T
T he C oquille H erald
VOL. 33.
NO. 34
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1915.
CITY DIRECTORY
Fraternal and Benevolent Order
A
P, & A. M. — Regular meeting of
. Chadwick Lodge No. (¡8 A. F. & A.
M. at Masonic Hall, every Samrday
night in each month on or before the
full moon.
L. A. L ilijkuviht , W. M.
K. H. M ast , Secretary.
PER YEAR $1.50
Millions Visit World’s Great Panama=Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco
ALL RECORDS FOR ATTENDANCE BROKEN BY MARVEL EXPOSITION CITY A T THE GOLDEN GATE.
BEE
8.— Reguiar meeting of Ileulah
O K. . Chapter
No. II, second and fonrtn
Friday evenings of each month, in Ma­
sonic Hall.
K mma L ilijeiivist , W. M.
A nna L awrence bee.,
l.oilge No. 53,1. 0.
I . t). O. O. F\, F .—Coquille
meets every baturday night
n Odd Fellows flail.
H. B. Moo kk , N. G.
J. 8 . LAWRENCE, 8 e c .
MIK KEBKK H LODGE. No. 20
M
I. O. O. K., meets every second and
fourth Wednesday nights In Odd Fellows
a
Hall.
a
E lda A nderson , N. G,
A nnie L awkknok , Sec.
A 'O Q U IL I E ENCAMPMENT, N o . 25
G / 1. O . O . t'., met !«....•* I i r s t u i d t hi rd
rimrsday nights in Odd Fellows Hall.
J. 8. B arton , 0 . ’ .
J. S .L awrence , Sec.
n i g h t s o f p y t h i a >*.—Lycurgus
Lodge No. 72, meets Tuesday niglits
in W. O. W. Hall.
It. It. W atson , K K. S.
O. A. M intonyb , C. C.
K
MVT H1 AN SISTERS— Justus Temple
l No. 35, meets llrst and Third Mon­
day nights in W. O. W. Hall.
M is. G e ik ok D a v i s , M. E. C.
M r s . F red L ine g ar , K. of R
r j ED MEN—Coauille Tribe No. 4fl, 1.
I v O. R. M., meets every F’ riday niglit
i n W. O. W. flail.
J. 8. B arton , Sachem.
A. 1*. M H.I.EH, C. of R.
W. A. —Regular meetings of Bea-
. ver Gamp No. 10,550 in M. W. A.
Hall, Front stree», lirst and third Sat­
urdays in each month.
M
C. D. H udson , Consul.
L. H. I rv in e , Clerk.
meeting of Laurel
R N. . A. amp -Regular
No. 2972 at M. W. A . Hall,
Front, street, second and fourth Tues­
day n ghts in each month.
M ar y K e r n , Oracle.
L aura B randon , Rec.
w.
O. W .— Myrtle amp No. 197,
meets every Wednesday at 7 ¡30
, at W. O. W . Hall.
Lee Currie, C. C.
J ohn L eneve , Sec.'
¥,•>VENINGTIDE CIRCLE No. 214,
1—r meets second and fourth Monday
niglits in W . O. W. Hall.
A nnie B urkholder , G.N.
M arv A. P ierce , Clerk.
r?A R M E R S UNION.— Regular meet-
ingB second and fourth Saturdays in
each month in W. O. W. Hall.
F' rank B urkholder , Pres.
,
O. A. M intonyk . Sec.
a
r a t e r n a l a i d no . 398, meets the
second and fourth Thursdays each
month at W. O. W , Hail.
M bb . C has . E vland , Pres. •
M rs . L ora H arrington , Sec.
F
Educational Orqanizations and Clubs
S SI ml v Club.— Meets 2:30
W OMAN’
p. m. at city library every second
and fourtli Monday.
H arriet A. L ongston , Pres.
F rances E. E pperson , Sec.
pOllUIM .E
EDUCATIONAL
L / LEAGUE—Meets monthly at the
High School Building during the school
year for the purpose ol discussing edu­
cational topicB.
B irdie 3 keels , Pies.
E dna H aklockkr , Sec.
K
O K EEL KLUB—A business men’ s
social organization. Hall in Laird’ s
building. Second street.
L J. C ary , Pres.
•
W . C. E ndicott , Sec.
