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About The Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1915-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1915)
Bandon Recorder Published weekly on Tuesdays by The Recorder Publishing Co., Inc. Entered at the Post Office at Ban don, Oregon, as mall matter of the second class. RICHARD II. SWENSON, Manner Iake all checks payable and address all communications to the company. Subscription price, ?1.50 per year, 'n advance. INCENDIARY EDITORIALS The newspapers of the north nnd middle west have nothing to be proud about in their connection with the Leo Frank lynching. The Frank case long ngo was taken from the courts nnd the State of Georgia and tried in the newspapers. We are not interest ed in whether or not Frank was guilty or not guilty of the crime with which he was charged. Neither is there any possibility of condoning the frightful crime of lynching. But wo deplore the attitude of the newspapers which railed against the south until their in terference fanned the flames of mob hatred and resulted in the Frank lyn ching. One of the principle papers of Chicago became, thus, the head of the mob that lynched Frank nnd equally guilty of the crime. Every sane man looks with horror on the deed of the Georgia mob, and none deplores it so much as tho people of Georgia. We find our quarrel with the incendiary newspapers on the principle that two wrongs do not make a right. Editor ials in newspapers have their mission to fill, but it is not part of that mis sion to lead nnd inflame mobs.j PARTISANSHIP Partisanship may be n legitimate ndhesion to party, or it may simply be an association for selfish ends. This lnttcr partisanship may become the bnne of national exiatance, ns it is organized to prate of principle while it is grabbing the spoils. As one writ er puts it, such partisans are "bound together by tho cohesive power of public plunder." This pervarted par tisanship bends its greatest efforts to the control of political situations through organizations masking under tho names of social or moral associa tions. Under a plea of morality, or reform they seek to gain offices or power, regardless of the greater good of tho state or the nation. The me thods of such partisans may 1k distin guish easily. They nre always the same pledges from candidates, false hood, treachery, tho denial of obli gations and corruption of oflicinls either through threr.ts of defeat or promises of favors. Frequently the efforts of such partisans nre inspir ed by zeal, but zeal in u bad cause may bo even n greater evil than that which tho zealot would try to remedy. Reform in itself may be desirable, but If the consequences of that reform nre worse than the evil reformed, nothing is gained nnd progress is hindered. Partisanship should be regulated by common sensu and knowledge. The Mnrshfield band has been dis continued becnuse of lack of financial support. The band has been in exist ance ilve years and formerly enjoyed n subsidy from the city of $150 a month. When tho city grew too econ omical the Moose took up the band and became its angel but the expense was too great for them and the band is to be disbanded. New Stock of Hardware Just in See our display in ROYAL HOLLAND BLUE GRANITE WARE Acid Proof A general nne f SHELF HARDWARE See ui before you buy Starr-Mast Hardware Company I'lionu 371. limiiloii THE PLEASANT SMILE He was no rich in worldy goods; No offices he held; In no one field it might be said Of him that he excelled; He managed but to get along, To march with rank and file, And yet he was unique in this He had a pleasant smile.. While others careworn faces wore, He smiled his way through life; He'd had this share of trouble, too, Of worldy care and strife; But somehow furrows never came That mark the weary mile; His face a benediction was He had a pleasant smile. He made our burdens lighter seem; Our worries chased away; His chcrrv erecting always made A brighter, lighter day; What thouch he never rose to fame, Or never made his pile? A monarch might have envied him He had a pleasant smile. An Appreciation T w who bad eves to see and mil '- 'a understand will not :-onn for get Ti.e Hypocrites as presented last Wednesday night m the movies. The personation of Truth as desirable but always illusive was a great concep tion and mnstcrfully executed. It is to be hoped