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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915 EV ENING EDITION.
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PEOPLES FORUM
Tho Coos liny Tlmca wilt bo
ptcnsoit to publish tetters from Its
lenders on all questions o( public
Interest, giving bis or her addroas,
r.nd so far ns possible limited tu
250 vords. In publishing these tet
ters Tho Times does not Indors9
tho a lews expressed therein; it li
slmplv affording a means for tho
voicing of different opinions on all
qtcptlons affecting tho public wel
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Editor Times!, , . . ( ,
' linclosod. j)leas'e 'find gmniurilcn
tlon for Tbo Times. The letter was
Inspired by reading your optimistic
editorials, and by reading In tho
Times of tho depression of tho lum
bar Industries of your section, nnd of
knowing tho ivastqful .methods of
clearing land' out there. Chcapor
transportation means new llfo to
your section of tho country, to nil
tho country In fact.
Tho Panama, Canal Is tho key that
wilt unlock tho doors of Industry to
this nation If wo uso it, nnd tho gov
ernment ntono can control tho trans
portation problem. Hoping that you
will boo your wny clear to uso tho
article
Yours truly,
J. 8. McMUriTItY,
A fiOVJCKNMKNT ATLANTIC PACI
FIO TltANSl'ORTATIO.V SY8TICM
Supposo Instead of paying out vast nro mined with death traps, then go,Cal selections, covering one hundred
sums of money to get control of tho at your own risks. Tho Btnrry fjag, thlrty-flvo pages of music, Miss
railroads, that wo build n cpmpotlng protects you at homo nnd on tho 'prances Datchelor, of Portland, last
transportation system, It needs no 'western hemisphere, but not If your I evening nt the Presbyterian Church,
argument to show that If tho govorn-,lovo for money would lend you togavo an exhibition of musical mem
ment had n competing system that endanger tho pcaco and prosperity orizlng worthy of notice. Without
tho railroads would of necessity como of your natlvo land. notes alio presented thirteen regular
to tho government's rate of tranB-j The lesson that this war Is teaching numbers correctly. Miss Hatchclor's
portatlon: cither that or nult busl- us Is that wo must rely moro on our I playing, though, Is much more than
ness. Now then hero Is the plnn of-'American resources. Wo have ship- being correct. Sho gives her mini
fered for tbo solution of tl.U nil Im-'pcd our cotton and raw materials I bcrs an expression nnd spirit 'that
portant nucstlon. 'nbrond at low prices and then shipped i brings out tho theme of the composer
Let tho Government build a lino of back high-priced finished products,
Panama Canal ships, theso ships to j This Is nil wrong. American pro
bo bo constructed that tliey could ducts should bo made up by American
start from Coos liay, or Pugct Sound workmen, thereby giving employment'
nnd, sailing through tho Panamn Ca- our wonunginon, ana wo snouia
nnl, sail up tho Mississippi river, or sell tho finished products nbroad.
sail around Florida nnd up tJo At-! Hut, in times of war like tho present
lantlo coast to New York nnd up tho wo should let foreigners como aftor
Hudson river nnd on to tho groat, our products, whilst wo Invest our
lakes. Let them ho built to carrv good money in building tin American
passongcrs and freight, nnd also fit-' manufactures, and in building inter- tho wibs of Song," Mendelssohn
IpiI fnr iinttln nlilns. Whv not? ff ' stato commercial linen of merchant "d Wagner-Liszt's "Mebestod." The
making ono feel tho Inspiration of
tho composition. Sho is a player
of genius, meeting the expectations
of the large audience that heard her.
In tho first part sho presented one
number from Dncli-Dusonl, nnd three
Chopin solectloiiB. Fnntnsle-F Minor
was particularly a strong ono. Among
tho second part numbers were thrco
by Drahms, closing with "On
FOR .
