The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald., March 01, 1918, Image 1

STD T H E COQUILLE H E R A L D
VOL. XUL NO. ».
C O Q U ILLE , COOS C O U N T T , OREGON, F R ID A Y , M AR C H 1. MIS.
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H E W IL L G O M
400 III CUSS I THE WAR STAMPS
The school house meetings in Mm
rural sections at the Coquille district
in the T h rift Stamps campaign have
been in progress alnjost every even­
Claaalfieatkm o f Lists for Mitt- Coos County Schools A rc Mak
ing this w eekend L. j . Cary w ill Boon
ing a Fine Showing— Co­
• tary Service Is N early
have the district completely organ-
F . E. McKenna W ins
Promotion at Hands of
Oregon Power Co.
F. E. McKenna haa been promoted
from manager o f the Coquille office
o f the Oregon Power company to
General Superintendent o f Construc­
tion and Operation, with headquar
tera at Marshfield.
This promotion
carriee with it not only additional re­
e f onsibilitee but a compensating in­
crease in salary.
y
.
The sale o f stampe up to last Sat­
urday night amounted to 96,000, or
what the dietrtet is supposed to buy
every month.
This means that the
campaign is Just 23 days behind
schedule. But on tho other hand, the
campaign
did
not
gat
started
neb' before the ffret
o f Feb.
rnary
so
that
$6,000
rep­
lants loss than a month’s work.
Thors is no question bat that this
district will fill its quota by December
81, i f the same effort is put forth
throughout the year.
Finished.
quille’» Record.
I* Eight H oar Day Now .
A t Portland yesterday Gal. Brice
P. Disque, o f the government spruce
production deportment, met with 200
members o f the Lumbermen’s Protec­
tive Association, and tho latter volun­
tarily decided to adopt tho basic eight
hour day, with the some pay fo r log­
gers and mill man os they have been
getting for 10 hours, end time and a
half fo r overtime.
News o f this decision reached hare
yesterday evening end both the John
con end the Sitka mills posted notices
putting the eight hour day into effect.
The Johnson mttl, however, will run
nine hours fo r the present, paying
overtime fo r D m extra hours, which
means about 86 per cent additional
to tho pay roll. On contracts mads
before wages rose this will make hard
sledding in some esses and unless
the
government
brings
pressure
enough on the southern loggers and
mill men to induce them to come to
the same 8-hour basis this section
will
be
greviously
discriminated
a grin st
Four o f Them in Court Here
This Week to Answ er for
Contributing.
Up to February 28 eighteen schools
From Hugh Harlocker, clerk o f the
Last Saturday the nets began to
Local M ilitary Board bore, the Bes­ have made T h rift Campaign reports
close around the boys who have been
tir el bos received the following to ­ to County Superintendent Baker. tU-
contributing to the delinquency o f the
tals in regard to the classification o f ferts fo r tho whole county will not
girls that Mrs. Clara Upton had tak­
tho men subject to dre^t in Coos coun­ be ready to give out fo r several days.
a' into custody some weeks ago in
These reports show that 18
ty,
The total registrar
this valley.
county was 1983, and they are all ac­ have mode total war savings Invest­
Deputy Sheriff Clyde Gage went up
counted for in the following classes: ment* o f $448X4 by teachers, and
p. Powere on that day and arrested
In Class 1 .....................................MO $¿,092.19 by pupils. Only one town,
h arry Stewart and sent him down
In Class 2 .................................... 287 CoquiUe, has yet reported. This town
here while he remained until the fo l­
While his friends are congratulat­
In Class 8 ..................................... 106 has had 60 pupils who have sold $60
lowing day and apprehended Carl
ing him on his good fortune, we all
In Class 4 .................................... 716 or more of war savings stamps each,
Ingstrom.
look on his removal as a distinct loss
In Class 6 ................
88» the total amount sold by pupils o f
Deputy Sheriff Archie W alker went
to Coquille, where he has come to
to M yrtle Point Monday and took
That have died .............................. 8 this school being about $8,600.00. The
take a leading part in our business
Simpson Hero This Evening. Not Claaaiflsd ............................... 12 total reported fo r schools ore as fo l­
Ray Dye and RolKn Endicott in
r.nd social activities, holding the
There is to be a patriotic meeting
Now that tho physical examina­ lows:
charge and brought them down here.
tions o f director o f the Commercial
- Name
Bought by Bought by
The Stewart and Endicott boys sre
Club and president o f the Ko-Keel at the court house here this evening tions are nearly completed there ie No.
at 8:30 in the interest o f the W ar another classification of the 626 men
. Teachers
Pupils
only about 16 while Ingstrom is 24.
