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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1913)
MJThe Herald, the old estab lished reliable newspaper of the Cocjuille Valley in which an “ ad” always brings results. VOL. 31, T he C oquille H erald CITY DIRECTORY Fraternal and Benevolent Orders A F. & A. M.— KeituUr ineetina ot • Chadwick Lod^e No. 88 A. F. A A. M.. at Masonic Hall, every Saturday niirlit in each month on or la-lore the full moon. C. W . K m ioott , W . M. U. II. M ast , Secretary. E. S.—Reaular meeting of lleulali . Chapter No. 0, second ami fourth Friday evenings of each month, in Ma sonic Hall. E va B arbow , W. M. O COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913. NO. 46 THE NEWS IN TABLOID FORM To be Organized at Eureka, California, at a Meeting In August. I M K P R M R W E F F C H S P PER YEAR $1.50 COAST GOOD PARCEL POST PACKAGE RAILHOAD COMMISSION TRAINS TO COOS SYNOPSIS OF PACIFIC ROADS OREGON NEWS ASSOCIATION WEIGHT LIMIT RAISED ORDERS RAISE OF RATES BAY NEXT YEAR MANY EVENTS DRIEFLV TOLD SO SAYS AN S. P. ENGINEER Twenty Pounds Instead of Eleven May Now be Sent Locally. Plans are being perfected for Plans for the extension, improve a conference of unusual interest and ment aud reduction in rates of the Two Thousand Men now Em Condensed for the Quick As character which will be held in Eu parcels post were announced by ployed and Five Hundred similation of Busy Men and J ohki - iiink t i. P eoples , Sec. reka, California, on August 20 and Postmaster General Burleson. The More Wanted—Tunnel and Women— General Round- O. O. F.—Coquille I.odue No. 53 , 1 . 0 . 21 . The object of this conference changes, which are to become ef . O. F., nieetB every Saturday night Bridge Work all Winter. Up of a Wide Scope will he the organizvticn of a Pacific fective August 15 , include increase h Odd Fellows Hall. C . H . C lkavks , N. Q . Coast Good Roads Association for from 11 to 20 pounds in maximum J. H. f.AWHENCB, Sec. The Eugene Register says: Some Over forty girls met death in a the promotion aud advancement of weight of parcels; a material reduc next year, ; «rbapa in 15 a m i f . k e b e k a h l o d g e , No. 20 factory fire in Binghampton, N. Y. the cause of good roads in Califor time tion in the postage rates in the first I. o . O. F ., met ta every second and The Progressives voted with the nia, Oregon and Washington. Gov mouths, Southern Pacific trains will and second zones; and the abandon fourth Wednesday nights inOdd Fellows Hall. E m ily H husky , N. 6 , Democrats in the first test vote on ernor Lister of Washington, Govern run front Eugene to Coos Bay, over ment of the parcel post map us a A n n ie L aw r en ce , Sec. the tariff bill. or West of Oregon and Governor the new Willamette-Pacific. The means of computing rates and the f a OQUILI.K ENCAMPMENT, No. 25 Fresident Wilson has nominated Johnson of California will attend the promise of completion of the big substitution for it of a rate chart in I. O. O. F., inoc-tslhe first and third Thursday nights inOdd Fellows Hall. L. E- Pinkbam of .Hawaii to be conference, which will be presided 4100 foot tunnel within 15 months, dividualized to every poatoffice in J. S. B arton , C. P . Governor of Hawaii. overby the first named of these gen which virtually means the comple- the United States. The plans con J. S .L a whence , Sec. tioh of the road, together with the template the purchase of a large The revolution at Canton, China tlemen. Many other prominent good nights of p yt h ia s .—Lycurgus announcement of increased opera number of automobiles to be used Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday nights is having a serious effect upon the roads advocutes from the three three tions for the coming winter was in W. O. W. Hall. states will also be in attendence. exclusively for the delivery of par export flour market here. R. R. W atson , K R. 8. The proposed conference will pre brought by W. P. Hoey, assistant cel post matter. O. A. M intonye , C. C. Secretary of State Bryan has been sent some novel features. Eureka, engineer in charge of the new line, While for the present the maxi YTH IAN SISTERS—Justus Temple away from his office on a lecture tour who with his assistant, R. W. Fon No. 35, meets first and Third Mon and there is a lot of kicking about it. where it is to be held, is the largest mum weight limit of 20 pounds and day nights in W. O. W. Hall. town in the United States without taine, returned by automobile from the reduction in rates will apply on M rs . G e ikoe D avis , M. E. C. A Mob in the city of Mexico a railroad, and, except in summer ScottBburg Sunday after a five, ly to the first and second zones, M rs . F red L ineoar , K. of R. trampled on the American and days inspection over the whole line. from any given poatoffice— a dis ED M EN— Coanille Tribe No. 46, 1. British flags and cheered the Japan months, wholly dependent npou the O. R- M., meets every Friday night sea for intercourse with the outside Operations over the whole line will tance of about 150 miles— the ese flag. In W. 0 . W. Hall. world. Thus, those who attend the be increased in magnitude all dur changes directed constitute the first J. S. B arton , Sachem. The prediction is made at New conference will make the journey by ing the winter, contractors will be A. P. M ili . e e , C. of R. step toward a universal extension of York that an early settlement will steamer from San Francisco or Port rushed to the completion of their the system and a general reduction W. A.