THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1912. EVENING EDITION.
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MILMT NEWS BENNETT IS COHH USER ALBERTAGITED
OF COOS BAY BIG BOOSTER IS JP AGAIN ASJXAfflPLE
Two Outfits at Work on the
South Fork of the Coquille
, ' Coast Line.
D. A. Curry, who recently re
turned from n hunting trip to tno
Upper Coquille vnllcy nntl Curry
county, encountered two surveying
outfit nt work on tho route ot tlio
railway from Gold 1 1111 or Grants
Pass to tho Const. Ho mot one of
tho employes ot the outfits nnd
from him learned something nbout
tho route.
Whon ho saw them, ono of tho
parties was stationed near Eden.
Thoy woro surveying tho lino from
Myrtlo Point. Tho second outfit
wns going up tho South Fonc and
planned to swing off at Johnson's
Crossing to Hock Crcok nnd thence
proceed to tho Upper Hoguo Hivor
Valley. Ho wns Informed that they
wcro getting a good grndo nnd thnt
only two short tunnels would Do
ncccssnry. Ho wns nnnhlo to loam
much about who wns backing tho
project. However, ho was Informed
thnt projectors woro figuring wim
tho Smith-Powers Compnny nbout
buying that company's now cxton-,
slon nnd utilizing it in tho now
rond to tho Const. I
Plnn for Coiwt Line.
J. It. Smith, formerly of North.
Bond, hut now with his brother, '
who Is bond of tho Western Fuol '
Compnny In San Francisco, nnd
who Is now visiting friends on tho
Tiny, oxpocts thnt tho Southern Pa
cific Const routo from Coos Day
to San Francisco will ho n realiza
tion much' onrllor thnn Is gonornlly.
expected. Ho wns Informed by n1
bnnkor frlond In Snn Francisco just
boforo coming to tho liny thnt tho
MncArthur-Perks Co.. tho contract-,
ors of tho Kugono-Coos Uny lino,
lind Just mndo nrrnngements for
doing tholr western banking nt San
rr.'inelsco. Tho scopo of theso ar
rangements Indicate a much bigger
project thnn tho few miles of road
nn flnnn Tlnv tnt wlitnli Hint fnfnln.
ed tho contrnct, nftor thoy sublotj
tho project from Nntl tunnel to tho,
southern end of Schoflold Creek
Ton Mllo tunnel to Porter Pros.
This Is tnken ns nn Indication
thnt thoy expect to go nhond with ,
tho contrnct for building south to,
connect with th Southern Pnrlflo
nonr Ruroka In tho nonr future Ily.
snmo It Is bnllovod thnt nrrnngo-l
nionfs for (IiIh nlnn wero nenrly
perfected when Mtey throw tholr
ndvnnro mon In horo last summor,
but that nu unexpected hitch In tho
const lino to tho Eureka connection
wns tho real cnuso for tho ronslng
of operations on tho Pny tempor
arily.
Sumner In Portland.
IT. A. Sumnor. tho head of tho
Pnclflc Orcat Western nnd North
Const Mno which tho Sniithorn Pa
rifle took over for tho Kugono-Coos
Tiny cxtoiiHlnu. Is now In Portland,
lie wns In Snn Francisco n few
wcokR ngo nnd In conversation with
n Mnrshflold man said thnt bo In
tended to spend tho winter In
I'nrtlnnd. Jlo wns rnther reticent
nbout Ills plans nnd did not men
tion tho offer ha had snmo time ngo
to go to Turkey to do somo rail
road construction, llo said thnt bis
son, Tj. A. Siininor, was now work
ing on n Canadian lino. H plan
ned to return to Portland tho wcok
boforo Inst.
Somo think thnt TI. A. Sumner Is
now really working with Wllsov,
who wns nssoclnted In tho Pnclflc
(Trent Western nnd North Const
Lino prnlects, on tho now project
which Wllsoy has been conferring
with European cnpltnllsts nbout.
Wllsoy wns expected In Portland
a fow days ngo from tho enst.
Special Feature Writer Leaves
For Coquille Valley
Today.
Addison Dennett, tho spcclnl rep
resentative of the Portland Oregon
lun, nnd ono of tho best newspnpor
and fenturo writers In tho North
west, left today with his photogra
pher, Mr. Tuttlo, for Hnndon to get
data and special views of that sec
tion for tho wrltoup of Coos county.
Tho spcclnl wrltoup Is to bo mndo
a feature of an carlv edition of
tho Orogoninn.
