The Coquille
VOL. XXIV. NO. 44.
S^atinel
COQUILLE. COO8 COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1428.
<1.44 THE YEAH
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| L O. O. F. Grand Master Here
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Fred 8. Meindl, of Salem, grand
| master of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows for Oregon, was a Co­
quille visitor yesterday and last even­
To Complete Adoption of Gram ing met^with a gathering of all lodges
Jury Report—Would In­
in southwest Oregon at the lodge
rooms here.
There were about 80
jure the County
present, some of the visitors coming
from as fir away as Gold Beach.
Elsewhere ia reproduced in full the
Mr. Meindl is « very eloquent
grand jury report submitted to speaker and his talk on Odd Fellow­
Judge Brand last Saturday. It con­
ship was listened to with great in­
tains much that is praiseworthy and terest and heartily enjoyed.
much that it not. It’s recommenda­
A cafeteria banquet followed the
tion that the per capita for school
lodge session.
children be restored to. K* former ■*—---------
figure of 810 leads one to wonder K.'P. County Meet Last Night
just what influence« have been at
work. It has taken more than ten
Quite a delegation of Knights of
years of effort by school men and of­ Pythias from Coquille as well as
ficials to get this per capita raised from other towns in the county, was
from $10 to $20, and it was only dur­ present 'for the monthly K. P. meet­
ing Judge Mast’s term of office that ing held 4n Myrtle Point last even­
the higher figure was reached, after ing. Besides the banquet there was
a year of $16 per capita. There ia no an entertainment feature of boxing
more reason for the county funds not and wrestling by Myrtle Point boy«
assisting in the education of the ;hat was hugely enjoyed by the
children of th« county than there :rowd.
would be in saying that the state
should not help in their education. To
insist that some districts, with hun­
dreds of children, shall tax them-
’selves 20, 30 and 40 mills for school
purposes, while other districts, rich
i
in valuation, but scantily supplied
The Schoolmasters Club last Sat­
with children, get off with a single
mill levy, is an unequal taxation pro­ urday admitted Roseburg to full
posal. It ia to eliminate such in- membership in all athletic events, and
oqualitic« that the 820 per capita has »repared a basketball schedule, or
'ather two schedules.
Bandon, Co-
been in force the past few years.
Martin E. Hagerman Sought
c.
of C. Hear Good Talks by
J. E. Montgomery and
Ben S. Fisher
nual Red Croas Membership
Drive, Nov. 11-28, Start«
Here Today
Marshal John Hickam is in receipt
! of a letter from Mrs. O. G. Palmer,
of PiclfiC Beach, Calif., who ia very
anxious to learn of the whereabouts
of her father, E. Martin' Hagerman.
She write« here because her father
and mother were divorced in Circuit
court in Coquille, 27 years ago, when
she was an infant. The records at
the court house show that there was
an infant child, Dorothy, given into
the .custody of the mother at that
time, and that is Mrs. Palmer’s given
name.
Mr«. Painter, has had requests for
information broadcasted from south­
ern California, describing her father
as five feet, six inches in height, with
brown hair and blue ejfes. He had
a brother named Jim Hagerman.
Anyone knowing anything about
the Hagerman* will confer a favor
on Mrs. Palmer by " notifying Mr.,
Hickam, who is in communication
with her.
Complete Report of
Grand
Jury’s Findings ¡Submitted
Last Saturday
The entire session of the Chamber
Mrs. Ida K. Owen, Coquille Red
We, the undersigned grand jury,
of Commerce at the hotel Wednesday L , Crone chairman, was distributing
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empanelled and sworn, in and for the
evening was devoted to taxes, the I posters this week advertising the Red
above named county and state, do
Coos Taxpayers Association and what Cross Roll Call, Nov. 11-29, and eX-
hereby ip«ke further report to the
may be done to keep them from soar- pseted to start this, morning nroll-
court conceraiirg^JurYnvestigation of
ing higher.
