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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER. 25, 1920 IS CONFIDENT HE WILL BE CHOSEN Governor Leaves New York to WincLUp Campaign. LONG CONFERENCES HELD Statement Charges Saturday Eve ning Post "With Imposition on Public by Propaganda. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. After a 40 hour visit, which his campaign man agers declared had "won New York," Governor Cox left today for the last week -of his campaign speech-making before the presidential election. Before entraining for West Virginia. Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Governor Cox expressed "entire confidence in the outcome of the campaign. "Frankly I expect to be elected," he said in one of hs speeches yester day and today he reiterated his con viction to those who called on him. Throughout today, except for an hour during which he drove around the city as guest of George White, chairman of the democratic national committee. Governor Cox kept to his apartment, receiving reports on the election oullook from his lieutenants. Iconic Conferences Held. Among those closeted with him for long conferences were E. H. Moore, his pre-convention campaign man ager; N. B. Mack, democratic national committeeman for New York; George V. Peibody and Seriator Harrison of Mississippi. Mrs. Cox announced she had' given up her plan to accompany her hus band on his final tour. Just before leaving Governor Cox Issued the following statement: "Propaganda is not effective when It is labeled, but in the guise of facts it strangles the truth and moulds the minds into which It is introduced as facts. The American people discovered this during the war and finally they put upon disloyal propaganda the label which destroyed it. Saturday Evening; Iot Rapped. "I am just now In possession of a specimen of propaganda of this very sort. It is an advance copy of the Saturday Evening Post, known to a great-public as a disinterested Jour nal. In all its history, its stated pur pose has been to present the facts and atmpsphere of political situations and to refrain from controversial po sitions. In this spirit, the Saturday Kvening Post has been admitted as counsellor and friend into millions of American homes.' "But the number of this magazine which Is to be distributed next Thurs day, the last number before election, suddenly throws off the cloak of non partisanship. For the first time in its history, it resorts to the devices of partisan' editorial and insidious cartoons to create a sentiment for the republican ticket. Cartoon Version Resented. "In the cartoons. I am represented as a newsboy. Inventing false and sen sational nappenings zor the purpose of selling my wares. My opponent is depicted as kindly and wise. The lm pression is sought to be created that I am irresponsible: Senator Harding grave and reliable. "Why has the Saturday Evening Post done this? Why has it betrayed is mission at the last minute of the eleventh hour of this campaign? The people know the reason. It has done this thing because its owner is one ' of the plutocratic group which knows what it wants of the next administra tion and how to get it from the syndl tslle which controls Senator Harding. It- has done this because its owner is head of the movement which has sought a subsidy from the govern ment for the delivery of national magazines. Imposition Is Chargrd. "The Saturday Evening Post has imposed on the confidence of the American people, won by a long rec ord of non-partisanship, and lias be come a republican journal because the profiteers who escape government taxes by diverting to it millions of their revenue in advertising want my opponent elected. "Those subscribers who In good faith have admitted this Journal to their homes all over the United States will turn its venal counsels out of doors." Tomorrow the governor will make speeches n West Virginia. Most of the remaining four days will be spent in Ohio. Indiana will be visited for the fifth time next Thursday with a night speech at In dianapolis. Next Saturday night the candidate will speak at Chicago and close h's campaign on the evening before election at Toledo. and Sonntng went to work delibertely to block them. Interview after In terview was arranged in haste and they rushed forward with peremptorl ness and when the president, out of all patience, was about to put on his coat and go out, the king himself was produced for the purpose of, an offi cial conference on matters of state. It was told to me later by a sjwn- pathetic member of the court circle that the reason for It all was Son ning's fear least the president, speak ing extemporaneously to the people, might bring up the Flume proposal. This would have been fatal to the plans of the politicians. Undoubtedly President Wilson guessed at this. The planned interruptions of the after noon, reaching a climax in the deceit that carried him by the assembled crows without a hint, stirred Presi dent Wilson to a deep and bitter re sentment." To attempt to talk to the Italian people' direct about an exceedingly tense and delicate aspect of Italy's