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* i T he C oquille H erald VOL. 34. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1916. NO. 41 QUESTION NOT YET SETTLED Longston Contracts Go Over Till Wednesday Meet ing of Council The decision of the burning question of the Longston bids on s tre e t con trac ts, th a t has been the su b ject of dis cussion a t all m eetings of two or more citizens on the Bidewalks or in the bar ber shops for the past week was last nig h t again postponed, when the city council was adjourned until Wednesday evening w ithout action. There seems to be quite a m ix ture of opinion as to w hether the Longston Con struction Co. should be held to its fig ures on certain p a rts of the w ork which are conceded to be too low, while the city itself tak e s over the p a rt on which the figures were m anifestly high. Mr. Longston, who is by many consid ered the only responsible m em ber of the firm, considers th a t he has a griev ance by the rejection of his bids on p art of the work and the acceptance of those on which he would undoubtedly lose money. On the o ther hand, some of the city dads hold th a t the call for bids plainly stated the conditions and th a t Mr. Longston is old enough to know w hat he is doing. A t the sam e time, th ere is no desire to cinch Mr. Longston, and it is universally acknowledged th a t the work th a t he has done here has all been first-class and done upon honor. Mr. Longston says th a t he will not sign the contracts, and the council says th a t it has a $1200 chedk in its posses sion th a t says he will. The bids on the work in question were opened a t the regular m eeting of the council Monday the 26th, when, a fte r several hours spent in consider ing them , the m a tte r was continued to a special m eeting last W ednesday. A t this m eeting the council decided to ac cep t the bid of the Longston C onstruc tion company for p a rt of the work, e x cluding the lowering o f sew er laterals, the building of bulkheads and the lay ing of culverts. I t was decided to do away entirely w ith the bulkheading and to have the other work done under the supervision of City E ngineer S. E. Henderson. The notice to bidders asked th a t bids be subm itted for eith er the whole work necessary to com plete the proposed im provem ent in its en tirety , or for such subdivisions th ere o f as would not m a terially conflict w ith the rem aining portion. I t also specified th a t all bids be made in lump sum but provided unit prices upon certain details. The Long ston com pany’s lump sum was $ 22 ,- 570.25, but unit prices on bulkheading placing culverts and other details were not given, the bids sta tin g th a t this work would be charged a t actual cost plus 10 per cent. Among the unit prices which were included in the bid were those for the lowering of sew er laterals a t 30 cents per foot for four inch, and 45 cents per foot for six inch. The e ngineer's e sti m ate on this work was 12 cents and 15 cents respectively for the tw o sizes. The bid on excavating was 35 cents per cubic yard. On wooden curbing the bid was six cents per lineal foot and for planking 50 cents per lineal foot. Ac cording to Engineer Henderson these la st two item s are below the actual cost of the m aterial used. The engineer’* estim ate on the lump sum needed for the im provem ent was $27,561.70 and his estim ate for the low ering of sew er laterals, building of bulkheads and culverts was $1,350. Adding this to the lump sum of the Longston com pany's bid it am ounts to $23,920.39 which is still about $3,010 below the estim ate. By elim inating the necessity of bulkheads it is expect ed to save about $ 1000 . T h e U S P u b lic H e a lth S e rv ice has re d u ce d m alaria 60 per cen t ill som e R e altie s? Bridge Briefs Miss Nellie Knight returned to her home a t Myrtle Point Thursday a fte r a visit w ith her sister, Mrs. D. R. Crib- bins, and friends. > J. M. Thomas, the gam e warden, is looking a fte r business in our vicinity. The Parent-T eacher Circle m et with Mrs. R. A. Cribbins Thursday a fte r noon. Those present were Mesdames A. Ford, Mary Machado, C. S. Murphy, D. R. Cribbins, E. E. Weekly, J. H. Rookard, R. J. M ontgomery, Misses Helen Murphy and Flossie Cribbins. D ainty refreshm ents were served. Miss Pernie Root of A rago recently spent several days at the home of her uncle, W. A. L ett, and family. C. H. Nosier and sons, Lyle and Bryce, w ent to Myrtle Point Thursday to m eet Miss Alice Nosier, who had been visiting relatives in Coquiile for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Ray, of Norway, were a t Bridge Saturday. They b ro ’t Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Price and baby, of N orth Bend, out from town. Mr. Price began a two w eek’s evangelistic m eeting a t the C hristian church here today. Ada W arner, of B