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About The times. (Portland, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1911)
You Need Us We Need Business Think THE TIMES Stand by your Colors It Over Play the Game Fairly WE S T A N D F O R T H E O P E N S H O P PORTLAND, OREGON, DECEMBER 9, 1911 Vol. I. No. 8 Price 5 Cents STRUCTURAL IRONWORKERS GET A HOWARD HI. CUNNINGHAM PREDICTS M NAMARA BROTHERS SENTENCED TURNDOWN BY MAYOR RUSHLIGHT THAT UNLESS CURBED I. W. W. AT LOS ANGELES— ONE FOR LIFE IN BROADWAY BRIDGE CONTRACT RIOTS WILL OCCUR IN PORTLAND ANOTHER FOR FIFTEEN YEARS On Wednesday the structural ironworkers tiled a petition with Mayor Rushlight that was all right from their point of view, but not from the public’s viewpoint. Mayor Rushlight was requested to ask the City Executive Board to specify in the city’s contract with the Pennsylvania Steel Company that union labor be exclusively employed in building the Broad way bridge, and that the eight- hour rule be enforced. The petition states that the Pennsylvania Company opposes labor unions, and that the com pany will import all its labor to perform the w ork; that Portland union labor should be given the preference, etc. Mayor Rushlight very sensibly views the matter. He says the Executive Board can do nothing but let the contract to the Penn sylvania Steel Company, because the law requires that the contract must go to the lowest responsible bidder. He further opines that the Executive Board has no auth ority in the matter, and cannot designate that the contracting company must engage union labor only. The mayor justly concludes that the steel company has the right to employ such labor as it In a letter to The Oregonian sees fit to engage. Howard M. Cunningham registers Mayor Rushlight does not ques the following protest against the tion the responsibility of the con unrestricted use of streets by tracting company, but he does speakers representing the Indus question any authority by the E x trial Workers of the World : ecutive Board to even request, much less dictate, whom the steel company should employ. Had the structural ironworkers taken the pains to consult an at torney, they would not have made so egregious a blunder. The Pennsylvania Steel Company has a large and important contract to fill, which it must carry out in a specified time. It has its own men, accustomed to working un der its own rules, and these men are doubtless fully capable and efficient. The public has already had many irritating delays in the Broadway bridge matter, and doesn’t want any more. The writer begs leave to state an opinion and to suggest that some rapid disposition be made of a bunch of idlers calling themselves the Industrial Workers of the World, who are nightly creating disturbances on our streets, that is proving a menace to law and order, a disgrace to any civilized community and a detriment to free speech, for which they are continually howling and clamor ing. Language which is unfit for publication, unfit for the public to listen to, of an anarchistic and profane nature to the utmost de gree, is dealt out every night by TH E TIM ES, ull things being this ruffian class and seem to be equal, would like to see all loca. permitted by our city officials. improvements made by local men This bunch is composed princi — “ open shop” men— but, in a pally of degenerates and foreign case like the present, it appears impossible. It approves the stand ers; many unable to speak the taken by Mayor Rushlight, be English language and two-thirds cause it is common sense, backed have no vote. They will not work for any wages. by law. They use language and threats to arouse the apprehensions and against our Nation, state, county “ A LESSON .’ stimulate the active opposition of and city officials. Even the abuse of our police officers in public is Under the caption, “ A Lesson,” all who are not socialists is quite permitted, as well as the continual The Oregonian thus editorializes obvious. denunciation of the National Hag. The plain lessons of the Los A n on the result of the recent city If these fellows are permitted to geles result a re: election at Los Angeles: (1) Los Angeles is not ready continue their street-speaking, I A Socialist offered himself as a would suggest that every religious candidate for Mayor of Los Ange for socialism. and political organization be given (2) Los Angeles deems all les. frankly avowing his socialism a certain coiner to speak on and and declaring his purpose to give other political, factional, munici be confined strictly to that corner. a socialistii administration. He pal, personal and instittuional dif This bunch of undesirables ferences trivial and unimportant polled nearly 20,000 votes in the make it a point to usurp the street elimination primary and approxi in comparison with the one over corners in the vicinity of Burnside, mately 40,000 votes in the election powering dread of socialism. Couch. Second and Third streets, All parties in Los Angeles bur Tuesday. He was defeated by a which have nightly been used for