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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1915)
r 'jsBmiammwsmssaffi wmry jvbhms, THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1 915 -EVENliMG EDITION. TWO I f CITY HAS ITS MflK'TV TABOO SEINES OFFICERS ELECTED i NEW FUNCTIONS OK MODERN MUNICIPALITIES OUTLINED ANGLERS WOULD RESTRICT COMMERCIAL FISHING J; T. RntiMl Delivered IntcrestliiK l'n ncr Ucforo Fellowship Clul j Suggestions Are Timely .'"TJia Recent Extension or Munic ipal Functions " was tlio topic of a ipapor read by James T. Urn ml be fhro tli'o last gathering of the Follow Bulu'Club and which was very well rccolvoil. Briefly the speaker scanned tho lf development and changes In the pur "i'loao mid work of tho modern city. ' "The modern city," says Mr. 'lira ml In hlH paper, " Is no longer content morcly to perform tho inedlevnl func tions of protection. We nro nt least realizing tho enormous lnflit ailco of environment on character. 'Sermonizing Is well and good, but when It Is scientifically demon strated that the nunibur of thefts varies directly with the prlco of broad, something more than talk Is necessary. Tho character and hap piness of our peoplo Is directly de pendent on tho surroundings In which they live. The cities have awnkcued to this fact. Public Markets Arc Successes " Tho movement for public mar- iots Is one of tho most characteris tic features of tho new era. Their Hucccss Is still u dlsputo and tho ob i joctlonB to thorn nro many." This (fact tho speaker explains by saying ihat municipal markets arc slow In gaining popularity owing to tho fact that tho peoplo nro not educated up to thorn. " Vegetables Are Sold Cheaply " It lo ft function of tho govern ment to Hiipport paupers. At InBt wo nro realizing that it is also tho provlnco of tho government to pro vont pauperism and sorrow and crlmo, as woll an to Incarcerate It when produced. Tho public murkut Is tho ono grout constructive proven tntlvo of pauperism. It Is for tho poor. It Is no lnjustlco to the rich. . But right or wrong, it Is' on Its way." , Ihivolopo Intensive Lines , ", Tbo greatest need among innpy needs of Coos Day, Is tho dovolp . ment .along lutcuBlvo lines of our outlying territory. Public marketH would do this. Within a few days tlmo we have oxportcd anil Imported potatoes, .ultimately eating an Infer ior product. Tho Coos Imy produc er lost tho freight ono way and tho consumer lost It tho other. Uuttor Is being shipped south and put in utoruo, and the samo Identical but ter rcshlppcd to us and consumed hero, bolug only swecteuod by tho doublo doso of transportation charg es, and tho aroma of a San Fran cisco packing plant." Touching on tho administrative Jjnijs of city government, Mr. Brand i pointed out " thu prcsout city coun-cll-mayor-plan In most of our cities, has created n, maze of uncertainty uud a labyrinth, In which graft can bo lild and responsibility lost. Commission Government " Tho need of our city Is a short ballot and tho absolute centraliza tion of authority and responsibility, Hiibjoct to the chock of tho peoplo themselves through the referendum and recall. Tho most progrosslve cities havo recognized the" utter fu tility of tho old days and havo adopt ed thu commission form of govern ment. That this Is a vast gain over tho old way, cannot bo denied. City .Maimgor Plan -' '" put of commission government, huu .developed tho city manager plan. It lu thu outgrowth of logical thought, It Is the product of mod ern business and has been proved by exporlenco. Tho people elect flvo commissioners from the best citizen ship of tho town. Those men nro to tho city government what a board of directors is to private business cor porations. They nro Its legislative head on matters of geuoral policy, mill thoy hlro a manager who runs a city as any othur manager runs any other great ontorprlso. Both com mission and manager are subject to recall. Tho manager has tho hiring and dismissing of every city officer ami employee. Ho Is directly res ponslblo for all wrongs of commis sion or ommlsslon. It Is tho ideal government," Rajton Is Illustration Ho finvo nu illustration of tho working o,f the system, that or Day ton, Ohio, In IS mquths Dayton decreased