T he C oquille H erald
VOL. 33,
NO. 14
CITY D IR E C TO R Y FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1914.
methods foi killing our fellow men.
PER YEAR $1.50
STATE INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
ed” or 32o-acre homesteads. Desig
nations under this law approved by
Fraternal and Benevolent O r d e r s
him cover 33.453-°55 acres.
Congress has been staring at the
Events of Interest Reported
The extract from the Secretary’s Compiled by Slate Bureau o f
F. & A. M .—Regular meeting of
two conjuriug words: “ Rural Cred
For The Herald
• Chadwick Lodge No. 08 A. F. & A.
Industries and Statistics
:
report
contains a series of maps of
il’ ’ for uearly a hall dozen years,
M.. at Masonic Hall, every Saturday
At
the
convention
of
assessors
In
Lincoln
county,
the
assessor
said,
twelve
public-land
States
showing
night in each month on or before the
.
I and there have been many bills and
Salem will erect a $20,000 school
full moon.
D. I>. P la n t W. M.
plenty ol speeches covering the sub- held in Portland, several county as- “ the estblishment of a good dairy jn graphic form (1) the areas witb-
R. H. M a s t , Secretary.
house.
t h k “ f i x e r s ' r e t u r n t o w o r k ject.
The trouble has always been aesors reported that they were as farm and herd benefits the entire drawn trom (2) the areas restored
E. 8.—Reguiar meeting of Beulah
to entry, (3) the designations under
Scio gets a new drygoods and
Battle scarred heroes of the re- that only the author of the bill, or sessing land that could be cultivated community.”
• Chapter No. 0, second and fourth
The assessor of Multnomah has the enlarged-homestead law, and clothing store.
Friday evenings of each month, in Ma cent elections have returned to the the man who delivered the speech but is not tnaoe use of to its reason
sonic Hall.
National Capitol, and standing on could be made to believe in hisrem able possibilities, as "tillable” in stricken from the rolls all “ residen (4) land taken up by settlers. Thus,
M ary A. P ikkck , W. M.
Mill City Odd Fellows have ded
A nna L awrknck Sec.,
the banks of the Potomac, the de edy. Every man in Congress who stead of, as heretofore, "non till- ces” , “ sheds and shacks” ,— the as for example, the map of Montana icated a new ball
able ”
Iti Wasco county 30,000 sessed value of which is estimated shows the total area for the State,
T O. O. F .—Coquille Lodge No. 53, i. O. feated are no doubt jarred by the has farmers in bis constituency is a
A steel bridge is to span the
93,000,000 acres; lands restored to
1 . O. F., meets every Saturday night song of the River, realizing as they champion oi "rural credits," but acres-have been thus raised in class to be worth less than $100. •
Umatilla
river at Mission.
n Odd Fellows Hall.
ification,
and
thereby
$450,000
add
entry after examination, 3.171,558
IN OTHER STATES THAN OURS
must the prophecy iu the lines: while the woids are a sweet mouth
C. H. C ucavkm , N. G.
ed
to
the
assessment
rolls
hereto
J. 8. L awkbn ck , 8ec.
Domestic
science will fie taught
California has abolished the poll j acres¡ lauds designated under the ^
"Men may come and men may go, ful, yet it is very doubtful whether
fore escaping taxation, to the tax, thus relieving assessors of a j enlarged-homestead law, 11.022,854 *n the Astoria bigo schjol
but
I
go
on
forever.”
The
elated
there
are
many
real
ideas
as
to
how
a m i e r k b e k a h l o d g e , No. 20
Other disagreeable task.
acres; and lands enter« by settlers,
I. O. O. F., meets every second and victors of the recent contest will all it is to be done. Secretary McAdoo relief of the land users.
Eugeue sold $34,000 bilulitbic
fourth VVe<ln»*sday nights in Odd Fellows
counties
have
received
similar
ben
7,4:7,291 seres The other States paving bonds at a premium.
in time lay down their burdens, but started in to fix up finances for the
Hall.
