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VOL. XXIX. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, ÒREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER it, 1933. NO. 43. IS FOUND GUILTY Harry Merchant Convicted of Second Degree Murder Last Night Robert Kramer Passes EVER SEE A SIDESADDLE? t pendents a few weeks ago. * Game Violation Convictions Warren Cornell, state police in the Report Unsoelds Injured game department, Asporta the follow- An unconfirmed telephone report, •»*_ violation*: Tom Leaton, Jess fkhultz, Ralph received by John Unsoeld this morn ing, stated that his parents, Mr. and Schultz, all of Easteide; Alvy Smith Mrs. Geo. Unsoeld, and his sister, and Wm. Goodnight, of North Benr, Barbara, Were in a wreck in northern and Sam Logsdon, of Bangor, pleaded California yesterday and that the two guilty before Justice Bolt at Marsh ladies were in a hospital. At the hour field Tuesday to foul-hooking of sal of g>ing to press he had not been mon on Ten Mile creek that day. They able to verify the report. Mr. and were fined $50 each by the judge. Austin A. Ray and Arthur E. Rus Mrs. Unsoeld left Tuesday for a three days’ trip to Areata and Eureka, ex sell, of Cooston, were fined $25 each on Nov. 2, for hunting without li pecting to be home last night censes. Complaints were filed Tuesday Door Prizes Both Nights against Ohm. Beard, of Lakeside, As noted on the Corn Show pro Marshall Waggoner, of Winchester grams there will be six door prizes Bay, and Lawrence Mitts, of Lake distributed Friday evening at the side, for netting in Ten Mile Creek, Monotony Killers' < comedy ‘ production. Their ___ ____ ______________ ~ _____ cams will be heard by Justice and the same nuzrfber Ehturday eve- ' Sdnrttpels, at Lakeside, next Tuesday’ ning. The value of these prizes to-| • ____________ . r tals $26 for the two nights. Out on $3,000 Bond» Admission on esch night will be 25 cents for adult« and 10c for Children. Victor McCallister was bound over to the grand jury last Friday after noon by Justice J. J. Stanley, on the Saturday la Armistice Day charge of involuntary manalaughter. Tomorrow being an Oregon holiday, The charge was the result of the kill the postoffice will close at noon in ing of Lewis Coomb« on the highway stead of at 2 o’clock m is usual on near Delmar early in the morning of Saturday. The postal regulations October 29. McCallister was released give permission for an office to ctoae on the posting of $3000 in bonds. at noon when the community ia ob serving an holiday. The morning de Adrian Campbell, Constable livery will be made as usual. Harry H. Holverstott today opened a new eating establishment in the Drane building, across from the city hall, which is to be known as the -Tasty ■hop." A Good Comedy Tonight Robert David, ten-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Kramer, pas s e d away at their home on Spurgeon Hill at nine o'clock Tueaday morning. The little fellow was taken sick Fri day evening with violent vomiting, but but his condition was not consid ered dangerous until Monday evening. )Dr. Richmond at first thought it was tomriiitM, but when Bobbie’s lunge be gan to AH up with. their own secre tions he pronounced it laryngitis and pulmonary oedema. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the chapel by Rev. W. E. Couper, of Marshrield, with Mrs. Edw. Lorenz furnishing the vocal selections. . Interment was in the Masonic cem etery, four boy« belonging to Robert’s Sunday school class in the Episcopal church acting as pallbearers. They were Cecil Laws, Powell Yarbrough, Robert Waggoner and Robert Bailey. Rcbert was bom in Marshfield, Aug. 25, 1923, and was 10 years, two months and 12 days of age. He was the oldest of four boys, the other three being Donald Watson, Samuel Owen and James Peter Kramer. Be sides hi« parents and brothers he leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kramer, of Powers, and several unclea, aunts and cousins in Coos county. Mrs. Kramer was Miss Laura Watson before her marriage, a sister of James and Robert R. Watson and Mrs. C. L. Tuttle of this city. The jury which heard the ease of the state agaiiwt 'Harry Merchant, of Powers, who was indicted for the killing of “Tobe” Morris at the "chicken ranch” neaf Powers on the evening of Oct. 8, brought in a var- ■ diet at OffiO last night of second de gree murder, the charge on which he was indicted. The