her debt 171.000, and In creased hor nssots $-107, 000. Fur thermore, sho lucroased tho public Bjjrvjco rendered 100 porcont without increasing taxes u dollar, Tho city snout I-TjO.OOO on entirely now and thoroforo untried projects. Thoy built parks, playgrounds, bathing beaches, sowers and roads. Tho death rate of babies was reduced 10 percent In ono year, nnd tho death rnto from typhoid was reduced SO porcont, Publlo clinics ivero estab lished, waste places woro utilized uud In short, tho city; wna .transform ed. -ilfi " Tho work of modernizing tho administration of a city seouis to bo a straugo combination of humaniz ing and do-humnnlzliiK forces. Cit ies aro bqcomlng moro and more, on tho one hand paternalistic, and on Claim That All Salmon Aro Stopped at Mouth by Cuniicryinen I ' To Introduce- Measures I I Seine fishing at the mouth of tho ' Iloguo River Is coming In for somo rough hnndllng nt tho meeting or the Ordgon Sportsmen's League In i Portland on December 20. whon Uio 'delegates from southern Oregon gn ther there. The nnintour fishermen of the upper ltoguc benr a grudge against tho commercial Interests that selno tho mouth of tho river In the height of tho Benson nnd allow almost no fish to edmo through into the upper river. Tho law requires that no steol hcuds be taken from Iloguo rlvi oxcept with hook and Hue, but It it, i said that lu each operation of the ! ::,000 foot selno dozens mid even 'hundreds of stcclhcadB wcro drag ged nshoro and tho claim is made by the dolcgntes from tho upper river j that seldom wore these fish thrown I'bnck Into tho wntcr until the good , salmon had been carefully sorted 'out. The delegates assert that this careless handling of steel heads re sulted In a great amount of waste, as many fish wero dead beroro be ing returned to tho wnter. It is said that tho season just , closed on tho iloguo has been tho poorest of many years, from the standpoint of tho anglers, though ' tho canneries nt tho mouth of tho ' river made n fair showing. Tho I sportsmen contend, that this1 is quite i natural, bechuso thoy got tho great er share of tho fish that enmo Into tho river, allowing only a fow to get Closed Fishing In 11)10 In 1910 tho Iloguo Illvor was nb , solutoly closed to nil commercial . fishing nnd tho claim Is now mado that tho dolegntes from southern Oregon to tho Lcaguo meeting In ! Portland nro coming with " blood ( In their eyes " and determined to onllst tho clubs of tho statd in aid I lag them tosectiro it closed commer cial season on tho Rogue for at least . tho period of ono yonr. J In the season now closed thq Mnqleuy estate nnd tho lr. A. Sen I borg company each operated a snl mnn cannery at tho mouth of tho Rogue, Tho former company Is snld to hnvo put up about 1-1,000 cases and tho latter concern about C.000 cases. ORDER OF SONS OF VETERANS MEET HERE THIS MORNING F. 0. Ilorton lt Commander for 11)10 Members Plan On Ilohllng So cial Cninpfire Gatherings At a mooting or the Sons or Vot einns held today the annual elec tion or officers took placo nnd thu now ortlcers were Installed by C. 11. Zeck, of Bnndon, tho senior Vlco commander for tho division compris ing Oregon, Washington nnd Alns kn. . Tho order expects to hold, In au dition to Its- quarterly meetings, enmp flro "get togothor" events monthly, for social purposes, alter nating between North Bond uud Mnrshriold. The members expect to attend tho funeral of Henry Mil ler, at North Bend tomorrow In a body. Tho following wcro elected; Commnndor F. CI. Ilorton Sonlor V.-C W. II. Chapoll Junior V. C 11. B. Weldy Secretary Earl Powell Treasurer . . .'