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V V THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916 EVENING EDITION FOUR COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MA LONE Y, Kdltor and Pub. DAN.K. MALONEY, News Editor Official rnper of Coos County Official I'itpiT City of Mnrshflold. i " Entered t tho Postoftlco At Marsh Deld, Oregon, for transmission through the mails as second-clan wall matter. f ' An Indopondont Itepubllcon now paper published every evening oxcopt Sunday, and Weekly by Tho Coo llMy l'linc Publishing Co. SUDSUItlPTIOiV HATES. DAILY. One year $1.50 Per mouth &" WtiKKLY. Ono ywir 16.00 Whon paid strictly In ndvanco tho bscrlptlon prlco of tho Coos Day Tlmea Is $G.OO per year or J2.50 f Ji x niontliB. I'llOHI'KHITY PUSHING AHEAD. titeuiushlp HrliiKN 2(H) Toh Local Kreluht I'Vom Oakland To Jlulco Tlir-o jiore Voyages B' .UAUSTltliET'S roports contlnuo to tell a .talo of continuous nrocrcss In nrosnorlty. One of tho Intost la as follows: "Trado reports vary llttlo In tenor from thoso of preced ing weeks, tho story they tell being ono of sustained activity, with production much uq1ov domand. Uuylng lu most parts of tho country proceeds on an cxtoiiHlvo Bcalo, car- shortage and embargoes liavo bocomo serious, vessels to tako out ex ports nro lacking, tho scarcity of dyestuffs is ncuto, labor Is in sennt supply, Jobs nro moro numerous than seekers, wages koop on rising and Inrgo cm ployora find it moro profitable to plncnto their employes than (o resist tholr domands. Hottor etuploymont at relatively high wages has brought on increased demands for staple articles and ouKucd savings accounts. In fact, banks practically cvory whero arc surfeited with money, there is moio doing In real es tate, tho leading producer of ctcel reports record ordors on Its books, pig iron Is being produced at an unprecedented rato, current sales of tho metal arc lumvy, mills making finish ed steel nro heavily oversold and such extraordinary ucccs n'ty for It exists that shippers cannot wait for naturo to thaw llio Ice-clogged shipping ports." Pretty oneournKlng that, and In marked nmtinst to reports issued by tho huiuo authority a yenr ago. And locally, ono has but to look about him to sco whnt Is going to happen hero on Coos Hay and in Coon county. Everyone Is declaring that "MuslucHs Is Hotter" and tho prospects nover brighter. Thero Is a hotter spirit, a better sentiment, nctual optimism, and a lot of things have happened recently thnt look 1'ke ready money. Tho Increase in vtnges at tho Smith mill, tho open tug of mills long shut down lu tho Coiiulllo Valley, tho continued Im provement lu tho lumber market, all tend to glvo tho futuro a rosoato hue. Thero Is wide activity along all llunii nil over tho country and it Is coming to Coos Hay, too. No ono SHIPPING NEWS MAKES QUICK TRIPKILBURIU ARRIVES NANN SMITH IS !I2 IIOUHS VHO.U GOMEX (1ATE TO HAH STEAMSHIP LAVS Ol'TSIDE 1H JIOUHH WAITING TO COMK IX It took tho Nnnn Smith just 32 Coos Bay bar, ono of tho best trips l11"' lIl steamship of tho season. Tho vessol camo In at C:30 this morning and Is expected to leavo out tomorrow at 9 a. m. for Onklnnd ngnln. Thero will bo thrco moro trips of this vessol boforo sho loaves on her Oriental chnrtor for a porlod of 00 days. Sho Is still being unloaded bj employees of tho C. A. Smith mill, the longshoremen maintaining they nr through with her. Tho nrrlvals from tho south wcro: Mrs. A. Dion, Colin Dion, Cclln Dnyon, Ed Wllon. W. C. Laird, W. 11. Miller, Mrs. W. B. Mlllor, Hnrry Smltli, Eddio Williams, II. V. Good rich, Mr. J. A. Mnckle, William Gee,' IF. Newman, I. P. Hammer, J. Wood, "Frank Armstrong. TELLS OF VOYAGE MEMHEIt OP HAHXACLE CHEW TO PACE XEW CIIAHGH After an uneventful trip from Port- P. A. KUburn f crossed in this morning at 7 o'clock Sho arrived