T he C oquille H erald
VOL. 35,
NO. 46
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917.
PER YEAR $1.50
JAIL D E M OF TWO PRISONERS BIG ADVANCES BV BBSS PROPERTY CENSUS SHOWS FEW TIMBER MEN
Raicy and Weidner, Charged With Embezzlement, Walk Much Money Spent Locally and Many Permanent Improve Small Percentage Available for Timber Work If County
ments Made by Present Manager
Suspends Work on County Roadways
Free From County Bastile -Not Yet Located
The first jail delivery from the Coos
county bastile for many years took
place last-night at an unknown hour
when F. W. Raicy and J. R. Weidner
unceremoniously bade farewell to
their quarters there and departed for
unknown parts.
The men unlocked
their cell doors with a key manu
factured it is supposed from an old
composition comb and walked out
while the other prisoners and the jail
er were sleeping. They even went to
the extreme of relocking their doors
before departing.
The wires were
kept busy from the sheriff's office all
day in an effort to locate the men
without getting any trace up to time
of going to press.
r The men were confined in the jail
awaiting trial on the charge of em
bezzlement placed against them by F.
B. Cameron, of the Agitator, and have
been confined for over three months
up to the time of their escape. They
were to have come to trial at the Oc
tober term of court provided no fur
ther delays were caused.
The last delivery of prisoners from
the Coos county jail occurred on Feb
ruary 7, 1907, when Ballard and Ma-
causley, partners in a crime of felony,
sawed their way to liberty.
Both
were caught a few miles above Myr
tle Point after less than twelve hours
of liberty and afterward served terms
in the state penitentiary.
BACK FROM SALEM.
Hark Dunham Glad to Return to a
Good Climate.
Hark Dunham, Coos County Pro
bation officer, returned Thursday
from Salem where he placed Geo.
Lemon, a boy of about 15 years of
age, in the state school. The boy is
a son of John Lemon, of North Bend,
and was taken in charge by county
officials at Coquille several weeks age
for delinquency.
Hark has made his home or head
quarters in Coos county for 44 years,
while he has taken trips on the coast
from Alaska south. He says this is
the forty-fourth time he has decided
Coos county is the only place in the
world to live and has the ideal climate
of the universe.—Coos Bay Times.
Local Garage in Trouble
Last Monday J. J. Stanley began a
case in the circuit court here involv
ing the Gardner & Larsen garage on
Front street and other properties.
The case was begun by Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Johnson and Chas. I. Kime who
are the plaintiffs, and C. W. Gardner
and Herman J. Larsen, who two years
ago bought the garage, are the prin
cipal defendants. The lessees of the
plant, Frank Schow, Geo. N. Battey
and Burt Doyle are also made defen
dants in the -ase. A couple of
ago Gardner & Larsen bought the
garage from Kime & Von Pegert for
$6.500 of which $3,300 consisted of
real estate and $3,200 was for the
machinery, stock on hand and good
will. Of this $2,000 was paid in cash,
$1,500 in mortgage on Gardner’s res
idence property in Marshfield, $2,000
on securities put up as collateral.
The remaining $1,000 was covered by
a mortgage on the garage property
which was to run five years.
The present suit is to foreclose the
two mortgages mentioned.
The trade between Fred Von Peg
ert and H. L. Johnson and wife two
years ago transferred his interest in
the mortgage to them.
A few weeks ago Larsen sold his
interest in the garage to Gardner tak
ing a second mortgage for $2350 in
exchange for his interest.
In chambers last Tuesday Judge
Coke at Marshfield granted the appli
cation for the appointment of a re
ceiver for the garage and George T.
Moulton was named for that position.
He declined to accept it, however, and
M. H. Hersey was subsequently
named and is now in charge of the
husiness.
This garage and the extensive and
well equipped machine shop in con
nection with it has always done a
good business, and the trouble ap
pears to have been in extending too
much credit to irresponsible joy-rid
ers.
Mr. Gardner came down from
Powers Thursday and is quite confi
dent that he will be able to adjust ev
erything satisfactorily and go ahead
with the business.