that the great moral sig nifiennce will not be lost in the inter est which naturally nttaches to the pantomime. This is a great lesson that truth is found only after much travail nnd sacrifice and pain. Let no one think that the laborious climb of the monk nnd the nun was an exngeration. No great truth becomes a part of us without suffering; this is tho purpose in the providence of God, of our dif ficulties and pains and disappoint ments. Without those, virtues nre neg ative, untried and our knowledge is superficial, not a vital part of us. And it is this wanting to be good that makes hypocrites of us. The rich man and the politician and the sen sualist all wanted in n weak Vay to be worthy; they wanted truth heaven. But the way was too hard too much mist be left behind so they gave up vnd became hypocrites. It is always snsy to be a hypocrite indeed, it is hard not to be. But it does not nccesarily follow that if we nre bound to be hypocrites ourselves that we should castigate those who are the exponents of truth. Yet we nre always in danger of fol lowing our hypocrisy with the hatred or even the murder of him who con demns us. The champion of truth always suf fers for it and always will until truth and righteousness are established on the earth. "Tho servant is not greater than his lord." In tho piny the minister is made tho martyr because he presents the raked thruth. But in actual life nny uncompromising chnniw'on of truth may bo led to the gibbet and yet there is less martyrdom today than ever before in the history of the world because of the influence of Christian ity. There is a reason why typical hy pocrisy is depicted in the church. It is not because all hypocrisy is there but becauset he highest moral stand ards and spiritual aspirations are ex pected to go with church affiliation nnd whore the standard is the highest (here is the greatest danger of failure And yet, while this is logically true, it is not actually so, for the idea of true religion is that divine grace makes possible the nttninmcut of the highest moral standard by the gift of a new heart. And he who has the old should count himself only n can didate for morality and spirituality. C. MAYNE KNIGHT Gems In Verse a NEW ENGLAND. 1DRRAM of a languorous, titleless shore. Of axuro llslit In m:Klo caves: Of healthy lulls with summits hoar That wndo kneo ilvi In northern waves; Of rainbow sails like liutterfllos That nutter to nn old world quay; Or wlitro a liurlol city Hon Meneath the sumls of lliittmiy. Nay I Hut my own New Kniclnml coast. 1'uiiKunt with wllil rose, pluo nul linyt Drown mamli, while sand, Rru rocks that lionst Tho nercest surf, the wildest iprayt IIo! I'or mo Wluro tho white, whlto sails ho Hashing to the sea. And tho sea wind Is the. east wind, ns the sen wind outiht to lie I I dream of a aNstla covered hetulitl Of unnleus with oittrtwil Muwnrs, And mossy foUHlula liltNttttUttf while, Of I mi up i Kruvw l lfltt twwersi Of fslllw HiuNI uwd ImuMuI lIU, Wlu-rw IHlxl walks lit uatl ff tif luUmM (Mi tiuy s)iuit( i'f lititfluli ncHl t ulpoM Mtew. w Hu4 tail's ppi I ran, uiua uuju ajsu IiAsbVsbbbI Nai Itui Nw llr IisssiiJv lui VI. . .itiuil n i iihi ii I IllljUS I If PUS UI SI4MSMM ll.il Jur mr tiM lit iiuii iii If, M 4jr .. Aim) t ( -t4 W Im MM4 tMl It M0 fr"J ' "''' '" " ' HiTVkJBBBBBBS Sumtua-timts An eastern political! is raising a hue and cry over the proposed billion dollar European war loan, claiming that the money is needed in this coun try for development purposes. He apparently overlooks one or two facts In the first place money is wui.- for war purposes but tho warring na tions do not intend to shoot dollars at one another. They will borrow the money and then send it bck to buy war munitions nnd food supplies and blankets and horses. Money will never be used for development when it can be more profitably used in helping the nations of Europe to tat ter one another's brains out The handling of money under the system that we cherish is done for somebodys profit and sentiment or patriotism has very little to say in the matter. A recent visitor to Crescent city and Eureka tells of tiie manner in which those cities are prepared to care for tho summer visitor who camps among them. They provide a municipal camp ground where tents can be pitched; also an enclosure where horses can be kept nrd close at hand is a placo where