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TTTE MORSIXG OKEGOXIAN, TUESDAY, yOTEMBER 15, 1910. A SQLQN5 COWARDS E RTS GOMPERS President of American Feder ation of Labor Scores House of Representatives. CANNON'S NAME JEERED Sevrstj-Flve Women Allend Con vention. One Carrjlns All Cnion Vote of Kuu bong Report Tell of Great Growth. FT. lfTIS. Mo, Nov. Is. In the voluminous report of Preeident Gom pers. or the American Federation of labor, read by aim In convention hero today, bat on wclion brou-rht forth applause, moat of the report belns; conflned to statistics or to too recital of cases with which the labor dele gates were familiar. Compere deviated from tho even rrari of hla recital to frill the Hone of Representatives aa a "decadent." tomme-hoMlnr" body- 6oorlng of tha Hoom by their leader awakened tho vest assembly of delegates and cheer upon eheer ran out aa ho mentioned the name of Champ Clark. Jeera re placed cheer when Speaker Cannon waa mentioned. Ida reference to tho House of Rep resentatives. In part, waa; ' Uouse Is Scored. ne of the greatest dan cere now eonfront-- the people, aad the rovernment te the effort to overrule, to dlaresard. to treat with contempt that part of the Gov ernment osarrst the people the Houoe of Reprwatatlvea. Thl le aot ssnerally n e.rstnoU. but It l a fact, nevertheless, and trie i-heracter and the composition of the Moose In the last decade are chiefly to h.ama. Tor sase of party, of party bars-Mar: fnr pairooare. or Its poae-ble loee: fur tee aake of re-eleetlne, the njembere bare eat Idly by. cloeed their eyea. rlus.d to lleta to- the voice of duty, until aocb weaknsee bae culminated la eetabll.hln the ceetom by Reprseentatlsee of -holdlna their toeeuee for fear they mlaht loee caste with the Hpeaker whom they periodically aad me rbanlcaMy elected aa their sen-eat. yet to kta they have submitted ae their tnaater. Tor fear they mlaht be considered fault Ondere. for fear they mlsbt be called -tr-Teenler- fof (ar of their non-appointment on important commltieea tor fear they mlfht loee the patroness the President baa to bMtow. they have act-M ae thoucb pal alreed. Pear! Kearl Fear! Alaaya the ahoetly appartuoa of fear bauata the Uree of rue average Conei seamen, and wbJla thla aa- American altitude prevalla le prlvl-l-gea. the dignity, the wxjueeuaaed preroea tttea of Ucleiatloo. the bedrock baela of ccn etlrutmral rtchts. the fundamental require ment ef (ear .Ma. faithful repreeeotatloa tiiet eee thte Kelloa blrlb tbeee precloaa val ued and any elemente of liberty are beinc cradually alienated from the Reuse of Beo reeeatauvee by the couita and by tbe Praal-d-nta, and all that la now left of the power ef the House le a theoretical receinlttotl bv the ether departments that the Hnue shall "held the mney t" and provide for the operation and continuation of tbe Govero mL That the Houee haa not aralled ttee.f or eea thla power la current history patent to en y ebeerver. TheFederatloa will get down to ac tual work tomorrow. Tho report of the credentials committee shows that ttio deliberations of the body will bo controlled by tho minors' unions of tho country, that branch of labor having JOT votes, while tho carpenters ara next with U votes. Tho delegates vote tho strenirth of their respective organisations, one vote for each (roup of members. BojooU Case Kecalled. Gompers today discussed the con tempt case against him. John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. Thin la tha rasa Instituted by flie Ruck rUove Hana-o Company, of 8t. Louis, and which resulted In the United Slatea Court of ' the lilstrlrt of Columbia sentencing inntpcra. Mitchell and Morrison to jail for failure to oU-r an Injunction for bidding tho maintenance of a boycott aire mat the Buck Company. Tha opening; session was turned Into an Insurgent political rally by Owen Miller, preeident of tha Missouri Fed eration of labor. Jeers (reeled tho nama of Joseph O. Cannon and loud applause- wel comed tho name of Champ Clark. Meventy-f Ivo womea were In the con vention as delegates. One of them la Miss Zula Taylor. 