The Coquille
THE PAPER THAT’S LI
Will Talk on Black Sand
Sentinel
br*g*s Historical Society
A. LETTER FROM HOME
TÄLKSTWICEONTAXMATTERS
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Auditorium
Wonderfully Improved Theatre
Everyone who haa attended a per
formance at the Liberty Theatre the
past week has teen greatly impres
sed with the efforts Mr. Combs
Evary Day Adds to List of
has made to provide for the comfort Of Coquille Fire Department
and pleasure of his patrons. The Lib
New Comers Interested
Held Lwt Friday—New
erty now resemble* the high class
•
In Black Sand
Members Initiated -’~4
picture houses in the cities.
No effort nor expense has been
Black sand mining is daily becom
There went about 25 members of
spared in improving the acoustic prop
ing the main subject of conversation
erties. Besides the upholstered seat), the fire department, city councilman,
in Coquille. Aa one after another the
which help to break up the reverbera and officers and other guests present _
In his talk to the school
The circuit court room in the court tion, Mr. Combs spent *350 in put for the firemen’s annual banquet in
statements asade by Dr. Roy Fita-
Tuesday, Cha*. V. Galloway, e
house was full Monday evening by ting soft materials at the the back of the banquet room of the Coquille
geraid, when he first arrived in Co
members of the Coo* County Tax the room, which would absorb in Hotel last Friday night, and a very
man of the state tax comm
quille, ar* borne out by facts and the
expressed himself as favoring
ualization League and others in stead of throw back the sound waves. pleasant evening and a splendid din
fulfillment of promises, a certainty
county unit method of handling
terested in hearing what Chas. V.
that southwestern Oregon is going to
The new talking machine equip ner were greatly enjoyed.
Galloway, chairman, of the 8tate Tax ment installed by the new proprietor, . One of thè evening’s features was
schools. His contention was that
experience, in some measure, the gold
valuation base should be much
mmiasion, had to say.
rushes of other districts, T* held by
is giving complete satisfaction. It the initiation given the two newest
than it i* now, which by making
The meeting, followed a dinner at is a Universal High Power Telephone firemen, Adrian Campbell, and
nearly every one.
county the unit instead of the 66 or
the hotel where the directora of the piece of equipment and is a* clear “Shorty” Welch, who proved their
The plant which Doc Fitzgerald
small districts, would do. Then if
League, newspaper men and county and distinct a* any talkie on the worthiness to enter the ranks of Co
and Mias Fiahback promised would
large corporation in the district fail officer* had dinner with Mr. Gallo market.
be up inside of a month and ready
quille's fire fighters.
ed to pay its taxes the district would way and Leslie Scott, president of
for business is nearly completed. The
A. B. McLeod acted as toastmaster
Mr.
Combs
ask*
the
Sentinel
to
con
Says Report Was Erroneous
not be so fatally crippled in its
the State Tax League, and a son of vey hi* thank* publicly for the letter for the occasion and the responses
machinery for grinding the sand and
Commissioner John D. Carl told ances as is the case in the
the Oregonian founder, Harvey Scott. of congratulations and best wishes varied from serious talks, in praise of
extracting to gold, platinum and oth
C. C. Farr, president of the Coos sent him by the Coquille Chamber |the department, to humorous refer-
er precious minerals, is being install the Sentinel yesterday that the report district new.
He also favors the income tax,
county league, before introducing of Commerce, and for the beautiful encee to Ray Jeub and Bill Zosel.
ed, and will be ready for operation here last Thursday that the county
court had included the Sumner-Brew daring that there is no
e speakers, stated that the 859 basket* of flower* presented on open
in two week*.
Chief Chas. Gardner explained what
embership of the league represented ing night )>y the CoqujRe Flower he is doing in attempting to get a
. When that is finished and it is ster Valley and East-of-the-bay routes about property tax.
In answer to a question aa to a voting strength of approximately Lovers' Club, the Christian church» rural fire department organized, one
demonstrated that Doc’s process will in the list of secondary roads which
do in a commercial way what it has the State Highway Commission was whether it would be beat for all ru 1000.
Mrs. Ida K. Owen, of Bergen’s Flow which will answer ail calkr from the
Among the accomplishments of the er Shop, and Mrs. Mary Gage and county farm on ths north to Johnson
done in laboratory testa, the last pos to be asked to take over, was errone ral school board* to make a straight
sible doubt by anyone will vanish in ous and that to hie knowledge those horizontal cut of 10 per cent in sala league, with the co-Operation of the daughters.
