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THE COQUILLE HERALD PU B LISH ED EVERY To You, Civilization TUESDAY Entered as second-class matter May 8, 1905, at the Coquille, Oregon, under act of Congrees of Mari. st office at 3. 1879. r P. C. L E V A R , LESSEE A N D E D IT O R R O Y M. A V E R Y . BUSINESS M A N A G E R Devoted to the material and social upbuilding of the Coquille Valley particularly and of Coos County generally. Subscription, $1.50 per year, in advance. W Phone Main 381 By Rory O’Moore Here's to you, Civilization, A toast of blood we will drink, May you meet the realization Of the depths to which you sink. Civilization, was ever more barren Word coined or uttered on this mundane sphere? Religion and l.aw, and are these your deciples. That fill woman’s eyes with the bitter, salt tears By civilized slaughter of husband and brother, By carnage, destruction, devastation of lifi? Take back your culture, your creed and your teaching; Give me to live free from legalized stiife. You spend the long decades to build up traditions, Vast systems of commerce, extend routes of trade; You talk arbitration and world federation; Then cast them aside and resort to the blade. You raze your traditions in dust to the ground, And sever your treaties; adopt codes of hate— Your muttering conscience soothed into sleeping, By placing the blame on the shoulders of fate. Will not the grief o f the millions of mothers, Whose hearts are as empty as your lofty boast, Because of the monster you fostered and sanctioned, Drink to your health, and in vengeance, this toast: i . , ________ ____________________________________ _______________ ' planting time ' IS NEAR AT HAND • We have just received a large assortment of hulk garden ^ seeds, and invite yju to call and look over the line. WAR AT LAST As this is written, it seems th at war with Germany is inevitable if not yet an actual fact. Having kept us out of war so long, President Wilson has found himself in a We have them assorted colors in bulk; also Tall Nastur position where he has no choice consistent with national honor. So much silly slop is written and uttered about tiums. A full line of package garden and llower seeds. “ national honor” that we use the expression with diffi dence. At the same time, the actual thing has an exist ence, and when a nation has unequivocally and justifiably made the declaration, th a t in a certain contingency she will do certain things, if th a t contingency arise she is ob liged to do what she has agreed or threatened to do. In Grass Seeds American Wonder and this case, we served upon Germany solemn notice that we and Seed Grains Early Rose Seed Potatoes would not stand for certain methods of submarine war H eie’s to you, Civilization, fare and if she persisted in using those methods we would And the promise you falsely gave, sever diplomatic relations. Germany has now declared A toast with the blood o f our offspring. that she is about to use those methods, and this has left Here o ’er their needless grave. us no alternative but to sever relations. This, in brief, was the situation which has forced from President Wilson the action which he has been trying to honorably avoid. were carried by a mosquito. Did our government accept Whether he was right last March, when he placed this this as one of the mysterious dispensations of Providence country on record in such a way may be open to question, and content itself with providing means of sending more but we believe that the great majority will endorse his soldiers to fill up the gaps caused by yellow fever? Well, Phone 691 and 541 action. It held Germany in check and has undoubtedly Front and C Streets Coquille, Ore. not so you would notice it. War on and protection against saved the lives of thousands of non-combatants. We be the mosquitos was inaugurated. Compare this with our lieve also that his recent action, even though it bring us course in the m atter of naval warfare. For quite a num into actual war, will meet the approval of the overwhelm ber of years the possibility of building boats th at would able to pay off his indebtedness out of ing majority of our citizens, and th a t we will all stand A operate under w ater has been recognized, and the sub the profits of his investment. A long shoulder to shoulder in his support. time loan enables him to use his money ; marine has been an existing fact. It was fully conceded judiciously so that it will contribute to | Let those who thirst for the blood of their fellow- that a torpedo from one little submarine would sink the increased value of his land and its in humans rejoice, if they like, th at we are to engage in the biggest warship afloat and that the superdreadnaught creased producing power. carnival of blood-letting. The Herald does not feel that Heretofore farmers have not been | could no more protect itself against the submarine than able to borrow for long periods. This | way. We would far rather see the European barbarians the soldier could protect himself against the mosquito. discourages investment in livestock and fight it out amongst themselves. We would far rather many other purposes because the Yet we have gone on building and planning and appro for returns are slow. Short term loans see the United States retain the right to be called a “ Chris priating money for superdreadnaughts, the only use of made a speculator out of a farmer. tian nation”—and no believer in war ought to call himself which in time of peace is to form long processions and So the Farm Loan act in addition to a Christian, for he shows beyond question or cavil that he providing a way for the farmer to bor carry handsomely uniformed officers before