__ A
A MAN IN
A MILLION
By M. QUAD
MAIMEDTOILERS
*
Coos County Directory.
t-rrt-rtYry
Two Millions Annually Injured In
Industry.
Copyright. 1910, by Associated tit-
erary Press.
Representative..
______ R. E. L. Bedillion
___________ W.W. Gage
Sheriff____ __
C!e.k_._______________ _____ James Watson
Sui veyor______________ _______ A . N. Gould
Treasuier....________ r_____ T. M. Dimmick
zXssessor____ _____ _____ ______I. J. 1 hr.ft
Coroner_____ _ ________ _______ Dr. Golden
!
Unitod States Behind All Other Civi County Judge....................
John F. Hall
lized Nations In Laws For Protection I Coinniuf.oners. E. A. Anderson, W. T. Dement
of Workmen—Lack of Safety Devices
Largely Responsible.
!
•:
We have the
Largest and Best
Assortment
THE HARDWARE MAN
BRIDGE A BEAC H Stove*, Range* and Heaters have in them so many excellencies
that they are now acknowledged the greatest sellers on the coast and they arc grow in;;
Of
PROBLEM OF COMPENSATION.
Joseph Skater was in the lightning
rod business. He could talk lightning
for half an hour with only four inter
vals for breath.
When Mr. Slater got the Job of rod
BANDON CITY DIRECTORY
ding a building he proceeded to cheat
John Mitchell, former president of
and lie. lie would cheat as to the
Mayor................. ....................... ____ J. V. Mast
I
amount of the material used, and he the mine workers, in a recent address ¡ Recorder_____ __________ ___
B. Kausrud
before
the
Liability
Insurance
associa
would lie about the protection that
I Treasurer__________________ ____ C. Y. Lowe
might be ex|xx.ted. He startl'd in a tion said in part:
i Municipal Judge___________ ( Geo. P. l opping
lots. Dolls. Bo* ks. t ¡a>' < s,
1
industrial
accidents
and
compensa-
jrnor man, and he got rich by lying
Attorney________________ ___ ___ F. J. Feeney
I-
Ic . foi th. • 1 li.nlri ii. Xmas
and cheating. Never for a moment i tion for losses caused by them are Councibnen___ G. Boak, M.
Breuer, P. C.
Sisiiomi), voiiiectionei ..< ■
did his conscience trouble him. He i subjects in which the workingmen are
Stevenson, H. Manciet, R. W. Boyle, R. W. i
sang as he drove his wagon around , more directly interested than any oth-
g.u . Etc. A fine sek ion
Windsor.
the country, and be whistled as he 1 er group in society. Primarily the
ot I'oilel Sets in Celelo.l,
I
worked away on the roof of house or I workingmen are more concerned with
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barn.
I’.b >ny anil Silver. Leather
I the means of preventing industrial ac
On one of his happy jaunts around cidents than they are with the subject
An Economical Move
< <o ■ Js for all. A big line of
the country Mr. Skater discovered a
“Good morniir !” said Mr. . St’nJny
Chinaware, Libby Cut Glass,
widow. He discovered forty of them, of Compensation for losses caused by “Pardon my calling so early, but 1
for that matter, but this was a partic them, it is all very well for a work saw your advertisement for a coo! ”
Rogers and
Community
ular widow. She wasn’t so very old. man to receive $1,000 for the loss of
“But.” inti rrupted Mrs. Iliram ()>!. i.
Tableware, Sterling Silver
an
eye
or
the
loss
of
a
leg.
but
it
is
but she was so homely ns to be star
“surely you are not after the place?”
Novelties, Antique Pottery,
tling. He bad seen tens of thousands much better for the workman, ns it is
“Oh. no; 1 need a cock myself, and 1
for
society,
that
the
eye
or
the
leg
be
of wonieti. but never one to compete
Latest Novelties in Brass.
thought you might send to me all t!i<*
with the Widow Allbright. She knew i not lost.
applicants
you
reject.
—
Catholic
Stand
she was homely, and she owned up to ! In the United States the number of ard and Times.
