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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1913)
mt ouua dAI lllvlfco, mMnonncuu, uncun jHiunwi)nvn " ' . .- a COOS BAY TIMES M. O. MALONKV Kdllnr nnd Pub. PA.V E. .MALONKV News KilUor Official Pnper of Coos County. NEXT TIIK POSTAL TIILi:- ciitAi'Ji and tki.i:pjium:.i U. S. Attorney McCourt Makes Statement About Charges Against C. A. Smith. PORTLAND. .Ian. L'5. A Port- AFTER a struggle lasting over twenty years, nnd after lag ging behind most European countries by from thirty to fifty years, wo have secured the be- Binning of n parcel post. The express monopoly has been able successfully I to block this obviously beneficial nud necessary funrtion of the Kovern-' laud naner says ment for so long that Its Inaugura-I Declaring thnt evidence at hand tlon Is accompanied by formal cere-!dce not lei.d him to believe C. A. monies on the part of the postmaster Smith, millionaire lumberman of jgonernl nnd the several postmasters Minneapolis and San Francisco, Is s If In celebration of some moment- scheming to defraud Investors In ons victory, which It Is. 'his $4..nn,00n bond Issue. I'nlted Tho postnl savings banks and the States District Attorney McCourt pnrcel post being accomplished facts, has replied to Attorney Horace Stc thore remains tho next stop postal vens, who made the charge, tclopraph nnd telephones Most of Stevens recently charged Smith The loading nations of Europe have with criminal misuse of the I'nlted nlrcady adopted the government- States malls In connection with ad ownod nnd operated telegraph nnd i vertlslng the bond Issue, which Is telophono services, with the result secured by approximately 1 SI, Oil that their people enjoy cheap rates. I acres of timber lands In Oregon nnd elfielent service, and all the ndvan-' California. Thousands of acres of tagrs brought nbout by co-operation t the land claimed by Smith in Ore "svlth tho postolllre service, of which gon. Stevens asserts, does not be tho (olograph and telephone are the long to Smith or any of his subsl naturnl supplements. diary companies, and on this ground On January II. 1!U2 Just a year, he charges fraud. Mgo Postmaster Cieneral Hitchcock I In a written reply Mr. McCourt recommended the acquisition by tho reviews the charges nnd concludes government of the telegraph conipa-, that there Is not. In his opinion, riles. Ho said: any necessity for Smith to devise a "Tho people have a right to n scheme to defraud, and that tho protected service that only the gov-' security offered Is sufllclent to pro emment can give, to the use of wlros , tect tho bondholders, without tho delays that special In- Even If evidence of fraud were torcHts now secure at times and to ample enough to warrant proceed lower rates now necessary and possl- Ings. continues Mr. McCourfs letter, tho cage would bo out of tho Juris im mum m 'unr iwinnrnprn m nn AUCin PHPM RRARY reu rnfiuu in flnc m rncoocu iu uu hnlhu iiunm uuunm , ri i-rt nfll Ikl Til nnilAITni. ISllTII Bl 1 1 1 1 1 Mil 111 Ml II II II III RIM I ! MK H I ! h A I W 111 UN H ! W hMM. IN lilli'ilil KW IIIIIWI.il SVl-.. .. ... j1c.' Just tho other day John Wnna maker, former postmaster general. diction of the federal officers of tho district, because the circular on made n powerful llloa for federal ! wlilrh Hie nlinrcn In tinned vn mnll Pnncs- led to San Francisco from Chicago1 There Is no sound argument nnd was not received in Oregon. "' ifiiiiiisi me government ownersuip sxnd operation of these public serv- -Ices. Competition In this Held whatever It may do In other fields certainly results In olllciency. Any Kwrson who has lived In a town with X.wo telephone companies knows this AMONG Till: SICK. Mrs. P. A. Hazard and her mo ther, Mrs. Mary McKnlcht. arc Just u iu tn im lumn.T tin.) mil, ii,. n.,iJ recovering from severe sleeos of Ion, strengthened by the successful , taegrlppo. , launching of the postal savings', M- Carl - Kvertuen. who has banks and the pnrcel post, will ,,e0" nulle 111 of la grippe Is ro apcoillly force action on the fiios-i l0r.,et '"""roving, flnn tir crivnriiiiintit upiiiiiuiiinn f ! Arthur Reynolds, who recently iiiiiiui wuiii nn upuriiiiun in Jiurcy hospital for appendicitis, has re covered sulllelently to be brought to the home of his sister. Mrs. Per ry Dodson. in South Marshfleld. where he Is reported recuperating. Mrs. Dodson aluo recently under went nu operation for appendicitis. J. Jacobs, who was seriously hurt In an accident at tho North Ilcuil .Manufacturing company Inst week. Is reported slowly Improving at his home on Montana street. North holographs and telephones, to be un crated at cost for service and not tfor profit, by tho government In trtoad of private monopoly. AititicsT ;i:.. sicki,i:s. KJ Arlt. rr I. ( Dir TIM. ALI1ANY. N. V.. Jan. L'5. 1,'pon "Application of the state authorities tho supremo court today Issued an order for tho arrest of (loncrul Sick les of tho New York Monuments Commission, who Is aliened to have . Heud. Jfnlled to nccount for $L'.t.l7i) of tho Mrs. John lllasea. who returned womnilsHlon'8 fundB. recently with her hiisbnud from n 'i'ho alleged shortago in tho moil- trip to California, Is reported as nmont fund was mndo known several weeks ago. Loyal friends of tho general said It was due to an error in tlio bookkeeping and would be atrnlghtunod out In time, (iononil Sickles' financial condition has been embarrassing for some time. Sev ern! weokH ago his wife, from whom ha had been separated for twenty flvo years, pawned her Jewels to forestall the sherllT. Her act did not bring about a reconciliation and sub- seipicn t Jiidmeuts were obtained ingnlnst tho general. being quite III. IVi: .MAKE NO CLAIMS kackit what vi: i.i vi-: rp to. X)ur lnumlry Is conducted nu a t business basis iu which the Inter- ' atu of tho patrons, tho employes and ownors are looked after to tho i)0Bt advantage for all concernod. Tho public Is Invited to visit our Inundry nnd swo tho conditions tin nier which their work Is done by wur "bio employes. Wo do not claim publicly to have our employes work only eight hours wi day, and then work them longer, llko some lauudrlos do. Wo want to bo squnro with tho aim: in new gr.im:ns. Iluriuiin Tailoring Co, Now Located In Coke Hullillng. The Harmon Tailoring Co. have opened new quarters at '.'Oil Coke building where they have on dis play a complete new line of sam ples of foreign and domestic cloths for tailor-made suits for men nud women. They embrace all tho lat est colorings and weaves In tho world's best suitings. Call In or drop h card and wo will have a rop reseututlve call on you. Wo have also added a lino of fancy calendars and the fnmous llardenburg's leather and metal spe cialties for advertising purposes. Ilusluoss men should see this lino. I.H'KNSKS TO Will). County Clerk Watson Issued tho following marriage licenses during the week: E. Watson and Helena Plolsch niniiu. Clnudo O. Adams nnd Mary Grayco Mcintosh. llioinns John Harrison nnd Em- iiubllc. our natrons and our em- mn Phocho Cinmilicll. lnloyea nud ourselves. John P. Wnlbles and Lctchle Cop- COOS HAY STHAM LAl'NDUY. ' per. Coqullle Herald. J. Brodie and Party of North Dakota Leave With Clarkson and Cox. J. P. Urodle, a prominent coal mine operator of Dickinson, N. D., accompanied by H. II. Kennedy, J. S. Qulnleveii nnd K. A. Hughes, nlso of Dickinson. .1. S. Clarkson of Portland and It. P. Cox of