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&$ SIM mat; ,h. ttajs AriA ""YAHMolw. tttfSrjf&4k "M.x f -.t -" '"""W" AMU niu && -w-'i. -y i '" " THE COOS'BWtIMeS (bAliElip! 0'MlDAYftiIMBR; feBl" jVEfolfe'EDm, , 'FOUR 7 ? j w . COOS BAY TIMES H. O. MAIiONBV, Editor and Pub. DAN E. MALONEV, News Editor Official Taper of Coos County Official Paper City of Mnrslifiold. h i AddresB nil communications to COOS HAY DAILY TIMES. Entered at tlio Postofflco at Marsh field, Oregon, for trnnsmlsnlon through tho malla a a Becond-class mall matter. t EUROPEAN WAR ONE t t YEAR AGO TODAY $$ NOVI-.MIII.il HO, JM. The British battleship Bulwark Is destroyed by an explosion off Shearncss, England, and only 11 of u crew of 800 nro Haved. In Russian Poland Grand Duko Nicholas' army defeats General Von Hlndonburg's army. Tho Austrlans capture 29,000 prisoners In Poland. Tho fighting 1 Flanders Is at a stand still and no definite results arc announced. on the Job almost constantly until he has drilled assistants to stand between him and many of the de tails. "But the first essential," ho wont on, "Is efficiency in tho right. It is not enough simply to bo effi cient, for a man might bo an effi cient horsethler. The truo nim of every right-thinking man should bo efficiency in tho right. "Tho next thing that goes toward success, permanent, enduring buc ccss, according to my way of think ing, is to keep out of tho rut. By that I mean you Bhould havo times to work nnd time to play. During your hours of business, forget the play; tlurjng tho hours of play or relaxation, forgot your business n othor words, novor tako your hunl upfs homo nnd then carry It to bed with you." n t , Take Me Back to Ealbylamidl By MKIjIIA CALDWELL t WITH THE TOAST t t AND THE TEA t $ COItl'OItATlOX TAXKH THOSE of us who havo sot back in our chairs smug in tho belief that of all tho state, Cooa County; nnd of all tho nation, tho state of Oregon lead in tho gen tle art of making tho corporations and big land owners pay tho hills in road nnd school districts, pro- paro for a shock, for Oregon in general and Coos County in par ticular nro for In tho ronr. Tho town of Hlbhlng, Minnesota, whore Al Powers coma from, lias us badly beaten. Hero is what Is published about It In n rccont copy of Tho Survey: "Flvo towns on tho Mcsagn Iron Itango In Minnesota play tho role of hold-up men, of specialists in town Improvement, dr of thrifty taxpayers holding rich corporations to proper nccount all according to tho point of view. "In 1914 tho avcrngo per capita tax for local purposes in M0 Min nesota cities nnd villages was $13.35. In Duluth, St. Paul and Minneapolis, cities of tho first class, tho per capita taxes wore $11.01, $11.20, nnd $12.C2 respectively. Tho per cap ita tax in lilhblng was ?85.;ifi. Nor In Illbblug a liillllouhlro colony. It is a mining vlllngo of uomu 10,000 population, tho principal Industry nt prcBont seems to bo tax-gathering "During tho past decado tho tnxes havo increased 27 times a fast us tho population. And tho story or Illbblug is in essentials the story of Chlsholm, (Buh1, Keowntln and Mountain Iron. "Tho explanation Is simple Tho voters levy tho tnxes. Tho non voting mining corporations own about 98 pt'r cent of tho taxable proporty. Somobody who wnntod u now sidewalk or an extra town pump woko up to tlio possibilities of tho situation. Soon tho town pockuts woro bulging with gold, which Hcemud to burn tho trad itional holes In them. As the Men- aba Ore of Illbblug rumnrked edi torially (March 27): " 'Wo should not overlook tho opportunity presoutcd to us, nnd you'll notice, we aro not overlook ing It.' "While Illbblug took a loading part, It did not play tho game alone. For uomo years the flvo towns car ried on rival vlllngo improvement hues, enlivened by nu exhibit of how much open-handed rommuul ties can upend when monoy comoa easily. "iiororo long llliiuliiK bad moro street lights on Its "Groat White Way" than Cincinnati, a city of 100,000. 