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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1916)
WESTERN WORLD WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND 1 IDE WATER MEET VOL. IV LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916 PORTLAND BUSINESS HUGHES ALLIANCE MEN COMING FRIDAY ORGANIZED HERE Short Talks to be Given on turions Strong Effort to l>e Made Here to \s- Subjects nt Luncheon nt Gallier slst in Swinging State for Hepnb. Hotel Huiing Noon Hour—Trade licnn Presidential Candidate This Situation Between Coquille I alley lall—Speakers to Come—Local mid I’oitland to be I'ivcu -.ed. Officers Elected. NO. 47 IUDGE WILL PLEAD FOR YOUNG PARDON McCormick Interest to Finance One of 600,000 Feet Ca pacify and Contract for 800,000 Carrier Already Let by Andy Mahony of San Francisco. Counties Should Be Able t<> Control Own r»i Questions IVas the Senti ment at Coquille Meeting I avt I rl 11«i State Lngineer Present am' < omi'linienta County I'lan*. Two new vessels instead of one, ns i "Andy Mahony, following his re- Between seventy-five and a hund At a meeting of Hughes support reported in last week's World, are to ' cent inspection of the two motor Th" annual meeting of the Good red prominent business men of Port- ers held at the Gallier hotel Tuesday be built for the Coquille River al ships being built for him by James •toad i Association of Coos County land will be the guests of Bandon evening a local branch of the Nation >nce. Such was the statement of Robertson at Benicia, yesterday was held at Coquille, Friday night business men tomorrow. They ar al Hughes Alliance was organized, Geo. W. Moore of the Moore Mill ft signed up with Robertson for the I here «» a large attendance and the rived at North Bend and Marshfield thirty-one charter member beitig en Lumber Co. last night. • building of a shallow draft lumber «'leeches by John II I ewis, stale en Wednesday, are today visiting at Co rolled. The one reported last week is to carrier, Dleael-type engines, for ser- -ineer, and o'.’ie" proi"d Interesting quille, Myrtle Point and Powers, and Chas. E. Reigard of Marshfield wis •e financed through the Parr McC< or | vice between here and the Coquille n >d Instruct'. * Tbo present officers will arrive here by special boat at here and in a short talk explained the nick Company of San Francisco, li river. The vessel will be 220 feet bx hh " reelect'd as folows t has 10 o'clock Friday morning. functions of the organization and the 'ill be of 6‘>0,000 feet capacity with 45 feet by 13 feet and will carry • tall, president; Earl Powell, se* re The visitors, whose names appear progress that is being made In ass.ir i 12 6 draft. The contract lias not ome 8'10,000 feet of lumber ’ ‘ary, R. H. Mast, treasurer on page seven of this issue, represent ing a big majority for the Republi >een let and it is this one that may The Coquille Herald had the fol According to the foregoing dimen many of the leading wholesale and can presidential candidate in Oreg >n be secured for the local shipyard. Mr. Ions the Mahony boat will be 20 lowing about the meeting A com jobbing houses in the Oregon metro He stated that a number of speakers Moore Is making an effort to have it feet longer than the Speedwell and mtttce of fi' e members, to be appoint polis. They are the heads of big will come to Coos county between ome here, and no doubt will be S1I"- 10 feet less in length than the Grace 'd by the president, through which concerns and are coming here chief now and November and will address ■essful if the owners decide to walt Dollar 'lie Influence of the association can ly to get acquainted with the trade. audiences in all the towns. long enough to allow the Moore mill The Moore Mill A Lumber Co. will he exerted to the end of having r Officers for the local club were 'o get Into suitable timber In the new be interested in both ics’els and the? Measure passed at the next state leg Preparatory to their visit a number X cf local business men met at the K. elected as follows: G. P. Topping. ' ract. will carry the product of the local isla'urc removing the two mill tax chairman . R. H. Rosa, vice chair The second ship Is to be financed I plant. P. hall to talk over arrangements Imlt for road purposes which now with Mark Woodruff, publicity man man; L. D. Felsheim, secretary L. E by Andy Mahony of San Francisco With two new boats to be built ests upon the couiitle of the state ind the contract has apparently al mid good < bailees for the Bandon to •s a'lthori’cil This, It was brought for the Portland Chamber of Com Gallier, treasurer. The charter members of the loci) ready been let The fidlowing coti- he salvaged it looks as If the Hhlp out at the meeting, is the only wnx merce, who was here as advance man for the excursion. He explained the club are: R. IL Rosa, 8. Gallier, A 'erning the deal is from Sunday's ping situation will soon be adjusted in which Coos county can hope to I here object of the mission to Bandon and J. Hartman, L. D. Felsheim, C. it "an Francisco Examiner continue the good roads program on urged that local people explain to Zeek, E. T. Wolverton, G. R McNair. which she has entered, as the bond the visitors just what the trade sit IL E. Buak, L. E. Osborn, Herbert M\NY, REGISTER lll.l'l IILIt'IN ANOTHER lop.lt IS IIHHklli Issue, together with what state and 'ederal aid will be available. Is con- uation is here and how the Portland Brown. 