Port land, nnd tho hitter's timber cruis ers, left here today on the Urenk water for tholr homes, after a trip through Coos and Curry counties. They have been looking over some big propositions In this section nud will probably become Interested here nnd may move here. Although they saw the country nt its worst and mndo tho trip during one of the worst storms thnt southwestern Oregon has known In years, they are greatly impressed with tho fu ture prospects and tho world of op portunities for development. Messrs. Drodlo and Clarkson nre old time friends and tho latter Is a great booster for this section of Oregon. He insists thnt it hns greater opportunities and prospects than any other section of the Un ited States and Is endeavoring to Interest a number of his friends here. Mr. Clarkson hns for many years been associated In business with tho Porter Uros., tho leading railroad contractors of tho Pacific Northwest, who are now building .the Coos Uay-Kugeno lino into Marshfleld. Tho pnrty arrived hero last week nnd mndo the trip down tho Coast to Gold Pencil, Inspecting tho fam ous Port Orford cedar heir on route. On their return they spent a day or bo hero Inspecting the lo cal timber and logging camps. A. II. Powers took them to tho Smith Powers camps, showing thorn some of tho greatest logging operations on tho const, and Inter took tlioin through tho C. A. Smith mills, tho most modern lumber plants In tho world. Mr. Ilrodlo was particularly Im pressed with the new mine which the C. A. Smith company is having opened by Supt. Hennessey on Isth mus Inlet. .Mr. Ilrodlo Is a big coal milling operator and he pronounced tho local coal Held as shown by the Smlth-Powers-Hennossoy nilno to be equal to the famous coal fields of the east. Ho declares that It Is the opening of a coal business that will be a revelation to ovon tho most ardent believers In tho local coal fields. "It Is equnl to tho famous Hock ing valley mines of Ohio, remark ed Mr. Ilrodlo In talking about It with friends Inst night. In discussing tho Impression mndo by this section, ono of the party today said: "Tho whole country has been n revelation to me. Coos and Curry counties are full of wonderful op portunities, tho timber nnd coal be ing vast and then the possibilities of the clenred off lands. An acre of tho cleared off lands will oupporf n cow, nnti uio rnncners are net ting $100 a yenr on each cow. Tlion there Is hut ono drawnack. And that Is the country roads. Thov nm tho worst I ever saw. The Idea of a country llko this thnt Is renlly entitled by Its natural resources to boulevnrds having ronds that would bo a dlsgraco anywhero. I suppose thnt It tnkes pcoplo to get thorn and tho 10.000 people iu Coos coun ty nnd LTiOO people in Curry county require time to accomplish these things." Mr. Cox has big timber holdings In Curry county, having recently sold his holdings uenr Tillamook In tho $.1,000,000 timber deal there. Ho and his cruisers aided Mr. Clark son in looking over this section. Vestrymen of Episcopal Con gregation Decide in Favor of Building. At a meeting of the vestrymen of Hmmniitiel ICplsiopal church on Thursday evening the question of building the new Uplscopal church for Marshfleld whs thoroughly dis cussed by those present. A new church building has long boon talk ed of by the congregation, the Pres ent structure, while located In a very beautiful site, Is found to be inadequate In every way. The ves trymen thought thnt this Is a most opportune time to begin actlo op erations, nB the coming spring will bring In ninny new people. Tho de sign as submitted Is a handsome ono anil has the hearty approval of Illshop Scaddlng, who looked over tho matter while hero last autumn. It