. C. W. Walcott Quldo C. I. Relgard Chaplain Rev. Stubbleflold .Musician VInco Pratt Cdlor Benrcr C. II, Walter LONG FIGHT STARTS LITIGATION TO .FORECLOSE ON GRANTS BRINGS TROUBLE GREA T RECOnD OF THEOVERLAWD.GAR tho other hand coldly scientific." Garbage Collection An Illustration of tho former Is tho juveullo court work, and of tho latter, tho collection of garbngo nnd nBhes.... "Three methods of por formnnces nro lu vogue. Tio llcouso system, tho contract system, and tho direct performnuco by tho city itBolf. Tho pendulum is swinging toward tho direct operation by tho city. " Tho Imperative requlromoiits of hygeuo and sanitation, demand that this work ho done and douu well. Analyses Show Well " This Is merely tho starting point of tho problem. Tho conclu sion can best bo shown by an illus tration, An analysis shows garbago to bo 70 percent molsturo, 3 percent grouse, 20 per cent fibrous material, and 7 porcont rubbish. A number of cities aro now nuklng soup, oils, fer tilizers, nnd gus, from their city gur huge. " In New York It was found that lu 1,000 loads of ashes, there will ho 2,100 pounds of paper, 3,000 pounds of rags, 300 empty barrols, two tons of old Iron, and Sill! pounds of rub bish. Tho ashes thoniselvcs con tained 30 percent cllnkor, Ifi porcont fluo ash and 28 percent unhuruod or partially burned conl. The ash was used for tho manufacture of Port land cement, tho cllnkor for cement work, and tho coal for fuel, Tho ash es had to bo removed either by the house holder or tho city in any ovont and tho result of large soalo produc tion by tho city was a not saving.". . " I cun go no further Into this vast and absorbing topic of the extension of municipal functions, oxcept to point out that tho now enterprises I hnvo mentioned aro not named for their own snko nor na part of a pro paganda for Imiuodlnto adoption lu Maifihfleld." , "In tho last 20 years, cities hnvo been taking over and oporatlng conl yards, steamship linos, factories, wa ter, light and power plnnts, ice plants, thontros, tenement houses, markets, ports, harbors mul docks Wo aro not hero to dotoriulno what shull bo tho rolutlou of Coos Bay to a world movement which Is coming with tho resistless forco of a tldnl wuvo." II. .1. KIMBALL DEMONSTRATES REMARKABLE EFFICIENCY OF COOLING SYSTEM ONE OF (MANY FEATURES OF FINE CAR What is ono of tho most romnrk ablo demonstrations of tho efficiency of tho modem automobile Is shown in II. J. Kimball's cxporlonco with tho cooling system of his Overland car. Mr. Kimball purchased this enr lu tho latter part of August from Isaac R. Tower, tho Overland dealer hero. Mr. Tower claimed so much for tho cooling system on this car that Mr. Kimball became Interested In finding out for himself just how correct theso apparently ox trnvugunt claims were. Having had considerable to do with automobiles, Mr. Kimball, after a hard trip, would get out his wator buckqt and pro paro to fill tho radiator but with considerable surprlso would dis cover that tho car hud not used Lnuy wator and consequently ho could not put any moro In. After whllo ho cut out filling tho bucket mid would tako a peek, onco lu a wiillo to satisfy himself that ho wasn't dreaming. After this had gono on for sovornl months ho drovo around to tho Gunnery and told Mr. Tower that ho wasn't us big a liar as ho thought ho wiib. This morning ho showed his speedometer mllougo to bo abovo 1200 miles and sworo thnt thoro has novor been a drop or wnter put into his radiator since ho bought tho cur lust August Ho figures that about next Fourth of July Jio may put lu a fow drops. Kimball says thnt nu Overland owner doesn't care whother tho country goes dry tno first of tho yonr or not. Douglas Already Has Mattel' on Foot and Coos Is Soon to Begin , Me.ms Legal Battles' Coos county stands ono of tho best chances In the world of losing close to ?1 00,000 In delinquent taxes due froiii the Southern Oregon .company and tho O. and C. loud grunt, ac cording to District Attorney Llljeqvlst. Closo on tho heels of tho fcdoral court decision In Portland declaring that tho lands of thesu two concerns can bo held at only ?2.Fi0 nn acre, comes a suit In tho Ilosoburg courts to throw out tho enso of tho county nguliiBt theso hinds for tuxes on tno grounds that tho land has been tax ed at the rate of about $11 nn acre and not $2.50. Tho county stnrtod to foreclose on tho lands and thta started the action. This, believes Mr. Llljeqvlst, is tho opening gun of litigation thnt will hnvo to wndo Its way through tho mnzo of tho courts and mny bring no direct results to. tho county for at least seven or eight years, and ovon then,, tho possibilities aro that there will bo a reduction In assessment which lops ofr a goodly Bum that tho county had counted on event ually collecting. Did Not Pititost. Taxes And now thoro arises another question lu