• *""•"** T h e C o q u i lle H e r a ld PUBLISHED EVSBY TUESDAY Entered a» second claB» m atter May 8, 1905. at the post oltice at C oquille, Oregon, u n d era ct o f Congress o f March 8, 1879. P. C. L E V A K , Lessee. D evoted to the m aterial and social upbuilding o f the Coquille V alley par o cu la rly and o f Coos County generally . Subscription, $1.50 p er year in advance Phone, Main 354. P ATRIOTISM O U R M OTIVE THAT ‘COMMON UHER CLAUSE” Au interest.ug contest is going on at Coos Bay and its outcome will have the greatest influence on the future of that port, directly, and of all Coos county indirectly. In its endeavor to bottle up the harbor the Southern Pacific! is using con siderable finesse and it seems new as though it had a fighting chance to carry its point. It has the east side of the bay effectually under control; it has North Bend over a barrel; all it needs is to capture Marshfield, and the trick is done, so far as the upper bay is concerned. What hold it has or may get on the remaining water fiont, from Pony inlet to South inlet no one seems to know or care. Just now, the S. P. is trying openly to secure the franchise of the Terminal Kailway Co. If that be turned over, then it iB all off with Marshfield, so far as any other road is concerned. The “ common user clause” of the Terminal Co. franchise is a joke— not to call it a harsher name. It is no more a com mon user clause than a rabbit How so many wise men of Marsh field have rested in the assurance that under that franchise the termi nal company must allow all rail roads to run their trains over that road on equal terinB passes under standing. Aoy school kid who has gone far enough to diagram a sent ence (if sentences are still “ dia gramed” ) ought to be able to show that all this clause does is to compel the terminal company to receive and switch cars or trains over its lines at reasonable rates. This, as it is generally understood^ all roads are compelled to do, uud that is all the terminal company is compelled to do. The much-discussed clause reads as follows: Section 11. The City of Marsh field expressly reserves the right and power to permit and allow any and every railroad company which shall desire to run its freight or passenger cars or trains of cats into or through the City of Marshfield upon fr o n t street north, und Front street south, H roa d w a y south, anil K ru se a ven u e east, und a n y person, tirm or cor poration iviio shall desire to receive a n y freig h t cars at a n y warehouse or fa cto ry in said City o f M arshfield <o con nect with the above main tracks of said grantees, their heirs or assigns, with proper spurs or switches, aud to require said grantees, their heirs or assigns to receive said cars or trains of cars and transport and switch the same on and over said tracks at such uniform and reasonable rates, aud under reason- MR G E E R ’S STA TE M E N T able regulations ns the City of Significant statments were made Marshfield may by ordinance fix and otder, and this shall apply to their by ex-Govenor Geer at the Lane roads constructed on rights of way bauquet Friday evening. He said he believed Statement acquired over private properly on |'s road where steam may be used ' One had become so firmly ground ed in the public mind in Oregon in said city. For a confusing conglomeration that even if the pledge were not of words this would be hard to taken by members, the legislative beat, but no one can possibly read body would feel bound to ratify the said that more than one meaning into it by people's choice. He any of the rules of Engiish as she though it had been a hard lesson is wrote. To clarify it somewhat, for many to learn, he believed the we have printed in italics above the manner o f Senator Lane’s election clauses which, coming where they do showed it to be the better method. Possibly it is so. It would be seem to send the wits of the reader on a wool-gathering expedition. were men of sense and sobriety Skip the italics as yon read, and the elected to the legislature. But with the legisature as the meaning is perfectly plain: “ any and every railroad company” may dumping ground o f such a consider connect up with the terminal tracks able precentage of unfits and flat- and “ require said grantees to re heads, there is no telling what ceive said cars or trains of cars and might happen. It is beyond the transport or switch the same” over bounds of speculation to divine the terminal tracks. There is no what might not be done by such a shadow of a provision that other menagerie of impossibles as might roads may run their own