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Qlflns TUESDAY (3VMB MKMBEU OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1907. No. 49. ) JB Auspicious Day for the Labor Unions of Coos Bay-Parade Was Excellent mn EDITION HAVE Sporting Events Were All Exciting-Ball Game Won by Marshfield-Speeches of Labor hr.d a great day yesterday md there woro amusements and thlnes of the more sober kind from early morning until the grand ball ms over this morning. The day n3 Ideal for the celebration and the thrones which crowded the streets commenced to arrive early. When the parado started on North Front street at ten o'clock, the streets were literally lined with humanity and the crowd reached to C street and crowd ed over towards Broadwny. It was estimated that there were seven or eight thousand people In the city, mostly from North Bend and Marsh field, though the country districts were well represented. While tho people were awaiting tho parado tho anxious ones strolled up and down the street to pass away the time. Everybody was good natured and there were no disturbances to mar the smoothness of tho occasion. The Parade. The parade was probably the most auspicious that ever occurred in the city, and was the flr3t which labor ever handled on Coos Bay. Its length was between a half mile and three-quarters of a milo, and the various unions of Marshfield and North Bend were represented by practically full membership. The line of march was led by C. A. Strickland, marshal of the day, and F. D. Hathaway, assistant marshal. The following is the line as it left tho place of formation and marched south on Front street to C, and from there on 'C, turning on Broadway, and to Queen avenue, northward on Fourth to A and thence east on Front, and to placo of beginning: Acme band. Four Police officers. Three carriages conveying Mayor Straw, tho city councilmen, tho speakers, and prominent Coos Bay citizens. Floats, little girls dressed In white, representing tho states of tno union and emblamatlcal of all work unions. Carpenters and Joiners local uniou No. 1777, of North Bend, with about sixty-five men in line. J. B. Ilohr, painter, with six men in line. Pacific Coast Marine Bulldeis, .federation, local union wo. iu, witn twenty-five men in line. Carpenters and Joiners of America local union No. 1812, with over fifty men in line. Pacific Federation of Longshore men, local union No. 12, aboiic twen ty men in line. Coal miners Float, Corthell's Dellcatessei. Float, Cooks and Waiters unl'Mi. Float, Merchant Brothers. Float, National Bottling Works . Float, Retail. Clerks' Protective association. Float, Going & Harvey. Float, Marshfield Carpenters and Joiners. Float, HIbbard's Grocery. Float, Royal Gambrlnus. J. J. Burns, with teams and scrapers. Tho business men of both cities were represented throughout thu parado by banners and emblems, many of which were very attractive. The parade occupied something like an hour and dissolved as tho participants reached the starting place on Front street. At the Speakers' Stand. Immediately upon breaking up or the grand parado, tho assemblage repaired to the south end o Front street at the intersection of C, where a speakers' stand had been erected for the occasion. Tho Speeches. Mayor Straw opened tho speech making by an' address of welcome In which ho extended the hand of cordi ality and welcome to the North Bend Cnrnontora nnrt tnlnnra in a fOW Well chosen remarks. Ho expressed him- self as proud to extend this weicomo on the occasion of the first celebra tion of Labor Day on Coos Bay. Ho believed in the unions and unionism and that all citizens should extend their sympathy and support. Tho unions Bhould, however, Insist that only honest men should lead them and that none but honest men who were willing to do an honest day s work should have their approval. C. A. Stickland, of North Bend, a member of the Shipbuilders' Union and Mnmhni nt tho Dav. responded for the unions and made many telling points in favor of organized labor. Hn nntllnml tho trrnwth and declared that the strike was only used in the last extremity. The members of the unions were as much opposed to strikes as anybody and more than most because they are directly in volved. Mr. Stipkland then intro duced as the orator of the day, Hon. Francis H. Clark, of Marshfield. Mr ninvlr nnonnri hlH addreSS by itatlng that ho was not a member of any union, but that ho represented as he stood on that platform, labor la its largest and broadest form. Every man who works, he said, whether1 with his hands or his brain, and con-' tributes to the sum of human happi ness theroby, Is a laborer who bad a , Exceptional Character and Well Received. deep interest In the celebration of the day. Labor Day was consecrated to tho cause of labor. Tho clergy man, tho mechanic, the common laborer, the doctor, the Jawyer, tho thinker and even the activo captain of industry, was a part of the great