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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1918)
WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. VI NEED MORE LIBERTY BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918 CONTRACTOR WEBB HAS BIG RILL AGAINST CITY Would Collect Anticipated Profits on Unfinished Oregon Avenue Con tract—Also Damages. f FARMERS OF COUNTY COL LEADER GIVES ORGANIZE TO MARKET INTERESTING TALK LARGE OX ERSUBSCRIPTION WAS W. H. Webb, former local contrac SURPLUS LIVESTOCK WILL BE EXPECTED WHEN MINIMUM tor, thru his attorney. W. A. Acker HAN Di.ED COOPERATIVELY WAS SET. man of Marshfield, at last night’s ON PORTLAND MARKETS. Bandon Has Small Margin Over Its Quota and More Should Respond Before Saturday Night—McAdoo Sends Wire—Oregon Wants u Bond in Every Family. The Liberty Loan drive closes this week, While Bandon has reached its quota, it has only a comparatively small margin and it is urged that those who have not yet responded to the appeal of the government do so at once. According to a telegram from Secretary McAdoo to the 12th Federal Reserve district, in which Bandon is included, more efforts must be put forth if the loan Is to be the success expected. His telegram reads: "It is learned with deep regret that there is a disposition on the part of the Liberty Loan organizations in various parts of the country to dis continue their efforts after they have reached their quota or have over subscribed their quota to some ex tent. I requested $3,000,000,0000 as the minimum that the government ought to have, with the hope and ex pectation that it would be largely over-subscribed and that every Lib erty Loan committee would exert it- self to secure the largest possible over-subscription. I hope the Lib- erty Loan committee will energeti- rally continue the campaign until its close in order to secure not only the success of the loan as a whole and the largest possible oversubscription, but also the greatest possible num ber of individual buyers. When America’s sons are now actually fighting on the battlefronts in France and will not stop fighting until the victory for liberty is won, no loan committee can stop fighting for an oversubscription for the loan until tlie campaign closes May 4th. If we stop fighting when we have reach ed the minimum of the Liberty Loan, we are not comparably sustaining our sons in France who are fighting not for the minimum but for the maximum of America’s rights and world liberty.” Want Bond in Every Home The Oregon State Central com mittee in a letter to the Bandon dis trict executive committee says: Realizing that the moral effect of a campaign like tills is even greater than the monetary effect, requests that each committee bend every ef fort, now that we have gone over the top, to put a bond in every home in Oregon. In order that each town achieving its record shall receive due credit, we have arranged for a new honor roll to cover all towns that have placed a bond in every family. Report should be made im mediately by wire upon obtaining a bond subscription for every family in your town, in order that it may be published in the papers and the name of the community forwarded to Washington. You have made such a splendid record that words are inadequate to express our appreciation and we know that we can rely on you to con- tinue your efforts until every home owns a bond Bonds are Negotionalde Confusion In the minds of some re garding the third Liberty Loan bonds has become evident. This confusion ha . been caused by a misconception ns to the meaning of the terms "con- vertibillty" and "negotiability.” The bonds are perfectly negotiable. I. e . salable or tranferable to others. How ever they are not convertible, 1. e., changeable Into bondx earning a higher rate of interest should such be Issued by the government during the war. April Rainfall Quite Small Capt. O. Wlren of the local Light Station reports the following con cerning the past month's weather: The rainfall for the month of April was 1 90 inches; days rainy, >1oudv and partly cloudy. 15; days clear. 15. Rainfall for the corresjionding month of 1917 was 2 66 inches, a difference of 0 76 inches less this year, The total rainfall since September f I rat to April 1 is 38.70 Inches. May 6th War Stamp Day May 6th is War Stamp Day truout the I'nited States. Merchants in mak- ing change on that dag will give Thrift Stamps, unless the customer asks specifically for silver The Infant son of Mr Wm. Steve nson died soon Monday. Funeral servicei and burial was made at cemetery. council meeting filed a bill against the city for »2198.37, alleged antici- pated profits on the uncompleted portion of the Oregon avenue street improvement project, A statement accompanies the bill that unless the amount is paid without suit, an addi tional »5,000 will be added as dam ages, alleged to have been sustained to Mr. Webb's credit, etc. The mat ter was tabled pending correspond ence with Atty. Ackerman Contrac tor Webb had been paid in full for all work done on the contract. W. H. Wann, an expert accountant, has been engaged by the city to check up the books and improve the book keeping system’where advisable. Marshal F. A. Holman was direct ed by the council to repair Edison avenue hill and certain sidewalks. The city engineer has been author ized to draw up specifications for a new wooden street on Alabama ave nue between First and Second streets. Mayor Topping has named May 21. 