Club.
Savings and T h rift Stamps Cam­ summoned fo r examination as fo l­ 2—
Broadbent . . ..$170.00
$ 33.91
However, Stewart and Dye were
Indeed among our younger men ho
paign. The meeting w ill be address­ lows:
3—
Arago ....
araigned in the Circuit court and
11.26
has achieved an enviable p ortion and
ed by Hon. L. J. Simpson, who has Not reporting ....................
12b C— Empire ...........
4.18
pleaded guilty. Judge Coke sentenced
36.00
that he haa been one o f the livest of
recently become a candidate fo r the Disqualified and placod in C 6. ..10b 8— Coquille ............. 170.00
each o f them to the penitentiary for
1628.76
our live wires in all public enterprises
republican nomination fo r governor. Qualified for limited military ser­
10— Cunningham . .
8.26
from 3 to 10 years and then paroled
48X9
no one will question. Certainly we
Everybody is invited to come out ana
vice end left in Class 1........... 14 12— Catching Inlet
8.26
10.00
-----
/ th«m during good behavior.
all hate to see him go.
bear him, with the assurance that Qualified for s e r v ic e ..................8 6 8
—Riverton .........
8X6
Yesterday Carl Ingstrom was mar­
60X5
The following telegram, which ex­
The change w ill be made at once there will be no charge fo r admission, T o bo examined . ........
18 18— Flagstaff .........
ried to Thelma Norton, who was tu
4.18
18.76
plains itself, was received here yes­
and he will enter upon the discharge no collsction taken and no subeenp-
Most o f tho men listed in Class 1 21—
l ave been a witness in his case, the
Randolph . 12X9
86.25
terday morning by J. E. Norton:
o f the duties o f hip new position next tions asked. Let there be a full house. above are not especially skilled along 22—
ceremony being performed at tne
R iv e r s id e . 12X9
6.00
Portland Ora., Feb. 27.
/
Monday. A . L. Martin, o f Marshfield,
any o f the linos o f industry that are 2t— Twomile . . . .
court house by Rev. F. G. Jennings.
4.12
Portland sends $70,000 to Armeni­
still retains the position o f manager
deemed most important in aiding to 80— Sumner ..........
Ib is put him out o f the running as a
24.78
an
relief.
The
state
quota
is
$150,-
o f the Power company, though
carry on tho war.
candidate fo r the penitentiary fo r tho
32— Dora ..................
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2.25
000. The cell o f four hundred the us-
large part o f the work with which he
Tho men in Claes 2 are mostly men 36— Coos River . . . .
present at least.
8.26
217.49
and homeless, destitute, starving, dy­
has been occupied will be transferred
at work in sawmills and logging 4S— Norway ...........
4.18
The remaining case, that against
7X0
ing orphans must be answered. A tel­
to the new superintendent o f con­
comps end on tho forms.
Rtllin Endicott, o f M yrtle Point, was
4f— New Lake . . . .
4.12
8.26
egram just received from Persia
struction and operation.
N o doubt
The men in Class 3 are mostly 4!V—Eastaide ...........
disposed o f in the Juvenile coure hero
12.18
61.28
Commissioner G. J. Arm strong who
states that there are forty thousand
the efficient way in which Mr. M e
farmers.
tbis morning by Judge Watson. He
Novia
Landrith,
o
f
the
Cunningham
destitute at Levans alone; other cities
Kenna tackled the construction prob haa been inspecting tho roads a t this
The men in Class 4 are to s large school, has sold about $170 worth of
pleaded guilty to the charge against
ere equally needy.
The people ace
Urns o f the past year and pushed and o f tho county finds them in pretty extent men who are married and have war savings stamps.
him, so that the testimony o f another
There
eating dead animals, the women
through the work o f building the good shape as winter ends.
families.
Myrtle Point g irl who was present
Elsie Moller end Mcrwin Moller, of
a
rt
tom#
slides
and
a
good
many
abandoning infants. The only limi­
Marshfield and Coquille high tension
was not needed.’
O f the men in Class 6, there are 106 Myrtle Point, have each sold $60
culverts need attention.
As
tation ie lock o f money. They need
line has had something to do with his
who aro not physically fit fo r military wi rth o f war savings stamps. W il­
A fte r givin g him a very earnest
$100,000 additional.
Another tde-
promotion.
