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Oregon Historical Society
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THE BANDON RECORDER
Bandon By-the-Sea has the Prettiest Beach on the Coast
BANDON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 2, 1915
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 43
LIVES LOST IN
COOS BAY WRECK
Steamer Santa Clara Reported Wrecked on
Sand Spit Early This Evening
For the second time this season the
word came over the wires tonight
that a steamer had been wrecked up
on the Coos Hay bar. This was the
, teanier, Santa Clara, reported to have
lodged on tho south sand spit in the
leighborhood of six o'clock this af
ternoon and to be steadily pounding to
pieces. Fifteen of the crew drowned
nnd the captain, making sixteen in all
came the first report while another
has the loss as high as 10 for the boat
was inbound from Portland and had
her regular list of passengers aboard.
Architect Ostlind had communication
with MarHhfleld tonight with story of
a small boat landing with sixteen alive
Mid five drowned. Captain Johnson
i.ays his reports are that the boat is
on the south spit which if close to a
liluu" from which the life savers could
rig their apparatus and save part of
the crew and passengers, perhaps ma
ny. During tho early hours of the eve
ning it is evident that no on-3 in
Marshfield had positive information
about tho wreck which la nine miles
away.
Attempts to get the Arrago light
house fiom hero were iutilo.
Tho Santa Clara was engaged in
the Portland-Coos Hay trade and was
one of tho boats to which the business
of the Ilreakwater was turned oft when
that boat was taken olT tho run.
The Claromount which was wrecked
last May was lost on the reef of the
jolly but the wreck tonight is said to
hi on the sand spit within tho jetties.
While the weather locally during
tho past week or two has not beon
unusually stormy the proper condi
t ons have prevailed at sea to make
I id conditions for the diiTcrent ports.
Lough bars are reported in many
places. Tho Fificld has been bar bound
c 1 the Yaquinna for a month and tho
Prooklyn has waited a week in the
1 andon harbor for a chance to get to
na. The Elizabeth arrived Saturday
coning on the outside and has since
I -on waiting a chance to cross and
t'.c Handon lias come up and is keeping
bar company.
John Nielson who came u,i from
tho south on the Kilburn arriving "it
Marshfield yesterday said when that
loat crossed tho Eureka bar the waer
which had been fair, had begun to
roughen considerably and as they
passed to the north tho surges grew
worse. Entering Coos Hay was an ex
perience. Tho Kilburn which is an ov
ergrown tug, took the breakers in Ine
skapo but some of them shook her
up pretty well.
Captain Johnson of the Handon
coast guards explains tho weather that
is making dangerous bar crossings as
of periodical storms which aro due at
this season of tho year.
The water on tho Handon bar ap
pears to bo moderating tonight ami
the prospects are good that the wait
i ig boats will bo able to cross in the
morning.
A happening of interest at the
Commercial club last Tuesday evening
was the resignation of John Dickie as
tho city's representative on tho good
loads committee and tho election .if 0.
T. Treadgold as his successor. Mr.
Dickie found that ho couldn't spare the
time to do this work and Mr. Tread
gold was pressed into service.
Will Logan, brother of tho man
who died last week in I.os Angeles is
up from the Sixes where ho has been
working. Mr. Logan is an inventor of
unusual ability and has pilented a
coupling for buoys which promises to
I o widely used. The present method of
renewing the fastening of a buoy
costs $50 but Mr. 1Ognn'n plan will
( able (his work to bo done at .in ex
I eiiko of $l)
,Mm Waller Well Im U-.ml Invi
l lioi for mi "at home" fur next Fil
t'ty iiftiinooii. The monthly biulne
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Camp Fire Girls Do Well
The entertainment given by the
Camp Fire girls of Handon in Dream
land pavillion last Friday night was
a pronounced success. The patronage
was tho largest of that given any en
tertainment in the pavillion for a long
time and although the admission price
was only ten cents the girls netted
over $22. As they make n vow to
earn their own money this will bo of
material help to them.
Mrs. Guy Dippcl is guardian of the
camp and tho success of tho evening
was largely duo to her initiative and
effort.
After the program a general frolic
was held and this took tho form of
dancing for the most part. Music at
tho piano was furnished by the Mis
ses Eva Webb and Alta Hansen. The
following is the program:
Mandolin solo with piano accompan
iment "Star of the Sea" Clarice
Danielson, Mildred Langlcy,
Swedish Folk Dance in costume.
