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mm T he C oquille H erald VOL. 35, NO. 32 COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917. United States ^cout C- uiser Chester Photo by American Presa A ss o c ia tio n . W ith n speed o f tw enty-six knots nn hour the Chester Is the fastest crul».*r In the United States navy. She has a displacem ent o f 8,750 tons, anil her guns consist o f tw o five-inch and six three-inch She w as built at the cost o f $1.086, 574 and has 356 officer* and men. sides. Of course he is a typical Penn- 9ylvia Dutchman and there is only one pince w here they are to be found. So John B. O ’Brien, who directed the pro duction for the Famous Players, took his company to the h eart of the Penn sylvania Dutch country in order to g et ju s t the proper flavor. • • Those who are accustomed to connect the nam e of Mary Pickford with deli cate comedy and real pathos will not be disappointed when the popular favorite appears in “ Hulda from H olland,” for this delightful rom antic comedy-drama embodies all the heart-appeal for which Miss Pickford is celebrated. But it is all dressed up in a new form of pre sentation and in a new guise th a t is so original in trea tm e n t th a t even those who have seen the s ta r in every one of her g re a t successes will find much th a t is new and more th a t is irresistable in this production. In support of Miss Pickford there ap pear F rank Losee, John Bowers, R us sell B assett, Charles Vernon, and little H aral Ilollacher. SYNOPSIS OF MANY EVENTS New s of County, S tate and N ational In terest Told in B rief Concise Form Salem—Winttenberg-King Co. of The Dalles, will erect $150,000 fruit and vegetable process factory here employ ing 200 persons. Balter—Work starts on construction of 150,000-foot capacity saw mill near Austin. Gardiner—Reedsport fresh fish cold storage plant nearing completion. Forest Grove—Work on Gales Creek and Wilson River railroad to Tillamook to start soon. 15 miles to be built at start. Albany is slated to have cannery. East Gardiner—S. P. Co. to build two story brick veneer Station here. Astoria plans much improvement work, $250,000 will be expended in pav ing and improving streets and $50,000 on sewers. Eugene—Cheese factory to be started here May 1. Coos Bay—Work started on Standard Oil Co’s. $80,000 plant here. Astoria—Wilson shipyard enlarges and expects to build 12 ships. Monmouth—Monmouth grange goes on record in favor of good roads and score Grange Master Spence for his position that grangers of state oppose land measure. Dixie—Fox farming is paying busi ness here. Brookings mill may operate soon. St. Helens—$6,000 business block to be built here. Prlneville—Contract let for 33,000 railroad ties, at from 30 to 40 cents. G reenup on th e W ar While most every one has his own opinion on the w ar, how long it will last, w hether or not we will send troops to E urope, etc,, it may be well to quote P riv a te Greenup, a recruiting officer, who, being in the service, m ight per haps be b e tte r acquainted with some of the inside facts than some of us. He is of the opinion th a t the fighting is go ing to tak e place on the Mexican Bor der. The way the Allies, especially the French, are m aking headway, he fig ures th a t they do not need the assist ance of the U nited S ta te s: while on the other hand, the G erm ans have been pouring into Mexico for several months and lately enormous am ounts of gold have been sent th ere. He thinks there will be border fighting within a short tim e betw een the United S ta te s and a G erm an Mexican arm y. In Sunny Florida Private Greenup, the recruiting offi cer who was here the last of the week, | tells a mosquito story which somewhat surpasses any of recent date. He says that on the coast of Florida a big mos quito will light on you and start his bill in. Of course you at once sw at him. The blow kills the mosquito hut drives the bill farther in ana clinches it. A hammer is used to extract the bills •which are then straightened out and used for tacks. The sand fleas also are very trouble some, Mr. Greenup states. When you are drilling and standing at attention and are not allowed to make the least sign of a move, one of these small pests about as big as a pin point will plaster itse lf on your nose or eyebrow and start boring in. Inside of a minute he will have you feeling like you had your face on the firing line, stopping grape shot. But you've got to bear it and stand at attention. M ary Pickford S tarred In “H ulda from H olland” Mary Pickford in wooden shoes! Clumping and bumping about the Fa mous Players studio, the celebrated little star was a delightful and amusing sight, but not so uproariously funny as she will be on the screen of the Scenic Saturday when she appears in the Fa mous Players production "Hulda from Holland," by Edith Barnard Delano, which is Jo be the Paramount feature. For the scenes in this fascinating 'Combination of comedy and pathos which transpire in Holland, the pro ducers erected a complete Dutch vil lage and transported hundreds