The Coquille Valley sentinel and the Coquille herald., February 21, 1919, Image 1

The Coquille
Sentinel
A K D T H E COQUILLE H E R A L D
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VOL. X IV .
CLUB IS M E - i
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C O Q U ILLE , COOS C O U N TY. OREGON. F R ID A Y , F E B R U A R Y «1, I I I * .
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Y ear
< A s ambitious year's progrant was
outlinod at tbs Commercial Club Wed­
nesday evening and if all the sug­
gestions are carried out the year 1919
w ill witness a greater advance in civic
improvements than any previous year
in the city's history.
In «ocepting the office o f president,
Mr. Cary stated that he was for good
toads in a ll directions, a bridge across
the Coquills river at Coquille, and a
hotel, which would be a credit to the
city o f Coquille, the county o f Coos
and the state o f Oregon. The bridge
part o f Mr. Cary’s program cannot
be carried out until next year, but
the other two features can be accom­
plished this year, if we work strenu­
ously fo r it it—especially the erection
of a modern hotel.
L. H. Hazard, along the line o f good
roads, made the statement that Co­
quille and Coos county should work
together in bringing the Marshfield
road into town with a fill across the
swale from the Bukholder place to
the brow o f the bill a t the Bledsoe
House. Some means w ill have to be
provided fo r an entrance to the city,
fo r with the T bridge practically worn
out, one gulch w ill have to be crossed
in any event to reach the Henry street
bridge and that structure needs re­
decking this summer,
f The opinion was expressed that the
county court was willing to assist in
making the fDl on Taylor street if the
city would also assist, and in a mat­
ter o f such importance to Coquille
and the travelling public as well, no
effort should be spared to get a
straight road into town which the
state can later hard surface. I f the
county has not the funds to do the
work this year, an item in the budget
fo r next year weald do thff wprk. The
earns applies to the d ty in their bud­
get staking naxt fall.
Chas. T. Skeels told a f a sum who
drove In 24 miles that day and had to
drive out to Cunningham to water
his horses. H e suggested watering
troughs, hitching raehs, and better
accommodations
fo r
our
farmer
friends.
A T. Bo Id on urged the considera­
tion o f thnt Memorial Building fo r
the soldier and sailor boys, which
could also bo used as a Corn Show
building,
auditorium,
gymnasium,
recreation hall, etc.
To start immediate action on the
public drinking fountain, J. E. Norton
moved that the club go on record as
favorin g a concrete drinking fountain
fo r ««an and beast at the south end
o f the little parkway in W illard street
and that the dub attempt to raise the
money to install i t For this purpose
A . T. Morrison, C. T. Skeels, W. H.
Lyons, L. H. Hasard and L. J. Cary
were named as a committee to handle
the matter.
Frank Burkholder spoke o f some
up-to-date literature fo r answering
inquiries from non-residents.
It was decided that the club should
mete every Wednesday evening at S
o’clock as heretofore.
O. C. Sanford made the suggestion
that the subjects fo r discussion should
be announced a week ahead so «that
the public might know what was com­
ing up and be present. A s a conse­
quence Pres. Cary announced that the
resolution o f A . T. Bold on, condemn­
ing the action o f Representative
T h rift in voting against the anti- I.
W. W. bill would be made a special
order o f business fo r the meeting o f
next Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Many
speakers expressed the sentiment that
Mr. T h rift misrepresented the labor­
ing seen o f Coos county by that vote,
as well as all those who voted fo r him.
Another thing to be attempted is
the doubling or trebling o f the mem­
bership o f the elub by a membership
campaign. Each member is expected
to bring d new member to next Wed­
nesday's meeting. Everyone is invit­
ed to attend all the meetings o f the
club.
Both M ill* Running
The Sitka M ill la running but one
•h fft now, having cut out night work.
Married men are given the preference
there now. M ayor Johnson says that
fo r the present he dees not contem­
plate shutting down, as has bean ru-
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follow ing compose the jury
fo r the February term o f court
who w ill assemble here next Monday.
Feb. 24, fo r the beginning o f the
R. P. Carman, Rural; A N. Gould,
Coquille; John L. Aasen, Coquille;
Fred Von Pegert, Coquille; Dan P.
Keating, Marshfield; Victor Rudnaa,
Marshfield; H. D. Putnam, North
Bend; James D. Benham, Sitkuro;
D. C. McCarthy, Marshfiold; P at Hen­
nessey, Marshfield; T. N. Boone, Sum­
ner; W. H. Kennedy, aMrshfield; Geo.