2 years old. who will rest the entire vote of the mate of Kansas, having been elected the repre sentative of the Kansaa Federation of 1 -a to r. She le secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Carment Workers Cnlon. Victor Henrer. of Milwaukee, the first Socialist to bo elected to Con ureas, re ceived many congratulations from his fellow delegates. Membership I 1.SSI.IS1. Secretary Morrison's report for the year, aa rra.1 before the convention, shows tho Federation to have IUl.H4.t4 on hand after expending- lTTJjJ4. The paid-up membership is 1.1.1S1. and the total amount of money handled In II years is tabulated at f :.:0S.:1.T. One feature of the report shows that ho mailed an average of UiS letters dally, the total number of mail packages stamped throughout the year being; j;.:i. In reference to charters, gain In mem bership and strikes, Mr. Morrison's re port says: Reports from the eecretarlea of lod of our National and International organisations fur e.h ue with the Ibfirnutloa that 21M char ters Lavs esea teeurU curing the past year and 1;m aurreaderetl 1J of tbe chartsre earrndeev4 were locale of the Xaltooal and internatksaal eatone and led afllllaied direct with tbe AoisrKaa- federation of Labor. The gala la membership reported by tha aecrstariea of aj latsraatloaai ergaaua tioae ovee the msmberehip oa let are of September last year la -1 S.ZJ'J. Reports from SO International ergantsa-T'-rt sad from a number of local anions show that there were 9J7 strikes, la whua there were .Mtue-ia Involved. Of that nuni eee iuz see wsro tvasBted and l'LJoe aot beaetltsd. Tao total eost of the etrtkes reported on waa tV.7TT.-7T.6A. Adding to that amount the donations made by local unions to other uaiona. we have a graad total of 11 IH.lll eapended to eustain aeat bsra ea suike during the past ear. Narrow ncss Is Denied. Preel.lent Gompers report was aa exhauatlve rec ital of the history of the Federation from its Inception In Ittts- burg. I"a . years ago. Then only six International onions were represented and at the present convention delegates from 12 international bodies are In at tendance. In all ltel organizations are now affiliated with rhe Amem-aa Fed oration of Labor. S3 certificates of affiliation having; beea Issued In 1319. Vigorous denial that trade nnlonism Is narrow Is made by Mr. Gompers. who In his refutation says foea of labor might Just aa well deem lovomotlvee narrow because "they are aot fitted te run oa highways, byways and water ways' Referring- to politics. Mr. Oompers says: rroas Its peeaeat peattlee the Americas rederattoa at Labor Is aaabled to throw out feolere all over the continent aad ascertala Is what respects aad bow far tbe belle raay supplement tbe eetabliahed aad tanuuar foraie ef uatom enact la preaeouag tao well being eg the wage eernlag elaaa. The arefer nco tbe rank aad Are " prea for eertsta pubPe men hi some local u lee eome not ee wince tram iaterast la Ue men sa auieiisa as In the public work they have performed or bind themselves to perform. The votes tbe organised workers give la support of certain radical parties In other localities la loee aa Indlcatioa of an aoceptaaea of plat form theories than testimony that the Im mediate practical demanda of those parties are la accord with tha Beads a tha aae osrosrs aad the commnaltlea eoaceroed at the 4rieiat boor. In any case such ac tivities of the trade unionists in public ar falra sive contradiction to tbe chars of narrowness of their Institution tne onion. , They Illustrate the fact of an adaptability j to occasion ana opporvuniis- m Is the beet evldeece of breadth Great Growth bbo-wB. That nnlonism has sained M per cent In Canada and la thrivlnr In Porto i Rico la also asserted by Mr. Gompers. In Porto Rico there are 1 local unions, containing; In all 00 members. Con- I slderable space Is devoted by Mr. ' Gompers to the Federation's