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THE BANDON RECORDER
Bandon By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
BANDON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 14 1915
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 36
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
STILL ON INCREASE
While Marsbfiid Attendance Declines. Ban
don Shows Increase of Twenty Four
Since Last Year
Six hundred and two is tho number
of pupils enrolled in the first day nt
tendanc in the public schools of Ban
don. As compared to this Marshfield
,-eports Six hundred twenty five and
North Hend four hundred fifty seven.
While tho figures at Marshfield shn.v
a loss of twenty two, Bandon shows a
gain of twenty four in the same inter
val. In the Bandon high school there was
a loss of 15 over last year's figuics
hut there was a surprising increase in
the lower grades which more than
made.up for the loss in the high
school. In fact it early became ap
parent that extra accomodations must
bo provided for the little ones and it
took some engineering to see that
there were accomodations for all. The
increase among tho beginners is one
third over what it ,was last year.
Grade 1, B, numbers 75 children and
grade 1, A 25; making a total of 10!)
children who have started school since
lust September.
There are 82 pupils in the high
achool; 391 in the grades in the high
school building and 129 in the East
side building. A total of 002 enrolIeJ.
An unusually largo percentage of
the teachers this year are from out of
town but all arrived and were dom
iciled in different part of the city be
fore Sunday. Monday morning there
was tho usual hurry for school bookfc
b it now all are accomodated and the
chool in regular running ordor.
Everything starts oft" well giving
promise of anothor successful school
year. -
Mayor Allen and son of Marshfield
were visitors in Bandon Thursday. The
ltter is of Spokane, Washington and
icports business dull there us well as
nt Cour d'Alene, Idaho, a near city.
Doth of theso towns were badly over
I oomcd in the days of ilieir develop
ment and now must wait until their
Mirroundlng country Hatches up with
them. The wheat crop of Eastern
Washington bus been good and a prof
itable one for tho farmers, yet Spo
kane lags because of over growth.
Tho Coos Bay Times of raccnt dale
states that the old rumor that he S. P.
will build down ho const to Bandon
has been revived and is so persistent
as to lead many to hoiieve tho line
may he built in tho near future.
The time Senator Chamberlain spent
in Bandon on his recent visit to Coos
couty was very brief, lie was here
about an bout-just before noon Friday
and passed through the city Monday.
Tho Graco Dollar finally got away
(with tho load she took on at Florence
but tho report is that sho will send a
fer.iuller boat to fulfill tho remainder
pt her engagements in that port.
Horace Rahskopf and Kodgor Frohn
pt this city and Lestle Sparke of Ban
Hon started out yesterday morning on
a tramp over the Coos Bay wagon road
They plan to walk to Drain by way
of Rosoburg and at Drain, Kahskopf
and Sparks will take the train for Sa
lem where they will enter Willamette
university. Mr. Frohn will continue
on foot to Eugene where he will take
a course in physical training at the
U. of 0. during tho coming year. The
party was seen about twelve miles out
looking ficsh and happy, but it is
probablcthat they will not find walk
ing so pleasant when they strike tho
heat of the valloy. Coquillo Herald.
Through the efforts of his friends
Itov. C. M. Knight is urged nB candi
date for tho olliru of school clerk at
tho election to bo held ill the school
house next Friday night. The confer
euro iiuh'U mKt week and if he U not
attached by some method an in mig
denied it in not likely that lit) mm be
pomumli'il to return to Bandon for
nuxt year III frimiiU fuul Unit In- in
(do good " "I'm I" I"" "'"I "I""""
would not only ihLiiIii hi hUUmm
wild in Iml Ihi u IjIIhiIh at ufliiittwlmj.
Kmunl of III nvrvititm hi I In' ul Uu
Russells Not Indicted
The grand jury returned not a true
bill in the case of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Hussell who were charged with
having killed the formerV brother, Ar
thur Russell, near Myrtle Point in
1911. This released their..
It is said that it was shown that em
balmnig fluid containing a large per
centage of nrscnic hod been used by
the undertaker on the man's face and
that this could have been absorbed
through tho corpse and that in this
way tho presence of poison in tho body
could be accounted for.
After the arrests some months ago
the body of Arthur Russell wuMhsin
terred and the stomach removed and
taken to an expert for an examination
and traces of arsenic were found.
It is said that the investigation of
the grand jury which was a thorough
one did not bring out enough suffici
ently strong on which to return an in
dictment Coos Bay Times.
Wrestlers Who Won
Myrtle Point Contests Develop a Few
Surprises. Wilson Wins on a Foul.