the visitors can buy wood for their camp fires. And that new comers may bo enlight ened there are numerous signs post ed in conspicuous places with hands pointing in the direction to proceed "This way to tho camp ground" Ash land goes further and provides city water, fuel, tables and camp stoves. This offers a suggestion by which Bandon may profit. Years ago as many as a thousand campers were on the bluff south of town r.t one time nd they came from all directions. But with the growth of the city and real estate enterprises the camp grounds become city subdivisions; rends were cleared through the undei brush and bugalows and cottages usurped the place where the camper had been wont to spend the summer months. It has been suggested to tho Re corder that Bandon make an effort to f regain this favor with people looking for apler.sant place to escape the heat of the interior valleys. The city park could be transformed Into a camp ground or some other conveni ent spot secured where the shelter was ample for protection from the oecasi ional winds. And when the project is in readi ness literature should be sent to the interior with descriptions nnd an in vitation to come to Bandon for the summer. In the prosperity of the lumber business Bandon has been in clined to mil imize its natural at tractions and now a little of its leis ure can profitably bo spent in making un effort to regain its former prestige as a delightful summer camp ground. As a business proposition the citiz ens of Bandon and Coos county can hardly ovorkok this feature of Ban don's future development. "Some of the coast towns further north exisit solely on tho summer visitor's sur plus shekels. Fivi. thousand visitors is their average annual "c-op". Each person will spend say $50 du-:ng a vi sit. That is a quarter of n million dollars, rnd spells more dollars than all the timber Bai don will put o'lto the market in many moons to come. The Uound-up city already a substan t'al agricultural community, has fig ured that round up week in September each year adds one little million in cold cash to the general bank account of its people, all because thirty to fifty thousard people sojourn there long enough to take a dozen meals, and otherwise spend their money. Ev ery one on tho const except Jie :i.r0,000 people who live in Los Angeles, will ulmit that city's chief nsset in its climate, nnd its best crop its tourists. of one student pa ss on to the student who fills his place in tho incoming class. If the state does not feel wealthy enough Uj supply these free they could hold the ownership and rent the books to the students, a prac tice which obUuns in many normals and colleges. News of Earlier Days Interesting Item From Recorder Files Ten and Twenty Years Ago ot From the Recorder September 21 1905 The run of fish so far had been light. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cox had pur chased a lot in block 22 and would move their store on it and build a house. A. McNair, Gus. Barrc and H. A. Cox were building houses and ye edi tor planned to build an addition to his residence. M. Breuer was having nn addition built on the west side of his store building. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mars died Monday and was buried in the Bandon cemetery. Col. Bloomenrother had ween in New York in the interest of the Ban don woolen mill but was expected home shortly. Mrs. J. Waldvogel returned from a visit to the Portland cxpositionu. Miss May Mars and Dr. H. L. Houston were married September 10 by Rev. W. Horscfall nnd left for a honeymoon trip to Portland whither the groom had been called by the sick ness of his mother. Ncls Rasmussen left, for Portland to represent the local K. Ps. at the grand council. Ijifnyete Young is responsible for the statement that all of the so called peace movements which have had their origin in this country hnve been actuated by one side or the other of the warring combination. The Oregon State fair which ad vertises in this issue of the Recorder thinks it is up to the railroads to ad vertise for the fair ns for every dol lar the fair would receive from a man H'rnii:iiloil to attend from this locality the railroad would receive thirty d ur The Coos Bay Timoa raw the plaint of high rout of text hooka und the fatrt. tlmt In Hint city tin re n no mtwUiit ximiigii fm'llltiiis Tin i ) bho of tho ImnUlilp