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WORLD
WESTERN
WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET
VOL. VII.
LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING^ ZZ^
NO. 1
BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918
COMMUNITY SING
THANKSGIVING DAY
BAN LIRED
Every Corn in unity in the I 11 iteti
States to Sing Freedom's Songs
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SCHOOLS OPEN CAMPAIGN IS
NEXT MONDAY BELOW PAR
RED GROSS URGED
TO KEEP UP WORK
Northwest Manager Points Out That
The Soldiers and Sailors \\ ill
Need Help For Long Time
NATION WILL
GIVE THANKS
RESTRICTION’S IMPOSED ON AC­
A community sing will be held at
COUNT OE INFLUENZA ARE
Dreamland pavilion on the afternoon
MODIFIED
IOINT CONFERENCE OF SCHOOL t NITED WAR WORK DRIVE DOES
PRESIDENT ISSI ES THANKSGIV­
The part that the Red Cross is to
NOT COME UP TO EXPEC­
BOARD AND OOl N'CIL ACTED
ING PROCLAMATI« >N—PEOPLE
take with the coming of peace is the
TATIONS HERE
LAST NIGHT
MAY JUSTLY REJOICE
Danres Prohibited Until Further
Notice—Children Under Twelve
Cannot Attend Theatre—Present
Cases Quarantined and New Ca- -s
Must be Reported.
School Buildings Being Disinfected 1 »riginal Quota is Assured But De-
siied O» ersuliscriptiou
Not in
and I areuts Are Requested to Co­
operate tilth Authorities in Taking
Sight—I uud Will be Kept Open
N ece-sar y I' i-eca u t ions—Cl 111 d i*n
tor Short Time and More Should
Respond—To Publish List.
With Colds .Must Remain at Home.
of Thanksgiving Day, at 4 o'clock ac­
cording to Mrs. C. R. Wade, local
chairman of the Liberty Chorus. The
sing is held in accordance with the
I 'ans explained in the following
liter received by Mrs. C. R. Wade
frutii Mrs. Win. Horsfall, Jr., county
chairman of the Liberty Chorus.
"Thanksgiving day November 28th,
has been designated as a National
community sing. At four o'clock in
the afternoon every community in
the United States will join in a song
service. As chairman of the Liberty
Chorus for your town, you are asked
to at once begin arrangements for a
monster community sing in Bandon
Use such songs as you deem ap­
propriate.
"Please give this service the most
wide spread publicity, that you may
do your part toward having the voices
of ever community in the State 01
Oregon raised in song on this our
National Thanksgiving Day."
An effort is being made to have
the band furnish music, and, if the
weather permits, to have the sing
out of doors.
At a meeting of the City Council
last evening it was decided to re­
move the Spanish influenza quaran­
tine restrictions as to everything ex­
cept dances, and theatres for child­
ren under 12 years of age. Dances
and the admittance of children to
shows will continue to be prohibited
until further notice. The order takes
effect at noon on Saturday, Novem­
ber 23. This removes the ban on
pool halls, card roows. ice cream
parlors, etc. The schools will open
Monday.
With the removal of the ban a
rigid quarantine of existing oases
of influenza will take effect. Tin»
officials are determined that all pres­
ent cases shall be kept isolated until
released by the health officer. New
cases developing «must immediately
ALL PATIENTS RECOVERING
be reported and will be placed under
quarantine. The officials state that
Many laical People Affected l>y the
the law in regard to the quarantine
prevailing; Epidemic.
will be strictly enforced.
City Taxes 11 Mills
Ordinance 447 levying 11 mills city
taxes for the coming year was intro­
duced and passed by the Council.
The millage is divided as follows:
General fund (including one mill for
Library) eight mills; funding inter­
est fund, two mills; interest and
funding fund for first installment on
Delaware avenue and Division street
bonds, one mill; total 11 mills.
Last year's levy for city taxes was
13 mills. Notwithstanding the re­
duction of two mills the taxes for the
coming year will be higher, as the
assessed valuation on Bandon pro­
perty has been increased about 50
per cent.
I’roperty Sold For Taxes
The Council instructed the mayor
to issue certificates of condemnation
to the County court for certain prop-
erty in Bandon that has in the past
been condemned for streets. Some of
this property has sold for taxes
several years ago and the taxes hav»
since been paid by some company in
Washington.
