•¡The Herald, the old estab lished reliable newspaper of the Coquille Valley in which ai^“ ad” always brings results. VO L. 31. T he C oquille H erald C O Q U IL L E , COOS C O U N T Y . O R E G O N . T U E S D A Y , A U G U S T 5, 1913. N O . 47 CITY DIRECTORY F rite rm l in d Benevolent Orders F. & A. M.— Regular meeting of • Chadwick Lodge No. t>8 A. F. & A. M. at Masonic Hall, every Saturday night in each month on or before the full moon. C. W . E ndicott , W. M. R. H. M ast , Secretary. A O K. 8.—Regular meeting of Reulah . Chapter No. 6, second and fourth Friday evenings of each month, in Ma sonic Hall. E va B abbuw , W. M- J osephine G. P eofi . es , Sec. SYNOPSIS OF MANY EVENTS THE NEWS IN TABLOID FORM Condensed for the Quick A s similation of Busy Men anc W om en — General Round- O. O. F.—Coquille Lodge No. 53,1. O. . O. F., meets every Saturday night U p o f a W id e Scope n Odd Fellows Hall. I C. H. C leaves , N. G. J. 8. L awrence , Sec. r e b e k a h l o d g e . No. 20 I. O. O. F., meets every second and fourth Wednesday nights tnOdd Fellows Hall. E mily H eiisey , N. G, A nnie L awrence , 8ec. M a m ie r v O Q im .l.E ENCAMPMENT, No. 25 V_y I. O. O. F., meets the firstand third Thursday nights in Odd Fellows Halt. J. 8. B arton , C. P. J . S.L awrence , Sec. N IG H T S OF PYTH IAS.—Lycurgus K Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday flights in W. O. W. Hall. R. R. W atson . K R. 8. O. A. M intonyb , C. C. • IAN SISTERS—Justus Temple P YTH No. 35, meets first and Third Mon day nights iu W. O. W. Hall. Mss. G eoboe D avis , M. E. C. M rs . F red L inegar , K. of R. R ED MEN—Coquille Tribe No. 46, 1 O. R. M., meets every Friday night in W. O. W. Hall. J. 8. B arton , Sachem. A. P. M iller , C. of R. The Chinese rebels are reported losing ground. Castro has stirred up a revolution in Venezuela. The administration denies any inteution of interfering in Mexico at present. European nations are balking on sending exhibits to the Panama Exposition. Chas. Bissell and Bernard Mc Donald, Americans imprisoned in Chihuahua, Mexico,have been re leased. The winner of the Ascot gold cup in the English races sold a to South African millionaire lor $250,000, a record price. Another heat wave was sweeping through the middle west last week, resulting in the hottest weather of the summer in Chicago, The discovery of two sticks of dynamite in a cell of Sing Sing N. A.—Regular meeting of Laurel prison. New York, has led to a . Camp No. 2972 at M. W. A . Hall, Close watch of the convicts. Front street, Becond and fourth Tues W. A.—Regular meetings of Bea- • ver Camp No. 10,550 in M. W . A. Hall, Front street, first and third Sat urdays in each month. M. O. H a w k i n s . Consul. R. B. R ogers , V. C. N ed O. K elley , Clerk. M R day nights in each month. M ary K ern , OrScle. E dna K elley , Rec. w W .—Myrtle Camp No. 197, ts every Wednei Wednesday at 7 :30 . meets at W. Ü. W . Hall. p. in Lee Currie, C. C. J ohn L eneve , Sec. J^VENINGTIDE CIRCLE No. 214, meets second and fourth Monday nights in W. O. W . Hall. O ba X . M aury , G. N. M ary A. P ierce , Clerk. ARMERS UNION.— Regular meet F ings second and fourth Saturdays in each month in W. O. W. Hall. F rank B urkholder , Pres. O. A. M intonye , Sec. . 398, meets the second and fourth Thursdays each F month at W. O. W . Hall. ratern al a i d no M rs . C har . E vland , Pres. M rs . L ora H arrington , Sec. Educational Organisations and Clubs quille educational C TT LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the High School Building during the rc I ioo I year for the purpose ot discussing edu cational topics. R e n a A b d e r s o n , Pres. E dna M inaro , Sec._____ K O KEEL KLUB—A business men’ s social organisation. Hall in Laird’ s building, Sesond street. A. J. S h e r w o o d . Pres. F rrd S l a o l b , See. C L U B - J. E. N C OMWERCIAI. President; J. C. S , Secretary orton avage transportation Facilities r RAINS—Leave, south bound 9:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m. North bound i0:40 a. m. and 4 ;40 p. m. OATS—Six boats plying on the Co B quille river afford ample accommo dation for carrying freight and passen gers to Bandon and way points. Boats I eave at 7 :30, 8 :30, 9 :20 and 9 :S0 a. m. and at 1:00, 3 :30 and 4 :43 p. m. L. Laird, proprietor. De S TAGE—J. parts 5:30 p. m. for Koeehurg via Myrtle Point, carrying the United States mail and pasengers. A F. Linegar, post P OSTOFFICE.