H. Nay, Marshfield; Chas. G. Fahy,
Bullards; G. W. Kaufman, Marshfield;
Stephen Gallier, Bandon; J. W . Laird,
Coquille; Robert C. Kittson, Eastside;
Nels Rasmussen, Bandon; E. H. Kent,
Coquille; Geo. J. Fourier, Marshfield;
William E. Sullivan, Marshfield; H.
M. Fensler, M yrtle Point; James T.
Mars, Bandon; A E. Morton, North
Bend; Geo. M. Sells, North Bend;
E. B. Lane, M yrtle Point; Peter Mir-
asaoul, Marshfield; Jas. T. Guerin,
M yrtle Point; W. A . Darling, Powers;
D. L. Rood, Marshfield.
In the Juvenile Court today Judge
Watson dismissed the case against
Percy Matthews, o f Powers, who was
accused o f stealing $106 from Wm-
Lynch, o f that place. The evidence
was not sufficient to sustain the
charge and Matthews’ alibi appeared
to be established.
KERN AND
WADECHOSEN
A t the recall meeting held at
Marshfield last Monday there were 26
to $0 present. Henry G. Kern, of
North Bend, was nominated as a can­
didate
fo r
county
commissioner
against Archie Philip.
For county
judge to succeed James Watson no
«»n a tio n was made. The refusal
o f the legislature to increase the sal­
ary until after the expiration o f the
term fo r which Judge Watosn was
Kind, no doubt, made such a nomin­
ation look a good deal like a 'w h ite
elephant to men who m ight otherwise
ive bean glad' to make the raen
The matter o f selecting a candi­
date was, however, left to L. P. Bran-
stetter, o f Coquille, and W. T. De­
ment, o f M yrtle Point, form er county
commissioner. They were authorized
to select another man to make a com­
mittee o f three; that committee to
name a man from the Coquille valley
as the recall candidate against Judge
Watson.
The follow ing from the Bandon
World o f yesterday indicates that the
long-sought-eandidate has been found:
“ A fte r being urged by men from
all parte o f the county C. R. Wade,
local attorney and justice o f the
peace, yesterday sent word to the
Taxpayers League at Marshfield that
he would accept the nomination for
county judge on the recall ticket.’*
Economic* School N ext Week
Misa Kalbus will conduct a meeting
fo r the Home Economics Extension
School work o f O. A . C. at the Fed­
erated church basement here Friday
of next week, Feb. 28, and Saturday,
March 1st, with a very interesting
program. A ll housewives o f Coquille
and surrounding county are cordially
invited to these free lectures and
demonstrations.
The
hours
are
from 9:46 to 11:16 in the morning and
from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon.
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To Tench Aliens
Num ber
Last Liljeqvist
N ight Greeted W ith
The
First
Lyceum
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Commendation
Full House
He Received
The first o f the four Lyceum en­
tertainments at tho Liberty Theatre
last night was a great success. We
doubt whether everybody expected to
see the auditorium so near the “ stand­
ing room only” point. There could
have been hardly less than 600 people
present, the house showing few va­
cant seats.
The advance sales of
season tickets reached $300 and the
single admissions amounted to $86,
which practically insures the guar­
antors against digging to make up a
deficit.
The Ionian Serenaders are four vi­
vacious girl entertainers.
These
young ladies sing, play and imper­
sonate with exceptional ease. Popular
appeal is the key-note o f their pro­
gram.
“ The striking thing about the Ion­
ian Serenaders,” says one critic, “ is
their ability to establish instantan­
eous warmth and intimacy o f rela­
tionship between themselves and their
audiences.” They accomplish this in
several ways, their manner being per­
haps their most effective opening
wedge, with their accordion playing
running a close second.
The girls
know some tricks on this instrument
which all play and last night this
number elicited such universal and
spontaeous applause that one o f the
girls remarked: “ You seem to like i t ”
As a matter o f fact, however, the
accordion is only one o f the several
insruments featured by the Ionians,
the girls being equally proficient on
the violin, cello and on tho piano. The
musical part o f their program com­
prises instrumental and vocal solos,
duets, trios and numbers by the en­
tire company. Then an Ionian pro-
is always ' rounded out with
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clever »ketch«« and impers<m*Uon«Jn
costume,
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their bearers.
District Attorney Hall furnishes us
the follow ing communication in re-'
gard to articles appearing in last
(reek’s Sentinel:
W ill Last 64
Years
A . H. Powers calls our atten­
tion to the fact that while the 8 bil­
lion feet o f standing timber owned by
the Smith interest in (his section
equals in amount two fifths o f the
standing timber in Coos county, their
timber is not all in this county, only
some 100,000 acres o f tho 180,000 they
own in Southwestern Oregon.
