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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1914 EVENING EDITION
FOUR
HE LIFE FOR
FRANCE'S GLORY
Aviator Who ItiiiniiitMl Dirigible Onvc
lilfo Ah Hi- Plwlgwl
"The fato of llolnml Onrros, who
iniulo a dullhorntu Bcorlflcc of Ills
own life to destroy tho (lorninn army
illrlBiblu ami send its crow to death,
confirms tho mom turrlfyiiu; sus
picions Germany Iuib ever dared to
entertain concerning tho organiza
tion and purpose of the aerial corps
of tho French army" t
This Is the assertion of Capt. II.
II. Wild, veteran aviator. Captain
Wild was tho third licensed pilot
in tho United States, was tho first
man to fly a heavier than air ma
chine over Chicago and has flown
In most of tho capitals of Europe.
Ho knew (larros woll.
All IMwIkwI to (Jlvo Their Live
"lry (iarros' feat, tho Kalsor now
knows Just what tho 'fourth arm' of
Franco's military organization is,"
wild Captain Wild . "It comprises
a band or men hound by tho strangest
oath ever administered a soldier.
As I recall It now, there uro fifteen
of these men, each pledged to give,
his life Just as (larros did to avenge
tho nnelont enemy of the trl-color,
(lermnny.
i ...it mv flrui tin mi In the real
purpose of tho French flying corps
at llelmont Park, N. Y In 1010.
I was flying there nt tho first In
ternational aero meet ever hold In
America. Ono night Clinrlcs It
Hamilton, Israel Ludlow, John Mois
unlit, (larros and another or two ol
the boys wero sitting In tho Hotel
Astor chatting about aviation la
general.
"Ludlow, poor fellow, Just had
recovered from n fall which par
alyzed Iilm from tho hips down. He
was on crutches. Ho had been
telling us that If he had obeyed his
wife and kept out of tho flying
game ho would have boon a woll
man. Then I remarked that my
wife had been after mo to get out
of it.
"I Shall licavo No Wife."
".Meantime (larros was sitting, not
Haying a word. Someone asked him
If ho was lovesick.
"Wholhor I am or not, I shall
never marry,' said ho. 'I have a
service to perform for Franco, and
when I die I shall leave no wlfo.'
"Then tho conversation veered
around, as It Inevitably does when
thero are Frenchmen In tho crowd,
to military neroplanlng.
"To French filers, personal achieve
ment always Is a secondary consid
eration. Their first thought always
Is, How can they render sorvlco to
Franco? And that Is tho samo as
saylnir, How can they deal destruc
tion to (lermnny?
"During tho conversation (lar
ros mado this remark, which struck
me:
' 'My featH are all for the glory
of Franco. All my experiments luivo
an iiltlmato end. Homo day J In
tend to wreck ovory Zoppelln Oor
i.iany ever had.
"Itoland and I wero good friends,
nud tho next tlino I met him In
l'arls, where I was doing some ex
hibition flying, we hud more talks.
Ills statements amazed mo. I ques
tioned him for details and was told
bomo things I could scarcely bellovo.
lint lu tho light of (Inrros' feat the)
must ho so,
Others Will Die Kiiiiih Way
"I was told how some of tho
most widely known aviators France
has, known tho world over for their
dnro-duvll work, aro lu tho service
of tho French government and each
linn made a solemn promlso to give
IiIh life should the occasion arise,
Just as (larros did, In wrecking dir
igibles of tho enemy.
"Among tho number I can call
to mind nre llouo Harrlor, Andrew
lloupert, Iteno Simon. Wogmaii, VI
din! and Heaumont. Tho first three
men I know personally. All ex
hibit tho hiiiiio luterpld spirit of pa
triotism as did (larros. If occasion
offers they will go to their deaths
Just as (larros did, and da it, us
tliuy say, 'for tho glory of France.'
"There is just one wny to do up
Germany's terrible Zeppelin dirlgl
hies. Garros choxa that way.
(.'linos' Way the Only One.
"Tho .eppellu dirigible lu tho
most destructive eiiglno of warfare
tho world has over known, Homo of
them can carry twonty-sevon tons of
nltro-glycerln. That would blow up
an army. There Is just ono way to
get them. That Is for an noroplaue
to ram their gas hag. It Is Impos
sible for an aeroplane to fly over
them and drop explosives on them,
as has been suggested, for an aero
plane travels too fast.
"Tho only way Is for tho noro
plaue to get up in the air, where
gnu range from the dirigible Is ob
scured by tho gas bug and do tho
H'lrul right Into tho balloon. It
moans sure death to aviator, hut
the patriotism of these Frenchmen
know no limits. Thus Franco with
her noropliinoB, will vanquish Ger
many with her dirigibles, or I miss
my guess. Chicago Tribune.
(TLLIXGS OF COQl'ILLI..
Coos Coiitny Seat News As Told by
the Ileiahl.
Willis llrynnt. of I'ortlnnd, nnd
Mildred McHoo of Ilrldgo, wero mar
lied ut the Methodist parsonage Sat
unlay. Hev. C. II, llryan officiating.
Mih. Itosn I'reuss was in town yes
teiduy from Mnrshfield, Interviewing
School Supt. linker In preparation for
teaching tho school on Catching In
let bolow Sumner.
Mrs. 11, Schuyler, formerly Miss
Doll Fox, pabsed through town last
Thursday on her way to Marshflold
to take tho steamer for her homo In
Portland after a visit of about seven
weeks with hor parents nt llnndon.
S'io wan accompanied by her two
children.
