The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, July 19, 1913, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    OP MEETING, GOOD CAUSf, GOOD MUSIC GOOD SPEECHES-GOOD ROADS. GOQDI
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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913 EVENING EDITION 10 PAGES
ft. Conjolldntlon of Times, Const Mull
and Coos Day Advertiser.
No. 312
US AND SOLDIERS WRECK
I. V. I. PUCES III SEATTLE
alist Headquarters Also
tashed up as nesuit or
rroublc withal, w. w.
OPERS ARE .CALLED
BACK EARLY IUUAY
in rvaue no huuiiiji
Jhcck Rioting Daniels
Jondcmns I. w. w.'s.
to
Ao Mtr. 1'rria lo Coon liny Tlnira.J
WATTLH. Wash.. July 19.
ono o'clock The Times started
iirlnt mi extra but tbo police
Innl nlioilt the building would
It permit the papers to bo tnk-
(Mll mill MIO prCKHCH WITO
ftn. e' Tlio polico said tlioy
M not been served with Judge
Binplirlcs' Injuiictioii.
Ar-o. Ilr. I'n-M lo Conn liny Time J
CATTI.i:. Wash.. .July t!).. Not
allor or soldier wiih to lio hooii
ho streets of Seattle todiiy, tlio
H or ansonee imviiik ooeii ro-
kl on nccotiiit of liiHt iiIkIiCh riot-
In wlili b moliH of hiiIIoi'h Mini nin-
wriM hod tlio lioiuliiunrlers of
rnillciil mill inodernto HoclullHtH.
Ilicmlqiinrti rs of tlio IniliiHtrlnl
fiors, ii iiriiiifii nieouiig pinco or
mliiittrhil Workers nnd u Soclnl-
bcwi'Htiiinl at Fourth nnd Wost-
Penli'l Mission Hull wur 011-
by t Ik sailors iiudor tbo siippo-
tlini H wiih mi liiiliiHtriul Worlc-
lini't tliii; plnco mid Homo furnl-
Iwmi destroyed bororo tbo miviil
fniinil out their mistake mid
Jrow Tin' property destroyed
valued nt ;:;ooo.
to polico Hindu no effort to check
rioting m nny time. .No urrcHtH
iniiile
c sociausis Kiiy mill uio oui-
was due to the publication of
led nccomitH of Secretary of tlui
DaiiKlH Kpeecb nt tbo Itnlulor
ITum-mlny night, ho having hoeu
ISPIItCll IIH IlhHIllllllg tlio IllllllH-
l Workers of the World nnd Muy-
Diiereu mh saying Hint nil iioiiov-
the red ring Hhould bu driven
it tbe country
TRY TO STOP
SEATTLE RIOT
Mayor Cottercll Stops Potlach
Festivities, Closes Saloons
and Suppresses Paper.
RENEW BATTLE WOOD PULP IS COOS COUNTY ENTHUSIASTIC
IN OLD 110! ON FREE LIST
STILL I10TIIEK PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Or., July 10.
Mayor Alhco's police mid Hhor
irr Tom Word anil IiIh deputloH
hnvo Hut I. W. W. Hltiintlnn
well In hnnd. A few more ar
rests hnvo boon made or . W.
W, who liiHlHted on Btreot
speaking, hut nothing serious
has ilevoloped.
Ojeda Ousted From Command
at Guaymas Gunboat
Shells Rebels.
Wy AmocUitJ 1'itn to Cooa liar Tlrnca.)
DOUGLAS, Ariz., July m Fed
eral advlccB wore received today
that confirmed the report thnt Gen
eral Pedro OJoda has been ousted
as eoninianiler at GuayniaB by his
nion. Ilrnvo OJcda hna gone south
on the gunbont Morelos, which Ib
reported to have taken part today
in tho defeiiBc of Mazatlnti against
tlio Insurgent nttneks. Tho rebels
are said to linvo taken ono poBltlon
nt Mnzntlnn when they were Hhelled
by MoreloH.
