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VOL. LIX NO. 18,477
Entered h.t Portland (Oregon)
Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1920
TRICE FIVE CENTS
CrMATr APAIM CAOCO I
AIR POLICE WANTED
FOR LIQUOR RUNNERS
STATE TO BE ASKED TO EM
PLOY PLXE PATROL.
STATE RESERVES
ITS STAR WITNESS
TELEPHONE WIREMEN
JOHN BARTON PAYNE
SUCCEEDS F. K. LANE
SHIPPING BOARD HEAD MADE
ORDERED TO STRIKE
DEADLOCK ON TREATY
RAISE PAY-LUR
NEAR ZERO HOUR
COMPANY HAS TIIl FRIDAY
NEW ARTICLE 10 RESERVATION
HINDERS PROGRESS.
NIGHT TO MEET DEMANDS.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
HIE
AUTOCRACY BARED
COSTS
NATION
DECLARED
DANGER
i
Rail Employes to Offer
Ultimatum to Wilson.
PERSONAL HEARING GRANTED
Union Committee to Present
Case Before President.
SUCCESS IS IN DOUBT
Brotherhood Officials Frankly
Confess They See Xo Hope of
Favorable Settlement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. President
Wilson will be asked tomorrow by
spokesmen for the more than 2,000,
000 railroad employes that definite
assurances be given of an Immediate
reduction in the cost of living, leaders
in the wage negotiations declared to
night. As an alternative, the union
representatives will claim Increased
' wages, demands for which were not
pressed at Mr. Wilson's request last
summer.
Representatives of the workers, it
was intimated tonight, base their hope
for higher wages largely on the in
crease in the cost of living since the
last general wage increase in 1918.
The cost-of-living question, while al
ways to the fore in conferences the
union men have had with Director
General Hlnes, will be employed to
the full extent of the union's power
In the conference with the president.
it was indicated.
Adverse Decision Expected.
Immediately after the announce
ment from the White House that the
president would see a union commit
tee of three personally, a meeting of
all union heads Interested was called
and preparations were begun for pos
sible presentation of verbal claims in
amplification of the written state
ments submitted through Mr. Hines.
The employes will be represented by
B. M. Jewell, acting president of the
railway employes department, Amer
ican Federation of Labor; E. J.
Manion, president of the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers, and Timothy
Shea, acting president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En
glnemen. There mma-unmistakable evidence
tonight among the union officials of
a fear that the president would re
fuse to grant their wage demands. A
few said frankly they could see no
hope of a settlement favorable to
them. Their view seemed to have
been based on the arguments offered
in rebuttal by Mr. Hines as the union
leaders presented new claims or pro
posals. Solution Is Submitted.
Director-Ueneral Hines, in trans
mitting data on the controversy to
Mr. Wilson today, was understood to
have made "suggestions" relative to
a final disposition of the problems.
The director-general In his confer
ence with the union heads told them
he could not grant their demands
because of the early termination of
federal control, and explained that
expected to set up machinery to pro- I
vide "Impartial and unbiased" han-i
dlinr of the wage claims. The union
argument to this was that they were
thus compelled to face another delay
with no assurances of relief.
While the controversies with
r V. a nlhur unions wr nillMf.nt h.
cause of a switch In the center of in
terest from the railroad administra
tion to the White House, Mr. Hines
conferred with representatives of the
brotherhood of maintenance of way
I employes and shop laborers, who have
1 called a strike of their 300,000 mem
bers Tuesday, officials of the broth
erhood of railroad station employes
and chiefs of the longshoremen's
union.
Hines Refuses Award.
The conference with the mainte
nance of way workers resulted prac
tically In placing their demands in
the same category with those now
before the president. Mr. Hines told
the committee frankly that he could
not agree to their demands for high
er pay at this time, but informed
them of his willingness to leave the
case open pending decision of the
president.
Differences between the railroad
administration and the station em
ployes and longshoremen were under
stood to have been settled several
weeks ago, but Mr. Hines told them
at that time he would discuss their
grievances further whenever they
desired. P. J. Coyle, president of sta
tion employes, said after the confer
ence, he had not been given what he
"intended getting" but that the ques
tion had not been disposed of finally.
