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HIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1919. 5 IW PARTY BEFORE STATE FEDERATION Resolutions Submitted Bend Indorse Movement. at MAYOR EXTENDS WELCOME Pendleton ud Astoria Contenders for 1920 Meeting; President Hartwlg Scores Gary. BEND. Or.. Oct. 8 (Special.) The Organisation of a "land and labor" party probably will be one of the most Important Issues before the state federation of labor which opened Its 10th convention here this moraine. It was indicated when late In the after- C submitted Indorsed this movement Of the others, one had for its object the designation of Pendleton as the next convention citr. one asked for the appointment of an eastern Oregon organiser, one asked that La Grande be made headquarters for an organ izer, if appointed, and the seventh, in troduced by Local No. 23. technical architects and draftsman of Portland, urged that the work of replacing two 'of the Portland bridges now spanning the Willamette be entrusted to none but Multnomah county engineers. While Pendleton is making a bid for the next convention, it was evi dent that competition would be close, for fully half the delegates appeared In the convention hall wearing badges bearing the motto. "Astoria In 1920." t'lab Hospitality Sparaed. Approximately 150 unionists from 11 parts of the state were in attend ance when the meeting was formally opened by M. S. Magee. president of the Bend Central Labor Council. To morrow morning the delegates will be guests of the Bend Commercial club, and will be taken in autos. on a trip around the Tumalo irrigation project. In discussion as to the cost accept able route. William Williams of the Portland Labor Council declared that he was unalterably opposed to ac cepting favors from a commercial club, and his vote went to record as spurning; the hospitality of the local business men. At the conclusion of the ession he was everely criticised by M. S. Uagee and I. V. McAdoo. both of the Bend Central Labor Coun cil, who declared that Williams was attempting to come between the Bend unionists and the club members. Emphasizing that organised labor can perform a tremendous service for mo ii.nun ina win 1 i in comoaumg the spread of bolshevism. Mayor J. A. Kastes welcomed the delegates to Bend In an address which repeatedly drew applause from the union men and women gathered in the Hippo drome. Mayor Expresses Caarldeae. "Labor organisations have grown from a small body here and there to an immense organization throughout the country, and as an organization of American workmen, you are here to work out your own destinies." he said. "I believe, as an American citizen, that you are going to work out that destiny along the lines of Americanism and in a way that will be creditable to yourselves and to those with whom you may have deal ings. "I believe that the employer and the employee should come closer to gether in solving the various prob lems of labor. We have one common enemy to fight, and that is bolshev ism. which was fathered in Russia, a country where civilisation has not been brought to the high standard that it has in free America. I feel confident that the labor organisations are going to be found on the right aide in suppressing this one common enemy. Prrstdeat Hartwls; Responds. In responding to the mayor's wel come. President Otto R. Hartwlg took occasion to criticise scathingly the attitude taken by Judge Gary, head of the United States corporation. In refusing to meet representatives of the steel workers union. "The labor movement is only the outgrowth of conditions which labor has been subject to for ages past." he pointed out. "So long as the unfair ness and methods now being used by Judge Gary and men of his type continue to be used, so long as their autocratic policy in dealing with working man continuous. Just so long will the germ of bolshevism be in existence. The welfare of humanity depends on the organized workers," he said. Let us go forth, and by our example induce every other wage earner to join in ten cause for which we are striving." Committee Has Task. Interest during the latter part of the morning and through much of the afternoon centered about the work of the committee on credentials, who where faced with the puzzle of whether or not delegates from ship wrights' local No. 1020 of Portland were eligible. The question, it was understood, arose because of a recent decision, of the international union, suspending the local on account of the alleged refusal of the orgnizatlon to obey an order from the genera president. Members of the committee are: William Kimzie of Portland; O. W. Taylor of Portland: Nils Elfvlng of Astoria; M. S. Magee of Bend; II E. Edwards of Portland. A partial report turned by the com mittee leavea the question unsettled until tomorrow afternoon. While awaiting the report, the dele gates heard a short address from