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•FH C E, M I T I END OF I S H E ET
istice eras signed to make another
Liberty Loam unnecessary.
On the
contrary, he declares that all the mon­
ey raised in the first four Liberty
Loans had been spent by the eleventh
o f last November and that Uncle Sam
is short again and getting temporary
accommodations from the banks in
anticipation o f the Victory Loan drive
in April, when it is expected Me
nophewa and nieces w ill chip in and
tide him over the cost o f getting our
boys home and going back to a peace
Entered at the Co
Second Class
A LONG LOOK AH EAD .
I f Coo# county ia to collect some
nine thousand dollars from those
three newspaper publisher# it will
have to do better than the winners in
those recent libel suits against a Coos
Bay paper. Getting a judgment end
collecting it are two separate and dis­
tinct processes o f law, the latter
sometimes being the more difficult.
B&ndon Worid._________
The Daughters o f the American
Revolution have succeed«! in getting
the legislature to make Washington’s
birthday, February 22, a school holi­
day again, with a patriotic program
in the morning. This year that day
falls on Saturday, but the D. A . f l­
are trying to have black walnuts of
the Mount Vernon strain planted in
the yards o f every school in Oregon.
Everything has to have a “ Drive”
now.
Boginning; next Mouday and
ending Saturday, March 1, esmee the
Pacific International L ive Stock E x­
position Drive in rural Oregon to
raise $126,000, which Portland is ex­
pected to match a couple o f weeks
later with as much more. Coos coun­
ty ’s “ quota” is ftxsd at $3,000, and
L. J. Sim peon is the county chairman.
I f any reader o f tha Sentinel feels
aggrieved at anything that appears in
its columns or thinks an injustice has
been done him by anything we have
said, we want it fully understood tfept
ho will have fa ir play by being given
an opportunity to make a reply tem­
perately expressed, and w e are in­
clined to stretch a point in that re­
gard, and allow very free criticism of
our utterance«. W e mean to play fair.
The solons at Salem relax once in
a while. A s evidence read the follow ­
ing dispatch dated last Monday:
Representative Roman recently in­
troduced a bill to prohibit shooting
gamo birds from an aeroplane. The
game committee took it seriously and
brought in a favorable report, emend­
ing it to prohibit the catching of
clauns, crabs and trout by use o f a
submarine. Chairman McFarland of
the committee secured adoption o f the
report and tha bill will go on the cal­
endar.
W e are living in a new world. The
indications are plentiful that this ■
true. Only the blind man can fail to
see that tomorrow is big with possi­
bilities o f which a few years ago lew
dreamed. One o f the indications Is
the appointment o f an interallied air
commission to consider the political
and commercial questions involved in
the occupation o f men’s new domain.
This is pioneer work in an sgs when
we had thought the pioneering was
at an end. There are no precedents to
guide, and the problems are complex.
What a vista it opens fo r imagina­
tion — Rocky Mountain News.
Notwithstanding the very general
protest o f the farmers against the
daylight saving law there seems
scarcely any probability that it will
be repealed before Congress adjourns
on March 3, a week rrom next Mon­
day. And if it is not, the clocks will
all have to be turned up at 2 a. m.
Sunday,* March 30, fivo weeks from
next Sunday. And it doesn’t get day­
light now until after 6.
Even
on the winter schedule hero in Coos
county we are about 20 minutes ahead
o f sun time, so that we will be an
hour and twenty minutes ahead o f old
Father Time all summer again.
The summary o f the assessment
rolls for 1918 with the valuations o f
each school distHet, road district, port
district and city in the county else­
where published will certainly prove
o f interest to every tax payer in Cook
county. In addition to this you will
find there the rate and m o u n t o f tax
for the state and county and each of
the districts and cities. So that one
has only to know the number a f his
school and road district, port district
and city and the valuation o f his prop­
erty, to be able to figure out the
amount-of hia taxes or check up the
figures he receives from the sheriff.