VAST CROWD GATHERED BEFORE THE HUGE TOWER OF JEWELS.
HIS remarkable panoramic pno-
tograph shows part of the
vast crowd that gathered on
the opening day of the Expo­
sition, Saturday, Feb. 20. The crowd
was not only the greatest ever brought
together lu the west, but iu vastness
it broke all previous exposition attend­
T
ance records. The grounds were | minutes. There were no accidents,
thronged with visitors from every part j The photograph above shows, on the
of the globe, and the big attendance left, the Italian towers guarding the
still continues.
The opening day j entrance to the_ Court o f I’alms. next
crowd was remarkably peaceful, and the Palace o f Varied Industries and in
no arrests were made by the Exposi­ the center and on the right the huge
tion guards or military during the day, i grand stand built before the Tower of
and but one child was lost, and it was | Jewels. Here Secretary of the Interior
returned to its mother within fifteen j Franklin K. Lane, acting in l>ehalf of
AS THE REPUBLICANS SEE IT
into the courts.
Furthermore, even if the principle
of discrimination had not been
Usual Blunders of Democra­ questioned by the Attorney General
tic Administration
the provision was so clumsily draft­
ed that three different interpreta­
One of the classic blunde.s of Ibe tions have been placed upon it.
present administration is now be­ Counsel for the importers claimed
fore the Court of Customs Appeals, one interpretation, government at­
and a decision is looked for at an torneys claimed another, and the
early date.
Board of General Appraisers fur-
The Court is expected to inter­ nished a third different from all.
pret the meaning of the provision
During the debate in Congress
in the Underwood tariff bill pro­ on this provision, Republican mem­
posing to give a five per cent dis­ bers repeatedly warned the Demo­
count in customs duties on mer­ crats that, quite apart from its pol­
chandise imported in A m erican ves- : icy, its phraseology was meaning­
sels. Thus far that clause has failed j less and should be corrected to be­
in its purpose, just as the tariff j come effective.
measure of which it is a part failed j It was so much breath wasted.
to piovide adequate revenue. En-| The majority stubbornly refused to
acted October 13, 1913, it tailed on j accept either caution, suggestion or
its first test, and that test applied, j amendment. The result has been
too, by the then Attorney General j that this very important clause has
less than thirty days after the bill thus far proven mere useless verb­
iage, except to cause litigation and
was sigued.
About
No sooner had the tariff bill been expense to all concerned.
presented to the Secretary ot the the only purpose it has served is to
Treasury for administration than a emphasize the fact that the ineffic­
doubt arose in his mind as to the ient methods of Democratic legisla­
validity ol the five per cent discount tor have made it impossible for
provision. He appealed for advice them to put even their own ideas
to Attorney General McReynolds, into effect.
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who is now on the Supreme Court
bench
The provision was pro Julius Kruttschnitt
Writes Frank R. Walsh
n lunced inoperative.
Transportation Facilities
‘‘The five per cent discount to
'R A IN S —Leave, south bound 8:10 a. American vessels cannot be given,”
President William Sproule of the
m. and 2:40 p. m. North bound
Southern
Pacific Company recently
is
the
language
of
the
Attorney
j
9 :20 a. m. and 4:20 p. m.
made public the contents of a letter
General
quoted
by
the
Secretary,
OATS—Six boRts plying on the Co­
quille river afford ample aocorumo- ‘ ‘ without impairing stipulations of written to Hon Frank P. Walsh,
dation Inr carrying freight and passen existing treaties between the United Chairman of the U S. Commission
gers to Bandon and way points. Boats
eave at 7 ¡30, 8 ¡30, 9 ¡20 and 9 ¡30 a. m. States and various other powers, on Industrial relations, by Julius
and at 1 ¡00, 3 ¡30 and 4 ¡45 p. m.
and consequently the subsection is Kruttschnitt, chairman of the ex­
PAGE—J. L. Laird, proprietor. De- inopetative."
ecutive committee, in which Mr.
O parts 6:3 0 p. m. for Koeeburg via
Acting on this opinion the Sec­ Kruttschnitt explains and amplifies
Myrtle Point,carrving the United States
mail and pisengerB.
