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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1912)
THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912 EVENING EDITION 4 i I 1 n . x SILK DISS IS THE PEOPLE'S FORUM oiti:unv i mvhrsitv PHIATION. APPRO- Old Leap Year Tradition Re vived and Arouses Conster nation in Bachelor Ranks Then1 Is more or leg conMonin (Ion todnx In the ranks of the ell bio bachelors on Coon liny whoso names have boon connected with the list of eligible leap yonr prizes fiH a result of the revival of the olil penal ty attached for refusals. The penalty. ticcordliiK to leap year traditions, 1b that every bneholor who, beliiK heart whole mid fnnry free," refuses n Leap Year propos nl iniiBl buy the lady a silk dretM. In cane of doubt, ample evidence of ""Inr rlKhtH" must bo furnished. Whether the- silk dress will be niuplo b.i.jn tor the nuildeu probably do pciicls upon who the bachelor Is. Of course, this does not mean that any new silk kowiib nppearliiB dur ing Lonp Year should be construed ns significant of the i ejection of a proposal. Up-to-date, Frank PiiKsloy, tho Knndy Kid, whoso charms were set forth In a eoinniiinlcntlon to the Leap Year I'M I tor published In last oveiiltiH's Times, hns proven the most popular or uio enmuio ones. witn in nn hour after Tho Times was dis tributed, two telephone calls and olio personal call, are rumored to have been terse and to the point. It was nlso announced todny that Korth Uond people are beginning to display a greater Interest In the pos sibilities of Leap Year and that n Leap Year ball will bo given there In tho near future. The Leap Year ball to bo given un der tho direction of a number of prominent Mnrshfleld ladles at tho Eagles' ball a week from next Satur day evening has aroused much Inter est. Plans for It will be perfected in n day or two and Invltntlons will bo Issued tho first of next week. It will bo strictly Invitational, tho invitations being extended to tho lad ies who will have to solect and bring their partners. All dances will bo ladles' choice and n penalty will bo imposed on any "coy gentleman" vi olating tho rules. The enforcement of theso will bo loft to "patronesses" who will bo well known Marshfleld men. Committees for tho ball will bo announced later. Additional suggestions for tho roll of ollglblo bachelors will bo thank fully recolved by tho Lenp Year Editor. Talk nbout Tho Times' want ads sotting result!! they are only second ary In effectiveness to tho efforts of tho Leap Yenr Editor. It has been only four days since tho Inaugura tion of tho leap year campaign and already throo linrdoned ami tlmo BoaBonod bachelors hitvo served not ico that tholr names should bo drop ped from tho list of ellglhlcs open to "proposals" from ninldeiiB fair. First enmo Archlo Johnson and now comeB O. L. Dlndlngcr, one of tho popular nnd nffablo proprietors of, tho Hnzar, who says that his nnmo ' may no tnken out. Ho refused to glvo details but snld that tho ron tons woro "good and stilllclnnt." Frank aramils, tho High School coach, has nlso stated that bis nanio is no longor entitled to a permanent plnco In tho roll of bachelors. Mr. Grnmils nlso was dlllldeut about de tails but knowlm? niiitu unv tl... i in. jtr ii,i..n.. ...... i ..... . .. i ... .u,iii,iiii iinij uu ii iiifior in i mi chain of events responsible for re moval of the educator's name from tho list of "Bolllsh singleness." Further developments will be watched with more than passing In terest by tho ninny friends of these preciously prominent members of tho "bncholor'H brigade." new one is entered Loap Year Editor: Just a Hue to let you know that you hnve been overlooking ono well known Marshfleld man In your list of Lonp Year ellglbles. Ho Is T. A. Ireland, familiarly known to bin many friends ns "Cell." He Is a little backward and dlllldeut but ho euro would bo u winner. Leap Yearlte. IMItnr TIihon Attention Is centered Just now In the direction or the llllgntlon that Is tnkltiK phu'e oonwrnlnK the rail of ' the ief(rendim on a state unUer- Mt nppniprlHtlon. The unlxemlty receives the Inter ckI on the fund arising from the nli of university lands, the amount of which 1 do not know. Aside from this it reeeixex an annual np luoprlntlon of $1!",.000. In 1DI1. the legislature appro priated one sum of $32S.'