— master. The mails close as follows: t Myrtle Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. in. Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. m. Bandon and way points,- Norway and Arago 12:45 p. m. Eastern mail 4:45 a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: a. m. City and County Officers A. T. Morrison J. 8. Lawrence . IR. H. Mast . M. Hall-LewiB C. A. Evernden John Hurley Night Marshal ............ Water Superintendent S. V. Epperson Walter Oerding Fire Cliie! Councilmen—D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels W. C. Laird, G. O. Leach, W . H. Ly ons, Leo J. Cary. Regular meetings first and third Mondays each month. Justice of the Peace ........J. J. Stanley Constable.»........ ............ Ned C. Kelley Thirteen employes who rank from section laborers to officials have been pensioned at Chicago by the Illinois Central railroad. Donky engines are being sent from Seattle to Siam, to take the place o f elephants in getting out logs-in the teak wood forests. The Pekin correspondent of a London newspaper says of the Chinese rebellion that “ a long and wearisome war seems certain.” The supreme court of Oklahoma has affirmed the validity of the “ grandfather” clause in the state constitution which disenfranchises all negroes. At Wenatchee, Wash., milk from a cow which had grazed in an or chard sprayed with arsenate of lead is held responsible for the death of three babies. The Board of Education, by a vote of fourteen to one refused to accept the resignation of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as Superintendent of Chicago schools. Senator Sterling’s resolution qualifying persons over eighteen to make homestead entries on public lands was favorably reported by the Senate Public Lands committee. In every German town there is one school in which dairying is tsught When the children are- 15 years old, if they have decided to become dairy farmers they enter this school. That a far-reaching vice ring exists, with the object of recruiting 2000 girls before 1915 for the un der world of San Francisco, is the statement of Mrs. Hester T . Grif fith a temperance worker. S. U. G. Holmes, a member of the lower house of the West Vir ginia legislature, has been convicted at Webster Springs on a charge of accepting a bribe in connection with the election of a United States Seuator. Earnings of $41,219,813, and net eartiings of $31,920,611 are shown by the quarterly statement issued by the United States Steel corporation at New York. The earnings show a large gain, and are in excess of the most favorable esti mates. amounted to 316 , 401,000 board feet against 150 , 985,000 board feet for the previous fiscal period. The receipts, in addition to the revenue from timber sales, include the revenue from grazing, the fines assessed for trespassing and other small incidental forms of inborn«. The counties in which the nation al forests are located have divided among them 10 per cent of the total receipts, the sum to be used for the constructions of roads. The state receives a total of 35 per ceDt from government forestry opeiations with in its bound. Last fiscal year, this sum amounted to $ 59 , 582 . Figuring an increase similar to the enormous one noted in the tim ber sale receipts,government officials predict that the state wilhin a few days or weeks at most will be bene ficiary to the extent of something over $100,000. - ............. * - • • • — ■■ - ----- Street Carnival Now A Matter of History The street carnival started Wed nesdfiy night, warmed up consider ably Friday night and ended Satur day night in a blaze of hilarity. Whether il is that the Coquille peo ple do not know how to enjoy them selves, or that some conjunction of the planets was unfavorable to looseniug'up, the truth is that un til about 9 o’clock Friday evening the carnival was a pretty solemn affair The crowds were not as large as might reasonably be ex pected, and the people seemed to be viewing everything with an air of most serious consideration. While the Ferris wheel which stood iu front of the Herald office was quite well patronized, those who rode upon it seemed weighed down with a sense of the uncertainty of life and the fact that we are all travelers to the tomb. The kids who rode the merry-go-round were more inclined