Ortgon Historlcul SwiW City Hall . . MAm ItiSto. 35 D SEMI -WEEKLY Advertisers! The Recorder covers the Bandon field thoroughly Job Printing! BANDON RECORDER A modern equipped joh J department in connection ? tTTvtTTtVtTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT VOLUME XXXI BANDON, OREGON, JANUARY 29, 1915 NUMBER 8 LEGISLATURE POSTPONES INDEF INITELY, ACTION ON PORT BILL Mission of Colonel Rosa and T. P. Hanly at Salem Made Easy by Action of State Solons. Right to Bond Port Still Holds. Commission May Buy Dredge. Col It. H. Rosa telegraphed today from Salem that the bill drafted by District Attorney Liljcqvist and in troduced into the House by C. R. Har row, representative from Coos County which would change the state law and require a special election to be held in which the people would have to a- gain approve of any bond issue for port improvements, has been indefi nitely postponed. This message caused general sat isfaction in Handon. Any action looking towards hind ering the improvement of the Ban don harbor through technicalities in the law or through changes in the law will prove very unpopular in the Co quille Valley. There is a growing tendency to view such action by the district at torney or others as a movement for certain interests located on Coos Hay that desire to prevent the improv ing of the Coquille River Harbor. A friendly case to test the law was necessary, but any' further ac tions must have back of them an ul terior motive. A further agitation of the ques tion of improvement can do no good and much harm. It can never prevent the harbor work. The worst the knocker can possibly do is to cause delay and needless expense. The people have already approved of the bond issue and delegated au thority to the commissioner-! to car ry on the work.. The commission has shown so far that it will be very con servative in the issuing of bonds. It has already gone on record as intend ing to issue them .only .as .needed. This saves interest charges and ill prevent the total issue unless devel opments show the wisdom of so do ing. Had the commission shown anj tendency to extravagance, the agita tion for a change in the state law would be excusable or even praise worthy. Hut the attitude and action of the commissioners so far give no possible sensible excuse for reopening and agi tating the question. Col. R. II. Rosa, chairman of the I'ort Commissioners of the Port, of llaiulon anil T. T. Hanlly, a nieinhei of (ho commission have gone to Sa lem where they will oppose the bill presented by C. It. Barrow, repre sentative from Coos county which provides that all bond issues of porU shall be suhmited to a vote of the people before they can liu made. The present law allows tho port coniision. era to bond, not exceeding ten pel cent of the taxable property in the port boundaries without submitting to vote, but it is the contention of of some that the people should decide whether the bonds should be issued 01 not. It is understood that tho bill was was drafted by District Attorney Liljeqvlst, who has been taking con i idernble inteest in port measures mid who put the port case through the courts of the stuto which was i event ly decided in upholding tho legality of this port. The contention of those opposed to RUMORS OF COAST Additional repniU hid life on the Buy i'Oiu'eriiliiK tin1 inbubli' i'oiii nu'iici'inciit of wink on tho lust link of (lie Hoilllii'm VuvHU'W mukt line be tween Coin Buy Mini ISuiuku, I'ulf, Ilns uplliijf Tiii'iti liu limui m (dllrlul itnnvun I II. I I.I lit ttMllllllWtllM uf 1 1 iv nmit i-.ipl llwl Itmr n)iuidiy wiiiir- ft ! . . -iHoiwitMN Uh lual di 1 1,-1 Jmm,4 A IliMMWM MM I lilt . ....I i a. I M Mtl ul Um hnhJ M Mll 14MM Jlti) MM) Ul HH the bill is that the people voted the port knowing that the bonding was left to the commissioners and that it was carried by more than two to one and that should be sufficient evidence that the people favor the bonding if necessary, furthermore the voting proposition would only tend to delay tho game and would necessitate the useless expense of an election. There is considerable