fight against the tnlted States Steel Cor poration, and he recommends that the fight be continued In the West Vir ginia.' Ohio. Indiana. IRJnola. Wiscon sin and Alabama legislature at their next sessions. The strike of the women garment workers is also mentioned. Mr. Gompers declaring tha strike was not only a success In Its general outcome but caused organization of the garment workers, which had not rosily been ef fected until the strike waa won. Of the labor situation la Oregon. Mr. Gompers says: Of all the states la the Union Oregon haa takea the moat -advanced ground la the es tablishment of the people'e rule. There tbey have the Initiative aad referendum, the recall, the direct primary aad the corrupt practices act aa well as the election of I nlted States Senaters by direct inatractlon of the people. Reeeatly. however, the old aad almost discard es political bosses, acting at the behest of "the Interests. attempted to swtag tbe people back to the old condi tion of boaalsm through the maalpalatioa of party conventions, where they eould cor ral, cog roe aad ooraiaexe. aeepiw in rei pie's will. In eaaformlty with the declara tions of Our Federal ton upoa thla eubject, I have deemed It my pleasurable duty on all occaalons to reader such saatetaitco as lay la my power so that tbe people of that state might retain tha splendid vantage ground tbey hsve achieved. t'nder "an tl-trust and Injunction." Gompers referred to bill Introduced by Representative Moon "to regulate the granting of restraining oraara ana in Junctions." He says: Xn anlta of our beat endeavors It seemed Impossible to obtain consideration by the House committee ea Judiciary of H. B. 0eS, or aa It waa with labor's advice katar rein troduced by Representative Wlleon as H. R SSle. The majority membership of the committee waa composed of tbe moat docile Re resentatlvsa whom Speaker Cannon could have possibly eelected. Ills Ingenuity In bis choice of this most Important committee waa characteristic It became the object of de rision of the lat Congress. One of Its nevtes n.noen o Kcon. of Pennsylvania, obeyed orders and Introduced "the adralnle- tratlon bill. H. R- 21JM. It was a om hMvirfi,. i-v i sutharttv for tha Issuance of Injunctions, an authority which doea not now exist- Tbe President at first urged him sad the committee to report the bill, but party exigency evldently-Jorbade It. , The session oemg men won woo irana iieipvejiiii, ,w " ' . tentlon. but a well-organised portion, of the noise members waa prepared to attack the hut te tt r- me no aad alas to add to It as aa amendment tbe Wilson bill, H. R. Salae. Thls InformaUon coming to tbe President, he relaxed his eagerness to obtain tha pa sea go of the Moon btIL He reared ttiat ir mac bill easae before the House tbe opportunity would come to carry tho Wilson bill aa aa amendment and by that meane extend to labor the legitimate relief for which It haa been contending and to which he Is aggres sively opposed. Gomoers report, ra tne appendix, eon- talna a letter written by Compere to Moon, wherein the bill la called -entirely superfluous." Six Bills Pa.ed. Oompers further reports that activity by the American Federation of Labor caused the passage of six bills at the last session of Congress. These In clude: Amendment to employers lia bility law; law demanding standardiza tion ef equipment on cars: better en forcement of child-labor law in the District of Columbia; eight-hour law for workmen engaged In building Gov ernment vessels; establishment of postal savings banks; creation of Bureau of Mines. He also report that IS Important bills advocated by the American Fed eration of Labor ara pending before Congress. STEAMER IS TOTAL LOSS Portland, Aground n Alaskan Wat ers. Cannot Be Saved. SEATTL.rl "Wash-. Nov. 14 The Alaska Coast Company announcM today that they had abandoned the W earner Port land, whlcn went aground Stturday. The storm which has been raging In Alaskan waters has made salvage operations lra Doeeilhte. Tbe