to make the best of it, but even there it would take a powerful im agination to call the fun fast and furious. This was all no fault of the Ar nold Carnival Company. The amusements were many and good. Besides the two mentioned there were four large tent shows and any number of smaller affairs. The free stunts wete pulled off regularly and and promptly, and the management took pains to see that every one was called to see them. The bal loon ascension .Saturday afternoon went off without a hitch. The balloon went nearly straight up, taking a man to a considerable height, and his descent with a par achute was accomplished without mishap. Of the tent shows, that labeled ‘Joulious Vern’s Version” dis played what was easily the greatest novelty, in the illusion whereby a skeleton was made to appear from nothingness, to gradually assume flesh and raiment and walk to the footlights as a rather attractive au- burned-haired youug woman. It was a mystifying illusion and a close watch failed te detect how the thing was done. A large white cross was also conjured up and cov ered with flowers in the same mys terious way. This show is well worth seeing. In another tent some good rifle shooting was done and a very pretty Highland dance was shown as well as some other enter taining features. The other two tent shows were also worth while for those lor whom the novelty of minstrels and trained dogs has not worn off. Taken all around, the Arnold attractions can be commended to the people wherejthey are to appear. No Initiative Measures In a decision banded down last week, the Oregon supreme court County Judge......................John T. Hal! Sales of Reserve Timber held that initiative measuree can Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J. Armstrong not go on the ballot at the special Clerk .... .................. _Jame§ Watson _ , , , .... .. . gheriff Gage Sales of timber within national election in November. The opinion Treasurer..................... T. M. Ilinimick forest reserves o f Oregon for the was given in the suit for mandamus School Supt............Raymond E. Baker fi»™1 ending June 30 amounted brought by Marie D Equi and Mrs. Survevor .............. ...... A. N. Gould j to $132,000,according to a statement J. R. Oatman against Ben W. 01 - BkSth'offlcer . I . .. Dr. WaUer'CuTin ; j u®‘ *>7 Aeeistant District cott as secretary of state. The de i-------------------------------------------! Forecaster F. E. Ames. The sales murrer of the defense to the com for the year ending June 30 , 1912 , plaint was sustained. The suit was Societies will get the very best were $59,500, so an increase in the to compel the secretary of state to year just elided of 122 per cent is put on the special election ballot P R IN T IN G the measure for a woman'a eight indicated. at the office o f Coquille Herald I The lumber sold during the yea r; hour law. BARROWS CURIOUS TO KNOW •JJob Printing— Newpissses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please. P E R Y E A R $1.50 able, and hold the proceeds subject need new liners. Three tires were to the order of the board of directors completely worn out, while two but no bonds shall be sold for less tires on the front wheels are in per W h y W a s an Illegal Contract than par.” fect shape aud were never punctured for the Unlawful Sale of In no instance can the district and inflated hut once. Grades as School Bonds Made for school board sell the bonds secretly steep as 40 per cent were en School District No. 8, on and at private sale, or otherwise countered and mud holes with no than as by law provided. And in bottom. Aside from the disagree August 2 6 , 1 9 1 2 ? so doing their act was illegal and able three days rain which was the sale was an unlawful sale. passed through in the very mount Editor Herald:- We arise to ask In the mind of the taxpayer sev Transpiring in Oregon Boiled ainous country between’ “ Bandon how many taxpayers of our district eral very pertinent questions natur Down to Least Number o f and Crescent City, the trip was one know that school bonds to the limit ally arise. Lines and Y et M ake the of real pleasure and of much com of $38,000 were contracted and sold fort to the person who loves a car. 1, — Why this unseeming hurry to Subject Understood. to Keeler Brothers ot Denver, Col Gasoline was available at all places sell these bonds before any