Vocal solo "She Sang Woholo"
Ila Johnson, assisted by Camp Fire
Girls.
Recitation "Tho McSwats Swear
OiT" Mildred Langley.
Hutterfly dance by Blanche Webb,
Marjoric Loronz and Hurdis Lee.
Indian Dance and Song by all the
Camp Fire Girls.
Yells,
Grand Parade of All children in
costumes.
The high school boys present
gave their yell for tho Camp Fire
girls.
All connected with it are very much
pleased with the success of the alfair.
Something like three hundred people
were present.
John Nielson Sees Good Roads
John Nielhon who returned yester
day, from his trip to Portland and San
Franciscorcports a fine trip. At the
former place where he went as a rep
resentative of the Coos County Good
Roads Association he saw the work
being done on tho Columbia highway
and was also shown many styles of
roads, nearly a dozen in all. j
Mr. Nielsen says that the Columbia '
highway as a scenic route will rival
anything of the kind in the world. It
extends from Portland cast towards
tho direction of the Columbia reach
ing and following the banks of thnt
stream.
Forty five miles are built at pres
ent tho construction being what is
known as the Warrenite pavement.
This style of pavement derives its
nnmo from Warren Hros. who put it
down and have a patent on it. The
manner of building is first a 4 inch
layer of crushed rock and on top a 2
inch layer of Hiolithic rack mixed
hot nnd applied under prM.u.r of
a ten ton roller. The same roller is
used on the under layer.
Other roads inspected were the wood
I lock, the H-iSii'i.i concrete, concrcto,
xsphalt concrete, ''"opeka specification,
.vitermito naveme t. vitritien brick
P'nenient, stoic ''lock, Mcadam, as
phalt. Mr. Nielso i thiu)F the iVnrrenito
waj the best of mi .ho pavement.- ex
amined. The tendency of concrete was
to shrink and .pnnd with tho weath
er and wood blocks with the right
kind of foundation was too epensive
to lie practical.
He was showi a pavement on 5th
:!t. in Portland that had bee.i down 11
yoara and was in (.cod condition.
Tho attention of the Iocht justice
court has been much taken up during
the last few days by a multiplity .if
cases ranging from petty sums to the
jurisdictional limit.
Two cases are now at issue and
ready for trial, the issues in half
dozen others are being made up, and
two new one f were filed Him t. lining
The case of Steve Curren against Jelf
('. French of Port Orford which lu.s
gone to judgment by default has Ix-en
forwarded by Transcript to the Cir
cuit court, French Ik the man who re
cently appeared in the jindlcn Cum
here under the hinlo, of a iTinim.il
proceeding for homing loo iiiuny rhecU
mid It di'cmn Unit all of IIiiihIoii'h cltl
ion mo not yet MitUficil on Dim
point, and their nppeiin In ln tf'imw
talk ( rmpililng Mr. Fnuiwh, to pay
Handon hiioIIiit iiivoluluiy vUlt.
I'ruiik I'ulmy und ft. Vtmiie vn
Patron-Teachers
First Meeting
Organize For Work of The Coming Year
In her opening remarks at the Pa
tron-Tenchcrs' association at the high
school, building last Friday evening
.Mrs. A. Lcwin, past president of the
organization cxpiesscd her regiot that
there was not a betu:r crowd present,
but later when J, Ira Sid well got a
cImiiico to talk ha corrected the word
ing of this assertion, saying that while
ther might have been a larger i-rowd
present, he did noc seo how there
could be a better one: and Mrs. I cw-
in, good humoredly accepted the cor
rection. The meeting had been arranged as
a reception to tho new teachers and
the teachers of other yeuva joined in
helping them receive.
A small program had been prepared
but most of the participant.) thereon
were absent and various people pres
ent were called on to make informal
remarks.
Superintendent Turnbull called at
tention to tho fact tha; Oregon had
less proportionate school funds than
any state west of the Mississippi. He
thought there was a chance to increase
this fund when the grants to the Oregon-California
railroad and to the
Coos Hay Wagon Road was settled ns
it promised to bo at tho coming session
of Coigress. Mr. Turnbull extended
congratulations on the reputation the
Handon Parent-Teachers' associatio i
had born abroad in 'the past and hoped
that tho coming years would in no de
gree see this reputation lessened.
Attorney C. R. Wade when called on
lesponded with felicitations for the
association nnd for the school. Ho did
not think it probable .that tho schools
of Oregon could profit by the sale of
the grant lands and was sorry for it.
