The Official New spaper of the City of Bandon With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the City WORLD WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. II BANDON, COOS Photos of Local ENGINEERS TURN Man and Wife DOWN SURVEY FOR Found in Wreck COQUILLE RIVER REPORT'S UNFAVORABLY ON 1’ROVISIOX OF RIVERS AND Mystery Surrounds tlie Recovery of Mr. and Mrs. Wolverton's Pic­ tures Front Wreckage. HARBORS LAW. Claim Channel is in Good Shape and I’lescnt Commerce Does Not War- ■ ant Consideration of New Pro­ project—Port Commission Will Appeal to Washington Engineers. “In view of the excellent con­ dition of the existing channel be­ tween Bandon and Coquille and the present extent of the com­ merce of the river, it is not be­ lieved the locality is worthy of further improvement by the gov­ ernment at this time: except the maintenance of the present pro­ ject.” Quoting this as tlie principal grounds upon which liis conclusions are based, Arthur Williams, major of the corps of engineers, at tlie Port­ land office, under date of October 20, has submitted an unfavorable re­ port on the provisions in the last livers and harbors law providing for a survey of the Coquille river from Coquille city to the sea, with a view to provide a project for improve­ ment. Privilege of Appeal The report was received by the local Port Commission this week. It continues: “You are further no­ tified that all interested parties have the privilege of an appeal from this conclusion to the lioard of Engineers : for Rivers and Harbors, a permanent body sitting at Washington, D. (.’., to which all examination and survey­ reports of this character are refer­ red.” Four Weeks Time Allowed Explaining further, Mr. Williams states that an appeal may be made in writing or orally and that writ­ ten communications must be in the hands of tlie committee within four weeks from the date of his report. If, however, more time is desired, the board should be informed and a request made for an extension. He says further: “Where Interested parties desire data necessary for the preparation of their appeal to the Board of Engineers it will be given them verbally by the district officer or, in his absence by the senior as­ sistant engineer connected with the improvement." Hawley to Intercede A letter from Congressman Hawley referring to the report, states that he will be glad to receive data ami ad­ ditional facts showing the need of the improvement and will take the mat­ ter up personally with the Board of Engineers. I'ort Will Appeal Port Attorney Treadgold states that the Commission will prepare an appeal at once and forward the same to Washington. ’I he appeal will be based on the fact that the present need of improvements is preventing the local port from developing the great commerce which it has re­ sources to support. A puzzling situation has presented itself to E. T. Wolverton, the local real estate and insurance man, and for the past few days he has been scratching his head in vain endeav­ or to find a solution. Individual photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Wolverton, together with one each of well-dressed middle-aged wo­ man and a grown boy, were picked up on the beach at Coos Bay among wreckage of the Santa Clara, which had floated ashore, and Tuesday were brought here by Erank Catter- lin. Immediately the sailing list of tlie ill-fated vessel was scanned for a relative or friend's name who might have been in possession of tlie pic­ tures, but not a name is familiar. The picture« are in small neat fram­ es, the lattei bearing the trade mark of a Detroit firm. A dozen of each of the photos of Mr. and Mrs. Wolverton were made by J. W. Applegate, former lo-al photographer, last spring. Each one can be accounted for by Mr. Wol­ verton, but it is impossible to figure out how any of them got onto the Santa Clara. Letters of inquiry are being sent to each of the parties who had been given the pictures in hope of receiv­ ing information that will solve the mystery. SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING CALLED Voters of District to Meet Novemltcr 2t*tli to Vote Next V ear's Tax Levy. The School Board is calling a special meeting to be held at the High school building the evening ot November 29th, at which the voters will discuss tlie finances of the dis­ trict and decide upon tlie levy neces­ sary for tlie coming year. The official notice of the call and budget for the district are published this week on the Western World legal page. The total budget calls for $39,- 457.63. Of this amount $15,625.00 is necessary for teachers' salaries and $13,141.30 for outstanding war­ rants. The other larger Items of the budget are $3.206.83 for inter est on warrants; $1.450.00 for jani­ tors, and $1,000.00 for repairs on buildings, etc. According to the report recently published covering the affairs of the district for the past years, the lev­ ies heretofore have been underesti­ mated. The Board urges that every­ one interested in the schools attend the special meeting, if possible, when the budget and all matters concerning school district finances will be discussed. To Complete Building Bids are being asked for by the School District for the completion