citizens’ (Good Government) can ied their little differences for the religious organizations, by the Sal didate, Who received about twice purpose of fighting the common vation Army, Volunteers of Amer socialistic foe in the recent elec the number of votes given the so ica, Apostolic Faith Mission and cialist. Los Angeles thus repudi tion. the Portland Commons, by getting ates socialism through the voice Republicans discovered sudden on the streets before the religions of two out of three of its citizens. ly that Democrats were after all organizations do. and taking the It would appear to follow that one friends, neighbors and fellow-citi stands that they have occupied for citizen in three there is a socialist, zens with common aims, desires, years. Should they fail in doing or is not alarmed by the red flag hopes and patriotism. this, they take a position immedi and prepared to tolerate and even Progressives hailed reactionar ately next to one of these religious indorse the socialistic propaganda. ies as allies, compatriots and bro organizations and endeavor to thers, and struck hands with them drown tin* voices of the men and y*w iv.v.w .vA V 4 ,.v .* .v .v .,: in the fresh delight of the pleas women who are earnest in the en ing revelation. deavor to do mankind good by •: LIST OF McNAMARA'S Newspapers that had been bark singing revolutionary songs to the 2; VICTIMS. ing and biting at one another for tune of some sacred hymn and by years, stimulating the deadliest continual cheering when one of Above the consecrated 8 enmities and perpetuating the bit the religious speakers endeavors dust of the victims of James $ terest animosities, tossed their to speak. Their songs are of a B. McNamara, whose silent 8 journalistic feuds to the ash heap, forms are more eloquent 8 destroyed their rcady-for-use lexi HONESTY IN BUSINESS AL than any spoken word, the *S cons of abusive epithets, and pre W AYS PAYS Los Angeles Times recent- j| sented to a gratified people the lv erected a suitable memor- 8 rare spectacle of responsible news ial to remind all men that, g papers uniting in common effort though dead, they are not g for the common good. (By Alfred De Rothschild, famous forgotten. The Roll of Honor 8 European banker.) The experience of Los Angeles comprises the following g The line dividing keen business would appear to teach that moist from dishonesty is perfectly dis names: s of the questions that divide people tinct. Robert L. Sawyer. a into scattered and quarreling Harry L. Crane. g groups are after all not worth But nearly half a century spent ,T. Wesley Reaves. g while. Portland possibly may in business has left me convinced Charles Haggerty. 8 profit by the Los Angeles exam that it does not even pay to lie dishonest and to do things in com Frank Underwood. g ple. Howard Courdaway. g mercial life which a gentleman’s ordinary sense of honor would J. C. Galliher. 8 THOUGHTS OF GREAT MEN keep him from doing in private Eugene Caress. 8 Fred Llewellyn. g life. That which weighs heavily in W . G. Tunstall. The city man recognizes at once Don E. Johnson. | youth, and commits us to desper the difference between an advan Charles Gulliver. g ate action, will be a trifle under tage to be used and an advantage Churchill Harvey-Elder. R older eyes, to blunter senses, a not to be taken. Your business Carl Sallada. a more enlightened understanding. rival is not going to give away -George Meredith. Harry L. Flynn. g anything to you. If people would dare to speak Elmer E. Frink. g But you also expect that lie will Grant Moore. a to one another unreservedly there John Howard. g 1 would be a good deal less sorrow conform to the rules of the game, Ernest Jordan. g I in the world a tmndred years playing along certain recognized lines <d' honorable conduct. lVace to their ashes! For- g | hence. - Samuel Butler. If you know something that The measure of our sincerity is ever green be the turf which 8 California, through all her g the amount of health and wealth other people don't know, you have perennial summertime, will « we will hazard in the defense of a perfect right to use that knowl edge for your own ends. No stock graciously tend above their S our right.— Emerson. W e must larefully distinguish broker goes and publishes to tile cherished graves! Sweet be g their eternal rest, sublime g between the absence of tact and world private information that is their solace!— General liar- 2§ the presence of principle.