The decision of tho supreme court
which disposed of the grants decided
t! at their possession by tho compan
ies wag in tho nature of a contract be
tween them nnd the authorities of the
slate and nation. The contract called
on the companies to dispose of the land
in certain specified trncLs to actual
settlers and the conditions of the con
tract could not be set aside except
with the consent of both parties.
Mrs. Kausrud, as a representativi of
the school board took advantage of the
opportunity to thank the teachers and
parents who by their united efforts
had worked for the betterment of lo
public schools of Handon.
Others who were cnlled on and res
ponded briefly were Prof. Harold
Quigloy, Captain Robert Johnson, R.
H. Swonson and J. Ira Sidwcll.
When the matter of electing officers
was reached in due timet lie following
wore placed in nomination: President,
Mrs. W. S. Smith; vice president, Mrs.
Ada Still; Secy. C. R. Wade, The lat
ter declined the honor and suggested
Miss Kathrine Rodgers as a substitute
and she was accordingly nominated.
The nominees wero elected by aclama
t ion.
Following the meeting light refresh
ments were served by teachers and
pupils.
0. T. Tenney hns made assignmert
of his stock of groceries to a trustee,
who will nftor tho expiration of t-
laya required to comply with the
Hulk Sales law, proceed to sell tho
mime, either in bulk or nt retail for
tho benefit of creditors. C. R. Wade
is named trustee, and S. L. Shumate,
has charge of and will conduct tho
business, which will remain open for
business until the provisions of the
Hulk Sales law has been complied with
Tho place was closed for invoice Mon
day afternoon, but is open for business
today.
Tho report comes from Coquillo
that Port cominlMloners Norton ami
Jnhnnoii have returned from their trip
to Portland where they Interviewed
the government engineer who Inu
charge of the Improvement along th'.a
.Oiut mid while they had no ileflnitu
tiitemnnt from the engineer rVul Mirn
tluil (lie ieiii.ii. for local Improvumunt
will U giunlul. TliU liinlmliw tin
ttumliili of the not Hi Judy y hn
miimwit Mini lite lllllng In n( i he gUp
on thv jIi tide y ho jttfi,
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He Talked About
Our Lawmakers
Representative Barrows Makes Interesting
Address to Sim II Crowd Tuesday Night
It was.only a faithful few who turn
ed out last Tuesday evening to hear
Representative Harrows at the invi
tation of the Commercial club but they
were given n full measure of facts and
figures to digest and rcllect on.
Representative Harrows prefaced
his address to the people present
by displaying two maps of the state
of Oregon, explaining that one show
ed the proportion of taxable and non
taxable lands in the state and the oth
er the location and extent of the Na
tional Fqrest Reserve lands in the
state nnd thelands belonging to the 0.
and C. and Coos Bay Wagon Road
grants. Mr. Barrows explained that
the proportion of untaxable land in the
state helped to increase the burden of
taxation on tho taxed, a statement ev
ident on the face of the same.
Coos county has something less
than twenty five percent of its area
classified as non-tax paying but Cur
ry has over eighty-two per cent that
does not pay its proportion along with
its other lands.
As a rule, the older settled coun
ties have less land in the reserve
than tho newer counties. Clatsop,
Multnoma, Columbia and Washing
ton have comparatively a large pro
portion of their areas that contribute
to taxes.
Mr. Barrows detailed some of the
experiences that came to him as a
member of the legislature.
Referring to state institutions he
said that with thirteen hundred acres
of land nnd employees soldiering their
time the state was compelled to buy
practically all the garden produce it
used in the state institutions. Some
of this land was uncleared and Mr.
Barrows recommended that the pris
oners of tho penitentiary instead of
spending their time in batching up
devilment, should be set to work in
clearing this and preparing it for dif
ferent crops.
The state architect came in for
caustic criticism on the part of Mr.
Barrows who intimtited that when the
latter went to work to design a pig
mansion he should pay some small
heed to the requirements of tho pigs
that were to occupy it rather than lay
the stress on ornamental construction.
A $3,000 hog pen had been built for
one of the institutions which provided
a cement floor for the hogs to sleep on
when practical experience tells the
farmer that the bare ground is the
only roosting place for swine.
The same architect designed a barn
where the joists of the hayloft were
composed of 12x4s and stout enough
to hold up a railwuy locomotive. He
had been given $15,000 with which to
build an administration building and
two cottages nt tho state reformato
ry for girls. He had taken $11,000 of
the money to build a monument for
himself in the shape of nn expensive
and elaborate office building and there
had not been enough money left to
construct the cottages and the segre
gation of the younger culprits from
the more hardened characters could
not be caried out for lack of room.