8. A. Malehorn. E O. Clin eded to be inadequate to do more interests can help In building up the ton, 8. C. Endicott, S. C. Johnson •ack Hutton's < ar Gor« Over Em W. J. Sweet, Archie Rosa. W. H ‘han place the principal roads on Coquille valley. baa>kn>ont «"■! Is Damaged. trade and get them tn shape for bard It was decided to arrange for a Pearce, L. E. Gallier, E B* Kausrud Registrar C R Zeek for the pre- Tack Halton. Dudley Johnson and -urfactng The matter was brought luncheon at noon where all the via G. P. Topping, J. 8 Sawyer. E ?! itors and the local business men can Gallier, E. W. Gallier..D. M. Fox, :, W. Incts cf Bandon (4>, Two Mile, r ay Willard w ent over the embank ■ip by County Attorney L. A Ltlje- get together and talk matters over S. Wells. C. F. Pape, A. F Deringer "rosper, Parkersburg. Lamps and ment on the Bandon-Coquille road •ix 1st He also »(»ted he had abso A committee of Geo. Manciet, Prof, I McC Johnson, E. W. Schetter. Z Riverton, nine In all. reports the fol i short distance thia side of Coquille lute confidence In the method " htcb lowing registrations complete up to in the former's Ford Sunday night, • lie county court employing tn A. Richards and O. A. Trowbridge H Gatchell, T M Nielson R H. Rosa and S. Gallier were ap • he time the books closed Saturday and only for the fact that the Ford their road building program and was was appointed on entertainment, and doesn't weigh very much they cs- assured that none of the money they have arranged for the spread at pointed a permanent committee on night: aped serious injury. The accident would be mtrspent. "But,", he con the Gallier Hotel, where there will arrangements for speakers and C. " Republlcan 1101 happened «hen the driver ran into a tfnued, our powers In this county be ample provisions for all who wish Zeek was made head of a comml"<--e Democratic . 38» rn membership. The campaign for leg at the side of the road The car ought to be amplified and the Good to attend. Socialist i ' membership will include a special of 'urned over and when it struck the Roads association of Oregon ought t" A committee of L. D Felsheim. E Independent 131 bottom of the grade Hulton was un go on record as favoring a law that E. Oakes and F. J. Chatburn to ar fort to get women members. «• Independent derneath but was not badly injured would gl e the county the am» right range a short program of talks was 17 Prohibition ’ohnson had considerable gravel •hat ffi now enioyed by thr. road dis appointed, and they have called on Notili Henil Bootlegging Ca-e Mir < n Progressive ..— i Be Tried Once More. around into his face but Willard es I tricts -the right to vote a pecl»l 'ax the following to prepare from 5 to caped altogether. The car Is said to for road purposes without being ham 10 minute discourses on the sub 1711 The Jury in Justice Shuster’s court uered by the ti,o mill limitation.’ be a complete wreck. jects assigned: at North Bend before whom Chris This bill, according to Mr. Llljeqvlst This, however, does not include all Mayor Geo. P Topping, address of Grohs was tried on the charge rf the voters In the territory covered should go through the coming sea welcome and toastmaster. bootlegging Monday was dismissed st some haxlng registered with the «Ion of the legislature He also G. T. Treadgold, Port of Bandon midnight after they had been out sev county clerk. •lard Tinies Market Men Xow Rein? pointed out that the passage of the C. R. Wade, minerals. six per cent tax limitation me» ure Hued for Divorce. Geo. W. Moore, lumber and ship eral hours and were unable to agr-*e The last ballot stood three for con- at the coming el»ctfon would work a plug. MM ! U.ISl < AXDIDATFs XOT OX Divorce proceedings have been be hardship on us tn carrying out t(ie John Nielson, ehipbuilding and ilction. two for acquittal and one blank. gun In Circuit Court by Sylvia ( hrts good roads program fishing. I wo Bandín Men I nil to Get Name*- ten sen against Hans Christensen. The Mayor Topping, of Bandon, also Col. R H. Rosa, co-operation. <>n the Ticket. latter is proprietor of the Hard Times "poke In favor of having the limits J. W Mast, coal. Because the Coos county Socialists Meat Market in this cl'v and from •Ion ’afsed He said he 'hough* the It is aimed not to take up more Member* of Local Lodge Attend Ini failed to file the nomination petitions all reports has bren ha-lng a hard people of Coos county were of *uf than an houV's time in talks at the tintion Satin dai Night. Not long ago the fi<'cnt Intelligence to be sb|e to de ■f their