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The Oooa Bay Times Ponusnma Co.
FRED PASLEY, Editor.
HEX LARGE, Business Manager.
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Marshfteld, Oregon.
O'
FEDERATION PRACTISE.
.NE feature of the case bet up by
the defense In the Haywood
murder trial and which is creat
ing attention as it is cast over
in the minds of tho general public
is the explanation given for the
practise of the officials of the West
ern Federation in going to the dc
fense of all its members accused of
certain classes of crimes and1 expend
ing large sums from the Federation
"treasury In their behalf.
It has been stated officially by the
attorneys for the defense that such
has been tho practise of the organlz
tlon. The same statement was made
by Mr. Moyer on the stand, and he
further testified that, in pursuance of
that policy, they gave Fred M'ller
$1500 for the defense of Harry Or
chard
The statement of the practice Is
that they defend a member anywhere
accused of any kind of crime. The
observation of tho public has been
that they at once go to the defense of
anyone of their members who is ac
cused of a crime against mino own
ers, In their person or property,
against officials who may bo endeav
oring to protect the lives and proper
ty of mino owners or their agents, or
against any others whoso interests
are thought to be allied with tho
mine owners' interests at some point.
There may be records showing that
the officials of the Western Federa
tion of Miners have gone to the de
Xonse of members of that organiza
tion who have been accused of other
classes of crimes, but the public has
not been advised of them.
As a matter of fact, suspicion has
.been drawn on itself by what is desig
nated as tho Inner circle because it
has always sought to shield persons
accused of offenses in connection with
mining troubles, or In connection
with matters growing out of such
troubles. This has seemed to bo the
unvarying rule, nnd It Is certain it
has built up a belief that persons
committing crlmos of that character
will bo shielded so far as possible
and defended If arrested and brought
beforo the bar of justice.
At the time of the assassination of
governor Steunenberg it was felt
that, If the assassin had any connec
tion with tho Inner circle of the Fed
eration, tho officials of that organiza
tion would como to his assistance.
"When he was arraigned In tho pro
bate court at Caldwoll on January 2,
and was asked If ho had an attorney,
bo roplled that, If tho matter should
get into tho papers, ono and perhaps
two attorneys would start for Cald
woll Immediately to defend him. Ho
added that ono of these was In Spo
kane and tho othor in Denver.
It was a very signlflcont statoment
to tho minds of thoso who under
stood tho methods of tho Inner circle
It was known they had ono firm em
ployed in Spokano and ono in Denver.
Tho man undor arrest had nuido on
effort to communicate with either
and ho mado no such effort; but tho
next day ho rccelvod a dispatch from
tho firm in Spokane announcing that
ono of their members would start for
Caldwoll tho following morning to
look after his case. That was Mr.
Wilier. Ho did leave Spokano tho
noxt morning, but, for reasons that
aro fully'undorstood, ho turnod back.
Thon J. L. Slmpklns telegraphed to
Socrotary Haywood that ho could not
securo an attorney In Spokano to do
fond "Hogan." Four or flvo days
Inter, Haywood publicly opened com
munication with tho union at Sllvor
City, asking it to send an attorney to
look after tho matter. His dispatch
o tho union was given out to tho
press at onco, and this soomed to bo
for tho purposo of blinding tho public-
as to tho significance of tho Bond
ing of Mlllor to tnko up tho case.
Mr. Miller continued to ropresont
Orchard until tho latter mado a clean
breast of tho wholo business; thon ho
the cases against tho Federation offl
cials. For such sorvlces as ho had
performed for Orchard, ho had been
paid, prior to Orchard's confession,
the sum of $1500.
The question that will arise in
every mind is whether Mr. Moyer and
Mr. Haywood or Jack Slmpklns
would have sent Fred Mlllor to Cald
well to defend Thomas Hogan had
the tatter's crime been of the ordin
ary character? Would tho attorney
have been sent if he had killed some
man in no wise connected with any
matter affecting tho interests of the
inner clrclea Would the Federation
offlcials have dispatched aid to him
had ho been arrested for burglary, or
any othor kind of offense? It is not
likely.
It is not possible that any organiz
ation on tho face of the earth would
extend blanket protection to any
of Its members, who, wandering
through the world anywhere and
everywhere, should commltt crime of
any character and fall Into pie hands
of tho law to answer for their of
fenses. It is inconceivable that any
organization would take such a posi
tion. It is contrary to all reason. 1 1
would bo so detrimental to public In
terests that no organization would
undertake it, and, indeed, should
any adopt such a policy, tho pressure
of public opinion would destroy it.