relations with her neighbors and to persist ir. that attempt against not only the disapproval, but almost the physical opposition of the Italian ministry does not qualify Mr. Wilson to make what he called a "grave and extraordinary" matter of what Senator Harding did. PROMISES FIGHT THRILLS MacSWINEY MEETS DEATH (Continued From Firat Page.)' Campaign 'Meetings Become - Larger and Larger. "AMERICA FIRST," TOPIC INDISCRETIONS ARE CITED (Continued From First Pg.) Wilson." and Wilson." Mr. Creel first de scribes how he, personally acting on behalf of Mr. Wilson, made an en gagement for the president to ad dress a gathering of the Italian peo ple. Mr. Creel then' continues the narrative of his matching of wits with the Italian statesmen, who ulti mately proved a little too cleverly Italian-handed for -the direct and simple George, who writes In his book: "At U o'clock of th day Admiral Grayson brought word that the- 'offi cial entertainers' had entered a very vigorous protest against the Iplan aniS that tho president thought it wise to cancel the engagement. I explained that this was impossible, as thou sands were already gathered. The invitation had been extended and ac cepted in good faith, and as the pledge of the president had been given, eurely the Italian government would not wish to put him in . -nn sition of extreme embarrassment. Xhe message came back that the president would keep the appointment, but the nour would have to be 4 o'clock in stead of 2:30 o'clock. . Orlando and Sonning, working quickly, had to re arrange for a number of interviews that were not on the programme. Crowd Informed of Delay. "Four j'clock came- and with it a message from the president to tell the waiting throngs that he was being delayed for hall" an hour. Citizens rau through' the crowd like mad, shouting the news. A great and happy cheer went up when it was learned that the president would come . eventually. Time dragged on and. It was not until ix o'clock that I- heard the trumpets and saw the outriders that marked the approach of the king and the president. Every one felt as a matter of course that a stop would be made. . but the procession swept by at full speed. A groan went up from the gathered thousands and with the latin emotionalism that one finds onlv in ' Italy, women cried and men threw theur hats upon .the ground and tore wildly at their hair. . "It was not until the next day that I learned the full story. Unable to change the president's plans, Orlando Swlney's family denied categorically that food had been given him. I Peter MacSwiney of New York, a i -Wrother of the lord mayor. Is an of ficial of the American commission for Irish independence. The story of the self-starvation of Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor", of Cork, probably will become one of the most moving chapters of the centuries-long history of the Irish struggle. No other controversy has stirred Great Britain so deeply as this since the one that centered upon Cecil Rhodes, when the Jameson raid was balked by Paul Kruger and the raiders- imprisoned. The campaign in England for Mac Swlney's release, from prison has been apart frfom all political and party considerations and even ' the king was drawn into it. The move ment - in MacSw-iney's behalf was mainly humanitarian, and enlisted tender-hearted people of all factions but was urged by others with argu ments of party strategy. Papers ITrlce Release. "MacSwiney dead and canonized In the hearts of the Irish people with Wolf Tone" and the Manchester martyrs .would be a more valuable asset to the Sinn Fein than Mac Swiney alive and, even though a free pass to freedom for MacSwiney might weaken the government's hand, why help the separatist cause by giving it a martyr?" were the ar guments put forward even by British unionists. "Stand by the law and do not cre ate a precedent which would make the will of a convicted rebel the de cisive factor in determining whether he shall be punished," was the ar gument of the stand-fast faction.. A majority of the British papers in cluding the London Times and the liberal press, the labor unionists and many members of both parties in parliament joined in the agitation for MacSwlney's release. Controversies Are Aroused. Two notable controversies. one constitutional and the other theolog ical, have arisen from the case. The first was whether King George could properly exercise his pardoning pre rogative independently of or against the advice of his ministers. The sec ond was whether the Catholic clergy, representing, a church which holds suicide to be a crime, could consist ently administer the sacraments to hunger strikers. The king's reply, through the secretary of state, for war, to the petition of members of parliament was generally interpreted to mean that the king s personal lean ing was toward granting a pardon. But, since Premier Lyold George end the foreign minister, A Bonar Law, were at the same time issuing argu ments against clemency for the lord mayor, it was evident that any action in. that direction by the king would be against the advice of his ministers. The newspapers published