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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1915)
mmmm 54K.wi 1 " THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON". WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 EVENING EDITION. FOUR rTtffTgMi"r-i The Christmas Store 'The Spirit of Christmas is abroad in this store. Whether you desire to purchase or merely "to shop" your time will be well spent at "The Hub" THOUSANDS of desirable, dainty mill practical Christmas (Jiffs nro now on display. You tiro cordially invited. Hub Dry Goods Co. HAVE AW EASY TASKiHAS BUSY SESSION GRAND .1URV WILL FIND LITTLE CRIMINAL ltUHINKSS THE CHRISTMAS STORE CORNER IIUOADWAY AM) CENTRAL AVE. Phono .101 Deputy Sheriff Lnlrd Says Marsh field lias Furnished No Crim inal n At This Term of Court KILBUi IS HEBE STEAMSHIP HAH QUIET TRIP UP FROM HAN FRANCISCO Will Talco On IN) Toiih of Pulp for Portland aiud Japan Shipment Leaven In .Morning At 8:30 this morning tlio stenm Bhlp F. A. Klluurn arrived in from Eureka nnd San Francisco after a qulot trip up tlio coast through fair ly good wonthor. Tlio vcbboI will lcavo out at 11 a. in. tomorrow. Immodlatoly after discharging nbout 100 tons or freight at tlio Smith Terminal dock tlio Klluurn shifted over to the C. A. Smith mill whora sho took on about ICO tons of pulp for Portland. This Is to bo Bhlppod to Japan. Tlio arrivals were: Mrs. R. C. Wldnor, II. Todd, K. S. Cllnkonbcard, Geo Twong, Geo Song. Pint dam, John Karlh, Honry Han boh, Ella Morao, Leo Osborne, Mao make, Emily I). Mako, Wanda Stephens, a. Tower, Julius Larson, II. Andorson, J. C. Sanderson, W. a. Egloston, D. I. McGoo, Julia Suttor, K. J. Oshlor, A. A. LovyB. C. Hut tor, A. Montgomory, Mrs. Larson. SIDINGS T T PORTER MILL GETS FIRST SIDE TRACK OX NEW ROAD Surveyor Hcglit Work and Actual CoiiNtructloii Very Shortly Many Sidings To Ro Put In Tlio stenm schooner Yollowstono loft yesterday with lumber for San Francisco. Ennui, whatever that Is, Is likely to obsess the grand Jury during the present term of court, is the candid belief of Doputy Shorlff W. C. Laird. Ho Bald this morning that criminal business Is at tlio lowest obb of many sessions and not n enso has boon scut over from Mnrshflold for investiga tion. No Indictments have yet been returned though it Is said tlio grand Jury, working behind closed doors ua usual, Is looking up soma matters from Powers, Myrtle Point and Ilandon. It is possible that an Indictment will lie returned against someone in Myrtlo Point on the charge of boot logglng. Morgan Case Up Walter Morgan, of Uandon, was again brought boforo tlio grand Jury last night. The youth has had an ovontful time in bolng placed. Ho first was accused of picking tlio pockot of a Mrs. Wlemmcr In Mnrsb ftold and later released. At Uandon ho was accused of having entered a saloon, and was sent to tlio reform school at Salem. There the offic ials refused to tako the boy, saying that ho was ovor ago, and Morgan catno back to tlio county Jail. It Is not known what disposition will bo mado of his caso this time. Mr. Laird citmo ovor to call Jacit McDonald to servo as Juryman, but found ho had already gono back to GOOD CHICKEN AND GIIAVV AID OLUR DISCUSSIONS Taxes, .City Manager, Municipal Functions Are Topics of Timely Interest at Dampict ILL H FOR MITES TERMINAL PROPOSITION TO RE URGED RV MASS MEETING Tlio first industrial Biding of tlio Willamette Pacific on Coos Ilav was started yesterday at tho Porter "' ,ll(1K "" collld nl Bl him. Mill. Engineers say this Is tho first I of many that aro bolng applied for. NOTICE OF FINAL .SETTLEMENT Siirvoyors will lliavo tholr iwdrk done right away, nnd this