The Coquille Valley sentinel., December 29, 1933, Image 1

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Sentinel
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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2». 1933.
YOU XXIX.
20 HEAD CATTLE
Burned to Death in Mysterious
Fire at the W. V. Schroeder
Place Wednesday Night
A fire of Unknown origin destroyed
the barn of Walter V. Schroeder,
three-quarters of a mile from the Fox
bride, on the road to Gravel Ford,
Wednesday night about midnight.
Practically all of hfa herd of 22 dairy
cattle were burned to death.
They
were fastened in the stanchions for
the night and were unable to escape,
although three did eventually get
loose and break out of the barn. One
of them died yesterday morning.
They were high grade cattle, many of
them being of the same strain wh|eh
Judge Schroeder brought in to Coos
county about 50 years ago.
No one was at home that evening,
Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder having gone
to stay ovsr night with their daugh­
ter, Mrs. Iverson, on the East Fork.
Their eon, Adrian, had milked the
cattle and finished his chores soon af­
ter five o’clock that evening and at
seven had come to Coquille to attend
the dance. He had had no lantern nor
fire of any kind around the barn while
at work.
The first persons on the scene were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Hervey and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Mitchell, who had also
attended the dance in Coquille. When
they stopped at the R. H. Mast ranch,
where the Mitchells live, they noticed
the reflection of the fir« and thought
it was near Gravel Ford.
Arriving
at the Schroeder place they found the
barn entirely wrapped in flames and
no chance at al) to gat in and release
the cattle.
Fortunately the wind was right so
thst the house was saved and even the
milk house was not destroyed.
The loss is figured st from $4,000
to $5,000, with $1500 insurance on the
barn. There were fifty tons of hay in
the mow and some equipment and
tools in the lower part, all destroyed.
The pert of the barn where the horses
were was not closed and they escaped
death.
'
The hay was not green when put in
the barn and it is believed to have
been impossible for spontaneous com­
bustion there to have caused the fire.
Whether some one entered the barn
to spend the night, and accidentally
dropped a match in the hay, or wheth­
er the Are was intentionally set, is not
known. It was either an accidental
or intentional man-made fire.
If the Are was sat, it was done by
a degenerate, a potential murderer,
for no one with a spark of human
kindness would deliberately cause the
wanton death by burning of dumb
brutes.
(Being off the regular highways and
improved county roads there is lees
probability that any itinerant entered
the hay mow to spend the night.
Christmas Carolers
At a late hour on Christihas eve a
group of Christian Endeavorero met I
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert I
Wheeler where games, music and
lunch were enjoyed. Soon after mid­
night the crowd went to different
parte of the city and sang Christmas
carols. Those who went caroling
were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler,
Mr. and Mar. Ralph Harry, Mrs. Rose
Yarbrough, the Misaes Alda Sloan,
Agnes Newton, Edythe Farr, Mari­
anne Axtell, Betty Axtell, Betty
Brady, Amanda Stem and Messrs.
Avery Combs, Donald Farr, Joe Sut­
ton. Tom Scheer, Delbert Donaldson,
Ellis Newton, Henry George, Elwyn
Nosier, Marvin Skeels and Aaron Wil­
son.
Funeral at M. P. Tomorrow
Funeral services will be held at 2
p. m. Saturday in Myrtle Point for
Mrs. Ella Brown, of Powers, who died
at the Keiser hospital in North Bend
Wednesday evening, following an op­
eration for goitre.
Mrs. Brown, who was 42 years of
age, was the daughter of Harry Kribs,
a former hardware merchant of Co­
quille who went to California a quar­
ter of a century ago. She was the
niece of W. H. Schroeder of thia city.
Interment will be at Norway.
New Year’s a HolMay
Next Monday, New Year’s Day, is a
postal holiday and the postoffice will
be closed all day, although mail is
distributed to box holdem in the of­
fice upon arrival, but there will be no
mail delivery by carrier.
Every other business that doses
regularly on Sunday will also bo
closed that day, making it necessary
to lay in a two days’ food supply on
Saturday.
e
Hpppy New Year
M. J. Hartson a Suicide
The Sentinel extends to all its read­
It had not been decided at noon to­
ers and friends the most hearty wish­
day just when funeral services will be
es of good will for the New Year so
held for M. J. Hartaon who died at
soon to emerge from the unknown
1:30 yesterday afternoon from a self-
future. May it bring to us all health, E- L. Detlefsen on State Commit
inflicted gun shot. Word is awaited
happiness
and prosperity, aa much as
from hie brother, George Hartson, of
tee Looking to Control of
we deserve and more.
