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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1915)
The Official Newspaper of the City of Bandon With the Largest Sworn Circulation in the City WESTERN WORLD 8AhDOW LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING VOL. Ill BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1915 NO. 52 ENTHUSIASM MARKS Next Chapter in Three Aspirants CARCASS OF HUGE NEW PROJECT FOR OCCUPATIONAL TAX Oregon Avenue For Appointment MEETING HELD BY ANIMAL FOUND ON LOCAL HARBOR IS Case About Due To Local Office IS FAVORED ONLY COUNTY MERCHANTS MERCHANT BEACH OUTLINED IN FULL AS A LAST RESORT SI’Ct ESS OF RISINESS MEN S AS SOCIATION APPARENT Tl'ESDAY NIGHT. Members From All Parts of County Rub EII miwh With Locals at Big Spread and Talkfest Held at Odd I'ellowN Hall—Spirit of Optimism Prevails. About fifty merchants of North Bend, Marshfield, Coquille, Myrtle Point and Bandon gathered around the festive board at the local I. O. O. F. hall Tuesday evening. The oc casion was the tri-monthly meeting of tlie Coos County Businessmen's association. J. W. Mast acted as toast master at the banquet and interesting and instructive speeches were made by the toastmaster and various tneni- hers. The Golden Rule in Business Replying to Mr. Mast's address of welcome to the association in which other things assured he among the visitors that Bandon was pro gressive. optimistic and its merch ants felt honored to have the as sociation as its guests; M. C. Maloney of Marshfield gave a short and pithy address. “The golden rule has a place in business,” he said in closing, the day when every merchant was out for iiis competitors and custo mer's scalps is past. Co-operation is the watchword of the present.” Advertising is Important II. B. Weldy of North Bend gave an interesting discussion on the val ue of advertising. He showed its importance in modern merchandising and that it was the corner stone up on which the success of the great mail order concerns of today are laid “The merchant who uses advertising as intellingently and persistently as his out of town competitors has but little to fear tn such competition," was the point emphasized. He also impressed the Increased value of ad vertising carrying prices. A. H. Morrison of Coquille spoke of the need for the cities of Coos county to get together in their adver tising campaigns to bring new set tlers to this section of Oregon. He stated a spirit of fellowship should prevail and that intellingent co-op eration along these lines would work wonders in building up the country. J. E. Montgomery gave an inter esting talk on the importance and value of service in merchandising, illustrating his remarks with an in teresting story. Mr. Montgomery is commercial manager of the Coos ami Curry Telephone company. Organization Growing of the E. P. Lewis, president businessmen's organization, gave a brief review of its growth, He told of its inception about a year and a half ago. How it grew from street corner talk anil later a small meet ing in the lobby of the ( handler, to an organization embracing the whole county, having about 150 members, in all lines of business, and one of the most efficient collection agencies ever attempted in the county. J. E. Norton of Coquille spoke of the bond existing between the whole saler and retailer. He showed how their interests were identical and as important as the bond between mer chant and customer. E. P. Powell, secretary of the as- sociation. gave a resume of the ac complishments and operations of the organization. He stated its aims and activities were in dealing with the credit problem. The association is now handling 1200 accounts and is meeting with great success. “Cau tion in Credit," a phrase every mer chant should always keep in mind The time to eliminate bad debts is before they are started Tlie mer chant should not be wo eager to sell goods that he loses sight of the vi for tal point, getting the money He urged the members to them. ut;e the association and thus derive the full benefit of their member lie discussed a number of ship, advertising plans, giving figures and other data concerning their great suc cess where tried. “Buy it in Ban- d< n," said Mr. Powell, is a phrase every local merchant should use in his ads. "Buy the farmers' products." said Atty. J. I). Goss of Marshfield was in the city this week in the inter ests of the Oregon Avenue case. Mr. Goss is representing Father Kevcney and the Catholic church in the in- junction recently