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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1920)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, .PORTLAND. MAT 1C. 1920 X7 LIVSTCKCOraCT BE IS SOUGHT Rise in Value on Intra-State Shipping Aim. PETITION IS PREPARED Case-.to Be Submitted . to Public Service Commission After ' Cattle Convention. The Portland Livestock exchange, after-jfeeking" the co-operation of the Cattle and Horse Raisers' association at its meeting- to be held at Burns on May 25, will present to the Public Service commission of Oregron . a pe tition for the early changing of pres ent low value livestock contracts governing shipments of stock from points within the state of Oregon to North Portland. At the meeting of the Portland Livestock exchange just held, it was disclosed that the intra-state shipper of livestock in Oregon was- handi capped by provisions in the low value ordinary livestock contract indorsed by the Public Service commission of Oregon in 1909, and which has gov erned all such shipments ujj-gn the railroads within the state since. The endeavor will be to obtain a contract for the shippers within the state which will be advantageous and fair to the sh ippcr. as the contract used by the interstate shippers and intra-state shippers of other states is held to be. Schedule Held Too Low. AnJintra-state shipper in Oregon who loses stock due to the negligence of the carrier receives compensation according to the foltewing schedule at the present time: Each horse, mule or ass, $75: each horse, mule or ass colt, $25; each burro, 20; each burro colt, $5; each bull, ox, or beef steor, $40; each stock or range steer, 925; each beef or milch cow, $35; each stock or range cow, $20; each calf, $10; each fat hog, $12.50; each stock or range hog or pig. $7.50; each fat or mutton sheep, $40; each range or stock sheep, $3; each goat, $2. This schedule of values is held to run from one-half to one-fourth the real value of stock and is not permitted by the federal law to be followed by the car rier in the settlement of claims aris ing on interstate shipments. The Cummins amendment to the Interstate commerce act passed in 1915T16 especially provides that the carrier must pay the actual value of animals lost due to the carlessness of the carrier. , . Oregon Limit Short The'Cummins amendment also pro Tides that the shipper of livestock has 90 days within which to file notice of claim after the shipment arrives and four months In which to file the claim itself and two years In which to file suit if the claim is not settled to the satisfaction of the nhipper. In Oregon the shipper must file notice with the carrier of pend ing claim while the stock is still In the yard at destination point, and must file suit within 60 days after the claim is turned down by the carrier. - ....... The Oregon low value livestock contract approved 'by the Public Serv ice commission of Oregon in 1909 also provides that the carrier is respon sible only for loss or injury to ship ment upon its own lines and is not responsible for any loss or injury to shipment upon the lines of connect ing carriers. By the Carmaek amend ment to the Interstate commerce act, congress provided that In interstate shipments the Initial carrier should be responsible to the shipper for in jury and loss to shipments occurring both qi. its lines and upon the lines of connecting carriers, and provides that the initial carrier can settle the matter with the connecting carriers. The Portland Livestock exchange has instructed Arthur M. Geary to present the matter to the Public iSefvtiui commission on behalf of the Portland Livestock exchange. RELEASE JEN1EDJ. IN. W. J L" I Hi V. NOT IMI'ltKSSED WITH OSTKIl AND ritJtST APPEAL. Testimony shows him to have demanded universal use of the ballot. Our paper, j Labor, has exnoeed profiteers and coa- 1 pressmen who have catered to profiteers. Jo such- exposures cause unrest? We challenge you - to cite instances where the paper has misstated facts. - You did vote to validate eight billion dollars of fictitious stock. Tou voted to Rive- rail road hankers 6 per cent every year on full capitalization. Findings of interstate com merce commission In five completed cases si ow railroads to be 50 per cent over capitalised.' We c hail en re you' 'to publish tincLing of lnterstate'-'commerce 'commis sion- on this point as sriven in 5 per cent case (oBW), anthracite coal case 414 16 per cent rate advance case (57 ex parte). jsew York, New Haven & Hartrord 6669), Pere Marquette (6833), Rock Island case (6S34, St, Louis k San Francisco case (5933 j. Are we browheaters when we de mand facts and ask you, or a representa tive to meet