WESTERN
WORLD
WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET
VOL. VI.
LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING
BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1918
NO. 25
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The Spending of Your
Hundred Million Dollars
Busiest Budget in All the World Is a Red
Cross War Fund—Every Dollar Spent
Alleviates Misery.
By WILL PAYNE
I.ast summer the public subscribed]
a hundred million dollars to the Red
Cross. At the latest statement over
eighty-five millions of it had been ap
propriated.
Where has it gone? you ask. For!
many months the world has been
spending over a hundred million dol
lars a day for the destruction of life !
limb and means of subsistence. Call!
up wliat you have read about the war's!
devastation. The American Red Cross'
enormous Job Is to do whatever It can
to alleviate that—not after the war.
not after governments have dellber
. . d and resolved; but right now, a* |
the minute, on the spot. It’s amazing|
that it has done so much with so little
money.
I.ast autumn the Italian army fell
back precipitately. On your war map
that meant rubbing out one line and
drawing another half an Inch further!
south. Over there In Itnly It meant
thousands of poor families fleeing from
their homes.
Major Murphy. Red
Cross Commissioner in Europe, rushed
to the scene and wired : "Indescribably
pathetic conditions exist, involving!
separation of mothers and children,
cold, hunger, disease, death.” In No
vember and December the American
Red Cross appropriated three million
dollars for relief there—a large sum.
yet small in comparison with the need.
Condensed Milk for Children.
Soldiers are only a part of the Red’
Cross' work—probably the smnlle"
part. Every Instant, somewhere In the
vast flood of destruction, a hand
reaches up In appeal. It Is pretty apt
to be a child's hand or a woman’s.
When the Red Cross commission
readied Petrograd It asked the gov
ernment, “What Is the most urgent
thing?" Tlie government replied : “We
must get condensed milk for the little
children here.” The commission got
the milk. At one spot in France farm
work was stopped by lack of horses.
That meant more hunger. The Red
Cross got tn a big tractor and set it
to plowing for the community.
There are a million needs. Cold,
wet and the deadly physical strain of
the trenches undermine men's consti
tutions. A frightful scourge of tuber
culosls has developed in France. The
Red Cross has built sanatoria, pro
vided over a thousand beds and nurses.
tricts. Including care of five thousand
families and sufficient reconstruction
to make Imuses habitable, required
over two millions.
Misery on an Unparalleled Scale.
Thirty Millions for France.
1 have here a big sheaf of sheets
filled with figures. One Item is thirteen
million and odd dollars—the amount
which, up to that time, had gone to the
local chapters of the Red Cross in the
United States for local relief. Twenty
five per cent of the money subscribed
through the chapters eventually goes
that way.
Over thirty millions have been ap
propriated for work in France. Here
Is a million and a quarter—In round
numbers—for military hospitals and
dispensaries; over a million and a half
for canteen service, where French and
American soldiers, relieved from the
trenches, can get good food, a cot, a
bath, and have their clothes disinfected
—and so go on for their brief holiday
clean, rested, nourished. There are
over three millions for hospital supply
service; half a million for rest sta
tions for American troops.
Aid of refugees—eleven thousand
families— accounts for nearly three
million dollars: care and prevention of
tuberculosis takes over two millions;
care of helpless children over n mil
lion : rellel work In six devastated dis
,IOME Gt ARD ENTERTAINMENT
Sill KRILL ACCUSED
OU BEATING HIS Wil l’.
,‘k’iieflt Grand Concert anil Dance to
loiim r leacb.er at lllvcrton and lor
lie Given in June by Troubadouis
short Time Resident of Ban
The Venetian Troubadours, mak
don Is the Principal.
ng a specialty of high class music
\ ' an h was instituted a few days with specialty solos, and accompanied
a ■> for 8. ('. Sherrill of Langlois, »y Catherine Roberts, entertainer,
v tiled on < barges of assault and bat aave been engaged by Company A.
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lid to have been committed 'oos Guard, to give an grand con-
a iin I Ids wife. He was located at tell and dance al Dreamland pavil
Marshfield and it is understood the ion on Thursday evening, June 13lh.
‘ was dropped. The Sherrills had
i ite organization comes especially
r< idej at Riverton a year or more .veil recommended, having been en
i where Mr. Sherrill was princi gaged on eastern I hautauqua circuits
pal of the school.