labor force of the nation and each had his part in the celebration of the day. Organized labor had been to the front of the day's celebration be cause through organized labor the day had been set apart, not for them alone, but for all mankind except tho dvones. Ho was not a member of any union but he hoped to be a member et tho great commercial union which would surely unite North Bend and m.u-buuuiu as one great city under the name of Coos Bay. The isolation of the city was now at ah end It had passed forever into the great in dustrial system which was in active operation in Europe and America. Throughout America great labor pro cessions were representing the c.iuso of labor today. Every business of note In tho great cities expected to be made prominent In gorgeuus tioats which they introduced into such parades. There were fraternal orders represented in such parades also. Organized labor had accomplished much for mankind. Time was when tho condition of labor was one of aoject slavery. Tiie master not oniy took all the man produced but took his liberty, too. Slavery had grad ually disappeared and in its place free labor had taken up the progres sive fight for manhood. It was time. The labor organizations have not made the mistake of going Into poll tics as such. They had chosen to as- Hiimo thnt mnn wnntnrl to. (In IliRtlce and had impressed all political par ties into tnoir service, iney uau to their credit tho increase of wages which enabled men to live and edu cate their children. The labor or ganizations had reduced the hours or labor from twelve to ten nours ana finally to eight hours per day. By doing this they had distributed the opportunities of men to work and had given them all a chance. This had helped the-jnerchants as well, for when everybody was prosperous tiiv mi mnm nnri wore better clothes. They had also obtained the enactment of Employers' Liability laws, whereby employers had been required to furnish to their employes a safe placo to work. Mr. Clark called attention to the growth of great corporations and said that for the vast enterprises which were engaged in the develop ment of the country, these were necessary because it was the only way great enterpriseslcould be made a success. No element had been more successful In keeping these cor porations within limits than the unions, and if the unions should be abolished the main check to the en croachments of capital would bo re moved. Capital and labor, Mr, Clarke declared, were one and the same. Capital was another form of labor. The contest was between capitalists and laborers. But the great public was on the side of jus tice always. Every step taken by humanity must be firm and secure. Its movements must not be specula tive nor radical. They must be practical and effective. The strike was a weapon of settlement of labor conflicts which should be employed as a last resort only. It was like war. It ruined fortunes, destroyed homes and paralyzed the activities which made for good. War was scarcely more destructive. The great public had a right to demaad of both labor ers and capitalists that they find a better way of settling these difficul ties than tho btrlke. The nations of earth were making every effort to establish arbitration as a settlement of international difficulties instead of war. In our domestic labor troubles, some system of arbitration was necessary and should be provided. Mr. Clarke pointed out the mission of labor in tho future of Coos Bay, and paid a tribute to the possibilities of the future among the abundant resources and great cheap water transportation facilities of the Bay. Mr. C. S. Vandersloot was next in troduced and made a very interesting logical and eloquent plea for the unions. He recited some passages from the early history of New Eng land to show that the policy at that time was to regulate wages by law and that wages for carpenters were fixed at fifty cents a day. He enum erate In concise and effective lan guage tho benefits which union labor !..! ,ioinwi fnr civilization and deeply moved the audience by his eloquent appeal for the little child ren who were employed in tho sweat shops of great eastern cities. He showed how evil capitalists were willing to resort to heart-rending n.i.nHi in nYtrnr.t. train from these little ones and bow the unlonB alone bad been able to modify that system of greed. Ho urged all the people of Marshfield and North Bend to stand by the union label. That union label was used by union shops and the merchants by dealing with union shops could aid a principle and help to remedy tho evils which afflicted or threatened the poor everywhere. Mr. Vandi-3loot's address was pro nounced on all sides to be excellent. After the speech making was ended the crowds went to the water front to watch tho sports there. Rowing jiiiiI Swimming. At the close of Mr. Vandersloot's address, the water front was the at traction. Here was whero tho ladles' and