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mammm i nnfifiwrTT v T . t THE DAILY COOS DAY TIMES, MAJtSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1007. L ac ,3 I m4' Coos Bay Times AN INDKPE.NDENT RKPf" "" w x,T"mArEn PDMJ'iHEn EVKHV DY EXCEPTING MON DAY AN1J ALSO WEEKLY BY Tni Cooa 'Hay Times Punusinxa Co. FliED PASLEY, Ewxon. ItUX LARUE, Business Manager. The policy of The Coos Bay Times will bo Republican in politics, with the independence of which Piesident Roose velt is the leading exponent. Enteral ftt tlicioitotll(c at Mnnhflcld, Oro Kon, tor transmiton throusli the mails a gcjm1 clu inull.nmttrr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES' Single copy, daily, Per month, daily, Three months, daily, Bix?inonths, daily One year, daily, Woekly, per year 5 cent" 50 cunts U 25 $2 50 5 00 1 00 .Mdri'sM all coiniiitnucatioiis to COOS 11 Y TIMES Marst.ficld, Oregon. A 1MXKKHTOX PLKA. THE Boise Dally Statesmnn, which Is making an envlablo news paper record in Its handling of the Steunenbers murder case, makes comment on the Plnkerton detective agency. The article is interesting for the reason that that paper has ol late been thrown in close personal contact with ono of the most famous of Plnkerton me'n James McPar land: "Elsewhere In thin is3U0 the Statesman republishes an article written by Bat Mastorson on tho Or chard esse. In that article the fa mous frontiersman take1? occasion to speak of James McParland, the Plnkerton manager. Ho tells ot l.aWng known Mr. McParland for many years. Further, lie calls at tention to the fnet that ho b of u, high character, and never at tempts to fasten ciluio upon any one of whose guilt ho is not satisfied. "Coming from such a man as Mr. Alastorson, that statement Is of par ticular interest. It Is well known to all who have knowledge of Mr. McParland's work that the state ment Is literally true. This Is known to all officers of the law who come In contact with him; to all pub lic prosecutors; also to all criminals of every chaiacter whose careers have led them Into knowledge of his methods. Nor Is this knowledge confined to criminals whom ho has helped to run to earth, It Is dissem inated throughout tho criminal world, and crooks of all kinds know that Mr. McParland Is what they call "square." It may ho stated in this connec tion that the work of Mr. McParland is characteristic of tho work of tho Plnkerton agency. That agency has always maintained the highest stand nrd; It never works for a reward; and it never permits It3 men to work for or receive rowards. It is a prin ciple of the agency to avoid ban iss ing innocence. Unless evidence Is found indicating guilt. It docs not attempt to fasten crime upon any one. While In tho pursuit of a case, it follows out evidence of Innocenco as carefully as that of guilt In order to determine to Its own satisfaction what the facts of tho matter are, that It may avoid doing injustice to an Innocent person. "By such methods this agency has built up Its great reputation and achieved such a commanding posi tion In tho confldenco of the public. Whoa a caso Is placed In Its bauds tho persons Interested know that tho best methods will bo employed to fol low It In all Us ramifications, and that tho truth will bo brought to light If It Is possible lor this to ho accomplished by human agency. They know, further, that guilty men will bo brought forth charged with tho crlmo they may havo committed. operating In tho now that tho Pln- kertons will nover attempt to fasten ny particular crime upon a criminal ulmply because- ho has led a Ufo of crime. It Is tho guilty only who have cause to fear tho silent, relent less, uuorrlng work of this organisa tion. Becauso of tho character of Its metliodti, It has been able to bo cuie tho services of tho best detect ive talent of the country, and, when a crime Is placed in tho hands of its men to be Investigated that tho crim inals may bo brought to Justice, tlich.- will he detected if It Is within the power ot human ingenuity (o accomplish that revult. ' This agency lias been marvel-oui-b successful throughout its long career; It Is dreaded by all wrong doers, and is rolled upon by tlioo ! Mho desire justice to teuch Into the dark abiding placoB of criminals mul tli .ik them forth that they ni.i be puul..hed for their offenses. This -. i in stands before the world p'o iimii'iMx as the one whose -nr " s. tni imion hai bien to fir the mo t-ai i tho face of crlir and to stan I t'ip criminal in tho d ick face to fac o with tho stern coun'enanci it that arc necessary if crime of the most cunning character is to be traced to its sourco and the crafty criminal taken Into custody. "Moreover, in employing those methods, It is so expert that the most wily criminals of tho age hae f.illod to detect its agents or to ?iSoct their own danger until tho net had been cast about their shoulders. It has been able to secure the services of men who can be depended upon never to disclose their