brought by the lat- ter to estop the city from cutting down the hill where Oregon avenue is to intersect with Wall and Second streets. He states he is gathering evidence and will be prepared to put up a stiff fight, The case will probably come up in Circuit court at Coquille within the next two weeks. Attorney G. T. Treadgold will appear for the city. The improvement of Oregon ave nue has been completed from Fourth street south and is in fine shape for travel except that it lias no outlet that can lie traveled by auto, Should the injunction be sustain ed by the Circuit court, still more difficulties will likely be encounter- ed before that famous avenue is fi nally completed. a Coquille member, "handle your local products even if you do not ob tain large profits. Then when the farmer buys Swifts or Armour's lard. California butter or fruit in pre ference to the home article and yet expects you to buy all of his produce, the argument need not be onesided. What the country needs is more farmers, more dairymen, more set tlers, and tliis is the way to obtain them." Should Make Products Ittractive "The farmers should also treat the merchants fair," said Toastmas ter Mast,"the merchants are all more than willing to handle local pro duct* if they are put up in a neat and saleable way. The trouble with the great bulk of farm products is that the farmer puts them up any old way and then expects the mer chant to pay him full value for them. The merchant cannot be expected to enthusiastically buy a ranchers po tatoes when the tubers are covered with dirt, partly rotten or a few large ones on top and a selected bunch of little ones in the bottom. The con- Burner will not take them and the merchant faces a loss of from 10 to 50 per cent and the time spent in Neither preparing them for sale. can the farmer expect the mer- chant to take off color vegetables, or dirty or unattractively put up but ter. I.et tlie farmers put up their products attractively ami give de pendable values the same as the out- of-town wholesaler, and you will see how quickly and enthusiastically the local merchants jump at the chance to obtain them.” Mr. Merrick of the. state credit as- sociation was present and gave an interesting discussion of the growth and value of that organization's activities. The state association is ten years old, has a membership of 32000, and besides collecting bad debts for its members, is working for various proposed laws. He spoke of the "Dollar Day campaigns being held everywhere throughout tlie .country. He said they were a great success and that it would pay the local merchants to consider the proposition. At the business meeting the tnein hers voted to incorporate under the laws of the state. This simplifies the legal work of the organization and in other ways. They also voted to join the state association. Nominations were made for the executive board as follows: Wolgast Montgomery, Horton, Mapes. Powers. Lewis, Maloney, Rotnor, Harvey, Coppie, all <>f Marshfield and North Bend, Vice presidents: O. A. Trow- W. bridge, John Dickey, Bandon; Lyons, IL Furnham, Coquille; Dr Point. Johnson, J. Hilling, Myrtle These men are also members of th) The above nomi- executive board, nations will lie acted upon at the next meeting which will be held in North Bend in February. Bandon merchants at the meeting were: H. Sabro, J. E. Walstrom. E Beak, John Dickey, H Pierce. C. and F. Pape, Messers. Endicott Lewellyn, J. A. Byrne. T. M Nielson. O. A. Trowbridge, J. Ira Sidwell, J. W. Mast. H. D. Jackson, J. Sullivan. E. W. Schetter, C. McC. Johnson, W. 8. Smith, i. N. De l-ong. N. C Medley; 8. D. Harper and E E. Fona of Prosper. t bei . iei ed to bi : rivi .S <H l iti HI8TORM Bl '.si y LT- ED FROM K t.Ut IU. GOVERNMENT ENGINEER POL- HEMIS MAKES DETAILED Kll'oli I TO PORTI END. Los Angeles Man Discovers Mass of Hide and Bones That May He Worth Fortune—Bone of Knee Joint Hi Inches in Circumference —Hide Inch and One-half Thick. *<>i t <'iiiiiinission Confident Their Re quest to S|M*n<l Remaining 830,- OOO on North Jetty V ill He (¡rant ed—Old I’ile Jetty Will Be Hock ed at Once. Walking along the beach near the That the unexpended *30.000 re mouth of Merchant creek, about five maining from the fund appropriated miles up tlie coast from Bandon, for the present improvement pro late Friday afternoon, G. E. Haney- ject < n tlie north side of tlie river, noticed a large and peculiar shap will be used by the government en ed mass rolling in the surf. His gineers in ri pairing and probably curiosity was aroused and early Sat extending the north jetty seaward, is urday he returned to that vicinity, the belief of members of the local bent on investigation. Port Commission. The commission Stranded on tlie sand lay the re has requested the < ugineers to use mains of a huge animal, the bruised tlie funds for that purpose and has and battered mass covering a space offered to add sufficient money up to about ten feet square and weighing, *26.1100 to the *30,000 providing the it is judged, about four or five ton.