gentlemen's rowing races were to bo pulled off, as well as th3 swim ming race. The distance for each of these events was 200 yarcR Tho ladles' race was won by Miss McCann in an exciting contest. The prize for this winning was a cut fass piece valued at five dollars. There were two other contestants. The men's race had a larger field and there were five starters. This contest seemed to enthuse the spec tators as none of the others, and each man seemed to have his eup porters. It was won by J. Durand, whose winning brought him a prize valued at five dollars. The swimming race had but two contestants, and was won by Wi'llam Gagnon; prize valued at four dollars. Upon completion of these races, the assemblage broke up for tho forenoon, and tho dinner hour was at hand. In the Afternoon. It was planned to start the after noon sports at the ball grounds promptly at the hour of half past one, but there wa a delay of about half an hour. This did not Incon venience the program, however, for everything wont off well, and the amusements were well appreciated by tho thousand people -who were present to watch the fun. A charge of 25 cents was made at the ball grounds to help In defraying the large expense to which the unions had been put by reason of the elab orateness of tho program. One hundred sixty-five dollars were left at the box office, and many people who came late were admitted free, as the managers wanted all to feel they had got their money.'s worth. The ball game between the North Bend and Marshfield carpenters was the opening amusement. The teams lined up as follows: Marshfield; Keenan, c; Abbott, lb; Sears, 2b, Bolins, 3b; Cowan, p; Noah, rf; O'Mara, If; Wilson, ss; Moore, of; North Bend: Anderson ss; Strlk lln, rf; Sumner, 2b; Grout, cf: Im hoff, lb; Ferguson, If; Rulen, 3b; Wells, c; Maloney, p. Tho game started out as If It would continue all the afternoon, Marshfield making four and North Bend, three runs In tho first Inning. But the players steadied down after that and the game was Interesting to the finish. The greatest trouble In the contest seemed to be for the players to hit the ball. The carpen ters can handle a saw and hammer with expertness, but when It comes to taking a bat and stopping a swift curve ball, that Is another thing, and most of them being out of practice, the pitchers had the best of the argu ment. Nine innings were played and Marshfield counted eleven, while North Bend gathered seven. The ladles' egg race followed the ball game. The contestants were supplied with a spoon holding nn egg and they were to run a certain distance and bring up at tho finish ing point with the egg still In the spoon. Miss Tida Schlappl won the race, and prize, valued at $2.00. The centipede race "was productive of considerable mirth. Four boys astride a pole furnish the likeness to a centipede. There were two poles and thus, eight boys. The quartet captained by Georga Flana gan captured tho race, and those captained by Prank Lapp took sec ond placo, f The Broncho busting did not bust very satisfactorily, as the horses at hand for tho occasion thought they were to act nice, and so the fun ex pected in this event was very tame. The potato race was won by Bob. Krueger. Miss May Durand won first in tho ladles' 50 yards foot race, Miss TIda Schlappl, second. A special event, riding a wild horse, was as Interesting as the broncho busting, and was as much of a frost, owing to the disposition of the animal to be good. Front Street Contestq. The crowd repaired to tho up town district between four and five o'clock whero other sporting events were given. First of these was the running broad jump, which was won by Will Snedden. Distance not given. The tug-of-war between the Marshfield Longshoremen and tho Independent Workers of tho World, of North Bend, was won by the Marshfield team. Fred Nemee took first prize In tho slow bicycle race. The firemen's hose race was the best of. tho street sports. This was between teams from North Bend and 'Marshfield. Each team was to run 117 yards make a coupling, adjust a nozzle and throw a stream of water. Marshfield's firemen took this race in 37 seconds. North Bend's time was 43 Bcconds. Tho latter met with an' accident which lowered their time. Tho sporting events closed with a blind boxing contest on the speak ers' platform. Each man was blind folded and strapped to tho structure to aviod being injured by fall ing off the platform. After they were blindfolded two other men put on gloves and handed them an oc casional punch to keep them inter ested in the go. Messrs, D. C. Wil son and U. S. Lawver were the box ers and after they had entertained the crowd well for a time, the con test was declared a draw. The Grand Hall. In the evening, the throng filled tho Odd Fellows' hall and the danc ing continued until late this morn ing. There was a general good time at the dance, and all enjoyed it despite the crowded condition of .the