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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913 -EVENING EDITION. INTERESTING FACTS III THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pago 3) i ...n IBU"" ivlb ., .....in( VOIIP '1 Voth annlvorasry W ".? wi.tn co-oporn- k. nmiuit'" "- . . fek,ni,, nTh" Bl Sako the publlcu "Mine respecting It uw ,mA Press 1h In no P"li n,n mm simpers con- KmemtcrHl.ll'. It ' lr jenant I. -i ,llrlrtt)rS IS CUIII'0 If. ne8impi'r men chuBon M""."?,. l ho inomuor. lu in PXllLTiriii-u r. 1111 --- . .. . ...... tears or liuiinnio cu. Ek ihP nresont orKUtilzii- !"u . . .. llw. jililnt lV,".i.... I Imvn linVCI irpora .... ,"- . in insiiii'1" " , , prconriel 01 nunum iben i-'u """ ,"V' , on tlie i"i '.V'" , if the liiKiiesi. "H"i'"" iblp and disregard of prl- leinan mu-iunin. . .. vice-president mid mem- : board oi uirccwrs muivi- klarlei. vlmsd Press of today li h of a many-year Strug- h to oppoHliiK HystftiiH of ncwH-Rimu'niiK con i nrlvate or limited own Ilea dealt at arm's-longl!' neri to wlilcli tncy sow h profit ns might In J oer wiurii mo nuws i bouKht from mom nnu untrol than over tint pn ippljlng tlicin with prln ifijitem Is based on tlu it a powerful, privately controlled news-gather li a menace to the prosi l(J to establish nn ngen- ! only to the control o' ijtn for whom It uctpil I noun or western mot the Western Associate!' a fight to attain thli i!nce that tlmo a contcs le two imposing prln hten waged. In assort pe Associated Press, n rimtfd, Is tho Horvan 1 only of tint nowHpnpcr' Rt acts. 1 have no though m the tremendous lin I the work It does n lt, but wish Hlmply ti the thought that prop tilt has no entity of Iti ilnlon gave to servo lb len are srntturod from to Iho Pacific, fron tke Gulf, mid ropreson' m anauo of polltlcn pom raitli and economic It la obvious that Tim Press can have no pnr 'cuonai Dins, no rollglom o capitalistic nor pro- clo l simply to sorvo 1th a truthful, ximm I'J. non-partisan nm "oaaest senso ronon I' of the world ub expo- n lonijimiDio with nc- economically us pos. k! the newspapers com Bembcrsliln contribute Pen of tliolr localities MKiy assessnipnts ot UnB about ta.nnn.. WDUttl. with wlilnl Mi.,.V,,!m of ,cn8011 llata neil nnn ...n In II. --."U lunu la the daytlmo and " Of wlrn nt ..I,. I,. , I lU ...".. "" "hill. " principal Amor- UPllOlllOllt III? nn,l I' of local news. fnm for tho orlKlnal ' mk throughout the E'0f thfi no .... i ... n r; "rh. dred ft;.j ., '' telephone lo',- Ml m ,7 M'1 ,UI101I koniini "- ,0 moro l,d Wor,,B '""' or '"papers mi ,. .. TMrtant m.i,;.. """" '" RliSSrte'-'?''!" KyritrL rnian, Kronen, Itallnn and UiiBslan BovorninuntH, and oh a result It hns como to hu eoninion for European cnpltalB to Ket tho IlrHt iiowh of oonHnuntnl oventH throtiKh AsBoclnt od PreBB roportH cabled back from Now York. Ono bonullclal result coming from this more direct relationship Is to bo found In th6 mlnlmlzlni; of tho 111 effect of the occubIoiuu outbreak of soino utterly Inconsequential Uormnn, French, NukIIbIi or Jnpan eso "yellow" sporadically abusing tin,1 United StutcB and Its peoplo. Formerly profound significance jf n wide-spread hostility was at tached to such outpourings, with tho closer understanding that comes from moro Intlniato knowledge, wo now understand the relative Impor tance of tho newspapers of other countries as wo are able to weigh and grade our own, Tho disadvantage of lack or news Is strikingly apparent In the relations of t.io United Status with the Central and South American nations. These countries secure their news of tho United States by way of lCurope, and It consists tnninly of murders, lynchlugs and ombuzzlomontH. Tho antipathy to tho United States by tho people of