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ing members. She will, as usual,
expenditure of county funds by the ,
Commissioner Jhs. T. Jenkins told make
«take public the result of the drive in
county court for the* period f?jm Jan- *
the rePre*ent*tiv«s of the associa- IJoquille, although such practice ia
uary 1st, 1925, to August 31st, 1928,
t followed at the headquarters on
tion, Jas. E. Montgomery and Ben 8.
together With Our recommendations,
» ®ay-
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Fisher, that as one member of the
a* follows: ’ ‘
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Ladies of the American Legion
county court he would welcome the
We find that a greai number of
co-operation of a taxpayers organi­ Auxiliary will aasiat Mrs. Owen in
claims again it Coat County, aa ah3wn
zation of 500, either In refusing the the Roil Call campaign. They began
by the vouchers thereof filed in the
expenditure of money that would this morning and hope to finish to­
clerk’s office, have been paid without
morrow.
raise taxes, or in putting over some
showing upon said claims f>r what'
It would seem, in view of the, re­
matter vital to the county. .
said expenditures were made. We
Mr. Fisher, secretary of the asso- ■ sponse« made in Coquille to both Roll
do not know whether the county
elation, said that there were now 200 . Call and special emergency . drives,
Judge J. T. Brand on Wednesday judge and commissioners knew at the
members enrolled, and that 500 was that this city should be, entitled to excused the jury until Wednesday of time of the passing of raid claim»
the objective. The reasons for the ' an independent chapter and not be next week, Nov. 22. Motion day next and the ordering of payment thereon
organization Ul
of DUVU
such «sis
an association- subject to dictation from a chapter
UlgBill&atlUU
r
week will be held on Monday, Nov. what tiaid claims were for. There Is
are to oppose unnecessary expendi- im °os “y-
19th, instead of on Tuesday, as usual. nothing to show that proper investi­
tunes which would increase tax««, and*
ar«
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gations were made by the court or it',
to know where every cent spent’ by,
Cr°" activity for the past
officers as to whether the claims were
1 year:
eounty -or muneipality goes.
reasonable. it also appears to us
In Porto Rico the American Red
from our investigation that on many
He stated that the tax increase in
I Cross has a half million homeless and
practically all municipalities has been
of these irregular claims which have
’ destitute persons under its care, and
been paid that no effort was, made
60 per cent since 1920,
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in Florida there are 50,000 persons
by the court to determine the legality
He cited an instance where taxes
Ned
C.
Kelley,
of
Coquille,
was
looking to it for assistance as a result
of payment thereon. ---------- —™——
were not increased although the in-
at the tropical hurrieane which swept
We recommend that a set of rulen
Douglas-Coos'
Bay
Scout
Council,
held
! out of the Caribbean Sea in Septem­
oe
made by the eourt for the guidance
North
Bend
and
Roesburg
will
be
referring
to
the
school
fight
in
Marsh
­
tary expenditure for road construc­
ber and cut a path of destruction over in Roseburg last evening, by election
tion and “maintenance” be immedi­ known as the Class A teams, and field where the people last summer a fifteen hundred mile counte. A re­ as honorary president of the council. of the judge, commissions and other
, 'fficers handling ' claim« against the
ately discontinued is one that no Arago, Coos River, Lakeside, Bridge’, oted down a 8114,000 budget, which lief fund of about 86,500,000 has been He was also presented with a 15-year
county and that these rules be rigidly
court could, nor Should, comply with. ’ewers and Riverton aa th* Class B was a 14 per cent increase over the , raised with which the organization is iswel by the. national organization for
enforced, particularly, at’to the form
teams.
Each
class
will
have
its
own
year
before.
When
Lynn
A.
Parr
was
To give up the maintenance of our
preventing intense suffering and in active participation in Boy Scout of the claims so that each claim will
county roads, at a time when so much schedule and the only contests be­ elected superintendent over there it many instances actual starvation.
work, and by the I>o«glas-Cooa Coun­
show the correct item so^that when
has been spent in bringing them to a tween teams of different classes will was found, that the budget could be
In communities throughout the cil with an engraved Shaeffer life- iame are audited that the claims
be
exhibition
games,
which
will
not
cut
$17,000
and
when
this
was
done
high standard of excellence is absurd.
United States.and in our Insular and im? fountan pen. Mr. Kelley gave henkoelves will be evidence of the
it was approved by the voters.
The people will not stand for the count in the standing.
'’’oreign possessions, ita 745 Public a brief talk on early day scouting in
The
ison will open January 8
Mr. Fisher stated that the member­ Health nuroes have been fighting di- Coos county when he carried on urpose of the expenditure and so
roads of twelve and fifteen years ago
hat the items-thereof will show that
and failure to maintain what we have and will close the first of March, ship fee of the Taxpayers Associa­ •eaae and suffering and improving the without help from any source.
the
money so expended thereon was
Coquillb
’
a
schedule
calls
for
the
fol-
tion
ia
$1.00,
and
that
the
county
secured would in a short time mean
Jno. H.-Pipffi, of Spokane, region­
health standards of the nation. They
court and other tax levying bodies have made more than a million visits al executive officer, in his talk told for the use and benefit of Coos Coun­
complete reconstruction—and more lowing home games:
have all approved the idea and would to homes during the year to care for what it meant to be one of 176,000 ty.
