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- ,IM(. Oregon Itfstpxjcal Society , City Hall WEEKLY j f iAavertisersi The Recorder covers the Banclon field thoroughly I Job Printing! A modern equipped job t .1 . A . . F uoparrmencin connection t VOLUME XXX BANDON, OREGON, DECEMBER 15, 1914. NUMBER 98 ' i SEMI- R A MHAM I NUELD CLAIMS HOST Village on the Bay Gets Peeved When the Bandon School Roll Is Called. Marshficld, a Coos Bay town situ a ted close to the city of North Rend has slipped one over on s according to the roport printed in the Friday issue of the Coos Bny Times. After splurging at some length ov er the fact that the total school pop ulation of Marhfleld, as shown by the report filed wiah the county cor last week, is 9G1 or onu more than the school census of Bandon, the report goes on to say: "The fact that Bandon ranks higl in school attendance, being less than half tho size of this city, might on first notice make even Teddy Roose velt grin, but it must be considered that the school district of the soutli is wid in its territory. Its southern boundary is the Curry county lino, its western limit the Pacific ocean and north and east the extension runs far, Ths it is possible for Bandon to bring up its school census, get astonishing sums for the support of its school and enable it for years to scrape out ahead of Marshficld in school atendunce." Speaking of grins, Teddy might be tempted to twitch his jaws a bit over the reported increase in Marshficld during the past two weeks. 'About a fortnight ago the Times printed the "complcto school census of Marsh field," giving the total as 920 or an increase of about 15 over the number tit the previous year. Since then they have aded 41 names to the list and ac cording to the mathematical calcu lations of tho writer of Friday's ar ticle in the Times, 41 and 15 added to gether still remain 41, the total in crease for the year. After pasing out such information, we could hardly exuect the writer's knowledge of tho boundary linos of the Bandon school district to be very acurate and tho statements have a ten dency tosugest that something if slightly wnrped. Between Bandon and the Curry county line nro three schoo districts, all of them larger in area than District 54, in which this city is located, and this district bears no more comparison to the state of Ore gon thnn docs tho Marshficld din trict. On the west and tho onrlh tin boundary lines ol the district nro identicnl with tho boundaries of tht city and to the south and west they extend- one-half a mile beyound tin city limits. We might suggest in fact, that tho "large and prosperous (and inflated) city of Marshficld" has more arer within tho limits of its school district than wo have. JAMES WATSON MAY YKT HU COUNTY JUDGE Governor West takes issue with tho Supremo Court of Oregon regarding tho office of county judge and does no believe that tho present judges will hold over two years longer as is the opinion of tho court. It seems that in its decision just beforo election that the Supreme Court banked on the original mil iative and referendum amendment to tho state constitution which provided that initiative bills should go into ef fect mimediately after they were adopted. Governor West has, how ever, pointed out what he evidently thinks was an oversight on the part of tho Supremo Judges in their de cision. Mr. West says they evident ly did not tako into consideration the article in regard to amendments. This provides that the legislature may submit amendments to the con stitution and after they have been voted on, tho vote shall bo canvassed and if the amendments have ereived u majority vote, it becomes tho duty of the governor to homo a nroclninn tion declaring such iinu'iidnnutt to have been adopted as part of the con stitution, Tho law making the term nf olllro of county judge four year wnu pinm td In 1110 iiihI tho nmi'iidinoiil cnnin lufer mid Governor Wont wiy that the uiiieiidmi'iit doe not apply U lliut rli'illon. Thou) lnU'li't4l will n wnl I with InU'li'nt Hit ouli'oiiin of Hit W)U' vmy Mini II niM'r lliulMr. um nmy yi l lukf M km I u County Jm$i in Jmmry. nmc.v c(vv mm uw in lTiTnrtTnrrimrtTnnT r 15 UHLUNMHUIUNAL "Tho Congress of the United States has no legal right to regulate or at tempt to regulale tho taking or kill ing of migratory game birds within the stale of Oregon," said Judge Coke of the Circuit Court in a decis ion rendered in the case of the state of Oregon vs. Ilillis Short, Friday morning. This is tho first time that flic Con stitutionality of the federal law in re