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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1917)
WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917 FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO BE SUPERVISED Proclamation Issued by President Wilson Demands Full Sup|H>rt and Co-operation of Entire Population in Meeting War Needs of Nations —Urges All to Plant Gardens. Washington, D. C-, April 17— Legislation to empower the Council of National Defense to supervise food distribution and if necessary to fix the maximum and minimum prices is being framed today as one result of yesterday's conference between the Chicago meat packers and Secretary Houston of the Department of Agri culture. This is the first step in the plan outlined by President Wilson in his appeal, Aside from speeding up ev- ery line of production, munitions, clothing and supplies of all kinds for the armies of the Allies and the people of the Allies nations in Europe now. President Wilson urged tharthe farmers everywhere increase tlieir production to tlie maximum. He urg ed the farmers of the South to pro duce varied crops instead of merely cotton. He said that not only would this be necessary during the war but that the world will call on Ameri ca for some years after tlie war to help it regain its footing. Regarding prices he said; Government Regulation Coming "This let me say to the middlemen of every sort, whether they are hand ling our foodstuffs or our raw ma terials of manufacture or the pro ducts of our mills and factories: The eyes of the country will be especially upon you. This is your opportunitv for signal service, efficent and dis interested. The country expects you, as it expects all others, to forego un usual profits, to organize and expe dite shipments of supplies of every kind, but especially of food, with an eye to the service you are rend r- ing and in the spirit of those who cn- list in the ranks, for their people. not for themsolves, I shall confident ly expect you to deserve and win the confidence of people of every sort and station. "To the men who run the railways of the country, whether they be man agers or operative employes, let me say that the railways are the arteries of the Nation's life and that upon them rests the Immense responsibil ity of seeing to It that those arter- les suffer no obstruction of any kind, no inefficiency or slackened power, To the merchant let me suggest the ‘Sajall profits and quick motto; service'; and to the shipbuilder the thought that the life of the war de pends upon him. The food and the war supplies must be carried across the seas no matter how many ships are sent to the bottom. Tito places of those that go down must be sup- plied and supplied at once, To the miner let me say that lie stands where the farmer does: The work of the world waits on him. If he slack ens or fails, armies and statesmen are helpless. He also is enlisted in the great service army. The niann- facturer does not need to be told. I hope, that the Nation looks to him to speed and perfect every process, and I want only to remind his em ployes that their service is absolute ly indispensable and is counted on by every man who loves tlie country and its liberties. Extravagance Is Relinked "Let me suggest also that every man who creates or cultivates a garden helps greatly to solve the problem of the feeding of the Na tions; and that every housewife who practices strict economy puts herself in the ranks of those who serve the Nation. This Is the time for Ameri ca to correct her unpardonable fault of wastefulness and extravagance. Let every man and every woman as sume the duty of careful provident use and expenditure as a public duty, as a dictate of patriotism which no one can now expect ever to be ex cused or forgiven for ignoring." President Wilson and his cabinet held a brief meeting and discussed legislation for the control of food prices and other commodities and went over plans for the reception of the British and French commissions. They also listened to a report from Secretary Daniels relative to steps being taken by the navy to protect the American coast from submarines Food Prices Rising Prices on commodities of all kinds, and especially staple foods, are rap idly rising Wholesale price of flour has reached $11.05 per barrel, an advance of $1.20 in a week Thia masee the price approximately 13 on per sack Predictions are that flour < ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ M O V I N G ♦ Western World is issued a ♦ day early this week in order to ♦ give more time In which to ♦ move. We have leased tlie build ♦ ing on First street owned and ♦ Just vacated h y Rasmussen ♦ Bros., and in a few days will be ♦ in shape to greet our many ♦ friends in our new location. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦ « officers' Reserve and Training Corps Is Being Organized. Men wanting positions in the Re serve Officers Training corps can take the required examination at the Oregon Agricultural College by mak ing application to Col. V. A. Cald well, commandant of the college cad ets, Corvallis, Oregon. Col. Cald well and Lieut. Johnson have been appointed examining officers by the U. S. war department. Applications may be made in per son or by letter, whereupon blank forms for preliminaries will be sup. piled. When these forms, properly filled out, reach Col. Caldwell, notifi cation of the dates of taking the dx- amination will be forwarded to the applicants. The country is making an appeal for trained men upon whom it can depend for officers in the event of war. Not necessarily men trained in fighting, though these are acceptable but men especially well qualified in any trade or profession represented n the gigantic task of organizing and training large armies. Men trained in transportation problems, food col lection and distribution, mechanical, mining, or electrical engineering, or, indeed, any other specialty that finds expression in military activities, may take the examination. All who suc ceed will be granted a commission that fixes their status at the call to service. This is designed to insure the greatest possible efficiency in service and at the same time avoid the unseemly scurrying for commis sions that might otherwise follow a call to arms. Voters Summoned to Hear Prominent Men ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ State Highway Commissioner and Defense • ♦ League Secretary to Address Local ♦ « People Here Friday Evening. ♦ NO. 22 I I 1N I I OK I HI NAVI Leslie Carlton Pullen, Wilbur Ray Wamsley and William Ho bart Lewis left Monday after noon for Portland where they will take the final examination for the V 8 Navy. From Port land they will be sent to either Bremerton, Wash , or Mare Is land, Cal., to go ou a training ship Quite a number of friends went to the dock to sav good bye and when the Charm pulled out with lads aboard, she «u saluted by all crafts along the dock. ♦ Every voter of tills community should be out to attend the public road meeting to be held under the auspice of tlie New Era Club, at tlie Orpheum theatre Friday night of this week. On June 4th the voters of Oregon are called upon to vote on the $6,000.000 bonding measure, therefore it is their duty to become acquainted with the facts concerning this measure. E. J. Adams, state highway com missioner for tlie first congressional district, will be here and fully ex plain ail questions in connection with the issue. He will also have other information concerning tlie plans of the commission in co-operating with counties, that will be of vital inter est locally, Mr. Adams is from Eu- gene. He is i taking a great deal of county roads and is interest in Coos i in position to be of great benefit to this county. I Another prominent speaker will lie II. W. Emerson of Seattle, secre- tary of the Pacific Coast Defense League. Mr. Emerson will outline the movement to have tlie govern uent construct a military highway from Canada to Mexico along the coast. As outlined this highway would come directly through Bandon and on down tlie line through Curry county, What such a road would mean Is almost beyond comprehen aion. Chas. Hall, president of the Coos lloads association, and County Good < County Itoadmaster It. it. Murdock have also been invited and will be here to explain any questions that might lie asked concerning the work n Coos county. The meeting will be purely for (tie discussion of road matters, aiming to impart as much Information as pos sible, so that local people will l>e able to vote Intelligently at the com ing special election. There will be >io admission charge and every citi- en of the community should he pres ent. . h m men \ re i»it am n Regular Term of Court Con»enes at < '< quille April 2.t. R. ('. Porter of San Francisco, the Coquille, April 14 -Judge Coke will convene the adjourned term of man who successfully salvaged the court here next Monday. Tlie grand learner Bandon at Port Orford la si «all, arrived at tho Hotel Galller in jury will meet at tlio same time. The following are tlie veniremen <omj>any with ('. A. Norberg of Ft for tlie regular term of Circuit court Bragg, Tuesday and together they vent to Port Orford on business The which opens Monday, April 23: J. M. Adams, Bandon; A. G. Hoyt, object ot Mr Porter's trip was not Bandon; C. W. Viera. Marshfield. A disclosed. lie stated that the U. 8. O. Kjelland. North Bend. A. H. Hod 1 ubmarine which went ashore near To Do Dental Work Free E. W. Gregg. Co Eureka is being successfully salv- Any local applicant