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I In« pH|M*r iSVutereii nt the Bandon (amt urtine aa Second -cilia« Matter
charges that he u a» intoxicated and
that he was umiu the influence of
drugs are proved to b« without
foundation; and on these counts
the authorities accord exoneration.
But on the more serious allegations
of brutality and failure to do all that
a ship’s officer should have done to
save human life, the ins|>ector's
tribunal is obdurate.
Not only is
the judgement passed, to be main
tained, but there is absolute and un
warranted determination to hear no
new evidence, however much that
evidence might affect the merits ol
the case.
Public opinion respecting the con
duct of Mr. Hawse is based con
clusively u|xm the findings of the in
spectors.
The very fact that, even
by report, a ship’s officer is accused
of misconduct under such circum
stances is so prejudicial to that of
ficer’s reputation that legally con
stituted authority, vested with the
power of judicial judgement in the
premises, should feel itself in honor
bound to hear all the evidence avail
able, anil especially when such evi
dence consists of the statements of
wreck victims who were saved in the
Hawse boat, and whose injuries pre
For Rent.
vented them from being present at
the time set for the hearing of the
Office rooms in Devereaux Bld’g,
case. To ignore such evidence is an
upstairs near the Post Office. In
injustice that works serious injury
quire of Tom Devereaux or call up
to Mr. Hawse, and is not in accord
on the Bear Creek Phone.
with the public standard of fair deal
ing.
A place to prepare yourself so that youi next
Whatever tern perainental faults
B.4N1)OA' TIM MS FEU CO.
opportunity to enter the business world on a
nay be chargeable to this officer he
C it PATTERSON 4 SON
good salary will not be
is entitled to judgement upon all the Dray and General Delivery
facts, and not upon a portion of
Meet all Boats.
them. There were two women in
----- All orders bundled with care.-----
B andon , i
O kkoon .
his boat who at the time of the
hearing were lying “in the hospital in
such critical condition that it was
CLARENCE Y. LOWE,
impossible to procure testimony. I
B hik I oii . (Iregon,
The statements of these women, as
subsequently' given out, should have Druggist and Apothecary
materially modified the judgement
Is just in receipt of a new and
fresh stock of
of the inspectors.
They show in
"fleet that Mr. Hawse was stern —
Drugs and Chemicals,
ÎNortli Bend, Oregon
even brutal
in his
threats
Patent and Proprietary Preparations
toward men whom he had rescued
Toilet Articles,
and who undertook to filch from
DruggiM* Muntirien.
these very women the sail covering
in which the third officer had P erfumes , B rushes , S ponges , S oap ,
N uts and C andies .
wrapped them, to make their injured
The New Ilnig Store ¡ a N« i
ClgHrM, TobnrcoB and CigHrettea.
condition as comfortable as possible Paintfl, Oils. Glam and Painters’ Supplies.
Drugs, Druggist s Sundries, Patent Mesidenic,
ind to protect them from the cold
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ind the drench of the sea. Accord *
* Brushes, and toilet
Articles. Fancy Stationery
ing to this testimony, Hawse did ♦ ------
Fine line of Fancy Candies.
Imported and Domestic Cigars.
threaten to knock these men in the Ai
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a
head anil throw them overboard un j
less they desisted.
Whatever the
The New. Elegantly Fitted, and Speedy Steamer
inspectors might think, the average ♦ :•
man will conclude that the
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proper course would have been to ❖
C..1 PT. J. OLSEN, Master.
execute the threat and talk : about it ❖ :•
I'll ih Steamer ia New. is Strongly built, nml fitted with the latest improvements, mid will
T he A nniversary number <>l
the Portland Journal, published a |
week back was a very creditable1
1 write you to express my
issue, not only to that popular daily. , opinion as to the effect of- the
but to all of Oregon as well. Copies ( proposed increase of freight
will be circulated in all parts of the i rates on lumber to Eastern
United States, and probably not a 1 ¡Kiints. So far as the mills in
this vicinity are concerned, it
few will be sent out of this country.
appears to me that they will, to
We are all singing praises of that
a great extent, be put out of
business.
issue, but the number did Bandon a
rank injustice in printing cuts of her
We are already cut out of
the
California market, and with
rocks and scenic beach, unexcelled
so
very
radical an advance as
anywhere, and calling them on Coos !
that proposed, it seems impossi
Bay. We are not on Coos Bay. II
ble that we can compete in the
the management of the Journal would
East and Middle West with
take their geography down from the
Southern yellow pine. At the
present rate coast manufactur
shelf, they will find us located on
ers
find it hard to reach Mis
the Coquille River, not the longest
souri River points, as against
in Oregon by any means, but, com
the Southern product; and a 25
pared with its size, by far the most
per cent raise in rates will, in
the judgment of the writer, shut
productive in lumber and fishing.
us out entirely.