many ed itorials and letters setting forth, on one hand, that King George should not be embarrassed by direct appeals to him and. on the other hand, that he should and had the right to ex ercise . his nominal constitutional power of pardoning. Offenses Deemed Ujorht. One of the chief reasons put for ward by MacSwiney's advocates, al though advocated from Sinn Fein quarters, was that the " offenses of which MacSwiney was-convicted were so comparatively light they did not justify his suffering, even though vol untarily. Premier Lloyd George's re ply was that MacSwiney undoubtedly was a high officer of the "Irish repub lican army." which decreed and exe cuted murders of of f icialiand police in Ireland, The republican army,. un like the Sinn Fein, is purely a secret organization. The identity of its of ficers and personnel is kept from the public and there is doubt even whether the Sinn Fein controls it or officially knows its workings. The theological argument over the course of Bishop Colahan aid Mac Swiney's chaplain, 'the Rev. Father Dominic, in. as critics say, en couraging him to commit suicide, was largely Biblical. The Rev. Father Bernard Vaughn was the only priest who publiely criticised them. A lecture which he was to deliver in Glasgow, a center of labor union ism, had- to be canceled on account of the unpopularity his words brought upon him. People Are Interested. The human aspect of the lord mayor's" hunger strike was the one that chiefly interested British peo ple and compelled the. sympathy pf even his hardest political enemies. Mrs. MacSwiney and his brothers and sisters were treated everywhere with respect and on their side had noth ing but good to say of the jailers and police with whom they had to deal. Any way out of MacSwiney's im prisonment except his death would have been welcorried by the whole public but his family were as firm as MacSwiney in refusing to listen to any end except release or death. There can be no doubt the Irish re publicans believed MacSwiney had given their cause the most valuable service in his power and that, like John Brown "he will trouble you more than ever when you have nailed his coftln down." Secretary of War leaker to Lead Democratic Speakers on In vasion of State. SEATTLlS, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Spe cial.) With all three parties thor oughly organized and equipped with speakers of national reputation, the final week of the campaign in the state of Washington promises moVe action than has been discernible in alt the weeks the great political fight has been -under way. From the chairmen of the three state committees republican, demo cratic and farmer-labor comes the word that the lethargic spell that has gripped the state i electorate all through the fall is being rapidly dis pelled. The people are waking up, say the managers, as the campaigners report larger and larger attended meetings, and the race down the home stretch, the veterans predict, will yet tumish soma thrills. Renewed Interest Reported. Speakers of all parties cominsr from the east and middle western states say that in the last ten days . there has been a tremendous awakening of interest in the campaign. . Platform orators, who have been campaigning in this state, bring the same word to headquarters, and county candidates. it is. well known,, are filling the town ana. country halls. The mighty final effort comes this week and the manasrers are Dreoared. The republican .state committee has as its feature a state-wide observance Wednesday of the anniversary of ttie birth of Theodore Roosevelt. The republican national committee has instructed that it be called American day, and "America first" speeches will be made throughout the length and breadth of the land by repuDiican campaign orators. Addresses Are Arranged. State Chairman Hebberd has made arrangements whereby all the Wash ington republican candidates will make speeches and some of the audi ences will be addressed by speakers sent to 'the state by the republican national committee. i The celebration in Seattle wiil be held Wednesday night under the auspices of the Young Men's Repub lican club. Ex-Representative Cous ins of Iowa will be the principal speaker. State Chairman Christenson Is di recting an invasion of democratic speakers who will tour the state be fore next Saturday night. Secretary of War Baker and the pro-league special will arrive in Spokane next Wednesday night ' and several meet ings wyi be held there that night. Baker Party to Go to Seattle. Vice-Chalrman .Ryan was notified yesterday, afternoon that two and perhaps more of the Baker party will come on to Seattle for speeches and xeioln the main party in Portland. The two "speakers. Ryan said he is sure, of, are Colonel C. it Whittle sey, commander of. the Lost Hat talion in. France, and Herbert Par sons, ' ex-republican national commit teeman from New York, who is sup porting Governor Cox. In addition to the pro-league party, the democratic state managers will have touring .the state Roland B. Mahaney. acting secretary ef labor United States Ssenator Saheppard Taxas, Solon Fieldman of New