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H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES
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H. A YOUNG, Editor
Display advertising 30 cents pei
inch No advertisement inserted for
less than 50 cents. Reading notice*
10 cents per line. No reading notice,
or advertisement of any kind, insert
ed for less than 25 cents. ________
M.lce “
It is estimated that nealy 20 mil
lion of the two billion dollar bonus
for ex-soldiers will be distributed in
Oregon. Persident Roosevelt’s veto
of the measures was not accepted by
either the house nor the senate at
Washington, both branches voting
overwhelmingly to enact the bill
without the president’s endorsement.
The vets will be paid in bonds of »50
denomination which are cashable af
ter June 15 this year._____
will to abandon the practices that had
brought it into wide disfavor long be
fore the 18th Amendment was rati
fied It does not recognize that peo
ple tolerate legal liquor as a lesser
evil than prohibition, and that repeal
□f the prohibition amendment did not
guarantee a commercial liquor indus
try a new and permanent vested in
terest. None of the several systems
now effective in this country for dis
pensation of booze can be regarded as
i fixed institution. Any of them can
be displaced by a rule which will
place manufacture and sale of booze
under strict government supervision,
limlnating private profits, promiscu-
>us public consumption, brand ad-
,'ertising and many other phases of
present practice which offend public
morals. If the makers and sellers of
xx>ze persist in shoving their wares
pefore the young and uninitiated,
without warning of the dangers in
■xcesa, they need not be surprised at
he reaction which is even now being
wilt.
Newspapers have a great
noral responsibility as well as a slz-
ible financial stake in the business,
vhich spent »10,«00,000 in newspaper
idvertising in ^935.
,1935 Editorial atten-
advertising
ion to the social phases of modem
kinking and to the advertising by
which liquor consumption is promot
ed will be enlightened selfishness.
Indifference may have sad conse
quences.”
The hard liquor forces seem to
have read the handwriting on the
wall, for they have just withdrawn
from uaing the radio for advertialng
their atuff. "Appreciating the value
of public confidence,” they My, they
have “diligently endeavored to ad
here to all state and federal regula
tory measures”—etc., etc.
Why,
“public confidence” is the very thing
which has been outraged !
cipated purchases of all supplies even
to such items as clothing, feed stuffs,
household equipment, seeds, soap, to
bacco for state wards, brooms, bot-
ties, bandages, toilet paper, light
plugs, fertilizer, etc.
State officials
confronted with the new system for
regulating and supervising state ex
penditures, declared that it would in
volve much additional labor and in
some instances necessitate the em
ployment of an additional clerk.
Smith Wood-Products, Inc.
COQUILLE, OREGON
The first issue of a new monthly
publication to be edited by Inmates
of the state prison will be off the
press shortly after the first of Feb
ruary. The name of the new publi
cation will be “Shadows” and its
editor will be Hugh D’Autremont,
youngest of the three brothers now
serving life terms in the penitentiary
here for the murder of four men in
connection with the Siskiyou train
robbery in 1923. The prison has been
without a “house organ” since "Lend
a Hand” was discontinued with the
pardon of Jesse Webb, Portland
trunk murderer several years ago.
1 x 4 to 1 x 12
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Clear Douglas Fir
Kiln Dried, Surfaced 4 Sides
All Grades
Red Cedar Shingles
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Except for those actively support-
lng or opposing the measures on the
state ballot little Interest is being
manifested in Friday’s special elec
tion, according to reports reaching
0
Salem from over the state.
Based
upon these reports and the heavy
slump in registrations political ob
Highway engineers are authority
servers predicted a light vote, pro
for the statement that there is not a
bably not more than the 238,423 cast
highway in the state that is not occa
in the last special election in May,
sionally flooded at some point. Not
1934, when five measures were up
all roads can be along the hill tdps.
for consideration.
This is brought to mind by an er
Only one of the four measures on
roneous statement in last week's Gold
Friday’s ballot is given more than
Beach Reporter, that “two or three
oven break'for approval. That is the
times in the last three years the pres
September primary proposal which
ent route between Coquille and Ban
has the almost unanimous vote of the
don has been blocked for several
newspapers over the state as well as
days on account of high water in the
the leaders of both major political
We carry a complete line of 1x3 to 2x12 No. 1 and No. 2 Common
Coquille valley.”
parties.
Cedar,
suitable for all building purposes, surfaced or rough.