.!iiS.ii2. for alleged ndmliilstratlon and common wealth buildings, land, repairs. Im provements, snlnrlos nnd a lot of other fixings useful and ornnmentnl. At the sntne time the legislature ap propriated still another sum of SITiVflOO for a llbiarv building, nut- setitn mid other trinkets. Then In another paroxysm of lib erality It appropriated still another sum of $.10,000 for some more sala ries uuil maintenance of the medlcnl f1.iitni.tiiiM!i, till .if wlilnli la ittimn.ll i.i fi iii.vii. . i... ... ........ . v-......r." to show that our neighbor over the mountain has a long strong pull on the pork barrel. Then too we must not overlook the colossal appropriations for other special state Institutions of learning. The public school Is the school of the people. It Is your school nnd mine. The public school Is within our reach. Wo can nfforil to send our children there. Perhaps we can nrford to send them to n state Institution nnd nerlmiiH we can't. If wo are oble llnnnclnlly, It may be we aro unwilling to transfer the super vision nnd control of tho young folks to people wo don't know. Tho more money wo spend on these special educational Institu tions, tho less money wo will hnve to spend on the common schools. The more money we spend nbrond, tho less wo will havo to spend nt home. Tho public Is Inclined to shovel money into incso luxurious iubuiu tlons by tho barrel and Into our home schools with a teaspoon. It provides these favored schools with mneiilllront linllcllnuH. Hiirroiimls them with elegant grounds, nnd oni- ueiiisucs mom witu me iinest rur nlslilngs nnd the very best apparatus money can buy. On the other hand tho furnishing of many of our home schools, our public schools, consist of nn old rickety iiupalntcd shack In n cow yard, heated by soino old dis carded stove rescued from n Junk pile, perched on three uncertain legs and a brick, dreary, unsanitary and unkempt. These special Incubators of doctors nnd lawyers nnd prenehors, wo pro vide with handsome professors, with I Innumerable prefixes nnd siilllxeii to tholr names, a princely salary and long trnliiH of flunkies, while wo hag glo with tho poor girl who teaches our own bcIiooI over a postago stamp. Wo spend thousands of dollars providing these special Institutions with nppnrntus for teaching tho mechanical arts and trades, cnnknrv and the like, for the benellt of the few, nnd fall dead at the suggestion of tho outlay of fifteen dollars for the samo purposes at home. Nobody begrudges theso Institu tions reasonable appropriations, hut there must be n limit somewhere, else tho public school, the boast nnd tno pricio or tills republic, must go out of business. Theso other Institutions nro octo pus that are urndnnllv ilmirlvhw Mm common bcIiooI of any vitality at all. Ah Btated, tho last legislature spe cially appropriated over half a mil lion for tills Olio Institution, nlnni. Ill view of pnst oxperlonco, what will theso appropriations ho like In tho future? In my view, If the peoplo ure not given n chiinro by the refe rendum to lop orf a portion of these unwarranted appropriations, It will be u public calamity. We nro will ing to spend lame hiiiiih for ilnn. tlonnl purposes, but tho nubile school, your school and mine, should receive our llrst and greatest consi deration. And It Is high time we were shielding them from organized seiiisnness ami greed. There Is reason in nil things and the sooner we return to that point in theso matters, tho better It will bn for you mid me. a HO. WATKINS. SHIPPING NEWS ALONG COO Gossip From Many Points . I a uonccrnmg vessels ana mas ters Well Known on Coos Bay. The steam schooner Wasp, dipt. Iviiudsen, which limped Into San Francisco Christmas night waterlog ged and minus most of her deck load of lumber, will be laid up for soun time undergoing repairs, rue vessei wns badly strained it ml Is In need of caulking, In addition to other repair... Lumber Charters Active Coastwise lumber rates are remain lug llrm nt advanced prices and the chartering during the past ten days lias been active. As a usual thing at this season of the year, tho lumber chnrterlng for the coast trade Is iiulei ami rates low. '1 lie on-siio e innrKet Iiiih also been showing signs of re newed activity nnd several new char ters have been announced. The high est rate paid for the trip from Gray's uarnor to sail reuro