Illy latM Vim lo Coot llay Tinna.l
SEATTLE. July lll.-.ltidgo George
HuinphrleB In the .Superior Court,
Iiiih Issued nn liijuuetloii restraining
I ho mayor ami chief of police from
Interfering with the publication of
Tho Timet). Tho Times expectH to ls
huo nil regulnr edltloiiH. Flfloen
hiindreil soldiers on leave gathered
In fiont of a wiloon on First uveiiuo
nt noon mid deelnred there would he
another outbreak tonight. A large
crowd assembled about them and tho
ttnldlorn were loud In their de
nunciation of Mayor Cotturull. All
sailors have been called back to their
B.ilpH and Mayor Cotterell made tho
following statement to tho nssnelnl
ed press: "I feel deeply concerned
thnt Hiii'h an Incident ns last nlght'H
riots occurred. I have ordered the
suspension of publication of The
TIiiioh hocnuso of an Incendiary arti
cle published In yesterday's Times,
which printed n garbled account of
Secretary Daniel's address represent
ing him as discussing the Industrial
Workers of tho World and h attack
ARCTIC SRIP
IS
ID
"Favored Nation" Clause
Gains Point for Canadian
Mills Over U. S. Tariff
tnjr Auo-tatcJ rrtii to Coos Hay Tlmca.J
WASHINGTON, July 19. Secre
tary MuAdoo finally decided today
not to appeal tho decision of tho
OustoniB Court granting free entry
or wood pulp from all countries
having favored nntlonal treaties
with tho United States. Ilecause
thnt privilege Is granted to Cnnada
tho Treasury must surrender $3,
000,000 In duties.
FOR BUMS GOOD ROADS
GOOD PROGRESS
ON NEW ROAD
Largest and Best Boosters'
Meeting Ever Held Here
Occurs Last
GUS. LUNDIN IS
BADLY HURT
Donald McMillan Expedition
Meets With Serious Acci
dent Near Labrador.
Illy AmoiIMcI I'nii o Cooa Hay Timet J
FUi:i:i'OUT, Maine. July 111.
The equipment of tlio Donald Mc
Millan Arctic expedition Is being
transferrin! at Bar Ilnrhor from
tbe ilamaged steamer Dlnnn to an
other ship. The Dlnnn Is leaking
badly as a result or a mishap when
she went nshoro at Marge Point,
Labrador.
DELAY IN WAGE
lug mo. whereas ho did not refer to
e rioting occurred whllo tho or- tho locnl Hltiintlnn In nny way. The
or tho ronorvo fleet wero dime-1 raise report or Dinners ailiiress was
iiiiKeo wiiii a niriii nun uuiriiiintii
account of a trifling Incident In tho
saloon quarter where two Hnlloi'H Kt
Into a street row In tho neighborhood
of a meeting addressed by a woman
distributing woman suffrago litera
ture mid who has no connection with
the IniliiHtrlnl Workers. Tho Times'
article thou went on to Incite suitors
uml marines to do Just what they did.
I rejoice that there was no blood shut!
to ndd to the disgrace. I discussed
tho situation fully with Govoruor Lis
ter mid Secretary Daniels lust night.
I am determined as mayor that quiet
shall bo restored today and Sunday.
The Tillies nnd the Hiiloons will bo
under rest mint. After penro has
been (insured, thou tho question of
compousatlou to thoso who suffered
loss of property will bo taken up."
it tlio army and navy ball In the
Dry Some petty ofricers were
tin- nioli of rioters,
A llcl I'riM lo I 'mm Hay Tlmen, )
PATTI.i:. Wash.. July I!). Mu-
jco. k rotterell today Issued a
Inuiiitlou taking command of tho
force, ordered tho closliu: of
he saloons, stopping public incet-
(onigni mm Hiippressluj; tho nub-
oii of the Senttle Times todny
loinorrow itnless proofs nro sub-
Id to the mayor for his approval,
proi Inanition by Mayor Cottrel
ivs:
I'hcrens. a condition of riot, tu
mid violent dlstiirbanco of pub-
ruer ncconipiuiled by destruct on
operty and endangering human
prov alien in tho city sovoral
last lligllt and wheiens there
pnilaeat danger of a renewal of
i lawless ami riotous outbreaks
lo present excited stato of public
i wiiii uio grent liability of a
icr destruction of property and
iwu hiss or nro by tho mason
Jo crowded conditions of tho
ts during this, tho closing dny
HKllt Of the lintbitcli rnHtlvnl nnur
Jmro. I. (Jooren V. CnHnmU ninv-
tho City or Seattlo. acting pur-
tO tllO UOWOr Illlll flntr Ininnunil
C8tCll in IIH) I IV virllin nf ani.Hnn
tldo 5. or the eltv plmitnr ln
) nssumo control for tlio time
Of tile Dnllco fnri'n of Mm .!(..
lattlo." '
SrCllfO IllelllOn innnnnliii. n.)l.
If Tlin ipim. ' ,. ...