E mil y H eks ky , N. G,
North Dakota bas passed a meas
in which public-land activities have
A nmic L awrknck , Sec.
the stream of political tile flows con- southern cotton growers, and while fits
ure allowing classification of proper
Clatsop gives Pacific Power &
The assessor of Klamath is try ty tor taxation purposes. It joins been large and which are discussed
stautlv
ou
and
the
waters
are
clear-1
most
of
the
men
from
the
south
are
C 'O Q U IL L E ENCAMPMENT, No. 25
v-r I. O. O. K., meats tile first and third er than they were in the time oi too notoriously polite to say what ing to make the actual settler feel a Canadian province which makes by the Secretary are Utah, Wyom- LiKht Co a fi'D’ year franchise.
Thursday nights in Odd Fellows Hall.
The Granite Hill minenear Grants
Lincoln, or Jefferson, or Washing- tbev think ol the Secretary’s inter glad that he has improved another such classification and does not tax ing, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho,
J. S. B arton , C. ? .
J . S. L awrence , Sec.
ton, because the ways and designs ference, yet in private they will all forty-acre tract, by being liberal in improvements. Perhaps No. Da Washington.Oregon,North Dakota, Past will install a Cyanide plant.
Arizona, California and Nevada.
n i g h t s o f p y t h i a * .—Lycurgus of government have become plainer tonfide that “ he didn’ t help by but his interpretation of the law as to kota will follow suit.
Baker county levy same as last
---- ■ » «#» .— — ■—
laxlge No. 72, meets Tuesday niglita and better as the years have passed. ting in.”
No law or direction of assessments on improvements and
year
on a $600,000 less valuation.
Alberta
bas
placed
a
special
sur
in W. O. W. Hall
Some Red Cross Seal Figures
R. K. W atso n , K R. S.
tax on idle and unused land,
The President has delivered his the federal government has ever in live stock
Gov.
Withycombe says down
O. A. M i nto ny b . C. C.
Assessor Reed of Multnomah amounting to about $10 per quarter
message and the two Houses of fluenced a good banker to change
state appropriations and keep down
Few
people
have
any
conctption
I jY T I t lA N SISTERS—Justus Temple Congress have started in again at the character of bis loans, and in county thinks much of the farm section.
Its operation will be
ol the magnitude of th* Red Cross taxes.
l No. 35, meets first and Third Mon
iheir tasks The Democrats enthu- the rural credit plans before Con- machinery in the agricultural dis watched with interest.
day niglita in W. 0 . W. Hall.
Christmas Seal Campaign. Here
Albauy business men and fruit
M bs . G kouue D a v i s , M. E. C. siasticalls predict that the coming Bress
lawmakers up to date tricts “just ju n k ," when it comes to
Houston, Texas, continues to are a few figures that will show
M r s . F rkd L inkoa k , K. of R
growers will build a cooperative
months will be fruitful of many big h®ve gotten no farther than to find taxes. He lets the man off lightly prosper, according to literature sent
what a gigantic movement this is. cannery.
ED MEN—Ooquille Tribe No. 46, 1.
reforms, while the Republicans dis some sort of way by which “ some who has a few tools io use.
out by leading citizens, under pe Already 115,000,000 seals have been
O. R. M., meets every Friday night
one
else”
may
loan
money
on
crops
Portland Commercial Club and
sent, and skeptically declare that
Some assessors do not assess mort culiar assessment methods of Assess
in W. O. W. Hall.
printed, and practically that entire
J. S. B arton , Sachem.
Chamber of Commerce want to con
the plans of the majority are all vis or land just a little differently from gages, because thereby money is en or J. J Pastoriza, who places all
A. P. M il l e r , C. of R.
number distributed to agents in al
solidate.
ionary. But who’ ll blame them for what it is done today. Congress couraged to come into the county improvements on the rolls at 25 per
W. A. —Regular meetings ol Bea-
most every State of the Union.
has
sent
several
delegations
of
jun
from the outside. By exercising his cent of their true value, land at 70
• -ver Gamp No. 10,550 in M. W . A. being displeased?
Engineers ask CoDgress for $t,-
Hall, Front stree», first and third Sat
keters to Europe to study foreign discretion along these lines the as per cent, and who refuses to assess Probably 15,000,000 more will be
750,000 to complete work at mouth
The menfbers show that they
needed.
