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About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1915)
2 ! .jw ,vn..v Sl-Mttt'ltKM.Y ..MMN ltht.'OUDER, p UlCSBAV, F2B. 23rd, 1013 ivm.i: run . " J iii-.l e i fuun.iuj' mi.l iTi.l . tt '. i.i l:l.oi-..ui Publishing Co., I ." .7" " ,.m " . r,.... don. Oregon, as mail matter of the second class. Make all checks payable and address all communications to the company Subscription price, $1.50 per year, in advance. WASHINGTON February contains the anniversaries of both Lincoln and Washington. These great men had few personal traits in common- except a high sense of honor and service. Lincoln was kindly, gentle and genial. Ho loved to tell quaint and humorous stories. Washington was reserved and rather austere. But Washington's character was shown clearly a couple of years ago when a party of engineers reran a line of many miles in length that Washington had first surveyed. They had the best of modern instruments and trained help. Washington had the crude instruments of early days and was asisted mainly by unlenrnud men. He could easily have done a careless job and it would never have been discovered in his lifetime. But so accurate was the line run that the modern surveyors could not do it bet ter. There isa story that a teacher once reproved a boy for failure in his mathematical lesson by the remark that at his age, George Washington was a surveyor. Tho youth replied "Yes, and at your age, he was presi dent. The administration is reported to have found that a cut of fifty millions in the appropriations is necessary or a now war tax in addition to what e already have will have to be imposed. WHEKE MONEY HAS NOT GONE "Health for China, a refuge for the birds, food for the Belgians, pensions for New York widows, university training for the elect and never a thought or a dollar for the many thousands of men, women and child ren who starved in Colorodo, for the widows robbed of husbands, children of their fathers. There are thousands of Mr. Rockefeller's ex-employes in Colorado today who wish to God they were in Belgium today to be fed or a bird to bo tenderly cared for." The above words were spoken by John R. Lawson before the Fedural Commission on Industrial Relations. Here is just cause for complaint when vast sums of monoy are obtain ed from the labor of communities and the capitalist uses this money estab lishing hugh foundations for scientific research; international peace and other philanthropies to the utter ne gleet of the interest of those whose la bora produced the wealth originally. Theso foundations are worthy but why not spent a part of the money studying the causes of seasonal un employment. Why feed Helginns and let those starve whose labor created the monoy with which Belgians nrc fed. Tho city expenses are over $12,000 per year, or over $1,000 per month or about $35 per day. Some ten days ago, tho taxpayers stirred up an agi tation for reduction of expenditures, elnco which time several hundred dol lars of oxH)nditures have been Incur red. The city' credit is so much the worm. What do the authorities In tend to do in the mutter, KIX MILLION MOItl'! Whut words limy lu properly uiu2 with which to ('h,urui'ttriu tho frun ty w(h wlilrlt Mm ruitlinw of Kuropu urv uuliurx'dT It U uniiouiivH ihu LtltJ h million mw In IwUIw uii juynl, li iiillllw) iwiv tim lu iwtll M!i II'" oitltttf la-vt'l'mmni Ui hIUm m utttn fur tit 1 -fti L:1 vor.'s ..vi iJ Industry! ! . . . . l j" . ,. ,. o-l u" th'.B aUur. J.U i-f horvo: I . ...one c. .i saergJ w...i onovJi..i of re Uk,.ori;ti3 power to over r.g-n hold wiH bc nd:mtled tlmt u' "u . lUUfU ia liuyu iui wiv , that the millenium may after all be not so very far away The County Court has re-divided the justice districts of the county and has included in local Number Six District the following precincts: Pros per, Bandon, N. W., Bandon, N. E., Bandon, S. E., Bandon," S. W., Two