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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1916)
\ G O R IN G Two Spies “The Goddess” The Most Delightful Love Story Earle W illiam s- Anita Stewart The Ideal Handsome Lover and the Ideal Beautiful Sweetheart. N ot a jumble of stunts and thrills and hair-breadth escapes, but a picture story that will delight you all. Date R E 7V Y E 7V Y B E R Pathe Program Neal of the Ncivy Get Rich Quick Wallingford News and Comedy Scenic Every Monday Coming Later "The Iron Claw" With Pearl White In the Serial She Calls H er Best J E3 & & E 0 * E L E C T R IC IT Y Will Make Your Home So Cheerful N o t only w ill the bright glow of Iy'e trit Lights on or o ff at the twitch o f a switch add so much to the cheer o f your home, hut the many other conveniences l. rlru- S ervice brings w ill make the whole fam ily h ippy Every household task may be performed better electrically By removing all drudgery, unpleasant la and disagreeable work Electric Service brings perpetual sunshine into the home. And now comes the big opportunity to have Electric Service in YOUR home. “ Win,* Your Home” Month. March 15th to April 15th will bring you this comfort, if you will t ike advantage of Our Special Inducements for Wiring Phone us today for full particulars. Don’ t delay until the rush has started. OREGON Phone 71 POWER CO. Coquille, Ore. A nnouncem ent I J A V I N G bought tho plant o f the Co- * * quille Mill and Mercantile Com pany, the undersigned is now prepared to till all orders for any kind of LUMBER Especial attention will be paid to the local demand, and every effort will be made to supply anything needed at the shortest possible notice. Your orders are solicited. THE COLOMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY o o o o o o By ETHEL HOLMF.S ever filmed in a serial picture Fifteen Two-Reel Chapters Pro duced by the Vitagraph Co. with an All-Star Cast and Featuring Watch for the International U I Before the pan European war we Americans supposed that our affairs did not interest other powers. Since then we have awakened to the fact that every government has a spy sys tem within the territory of every other government. England, France, Italy and other powers keep secret service workers in other countries. Of all the Germans have the most perfect and extended organization. And yet some of the principal fields of the working of tlie German propaganda in America have originated with the British secret service men. While these systems may have been strengthened and enlarged since tlie opening of tlie war, there is reason to believe that they have always existed. Austria and Russia have always been watching each other on account of the persistent encroachment of the two on tlie Balkans. Some years ago two Rus sian girls, sisters, went to Vienna as spies for the czar upon the intentions of the emperor of Austria regarding schemes to carve Austrian provinces out of Balkan territory. One of these girls, Marla, obtained a position as copyist in the Austrian foreign office. The other, Vera kept house for tlie two in rooms in an apartment building. Since they wore in the pay of the Rus sian government they did not want for anything. Maria was under the orders of Cas par Grout ha 11, a man who conducted one of the bureaus of the department in which she worked. He was a hand some and otherwise attractive man. an<l when he made love to her she re ciprocated. When they were not en gaged in tho office he took her out to the gardens and other places of amuse ment and by his kindness gradually won her heart. It was not long before Grenthall pro posed marriage to Maria. Though she loved him, she hesitated to accept him. Indeed, liis being a spy complicated the affair, making her very unhappy. Then suddenly Maria received a shock. One day when she was at work a girl' occupying a desk beside her slipped a lilt of paper among those be fore her. Maria unfolded it and read that she was suspected of purloining a certain document that had passed through her hands. Grenthall had won her in order to find out if she were stealing such documents. Her room would ho searched that evening. Maria was not only disturbed at dis covering that Grenthall had deceived her. but In terror at the suspicion that existed against her. Either her life or a long imprisonment would pay the penalty. As soon ns office hours were over she went to her room and told her sister what Imd occurred. She had stolen the paper in question, and it was concealed in their apartment. Taking it from hs hiding place, she was thinking what to do with it when there was a sound of persons coming ip) the stairs without. She had only time lo thrust the paper into