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B efore the so-called Coos Bay road
boosters begin any whispering recall
agitation they would do well to digest
the figures showing the amounts spent
by the county from market road and
general road funds and the amount o f
special taxes voted for road purposes
in comparison with the amount spent
oa roads in other districts.
This year from the market road and
county funds the county court has
spent 924.M0 on the North Beed-Em-
pire-South Slough road, and last year
about 910,000 was spent. The amount
collected from special road taxes in
that district is about $1300 this year,
and a total o f over 911,000 fo r the
past three years.
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On the Myrtle Point-Sitkum market
road the1 county has spent $51,000,
while the sepcial taxes voted in those
districts total $66,000 for the three
years.
On the Norway- McKinley market
road the county (including market
rm d funds) has spent about the same
as the districts have voted— in the
neighborhood o f $26,000 each.
Other market road projects have
been treated in a sim ilar manner, the
county sometimes spending more
than 60 per cent, and the districts
sometimes voting more than half.
The county court stands ready to
give the South Slough road, from
North Bend to Shoreacres, as good a
road as they can pay for, but the
rest o f the county will object to it's
all being done out o f county funds.
One o f the largest, if not the larg­
est hauls o f liquor by police officers
in Coos county was made by Marshal
Leach and Night Marshal Hollenbeck
about five o’clock Wednesday evening,
when they captured 120 gallons o f
moonshine in an upstairs room over
the W. G. Brandon Confectionery.
A large crowd o f interested specta­
tors quickly gathered to witness the
work o f the officers as they brought
keg after keg o f shine down the rick­
ety Stairs and hauled it up to the city
halt fo r safe keeping.
No other evidence o f a still was
found except a broken piece o f a coil
and a rubber tube, which might have
been used fo r syphoning.
There was a 60-gallon keg con­
taining about forty gallons, six 10-
gallon kegs full, three fives and
enough more to make the 120 gallons,
which at the selling price o f “shine''
—«even at $20 a gallon— would make
it worth $2400 or more to the seller.
Whom the stuff belonged to has not
been proved. The first step was to
interview Mr. Brandon, who owns the
building.
He told Mr. Hollenbeck
that he had the upstairs leased but
did not state to whom, so he was tak­
en before Justice Stanley and yester­
day was placed under $600 bonds on
ths charge o f having liquor in his
possession. Dr. Jas. Richmond and
W. H. Mansell signed his bond.
D istrict Attorney Fisher had re­
County Roadmaster Chas. 8. Mc­
tained to Marshfield prior to Mr.
Culloch presented his resignation as
Brandon’s appearance, so the judge roadmaster to the county court the
set his hearing fo r tom orrow when
first o f this week, k was accepted
the prosecuting attorney win be back
ard the commissioners named E. L.
Robinson, o f Reeds pert, aa his sue-
The raid was the result o f a boom
capture earlier the same afternoon.
The officers had entertained a suspi­
cion o f Tony Yennick, the Austrian
who has run the Royal C afe on the
E. L ROBINSON
ROADMASTER
time, se Wednesday afternoon Leach
and Hel ten beck and-D eputy Frank
Dungey searched the restaurant and
found fou r bottles o f moonshine un­
der the couch on which Yennick sleeps
in the kitchen.
He was arrested and taken before
Justice Stanley where he pleaded not
guilty. The judge put him under $100
cash bond, which Tony posted, and
then released him.
Yennick went down the street and
in a few moments returned and told
the judge if he would not make his
fine more than 9200 he would plead
guilty. The justice accepted his o f­
fer, not knowing that this was Yen-
nick’s second offense; the latter hav­
ing paid a fine and served 60 days in
the county jail last winter on a sim i­
lar charge while living at the Bay.
Yennick paid the $100 additional and
Mr. Robinson is a form er resident
o f Marshfield, an engineer o f ability,
and one whom the court is convinced
wijl make good in the roadmaster's
office.
Mr. McCulloch has about sixteen
months yet to serve as county sur­
veyor, his term expiring Jan. 1, 1926.
Young Coveil Feeble Minded
Judge R. H. Mast received a letter
yesterday from the Court of Domestic
Relations at Portland inform ing him
that the 16-year old boy, Alton Covelt,
who is being held in jail here during
the investigation o f the killing o f his
step-mother, Mrs. Fred Coveil, had
been adjudged feeble-minded in that
court some years ago. The fam ily
lived out from Portland on the Powell
Valley road and after he had been
examined but before the committment
paper had been made out for his ad­
mission to the asylum, the fam ily left
there and came down here, No fur-
ther effort to have him committed
was made by the Multnomah county
court.