The maintenance employes repre
sentatives presented a statement from
their president, A. H. Barker, the con
tents of which, were .not . divulged.
J. P. Mallory, 'vice-president, who
headed the delegation, however, de
clared the agreement which railroad
administration tfficials claimed would
be broken by the proposed strike con
tained no provision rith respect to
wages which required a notice of 30
I days before cancellation. His con
r struction of the agreement was that
the 30-day clause applied only to
"hours of service and working condi
tions." On this basis, he contended,
official notice was unnecessary.
A conference had been tentatively
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Aerial Bootleggers Declared Menace
to Oregon and Importation From
Canada Is Feared.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 12 (Special)
A substantial appropriation with
which to purchase a speedy airplane
and to employ drivers clothed with
police powers to combat aerial vio
lations of the prohibition statutes,
will be urged at the next regular
session of the legislature in January,
1921, according to word reaching the
capital during the past few days. '.
Recent importations or liquor into
Portland through sources other than
railroads and water lines have con
vinced the officers of that city that
planes equipped to carry large ship
ments of the contraband are being
operated between Canada and Oregon,
according to those interested In the
success of the proposed aerial police
patrol. It is charged that these
planes operate at night and that from
one to two round trips between Port
land and the wet portions of Canada
are made each week. Because of the
large amount of contraband that can
be carried by an ordinary army plane
and the "profiteering" prices de
manded in the Oregon markets, it is
said the owners can ply their illicit
trade at a handsome profit after fig
uring the interest on their invest
ment and costs of operation.
Only recently, according to infor
mation received here, a large craft.
dimly lighted and apparently camou
flaged to elude suspicion, was seen
flying over Portland at night. On
the following day the officers re
ported that liquor was more plentiful
there than for some time in the past
Promoters of the aerial patrol de
clare that at least two bases should
be established in Oregon, one near
the city of Portland to guard the
northern boundary of the state, and
another at Ashland to patrol the Cali
fornia line. It is also argued that the
work of these planes would not have
to be confined strictly to ferreting
out liquor law violators, 'but could
be utilized In chasing escaped crim
inals and other classes of law break
ers. It is believed that the patrol sys
tem could be put in operation for
about $50,000, and that the annual
maintenance cost would not exceed
that figure.
DEMOCRAT BOOMS WOOD
Staunch Bourbon Forsakes Party
for Kepublican.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Dr. M. C. Strickland, born in
the sunny south, with democratic
forebears, has forsaken the party. He
has been a leader in the councils of
the local democracy and has twice
been elected county coroner on the
democratic ticket.-
The doctor is now wearing a Leon
ard Wood button with pride and on
the wall of his private office is a card
carrying with it a membership in the
Leonard Wood club.
'I have had enough of this admin
istration," explained Dr. Strickland.
"We need a strong man at the head
of this government, and General
Wood is that man. He has the firm
ness and tact necessary in these criti
cal times to stop the profiteers and
to check the spread of radicalism. He
is head and shoulders above any other
man suggested for the presidency."
JURY ACCUSES JUDGE
John J
Sullivan Alleged Guilty of
Ball Bond Irregularities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. A reso
lution holding that Police Judge John
J. Sullivan had been guilty of -misconduct
in office in relation to
charges of bail bond irregularities
brought by A. Vincent Riccardi, an
attorney, was adopted by the county
grand Jury at its meeting last Mon
day night, according to a statement
issued today by William H. Harrel
son, foreman of the jury.
The charges were being investi
gated further without reference to
any particular police judge and ac
cusations or indictments would be re
turned if the evidence warranted such
a procedure, Harrelson said. -
RISE HELD INSUFFICIENT
University Instructors Think 25
Per Cent Is Not Enough.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 12. Disap
pointment over the size of salary in
creases granted faculty members of
the University of Washington was ex
pressed in a statement issued here
today by the Association of Instruct
ors of the university.
