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THE MOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1916 EVENING EDITION; 'r two .; COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MAIAJNEY, Editor Kntl Pub. DAN K. MALONEY, News Editor Official Official Paper of Paper City Coos County of Mnraliflcld. Address all communications to COOS BAV DAILY TIMEB. A NEW CONFIDENCE AYEAIt ngo the outlook for the of Coos Day was dubious and uncertain. With lumber mills i all over tlio country closing down or going Into receiver's hands, with the war adding lo thp business depression nnd, a dlmlnlshng pay roll things (looked dark. ( Today condition have onco more nsBiimed a roseuto huo. Tho lumber 1 market Is rlslnc steadily and surely, .'1 wages nro bolng Increased, mills nru 1 resuming full time, within sixty days J 1 Coos llay will ltavo rnllwu)' cotiitnitnl-i:t cation with the outside world ami !;i In ovorv wuv there Is a now fccllnu : of confidence lit tho future. Coos llay Is nbout to coino Into her own. AVE NEED HELP ALSO BY ACTION of tho stale highway commission recently It wns voted to spend $00,000 on tho high way bctweon Hood Itlvcr nnd Moslcr provided Wasco county agrees to build n. similar highway from The fallen to .Moslor. Tho action of tho board la of in terest hero becnuso Coos county also desires corporation from tho state In tho matter of road construction. Tho prcsenco hero of Stute Engineer Cantluo Is tho first aid coming to thla section although Coos county Is one of tho heavy tax paying counties of tho stnto. It Is to be hoped thni tho surveys planned by Engineer Can tine, will' bo tho beginning of some Important good rond construction work. Tho tlmo Is coming when Coos county will ask for stnto aid In road work nnd fairness will demand that wo got something along that line X WITH THE TEA t AND THE TOAST J GOOD EVENING No government Is safe tin- loss protected by the good will of tho people. Nopoa. A HAINY DAY ON COOS HAY Tho day Is dark and gloomy. Tho silent clouds go sailing overhead llko roHtlesB ghosts, arisen from their ocean bodn to wander, homeless, among the sighing trees whoso tear-laden branches droop listless In tho drizzling rain. 'RIIIowh or black sinoku sluggishly t nrlso from nombor Htacks and mingle with the brooding air. Lifeless stand tho patient beasts, or, with dowii-hung heads, go. tug ging at their loads. A nullon nllouco broodsexcept, niiou, lurermil shrieks the whlst- ; lo or somo laboring craft, stub- uuriiiy piuwmg uio WUtoro o the sodden llay. Nnturo BiiiUeo. JjJiA AH A FEHHUAHY, DAY OX COOS HAY The long-rorgotton sun, thrive wel come Hhliiffi, Light, flcoey clouds wander lazily ucroHH tho sky, and rro seen again beneath tho smooth sur face or tho placid May. Tho birds, with Joyrul nolo, proclaim tho banished gloom. The cheerful beaBts contentedly Jog along, mid from yonder barnyard a ullly fowl, with foolish clam- or, Invites attention to a uuw laid egg. To mid rro go busy men with cheer- rul mien, nnd happy children laugh nnd shout. All nnturo Binllos. ANON. t Pray for the things you would llko to have, and then go out and htmtlo for tho things you have to hnvo, - mm An old fashioned woman gets mad all over when she hoars of a case In which n wlfu Is supporting a hus band. David said In his hauto that all moii are liars. David needn't hnvo been In bucIi n hurry. Due and care ful deliberation ibout It prubably would not hnvo mado him change