'Eight ornamental lump poatH ,nach carrying flvo lucandos cout lights now illuminate tho prin cipal street IntornoctloiiH. It spout $1174.000 for paving in 1911. it's payroll for that year was, roughly, $4 10,000, which providod for u monthly nvorugo of S9 1 inou, al though thoro woro but 1818 votris at tho last state election. Tho only stato officers who received a larger Income last year than lllbblng's tronbiiror, woro the Governor and the Justices of tho Siipitmiu Court. "Tho oxpondlturo In u ulugle your (191 1) was $1,201,748. Only $020 431 of the wiirniiiU issuad for this were mot with cnsli. and tho out standing rurront Indobtodnoss nt tho ami of tho year amountod to Jl.L'S.SO?.- GOOD EVENING This scorns to be n great truth, In any exllo orchnos whatsoever, that sorrow was not given us for sorrow's sake, but always and In fallibly ns a lesson to us from which wo nro to loarn Bomotwhnt; and 'which, tho somewhat onco learned, ceases to he tho sorrow. Thomas Carlyle. Did you ever have a longing for the days of long ago? Did you ever feel you'd paid the price .for everything you know; And when your heart is hewy agd-yoQ dori't know where you stand Did you ever wish you could go back to days in Babyland? cnonus Take me. back to Babylan'd and please don't let. me ' gVowj ' .'''. Take me back, where Santa Claus comes driving through the snow Tell again of Cinderella and her Prince so grand-Let-me be a child again,. 1)ack in Babylandl There, the meaning "of tomorrow is quite a different thing; Perhaps a broken toy or two is the most that it can bring, But childish troubles vanish you're not meant to under stand You can only see the rainbows those days in Babylandl cnouus , t BOYS IN ENGLAND t ARE HARD TO FIND t ' $$ Oj7C years, and Mrs. Ellen Stofkilalo, THE London Times prints tho fol- I aged 73, woro married. i J lowing about tho lnck of boys J'X NEWS OF OREGON ' t j $$ ALBANY George Brown, aged ItOSEBUItG Members of tho Taxpayers' League aro protesting 'against air- item of $2,ti00 contained Cin tho budget and sot asldo for tho FOB THE LIVING It you Ilko n brother horc, Tell him bo; If you hold his friendship dear, Lot him know; All tho roses that you spread On his blor when ho Is dead Aro not worth ono kind word said Years ago. You can help n brother now; If you will Smooth tho furrows from his brow. You can kill Tho despair that's In his heart With a word, and enso tho smart, So why stand you now apart, Keeping still? Why, I wonder, If tho dead Saw nnd hoard What Is dono nnd what Is said Afterward,, Would thoy uttor In reply Would thoy sinllo nnd nsk us why Whou tho tlmo to help was nlgh No ono stirred? "Keep your roses for tho living" Thoy would suy. "Waste no tlmo In pralso giving Uu today; Strew some living brother's way so, For the thing that now you pralso so Is but clny." Edgar A. Guest. ' QUESTION FOR THE DAY - I - '(Inpircd tho day after Thanksgiv ing) Why is It that other things never taste half as good ns tho things that Mo not ngreo with you? purposo of meeting the expenses of tho officers In running down liquor law violators. SILVEHTON Mrs. M. W. Bark hurst, well known lady of tho city, died at tho hospital following a sur gical operation. THE DALLES Mrs. Jake Swnrtz committed sulcldo by shooting her self with a rovolver, nfter having ,boon drinking heavily. OREGON CITY James Inclnnr olll was found guilty of assault by n Jury, being charged with biting tho linger of Mrs. Corn Adklns In n qua'rrol over his calf having broken Into tho woman's land. AURORA Tho corn show was n big success and many of tho farmers exhibited fine specimens. ALBANY John Gclsondorfcr, aged S9 yoars, and a resident of Al bany