candidates for District At time all around luncheon, as the visitors desire to troubles between himself and wife Fifteen members of th" Bandon • orney and State Representative with were aired in Probate court at the clde for themaelve:< the amount ol spend as much time as possible mas- ts»es they could stand for rnsd pur- ing personal visits to the various Masonic lodge drove to Langlois in the secretary of state, their names county sea' More recently he had ti' ses and that they were not golnt 111 not appear on the ballot at th" cars Saturday night and attended on< places nf business a fight with another local man 3ald of the most enjoyable lodge affairs November election, - ay:- a county »'at to liaie been provoked over the sale •o vote a larger tax than they could filed their stand of the year, as th" guests of Golden report. The Socialists of his launch by Ills wife and the nomination" In the county clerk's of John IL Lewis addo- rd 'he West Lodge No. 153 of that place other follow. Hans at one time not After Initla'ory work tli" gathering fie® but overlooked the requirements o long ago also frightened Ilfs nefgh meeting rcgard'ng som» of th" plant lepalted to the Langlois Hotel and f> r the state offices F J chatburn bora out of a year's growth by a of the state officials In regard to sat down to a banquet which the Is the candidate for attorney and suicide stunt which lie pulled off r< ads He said that unllk« rnsni lodge members of that place had ar A. D Carpenter was out for repre- while In a nieloncholly state over his other counties In the state Coo* coun "The ea3t and west railroad from tanged for without the knowledge < f tentative County Clerk WatRon Is family affairs He had swallowed a tv already has a comprehensive plan Coos Bay will be built and built the visitors It was a genuine good aid to have tried to get th" defect bottle of bluing in the attempt to which It Is following In th» construe soon" said W. J Wilsey Tuesday, ac fellowship meeting and a number of remedied so the names could appear shuffle off bls mortal coll but a doc 'Ion of her ro*d system. Before rom cording to the Timos "Whether the after dinner talks added much to the on the ballot, but the mistake was toe arrived on the acene with a atom ug to th" meeting Mr Lewis accom oanled by County Headmaster Mur road will be built from Coos Bay to delight of the occasion. Those from discovered too late • ch pump just In time dock, had gone down to Parkersburg Sutherlin, to Roseburg, to Riddle or Bandon attending «ere G. H M? .hirieyor Elliott and a crew of men t i Grants P sbs , 1 cannot say now Nair, J. W. : Mast, Wm. Mast. Her- I At OR A XFAA ( OAHT ROI II Macleay A laits Here However I can add it will not stop at bert Brown. C. F. Pape, W. H R L. Macieay, president of the »•re just beginning the survey of any of these points out will be built Pearce E. F Oakes, 8. J Mann, E Marshfield Men to Work M itli En- Wedderburn Trading Company and • he Bandon-Coquille road In speak on eastward to connect up with a D. Webb. J. Morrison. E D Me gene on Xen Proleet. • he Coquille River Cannery Company Ing of the work done by Mr FJIfott. Boyle. E Sidwell. E H. big system. Preliminary work will ' rary. E. Sidwell, was here Saturday enroute to his Mr Lewie seemed well pleared Coos Bay Times: C n Peck and home at Portland, after spending the AV. Schetter. R Watkins soon be under way." < lis Hall went to Eugene today to greater part of the summer on Rogue M as a Hurprisa to Hark confer with the Eugene good roads river. The Rogue river cannery had A straw vote on president wa boosters regarding a new highway up the biggest season in Its history thio taken In the lobby of the Gallier ho the coast from Coos Bay to the SI irir and the fishermen «ere paid be' tel Tuesday aientng and caused uMaw and thence aloug the Siutdaw •er than ever before Mr Macleay < onclderable amusement for a little to Eugene, making another link tn reports that the mill at Wedderburn while Hark Dunham of Coquille the new coast road Coos county Is will soon be opened and run for a was tn the bunch and as usual was Hon. W. C. Hawley, congressman ■ind a student He is especially wel- building a link In the highway north week to cut sample orders of tsn spieling off the reasona why Wilson from this district and nominee on the coined In Bindon a« he has always from the Bay It is understood that ■ <rk The sample« will be sen' to* should be re elected Of e"'ir » there men Pepubl'can and Progressive tichela taken a deep interest in our port and Warren Reid and other I'mpqua t ** s* "•»»«'» •'¡re's • h« 'e«'»d and It Is was argument but the majority pre» haa always put forth special efforts • re tn favor of the plan «rd *' s’ If th» wood meets the de ent seeming to enloy HsrF » speech for re-election, will deliver an xd- tn get the Colutile there is a strong por’ibfllty cf get- mend the mill can be run continual he became quite rla'ed over Ms sue dry's tn Randon st the Grand thectre Fiver. • Ing fadera! aid fez It. ly. It u btlleied that the tan oak cess as a Wilson campaigner About State Highway Engtn»»r vent from nn be i ut on the market in compe that time someone suggested a atra« at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, October 17. Mr Hav ley n 111 speak In the coun- Every voter In the community 1» ty as follows Myrtle Polnt, 7 io Coquille Saturday to Crescent City tition with the oak that 1« now se vote and It was found that Hark s in' ited to come out and hear Mr Monday evening Bandon. 