THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1907.
INDEPENDENCE IS MENACED
Increased Expenses a Peril Which Threatens
Newspapers
Many
There are over 2'3,000 newspapers
In the United States, and yet there Is
no other branch of business In re
gard to which such dense ignorance
.prevails as to cost and profit of pro
duction. This is a matter which is fast be
coming of public concern, for the
character of the American press and
lt3 future influence a3 the protector
of American liberty depend upon it.
Some extremely Important facts
bearing upon the cost of publishing
nowspapers in the city of New York
?1,000 a day $312,000 a year, in rev
enue and added at least $600 a day to
its expenses. That meant a loss of
$450,000 a year In gross revenue.
Mr. Norrls went on to say that the
New York Times is prospering, but
that the fact was plainly evident that
Its profit for a long period would not
pay for the additional cost on its
now building which wa.s put upon It
by the many unions in fights to which
the Times was not a party. These
fights added $538,000 to the cost of
construction. The Herald is a three
liave recently been given in a briel cent iml)er and can afford many ex
-submitted by John Norrls on toenail travagances and submit to many ex-
of the publishers. Mr. Norrls is an
acknowledged expert upon the sub
ject of which he writes, having long
been connected with the business de-!
actions, but there are extremes be
yond which one cent papers cannot
go.
The demands, ho declared, aro
.partments of leading New York and ; verging U1,0n the point oi putting up
Philadelphia newspapers. He Jias i SOmo newpaper shutters: The New
made an exhaustive investigation, j York World pays out $2,500,000 a
and his brief Is a document of extra- year for iabor. This is at the rate of
ordinary significance. $50,000 a week, and the remarkable
Mr. Norrls does not hesitate to fact lg stated that there are 1,000
say that there is now impending over men now on jts payroll who receive
the dally newspaper press of New ovcr $1,500 a year. The newsdeal
York the most serious riienace that 1 erg maite a profit of $1,500,000 every
over confronted it. This is strong year from its sale. The smallest
put seats there, but it was used for
signs.
Willie Keeler, playing In the short
right field, U3ed to run up that fence
and catch fly balls many times but
one day, in a game against St. Louis,
ho miscalculated. Jim Clements hit
a lino drive to right, high over Keel
er's head, and the speedy little fel
low dashed for tho fenco and started
to run along It after the manner of
cyclists riding on a sloping track, go
ing higher and higher. He saw that
tho ball was going over him and he
made a last despairing effort but
could not reach. Then, too late, ho
tried to save himself, and for an In
stant went sprinting along tho top of
the fencq then disappeared.
Tho crowd sat aghast for on in
stant, then some of the other play
ers dashed for tho fence, but before
they reached it Keeler, a Httlo dis
heveled, cllmed up and slid down into
the grounds amid a roar of cheers.
Tom Tucker was the victim of an
odd accident in Pittsburg once. Back
of first base, and just off tho foul
line," is a gate through which specta'
tors are admitted to the field in case
of great crowds and one day a
bounder rolled foul and went under
that fence, with Tucker In wild pur
cult. He toro open tho gate, dashed
d.iwn the alleyway, and got the ball,
then started back, but tho gate had
swung shpt and four or Ave ardent
Pittsburg rooters were holding it
there. Wagner, who hit the ball,
was tearing towards third when
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language, and yet his statement of gnare 0f returns goes to the news'
Tnnta rprttis tn warrant it. An auUl-! .... n,,itni tvt.. Jrrrln rmcz on tn
tional burden of $3,000,000 a year in add that tne' dally newspaper busi-1 "ker attempted to climb the gate,
the expense account of sixteen daily negg lg tnQ mogt pfecarious venture
newspapers constitutes the menace of tliat can be aevlsed. The most high
whlch Mr. Norrls speaks, but there is y proSperous in the city spends more
a larger menace than that back of tnan 80 per cent 0f its revenue In its
these figures, of which account will operating expenses. While most of
bo given later on. This $3,000,000 a tho paper3 show deficits. Tho news
year of added expense includes paper percentage of profit is less than
$2,160,000 for white paper, $000,000 that of any other manufacturing en
nflflltlnnnl for r.nmnnsitnrs. 200.000 i r n..ir 1 nrtft nt In-
additional for stereotypes and creased' business gained by at least I mlngtn' - "ie towf yhlch Chl
mn nnn .lln, t w inimr crtaM-u u"" ' Murphy recently made famous. The
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Mr. Norrls declares that no more paJd out t0 get jtp jn a period of ten
than four papers out of sixteen which years the New York World's expenses
"he represents could make both ends 4ncreased 40 per cent, and its earning
meet upon such terms. He adds power decreased fully as much,
that these sixteen papers pay $1,500,- guch facts ag these are staggering
Unn n vpar trlhuto to organized labor ttv .nniflnnn nhnncrn tlinv nnlnt. '
t.,ot . tn :nV thnM tho nrtdlHonal " . . -fc-.. i , ' down the cut BuB making a home
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cost of a closed shop, the principle of naracter of the newspaper press,
which he accepts, butho now asks Tno liberty of the press Is one of the
how long the newspapers will bo able Baleguards of our civilization. It Is
to meet these additional charges upon essentio.1 under such a form of gov
them. "We are," he says, "approach- ernment as we possess that the inde
ing that limit where our necessities pendence of the press should be pro
may force us to stop." served. Independence is best main
Hero are some additional facts tamed by the operation of newspa
plcked at random from Mr. Norrls' pera for profit. Any other method of
orief: Ninety per cent of all news- nnfirHnn aimnlv means a subsidized
paper circulation in New York city is preSa,
on tho ono cent basis. The sale of Joseph Pulitzer when ho learned
advertising space Is also on a declln- the cost of cutting down tho price of
ing rate. Since 1895 the earning nlg paper 'from 2 cents to 1 cent de
power per column of most of tho dared, "We prefer power to profit."