bonds orado, on August 26, 1912! A great scarcity of potatoes is re along tne route, costing from i7>4c This contract is a matter of record had been voted or issued? And in (in North Beqd) to 45c. The latter fact, even betore anv proposition to ported in Portland. in the district clerk’s office and any A better run of salmon is reported price was 75 miles from a railroad citizen or taxpayer has a right to vote bonds had been submitted to half way between Red Bluff aud the people. Why this feverish on the lower Columbia. see it. Eureka. haste? No doubt the taxpayers would The first load of 1913 wheat was The next highest price was at 2, — Why were they sold at pri like to know also, why this illegal delivered at Dufur July 30. Bandon where 30c was paid. The vate sale instead of being sold as contract for the unlawful sale of these Half of Pendelton’s Chinatown average California price is 25c school bonds was made at that par the law provides? Certainly no was wiped out by fire last week. though many places sell it tor 18c ticular time, in that particular man school officer expected to derive any Rabbits and squirrels are worry and 20c.. In the heart of the oil profit to himself by the sale, that is ner, and at 6 per cent interest when ing the tarmers around Yaquiua country the gas costs 2 . they should have been sold at 5 or accepted. bay. 3, — Why was the sale kept secret 5 % per cent, thus saving the dis Didn’t Like Canada A Juvenile Market has been es from the body of the taxpayers of trict thousands of dollars. tablished in Portland, to handle It might be well for the taxpayers the district? Was it to prevent their “ Luck is surely coming my way,” food stuffs.produced by children. of the district to remember also, that illegal act from being enjoined by suid P A. Finley,a former resident In a lawsuit at Tillamook the two of the gentlemen who signed some aggrieved taxpayer? of Portland, who is here again with this illegal contract, one as director, 4, — Why were these bonds sold plaintiff settled for $7000, and her a view to making his borne here a and the other as clerk, have been to an outside party in Denver, when lawyer wants $25,000 for his fee. second time, says the Portland Jour The city of Portland paid Wililam making lately a great roar about they could have been sold in our nal. “ I went to Canada to buy a saving the district money. Assum own state, and possibly in our own Reid $350,000 for 400 feet of river farm, but I had sense enough to frontage on the east side, for public j ing to act as Guardians for the vot county? keep my money in my pocket; and ers of the district, even against the 5, — Why were they sold to bear docks. here I am again under the stars will of a majority in two elections. 6 per cent interest, the highest rate The government engineers have and strips, and believe me, I am These two worthy gentlemen have allowed by law on school bonds, declared the jetty on the south side going to stay on this side of the virtually said to the voters of the when the files of the district clerk’s at the mouth ot the Columbia com border,” he said. district,-“ You people haven’t brains office show they could have been plete. Three years ago Mr. Finley was enough to vote what you want, so sold to draw only 5 A 16 foot squid crawled out of a wholesale furniture dealer on per cent? we will just attend to the business And that right here in our own the water at Heceta head after a wo Front street. He sold out and for you in spite of your votes.” state, at Portland to Frank W. man and child, but was captured went to New York. Hearing so And now a pertinent question Camp, whose proposition is on file and killed. much about the agricultural pos for the taxpayers Is,- Why did they in the office of the district clerk. The taxpayers at Bend have vo sibilities of western Canada, be dis not look after the interests of the 6, — We wonder, yes we wonder ted in favor of $23,000 bonds for posed of his business in New York district more closely in this illegal how much of an effort was made by buying a site and building a a few weeks ago and journeyed to sale! And the only reasonable an Alberta in seach of a farm, but he thees two keen, argns-eyed busi school house. swer is, that these watchful pickets said he found all over western ness gentlemen, to sell these school The one piece, knee-length bath must have