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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1917)
The Coquille Herald Published Every Tuesday. J. C. Savage Editor and Business Manager. us how to deal with them? Our brothers and fighting for freedom sive yoke across the are we doing to aid ery possible thing? countrymen are from an oppres Atlantic. What the cause? Ev Entered as second-class matter May 8, 1905, at the post office at Co With the advent of the American quille, Oregon, under act of Congress troops in France and the consequent of March 3, 1879. increase in confidence on the part of the allies we may expect far greater Devoted to the material and social results in the campaign than have upbuilding of the Coquille Valley, heretofore been gained. particularly and of Coos County gen erally. Reports of the past week seem to Subscription $1.50 per year, in ad indicate that the allies are gaining on vance. Phone Main 381. the German forces at every point. The only question now with the rank and file of the people of this country is, are we getting the whole truth ? Tomorrow we celebrate our inde pendence from the yoke of bondage which was thrown off by our fore fathers one hundred and forty-one years ago. And we are now engaged in one of the greatest wars for free- | dom the world has or ever will see. W e A re A lw ays Ready May the victory be greater than was This week the Herald is again the former. called upon to publish a column or more of reading matter pertaining to Speaking of the ups and downs of the call to arms. The article will be the wheat and flour markets due to found in another column—of course. speculative trading, the Carson City This paper (and we are not alone in (Nevada) News sapiently observes this) has never refused to give pub that it is as absurd to boost flour licity to any and all matter handed in New York or New Orleans or San in for the public welfare since the Francisco whenever' the Chicago government became embroiled in the wheat quotation jumps as it would be European conflict, and it never will for the population of those cities ♦» refuse. Our space and our service so don overcoates every time word comes far as they may be needed are at the that it is cold in Chicago.— Ex. command of our government. But, in this connection, comes the Even though one have a most de thought, “ Are the newspapers being cided bias in favor of German Kultur, treated in fairness by congress and how can he avoid dark suspicions the government at this tim e?” It when we have weekly reports—and may now be the law that we shall oftener—that German submarine com pay a large percentage tax on our manders are deliberately murdering gross income, a largely increased pos-, crews and passengers of torpedoed tage rate, a personal income tax and ships? In most cases crews and pas several other taxes because of the sengers are fired upon after they have war. And all this in addition to and taken to open boats; and in one case without credit for the advertising the Germans fired a surface torpedo space donated to the welfare of the through a small boat that was carry country. What is given will be given ing the crew of a sunken ship to a res freely, but should a free horse be rid cuing steamer. It's a rather uphill den to death? Is it not enough that job to love that kind or an oKemy.— we give publicity to any and all move The Star. ments without being taxed out of ex istence and just as heavily as all Personally the writer has always other forms of business In addition had a warm spot in his heart for the to the publicity work? We ask, is it cause of labor. We have had to work justice? some during the forty odd years we have inhabited this globe. But we Pershing and victory for the allies find nothing but hardness and hatred seems the concensus of opinion over in our heart of hearts for the I. W. W. the entire world today. movement in this country today. It is not, in our opinion, a labor move And now Coquille is to be the play ment in the strict sense of the word. ground for a bunch of I. W. W.’s. It is, more properly speaking, In our Shall we send for Oswald West to tell opinion, a propaganda for the person- Overland Roseburg Stage Line Ware Bros. Fare $5.50 Cars Leave Baxter Hotel, Coquille, Daily at 9:15 a. m. Arrive at Roseburg at 3 p. m. Leave Umpqua Hotel, Roseburg, Daily at 6:00 a. m. Arrive at Coquille at 11:30 a. m. Overland Cars Speedy Service Careful Drivers We, the undersigned, have taken over the Gardner & Larsen Garage and Machine Shop, with all its equipment. Our aim is to turn out all repair work promptly and on time. Our policy will he a fair price for the work performed to one and all. The Oxy-Acetylene Plant is the best welding process known. We have a thoroughly competent man in charge of this department. Automobile Repairs, Willard Storage Service Station. Machinery Repair, Welding. F. B. Schow, Geo. N. Beatty Burt Doyle r al aggrandizement of individuals and is being used to satisfy personal grievances—if not worse— and the sooner Uncle Sam steps In and erad icates it the sooner will this country be at peace internally. Just so long as unlimited free speech is allowed just so long will internal dissention tear at the vitals of our government. The first mark of freedom is the ab solute obeyance of the laws of .the country when these laws are properly framed and the members of that f r a -1 ternity obey no laws unless compelled by force to do so. We say eradicate 1 the organization, for the period of the war anyway. The BUSY CORNER I I East Remember The Place Come in And See For Yourself Fork. Travel to the beautiful places in I the