Ii.. . iBBiieu uio rouow-
fuuciiieni in ordor to elonr his
( HIS resnons hllltv for Ins)
8 llot H ! ')nvn r'll..ll l..
' (loSllorntlOn toilnv nttniimtn.) in
roas The Tlmnn un i,n i.,..,.i
Irder closing tho saloons and
i'B ni street nieotlncH iminv nn.i
"?1nn',1 s'lPPresshig nil edl-
iini. umes l0llny nd tomor
ri;5 p.r?ofs nro submitted him
hntf'e hls aPPrval. Tho mny-
'OlICQ Wna cnA,l .. .. .... -.....
' co Dannie. Colonol Illotbon
hi ? no.tlfy Mn'or Cotterell
no n& enforelni timt ri.. nt
n peril.. ' v
eroro Tim Timno .,.o ..
nnln -. .. inuooco siiui
t ?Mn.u, r?K'nr editions to-
offlc Y"rc,,?i',ollcnnd
d Wl rnn - .""," Q
Unlnir ni.n'i-S "I, "V '."J"""'""
ir.i " r"u " ui or mom rrom
loan? unLy Wth tho pub-
IW-.:.."u . "ies. jiayor Cot-
uW'H'J""'?"?
Ifnetn i ?"". no pormureu
linrtC"Je 'Usl)ln' of tho red
k ami i. " "fnnarchlatlo prln-
lasaunck' ?" .i KK"8 2' "i?
Irs nn .i "" wiiu aiuius
V8 and sold ers. Tho sntlnra hni
era retallnto,i ic "r?n'Lrs i-"(l
this attack. B"1 "8 a r"
ARB ATION
Former Coos Bay Logger Ser
iously Injured in Accident
on Columbia River.
SHi:itlI)AN, Or., July 10. Guh
I.undln of Coos Hay, a logger In tlio
now Ilramhlll-nyaii sawmill in Go
pher valloy, elglit miles north of here,
was struck by a hook on a choker
lino and had his hip crushed and
groin torn open. He was taken to a
Portland hospital on tho afternoon
trnln, nccompanlcd by n locnl doctor.
111b condition wns very serious.
N
ANGRY
itKVoir is (iiiowi.vc.
win
Clinton Governor (.'eiieinl
Lend Soul bcin Uebels.
Illy AMorUtrol I'rrta lo Tooa llay Tlf.l
HONGKONG, July 10. Tlio sov
oranco of tlio province of Kwang
tung from tho central government
at Poking was proclaimed by tho Gov
oruor Gonorn! of Kwnngtiing today.
Tho capltnl of tho provlnro Is Can
ton. Tho Governor Gonoral declares
tho provincial council has appointed
him Governor Gonoral and eom-niniidor-ln-chlof
to lond tho snutlioru
troops against thoso of Provisional
President Yunn Shi Kal.
Federal Board of Mediation Af
fected by Ineligibility of
One of the Members.
Illy A.o-lalNl rmi lo Cooa Pay Tlmn.l
WASHINGTON, 1). t. July 10.
Whon tho now Federal Hoard or
.Mediation met today to organize and
begin the adjustment or tho wage
dlsptilo botween tlio Knstern rondo
and their trainmen, It wns discov
ered Hint ono of tho members of
tlio board, Asst. Secretary or
Labor Post, was legally barred rrom
serving. Tho Nowlands law provides
that In addition to the Federal com
missioner, tho menthol's shall ho
officials or tlio government who
hnvo been nppolnted to tholr orlg
iunl orfleo with tho confirmation of
tlio Sonnto. Post wns not confirmed
by tho Sonnto, ns his nomination ns
Asslstnnt Secrotnry or I.nbor wns ln
depondont or tho Senate.
BIG CROWD IS
COMING SUNDAY
HOLD INSTITUTE
IN NORTH BEND
PIKW MAKF.S STATKMKXT
iZlTlw Efrrl He-o?Mth'.-
JJr l.O.-Secro-
Mbyi,TB.Vif ' 'anieis. nccom
I Lf vlfennd two navy offl-
UiilJiPoma this morn-
(Continued on Pago Four.)
Coos County Teachers to be in
Session There in August
Changed from Myrtle Point
Princlpnl J. F. Gruhbs of tho
North Btmd HIkIi School wns notified
yesterdnv by County Superintendent
linker thnt tho nnniinl Coos County
Teachers Institute would bo hold In
North Dond this year. It was first
planned to hold tho session in Myr
tlo Point but owing to tho construc
tion of n now building there, thoy
wero not prepared to accommodnto
tho gathorlng. Thon Coqulllo was
considered but finally It wns decided
to hold It In North nend In tho
High School building. Tho Institute
will bo hold In August and tho oxnet
dates will be announced later.