his mind. What's tho matter? O, nothlui;. AVo got a letlor rrom a man In Co - ijuljle todny who siiyB ho novor sub- scribed ror the paper and that it should have been stopped when his tlmo expired. He further asks to hnvo It stopped liuiuodlMlily and then says lio won't pay ror It becuuso ho Isn't gottlnt; It any more. There may liavo been other equul ly valunblo excuses hut I can't lmaglno what they could ho. You may think this was monnt as a Jolio. but It Isn't. Wo liavo tho letter. Till THIS TEST AND LEAHN YOUlt QUALIFICATIONS. I N THE March Amorlcan Magazlno nro tests that American Advisors Association aro using to deter nilno tho fitness of men and boys for -various business positions. Horo Is one of them for boys. It has been done porfectly in forty-flvo seconds. Hoys, In order to be graded, "good," should complete tho test In two minutes, nnd check at least olghty-flvo per cent of tho 2's nnd 3s. Hoys who got ninety por cont correct in two minutes aro good material. IlOjV Test Cross tho 2a nnd King the 3s. 8 9 3 2 2 0 2 7 2 7 4 7 "J 0 3 8 7 3 I I NEWS OF OREGON t $$ DAKEIl Lawrence &. Holdford of Portland aro preparing plans for the $100,000 high school to ho built hero noxt summer. ItOSHHUIlG While other towno laro making a great fuss over whnt prohibition has accomplished, It milght bo well to stnto that not an 'Intoxicated man Ii.ih linmi nrrrntml In lltosqbtirg since the night or December h , HOSKHUKG W. W. Cardwell an nouues that ho will bo a candldute for tho republican nomination for cir cuit Judge. . I lot .loffornon county from Culver. CI It ANTS PASS Tho mnll routo to Crescent City which lias closed Tor Bovenal ,wccks by boen douii snow has been opened again. , IlAKEIt John P. Iioss, a well known pioneer died rrom heart trou ble. HOOD ItlVEIt-A light rail of snow .occurred In tho Uppor Hood Hlvor fvallcy ngoln Mondny. KLAMATH FALLS Albert E. Ef- Mcr Is a candidate for stato represent ative, It. C. Cowloy nnd Clerk Do l.npp aro Booking tho county clerk- phlp mid Josoph S. Kent wants lo be yllstrlct nttornoy. , LA OHANDE Mnnrrod Duekett mid Gloiiu Patton or Frulldnlo res- hcued throe little girls mid ji boy rrom n pond whon tho Ico broko through with them. PORTLAND Puro grain alcohol cocktails aro causing much driinkon iioss and almost blinding tho users. Tho authorities aro alter tho drug stores for selling It. SPItlN(lFIELD-A logging (fraln on tho Weudlliig branch wan wrecked damaging much equipment. HOOD UIVEIt Applo growers hnvo starled a i-ninpalgn to ollmluato "scab" from tho local orchards. , imoWNSVILLE llay llarger who attacked Miss Goldlo Johnson has fbeen declared lnsniio. R0SEBURG GRAND JURY PROBES SUNDAY CLOSING Names of Witnesses oittiilm-d For Uv4Ngitoii of Alleged Viola tion of Old Nt Uxw. ROSEHIHIG, Ore, Fob. 1 I Mar shal T. .1. WlllliiniH and Night or- flcer Wilcox niiulo a quiet Investiga tion or tho pool halls and card rooms nbout tho city with the !Hll,t Ht an Investigation will bo made by tho grand Jury as to whoth- or or not the Sunday closing law was lolatod. Card ami pool games wore round In progress In the Social ist cigar store, llallard's cigar store tho Monogram cigar store and the Commercial club. The officers ob tained the nnmoB or those playing and theso will bo called us witnesses before tho grand Jury. SAYS FARMER'S WIFE DETERMINES SUCCESS Grangers Dcclifo at MllumiKIr Mtvl lug Women Responsible for Suc cess on Fufriis MILWAIMCIE, Of., KeU 2 