was decided to build on tho pres ent location, tho rectory being re moved to tho further end of tho lot and tho old church taken nway. Kev. Hrownlng, the rector, ninde a report of those who have kindly pledged for this purpose nnd those who hnvc mndo promises to help, and with this assurance It was thought best to take immediate steps towards building the church. Those present at the meeting wcro J. M. Upton. Mnlr Dano. Pen ned Swanton. L. K. Halllnger. Wil liam Ledward. C. K. Nicholson nnd the rector. FATHER LANE W PV UU4 V .Oj 'tflOll JUU.tt jo 'opiui luoj 'H08 oi aunn.tuu OAUU I10.C Albany Priest Goes to Eugene to Succeed Father Moran; ' Fr. Munro Unchanged. That the Kev. Fnther A. It. Mun ro is not going to bo changed from Marshfleld. as rumor had It that ho might, was the gratifying news that friends received yesterday. Tho report had It thnt he would proba bly bo sent to Kugeiio to succeed the Hev. Father J. A. Moran. for merly of Marshfleld, who wns trans ferred to Albany. Tho Itov. Father P. J. Springer of North Hunt! Is In receipt of word that Rev. Father Lano of Albany will go to Kugono to succeed tho Rev. Father Moran. According to rumors In Catholic circles, this will mean that n now Catholic dloceso will bo established Iu Orogon to embrace Southern Oregon and that the Rov. Father Lano will prob ably bo elevated to tho bishopric. Father Lano lias been at Albany severnl years and wns formerly sta- uuncu in ftoumorn uregon aiuf wax nlso at Astoria for a time. He Is ono of tho best known prfestH In Oregon. Ono of his first duties at Hugeno will bo to siiporvlso the construc tion of a $12,000 parochial resi dence. Indicating thnt this Is pre paratory to his appointment as bishop of tho new diocese. Organization Perfected Mrs. L. J. Simpson Elected 1 President. The North Pond Library commit tee met Friday afternoon In the Commercial Club rooms nnd effect ed a permanent organization with the following oillcers: President- Mrs. C. S. Wlnsor. First lce president Mrs. L. J. Simpson. Second vliu president Mrs. Geo. Mnudlgn. Secretary Mrs. Herbert Arm strong. Assistant secretary- Mrs. Kato Rood. Treasurer Mis. Geo. I Inzer. The membership fee wns fixed at $l!.iio per year and 1!) members en rolled. The following committees wore nnnoliited: ! Finance Mrs. Geo. Mandlgo, chairman; Mrs. I. H. llartle, secre tary; Mrs. Geo. Hazor, treasurer, This committee Is to bo enlnrged. Publicity Mrs. Herbert Arm p'rong, chairman; Mrs. L. J. Simp son, Mrs. Geo. Hnzer. Ways and Means Mrs. ". M. llyler. chairman; Mrs. L. J. Simp son. Mrs. II. Armstrong. Rooms nnd Furnishings Mrs. I. II. llartle. chairman; .Mrs. 15. Laird, Mrs. Wornlch. i Membership cards are lo be prlnt 'ed nud circulated during the noxt I lew days, nud It la hoped that a large membership will ho secured. , Rooms huvo been taken In tho My ers building and steps will bo taken to bring In a traveling library 1 from tho State library commission. Several persons hnvo promised do nations of books ami periodicals. Among these Is a largo contribu tion from the Mothers nud Teach- . ers t lull. Tho school lllirary or pearly 1000 volumes may also bo moved Into tho now library. "'''"' jmn ,8: '... MrKnaht 7 uiuii.; i., Thompson, ov. "'t 'oiix, Isthmus Mi-a t, o ortlnnd. ' " 3. fc I1LANCO C rjon.ltnnr, n Mr. nnd Mrs. TaPpol";H ?.r: "J"' Mr-k w (W, uu: M. i'i, naKer Aui.t, ...'. LLOYD -Carno ",'? Roburts. Coqullle iV, Vn!'