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Q T h e Herald, the old estab lished reliable newspaper of the Coquille Valley in which an “ ad” always brings results. VOL. 32, T he C oquille H erald C O Q U I L 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 , M A Y 5, 1914. N O . 32 CITYDIRECTORY FROM THF NATIONAL CAPITAL Fraternal and Benevolent Orders A Events of Interest Reported F. A a . M.—Regular meeting of For The Herald . Chadwick Lodge No. «8 A. F. A A. M.. at Masonic Hall, every Saturday night in each month on or before the full moon. D. D. P ierck , W . M. K. H. M ast , Secretary. (By J. E. Jones) A WAR T H A T IS NOT A W AR are still trying to jolly the voters with the notion that they are gen uine reformers, will wake up some day to the fact that the country thoroughly approves the idea of a cut in their salaries— and then they are going to be very, very sorry. Some ol the Membets will get so mad that they will conclude "they can’t afford it,” and will go back home and practice law, and if they are lucky many of them will get about half of that six thousaud when they have to depend on the results of private real rustling. While the country was impatient ly waiting tor the Senate of the United States to pass a resolu tion upholding the action of the A nna L awbbnck be e ., President in using armed force in I). O. F.—Coquille Lodge No. 53, i. O. • O. F., meet» every Saturday night Mexico, that great body was delib erately choosing a pathway to be n Odd Fellows Hall. C . H. C l b a v k » , N. G. traveled which would leave the T H E M I L K O F H U M A N K I N D N E S S J . 8 . L a w b x n c i , S ec. record of Congress absolutely plain. When the beautiful daughter of AM1K KKBEK AH LODGE. No. 20 presided» had admonished Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury, I. O. O. F . ' meets every second and The fourth Wednesday nights in Odd Fellow» Congress that it must under no cir quit munching chocolates in the Hall. E mily H ebsky , N. G, cumstances commit the American senate gallery the uight the Mexi A n n ix L a w b b n c b , Sec. /C O Q U IL L E ENCAMPMENT, No. 25 government to “ war” upon Mexico. can resolution was passed, and C i I. O. O. F., meets the firatand third The action of the United States pulled her daddy’s coat tail so that Thursday nights in Odd Fellows Hall. was to be directed, acccordiug he would turn around,a good many J. 8. B arton , C . ?. J . 8 .L awrrnck , See. to the President, u p o n t he people smiled pleasantly at the in NIGHTS OF PY TH IAS.—Lycurgus Huerta (pronounced Wherta) fac cident. When Bryan left the Sen Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday nights tion, which Washington has refused ate because Senator Fall was flaying in W. O. W. Hall. to recognize as a government. The him, most people were wondering R . R . W atson , K R . 8. O . A . M in t o n y b , C. C. President said in his speech: “ I how the Secretary relished hearing And such things in a place where be ryY T H IA N SISTERS—Justus Temple come to ask your approval ” I No. 35, meets first and Third Mon before that approval was obtained could not talk back. These are day nights in W. O. W. Hall. Vera CrOz was in the hands of the mere incidents in the lives ol Amer Mss. G eorge D a v i s , M. E. C. M r s . F re d L in e u a r , K . o f R . American navy. ican “ royalty.” But the official ED MEN—Coauille Tribe No. 46, 1. We sat in the Senate gallery family is found to de very kind, aud O. R. M., meets every Friday night through the afternoon and the long the wife of the President makes war In W. O. W. Hall. „ , J. 8. B arton , Sachem. night, and watched one of the great npou the slums of the Capital,while A. P. M il l e r , C. o f R. est scenes enacted in that chamber her daughter sings for the blind; W. A. -R egu lar meetings of Bea- since the Spauish-American war. and the wife of the Vice-President . ver Camp No. 10.550 in M. W . A. Hall, Front street, first and third Sat Some people may say that the Re cancels social engagements in order urdays in each month. publicans sought to make a partisan that she may stay at home to nurse C. D. H udson , Consul. issue, and if such was the intention a sick maid It has also been noted L l H. I rvine , Clerk. they certainly have left a clear that the Secretary ol State celebrat N. A.— Regular meeting of Lauri! • Camp No. 2972 at M. W . A . Hall, record. The Administration forces ed his last birthday surrounded by Front street, second and fourth .Tues stood firm for the resolution that the men in bis department, and day nights in each month. came from the Committee, and their wives, And then the Secre M ary K ern , Oracle. E dna K elley . Rec. which, it wasebarged, “ was written tary of the Navy has let it be known O. W .— Myrtle Camp No. 197, on a White House typewriter.’ ’ that he is for "the under dog,’ ’ and • meets every Wednesday at 7 :30 This resoUnion“justified” the Presi iusists on closer relationshipbetween p. m. at W. O. W. Hall. Lee Currie, C. C. dent, because of the refusal of the high officials and the men who J ohn L k n e v e , S ec. Huerta to salute the Stars aud wear the navy unilorm. Mean VENINGTIDE CIRCLE N o . 214, Stripes, and for two or three minor while the Secretary of the Interior meetB second and fourth Monday instances ofofficial insult by Huerta. establishes a "Home Club” for his night» in W . O. W. Hall. On this platform the Democrats emplo\es, and the Postmaster Gen O ra X . M au ry , G. N. M ary A. P ierce , Clerk. stood pat. The Republicans in their eral lays off horses and put on mot ARM ERS UNION.— Regular meet resolutions— the principal one of or trucks. Surely the milk of ings second and fourth Saturdays in which was introduced by Senator human kindness is overfilling the each month in W. O. W . Hall. Lodge, recited the generally chaotic pail. F rank B urkholder , P res. O. A. M intonyb , Sec. conditions of Mexico, and held that T R U S T B U S T I N G IS T R O U B L E S O M E -RATERNAL AID No. 398, meets the these conditions should form the second and fourth Thursdays each basis of our action against Huerta. The House Judiciary Committee month at W. O. W . Ilall. Many asserted that the instances believes that it has the remedy for M r s . C iias . E vland , P res. M rs . L ora H arrington , S ec. cited by the President did not fur all the evils of the trusts* and it has Educational Organizations and Clubs nish a good reason for the use ot finally worked out a bill which has armed force, and several Senators | received the O. K. of the Adminis OQUILLE EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the took the ground that the apology tration. It is due to come before High School Building during the school in the form offered by General Huer -1 the House ot Representatives,where year for the purpose oi discussing edu ta, was all the United States should in the natural order of things it cational topics. R ena A lder » on , 1'ies. demand. There was no thought or 1 will he passed by the Democratic E dna M inaro , Sec. charge, in that Chamber that the caucus, approved, and slid through O KEEL KLUB—A business men’ s Senators were quibbling, and when the lower House with the slightest social organization. Hall in Laird’ » the minority resolutions were all de possible delay, It usually takes building, Second street. A. J. S herwood , P.es. only a few days for Administration feated, the Republicans had made F red S lagle , Se.. their point plain that it was only j measures to ho through the lower OMMERCIAL CLUB J. E. N oiiion President; J. C. S a v a g e , Secretary the method of approval for which j branch ol Congress,hut the Seuate— they fought, and the Senate at 3:25 Oh, that is different. The best in TATEM ENT o f the ownership, man haye been agement, circulation, etc., o f the in the morning sustained the Presi-j formed Congressmen Coquille Herald, published weekly at dent absolutely— cnly thirteen mem- j paying little attention to the proph Coquille, Oregon, required by the A ct ecies of adjournment in June, and o f August 24, 1912. Editor, P. C. Le bers votiug against the resolution with the canal tolls matter,the trust var, Coquille, Oregon. Managing Edi offered by the Administration tor, same. Business Manager, same, If the latest move in Mexico is legislation, that most interesting Publisher, same. Owners: I lease news paper and plant o f the Coquille Valley successful it will be said that a unit treaty with Colombia, and a "w ar” Sentinel, Coquille, Oregon. ed and patriotic Congress ‘ upheld on hand, the probabilities are that Sworn to and subscribed before me the President."If our new Mexican the Members will be here until this 9th day o f April, 1914. polity is a failure then the Republi next September. W . C. CHASE, Notary Public for Oregon. cans in the next campaign will pro TEACH IN G T H E IN D IA N S (My commission expires Nov.. 1914.) duce the record made by them to Arrangements are being made for t j OSTOFFICE.—A. F. Linegar, post- lay all the blame on the Democratic a series of teachers institutes for 1 master. The mails close as lollows: Myrtle Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. m. Administration. Call this patriotism, employes of the Indian Service, to Marshfield 10:15 a. m. and 4:15 p. in. politics, or what you will— never be held during the coming summer. Bandon and way points, Norway ami Arago 12:45 p. m. Eastern mail 4:45 theless that’s the way it was fixed It has always been considered hon a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: a. in. in Congress. orable employment for the Ameri g,—Regular meeting of Beulah . Chapter No. 6, second and fourth Friday evening» of each month, in Ma sonic