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THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHMtd, OIlEGOIll. TUESDAY, &ECEMBEK7, 191 5EVENlMa EDITION'.
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AC. O. MALONRY, Kdltor and Pub.
DAN 2. MALONEV, Notts Editor
Official Paper of Coos County
Official paper City of Mnrsliflold.
Address nil communications to
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cept Sunday, and weekly, by
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When paid strictly In ndvanco tho
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Times Is $5.00 per year or $2.50 for
six months.
f.'OOI) EVENING
I abhor bloodBhed, and
every species of terror erect
ed Into a system, as reme
dies equally foroclous, un
just and Inefficacious
against ovIIb that can only bo
cured by the diffusion of
liberal Ideas. Mnzzinh
AND THEN AVE DIE
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EUROPEAN WAR ONE I
I YEAR AGO TODAY X
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DECEMBER 7, 1011
Tho Allies repulse a violent Ger
man attack at St. Floy, In Belgium
Tho Belgian coast between Ostcnd
and Nlouport is bombarded,
It Is officially nnnounced at Ber
lin that Emporor William Is 111.
For health or wealth or lovo you
scok.
' You win or loso no mattor
which.
Tho eU'u tho samo for strong or
weak;
Tho ond's tho samo for poor or
rich;
You strlvo for knowledge With a
spoon
You try to ball tho ocean dry.
Hope says, " You'll do it pretty
soon!"
And then you diet
witli bnublcs
X NEWS OF OREGON ?
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SALEM The state training
school for boys has been qunren
tincd bccatifio it was found that a
teacher, MIsb Bucna Blcknell was
suffering an attack of diphtheria.
PORTLAND Tho ground floor
of tho Commercial Club building is
bolng mado ready for tho Oregon
oxhlblt nt tho San Francisco expo
sition which will bo moved to Portland.
PENDLETON C. H. Shlirtc, of
Chicago, ono of tho biggest sheep
buycra of tho country, says that tho
price of wool, nud sheep noxt year
will probably bo higher than this
year.
ELGIN Goorgo W. Llndgroen,
well known Union county resident
and n veteran of tho Knights of Py
thias, is dead.
HOOD RIVER At tho annual
meeting of tho city school district
tho tax lovy was placed at 7.5 mills
as against 11.5 mills last year.
BROWNSVILLE Robert Sayor,
aged 81 years and a natlvo of Eng
land, died nt his homo hero.
UNION Tho boys of tho Union
i High school, won prizes in stock
Judging at the Lowlston stock show.
HOOD RIVER-tTIio Odell grange
has decided to erect a building In
MERRICK
ASSISTS
TAKES ACTION AT PORTLAND
REGARDING FREIGHT TROUHLE
Tolls Portland Dealers They Ilnvo
Lost Money Through Poor
Service to Coos liny
iLifo passes, tempts
bright.
Extends tho prlzo and draws it J which to hold meetings.
unck. PENDLETON The poBt office
'Some Joy Js over In your sight 'mado n thirty per cent gain In busl-
To blunt tho torture of tho rack, "ess during tno mown of Kovomucr
Urlgadlor General Christian when Fortuno frowns you know j n compared to tho samo mouths tho
'Frederick BoyerB, one of the leadors! bIio'U smile. tyear previous.
of tho robolllon In tno union or Tho thing you prlzo Is over nigh-
South Africa, is announced to nvoLfe ietB you hold It for awhile
been shot. . And then you die!
Japnn announces that It hns not'
Lnon decided whether tho captured Who cares? When one hns seen
Gorman caso at Klau-Chau will bo! tho show
returned to China. Who wants to see It o'er again?
. Wo gayly come. Let'B gnyly go.