22 and 23 as Clean-up days and will issue a proclamation, Funds for hauling away the rubbish have been provided by the council. Farmers of Tills Section Being Urged (’.«viewed Local Home Guard and to Join With the Association in Complimented Them on Their Suc Disposing of Surplus Livestock— cess—Declares Big linn Drive Not Will Be Big Aid to Be?T Cattle and a Success But Result of Strategic Hog Industry Is Belief. Plans of Allied Generals. BANDON MAN IS HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE Willis Van Fossen Accused of Rais ing Check from $47.40 to $147.40—Bound Over. Willis Van Fossen. a young man about 32 years of age. is under ar rest on a charge of forgery. It is alleged that on the 22nd day of April he cashed a check at the Bank of 'Bandon for $147.40. after having raised the check, which, it is claimed had been made out for only »47.40 The check was signed by T. C. Urlf- flth and was given In payment of ser vices at the Cox 41 Griffith saw mill. which is located a few miles east of Bandon. The discovery was made Saturday night and Sheriff Gage was notified, it was learned that Mr. Van Fossen had gone to the W. R. Foote place at Norway. He was located there and taken to the county Jail. On Monday morning the accused man was brought to Bandon and ar raigned in Justice Wade's court. Rep resented by his attorney, F. J. Chat burn, the accused man waived pre liminary hearing and asked to be al lowed to plead later. He was bound over to the grand jury, his bond be ing fixed at »250. The young man believed that he could secure bonds men at Norway and Sheriff Gage gave him an opportunity to see his friends there, It is not learned whether lie was successful, but on Tuesday he was still being held at the county jail. The farmers of the country are or Col. John Leader, military instruc ganizing to handle co-operatively tor at the University of Oregon and the surplus livestock of this sec incidentally the highest ranking Brit tion of Oregon which will be sold on ish officer In the United States, gave the Portland and other outside mar a splendid lecture on the war at the kets. To this end tfie Coos County Grand theatre Saturday afternoon. Co-operative Marketing association The theatre was packed and there was launched at a meeting of farmers was not standing room for all who at Arago a week ago. The principal tried to get in. The afternoon was purpose of the association is to made a part holiday, the business handle livestock shipments, and tht houses closing for an hour during the work will be handled under the aus lecture. pices of the grange and farmers' un Before the lecture four squads of ion. assisted by the county agent. Company A, Coos Guard, under com- County Agent J. L. Smith states maud of Captain W. S. Wells, in their that the officers of the organization hew uniforms gave a short exhibi are: J. D. Carl, president; M. T tion drill under review of Col. Lead Clinton, vice president; C. E. Schroe er, who later made a brief talk to der, secretary-treasurer; A. J. Rada- them on military bearing, tactics, baugh and E. A. Arneson, directors etc. Ha complimented them i very The hope is to make shipments at highly, The guard accompanied him least twice a month. To reduce ex on the stage during the lecture. penses of the work until well adver Col. Leader talked for nearly two I tised and supported by the farmers of hours, every minute of which was MORE WORKERS FOR the county one of the officers of the thoroughly enjoyed. He told stories, RED CROSS NEEDED ¡association will probably accompany related Interesting experiences and I and handle carload shipments. Later dei.lt in detail with actual trench Bandon Auxiliary Called Epon to a permanent market man and ship warfare. Some of the scones depict Cl Iiief Engineer Clark »nil Manager Double Its Output of Help ping agent will be employed. The ed brought tears to many eyes, but Dietrich of McMinnville Plant less Case Shirts. first carload will be shipped the mid they were quickly banished with Coming Next Week. dle of this month. laughter at some funny incident from —— — • An urgent call is made by the lo All farmers, whether members of the brighter side of tlie big struggle. E. E. Oakes returned from a busi- cal branch of the Red Crose for more 1 the grange or union are urged to co Tlie present German offensive, Col. ness