Semi-W eekly
BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1912
VOLUME XXVIII
O. E S. Convention.
Roosevelt Says Position is How to Meet the Contin looked upon as a hail belt, he ought
to insure a part of his crop as soon
Analogous to Lincoln.
gency of Hail.
as the crops show sufficient promise
Death of John McLeod.
John Kenneth McLeod was born
The ¡uh annual convention of tin
Nova
.■»cotia, May 18, 1855 and died
O. E. S. Natal Day Association
at
Bandon,
Oregon, September 4,
was hel I at Marshfield September
1912,
aged
57
years, 3 months and
30. 191 }-
Large delegations were present 16 days.
Mr. McLeod has been a resident
from Beulah Chapter No. 6, of Co
quille. Elgin No 24, of Myrtle of Coos county for a number of
Point, Occidental N" 45, of Ban­ years and is well known to many
don, Doric No 53, of Marshlield, people in this section. He moved
and Coos No. 99, of North Ben.'. to Bandon with his family a couple
In addition to these, Martha Chapter of years ago and has resided here
No. 48, of Gardiner, was repre most of the time since. Mr. Mc­
sented by Mr. and Mrs. S C. Gray Leod leaves a wife and several chil
of Gardiner; Roseburg Chapter No dren to mourn his departure. l he
8, by Mrs. Jessie Davis. Worth Ma­ funeral was conducted yesterday at
tron of that Chapter, and Naomi the home in West Bandon and in­
Chapter No. 22. ot Dallas, by Dr. terment was made in the Bandon
and Mrs. Mark Hayter, Mrs. Hay- cemetery.
The McLeod family will have the
ter being our most distinguished
guest, the Worthy Grand Matron sympathy of a large circle of f: lends
ot the Grand Chapter of Diegan, in their time of bereavement.
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O. E. S
Along
the Water Front.
Other distinguished guests present
were, J. L. Roy, of Coquille, first
Grand Patron of Oregon, Mis
! The Elizabeth sailed yesterday
Florence Bargelt, of Marshfield,
with 25 tons of freight, 225.000 feet
Past Grand Matron of Oregon, and
of lumber ami the following passen­
Mrs. Pepperdine, Pa- t District
gers: F. W. Rubenack, wile and
Deputy Grand Matron of California.
two children. Thus Guerin, wife and
PROGRAM.
children, Miss Ellingson, Mrs. John­
Aft 12:00 reception at Masonic son Miss Cinvald, Bet Berry, Geo.
Temple; Address of welcome, by 1 Hite, Wm. flicking, G. Al. Ebshire,
Jessie Marsh; Response to address I). P. Strang, J. C. Putman, Mark
of welcome, by D. D Pierce.
i Kawlin, Thos Echols, J.Savias, Al.
Dinner from 2:00 to 4:00 p m. ¡Savinas, J. Potany. The Elizabeth
Musical piogram at 8:00 p. tn.
will leave San Francisco lor Bandon
Presentation of lira ml Officers and Monday.
Matrons; Roll cdl; Presentation of
lhe Brooklyn leaves San Fran­
"cup” by F. E. Allen; routin':: of cisco tonight and will sail from here
business; election oi Officers; closing. Monday.
Opening Chapter, bf Doric No.
lhe 1* ¡field will be in port about
53; Initiatory Work, Coos Chapter, the first of the week.
No. 99: Vocil Star and Drill, Oc-
cidental No. 15; Closing by Doiic Worthy
Grand
Matron’s
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NUMBER 70
THE CANAL ACT
G'reat
Britain
Dissatisfied
With Recent Regulations
May Seek Redress.
Washington, D C , Sept. 3—No
less than thtee separate and distinct
lines of action are open to the Brit­
ish government in dealing with the
problems raised by the passing of
the Panama Canal toll act. It is
assumed here that because there is
more than one available avenue for
British shipping to seek relief, the
British foreign office has said the
notice of appeal for arbitration is
premature.
President Taft has indicated that
there is one method by which the
problem maybe attacked. Congress,
however, did not think well of the
suggestion. This was to include in
the act a paragraph giving jurisdic­
tion to American courts to pass on
whether the act constitutes' a di -
crimination against British shipping
in violation of the Hay-Pai»ncefote
treaty. Another means of dealing
with the British grievance is to allow
•my British shipowner to test under
the exising law in any United States
court his right to use the canal under
the treaty on the terms equally with
American shipowners.
