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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
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COOS BAY TIMES
VL O. MALONHY
MN E. MAI.ONF.V
Cdilor iiihI Pull
Xi'Wm lulllnr
at least' J
entered tit tho pustotflce nt Mnrsn
field, Oicgoti. for transmission
through the malls as second cl.iti
ainll matter.
Official Paper of Coos County.
Dedicated to the service of the
people, that no good cause shall lacK
champion, nnd that evil shall no.
thrive unopp scd.
SUIIRCUIPTION HATF.S.
DAILY.
One year $6.00
Per month K0
WUKKIjY.
Ono year 11.60
When paid strictly In advanco the
ubRcrlptlon price of the Coos Bay
Times is 55. oo per year or $2.50 Xoi
alx months.
II NEW SYSTEM
IS INAUGURATED
Mayor Allen Takes up Coun
cil Matters in Renular Or
der at Meeting
Following IiIh now system of hand
ling tho husluuMS of the Council so as
to nvort confusion and delay, Mayor
Allen called first for the reports of
tho various standing committees Inst
night, the first being that of tl e fin
unco committee, which was read In
dispose of the services of
ono, policeman.
Plan Is Suggested.
Councilman Copplc suggested that
n saving might be made In the en
gineer's department by tnltlng care of
all street Improvements up to July 1
and refusing to consider any further
projects for the rest of tho year.
City Engineer Buckingham said
that his department was figuring as
close as It possibly could and that It
was carrying along work valued nt
epproxlmntoly $37,000 to be done In
tho next year. Ho said IiIb depart
ment would bo able to undertake
about $00,000 worth of work requir
ed for tMs year, so that If tho limit
of $1000 bo plnccil' on tho expenses of
the department, tho $90,000 and the
work carried over from last year
would bo all that could be done this
ear. Tho figures would jttBt nbout
rover tho sheets already outlined
for improvement, ho stnted.
Covered by Water.
Councilman Ferguson, of tho street
committee, reported that an Investi
gation had been ntado of. Crnwford's
1 roperty and thnt It had been found
covered by water. The damage could
n't bo estlmtaed until tho water had
drained off, he said. He had order
ed tho contractors to tear up the Gol
den avenue planked roadway rather
than have It covored by tho dredge
making tho fill.
Htieklnghnm snld that as soon as
tho dredge shuts down ho would bo
ready to go right In and bulkhead
the property. .Mayor Allen stated
that ho had told Crawford that tho
committee would see nbout tho dam
age. High Tides llcported.
Councllmnn Albrecht ropnrtod thnt
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STILL CONTINUES TO-BE THE ONE LEADING ATTRACTION FOR THE MONEY-SAVING PEOPLE OF COOS BAY.
ALL DAY SATURDAY AND ALL DAY MONDAY CONTINUOUS STREAMS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS PASSED
THROUGH OUR DOORS.
THIS SALE
Councilman Copplc.
Chairman Copula stated that thotllo ,.,,. llt,,, llI1(1 C!U1H0(l tno wntcr
flnnnco committee had hold a meeting! t0 flow over the Mill Slough dike to
nnn consiucreti tno nuances or tno a tlo,,th llf t(m ci,e8i thought
city nnd tho cost of the various de
partments conipnied to former years.
No declnred thrt tho expense of con
ducting the city government was In
creasing too rapidly In proportion to
tho population and that efforts bad
been sought to find n way out of pro
'anting tho expenses being greater
than the revenue.
Iucicum In Cost.
.Ho reported Hint tho flnnnco com
mittee had found that sonin depart
ments had rost more than nt! ors
during the past year, especially the
engineering department, which had
cost over $5000 In lit I It because of
tho amount of extra work which had
to ho hnndlud.
Police Force Cost.
thnt unless this wnter was looked
nftor somebody living on Coos nvo
nue would suffer. He snld Hie water
was pouring In sufficiently to cover
tho Crnwford garden.
Stieet L'glit Out.