Mr. Dennett nsldo from his pres
ent mission in horo is a great no
llovor In tho futuro of Coos nay
and a great boostor for It. Threo
years ago, ho had qulto a visit
horo nnd then boenmo grcntly Im
pressed, so thnt nsldo from tho
business ho has hero now, bo Is
grcntly elntcd over his visit. Ho Is
Impressed with tho dovclopmonts
thnt liavo taken plnco in tho threo
years nnd snys that It Is but a
mere Indication of tho great trans
formation that will follow tho com
ing of tho railroad and bottor trans
portation facilities.
Mr. Ilonnott Is nlso a great boost
er for tho great undovoloped om
plro of control and castorn Oregon
and bollovcs that that torrltory
will In tho not distant futuro bo a
great contributor to tho growth of
Coos Pny nB a port and commer
cial center.
Mr. Dennett will spend several
days with his photographer in this
tertian collecting tlnta and gotting
pictures for his wrltoup.
OIT.NS l'Olt ItK.VT TIIK fil'.V-XKKY.
How about a l'OIJI) Al'TO, fully
equipped, laid down in Murtdtllolil for
$700? See GOOMIUM.
Times' Want Ads Tiring results.
TALKS AGAINST
SINGLE TAX
Walter M. Pierce of Hot Lake
Sent to Coos County to
Campaign.
(Spcclnl to The Times.)
2AM3M, Ore., Oct. SO. Walter
M. Plcrco of Hot Lake lato today
decided thnt ho would mnko n
whirlwind campaign against sluglo
tax In Coos county nnd nccompnu,
led, by T. S. Alexander of Portland
loft tonight for Uosoburg onrouto
for Mnrshflold. Mr. Piorco, who
ran against Harry Lnno for tho
Democratic nomination for United
States sonntor, Is known ns an or
ator all over Oregon, nnd his de
cision to campaign In Coos county
wns mndo at a moment's notlco,
"I mil n Domocrat first nnd Inst,"
snld Mr. Plcrco. "I nm cortnln
that Wilson will bo our next presi
dent. I have been campaigning for
lit in . but in this single tax Issuo
we bnvo n mnttor that Is ahovo
politics. Hondcd by a tricky law
yer and n solf-ndvortlslng soap
mngnnto, propaganda work has been
cnrrlod on In Orogon to dollvor ov
er overy bit of renl estnto to the
stnte. It Is but two years ngo sluco
ono of tho lending sluglo tnxors
cnnio to mo nt Hot I.nko nnd nd
vlsed mo to soil overy scran of pro
perly I own and convort it Into
bonds. I told blm my faith In Or
ogon wns too grent. I nm not n
tax dodgor nnd I nm nlwnys will
ing to pny my slinro of tho tnxes.
If n fow plain words from mo will
swing a fow votes so that tho U'lton
crowd of pnld workers nnd their
pernicious measures enn bo swung
mrcver on tho Junk honp, I am
rondy."
Mr. Piorco will rench Mnrshflold
tomorrow night. Ho will campaign
for two days and hopes to roach
"ovtlimd for another engagement
Snturdnv night.
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LITTLE TALKS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
By
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The latest get-rlcii-qulek schonie Is the unloading of so
called hnnnna plantations on tho unsophisticated Ameir.nn
public. Tho grnftlng promoters secure options on unim
proved land In somo of tho Contrnl Amorlcnn republics nna
without spondlng ono cant on Improvements, Issuo stock
to the credulous Investors, setting forth in glowing de
scriptions tho enormous profits to bo derived. Unrtium
wns right in saying tho Amorlcnn public likes to bo hum
bugged. Tho Stnto Dopartnient nt Washington is kept
busy Investigating theso frauds. Coos liny real estnto of
fers tho best Investment right now on tho Pacific Coast
PEUHAM PAKIC is tho present Mecca for all homeseoKers
nnd small Investors. This property is located In the very
heart of Mnrshflold and is tho only restricted residence
district on Coos Pny. flood valuos. Easy torms. SEE
JtEID AIJOUX IT, Owner's Agent, Coko Building.
(Continued from Pngo Ono.)
struck. It wns referred to tlio
Btrcot committee. The bridge is
near tho P. M. Wilbur and Glen
Aiken homes.
Charier- Amendment.
Mnyor Straw Inquired of City
Attorney Goss It thcro wns still
time In which to Biibnilt n charter
amendment or question to tho voters
nt the coming city election. Mr.