Following the and at other high class attractions
<■! m.' of the term, they came to tor a number of years.
i Ion,. residing here about two
u nth previous to taking over the Boost Red Cross and Thrift Stamps
h'I at Langlois.
Plans are under way by the Soci
Mrs. Mary C. Ilunn of I.angloia, a al!: t Local of Four Mile to hold a
'• i -libor of the family and the com- oig community gathering and dance
on inf in the court of .Justice of the al the itail the evening of May 18th
I' ho Stanley in Coquille, accom- tor the benefit of the Red Cross and
nied Probation Officer’ II. Dun- ,o also boost the Thrift Stamps and
I' ii in the search for Sherrill in A ar Savings Certificates. They have
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, unty. Mrs Bunn's story of the a novel plan of admission to the
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last Saturday night she went lance and exercises.
One dollar
to the home of Mrs. Sherrill. The • ill be charged each gentleman. 50c
i • i libor had just been struck by >f which will be immediately turned
'Ir Sherrill and in tears begged Mrs »ver to the Red Cross, and then for
-in to -wear out a complaint and he other 50c the dancer will be
'art action. Arrest was made Sun ,iven two 25c Thrift Stamps—oue
d
an I early this week the case ap- ,or himself and one for his lady if
im | before Justice of the Peace ne so desires. I he Four Mlle people
ill District Attorney Collier H. are planning for tl>e affair with en-
Buffington appearing.
For reasons iliusiasm and a big turnout will no
he did not know the case was drop doubt be had. A Red Cross unit or
ped.”
auxiliary is no»' actively in force in
Sherrill stated at the Bay that ha that community and the women will
v <s enroute to Washington where he put the extra money received to good
tn'rmled to Join his brother. He is ase in making necessities for the
considered a peculiar acting person boys at the front
hj many who have had dealings with
him. and a fanatic on religious and
Maislitield Students Expelled
moral questions.
A class fight originating after the
loss of the class pennant of the
Catholics for Red Cross
Marshfield high school, brought
The ladies of the Catholic church about the expulsion of fourteen
'■III conduct a sale on Friday and students
Members of the Soph-
¡ •tnrday. May 17th and 18th. for the »more class were susptcioned of hav-
■le benefit of the Red Cross. The ng made a» ay with the pennant,
t tai proceeds will be turned over to which »a* surreptitously returned.
the local branch.
Many beautiful However, the fight did hot end there
and useful articles which remained and last week a member of the 2nd
tins id at the Catholic bazaar and vear class was taken
to South
many since received will be on sale. Slough during the late evening,
M '-t of these article# were made by stripped of his clothing and left to
the Catholic Sisters of Mercy and return home as best he could
He
Charity
Purchasers, besides per got home about 2am
A head
forming a patriotic duty, likewise be- shaving bee »as then started, in
< io pc .
r* of the handiwork of
which several boys lost their entire
the women vho are lovingly called
crop of bair.
’ the Angels of the Battlefield."
These are all large Items; but the
Red Cross Is grappling with human
misery on an unparalleled scale—a
world of It. The Item for relief of the
blind amounts to four hundred thou
sand dollars. The dispensary service
sends supplies to more than thirty four
hundred hospitals. The Red Cross re
celves and distributes more than two
hundred tons of supplies dally at l’aris.
For this distribution and Its other
work It requires a big transportation
service of motors and trucks. This
transportation service has cost a mil
lion arul a half, and its operating ex
penses run to a million dollars.
Every dollar It spends means misery
alleviated. Its work Is building abroad
for the United States the best good will
in this world. It Is building the best
g<x»d will among ourselves. Whatever
else the war may produce, we shall be
proud of our Red Cross.
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IT I’ll.S III' SCHOOLS
SlloW GROWING INTEREST
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Edyth Dippel, Dorothy Loren/ and
Dorothy Bean Win Bi lz.es—
Other Bits of News.
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War Savings societies have been
organized in nearly all the rooms of
the local schools The society of llic
Eastside school Invited Lots Smith
and I awrence Starr, the winners in
the Four Minute contest in the eighth
and sixth grades, to appear on their
program Friday afternoon
Miss Rea’s room won the spelling
cup in the past month’s contest.
