THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1911 EVENING EDITON. 1 I PK, IB COOS BAY TIMES oi. u. maimnkx j,uuor nnu 1 DAN K. MALONKV News Editor Address all communications to CCJOS HAY DAILY TIMES. Marshfield it ii :: t: Oregon An Independent Republican nows papor published every evening except Sunday, and Weekly by Tho Ctoofl liny Times Publishing Co. Dedicated t tho Borvlco of the people, tlat no good cause shall lack a champion, and that evil shall not thrive unopposed. Entered at tho postoflico at Marsh Mold, Oregon, for transmission through the malls as second class mall matter. SUBSCRIPTION HATES. DAILY. Ono year $G.00 Per month CO WEEKLY. Ono yoar $1.60 When paid strictly In advance tho subscription price of tho Coos Day Times Is $5.00 pir yoar or $2. CO for six months. Ofllelnl Paper of Coos C ity OFFICIAL PAPER OF TIIK CITY OFMAItSIIFIELI'. HCIIURMAN ON Till-: RECALL PRESIDENT .Inr-ub (1. Schurmun or Cornell university, speaking In Bonor. declared that tho re call Is dnngorous. With the roforon dum, ho said, It lulte "tho iiiini on horseback," or despotic one-man rule, uud It "undermine both the In dependence ami feeling of rospnnsl blllty of public inun." lie defended roprosuntntlvo government in toto nnd declared that It had been proved vIm by tho experience of years. The trouble with representative government as we have had It In that It has not recently been roprosoiitn tlvo of tho desires and Interests of tho people. It lias not been so In municipal iiffnlrs nor In statu and national affairs. .Men chosen .to rep resent pooplo forget their obliga tion to tho people or Ignore It. Tho recall nnd tho referendum huvo rouiu in response to tho popular demand for n way of making their represen tatives really represent them. Theso reforms give the people a hold upon their public, officials that they ncvor liml bofore. The recall and the ref erendum should heighten the feeling of responsibility to the people In every public official, not lessen It. In prlvato luminous inniingomoiit there Is a rule of a sort of referen dum and recall, and It Is effective. Why should It not be In public busi ness matters? Independence and re sponsibility lire needed In public of ficials, but not Independence of the popular will and popular Interests, nor responsibility to others than to tho people The referendum nnd re call make sure that , officials have tho right sort of ludopondonru nnd that they fool responsibility In the right direction. "BURNING THE HAMMEU" STEP FOKWAIU). SEATTLE tho other night Itinugur nted a custom thnt many other k communities In all parts of the N country may aoonur or later bo in duced to follow after another fnsh lon. Without going into the local conditions that led up to It, or tak ing sides In tho controversy resulting from it, It would seem perfectly pro per to present the matter In un edu cational light. All cities surfer more or less trom thoughtless or malicious home criticism. At times this crit icism becomes something more than annoying. It affects not only the re putation but tho business of tho com munll) Seattle claims to havo Buf fered severely from It lu tho Inst two or three yoars. It Is called, lu tho vernacular of tho times, "knocking." Thoso who follow tho practise of "knocking" aro called "knockers." Under tho liboral latitude glvon tho vernacular by popular consont, tho tool used by the "knookor" Is, figu ratively spoaklng, a "hammor." The Post Intelllgoncer of Seattlo tells us that "30,000 Joy-mad citi zens, men and women, sang, danced nnd cheered" on the night referrod to around a lire In which was placed n hammer weighing dOO pounds. The ceromony of "burning the hammer" bognn with a procession, healed by a band of music. Fully 100,000 peo ple, wo nro told, wltnossed tho par ndo, which passed slowly, nnd to sol- cmn strains from the band, through mo principal business streets. In the procession wero past nnd present city officials and promlnont citizens There was much cheering on the part of tho "boostors." tho olomont that opposos "knocking." Wo havo tho Journalistic word for It that tho dom- otiBtratlon was ono that will dfscour ago "knocking" In the futuro and re sult In groat good to tho city, uo. negardles3 of Seattle's local con trovcrsles and disputes, It niUBt oc cur to tho thoughtful reader that tho Idea of "burning tho hammer" Is not a bad ono. Thoro Is hardly a need of tho coremonlal attending tho dom onstratlon In Seattle. It Is