DIES OF HEIRT TROUBLE
Body of George Hansen Ship|>ed to
Condon for Burial.
George Hansen, native of Denmark.
82 years of age, who for some time
has been residing on the M. G. Pohl
place south of town, died there Fri­
day evening of last week of heart
trouble. He had been ill about a
week and was taken care of by Mr.
Smith a neighbor. The deceased had
no relatives in this country. He was
a member of the Masonic lodge at
Condon, Oregon, and the remains
were shipped to that place for burial
Mi.L MEL JOHNSON DIES
Fami’y 'Aho Recently Came Here
I rvin Port Orford Left
Motherless.
Mrs Melville Johnson, who recent­
ly moved to Bandon with her hus­
t'-nd and family from Port Orford,
died at their home here this morn­
ing. She leaves a large family of
children. The funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The
deceased was a sister of Mrs. Geo.
Forty of Port Orford.
INI 1.1 ENZA TAKES
BULLARDS RESIDENT
Miss Minnie Ned. daughter of
Charles Ned and wife, Indians from
the Bullards district died yesterday
at the home of Mrs. Fred Aasen on
the waterfront road at Marshfield
Influenza was the cause of death.
The body will be sent to the home at
Bullards for burial.
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C. A. Parker, superintendent of the
oil well operations here for eastern
capital, has been confined to his room
.n the Ellingson building for a week
or more with the influenza. His con­
dition was dangerous for a time but
he is now well on the road to
recovery.
F. T. Tuttle, proprietor of Tuttle's
News Stand, is back on the job after
spending a week or more in bed
suffering from the "flu.” Fortunately
he escaped the pneumonia.
Dr. F. A. Voge has been confined
10 his bed for several days with a
severe case of lagrippe, which
supposedly is a modified case of
influenza.
Phyllis, the baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John McGraw is convales
cent after an attack of Spanish influ
enza that has left her in a weakened
condition.
Dr. Arthur Gale, who it at Emer­
gency hospital, is reported much im­
proved. He had a severe attack of
the "fin" followed by a touch of
pneumonia. For a few days his con­
dition was alarming.
Chas. Pfortner is dangerously ill
of pneumonia, which he contracted
after a severe siege of Spanish
influenza.
Mrs. Pfortner has also
been very sick with influenza and
pneumonia but is sufficiently recover
ed to be able to nurse her husband.
W. E. Best is again at his desk in
the Fyfe-Wilson Lumber Co. office
after a brief siege with the Spanish
influenza. He spent several days in
ihe hospital and is still quite weak,
but feeling much improved. Mrs.
Best
is
visiting
relatives
in
California.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Williams took
down with the influenza immediately
on their arrival home from Coos Bay­
last week. Mr. Williams is at the
Emergency hospital and his wife is
at the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Langlois. Both are getting
along nicely.
Among the most severe local cases
of influenza, followed by pneumonia,
were those of J. J. and S. W. Damron.
Both have been out and around for
two weeks now but they are still
weak from the effects. J. J. Damron
is an engineer at the Moore mill and
his brother is fireman at the Acme
Planing mill.
Geo. M Laffaw- formerly of Bandon
and Marshfield, who is at the Benson
Polytechnic School, is reported to be
ill of influenza A report in Tuesday's
Marshfield Record stated that he was
at the point of death with pneumonia,
but the story is doubted as none of
Ills friends had received word to that
effect.
Chauncey Carpenter who is at Fort
Stevens, has been dangerously ill of
the "flu.” It was reported here
yesterday that he had died but such
is not the case. Mrs. Carpenter lias
received a message from the com­
mander that there is every hope for
his complete recovery.
S G. Whitsett is out again after
a siege of Spanish influenza.
He
took no chances, going to the hospital
right from the start. Although be
has been incapacitated several weeks
he says be feels O. K. again.
At the joint conference of the City
Returns received by Chairman H.
Council and the School Board Wed­ J McDiarmid to date indicate that
nesday evening it was decided that the Band n district has gone over
conditions would warrant opening the Uie top in the original quota in the
zity schools next Monday. At the re­ 1 uited W ar Work campaign, but that
gular meeting of the School Board us quota is far from being 50 per
o-mght plans will be adopted looking cent oversubscribed, as requested by
■ owaid making up as much of the die United War Work headquarters.