There have been no new develop­
ments in the murder case the past
week. Officials are working on the
case and every incident and phase
o f the crime is being investigated.
No charge has yH been preferred
against Dr. Fred Covell, nor his son.
District Attorney Fisher is re­
ported in a Bay paper as saying that
Dr. Covell’s hearing will be held next
But Marshal Leach was not satis­
fied, and so declared him self. He had
expected to find more than four bot­
tles in the restaurant.
With Mr. Hollenbeck he began
looking along the back o f the build­
ings on Front street, this side of the
railroad track, and when they came
to the Brandon building they went
up the back stairs. A hole in the win­
dow gave them an opportunity to
smell the interior and. the whiff he
got sent the marshal post haste for a
search warrant, leaving Hollenbeck
on guard.
When they broke in they found the
stuff in a back room, with a number
of empty barrels, pails, funnels, gal­
lon jars, besides the moonshine.
Commandeering the City Bakery
truck they began to move the booze
out.
Whether any o f the stuff dis­
appeared during the interval that
Hollenbeck was downstairs talking
to Brandon is net certain, but a girl
Progress of New Hotel
told Deputy Sheriff Malehorn that
Work was started toward the lay­
she saw a couple of men go up the
ing o f the roof on the new hotel yes­
backstairs and take down two kegs.
terday morning, and it can be finished
The same afternoon the officers in five days if the material arrives.
searched other buildings on Front At any rate the first layer will be
street but found nothing except a in place before there is any danger
part of a still in the rooms over the from rain.
City Bakery, form erly occupied by a
The lathers are nearly through with
cousin o f Yennick, who spent some their part o f the work and the middle
time here a few weeks ago.
o f the week workmen began tearing
There Is a belief among many citi­ off the wooden form s. The two front
zens that the "shine’’ was made in the sides o f the hotel are to be white
room where it was found fo r sue man stucco and the west side and north
talk of seeing a light d$ thdke all end are to be concrete waterproofed
through the night before Ike raid.
only.
The ownership o f the boose will
Whether it can possibly bo ready
probably be established tom orrow for occupancy by the first o f the year
when Mr. Brandon tells in court to is debatable, but it should be opened
whom he bed Issssii the room s.
to the public early la 1M4.
Some w i k i ago Gov. P btM earned
at the tax supervising commission fo r
Coos county, A . K. Peck, f Marshfield ;
W alter Donald, o f Bandonj and J.
Finley Schroeder, o f Norway. They
have not yet organised and It seems
to be the alm ost universal desire all
over the comity that they should Sot.
Is eu n y counties in the rtate the
The budget committee fo r the city
seen appointed have refused to organ­
o
f
Coquille met in the city hall last
ise or have resigned. ,
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If this law o f the hist legislature Monday evening and organised by
should be observed it would mean the election o f Geo. 0 . Leach as chair­
the addition o f a $2600 tax bill, with man, and Geo. T. Moulton as secre­
but very little compensating result.« tary.
A tentative budget had been pre­
for the several tax levying bodies
have a much better idea o f how much pared by the city treasurer and fi­
money is necessary to conduct the a f­ nance committee o f the council, and
fairs o f such district, city or county, this was follow ed in the main. The
than any commission could have with­ full text o f the budget will be found
out months o f study and investiga­ on another page o f this issue.
The total catimnted expenses fo r
tion, and with the present budget sys­
tem any unnecessary amounts to be the year 1924 is $16,2$6!67, as against
raised by taxation would be quickly *16,711.67 estimated fo r 122$. The
estimated receipts for 1 9 2 ^ are $1,-
apparent
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796,
which is $47.97 more than that
And in the ease o f a school d istrict
What right has any commission to estimated fo r this year. This leaven
veto a budget which is adopted by the total amount to be raised by city
a vote e f the taxpayers T Yet, ac­ taxes or 1924 at $14,441.67, which is
cording to the opinion o f Attorney $477.0$ more than the 192$ were sup­
General Van Winkle, that U just posed to produce.
This keeps the city within the six
what the new law permits. It is a
fool law which should be repealed by per cent tax increase lim itation, fo r
6 per cent of. $1$>64.64 is *967AS—
the next legislature.
the amount which could have been
levied by the city without submitting
the budget to a vote o f the people.