Advertising
circulars,
post
urdays in each month.
methods, and the verdict has always sessor of Multnomah county has en household furniture, money mort
C. D. H udson , onsu 1.
have been freshened up by several
ers, cards, etc., to the number of of Columbia.
L l H. I rv i n e , le rk.
been adverse to the Enropean plan, abled Portland banks to lend money gages, notes and accounts at all.
weeks "rubbing elbows” with the
several million have also been dis
The declining wool industry is
which provides about the same sort iu competition with San Francisco
N. A.— Regular meeting of Laurel
The people of Denver, Colorado, tributed. It is estimated that the
to be promoted with demonstrations
■ amp No. 2972 at M. W. A . _Hall, people in their home districts. Ev of help to the small farmer that ne
and Seattle Capitalists.
next spring vote ou a charter army of paid and volunteer work
Fronti street, second and fourth Tues ery man has returned with an idea
all over Oregon.
can now obtain at an ordinary hock
day n ghts in each month.
amendment to exempt improve
The
assessors
of
some
counties
re
that there is at least one thing he
M aby K e r n , Oracle.
shop by putting up his old clothes. alize that by low assessments on ments from taxation for municipal ers eugaged in selling the seals
Wild hogs are an Oregon product.
E dna K e l l e y , Ree.
wants to do, or at least one bill be
number well over 100,000. The ad
Everyone believes in "rural credits” dairy stock the farmer is encouraged. revenues
Thirty were shipped from Curry
vertising and publicity donated to
W .— Myrtle amp No. 197, wishes to have passed before the
county to Marshfield to be fattened.
meets every Wednesday at 7 :30 clock strikes the final hour on the but the man with au idea that goes
the
campaign amount to several
farther than the mortgage loans,
m. at W. O. W. Hall.
From 1900 to 1910 Oregon in
fourth of next March. The result
Lofty Colonnades of the Superb Court of the
hundred thousand dollars. Every
Lee Currie, C. C.
building and loan societies, or the
J ohn L en eve , Sec.
creased in population outside of cit
is that a sort of new spirit has come
effort
is
being
put
forth
to
sell
100,-
Four Seasons, Panama-Pacific International
operations of the local banker, has \
VKN1NGTIDK CIRCLE No. 214, into the life of the rulers of the na-
000,000 seals, or about one for every ies only 46,069, or 4,607 per year.
not yet uubosomed his plan to the
meets second and fourth Monday
Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 man, woman and child in the Unit O. W. R. <fc N. bas spent $4,300,-
•ion.
So
look
out
for
fireworks!
nights In W . O. W. Hall.
American Congress, Leading agri
O ra X . M a u r y , G . N.
ed States.
000 on its Malheur county exten
HAS AMERICA A WAR PARTY?
culturists and journalists have “ re-
M ar y A. P ierce , Clerk.
sion to the notth bank ol Harney
Everyone knows what the "W ar soluted” and declared that “ it is
ARMERS UNION.— Regular meet
The Reform School
take.
ings second and fourth Saturdays in Lords ol Europe” have accomplish easy, and should be done without
each month in W. 0 . W. Hall.
delay,”
but
the
Committees
of
Con
ed
for
their
country,
and
now
it
is
The manufacture of buckskiu
F rank B u rkh old er , Pres.
The State Reform School with
O. A. M in to n y k , Sec.
being charged that there is a thriv gress have not yet found a bill that
gloves
id Curry county has been
only 88 boys in custody on Nov tst
'RATK RN AL AID No. 398, meets the ing war party in the United States. was worth a favorable report. The
has cost $23 28 per mouth per boy broken up by a posse of game war
second and fourth Thursdays each Army and Navy officials speak man with a sane, practical way who
the past year. The appropriation dens.
mouth at W. O. W . flail.
sneeringly of the “ unpreparedness” will take a feasible bill to Washing
Mas. C h a s . K v l a n d , Pres.
The Gold Leaf mine will ope. ate
for the past two years were $73,450,
M rs . L ora I I akkinoton , Sec. of the country for war, and not ton, will be as much a savior as was
or $835 per eapita lor the biennial a five-stamp mill in the Bohemia
withstanding that two-thirds ol alt Joan of Arc when she went out and
distrist with a r2-horsepower gas
period.