case wae given to the jury at 5:30 last evening, and they were out four hours. Judge Brand announced that he would sentence Merchant on Satur day, Dec. 2. The jury which heard the case was composed of the following: William Bledsnrore, Haynes Inlet; A. A. Dim- mick, Marshfieuld; John Sanders, Co quille; Carl Golder, North Bend; John D. Phillips, Fairview; Lot Harpole, Eastside; Robert Richards, Bandon; George Tucker, North Bend;' R. B. Lowe, Bandon; Walter Stull, Alle gany; S. L. Shumate, Bandon; William Lee Mast, McKinley. None of the evidence produced at the trial was positive, sU of it being circumstantial. Only Morris and Merchant and his wife were present when the shooting took place. Impeachment of witnesses was one of the startling developments during the trial which started Monday. One of the state’s witnesses who signed a statement that all of'the three were drunk when she visited the house, How many of the younger genera prior to the shooting, stated on the tion, some of them hill-grown, bave stand that some one had changed her never see a side-saddle T There are statement, that all were sober. lots of them. Mr«. Merch»nt, whom the grand Last week the Sentinel ran a re jury did not indict, swore that the quest for a «idesaddle to be used by shooting occurred during a friendly Miss Kathleen McClintock who will scuffle for poraeeaion of the revolver, be attired as Mws Columbia, m colon but evidently neither her testimony ial costume, in the parade this after nor that of the defendant was be- noon. _ _______ ;_______________ ' .■ ] lived by the jury. For a day or two there was no re- Grade Bumerlin’a testimony that sponse. Now the committee has five Merchant had come to hi* house after at Its disposal. 41. E. Hess brought the shooting and had stated that he one over from Shoreacres which be (Merchant) wa* In a tough epot, and longs to 'L. J. Simpson and it will be other statements the defendant made the one used this afternoon. It was were strong pointe in securing the brought around Cape Hora by A. M. I conviction. Another was that Mer Simpson, farther of L. J., way back in chant hid out after the «hooting, leav the nineteenth century. ing his wife to face the officers alone, Another one Which will be on dis was looked upon as not the act of an play, and la still in fair condition, is innocent man by the jury. the one belonging to Mrs. Frank Fish ' District Attorney Ben Flaxel wnr at Fishtrap. Its entry into Coo* «Misted in the prosecution by J. B. county dates way back in the 1870V Bedingfield. W. B. Ridle appeared as when Mrs. Fish’s mother, Mrs. counsel for Merchant. C. P. Gabler rode horseback from Eu reka, Calif.; to Coquille when there Football, Today, Tomorrow was not a road, hardly a trail in the Their first game being a 0-0 tie county. Frank BuMack, on the Fairview in the mud, Myrtle Point and Coquille high schools will try again, this after road, has two which probably have as noon at 3 o’clock at Athletic Park interesting an history, and still an here, to decide which team shall oc other was furnished Mrs. Bertha cupy the ceMar m the Coot county Smith from Fairview. The modern lady when she turns conference. The game is scheduled equestrienne, does not use the old for three o’clock, after the parade. The other Corn Show football game side saddle and it ia to be hoped Miss I will be tomorrow (Saturday) at 2:30 McClintock’s mount does not take a when the Fairview OOC team will en notion to bolt because of the strange deavor to reverse the score made sights in the parade, against them by the CoquiHe Inde-! UH THE TEAR coaaao»’ PROGRAM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1» 9 a. m.—Judging Exhibit«, Community Bldg, by Prof. Geo. Ilya lop, O. S. C- » 10 a. m.—(Beginning two days’Horse Shoe Tournament, $50 cash prizes 1:30 p. m.—Parade. Will form on Second street, between court house and city hall, march weat or Second to Taylor, south one block .to First, went to Willard, south to Front, east to Taylor, north to First, oast to Hall, north to Serond, west to Willard, south to Community Building. 3 p. m.—Football game—Myrtle Point vs. Coquille High Schools. 3 to 4 p. m.—Street Sports Pie-eating contest, boya under 12—50c, 25c, Milk drinking by fat men, $1.50, $1.00. Burlesque boxing, men, $1.60, 75c. Rolling pin throwing, married women, $1.00, 50c. Roller skating, girls under 16, 75c, &0c. Egg race, farmers’ wive«, $1.00, 50c. 75-yd. dash, free for all, $1.60, $1.00. 