us on the public platform? When did you ever lend a will ins ear to organized or unorganized labor? - Who are the heads of the Piumb Plan lea. erne living in style In Washing-ton and what are their salaries? These men are our employes who are helping us and the American people to get rid of the exploiters and railroad bankers who have levied tribute on the American people to the extent of millions of dollars each year by means of stock Jobbery, speculation, stock manipu lation and other forms of legalized thievery. You denounce these employes of ours because they are turning the search light upon you and the crowd to which you cater. The time has come for you to represent your constituents, quit calling names and give your constituents the real facts. CHICAGO GUESTS COMING VISITORS TO BE AT CHAMBER 6f COMMERCE LUXCH. Portland Delegation to Convention at San Francisco Will Report "Results or Sessions. Foreign trade relations "will be dis cussed at the regular weekly session ot the members forum of tbe Portland Chamber of Commerce Monday noon at the dining room of the chamber. Members of a delegation of Chicago business men on the -way home from the recent foreign trade convention in San Francisco 'will be the particu lar guests for the occasion. The Port land delegation will also have re turned from San Francisco by that time and reports will be rendered as to the results of the sessions at San Francisco. . Two representatives of the Chicago party will be asked to speak upon the general subject of trade conditions. ' The Chicago visitors are expected to arrive in a special train at 7 oclock tomorrow morning and will be met ai the station at 8 oclock by a reception committee of the Portland chamber. The morning will be spent seeing the harbor and the terminal at St. Johns In the afternoon a trip will be mad up the Columbia highway. - William C. Redfield, former secre tary of the department of commerce of the United States, and now presi dent of the American-Russian cham ber of commerce, will be a guest in Portland Monday, May 24, and will ad dress the members' forum on that day, his subject being, "Present Day Con ditions In the Russian Country." Mr. Redfield is making a tour of the Pa cific coast in the interests of the as sociation of which he is the head. N. C. MARIS IN NEW OFFICE Former Industrial Club Worker Is Deputy Food Commissioner. The resignation of X. C. Maris, for merly editor of the Western Breeders' Journal. ; and more recently an in dustrial club worker in the office of the superintendent of public Instruc tion, became effective yesterday. Mr. Maris will on Monday take office as chief deputy under J. D. Mickle, stare dairy and food commissioner. - Mr. Maris has been a pioneer short horn breeder of Oregon. He has re sided in ,the state for 39 years, and for the past 15 years; has made his home in Portland. Mr. Maris is a candidate for dele- wfl "KNOVN FOR TONE" jS' t. ' - J 11 ifliilti mm Stradivaris. ii I Pliflli31 Violms - i . m 11W,y. I lilt ' Over 200 years ago the. Master' S F ! It! If lilP- .Violin Maker gave his beloved in- StftfS WJzi I vtytl Mfy Ifi'fls' ,!" struments voices of cdmpelling mW UM " 'S I lilli beauty thru the correct application. AWA m ws i ll W tyU 0: . mi SrlL ''i r'i'Iii M42 H as with his finest instruments, the irfrrJS yW' Jf 44dJOiii r 9 stradivara is'given tonal richness V Vj yjgt sT I unsurpassed thru the wizardry, of . J 3jRj W ' (v The Stradivara Sound Board - . Wf? Wg, Test the Tone at the f . of Edge Grained Spruce J. B IwSiV Stradivara Dealers , This Patented Sound Rwrd extends WW f"4 fr I the full width and depth of the cabinet, fl 'TVTil S-twi Styles $135 to $300 making the tone of this Master Musical J -ttS-l ( i Ti'fT: Instrument "akin to Stradivari a violins." A I I Send for De Luxe Catalog and name of Stradivara dealerneareatyou. l I hHi PACIFIC PHONOGRAPH MFG. CO. SSISSTS JfeSl. I iVa! Western Makers of the STRADIVARA v - I thnje sounooo J SVfA, "f Mode also for the Klurt t COSHOCTON. OHIO . 1' -0" irij 1 5Mfc-" Exclusive Distributors for thm BLUMAUER'-FRANK DRUO 00 HIiIm McARTHUR PRAISED ON RAILROAD FOR STAND STRIKE QUESTION in Leading Newspapers of East and West Endorse His Speech. s Editorials Urge Renommation. I ' - - 111 . -s "" ,ri I : .