for enlistment gins, Marshfield, quille; Frank L. Lowe, Marshfield. I aged, that tlie cruiser Milwaukee, In the army or navy who is rejected S. L. Ball, Coquille; Clias. Cavan- which went ashore trying to rescue on account of bad teeth may have the augh. North Bend. 1 Il W. Veatcb, the submarine, is being taken to necessary dental work done free ef North Bend; H. A. De Long. Bandon; pieces and shipped via rail to Mare charge according to an announcement E. H. Harris. Myrtle Point; ('. G. I Island; and that he is working on made at the patriotic rally last Fri Hockett, Empire; Ira Weitzel, North the steamer Hear day evening. Drs. Endicott, Voge Bend; W. H. Painter, North Bend and Scofield, tlie three local dentists, C. L. Foster, Bandon; Herman Ros for have agreed to give such service winkle. Marshfield; John K. Me the good of the cause. Frank Pugsley, \dams, Coquille; Marshfield; Edwin Ellingsen, Co- Government Now Using the latrai Mining Men Back Wood as a SiiltstitUte for the quille; W. G. Barnes, North Bend. High Priced Teak. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Carleton of I. H. Gould. Bandon; J. Ira Sidwell, New York City arrived Monday and Bandon: S. 8. Shields. Prosper; Port Orford cedar, found in sonili are stopping at the Galller. Mr. Henry Hess, Bandon; J. Quick. Co Carlton is representative of tlie New quille; Ben Tyrer, Cooston, J W. western Oregon and northern Call York Underwriting Syndicate, in Felter, Bandon; Alfred Morras, Ban fornla, has been shown to be avail charge of the extensive mining devel don; August Hoelllng, North Bond ; < hie for lining of ba11IeohI|>s. Here tofore teak has been used exclusively opment about to comnfEhce on Upper Lyman Rackleff, Myrtle Point for this purpose, and teak comes Sixes river. H. J. Peters Is drawing from India at heavy expense Port plans for the construction of a 30 Orford cedar Is shown to lack certain inch wood pipe line to be built on tlie Library Dance» The Library Hoard is highly ideas acids which cause oxidation of steel company’s ground. ed with the result of their dance Sat frames and plates, which are fastened will go to at least $15 or $16 per urday, having cleared approximately to the wood In the frame <f the ship barrel and In some quarters the esti 25.00. It was likewise a social suc Tests have shown the cedar to he the mate predicts $25. It is stated that cess, the large assemblage having < nly wood in this country which can Port much Oregon and Washington wheat fully enjoyed the event, it was an be used In the place of t«ek is now being rushed across the coun- nounced at the dance that Prof. Rich land Telegram. try for shipment to Europe. Pota ards, beginning this week, would give T<> Eater Motion Picture« toes after a slump have again began a series of Thursday night dances at Miss Vera Laub, fourteen year old the upward climb, as has beans, peas his studio for the benefit of the li and other necessities. Advances in brary, at each of which 2 4 couples daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laub prices of canned goods of all kinds will be accommodated. The admis i f this city is to accompany Miss are being announced almost every sion will be 25 cents per person It Alice Hall to California to study for day. Raw materials and manufac was further announced that those motion picture acting, according to tured articles are following a almi wishing to attend should communi 'Uss Hall, who tills week returned to lar course. cate with members of the library Bandon She aayb that the little Ban don girl lias the grace and versatility Raw Metal Prices board or with Prof. Richards f a natural born actress and Is sure A weekly news letter from New to meet with success. Her first ap- Government Takes Machinery York City, giving metal prices. says: It is reported from San Francisco I earance away from home was made Lead. 9.87c per pound; spelter, 10.6 cents per pound; zinc concentrates. that the machinery for the new steam at Marshfield and she is said to have $85 per ton for 60 per cent metal; schooner Horace X. Baxter has been brought down the house.” She is copper. 34 to 3 4 1-2 cents per pound; commandeered by the government. scheduled to appear at the Grand Iron and steel. Pig iron, $35 per ton The Baxter was launched recently at Theatre here In a short time. steel bars $78; structural steel beams the Kruse & Banks shipyard at Coos Banker» to Organize and channel iron, $78 per ton; sheet Bay and was built for the .1. H. Bax E. D Webb of the First National steel $82 to $88 per ton Tin. 54 ter company of San Francisco. The to 55 cents pec pound, sheet zinc, government is now taking everything Bank attended the bankers' meeting He reports 21c. nickel. 