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THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1913- EVENING EDITION ELKS HSNL NEW OFFICERS 1 r - ; i V Marshfield Lodge Inducts New Men Into Office Appoin tive Officers Named. At n meeting of Marshfield Lodge No. 11(50, H. I. O. K last evening, the recently elected officers were Installed for the ensuing year and W. II. Kennedy, the newly exalted ruler, immed the appointive officers. There was a good turnout and a lit tle lunch was enjoyed following the regular lodge work. Tho Installing officers were C F. McKnlght. deputy grand exalted ruler: W. It. Haines, grand esteem-1 ed leading knight: F. M. Parsons. J grand esteemed local knight: I, A LHJeqvlst. grnnd esteemed let-hiring knight; Dan Keating, grand es quire; V. F. Miller, grand secre- tnry; Charles Van Duyn, grand i treasurer, and Charles Gilbert, grand inner guard. The following officers were ln etallcd: Exalted Ruler W. It. Kennedy. KHteetned Lending Knight D.ivld Y. Stafford. Esteemed I.oynl Knight. A. K. Neff. Ksteoined Lecturing Knight J. W. Hlldenhrand. Secretary George Hot nor. Treasurer. W. N. Kkblnd. Esquire Eugene Crosthwalt. C'luiplnln V. (1. Chandler. Inner Guard Charles Van Yuyn. I'lanlst W. It. Haines. A. It. Powers, the new trustee. and Dan Maloney, the new tyler, wore absent hut evening and will bo Installed Inter. Tom Harvey was elected to membership last evening and will be Initiated a week from next Wodnosdnv. LOCAL BENEFIT Fine Program Rendered Local Musicians Over $375 Taken in. by One of the most delightful mimi cal progrnum that has ever been giv en In .Marsh Meld was rendered last evening at the Masonic Opera IIoiiho nt tho bunellt glveif for Mrs. L, K. Ilalllngei'. Tho houso was pretty well lilted. Tor Sweet Charity's Sake" wiib tho motive and It brought from tho Marshllold local talent their best. The nudlenco was heartily appreciative mid practically every number was en cored and brought gracious responses Tho benefit waH under the direc tion of Mrs. Win. HorsfnII. Jr.. How Pother Monro, Ilev. It. 12 llrownlng und It. N. Kenton. It was a most do tided succosH from every standpoint. Tho program wns carried out as printed In The TIuich Tuesday. Tlto lUTiiinpniilslH were Mrs. Win. Hors fall, .Ir.. and G. W. Kaufman and they won new plaudits. The ladles quartette, consisting of Mrs. A. II. Gldley. Mrs. 12. L. llobln 8on. Mrs. J. T. Hall and Mrs. Rebec ca Luse Stump. In their number ami encoro won hearty applause. Dr. Toye, with his clarinet solo and encore. Hoy Carpenter with his trombone solo and encore and Low Keyzer with his violin solos, and Miss Kdna Louise. Larson with her piano solos were at their best. Vocal solos by Mrs. A. II. Gldley. It. II. Ostllnd and Hnnw llultmaun won for tho singers, even higher places In tho appreciation and es teem of local music lovers. The opening and closing numbers of tho program were by the Coos Hay concert hum! and Director ron ton and his men won the hearty ap plause of the audience. The receipts were over $37.1 and this may be Increased later as no returns have been received from some packages of tickets that were font out tw the logging camps and elsewhere for advance sale. Today Rev, it. 12. llrownlng ami w HaYe A w Complete Line of the Popular dart "Promt Laced 1W irseits HH " ' i 1 Ami Uncomfortable Prices, $5.00, $6.00 $6.50, $6.75, $7.50, $8.50. sett us a Daimger Siginal 1 ii (l u e pressure o n chest, (I i a pli ra in oi' spine is i'l'eiiuontly the unsuspected cause of many ills. The Famous Tt5E55raS5rS v . 'THi lurnovio rmoMT lACto' " are eonil'orlalile from the liioinent they are put on. They correct the results of previous improper corseting and give health, beauty of figure and comfort to their wearers. Try on one of the New Models just received and test these state ments. You are under no obligation to buv. Selby Shoes $3.50 to $5.00 American Lady Corsets $U0 $5 "Seed My Other S 111 Wear This uit Out o n n That litis happened so very many times within tho past woo weeks that there must Iw a reason. Perhaps it is that the selection of ujts sufficiently large to enable us to fit a largo number of women, without alterations More likely it is because you find hero the right Suit at the right price. There arc French Models lliilkiiu Soils one, two nml three button Cutmwi.V nml plain lalloroil models Complete sizes from Misses I I to Women's 1(1. Also Extra Sizes for Stout Women r i l Ar it &Arfi nrn ifrtn n .. f 7 rncea at i.uu, jio.du, jio.du, u.uu ana On Up to $37.50 We have received a special purchase of strictly man-tailored Suits in navy and black storm serge. Some straight front models oth ers cutaway. Satin lined with satin covered shield. Values up to $22.00. Specially priced $10.75 and .