- .y r . : I C. N. aicARTHUlt SOLVATION DRIVE CLOSES SUCCESS ASSURED "OCTSIDE OF MIXTXOUAH COlXTr. I- 5 -irrrTrs, , I 1 , X- i:itlrnoc of titxd 1'ailli in l'rctcn- .iiii of .ppcal lo Supreme t Court Held l-ai-kinj. Release of Karl W. Ostcr and Claud Hurst, comniuniHt labor party leaders who were sentenced to five and two years in the penitentiary, respective ly, after conviction under the crimina syndicalism act, on certificates of irobuble cause, was denied by Circuit Judp:e Morrow yesterday, the judge refusing to sipn such certificates be cause h found no evidence "of good faith In the pretensions of appeal to the supreme court. Though both men have filed notices of appeal, the fact that they have not made preparations to obtain a tran script, led Judsfl .Morrow to question their intent. They would have been brought back from the penitentiary had the judfre been persuaded that they really intended to perfect their appeal, and had signed the certifi cate presented. , Though the notices of appeal all boro the purported signature of George K. Vanderveer, the fact that the name was spelled wrong indicated that Vanderveer had never seemithe documents himself. Out of courtesy. Attorney James E. Kenton appeared in the 'hearing be fore Judfre Morrow but said that he Uid not intend to represent the men later. W. s. URen originally ap peared for Ostcr and Hurst. H. M. Ksterley Is said to be the attorney who will follow up the cases. A similar notice of appeal was filed In the case of Joe Laundy, convicted 1. W. W. PLUMB LEAGUE REPLIES Controversy With McArt.hu r Con tinued by Telegram. The charge that Representative McArthur is evading- facts In his controversy with the Plumb Plan league is made in a telegram sent to Mr. McArthur by the league in an swer to a letter published in The Orceonlan May 14. The telegram fol lows: Tour ltter In Oregronian of May 14 noted. You still tnsiFt upon calling name. Schoolboy methods are not in vogue In America. We w ill not object to any names u call ua If you give your constituents facts, quit dodging- the issue and get down to buttnesa. Why are you afraid to pub Itch Glen Plumb's testimony which will how he did not indorse revolution or con vey the imprewioit that revolution would coin if the .Plumb plan was not adopted? Vs . I !V. C, Marls, Trho becomes chief I depots In jitate dairy and food 4 commisaloner'a office Monday. 7, ! pate-at-lrt;e to the republican na tional convention. "For president L would favor a mtddlo-of-the-road forwrrd-looking business man." he declares. For the past seven years Mr. Maria has been visiting the school houses of the state, organizing industrial clubs anions the children and inter esting them in practical work. McMinnville Banker MaCes Use of Airplane for Purpose of Iiook Ing After Field Workers. Salvation Army leaders and work era, were busy, yesterday and last night making the final clean-up of the $284,000 drive for Oregon. Al though reports will not be received from all outlying counties for several days, it Is practically assured that the entire state outside of Multnomah county has reached Ihe desired quota. The drive, locally has not been fin ished,' and the campaign leaders-decided last night to have the present mall force of field workers continue their canvass during the present week. Officially the drive is com pleted, but the workers will not stop until all the business houses have been visited. Word from Tamhill county last jtight stated the drive there was through. Ralph Wortman. a McMinn ville banker, made a whirlwind finish by use of his private airplane, with, which, during the closing" days, he rounded up his "field workers, in the several towns of the county and urged greater Bpeed in the drive. 4 , The airplane is the first -to be used in a drive of this nature by one of the actual campaign leaders, and the McMinnville banker told state leaders it had more than proved its utility. Albany Pastor Resigns. . ALBANY.' Or., May 13. (Special.) Rev. C. T-,.- Schuster, who ha served as pastor of the Evangelical church of Albany for the past four years, has resigned to accept the position ofpresiding elder for the Willamette Valley and Puget. Sound district of the church, to which he ,was elected at'-the recent annual conference of the church in Portland. . He win move to Portland to reside. Rev. Mr. Schuster will be succeeded as pastor here by Rev. William Rademacher of Chicago, who has been preaching for five years and' is now completing some theological work in a seminary at Napersville, 111. j. Candidates Get Chance. Wood and Johnson speakers and local aspirants for state and county offices will speak Tuesday night at the T..M. C. A, at a candidates' pr6 gramme. K. A. Isrown will be chair man and will conduct the open forum. The. meeting is under the auspices of the association service department and is open to the public. Bean Shooters Break Windows. Complaint has been made By the police that boys in the vk-inity of the Catholic school. East. Forty-second and Taylor street, shooting at pigeons with bean shooters broke nine windows. The police will in vestigate. Hamilton watches for women at Friedlander's. 310 Washington. Adv. CorotA The Personal Writing Machine. 