Jan. 18—North Bend.
indebtedness—to bring them up to
We recommend further in connecc
Jan. 2»—Marshfield.
welcome the support of such an asso­ the sick and protect the well. 874,000 men in the United States who serve
where they are now.
tion with presentation and payment
Feb. 6—Bandon.
ciation.
Then there is the matter of indi­
school children have been inspected as volunteers in Scout work, as Scout­ of claims that the county court take
Feb. 22—Roseburg.
J. E. Montgomery, president of the ind^iven assistance in having their masters, councilmen and officials.
gent«. It is the most serious prob­
more time in investigating claims be­
association, rpoke at considerable phymcal. defects corrected.
Feb. 26—Myrtle Point
lem confronting the-«ounty today.
Th? officers for the council re- fore payment i* m uie an^| that
It
’
s
road
games
are:
length,
declari
ng
t
hat
90
per
oent
of
Monthly the call for aid is enormous.
XT
w"ima«ii’ awA
require and.'oBfrdte dVg3*ad7ice upjft
-JIT-nHW Tre
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have been taught, in the orgsrtrza-’ 'h'in.'Eioisbiirif, 'jUren'ident; W. F. Har- such claims before payment thereon
the- county—and that those - nearest tlqjx’u Home Hygien* and Care of the ui. .treasurer; A. F. Lagerstaom
$$—At Rowburg.
the public? His not tfce duty of -pri-
Jfcx-
Feb. A-At North Bend.
heme arwthe one« we think least ’Hck classes, how to give homo care commissioner. The executive com­ m ordered.
«Ms individuals; it io the state's, or
In
connection
with
the
legal ad­
tbayebll?«. ~~
Feb. 16—At Marshfield.
about The county and each city is to th« sick in their homes and how to mittee consists, of 0. H. Johnson, N.
vice
’
to
be
required
under
the
forego­
The dependent mother’s law is • Mar. 1—At Bandon.
living beyond ita means, buying on prevent sickness by the proper carq. C. Kelley, A. T. Lagerstrom and H
ing recommendation we recommend
mandatory. Under ita operations for
the installment plan, and unless the of the home and the family.
G. Kern.
further that Coou County employ a
the last two or three years a mother Bishop Sumner Confirms Six practice ia stopped the county will be
In their fight against malnutrition,
Coos county chairman are Glenn deputy district attorney to be present
ia allowed up to $60, depending on
Rev. W. T. Sumner, of Portland broke the same ar an individual who he cause of many physical defects in Tabor, of Marshfield; IL G. Kern, at each sitting of the county court to
the number of children. The court
bishop for the Episcopal diocese of pursues such tactics eventually be- children and adults, the organization North Bend; Chas. Harlocker, Myrtle «dvise the judge and commissioners
has kept this figure at $40 for the Oregon, was in Coquille last Subday com««.
has given nutrition instruction to Point; N. C. Kelley, Coquille.
upon the legality of all claims pre­
maximum.
Aa one of the luxuries of education, 128,000 persons of whom 122,000 were
The budget for 1929 was set at the sented to said court for payment.
and recalled that it was the eleventh
And more than all this, delegations
following figuree: Roseburg, 82600;
hour of the eleventh day of the elev­ Mr. Montgomery said that every child children.
We find from our investigation that
of taxpayers, from all sections of the
With 90,000 persons a year dying Marshfield, 81200; North Bend, 8400; numerous obligations have been in­
enth month that the armistice was in Marshfield couM have free saxa-
county have constantly and continu­
as a result of accidents, the Ameri­ Coquille and Myrtle Point each 8200. curred by individual members of the
signed ton years ago. But another phone lessons if desired.
ally demanded expenditures for im­
Streets improvements, where the can Red Cress is waging a nation­
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■statement he made was one that al)
eounty court without first having the
provements for which no budget ap­
ire pot familiar with. In the elventh property will not support the assess­ wide campaign to reduce this annual
same authorised by any resolution or
Former
Resident
Passes
propriation had been made. “It is
verse of the eleventh chapter of the ment, ware another source of higher loss of life.
other order or legislation by said
our money you are spending,” the
Mrs.
J.
R.