trains over at any time be elected. It is however reassuring to the the tracks. The Marshfield city at- terney says he thinks the clauso is a cause of people's election of senator good common user clause. It is not in Oregon, for a man of the intelli a question of law; it is a ques gence of ex-Governor Geer not on tion of the plain meaning of ly to declare Statment One to be ir language. If Marshfield allows it revocably established, but to him self to be bamboozled into letting self publicly acknowledge its effici the S. P. get caDtrol of the terminal ency. It is the true attitude for all road under snch a franchise, it will leaders of political thought in Ore have only itself to blame. J. W. gon to maintain. The failure to Bennett and J II. Flanagan long do so has produced in this state a ago expressed a perfect willingness large crop of political cadavers. Incidentally, if the Mays law to accept a revision of the disputed had contained a Statement One clause, and a revision was in fact prepared, then the council returned povision, ex-Senator Geer would to its slumbers. If the S. P. gets probably have served in the United the franchise in its present condi States senate, the term that fell to tion it will have the whole upper ex-Senator Fulton. Geer received the popular vote and under the bay effectually corked and sealed. Mays law, was entitled to the legis GET OUT lative choice. The resolution amending the con- But those were the days of sena stition so that only taxpayers can torial riot and ruin at Salem, and vote on bond issues should be there was no mandate o f the people adopted. It is not just that irre that the legislature lelt bound to sponsible persons should be per respect. The struggle continued mitted to vote heavy burdens on the forty legislative days anc the elec taxpayers. They bear none of the tion took place on the last night ot burdeD, but are every ready to vote the session eight or ten minutes af for aoy fool thing that will increase ter midnight.— Portland Journal. the load of the ones who have ac quired a little property.—Jefferson N A T IO N A L W A T E R -P O W E R (Saturday Evening Post) Review. In waterpower the Federal Gov Get off the earth, you “ irresponsi ble persons” who own no property ernment owns out-right a national on which you pay a tax. You “ bear asset the present value of which is none of the burdens.” You are con great and the future value hardly tributing the rent money which en calculable. Most of the other so- ables your landlord to pay his taxes; culled natural resources of the coun vou are contributiong the added try that were once public property profit which the merchant must add have been given to private owners, to his selling price in order to meet with little or no compensation to his taxes. You are working for a the public. Upon some of them little lower wages in order that the great individual fortunes have been manufacturer may meet his taxes. built. No water-power that is publicly You are taking a little less for owned today should be surrendered everything you sell and paying a little more for everything you buv, to private ownership upon any con so that the “ property owner” may ditions whatever; neither should it pay his taxes, but you "bear none be leased except with explicit re of the burdens.” What right have servation to the Government of you to “ vote for any fool thing that broad powers of regulation over will increase the load of the ones rates and service of railroads that who have” made enough out of your were created mainly by private labor or your trade to acquire a capital. There can be no reason little property? You ought not to able question of its duty to reserve be allowed to vote at all, for the a like right with respect to public officials elected by your votes have ly owned water-power; and there the power to spend the money should be a reasonable compensa wrung from those who have accu tion to the public for use of it. There ought to be no dispute mulated a little property. about these propositions; but un How can you be interested in good government? You “ have no fortunately Washington is so ob stake in the country." It is true sessed by antimonopoly notions that you may be raising a family that it may waste the public water- and may imagine that you ought powers through excessive fear lest to have something to say about the they be captured by some mono conditions under which you must polistic bogy of its feverish dreams. live and rear your children; but It may hedge them about with what’s a wife and a few children foolish conditions that will keep them