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COOS BAY TIMES
M. 0. MAL0NJ3Y, Editor nnd Piib.
DAN K. MALONEV, News Editor
Official Paper of Coos County
Entered at tho Postofflco at Marsh
tleld, Oregon, for transmission
Ihrough tbe malls a second-class
nail matter.
THE CITV EJECTION.
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GROWS DAILY!
CHRISTMAS
MESSAGE AT NIGHT
By ALICE E. ALLEN.
(Copyright. IMS, by American rrei As
clntlon 1
Tht following nro tilth contrlbu
tlons received thus far:
II. Gjerdrum 1.00
A Friend 2.00
W. G 1.00
irs tit jtUu
t. a 1.00
D. K ' 1.00
Mrs. K 1.00
Jns. Watt 1.00
Clins. Elford 1.00
A Friend 100
Joo Stoll 2.25
E. M". Erlckson 1.00
M. Shaw 5.00
I
IT JUKES n grcnt deal ofdlffor
enco the stamp of men who nro
elected to servo tlio city nB Its ad
ministrative officials. Tho honest
straightforward, lovcl-hcndcd man of
affaire who has tho stamp of success
upon" his own undertakings Is a snfo
man to entrust with tho public busi
ness. Ho will not uso his office to
further his own enterprises, and the
enforcement of law will not await his.
tilonsuro or bo dictated by his pre
judice. Tho Individual voters Bliould Dr. II
i . i t . i...f .....l Im ' tMI T.-...nfM .A Art
cxorciso ineir own ui. juuKiuu. ... ntw-uu '"""land relentless. Ilut ns she cntno away
tho election of officials. Especially , Olo Evcnson 2.00 ' and gat down , hcr cimr by tuo win.
Is this true In city politics. Who fill tE. A. D 2.00 &oxr ncr eyes wero wistful.
tho municipal offices of Marshflold F. J. Vermchr 1.00 "it will novor do for tho proprietor
u of more direct moment and con-1 A Friend from Daniels Creek . 1.00 to call npon his stenographer," sho
T scrmed to Ruth ns sue new for
tho dozenth time to her telephone
that dreary afternoon of the day
before Christmas that sho had
i. .. .!. .1.. .ti1 tt if tlili.h
iril'HU3 III IIIU hill" um v.sr . ......... , n.-.-r,
he bad never known until then-truo , sho hnd waited what seemed a long,
a t ' I il I. J 1. .11 .1 In.l linn
friends, even if they wero numuio ana ioiib who ncr m-nu um iuuimiu ..-..
too noor to do moro than telcphono "Why, of course," bIio said slowly,
iholr rood wishes. ' "ho will bo up country today.
I heart has" monf control1 over ono thnn
j tho head. Anyhow, when Ituth sat up
and looked out of her window nt tho
alrcnily busy streets far below her, her
' heart was doing tho talking.
' "Jack Is walling for you-some-where,"
It said. "And he belongs to
you. Why not claim your own?"
After a minute ltuth's heart spoko
again. "What If you nro poor? What
If bo Is not rich? Can't two work to
gether better than apart? Why not
give Jack a Christmas gift? Tho only
ono ho wants?"
Ituth did not give her bend time to
argue with her heart As soon ns sho
was dressed sho was at tho telcphono
Blvlnc Jack's business number. After
ThU initial messaro was from
ltuth's proprietor. Could ho call that
evening? ltuth's "Of course not, Mr.
Mayne," was firm. Could he tnko hcr
out, then a dinner somewhere, tho
theater? Just this once, for Christ
mas' sake? ltuth's refusals ns trans-
Sho
was Just about to hang up tho receiver.
"Walt a minute," cried her heart
Hearts do know things, especially nt
Christmas. And then
"Hellol" said n big, hearty volco out
of tho distance.
"Oh. Jack!" cried Ituth. "Is It yo'u.
mltted by tho telephone wore nil Arm really you?"
"ICS, IUIIII, saiu ino vuicv. ituu
clso? You wanted"
"To wish you a merry Christmas,
Jack," Ruth foltered.
"Thanks. Thnt all?"
cern to you than who Is governor of
tho stato.
Tho Times hopes that boforo many
mora elections the voters of this city
will adopt tho commission form of
government and In this way secure
economy and efficiency In city nffairs
that Is not posslblo under tho present
cumbersome and out-of-dato methods.
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15 POINTED OUT
Deadly Fumes From Silo End
Life of Humans and Ani
malsPrecautions The Journal of tho American Medi
cal Association reports a very Inter
esting and Instructive case of silo
poisoning and wo reprint tho Import
ant parts of it for tho benefit of
those who work around silos.