will ho fol- Notlco hereby given that tho lowed Immediately by construction iiudorslgnod, administrator of the of tho siding. This branch track to ef"at of Fannlo L. M. Carpenter, tho mill will tako caro of tho freight I deceased, has filed his final ac that goes in and out. It Is expected i c0"ni '' l" County Court of Coos that sovoral will bo built hero. County, Oregon, nnd tho Judgo or And thus appears ar.othor tnngl- ""' Court hns appointed Monday, bio fnct to Bhow that tho railroad Is the 3rd day of January, 101C at actunlly coming to Coos Hay. tho hour of 10:00 a. m. of said day For several days workmon have been busy clearing nway some rub bish and old buildings to make way for tho branch traok. 1 WATERFRONT NEWS t 7U 8:30 a. m. tho F. A. Klluurn crossed in from tho south aftor n quiet trip. Sho Is loading pulp nt tho C. A. Smith mill this afternoon nnd expects to loavo for Portland at 11 a. m. tomorrow. nt tho Court Houso at Coqulllo City, Coos County, Oregon, as tho tlmo and plnco for tho hearing of objec tions to said final account nnd tho settlement of said cstato. Dated at Marshfleld, Oregon, this 1st dny of Dcrombor, 1 0 in. STEPHEN C. ROGERS, Administrator of tho cstato of Fannie L. M. Carpontor, docuisod. First publication December 1, 10 in; Inst publication, Dec, 29, ioin. FordTouringCar It's the Universal Car bocause it serves everybody is a universal utility. It's a universal economy because it saves money for everybody. It is a universal servant because it serves everybody. It's a universal 'luxury because it gives pleasure to everybody. Simple in de sign, it is quickly understood. Light in weight, it is wonderfully flexible. It runs readily over all sorts of roads, and all sorts of hills, being especially adapted to Coos County roads. Strong in construction, it endures. Low in cost of maintenance and operation, averaging about 2 cents a mile. ' FORD TOURING CAR, $525; RUNABOUT,' $475 n Isaac R. Tower Southwestern Oregon Representative. , "THE GUNNERY" ' " Front Street : Marshfield, Oregon. Enthused by the prevalence of the happy combination of creamed chicken nnd nppetito and tho re sultant bouI satisfying effect, 80 membors of tho Fellowship Club last evening enjoyed tho biggest numbor over scheduled on the official pro gram of tho order. To tho woman of tho Christian church goes the first praise for, mak ing tho 'occasion a successful one. Following tho banquet, tho meeting wns turned over to Toastmaster C. F. McKnlght. Committee To Investigate Tho Joining of tlio Fellowship Club, tho Chamber of Commcrco and tho Mllllcoma Club was advocated by C. R. Peck, appearing as a rep resentative of tho Chamber of Com mcrco to bronch tho matter. At the conclusion of his talk President Ron Fi&hor announced a committee will bo appointed to investigate tho mat ter. , " Tho idea of this Joining would bo to mako tho ono big organization inoro offectivo nnd to sccuro a moro business Hko administration," was tho kcynoto of Mr. Peck's address. " Tho Chamber of Commcrco Is not trying to 'hog' everything," ho continued. "Tako the Fellowship Club hero for Instance. Hero wo nro discussing tonight topics that nro also discussed In tho meetings of tho Chambor. After tho first of tlio year tluj Mllllcoma Club will have to rcorganlzo to an cxtont. This is tho logical tlmo for tho throo bo dies to get togothor nnd Join Into one big organization with strength. Other Hodlcs Havo Social Feature "Ovor In tho Willnmotto Vnlloyl you will find that nil through tho cit ies pf that section tho commercial body has in conjunction with it a so cial feature Wo must havo It horo. This la practically an Impossibility ns long as