vislt to Portland Saturday. workers. It comes upon receipt of operate with the association Leader declares, is not a success, but where lie went to look up financial information from Chapter headquar instead is rn indirect result of wond backing for a prospective new indus ters that the Bandon branch will be erful and ingenious strategic work try. He states that he condition of HONOR ELAG IS RAISED expected to make 75 Helpless Case ■in the part of the greut commanders the condensed milk market, caused Shirts (similar to hospital bed shirts) of the tilled armies. Liberty Ix>an Token Now Flouts Re by the tact that the Carnation inter each month. ■ 1 he Allies are letting the Ger ests and the Gail-Borden people have neat li Old Glory in Bandon. A letter, dated April 26, to the lo mans drive into their lines at two gotten a monopoly on the govern cal Auxiliary follows: The honor flag awarded by the places 1 ng bag-like indentations,” he inent contracts, has caused consider “Dear Co-workers: Each Chapter sold. "The noose to the bag will able trouble to the smaller produc of th® Northwestern has been assign Government to the Bandon district in ■ urely be tightened «lien the salients ers. they being unable to get ship ed an allotment of work which they the Third Liberty Loan campaign, for of the Hun armies are pushed a little ping space for their products. How are expected to fill but must not ex having reached its quota, was formal ly raised with brief but impressive farther That is the very thing those ever. a meeting of the smaller pro ceed. wonderful generals want, and they ducers was held tn Chicago last “Our superintendent of the knit ceremony here Tuesday night. The let the Huns believe they are win week and plans were worked out ting department finds that if the event took place at the municipal ning while they may. for surely the whereby relief would soon be forth branches will maintain their averag flag pole at the head of the Bandoil Germans will have a terrific price to coming. es for the past three months for the Avenue stair«ay, and a large nuni- pay.” Mr Oakes states that the plant next three months our allotment for ber of patriotic citizens w ere In at- here will have Its machinery Instal Large hones in Reserve tendance. that department will be cared for w a < Col. Leader said: "The strength led within the next Rlxty days and Company A , Coos Guard. very comfortably. “In the Hospital Garments and present and the Band furnished sev- of the Allies is unknown, but there will begin operating as early ax pos Supplies Department in addition to eral splendid selections for the occas- is every rea ;on to believe that the sible. Manager Dietrich of tho Mc stipulating the number of boxes to ilon. C. R. Wade of the Liberty Loan olid backing of the men at the front Minnville plant and Chief Engineer be shipped, headquarters have also ¡committee with appropriate remarks is so strong and so great In number .1. Clark of the Northwest I Process stipulated the type of garment to be 'presented tlie flag to Mayor Topping, that no offensive Fritz might under Co. will arrive here Tuesday to be- It is gin the Installation work. made, so It has been necessary to who received it on the part of the take could possibly break thru Mr. Oakes also states that it would divide the allotment among the dif- city and the various precincts includ this superior strength that permits of I hav* be Impossible for the plant to re C B the present Allied strategy ed In the Bandon district. ferent Branches. The Bandon branch will please Zeek, custodian of the colors, raised it on good authority that the British ceive milk off the river If It wer* make 75 Helpless Case Shirts each the flag, together with Old Glory, as reserve is approximately 1.200,000 running, without the street on the Tlie present British line is west sido being put in. The receiv month. , work to be sent in to the ¡the guard stood at present arms and men. Chapter before the first of each the band played the national anthem. held by 4 00.000 men, and reserves ing room Is on the west side and aft The honor flag will be sent to any aie fed Into the battle only sufficient er the machinery Is installed, he says, month, These allotments are to be divided between the branch and Its precinct within the district for any to maintain this strength. The long- It would be Impossible to take It thru auxiliaries, Where new work Is al- special occasion on which they might ■ i the counter attai k I delayed the the warehouse from the front dock nearer aiqiroaches the end of the war He urges that the street work be lotted sample garments will be sent. wish to fly ft. and the less price In lives the Allies done. “Branches will please complete must pay to attain victory. Distributed lliisselite Literature such work as in course of construc BAND TO GIVE Riti DANCE "You read of the French and Ital "Kingdom