"At the Athens (Mo.) Stnto Hospl
tal at about
North Ucnd Library Ass'n . . . G.OO
Mr. and Mrs. Jns. Dennett . . . 2.00
Mrs. Harry Nasburg 1.00
Harry Nasburg 1.00
W. G. Lawhorno 2.00
Mrs. Geo. Hennessey 1.00
A. L 1.00
A Friend 1.00
A. E. Gagnon 2.00
Edwin Lnbowltch $1.00
A Friend COO
Mrs. D 1.00
F. C. Milton 70
W. II. McDroom 1.00
J. A. Rlatt 3.00
l Coos Day Times fi.00
Total $08.95
snld. with n sorry little smile "To bo
sure, there was a time" when ho was
her father's clerk "but times hare
changed."
Perhaps because It was Cbrlstmns
etc. when, memories, no matter how
well behaved nt other times and sen-
"Yes," said Ruth, listening to hcr
head. Then: "No-not quite. 1-1 want
ed to hear your voice: that's nil."
"Is It?" asked tho volco Ruth wanted
to hear.
"You sec, Jack," Ruth hurried on, "I
1 dreamed about you last night I I
LEW PRICE was down totlny from
his homo nt Sunnier attending to
somo matters of business.
sons, will walk abroad; perhaps bo-1 thought you called mo up, nnd-nnd It
cause other things such as love, Joy, was only a dream."
peace nnd good will were thronging "I came so near It," said tho volco,
heaven and enrth below: perhaps ontj ' "that I stood here by my phono for an
because Rath was tired and perplex- , hour. But It was late, nnd well, Ruth,
r ...M..ft.1 At in in inn nn tlila Minn"
"You're not in the country?"
"Not yet Wo go tonight"
"We?"
"Mother nnd I. Sho's spending part
of Christmas In tho city, nut wo miss
the snow nnd tho slclglibclla nnd tho
homo folks."
"It sounds lovely." cried Ruth, "nnd
so Chrlstmnsy. Glvo your mother my
love. Jack, nnd wish her tho merriest
Christmas."
"Sho'll be gJad to hear from you, I
J. O. LANGWORTHY came down
from Allegany this morning nfter
visiting over Thanksgiving with
Captain and Mrs, Hormnn Ed
wards. Mrs. Langworthy Is still
at Allegany.
Jst.
asn itP.rusALB WKiiK l'insi and nr.r.c.sr-
LESS.
ed nnd lonely whntover tho renson
fitting thero in hor llttlo window,
looking down upon tho street, with it
until all tho free oxygen In tho nlr
o'clock In the morning I 8pnce8 ,s consumed by tho rcsplrn-
an,, io ioi i .... ,,.. i., n tory processes of tho plant. This dl-
sqund of six men ascended tho ladder rcct "Bntlon of oxygon Is nearly I
on tho outsldo of tho silo In question but not "ulte' counterbalanced by
to an open door about twelve foot111'0 0vItlon of enrbon dloxld, ns n
from tho top, nnd Jumped In, ono af-,,,ortlon of tho 0J(un comlilncs to
ter tho other, on tho silage, tho level I form othcr by-products. Analysis of
of which was about six feet below tho tho n,r evcn wUh,n '"'only-four hours'
doorway. Within five minutes, ns ro- oftcn BnoWB no fro oxywn. Within)
nortod. tho next two mrn who imfcml. n flhort t,n,0 Kn hcglns to bo given
ed shouted down thnt tho first four!off aml contl"CH nt nn Increasing! throng of gay, good untured shoppers.
men looked ns ihoiieh ihov wnr rnt0 tor ft In' or 80 then gradually Ruth did what who had sternly forbid
dead. A largo force of workers who m diminishes. Tho gas so evolved Is,
wore at hand Immediately ascended ; mrfi0, caruon "'""'d "l " mlxca
tho silo nnd opening a lower door w,th tho "csldunl nitrogen of tho
which was Just about tho level of contained nlr.
tho silage, hurriedly removed tho un-j u ,B tl10 ""sonco of this enrbon
conscious forms, nnd In splto of tho cllox,(1 saB wh,cn '" tno Principal pre
serving ngent in tno sllngo. Tho es
capo of this gns from tho silo will
Immediately start decay.
"Danger exists In every silo nnd
precautions should ho taken. These
consist In keeping tho doorH Immo
Immediate arrival of four or flvo phy
sicians from tho Institution nil at
tempts nt resuscitation fulled."