THE WORLD'S. MOST SPLENDID! Wo'ro tuppeny goodB, wo llttlo
SPECTACLE men I
And, Godllko, wo may tasto tho JoyB
CANADIAN writer In a book Of presont dnya, nor wonucr wny,
Juat published, "Domocrncy so lot's bo happy, giria anu uoys,
nn.l thn Nations" draws this For soon wo'll dlol
subllmo picture of tho most anion- k d hnm)lnca8? .T,. ,n hnrd
did spectacle In tno world. j knocks1
" North America's world Idea Is, Jn b,ood nd dr)pI toll,
nmAn (am (tin it Mm nitlilnt'AMInnf nr nl.
"""" "'""" ,Tho great otornal paradox
llii.B . llii XT It A titntilnn 11 llntlntta i
That justifies tho ondlesB coll.
A
titer of tho North American nations
alone. It Is tho product and the ex
pression of tho combined nnd unified
llfo of tho United Stntcs nnd Canada
through their mnrvolous energy of
International history. That world
Idea which North America offers to,
nil tho continents 1b n boundnry lino
botwoon tlioBo two proud, highstriing
nggrcsslvo nations, four thousand
miles from ocean to ocean, but
across which in moro than n hun
dred yonrs neither nation over
Inunchod n monaclng nrmy or fired
a hostllo gun.
Grasp tho iden. Monsuro that
nchlovomont.
A thousand miles up tho mighty
St. Lawrence! ,
A thousand inllos along tho Groat
Lakes!
I A thousand miles ncroes tho opon
prnlrio!
A thousand miles ovor the world's i
mightiest mountain rnuges!
j' our inousanu muca wnoro nn
Tho things wo do becnuso wo must,
Tho kindnesses wo tako nnd give.
Who knows but when we're turned
to dust
'TIs then wo'll Uvo!
Solocted
Only thrco weeks now till Clmsi
innB. You'll have to hurry It you
nro going to do your ChrlstmnH shop
ping enrly.
FOREST GROVE C. 11. Prntt,
once a millionaire of Miunonpolls,
nnd n friend of J. J. Hill, died nt
his homo horc.
PENDLETON A body of tax pay
ers wont boforo tho county court
nnd Indorsed tho proposed increase
in tho road tax lovy.
LEBANON Mrs. Elizabeth Cos
griff, head of tho department of
plnclng children In homes nt Port
land, brought two llttlo ones to
place In homes In this locality.
COTTAGE GROVE A milk con
denser Is to bo established and the
location will soon bo decided upon.
SALEM Tho O. nnd C. land
grant question is still fnr from n
solution, nccordlng to reports horo.
COTTAGE GROVE Mrs. John
Smith, ngod 78 years, nnd nn old
resident, died of old ngo.
NOTICE OF SALli OF IMPROVE
MENT BONDS
Thnt L. It. Merrick of tho Oregon
Retailers' Association, who was re
cently hero on a business visit mado
nn effort to rollovo the freight con
gestion at Portland Is Indicated by
tho following from tho Telegram of
Friday.
L. R. Merrick, of tho Orogon Re
tail Merchants' association, went to
tho Chamber of Commerco yesterday
with ait nppeal to use Its lnfluoncc
in gottlng another boat put on tho
run to Marshflcld and other Coob
bay towns. Ho sajd that tho merch
ants of Marshflcld Bay Portland
merchants hnvo already lost $30,000
tho last 30 'days through lack of sor
vice. Ho also said that 200 tons of
Christmas freight for delivery In
Marshflcld was on tho docks horo
with no likelihood of bolng taken
out.
Whon Goorgo E. Hardy, cxccutlvo
secretary of tho Chamber of Com
merce, went to tho North Pacific
stoamshlp company about tho matter
the officials of that organization de
clared that they woro misrepresent'
cd. They asked for a conferenco on
tho subject. Tho meeting will ho
hold this aftorpoon In tho Chamber
of Commerco.
Tho congestion la duo 'to tho
wreck of the Santa Clara in tho har
bor at -Marshflcld, and tho taking
off tho run by tho Southern Pacific
of tlifc steamer Breakwater. Tho
North Pacific company has bought
tho Breakwater and will put her Into
servlco as soon as her boilers hnvo
been overhauled In San Francisco.