not no- ccssary that there shall bo oven a roal flro or a real hammer. All that Is necessary Is that tho public of ovo- ry community In which criticism of a thoughtless reckless and Injurious character scorns to be gaining ground shall, metaphorically speaking, "burn tho hnmmor." Wo bollovo nothlpg worth men tioning Is over accomplished by chro nic faultfinding. Public officials arc too ofton used as targots. Small politics Is too often nt tho bottom of tho criticism directed toward those In positions of promlncnco and re sponsibility. Tho oncournglng, kind ly, chnrltablo word goos much farth er than tho harsh or sneering remark In bringing nbout deslrnblo condi tions. Hnmmer burning might be practised, wo think, with groat pro fit In communities far removed from Senttle. It would be a splendid sub stitute for nvld criticism C. S. Mo nitor. Cooh Hay's hammer may not be ns largo as Seattle's but It would bo a good thing to burn It. Hut oven tho small Coos Hay liiunmer would bo better burned. This community would grow faster nnd prosper moro If she hud the old "Seattlo spirit" which tho Senttle boosters aro now seeking to revive. Q At ITU T U C fri S T 0 A S T A N D T E A i THE GIRL WHO SMILED Tho wind was east ami tho chim ney smoked. And tho old brown house seemed dronry; For nobody smiled nnd nobody Joked, ' i The young folks grumbled, tho old folks croaked They had come homo chilled nnd weary. Then opened the door, and a girl came In. Oh, she was homely very I Her nose was pug uud her cheek was thin: There wasn't a dimple from brow to chin. Hut her smile was blight mid cheery. She spoke not n word of tho cold nnd damp, Nor yet of the gloom about her; Hut she mended tho lire nnd lighted the lump, And alio put on tho plnco a different stamp From Hint It had had without her. Her dress, which was something in sober brown, And with dampness nearly drip ping. Sho changed for a bright, warm, crimson gown; ; And sho lookVd so gay, whon sho so came down, They forgot thnt tho air was nipping. They forgot thnt the houso wbb h dull old placo, And smoky from baso to rafter; And gloom departed from ovory face As they felt the charm of her mirth ful grace And tho cheer of her happy laugh ter. O. give me tho girl who will smile and sing, And make all glad together! To be plain or fair Is a lesser thing: Hut a kind, uuselllsh heart can bring Oood cheer In the darkest woathor. Selected The Lighter Mood. Just a llttlo loafing as wo trudgo tho road along! .lust a moment here and thoro for smiling nnd for pong! The mountain grnvo nnd splendid roars Its head Into tho bluo Hut It gives a kindly sholtor to tho blossoms and tho dew, Tho deopest sen makes plaything of the waves that roll and broak The stormeloud so majestic has a rainbow In Its wnko, So, be you no'er so wlso and good nnd be you no'er so strong, There's no disgrace In pausing for a smllo nnd for a song. Tho enormous cabin spaco of tho now Oermnn glnnts of tho sea makes possible many luxuries never boforo enjoyed at sen. Considerable spneo has been sot aside for reproduction or tno llomnn baths. Great swim ming pools flllod with sea wntor aro surroundod by broad galleries, luxu riously furnished, where tho bathers - may rest. The broad docks nearly one-fifth of a tnllo In length, "will af ford arnplo room for dock sports of every kind. Spoclal squash courts - wlIl ho added to tho completely equipped gymnasium. Luxurious sun parlors will bo found on these steamers, largo rooms enclosed In i - 1 glass, whoro passengers may enjoy nn uninterrupted vlovr of tho soa In nil woathor. Thoro will bo a num ber of luxurious prlvato suites, In' eluding prlvato dining rooms. In ad dition to tho regular libraries, music rooms, parlors and smoking rooms, these ships will carry rathskollors with stono pavements and vaulted ceilings. A- UM-' ZL (By Douglas Mnlloch. They wnnted him to buy a fnrm A thousand miles remote, In regions thnt were full of charm, Tho proud promoter wrote. The more he thought mid thought of It Tho more ho liked tho sehemo; To think of It ho used to sit And then ho had a dream, (Now, dreams nre very foolish things Undoubtedly, It's true Your brnin puts on Its fairy wings And Hies nwny from you; And yet It seems that somo of us ) our ensh" would nover keep ITiilnuu un InuiMintt n lmami llmu IJy fn,,l,1K ft,8t ,18lL,c",) Ho hnd a dream a dollar camo, A dollar camo and called his name In auger and regret. Tho coin was shedding silver tears From