off tho bar at 1:00 p. m. yesterday but was unablo to tlton come in. Sho brought a good pas senger list and 350 tons of local freight. t " , Aboard tho vessel wcro qulto a number of passengers billed through ,10 southern CnllfoVnln. The ship left todny about G p. m, for San Diego and way points. Tho arrivals wcro: Mrs. S. II. Loland, Mrs. J. N. Watt, W. P. Maglll, Mrs. J. A. Mollqulst, .1. A. Mclqulst, Doris, Molqulst, J. H, Johnson, W. A. Klrkpntrlck A. H. lloynolds, Mrs. Carl Stolzenbach, L. B. Murphy, Geo. Hooper, Anna lloopor, O. Hooper, B. Hoopor, J. Hooper, Hugh Wnllaco, P. McCamp boll, E. II. Howell, C. II. Pankon, Mary C. Aytvs, J. C. Bowers, E. C. Alford, E. D. Martin, B. Mills, Mrs, J. II. Stnddcn, It. A. Hutchison Oscar lllnnlo, S. IUnnlo, II. Sanrl, J. I. Ev- crot, Janno Mlllqulst, D. Shuufcld, Sam Nntis. SHIPS SCARCE FOR MANY GRAIN CHARTERS Wheat Exporters on Columbia See Arrival of Time to Hind Charter Hut Xo Hoatrt to Cluirtr Exportors of tho Washington and Oregon grain crops find thomsclvea confronted with n serious situation. can doubt It who ran rend tho signs, Tho tlmo Is horo for them to mako of tho times, and It Is a near-sighted Jtholr-ohurtors for moving tho coming nuiu who cannot road them. Sixty' grain crop, but thoro aro no boats days will mako a lot of dlfforonco lu Coos county, and let us see what ninety days will bring forth. Was Just Hclenscri Prom Alameda Jail ou Counterfeiting Charge Ilariiaclo Sold It is It months siuco tho Bar nacle, of Coos Bny, a craft of 32 feet, put out to sea in her brief, but eventful voyngo. This morning ono member of tho original crow, Ed Wilson, returned, bringing his story of tho trip and Its sudden termination. Ho camo from Alameda in cus tody of Hoputy Shorlff W. C. Laird, having boon, only a few days ago llboratod from tho Alameda coun ty Jail whoro ho served ton months on tho chnrgo of countorfoltlng.. In Jnll with him wcro Prank Harris and Claudo Allen, confined thero on tho snmo account. Wilson comes back now to faco a chnrgo of non support of his wlfo who is divorced from him nnd with whom ho has not lived for a considerable length of tlmo. Dave Post ami Sid Wilson escap ed ' tho counterfeiting charge Ho saJd tho Harnnclo 'wont for attor ney fees and was sold for $800. .MAIIKIII'ICMI A CITV TII-HMj hhau- By Holon CiiilovBon M to charter, Not In years has thero heon a sltun- rtlon equaling tho ono now prevailing. Tho fact thoro aro thousands of ships interned In neutral porta has much 'to do with tho situation. Under or dinary conditions theso vessels would ,hnndIo tho trado. War shipments from tho cast into fllussln is taking many ships fiom AHSIIPIELD has a vory beau-'Hielr normal routes. Tho opening tiful location for a city. Thojof tho Pannma Canal to tho larger Hay In tho foreground and tholvcssols may aid materially In rellov- hllls lu tho background are all that is needed for an attrnctlvo sotting. Hut tho city Itself is ugly. It neods cleaning fltst, nnd then beautifying. If every yard was kopt clean and rid of all cans and old trash It would add co much to tho looks of tho city A nl co green lawn and flowers add so much to a yard. Por examplo, a house that Is rather dilapidated will look considerably better if surround ed by a lawn. A few bright flowers also tako awny tho gloomy atmos phere Then, Mnrshflold iveods betjer look ing streets. If one-third of tho peoplo who own parkings would plant trees in them, tho streets would bo much moro attractive. Ing tho situation. Howovor, It Is expectod Hint tho result will bo a still furthor boost to tho already much boosted freight rntcs, though exporters will undoubt edly liavo to wait this .year boforo making all tholr charters. Brings Good Slcd Passenger List and Much Freight Leaves for Han Diego lAio Today SHOW FAST HEELS - H V l-MJWM'BW'BWifcl111 " "" 