>urk as possible.
The original quota was 12,000;
School opens at the regular hour .he requested oversubscription would
Monday, November 2 5th. The high bring it to $3,000. Tonight Ban-
■chool students will send in theii dun district headquarters has a total
leek's written work as usual Friday f 11,889 55 cash in the bank
afternoon. They will be provided There are two precinctB within the
c i iday with assignments for Mon­ city limits of Bandon and three out­
day s recitations so that unnecessary side of Bandon that have not yet
<oss of time on the opening day may seen heard from. It is estimated
>e avoided. A teachers meeting has .hat they will bring the total up to
ieen called for 2; 00 p. m. Friday to <2.000.
go over the changes necessary to
1 he committee feels that the peo-
darting the work promptly.
>le of this district do not wish to
The janitors are thoroughly disln- nave it said that they failed in reacti­
ecting the school buildings. Every ng their full share in this drive, so
precaution will be taken to prevent he fund is being kept open for a
he possible spread of influenza. iew days in order to give those who
. hildien with colds will be required have not subscribed and those who
o remain at home. Children coming nave not subscribed their full
rum homes in which there are cases hare, another chance. Bandon dis-
>f lagrippe or influenza will not be rict should by all means reach the
admitted
To avoid any danger of 53,000 goal which would keep it in
a recurrence of the epidemic in Ban- iood standing for all patriotic
Ion parents are urged to cooperate drives.
with the school and health author-
Chairman McDlarmaid state« that
.ties by keeping home children who n next week’s issue of Western
are sick with colds or lagrippe and by ' A'urld the names and amounts of all
reporting any cases of influenza in subscribers will be published.
.heir neighborhood to the proper
authorities.
THANKSGIVING SHOWER
CHRISTENSEN NOW
BELIEVED SAFE
Popular Steward Who Has Chosen
Bandon as His Home U as Member
of Crew oil 111-1-ated Vessel.
Freddie Christensen, until recently
leward on various vessels plying
»etweon Bandon and San Francisco,
was a member of the crew on the
Steamer Dumaru, a 1752 ton vessel
which sailed from San Francisco
jeptember 12th for Manila, and was
.truck by lightning and wrecked,
n October 16th, 222 miles from
.uaiu. Until Friday of last week it
was not known that all of the crew
were saved and local friends of Mr.
Jhristensen had given up hope of
over seeing him again.
'1 he original report of the disaster
dated that the vessel
had been
wrecked and that one life boat with
-aptain, second mate and three of
crew tiad been picked up by a trans­
port; remainder of crew missing
Nothing was then heard until last
Friday's Oregonian carried a dis­
patch stating that a second life boat
containing members of the Dumaru
had been picked up and landed at a
Philippine port and that the occupants
of a third life boat had also landed
at another port. The dispatch also
stated that now all of he crew are
accounted for. It is supposed that
all are safe.
Mr. Christensen had been coming
here for the past 20 years. Several
years ago he bought five acres two
miles south of town and has since
Duilt a fine modern bungalow. He
has furnished it and has had much
work done on the land in view of
luitting the sea and making his
uome here. He is unmarried. His
riends say that the trip on the
Dumaru was being made for a friend
>f his who wanted a vacation and
hat it was to be the last journey for
Mr Christensen.
More Time Given
At the County Court session last
week Messrs, ¡»yer & Plymale were
given an extension of time from
»ecember 1, 1918 to December 1,
1919, to complete their contract for
traveling the Bandon south section
>f the coast highway.
«III.IMHI Damage By
Electric Storm
Port Orford
Nov 18—The In
man Mines company reports that the
ieavy electric storm of last Wednes-
lay struck the ga'e valve of the big
lain of the Inman Mines company at
South Falls. Hixes River, destroying
the valve and injuring the dam to
the amount of Ua thousand dollars.
I OR MERCY HOSPITAL
All Coos County Invited to Donate fur
Charitable Institution Located
at North Rend.
The following letter from Alta A.
Armstrong of North Bend to F.