gard to the regulation of the taking or killing of migratory game birds has been questioned and Judge Coke is the first judge to hold that in this matter tho State is supreme in its jurisdiction and that game wardens under the federal law cannot legal ly enforce that law. The trial of Short was in the nature of a test case, ho being arrested by State Game Warden Thomas, at the instigation of Prosecuting Attorney Liljeqvisl, for killing ducks from a power boat on Ten Mile Lake. Un ler the slate law tho killing of ducks from a yower boat is expressly pro hibited, but tho attorneys for the de fense pleaded that the federal game laws diil not prohibit this mode of hunting and that the federal law was upreme. The question of whether Ten Mile Lake is a public or private ly owned body of water was brought .ip. TIur is only the beginning of the case which will bo carried to the Stale Supreme Court and probably to the United States Supreme Court. GERMANY NOT SO BAD OFF AS REPORTED Otto Grokc of this city has receiv ed interesting letters from his broth ers in Germany, says the North Bend Harbor.' One is 24 years of age and the other 40 and both arc trained as soldiers but the men of their age have not yet been called into service. The younger brother writes that ho is an xious to be at the front, lie is em ployed in a big machine shop and says that forces are working day and night making locomotives to be used by the Germans in Beigium. He writes that Ucrmany docs not want iny more volunteers now una that tho losses have been othing like what the allies tried to make out. The writer says the general belief is that Russia will soon be overcome anil tliat Germany will then turn her atten tion toward England. He nays that f nil men fom 17 to 00 yean; of age weio called out Germany ami Austria could nut seventeen million soldier in the field. Mr. Oroko also received a litter from his older brother who stales that in Germany it is believed Hint England is trying to get the Un'tod Stales involved in tho war trouble. LONGSHOREMEN LOSE THEIR COATS IN SINKING SCOW A number fo longshoremen lost their coast when a scow on fhe North Bend waterfront sung Wednesday morning, says the North Bend Harbor. The steamer Speedwell was being loaded with tics and there were two cows along side of the boat. One scow which was between the vessel ird another scow, gave way under tlu weight and sank in the water. All of the ties excepting about thirty were recovered but most of the men who were at work hod taken off their coals and left them on tho scow and when it went down the garments were nrried down the bay. It is supposed the scow must have sprung aleak and wdh tho weight of thet ios aboard, and being wedged in between the ves sel and the other scow it sank. BOY CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF SHOP LIFTING A young boy about 12 years of age was caught in the act or lining ins mckets Saturday morning with toys the l'eoplts o-iu-liic store by the manager, Mr. 11. A. Murphy, shortly after the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Suntn Clans. Mr. Murphy was in tending to hand the boy over to the police but after exacting a number of promises from him never to do go again lie was released, but if this happens again, Mr. Murphy says he will not be so lenient, so boys who have such ideas in their head had beter be careful. MILLER WANTS NHW TltlAL J HANK ROBBERY CASK Grove II. Millnr. now serving a tm- tonco in the t alo pmiiluiitliiry at Sa lem for tliu .Myrtle Point tank ruJi ln'iy which nivurrtMl hImiiiI h your nro. i nukiHtf rr h now mm uirwiifji hi HorwvM. but HUrlei AUmhwv I Mir lug It. 1 1 MMttt Lliai tW U 11 U uf It MUMiittM uf IUW tllffc..iiu, but M.' IjJjfVil ( iwl talkf niuWi fcitM'r Li any uf Ihviu mul H i iwt l.uwu Jgt wlmt will itv tho MlUwillv yn. !m '.' WHSi V mm Judge Coke Held That Evidence Was Insufficient to War rant Conviction. Witnesses' Reverse Their Testimony in Some Instances. Judge Coke, of tho Circuit Court, yesterday dismissed the cases of the City of Bandon against J. W. Coach and John Ilerron without even allow ing them to go to the jury, on tho giounds of insufficient evidence', Both Coach nud Herron were found guilty of applying minor girls with liquor by Recorder Kausrud, of the local municipal court, but appealed their cases. "Although I am convinced that both of these men arc guilty, there has not been sufficient evidence pro duced by the prosecution to warrant their being held," said the Judge in upholding tho motion of Attorney Feeney, of tho defense, for non-suit. The