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Imh nmnM'lt "T ; nkftvf4 Mr THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD. 0ftg(3blJ. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 191 6 EVENING EDITION. I J?k: I ; : f A' ! W I! . I if u W! I. t ,itln,i At The CUSTOMERS WHO ATTEND THIS SALE ARE OUft Tomorrow Friday 57 pairs of white and ecru LACE CURTAINS. Reg ular selling price 75c, 85c 90c and $1.10 tomorrow at EVERY DAY WE OFFER YOU SPECIALS WATCH FOR PROVE INTERESTING Hub Clothing & Shoe Co. POUT CASE GALLED BIMFSON LUMHER COMPANY RE INCJ SUED FOR $1,000 Claim Thin Amount In Rijo for Drcdgo Fill Cano Interesting Ouo und to 1ms Hard Fought Commissioners of tlio Tort of Coos Cay and tholr witnesses woro called to 'Coqulllo on tlio morning train for tlio oponlng, tills afternoon before Judgo Sklpworth, of tlio case of tlio Port of Coos Day versus tlio Simp son Lumber Company. This Is brought for tho collection of somo 4,900 claimed by tho port to bo duo for a drodgo fill. , Tho mon who wont over aro, of tlio Port Commission, A..O. Rogors, Henry Songstackcn and A. II. Pow ers, also Port Attornoy C. R. Pock And J. "W. Ronnott, Engineer Ohnrlo eon und J. W. Motley, all for tho plantlffs. L. J. Simpson, It. P. Ko hoo and Edgar Simpson also ara In ottondanco. Claim Promise Made ; Tho contention of tho Port com nilaslonors b that at tho tlnio tho fill was mado for tho company, L, J. Simpson promised that payment would bo mado and tho Scattlo went Tjhead with work with this under standing, Then tho contention of tho dofond ante was mado that L. J. Simpson had no powor to malco such a promise on behalf of tho company and that thoy havo otforcd to pay for tho bulk heading, which would amount to something llko $ 2,500, l" Charts and maps with figures ro Harding tho fill and correspondence Avas taken along to bo part of tho evi dence to bo Introduced at tho trial. OAIII) OF THANKS , "We wish to extend our sincere thanks to thoso who aid oil us In tho illness and death of our mother, Mrs. Mary Hooko. -THE ROOKR FAMILY SUITS ALL AGES ' -c For young women nuil 1 women who aro young t In viewpoint DOROTHY 1)01)1) 8!OES mo tho nut- urul choice Ask tho wo- Jiuui who In wearing n pad' "G0RD0NS Shoe Store 'Shoos of Merit" 'Central Avenue ami Hiomhvny -1 Jfefe2.Sp) Lando IHKBH Purchasers LUMBER ORDER BIG FRENCH GOVERNMENT WANTS AN EXOIIMOUS SUPPLY Piigct Sound and Columbia River Mill Hid on Furnishing Two Hundred Million Feet War orders aro now beginning to bo received on tho Pacific. An enormous ordor for lumber for tho French government Is bolng bid on by tho mlllB of tho North. Tho Oro gonlan of yesterday tells the follow ing of tho big ordor: "Lumber mills on tho Colum bia Illver and Pugot Sound have Just been Invltod to bid on 200,000,- 1000 foot of fir lumbor for lmmediato delivery to tho French government. Contract With Ilrokcr. "Contracts for all this material havo beon placed with a San Fran cisco lumber broker. Tho entlro ordor Is to bo filled by mills In Ore gon and Washington. It Is understood, however, that tho ordor will bo distributed exclu sively among tho mills on tho Col umbia Klvor and on tho Sound. All tho big mills In Portland aro bidding on portions of tho ordor varying from 10,000 to n0,000,000 feet. Tlio work will bo nnportlouod among them, It Is understood, within the next few wcoks. Want Italroad Ties "Tho ordor calls for 5 largo quan tity of railroad tloi and for lumbor of othor varying dimensions to bo used, doubtless, In lining trouches and In othor battlofront activities, "Competition for this business Is said to bo keon, and It is probable that tho price- that will accruo to tho mills will not oxceed $12 or $13 por thousand, "At this flgtiro tho entire order will bring approximately $2,600,000 worth of business Into tho torrltory. It will onablo many mills that now nro running on part tlino or at partial capacity to run on full tlnio and to tho limit of tholr respective capacities. French Finnish Routs "Under terms of tho