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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1914)
mmmmi!!ZS2wmmm0mm fcWIQHHH wm.WTFrm ' MoWMiHSa(SSac ....,,.JI. ... W flUOIIW TIMS, MMMHFUU), (MiMi, WRDNiilbAY, MAY 6, WtHNWIilB. tClTlON,,., ;.,:. tHBIfe kjjBMiyMHgy ;, A Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co, RETAIL DEPARTMENT "i-lt. LATH, SHINGLES. MOULDINGS, BASH AND DOORS, ip"""' irnnwiKn papkil wrn jUll FUEL BILL IN TWO BY USING OUR WOOD. 1JM). 18fl BOUTH BROADWAT S. S. ALLIANCE .its FOlI 'PORTLAND PRO SI COOS RAY -BAIU1U" WEDNESDAY, SIAY 0, AT 7:!t0 A. SI. ROUND TRIP, 918.00. rinnnrrtlon with (lo North Honk Ronil nt Portland. North Fnclflc Steamship Company '44. any O. F. M'GEORGE, Agent. Inter-Ocean Transportation Co, I Semi-weekly service Coos Bay and San Francisco. S. S. Redondo SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS BAY, ' WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, AT 3:00 P. M. Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. S. S. NANN SMITH Equipped with vjireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. WIMj SAIL FROSI SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS RAY, WEDNESDAY, SIAY 0, AT 3 I. Sau Francisco office, Greenwich street pier No. and 600 Fife building. Coos Bay Agent, 0. F. McG gorge, Phone 44. si. 23 if ASONIC BODIES DENOUNCE TAKE" KNGLlSlt, SCOTCH AND ASIER1- CAN OFFICIALS OF ORDER RRAXD "ASIERICAX FKDERA-TION." Officials Expose Sale of "Rights" PROSECUTION IN CANADA RE SULTS IX FINE AND DEPORTA TIOX AXD SURPRISE IS RUING EXPRESSED THAT DUPES STILL ARK RUING FOUND. Tlio Portland Oregonlnn says! "That a cotcrlo of unprincipled men arc victimizing many who would Join the. Masonic order by Inking what fees they can collect Tor admission to a bogus order of Masonry Is the cltargo of annul Secretary Robinson, of the Orand Lodge of Masons of Oregon. Mr. Robinson Bays this "confidence game" has been going on for years. Two memhors of tiio or dor, which Is styled the "American Masonic Federation," Nathan II. Wlnoborg and Joseph Mendel, were fined $200 each by Magistrate Shaw In Vancouver, U. C, last December and wcro deported from Canada. The chargo was obtaining money under fnlso pretenses. The grand organizer of theso "Clandestine Masons," ns they hnvo been called, is Mclilnln Thompson, of Salt Lake- City, who, according to n letter from Alfred A. A. .Murray, grand secretary of the grnud chapter of Scotland, to Grand Secretary Ilou II180H, is an oxpoilcu Mason. The organizers of tl:o Amerlcnn Federation In Oregon hnvo been A. K. LucnB and W. II. Lindsay. Lucas be gan operations In Portland In 1010 undor authority of SIcRlaln Thomp son. He had offices In tlio North Knd EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS. Steamship Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME. Sails from Marshfleld May Cth , 1:00 p. m.; Slay 10th, 11 n. m.; May 16th, 1:00 p. m.; May 20th, 0:30 a. m.; May 2Cth, 10 s. m. ind May 30th, 1:00 p. m. IlckeU on sale to nil Eastern points and Information M to routes and ratoo cheerfully furnished. I Phone 4ST.Ii. H. J. Muim, agent - "". B. H. VKIjW)WHTONK I'iives San lJ,nJn Tliuiwlujr, Slay 7 for Coos Huy. FREIOIIT mill COSIDUSTIRLKS OMA. !' S. S. PARISO Equipped with Wireless, rino Passenger Accommodations. 'cw Steel Iloat BAILS FROSI RIAR8HFIELD FOR HAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MA 0 NORTH BEND MILL & LUMBER COMPANY, Agts. TOM JASIKS, Agent, O. P. s,,cl1n'V1 A.f " Marshfleld. ot"1 "c,,u What You Hnvo Dcen Looking For. Morltol White Liniment Is a prep aration that gives satisfaction whero a pain killer and healer Is needed. u conrrr got n botcr liniment nt nirrprlco. Owl Wo do not bollevo you Prescription Phnrmacy. Frank D. Cohan, Opposlto Chandler Hotel. Phono 74. Central Avcnuo Drug Store, exclusive ngoncy. Prices 25c, DOc, $1.00. Suits Cleaned and Preyed. Suit- mario to Order. Give Un n Trial. UNIQUE PANTAT0RIUM JAY DOYLE & O. O. DAGGETT 250 Central Ave. Phone 2JS0-X where, according to drand