Hall. M ary A. P ikkce , W. M. I M K R M NEW LIGHT ON FREE TOLLS Colombian Treaty Contrary to W ilson’s Contention New light has been shed on the free tolls issue by the Columbian treaty chat has just beeu signed at Bogota, and in this new light Eng land’s demands that the free tolls clause of the Panama canal act aud President Wilson’s readiness to ac cede to England’s demands appear to even worse advantage than be fore. The treaty grants to Colom bia the right to ship coal, salt and petroleum from her Atlantic to her Pacific ports through the canal without any other charge than the cost of the frieght. It also grants to Colombia the right to use the canal for the transpor ration oftroops, materials for war and ships of war of the Republic of Colombia without paying any duty to the United States, even in case of an interna tional war between Columbia and another country. In the light of this treaty which was drawn by Secretary Bryan,wi'.h President Wilson’s approval, what becomes of the "all nation” clause of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty upon which the controversy has hitherto hinged. It the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is construed to mean all other nations than Colombia,does it uot follow that it can be construed as well to mean all other nations than the United States? Why should Colombian vesiels engaged in coast wise traffic be exempted from tolls when the coastwise vessels ot the United States, the nation that built the canal are not? To be consistent England must now protest against the Colombia treaty. II President Wilson approves iu Colombia’s case of a treaty that recognizes the “ all other nations” construction of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, how can he consistently re fuse to recognize the same construc tion in the case of his own country? The Colombia treaty incident strengthens the conclusion that in asking the repeal of the tree tolls clause of the Panama Canal act the President is acceding to England’s demands, not because there is any justice in them, but merely because it is England that makes them. In his own words we are surrendering an important principle “ without raising a question as to whether it is right or wrong.’’— Eugene Reg ister. N ew Picture of M rs. Pankhurst, Taken Before Her Latest A rrest R W E F F C K C S City and County Officers Mayor................. .............. A. T. Morrison ............. J. 8. Lawrence Treasurer........... ..................tR. H. Mast City Attorney.... ............. L. A. Liljeqvist Engineer............. ......... I\ M. Hall-Lewis ............C. A. Evermlen Marshal Night Marshal..................... John Hurley W'ater Superintendent....S. V. Epperson Fire Chie:...... .................. Walter Oerding Councilmen—D. D. Pierce, C. T. Skeels W. C. Laird, G. O. Leach, W . H. Ly on«, Leo J. Cary. Regular meeting» first and third Mondays each month. Justice of the P eace......... J. J. Stanley Constable........................... Ned C. Kelley County Judge........................John T. Hall Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J. Armstrong James Watson School Supt. Surveyor Coroner Health Officer T. J. Thrift Raymond E. Baker ................ A. N. Gould F. E. Wilson Dr. Walter Culin can girl to teach the red men how Niuety-seven Congressmen voted twist their tongues about the Eng to reduce their own salaries irorn lish language, but similar efforts $7500 to $6000 a few days ago— among the negroes resulted in the but there were 205 in opposition, early days ot our country in visits had there been any real danger of from the White Caps and the Klu this proposition going through, Klux Klan. These institutes will about ninety of the ninety-seven j be held during the summer in Okla would have found a speedy method homa, South Dakota. Wisconsin, of changing their votes. The Rep -1 Minnesota, New Mexico, California, resentatives as a rule are very much and Oregon. All problems connect impressed with their own greatness, ed with the education and industrial and their aonfidential opinion is instruction of the Indian are to be that they are "working" altogether taken up, and the teachers are to be too cheap. A few years ago legis-1 given leave of absence, and their lators throughout the country start- j expenses will be borne by the De ed in to advocate cutting out rail partment of the Interior, which has road passes, ditect primaties, re made an appropriation to cover stricted campaign contributions,and traveling and other expenses. TH E FUNNY REPRESEN TATIVES a lot of other things they never wanted But the public took up the suggestion, and so thoroughly approved, that the public servants had to carry the proposi’ion through in order to save their jobs. But the lesson does not seem to have sunk home, and the Congressmen who Photo by American Press