contract between tho French authorities and tho Ban Francisco brokerago firm tho lumber Is to bo dollvorod f.o.b, at tho mills, Tho French govern ment is to provide transportation. According to present arrangements tho shipment will bo handled en tirely by water. This Is more like ly to bo true in the ovcut tho Pan ama Canal Is open by tho tlnio tho business starts to move. May On by Hall. "If the Canal Is not open by that tlnio It Is possible that tho wholo movement will go to tho Atlantic seaboard by rail. In that event, howovor, somo difficulty mny bo ox perloncod in gottlug cars to carry it. Tho rails now nro confronted with tho dual difficulty of a car uhortago in tho lntorlor und traf fic congestion at the Atlantic ter minals. Howovor, tho French purchasers aro to ussuiiio tho risk of trans porting tho shipment and tho re sponsibilities of tho local mills aro to ceuse when tho finished product Is dollvorcd either on tho cars or on tho ships nt tholr siding or docks. CURRY STATISTICS In a report of the vital statistics of various counties of tho statu tho following figures nro glvon for Curry county to Docombor 1: marriage II- censos, 25. Ulrths, boys, 4S; girls, 21. Dr. Loslle, Osteopath, MurMificld Sale BEST'AD.VERTISEMENT Special c per pr. THEM THEY WILL OVERLAND CAST I, It. TOWER, SOUTHWESTERN ORECJOX REPRESENTATIVE OF POPULAR CAR, NOTIFIED OF 111(3 REDUCTION IN PRICE WILL E EFFECTIVE AT ONCE Isaac It. Towor, southwestern Oregon roprcsontntlvo of tho Ovor land nutos which havo mado tho big gest hit of tho 1910 motoring sea son, today received word that In con sequonco of tho increased output, the prlco had boon reduced SCfi por car. This means that tho Overland touring enr can bo sold and dollvor cd In Marshriold for $830 and tho Ovorland runabout for $810. Tho announcement recolvod today will glvo tho Ovorland a further hold on tho nuto business and will, autolsts bollove, mnko It by far tho leading car of 1010. Mr. Towor Is olatcd over tho announcement today as it will ennblo a number of Coos County peoplo to tako advantngo of it. CJIvo Reasons Why Tho WlllyB-Overlnnd Company of Toledo, manufacturers of tho fam - oils Overland, In announcing tho ro 'ductlou of $tr In tho prlco of tho car today say thnt sovoral things en abled thorn to mnko tho cut In prlco. In tho first plnco, thq domand ox ceedod tholr expectations and tho incronsod output to moot it reduces tho cost of production por car. In tho first six months, of tho reduced prlco, ovar 50,000 cars worn Bold. This coupled with tho fact that tho company placed tholr material or ders boforo tho war domand incrcaso took effect on thoni enabled thorn to mnko tho big reduction, ' LnNt Reduction In closing tho nnnouueomont of tlio reduction, tho Overland peoplo say: " Tho valuo Is pro-omiuont un approacked. "Wo g.'.aranteo that tho prlco of this model will novor bo lower. " Rut this prlco reduction is mado in tho fnco of a rising matorial mar hot wo ennnot guurautoo that It will not bo hlghor." In consoquenco of tho great de mand for Overlands. Mr. Towor rr quests thnt all figuring on getting nutos soon seo him at once bo that ho will bo nblo to guarantee tho do livery of tho Ovorland when thoy want It. A llttlo later, tho rush oi dors at tho Ovorland factory mny mnko It difficult to get tho curs quickly. JOKE ON SIMPSON L. J. Simpson and R. P. Kohoo camo In yosterday from Portland. Mr. Simpson understood that It wns very essential that ho bo at Coqullto today for tho trial of tho enso of, tho Port or Coos Ray vs. tho Simpson Lumber company for about $fi,O00 for the fill mad by tho dredge, Sc attlo so ho wlrod ahead to L. F. Fnl konsteln to mnko arrangements for n quick trip down tho const. Doth overlooked tho fact that tho stago would get through In ono day yesterday, tho passongors leaving Eugono yosterday morning reaching Mnrshfleld last night. So. Mr. Fal konatelu had tho "speeder" meet Mr. Simpson and Mr, Kohoo nt Cushman. H took thorn as far as tho track was laid and then thoy had about five miles