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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1913)
fJThe Herald, the old estab lished reliable newspaper of the Coquille V alley in which an “ ad” always brings results. V O L . 31, NO. T he C oquille H erald 23 C O Q U IL L E , C O O S C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T U E S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y CITY d ir e c t o r y LAND T A X IN EDMONTON Fraternal and Benevolent Orders A J ---------------- K, A A. M .—Regular meeting of Secretary of the Board of Trade of Canadian City Replies . Chadwick Lodge No. C>8 A. F. A A. M., at Masonic Hall, every Saturday night in each month on or before the full moon. C. W . E ndioott , W. M. R . H. M a s t , e c r e ta r y . to Inquiry of a Local Single Tax Enthusiast— 18, 1913 NO SUPERVISOR Schoolma’am Objects to Censorship of Her Hair, Voice and Manner— Thinks Same Expense Added to Teachers’ Pay Would be Better MEETING IS A BIG SUCCESS EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK O In the Herald of February 4th latter respect the system has proba- was published a letter ol R. F. Wil- bly been a failure for the reason liams, a farmer of Alberta, to I)r. j that profits in land have been so New Officer* and Executive Transpiring in Oregon Boiled R. B. Hoag, who had written to: large that the question of taxation Down to Least Number of Board Elected and Much 0 . O. F .—Coquille Lodge No. 53, L O. . O. F., meets every Saturday night him asking how the farmers of that has not been in most cases a very Lines and Yet Make the Interest Shown in Work of section liked the single tax. He serious factor. There have been n Odd Fellows Hall. Subject Understood- the Organization. C. H, C l e a v e s , N. G. replied that they are in favor of it, ' some instances however where the J. 8. L awrkncr , 8ec. and that the secretary ol the Board holders of vacant land paying taxes a m if . r e b e k a h l o d g e , No. 20 Mrs. E. G. Murray has started a The meeting called for last Wed I. O. O. F., meets every Becond and of Trade at Edmonton would also on a very high valuation, have seen fourtii Wednesday nights in Odd Fellows reply. The article given below has t h e n e c e s s i t y for placing nesday evening resulted in the re- new store in Camas Valley. Hall. E mily H kr s e y , N. G, since been received from the secre- ! thereon improvements which would juvenatiun of the Coquille Corn- Eugene is re naming her streets A nnie L awr e n c e , 8ec. tary and is published here in full mercial Club and the placing ol and re numbering the houses, 0:1 a make the property revenue produc g s o q lJ I L L E KNCAMl'.M ENT, No. 25 V_i I. O. O. F., meets tlie first and third for the benefit of those who are ing and all the more, valuable, that organization on the list of live scientific system. Thursday nights in Odd Fellows'Hall. seeking real light on the question Central property is now being ones' Eugene needs extension of her J. S. B arton , C. F. J . S.L awrence , Sec. of single tax rapidly covered with buildings. L- H. Hazard is the new presi- waier system and is considering How much of this is due to the dent of the club, and I.ew H. Cates. the issue of &ioo,ooo bonds lor n i g h t s o f p y t h i a s . — Lycurgus Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday nights In Edmonton's charter as a city effect of the land tax, and how much the new proprietor ol the Sentinel,1 t|lat purp0se. in W 0 . W. Hall. The executive which was formulated during 1904 [ to the fact that owing to Edmon is the secretary. R. R. W a ts o n , K R. S. Three sticks of dynamite were O. A. M inton v e , C . C . and became effective January 1, ton’s pbeuominal development as a board consists of these gentlemen, found under the corner of the cold YTHIAN SISTERS—Justus Temple t9°5. provision was made for the commercial centre the demand for with J. E. Norton and R. H. Mast, j storage plant at Rosebttrg, but no No. 35, meets first and Third Mon assessment of land values only, buildings is constantly in excess of The meeting was well attended , , evidence of intent to blow up the day nights in W. 0 . W, Hall. by the representative business men ; building rather than improvements, for pur the supply, it is difficult to state. M rs . G eorge D a v i s , M. E, C . M rs . F red L in k ua r , K. of R. poses of taxation. At first there The Hudson’s Bay Company has and progressive citizens, and the ED MEN—Coouille Tribe No. 48, 1. were certain modifications which been holding a large area of vacant interest manifested gave promise Lane coun‘y ProPoses »° keep in 0 . R. M., meets every Friday night that the club will be well supported fepalr ,he Permanent road that has were somewhat of an anomoly, in land in almost the centre of the city in IV O. W. Hall. J. S. B arton , Sachem. conjunction with the laud tax; these amounting in the neighborhood of and will do energetic and effective beeo built there’ and tw0 teams A. P M ili . e r , C. of R. were apparent!/ inserted as some- j one thousand acres, about which work for the development and ad. ^ v e been purchased by the connty W. A.