— Regular meetings of Bea- . ver Camp No. 10,550 in M. W . A. be effected between eastern rail land’ or by automobile from the work, and up to 2500 men will be in the rates of postage on parcel Hall, Front street, first anil third Sat roads and their employes. north, south or east. Many of the employed on the line throughout matter urdays in each month. M. O. H a w k i n s . Consul. Senator Lane has introduced a bill delegates, including the directors of the winter. The rule permitting the inter R. B. R oobhh , V. C. At present 2000 men are employed authorizing any farmer, fruitgrower the California Development Board change of purcels poet and regular N ed O. K elley , Clerk. or association of either to manufac- and the San Francisco Chamber of on the railroad between Eugene postage stamps is now in effect. N. A.— Regular meeting of Laurel . Camp No. 2972 at M. W. A . Hall, tureand sell denatured alcohol Commerce, will make the trip by and Coos Bay. There is a demand Regular stamps may be used on Front street, second and fourth Tues A bill has been introduced in con auto from San Francisco northward for 500 more, that apparently can fourth- class mail matter and parcels day nights in each month, M ary K ern , Oracle. gress providing for government along the coast. A number of those not be filled. These men will be em post stamps on other mail matter- E dna K elley , Rec. ownership and operation of all rail from the north will turn westward ployed throughout the whole year Anotber order promulgated splits regardless of the raiuy season, for O. W .— Myrtle Camp No. 197, roads and coal mines in Alaska. at Grant’s Pass, and follow Ihe coast the insurance fee for parcels post . m eets every Wednesday at 7:30 the rock aDd bridge work will be packages. Heietofore a fee of 10 Railroads protest against increase to Eureka. A greater number, how p. in. at W. O. W . Hall. sufficiently under way by winter to cents has been charged for insur Lee Currie, C. C. ever, .including the Governor of of the parcel post rate limit, on the J ohn I. enkve , Sec. transfer those now at work in the ance on each package, of whatever ground that it will cut down their' the state, will journey from Red VENINGTIDE CIRCLE No. 214, soft dirt. ding across the Coast Range to Eu value, to a $50 minimum. Under meets second and fourth Monday revenue from express companies. “ We are rushing our Contractors the'new rule packages will be in reka. Governor Lister and Govern nights in W . O. W . Hall. A San Francisco woman has de as much as possible,” said Mr. Hoey O ha X . M aury , G. N. clared war on the coffee parlors run or West will he met at Redding in upon his return. “We are doing sured to the extent of $25 for a fee M ary A. P ierce , Clerk. of 5 cents and up to $50 for 10 the morning of August 18 by Gov ARM ERS UNION.— Regular meet by Greeks in that city, alleging that everything to burry the completion cents. ings second and fourth Saturdays ill they are aiding the white slave traf ernor Johnson and will be the guests each month in W. O. W . Hall. at luncheon of the Redding Chamber of the line. Wo k has begun on the F rank B urkholder , Pres. fic. Acreage Restored of Commerce. In the afternoon the big tunnel. This is nearly 100 miles O. A. M intonye , Sec. C. K. Ploof, of Michigan City, from Eugene, and is some 4100 feet To Public Domain journey will be made from ReddiDg r a t e r n a l a i d N o . 398, meets the Ind., recently rode his motorcycle in length. This is the largest of the Becond and fourth Thursdays each to the quaiDtold town of Weaver- to Erie, Pa. He used but three Six million acres of withdrawn month at W. O. W . Hall. ville, where, in the evening, a ban tunnels on tbs road and by the M rs . C hab . E vland , Pres. gallon of gasoline in covering 275 public lands were restored to entry time it is completed the grade and quet will be given by the local Cham, M rs . L ora H arrington , Sec. miles during the months of May and June her of Commerce. In the morning of all other work should be completed Mrs Nina Lane McBride, daugh ADgust 19 , the journey will be con that far. We have been promised upon approval by the Secretary ol Educational Organizations and Clubs the Interior of the recommendations O Q U I L L K E D U C A T I O N A L ter ol Senator Lane, announces that tinued to Eureka, which will be the completion of the tunnel in 15 ot the Geological Susvey. This ac LEAGU E—Meets monthly at the she will start a soap box lecture months The bridge work is already reached early iu the evening of that High School Building during the school tion was the result of examinatiou year for the purpose ot discussing edu tour on Socialism, commencing in day. This trip will involve 169 under way. The