THE C 0QU1 LLE HERALD P U B L IS H E D EVERY TUESDAY Coos The Herald'a Special Cooa County News Service East Fork Items Work ol Uncle Sam In Preventing and Fighting Them. ( Herald’s Special C. C. News Service) RIGID RULES FOR CAMPERS. Entered as second-class matter M ay 8. 1905. at the post office at Coquille, Oregon, under act of Congrees of M arch 3, 1879. P. C. L E V A R . L E S S E E A N D E D IT O R OUR FOREST FIRES ¡ ~ W h at About Grass Seed? County Mr. Tvtinison ol Coquille expect­ Devoted to the material and social upbuilding of the Coquille V a lley ed to go to Rosebttrg on horseback The Permit System Has Been a Big particularly and of Coos County generally. Factor In Checking the Destruction of over the Coos Bav road. When he Trees— How the Alert Ranger» Dis­ Subscription. $1.50 per year, in advance. Phone Main 381 got to Brew stet V’ alley he learned cover and Locate a Blaze. tbit the road over the mountains is Eternal vigilance is the watchword l>h eked except lor the man on foot. HOW LONG W IL L IT LAST? The editor who likes to square away at the typewrit­ er and grind out wise editorials about the war has a wealth of material ready to his hand, and the temptation to follow the line of least resistance and hammer out plat­ itudes and “ popular stuff” is strong. A t the same time, he who finds the premises for his argument in any of the reports which are coming from Europe is taking big chances. The fact is that we know so little about what is really going on that we have no safe ground to go on. It must be remembered that our “ news” is now coming from the allied camp and is naturally favorable to the allied cause. A t the same time it is impossible to avoid giving some credence to the reports of the increasing difficulty in which the Kaiser is finding himself involved. I f that which we are told as to the spirit of revolt which is aris­ ing among the German people be true, then it would not be surprising at any time to learn of an upset in the Ger­ man empire that would rival that which came so unex­ pectedly in Russia. Once let the chains of militarism be loosened enough to allow the German people to think for themselves, and the Kaiser’s strangle hold on his people will last about fifteen minutes, at the longest, and once let the German people get the knowledge into their con­ sciousness that their final defeat is inevitable and their sacrifices and suffering can only serve to feed the vanity of the Hohenzollern, and they will begin to think. And when a German turns himself loose and begins to think he is very likely to hit the mark. On the other hand if their life-long training is strong enough to keep them leaving all the thinking to the higher-ups, then the war may last for several years yet. It must be remembered that the Germans are still fight­ ing on ground that they have taken from the other fellow. When it comes to an invasion of their own country, they will put up a resistance that no one can now measure. That we have now joined the allies, means that we have “ enlisted for the war,” and that means until the German military machine is crushed beyond all repair. How long the job may take or what it will cost no man knows. To enter the struggle with any confidence that it will be a short one may lead to grievious disappoint­ ment. We must make up our minds to take it as it comes and to do our share like men. We notice the ad of a party who wants 500 to 1000 acres suitable for a stock ranch, and has the money to pay for it. And one of the particulars that he calls for is “ condition of the roads.” There is food for thought in this for every land owner who is hesitating about giving his support to the bonding act. “Lend a Hand” these lines of work, Karl having ac­ quired some knowledge at Fuhrman’s Pharmacy, while Eric's father is engin­ eer at the Oregon Power Company’s plant here and has taught his son a good deal about the work. Both boys are under eighteen years, and had to have their parents’ consent. The Herald is in receipt of a sample copy of "Lend a Hand.” This little magazine is edited, printed and pub­ lished monthly by the inmates of the Oregon penitentiary and it is a very in­ teresting publication. Those who are - well informed say that it is doing a Hartson Opens the Season good work; that inside the walls it helps to make life worth living, recording in­ All the small boys have been waiting cidents of interest and ottering prison­ for swimmin’ season to start and won­ ers a chance to express themselves, and dering who would be the first one in that on the outside it perforins a useful The honor goes to M. J. Hartson. who function in