of “ vil lagers ” to the spot where several days were consumed in photographing the action. When Hulda and her three lit tle brothers leave Holland and come to America the action is transferred to Pennsylvania where Hulda’s uncle re- P h o to b y A m e r ic a n PreBS A s s o c ia tio n * M a jo r G eneral J. F r a n k lin Bell G ran d Ju ry The grand jury finished its work last week in three days and adjourned Wed nesday. Six indictmenta were return ed, only one of which was made public | —that against Ralph d’Ambrosios, an Italian, for an assault with a knife on a Greek named Dresla, during a row in a logging camp some time ago. Old bills against Tom Madden and Joe Coach were dismissed, as the Sen tinel delicately puts it, "on account of the removal of the parties iron' the jurisdiction of the court.’’ Notice A meeting o f the signers of the Co quille National Farm Loan Association is called to meet at the City Hall Sat urday, April 28, 1917, for important matters concerning the organization. Also a ry other farmers desiring to join are requested to be ptesent. R. H. MAST, Sec.-Treas, ENDORSE HIE BOND MEASURE PER YEAR $1.50 PENITENTIARY United States Battleship Minnesota -x ; ¡The O ne T hing N eeded to Insure Good Roads for O regon G rounds C leaned Up and Beautified by New W arden Every body w ants j»ood roads. The need for improved highways is adm it ted. Every citizen is anxious and will ing to pay his share tow ards the cost of building good roads. All the indi vidual ever has insisted upon and is asking today is th a t the public receive one dollar of value for every dollar ex pended in road construction. F re quently in the past the public has not received full value from these expen 'K?®'*. ditures. But this has been due invar iably to the lack of a system atic plan of road building and an intelligent su pervision of the work by public offi cials charged with disbursing the fund. TLw lust L egislature, however, pro vided the necessary legislation for in . ’> troducing in Oregon a system atic and A intelligent cam paign for the state-w ide construction of perm anent hard surface P h o to by A m erican P ress A ssociation. highways. A com plete road code was M a jo r G e n e r a l J o h n J . P e r s h in g . adopted and a Highway Commission created for its adm inistration. Another m easure provided for the issuance of ties who are working it, can obtain a bonds a g g reg atin g $1,800,000 w i t h loan thereon. The reply was th a t un which to m atch an equal am ount pro der such circum stances neither the vided by the G overnm ent, under the owner nor ten an t could obtain a loan on Shackleford Act, for the construction the land. This will cut out many per of post roads and fo rest roads. sons here who have retired from and Most im portant of the L egislative leased th eir farm s but who would like m easures was th a t authorizing the is to obtain a loan a t low interest for im sue of bonds to the am ount ot $6,000,- provem ents. The local association was organized 000 for the construction of main trunk lines throughout the sta te . A t the with a m em bership of twelve, and the same time, another bill was passed am ount of loans applied for was $39,- doubling the annual license on all auto 500. It is likely th a t more m em bers mobiles and m otor vehicles. The rev will be added before the new papers go enue from this source, to g eth e r with in. the money derived from the existing one-fourth mill road tax will m eet all Old G lory is H onored in te rest charges of the proposed bond A t O regon Penitentiary issue and re tire the bonds w ithout add ing a dollar to the direct taxes of the (From L end a Hand.) individual. % On Sunday, March 18th, Old Glory Of these various m easures, only one— received her official honor a t the hands the $6,000,000 Bond Bill—will be sub of the inm ates and officers of this in m itted to the voters for their approval stitution in the back yard a t 8 a. m. a t the special election, June 4th. This “ Colors” was sounded by the two m easure asks nothing of anybody ex cornetists, and imm ediately afterw ard cept th a t which he m ust pav under the en tire band played th a t beautiful laws which go into effect regardless of old heart-stirrin g anthem of our nation, w hether the bond issue be adopted. All The S ta r Spangled Banner. m anner of safeguards have been pro The boys were lined up on the con vided outside the bonding act. The crete walk on the w est side of the yard Highway Commission has been reor in regular m ilitary form ation and a t ganized, m ethods of road construction the command of the m aster of cere have been reform ed, com petition in monies, Captain Murphy, every man contracts has been made compulsory raised his hand to his cap visor, paying and an anti-conspiracy bill has been respect to the nation’s emblem in a si passed. A m ortization tables show th a t lent salute. the income now irrevocably provided Every morning the flag is to be will retire the $6,000,000 bond issue, hoisted to the strains of the regular m eet the requirem ents of the Federal