In other words he has soon as the river road dries out the e» rvice and 81 are enlisted men. This
lecture
on the necessity o f turning
liam
Sullivan,
o
f
the
6th
grads,
Cen­
Coquille-Bendon road will bo availa­
won his spurs.
also includes those who a rt tral school, Marshflold, has passed gram from Jerusalem reports that fiom his evil ways and trying to
ble fo r use again. Up in. tho Rock
food is scores and many people desti­
especially exempt on account o f their the $60 mark. Harry Kern, Gladys
mnke a man o f himself, the judge
The company is now installing
Crook section, too, the roads are in
tute. Coos county’s generous hearts
placed young Endicott in charge o f
new steam turbine a t its lower plant good shape aad a little mors sunshine vocations, such os preachers, con­ Larsen end Florence Laird, o f the
will sympathise if they know the
hir father and mother, with instruc­
at the Smith mill at Marshfield, which will fix tbs M yrtle Point-Boseburg scientious objectors, officers o f the na­ North Bend schools are also entitled
used.
Your quota is $6,500. . The
tions that he was to attend school and
w ill increase its capacity from 2600 road. The worst places now ore in tional, state and county governments. t$ membership in the Rainbow. Rcgi-
Oregon committee has appointed you
Most o f the re s t are resident aliens, most.
behave himself, or he would be com-
to 5,000 horse power. This % ex­
Lao section and up the river at
rhsirmaa far the Coquille district.
Imitted to tho State Training j
f t Mr
pected to be in operation by
that tw o thirds o fd h e ' The fifty
o f the Coquille
>ad A ia g o w h ite a heavy
Signed: Ben Selling, W. D. W heel­
at Salem.
hundred and odd men on th ^ le H n schpols who are enrolled in the Rain-
16 A new power line w ill also
clay soil makes the roads dry out
quent list to be published so<mare in lo w Regiment will have their pic wright, W. M. Ladd, D. A . Pattullo.
l ite r the g W witness pot another
built to the Buehner mill at the Bay slowly.
the service but no one has notified ture taken soon and enlarged copies
talk along the same lines and was in­
and taro new motors are to be in­
Judge Watson is m receipt o f a le t­
On tha receipt o f the above tele­ formed that she would bo committed
the local board o f their present atat will be hung in the school house.
stalled at the Sitka Spruce company's
te! from Superintendent F. I. Burk-
us.
m ill here, one o f 100 and another o f
A meeting was held st the Rock gram Mr. Norton lost no time in puv- to s state institution if she did not
halter, o f the Southern Pacific, in
ting the ball ia motion, and before mend her ways.
26 horse power. One o f these will
Eleven men sre on the non-combat­ Creek school house last Friday, Feb­
which ho says tho company thinks it
evening hod organised a committee
furnish power fo r a new cut off saw.
ruary
22,
st
which
$110.76
worth
o
f
ant list on account o f their religious
inadvisable to go ahead with tho con­
\
In fact with the strenuous work tne
war savings stamps was subscribed for an Armenian relief drive in the
Deer Hunter* Get the Gaff.
beliefs
struction o f the Coaledo overhead
Coquille district with the following
Coos county mills hay's in hand in fur
for.
This
was
a
community
meeting
In the Circuit Court Wednesday
The three deaths among registrants
crossing at present, owing to the ex­
nishing aeroplane material and along
sr.d set a splendid record which much members:
Judge Coke decided in favor o f the
cessive amount o f the bids, and the sines last June indicates s mortality
J. E. Norton, chairmen, S. G. Rog­
other lines o f production it looks as
larger settlements would do well to
State in the ease against Palm er En­
fact that the U. 8. government in­ o f about one-sixth o f one per cent
ers, E. E. Johnson, A. T. Morrison, H.
ccpy.
i f the demand fo r more electrical
dicott, Otto M agill and Hilton Epper­
sists on economical operation o f tho among that class in nine months or
Young, L. H. Hazard, L J. Cary,
power would keep the new superin
Meetings have been held in all but
son for hunting deer out o f season.
The company had agreed to at the rate o f one-fifth o f one per
W H. Lyons, J. W. Noblet, J C. Al-
Undent o f construction busy fo r a
two
or
three
o
f
the
school
districts
The judge was unwilling to pro­
stand half tho expanse o f this struc­ cent per annum.
long time ot come.
comprising the Coquille district, an » mcck, J S. Barton, C. W. Endicott A. nounce Governor Withycombe’s proc­
ture.
Gould, S. M. Noslsr, C. J. Futir
the work is well organised in general
Mr. McKenna will hare the same
lamation fo r a dosed season uncon-f
M rs. Morrison Very III.
man.
Tho court w ill probably postpone
throughout
the
county.
