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VOLUME XXX
BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1914.
NUMBER 72
INCREASE IN
CITY SCHOOLS
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
NINE PUPILS ENROLLED IN
CITY'S SCHOOLS THIS
YEAH.
That Bnndon is still , growing in
population is evidenced by the fact
that on the opening day of school
yosterdny thcro was a inrgo increase
of attendance over the opening day
last year. The enrollment yesterday
was 481 in the grades and 98 in the
high school, making a total of 571).
On the opening day Inst year the en
rollment in the grades was 102 and
in the high school 71, making a total
of 533, or again of 40 this year over
last. The gain of 1013 over 1?12 on
the first day was 40, the opening day
in 1912 showing a total of 493 in the
wholo school. With an increase of 40
in the public school, and multiplying
this number by five, which is the us
ual way of reckoning the increase of
population, it would show an increase
of population for the year of 230,
which is a substantial increase..
There arc 22 teac.'.ers this year and
overy availble room in both school
buildings is filled, and with tho pres
ont outlook of a still larger enroll
ment of pupils and the possibility of
having to elect some more teachers
to take care of them, it begins to
look as if it would be necessary to
finish up the second story of the now
building in Bandon Heights this year.
The largo increase in the enrollment
was not anticipated by tho school
board or it i3 probable that the build
ing would have been completed this
summer.
THE RAILROAD IS NEAR
TO MAPLETON NOW
Coos Day Times: That trains will
be operating as far as Mapleton on tho
Coos Bay-Eugeno line of tho South
ern Pacific by October 15 was the in
formation brought by Thomas Dixon
superintendent of tho -McArthur-Porks
Company, and E. D. Geogho
gan, office manager of the company,
who arrived this morning after an
inspection trip over the road. Mr.
Dixon stated that trains were being
oporated within twenty-one miles of
Mapleton, which is at tho head "of
tidewater on the Siuslaw, and that
rails had b:?- laid witMn ton miles
of Mapleton and ballasting had been
finished to within twe-lvo miles of
Mapleton.- The last bridge across the
Siuslaw above Mapleton is being put
in and all tho piling, hnve been driv
en cs far as Mapleton. Tho road lay
ing crews are making rapid progress
Mr. Dixon states that good progress
is being made all along tho line, the
fine weather having been most fav
orable and embraced to tho great
est oxtent. Everything is being
crowded. All the tunnels are being
hastened. Whether tho big tunnel at
Schoficld will be driven from both
units will depend on whether it will
bu necessary to finish earlier than
mn be done by driving it from one
uiul. About 1200 feut of tunnel has to
lie driven yet. Ah an indication of
how funt thu work in going, tho Me
Arthur-Perks Company, tho i-on trac
tor of thu whole roml, lust month
paid Vorter HrotliUM tmr if 1200,000
for thu work Ihuy had donu during
tlix thirty day. Mr. DUoii ' llmt
fnw of (liu for'tf lnnr uolking on Die
Ui$ iiuv fc-lvvii up (lu jo to it
frurl ot (liu )5u0i.'!i w.uj', IJ
UiMlwr In mo.rgf MiUuJ now jjiuu
it hut hm Jo law ilmf 1
WILL MAKE VIGOROUS
CAMPAIGN FOR 1IAWLEY
Salem, Sept. 14 The Republican
Congressional Committee of the
First District has established head
quarters at Room 208, the Hubbard
building, this city, and is planning an
agrcssive campaign in the interests
of Representative W. C. Hawley. The
headquarters will bo in charge of
Ronald C. Glover, for many years as
sociated with Congressman Hawley
and familial: with his public service.