Referring to the forest reserves Mr.
Harrows said all the people should
work through every available channel
to get this reduced and the land put
into actual servire and where it would
pay the proper proportion of the im
provement nnd administrative expense
of the city.
As to tho land grants ho said the
people of the state would be more dis
posed to be lenient to the holders of
tho land if they felt they hud in nny
way Mimed them. Tho wagon road
especially, he said had been illy done
and was at bent nothing but n trail
when it whs culled flniithcd. Mr. Bur
row thought the claim of tho countiex
for tuxoA on thi'Ko land would utlck
anil that Coo county would ultimutitly
receive tho filOO.OOl) now due.
Tom T. Il.-iuu lt it Murnliflotd ulloi
iy of llm firm llimuott, Hwiinlon uhiI
llwiiii'lt of MurtlifMri wu In lluwiun
Moodily on b'Kwl lHjlhM, looking .
U'f Uj) Mmvili of v,hgUuu munii
fi Utti) u! JWdUj bill! fh
Illustrates White Plague Cure
Big special arrangement and
through the courtesy of local Modern
Woodmen, the Grand Theater has
booked a reel of 1,040 feet, featuring
Robert Wilson of Missouri, in n true
and realistic film story of his part in
the present war not of bloodrhed
but in the fight against and conquest
of that menacing monster of the hu
man flesh tuberculosis. Wilson is
one of the million members of the
Modern Woodmen of America. Dis
covering that he is afflicted h the
disease, he takes advantage of com
forts, care and cure of the Sanatorium
owned, maintained and operated by
that Society, free of charge to its
members. For several years that
fraternal institution has thus active
ly and effectively cooperated in the
world-wide movement advocated by
the Red Cross and medical authorities
to stamp out the dread "white plague"
and Wilson is the beneficiary of this
Woodmen life-saving station. It is
an intensely interesting and heart
grinding story of the leavelaking of
wife and children. Weak in oody ai.d
hopeless in mind he journeys to tho
beautiful Rocky Mountain region near
Colorado Springs, Colo, where, in the
rarified climate and constant sunshine
at an nltitude of 7,000 feet, he is de
stined to spend nine months nt the foot
Cedar, in the care of the most modern
Sanatorium in the world. His exper
iences in "chasing tho cure", his abso
lute rest from nil cares and labor, his
'hikes" among the fragrant pines and
over the rocky trails of tho U. S. for
est reserve, leased by and adjoining
the Sanatorium, result in his final re
turn to family and friends, victorious
over his foe. "Tho Man Who Came
Back" is a thrilling and dramatic
story and absolutely true as well; in
deed, his experience has been duplicat
ed by nearly 2,000 of his fellow Neigh
bors, who have already enjoyed the be
nefits of this justly celebrated institu
tion. This film is pronounced by com
petent authorities to be one of the very
best in his highly developed age of
motion pictures, and is in such great
demand that it can be booked for only
one day and night in each town or ci
ty. It is a rare opportunity one enn
not afford to miss.
At the Grand Theater, Thursday
night.
SCIIOOLMASTKRS CLUB
An enthusiastic group of teachers
met on Saturday afternoon nt the
home of Miss Rodgers to plan for the
work of the club for the cming year.
Harold Quigley was elected president,
Krucst Sidwcll vice president and Miss
Smith, secretary-treasurer.
A comittee on program was appoint
ed and also one to arrange for the an
nual banquet in November.
Some of Bandons citizens will go
to Coquillo Wednesday the 3rd, imt.,
to litigate in justice J. J. Stanley's
Court, The plaintiff is Mrs. W. J.
Fry, and the defendants are A. H.
Sparks and E. M. Blackerby, G. T.
Treadgold represents the defendant
C. R. Barrow of Coquille for plaintiff,
and as witnesses O. A. Trowbridge, C.
R. Wade and Mrs. Annie Barrow have
been subpoenaed. It appears that
about $92, was garnisheed in Wade's
hands, by Sparks ns plaintiff nnd
Blackerby as constable on the ground
that it was Mr. Fry's money, and under
process of law the money was paid
over to Blackerby and Sparks, Mrs.
Fry claimed that the moiny was hers
and that Sparks who recovered the
money as Fry's money had no right
to it.