of 42 HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEBATE the second story of the Eastside school building. It appears the Several New Teams Will Be Seen in grades are crowded and that tt will Oregon la-ague This Year. be necessary to complete the second story of the building immediately. University of Oregon, Eugene. Nov. 8 Forty-two high schools of Jury Deckle». Minor Case Oregon have entered the Oregon High The case of Eddie Oland vs. Jim School Debating league. Tito 42 | Benn was heard by a jury in Justice are the high schools of Oregon City, Court Tuesday afternoon, and decid t'latskaine, Silverton. Vale. Bend. ed for the defendant. Oland was Myrtle Point. Marshfield, Estacada, | suing for $26 and some cents alleg­ The Dalles, Union, Athena. Madras. | ed to be due him for making ties Astoria, Woodburn, Jefferson, Scat»-' for Benn The defendant claimed he poose. Corvallis, Junction City, Rose­ had no contract with young Oland burg. Canby, Talent, Forest Grove. < but had paid the latter's father In North Bend, Coquille. Grants Pass. full for all ties delivered to him. Echo. Enterprise. Pineville, Ashland. The jury was made up of T. W. Moro. Klamath Falls. Medford. Con­ Robinson,.Harry Allen. Victor Breu­ don. St Helens. Newburg, Lebanon. ! er, W. D. Marshall, Thos. Anderson Tillamook. Rrownsvllle, Prairie City. | and John Nielson. Chatburn A Gar­ ♦ ♦ ♦ dner appeared for plaintiff and G P ♦ Topping for defendant. ♦ • ♦ ♦ Piling Jrtly Washed Out ♦ MAN ♦ The piece of piling jetty put In ♦ IS DUST; AI-ONG ♦ ♦ by the Port of Bandon near the « COMES THE WATER WAG ♦ Breuert dock early this summer was ON OF FATE AND ♦ taken out by the highest tide of the ♦ HIS NAME IS ♦ octnrrea Monday ♦ season, which MUD ♦ The repair was only temporary and • ♦ < served its purposes during the sum ♦ ♦ incr in keeping the chant-el open. ♦ . « ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ • LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1915 NO. 51 Joseph Fyfe Buys ALMOST PERISHES $25,000 Voted To Interests of Local R. R. Tie Dealers IN HEROIC EFFORT Rock River Jetty TO RESCUE CHILD Government To Give Use of Plant and Donate Rock To F ermanently Check Current from Leaving Channel. A bond issue of $25,000 Is to be advertised for sale immediately by the Port of Bandon commission for tlie purpose of rebuilding and rock­ ing tlie inside jetty from the Breu­ er dock towards the south bar jet­ ty, a sufficient distance to prevent the main current of the river from going into the lagoon in Breakwat­ er addition. Such is the result of a meeting of tlie Port Commissioners held in Ban­ don Saturday, when an ordinance was passed appropriating two $25,- 000 bond issues, one to be sold at once and used for the aforemention­ ed purpose. It was not definitely de­ cided at the meeting whether it would be advisable to rebuild and rock tlie present inside jetty or to build wing dams that would divert the current back into the main chan­ nel at the point where it is now breaking through and running to­ wards the lagoon. But since the high tide of Monday has carried away that portion of the pile jetty rebuilt early In the summer, it is practi­ cally agreed among the port offi­ cials that a rock jetty is the only kind of sea wall that will hold. Local engineers, who have been co­ operating with the port officials on friendly terms, also advise that rock be used, as that will be the only way to make the work permanent. Port Attorney Treadgold states that the government engineers have offered the use of the local plant now in operation, without charge to the port for use in the work, and will donate rock from the Tupper quarry. la-cal Work to Continue Commissioners J. E. Norton and E. E. Johnson, who went to Port­ land to interview the government engineers on the question of using the unexpended $30,000 of the Co­ quille river's appropriation towards repairing and extending tlie nortli jetty towads the sea, reported at tlie meeting that while no definite agreement was obtained they were much eucouraged as to the success of the plan. According to Mr. Tread­ gold, the Port is assured that the present work by ‘lie government force would continue uninterrupted­ ly until the Port is ready to use the plant for rocking the inside jetty. It is understood that the local work will not stop until the balance of the Federal appropriation is consumed, which means that much work will be done on the north side. Boring Survey at Bar The government men at Portland also informed hte committee that a boring survey of the bar and chan­ nel at the mouth of the river has been authorized. It has been stated that a rock reef exists across tlie channel between the two jetties which makes it dangerous for ships In crossing while the bar is rough. Others claim that the reef is far enough down not to interfere with tlie channel, but that sharp pinnacles protrude from tlie reef which should aod could easily be removed. Til«- latter theory is considered more plausible because of the fact that there has been as much as 24 feet of water on the bar. The boring sur­ vey will determine exactly the con dition that exists. The Port Commission ulso passed An ordinance regulating placing of drift wood