Amelia Henry, Bandon vice president
jf the Public Health association, is
self explanatory:
"We who live here near Mercy
Hospital see a great need these trying
days for a little Red Cross work right
:iere in Coos county. So we are plan­
ning to ask a Thanksgiving offering
jf food and household linen for the
hospital, throughout the county.
"The hospital serves the county yex
while Catholic in management has no
creed when it c.^aes to caring for the
sick. It does a big charity work all
<he time and especially at this time.
Many patients who could pay come
and go without paying and no bill
is ever pushed.
"Will you kindly interest some of
your ladies in this matter and ask
ihem to send donations to the hos­
pital next week.
"it would be wise 1 think to have a
committee receive, pack and ship
articles given so they may come
altogether.”
Miss Henry announces that the Rea
Cross rooms will be open Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week to re­
ceive contributions of food, linen or
money.
FRIDA VSTIDE BIG ONE
Waves Splashed Over Highest Rocks
On the Beach.
Bandon's harbor was all mussed
up with drift wood and soap suds
Friday morning
It was the rough­
est and highest tide for several years
The sou’wester that had been blow-
ng for several day's previous caused
the surf to run wild, and waves
.plashed over the tops of the hlgh-
•st rocks on the beach The line of
breakers extended out to sea for
fully two miles. Sunday’s tide was
the highest for several years accord-
ng to the tide calendar, being 10 3
feet, but It was not as noticeable as
Friday's because the surf had tamed
down and there was less flood water
in the river.
At Coos Bay Friday’s tide flooded
the boilers at the big Smith mill and
put the power plant that supplies
'oos Bay and Coquille out of com­
mission for several hours.
Soldiers of the Spruce Division
who are employed at the Prosper
mill and the Moore mill are expect­
ing a call at any time to leave for
headquarters.
subject of a letter from C. D. Stim­
son, division manager of the North­
west division of the American Red
Cross.
The letter reminds the «members of
the organization that while the war
is near an end, the soldiers and sail­
ors, many of them sick or wounded,
are to be cared for and their depend­
ent families protected. The build­
ing up of the broken bodies and
spirit of the people in stricken areas
where misery not comprehended
exists will mean a great problem for
the association, and the co-operation
of the members is asked now more
than ever. The letter from Mr. Stim­
son, who has just received it frokn
the war council of the American Red
Cross and George E. Scott, general
manager, follows:
"On February 10, last year near­
ly six weeks before the United States
declared war, the National Red
Cross headquarters advised the chap­
ters to prepare for war. That which
has followed in the record of the
Red Cross In helping to win this
war and to relieve suffering growing
out of It, constitutes something of
which every American citizen has a
right to be proud. Every American
Red Cross worker must feel a sense
of gratitude in having had a share
in it all.
"The moment has now come to
prepare for peace. Actual peace may
come at any moment; It may be de­
ferred for some tíme. Until peace Is
really here there can be no relaxa­
tion in any Red Cross effort incident
to active hostilities.
“But with peace, let no one sup­
pose that the work of the Red Cross
is finished.
Millions of American
boys are still under arms. Thousand»
of them are sick or wounded. Ow­
ing to the shortage in shipping. It
may take a year or more to bring
the boys from France.
But what­
ever the time, our protecting arms
must be about them and their fam­
ilies over tlie whole period which
must elapse before the normal life
of peace can be resumed.
"Our soldiers and sailors are en­
listed until the commander-in-chief
tells them there is no more work for
them to do in the war. Let every
Red Cross member and worker show
our returning soldiers and sailors
that to care for their health, welfare,
and happiness, we are enlisted for
no less a period than they are.
"The cessation of war will reveal
a picture of misery such us the world
has never seen before, especially In
the many countries which cannot
help themselves. The American peo­
ple will expect the Red Cross to con­
tinue to act as their agent in repair­
ing broken bodies and broken spirits.
Peace terms and peace conditions
will determine how we may best
minister to the vast stricken areas
which have been harrowed by war.
and In this great act of mercy the
heart of the American people must
continue to be mobolized through
the American Red Cross.
"On behalf of the war council, we
accordingly ask each member of our
splendid body of workers through­
out the land to bear In mind the
solemn obligation which rests upon
each one to ‘carry on.’ we cannot
abate one instant in our efforts or in
spirit. There will be an abundance
of work to do, but even at the mo­
ment of peace let no Red Cross
worker falter.