East Fork and the canyon in creases weekly. This is because the places are worth seeing. Harold Shepherd caught his hand in a cross cut saw while working on the road, that knocked him off the job for a few days. Chas. Shepherd is the powder man where right of way is to be cleared in the Lee neighbor hood. There are those, who intended to attend the U. of O. summer school and the national teaching association, but think it is better to stay on the job as “ soldiers of the commissary.” Turkey will loose her gobble and Billie 2 his strut. Mr. and Mrs. Ede and family, of Marshfield, went out over the Coos Bay road last week bound for Cali fornia and looking towards Florida. They have an extra good team. A man by the name of Miller and Mrs. Miller from Marshfield, went out the day before. Mr. Jennings, of Bandon, came in on horseback from Roseburg. Some of the people on the East Fork have made use of the early Tiay weather. Mrs. Chas. F. Leatherwood, her son, Phone 691 and 541 \oyd, Mrs. Lloyd and the babies have gone on a visit to Brownsville in their new automobile. Mr. Paget Sr. who has been helping sheep men in Washington, Oregon, this spring came up to his sons’ places Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhpta Remedy. near Elk Creek Friday. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Mrs. Hahn and baby are visiting this remedy so as to be prepared in case that any one of your fami'y her sister, Mrs. Pearl Miller. Thursday forenoon, 21st inst., Clif should have an attack of colic or di arrhoea during the summer months. ford Laird and an older brother, Ivan, It is worth a hundred times its cost were slashing on the pome place. when needed. They felled a leaving maple about two feet in diameter that stood on a hillside, they made the undercut and had sawed but little on the back cut when the tree fell, split as it fell, broke off ten or fifteen feet above the stump, kicked back, one part caught Clifford as it fell, crushing the life can get rid of the hard out of him. As one of the neighbors est and most disagree expressed it, “ he never knew what hit able part of the week’s him." The funeral was Friday at two w o r k b y sending the o’clock at the Dora cemetery. Clif wash to us. ford Laird was a good boy, nothing of the “ smart Alex” about him. He was a man’s boy. The loving sympathy of the whole community goes out to the father and mother and family. A recent letter from Massachusetts says, “ There are two little children in If it can be washed we Worcester, who came from Belgium can do it. and they have no hands, only stumps as Germans cut off their hands.” Billie 2 don’t cut off babies’ hands in the United States of America, nor “ tank” the dead for grease, fertiliser and pig food. Do you hear that? Some folks were afraid that Billie 2 and his kind would be called names. If you had all the language of earth Regular as the Clock and hell, you could not find a name to fit. So just call them Germans and let it go at that. R. A. Easton. • ' » W c A rc Too busy T o W rite It Today W e Have the Goods W e Have the Price W e are Getting the Business I W e are Still— The Busy C orner G ro cery I The Busy Housewife Satisfaction Guaranteed COQUILLE LAUNDRY & ICL CO Str. Elizabeth San Francisco a n d Bandon OUR WORK APPRECIATED. Red Cross Committee Hands Herald A Small Bouquet. It is such marks of appreciation as are contained in the following letter which make the life of the poor edi tor even endurable and to say that we appreciate them is expressing it very mildly: The Coquille Herald, Coqullle Ore. Gentlemen—The undersigned Exec- , utive Cmomittee wishes to express its I approbation of the generous space ac corded the Red Cross in its recent drive for funds. By your liberality you have contributed in no small de gree to the success of this work, and it gives us great pleasure to issue this j word of appreciation. The response of our people has been generous in time and money. This ! is largely due to the knowledge and understanding they have of the Red Cross and its needs gained through the columns of your paper, not only i in the space donated for the publicity work, but also in the generous news reports concerning the work of the various committees of the organiza tion. We feel highly honored to have heen selected for this great humani tarian work, and the commendation which we are new receiving we hasten ( to pass along to the patriotic co-work ers who made the splendid success possible. Very truly yours. L. J. Simpson. Chairman. Charles Hall. Geo. E. Dix, Hugh McLain, J. T. Brand. First-class fare or. » 10.00 Up freight, per ton........ ......... 3.00 E. & E. T. Kruse 24 C alifornia Street, San Francisco Front and C Streets Coquille, Ore KODAK on your Outing Add a new pleasure to your vacation with an Eastman. Let us explain how easy it is to Kodak. Prices $1 to $60 i Developing and Printing Knowlton’s Drug Store Specials For Reservations J. E. NORTON A gent, C oqu ille, O regon DR. VERN. L. HAMILTON W e have a few pairs of New Corsets at the old price PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office over Farmers & Merchants Bank Reside-,"“ Rax ter Hotel Dr. C. W. ENDIC0TT D entist It will pay you to look them over Office over First National Bank Phone Main 431 324, Office 514, Res. G. EARL LOW. M. D. P h y s ic ia n a n d su rg eo n Office over Farmers & Merchants Bank Dr. G. W. LESLIE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate of the American School of Osteopathy of Kirksville, Mo. Office in Eldorado Block Marshfield Oregon Sizes 18,19,20,21,22,26,27,29,31, Extra five hook stays Lyons & Jones First National Bank Building