In tho meantime thoy hnvo boon try
ing to got nnothor boat to put on
the run temporarily.
Mr. Merrick said this morning
that ho had received a tolephono call
from merchants In Marshflcld ask
ing him to push things ns hard as
possiblo to gat another boat 'in ser
vice Ho fears orders for the 200
tons will bo canceled.
I
RIG BOUT ARRANGED
Notlco Is horoby given that sonlod
proposals will bo received by tho FI
nanco Commlttco of tho Common
Council of tho City of Marshflold,
Coos County, Oregon, nt tho offlco of
Cnttin Pna Tint tla h . an nlirnn. 4 ut HJ VI
lamTK. .n ' -"u .. ro.; J .. """.!'.' "."!:'
their laurels beforo thoy hnvo won'
them.
A Coos Bay woman always thinks
hor husband owes her a great dobt of
gratltmlo becausu slto permits him
to smoke while ho Is pushing tho ba
by buggy.
ruar muiisiinu nines wnoro na-iKor tll0H0 who wWl to wrlto ,.
tlon meets nation, whore sovereignty ,nR ft g00(l Hrao. B,vo my boa
uii'uiB DuturuiKiiij, wuuro iing sal
utes flag, hut novor n fortress, never
n gun, novor a sontry or guard!
That is North America's supromu
nchlovomont. That Is North Ameri
ca's world idea,"
WILL NOT TALK PEACE
Roiorse Affect the Engllitli I'eoplo
In Another Way
LONDON, Doc. 7. Speculation
nbout tho possibility of ponco thnt
eooniB to como from Switzerland,
Homo, Madrid or America, always
vacuo nnd usually negative, strikes
no audibly responslvo chord In Lon
don. Tho moro tho fortunes of war ap
pear to turn ngnliiBt tho allies the
Icbb tho British seoni Inclined to Ba
ton with patlenco to any suggestion
that pcaco can como through other
means than military achievement,
RIDS ACCEPTED
Tho plcturo post curd has Its uses,
I lav-
boat re
gards to tho bunch. Wish you
woro hero. " It probably Is the most
convenient form of long dlstunco
communication.
city until half past aoven o'clock p.
ni. Monday, tho 27th day of Decem
ber, 1015, for tho purchnBo of street
Improvement bonds of tho said City
of Marshflold, Coos County, Orogon,
to tho amount of $1,223.73.
All of Bald Improvement bonds to
bo In denominations not exceeding
$500.00 and bearing Interest nt tho
rate of six por cent por annum from
tho dnto thereof, payablo semi-annually,
said bonds to be dnted tho
day of issuanco and to mature in ten
years thereafter, with prepayment
option thoroon at faco valuo nnd nc
cruod interest to dnto of any Bomi
nnmial coupon porlod at or after ono
Contrary to popular belief It Uiyoar1fr1om tho dnt0 of 8U,tl bomlB "
the borrowed book and not tho bor
towed umbrella that never Is ro-turnod.
Tho moon rortalnly looks engag
ing when thoro's a ring around It.
Men should try for speed nnd on
durauco. It la tho only way In
which thoy can hopo to out run tho!
women.
on giving notlco by publication In a
, nowspapor of general circulation
j printed nnd published in Coos Coun
ty, Oregon, audi notlco to bo pub
I llshod not less than onco each week
' for threo successive weeks during
tho month precodlng such soml-an-liual
porlod at which such prepay
ment thereof will bo made.
The right is expressly re
served to roject any nnd nil
WJUnrd nnd Fulton Will .Meet On
March 1
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7. Jess
Willnrd will moot Fred Fulton, of
Rochester, Minn., In n 20-round
bout hero March' 4 for tho heavy
wolght championship of tho world
nccordlng to nn announcement by
promoters of tho mntch.