to walk, It Is doubtful If thoy got In any more qufckly than they would havo. had if thoy rpde ;tbe- stugo nil tho way REDUCED u ME OPT HOT SAVS OUTLOOK IS POR ONE rest years ix history: OF Advance In Lumber Prices mid Prosperity Sweeping Westumd Will Mnko Times Lively F. U. Wnlto of Suthcrlln nrrlvod bore last night 'to spend u week or ten dnys on tho Day looking after his oxteiiBlvo Interests In this section. Ho camo in via Florence and said that thero woro twenty passengers In thnt wuy yesterday. Mr. Walto has Just been In San Francisco and in Portland and says that It has beon years slnco ho en countered Biich a spirit of optimism, enthusiasm and confidence as to tho outlook. He doclares that 1910 will bo ono of tho most prosperous years tho country and tho Pacific coast has known. Thoro Is nothing now In tho Kin ney proportlos and probably will not bo for nwhllo, ho said. Ho has not seen Major Kinney for somo tlnio nor had any advises as to his con dition at Salem. Mr. Walto says that preparations nro bolng completed to start con- btructlon on tho logging road from Suthcrlln just as soon as tho weatn or will permit. Tho sawmill will al so bo startod soon. J. F. Luso whoso flno homo thpro wns recontly burned will robulld oven n finer country plnco. AVIlscy Ih Rosy Mr. Walto says that W. J. Wllsoy Ik now ono of tho principal purchas ing agonts of tho Allies In Now York nnd has Sonator Rlngham, formorly of Eugeno, assisting him. Wllsoy is well known on tho Ilay, heading a syndicate which has ex tensive holdings at North Dond and which roally started tho Wlllamotto Pacific railroad. CO.VI.OCIUE CAMP IS SOON TO OP KN JS REPORT Logging ConilllloiiH On tho Coqulllo River Aro Grontly Improved In Past Ton WeokH Improved logging conditions on tho Coqulllo river aro told of In tho fol lowing from tho Coqulllo Herald. It Is reported that Conloguo Bros. Intend to start their camp within n Bhort tlmo. Anderson's camp Is now running with n crow of oloven men who nro engaged lii getting out somo red cedar. Cralno and Sturtovant's comp Is putting "on a good crow of men. Powers' payroll Is Increasing, and tako It all In all, with tho prlco of lumbor going up and a good pros poet for our local mill to start In n s:ort "m. t 1 b though 1910 should bo a good year. SERVICE OB BOAT l'UNERAL HELD RY FRIENDS ON WAY TO CEMETERY Remains of Mrs. Hooko, Long n Res ident of Coos County, Laid to Rest on Coos River. The funoral of Mrs. Rebecca Mary Ournoy Rooke, ono of tho old resi dents of tho county, was hold yes terday afternoon. Tho burial was at tho Coos Rlvor Comotory. Tho steamer Alort went up to Allegany whoro It was boarded by friends and then stoppod at tho rcsldonco wnoro tho mombors of tho family, with tho remains Joined tho othors. As j tho boat was making Its way to tho comotery tho sorvlces wero hold aboard. i no new J. s. Stubbloflold offi ciated. Tho music was by u choir composed of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Rood and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Rood. Thoro was a largo gathering of frlonds at tho cemetery and many tiorai otrorlngs. Was Old Resident Mrs. Itboko was ono of tho old residents of Coos County and was a natlvo of this part of tho state. biio was born ut Reston, Douglas County January 28, I860 nnd was aged CG yoars, li months and C days, Sho was married to Robert Rooko Juno 14, 1880. Tho latter died on Juno 10, 1912, nnd was buried on Juno 11, tho annlvorsary of tho marrlago of tho couple. Shortly nfter hor marrlago Mrs. Rooko, with, hor husband, moved to tho farm on Coos River which Mr. Rooko bought from nn Indian, and thoy had lived thoro over slnco. Mr. Rooko (lieu tnoro and all of tho seven children wero born on tho place. Children Surviving Tho children nro: Mrs. Edith Kar dell, who lled on tho homo place, Mrs. Kate Prey, Mrs. Nellie Judy, Robort Rooko, Jr., Mrs. Desslo Shook, Mrs. Florence Gustnfson and Georgo Rooko, all of whom llvo in tho Loon Lako neighborhood above Allogany. Mr. -Guruey, a brgtlier of