telling people about prison last Sunday plunged head first from the happenings and prison hopes. No one bow of a row boat into the cold water. makes a cent out of the publication; it However, it was rot a ease o f nerve on Bimply tries to be self-supporting. The Harlson's part but a clear ease o f poor subscription rate is $1.00 a year. The judgment. men who create the magazine want to He had been capturing a few elusive make it a little larger and better. They trout with the aid of the boat. Wish­ can do this if the income increases, and ing to make a landing he ran the boat subscriptions are the only revenue. If to within a short distance o f the bank. any readers of the Herald feel like! He surveyed the stretch of water be­ "lending a hand” in a most worthy tween himself and the bank with a cause, they can do so and at the same critical eye and remarked, “ I f i can't time receive a unique and interesting make it in one jump I can make it in publicasion by sending their subscrip­ two.” His lio t slipped and we have tion to "Lend a Hand," Box 1 Route 0. 1 uol been able 'o Lain jus. bow many Salem, Oregon. strokes it took hin to reach the bank. W om an's Study Club Meets The meeting of the Woman’s Study Club last Friday afternoon was deveted entirely to business Among the reso­ lutions passed was one endorsing the Woman’s National Economy Movement recently inaugurated by Mi.- Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall. Following is a list o f the officers elected for 1917-18: President, Mrs. H. O. Anderson; birst Vice President, Mrs. H. W Young; Second Vice Presi­ dent, Mrs. R. B. Rogers; Secretary, Mrs. S. V. Epperson; Treasurer, Mrs. W. L. Kistner. The next meeting will be heki on May 4. - *•» • Young Volunteer* Earl laensec and Trie Plop, loth of Coquille. left this morning for Portland, having enlisted Friday Earl plans to become an assistant in the meiical corpa and to work himself up, and Eric la going in for electrical engineering. They have both had some experience in Coquille Girl Enlists Mr. Christenson ol Brewster V al ley is receiving a visit from his bro ther. Born, to Mrs Rube Cotton and husband Sunday, A p ril 1 5 , a girl Sure, Sp rin g is here the dande­ lions are in blossom and in a while their fluffy seed little heads will say that summer time is here. W h y did N ero fiddle when Rom e hurtled? did it. and T o advertise himself. burned; tbe Lusitania and other hellish acts done? Billie I I . N e to I I b ia s e d . He W h v was I.ouvaine sacked m ight sunk T h at advertise H e sure has done it It is reported that B illie 2 is stek ; guess he has a headache. W hen w ill the Germ an people rise up and m ik e use 01 a rope and a tree lor the ch ief murderers, and sterilize the nit-? The w orld does m ove even il it is by a small m ajority the supreme the court ot of United Slates o f Am erica R. A. E A S T O N . Social The past matrons were delightfully entertained by .Mrs. J. W. laird, Sat­ urday afternoon, April 14. A delicious three-course luncheon was served at 1.30, after which the guests spent a pleasant afternoon with their faney work and chatting. The house was beautifully decorated with cut flowers, Oregon grape and flags. The place cards bore hand painted Hags. Those present were Mesdames Rose, Rime, Lamb, Lyons, Barrow, Maury, Law­ rence, Lorenz, Collier, Folsom. Sher­ wood, Evlar.d and Laird. Mrs. Newell was a guest of the occasion. The hos­ tess was assisted by the Misses Ken­ nedy, Spencer and Bay. • • • Mrs. C. A. Howard delightfully en­ tertained the lady teachers of the Co- quilel school at her home Saturday af­ ternoon. A two-course luncheon fol­ lowed a very pleasant afternoon spent doing fancy work. Coaledo on the Boom Boom prices seem to prevail in real estate circles in Coaledo, and owners of lots there have asked such high prices for the strip of land desired by the county for the widening of the county road that tbe court has decided to leave it at its present width. Coaledo was a pretty lively hamlet when the Utter mine was running and the I. T. R. R. was bringing the travel between the Coquille and the Bay to a junction with the line of skiffs and dug-outs which navigated Beaver slough, the beavers maintaining the locks that made the the creek navigable, and before the melodious whistle which salutes the ear as we write had been transferred to an urban environment. A t present it hardly looks like a center of activity. - -• - - Physician Locates Here Dr. D. N. Hayden, who was here a short lime ago looking over the field and who then decided to locate here, has arrived and has engaged the offices formerly occupied by Dr. Hamilton over the Farmers & Merchants Bank. As soon as he secures a residence he will be joined by Mrs. Hayden and their small son. Dr. Hayden is a Eugene man and has been located at Venetia. on the line of the Willamette Pacific, where he was the S. P. physician. He has the greatest faith in the future of Coos county and is locating at Coquille with confidence that he is choosing one of the best locations available. D ie d H IL L —In this city April 23, 1917. B. F. Hill, aged 79 years. 