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BANDON RECORDER
VOLUME XXX
BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 8 1914
NUMBER 38
Oregon Historical Society
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
MUCH BUSINESS OF IMPORT
ANCE TRANSACTED AT KEG
ULAK SESSION WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
The City Council met in regular ses
sion Wednesday night with the May
or nnd all Councilrnen present, ex-
cent C R. Wade.
After the reading of the minutes
the Council took up the ordinance on
Sewer district No. 1. Under the con
sideration of this ordinunce a motion
was made and carried to block the
drainage of the Hite pond into the
eewcr. The ordinance was then laid
on the table until after the adjourn
ment 6f the council, then to meet as
a board of equalization on the sewei
proposition.
The City Recorder reported thnt he
and the engineer had been instruct
ed to receive straw bids for pavement
for First Street and that they had
two bids, which were taken up. A
bid from the Bandon Construction
Co., of $1.55 per square yard for con
crete pavement with a five year guar
antce was read, also a bid of $2.20
per square yard with concrete base
arid bituminous rock cover from the
Coos Bay Construction Co. The bids
were received and plnced on file.
After discussing the proposition
at length it was decided to hold an
informal meeting of the property
owners and the Council next Wednes
day night to consider the kind of
pavement desired by the propertj
owners.
The City Recorder reported that
tho Electric Light Co., had been giv
en due notice to put a light on Gar
field avenue.
The City Engineer asked for
chance of crado on Grand avenue
but the change was not granted.
Geo. P. Laird nsked that ho be giv
en interest on the unpaid sewer con
tract nnd tho city nttornoy rccom
mended that some arrangements be
made to pay said interest.
R. E. Buck asked whether it was
satisfactory for him to go on with
his street work as wns before granted
and was informed that ho could go
ahead.
E. B. Fish asked for permission to
do his own street work on Grand
Avenuo and Sixth street.
R. H. Rosa asked to do his own
work on tho improvement of Oregon
uvenue along his property nnd that
of F. F. Rosa but as there is now
an injunction ngninst this street the
City Attorney ndvised that no action
be taken and the petition was lnid on
the tablo nnd all aplications were
plccd on file.
A warrant for $75.00 was ordered
drawn in favor of the City Attorney
to pay his expenses in the Supreme
Court in tho Oregon avenue case.
A motion was made and carried to
make a chargo of $5.00 for each of
the city buildings for uso of election
purposes for primaries May 15th
The report of tho city engineer ac
cepting the sower work in sewer dis
trict No. 1 was accepted.
A box was ordered placed on Mrs
Costello's property along Baltimore
Avenue to protect tho cave-in alnog
that street.
It was moved nnd carried that $75
he appropriated for fixing up the
btreets that have been graded, the
grader and cntterpillar engine to be
imed in tho work.
J. M. Adams asked for extension
of time on his street contracts.
The City Engineer reported that
there should be sumo change made in
tho city jail mid that patent toilets
bo installed, Tho engineer wit or
do red to have the work done, tho toi
lets to be of cast iron,
Tho Engineer reported that an of
tlciul ussogsmcnt be mudo on Jum
Avenue in Bandon Heights, and on
motion I ho usscssiucut wan ordered.
Tho foniiiilttt'o on Hid I,, N. K, nw
tuurunt building usked to lw contin
ued for unothur week.
In ri'gunl In ucrcptlng bond fur
tit it work In excuss of lliu usscssml
vuluutloii ut tho property uhulilfig
llit-rtioii, I he City Atjity uij j
Ull DJU'll I1HIUI Ujld jjlUl ft) ftJi'
i lii) knew II Jmd wyr I'M) nil yj
to the supreme court to decide, but
if the property was assessed at its
full value then it would be impossibl
to bond above that amount as assess
ed.
After the allowance of the usual
grits of bills the council adjourned
the regular session and met as
board of equalization on sewer dis
trict No. 1, to consider a change
the assessment of W. II. Button.
The assessment was taken up aw
Mr. Button's request was refused.
The Council then adjourned as
board of equalization and met again
in regular sesion and passed the or
dinance on sower district No,
1
with the emergency clause attached,
YOUTHS IN MEXICO
ARE BEING DRILLED
Mexico City, May 2. To bo a schoo
boy in Mexico these days means to bo
a militiaman. Huerta is rapidly
militarizing every groupe of men, in
every walk of life that he can clap
his attcneion on.