Mill and Riverton on the south and
routes had not been, discussed, nor ries, he replied in the negative.
county court, he mentioned the
thin air.
Mr. and Mrs. Combs express them west, and to Beaver Hill Junction on
Teachers should be paid according duetion of expense* in the county selves as well pleased with the way the other highway. The ranches have
Mora and more men are coming to was there any present intention to
and service, ML road department
-
• and
-
• the county
-
Coquille. Not only the man who is ask the state to include them in it's to their
the public haa responded to their ef very generally expressed a desire to
seeking a job, but the larger compan list of Coos county secondary roads. some salaries are already very loW,' health unit; the refund being made forts to give them the best in talk have such a department organised,
We
do
know,
however,
that
engineer*
and all positions are not of equal by county officials of a part of their ing pictures, and appreciate the pat- and Mr. Gardner thought a levy of
ies, which will finance large opera
salaries, and the reduction in the pay ronsge received.
tion* are now represented here by in the stat* department have been difficulty.
1 1-2 mills the first year would pro
seeking information on the former
Further, salaries should be stand <ot county employ«*, and other econ
men who will direct them.
vide sufficient funds for a truck, one
We are not at liberty to aay all road, the Sumner-Brewster route, but ardized. One and two room district* omies effected.
thousand feet of hose, two forest pat
He stated, howeve^ that the
that is being talked on the streets, at whose suggestion we do not know. in Coos county pay salaries ranging
rol pumps, and pay for two firemen
from *90 to *160 per month, the av league had not had' thé co-operation
and which may or may not be correct,
on steady duty, one at night and one
erage being *110, for nine months, of cities and school district*,* and
for some of these large operations are
in the day time. This, with the now
or *82.50 If figured on a twelve asked that a change in the league’*
yet in a state of experiment, but that
chemical, for which the fire boys ex
month’s basis.
by-laws be made co that the execu
the inveetigators continue their ex
pressed their utmost gratitude, would
At the Lion’s club luncheon yester give the Coquille valley as effective
It is now required that fourteen tive committee might be enlarged
periment* can only mean that they
years of preparation, two years after from 10 to 17, thus giving every sec day noon, Judge D. F. Thompson, re firefighting equipment as could bo de
are still satiafieid that the field is
Coos County Pomona Grange held high school, be the amount of school tion of the eaunty a representative ported that registrations by unemploy-' sired.
here for development.
The jigger box demonstration, ito annual election of of fleers in Pion ing a prospective teacher must have, who could work more effectively with ad were now being made at hto office, | _______
Another ________
item for _________________
which a need was
twenty miles south of Baftdon, on eer Hal) here, Tuesday. It was an all- and *82.50 is not a living wage, nor the tax-levying bodies in his commun in Coquille; that an office was open ; Expressed Was a jacket which the
ia it a just recompense after so kmg ity. This was done.
in Myrtle Point for registration, and boy*
boys need Bi
fires,
in going to night fire*.
the highway, wHl be ready for obser day session
a preparation period.
One instance of the work done by that others in the county would be- will* expressing no desire to in
vation tomorrow. It was set up in noon, and
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Mrs. Mulkey, county school super- Chris Richert in reducing indigent al- open soon.
the first place with only a few boards |
ance.
terfere with the
city
library, the
He stated that there have been ,* hope was expressed that the city be
under it, and when the vibrations, I C. O. King, of McKinley was elected intendent, who believes in the county lowance ws* in bringing to light
which to the secret of its success in master, succeeding Henry Gustafson, unit system, says that the law should that ope woman who had been receiv- great many requests for assistance fore long would be able to provide
separating the concentrates, began Other officers chosen were Geo. Rom. be emended. Thera is nothing in j|a Jng *30 a month from the county had or employment, and that the commit other quarters for the library, thus
meier iq,Coos
in.voos rri««.«
and the water made a mod hole Marshfield, overseer; Mm. H. H. Han- present law to prevent a district of ‘three living hueband« and five grown tee appointed by Gov. . Meier
“ileasing the room over tbs fire truck
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county, has named al local cortimfttee „om
sround and under the bex, it started ' sen of Langlois, lecturer; Mrs. Elfleda the second class (first class districts children.
------ ss a fireman headquarters.