The ¡Uses which go to make up
this $14,441.67 are divided in seven
classes, aa follow s;
Personal services recorder, two
marshals, attorney, treasurer, fire
chief, health officer and other ser­
vices $4S60, which is $210 mere than
budgeted last year.
Material and supplies, hwlndhig
fuel, light and power, stationery and
printing, $9,000. This Is $160 mere
K. L. Haga, regional Boy Scout ex­
Irving A. Paaach was taken before
ecutive from Sponkane, made a visit Justice Stanley yesterday afternoon
to Coquille Wednesday evening to to answer to two traffic law viola­
apeak before the members o f the tions, that o f driving a m otor car
Commercial Club regarding the Scout while intoxicated, and also fo r failure
program. He was accompanied from to keep on the right side e f the road.
the Bay by A- T. Lagerstrom, M. D. He pleaded .net guilty to both charges
Bromberger, Guy W arner and B. T. and his trial was set fo r nine o ’clock
Spaulding. \
tomorrow morning.
Mr. Haga was form erly connected . In addition to these charges it is re­
with the boys in Scout work but re­ ported that D istrict Attorney Fished
cently he has been transferred to that
part o f the Scout program which con­
sists in getting the men e f the coun­
try more interested ni the movement theee charges occurred about 6A0
— “ at the front, instead o f behind the Wcdueeday morning, a mile and a
movement, so far behind that no one half above Bridge on the Cooa Bay
knows when they drop out at the Highway, when the Hudson whlch
rear.’*
Auweh was driving strack a new
Mr. Haga told o f many intereettog Nash car being drtven in by a geatie-
experiences he had had with boys and mar naased Desles, trom Portland.
their parents and explained at con­ It made aa ahnoet comptete wrack e f
siderable length what the purpeee e f
the Boy Scout organisation is.
To
sum it up in a few words, it is the
building o f citiaenship, not A s mak-
ing o f soldiers, nor the ♦— Mng o f
games, but the fitting o f the boys to
be leaders, to be courteous, consider­
ate and o f the highest class o f citizen­
ship.
He promised that a publicity cam­
paign would be instituted in Coes
county which would inform any per­
son o f the real purposes e f the Bey
Scout movement
The other visitors spoke o f the
movement started at the Bay this
week, which if put into e ffe ct win re­
sult in a first class B o r Scout council
directors o f the association plan to
in Coos county and tie the local Or­
make It a regular event at future
ganization up to the national council.
fairs.
They had two traps working
In short, it is the em ploying e f a
aad about 60 shooters participated,
paid executive by the Coes and Dong­
five o f them being professionals with
les counties who will devote all his
time to the ep rk , overseeing the work
o f each troop aad training future
scout masters.
Oregon, wen the cup or the highest
It is expected, o f course, that troonr
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average for tbs taro days, although
w fll be formed in Myrtle Point an$ on the new hotel. He and Mrs. Shaw
he was not high gun either day.
Bandon, and that these towns will
were very muds pleased with the Hugh Harlocker was high the first
assist in paying the expenses o f this
prospects, both fo r Coquille and for day with 49 out o f 60 birds h it
executive along with Coquille, Marsh­
the hotel, and although ae deal was
The second day Im Johnson had his
field and North Bend. The expense
closed with him, he promised to wire eye working in the beet o f shape, and
will be shared equally between Cose
soon whether he desired to be consid­ dropped 75 straight He showed the
and Douglas counties.
ered as an applicant fo r the lease. professionals, the Portland crack
In speaking o f the Boy 8cout work Reports from other sources received
»hots and the spectators how target
in the county, Mr. Bromberger paid
locally are that he is one o f the best shooting really should be done, and
a high compliment to C. C. Farr, o f
hotel man in the west.
it is doubtful if there is a marksman
this city, who fo r over a year acted
in the state who can equal Ira when
as Scoutmaster with but little assist­
Last of the Heat W ave*
he
is going good.
John Miller
ance from Coquille citizens.
Apparently wo have had the last was second with 74 aad Mr. Ford
There are about forty Scouts in Co­
third with 7$. Mr. Johnson won the
quille and the appointment o f a qual­ heat wave stories from the East for
cup for highest score made. He was
ified Scoutmaster is the first require­ the present year; but hardly had they
stopped coming when we began yes­ also second highest fo r both days and
ment.
Dr. Leap, o f Bandoa, was third.