1-ll'lJMIllMiUlM-i 1 ; 1525 HI LOTS IN EAST MARSHFIELD Until May 1,1916, will be offered a.t the following prices;! These are XOHTHKItX SHIP FOL'It PACIFIC PASSES TIMES IX OXE TIHP Steamship Mclvlllfj Dollar Humbled by Jim Hill Boat Plying Het.'ii Astoria nnd Sun l'mncLsco 9 During ono of her recent round trip voyages to San Francisco from Astoria, tho turbluor Northern Pa cific, Captain Al Hunter, passed the i steamship Melville Dollar four times, I causing tho master of tho latter craft to iiiqulro lato of Captain Hunter how many steamships tho Great Northern Pacific steamship company was operating between tho two ports. When Hearing Golden Gate, tho Not thorn Pacific passed tho Melville1 Dollnr as alio who just starting ou her northward voyage Tho turbluor reached her berth In San Francisco ou time, took on a cargo nnd passen gers nnd started back to Astoria, passing tho Molvlllo Dollar for tho second tlmo SO miles up tho const, despite, tlio faot that a heavy nor' wester was blowing. Arriving nt tho terminals at As toria, the Northorn Pacific discharged her cargo, took ou somo moro mid a big passenger Hut and sturtod out again, passing tho Melville Dollar for tho third time, 1C0 miles south of the Columbia river lightship when tho Northern Pacific returning from San Francisco, paBsod the vessel for thq fourth tlmo. i are I One-third I and I One-half I of i Former I Prices Bj - i . i . , i 1 See your Agent, m or Call at Room 24. Kj F.'rst National Bank Building BLOCK 57 H Marshfield, Oregon , BLOCK 7 BLOCK 9 BLOCK 26 BLOCK 27 BLOCK 28 BLOCK 32 BLOCK 33t ! ' ' ' j ' ! BLOCK 34 BLOCK' 36 BLOCK 37 i i t! BLOCK 39 BLOCK 40 BLOCK 43 BLOCK 44 BLOCK 55 BLOCK 56 Lots 1 to 11 Lots 17, 18 and 19 Lots 5 to 8 Lots 29 ' Lot 12 ', a Lots 1 and 2 Lots 11 and 12 Lots 13, 14, 15 and T6 Lots 20 to 26 Lots 6 r.ncl 7 T' Lots 30, 31 and 32'" Lots 1 to 10 Lots 1 to 12 Lots 21 to 32 ;- Lots 14, 15 and l'e Lots 13 to 16 Lots 1, 2, 3) 4 Lots 5, 6,7,8,9, 10 Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16 Lots 6 to 24 L ots 1 to 4 Lots 5 to 13 Lots 1 to 6 $ 25.00' each $125.00 each $125.00 each $125.00 $200.00 $100.00 each $100.00 each $450.00 in bulk $100.00 each $175.00 in"bi $240.00 in bulk $400.00 in bulk $500.00 in'bulk $500.00 in bulk $375.00 in bulk $450.00 in bulk $500.00 in bulk $100.00 each $500.00 in bulk $300.00 in bulk $400.00 in bulk $100.00 each $425.00 in bulk $ 75.00 each $ 25.00 each THE APARTMENTS MAKES HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN 3 MONTHS rPoithinil Flour Man Makes Fortune.! On DecemlK'r StanilMmt Purchase j It was tho lutlor part of Deaoinuor that T. H. Wilcox, of tho Portland Flouring mills purchased u steamship ln San Francisco. That Is, ho con tracted with tho Union Iron worl.s to liavo ono built. Thoy startod to TO 0 HO r Mit. and mi:s. ii.witi:ci: .r. .irs 'tiv roMin,i."i't,' iirmiii,'iiV!l m ..i'.. imc i.i'.'.i.ivi! .Jfurnlturo is nil of tho goldon HUOADWAV PAHT.Mi:.NT.S FIXFIiY AltltA.(.'i:i) Mr. nnd Mis. I.nwrcneo J. Justin, for about two years' managers of tho St. Lawrence lintel In tho Coos build ing, have just completed remodeling tlio Williams building into tho Urond- rway Hotol Apartments. Tiioy will open it to tho public next Monday. Thoy liavo conveniently dlvidod tho cnucroto building uto fourtoon light housekeeping apartmonts of ono, two and thrco rooms wnch and also hnvo known ten Individual sleeping rooms. Tho llroadway Hotel Apartmonts, i'Js located nt llroadway and Curtis, in tho Mnrahflold postofflce building hud most conveniently located for 1hll parts of tho city. Most of tho apartments linvo tholr own prlvnto baths. Thoy aro com fortably furnished with all oak fur- work and It is just now that Mayor nlturo, and most of thorn with fold Jnmes Holfo, of San Francisco, decld- 'lug lull, V.a h apartment Ib equip- ed