Councilman HvortHen. ns n member
of tho light committee, reported that
the light on North Hrondwny, near
where It Joins Front, wns not show
ing In the mornings nnd thnt he Vnd
passed that point between 3 nnd 5
n. m. nnd found It out. Ho declnred
that tills point wns dangerous because
of nutomohlles. Mayor Allen Instruct
ed It I tii tt) report the matter to tho
power company.
To Improve Doors.
WILL NOT END UNTIL EVERY ARTICLE HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF. WE HAVE COMPLETED ARRANGEMENTS
FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF MEN'S WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S FURNISHINGS AND INTEND TO SELL
EVERY PIECE OF MERCHANDISE THAT SHOWS THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF HAVING BEEN WET, SOILED OR
DAMAGED BY HANDLING.
Laces and Embroideries
WERE UNHARMED, BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY WILL BE PLACED ON SALE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.
WAIT AND WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT
CASH
PRICES
0'CONNELL BUILDING.
LANDO
NO GOODS
EXCHANGED
MARKET AVENUE.
cat dock.
North Fionl Fill.
There wnB some discussion over the
filling of North Front street, Coun
cilman Copplo reporting he had been
Informed tho dredgo would be rend
her of changes In tho health ordi
nances of tho city be put up to Dr
White, In view of his experience nnd
thnt tho City Council Invite him to
meet with them on tho project. Dr. t
Straw declared that it was his In ton-1
to go ahead with the work In ninety. tlon to make a regular Inspection of
days. Ho Bald t'.nt It would tnko of tho city physician for the needs of j
ninety days to get ready for tho work, month.
City Engineer Hucklnghnm thought
thnt there would bo no need to. con-
Kent lug Makes KcipieM.
Fire C lef Dan Kcntlng npponred
3j3 Discount Sale! 33 llZ Sale!
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swuci no o.pu.iHnu-uu.iu.u.i.i lor una ,)cforo Uq Councl wltn ro,,u,8t
work and thnt tho repairing of tho from Towor nrolllorHi of lno (!ll.
present structure would fill tho bill ory nBk,1B for l0rll,,Mlon to Ini.,,
nnd provide for rnlslng tho Innd wit::- n fcPlU,p 01 , H,,ownlk for pr0vld-
In n few feet of tho rondway. It was 1R B!11U)1M0 for niitomolilloH. slmllnr
decided to secure nn opinion from ,() BnrnBC9 mmie of tho large cities,
the city attorney beforo going ahead CoiIllcliIllnn Connie declared bo didn't
with the work.
New Pining .Mini.
F. 13. Arnold, of the Warren Ilroth
ors pavement compnny, wns present at
see wliyuuy firm should have thei
privilege of using any section of thoi
street for Its business. He declnred
ho wouldn't ho In favor of granting J
fMinlrfnnn Ali'n flnll rf lltn flrn nilil
The police department's expenses. f coninUtc0t roporto,j tlmt ,10
l-ad examined tho doors of tho flro
ho reported, linil Increased from $2,-
rr n i.. iino t .. ttoni i inin nlmnni
V' V": "" '" "-; "'".hull, which woro reported to bo in
iliiuuiu iimj mi inur miiiMiiiu iiu luuitu
unorl nt rntinh nf tlin Inst Pminntl
that If tho department Is conducted. ,,, ,,,. Bflll1 ,,in, n .,, ,,-...
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1 til Mill IMl'Ol'llk IUILU II WUIIIll lllll
to ovor $11000 this year for snnlrlei
alone.
AImi Flro Department.
Tho flro department, Copplo re
ported, had lm reused In cost from
$2360 In 191 'J to $1700 In 11)13.
Her reported that altogether a deficit
of nbout $1000 had been found lor
tho Inst yeur In conducting the var
ious departments
To Iti'diice Cost,
, "I nm opposed to raising the reve
nue to meet tho Increased expense,"
declared Councilman Copplo, "and I
I'm In fivnr of cutting down tho ox-
i'ho and not iiiMiik tho rovenue."
