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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1916)
THE COQUILLE HERALD P U B L IS H E D EVERY TU ESDAY The Herald's Special Coos County News Service Entered as second-class matter M ay 8, 1905, at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, under act of Congrees of March 3, 1879. P. C. L E V A R , L E S S E E A N D E D I T O R R O Y M . A V E R Y . B U S IN E S S M A N A G E R Good Road Ass’n. to In vestigate Work of Officials Coos C ou nty Riverton Brief* (H erald’s Special C. C. News Service) T h e coal m ine is co n tin u in g its Devoted to the material and social upbuilding of the Coquille Valley im provem en ts. particularly and of C oos County generally. T h e R iv e r to n S ch o o l w ill giv e a Subscription, $1 .5 0 per year, in advance. Phone Main 381 basket social and C hristm as pro gram on l>ecem ber 2 3 , at 8 p. m ., for the benefit ol the school. The Oregon Voter, published in Portland, evidently does not approve of popular government, and it misses no chance to take a whack at the “ Oregon System.” Discus sing the rural credits provision recently made a part of the Oregon constitution, the Voter points out that it is ac knowledged, even by its main promotor, to be imperfect and to need amendment; also that it will accomplish but very little that could not be attained by the Federal Farm Loan Act. The Voter uses this as a criticism, not so much of the act itself as of the system by which it was adopted. The fact is mournfully pointed out that the act is now a part of the constitution and cannot be monkeyed with by the legislature. “ The legislature cannot change a word or punctuation mark in the amendment,” says the Voter, and Brer Chapman seems to think that this is an objectionable feature of the Oregon System. “ It is there for two years . . . beyond the reach of any legislature.” Too bad, isn’t it, that the legislature can not “ correct” the acts passed by the people when such acts do not meet the approval of the interests that are so powerful in “ fixing things” with the legislature? “ So under our loose system of popular government,” says the voter, “ we have bond ed the state under terms which even the promotor of the plan says should be amended.” We wonder if the editor of the Oregon Voter is so distressingly young that he does not know that very few out of the multitude of acts pass ed by a legislature are satisfactory to the promotors by the time they get through the House and Senate. The only such law the editor of the Herald ever heard o f is the one by which the seine fishing monopoly on Rogue river was handed over to R. D. Hume. And, by the way, of all the legislatures that have met since the iniquity of that law became generally known not one has undone the wrong. “ ‘ We, the People,’ ’’says the Voter, “ will vote for any old thing that sounds good at the time, whether it is needed or not and irrespective o f whether it needs fixing as soon as we have adopted it. Our Oregon system is a loose system indeed.” Under this “ loose” system, the “ thing” submitted to popular vote must at least “ look good” to the voters before it can receive a majority. That one fact is enough to over-balance all the criticisms launched against direct legislation. But the most amus ing objection made to the system is that the laws thus adopted by the people may need “ tinkering” when nine- tenths of the time o f every legislature is taken up with the “ tinkering” of the laws passed by preceding legisla tures. Bro. Chapman’s paper is full of information for the Oregon voter, and the Herald will suggest that he keep tab on the next session of our law-making body and afterward inform his readers exactly how much time was given to new legislation, together with an estimate of the time that will be devoted by future legislatures to the “ tinkering” of IT. The attention of Herald readers is called to a change that is coming over the dream indulged in by Coquille ad vertisers. That is, the old announcement “ So & So, deal ers in General Merchandise, Hats and Caps, Clothing, nails and patent medicines, Undertaking and Pile-driving Done,” can no longer be found in our columns. Instead, the advertisers are taking some little interest in their ad vertising beyond the consideration of “ supporting the pa per.” They are thinking up something to say to the peo ple they want to sell goods to, and are telling something about their stocks in detail. They are taking a few leaves from the book of the big advertisers who find advertising so profitable. They are changing their ads every week, and trying to say something o f real interest to the pos sible buyer. This is all very encouraging to the news paper man, for while it makes more work for the same money it gives promise of increased business. Such ad vertising pays and will therefore be continued and of such is the main resource of the newspaper made up. Those readers of the Herald, if any such be left on the list, who think it sounds intelligent to say that they “ never read the ads” are advised to come out o f that dream of the long ago and begin to sit up and take notice that the ads in the Herald are worth reading. The Birth of a Nation Meets All Expectations To say that "The Birth o f a Nation” , shewn at the Scenic on Friday, is "a (treat picture” is so pitifully inadequate that we w on't say it. That every one who saw it appeared to be perfectly satisfied comes nearer to covering the point. The picture simply took the people in its grip and held them under its spell for nearly three hours, and the only long breaths taken by any one were during the five-minute intermis sion. When that intermission came people all over the house were seen to straighten up and rub the backs of their necks, which they then found to be aching from the strain. The grip ping power o f the picture was at least doubled by the orchestra, and the mu sic at times made every nerve jump in h .'