There are besides, summaries o f tfee
equalised valuations for 1918 and the
year’s budget These show a total
valuation o f $27,223,538, by far the
greatest in the history o f the county,
and total taxes to collect $848,154.91,
Washington by s bill whlcn aas just
passed the M M to $o be w y w h d on
Mghwaya in Oregon is $4,330,944, fo r
the next three years, the prospects
fo r the bufltthg o f this road »r e
brightening. It will extend the en­
tire length o f Ceos county, a distance
o f about 50 milas and will probably
keep dose to the ooast from Lakeside
to Coos Bay and touch Empire, Sunset
Bay, the Seven Devils and Band on.
The five million dollars may not be
enough to complete this road, but if
that amount becomes available there
need be no doubt but that the rest will
he forthcoming when it is needed. It
will make western Oregon one o f the
great resorts o f the nation and pro­
bably the main road between Portland
and San Francisco. Coos county will
need to get busy on the Coquille-Ban-
don road when work starts on the
Roosevelt highway.
We often bear it said that-our state
and national governments spend
great deal more money to presea
the Uves o f cattle and bogs and to Representative Thrift Explains.
stay the ravages o f the diseases that
The following extracts from a per­
affect the herds than they do to main
sonal letter from Hen. T. J. T h rift to
tain the health o f human beings. The
the editor o f the Sentinel is published
worst thing about such statements is
with Mr. T h rift’s conseot It bears
that they are undeniably true.
date at tha Capital Fab. 13:
The writer remembers when attend­
ing the meetings o f the convention
“ In the last issue o f the Sentinel,
that framed tho Oklahoma state con
I noticed an article which stated that
stitution about ten years ago, having
T h r ift had got in wrong in regard to
suggested to some o f tha members
'{v o tin g on the anti-1. W. W. bill.’
that they ought to provide a depart­
While I do not wish to apologia« for
ment o f public health fo r the benefit
the manner in which I voted upon the
o f human beings.
Our suggestion,
bill in question, yet, I think, fo r the
however, feU on deaf tars, and arous­
benefit o f my constituents, It would
ed not a ripple o f interest in minds
be well for me to expUin my position
intent on other problems o f fa r lass
in the matter.
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importance.
“ I feet that, oetwoen the laws of
Last year the appointment o f
tho state o f Orsgoa and the federal
public health nurse in Cooa county
laws o f the United States already in
was one o f the best possible moves
force, there are ample means to pun­
in tho direction o f spending public
ish all un loyal citisena without tho
funds to keep people well as well as
necessity o f incumbering our statute
help the side. When any one
books with further legislation on the
very sick it is the rule to call
■abject.
doctor, but to spend money to keep
“ A s to my own loyalty to tho Gov­
people well is rarely thought of, ex­
ernment, I shall lease that matter
cept in the way o f sanitary precau­
entirely to the people o f Cooa county
tions against epidemics.
by whom I am known, but shall add,
One o f the most heartening things
fo r tho information o f those by whom
we have ever heard along this line is
I am not known that, whan tha recent
the following from a recant bulletin
1 with Germany was declared by
issued by the National City Bank of
the
United States, I was too old to
Now York. It tells about tha recant
go to tha front and fight bu t as I
disposition o f three vast estates in
thought it was my duty aa a eitixen
this country in lines o f public service,
and haa this to say about that o f Jo­ o f this country to assist it th every
seph R. de Lamar, who died recently, way possible to bring the w ar to a
speedy termination, I wont to work
a resident o f New York City. Ho
in the spruee aMlls to help produce
a native o f Holland and aa a boy ran
away from home and struck out into material for aeroplane« and ships.
Furthermore, two o f my sons were in
tho world as a seaman before the
tho
service o f the Government one
moat. Hé came to this country penni
leas, but «massed a large fortune, o f them voluntarily enlisted, largely
chiefly in mining operations, although upon my advice.