The carnival of wreaUii'g which pre
vailed nt Myrtb Point in the later
duyn of last we will have an echo in
Bandon Saturday night wiicn tho -nnst
important of then? mutches will be
played over again. This is the con
test between W 1 ion and Costel'o
which was awarded to Wilson on a
foul last Friday night.
In this match the first fall went to
Costello in 21! minuti's and pressing his
advantage for a second the Belgiar
Tiger was disqualified by Smiling
Dutch becauso he persisted m a stran
gle hold. This hold is the most dan
gerous one among wrestler" as it
gives the victim no chance to use his
voice to make known his aoknowlcdg'
mcnt that he ha enough.
That this match will be good goer
without saying. Costello is naturally
peaved at the turn of affairs and will
do his best to even matters up. He it
a good man, a native of Antwerp who
has wrestled all over the world and
speaks a half dozen languages. Hp
has wrestled with the luminaries of
the mat such as Gotch, Mamoul, Zn
bisco and Hakenschmidt. Although
in the neighborhood of forty years of
age he is spry as a youth and his 230
pounds constitutes him an opponent
who will make Wilson hustle.
Should Wilson lose it would be no
discredit ns Costello is considerably
heavier.
The contests at Myrtle Point brought
out some queer results. Lutsey, who
won from Rentrop at Port Orford, los;
to Lambert Saturday night, who lost
to Rentrop Wednesday night.
In the contest Wednesday night
Rentrop, tho Flying Dutchman, de
feated Lambert the wrestling lumber
jack from Powers in two straight falls
the first in 17 minutes with an arm
scissors and the second 5 minutes with
the same kind of a hold.
Thursday night . Costello threw
Rentrop twice in succession, tho first
time in 23 minutes with a reversed full
Nelson and the second time in a min
ute and a half with a set back. The
champion of Europe ns usual started
in to rough it and Costello made shoVt
work of him when he got started.
Friday night's match between Wil
son and Costello resulted in n fall for
Costello in 23 minutes through a body
scissors and half Nelson ami the
match ended as previously described.
On Saturday Lambert defeated Lut
sey, this being the only match to go
the threo falls. The first fall wont to
Ijiinliort on a toe hold, tho second to
Lutsey on the same sort of a hold and
the last to Iamhert.
Rentrop left for Portland Saturday
but before going announced that ho
would return and wruutlu LtiUoy for a
$500 nidi) bet if the match could be ar
ranged. Iv, II. Flub iiiiiiomiiHw liimiolf im n
tuiiidldutu for the nllhm of cloik of tlw
whonl hoard ut tho tdiwtlon nukl Fri
day mul.ing tho wwwhiI iminlldHt
whli'li thin vimiiuy lm iJaveloiftl.
Mr. I'lli i u imiii uf Utm Jinlniiiyt
pmmiumi In JImnAm Mfc mMw
mi wwwlii muMn 4mmJ ullUw if
THE ADVENTURES OF
RUFUS IN FRISCO
Meets Two Confidence Men And Steers
Them Into Custody of Police
According to the Sunday San Fran
cisco Examiner, dated September 5tu.
Rufus Trucmnn has been meeting with
some adventures in his visit to the
city on the peninsula. On the proceed
ing Saturday Rufus made the acquain
tance of two smooth gontlcmen, Vin
cent Jackson and Thomas Forejnan
who by way of diversion proposed
flipping coins for the fun of the thing.
Rufus was game and was looking
for a little diversion himself so the
sport proceeded. Such was the luck
of the Bandon young man that in a
short time ho had won $300 or would
have won it hud the stakes been the
coin of the regular mintage.
Thereupon Jackson of) e red to make
it $300 more if Trucman could produce
that much. Of course this would have
been easy for Rufus and he started
for the nearest bank. But as soon n3
lie was out of sight of tho twain True
man notified the police. Ho had an on
gagement fo meet his two friends that
evening at 8:00 at a certain corner and
when he kept tho date a plain clothes
man was not far away. The two met
the Bandon youth and were started for
a seculudcd spot where gentlemen
could have a quiet game when the
detective took tho two sharpers in tow.
t haadquurtcrs they were rerogni.ed
as bunco men and now they have one
more charge to answer for.
As for Rufus, he is .itill seeing the
sights, and confidence mon will do
sell to give him a wide berth.
Inspectors Here Again
The Panter Bros, havo been rcen-
statcd as pilot and engineer since
August first, their original suspension
f twenty months having been cut
!ov.i to six. From the following in
'':e Coos Bay Times it is evident that
the inspectors are on the war path a
stiin and promise this thing and t) nt
thing that they are going to do.