Saturday afternoon the interested
parties got together and adjusted mat
ters temporarily by Mr. Gardner pay-
The editor was invited to accom of land in this valley. Of this num
The census of road workers in Coos j were compiled but they will but furth
But two prisoners now remain in
the county jail.
They are A. M. pany L. P. Branstetter on a tour of ber about one-half will be sold off I county is practically complete with \ er augment the number of farmers
Zevely, charged with bootlegging, inspection of the Russ holdings Sat before winter, but Mr. Branstetter the result that it is plainly shown; and teamsters as both units are in
stated Saturday that he will continue
rural sections where the most of the
and Jimmy Butns, the South Slougti
urday morning and it was certainly a buying this fall and that he expected there are but a small number of mill men employed live adjacent to the
Indian charged with murder.
revelation to see the work accom to have at least 600 head again by ■ or logging men now employed on the road work.
He says he could easily county road work. In fact, but 9 per
Raicy and Weidner, who last night plished by him as manager of the pro spring.
Tom trow is the day set for the
escaped from the county jail here, perty since his management began handle 1500 head during the summer j cent of the workmen at present em final hearing in the matter as it may
have, during their confinement, per two years ago. During that period but the winter feeding problem is too ployed would be available to the mill affect the logging and mill men in the
fected two or three patents which over one thousand acres of bottom great at the present time.
or logging men were the county work county. Speaking of the matter yes
In this connection we were also to be suspended.
they have been working on for sever land owned by the Russ people has
terday County Judge Watson said he
al years but which they have appar been cleared and practically all seeded shown the new tide gate installed
The returns in late last night show had no thought of in any way obstruc
ently not had time to complete before. down and is now being used as sum this summer at the mouth of Fat Elk ; ed that out of 284 men employed all ting the work of the industries of the ^
One of them was that of the milk bot mer pasture for the eight hundred ditch which will do much to help out j but 21 had definite reasons why they county and that it was solely in the
tle holder which was credited to E. A. head of cattle owned here by the com the hay and pasture next year. The would not engage in work either in the interests of the county as a whole tha;
Beckett in these columns several pany. In addition to this pasture Mr. new headgate, which, with another mills or camps were they to be let out the census had been ordered, but that
weeks ago.
Another, on which the Branstetter expects to harvest over that they expect to install next year on the road work. The census also its result bore out the opinion he had
patent was received by them last three hundred tons of hay for winter will virtually do away with the old shows that there a.e about 200 of the formed at the outset of the controver
headgates and which will absolutely men who have at some time in their sy. Roadn.aster Murdock expressed
week, is a wedge to be used in the feeding this coming month.
falling of big timber and is one which
This winter feed will be housed in control the water, is constructed of lives engaged in logging or mill work the opinion that when the logging and
may come into unversal use in the four barns owned by the company, corrugated iron and the gate itself tut that all have since been engaged mill men saw the final figures in the
timber of this county at some future three of which have been erected this of steel, turned and emery smoothed in other employment, as but 12 of census they would readily agree with
time.
summer. The last of these barns is on the face so as to be absolutely them gave either logging or mill work the court that stopping the work would
It is thought by the sheriff’s office not quite completed but will be fin wuter tight. The gate and pipe is as their avocation immediately prior be foolishness in the face of the facts.
that it was because of these patents ished within a week and be ready for five feet in diameter and weighs over to engaging in the road work.
Gus Peterson was here today and
and the desire to be free to push their two hundred tons of hay. This barn 5,100 pounds. It is installed at the east
The greater percentage of the men
sale that the men walked out of the is on what is known as the Chase side of the old concrete gates and the pave their regular calling as farmers j stated that much interest was mani
jail last night. They have both been place just below Cedar Point on the second new gate will be placed at the and teamsters though there is a smat fest in the proposed plan to stop all
He says that everyone
model prisoners during the period of Marshfield road. In connection with west side of the old gates.
tering of til the trades and callings road work.