We are rather proud that we are not
It is possible that some classes
on Coos Bay. It is well known
of
uppers might stand the added
that that country has been pretty
burden, but what are we to do
well logged off, so much so that the
with our commons?
largest per cent of the lumber cut on
If the new rate goes into ef
the Bay comes from logs cut on the
fect, many mills will close, and
thousands of men will have to
Coquille River, which, at its closest
seek other employment. Re
approach, is thirty miles from Coos
spectfully' yours,
Bay. It does us good to see pictures
Fremont Everett,
of our lit.le town and beach in the
President
Sheridan Lumber Co.
big daily; and if they will see that
they are properly labeled the next
It was a woe be-gone countenance
time, we will appreciate it even that peered out of the city bastile all
more.
Bandon, Coos County, is day Sunday, at the crowds that
just in its infancy. When we have passed by on their way to spend one
our new mills all running, and the of the finest days we have had this
several assured manufacturing plants season on the bluffs overlooking the
in operation, '.he attention of the sea.
Lewis Olson, from Rogue
outside is going to be attracted to River, was seriously affected with
Bandon, not Coos B <y.
i languishing thirst for the beverage
if stimulating qualities and expanded
Too M uch C are cannot be taken ' heads, the morning after, and last
to provide literature for the rising Friday proceeded to place the re
generation, of a quality that is not freshment dispenceries of Bandon
down and out. He drank all he
only instructive, but moral. “Blood
and Thunder” publications are flood could standing up, then laid dow n
ing the markets with their cheap lit md finished his little matinee. City
erature unfit for reading purposes. guardian Gardiner found him thusly
The popular demand, among a cer occupied, and with the restraining
tain class, and the large circulation hand of authority, persuaded him to
of these publications at a nominal accompany him to the little house of
subscription price, which is produc rest the city dads had in the years
tive among a lower class of adver gone by, provided for such as are
tises, has in recent years given forth j afflicted with extreme tiredness.
It is not only the mere raising of
a large number of these different
these
rates, but the fact that the
publications. They are a form of!
shipper
has no voice in the matter.
the yellow back that should not lie |
permitted to enter the home under I He is compelled to use their means
any consideration. A school boy or of transportation, whether it is his
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give a regular S day service, for passengers mid freight, lietween the
girl who spend their time pouring wish or not, to have his finished
It is also the statement of these ❖❖
• loqnille River, Oregon, and San Francisco, Calif.
over such literature have their minds, product sent to market. The addi injured women, as it was of other •>
J. E. WAI i STROM Agent, Bandon, Oregon.
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E. T. KRUSE, Managing Agent, 23 Market. Street. San Francisco, California.
filled with the adventures of “red. tional price of lumber will be of passengers in the boat, that the •>
eyed Mike, the boy detective.' or serious hinderance to the prospective master of the San Pedro refused for ❖
some similar title, which is no doubt ! builders in our rapidly developing a time to take the Hawse boatload ❖
California and Oregon Coast Steamship Company
interesting enough to keep his mind , Western country. Hundreds of mill on board. This appears to be an •X
oft from school or other work, men will lie out of employment if undisputed fact, and in the face of it ❖ •>
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These stories arc detrimental to the the mills have to shut down,-and it is diffucult to understand why * /\<7 sjh us sen I h os.
growing boy or girl, and in many ' j I this will lie done if theThtes go into the third officer should be censured; *
Proprietors.
instances have been responsible for effect as is now intended. Oregon w hy he should suffer loss of rep ❖
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Oregon.
a mis spent career. One of the re furnished a great deal of lumber for utation for not rescuing more peo <• Bandon,
GEO. D. GRAY 4 CO., Gen'l Agts,
L. W. SHAW, Agent,
quirements of the higher standards the west, esjiecially California, and ple. To have rescued others, he « «> ♦
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421 Market. St. San Francisco.