idle. Reserving broad power compared to “ a little property?” You are “ irresponsible;” you are of regulation over rates and ser an “ undesirable citizen;" you are vice, so that the capital invested just laying for a chance to rob your can never earn more than a reason able return, what ground remains neighbor, the taxpayer. Get out! for fearing a monopoly? In case of a water power it is hardly feasible to prescribe that every citizen who wishes to-travel a mile shall draw his barrelful of water, convert it into electric current and propel himself ! the desired distance. If Washington is going to leal with this subject in a horror of all large aggregations of capital it will get nowhere. lApBIG FEATURE AT THE SCENIC TONIGHT “AS YOU LIKE IT” Featuring Hose Coghlan, the famous actress, and Maurice Costello, the popular Vitagraph favorite. This is one of Shakespeare’s noted stories told in three big reels. A feature par excellence. A good comedy reel will lie shown entitled “ ALKALI IK E’S CLOSE SHAVE,” featuring that funny comedian, ALKALI IKE. C LE A N UP DAYS The following from the Eaiidon Recorder is worthy the attention of every country town in Oregon— and of some o f larger growth: At the last meeting of the W om en’s Commercial Club, a “ Clean- Up Day” was proposed. It was finally decided to set aside one day in the first week of April for that purpose. As we walk the streets of our city how many unsightly yards and corners are seen. The streets also are littered aud untidy; often tin cans and other rubbish are dumped by the roadside to offend the eye of every passer by. More ettention should be given this matter by the city authorities, and will in time undoubtly. Meanwhile the ladies propose to remedy conditions in some degree. First by securing a place where rubbish of all sorts can be dumped and burned as far as possible Second, by arousing every one to the neces sity of making our city neat and thus more attractive. Third, by setting a day tor general spring clean up when they will provide teams to cart away the rubbish. Let every citizen “ get busy” and clean up their individual yards, and beautify them as mnch as they can. Try and have your own surround ings in a cleanly condition, and then on “ clean-up day,” give a hearty co-operation in the street and vacant lot cleaning. The children can do much to help in this. Their bright eyes, active feet and willing bands can accomplish much. Begin now, citizens, all who have the welfare of the city at heart and clear out the unsightly, unhealthy spots. Let us have a clean city to attract and not repel the people who may come here. It is not what you eat but what you digest and assimilate that d »os you good. Home of the strongest, health iest persons aru modern to eaters. Nothing will cause more trouble than a disordered stomach, aud many people contract serious maladies through disregard or abuse of the stomach. We urge all who suffer from indi- ration, or dyspepsia, tq try Rexall lyspepsia Tablets, with the under standing that wo will refund the money paid us without question or formality, if after uso you are not perfectly satislicd with results. Wo recommend Rozall Dyspepsia Tablets to customers every day, and have vet to hear of one who has not been benefited. Wo believe them to be without equal. They five prompt relief, niding to neutralize acidity, stimulate now of gastric juice, strengthen the digestive organs, and thus promote perfect nutrition and correct unhealthy symptoms. Three sizes, 25 cents, 50 cents, and $1. You can buy Resali Dyspepsia Tablet* in this community only ut our store: r Tht Start A high buff polish outside, “ sun ray” inside. E xtra heavy rolled edge on cooking utensils. Not the cheap, light weight, but heavy, high grade goods. LIPPED SAUCE PANS 20 centim eters, $1.10 22 cen tim eters, $1.80 24 centim eters, $1.50 PRESERVING KETTLES 22 cen tim eters, $1.50 26 cen tim eters, $2.00 24 cen tim eters, $1.75 28 cen tim eters, $2.25 BERLIN KETTLES, COVERED 20 centim eters, $2.25 22 cen tim eters, $2.75 24 centim eters, $3.40 TEA KETTLES 20 centim eters, $4.55 There Is a Itexall Storo In nearly every town and city in >the United States, Canada and Great Britain. There Is a different Rexali Remedy for nearly every ordinary human Bl each especially designed for tha particular 01 for which it is, recommended. RICE BOILERS 14 centim eters, $2.55 LADLES PIE PLATES 9 centim eters, 40c 25 cen tim eters, 60c PUDDING PANS T h e R exali S tore« are A m erica*« O fM le e k D r u g Store# 20 cen tim eters, 65c 22 centim eters, 75c 24 centim eters, $1.05 The Herald is iu