The last
avenu of relief is through arbitra­
tion, although many publicists have
held that owing to changes of sov­
ereignty over the c inal zone ami
other events that have developed
since the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
Great Britain has no actual right to
demand arbitration
The possibility of complications
with Great Britain and other mari­
time nations over the canal was an­
ticipated at the session of Congress
just ended bv the House Interstate
Commerce Commission which intro­
duced a bill abrogating the free tolls
provision l he bill is said to have the
approval not only of a majority of
the House committee but also to
have been passed upon favorably if
unofficially by the Senate committee.
St. Albans, Vt., Aug., 30 - Dur­
ing the course of his speech lit re
today beforet 5000 persons, Roose­
velt was interrupted by a man in the
audience who asked if the new party
«as lhe “Progressive Republican
party.” “No sir. It's a brand new
Progressive party. When Abraham
Lincoln left the Wlugs there wete
some bigots who would not vote for
him. The same bigots now won’t
stand with us. Do 1011 get me?”
The man who asked the question
replied: “I get you, Colonel.”
Big
Timber Belt to Be
Opened.
The C. A. Smith interests will
very soon begin the woik of con­
structing a logging railroad from
Myrtle Point down the south fork of
the Coquille river tor a distance ol
about sixteen miles to tap a laigc
tract of timber in that locality. lhe
Smith interests hold in the south
tork country .something like six
townships of timber and the road
will be used to bring this timber out
to the big mill at Coos Bay.
F. A. Warner, soq-in-law of C.
A. Smith, who is looking alter the
ratter in the absence of Mr. Smith,
-ays that within a week or two he
expects to start const! uction. Bids
have been received lor building the
road and he is figuring on the cost
by letting the contract and the cost
of building if the company builds
the road itself. It has not yet been
determined which plan will be fol­
lowed but this w ill be decided in a
short time and the work started.
l'lie company has surveyed,ia line
also
out the middle fork of the Co­
Visit.
banquet
quille river. This would also reach
Toastmaster — F. E. Allen.
all ol the timber by later extending
“Our Association.
Lets Dr tin
the south fork road or whether an­
'Wednesday evening Sept. 4, Oc­
Johnson, Elgin Chapter No. ? I-
other road will be built out the mid­
cident.d Chapter received a visit
“Why the Eastern Star,” N. C.
dle fork has not been decided. It is
horn Mrs. Margaret Hay ter, of
McLeod, Coos Chapter No. 99
a matter of which will be lhe most
Dallas, Oregon, Worthy Grand
“As Others See Us,” S. C.Gray, Matron of the Grand Chapter of
economical plan for getting the
Martha Chaptei No, 48
timber out.
Oregon, O. E. S., it being her first
“Neighbor Chapters," Jessie Da­
in
the
state,
Occidental
The rights of way on the south
official visit
vis, Roseburg No. 8.
Chapter tell honored and entertained
fork have been secured and the sur­
“Our Past Matrons,” Susie Fol­ the di-tinguislied sister in a very
vey completed and when construe
som, Beulah No. 6.
gracious manner befitting the occa­
lion work is started it will be rushed
“Our Absent Members,”, Alex­
through as quickly as possible.
sion.
andra Lando, Doric No. 53.
As the Worthy Matron closed
The Smith company has made
“The Ladies, J. W. Mast, Oc her address of welcome to the Grand
arrangements with the Southern
cidental No, 45
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Matron, she presented her, on be­
Pacific whereby at least for a time
The above excellent program was half ol O. cidental Chapter, a beauti
Eugene-Coos Bay Road In- lhe tracks of the Coos Bay Rose
carried out in a manner reflecting lui O. E S. silver spoop, as a
burg & Eastern will be used between
corporated in Calif.
great credit on all who pai ticip tied souvenir of her visit. On lhe handle I
this city and Myrtle Point to connect
in the different parts of it.
of the spoon was a beautiful star in
with the south lork road which is to
Coos Chapter gave the Degree the emblematic colors, ami in the
The Del Norte Triplicate of Au- be built. I bis will give a direct rail
work and Occ;dental put on the bowl was engraved, “Occidental gust 23d, savs: “Articles of incor­ connection irom the big timber heli
Vocal Star Ceremony ami Di ill I Chapter No 45, Bandon, Or., 1912“ poration of the Willamette Pacific lo the saw mill in this city. While
Both Chapters were highly compli-» Sister Hayter inspected the work Railway Company of Oiegon were lhe Southern Pacific tracks will be
mented upon their work by our of the Chaptei ano in the most gen­ hied at Eureka Monday. Ibis is used for a time the Smith company
distinguished guests and many tle. loving manner gave the instruc­ for the line that is being built Irom has made a survey from Marshfield
others
tions necessity for i's improvement. Eugene to Marshlield. The infer­ to Myrtle Point and may at some
Coos Chapter won the Silver Lov­
fb r visit was short, less than 24 ence from the filing of incoijxiralioii I iter time build that road s> t h«\
ing Cup by a small percentage ol ¡hours, but withinthat short time, by papers at Eureka is that the road will have their own tracks all tln-
representatives over ( accidental her gracious loving manner she has w ill fie built south from Marshlield way.
chapter.