doubt as to whether or not the present bill would have any effect on the local bond is sue for which an ordinance had been passed by tho port commissioners some time ago. This ordinance calls for bonds in the sum of $260,000 in denominations of $50,000 each. The port commissioners felt that they could issue the bonds in this way and thus have tho use of tho money as they needed it and at the same time save tho interest on a large bond issue if it was all made at ono time. This issue having already been ordered, it is not likely that the bill could affect it, but would control any future bond issue the port might want to make. Col. Rosa and Mr. Hanly will also look into the proposition of buying a dredge for the port. They have sev eral propositions in view and if one can be secured at a reasonable figure, it will probably be purchased. This would certainly be a wise move on the part of the port commissioners as it will enable them to do their work at all timeswithout depending on any contracting dredge, and it will also enable them to get their work done at tho actual cost of material and labor. This movement on the part of the port commissioners will no doubt meet witli the hearty approval of tho peo ple of this district. BANDON DRY GOODS CO. MAY MOVE TO MARSIIFIELD J. W. Murphy manager of the Ban don Dry Goods Co. announced yes treday that it was the present plan t ll.at ompauy if. move thei stoe. of goods from Bincon to Marsh field. This action is being taken for the purpose of cutting down expen ses, as tho company now has stores at Bandon, Marshfleld and Myrtle Point, and by consolidating them in x one or two places it is considered that the expense of operating can bo cut extremely low just now. Owing to their intention of leaving the Ban don Dry Goods Company has an ad in this issue calling attention to a bunch of real bargainsthey are going to offer from now until February 0th. VERY LOW BAROMETER EARLY THIS MORNING There is every indication of a big storm being headed this way as the barometer this morning was the low est it has been for a long time regis tering us low ns 29-12 at the lifo sav ing station and C. M. Spencer's bar ometer registered 29-20. This would indicate that a heavy storm is head ed this way. George Manciet, ono of the propri etors of the Sugarie confectionery, is confined to his house by an uttuck of inflamltory rheumatism. LINE STILL PERSIST of IIimihoi- & I (miner have (teen told to leinuiii line uxthey would be glvei work uk "' ubout tlm llui". At Koith llend It Is slated lliut lilt) Houlliem I'ucllU' liu udoii-d 1 ho tlm I'm tin lllll urvi)' for the eMi'li Um mhjIIi vlu Huwlon. It If MuttW tlwl lliu pliwi m lu luimnl HHW IWWu JIM Ui llur J'bH)' llltnl IImM mmJ limm in itimtml mmiIIi nUmy Ita Mumi- If IMh t tmiwA, lUt Mtrt in li'j M uJ mmW imrt M ). ud yuni in Um fmi lu Him tii jumLmM SOME HINTS TO THE OWN ERS OF FRUIT TREES By M. G. I'ohl This is the proper, time to prune your trees. By the latter part of Feb ruary it should end. Never prune as long as there is frost on the twigs or limbs. First let it melt off. All cuts must bo close to the part from which it is cut off; using a saw. Don't leave any stubs. Cut close offand thus pre vent dead wood drying and thereby injuring the tree. If you hire the work done, ask the pruner to first cut off a limb. If he leaves a stub don't let him do work of which he knows nothing. Don't cut holes into the tops or sides of trees, but leave the tree bal anced in shape. Spray after pruning with sulphur- lime spray. A force from the city engineer's office are setting tho grade stakes for the grading and planking of Oregon avenue. FERN DELONG WINS COVETED HONOR Awarded First Merit at De bater and Name Will be Inscribed on Trophy Thursday afternoon at 2 P. M. a debate was held in the High School auditorium by those students who will represent Bandon in the Coos county Inter-district debate, to be held to night. This debate had no connection with the Friday night debates except that the same subject was under discus sion Tho object of Thursday's de bate was to determine