With these gates the water level on the calendar. There are miners, out his way is hoping that the work
their confinement and have been given this barn the largest silo in Coos
some liberty inside the building as a county will be erected as soon as the on the entire holdings of the company clerks, mill wrights, draughtsmen,ma will not stop for it gives the ranchers
result of the good behavor. However, barn is completed. This new silo will as well as all other land on the south sons, railroad men, a photographer who have teams a chance to earn good
there is no thought that they had any be sixteen feet in diameter and thirty side of the river can be held to a de and even a printer on the county rolls ray during the summer months. So
assistance in getting out either from feet high. It will be of the Wiscon sired inch thus insuring a perfect and this miscellaneous assortment far as he is able to learn very few,
an inside or outside source, though sin type and will have a concrete base sub-irrigation of the entire tract and takes up 81 of the 284 men employed. if any, men employed on the Grant-
local parties were seen talking to four feet thick which will fully insure Mr. Branstetter estimates that it There are 20 men in the various road Smith contract north of the bay
them at their cell door yesterday.
its stability even when loaded to the will mean the production of thousands camps who have at some time in their would seek employment either in the
of tons more feed for hundreds of head lives engaged in shipbuilding but none mills or logging camps if they were
full or when perfectly empty.
Local Ferry Report.
The second largest barn is on the of cattle in addition to those it is pos gave that as their regular employ thrown out of work. He considers it,
as do all others out that way, the
upper place until last year occupied sible to feed at present and will mean ment.
The summer auto season is now at by Glen Collier. This barn will hold a far greater investment on the part
One or two projects were yet to be height of folly to consider stopping
its height as is evidenced by the ac several hundred tons of hay and there of the company as well as other land heard from when the above figures road work now.— Coos Bay Harbor.
companying report of the local ferry are stalls for over two hundred head owners under this drainage project.
HOME-MADE EVAPORATOR.
Comparative Figures.
business for the month ending July of cattle. The smallest of the three
Mr. Bransetter stated Saturday
24. That tourist travel through Coos new barns is on the old McAdams that since he took charge of the hold
So much has been said about the Producers May Save Surplus Products
county is of considerable importance place on the Marshfield road and this ings the company has spent over $30,-
by Drying, Rain or Shine.
is proven by the statement made by will hold over one hundred tons of 000, much of which is in the shape of expense incurred in the County Road-
Logan Kay, the ferryman, that, aside hey when filled. In connection will permanent improvements and all of master’s office that one is induced to
Grc vers of win-the-war crops may
from the local stage cars between Lite latter barn Mr. Branstetter has which has been spent in this section believe that office is one of the real save the most valuable part of their
this city and Bandon, over twenty just installed a modern scale for the alone.
As a whole the trip was a burdens of the county. Investigation surplus products by evaporating them
per cent of the cars that cross the weighing of his cattle, with the nec very instructive one and showed the reveals, however, that the entire ex at home In a simple and cheap home
river here are California cars. Ar.d essary yards and corrals to accom writer what can be done on the bot pense of the Roadmaster’s office for made evaporator designed by the O.
that does not take into consideration modate the herds both before and af tom land of the Coquille valley even the first six months of this year is A. C. Hort. department and fully ex
$4,770.16. The expense o i the County plained in Extension bulletin 213,
the Oregon cars from outside points, ter weighing.
; in a few years by intelligent and con
Surveyor's office for the same time now ready for distribution. The title
as there is no way of identifying
The company has at present over tinuous work toward draining and
and the exact number of days is $5,- of the bulletin is, “ A Moderator-sized
them unless the ferryman was person 800 head of cattle on their 2600 acres , clearing the land for occupation.
660.71 or $890.55 in excess of the ex Evaporator for Fruits and Vegeta
ally acquainted with the drivers of
pense of the Roadmaster’s office. We bles.”
local cars.
Photographs and drawings
believe that in justice to Mr. Mur are used to make plain the text, and
For the thirty day period ending
dock they should be clearly stated by means of these almost any one
July 24, 5,221 footmen, 121 single
and widely published.
teams, 364 double teams, 2,932 au
who cares to undertake it may build
In addition to the above statement at home an effective evaporator.
tomobiles and 50 head of live stock
The Navy wants men and more than the interesting phases of air naviga
were ferried over the river.