— John going to put him at an advantage in the markets. rison Gray Otis. a Davidson. But then, again, while the rules W .V .V .V .V .V .V A V .V .V . The third international aeronau and customs of the stock and tical exhibition will be held in money markets are well recog But the great majority are Paris in November and December. nized and acted upon, shifty deal A German explorer has discov ing is at once marked down. frightened by socialism. Whether their fears are well grounded, ered a South American native You can be dishonest once, but whether socialism is a terrifying tribe which regards eating in pub not twice. No one will deal with reality or an unsubstantial shad lic as something of which to be you if your reputation has been ow, is not now material. Its power ashamed. stained. I revolutionary and anarchistic na ture. The riotous scenes that this cre- aies is a disgrace to our city, to humanity and to law and order. The sidewalks and streets are blocked during these meetings to sUch an extent that pedestrians cannot pass. These meetings are of an extremely riotous nature, at one time requiring the services of a sergeant and seven patrolmen, and should be suppressed at once and for all time. They should be arrested for disorderly conduct (there would be no doubt of a con viction) and given the full limit of the law in fine and a good long jolt on the rockpile. If there is to be any law and or der in Portland, let us have it. We should not allow these hoodlums 1 1 run the town, particularly the vicinity referred to. Their con tinued statements that they are going to run the town, do as they please, etc.; that Governor West will pardon all their men who arc sentenced; that no judge will fine or imprison them, for fear of get ting the same dose as Chief of Po lice Sullivan, of Spokane, did, is of moment, and the sooner such undesirable characters are driven from the community and city the i etter. I believe in free speech as long ns it is carried on in the bounds of decency, law and order, but such uncalled-for remarks as are made by this bunch of “ Weary 'Villies” should be stopped, or free speech will inevitably be curbed 1 i those who endeavor to conform f l the- laws of our city. In the name of decency, law and order, let us nip the uprising these fellows are certainly planning in the bud and stop their riotous, un called-for and anarchistic speeches before we have a riot on our hands. If we do not, we may ex pect trouble with them, for from personal investigation and attend ance at their meetings I know that they will stop at nothing, not even bloodshed, to gain their ends. There are hundreds of unem ployed in our city at present— men who have foolishly squandered their summer's earnings and are today without funds or food, and the majority of tjiese men may be easily persuaded to join the ranks of the “ Incompetent Weary W il lies” (I. W . W .) and take the oath administered to them, and stand ready to assist in doing anything that would be an injury to society, etc. And it is so much simpler to lx straightforward. Trickery wants learning, and is worthless from a pecuniary point of view when you have learned it. for it loses you in reputation far more than you will ever gain in cash. The ethics of business arc quite as definite and binding as in any of the professions. Some profes sions I could name would suffer by comparison. Boiled potatoes arc better than soap for cleansing’ hands black ened by contact with kitchen utensils. TO THE PASTE POT Adhere and stick, thou gooev pot of paste; Thou savest time when writers are ill haste. Through thee, at times, our "c o p y ” much is stuck; Yet. saving work, thou bringest us good luck. — E .K. Vaccination is a voting qualifi cation in Norway. In their chemical composition the banana and potato are almost identical. An Italian university professor claims to have found radium in ordinary dew. The United States I ihs issued nearly 60,000 patents for inven tions along electrical lines. Judge Bordwell. at Los Ange les. on Tuesday, pronounced sen tence upon James B. McNamara, who confessed to the murder of Haggerty, in the dynamiting of the plant of the Los Angeles Times, sending him to the peniten tiary for life. The sentence pass ed upon John J. McNamara, for dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron Works, was 15 years. District Attorney Fredericks urged the clemency of the court for the guilty pair because they had pleaded guilty and had ren dered services to the state. A fter the condemned men had been brought before the bar. Judge Bordwell inquired: “ Are you ready to proceed?” “ The state is,” said Fredericks, and read James B. McNamara’s •onfession amid absolute silence. “ Is that statement correctT” “ It is,” said McNamara. “ Then the court finds,” said the judge, “ that the degree of guilt of the defendant is murder in the first degree.” “ James B. McNamara, you may stand u p ,” he said. What is your full nam e?” James Boyd McNamara,” said the prisoner. The court then began a formal statement reciting the indictment for murder of Charles J. Hagger ty upon which McNamara pleaded guilty, and asked McNamara if he had any statement to make. “ I have n ot,” he said. “ Have you anything to sa y?” he asked Fredericks. “ Th ire has been lio dickering or bargaining in this matter,” he said. “ Counsel on the other side are well aware of the usual cus tom of granting clemency to per- sons pleading guilty. This defend ant by so pleading has settled for all time a question which other wise would always have been in doubt. He saves the state great expense and has served the state in other ways.” “ The defendant will arise,” said Judge Bordwell, and