Wlllard slgnod articles hero sov
ornl weoks ngo to moot nny whlto
fighter tho promoters might namo by
Docombor 10. Efforts wero mado to
nrrnngo nn elimination bout botweon
Fulton nnd Frank Moron of Pitts
burg, but, nccordlng to tho promot
ers, Mornn rofuscd to meet the Min
nesota flghtor, and was notlflod that
It ho did not agroo by Docomber 1
to do so tho match would bo glvon to
Fulton. Fulton previously had algn
od nrtlclca to moot Wlllard in tho
ovont Moran refused tho elimination
bout.
Wlllnrd's contract calls for $3a,
500, win, loso or draw. Terms ar
ranged with Fulton woro not announced.
SAYS OLD MEN SILLY
For That Reason Man Gives Up $30,
()()() Job
bids and upon nil or nny
Who., non nv mn.. i.an lin.i n b.,d.or Proposals rejected, If tliorc
nni.i r- n.rno ,in. !. .... n- i should roiiialu nny bonds unsold the
telling everybody ho has had It fori8"!'! bond8 m"y b0 tUcreatted sold at
'thrco months and can't get rid of It.1', , " " . " ", c
" vjii) ui .iiuiBuiium, uregon,
Tho dog has moro sense than tho .!Ut ,n " e.Vent to.b.e.80'd at Ieaa
iuuij pur umi act-rueu imorest. said
bonds nro authorized by tho laws of
the Stato of Orogon, and Ordinances
of tho City of Marshflold, Oregon.
BINGHAMTON, Nv Y., Doc. 7.
'Lamont M. Bowers, until recently
'manager of the Colorado Punt nn.i
of such iron company, announced that ho
horso. Tho dog manages to got'
threo monls a day without working
for them.
Mothers gonorally nro agreed it
Is neceBsary to begin spanking boy
babies at tho ago of ono year and
girl babies at the ngo of ulxleon
mouths.
STORY FOR THE DAY
llnutluii Sells Water and HufiuitlliiK
lloiul Issues
After a tio veto in tho city coun
cil of Bnudon, says tho World or
thnt city, Mayor Topping cast tho de
ciding voto to sell to tho hid of tho
Northwestern Bond & Mortgago
Company for $10,000 rofundlng
bund nt G
fiu.uuu waior uomis at $ 1-2 por
cent interest. i
Tho Northwestern Bond & Mort
gugo cqmpany mado two bids on the
Issues; ono on n G por cent Interest (
basis nnd the other on a 5 1-2 por
rent laslB. On tho G per rout bnsls
thov nfforcd S11.0"7 and ncci-iind
Interest for each of tho two $40,000 ,Ul1 ,nko ",8 nll?
Issues, and boar nil oxpensos fori FIND HOUSE IN RIVER
will resign on January 1, a $30,000
post with tho Rockofoller Interests
because he bolloves that men past
GO aro "either foolish or Irritable."
Mr. Bowers is past 70. His decision
to rotlre waa in aplto of an urgent
lettor from J. D. Rockofoller, Jr.,
asking hlm to remain In his position,
which ombraces general oversight
of many of tho Rockofoller Interests.
Assessed valuation of said City of
Marshflold, Oregon, Is $2,019,195.00.
Bonded Indebtedness Is $54,000.
T!!" !S"d5:!!r- - " Ih.nd.d Civ.. Actions on
of amount of bid or proposal must!
CRIMINAL CASES FEW
the Docket
" Where nro you goin' ma?" aBked
G per cent Interest, and tuo J'0"11 of fIo children,
water bonds at $ 1-2 per' " r,n B0,"K ,0 u Burl'riso
party,
my dear, " answered tho mother.
" Aro wo nil goln', too?"
"No dear. You woron't luvltod.
After a few minutes' dcop(
thought.
" Say, mn, then don't you think ,
accompany each bid to bo forfeited
to said CHy of Marshflold, in case
bid Is accepted and blddor falls to ac
cept nnd mnko payment for said
bond or bonds covered thereby with
in ten days from tho date of accept
nnco of said bid or bids.