The increases, granted by the board
of regents yesterday, range from 2
to 25 per cent. The faculty associa
tion asked for increases of at least
50 per cent. The association meets
tomorrow night to discuss the situa
tion. MEXICAN THEFTS CEASE
Pilfering of Shipments Stopped by
Present Government.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The
Mexican government has detailed a
corps of secret service men to protect
California shipments from bandit and
other pilferage in the republic, ac
cording to C. H. Lloyd, prominent
San Francisco shipping man. who has
Just completed a tour of Mexico.
Protest was made against the pil
fering by both California consignors
and Mexican consignees and the gov
ernment is acting so effectually thai
shipments are arriving intact, Lloyd
said. . .
Tom Morgan to Testify at
Montesano Trial.
IMPORTANT LINKS FORGED
Testimony Introduced by
Prosecution Fits Solidly.
ORDER IS CHRONOLOGICAL
Sequence of Events of Ariiilce
Day Tragedies to Be Followed; De
fense May Start Xext Week.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
MONTESANO, Wash., ' Feb. 12.
(Special.) Due to the observance of
Lincoln's birthday no session of court
was held here today in the trial of
the 11 I. W. W. who are charged with
the murder of Warren .O. Grimm, one
of the four victims of the Centralia
armistice day tragedy.
When court convenes again tomor
row morning it will find the prosecu
tion midway in the presentation of
its case, with prospects of completing
the introduction of its testimony and
evidence by the middle of the coming
week.
One of the most important wit
nesses yet held in reserve by the state
is Tom Morgan, now awaiting his call
to testify, as one who was in the I.
W W. hall when riflemen poured bul
lets into the ranks of the American
Legion marchers.
Morgan Testimony Valuable.
Morgan was captured following the
shooting. " He is said to have been
guiltless of an actual participation in
the firing, and to have made a state
ment to the authorities, expressing
his willingness to testify. Originally
charged in the information with mur
der, as are the others, his name was
withdrawn and he has since been held
In custody awaiting the trial. It is
probable that Morgan will be called
before the end of this weelc.
Already the state has introduced
two important phases of its case
against the defendants components
which seem to fit solidly into the
structure of the prosecution. One is
the confession of Loren Roberts, de
fuiidant, made shortly after the shoot
ing. The other is the testimony of
Bert G. Clark, attorney, Seattle, ama
teur expert on ballistics, who testified
with respect to the Identification of
the bullets which slew Grimm and
Arthur McElfresh. Clark testified
that the bullet which killed Grimm
was of 38-55 caliber. He fitted the
battered missile into an empty car
tridge case of the same caliber. He
also testified that the bullet which
killed McElfresh was of .22 high
power caliber, and by the same testi
mony demonstrated his contention.
The only .22 high-power rifle used
by the defendants, testimony has
shown, was the weapon carried by
Loren Roberts to the summit of Sem
inary hilL-
Identlf ication Is Important.
Identification of the 38--- caliber
death-bullet, however, is held by the
state to be of utmost importance. One
of the exhibits introduced by the state
i3 a heavy rifle of that caliber, found
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2000 Electrical Workers on Pacific
Coast Request Pay Increases
of Dollar a Day.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. The
strike of about 2000 electrical work
ers of the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph Co. in California. Nevada, Ore
gon and Washington will go into ef
fect Saturday morning as ordered,
since General Manager D. P. Fuller-
ton of the company refused tonight
to meet the wage Increase demands
of the men, it was announced by
T. C. Vickers, member of the execu
tive board of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
The union asked for an increase of
II a day in wages for the year 1920
over the existing- scale of J6. "We
would have been willing to consider
a 50-50 proposition," said Vickers, but
Fullerton refused to come even one
step of the way. He told us the
company didn't have the money to
pay the higher wage."
Last night, Vickers said, a strike
order was mailed out to all the Pa
cific coast locals of the international
union ordering- a strike to go into
effect Saturday morning, unless the
company should accede to the de
mands by Friday night. He took this
action, he said, on -the advice of J. P.
Noonan, international president.
Since Fullerton refused to hold
further conferences after today's
four-hour session there was nothing
left to do but go ahead with the
plans for the strike, Vickers de
clared. Besides Fullerton and Vickers,
Miss Julia O'Connor, president of the
telephone operators' union, was pres
ent at the conference.
The Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company tonight issued a state
ment saying it could not meet the
demands of the international brother
hood of electrical workers for higher
wages and the employment by. the
company of brotherhood members
only.
The statement declared that the
central office men, the telephone re
pairmen and telephone installers in
San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Ta
coma, Spokane, Portland and other
points, had formed associations with a
membership of more than 150 under
the "American plan" and entered into
working agreements with the com
pany providing, that there should be
no strikes or lockouts. The company,
however, has never at any time, ac
cording to the statement, refused to
meet with the officers of the interna
tional brotherhood on matters pertain
ing to working conditions with Its
plant employes, who were members of
that organization'. " .
"The company is convinced that the
bulk of its employes does not desire
to take any strike action," the state
ment continued, "and it will make
every effort to co-operate with its
employes, as evidenced by the signing
of agreements with the various asso
ciations. .It feels that the employes
have a real interest in rendering sat
isfactory service to the public, and
that by dealing with the company
through its associations a more satis
factory service will result. ,
LEAP MAY PROVE FATAL
Mrs. Etbel Broderick, 19, Injured
When Plane Parachute Fails.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12. Mrs.
Ethel Broderick, 19, was injured, per
haps fatally, here today.
A parachute with which she jumped
from an airplane 1200 feet up failed
to open fully and she fell to the
ground. '
LEFT WITH THE
Appointment Stuns Democrats and
Leaves West Without Member
in Cabinet.
OREGONIAN NEWS. BUREAU,
Feb. , 12. The appointment of John
Barton Payne, chairman of the ship
ping board, today to succeed Frank
lin K. Lane as secretary of the In
for-inr nHils another to the series of
recant surnrisea that have been
dropped into democratic political cir
cles recently.
No selection could have been more
unexpected, but it is accounted for in
a decree by the nature of the fight
that has been conducted for some
time by certain democratic poli
ticians from the south. So far as can
be ascertained they brought forth no
individual candidate, but they insisted
that Lane's place should not go to a
wtxjfsm man. This much was re'
vealed to those who were urging the
annointment of former Governor
James H. Hawley of Idaho.
The contention of the southerners
was that the west was no longer en
titled to this place in the cabinet as
the valuable public lands of the west
were almost exhausted. While It had
been urged that a southern man be
appointed it is not believed that those
who did the urging had Mr. Payne
In mind. They desired some one from
further south.
Appointee la Virginian.
The Payne appointment is regarded
as a concession to the south without
permitting that section actually to
name the man. The new secretary
of the interior was born in Virginia
right at the time when the contro
versy over slavery was reaching the
climax which terminated In the civil
war.
He has been removed from that at
mosphere for some years, however,
having practiced law in Chicago. For
a long period as chairman of the ship
ping board he has been able to stay
some of the criticism which formerly
fell on that department of the gov
ernment. This appointment leaves the far
west without representation in the
president's official family. E. T.
Meredith of Iowa, recently appointed
secretary of agriculture. Is the oniy
cabinet officer with anything of a
western outlook.
Leading; Democrats Stunned.
Around the capitol the news of
the appointment appeared to stun
some of the leading democrats in of
ficial life as it was not suspected
that Payne was being considered for
the place. It was known that former
Governor Hawley of Idaho had such
a splendid array of strong indorse
ments that certainly some time would
be taken to consider the question of
filling the place.
In the office of a western demo
cratic senator, this remark was made:
"Well, I wonder now if Mr. Wilson
can't find someone out in the desert
to make chairman of the shipping
board?" '
U. S. IMPORTS FORBIDDEN
Italy Issues Ban In Effort to Meet
Exchange Problem.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Imports
from the United States of sugar,
canned meats, condensed milk, but
ter and cheese will be prohibited by
the Italian government, in its effort
to deal with the exchange situation,
according to official advices today to
the department of commerce.
Under the restrictions American ex
ports to Italy will be reduced 20 per
cent. '
PRESIDENT AGAIN.
Poindexter Avers Chiefs
Would Dominate Union.
DEFEAT AT POLLS FORECAST
Plan to Establish "Govern
ment in Government" Hit.
PLAINTS DECLARED VAGUE
Rule by Any Class Would Be Evil
Is Declaration Right to Use
Ballot Upheld, However.