Tho North Dond tenchers nro ar
ranging for somo social entortaln
monts for the hundred or more teach
ers who nro expected to attend nnd
trips to Shoro Acres nnd tho Sand
Hills nro among tho outings plnnncd.
'OPEN AIU DAXCR on M. W. A.
Pavilion plntform nt NOKTII II END,
SATURDAY NIGHT, KEYZEIVS or
chestra,
Elks Festivities and Knights of
Columbus Doings Will At-,
tract Many Visitors.
Mnrshfleld tomorrow will proba
bly cntortnin ono of tlio biggest
crowds of tho yonr, pcoplo coming
from all pnrts of tho county for the
Elks Gala Day festivities. Even to
day, n numbor enmo In to stay over.
In addition to tho Elks' big doings,
Coos Dny Council of Knights of Co
lumbus will hnvo n big meeting to
confer tho second nnd third degrees,
a dozen prominent Portland men
coming for tho ovent. Tho Knights
of Columbus' doings will begin nt tho
MnBonlc Temple nt 1 o'clock nnd will
continue nil nftornoon nnd will closo
with n big banquet nt Tho Chandler
Sunday nlcht nt 0 o'clock. Monday.
tho Portland and Albany visitors will
probably bo taken to Shoro Acres
for nn outing.
Tonight, tbo Mnrshfleld Elks will
stnrt things rolling with n big nn
rado In Marshflold and North Dond.
Tomorrow morning, there will bo a
pnrado following tho nrrlvnl of tho
speclnl trnln from Coqulllo. Tho old
Tabernacle has been converted Into
r. bowor of beauty as n bnnquet hall.
Tho Elks ball gnmo Is nt 1 o'clock.
ALONG THE WATEHFRONT
4
Tlio Breakwator Is due In early to
morrow from Portland.
Tho Nairn Smith is duo In Monday
from San Francisco,
OVER DELAYS
Irritated Because of no Ad
vices to Him About Develop
ments in Wilsey Deal.
Major Klnnoy tills nftornoon hnd
not been advised of nny developments
In tho Wilsey negotiations for bis
property. Ho stnted thnt ho hnd not
received nny word from Mr. Wilsey
or Judgo Dronnugh slnco tho Inttor'e
rotiirn from London mid ho wns rnth
er Indignant thnt ho should not bo
nt lonst nccorded tho courtesy of a
letter or messngo telling him of tho
stntus of tho deal.
Ho stated that now ho wns going
to insist on tlio nppolntnient of n re
ceiver. Ho snld thnt Judgo Hnrrls
should net on tho mnttor nt Eugene
tills nftornoon. Somo hnd thought
thnt Judgo Hnrrls hnd acted on It
but Mr. Wntters had not recolved any
word from thoro up to 3 o'clock this
nftornoon.
Another roport hnd It thnt A. S.
Hammond had wired Fred Holllster
that tho deal was going through. Mr.
Holllstor was not in his offlco nnd
tho roport could npt bo verified.
Mnjor Klnnoy snld thnt ho under
stood somo wero protesting ngnlnst
Vnttors' nppolntmont nnd this wns
causing tho delay.
This nftornoon Mr. Klnnoy sent a
tologrnm to W. J. Wllsoy cancelling
his agency for tho Klnnoy proporty
nnd stntlng that If ho hnd nnythlng
now, ho (Kinney) would bo glad to
consider it.
Mr. Klnnoy nlso wired Judgo Dro
nnugh nsklng him about tho mnttor.
Mnjor Kinney also declared thnt
tho denl would not bo allowed to go
through except through n receiver.
Coos Bay Line Being Rushed
Along Siuslaw C. R. Peck
Returns From Trip.
That tho Eiigene-Acnio section of
the Cooh Day lino will bo easily
completed this fall Is the belief
or C. It. Peck, who hns Just return
ed from a trip to the Siuslaw. Mr.
Peck says that tho work Is bolnir
rushed In good shapo there, tlio
constant blaBtlnt: of the rmiHtrnr-
tlon crows along the Siuslaw remind
ing Olio or 11 bill) tllliniloi-ntni'tii In
uio Hast.
Construction crows nro scattered
all nlong tho Sluslnw, much or tho
grading being done. The work Ib
apparently out In rive-mllo sections
and will soon bo connected nn.