this year's best debater, attending High School, The High School was presented with a loving cup several years ago on which the name of the school's winning debater is engraved. The question was: Resolved that tho U ,S. Federal Government should own and operate all railroads, acting as common carriers; constitutionality waived. Jack Kronenberg and Helen Stoltz spoke in the negative and Geo. Stoltz and Fern DeLong for the affirmative. The judges were C. R. Wade, Er nest Sidwell and P. E. Kreamer. The question was so ably represent ed by all tho contestants, that there was little difference in the ratings given each one but the decision was unanimously awarded by a small margin to Miss Fern DeLong. The young ladies excelled the young men in being more at ease and more self possessed, which is quite natural in young people of their age.. All were' exceptionally well posted on the question and the debate was pleasant and instructive. The affirmative debaters wiH con tend with the North Bend representa tives tonight at the High School and tho negative debaters will go to Co quille for a contest the same night. The other names on the trophy among which Miss DeLong's will be engraved are: Jack Kronenberg and Kate Chatburn. Coquille, Myrtle Point, Bandon and Eureka now own their water systems Eugene controls her plant and Rose burg is making a fight to obtain pos session of the fauchise at that place. Salem will be a municipully supplied city before long, as tho campaign is now on thero to buy tho privately op irtted plant. Here In Mnrshfield the matter of buying the system Is utlll undecided upon and very likely tho mutter will be ugltuted for a time and then let pass without uron,pl.ihlnir anything ilespote tlm fuct thut rates here uru ultogether ina IiikIi.- MiiMliflel'l hvuiilnir Itfi-ord Tin Mundillvld AIooju ldun )iu vloiuij u ili'ul for llif juietti) ut tlm J. Wright VVJUou pniifty ut lliu lujiiliciM wmvr ut tfoulli Hvt'oinl urn) Ulro'l Aw M' Kile fur Hie fuiun Iwinn of lliu yv fhv M hut fifty Vl (ruhluyp on Kwwiit) Ml. jiiul jU tmK dujdh uUniH ilM T)n uiv Ittti Imiw uh lb jijujwt,) JHMVuip if im ut iimi uu llif fftJtW ihktl fjuwi - lw Ihy fmt WHO IS JUDGE? ASK THE COURT Supreme Court Still Silent on County Judge Muddle and County Business Lags County Commissioner Geo. J. Arm strong was at Coquile Wednesday to attend the meeting of the county court but the court was obliged to ad journ again until next Wednesday which will be the regular meeting for February. The reason for adjourning is that the Supreme Court has not vet hand ed down a decision in the Judge El ection case, and it is not known who is the county judge. At the election last fall, James Watson was elected judge and then came a decision that all county judg es held over for two more years and it was thought this would settle the case but Governor West called attention of the court to what he considered errors in their decision. This had the effect of causing tho court to take up the matter again and not until their final decision is handed down can the coun ty court do any business. James Watson, county judge elect, has already qualified and the court can do nothing now because, should tho Supreme Court decide that the newly elected judge should be instal led, then the actions of the present court,,; -ould be illegal because Judge Hall would have no right to act. On the other hand if Mr. Watson should take his seat and take up the work, and the Supreme court should decide that Judge Hall should hold over then the actions of the court would again be illegal. So it seems there is noth ing to do but for the county court to continue a "watchful waiting" policy until such time as the Supreme Court shall hand down their final decision. which may be in a few days or may not bo for some time. CURRY COUNTY HAS SLOW ftlAIL SERVICE. For a long time the Curry county mail service has a;cn the c;iu.e of much grief for its residents and oth ers trying to make use ot the service It requires longer for mail from Marshfield to reach there than it does for mail from Portland and that is some time