ancroft, has re turned to her home a fte r a visit a t the home of Mrs. Mary Machado. Sunshine E ndicott came home S a t urday from a w eek’s visit with friends a t Coquiile. H. H atcher made a short visit home last week. He h a t been in Myrtle Point for some tim e training his horses for ¿he races. O. E. Hill is planning to go to the Round-up a t Pendleton. He will make the trip in his auto. Mobley and Dollie W eltch w ent to Powers last week. T heir m other is spending the sum m er there. Misses Della and Audrey B ryant are a t home now, for a visit with home folks. Mis 3 Audrey will return to her school a t Delmar a fte r the Fourth. B r id g e C o r r e s p o n d e n t . Trustees Re-elected Mrs. W. J . Longston, Mrs. L. H. H a zard, E. E. Cook, O. C. Sanford anjl H. O. Anderson, the trustees of the Public L ibrary were all re-elected a t the annual m eeting of the library held last night. The following financial report was handed in by Secretary Anderson. Be low is given, for the purpose of com parison, the report for the year ending July 6 , 1915. CASH RECEIVED Balance on hand July 6 , 1915 C ollections.................................. E ntertainm ent proceeds F in e a ........................................ .... Paym ents on lots City o f Coquiile......................... T o ta l............ ............................ ... $129 .... 37 .._ 7 .... 15 120 105 97 35 10 34 00 30 $415 06 WARRANTS ISSUED L ib ra ria n 's salary $120 27 Incidentals ................................. Papers and magazines .... 26 Books............................................ 104 Total Balance on hand July 6,1916 CASH RECEIVED 00 58 25 64 ... $278 47 $136 59 | ing eyes we see not the matchless pos- j sibilties th a t are already opening before j us. With the crash of empires a t the close of the w ar in Europe there will arise an activity undreamed of on the shores of the Pacific, both on this coast and in the O rient. Are we ready for the new day of human progress and prosperity or will we be hopelessly Congested Con crushed by the rush of events we were too blind to see? Court House NEW BUILDING TO BE A HELP Will Relieve dition in —Bids Friday N ext F riday is the day se t for the opening of bids by the county court for a new building to be erected as an an nex to the court house, to be used for th e offices of the county clerk, the tax collector and the sheriff. The jail will also be located in the new building, which will be erected ju st w est of the court house. Reinforced concrete is the m aterial to be used fo r the stru c tu re and there will be practically no wood used—even the window casings being m etal. The plans and specifications of the building were draw n by W. G. Chandler and the estim ated cost is $28,000. The building is to be 60 ft. by 40 ft. and will contain three stories and a basem ent. The main en trance will fro n t tow ard the w est and th ere will be entrances to the basem ent both on the north and south sides. The en trance on the north will have a drive way leading directly into the basem ent. The basem ent will contain a storage room, fuel room, furnace and vault. Upon the first floor will be located the main office of the county clerk, a typew riting room, the private office of the county clerk and a room for ab stractors. The tax collector’s main office, the tax collector’s private office, the pri vate offices of both the sheriff and dep uty sheriff, a private stenography room, a v ault and a large vestibule will be located on the second floor. The entire third floor will be occupied by the jail departm ent. This will in clude a m en's d e p artm en t of six cells with toilet and lavatory in each. This d ep artm ent also includes a so rt of rec reation gallery and a bath room. Be sides there will be an insane d e p a rt m ent with a padded cell, a consultation room, a jailo r’s room, a m atro n ’s room, a juvenile and a women’s d epartm ent- m ent. The last three will all be pro vided with a private bath. W ith the e x tra room th a t will be provided by the new building, it is hoped th a t it will be possible to do away with the conjestion th a t now ex ists in the main building which m akes it alm ost impossible to carry on the of fice work in some departm ents with any g re a t degree of efficiency. No More Permits Those who have been in the h abit of asking for perm its to keep faw ns as pets will be refused h e rea fte r says J . M. Thomas. He finds th a t the habit is not for the b e st-in te re st of the game, th a t many abuse the deer and th a t some have been allowed to die from starvation and from being chased by dogs. P erm its to all will h e rea fte r be re fused. He says th a t in his trip s about the county he finds evidence of hun dreds of deer, th a t they are more plen tiful this y ear than ever and th a t he expects some excellent hunting when the season opens. He says th a t the season may be deferred by the govern or but th a t so fa r he has not been ad vised.