receipt from the U. S. Department of Agriculture of the “ Monthly List of Eublications” for January. The list is too long to New and Second-Hand Goods publish here, but it contains mauy titles which should be of interest to every one engaged iu agricultuie. The list is sent regularly to every one who applies for it, and we TO COMPLETE ROAD GARDEN would suggest i hut our farmers and BEFORE NEXT FALL fruit growers send their names to F E R T IL IZ E R S the Division of Fublicatious, Wash Encouraging Assurances From a SU PERPH OSPH ATE ington, D. C., to be placed on the Man in Whose Word the F or General Gardening mailing list. ANDERSON L J People Believe Hemy Nebin, of Boise, Ariz., was convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to the county jail at Yuma, He was given bis ticket and commitment papers and set out for the county seat unattended. While at Maricopa he was robbed of bis cash and commitment papers, but proceeded to Y’ uma. The sheriff re fused to receive him because ho had uo papers. That’s what you call hard luck. SUNDAY^SERVICES IN COQUILLE CHURCHES ings of the audience. No one annoj-9 wil fully and if people w ith coughs,cold s HT. J A M B S E P IS C O P A L . hoarseness and tickling in throat w ould use F oley ’ s Honey & T ar C om p ou n d , S ervices fir s t an d th ir d Sun days they could quickly cure their coughs, each m on th . S u n da y sch ool and colds and avoid this annoyance. o f F uh rm an’ s Pharmacy. e v e r y S un day at 10 a. m . Y ou are h ea rtily w elcom e. A r ch d e a co n W m . H o r s fa ll, rector. C H U R C H O F C H R IS T . Big Ben, he’ll call you on the dot at any tim e y o u say. Ami if you roll over and try “ ju st-o n e -m o re -n a p , ” he’ ll repeat his call 30 sec onds later and keep on call ing until y o u ’ re wide awake. Big Ben .lands 7 inches tall— He’ s heavy, massive, handsome, lie's g. t a great, big dial you can easily read in the dim morning light, a sunny deep toned voice you’ II hear distinctly on your sleep iest mornings. I’ ve placed him in the window La k a . whc«;vcr you C’’ I Ï cheer from Mr*. 0 . J. M artin, Boone v id e . Ya., who is the m other o f eighteen c o it d n n Mr?. Martin was cured of stom ach trouble and constipation by Ohamlterlrtin’ s Tablets after five years of suffering, and now recom m ends these tablets to the public. For sale by all SCHROEDER T he Jeweler j druggists. S U L PH A T E OF POTASH F or P otatoes (Marshfield Record) N IT R A T E O F S O D A F or Special Purposes Thomas Dixon representative of the MaaArthur aud Perks company J. E. Q U IC K construction department, who has C O Q U IL L E OREGON jusTreturned to North Bend from a business trip to Eugene, says that his firm will be buiding the railroad at the Co os Bay end of the route immediately. The company is now assembling construction material at both Han Francisco and Portland and part of it will commence to ar rive here within (he next two weeks. The company will bring iu steam A reading lens is hidden in shovels, dump cars, track iron and the “ distance” lens undiscern- everything necessary to railroad able. No “ lines;” no cement building. G e t K rypto ks Crews will be assembled immedi V . R. W I L S O N , O. D ately to commence the work of clear E rrors o f Vision Scientifically ing the right of way between Coos C orrected Bay and the Umpqua river and men C O Q U IL L E ; OREGON wiil be on the ground next week. N e x t door to S k eels’ Store There is about 17 miles of this work to be done between the bridge site nnd the south portal of the tunnel. Camps will be established along the route and the work is expected to be completed within a very short time. Mr. Dixon said the contractors on the Eugene end of the line C. A. HARRINGTON have orders to get the railroad P R O P R IE T O R ready for operation from Eugene to tidewater by next fall and they are expending every energy towards that end. The tunnel will be com pleted at Noti before summer and S am e O ld P lace the work will then be greatly ab- vanced since the material can be brought iu that way from the main line. Paid the printer lately ? SKOOKUM RESTAURANT Come Preaching each Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7:30 p. m., except third Sun Ex-Printer Now Farmer. day of each month. Sunday school at 10 ». m. L. J. Roberts, formerly one of the Christian Endeavor at G:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday even propiietors of tbe Myrtle Point En ing of each week at 7:30. terprise, was in town Friday, tie You'are cordially invited to all is now located on a farm at Bridge hese service