(loss looked It up nnd Bald that no
found It required tho Introduction
of the measure no days boforo tho
election. This shuts off nnytning
being submitted at tho December
olcctlon. Mnyor Straw did not
stnto what question or nmonunient
ho thought of submitting, but snld
thnt Boveral had naked him noout
It.
Itoiilevurd Up Again.
Mayor Straw brought up tho hou
lovard question ngnln Inst night
by nsklng Councilman John Mer
chant whnt ho would do nbout fur
nishing a bnlf mllo right or wny
across tho Merchant holdings, west
of Eirod nvonue. Mr. Morchnnt
snld he would mnko a proposition.
Fred GcttlnB, who has boon survey
ing tho boulovnrd routo, promised
to bnvo maps nnd profiles ot tho
routo ready In threo weoks.
Need Drainage.
The question or draining tho low
lnnds south of Elrod avonuo nnd
west of Broadway enmo up. Somo
ditches wcro dug a year ago to
drain this, but City Engineer Old
Icy Btntcd that during tho winter s
high tides, tho tract Is too low to
bo drained nnd tho only thing to
do wnB to fill It up. Tho city
honlth officer ordered tho d'stnet
filled three feet a year or so ngo
but tho Drcdgo Orogon wns unnuio
to dn It.
City Attorney Goss suggested thnt
It would nor no long uiuii mo j.
A. Smith' Compnny's now lS-lncti
suction drcdgo would bo completed
nnd It might bo posslblo for tho
property owners to hnvo it fill tho
area.
Mayor Straw snld that something
would hnvo to bo anno. Ho blnmcu
this nrea for tho largo number of
mosnii toes which ncstcrcd tho com
munlty last year and snld thnt tho
stngnnnt water was a mennco to tho
public health. Ho said thnt thoro
would not bo so much danger dur
ing tho rainy season when tlioro Is
lots of fresh wntcr coming In, ns
during hot wcnth6r.
In this connection, Mr. Goss mid
Mr. Allon snld that somothliig ought
to ho ilono nbout D. A. Curry's
duck ynrd. They snld thnt ninny
were complaining nbout tho stanch
from It. Mr. Allen snld that cur
ry hnd promised to got rid of tho
ducks by October 1 but hnd not
dono so.
City Improvements.
Phil Itelchcrt nnd others on
South Urondwny near Hall avonuo
requested thnt something bo dono
about nffardlng thorn sowngo facili
ties. Thoro Is no sower thoro now.
Tho mnttor will bo Investigated.
Tho question of grading Elovunth
street to nffan! street facilities for
residents of South Mnrshflold wns
brought up ngnln. Tho property
owners nro still unnblo to ngrco
nbout the grndo nnd City Engineer
tililley is unnblo to flguro out uny
change thnt would benefit thorn,
Some of tlio proporty owuors
wcro present and suggested tnui
Tenth street bo planked as far its
Ingorsoll nnd then Ingcrsoll bo op
ened to u (To id temporary service,
City Kccordor Diitler snld thnt ns
tncro wero few nouses nlong Tenth
streot, ho thought tlioro would bo
ninny protests.
Councllmnu Alton snld thnt ho
hnd conferred with tho directors of
the Odd Fellows' cemetery nbout
dedicating for streot purposes tho
rondwny. 20 feet wldo, along tho
north sldo of tho cemotery, tniis
mnking n street 35 feet wldo. Tnoy
hnd opposed It. Ho had offered to
put in n cemont wall and Iron
picket fenco. tho city to pity for it,
but this did not bring results.
Mnyor Straw suggested thnt tno
city might pay for tho comotery's
half of tho paving. Mr. .Morchnnt
snld ho thought the cemetory turn
ers wanted tho city to mnlntnin
tho street forovor. City Attorney
Goss said thnt tho city should not
bind Itsolf to such n thing nnd thnt
It would bo chenpor for tho cltv to
condemn tho roadway, slnco It would
not molest nny grnves or plats ana
icit sure it would lio secured vory
reasonable.
Finally, the streot rommltteo and
City Attorney Goss wore Instructed
to mnko nn offer to tho Cemotery
directors and if thoy do not nccept
it, tho understanding wns thnt con
demnation proceedings would be
stnrted. Meanwhile tho property
owners nnd city engineer will try
to flguro out n better grndo for
ElovonMi street.
Chas. Shields Punctures W. S.
IBM M I "l".. At
U'Ken's single lax ar
gument in Debate.