Thomson,
mother
of
The American Red Cross make« no
eleventh book of the Bible, regarding taxation Mr. Montgomery rightfully
eourt while in session and that the
eourt ia told, “and we want these
first and scond Samuel as one book, declared, and he favors a law which appeals for funds during the year ex­ Mrs. John McCue, of this city, passed eourt has paid said dbligation* so
things."'
away
at
the
home
of
another
daugh
­
will be found the reason the Kaiser will not exempt such property bought cept following great national disas­
incurred by said individual members
Is it any wonder that the county’s lost in his ambitious plans for world in by the cities, from, taxation. It ters in which cases <11 fund« contri­ ter, Mrs. Ralph Berry, in Portland of the eourt.
funds show a defiicitT Got out of ¡onquest
will raise a furore, was his comment, buted are spent for relief work in the last Monday evening, at the age of 73
We urgently recommfend that the
The funeral and interment
debt we must, as. a county, but don’t
but
he believed there must soon be a disaster for which the appeal is made. yeare.
The bishop confirmed a class o*
eounty court shall consider no claim
ruin the schools, scrap the roads, let six at St. James Episcopal church law abolishing exemption for all This entire program of service is fi­ were in Portland.
against Coos County except and un­
Mns. Thomson was quite well
nanced from membership dues ch­
the indigent« dis of neglect, and the here Sunday evening and delivered kinds of real property.
ion it shall have been'authorizedahy
whole eounty go to pot by trying to the evening’s talk.
* Others who spoke at the meeting ained during the Roll Call. In addi­ known "on Coos Bay and on the lower the court prior to the obligation being
Coquille
river,
and
was
the
daughter
tion
to
this
the
membership
funds
do it all in a minute.
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Bishop Sumner also visited the were Lyman Carrier, Jas. Watson, J.
incurred and that when >uch expendi­
'ol- ­ of th? late Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Nor­ ture is so authorised by the court in
If the taxpayers will cease their churches at Marshfield, Bandon and E. Norton, A. T. Morrison and G. finance many relief operations fol
ton,
being
the
last
member
of
that
lowing
relatively
small
disasters
in
Rnisell Morgan.
monthly demand for more roads, Gardiner 'while in this section.
session a proper order or resolution
family. In 1872 she was married to
mors improvements and more thia
Mr. Morrison opposed the idea of which no special appeal 1* made.
of said court be passed and signed by
Humphrey Hamby and in 1885 they
and that, it will be an easy matter to
reducing the school per capita tax
the members thereof and placed or
Five to Vkdt
came
to
Marshfield,
living
there
and
live within the county’s income and
from $20 to $10; and Mr. Norton Masons to Meet at Bay Nov. 24
record before said obligation shall be
at Bandon until after Mr. Hamby
The Coos co
delegation
pay off the outstanding warrants.
spoke in defense of Chambers' of
incurred or paid.
The next stated communication of died. For the past 25 years she has
is to visit California schools next Commerce which had been mentioned
We find that large sumZof money
week,
ducator* from other as the cause of tax increase. It wa* Chadwick Lodge, A. F. 4 A. M., Nov. been living in Washington, and In.
have been expendsd each year by-Coos
North Bend Pay« $6,308
parts
Oregon, consists of Mrs. the Chambers of Commerce that got »mber 24. will be held in the Blue 1919 she was married to Mr. Thom­
County for charitable purposes for
Mulkey, Coo« county school Coo* county out of the mud; and Mouse Theatre at Marshfield. The son and they have made their home
Like every other city in the county Mart
hospitalization «f persons claiming to
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which attempts to improve its streets. superintendent; W. V. Ferguson, Co­ which in every way are endeavoring place is that selected in conformity in Washington. He survive« her.
be indigent and that a large number
Of the thirteen children born to
North Bend has a greet many on quille superintendent; Jno. F. Cramer, to attract new settlers and investors with the request of Grand Master Rex
of claims for such hospitalization, of
W. Davis, who w'shes to visit all the Mr. and Mrs. Hamby, three survive
which the former owner refused to Bandon superintendent; Miss Lelah to this section, be said.
poor people have been allowed by the
lodges
of
southwest
Oregon
at
one
—
Mrs.
McCue,
of
Coquille;
Mrs.
Per-
(
pay the improvement assessments. Parks, of Sitkum; and Miss Rosabel
court and paid by Coos County upon
time, and it happens to be the regular ry, of Portland; and Mrs. Leanna De
At the same time he usually refuse« Shone, of McKinley. They will spend
the recommendation or claims of the
Truck Kills Four Calves
meeting date of Chadwick lodge. All Weese, of Everett, Wash.
to pey the county taxer and his pro­ a week visiting the demonstration
hospital or physician handling the
Mrs. MeCde returned last evening
Four caives, belonging to the boya the lodges of Coos and Curry coun­
perty is bid in by the county.