Miss Walker's room at Eastside,
and Miss Godshall’s room became
lOtt per cent holders of thrift stamp1
and war savings certificates last
week.
Miss Dano, fourth grade teacher,
has been called home by the death
of her sister
Mrs. Roy Corson la
taking her place until the end of the
school term
An inter-class track meet was held
on the high school grounds Monday
The Senior, assisted by the sub
Fresman. won the meet by the nar
row margin of one point
For the month ending April SO.
Edith Dippel sold the largest num
tier of thrift stamps, winning the
first war savings certificate prize
Second and third prizes were won by
Dorothy Lorenz and Dorothy Bean
respectively
Dr. Joseph Schafer, head of the
Department of History at the Uni
versity of Oregon, will deliver the
commencement addre*s, June 8th
Mr«. Turnbull's fattier Die«
Supt. L. W Turnbull received
word Saturday from Grants Pass of
the death of Mr Murray, father of
Mrs Turnbull The latter had been
summoned to her father's bedside the
week before
Mr* Murray will ar
compan her daughter to Bandon for
an extended visit.
Red (rose Shipment 'fade
The local Red Cross Auxiliary yer
terdav shipped to headquarters the
following articles:
80 hospital bed shirts
89 pairs of socks
10 Sweaters
Also the following, donated by
outside workers
s patched quilts
900 gun ra<s
3AND0N DISTRICT
WOULD DISCRIMINATE SCHOOL EXHIBITS
MEETS ITS QUOTA AGAINST THIS SECTION
FRIDAY, MAY 10
REACTIONARY TAXPAYERS AND PATRONS AND TEACHERS WILL
DISGRUNTLED TREASURY
VIEW AND DISCUSS PRO.
RAIDERS COMBINE.
GRESS ATTAINED.
'atIon Back- Up II* Government and Efficiency <>f County Commisslonei Exhibit» of Class Work; Sewing,
the Boys at tlie Front in Perfect
Has Caused Sonic Opposition—In
Cooking, Artistry. Mental Attain
Deluge of I.llierty Bond Subscrip
terest.s of Southern Coos »t Sink«
ment, etc., to Draw Parents aud
tions—Curry Given Credit for
—Thinking Citizen» of County,
Others to Both School Buildings
Si0.000 Handled Locally,
Hovvever. Appi-eciate Record Made.
Tomorrow Yfternoon—Food Sales.
Totals of the Third Liberty Loan
Unless the people of this section of
drive for Oregon compiled to date Coos county are willing to wholly dis
3how subscriptions in the aggregate regard their own interests they will
of approximately 826.500.000.00, a give their united support at the prl-
aandsome over-subscription of the mary election. May 17th, to Geo. J.
state's quota of $18.<95,000, al- Armstrong, Republican candidate for
though not so large as the over-plus county commissioner. Failure to do
rolled up in several other states. this will mean to elect a man from
The national total, although as yet the other end of the county, whose
only approximate, indicate a sub entire interests are there and who
scription of about $4,000,000,000; at probably knows little of tlie needs of
east one-third greater than the three this section. It will mean that the
billion dollar minimum. The list of entire County Court will be made
bond buyers is placed at approxl- up of resident from the Coos Bay
,.¡lately 15,000,000.
side.
Bandon <>ver-Sul»»«'ril»e«
Before Mr. Armstrong’s advent in
Total Liberty Bonds sold thru lo- to office the lower Coquille district
cal banks aggregated $44,000. Of received practically no attention nor
this amount, however, approximately assistance from the county In tlie
$10,000 is credited to Curry county, matter of roads,
The road to the
many subscriptions being handled south was a crooked trail thru the
thru Bandon for the convenience of brush, while the other roads were
dovv n-the-coast patrons, and the cred barely passable by auto at any time.
it for the sales given to the Curry During his tenure of office this com
committee.
This leaves approxlni- munity became recognized and for
ately $34,000.00 local sales, thus the first time received its share of
meeting tlie quota for the district by road money. While he was at first
a small margin.