“ Under the circumstance«, I feel,
he was successful in many lines o f in­
without
boasting, that I have* done as
vestment He bequeathed $10,000,000
to be divided between tlie medical much fo r this country in its recant
schools o f Columbia, Harvard and struggle and, at all times,-have been
Johns Hopkins Universities, the ob­ as loyal to its principles as any other
ject being set forth in the following eitixen in my station 1% lfe. I could
have taken up work lass laborious than
clause o f tho will:
“ For the study and teaching o f the that o f the spruce mills but fe lt that
origin o f human disease and the pre­ the government needed every ounce of
vention thereof; fo r the study and strength possible, in every direction,
teaching o f dietetics, and o f the effect in Its undertaking to down the Huns.
“ While I can readily appreciate the
o f different food and dieta on the hu­
man system, and how to conserve fact that, at times, my views on var­
health by the proper food and diet, ious questions coming before the leg­
end in connection with the foregoing islature may differ from those held
purposes to establish and maintain by some o f a y constituents, yet I am
fellowships, instructorships, scholar at all times open to conviction and
ships, and professorships; to con­ ■hall cast my vote on all measures
struct, maintain, and «quip labora­ coming before the House, to 'th e beet
tories, clinics, dispensaries, and other interest o f Cooa county and the state
places for such study and research at large, as I see it.”
and to provide proper housing of
same; to publish and disseminate the
results o f such study and research,
not only in scientific journals and for
physicians and scientists, but also,
and,this I especially enjoin on the li
atoes, by popular publications, public
loctures, and other appropriate meth
ods to give to the people o f the Unit­
ed States generality the knowledge
concerning the prevention o f sickness
and disease, and also concerning the
conservation o f health by proper food
and d ie t”
I f Mr. de Lamar’s example ia fo L
lowed by a few doxen more multimil­
lionaires, we should certainly like to
be living half a century hence, or at
least be able from another sphere of
existence to see what results unlimited
expenditures to keep people well and
teach them to live sanely and whole­
somely would have in making a new
earth wherein dwelt righteousness.
O f course, all right living is right­
eousness. There is nothing esoteric
or occult about doing right or being
righteous. It is simply to know what
Is best and to do i t And it will be
a great thing to loam all that can be
learned about living wholesome living
— and profit by It,
BOND IS8UES A L L FAV O R E B.
In reference to the above, it ap­
pears to us that Bolshevism and I. W
W. syndicalism, wtych are very nearly
akin and would reeult in the same
conditions, might easily become as
great a menace to American institu­
tions as did Prussianism.
Because
other clubs are available fo r controll­
ing this anarchistic movement, we
should consider it no reason fo r fa il­
ing to grasp as effective a one as was
offered by the bill which Mr. T h rift
opposed.
W e voted fo r Mr. Thrift
becauae we believed he would stand
fo r all measures intended to protect
our institutions and civilisation. So
we were disappointed that he did not
the desirability o f such a law as
we did. A ll o f his constituents with
whom we have talked about this mat­
ter feel the same way—and they were
men who also voted fo r Mr. Thrift.
Having bam ourselvs in a similar
Position to that occupied by Mr.
T h rift we recognise the impossibility
o f consulting with a representative’s
constituents in regard to moot bills on
which he ia called to vote, end can­
not blame him fo r exercising his beet
judgment in regard to matters be
fo rt the legislature. The very fact,
however, that his name is in tha lat­
ter part o f the alphabet rendered ft
possible fo r him to know that the
ibers wore practically unanimous
fo r the bill, and might have led him
to seriously question whether he was,
representing the people o f Cooa conn
ty in opposing i t
By a vote o f 61 to 6 the house o f
representatives at Salem on Tuesday
passed the big ten million dollar road
bonding bill; and H is not thought
there will be much opposition in the
senate. The bill carries an emergen­
cy clause, and so w ill not fee subject
Violin Teaching
to a referendum. For ______________
good measure
I wUl accept a limited number of
the house next day passed unanimous­
pupils in violin. Conservatory Meth­
ly the Roosevelt Memorial Highway
od. Especial attention to tone pro­
bill appropriating $1500,000 fo r a
duction. For particulars see Mr. Quo.
coast highway from Astoria to the
to Fawners
’ Leaped into the ring;
Trained «town to perfection,
His arms began to soring.