tho Mllllcoma Club han dles this feature. Duplication would bo useless. They why not got- to gothor? Certainly wo could work out nu oqultablo adjustment for tlioso who havo stock in tho Club nt tho present tlmo." Mcamiro Up to Mllllr.omu Club With tho Chrunucr nnd tho Fel lowship Club tnk'lng tho mattor un dor ndvlsomont, tho next stop will bo to havo tho measuro brought up nt tho noxt meeting of tho Mllllcoma Club. In Introducing John nutlor city ro- cordor, who spoko on tho subject of "Gonornl Taxation," To'astmaf.rr McKnlght cnlled him "tho mnn who runs with out opposition." "To Pluck tho Gooso" " Taxation Is llko tho old form of plucking tho gooso," said Mr. Dul ler. " You try to got ns many feath ers and causo tho leust pain and out cry, possible" Ho defined direct and Indirect tar os, especially taa It was worked out and applied in tho early days of American History. " Tho pooplo noon learned tho les son taught them botweon 177G nnd 1S87. They" found out that wealth can not bo created by tho issuanco of pnpor money. " States thon too had tho right of lovylng import nnd export taxes and finally, through Congressional ac tion, to tho Btato was given tho right of fixing direct taxes and tho nation al govormont tho Indirect, such as Import duties. Should Tav Kvorts " Tho Import duties gavo us n big rovonuo for mnny years. Not until tho prosont war did wo wish for tax es on imports. In tho past 18 months tho revenue of tho govern ment has fallen off considerably uo caiiBo of tho docroaso In our im ports." Ho pointed out that ono reason of Incj easing taxes Is because every Congressman goeB to Washington, pledged to get Just a little more mon ey for his district than ho did tho season bofore, and up sonr tho taxes, Commercial Rodles and Citizens of Marshfleld and North Rend to Unlto In Making Demands A mass meeting of tho citizens of Mnrshflold and North Dend to de mand that tho Southern Pnciflc giv'o Coos Day terminal rates will prob ably bo called soon. Thd Chambors of Commerco of North Dend nnd Marshfield will gather necessary da ta to show reasons for demanding tormlnnl rates, will tako it up with tho Oregon Railroad Commission and Interstate Commerco Commission and do other preliminary work beforo tho mass meeting 1b called, nccordi lng to present plans. Meet. In North Rend In tho Orogon Hotol at 0:15 this evening tho North Rend Chamber of Commerco will gnthor about tho banquet board and nftorwnrd discuss public measures, principally regard ing tho much-needed Jetty and ter minal rates. It Is expected tho attondanco will bo lnrgc. Uoforo tho members will bo brought tho methods of securing terminal freight rates for Coos Day and also tho mnttor of ondorslng tlit Port of Coos Day memorial to tho Government engineers and Congress, asking for u Jotty appropriation and a 30-foot survey of tho lnnor har bor. Stipt. Arkloy, of tho S'lmpson Lum ber Company, will talk on "Increase ot Pay Rolls." Useful Presents Can always be made very dainty and pretty if nicely boxed We have on display a fine assortment of m Goods suitable for sending through the mail .m day pretty Hand Embroidered Handkeroffi in uL Boxes, fine line of Dainty Gift Books in boxes- a h! ay sortment of Gloves and Ties; Sleeve Holders and ponder Sets, in pretty boxes,; many pretty Linen 3 Runners, Napkins, Center Pieces. weis- Come in and see our dis play of useful, as wellas pretty Holiday Merchandise The Golden Rule FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG MARSHFimn ALWAYS BUSY. ELECT JFFICEH5 MAHSIIFIELH NHST OK OWLS AP POINTS HEADS FOR 1DKI V. A. IIIU It President of Order Installation To Take Place At Fliwt .Meeting In .lununry