Coni e i it a ml inspect our stock
it, and that was also something Mr. 1 persons killed ami injured is not even
t
nnd prices before nt u kin o’
Skater had never heard of before. counted, but William Hard credits the
Right
System.
'
She had a daughter eight years old. American Institute of Social Service i A copyrighted his new drama, for he'd
your purebuses.
and the girl was even homelier than with the statement that 530.105 work
heard it stated
men
are
killed
or
maimed
every
year
ID’ .s’r/Z Cylinder and Dise
it was safer. And it was -the public
the mother.
never got a look!
Grapha phones, and Pianos
• flow «11.1 your husband come to in American industry, while I>r. Hoff B wrote
a
play
.
and
B,
ho
got
his
product
marry you?’’ asked the lightning man man has estimated the annual number
on installments.
vaccinated
of Industrial accidents at approximate
Instead of copyrighted. And, by gosh,
in a voice tln.'tured witli sympathy.
it took!
’’He was a little bit daft from birth.” ly 2,000,000. As a matter of fact, how
—Celveland Leader.
ever.
the
death
roll
of
Industry
is
was the reply.
’’You have a very tidy little farm longer than is evident from official
figures. It Is a strange commentary
here?"
The quicker a cold is gotten rid
’’Yes. Widowers nnd old bachelors upon our bonsted American civilization
that
in
this
country
twice
or
three
j
of
the less the danger from pneu-
come nnd look the farm over, but
when they come to see me and Anna times as many persons per thousand | monia and other serious diseases.
employed are killed and injured in the
they hurry away.”
I Mr. C. W. I.. Hall, of Waverly,
"Mrs. A11 bright. I shall take your course of their employment ns in any
I Va., says: “I firmly believe Cham
case under advisement You are not other country in the world.
When we observe the contrasts be
to blame for your looks, The homely
berlain’s Cough Remedy to be ab
people ought to have a fair deal. I tween the number killed and injured solutely the best preparation on the
in
the
industries
of
other
nations
witli
shall try to got you one.”
I have recoin-
It was curious that such a selfish that of our own we are led to the con . market for colds.
man as Mr. Skater should think of the clusion that if it cost more to kill a I mended it to my friends and they all
Semi-Weekly Oregon Journal, one
Interests of any one else, but as ho workman in American than to protect agree with me.”
$1.50
For sale by C. Y.
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him.
as
ft
does
in
Europe,
the
Ameri
went his way the matter bothered
Semi - Weekly Bandon Recorder
can
workman
would
not
be
killed
—
he
Lowe.
him. He kept thinking and thinking,
one year__ ______ .________
1.50
and It was two weeks before he came would be protected, and the number
of industrial accidents would be re
that way again and said:
Notice for Publication.
Total
$3.C0
‘‘Widow, you have a creek on your duced at least one-half.
As
a
further
means
of
reducing
ac
In
a
farm. It rises from a spring
marsh. You know wtiat petroleum is, cidents our iniquitous and antiquated
of course. Petroleum is going to be liability laws should be supplanted by Department of the Interior,
Both Papers One Year $2.00
an automatic system of compensation
U. S. Land Office, at Roseburg, Oregon.
found in the marsh and creek.”
“But I have never seen nny there.” to workmen for losses caused by in
November 23d, 1910.
dustrial accidents.
she replied.
Notice is hereby given that Jacob Waldvogel,
The Semi-Weekly
The
United
States
Is
now
the
only
"Because the psychological moment
of Bandon, Oregon, who, on December 15,
Industrial
nation
on
earth
that
maln-
had not arrived. It will arrive in three
1903, made Homestead Entry No. 13289,
or four days. Three or four days later tains the old system of liability bn M*d
than that men will arrive—various upon negligence, We still live under Serial No. 03629, for S. W 1-4 S. E. 1-4,
Publishes the latest and most complete tele
sorts of men. Would you care for the common law only slightly modi- S. 1-2 S. W. 1-4 and N. E. 1-4 S. W. 1-4,
fled by statute.
graphic news of the world; gives reliable
Section 25, Township 29 S., Range 15 W.,
riches ?”
