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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907.
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How Newspapers Collect In
formation of What Is
Happening.
Opening of New Offices of C.
Startling Statistics Res lit
From an Investigation in
St. Paul.
A. Smith Lumber Co. a
Gala Occasion.
ALL OVER THE WIDE WORLD
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Telegraph, Telephone, Mall and
Wireless Messnges Known as
"Grapevine" Methods Used.
The making of newspapers Is not
as mysterious in these modern days
as In the early times when, because of
the mystery connected with the print
shop and the possibility of evil frori
an unknown source the assistant la
the offlce was called "the devil."
Even today, however, the technical
details is something with which tha
average reader is not familiar. Not
many readers of The Times possibly
know of the various ways a newspa
per has of securing information of
unusual and interesting events i'i
widely separated cities when wires
arc down and even the mails fall.
In addition to the great news gatn-
ering associations, the Associates 1
Press, United Press and auxilllar
companies like The Hearst News ser
vice maintained by the Hearst syndi
cate of dallies, there are a half dozen
mail associations that collect news in
advance of its actual happening au1
send it to newspapers by mail to be
published on a certain date. This
seems impossible. The method ex
plained and It seems simple enough.
These associations secure in advanie
the dates of various conventions and
association meetings, fraternal socie
ties, etc. They enter into corres
pondence with the secretaries of
these societies and get the facts about
the meeting, the number of members,
C "oatCE and other information, pre
"pare an advance report from the.'e
facts and send It to the newspapers.
Even the Associated Press gets ad
vance reports of speeches and im
portant public papers like die presi
dent's message, which xva3 in Tih
Times office In Marshfleld days before
It was delivered to congress. This
news is given under an inviolati
pledge of seciecy, and to ti.e honor
of the newspaper fraternity it may
be said that it is very rarely violated
Then there are uiiu-uial expressions
by people or occurrences out of tht
ordinary which are timely and inter-i
esting whenever they are printed
these alos are sent to be used when
ever a paper has the fapace. Thus 't
Is that two papers will haro news
items at different dates. This matte:
of changing dates is not meant to be
deceptive but merely to have the'ie
articles of news appear timely to the
reader. In this way strange and un
usual happenings in all parts of the
world find their way Into a newspa
per's columns at different times In
different parts of the country.
The Times, In addition to Its mem
bership in the Associated Press has
these various sources to draw from
and also special correspondents in
these also are sent to be used when
more than a storm or wires down to
shut off the news supply of a dally
paper.
EAST MARSHFIELD
CHRISTMAS TREE
'Sunday School Gives Delightful Kii-
tei'tnimnent to a Crowded House
Christmas Night.
One of the most enjoyable Christ
mas entertainments given on Coos
Bay was the successful exercises held
under the ausplcos of tho East
Marshlleld Sunday School on Christ
mas night. An Interesting program
was dollghtfully ronderod and
thoroughly enjoyed by tho largo au
dience present. A beautifully dec
oratod Christmas treo laden with
gifts for not only ovory member of
tho Sunday School but for evw-ry
visitor present spoko volumes for the
hearty hospitality of East Murshflohl
people in general and tho Sunday
School in particular. Nowhere could
there bo greater good cheer or any
more gonulno Christmas spirit than
that which pervaded this delightful
affair.
Marshfleld was represented by a
good seized contingent which mado
the trip across the bay in the P. M.
Stewart launch and all are a unit in
pralBe for East Marshfleld hospital-ity.
Home of Business Will for One Night
He Given Over to Life's Lighter
Side An Invitation Affair.
The manager and office force of
the C. A. Smith Lumber company in
"Marshfleld will celebrate the opening
of the handsome offices of the com
pany with a ball tomorrow night.
Manager Oren is in charge of the
function and has Invited the office
staff to join with him in making the
occasion notable for its hospitality.
Excellent music will be provietl and
refreshments will be served the
guests by the hosts. The dance Is
an invitation affair and it is expect
ed that a large number of Marsh
field's citizens will be In attendance.
The offlce force of the mill has re
cently moved Into the new quarters
which are the most complete of tho
kind in Oregon. With the exception
of one man, the entire office force
Is living at the new quarters, where
there is an excellent cuisine. The
equipment of the building Is superb
and will be no small part of the in
teresting features tomorrow night to
those who have never been there
ince it was completed. One depart
ment is beautifully finished in myrt
le. Yardmen and heads of various
departments also live in the new and
3pacIous quarters and will be well
represented at the function tomor
row night.
Personal Notes.
vVILLIAM WEGE, of Coqullle, Is a
visitor in the city today.
THOMAS BENNETT, one of the best
known young men in Marshfleld, is
ma.Jng a pleasant visit to his holne
folks here. He is home from col
lege for tho holidays.