York and J. Bruce Kremer of Butte, vice chairman of the democratic national committee. Chrlstensen Will Speak. The farmer-labor party's big card of the week will be. Parley P. Chrls tensen of Salt Lake, its candidate for president of . the . United 'States. Christensen will arrive in Seattle Wednesday morning and speak noon that day. ' , All three state chairmen expressed confidence of the outcome but none wanted to go into figures, although chairman Hebberd of the republicans, last Wednesday, predicted a land slide in this state for Harding and Coolidge. perhaps greater than that of 1304 when Washington gave Roose velt a majority of 74,000. Vice-chair man Ryan, at democratic state head quarters, want no farther than to say the chances for his. ticket are "mighty fine" and that Judge Black, candi date for governor, will carry the state. Hart Finishes Campaign. Governor Hart has finished his campaign of counties east of the mountains and returned to Olympia today. He will spend two days in Lewis county and come to Seattle be fore the end of the week. The othsr republican candidates are facing busy time for the remainder of th fight. Captain W. J. Cpyle, nomine jjHitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiuiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui Political Meet at Hose City School. There will be a meeting at the Rose City school this evening at 8 o'clock. H. J. Hockenberry and Colonel F; L. Evans will speak on league of na tions. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, chairman. 4 Different Kinds of Laundry 4 Different Prices EAST 494 I Confidence p mHE store of "De- f ; pendable Drugs" P has retained the confidence of physi- H cian and public alike for over thirty years. Perfect prescription service is but evi denced by that fact. Cuticura Soap Is Ideal for The Complexion We Never Close. 1 I Cop 6 and Aloep ST&--if"Kl g p wain Tan 1 H NOW- ...MEN! Here, at Portland's best shoe store, you can buy BANISTER'S OR BOYDEN'S SHOES Anystyle, width or size you want! Style and service at a moderate outlay! To buy is to economize, for you will find nothing else so goodat the price! Buy Your Winter Shoes Now ' . While the Sun Shines! 129 Tenth St., Bet. Washington and Alder rfiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiHiMiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiHiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniii- for lieutenant 'governor, will be in Everett tomorrow, - at Mount Vernon t noon Tuesday and in Beuingrnam that night, in Tacoma Wednesday, Olympia Thursday noon, Centralia Thursday night, Aberdeen Friday and Seattle Saturady. Colonel Roland H. Hartley and John A. Gellatly. .unsuccessful can didates for the republican nomination for governor, who have been on speaking tours for ten days for Gov ernor Hart and the republican ticket, will close on the . west side. Both have spoken in all eastern counties. Hartley to Be at Vancouver. Colonel Hartley will speak tomor; row at Vancouver, Tuesday in Lewis county, Wednesday in Tacoma, Thurs day Id. Bremerton and Friday fund Saturday in Whatcom and Skagit counties. Mr. Gellatly will be at Bellingham tomorrow, in Everett Tuesday, in Skagit county Wednes day and in King county next Thurs day, f United States Senator Wesley 1 Jones' itinerary for the week will take him into Clark county tomorrow, Lewis county Tuesday, Grays Harbor Wednesday, Thurston on Thursday and Pierce next Friday and Saturday. Representative Miller will continue speaking nightly in Seattle and Kit sap county. Land Commissioner Ss.vldge will'be in Shelton next Wednesday, in Kitsap county next Thursday, In Anacortes next Friday and in Whatcom county next Saturday. Frank P. Chrlstensen, assistant at torney general, will fulfill engage ments this week in Astoria, Garfield and Columbia counties, made for at torney general Thompson, who is de tained in Olympia by cases pending in the supreme court. $25,000 GIFT TO COX X'cw York Contributor to Fund Resents Attack. NEW YORK.' Oct. 24. The demo cratic national committee today an nounced the receipt of a $25,000 con tribution to the Cox -campaign fund from Allan A. Ryan of New York. Mr. Ryan accompanied his contri bution with a letter In which he char acterized the methods used against the democratic ticket as "infamous from the beginning." New Vidor Records Lively Dance Numbers "Tell Me, Little Gypsy," & twin hit of 1920 Ziegfeld Follies, "Girl of My Dreams." 85c Medley Fox Trot, Ziegfeld Follies of 1920, introducing" ells "and "Tell Me, Little Gypsy,"and "Cuban Moon," both by orchestra. 8-c - "Dardanella Blues," sung by Murray cVSmalle, and "Swanee," sung by Peerless Quartette. 