Educational Organizations and Clubs
money raised by taxes to sustain | squelched the enemies ol her land
The buildings are large enough engine.
O Q 1U 1,1. E E D U O A l l o N A I, the national government goes into when they were acting a good deal
LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the
The Northwest Steel Co of Port
tor five times as many inmates and
High School Building (luring the school war preparations or pensions, we like the Mexicans ol today.
land
was lowest bidder for 8 steel
the
farm
is
one
of
the
largest
owned
year ior the purpose oi discussing edu
are told by very good authorities nuSY TIMKS FOR AMERICAN a m b a s
cational topics.
by the state The cost of adminis bridges across the Celifo canal to be
R ena a s d e h s o n , Ptes.
that “ if we trebled both our army
s a d o r s IN EUROPE
tration and management has been built at once
LLN-. MINAK i I, Sec.
and navy we should still be medio-
.
.
. . .. , .
it
_
The great war has multiplied the
$8 55 per month, about double tb.it
Annoucement by the Southern
Con-!
, r
. ,
,
T
O K EEL KLUB—A business men’ s ere as au onVrnsive power.
_
* ■
,
work of American Ambassadors. In
of other institutions.
Pacific
of construction up the coast
social organization. Hall in ca ird’ s gressraan Gardner
of Massachusetts, i
. ..
~
. . .
building, Second street.
*
,
. , ,
nearly all the European capitals the
from
Eureka
to Marshfield may be
A
few
of
the
older
boys
are
crim
who has been a successful leader in L . , , . .
- . . ,
. r
A. J. SHaawooD. P.es.
; task of looking atter the interests of
F hkd S la O i . k , S e ..
inals and might be kept at the pen made Feb. 1st.
the movement for greater armament,! .
.
,
„ . ,
. „ .. .
,
.
the natives of enemy countries has
itentiary, and Governor West s.ys
At Portland, the selection of
L.u.H a za rd ancj au organization called the S e-;,
.
. . . .
,
c .
OM MERCI AL C l . U t
-—
been placed in the hands of the re-
r d , -----
¡Secretary
President C. A. H o w a --
the rest of the boys might be better stone lor the $1,000,000 postoffice
curity League has been started off
. ..
. .
TT . , ~ a
_ ,T ,
. ,
.
1 presentatives of the United States,
off at home. From its origin this now rests between Pioneer and
in New York ostensibly tor the pur*
.
. . . . . . .
.
T í ransporiation Facilities
,,
^
. . .
and so greatly has this increased
institution has been made the foot Tenino sandstone.
pose of forcing Congressional tnqut- lhe ac(ivi,ies of ,he di ,omats thal
RAINS—Leave, south bound 8:00 a,
ball of politics.
Auditing County books by the
ry into our national defenses Pres- .. .. .
, , .
r m. ami 3 :00 fi
.
,
additional clerks and secretaries
HIS photograph faintly portrays the beauty of the arches that stand be
During the past few yeaes a re State Board of Accountants is cost
0:40 a. m. ami 4:40 p. in.
ident Wilson has been all but at- .
,
,.
. . . .
. ...
tween the Court of the Four Seasons and the Western Venetian Court.
, have been dispatched to most of the
form movement bas tried to make ing the various counties double
While It truly presents the attractiveness of the architecture. It cuiuiot
jOATB— Six boats plying on the Co- tacked bscause he bas not “ fallen
embassies by the State Department.
improvements
but has uot been very what it did formerly.
even
hint
at
the
beanty
of
color
tones.
> q i ii ll e river afford ample accor^mo- for the crazy w ar-chatterers, and e x - ! „
...
,
. . , ,, ^
.
datum lor carrying freight and ,...ssen
-r .r ,
________________ _ | O n e o f the bus.est o f all the Am er.
The pilasters shown In this photograph are of verd antique bronze, the successful. Supt. Hale was a Y .
