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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
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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
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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
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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;
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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).
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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.
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