Each bid or proposal submitted to
designate tho denomination of said
bond or bonds desired.
Bid or proposals received for any
printing bonds and Investigation of
legality, etc. On tho 5 1-2 por cent
basis thoy offered par and accrued
Jntorost, the city to allow $1,000 for
printing bonds, attorneys' fees, etc
Have your LETTER heads, bill
heads, eto prlntod at THE TIMES
office,
n 111 llll . Sf O- Id hnllilnl Dlllnll 1-t.l .1 -.-
they'd bo lots moro surprised If you1 , , n'"" "u""a' ,' ""
,,.,,. , ' '.Riven preforonco of purchnso.
Proposals or bids with certified
checks to bo onrlosed In sealed plain
onvelopes with no distinguishing
marks or writing thereon oxcopt tho
words, "Bid for Improvement Bonds
of tho City of MarBhflold, Oregon."
Dated this 7th day of December.
Tho Gold Beach Globo says;
Tho cnrcasii of a horso nnd n
man's saddle with a sweator tied
bohlnd It round In tho river early
Sunday morning, causod no little
excitement in this vicinity hut as no1 1015.
ono has been reported missing
along the river it Is not thought
onyonp was drowned.
R. A. COPPLE
Chairman of the Finance Committee
of tho Common Council.
Tho Bar Docket of tho Decembor
term of tho circuit court, which will
begin hero on Doc. 13 is Just off the
press says the Coquille Sentinel.
There aro no crimiual cases listed,
and tho number of such cases bids
fair to bo less than at any rocent
term of court.
Of civil cases thoro aro 218, which
Is 19 moro than thoro wore on the
docket for tho Sentembor inrm
There nro still 23 divorce cases, not
withstanding Judgo Cpko disposed
of six Bticli cases In a couple of hours
ono day lately.
Among ?ases of gonoral Interest
nro tho Arthur Coach suit, appealed
from tho county court, to bo dis
charged from guardianship, tho
First street paving caso, the Farria
niedRoo llhol suit npd tho Snvage
Cates caso.
Times want ada bring; results.
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?M.rr-Tinfgrf'
Hade from the right crude
The Jury of Awards at botji San Francisco
and San Diego Expositions fotind anoil
made from California asphalt-base crude,
highest In lubricating efficiency. That oll'wti
ZeroIene.Thcfact, too, thatsuchunblajed author
ities ai a U. S. Naval Engineer, engineers of tho
Packard and Ford Motor Companies, and others,
have also gone on record In favor of oils mado
from aiphalt-baso crude In accord with the de
cision of the Exposition Juries provei that Zero
lene Is made of the njA crude, and mado right.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California) ,
ZEROLENE
we Standard Oil for tfotot Cars
How to Find
The Finder
Assume that the finder of your lost article is honest,
and nine times -out of ten you'll be right, Want Ad
vertise for it promptly, and nine times out of ten you
will recover it. Indicate your ability to prove owner
ship, and desire, to reward finder, This reward should
be a fair one, and named In your ad, You see now
and then a valuable article is returned by the finder
who may be poor and a mean and miserly "reward"
tendered, That discourages some finders from trying
to find the losers of jewelry or money especially, so,
make your ad definite, ;
High Quality Groceries
Our own prompt and particular delivery service Ef
ficient clerks being out of the high rent district and
keeping our prices as low as consistent with good busi
ness makes
Conner & Hoagland
The Leading -Grocers Dealers in Good Groceries
797 South Broadway. , , Phones 348-J and 326
Personal Service
T1IK employes of this hank nro
courteous, obliging nnd clad
to iiNslbt customers In every
possiblo wny, nnd tho officers, nc
' cc-MNlhlo nt nil times, nro ovor ready
to idvo tho patrons the benefit of
tholr ildo ovporlenro In business
us well iih bnnklnc uffulrx.