identity; never to incautiously drop a word that would arouse tho suspicions of those whose dark and evil plans they are endeavoring to fathom. "A class call these men "spotters." True, they are spotters, but their services are necessary for tho wel fare and protection of society. Were there no such organization as tho Plnkerton agency employing men who could thus ingratiate them selves into the abiding places of crime and gather the evidence neces sary to bring shrewd, evasive crim inals to tho bar of justice,, a vast lumber of the worst class of rcim inals that the country produces woiiid go on to tho ends of their careers without being brought to punishment. "Tho criminal sneers at the "spot tor;" tho sympathizer with crime sneers at the "spotter," but the fact can not be too vigorously emphasized that the work of tho spotter, carried on under the most dangerous and trying conditions, Is necessary for the detection of crime. Therefore, so ciety realizes it owes these .men an obligation becauso of the fact that they take their lives In their hands to ferret out tho p'.cts of evildoer.? and secure the testimony necessary to bring such characters within tho reach of tho law. "Humanity is not infaffihte, no human agency can he inerreiit, but it is marvelous with what accuracy the Pinkertons trace down the crimes they are employed to Investigate. They may, and no doubt do, make some minor mistakes, but the record as n whole Is such that those who havo knowledge of the agency's work aro amazed at the success it has achieved In all the flleds of its activ ity. "Perhaps In no other great case taken up by this agency have greater difficulties been encountered than have confronted It In the discharge of Its duties in connection with the prosecution that is now in progress here. Yet Its success has been phe nomenal. It has succeeded In secur ing information for the use of the the evidence on behalf of the state shall have been completed and the great case closed. "Whatever tho result of this trial may be, tho people of Idaho, the people of tho entlro west, tho people of all this broad land of ours will bo placed under everlasting obliga tion to the Plnkerton agency and to James McParland, its representative in this work, for what it has un earthed and set before the world in connection with this prosecution." Fri., 5, Sat., C TU03 WcJ, MEN WANTED for concrete and rock work. Masters & McLain. Call at lock crushed. 3:43 4:40 state which would have been thought Sun., 7 5:2S impossible. It has not only Induced Mon., S C:ll men to mako confessions, but it has Tuoj., 9. also brought forth witnesses by 'Wed., 10 wnom tne uoians oi crime nave uuun most convincingly corroborated. "Ono of tho favorite themes of those who have from tho first been opposing this prosecution and lay ing obstacles in the way of those charged with tho administration of the law has been the false allega tion to tho effect that the Pinker tons failed in this instance, that they havo misrepresented their evi dence and that they generally de ceived the men charged with the management of the case. This alle gation emanates from those who, like coyotes in the night, stand about in tho dark and yelp themselves hoarse at those who are discharging a great duty toward society. It Is not worthy of serious conlsderatlon, but it Is well to Mate, for. the benefit of any who may havo been deceived, that tho assertion is false in every particular. "Tho Plnkerton agency, acting through James McParland, has not only come up to the expectations of the prosecution and tho public, but it has far excelled them, as will be fully shown when presentation of High Water. July. I 1.2 3:27 2.G P 0.7 4:22 3.0 M 0.2 5:18 3.2 M -0.2 D:5S 3.4 M . G:47 -0.4 G:3S 3.G . 0:15 S.7 1:37 0.S T !!.. .... I W July. rri., 5 0:12 G.4 0:32 S.l fl Sat., G 10:40 G.l 10:20 8.5 p Sun., 7 11:38 G.5 11:02 S.G S& Mon., S 12:24 G.G 11:40 8.0 i ,9 13:03 G.7 0:00 0.0 I , 10 7:21 -0 3 7:11 3.7 For Sale Quick 5 room cottage, lot 35x100, on corner, $1300 cash. A bargain in North Bend. Also 6 million feet of stumpage in Curry County 40 per cent, of which is Port Orford Cedar. JAS. M. CONRO Front St. 3 doors north of 3rd street. MARSHFIELD, OREGON Inquire also of BEHNKE BROS., Bank Building, North Bend These are the two best bargains ver ofHered osa Coos Bay ssiMssssiaifflai SS&gO!QlSS0S(S!t3iSSl g$BatefS!iflS 3 ii1 'jTi.r.i regrmrsyr yi v. m :"-viT(-Tg?ra'gg?grg'a va pfrt mnattmyirrrri irmrjifffnrjaaa . ii niw iiiiu niv; iiiu,) "Fiif3r, peoplo world' o crlmo kno 1 WANT 'TO INVEST 100,000.00 In Coos County Ranches, Farms, Coal and Timber Lands, Homestead and Timber Clnim, Improved and Unimproved City and Town Properties. I will deal only with owners. No agents. GIVE IX DETAIL FULL PARTICULARS as to location, improvements LOWEST CASH PRICK, etc., or NO xVTTEXTION will be given your answers. If I desire your property at YOUR PRICE, I will call on you. 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