50c per pound, antimon» in the wav of vessels or boat machin at Marshfield last week that the Oregon State Bankers as that is needed and the equipment 35 to 36 cents per pound; aluminum. ery 60 to 62 cents per i>ound. up to 70c. for the Baxter was among that need- Hocfation will convene at Marshfield quicksilver, $115 to $120 per 75 ed. In the meantime until machin- Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9 pound flask; silver. 73 5-8 cents per ery can be secured, the Baxter will On Friday they will be banqueted at Marshfield and on ' Saturday will be towed as a barge. ounce. probably take excursions to various The same report says: "It is to t»e parts of the county. A visit to Ban Former Ixu-al Man Dies borne in mind that conditions In this Funoral services for the late Jos don beach is being contemplated. i ountry were pever better and that all our industries are in an essential eph A. McCord will be held fron The meeting also took stops towards ly sound position. What we lack in chapel of A. D. Kenworthy In Lents. organizing a Coos county bankers munitions can be readily made up Saturday afternoon st 1 p m. Thru association and named Messrs Webb, Hazard of Coquille and Giles of Myr- within a short time We have within Inadvertance the hour was announc tie Point as a committee to draft ed as lb a nt- Mr McCord died at a radius of 200 miles of New York City two gun factories larger than St Vincent's hospital Monday from plans the Krupp Works at Essen, a powder injuries received In an accident at < Oi l MBI UK PLEA factory capable of turning out almost the Northwest Steel company Fri Kaiser, may I go out to sea’” Joseph A 400,000.000 pounds of nitro-cellulose day.—Oregon Journal "To*, my darling daughter; a year, end ballistic plants whose McCord wss for many years a resi Paint your flag on the stern of your combined output will reach nearly dent of Bandon and was married here ship. to Miss Morri» ................. He made his home 25,000,000 cartridge» a week. All But don’t go near the water.” He was lack Is men. end three will shortly with the Costello family —New York World. he forthcoming " labout 40 years of age * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * Hl 0 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Strong Pleas for Patriotism and En listments Made by Speakers from ♦ Platform—Parade Was S| m -<1 h < il ♦ ia r Feature—St Orpheum Theatre ♦ — i htldrrn Give 4 lag Drill ♦ ♦ State I und» to Be l sed for Building Base and for Laying Hard- Surfacing Material. Salem, Ore., April 13—Herbert Nunn, tlie new state highway engl peer. took up his active duties in Ills office here today. He issued, as one of Ills first offi cial acts, n statement to all of tlie county judges of the state relative to Just what will be the duties of tlie counties In connection with the hard- surfacing of roads by the state und er the $6,000,000 road bonding act The statement. which Is Issued to cor rect a general misunderstanding as to who shall lay the base on state highways that are liardsurfaced, is as follows: ‘'Counties will be required to grade and drain all highways to tie paved by the state: such grading and drain age must he approved by the state highway engineer's office, and In ac cordanco with the standards requir ed by that office; counties will not In required to build a base for hard silt facing under the 16,000,000 bond Illg act; the base will lie built by the state, and tlie base Is considered a part of the hardsurfasing." Any county may upon application receive a copy of the general Inst rue Hons and standards for tlie prepara tion of such highways. II n IM. NOMI MISI OHI I NE Forty Mätresse* Burned and Three Cars Break Awaj for High Hive. Forty matresses belonging to Hie Dollar Company were destroyed by fire one day last week while being transported from the camp to the mill wharf, They were loaded on a logging car and caught fire from a spark from the engine. By the tini" tlie fire was discovered t lie 'V hol' works was ruined. Oil r nuotile r trip out to camp a coupling broko and three cars started buck dow n the grade, gaining speed ■in'll they reached the river, where they made the high dive It took a d"nk< y en glne several days to fish them out. About 150 tons of scrap iron around tho mill is being hauled to the dock near the old box factory at the ferry. It having been sold to tlie Rodgers' Foundry. llartranft Would light Bend. Orc , April 14 Although the son of German parents and a minister of the gospel as well. He» II C. Hartranft of the Presbyterian church of this city and formerly of Bandon, declares that In will offer his services to the I'nit. d Stales just as soon as there Is any call for men of Ills age Mr. Hartranft was a sec ond lieutenant In the Pen naylvanla militia and bls father and four uncles fought for the union during the