these countries is undoubtedly largely due to tho falso perspective given by their newspapers. If In truth we wore tho kind of people they aro led to bellevo wo nro they would be fully Justified In their at titude. It has been tho aim of thoso In rusted with tho management of Tho Associated I'ress to scaiire as Its ropreHcntntlves both at home mil abroad men of high character mil attainments, and It may, I think, bo fairly assumed that the .oputatlon for accuracy and fair ness that Its servlco enjoys Ib large 'y to be attributed to an unusual nensuro of success In this endeavor While Tho Associated Press Is onorally held In good esteem, 1 A'otiUl not be understood ns Indlcat ng Hint It has been exempt from 'rltlclsm ami attack. If In a campaign nil tho en mil latcs, or their mnnngers or presc igcuts did not- accuso The Assoclnt id I'rosB of tho grossest partisan ililp ns against the particular can Hilary In which they were Inter isted, thoso bearing the rcsponslb titles of the sorvlro would fee) nnvlnced that- something was rad rally wrong and would look with iiisplelou on the report themselves This Is but human nnturo. Dur ng tho last campaign for the Pros dontlal nominations every candl Into either In person or by proxy ixpressud his conviction that The Bsoclated Press was favorablo to tomobody else Mr. Wilson's press ngent assort id that our bitvIco was pro-Clark, uid In the opinion of Speakor Clark vo had sold out to tho Wilson peo le. Mr. Taft's manngors folt that io was not being glvon n fair show uid Mr. Iloosevolt was firm In his 'onvlctlon that the avenues of In 'ormatlon had been choked to his llsndvantago. Of courso later wo know that Mr. Wilson does not sharo tho only-fqr-itibllcntlon views of his press agont ind Spenkor Clark Is as emphatic n his withdrawal as In his hasty -iharges. Mr. Taft's managers real 'zo that Tho Associated Press can not report spootches that ho does not mako, and Mr. Koosovolr must ico n humoroiiB side to the sugges Ion that any ono hns Interfered 'Ith his getting n fairly adequate oprosontatloii on tho flrsr pago. With all this, howovor. goes a fiiudainentnl misunderstanding of tho functions of Tho Assoclntod Press. Tho Individual correspon dent or reporter for a given nows papor or a small group of nows napors having a common bias may bo pormltted to Indulge in partisan ship or In propaganda. This Is absolutely not to bo por mltted in Tho Associated Press. No bias of any sort can bo allowed. Our function is to supply our mem bers with nows, not views; with nows ns It happens not as wo may want It to hnppon. Intensely as its management may svmpathUo with inv movomont, no protincnnda In Its behalf can bo tolerated. very 'oslously Indeed does tho mombor- snip guard aganst tlielr pgency go urnlly Intensely Interested In tho mntter. It was freely alleged that iue Associated Press, unduly Influenced by the Japanese government, had suppressed the fact that these Kor eans had made confessions. Impli cating American missionaries as accessories to the plot and had subsequently retracted theso con fessions, iiBsortlng that they had boon extorted by atrocious torture Inflicted by the Japanese police, tho Intimation being also that the mis sionaries were in peril by renson of me repudiated confessions, Ilased on this some of tho mis sionary authorities hero becamo much perturbed, and Indeed ono of Iho great Now York papers printed news and editorial articles criticiz ing The Associated Press for tho suppression of tho matter. As a matter of fact- an inspection of nows service received by The Associated PreBs and distributed to Its members showed that It carried tho full facts; tho confessions, tho Implications or the missionaries, tho allegations of torture, tho fact