testimony of all of tho witnesses was practically the same in both of the cases and although several said that they had seen Coach with the two Simpson girls drinking something they would not swear that it was li quor. Kd Bisk, called to the stand by tho prosecution, stated that he had seen Coach and the -girls sitting at a a tabic upon which were beer botlos and glasses containing liquid and that he saw them drink. "Would you swear that thoy were drinking liquor," asked Feeney when Bisk gave this testimony. "No, it looked like it but I did not taste it, so I could not swear that it was bcorv"was the answer. "It might have been white Kock?" shot back tho attorney. "Yes it might have been," admitted Bisk. Among tho other witnesses called ; all of them by the prosecution, were THE BANDON STEAM LAUNDRY STARTED UP The Bandon Steam Laundry, which has been out of operation since the fire Inst winter that destroyed their plant on Second stret, resumed business this morning in their new plant on Fourth Street East. Although no radical change hns been made in the equipment of tho laundry in the way of new machinery there are several improvements in the matter of arrangement and conven ience and every posiblc precaution has been taken to prevent a repetition of a oonflngation such ns destrowed the former plant. Especially in tho boiler and engine romo, where the walls are lined with sheet iron, is the anti fire feature of tho construction carried out. On tho blulT abovo the building a resorvo tank or cistrcn hn been dug and from which water for washing will be drawn. In the case of fire the water for tho sprinkling ayntem will also bo drawn from this tank. For the present tho laundry will employ 10 pcoplo nnd this force will bo aded to or cut down as business warrants, said Manager Derringor today. Laundry collected by tho driver on Monday mornings will bo returned Wednesday, giving the pa trons much bettor service than thoy havo enjoyed during the period in which they havo hail to send all of the laundry to Coquille, tow hich placo it was taken on Monday and not return ed until Saturday or perhaps the fol lowing Monday. HltETHKKN CHURCH CAN USE YOUR DISCARDED CLOTHES 'Tho poor yo have with you al- way." Anyone liavinir divcardod clnthinor. now or old, will do a favor to donala thtmi to the Udlim Aid of thti Church of Die lrllinrii to ho givuu to the jHMi' of Itmidon. Bring t lien) to tin cliurt'li ii t id ilnpiMjIt Ihiun In I ho A"l box. or tu Hid rimulmi1 uf tin pntor, Avmj uiit) lllh glttwl. or uulitv Mm. I.. R. OvttriMitatt' by imti miuI MJIIMNHII Hill miW IIWl MM llll'lll iu mm tm ym li.r riiWku kiw UMIi Ruby Nosier, nee Simpson, and her sister Iolitn, Mrs Mary Fortner, "Red" Denser and Art Gilbert. In hei testimony on the stand yesterday Mrs. Fortner, formerly Mary Do Costn, asset ted that tho evidence she gave at the time of the first trial last June was false; that in the firtt case she swore that slc had seen the Simp son girls drink "whiskey with beer chaser" in company with Coach and Herron, because Lolitn Simpson told, her that unless she testified to that efl'cct charge:! would be made -against her for conducting a house of ill fame. Gilbert testified that he had seen them drinking and supposed that they were drinking liquor. As it has been supposed for some time, the testimony of the Simpson girls ws just tho reverse of that which they gave nt the time of the hearing before Recorder Kausrud. One of them was asked why they swore mat coach and ilerron gave them "booze" at the time of tho first hearing and she answered: "I was threatened." "Who made the threats which vou tefer to?" asked Attorney Feeney. "lie did," came tho answer as the girl pointed at Trcadgold. Whattho threat was and when it was ma63 she would not divulge. In djultssingJUic case against Iter roll which pieccded tho Uoach case, Judge Coke stated that he was of the opinion that some of the witnesses had not told the whole truth and he is sory that ho could not submit the case to the jury. No appeal will be taken by the city BASKET BALL SEASON OPEN NEXT THURSDAY Thursday evening, December 17, the basket ball season of tho Bando'i High School will open with a game between the school and the All-Stai team, composed of former high schoo players of whom there are several in the city at the present time. Not only will this be tho first game of the season, but it will also bo the first game to bo played at the Dream, hind pavillion, which the school has secured for its basket ball hall. Coach Quiglcy pomises that it i going to bo some game and ho