in the river, which dur­ ing high tides lias been proving a menace to navigation. Last of Government Type Was Always a Land Is Surveyed Source of Trouble Grund Jury Will Investigate Charg­ Squatters at Headwaters of Four Mlle anil Floras Creek May es Against IxM-al Parties—l'art Soon Make I llings. of Simpson Plant Gone. Some of the biggest surprises are encountered when least expected. Frank Cameron, editor of the Agitator, came over to Bandon this week to purchose the type of the Surf plant from Miles A. Simpson. They had practically closed the deal and were down to the point of com paring inventory and visible assets presto! Tlie type could not be found. It had been stored in the Oriental hall after the fire of two summers ago and the owner had not looked it over since. The cases were there, but that was all. Not a single essen­ tial of the art preservative remain­ ed. Marshal F. A. Holman was In­ formed and a still-hunt for the metal started. James McGlynn, the junk­ dealer came under the eagle eye of suspicion and he was Invited into Justice Wade's court on the charge. Several hundred poundp of metai lying on the dock ready for shipment was compared with samples of type and similar characteristics observed Mr McGlynn stated the metal had - been purchased here and there about 1 the county and melted into bars at : the Rogers foundry. Mr. Rogers states that metal belonging to vari­ ous parties is occasionally melted there and shipments made in his name as metal buyers in the south ¡will pay the foundry more for met­ al than they will indivduals. The case goes over to the grand Jury for Investigation. Uro S«are Tuesday The tiro apparatus started for C. i R. Wade’s residence Tuesday after- I noon in an«wer to an alarm. A kero­ sene can caught fire whilo the girl was pouring oil in the stove, but Mrs. ' Wade came to the rescue in time to prevent a conflagration. Do your Christmas shopping early The only portion of unsurveyed laud near Bandon, which lies in township 30 south, range 13 west, is now being brought under the tran­ sit by Government Surveyor Fred Mensch and crew. The land is situ- . ated about 15 miles southeast of ! Bandon at the headwaters of Four , Mile and Floras creeks. Practically all of thia land is occupied by squat­ ters, who settled on it during the laat few years and have made many improvements. They now have an opportunity to make filings. Closed Deal With Geo. M. l.affaw— Also Buys Estabrook Interests MRS. H. A. MllUHlS HAD NAR­ Says Report. ROW ESCAPE IN WRECK OF SANTA CLARA. Joseph Fyfe of San Francisco, vice president of the Estabrook company, this week closed a deal with Geo. Thrown Into Surf When Lifctx.at Capsizes She Holds Seven Year M I affaw for the purchase of tlie Ol «’ a la"- ♦ Bsnd<>n people were fortunate en­ ♦ hour last night, it la supposed < ough to be looking seaward at the ♦ ha- Ing been fired by the beach ♦ time or liad their attention drawn ♦ combers ♦ in that direction-, and they stood ♦ The oil tanks burst about the ♦ awe-stricken at the Impressive sight ♦ t i■ ■ -ae| st ruck Ml tl ♦ during the short period ot its dur­ ♦ lands and the hull »as floc d- ♦ ation. The weather was calm and ♦ ed with oil Government mail <■ although It had been raining, the < on board the b at is rumor- ♦ sun was shining brightly at the ♦ « I t ■ havi b< i n plundered, and ♦ time. > When first observed the column ♦ the report give this a- a poa- ♦ C -1, <;.i. . for firing the wreck ♦ was just off the south jetty. Its haae ♦ I’ll Nori >>' Hl • '-** i 11 < < M III ♦ appearing to be about in line with ♦ (laiuis th.- I and i-ri.-u-. -I ♦ | the farthest breakers from shore. In ♦ lions may !><• iart--l a -ainst ♦ l its race up the coast it remained in­ ♦ * tact and plainly visible until about ♦ official- are i -1 to I,.- mi tl ♦ | opposite Whiskey Run, when It grad- ♦ Bay taveatlgatlng alleged mail ♦ | Hally di- -«lived. The diameter of the ♦ thefts. ♦ ¡column appeared to have been about ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ •six or seven feet, although it might have been much greater as it vj;s difficult to estimate on account ot the uncertainty of the distance. G. T. Treadgold, who viewed the sight from his residence stated tliât It was the most marvelous thing he had ever beheld. Captain R. Johnson and members of tlie Coast Guard crew also saw It and remark­ ed of ItH grandeur. Many others, including the usual number of Sun­ day beach strollers, were among the favored who witnessed the occur­ ence. A water spout, according to tlie Americana encyclopedia, is exactly analogous to the whirlwinds experi­ enced on the deserts. It occur s when opposite winds of different temperatures meet in upper atmos­ phere, whereby a great amount of vapor is condensed into a thick black cloud, to which a vortical motion is given. This vortical motion causes it to take the form of a vast funnel, which descending near the surface of the sea, draws up the water in Its vortex which joins tn its whirling motion. The whole column from water to cloud assumes a magnificent appearance, being light color near Its axis, but dark along the sides. In calm weather It maintains its verti­ cal position and is carried along the surface of the sea