'" l in " ' Possible,
Un 1 red It nppearod to bo pos-
'iio t.) mnke a saving In tho ongl
t.vor's department mid thnt It could
bo conducted for the year nt a cost
incur could bo mndo by sawing a
portion of tho bottom of tho doors
off. If tho Council did not want to
go to the expenso of providing now
idodi'H. Ho also recommended tho
I purchnso of some plunking for tho ro-
i pairing of tho Vose drying tower.
Heipi'slMons Nettled,
j Chairman Copple, of the flnnnco
i rommlttoe. made n rernmmendutlon
thnt nny department purchasing sup
plies for tho city should use requisi
tion blanks, signed by the Mayor or
flnnnco clmmlttee, nnd thnt this rule
npply to nny employe of the city In
rn effort to curtail every expenso
thnt was noodles. .Mnvtir Allen de
clared that It was a good suggestion.
(hi Flout hie; Dock.
Clnlrmnn Albrecht. of the water
front commit toe. suggested thnt tho
flontliix dock to he plncod nt tho
the meeting and was called on nyitVo rcnuost. Mayor Allen suggested
Mayor Allen to make a little speech, that the matter ! placed In the;
He responded with tho statement that, hands of the flro nnd water eommlt
1 e would like to securo tho permits- tee.
slon of tho Council to ongngo In com-j Dan WiiiiIn Ducking,
potltlon with other firms In the se- Klrp c,,lof Kcntlnt nfH0 nB,a,( tlint
curing of contrnctH for street Im- 80mo BWthory ho b1voii ,,,, t() ,.
provoniont. He snld ho would like to Vostlgnto the houses In the city to see
Introduce hltiillthlc pavement 'on the ,hnl ,.,. lirotectOIl n(?alllBt flro H
sniuo basis ns nsphnlt. nnd suggested nin,k, (Ieclnrc(, tll0 1()BL. of ,.
MUX'S AXD HOYS' OVIJIU'OATS
iiuiiiumuer, unit nn uvorcout uisis tnreo seasons or more, ami dm
....., ...w... ...., v, .nm!! .. L.i.m-. luHiuiK nun wiiuor- nn il next Wltk
these thuughtH In mint! come In today mid Bolcct any Overcoat i
till! llMttUfl (it K '
ONIS-TINKI) LUSS THAN WKGULAU PRICK
nig, roomy, uisier corns, witii couvertlblo eollurs, tlirce-inian
litliull mint. .....I ..It 1.......I. I...I.M.I I I ..- i . I""llt!
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fabrliH In rich mixtures, solid grays and browns, blues nnil black An
guurunteed to be worth the orlgjnal price. As listed.
IIOVS' OVKIIC'OATS, . to II).
$ 3.00, Sale price !j? n.oti
$ C.oo, Salu price s l.oo
$ 7.00, Sale prlio S 1.(15
$ i?.00. Sale prlte s .".:t"
$ 0.0(1, Hale price S (l.on
$10.00. Sale price S 0.(1.1
$11.00, Sale price S 7.:."
$lL'.r0, Salu price S H.:M
$15.00, Silo price Slo.00
MUX'S ovFitco.vrs
$18.00,
$sr..oo,
$7.r.o,
$30.00,
$:i2.no,
$35.00,
$10.00,
$15.00,
Sale price
Sato price
Sale prlco
Salo price
Sale prlco
Sale prlco
Salo prlco
Salo price'
912.00
$1(1.0.1
9IHJ
$20.00
.tSJUB
$20.63
.$.10.00
tho standardization of nil classes of
ting out fires was to prevent them
paveinoni aim nun urn iirm no repru- f HtnrtIiiL'. hut that ho had' met'
Hontoil was not afraid of competition, '...i,,. .iirrimiiinn rrnm
Ho nlBO stated that t'.o Warren nroth- M), nip,j Mn, ,y wllnt authority hoj,ln" to ,nl:o n,,van,nK of tho com-
porsous
I' mot
who I
from tho different paving firms now
represented on Coos Hay covering
nsphnlt, hltiillthlc nnd block pnvc
ments. Ho declnred this would glvo
the city a basis to work on In t' e
ti wuru iiKuiiiiK on buiuuhiik ." investigated their premises. Mayor
Hond or Mnrshileld for tho orectlon A,u,n 8,ntC(, mt tho (lty nttornoy
of n branch plant In tho nenr future. wr!Sii,Bnn nn or.iinnnnn i.nWf
Diitsim Takes l'leor.
petition for street work, lie moved
thnt ndvertlsomouts for tentative
bids, with a bond of $5000, be mndo.
tntu ..,.. ,.r , .....t, ,.f r loturnnblo on .Innunry 20. nnJ thnt
...... . tnm I'wiiimi in nm "u ui iii- p ..
