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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1917)
WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. V WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917 NO. 23 MASTER OF KLIHYAM PUPILS OF GRADES PROSPER MILL MAY OPERATIONS DEGIN DIES AT THE WHEEL TO GIVE OPERETTA BUY SPRUCE TRACT AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ROAO MEN RECEIVE FOOD PRICES ASKED A HEARTY GREETING CAPTAIN JOHN JOHNSON Sl'C- Cl MBS TO HEART FAILURE WHILE TV« IS ON BAR. SI PERVISION OF DISTRIRITION DESIRED. T<81—PROGRAM UP TO CONGRESS. DEAL PENDING FOR TIMBER U RICH WOULD MEAN Mill DEPARTI RE FOR PI \NT. BIG DELEGATION TURNS OFT TO HEAR PROMINENT SPEAK ERS HERE FRI BAY. Veteran Skip|>er of the Coquille Riv Ninety Will A|>|iear in “A Rose Plan to Cut keroplane Stock to Fill Manager tadley and Crew Busy Re Administration Would O|«*rate Fac Propose« I Military Highway Discus Itreani;” an Elaborate Production l.ai-ge Order for British Go» em pairing Machinery—Five Director« er Makes Final Noyage Saturday tories in Emergency—4b2A,OOt*,<HH) seli and State Commissioner E. J. at tlie Grand Theatre—Much <«««><l inent—Tract Contains Between 2o Elected and Laird Is Made Presi Morning, After 28 Years of Faith Is Requested—Power to Take Viani« Reviews Bowling Measure Talent Displayed by Little Folks and 30 Million Feet—Cralne to dent—Six Thousand Hollars Hut«, ful Service on Bar Tugs—Was Complete Control of Concerns to Be toted on In .lune—New State and Affair Well Recommended. lb> Logging Is R»*p««rt. scribed in Stock Now Being Called. Careful Mariner. ILiiiilliiig Necessities Desired, Engineer Also Here. Ninety pupils of tlie grail«*« will It has been reported tn various The Sunset Woolen Mills, tlie new A gloom was cast over the city Waaliington, April 20 — The gov A lage delegation of good road en Saturday when It was learned that appear in ‘‘A Rose Dream", dainty newspapers of tlie county that the local corporation which lias taken wrnment'a program for food control thusiasts responded to tlie call of the Captain John Johnson, master of the operetta, at Grand theatre, Friday Prosper Mill company has purchased a lease on tlie plant, expects to begin during the war was put before Coil New Era Club to attend the meeting tug Klihyam, had suddenly succumb night of this week, and the program a large tract of spruce timber and actual operations in about a month. grees today by Secretary Houston In at the Orpheum Friday night, al ed to heart failure while he was in ' is said to be more elaborate than is would manufacture aeroplane stock Manager J. 1». Ladley and crew are a communication to tlie Senate ask which some of the most prominent the act of guiding his craft out to usually attempted by tlie little folks for European countries. Upon being now at work getting the machinery ing power for thq department of road men of the »tale lectured. They Synopsis of the Play interviewed this afternoon Manager in shape and orders have been wired Agriculture to take direct supervis proved highly interesting as well as sea to bring in the steamers Eliza Little Rose, who lias wandeTed E. E. Foss of the company stated that to eastern supply houses for warp. ion of food production and dlstrihu educational and without doubt their beth. Acme and Phoenix. In his apparent good health Cap- away from home and is lost, falls negotiations for a deal are pending It will take several weeks for this to (ion tn the United Stat«*s and request effort« will have a very good effect arrive but it is planned to have ev- ing a $25,(too.ooo appropriation for on tlie coming bond election. tain Johnson was at the wheel and asleep. The Fairies find her. and but as yet it has not been closed. Tlie Marshfield Record of Tuesday rytliing ready to start as soon as putting tlie plan Into operation Atty 1. N Miller acte«l as chairman had just crossed the last line of the Fairy Queen designates Hop-O' # the first shipment reaches hero. Authority was asked for the Couti and he first introduced R. W. Enier- breakers at about 11:15 a. m., when My-Tiiumb to guide her through tlie had the following: "Final negotiations were being At a meeting last Wednesday night I cil of National Defense In mi emer son of H<«atth>. secretary of the Pa- he sank lifeless to tlie floor of the Land of the Lost, and alter to Fairy pilot house, death being due to the land, her kingdom. Little Rose, with concluded this forenoon for the pur every stock holder was represented gency to buy and sell foodstuffs and c.lflc Coast Defense League, who bursting of a blood vessel at the a band- of roses as her bodyguard, chase by Sudden & Christensen of tlie either in person or by proxy and the to fix maximum or minimum prices «poke on tlie popoaed military high heart. Fortunately Acting-Mate Lind sees much to delight an«l interest her. Prosper Mill company, from tlie Coo* new company was organized. ' The As outlined to tlie senate, tin» gov way from Canada to Mexico, and a member of the local Coast The Fairies with their dainty charm; Bay Timber and Coal company of 4SO following directors were elected: : F. ernment'a plan Is first to make a Need tlie Military Highway Guard crew were in the pilot house the mischievous Elves, who are never acres of spruce timber in section 36. 