hall. Before the dance commenced the prizes were awarded. The Other Prizes. First prize for best float, Mer- UI1UUI UlUUICIb, ?V.UU. , Second prize for floats, Retail Clerks' Protective association, $10. Best appearing union in line, North Bend Carpenters' and Joiners Union of North Bend, ?10. SOME INCIDENTS OP TIIE DAY. Tho event which was looked for ward to as likely to produce the most fun aa not come off for lack of material. This was the greased pig race. When the time came tov turn the animal loose on tho throng, it was found there was no pig and there wna npfnrdlnf fllHnnnnlntment. Mr. Gamble, who furnished the rooter, advised the committee tnat tne pig had escaped. The committee was ananlf Iniia thnt hn hnd concluded the gift too expensive to come through with, ana had oacKea out. nut jur. Gamble showed them tho box with the slats broken off, and tho event was closed. . i Tho rttiv wns not. without its sad dening spectacles as well as tho more amusing. Late in tne aiternuun, u drunk with a peg leg was sheering rtnwn TlrrmrlwAV. He had a cane and was wobbling pretty badly. Some body had struck him in tne race aim he was bleeding profusely. Making titiHn linif.mnnni!. ho manaced to reach tho Forty residence without listing ana going aown. uut mere ho foil in n bean on the steps and was unable to arise for some time. By dint of extraordinary efforts no managed to scramble to his feet and oonln cot onll tnwnrfl tho smith. All went well for a minute, until he came to the raise In the canal bridge, wnen the upgrade got him down again. Tio hnrl fallon nonr tho' driveway. which goes from tho bridge to the ground, about six reetc mis umo ho was unable to get up, until a small boy came to nis aia ana nuu him nearly on his reet, wnen no tooit a big lunge and- fell backwards, heels over head down the driveway, roll ing to the bottom among some boxes. A passer-by extricated him from this position and conducted him a ways down tho street to a pile of lumber whore ho sat down to reflect what a fool he had made of himself. Photographers were out in full force from tho opening signal, and there should bo some flnovlews of ho nolohrntlnn. Tho nrlZO offered by tho Chamber of Commerce for the best view of tho water demonstra tion was productive of quite a few nnntoatnnta TllOrO WPTO kOdakS 0.8 well, and If there Is a shortage of pictures of tho many scenes, it win bo because tho negatives were broken. Frank Cameron, an employe of tho Timon wnn stnittinc about tho city yesterday and claiming to bo the oldest union man on mo Kruiuiuo. Somebody told him to go out and make a few Inquiries. Mr. Cameron has held a union card for thirty-one years, and thought ho had a practic al cinch in saying ho was the oldest union man. But there aro always others, and In this case It proved to be Mr. E. W. Freer, a member of the carpenters' union of Marshfield. Mr. Freer was a member of tho carpent ers' union thirty-five years ago, and now carries a card from a Cleveland union ho has had for eighteen years. Plans were mado for taking tho band to North Bend in the morning onl tii'rnlnf InoBfl BOD10 Of its CllOlCe melodies on tho inhabitants for the niirniua nt onthiiRlnc them sufficient- ly to bring the whole town over. But KITCHELL WINS 0VE THO Fight at San Francisco Declared Best Roacli Ever Refereed Ttiomas Knocked Out. San Francisco, Sept. 2. Labor Day gave to tho world a new cham pion and supplied one of the great est fights In the ring history of Cali fornia. In the 32nd round of a scheduled forty-five round contest, young Kltchell, of Butte, knocked out Joe Thomas, of San Francisco. Not until Thomas' seconds had thrown up the sponge after their man was so badly punished that ho could not continue was tho fight end ed. Thomas had to bo carried to his corner. It was soveral minutes be fore he opened his eyes and asked dazedly, "What's the matter?" Billy Roach, the referee, summed it up accurately when he said: "It was the greatest fight I over refer- the band is composed largely of clerks and they could not get away until after nino o'clock. The matter was abandoned, but North Bend was hero In full force Just the same, The small people, and many of the larger ones, found great enjoyment In watching the sausage machine on the Gamble float. This machine was supplied with a commodious hopper in which cats and dogs were fed and the' manufactured product turned out In the-shape of bologna. There was but one cat and one dog, but the Illusion was odd enough to cause considerable merriment. THE MAYOR'S SPEECH Charles Lee found himself suffici ently Improved yesterday to start out on a business trip to tho Coquille, at least that was his excuse for leaving Dr. Straw's homo rather uncermonl ously. His friends have another ver sion, and understanding his propen sities for joking, they have it that Charles sneaked away to avoid hear ing Dr. Straw's labor speech and the necessary eulogies the doctor