Paso Robles, Calif., but the time ten­
Dairy Production
The law of averagea holds gc-d in
tatively set fa for 2 o’clock Saturday
our daily lives and to a large axteat
afternoon at the chapel.
E.
Detlefsen, of Coquille, wae re­
happiness depends on one's inner
Merle Hartson was born in Wiscon­
self so the Sentinel’s wish for happi­ cently appointed as one of three
sin 53 years ago and came to Coquille
ness is that each one of us may de­ members of a state dairy production
29 or 30 years ago and engaged in the
velop a mroe benevolent outlook, a control committee. Other members of
furniture business which he conducted
for 84 years, until he sold to the
velop a more benevolent outlook, a this committee were George Fallen- '
living up to the principles of ths wider of Carlton, president of the
Gould Furniture Co. four years ago.
Oregon State Dairymen’s Association
Since then he spent a year with his
Mrs. Rachel Schroeder Passes golden rule: to do unto others aa you and G. A. iBrown, of Portland, man­
Seven Injured in COC Truck
would they should do to you.
brother at Paso Robles and has becni
Mrs. C. A. Schroeder, who has
in Coquille for the past three years. I Scv<m men *ere injured in a Fair-
ager of the Interstate Associated
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. 'view. COC truck. yesterday afternoon 1 been living at Glen Cullen, near Porta
Postal Receipts Increase Here Creameries, a sales agency for sev­
Edna Hartaon, and two daughters, •>>■» four o’clock, near the ford on 1 land, for the past two years, passed
eral co-operative creameries in the
Postal receipts at the Coquille post-
they
were 1 away at 3:45 last Saturday afternoon
Avis and Virginia. He leaves besides “PPort North Fork, as t'
.
state.
office
Wednesday
noon
were
$185.20
I at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
his mother, Mrs. Louisa Chase, »Urt'nff back to camp,
The appointment of a production
ahead
There were
Theodore Clinton, at Janson’s Mill.
control committee in each of the west­
whose home fa in Wisconsin, three
-- - 25
-- men in the truck.
.
1982.
She had been here for the past month.
sister« who also live in the east, and which .was travelling at a tee
ern states was also recommended in
For the fourth quarter of 1933,
,
en
miles
per
hour
rate.
One
of
the
She
underwent
an
operation
at
I a report made by the western regional
one brother. *
;
which still had three and a half days
For two decades Mr. Hartaon was rear wheels got into soft earth at the Portland a year ago, and for a time to go, the total receipts «rare $3637.25 dairy conference at a meeting held in
seemed
to
improve,
but
had
been
edge
at
the
road
which
caused
it
to
Oakland, California, -on October 83rd
a prominent figure in Coquille’s busi­
as against $3205.02 for the last three
ness and social Hfe.. He hod Ms sink on that comer, throwing the growing steadily worse for some months of 1932, making a gain in according to George Jenkins, ebunty
faults, but he was universally liked men in a heap on that side. Before time, and death come as a blessed re­ 1933 over 1932 for the same quarter agent, who recently received notice of
the driver could swing it back, the lief from intense suffering.
the appointment of Mr. Detlefsen to
by all who knew him.
at $432.23.
Funeral services were conducted at
this committee.
The sincere sympathy of the entire unbalanced weight in the rear caused
Roger Morse, extension dairyman,
community goes out to his wife and the truck to swing to the left and the chapel here at 2 p. m. Wednesday
Matinees Sunday and Monday who with several others attended the
plunge 40 feet down a bank where it by Turner B. MacDonald. Interment
daughters at thia time.
was in the Norway cemetery.
came to rest on its nose.
“Footlight Parade" which opens at Oakland meeting from Oregon, dis­
Rachel Simmons was born near the Liberty Sunday, is declared by cussed proposals made there for cut­
Colin Orford, a forestry supervisor,
55 years of age, was the most seri­ Myrtle Point, Jan. 10, 1878, and was Lloyd Claver to be a more stupendous ting dairy production with Coos Coun­
ously injured. He received a dislo­ slaty years, 11 months and 18 daya of picture than even' “42nd Street,” or ty dairymen who attended meetings
cated shoulder, fractured ribs and a age at the time of her passing. She “Gold Diggers of 1988.”
held in the county agent’s office in
badly lacerated face. ' His attempt to was married to C. A. Schroeder, Feb.