N O W is the time for the farm er to plan next year's
Ha knocked out poor Belgium
And took a coring at Franca,
Took a “ poke” at Johnny Bull,
Just to keep up his advance.
crops» next year's production, next year's prosperity.
Whatever his plans, whether farm improvements,
Russia cams a bounding in
To help tha others out—
She stopped a awtrg from Kafser Bill
Right square dab on tha snout.
dairying, livestock financing, etc., our otficers w ill be*
plraar^ to discuss such matters and offer their best service
A hearty w elcom e alw ays aw aits the farm er at
She didn’t stop to linger
But leaped out o f the ring;
Though she was big and husky
She couldn't stand that “ blng."
this institution.
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FARMERS
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MERCHANIS
RANK
Commercial and Saving: Deposits
Belgium, France and England
Though, they orero groggy still,
Put their backs together
T o keep off Kaiser BilL
COQUILLE
Though ho ores big and husky
And trained to fighting trim,
It was hard to land a knockout,
For they were full of vim.
Though in untrained condition
They could hardly stand tho strain,
And as they took his punches
Their faces showed the pain.
Bill saw he had them going
i
And swelled jip a t tha dead.
He shouted to the audience,
“ Como in, 111 show you speed.”
The audionce was old Uncle Sam,
He was lean and tall,
The Kaiser bad it figured out
Just how hard that he would fall.
Our dear old Uncle climbed right in,
With a grin from ear to ear,
And as he calmly pulled hia coat
His face expressed no'fear.
Bill, he'rushed'Old Saunmy,
And swung madly for his chin;
But our Uncle quickly sidestepped
And caved old Bill’s ribs in.
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T ie Kaiser tried to retreat.
But our Uncle was so near,
He knocked the helmet from his head
And landed on his ear.
With cries of pain and anger
Bill fell on the floor,
Gott, he has deserted me,
I cannot fight no more.”
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Our Uncle Sam is some m in—
He’s a man o f might;
His hat is always in tho ring,
When ho is in the rig h t
— Lana Leneve.
Leproey Rare in U. 8.
Leprosy isn’t very common in the
ynited States and eases where it is
contracted in this country are so rare
as to be negligible.
In the South
Seas, though, it in' as common as it
used to be in the Holy Land, and thoee
who visit that fa r away section of
the world run big risks. The follow ­
ing is a Philadelphia press dspatch
o f recent date:
A widely known woman has been
Isolated to a hut at the Municipal
hospital, suffering from leprosy. The
woman, whose identity is guarded,
contracted the disease while on a
pleasure trip to some islands in the
Pacific recently. She is absolutely cut
off from the outside world, but an e f­
fort may be made to install a tele­
phone in the hut so she may communi­
cate with friends.
Notice to Tobacco Dealers
The pending revenue bill will no
doubt be passed before the middle o f
Februury. A ll dealers in cigars, to­
bacco and cigarettes must ascertain
the date o f the passage o f thqi A ct and
inventory their stock before commenc­
ing business on the next day thereaf­
ter.
Arrangements have been made to
have the inventory blanks in the
hands o f Postmasters in most places
and they may be obtained there. In
case dealers do not receive an inven
tory blank in time, they should list
their stock and write to Milton A.
Miller, Collector o f Internal Revenue,
Portland, Ore., for proper blank.
V. R. Wilson, Optician and Optome­
trist, will be at his office on Taylor
street, Coquille, every day In tho week.
Glasses fitted. Optical repairs done
neatly and quickly and broken lenses
duplicated.
A TW ICE-TOLD T A LE
The Mortgage
Lifter
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An electric motor can
lift anything. Let us tell you how
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are lifting mortgages off hundreds
of farms throughout the country.
I s t w I i l p M l y s w i r t n n . W e wfli h n U
Ike meters aadi else the power to n w them.
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Mug packed in pouch
Kidney Pills.”
Price «f* at all dealera
simply ask fo r a kidney N
Doan's Kidr.ey Pills— the
Mrs. Neely had.
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