Marshfield, Phone 441.
of education, which are now en to contend with the increase of the must be rid of those already in the
rates,
and
the
car
shortage,
which
joyed throughout this country, is
boat; and how he was to get rid of
proper reading matter. Many places has made the delivery uncertain, will them is not made clear in the find*
have libraries that contain only books greatly affect their ability to meet ings.
by standard authors suitable tor competition and make living profits.
If the public judgement in this
juvenile reading. In places where Some stepjmust be made in the im
Hawse
matter has been hastily form
the large libraries do not give the mediate future to protect the saw
ed and is incorrect, as it appears, it
young people an opportunity to ob mill industries that are providing
devolves
upon the marine author
tain plenty of good reading, there the mainainance of a large per cent
ities
to
do
the right thing and to
are magazines of a high class that of our people.
give that unfortunate man a square
contain nothing but the better grades
deal.—Telegram.
You have been trying to improvise some practical method of introducing your new goods.
of literature.
Keep the “yellow
Justice To Third Officer.
backs’’ away from them and you are
Well! Here is a tip that can be summed in a word—Glass Show Cases. Get the idea?
CONTEST NOTICE.
performing a duty that will be pro
Department of the Interior,
An article properly displayed will sell on sight. Put in a couple and inside of a year the
V S. Land Office at Rirnnbarg Or.
ductive in after years.
of the steamship Columbia, is seek
Jane 12,
additional sales derived from that source, will pay for them. All up-to-date establishments
A snflicient contest affidavit having been
ing a vindication ftom the findings tiled
in tins office by Edwin E. Stillwell,
are having them installed.
T he R ecent R aise in the freight of Supervising Inspector Berming- contestant, ngmnst homestead entry No.
I3i:t.r>, made October <>, I'.MJCt. for the NW1,
ates on the Trans-Continental Rail ham, to which vindication Mr. Hawse of Secti >n 25. Township 29. S. Range I.’, W.,
Robert A. Doak. contestee, in which it
roads practically either close many persistently contends he is entitled. by
is alleged that said Robert A. Donk has
abandoned said tract and changed
of the smaller saw mills entirelv, or Supervising Inspector-General Uhler wholh
his residence therefrom for more than two
require them to run far short of ca refuses to reopen the case for the years since making «aid entry and next
prior to the date herein: that said tract i
pacity. The Timberman, a magazine hearing of additional testimony, and not settled npon and cnltivated by said
party aa req aired by law: that said absence
published in Portland. Oregon, is unless? so the reports state, Mr. was
not due to employment in the military
Did you ever stop to think th it you ntiy be judged, by strangers, by your correspondence
or
naval service of tlie Cnited States in
making a vigorous effort to create a Hawse makes successful intersession
time of war. said parties are hereby notified
If your letters are neatly type written they will always give a business dignity in no other
sentiment among the press through with the President for a review of to appear, re«|»ond and older evidence
tonching
said
allegation
at
li>
o
’
clock
a.
m
the state and territory bounded by the matter, that officer must remain on July :W. 1907, Iiefore C. T. BInmenrother
way attained. The Underwood Machine excels all others in evely respect. We sell them.
Notary I’nblic, at Ins office at Bandon.
these railroads, that will tt nd to under the stigma of official con Oregon,
and that final hearing will he held
at 10 o'clock, a. m. on Angnst 1:1. 11x17 i„.
down such additional charges on th«’ demnation.
fore the Register and Receiver at tie
shipments of lumber. The new rates
It has appeared to the satisfaction United States Land Office in Roseburg
< Iregon.
are by no means small, and the pub- of the marine authorities that the The said contestant having, in a proper 1
filed .lune 10, 1907, set forth fact-
1 c at large are probably not familiar ugly reports concerning the conduct affidavit,
which show that after due dilligenee per
with the extent of the increase. The of Third Officer Hawse at the time sonal service of this notice cannot be made
it is hereby ordered and directed that
toll wing, taken from a letter from a of the Columbia
v’oii
disaster were such notice lie given by dne and proper
publication.
large saw mill of Yamhill county. | exaggerated.
For example. the 1
RcNJAMtN L. E ddt .R egister.
Found !
LOST
Enroll Now
Miller
Cleaver
Business
College.
B andon
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Eldorado
ELIZABETH
Steamer Alliance
Now plying between Portland and
Coos Bay only. Weekly trips.
Say, Mr. Merchant!
Another Practical Suggestion
The Modem Company,
W. C. Bradley, Mgr. Marshfield I
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