I criticized for not being more aggres-
Resolution» of Appreciation
| sive in demanding local dues, he has
The Liberty Loan committee in its (always fought for an equitable dls-
efforts to have the people of Bandon trlbution of road money, and has es-
dlstrlct subscribe the quota of bonds pecially during later years, gotten for
apportioned to us, has been impres this section all that it has been en-
sed with the genuine patriotism and ' titled to.
enthusiasm of our people and with
Although at present being severely
tlxzMr ardent desire to help the can se I criticized by a small representation
over the top.
lti fairness to our I of large taxpaying interests, who.
whole countryside it would be dilli with the cry of "extravagance, Inof-
cult to single out any as most worthy I ficiency, etc.," are attempting to slip
of mention. The co-operation of the 'their man Into office, Mr. Armstrong
organized women’s committee was of i has, nevertheless, been a moat cap
material assistance.
The general able official. It is only natural that
ommittee desires to express its ap during his eight years In office he
preciation to all who were of assist should have made enemies. Any of
ficial who refuses to concede to the
ance In this great cause.
II. H. ROSA.
greed of private Interests sooner or
Chairman of Committee. later becomes unpopular with those
interests. Knowing that those who
Thank- Private O’Rourke
Whereas, Pvt. M. J. O’Rourke, V are knocking him the hardest have
C., in the cause of Liberty and with axes to grind, their opposition should
out compensation, came to the city be a timely eye-opener for the citi
of Bandon. Oregon, to address our zens and taxpayers who liavo the In
citizens on the questions of the vvar. terests of the entire county nt heart
from the standpoint of his own per- It should make him solid with the
•unal experience:», and to lend his majority.
Much Is being said about the
best efforts in our behalf, and
Whereas we have found Ills ef "vast sums" that have been spent
forts in this behalf of material assist on the roads of the county. When
ance in stimulating the patriotic ar It is considered that this money has
dor and zeal of our community, to been applied "holly and in part, res
the extent that it la worthy of men pectlvely, to 601) miles of main roads
and 300 miles of tributary roads the
tion,
Bn it resolved, that the Bandon "vast sums" depredate materially in
Liberty Loan committee express to effect.
Il Is conceded thruout the county,
I’vt O'Rourke its very great appre-
. lation for the pedal consideration except by the few who are trying to
lie has shown us, and for the good defeat him. that Mr. Armstrong
work in general which he has done knows as much, if not more, about
In Oregon in behalf of the great road and bridge building than any
ther man In the county. Thia con-
cause.
COHBlon Is being more readily made
Since the county's experience with
vo called experts working under the
si Molt II W IN«» III Nl
R’t>'e plan
In every Instance he has
gotten more direct results
work
Tlie I H-cInatlng I annt Brown” ing for the county. He Is not pop
\ ievved l>* Big Audience.
ular with road contractors because
Perhaps it should have been called lie has stood in the way of combi"
The tribulations of the creators of allons and high bid*. An a result
tlie Fa 'inatlng Fanny Brown”, for few contractors made money on coun
it were such, a splendidly enacted by ty Jobs during the past few year*
members of the local high school That doesn't look like extravagance
raduating cla « which held the at on his part. As to salary, If a man
tention of one of the largest audienc Isn't worth what Commissioner Arm
es that has witnessed a production In strong Is drawing from month to
Bandon for many a day. Friday eve I month then he isn't big enough for
ning
The Seniors had chosen a the job. It Is nonsense to contend
unewhat difficult sketch for their that a supervisor of so large a pro
'■lass play -one that abounded
n ject should work for less than th*
thrilling minor rlitnaxes and falling smallest wage-earner In a shipyard.
n numerous occasions for a display
It is hoped that the voters of the
• f considerable versatility.
county will not be Influenced by the
Members cf th« class taking part -•oncerted attempt of a few to put out
ore John Donaldson. Edward Fi*h, ! of office a man who*« knowledge,
-rn'ld Haberly. Gall Boak. Aiou experience and fair play would be of
Ihompf'n. Gladys Galller. Goldie .invaluable aid to the county during
'lufford. Jet*!« Bell. Irene Breuer I 'he next few years
'H rs Redmond aided and instructed
1« Seeking the Clerkship
the player* in preparing for the
J D Connell of North Bend, who
event.
is seeking the nomination for county
'1RS. ELLIOTT CRITH ALIA II.I.