4- 1 U t:. w. PEASE CO. Exc1ub!t Distributors. 110 Sixth St. 3JiimiimiiMUiiiiuimMimMiiiiurtHHiHimiiimmmtiiinimm Si re.' jhu. i mm. . xsmetmst WATCH PEOPLE'S FEET You may prove for yourself, by watching the' feet of the people whom you pass on the street, THIS ASTOUNDING FACT . . . At least 6 out of every 10 jersons are victims of, or suffering from, one of the following: ' , 1 Shoes too short or otherwise misfitted; 2 Run oyer or run under heels; 3 Weak or broken arches and mis placed metatarsal bones; 4 Callouses and corns; 5 Wearing hose too short; 6 Shoes made for differently shaped feet than the ones they are on. .. KNIGHT SHOE CO. 1 Morrison at Broadway .- t I THAT IS THE SIGN OF A SERVICE STYLE QUALITY 1 and means that our salesmen are trained to fit Shoes properly, or not at all; that Dr. Ingalls, graduate Foot Specialist, is in charge of our Orthopedic Department and will remove the cause of run over heels, callouses, etc.; build up weak arches and relieve foot 1 troubles.; .Care given to children's growing feet. Examination Free. s . K"''t"'mtnm'''l'l'l"''"'l'"''''"HinMmHm'HminwMHiimiiMM 1 15 IS ii 1 II 1 CONVINCING ARGUMENT FOR ANTI-STRIKE CLAUSE. "Representative C. N. McArthur ot Oregon is absolutely right In his assertion that in the anti-strike provisions of the Cummins railroad bill congress" is face to face with hiii.i h government 01, oy mo Representative in Congress from Third Oregon District and candidate for renom . ination at Republican Primaries on May 21. ,' Ballot Number 51 5! . . ... WahinKtoa, D. C May . 1930. Ta tke IeopIe ot MilMomak t;ountyj ' On Friday, Mar 21. the repobl f the third eenorrrBaioaal diotrict of Oreicon (Multnomah eonnty will f ... be railed upon to nominate their candidate for TepreaeatatlTe in the 67th eonnrreaa. They will be asked to decide . whether my record entitles me to a further expreaalon of their confidence or whether they w'ah to supplant me . V. with one of the gentlemen who are contendina; for the nomination. , J, The only laane of any conaeonence to fce decided In thla contest la whether or not the people approve of my -, contention that raUroid strikes and lockoirts ahonld be outlawed and dlaputes between common carriers and tnelr employea settled by the rale of reason rather than by force. I am firmly convinced that my position In this matter i s tB keeping; with sound public policy and, as proof of this, wish to quote tbe following; newspaper edltorlalsi iur any lew, nowever wen iney oe vrgauueu. nian (Portland. Oregon). v- CUMMINS BILl A oiLD BENEFIT LABOR. r - "Representative McArthur of Oregon, speaking in con- ag gress Monday, drew a sound distinction between tht' ". right of the Individual to quit his job .t any time and for r anv reason and the wrong of concerted conspiracies to - -iipure the public: , . " 'There is a yast distinction between an indi- vidual quitting work and a body of men engaging in a strike to tie up the railroads). A striker does not quit work in the sense of terminating hft sertices; he Joins with the others in refusins " to work and in trying to prevent, others from if..--., filling his place until his demands are granted. .V He expects to return to his work under condi tions" prescribed by him and his associates and obtained the rule of force rather than the rule f ' of reason . "If employer and employe were the only parties in ' interest, nothing could be said in justification of antl- -strike legislation. The equity of etch legislation turns on. ' v the public welfare. No individual interest, no class inter- - - " est, can outweigh the public's safety.' " ' "The first question is whether the public is injured and . endangered by strikes in the coal mines and on the rail roads. No one can doubt it. The next question is whether " the government should set up court of industrial Justice that will give the square deal alike to labor, capital and" -, the public. .- IT!'" "The Cummins bill, which has passed the senate, pro- poses 4juSt--that, and nothing more, with respect to the railroads. Labor should be cordially for it, for it would give the railway workers justice, relieve them of the hazard and burden of costly strikes and set them on a .V. - better footing with the public." Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) 2-' A. F. OF I..