Association. HIS is the latest picture taken o f Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the famous militant suffragette leader o f England. It was snapped as she was speaking from a balcony on the outside o f a building shortly before she was arrested tn Glasgow. Following her arrest the mili tants committed some of their most serious outrages, Including the slashing o f the famous Velasquez painting o f “ Venus.” Mrs. Pankliurst's friends feared she might die In jail this time because o f her weakened condition from previous hunger strikes. T on educational work in ihe southern states, which have formerly been financed by the Rockefeller Found atiun. This relates to the eradica tion of the boll weevil, the market ing of agricultural products, farm credits, forms of cooperatiou among farmers of the United States, and girls and boys clubs, formed to im prove the methods of growing poul try and various grains and. also stimulating the interest in home economics. and his business Iriends are having a fine new deep sea fishing boat built at the Prosper ship yards. It will be fifty feet in length and will be equipped with a 20 horsepower gasoline engine. The boat will be used for fishing off the Coquille bar and if it works out as anticipated will greatly in crease that industry in the tuture. In speaking of the venture Mr. Nielson said: "There is no reason why we should not have a quarter million dollar fishing industry here L E T T I N G IN T H E P U B L I C Senator Kenyon is still on the instead of a $50,000 one, and if the trail of "executive sessions” of the boat comes up to our expectations Senate, and he wants all forms of we will have it.” — Western World. secrecy abolished. The agitation tor open meetings of the committees Big Fir Pole of Congress appears to be taking a vacation, as nothing has been heard Plans are being made to erect the of that reform of late. mammoth flagpole donated to the i j jo b Printing— N ew presses new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please PER Y E A R $1.50 STATE INDUSTRIAL REVIEW mum wage commission. Building docks and a seawall will enable Astoria to fill mauy streets. Manufacturing and Improve The Golden Star and other mines ment Enterprises in the Bohemia group are putting (Prepared by the State Buieau o. in machinery and doing develop ment work. Industries and Statistics.) Flavel will celebrate driving the Salem, April 27— Labor Com missioner Hoff lias renewed his fight first piling in the great Hill docks to force all public institutions upon system. Home industry won out at Eu an eight hour day and the State Board of Control refuses to comply, gene by an order of the city giving saying the legislature did not intend all orders for sewer pipe to the Eu to put the state employes under the gene Concrete works. eight-hour public works law. Dates to Remember The Farmer’s Union ol Coo« county has decided to build a co Here are some useful dates for operative store at Marshfield. the voter and candidate to remem E- D. Phillipi is shipping 200 ber iu connection with the present calves to Silverton to help out the primary campaign. dairy industry. May 1— Day on which, by advice Bandon chutches are building a of attorney general county clerks shall close registration books for revival tabernacle. The J. K. Armsby Co. has up the the primary election. May 6— Last day on which secre proposition of building a cannery tary of state shall mail the pamph at Roseburg. let of his respective political party Portland merchants are asking to each registered voter in the state modifications of the minimum wage This pbamphlet contains names and and eight hour law to give more statements concerning candidates girls a chance to work. for party nominations at the pri During the first two weeks ot mary. April, Coos Bay shipments ot lum May 14— Last day on which any ber to San Francisco aggregated candidate who has filed his nom 6,000,000 inating petition, and who has re The Nyssa cheese factory on the moved from his electoral district Snake river in March made 12,233 before the day of the primary, may pounds of cheese. have his name withdrawn by filing Au $8000 meat packing plant is a written statement with the secre being erected at Burns. tary of state or county -clerk with The Caltfornia-Oregon Power Co. whom he filed his petition; also is seeking franchises in Douglas last day on which any nomination vacated by death or removal of the county. Portland auditorium plans have candidate may be filed by the com been rejected by the commissioners mittee given jurisdiction to do so and local architects have been em by its political party or by law. May 15— Primary election day ployed and a building all made in Polls open at 8 a. m., close at 8 p , Oregon may be the result. at their discretion ejection judges Washington population 1,250,000 may