10 months and 18 days. Funeral services will be held at the residence Wednesday morning at 9:30 o’clock, and interment will be in the Myrtle Point cemetery. Miss Vera Perry of Coquille Friday sent in her application for a position behind the lines with Uncle Sam. She has the distinction of being the only girl from thia place and as far as we huve been able to learn, t..e <>;.!y one in the county who has summoned up THOMAS At Beaver slough April 24, the nerve to enlist for actual duty. She 1917, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, aged has applied to the navy for a position 54 years. in the telegraphic corps. Funeral services will be held at the undertaking parlots in this city on Thursday about 1 1 o’clock, on the ar­ M arriage Licenses rival of the Telegraph, and interment Fellows' cemetery. Kadford Thompson and Nora Ney- will be in the Odd -» «•» - green. Notice ©f Filial Settlement William E. P ie t! and Elsie It. Strang. Notice is hereby given that the John C. Noble and Elsie Wolfe. County Court of th. State o f Oregon Aki>o, and In consequence the grass and brush In the forests are tinder dry and offer the least resistance to fire Throughout the dry season, which begins about April and extends through We are sold out o f Red Seed Oats, Spring Wheat, Minnesota 13 Seed Corn the early part of November, accord­ ing to the latitude of the differ­ and our stock of other seeds is getting low. W e have a limited amount of ent states, the forest service of the department of agriculture increases its White Oats at _________________ $2.90 cwt. 1 working forces until It has a host of men throughout the ranges ever on the Beardless Barley a t_______________ $3.25 cwt. Better be looking after seed. alurt for fires. These additional forces augment the regular range force, which Red Cob Ensilage Corn at ____________ 6c lb. It will be short and some­ Is on duty the year round. High up 011 some lonely peak, far Champion White Pearl Corn a t___ 6 l-2c lb. one will be disappointed. from the centers of civilization, stands a high watehtower that daily is the Pride of the North Corn a t___________ 7c lb. Prices will be much higher post of a forest ranger, who, with pow­ erful binoculars and telescope. Ison the White Sugar Beets a t________________ 50c lb. and some prohibitive. lookout f-»r the thin, telltale banner of vapor that tells Its own story of the Grant Intermediate a t _____________________ 50c lb. fight ahead to the watcher. On other peaks there are similar watchtowers, and the watchers here. too. may mark the rising column of smudge from afar. All report to a central station, where the Ore Is accurately located. At each watehtower there Is a cir­ cular map of the district within the view of that particular tower. By trl- augtilatlon on this map the watcher Coquille, Ore £.] Phone 691 and 541 Front and C Streets notes the direction of the lire from his tower. The other watchtowers do the same, and all report to the central sta­ »6 e m t e m m s i tion these various directions. Where the triangulation lines meet on the greut map of the central station there the fire is. It is a simple and yet a most effective method. The tire loeut- cd, the fighting forces of the district are mobilized and the battle begins. It may be short, and it may last for weeks, but it is fought none the less relentlessly. Stretching in every direction from the central ranger stations are miles can get rid of the hard­ o f telephone and telegraph wires that est and most disagree­ are used In time of danger to mobilize W H Y W ASTE G REEN FEED A N D B U Y H A Y ? the fire fighting army. Once the call able part of the week’s has beeu made they come from every direction prepared to combat the com­ w o r k b y sending the mon enemy. Frequently these fires occur within a short distance from wash to us. small villages and towns, and then the problem becomes more complex, in that the homes, once a L ime, are extinguish­ ed with greater difficulty. Besides the use -f the telephone and telegraph, the forest rangers also Use the heliograph, with which they are able to send tlasl. *s of sunlight many miles to bring aid. These