that ho too wants a boat of the pod wi.h n sau range, (ooklng men- inn! Mi. .TiiuMn All. pPolfiinlii. linn. I dies nil kinds of building construc tion work and added to his reputa tion by his work on this building. I Furnished t! Hotel Tho lianilsoiiio furnishings which hnvo won tlio admiration of nil who have scon thorn, woro furnished by doing & Hnrvoy, tho complete houso furnishers of Marshfield. Tho. oak st,lo. Drussols ruga and hall car pots to match blond perfectly lu tlio color effect of tho furnishings of tho fctructuro. Mr. Justin roundly pntlses Gojng & Harvey for tho trontmont accorded him in furnish ing tho "hotel,, doing all tho work promptly and lu a 'manner thnt ex ceeded his anticipations. Hud Plumbing Contract. Tho contrnct for tho plumbing in tlio remodeling was awardod to Srhrocder & Illldonbrand. tho well Mnrshflold hardwnro and plumbing firm. Tho work was undor tho direction of Mr. Sehroedor of tho firm, who Is n practical plumbor. 7'Plir. .fT...,(.,r,Dl, .....1 ..rtl..l .u f. wi.jilli:na Itlltl VlllUlUIIUy Willi which tho firm dd tlio work also won tho commendation of Mr. Justin. It Is a first clnss Job In ovory rospoct. Messrs. Solirocdor and Ilildeubraud carry a largo stock of plumbing sup plies nnd aro equipped to promptly tuko enro of all work. COOS BAY COUPLE WEDDED IN COQUILLE Miss Lucy IloiiClirako Returns From Cnqiilllo us Mrs. Ciiiy (MiurclillI . Mako Homo on Farm bamo slzo. bIIs. and dlihes so that tho occupant , Dosplto tho fact that it is still on 'only has to provide tins odtbles for tho ways and will not bo completed. a cosy homo, until the summer tho Portland mnn Tho rates on, the light housokeop- l:as sold tho ship for half a million lug apartmonts run from $1 n week dollars moro than ho paid for It. It was also reported thnt tho steam ship Navajo, of tho Swayne- & Hoyt lino has boen sold lu San Francisco for 1510,000. Sho Is now on her way from London to Xew York. up and the single sleeping rooms from fi3.no por. week up. Stonm heut light nnd water aro furnished. Tho Individual sleeping roqms will nlso bo thrown up to transients at 75 cents per day. It. P. Williams, owner of tho building has oxpendod several thous and dollnrs in romodollng and 1m- Hl'ILD MORi: SHIPS XOW There was nn nlr of mystery about Never slnco tho days of tho middle tho trip of Miss Lucy Ilonebrako and fifties hns tho United States seen i proving tho plnco for Mr. and Mrs. Thoro nro a fow Guy Churchill to Coqulllo on Thurs-'unch nn era of ship building as thoro 'Justin who hnvo taken a long term such placos In Mnrshflold already and day. They roturnod that evening, ,13 at tho presont tlmo. During Febru- lease on it. Mr. and Mrs. Justin's married and before the news could pry there wero '4-1 sailing, steam, gas fsprend among their many friends, 'and unrigged vessels, of J.l.JOJ gross thoy woro already nt tholr home on '"tons, that woro built lu tho United Shinglehouso Slough whero the 1510103 and officially numbered, groom had previously rented a farm. Thq largest steamors Included In Mrs. Churchill Is a daughtor of Mr. tills list nro tho Charlos Pratt, 0.S00 overyono who passes them either says or thinks, "My how protty!" and It wouldn't tuko much effort for nil tho city to bo thought of In tho samo way. Murshflold nlso needs n park or a playground for tho children. As It is, most of thorn who hnvo no yards ploy Olrs. J. J. Kludlo. of Bunker Hill. Is 'Standard OH Company; tho Toxas, on tho streets. There nro plonty of tho mother of tho groom. Until ro placcs for a park, and a few swlugs'contly Mr. Churchill has beon em- success with tho St. Lawrence hotol Mnsuro tho success of tholr new hotel and apartmonts and thoy have pro vided a much needed utility for Marshfield, providing neat, comfort able light housekeeping rooms for and Mrs. C. L. Donebrako of this city. 