F he C oquille H erald VOL. 36, NO. 37 CURRY COUNTY PIONEER DIES W m. Cox of Langlois Dies A t A dvanced A ge of Seventy-Nine NOTED HUNTER AND üülüt First M an to Discover Gold In Paying Q uantities on Sixes River COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917. Fifth Declamatory Contest The F ifth D eclam atory C ontest of the Coquille public schools was held a t Masonic H all T hursday evening w ith the usual large attendance. E ach one of the p a rticip a n ts ac quitted herself or him seii creditably and th eir efforts showed careful prep a ratio n and coaching. As is the custom , the F o u rth grade scholars presented the diversion from the serious n a tu re of the declam a tions. In th eir H aym akers and D ai rym aids’ costum e song "they w ere fine en te rta in ers and a t the close about . dozen little g irls of th a t class, g a rb ed in night gow ns and n ig h t caps, with dolls in th e ir arm s, sang “ The Dolls L ullaby.’” In the first section of the contest, the fifth and six th grades, M erle Lan- d re th won the medal, his subject be ing, “Out on th e O ther T rain .” T rav is T yrrel, K athleen Siler and C lara- bell P e a rt w ere not f a r behind Merle in points .-.cored. In the second section Beryl Wood ruff w as aw arded the m edal. • H er recitation was “ E ngineer Connor’s Son.” K enneth S tan n in g er and Ches te r Howard w ere the o ther co n test a n ts and it w as no easy m a tte r to m ake a selection between th ree speak ers, all of whom did so well ns they did. iSeiiie Johnson, L eanna C urry, Ru by McDonald and M arvel Skeels a p peared in the H igh School division, M arvel w inning the m edal w ith the selection “ How the Ghurch W as Built a t Kehoe’s B ar.” If four m edals could have been provided for th e th ird sec tion, it would not have been out of place to have preesnted each contest a n t w ith one, for th e ir w ork was splendid. Mrs. W. (!. Brandon, M. O. H aw kins and W. C. Chase acted as judges and th e ir decisions were generally concurred in by the audience. The H igh School orchestra f u r nished the m usic while J . W. Noblet conducted the exercises. Register or Risk Imprisonment! Such Is the Mandate Which All Between Ages of 21 and 31 Must Obey June 5 M any Questions Must Be Answ ered List of Queries W hich Will Be Propounded in Fullfilling Plan for Complete W ar Census of United States The follow ing a re the questions to be asked a t the d ra ft census re g is tra tio n Tuesday, Ju n e 5th, w ith the in stru ctio n s furnished by the go v ern m ent officials in re a g rd to the way they should be answ ered: Study these questions. P re p a re the answ ers in your m inds. This does "not ask w hat you once physical disability, sta te th a t briefly. did, nor w hat you have done m ost of If you claim exem ption on any other the tim e, nor w hat you a re best fitted ground, s ta te your ground briefly. W illiam Cox passed aw ay a t ..is to do. IT A SK S W HAT YOUR JOB home one mile from Langlois, Curry IS RIGHT NOW. S ta te briefly, as Conscription Rules county, S aturday m orning, M ay 2d, “F a rm e r,” “ M iner,” “ S tudent,” “ La- a t the advanced age of 79 years and Selective conscription is now the 1 borer (on farm , in rolling mill, in a u 13 days. Cause of death was h e art tomobile, wagon, or o ther fa c to ry ),” law of the land. It was adopted by failu re, deceased having been in the M achinist in autom obile facto ry ,” the House and S enate a fte r full dis best of health up to the very day of cussion and the settlem ent of various Questions will be asked for you to etc. If you hold an office under S tate his death. m inor points of d isagreem ent betw een r F ederal governm ent, name the o f an sw er in the order in which thew the tw o branches of C ongress I t is Mr. Cox was the fa th e r of Mrs. J. ap p ea r below. These questions ure fice you ho'd. W. Leneve, of this city, who w ith Mr. set out. below w ith detail inform ation ■ 8. By whom em ployed? W here em now the duty of all to a ssist in c a rry ing out its provisions and m aking it Lenovo departed for L anglois S a tu r ployed? to help you answ er them . as effective as possible. day afternoon upon receipt of the All answ ers will be w ritte n on the 14 you are w orking fo r an individ- , Only those men who are betw een news of her fa th e r’s death. He was R e g istra tio n Card in ink by the Reg- ; ual, firm corporation, or association, found dead in bed by h is daughter-in- i: tra r, who should be careful to sped sta te its nam e. If in business, trade, the ag es of 21 and 31 are subject to law, M rs. E ugene Cox, who w ent to all nam es correctly and to w rite le g 1 profession, or em ploym ent fo r your- 1 d ra ft. The pay of enlisted men will the home to deliver his mail from the self, so sta te . If you a re an officer be increased $5 to $10 according to ibly. box a t th e road. Mr. Cox w as lying 1. N am e in full. Age in years,------ of the S ta te or F’ederal governm ent, j the base pay, those receiving the lea st in bed in such a position th a t it is This m eans all your nam es spelled ay w hether your office ts under til 31 w age to be given the larg e st income. supposed he was in the a ct of arisin g United S ta te s, the S ta ir, th e county, | S :’e o r delivery of intoxicants to sol c u t in full. when d eath overtook him. In the S la te your age today in y ears only. or a m unicipality. In answ er to the diers in uniform is prohibited; also mail M rs. Cox delivered th a t m orning D isregard additional m onths or days. juestion as to w here you a re em the im portation of liquors into cam ps, were le tte rs from th ree of his four Be prep ared to say “ 19,” or “25,” not ployed, give the town, county, and b arracks and re cru itin g stations. U nder no circum stances a re boun d a ughters. S ta te w here you work. ’19 yrs. 3 mos.,” or the like. W illiam Cox was born in Illinois in 9. Have you a fa th e r, m other, wife, ties to be paid to recruits, or su b sti 2. Home address. 1838, moved with his p a re n ts to Polk child, under 12, or a siste r or tu te s accepted in lieu of the m en con T his m eans th e place w here you The proposal to exem pt county, th is state, in 1845 and in 1865 brother under 12 solely dependent scripted. have your perm anent home, not the moved from Polk to C urry county upon you for support (specify medical students w as stricken fiom place w here you work. Be prepared the bill. Those who m ay not be d ra ft w here he has ^ince m ade his home. which) ? to give th e address in th is w ay: “ Co A t the tim e of his com ing here there quille, Coos County, Oregon. Consider your answ er thoughtfully. ed a re specified as follow s: The V ive-President of the U nited In a letter received la st week by 3. D ate of birth. w as only a horse tra il into this coun If it is tru e th a t th ere is another try and th ere were practically no s e t Lanson Leneve, Mark Shelley says he W rite your birth d ay (m onth, day, m outh th an your own which you alone S ta te s, legislative, executive and ju tle rs in C urry county. He first se t has ju s t received orders to re p o rt a t and y e a r) on a piece of paper before have a duty to feed, do not let your dicial officers of the U nited S ta te s He has been since en going to th e R eg istrar, and give the m ilitary a rd o r in te rfe re w ith the wish and the sta te s and territo rie s. tled on the Sixes river, la te r moving Vancouver. R egular or duly ordained m inisters to the sm all stream w here he died. listm ent stationed a t Y um a w here his p a p er to him th e first thing. E x of the N ation to reduce w a r’s m isery of religion and stu d en ts of the m inis He sp en t the first y ears of his re si reg im en t has been engaged in ta rg e t am ple: A u g u st 5, 1894.” to a m inm um . On the other hand, M ark w as second in his dence th ere in hunting, prospecting practice. If you do not rem em ber th e year, unless the person you have in nypd try now p re p arin g in recognized theo and m ining and w as the first m iner com pany a t practice, being beaten by s ta r t to answ er a s you would if som e is solely dependent on ;*ru, do not logical schools. All persons in m ilitary and naval to discover pay d irt on th e Sixes riv eight points by the high m an. The one asked you your b irthday, a s “A u hide behind p ettico ats or" children. er which was a fte rw a rd extensively h