commented upon McNamara’s declaration that he did not intend to destroy life. “ The circumstances are against you in making that statement,” he said. “ A man who will place lti sticks of dynamite in a place where you, as a printer, knew that gas was burning in many places and knew many were toiling, must have had no regard for life; must have been a murderer at heart and undeserving of clemency.” For reasons other than such a ¡ilea of nonintent, Judge Bordwell declared he would impose a sen tence other than death, and he would impose the penalty of im prisonment for life. John J. McNamara was taken next, and to him the Llewellyn Iron W orks indictment was read by the judge. He said he had nothing to say. District Attorney Fredericks, however, said that, as in the other case, the plea of guilty merited consideration, but pleaded that the defendant be given “ a few years of freedom at the end Of bis life.” Judge Bordwell declared that the strictures against James B. McNamara would also apply to him. Clemency, he declared, was not because of merit as to intent. He then imposed a sentence of 15 years in San (Quentin penitentiary, one more year than had been pre dicted. IT W ON'T HURT THE UNIONS If the men who work tomorrow The bullpen, and the constabu voted together they could win in lary rific volleys, and the blacklist, a day the battle for the ninety- and the scab with a blackjack, nine out of a hundred; and that’s have frequently brought retalia the only way all the problems con tion in the shape of bombs and fronting the nation are every go fires and riots, but always the vast ing to be settled. Meanwhile, lit majority of the workers were not tle by little, the work will go on, in sympathy with violence, anil the crooks on both sidex will be were union men only to get a exposed and kicked out, the old brutality, the relic, of barbarous square deal. Because a crooked labor leader davs when the bosses ruled su- proves a confessed felon, a mur derer, a bomb thrower, affects not at all the vital principle of the good of the mass, the helpless •: CONFESSION OF J. B. Me- £ mob; just as a crooked banker NAMARA. *2 who despoils his depositors docs not damn all banks, and as a rav ing fanatic, shouting weird imag inings in the name of some strange James B. .McNamara’s 2j god. does not corrupt the undo- filed religion that dwells in the |»2 brief confession penned by £ ♦. his own hand and hearing hearts of mothers and babes. The McNamara brothers plead j* many evidences of a man »2 ed guilty to murder; they should ;2 little skilled ill letters, is \\ hang by the neck until dead for ♦« as follows: 2* their crimes. Ami if the prosecu tion has any evidence against any J» I. James B. McNamara, % other labor leader, no matter who jl defendant in ..........axe id' the ‘2 he may lie, involving him in this having heretofore § dirty mess, that leader should get *» people, the limit. The best thing that can 2* pleaded guilty to the crime % happen to organized labor is to *4 of murder, desire to make *2 get every crook, every felon, and 2 * this statement o f facts: tj every dynamiter behind the bars V ■ « or under the gallows, as soon as I* And this is the truth J* possible, and the sooner the rank j2 'hi the night id' September *2 and file get riil of the motto, “ <)ur .J Jl>, 1!»M). at 5:45 IV M„ I J* leaders, right or wrong.” the bet 2; placed in Ink Alley, a por- 2* ter for the rank and file. J. tion <il the Times building, a »2 Organized labor in Oregon has •2 suitcase containing lb sticks J* never been guilty of an outrage; 2j of so per cent dynamite, set it lias, with the grange, been the 2* to explode at 1 o'clock the *2 only big agency for the political 2* oext morning. It was my good of the state. When organ •2 intention to injure the limbi ized labor becomes the chief .J ing and scare the owner. I 2* agency for political reform every 2« did not intend to take the *2 where, there will be no room for 2 » life ol any one I sincerely «2 McNamaras, nor any other fat- •2 regret that these unfortunate 2* witted. bone-headed thug who has 22 men lost their lives. If the j2 no greater idea of justice than the giving of my life would bring 2j average detective employed by the •2 them back. I would gladiv 2# Citizens' Alliance. •2 give it. In fact, in pleading J* “ Put the cause of labor back 2d 2« guilty to murder in the first *2 years.” one fool “ leader” is re •J degree, I have placed my 2* ported to have said on reading the •2 life in the bands of the state. 2‘ confessions of the McNamaras. % F “ Janies B McNamara ” *2 Bah. if every crook that has been 2* ? »2 fooling his honest fellows and hid ing behind the union's skirts would confess and get what’s coming to him the cause of labor prerne will be a better place for all would be advanced, for when vio of us. I | And the I. \\. \\ . agitator, who lence is eliminated, and the man who works stands simply on his loafs and curses, with the strike inherent right to a square deal, picket, who is a thug, will depart forever.— The Daily News. the fight is won.