BUTTERICK
PATTERNS
FOR
APRIL
ARE HERE
Quarterly Book
SUMIy1ERfasHI0NS
na AHRIVEO
A IJnttloMilp
I I
Merchant Marino to
CJienpcii Freight Itntcet ;
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'Editor', wo of tho eastern nnd
central states nro surprised to hear
that thcro Is stagnation nnd 'depress
Ion (njtho lumhqr Industries, In the
groat lumber producing northwest,
hero lumbor prices to tho consumer
nro boostod sky high, tho nvnllablo
lumber in tho central and castorn
parts of tho United States is vory
tlmltod and prlcos nro ndvnn'clng nil
tho tlmo. If wo on tho prnlrlos of
Missouri, KariBns, Nobrasko, Iowa,
Oklahoma nnd Texan could havo
reasonnblo transportation for tho
lumber thnt you pcoplo In and
around Coos Hay burn up in order to
get it out of tho way wo would fool
thnt wo woro Indood fortunnto. Your
plan of slashing tlmbor nnd thon
liurnlng ovcrythlng looks to uR lllco
extravagant waste, wo need this tini
er that you want to got rid of, woro
t not for tho oxorbltnnt freight rates
vo could afford to buy your Biirplim
Imbor, thoroby ljclplng,ohrkotven nnd
ou too. This snmo condition pre
Yalls as to your othor products, nnd
io ours, our whent and corn and cot-
jon nro at times a drug on tho market
pocnuso of tho fact that wo can not
Eetjt to thoso who need It.
This brings, us to'tho micstlon of
Government Qwporslilp. pf rnllronds,
a question that wo tryt6 relagnto to
(ho background,' hut! which lllco
''n.inqtio'n ghost, will not down."
Why should you pdoplo wasto tho
food-given rcsouroes ,of their fortlto
Innds, whon tljoiunudn of their bro
thers nro miroly in need of theso snmo
rosoureoa? It is not right, It Is not
tntc-smnnshlp to shy off at tho Idea
of Government Ownership 0f rnl
ronda bocnuso, forsootli, it Is not u
part of our political party's plntrorm,
In tills nation of oiim wo want loss
of polltlca and moro biiBlnoas. in
writing this Jotter I havo not stopped
to consul democratic or republican,
fr socialist loadors to nslc if whnt I
Jdvocato will liarmonlzo ivith tholr
ot doctrine, rather r am trying toi
l,lnd n solution for tlilsj question or
cbenpor trniiBportdtloil'.'hnvIng found1
tjhnt I know I will hotter tho condl-
Von . tUP- Krent mass of American
icoplr, north', south, enst and west.1
CJovornniont ownership of rnll-t
roiiiin InvolvoR u qiicstlnu of ivillll jiih
of money, to take over tliu railroads
tho govemiuont must fonflscato them
n.nd pay them u fair prlco for tho
money Invested, and when wo say'
Uio govommont, wd mean tlio pconlo.l
) ecnuso nil thnt tho government hnu
Hist como from tho pockets of tho
pople, directly or Indirectly, thou tho
noBtlcm , would It pay tho ltooplo
ip inKo over tlio railroads?
liavo Bpcnt millions of dollars In battleships. Wo arc tired of t!.o
building tho Panama Cannt, why not . goods that como to us with tho brand
uso It ns our nallonnl transportation '"Mado In Oermany." Clvo us Am
route to compefo with tho railroads 'orlcan goods, transported through
that nro collecting prohibitive ratos I our big ditch by American ships, own
as far ns tho transportation of turn- "d nnd sailed by Americans, under
bornnd other much needed comniodl-1 "o American flag and controlled by
ties. Wo havo spent millions of gold,tno American government.
In building biltlcahlps, why not utll- J. S. McMUItTIlY.
Izo theso ships In tlmo of poace as .
freight nnd passongcr ships. Wliyi
not give our sailors nnd soldiers some
thing to. do besides draw their pay? I PLEASING PIANIST
Why not In tho futuro build battle
ships with a view of using them ns
merchantmen, nnd thus put now llfo
Into our logging Industries?