. n with the scene before the eyes. O u F rid a y , the 22 nd the sch ool w ill g iv e a m iniature lair e x u ib il o f the indu strial w ork that has thus lar been a ccom p lish ed by the boys and girls. T h is s.tn e e x h ib it will still be g iv e n on the ev e n in g of the 2 3 rd Pres. Chas. Hall o f the Coos County Good Koads Association has appointed a special committee to make an investi gation o f the g o d roads wor * and make a public report on their findings. The action is the result o f some criti cism o f the county officials. Koaumaster Murdock sometime ago suggested such a plan In connection with some unfounded criticism o f his office. The committee will meet at Coquille Friday, December 15, and make the in vestigation. The committee named consists o f: A. H. Powers, chairman; J. O Stemmier o f Myrtle Point; Klbert Dyer o f Bandon; Henry Kern of North Bend; C. R. Peck o f Marshfield: R. H. Mast o f Coquille, and Chas. St. Dennis of La keside.—Ti mes. J u d g es are to aw ard prizes, first aDd secon d , on the w ork e x School Census Shows Loss hibited M r. and M rs. Jam eson , little bu rg, have been ou o f our the sick list lately. Mr. Jam eson has been unable to attend to the ferry and a substitute has taken nis place for the t’ me bein g T h e ch ildreu and the teachers ol the sch ool have been kept busy late ly tryiug to p .ep a re lor the co m in g program and keep up the regu lar rou tin e o f w ork. N ot lon g since, the teach ers ol the sch ool were agreeably surprised by receiv in g , as a C h ristm as pres ent lor the s ch o o l, tw o very u i.e desk chairs. M an y, m an y School Supt. Baker informs the Her ald that the school census just taken indicates a falling off in the population o f the county in the past year. While the figures for some o f the small out lying districts are not all in, it is esti mated that the census will show a fall ing off o f between 250 and 300 pupils from the number found last year. Then the census showed 6889 children o f school age, while now a loss as stated will be shown. While the towns hav ing a steady payroll have m..de gains, those have been more than offset by losses in other towns not so fortunately situated and in the country districts. SLIDES BLOCK ROADS. T h e Seven th and E ig h th grades W a r D ep a rtm e n t H a s O the r S lid « T ro u b le s O u tsid e of C a n a l Zone. have organ ized a b o y s ’ basket ball G ra n t M cC orm ick is m an ager and R alph S m ith is ca pta in . N k P lu s U l t r a . East Fork Items (H erald’s Special C. C. News Service) Earl E n dicott is on the |tnail j o b again. H e and M rs. E n d ico tt are livin g at Su m n er. W hether cold s, or it is grip pe w h o o p in g o r grippe c o u g h , so m e th in g has ca u gh t m an y o f the ch ildreu and som e o f the g ro w n u p s, or else they h ave ca u g h : it D ecem ber 5 th b rou gh t ou r first flurry o f sn ow and it look ed w in try. T h a t dozen men and w om en w h o are tryiu g to m ake a record on cu t ting the cost o f livin g m ight take a leaf ou t o f the b o o k ol a senior in A lb a n y C o lle g e . A recent letter states that so far this sem ester lood has cost him his fifteen cents a d a y , and that he is in good cal con d ition . tne W h en ph ysi w ind is pum ped ou t o f the puffed fo o d busi ness, there is ju s t The war department's troubles with landslides are not all centered in the Panama canal zone, although, o f course, the great ditch presents the greatest problem of all. But landslides also oc cur In Yellowstone park, and It is nec essary for the government to maintain a sort o f s o c ia l emergency service to keep the roads clear. The roads of the park, some 350 miles of them, wind through the hills, and at the deep cut* the hills often decide to slide down Into the roads. As the blocking o f one road is liable to tie up the entire transportation sys tem o f the park, it is imperative that a slide be cleared away as soon ns pos sible. Repair carrs ure kept at strate gic places and gangs of men held ready to answer calls. A hose cart and serv ice engine complete the equipment for fighting slides. The hill which every now and then— aiwayg, o f courst. at the most incon venient time—slides down over the road is composed o f gravel and loose conglomerate rock, streaked with yel low slippery clay. There is a great to-do to shovel it off. Meantime the engine has been set up and a heavy stream o f water at seventy