He
says the stream o f lumber coming
diwn from the camps in the Powers
district and passing through Coquille
on the Smith-Powers trains amounts
to from 126,000,000 to 140,000,000
feet o f lumber annually.
A t thg former figure it would take
eight years to ship ou: a billion feet
and eight times eight years to exhaust
the holdings o f the Smith company
in this section o f the state. By that
time there would evidently be quite
a new growth o f timber.
Third Oregon Arrived
The old Third Oregon, now the 162d
o f the 41st Division, arrived in New
York Wednesday of this week accord­
ing to a telegram received by Mrs.
Wm. Brown from her son, Earl Nos­
ier, Wednesday evening.
The mes­
sage stated a fter a short stay at Camp
Dix, N. J., they would be sent to
Camp Lewis and mutaered out. They
left Brest on Feb. 7th, making a
twelve day trip across. In the 41st
division are a good* many o f the boys
who enlisted from this section but
whether the rest o f the division be­
sides the 162d regiment returned this
week was not stated. Harry Oerding,
M att Kerrigan, J. P. Michels and
Curly Larson are a few o f the Co­
quille boys in the 41st.
Editor Sentinel: I note in your is­
sue o f February 14, 1919, under the
heading “ Watson and Oddy” you say:
£J6 FIBEJI Ml
Free Show for D siry School
Arrangements were started at the
Commercial Club Wednesday
fo r the entertainment o f all those
who attended the Dairy School and
Home Economics School on Friday
and Saturday o f next week, Feb. 28
and March 1. A t that meeting a com­
mittee consisting o f A. A. Selander,
H. S. Tuttle, J. A . Lamb, F. G. Leslie,
and J. L. Smith was appointed to
provide a musical program in addi­
tion to the regular run o f pictures at
the Liberty theatre Saturday night.
Manager Gage, o f the theatre, has
agreed to reserve h section o f the
house fo r the exclusive use o f those
attending the two schools, and admis­
sion to the show will be free to all
those who attend the schools. This
free admission feature was made pos­
sible by the Commercial Club which
w ill pay Mr. Gage for every free
a t occupied.
There are a number o f new musi­
cians in Coquille now who have never
appeared before Corn Show audiences
before, and a splendid program is
promised by the committee having its
preparation in charge.
In order that the show management
may know how many seats to reserve
it will be necessary fo r those intend­
ing to attend the schools to send in
their names to County Agent J. L.
Smith at once. Only sufficient seats
are to be reserved to accommodate
those attending.
‘The situation is this: that some
time last year a witness was subpoen-
ed from Seattle and the Clerk allowed
fo r his mileage double the amount
that should have been allowed, owing
to the subpoena being O. K.’d by the
District Attorney fo r twenty cents
per mile, instead o f ten cents per
mile.”
This statement on its face is cor­
rect but does not state the whole
facts. The distance from Coquille to
Seattle is 446 miles or from Coqunle
to Seattle and return 880 miles, a
witness was called from Seattle be­
fore the Grand Jury and a fter he had
testified he presented me his sub­
poena, and I made the following en­
dorsement “ O. K. 1 day 440 miles at
20c John F. Hall.” An assistant in
the Clerk’s office allowed 880 miles at
twenty cents per mile, double the
amount O. K.’d by me, and issued a
certificate fo r this sum. A s soon as
the Clerk discovered this error he in­
formed the County Court, and the
The attention of the grand jury this
Court refused to allow fo r any sum week has been largely devoted to the
greater than the amount O. K .’d by criminal libel suit instituted against
the District Attorney and the Clerk Editor Maloney o f the Coos Bay
stood the loss, the error was-not the Times on the complaint o f County
mistake o f the District Attorney nor Commissioner Philip.
was it the mistake o f the County
Speaking o f this case Mr. Philip
Clerk.
says -that at the time the alleged libel
I note in another article in the was published it was read by his wife
same issue headed “ Was Worth More” who was then seriously ill. The ner-
you , »a , y:
vous shock she sustained was so great
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L iljeqvist in the four big taxes [th a t, fa r four days Mrs. Philip was
caiM rendered valuable service to the lying between „ life and death. Mr.
county, including the Boutin Tract Philip says that i f her case had ter­
Case.”
minated fatally then, it would be he
I wish to say that Mr. Liljeqvist did rather than Mr. Maloney who would
not appear in the Boutin case in any be undergoing a grand jury investiga­
manner whatsoever. This case was tion now.