as is indicated by Hio fol lowing from the Gold Beach Globe: It takes Curry county longer to i t mail betwen San Francisco and lol Beach than it does between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands and twice as long as between New York and San Francisco. It takes as long to get mail from Portland as it does to get mail from the Hawa ian Islands to San Francisco. Muil sent from New York to San Francis co at the same time as mail is S3 it from Portland to Gold Beach will bo in San Francisco two days ahead of the mail from Portland two days Ti the mail from Portland to Gold Beach. It seems to be the con census of opinion in these parts that the Government has overlooked us and possibly thought that we were neutral teritoryas between the United States and Germany or others. Mail can be sent from England to San Francisco two days quicker than to Gold Beach. PROTRACTED MEETING Elder A. C. Barmnre Is holding a protracted meeting at the Saints' church, Filmoro street. It began Thursday, Jim. 28th and will contin ue until Friduy, Feb. 12th Prcuching every night at 7ili0 and Sundays ut 11, A. M. The series will Include the following llllimtnitfil lectures! Mon day, Feb. Ut, "In His Klejis, or Whut Would Jksiis Do?" blued on (-'hus. M. Hliehlon's famous utoryj Filduy, )Vb, filli, Auklrullu, Dim Nmwui Anu'rifu; TJiu Mod of iuulliy uml I'ulunu- I- llm Iwlyu'c nj.iiit vmm ytuti in AiiIimIiu im u jnlMlimury- Wwlw iluy, J'l'b Jiiili. 'J'lif lJf, lUmUinv uiid hujiliiwiiw wf I'lu'irt. AM mv vtmmw V iWHp iii ii 1 ALFRED JOHNSON, SR., SICK AT SAN FRANCISCO A telegram was received here Wednesday evening announcing tho very serious illness of Alfred John son, Sr., president of the Alfred John son Lumber company. Mr. Johnson has been at San Frnncisco for some time and has been in reasonably good health until day or two ago, conse quently the message came as a shock to his relatives and friends here. Mrs. J. C. Slagle and Mrs. T. H. Mehl, daughters, of this city and C. Mc Johnson of Coquille, sons, left yester day for San Francisco to be in at tendance at his bedside. The exact cause of his illness is not known here. Mr. Johnson is one of the best known lumbermen on the coast and is one of the most highly respected cit izens of Oregon. Dr. Lee Pemberton of Langlois, came up to Bandon on Wednesday and returned yesterday afternoon after transacting business in the city. WORK ON THE JETTY STARTS IN A . MONTH No Positive Announcement But Understanding is that Work Will Start Soon Anumbcr of people have asked a representative of tho Bandon Recor der just when the actual work on the jetty by the Government would be gin . This question would of course, oe hard to answer, even by the Gov ernment engineers themselves, but wt are informed that it is hoped that work will begin in about a mouth and then it is expected that there will be no cessation of activities un til well along into the winter, and that thero will be employment for a oout 75 men and it is stated thai there have been more than that inan applications already. It is understood mat preference will be given to mei. with families, should there be more applications than there are jobs. This will also depend, of course up on the efficiency of the applicant to .landlo the work for which he ap plies... As has been formerly stateu .n the Recorder, the first work to be done is to repair the inside jettythai was washed out a year or so ago anu clien it will bo possible to go aheai. with the extension of the north jet ty. KILLED REAL RATTLE SNAKE NEAR FOURM1LE. Win. Connor, better known at 'Boot Black Bill" returned yesterdaj from a trip down the coast anu Drought with him a real rattlesnake, that he had killed on the beach jusi south of Fourmile. Tho snake wut about two and a half feet long and huo seven rattlers, indicating that lit ivas seven years old. Rattle snakes in Coos Countj are certainly rure but this one is a real rattler and Bill has him pre served in a bottle so that anyont who has a tendency to be a doubt ing Thomas can be convinced by cal ling on him for the evidence. WILL HAVE DAIRY