Secretary Roblnson, he pretendied ,1o corifer three degrees of Ancient Craft Slhs ohry on his victims In the short time of thirty-five minutes, charging a fOb of $3G. Right Sold In Allegation. "After he had mndo considerable money peddling lila spurfous mason ry ho transferred the business to W. H. Lindsay for $400," said Secretary Robinson yesterday. "Lindsay oper ated tho business for some time, tiiltll ho was arrested by tho Portland pol Ico for contributing to tho delin quency of Biunll boys. He was tried In Judge .McGinn's court, convlctod nnd paroled. Then ho disappeared and has not uoen ltenru oi since. "After LludBay b disappearance tuo business of tho American Masonic Federation was transferred to A. J. Court, G. D. -M. Soinmcrvlllo, S. II. IlnlneB, J. A. Wheeler, P. A. John Bon and othors, who nro still protend ing to orgunlzo lodges and confer Sinsonlc degrees on anyone thoy can prevail upon to put up tho money. "Theso self-constituted officials pretend to confer any dogrco of mas onry from the first .to the 33rd de gree, nnd many other degrees, not recognized by legitimate MaBons. Ab long as their victims have tho money, these impostors will glvo thorn some kind of degree and call It maronry. And of courso If any of theso victims como to any of our lodges wo cannot admit them. Thoy cannot bo recog nized by any Masonic lodge In tho country. Portland Ylcllitw 1!0. "Thoro havo boon about twenty vlc iima nf (IiIk iinirna Mnsourv In Port- Innd. T, C. Hunt, who recently was admitted to tlio bar in tins cuy, is ouo of thorn. Ho fined tho organlzors for obtaining money undor falso pretens es. Tho cbbo was tried boforo Judgo Kavanaugh. Tho Jury stood nlno to three for conviction, At n second trial tho organizers were acquitted.. It was shown by their attorney that no fraud wbb Intendod, In proof whereof he pointed to a sentence In small printing on tho cortlflcato which read: 'This docB not give yoq tho rlto to visit any othor rlto,' '' A stuck of lotters four Inchon lilgh In tho possession of Grand Socrer tary Robinson, most of thoiu from Lucas to Llndsny nnd some Trom Thomson to Lindsay, throws somo light on tho operations of tho organ lzors and whore tho greater part of the fees wont. Following Is a lottor written by Grand Bocrotary Robinson In answer to nn Inquiry regarding tho "Clam destine Masons": "In reply to your question: "What standing will my friend, Mr. -havo hi tho .Masonic fraternity and will ho bo permitted to visit tho lodgos of Ancient Froo and Accepted Masons in uregon ir no snuum jum a lodge bf the American Federation?" I havo to Inform you that ho will have no standing In, neither will ho bo permitted to visit or be recognized ns a Mason by any member of or any lodge of A. F. and A. Slnsons of Ore gon dr any other state or country In the World. Imitators Aro Rrnudctt. "Tho' 'American Masonic Federa tion,' like many othor Imitators of Masbnlc bodies, are known nnd brand cd by nil A. F. nnd A. SlasonB ns clandestine or fake Masons, "None of tho persons yoil name, tbWlt: McUlnlh Thompson. A. J. Court, G. U. M. Soiuorvlllo, S. It. Haines, J .A. Wheeler or P. A. John son, have any authority from any lodge or Grand Lodge of A. v. ana A. Masons In this or any othor coun try to establish lodges or confer Mas onic dogrces. "Any person Joining the 'Amerlcnn Mnsonlc Fedorntlon' expecting thoy aro getting legltlmnto Masonry or ex pecting to bo recognized as Stasons or permitted to visit or afflllato with lodges or A. P. and A. SI. will bo badly disappointed. "No, It Is not truo that tho courts of Oregon havo pronounced tho 'Am erican StaBonlc Federation' a legiti mate body. One of their own vic tims (F. C. Hunt) when ho found that ho had' been buncood had them arrested and tried 'for obtaining money under false pretenses,' nnd they only escaped conviction on a technicality. "On February 1C two of tho agents of tho 'American Masonlo Federa tion' attempted to foist their spuri ous Masonry oh somo persons In Yn couvor, n. C. Thoy woro arrested and