e at affected him, so he sta te s, and g u s t 5th .” Then say "on m y b irth 10. M arried or single (w h ich )? Race service of the U nited States. A ny m em ber of “any w ell-recog mined. He had a m ining claim in his but for this his score would have been day th is y ear I will be (or w as) ------• (specify w hich)? As it was his y e ars old.” The R e g is tra r will then back yard on th a t stre am th a t paid considerably b e tte r. This does not a sk w hether you were nized religious sect or organization score qualifies him as a m arksm an. him from four to six dollars a day. fill in th e y ear of birth . ^Many peo ra ce m arried, but w hether you a re a t p re sen t organized and existing and He w as m arried while in Polk coun days of C urry county, having killed ple do n o t c a rry in m ind the y ear m arried now. In answ er to th e ques whose ex istin g creed or principles ty to K atherine F riend. E ight chil over a hundred of these anim als and they w ere born. T his m ay be ob tion as to your race, s ta te b riefly forbid its m em bers to participate in dren survive, the m other having p ass is reputed to have killed the larg e st tained by the R e g is tra r by s u b tra c t whether “ C aucasian,” “ M ongolian,” w ar in any form and whose religious convictions are a g ain st w ar or p a r ed aw ay several years ago. Of the m ule deer ever killed in th a t county. ing th e age in y ears on th is y e a r's “ N egro,” “ M alayan,” or “In d ian .” living children four are boys and four 11. W hat m ilitary service have you ticipation therein in accordance w ith He hod enjoyed the b est of health i irth d a y from 1917. girls. They are Mrs. J. W. L'eneve, of fo r years and b u t a few days before 4. A re you (1) a natu ral-h o rn citizen; had? R ank? B ranch? Y ears? the creed or principles of said re lig ious organizations.” this c ity ; Mrs. J. Crowley and Mrs. his death walked th ree m iles to the N ation or S ta te ? (2) a naturalized citizen; (3 ) an B ut no person th u s exem pted “ shall Wm. C larno, of P o rt O rford; Mrs. place of one o f his sons fo r a few No m a tte r w h at c o untry you alien ; (4) or have you declared your Della Renno, of V entura, Calif., and hours’ visit. The evening before his intention to become a citizen (spec served, you m u st give com plete in be exem pted from a n y service th a t Cleveland, E rnest, Leonard and E u death he w as seen by a neighbor's form ation. In answ ereing these ques- the P resident shall declare to be non- ify w hich)? gene, all living n ear L anglois in C ur child sp littin g his wood and every (1) If you w ere born in th e U nited . lions, first nam e your rank, usin g one c om batant.” The P resid en t m ay exclude from ry county. Mrs. Renno has been in th in g about the house was in p erfect S ta te s, including A laska and H aw aiia, of the folowing words: “ Com mission- Coquille for some tim e and was pre order wl.cn the body w as found, i n you a re a natu ral-b o rn citizen, no ; ed officer,” “ Noncom missioned officer,” the d ra ft, or call fo r p a rtia l m ilitary p a rin g th e Leneve fa rm on the M arsh dicating th a t he had no prem onition m a tte r w hat m ay have been the c it I “P riv a te .” N ext, sta te b ranch in service, th e follow ing: County and m unicipal officials, cus field road as a fu tu re home fo r h e r of coming death. izenship or natio n ality of your p a r I which you served in one of th e follow self and her fa th e r at’ th e tim e of his The funeral services were held a t ents. If you w ere born in P o rto Rico, ing w ords: “ In fa n try ,” “ C avalry,” tom house clerks, postal service em death. “ M edical,” “ S ignal,” ployes, artificers and workm en in D enm ark Sunday and w as one of the you a re a citizen of the U nited S ta te s, ! “A rtille ry ,” Mr. Cox was one of the best known la rg e st ever held in C urry county. unless you were born of alien p a re n t '-“A viation,” “Suply,” “M arine,” “ N a governm ent arm ories, arsenals and and m ost liked men am ong the re si Rev. H aberly, of Bandon, preached age. If you were born abroad, you vy.” N ext, s ta te the num ber of y e a rs’ navy yards. Such o th er persons employed in the