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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1911)
THE MOST LIBERAL GIVER DOESN'T LIKE TO HAVE HIS GIFTS DISCOUNTED YOUR ADS CARRYING villi flll'MXi MlOllllI lllltHf lit ; ih at ll"1 Hll" heWUpiiper. If 1 ! i-iiHT oiiiIHimI mi l.iit' mm n)ij ( it cvi'ii for mi uclglily a iw. mii .i" ffrli'B Hint might iiiIii H wiiilil ml !' " ""'' iH'wpni"'''. VOL XXXIV IMnlitMiciI In I HTM iin 'I lie Cunkt Mull MAIL CARRIER HOBOES PEST MB OF R0 Tom Postley of North Bend Suddenly Drops Out of Sight There. Tom Postley, the mnll carrier be tween North Bend and Gardiner, suddenly disappeared Sunday nnd careful search up to noun today had failed to locnto him. It Ih feared that ho fell Into the lay nnd was drowned. Tostliy was employed by T. W. Ronnie, who linn the contract for tho mall route, and canio in from Gardi ner nH usual Saturday. Sunday uft irnoon lie went to the Hennle homo nnd drew Ills weekly snlnry as was LI. ! T n lift trtnlf amtm I....U ... .-... -, .. caiol lie down to his launch and Kot h ., . .. .. . i W.T) IIIIUS it-iiu; mi niu ui-ai lllJ. Sunday evening, he wns seen nt "Our Mouse." the boarding house in North Hcnd where ho roomed nnd boarded. I Since then, Mr. Ronnie linn been unable to find nny trace of hlni al though he has mndc n careful search. I There was no apparent reason for his dropping out of sight and It Is thought thnt he may possibly have accidentally fnllen Into tho bay. IS PRESENTED Coos County Commissioners Hear North Bend and Marsh field Delegations. The Coos county commissioners nro In session todny nt Coqulllo to consider various rond matters. Dr. .1. T. McCormnc and F. P. Nor ton of Mnrshfleld nppenred beforo tho commissioners nnd urged thnt tho old Coos Day wngon road rccelvo more attention. They suggested that the wont places In tho road bo planked nt onco Instead of waiting for the permanent grndes to bo es tablished. After hearing tho state ment, the commissioners promised to keep up tho rond In tho best repair possible. Supt. Rnnb, Peter Loggie, Ira Welt:el nnd F. W. Wood of North Bend constituted n cammltteo that appeared beforo tho commissioners in behnlf of tho project to connect up the various Inlets with Noith Bond with n good wngon rond. They nrgo that n road bo constructed from 1 Coos River, just below tho Crenm- Coast League Contest at Port er)', around thn N'orth nml Rnst rIiIhk ot the hay to Peterson's landing now . and thnt this be connected un with North Bend by means of a free pub lic ferry. They nlso suggested that later the Kentuck Inlet rond bo ex tended to connect up with the North Coos Itiver rond nenr Allegnny. The citizens of North Bend have subscribed sufflclent money for the preliminary survey nnd estimate of the cost of the project. The commis sioners decided to have a further hearing after tho survey nnd estl ato Is made, probably at the July session. CIl.lCKED corn nt HAINES. Gen, a Fortune. Coos Bay friends "re awaiting news from Henry C. Schnhc , ... . .. ... aiii ' ... y ..:.. . "w, nuu reueiiLiv ihil run uuu 'r Hotterdam, Holland, where ho goes to get a fortune promised him by a sister whom he has not seen! In 39 years. Schubert who was' known as "Admiral Dewey" because! or his resemblance to the famous At fl8hter Is well known on Coos Bay.1 L-)IES' BUTTON Tan OXFORDS At THE 1TUB. FOLLOW the BAND to BANDON, (Sunday, . MAY 7. I Two Extra Policemen Hired to Rid Town of Influx of Undesirables. ROSEBURG, Ore., Mny 4. Tho most spirited discussion at the last meeting of tho city council prevailed In regard to ridding the town of in undesirable class of