that tho allegation or torture was be lieved by the missionaries, and also the fact that tho Japanese dented tho torturo stories and attached no credonco whntovor to the prisoners' statements Implicating tho mission aries. On learning the real situation tho Now York newspaper In question promptly printed an ample nmuiido honorable, but- I do not doubt that ninny still ignorant or tho retract ion feel that The Associated Press was guilty of some dereliction. Another cnuso or frequent misap prehension Is In tho general ten dency of nowspapor readers to at tribute anything hcch In print to Tho Associated PreBB, and It Is con stantly necessary to explain that some violently partisan or Inaccu rate article was tho work of u "spe cial" and not a part or our service. 'wjlectal itV'Vro, I .. 0DI rOCClvlntr h I.. .. ..ll.l ll nllnllo.1 .l.illno nn.1 1 An!?.UU' 0llany, argus-oyed Is tho censorship or ev '" AEenr Gf"nany wy hnndlor or our "cony." afflllatu.i luiii-e u is not, nniiirnuy, 10 uo emm te, "?!? -"- in i,on- 'led V '" on- Sbla. lf ,nil"-e8sed "'asin aiiviw.ni 1.' "Ot Cullorlml f.." e twei P'tla m SUio t'ress neonclea in ed thnt no mistakes nro made. They nro mode and will bo made. Xltit 'n the vorv nature or tho business, with tho heart so worn unon tre sleeve, dotpctlon vnrv swirtlv fol lows, nnd tho mistakes aro row and rar between. The desire to on'lsr The Assolated Press In propaenndn or advocacv Is usuallv to 'be round nt tho bottom or criticisms of Its service. Added 'o this orten Is mlBlnformotlnn ns to tho real racts and- sometimes, hough happily rarely, actual mal Ico. Tho sorvlco rrom Russia, for ex nmplo has been harshlv criticised bv some who thought that tt'o prov tnco of Tho Associated Press wns o undortnke a crusade against the Russian Government because or Its nntl-Semltle attitude. Our theorv or our obligations is that we should report the facts as they occur, with out fear or favor, but that It Is no part of our dutv to draw Indict ments save as the facts alone are damning. The esse or the Korpnns charged with n plot to assassinate dovernor- General Terauchl has recently been Hindi discussed, F1 crltM m. ur;;x,v,o.A8s- US own" "L" "- tatera r "" l"o o,.,L"a .'10- main- I , ""a 111 l.nniinn oi In.iu,., ' . mon' "."Mil llllll corres- '"rough the Stone ,nhry gen,UB rtssoclated Prc It. i .. oMiinited. so-Japanese from the Pann;" " " ol con- lrt?ark'au p T "" the ?.'. "xniwteu. R spo.."., :japanese e ai,i... 'rm the Hpan""on of con- KS't f or i? ' u,mment onfllct. ,bsma re- tnessages tanp ,a ,were Is- by tho. aer. Away back In tho middle or the Inst century, an alliance, offensive and defensive oxlsted botweon the old Now York Assoclntod Press, a nows-Bollliig organization owned by seven New Vork napors, and tho Western Union Telegrnph Company under tho tonus of which the Now York Associated Press dealt solely with the Western Union and tho Western Union in turn gnvo discrim inating rntcs and ndvautnges to the Now York Associated Press. Although this arrangement (In the light of today a very improper ono) was abolished moro than 30 yenrs ago, many peoplo think thnt It still exlflts and occasionally somo ono arises to denounce this unholy nlllnnce. Tho Blmplo truth Is tnat Tho As sociated Press has during all these 30 yeara and moro paid exactly what otnor news associations nay. and thnt the rates charged by tho tolo graph companies for the facilities furnished us are greatly in oxccbb of those charged Individual news papers and Htlll moro than thoso chnrged stockbrokers having leased wires. Tho Associated Press leaBod wires, many thousand miles of them, rrom the Western Union, the Postal, tho American Telegraph & Tolophono Company, and rrom several or tho Independent- telephono