dents of C urry county and w as known th e funeral serm on, 'n t e r i ’e n t took a re still a citizen of th e U nited S ta te s service, not counting tim e sp e n t in hy all a s Uncle Billy. He w as a not place a t the D enm ark cem etery. if your fa th e r w as a citizen of th e the Reserve. Finally, nam e the N a service of the U nited S tates as the ed h u n ter and prospector and has for If you P resid en t m ay designate. Mr. Cox will be m ourned by a host U nited S ta te s a t the tim e you w ere tion or S ta te you served. P ilots and m arin ers actually em m i ly y e ars acted as guide to m any of friends and his surviving children born, unless you have e x p a tria te d served under the Onited S ta te s or one of the S ta te s of the U nited S tates, ployed in the seu service of any c iti outside sportsm en who cam e to th a t have the sym pathies of every resident yourself. zen or m erchant w ithin the U nited section fo r hunting in th e fall. He of th a t section who both knew and (2) You a re a naturalized citizen u nam e your service in one of the fol S tates. lowing te rm s: “N ational G uard (of was a g re a t elk h u n te r in the early loved him. you have completed your n a tu ra liz a Persons engaged in industries, in tion; th a t is, if you have “ taken final such and such a S ta te ),” “ M ilitia (of cluding ag riculture, found to be nec p a p ers.” B ut you a re not a citizen such and such a S ta te ),” “ V olunteers U n ited S tates S u p er-D read n o u g h t N e w York if you have only declared your in of U nited S ta te s ” or “ R eg u lar A rm y essary to the m ilitary establishm ent or the effective operation of the m ili U nited S ta ts .” ten tio n to become a citizen ( th a t is, (N av y ) ta ry forces or the m aintenance of n a if you have only “tak en out first p a 12. Do you claim exem ption from tional in te rest during the em ergency. d ra ft? Specify grounds. p e rs” ); in the la tte r case you a re Those in a sta tu s w ith respect to Because you claim exem ption from only a “d e claran t.” persons dependent upon them for sup You a re also a natu ralized citizen d ra ft, it by no m e a n ; follows th a t you port which renders th e ir exclusion or if, although foreign born, your fa th e r arc exem pt. F o r the info rm atio n of d b .'h arg e advisable. or surviving p a re n t became fully n a t the W ar D ep artm en t you should m ake Those found to be physically or uralized while you w ere under 21 a claim now if you intend to prose m orally deficient. Some persons will be ex y ears of age, and if you came to the cute it. It is stipulated th a t no exem ption U nited S ta te s under 21. em pted on accout of th e ir occupations •hall continue “ when a cause th erefo r (3) You a re a d e clara n t if, a l or offices, some on account of the fa ct no longer exists.” No m a tte r how though a citizen or subject of some th a t they have relatives dependent up few or how m any exem ptions, the fo reig n country, you have declared on on them fo r support. Y our answ er quota in regard to population will be c a th before a n a tu ra liz atio n court touching these things will be im por insisted upon. your intention to become a citizen of ta n t in supp irtin g the claim you now the U nited S tates. R eceipt from the intend to m ake in your an sw e r to the Splendid I’rize Offered. j clerk of the court of th e certified copy pi .ent questions. Be sure, therefore, A t high school assem bly la s t F ri- of such declaration is often called th a t the grounds you now s ta te are , “ ta k in g out first p a p ers.” You a re in conform ity w ith your answ ers to day, Rr. Richmond sta te d th at, begin- not a d eclaran t if your first paper questions 7 and 8. In s ta tin g grounds nig with next year, a prize of $200 w as tak en out a f te r Septem ber 26, y o j claim as exem pting you, use one would be offered to the m em ber of the 1906, and is m ore th a n 7 y ears old. of the follow ing term s: If you claim senior class who had m ade the m ost (4) You a re an alien if you do not to be an executive, legislative, or j u sa tisfac to ry record during his high fall w ithin one of th e th ree classes dicial officer of the S ta