And ever has opportunities for certain tion. Those two fields should attract which was published in the Coos Bay
The capacity of this evaporator is
Harbor last week, Roadmnster Mur six bushels. Since most of the evap
there are two or three months of sum trade lines which should offer hun hundreds and the man wh
dock wishes us to state that the Ford orated products can be dried out to a
mer yet to come which will swell the dreds in the next few weeks.
for such service can count himself
car which was purchased for his office good keeping stage in about six hours,
grand total of traffic to enormous
Owing to the fact that certain rat quite lucky.
this spring had not been charged to it is readily seen that the products
proportions.
ings are closed, the impression has
In addition to those posts, several
his office at the time these figures may be handled in comemrcial quan
gone out that the Navy is restricting cooks are needed and mess attendants
were compiled.
The machine cost tities if two or more families go in
Fat Hog Shipment.
enlistment generally, but the Portland which is a field of utmost importance
$504 which, added to the above fig together and build and operate one
office wants it particularly understood to the Navy. Through the many mod
One hundred and nine fat Curry that only certain lines are closed and ern appliances which the Navy sup ures, still leaves a margin of $386.55 of these evaporators in common.
county hogs were shipped from the that many men are needed to fill rat plies for the use of cooks, this phase in favor of his office.
By following the ideas of the bul
local loading yard last Saturday ings which offer good clean men splen of ship life ranks well forward in the
letin in a general way it will fre
morning. The hogs were purchased did opportunities.
need of capable men who can take ov Coos County to Win the War. quently be possible to construct the
in Curry county by J. F. Ford for his
drier out of such materials as are at
It is only the following classifica er the responsibilities of feeding hun
The following from the Portland
Marshfield business and represented tions that enlistments are not being dreds.
band, or to remodel some unused
Journal
is
of
interest
as
showing
how
over $3000 in value on foot. They made in at present: Landsmen for
building, such as the smoke-house,
In brief, the ratings which are to
were brought up from Bandon by Electricians, general; yeomen; plumb day open to the right young men are important a part Coos county pro with heat produced by the idle heater
scow and were in prime condition for ers and fitters; shipwrights; shiplift- as follows: Appretice Seamen; Ma ducts are going to play in the great or the laundry stove.
the market. It took quite a crew of ers; blacksmiths; boilermakers; paint chinist's Mates, first and second class; war:
Men and women who used to sun
men to handle the shipment, even ers and printers.
However, many Coppersmiths and sheet metal work
“ It seems to be up to Oregon, the dry their fruits and keep off the flies
Marshall Epperson being called in men fitted under those branches might ers; Firemen, first, second and third volunteer state, to win the war.
by mosquito netting for several days
with the city water works to furnish very often take a rating under other class; Hospital Apprentices, first and
“ More definitely it mav be that to each batch find great satisfaction
water and wallows for the porkers branches which are now open and in second class; (incidentally only two a Coos county, Oregon, will win the in drying their fruit and vegetables in
and keep them from over heating in which men are needed badly.
a few hours, rain or shine.
month can be enlisted); Landsman for war.
the squable of loading.
There is a big need today for ap baker; Baker, second class; Mess At
“ Why?
prentice seamen, machinists’ mates, tendants, third class; Landsman for
Opening in September.
“ E. ause the experts tell us that
Dr. Low To Enter Army.
first and second class. There is a ship’s cook; Ship’s Cooks, fourth class; the war will be won in the air, and
Geo. W. Zurr, a mechanical expert
special opportunity for musicians and Landsmen for musicians; Musicians, j that to win the United States must
Dr. G. Earl Low, who went up to almost every town in the state has a first and second class; Landsmen for
equip the allies with a preponderating from Portland, came in Wednesday
Vancouver last week returned Wed band which could send a representa Quartermaster, aviation section; and
from Portland to install the steel fur
fleet of war airplanes.
nesday evening He went to take the tive to the Navy.