50-yd. race, boys under 12, 50c, 26c. Weight guessing—a cow—for farmers only, $2.50. Circus Clown Act by local boy, Johnny Yoakam. 4 to 5 p. m.—Free Concert in Community Building by Marshfield High School Band. 7:30 p. m.—'‘Her Step’Husband,” three act comedy by Monotony Killers. The cast: Harvey P. Marshall, Mary's permanent hus band, Ray Jeub; Dr. Gerald Niles (Jerry), Mary’s hueband pro tern, Clarence Bean; Limpy Lannigan, an ex-convirt, Tracy Leach; Officer Shea, an affable eop, Justin Cary; Mary Mar shall, an incurable romanticist, Ula Leach; Sylvia Allen, Mary's friend, Viola Newton; Miao Emily Paisley (Aunt Emmy), her sunt, Georgia Richmond; Florence Ainslee, her cousin, Virginia Tillman; Stella, her maid. La Verne Knife. Synopsis—Act I, Dining room of Harvey Man.haH’a bungalow at Crestdale, a suburb of New York, at seven o’clock in evening. Act II, Scene 1, same,*2 hours later. Scene 2, same, 2 hrs. later. Act III Same, 10 minutes later than Act IL At the conclusion of the program six valuable door prises will be given to holders of the lucky tickets. The McKesaon-Liberty Theatre Opportunity Announcing Car will make public announcements on the streets both days. » SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 10 a. m.—Continuation Horse Shoa Tournament, for both Professionals and Farmers. --------------1f------------ " T -•------------------------------ ■ 1:60 p. m.—Public Wedding at stand in Wfiiard street. 2:30 p. m.—Football game. Fairview OOC vs, Coqnille Independents. 2:30 to 4 p. m.-Street RpwMuT a» >*• Coin diving, boya under 12, 50c, 25e. Nail driving, farmer«’ wives, $1.00, 50«. Burlesque boxing, men, $1.50, 75c. Chinning, $1.00 50c. Roller skating boys under 16, 75c, 50c. 50-yd. race, girls under 12, 50c, 25c. 75-yd. race, free for all, $1.50, $1.00. Maried ladies’ race, 25 yds., $1.50, $1.00. " Egg Throwing, $1.00, 50c. Weight guessing'—a horse—for farmers only, $2.50. Fire fighting demonstration by CoquiHe Fire Dept. 8 p. m.—Free entertainment ih Community Bldg.—Rhythm Band, Mrs. H. H. Coleman, director; Clown act by Johnny Yoakam; song and dance numbers. 7:30 p. m.—Vaudeville in Community Building Circus Act, Johnny Yoakam. Song, Frankie A Johnny, Fairview OOC camp. Tap dancing, Tony and Polly Tuggle«, Marshfield.. OOC Quartet—McKinley camp. Beil Hops, Coquille Girls—Marjorie Knight, Rose Matney, Helen Robinson, Anne Van Scoy, Harriet Webb, Beryl Unsoeld, Elisa beth Pierce, Esther Mansell; Anne Barton, accompanist; Laura MdLeod, director. Ventriloquist, "Sunny” Sundstrom, Fairview OOC camp. Bird imitation, Willett Jesse, Coquille. Bong, Randolph Lorenz, Coquille. Awarding of six valuable door prime. Cow Calling contest, free for all. Caah prims. Corn Husking, free for all. Caah prizes. Old Time Dance. Caah prizes. Th« three-act comedy, Her Step Husband,” is all ready for presenta tion by the Monotony Killers this evening. There is a great deal of clever «tuff in the «how, the perform ers are well prepared and a two anti one-half hour of amusement and en tertainment is promised to those who attend. The play is being directed by Mias Kathleen McClintock. Those in the cast are: Harvey P. Marshall, Mary’s per manent husband • • Ray Jeub Dr. Gerald Niles (Jerry), Maryki hueband pro tern •• Clarence Bean Limpy Lannigan, an ex-convict - - - - Tracy I .each Officer Shea, an affable cop - • - - Justin Cary Mary Marshall, an incurable ro manticist - - Ula Leach Sylvia Allen, Mary’s friend • - , - - Viola Newton Miss Emily Paisley (Aunt Emmy), her aunt - Georgia Richmond Florence Ainslee, her cousin - - - Virginia Tillman Stella, her maid - La Verne Knife Following is a short resume of "Her Step-Husband”: ' Mary’s mania for .»pinning gor geous whoppers finally gets her into | (Continued on second page) HON.J.W.MOTT SPOKE ____ TUESDAY I ____ Expressing a belief that the Na tional Recovery Act, the blue eagle ' N R.A., will be administered as its ¡author, and President Roosevelt and the congress which enacted the law expected it would be, Hon. Jas. W. Mott stated at the dinner meeting in the Coquille Hotel Tuesday evening, that if it ia so administered there is 'no question but that the NILA. will ; bring the United States out of the | financial depreasion through which it has been passing for four yekrs, and that The return of general prosperity is absolutely certain. Mr. Mott made