2 30 Tues to personally Inupwcl the coast road cured from Japan was the only Wilson vote in th" Hawley speik. His address will be day afternoon, Coquille. Tuesday ev- and tt Is understood hi» report on the crowd of twenty present, the rest be- A G Thrift left on the Elizabeth ing for Hughe». cn the nation»! issues as well a» lo- mtng. North Bend. Wednesday af- Flutlaw road to Eugene wfll depend ar- for the south again after spending a rn hl' d'-'i'I'n »• ’ o »-t<l eb" •ernoon Marshfield Wednesday < •! matter? and »ill doubtless prove tt.. cf opening up the ne ■ s t hlffh ■etk at his old haunts here on t very interesting at ’hts time Mr eniag. Mr The condition of Gue Houghton Ths Bandon meeting is being • r- vty. The new read would be deeM bua'neat and pleasure visit. Ha * ley is c< nsldered one or the big r:ro tn the lower house of Congress. raneed through the local branch of edly beneficial to Coo» Ba- and th* Thrift Is tn much better health than who is suffering from a «hs"’H 1 Io coast section generally ha «as «hen he left here last spring Is aald tn be quite serious. He is a man of splendid education the Hughes Alliance. Congressman Hawley to Speak in Bandon Tuesday Afternoon « »••■Ige ' ■ ke Recterea Convicted Men •’id Only Ml*»» Most Men Would Hate Done • nder I lrcum«d»n es and Will loin tn Appeal to ti*» n nor for Pardon. Judge John 8. Coke In Circuit Court at Coquille Monday morning sentenced J M. Young of Bandon, convicted of manida tighter for shoot" ng Jim Condas, a Greek, when he found the latter in his daughter's room, to an Indeterminate sentence if one to fifteen yearn The «enten e 'as prescribed by law and left Jnd«e ' okc no el'erne»!' e, the bid' lat .>owcr of parole not being allowed where the sentence extends beyond 'on years However, Judge Coke Immediately announced that ho would s inpend the execution of Young's senience until 'he matter could bo taken on with Governor Wlthycombe and that he. lodge Coke, would unite in an appeal to Governor Wlthycombe for a par don of the convicted man Judge Coke in pronouncing ecu tence said that he did not belle.e 'hat Young did more than nm it men would have done under similar cir- cti mstances. Furthermore, he said, the eriden^e showed that Young had tried to the best of his ability to c4rC f.r hla 'amlly and rear them as they should be reared. In consequence. Judge < oka aa'd 'hat he felt that Yeung was deserv- •ng of all clemency that could le ■ hown He said he regretted that the law curtailed his power so that ha could not exercise the power of parole but that he would unite In rn appeal to the governor for a pa* don. Judge Coke said that he also wished to compliment the Jury be Vn fore whom Young was tried der the law th*- had no al'area'' a but to return the verdict they did and even though the verdict might not agree with their sentiments and emotions, they showed honesty and Integrify In upholding the law. Young was visibly affected when he heard the sentence pronoun1 rd by the Judge, and wh»n 'he latter it nounced that he would use his frflu •nc4 with the governor tears of grn' Itude came to hts eyes ."Is Smith, the little daughter rf Mr. and Mrs. W B. Bmlth, was quite rafnf'tlly injured yesterday when she was pushed off the school house steps by some of the small boys. It was at first thought ths» he was seriously hurt, but later It developed that she «st only badly bruised Steamer Bandon Sold and Will Be Pulled Off Sure That the Steamer Bandon, on the beach at Port Orford will be saved after all Is now considered certain, a renewed effort having been started Monday which looks as If It means business According to a San Francisco re port the Bandon was sold by the In surance underwriters for 11500 to R C Porter of that city It la un deratood here that the rale Include only the fntured Interests and not • he Interests of those stockholder:' 'n the vessel who didn't have their stock Insured when the accident happened Mr Porter arrived on the Eliza beth with re’ eral ton» of 8-lnch r'wnl cable and other rlgglnt which was taken to the »?ene of the wreck from hare by the tug Klihyam New pipes and fittings for the donkey engine were also taken down and W. D Button of the Bandon Iron Work a went there to make repairs It 1» reported locally that Capta n Curtis failed In the salvaging opera tions because of lack of funds, the underwriters refusing to put ur an* more money because, they claim rha uninsured stockholders • "idn t df up th<lr *h*re. 4