Two weeks ago the dike referred
The sales tax, it is pretty generally
Consult the Retail Department for our low prices on Cedar.
to was under water from Sunday
conceded, is slated for another over
until Friday but that was the longest
whelming defeat. Only the most op
period it was ever submerged
In
timistic of the sales tax advocates
1924, when the water was a foot
hold out any hope of its success and
higher the highway was impassable
these are counting strongly on Gov-
'’yemor Martin’s eleventh hour state
for but two or three days, and at no
Let us show you our Lumber Stocks in warehouse
The long predicted retirement of ment in support of the measure to
time since 1924 has it been blocked by
and on dock at the Smith
water for more than a day.
Last Jack E. Allen, of Pendleton, as state swing the undecided, indifferent
winter it was not impassable for an liquor administrator will materialize voters into line.
Wood-Products Plant
hour, or a minute, and in the past Friday afterrtiSon. Allen’s resignation
The proposed constitutional amend
three years it may have been sub was announced in Portland Saturday. ment permitting the legislators to fix
merged once for a day, but we can A. K. McMahan, chairman of the li their own rate of pay is not expected j
not recall that one time.
quor board, later declared that Al to pass. While most voters admit I
ien’s retirement was purely volun that the lawmakers in this state are
K..-'
BLUNDERING LI&UORITE8!
tary.
underpaid they do not take kindly to
(The Pathfinder)
Allen, who became liquor admin the proposal to leave the adjustment
In the old days when intoxicants of istrator last April isTnderstood to of the per diem to those who will
every kind ran freely, the liquor peo have been ready 'to step out of the benefit thereby.
af.
ple made blunder after blunder. Be picture in October because of lack of
Vocal sentiment throughout the
ing so dumb and brutish they didn’t harmony Within the liquor control state seems to be pretty will divided b-w
even realize their blunders
In the organization. He was persuaded to on the student fee bill, with oppon County School Notes
Coos Indians in the “Guide”
U. of O. Given Site for
fullness of time these blunders came retain his post at that time and later ents of the measure having the ad
The state office of the American
Marine
Biology
Station
Fron
Mrs.
Mulkey
’
s
Office
home to roost, and an outraged pub when he was urged to resign refused vantage of the “no” vote* usually cast
Guide reports fine co-operation from
A marine biological laboratory
lic rose up and smote them. In the to relinquish his position until such by those who are indifferent as to
the press of Coos county and the
County Meeting at C om River
which scientists declare will be one
course of time, again, the liquor sen time as he could do so voluntarily.
the fate of a measure.
Primary teachers will meet at Coos of the best in this part of the world various chambers of commerce. Coos
timent gathered force until the pro
county has not only furnished an en
River Saturday. Lillian Austin, of
hibition amendment in turn was
George M. Aitken, of Garden
Here’s something more to worry Coos Rivr, will be in charge of the for the study of both salt and fresh terprising reporter in the person of
water life, will be established by the
thrown out, and intoxicants of everx Home, state senator from Washington about. A group of tax experts have
program, which will be devoted to University of Oregon at the south en O. W. Briggs, of Marshfield, but has
sort could be had in any quantity county, is not a candidate for a state just discovered what they regard as
music.
Talks will be given on trance of Coos bay, in the area known enrolled many volunteer workers as
anywhere. This is the condition to job he declared on a visit to Salem another serious flaw in the old age
rhythm bands, folk dancing, action as Ooos Head Park reservation, it is well.
day But are the liquor people using this week. Aitken was at one time pension bill as amended by the recent
songs, etc. The meeting will continue
The response of civic bodies and
announced by President Boyer of the
their special privileges wisely, or are understood to be seeking the poet of special session. This is contained In
until noon at which time a 35c lunch university at Eugene.
Individual specialists in Coos county
they blundering again?
They are safety engineer with the Industrial the provision which makes the new
will be served by the Home Ec. class
An act giving the university title to insures a complete report in the
He indicated' act operative if and when federal
blundering again.
And, being so Accident commission.
of the Coos River High School.
the land, heretofore federally owned, Guide of the history, resources, in
dumb and brutish, they don’t even that he expected to become a candi funds are available for old age assist
Genevieve Crowley, of Bandon, la has passed both houses of congress dustries, scenic attractions, and cul
realize their blunders
One of the date for another term in the senate ance in this state. Defeat of the sales
the president of the Association of
and was signed by President Roose tural advantages of the county
most flagrant invasions of decency where, because of his alphabetical tax, these experts point out, will
Childhood Education.