out Its silver eye. Ho nsked tho reason for Its fears; Tho dollar made reply; "They tell mo you Intend to sond Me ninny miles nwny, They tell mo you Intend to spend In speculation gay Tho dollar that has been to you A sorvnnt many years, To send mo to somo region new And hence these silver tears. "I've lived III this community Almost as long ns you; , I've been lu ov'ry family, I guess, but ono or two But one or two who, sad to say, Had such a scheme In mind And sont tholr hard-enrnod nwny With tears Its features wot; Somo otlior land to find. cash "I am tho dollar that was paid To Johnson for his whoat, That Johnson gave again In trado To Murphy for his meat, That Murphy gave to Smith, you sco, For furnishing a knlfo, Thnt Smith loft nt tho grocory For candy for his wlfo. "Tho grocor gnvo mo up to Jones, Who runs tho drygoods store, And thnt tho doctor sot his bonos This Jones can thnnlc mo for. Tho doctor pnld mo out for oats To feed his dapplo gray, Tho feodman paid mo on somo notes Fell duo a certain dny. "Tho Hanker bought a book or two, And so tho thing wont on Each night I had an owner now, A new ono nt the dnwn. A wolcomo waited whon I camo, A godspeed whon I went, In fact, a thousand wnys tho samo On errands I was sont. "Hut now you say that I must go, A wnnderor to bo, Afar from all the friends I know ho know nnd honor mo. I wonder thnt you daro to look Me fairly In tho face; And in your empty pocketbook, Oh, who will take my place?" Tho speculator then awoko, The dollar In his hand, And softly to hlmsolf ho spoke, "At last I understand." Ho gave It to tho druggist's clork And bought n brush and comb Ho found a dollar does its work 1 ho best right hero at homo. THE WATERMELON AM A SMILING O.V THE VINE" at Lewis' Sunday. rf &vW SS EHBB' gw Cwrt: -, M FOR A PUBLIC W Dr. E. Mingus Offers Solution Coos Bay Waterfront Rail road Problem. Editor Tlmc9t I do not bollovo in tho municipal ownership of public utility meas ures; It Is tho duty of a government to govorn and not to compote with Its citizens in various ontorprlscs. Thoso things which nro dono by a municipal government should nffeel ovory ono nllko, those Introductory remnrks nro for tho purposo of pre senting my vlows'on tho construction of u rnllroad nlong tho wntorfront of Marshllcld. On account of tho location of Front street relative to tho waterfront nnd tho lntlmnto re lation It will bear to gaining access to docks nnd wntcr traffic special consideration must bo given it. Tho port of Coos Bay Is going to spend several hundred thousand dollars In dredging a sultablo channel for the accommodation nnd use of boats and vessels In this harbor, this will bo dono atyl mnlntnlnod nt tho expense of tho people. Along this samo lino lot us havo a "public rnllroad track" nloiiK the wntorfront which shnll bo free for all enrs. I do not mean for tho city to operato any cars over the track but simply havo a railway truck constructed by tho munlclpnl- Ity nnd under the charge of an "of llelnl train dispatcher" who Is a city officer and having tho powers nnd authority of n policeman to regulato tho running of trnlns over the track. Lot tho cars passing over that track bo assossed pro ratn for tho up keep of tho track the samo as tho city now taxos team- sters In tho city for tho up keep of tho streets. A rallwny track -of this nature should bo so constructed thnt It will stand up undor tho Inrgost onglno now In uso by rnllroad com panies nnd bo nblo to hnndlo nny nmount of tralllc conditions Justify. Lot prlvnto railway tracks mako connections with It nt convenient points nnd bo propelled over It un dor tholr own motlvo power what ever thnt may bo. "A public rail road track" of this character guar antees equal treatment to nil nnd protection to tho economic hnndllng of nil transportation business. The principle has been tried out on our existing public highways and found satisfactory, It Is tho application of that prlnclplo to nstreet railway that I am now advocating nt strategic points whoro the necessity of com mon wo exists. Bond tho c'ty to rnlso monoy for tho building of "n public rnllroad track" with the samo understanding thnt tho people hnvo bonded tho port of Coos Bay for the purposo of providing a sultnWo ehnn- nol for navigation and thoro will bo no disappointments in tho grnntlng of common usor clauses to private parties. I tnko this position sololy In tho Interest of tho dovolopmont of tho commcrco of Coos Bay. No ono can