The railroad will cross tho Sius
law about threo miles abovo Aenio
nnd tho Johnsou-Weudlliig Lumber
Company, which owns an Iiuiiioiiho
amount or timber thoro have pur-
riuinuu suverai Hundred acres or
land where the rallrond will cross
tho river nnd will Iny out n town.
It Is presumed thnt thev will locate
their mill there. J. F. Wondllng
lias been considering the putting In
of an IniliiHtrlnl town or his own,
Hlmllar to thnt or tho Potlach Lum
ber Compnny In Wmililnuton. tbo
company rotnlnlng tlio ownership or
I uiu Hums mid iiiiiidinga nnd
thereby being In n position to hol
ier guard against labor troubles.
Tho Notl tunnel work Is delaying
tho track Inylng now, but It Is hop
ed to get thnt completed soon.
Cuiiips hnvo been estnbllshod nt
two or tlio largo tunnels botweon
tho I'mpqiin nnd Sluslnw nnd work
will be prosecuted on tliein. Good
progress Is bolng tiiiulo on tlio big
tunnel out or Schoriold Creek basin
to Ten Mllo. tho workmen nn ilm
north sldo bolng In nbout 100 root.
On the south sldo tho ontranco Is
uelng cleared. A ao-roof cut will
hnvo to bo inndo to tho portal. Ju
ordor to gunrd ngulnst this becom
ing n mud bplo, n drain Is being
constructed nbovo It on tho nioiin
taln side and tho wator carried off
through n conduit.
$450,000 BOND ISSUE
TO GO BEFORE VOTERS
Great Auto Parade With Three
Bands Instills Much
Enthusiasm.
(.'ODD ItOAIIK COLLEGE YELL
Who nro, who are, who nro wo?,
Wo'ro for good roads and
prosperity.
Wo wnnt good roads. So do you.
Vote for llonds and we'll get
them too.
GOOD ItOAIIK ICALLY;
SONG.
SO
-
We want good roads, sir.
We want you to know, Blr,
Thnt wo enn pay tho Donds
when they nro due;
And we'll ride ail over,
For we'll bo in clover,
When the Horn! Inane goes
through.
THE PIUMECT.
A trtinkllno hnrd surface
road rrom the DouglaB Coun
ty seat to Coos Day via Myrtlo
Point. Also another trunk lino
from Curry County to Coqulllo
vln Dilution to connect with tho
innln highway.
i
i
CLAIMS RASLETT
FEST1VA1VAT I1ANDON.
White Cedar Show to "Lot 'er Itlp"
Thero in August.
DANDON, Or.. July 19. Tho
White Cedar festival, "lot 'or Rip,"
Is to bo nn nnnunl event In Dandon,
hold during tho last week In August.
Preliminary arangoments wero made
at a meeting of tho business men of
the city this week. A committee was
appointed and Instructed to make ar
rangements for tho first annual af
fair, to be held next month. It Is
planned to have tho celebration last
an ontlro week and bo carried out
nlong lines characteristic of this
section,
On account of HANQVET SUN
DAY EVENING, July 20. 1913, nt
THE CHANDLER. PINNER WILL
HE SERVED from 5sao to 7.30 p.m.
TAKE A REST.
(Dy Aaaoclated i'rraa lo Cooa llay Times.
WASHINGTON. July 19.
Tho Sonnto lobby Investigating
commltteo rested today with
less rhnn one-third of Martin
Mulhnll's correspondence thus
far Identified. Tho hearings
will bo resumed Monday nnd It
will bo at least a week boforo
tho routlno examination of Mul
hall Is concluded. The direct
examination of Mulhall will
probably not begin for two
weeks.
TOOUSSETS
Coos Bay Manufacturing Co.
Sues Vice-President for Al
most Eight Thousand.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19. Tlio
Chronicle says: "Tho Coos Day Man
iifncturlnc Conmnnv binuciit nii
for tho rocovory of $7877.02 against
S. M. Haslett. vlco-prosldont of tho
California Soiling Company. In tho
Suporlor Court this weok. Tho sum
named Is tho amount of a Judgniont
recorded against tho Selling company,
and In favor of the plaintiff, on Mny
"wi iusi. iiioy aiso nsK ror JUG. 70,
tho costs of tho former notion, In
terest on tho principal sum from Oc
tober 1C, 1909, whon It is said to
hnvo become duo nnd for tlm cnatn nf
tho present nctlon.