__ retary of the Treasury issued an his answer to the question as to
t j USTOFFTOF:.—A. F. Linegar, |«ist- order to customs collectors to make what could be done to settle labor
L
master. The mails close as follow s: no allowance ol discount on duties disputes and maintain industrial
Myrtle Point 7 ¡40 a.m . 5:20, 2:36 p.m.
peace in the future.
Marshfield 9:00 a. m. and 4:15^ p. m. under this provision.
Bandon, way points, 8:46 a m. Norway j
In this letter, written under the
Importers who had relied on the
and Aragol2:55 p.m. Eastern mail 5:20
p. m. Eastern mail arrives 7:30 a. m. law appealed to the Board of Gen- ; date of April 14, Mr. Kruttschnitt
eral Appraisers. Their ruling re­ suggests that the usefulness of the
City and Countv O fficers
sulted in futher confusion and nei­ Newlands Act— providing media­
Mayor................................A. T. Morrison ther side was satisfied, the case was j tion, arbitration and conciliation in
R ecorder.......................... J. S. Lawrence
Treasurer................................R. H. Mast taken to the Court of Customs Ap-' controversies between certain em­
FIngineer....................... P. M. Hall-Lewis peals, more thin a vear after the ployers and employes— could be
Marshal ................................ A. P. Miller
law had passed
greatly increased if it were made to
Night Marshal................................... Oscar WicRham
Water Superintendent S. V. Ep|i«rson
The Democratic Committee re - 1 apply to all railway employes en­
Fire Oliie;................................W. C. Chase
Councilmen—Jesse Byers, C. T. SkeelB port on the five per cent provision gaged iu the interstate business ol
C. I. Kime, Ned C.Kelley, W . Ii. Ly­ defined it as “ a discrimination in the employer, instead of employes
ons, O. O. Sanford. Regular meetinga
first and third Mondays each month. favor of American shippers, dessgn- I engaged iu train service or train
ed to build up our merchant marine operation only; and, futher more,
Justice of the Peace ...... J. J. Stanley
Constable...........................Ned C. Kelley and keep at borne millions ot dol­ that the Board of Mediation and
lars dow being paid to foreign ves Conciliation should be co-ordinated
County Judge................... James Watson
Commissioners—W. T. Dement, Geo. J. sets to carry our products to foreign with or subordinated to the Inter­
Armstrong
markets.”
state Commerce Commission so that
Clerk
........................ Robt. Watson
Yet,
although
they
fully
realized
the same authority responsible for
Sheriff ....................Alfred Johnson. Jr.
Treasurer......................... T. M. Dimmick the tremendous importance of this increasing expenses of the carriers
Assessor
.............................. T. J. Thrift
School Supt........Raymond
E. Baker measure which they said involved j should at the same time incur a cor­
Surveyor..........................C. F. McCullock millions of dollars, they lacked the responding responsibility for pro­
Coroner
. *
... F. FI. Wilson
Health Officer
Dr. Walter Culin foresight to consult their own At­ viding revenue to meet the expen­
torney General as to the possibili­ ditures.
He cites the Canadian
ties of enacting it into a law. They Industrial Disputes Investigation
Societies will get the very best
had a vague idea of what they Act, which has worked well because
PR I N T I N G
wanted, adopted a vague method of it makes an appeal to ■» mediation
trying to secure it, and by careless board compulsory and enjoins strikes
at the office of Coquille Herald
guess work threw the whole matter
(Continued on Page 2 )
OM M ERCIAL CLUB— L eo J. C ary
c President; L. H. HAZARD.Secrotary
I
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ARE YOU GOING TO VISIT THE HUGE EXPOSITION!
President Wilson; President Charles C. streets o f the city and Into the Exposi­
Moore of the Panama-Pacific Interna­ tion grounds through the Scott street
tional Exposition, Ur. Frederick J. V. entrance to the grand stand. At the
Skiff, director in chief, accompanied ¡time this photograph was taken Lin-
by the thirty Exposition directors, wel­ ■ coin Peachey, aviator, had just appear-
comed the vast throng that assembled | ed above the horizon in his flying ma-
in Van Ness avenue and its Literal | chine, and the throng was awaiting
streets and, headed by Mayor James ; Mr. Peachey’s approach to circle the
Rolph, Jr., walked on foot through the huge Tower of Jewels.