ex pects tho high school boys to show up in fine form, nlthough tho All-Stars will havo tho advantage of consider able weight and will bo tho pick of the former stars of tho school. Among those who will oppose the school team are Tom Laird, Carl Bow man, Victor Brouor, Ernest Wutkins. Leslie Spurks'red Harvey, George Mollen, Buchie Mast and Ralph Dip ' pel, giving the All-Stars an opportun ity to make repented shifts in theii line-up. FOREST NOTES Tho timber industry roproeonts 37 per cent of the annual production of wealth in British Columbia. lloxiuakcrs in the United Statos use more thnn four and a half billion board feet of lumber each year or more than one-tenth of the entire lum ber cut in tho country. Of two million sheep anuaily graz ed in the state of Utah, more than a million are on the national forests, or, including lambs which are fatten ing for market on the forogl nmgos, over a milion and three quartern. In addition to hit own fire detec tion ygtfliii, the supervisor of the Paliwido national forest, Idaho, wa notified of oarh fire by from fivo to (tin diirnnmt local nttlorii, who thui KlinwtMl their co-flpuralion in working for file upprtiMiiiii Tho (Until inounLMlna of Utah. In- i luilwd within Uu WsNMtrh, UiittM ftiul AliMy tMtHWMl fwiwaUi, mjmim u iwnd a fMvorit riM-rtnition ruffian, Imi .mu of I h mjHiy unull lnk with in ttMiuiiij m-uuimmJ owl by irlftW I ilrifu. XvMy iuh Ul- i -in lm i'ounil rriiiii ft a iunik, mul wm i . . . pwrlii UUtl l'llllli, HI MU1 M'Jtll' tvMuu.i mum muh u iiuhohki FORMER PROSPER MAN FACES SERIOUS CHARGE Orlander Smith, for many years a resident of Prosper and who was em oloyed by the Prosper Mill Company .ip until about seven or eight month go, was arrested in Grants Pass Uturday on the strength of an in l;stmcnt by tho Grand Jury for hav ing assaulted small girls at Prosper i-.d is being held ponding the arrival of officers to return him to Coos coun y- Smith's assault on tho three little .rirls of the river townu, all of them ii uler M years of age, was brought o light by his own confession, made eforc a small congregation at a re ':val meeting where lie was converted i nd taken into the church. However he only confessed to his own wrong ioings at that time, but the evidence furnished by tho girls in their testi inony before the grand Jury may make um a defendnnt in another serious charge, that of white slavery, as he is iccused of having brought other men o the little girls. No chargo has been' made out .igainst Smith because of the fact that the physician who examined the girls was not in Coquille when tho indict ment was returned. Tho citizens of Prosper are much excited over the affair. Smith is a married man and hat icvoral 'grown children and manj relatives around Prosper. iIOVERNMENT TO WAGE WAR ON PREDATORY ANIMALS According to the announcement ol tho district forester at Portland, the recently passed agricultural apropri .itoiu bill contained a provision bj which $100,000 is to bo set aside to ward tho destruction of predatory ani mals. I.t-is, estimated that over $15,000, 000 worth of stock Is destroyed annu ally in the United States through the depredations of such animals a: wolves, coyotes, wildcats, cougars and bears. While the Biological Survey will have charge of the work, tho Forest Service will co-operato with them in tho regions of tho west wheo there are national forests. The service hut already had some experience in hunt ing wild animals. The invasion of the National Forest Range in years pas by wolves, coyotes and cougars ha.1 Ijocn marked, and it has at times beet found necessary to employ trained hunters to trap and kill those invad ers. The rangers, too, have done ex ellcnt work in trapping and poison 'ng these preying animals. But th service has been handicapped for lacl if funds to spend in hiring men foi Ms purpose and furnishing them witl the necesary arms and ammunition Hence, the work done has been but ii temporary relief. Mow, however, that an appopria tion has been made, tho work can Ik cairied on with some hopo of success mid stock owners, both inside am outside of the National Forests, maj look forward to the time when thcii sheep and cattle will be free from th attacks of these rapacious marauder- As a result of this activity on the part of the federal government, the stock owners themselves have awak ened to the needs of the situation. At d recent meeting of the Oregon Woo! Growers' Association, a resolution van passed and a petition mailed to Washington, rging Congress to make f.n appropriation of u$.'i00,000 for the