was leceiveu ny the schooners Hobt. It. Hind and William Olson. Iloth received $G for the voyage. Tho charter of the schooners Unlboa nnd Forester and of the barkentlno Uenlcla are among the most recent fixed nt tho provnll- ing iilgli rate. Schooner Nearly AnIioiv Christmas night was by no means a pleasant one for Cnpt. Dent nnd the crew of tho fore and after Ilertlo Mi nor which was towed Into Snn Fran cisco nt midnight by the tug Sen Queen after a close call from drifting ashore at Haker's Heach. Four days mil friuii Pnmillt.. rlf.ii- tvltli 'V (inn feet of lumber from the Robert Dollar I company, the Ilertlo Minor lost tho wind ns she was coming up. Tho vcs-i nui mm ijuii-Kiy carried insuore uy the strong current nnd had reached a dangerous position beforo her an chor held. Two men were sent ashore In n small boat to telephone for assistance, nnd the Iledstnckor was dispatched to get tho schooner out of harm's way. Sixth Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Want Pilotage Killing Attorney General Webb of Calif ornia asked the supremo court to give nn early decision In tho enso Involv ing tho conflict nf llirlftillrtlnn lin. twecn stnto and federal governments ns to 1110 pilotage on steam vessels entering tho Golden Goto. It was pointed out thnt the decision 'WOllld not nnlv nffert vessnln now nn. gaged In trnlllo between Atlantic nnd Pacific liorts llllt would nlan nffnnt many vessels "confidently expected" to tiso tho Panama Canal. Tho caso would not ho decided, unless ndvnnc od. until nfter the cnninlntlnn nf Mm cnniil, It was said. It KNEW your hunters nnd nngleis LICENSE at The fil'XNEHY. LOOK! Do you see prices anywliero like those No SUITS $20.00 at $12.85 $2500 at $14.?5 $25 to $35 at $1?.50 20 Per Cent Discount, on AH Other Merchandise AND C.,....I-! yi ivu.yuimg guaraiHceci to be iinest qual ty that can bo purchased-No shady or shop worn merchaiidise I CENTRAL AXI) J HHOADU'AY Now Dodge Service Tho E. J. Dodgo Steamship com pany announces a now service be tween Snn Frnnclaco nnd Portlnnu In which four steainors will oponue In tho passenger nnd freight trnfllc. Tho steamers of the Dodgo floet nro tho Northland, Constor, Fnlrhavon nnd St. Holens. Their cnrrylng ca pacity will nggregato r.,000 tons. Tho Northland nnd Falrhnven lmvn nm. senger accomodations. Heretofore the Dodee cnninnnv linn liml imt mm stenmer, the Northlnnd, running rog ulnrly to the Columbia river from Snn Frnnclsco. Tho St. Helens, which belongs to tho company, was In tho wiuaitu initio wns sensoii. The otho two steniners tho concern will hnvoi on me rouio are now undor chnrter. Cnpt. HlggltiM Fuller Arrest An Indictment charging Cnpt. J. D. HlgglllH of the Rtimnier Cnnutny ...III. disturbing the Biibmnilne cnblo he- eu ion Htevens nnd Fort Colli m bin, dated June. 1007. wa r..u. ..,. ed nt Portland nnd Cnpt. Hlgglns wns ... . o,., ia-bmo acott, the new Un ited States Mni-slinl nl. ...... ...i . ... cover it when clenrlni: old nnnra nn,i had It seived. Hlgglns gnvo $.100 liouds. ('apt. Hamilton on the Sim Gabriel The Bteamer Snn Gabriel, which arrived at San Pedro Inst Wednesday, had a narrow escape whllo crossing out over the bar at I'nipqun river. 1 he steering genr broke. Cnpt. John Hamilton, former port pilot, nt San Pedro, who Is now unto n,.. Bteamer. wns on the brldgo nnd got i.. mt-uiiitT saieiy out of danger. STU.UV-HAT IMtlCKS MOl'XT HevolutJon In riilna Cintalls Impoi liitlou of Itrnltl. NEW YORK. Inn 9v, .. niers straw bnt will cost more thnn this j ear's, and the price will be still Uglier In 1013. owing to the shortage In the Importations of straw braid most of which comes from the pro- Vlnce Of Shan.TnniF Pl.l.,., nl..... rwipliwl the New York Importo-s that millions of dollars' worth of od by the tebols. vJ'1".8, lnfnn"' n ,s 8a,tl- Hint next ear the inipoitatloi, of straw from China will b. imrini,i.,..i i .. .., there will be muhing to nmnufact e he straw ,,u of 19 n f,.m CXCtl1 papler-niaehe mi The Toggery ft .1KH fl-OIII I'HM Xat. limit STATFOl- OHIO t'lTV vl TolHHl. 1 llilKl'.HNTV " rs'r::v':ft''v':',t.;;r!,."