New, York papers has been reduced. Either a newspaper Is to be con
A powerful combination of dry goods ducted for profit or else it becomes
merchants has operated to reduce tho dependent upon some rich man like
lino charge. This dry goods com- m,.. Hearst for the political opportun
ity which it affords, or else the news
paper must be subsidized by tho
great corporations like the Standard
Oil Company and become not tho in
dependent organ of public opinion,
but tho subsidized organ of corpora
tion interest. This is tho greater
menace. Wall Street Journal.
binatlon stayed out of the World for
sovon months, boycotted tho Sun nt
tho time of Its labor trouble and has
been out of tho Times for about four
years. When tho Now York World
reduced tho price of Its paper from
2 cents to 1 cent It gained 90,000 cir
culation in three weeks, but gave up
RAOTMIS ArrinFNTC FFW
Amusing; Incidents of the National Came Told By a Fan
rooters swung the gate open with
Tom on top, and held him there until
tho run scored. Even Tom laughed
as he came back up the field, al
though bruised and scratched.
An odd accident happened one
time when the Cincinnati team was
playing an exhibition game at Wil-
gamo wa3 played in the fair grounds,
and the backstretch of the half-mile
track was cut through a clay hill.
During tho game Bug Holliday
rapped a long drive to right and it
went over the bank, and disappeared
run. The next batter stepped up, the
pitcher pitched and then there was
a commotion the right fielder had
disappeared. He was found on tho
track, with all the wind knocked out
of him when he ran over the edge of
the high bank in pursuit of Holli
day's hit.
Jimmy Conner is the only major
league player who ever was bitten by
a snake during a game. The game
was played by the old Chicago club
at Oakland, Md., against a crowd of
collegians from the nearby summer
resorts. Conner was playing second
base, and in the third inning of tho
game some one rolled an easy bound
er towards him. Just as he stooped
l to pick up the ball he straightened
up, let out -a warwhoop, jumped five
feet into the air and lighted running,
letting the ball go on. Walter
Thornton, who was pitching, ran out
and killed a two-foot garter snako.
Connor always vowed it bit just as
he started to field the ball.
above all things wish to give their children pure, healthful food.
Indigestion sufferings are caused by the use of cheap.
unwholesome baking powders. Don't risk health to save a
few cents in price. That is not economy. You cannot
have good, healthful food unless you use pure
baiting powder.
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Sold and recommended by the following Grocers:
MARSIIFIELD:
THE BAZAR
HERBERT LOCKHART
P. A. SACCHI
CHAS STAUPP
JAS. B. HIBBARD
FINNISH CO-OPERATIVE CO.
FRANK MARHOFFER
NORTH IJENI):
COOS BAY GROCERY CO.
GRIMES & COMPANY
RUSSELL BROTHERS
AUG. HOELING
EMPIRE:
J. VIRGIL PUGH
SOUTHERN OREGON CO.
PATRONIZE THESE GROCERS.
WANT ad:
Rates 5c line first time, 3c lino
each succeeding Insertion
FOR SALE Good sewing machine.
Cheap. Phone IS 81.
Fo.lI
aid
WANTED Cranberry pickers.
Plnkerton, North Inlet.
J. H.
FOR SALE 2G feet new power
fishing boat. Apply Max Tlmmcr-man.
IJV HUGH S. FULIiERTON.
As compared to football, baseball
Is a harmless game. Fow of tho
players suffer serious Injuries, and
this is a wonder, because on a con
sorvatlvo estimate there aro 400
games played in this country ovory
day during tho season, and in nearly
ovory game one or two players havo
narrow escapes, or receive slight in
juries. It would seem that tho baseball
players aro lucky, for there aro ninny
cases of broken fingers, splko
wounds, bruises from batted balls
and hard raps in tho head, but tho
wonder Is that thoro aro not more
serious injuries. Blood poisoning
from leg wounds, where tho colored
stockings aro driven Into tho legs of
tho players, Is tho most dreaded form
of accidont.
Thoro havo been many odd acci
dents howovor. Jimmy Connor, who
was playing In ono of tho minor east
ern leogues tho last tlmo 1 heard of
him, was ruined for major loaguo
company by an accidont that camo
near killing him, lie wus at bat
when big Jack Taylor of Philadel
phia, sent up a torrlflo Inshoot, Con
nor thought ho had caught tho signal
for a fast curve, stepped iu, and was
dropped like a log, tho ball striking
him squaroly in tho tomplo. Tho
injury mado him timid at bat for
years.