her bosom when tlie door was thrown open and in walked Grenthall. accompanied by several men. lie made no apology for liis entrance or for having played the spy upon Maria. He and liis men began a search of the rooms. Evidently he had expected to sur prise Maria and, if the missing paper was in her possession, to find it con cealed/in her apartments. Not finding it after a thorough search, it occurred to him that it might he on her person. Ho sent one of tlie men with him for a woman to make the search. When she arrived he told her to find out whether Maria had the paper. Maria, when the man who had won her heart to betray her entered, gave him a look of anger, then, when the searching began, fell upon her sister’s neck, sobbing piteously. While the two women were clas{>ed in each oth er’s arms, their bosoms close up against each other, Vera contrived to take tho paper from her sister’s bosom and slip it into her own. Maria was tlie one suspected, hut it was not to lie expected that Vera would I»♦ • lot off without examination. Be lieving that she would lie searched, she cast about for some means of get ting rid of the paper. She started to leave tlie apartment, but Grenthall or dered her back. When the woman came she made the search in one of the bedrooms, the men remaining else where. Vera was with her sister. Maria was required to take off her clothes, which were carefully exam hied by the searcher and laid upon a table. While her back was turned Vera contrived to slip tlie paper into a pocket o f one of the garments that had been examined. Her sister saw her do this, and hope sprang up within her. When the search was finished and nothing found the result was reported to Grcnthnll. Having done all lie could fn the matter, he withdrew his as sistants and went away while Maria was dressing. The paper was a valuable one for the ’ ussinn government, and the sisters were anxious to save it. That night Vera, dressed as n boy, stepped out of the apartment and gained a lower suit without being noticed. The next morn ing, though a watch had been estab lished. she got to the street and away w ithout being recognized. Maria went to tlie foreign office, but was dis charged. Had it been known instead of suspected that she was guilty she would have been arrested. Vera succeeded in reaching Russia with the paper and was paid a large price for it. Her sister finally rejoined her there. Will Be Dedicated on June 7 o o With Appropriate Ceremonies. o o GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT. o o Road Skirts tho Columbia River For a Distance of 150 Miles and Crosses the Cascade Mountains, Opening Up a Vast Territory to the East of the Range. When Portland, Ore., fires tlie gun that will witness the opening of tlie tenth annual rose festival, June 7, It ; will also be the signal for the world | wide dedication of the famous Colum bia River highway, the new roadway | recently completed through the gorge j of the Columbia river. Until the build- i ing of the highway tlie gorge was im passable except by train or steamboat The first forty miles of roadway cost more than $2,000,000, or an average of $50,000 per mile. At one point on the I highway the roml is more than 700 | feet above the river. It Is known ns % R. E. JOHNSON T nd ic k e t s ari on sale every Saturday and Sunday with return limit of Monday at the following rates: Coquille to Myrtle Point & return 50c, to North Bend and return $1 15, to Marshfield 95c, to Powers and return *1.50, to North Lake and return $1.90. Fishing is Fine in the many lakes and rivers in Coos, Douglas and Lane counties. Visit North Li ke this coming week end and see the beauties of this section and trv vour hand at catching the elusive fish. »’• j * : ur fish ing Bulletin. o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooo Further information can be secured from — LOCAL SOUTHERN PACIFIC AGENT or write to John M. Scott, (¡puerai Passenger Agent l’ort In ml. Oregon CONVICT ROAD LABOR. Success In Other States Influences Kansas to Make the Experiment. One thousand miles of perfect road way have been constructed by Colo rado convicts In the past seven years. Overcome Timidity. Colorado began to employ convicts on Timidity prevents a man from being the roads In 1008. At first armed an individual. He docs not ask him- guards were used, but during the sec s'ilf—ho-asks others—what to do, what ond summer the honor system was in he shall think, how lie shall feel. He troduced, and It Is still in vogue. thus robs the world of a man and In 1015 the road operations were lives It a shadow. more extensive than ever, according to If one desires to overcome timidity the report received by the national it will be overcome. Cultivate desire, committee on prisons and prison labor grow ambition, study persons who ac- from Warden Tynan. nnplish. associate with those whoso “ One of the most wonderful roads ever constructed in America has just ii.fluonce moves you to action. Get to been completed.’’ Warden Tynan says, work and keep working.— Health Cul “after two years of blasting solid ture. granite for eighteen miles along the Why Not7 Arkansas river. This opens up a splen “ Do you suppose the women will did automobile highway from Kansas, make any radical changes in our law« up the Arkansas river to its source, over the ‘continental divide’ and to when they get tlie power?" “ Well, I shouldn’t wonder If they’d the Utah line. “ We have still another gang of men pass n law making every day bargain working in the Eagle river canyon on • ! ly ” — Exchange. M W ashington— By J . E. Jones C A Y you are a reader o f this pa- *“* per, and we will send you on approval the handsome volume en titled: M OUNT VERNON, TH E HOME OF W ASH ING TO N. The cover and ink used in printing are colonial blue, and the tule is in gold leaf. The paper is Enench vellum, and the color, colonial buff The il lustrations were made by our own artists, by special permission of the authorities of Mount Vernon. This is the story of impressions left by a trip to Washington's home, and an eminent authority says: "Breathes more of the real spirit of the place than anything else ever written.” Regular price $1.00. I f on receipt you find it satisfactory, remit 75c; otherwise return withm one week. Ü 8. Pres, Awociation, Fond Building, Washington D. C. The inauguration of train service is causing the business o f the Coos Bay country to speed up. There are still 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day. The easiest way to save your minutes is to use the telephone to do your business whether it is across the street, across the county or r:;ross the State. Keep ahead of the mails. Use the telephone. S t f o il M IL E S T H E H IG H W A Y HANGS TO l ’RE- (J IP IT O U S C L IF F S . Crown Foint, and a memorial to the pioneers of Oregon is now being erected. The road was hard surfaced late in 1015, with the result that it is now open for tourist travel the year around. Recently the United States govern ment set aside 14,000 acres from the Oregon national forest for recreation purposes. This land borders the high way and is a veritable fairyland, with its winding paths, waterfalls, fishing grounds and gorgeous scenery. For miles the highway hangs to the precipitous cliffs of the gorge opening up one of the grandest view’s of tlie kind in the world. Crown Point Is a view thirty-five miles in either direc tion east or west of the Oregon and Washington shore lines of the Colum bia river. When the highway is dedicated June 7 it is expected prominent men and women from all over the country will be present. Governors o f all states are being invited. The president and his cabinet w ill be urged to attend, as will representatives of foreign governments at Washington. An article in tlie American City has this to say about the Columbia River highway: Tho Cascade mountains In western Oregon have hitherto constituted an almost insuperable obstacle in the prop er development of the state. While the faith of tho Oregonians was not strong enough perhaps to remove those moun tains, it was sufficient to conceive and carry through tho construction o f a highway over them in a section requir ing extremely ditfii ult and skillful en gineering. Thus tlie magnitude of the obstacle has been considerably reduced for the inhabitants of northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. Despite the mountainous barrier, Ore gon has grown rapidly. A real demand had arisen for n read way which would make the so . all* d Inland empire that vast territory east of the Cascade range -accessible by wagon or automobile to the people living in the region of Puget pound as well as those living over In the Willamette valley ami in the lower Columbia basin. It is now possible for the first time in history to drive a wag on from tlie whoatfields of eastern Oregon through the Cascade range to the sea. The Columbia River highway sk'rts the Columbia river from Astoria, near its mouth, running through Portland and extending to Hood River, a small town about 150 miles down the stream. All steep and dangerous grades are eliminated. The new construction is of the highest typ«. and the tunnel in the face of the eliff at Mitchell Point, with the concrete viaduct approaches, is con sidered one o! the most wonderful pieces of high’ ny construction in ex istence. It is slid to I k » equal to the famous Axeitst of Switzerland. C H IC