p. termination of predatory animnh the United States. While it is felt that the present appropriation of tiOO.000 will do men good in reduc ing the menace, it is not sufficient to bring about a permanent relief Thotofore, Congress is urged to in crease the appropriation with a view o the complete extermination of all predatory animals in every part of the United States where thoy have done damage to stock. SPECIAL MUSIC AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Tho regular Christinas services will he hHd at tho Presbyterian church next Sunday morning, December zi). In the evening a special program of music has been ararnged as follows: Processional. Invocation. Glorin. Hymn No. 71 Prayer. Response, by Quartette. Hymn No. 70 f'crlpturc Reading. ChrutmiiH Pralnu, Choir. Dual, MUs Bonk nnd .Mr, MoAlllu- tr. "I Bring Yn Good TMIiun" ouiir- UlU. Hymn No. 77. felwiion from lln Hur. HoUi, Mrs. IJujiWm. Th mr iUll hm4'i Mali- Qunr- Mil, 'Imhpmm Oiu HUirry bitr (Jiwr fKBy T. T Allen, Highly Respected Citizen, Answers Last Roll Call Theophilus T. Allen, an Oregon pioneer and highly respected citizen passed away at his home in this city about one o'clock this morning. Mr. Allen was born in LaSallc, Illinois, February 7, 1S11, and ied at 'iandou, Oregon, December M, 1914, being 73 years, 10 months and 8 days old at the time of his death. In early life Mr. Allen moved from Illinois to Iowa and later to Colora do. Ho was married at Iowa City, iowii, to Miss Louise Rouyar, in 1871, Hid they went immcdately to Color ido where toy lived until 1886 whoa -hey came to Curry county, Oregon, ind setlcd on a farm on the Sixes riv r. About M years ago the Allen 'amily moved to Bandon where they lave since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have three chil Iren: Harry Allen, Mrs. W. L. Dav. dson and William Allen, all of whom eside in this city nnd were hero to omfort their mother in her great bc- eavoment. Although Mr. Allen had been afilict d for about three years, and was forced to undergo an operation last April in which one of his legs was am putated, he had been considerably bet ter for tho last few months and only yesterday morning when he arose ho seemed to bo in his usual health, but shortly afterwards he went- out into tho back yard and Inter came in tell ing Mrs Allen that he was in great pain. A physician was called at onco and it was found that Mr. Allen had a hemorrhage, having burst a bloodvessel and from that time on lie 'row worse until tho end came. Mr. Allen was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Company E, Third Colorado volunteers and served about a year at the end of tho war. He was a member and Post Commander of Bandon Post, G. A. R. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 at tho Latter Day Saints church, and will be in charge of Elder F. J. Chatburn. Interment will be in the G. A. R. cemetery, and he local Grand Army Po3t will havo jliarge, and will attend in a body. Mr. Allen was one of the most bigh respected citizens of Bandon and the many friends of the family will xtend sincere sympathy in their time of bereavement. SALE OF SEELEY & ANDER SON 1.0(5 CAMP POSTPONED The sale of tho Seeley-Anderson vogging Company's property which was to have been held at Coquille at he Court House last Friday, wos post- loned upon tho request of the Robert Dollar interests until the coming Fri- lay. Tho Dollar interests statod hrouirh their attornoys that they were unprepared to bid last week. Bidding at the sale will proimbiy it i .1 n..li.. ......... io common lo llie wouar i,iiimmny md J. E. Wheeler, owner of the Port- nnd Telegram, who holds a lirst mortgage for $;!0,000 against the olant. tho heavy indebtedness ol the property making it almost impossi- lo for an outsider to mu. ine woi- iar people hold four mortgage igainst tho property which aggre gate the sum of $127,000, bringing the total debt up to $157,000. The last inventory shown the plant to bo val ued between $iiO,000 and $70,000 or less than half of the mortgaged in debtedness. M. (J POHL IS OLDEST OPTI CIAN IN UNITED STATES In tho last issue of "Optometry" a journal dovoU'd Ut oculists, ontlc iaiiH, etc., published at Kansas City, Mo,, appears tho picture of our wull know tonwiiHiiian, Mr. M. (5. Poll!, Aecompnnying tho photograph Is nhorl writo-up of Mr. I'hol ami among otlmr thing tho inteintlng fact in glvn that hu U tho oliluut wptlclun in tho United MUtoi, Ho will bo 80 yr old ""ft yiMtr nnd plum lo i'Ioho IiU uiOiiitl jii'Mi tH'41 Ml llwt Hum. 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