transients, fami liarly known iir hoboes. Councilman Mullen snld Hint the time wns at hand when the executive department of the city should take some drastic nctlon relative to abnt lug the hobo nuisance, regardless of the expense it might Incur. He Enid j that Hoseburg wns fast attaining n I reputation among the transient class oi people, ami mat immcuintc Bteps BioMl(I Jje tnkon Mo offl ,. ... ...... .. direction of protecting tho better class of citizens who nre dally accost ed by these Individuals In quest of something to eat. Councilman Ml- celll coincided with Councilman Mill " """ len, nnd declnrod that ho counted no lodge wns udupted providing for tho , , , .school Btudents: COurt that Mr. Whltmoro was not do less tlinn 90 trnnslents loitering 'starting of a lodge album. Each ,mn,,,t,,, I'OBtmaster Curtis Monday j "Owing to tho unrenHonnbleness tallied by Illness of nny of hlsfnm nbout his properly south of town' member of the lodge will bo required morning began counting the number on tho pnrt of a few of tho boys, tho lly nnd Judge Coko relnBtntod U on one doy. Ho further said thnt they 'to present tho lodge with n cnbinot of pieces of mnll matter handled In trnct mcct ,inB ue0I B'von up. Thoro tho cnlendnr. had little regard for honest policies, and made a practice of Btenllng eve- rythlng In Bight. "Why," said Ml-( tho present members of tho lodge of Mny nnd the work adds conslder ceill, "only a few days ago a number must furnish tho lodge with nhotos nblv tn Mm iIuMph of tin lorni forro. of trnnslents stolo nt least a cord of wood from my promises, soy nothing of other theftH of a less Important nature. I bellovo that we nhould "get busy" Immediately ns tho hobo.lodgo on tho nliilit of his initiation, nulsnnce Is becoming n grnvo ques tion In this vicinity." Mayor Hayncs snld thnt the hoboes hnd been ordered out of town tlmo nnd time ncnln. hut without avail! "Thorn Is but ono wnv hi which wn Is to bo nllowed to Invito ono guest, Bald tho mayor, "and that Is In thoGeorgo Goodrum, J. W. Hlldonbrand establishment nnd mnlntonnnco of a rock pllo. Tho executive department ts willing to act In the event this .1. council will authorize tho expense that will result In tho employment I of additional olllcors which nro ne cessary in order to properly combat with the situation." without further discussion, Coun- cllman Mullen advanced a motion to the effect thnt two additional police- men bo employed, and thnt they con- lino tholr duties to ridding tho town of hoboes and other undesirable cltlzons. land Called Off Yesterday Other Scores. STANDING OF CLUBS. 111 PREVENTS ' VERNON GAME I Per Won Lost cent Portland. ... 20 13 .GOG San Francisco . 20 15 .571 Oakland ... 18 17 .514 Vernon. . . . IC 18 .-171 Sacramento . . 14 18 .438 Los Angeles . . 13 20 .394 (By Associated Press tn the Coos Bay Times.) PORTLAND. Ore., May 4. Rain .0,1 ..i.rHAv'f. Pnmn on the i,w,i .iiomnnH hut nn nffort will be ., i, h -..mo rtnrini? mw - -- - the week. Tho scores elsewhere were as follows: At Los Angeles San Francisco. Los Angeles. . R . . 4 . . 9 R H 7 12 Oakland- H Oakland 9 10 4 Sacramento 1 FOLtOW the HAND to BANDON, Sunday MAY 7. Read tbeTiraasj Want Ads. fw MUMMER OF MARSHFIELD, OREGON. THURSDAY, NO TELEGRAPH Western Union's Line Down Somewhere Between Marsh- field and Roseburg Early This Forenoon. finU nA dok.. etJ field and Roseburg Since The Western Union wlro between Mnrshllcld nnd Roseburg has beenj in consequence of the wlro trou out of commission sinco early this blc, Tho Times was unnble to secure forenoon. Just what the trouble Is, Its regular Associated Press service