companies. The first three havo a common bnsln rate, charging us $24 a mllo a year In tho dnytlmo and $12 a mllo a year nt night. For exactly tho name wlro thoy charge nn In dividual nowspapor $20 and $20, respectively, and n stockbroker gets a still further reduction. Far from reeolvlng discriminatory favors, Tho Associated Press feols that It Is bolng distinctly and heav ily discriminated against. In thoso days whon nil transac tions on n largo scalo aro bolng subjected to so rigid a scrutiny It is natural tnat so conspicuous a mnrk or public nttontlon as Is Tho Associated Press should not find It ioir liumuno rrom critical Inspec tion. From tlmo to tlmo somo valco Is rnlsed denouncing The Associated Press In tho same breath both as a monopoly nnd bocnuso It Is not a monopoly, and Insisting that it bo como a monopoly by admitting to Its membership nil desiring desiring Its sorvlco; tho theory bolng that In somo way tho activities of the association impress it with a public uso and subject It to tho obliga tion or a common carrier to sorvo all comors. From an ethical standpoint only, then, Is there anything Improper, unsafe, or unwise in a group of newspapers, largo or small, asso ciating themselves together to do a thing that each must otherwlso do separately and of reserving to thorn solves tho right to determlno to what extent tho membership or mich a group shall be enlarged? It does not seem posslblo to hold fairly that a newspapor In Now York may not Join with ono In Chi cago and one In Philadelphia to maintain a common correspondent In Washington without making it obligatory on theso three newspa pers to share the fruits or their en terprise with other Now York. Chi cago and Philadelphia nowspapors. ff In addition they arrange that each shall supply tho othors with the nows or its homo city, Is It within tho bounds or reason that they aro required to furnish com petitors the samo facilities? I give this illustration because that is exactly the relation of the newspapers composing tho Associat ed Press the scale only being en larged. The obligations of a common car rier are, however, In no wise depon- aent on tno magnitude or Its trans actions. Tho ferry sculled across a stream Is just as much impressed witn a public use as is the Pennsyl vania Railroad. Bach Is a common carrier, It Is tho naturo or the transaction and not Its size that determines Its obligations. As re spects the question or common car- rlershlp, what is right for three to to nssuino nn entity of Ub own and to servo all comers would. In my Judgment, bring about a condition fraught with the gravest dangers to the freedom of the press and in turn to the freedom of the people. At present nbout one-third of the dnlly newsnpers of tho country nro represented by membership in The Associated Press. There nre a number of concerns engaged In tne collection and sale of general iiowb to non-members of I'lio Associated Press, nnd In one way or another tlmv um.h.i,. m...i. customers with what are declared to bo satisfactory Bervlces. In no wiso desiring to become anything approaching a monopoly. Tho Associated Press Iiiih avoided oven tho nppenrancc of anv com petitive price rlvnlry, admitting ad ditional members solely on the ground of common benefit to tho inembors of a co-operative Institu tion. lf, by some occult reasoning, Tho AsBoclnted Press could bo hold as a common carrier, thcBo news-selling organizations would be wiped out and The Associated Press would, If tho end sought for wob accom plished, become n real monopoly nnd tho Incentive for co-operation no longer existing, it would natur ally drift Into a concern for pecun iary profit, in private ownership and subject to prlvato control. No moro dangerous situation can