building of bridges and classification of the lands by the cational topics. and making the abuttmeDts is one Pennsylvania, miles of travel and will carry the L e n a A n d er so n , Pies. The discovery of a new counter visitors through some of the finest work that will require a very large Survey, those restored either having E dna M in a k d , Sec. been found not to be valuable for v r O K EEL KLUB—A business men’ s feit $5 silver certificate has been an scenery in the West. Ample provis force of men. There are three big power sites, reservoirs, coal, phos l \ social organization. Hall in Laird’ s nounced at Washington. It bears bridges: one acrose the Siuslaw, ion will be made for transportation building, Second street. the “ Indian head,” and is consid from Redding to Eureka of all one across the Umpqua, and the phate, or potash deposits, or having A. J. S herw ood . Pies. having been definitely valued as coal F red S l a g l e , See. last across Coos Bay. ered a poor imitation. properly accredited delegates. lands, and rendered available for The grade has been completed as o m m e r c i a l c l u b - j . e . N orion Winston Churchill, who has been President; J. C. S a v a g e , Secretary far as the first tunnel, though I purchase under the coal-land law. visiting Portland announces that In Oregon approximately 75,000 cannot say when trains will be op his next novel will be out in about Transportation Facilities acres were restored as nonoil hearing erated over that distance. The p l t AI NS — Leave, south bound 9:00 a. two years and will deal with the O f Interest to Those Who bridge work has already begun lands and about 12,000 acres were I in. and 3:00 p. m. North bound serious side of life. between here and Acme; the withdrawn for water-power or reser 10 :40 a. m. and 4 :40 p. m. Patronize the Movies The administration is considering tunnels over this distance are near voir sites. OAT8—Six boats plying on the Co- quille river afford ample aecorumo- the revocation of the neutrality rul For all States the total withdraw ing completion, and it cannot be dation lor carrying freight and paseen ings in the Mexican case so that Maud Fealy, the beautiful and long before this district will be als during the months ot May and gers to Bandon and way points. Boats leave at 7 :30, 8:30, 9:20 and 9:C0 a. m. the rebels may obtain arms and am accomplished young American act ready to turn over to the operating June were over 116,000 acres, and and at 1:00, 3 :30 and 4 :45 p. nr.. munition from this country. ress has made her debut in fildom department. the total restorations were over 6,- ------- ----------- TAGE—J. L. Laird, proprietor. De More than 15,000 miners are out in an elaborate three-reel production 000.000 acres. parts 5 :3 0 p. m. for Roscburg via Some Diver of "K in g Rone's Daughter.” Tte total outstanding withdrawals Myrtle Point, carrying tlie United States in the Michigan copper country, the mineshaving been closed by the op mail and pasengers. Motion picture companies are on July 1 in all the public-land States Gold Beach Globe OSTOFFICE.— A. F. Linegar, post erators in the fight to keep out the making films of all the activities of amounted to 68,609,289 acres, of A crowd of pleasue seekers from master. The mails close as follow s: Western Federation of Miners. the Federal forest service, including which more than 58 million acres Myrtle Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. ni. Wedderburn took a boat ride up Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. in. are in coal-land withdrawals. The Pacific northwest will this sea" planting, cutting timber, patrol and the river Sunday. Among the Bandon and way points, Norway and lookout work. Already at least These lands are held pending Arago 12:45 p. m. Eastern mail 4:45 son harvest 75,500,000 tushels ol croud was Atty. Meredith, who is two fire-fighting "movies” are be classification by the Geological Sur a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: a. m. wheat. This is the second largest naturally a good entertainer. On vey, and as rapidly as they are found crop ever produced in the states of ing exhibited. this occasion he diverged a little C ity and County Officers Oregon. Idaho and Washington. And now the Owl Drag company from his usual mode of entertain to be mineral hearing they are either Mayor.................................A. T. Morrison Bulgaria has formally protested to is using motion pictures for the in ment by performiug a little, uot as valued and placed on sale (as in the R ecorder......... ................ J. 8. Lawrence case of coal lands), definitely reserv Treasurer................................ IR. H. Mast the powers against Turkish atroci struction of drug clerks in Sales a high diver but as a deep diver. ed pending appropriate legislation City Attorney................ L. A. Liljeqvist ties at Adrianople and Kirk Killis- manship. In making a landing he attempt Engineer........................P. M. Hall-Lewis by Congress to provide for their dis seh, alleging that the Turks mas The Alkili Ike doll is putting the Marshal........................... C. A. Evermlen ed to reach bottom with a pike pole position (as in the case of potash or Night Marshal.......... John Hurley sacred hundreds of women and child Teddy bear out of business. in which he failed and took a head Water Superintendent S. V. Epperson phosphate lands), or held subject to ren Fire Cliiei.........................Walter Oerding Country people are passing reso er over board. Whether he was development under departmental re Councilmen—D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels The Helvetia silk mills at Pater lutions in favor of motion pictures. looking for a coral reef, clam bed or W. C. Laird, G. O. Leach, W . H. Ly gulations (as in the case of water ons, Leo J. Cary. Regular meetings son N. J., were partly wrecked They have found that the pictures something of the kind, or wheather power or reservoir reservations); or first and third Mondays each month. Tuesday by the explosion of a bomb. have a tendency to keep the boys he waa just giving an exbibitihn of if they are found to be nonmineral A wall was- crushed in and great and girls on the farms and in the deep diving, is a question still being Justice of the Peace.......... J. J. Stanley in character they are restored to Constable ........................... Ned C. Kelley damage done to machinery and villages, where they belong, says debated by the on lookers. public entry. This work of class - — ♦ — ----- other fittings. the M P. S. Magazine. It has ification and valuation is being pros County.Judge ..John T. Hall Sensational Flight Fire destroyed three work shops j been satisfactorily proved within Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J. ecuted by tho Geological Survey as Armstrong at Sing Sing prison, New York, the past two years that the moving C lerk ................................... James Watson E. W. Steele gave a sensational rapidly as the appropriations provid Sheriff ................... W . W. Gage Tuesday afternoon. While inmates picture is doing more to make the flight in the aeroplane yesterbay and ed by Congress will permit. Treasurer ............ T. M. Dimmick assigned to the fire brigades were country life congenial and satisfying Assessor ................................. T. J. Thrift went out over the ocean, back over Fixing Canyon Road School Supt. Raymond E. Baker fighting the flames other prisoners than any other factor in a decade. Surveyor ............................... A. N. Gould remained locked in their cells The pictures have afforded relaxa the city of North Bend, down to Coroner................................ F. E. Wilson County Engineer M. B. Germond Flighty per cent of the jobbers, tion from steady toil; proved to the Marshfield and back to the starting Health Officer.............. Dr. Walter Culin manufacturers, wholesale and retail 1 country boy and girl that life in a point at North Bend in the short returned here today after a week at mercantile houses in Oregon, Wash- j city is not all that it seems; has time of 40 minutes He had as a Camas Valley where he is directing ington, Idaho and Alaska report afforded the people of towns and passenger, Edgar Simpson and flew the iraprovment of the road through conditions for the first half of 1913 villages an idea of how the others most of the way at an altitude of the canyon. Mr. GermoDd says the work is progressing rapidly.— Rose- as better than for the same period exist and has proved a source of 2200 feet — Record. ----- » t # a a education and uplift to them all. burg News Have you paid the printer? one year ago. C fljo b Printing— New presses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please. NOTES ON THE PHOTOPLAYS Decision o f Far-Reaching Im portance in Eastern Oregon Telephone Case. EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK Transpiring in Oregon Boiled Down to Least Number of Lines and Yet Make the Subject Understood. The first cake of ice ever made in Newport was sold at auction for $7 50 . Ray Diamond, recently sent to the pen, is busily engaged in mak ing good resolutions. Mrs A. J. Peplot of Milton re ports returns of $22 10 from a cen tennial cherry tree Nearly every sidewalk construct ed in Brownsville this season is be ing made of cement. • Canyon City will put the finish on its new water system with the installation of meters Orchards and berry patches are replacing fields of wheat and oats a- round Silveiton, Oregon. The state convention of Seventh Day Adventists was held in Medford last week with a large attenuence. Charlie La Due, a Canadian cow- puncher, was almost killed by a steer during the recent Rodeo at Klam ath Fall Business was never better tha n at present in Condon. The town is full of people and the hotels full every night. The supreme court ha? held that the Day bill, calling a special refer endum election for next November, is constitutional. Working women testifying tie- fore the Oregon Welfare Commis sion said that $10 a week should be the minimum wage. A spec ial officer has been appoint ed to protect the macadamized roads of Multnomah county from autoists who drive at excessive speed Seymour and Spanos, under sentence