Mrs, Rooko, was hero fl0m Myr tle Point to u'tteud' tho rmieVifr. WILL BESUME WOHK FILL OF OPTIMISM FRANK HORTON FINDS HUSL NESS IMPROVING IN NORTH Local Hcproeiitiitives of Oilier Hun iness Houses All Mnko En couraging Reports NXit in years havo tho prospects of tho Northwest country boon ns bright as thoy are right now, says Frank Horton, who has Just return ed from Portland whore he attend ed tho nnnunl mooting of tho Allen nnd LowIb salesmen of tho state. Business men nro optimistic. Thoy can show In exact figures what Is coming our way and thoy say tho good times aro not far off. Closo to 100 employees of tho big company gathered nbout tho ban quet board at tho Multnomah Ho tel. Sovoral of tho big business mon of Portland addressed tho ga thering. Tho condition of tho markets of tho United States Is improved bo yond tho point of panic and uncer tainly and getting on tho host na bIs thoy ltavo boon on for years. DonumdH flrontcr Demands for goods aro oxceodlng tho supplies. This is going to send prices upward. Orders of foreign countries nnd our own govornmont for beans has oven cleaned Califor nia out. Haltlmoro, tho homo of tho to mato packing Industry, Is without tomatoes. Allen and Lewis a short tlmo ago shipped In thern 7,000 cas es of California tomatoes. Soap Is going up hocauso of tho advance in tho prlco of Its Ingredi ents. Want Condensed Milk Thousands of cases of condonsod milk nro bolng grabbed up. Con donscricH nro two nnd thrco months behind with tholr orders and In 20 dnys thoro has been nn ndvanco of 20 percent in this commodity. And so tho prices nro going, showing that business Is Improving nnd tho supply Will hnvo to bo In creased to supply tho domand. Mr. Horton said that Portland looks toward Coos Ray and many In fluential men nro expecting to come hero ns boou as tho rallronll opens things up. Order Aro Many Jobbing houses or tho coast this year aro literally on bended knees to tho wholesalers and manufacturers of tho cast, endeavoring to placo tholr orders, whoro last year tho roverso was entirely true, sny tho salesmen who havo returned latoly from San FranclBco. Tho rush of war orders Ij glvon as tho causo. Everywhere business Is on tho upward trend. Harry Hultmnn, of tho Dakor & Hamilton company, hnrdwaro Jobbers, doclarca his company finds It impos sible to ordor somo things. Axes can not bo obtnlnod. Nolthor can nails bo bought and so It is with many com modities. Want Ammunition Ho snld two men woro bidding for 100,000 rounds of ammunition from his company. Ono of tho men paid $G7 a thousand, spot cash. Retail ers ordinarily soil at $29 n thous and. Steamship companies find moro business than thoy can handle. Tho Dollar company refused a shipment o nails to tho Philllplnos tit $17 a ton, Tinned floods Higher Fred Kolloy, of tho William Cluff company, grocery Jobbers, round tho samo condition prevailing In his company. IIo said tholr buyers find that thrco fourths of tho corn crop of tho middle, west has boon bought. Nono or It can bo secured now. Tinned goods aro soaring and will go still hlghor In prlco. Jliilhl Xow Truck Tho J. E. Folgor CoHoo company, and tho William Cluff company hnvo built somo olght blocks of sldo tracks to tholr warehouses bocauso of tho great rush of business. Tho Folgor concern Is represented on .Coos Ray by Leonard A. Rakor. Propnro for Rig Run I). J. McKlnnon, or Lang and company, of Portland, comes back with similar stutomonts and says that his concern Is preparing Itself for tho greatest run of business this year that it has over had. PEOPLE'S P0RUM Tho Coos Ray Times pleased to publish letters will bo from Its tuners on ail questions of public liuerost, giving his or her niliiroaE nun so fur as nosslhln iimi.i ,. f"n Vm.raB' 'n publishing these Iot- iq i.io xinies noes not Indorse tho icws expressed therein; It U simplv affording a means for tho voicing of dirferent opinions on all Questions afrecting tho publio wel- NORTH FRONT IMPROVEMENT Mr. Rnndol desires to express his views on tho Improvement