Instead o f Maloney ap­
handled entirely by me without the pearing to answer in a libel case, he
aid or assistance o f any person. Judge himself would stand before the jury
Coke granted an injunction enjoining charged with murder, fe r he would
the Boutin people from removing tim­ surely have shot Maloney dead.
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ber from their land, this was done
W e are inclined to think, howevsx,
after two hearings, Boutin afterwards that Philip is really libelling himself
paid his taxes amounting to more now, and that however much he might
than sixty thousand dollars.
have fe lt Maloney deserved death he
A s to the California A Oregon Land would have taken a second thought
Grant ease after the Supreme Court and refrained from staining his hands
of the United States rendered its de­ with human blood.
cree to the effect that the railroad
company’ s interest was only $2.60 per
M orris Sentenced Monday
acre, Congress passed an act appro­
O. W. Morris, o f Powers, convicted
priating a sufficient amount to pay
in the federal court at Portland on a
the taxes assessed against the grant­
charge o f setting up a still in a cave
ed lands (credit for this A ct is due
above Powers on the South Fork,
the Oregon Delegation in Congress)
was sentenced Monday by Judge
the United States paid the taxes
Wolverton to pay a fine o f $600 and to
amounting to more than tw o hundred
serve six months in tiie Multnomah
thousand dollars.
county jail. C. E. Morris and Chas.
As to the Coos Bay Wagon Road
Grant, these taxes have not been paid Zimmerman, justice o f the peace at
yet, but a bill has been passed by Powers, who wore jointly indicted
Congress appropriating money to pay with O. W. Morris, were found not
the taxes and the same w ill be paid guilty. Morris were found guilty on
one count o f the indictment, verdicts
by the United States, the amount be­
ing more than three hundred thousand o f not guilty being returned in the
other two counts.
dollars.
The Oregon Delegation in
Congress is to be given credit fo r thts
appropriation.
Ex-Governor West
was Employed by the County Court to
In the Circuit Court today Judge
go to Washington, D. C. in the inter­ Coke is passing upon the qualifica­
est of this bill. Respectfully yours, tions o f the follow ing applicants for
Jihn F. Hall.
American citizenship:
Alex Sander Anderson, Finland.
Referring to Judge H all’s initial
Angelo Arami, Italy.
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statement the words “ you* say" seem
Richard Edward Andrews, Canada.
hardly warranted. The article from
Otto August Richter, Finland.
which he quotes was no more our
Melbourne Wesley Besanson, Can-
“ say” than is Judge H all’s own com­
munication above The article from
SigvalJ Ask, Norway.
which he quotes began “ Editor Sen­
Giovanni Zuppa, Italy.
tinel” and was signed by James W at­
son and L. W . Oddy. His contention
To Pave This Spring
on that score is with them and not
State
Engineer
Nunn
informs
with the Sentinel.
Commissioner Philip m at under the
As to the article regarding Mr. Lfl-
jeqvist’s work in the “ B ig Four” tax present plans the bids fo r the con­
struction o f the Marshfteld-Coquille
coses, this issue is directly with the
editor o f the Sentinel, and we imagine highway would be opened in April.
we know more about the character and The engineer considered it would be
about May 1st before any contractor
extent o f Mr. Liljeqvist’s work in
would be justified to undertake the
those cases than evon Judge Hall
pavement
does; at lu s t we do know that our
statements last week were absolutely
The county court has naked fo r quo­
correct and fu lly justified.
As to th » Boutin case Judge Hall tations on metal files, the steady in­
no doubt thinks, as he says, that he crease in the records making addi
carried It to a successful issue single tiona
WOULD HAVE
SHOT HIM
Naturalization Cases
A t the request o f the U. S. Bureau
o f Naturalisation Judge John S.
Coke, o f our Circuit Court, is making
an order directing the Clerk o f the
Court to inform every alien filing a
declaration o f intention and every
alien making application fo r Anal cer­
tificate o f citizenship that he may
apply to the nearest school teacher
W ill Furnish Accountant
for aid, and advising him to seek aid
A t a special meeting o f the County
fo r his w ife as well (since she be­
Court last Monday, it was agreed
comes a citizen by virtue o f law when­
that the county would pay the ex­
ever he is admitted.)
pense o f a special accountant to be
selected by the secretary o f state to
Banquet for Soldiers
whom the application fo r the appoint­
The R elief Corps and G. A. R. will ment o f such an officer should have
give a dinner, March 4, at noon to all been addressed, according to law. Sec­
returned soldiers, sailors and marines, retary Olcott has designated J. W.
their wives and sweethearts included. Ferguson, former insurance commis­
No matter whether you have been to sioner, fo r that work.
As fo r a special attorney to aid
France or only to the Sitka Mill you
are urged to be present.