bugle arrangem ent and brought down Act, provide m aintenance of roads and a t sun-down with either bugle or band. leave a surplus even if there be no in The tru e feeling of patriotism is be crease in assessed value or num ber of ing inaugurated here by the W arden automobiles. and in order to enhance the tru e spirit Approval of the bond m easure by the of duty the regular arm y calls of T a t voters is all th a t is needed to carry out too, Reveille and Taps are sounded in the good roads cam paign effectively. their respective times. Indorsem ent of the banks a t the June This new system is very gratifying, election would m ean th a t actual road inasmuch as a marked im provem ent is construction could begin this year. In noted in the attitude of the boys and passing on this m easure, voters are not every man daily pays his trib u te to the asked to vote blindly. The pending emblem th a t represents the g re a te st bond bill describes w hat roads are to land in the world. be constructed and defines the general Hail Mighty Emblem, character of their construction. All U ufurled above. roads will be built under the super P ro tect us with thy glorious love. vision of the S ta te Highway Commis May each heart-beat throb w ith joy sion which was created for th a t specific In the future of the A m erican boy. purpose. The m em bers of the Commission are Southw estern C hristian men of the stric te st integrity. They Endeavor C onvention are among the s ta te ’s m ost re p re se n ta tive citizens who have achieved en The first annual convention of the viable success in the business world. As appointees of Governor W ithy- I Southw estern Christian E ndeavor Union combe, they may be depended upon to was held in Coquille April 20-22. The conduct the business of s ta te road j them e of the convention was “ A F or building w ith the same fidelity they j ward Look” which was emphasized in have shown in th eir personal affairs. everything. Mr. Harold H um bert of The personnel of the Commission is a Eugene was the chief speaker during guarantee th a t all road funds coming the session. In his keynote address he into its hands will he disbursed wisely laid g re a t stress on the fa c t th a t C hrist tau g h t the ommon people as well as and economically. the rich. In fact his them e was “ The Common C hrist.” All phases of Union Farm Loan Association work was thoroughly discussed. M ust be R eorganized Saturday the chairmen of the various com m ittees gave very in te restin g re It appears that the organization of ports on their work and the officers re the National Farm Loan Association at ported. The local Juniors gave an ex thia place will have to be done over cellent program . again. A t the time of the organiza Saturday evening a banquet was held tion and the sending in of applications, in the church basem ent. The conven a full set of the necessary blanks had tion le tte r from Edna W hipple, sta te not been secured. A complete set of superintendent of the unorganized de blanks has now been received by R. H. partm en t, was read. New officers were Mast, from the U. S. Farm Loan Bank elected and later installed. at Spokane, and a meeting will be Sunday morning Rev. Whiddon of called at once to re-enact the prelimi N orth Bend preached the convention nary steps. serm on, using "C hristian Endeavor, an A question was asked by Mr. Mast, O pportunity” as his subject. as to whether a person living in the In the afternoon Mr. Morris address boundaries of another district, also ed the assembly, and the new secre whether a person living outside the tary and president talked on Christian boundaries o f any district, could obtain Endeavor. a loan in this one. The reply to both "Christian Patriotism” was the even | these was that the question had not yet ing subject delivered by Rev. Vernon. There were sixty-two registered dele been decided. Another question asked by Mr. Mast, gates, thirty-two from Coquille. The convent:"'", w as a success in ; in which many people here are inter- every fe atu re and the com m ittee wiah | isted, was whether a person owning a to thank all those who so kindly helped faun, but having it leased to other par- maka it a success. The following, taken from Lend a Hand, the publication issued by the in m ates of the Oregon penitentiary, gives some account of the im provem ents made in the grounds a t th a t institution, under the now warden: The inner and outer appearance of the grounds of thia institution are fa st assum ing the aspect of beautiful lawns. T he walks in the fro n t yard have been lined with pretty pansies which will tend to beautify the view and creates a most pleasing spectacle to the eyes of visitors, as well as those who can see the long lane leading to liberty. In place of the ragged appearance heretofore noticed in the center of the yard, rose bushes are to be seen in the center of various artistic designs, thus giving a home-like touch. The back yard is where the g re a t im provem ent was most needed and is taking place. The upper yard was originally sown in clover