,IR. AND MRS. A. N. GOULD and lit-
tie child, are stopping at the Blan
co hotel, awaiting the train home,
after a pleasant visit to friends on
the1 bay during Christmas.
vIISS C. E. RODINE, of Bandon, who
has been visiting friends on the
bay, is a guest at the Blanco hotel
while awaiting the next train run
ning to Coquille in order to return
to her home.
ARTHUR SELANDER, of Sumner,
who has been executing cartoons
on sporting events for the Ore
gonian, is a visitor In the city to
day. Ho is located in East Port
land for tho big daily and will re
turn to his duties within a few
days,
AIR. AND MRS. NELS OSMUNDSON,
who have been spending Christmas
with Mrs. deorge Wlckham, moth
er of tho latter, have returned to
Marshflid by driving to the Junc
tion from Coqullle and taking the
train Into the city.
MAKKS MONEY FROM GRASSES
Max llolnrlch Also Has Good Crop of
Apples This Year
PULLMAN, Wash., Dec. 27.
That othei crops besides grain can
bo raised profitably in the Palouse
country has been fully demonstrat
ed by Max Helnrlch, a farmer living
12 miles southxvest of toxvn, xvho has
been engngt-d in diversified tanning
for nearly 20 years and has accumu
lated a snug tortune. Mr. Helnrlch
raises grasses for feed and seed, and
has. more than ?2o00 xvorth of grass
seed for sale from this year's crop.
Mr. Helnrieh has sold ?l 100 xvorth
of apples this ear and has several
hundred dollars' xvprth of potatoes,
onions, corn and other products, he-
sides hundreds of dollnrs worth of
hog3 and horses. Ho raises little
grain, as ho Is too far from tho rail
road to make It profitable to haul It
to market, but he raises horses that
sell from 200 to $300 each at 3 and
J years old and Is a successful raiser
of hogs and cattle.
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Indications Are That the Habit Is
Prevalent Among the Young
sters of Coos Bay,
Some startling facts have just been
brought to light by an investigation
as to the number of boys in St. Paul
(Minn.) schools addicted to smoking
cigarettes. It was found that 2000
boys under 1G years use tobacco.
They all admitted it, a fexv shame
facedly, but the majority xvlth an air
of bravado or defiance.
Among some of the features dis
closed by the inquiry are these: One
hundred and forty-seven bojs from 4
to 14 years in one school are habit
ual smoker's; 70 per cent of the boys
in intermediate grades in another
school smoke cigarettes; GO per cent
of the boys in the third grade of one
iuji,1 auu 50 per cent ot the secoad
grade smoke; 95 per cent of the boys
in the fltth grade are cigarette smok
ers. Naturally a sensation has been
caused by tho publication of the fig
ures. The people of St. Paul appear
to have had no Idea of the extent to
xvhich the cigarette habit had taken
hold of the young boy3, and there is
noxv a vigorous agitation for enforce
ment of the Minnesota laxv against
selling cigarettes to minors.
It is hardly probable that St. Paul
is exceptional in this matter. In
quiries conducted In other cities
might reveal conditions just as bad.
While there is no ordinarily visible
evidence that the evil In Marshfleld
Is anything like as bad as in St. Paul,
especially among the very young
boys in the schools, it certainly c::Ict;
to an extent that is deplorable.
According to the report bf the St.
Paul school Inspectors on tiie condi
tions in that city "the fact of vital
interept to the teacher is that the vic
tim of the cigarette can not be edu
cated beyond his grade; the problem
of discipline Is aggravated; the
smoker becomes a disinterested and
troublesome boy, then a truant and
an incorrigible, and Anally leaves
school in defiance of compulsory edu
cation and child labor laws."
LOCAL OVERFLOW
Flood 8iOis Luring The logging
camp at Cunningham Creek, xvhich
ships logs to the C. A. Smith mill, has
been shut down temporarily- because
of the flood xvhich has stopped traffic
oetxveen this city and Coquille, the
logging trains being unable To make
the distance.
Getting Wives Up Again The tele
phone lines betxveen this point and
Coqullle are again in commission.
The line to Bandon, and the lines to
North Bend are also In good xvorking
order. The wires from Coqullle east
ward are still doxvn, and the line
to Gardiner is still out. It is expect
ed that the telegraph wire to Rose-
burg xvill again be in working order
late this afternoon.
More IJalu, More Rest The out
side men xvorking on the now mill of
C. A. Smith, have been given Christ
mas holidays from last Tuesday until
next Monday, because of the heavj
rains during the past fexv days. The
men employed under cover hax-o been
kept busy during that time, ns the
rain has been no excuse to prevent
tho xvork of construction.