Tho offlcials of tho Federation went
to tho defense of Harry Orchard be
cause ho had committed a crime of
that class In connection with which
they had uniformly extended assist
ance to members of the organization
Who havo fallen into the hands of the
law on tho charge of having commit
ted them. There is no other organ
ization of men that proclaim such a
policy to tho world, there Is no other
organization that has such a policy,
and it has not been the policy of the
Western Federation offlcials, so far as
the public knows, to make itself the
defender of any of its members ac
cused of any kind of crimes. This
policy hns been announced In this
case solely because of the great num
ber of Instances in which the inner
circle has aided men to escape after
the commission of crimes of a partic
ular class or has gone to their de
fense when they have been arrested
or arraigned.
What It all means can only be sur
mised, but, to the observer watching
the developments of this case, it
looks as though the claim had been
put forward that the Federation ex
tends blanket protection to all under
all circumstances and conditions sim
ply for tho purpose of offering to the
public and to tho jury an explanation
of the record to which reference has
been made, and thus make it appear
that tho sending "of an attorney to
dofend Thomas Hogan, who had com
mitted one of tho most vlllanous
crlmos ever perpetrated In the west,
was In pussuance of an openly estab
lished policy on the part of the
organization. Boise Statesman.
JOTTINGS FROM A
REPORTER'S BOOK
Containing Some Philoso
phy; Some Humor' and a
Dash of Nonsense
A now joke arrived in Marshfield
yesterday and through Its arrival,
there aro soveral sore humorists.
In fact, there Is some doubt In these
men's minds as to whether the joko
is a joko. Anyway, tho reader can
judge for himself. Tho joker asks
tho victim It ho has a dollar'. Tho
unsuspecting victim immediately
hauls out tho required coin, and
hands it to tho questioner. Tho
Joker thanks tho victim and handing
him a card, departs and spends tho
money for ico cream or other as
satisfying lofreshmcnts.
Tho victim reads tho card and
finds he is up against a game some
thing liko tho -lodgo of Buffaloes,
which had such a growth several
years slnco. "But tho Buffaloes were
not robbers," said ono of the victims
In relating tho new schemo nnd Its
beauties to tho reporter. "They
woro modest and only charged a man
11 cents for learning tho trick while
this gag requires a day's wages and
often takes tho last cent a man has
outsldo tho bank."
Tho card reads as follows:
"Thanks for your money Mr. E. Z.
Mark. You aro now a full-fledged
member of tho Lemon Club. Squeczo,
brother, squeeze. It's now up to you
to got n now one."
Joo Mann, chief engineer on tho
Allianco, is responsible for tho suv
oral shortages and tho victims are
laying plans for evonlng-up with
him,
not only to live out one's three score
year and ten, but to remove some of
tho reasons that have threatened to
mako one unwilling to do so. Tak
ing the climate then for granted,
thankful for tho dally return of so
much beauty, as air and sky at their
clearest and bluest express, let us
turn to Coos river.
Board the Alert at 7:30 Sunday
morning and spend a pleasant day
at Piper's Grove, on the North Fork
of tho river, returning in the even
ing on the same boat; or board the
launch Tioga and Journey up the
South Fork. Here one enjoys tho IB
marvelous scenery peculiar to our
land, where each corner, each nook
represents rollicking streams, wild
tangles of vegetation, and groves of
tall, graceful myrtle and alder.
Or go to Mllllngton by road. It
Is a pleasant drive. Here the straw
berries are in blossom and in fruit;
tall fern fronds unroll their curling
pendants in shndows of trees, the
music of many song-birds is ever
heard, all these details combine satis
factorily in a day's excursion. Fol
low westward nnd enter the beach
realm Charleston Bay offers all the
pleasures of the sea side. Here one
can note the huge swell come bowl
ing in, and walk for miles on smooth
firm sand.
Visit Sunset Bay, and enjoy a
plunge in the ocean where no deep
undertow threatens the life, and
where the deliclousness of the at
mosphere is something only known
in this paradise. Then, there arc the
Sand Hills situated, which form the
harbor of Coos Bay. These shut off
its peaceful waters from the rolling
sea beyond, allowing only a channel
some 400 yards wide for the passage
of vessels. Just beyond the surf,
that in long curling lines of green
and white, rolls for miles away on
either hand, the deep sea fish raises
Its shiny head into the bright sun
light.
Flocks of sea gulls ride like ships
at anchor upon the smooth back of
some long swell or wing their way
solemnly above it, while others wan
der about , through the sunlight
above. '
In the west, beyond where the
gulls are trying to rival one an
other's graceful curves in the air,
tho bold rocky group of Rocky Point
rises in sharp butllnes above the
bay's smiling face.