Mannger Schetter had been unable to todny. E PROVIDED FOR ' Elks Will Require All Members to Present Photos Plan For Party. At n meeting of tho MnrRhlleld Lodge of Elks last evening, n .....v.........l iu nil) .JJ-.o Ul l"U amendment to the by-laws of the 'sized photograph of hlniHolf. The new rule provides that all of of themselves tnkeu since January 1, 1911, on or beforo October 1. Hence- forth nil new members will bo re- quired to present his photo to the 1 At last evening's meeting prellml- nnrv nrninL'oini.niH wnr nlm mn.in ,.... ... . ..., ... -.. ..... ...... ....... w for a party to bo given by tho lodgo in the near future. Dancing, cards, Imnslc nml Keno will nrohnhlv h tim 'nrlnrlnnl rilv..rimin Rnnh ninmimri nnd D. V. Stnfford woro annolnted a special committee to nrrango for tho event, the dato of which will bo 1 ... announced later, Steamer Sails for San Fran cisco With Large List and Cargo. Tho Hcdondo sailed for San Fran cisco Into yesterday afternoon. Sho hnd n big enrgo of lumber from tho C. A. Smith mill. Sho also hnd a largo passenger list. She nlso had n largo passengor list. Among those sailing from here ou her woro the following: E. C. Nutter, J. X. Nelson, L. H. El liott, Edward Fitzgerald, John Loy kum, Mrs. Chns W. Varelman, Mrs. Percy Wnrd, Mrs. Maud Neagloy, Cllnton Akors. D. C. Akers, Mrs. Vlnn 1 MANY LEAVE IPOLREISTO ON JEMDO! COME JUKE 1ST i . i. j i i r ii I Mrs. Burt Swengel and mother, Mrs. Fishburn, entertained at Whist a large number of their friends on Rntnrdnv n. m.. at their home, which ' was beautifully decorated for tho oc- noinn in nrnn firnnn. Perns and . , . Huckleberry bushes, Mrs. Noble Craln won the first prize a Cut Glass Olive Dish, while Mrs. p. J. Feeney carried away the second (prize, a set of After Dinner Coffee A k't Spoons; the consolation prize. tie Old Man, was won by Mrs. Flom. Those present were: Mesdames Boyle, Buck, Feeney, Flom, N. J. Craln, Nels Rasmussen, Houston, A. S. Elliott, R. A. Felter, Radey, John ston, Robt. Johnson, Hayes, C. Y. Lowe, 'Manassa, Madison, Sullivan. Alien, Willis. ,,. w.rewmn.. v.. n, ,,n8 granted Mm a ieavo ot absence Dean, Geo. Mny, Miss E. Gamblo, Mrs. dnt,ng from Juno j tQ do U)0 work Dr. Holllster, Miss Pomeroy. Joseph 0w,ng t0 t)e comj,atlon of tho an Nolan, II. L. Emmerson, J. F. Ciapp. niml report8 am, work 6n tho Siusiaw J. S. Renfrow. R. Hazoll, W. Sulli- projecti it Is impossible for him to van, C. H. Schultz, Wm. Hein, George get away earueri Thomas, Enns Tnis, C. Nylander. I Catf polhemus also expresses hlm- self as Immensely pleased with tho ENTERTAINS AT UANDOX. roonrrl hronklntr n'nrk thn (lrpilirn Ore. ASSOC! I'M) 11(1 Stf MAY 4, 191 1 EVENING EDITION SERVICE TDDAAY nBCt'rtn,n "" to 3:30 this afternoon iiiwiuuKii ne iiiki inrce linemen out looking for the break. Tho trouble ,B 8PPosed to be between Mnrshfleld nnd sumnw. Mnnnger Schetter expects to re eHtnbllgli service Bomctlni'o this eve- nine. I OF 0 Government Requires Special nepon un Business nana- led In Offices. In accordance with n general rule throughout tho United States to ns r.l .), lllltlM1I. f , ,! -...M M in tho MnrRhlleld postomce. Tho count''8 n co"Btlt"tlon Kovornlng nthlctlcs Is to emit limn tlirniiulmut Mm month ln t,ie C("'"' "d according to It 11 Tho mall has to be classified nnd counted thnt wnv. Eiery letter, pnper and packaso must be enumerated in Its resnoctlve lint. Tin. work u nn Bmnii ini. t " - - "- the dally figures aro very large, lnr- .. 1.. tnnt M,n., !, nvnon ,.,.o n viiu vv.tt)u pvinuu 1 Imnclnes. Tho month's nuiirps heroirnlB0 from now thelr nverngo of de- nro exnectod to run Into thn luimlivil tim.mn.wiB Tim mni nn.nn.ii nr i. .,,. 