To insure that everyone who wants Coquille and in the City Hall in
jump was frustrated by the truck ,5, 1893, and they made their home to see thia mammoth production, with Marshfield last week. Ths agricultur­
St. John’s Day was observed Wed­
driver or he would probably ' have on the Schroeder place between Co­ ita all-star cast, will have a good seat, al adjustment act and its application
nesday evening by the Masonic and
been more seriously injured. He was quille and Norway for a great many the l iberty is presenting matinees on to the dairy industry was also ex­
Eastern Star bodies of Coquille, when
years. Before moving to Portland both Sunday and Monday at two plained at these meetings.
taken to the Keiser hospital.
they met for a joint installation of
Four of the injured OCC boys were they resided for a time at Johnson’s o’clock. Regular prices will prevail.
In explaining the agricultural ad­
officer» for the coming year.
There
taken to the hospital at Roseburg for Mill.
justment act it was pointed out by
were upwards of one hundred pres­
Beside her husband, Mrs. Schroeder
treatment.
Their injuries consisted
Mr. Morse that its purpose is to place
ent and the ceremonies were followed
of broken ankles, broken shoulder, is survived by the following children:
prices for agrisultural commodities on
by the serving of refreshments in the
Eugene Schroeder, of Portland; Mrs.
and other severe injuries.
a parity with prices of other commod­
banquet hall.
The other two, whose injuries were Mabel L. Clinton, of Coquille; Mrs.
ities based on the five year period be­
The retiring worthy matron, Cath­
painful but not so serious, are being Marian Hartley, of Portland; Miss
fore the world war from 1999 to 1914.
Victor McCallister who pleaded
erine Ruble, acted aa installing officer
treated by Dr. C. D." Winder, camp Rosanna Schroeder, who is teaching
It provides for codes and * market
guilty in circuit court a couple of
for the Star, those being inducted in-
at Salem; and Mrs. Lester Butts, of
physician.
agreements to adjust agriculture and
weeks
ago
to
involuntary
manslaugh
­
to office being:
,
Beaverton.
Another child born to
industry and determine on fair prac­
ter, the result of an automobile catas­
W. M.—Mabel Ulett.
them died in infancy.
tices in business, Morse stated.
Frye Sentenced to Life
trophe when his car ran into the
W. P.—-Goo. A. Ulett.
Mrs. Schroeder was a member of
In an attempt to explain the princi-
A. M .—Flora Compton.
Raymond Frye, Norway youth, con­ the Pythian Sisters. She was a friend Lewie Coombs family, killing the
(Continued on fourth page.)
A. R.—W. V. Gfaisyer.
victed laat week of the premeditated to hundreds in the Coquille valley who father and injuring three others, ex-.,
presses
the
opinion
that
Judge
Sec.—Imogene Neal.
murder of H. U. Blackman, back of sincerely mourn her passing
Trees.—Busi» Folsom.
*
Brand’s sentence was fair and just.
Norway on the evening of Oct 31,
After sentencing MoOalliater-'te
Con.—¿Camilla Rietman.
was sentenced to spend the rest of his
The following resolution approving
Legion
Distribute
14
Baskets
four years in the penitentiary, the the recently enacted sales tax was
A. Con.—Belle Gould.
natural life in the Oregon peniten­
The American Legion and Auxiliary judge paroled him for five years, dur­ adopted by Coquille Grange No. 896
Chaplain—Florence Sanford.
tiary, by Judge Brand at ten o’clock
Marshal—Catherine Ruble.
last Friday morning. The sentence brought Christmas happiness to four­ ing which Vic must contribute $90 at its regular meeting on December
Organist—>Birdie Skeela.
was in accord with the recommenda­ teen families in Coquille when on I ; a month to the support of Mr. Coombs’ 21:
Adah—Edna Barnes.
tion of the jury which found him Sunday they distributed well-filled dependents.
Whereas, the legislature of the
boxes to that number who^ would
The judge’s humane treatment of State of Oregon, enacted at the sec­
Ruth—Louise Leslie.
guilty of first degree murder, and the
Esther—Maud Woodyard.
sentence was mandatory under the otherwise have had little or nothing -this ease is permitted under the ond special session of 1938, a privi­
for their Christmas dinner.
Beef criminal law reform act of 1931.
Martha—(Bertha Norton,
Oregon statutes.
lege or “Sales Tax” being House Bill
One factor which contributed to HO, and,
Electa—Sylvia Knight.