and grass combined, thus creating a m ost dis ta ste fu l sight. Now, however, the m ost p art of the plot has been spaded up and right in the center of it a sixty foot flag pole with a g re at brass ball on its top has been erected to bear Old Glory du ing the day. The pole is su r rounded by a circle of fine rock for a foot path and encloses a s ta r planted with flowers. For about fifty feet on eith er side of the s ta ll are various plots composing sta rs and diamonds, with a peculiar and interesting enclosing border about two feet wide interw inding a t the corners The W arden has settled the fa te of the “ bull rin g ” for all tim e by a g re at circle of variegating flower plots. Those who have trod its round and tiresome path have said a last good by to its existence and are viewing with pleasure the eye—pleasing change. The old dungeon row of cells have been abolished. In place of the dark, black holes into which offenders were p u t for infractions of the rules, the doors have been torn off and new doors put in place lettin g light into the cells. Bunks have been installed, thus giving room for another occupant. H eretofore it was a hard task to g et blankets washed in the laundry, but arrangem ents have been made whereby the blankets can be washed a t least once a month. Bunks are being re filled and in every way possible and as fa r us practicable, the insanitary con ditions are being alleviated. The old germ -laden wooden floor in the old tin shop where the unemployed promenaded during inclem ent w eather has been torn up and concrete floors put down, thus affording a good walk ing place with cuspidors in selected and handy spots for use and a dandy hand ball court has been arranged in the lower corner where the inside men can g e t active recreation during their spare moments. In place of nasty tin cans and like m a tte r accum ulating over behind the shops, the Incinerator takes care of all th a t and relieves a situation th a t had become nauseating. The entire yard has assumed a defi nite and pleasing aspect and the boys are more than g rateful to the Warden for his hearty interest in us, and it has been a source of employm ent for those who had no assigned task to perform , and they have the opportunity and benefit of working in the open air, which is exceedingly gratifying. ; \ «■kV ! ■ 1 ? m J ; ÿj- Ü * $£. \ ’¿A - T* Èr ïL i läss 13% • ■ 14 V ^ - X* 5 : • Photo by A n erlcan Pres» Association. There nr« four tw elve-inch and eight eight-inch guns In the main battery o f the Minnesota. T his battleship displaces 16, (XX) tons nnd is 456.3 feet in length. She hns a speed of 1« knots, and her officers and men number 856. evaporate surplus fruits and vegetables vhen possible because there is going to be a great shortage of tins. Doubtless many canneries will be unable to run during the summer months. "America has no quarrel with any nation but is opposed to autocratic militarism. Nor should we be suspic ious of our neighbors—the secret ser vice men are paid to be suspicious. We shall nred all the charity we can command. ” BIO PRODUCER ON CENSORSHIP President of G eneral Film C om pany Gives His Views D eclam atory an d O ratorical (By Benj. B. Hampton, President Gen As a result of the Coos County Ora eral Film Co., Inc.) torical-Declamatory Contest held at If the principle of censorship should the Masonic hall Friday evening, the be applied to general business as it has girls’ cup goes to Coquille and the boys’ been to motion pictures in certain cup to North Bend, the winners being states, we would have had red revolu Ada Downs and Horace Byler. This iB tion in this country within twelve the first time that Coquille has come months' time. The American business into possession of the declamatory cup; man would rather fight than tolerate in fact, no school has held this trophy ! "¡“ e to g 'th a tT h e motion "picture’ In- more than one year. The inscriptions duitl.y ig compelled to endure in those on it read as follows: 1914, Eva Han States where censorship is now in ex- sen, Marshfield; 1915, Anna L. Truman, istcnce. Good pictures, wholesome North Bend; 1916, Belle Chatburn, Ban- pictures, instructive, progressive pic don; 1917, Ada A. Downs, Coquille. tures are impossible so long as uny man The oratorical cup was put up in 1912 or any group of men are given the au by Dr. T. J. McCormac, at that time tocratic right to determine what shall president of the Marshfield school or shall not be Bhown on the screen. board. It has been won as follows: Censorship is un-American. Censor 1912, Chas. Van Zile, North Bend; 1913, ship in any form is so repugnant to Kate Chatburn, Bandon: 1914, Earl American ideals and traditions that our Leslie, Coquille; 1915, Merton Tyrrell, people would not tolerate it in pictures Coquille; 1916, McDonald, Marshfield; i f —there are two “ ifs” ; the first is, if 1917, Horace K. Byler, North Bend, j pUt>lic is made to realize that if When either of these cups has been censorship creeps into one phare of our won three times by the same school, it life it will find its