1. not known by the locnl authorities., It is possiblo thnt it is to detormlnol whether there are any sunerllous employes In nny of tho ofllces, or pos- slbly to get the figures upon tho exact, .. cost of handling g each piece of mall. Engineer for Harbor Work Se cures Leave of Absence For That Date. Engineer F. E. Leefe, In charge of tho dredge Oregon here, yestorday re ceived a lotter from Cnpt. Polhemus of tho United States Engineering De partment nt Portland In which ho stated thnt he would como to Coos Bay shortly after Juno 1 to begin his work for the Port Commission. Ho has nccepted the offer of tho commis sion to come here and lay out plans for tho improvement nnd development of tho harbor. In his letter to Mr. Leefe, Capt. p0u,omu8 BayB that Major Morrow gon has been doing. BIG STRAWBERRY CROP. A n Tnrtil. hflMnr known ns ..o . fr.i.t i, n...i inn ,m ..,. 1... .QOn in nnrwin.. . ', '. . .-. with O. A. Trowbridge to handle his," kV, u u . ..... ,..........- Derrles are a little late this year but thinks there will be a good cron Ho 8ayB ,t w, be about ten days y6t'able to look after tho property bet-1 hefore ho has any berries on the market here. Bandon Recorder. Sorensen, Wade, White Robison,1 W. O. T. U. MEETINO. Chris Rasmussen, Rosslter, Misses Rate Rosa, Mary Marsh, Edna Han-1 The Mothers' meeting of tho W. C. sen and Mesdames William Dungan T. U. will be held tomorrow nftor and Harr,igan of Mnrshfleld. Bandon noon at 2:30 p, m. In the Baptist Recorder; 4 t.fc. Ul.iU MmtB A CoiKolliIntloii nml Cihii IS CALLED OFF Members of Marshfield High School Team Fail to Meet ' Requirements. Tho proposed Coos county high school Held meet which wns to have i ....... ... .. . - uii-u ueiu in .iinrsnneiti tins month has been called off, owing to some of the members of tho local track tenm refusing to comply with the regulations adopted by the county .high schools as qualifications for en i . . tries in the athletic contests. The II other high schools will be notllled ct Mr. Whltmoro Is now In San Fran onco. Whether tho other schools In rlnro. hnvinir mnvmi iimi-.. 0....,n. , -..... ..... ,,, ,llc c0,mty w,u ntton,it to hmd nny .meet this yenr or not Is not known, The OlltclalS Of the Mnrshfleld high school team today Issued a stn - temont In which tho entire blame Is' l,,nct'd on fw recalcitrant mem- uers. mo Btntomont Is ns follows, the olllclnls of tho team being high . . "- person must bo limiting n passing grnde In nt lenst three regular High Scno1 "'"''los nnd must get 90 per ,CQni or "U0Vl " deportment. All of tn(' 'H wre up In tholr HtudleH hut four of ,,,um wtro not I""0 "I" tol tlle stnndnrd In deportment. They woro t()lt1' ,10W0Ver tlint " H"' "iu ninao n roasonauio enori JO. Prtment till tho meet, they would ib pHKlblo. Part of thorn refused to Hhten to the proposal, consequently t,, tcam "n', t0 w'tnlraw. "Thls lB vory regrettnblo yet' Is only JU8t ror tno BC"ooi wants to do nn'thlnK nttompted In as crodltoblo 'n,incr nB PBBuio .... v.... u "V Itlnftitt tni 11 bo attached to tho teachers for tho rules are not too strict; In fact they aro very lenient ns compnred with rules elsowhero In the United States. "It is to be hoped that no such un- fartunnto occurrence will about next year. como GUY STUTSMAN, Cnpt. ERIC HOLT. Mgr. JOHN FERGUSON, Asst Mgr. A.E. IS GIVEN PLACE Succeeds Pat Hennessey As Local Head of 0. C. & N. Company. I Pat Hennessey, who hns been su- fourth mnn Inge. Ho will retlro from perintendont of tho Llbby mlno nnd'ofllco ns soon as mayor-olect Frank i,ocal representative of tho Oregon