Alaska Coast Company will look to the underwriters to make good the lues on the vessel. Tlie Port land aaa worth I".iA and was Insured for Ti per cent of her value. The steamship Alameda did not call at Katalla Harbor aa expected, and the paev sengera and crew of the Portland are still at that port. A storm le blowing along the OoaM and demolishing tne hull of the atauncli soo.Un steamship. accordinc to artvlcee from Cordova. Until the weather cleans, the ebips com pany will te storm bound at Katalla unless one of the oceangoing steam- ahipe of the Southwestern run calla for them. When the weather clears, iney can be taken by launch to -Cordova. FATHER PUTS UP SHORTAGE As.sl-.tant Postmaster Indicted for Then Geta IJglit Sentence. MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov. It. (Special.) Klrrcr Btddavon. the S-yeetr-old assistant postmaster of Jullaetta. who waa Indloted last week by the Federal grand Jury for embezzlement and allure to de posit Government postal receipts to tbe amount of today pleaded guilty to tta second count In the Indictment, and United State Attorney Blngenfelter die massed the charge of embezzlement after tt had been suown that young Biddlson'a father hsd made good the shortage. Jucge Dietrich sentenced Blddlaon to nerve ten months In Nex Perre County Jail, and to pay a fine of tlCOt kilmer Btdiiiimn waa married last April, from which time It t esUd hla peculations date. He lived beyond his salary of 135 a month. TOLSTOI IS TAKEN ILL (Continued Trent First rsge. astery of Opt! nan. Before entering he announced: "I am the excommunicated and an athematized Leo Tolstoi. Is there any objection to my staying here?" Tbe reply waa; "It la both a duty and a pleasure to offer yea shelter." Tolstoi spent the day In the discus sion ef religions subjects with an aged monk, whom be had met on a visit te the monastery IT years ago. The fallowing morning tbe Count re sumed hla pilgrimage. Be is clad la a peasant's suit of rough material and wears high boots. He carries no pass ports and when he left home he took only IT ltn bin. However, bis daughter. Alexandra, who had learned of her father Intentions, contrived bo secrete (ISO In a pocket of Dr. aCaltev etsky's clothes, and It the Count suf fers for the necessities of life. It will ba because he electa to do so. Alexan dra haa since Joined her father at Bhamardlna. . . 'GRAY'S SPECIAL SALE PRICE ON Ladies' Tailored Suits and Dresses DISCOUNT On All New Fall and Winter Styles $30.00 Suits at . . . $22.50 $50.00 Suits at . . . $38.00 $35.00 Suits at . . . $27.00 $55.00 Suits at . . . $42.00 $40.00 Suits at . . . . $30.00 $60.00 Suits at . . . $45.00 $45.00 Suits at . . . $34.00 $75.00 Suits at . . $58.00 No Reserve Stock. Needless to say, we do just what we advertise. No Old Stock to unload here. Come to-day and get your Fall and Winter Suit where style and quality are the recommendations. R. , 273-275 MORRISON ST. M GRAY LADIES' ENTRANCE, 148 FOURTH ST. I n ,.,sMMa..ss.-easeaaesssssss...jsa-sssssne. SLIGHTS ARE TOLD Catholics Aver Church Is Not Given Share of Officers. VICIOUS PLAYS CENSURED P resident of CatboUo Societies Sava Movlnr "Picture Shows Are Often Pernicious Ex travagance Deplored. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. It Protests against the proportionately small num ber of Catholics holding Federal and state ofTWa and the falluro f the state to pay for secular education Ih Cathollo schooks. denunciation of obscene plays and "the Immoral and pernicious motion picture shows." and an earnest entreaty to Catholics to combat Socialism, fea tured tbe annual report of President Feeney. of Brooklyn, at today's sees-Ion of tho ninth annoal convention of the American Federation of Cathollo Bocle tieex "The Federation has) no candidate for public place." he said, "but It seems that In proportion to the number of Cathollos under the flsg. here and In our Insular posse salons, we have by no means a suf ficient representation In ths public