Many interesting and unique facts,
velt.
was seen during the Christmas sea classification, he has been the “bell leave Oregon without fund* to match
A targe number of teachers and
perhaps
well known in Coos county,
wewir,
uuiuif
i-cwait
scsaimi»,
icau-
son—when flaming advertisements . wether” during recent sessions, lead- Unde Sam's offering, hence there
The grant will Include about 80
visitors are apt to be in attendance.
but not in other parts of the state,
everywhere incited people to take to ing off on all roll calls.
acres,
and
the
university
will
not
will be no funds “available” until this
Dental Essay Contest
drink—to celebrate the time of the
only be given possession of this area, have been forwarded to the state of
situation is corrected and conse-
Dr. J. R. Bunch, of Coquille, has
coming of Christ on earth! Just think
Senator Peter Zimmerman, of Juently the act can not become oper-
but will come into possession of a fice. Among the items of particular
announced the dental contest for the
interest has been a complete tran
of it! Why, hard-boiled people with Yamhill county, whose district was tive.
In thia event the »1,000,000 year. The subject is “How Do Teeth complete set of buildings adequate to
script
of the Treaty of Empire, dated
any sense pay more respect than this cut out from under him when the state appropriation which the special
house a large number of students.
even to heathen idols.
legislature took Washington and session attempted to transfer to gen Contribute to Healthy Bodies?” Four
The station, which will be adminis- 1855. This treaty signed by all the
prize* for »10 each will be allowed—
The Harrisburg, Pa., Patriot has Yamhill counties out of the twenty eral relief will be suspended in transit
I tered by the school of science of the head men of the Oregon coast Indian
one
for each of the four districts into
tribes, was never ratified by the
put the case in these words:
“The fourth district, is understood to be and not available for any purpose and ,whjch
the state ia to be divided. A state system of higher education, will
figure of Santa Claus has been pic flirting with the notion of coming out the entire burden of old age pensions
not only be available to scientists and United States government. However,
tured in every attitude, ave guzzling as an independent candidate for con will be thrown back onto the counties »15 prize will also be allowed from students of Oregon institutions, but upon the strength of this treaty the
the liquor himself His beaming face gress Senator Byron G. Carney, of under the act of 1933. Another school the state at large.
will be regional In scope. It is ex coast Indiana in Coos and Curry
Fuller details can be secured
is surrounded by liquor packages He Milwaukie, and Senator Cortis D. of thought, however, holds that fed
pected to be utilized by representa counties were removed to the reser
is represented as the distributor of Stringer, of Lebanon, are among the eral funds for old age pensions will through Dr. Bunch of Coquille or
tives of institutions from all parts of vations. Within the past few years
bottles.
He is shown holding up democrats mentioned as prospective become “available” to Oregon just fice of county superin
the western section of the United the Indians and their descendants
have pressed their claims based upon
boxes of booze, all at it calculated to candidates for the congressional as soon as the appropriation is au-1 schools.
Alcehol Education Contests
I States, and will form a valuable link
convince children that some day their nomination All three are advocates thorized regardless of the inability of
in the chain of marine biological sta- this treaty.
contests have been provided
" I u transcript of ( the treaty was
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good St Nick will list them for liquor of the Townsend old age pension this state to take advantage of the to Three
cover this .ubject. Jim, . silver
parU * the
Dr. E. L-Packard^ttean*
of ^talned bY Mr. Briggs from George
gifts. Great squads of people, re- plan, as also is James W Mott, in federal contribution, and, there
ga rd lets of their prejudice for or cumbent and a candidate to succeed fore, the act will become "effective" cup will be awarded the school pre science* of the state system, will di- IW“*°n’ • «»¡«lent of Coquille,
paring the best project on subject,
against liquor, feel a sense of outrage. himself on the republican ticket.
rect operations. .
if not “operative.”
“What Alcohol D om ;” second, a »10
Apparently the liquor crowd seems
Coos Bay is located at a point mid- I Buy local bread and support home
prize will go to the high school stu
¡qtf
determined to stop at nothing which
Otto Hartwig, former member of
way
between the cold waters of the Industry.