"Tho sllngo consisted of fresh,
rather finely cut Immature corn. Ex
periments were performed next day
with tho following results. A guinea i(,,atoly ftbovo tho lovo1 ' tho sllngo
pig was dropped In and within thlrty0,,on or '" having unhinged doors
seconds toppled over unconscious nf- wI,lc" fn" ,n ns tno Hngo settles bo
tor n brief exhibit of respiratory dlf-j low t,lom' whll tll nbsonco of n
flculty. A rabbit was next dropped j roo( wou,d ')0nn,t availing winds
In on tho sllngo. It took u few to ,lraw ofr KnHC8 b' auction iictlon.
slcps, allowed somo difficulty In I Tno K"8 cnn bo "Irlvon out easily by
breathing mid dropped over on It ' )8,K n open umbrella, bunch of
sldo unconscious at the end of thirty liny or "'o leafy branches of a treo.
kcconds. Next a largo, slendor colllo When nn' 'Joubt exists lower a light
dog was lowored down and In Just!0'1 '"ntorn to tho level of tho sllngo
two or threo minutes It llkowlso foil nncl watch tho action of tho flnmo. loyal heart, tho tendor eyes nnd volco.
over unconscious, Tho oncomo of," ""' "r goes out, ventllnto tho How had sho ever let him go?
den herself to do-slio went bnck over
the years which had mudo such changes
In her life. Thero was her father's
business disgrace, tho lois of every
thing, followed by his death. Then
chiiio her own beginning In business.
In splto of herself, Ruth smiled to think
of whnt her old frlonds would say
could they know what n capable little
btisliiejs womnn necessity had iniulo of
hcr. Hut not one of thorn all know
whoro sho was. .Npt ono hnd traced
her to this great city that Is. except
Jack. Jack? As soon ns Ruth admit
ted that name Into hor thoughts, It
dominated nil else. It brought bnck Its
owner htrong. mnnly, Insistent ono of
the won't-tnke-no-for-nn-nnswor kind.
Ruth found herself wondering almost
-that Jack had tnkeu hor no ns llnal.
Apparently he had. It had surely bcon
as strong as she could mako It. And
bo had gone nway and had not come
back. With tho many friends who had
ruug up to nsk how sho was and to
uy "Merry Christmas" there had beeu I
do Jack Jack of tho strong face, tho
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unconsciousness In all cases was very '"" ucforo ontorlng.
Biiddon. Tho guinea pig was dead In '
ten minutes, tho rabbit nt tho end of,
forty-two minutes while tho dog wns
removed nt tho end of thlrty-throa
minutes, when nbdomlnnl and chest'
movements had ceased, although
drawing hack of tho corners of tho
cheoks was still present.
Within n few minutes.
DO IT NOW
Do what? Why, buy thnt
"Somo tlmo you will want mo, Ruth,"
b had said. Above tho rush nnd roar
of the great city Ruth hoard the words
kguln Just as she had heard thorn cv
try day and every night slnco Jack
Qad gone nway. "I could urge you now,
but 1 wnnt you of your own freo will,
dear. And you will come some day.
I ilo nnt nvnn nooil to nsl: n nrotnlso I
It now. What Is ours does come to us, ( ' hut I must
SITTINO IN IllUt MTTLF. WINDOW.
Ruth: wo've been talking of you. Any
thing clso?"
"No."
"Sure, dear?"
Ruth's eyes were so full of tenrs that.
as sho said afterward, she couldn't sco i
to tnlk,
"Sure, dear?" asked the volco again, i
"That's nlC" sho bnld bravely, "only i
-are you well?" j
"Perfectly. And you?"
"Oh. yes! Wasn't It strango I hoard
the boll when you didn't really ring up
last night. Jack?"
"No," said Jack firmly. "Your heart
heard mine, little girl. If only you
would listen to It oftcner."
"I can't nlwnys hear It," laughed
Ruth, "My head Is such a good talker."
"Time's up," said a strango voice ,
somewhere.
"Goodby, Jack, dear!" cried Ruth.
Hut thero was no nnswer.
The next mluuto alio ngnln took down
tho receiver. j
"Get S80U ngnln; quick!" sho said. '
"Hello!" snld Jack's volco.
"Is that you, Jack?" ,
"Of course. Something you forgot
dear?"
"No; I didn't forget I wouldn't say
Don t look nt me, Jack,
If wo wait. 1 fun wnlt"
OUtsIdO, ntiriatmna nrnannt "Win n rwr-.t.w fii.n ...no ,l,m.. ..unn. nn At flrat
4t A .III , . . w... ". ...wuw..,. kvu iiiu liv.iik ..i,l- ,.. i.i.-v k,v,. .itif. ... ..u.
Muwb, im;ii nan ueen icmown by 4. , .. ,. , ., . , Ituth hnd half expected his return.