of North Front Stroet publicly, ns ho bolloves thnt this is tho propor way for conn. oilmen to get in touch with i,n ,. payors in such matters. Tlio airing or different nntnlmia ,.. ..., i . . - - icrs snould give a councilman somo idea of tho wishes of tho peoplo who foot tho bill In such casos. Personally Mr. Randol Is opposed to tho Bpendlng of any more money on such streets ns aro almost entlro 1 used by vohicles which make a profit by hauling either passengers or freight over them until such vohicles pay a llctmse for the use of these streets. If it bo said that dm (. .,... . iWe: this pdftlcularkstrrt!' -m. i.u u nbla for accidents tliorooii, then might bo wiso to call this street un safe, until such tlmo aB wnys and moans aro found to mnko those who tear tho street up pay part of tho ex pense of its upkeep. As to tho manner In which tho ox ponso of tho Inter Improvement should be udjustodr Mr. Iliuidol leans toward somo way of holplng the ad joining property owners carry thlB bunion. His Ideas on this mattor aro by no moans posltivo, Bottled, con victions thorof'oro ho would llko tb boo something in print frbm those WO llllVU JlINt received from John Leo Mexico A' Delayed Shipment of Guaranteed Genuine Navajo Indian Rugs T 1 1 USE wero intended for tlio arriving too'luto wo hnvo nttrnctlva prices. ' This Ih nn ovceptlonnl opportunity- to secure ono of tlicsa rare pro. diirtlnus In Ituss ut exactly tlio xnino itilocs you would Pay In Albuquerque. It will pay you to mnko u trip to tho More,. oven If you do not wish to buy, iim tho exhibit alone Ih well worth hocIiii;. It Ih ono of tlio largest collection of flcnulno Navajo Indian ItugH over bIiouii In Coos County. t "WeSelilto'r.Less" Going & Harvey Co. Complete House Furnishers Condensed Statement of tho Condition of The First National Bank Of Coos Bay i nt tho closo of IiuhIiichs December Hi, IPirS i Resources: Llnbllltlcw: Loa8 l 0,)() I Capital Stock ...100,000.00 OvordraftB 1,100.57 Surplus and Undlvldod JlondB, warrants and proHts JI8,:O1.07 Bccurltlos . .1. .920.VI.:17 , Clrculutlon outatnnd- Roal ostat'o .... 72,000.00 Ing OD.ooS.OO Furnituro nnd Fix- Doposlts '"res 5,800.00 Ind. $472,104.11 Cash and Sight IJnlc 10,079.81 Exchnngo .. I)i!, 1:115.01 488,151:1.03 Totnl $7111,510.81) Total V710,r 10.80 1 (Seo detailed statement tomorrow) Statement of Condition of . FLANAGAN & BENNETT BANKS of Mnrshfleld and Myrtle Point, Oregon, ut tho closo of business Dwomber ill, 10 in. Roaources Loans and Discounts lji!l7,18l.71 Ranking Housos nnd Real Estatq, .. '.., 01002.01 Cash and Sight Exchango .... .. ." 1n2l80n.no Totnl ....... ... ' 9H5-1.-I02.U1 Liabilities. Capital Stock paid In f , . . . Jfl 7 000,00 Surplus and Undivided Profits' ',,,..' !!!!..! ! 7l'l82!l0 DepositB , !!!!!!!!. 7on!:no!ia Total S8M 102.:il Condensed Statement I o rt XMM nme-ilmencan Dank "Whoro Savings Aro Safe" Mnrshfleld, Oregon, December 31, 1015 ' 1 Resources: Liabilities: Loans -. $35,450.16 Capital :$25f 000.00 Furniture, Fixtures Surplus 5 000.00 and Expense 4,384.25' Deposits ... 41 381.32 Cash 31,g46.91 t "' ' Tol $71,381.32 ' Total .$71,381.32 Our Policy We Loan Our Funds to Our Custoinors. OCEAN BEACH AUTO LINE Gorst & Klntr. Lea,o Marshfield at 7 n. m and returning leaving from Erapira t , 8 a. m, Iaivo Marshfield at 11 a.m. and returning leave SouUi Slougl, at 1 p. in. Leave Marshfield at 5 p. bi, and tunUBtf lenvo South Slough at 0 p. m. . ., It i who nro, or will bo, affected pVu, nrily by this improvement, or ty u,. way referred to for making Who profit by tho ilso of our stre lay pnrt of tho expense of kcep0. thorn feafo. , Filrthor, tho discussion of ui mattor now, bororo tho samo come, up for action In tho council, will uT, tl.o tlmo of councllmon, one ,f whom nt leant Is not n nlghth, nnd doeii not nco tho Joko when COua ctl meetings last till midnight, ,v Clurhu, Albuquerque, Xcw i. -m Christinas nnd Holiday trnde, but placed tlieiu in our window nt vcrr of tho condition of n re. fl 1 , . vu lv. imMmm!m&:tt