-- H arbor Balance on hand July 6 , 1911 $ 68 79 After the War, What D u e s________ ______________ .. 35 00 102 45 Collections.................................... E n tertainm ent proceeds _ U 05 (Contributed^ Fines ........ 11 a 5 A fte r the war, w hat? T h a t’s up to Book ren t 4 50 us. There will be no lack of opportun Paym ent on lots ....... .. 70 00 ities, but are we going to be alive Total ♦323 6 1 1 enough to make the best of them ? The world m ust be builded anew, govern WARRANTS ISSUED m ents m ust be remodeled and remade, L ib rarian 's salary $104 00 commerce enlarged and extended. The 20 92 centers of commercial activity will Incidentals ................... Papers and magazines 24 75 shift from the old world to the new and T b e d e a th ra le from ty p h o 'd Books ‘44 00 from the shores of the A tlantic to the fever in th e U n ite d S ta te s h a s b eo shores of the Pacific. A g re a t day is T o ta l____ __ _____ I • c u t in h a lf sin c e 1900 ? Balance on hand July 6, 1915 $129 97 dawning before our very eyea, but hav- DR. HAMILTON MAY 00 TO WAR PER YEAR $1.50 RURAL CREDIT BILL IS PASSED facturing lines. The significance of this feature springs from the fa ct that farm ers curtail purchases more quickly than townsmen when prices rise Bharp- ly. The sales of farm ing implements and staples have increased about a fifth and continuance of the expansion de- j pends only upon good crops. The pur-1 chase of autom obiles remains enormous. ’ Enlists in the First Volunteer Sales of pianos and of finer qualities of Provides Complete Machine for Handling Loans to fu rn itu re enlarge constantly. But good Regiment of Oregon m ortgages on farm s are scarce and col Agriculturalists as Surgeon Deerslayer Fined lection of debts from farm ers has im proved. The Moss rural credit bill which was j Dr. V. L. Hamilton w ent to Portland The second firm, which has about j W a lle r B illiu g s and C. S. M u r j the first of last week and retu rn ed on 7,000,000 Am erican customers, corrob pr.ssed by the Senate early in May, p h y of B rid g e w ere a rra ig n e d b e W ednesday. While in the Oregon me- orates these statem ents. So do sever-1 passed the House last Thursday by a fore Ju s tic e J. J . S ta n le y y e sterd a y vote of 313 to 10. Democratic mem ! tropolis Dr. Hamilton offered his ser al m anagers of leading railways. on a c h a rg e of k illin g deer o u t o f bers are said to have demanded the vices as surgeon to the 1 s t volunteer se a so n , a n d th e form er plead g u ilty final roll call in view of the Republican regim ent which is being formed there a n d w as fined $100 and costs, th e by Col. Gantenbein. Dr. Ham ilton Kilburn Engineer Arrested platform which condemns the bill as fine Itself b e in g re m itte d M u rp h y u n satisfactory. says th a t with rum ors abroad th a t p lea d n o t g u ilty a n d w as released The Times under the date of June 29 things may y et be settled in a semi- The bill provides entirely new m a on b is ow n re c o g n iza n c e lo a p p e a l peaceful m anner in Mexico, there is a s a y s : chinery for the handling of farm loans. in a n sw e r to th e c h a rg e n e x t F r i W illiam J. Mooney, chief engineer of chance th a t the regim ent may not go; There is to be a board a t W ashington, d a y . T h e tw o m en were a rre ste d but added th a t if it did he did not w ant the steam ship Kilburn, was arrested like the Federal Reserve Board; there by G a m e W a rd e n J. M. T h o m a s this m orning, immediately a fte r the are to be twelve regional land banks to rem ain behind. Sunday. vessel docked here from Portland, on like the Regional Reserve Banks; then In speaking of the work of Col. Gan In M arch 19 1 5 M u rp h y w as c o n the charge of bootlegging. He was th ere is to be a se t of entirely new lo tenbein, who is a circuit judge of Mult v icte d u p o n th e sam e c h a rg e a n d brought before Ju stice C. L. Pennock cal institutions all over the country nomah county, is doing in form ing his w as fined $100 a n d costs, $40 of and pleaded not guilty, declaring to the th a t are to do the actual business of w h ic h he p a id , tb e re m a in d e r ol tb e volunteer regim ent the O regonian says judge th a t he knew nothing about the m aking loana on farm s, in p a rt: fiue still b a n g in g over him . m atter. In speaking of the opposition against R ecruiting officers who will receive T h at he sold booze to Thorston Fleis- the rural credit bi|| j g . Jones, Wash- enlistm ents for m em bership in Judge Coos County Dairymen burg, of this city, is the direct charge ¡ngton correspondent to The H erald G antenbein’s proposed regim ent of in Go in for Improvement fan try are now installed in three p a rts made by the d