s. T. B. M cD on a ld , M inister and Bays he is well satisfied at the ---- - - ----------- change to pure air from the atmos phere of printer’s iuk and lead poi Socialists Have Plans son. He is paying considerable A Socialist convention was held attention to apple culture and says here last Saturday, the locals at that last season be raised bell Bandon, Marshfield and Coquille flowers that went 38 to the box, being represented. Plans were and he bas realized good prices for formuluted for the proposal of or- his output. --------- «■,« » . - . — - gauizing a county local of which all A Home Industry. the existing locals are to be branches. These plaus will be sub A. R. Wilmont assistant minager mitted to a referendum vote of the membership for approval or rejec of tha North Bend Sish and Door tion. If carried out, the new plan factory, was on the river last week embodies tbe employment of a paid on one of his monthly business secretary to devote all his time to I trips. His firm is furnishing the | funishings for the new city hall the work of organization. ! here,as well as for several buildings I at Myrtle Point. The North Bend Licenses to Wed I plant is equipped to furnish ar.y- C ounty C lerk W atson issued the fo l j thing in its line needed in Coos low in g m arriage licenses during the county, and our builders have no w eek: ' reason to send their money out of William Smith and Ella Long. Carl E. Matthews and Stella L. the county for what they need, Culberson. j They can “ keep their money at George L. YVatters and Florence home” and save freight bills too. . . E. Dye. ♦ • ♦ I T his is tbs season o f tb e year when H ere is a m essage of hope ami good m others feel very m uch concerneil over your call with OREGON G E R M A N A L U M IN U M W A R E O reg on A. F. Estabrook of San Francisco has been on Coos. Bay figuring on the building of a new vessel. He has not yet let the contract but bas been negotiation with Kruse and Banks the North Beud ship build ers. The new vessel wijl be a little larger than the steamer Fifiehl which the Estabrook company how oper P R E S B Y T E R IA N C H U R C H . ates out of Bandon. Services Sunday at 1 1 a . m and The Tidewater Lumber company 7 :30 p. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m. mill on the Siuslaw river is to be Frank H. Adams, Pastor. open for operation March 1st and Mr Estabrook has secured the con Christian Science Society tract for earring that lumber from Corner Third and Hall streets. the mill. The new vessel it is un Services at 11 a m next Sunday derstood will used on the Siuslaw Subject lesson sermon “ Spirit.’’ run. Pending the buildiug of the Wednesday evening meeting 7:30. new boat some other vessel will be M. E. Church South on the run for the Tidewater Mill.— Services Sunday as usual. Marshfield Record. Services next Sunday as usual Sunday school at io . a. m. W h en B urton Holmes recen tly gave Epworth League at 6:45 p m. his celebrated travelogue on “ Panam a” at O rchestra Hall, C hicago, lie was ser- You are invited to be present. ion ly interrupted by continual cougli- C. H. C l e a v e s , Pastor. C O Q r iL .L E , “CORONET” FUHRMAN’S PHARMACY C o q u ille Will Build Another Boat The Sentinel says that the Her ald's suggestion that literature he \ prepared for mailing in answer to I inquires from the outeide had been adopted a week or ten days before the Herald said anything about it. That just corroborates the old adage that great minds run in the same channel. The garden seeds that Ktiowlton sells are northern grown—are tresh stock and the best seed it is posssi- ble to produce. Three papers toe. Knowlton’s Drug Store. Cause for Alarm Loss o f a p p «tit« o r dU troa« a ft or • a tin g —a ly m p t o m th a t ah ou lJ n o t be disregard ed . the frequent colds contracted by their children , and have abundan t reason for it as every cold weakens the lun^rs, low ers the vitality ami paves the way for the m ore serious diseases that so often follow . C ham berlain’ s C ough R em edy is fam ous for its cures and i3 rdeasant and safe to take. Sold by all tfruggists. and See Str. Elizabeth R egular as the Clock San Francisco a n d Bandon First-class fare o n ly ................ $7.50 Up freight, per ton 3.00 E. & E. T. Kruse 24 California Street, San. Francisco F or R eservation« NOSLER & NORTON A gent«, Coquille, O regon Str. B r o o k l y n P lyin g Between San Francisco and Bandon <% First-class fare only $7.50 Up freight, per ton 3.00 O Sudden & Christiansen Agent«, San Francisco, California For Reservations NOSLER & NORTON Agents, C oquille, O regon