— Regular meetings of Bea- thing in the way of a concession to the city has spread in all directions, vauce of this city and its tributary of use 'a tbe work- . ver Camp No. 10,550 in M. W. A. section The discussion indulged ' ^ hirty Portland capitalists and Hall, Front street, first and third Sat the more conservative element of This appears as a blank upon the urdays in each month. public opinion which might other- map of the city, and was not on the in showed the sentiment to be bankers have organized a 5100,000 R . B. R ogers , V . C. wise oppose the introduction of the market and could not be bought strongly in favor of raising funds corporation to be known as the N ed C . K e l l e y , Clerk. land tax. For instance, there was for any purpose. When there was for the preparation and printing of j Remedial Loan Association, to N. A .— Regular meeting ol Laurel . Camp No. 2972 at M. W . A . Hall, what was called a business tax applied to this land the same assess- literature for distribution among break up the business of the “ loan Front street, second and fourth Tues - This was raised by assessing at so ! ment as prevailed on sub-divided the people who might he influenced sbark. day nights in each mouth.. Carrying 2,500 000 feet of oak A my A ahkn , Oracle. much per square foot of floor space and occupied surrounding land, to come here if they were informed E dna K e l l e y , Rec. of all classes of business. This was the company’s check amounted to of the resources and advantages of logs, the largest cargo of the sort O. W .— Myrtle Camp No. 197, against the occupier rather than something like $100,000.00 in a this valley. The executive com ever set afloat for delivery on the . meets first and third Mondays at mittee was given authority to make Pacific Coast, the Japanese steam against the owner of the property. ; year. This fact was probably a W . O. W . Hall. „ „ It. S. K nowlton , C. C. a commencement of this work, at a ship Senjn Maru has sailed from It was soon recognized, however, as considerable factor, in formulating J ohn L en kve , Sec. Otaru, Japan, for Portland. an anomolv and the rate at which the company’s decision to sub-divide cost of not over $100. VENING t T d E CIRCLE No. 214, The next meeting of the club The Oregon Senate has passed an space was assessed has been gradu- this land and place it on the mar- meets second and fourth Monday ally lowered until it is of little im- ket. thus permitting development, will be held on Monday, Feb. 27, eight hour bill for employes on nights in W . O. W . Hall. O ra X . M a u r y , G. N. portance, and it is understood that This land has been laid out into and it is expected that some definite public work, which was passed by M a r y A. P ierce , Clerk. the legislature is now being asked lots and will be offered for sale plans for publicity work will by the people at the last election but that time have been formulated. failed to become effective because 1 ’ ings second and fourtii Saturdays in for certain amendments of the char within the next few weeks. --------- - -------- eacli month in W. O. W. Hall. the enacting clause had been over ter which will abolish the tax alto Another important point that F rank B uhkiiolueh , Pres. looked. gether. Bridge Cannery Will O. A. M i nt ony k , Sec. the framers of our Charter had in ’There was also an income tax. view was that we had an opportuni- Lin willing to stand the graft of 'R A TE R N A L AID N o . 398, meets the Operate This Season Becond and fourth Thursdays eacli which has smee Iieen abolished, so ^ ty 0f developing as an industrial Portland commission merchants, month at W. O. VV. Hall. that we are now practically down centre, owing to the fact that there A special letter from Bridge to the Ladd Estate established their M rs . C i i a s . E v l a n d , Pres. M rs . L ora H arhinuton , Sec. to a basis of straight assessment on was tributary to Edmonton the the Marshfield Record has the fol -1 own market to dispose of apples land value only. Property is assess- j largest area of rich country corn lowing: { from the Ladd orchards and sold Educational Organizations and Clubs ed at what is considered the full tnercially controlled by any city in The Peter A xe cannery will be the fruit direct to consumers, scor- EDUCATIONAL OQUILLE market value of the land, no ac- the dominion and that Edmonton is conducted this season on a much ing a big success, ______ LEAGUE— Meets monthly at the High School Building during the school count hieing taken of the buildings, ¡fig commercial centre of the largest larger scale than last year. M r.1 The Humane Society is investi- year for the purpose of discussing edu machinery, or any other improve- Coal area in Canada, we were anxi- Axe lives in the most favored spot patinR cruel treatmem |ol chickens cational topics. ments that may be on the property ous to induce these industries, in Coos County, residing on Big by PortUnd comnHss:on merchants, R ena A nde rso n , l ’ w s. E dna M in ar d , Sec._____ The tax rate for 1911 was 13.7 wholesale houses and other enter- creek, some distance from Bridge, Lack of care of horse* and stock O K EEL KLUB—A business men’s social organization. Hall in Laird’ s mills on the dollar; in 1910 it was ¡prises to locate at Edmonton and where the country is protected from along the railtoad construction 17 mills, and 1909 17^ mills. The j build tip our city. It did not seem winds and frosts all the’ year round. camps throughout the state also