Three months the national agric
u Rural school in the suburbs of the
capital, was a quiet easy going insti
tution with its -.thousand students.
gathered from the farms all oyer .the
land, paying attention to nothing else
than agriculture. Today it looks like
a barracks. The professors have boci,
converted into captains, majors and
lieutenants, and they wear military
uniforms in the class rooms. The
students have all been put into sold
iers uniforms, nnd have been sup
piled with rifles," which they nre forc
ed, to use in practice. Lifo in the
dormitories has been put on a mili
tary basis und day and night tho hip
farm is patrolled by farmer boy sen
thiols.
The boys in tho night schools, bus
iness colleges and even private school:
are being drilled by orders of the
"president". Not a few of tho pro
fessors in those schools have resigned
their positins rather than become of
ficers in the army. Tho professors
wiiw leiiiuui limy uuuii uu seen in uu
boulevards of the capitol drilling un
der the instruction of a real army in
structor, their boy students. Little
chaps as tender in years ns 10 may
be seen in theso groupes learning
how to carry their rifles and how to
mnneuver at tho orders of a professoi
captain.
MEXICAN FEDERALS HAVE
HAVE MINED It. R. TRACKS'
Washington, D. C. May 5. Infor
mation came from Vera Cruz to thu
War Department that tho Federals
troops have undermined the railroad
tracks from Vera Cruz to Mexico Ci
ty in preparation for tho utter destruc
tion of tho road in tho event that tho
Americans atempt to march- on the
capital. No confirmation has been
received of tho reports at San Fran
cisco thnt tho bridge on the Inter
Oceanic railroad had been damaged
The mines are reported to be lo
cated a half mile npart and the Mex
icans have been detailed to touch off
tho fuses should hostilities eventuate.
These preparations nnd the throwing
up of defences which arc daily mail
ing tho position of the federals strong
or are known to be a source of worry
to General Funston, and it is under
stood that ho would welcome orders
to start to Mexico City at ouco.
Admiral Mayo informed the Navv
Department that ho would havo no
troublo in taking Tampico witli lib
present forces.
BROUGHT OVER MANY
FORD CARS YESTERDAY.
S. G. Whitsett, Sam Johnson, Dr.
Sorensen nnd Tom Hicking went to
Marshfield yesterday and brought
buck fo runew Ford cars which Mr.
Whitsett had recently sold. Tho cars
were bought by Jess Kay of Rlvurton,
James Bean of Lampn, Dr. Arthur
Galo of Baiulon and Harold Nanwar
ing of Denmark. Will Goodrum of
tho Goodrum garago of Marshfield
eunio over with tho bunch and drove
a Ford from Marshfield to Bandon by
way of Coquillo in tho record time of
2 hours and 12 minutes. Tho trip
from Maislilli'ld to Coquillo was mudo
in fi8 minutes und from Coquillo to
Bandon in one hour und 11 niimiUw
I Ills Is u liicli better record Hum
that inudu over Hie nml roud wmiih
timu ugo,
A. W. StMiiiJin. und umly will Iumvu
on lii! hfltiij Jar Ban PmuAm wj
am wue win ho ts Muuiiw. Cnt..
wMije lliy will visit nlulivM fur
GOOD
ROADS
S
TO BE HELD AT VARIOUS POINTS
IN COOS COUNTY. PROFESS
OR SK ELTON WILL MAKE AD
DRESSES.
Oregon Agricultural Collcgo, Cor
vallia, Ore., May 5. A series of good
road meetings will be held at various
points in Coos county during, May 11
10. ' These meetings will bo pre
sided over by County .Judge John F.
Hull and addresses will be made by
Professor G. E. Skclton, of the High
way Engineering department at the
Oregon Agricultural College. Tho
Jatcs for tho good roads meetings in
Coos county are as follows: Myrtle
Point May 11; Coquillo, May 12; Ban-
The meetings will begin at 10 a. m.
Jon, May 13; Marshfield May 10.-
and end at 2 p. in.
Professor 'Skclton has recently re
turned from a good roads tour of the
middle and eastern parts of tho Unit
ed States which was made primarily
to investigate the most approved
methods f highway construction in
other states. He comes prepared to
consult with farmers and officers of
the Oregon counties, in regard to the
construction of highways throughout
tho state. Professor Skclton advo
cates primarily tho uso of local ma
terial for tho construction of Oregon
highways.
During his work in Coos county
Professor Skclton desires to meet
road supervisors and witli them take
up the problem of highway construe
tion and maintainnncc.
CHAS. HAUGHTON KILLED
IN A LOGGING CAM!