August 27 Was The 55 An
niversary of Oil Discovery
Fifty years ago August 27, tho
first driven oil well In tho United
Stntes began to glvo up Its precious
fluid. Tho event marked an epoch
In the illumination of tho world
and the beginning of many huge
fortunes. The chief illumination of
that dny were sperm, or whale oil,
retailing at i'2.2ti a gallon "cam
phene, a derivative of turpentine
and very liable to explosion; "coal
oil." obtained from coal and Scotch
hog head, selling nt about $2 a gal
lon. How to light the homo and
workshop cheaply was a sortous
economic problem. It was that ar
gument that Influenced two Connec
ticut financiers to advance $1000 to
"Col." Kdwln L. Drake, who pro
posed to drill an oil well near Pit
hole, Pa., whoro for generations tho
tesidents had been gathering oil
as It floated on tho surface of
creeks and pools. Drnko began work
In 18C7. His early attempts re
sulted in failure; his financiers re
fused more money, nud his workmen
dencrtcd. His sclicmo became tho
joke on tho countryside.
"Ho might as woll drill for whis
key," remarked one rural specta
tor. When on tho verge of star
vation, Drako finally secured finan
cial aid from Pcnnsylvnnlans nud
resumed his operations. Months
puBsccd. Several drilling methods
proved fruitless, until ho smile a
six inch Iron nine. At n depth of
71 feet tho pioneer finally found
traces of oil, and the noxt morning
tho liquid was found flowing liber
ally upon tho ground. It was tho
beginning of ono of tho greatest of
modern Industries.
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CITY PLANT HAS PROFIT.
Ktigcno Water llont-tl Holds Its Ven
ture Is u Winner.
KUG13NB, Sept. 3. After hnv
Ing accumulated $25,000 nnd put
$32,000 of tho earnings of tho light
plant back In tho improvements nnd
extensions of tho past two years, tho
Water Hoard claims that Its munici
pal electric venturo lias been success
ful. It showed net earnings of $11,138
for tho porlod of six months, after
deducting tho costs of operation. On
n total cost or $309, 27-1.37, this rep
resents u profit of nino por cent, hut
this will bo held to tho account of n
sinking fund nnd a depreciation fund,
or, as Is probable, rates will bo re
duced further.
In addition tho Water Board claims
to have saved to the peoplo of Eugene
$70,000 lu two years and u half by a
10 per cent reduction lu tho. lighting
rates from 15 cents per kilowatt to
9 conts.
An Interesting levy of nearly $25,
000, lovled this year by the City
Council In anticipation of tho lutorcst
on tho light nnd water property
bonds, as It has dono In tho past, will
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There's the mixed kind you have to
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worth of power and then there's
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Red Crown is what you want. Even
though you have to pay a little more
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Red Crown signs are furnished all
dealers selling this gasoline. Watch
for the sign or ask our nearest agency
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Gasoline Headquaajrteirs
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Today tho oil wells of tho Uni
ted Stntes arc annually producing
nearly two-thirds of tho crudo pet
roleum consumed throughout tho
world. Tho yield reaches tho en
ormous total or about 10,000,000,
000 gallons a year with a whole
sale value estimated at $500,000,
000. They havo created tho great
est single fortune lu tho world,
Rockefeller's. Scores of other mul
tlinllllonnlrs owe their present
wealth to the sticky fluid. Oil has
called into exlstnuco huge webs of
pipo lines, aggregating moro than
250,00 miles In length, which con
vey the crudo product of tho oil
wells to tho refineries whore It Is
transformed into Its many forms
of commerce gnsollno, nnptha,
therapeutic-ointments, nnd Jellies, II
lumlnnllng oils, greescs, nnd pois
onous dyes. It has created grant
flectB of specially designed oil
carrying vessels that sail tho sovon
sens distributing tho product of
American oil wells to till parts of
tho earth. In the guise of gnso
llno It Is driving tho millions of
automobiles through tho world. It
supplies tho power for vessels and
railroad engines. It has driven wax
nud tallow candles from tho mnr
kot by substituting one of Its by
products, paraffin, which Is made
up mutually Into .100,000,000 can
dles of moro than 700 different
varieties!.
"W
remain In tho treasury uuusod, ac
cording to members of tho Water
Hoard, who declaro that for a year
and a half tho board has been In n
position to pay Kb own interest.
Tho samo report showed net earn
ings for water of $1081, above tho
cost of operation nnd tho payment of
Interest. It will show an lncrcuse of
revenues lu tho electrical department
of $4891.15, aud nn Increase In the
rovenue of the wnter department of
$2812.35.
In tho current fund of theso two
departments it will show tin accumu
lation of $12,179.55, or which $25,
801.07 stands to the credit or tho el
ectrical department and $10,078.49
to the wnter department.
ItKAD Till! ADS.
Itend tho war iiowh, hut don't for
get tho storo news In Tho Tlmci.
Your next visit to a store should
bo mado in nnswor to an ad. In to
day's paper.
HAND DANCK PLATFOHM Second
anil .Market, Saturday night.
Standard Oil
Company
(California)
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No Need to
On Electric Lighting or Gas
The propl v of the United Slates will soon emerge
from this present crisis .stronger in prosperity and
mutual, understanding than ever before
.In the midst of "war time" price advances the pa
trons of the public utility companies may J'eel se
cure that the important services rendered will not
cost more.
Electric lighting and power service, gas service
street railway transportation and telephone ser
vice have decreased steadily in price and advanced
steadilji in value to the public during the last doz
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When international strife rod's the markets of
the, world, these, public utilitij services remain to w
in price without impairment of qualUg.
Therefore, our customers do not have to worrv
about curtailing the service, which we supply.
They know there will be no increase in cost aiid
that the service will be just as good and better
than before.
Our organization isat your command. Tele
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Oregon Power Company
TO BEAT THE BUILDING GAME -:-
has been a hobby with us for a Rood many years and n lot of
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