been asleep at their post, bonds according to law, and to the ing suit for women has made its Canada a thoroughly disgusted and otherwise they never would have very best financial interests of the first appearance on the Newport discontented farming population, permitted this illegal contract to most of whom had formerly lived in district? beaches this season. have been signed up. But whoa, the United States and all crazy to 7— Why was this loss of of one Councilman W . T . Rigdon. of Emma, they signed it themselves, get Dack here. per cent attempted to be put upon Salem, has quit his job because he hence the above argument driven to “ I didn’t meet an American far its logical conclusion proves a par the district by this illegal contract? thought he wasn’t treated right by mer in Alberta who was not anxious Who was to get this extra half the other councilmen. adox. Aod the ’ ’only reasonable to sacrifice his place for a fraction per cent? Why sell them to Keeler answer” becomes absurd. Twenty-one persons arrested for of its cost, continued Mr. Finley. The law provides how school Brothers at 6 per cent when Camp street speaking during the recent “They are all trying to sell out. In bonds shall be issued and sold, and would have taken them at 5#? I. W. W. troubles at Portland have some portions of Alberta and Sas 8,— What does this yi per cent these intelligent gentlemen forsooth been turned loose without trial.. katchewan they have not bad a crop know the law, for one is a banker loss mean to the district on $38,000 Proprietors of markets, stores and in lour years. The growing season and the other Is both a banker and bonds? Why it means a loss of $1900 shops in Portland must cover all is so short that everything has to In ten years, $2850 loss in fifteen a lawyer. displays of meat, fish, poultry, fruit come exactly right or the farmer Section 4053 of Lord’s Oregon yean, and $3800 loss In tweuty vegetables and other products with loses his year's work. Only a few Laws reads,-“ Before the legal vot years How does it look, brother glass. days ago the hail fell over an area taxpayer? ers of any school district in the Farmers at Hood River held a of 50 square miles in Alberta, des 9— At that time these bonds state of Oregot shall authorize the meeting and determined to recall troying every vestige of the grain directois of such district to make a should have been sold at not over the county court, charging extrav and potato crop. The mosquitoes 5 per cent interest. loan, borrow money, or issue bonds, agance in the spending of county are terrible and the flies worry the the board of directors, at a legally 1 This is a good town, a county- horses and cattle neatly to death, funds. called meeting of said board, shall seat town> located In one of the best “ Western Canada— that is, the The municipal lighting plant at decide whether the bonds, author- sections of Oregon. We have a fine p airie country— has four weather Eugene is proving a big success, ised by the legal voters to lie issued, school district with ao bonded in- conditions to deal with, either of shall be negotiated and sold accord- debtedness, aod at that time these paying interest on the bonds and providing for a sinking fund to pay which is disastrous. These are the ing to the provisions of subdivision bonds shculd have ^ en sold, by late frost, summer bail, drouth and them off. 6 of section 4052, or the provisions(ProP«y effort- t0 ^ ar not ° * « 5 P« early snow. Last year the wheat Uncle Sam has found another ol subdivisions 31 to 37 of said sec cent interest. This would have didn’t mature on account of the been a saving to the district of 1 per use for the motorcycle. One of the tion, and the same shall tie negotiat drouth and the early winter, and ed and sold under the provisions of cent per annum. What would that machines is now used to deliver the result was that most of the grain the subdivision so selected by said have meant to the district on $38,000 rush orders from the government sold for around 40 cents; oats went bonds? Why it would mean a sav printing offices. board of directors.” begging at 16 cents, and dressed And the law further provides ing of $380 per year, $3800 in ten It took a United States marshal pork sold tor $4 a hundred. years, $5700 in 15 years, and $7600 to get W. F. Arrant to give up his three methods of sale. “ On the