this connection. Why, lr the companies now protest tho as sessment or moro than $2. CO an acre, did they not beroro this go to tho board of tax equalization with their protests? It Is quite possible that this phase mny hnvo mi import ant bearing on tho matter. As tho situation now stands tho decision of the federal court in Portland Is appealed to tho United Stntes circuit court of appeals in San Francisco, and from there It will hnvo to Bo to tho Supremo Court of Amoricn. And in tho mcuntlmo Coos coun ty secures no money for tax purposes from these land grants. Mr. Llljeqvlst Is anxious for Judge Sklpworth to come here, and Coos will also start tho ball rolling, by, proceeding to forclosc on some of tho laud which Is now lu litigation. MAIL BOXES Regulation R. F. D. mall boxes. 85 cents each. SCIlltOEDER & IIILDENBRANI) A SHOUT TI FOR YOU MAS SH Raf ( Wj ? (iC fWfti Wg will nol take your time to enumerate the vast assortment of seasonable lioni niftc necnmlilnrl hnrn... Everv member nf tluv fnmllv.mn u -..... . 'P mi nnniitw otnol in n firtinn mannnr. Rrinri irt vnn licl''oob .. '.... y'W'IrOi which will supply the problem of. what to give. The ver,y. fact that your off from this store stamps it with the' hall-mark ot 'Quality jf An n nnnt nf nun PIlflpllYI'lC Cftl'tllOn IVII'UmII nnrnflllhl (itiiinn .! .. !' HO f. Jctll Ul UUI Ulllllllico vi.v.v.- v.v. ..... wiuwiuilj Wlr-JJ til I U PrGpaV flll Jff nnnl nn nunnnro nlinrnnc nil ni1W Ol'linlft hnllflllf , Imi'A 'A ir lrlrnln JlI .iL. . , "l JUDl Ul UAJI uoo uiiutijuo. un nj . "uiu "uuyiu iil,io -iui -uiawuil IJfJ IllS 3' M - " ' ' n ... inaiinHiiMoniiannaMwiMnaaa " - iT , .' S . i'.T ii 1 1 .in ' ' U . . t . Havo yoiiT la-TTTKU heads, bill heads, etc., printed at TJIH TIMICS offlro. Come One Come All And buy your Christmas Gifts at 71 Market Ave. It will pay you to investigate our prices in Parisian Ivory, Leather Hand Bags, Brass and China Novelties, etc. ITmTO&2?WTO Sw eater: for iri t Buy ono of tbo mut iiscrul ami hcrvlrcuhlo gifts that can ho obtained for man or woman a Rl'l'F-.MICK SWRATRR. Wo nro making a hpcclul reduction on tlicni now. Hero are u few of tho prices: Regular $2.50 value. Now only $1.95 Regular $3.75 value. Now only $2.85 Renularj$5.00 value. Now only $3.85 "-' - - - t . . . ' in - i i -in ii Mm Reqular $6.00 value. N6w only '..:.$4.75 , . Come In ami look them over. Bunker Hill Department Store V. II. lMiulWi' & Go., Prop. Phono '.)2 pg:fl;ft?T-mA y jm.hi GRA'VEL' Wo nro now prepared to furnish GRAVEL In any tisi from pllo lu our yard or in carload lots, at following tnw From nllo ou cround. $2. ST. nor ynrd. Cnnoad lotB, inkon from care, 12.00 peril ' Rrtnir Depart innat. C. A. Smith Lumber &Mfg. Now is the time to get your suit made for Christmas Bring in your order now and you will get a suit at a reasonable price, either ladiesf or men's suits. See ), V Koski rx .. ..-. wi- KlOtf I . Electrical Toys. Fascin - j 75 Market Ave. Marshficld, Oregon OKNK O RANT, foroiunn of one ol tho Smith-Powers camps near Powers, was a Marshflehl business visitor yesterday, WEAVING All kinds a spec ialty. Mrs. W. W. Nason. 680 12th Courth, So. Phone 220-R t AMONG THE SICK t Joo Schott la laid up with an at tnck of poison oak sustained from handling logs nt tho SuiHh mill. QUATERMAS STUDIO QUALITY PHOTOS Opposite Blanco Hotel. Phono 10G-L. I MARSHFIKLW, ORKflON J I i; i -i Absorbing Educational Abstracts KOR HEIilAIlLK A11STRACTS OV TITliK AN1 lATUltMATlUN A110UT COOS BAY REAL ESTATE, See TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., Inc. MARSHFIELD AND COQUILLK CITV, OREGON GENERAL AGENTS, EAST81DE AND SFNGSTl VCKEN'fl ADDITION AGENTS FOR CANADIAN PAC1FIO RAILROAD LANDU 1IENRV SENGSTACKEN, MANAGER ii MINIATURE ELECTRIC RANGES ookalfo J uiiv nuanuiY 01 uuneiu. in - y- iAci nn 10 I fectlv safe to nlav with: indescribamy miWBa4 1 tle rJir'- ' " ',. ori wnrietV 0'n1fl I TOY MOTORS OPERATEan " ,m,fidnMmenlall objects dear to the heart of boyhood. 9've utl01is; teal tion in manufacturing and construe ion opei 0 lnKI lnnn nnlU,n in lllft 31111 ICatlOll 01 " '""-T- M fl El ; i yoi . wnt th mes for'children ' " AMONG THEM, BUY ELECTRICAL TUR. o regon ower I M vrtTrftzrxZ1 . jtk .viiF.T;'j,xisacnM(Vv - " "-'