THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907.
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Marshfieid, Oregon.
ECOXOMV AND LOSS.
There is no virtue more respectable
than that which dictates the policy
of wise and prudent economy. But
economy does not consist In merely
saving money. Sometimes it Is very
wise and very prudent economy to
spend It. Proof of this platitude Is
easy to produce if, indeed,' proof were
needed for so common a truth. The
men who have striven with the most
assiduous diligence to prevent expen
ditures for such public benefits as
schools, and parks and libraries, have
rarely ever received the plaudits of
humanity in the end. Ho who has
been a little ahead of his timo In
securing these blessings has been uni
versally regarded as a benefactor.
But It is not too much to say that a
community, which falls behind others
of 'its own class In these respects
merely because of a mistaken Idea
that It is wise to save the public's
money, receives well deserved con
tempt. Of all the departments of life in
which the public is interested, educa
tion is tho most important. In
America this is especially so. To bo
sparing In tho expenditure of money
in tho causo of education is justifia
ble only on the ground of necessity.
If a man has children and has a dol
lar left above his hare needs, it is not
only his duty to uso that dollar to
improve tho usefulness and mentality
of thoso children, but it is tho wisest
investment ho can make. If ho has
no children then it Is not only his
duty to contr'.iute what he can to
tho education of tho children of oth
ers, but ho will cnlargo his own hap
piness and mnko tho world worth
more to him, by so doing. A city can
not invest its money better than in
education and it is and will be
Judged, both as to tho measuro of Its
intelligence and tho degree of its
respectability, by its schools.
Now Marshfieid has as good an In
termediate and grammar school as
any in tho country. But it has only
rtn excuse for a high school. This
consists of tho Ninth, Tenth and
Eleventh grades that is, rather than
blush with shame, tho Eleventh is
mentioned because It Is struggling to
exist. Tho defects of tho high (?)
school aro not duo to tho principal.
Fnr from it. They are duo to tho fact
Jliat tho school board, which Is com
posed of threo of tho best men in
tarshflold, has acquired tho habit
of treating Mnrshfiehl ns poor and
tho I. Igh school as a luxury. They
refusoto pay an assistant for the
principal tho going price. Slxty-flvo
dollars a month will not properly pay
a teachor. That was a salary which
Hvo and six years ago would have
sufficed. But wages have gono up
both in sawmills and schools and as
well in tho outsldo world as In
Marshfieid. Tho school board might
say that tho high school has only a
limltod attondanco. That Is true,
and if tho prosont policy is continued
It will bo moro limited. But thoro
ro Bomo thirty-five- pupils struggling
t,o bo taught. They aro not getting
down to work with a feeling that
they aro being encouraged. There
aro at loast 15 moro children who
would attond tho high school If tho
conditions woro satisfactory in tho
three grades. There nro ninny who
would attend If all four grades wero
provided. There aro parents who
would livo horo If they could got
good high school advantages for their
children. Sovoral hundrod dollars
nro being spent to advertiso Coos
Bay and Marshfieid, and a fow hun
flred nro being saved in such a way
that tho city loses tho benefit of Its
advertising. Have you a school
here? Yes, Grammar. Havo you a
high school? No; too poor.
biuiict idi;a.
Tho opinion has been volunteered
by high political authority in the
east that tho "frenzied finance" In
terests and their allies the trusts and
monopolies, will not interest them
vclves In tho presidential election of
1008 as they have done in former
years. They feel that tho miscar
riage of their purposes, in tho unex
pected exaltation of Theodore Roose
velt, when they believed him com
pletely retired on the vice presiden
tial shelf, has "robbed them of the
executive office for some years yet to
come and that all they can hope or
expect to do In tho coming election
is to take good care that congress
contains a majority of their hench
men or sympathizers. Tho election
of either Taft or Bryan is therefore
of slight Importance to them, espec
ially as they believe they can get
control of congress without the at
tention of the public being chal
lenged. Not that they will fail to
capture a presidential nomination If
they can, and trust to luck for suc
cess, but they recall the defeat of
their pet candidate In 1904 with
chagrin.
It is said that one of the features
of their program Is to push railroad
construction throughout the west
and mako the year 1908 a red letter
year in that direction. It will re
move many voters from districts
where they expect to elect their con
gressmen and place them in states
where they are either unable to vote
or where their votes will merely swell
majorities which can be changed.
Whether there is anything to this
theory or not may bo a matter of
Individual opinion, but Oregon will
not shed tears over that part of the
program which contemplates tho
building of railroads in this state
should it bo carried out. The ordi
nary business man usually divorces
business and politics, however, as
not being closely enough related to
warrant his giving both a close study.
Not so with the "captians of indus
try." They work both the business
end and the political end of society,
separately, and jointly and play one
against tho other or both together.
SCORES WOMEN
WHO ASK BALLOT
Prominent Minister of Seattle At
tacks tin Suffrage
Advocates.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 7. In a sen
sational Interview here today Dr.
