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BANDON. C qqs COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917
VOL. V
shipyard prospect
STILL ENCOURAGING
Poland Man Here Investigating
prosper Plant »ml (>l«l I'rice Vani
Nile for Newly Organized < '«iiii-
—Far oi ably I mpiessed AA'itli
the Advantages.
From all indications tlie deal for
■the local shipyard.
made recently
Iv'tli J R- Cunnyngham of Oakland,
|»ill be consummated successfully,
|il1P thlrtv day payment having been
Let promptly by the purchasers.
Lnotlier. and more substantial pay-
Lent is due in sixty days and it is
Lpected that work will have com-
Lenced by that time. Mr. Cunnyng-
Iham is recovering from a siege of
Lneumonia contracted while on his
Irecent trip to this section and has
[been unable to give the project de-
Lired attention it is reliaJily report-
led that he has a number of contracts
Lvailable and has already secured
|the services of master shipbuilder.
Portland Men Interested
| F B. Layman, Pacific Coast man
User of the Aluminum Cooking de n
til Co., manufacturers of the Ever
pear goods, was in Landon thia
Iweek and in company with members
lof the shipyard committee of the
blew Era Club and ‘ohn Nielson in
kpected the Prosper plant and the
kite of tlie old Price yard.
I Mr. Lyman is a stockholder in the
Pcnninsula Shipbuilding company on
II,e Columbia river, lie states that
another company, backed by siaffi-
Irient capital and with contracts, lias
been organized and is now searching
lor a suitable site, 'iliey have three
bites in view on the Columbia but he
kas quite favorably impressed with
the local advantage.* and there is a
Lssilliity that tlie company will
consider one of the local propositions.
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Preparing to Make Week of July 1
II» a Winner—to Hold Week
ly Meetings.
The campaign for Cha
C il ta mina
week. July 14-19, was launched last
night when the forty or more guaran-
tors met at the city hall and organ
ized. They elected the following of
ficers: E. D. Webb, president. J. I.
Sidwell, secretary; R. It Corson,
treasurer.
Tiie following committees were
named:
Ticket sales—C. F. Pape, W. J.
Sweet, AV. H. Pearce.
License—J. AV. Mist.
Location, seating and grounds
C. E. Hurley, H. E. Boak, c
Glenn.
Advertising—W. •S.
S. Wells, R. E.
Watkins, Prof. A. Richards.
Transportation and drayage
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E. Walstrom, E AV. Sclietter, E. E.
Reynolds.
Lights—A. 8. Elliott. W. L. Mast.
A committee of Prof
Richards
and AV. J. Sweet was named to ask
the co-operation of the N'e«
Era
Club in making the Chautauqua a
success. Regular meetings of the
association will be held each Thtirs
day night and special meetings may
also be announced.
Auto Goes Over Glade
The breaking of one ot the small
rods of tlie steering gear on Ed.
Clinton's car about 7 o'clock Sun
day evening on the road near Park
ersburg, sent tlie car witli its four
iccupants on a rough and rapid ride
over the bluff. At tlie foot of the
grade the front axle, wheels and all
other projecting parts gave way and
the car halted suddenly with its nose
in
the earth. A few bruises and
'
minor cuts were the total damages
to
1 tlie occupants, but new springs and
sttrering gear parts for the car were
necessary.
Tlie members of the
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party
were Ed. Clinton, J. 11. Howe,
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L. E. Osborn and Ed. Van Camp
7 hey had motored to Myrtle Point
during
tlie afternoon and were
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hurrying to get back. Doubtless had
it not been for a fence which partly
checked the speed, and the presence
of mind of Mr. Clinton in putting on
all the brakes when the machine be
I Geo. XV. Moore returned this week came unmanageable, a serious acci
Brom a business trip to San Francis- dent might have occurred.
[' > Speaking of the shipbuilding
Wireless Plants Dismantled
situation on the Pacific coast he says
khat the delay of tlie government in
A member of the government for-
Ibiting contracts for tlie proponed ent service visited thia community
hooden fleet is keeping conditions in last week and dismantled all private
khat line unsettled.
He says tliat wireless plants, It is reported that
Itliere are many boats for private ho found six or seven amateur insti
[capital to be constructed, but that tutions of tliis kind in the vicinity
khese private interests are waiting of Bandon. While there was no reas
P"r the government to first place its on given he was acting under ord
kriiprs.
that there nill be no in ers. The plant at the local Coast
k'Tference with the nation's plans, Guard station was also dismantled.
pie «as informed by a prominent
khip builder that the biggest, diffi-
Establishes Hat Works
k'tlty in the «ay of building tlie
Joseph IL Erickson, son of Mrs
large fleet of wooden vessels is in se- Emilia Erickson and brother of Axel
kuring the proper ship timber.
Erickson of thia city, has arrived in
Mr Moore was in conference witli Bandon from Stockton, Cal., and is
a party in San Francisco who has establishing a hat works. Mr. Erick
pi1« to build and is much interested son is an expert in his line and is
L the Bandon yard. An effort will equipped to do anything in the way
r" made to get the party In coni- of cleaning, repairing and remaking
h'unication with the recent purchas- of ladies or gents hats. He has se
prs of the local plant.
cured the room on First street for
nerly occupied by Dippel & ""I
verton and is open for business. His
family Is residing in San Francisco
*"".0(Hi Federal Money to lie Ex and may Join him later.
pendei on Thru Coast Roml.
Iiirlev Buck of Portland, assist-
’ i' district forester, on his return
rom Gold Beach last week reported
| uai t ,-i/ino federal money would
I " 3'ailable for immediate
road
in furry county between Port
'Hord and Gold Beach. Curry is
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required to raise any funds to
Ln tT the federal appropriation and
hat ha» been asked of her is to
t n0,iratS ln a general Plan of put-
“ crast r°ad on a tetter grade
;.us uin,e
along permanent
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Some of the work may be
I'10*»® this Bummer.
NO. 30
Relative of
BandonLin slid
Son of
Supposed Coos Resident—Are
Trying to l,ocate Father.
Word conies from Portland of the
deatli at Vancouver barracks last I ri
dgy of Sergeant Elton Blake, broth
er-in-law of Mrs. Myrtle Blake of
Bandon and son of George Blake,
supposed resident of this count'
Efforts are being made to locate the
father and should anyone reading
tliis article have knowledge of Georg«
Blake's whereabouts he is requested
to apprise tlie father of his son s
death.
Elton Blake was a member of
company L. 3rd Oregon Infantry
About two weeks ago he took down
with pneumonia. He «as taken to
Vancouver to the hospital where an
operation was performed in an en
deavor to save his life- Burial
at his home at Dallas. Oregon, and
the funeral was of a military nature,
, °» Mondi
’>• June 18th. will bo members of the dead man's regiment
the
faking part. The deceased was an
id S a,in'la' school
NeW election of
directors Oregon boy, having been born and
ire i„
aüd the annual school tax raised in the Willamette valley
acted M°Han' raatters to be trans
Mrs. Esther Jane Gould died Wed
June 20th
three
Kal city Section at which nesdav of this week The aged lady
eïïÏÏT **" bo chosen. was 85 years old. Funeral will be
» are important to the conudeted from the home on Caroline
,ht J * community and it is avenue Friday at 2:00 p. m., and
burial will be in the G. A. R ceme
•*!f»r» , f‘'"r>’”ne Interested in the tery. The obituary will appear in
’’“’y to tot Bandon will take oppor-
* st both.
next week's World.
EVERY SLACKER TO
BE SENT TO PRISON
DUTY CALLS!
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President Wilson has is
sued a proclamation appeal
ing for a $100,000,000 Red
Cross fund. Bandon and
Curry county must subscribe
$3,000 of this amount next
week. Learn why.
L. J. Simpson of North
Bend will explain it at the
Orpheum theatre Friday ev
ening of this week. No ad-
mission. We appeal to ev
ery patriotic citizen of this
communitv to attend.
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GEO. W. MOORE
T.T. HANLY
’’There is going to be a greater
boom in lumber than even the most
optimistic lumber men have forecast
cd," said E. A. Christ'ns« n, of Sud
den & Christensen, to the San Fran
cisco Examiner on ids return from s
trip to tlie lumbering sections of the
Pacific Northwest. He continued
"Those who have stocks of lumber
will reap the benefit of this. I bought
up all tlie loose lumber I could find.
This was not so much as might ap
pear. as the Eastern buyers are tumb
ling over themselves to buy lumber
of certain grades
■'There are lower grades of lumber
thnt are even now selltni for more
than twice as much as they did a
year ago. This rise will not stop
because there is a tremendous de
ma nd for lumber, I « ill give you an
instance.
‘‘I saw several telegrams to mill
owners up north notifying them ti
ship lumber as fast as they could
and to notify Just how much they
could send and at what time. 1’rlci
was no object.
The entire Northwest ia just en
terIng into the lumber boom, The
mill owners and logging companies
are working as fast us they can. but
they are handicapped by lack of la
bor. it is lire trained mechanics who
work tire machines »ho are so scare«
as the laborers who handle the logs
and lumber.
‘ There is a shortage of lumber
handling labor around the mills and
camps. There is no need for anv
able-bodied man on tbi-> coast to gi
hungry. Tlie minimum wage in th<
mills i«,83 a day. The ordinary I h
borers get up to $4 a day.”
BOTH .TRE At t'KITED
H. H. Baldi and R<u*l Gallier Enlist
auil Put on Euvluwgli.
H. H. Raich successfully pa.' sed I hi
examination for enlistment In tin
Navy and returned Sunday evening
to await the call that will take him
into brainiug
Reed Gailinr also
passed and will be hack after visit
ing friends in Portland for a few
' days. A letter of Instructions issued
tc each of the men explains that
ithey are duly enlisted but placed on
furlough at their homes until the
Bandon and community is organ-1 lnittee. suggests tliat such methods of ' new training quartern, now under
izing for tlie big Red Cross drive raising money for the Ited Cross as construction, are ready fur occii
that is to lie made throughout tlie teas and socials be discontinued, He pancy.
Mr. Balch, «ho ,vas Married the
state during the week of June 18-25. believes the situation too grave, the
Plans are made to pave the way at need too pressing and Oregon's res day before leaving to enlist. Is happy
,i mammoth meeting to be held at ponsibility too great to go about tii1’ over tlie unexpected opportunity to
Each com enjoy a more extended honeymoon
the Orpheum theatre I’riday evening work in a small way.
munity will he systematically dis His bride, who was Miss June llessc
of this week, at 8 o'clock.
tricted by its committee, and loyal will reside with her parents. Mr. and
Prominent Men at Head
At a preliminary meeting held at citizens are asked to Lave their con j Mrs. Henry Hesse, nt Dew Valley,
doing his
the Grand Tuesday afternoon <he tributions ready to give direct with v Idle her husband Is
bit
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for
Ills
country.
out
loss
of
time
or
extra
costs,
it
is
delegation in charge of tlie Coos and
( urry county work, which is com desired that every cent shall be uti
Enlisting British 8ubj«*cls
posed of L. J. Simpson. North Bend lized directly for Red Cross service.
Bulletin* to Report Progrès*
The Congress of tlie I'nited Stalo
Dr. Dix and Chas. Hall of Marsh
Arrangements have been made for having passed an act permitting tlie
field. were in attendance and «elect
the
ed the following executive committee reports from all Oregon communi voluntary recruitment, within
for the Bandon and ( urry county ties which will be sunin arized and I nlted States, of British subjects for
territory. Col. R. H. Rosa is at the lent out a* bulletins of progress. The service with tlie British army condi
head of this committee, the other -date at large is asked tor 8400,000: tional upon regulations issued by th«
Malo British sub
members being Geo. W. Moore and 'he city of Portland for 8200,000. I’nited State«.
There will be keen competition be lects between the ages of 18 and 40
T. P. Hanly.
With these three prominent citi tween state and Portland committees years inclusive residing in the state
of Oregon. Washington, Montana and
zens in the lead, an < rganizatton of to be first In reporting success.
There are those who want to know Idaho, or in the territory of Alaska
campaign teams will be effected In
view of making a ca nvass that will why the Red Cross is so important «ho are not naturali/ d American
include every citizen in the coni- to the nation in Its war emergency j citizens, are requested to registei
that President Wilson Issued a pro-’ their names and addresses at the
m unity from Crane's logging camp
on the north to Brookings on the clamation appealing for 8100,000.- British consulate, Portland, Oregon
south. Each
____ community included in 000 fund and setting aside Red Cross It must bo understood that registra
tion doe« not necessarily imply obli
tlie territory will be given credit for week in which to raise it.
At the front line trenches, stretch gation or compulsion.
the amount subscribed and a full
list of contributions will be publish er bearers wearing the insignia of
the Red Cross «'ill be found carry
Will Tender His Services
ed after the campaign
ing the wounded to the rear. Red
Dr. 8. J. Mann expects to leave
Simpson to Explain Rc<l Cross
The main object of the meeting Cross ambulances are carrying the Saturday for Vancouver, Wash .
to be held Friday night Is to thor rounded to Red Cross base hospitals where he will take the examination
oughly explain the Red Cross work where Red Cross physicians and nurs- for entrance to the Medical Officers
Dr
and its necessity in connection with "s faithfully nurse the wounded Reserve of the V. 8. Army.
the world «ar. The explanation »111 soldierB back to health, in order that Mann* is one of the foremost physi
be made by L. J. Simpson of North they may return to the world «ar for cians and surgeons of the county,
Pend, a leader in this work through liberty, or be able to come back to and one of the most prominent young
men of thin community.
He is a
out the state and an excellent apeak those who wait for them at home.
The bandages used in Red Cross loyal American through and through
er.
Patriotism, pure and simple. hospitals are made hv devoted wo and hope« to be able to do his bit'
Iioiild prompt every man and woman men working for the Red Cross In In the country's present crisis.
who ran possibly attend to be there, many communities.
To Leave Hmm for France
The vocational training given sold
for this Is the most uigent proposl
One by one Bandon's best young
iers
incapacitated
for
former
em
tion ever put up to this community
men are leaving to loin their coun
The amount apportioned to till ■ ployment will be organized by the
try's service.
Yesterday Rayner
Red
Cross.
The
mother
who
has
territory to be subscribed during
Gelsendorfer. son of Mr. »nd Mrs
riven
up
her
boy.
her
support,
to
the
campaign week is 83,0"" The »■■'
Geo. Geiwcndorfer, left on the Brook
will start early Monday morning of »■rvices of Ills country, will find her
lyn for Han Francisco where he will
cared
for
by
the
Red
necessities
next week and continue rntll the fol
From
Cross and he can inarch away with Join the Ambulance corp«
lowing Monday
no anxious thought as to her »etfaro. San Francisco he goes with other;,
Postpone Social Affair*
to a point In Pennsylvania for a
Until the Red Cross »e«k. J"np Training of Red Cross nurses is und month's intensive training before
er
Red
Cross
direction.
Thus
all
18 to 25, is past and tlie 8400.......
sailing for the battlefields of France
asked of Oregon, outside of Mult along the line the universal service
of mercy helps to lessen the horrors
nomah county, for the 810" "'
Total registration for Curry conn
emergency Red Cross fund has been and rigors of war and to strengthen
This
I y War Census day was 302
nation.