As a rule, an injured workman lias Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention
market reports, as it is published at Portland
“N-o-o.”
where the market news can be and is cor
“Just so. You want some one to love no remedy at law if Ills Injury were to make final five year proof, to establish claim
you and call you pet names, eh? .lust caused by the act of a fellow work to the land above described, before A, D.
rected to date for each issue.
It also has a
want to stay right here and take > com- man or if he contributed in any de Morse, U. S. Commissioner, Bandon, Oregon,
page of special matter for the farm and
gree to bis own injury. In many in
fort? A wise decision.”
home, an interesting story page and a page
on the 16th day of January, 19! I.
“I didn’t say 1 wanted to get mar- stances he has no remedy at law what
or more of comic each week, and it goes to
Claimant names as witnesses:
ever.
because
ft
has
been
held
by
the
ried again.” protested tho widow.
the subscriber twice each week-—104 times a
John Lamont, of Bandon, Oregcn.
“No. no, but none of us can afford courts that the workman in accepting
Vear.
J. L. I oster, of Bandon, Oregon.
to miss a good thing in this world. employment assumes nil 'the risk of
John Luke, of Bandon, Oregon.
Love is greater than riches. Mrs. All- his work. The result of all this judge
bright, you may be offered $5.000 for made law has been that the workman
John Chenoweth, of Langlois, Oregon.
this farm, which is worth about $2.- Is practically helpless, the employer is
BENJAMIN F. JONFS,
The Semi-Weekly
tinder heavy expenses defending him 56-t6-F
000.”
Register.
self In the courts, and the courts of
"Then I’ll take It.”
"Then don’t you do anything of the the state and nation are burdened be
Notice for Publication.
kind. There will be an offer of mar yond their capacity with litigation that
Gives all the local news and happenings and
riage. What you want to do is to ac In every other nation is eliminated be
should be in every home in this vicinity. The
cept thnt. You want to be petted. cause of the automatic settlement of
two papers make a splendid combination and
That girl wants a father. A husband such claims.
Department of the Interior,
It may be interesting to consider the
you can save $ I by sending your subscrip
and father is worth more than $5,000.
U. S. Land Office, at Roseburg, Oregon.
expense
and
the
useless
waste
of
mon
or
tions to 1 he Bandon Recorder. We can
No sale, remember. A husband
November 23d, 1910.
ey which is involved under our present
nothing.”
also give our subscribers a good clubbing of
Notice is hereby given that Delos W. Gard
“Hut bow is the petroleum going to liability system. Mr. Hard states In
fer for the Daily and Sunday, or Sunday
his booklet that in the eleven years ner, of Bandon, Oregon, who, on May 2d,
get into the spring?” was asked.
J >urnal in connection with the Semi-Werkly
“Widow, there are many mysterious 1894-1905 the employers’ liability com 1904, made Homestead Entry No. 13519, Se
Bandon Recorder.
things connected with the lightning panies of America took in $99.959,075 in rial No. 03728, for S. W. 1-4 N. E. 1-4 and
premiums
from
American
employers
rod business. This is one of them.
S. E. 1-4 N. W. 1-4, Section 14, Township
The petroleum will appear in good and that these companies paid out in 30 S., Range 15 W., Willamette Meredian, has
time. So will the men. So shall I. the settlement of claims of injured filed notice of intention to make final five year
One day nature sends us a thunder I workmen $43.599,49.8. or 43 per cent of
storm; the next day it is a hurricane; the amount they took in. Of the $43,- proof, to establish claim to the land above de
the next she causes the earth to quake 599,498 paid in the settlement of scribed, beforre A. D. Morse, U. S. Commiss BANDON
O r EGON
and pour out petroleum. It is for us claims of injured workmen 1 believe it ioner, at Bandon, Oregon, on the 16th day of
poor mortals to take advantage of I is safe to say that 35 per cent was ex January, 1911.
bru ¿¿ist and potheca ry
pended by the injured workmen in the
such things when possible.”
