"'"js I -v- -v u k Si T MarsKfield, Oregon, Coos Bay REE! r v: . 1 J'W 1 v'J" . " " -.' iTr r. yrw " j r.: j " c - - , .;:rf 1 The C A. Smith Mill You are cordially invited to attend the motion pictures showing the industries and activities in and around Coos Bay, Oregon, also the new town site of Portsmouth, on Coos Bay. According to U. S. Government statistics, Coos Bay vicinity has 450 square miles underlaid with coal. Also tributary to Coos Bay is 1 ,000,000,000,000 feet of timber. Coos County is the second in the State for dairy products. All of these vast resources are back of Coos Bay and Coos Bay will be the outlet. The U. S. Government says Coos Bay is the best undeveloped harbor on the Pacific coast. Come and see the boats. Free show in Black Tent corner of Main and Second Streets. Show starts at 7:30 p. m. R E i " V 'n -1 . J ! . .t . f. v , : i ) : . 1 " Farm Scene on Coos River FREE! Portsmouth Land Co. Sales Manager's Office Albany ... Oregon ! I'll )i jtt--.' i u , - , Creamery, one of the many resources of Coos Bay Southern Ore gon United. The effort to re-open the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland seems to have secured the uite general support of the coun ties of Southern Oregon. This fact should help that effort, for the peo ple of the state have too long con adered the state's schools as means a passing out "spoils" from the atafte treasury to the several locali 3e? where they are situated. The schools were in operation under biennial appropriations from the legislature for fourteen years, to the session of 1909, the appropri ation bill after passing the house, failed in the senate, and the regents were without authority to continue She school. The plant consists of two main school buildings, women's fsrmitory, men's dormitory, gym nasium, library, heating plant and onsiderable equipment all of this the property of the state of Oregon and free from indebtedness or in tumbrance of any kind. The school is under the state board of normal school regents, a board appointed irom citizens of counties having no 3tate educational institution, hence its management in the interest of je entire state is assured. No ftizen of Jackson county is on the ioard. The committee behind this effort, eomposed of prominent citizens irom each of the seven counties of Southern Oregon, emphasizes three points in their argument for the re tstablishment of the school. They point out, first, that a Nor jnai school is not a school of high education, but is for the sole pur pose of training teachers in the common schools- Second, that the state spends over 13,000,000 annually on its common schools, and that from a standpoint of economy alone, this school should be maintained that the common jtthools may have trained teachers .In other words, that this $5,000,000 of taxpayers' money shall be spent through teachers who know their business The efficiency of our common school teachers should be of prime concern to the citizen. He employs a clever lawyer; he is par ticular about the doctor he calls in. How much more particular he should be with the ability of the trainer of his children. President Campbell, of the State University, says: "There could be no greater extravagance than that of spending large sums of money on public schools which are 'kept' by untrained teachers." Third, it is pointed out that the history of every state in the Union proves that all normal schools (and the same is true to some extent of the colleges) are decidedly local as to their spheres of influence. For instance, the normal school at Mon mouth has only thirteen pupils from the seven counties of Southern Ore gon, and only thirty-three from the eastern half of the state. In vain have the eastern states undertaken to make one large cen trally located normal school serve all the state. The attendance has come mostly from its immediate neigh borhood, and the rest of the state has been without the influence of normal training in its common schools. The result has been that state after state has changed to a policy of taking the school to the people. Oregon is the only state in the Union that ever reduced the number of its normal schools. Cali fornia has eight normal schools and 85 per cent of her common school teachers have had normal training. Oregon has one normal school. Eighty per cent of last year's appli cants for teachers' certificates had no training above the eighth grade. It is pointed out that the various collateral facts pertaining to a proper location for a normal school are decidedly favorable in respect to Ashland. Climatically it can not be surpassed. The size of the town (6,000) gives the school a local constituency, which furnishes a sub stantial basis on which to build as well as to maintain a thoroughly ef- j ficient training school. Ashland has one of the finest high schools in the state. It is the eldest high school in the state outside of Portland. The committee wisely makes little j ado about the attitude Jackson county has taken toward other edu jational interests in this state; but it is fair to call attention to the fact that in the normal school vote of 1910 Jackson county gave the larg est county majority for the normal school at Weston and the second largest (Multnomah only exceeding) for the Monmouth normal. In 1912 the Agricultural College and U. of O. millage bill received the second largest county majority from Jack son; and in 1908 and 1913 the Uni versity of Oregon appropriation bills received their third largest (Multnomah and Lane leading) county majority from Jackson. The vote of other Southern Oregon counties was proportionately as strong. Their people believe in and support state schools. County Division Continued Irom Klnt Pais Our Liquid Tar Soap ludlffi'irnt and better amip. Kxccllcnt lor the nhiiuipoo. 