Owls of tho Mnrshflold Nest No. 189G last evening held their nununl election of officers nt their lodgo rooms on north Front street, follow ing which tho members enjoyed a bnnquet nnd n general good tlmo. Tho Installation of officers will tako plnco nt tho first meeting in Janu ary. Tho Womons' Auxiliary of tho Owls expects to olect tomorrow oven lng. Tho offlcors elected follow: Past President . John ilrockmuollor Presldont W. A. Hill VIco President .... Emll Churchill Invocator C. I). IIIU Secretary ,T. O. Schott Treasurer C. K, Hayes Warden L. L. Hobs COOS OH LOSES ENGINEER'S RUDGET PROVIDES ONLY FOR IIAH DREDGE Columbia River Seeking Over Two Million Dollars .Many Oregon ProJcctH Included WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 8.- To complete tho north Jetty nt tho mouth of tho Columbia Hivcr, according to estimates of Army en gineers, will require an appropria tion of $2,310,000. Estlmntcs for Oregon's rivers nnd hnrbors follow: Columbia Illvor, from Pittsburg Landing, Or., to tho sen, $2,r.0:i,000; Coos liny, $70,- jOOO; Tillamook liny and bar, $18,- 000; Clatskauluo 'Illvor, $3,000; Co qulllo illvor, $r.000i Yuqulnn Illvor, $3000; Columbia and Lower Wll- hunctto Klvor8, below Portland, $300,000; Columbia Illvor, mouth, $2,101,000; Upper Columbia Illvor and tributaries nbovo Colllo Vails to tho mouth of Snnko Illvor, $38,- a.a..aa.a. ,. . . ONI.V KOIl HAIUMtKlKirV Scntinol ! J. II. O'Donnoll ' 0ouJ Snuko Illver up to Pittsburg Picket '. . . Wilbur Lyon Trustee William Honry TILLAMOOK COMIX?! Tho $70,000 Included j tho V. S, KiiBlnfcn' Mt for Coos Hay l tho amount ostlnmtcil for operating the bar dredge Mlclilo and cot Rcqiienlly tlio new Rlrtrt and Harbors bill will not provldo for any additional Jetty or harbor votk Balm tho Oregon Senaton or Coa- greosmeu succeed In ettlic I an anieniliiicnt to the till i later. . t .44fiMI WVWWWWWH Hondo nnd Sllctz, $4000; Kliuul Irrigation, $20,000. Plio Pi election PjotIJcJ Other Oregon appropriation r ommended to Congress are: Protection of OrcKon & CalKorth land grant against fire., f 25,00; continuing road construction, Cu ter LnkoM'urk, $100,000; admlili- trntlon of Crntcr Lake Park, III,- 221"; completion ot Imprortnct, Tillamook Day, $3C,000; tomtro- tlon of coast survey steamer t roplaco tho Gcdncy, condentei $25,400; Improvements of Colonila Illver quaranthio station, Aitorli, $12,000. Of an appropriation for IbeSital Indlnn School. $15,000 ll to U Lauding, $25,000; WMIlainetto and Yamhill IHvnrs. J-l 7.000. Tho Trensury Department will spent for gonornl rcpflrs nd 5tll submit n budget Unit will carry tho to remodel tho sower system. following Oregon Items in addition With 1C0 tons of cargo for tho to tho annual routlno npproprla- Umpqua nnd Coqulllo districts, tho gasoline schooner Tillamook was dis patched Monday night. Captain WIcklund, until recently master of tho steamer Suo II. Klmoro, which Is undor repairs nt Astoria, wont out on tho Tillamook ns mato Portland Orogonlnn, tlons; Oregon Nntlonnl-forcsts, $58,- 210; Washington and Orogon, now establishments, $35,000; Reclama tion projects Umatilla, $235,000; Klamath, $182,000; roads and Im provements, Crater Lako Park, $112,225; continuing work on pub lic building in Portlnnd; $425,000; Hosoburg, $-19,000; Vancouvor, $55,- tho public debts of tho two cities dlf- 000, for grently. To bring tho two to-1 Indians Klnmnth. $0,000; Warm gothor, would result In increasing! Springs, $4000; Umatilla, $3000; A rap wns takon at tho bookkeop- ing -systems of tho stntos and cities. "They aro iiQt. kept up ns they should bo," said Mr. nutlor." On tho other hand tho national govern ment has too much