is building. Second street. A. J. S herwood , Pres. rate for 1912 has not yet been struck to be the way to encourage this to On the Axe place, the finest toma being investigated. F red S la gl e , Sec. nor has the assessment been com-! penalize business men in the way of toes marketed throughout the coun o m m e r c i a l c l u b — j . e . N orton Forty new students entered the additional taxes the moment they try, the finest peaches and the best President; J, C. S a v a g e , Secretary pitted for the current year. University of Oregon at the begin These rates cover all general mu- started anything in the way of de- of apples are raised. The cannery ‘Transportation Facilities nicipal taxes, including school tax velopment, they were therefore in- last season was kept running for ning of the second semester of the ■pRAINS—Leave, south bound 9:00 a. es; they do not, however, include j vited to come along, spend their two or three months, on a small college year. E'ght students, five L m. and 3:00 p. m. North hound a special frontage tax for purely lo- money, and throw in their energy scale, of course, yet there was a being freshmen, have left college as ill :40 a. m. «nil 4:40 p. m. cal improvements which are prop with the assurance that they would considerable output, after all. The the result of examinations at the OATS—Six boats plying on the Co close of the first semester. quille river afford ample accommo erly charged up against the partic not pay taxes for anything they A xe family was all employed in dation lor carrying freight and passen ular properties benefited. The Multnomah county W. C. T. the work, and tomatoes, peaches might do in that direction. gers to Bandon sis! way points. Boats U. are makiDg a fight against The ultimate results so far as we and apples were canned. The As an indication ol the favor with leave at 7:30, 8:30, 9:20 and 9:30 a. m. and at 1:00, 3 :30 and 4 :45 p. m. which this system of taxation is have gone, have been successful quality of the goods the cannery any expenditure of state funds TAGE—J. L. Laird, proprietor. De viewed by the public, after it has beyond all the expectations of the turned out can tie judged by the to teach O. A. C. students how to parts 5 :3 0 p . m. for Koseburg via Edmon fact thay never got past Myrtle grow hops, on the ground that hops Myrtle Point, carrying the United Slates had an opportunity to work out, I framers of our charter. mail and pasengers. might mention that never at any ton’s commercial importance has point, as the merchants in that city are used almost exclusively in the OSTOFFICE.— A. F. Lincgar, post time since this was first introduced been showing a more rapid rate of contracted the entire output. Geo. manufacture of a beverage contain master. The mails close as follows : seven years ago, lias there been any expansion than that of any other Starr, who is one of the intensive ing alcohol. Myrtle Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. in. Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. m. serious suggestion from any quarter city in Canada has ever done. The ranchers of this district, furnished a Including a stop of three hours ltandon and way points, Norway and that the system should be abolish latest available trade statistics show ibig amount of fruit to the cannery, at Astoria the steamer Camino, of Arago 12:45 p. m. Eastern mail 5:15 Mr. the arrow line, completed the run ed and that we should revert to the that Edmonton has in half a dozen ncluding largely, tomatoes. p. m. Eastern mail arrives 7 :45 a. m. old idea of penalizing the man who j years jumped from obscurity as a Starr also raised some of the best from San Francisco to Portland in improves his property and helps to small frontier town with no direct onions last year that has reached 58 hours, which is one of the smart City and County O fficers build up a city. railway communication, no whole- the Coos County market, being an est passages of the season. She .............. A. T. Morrison I might say that the men who sale trade to speak of, and no op- edible onion, ol little strength. .... J. S. Lawrence was at Astoria in 46 hours after R. H. Mast were responsible for the formula portunity of developing any, into Trea&urer ......... passing out of the Golden Gate. City Attorney.... .............. L. A. Liljeqvist W . S. Skelton, a merchant at Stanley, I\ M. Hall-Lewin lion of Edmonton’s city charter, en- the front rank ol the more import- Over a thousand sheep have died ..... C. A. Evernden deavored to frame up something ant Canadian commercial centres, Ind., savs lie would not take $100 lor Marshal.............. the relief a single liox of Foley’s Kidney John Hurley Night Marshal........ on the range in the Baker City sec Fills gave tiim. “ 1 had a severe attack that would meet the conditions we The trade statistics tor ig ir, such Water Superintendent S. V. Epperson Fire Chief........................ Walter Oerding had to contend with, rather than as custom house returns and bank of kidney trouble with Bharp pains tion recently, the result of an epi- 1 M K P R M R W F C K C B S P carry out any abstract preconceiv ed ideas. It was even at that early stage recognized that Edmonton Justice of the Peace ........ J. J. Stanley must inevitably develop into a great Constable............. ..............Ned C. Kelley city, and that there would be con siderable speculation in land, and Connty Judge John T. Hall Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J. that fortunes would be made by Armstrong holders of land, who had done no Clerk .................................. James Watson thing to create the increased values Sheriff ..................................W . W. Gage Treasurer........................ T. M. Dimmick they would enjoy. This seems to Assessor...................... T. J. Thrift call for some arrangement that School Supt. Raymond E. Balwr Surveyor.......................... A. N. Gould would make such holders of land Coroner F. E. Wilson Health O fficer............. Dr. Walter Culin contribute more to the city treasury than could be the case under the old system of taxing improvements. It was also desirable that some Societies will get the very best thing should be done to check un PRINTING due speculation in land and the bolding of undeveloped property at the office o f Coquille Herald for unearned increment. In the P E R Y E A R $ 1 .5 0 OREGON NEWS DESIRES CLUB ALIVE BRIEFLY TOLD Says Results Have Been Good E. S.—Regular meeting of Heulali • Chapter No. 6, second and fourth Friday evenings of each month, in Ma sonic Hall. E va B arrow , W . M. J osephine G. P eoples , Sec. Couneilmen — D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels W. C. Laird, G. O. Leach, W . H. Ly ons, Leo .1. Cary. Regular meetings first and third Monday« each month. •IJob Printing— N ew presses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please through "my back and could hardly, , . ... , is towards him, is reaching across A recent issue of your paper con the aisle to pinch his neighbor, and tained an article favoring rural Susie is leaning over her desk to school supervision. see how far-reaching is the stream Having had an opportunity to which is flowing from the upset ink watch its workings where there bottle of the little girl in front. were supervisors who attended Without doubt the supervisors faithfully to their duties, perhaps are really trying to improve the some of the tax pa>ers of this com schools.. They hold local institutes munity would like to hear about it which are a help to those who at Before the school work of the tend. But the County Superintend year began, each teacher was sent ent is olten present, so there is no a circular telling her ab«ut the sup reason why these institutes could ervisors who, on their visits to .the not be conducted by him with a schools, would examine the work few of his able teachers to assist. of the teacher, giving special atten Parents’ meetings have tieen in- tion to certain things which were augerated and to the assembled enumerated in the circular. There people the supervisors have tried to were, I think, about twenty points explain what a grand thing super to be noted by the supervisor in his vision is and how slight is the cost visits. Among other things he was to the farmer when compared with to record whether the teacher had a the total value of his farm. School sympathetic voice, was neat in her exhibits have Eieen arranged, for personal appearance, and taught in which a certain kind of paper must conformity with the State Course of be used, several sheets by each study. pupil. All the paper and other It so happens that the majority o* materials needed for an exhibit are our teachers are girls, and though supposed to be purchased by the it may be all right to pay a middle- teacher and paid for out of her aged bachelor a good salary and esrnings. send him out to inspect these girl There is not a word to be said teachers and report whether they against the supervisors themselves. comb their hair neatly and wear They are men and women working clean collars, it seems rather queer. according to directions and as faith Although in some way the peces- ful in their work as the teacher is sary funds are forthcoming to pay in hers. for supervision, it is always claimed With one supervisor I bad per- that the reason a teacher must work sonal acquaintance. He was an tor so little is because there is not earnest, conscientious man, a teach money enough to pay more. In er of many years’ experience, who, many districts the teacher does the I really believe, thought that in tie janitor work in order that she may coming supervisor he was finding a have a few dollars to add to the wider field of helpfulness. He little she earns teaching. For such worked hard and faithfully, but a teacher who has worked for an was apparently disappointed at the hour or more before school, carry results- He did not care to retain ing in pitchy or muddy wood, the position a second year but de sweeping dusty floors, blending over cided to return to the ranks. His tlTe sooty stove, and packing water own words regarding supervision from creek or well, it may be rather were: ‘‘The theory seems all embarrassing to have the supervisor right.” walk in soon after school opens, During the year, his time spent calmly look her over, and then in one school averaged about two write in his notebook. It is no hours a month. It was probably wonder if she (eels curious to know about the same in the other schools just how many bad marks are being on his list. The time consumed in set down against her, each one re passing