This particular Landsmen for Machinist’s Mates, avi
“ The finest grade of spruce is niture in the Hall of Records for the
examination for the Medical Reserve need is most urgent and because so ation section.
needed to make airplanes and the contractors who furnish it. The ma
Corps, and according to the statement much of the spirit and morale of the
The special need as outlined is for j supply is limited, in America the terial had not yet arrived, however,
of the examining officer he passed a men on board ship depends on their
musicians and machinists, first and supply being largely confined to Ore and is not expected until the middle
good test and will probably receive band, musicians everywhere are being
gon and Washington, and Coos coun of August, so Mr. Zurr has gone out
second class.
an appointment on the active list urged to consider the call.
to Brewster Valley to take a vacation
There is a real live opportunity for ty has a considerable part of Ore
with the rank of first lieutenant. He
and do some fishing. When the fur
It is the band which gives the men
gon’s
share.
wanted to get into Wie regular army their daily entertainment and relaxa some band from a live Oregon town
“ Five mills in Coos county are cut niture arrives it will be about a two
to
win
a
name
and
real
fame.
service which means signing up for tion from stern duty. The band helps
ting spruce now, and the best of the weeks’ job to set it up, so there is
The Portland recruiting office of the
five years and while at Vancouver the sailors in their drills, and in gen
produce is being sold to the United no prospect of County Clerk Oddy
made application for that branch. He eral is recognized as a big factor in Navy is trying to persuade some band
and Sheriff Cage being able to move
' States, to England and to Italy.
expects to receive his commission in the building up of the organization of to enlist as a whole, taking in 22 men,
“ So maybe the salvation of human- into fireproof quarters before Septem
ten days or two weeks and be called the ship’s crew. In this connection Vhe number of a full Navy band.
' ily and the democracy of the world ber. We are informed that the fur
within six weeks.
While the Portland Musicians’ depends upon the rcsilence of a stick niture for these two offices which wa3
every rating is needed and musicians
Union is co-operating with the Navy of Coquille valley spruce.”
bought last summer on the basis of
will find unlimited opportunity.
ing the interest on the outstanding in
the prices for steel prevailing in the
Those who have a desire to see ser office in this endeavor, the opportuni
debtedness against the garage and the vice in the air also have an excellent ty is still open, and if some crack or
spring of 1916, at an expense of about
No Use For Them Yet.
receiver was discharged and the plant opportunity at this time, for the Port ganization from some Oregon town
$10,000, would cost double that
is in Mr. Gardner’s possession. Just land office has an opening for rating gets on the job first, the honor will be
Nobody having been drafted in Coos amount at figures prevailing now.
v.’hat disposition will be made of the as Landsman for Quartermaster in ¡theirs. „
county the shipment of about ninety This furniture includes the shelving
business none of the interested parties the aviation section. This is a job of
All branches of the Navy have an different forms of application for ex and cases for county records that it
seems able to say but it is thought some responsibility and the man who especial need of good musicians, and emption from military service just re would be impossible to replace in
that the plant will again be leased and is enlisted under such service will be the organizat*':. that gets this honor ceived from Washington by County case o f fire and whose loss would en
put in full operation.
extremely fortunate.
Clerk Oddy is of no immediate use. tail an expense of probably a million
' will indeed be an exceptional one.
Another interesting place in the If such r band is taken in, it will in Some persons named as the first who dollars on the people of Coos county.
The coasting steamer, Del Norte, same section is Landsman for Ma clude the ratings of c~e bandmaster, will be drawn in the county are ap
went on the Point Arena rocks Sun chinist’s Mates, aviation. This will ¡one chief musician, and one bugler, plying for these exemption blanks to
General Harrison Gray Otis, owner
day morning and is a total wreck. include the building of airplanes, in nil o f which will be quite worth while fill them out in anticipation of what o f the Los Angeles Times, died in that
The passengers and crew were res struction in the case of engines and .to the leader of any organization may come, but so long as there is no city Monday morning of heart dis
cued with great difficulty.
handling, and in other ways studying which is taken in its entirety.
draft here none will be given out.
ease.
MEN WANTED FOR NAVAL SERVILE