Commenting upon the situation with
respect to tho election of Representa
tive Hawley and the plans of the com
mittee, Mr. Glover said: "We are
planning to mako a vigorous cam
paign, not becnuso we believe such
activity in behnlf of Mr. Hawley is at
all necessary, for ho is more worthy
of election to his high post than ev
er before, and he is more popular with
his constituency because of his ex
perience and hnrd and successful
work in their service. He would be
sleeted by a plurality of from 15 to
20 thousand votes, without doubt, if
,io could bo here and give his person
al attention to tho campaign. We de
sire and propose to fight for the max
mum plurality for tho reason that
Mr. Ilawloy is entitled to that cn
Jorscmcnt. He has remained in
Washington and devoted his time and
energy to tho service of tho people,
aven though his political opponent
in Oregon has been personally active
for months. Mr. Hawley may de
pend upon the people to'' remain loy
al to him. His entire period of pub
ic service has been characterized by
lis absolute devotion to the welfare
of his constituents. He has not cv-
sn taken tho time necessary to com
bat the little pack of political jackals
that skulk about in his wake and en-
Jeavor to make a campaign against
him by tho uso of misrepresentation
and innuendo. Such a campaign is
offensive to an intelligent people. It
is the intention of our committee to
point out tho good work of Mr. Haw
ley and to meet with facts nnd figures
the misleading statements and shallow
arguments of the opposition. Good
reports are reaching us from all ov-
3r the district. Representative Haw
ioy was born in Ronton county and
his neighbors of boyhood days are
practically unanimous for him. Ho
has thousands of friends in the dis
trict who personally know him as a
faithful and successful public servant
whoso integrity and character have
never been disputed even by the most
biased partisan and tltcso. men nnd
tvomcn may bo depended upon by him
to carry tho election by an increased
plurality on November the third."
New Cases in Circuit Court.
Tho following aro tho now cases fil
ed in the Circuit Court here during
the past week: l
Sept. 8 Helen Gimlin, n minor, by
her guardian ad litem, Robert Gim
lin, vs. Hilda Knight.
Sotp. 8 U. S. Rubber Company vs,
II. Fiunell.
Sept. 8 George Padgett, an In
fant, by Ruth Padgett, his guardian,
ad litem, vs. Coos liny Manufactur
ing Co.
bopt. U ICoiiert Dollar trustee vh
Coqiiilhi River Manufacturing Co,
ll torn 1)uy,
Tuomdiiy whs dlvorru day in court
burn nnd tint following pintle wuro
IOOIJ tO (1 Mult) lf llllglo llll'HUt'd
Alniu M, Junkion nn Jui'ijuun
Jutmiu .
l&Iftf Q'Odi lUliiinlniiJ win
W. S.
Jiimmiiiiiiiii4J
Former Bandon
of Famous Mexican Generals
The following interesting account
of a visit of two prominent Mexican
generals was received by Everard
Boyle from his mother, Mrs. R. W.
Boyle:
"News to tho effect that a special
train enroute from Elpaso to Nogales
carrying the famous Mexican gener
als, Francisco Villa and Alvaro
Obregon, members of their staff and
three or four hundred soldiers, would
reach Benson early in tho morning 6f
August 27, 1914. Tho news soon
spread for miles. It was G:30 p. m.
however when the train finally pulled
in nnd by this time hundreds were on
the streets. There were those who
had come in autos, wagons, horse
back, on burros, in fact in any con
veyance so long as thoy arrived in
time to see tho two grent generals.
Tho train had hardly stopped before
tho people rushed to tho cars to get
n glimpse of the famous Mexican lead
ers. It was though by some that
they would refuse to 'meet anyone,
but this proved not to be tho case.
The two big generals were first, to get
off, accompanied by a body-guard
(of our own dear boys), the United
States infantry. Then followed mem
bers of the staff, then a band of 85
pieces, then tho soldiers informal
and unarmed. Gen. Villa was dress
ed in citizens attire of mordern style.
He is a tall, broad shouldered man,
with a well-proportioned physique.
He smiled continually as his sharp
eyes glanced liorc and there over the
large crowd and seemed to bo aware
of everything that was going on
around him. It is understood that ho
never wears a uniform. One at n time
he was presented to tho townspeople
by Miguel Cnstancda, nnd it was tho
pleasure of nearly every man, woman
and child of Benson to shake hands
with this distinguished gentleman.
Gen. Obregon was by his sido and ho
likewiso was introduced to tho people.
Ho wore a uniform of olive drab.
Roth were polito and modest and It
was plain from thu expression of
their fares that they were highly
pleased to meet tho American peo
plo and the welcome thoy received horo
In shuklng haniU with their own poo.
plo they would wiy "My frlond, how
do you do," (In Muxlniu) nnd It wu
imtlfi'd whin grueling u vory ugod
inuii thuy II rut nhoolf huml Ihun tun
irur'd ohm f (heir forum of gjcut
Ing vwn very murh pleuwd, jr
lliln lilDM Him 1'Uiwl (mil gulurl
U'REN
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Lady Writes
ing the intermission both Gen. Villa
:ind 'Gen. Obregon addressed tho aud
ience in Spanish. Then Gen. Villa's
talk was interpreted by Dr. Benavidis
chief of the medical staff. In an ex
cellent command of English he told
of the high esteem in which the gen
eral held the American people and
! 'resident Wilson. He also told how
he general, when he gazed upon the
icreat accomplisments of the Amer
lean 'people under a high form of gov
ernment, bowed his head in shame for
his country, which had been sacrifi
ced upon a cross of gold. Ho said his
only thought for the past few years
had been for the common people;
that ho had had many opportunities
to make, fortunes but ho was still a
poor man The -Doctor related in
flowery phraseology how General Vil
la started out less than a year ago
with only 9. men, 9 rifles, a few rounds
of cartridges and very few rations.