Since the opening day the Exposi­
tion has been crowded with visitors
from all part* o f the world. Low rail­
road rates, the sunny skies of Califor­
nia and the opportunity to see the won­
derful displays o f the forty-two na­
tions that are participating in the Ex­
position are drawing thousands to tha
Exposition city at the Golden Gate.
| the vicinity not being in sight.
STATE INDUSTRIAL RLVIEW
eastern side is the town-;
THINGS SEEN AT POWERS 1 site On of ihe Powers,
recently opened by
Compiled by State Bureau of
Railroad Trip to the New Metropolis of Southern Coos an the Smith-Powers Co. Here a de­
Industries and Statistics
pot has been built and a dozen or j
Interesting One for the Sight-Seer
If "See America First” is a good
motto for Americans who contein
plate visiting Europe, then “ See
Powers First” ought to be a good
one tor Coos county people who
want some place to go. A trip over
the line from Myrtle Point to Pow­
ers, built by the Smith-Powers peo­
ple ostensibly for a logging road, is
most interesting to one w h o has
never visited that part of the county.
Leaving Myrtle Point, the line
runs through the broad and fertile
valley of the Coquille, than which
no prettier dairy country lies out of
door. Perhaps from the strictly
artistic standpoint this may not be
true, for there are no picturesque
vine-covered cottages, Dor are there
any rambling stone fences encum­
bering the ground, furnishing a
breeding place tor romance and rats.
But the valley is wide and level,
the land, except where newly
plowed, is green with the freshly
growing grass, the river and small
streams leading into it are fringed
with a growth of bushes verdant
with the spring foliage, and the
hills on either side are also clothed
with the tints of spring.
Later in
the season, perhaps, it will be a case
ol "russet brown are the verdant
hills,” but now they are good to
the eye.
A view here impressed one
anew with the (act that this beau­
tiful valley is destined to some day
support a population many times
Perhaps
larger than the present,
half of the tillable valley laud be-
tween Myrtle Po nt and Warner is
cleared; the rest is in the wild state,
Of that which is cleared even the
lavman can see that none is being
worked to its capacity. The farms
are large and the homes are far
apart.
With intensified farming
twice as many families could make
a good living on the land which is
now in a sense under cultivation,
and without going in fot intensifi­
cation very strenuously, either.
There is one matter on which
the people of this part of the valley
ought to be most highly compli­
mented, and that is on the appear­
ances ot their roads. As observed
from the tr;.in, the road skirting the
eastern edge of the valley is laid
out with real engineering skill,
winding along on a nearly level
grade, well graded, well drained
and coated with a thickness of gra­
vel that makes it a real wiater road.
Even after a week or ten days of
rainy weather which put all the
dirt roads of the county into a bad
condition, this road looked dry and
smooth wherever seen, and it is
evident that the road money of
so of small cabins strung along the :
North Plains will erect a $4500
track for workmen.
Aside from
those districts has not been“ wasted” these there are no residences in schuol house.
and that the people are getting the sight. This is speaking from the
St. Johns drydock is to be equip­
benefit of proper road construction condition on Sunday May 2nd, ped with wings.
It is said that the gravel used there and at that time the Lockhart, Florence will vote on $10,000 on
is hard and that after lying on the Parsons Drug Co. were occupying street bond issue.
road a year it cements together and their ouildiug, sti'l unpainted; a
Cottage Grove creamery paid out
makes a solid road bed. In this it large two-story building not yet
$15,000 last year.
seems that the people of the south completed bore the sign of "G a g ­
Albers Bros , Portland, will add
fork have the advantage of any non’s Restaurant” and was evident­
two stories to dock.
other part ot the county.
ly prepared to feed the excursionists
Oregon City— large addition will
Above Warner the valley bottom who had invaded the place; and
be
built to high school.
land comes to an end and the river two other business buildings had
Pendleton will issue $40,000 more
runs through a canyon The rail­ been started. Several more were
road climbs to a higher level and is ¡n contemplation, and it is evident bonds on its water sysiem.
graded along the shoulder of the ! that the town of Powers is in tor
Jitney traffic Eugene to Spring-
hills. One considerable area ol level rapid growth.
field killed by license ordinance.
land is passed, and this is a bench
Oregon City— Work rebuilding
Perhaps the most impressive fea­
h i g h above the river, where ture about the new town is the utter locks and canal to begin at once.