A stay of execution until Jan. 4, roasts, a pound for each member of
the fact that
Warder—Clara Bosserman.
when a motion for a new trial will he the family, apples and oranges, grò- 1 leniency in the case
Whereas: under the provisions of
Sentinel—A. N. Gould.
made by Dal King, his attorney, was eerie*, coffee, butter, candy and nuts ! McCallister made no effort to contest said act all funds derived from said
were included in the baskets, the i the ease, thus saving expense of act less adminfatration cost, shall bo
W. E. Bosserman, who has served granted.
amount
varying according to the i prosecution. Attorney J. W. Meln- used for the relief of the public
as worshipful master of Chadwick
Without any intention or arguing
Lodge for the past year, installed the the matter, nor will the Sentinel en­ size of the family. Where the reci- 'l turff, of Marshfield, who represented schools of Oregon, and,
following Masonic officers:
gage in any argument about it, we pient owned chickens no meat was in­ the deceased’s family, stated that he
Whereas: the farmers of the State
would not accept one cent from them of Oregon, are unable to pay the ad
W. M.—F. R. Woodhurst.
wish to report what was told by a cluded.
One father of a large family told out of the payments MdCallister is valorem tax on their property to sup­
S. W.-O. T. Gant.
man whose child attended school with
J. W.—M. F. Pettit.
port the public schools and are facing
young Frye many years ago. That the Legion member that hia children to make.
Trees.—L. H. Hazard.
is that he is considerably past 16 would have had nothing for dinner
the probability of a large number of
had it not been for the thoughtfulness Leave on Month’s Eastern Trip their schools being closed, and,
See.-dl. H. Mast.
years of age, and probably past 18.
of the Legion and those who helped
S. D.—Geo. E. Oerding.
Whereas, the Executive Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Ulett and
by donating to the Legion’s supply.
J. D.— C. W. Gano.
More CWA Workers in Coquille Practically all of the churches also George Jr. left Thursday morning of the Oregon State Grange has de­
Chaplain—W. V. Glaisyer.
cided to apply the referendum on said
Seventeen men were at work on < distributed baskets for Christmas and for Portland and last night departed Sales Tax Act, and are now prepar­
Marshal—Julius Ruble.
for Boston, expecting to be gone
OWA
projects
in
Coquille
yesterday
i
it is thought that no case of destitu­
8. S.—Theo L, Clinton.
ing petition to be circulated among
under the direction of Jack LeFevre, I tion was overlooked. As far as could nearly four weeks. They will spend
J. 8.—H. A. Slack.
Granges,
to refer said Act to a vote
who has been made superintendent of I be learned there was no duplication. the time in the east at their old home of the people, and,
Tyler—J. E. Quick.
in
Massachusetts
and
on
the
way
back
the work in this city.
Whereas: we believe it to the boat
will stop at Kansas City, Mo., for the
Twelve of the men were working on
Vinton Offered a Good Job
interest of the people of the State of
Leaving for California Soon
annual
meeting
of
the
Smith
Wood-
the Fifth and Sixth streets cleaning
County Surveyor E. L. Vinton, of Products corporation. George Jrn who Oregon and the public school« that the
In the want ado on page three ap­ and ditching jobs, and five more were ,
this city, has received an offer from is making quite a name for himeelf in sales tax bo allowed to go into effort
pears one by Mrs. Lou Kime, who is at work cleaning around the reservoir ,
C. C. Hockley, public works admin­ this section with his magician acts, at the earliest date possible, and that
offering al) her household goods for at the headwaters of Rink creek.
istrator for this section of the Paci­ has been invited by a noted magician the referendum be not envoked, and
sale. She and her son, Leslie, ex­
Unless more of Coquille's projects,
fic Northwest, to become CWA dis­ in Massachusetts to accompany him we believe the Executive Committee
pect to move off the ranch about Jan. which have been presented by the city
erred in its judgment in envoking
15 and by the first of February will council, are approved there will be trict engineer for the department at and take part in some of his J>«r-
the referendum and antagonizing the
a
salary
of
$250
per
month
and
car
formances.
leave for Los Angeles where her little to do next week.
Sales Tax Act.
expenses.
