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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.
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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
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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.
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to the sea.
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Of unnleus with oittrtwil Muwnrs,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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