.. " "- "" i . , .. . , . ,, (nun will nun c it-lieu ma luwnu.
tho tall, showed signs of reviving; l t0 bl1 " Bomo t,me nml tl,cro 3 i llut lie never enmo, Apd lie never sent
whilo thoro
nro scores of reasons for acting nt
onco. Chief among tho reasons
tho fact that you now linvo
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... ..... ...... , . .Hiiiiuia ii uppeareu i no renson tor uoiny,
,-....., wucLiuuu uiiu iiieronuer rapid
ly recovered without any efforts at
resuscitation being tried.
"Next a bunch of matches, lowor
ed on n pitchfork, snuffed out at n
lovol of about 18 Inches above tho I lurgor stocks from which to nmko
Si! ;ovlT,,1t;rn1l,0,mVe,l :,.m.,,Br,jr; wlom, ns well ns tho fact that
iinu mo ioei of tho gas could bo es-1 ,
tlmntod within a half Inch by means' J'ou w''' hnvo moro tinio to mnUo
01 tno effect minn llu, 1,.(... i
-. ... ,. ,vlu iiuiiiu.
iiijih oi mo Bas covering the
miuBo io mo depth of is Inches
showed tho presence of 3S per cent
of carbon dloxld, gonorully spoken
of as carbonic acid gas. The pres
onco of 5 to 8 per cent of carbon dl
oxld In tho nlr will causa distressed
breathing and ten por cent will cause
asphyxia, which Is usually sudden.
"Tho following explanation Is of
fered: Immediately after tho fodder
is onslled, absorption of oxygen by
tho plant tlBsiio8 begins nnd continues, presents.
your choice ami tho clorks will
have more timo to wait on you.
A further roason is noted in tho
comfort early Christinas shopping
inonns to clorks and dolivory hoys.
They havo heavy burdens during
the holiday season. Don't mako
tho burdens heavior by waiting un
til tho last minuto to buy vour
her n word. Ruth was tired of watch
lug the malls now. Ami her proud lit
lie head told her eager little heart that
It was not fair to call Jack buck Just
beenuse life was hard nnd louely nnd
dlmoxt unbearable sometimes. So she
tolled nwny until toll became work
work that sho enjoyed. She hud her
little moms by herself, hor books, her
j plrttires. enough to ent tnd wear.
Whnt moro need any ono ask? Noth-
I Inc-except at Christmas. At Christ
mas, to u woman, lovo Is a necessity.
Thnt night. In tho mlddlo or tho
but listen. I'm listening to my heart
now. There Is something I wnnt, j
Juctf."
"Yes."
"It's a big something. Guess. No;
don't guess. Walt It's you.''' Ruth
hung up tho receiver and ran to the
chair by tho window qulto tho other
sldo of tho room. I
It was not qulto a minuto when tbo
tntnnlmmt lull rniicr Hhrlllv. )
"Isithis Miss Hnzcu?" said tho oper
ator's voice.
"Yes," said Ruth.
"Message wasn't finished wnlt" !
Hello!" camo Jacks voice, bbj,
darkest hour,' Ruth sat up straight In ' strong, vibrant with happiness. "That
bed. Sho was absolutely sure that tho i you. Hutu? '
CRISTMAS PHOTOS
THEY AUK ALWAYS l'LEASI.NG
QUARTERMASS STUDIO ?SS
telcphono bell over her desk bad Just
rung. All was still, so, after a min
uto of waiting, sho lay down ngaln.
laughing to herself. Tho telcphono
had been so busy all day bringing her
messages that sho had heard It In hor
dream. It could not really havo rung.
After a little sho drowsed off, only
to bear Its shrill Jingle ngnlu and
ngaln. It no longer wakened her. Rut
In her dream she went to tho tele
phone, took down tho receiver and lis
tened. Out of tbo darkness and dls
tnnco a voice spoke Jack's voice.
"Merry Christmas" was Its only mes-
sago. Rut so strong and clear wero
tho words that when Ruth finally
awoke to n sunny Christmas mora- !
Ing, sho still tingled to their memory.
Perhaps, whenpnefjrst nwnkc8vJhe
Yes."
"Coming." said tho voice, "mother
nnd 1. to take you up stnto with us.
Can you lo rendy in nn hour?"
"Yes," said Ruth, "I'vo beeu rendy
always, Jnek."
Whnt camo next must have surprised
' even that long suffering, much endur
ing wire. Sure It is that Ruth's cheeks
flamed like red holly berries.
' And even before sho ran to put her
clothes In tier suit case, to do her hnlr
and to put on her one good gown, from
above her bookcase she took u sprig
, of scarlet holly. With a red ribbon
she tied It over the telephone.
"If ever anything deserved a merry
! Christmas," she cried, "you do!"
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A food and a drink
costing half a cent a
cup it is your fault
if you complain of
high cost of living.
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