O. II. Damon took tho floor nnd tectlon mid that It would bo passed i'1" lK"''c'8 K,vo" '" ,,,,, etntlvo
stnted thnt ho wns responsible for n soon ns It was rendy.
the presonro of Mr. Arnold, becnuso ivililmi is i.mIimI
Acting City Attorney Kendall re
ported that tho city nttornoy end
filed n potlt'nn with the stnto rail-
road comnils-lon asking for a rehear
ho had visited Warren Hrothers and
porsuaded tl-ein to let him bring bl'n
to Coos liny to look ovor tho field
here. Datson snld be wnnted to put
hltiillthlc pavonient up to the people ,1R on t)l0 VP.IIBtloil of tll0 wnter HVH.
of Coos liny nnd to have n chnime ,, B r0Bnrrtg (ortllIn foatr08 of
to bid on the street Improvement l0 valuation. He also roported that
work tho water conipany's nttornoys had
Clruler NcimK Cliini'je. rii.,i ,, uiiii,, .,nMin noi,i., f....
--. ( titioii I'vuuum "fiwtlfi Il
or nnoiii f imio. Ho niso rnvored the1 north sldo of the foot of Aldrlcl.
reduction of tho police depart inent mtraot be arrangod temporarily for
and Htlll Imvo nn nood a ervlct as utjunmil boats, nnd thnt tho flont he ten
prosent. With lesu imllceiuen ho- feet wldo on the north sldo. flush
twoen tho hours of l n. in. nnd 1 p. ( with the lnrbnr line, the whole to
m.. nftor the closing of the wnloons, ( b0 constructed so ns not to Inter
1 e thought the city might be nhle to fere with future plnns for n periunn-
zr.JTiriivvirrrrntrrnaiMi ,y. XSTrlg
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ew Stock
City Rnglneer Huoklnghnm stnted r0hearlng of the rehearing, mid t' nt
nun no iii'iii'MHi ii. c iimm- ,,, ,,,ro W(l8 ovory m.0B,,C(,t of ,.nKti,y
lor only ono stylo of pavonient. nnd proceedings over tho matter.
Councilman Copple suggested H,o( Seek Tentative III.K
" .f0:;.:iu'lr.1"whT:,m0n,,8f",;.,,' Councilman Ferguson suggested
1(1 fill IIJI ll IIIU l-UIIIlfill 1WII !, f.n
WILL ARRIVE ON THE STEAMERS THIS WEEK
FROM PORTLAND
Tho shipment will include a lar&e consignment of new
locords, many being tho RED SEAL records, The latest
and best selection,
Then there will be five new pianos, ono of which will
ho another in tho beautiful Circassian Walnut finish, like
Judge Hall recently purchased. It Is similar to the fam
ous Myrtle, and it will be worth a trip to the store to
see it.
If you ate interested in music, drop in, We will al
ways be glad to have you come in and try our new in
struments, tiy the late pieces or the plionogiaph lecords.
mc&MM&eiMou
$mK&m&33&EBEam
L. L. THOMAS, Manaasr.
ssd! Blk,
Cential Aenuo
jue
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nnd secure lower prices. Councilman
Ferguson snld he would like to know
whnt could be done In this direction
under tho ehnrtor. nnd that If It was
necessary to amend tho charter to
provide for competition In other lines
of pavement that this should he
done. It- was finally decided to find
out from tho city nttornoy If the
dinner could bo nmondod In such a
enso.
Straw On the Job.
The city honlth officer. Dr. K. K.