Opening Up Xexv Camp Tho
Smith-Powers Logging company has
opened up a noxv camp on Pony Inlet
to secure tho timber in that section
owned by the Smith Intorests. A
rallxvay is b?ing built from the brldgo
across tho Inlet to the county road
running to Empire. Tho camp is In
charge of James Wood, a skilled
tlmberman of Minnesota, xvho has re
cently arrlvd on the coast as a
logging Gnr. Tho camp xvlll em
ploy o'er fivv men and xvill be lo
cated above High Hill Spring.
Mail Kxjected Today. Postmast
er Curtis Is expecting a big consign
ment of Christmas mall toda;- froir
tho direction of Roseburg. What
day's mall it may be, he has not the
slightest Idea. The mlxup In the
mall during the past week has
caused much Indecision ns to what
One Third off the Regular Price
on all the following articles, which are offered at a big reduction in order
to close them out as they will not be carried in stock in the future, Lvsv
article is plainly marked and will be sold as represented, ,
Now is the time to buy the following:
Handkerchief, glove, necktie, Autograph albums.
Collar and cuff boxes. Stag smoking sets.
Stag Cigar holders. Baby sets.
Scrap books. Small and cabinet seize picture frames.
Japanese wood handkerchief, glove and jewH boxes; picture frarrfes letter racks and
card cases.
Few pieces of hand painted China including;" sugar and creamer cake plates, cups and
saucers and a few fancy vases.
Don't fail to come and look these bargains over and select the ones you
'ciesire,
TO-DAY and TO-MORR.OW
mail it may be. It is knoxvn, hoxv
ex'er, that It was picked up some
xvhere betxveen this point and Rose
burg. There is still a large amount
en route, but some unkind people be
lievo the carriers are improving the
roads with It.
BANK AVI HE OPEN.
Oakland Financial Institution For
gets to Lock Its Hoots.
OAKLAND, Dec. 27. Thq tele
phone rang txvlce before Frank W.
Bilgor, president of the Harbor Bank,
consented to brave the chilliness ot
die hallxvay at hi" homo one ex'enin0
about midnight recently and when at
last he answered he xvas gi3ii a fur
ther chill.
"The Harbor Bank is xvide open,"
said a voice over the xvire. "This is
the police station. You'd better come
doxvn and see xvhat is xvrong. Tohce
man Poulter Is on guard; boen there
since 9 o'clock, and he i3 getting so
hungry that he Is threatening to eat
'he clearing-house certificates."
InvestigaMon proved that the front
door had been left unlocked at clos
ing time.
WANT ONLY" WHITE POITLATION
Liberal Association Does Not I)e.ro
Influv of Asiatics.
NELSON, B. C, Dec. 2 7. The
Liberal association here have dls-
2iissed Asiatic Immigration and are
'rongly in favor of all Asiatics, of
vhatcver nationality, foreign of Brit-
jh subjacts, being excluded from the
country. At the same time they
vhatever nationalities, foreign or Brit
'sh Columbia is population, but de
clare that xvhite population could not
be expected under tho present clr
jumstancos for xvhite immigrants
vould not come to a province xvhere
they would be compelled to compete
ivlth Ablatio labor.
Origin of Attar of Roses.
The preparation of the famous attar
of roses, according to the Circle, seems
to have been discovered bv nccldent.
Fro... India xve get the tradition. The
favorite Svltana of Pehiumhlr caused a
bnth of rosexvator to be prepared for
her use. The burning sun of India
brought Its might upon tho bath pro
pared lu the r-;.nl garden and soon
globules of oil were found floating up
on the fragrant water Deeming the
bath Impure aud attempting to skim
off the film, the attendants broke the
globules, and at once tfco garden xvas
tilled xxlth fragrance. Tho finest es
senco is not gathered from the rarest
and most costly flowers, for the fra
grant oil glands are most abundant in
tho petals of tho free blooming, old,
common kinds.
Machlavelli.
NIeolo Maehlnvolli, from xvhoso sur
unmo has been colued a synonym for
treacherous craft, xvas a writer of
nervous and conclso Italian. He took
high rank ns a dramatist, his comedy
of "Mnndvngoln" being pronounced in
ferior only to the xvork of Vo'tnlre.
I.eo X. admired It so much that he
had it plnyed before him in Rome.
Ills book on tho "Art of War" won the
pralso of so competent a judge as
Frederick the Great of Prussia. His
policy In statesmanship embodied In
his work "The Prince" wns tho direct
antithesis of Washington's sentiment
that honesty Is the best policy."
Lcckhart (m Parsons
"The Busy Corner"
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meat. The Interior finish Is of oak doxvnstalrs, except in kitchen, p
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Frame House.
Features and Should Cost
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