EXHIBIT AT O. A. C. FARMERS' WEEK Coos county which has the becond largest number of cows under test of any county in the United States, will Have u dairy exhibit Fanners' Weel at O. A. C. February 1 to 7. Tin. entire number of cows under olllciui test in Coos county is 286U, being grouped under five associations. Tho remurkable strides inudu In udvanclng dairy interests In Coos county ludl rate thut tho exhibit stimuli by the Coos Co. dully mull will ho of high quullly and uiiut IntoruNt KuuurMll). Tlm iixlilbit wus iwdlui'tiul iiiidur the uurvUlo of J, L Nndlli, umiiit) iiHiuolluill. MlDUMIt WllUnU WiMtl mwi U jriilli&j Tlwiwlwy HMfNlMK Ut kwfc 4 Um imhv iimmM wf Urn fltujllur HMJ Sj tMttJ M Will ifctfWMtMUfttjNj MN Utf LAUNDRY MEN TO MAKE ICE Laundry Company Takes Over Ice Plant and Prepares For Summer Business Bandon is to have the best of ice and plenty of it at all time3, is the an nouncement made by A. F. Derringer, manager of the Bandon Steam Laun dry, which firm has taken over the ice plant formerly run by J. C. Slagle. The transfer of the property wns made during tho fore part of the week and at the present time the new owners are occupied with the task of moving the ice making outfit from the ild quarter at tho foot of Chicago ivenue to the new home of the lnun Iry. By Monday the plant will be Aiming out ice again. But in the meantime all orders for aqua pura in its frozen stato will bo filled trom Coquille. In making the transfer all the ma shinery is being overhauled and re dacements or alterations made whor iver it is thought the efficiency of the plant can be increased. Power for funning tho machinery is to be secur ed from the power plant of the laun dry and the water will be drawn from the huge concrete supply tank on the hill back of tho balding. "The best water in town, ft "t will make good tee" says Mr. Derringer. STEAMBOAT CONTROVERSY MAY BE BROUGHT TO HEAD Troubles of the Coquille river steamboat men will be aired in court n a few days, according to a report :oming from Coquille. The long con troversy was brought to a focus re cently when the steamer Dora collided with the Charm, and both Captain Willard and Captain Pnntcr claim that it was the other fellow's fault. Following the collision there were wrds between the crews that were not the most congenial and some one is said to have thrown a gaspipe through the window of one of the oats and also heaved a can of. eoal jil at the Dora. Sheriff Johnson's attention was ailed to the trouble by someone who thought the safety of the passengers ,vas being endangered by the bad jlood existing between tho crews, and tho sheriff called the attention of the U. S. Inspectors to tho (situation. Tho Inspectors asked the sheriff to lave Captain Pa titer and Captain Willard make writlen reports of the lattle at onco and intimated that fur ther hearing and investigation would lie made. Tho whole affair is of peculiar int jrest to the people of the Coquille val iy who hope that the boat companies .vill come to an amicable settlement of their difficulties and that the busi less of transportation on the Coquille river may continue, unhampered by my bad blood between the bout com panies. OREGON HARBORS FARE WELL The rivers and harbors bill passed the Houso by a voUs of 101 to 81. It caries more than $34,000,000, of which J2,289,175, or seven per cent of the entire amount provided by the measure is the appropriations for waterways in tho first congressional district of Oregon, of which W. C. Hawley is tho representative. The detailed appropriation is uu follows: $8,000 for Coos Buy, $70,000 for Coquille, 1?10,17C for Nehalem, $11,000 for Yuquina, $12,C00 for the Wllliiiiiettu river above Portland 1002,000 for the lowor Wllluinutto and Columbia rivers, $1,210,000 for Co lumbiii Iluy, $1,000 for lliu Clutskunh 8,0011 for Cooy Iluy und $117,500 for tit Nlusluw. Hurvuys Urv provlilul for lliu limp- iiuu, Coijulllit, Homy ihJ inuh rmut uihI fur Cm Iluy rul VuijiJjiu Iluy Mi mi Hit. W It. MlmmJ J Utuml WMjuM'tr mm m Ut mtud u HbuMhU ttffsf 1 mm It )Mtft (ttt MtMiMi I mi mi s) ul Jit MllWd VV4jhdv)