President
Taft
has
caught
some
ol
The manufacture of show cases
gern to Bandoli and way points. Boats
can reoresentatives is Ambassador background of Imitation Travertine la of ocher hue more than half the height M. C. A. worker ud young man of
leave at 7 :30, 8 :30, 9:20 and 9 :i0 a. m. the adverse bre because he declares
and store fixtures bas been estab
of the arch, and the upper portion Is of Pompeiian red, with touches of orange
Gerard,
on
whose
shoulders
has
and at 1:00, 3:30 amt 4:43 p. n .
the best internions but uot a profes lished on a large scale by the Wood
and copper green In the ornamentation.
tiiat “ t e principle of common sense
lalleu the task of looking after the
Inside the arches the ceilings are of cerulean blue, and bas relief I 11 white sional reform school manager.
g f A G K —J. L. Laird, proprietor. De must be used in dealing with the
craft Co. of Marshfield.
citizens of all the Allies in Germany, shows Beenes typical of the seasons. The square wall surface at the left of
p arts 5:30 VI. III. for tiuseburg via
There is a growing feeling that
Myrtle I’oint,carrying the United Slates proposed question of a larger army as well as carrying on our regular the picture shows where one of many mural paintings will be placed.
Yamhill county has appropriated
■nail and pasengere.
Looking through the arch, a ' part of the Court of the Four Seasons may this institution should be abolished
and navy.”
intercourse with the German gov- be seen. Closer Inspection shows n verse from Spenser and below It the signs unless it can be placed in the hands $15,000 for the Tillamook road
p o : •STOFF1CE.— A. F. Linegar, post-
west of Willatnina The state will
Doubtless the venerable Andrew eminent.
Recently Ambassador of the Zodiac.
of a trained expert reformatory
The world Is to be given something new In the system of courts at the
be asked for a similar amount.
Myrtls Point 8:40 a. m. and 2:35 p. in. Carnegie still has a warm spot in Gerard has been trying to mitagate
1915 Exposition, and each one Is to be a revelation In modern construction. manager who can develop the boys
Marshfield 10:15 a. in. and 4:15 p. in.
his bosom
for the steel trust which' the unfortunate conditions of Gcr- The
Miss Fern Hobs has been appoint
industrially.
Bandoo and way points,7 a m. Norway
. . . .
Exposition will onen at San Francisco on Feb. 20. 1915.
and \ragol2:45 p.in. Eastern mail 4:15|gave him his millions, and though man and British civilians held un
ed by Governor West to be a mem
a. m. Eastern mail arrives 10: p. m.
he is pictured as the ‘ greatest peace j der detention in the opposing coun Oregon’s Gain in Population Public Lands Being Settled
ber oi the Workingmen's Compen
To Register Brands
advocate in the w orld ' he declares tries. The British authorities bad
sation Commission at $3600 a year.
City and County Officers
: .
that the Fluropeau war "must be issued ’ an order virtually making
As an answer to the impression
Portland, Ore.— Ceitainly Oregon
A movement of interest to all
The Rogue River Public Service
A. T. Morrison fought to the bitter end.” Possibly prisoners of »11 Germans residing
Mayor
which
seems to exist that all the stock raisers in this state was in corporation bids on lighting Gold
has
no
reason
to
be
dissatisfied
with
J. S. Lawrence
............ R. H. Mast the DuPont tamily, I.ords of Dele- in Great Britain, although many of the progress being made in popula public lands of any value have long augurated at a meeting of the Ore Hill by offering to put in a payroll
Treasurer
ting the state, since the report re ago been taken up. Secretary Lane, gon Cattle and Horse Owners As of $600 to $t,ooo per month.
....P, M. Hall-Lewis ware, might be excused for member- them had lived there for years and
ship in the war party, and there are ! were to all intents and purposes as cently issued by the State Labor in an advance statement from bis sociation in Portland last week. It
The Chewaucan press says sever
Night Marshal
Oscar WicRham
Commissioner at Salem indicates annual report, calls attention to the is proposed to have all brands reg al hundred thousand dollars worth
Water Superintendent 8. V. Epperson a lot of others commercially interest British as the Britons themselves.