CoaI amI Navigation company for nearly elghteon yenrs, has retired nnd has beon succeeded by A. E. Morten. The change was effective WANTS TO EAT AGAINST WORLD. May 1. I Tho O. C. & N. Company for tho riiitiiiplou Kniiilue Brwder of Rock present at least hns discontinued nc-1 land, Mass., ChiillcngcH for tlvo operations hero. j "Feed" Content for y.ioa. Mr. Hennessey has not mnde his1 ROCKLAND, Mass., Mny 3. plans for tho future but probnbly Thomas F. Curley, Rockland's cham will devote his efforts for tho time pion eater, has Issued a dofl, backod being to his own properties in this by 500, to the heavy feeders of tho section. country. He Is ready to pit himsolt Mr. Morten has been assistant to In n devouring contest against all Mr. Hennessey for tho past nlno years, prior to which ho wns purser 1 'on the steamer Empire. His promo- ,B a we earned ono and W,U bo gratifying to his many friends. Ho will move his family to Llbby to bo ter. church. SOMEONE HAS SAID: Min ntl i iMng wrf In n ll..,i,.,. i)iliiUV Willi (lt MCO ' "'i , Ihw1i1 dHno Ho rnmtmi'HilM' linporlHiK Ih tlio iihiiimhh(I) ! Iini -ur tr' uJ- CIII)lt ( lo Unit? of Time, ConM .Mali liny Ailurtlcr. No. 95. SLANDER CASE 10 JJE TRIED Case of P. A. Sandberg vs. M. E. Whitmorc Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow. Tho 110,000 slander suit of P. A. Sandberg, former city engineer of .i Mnri.nni.i .. t t.-. vh. M. E. Whltmoro. a former MnrBhflcld contractor, la scheduled to come up for trlnl bo fore Judgo John S. Coko In circuit court nt Coqulllo tomorrow. Today, Sheriff 'flnifi .served luibpoonns ou n number of wltnenm-a In Mm mira vip-u till I life IIIUYl-U l ngo from Mnrshiioid. 'orlglnnlly scheduled f Tho ensu was for trial at thin term nt mnrf lint nti ri.nrnoAntnllnna that Mr. Whltmoro could not bo present owing to the Illness of ono of his children, Judgo Coko postpou ed It. Later. Mr. 8nndborg nnd hlo attorneys presented cvldonco to tho Whethor Mr. Whltmoro will bo at Coqulllo tomorrow or whothcr an- other effort will )io mndo to nocuro n continuance of It could not bo aflcor- tnlued today. However, Mr. Sand berg nnd his attorneys will endeavor to secure trlnl nt once, LOCAL CASES TO CO OVER D. A. Clirry and Dr. DiX Hear ings Are Postponed An ' other Week. Two city enses in which thoro a more or less Interest will havo to bo postponed ngnln tomorrow owing to t,0 nttorneys being In nttoudnnco at circuit court nt Coqulllo. The cases are thoso of D. A. Curry, chnrged with violating tho city build ing ordinance by erecting a building without securing a pormlt, and of Dr. Geo. E. DIx chnrged with o ceedlug tho speed limit In his nuto. They havo been postponed two or threo times but City Recorder But ler will probably put thorn over for another week. John D. Goss Ih pro secuting both cases nnd C. F. Mc Knlght defending them. KUGENE'K .MAHHVING MAYOR EUGENE, Ore., Mny 4. Mayor J. D, Matlock was mnrrled In Eugnao Sundny to Mrs. Mary Wilson Vandor pool. This Is Mayor Matlock's Bergor returns from tho East, hav- jng been cnlled thoro by tho lllncsa of threo of his children. comers. His challenge Is this "I will wager nny part of $500 that I can devour a larger quantity of eRg8' oy8,ors' or lobsters at one sit- ting than can nny self-styled cham- pion." Surrounded by friendly waitressoa. Curley has eaten flvo dozen bolted eggs at a meal, devoured thirteen oh pound lobsters at another sitting-, and on a third occasion put down 100 oysters ou the half shell and called In vain for fifty more. LAWIK8' VELVET SnOES AND PUMPS At THE HUB. m K, ajjtu fc---a ,. TJii... .-a.... jJjl.iU flnmli-amM.m -.A-