N
ext
month
control in the Coquille M ice he has
clamation fo r a closed season uncon­
this improvement now until the Co­
Mr. Norton estimates that the Co-
We noted last week the death of should show much larger results.
had in the past and expects to visit
stitutional; so the men who didn't
quille-Marshfield road is paved and it the father o f A . T. Morrison at hie
q tille district’s proportion o f the $6,-
h ire each week. The office work will
heed it before they had a chance to
is mors urgently needed.
600 will be about $700, the same as
heme in southern California, who woe
remain in charge o f Mr. McKenna’s
hear o f it will have to stand a sen­
T hrift Stamps Sales by Pupils.
for the Y . M. C. A drive.
76
years
o
f
age.
Yesterday
Mr.
Mor­
It
is
thought
that
the
same
reasons
very efficient helper, Miss Edna Har-
tence
for violating the law.
They
Prof. Almack reports the following
A meeting will be held Sunoa>
which have lad the railroad to hedge rison received word from his brother
locker.
were defended by L. A. Liljeqvist who
Thrift
Stamps
soles
by
pupils
in
the
night at the Moeonic Hall at 7:45 to
on tho overhead crossing will proba­ W elter, that their mother is critically
will appeal the case to the Supreme
The steady development o f the Or­
present the dire needs o f these dying
bly induce them to postpone the pro- ill. She is 74 years o f ege and was city schools up to noon today:
Court.
egon Power company’s electric ser­
Evelyn
Oerding
_______
people to our citisens. No collection
purchase o f the city water taken with on attack at mumps three
vice in southwestern Oregon seems to
Mary Esther Johnson
will be taken at this meeting. The
front here fo r additional facilities, days before the death o f her husband.
Registration Cards Hidden.
point unerringly to a period in the
committee to solicit funds will con­
and result in the boat transfer spur Since then erysipelas has set in end Avis Hartson ..................
not distant future when it will war­
A t the el action o f 1916, as usual, a
sist o f
her condition is very serious. Last Helen Lyons .....................
being built at Cedar Point.
rant the harnessing o f the steams
The speakers s t the Sunday night good many voters were registered by
July Mr. end Mrs. Morrison celebrat­ Lois Morrison ........
that run down from the summit o f
John S e e le y .............
meeting will be Rev. S. G. Rogers, the election boards on election day.
ed their 63d wedding anniversary.
the Coast range and which have the
Prof. M arls Visits Coos.
Rodney Phillips ___
C. Almack and R. E. Baker. It Is And as usual, too, contrary to re­
capacity to furnish “ white coal"
Alyce Dell Johnson
Prof. Paul V. Maris, o f O. A . C.,
hoped tls o that L. A . Liljeqvist w ill pented instructions, the boards chuck­
Good Bye, February.
enough to supply every kilowatt of State Leader o f County Agents, come
Eugene Allen .........
ed all the registration cards in the
be present and make a talk.
electrical energy the multiplying fac­ in this afternoon in company with J.
February hasn’t given us ss many Clifford C r o e b y .......
ballot boxes where they have since
tories qnd industries o f this section
been locked. The County Court haa
Smith. Hs is down here in the in­ fine days this year ss it usually does Genevieve Chose . . . • • • • « ^ • o o • 200
The Crucial Game Tonight^
will require.
just ordered the opening o f these
terest o f tho Food Administration here in southwestern Oregon, but Londy Church .........
Tha basket ball game tonight at
boxes that those whose registration
campaign, and also to see how the there hove been occasional stars in Maxine Paulson . . . . .................1183-
Masonic
Hall
will
probably
determine
thus went ow ry may learn o f It and
Murdock Gets Commission.
war garden movement is progressing. its crown and its last days have cer­ W alter Paulson . . . .
(he Coos county championship.
If
tainly been its best days. It has al­ Harold Gould .........
take
steps to get rogistered right be­
Hs
will
hold
a
mooting
st
Marshfield
Yesterday County Roadmaster It.
so given us come o f the rawest ana Katherine W e ra ic h » . ................. 23* Myrtle Point wins they sre undisput­ fore ths May primaries.
I) Murdock received information that March 7 in the form er line for which
ed loaders.
I f Coquille wins they
most disagreeable weather o f the en­ Marvin Hawkins ___
hs had successfully passed the physi­ arrangements have been made by
t.re then on even terms with the up­
tire
winter
and
some
heavy
frosts,
Eleanor
Folsom
___
Raney Case to Circuit Court.
cal examination and had been ap­ County Food Administrator Lilje­
river team which still hss a hard
which did good service in bolding Margaret Shores . . .
pointed second lieutenant o f the 43rd qvist.
game
over
s
t
the
Bay
with
Marsh­
The case o f the state against Frank
As to tho war gardens, if the peo­ back tho fruit trees, the apple buds Grace Almack ...........