- AND McARTHUR. "Notice served by. the American Federation of Labor ' that it intends to oppse nomination and re-election of . , . those congressmen who would not do its bidding is sure to -have a local reaction. Congressman C. N. McArthur was one. of the few who had the courage to stand out against f. the dictation of the federation and the railway brother- ..t.," hoods in -forcing the enactment of the Adamson law. Ha .,T also has fearlessly opposed sacrifice of the anti-strike ,'.1, clause of the Cummins railroad bill. In his opposition ha has been outspoken and is marked for slaughter. V'At the primaries May 21 and at the election next 1 November it will be Multnomah county rather than Con- ' gressman McArthur who will be on trial. The question 'T? . is whether a representative who was fearlessly loyal WZ". to the interest of the whole public shall be retired to 1: private life because he refused to cringe before, the arrowy", gant demands of an organization which represents only 1 " one -part of the public and all through the war showed its Indffference not only to public welfare, but for our,. country's success in -the war. - "Portland well known the part played by organized labor during the war. Not a citizen but who is Informed on what happened In the shipyards and other local war " industries. The slacking, the holding up. the systematic gouging of the government perpetrated in an organized manner, the utter indifference to the need for ships and ': .the relegation of our country's war needs to a place far f behind the selfish demands of the unions aside from the"-"'' big wages pa'id for poor work all this is known to Fort-asfii. land. And if Portland fails to renominate and re-elect ;s. Mr. MeArthur in the face of organized labor's attempt to b" punish him for his courage and patriotism, the disgrace will be Portland's." Oregon Voter (Portland, Or.) .-c- "Hon. C. N. McArthur should receive the vote of every eJt livestock breeder and farmer for re-election as congress- i ". -man from th Multnomah district. He has served three r.rr terms in congress and has been at Washington long r -.C enough to learn the business and become an efficient representative. His record is good. He has correctly '-.i Interpreted, by his voice and his vote, the opinions and si .. desires of the majority of the voters who sent him to -.-l--Washington. Mr. McArthur has serious opposition this o year, labor organizations having declared it their inten- io tion to leave nothing undone to defeat him, owing; to his opposition to radical and socialistic legislation. As a u.ki matter of fact. Mr, McArthur has always been a friend of working men and their organizations. In all proba- r. bilit'y he will be renominated and re-elected; but it is just as well to- roll up the heaviest possible majority In order to guard against surprises. Vote for him." Western Breeders' Journal (Portland. Or.) " ) "Congressman -McArthur Is on the labor political black '- list because he dared in congress to oppose strikes that would tie up interstate commerce. The best thing the third congressional district could do. therefore, wouM be "f to re-elect a man who has the intestines to stand up for the public he represents rather than for any particular class merely because it happens to control a large num ber of votes. This is no time to elect a congressman with a rubber. spine." Corvallls Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Or) The above are but a few of the many able editorials which have been, written In approval of my speech of r..v January 17. entitled "Anll-SIHkf l.rarlala tioa and the Public 'Velfare., I nave alao received . hundreds of letters . and other measaorea of approval of my stand on thla auestion. Many of these messaa-es are from raUrodd employes. . The Portland camnalarn committee of the American Federation of l.nbor nnd tbe Plumb Plan leairue, which "'.. ': In conducting the fight against me, has not uttered one word In defense of strikes ns a means of settling in dustrial disputes. My opponents are m silent as the sphinx on the aubjeet. They prefer to dlseuaa other subjects " glittering generalities. I do not hesltute to tell the people where I stand on this or any other subject. I do not ' evade and will not compromise. The soul nnd spirit of Amerlen will be crushed If we foster class welfare and clnss legtslatloa. Irt us put such tblua-a aside and consider oalv the welfare of the art-cat body of the pople. This Is my platform and my . political creed. If you believe in J, please aive me Tur vote on Msy 21. , ' Respectfully submitted, C. N. McARTHUR. vl-"" . . - . if v. fnr the people, or shall we iTsvtn.ai1 . special interestsr He is also right in declaring that the question 'cannot b dodged or evaded, and as it involves a principle, it cannot be compromised. "By quotations from supreme court decisions. Mr. Mc Arthur demonstrates that it )B within the constitutional power of congress to enact a. compulsory arbitration law and then to prohibit strikes on railroads. In the decision which upheld the Adamson act. over which the brother hoods exulted, there was agreement, even in a dissenting "opinion, that congress has authority to require compul sory arbitration of labor disputes which may. seriously and directly jeopardize the movement of Interstate com merce, and to protect the free flow of such commerce against any combination, whether ot operators, owners or strangers. Upon that phase of the question there is no room for doubt. . "Mr. McArthur is also sound -in his argument upon the policy of the anti-strike provision. Not only individuals, but the people as a whole, must go to the courts for the redress of grievances and the defense of rights. 