the further asser tion thst FranMin D. Roosevelt has more dictator powers along economic lines than has Mussolini ia Italy. The oreeident ia an astute politician, the most astute ever to occupy the White House; he realises that the present and historic success of his administra- 1 tion will depend on the successful ad ministration of the N.R.A. laws, and he, Mr. Mott, believes the president will see to it that they are adminis tered. He stated that the American Federation of Labor president esti mates that 1.700,00 men have been re employed since June, but that there are many miHions yet in the United State« who desire to work and have yet had no opportunity do co. Mr. Mott, accompanied by Mrs. Mott, who made instant friends with those who greeted them at the hotel, arrived here Tuesday afternoon from Medford. The music for the dinner was fur nished by Miss Muriel Dae and her violin, accompanied by Mrs. M. O. Hawkins at the piano. As she always does, Mbs Dae charmed her auditors with the music she extracts from the (Continued on seventh page.) Chevrolet Agency for County $210,000 Taxes This Month Approximately $21,000 has paid in taxes to the sheriff’s bees Evangelist Oscar Lewis has begun office j a stirring serie« of sehnons on pro- since the first of November. This in- elude« current and deliquent taxes and interest. Payment since the first of June, up to Nov. 1, totalled $217,- 009.54 for current, delinquent and in terest. C. G. Caughell, of the tax collection department, roughly estimates that about one-quarter of what has been paid was in warrants. Bakery Gets Slicing Machine LeRoy Rice returned Tuesday night from Portland, bringing a bread-slic ing machine for use in the Ideal Bakey. Hereafter their output can be secured either in the whole or sliced loaf. Mr. Rice say« the fog along the Pac^Sc Highway was the worst thst night that he ever saw it and required four and a half hour» longer to make the trip than he usual ly requires. Ship 19 Carload» of Paas Nineteen carloads of pern were shipped this season from the J. E. Ford and Sam Arnold ranches during the pest two months and in addition 35.000 cans have been packed for the market. The _ _ profit on the crop thii year exceeds that of last year and H. . 8. Cadman, who operates the The resignation of Harry Perrott as constable for the Coquille district No.' 3 became effective November 1, and ................... . on Monday the county court filled the _ vacancy by appointing Adrian D. I ranch, says be will plant I acreage nex| year. Campbell. Services at the foursquare a larger phecy, especially emphasizing "the things that must shortly come to pass,” and is preaching every night at 7:60 p. m. in the Foursquare Gos pel Church. The services now under way are deeply devotional m nature and are also most helpful and in spirational. Evangelist Lewis dis cusses with authority the momentous question« facing the present world in the light of the scriptures. You will never forget these sermons—do not miss one. Subjects for the next ten days are announced as follows; Mr. Lewis will be in the pulpit at all services, with the exception of Sunday mornings at H o’clock when Mrs. Nixon will be preaching: Friday, Nov. 10, “The Burning of Rome,” or "Judgment of the Great I Continued on seventh page) More CCC Arrivals Paul McElwain, owner of the South west Motor Co., who started it here in 1996, is snlarging his operations and now is representative for the entire General Motors line for all of Coos county. This was made possible last Saturday when he completed a deal for the purchase of the Jarman Chev rolet company at Marshfield. Ho as sumed charge there last Saturday. The Marshfield agency is to be known as Bay Motors, and will be maintained as a separate institution from the Southwestern Motor Co. here. Mr. McElwain will probably make his home in Marshfield in the near future, but he will continue as man ager of the local agency, making fre quent ot daily tripe over here. The same sales force will continue here that has kept the Chevrolet in the front rank in southern Coos for some time, but there may bo a shift ing about of salesmen the first of the year. Miss Margaret White will pro bably be bookkeeper at the Marshfield office. A recent addition to the Southwestern Motor Co. force is Roy Watson who became service manager for the gar age and parts department last Mon day. About 200 new CCC recruits passed