8 20 i'MNKVii.i.K Dm ii Co. PREDATORY RICH. THEY ald hit money was befouled. He vai no alnt He gaxed upon bit roll and cowled, Denver Tlmea. "I know It taint." TIME 13 MONEY. rTE need a year to grow a pig; ' 'Tie two before a ateer la big The hena lay every dayl A LP ALFA takes three years to spread; A horee as colt four years ws fed The hens lay every dayl FIELD of grain Just once we reap; A yearly fleece take off our sheep The hens lay every dayl FF.W weeks yield the honey store; The bloeaom. fruit and all are o'er-' The hens lay every dayl TXiR other things too long we wait. E Our Ufa Is short and pay day late The hens lay every dayl Farming World. A A The German plan of setting out fruit trees along the highways Is to be tried in Missouri What Is known on the Hlue Book route, extending from the MlHgourl river at Kansas City to the MlBulHslppl river at Louisiana, Mo.. Is to be planted to peach trees and will be hereafter known as the Elborta route, as it Is to be lined with trees of that variety. A law Is to be passed which will Insure the protection of the trees, while the fruit produced by them will become a part of the road fund for the upkeep of the highway. ofllces of like manner in all coun ties. Mr. Irving states in his article thit he is willing to show that taxes will not increase by chopping up the present county. We wish to be shown here, for example, who will donate three county court houses and grounds for same. We also wonder whereby the chopping up of the present county would benefit the taxpayers of same as was at tempted to be proven bv the same article by saving the taxpayers trips to the proposed county seats, wherever they may be located. The distance will be very little less in any of the proposed counties, as for instance in saving witness fees. Then you may figurs the three sets of county officers that will be required, also the extra bunch of deputies. And further, the com mission government as provided by the state for each county, even though its area is but a square mile. This is a small matter when com pared with the great expense neces sary to erect the county buildings, We would estimate each building in each county at about 1100,000. This alonewould mean an outlay of over a quarter million dollars, besides the expense of grounds for building purposes. This would mean a grind ing on the taxpayers for the next twentv-five years. The writer would thank anyone who could show by facts and figures where the present proposed county division will reduce actual expenses by this chopping up of dear old Crook county. Very respectfully, Charles A. Eengtson, The Dalle Model Laundry Hlh grnde laundry work. rVml In your lnundry by I'ttrrrl Tout. Prompt attention. K. J. tiii.iu:iiT, proprietor. (US For Sale Good Heating Journal otlioe. Stove, cheap. Inmiire 9 10 Board and Room Cheap. Six high school HudenUcan net board and room cheap within 1 blocks n( school. Apply to or address Mr. Lela Zell. 10 1 If you want to take I'luno Iohoiih see MImm Edna Et. 10 1 Work Wanted A winter's Job on much by middle aged man. (State wages. Addreaa H.oin Wadk. Laldutw, Ore., care L'ump 0. 10 1 Do you know you can buy a new ICIgln watch lor ").50 at L. Kum- Htra's? K you are looking tor a watch be mire to call on him and (ret his prkTH. 8 20l( For Hale Two lot Noblc'a Addition; f ?40 terms; f200 citMh. W. J. 1'aink. 10 1 Good Milch Cows For bale G. A. Johnston 0-3-lm MANUFACTURERS . AND LAND PRODUCTS SHOW will be held at The Armory PORTLAND October 26 to Nov. 14, 1914 A representation of the whole Pa cific! Northwest industries, rcsour ces and development shown on one floor. You cannot afford to miss it. Fare and One-Third for the Round Trip Tickets and information upon ap plication to any agent o! the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company High grade Jerseys. Metoliui, Oregon. Call for Warrants Notice Is hereby trlven that all registered General Fund Warrants up to and Including register No. D.'i'J, will be paid on presentation. Inter est stops Oct 1, 1914. Ralph L. Jordan, 10-1 Treasurer und Tax Collector. Clearance Sale Special price to close out. 1 Fanning Mill 1 Buggy Top 2 Sets Buggy Shafts 1 Buggy Tongue 1 Hack Tongue 1 Manure Carrier for stable, complete with Track 1 Corrugated Roller for dry land farming 2 Steel Disc Harrows, 12, 16 inch 1 Seat Cart for Springtooth Harrow 1 Spiketooth - Alfalfa Culti vator We have a number of other bargains in machinery, etc. that will be of interest to farmers. Collins W.Elkins Store I WILL GIVE $1000 IF I FAIL TO CURE any CANCER or TUMOR I tint Win K POISONS tuf lmdt ir itlicbil ti bom Without Knifeor Pain No PAY Until Curodl No X Rny or other windlo. An inland Rlnrif mftknn Ihnrtirft KITTEN GUARANTEE A Tumor. Lump or Sor on llm lip, ffio or body 0 mottlloi in Cincir ami luwir iminN until lu'tntfure 120-PAQE BOOK nunt FltKK, 10.IHM teti muuiutii. Wdli g loni A LUMP IN WOMAN'S BREAST it CANCF.R nnil 11 nwlot'trd It tilwnyn nolnon diwip kIimxI" in tlm nrmnit nml KILLS QUICKLY Vnor nurM nt hnlf p'lre If rurMtcr l yi't humII DR. & MRS. CHAMLEY &C0.LB;'yt-S "Strictly RallaMa, BraatMt Canoar Spaclallit llvlni" AE434 & 436 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cat. KINDLY MAL THIS to someone with CAKCIR