Revival services are being held in
the Orpheum during the past week by
the combined forces of the M. E., .L
U. South, Baptist, and First Day Ad
ventist churches. Tho pastors of tho
different churches conduct the servic
es. They are working hard to arouso
Interest and produce results and aro
meeting with good results. All lire
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings. No colectlons lire tuken tho work
being maintained by private gcncniH.
ity.
II, K, Ouknn report the following
Iraimfcrii of property thin week: HI
Iw.rt Dyor to I'nxl Muliiluin, W. K.
tilolnhoir uml l. I'. I'lymuk loU y,
W urn! 0 in WooIi.ii MID tiddlllon.
i"nitliirutiui 110. A C, W. Aeli
tai it lillitiri I'yur M l kM l wo
WulMliHU I'M.
urns lu Uil miitii
FUMES OF GAS
CAUSE DEATH
Mr. And Mrs. J. S. Logan Fotmcrly of
Bandon And Bear Creek Meet End At
Los Angeles
News arrived in this city Sunday of
the accidental death in Los Angeles of
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. C. Logan formerly
of Handon and Bear creek. Mr. Logan
was a member of Bandon Lodge, No.
U13 I. O. O. F. and news of his sudden
death was sent to the secretary of the
lodge. Particulars of the death are
found in the extracts from a Pasade
na paper given herewith:
Going from Pasadena to Los An
geles to attend religious meetings of
the Pentncostal Mission, Mr. nnd Mrs.
J. S. Logan were asphyxiated in their
room last night in n lodging house at
12(5 West Pico street.
Word of the death of tho couple was
jrought here at four o'clock this morn
ing to 785 Enst Villa street the home
.)f Mrs. Oliver, where Mr. and Mrs. J.
3. Logan lived until eight weeks ago,
Keeping house for Daniel Hodgkin.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Logan had been in
Pasadena about a year, mere mem
bers of tho Pentecostal church, and
voro said to be refined and lovable
people. Mr. Logan wns about 70 years
old, and Mrs. Logan a little more than
"0. Mrs. Logan had a wealthy broth
er in the enst, nnd a sister nt Coulters
dry goods store, Los Angeles, nnd Mr.
Logan, a well-to-do brother at Bandon
Oregon. The couple were in rather
straitened circumstances here, but had
just received the first installment of n
series of monthly payments of $12 on
j little farm in Oregon thnt has just
been sold, nnd with that money dccid-
cd to take n trip to Los Angeles. Tlioy
had recently been living at the homo
of Mrs. Stoneburger, on Galena aven
ue. The couple rented a room at two
o'clock yesterday from Mrs. C. L.
Clark, owner of tho lodging house,
announcing their intention of remain
ing several days while attending ses
sions of the mission around the corner
A modest supper had beon cooked on
a gus stove in the room. Tho land
lady smelled gas, nnd called a warn
ing through the door, receiving n reas
suring answer. Just before one o'
clock this morning a roomer again
smelled gns. An investigation fol
lowed nnd Mrs. Logan was found in
a rocking chair and her husliand part
ly dressed across the bed, both lifeless
One burner of the gas stove was lit
and another was partly turned on.
Death is believed to have ensued part
ly from gas asphyxiation nnd partly
from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Mr. Lagan wns an Odd Fellow and
officers of the lodge arc today assist
ing in the arrangements for the fun
eral service.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lo
gan of 785 Villa street, who were as
phyxiated in a room they hod taken
at 12(1 West Pico street, Los Angoles,
Friday night, will be taken to Ashta
bula, Ohio, for burial. No funeral ser
vices will be held here. It is not be
lieved by tho police to have been a
case of suicide. It appeared that tho
gas stove in the room had burned out
tho godo air, had then become smoth
ered, nnd the resultant leaking gas had
asphyxiated the couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Logan had lived here
for some time but went to the south
about n year ago for reasons of health
Mr. I-ogau hns not been well for sonic
time and frequently has been on the
beneficiary list of tho lodge. Ho wns
n member of Coquillo encampment No.
OCTOBER RAINFALL
Editor Handon Recorder: Tho ruin
full for the month of November iih
I.HI Inches. Days rainy and cloudy
nnd piu t ly cloudy, 21; luyn clear 7.
Rainfall for the concupondiiig month
of 101 1 wuk J.ff Inches, A illnVrunen
of 1,71 Inulit Iuhn thin year.
Iitinpc(ttfully,
(). Will UN,
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