Chas Haughton was instantly kill
cd last Friday while engaged in fall
ing timber at Aason's camp near Mc-
Kinley. A falling tree strnck a dead
stub and broke oil" the top which was
thrown back and caught tho unfor
tunato man, breaking his neck and
legs and killing him instantly. The
body was brought to this city and the
funeral took place Saturday from the
undertaking parlors, burial being at
the Norway cemetary. Tho deceaa-
d was about '10 years of age and war
the son of the late Harry Haughton
one of the old settlers near Norway,
The Herald is informed that his moth
er and two sisters survive him, also
Ins wife from whom ho was separat-
d. Couuillc Herald.
NOTES ALONG THE
BANDON WATER FRONT
The Elizabeth sailed Tuesday night
with 283,000 feet of lumber, 3199
bundles of veneer slices, 15 tons of
miscellaneous freight and tho follow
ing passengers: W. S. Beummett,
W. II. 'demons, Francis Walker, Jas
yburn, B. B. Hoinshaw, Henry Kern
wife -nnd two children, A. F. Derring
er, M. O. Kelley, J. D. Howard, E. C,
Coonberg, A. Gullekscn, S. Young, W,
Whalery.
The Brooklyn sailed last night with
,111 railroad ties, 108,000 feet of
umber and 20 tons of miscellaneous
freight.
The Fifield arrived Wednesday
night with 90 tons of freight and 22
passengers. Sho will sail again to
light at 10:00 o'clock.
TIIOR. LOUD OF THE J UN-
OLE." AT GRAND THEATRE
This is a thrilling story of two con
tinents, sweeping from the primeval
Jungles of wildest Africa to tho busy
haunts of men mid tho crowds under
tho whito touts. This pleturo shows.
tho wonderful procoss of catching
nnd caging wild unlnmls nnd nlso
carries u vary Iteuutlful plot of love
and adventure Ihroiighout. Tho nic
turn is in three reels ami will shown
at tho popular Qrnut Thcutru 8ulur.
day night, loKHllmr with twi other
HimhI uiltfa, UluMllg fiOOO feel III ull.
Humhy igUl thm will I wiou
tL iulij.lflg h lwrwl IjiUU, m.
Utlal lms,w HW "GJin ut
Haw" b imt rml 1,,y, ud im
W1 tviiMlvi,
MEETING
WILLL BUY MACHINERY
FOR NEW LAUNDRY.
A. F, Derringer left on the Eliza
bctlt Tuesday for San Francisco
whore he is buying machinery for the
Baiulon Stoam Laundry which will
be rebuilt at once on the old site in
East Bandon. The insurance has been
satiufuctorily adjusted and the laun
dry will be in operation again just as
soon as the building can be construct
ed and the" machinery installed. This
wiILprobably take about 00 days.
MANY ATTEND THE SO
CIAL HYGIENE MEETING
t
About 250 men attended tho meet
ing of the Oregon Hygiene Society,
Friday night, which was nddresed by
Dr. Calvin Whito of Portland, Dr. E.
Mingus of Marshfield, Rev. C. Wayne
Knight of Bandon and Mayor J. W.
Mast. Attorney Geo. P. Topping
presided over the meeting and the ad
dresses were received with much en
thusiasm.
This society is doing great work
throughout the state and tho people
ire becoming mre awake lo the need
of the work all of the time.
A permanent organizatin has-been
instituted in Bandon and some sys
tenictic work will bo done.
TOM RICHARDSON COMING
TOMORROW NIGHT
As was announced in Tuesday's
Recorder, Tom Richardson, the great
Oregon Booster will be in Baudot.
tomorrow night and deliver an addros
:t Hie Commercial Club hall. Every
one interested in the devolpement of
Bandon should bo present.
DR.
WITHYCOMBE WAS
IN BANDON TODAY
Dr.James Withycombo of Corvallis
enubllcan candidate for covernor wns
in Bafldon today shaking hands with
thOf'Rti!rs..Dr..Withycoml)e is -a
man of exceptionally strong ability
and his long connectoin witli tho ag
ricultural college lias brought him in
contact with tho needs of tho people
to tho extent that he is probably more
conversant with them than any other
man in tho race.
Dr. Witliyconibe will pull a strong
vote at the primaries and if nomin
ated will make an excellent govern
or. KNIGHTS AND PYTHIAN
SISTERS HERE TOMORROW
Tomorrow, May 8the, tho Knight?
of Pythias nnd tho Pythian Sistern
of Coos county will hold their an
nual convention in Bandon. There
will be representatives from all tho
odges in the county and an excellent
convention and a good time are antic
ipated. FRANK S.
GRANT IS IN
;BANI)ON TODAY
Frank S. Grant, republican, can
didate for nttornoy general is in Ban-
don-today looking after Jiis political
interests. Mr. Grant is a very plea
sant fellow nnd has had wide exper
ienco ns an attorney. lie was for
merly City attorney of Portland.