*^ latter proved insufficient to put the Tlie hide appears intact, but the I north jetty in good shape. flesh is all decomposed and pdrt of South Jetty Not Contingent the bones are missing. He secured However, regardless of whether an ax and cut away a hall and sock ¡tlie engineers will comply with its et joint from the leg and two other request the commission intends to bones attached. The ball measures proceed in building a rock jetty on 40 odd inches in circumference, or the south side to confine tlie cur over 14 inches in diameter. These rent of the river to the main chan pieces he [lacked back away from the nel. beach and after looking the mass Engineer's Report over decided to notify scientists at Junior Engineer .1. H. Polhemus. lle tele upon request of the Portland office, Los Angeles of the find, graphed to friends in that city the has made the following report on particulars and description and they the proposed projects: have sent the information to the "Tlie Improvement of tlie harboi scientists. Mr. Haney received a re as requested and outlined by tlie Port ply to Ills telegram to secure the re of Bandon, consists of two separate mains and preserve them if pos projects. First: The building of a sible. so it is supposed a man will be >tty < u the south side of tlie river sent here after them. inside the bar and along tlie old pil< Long. Mole-colored llair wing dam built by local interests a "Tlie mass is bo large and heavy number of years ago, ami which is I could not examine it thoroughly," now going out. Secondly: The re said Mr. Haney, in speaking of the storing of the old Nortli Jetty which find yesterday, "but from the size has been battered down at tlie out of the bones cut away you can judge er end by tlie seas, with the pos the former animal's size. The skin sible extension of It seaward us far which appears whole, is about 1 1-2 out as the South Jetty or somewhat inches thick and in covered with mole further to deep water, dependent up colored hair about three inches long, on what results are obtained as the It now lies on the the beach, flesh work progresses, and what funds are side up i and the water has made this obtainable for the work. side as i soft and pliable as chamois "The most advisable method of skin. * The tail is complete and re- carrying on thin work would lie to solubles an elephant's trunk in shape. start work on the south side as soon As to whether the head is piled und as the present project is finished. er the mass 1 could not say. but it Tlie initial work would consist of does not show from above. In addi- construction of a three pile trestle tion to sending the telegrams 1 have to dump rock from, and keeping a posted a notice claiming the car few men in the quarry to clean it out cass and giving information of its and put it in first class shape for probable scientific worth.” running rock when the tramway was Diifteil in From the Nortli finished and the rainy season over, The belief is that the remains were so tlie quarry could be run to ad- embedded in the ice of Alaska or vantage. Siberia ages ago and were released two “It would take probably In the formation of an icebi rg. The months to finish the tramway and gradual drift of the ocean currents be ready for rock, say Feburary 1st southward carried them to this sec- next, and It is estimated that five tlon of the ocean and the heavy months will be required to make the storms of tlie past week drifted them fill of some 30,000 tons of rock to inshore anil upon the sands. In? dumped on one side of the tram Supposed to Be a Mammoth way only, to say three or four feet Mr. Haney, and those whom he above high water. track has told of tlie find, are of the opin “The piledriver gang and ion the mass Is the remains of a mam crew when finished on the south moth, a prehistoric animal belong side, could start work rebuilding ing to or closely resembling the ele the old tramway on tlie nortli side phant family. This animal ranged so as to be ready to