U. S. Engineers. He was ordered to
field
while
the
locals
meet
the
Bar
don
Raney
for the shooting o f Chas. H. '
being swollen and just ready to Florence C o r y .....................
report at once at Washington, D. C., ple down here do as well this year
team here next Friday evening.
Carson at his cabin in the Powers
bloom.
Everett
Seeley
..................
and will start fo r the east Sunday as they did last, end go to work with
M yrtle Point is coming down en neighborhood was before Judge W et-
Clarence Barton . . . .
morning, Mrs. Murdock acompanying as much enthusiasm and more ripened
masse this evening, s special excur­ sen in the Juvenile Court a couple o f
Jean
Pointer
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
udgement that work ought to taka
Valuable Isaac o f Baltetin.
him.
sion having been arranged fo r with days ago, Raney being noly 17 years
•>oo
care o f itself in the Coquille Volley
County Agent J. L. Smith has an
the Southern Pacific, tha basketball o f age. He heard a resume o f the ♦
Veva
V
a
r
n
e
y
.........................
at lea st
exceedingly valuable number o f the
game and the address by L. J. Simp­ testimony in the cose which, while
Sheriff’s Office Short Handed.
Hal Howell .............. ...
Coos County Agricultural Bulletin in
son, candidate fo r nomination fo r gov­ it did not directly prove that Raney
The sheriff’s office is running short
Irving Lamb .........................
They W ill Picnic Tomorrow. press at the Sentinel printary now.
ernor, on War Savings Certificates, did the shooting, made a strong chain
handed here now. Mr. Newberry, the
Adrienne Hazard . . .
making s double otttraction.
o f circumstantial evidence, and then
The Grange and Farm ort’ Union Four pages are devoted to a list o f Reta Lane .............................
bookkeeper, has gone to the Stand­
seeds
wanted
and
seeds
fo
r
sale
by
The game starts st 8 o’clock sharp ordered the whole matter to be re­
people
will
have
a
joint
basket
picnic
ard Oil company and Mrs. Helen
Orville Foreman
th« farmers and ranchers of the coun­
and the speaking s t the court house ferred to the Circuit Court.
Clifton, who has held the position of st M yrtle Point tomorrow going over
Elvs W illey .........................
ty. The potato offerings run into the
will follow immediately .
by
train
st
9
o’clock
and
returning
at
typist fo r about three weeks, has re­
Frits Nosier . . . . j . . .
The fare will be only four bits for tons.
Woman Lomas 920,000.
signed and returned to Portland be­
Clovis Church ...................... ................................ 20r
It ’s been so warm and balmy today
cause unwilling to work fo r the sal­ the round trip and at this w riting It
James Galbraith . . . .
Mrs. Caroline Summerlin, o f Myr-
looks oa if would bo a delightful day
Visit F r o « Dr.
200 that we’ve "hod to throw the Sentinel Ue Point, loot a $20,000 case in the
ary the county pays.
fo r an outing.
doors wide open. March never earns
Dr. J. E. Anderson, o f tho Dalles, Allen Y o u n g ..........................
Circuit Court here this week. She
in with more lamb-like docility than
Sheriff Gage traded raincoats unin­
the father o f tho Oregon “ Bono Dry” Marian Norton ...............
■uod Thomas Wilson, o f ths asms
today.
tentionally on getting off the train
On tho 18th In st tho County Court law was. a caller yesterday In com­ Mary Ella C a r y ...............
place, for that amount claiming that
from Marshfield at the depot here one here adopted a resolution endorsing pany with J. 8. Barton. Dr. Ander­ Ruth Franco .........................
Wilson had slapped her In a quar­
day lately and oa gettin g home found the plan fo r a Pacific Coaet M ilitary son is staking a tour o f tho state as a Alton McAdams . . . . .
Thelma Schroeder
200 rel over a boundary line, and also fo r
that while the coat be took might fit a Highway which haa boon presente«! candidate fo r the republican
Lester W ils o n ___
Garnet Steward ..............
200 | calling her “ a wild cat,” and loot her
smaller man he couldn’t got into H. ta Congress by the Pacific Coast De- tion fo r governor at the May
Jimmie Anguatino
Helen Sherwood . . .
200 cate. L. A. Liljeqvist was Wilson’s
Delia
He wants to trade bade.
200 attorney.
arias.
Mildred Norton . . . . .
PITY THE POOR
ARMENIANS
ROADS GETTING
IN FINE SHAPE
I