istric t atto rn ey . I t is says: said there are several o ther instances The farm er has never gotten a n y of the city. in whicn he has sold liquor from the The Coos county cooperative breed The enlistm ents th a t have been re boat and it was strongly rum ored th at thing in this country w ithout m aking a e r s ’ association has put the stam p of ceived a t Judge G antenbein’s head there m ight be other persons implicated fight for it. The large commercial in tere sts of the g re at cities kept him out efficiency on its activities by making quarters thus fa r approxim ate 150. though no fu rth er a rre sts have been of tbe stage routeB, and the parcels one ot its first official acts the purchase One of the men to enlist is Rev. C. I made. post and the rural free delivery. If of eight pure bred bulls for the use of E. Cline, a veteran of the Civil W ar, L ate Saturday Mooney and several Wall stre et and the capitalistic class its members. but still “ able to fig h t.” m em bers of the Kilburn crew were had its way the farm ers would still be “ These bulls are the best, pure-bred ’ Judge Gantenbein yesterday received called to the office of Deputy D istrict in the isolated back woods. This a tti registered animals th a t could be se They were tude is being repeated in the opposition applications for the enlistm ent of com ; A ttorney R. O. Graves. c u red ,’’ says G. L. Hurd, who assisted panies for his regim ent from Eugene, closely quizzed by G raves and Deputy directed againBt rural credits, and one in effecting the organization. “ They Sheriff W. C. Laird. The a rre s t of this of the big New York m outh-pieses of Salem and Hood River. were selected from the best herds of m orning is the direct result of th a t in the dangerous financed interests. A telegram was received by Judge In the valley by W. A. B arr, cooperative vestigation, though it is known th at field dairym an representing the U nited Gantenbein yesterday from R epresenta the officers for several m onths past opposing rural credits, it does so on the S ta te s Division of Dairying and the O. tive Sinnot to the effect th a t considera have been suspicious and have been ground th a t it threatens “ an enormous tion would be given the regim ent he is credit inflation in the hands of people A. C. Extension Service. m aking rigid inquiries. whose appetite for credit is insatiable, “ Three members of the association raising in the ev en t th a t volunteers are who confuse solvency with politics, and also purchased three pure-bred heifers. called for. L ast Frldry Mooney appeared before who are notoriously not the most pru “ The bulls will be used a t eight des Judge Pennock and plead guilty to the dent borrowers in the w orld.” Or in ignated farm s for a period of two years Cleaves Popular With Boys charge against him and paid a fine of o ther words, if one wishes to tak e the then by a system of rotation all will be $300. mask off the devil the whole answ er is changed to other farm s. This plan of The Roseburg Review says: “ Mem - - * th a t rural credits mean th a t the gov- rotation will be continued for 16 years, bers of the student body of the Rose “ Do you love me, G eorge?“ during which time the m em bers will burg High school a re circulating a pe “ Huh! Do you suppose I ’d he laugh 1 ernm ent will g et behind a new banking have received the benefits of the use of tition here asking th a t Rev. C. H. ing my head off every night a t your scheme, in the same way as was done e ig h t pure-bred sires a t the cost of one. Cleaves, for the last two years in fa th e r’s stale jokes if I didn’t love , with the Federal Reserve act, which is you?“ —New Idea. | in the in te rest of the commercial and “ The purpose of the association is to charge of the study hall, he reinstated When Uncle improve the dairy herds, cooperate in by the school board. “ 1 saw a baby today th a t gained industrial development. tw enty pounds in two weeks on ele- Sam authorizes rural credits, the in dairy business, hold educational m eet “ Rev. Cleaves is well liked by the p h a n tr* m ilk.“ surance companies and tru st companies ings; com bat disease of cattle, m ake student body of the Roseburg schools “ Whose baby was it? “ and bankers who have been trim m ing economy tests, and advertise their com and it was w ith considerable surprise “ The elephant’s .