Claimant names as witnesses:
in receipt of n now stock of
The petroleum api>eared on the j payment of attorneys’ fees and court
L. F. Gardner, of Bandon, Oregon.
creek. It was sniffed and sighted by expenses, so that in the final analysis
A. W. Gardner, of Bandon, Oregon.
Drugs and Chemicals. Patent and I
a traveler where it crossed the high the Injured workmen received less
George Logan, of Bandon, Oregon.
Propt iclary Pi épurations, Toilet Ar
than
$30,000.000
cut
of
the
$100,000,000
way. In two days thirty men were
Fred Miller, of Bandon, Oregon.
tides. Drug Sundries, Perfumes,
sniffing and following the creek to Its paid by employers during this period
BENJAMINE. JONES.
Brushes, Sponges, Soap, Nuts and
source. They called at the house. All in premiums to liability companies.
Register.
the widow could say w»s that the In other words, $70,000,000 was wast 56-t6-F
Candies, Cigars. Tobaccos and Cig
petroleum had suddenly appeared. ed—worse than wasted—because the
arettes, Paints. Oils, (¡lass and
Those thirty men looked nt the widow money was used In burdening our
Painter's Supplies.
courts
with
litigation
and
in
delaying
and her child and turned away. Then
or
defeating
the
settlement
of
claims,
they turned back to make offers to
COMMUNITY
lease the farm, to buy It outright, to many of them just claims, when It
M. G. POHL, Optometerist
SILVER.
drill for oil on royalty. No enthusiasm should have been used and would be
on the part of the widow. She didn’t used under a wise system for the im
Helps
mediate relief of the men nnd their
care for money.
families
who
are
the
victims
of
the
The “find” was announced in file
Holiday
papers, and the thirty men became hazard of industrial pursuits.
I am not prepared to say that even
fifty. There were gushers gushing
Purchasers
1.000 barrels of oil per day not fifty though the entire $100,000.000 had
Saturdays at Gallier Hotel
to decide.
No
miles away. The widow was offered tieen paid directly to the injured work
BANDON, OREGON
men
It
would
have
been
suffie
’
ent
to
as high ns $10.000 cash for tho farm,
hand sorncr, more
but she shook her head. Men were have Indemnified them for their loss
serviceable, or
going and coming when Mr. Skater es. but I do la-lieve that It would not
60 YEARS-
more appreciated
drove up with ono seated lieshle him. have required very much more to have
EXPERIENCE
They went up to the spring, heard the compensated them on the basis of the
gift could be
talk and then entered the house. Tho British workmen’s compensation act
made. Beautiful
I
believe
that
industry
sh
>uld
bear
tho
man start.-d back at sight of the wid
as long as it lasts,
ow. but recovered a moment later. burden of the pecuniary loss sustained
An Offer of $15.000 had Just been made by workmen ns a result of industrial
and it lasts a
for the farm
Mr. Skater left the accidents, lust ns It is now required to
lifetime.
See it
repair
Its
ninchinerv
ami
to
offset
the
couple alone for an hour. Then he
T race M*nxn
D esigns
and decide for
was asked to gallop his horses for a loss caused by d»,pr»,cf>itlon In the val
CoevniGHTS
Ac.
ue
of
its
plants.
The
workmen
and
preacher, nnd there were a ni.irrl.itr>'
Anrnfift
•ending
•
sketch
at
d
dmirrlpf k«n may
yourself.
(fiG-kly nffcrriam our opinion free wh»4li< r rn
ceremony and a scattering of disap those dependent upon them are and
Hiv'Hiii<*n ta probably i»at«mt»bK « ••n.ntunlrn.
will be under any system required to
Don« •» nri ly cotifJdftiiHHl. HANDuOW on r«l«nta
pointed speculators.
Sold
wl free. <>l<1e«t Mfifi' y for f —•url’»g pater>is.
bear
all
the
physical
pain
and
mental
last
over
Patenm taken through Munn A < xj . recolv©
No. the petroleum didn’t
trifhoutchanre, in the
suffering.