How ho, inspired by the Grace of
God, won his way to the front and
rescued tho Mexican people from the
bondage of slavery. Pointing to Vil
la ho said, "Hero ho stands today,
victorious, not because ho is Gen.
Villa, but because his cause was right
and because ho had tlie Help of God."
During tho talks the old town fairly
rung with shouts of "Viva Villa" and
"Viva Obregon." Tho train remain
ed moret ban one hour. It consisted
of five passenger coaches and five or
six box cars and a flat car. On the
latter were two automobiles, one of
which Villa captured from Huorta
It was a big limousine, which contain
ed a sleeping apartment, built-in
medical and kitchen cabinets, nnd
other conveniences. The mission of
the trip to Nogales was to compro
mise the differences between Gov,
Maytorehn nnd Cnrranza.
Maybe Robbed Themselves
District Attorney Liljeqvist went
over to North Bond Wednesday to see
if ho could got any clues about tho
recent hold-up in tho saloon there
Monday night. It m now reported
thut every ono of the victims of tlm
nffulr, excepting only tho iiuloon-keep
or, Edgur, Imvo mudo hiuto to got
out of of tho county. Tho Infcrenco
In thut tlnty weru In collusion with thu
iiiiukeil burglura mid thut Edgar wuk
lliw only victim. It U reported thut
ulU'lllJitH urn bHliK Hindu to nturn'Jt
tlm fAiur 'jiluyt- nnd liuvo llmm
1'ioutrlil Imrk to lll tlulr lory lo h
KiMilil Jury W,,',,J WM druwo im
wvvkjwfjoijyjjju HooUwIj
J. COUNTS AND MRS. NEL
LIE JORGENSEN MARRIED
A. J. Counts nnd Mrs. Nellie Jor-
gensen were married Saturday even-
ug, Sept. 12th, at tho Jorgenscn
home on Elmira avenue, Rev. F. J.
Chatburn officiating.
Mr. Counts is the road supervisor
n this distinct and is well nnd favor-
nbly known in and around Randon.
Mrs. .lorgonsen also has a wide cir
cle of friends in this city, where she
has lived for a number of years.
The newly married couple have the
congratulations nnd best wishes of
their many friends in this comunity.
Oregon Crop Statistics.
Washington, D. C. Tho crop re
porting board of the United Stntcs
Department of Agriculture has' giv
en out the following estimates of
Oregon crops for 1913:
Corn 21,000 acres, 598,000 bushels
119,000 farm value.
Hay 825,000 acres, 1,732,000 tons,
15,588,000 farm value.
Wheat 750,000 acres, 15,717,000
bushels, 11,788,000 farm value.
Oats 130,000 acres, 15,228,000
bushels, $5,787,000 farm value.
Potatoes 50,000 acres, 0,750,000
bushels, $3,915,000 farm values.
Rye 20,000 acres, 350,000 bushels,
$202,000 farm vnlue.
"WAR IS HELL."
A four part colored Eclectic sub
ject witli fine contrasts between strife
ml peace direct from Franco. Fol
lowing is a reviow of tho film by W.
Stephen Bush, foremost among mov
ing picture critics:
"liven in these days of realistic war
pictures this feature with its em
phatic title stands out prominently
nmong similar offerings. It has one
great advantage over most of its ri
vals it is handsomely colored. War
leing notoriously picturesque and
spectacular, tho clement oi )lor is
ital and a portrayal of battics and
military adventures in striking col
ors is an extraordinary attraction at
all times. In this picture enough it
shown of the horrors of strife and
carnage to justify its lurid title, but
tho glamour and glory of tho tented
field are by no means neglected. The
film is'full of strange incidents of wai
ind of episodes which will only bo pof,
siblo in wars of the future. Of these
atter the fight in tho air and the dis
tinction of a number of dirigible ba
loons is easily tho most sensational.