Mr. Grant is Grand Chancellor oY
the K. of P., and will be in attendance
:it the Coos county convention tomor
row. He is accompanied by Judge
Win. Coke, ex Past Grand Chancellor
FLOOD WHITE HOUSE
WITH WAR LETTERS
Washington, May 1 People
through out the country nro flooding
the Whito house with letters. It
appears that this peace loving coun
try is full of geniuses in tho planning
and management of war. And they
ue not confined to tho vetrnns of the
Spanish conflict.
Patiently and with tho utmost po
liteness, tho presidents secretaries
answer hundreds of letters each day
containing suggestions. It is not that
tho writers are so keen to havo war.
There is not a groat deal of Jingoism
In tho lettum, t is simply that they
havo so much bettor idoas than the
yrnvtirnmoiil's us to how tho thing
might lo bo done.
Ono man nhjiids to watchful wait
ing, ns giving (ho Muxleans twt iiimoIi
(lino to jiriijuii ftwJ un opportunity
ti nnr ftl llm AiiioWmiws (hi timidity
Aiiotliw mtf Uwl Own Ims not
wml I only liutf itiwpNHj Un u Um
nuftlUftl Mum)1 f Mm ic&MW tm
lulu twkitem iwsMid liy rwutl
lilivim.
RYE SHIPPED 2,000 MILES
TO MAKE DISTANCE OF 12
Canyon City, Ore., May 0. News
papers, mngazines and various pub
ucations nave been full of frenk shir.
ments made by pacel post, but
WoldenbergJ of this place and mana
ger of a new star-routo stage line.
has one that tops all shipments ever
made by parcel post.
On April 5th, at Burns, he was giv
en 1200 pounds of seed rye to bo ship
lied by parcel post to Fort Rock, in
Lake county, in this state, a distance
of 120 miles. Instead of going direct
to Fort Rock by pack horse or convey
ance, it, of course had to follow the
usual mail route, and Mr. Woldcnberg
hauled it 80 miles to Prairie City. It
was then shipped over the Sumpter
Valley Railroad to Baker, a. distance
of 80 miles. It was then taken to.
Portland, 350 miles, and then to Sac
ramento, about 1)00 miles. From Sac
ramento it was shipped to Reno, Nev
250 miles, and then to Lakeview, 175
miles. Irom there it was loaded on a
.star-route stage and hauled to Fort
Rock, 130 miles. This rye was haul
ed about 2000 miles to bo delivered
120 miles away.
MANY INDUSTRIAL CLUBS
ORGANIZED AMONG SCHOOLS
L. P. Harrington who has been ii
tho county organizing school indus
trial clubs, reports the organizatioi
of the following, in addition to those
already noted:
At Randolph where Miss Nettie
Belloni is principal, the club olficen
are: Willie Philpott, president; Ma
son Belloni Vico President; Edna An
derson, Secretary; Gareld Russell
Treasurer
Prosper, three rom school, R. A
Giles, principal; Alta Hanson, pres
ident; Mollie Smith, vice president
Flossie James, secretary; Nrma Ped-
erson, treasurer.
Sunnyside, Mrs. Ethel Miller, teach
eit"Bes'sre'J6hnso"n,u"presfde'nt;"Rosc6( Edwards, vico president; Mary Chan
cay, secretary; Perna Danialson
treasurer.
Bandon High School, L. P. Nichols
Principal, 7th and 8th grades; Fen
Johnson, president; Leonard Hadsal
vice president; Orva Willard, Secre
tary; Beulnh Bellmore, treasurer
5th and (5th grades: Melford Weslevoi
president, Wilbur Jourgeson, vice
president; Vera Hunnicut, secretary
Emily Schetter, treasurer.
"Tho membership of tho clubs now
reaches about 450 in the county, in
dicating a good interest in the worl
on the part of the children nnd teach
ers. Coquillo Herald.
WILL MEET TO DECIDE
ON KIND OF PAVEMEN'I
The city council has called an in
formal meeting at tho city hall foi
next Wednesday evening asking the
property owners nlong First street
which it is proposed to pave, to at
lend -and designate their preference
of payement.
At the council meeting Wedncs
day night, two "straw" bids for pave
meat wer received, one from the Ban
don Construction Co., for concrete
pavement at $1.55 per square yd.
and ono from the Coos Bay Construc
tion Co., for bituminous rock pave
ment at $2.20 per square yard. There-
are other good kinds of pavement te.
lie considered such as bitulithic, ere
osotcd blocks, vitrified brick etc., and
it is the desire of the council to got
tho expression of the property own
ers as to their choice.