the soil looks rich and fertile. absence of any disposition on the
Eugene merchants all sign up to
The hills present a far different part of the Smith-Powers people to handle product of local broom fac­
appearance from those nearer the "hog things.” While they are in a tory.
coast
They are more precipi­ position to open company stores
Oregon City finally adopts bittt-
tous and rocky, the timber is scrub­ and commissaries and oblige their
lithic type of paving for Front
by and scattering, and there are employes to trade with them, they
Street.
large areas of bald hills Even after are leaving all commercial lines
May 10, Moon-Williams sawmill,
the region where logging had been open to any one who wishes to en­
done is reached the timber looks gage in them, selling ibe lots and Grants Pass, starts cutting 35,000
very scattering, and an old Coos leaving everything open and free per day.
Portland Gas and Coke Co. will
Bay logger would not have given a for ail. This will result in the
expend
$too,ooo on East side im­
second thought to all the timber building of a real town at Powers,
in sight
It is evident that the ; an{j those who want to be able to provements.
Willamette Valley Southern to be
substitution of the donkey for the jay that ‘.hey were "at Powers when
ox, and the rail for the skid road the town started" will have to hur- extended from Mt. Angel to Salem
has revolutionized the lumbering ry up. In any case the trip to the this summer.
business since the days when only new town site is an interesting one
Klamath Manufacturing Co. gets
heavy timber within a mile of watei and well worth taking.
12,000,000 feet lumber and box
was considered available.
shook order.
The heavy steel with which the
A Coming Treat
Interstate Commerce Commission
road is being relaid has not yet
authorizes S. P. Co. to operate Pa­
reached Powers, and the big engine
The general impression is that cific Mail steamers.
does not yet go to that point, smal- tire coming of Sofie Hammer, who
Garden Home fight for a 5-cent
ler engines bring lighter trains to a is scheduled to appear here in song fare to Portland still going on.
point several miles this side, where recital on May 12th under the aus­ Fare now 30c except to commuters.
the long trains are made up for the pices of the Library Association
Riverside and Juntura are rapid­
trip to the mills at Marshfield,
means a real treat for the lovers of
ly growing towns on the extension
At Powers, the valley, or rather vocal music.
The press notices
of the O. W. R. & N. into Harney
the table laud, opeDS out and a from Seattle and other coast points
county.
broad and level area is spread on where she has appeared, one ot
Portland Railway Light & Pow­
both sides ol the river. On the which appeared on the first page of
er
Co. will sell $1,250,000 prelerred
west side and on what was the last issue, indicate that her singing
stock
to make some necessary im­
Wagner ranch will be the center of is calculated to please not only the
the industrial activities ot the Smith cultivated musician but the popular provements.
Owing to unlicensed jitney com­
Powers Logging Co., and it is said taste as well. All agree that her
that enough timber is available personality is charming, as can well petition Salem street car service
from this point to last for 50 years be believed alter seeing her portrait, must be reduced or one-man car
Here the company will put in five and she seems to have taken her service put on.
side tracks half a mile in length, hearers by storm wherever she has
Dorenbecher Manufacturing Co.,
and their shops etc. will be located appeared. A large sale of tickets is Portland, adds $50,000 building.
here. The business development of reported from Marshfield, even this This firm estimates production for
the new place has been mainly con-I far in advance of her coming, and 1915 at $1,000,000.
fined to this side of the river, pend- the Herald predicts that the Co-
Baker— Initiative petitions for
ing the opening of the town site on quille people who do not get their
$50,000 bond issue to extend elec­
the eastern side. Several bnsincss seats in advance run the chance of
tric lighting plant tound defective
bouses have opened up, including finding “ standing room only” left
and no election will be held.
W. A. Darling's shop where be for their accommodation
Willamette locks and canal at
carries several lines besides his
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meat business. The “ residence sec ! McMinnville telephone company Oregon City transferred to U. S.
tion” is hard to find, consisting, s o 1 asks Public Utilitv Commission to Government April 26 and check for
far as visible, mainly of some small raise rales and fix tolls. The sys- $375,000 paid over to President
shacks, teuts and hall-teDts here j tem is swamped with free service Griffith of Portland Railway, Light
& Power Co.
and there, the logging camps of on mutual exchanges.