8. Perry, Geo. P. Laird, W. 8. Wells. complete survey of tlie country's Any man who today refers to the with Capt. Johnson and they took at rest, it would seem; the giant near tlie Coquille river, not far from Guy Dippel and E. 11. Boyle, A set of food supply to determln«' Its owner lessons of tlie war in Europe, he said, by-law* were also adopted. ship and distribution, if necessary to should also remember that the day control of the vessel. It was quite I Forget-all —these she meets through Riverton. 1'lie directors have had several license and control In the manufac may come «hen our own boys may For Aeroplane Stock rougli outside and trouble might her wonderful guide, Hop-O'-My- : Thumb. ‘‘The purchase ts being made by meetings since, at the first of which ture of food or f«s*ds. agricultural lie called to face similar eondftlona. have ensued. In the second part, they have Sudden & Christensen to fill a large ifficera were elected as follows: Geo. implements and all materials requir Had Franco been prepared. there Mr. Lind immediately turned the wonlil have been no war But she vessel about and started back for ' brought her to Fairyland where the order for aeroplane stock for tlie I’ l.;iir«l. presiib nt . W. S Walla, ed for agricultural purposes. Operation Is Considered was not. and today th« moral ia seen port while the Coast Guard man sig- , lovely Queen of the Fairies holds British government. Tlie lumber will vice president; Guy Ilippel, secretary; Authority la sought for tlie agricul in her destroyed towns and Indus nailed to the man in the Lookout I court. Can and Can't, the twins, are be shipped one of two ways, either E. H. Boyle, treasurer; I. N. Miller, tural department to take over an«l trie« and in the devastation In Bel station to have a physician at the here; and little Rose finds a tiny bud to San Francisco by boat for trans attorney. The port to Europe or by cars loaded at Tlie total stock subscribed amounts operate tlie concerns If that course I h gium. wharf, Then the vessel's siren sig I amidst her bunch of Toses. Pacific Coast Unprotected nailed distress and more than a Fairies and the Elves do their best Coquille. The routing lias not been to approximately $6,000 and the demanded by tlie public Interest. Giving the government power to d<sil Tlie Pacific coast repre«cntH about hundred jieople had gathered at the to entertain her. The Queen is most determined. if the lumber should money is now being collected. directly In foodstuff» probably would 1300 mile« of coastline, and. accord dock when the boat finally landed. gracious to her, but all this delight be loaded at Coquille, Canadian Pa make its application unnecessary. ing to eminent uut.lioritle«, there are Dr. 8. J. Mann was at hand and up cannot keep a mortal little Rose from cific cars would be forwarded here Secretary Houston declared, as Its more than loo points at which an on examination found that death had getting tired and sleepy, and as these and loaded at the county seat, and very existence would temi to kiM'p enemy could effect a successful land been instantaneous. The body was are Fairies of the Day, the Queen afterwards forwarded by tlie fastest conditions normal II« proposed that ing and of those polnta 16 are In taken to the Ellingson undertaking sends Hop-O’-My-Thumb witli a mes trains to Vancouver and thence I sage to little Rose’s mother, that across tlie continent to Halifax, Nova | tlie goveninent slioiil«! have full di Oregon History of military tactics parlor. Tills issue of Western World rection, saying It might lie wise If leaches that when attempted, land Mrs.Johnson and daughter. Miss she will find her daughter sleeping Scotia, for transport by vessels across' •onies from its new location 111 the an emergency arose to fix prices on Ings have been «lligtilarly st cc»SHful. Hattie, were at the dock also, and the neath the lilac tree in the park, and the Atlantic. Rasmussen building on First street. a single commodity. Market gradee In «pile of tills, only four points on the last chorus of the Fairies, pre- that shock to them was so great Sixty Per Cent Spruce I paratory to taking flight, leave little "The 480 acres contain timber var- ' Die past week has been a busy one and classes for farm products, Heere Hie coast are protected. EntlitiHlast» medical aid was required. th«* iously estimated at between 25,000,- for members of tlie World force, tary Houston said, form one of the who do not know tlie real conditions The deceased was 56 years of age Rose sleeping leaning against Fairy throne: even her attendant and probably the oldest pilot on the ooo and 35,000,000 feet. The per their time being occupied in mov- chief ne««ds of the country to insure will often refer to tlie naval vessel« the various artici««» proper conditions In producing and «ill Hie Pacific as the hull dogs which Coquille river bar in point of service. roses are drowsy and drooping, since centage of spruce is said to lie about ing anti installing watch our shoreline. They arn bull For 28 years he had been contin the Queen tells us— sixty per cent. Tlie deal, while not of machinery and in having cabinets marketing farm products. ‘‘A mortal child can never stay ually employed on local bar tugs and made public as to price, is said to in and other conveniences built and put Transportation Super» i-li n tskril «log«, perhaps. but they have rubber in place. Tlie new location affords In Fairy land but for a day.” Authority also was asked for the teeth. Our fleet on tlie Pacific con for. tlie past 12 years as master. He vQlve over $100,000. many advantages over (lie old on«« department to require tcsnspoi«a'.lon sistH of vessels of Nninll type, which was widely known as an efficient and tlie fall of the curtain ends Hi« Craine R ill Log True* skipper and it was through his ex day In Fairy land and “A Rose ' Tlie timber Iles close to what is ind places tlie World's plant in posi companies preference for the move would make a very poor showing tion to give still better service to tit«1 tillz.ers an«t materials Unit enter Into against first-class fighting units ceeding carefulnoM that so few acci Dream.” known as the Hatchet creek district community. While there is as yet tlie processes of food production. SCENE I. dents had occurred in crossing in and Tim late Mr. Hill waa responsible in the Coquille river and will be nucli to be done before permanent Enlargement of market news ser for tlie idea of a coast military high Prelude. out over the local bar. He was con logged by William E. Cralne, who arrangements are complete the World vice of tlie department was recom 1. Fairies' Song (Chorus. stantly on the job, a close student has a camp near the purchase. The way, but it did not meet with th« welcomes its many patrons and mended as a mean« of insuring equi support it deserved, and It Is only 2. Rose Dill. of the local harbor witli its ever negotiations of today were carried on friendH to call ami inspect tlie plart table distribution to prevent undue 3. Rose Song (Chorus). changing conditions, and extremely recently that the people of Hie North by Frank Boutin of tlie Coos Bay in its new surroundings. 4. Giant Forgot (Solo). food shortage In any consuming cen west have coins to recognize their watchful towards tlie safety of the Timber company and E. E. Foss, 5. Trip It Lightly (Chorus and manager of tlie Prosper Mill com ter and to provide against waste, due serious danger. Well known army vessels to which he attached a line. Reviving <!»«* Band to temporary oversupplies of food in officers admit that the only lines of While 11» wan sometime« criticized for drill). pany. Mr. Boutin arrived from the the The «lance for tlie benefit of 6. I Have a Little Doll at Home. lining too conservative Captain John East last night on tlie Coos Bay ’oral band, given at Bank hall Sat some communities. Tlie department defense for the West are drawn cast 7. Song of the Elves (Boys). son was steadfast in his own confi Limited and Mr. Foss came over from urday night, was very successful, wishes to allow tlie market serv|c<> of tlie Cascades, while many advo I Land of the 1 xh > i (Full chorus» Bandon on the evening train, division to assist in obtaining re cate withdrawing the defense Hne In dence. He knew just how far he having been attende«! by about 100 SCENE IL could go and he was never known 'The tract in question lies adjoin «ouplee. The band boyB have agreed routing of foodstuff* to relievo con the event ef invasion to the wcatern 9. Hail to the Queen (Chorus). ««lope« of Hi«» Rocky mountains Thia to overstep his bounds and take an ing tlie quarter section which Itof to carry on a permanent organization gestion on transportation lines. 10. In Fairy l.and (Solo). In Ita plan for an Investigation of would of course moan the abandon unnecessary chance. Wernlch and Ills assoicates are log ind effort« will be put forth to secure 11. Can and Can't (Duet). ging for their aeroplane order, but Is funds for new music. They appeared tlie present footl supply, tlie depart ment of all the wealth and the people John Johnson was born in Stavan 12. Rosebud’s Song (Solo). covered with three tiuies as much >n the streets Saturday evening an«l nient of Agriculture has arranged for west of tlie Rockies to the morcle* ger. Norway, June 15th, 1861. He 13. The Merry Elves (Chorus). tlie help of the Federal trade com of the Invaders. This is what, the Umber.” came to the United States about 10 gava a much |p|iprectated concert mission. which, witli the department, 14. I Know (Solo). war depafin’cnt has already decide«! yearrs ago and for the past 33 years Mthough their selections were from was directed by President Wilson 15. The Queen's Song (Solo). to do without firing * shot If the Pa had made his home in Coos county. >ld music they played very well, dem Capt, Snyder Tug Master 16. Rose Song (Chous and drill). early in the year io make an in ciflc coast Is invaded while we are He worked his way up from a deck Captain Lev Snyder of Portland ar uistrallng their ability, with a little qlilry to ascertain the amount of food 17. Over the Hills and Far Away unprepared hand on a sailing vessel to master of rived in Bandon Sunday evening to local support to again give Bandon stocks an«l to determine if Hi« anti Bill Before Congress a steamship. About 2 4 years ago (Full Chorus.) >ne of the beat mualcal organizations lake charge of the bar tug Kllliyam CAST OF CHARACTERS trust lawn have been violate«! In food III view of the fact* the people of he was married in Bandon to the for the Port of Bandon. Because if southern Oregon They are prac production, storage and distribution The Rosebud, Gladys Kennedy. the Northwest have decided to do widow who now mourns his untime ticing frequently. of the fact that there were several The Giant Forgot. George Omman. That Inquiry lias boon halted for something for themselves, and he ha«l ly dei«arture. Two children were The pres been asked to take charge of the The Twin* Can and Can't. Dorothy vessels due to sail Sunday night Mr lack of an appropriation born to the union. Adolph Johnson, I .ad Would Become a Sailor Snyder answered a hurry-up call and ent C'ongresa, however, tía* voted work Tlie throe state*. Washington, now quartermaster on the dredge Bowman and Blanche Webb. Eugene Scofield, son of Dr. and Hop-O'-My-Thumb, Teddy Haberly. the steamer Telegraph was held at Mrs. I. L. Scofield of thia city, l«fl money for conducting It the House Oregon and California, had combine«! Michie at Coos Bay, and Miss Hat Coquille until after the arrival of the Lola tlie $400,000 asked and the Senate In an attempt to penmadn Congress The Queen of the Fairies, tie Johnson, an operator at the local train from Portland so that he could '(hie week for Portland to take th» ex $250,000. Manciet. to build the Coast Highway, and a telephone exchange. Deceased also reach here in time, Mr. Snyder is amination in view of joining the ('ongreeenien Are Consulted. Little Rose, Margaret Best. bill will shortly be Introduced Th» leaves two sister* in San Francisco navy. Because of the fact that he a stranger here having previ- The Door Fairy, I.ugenia LeOore not The two house* are expected to get worst enemy of the Pacific coast Is and one sister in Norway. had hl* arm Injured years ago there to 12 years ago been master of OUS DANCING FAIRIES: ha* been some question a* to whether together on an amount to be appro the group of congressmen who are From the hour of hl* demise until Mary Reeee, Gladys Grose, Agnes the local tow boat service. He Is after the funeral flags on every ship Patterson. Dorothy Bell Endicott. well acquainted with the local bar he could pass the physical require priated for thl* specific inquiry and utterly Ignorant of conditions here, ments, but he Is determined to serve as soon as it Is available the Trade and such men as those who recently and shipping headquarters along the Margaret Tuttle, Marie Manclet. and the people here are fortunate in his country and hopes to be able to commission will proceed. The cotn remarked that we are well taken care waterfront were at half mast and Dorothy Lorenz, Camilla Laird. being able to secure his services ret in. The young man has been a mission already Ls laying plans for of by our fine railroad system. practically every member of the lo ROSES: the Inquiry an«l today called Into Quite recently we had a little un- Indent at the local high school cal shipping circle attended th» Lois < I RRY TO REALIZE Alva Shanks, Eula Boice, conference more than a dozen wna pclasantno«« with Mexico, and an ar services. A large concourse of FROM STATE FINDS Challacombe, Grace Plymale. Grace tors and representative* for sugges my was sent down to straighten mat Several After Shipyard. friends pai<l their last re*i*ect* by Kennedy, Edith Dippal, Ethel Elliott. following the remains to its final Several outside parties are com tions. The concert of opinion, it was ter* out. Hundreds of men arrived Marietta Hufford. Will Get a.