That First street should bo paved,
every ono is agreed and tho sooiwr
the work is under headway the better
it will bo for tho city and the pro
perty along tho street, so it is hoped
that every property owner along the
Hrcot will attend tho jnecting noxi
Wednesday night.
PROSPER SCHOOL IS IN
"If STANDARD CLASS-
Tho Prosper school was graded liy
.Superintendent llukur last week and
was found to have a standing of 90 po
i'ltut placing it in the II Standard clns
Of (ho other three schools graded,
Itundolpl) Is uko n slunduril, wlilh
Bridge und liunkur Hill uris In (lie A
Sliinilunl lUl. Homo of (ho ollitit
wMiiljy schools urt xuidd o reach
uiiu ut mu Ihkw u eooii us wjulji
iiiwjl on uiw wuy lam hjjiv. TJip
fcuidjiUituUoii of liitf wJwttl Juis m
W(t0y Uio jiOii iifij (jiiij
ROADS AFFECT
. LAND VALUES
CONDITION OF ROADS AFFECT
EVERYONE FROM FARMER TO
MANUFACTURER. HIGH COST
OF LIVING TOUCHED.
In view of tho road election to be
held in this county this month, tho
experience of Frank Terris, a truck
farmer and dairyman living near Se
attle, Wash., will be of interest.
In a good roads conference in Sa
lem last week, Mr. Terris, who for
years sutlcrcd the ills that poor roads
bring, and for several years has en
joyed the benefits of good thorough
fares, declared that good roads built
with money derived from bonds, if
necessary, provided the best invest
ment the people of a county could
make. He cited instances of land
near Seattle that could not bo given
iway before the improvement of roads
which is now worth $1,000 per acre.
He said that land adjoining his farm
was renting J"or $G0 an acre as the re
sult of the building of a main road to
Seattle. "The road issue," said Mr.
l'erris, "is tho greatest of them all.
When you bear in mind that every-
hing we eat, drink nnd wear must be
hauled over the roads, you will real-
zc tho significance of this statement.
Never was this question more fully
nipressed upon my mind than when
i few years ago I took a trip abroad.
rhen it was that I realized while our
country was the greatest in all oth
er respects, it was tho weakest in
good roads. I returned to my homo
determined to do everything I could
to aid in building roads and I have
seen them built in the commuity
where I live." Mr. Terris cited sev
eral instances of farmers having
abundance of produce, but because of
bad roads wcro unable to haul it to
the markets whero good prices are of-
crcd. He said that his borne coun
ty in Washington had issued about
$5,000,000 in road bonds and the peo
ple now realized that it was the best
nvestment they over made.
OREGON CROP OUTLOOK
BRIGHT FOR THIS YEAR.
Portland, Ore., May 0. Reports
from various sections of the state in
dicate that tho grain crop of 1914 will
be the largest in the history of tho
3tate. Not only is there a largely in-
reased area in ngriculture but, be
cause of unusually favorable condi
tions, a larger than normal yield to
he acre is looked for in most dis
tricts.
In some places spring-grown grain
vill be late in maturing because seed
ng was delayed by rain, but the bene-
It of tho moisture is expected to more
.ban olfset this drawback. Milton ri1-
wrts say the farmers expect tho best
yield in 35 years and like reports
oiiio from elsewhere. In tho vicin
ty of Tho Dalles farmers arc jubilant
4iid declare that the only possible de--errent
to a bumper crop is hot winds
widens' tho crops are far advanced
this season they expect that tho grain
will be matured so early that there
will bo no loss from this source.
Estimate made from various
of thu several railroads operating in
tho state, arc unanimous in predic
ng a most prosperous year for farm-
ers.
Fruit reports from some sections
are less encouraging though the ag
gregate damage dono is not expect
ed to be apreclable in the final ac
counting of the stale as a whole,
The greatest loss reported is from
the Grande Rondo Valley, where It Is
st limited that from 75 to 95 per cent
of tho upplei crop will be a loss bo-
.-iiusu of Spring frosts, and that whito
peachos sultored lo the samu uxtant.
Cherries, too, are said lo havo lu-itji
loploU'd from (15 lo 80 per cunt In
this district, but ns IiIosmuiis wuia till'
usually numerous, tho urop may not
show such u loss us conipiintd with
provlous years.
in Hood Kfvyr eool wouihur recent
ly hu dsluyml Did rlpoilng of nm
lunlos, so tlml jdjjiiiHMiU mn not us
mm4wJ until AJ07 10, lull 11 h mtU
Uislr tnuiMmm ut juiHljiAUrily of the
itUMrf tft an U BllMul 'flic upH
mmy n wbj in to far Ik nmm ut un