I especially endeared herself to the through Del Norte county to Eureka
The building of the new road will
Although the rain poured down, ; members of Occidental Chapter, <nd a connection with the North­ make quite a stir in th it part ol the
we all enjoved every minute of the who were sorry, very sorry she western Pacific now building into c'ountv an l the opening up of the
afternoon and evening, and were I could not remain longer.
Eureka from the south
big timber belt mean that for years
“Two men supposed tobe South­ ihere will lie enormous logging op
r tyally enleitained bv Doric Chapter
R osa B ingaman .
which never fails to extend gem rou-
ern Pacific engineers went through erations in the neighborhood
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Crescent City from t.p-c. ast Wed­ ■ would profit ly take seventy-five or
hospitality.
At
the
Orpheum.
The next annual convention will
nesday. and continued on a trip i I i 1 hundred years for the company to
be held at Bandon in 1913
south ,’
log off all of the land in the south
At the Orpheum t m rrow night,
Officers of the Association for
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fork country so the building of lhe
'The
Pendleton
Round
Up
3°®°
i Parties who came up the bay this
1913 are Mrs. Maty Gallier, presi­
o.rtl will be a permanent improve
feet
of
real
thrills.
Participated
in
dent. C. R Wade, vice pt< -.ideiir,
morning from Empire, saw the inent and will mean activities in that
by
2000
cowboys
ami
6
tribes
of
In
­
Mis. Rosa Bingaman, secretary.
dians. The world’s best riders pitted dredge bands hoisting an old anchor pari of the county for in indefinite
R osa B ingaman .
and < hain from the bay. It was not time —Coos Bay Tunes.
against its worst outlaw horses.
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3000 feet of other goo«l pictures learned whether the dredge cutter
Boarders Wanted.
w
is
damaged
when
it
struck
the
making .1 total of 6< 00 fee'. Also
For Sale.
Maud Leon, the Lady Dancer and anchor, but tlie iron and its ch «ill
Can accommodate ten boarders.
320 acre stock or dairy ranch, 12
Acrobat A full evening's enter­ were put aboild the dredge It is
Ii.quire of Mrs. L McCue, first door
supposed the outfit w is lost by some nites from town 125 Angora goats.
tainment for 25 and 15c.
east of Jas. Mast’s store.
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schooner many years ago. as the Good hotis • and barn, good fences,
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Col. R H Rosa and J. Hammer lot showed deterioration —Marsh­ plenty of water. Price $10 per
School Teachers.
berg went over to Coos Bay and fid«! Record
acre, Terms —Stillwell N Turner,
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traveled through the hot sands 01 . The set ot books from the slate, agents, Bandon, < >re.
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Nice sunny front rooms one block the Sahara Desert to Schrinerdom library have arrived on steamer An-1
For Carpet and Rug weaving,
from s<hoo) house. suitable for 2 or J. Ira Sidwell a Shinier of this citv | vil Free lor anyone to rea4 or
was also over to see them ride the use at the Bendon Li« rarv, in Dev address Mrs. J. L. Foster,
r.
4
L 1. W heeler ,
¡ereaux Bldg., rear post office.
28 tf
Plank Road. ¡camel.
69 tf
to justify such an act. In such an
As is generally known the dim event the loss from hail will only be
age done by hail in the Northwest­ ; partial should it come. Of course
ern -.tales is very considerable. In ; it cannot lie known exactly wlneli is
this way the hopes of the farine.s ! a hail belt, but where such a visiia-
| tion has been shown by experience
are sometimes grievously disap­
measures
pointed They have the promise it : to be not at all improble,
by every
should
certainly
be
taken
may be of a good crop and almost
tarmer to provide against it —Prof
ready for the harvest when in the
space of five minutes or a little more Thomas Shaw.
than that, it is battered into the
Population of Oregon.
earth. His revenue for all the year
is entirely cut off. Nothing that
man can do can prevent such a
Oregon’s population during two
visitation, But he can do much to
years
from April 15, 1910. to April
lessen the loss should it occur. He
15,
1912,
increased 63,959, accord­
can gro v crops that are more or less
ing
to
statistics
compiled by Labor
hail resistant ..nd he can insuie a
Commissioner
Hoff,
and that is the
part at least of his crop. Hail
estimate
tie
will
einbody
in his re­
storms are very erratic in their
port.
The
last
census,
shows
the
course, but they are more frequent
population
on
April
15,
1012,
to
in ' some localities than in others.
have
been
672,765.
