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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1910 EVENING EDITION.
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ARGUMENT
glvnn to tlio public in dotnll.
over, tho OI)Borvor docs not
(Continued from pago 1.)'
for a consldernblo tlmo boforo tho
county wont dry hnvo paid up their
old accounts slnco tho saloons wore
voted out.
Fourth That tho loss from
drinking men's accounts. under wet
rulo was no greater than tho loss
from tho accounts of peoplo who did
not drink.
Fifth That tho monthly pur
chases of goods by men who drink
nro apparently no heavier now than
they woro when tho county was wot.
As names and figures can not bo
printed from theso merchants' led
gers without divulging private af
fairs, tho Observer's readers will
readily undoratand why detailed ptn-
toments nro not printed hero. This
nowspnper Is trying to 'bring out
nctnnl conditions ns they exist In
Tolk county today, to tho end that
-when men voto on tho prohibition
question In November, they may be
nblo to voto Intelligently, nnd for
.this rcoBon It would llko to print
what It knows about somo of these
merchant's outstanding accounts.
But nny render will thoroughly un
derstand why the results of Its In
vestigations nlong this lino nro not
IIow
m I n (I
-printing a fow figures from Its own
offlco records, knowing that such fig
ures will provo of Interest to nil.
A newspaper docs business with
nbout nil clnsscs of people, nnd tho
accounts found on Its bonks nro
fairly representative In a showing
of this kind.
Two years ngo, tho publisher of
this newspaper leased his plant nnd
voluntnrlly retired from business for
n year. After collecting tho nccounts
Ouo him from his regulnr customers
nmnng tho business concerns nf the
county, ho found remaining of his
advertising nnd Job work ledger nc
counts amounting In tho nggrcgnlo
to Mlfl.lfi. It must bo sorrowful
ly admitted thnt by far tho greater
part of this amount was owed by
persons who did not drink. Do not
look doubtful when you read this,
nnd do not chnllongo tho truth of
tho statement unless you nro willing
for us to provo whnt wo say. Tho
Observer Is sticking to facts In this
campaign, nnd It Is Insisting thnt
ovoryono elso do hlo trnmo. Ho
nldos, nono of theso nccounts hnvo
cvor been pnld, nnd If you doubt our
word, como Into tho ofllro nnd let us
know thnt you menn business, nnd
wo will gladly oll you theso ac
counts nt 10 conts on tho dollar.
Ilut, as wo started out to sny,
nsldo from tho accounts of rellnblo
business firms, wo hnd on our books
UG.1f In scnttorlng nccounts when
wo rotlred from business In tho sum
inor of 190S. A goodly portion of
our sparo tlmo during n year's vaca
tion was gpont In an effort to clear
'our books of theso accounts, ny
sondlng out numerous statements,
by suing some, threatening to sue
others, nnd conxlng still others, v
liavo collected $91.05 of this "old
Tiobb" In tho last two yenrs, leaving
a bnlanco of $325.10 still outstand
ing. All theso accounts hnvo been
standing out tho entire 27 months
Tolk county hns boon dry, nnd nil
show tfco snmo totals today ns thoy
showed 27 months ago"; not one
dollar hating been pnld on nny of
1hcm. It Is rnthor a sorrowful show
ing, especially for tho abstainers on
tho list; but It Is true. To nny por-
on who douhta It, wo repeat our of
for to dlsposo of n lot of theso nc
counts nt bargain-counter prices
-Although common honesty prompts
-tis to warn possible customors that
-thoy aro not bargains.
Lot us pursue tho subject farther.
A fow days ago, a morchant of more
or less promlnenco In Dallas, show
ed us his books to provo his asser
tion that collections hnvo been no
"better In Tolk county during 27
jnonthB of "dry" rulo than they were
prior to that tlmo. "Hero," ho said
"Is a book containing nccounts more
thnn two years old. T.et us look nt
tho first fifty accounts and seo how
many persons hnvo paid up slnco tho
county wont dry." Suiting tho ac
tion to tho word, ho turned through
tho first 50 pngos, nnd how many
pnld accounts would you guojs ho
found? Ho found Just two. Forty
eight nccounts on which not one dol
lar had boon paid In 27 months! And
judging fronv Its thickness, this led
ger must hnvo contained not less
thnn 250 or 300 accounts. Tho Ob
server will venturo tho opinion that
one would have to argue with that
morchant nbout a day nnd a half to
convince him that dry rulo mnkes
men more prompt In pnylng their
debts.
Asking to classify theso account
ns nearly ns ho could from Ms per
sonal kuowlcdgo of tho habits of tluj
men contracting them, tho morchant
handed us these totals: Duo from
nbstnlners from liquor, $219. 1C;
from modcrnto drlukcra, $72. CD'
from men who sometimes drink to
excess, $20.50.
It must not bo thought by nny
person that the Observer Is trying to
provo thnt abstainers from liquor
nro less prompt In paying their debts
thnn others, for wo do not bollovo
thnt they aro. Neither will this pa
per admit for an Instant thnt men
who drink In moderation nto lees
prompt In pnylng thnn aro tho men
who refrain from all forms of nlio
hollc beverages. Let It bo' under
stood that wo refer hero to classes,
not to Individual cases for w must
all sorrowfully admit that th;ro arc
horrible examples on both aides. Tho
writer has found, In n business
enreor covering n period of more
thnn twenty years, that tho man who
Is honest nnd really wants to pay
his debts will find somo way to pa'
thorn, whether ho Is a drinking man
or a teo-totnler. Ho may not bo able
to pay tho whole amount at one
tlmo, but If ho rcnlly desires to pay,
ho will not lot 27 months go by
without making somo effort to re
duco tho totnl amount of Ills obliga
tion. "Whoro thcro Is a will, there Is
a way. ,
Moat men who drink liquor, even
In moderation, would probably bo
better off without It. Wo shnll not
nrguo for nn liiBtnnt that thoy would
not. Whnt wo aro trying to provo
hero Is thnt thorn Is absolutely noth
ing In tho argument that men pny
their bills hotter In a dry county
than they do In n wot county. Wo
bollovo thnt If all of tho ledgers In
tho business houses of Dnllas could
bo examined today, It would bo
'found thnt collections nro no better
nnd no worso thnn they woro two
yenrs ngo, nnd wo bcllovo It would
farther bo found thnt, taken class
for class, tho laborers who tnko their
drink pny their bills qulto as prompt
ly ns their brothors who abstain
from tho uso of liquor In nny form.