well bo Imagined than the passing of the control of tho greatest news gathering and nuws-dlBsotiilnntliig agency of the world rrom tho hands or co-oporntlng newspapers to tho control or somo Individual Interest ed In manipulating tho nows the master and not tho servant of tho newspapers. Ilecauso this danger would bo so grave it will not come, but for an other renson also, a very basic rea son. Thoro can bo no monopoly In nows. The day that It becomes appar ent thnt n liliiiioiinlv In ...ll.w.il.... nnd distributing nows oxIstB, that GAL FOUR Associated Press . . . ?"fr .'" H?tm wny' by B0' niothod individual nowspapors or groups of nowspapors will take up the work or establishing n service for tllOIIIBOlVCB. llldfitiniuliMit ,.f ,.niul,l.. control. Tho news of tho world Is open to him who will i'n ri. it a.... ...... willing to expend the energy, tho iiinu mm wio monoy to approach it may dip from tho well of truth. TllU IinU'H uurl'lpn it l'l. elated Press does not consist of Its eased wires or its onices. Its soul Is In the personal service of human men. of men witii nnm . un.. i. onrB to hear, with hands to write, and with brnliiB to understand, or men who nre proud when they suc ceed, humiliated when they rail and iv-ouun,,, wnun mniigncu. The telo Braph wires aro but tho blind In struments or this sorvlco, though tho wire hns brought tho uttermost pnrts of tho world mnrvelously close. These human entitles nre ranging the world to send word of Us doings, of Its rejoicings and Its borrowings to satisfy the thirst of the people for Intelligence of the march of events. The news service of The Assoclnt od Press of tho horror of Martinique wns not the event Itself. It wns tho personal Bervlce or a man who at tho first hint of the disaster that had wiped out a population took his orders, r'uulored n boat and went to Martinique, where no cor respondent still lived, and Bent His story, ITS story of tho great trag edy, wrecking Ills health by tho ef fort required. To get this report, this "nows," wbh open to any one. To get It cost the members of Iho Assoclntod Press more than ."!0,000 In addition to tho human wnBtngo and prodigious effort. It WnS lini't Of tlin llnv'il vnrr And ns today devoted men Inhor and dlo In order that tno members Of Tho ARtttiflntnit Prima n., ......... Izntlon that neither owns nor prints u iiuwsiwper, may my pororo tlielr readers a fair picture of tho world's Happenings, so ulwnyB will these and other men serve nobly nnd dlo bravely thai tin. wnt-t.t ...n,. i,.... tidings of sport mid lestlvnl, of nun nnu iiciuii, or congress and Parliament, of Hnguo conference and program, f battle and ploguo, of shipwreck and rescue. Frank II. NoyoB. In North American Review for May. If YOU ARE A DRINKING MAN You had bettor stop at oncu or you'll lose your Job. Rvery lino of business is closing Its doors to "Drinking" men. It mny bo your turn next. IJy the aid or ORR1NK thousands or men havo boon re- Bioreu to lives or sobriety and In dustry. Wo nro so sure that ORR1NI2 will benefit you that wo Bay to you that If after a trial you fall to get any benorit from Its use, your money will bo refunded. When you stop "Drinking," think of tho monoy you'll snvo; besides, sobor men nro worth more to tlielr employers nnd got higher wages. Costs only $1.00 n box. Wo have an Interesting booklet nbout OR RINK that wo aro giving away free on request. Call at our store nnd talk It over Owl Prescription Phar macy. Frank I). Cohan. Opposite Chandler Hotel. Phone 74. Buy a Home on Easy Payments A modern cottage In Sengs tncken's Addition, $300 cash, balanco on ensy installments; $2000. I. S. Kaufman (Sb Co. Parker & Leaton Real Kstnto, Rentals nnd Iiimininco liiirkliuit Itulldlim, Over Hub Cloth- liur