extend tlie new throughout the northern hemisphere work when the smooth weather came ages ago. Its bones were huge and and tlie South Jetty was completed, are fairly abundant, being found em about July 1st next. bedded in sandstone formations in “Commencing nt once on tlie new various parts of the country. In work after completing the present 1799 a complete body was found project would have several advan- in northern Siberia, embedded in the tages. It would keep the present ice. The skin and meat was well efficient force intact, save the ex- preserved and the finders fed por pense of laying up the plant and tions of the flesh to their dog teams. again restoring It to running order. This remains was secured by the There is Just about time to complete Russian government and the same the South jetty and rebuild tlie North now forms a part of the prehistoric jetty tramway by July 1st, when the animal collection of the 84. Peters conditions are favorable for pile- burg museum. In 1901 a remains (Continued on last page) in similar state of preservation »an found. Mammoth tusks are of a probably < ne of the main reasons for the animals having highgrade ivory and hunting for them It. extinction. is a recognized industry in portions been extinct before the earliest rec- ords of human civilization In the ot Siberia and Alaska. The Americana encyclopedia states north temperate zone. Mr. Haney is a resident of Lo H the mammoth was abundant from the time of the glacial period until '.ti;,. I*.., . ming to this section of the neolithic period. It ranged abun Oregon about six weeks ago, for his He Is accustomed to take dantly throughout Europe. Asia and health. North America. It fed on limbs of long hikes along the beach and was the pine fonwts, brush of various on his way back from the Santa kinds and grasses. 1 he changing Clara wreck when he made the find. of climatic conditions causing the He baa < ffices in lx>s Angeles, where disappearance of the pine forest from be is engaged iu the contracting and the greater portion of its range, is building business. 4 Who will be Bandon's next post master? ibis question correctly answered w uld save ut hast three Bandon men a lot of activity and at the same time satisfy the curiosity ot marly every olhe-r person in the city. So far three prominent Democrats have entered the race, and, sinci each of them has been a loyal life long Democrat and each of them has strong representations to make to tlie higher-ups it is still an open question as to who will have th< strongest pull. The aspirants art Chris. Rasmussen of Rasmussen Bros. Ai Tuttle, old-limer in Bandon who after the first of the year will I m ? at leisure; Win. A. I.eGore. on< of the proprietors of the Bowling Alley, eight years a resident id' Ban don and especially prominent in varl ous lodge circles; and .1. W. Mast, former mayor and pr< sent council man, also a pioneer resilient and es pecially prominent in local politics. It is a three-cornered contest, hut a goodnatured one, for the three principals are friends. While they are bending all individual efforts and soliciting those of friends In order to land the plum, there is a whole some lack of animosity, and w lioevet wins will undoubtedly receive hearty congratulations from the other two Each of the three may honestly put up strong argument why he should be appointed, i. e., if such argument is necessary, for each of them li capable and would make a good postmaster. W. J. Sweet, the present inciim bent, has held the office for the past four years. During Ills term the ini p<>rtance of the local office has Ixjen greatly enhanced and he has mad« an enviable record for efficiency. But Mr. Sweet Is not a Democrat, therefore has not entered the raci for re appointment. "Expenses Cut to the Minimum" Says Mayor Topping—Bonds Sell at a I’reiiiiuiu—General Hi* eussion of IToba'de Occupational Tax Meas ure— Committee tppointed. A tell mill tax levy ordinance was passed by the city council at the meting last evening. In addition a > mill levy to meet interest on scries I water bends was passed, making She total levy for municipal purposes 13 mills. < <>nf i<len<-e in Officials l.ast evening was the night ap pointed for citizens to discuss city finances ami the proposed tax levy, and it was thought considerable in terest would be taken. The ques tions had been thoroughly discuss ed, though, and from the fact only four or five taxpayers had anything to say it is evident the citizens us i whole have confidence in the may or