CivII war. (iet LeuM* on Mill A deal was consummated at <’«>- quille last week by which the Sitka Spruce company, of Portland, secured the lease which E E Johnson liad ,n the lower mill, owned Uy the Dol lar company, and that mill Is now In charge of Roy Wernlch who is oper ating It for the Sitka company Wit'i the sale of the lease goes the con tract which Mr. Johnson had with the Sitka company to furnish spruce for aeroplane manufacture. * « ♦ WOBEI» HONOR BOI.L « ♦ ♦ ♦ * Western World Is coming up on First street and after this week It will be much easier to find the place where you pay your xubcriptlon Those who swelled the modest coffers of the business office this week are i C. W. Linn, Bandon. W. R. Mavlty, Bandon W. W. Smith, Bandon. Geo H Turner. Bandon. J. F. Van Leuven, Bandon. A Knopp. Bandon. M W Treadgold, Bandon. Mrs. E M. Bell, Bandon. O. O Lowe, Bandon New subscribers; Orlan Morgan, Bandon. W. s. Marshall, Powell Butte, Or. PATRIOTIC MEETING HAS CROWDED HOUSE Judging from the manner in which the citizens of Bandon responded to the call for a patriotic rally last Fri day evening tliore Is no apparent lack of loyalty here. The parade which formed at 7:30 at tho west end of First street took on liberal proportions by tho time It reached the Orpheum theatre where a program was carried out Led by the improvised band, a uumber of decorated autos fell in line, carrying the veterans of the Civil war. 1m- mediately following came tile New Era Club in full force and behind them a long line ot patriotic citizens, each carrying a flag. Tlie program at the theatre had been arranged by C. B. Zeek, adju- taut of the local G. A. R. Post. A number of patriotic songs were sung by the audience, Miss Rae's class of school children executed a splendid drill and flag salute and four mem bers of the W. R C. recited the al- leglance to the flag In an Impressive manner. The program wan opened with un Invocation by Rev. A. llaberly, whose original prayer of appropriate words was Imprt'ssively spoken. Mayor Geo. I* Topping gave tlie opening address ill which lu< appealed to tlie citizens to give tlieir hearty support to the country's cause In the great crises which lias arisen. The principal speaker of the occn Jon was Atty. Dwight Hodge of Marshfield. Beginning with the days of the Revolution lie reviewed the life of the nation from tho time our fore fathers renouncod tlie English rule, through the perilous days of 1 81 2, then the war of tlie HebeUlon. and tho various subsequent struggle«, all of which were fought for the estab lishment of democracy and the free dom of humanity, and through all of which the United States has emerged victoriously He then took up tho present crises and analyzed our posi tion up to th« present time Patriot t on was his keynote throughout and his appeal for support of the govern inent was enthusiastically received Other speakers were: J M Mcln- turff, n private of Company 11. Coa ’ \rtlllery. Marshfield, and Capt 1 h Grttlns of the Mmn company, Both made patriotic pleas to the young men of this community to enlist, ex plaining Hint nt least 50 recruits are ■till needed to fill out the ranks cf Co. 11. and that Bandon Is expected to contribute Its share Rev A IL Reese closed the meet ing with a benediction. Hecreary of Ilio Navy Daniels an- nouncod thè suapcnslon of all llrensea for shore radio station» throughout • ho United Htates. * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I oodsltiffs Nuprrnie Need “I take the liberty therefore, of addressing this word to the fanners of the country and to all who work on the farms, The supreme need of our nation and of the nations with which we arc co-o|>eratlng Is an abundance of supplies and especially of foodstuffs. The Importance of an adequate food supply, especially for the present year, la superlative. “Without abundant food, alike for tho armies and the people« now at war. the whole groat enterprise upon which we have embarked will break down and fail, The world’s food re- serve« arc low. Not only during the present emergency, hut for some time after |aace shall have come both our own people and a large proportion of the people of Europe must rely upon harvests in America Gardena Great Help “Let me suggest also that every one who creates or cultivate* a gard- en helps and helps greatly to solve the problem of tho feeding ot the na tions. and that every housewife who practices strict economy puts herself In the ranks of those who servo the nation This is the time for America to correct her uupardonable fault of wasteful new« and extravagance Let every man and every woman assume the duty ot careful, provident uae and expenditure an a dictate of patriot- lam which no one can now expect ev er to be excused or forgiven for Ig noring ”