way into others; and will become the permanent possession second, if motion pictured can b •> made of that school. This means that Bhouid clean the demand %or censorship will either Coquille or North Bend win the die. orrtorical contest next year, a new cup The very popularity of pictures is re will have to be provided for. sponsible fer I ho demand for censor As is usually the case, there was no ship. The movies have won such an unanimity of opinion among (he people important, intimate place in so many who made up the audience as to who million homer, that fathers a u moth should have been awarded the prizes in ers deeply resent the sewage that slips the contest last Friday. In this par onto the screen. ticular contest a diversity of opinion "Wc don’t dare let our children go was fully justifiable for all the con- to the movies,” they say, “ because we | cannot be sure that they will not see indecent or suggestive pictures hidden under snugly hypocritical title s.’’ Along comes the politician with his eyes on new jobs (or the faithful and suggests censorship. The public, with out thinking deeply enough to under stand the dangers o f ccnsurship, re sponds to the place-hunter’s suggestion — and censorship threatens us in nearly a score of states. STATISTICS PROVE SMALL OP EVIL PERCENTAGE In fairness it cannot lie said that the motion picture industry has brought this curse on itself - any more than the charge of indecency can he made justly against the publishing industry because an occasional panderer prints a vile book or starts a filthy magazine or newspaper. Fortunately there are H ow W om en M ay H elp very few evil pictures but unfortun ately they are very obnoxious. Statia- W in the W orld W ar 1 tics compiled by experts prove that in 1916, of nearly ten thousand reels, leas (By Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, Member O. ' than one hundred reels (about twenty- A. C. Board of Regents.) five pictures) were objectionable. Less P h o to b y A m e ric a n P r e s s A sso c ia tio n . O. A. C., Corvallis, Ore.—Sharing in than one per cent of the output ia to the toil of the fields, sacrificing all in M a jo r G snsral H ugh L. 8 c o t t blame for the danger that now threat dividual tastes that interfere with ens to throttle the art. bountiful production of food supplies, However, we must not deceive our practicing rigid ecflnomy, and avoiding ! testants acquitted themselves exceed neighborhood suspicion, are some of the ingly well and it was no easy matter selves. This bad one per cent is very w sys in which women can help win the for the judge to determine the result. bad. Men who live, breathe and have Superintendent W. R. R utherford their being in the Tenderloin of New big war as pointed out by Mrs Clara York, and the little Tenderloin of Los Waldo, the woman member of the Ore- i of the Eugene schools acted as judge. Angeles, forget that the great Ameri- gon Agricultural College Board of Re- ! gents in speaking to the women stu- i Drops D ead at the W heel I can public is not an ass. This un healthy type of producer thinks that he dents. can market a mess of filth by disguis "Women’s help is better in time of Captain John Johnson, master of the He be stress than at any other tim e,” said « tug Klyhiam, dropped dead at the wheel ing it as “ art” or "reform.” she, “ for it is then that their intuition i Saturday while the tug was crossing the lieves that by posing a preacher at the comes in—comes straight from the i bar at Bandon. The bar was rough. opening of a "white slave” picture, he ... . . . can "get away” with rotten sex stuff. spirit. You are to be joint tillers o f ! .,«1 the tug wouldI , have met . with quick , , preacher to ..endori„.. the soil in war time. You can help in disaster but for the fact that a deck ; ^ every mother and the food and labor shortage by writing h .,d entered the p.lot house juat a . the daugMerouKht , o „ee ,. he cgn to the home folk what are the best captain co lapsed and he slezed the L ^ fat# food crops to grow. Plenty of beans, whee and brought her safely in Lap- ^ worfc aR ..reform atlve/. potatoes and carrots for winter use will ta i. Johnson was widely known having I No ran foo| himae|f so cut down the home living cost and re bees a seafaring man along the coast thoroughly as the hardened Tonder- lease much other food material for fui a number of years. He wss famil- loiner—unless it is his money-blind other use. isrly known ss "Big John.” brother of Wall Street. The producer "Grow Belgian hares. They are a good cheap food and can be grown on A t part of its fire protective Bystem who knows America by living in a high the clover cuttings from the parks and the Forest Service maintains 94 lookout priced hotel in Longacre Square know* station« on high point, in the moun- nothing. If he spend, a few w eek , in lawns. go- tarn* of Oregon and Washington. The«« New England, or the middle west, or "Canneries and home« that are (Continuel) on peg« l . J ing to depend on tins might bqffin to ' gre manned only during the Are season. > \ Tvg„ding J ti