serv ice. Further, those selected by our Qor ernment for responsible public position should be real and. not nominal Catho lics." Improper Playa Attacked. Turning to the theaters, he said: l Inrflenant tf-.thnllC OrOteOta that devotees of the so-called 'advanced school In the laat few years nave aciug-u i United Btatea with an obscene drama, which scoffs at marriage, and J a re sult thto element of social purity baa be come the target for the shafts of the voluptuary, a fertile source of ribald lest to the vulgar humorist and a never-falling mine of Indelicate innuendo to the dramatist. The obscene play haa been supivle-mented by the immoral and pernl- 1 Itar Forest Kooam ff Rules of fcV if the Game l I By Sac-era Ed-rd Wbltt j j Aattior of I Jf "Tee Bliaed Trad." eec B3 n. i ' " " jf nanrsii r.eji a oa. cas-eea cats. M. CUT YOIB COPT TODATf AT ills THE J. X. GILL. CO. -Sixth and Alder. Tbe Ideal Gift Store. BOOKSETXERS STATIONERS. clous molion-plcture enow,, which de bauches young duiareu. Mr. Feeney nrges the suppression by the civil authoritiea of obscene and ob Jestlonable films displayed In picture shows. "Extravagance," he said, s "rules among many of our people and. sad to relate. In proportion aa some of them prosper, their love of God weakens. The light for morality goea on today aa it did 100 years ago. Government Needs Religion. "We pray that the riotous living; and Irreligious ness of some of our people may not endanger the lire of the Re public We believe that without relig ion, the most enlightened government would drift into the decay and chaos that overwhelmed Greece and Rome." He commended the effort of the In dividual and Social Justice League to combat Socialism. The league's pur pose, he said, was to make clear the principles at Issue between American thought and life and the economic and political revolution proposed by Social ism, to "Uphold the American ideal of home, the Integrity of the family, the love of country and to maintain the everlasting reality of religion as the foundation of our civilisation." The president paid his respects to Mayor Nathan, of Rome, for his attacks upon the Pope and the Catholic Church, and urged the Federation to add its protest. "Against the Insults heaped upon the sovereign pontiff by Jackals." He gave a parting shot to the scur rilous" newspefier writer and the "muckraker of the magaslnes." and said In this day of universal reading the members of the faith must be vigi lant In. controverting the misrepresen tation of the Catholic religion and the defamation of its members. WORK ABROAD DESCRIBED Brief Addressee Are aMde at TT. C. T. V. ConTentioa at Baltimore. BAITIMORB, Nov. 14. Brief ad dressee telling of the progress of the work of thfc Women's Christian Tsui- nerance Union in foreign lands were made by representatives from abroad at a meeting of the convention tonight. Several children dressed in the cos tume of the country In which the or ganization Is working; appeared on the stage and presented In turn a carna tion to Miss Kathertne Lent Stevenson, president of the Massachusetts branch of the W. C. T. IT, who has lust re turned from a trip abroad In the In terests of the temperance movement. BULLETS RIDDLE NOBLE Kentucky Bad Man, Who Killed Three Men, Shot by Posse, LEXINGTON, Xy- Nov 14. "Bad Jake" Noble, who shot and killed Jailer Wesley. Turner of Breathitt County in Jackson last Tuesday, was himself shot to death by a Sheriffs posse In Knott County late today. It Is said that, when the posse called upon Noble to surrender, he resisted and was riddled with shot by members of the posse. Rewards aggregating $708 had been offered by the authori ties of Breathitt County for the capture of Noble dead or alive. Noble, who was about 28 years old. had previously killed three men. After killing Jailer Turner, ho escaped Into the mountains, where for two days he is understood to have beenUnder the protection of armed henchmen. "Diphtheria Claims Second Child. Mary, the six-year-old