the enthus row to the limit of safety, induces him does NOT fully believe in the teachings of Him whom he iastic and admiring gaze of the people who are paying the to put his borrowed money to produc professes to serve. uses and provides a way for him to bill, and which are of no more use in time of war than g tive e t out of debt from the profits of the the marble ship which old Tsi Ann caused to be built in a investment. MERELY THE EDITOR’S OPINION lake back of the palace with a part of the £50,000,000 Thus the Farm Loan act places with reach of the farmer the means to One more opinion we would like to express before the which China had appropriated for a navy. In fact, the in help himself and stimulates his busines war temperature rises to fever pitch. We do not expect old empress’ ship had its advantages, for it could not be initiative. The long time loan with its many of our gentle readers to agree with us, but we are sunk, and it could not be expected to do anything; while small annual payments puts a quietus on the terror of mortgage foreclosure. not using this 12-point type for the purpose of tickling the our ships are liable to be expected to do something in N ext installment will explain the Severn1 Lots of Lumber a„t majority. The settled opinion of this light-weight country time of war and yet cannot poke their noses outside of the character of investments provided un der the Farm Loan act. editor is that when the President demanded that Germany harbor without imminent danger of being sunk before relinquish the advantage given her by her submarines, and they pass the three-mile limit, by some insignificant little East Fork Item s placed this demand in terms that obliged him to sever dip submarine which they can’t even see. Has Germany fol lomatic relations, he was in wrong. When we talk about lowed any such chuckle-headed course? Again, not so (Herald’s Special C. C. News Service) “ civilized w arfare” and “ international law” we are talk you would notice it. If the United States is to learn any Last week E arl E ndicott went to V eta, near E ug en e, to atten d the ing a lot of nonsense. When we hold up our hands in pre thing about the art or science of efficient warfare, she funeral of his brolhe.-in-law A lbert tended horror because non-combatants must suffer in war must look to the country against which she is about to May. Mark Brown drove the auto times w'e are either rank hypocrites or we are weak in the fight and not to her allies. stage tor him upper story. “ War is hell,” said General Sherman, and It is reported th at E rn e st A. he knew what he was talking about. When he made his On account of the mixture of nationalities in this Krewson and Zilphia J. Benbatn R oseburg-M yrtle P oin t A u to S ta g e Line famous march to the sea, laying waste a strip of country country, there will be a g reater call for coolness and con were martied Feb i at the home of the bride’s parents in Brewster val some sixty miles wide, he made war on non-combatants, sideration of others, in the event of war with Germany Leave ley. destroyed their property, their food and even their cloth than is the case anywhere in the world. In our popula Myrtle Point In a recent num ber of the Chris- 7:40 a. m. ing. Yet we of the North justify him fully. It was an tion there is a very large percentage of those of German tain Endeavor W orld th ere is a Roseburg act of war. When a, city is besieged, the person who blood. It is safe to say that those of no other nationality good story on school book graft. 6. a. m. would argue that kind-hearted people of peaceful climes stand higher as citizens. They are in all walks of life, Since the Oregon school book com 6 hours Running Time should be allowed to send in supplies of food and clothing from the day laborer to the statesman, and none have a mission has been in existence and Connecting with Coquille Auto, Lines for the women and children would be laughed out of court, better record. Just what their position will be when this the throttle grip of the American Book Co. pried loose, the piece J. L. Laird M yrtle P oin t and the Altrurian who would persist in driving toward the country is a t war with Germany the Herald will not pre made on the side Irom school books gates of the city with a load of bread would be shot down tend to say, but it is not to be expected that they will be has not been of the fattening q u a n —with the acquiescence of the “ civilized” world. We see glad to see the United States added to the forces th a t are tity. T here are other th in g s in the no difference between a siege by land and a siege by sea, straining every nerve to crush the Fatherland. Their school line that are unloaded at a and a blockade is only a siege with a nautical name. The position will be a difficult one at best. Within the sphere long price. T h a t graft story is an Kaisar proposes to besiege a little group of islands known of its influence, the Herald will urge that their feelings, eve-opener. S om ething like two years ago a man was taking orders as Great Britain, and is equipped to make his siege effect even their love for the Fatherland, be respected. for a set of books that was supposed ive. By the use of the school of submarines he has been Will go to press February 10th. It has the largest circula to be a storehouse of know ledge for tion of any advertising medium in Southwestern Oregon. It building, he can cork England up so effectually that her Am ortization of Farm Loans have borrowed has been procured by children, an d he had receommends the bank through the sale of its bonds, is always at hand for reference and an advertisement once fr m "e d u c a to rs” and “ near