“ Journal of Race the farm ers in many sections of the m unity stock. Development. th a t they learned he had not been re country by charging them eight, ten “ M embers have agreed to sell no tained by the school board for another and twelve per cent in te rest on their grade Jersey bulls for dairy sires, re year. In the event the school board Domestic Science loans, lose their g ra ft. The credit bill tain their pure-bred alres until the fails to act on the petitions now in cir Demonstration Given will guarantee to the farm ers a meth- value of their daughters is tested, and culation, the parents of the d istrict will j od by which they can secure loans at to keep the animals of which they have be asked to go before the board and charge in prime condition.” Miss Anna M. Turley, the able dom I about five per cent per annum. This is demand his reinstatem ent. According The Extension Service of the S ta te to members of the high school, Rev. estic science dem onstrator from O. A. | hound to be a good thing for the farm It does College Is landing assistance to the or Cleaves' dismissal from the schools was | C ., who is now touring Coos county, er and for rural communities. ganization ot community breeders’ and not due to incompetence or because of dem onstrated here on Friday and S a t not require very much thinking to un bull associations in various p a rti of the anything against his character, but urday, in the basem ent of the M. E. derstand why th e big Wall stre et and the “ small Wall stre e ts ” of the nation state. was the result of personal differences Church South, under the aUBpiecs of W oman’s Study Club. A t each session are in opposition. among the faculty. there was a good sized audience of deep- A Racipa. “ Rev. Cleaves and fam ily a re now | ly interested women. Several men who a n a v e ra g e of 6 2-10 e g g s per hen a "H ere Is a recipe for gray hair.” visiting in the east, hut are expected “Gosh! Who wants gray hair?” — happened in also showed due apprecia w eek, a lm o st a n egg a d a y . The to return here late In A u g u st.” T.nn!«vlllp Courier-Journal. tion. fo llo w in g w e e k ’s reco rd w as 64 Rev. Cleaves was form erly pastor of The subjects were as follows : the M. E. Church South in Coquiile, Sheriff Asks that Friday aftem ooon -L a b o r Saving De- e g g s or a n a v e ra g e of 6 4-10 e g g s leaving two years ago to tak e charge : vices. Friday evening Meats. per day. T h e g ra n d a v e ra g e of a ll Investigation be Made of the Roseburg church. Saturday afternoon -H om e Canning p e n s a n d v a rie tie s for th e sam e and Jelly Making. Saturday evening— w eek w as 45 e g g s per pen. Beliaving the acute crisis in school Farmers Buying to the Home Decoration. » ««»• d istric t No. 9, on Iwomile below Ban- Margin of their Capacity Miss T u rley 's host of friends here, don, may result in very serious trouble, Leaves for Mexico I made when she was with us over a year Sheriff Alf Johnson was in Marshfield ago, hope to g re et her in Coquills many Saturday consulting with Judge Coke Spokesman Review: The reports of g re at businesses th a t j times. and D istrict Attorney L iljeqvist about Mrs. M. Nosier last week received calling to gether the grand jury. Ha have specially to do with farm ers con word from her son M. Earl Nosier who Hens Beat Own Record asks th a t a complete investigation be stitu te exceptionally trustw orthy b a r enlisted in the 3rd Infantry Band a t om eters of economic conditions through made. Portland on Ju n e 20th, th a t the com A fter h a v in g s h a tle ie d all re co rd s pany he belongs to left for the Mexican Trouble has been evident for m onths out the United States. According to past. I t seems to be caused over the two of the very largest firms in the for o n e w e e k ’s la y in g a! th e S to rrs, border last Thursday. According to location of the school house, one fac country our farm ers are purchasing C o n n e c tic u t, lig g I . i t i n g C o n te st, Mr. Nosier Coos county is well rep re tion w anting it left where it is and the well up toward the m argin of their th e O re g o n s, e n te re d by th e P oul sented in the troop Oregon is sending o th er w anting it on the d istric t line. financial capacity. Sales this y e ar are try d e p a rtm e n t of th e O reg o n A gri considering the fact th a t there it no L ast fall the school house burned down. larger than last year, agricultural buy c u ltu ra l C o lle g e cam e rig h t hack regular national guard organization Incendiarism reports were rife. School e r! m anifest the general d rift toward 'lie follo w in g w eek a n d d id tw o closer than Eugene. Among those is now being held in a wood shed on higher standarda of living, and y e t they e g g s b e tte r. T h e first w e e k ’s re known in Coos who were at the Clacka cord th a t e x c ite d th e co m m e n t ol the prem ises. A short tim e ago the are not extravagant. mas training ground Mr. Nosier named office o f A rthur Covel. form er clerk, One firm discerns no evidence of re I p o u lu y jo u r n a ls And n e w sp a p e rs all Ralph Jackson, Chas. Meyers a n d j .iver th e U n ite d S ta te s, w as 62 e g g s was burned, and school records de cession as a result of high prices and T h is w as "D o c” Slocum. stroyed.—Times. present scarcity, except In some manu- by th e pen of te n hens. J