Mr. Bcott, who was flnst introduced in each town of the county. He asked
walking al) over the place. It ha* Robinson of Norway, steward; Ed are not eligible for inclusion in the
The session lasted about two hours
sine* been installed on a solid foot Detlef sen of Coquille assistant stew county unit system) to vote iteelf said he was inteneely interested in that local organizations which have and a half and waa packed with inter
ard; I. J. Bennett of McKinley, chap into the county unit., unload it* war the reduction of taxes. Hie family has charity committees make it a point to est from tho beginning to end.
ing.
In constantly increasing numbers lain; Lyman Carrier of Coquille, rant indebtedness on the county unit, been in Oregon for 80 yean, and it assist non-reeidenta where help is
ar* those who have, own or control treasurer; George Hampton of Ara and then later vote to withdraw There was his desire to see Orgeoii the lead needed, for the county court ia not
October Jury Panel
black sand deposits, consulting Mias go, secretary; W. A. Culver of Marsh would be no justice in such a pro ing state of the Pacific coast, which permitted to help anyone whose home
Following
ia the Jury panel drawn
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it cannot be urttile texes are out of is outside of Coos county.
Fiahback aa to the necessary proced field, gatekeeper; Mrs. Ed Detlefaon, cedure.
for the October term of Circuit court
As
far
ss
possible,
the
judge
said,
proportion
to
income.
ure. The attitude of the plant owners of Coquille, Ceres; Mrs. Josephine
which will be convened by Judge H.
He said that taxation is the big local unemployed registrant* would be
Ixwks Like a Corn Show
is one of co-operation. They are more Measerle of Marshfield, Pomona; Mrs.
D. Norton, of Medford, next Monday:
given
first
consideration
on
state
problem
all
over
the
United
States,
than willing to give all the informa A. Waite of Marshfield, Flora; and
The question of holding a Corn
E. D. Lund, CoquiHe, Tho*. F. Gur
tion' they posies* to those who wish Mr*. Naomi Robinson of Arago, lady Show thia year la still up in the air. and that ten or eleven billion dollars highway* as well as on the county ney, Catching Creek; Harold L. Craw
are
paid
in
texes
in
the
country,
tn
road
work.
to enter the business. They ar* not assistant steward.
At a meeting last evening, called by
Guests at the luncheon included ford, North Bend; L. E. Bothwell,
In a resolution adopted the grange J. L. Smith, chairman of the execu Orgeon the total tax is about >1«,-
endeavoring to buy up or lease all
F.
C. Hart of Marshfield, auditor for Gravelford; W. F. Burgess, Parkers
000,000
which
he
estimates
is
about
th* black sand source*—that would be asked the budget committee to pro tive committee, there waa a small I
the Mountain States Power Co., and burg; Rufus B. Mason, Coos River;
impossible for the sand is found all vide funds for the retention of the representative crowd in attendance, t a fourth of the state’* income.
A. B. Hansen, Ken tuck Slough; Ben
Referring more especially to Mult- J. A. Sinckir, of Eureka, Calif. The
over th* district—but they hav* tak county agent’s office in Coos county with city official*, corn show commit
F. Liesch, Marahfield; Harry H. Balch,
nomah
county,
where
he
declared
latter
_
gave
a
most
interesting
__
____
talk
_
en leases on a few tract* to make ab next year, and another resolution ask teemen and other business men pres
rente were off nearly 60 per cent, he 'on the trip he and Mrs. Sinclair took North Bend; J. D. Lehman, Marsh
solutely sure that they will have the ed the State Highway Department to ent.
field; James E. Adams, Four Mite; S.
said that one reason the reduction of the past summer to their native Scot-
concentrate* to start operating the spend unemployment relief funds on
A vote taken just before adjourn
L. Leatherman, Lee; Rex T. Barnes,
land.
amalgamation plant when it i* ready. secondary roads, instead of all of it ment showed eleven in favor of put
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Newport; Herbert J. Hines, Lakeside;
One
point
he
mentioned
was
that
The average royalty to the owner on primary roads.
ting on a show this year, and five op
James W. GamweH, Powers; John A.
with liquor four time* as high in price
for black sand operations can oe plac
posed. The vote was not taken as a Albert Nelson to Serve 6 Years
Carver, Myrtle Point; Kay* J. Howard,
as it used to be, the unemployed do
ed at 10 per cent. Some of it would
Judge Norton Holding Coart
means of deciding the question, but
North Slough; August T. Carlson.