Strnw. npponrod bofore tho City Coun
cil nnd nskod thnt tlo boat houso
vhlch wns bought some time ngo by
tlm nlli' n a n i.nat li(non I. a ..1aai-.i1 1..
, ..... i j ,,m ,, iu.i ii.fiinv in? lliliuu III
Bitiipo iu iiiuuiie coiiingious cases, as
n child hnd been brought down from
n camp on Coos Hlvor who Is hollered
to bo suffering from diphtheria, nnd
thnt there wns need to hnre tho case
Isolated to prevent tho spread of the
dlseaso.
lo declarod that with the repaint
ing of the structure nnd the securing
jof n stove, hath tub and bedding, the
N1-3W SYSTHM .. . ,AI. THItKK.
'p'.nce could bo used nt once, nnd thnt
It was n Brent necety In view of
the fact that there was no other,
means available for the handling of
contagious dluoBses of any kind In tho ,
city. Tho honlth committee was in-,
struited to meet with Dr. Str.-w and'
g.ven power to net on t' e application '
or the city plo!cltui for teh needs of
tho pest hoiik.
Dr. White CtuiiiiiK.
Dr. Straw altto l-eportol thnt he
had heard from Dr. Calvin S. White,
secretary of tli tatt board of healt,
and thnt he would be In MarthfWd
shortly. He suggested thnt a uum-
Council en' I for tentntlvo
bids bo the standard for the regular
bids, Tho motion carried unanimous
ly. Utilldlrig Inspector Trlhboy made n
report on the plumbing situation In
tho city, nftor which tho Council ad
journed to meet In two weeks.
Do you hogln to cought nt night.
Just when you hope to sleep? Do
you have n tickling thront that keeps
you nwnko? Just tnko Foley's Honey
nnd Tnr Compound. It will check
tho cough mid stop tho tickling
sensation nt onco. Does not upsot
tho stomach, Is best for children
nnd grown poisons. Owl Proscrip
tion Phnrmncy. Frank D. Colnn
run
ill
bids on all s'reet work for tho year Onnoslto Chandler Hotel Phono 71
WHY PAY MORE THAN
J0HNS0N-GUL0VSEN CO,
ASK FOR QUALITY
HOME FURNISHINGS?
aniiary Sale Now On
GLANCE THROUGH THESE ITEMS. COME AND COMPARE VALUES. SEE WHAT
WONDERFUL SAVINGS ARE POSSIBLE AT THIS STORE. EVERYTHING CRISP,
FRESH AND CLEAN.
One-yard wldo, Unbleached Shooting, formorly
10c per ynrd. 7
Now C
Men's wool box In black or gray, for- nr
mer prlco 20c. Now 2 pair for LuC
Mon's Shirts in tnn and blue Chnnibrny. rn
Vnlues to She, Whllo thoy last QuC
Men's Hoavy Ulack Mercorlzed Sateen (r
Shirts. Formerly $l.G0. Now flJC
Largo lot Mon's I.eathor Glovos. fjr
10c and 50e kinds. Now ijC
Orogon Wool Flniinol, hoavy weight. Jr
Formerly 7.r,e. Now, per yard T-UC
Children's White Union Suits, tho 40e or
kinds. Whllo they last QQ
Lndles' wool Sleeveless Vests. Tho $1 00 Cn
kind. Whllo they last UuU
Chllds' 25e Knit Undorwnlsts. -IQ
Now I jl
Ladles' Gray Fleeced Vests nnd P.mts. QQ
Formerly 73c. Now J JO
Ladles' Lonthor Hand Dags. Formorly n0
?1.S0 and 1.7.1. Now 0UU
As we need nioro room for tho now Sprln?
goods which will nrrlvo sliortly, wo nro posi
tively closing out all our LADIFS' SMUTS.
IIAI.V COATS AXD CHILDHILVS COATS AT
WHOLMSALK COST. Everything marked "
plain tlguros.
THE
FAIR
,
IRVING BLOCK, Next to Chandler Hotel. CENTRAL AVENUE.
SATISFACTION ALWAYS OR MONEY REFUNDED.
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