The
position
would
con
­
other son, Irmen, is building a home,
But with Marshfield already having
Therefore Be It Resolved that Co­
and where they will reside henceforth. some hundreds employed on its park tinue until the last of February and Klamath Falla Loaea First Tilt
quille Grange No. 396 go on record as
Mrs. Kime has been a resident of and airport, it is probable that Co­ possibly -until May. 9
The state of Oregon won the first favoring the Sales Tax aa enacted by
Mr. Vinton stated this morning that
Coos county for the past sixty years. quille’s projects may receive next con­
tilt with the city of Klamath Falla the second special session of the leg­
he
would
to
to
Portland
tomorrow
and
She grew up at Arago, lived for 20 sideration and that the jobs listed by
yesterday, over the question of the islature, and that the members re­
yearn at Bandon, for the next five in the council last week will be approv­ would not decide whether to accept or validity of the new Knox liquor law frain from signing any petition re­
not
until
after
he
had
seen
Mr.
Hock
­
Coquille, and for the past 18 years has ed by the state committee so that ac­
Judge L. G. Lewd ling denied the ferring said Act to a vote of the peo­
lived on their ranch in the Roy dis­ tual work on them can begin next ley.
Klamath Falls appeal for a tempor­ ple.
He
also
stated
that
J.
N.
Gearhartr
trict—the former Laird ranch.
week.
ary injunction against the state li­
Be It Further Resolved that- a copy
of
Dora,
would
today
be
appointed
as
Mrs. Kime remarked yesterday that
quor commission.
of this resolution be mailed to the
deputy
county
surveyor,
to
handle
the
she bad seen many and wonderful
Lorenz Store Moving This Week affairs of the office during his (Vln- The case will now be appealed to members of the Executive Commit
changes in Coos county in 60 yearn,
Elton Watkins, toe of the State Grange, a copy to
H. N. Lorens began Tuesday to ton’«) absence, whether it be for a the supreme court by
but that she expected to opend the
special attorney for Klamath Falla, every subordinate Grange in Oregon
day
or
two
or
for
a
longer
period.
move
hie
stock
of
dry
goods,
boot
and
rest of her life in southern California.
and that body will be asked to pass and to the press.
shoes, ladies’ and men’s wearing ap­
on the constitutionality of the liquor
Ed. Detlefsen, Farmer
parel from the building on Front
legion Watch Party Dance
law enacted by the legislature in
Prospects Brighter for 1M4
Goo. 8. Davis, Farmer '
street which has been conducted aa
From all indications the American
J. N. Jacobson, Farmer
Business conditions for 1934 ap­ a Lorenz store since 1887, to the east Legion Watch Party and dance at special session.
CoBMnittee
pear to be a little brighter than they room of the Odd Fellows' old postof­ the Aragon Ball Room here on Dec. j
Note: Adoption unanimous by 54
All
Departments
at
Work
looked to be a year ago. We are not fice building.
81 and the early hours of New Year’s I
yet out of the woods; we have not yet
This room has been remodelled and will be well attended. No preliminary , (
The Smith Wood-Products, I»c., members present.
returned to the state of normalcy; but redecorated to make it one of the notice of what the program before’ plant started up Tuesday morning in
The Non-High School Board met
there has been improvement during most attractive store rooms in Co­ midnight is to be, haa been made, but all departments and expects to run
the past six months and the prospect quille and is in the center of what is the New Year is to be welcomed with ' | fairly steadily for some time. This is Thursday evening in the office of
is for the upward trend to continue.
considered the best retail shopping all the noise-makers that can be as­ the slack period in the battery sep­ County^Superintendent Al) member-'
The manager of the largest indus- district in the city.
)
arator department, but the Venetian were present. Several mattens wem
sembled.
taken care of among which were the
tral plant in Coquille predicts a ten to
Dancing will follow the new year blind department will be quite active.
twenty percent increase in business
The new sawmill which will be com­ following: Al Baker of Myrtle Feint
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Clinton, C. welcoming until a' late hour.
the coming year, over 1983, and a re­ A. Schroeder and Miss Rosanna
pleted and ready for operation by Jan. asked the non-high school board to
lease his bus in order that ho might
tail establishment manager places the Schroeder left yesterday for Port­
Ward McReynolds, examiner for 15th or 20th, will be double in ca­
Whereupon
upward swing at from 25 to BO per land to peck lip and ship C. A. Schroe­ the state traffic bureau, of applicants pacity the present mill, and make un- apply for $1.00 license.
the
board
authorsed
the
chairman
an 1
cent increase.
der’s household goods to Coquille. He for drivers’ licenses, will be at the necessary the running of two shifts a
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will make his home henceforth with city hall next Wednesday, Jan. X day ae it has been doing tar many
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FOR 5 YEARS
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his daughter, Mrs. Clinton.
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from I a. a. until 4 p. m.
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