Let tho buzz of tho sawmill ind tho
planing mill, tho echo of tho carpen
ters nnd shin builders' hnmmcrs bo
MISS BATCHELOR A
PLEASING
Miss Frances IJntcholor, who Is
to appear In recital In Mnrshflcld
noxt Monday evening nt tho Prca
bytorlnn Church, wns tho soloist nt
tho concort given by tho Albany
women's Musical Club this week
nenrd ail over Oregon and Washing- and In nn nccount of tho concort
ton, building thoso nntlonnl battle-' tho Albany Democrat says:
ships for Interstnto commorco. Stop
this wnnton wasto of your fine tlm
ber nnd, nt tho snmo tlmo supply tho
central nnd onstorn states with lum
bor nnd coal, thus giving employment
to tho mechanics of nil sections of tho
United States,
Tho Wilson administration has
fought hnrd for tho shin purchasing
bill. A bill that Ib loaded with dy
namite, nnd, had it passed, would
havo almost cortnlnly embroiled us
In tho war that B raging In Kuropo,
instead of building up an over-seas
merchant mnrlno, lut this government
put Its money Into nn interstato Pan
ama Canal coast merchant marlno,
snmo to bo fortified nnd convertible
Into battloshlpB If noqdod.
,.iln ordor to kodp out of tho wnr
this nation mubt my to tho European
nations, wo havo abundance Qf wheat,,
corn, pork, beof, cotton and othor
provisions, but Blnco you havo your
porta mlnod, Blnco you havo let looso
on tho trncUIcaa orcan f lontlng mines,
slneo your submarines nro destroying
uio commerco of tho world, from
hoiicorortii, 'If you want American
products, como nftor thorn in your
own ships. Wo will protect you throo
miles from our shore lines, uftor that
fight to your henrtB' content. Say
to tho ship owners, f you aro not
satisfied to help build up a South
American trndo, or cugngo In n coast
wlso trndo, hut nnut go to sons that
"Ilondorlng nbout fifteen classl-
last part brought out tho beauty of
Campbell-Upton's work. Memory
Boomed to ho especially appreciated.'
Miss Untchelor is appearing In
Mnrshflcld undor tlio management
of Perl Illloy Iinllinger nnd tickets
for tho performance next week may
bo secured from tho Thomas Music
store and from G. W. Kaufman.
Among thoso In the audience was
Mmo. Carroll, of Portland, instruc
tor of Miss Uatnholor, who takes a
speclat prldo In her musical accom
plishment. Mrs. Carroll has had a
romnrkablo carcor as n teacher of pi
ano playing, numbering among her
pupils many prominent plnycrs.
Tho construction of a now port
on tho onBt coast of tho iBlnnd of
Luzon Is expected to reduco tho
tlmo for trips between tho Pacific
Coast of tho United States and Man
ila by four days.
Saturday's Selling
EVERY GARMENT THIS SEASON'S CREATION.
LADIES'
SUITS
MAN-TAILORED
In the new shades
$12.50
J16.50 $21.00
CRISP NEW
WAISTS
Embroidered Linon, Flare
Collars, full and semi
sleeves $1.25 each
WHITE SILK WAISTS
handsomsly embroidered
LADIES'
COATS
M'l'tary, Balmacaan
and three-quarter lengths
$9.00
$12.00
The Union
Market
SPRING LAMB MILK VEAL
CHICKENS
PORK PORTLAND BEEF
Our meats and poultry nro nlivnyn tlio host on tlio market nml
nro properly cooled In our refrigerating plant, ulilcli Insures (heir
icnclilng you In (lie bout, of condition,
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Home Made Marmalade
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A full pint, of Colilcn Seal
nn'iitli Prohorvo ,lnr only ..,
COOS HAY .MOIt.MXfl.
Wldo
40c
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THE UNION MARKET
J. E Ford & Co.
sociaii cAr,i:xi)Au
Pit IDA Y
Friday Club with Mrs. I.
I). Ilartlo.
Ladles' Art Club with Mrs.
It. II. Walter.
l'lillatboa Society nt Ilap
tlst Church parlors.
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