(Special to The Times.)
csmi.'u nn.. Oct. "'.- Some
times npplutiHo tolls tho story of u
meeting, soinetlines It does not.
Anywny this wns whnt happened nt
tho big Shiolds-U'ilen debnto In tho
armory hero Inst night, when At-
....... f'. ,.i.-..l Prnwfiird took tllO
chnlr. W. S. U Hen opened his chnt
on wliv Oregon biioiiui vmu ui
slnglo tax. He wns npplaudcd four
ll.o 'rlint tnntr n IllllllllOr of BCC-
otuls totalling GG. Clinrlcs II.
Shields told tlio opposite srory iroin
U lion nnd the norncy-iiniiuun d-
l....,ll.,n irenntml Mill In tilt? CXtCltt
of three mlntitoB nnd threo sec
onds, tho minimise extending over
six periods.
During the closing period u nun a
rUn.ld amnallr.il (heir nnllllS tO-
gothor for a total of two mlnutcB
nnd soven seconds, whllo tho fol
lowers of Shields clnpped for Just
11 seconds longer, tiio mini uum
u'ln QiitntiiM five minutes nnd 21
'.,. I m.,1 tl'Drfin Hiron tnllllltCB
oi'iuiiu, mil. w ..., -r.
nnd 12 seconds. And this really
tolls tho whole story nna tno sen
timent of tho meeting.
U'lten, to the surprise of nil, wns
forced to cover. Ho sought resort
In figures nnd Shields outflgurcd
him. U lion's main argument was
tlmt nlnrrln Inv wnB L'OOd for tllO
poor ninn. Shields urged that it
would confiscate nu tno innu io
,1. iinln Qlilnhln linrlPi! Ill) II IB
statement' with the dcclnrntlon thnt
tho tax sltuntlon in uriiisu uoium-
bla wns not luring farmers anu m-
alnnxnil Mint RO hnd left HOOlI HIV-
er nnd 120 roturncd. Ho rond a
lotter from nn Albortnn, J. Jeni
oiiso, who declared that last year
his taxes in an Alberta town of
2000 population wcro fl on threo
lots nssosBCd nt $900. This year,
ho Bald, tlio asBcssmontB hnd been
Increased to $2000 nnd tho tnxca
to $145.
"I enn't oven soil tho threo lota
for $800 or loss than ono-thlrd of
tho nsscsscd valuo," ho concluded,
"and I rnthor guess tho fitato can
hnvo them ns n gift." Mr. Shields
showed thnt under n pnrtlnl appli
cation of slnglo tax In Albortn, tho
hind tnxes wcro 10 por cent, whllo
Bchool tonchors nnd public officials
could not obtnln their snlnrlcs,
whllo nt lenst 20 cities went bank
rupt. Theso cities, rcprosontntlvcs
met In Innlsfnl to protest against
tho government taxing thorn nut of
oxlstence. Thnt seemed to bo
enough for Snlom.
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Monarch, Derby and Eskay Gloves
HUBDRYGOODSCO.
The List Breakwater brought us another
express shipment of Ladies' Coats nnd
Suits. Wo doubt if you will find anotler
assortment like it short of Portland. "We
hnvo sold so many Coats and Suits " that
we feel entitled to the name a lady bestow
ed upon us rccontlly. Tho Garment
Store of Marshfield." Do not fail to see
this new lino before buying your coat or
suit.
Coats, $10.00 to $3?.50
Suits, $15.00 to $35.00
No charge for alterations on garments
of $15.00 or more.
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IIOTMj AIUUVALS.
CHANDMSH. Frank Hurkboldor.
Coquille: John Cnvnnuugh. I'ota-
Iunin: W. 13. Hlbhnrd. Port nnd:
W. W. Brady. Portland: Joseph Jn-
cods. snn Krancisco; iionry Hlock,
Portland; Frank II. Pngo, Porr
Innd; W. P. Iteod. Onrdlnor; A.
McAdnms, Denver Hill; Archlo Phil
lips, North llend: N'ollUi Domcnt,
Myrtlo Point; L. J. Cody nnd John
Cody, Dnndon; M. J. MeKcnnn nnd
wlfo, Dnndon; C. It. Wndo. Dnudon;
Kd. Anderson, Denver Hill.
CIIICKK.V TAMAMIS will bo on
snlo nt tho Methodist church nftor
I o'clock Wednesdny nftornoon.
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Also shoes for children and boys.
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