Deputy Labor Commissioner Fitzger aid. in which he outlined the policies of his office, not merely In regard to the supplying of safety devices, but also In regard to a campaign of education which he considers fully as important in minimizing accidents. He urged the convention to look into the questions of the hospital fee system and defects in employment agency legislation which do not allow em ployes failing to secure a Job on which they have been sent out to collect for the loss of time. LEY BUSY OB NEW L01 DRIV E Dakota Farmers Bound to Non-Partisan League Store. STATE BONDS TO BE SOLD Efforts Are Made to Create Rivalry Between Cities for Public In dustrial Enterprises. EX-BREWERSPLAN UNION Spokane Soft Drink Workers Plan to Get Labor Charter. SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. 6. (Spe cial.) Cereal flour and soft-drink workers of Spokane are planning to organize a union, which will be one of the largest affiliated with the Cen tral Labor Council. The union will include members of the old brewers' union, who are now working in soft-drink bottling fac tories. Soda fountain clerks are not included in the plans of the union, if it is organized, said A. H. Nowka, secretary of the Central Council. "It ought to have a membership of 600 or 700 workers." FARGO. N. D- Oct. 6. (Specials- Financial problems Just now are com mandlng the personal attention of A. C. Townley, president of the non partisan league, who has been devot ing several weeks to the task of get ting North Dakota farmers to renew their 1100 notes given to tne jon lumen United stores company ior the privilege of buying goods and merchandise from tne stores. Within the oast few days Mr. Town- ley has personally appeared at meet ings of the store certificate holders. and has urged them to replace tneir old notes with new ones so that tne company could use them as collateral. Throughout the northwestern section of the state, where the store scheme is more universally accepted than elsewhere, crops have been poor dur ing the last three years, and the com cany has been able to realize little cash on the notes given by the farm ers. As a result. It has borrowed heavily, and it is essential, of course. that the farmers renew their notes so that they will be available for collateral. Connection la Admitted. Bfr. Townley's personal activity in nromotinar the chain-store Plan is a change of front on the ffart of the league chief. Several months ago, when the store scheme was under fire. Mr. Townley denied that it was in any manner identified with the nonpartisan league, and his string of newspapers protested that there was no connection. Recently, however, the newspapers have been proclaim ing that the Consumers' United Stores company is a league enterprise, and entitled to the support of league members. At present 39 stores are being operated In North Dakota by the company. It has collected notes and money aggregating over $1,250, 000. The campaign Mr. Townley is mak ing is interesting. He goes before the farmers with the usual story of how "Big Biz" has attempted to wreck the company, but so far without suc cess. Then be tells of being offered 100 cents on the dollar for the whole chain of stores, and then he tells the certificate holders that he has a still better offer namely, 2 for every $1 invested. He asks the farmers if they want to sell. Usually he succeeds in carrying the point without a single vote for selling, and if any certifi cate holder does vote in favor of sell ing, his vote is ignored by Mr. Town ley, who proclaims the verdict as unanimous against selling. Then Mr. Townley proceeds with the process of renewing the farmers' notes, being assisted in this by several agents. The drive to obtain renewals of the store notes Is In line with the recent attempt of the league to raise $350, 000 in the form of loans from banks in North Dakota. About 350 state banks recently received a note, of $1000 each from the nonpartisan league, the same being offered for six months with 8 per cent. The banks were advised that the note was se cured by farmers' post-dated checks, held by a bank in Fargo. So far as known only 47 banks accepted the proffered note and made loans to the league. The working out of the "league programme" as enacted into law by the last state legislature Is proceed Ing slowly. The only actual accom pllshments to date have been the es tablishment of the state bank In Bis marck and the purchase of a $20,000 flour mill at Drake, N. D. The league leaders have recently been engaged in a campaign seeking to arouse North Dakota cities into competition for the state industries. Their particular efforts have been centered on Grand .Forks and Fargo, the state administration leaders hop ing to pit the rival cities against each other as bidders for the central state flour mill and terminal grain ele vator, which will be erected at a cost of about $2,500,000, according to tne most recent statements of J. A. Mc Govern, manager of the association. State Bonds Are Argument. The pledge to sell state bonds ap peals to the administration leaders as the most important item. They have announced this week that they nave sold $3,000,000 of state bank bonds and real estate bonds in tne eastern market, but nave not mauo puuut. the name of the eastern purcnaser. The sale. It is said, was made through Colonel C. B.. Little of Bismarck. With the eastern market opened by Mr. Little. It Is contended in some nuarters that It would be wise to con tinue the marketing of the bonds in th nast. to th end that the people of this state may use their capital for other purposes. Some league papers have suDDorted this theory, contend ing it would be unwise to expect any North Dakota community to finance hpaw Issuance of bonds. The, ceneral scheme for the estab lishment of the state system of flour illls and terminal elevators, as out linoH bv state industrial commission n fronts, nrovides for tne construction and operation or a central piani, u.i which point a flour mill with a daily onnanltv of about 2000 barrels will be established, and in connection with which a terminal elevator wun canacltv of about 2,000,000 bushels will be erected. It is then proposed n erect several flour mills in various sections of the state, the same to be subsidiary to the central plant. At the central plant it also is proposed to construct and operate, at state ex pense, a cold-storage plant. Coats Have Raised. Carl R. Kosltzky. state auditor, has issued an interesting statement snow ing how the cost of government nas advanced during the non-partisan regime. Since the adjournment of the last legislature, only six months ago, 79 emDloves and officers have been added to the state payroll at an an- ual expense to the state of $18d.uj. and at an average salary of $2342, which Mr. Kositzky says is about $500 ore than the average salary paid to county officers in North Dakota. The supreme court tnis weeK neia i ' legal transfers made by Mr. Kositzky from the general fund to pecial funds, except in tne matter of a $13,000 item. This disproves charges that have been made against the auditor by administration leaders that the general fund has been de pleted by a system of bookkeeping. Mr. Kositzky explains that the real difficulties lie In the fact that ex travagant appropriations by the last legislature created such a drain on the treasury that it has been de pleted. He has an accumulation of approximately $250,000 in claims against the state that cannot be paid till tax collections are received in March of next year, by which time the claims will have passed the $1,000,000 mark. . Attempts to transfer money from the state bank to the general fund, made by the administration, failed of legality. Macdonald Affair Disquieting. The return of N. C. Macdonald, former superintendent of public in struction, to a position that gives him large Dowers in the handling oi tne educational affairs of the state, is a development of the situation that has created considerable dissatisfaction in the state, and which extends to the nonpartisan league membership. Mr. Macdonald was defeated last year by Miss Minnie J. Nielson by about S000 votes. He declined to sur render the office to her when his term expired, and he didn't abandon the office until the supreme court ordered him out. He then commenced a contest which still is pending in the supreme court. The result is that Miss Nielson to day holds a position without power, while Macdonald, to all intents and purposes, has been returned to the office of superintendent of instruc tion despite the mandate of the voters last November who retired him from office. 2 HURT IN U WRECK CHIEF OP SALEM STREET RAIL WAY OXE OF IXJURED. Second Section of Train Demolishes Car in Collision at Southern Pacific Crossing. SALEM. Or., Oct. 6. (Special.) T. L. Billingsley, superintendent of the Salem Street Railway company, is in a local hospital suffering from a fractured collar bone and internal injuries as the result of a col lision between one of the cars of the company and northbound southern Pacific train No. 54 shortly after 5 o'clock this morning. D. W. Lott, mo torman. was cut about the face and hands, but it is not believed his in juries are serious. The streetcar, which was traveling n a westerly direction on State street, reached the Southern Pacific crossing just after the first section of the train had passed. Not know- ng that the train was operating in two sections the motorman then started his car, with the result that it arrived on the crossing as the second section came along. The front end of the streetcar was almost completely torn away, and Mr. Bill- ngsley and Mr. Lott were thrown through the glass protector and to the pavement. Henry Borsman and Arthur Wil liamson, employes of the streetcar company who were riding inside the coach, escaped uninjured. A formal hearing to place the re sponsibility for the accident will be held here as soon as the injured men are able to testify. After a General Breakdown Was Almost a Nervous Wreck Restored by Tanlac. "Well, sir, Tanlac just' knocked my troubles winding, and I have not only gained fourteen pounds since I com menced taking it, but am enjoying as good health in every way as I ever did In my Jife," said A. A. Carter, a well known employe of the Grant Smith Porter Shipbuilding company, and who lives at Linnton, Oregon, while in the Owl Drug Store in Portland a few days ago. "My trouble was just simply a gen eral breakdown," continued Mr. Car ter, "and from the time it began, about a year ago, I went down hill mighty fast. I fell off in weight from one hundred and seventy to one hundred and fifty-one pounds, and got so weak and run-down I was hardly able to do any work at all. Then my nerves went back on me and I was so rest less at night I couldn't sleep to do any good, and in fact I finally got to where I was almost a nervous wreck. When time came to get up every morn ing I was actually more tired and worn out than I was when I went to bed the night before. It just seemed that every particle, of my strength had left me, and it was by main force that I stood on my feet. 1 was telling a friend of mine about my condition one day, and told me about how Tanlac had relieved him of a condition like that. He also said that he had gained over thirty pounds In weight since he commenced taking this medicine. Well, I thought that if Tanlac had done that much for him, it ought to help me, so I bought a bot tle of it that very day. I have just finished my fourth bottle and it's the honest truth I never felt better In all my life. Why, I talk about this med icine so much now that the boys down at the Ship Yards call me "Tanlac" for a nickname. It is simply wonderful the way my troubles have disappeared since I took Tanlac. I have about got ten back all I lost In weight and strength, and feel fine and dandy all the time. I am glad to publicly en dorse this wonderful medicine, and as long as I live I will never lose an op portunity to say a good word for it." Tanlac is sold in Portland by the Owl Drug Company. Adv. Playing Now SCHOOL PLAN ELABORATE Consolidated District at Boistfort to Beautify Grounds. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct. 6. (Spe- ial.) The beautiful new consolidated district high school building at Boist fort, 12 miles southwest of Chehalis, Is soon to be surrounded by beautiful and artistic grounds according to present plans. Shrubbery and flowers will enhance a fine lawn. A water system recently was installed and a storage battery lighting system will be installed. The school at Boistfort is in the center of a most prosperous community. FUND CAMPAIGN BEGINS Roosevelt Memorial Committees In Clarke County Start Work. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 6. (Spe cial.) The campaign to raise funds for the Roosevelt memorial fund has been started In Clarke county. J. P. Kiggins, Clarke county commissioner, has been appointed chairman of the drive in this county. The county quota is $1025. Committees will canvass the county thoroughly for even small contributions. Hunting Victim Is Buried. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct. 6. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Louis Mayfield, whose accidental death while hunting MOLE) BBIL tncuftepful 8 '--v ZJZL IV VI J j C l t if Sj PICTURED fXACTLVjUr Ag9, MSMWMl ITjttie Pete" ycru vill See all I of" Mr.Vrighr,r delightful! - A A CECIL' TEAGUE at the Wurlitzer .,. I,, near Mayfield, 25 miles southeast of Chehalis, was reported the latter part of last week, was held yesterday. T. J. O'Connor of Chehalis officiated. Louis was 18 years of age. His mother, six brothers and five sisters survive him. Mooncy Parade Planned. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 6. Permis- ber 8 was asked of the Seattle city council in a petition filed here today by the Seattle central labor council. The committee directing the defense of Thomas J. Mooncy, convicted San Francisco bomb planter, has set Oc tober 8 as the date of a 24-hour strike against the Imprisonment of Moone and others who are termed "political prisoners." Today's petition was re- sion to hold a "Mooney parade" Octo- ferred to the chief of police. Crowds of Satisfied Customers TT Are Flocking to Our Great Annual Money-Saving Event Buy Now and Save Money BROWNS Now in Full Swing at the VILLE WOOLEN i JnJ dtmS sff ., frsW .U.I L&mJ iH V I if I I T I JH Imm til I WZ ;,'M M ILL Wool Is the Best Health Insurance Now Is the Time to Buy Your Winter Woolens When You Can Make Savings 1 Cut Prices on Men's Underwear Medium, light and garments in all sizes, "weights and colors. Staple at reduced prices. 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