of death for a murder committed in Medford, lost their appeals to the supreme court. Conditions are shaping them selves favorably for "the best coun try fair that has yet been witnessed by the people ot Grant county.” W. S. Uren commences suit to compel the submission of the initia tive measures at the Novemtrer elec tion, including an eight hour law for women Shedd boosters organized a Com mercial club. The club will erect an arch over the sidewalk leading to the depot, with "Shedd, the Dairy City,” on it.; John Forbis, with 365 acres, and Homer C. Atwell, with 38 adjoining, have placed their tracts near Dilley at the disposal of the state game war den for a bird refuge. After investigating labor condi tions iu connection with the strike in Portland, Mayor Albee says that $9 a week should be the minimum wage lor women and girls. The Washington county court wants to have quarries all over the county, so that there can be some execution when the work of macad amizing once starts in earnest. At a recent meeting nt Richland steps were taken toward reviviug the old “ Harvest Home” picnic, which was a yearly occurence in E agle valley a few years ago. A Dorena man, finding himself out ot reach of a fruit dryer, built one of his own from a beating stove and finds that he can take care of the product of five acres of logan- berries. The state railroad commission has issued an order directing the East ern Oregon Cooperative Telephone company, in Union county, to in crease its rates more than double as a matter of self preservation for itself and fair dealing toward its competitor which cannot continue to exist iD competition with former rates. This ia the first rase of the kind that ever came before the railroad commission and the commissioners order indicates the broad powers conferred upon the commission by the public utilities act. In (his the Home Independent Telephone com pany complained that the Eastern Oregon Cooperative Telephone com pany was ruining its business by its low competitive rates, that it was sapping the cream of the service in Union county, and that it was oper ating its lines, which served Elgin, Summerville, Cove and Union at a loss to itself, that it wires and equip ment were not of as good material as those of the plaintiff company. The defendant company replied that it was entirely satisfied with the returns it was receiving, that the telephone system way a mutual ami cooperative concern and was in tended to give its patrons cheap service. But the railroad commission fimls this service is being given too cheap ly. It finde that the company can not voluntary operate at a loss to itself and ruin its competitors. The principle here laid down is consid ered of far reaching importance. The company was furnishing tele phones to its own members who paid a membership fee of $ 35 , for 50 cents a uioutb, and to non-mem bers for $1 a month, and all patrons were entitled to ten free long dis tance calls a month over any of the companies lines. The commission ordered the com pany to charge as a minimum the following: For business telephones, individ ual service, $ 2.50 per month; party lineB, $2 per month; for residence telephones, individual service, $ 1.75 per month; party line $ 1.25 per month; such rental to include the privilege of free use of the associa tion's lines in Union county for con~ versatious limited to four minutes to all subscribers of defendant, if it so elects. The company is given 30 days in which to put the rates into effect. Cupid too Troublesome Uncle Sam evidently has found the epidemic of marriages among Philippine school teachers unsatis factory. Following wholesale mar riages of Philippine women teachers to men teachers and army officers, the announcement comes from the Civil Service commission that here after “ do unattached female” will be accepted to the service as teachers in the islands. Only men teachers and women who have husbands, fathers or brothers in the Philip pines will be allowed to take the ex amination, according to a bulletin recently issued. Life Line Wedding The first wedding ot its kind was performed today by Rev. G. LeRoy Hall, of the chapel cruiser Life-Line on board the craft at noon. The parties who took the vows were Homer Hoverstott, of Fair- vfew and Miss Hester Norton, of Sumner. The couple are popular young folks of their respective Such was the impression created neighborhoods, and will reside on by the militiamen upon the people the Hoverstott ranch at Fairview— of Tillamook during the recent en Record. -- -. - ------- campment that it has been proposed Co-Operative Store that a company ot guards be organ ized there The Socialists of this city contem Portland’s population, according to the census bureau, on July 1, 1913 was 246,650. On April r, 1910, it was207.2t4- Seattle’s present pop ulation is estimated at 295,225, San Francisco’s 440,995. Los Angeles 412,466. plate organizing a co-operative store corporation and almost the entire stock has already been subscribed for. Should the plan go through, it will certainly cause some of our merchants to take a peek at their hole card.— Bandon Surf.