other band, I paid 20 1,— Section 3919 and 3924, make in the 20 years. Who are these two job of superintendent of Crater cents a yard lor single width mosqui it mandatory upon the district school gentlemen who have l>een boasting Lake park, after his successor had to netting, which sells for 5 cents in board to first offer the bonds to the so loudly of how carefully they are been appointed. this country, and 20 cents for a pair guarding the financial interests of State Land Board. Citisens of Baker and Baker of garden gloves that I can get for 2— If the State Land Board can the district? county are waging a relentless war 10 cents in Portland. Sing low! O ye boastful singers, not or does not take the bonds, then on weed pest. A feature of the “ Thousands of Americans have under subdivision 6 above cited, the sing low! And the wise old owl in fight this year is the extraordinary bought so-called ready-made farms district school board must advertise the shady glen calls in a low, mellow zeal that is thrown into it. from the Canadian Pacific Railroad the bonds and sell them to bona fide voice,- Whoo? whoo?, Whoo? whoo? The fSilverton Journal is being company, paying $30 an acre and to,— The records of the county resident citizens of the district, boycotted by many of its advertisers making cash payment of 20 to 25 either in a lump sum or in sums of treasurer’s office show that Marsh because the editor publishes every per cent. In my judgment these not less thaa $50 at par value. Or field sold $50,000 school bonds at week a letter of shipments ol beer people will lose every dollar they 3,— If sold under subdivisions 31 the rate of only 5 per cent interest. and liquors received by the citienzs put in and will come, back to this to 37 atiove cited, then the bonds District 49, East Side, a small dis of that town with their names. country and make a new start. must Ere issued to, and be sold by trict sold $9500 school bonds at 5)< “ Money is tighter in western per cent. Bunker Hill, another McDaniels Has Fine Trip the county treasurer. The law pro Canada than it was ever known to vides,— “ Whenever any school dis small district, sold $10,000 school the j be. I know a man in Calgary who Edgar McDaniels, editor of trict shall issue bonds under the bonds at 5 per cent. And sever North Bend Harbor, who recently ; owns tour new $2000 bungalows, al others we might name. provisions of this section, all such Now what is the matter with Co returned from an auto trip with his all paid for, and he has been unable tonds shall be issued to the county family to National City, Cal., has to borrow $500 on the whole thing. treasurer of the county and be reg quille that she sold at 6 per cent? this to say of his experience: The He simply could not get the money And even had to do that by an ille istered by him in a book kept for entire trip was made in a Ford auto at any price. I was told that that that purpose in h<s office, noting gal contract. And so clearly and and most of the time the family condition prevails everywhere in the school district, amount, date, palpably illegal that our County camped out. 3400 miles were cov that country.” Superintendent felt it his duty to and place of payment, rate of inter ered in the round trip, an average est, and such other facts as may protest against its consummation, „ , . , ,■ . George Bradford, living at Rivenide o f 22 m iles to the gallon o f gasolin e Hote)> e 0|U8a, Calif, reports that he had as onr worthy county treasurer will be deemed proper; and all such was m a d e, 800 m iles to a ga llon o f a very severe caae o f kidney trouble and .. . __ 1 backache, which also affected the secre- bonds shall state on their face that tell you he has done. cylindfcr oil, and the entire trip was jjong He says, "I took five boxes of Respectlnlly submitted to the tax they were issued under the provi m ade w ith ou t a single accid en t or F o le y Kidney Pills and they cured m e.’ sions of this section.” , payers of school district No. 8, Coos . , T . , , All over California people report that breakage. The clu tch , brake and p0|ey Kjdney Pills “ cu re.” For sale “ The county treasurer shall sell!county, Oregon at Fuhrman’ a Pharmacy. worn out, and C. R. Barrow reverse bands were said bonds for the best price obtain-1 OREGON NEWS BRIEFLY IBID EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK