HOLD CONVENTION
Government Aid Sought In Marketing
Cotton Work of Peter Radford
Commended.
Port Worth, Texts The eleventh
annual meeting of the Farmers' Edu
cational and Co-operative Union of
America came to a close In this city
today. More than two thousand dele
gates were present, representing the
various state organisations and cov
ering an area from coast to coast and
from the great lakes to the gulf.
President Chas. S. Barrett, presid
ed over the sessions and introduced
the various speakers. The keynote
of the convention was the action of
the convention In aeklng government
el aid In financing the cotton crop of
the South.
"The greatest crisis to years,
brought on by the Buropeaa war,
faces the United States," said Presi
dent Barrett In his opening address.
'There is only one thing to do and
that Is for the United States govern
ment to buy three or four million
bales of cotton at not lese than ten
cents a pound from the farmers of
the South to be held until a higher
price may be obtained and, when sold,
the profit, minus the expense of hand
ling to be remitted to the farmer."
The convention went on record ae
favoring the Henry bill Introduced
before Congre s recently, which
favors the buying of cotton by the
government as a relief of the pres
ent situation. This bill wa drafted
with the cooperation of President
Barrett, who bellevee that it fully
covers the situation.
Provision wss made for the raising
of a fund of 1100,000 for the purpose
of maintaining a committee to devise
plane for relieving the depressing
results of the Ruropean war. This
committee will Include a member
from every organised etate, together
with the national ofllclals and the na
tional executive committee. The com
mittee will be In charge of Peter Rad
ford of Texas, who waa appointed
chairman, and before the adjournment
of the session more than 110,000 of
the fund had already been pledged.
A resolution waa passed condemn
ing the present war and recommend
log the establishment of an interna
tional parliament and an International
court, looking to universal peace and
good will between the nations of the
world.
Child Labor Condemned.
A resolution waa passed endorsing
the bill providing for the elimination
of products from Interstate commerce
which are manufactured in factories
employing children less than fourteen
years of age or those employing chil
dren under sixteen years of age more
than eight hours.
A murking plan Introduced by
Harry Tracy of Texas in which a
practical system of marketing farm
products hui outlined was heartily
endorsed by reeolution.
Union Officials Endorsed.
Referring to the work of the offi
cers of the Farmers' Union, Mr. Bar
rett paid a high tribute to the manner
in which they have co-operated with
him. "They have stood steadfastly
by me in every call to duty," aald
Mr. Barrett, "and In every endeavor
for the general good. They are true,
faithful and conscientious mea. I
want to pay especial tribute to ooe
Individual, I'-ti-r Radford. If I should
be asked to name one man In the
Union who has done more to lighten
my own load, who stood ready day
or night for service, who doesn't
ven wait for the dietrees signal, tbea
I'd have to say 1'eter Hadford. Men
like Peter Radford keep one's faith
sound, his courage high and renew
belief In humanity."
Union Growing Rapidly.
President Barrett stated that the
Union waa fast growing In numbers
and In strength. Twenty-seven states
In the Union are Included In Its mem
bership and the total number of mem
bers aggregate more than eight mil
lion. It Is he boast of the Union that
all It members are men who are ac
tual ferment and that no one who does
not till the soil, Is eligible for mem
bership In the organisation.
The officials of the Union were
unanimously re-elected for the coming
year aa folio wa: C. S. Barrett, Geor
gia, president; A. V. Swift, vice pres
ident, Oregon; A. C. Davis, secretary,
Arkansas.
RADFORD REAPPOINTED
Fort Worth, Texas President ( 'lias.
8. Barrett of the Farmer' Educational
aad Co-operative Union of America
has annoupced the reappointment of
Peter Kadford as lecturer of the Na
tional Union during the coming year.
Bx tensive plans have been outlined
for publicity work throughout the na
tion to be carried on through Mr. Rad
ford's department This publicity
work will be modeled on the lines of
the educational work don In Tax
on the subject of farm profclasa.
New York Raise Big Loan.
New York. Within a few hour af
ter the board of cellmate and appor
tionment had adopted a plan for the
city to borrow $100,000,000 with which
to pay off in gold a foreign Indebted
neas of approximately $80,000,000 and
other maturing debt, J. P. Morgan A
Co. and Kuhn, Loeb A Co., syndicate
managers of the loan, turned over to
the city chamberlain a check for f 100,-166.617.
GERMANS LEAVE POUND
Petrogrsd Announces Russian Armies
Are Victorious at Every Point.
Petrograd. The Russian "steam
roller" in In operation. The right wing
of our active army hoe crushed the
German offensive In Suwalkl province
and we are again on Prussian soil;
the left has diminished the Austrian
defensive so that heavy German rein
forcements now hold the lines before
Cracow; our center I moving steadily
expelling the Germans from Russian
Poland.
The battle of Augustowo ended Oc
tober 3 In a victory for the Russian
arms. The German defeat I com
plete.
The enemy I at this moment In a
disordered retreat and In flight to
ward the East Prussian frontier.
The war office, reviewing the oper
ations of the czar's force In Russian
Poland during the paat two week, as
serted that the German had been
compelled to retreat everywhere. It
waa estimated that In the same length
Of time the Germans had lost 60.000
killed, wounded and captured, besides
which the Russians claimed to have
taken a number of German aunt.
GERMANY PROVES
VALUE OF AUTOS
Movss Men and Supplies is Well
as Artillery With Motorcars.
Berlin. Automobile and other means
of motor traction. It Is stated, r be
ing used to a very large extent by the
Germans. At Coblenta 470 automo
biles arrived from eestern Germany,
each equipped for the transportation
of wounded In being provided with
pertul ambnlance body, capable of
carrying six men. The Intention of
the German military autborltlee i to
nil OF AllUOHKH AtTO AMD AMTII.UtHT
I'HA wh III MOTOBOAB.
take all wounded to the ueareet city
base Instead of establishing field hoe
pita Is.
Automobile and traction eiiglueear
also used for the moving of supplies.
Through Diets. Rhenish Prussia, thir
ty seven armored motorcars paused ou
a single duy. each carrying two ma
chine guua housed In a revolving tur
ret Traction engines ar alo tiaed by
the German to haul tbelr heavy ar
tillery. Home of it having In this msn
iiit been taken long distances. In the
field, however, horses are being used,
the lmpreeslon being that owing to the
heavy truffle on the rallroud of west
ern Germany the method of transport
ing nrtlllery saved much time.
i ; Tin. in and Auatrtau newspaper In
sist that the war against Russia.
France and England Is a "holy" war.
been use the extinction of the two peo
plea I said to lie aimed at Tbelr
propaganda seems to have bad results,
in Germany 1.800.000 volunteers are
ready to bear arms, and In Austria
and HuiiL'iirv a similar force I being
ralHed estimated ut present at about
400.0(10 mi -ii Both countries. It is said
lull- lack the equipment necessary to
place these men In the field- With
every factory of arms and ammunition
working iluy mimI ularlit at full capacity
anil with plant suitable to the pro
duction of munitions pressed Into this
service It I hoped to meet this situa
tion aoon.
Boom I Discouraged.
Washington. At the direction of
President Wilson. Secretary Tumulty
wrote a letter to New Jersey demo
crats, declining to have them Indorse
the president for a second term.
Bishop Spalding Killed.
Salt Lake City Bishop F. 8. Snald
lng, head of the Episcopal Church la
Utah, wa Instantly killed here when
aa automobile In which he waa riding
struck a curb and overturned.
Agriculture Is recognised a th
greateet of all Industries and a pros
perous, progressive and enlightened
agricultural population la th sarest
safeguard of civilisation.
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CHAMBERLAIN NOT
PRIMARY FRIEND
C. E. S. Wood Reviews Sena
tor's RecordRecalls Re
fusal to Help Bryan.
With a long memory, Colonel C. K
8. Wood has been telling the voters
In Portland the hintory of George B.
Chamberlain regarding popular laws
and Issues. Colonel Wood ha been
unsparing of Chamberlain' political
record and night after night he has
been declaring Chamberlain a double
dealer, whe want to agre with peo
ple on both sldee of every question
and who holds no opinion other than
that of perpetuating Chamberlain In
office.
In 1903, Woo and T. T. Gr war
candidates for the popular vote for
United States Senator. In that cam
paign Wood says he wanted to make
an active fight, but that Chamberlain,
fearing Wood might jeopardise Cham
kerlala's chances for election aa Oov
emor. instated that Wood remain
quiet As Oeer received the popular
vote, Wood wrote the Democratic
somber of the Legislature asking
theso to support Oeer for Senator.
When these Democrat aaked Cham
berlain for advice he told them to
leave the Republican fight It out
without Democratlo help. This atti
tude on the part of Chamberlain, as
arts Colonel Wood, wa In direct
conflict with the spirit aad principle
of the primary.
Again, says Colonel Wood. Cham
berlain himself wrote to A. D. Still
nan, of Umatilla, reeommendlng that
the Democrats bold an assembly to
make nominations. Later when the
Republicans held an assembly they
were aaaalled by the Chamberlain
newspapers and charged with trying
to undermine the direct primary and
return to mschlne method.
In his campaign for Governor,
Chamberlain, says Wood, argued that
the Legislature and Governor should
be of opposite political parties. Cham
berlain now arguea thst Congress
sheuM be of the same political com
plexlon a the President.
When nominated far Senator a a
Democrat In 1901, Chamborlaln poeed
aa a nonpartisan, declares Colonel
Wood, knowing that only with Repub
lican vote he could be elected. At
that time Roosevelt was Immensely
popular In Oregon and Chamberlain
announced that he wa a Roosavelt
Democrat. In December, 1908, Roose
velt met Chnmherlaln In the Hunt and
greeted him as Senntor to-be. When
RooHevelt bolted the Republican ticket
and much of hla popularity waned.
Chuinherlulu attacked Hooaevelt, al
though the latter, when Prealdent, had
gone km far a he could to bring about
Chamberlain's election by a Republic
an Legislature.
In the campaign of 1908, continues
Colonel Wood. Chamberlain refuaed to
attend the Rryan rally In Portland
end again absented himself from
Portland when Judge Alton B. Parker
eume to speak for Bryan ('bitmbi-r
lain was afraid that bis plea of non
partlsanshlp would not bold good If he
was present at the Democratic ral
Ilea for Bryan.
Colonel Wood ha stigmatised
Chamberlain as selfish, as a man
whoee sole desire I to look after him
elf. lie calls attention to the Cham
berlnln cards displayed In this cam
paign whereon there Is no bint of any
party designation.
Somewhat similar talks are being
made by T. T Oeer, ex Governor, who
I albo reviewing the political changes
which Chamberlain has assumed In
his office-seeking career. Colonel
Wood Is Interested In defeating Cham
berluin because Wood does not con
alder Chamberlain a Democrat. Oeer
ays Chamberlain Is not a Republican,
but Is "a man of pretense."
Old Soldiers Admire Booth.
Grant Dlmlck, manager of R. A.
i Booth, Republican nominee for United
States Senator, ba received the fol
' lowing communication:
Newberg, Sept. U. 1914.
I am one of many members of Shl-
! loh Post No 77, O. A. It, who received
a letter commending Hon. George
I Chamberlain a a friend of old aol-
dlers. Have heard a number of the
! boys express themselves In regard to
the letter as a huge Joke It will be
some time before old soldier.-, look to
Mississippi Democrat aa special
friends.
To me the letter Is a source of both
pleasure and Indignation; pleasure
that It is an ansurance they feel the
need of every vote they can posalbly
get; Indignation that I should be re
' garded aa so devoid of sense as to be
caught by such trash.
There are about 60 members of 8h
loh Post and I know of but one Cham
berlain man among them. There may
be two or three others, but I do not
know them.
As regards myself there can be no
i better man for Senator than Mr
Booth. I have known him for over
I 10 years with Increasing respect and
admiration for him
N E. BRITT.
Past Poet Commander of Shllob
Post No. 77, Depart iu-nl of Oregon,
Q. A. R
Students Grateful to Booth.
Student loan funds, established to
assist needy student through college,
have long bad the attention of R A
Booth. Republican candidate for Sen
ator Having had a hard struggle u,
earn his own education. Booth haa en
deavored to make the path a little
' more smooth tor young men and wo-
in who ar In the same position.
Vote to Save Industrial
Oregon
VOTE "NO" 329 AND "NO" 331
The very life of the future manufacturing and industrial progress of Ore
gon hinges upon the defeat of the so-called "Water Front" bills, to be voted on
Tuesday, November 3rd.
So cunningly and adroitly are these bills worded there is grave danger that
many people will be deceived.
If these measures become laws the result will be that the State will take
title to the tidelands and submerged lands and will be prohibited from selling
any of these lands. They can only be leased for docks. No more ship-yards,
saw-mills, canneries or other plants requiring access to deep water nothing but
docks, docks, docks.
Every citizen of Oregon wage earner, farmer, business man or woman,
wants to prosper. These measures if enacted will throttle progress at the gate.
Investors will shun Oregon. This means no work for the wage-earner, nothing
to pay the storekeeper with and therefore nothing to pass to the farmer or pro
ducer. Let no one think these bills do not concern him.
Before you go into the booth to vote, read 329 and 331 carefully. Talk to
your neighbors about them.
Oregon is rich in natural resources, but poor in development. What the
state needs above everything else is outside money to come in and develop its
resources. That means GOOD WAGES, PLENTY OF WORK. GOOD PRICES
and GOOD TIMES.
This is not a political question; it concerns only the prosperity of Oregon and
of you.
Give Progress and Good Times a helping hand by voting "NO" 329 and
"NO" 331.
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