'tons, built at Newport News for thoPpeoplo who como for short stays and nnd othor playground things would mako tho children hnppy and add a givat doal to tho beauty of tho city. Thero Is altogether too much papor. nnd rubbish on tho streets. If overv ono thought of how ugly this nuulol tho, streets they would not throw theso things about. If every person i did his part it would not take long to mako Mnrshflold a. "City I3oautl ployed at the C. A. Smith mill. MR. AND MRS. DAVIS HOWARD roturnod last ovenlngv fromthelr The Brotherhood of Better Thi Ho dreamed of a better city, lie longed for a fairer m a iiomo ot his daily labors, and ho talked of a For TDK POOR DAILY HARD A The dally bard, Jt sooms to iu, Deserves to novo a ralso In pay, Who never starts a Jlnglo thus, "Maudo Muller on a Siimmor day." ' - W. P. KlrK, How hnppy nil tho bards would be If substitutes for theso they'd find us, And nl3o for tho parody On "Lives of great men all remind us." Ed Meado. do not liko a regular hotol or CC7S tons, built at Quiney, Mass., for boarding houso. tho To.as Company; tho Artisan, fi,- fild Reiiiodollm: S25 tons, built nt Sparrows Point, Tho remodoling and altering tho Mil., for tho Maryland Steel. Com-'Williams building for tho hotol was pnuy, and tho Gold Shell, 0011 tons, built nt Wilmington, Del., for Harlan hone) moon trip to Hanilon and and Holllngsworth corporation. todav left for Hauser to break1 in addition to theso thero woro the news of tho ovont and to three largo English vessels added tojclently dono, greatly to tho satlsfac- undor contract to J. P. Telamler, tho well known Marshflpld contractor Tho work is up to his usual high standard. It was quickly and effi- Tlio bard who soils his dally verso,. Prom hunger Is' fixed fine. Hut ho who doesn't often thinks, "To eat is human to digest di vine." '-Dr. R. W. Morrow. mako their future homo on tho farm of tho groom tbro American registry. Hon of R. P. Williams, tho owner, ?$ O BELLI XG GOODS The big problem In soiling goods Is getting the customer Into tho store. Coos Day 4 Times adg will helo you uolve this problem, Low Cost Hiqh Efficiencv COOS BAY TIMEWAPOVADS i i i iricr HP.r nnmn For tlio scenes of hl$ children's playtime and the place of his children's birth, And lie talked as a man who loved his town and was Dl'Olld of her snlmiriid worth. He told her needs ashesaw them, to liim wcro & . failings known, And ho wanted to bui!dAforvhor greatness but ho could n't do it alone, -? Ho was ono of the many thousands who dreamed of to bettor day ' $ r With visions of grcator splendors when they should have passed away, And each in his dream, u selfish, could phiu a di$- . tant goal Whon his city sjipujd risoin beauty and thiol, as a snnl. But the dreams would have coins and vanished, and the VI.Qinn flirt Ml nnHli hnun flniAn I Had eacli of the dreamers tried to woik fur his cils-j fame alone, You may think great thoughts for tho future, you nV fashion and build and plan, But you never shall see your dreams mar'c real, saveyw work with your fellowman, And never a greater city shall spring into being new Save that the many have labored together its fame w rear, ' Out of the hearts of -our fellows has all of our greatness grown, , u Together they stood. for thjs pupQSQ for no onecouu do it alone, . ' r j Stand off by yourself with your dreaming and all of your dreams are vain, , olfflt. No splendor of soul or structure paji man by nimseii 'f is willed we shall dwell as brothers, as brothers, then must we toil, ' , , . We must share in a common purpose, as we snare m common soil, . ch.jS And each who would see accomplished the dreams ne proud to own, ' r . onnni Must strive for the goal with his" fellows for h m reach it alone, , r DrtK EDGAR A, GUEST, In Detiolt Free All Kinds of Job Printing Done nt The TimtjOjH