Mile, Parkersburg, Lampa and Four Mile. THE CENTER OF POPULATION From a statistical atlas of the Unit ed States, just issued we gather the following information. The facts arc derived from the 1910 census . The country has grown sinco to 100,000,000 population. It is unlike ly that the atlas' deductions arc ma terially wrong today. Tho center of population from 1820 to 1830 was in Virginia; from 18G0 to 1S80 it was in Ohio. Since 1890 it has I con in Indiana and is now in the city of Bloomington. The center of population in Indiana in 1910 was three-tenths of a mile northwest of Zionsville in Boone Co. The center of negro population has moved, since 1889 almost 475 miles southwest. It is now in Alabama. The center of foreign born population has for twenty years been nor Reli ance, Ohio. At one time it was near South Bend. The 40 days limit on the session of tho legislature put an end to tho meet ing of that body Friday, at which time ' oth houses after practically cleaning jp all other business before them, ad journed. There wero 494 bills intro duced in the lower house, most of which failed to pass. THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN Lester Jonoi, deputy commissioner of Fisheries, in a report on tho Prib iloff nnd Aleutian inlands to Secretary Redfield submitted last January says: "The white man r. lack of care and regard for tho sanctity of tho natives' home is the crime of Alaska. In many sections the wife and daughters are dishonored and any resistance on the part of the husband, father or brother is overcome by threats and bribes and liquor, even until the men have all their best inpulscs and senses deadened and seem to be unmanned." This is indeed a heavy burden the white man bears. It is the vilest form of depravity. Tho federal gov ernment white slave marshals would do well to gather their quarry in these remote regions. Since we have imposed ourselves on primitive peoples, can we not at least, make our burden one of intelligent, conscientious care instead of one of unspeakable vilencss. Mnrshfield, North Bend nnd Co quillc have contributed towards the Coos and Curry county exhibit at San Francisco. The question is now up to Bandon whether it will assist in this matter. SOMETHING TO MEMORIZE The noblest men that live on earth Aro men whose hands are brown with toil; Who, backed by no ancestral graves, I lew down tho wood and till the soil And win thereby, n prouder name, Than follows king's or warrior's fame. Tho working man, what o'er his tank, To curvo the Mono or bear tho hod, Ktlll wear upon liU lionoht brow Tho royul vtninp and M'lil of God, And wort blur urn hi drop of nwttut Tim n dlitnmmW on u cofiinut. lilltMS lilt Irtlbll' WHlklHg IIU'll Who rmr tiio nil to i Wlw iDk tht mImm w!w UtiM tin abJtf W BW WBW wW llVVm iw jii ft i. Aw - W i' .w r.a-Sdcnt of Myrtle I'jint Bank A. J. r.ud.-.l auffh, a va'.l know.i Co , ri.o aujy ranch owner r.r.d tusi js l.ian lr.j bee. elcccc.l president .' the Ur.ik of Ulyrtio Poi it, Su:cced g the bt2 ?n-. Lundny. R. A. Annin vza re-cloctoJ cashier at the annual meeting. ' 3 LODGE DIRECTORY Masonic. Bandon Lodge, No. 130, A. F. & A. M. Stated communications first Friday after the full moon of each month. Special communications Master Masons cordially invited. WALTER SABIN, W. M C. E. BOWMAN, Sec. Eastern Star. Occidental Chapter, No. 45, O. E. S. meets Friday evenings before and after stated communications of Masonic lodge. Visiting members cordially invited to attend.' ADELAIDE E. REYNOLDS, W. M. BLANCHE FAULDS, Secretary Rcbekah Ocean Rcbekah Lodge, No. 120, I. O. O. F., meets second and fourth Tuesdays at I. O. O. F. hall. Tran cient members cordially invited. ELVA MILLER, N. G. MINBRVA LEWIN. Secretary. I .0. O. F. Bandon Lodge, No. 133, I. O. O. F., meets every Wednesday evening. Visiting brothers in good standing cordially invited. D. C. KAY, N. G. L. I. WHEELER. Secretary. Loyal Order of Moose. Meets Thursday evenings in I. O. O. F. hall. Transcient Moose cord ially invited. Something doing ev ery Thursday. Abstracts Reliable Abstracts of Title. Satisfaction guaranteed at reson able prices. Coos County Abstract Company 11. J. SMITH, Minagtr, Coquille, Ort. P. O. Box 181. Phone 3SI. ; POPULAR MECHANICS Popular Mechanics Magazine "WRITTKN SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT" A GREAT Continued Story of the World's Progrcis which you may begin reading at any time, and which will hold your interest forever. 