*.«i,ooo for Rond Bnlldlng municating with the New Era club said afterwards, was that the cotn- «>n the border without equipment and resting place. FAIRIES: by Special Arrangement With shipyard committee for options to niiMfon should Interpret the act cre without arms because th» railroad* Service« were conducted Monday Eloie*» Blackerby, Viola 1 McCue, Forest Service Official*. lease and it is believed that a satis ating It In the most liberal fashion could not handle them. Troop* at afternoon at the Ellingson parlors. Liela Manclet. Dora Willard. Isabelle factory deal will be made In tlie near and should get down to basic facts Chicago were hung up for many Dean Wm. Horsfall of the Episco (Continued on Last Page) concerning the handling of food ro hours because the transportation pal church officiating. Appropriate Although not included under Hie future. source*. He was not system broke down. songs were rendered by members of ♦ stat» bonding act, Curry county is to ♦ ♦ ♦ criticizing the ra'ltoad, but the sys- ♦ * the Episcopal choir. Rev. Horsfall RAILROAD AGAIN ♦ l«articipate in the road building cam * tern which favors dependence entire ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ «♦♦♦««♦♦♦♦♦• WORLD HONOR ROLL •Iso spoke the final words at the ♦ Railroad talk has again reviv ♦ paign, If the bonds carry, accord « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ly on the railroads tn times of em COQI II.I.E RIVER AID grave, burial taking place in the K. ing to State Highway Commissioner ergency. Today there are 400,000 ♦ ed and what are «aid to be au ♦ Quite a number of our friends Washington, D. C., April 25 ♦ P. cemetery, The pall hearers were auto* on the coast and If each one ♦ thentic report« have |t »hst th» ♦ E. J. Adams, who was here Friday, have already found u* in our new ♦ Secretary Baker submitted « ♦ the following old time frienus of the Mr. Adam* said that this had been ♦ 8. P. will begin construction ♦ carried but four soldier* in time of ♦ location ♦ Congress the board of army en deceased: E M. Gallier, J. T -Mars. nepoeelty, it waa easy to be seen what ♦ work south from some point ♦ arranged by cooperation with the R. C. Ostrander. Bandon. ♦ gineers' report on the Coquille ♦ could be accompltahed if we had O. A. Trowbridge. Nel* Rasmussen. * along Coo* Bay line within a « government The Curry county road W. A. LeGore, Bandon. river Improvement. The report ♦ ♦ J E. Walstrom and Clarence Boice. through reserve lau«ia doe* not run ♦ comparatively short time. It ia ♦ road*. Leo Schnur, Pro«i>er. The floral offering wa* large and ♦ favors the restoration of the « good trunk ♦ also reported that thirty day « but by making the Forest road be Link C««m «nil Caiifoml* Mr«. C I. Starr, Dearborn, Mich. ♦ channel to a depth of ten feet, ♦ beautiful, including a number of In ♦ option« on right of way property ♦ tween Coo* Bay and Umpqua a part While the military authorities did ♦ feet wide D. <’. Haworth. Bandon dividual designs. The most signifi one hundred and fifty ♦ of a project for a forest road between i ♦ are now being secured in this ♦ cant of these was a miniature floral C. B. Zeek, Bandon ♦ from the entrance to Prosper, ♦ not favor an all coast road, owing * city, which would indicate that ♦ the Umpqua and Rogue rivers, the D. P. Plymale, Bandon. ♦ the name depth but 11" f. . ' ♦ to the fact that It could he reached reproduction of the Klihyam with Its Curry highway could be included by « ♦ actual work is not far off. Mr* .1. M. Perkins, Lamp*. « wide from Prosper to Coquille « by fire from hostile warship*, they mast broken, a token of respect the government offlcal* If the 16.- » N Perry, Portage, Wash, V. shown the departed friend by Mr. 000.noo bon«! l«sue carries and the ♦ The estimated first coat to be ♦ ¡certainly favored a section from Coo* « $18.000 and the annual main ♦ Bay to Eureka, either from Eugene Anderson of the Klihyam and the Lumber Co., Coos and Curry Tele state ia able to match dollar for dol New subacrlber*: O. R. Shank*. Bandon. masters of the four local steamers - phone Co., the local employees of the lar with the government, $100,000 ♦ tenance is to he 112.000. pro- ♦ or Roseburg. Again, the fact that L. I Wheeler, Port Angele*. Wa*b ♦ vlded local interest* furnish the ♦ the militia barrack* are far inland Elizabeth. Brooklyn. Acme and Phoe Coos and Curry Telephone Co, the will be expended on thia road. $50,- « Is another reason why the Pacific A. McIntosh, Bullard* nix. Other design* were offered by Indies' Thimble club, and Mr*. Otil- 000 by the state and $60,000 by the ♦ dredge. (Continued on third page) ♦ Thad Shinn, Prosper. the Fyfe-Wilson Lumber Co.. Dollar lle K Kronenberg. U. 8. government. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