M. A. Matthews, the best known min
ister in the city, denounced woman's
suffragp as follows:
"Gold help this country if its wo
men aro ever granted the unrestrict
ed ballot. Such a concession would
result in more political corruption
and rascality than we have over seen
before. Let tho woman remain In
tho sphero that God Almighty In
tended that they should occupy, and
they will continue to bless tho world
with their sweetness and goodness,
but let them join tho men in a scram
ble for political preferment, then
they will become a curso to tho world
instead of a blessing.
"The corrupt among tho women,
tho disgruntled old maids and grad
uates from the divorce courts nro all
demanding tho suffrage. I will not
say, however, that all women suf
fragists aro corrupt, but I do assert
that all corrupt women are demand
ing tho ballot, while, thank God,
many of tho purest and sweetest and
noblest American women hold aloof
from it."
IURSE INHERITS
LARGE ESTATE
One Million and n Half From
trail a for u CI ilea go
Woman.
Aus-
Chicago, Oct. 7. Mrs. Helen St.
Clair Noble, tho night superintend
ent of ntirsos at tho Chicago hospital,
was today Informed by an attorney
that sho had fallen hlor to nn estate
valued at $1,500,000, willed to her
by Colonel Bonjainon Caroll Dent, n
ranchman, who recently died at Syd
ney. Australia. Attorney Dudley
Bagley, who was commissioned by
Colonel Dent to oxecuto his will, nr
rived today via London nnd souuht
out tho heiress.
Mrs. Nohlo Is a natlvo of Now Or
leans, Her pnronts wero eloso per
sonal friends of Colonol Dont. At
tho closo of tho civil war Colonol
Dent went to Switzerland, nnd 20
years tfjcr went to Australia, where
ho too up ranching, primarily for
his health, amassing a fortuno in
tho business.
FRED HARTWEG PILOT
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Man Whose Boat Cnmc Near Foul
ing President's, Loses License
for Sl Months.
Memphis, Oct. 7. Evidence was
taken today in the case of Clarence
Nichols, of Cairo, Ills., pilot of the
steamer Fred Hartweg, whoso sus
pension was ordered by President
Roosevelt yesterday. The hearing
was behind closed doors and the na
ture of the testimony was not given
out. George W. Tlce, vice president
of the Monogahela Consolidated Coal
& Coke company, which owned the
Hartweg, made a statement regard
ing the reported collision between
that boat and tho president's boat,
in which it is said, in so far as the
Pittsburg delegation knew or were
able to ascertain, there had been no
official orders in regard to tho or
der In which the boats were to pro
ceed. If there was such an order tho
Pittsburg delegation was wholly Ig
norant thereof, and from every ap
pearance the boats did not recognize
any particular rule, running to a
largo extent at random. I myself
was a passenger on the Hartweg and
at no time during my observation
did the Hartweg approach the presi
dent's boat so close that an accident
or collision was even probable. To
night Captain Wells suspended Nich
ols license for six months. The
president had requested the license
bo suspended for only three months.
MORE FUNDS FOR
CONSULAR SERVICE
Attempt Will Be Made to Secure
More Liberal Treatment by
Congress.
Washington, Oct. 7. An organ
ized effort will be made by the state
department to secure from congress
this winter moro hdequato provis
ions for the consular service, and it
is probable that tho establishment
of a new grade to bo known as the
commercial attache will be recom
mended. A report Is being prepared
showing tho functions of such offi
cials In other countries, and tho ad
visability of creating that office In
the United States foreign srovice
will be carefully canvassed.
Some of the congressmen who
traveled abroad this year com
mented caustically on the poor ap
pearance made by some of the con
sular officials, and criticised them
and their Inadequate furnishings to
the state department. In reply it
was shown that the appropriation is
Inadequate, and that there was but
J1S.000 available for furniture for
300 consulates. The consul at Val
paraiso has complained that he has
been unable to get any furniture
since the earthquake there, except
a desk and file case. Other things
he had to pay for himself.
It Is probable that a statement of
tho valuable work done by tho con
sulate force, not only In extending
trade but In special lines, such as
Introducing valuable plants Into this
country, will be prepared for the con
sideration of congress.
FORD JURY FAILED
IN AN AGREEMENT
Eight of Twelve Were for Acquittal,
but Names Aro Not
Divulged.
San Francisco, Oct. 7. The Ford
jury, after IS hours deliberation re
ported to tho court at 2:30 this af
ternoon that they wore unable to
agreo on a verdict and was dis
charged. It was learned from tho
foreman that tho jury stood eight
for acquittal and four for convic
tion In a deadlock that could not be
broken. About 40 ballots wero
taken. Tho jurors unanimously re
fused to tell tho names of thoso who
voted for acquittal. They Intimated
tho eight men when thoy so voted
woro unwilling to mako their names
known for fear of newspaper critic
ism and other attacks.
DESTROYED EVIDENCE.
litMiiuel Quigg Has Memory ns For
getful as Standard Oil Witness.