250 PACES EACH MONTH 300 PICTURES 200 ARTICLES OF GENERAL INTEREST The Shop Notei" Deportment (20 pages) easy ways to do things how to make ujcful articles for liomu and chop, repairs, etc "Amateur Mechanlct" (10 pages) teils how to make Mission lurm lire, wireless outfits, boats, engines, manic, and all the things a boy loves. S1.S0 PER YCAR. SINGLE COPIES IS CENTS Ask your newsdealer, or write roit rocc sample copy today populat: mechanics co. 3tH VI. WAShlmrten St., CHICAGO . You Do Not Know You bave little idea of what you can save in a year unless yon are a depositor in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT, Our SERVICE lo SAVERS it a real Mjj u the taviflg of wwry. Yen live Ibe U-nrftU of FIRST NATIONAL BANK i i I Uses 1 0 0830&130&S0 3 V PROFESSIONAL CARDS 3 . C. II. WADE Lawyer BANDON, OREGON DR. H. L. HOUSTON Physician & Surgeon Office in First National Bank build ing. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m; 1:30 to 4 p. m; 7 to 8 in tho evening. BANDON, OREGON DR. SMITH J. MANN Physician & Surgeon Office in Ellingson Building. Hours, 9 to 12 a. m; 1 to 5 p. m. BANDON, OREGON DR. L. P. SORENSEN Dentist Office in First National Bank build ing. Telephone at house and ollice. BANDON, OREGON DR. R. V. LEEP Physician & Surgeon Office in Ellingson building, Phono 72 BANDON. OREGON DR. ARTHUR GALE Physician & Surgeon Office in ENingson building. Office phone, 352. Residence phone, 353. BANDON. OREGON DR. S. C. ENDICOTT Dentist Office in Ellingson building. Office phone. 1241. Residence phone, 1101 BANDON. OREGON DR. I. L. SCOFIELD Dentist Offlco in Fahy and Morrison Build 'ng next to Emergency Hospital. Phono 1141 BANDON, OREGON DR. H. M. 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No higher grade goods to be had at any price, in this or any other market. FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY FOR CASH We boughf in a large the benefit. And you will x will interest you at SPARK'S For Your Garden I The new soil of this section requi res a COMMERICAL FERTIL IZER, giving it what nature lacked. You must have it for yonr garden to get the best results. We have a large supply at a very reasonable price. Central X Central Warehouse EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS S. S. BREAKWATER ALWAYS ON TIME Sails from Coos Bay February 6, at 1:00 p. m. February 13, at 9:00 a. m. February 20, at 1:00 p. m. February 27, at 8:00 a. m. Confirm sailings through Bandon Warehouse Co. PHONE 61 m I Order Your Freight Sent by the Old Reliable S. S. ELIZABETH t Large Two-Berth Outside ning I Eight Day Service Between the Coquille River and sun i FIRST CLASS PASSENGER FARE, $7.50 FREIGHT RATES, $:i ON UP FREIGHT Reservations: J. E. Norton, Coquille; Perkins', Myrtle Point; E, R. Thrift, Langlols. J. 10, WALSTROM, Aiceiit, Hwndon I Bandon $1.50 You will be well guarded if your projection be a well fil led savings bank book. Want has no terrors for the saving, but on'y for the thoughtless. The time to guard against want is while you are earning. Begin that protection by open ing an account here to-day, or next pay day. OF BAND ON for 20c per can for 20c per can for 25c per can ? quantity and will give you find other good things that GROCERY Feed Co. I Phone 142 4 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! State Rooms With Run Water. runcisco. Recorder A Year