News”. Russellte litera tion before beginning work on their allotment. ture, was distributed thruout Bandon ians and Americans throwing their “Very truly yours. several days ago by Mrs. Edith Car troops Into the fray on the active Lilieral Hupfsirt to I /oral Organiza tion Should Be Forthcoming ALICE VESTAL, penter. It comprised a single sheet, sectors. This is Sec. Marshfield Chapter. A R C.” issued by the International Bible British need tht No community Is complete without Local Red Cross officials say that ¡students’ association, and under th* mation that the if Bandon Is to do its share in the heading, “The Finished Mystery and be the deciding struggle, and they a band Bandon now has the nucleus new allotment It must almost double Why Suppressed.” The article Is de all want to be in on the drive to Iter- of an organization that promises to develop into a class fully equal to Its output, therefor* many more voted largely to attacks on what It Un." Most striking of Col leader’s re that maintained in the olden days workers must be had. An appeal is terms the “professional clergy". The made to the patriotic women of this “Finished Mystery" «as banned by marks, was the statement that Ger here, when everyone took pride in the community to become more actively- the federal authorities some time ago man plans for the invasion of the Pa fact that Bandon had the best band This nu engaged In the great work that must as seditious literature. A number of cific Northwest had been discovered in southwestern Oregon be done to assure proper care for the copies have been sold In Bandon He inferred that a possibility of such cleus, so to speak, needs considerable sick and injured among our heroes Mrs. Carpenter was called to the an invasion exists, and that the blow nursing (financially) before It can sheriff's office Tuesday, where her ing dp of our railroads would Isolate grow Into real life-sized proportions, In the battle for freedom. the Northwest and make it easy for and. since there is fs yet no definite Workers are requested to call at activities are being Investigated. a German fleet to land source of revenue to maintain It, the Red Cro«» headquarters, second floor, He spoke of the necessity as a mat boys have adopted the usual method First National Bank building To Observe Memorial Day Memorial Day. May 30th. will be ter of preparedness for the main of giving a benefit dance. The date observed under the auspices of the tenance of the Horne Guard com has been set for Saturday. May 11, SENIOR CLASS PLAY FRIDAY He has organized 27 com and the event will take place at G A R. and W. R C. All lodge* and panies Home talent efforts on the part of civic societies are requested to par- panies In Lane county. He empha Dreamland. The boys have cheerfully turned The program will be an sized the importance in ease of attack the Senior Class of the Bandon High tlcipate Memorial services of membership in sn organization out for ail recent festivities and have school will produce to the pleasure nounced later of local people the delightful two- will be held the Sunday preceding wearing uniform and recognized as a rendered very creditable service« They have received no financial bene part farce comedy. "The Fascinating May 30th at the M E church south. war making group. Coder interna tional law there is no right other fit, Instead have contributed their Fanny Brown”, at the Grand theatre Rev. S. Roberta officiating wise for a man to offer resistance to own money and time This fact Friday evening. May 4th. There are armed troops, Efficiency of recruit» should be appreciated, by every local New Speed Record nine characters In th* cast, each as Geo M Laffaw has established a is Increased at least twenty times by citizen, and everyone should buy a signed to on* well adapted to the ticket whether they Intend to dance training part, and all trained to the "nth" new Spring record for time between The Home Guard members Col. Leader Is lame, temporarily or not Bandon and Marshfield via the Seven degree, under the able direction of should be especially Interested as th* the only as a result of 16 days In Mixa Agnes Redmond The clssa Devils route. In a Velle and carry John Ing two passengers he made the run Tenches, without adequate food and band boys hsre readily co-uperated members taking part are: The •X- with the local company »whenever Arnold last Thursday evening In two hours waist de*p in Icy water Donaldson. Edward Fish. posur* brought on paralysis of hls called upon Actual running Haberly. Gail Boak, Gladys Galller. and 18 minutes lower limbs which placed him in • he Goldie Hufford. Jessie Bell, Margar- time wax 2 10 as It took eight min hospital for nine months. Mixs Katie Conrad, chief operator utes to cross the ferry. et Divelbiss and Irene Breuer To Build T reti< lies at the local telephone exchenre, and The regular program of pictures Trench building. botAblng. ba