tried, convlctod nnd fined $200, and .Informed by tho Judgo 'thnt a re petition of tho offenso would bo more scvoroly dealt wltn and punished with n prison sentence.' Any Connwtlou Is lk'iileil, "Tho fraternity of tho A, F. and A, Slnsons of the world nro In no way connected with or responsible ror tho claims put forth by the above named clandestine body calling thorn soIvcb Masons, "Thoso clandestine or fake 'Masons' havo boon exposed bo ninny times through the public press and other- Our Het Seller, Wo arc soiling moro of Morltol Kc zomn Rotuody than nil tho others put touethor. This largo sale Is duo to tho fact that It Is a preparation of unusunl merit, mado expressly for one purpose, oczoma In Its A-ar-lous forms. If yJu aw-Trrnletod with this loathBomQrtUscnse, do not delay' using Morltol Kcxomn Rem edy. Owl Proscription Phnrmacy. Frank D. Cohnn. Opposlto Chand ler Hotel. Phono 74. Centrnl Ave nue Drug Store, local saoncy. Prices one ana si.uu. EXTRACTS Wo havo Just rocolved n big shipment of GOLDEN WEST ex tracts. These extracts aro pno of the very best on ""JS: day and wo guarantee them to g vo BJtlsfactlon. T.y o small bottle of either tho lemon or vanilla and If It Is not " , . the best that you over usod tho trial will not cost you nny thlng. OAPK ARAGO COFFKK. Coos Bay Tea, Coffee & Spice House Phone 3945. ' 130 North Broadway. TVn-n,-.-.--,. . iJ .,l,no enlri nn PHSV tlflV iirtwmitrts All sianuaru 'rtRca.aVi Jiln 'nnuai merits, new and rebuilt. Fox, Underwood, Remington, Royal, liver, L. C.Smith, and Smith Premier, forrent or exohange. Owning, repairing or new platens, work Bunrantecd. 'u" tbon paper delivered. Phono us your order. Phone 44. A1""nc0 0UIC,' TYPEWRITER EXCHANUb ArAiujurri.Luu. FULL LINE of RUGS Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance , TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., Inc. HENRY BENGflTAOKEN, MaB -FARM, COAL, TIMRKR AND V" "Jg A SPECIAI;ry t GENERAL AGENTS EASTSIHK MARSHFIELD OFFICE. PHONE M UOyUIliUS lyli .-f. 'Urnneys Fire Places J. N. Bayliss T kind of brick work at prlcw 11m w,t are right. "TO AUj WORK GUARANTEED " t 'Tlie Fireside," Johnson 8- 137 Second St. Thone 434-J. ch Rnge. Roller Work. OUR ELEGANT LINES OF NEW SPRING GOODS JUST RECEIVED AT S. S. JENNINGS NORTH REND WE SIAKE OUR OWN Ice Cream rURB RICH WHOLESOME orders for parties, banquets ?nd,dlnnVri billed promptly. It It Is BARTER'S It's all right. Sarters' Front street. Phone 333-J. msws-"bsss"-sb"-sb at Have your Job printing done Mrs. Every woman :- No home can have an, elegant appearance without good , tasteful i RUG? . Nowadays , with the handsome domestlo rugs arid the artistic Oriental weaves to choose from, there is no excuse for anyone buying ugly rugs and carpets. We have a;new stock of carpets varied in patterns and textures and prices . But all our varl ties are the good kind. Do not buy anything In the lino of Rugs or Floor Coverings until you seo our display ROOM SIZE RUGS $3 to $50 SMALL RUGS 75c to $15 LINOLEUM 40c to $1.65 . MATTINGS 25c to 50c wlso that It Is astonishing any Intelli gent person can be so shamefully Im posed lion by thotli. "If you will call nt this off Ico I will show you letters from ono of their members to another of their members where the' divided tho mon ey obtained from some of tholr lc MniB and where ono of them bought fOr $100 from another' of tholr ag ents tho (protended) right to estab lish lodges In Orogon. "Also I will show you letters from tho Grand Lodgo of Scotland deny ing thnt It (tho Grand Lodgo of Scot land) ovor gavo tho 'American Mason ic Fedorntlon' any chnrtor or author ity to establish lodges In America or olsowhoro. "No Sinsonlc grand uptly of Scot land or any other country enn legally form lodges In America. "Hoping that 1 hnvo mndo this so very plnln that anyono can under stand It, I nm, fraternally yours, "JASIES F. RORJNSON, "Grand Secretary Grand Lodgo A. F. nnd A. SI. of Oregon." Following nro extracts from and copies of letters from grand secretar ies of