The Boy Scouts is one o f the big­ terday to hear e f killing frosts, which
The shoot attracted considerable
were
reported
in
Montana,
North
Da­
gest things before the American peo­
attention on the outside fo r ten men
ple today and Coquille should respond kota aad northern Wyoming. And
were present from Portland on Sat­
and assist the movement as is being here on the Oregon eoast, where the
urday, but they didn't have a look-in
weather
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as
even
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anywhere
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done all over the country.
with the kind o f marksmanship
The Commercial Club went on rec­ the United States, the evenings are
Messrs. Johnson and Miller were
getting
cold
enough
.fo
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fires,
which
ord as being willing to assist in the
showing.
work in every way possible.
IRA JOHNSON’S
FINE SHOOTING
Budget Meeting Monday
Next Monday evening, Sept. 17, the
annual budget meeting o f School Dis­
trict No. 8, w ill be held at the high
school building in Coqulle. A ll pro­
perty owners in the district are en­
titled to vote at this meeting and it
is hoped a good attendance will be
present. The amount o f special tax
to be voted, as outlined by the budget
committee, is $26,461.28, ,a slight do-,
crease from this year’s tax.
Special Tax Across River
Death of Mrs. Fredeoburg
Mrs. H. K. Fredenburg, o f A rago,
who leas than a month ago was called
to mourn the death of her daughter,
Augusta Marie by the sad drowning
accident at Reeds port, became Ul last
week and on Sunday was taken to the
Myrtle Point Hospital, whom she
passed away Wednesday n igh t She
was 49 years o f age and there seems
little doubt that the cause o f her
death was prostration with g rief over
the loss o f her daughter.
Rev. H. V . Moore Return«
The funeral services took place at
It is the best o f news to the congre­ Myrtle Point yesterday and the inter­
gation of the Methodist Episcopal ment was made at Coquille.
Church South here that Rev. H. V.
Moore was reassigned to the local
field by Bishop DqBose at the annual
conference o f the church held in Mil-
ton this week.
Word has just been received here
from Mr. Moore that he will be here
to preach at the Methodist Church
South next 8unday.
Church Resign« at Poor Farm
E. C. Church, who has been superin­
tendent at the coonty infirmary for
the past year or more, tendered his
resignation to the county court at Ha
meeting last week, to take effect as
soon as his suceesaor could be se­
cured. The court is elsewhere in this
issue calling fo r bids from those who
aaay desire to secure the appointment.
A large number of the farm ers in
Road District No. 20, across the river
from Coquille, met at the Roy school
■house Tuesday evening and decided
tq have a special election called this
fall for voting on the proposition to
rales $6,000 by taxation for improv
ing the Coquille-Fish trap road, and
the road around the foothills from
the Dement ranch to Fat Elk. It is
their intention to have the money
spent equally between the two pro­
jects.
With this kind o f a program out­
lined the citizens o f this district are
going before the county court and
ask that the county budget this fall an
amount necessary to put these roads
in the condition they should be. The
fanners o f that section will attend the
meeting o f the Commercial Club haze
next Wednesday evening to explain
what they propose doing and to ask
Coquina's assistance in putting the
project over.
tarent en 1916 bonds. Interest am
Lamb Grove warrants and general
fund warrants—$$666.67, a drop o f
*70 due to decreasing interest on
bonds.
Miscellaneous—elections. Library
Association, city perks, garbage and
other items— $1206, an increase o f
$200 over this year’s expenses.
Emergency Fuad—$100, the soase
as budgeted last year. .
The receipts estimated te be receiv­
ed next year are from rental o f d ty
property, wharfagfc licensee, fin e*
miscellaneous and the 7-10 e f a mill
road tax to be received from the
county.
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The date set fo r a public hearing on
the budget, before its final adoption
is Monday, O ct 16, at which time any
citizen who desires to enter a pro­
test against any item in the budget,
will be heard and his claim coos id er-
Change at City Cleaners
The City Cleaners and Tailors shop,
on east Front street, changed hands
Wednesday when L. C. Newman sold
the establishment to Chas. H. Low­
ery, who comes here from Weiaer,
Idaho, where he conducted a tailor
shop for ten years. He is a practical
tailor, but intends to conduct the
shop as it has been, with the addition
eg a line o f samples from a house
which is second to none in the coun­
try. Mrs. Lowery came with nim
and they will occupy the rooms over
The enrollment in the Coquille High
School at the opening e f school this
week was 166, aa against 140 last
year. This means that aa additional
clam roam will have te he fitted up in