yon*» other relatives of Geo Cheooweth of Walter Carpenter, who joined the will be shown early in the evening and the curtain for the play will go Navy several months ago. arrived action, the war art of "killing the Curry county, who only a fww month» up about 9 o'clock. Reserved seat home on the Elizabeth last week for other man before he kill* you”, will ago joined the Canadian army, re tickets are being sold at the Boyle a short visit with his mother. Mrs. : - taught Coos Guard 'ompanlee >y ceived word last week that ho had Jewelry store at 50 cents each. Gen Edith Carpenter, and other relatives instructors from the I'nlverilt/ of been placed In the English clearance eral admission will be 35c and for He left again Tuesday to report for Oregon cadets according to Col. station, presumably for discharge Leader, if pre. ent plana matciUlus. from the army and return home duty. children 25c. NO. 24 STATE PROMISES TO AID CURRY COUNTY H1GHU %Y COMMISSION WILL BE HERE THE I2TH—H MILES OF ROAD PLANNED. .11. Marsh iuid (\>un(y Judge Wood Take Up Road Matter» With the State Highway Ottmmisaion—12- Foot Roadway on Grades, Cedar Bridges, Etc., Now Favored. County Judge W. A. Wood and A. J. Marsh, of Curry county, were In Bandon last evening enroute home from Salem w here they had been tn the interests of Curry county road improvements. Misunilerstandings Cleared The survey recently made i by en- glneers working under the state high way commission, called for a 24 foot road, concerte bridges and culverts, etc. Such requirements were entire ly beyond the scope of Curry county's needs and resources, decided thj people of that county, and they took • he matter up with the highway com- mission by letter, succeeding in hav- ing the width on grades and heavy construction cut to 20 feet. How- ever, even tills was much too expen- live a construction. Judge Wood and Mr. Marsh wero hoseu to go out to Salem and placo Curry county's side before the com- .uiBsion. They met with that body and explained in detail Curry couu- ty's finances, population and other resources, bringing home the fact that road construction on a par with the famed Columbia highway, while i splendid ideal to work toward, is entirely beyond the possibilities and needs of Curry county at this time and for years to come. State Engineer Nunn and the highway commission were won over to this joint of view and promised to amend .he plans for a 12-foot roadway on •trades, with wider construction on the levels Cedar will bo substituted for concrete in the bridges and cul- vorta. Under tho revised plans th* »55,- 000.00 to be spent on Curry roads this year tiy the state and county will build eight miles of first class gravel ed road. A mile and a half just out of Port Orford and the balance he- tween Elk and Sixen rivers will be improved. The bridge over Sixes river has been condemned and will also be rebuilt "The most successful road confer ence we have held with th* highway commission,” is the comment of Messrs Marsh and Wood regarding their efforts. "Commissioner R. A. Booth and State Engineer Herbert Nunn will be in this section the 12th of this month and will go over the ground with ub . This will give them first hand Information concerning Curry's highway needs and we are certain that hearty co-oporeatlon be tween county and state will mean th* hastening of the day when the Coast Highway between Bandon and Crescent City thru Curry county will be mor* thoroughly realized " Would Have Coat $2,(MM>,(MM> Off hand estimates as to probable cost of a road thru Curry county built on a twenty-four foot basis, concrete bridges and culverts, place the minimum cost at approximately »2,000,000, which in comparison to Curry's »5,000,000 assessment valu ation readily convinces the most ard ent booster such Is beyond present and near-future possibilities. On his way north Judge Wood was accompanied by s lad by the name of Stewart who was placed In care of the state echo >1. The ’waive yea' old boy's mother Is dead, hla father missing, and his aged grandfather unable to restrain him. Start Graveling First of Week Contractor Elbert Dyer states that ho and Mr Plymale will have gravel starting towards the Bandon-Curry road the first of the coming week. They have the equipment at hand and tho work of strengthening the bridges, etc , to stand the weight of the heavy grgvel trains Is about com pleted They will use ten dump cars holding about six yards of gravel Five of them will make up a each train The tractor will take on* train of gravel out onto th* road while the other cars are being loaded Seven cars are at hand and the oth er» will be here In a few days Messrs. Dyer * Plymale will operate two tractor trains later If another engine ••an be obtained ♦ ♦ ♦ WORLD HONOR ROLL « ♦ ♦ L E Coates. Prosper. Warren C Foster, Camp Lewis. Mrs F Cardinal. Bardon Wm Hansen. Prosper Vera E. Irvine, Portland « 4 ♦ 4