England and Scotlnnd bearing on tho standing of SlcUnln Thomson nnd othors connected with tho Am erican Sinsonlc Federation: Extract from lottor of Albert A. A. Slurrny to W. II. Lindsay, a mombor of tho 'American Sinsonlc Fodera- tlonttou': "Edlnburg, Scotlnnd. Fob. IB, 1911. "V. H. Lindsay: I havo received your letter of January 27 . . . "Fourth Its active tuomborB nro, so fnr ns I know, of no standing what ever. "Fifth The Supremo Ornnd Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland, which is tho only legltlmnto Royal Arch body In Scotland, does not recognlso tho Council of Rites. "Tho latter hns no authority what ovor to confer tho Royal Arch dogroo, either In Scotland or out of It. "In no clrcunistnnccs will Thom son or his confederates, In my opin ion, bo recognised by tho Grand Pri ory." (Knights Templar.) "Thoy hnvo absolutely no right to confer the dogrces. Degrees contor ted by thorn or by tholr authority will not bo recognised by nuy of tho regular T o m p 1 n r Jurisdictions throughout tho world. "Neither Spenco, Thomson or Jami son hnvo tho thirty-third dogroo. "(Signed) ALFRED A. A. MURRAY, "Grand Secrotnry Grand Chapter, Scotland." Authority "Only Ills Own." Copy of letter from grand secretary of grnud lodgo of Scotlnnd: "Edlnburg, Scotland, Nov. G, 1012, James F. Robinson, Grnud Secretary, Oregon: I havo thin morning rocolv ed your lottor of tho 24th ult., rnnk lug Innulrlos In regard to tho author ity of SIcRnln Thompson to establish lodgos and confer degrees within your grnud Jurisdiction nnd that of othor grand lodges In -Amorlrn. "That parson hnB no authority from tho grnud lodgo at nil. Nor has ho any authority from nny regular and recognized sinsonlo body. "Ills nefarious work Is ouglncorod by himself nnd n fow othors of his kind, and tho 'authority no rones on Is derived from himself.' "(Slgnod) DAVID REED, "Grand Secrotnry Grand Iodgo of Scotland." Copy of lottor from A. A. A. Slur rny, grand secretary, Grand Chaptor of Scotland: "Edlnburg, Scotland, Nov. 0, 1012. Jas, F. Robinson, Ornnd Secretary: I beg to nckuowlodgo your lottor of 24th October and I bog to reply of ficially nnd categorically as follows: "Tho Supronio Grand Roynl Arch Chnpter of Scotland novor did Issue any authority to Mat how Slclllnln Thompson to orgnnizo or to center nny of tho dogreos undor Its author ity conform to Its constitution. "Ho did not nnd docs not now, hold either na an Individual or as a deputy or In any othor capacity whutovor, any such authority from It to confer such degrees In nny pnrt of tho world whntover, "Ho doofl not possess now, and has never received from nny of tho bodies recognized an logltlmato Masonic bod ies by tho gnancl lodgo, or tho supremo grand chaptor of Scotland any auth ority to confer Sinsonlc dogrees. (Signed) "ALFRED A. A. MURRAY, "Grand Bocrotary, Grand Chapter Scotland." Expulsion Im AsHcrteri. This letter is also of dato Novem ber C, 1912, from Sir. Slurrny to Sir. Robinson: "... Nearly nil tho descriptions you quoto In connection with Thomp son aro porvorslons of tho truth, in tho sonso that ho Is an expelled Mason and that ho Is not a mombor or tho recognized Masonic bodleB in Scot land bearing tho descriptions quoted by you. "I think you should not hesitato to publish as wldoly as possible tho fact of tho oxpulslon." Copy of lottor from grand secre tary, grand lodge. England: "London, 24th Starch, 1914, James F. Roblns6n, Grand Secretary In re ply to your Inquiry In your letter of tho 10th Inst. The grand lodgo of England knows nothing of the body styling Itself 'Tho American Masonlo Federation' nnd has nover recognized or exchanged representatives with It. (Slgnod) "E. LETCHWORTH, "Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge, England." j ' Jl "WE SELL IT FOR LESS" GOING & HARVE CO. Complete House Furnishers IMAGINARY HEART TROURLB Do you havo pains in tho region or tho heart? Dose you heart thump? Its torrlblo pounding alarms you? What 1b wrong? 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