'There is no such thing as a strike for the general public; it must submit to the law of the land and the decrees of the courts . . . Organised labor, however, wishes to continue its mad orgy of applying the rule of force for the settle ment of its demands. Whaf is there so sacred about organized labor that it cannot submit its grievances to the legally constituted tribunal for adjudication?- The argument is unanswerable if we areto pretend to main tain a government which undertakes to guarantee equal rights for all and special privileges for none. "The weakness of the plea that railroad employes should not be singled out for anti-strike legislation is fully exposed by Mr. MeArthur when he says. 'The answer to that objection Is the lack of jurisdiction of the federal government except In questions affecting interstate com merce. Congress unquestionably has the right to pass legislation regulating interstate commerce and labor connected therewith. - but it would not be warranted in entering the field of state or local legislation.' As Jus tice McKenna said. 'When one enters into interstate com merce, one enters into a service in which the public has an interest and subjects oneself to its behests. And this is no limitation of liberty', it Is the consequence of liberty exercised, the obligation, of his undertaking and con strains no more than the contract constrains.' "The Cummins bill compels no man to enter railroad employment, and requires no man to remain in such employment All it does is forbid him to enter into a conspiracy to Interfere with interstate commerce. "Mr. McArthur's presentation of the . isubject, thus briefly referred to, is a clear, convincing and unanswer able argument, courageously presented at a time when the vengeance of the labor unions is threatened as a punishment for his unequivocal stand. It will be worth the while of any student of the subject to read the address in full as it appears In the congressional record." Ham ilton News, Hamilton, O. ' ' TWO COURAGEOUS CONGRESSMEN. - "No terror will be inspired in Representative McArthur of Oregon and Webster of Washington by the announce ment that they have been put on the political blacklist of the American Federation of Labor. They have thought out the line of duty to the people whom they represent and have chosen to follow it with full knowledge that they must face the enmity of the organization with which their principles conflict. "Mr. McArthur has never left his constituents in doubt as to where he stood on the. question of labor union dictation to congress. He opposed the cowardly surrender on the Adamson bill in 1916. and has since been re-elected twice in face of union support for the long-irrepressible Lafferty. He still stands firm against dictation, as he showed by speaking in support of the anti-strike eeotion of the Cummins bill. He Justified his -position by the provision in the bill for just, peaceful aettlement of labor disputes. In the absence of which he would not favor prohibition of' strikes on railroads. "Mr. Webster Incurred the anger of the unions by exposing the attempt to intimidate congressmen into support or the Plumb plan, by exposing the threat of rev olution in behalf of that plan and by his fearless denun ciation of union dictation in a speech at Spokane. "The courageous stand taken by these two congressmen will rally to their support all those citizens who are faithful to the American principle of majority rule, especially those who recognize that courage is the most needed quality In men who are elected to places of trust. When minorities are striving for dictatorship by terror ism in this and other countries, there is no room for dis crimination between those who resort to political methods and those who use more brutal methods. All alike must be opposed by those who trust in the" ballot and in representatives who act for all their constituents, not Portland address, ll2o-S Vera bids. 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