'Tho Increase on the first day this 1 Chinese resident Is Liberal H.'.s Salary With iiuiianicic nR you know, woro tho cheapest woods that wo manufactur ed In Minneapolis and wer0 condlsor. ed Inferior to tho Douglas Fir. "As tho paving question l n vital question with you In Marshflold. I thought you and others might bo in- t?rttfid in this formation. , Times want ads bring reults. year compared to last year is 01 per cent with h means well for the In crease In the population at tho Flag staff and Mllllngton district. Miss Kvu Dresser Is teaching the school. Miss Klmu Koberts who (might heroic, Is now at Conullle. Four pupils who finished at tho Flagstaff school aro now attending the high school, . (1)7 AuocltttJ Pia to Coo Ulf TIOM. PICKING. Sept. 15. President Yuan Shi-ktil has contributed near ly ouo-thlrd of his salary for this year to charity and public works. Tho Chinese President received 300. 000 sliver dollars a year, which Is about $111,000 In gold. He recent ly gave $2 1,000 for tho establish, mont of a model primary school and contributed $15,000 for tho relief of flood and fire sufferers In tho var ious southern provinces which have suffered disaster. ONE READ BY A PEOPLE WHO WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS. WHEN SUBSCRIBERS ANX IOUSLY AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE HOME NEWSPAPER IT IS A SURE INDICA TION THAT THAT PAPER IS READ. YOU READ THE TIMES FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST PAGE BE CAUSE IT IS CHOCK FULL OF INTEREST ING LOCAL NEWS MATTERS IN WHICH YOU ARE DIRECTLY INTERESTED. OTH ERS DO THE SAME. THEY READ YOUR ADVERTISEMENT, IF YOU . HAVE . ONE, WITH AS MUCH IN TEREST . AS . ANY OTHER FEATURE, BECAUSE IT IS ORI GINALLY DISPLAYED BY MEN WHO ARE ADEPTS IN THIS LINE OF WORK (THE HOME PAPER) I n Coos BayTimes GOLDEN RULE SPECIALS PK """"aafciita -2jj --uiSt Ladies' Hose, linen heel and too, two pairs Children's Stockings, heavy nb, two pairs . Ladies' House Dresses, (jood grade of blue chamT bray, worth Sl.tDO. Special .. Men's Canvas Gloves 5o, 8 1-3C ifi Children's Overalls, red triniminrj !. 7T Men's Sox, linen heel and toe, black or tanMasT" nnlnpo iiAn nnirc fni' Men's Sox, black, 15c value. Our mice 7iJ The Golden Rul BIGGEST STORE BEST PRICK Uk Hnvninn' t"iviA eV- 1W-.! Life is His Harvest Timo - - - . ,,ww m VI11 l.lfo'a Winter will soon oveiinlui you. Aro you . liiK tho friillH of your harvest? Will tho Mnrnu ol oU no find you with nn empty Kniunry? J,el this hank b your Kriiiiary and you will reap u luu-voil of KuMtngiln Make Hay While the Sun Shines HANK WITH US AND YOU CAN HANK OX IS First National OF COOS BAY KAI'KTY OMI'OSri' HONKS l-'OH HUNT Bank IK mm & BEIETT OLDHST HANK KV COOS COUNTY KstnMlHlied JHHU. Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $11 8,000 Interest paid on Tlnio ANI SAVING'S DKl'OSI'rs Officers J. IV. Uomiott, President. j J. II. l'lmiiiKiiii, Vlro-Prcsldont. If 1.1 Willi, ....o '..M.I,... eo. l Winchester, Asst. CU 10.8.-, COOS HAY TO I'OHTIiANH. ALLRGANY-BRAIN Auto Stage Line liKAYKS .MAHSIiril-XI) IJVMHY .MOUNINti .":!), .M!nlB I1UAIX AT li O'CLOCK. (Jood Cars Careful OiUers .Most llenntlfnl " t0 riT Fare $6 IT Smokehouse FareW AfJIINTS, MAKSIII'IIXH PIIONi: (1(1-1 or tall l. I. KOOTK, Proprietor Plioii'j :'.H-.f for iiifnrnmtl MARShTIELD-ROSEBURGAUT' Best Cars Best Driv Fare, $7 Lenvo Mnwlifiold '00 A .,1L .!I0 A. "l Lenvo JtosolnirK , TICKET OFFICE, 139 FRONT St. Now find rrtrc Fore?v 0GEAN BEACH AUTO LINE Cars lenvo Mnr.slifield , Cars lenvo for Kiupiro Cars Irfmva Sunset IIiiv I-'ures, Kmplro, iJ5c; Tarheel or South SIoupli, W'cl Coibt & nine OBnl ....7n.ni., i '"": Jf ....7 ii.ni., i ; :...7, ;. .' Koontz Garage Agency for -S00 DYEAR TIRES - EXCE MOTORCYCLES UNION GAS ENGINES Marine and Automobile Repairing a North Jront Street :: :: .. :: Specialty Phone ' Times Want Asd Bring &s I. ,c