Storo. Mnriliflold. Ore. IMIUY AND S'lOCIC FAHV.S. If you want n good Dairy or Stoek farm neo I'lt7genild or Phono aim, Murshflclil. For the llouiosoekor Ho can show you some of (lie host In the count) fop Willi. BAMDOM BY THE SEA THE CITY OF THE FUTURE rnAwJW A,CI,K T"AfTH FOUR MIMIS SOUTH O.V SuV;NvV.ViAlLa3. VKlt ACIlKj CASH, liAIiANGK By One It Will Make You Money Donald MacKktosh FOR QUICK WORK, FOR PROMPT WORK, FOR GOOD WORK, Telephone the old reliable Coos Bay Steam Laundry We always deliver the goods. Phone 57-J ----- Marshfield Be Up To Date Order your Suit from TTinn TheTailorand 1 jyJU Dress Expert !i7H Front St. Upstair. City Auto Service Good Cars, Careful Drlvora and roaaonablo chargos. Our motto: 'Will go nnywhoro at any time." Stands Ulnnco Hotol and Blanco Cigar Store. Day Phones 78 and 41. Sight Phono 46. CM It WP nnniMT.K. nmnrlMor K modorn One uttdtug, Bloctrh Light, Steam Hunt. Elegantly Furnlshod Rooms with Hot and Cold Wator. HOTEL OOOS O. A. Mctlln, Trop. Ratest BO rents n day nnd upward! Dor. UromdvT anil Marker Singer Sewing Machines Wo havo thorn tor rent or for salo. Machines Repaired, Supplies and Needles for Salo. W. J. RITZ, 131 Park Ave. Marshfield. Phono 2H0-X. RHAIj KSTATI3 and INSUIIANCK. FLANAGAN & BENNETT BANK OMHST RANK IN COOS COUNTY. KstnbliMicd 1HH1). Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $110,000 lulciost paid on Time DcjhisII, Officers: J. W. ltfiuiett. President. J. II. Flanagan, Vice-President. It. F. Williams, CnMilor. Geo. F. Winchester, Ass't Cashier. Pictures & Framing Walker Studio Unique Pantatorium TUB MODKHN DYKItH. OMCANKRfl, PRICSSICRH und HAT HUNOVATORH Agent for Howard II. Straus ft Co., Flno Tailoring. Let ua mako your next suit. gfffl CKNTRAh. Phono 2rM)-X New and Second Hand Furniture sold on the Installment plan. HARRINGTON, DOYLK & CO., .1a Front St. Phono .'llO-h MnrahflcM, Or. Bowling Alley! 1175 NORTH FRONT STHKRT Tuesday Evening Especially for Ladies First Class Weaving promptly done at Gardiner's Rag Carpet Factory Cor. Union and Montana Street. Phono 131. North Rend. Or. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. RBTAIL RI3PARTMKNT LUMUKR, LATH, SHINGLKS, .MOULDINGS. SASH AND DOORS. ROOFING PAPKR, ETC. CUT THK FUEL RILL IN TWO RY USING OUR WOOD. PnONB 100. 1H3 SOUTH RROADWAY FAMILY DINNERS In our now location, wo aro es pecially prepared to cater to family trade. Regular meala or short or deiB. Open day nnd night. MERCHANT'S CAFE. Rrondwny und Commercial Mfld. COOS RAY PLATE AND WINDOW GLASS CO. J. A. Goodwill and W. E. Sawyer. Pluto, Art anil Window GIiims, Mir rors, Prismatic Glass. Mall orders and phono orders given prompt attention. Estimates fur nished. Phone 70-L. 727 So. Rroadway. Marshflold. These Koreans wore almost all do Is proper for three hundred or converted Christians nnd the Amer-fr eight hundred to do. Icon missionaries In Korea wore nat- To compel The Associated Press Abstracts, Real Estate. Fire and Marine Insurance Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Mgr. Coqulllo Office Phono 191 Platting Lands a specialty. Farms Timber Coal and Marshflold Office 14-J. General Agents "EASTSIDE." NWK'E. In tho District Court of tho United States for tho District or Oregon. In the matter or tho cstato or Arthur S. Rlanchnrd, a bankrupt, In bankruptcy. Notice Is hereby glvon that tho Trustee herein has filed his roport on tho salo or personalty or tho above es(ato and that I appoint and Ilx Saturday, May 3, 1S13, at 2 o'clock p. m., as tho tlmo for hear ing any and all poisons Interested therein to protest or show cause why said roport should not be ap proved and said sale confirmed ; said hearing to bo held at my office in Marshuold, Coos County, Oregon. O. A. SEIILRREDH, Referee.