would expect from him. A friend heard him remark that ho believed the Mayor's speech would be too much of a joko for him to absorb and so he stole away to escape It. Others remarked that there was a decided difference between the speech of wel come and thoso tho Mayor sometimes makes at council meetings, despite the fact that yesterday was a warm day. Of course you saw tho parade, and in language of " Musclo and Braw," you must have observed the "olonhnnt n!HklnGT his trunk." Vorily, Labor's strength lies in Union. But don't forget tnat mere Is only one Universal Co-operative Brotherhood, with headquarters at, 727 Hayes, St., San Francisco, Cal. Labor Day Post Cards at Lock-hart-Parson's Drug Co. SHORT IN ACCOUNTS. Chicago Mnn Goes to Canada While Investigation is Held. nhioarrn Sot 9. niHmrivfid liv the condition of his financial affairs and on the vorge of physical breakdown, Joseph E. Hall, president of tho Beldlng-Hall Manufacturing com pany, is on tho other sldo of tho Canadian border line awaiting re sults of an Investigation of his af fairs. Clay Clement, an actor, wno urna nHunfln tod with Hall in a theatrical venture, accompanied Hall to Detrlot. Tho liabilities of tho company aroN over half a million dol lars. Dr. J. G. Goble, the well known optician, of Modford, Ore., will visit all Coos Bay towns 4uring Sept For dates see this paper later. Labor OinltH Parado Chicago, Sept. 2. For the. fira time since Labor Day has been ob served tho parado was omitted. It was decided to make different us of tho amount of money oxpeded. business houses were generally closed. Baysldo Paints and Imperial Varnishes. No better made. None mado better. Pounds or tons. Pints or barrols. Bayslde Paint Co,, North Bend. i Buy your groceries at Sacchl's, NTHE 32ecI to be eed." After the lGth round it was doubtful who had tho winning punch It was superior boxing against su perior fighting, with no advantago of; gamencss on either side. Kltchell, showed the greater endurance, to win from a man like Thomas. KiU chell almost had Thomas out in tho lGth, but Thomas succeeded in stall ing until the round was over. In tho 17th ha'd the Butte boy pressed his vantage, the fight would have been ended then and there. From there on it was give and take, Kitchcll gradually wearing his man down un til the 32nd round, when he knocked Thomas down four times and tho Callfornian's seconds threw up tho sponge. HAS BIG Mob Fights Police and-Street Railroad Employes at Ferry. ' ONE MAN FATALLY HURT Reserves Called Out Ueforo Demon stration Was Quelled. Several Injured. San Francisco, Sept. 2. Soveral men were wounded, ono probably fatally, during tho riot which oc curred shortly after noon' today on Market street, near tho Ferry land ing. The riot was precipitated by an attack on non-union men and tho In spector of tho United Railroads and was participated in by mora than a thousand neonle. Tho wounded are: John Peterson, union man, jsltdV ta mo groin; may die; J. vl Hall. United Railroads Inspector, shot In tho nead; F. J. Durston, shot In tho head and badly cut; Henry C. Cas ton, motorman, hit on her ' with rock. Thomas Bowman, union Iron worker, shot In leg. Tho parado of union laborers af filiated with the Buildings and Trades council had just been dls missed at tho corner of Main and Mission streets and a large crowd was waiting at tho ferry to cross to tho games at Oakland. For some cause, not known, but believe! to be for running a car too close to the assemblage, tho crowd rushed the car, and motorman Durston drew his rovolver and fired Into the mob. This' infuriated tho crowd still more and tho fighting soon extended all along tho line from the ferry to Sutter and Sansomo streets. The police reserves were called out and tho first man to fall into their clutch es was Fred Summorflod, a member of tho structural Iron-workers who was taken to tho police station. The arresting officers were followed by tho crowd of men who attempted to rescue him, but without success. Bricks and stones were thrown nt tho police and Captain Conboy mount ed his horse and called his men to gether, finally succeeding in driving the mob away from tho station and the car barns. The car which had caused tho trouble had in th" mean time, gono as far as Sutter street, followed by tho hooting crowd of men and boys with bricks and other missiles. At this point the crow or tho car discharged their revolvers In self-prottectlon. John Peterson here received tho wound which is likely to end his life. Use Baysldo Paint and Jlaysldo Puro White Lead, and get tho best. llcarht at Jamestown. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2. William Randolph Hearst and Samuel Gomn ers wero tho principal speakers at today s great celebration at tho Jamestown exposition, Dr. J. G. Goblo, tho well known optician, of Medord, Ore., will visit all Coos Bay towns during Sept. For dates seo this paper later) lass i " m F - MTmmm:"Sm