I. it was the coneonsua or opinion at the mooting or Mllwniililo HraiiKo Hint Hie prosperity or a rnrm depended upon tho runner's wllo, plus tho ao- ftUlty of tho husband. The oiiestlnn SAlihM Madras and Mctollus are Nrinil her case Is now under appeal endeavoring to wrest tho county scat. and sho has been released under sr.nn UllHousscd was, "To what oxtont does l0 prosperity or tho fa: U, tho runner's wlfo?" n farm dopeud nd tho an- jwor to this question glvon by the ispenhors was "100 por cent." .MltH. (iOOHIHCH HETrEII Mrs. Chns. (toodrlch, who iiudor went nu operation at tho Mercy hns pllal nt North llond lust weok, has bo far recovared that sho was brought to her homo at this placo. Conullle 'Herald. HUSBAND WOMAN 'ItOltT. A. GAFFNHY" HAS WOHX MEN'S CLOTHES UO YEAHS fltcvclutiloii Comes Dining luvcHtlgit. Ion on Charges of Nou-SiipHit Ficnk Story Fioiii Seattle - CHAHOE DISMISSED AND WOMAN DISMISSED SEATTLE, Wash., Fob. 2 1 "Itobct" Gnffnoy, woman paraded as n man for twenty p-onrs and flhrce years figo mnrrled as n man n woman ut Spokane, was released from Jail, (lafrney's sex was not discovered until he wns ar rested for lion support. Shu said she would not masque rade as a mail again. . The prosecuting nttornoy ruled that sho could not bo prosecuted for wearing moil's clothing, and that ns she Is not In law tho husband of tho woman alio married, bIio could not bo prosecuted for fulliiro to support her sup posed wife. k ' i V , SEATTLE, Feb. 21. Convicted or fnlliiro to suport "Mrs. MUrgnrot fulluro to support "MrB. Margaret and sentenced to n term In tho stock ado, "Hobort A Gnffncy," 11 yenra old, admitted to tho pollco and to roiiresontatlvcs of tho prosecuting "attorney's brrico Hint "ho" Is a wo- rmaii nnd has been masquerading na a man ror 20 years. As "husband" or "Mrs. Gnrfnoy," iwhom sho married In Spokane Decom bor 1(5, 11)10, "Hobort" has railed to support her "wlfo" since Inst July, according to tho millings of the court -. -.-.. bond. i "Mrs. Gaffnoy" said that for ihron years alio had suspected tho box or fhor "husband." About u year ago bIio trlod to lutcrost tho prosecuting nt tornoy In tho enso. bcinir iinnhln m hrnthom licr "luisband'a" peculiar, hick Por nrfectlon. Nothlnk canio or her rrorta at that tlmo and tho arrest or hor woman "husband" on tho ''lazy" charge waa simply designed to croato n situation that would revoni tho secret. Sho said the "husband" had threat ened to kill her U bIio entered "his" room. Two clilldron have been born to tho woman slnco her "marriage," with "Mr." Oarrnoy. During tho period that sho has passod as n man, "Hoburt Gnrrnoy" has hold numerous positions or trust. Sho was employed In sovornl down Ltown dopnrtniont storen In dirtoruui capacities, hut was obliged to leave nt one or thcun becauso the worlt was mora than alio could stand. "Hobort" declined to rovcnl hor true name, but admitted Hint she was or Scotch parentage nnd hns spent mt i i i j ii i ii i Here's a Good Salesman People passing cannot help but sec your show win dowsmake them so attractive that they will stop. No clerk, however efficient, can work as does a well-illuminated window. It sees everybody on the streets it makes sales at a lower cost and never tires of working. Electric Light will help you display your goods so as to do this. The latest Mazda C type of lamp is even more efficient than anything heretofore offered. It will allow you to illum inate your windows