To schools of northern California, ar­
I ease and that a considerable number
protect itself the city must pay the riving at San Francisco next Satur­ of the Smith-Hughes vocational tie« are expected to attend and to from Portland where she attended of such claims have been paid upon
training class here, were killed, or so bring aprons for their own members. the funeral.
taxes and secure title from the day and returning Sunday.
such requests or hospitals and doctor«
Lodge will be convened at 8:30 p.
badly injured that they had to be
county before it can sell the lote and
for case« where the court had no
$300,000 Taxes Delinquent
get its improvement taxes.
This Rural Mail Toward Marshfield killed, by-one of Mueeon’a trucks yes­ m., according to word received by R.
knowledge whatsoever so far as the
terday morning.
The boys were H. Mast from 'District Deputy Grand
week the county court ordered that
' records show that any claim would
Beginning yesterday, Nov. 16, Geo.
Tax
collections
at
the
sheriff
’
s
of
­
moving the calves from a lowland Master, Arthur Blanchard.
92 lots in North Bend, on which taxes
thereof until after the obli-
Stewart who has the contract for car­
fice for the month of October and up be made
.
pasture to one higher up and were
were delinquent, be deeded over to
to Nov. 6, for both current and back
was incurred.
rying the mail from Coquille to Len-
driving the herd of 16 on the highway
that city on payment of 66,308.44.
Chevrolets to Be Sixes
-axes, interest .nd penalties, amount-
Certain of these case, where medi-
•ve, makes delivery to all who have
near the Ole Paulson barn.
The
This figure did not include interest
bills
paid
!d to 1568,595.63. While it will not cal and hoepital h,
"‘ have - been
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mail boxes up, from the city limits
Announcement
in
Portland
this
truck came around the comer at the
or penalty.
by the county have carte to our know­
here to the China Camp bridge. And
be
definitely
known
until
the
lodger
John Martin place, and the brakes morning is that the Chevrolet is to
ledge and we find that some of the
anyone on the North Bank road, from
enter the aix-eylind?r field with the is written up how much delinquent
Reported on Trip to Portland Beaver Hill Junction to Leneve, who did not hold sufficiently to prevent placing on the market of its new tax there is for this year, the guess peraons ro assisted with county fund*
striking the calves. They were all
owned property within the county of
models and will discontinue the man­ is that it .will run over 8300,000.
Keith Holvaratott, member of the desires the daily service can secure, about nine months old.
value sufficient to pay the claim and
it
by
making
application
and
install
­
ufacture of fours. The Southwestern
Coquille high school stock-judging
that in other« of said hospital caoqs
ing
a
box.
Reception for Grand Ruth
Motor Co. here expects to have dis­
team which won tenth place at the Pa­
large hospital bills have been paid
Mrs. Compton Improving
The
Marshfield
mail
route
carrier
play
models
here
next
month,
but
cific-International, was the guest of
The regular session of Beulah for persons who have reltives residing
Lafe Compton returned home Tues­ does not figure on delivery of the new Chapter No. 6, O. E. 8., next Thurs­ in Coos County who are by law as
honor at the Lions Club dinner yes­ comes this way as far as the China
day morning from Portland where models before the first of the year. day evening, Nov. 22, is to be follow­ well as by moral obligation bound to
terday. The other members of the Camp bridge.
Mns. Compton underwent a goiter
team, Neil McGilvery and Osburn
ed by a reception for Grand Ruth of pay the bills which have been paid
After the grand jury made ito re­ operation at the hospital last Friday.
Nulf, were invited but were unable to
The County Camp of the Modem the Grand Chapter of the State, Mr*. by Coos County.'
be present Keith made a quite thor­ port on the condition of Coos county’s Word since he came home is that she Woodmen will be held at Myrtle W, V. Glaisjrer, and all member» of
We recommend that all such bills '
ough report of the team’s activities affaira last Saturday morning, it was is entirely out of danger now, but Point next Tuesday, Nov. 20. Initia- the order are invited to attend.
for hospital care bo submitted to the
while on the trip and showed that his excused by Judge Brand, subject to she will not be home for a few weeks tion and banquet will be the big fea­
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yet
ayes and ears ware open all the tma. call.
Calling card., 100 for $140.
tures of the meeting.
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