You nro cordially Invited to con
Milt tilth u.s rcirnnllnj: any mutters
in vthtch our knowledge may bo of
vnluo to you.
First
Bank
Marshflcld,
N ational
of c
oos
B
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Oregon
ail
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in
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OLDEST nANK IN COOS CQUNTY J
Established 1B8O.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits $118,000
Interest paid on Time
AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS , ..".w
- m Officer
3. W, Dennott, President. I "r,TTir " nty n
J. H. Flanauwa, Vlce4eldent. r
It. P. VlllluiiJ, Oashlor.
Geo. F. Winchester, Aset OtMhtor.
T
Puget Sound Bridge &
Dredging Co.
Dams, Bridges, Buildings. General Construction
COMPLETE PlANTS FOR HARBOR WORK
Our Coos Bay office has available for Oregon Coast
work the
Dredge "Seattle"
the aioat powerful, belt equipped and most thoroHgkly imodem
twenty-lnch hydraullo dredge Is raclilo waters i
oos Bay office, Main office,
Marshfield, Oregon. Seattle, Washington.
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PROFESSIONAL
Dr.,
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4 ai(d 7 Co 8 p. , " 1 id
J- M. Wright ;
nuiLDiNQ covjfe1
Wo, l,nr ntld T
Irving DIocL '
Il. MATTIR B. BIM
H.ySlclanandH
Wiono 830J, '
H. G. Butler TT
CIVir, ENQInkh, '
Room 304 CokoDldj.Phola,
Rosidonco Phom .L,
W. G. Chandler
Anonn-oi
Rootn 301 ond 302, Coki
Marshfield, QtttKi
TIME WBliB
WILLA5IETTK PACiriO
OAH
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Lcavo
Marshflcld
CMG n.rii.
7.45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
0:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
13:60 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5.40 p.m.
Mil
JiOlu;'
10:11 ii
ma,
11:1114
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1:0 ,2
til IB,
Wl
C:55 p.m. North city limits wl;.
7:30 p.m. 7:(S pa.
SAVE MONEY
by ordering the ftswkt i
HENRYVILLE COAL.
Nut coal, per ton .....M
Lump coal, per toa ...H.t.fit
Or half toa of both ..i.Htf
D. MUSSbJf, ftijk
Plioeo 18-J or leare ordMil I
Hlllycr's Clsw 6te
WOOD-GOOD WOOD
XV. II. Lingo Inn It t ll Ml
$2 cnsli por load, also ml, ,
prices reasonable, (Jarbtfa WW;
ed. Phono EJ7-J.
DRY WOOD
CAMPBELL'S WOODYARD
North Front 6trert
PLooe 8791
MERCHANTS CAFE
Popular TUce fo
Good Meals
PrlrnQ Rfiasonable
Cor. Commercial u& B'df'f.
1
SOUTH COOS RIVER BOA!
BERV0S
LAUNCH EXPJUW
leaves JtonUfleld, J!.'
8 a. m. Leaves hel of iW
at 8)18 P. . .
BTEA3IER RllNBOW
leavea head of rlr HT j '
a. ni.LcaveaMnhfWl
m. For charter apply "
nOGErtS A &WTI
IroprIt
Uwwtw?1
r WESTERN LOAM"
Assets $2,340,000.00
f Pays! per oVntonV
I. S. KAUFMAN
Local iniww
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T. . 801OTJ5 -' .
Marshfield RE
l'BOB -
OCEAN BEACH AUTO LINE.
Gorst & King.
Loavo Marshfield nt 7 a. ni., ami returning leavlnR from Kmplro nt
8 a. m. renvo Marshfield nt Jl n.ni. nnd returning leavo South
Slough a$ 1 p. ru, avo Marshflold nt O p. m. and returning
leave South Slough at O p. ni. . - iil
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Get your j'-s..,
nfliwes ottlce-' ,- '