brighter than ever before at no greater cost. We will be very glad to advise you regard ing any kind of illumination. This service is offered without obligation. Oregon Power Co. practically all her life in Idaho and Washington. Sho denies the story told by Mrs. Margaret Gnffnoy. "1 married her when she was broke nnd hadn't nuy friends," said tho woman. "She know I was a woman all tho time." "I was ready to tnko orf men's clothes tlireo years ago. The only reason 1 did not was to save Margaret .Tom ombnrrnBsmcnt." "Kobcrl" A. Oaffney Is tall, rather slender and dressed neatly. As a man sho Impresses tho observer us busi nesslike. Jlcr voice Is husky and her speech abrupt. Dark hair that is Iron gray about tho temples gives 'her u rather distinguished masculine 'appearance. 1 i''or a week tho itiau-wonian has jbeon lodged In the county Jsll in company with men prisoners. Tho prosecuting attorney's offca Is Investigating Information that a wo man bearing that name owns properly 'In Sedro-Woolley. S. A. KENDALL WILL VISIT ROSEBIJRG SOON Eiislcru Magnate. I Ins Ilceovcrcd From Illness ntiil Will Hiih(:u Work On Lumlier .Mill. ItOSEHUIta, Ore., Feb. 21. Ac cording to a lettor received today Trom S. A. Kendall, ho expects to nrrlvo In llosobtirg nbout tho rirst or March, at which tlmo ho will start actlvo construction work on tho proposed Itoscburg & Eastern Railroad and on tho Kendall Hros.' sawmill to lio located cast or town. Ho lias fully recovered from his recent Illness and Is now in good health. He expressed his destro that tho condomnnllen suits bo set tled ns quickly as possible, so that tho way might bo idearcd Tor con struction activities. Money to Loan ON Farm Property LIST YOUR FARM OR (Tl CITY PROPERTY WITH US FOR WE CAN SELL IT Coos Bay Development Co. KM Coko Uldg. .Marshriold, Oregon, Hiaiich: l'J:t2 Old National Hank Spokane, Washington. SfcJR'fe'WZ'Mfcij, j PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Dr. A. L. Houscworth, Physician nnd Surgco OWce: Irving Dlock. Offlco hours: 11 to 113 n. in.; 9 U I nnd 7 to 8 p. nt. Phones: Offlco ll.'J-.I; lies., 143-L J. M. Wright Phono 18R-D nUILDING CONTItACTOn Estimates furnished on request Dr. H. M. Shaw E)0, Ear and Tliroat Specialist GLASSES FITTED Phono BJIO-J. Itoonts 200-201 Irving illoek. DIt. MATTIE 11. SHAW. Phyhlclnn nnd Surgooa Phone UIJO-J. H. G. Butler CIVIL ENGINEEK Hoom 301 Cok,o Hldg. Phone I4B-J Residence' Phono 3C3-L. W. G. Chandler AKCH1TKCT Roomn 301 and 302, Coko IJulldln Marshflold, Oregon. WOOD GOOD WOOD W. II. Lingo has It nl 91.50 nnd $U cash per load. Garbage remov ed. Phono JJU7-.I. 'I HE LL0YU HUlhL Houticla-cpiug Apartments Two rooms, $8.00 month Electricity nnd Gas. Frco baths O Sleeping rooms, $1,150 wlo, up 4 TIME TAUIjM WILLAMETTE PACIFIC MOTOR OAK Leave Lcnvt Marshflold North Uond C:IC a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7. in a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:4r a.m. 0:00 a.m 9:45 a.m, 10:15 a.m. 10:45 n.tn. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. . 