since 18C2, Is dead. ASHLAND Tho Commercial club Is considering taking pormnnont quarters on tho ground floor of a building where n reading room will bo provided. HOOD HIVEIU-Tho Shippers' Lcnguo is being, incorporated and tho purposo Is to endeavor to havo somo effect on tho fruit market. BAKEIt Bccauso of tho onrly and heavy snowfall footling of cattlo will bo necessary and If conditions contlnuo as thoy aro now hay will bo much higher In prlco and thoro will bo a shortage. McMINNVILLE A henvj; storm rnged throughout tho section but no sorloiis damage was dono. I AT THE HOTELS t 44$ Chandler Hotel A. P. Davis, Coqulllo; Losllo G. Johnson, Myrtlo Point; F. J. Kolly, San Francisco; Mrs. S. M Coleman, San Francisco; J F. Fulk, Portland: A. T. Mlllor, Powors; Vorlln Parker, Dilution; C. E, Ildllnpetor. Portland; Uoiibon Mast, V, of O.; Hogor llol- comb, U. of O; Boy Brown, U. of O.; (Ernest O. llolslngton, U. of o.; R. i W. fiOllrv. IT. lif n . Inn T Mnlni.l.-.. Idlshod musician wont holn her any i ,, ,., n . Wliril ,,,,,,' , '" Hater on when sho has to wash and R ,, lT of 0 ,)w , , th-oH four children about flvo times of a. a C()0) ' I nvnpy ilnt I . . Somo Coos Bay people who speak threo languages can't say much in any of them. Evory Coos Bay married woman knows that she could havo lauded n 'bettor husband ami that what sho inarrlod was mighty lucky to got Nior. Tho fact that n brldo Is an acconi- ovory day. You never havo any trouble know lug whou a Coos Bay man Is making an ass of himself. You'll hoar him braying about It. , VALl'E OF EFFICIENCY A PORTLAND papor gives ti good sktttch or tho life of Thomas Hohoits, n prominent mer chant of tho city, who has always Fought oharactor as woll as monoy. IIo was rocoutly asked this question. "What Is the first essential to busIuosH ulceus?" Ills answer was on his lips l-Btantly- "Efficlanoy." Then h wont on to explain for what officlonoy stands. In the first place it monnt that quo must undoistaud his bust H6h in every detail to dlrnct It nrl'-'Ut. Secondly, he ntust ho on Clinrlos S McDonald, V, of 0.; P. L. Jonson, U. of 0.; J. n. Mnddon, U. of O.; N. .Morfltt. U. of 0. Blanco Hotel Tom Wasson, South Inlet; Gus Goddos, South Inlot; John Glrnrd. Powers: Ilonrv Snlmnn MvWIq Even tho Coos Bay man who re-j,,()lllt. onr Wa , ndon;II. 11. gards gambling a sin will go ahead fim... nntin nn,. -., ,.i. and got married. ,.,. Vn,.. Tnl,. v. ,,.. ...... (...uv, t, , i UlfOltll , , "" , ,Coos Hlvor; Tom Dompsoy, Powors; ouMiii i.iiu.1 liny iiiuii can i seo wuy n. w PminbnfC rna m,.. t,.. II.,... ..1.....I.I 1 41.1.... 4' ' """ v"" "I ilUIIH ""j Biiiiiiiu iiij up nu) iiiiuij iur it rainy day when thoy already own a fifty cent umbrella. to fill positions which gives somo Idea of the peculiar labor conditions thoro during tho war: "Boy Wanted" Is a cry to ho heard everywhere. It is also to bo seen printed In largo and appealing typo In windows of countless shops and offices. Never In his lon his tory has ho been so much out of tho wny when ho Is wanted as ho Is today. , City men who find It difficult to got a hid for offlco work aro puz zled to account for tho disappear ance, at. tho superfluous crowd of boys that used to throng their stairs beforo tho war, when thoy had n post vacant. Formerly only tho very good boy got a plnco. Now not oven tho very bad boy uood bo without n Job. Forgiveness of nil his bIiis, nnd doublo wages, await his acceptance In offices where, only last year, tho door was contumcllous ly slammed In his faco. Even tho post offlco Is seriously troubled by tho dlBuppoaranco of tho boy. They offer him nil tho bene fits ofa position in tho civil ncr rlco, permanent employment, rogu lur hours, good pay and prospects, and yet they ennnot get him in any thing llko sufficient numbers t satisfy tholr requirements. Hitherto