UTICA. N. Y., Feb. 12. Charges
that behind the announced plan of the
American Federation of Labor to ob
tain the election of a congress and a
president favorable to its policies ex
isted a sinister movement of a small
coterie of labor leaders who have
grown powerful by the contributions
they have levied upon labor, to set
up "a government within a govern
ment" were made here tonight by
Miles Poindexter, United States sen
ator of Washington, in an ae'dress be
fore the Utica Republican club.
"The farmers and laboring men of
America," he asserted, "have In every
crisis been the great bulwark of our
free Institutions, and they will not
follow the mistaken leadership which
would place the government under
the despotic control of 'government
within the government.' . . .
Labor Autocracy Charged.
'"This government within the gov
ernment" is not ruled by labor, but Is
an autocracy of a few leaders who
would not only impose their will
upon labor itself, but would extend it,
not only by the ballot but by strikes
and starvation of the entire people
of the United States. It is as obnox
lous as the 'invisible government'
against which the people protested
In 1912.
"There is no question of the rights
of the American Federation- of Labor
to obtain control of congress and of
the presidency by. way of the ballot
box, if it can do so in accordance with
the proclamation it has Just issued. It
will be an evil for the United States
and most of all for labor itself if any
class in this nation, whether em
ployers or employes in industry, capi
tal or labor should succeed in any
such programme; but that is one of
the perils which the nation must face
as the price of free government.
Plaints Held Indefinite.
"Mr. Gompers curses congress," he
continued, "but Is not specific in his
complaints. On the contrary the an
nouncement states that 'all of the es
sential legislation in labor's bill of
grievances of 1906 was enacted.' This
proclamation states that the 'free In
stitutions of the country are menaced,'
but the only specific reference Is to
the proposed anti-strike legislation.
The right to throttle, the transporta
tion of the nation on which the lives
of people depend is not one of our
'free institutions.' "
"The officials of the American Fed
eration of Labor, oppose, not only
the anti-strike legislation, but op
pose the establishment of a govern-
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I
Mild Rescrvationists Threaten to)
Bolt Over to tlie Side of the
Irreconcllablcs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Little
progress was apparent today In nego
tiations over the new article 10 reser
vation to the peace treaty brought
forward yesterday by republican sen
ators. '
In addition to its failure to com
mand the democratic support for
which Its sponsors had hoped, it was
said the new draft had been found
Unacceptable to some reservationists
on the republican side, who threaten
to Join the irreconcilable opponents of
ratification if the modifications pro
posed were made in the original re
publican reservation.
A canvass of the 49 republicans is
understood to have shown that only
about 30 could be counted on to vote
for ratification with the changed res
ervation, under which the United
States would decline to guarantee the
integrity of league members by force,
economic boycott or "any other
means" except when congress acted.
Sixty-four votes are necessary to rat
ify, and doubt was expressed gener-
lly whether 34 democrats could be
induced to desert their party leader.
Senator Hitchcock, who has declared
the revised draft would embody a sur
render of the treaty's friends.
CHARLES HADDIX KILLED
Accident Fatal To Astoria Deputy
Collector of Customs.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Charles H. Haddlx, deputy collector
of customs at this port, was accl
dentally killed about S o'clock this
afternoon. He was replacing the un
derpinning of the house at his ranch
at Fernhill and was crushed by the
corner of the building slipping off a
post and squeezing him. His right
ankle and left hip were broken and
he sustained Internal injuries,
Mr. Haddlx was alone at the time,
but crawled about 300 yards toward a
neighbor's residence before he died.
His body was found about 6 o'clock
tonight. He was a native of Texas,
46 years of age and left a widow and
one son. He had been connected with
the local customs service for about
12 years as inspector and deputy col
lector. MARRY EARLYJS ADVICE
Ideal Mating Age Told by Woman
Attorney.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Young men of
America should marry at the age of.
21 and the girls they marry should ba
18, Mrs. F. Josephlno Stevenson of
California told the Woman's Nations.
Bar association, in convention here
today. She read a paper on "Ha-rlage
and Divorce."