daughter . of Joseph Mollnari, an Italian laborer re siding; on Columbia boulevard, died from diphtheria at St Vincent's Sani tarium last night. Her death Is the second to occur in the afflicted family in ten days, from the same malady. No vember 6. Jennie, a daughter 12 years of age, died at the family home, where two other chlldrenvhave since been stricken with the disease. The family, including the hear-broken father, la held In quarantine. Published by THE J. K. GILL CO. BOOKS ELLERS $ilis 3ook bulletin At the corner of THIRD AND ALDEfe STATIONERS VOL. I TUESDAY, SOVEMBEH 15, NO. S SANTA COMING WITH BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS Santa Claus never forgets Books when he makes out his list of Gifts. In fact, the Jolly old fellow usually heads his list "Books for Men." "Books for AVomen" and, "Books fof Children. And thla year is not going to be any exception, for there are some beauti ful Gift Books In this season's show ing. The Illustrations are particularly good and tbe cover deslgha are indeed exquisite. Of course It le impossible for us to list all we have in stock even this early In the season, but we want to call special attention to he four titles below, which are splendid Gift Books, namely: Klpllaca M-olleeed Ve-rse. Net. . S3JM) Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Celoalal Holidays. Net.... 93M By Walter Tittle. The Holy Uat. Net...ew-.....s0 By Robert Hichena. Garde at Ctrlm. Net SSJSa Illustrated by Harrison Fisher. THIS WEEK'S NEW FICTION The Rnlee of the Ganje. Net VL44 By Stewart Kdward White. Tbe Sleae of the seen -Palter. Net (L2 By Meredith Nicholson. Kverykedy-B Leaeaoaae ............ ..Toe By Clara Laughila. MANY NEW BOOKS FOB THE CHILDREN The list of titles printed belo-er repre sents only a few of the many delight ful new Gift books for children now on exhibition In our second floor Juven ile Book Department. To the average Christmas giver looking for something for the "little ones," books constitute a port in the storm of Xmas shopping, and this department is becoming popu lar among those who have visited our second floor. Scan this list then come and see the books. Peter Pan. By J. K. Barrie. . fLM Illustrated by Arthur Backham. The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Artba-r ......... ....$250 By Howard Pyle. Legends and Stories ef Italy for Children. By Amy Stedman. Net 92-50 Pictures by Katharine Cameron. Wonder Book aad Taaa-lesrood Tales 2-3e Illustrated by Max field Parrish. Chlld's Boole of Old Veraea .gXSO By Jessie Wilcox Smith. Peeps at Maay Leads. Net TSe series of travel books for children. BABE OBEGON BOOKS A few copies of rare Oregon books have just been received, snd are now on dis play in our Book Department. If in terested, come in and examine them. We would like to visit every home and invite the people to our sales rooms to hear the Victor. That's hardly possible, so we want every body to, consider this a personal invitation to come and hear the ' Victor the wonderful musical instrument that plays all kinds of music and entertainment so true to" life that it is just like hearing the artists themselves. The proof is in the hearing-. Come in any time no obligation to buy. Ilk Sherman mlay & Co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Sixth and Morrison Opposite Postoffice PICTURES AND PICTURE FRAMING The Very Latest in Picture Frame Mouldings Molding In antique -rold, rich Circassian walnut veneers and other new moldings in great variety are constantly coming to as. In this department your attention Is directed to prompt, careful and correct framing always maintaining. Thte Lowest Prices Consistent With Good Workmanship Artists material, stationery and architects supplies. Sale agents "Marshall" Dollar Fountain Pen. Mirrors, all slses, framed to orden, See our bungalow hat racks and log cabin mirror frames. r Sanborn, Vail & Co. 1T Flrat aad 171 Front Street. Between- Morrlaoa and Tamhlll. Phones .. Mala 08, A 6S0S. , A