Coming this time not as a warn
ing, but as tho storm that follows the
thunder II. F. McGrath, of Portland,
deputy U. S. Collector of Customs and
boat inspector is holding the boatmen
of tho bay rigidly to tho government
laws anil levying stiff fines for viola
tions. The warning came on his first
visit here several months ngo at which
time were levied finesamounting to
approximately $1,500. Most of these
were later greatly reduced on the pro
mises of the boat owners to comply
with the requirements.
On this trip tho inspector has found
tho laws aro still not being followed,
though he admits the violations in
most cases are not aflagraut as on his
other visit.
In a speed boat yesterday he was
all over tho bay making his investiga
tions Empire was visited so was
North Bend and lie was up Coos Rivetr
;ilso. No warnings are being given,
the owner of boats, he says, must
either havo the proper equipment n
bonrd or be fined this time.
Open rail and open guard boats in
the passenger trade will in all probahi-
' lity lie limited by Mr. McGrath aa to
tho number of passengers they can
carry.
"Since the Eastland disnstcr the de
partment is stricter than ever before,"
ho said this morning. This ho explain
ed ,was tho reason that yesterday the
picnic of the Catholic people wns held
up while Riifllcient life preservers
were placed aboard tho Rainbow for
tho extra crowd and also until another
boat could be secured in addition.
Againt he passenger boats of the
Coquilie aro in trouble. U. S. inspec
tor of boilerH mid hulls, Captains Ed
wards nml Fuller, aro now on tho river
making investigations of new charges.
.Mr. .Mctinith Into five soporutn
cliurgo to Investigate um bring
ellurgM ngulimt the Coquilie and the
Myrtln Point TninHirtatlon roinpnnl
o, he mild, IJniih charge oarrli u
fine uf 1100. MISmy few wmtkn wo
Mr Mug ml lad over tliem to uilJiM
lime UvubJiM. The ilwrtiiieiil Ti
1 H4iK UiwJ uf thi. '11k Ami thing
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Representatives Return
Last week Saturday am! Sunday
two of Bandon's distinguished repre
sentatives at the S.an Fruncl.tco fair
returned. Wm. Scllmer who went as
a special ambassador, returned Sun
day night and G. T. Treadgold who in
view of his official standing was en
voy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary, returned Saturday after
noon. Both found their credentials sat
isfactory and were treated with the
greatest defference althouhg as the
keys of the city were already in the
hands of other distinguished guests,
these were not formally presented.
Both were duly impressed with
the splendors of the Exposition. Mr.
Treadgold stated that although he has
been in tho west for a considerable
time this was his fir.-t visit to Cali
fornia and to San Francisco. Natur
ally tho attractions of this most
widely written of city on the coast
overshadowed all else in his eyes.
The great bay with its teeming citie3
its commerce and trade, all had attrac
tions. Mr. Treadgold could not help but
comment on tho fart that while some
of the world groat musicians were
daily to be heard in the musical hall
on the ground yet tho bulk of the peo
ple would pass it bj for the dog and
monkey show that was on the grounds
Mr. Treadgold and family who ac
companied him, cane homo via tho
Shasta Limited, nnking prompt con
nections at Myrtle Poirt and ariving
in this city with the '.anilon stage in
twentyeight hours after leaving the
city which i3 close to a r?cord for quick
time and is about as fast a3 the trip
can he made.
Tho pipeorgan in the auditorium of
tho fair grounds is one of the finest in
tho country. It was built to have a
place in the civic center which the city
is establishing and when the exposi
tion is over will bo moved there. Mr.
Treadgold had the pleasure of listen
ing to Edwin Lcmarc of London as he,
performed on this instrument. Mr. Lc
marc is reckoned the leading artist on
the pipe organ there is in the world
and his concerts attract a throng of
appreciative listeners.
Mr. Selmer enjoyed his visit to the
fair and the fair city thoroughly al
though he had only a short time in
whicli to see the sights. He was es
pecially impressed wit tho Canadian
building, like so many others. He es
pecially admired the manner in which
the display was got up in which tho
natural blended with the artificial in
such a mnnner that it was hard to tell
where tho ono ended nd the other be
gan. Ho reports a fine tri p.