bookkeeping. Wo cr.ll it rod tapo, ami it Is." Mr. Dntler gavo somo very inter esting figures on the present finan cial status of tho city, giving tho reasons for tho present taxes. Against Annexation There was n good laugh when ioasunaster McKnlght, Introducing Edgar McDanlols, editor of tho North Rend Harbor and who lntor Buoko against the Joining of Mnrsh flold and North Bond, as tho "man who is striving to bring about tho taxes for ono halt of tho big city. Where Put Municipal Center? Thcro woro a series of questions put by him which applied a differ ent light on tho situation. " Doth cities would want tho confer of gov ernment. Where would you put tho big new city hall that would bo nec essary. How would you mako tho citizens of "no man's laud" between I tho two cltlos, voto for tho Joining? This would bo necessary. A blggor city administration would mean moro employees and blggor salaries, thcroforo no reduction in mxos mis way, Tuning into con sideration these fundamental points, Mf, McDnniol declared there could bo no such thing as reasonably Join ing Mnrshflold and, North Rend. Talks City Manager A commission form of government Snlom Bchool, $122,300; Grand WILL WJ AXVWAY llonjry KeiiKslnrkon IntemU rr- witting Memorial Secretary Henry Sengstacken, tho Port of Coos Day, says this tornoon, that tho fact the ' mont engineers havo agreed to ccrtnln amount of apropn ' In no way dctor him from o!i : Portland with the Port of Co" J memorial and to meet with them, w expects to leavo In a few ws i" tho north. Home Smoked flams and Bacon The real old-fashioned kind more savory and more delicious than the packing-house produces. Try them. We always have the choicest line of Fresh Meals that can be obtained. , proslded ovor by a city manager and surrounded by commissioners who net as n legislative body is the city leadership suggested by Senator I. S. Smith In his address. Ho pointed to Portland as nn ox amplo of tho commission govern ment. However there each depart ment is separata and does Its busi ness independent of tho othors, Mr. Smith believes tho tclty manager should havo supervision of every de partment, being able to hire his own heads. In Dayton tho managerial form of fclty government has proved a great success, tho manager bolng tho chief executive who runs tho clu tho samo as ho would any big bust- fiwa?& Union Market adoption of ono city by another." It ' ness. was said nftorwards that Mr. 13. L. McCluro, head of tho uiunl McKnlght know tho stand taken by clpal Christmas tree committee, out tho speaker, but took tho occasion lined tho work that is bolng done and to havo a llttlo fun beforehand. nsfied for the cooperation of tho Fol- " Tho Joining of tho two cities .lowship Club and all its members, looks good in writing; it Is a beaut!-. J- T. Drand had a well-received pa ful theory," said Mr, McDanlol,1 Por on "Municipal Puncttons" which "but entlroly an impractlcablo ono."! was heartily applauded and which Ho explained that In tho first place' will be printed In part In Tho Times. Abstracts FOR RELIAIILM ABSTRACTS OK TITLE AM lul AIIOUT COOS BAY REAL ESTATE, Sec TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO, MARSHFIELD AND COQUILLH CITY, 0Rfl0VDnITKW' GKNERAL AGENTS, EASTSIDE AND SENGSBAOKES H AGENTS FOR CANADIAN PACIFIC KAILHOAU HENKY SENGSTACKEN. MANAUiu GRAVEL GRAVEL In D from We are now prepared to furnish GRAVED " )ceJ. 3m pile In our yard or in carload lots, at following v . ,otftltW From'pllo on ground, $2.?6 per yard. QQ per j, mnnij w,t. taken from car, 'v ni. Oanoad lots, taken from Retail Department. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mffrf Opposite PosM)ffice.