$18.50. PM Another shipment of Coats arrived Monday. Clev er styles, presenting the new serges, fancy checks, homespuns, Shcpard plaids and two-tone diagonals. A distinctive group priced at $15.00 and up. A Alteration Department in Store Correct fit absolute ly guaranteed No Charge for Alterations. u ONEY TALKS" AT- O 'Council Building. HUB DRY GOODS CO. Phone 361 ED Row Fntlior Mnnro nro assisting Mrs. llulllnger In getting her nf falrn straightened out and through tho co-operation of firms and busi ness holmes Interested, they will he ahle to ncconipllBh such with tho proceeds front UuH evening's affair Itl'MOIt AltOl'T OltKGOX. Derelict Sighted off Point It eyes Wns Probably the Spreckles. Concerning the rumor nhout the schooner Oregon bolng lost, which prohably resulted from the disaster of tho John D. Spreckles, tho Han don Recorder Biiya: ".I. I.. Krononberg received n mes sage liiBt night to tho effect that tho schooner Oregon had turned tur tlo ofT Point Reyes, about 110 miles this side of San Francisco. "Tho telegrnm Btated that the boat had been sighted bottom side up by the S. S. Trnmp-l.eo-door, hut an other mesBago came later stating that the boat sighted was painted green, which Ib not tho color of tho Orogon nnlesa b1u was painted slnco alio left hero, and thero Is no palm account on her exponso bill, conse quently U Ib not probable that U Is the Oregon." w 0 EARING THE RONG GLASS May prove more injurious to your eyes than wearing none at. all. Not every man who calls himself CULIST R PTICIAN Is competent to fit spectacles. We shew you and explain to you why we are right, and guarantee results. No Charge for Tests Red Cross Drug Store Ited Cross Jewelry Department. Jewelers ami Opticians, Trnsr' (streets! "The statement was recently made," remarked a well-known citi zen to a Times reporter, ' that Tom Holland was tho oldest living per son born in Coos County. This statement was Incorrect. Tho dis tinction of being tho oldest living portion born lu Coos County belongs to .Mrs. Emma Saunders, of Km plre, who was the first white child born In Coos County. She was born In 1 So 1 and Is still living In Umpire. Sho Is n slstor of Lyman Noble, of M.arahfleld. And bv tho way. tho first birth, first nilfrlago nml flrBt death of whlto poimiiis nil occurred In tho Noble family and all took place in tho year 1ST. I." fr -j. ; Speaking of Hoods an old timer tells In the Medford Sun of ono great Hood swept tho Northwest, lu tho time of tho present generation, but It is not listed In tho devastations of modern times. It was In 1891 and the valleys of tho Columbia, Wil lamette and Cowlitz Rivers wore overflowed tho dauiago was not staggering, the suffering slight and thero has been no recurrence. Most of tho trouble was caused by back water of tho Columbia, and In Port land's business district today, you can boo tho high wnter lino on 'tho buildings. for iiAxni.K TicKins hi:ri: Mipt. W. F. Miller Provides Itallroiul Accommodations in This Section. Supt. W. F. Miller of the local Southern Pacific Interests has ar ranged for long-trip tlcketB to bo handled on Coos Hay and from now on his office will bo able to furnish tlcketB to almost any point in tho country either ono way or round trip. Hitherto It has been ueeossarv for Coos County people going on trips to wait until they got to Portland or San Fianelsco before thev could secure their railroad tickets. Under tho new system he can furnish the tickets here and also nrrange for their Pullman accommodations. Tho .first of tho eastern summer excursion rates will go Into effect May 17 from Portlaud and May 2$ from San Francisco, XAXX SMITH will SMI, FROM San Francisco FOR COOS ly SCX1UY, April (1, with freight only Itlauco Hotel. Jako Ilohlaiuler. Hluo Rldgc; George 11. Terry, Hluo Ridge. Hotel Coos, P. A. Sailor; Lena Smith. Port land; Miss Williams, Portland; Hoy II. Wakomaii, Umpire; Ous Sjogren. Allegany; I). M. Gray, San Fran cisco. The Chandler. J. R. Norton, Coqulllo; Cora M. Wldley. Myrtle Point; Mr. nml Mrs, C. K. Miller, Seattlo; Ned Kelley, Coqulllo; C. .1. Smith, Portlniul; Alf Johnson. Jr., Coqiillle; J. w. Mil ler. Coqulllo; Charles Walker, Han