85c You are cordially invited to attend our Popular Victor Record Concerts in our concert . hall every Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Vtctrolas $25 to $1500 Convenient payment terms Sixth and Morrison Streets PORTLAND - " Seattle Tacoma Spokane YOUR ATTORNEY YOUR FRIEND "Whenever possible a compe tent attorney should be con sulted in time, to avoid the likelihood of trouble. He should be thought of as a counselor, a friend. ' Because of his special knowl edge of the laws which relate to estates, we. urge you to consult him before you write your will. The Bank; of California, when named administrator or trustee of-an estate will ccoperate with the family attorney when v ever advice on legal points is needed. OF CALIFORNIA, NA A NATIONAL BANK ' Member Federal Reserve System Third at Stark Streets ' ' OREGON PORTLAND There Is No Excuse for Continued High Prices Tailor-Made Clothing Is Due for a Drop A Loss to Me Now Is Your Immediate Gain -"- To the Men of Portland: ' " My cards are on the table. There shall be no equivocation. I intend giving you all the facts knowing this advertisement, will incur for me the enmity and hatred of my competitors but that is of little moment. . . y The situation is this in a nutshell: For thirteen months, as. you -ere undoubtedly aware, the journeymen tailors throughout the Pacific Coast were on a strike and only recently was an adjustment of the differences consummated. There is no denying the fact this walkout crippled the tailoring business. It hurt me more perhaps than the majority because I was unable to furnish to my large and discriminating clientele that quality of workmanship which has made the name "Greenland" syhonymous with "High Art Tailoring" for over eighteen years. Wool today is a drug on the market. The price of woolen fabrics which sky-rocketed during the war is coming down with a crash. In order to secure Spring 'suitings it is neces sary for me-to order now and my shelves are still well-filled with, the materials I pur chased last Spring. . . '.. In addition to these conditions my patrons have refrained from replenishing their ward robes because, as astute business men, they knew', that .prices were- bound to tumble and renpvation was vastly cheaper than new garments. I must take a loss. There is'no way out. If I wait until Spring it is certain to cost me more money. So, why not now? You'll admit my logic is sound and every merchant tailor in Portland, if fair, will tell you the same thing. Consequently, for the second time in eighteen years' experience as Portland's best tailor, I am going to conduct a clearance .sale. There'll be no "manipulation" of price tickets. The figures as written by me upon receipt of'fabrics this Fall will not be altered, one cent. The quality, the workmanship, the style, the fit an the findings will be of ."Greenland" stand ard always a guarantee of superiority. . ... . - JUST MAKE; YOUR SELECTION AND DEDUCT $15 FROM THE MARKED PRICE THE RESULT IS EASILY FIGURED "- ' $110 $125 Suits will be auto matically reduced to ... . $100 Suits take a downward dQ C plunge to '. . . DOO Come in Early if Possible, but Be Sure'to Come It's Just Like Finding Money. 201-3-S MORGAN BLOQ PORTLAND ORCSON "The Third District in Congress" Five Reel Comedy Featuring MAWSH McARTHUR Reel III Mawsh on "Labor Some More" AMONG the 14 bills of public character which Pat introduced during five. years in Congress is one, to prevent interstate commerce in timber products produced by1 labor working more than .eight hours "a day. ,Zowie! Here is Pat the champing champion of labor! That means, of course, that if the bill became law, any sawmill working more than -eight hours would not sell its product except locfcly in its own etate. Inas much as any sawmill of any size is' dependent upon outside rtarket, it would mean the forc ing of the eight-hour' day in that industry. Why did Pat, though, just hang on lumber ? There are other commodities. What', the matter with steel, where they work men 12 hours a day? Maybe this will let you in. The eight-hour day obtains in the northwest lumber industry. The only competitor which the great-industry of the northwest has is the south. Now in the south they work 10, 11 and 12 hoursj-a lot of negro labor. Some say that this places quite a handicap on the northwest manufacturer. If the south could be made either to work eight hours t J I r or .lse keep out of the competitive field, of curse the northwest lumberman would benefit correspondingly. ' '.. . . i Now the question is this: Did the great heart of Pat yearn over the over-worked negroes of the south ? Did he see their backs bent with the long day's toil, and make high resolve to shorten those dreary hours? Did. a delegation of south ern negro workmen bring the, piteous, tears to Pat's eyes as they told of the ten-hour day, and did, they suggest to. him -this measure for their relief? Or did the suggestion come from the-" West Coast Lumbermen's association? No one knows except Pat. But everyone is entitled to . at least three guesses, and. one is all you really need. A The Qoint is that ruch a bill couldn't possibly . pass a selective bill on behalf of timber workers. Pat knew it. But the introduction of it made good reading propaganda for the lumbermen back home to say nothing of the advantage of a handle by which to shake down the labor vote.. It is doubtful If the introduction of tha bill even annoyed the southern lumbermen. - t Fourth Reel Tuesday 1 Vote For Esther Pohl Love joy ' . . (Paid Advertisement by Oregon Popular Government" League.) . r .