It Is claimed thnt mihKnnnnnf in
Juno 7, 1899, tho Selling company
ueuuiuu mueuieu 10 tlio pialntirr In
tho sum of $8901.37 for goods de
livered, and thnt $7877.02 has been
owing on this debt over since Octobor
15, 1900. Suit was begun against
tho defendant's concern in July,
1911, and Judgement rendered for
tho plaintiff as already stntnil. ITnu.
lett. It is alleged, Is In practical con
trol of tho company of which ho Is
vice-president, and tho plaintiff
claims that In May, 1913. ho used his
control to havo tho selling company
make ovor to him assets to the valuo
of $10,000. This was done. It Is al
leged, for the purposo of hlndorlng
tho collection of tho Judgniont, and
it left, according to the plaintiff, tho
company to all Intents and purposes
Insolvent.
It. Is now being sought to have tho
transfers to Haslott declared void, or
to have a judgment rendered against
him personally."
COACH DIVORCE CASE.
G. T. Treadgold Informs us that
ho recolved word from Judgo Harris
who presided In tho dlvorco caso of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coach, stating
that no dlvorco had been granted to
either party. This leaves matters
just as thoy wero before tho action
was started. Dandon Rocorder,
Have your Job printing dono at
The Times offlco.
"Thoy will bo built."
Good roads In Coos County.
That was tho sonso nnd senti
ment of one of tho biggest nnd best
good roads meetings ovor hold In
Coos County.
An olectlon will bo hold, prob
ably in October, to vote $450,000
road bonds under tho now stato
Inw which, with $250,000 that Is
oxpected to bo tho amoiiut reatlzcd
from n ten mill tnx will give n
grnnd totnl of $700,000 for tho
construction of perninnent ronds
next yenr.
Tho meeting or tho Coos County
Good llonds Association at the Odd
Follows' Hall InBt ovcnlng wns n
hummer. Tho hall wbh crowded
and tho street In front wns crowded
nnd every Individual presont wns nn
earnest nnd enthusiastic booster for
good roads.
Tho meeting was preceded by a
parado or more than a hundred au
tomobiles that ran to North Dond,
where thoy wore Joined by tho
North Dond delegation with tho
North Dond band and returned to
tho hall, where thoro woro good
speeches, good music, good enthus
iasm nnd the result will bo, good
ronds.
Mnyor Straw cnlled tho nicotine
to order In a fow brlof nnd com
pllinontnry romnrks nbout tlio Good
Ronds Association and tho good work
already accomplished as n result
of their orforts. Ho thon presented
Mayor Morrison, of Coqulllo, pres
ident of tho nBsoclntlon, ns tho
sponkor or tho evening.
President .Morrison Sneaks.
Prosldont Morrison modostly dis
claimed bolng tho star attraction
but Hald It was to bo an ora
torical medloy or ton nilnuto nd
drosses. Ho thon hammered homo
a fow hard facts on hard roads
that woro recolved with enthusiasm.
Among othor things ho said that
Coos County had outgrown her
mud highways. A tribute wns pnld
to tho ploneors who blnzod tbo first
trails through tho forests which wo
had been using ovor slnco, but said
now wna tho tlmo to Improvo thorn.
This could bo dono by co-oporntlon
nnd Coos County hnd provon In tho
Inst row dnys that It could got to
gether on moro things than good
ronds nnd when thoy got together
the peoplo accomplished things. This
snlly, a rororonco to tho I. W. W.
doportntlon wns quickly grasped and
appreciated by tho audlonco that
greeted It with a round of np
piauso. Ho Illustrated tho need
of good ronds by snylng Coos Coun
ty with its 20,000 populntlon, wns
ns ridiculous with its presont mud
ronds ns n man 20 years old In n
pnlr of pnnts for a six-year-old boy.
Hero ho gavo a fow figures showing
tho assessed valuation of $2,500,
UpO, which, with a 10-mll! tax.
would produco a $250,000 road
fund noxt year, and this nddod to
a $450,000 bond Issue would ag
gregate $700,000 which would give
a mngnlflcont' stnrt for good roads.
"It Is up to us to do It," snld Mr.
Morrison, "and" tho most satisfac
tory plan Is to bo suro wo get 100
contB worth or good roads for ev
ery dollar expended,"
Ho then presented Mayor Roborts,
of Myrtlo Point, who spoko brlof
ly and enthusiastically of tho pos
sibilities of good roads. Ho named
land, timber and cows as tho trin
ity of resources or Coos County, all
or which would bo dovolopod and
enhanced by good roads,
(Continued on Pago Four.) .