W. tri'chase
Fire Chie:
C. Chase ed who are not to be blamed be- The German government tbeatened that there are now 122,822 more fact that since March 4, 1913. set istered with the State Veterinarian
of property is awaiting action ot the
Colludimeli — D. I>. Pierce, C. T. Skeels cause they do not share the views to retaliate by imprisoning British residents in Oregon than when the tlers have made entry on nearlv 20,-
ins'ead of with the countv clerks, Desert Land Board that has been
C. I. Kime, G. O. Leach, \V. H. Ly-
Four 000,000 acres of public lands— An as heretofore, which it is said will delayed several months.
oris, O. C. Sanford. Regular meetings of tire President and his immediate citizens residing in Germany. The 1910 census was compiled.
first and third Mondays each month. predecessor, but believe that the suffering of these innocent civilians years ago there were 672,765 peo area equal to that of Connecticut,
entirely prevent duplication of
The State Fish and Game com
American pe pie should compete who h«d no part in the war, and of ple in the state, as compared with Massachusetts, New Hampshire and brands and will also make easier
Justice of the Peace ...... J. J. Stanlev
mission that collected and expended
The report New Jersey combined During the the detection of cattle thieves who
Ned C. Kelley with Great Britain in building war the families deprived of their sup- 795,587 at this time.
Constable.....................
$160,000 this year wants no change
ships, or with Germany in enforc- port are severe, as no such provi- was compiled from the enrollment same period practically as much attempt to obliterate or change ex
in the law. It sent agents on trips
County Judge
John T. Hall ing military duty from every male sions for caring for them are made and attendance figures of the school more coal and other mineral land isting brands. Another leature ol
to Europe to find new game biids.
Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J.
citizen Mr. Taft in recent address- as in the case of prisoners of war. department in each county.
of the West has been examined in the proposed bill is that it will re
Armstrong
How Oregou canneries on an
Clerk .............................. James Watson es expresses the belief that the war-- Mr. G e f r d now reports that his
The report indicates that he detail iu 40-acre tracts by the Geo quire a descriptive certificate sent
Sheriff.................................. _ W . W. Gage
eight
hour and minimum wage can
logical
Survey,
and
most
of
it
has
with all shipments ot cattle or
Treasurer........................ T. M. Dimmick ring nati ms of Europe will be efforts to bring about an exchange growth has been somewhaF’ patchy”
Assessor
..........................T. J. Thrift brought to a re.iliz lion of the ben- of these civilian prisoners have fail- throughout the state, some counties been thrown open to settlement or horses, a duplicate copy to be re compete in putting up fruit against
School Supt.............Raymond E. Baker
Some of these lands, tained by the agent making the Hawaiian pineapple produced by
Surveyor
A. N. Gould efits of arbitrat on at the end of the , ed because of the refusal of the Brit- having made remarkable advances purchase.
Coolie labor was a problem bef< re
C oron er................................F. E. Wilson present struggle, and he and Presi- ' ish government to make the ex while others have grown but little, such as those which include work shipment.
Health Officer
... Dr. Walter Gulin
the Commonwealth Congress.
dent Wilson will not agree with Mr. j change. According to the Ambas- while io several instances there ap able deposit 01 phosphate or oil, are
Wonderful
Resemblance.
The State Labor Commission col
Mult* still withdrawn pending suitable
Gardner and those other gentlemen sador’s report Germany offered to pears to have been a loss
“Tho violin resembles the human lects $21,000 for inspection of fac
who apparently believe that the les- allow every British citizen over 45 nornah county shows the largest legislation tor their disposal or use
voice."
Societies will get the very best
tories. The Workingmen's Com
son of the great struggle in Europe years of age to leave the country if gain, 50,922, while Hood River, another important activity in public
"Yes.
I notice that when my ton
PRINTING
me ns that the United States should . England would do the same and he Josephine, Morrow and Sherman land classification to which the Sec- prn< tlces. It sounds Itks the voice of pensation Commission is required
become the competitor of Europe in takes occasion to deny the news- counties show a population slightly retary calls attention is the utsig. a hr man belmt who Is suffering terri to do the same thing. These Com
at the office of Coquille Herald
bly '—Washington Star.
missions are to be consolidated.
smaller than four years ago.
‘ nation of lands for entry as "eolarg-
arranging scientific and extensive'
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