are where telephone and teh graph lines are not I f it can be washed we yet available. At centrally located de­ lf t s are caches of dynumite that are can do it. also used for signaling purposes. At these dej>ots ure -tored materials for tire fighting pun *es and highly spe­ cialized appnratu Rigid rules ha' been laid down for persons camping ia the woods, and the tire permit sysum has lessened the uumbt-r of fires \ ry appreciably The greatest h^s comes from the negli­ gent pleasure set ers. who drop light­ >v ed matches in the grass and low ■£< brush. The fire permit cards can be obtained either at the general office or uf any ranger, and there is no expense Roseburg-Myrtle Point Auto Stage Line attached to it. The good accomplish­ The Celebrated ed by this arrangement appears in the fact that when a fire breaks out it is Leave possible to know who had a permit to Myrtle Point build a fire in that territory, for a A w a rd e d G o ld Medal 7:40 a. m. close record is kept of the penults is­ Roseburg sued. P. P. I. E. San Francisco, ¡9 1 5 The fire permit card authorizes the 6 . a. m. holder to build camp fires on the na­ The strongest and nearest water proof 6 hours Runnirg Time tional forest land between certain Shoes made for Loggers, Cruisers, dates, provided lie following require­ Miners, Sportsmen and Workers. Connecting with Coquille Auto Lines ments are complied with: To build Men’s Comfort Dress Shoes small tires only, to build fires in the J. L. Laird Myrtle Point open and not against a tree or log or Strong Shoes for Boys within twenty feet of standing brush, to < rape away all leaves and trash Manufactured by from around the fire, never to leave a fire unattended, oven for a short time, Theodore Bergmann without first extinguishing it; to ex- Shoe Manufacturing Co. t in .nilsh fires tiist use water, then One side o f your Pass Book will show all the money you havo cover with dirt; bonfires are not al­ 621 Thurman St Portland. Oregon received. The other side will show ail you have paid out, and the cancelled checks are your receipts. Ask for the Bergmann Waterproof lowed. It is further provided that v\ hen camp m ved the ground must j shoe Oil. This fine arrangement ia yours if you will open vour check ac­ count here. be left in a cleat and sanitary coudi- ; tion — New York Tribune. Your account will be given careful and considerate attention. Did you get your seed grain? Secure Your Seeds—All Kinds—At Once T h e Busy C o rn er G ro cery y I The Busy Housewife L. E. JOHNSON Lumber—Si 1 os—Shingles BUILD A SILO Satisfaction Wisconsin or Stave Guai cuiteed Any size from 8x20 ft., 15 tons to 16x36 ft., 155 tons COQUILLE LAUNDRY & ICE CO. Prices on lumber and any informa­ tion on lumber and silos cheerfully given. I Bergmann Shoe INCOME and OUTLAY Facts About the Dollar. When yon break a dollar the pieces disappear mysteriously. A dollar spent is far smaller than a dollar saved. Doubling a dollar ia far harder than dividing it. A dollar thrown away can never again be found. A borrowed d ar is never so big a 9 i dollar lent.— Ba tim oré Sun. The Owl Valuable to the Farm. Do you know a monkey face owl when you see one? Perhaps you know It as tbe barn wl. Anyhow. If you s. -'lie liangii _ around don’t kill It It s worth six or eight cats to you on the farm *»r < rban place, according to the state bio 1 gist o f Washington.— Chi* ago Tribune How shall I be able to rule over oth­ ers that have not full power and com­ mand over myse f?-Uabelala. $5.00 Reward Str. Elizabeth Regular as the Clock San F rancisco a n d Bandon First-class far»* or.. V p freight, per ton $10410 .... 3.00 E. & EL T. Kruse 24 C a lifo rn ia Street, San Francisco F o r R eservation * J. E. N O R T O N A g e n t, C oq u ille, O reg o n FIR S T N ATIO NAL WILLIAMJÖN HAFFINLR (D J. , O V - R 6S Y E A R S ' " E X P E R IE N C E ENGRAVER? PRINTER? [am ST41E P E N V E ft . COLO C o n stipation an d In digestion These are twin evils. Persons suffer­ ing from indigestion are often troubled with constipation Mrs. Robert Alli- -.in. Mattoon. 111., writes that when C -CEGON a n d W / S H ÎN G T O N ’ she first moved to Mattoon she was a great sufferer from indigestion and con­ stipation. Food distressed her and A D ire c to ry o f each - Ity . T o w n » n fl there was a feeling like a heavy weight V illa g e , givin g: d e s c r ip tiv e «k e tc h pressing on her stomach and chest. each p lace, lo ca tio n , o p u la tio n . te le - She did not rest well at night, and felt g r a r h . »h ip p in g an d b a n k in g p o in t; worn out a good part of the time. 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