For
this
they
ctnnot
be
re
two weeks, hut then the widow wax
Exclusively
as good as she was homely, and you Imburued. but they should be relieved
can’t get a divorce In nny state In the of the harrowing fear of hunger and
•* hwndanmrly llln«»r«iM *«*lt1y. i .inre«t r»r-
by
Ht '»(I of any «r ieritiflr I'.tirital
'J < » <
I'• a
Union Just because you got married want They should be guaranteed
. ir ; four m- rdba, >L Huidbyali »wwifiibr«.
In a hurry to l>ecome the owner of a against the humillafion nnd degrnda
'361Droad*ty.
I tion of becoming objects nt charity. BANDON H ARDWARE COMPANY
petroleum ranch.
Urancb offlea. OX V
Waabio«t<>n. D. C.
in favor every yea«.
We have the exclusive agency in Bandon lor these household
and office necessities, and prices range exceedingly modest in either case.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Ever Offered
in Bandon
TINNING AND PLUMBING A SPEC!ALTV.
Our Assortment of Hardware, Tinware and Edged Tools is Most Complete.
•N
;
BANN OB' BANDO.\
oregox
Capital Stock $50,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
J. L. Kronenbcrg, President. J. Denholm,
President; F. J. Fahy. Cashier; Frank Flam. T. P. I lanly.
THE COQUILLE RIVER LINE I
Twin Screw, New and Fast
1st Class Passage,
Up Freight,
A Great
I
Clarence Y. Lowe
Scientific .Hmericaii.
;w&co
$10.00 & $7.50
3.00
Our interests are your interests. Fair rates and
good service our motto
A. F. Estabrook Co., 245 Cal. St., San Francisco
L. L. BRANDENBURG, Agent, Bandon, Oregon
If
DM
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PAULI S TRANSFER LINE
A. A. PAULL, Proprietor
Phone 382
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Oregon Journal
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Vice
A general hanking business trai sactcd and customers given every accommodation con
sistent with safe and conservative banking
CORRESPONDENTS: The American National Bank, of San Francisco, Calif;
Merchants National Bank. Portland, Oregon; The Chase National Bank, of New ork.
BANDON DRUG CO
Clubbing Offer
M c N air
V
l ast and Commodious
S. S. BREAKWATER
:x:~‘.j e1
Leaves Portland (Ainsworth Dock) 8 p. in. every Tuesday.
Leaves Coos Bay every Saturday at service of the tide.
Confirm Sailing* Through C, M. SPENCER, Agent Bandon
S.S. ELIZABETH
NEW STATE ROOMS INSTALLED
Eight Day Service Between the Coquille River and
San Franci&co
First Class Passenger Fare,
-
$7.50
Freight Rates,
-
$3 oh Up Freight
J. E. W A EST ROM , A^ont, Handon. Oregon.
E. Ac E. T. Kruse, owners and managers, 24 California St., San Francisco.
Com me re i al I k inking
<)
In its new home this bank has unexcelled facilities for lie < are of your Lu.niic hi
commercial hanking, and solicits your checking account. Wh'nyoupayaH
your bills and contrac ts by check you can rest easy in ca$e a dispute an ■ ... to
payment. You have in your paid check an evident e of payment that < an not
l»r disputed. You do not need a large amount of money to op> n a < lx < km ■
account with this bank. Open an ep < ount and acquire the habit of paying bill by
check. You will find it both safe and convenient. In addition Io taking care of
your business in this department, we can give you an interest a< count qr furni li
you a safe deposit box at a nominal rental in our new burglar proof
is our aim to meet your requirements in every way. ( «11 and
new banking rooms.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
STATE DEPOSITARY
If you wish a bottle cold- —
('all at the Eagk,
If you love the gorxJi'tliat’s old—
Call at the Eagle.
’Taint no use to nit and blink
If you really need a drink,
jmt make a sign or ring a l>e||,
And you bet they'll treat you fight
Down at the Eagle
Alvin Munck, Prop
BANDON, ORF.OON
I JA NIX )N
Harness Shop
I nil line of Harness. Sad
dles, Bridles, Hallers,
Blankets and everything
usually kept in a first-
class harness shop.
Repairing a Specially
J. SABIN, Prop.
t