pounds' pressure Is played on the earth above, so as to wash down as much o f the stuff as possible while they are at It and thus lengthen the interval to the next slide, but at that the hill some times fools them and slices off soon afterward In quite another si>ot. about as m uch h o w to Prevent Croup food valu e left as there is in peanut In a child that is subject to attacks o f croup, the first indication o f the dis shells or pasteboard. ease is hoarseness. Give Chamberlain’s M r. N elson , the water co m m is Cough Remedy as soon as the child be comes hoarse and the attack may be sioner ol C asper, W y o , is visiting warded off and all danger and anxiety bis w ife and ch ildren and his w ife’ s avoided. parents, W . B. Mater and Mrs. Ma ter. M r. leave of ahead N ilson absence to has a They mean more io you than any item in the paper. A live ad is eal news. W atch this space. New Goods J ust In Fancy Cluster Raisins per !b._________ 15c Fancy Cluster Raisins 10 lb. box _ $1.55 Seedless Sultana Raisins 2 lbs________ 25c Fancy Currants 16 oz. Pck____________ 25c Fancy Currants 12 oz. Pck_____ 20c Fancy Currants loose per 1 h_______ 25c Dromedary Dates, per package ____ 15c Pressed Figs per package __ 5c and 10c Black Figs bulk 31b____________________25c Preserved Figs 16 oz. Glass 25c Boiled Cider Quart Bottle ____________ 30c High Grade Mince Meat pt. 20c 2 for 35c Fox Clam Tea per bottle____ 10c 3 ior 25c Creamed Horseradish_________15c 2 for 25c Salad Oil in Bulk 1 Gal.________ $1.50 Salad Oil in Bulk 5 Gal., per Gal______$1.40 Shaker Salt 3 cans_____________________25c Special Bargains This W eek Morris Compound Large P a ils _____ $1.60 Small Pails .......... __75c Liberty Wheat Flakes Liberty Rolled Oats 25c Large Package Applies only to stock on hand. Can’t be bought now to sell at this price. Prepared Mustard 25c Knight’s 1 3-8 pint P1 New stock, limited supply Swift’s White Laundry Soap Six Bars 25c Toilet Paper Large Roll 4 for 25c Sugar casn price per Sack $7.75 Our Coffee Line Is Very Complete Hill Red Can, Hill Blue Can, Folgers, Schillings, M. J. B., Chase & Sanborn, Crescent 99 Our Leaders: Alba in Glass jars 1 1-4 lb. 50c, Champion 1 lb. Tin 35c, Cham pion 3 lb. Tin $1.00, Champion 5 lb. Pail $1.50 Bulk Coffees at 25c, 30c and 35c thanks to the Board for this tavor. team. Do You Rea d the Advertisements? I m on th ’s H e is lo ok in g g ettin g his business in shape that he coast, as it is a matter ol health m ay locate on the i with M rs. N elson M r. V o g e l has a vin eya rd three years from the cu ttin g s that made an | Notice o f Final Account NOTICE is hereby giver, that W. W. ge, administrator o f the estate o f ube Whetstone, deceased, has filed first and final account as adminis- tor o f said estate, with the Clerk of County Court for the County of >s ami State of Oregon, and that ursday, the 4th day o f January, 1917, 10 o ’ clook a n , at the Court House Coquille, C« <s County, Oregon, has ;n appointed by Hon James Watson, ige o f sa d county court, as the day 1 the place for the hearing o f ob- tions to said final account, and for i\ settlement thereof. W. W. GAGE, Administrator o f said estate. 12-5-5t Busy Corner Grocery her car, and her office in Universal City. Progress along this walk had | U i come to be almost like a gauntlet for , Lids Weber until she discovered that if j she were apparently occupied on this I walk she was seldom interrupted. Even | the boldest thought twice before in -' terrupting the pursuit o f genius. In this way, either writing or reading a j book, Miss W eber contrived to escape : interruption quite successfully. One day during the early part o f | December, while she was practicing j her usual defense against interruption, she had a strange feeling that there was someone near her whom she her- j self wanted to see. The feeling was ] so strong that she turned around, and found herself face to face with a bevy o f young girls. Among them was one whose face ar rested h e r attention immediately. There were others in the group, but she does not remember to this day a single face except that o f Mary Mac- Laren. With her usual directness she j bowed to Mary and said: “ Are you looking for w ork?” “ Yes, indeed; I have been here fo r! i several months, but have not been able to get a hearing with any o f the direc tors,” said Mary, quite beside herself j with agitation at being noticed by Miss J Weber. “ Have you had any experience?” “ Not in pictures,” said little Miss MaeLaren, with a sinking heart, “ but % ■ I danced one year at the Winter Gar den, in New Y ork.” Miss Weber at that time was work ing on “ John Needham’ s Double,” aid she managed to make a small part for Mary in this Bluebird photoplay. She gave her the part o f a maid, and she took part in three or four scene?