Taking*
the
I he farmers who live in what inay
be termed the hail belts as far as school census, attendance and en
these may be known, should cer- rollment as a basis, Labor Commis ­
tainly do what they can to meet sioner figures that on April 15, 1912,
such a contingency.
these hill lhe population was 737,724, an in-
belts so to speak, may be known by crease of 53,959, which is a shade
lhe frequency with which hailstorms less than 10 per cent increase in two
years.
occur.
>
t
Some crops are much more hail
Montana
Stock Raising Farm.
tesistant than others.
It would
seem correct to say that they are
h ul resistant in about the following
Montana is rapidly being trans­
order: Pasture crops, hay crops, formed from a stock raising to a
altall.a, corn and pea. Where these farming community.
crops are much grown it is impos­
The greatest state land sale held
sible to cut down the hopes of the in recent years soon will be on in
farmers entirely, for they will have Montana, where nearly 500 square
something saved from the wreck miles of agricultural lands are to be
caused by hail. The crops that knocked down to the highest b dder
suffer most are crop, of sm ill grain. The Auction begins August 30 and
Pasture crops are the most resist­ will continue until October 23 Mo>e
ant to had ol all the crop« that can than 300,000 acres are to be auc­
be grown. Hail does but little dam­ tioned off in twelve counties, as fal­
age to pastures. It may beat them lows:
down some, but it miy help them in Granite 4.000 acres, August 30.
the end by the moisture which it Meagher, 8,000 acres, Sept 14
brings to them, and which slowly I'eton, 26,000 acres September 18.
sinks into lhe sod as the hail melts. Cuscade, 48,000 acres, Sept. 20
II the pastme is short, the hail will Valley, 9,0 jo acres, October 3.
not damage it at all. Hail may do Hili, 9,000 acres, October 5.
considerable damage to a hay crop Choueau, 54,000 acres, Octobei 7.
by beating it down into the soil, but Musselshell, 8,000 acres, Oct. 15.
it will not completely destroy it. Custer. 26,000 acres, Oct. 16.
The crop can be cut after the hail, Sweet Grass, 5,500 acres, Oct. 18.
.m l it'*'will furnish much food for Gallatin, 7,500 acres, Oct. 19.
live stock. Alfalfa may be consid- Fergus, 75.000 acres, Oct. 23.
e.ably damaged by the hail, but it
Fifteen per cent of the purchase
will grow up again and may furnish price is demanded of each buyer
a good ciop of hav again the same and the balance he is given twenty
season. Coin may be damaged years in which to pay, with 5 per
seiiously by hail and later it miy cent interest.
continue lo grow and make a good
crop ot fodder before the time ar-
Capt. O. Wiren co-operative
lhe observer reports the rainfa'l for the
rives lor harvesting the corn,
earlier that the bad strikes it the month of August 1.22 inches; days
more it will recover from such in- rainy and cloudy 15; days clear 16.
jury, even at a comparatively late l he rainfall for the corresponding
period in its growth Ol course ,S ' month Iasi year «as .07 inch mak­
wd serisously inlettfere with
ing a difference of I. ¡5 inches more
production ol grim, but it will not I this year.
so interefere with the production of
C H. Pullen has fieen over from
loildi . l he pea crop stands up
North Bend a few days looking after
well under h il until the podding
the interests of his property lieie.
period. Alter that lime the pods
.ne i jiired b,- the had so that much ! Don’t fill to see the Pen lleton
damage may lie done. These crops 1 Round Up, at the Oipheum tomor­
ill furnish io > I for live stock
It n| row night.
apparent, therefore, th it tilt: tn in
wh a V reps live stock '»ill be least
hurt by the had, because ut the
The Interests of the
kinds of crops lie must grow tn
order to fuinish lood for them
Small Depositor
l he grower of small grains is the
most hurt by hail. If the hail strixes are not overlooked in this
thrill severely after the jointing
bank. We value small ac­
stage, the ctop is ruined for grain
counts, and do all we can
production, but still it may make
to
make this class of depos­
some feed for live stock. If no live
• lock are being kept it is a total loss itors feel at home. We are
except in so tar as ii brings hmnus in a position to assist depos­
(<i the soil when it is plowed under. itors in conservative ways
When but one cereal crop is grown, i t > develop their interests,
the danger is much g eiter than and invite the consideration
when several are grown, as then the
of our facilities for render­
hail may strike them at difh-ien!
stages of growth, and some of them ing large or small service
in a satisfactory way.
may l»e less injured than others.
The farmer may also insure a
part of his ciops If he is a gtain
grower, and lives in what may be
FIRST NAT L BANK