. son, Florence. " Bli CHANDLICR , ,. Goo. K. Lowor -lyrtlo r1 San Francisco. V Jf t Coonllli. '' C!V, TlnioB' Want AdiTbrh! - I NORTH IIKNfl NKAVS It Is expected that tho San Ra mon, tho new lumber schooner for the Dodge Lumber Co. will bo ready for launching ut the Kruso and Ranks yards Februurv I. No plans have been made for any ceremonies yet and the date has not been definitely fixed. Whether any officials of the company except Inspector (iieenoiigh will bo present has not been stnted. Tho big new vessel which Is being built for the Nelson Lumber Company will not ho ready to launch iiutll'nhoiit July. Sho has not been nniueil yet. Mrs. J. Cornelius has returned to her homo nt Coqullle after a pleas ant visit at tho homo of Mn. LIjizIo Culberson lit North Rend. There will be a holy communion service and sermon In tho Fplscopnl church tomorrow at 2 o'clock. nom Now at in our now quarters In t J nipi,n n.. 1.1 ... H1H W UUIIIIUII UUUUIIlg, 184 Market Avenue Dron in and sfn m ,. have a cup of that di cious Corona Blend Coffee witli a good sandwich, ort 10r.. We'll be glad to seer uiiu yuu ii uu nielli you Ok lie no I Come in and see, Marshfild Tea, Coffer and Spice House 1 84 Market. . Phone 39 J TONIGHT -VI- The R.oy Noise Like u I'oiiiiuc, ThaiihotiHor. ('million! Weekly. Giiiiiuoiit. 1'ul her (Reliance). XHW VAUI)i:'II.I.K Tho best bill of tho week to&l Now uhow tomorrow. Matinee ut 2:30 Sunday. ADMISSION TONIGHT 1(1 Cents 13 Oi lliuel Itlrko hi (wo iwUfcwl row. A bountiful feature drl Don't miss R. LEASE ON LEID BAKERY Imraportart AmnmonnBucememt To the People of Coos Bay: The Union Storage Co, wish to announce that they have opened an establishment at 382 Front street where they are prepared to receive and store furniture and household goods of every de scription, In addition to a general storage bus iness they have expert packors to pack and ship and also to repair furniture, They also insure furniture and goods stored with them and ar rangements may be made for cleaning carpets, etc. Carefulness and reliability are watchwords of this establishment, UNION STORAGE CO Mono 196, W. A, HEARD, Mgr, Leave Ordors at' Going & Harvey's, 382 Front St, MARSHFIELD, Leiri & Barnidge Make Five Year Contract for Carl Johnson Building. William J. narnldue. nn nviu.it and experienced tiahory and doll cntosson man. recently rnnnnAin.i with Davonporfs famous restaurant ii oiiuiuinu, uns purennsed an Inter est In tho I.old bakery, which will hereafter bo known na Lold & Harn Idgo's bakery, Tho now firm has nlso closed n five, years' lease on tho Carl John son building on Second streot and plan sonio Important improvoinont8 and alterations and nddltlons to their present quartors, Tho ontiro place Is to bo romodolled with a now fl'Ollt nild thn Imknrv nn,t ,ir.ll catessen will probably occupy both lIU IUUIIID, Mr. Ilarnldgo has boon connected With Davnnnort's malnnm,, ir. Spokano and Is n practical and ox- iyiiuiii'uu man in tins lino of work. MYUTLi: I'OINT ItOAO. GINGHA MS Over One Hundred Pieces of Red Seal Zephyrs Tonle Dua Nord and Aimoskeag Chainmbray Gnoglhainnis All Different Patterns Tike Goldesn Run! First National Bank Bldg. ' MarslifieW A movement Is on foot to grado nnd rock tho road from tho city to tho cemetery, which' Is now prac tically impassible. Tho property ownors outsido of tho city limits have subscribed about $250; also, In addition to a liberal cash dona tion. Hon Mc.Mullen has offered to glvo tho rock freo of ehargo to sur faco tho ontiro road. Mvrtlo Point Enterprise. Have your Job printing done The Tlmea ofllco. N Special Salei at the h i FIXUP V. J. SOA1FE A, II, IIODGINS Marshfleld Paint Decorating Co. i-iione l-j'-i,. Orcgot MAnSHFIELD, Furnished, Estimated Our first pricejs always as low as Muoiiyr iiieiuiicincnse can oe sold tor, I he same price yesterday, today and tomor row, ' J One price and that the lowest, The Besfc $8080, $ 1 OoOO, $12OOaimd $1S00 Sonts lira ttne World Come in and .jee, Marshfleld FIXUP North Bend LlfcM- EflPVn ,m