"Our spirits must now call us to
show that it Is not the roar of can­
non or the blood of our own alone
that directs our activities, but that
a great people will continue to re­
spond greatly and freely to Its obli­
gation and opportunity to serve
mankind."
Thanksgiving Day in Itandon.
President Wilson in his annual
Thanksgiving proclamat’on, issued
Nov., 17th says, "This year we have
special and moving causes to be grate­
ful and rejoice. God has in his good
pleasure given us peace.” Not only
this, but God has been good to Ban­
don and her people In that during
our great epidemic
which
has
wrought havoc in so many pisce«,
no lives have thus far been lost here,
and once tnore we are free to coms
and go at our own pleasure.
In view of these facts Thanks­
giving services will be held Thursday
morning, Nov 28th at 10.30 o'clock
at the Presbyterian Church. A most
cordial invitation is extended to all
to meet frith us and unite In render­
ing thanks to Almighty God for his
many blessings and mercies.
Victory in War Bling-. Promise of
Nevv Day—Dii ine Guillan. - S ugtit
—Help Deeclaretl Imperativ» tn
Building New Struit lire of Peace
and Good Will among Nations.
Washington. Nov. 17.—President
Wilson, in a proclamation today, des­
ignated Thursday. November 28. as
Thanksgiving day and said this year
the American people have special and
moving cause to be grateful and re­
joice. Complete victory, he said, has
brought not only peace, but tlie confi­
dent promise of a new day a» well, tn
which "justice shall replace force and
jealous intrigue among the nations "
The proclamation follows:
THANKSGIVING, 1918.
By the Presidet of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMATION
"It has long been our custom to
turn in tlie Autumn of the year in
praise and thanksgiving to Almighty
God for his many blessings and
mercies to us as a nation. This year
we have special and moving cause
to be grateful and to rejoice. God
lias in his good pleasure given us
peace.
It lias not come us a mere
cessation of arms, a mere relief from
the Btrain and tragedy of war. It
lias come as a great triumph of right.
Complete victory has brought us. not
peace alone. but the confident
promise of a new day as well. In
which Justice shall replace force and
Jealous intrigue among the nations
Nation's Triumph Unstained.
"Our gallant armies have partici­
pated In triumph which is not marred
or strained by another purpose of
selfish aggression.
Iti a righteous
cause they have won immortal glory
and have nobly served their Nation
In serving mankind. God lias, indeed,
been gracious. We have cause for
(itch rejoicing as revives and strength­
ens in us all the best traditions of our
National history. A new day shines
about us, in which our hearts take
new courage and look forward with
now hope to new anil greater duties.
"While we render thanks for these
tilings, let us not forget to seek divine
guidance in the performance of these
duties and divine mercy and forgive­
ness for all error of act or purpose,
ind pray that in all that we do we
shall strengthen the ties of friendship
and mutual respect upon which wo
must assist to build the new structure
of peace and good will among nations.
"Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate Thurs­
day. the 28th of November next
as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer,
and invite the people throughout the
land to cease upon that day frotn
their ordinary occupations and in
their several homes and pl: ces of
worship to render thanks to God, tt.«
ruler of nations.
"In witness whereof, > have here­
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed
"Done in the District of Columbia
this sixteenth day of November, tn
the year of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eighteen and of
the Independence of the Untied States
of America the 143d.
"WOODROW WILSON.”
"By the President,
"Robert Lansing, Secretary of
State."
Sister is Dying.
Mrs. J. C. Page received a message
last evening that her sister. Mrs. J.
W. Wright of Han Francisco, is 111
and not expected to recover. Mrs.
Page left today via Eugene for the
south.
TINt BABY IS BORN HERE
Probably the tiniest Infnnt ever
born in this community I a baby boy
weighing 2 >6 pounds, who arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs T tn
Devereaux of Parkersburg Sunday.
November 17th. The child Is appar­
ently normal in every way and Is
full of "pep ”
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Thos. Rasor. Sausalito. Cal
Mrs Rosa Bingaman, Bandon
John L. Gary. Bandon
Mrs Ethel Cook. Petrolia, Cal.
W. D. Matheny, Bandon
Ray Webb, Modesto, Cal