Here you gaze upon the long
smooth slope of sand that rolls to
ward the bay, while beyond them are
the foot hills of the Coast Range
mountains. They glow rosy when
the sinking sun is leaving the land,
or blue as the light departs.
No matter where one may go there
Is always a scene whose strangely
contrasting spirit almost makes the
gazer forget that he Is 'standing In
the midst of a rush of Invading civ
ilization and progress.
LAND OFFICE ISSUES WARNING.
Federal Offlcials Seek Frank King
for Committing Frauds.
Washington, July 19. A warning
is being Issued by tho General Land
Office against the operations of a
swindler, who, under the name of
Frank King, has victimized people in
Juneau, Alaska, and Portland, Or.,
and who is supposed to be in tho
vicinity of San Francisco. King's
method Is to prepare and execute
"notices of locution" purporting to
cover valuable coal claims, file the
same for record as required by law,
but forging the preliminary signa
ture of the land offlcials as to the
filing thereof In any land office. Tho
location notice makes King tho agent
for some mythical person whoso
rights are then assigned to tho pur
chaser, when a victim is found. In
vestigations mado of locations by
purchasers of coal claims, through
his operations, find in every case that
they convey no legal rights. The
General Land Ofllco Is seeking to ap
prehond King and cause his punlsh-
mont in order to protect the public.
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A regular Coos Bay outing day
I moans tho very highest conception
abandoned him and came out as ono I tho human being can form of por-
of tbo attorneys for tho defonso in fectlou. To onjoy such a day, menus
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WE MUST HAVE MORE
ROOM
in order to accommodate the immense stock of goods ordered,
we are compelled to make sacrifices in the way of big reductions
on all light-Weight dress goods, waistings, shirt waists, kimonos
and muslin under-garments; also men's, ladies', misses' and child
ren's tan shoes in high or low cuts, including canvas whites.
no reservations during this sale, everything under the above
head lines goes.
Dress Goods Department
We have a few exclusive Dress Patterns-left In this department, quite an assort-
ment of patterns in poplins, silk oiulls, silk organdies, mercerized lawns and dimities,
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which will be closed out as follows:
12 yard Cuts formerly $10 on sale
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On account of the late deliverie ;, we have left a line of light weight silk and wool
mixed suitings in very beautiful lesigns. There is onlyone suit' of a kind to be'had
on the bay and not a bad patten in the whole lot. In .drder to dispose of them
quickly we have marked them at i loss.
Fancy striped or checked sill and wool mixed mdhairs in light
blue, gray or tan; sold for $12,50, Sale price
Fancy striped or checked sille and wool mixedfsuitings in blue,
mn or gray mixtures; soidiior $1U,UU, Sale price.
Fancy wool suitings in various
and exclusive patterns; sold
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oiik anu woui mixea waisungf; soia Tooc, bale price, per
yam
Silk and wool mixed waistings sold fir 60c, Sale pri6e, per
yard T" " XY
Silk and wool mixed waistingsjtsofor 50c, Sale price, per
yara
I colors,
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$; sold fojy
comein stripes or plaids
le price1
8.35
6.65
5.00
455
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Mercerized ginghams, lawns, schallies, organdies, etc, retail
ing for 35c to 40c, Sale price, per yard
Beautiful shimmerv figured organdies and lawns, retailing at
25c and 30c, Sale price, per yard
Lawns and'organdies, sold for 20c, Sale price, per yard
Figured lawns and organdies; regular 15c quality, Sale price,
per yard
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We have gone through our stock and find a good many short ends; these will be
closed out at big reductions. There is enough yardage in a good many of these
pieces to make a dress; so come earjy and make your selection before they are all
picked over. , ,-.
A GENERAL REDUCTION OF 25 Per cent will be made on our entire line of SHIRT
WAISTS, KIMONOS and MUSLIN UNDER-GARMENTS. A big stock to select from.
Shoes Shoes
We have a few tan shoes still remaining and in order to close them out quickly
we have marked them far below factory prices. We .have a complete line of sizes
so you are sure of not being disappointed. '
Ladies' low and high cut Tan Shoes; regular $3,50 quality,
Sale price
Ladies' low and high cut Tan Shoes; regular "$3,00 quality"
Sale price M J
2.65
2.25
A GENERAL REDUCTION OF 25 Per cent on ALL GENTS', MISSES' and CHILD
REN'S TAN AND CANVAS SHOES and OXFORDS.
Any goods bought during the sale cannot be exchanged.
Merchant Bros.
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