Although he waived grand Jury in not now hang around the saloons, or
net pay a greater royalty than 5 per f Judge Jas. T. Brand toft Monday just as an indication to the executive
Ken tuck Slough, Lyle L Wimer, Co
vestigation when brought back from “puts”, as they formerly did and that
cant, while some of it would
1 i for Medford, expecting to be gone committee as to how those present
quille; C. C. Coffman, North Bend;
a 25 per cent royalty and stiH make two weeks or more. He will sit on the felt in the matter. Inasmuch as the Utah, a few weeks, ago, Albert R. there is iem drinking in England.
Max F. Main, Lakeside; William
big money for the operator. The safe bench there while Judge H. D. Nor show will have to be held in a month Nelson waa indicted in a partial re
Schell hammer, Gravel Ford; Alex Nel
port
made
last
Fridsy
by
the
grand
thing to do ia to get a teat from Doc ton of Medford, is here. Judge Brand or five weeks, the time ia already
Potato Grading Demonstrations son, Eastside; R. B. Raymond, Marsh
or Mias Ftshback, as to th* vlu* of felt himself disqualified to hear two short in which the Monotony Killer* jury, on four separte counts' of ob
Wm. L. Close, 1 representative of field; Harrison E. Haynes. Broadbent;
taining money under false pretenses.
th* deposit*.
case* which are on in circuit court and other performer* must prepare
the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Iva Farr, Coquille; Clifford B. Chaney,
The same day be appeared before
Neither Dr. Fitzgerald nor Mi*« this week and next.
for the two evening*.' entertainment
who
specialises on the grading and Powers; Robert J. Steinlechner, Temp
Judge
Brand
and
pleaded
guilty
to
Fiahback era intrested in how the
On of them ie the John Vail vs. —if it is held.
standardi^tion
of potatoes and leton; Emmett Hammack, Catching
the four.
concentrate* are secured, specifying
There was some talk of increasing
Creek; Melvin Hay ter, Riverton;
R. C. Dunham case which was start
He was sentenced to three year* on vegetable*, will give a demonstration
only that they must be clean, and de ed in chamber* at Marshfield yeater the admission for the evening show*
Joseph King, Marahfield.
of
grading
potatoes
and
impart
in
livered to the plant in five ton lota. day and will continue today and pos to 50 cents, and a probability that each charge, not to run concurrently.
■ The jigger box will separate and eave sibly tomorrow. The suit is for re fund* can also be secured from the However, If his conduct has been ex formation concerning the law on
County Institute Today
the concentrates, and they recommend covery of the deed, note end other dances in Graham’* Hail, Mr. Graham emplary during the first six years, vegetable grading in Coos county
its use, but they do not eeH the box papers which Mr. Vail gave Mr. Dun having indicated that he would be suspension of the other two senten next week.
The teachers of Coos County are
At 10 a, m. on Tuesday, the de- assembling at the County Institute
es. If desired, orders can ba placed ham at the time the former left the willing to rent it to the Cron Show ces for a period of five years was ord
monstration will be at the C. V. in Marshfield high school today.
ered by the court.
with them for jigger boxes, but it Dunham store in Coquille.
association.
Other indictments by the grand Smith farm on Sanford Heights, Co
The speakers are Dr. Francis Cur-
is not necessary.
The next step probable is the solic
Jury, with bail set by Judge -Brand, quille, and at 2 p. m. at the Hardy tie of the University of Michigan and
Rumor* of good sised deals in black
itation of business and professional
E. A. Folsom Buys at Salem
Mast ranch at Lee.
were:
Anthony Euwer of Portland. Dr. Cur
sand property are beginning to be
men for funds and if the showing is
On Monday he will he at the Swan tis is an educator of note who has a
Mr.
and
Mr*.
Ernie
Folsom
return
Malcolm Owen, receiving stolen
heard, but none of them appear au
sufficient it is the Sentinel’s predic
lie Peterson ranch on Haines Inlet splendid message for teachers while
thentic enough to warrant publishing. ed Wednesday from Salem where they tion that the annual fall event will property; *1600.
have
bought
a
lunch
room
and
confec
Stephen Clink, burglary not in a at 10 a. m. and at Jas. Landrith’* on Anthony Euwer ia aa entertainer who
But the number of men who are inter
not be passed thia year.
, Coos River, at 3 p. m. According to will present poems of his own compos
d «rolling; *2000.
ested, both locally and from outside, tionery. They took possession last
Sunday
but
came
down
to
pack
aiRl
Clare Dement, obtaining money word received by County Agent ition.