object to It nny moro thnn thoy enn object to tho Improvement of a street to provldo menus for snfo and efficient street business for tho building of a county road to, accom modate teams passing from ono pnrt to any other pnrt of tho county. E. MINGUS, IS This Your Fix? It Isn't n question of whoro I shnll go Whon my two weeks' vncntlon I pull, I'm not much beset with a yearning to know Tho .plnco to get sobor or full. I'm not glommlng mnps nor consult ing tho guide, Nor booklots of bunk nnd come- on. This point, boforo leaving, I fain would decldo: Will tho Job romnln put whllo I'm gono? When tho mnttor was broached In a casual way In n brief Interview with tho boss. Tho look In his eyo was as much ns to say, "Wo hardly would notice tho loss." Then there's a meochor who's piping my shoes, As If eager for trying them on. Tho question Is not tho rotrent I shall choose Will tho Job romnln put whllo I'm gone? NOTICE TO FISHERMEN. We want fresh salmon and aro prepared to pay tho highest cash prlco for them. For further parti culars seo C. G. HOCKETT, Empire City, or GEO. F. SMITH, Coos River, DISGRACE CAUSES SUICIDE. Los Angeles Man Accused of Small Theft Hongs Himself. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) LOS ANGELES,- Cal., July 29. Bocauso tho pollco accused him of having stolen a bottlo of cream and locked him up In tho city Jail, C Pflstor, 80 years of-ago, hangod ,hlm- solf with his scarf to tho bars of his coll last night. THE WHEAT MARKET. " (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlnios.1 TACOMA, Wash., Blucstom wheat 90 to 92c; Fortyfold, 84o; Club, 82c; Bed Russian, 80c. CHICAGO, 111., July wheat 87 3-4c; September, 90 l-8c; Docombo.' 0.1 7-8c; Mny, 9Sc. 0 " Practical Inquiry. Tho town council of n thriving burg in the west of Scotland recently nc quired a pin no tor the town hull and appointed three of Its number to In spect and report on the purchase. The councilors were not minimi experts, but one. a Joiner, bending down uud applying Ills eye to the several cor u cm or the liiMtninicnt. remarked, "I'm line Judge of music, but I'll warrant ye a' the beards are plumb." Lobsters. To avoid buying lobsters which have been cooked and laid on Ice mull till their firmness mm sweetness Have been saerlllced lay the creature on Its back and straighten out the tall. If when the tall Is released It springs back Into Km normal curled position It may be considered fresh, but If It stays li.icl; uud seems limp uud Hub by it Is unlit for use. Easily Amwerod. "Mention the mime of some well known Greek." said the teacher of the juvenile class in history. "George." spoke up the curly haired llttlo boy. "George who?" "I don't Miow the rest of hi nnme. ma'am. He ytunes around to our House every Thursday with bananas un oranges." Chicago Tribune. Drying an Umbrella. An umbrella should never bo opened In order to dry It, as the ribs get sprung, and It will never roll up neat ly nnd tightly after once dried In this manner. Doing this will ulxo spoil the cover by straining tho weave unnat urally. Tho correct way to dry on uni brclla Is to stand it on the handle that the water may run off the poluts In stead of gathering nt the fcrrulo and thus rotting the mntcrlal. Sotting Her Right. A llttlo child was seen walking nround uear "tho bearded lady" lit one of tho sldeshowH nt a county fair The child being evidently on good terms- with the barker Indicated to tho onlooker that It was probably re lated to the bewhlskered fomale, so sho asltcd tbo child, "Is tho bearded lady your mother?" "No." answered tho child; "sho is my father." A Short 8ormon. It Is reported that a young man, bo Ing examined preparatory to Joining tho church, was asked. "Under whoso preaching wero you converted?" "Under nobody's proachlng," was tho, prompt reply. "I was converted under my mother's practicing." Did any preacher over uttor so pow erful a sormon as tho young man em bodied In thoso few words? Galvanl's Discovery. It la to tho wlfo of Professor Galvnnl of Bologna that Is duo tho credit of having discovered tho electrical bat tery which bears bis namo. Somo skinned frogs lay upon tho tablo, and, noticing a convulsive movoment In their limbs, she cnlled her husband's attention to, tho strange fact, and ho Instituted a series of oxperiraenta. nnd In 1701 ho laid tho foundation of tho gaivnnic Dnttery. A Dull For a God. Tbo ancient Egyptians believed thnt tho spirit of their greatest god. Osiris. awcit