adjourn for an hour at 1 p. m. Oregon 700,000. What’s matter? Between the primary and the Labor Commissioner Hoff de geneal election, which falls on No clares that under Qie decision ot the vember 3, is a period ot 172 days, Supreme Court certain laborers at or a little more than five and a half state institutions must come under months. Some of the important the eight hour law, it the stale has dates to be remembered in connec to borrow money to pay them. tion with the genera] election art: D. L- Harden of Eugene has in May 20-—Day on which, by ad vented a drinking fountain for vice of the attorney general, county homes and schools that will be man clerks shall open registration for ufactured there. further registration for the general A large ice manufacturing plant election. Persons who have regis has been completed and is ready for tered prior to the primary do not business at Bend. have to register for the general elec Astoria continues its campaign tion. July 2 —Last day on which initia for the use of wood block paving. Andy Matson, a Portland long tive petitions may be filed with sec retary of state. shoreman, is contesting the labor July 1 1 - Last day for filing at- vote with O. P. Hoff lor Factory guments with secretary of sti te in Inspector. favor ol any measure, Elmer Dover of the Oregon Pow July 21— Last da.v for filing argu er Co. says with cheap power the ments with secretary ot state against three Pacific Coast states will have any measure. seven million population by 1920. September 9 - Registration books Fewer game laws, fewer boards close. aud commissions, and less interfer September 23— R e g i s t r a t io n ence with industries, and more cap books re-open. ital invested in manufacturing en October 15— Registration books terprises, is the line of development close tor general election. now advocated by the people of October 24— Latest date on which Oregon. secretary of state shall complete May 15, Marion and Clackamas mailing pamphlet containing all counties vote on good roads bond issues that will cause about a mil measures to be voted on at general electiou, with arguments lor and lion and a halt to be expended for against each, to every voter. labor on highways it the election November 3— General Election. carry. Polls open at 8 a. m and remain A new Christian church has been open until 8 p. m. dedicated at North Bend. Bertha M. Clay The Vancouver bridge across the Columbia is to be on the draw or Poor Bertha’s gone to glory, she bascule plan to let the largest sail died a month ago; no more she'll ing vessels through, and is to be write the story of heartache, love and woe, the story sweet and tender built of Oregon fabricated steel. of maids and wedding rings; for Labor union and closed shop pol d o w in realms of splendor she’s try. icies on the Portland water front ing out her wings. I thought she are driving shipping more and was a maiden with old-style cork more to Puget Sound on account of screw curls, with beads and earrings high cost of loading and unloading laden, like other ancient girls; but now the truth is printed since Ber vessels. tha home was called; her nose was The Springfield cement block fac crimson tinted, and she was slight ly bald! Upon her face and body tory is working a larger force. high life had left its scars, for Ber The Eugene street car system is tha liked her toddy and Bertha to be equipped with $40,000 pay- smoked cigars! On earth do human gazer beheld her in a gown, she as-you-enter cars. used a safety razor to keep her The grange in many parts of the whiskers down. With other mild state is refusing to support the eight carousers she liked a quiet game, REFUSE "T A IN TE D MONEY” hour laws and other propositions and Bertha’s chums wore trousers « - • Panama-Pacific Exposition during emanating from Labor unions. For and Bertha did the same This "Take back your gold” is the the latter part of the month when the past ten years the two bodies novelist of promise pursued deceitful For Deep Sea Fishing practical meaning of the refusal by plan; her given name was Thomas 1 the Rose Festival Queen and her have worked together. Congress to use $250^x30 of tunds — and Bertha was a man! With maids visit Ban Francisco. The which the Rockefeller Foundation Bandon will have a quarter mil Merchants and farmers plead the this fact as a starter we will not has offered. As a result the govern-, lion dollar fishing industry this fall pole is of Douglas fir, 246 feet long, right of their sons to learn trades show surprise on learning that Nick ment itself will vote that amount j if the plans ot John Nielson and as 5 ]/2 feef at the but and weighs 93,- I from which they are shut out by Carter is grandma in disguise!— j the apprentice ruling of the mini Walt Mason. tor certain investigations in carrying sociates are successful. Mr. Nielson 000 pounds.