thoy havo niver had occasion to advortlso for Inossengor boys. Now thoy havo hud to put up notices In tho sub post offlcos nctually nak Ing for them, nnd ns thoy do not como tho nuthorltlos have bogun to employ girls for tho delivery of telegrams. This Innovation hos, so far, been confined to narrow nnd experimental limits, rind It Is pro posal to oxcrclso consldornblo cau tion In regard to nny furthor de velopments. With all tho boy's disposition to loiter on tho way, omployors nntur ally prefer him to n girl whoro outdoor work has to bo dono; hut ninny of thorn ennnot got him for lovo or monoy. It used to bo tho enso of 12 boys looking for ono plnco. Now it Is tho caso of 12 employers aftor ono boy. At tho labor exchanges It Is reported that hoys Just loft school who would bo glad of anything nt 8 shillings a wook, boforo tho war, will now look nt nothing thnt offers loss than 15 shillings a wook. WILL BUILD SCHOOL Tio CHICKENS DIE SUDDENLY DON'T WORRY "Wo musu't kiss, my dear," said John "Till all my cold Is gono." "Oh, that's nil right," his girl re pllotl, "For I can pass It on." TO THE DIVINE' CHARLES This world is Charllo ChnpllnUad, He's got 'em hooked uml hypnotized With a Chnrllo Chaplin wlgglo And n Charlie Chaplin flirt, They've evon got his glgglo 1 ..! 1. 1.. .. .... .- m ii.. .. i..i miiii ms niiiiiy minim, hiiiu. Ivivinnnll, vi, .,i i.u...-., .... There's n Charllo Chaplin brick-bat (cbarlos E. Spaugh of liopo ,.. A Charlie Chaplin derby hat. whl,0 tIl0 JmlK0S wero attacJl, b. I hen, too. thoro Is his kick.. Sjoii of nwar.i tn i,i Mllo DUtilct Will Renin ' Stiiictui'o Biiiiied BANDO.X, Oro., Nov. 2C To ro- placo tho old school houso, destroyed by flro Inst week, taxpayers of tho Two-Mllo district will try to bond tho district for a $3,000 building of the bungalow type. Whou complet ed, It Is said, tho building will bo tho Klohas Powers; C. W. Clark, Pow-jmost modern of any country district ita tlll In in 1I..I..A1 Yi 1 . ors; William Ilnlnos, Powors. St. Laurence Hotel Bon Mnrseo, Coos Rivor; Miss Lu lu Mlllor, Orogqn City; Mrs. Dol Saunders. Coob Hlvor; .Mrs. w. V. Morgan, Coos Rlvor; Ruth M, Ilod tlHii, Coos Rivor; Martin Anderson, Coqulllo. houso in Southwestern Oregon. Tho bond oloctlon Is to be hold on Do conibor 3. To Get the Point, You Readjthe Story Two of Fqley KldiHy Pills taken i ancr oncn meai ami nt iietiunu", cliaiiBcd .Mr. E. A. Slianlioltzer from a mighty sick and pnln-rlilden roan to a strong, healthy citizen. ' Konantz, Colo. VFoloy & Co., I am wrltltifr this, hoping that somo ono Thuro's a Charllo Chaplin mustaohe There's n Charllo Chaplin walk, But wo tlisiik the gods above us There's no Charllo Chaplin talk! .At flnt death was nserlbod to hoart fiilluro, but whou T. E. Qutsou borry, suporlutonilont of tho show, doclarod that chiekons woro suscon- j'lhlo to tho snmo emotions ns oro KLAMATH FALLS Tho eurvoy- human boings. It was stntod that the lug crow of tho reclamation soi-vlco, rooster dlod of oxcltomont following Is busy laying out another projort his handling by tho Judges. An au for Irrigation, jtopsy win bo held. Wlillo Being Awnidetl Prize Fowl. Kvplio at KMsiilnu SAN FRANCISCO. Xov. 20. Hon- im-iIiIa iiwi.,ti,,,, i... ii. i.. i.. 4 4i wriiniB mis, uopine inai somo ono oiumo montlon by tho Judges nt the needlmj it mlEhUsee It. I wn? so Panoms-Paclfic opposition poultrv ; troubled with my kidneys and WadJer show nrovod ion munii fn- n i,,.m,i i um coula not a,K or " nn iio proou too mucli for n barred l,n,l to Get un ns hlch ns twenty times In ono nlKlit. A friend porsuaileil mo to try a BOo bottle of Foley Kiilnov ' Pills ami they helped mo wonderfully. lt went hack and irot another hottlo and tliun nRaln another. Now, to all, If you have kidney nnd bladder trou- niu ami it Kots you wnero it had me, you won't stnnd book to try a 60o oouie. and 'you win spend another dollar for more. If you need more. Just as cheerfully as you over spent a live cent piece. Sincerely yours K. A. Stisnlioltzer." ror baio in your town oy t For salo by Owl Prescription Phar macy. Frank .D. Cohan, Central Ave nue. OpposltJ Chandlor Hotel. Tela phono 74, -YHIS IS THE NEW LABEL CNOWFLAKE Sarins and all tho other O Swastika goodies are now easily re cognized by this uniform label. Look for them on your dealer's shelves. PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT CO. POItTLAND.OItECON A COMPLKI'E LIIN'E OF 'Oifl Pacific Coast Biscuit Cos Goods BOTH IN CARTONS AND IN BULK MAY ALWAYS RE FOUND AT Getting's Cash Grocery Wo Snvo You Money. PROFESSIONAL' rtfn.... u Sortie ' t n,..1 -. . .' iZ 12 . I "lioiios! ntn.. ' ---zis.i J. M. Wright Estimate uZV, ;"or; ?'W-Shaw l'1i .nr nnd Thro,, c hono 3.10J nLnfl) ' .MATrmMAS m..;.. 0I,A. ''"'c.an nn,l mttm "Me Mo H R D,.i.. fMirir. .... t nuom 304 Coko iMr "5? '! Rcldence Phon, ' . unanmer ItOOUlB 301 tiM . . I , """ au'i wtiBt imuiieia, Oreion. American Bank daiiiiwMr- WHUIUO SAVINGS ARK SAFH" You can open an account in this bank with $1.00. Our lloiiie-Siivlncs Hunk for your FIIHH use. Interest paid. HOURS 9 TO 3 SATURDAY EVE 7 TO 9 A Business Center I This bank is thcbright- 1 est spot in the business 1 I world of this city. It's I I where a large number of 1 the people of this com- 1 I munity do their banking. I FIRST OF NATIONAL coos BANK bay W1LLAMI Lcavo Marslifleld TIME whip :TTK Vm CAIt CMC 7.4C 8:15 9:45 10:1G 11:30 12-.C0 1:15 2:45 3:45 5:00 5.10 C:55 7:30 a.m. n.m, a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. P.m. P.m. p.m. l.m. P.m. P.m. 1:K . t7J m i:ill 1:11 j 1:11 ii North city Haiti w'j Mill L i BE TT I QLDKST RANK IN COOS COUNTY Kstubllshed 1KHO. Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $118,000 Interest pahl on Tlmo AND SAVINGS DICl'OStTH Officers J. W. Dennett, lreslilont. '"' ;t i, J. II. FliiiuiK&ii, Vltio.Prewhlent. ' r It. V. Wllllmns, (Ashler. Geo. F, Winchester, .liist. OAShler. SAVEMONFY l7 ordering the fuses HENRYVILLE COAL .nui coai, jior ton fi Lump coal, per ton ur naif ton of both .. I). MUSS0.V, ft rhono 18-J orloariicrtm Hllljcr'i Cigar Eton 1 . WOOD-GOOD WOOD W. R. I.lnfio Iwslttti ' $2 cash per loud, nlw coiMl 'piki'H lenwxmble, (Jarb r il. I'huiiu UU7-I. ! 1 ? I M ''1 DRY WOOD t I CAMPBELL'S WOODYAW North Front Stmt ( I 1'iione 37PJ j, MERCHANTS CAFE I'opulAr I'lwo tit Good Meals Cor. CommercW wwl If)' I Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging J Co. Dams, Bridges, Buildings. General Construction COMPLETE PL'ANTS FOR HARBOR WORK Our Coos Bay office has available for Oregon Coast work the Dredge "Seattle" tho most powerful, Lost equipped ami most thoroughly modem twenty-luch hydraiillo drcdjje It Pacific wntoni , Coos Bay office, Main office, Marshfield, Oregon. Seattle, Washington. 6OUTlICOO3IUVEI!01! fiEUVICE LAUNCH ExrnESS ln,.rn Sfariillfldld W W 8 a. m. Leave Lead ( nt 3:15 p. a. Iciivea head of rlw dSl ... t . H.nhfltUltSrl H, III. Miva v-- i. iu. For charter BPPlf0lW 3 Proprietor! GRAVEL' We aro now preparod to furnish GRAVEL In any lunntltlei from pllo In our yard or In carload lots, nt following prices: Fronf pllo"on ground, $2.S,6 p'er yard. oanoad luta, taken from care, ?2.00 per yard. Retail Departamat. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. Opposite Post-Off Ice. Phone 1 00. $mm"w,ff WESTERN LOAN, BUILDING CO, Assets lM t Pays 8 per cent on w I. S. KAUFMAN Local Treasurer PARCEL POST YOUR LAUNDRY We Pay Return Charges. Prompt and Efficient Service COOS BAY STEAM LAUNDRY m t snAlFBCA.ll80 Marshfield ft .l.Vj J srsfts l w -.---- DUNUAW - JjNG UWU. pARL0 ulU TrrlO 01,KNT0Sel n,ortaVer w,u , rfcWg rtone iW Times Want Ads Bring Results Get your Job Prl TUnes ofIf0, nM V