through Coquille yesterday afternoon, part of them bound for Camp Brad ford on Rock ereek, and the rest go ing south to Brushes creek and to Gold Beach. They arrived at Marsh New Grand Jury . field from the east yesterday after noon and were taken in eight or ten A new grand, jury was to be drawn <rf the CCC trucks to the camp«. by County Clerk Oddy thia morning. They were a happy bunch and sized Its first duty will be te conoide» the up Coquille about right when they charge against Raymond Frye far the shouted, "This looks like a good town.” killing af W. U. Blackman. Agricultural Exhibits «nd Booth Displays All Ready for Visitors All the booths at the Corn Show pa- viiion were ready this morning, with- out a vacancy to mar the general fine appearance. The list includes grange -, industrial, manufacturers, boy scouts greenhouses, schools, etc. }n the main room the corh diapla .hl the most noticeable, yet that ia not as large as usual, nor is the averaj. as high ae in former years. There ar also good displays of spuds, apple, stock turnips and beets, and oth<> root crops. Corn stalks, with ears hanging a either side of the stage, rival Kans:, corn. Ed Clinton brought in a truck load which stands 15 fest high. 'Prof. Geo. R. Hyslop ia awardin the prizes thia morning on all th agricultural exhffiits entered and e> erything is ready for a big two day of Corn Show carnival. , The McKesson-Liberty Theatre Bi Opportunity Contest car, with its tw public-address system«, came in ye terday afternoon and after appeari» at Myrtle Point last night, came bac here for the vaudeville contests at th Liberty, both afternoon and evenin today and tomorrow. , It will appear in the parade wh Skipper Don Mills manning the lot., speaker; it will be used at the pub! wedding tomorrow and if reception i possible will broadcast portions of th Oregon-O. S. C. game at Portland. 1 ___ fact Skipper MiNs is ready to co operate in any way with the Co. Show program, besides advertising ti vaudeville contest. Harry Oerding, in charge of t>. Horse Shoe tournament for the Co<. Show, has had assurances from _i .—I large number of state, district and 1 cal bam yard golf enthusiasts to 1» sure a continuous performance uod. the big tent top erected in Myrt ' Park this week. But not all of the $50 prize mono offered for this two days' event i going to the so-called profession tossers. There is to be a touraamet f«r farmers, also, and a few of tl six courts laid out will be for eoi testante who do not come under eith. r of the above headings. That no one will overlook the fo exhibits in the Conwnunttr Buildii tomorrow and Saturday, it may I mentioned that the Silver Black a: Alaskan Blue and pther entries are i the addition to the building at tl> southwestern corner, originally bui as a poultry exhibit pavilion. Aboj 50 have been entered. Gifts for Public Wedding Members of the Cora Show publici: committee and J. L. Smith held .. drawing yesterday morning to deci who the participants should bo at t morrow’s public wedding. The 1 fell to the CoqutUo couple, Clyde I Clair, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. I Clair who live on the Btonecypb place near Cedar Pbint, and Mi Louise OdwKree, daughter of Mr. a- Mrs. Oliver Ocheltrde. Their nupti; will be solemnized by Judge Thomp* at 1:30 tomorrow. The other couple, who lost out h the drawing, were young people livj: at Delmar. A* he did last year, V. R. Wil« will furnish the wedding ring for t. public wedding to take place at t Cora Show at KO tomorrow; B gen's will furnish the bride’s booqu< the marriage license is furnished court order. Judge D. F. Thomp. will perform the ceremony, and t business houses in Coquille have <' ns ted the following article« of m - chandise or offers of service to 1 couple which Ins been chosen. Box of Candy, Bin’s Place. Wedding Ring, V. R. Wilson. Polishing Kit, Niles Motor Co. Box Candy, Wilson’s Fount : LuMk Bride’s Bouquet, Bergen's Fiori* 8 !b Golden Weat Coffee, Thrif Grocery. Six Goblets, Slater’s Variety. Side Bacon, Economy Cash Mar! . Broom, Safeway. Qt Ice Cream, Green Nook. 5 Gal. Gas, Geo. F. Burr Motor (' 10 lb Sack Sugar, Dunham’s. Ham„ New Deal Meat Mkt 10 1b Sack Feather Flake Fl' N osier’s Grocery. Milk Bowl, Coquille Fura. Excha Ne. 10 Phil Lard. Peoples Mark. Blanket, J. C. Penney Co. Wear Ever Cooking Utens' An over-night bag, Sam Taylor. (Cantinaad on aaooad $$<•) .u •r**- ■»