Wheeler Gets Ribbons
Bandon Photographer Wins Five Prizes at
County Fair, Randolph Johnson
Also a Premium Winner
L. I. Wheeler the local photographer
has a whole collection of blue and red
ribbons won at the county fair at
Myrtle Point Inst week. His collec
tion's of views and portraits were
looked upon with favor by the judges
and ho won premiums in five different
instances.
His portrait of "Daddy" Lowe was
acknowledged the ha0 of all photo
graphs placed in competition and was
given tho blue ribbon.
Another blue ribbon enmc with the
host collection of photographic por
traits. This included four views of-
ism aoumcr, .ir. ami a uxe numiier ni
a i . ni I I . I .1 II i I i
mnsicr oiranai ami uie small iiauguier
of Harry Rodgers. Mrs. Morris, tho
I.owc portrait, and pictures of Ottilie
Lcwin, Stella Shields and Master
Plymale.
Mr. Wheeler also won n red ribbon
for the best collection of landscapes
for tho best collection of photographic
views and for tho best crayon ortrait
the latter a portrait of Mrs. MeAlister.
Iast year Mr. Wheeler did not ex
hibit any work ut Myrtle Point but the
year before hu won two prizes, the
bent kingh) portrait and the bout group
nf portrait.
The Myrtle Point unniiul fair .do!
hut Kwturduy with un ntUtndaie f
iipirxlniu4ty 1000 people, wliHi i
not mi eat ihwl lui ger if any tlmn uf
III! I'BfeiHlljig duyn. Thin WH4 M
tuUMUim of dairying unjl lit jU
nry nit, mwJIm mrV. ImrUuilui:
public school work such is usm Mv
found at county fairs and wnks well
with fairs of its kind. Then th.rj
were cattle, hogs, horses and chiokens
and with a few good races on he
track and some music by the M rsh
field band the crowd was cntartained.
There were many people who ' d
ed from all over the county coming by
wagon, trainand automobiles. A
number of Bandoninns were present,
on the last day including. Dr. and
Mrs. S. C. Endicott, C. C. Johnson and
family, J. W. Mast,, Dr. Leep, Geo.
Laird, Mrs. Wolf and daughter Elsie,
J. Ira Sidwell, Mrs. Gatchel, C. W.
Ashton nnd family, Capt and Mrs.
Robert Johnson and son Randolph and
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wade.
Among the school exhibits was a
minaturc of schooner "Fifield" made
by Randolph Johnson, for which he
was awarded a special prize of a yel
low ribbon.
Cannery in Operation
The co-operative cannery has now
been running a week but the catch of
chinooks and silversideii is not largo
enough to keep the foice running fjll
time. 10 Chinamen arc employed at
the plant this side of Parkersburg and
four white men. The run of fish is
problematical. Some years it occurr
us early as this part of yplomber and
sometimes not for two or throe weeks
Tho fish thus far have been caught
with gill nets and Silvorsiiler. bring 15
cts each at the rnnnary and Chinooks
35 cts. The cannery is conducted on
a co-operative baa's and whatever er
tra price is received from the sale of
fish is returned to tho fishermen when
the pack is disposed or During tho
past two years the mvitc has been
bad and no profits returned to the
fishermen.
But this year the prospects are bet
ter. The pack in Alaska is 40 per
cent less than usual and in Puget
sound where, two millions fish are an
nually put up only ono hundred thirty
five thousand were put up this year.
The greatest call this year from
European customers has I eon for the
cheaper grades and the demand for
tltesc is good but when this stook is
disposed of the better grades must be
called on.
The ocean fishing boat has also
been given a trial during the past
week but will get more regular exer
cise from now on. This boat which is
owned by a company in which lohn
Nielson is interested representee a
venture which lias not been made to
pay as yet, but which has possibilities
along with the ups and downs of the
fishing business.
The boat is of a typo that has been
used successfully on the sound in
days past and uses a purhc seine in
the attempt to catch salmon in the
open ocean.
ASPHALT:'
There are occasional rumors of new
discoveries along minors! lines. The
latest that has readied us is that as
phalt in some quantity is known to ex
ist andbe outcropping in what is known
ns the Bandon territory. If further in
vestigation proves this to be true it
will bo conclusive cvidsnc of the theo
ry advanced by many thut we have
here an oil field. Asphalt is the collec
tion and deposit of netrcicum in grad
ients and when found in the enrth's
surfaco indicates a dike or break in
tho otherwise uniform character of
the ground through which the oil
makes its exit. This report portends
such important significancot hat some
of Bandon's citizens are contemplat
ing early investigation with the hope
that they may confirm the report.