!'l'', vi ine lna, bcnJ tor U'lliuonlal tree. Hub BiVNDON On In Full Blast See Tuesday's Times for Prices and Descriptions. First Choice Is Best. "MONEY TALKS" Clothing & Shoe Co. 1IAKSHFIELD Home Permanency vs. Home Monotony TIiIb Is a vital question for prcsont day honiobullders whether to hnve n houso which in nppcarnnco must always remain tho nanio or a houso thnt will permit of n littlo refreshing occasionally. Neighborhoods chnngo ns do Individual tastcB a framo houso can easily be made to harmonize with Its surroundings a fresh coat of paint often will mnko It ns good as your neighbor's now house tho samo ns a new suit makes you feel llko n now man. At any rnto n framo houso is auscoptlblo to most nny chnngo you might dcslro and while It Is permanent It docs not necessarily need become nn oyesoro or n monotony. There nro lots of things wo'vo observed about Iioubch and lumber thnt you should know beforo building conic In nnd wo'Il glvo you our views. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. ItETAIL DEPAUTMEXT SOUTH HUOADWAV, .MAItSIIFIELD. THE F1HEXI) OF COOS HAY" S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIKELESS SAILS FROM COOS BAY FOR EUREKA, SATURDAY, iu- JANUARY 7. CONNECTING WITH THE NOKTH HANK KOAD AT POUTLANU NOIITH PaJIFIO STEAMSHIP COMPANY. PHONE 44 o. P. McOEOKOK. Agent .MAItSHFIELI) OYCIiEltV (Formerly Henry's Oun Shop) Agoncy for DAYTON HIOYCLES PltlCE KHOM ISi:.-i.O( UP WITH FIVE YKAlt.H GUARANTEE. Solar Gas Lamps ?3.00 with t pounds or cnruido this wcok. Full lino Hlcyclo Supplies. Onus and Htcyclca Hcpnlrcd by Compotont Mechanic K. HANDEL, PIIOP. No. (107 No. I-'ront St. Plionc IHO-It. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY rIt. E. l WINKLEIt, " Naturopath nnd Chiropractor. All chronic discuses trentod. Consul tation freo. Olllco hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p. m. Naturopath instltuto Itoom No. L No. 13C llroadway, Marshflold, Oro. -U. a. W. LESLIE, Ostcopntlilo Pliyilcian Qraduato of tho American school ot OBtcopathy at Kirkavlllo, Mo. Offlcftl In Eldorado Dlk. Hours 10 to 12: 1 trl 4' Phonn 1R1..1 Mnratillnlrl. nrnnnVl ., , . ., w.OUU. J W. UENNKTT, Lnwyor. )flleo over Flanagan & Donnott Dank Inrshflold Oregon FAST AND COMMODIOUS Steamer Redondo EQUIPPED WITH WIHELESB SAILS FltOM SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, AT 3 P. M. V I IVTI'll.nr 1,'A irnivaimiiniiniin.. -.-.mr na.uruuuiu. iiwi.ioiumaiiuA LViUUin i , Phono 44 C. F. McQEORGE, Agent. TIt. J. T. McCOKMAO, Physician and Surgoon Marshflold, Oregon. Jfflco: Lockhart Building, opposite Post Offlca. Phono 10E-J Steamer Homer Sails from San Francisco for Coos Bay, Saturday, Jan. 6th F. S. Dow, Agent F H. A. J. HENDHY'fl " Modern Dental Parloni. Wo aro oquippod to do high clast work on short notlco nt tho vorj; lowost prices. Examination free. Lady nttondnnt, Coko bulldlnir. odoo- Ito Chnndlor hotol, phono 112-J. T. J. S0AIFE I. HODQIN3 - A. II. Marshfleld Paint, DecoratinrCn. Estimates MARSHFIELD. Furnished Phono 140L Orogon equipped wrrn hreless Steamer Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME SAILS FROM PORTLAND AT 8 P. M. ON JANUARY 0, 10, SSI, 0 SAILS FROM COOS HAY AT SERVICE OF THE TIDE ON JAN I'ARY 0, 13, 20, 27. L. H. KEATING, AGENT pHONB MAIN 8S-L We Clean and Press. Ladies' and Gent's Suits. Goods Called for and Delivered Coos Bay Steam Laundry PHONE MAIN B7-J - FAST SERVICE TO ROSEBURG Our Btngea leave Marshflold for Rosoburg at G o'clock evorv szaT;Lrckwt conncct,ons wuh su- a COOS BAY HOSEnURG STAGE T.IYII Tp SS' AS"U iM Sr " v! Mnrshfleia. tv. l . U.Ut.NARD, ARCUtt ROSEUURG, Oro. i ini.iil it Have That Roof Fixed NOW ( See CORTHELL Phone 8iai FOR First Class Real Estate Jry B00d ""gains, RENTALS and INSURANCE you should call on AUG. FIM'prv 8 Central Ave., Mnrshflelil. . ' - Now Is the Time TO HAVE THAT RESIDENCE WIRED FOR LIGHTS. ESTIMATES GIVEN Coos Bay Wiring Co. PHONE 237-J I ! Have Us Launder Your Underwear "I Wo wash these carmonta clennor nnd better than tho work can be dona I CITY FISH MARKET elsewhere, and they are not worn bo Foot of Market Ave., on Dock """l11, We d0 not 8hr,nk tnoiu-even Fn!r P,1 .5 x ., . , I Wo ,ron th0 earraents nlcoly, make rair YX CeS, Honest Weight ordinary repairs free of charge and and a tirSt-RmSS nrtlrlo Vm.iyou have fresh rionn ,. ,..i ..--- n ww Ul llUllil lllll - w.-Mf MWCk UUIIDIT can all afford to eat fish at onrlwear ready for eaoh wee's change. prices, I ry them, SMITH & BALCH, Proprietors. rHONE 280J Bundle yours un with nait wpua. laundry bundl. Marshfield, Hand & Steam Laundry phonl aao-j