The plot while not altogether new, is
strong and simple. It shows a young
officer making war on the nation of
his sweetheart Tho end of the story
is sublime. Tho sweetheart learns
through an accident that her lovei
has been killed in a desperate encoun
ter, which is protrayed in flaming
vividness. Though she has tho of
for of n new lovo sincere nnd devoted
tho young woman ennnot reconcile
herself to a new affection. At first
peace in tho waves ncckons to her
tempest driven soul, hut she thinks
better of it nnd applies for admission
to a sisterhood of nuns. The contrast
between the qulol shades of the clois
tor whoro nuns pray in sweet con
temptation and tho hurly-burly of
battle Is most impressivo and is
shown on tho film with uncommon
dramnllc power. Tho larger part of
tho last scones Is devoted to showlni
that tho young nwoothoart of. tli
bravo officer has nntored Into peace
and nudgniitlon. Tim old monuNtory
tho Nlniplo gnrh of tho MlMum, tho p!
nun dovotlont and tliw grout poiico
thut lioviir ovor nil nro pltuitl on
Iho Mirt'on with u nklll whlnJi i nun
y mmi twuti In Ujm tly of (0Mllty,
'J'Jjl msli'wik will Ihi iIiowjj u
ihs Hiuih) limit, iui I'Muy, iai'i,
W. S. U'REN
WILL SPEAK
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR WILL ADDRESS
VOTERS OF HANDON
TONIGHT
W. S. U'Ren, independent candidate
for governor of Oregon, is in tho city
today and will speak this evening at
the Grand theatre. Mr. U'Re.n has
been one of tho leaders in many of
tho progressive Oregon laws, among
.vhich nre tho initiative and referen
dum, direct primary, anti-pass law,
ind others, and ho was one of the
earliest advocates and assisted in get
ting tho Australian ballot system
Ho has also been ono of tho leading
advocates of nil tho measures known
as the Oregon system.
Mr. U'Ren is also an active worker
for the Single Tax, but sa.ys that ho
ees by the last election that the peo
ple are not ready for a single tax
amendment yet, and he will not- use
iiis office, if elected, to propose or
jupport any such measure.
Starting Mine on Sixes.
Port Orford Tibunc: C. C. Inman
who was superintendent of tho work
done on the Divilbiss mino last fall
is now promoting a project some 10
or 12 miles further up the river. The
now company is known as tho Hydro
Sixes Mining company, and have a
small crew of men rushing Work so
as to commencea ctual mining this
fall. Tiio company had some twelve
tons of freight shipped in hero rocent-
y on tho Rustler. This frioght is
muled by wagon nu tho Sixes to what
s known as tho Plum Troes, and from
there Mi s packed on horses and haul
ed on "lizzards" about C milos over
i trail to whero the company is op
erating. Sinco early days uppor
sixes has -been known as a rich min-
ng section, nnd a legitimate mining
snterpriso should have no trouble in
developing a paying proposition. Mr.
Inman is optimistic over the outlook
Coos County Fair Notes.
Cattle, to bo tuberculin tested be
fore entering tho fair should bet ak
an to Dements barn near the Fair
grounds Tucsduy, Sept. 22. For par
ticulars wrilo to L. A. Roberts, Sec.
Coos and Curry County Fair Associa
tion, at Myrtle Point.
Coo sand Curry County Fair at
Myrtle Point Sept. 23-24-25-2G. New
Exhibit Hall 40x04 feet. New stock
barn -10x01 feet. Better acomodations
than ever before. Part of new hall
dedicated to School Children's Indus
trial Fair.
School Children's Industrial Fair
at Myrtle Point Friday Sept. , 25.
Come with tho children.
Rember .the Fair datea Sept. 28
to 20. More horses and better races
moro and bettor exhibits than even
before.
Attend tho Fair and help stimulate
un interest in better Hvu stock and
better farming.
Bring your lfvo stock and farm pro
duco to thu fair. Don't bo ashamed
of your efforts. Lot others know what
you nro doing.
In tho cum of Roht. Taylor vs. Jno.
Niolson iiml tint MerchuntM Pro tec
tlvo AHKOcliitfoii for ulh'Ki'd llbul, u
now trial wuh grunted In tho Circuit
Court IiinI wi'i'k.
VYotk "ii thu M'Wer ttiid wiiler y
m wiw If Hm "long fino mid
j'jyliiif fij'W U'! wjl iylu mth