te or Nation, school career. The prize will be giv above m entioned. nam e your office and say w hether it en h t th e ra te of $100 each y ear fo r is an office of the S ta te o r N ation. If two y ears following graduation and 5. W here were y o j born? F ir s t nam e ihe town, then th e you claim to be a m em ber of a re li will be aw arded only to some stu d e n t S ta te , th en t b ; country, a s “Colum- gious sect w hose creed forbids its who is continuing his education, the bur , O hio;” "V ienna, A u s tria ;” P a ris, m em bers to p a rticip a te in w a r in jn y 1 idea being to a ssist w orthy and am form , sim ply nam e the sect. If you bitious students to go through col F ra n c e ;” “ Sofia, B ulgaria.” Definite rules in connection b. If not a citizen, of w hat country a re employed in the tran sm issio n of lege. the U nited S ta te s m ails o r a s an a r t i w ith the aw ard will be draw n up be a re you a citizen or subject? T his need be answ ered only by a l ficer or w orkm an in an a rm o ry , a rse n fore the opening of the next school iens and d eclarants. Rem em ber th a t al, o r navy yard of the U nited States, year. It is seldom th a t so liberal an offer r. “d e c la ra n t” is not yet a citizen of or if you a re a m ariner em ployed in the U nited S tates. I f an alien or d e the sea service of any citizen or m e r is ever m ade to high school students c la ra n t, s ta te the nam e of your coun ch an t w ithin th e U nited S ta te s, so and Dr. Richmond’s generosity is try , as “ F ran ce,” “Ja p a n .” “ C hina," sta te . If you are a felon o r o th er g re a tly appreciated. j P h o t o b y ,t i .e n o a n P r e s s A s s o c i a ti o n etc. wise m orally deficient and desire to T h e u io n -te r N e w York is a 27,<H>0 ton w arsh ip , 57.*t feet Ion«. She carrie# 7. W hat is your p re sen t trade, occu- claim exem ption on th a t ground, sta te your ground briefly. I f you claim ten fo u rte e n inch guns. T h e re are 1,014 otiiceis am i m en in h e r crew . 1 pation, or office? Your Patriotic Duty— Buy a Liberty Loan Bond. PER YEAR $1.50 Creamery Doing Fine HONOR THY « i n n FUG R. u. i.ayiey, who will a c t a s m an a g er 1 .r Ine d a iry C om pany’s plant in this city, arrived here S aturday m orning and took charge of the plant. Mr. B aylej expresses him self a s well satisfied w un the show ing already m ade by the new com pany and also with the prospects to r a big increase M uch Thoughtless Disrespect in the production or m e plu n t as the May be A voided by Fol sumi.-. r pi ogresses. lowing these Rules Tit r cnecse shipm ents have already eeen m ade from the p lan t and as soon us re tu rn s a re received from these ihe w ork can go ahead on a strictly business basis. H eretofore the com pany has been som ew hat handicapped 0 y not knowing the exact dem ands of the present trad e , w ar conditions hav M ust Conform as to Union ing changed requirem ents to a cer A nd M easurem ents to tain extent. be offical The m achinery is now all installed and in p erfect w orking order b u t some sm all a lte ra tio n s a re still being made The flag of the U nited S tates had in the a rra n g e m e n t of the p lan t to ac comm odate th e rapi.V.y grow ing busi its sta tu to ry beginning on Ju n e 4, ness of the cheese dep artm en t. A t 1777, w ilh thirteen stripes, a lte rn a te the presen t tim e over 9,000 pounds of red and white; th irteen sta rs, w hite m ilk is being received daily while the in a blue field, the sta rs five-pointed. o utput of b u tte r still holds above the On A pril 4, 1818, “An act to establish the flag of the U nited S ta te s” provid 600-pound a day m ark. A t th is tim e th e p lan t is m anufac ed for the addition of one s ta r on the tu rin g the Ja c k cheese and the local adm ission of every new state, to tak e p lan t is the first in th is s ta te to un effect on the next succeeding F o u rth d ertake the m an u factu re of these of July. On October 29, 1912, P re si cheeses. H eretofore this industry dent T a ft established the proportions of the flag, its length one and nine- has been confined to the neighborhood ten th s tim es its width, in executive of M onterey, C olifornia, w