of tin pun U wlw Hiv helping lo Imui tin I n U of HniMU)ijiK Uii whi Id's w '. frU Willi rHsWsitg tJi mi ' I fi Mim mm mm in 1 1) d1rtiU .I'driUf i"..i. flM il Uui '-ttlft UvUi I Tttt IslNh Nffckfc s mom) l . From Recorder September 20 1895 Sheriff Gage was in town one day this week subpoenaing jurors. A. H. Thrift had donated a lot at Dairyvillc on which a church as to be built for the Episcopalians. The steamer Antelope had changed hands. She was in the fish trade but it was understood was to be put on the run to Coquille as a rival of the Dispatch. Adam Pershbaker, Prospor's enter prising merchant and millmnn was in town Wednesdny. Freight rates between Bandon and San Francisco had fallen to $2.5? per ton. .1. M. Upton, Esq., of this place was in attendance at circuit court in Curry county at Gold Beach. The receivership of the Mnrshfield Sun had been set acide by Judge Ful lerton and Jesse Luse was in charge again. BANDON GARAGE CO. For Your Automobile Troubles p Largest Line of Tires and Acessories in the City Expert Machinist at your Service FOSTER & HENRY, Props. Telephone 51 Second St. and Chicag Ave. l, , -,! ,, I O,, oo . ,. .... '(. ,, ,, " -o M. OO OO ,. ' .. . It looked like business again in Bandon Monday to see four schooners two tugs and two steamers at the wharf. Wm. Langlois of Cape Blanco re turned Saturday from a sealing cruise in Japanese waters. He re ports a poor year for seal hunters. A. Kollner of the firm, Kellner nnd Lewin left during the week on a bu siness trip to San Francisco. A. W. Kime says it doesn't make any difference whether you go to Empire City by rail or water. You lose your dinner either way. The schooner Prosper wan expect ed in tho river in a day or two from Frazer River Alaska. Ncls Rasmussen resigned Lis posi tion as clerk and bookkeeper at the Tupper house and was succeeded by Geo. Mars. H. Neeley our enterprising jeweler had added a new watch case to his office. This was made of a number of vnritics of wood by Peter Loggie and whs very pretty. G. M. Stroud, grand lecturer for the Masons was in town this weyk. Capt, Peter Olson, of tho Rustler, formed us last week that the Rogre river bar had shoaled Imdly recently There was only four feet of water on the bar when he crossed out Tuesday at high tide, and the Rustler, which was drawing 1514 feet, was compelled to "bump" her way out, when each little breaker lifted her keel from the bottom. To a person not understand ing present conditios at the mouth of Rogue river it would seem strange with a sixfoot rise of tide there woul 1 only be four feet on the bar. The ex planation is that the sand and gravel which washes uot on the ebb tide, is washed in by the flood, and therefore there is practically no difference in tho depth of water on the bar at high or low tide. At certain times of the year, all coast bars are more or less affected in this manner. It hns fre qantly occurred on the Coos Bay bar. and will occur on any bar where bodiei of sand are being moved by action of tidal currents. Years ago the Rogue river bar was similarly affected, and we remember in the '70's when tho steamer Alex Duncan, used in con nection with the Inte R. D. Hume'" fishery, was held up for quite a lone period until the winter freshets swept the sand and gravel out into the ocean which was invariably followed by deep water on the bar Coos Bay News. K. B. Westleader, movie man who took pictures at Bandon of the Elk3 Day in July, arrived here today and this afternoon went to the C. A. Smith mill to get a series of scenes such as the unloading of the logging trninn nnd the loading of the Adeline with the electric cranes. He was accompa nied by Superintendent Arno Mereen in picking out scenes.Coos Bay Times On Monday of this we;k Chas. I Kime bought of James Laird his 15 acre fnrm about two miles abovo town on the west side of the river. Mr, Kime intends to go on the place at once and put all the dairy cows on it that the ranch will accomodate. Mr and Mrs. Uiinl will move into town and occupy the Kime house this win ter Coquille Sentinel. , Woman s Relay Race Oregon State Fair SALEM, SEPTEMBER 27, TO OCTOBER 2, 1915 Two Aviation Flights Daily J. II. BOOTH, PRESIDENT. W. II. JONES, SECRETARY. ssassssassasssssasMsasassB tftmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmammmtmamimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmimmm