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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1918)
PEOPLE LNDIFFERENT TO ' FOOD SAVING PLEDGES CLERKS AND JUDGES NAMED HOW TO FIGURE INCOME ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR SAVINGS STAMPS « Claude Wright Is Married Eugene. Or., Jan. 21.—Miss Nellie Newland, daughter of Mr and Mrs. R. W. Newland, of Eugene, was mar- ried to Claude R. Wright, of Sius- sing, Mich., at the home of the bride's parents here Saturday after noon. Mr. Wright is the port en gineer for Toledo and Newport, ln charge of the construction of the jet ty at Newport. Mrs. Wright is a graduate of the Eugene High School and the University of Oregon Miss Newland, since her college days, has been teaching at Florence, where she met Mr. Wright, who had been there in corteectlon with a Government construction project, He is » grad- uate of Michigan Agricultural Col- lege. Number of New Appointments Will Tux Ender New V, 8. Law I» Ex- I aku I Busine»» Men Make It Possible plained and Method Shown. Hate to be Made latter. Food Regulation» Are Being Defied Tn Give Proper Publicity to by Some Citizen» uf Oregon. Government Issue. Typical income tax, married per The following election officials for Say Officials. By WALTER JOSEPH DE local precincts have been named by son—Income of $2500, tax is $10; LANEY. An educational campaign through Portland, Jan. 22—The greatest ; the County Court. As a number of ' income of $3,000, tax is $20; Income stumbling block now in the way of persons named have moved away, or of $3,500, tax is $30; income of $4.- display advertising in Western World the food administration is the sel are otherwise unable to serve, other U00, tax i» $40; income of $4,500, 1 has been launched for War Savings They called the elevated stretch just I tax is $50; Income of $5,000, tax is Stamps. The campaign is made pos north uf Elsden "Hungry Hill," and it fishness and unpatriotic indifference njeiol nt ment» will be made later: No 4 2, Riverton E. M. Peterson, I $60. of the average Oregon family, ac sible by the patriotic co-operation of was nut u misnomer. Certainly there Unman ritd person—income >f I local busiuea» men, who in connec were hungry people there, men, wom cording to Federal tcod administra J. B. K Shelton. Cora Richardson, $1,500, tax is $10; income of $2,- tion with the World are standing the en und children to the number of over Lillian Steward. Catherine McGee. tion officials for this state. No. 43, Prosper—R. W. Bullard. 000, tax is $20; Income of $2,500, expense. A half page ad in this is a hundred, housed in ramshackly Many families are splendidly pat riotic and are loyally observing the|E. W Fahy, Ruby L Feller, Gurda tax is $30; income of $3,000, tax is sue fires the opening gun. It is structures that had not seen pulnt for $40; income of $3,500, tax is $60; hoped that everyone wUl read these a full decade, with leaky roofs and conservation requirements in every Pedersen, Bsrtell P. Hoxie. No. 44. Bandon Southwest —C. B. income of $4,000, tax is $80; Income ads and get posted on the undertak loose windows und doors and fast go detail, but many others are either selfish or thoughtlessly ignoring tk Zeek, R C ' McKinnis, Reta Mars. H. of $4,600, tax is $100; income of ing made by the Government in rais ing to decay und disintegration. Elsdon was not a manufacturing ing funds for the further prosecu regulations, and in addition are inak- E. Book, i Ora M. Turnbull Second $5,000, tax is $120. Married pe(»ons having an annual tion of the War. lt is especially town. but ten years back a ruscally IM life miserable for the grocers board - E. H. Dlvelblss. Robert E. who must restrict tlie sales of flour Buck. Erma Boyle, Olive Button. income of over $2,000 per year must urged that the little sums that are ' promote, had raided the pince, plaus Mr. Wright is well known in Ban- pay an lnco'hie tax; unmarried per usually kept around the house be ibly ______ affecting to turn _ „ ___ the busy wheels don, having spent a year or more and sugar. Ill-natured complaints Victor Breuer. No. 4 5, Bandon North weal—Geo. sons having an income of over $1,000 invested, thus making them earn for J of industry and bring trade and profit here in charge of government harbor und threats of discontinued patron- age are made by angry housewives. Mancict, Chris Rasmussen, Nora per year must pay the tax. the owner as well as do service for to the wealthy citizens who were ln- work, He has a host of friends who Taxes may be paid in four install the Government. duced to Invest in the stock of the ex join In extending congratulations. these complaints and threats ln many Morrison, John N. Langlois, E. W. ploitation. A site was donated, a long cases, being backed up by husbands Gallier. Second board—J. H. Jon's, ments between now and June 15, if 1,550.000 Men in the Anny ( rambling _ one-story factory building or brothers who make special visits F. L. Greenough, Henry C. Dippel. this arrangement is preferred, but O. A. Trowbridge has returned the treasury will open a determined According to government figures was constructed and the River Novelty to tlie grocer to voice their displeas Harry Hunt, O. A. Trowbridge. No. 46. Bendon Northeast—A. J. , campaign soon to encourage persons enlisted men in the U. S. army on 1 company enme into existence. Fifty from a stay of several weeks in San , ure. These unpatriotic citizeus will pay their tax in full immediately January 1, numbered 1,428,650. Of- workmen und their families were ln- Jose. Cal., where he had been taking I go to almost any length to evade tlie Hartman, W. D. Marshall, John Niel- |to 110,8'15 duced to move from the East and care of his father who was seriously Persons coming under the income ficers to the number of son, J. W. Mast, Robert W. Covell ! regulations and to secure more than their allowance, although assured it Second board— Joseph H. Gould. , tax must file a statement of their brought the total up to 1,539,515. houses were built for them. The plant ill from the effects of a stroke of hardware novelties, paralysis, He states that his father is the surest way to create a short- , Levi C. Gibson. Nettie Hollenbeck. inconio with the U. S. collector for During the war with Spain the manufactured Oregon at Portland, before March 1. American army reached a maximum started, halted for lack of capital, and is now much better and is again Kate Kosa. J. Ira Sidwell. age and raise prices. I It was then learned that the promoter able to be up. That section of the No. 47, Bandon Southeast- R P of 272,000 men and officers. We must have better cooperation hnd appropriated most of this and had country is booming says Mr. Trow- HUI.OIMI Per Ton Platiniini. and more of it,” say the officials. Hunt, T. M. Nielson, Bertha (’. Du- absconded. bridge. A Powers man on his way down 75,000 Negroes Drafted "A mure earnest war consciousness is fort. Carrie Chatham, Myrtle Blake. The old Investors refused to put ln Eight per cent of the 9,586,508 needed, if the food administration Second Board Herbert Brown, El the coast stopped in Bandon Tues- KINLEY NOW A ROOKIE is to accomplish its purpose of pro bet Dyer. Dorothy Barre, Caroline E. day and told several people about a men registered under the selective another dollar. The plant was locked big mining strike reported to have service law are colored. Of these up and the workmen were left strand visioning our army abroad and feed Bcdilllon, Sylvia I.eneve. The following from the Tacoma No. 48, Two Mile- Elgin Strader, been made in the upper Sixes river nearly 209,000 have been called an* ed, Seine of them sought yvork else ing the armies and starving peoples Fish, section. He said that the news came more than 75,000 have been certi where. The majority, however, re Times of the issue of December 28th of the Allies, every American family Kenneth Perkins, Ada A. Mary Lock wood, from the scene of the strike via fied for service.# Out of every 100 mained. Some of the old workmen is of interest to local people. The must help. Each of you is urged tu , Blanche Faulds, board — Chas. H. Chandler, Powers and later ore was received colored men culled, 3 6 were certified found desultory work at road making gentleman mentioned is the son of impress this fact upon members of ■ Second throughout tlie district, some became Mr. and Mrs E. H. Kinley of this Philip W . I’earson. Adelaide E. Pear- there that assayed $60 per pound in for service and 64 were rejected, ex your family and neighbors. Itinerant chore men, doing odd jobs city and a Bandon man: "It is hard to understand, after son, Minnie Chandler, Daise D. Dark. gold and $6,000 per ton ia platinum. empted or discharged, while out of No. 49, Parkersburg James T. The man stated that miners there every 100 white men called, 25 wert» about Elsdon. Some did not work at " Last summer 10,000 men called ell the publicity given to the conser- all. Everything was deplorable, from him boss. Today he’s a rookie with vation plans and principles for so Jenkins, H. J. Banks, Ciara B. Sloan, anticipate a another Klondike rush certified for service. tlie raising of poorly nourished chil as soon as the richness and vastness the quartermaster corps. Thus did many months, how any American Cora A. Topping, J. F. Auer. dren to the loss of ambition among the find is learned. Several local of the No. 59, l.ampa — Edgar Bean, John new family can still be in ignorance of Tlie year 191" established stranded castaways. They were mpre war, the great leveler, 'hand it to’ the need of its individual cooperation M. Long, Sam Clinton, T. P. Hunly, people are making an effort to find Itigli records for corn, oats, rye, ‘ than that—taboo, to the highly civilized A. C. Kinley, head timekeeper for out if there is truth to the reported white and sweet potatoes, tobacco, i I Hurley-Mason, camp builders. or of tlie fact tliat Its cooperation is W. J. White. better class of the lower town. find. No 52. Four Mile — Chas. T. Blu- a patriotic du'.y. it is harder still "Pvt. until Kinley but con ex- beans and onions. Igry Hungry HniSherwere^ 1118 was work drafted wlth the ‘- as were the denizens of Hun- to understand how any American menrother, Jas. E. Alumbaugh, Grace family not ignorant of these matters Ensign, Mary C. Pomeroy, Minnie E. ------ he took ------ _ a Ben Parks have to ignore an unfortunate human dere- ,,any was finished. Then Mr. and Mrs. can gu on ignoring and evert detying Perdue. Het "who drifted their way one cold | y. acatl ° “ and came back . to enllst ln moved from the Dafoe mill near Bui-,................ -- ............................ .......... I n 1 <? • the food administration's regulations. He as one of Volunteer Workers to Be Enlisted lards, to Coquille, where Mr. Parks wintry evening, a man poorly clad and Lncle »am s service ’ _ | I with ... a face _ . . and ... Pork Now *14.SO on Coast Each fumily is an essential unit in expressive of _ pain de- fhA tke haat *Jest lrnnum known and and best liked em- and Building Program Sj>ee<led will be employed in the mill. I San Francisco, Jan. 21—A volun the nation's conservation plan, and l privation. He had slipped across a pl°>ea of the contractors and on his the success of the plan is of vital tary agreement by the Pacific coast ! ice on Washington. D. C., Jan. 22—Plans Fred J. Hartig has the distinction hummock hummock of of ice on the the 111-kent ill-kept street street entrance to the service his associates packers with the food administration for recruiting a volunteer reserve of of being the first man In Bandon to'""' Importance to winning the war.” ' and ’ had sprained »•'" his "" ankle. VI“ Kindly in the executive offices and news lias fixed tlie minimum hog price in | 250,000 shipyard workers have been ( hands carried him to the nearest house. paper correspondents contributed to County Hu uni ill Men Meet tlie Pacific coast states at one cent i announced by the Federal shipping be hired for work on the condensery. | It was that of a widow with four chil purchase him a wrist watch.” Mr. Hartig assited the engineer in lo E. E. Foss of the Prosper Mill Co. per pound under the federal mini board. The men are to be enlisted dren. and M. J. McKenna of the Moore mum In the Chicago market. The ¡by the state councils of defense and cating site. Installed New Officers Mrs. Martha Boyd was a buxom, Mill & Lumber company, were at Chicago market quotations are now labor departments’ employment agen- 'Die Rebekahs installed their new henrtsome creature whose husband REMEMBER THE DANCE Marshfield Monday, In company witli $15.60 the hundredweight. had died, leaving her with no means. | °mcers at a well attended meeting I cies. They will be sent to the yards The ¡importance of the Bandon I The neighbors had clubbed together at the Odd Fellows hall Tuesday representatives of the other larger ■ as fast as their services can be uti sawmills of the county, consulting Country Boy« Not Superior lized, 100,000 being needed by July Home Guard is realized more than .and hnd gathered up enough to start night. Those who received the hon- over since tlie call for duty. The her In i n very limited grocery business, ors were: Nenore Hunt, N. G.; Flor- witli J. P. Keating, member of tlie According to records of tlie »«lee I. United State« spruce and airplane tlve service, country boys do not ilance for the benefit of the organi Tlie two elder children, boys of i ence Fish, V. G. ; Lelia Fish, Record A bill to expend $80,000,000 in board, Portland. Affair« closely con sliow much physical superiority over housing the workers lias been placid zation should lie well patronized. Re eleven and thirteen, picked up occa- ing Secretary; Harry Hunt, Finan nected with the production of spruce those of tlie citiea. For pulposo of .before congress, and If passed, the member it will be held at Dreamland atonal dlnies and quarters doing odd cial Secretary; A. Knopp, treasurer; lumber for airplane stock were dis comparison selection was litado of shipping board believes Hint the. on- Saturday night of this week, The I chores about Elsdon. Tlie mother was Katie Conrad, Chaplain; Florence I cussed. cities of 40,000 to f 500,000 popula I tire reserve will lie employed by the admission is $1.00. A good time is thrifty, popular and always happy . Chamberlain, Warden ; Adelaide will l>e assured and your attendance lion, and a correspondlng set of , end of the year. tempt red. ¡Pearson. Conductress; Minerva Lew < 'minty Hardware Merchants Meet counties of the same total size. Ii> I It appreciated.—Committee. Matt Waldron, rover, half tramp, was in. R S. to N. G. ; Emma Erickson, G. II. McNair and T. M Nielson tlie physical examlnation« 28 47 pet ¡cared for pityingly, lie told Mrs. Boyd i L. S. to N. G.; Effie Macy, R. S. to Place Ban on Jamaiia (aiugt i* attended the meeting of hardware cent of tlie clty boya were rejected. lie was homeless and had seen better i V. G.; Wm. Lundquist, Inside Guar Tlie State Board of Pharmacy at o reliant« of tlie county which was aa against 27 96 per cent of the days. So lie was given a room In the dian; Blanche Radley, Outside Guar- recent session passed a resolutii n REFLECTIONS ON CRIME. held at Myrtle Point Friday. Fol country hoys house mid beentne n fixture in the busi I dian. limiting tlie «ale of Essence ot J > If poverty Is the mother of lowlgg a business session, tlie as ness. Tlie children liked him nnd tunica ginger to quantities not to ex crimes, want of sense is the fa- «ambled members enjoyed a splendid I itnt'Ci '•ale Brings ttealfli respectful ways won the esteem of coed one fluid ounce at each sa! >, banquet. Officers for tlie ensuing ther,—De La Bruyere. Sale of six million feet of white widow. term were chosen as follows ('. E cedar mar Bandon belonging to Mrs ¡This action «a« taken Io curtail ii e Mutt took a ynst Interest ln nil llullng, president. Frank E Hague, las. Nemo, formerly Mrs Elizabeth of the ginger for beverage purpooci Responsibility prevents crime. poor souls about town. He tidied him I ; It is reported that Jamaica ginger" vice president. Roscoe B 11azor, see Leon, cook at tlie county rock qiiar —Burke. self up nt liis beat. There was n ineet- ietary treaeurer. The next meeting r.v on Coos river, brought wealth to I'ii pnrations are being quite gene ing-of the selectmen nt Eidson nnd be Crime la not punished ns an will be held al Coquille fore them lie appeared. He told them the Nemo family. The sale was made ally sold which contain at least S'l offense against God. but as prej lof the indigent and ill at Hungry Hill, thru Indian Agent Chas. E Cce of (per cent alcohol and very little gin Paul Stephan, proprietor of ih* Roseburg, last week, to the Fyfe- ' ger. udicial to society - Froude. j He showed them how It would not take Seaside Ba’-tv in Bandon, la justly Wlbmn Lumber Company, and prob ' much to fix up tlie old plant. Osiers i»r- 'id of the fact that Ills place of ably involved at least $10,000. The i Defective Eyes Reject Many A man who has no excuse for i and reeds grew all along the river. He bu .Im n received the second highest' land came to Mrs Nemo thru inherit Examinations of the records < f crime Is indeed defeuselesg.— i knew considerable about bnsket weav- in'lng in the state bvI the state pure ance from Indian ancestors, and con 10,000 men passed for military sc Bulwer Lytton. (Ing. If the town would put In certain foe <| Inspector, He lost first place by sista of 160 acres lying south of vice by local boards and then re lei ' I ninclilnery mid turn over a free lense i nr tenth cf c ne per cent ! of the plant nnd the tillable lnnd nd Mr town led by army i The villainy you teach me I surgeons show th-’.t I joining It to the community, he would Sit i>h»:i « pl re ef b'lainess Is a de ' nearly 22 ; «til execute, and it shall go per cent of the final t ••- cld«<i credit to Band n hard, but I will better the in I , answer for working np n business that Superior Printing—Western World Jectl"ns were caused by defect! e eyes. Teeth were «ere responsible f r struction.—"Merchant of Venice.’’ I would give lucrative employment to I tlie poor souls around him and lift ■ 8 50 per cent, hernia. 7.27 per cen . OCEAN REBEKAH LODGE ear 5 94 per cent. heart dlseaf *. them from the mire. Blood only serves to wash am re | “If you won't do that." added Matt bitious hands - Byron. ’>.87 per c»nt. tuberculosis, 5.37 p- to No. 126 ! wlien he noted the indifference In tlie cent. Attempts to evade militat y the word "Sammle” in faces of Ills auditors, “turn over tlie duty by deception regarding : ph y si: tl American soldiers. It I» Meets on the second and fourth ccndittan were very few. plant and Its ten-acre site to me. pro- the soldiers do not like z Tuesdays of each month at the Odd vliled I find some one willing to put tip oour.LAJ FORTUNE AND HONOR. Visiting Rebekahs al Filili«« hull the capital to operate It." Sergfant McGraw Here To catch I in me Fortune's golden There was no objection to this. The FOR SALE or Trade Premo l am ways welcome Sergeant John McGraw. IT. s. foie- smile original Investors were glad to get rid eta 5x7 in good condition J. I ENORE HUNT. N. G. es stationed on tlie Mexican border Assiduous waft upon her. of mi elephant on their hands. The,' Bowel*, telephone 10« 3 I.El IA FISH. Secretary near Marfa. Texas, arrived in Ban And gather gear by every wile —---- —-—-———------------ — - — doubted Ills ability to produce results, don Friday for a visit with his fa' That's Justified by honor; but agreed to help him out. ily. Mr McGraw states that his reg Not for to hide it In a hedge. And no« Matt Waldron, the roust ment was prepared for service In Not for a train attendant.' about, the ne'er-do-well, began to de France, but about that tlpie a num But for the glorious privilege velop. His barker was a methodical her of Mexicans started an tneipien’ Of being iudepeudeut. old man v lio left the direction of nf i 1 revolution, presumably thrfi the in faits to ibitt. to whom he hnd taken n fluence of German spies, lust across groat fancy. The fear o' hell's a hangman'« , tne border, and the plans were TRIANGLE SPECIAL whip The machinery was ordered, the old '■hanged In the meantime lie and To baud the wretch in order. plant renovated. Gangs wore sent Whirlwind Comedy others had sent their personal bo But w here ye feel your honor down the river to cut the material il'nging«. other than absolute neees needed, n llnthont purchased to flout grip sltlea. home Texas rangers and the finished ware to market nnd first Let ay that be your border. I home guard companies are being re ten. then twenty nnd finally fifty hands I'« slightest touches. Instant erutted and whipped into shape for «ere employed lit good wages nt the pause— patrolling the border, says Mr Mc plant. J'ebnr a side pretenses. Graw. and In a short while only a few "Mr. Waldron, you're a regular ma- Ami resolutely keep tlie laws, regulars will have to be kept, there giclati!" declared the widow, ns Matt I :i<’Hring couaeiiuences ' The men tn the army are anxious to «bowed her over the plant, alive with — Burns i get to France the buzz nnd bustle of prnetlcnl indus « try. SIN DAT, JANI ARY 27th. "And what 1« thntf she Inquired, n« I.. V Marsh 1« Not s Slacker Admission IO and 2Oc with shining eyes Matt took np n black A J Marsh of Elk river was i in SAID OF THE TONGUE. ehinisy lump from his office desk. Bandon over the week end 1 Ml To many men weJI fitting do<m “New Inch, grand luck. Mrs. Bovd"'" ■ We are not in the business of mak Marsh states that his eon Louis A* are not set on tbeir tongues — proclaimed Mutt, with an exultant ring ing Coops but «e are giving our pat fred Marsh was reported among the Theognis In his tones. “Coni, tons of It. thou- rons the highest grade pictures— Coos county delinquents. ! Such is Binds of tons. By accident In digging pictures that entertain—pictures far from the case as Louis > is an We may see cunning and < u- a »ell 1 Struck n vein ten feet down on with good stories and real stars— American soldier, now serving his rlous work of nature, nltl.-h the factory groumls. Hungry Hill la n ‘‘The play to the iliing.” as Shakee- country In France Mr Marsh sis > hath barred and hedg'd nothing vast c<iil bln nnd we're rich—my part pea re said. Look for the TRIANGLE I has another son. John R Marsh, ser- ner—the whole community—for all PLAYS, they are the best produo In so strongly the tongue, vine in the navy- shall share tn the fine fortune a kind tions that brains and Uioney can with two rows of teeth, and fate has sent to us.” therewith two lipa Besides, she make. Get aboard the TRIANGLE DOVGI.AS FAIRBANKS in Tri- It was true, and Hungry Hill bios TRAIN If you want to see Real Pic hath placed ’ t far from the angle Special— whirlwind eomedy, sonicd from Idlene«« into industry and ture«. The GRAND THEATRE has heart that It should not utter Hl« Picture In the Papers.” GRAND from penury into opulence. And all an exclusive contract for ALL TRI that which the her it hud ion rHEATRE, Sunday. Jan 2.'th. Ad joined In giving Matt nnd hl« bride a ANGLE PLAYS. W henever you see '■elved TbisQalso sliouid cause ns nitoaien 10-20 rent«. it grand ovation after Mrs. fiord had the Triangle Posters In front of the to tie silent., seeing th'«e th it aald "Te«." use much Talk, liioi.gti they . GRAND, you will see a good Show. The 16 cantonments built for the «Vopyrttht 1»1 . _ Wistir. Nor^,^, t'nloa i \nf n speak truly, are nevei lielleied training of soldiers cost $13 4.090,0'30 -Lyiy with a net proftt to contractors of -lie grayfi«h is now on «ale In .TO ■ — • 2 9$ per cent the i MB| I «* i HUNGRY HILL Douglas F airbanks “His Picture in the Papers” tifî GRAND THEATRE X X 1 1