The
United
State«»
cati-
the
secured, it 1» asked that large soda
does not Include Erkl-sy, a small out-
do
Ita
part
without
the
Red
Urors
not
affairs be discontinued in order 'ha
lying precinct, Tlie largest registra-
all energy may be given the big, pat and the Red Crose is dependent on
contributions of those who wap tion wae at Brookings with if, and
the
riotic task assigned to this state
next highest w as the Lan dois sec
Al the time. H. L Corbett, chair t« help win the war but cannot serve
tion with 42.
at
the
front.
A
luan of the state P.ed CVm com-
COMMITTEE
PROVOST MARSHAL
ASKS
Al l,
<lll/E\S lo
ASSIST
IX
III XTIXG THEM Ol T.
R< rgistration in Oregon AA'a* Slightly
I «*>* Than Estimated from Popula
tion—Draft to He
Pn>|H»rtioiintc
to Population and Nohction Made
by Chance.
Portland, Ore, June 13—Tha
period of grace for men of military
igo who failed for any reason to
register on War Census day is end
ed.
From now on every Blacker is
to be hunted down without mercy.
Thero will be no more leniency.
Governor Withycombe has received
official instructions from the pro
vost marshal general at Washington,
D. ('.. that tlie most vigorous enforce
ment of the penal clause of the law
will be required against all who
have not registered
It is announc
ed tliat tlie quota of men to be draft
ed into the military service from
each Htate will be based on previous
census estimates, not on the actual
registration figures, which in Oregon
were slightly lower than the esti
mate
Inasmuch as the men to bo
called are chosen by lot. the failure
to register of any man who should
have done bo increases the chancre
against every other man who did
his duty and registered
For this reason particularly, and
vlso as a patriotic duty, every one of
the 62.840 men who registered in
Oregon is asked to help In the driv e
'o round up the shirkers
Already
'he sheriffs, police officers and pre
inct registrars hava been directed
by the adlutnnt general to report all
suspicious cases. But now through
the press, and in response to official
irders from Washington, all men
•»ho ha- e ro«V*eeTe<t »re n*W H
in this anti-slacker campaign.
Of course, there may be a few « ho
can present legitimate excuses for
not having registered. But they « ill
have to present them in court, The
time for leniency is passed, and ini-
prisonment faces those who tried to
evade their duty to their country.
A fine specimen of what
was
thought to lie fossil wood «as sent to
tlie department of Geology of th«*
University of Oregon by Dippel ti
Wolverton tlie first of tlie month.
I hoy received tlie following reply
"Please accept the thanks of tlie
I niverslty of Oregon and the de
part merit of Geology for the excel
lent specimen of coal « hich you sent,
in recently by express
Dr Straub,
whom you know, of courre. had Just
spoken to me about ft th«* day before1
He said you
Hie package arrived,
thought the specimen was a piece of
fossil wood. I think, however, that
It la all coal, and that tlie peculiar
linea on the outside are due to slip
ping In the coal bed. It Is what wo
call, technically, 'slickensides.' We
have placed the specimen tn the mu
attached
senni, with your name
Warren I). Smith. '
J. 8. Polhemus and son. J H. Pol-
hetnus, of Portland government of
fice, wore In Bandon Tuesday mak
Ing the annual survey of the local
harbor and government property,
This Is the first visit of the elder
gentleman to this section In years
and he noted many Improvements In
the city
On his first vtalt to this
vicinity there was but one house In
town”-—-that of John Lewis
Bandon and community responded
patriotically to Ove
Utterly
Loan
bond». a total of $1fl,IIMI worth hav
ing Iwen applied for up until hank
< losing time tonight.
Liberty Bond
sales eJose at noon tomorrow, fridai,
June lAtli.
AAORI.D HONOR ROM,
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Those »ho favored us during th*
past week are
R. W Windsor, Bandon
Oscar Wilson. Ft. Ancient. O
C. M Hoyle, Bandon.
Chas Lor«nr. Bandon.
E. M Randleman. Bandon.
R A Feller, Bandon
Della Bryant, Bridge, Ore.