Tell every in the investigation o f county affairs,
soldier you see, boys, and tell t^em that Appointment was le ft tp be made
all to come, as this invitation comes by the grand jury and the district at­
from the Heart and is no surfatu or torney, but Judge HaH has expressed
outside show. Remember the place himself as considering such an ap­ handed. But he was never more mis­
and date, W. O. W. Han, Marcn e. pointment unnecessary.
taken in his l i f t On his
Jazz music by MeConntck’s
at the noon hour.
By order or the
Jan Band next Friday, Fab. 28, at
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Anderson’s HaH.
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Full Account of Tuesday Morn­
ing’s Destruction of H alf
a Block There
The following account o f Monday
night’s destructive fire at Marshfield,
we clip from the Coos Bay Tim es:
Fire that is supposed to have ori­
ginated in the kitchen or flue o f the
Liberty cafe on Broadway about 2:10
this morning wiped out practically
half a block o f the Marshfield busi­
ness section and rendered a dozen
firms homeless.
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The loss w ill probably mount up
close to $100,000 with insurance of
about half that sum.
The following structures burned
and firms affected are as follows:
Lloyd hotel, form erly known as
Garfield building on Front street,
owned by J. H. Bridges, o f Oakland,
Calif. First story was occupied by
warehouse o f F. E. Hague’s Pionee*.
hardware and Jerry Simpson and Jazz
McCormick’s pool hall. Second and
third stories occupied by Lloyd hotel,
operated by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. N el­
son.'
Grimes building on Front street,
owned by Wm. Grimes.^ First floor
occupied by Bly’s restaurant, started
a few weeks ago in room vacated by
the Gunnery. Second story used as
annex to Lloyd hotel. Stauff’s gro­
cery occupied one room on ground
floor and was saved by plastered
walls, only damage to grocery stock
being from smoke and water. Build­
ing beyond repair.
Donaldson building at Broadway and
Central.
Owned by Captain Adam
Donaldson, o f San Francisco and
Sumner. ( Occupied by F. W. Bert­
ram's jewelry store, Emil Gabrielson’s
Marshfield News company and W. S.
Nicholson’s pharmacy. But little was
saved by any o f the firms.
.. Sengstacken building on Broadway.
Owned by Henry Sengetackenr First
floor occupied by J. J i. fiix ’s Liberty
cafe and the offices o f Henry Seng-
stacken’s T itle Guarantee and Ab­
stract company.
Second story oc­
cupied by A. H. Stutsman’s real estate
office and apartments o f August Rip­
ley, cashier o f Coos Bay W ater om-
pany; Mrs. Parkhurat and Miss P e­
terson.
But little Was saved from
any o f the places and only shell o f
building stands.
A gate shop building on Broadway,
adjoining Sengstacken building, was
pretty badly scorched.
The build­
ing is owned by Wm. Grimes and was
occupied by R. H. Glasgow. Windows
were broken out and water did con­
siderable damage to stock.
The Cyclery building, owned by
Emil Bandel, escaped with little or no
damage.
Fourier Bros, meat market, corner
Front and Central, building owned by
the C. A. Smith company, was pretty
badly scorched in front and all o f the
plate glass broken out. Considerable
damage by smoke and water was
done.
Offices o f W. A . Ried, the O rK . bar­
ber shop and Ekbald’s hardware were
all scorched some in front and win­
dows o f two former broken out. The
buildings are also owned by the C. A.
Smith company.
F.
E. Hague's Pioneer Hardware
building, a brick structure erected two
years ago, withstood the terrific heat.
J. E. Hix, o f the Liberty restau­
rant, estimates his loss ot about $1,-
000. He had $600 insurance.
Mrs. Bly’s loss w ill probably be
about $1,000. It is not known wheth­
er it was covered by insurance.
The C. A. Smith buildings on ths
east side o f Front street were insured.
The tenants’ losses were very light.
A. H. Stutsman had no insurance
on their office fixtures, typewriter,
etc., and their loss will be several hun­
dred dollars.
Mrs. Parkhurst lost all her cloth­
ing. jew elry and other belongings.
This morning Mrs. A . H. Stutsman
aided Miss Peterson in searching in
her apartments and found a purse
which contained a considerable sum o f
money which Miss Peterson feared
had been burned.
Practically all the rest o f her be­
longings, were lost.
Henry Sengstacken figures that his
loos on his building is about $6,000
and the loss on office fixtures etc.,
will be about $2,000 more. He car­
ried $1,600 insurance on the building
end $1,000 on the fixtures, ate.
A ll o f his abstract plant eras moved
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