Employees of municipal corpora dent writing the best essay on “What
will increase sales and drinking."
the Industrial Accident commission,
North
Pacific
and
the
warm
waters
of
tions do not come under the provi Alcohol Does to the Individual, to So
Advertisements purporting to show is now employed by the new Unem-
sions of the new unemployment com- ciety, to the Government” However, the South Pacific, university scien
Santa Claus drinking whisky have so ployment Compensation commiasion
I pensation act, according to a ruling 50 per cent of the students enrolled tists point out. Specimens from both
“wunki^ai
aroused the religious feeling in New m • public relations n»n. contacting'£
of these waters find their way into
A. F. A A. M.
. 1 cor must have esMys for class work.
England that a bill has been Intro pmnlnvpre
employers nf
of Inlwrr
labor and
and avnlainln<f
explaining to 1
porations, the commission explains, Third, poster contest* for both grade this zone, as well as variations of
Stated Communication
duced in the Massachusetts legisla them the provisions of the new act.
include counties, cities, school dis and high schools. Cash prizes are Imth The reefs containing the speci
ture forbidding the use in advertising Hartwig, a republican and for many
Tuesday,
Feb. 11, 7:30 p. m.
mens
are
numerous
and
extend
for
tricts and towns; municipally owned offered for this, also.
of the picture of any public person years a leader in the ranks of or
several miles along the coast. Within
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water, light and power plants; irriga
The office of the county superin
age, living or dead, literary or histor ganized labor in this state, was re
a mile of the station is South Slough,
tion, drainage, port and peoples* util tendent has complete rules.
ical, imbibing liquors.
Representa placed on the Accident commiasion
which biologists have found extreme
ity districts.
tive Sawyer, the author of this bill, by J. C. Joy of Portland about a
ly fertile in all forms of life found in
Distribution of Liqbor Funds such places Since it is subject to
Mid: “Here we have Santa Claus— month ago
Material improvement in the em
the children’s most admired friend—
Salem, Jan. 27—Of the more than tidal action, these specimens are
perhaps, next to a religious character,
The budgetary control authority ployment situation in Oregon is in $32.000 in liquor Tax revenues just readily accessible As there is also
the most loved character the children vested in-Governor Martin and hit dicated by the semi-annual report of distributed among Oregon counties some low marshy land in the tract, a
know—in advertisements exploiting budget director by the legislature of the Industrial Acicdent Commission and cities by Secretary of State Snell botanical station of importance can
We are
a certain brand of whisky as the 193S was put into effect this week. which shows an increase Of 13 per $966.48 went to Coos county.
The also be developed on this site, it is
Insured and Equipped
brand which Santa drinks.”
Heads of all state institutions, de cent in work days and 17% per cent county itself received »419.77, and the stated.
to haul Anything Anywhere
The Editor and Publisher says that partments, boards and commissions in payrolls for the last six months of various cities received amount as fol
The station will be of commercial
newspapers and magazines which are were supplied with “forms" on which 1935 as compared with the same pe lows:
at Any Time
Bandon, »51.85;
Coquille, value to this section of the country,
„
now publishing liquor ads have been to make monthly reports of all ex riod in 1934. .
$93.06; Eastside, »18.94; Empire, »18.- since the habits of migratory fish and
Quick Delivery on
“threatened with withdrawal of ad penditures together with estimates of
79; Lakeside. »3 13;
Marshfield. fowl, such as smelt, salmon, shad, the
vertising” because they have not co anticipated expenditures for the com
George G. Brown, who has re $180 09; Myrtle Point, »46.40, and striped ba*«, new to Oregon waters '
COAL & WOOD
operated enough with the boose mag ing month. These "forms," nine in signed as clerk of the state land North Bend, »136.66. The apportion various game birds and other forms 1
of all kinds
nates Here is what thia leading pe number, provide for detailed infor board effective April 1 la the oldest ment is made on a population basis
may be studied and ways and means
riodical of the publishing interests, mation on all expenditures and anti employee of the state in point of con
determined for their increased propa
Phone 94R, Coquille
says:
cipated expenditures including sal tinuous service. Brown first entered
gation, and protection
“After two yean of legalised li aries and wages paid to each em the service of the state back in 1895.
!
Complete Line of Kiln Dried
Flooring & Ceiling
We also carry
PORTLAND CEMENT
A
i&toJlppitdi
LN(?w$Leftor J
No Order Too Small—A Stick or a Carload
Chadwick Lodje No. 68
BENHAM
TRANSFER
quor, this industry
manifests
Uttle ployee, and purchases as well as antl- nearly 41 yean ago.
Calling carda, NO tor »1.00.
E. E. BENHAM
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