Fred Lako and a big flrat-baeoman
ran together on tho Kansas City
grounds In 1S97 while after a foul
fly. Both men were going at top
speed and smashed their faces and
bodies together, both dropping un
conscious to tho ground. Neither
man over fully recovered from tho
collision, although both played after
wards. Tho strange feature of tho
accident was that when Lake was
carried off tho Hold unconscious and
seemingly fatally hurt, tho ball still
was clutched In his hand.
Hughey Jennings, tho old Balti
more star, had an odd accident at
Washington once. He was playing
short and wont tearing across bach of
third after a foul fly. Tho Hold seats
thoro are low and projected in frout
by a triple row of wires. Jennings
made a wild running jump after the
ball just as It was falling into tho
bleachers and got It In ono hnnd.
Ho had leaped instinctively to avoid
a collision with tho low fence, and ho
went between tho wires and romnlned
suspomlod thoro, kicking and strug
gling but still holding tho bnll. Bo
yond a fow cuts and scratches ho es
caped Injury.
'
Perhaps tho oddest accidont that
ovorluipponod on tho ball Held wason
tho Baltlnioro grounds. Tho outfield
fenco thoro was built slanting that
Is, thoro was an upright fonco and in
sldo that was n platform slanting
from tho ground to tho top of tho
fonco at an gnglo of about CO do-
One of the games In the recent
series of tho Cubs with the Giants in
Chicago resulted In a list of injuries
that reads like the reports of a rail
road wreck.
One Seymour, center fielder of tho
Giants, had his right leg wrenched In
a collision with Bill Dahlen. Missed
the fly-. Taken to hotel in coupe.
Bahlen, Bill Dazed by tho same
collision; was able to continue game,
and to register kick.
Hoffman (otherwise known as
Arte), first baso of the Cubs Caught
his spikes In the bag while sliding1 to
second; ankle twisted. Fractured
tho commandment.
Unknown fail Hit in tho head by
foul ball while watching the game
from the overflow seats behind tho
catcher; took the count up to nine,
but was able to see light to a finish.
As may bo seen, all tho injuries aro
not, confined to the players. The in
nocent spectator sometimes is mixed
up with the Injured. In a recent
Chicago game a man in the grand
stand was hit In a queer way. A ball
struck a post and shot off at an angle
just ns if It bad hit tho cushion of a
billiard table. A spectator looking
out at tho field and not thinking that
tho foul was anywhero near was sur
prised by a blow on tho back of tho
head. Ho turned around, ready to
fight, for ho seemed tp think that
some ono had hit him. When ho
found that it was tho ball that was
responsible, ho quited down.
WANTED A boy; must be polite
and neat. Apply Unique Pant-atorium.
WANTED Ton men to clear land on
Plat B, by the aero. L. D. Kinney.
FOR RENT Nicely furnished front
room; gentlemen prefered. Ap
ply at Times office.
FOR SALE Portable bake oven and
baking utensils.. Address "Busi
ness" care Times.
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Winter
Clothing
WANTED Girl bookkeeper for gen
eral merchandise store. Address
box 209, Marshfield, Ore.
WANTED An elderly lady to cook
for eating club of eight men. Ad
dress Box P, North "Bend.
WANTED Good farm and dairy
hand. Wages 140.00 per mo. and
board. E. L. Bessey. Phone 208.
WANTED Two heavy teams to haul
piling for Plat B wharf, on con
tract or aix dollars por day. L. D.
Kinney.
WANTED Man and wife or widow
woman, no objections to child; or
good girl for general house work.
Apply Mrs. F. Rogers, Coos River.
Phone 207.
Notice.
All mombors of Koos Tribo No.
33, I. O. R. M aro requested to
meet nt their wigwam at 9:00 a. in.,
on Labor Day to participate In tho
parado on that day. By request of
Sachem. II, McLaln.
Tho Wilson
Marshfield for
grees. Probably it was intonded to Sopt. 2,
stago will leavo
Roseburg Monday,
FOR SALE: Eight-room house and
lot on Mead street, just north of
M. E. church, trice, J1800, cash.
J. S. Edmunds, North Bend, or F.
L. Sumner,' Marshfiold, Ore.
Lot it known that ADLER'S FAMOUS C0LLE
GIAIMS are on sale here. No matter how radical
or conservative the model, each suit bears the
earmark of unobtrusive elegance. And there's
a wide range of types browns, tans and
grays in styles that are favored by particular
and critical men.
WANTED Anybody havlns goods
to store call at Taylor's Piano
House on Broadway, near O. street.
Largo warehouse Just completed
Terms reasonable.
WANTED By Mrs. J. A. Goodwill,
a fow summer boardors; parties
wishing a day on South Coos rlvor
can get dinner. Phono 20x8.
Launch Tioga leaves 8:00 a. m.
dally.
Remember! Hot chicken pie to
dy at Davis & Daviii' Bakery.
Overcoats, Cravenettes and
R.aii-coats The Best Ever
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2nd and B Streets
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