>e indicative of the power of gold to
Machon Buys Tourist Hotel
Jenkin* from the Oregon Department
«hip their household goods. The con
under false pretenses; *1600.
arouse man’s imagination.
The law governing County Institute
of Agriculture all containers of spuds requires that the County Superintend
fectionery is the Peter Pan, corner of
Seth
Lanegan,
setting
up
and
oper
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Machon an Wed
sold or ehipped in the state must be ent put on either a one or two day
State and High streets, in the heart nesday returned to the Tourist Hotel ating a still; *1600.
Pheasant Season Opens
labelled with the name of th* stat*, program.
of
the
business
district
and
which
re
Not
true
bills
were
returned
in
the
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lwr flrat
. year for a
This is the
which they conducted for eeveel years
The Chinese Pheasant season open
«gainst Alva Gault and Leslie
rr,de
the potatoes, the name,' one <4.7 Institute in Coos. This will
ed at sunrise yesterday. The bag lim quires a crew of ten to operate. While after Mr. Machon constructed the cases
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8r°wer> ,nd mean the saving of one day’s school
it thia year ia four pheasants in any Coquille regret* loatng Mr. and Mrs. brick building next to the theatre, M. King, for non-suport, and Irene *dd”’“ ,nd hr,nd o[
Folsom,
the
best
wishes
for
their
suc
They bought the hotel equipment Truitt and Teddy Miller for larceny. for other than certified seed potatoes for each school in the county.
one day er f in any seven consecu
the label must also bear the word*
Since the principal’s meeting is in
tive days. It i» unlawful to kill more cess in the new location goes with from Mrs. Inex Fowler. The roonui
• table potatoes.”
them.
seceion in Salem at this time, nearly
are to be thoroughly renovated, new
than one female pheasant in any sev
Mrs. Greer the Play Director
Thia is a new Oregon law in which all high school principal* of the coun
springe and mattresses put on the
en consecutive days.
Mr*. Helen Greer of the high school spud raisers are vitally interested.
Grand Jury to Report Today beds in the 14 rooms and other alter
ty will be in attendance there.
faculty i* directing the cast of «even
The public is welcome to attend
It Wan a Welcome Rain
The grand Jury wihich made a part ations made. For a number of years which will present the senior class
the institute.
Mayor Berg Home Tuesday
It was a most welcome rain which ial report last Friday haa been in after quitting the hotel here, Mr. Ma play, “Prines of Liam,’* at the Liber
started rather unexpectedly this morn session all this week, but it"1a expect chon conducted a tourist cabin busi- ty Theatre, Friday evening, Oct. SO.
Mayor J. Arthur Berg returned
ing and a lot of it ia needed. The ed they will conclude their investiga nee* at Bandon. He sold out there The cast ia working hard to perfect Tuesday from Portland, but will re
M. P. Game Next Thursday
ground has been very dry the past tions and be ready to report thia aft last spring.
the presentation and it promise* to turn in a day or two for further
The Coquille High School football
week or co and a day or two of steady ernoon.
be one of the best performances ever treatment. There is still nome infec team does not play tomorrow, it’s
Several of the cases being investi
precipitation would be a benefit. Ths
Blanks for filing notices of assess staged by a high school class.
tion in hie hand where the leader* to next scheduled game being with the
total rainfall since ths first of Septem gated are of new comer* to the coun ment work on mining Haims for sale
his first two fingers were cut a few Myrtle Point Bull Dogs at the fair
ty who might be termed aa transients, at Sentinel o®ee,
ber is a trifle more than two inches.
weeks ago.
grounds, next Thureday, Oct. 22. .
A dinner meeting ha* been arrang
ed by Wm. Zosel, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, to be held at
the hotel next Monday evening, Oct.
19, at 6:30. All business men of Co
quille and those interested in the de
velopment of the mineral resources
of Coos county will be welcome to at
tend, the prise per plate being one
dollar.
At this meeting Dr. Roy Fitzgerald
«rill outline more fully than he has
yet' done what his plana for the future
axe, and one of his supporters, a
man who is financially intrested in
the plant and the operators here, will
be present to address the people of
Coqui He.
No one who is intrested in this
section can afford to miss the oppor
tunity to learn more about this black
sand proposition.
Hon. Chas. V. Galloway Addresses Tax
League Monday Night, Grange and
School Board Convention Tuesday
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REGISTERING
UNEMPLOYED
C. O. KING, NEW
GRANGE MASTER
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