dou; W. K. Fauglit. Klamath Falls; F.dwln P. Cox, Klamath Falls; Georgo Cable, Portland; Henry Gar rett, Itnltlmoro; K. K. Claybebrg, Holona; Mllo M. Piorsou. AUTO SPEEDING LESSON. Over lu MarBlitleld n careless nuto mobllo drlvor has been arerated mid bound over to tho grand jury. Tho Pity of such cases is that tho victim Is killed beforo any attention Is paid to tho rato nt which tho car was go ing. Eugeno Register. PAT LAVEV SENTENCED. Promoter of Land Sales Plead Guilty to Frauds. PORTLAND, Ore., April 3. Pat C. Lavoy, promoter of tho Oregon Land Development company and who confessed In tho United States Court some tlmo ago to defrauding people out of more than $22,000, was sen tenced by Judge Wolverton to servo ono year In tho county jail and pay a lino of J 1.000. Tho sentence was given on tho recommendation of Uni ted States Attorney Johnson. rm , Tin: hex. iho hen Is one of the chief pro ducers of the country, it being esti mated that In tho ear 1012 she laid 1.700.000.000 dozen eggs, and If an egg is worth only ono cent and three-quarters, it gives a value or $337,000,000. and It this Is added to tho value of tho fowls raised, the products of the poultry Industry on farm amounts to about $000. 000, 000, This uearly equals the valuo of the wheat crop. The profits of tiio fanciers, which are not included In the estimate, raise tho amount realized to a considerable extent. UYDHOXA! IN ROSEBURG Three Special Propositions Submitted There Defeat ed by the Voters. ROSEHURG, Ore., April 3. Cast ing hardly half her normal voto, Roseburg. at tho special olectlon Monday defented all three propo sitions on the ballot. Hardest hit of all wns tho plan to create a soparato and exclusive road district out of tho cntlro city. Thla was beaten by n ratio of :i to 1. Proposal to lsauo bonds to tho maximum amount of $15,000 to rc-oqulp tho tiro depart ment, Including tho Installation of an auto truck nnd englno, wo ro- jected by n narrow margin of 20 votes. Narrowor Htlll waB tho ma jority against tho proposition to levy an annual tax of one mill for main tennco of tho flro department, In cluding two salarlod mon. Tho nega tive margin was 12, Bhowlng, with fow exceptions, n unanimity of senti ment on both questions Involving tho flro department. Half of CltUons Fall to Vote. Threo hundred nnd twenty-seven women avnlled tliomselves of their first opportunity to voto at a civic election In this city. It Is estimated that nearly threo times that number nro ollglblo to vote. Tho number of males who went to tho polls totalled fiOB, or less than half the largest to tal voto over polled in tho city. Tho total voto of both sexes was 920, and tho approxlmnto numbor of all qualified electors in tho municipality totnls 2,000. Aged Women Vote. Mrs. Dlanna Graves, aged 80 years, was tho oldest woman to voto at tho special election. Another lady well on in years to east hor ballot was Mrs. Cottrell, who resides at tho homo of her daughter, Mrs. s. J. Henry, In North Roseburg. Mrs. Cottrell is 85 years old but appenrs very much younger. Firemen Wreck Truck. The Rovlew says: "Flro Commis sioner Perkins this mornlne ordered an investigation Into tho damaging of tho ladder and ehomleal truck of tho city's liro lighting nppnrntus while response was being made to a "fake" alarm turned In late Monday night, iho truck was shoved with heavy force into the rear of a brick buil ding being retuodelod for the First Trust & Savings Hnnlt. Th reralj wiib the breaking of the tonjuc m front tree of tho truck na i" UMtliwlitrr it tlwt nYln "It has been charged that was dono deliberately out or tw over tho defeat of tlio bonding I"" in Monday's election nnd that l pnrtlcH responsible were raemM tho tiro department under tie u lluenco of liquor. Chief Engl"" Hnl Fancher ami other lead djbm- over tho reprehcnslhlo act nd M ...m i i ..ii ..l.l i.. Mm InrPSl IlltiOl If tho guilt of tho susP,ed.S Ib established their public eipw and oxpulsion from the dcrrusett will follow. , . ,..u "Flro destroyed a houInir qua Park Addition occupied W family of W. KJ!L& was under f(imi " ..llnrl J. C. Alexander, owner of t&e P" ....... !. TlUVKS. I .till' ' ".""ii otrl Kind Wj Wo wish to iMibllcly exp appreciation of tno '"" illlUII Ul " ---'. ,,. N.I nnd courtesies shown us : I cont borcavement, tne ut C,"m;. and Mrs. George Robertioi Stafford's Isfthe Best Pure MapleSymP Guaranteed 65c Per Quart Just the thing for those Buckwheats. Stauff GroccryCo. phone 102 Maskey's "ndle-