Tho Observer only rcgrotB thnt It Is
not nblo to print moro figures In sup
port of this opinion. It hnn told the
truth concerning tho books In Its
own ofllco, nnd horo In Dnllas to
night Is a morchant, well known to
you ns an honest nnd Worthy man,
who knows thnt tho figures printed
from his books nro truthfully nnd
accurately set forth."
(Advertisement pnld by Oregon
Homo Rulo Association, II, C. Mc
Allister, genernl manager.)
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BETWEEN CASH AND CREDIT STORES,
MONEY TALKS
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Tho Dnznr will FURNISH you
with nny fancy npples of nny size
or vnrlety elthor for homo uso or
for shipment to friends. Special as
sorted APPLES for Christinas gifts.
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SPARK Colls Tho Gl'XXERY.
1010 Football ltriiKS. Tho Gunnery
Dl'AUAK Sportsman Clothing abso
lutely waterproof Tho (luiuiery.
Have your LETTER HEADS nnd
HILL IIKADS printed at THK TIMES
SALMON EGGS at tho nunnery.
For Strictly
Fresh Butter
Sterilized Cream
Sterilized Milk
Butter Milk 7
Bean-Pot Cheese
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Ice
Coos Bay Ice
& Cold Storage
FREE DELIVERIES
8 A. M. and 2 P. M.
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Not Touched by Human nands
SjdProm tho tlmo tho hard kernels of wheat
nro cashed. Snow Drift Flour comes to
you lu ns clean and puro n condition ns
ono can Imnglnc. Every batch of Snow
Drift thnt goes through tho mill is tested
beforo It goes out. ,Rrcnd Is mado of It
in tho mill's bako shop. Every batch of
hour has to mako perfect brend elso It
doesn't go Into tho Snow Drift sacks.
Thnt Is why tho housowlfo who uses Snow
Drift, all tho tlmo always hns highly suc
cessful results lu her baking of brend, bis
cuit nnd pastry.
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STEAMER M. F. PLANT
Sails for San Francisco every eight days.
TIOKETS RESERVED UP TO THE ARRIVAL OP THE 8HD?,
RESERVATIONS WILL nE OAXCELLED AT THAT TIME UN
LESS TICKET IS BOUGHT.
F. S. Dow, Agent. Marshfield Ore
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COOS BAY LIVERY
Wo hnvo secured tho livery busi
ness of L. II. Ilelsnor nnd nro pre
pared to render excellent service to
tho people of Coos Hay, Careful
drivers, good rigs and ovorythlng
that will menn satisfactory sorvlco to
tho public. Phono us for n driving
horso, n rig or anything needed In
tho livery lino. Wo also do a
trucking business of all kinds,
lilnnchiml, llczla & lllanclmrd
Livery, Footl ami Sales Service,
HI First nnd Alder Streets,
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Winter is Coming
X, WHEX YOU WILL XEED MORE
LIGHT, OUR FIXTURES ARK GO
NG PAST AT FROM TEX TO
WEXTV PER CEXT LOWER THAX
MAXUPAOTURIXG PRICES. THIS
JS A SXAP FOR SOMEOXE THAT
HAS THE MOXEV,
Coos Bay Wiring Co.
EXPERT ELECTRICIANS.
Respectfully ask your patronage.
PIIOXE 237-J.
Have That Roof Fixed
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See CORTHBLL
Plume 3121.
HOME LAND Co
See us for Investments on Coos
Bay, Wa guarantee owner's price to
bo our price.
Phone "4L. 304 Front St.
G. W. Dungan
Undertaker
Mnrshflcld, Oregon,
Pnrlors, 180 South 0J St.,
Telephone, Dny or Xlgut, J05-J.
COMING
DIXIE LOFTIN in
"PAID IN FULL"
A 4-Act Drama that run
Two Years in New York
MASONIC OPERA HOUSE
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Seats on sale Monday, at The Busy Corner.
Good Evening!
HAVE- YOU AXY LAUNDRY?
If so, do not forget that this U
THE laundry whoro you get tho best
work, and prices aro In every ono'a
reach. Call up and ono of the driv
ers will call and oxplaln nil details to
you. All tolephono calls aro quickly
attended Jo, because wo aro running
wo wagons.
OUR GUARAXTEI-ris YOUR SAT.
ISPACTIOX.
.MARSHFIELD nAXD AND STEAM
LAUNDRY.
I&uuey llnw., Prop. Phono S20.J.
Turkish Baths
210-213 Coos Building
PHONE 214-J
Settle It Now
Settle It Right
For constitutional amendment
giving to cities and towns
exclusive, power to license,,
regulate, control, suppress,
lor prohibit the sale of intox
icating liquors within the
, municipality.
328 X Yes
;'endorsed;by
40,000 oregon citizens
OREGON HOlE RULE ASSOCIA-
TION.
(118 Electric Hullding.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
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promptly. Terms one-half cash, balance equal payments, 3, (
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