H E S T E R S P IL L S T in in \ H OND B R A N I». A A T TH E Herald Office o o o o E eek S P E E D IN G UP W IT H T H E RA ILRO AD your Butter Wrappers W work had carry o o o Have you paid the Printer? g tt o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o HIGHWAY EVOLUTION. O o In n decade *1,000,000,000 ha» O been spent In highway construe- o lion. Last year public bodies o spent nt this work *250.000,000. O This year It will be over *300,000,- o 000. Before the coming o f the o auto roails outside of city and o suburb were of tho most priml- o tive character. National high- o ways were not thought of. State o appropriations for road o were made and spoilt for polltl- o cal purposes. The farmer o to employ the railroads to o his freight a comparatively few o miles. Today he uses his mo- o tor truck or tractor or Ills horses o on well made roads. o Congress and the interstate o commerce commission are In o duty bound to take cognizance o of the transformation and eco- o nomlc revolution nCfectlng all o forms of transportation. A re- o adjustment will come, but It w ill o take time. There must he an o evening up process.—Rochester o News. o o o O o I } B r il* * no inner » " » *»• j "“T •. A * f e d i t . « m H . T F ir » IM A MON It MHANI» 1*11.1 ». ' < l i years k wnas liest. Safest. Always Rei alto SOI OBI DktGGISTS EVERiKHtP*" Coos and Curry Telephone Co. „ - v*£r; ¥ * ;*'■ '■ \ ; -- CONVICTS ON HOAD W O R K IN CO LO RAD O . A. J. SHERWOOD, PRES. L H.rHAZARD, Casi.«:. this same route, and they have four years’ work ahead of them. We are operating large power drills and steam shovels in our mountain work and heavy gasoline tractors and other ma chinery In our prairie camps.” Colorado convicts, in addition to the work, farm three large ranches, and next year a fourth ranch is to be add ed. From 50 to (50 per cent of tlie able bodied prisoners are employed out of doors. According to Governor Hunt of Ari zona, convict roAl labor has been very successful in that state, where it has been on trial for three years. He says: “ The plan of employing prisoners on highways, generally speaking, has worked out admirably in Arizona and now receives the hearty indorsement of those officials under whose Immediate supervision the roads and bridges are built. It has proved to be both humane and practical.” Kansas is just beginning to experi ment with convict labor by placing a hundred men from the state peniten tiary and a hundred ♦Torn the state re formatory at work on building roads. It is planned to put only the most trustworthy men on road work. They will not be handcuffed or chained or kept in a barricade. They will be treat ed Just ns free labor. That is the way they are handled in Colorado. Recently Kentucky adopted by a large majority n constitutional amendment permitting state prisoners to work out side the prison walls. This amendment permits Kentucky prisoners to be work ed on the public roads. Furnish Drags to Farmers. Business men at Trenton, Mo., ar ranged to furnish parts for the build ing of road drags, with the idea of de veloping the dirt roads in tlie county. “ We have supplied approximately 15.- 000 pounds of road drag Iron free of charge to the farmers of the vicinity in the last year,” says W. D. Stepp, secretary of the Trenton Commercial «•fiib. “ The results that we have ob tained are quite wonderful. I feel that we have the best county roads, gen erally shaking, of any county in the state. This matter of co-operation be tween jh e farmers and the townsmen we call the Trenton Idea. It has re- suited In much good and has made en- tbusiastie boosters out of a large per cent of our people. This has resulted not only In letter roads, but in better Improve«! farms and all that goes with that sort of development." 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It puts him in a position where he ran ask a loan to meet an emergency, Call here and learn some other advantages. ! Farmers and Merchants Bank Roseburg M yrtle Point Stage And Auto Line Leave Myrtle Point on arrival oi boat from Bandon. Auto to Rock Creek and from Gamas: only 14 miles of staging. Arrives at Rose- burg 7:30 p. in. connecting with north bound train. Arrive Myrtle Point 4 p. m. Make r. a rm ! ions in advance at O va I Drug Store, Marshfield. j | | I ! All Baggagt Handled Fare From Myrtle Point $7.00 J. L. LAIRD, Proprietor Office at Laird's Stage Barn. Myrtle Point, Bolh Phones H O T E L POLK’ S' f R. E. SHiNE, V.-Pres 0. C. SANFORD, Assi. Cashier B A X T E R Under New Management Having leased this well-equipped hotel, I propose to conduct it in such a manner as to merit pat ronage and give satisfaction to the traveling public. CHARLES BAXTER, Proprietor \