—a very inconspicuous part. Her part in "W here Are My Children” was not much larger. In Miss W eber’ s next plav, “ The Eve of G od,” there was no part for M any of the vines did better than Mary MaeLaren. Miss Weber tried to eigh t feet. H is fruit trees are mak have Mary put on a regular salary as an extra in stock, but there seemed to ing a g o o d g row th . be no demand for her services, and in M alh eson , of M in a rd 's M ill, has spite o f Miss W eber's own earnest en- b ou g h t som e tim ber o f E d A ber dt avors, not one o f the directors at Lois Weber, in “Shoes’ Universal City would give her a part. nethy So it was some little time before she M ary L aird was to N orth Bend Dozens of moving picture stars have acted again. obtained their first opportunities in last w eek to see her broth er, H arry In the meantime, Lois Weber read H all, w h o is in the h ospital. H e moving pictures in strange ways, but it the story o f “ Shoes” in Collier's Week is safe to say that no star before the was ba dly hurt w hile w ork in g ly and as she read the story, the face public today has as unusual a story to in P ow ers’ lo g g in g ca m p Mrs. tell o f her first part as has Mary Mac- of Mary MaeLaren fairly swam before her through the printed pages. She Laird has on ly been h om e a short Laren, the star o f the Bluebird photo could not rest until Mr. Davis had time from visiting her parents, Mr play, “ Shoes” written and produced by bought the story for her, and she im and Mrs. H all, in southern C a li-, Lois Weber. mediately started upon it with Mary in Mary MaeLaren is Lois W eber’ s dis fornia. the leading role, that o f a girl who vir covery, and it is entirely due to her tually sold out for a pair o f shoes. L ike the path o f the sun as it chance meeting with the totally inex Those who have been fortunate ligh ts the d a y , the trail o f the in de perienced girl that a new screen star enough to see this Bluebird photoplay has risen in the photoplay firmament. voter leads w estw ard For once the would-be humorists and pendent The story reads like a fairy tale, and in j know the tremendous success which W hat d oes it profit a state to boast, itself would make an extremely inter -1 Miss MaeLaren scored in this, her first disturbers o f the com fort o f other peo ple were impressed, and they gave no , 'Y o u c a n ’ t elect a president w ith eating photoplay if Lois Weber should j real part in pictures. And it need only be said that as soon as the feature was ever be at a loss for a striking plot. annoyance whatever. The attendance, out m e” ? W e did it both afternoon and evening was a lit To go back to the beginning—Lois i shown in the projection room at Uni T h e tail o f the dog has ch a n ged tle aiiove expectations. The house was Weber, as everyone knows, is the b e s t 1 versal ?ity, every one o f the directors en ds; the old gran ite state with its known woman director o f photoplays in was falling over himself to produce a over-full at the matinee and com fort- i ably filled in the evening, and th o s e ' m ajority ol 63 ca u gh t the spirit of the world, and as uch she is the object photoplay with Miss MaeLaren fea who thought that Coquille people would the W est O r e g o n ’ s lig h t is not o f ceaseless soli- tation for an op p o r-, tured. Miss Weber saw the tremendously “ never pav a dollar to see a moving put out lor she called the b rew ery- tunity to appear before the camera picture” were proved to be away off in from a thousar, different sources. sympathetic quality in Mary MacLar- m en 's b lu ff and put them in the their estimate o f the intellectual stand Anyone who can : >pear in a picture di en's face with unerring accuracy, and ing o f tnia community. The Scenic tun with a kiln dry b o n e in their rected by the Sm.tileys is indeed lucky, it is due to her determination to bring manager is n turally highly gratified teeth. Tha> a g o n izin g cry " t o s a v e and the hundreds f extras and would- it out on the screen which resulted in that his patrons rose so splendidly to the hops and allied in d u stries” was be extras who l iege the gates o f ad ling one o f the choicest stars to the Bluebird firmament. She is being fea the occasion. However, lest it be heard and answ ered T h e y were Universal City ev ry day not only cast thought that the engagement was ex longing eyes in th direction o f Phillips tured by Phillips Sir alley in a five- saved as luel for the pit. tremely profitable to the house, it Smalley and his w.fe, Lois Weber, but re* ler. "T h e First Stone,” written by 'Jeanette R a n k in , the m em ber unless they take precautions, they L< ■> Weber with Miss MaeLaren in should be stated that the receipts for the week were considerably below the from M on ta n a ” — that sou n ds good would find their ti re occupied for the mind for the leading role. “ Shoes” is the feature scheduled for high record. But Coquille is now most M ontana is a great state; Mtss R a n most part in interviewing people who the Scenic a short time a „o, which certainly on the moving picture map, want to appear on the screen. kin has spread it all over the map. and, when the greatest has been shown, T !:.r > y: ‘ ; ’ ti. v I * n failed to arrive. By a special li ting it R. A . E A S T O N . all others are possible. th garage where Lois W eber leaves will be shown on December 22nd. average g ro w th ol about eigh t lest Coquille, Ore. Front and C Streets Phone 691 and 541 j \ Dry Shiplap, Finish, Flooring anrS Rustic W ISCONSIN SILOS Several Lots of Lumber at Special P r i c e s E. E. 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