here this order No. 1637. cheese originated. In fa c t th is brand Today the union, (th e blue field) is nearly alw ays spoken of as the contains forty-eight sta rs, “six rows M onterey cheese. The c uring tim e of eight sta rs each, w ith the corre of this brand is som ew hat less than sponding sta rs of each row in a v e rti th a t of the cheddar cheese, taking cal line.” The union is in the upper from one to two m onths a t M onterey left-handed corner, is tw o-fifths of the and perhaps a less tim e ir> th is cli length of th e flag, crosses seven m ate. strip es and re sts upon the eighth, As soon as th e stock or c uring room which is white. The rules are fixed. is filled shipm ents will be m ade about No o th er arrangem ents, no other p ro three tim es a week and th ere will be a portions can be called the U nited co n stan t stream of cheese going fo rth S ta te s flag. a t all tim es. Mr. Bayley, a fte r look M any who keep w ithin the le tte r of ing over the field, said he believed the law to prevent desecration of the there was a good chance to build the flag nevertheless show it g re at dis m ilk production to the 25,000 pounds respect, usually thoughtlessly. Its a day m ark before the sum m er is ov m isprinting, its m isproportionm ent, er.. It will n o t be the policy to take its misuse, its careless soiling, its ne from other established p lan ts but to glect, m ay be avoided by observance create a la rg e r production am ong of these five sim ple rules: those who a re already p a tro n s of the 1. Display Old Glory from its own local plant. pole, by day only, w ith union a t top Mr. Bayley had his first experience of pole. ,___ . in d airy work in A ustralia, com ing to 2. If no staff or pole is available A m erica fo u r years ago and tak in g a hang the flag undraped a g a in st a tw o-year course a t the C alifornia wall, rig h t side out, which will bring school. He then cam e to O regon and i the union in the upper left-hand cor has ju s t finished tw o y ears of study n e r if the' stripes are horizontal, or in a t O. A. C. He comes w ith th e h igh the upper right-hand corner if p e r est recom m endations from th e heads pendicular. of the sta te school, which, together 3. P u t it higher th an your head. w ith his previous experience, places 4. See th a t (he flag you sell and him a t the head of th e profession. the flag you w ear is not of a type ob And he has a field in the Coquille v al solete since 1912. L et it have 48 ley which is well w orthy of his g re a t sta rs in even rows, with its length one e st efforts. and nine-tenths tim es its w idth and ITS BEGINING AND HISTORY tw o and one-half tim es the length of Remem ber th e L usitania and the union. Buy a Liberty Loan Bond. 5. For draped decorations and p ro fuse expression of the patriotic sp irit L iberty Loan Bonds. use the red, white and blue w ithout W hat special ad v an tag es have these sta rs. Give the flag itself an elev at L iberty Loan Bonds? ed, conspicuous place. One especial ad vantage no other L iberty Loan Bonds. bonds, N ational, S ta te , m unicipal, or How are L iberty Bonds obtained? corporate, have is th a t if the United Blank form s of application fo r the S ta te s du rin g the continuance of this w ar shall issue o th er bonds a t a high purchase of these bonds can be ob e r ra te of in te rest, the holders of tained from the T reasu ry D epartm ent, these L iberty bonds have the rig h t to any Federal Reserve Bank, any N a exchange th e ir L iberty bonds for tional, S tate, or p riv ate bank, any ex bonds bearing the higher r a te of in press office, and any post office in the U nited States. Any bank o r p o st tere st, dollar fo r dollar. m aste r will aid applicant in filling out his blank and th e o th er a cts necessary Your P a trio tic D uty— Buy a L iberty Loan Bond. to obtain these bonds. United States Battleship Louisiana Photo by American P ress Association. T h e L o u isian a cost $7,425,613 and baa a d isp lacem en t of 16.000 tons, being «913 feet In len g th . H er big guns co n sist of four tw elv e In rh era and eight eig h t Inrhera. She la m an n ed by a crew o f 856 officers an d m en and can go 18.8 knota an hour.