ed u children will be crying for bread in a very short time. and bonds cannot be sold for a shorter t seen may always be referred to. The telephone subscribers (By Frank R. Wilaon of the Federal cators” extolling the wonders of Now comes the United States and demands that he fore period than five years. are able to buy the goods you will advertise. Farm Loan Bureau.) Orders for new telephone and listings in the directory should go the advantages given by his forethought, his brains and On« of the features of the Federal To give the prospective borrower an | the books W hen you read those exact idea of the size of annual pay- j "testim onials” carelully you d id n 't be done at once. his infinitely more efficient methods. He must not usej Farm Loan act which makes a strong ments required to wipe out a m ortgage' to farmers is that it compels in a given period, tables have been pre see any evidence that any ol those his submarines, to make his blockade effective, and he appeal them gradually to retire their indebted pared. The following table shows the fellows had paid a bean for their must not kill any “ non-combatants,” even though they be ness through a long or short period of amount of the annual payment required books. Coos and Curry Telephone Co. carrying supplies to the beleagured islands. Especially, years. to extinguish in the period indicated a U ndoubtedly there are a whole This process is called amortization. he must not hurt any Americans, even though they have Under it the interest and principal are $1000 loan, bearing interest at 5, 5J lot of people who know th at there and 6 per cen t: oug ht to be a flat school tax t h r u - 1 deliberately placed themselves in the position of blockade- paid off in equal annual or semi-annual Years 5 per cent 5 | per ct 6 per ct out the counties; th at the school installments throughout the period of we: »ht in forty-eight hours. By this runners and be entitled to no more consideration than our the loan so that at the end of the term 1" IlMiffT $129.50 $132.67 A gitator to Start A gain district tax where there is a large! method two-inch plank can be dried to 15 102.96 99.63 96.114 English “ cousins” who ran our Southern blockade in the of the mortgage the borrower is out of shi; ping weight in six to eight days. a-sesstnent roll and a small popula- ( 20 87.18 83.63 80.24 I is estimated that four-fifths of the early sixties, bringing supplies to the Confederates and debt. According to reports, F. B. Camero i 78.23 tioti is the same species of h u m b u g 74.55 All loans under the Farm Loan act 25 ...... ..... 70.95 wa* ?r available for irrigation and do taking away their cotton. That the president’s action is are made under the amortization or in 3«* 72.«:. as the old road district tax. 68.81 65.65 As me: tic use in the State of Oregon has plans most completed for starting up his Agitator very soon. He has se 68.97 far as the school funds are co ncern 64.97 «1.07 endorsed by all Germany’s enemies, and th a t he will he stallment plan. Since the borrower S 4 IR con es from the timber clad slopes of cured the Itandon Recorder linotype on 66.46 62.32 ..... 63.23 begins paying off his debt the first year .) backed up by the people of this country, does not change after he gets it, and because a long The use of the borrowed money is ed the county treasu rer’s office the National Forests. The average a payment of $500 cash and install acr • of National Fores land in the ments. The cash was raised by ten the ethics of the thing if ethics can he considered in re time loan is best suited to farmers, limited to the Hollowing purposes: To should have handled them , not the Sta e sends to the s reams sixteen dis'rict clerks. borrowers under this act arc permitted purchase land or additional land; to pay tiir s as much water as does the aver men signing a joint note, we are told, lation to war hut we are in wrong, just the same. age acre of land outsi le the Forest and several North Bend men are on the Are you going to plant Sweet Peas? Fancy Onion Sets, 3 lbs. 25c All Outside Seed Busy C orner G ro cery o __ ___ Ü D ry Shiplap, Finish, Flooring and Rustic WSSCO/NSI/N S IL O S £ p e c ia l P ric e s h. E. JOHNSON yr I^THe Telephone Directory"^ I I j i . CAN WE LEARN? About the time of the Spanish war it was discovered th a t the germs of yellow fever, which was proving more fatal than Spanish bullets to our soldier boys in Cuba, to execute mortgages to run from five to forty years at their option. I’ermission is given to pay all of the loan or any part of It on any interest paying date after the mortgage has run five years. Borrowers are not per mitted to pay off within the first five years, because the money which they off existing indebtedness; to purchase livestock or to make any productive improvements such as clearing, fences, drainage, buildings and machinery. The object of amortization iz to en able a farmer to torn a mortgage into an investment. When he can borrow at a less rale than it i iclds hi.n he is Forest N otes A rapid method of kiln-drying eastern hemlock has been developed at the For est Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, whereby shiplap can be dried green from the saw to shipping bou idaries. C ham berlain's 't ab lets T tese tablets are intended especially j for lisorders of the storr ach, liver and boi els. If vou are troubled with hea tburn, indigestion i r constipation j the. will do you good. note. He has mad- arrangements with the Marshfield Record for a press for merly used in printing that paper. He is dealing with Geo. Witte for the old Gordon building opposite the Loggie hall, and will soon be ready to start up business.—Harbor.