THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1911 EVENING EDITON.
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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-'
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(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.
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FOR A PUBLIC
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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
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vReaJ tho TlraeV Vant AJfc