und council or care little about municipal affairs. Bond Sell Readily Bids on about *1(1,000 improve ment bonds consisting of odds and »nds from various street lmprove- uents, were discussed. A bid rioni i New York house offer a $17 prem- ium in addition to accrued interest in the lot. This is the best bid the ity has ever received on iniprove- pient bonds. Occupation Tux Probable City Attorney G. T. Treadgold brought up the question of the com- ng deficit ami asked that a com mittee be appointed to consider an occupational tax. He hu I i I looking at it from every standpoint, the deficit was inevitable and it was best to commence preparations for meeting it now. The committee consists of Councilmen Johnson, I'ape, Mast and City Attorney Treadgold. They will discuss the question with the businessmen of the city and It is I'wo Milers Want Best Country probable a public meeting will be held. School in This Section—May Hard to Cul Expenses More Divide District. Speaking of municipal expendl- lures tlie concensus of opinion of the At an enthusiastic met ting of pat council was that it would be Imp« .iM. rons of Two Mile school district No. slide to trim expenses much lower. 29, this afternoon, at which the lar None of them favored the occupa gest attendance in the history of Hit tional tax except us a lust resort, district was recorded, it was ilecid- but the opinion was that something ed Io build a modern school liou se. must be done soon. approximately 35x40 feet, costing "To cut city expenses appreciably *3,ooo, to replace the one destroyed lower would require a most radical Specifications are by fire last week. change," said Mayor Topping, "ami t«> be considered at a meeting called to do so would leave the city prac for Friday, December 3, at which We tically without a government, bonds will also be voted. The ques have reached the minimum and to tion of dividing the present district cut lower means deterioration and changing tlie location of the new "If we cut out the mayor and : eliool house to a point on the Town- council men's compensation entirely shii) line road about halfway be and reduce every city employe's sal tween Geo. Cox’s place ami the Chris ary by half we could care for only Richerts farm will also be settled. la little over half of the deficit. But The division of tlie district depends i barter pro visions do not permit us on favorable action from tlie botiud to do this if we wanted to. We ary board, if tlie latter consents an could let streets and sewers deterior other school house will be built on ate ami we might cut out a few of t’pper Two Mile. the residence section lights, but A committee was appointed tills what would you do when repairs ab afternoon to confer with tin* insur solutely had to be made?" ance adjuster over tlie recent loss. Among the audience taking part in Tim building carried *600 Insurance Hie discussion were Chris Rasmus but tlie adjuster lias allowed only sen, R E. Buck, J 11. Jones und *300, which Is not satisfactory to the E. H. Boyle. Messrs. Rasmussen district. and Boyle favored the oecupatlon.il tax us the lust resort. Messrs. Buck Pictures Are < riti« I ms I and Jones did not. Tlie local Elk Day pictures shown at the Grand last evening attracted Church Ladies to Entertain s large audience, but Judging from '1 he Guild of Mt. John's church is the comment heard afterwards were preparing for an elaborate food sale not satisfactory. Summing up the and entertainment to be held Wed criticism on the Bandon portion of nesday, November 24th. It will take the pictures, they were both too brief place in the building formerly oc ami too hazy. None of the scents cupied by the Boyle Jewelry com taken at the ball park or at the pany. In the evening ice cream will beach on Elks day were shown, that bo served and th)* entertainment will portion of the film having been spoil consist of a fish pond for children, ed. Another complaint was some of fortune telling by a gypsy and a the pictures were not properly tltled, ball." boat one In particular being the ao-oe, crossing the bar. Tlie latter ♦ ♦ ♦ was one of the best features of the ♦ local pictures, but it was Impos ♦ A WOMAN (’IIIES TO sible for a stranger to tell just what ♦ KEEP FROM SWEAR it represented. Rome of the local ♦ ING; A MAN «WEARS I icture« and most of those taken at ♦ TO KEEP FROM CRY t'ijos Bay were good, but on the ♦ ING. ♦ whole tlie film is not considered a I success. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ Enthusiastic For Fine School House