among them in tho form of a puro wblto bull marked by a certain sign. Herodotus meutlons two of theso slgns-n bluck englo on tho back and a black forohead with a squaro of whlto In Its center. Theso creatures when found wero worshiped during llfo and mummified after death. Window Mirrors. In continental towns ono frequently sees a mirror nt tho sldo of a window so placed that peoplo In tho room may seo reflected therein tho viow up or down tho street. In somo bygono nert. eds of English street architecture It was customary to bay almost all tho windows at least enough to enable tho occupants of tho houses to look along tho streets, Craftsman. Dr. Johnson's Appearanot. Dr. Johnson, who was extremely careless of his personal appearance, called at tho houso of a friend ono rngnt to mauco him to call with htm upon Goldsmith. Tho philosopher was sprucely dressed, as neat In every way ns any one could wish, nnd his friend, noticing tbo chance. tnnnirvi !, h had got himself un so snick nnri mn "Why, sir." replied Dr. Johnson "i hear that Goldsmith, who Is a very great sloven, Justifies bis disregard of cloanllness by quoting my practice and I am desirous this night to show Mm a better example" SUNDAY Wit WILL BE CORKER Marshfield Fire Department Will Play North Bend Fire Laddies. Chief Travor and his mon nro go ing to North Bond tomorrow after noon to meet tho firo laddies of that placo on tho diamond nt 2:30, nre. pared to win. Thoy havo strengthen ed tho Mnrshflold team and Bay there will not bo enough of tho North Bend boys loft to play "ono old cat" when tho gamo Is finished. Thoy will mako a Chlcago-Now York gnnio look like a bush league contest. Hero's tho line-up, but you should seo tho gamo, It will bo classy: North Bond Marshfield Johnson, c. Davis Heath, p. Henderson Moore, - In. nrgg, OHn 2 b. - Tongstaft Nowlln, ss. siccp Brnlnnrd, 3b. Stutsuiaa Smith. rf. Keating Loomls, cf. Mntson Miller, !f. Pennock Mauzey, Sub. SOME HEAL ESTATE DEALS Week's Transaction In Marshllcld Property Is Large. The following sales have been mado by (ho Title Guarantee nnd Abstract Company: Johnson lot adjoining Chandler hotel, sold to E. W. Wright for $0,000. Harry G. Hoy, 100x100, corner 1nth street uud Greenwood avenue, lu SonsHtuekon's Addlt'on si Id to Alexander Hugliind for $700 Alex. Ilnglund, 2 lots in B'ock 14, Knllr'md Addition, to F. A Warner for ?S00. I). L. Hood, corner Ingorsoll and Second streets, to F. W. Payne for $1,500. Dennis McCarthy, 2 lots lu Illock 22, Itnllroad Addition, to F. v. Payne for $1,000. Dennis McCarthy, 10x100, on Hall nnd Second streets, sold to Mows. Murch nnd Qulst for til ,100. Boso Haines Peterson, 3 lots on Ingorsoll nnd Second streets, to P. W. Pnyno for $1,800. APPEAL MEItGEIl SUIT. Government Thinks It Can Heat Hallways In Higher Court. (By AsBoclntod Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 29. Tho government will nppeal to the Supromo Court tho Hnrrlman merger suit which was decided lu favor o( tho railroads by tho United States circuit court nt St. Louis. Attorney Gonoral Wlckorsham 'yestorday di rected C. A. Sovoranco, tho govern ment's special counsel lu tho case, to propnro an nppoal nnd fllo It quickly as possible Sovoranco has reported to tho nttornoy gonoral bli belief that tho govornmont had a good chancoof winning on nppeal. WILL 8IGN THEVry. Pact Between United States, Great Britain ami France Effective. (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C. July 29. Tho gonoral arbitration heaty of United States, Great Britain and Franco will bo signed at Washing ton next week. DUASTIO LIQUOR HILL. Kansas Congressman Wants to Stop Interstate Liquor Tralllc. (By Associated Press to Coo3 Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, uly 29. Finos of $500 to $5,000 for each of fonso for sending intoxicants from ono stato to another is provided In n bill Introduced by Representative Jackson of Kansas. SPOILS SYSTEM SCORED. Counter Charges by Politicians on Olllco Holding Graft. (By Associated Press to Coos Bar Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 29. Sonator Kern of Indiana, speaking on a resolution to add several em ployes to the pay rolls, charged that a "spoils system has run mad" In tho Senate, where patronage ' divided so systematically that mem bers often wore awarded a "half a man" Senator Dixon, republican, re torted that tho democratic House had discharged all republican em 7 vReaJ tho TlraeV Vant AJfc