clerk on the Republican ticket, was
in this community last week meeting
Mrs A S. Elliott is In a critical the voter* Mr. Connell has been en
condition at her home tn this city, gaged In bookkeeping and allied ac
offering from arute gastritis, the counting for years, b'lng formerly of-
result of having swallowed a quan- fl'-e manager for a North Bend mill
She 'ompany He has been a resident of
tlty of potsonous ant parte
had bee n in poor health for seven*) Coos county since 1913 and Is 38
months and of late has «offered from years old
extreme nervousness
It I* believed
New Teacher at Four Mile
• hat her condition caused temporary
Mlas'Agnea Meyer of Salem has be
mental aberration early Tuesday
morning during which time she took gun to teach the a immtr «caalon at
the sub' • ance that has caused her the Four Mile school
She has 17
, lines*, Jhe »/■ re-ting more easily pupils so far and expect* two or
She recently complied
this evet n.ng »i ..'ign her phy-lcian three mort
a term al Yoncalla,
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states that she la very weak.
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Tomorrow. Friday, May to, is tho
\nnunl Exhibit day In the Hand« u
City schools There will be no pro
tram. but samples of the work ac-
■ompllshed In the various rooms
during the year will be on display.
In the past these days have been
very popular with the parents. Last
.ear several hundred citizens took
vdvantage of the opportunity thus
itforded to see something of the
'tudenta' work, and to get acquainted
with the teachers.
In addition to the grade work, the
itipils in the high school sewing and
«voking classes will have exhibits.
I’he cooking class will have a sup-
ily of food displayed which will be
old at cost to those desiring to pur-
■base. With each article a typewrlt-
en recipe showing the exact cost,
ic , w ill be given. Because of tlie
United States Food Administration's
atriotlc restrictions on the use of
wheat and sugar there will be few-
•r fine cakes than In previous years,
and more attention given to war
»reads and substitutes.
Time: Oue o'clock In the afternoon
o four-thirty o'clock in the after
noon of Friday, May 10th.
Place: Central and Eastside school
»ulldings.
I.IltltAltY IS POPI LAR
.ibrarian F. Amelia llem-y'a
port for Month of April.
Re
Desk report for April:
Books purchased
__ _... 3
Books donated ....
19
Books repaired
90
New readers registered
12
Kooks anti magazines circulated, 968
Visitors to reading room
.... 63 7
New books on the rent shelf are:
Oh, Money Money', by Eleanor Bor
er, and Tarzan and the Jewels of
Ophar, by Burroughs.
Here Is the really Important news
for this month. Wo have 26 official
recipe* to help you use that surplus
potato.
For the honor of Oregon,
we must all eat more potatoes Come
prepared to copy the recipes that ap
peal to you. Later we expect to have
•opiea for circulation
Have you seen tho Red Cross mag-
«zine’ The full page cuts, colored
plates, stories an<i anecdotes make it
•ne of the moat Interesting of our
periodicals If you are giving to the
Red Cross, hr you surely are, reading
this magazine will give you detinlt»
dean of how your money la spent.
Iea«1rr Live«) in Bandon
Col Loader, who was here recent
ly, in speaking of hla trip to Cooa
ounty upon return to Eugene, aaid:
I think this country Is one of the
most beautiful I have «ver visited,
vnd I enjoyed the trip very much.
I was especially attracted to Ban-
Ion because that Is the name of my
uome town In Ireland.” It is to be
•‘fretted that th* Colonel waa not In
formed while here of the bit« of bls-
tory of how our Bandon got Its name
md of those Irish pioneers from Ban
don. Ireland, who settled here year«
ago.
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Hulmiripti >n Brice to Raise
Commencing July 1. 1918, sub-
criptlon price of Wwvtern World »m
be $2 per year, $1 for 8 months. AU
subscriptions paid in advance «'ll
ontlnue at the $180 rate until ex
piration di’« Permission is granted
to any subscriber who so desire« to
pay his subscription one year in ad-
■ ance at th* old rate providing hit
remittance la received previous to
date of change, otherwise he will 1"
given credit for fraction of year •»
the new rate
Weetern World can
not accept aubacrlptions at old rate
for greeter length of t,me than on«
ytar
It has no control over era of
high prices brought on by the war.
It* cost of operation might be great
ly multiplied by end of that Utr»,
or condition* may have so chan/cd
as to permit a return to t'a earlier
ra’e.
( apt R Johnson, Bandon
B. J Thompson, Arixona
Albert H Dean. Port Orford
O. A Chamberlain Bandon
Ira tsngioi*. Nspa. Cal
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