Ueward, Oct. 7. That ho delib
erately destroyed checks for $40,000
so ho would not bo compelled to say
to whom the money was paid, was
admitted by Lomuel Qulgg nt tho
hearing on the street railway merger
matter boforo tho public utllltlos
commission today. Qulgg, In an
swer to furthor Intorrogntarles, de
clared his momory Is faulty and ho
was not nblo to stato In whoso favor
tho checks wero drawn. Secrotary
Moorehead of tho Metropolitan com
pany, stated on tho stand thnt ho
had been unable to locate tho checks
charged to the special construction
account and ho la cortaln they must
havo been dostroyed.
The Steamer
M. F. PLANT
Sails from San Francisco Tuesday t p. in. Sails from North
Bend Friday Next. No reservation will be held after the arrival of
ship unless ticker. Is bought.
F.S DOW Agent
MARSHFIELD, : : : : OREGON
Portland & Coos
Sails for Portland and Astoria every Thursday
C. F. McColIum, Agt.
Phone Main 34
CURREN BROTHERS
CONTRACTORS
All Kinds of Work Done
PHONES 543, 146 and 271
North Bend, Oregon
California and Oregon Coast Steam-ship Company.
Sails from Portland Saturdays, 8 p. m.
Sails from Coos Bay Tuesdays, at service of tide.
P. P. Baumgartner, Agt. L. VT, Shaw, .Aut.
Couch St. Dsek, Portland, Ore, Marahfiold. Ore., Phono 441.
WHY DO PEOPLE BUY IN
SENGSTACKEN ADDITION
BECAUSE
It is choice inside residence property, lote 50x100
with alleys, is well sheltered with a good bay view and
prices of lots are reasonable. For particulars see
TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO.
Henry Sengstacken, Manage.
Wood Electric Fixtures
It has become necessary to
have wood electric light fixtures
In order to havo your apartment
in harmony.
"When your interior furnish-
ings all are matle to match tho
effect Is immense.
We mako them with nny fin-
ish, color, and can give you any
style or fittings you wish.
The best homes are now being
planned with tho wood electric
light fixtures as they are as
cheap and safe and results are
as desired, besides no polishiugs
to do ns on the metal.
You will do well to see us or
make inquiry of your electric
supply house for plans nnd
prices.
AVo do nil classes of special
order work and repairing.
Coos Bay Furniture Co,
North Bend, Oregon.
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EOMSIIMAt
Cures Coughs, Colds,
J&.and Lu
Bay S. S. Line
A. St. Bock
mer Alliance
B. W. OLSON, Master.
AND
Croup, La Grippe, Asthma,
Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption bleqw packaoj
IU CROSS KHABSIAOY
Announcement
Wo wish to announce thnt our
Marshfieid plant with all new
Improved machinery Is now
ready for business, and that wo
aro In a position to give you
prompt, as well as the very best
possible service.
There's no economy in try
ing to do work by hand that
can bo better done by machin
ery. "Blue Monday" with Its
steam, soap suds and hot stove
nuisances can be avoided, and
you can save money by sending
the family washing to us.
Phono 571 today. Our wagon
will call.
COOS BAY STEAM LAUNDRY
Marshfieid nnd North Bend.
EX20jHMKSeSiI3i
Flanagan &. Bennett Bank
MARSTIFIKLD, OREGON.
Cspitnl Hubcnbed $00,000
Capital l'ald Up $10,000
Undivided Profits S5,000
Poos a general Imnklnp business and draws
on the Bank of California, San Franclsc
CftUl., First National Hank Portland Or., First
Katlonal Hank. RosobUrg, Or., Hanover Na
tional Bank, New York, N. M. Uuthohild &
Bon, London, England.
Also sell chango on nearly nil the principal
cltlcfi of Europe.
Accounts kept subject to check, safe deposit
lock boxei far rent at 5 cents a month or
(5. a rear.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
WHY
Always has on hand
a good stock of jt
General Merchandise
AT PRICES THE CHEAPEST
All Kinds of
Groceries and Clothing
COOS BAY TKAXSFEK & STORAGE
COMPANY.
II. C. Urcckenrldgo,
C. II. Wnltcrs.
All kinds of Transfering and Job
bing. Prices reasonable and
Goods bandied with care.
Phono 661.
SKSStt&xA
S&38RS
ssaasxa
CAB CALL SERVICE
AT ANY HOUR
GOOD HEARSE and VEHICLES.
IIEISNER, MILIEU & CO.
Livery, Feed and Snlo Steblo
Third and A Ste. Phone, 1COI
Marshfieid.
mtntmmHmmtmmttitmmntttt2
All Parts ef the World
Wo use the necessary
facilities for sending
money to all parts of
the world, and without
danger or loss. .. ,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
COOS BAY, Marshfieid, Ore.
mmmttttwffinsuffiamtmatttttatttm
McPlierson flinser Co.
Wholesalo liquor dealers
Cigars and saloon sup
plies. California Winex a Specialty
Front St., Marshfieid
BLACKSMITH
4th and E St.
G. C. NOAH
G. E. Xoah has just opened a first
class blacksmith shop nt corner of
fourth nnd 13 streets, South Mnrslf
lield. Patronage of public respect
fully solicited. Horseshoeing a spe
cialty. CONTAINS NO j
HARMFUL, '
DRUGS
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