from one rural school to presenting wind-blown hair, or a another does not leave many hours stain upon face or garment. for actual visiting. One teacher asked a little girl at If a supervisor spends in a school whose home the supervisor had two hours a month for six months, passed the night, if he were coming it amounts to twelve hours, or two to school that morning. The reply school days in a year. Some little was: “ He was not ready to come. good may be done in that time, He was up stairs shaving.” He most surely, but is there not some made his appearance at school along other way in which, by the same towards ten o’clock. How many expenditure, the school may be girl teachers would need a super more greatly benefited? visor to report on their neatness, if, Your correspondent, to whose instead of being required to reach article I have referred, fhi»k=» tr school at nine o’clock, they were might be hard to get a man at assured by the county, pay at «hr 51200 a year to do the work it rate of $100 to $ 1 20 per month for would be advisable for a supervisor all the extra time spent ip making to do. Granting that to be true, themselves tidy? how much has a district a right to The supervisor mentioned above expect of a teacher whose wages had inspected the school the day range from 53°° to 55°° a year? before but stopped again that morn Why does it not occur to those who ing because it was a nice, quiet want better schools that it might place in which to do some writing be a good plan to use better wages Unlike supervisors, teachers must as a spur to the teacher instead of do all their writing, make out all hiring an overseer to goad her their reports, outside of school along? hours, no matter how long it may And, finally, does the rural make her day. teacher deserve the wholesale con Teaching is nerve racking work demnation she is getting? Let the at the best. To the teacher has results of her work speak a good now been added the nervous strain word for her. It has been repeat of feeling every moment, except edly stated by (hose who claim to just after one of his visits, that at know whereof they speak, that any time the supervisor may drop when the graduate of the rural in. Under such conditions she can school and the graduate of the not put her whole sell into the graded school work, side by side, work. She knows that he may in advanced studies, the rural rep chance to come when she is busy at resentative almost invariably takes the board, and Jimmie, taking ad -1 the lead. vantage of the fact that her back | UNA. E d ito r “ H k r a l d :” — clearings, indicate that Edmonton straighten up. A single hox of Foley dem ic th ou ght to com e from poison Kidney Fills entirely relieved me.’ ’ and range fodder. The loss to is tenth in importance among the Fuhrnutn's Pharmacv. , , . I sheepmen has already run into cities of the Dominion. Our rela- thousands ol dollars, and unless the tive position is improving rapidly, to other causes I am not prepared however, and the figures for the to stale, nor is there any possible eP'('e™'c *s checked there will be a last six months taken by themselves way ol arriving at a solution of this ca'am't> to the local wool and sheep show Edmonton in the seventh j question; there can scarcely be any " ’ d'lslry. Donkey engines have become the position. That is to say we have j room lor doubt however that the passed in importance all except a exemption of improvements has en- popular motive power for clearing Building Inspector Tribby, of tew of the great cities, such as Mon-j couraged this development to some orchard land at Hood River. The I The garden seeds that Knowlton treal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Van- extent. engines draw across the tract a ( sells are northern grown— are tresh Marshfield, has refused to allow the couver, Hamilton and one western There are no government taxes huge plow invented in Germany, stock and the best seed it 1s posssi- repair of the Donaldson building, city. For the month of January, of any kind in this country, the The gigantic implement, which ble to produce. Three papers 10c. recently gutted by fire. 1912, Edmonton had an increa^ in Dominion revenue being derived weighs several tons, is drawn over Knowlton’s Drug Store. bank clearings over the correspond-i ing month in the previous year, greater than that of any other city on the continent.. Much of this development is due to’ our system of taxation, but how much Is due from customs tariff and the revenues the stumps and free-covered lands of the province from Dominion sub-' by huge steel cables, uprooting the sidy and lrom various lees and small trees and ploughing a deep licenses. ¡furrow. After the land is thns| Sec. Board of Trade, i plowed the debris is dragged off by a harrow drawn by the donkeys. Edmonton, Alberta. The new steam schooner San Ramoan, launched from the North Bend shipyard Feb. 1, will ply be tween Portland and Sau Francisco in the lumber trade. Here is a message of hone and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Booue Mill, V a ., who is the mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin was cured of stomach trouble and constipation by Chamberlain’s Tablets after five years of suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the public. For sale by all druggists.