THE MAYOR IN FRISCO
Mayor Geo. P. Topping l. f lust
Saturday evening for Sap Francis' o
taking his car as far as Ropcburg
from where he proceeded by rail and
had tiie car brought bark during his
absence. He was called suddenly to ut
tend to legal matters involving a con
troversy of the Bank of Bandon with
a correspondent in San Francluro, Mrs
Topping contemplates going on tho i
next Brooklyn nnd together they wil'. '
make u rapid (survey or the oxpomtloii
and return to Bandon by witter.
Intnur fiulller of the Hunk pioeiuwl
vi Mr. Topping u few duyn Inking
iiiiu of tiie Bunk bookn and runtnU.
be went over land,
Wm Uuru lloly, a ittJyiwmJ wm
fk'iiuj'y fmm QMw te MtliinMiiK m
flilhjiKf UiM) u Uiu M. It l ui$h.
CHAMBERLAIN VISITS
COOS AND CURRY
U. S. Senator Yisils Port Orford And WM
Recommend Life Saving Station
Frank B. Tichenor, wa3 a visitor in
Bandon Monday having seer Se ntor
Geo. E. Cliambcrlnin on his way to
Marshfield and Portland. The i-ennt-or
was returning from a trip to Port
Orford where ho investigated into tho
wants of tho people in that vicinity,
personally directed by Mr. Tichenor.
He was also accompanied by Post
master McLain of Marshfield,
Tho business which more tlmn any
thing else brought Senator Chamber
lain into this section was the location
of a life saving station nt Port Orford
For some time the location of such a
station nt Port Orford has been snri
ously considered by the department
mid tiie need of a sta. ion between Ban
don nnd the California line has been
placed among the things in lino for at
i.jntion. Having viewed tho premises the
senator is now in shape to report. It
is likely that the location o'f this sta
tion will bo decided on as soon ns it is
reached in the round of governme.it
routine.
Senator Chamberlain appeared at
the county fair nt yrt.'o Point Thuvs
day and made a brief .iddie' s in whit i
ho advocated bettor live stock and he
also spoke in favor of tho propose J
bill for farm loans at a low rate of in
terest,, a question that lias been studi
ed by economists throughout tlio
country for some time past and in
which the scnatoi is deeply interested.
Good Roads Men to Meet
Mayor A. T. Morrison of Co
quilie who is also president of the
Good Roads Association of Coos coun
ty is sending out invitations to a meet
ing of the association to bo held in tho
city hall at Coquilie, Thursday even
ing, Sept. 16th. At that time tho as
sociation will probably be reorganized
and plans discussed and mntnrcd for
better roads in the county. It is de
sired that a largo attendance he on
hand from all sections of tho county
that tho different sectional interests
be represented.
Bandon has ideas of its own on the
matter of the bond issue and its dist
ribution and it behoves this section to
bo well represented nt this meeting.
The following is the text of the cull.
Mr. Citizen: Will you lend n help
ing hand to a worthy cause? One
that is to your interest and to mine
in fact it is a mutual matter just
roads. Do you ever long for a high
way that is, other than mud in winter
and dust in summer? It is almost
certain that wo aro unanimous for
"Good Roads." "Where there is a will
there is a way." Come to Coquilie on
Thursday evening, Sept. 10th, and
help reorganize tho Coos County Good
Roads Association. Get into tho har
ness and help pull old Coos out of the
mud. Every one interested in roads
invited to attend this meeting.
A. T, Morrison, Pres.
, C. A. Howard, Sec.
Drug Store to Move
When tho Tillamook left tho harbor
this week she took with her as a part
of her cargo the stock, rounter.i and
shelving of the Red Crain Drug r.toro.
N. J. Crain, proprietor of the sloro de
cided that it was to his advanluge to
move to Portland nnd the shipment is
the result of his decision.
Mr. Crain has taken up a location in
Portland Heights at 2th and Jucknon
streets and will rercw his biiHinejs
from that location. While the goods
go forward nt this time it will take a
short time for Mr. Crnln to wind up
his business in this city ".'hen ho will
go to Portland.
Mr. ('ruin Iiiih h'en a nwldoi.t of
Bandon for six ywirs having iumn tun.
ployed in the Bandon diug ciiiiimny
up Ut the time of 'he firu. horliy nfluv
which ho Murted up In husiimw (or
lilmiitdf. Mr. Oiiln ami family Imvv
hum prominently romumLm will p
llr wtUrirfcoi In Unnltn wfelle lly
llBM 111 III Utu M uiul will l iijj(k
mm! in iiMtity mft. .