11:45 a.m. 12:50 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m 3:15 p.m, 4:00 p.m 5:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m 5.40 p.m. 5:55 p.m 6:55 p.m. North city limits only. 7:30 p.m. ' 7:45 p.m HAVE THE ROOF FIXED NOW See C0RTHELL Phorm 3171 FARE TEN CENTS City Limits North Heuil, fio 2( COMMUTATION Qf) U TICKETS, 9I.7B U Mai-hhrield-Niirth Rend Auto Lino Cars every ton minutes rrom 0 a. m,, to 12 midnight; to South Slough onco a day, leaving at 1 1 a. in.; to Em pire three trips n dny. GORST .M RING, Props. T. J. BCAIFfl 4T A. II. HORGINM Estimates Furutsiied Phoaci MIUIl. Mundiflehl. Ore(Hi DUNGAN UNDERTAKING PARLORS will Im kept OPEN TO Till1 PUHLIU A regular state licensed undertaker will be la cliurg Phone ion. J SAVE MONEY by ordering tho famous HENRYVILLE COAL Nut riinl, ton l.)( Lump coal, ton $.".."() Or half ton of both. .91.7.1 1). Ml'SSO.V, Prop. Phono 18-.I or tyiivo orders ut Hllljer's Cigar Store DRY WOOD at Campbell's Woodyard North Front Street Phono :71M WESTERN LOAN AND BUILDING CO. Assets $2,340,000.00 Pays 8 per cent on savings ' I. S. KAUFMAN & CO. Local Treasurer . j Oldest Rank In Coos County litnlillslic(i Jsgn Flanagan (& Bennett Bank Multifield, Coos County, Oregon. Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $120,000 INTEREST PAID ON TIME AND SAYINGS DEPOSITS Officers J. W. DENNETT, President; .IAS. II. FLANAGAN, Vlco. President; R. h WILLIAMS, Cnshlor; O. F. AVINCHEsteh Assistant Cnshlor. Flanagan (Sb Bennett Bank OF aiYKTLM POINT Capital Officors J. W. DENNETT, President; JAS. H. FLANAGAN, Vicc Preshlent; L. M. SUPLEE, Cashier;. T. DEMENT, Assistant Cnshlor. B ennett Trust Company Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $125,000 orricors J. W. IIENNET'IV ttrosidbnt; TQM T. ENKTT Vco. Prosldont; ARTHUR M'KEON, S.oor,otary;.JJENNETT SWAN- TON, Treasurer. Tho Only Trust Company in tho s'ta(o, Outside of Portland, Which Organized Unilor tho New Tuvf. Get Squarely on Top of Your Banking Situation " i Whether a business man or a man of leisure, you should never pay out a dollar unless In the form of a check; there Is no come back then, for you have the best possible receipt in an endorsed check re turned from the bank. Come in and open an ac count with this bank and feel at home. A Savings Account, a Clocking Account, or Both I First National Bank ci? I HOME OF Marshfidcl, High Quality Groceries Our own prompt and particular dclivory service Ef ficient clerks being out of tho high rent district and keeping our prices as low as consistent with good busi ness makes Conner & Hoagland The Leading Grocers Dealers in Good Groceries 797 South Broadway. Phones 348-J and 326 INTER-OCEAN TRANSPORTATION CO. S. S. Nann Smith Passenger and Freight . FHO.M M.YItSllKJIXn, l-'HIOAV, KEIIItUAUV U.I, AT 1 P. M. KOIt HAN FHANCISCO S: S. Adeline Smith Passengers Only ' SAILS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY Every FIVE DAYS, from SMITH MILL DOCK PHONE 44, SMITH TERMINAL DOCK C. F. McGEORGE Passenger and Freight Agent 1 EXPERT WELDING of METALS Steel, brass', cast, v Iron and aluminum castings made likonew ' ' DEMONSTRATIONS DAILY. Koontz Garage Phone 180-J. North Front Street Abstract Title Guarantee & Abstract Company Marshflold and Coqulllo City, Orogon. Oencrn! Agents Knstsido nnd Sengstaeken'a Addition. Special attention paid to assessments mill payment of taxes. IIEXHV SENGSTACKEN, Manager. GRAVEL' Wo are now prepared to furnish GRAVEL In B7 tuantltfM from pile in our yard or In carload lots, at following prlcea: From pllo on ground, 1 2.5:6 per yard. Carload lota, taken from cara, $2.00 per yro Retail Department. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. Opposite IW-Offlco. Me lW' $25,"00 Bay THE SAVER Oregon jiWW wwoH For rollnblo Abstracts of Tltlo nnd liifnriuntlim about COOS HAY lUJAIi ESTATE, see