"Young people are capable of mak
ing up their minds at these ages,"
said Mrs. Stevenson, "and from a hy
gienic standpoint and from the view
point of. developing better progeny,
these are the best ages. Happier
homes result from early marriages
and there are fewer divorces.
ARIZONA F0R SUFFRAGE
National Amendment Ratified by
Thirty-One States.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 12. Ratlfica
tlon of the woman suffrage amend
ment to the federal constitution by a
special session of the Arizona legis
lature, was completed tonlKhL The
senate adopted th) ratifying resolu
tlon at 9:15 P. M., following similar
action by the house this afternoon.
Both branches made It unanimous.
Arizona in the 31st state to ratify
the amendment.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
47 degreed: minimum, 33 degrees.
TODAY'S fair; gentle westerly winds.
Foreign.
Progressive Turks defeat old regime for
cabinet places. Page 2.
China refuses to treat with Japan. Page .
German drama, drunk with freedom, gives
way to license. Page 5.
National.
John B. Payne succeeds Franklin K. Lane
as secretary of interior. Page 1.
Lincoln's warning to nation Is repeated by
Secretary Lane. Page 6.
Financial crash In Europe is declared un
likely. Page 4.
President re-enters public life today In
conference with railroad men. Page X.
Senate again faces deadlock on treaty.
Page 1.
Reduce costs or raise pay ' labor ulti
matum. Page 1.
Ikomestlc
Pacific coast telephone electrical workers
rail strike. Page 1.
Admiral Sims says United States alone In
war "may he up against It." Page 6.
Glenn E. Plumb urges farmers and labor-
ers to protect selves, rage i.
Increased federal aid for roads -Is advo
cated. Page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
State's star witness Is reserved at trial ef
i. W. W. Page 1.
Hertford Lincoln day speaker declares Wil
son only obstacle to treaty. Page 16.
Death penalty to be argued pro and con ig
Oregon voters' pamnhlet. Pago 7.
Oregon aerial police wanted for boose run
ners. Page 1.
Sports.
Mllwaukie boxing promoters start on next
card. Page 8.
Baseball magnates work on major-minor
peace. Page 8.
Winged M basketers have hard rams
ahead with Spokane. Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lincoln day banqueters hear warning of
approach at nation's zero hour. Page L
Southern Pacific "Bed ear" depot to mov
to Henry building. Page 22.
Majority of city's park sites are selected.
1 rage
'.Police chase blind clews In murder mystery
case, rise .
Survivors ot "Lincoln's army" euloglzt
"Emancipator." Page 10.
Rs.sons for Myers' removal as posUuagtct
' art promised. Pas J. '
Lincoln Club Banqueters
Hear Urgent Warning.
DANGER 'WITHIN' IS REVEALED
Crying Need of Big Leader for
Country Is Voiced.
MAJOR GILBERT SPEAKS
Profiteering Exploitation of People)
While Boys Fought and Died
Is Bitterly Criticised.
"America is approaching Its tere
hour now; there Is no time for fool
ishness nor shilly-shally America
must go forward. Oh. for the spirit of
Lincoln to Interpret the times!" ex
claimed Major William S. Gilbert in
a masterly address delivered at the
chanxber of commerce last night at
the Lincoln day memorial dinner.
Major Gilbert, endeared to the
hearts of the boys of the Second Ore-
I sron in the Philfnoinea aa Chaolain
Gilbert, and who served again aa
chaplain with American troops in
France, received the tribute of tiO
men and women at the banquet hall.
His address, a scant 45 minutes of
time, was packed solid with the spirit
of l.lncolnlsm, and he pointed out that
the martyred president believed him
self an instrument of 1'rovldctice and
that It behooves leaders of today to
consider that there is a higher power.
Moral I.awa Held at Mnke.
"Lincoln believed, and so did Roose
velt." said the speaker, "that the
moral laws eternal spply to nations
and to men alike. I believe that the
Issues of our country are ultimately
some phase of an eternal moral prin
ciple." ,
Under the auspices of the repub
lican state and Multnomah county
central committees, the Lincoln day
memorial dinner was given, and the
attendance taxed the rapacity of the
largest banquet hall in Portland. It
was essentially a republican gather
ing, but not bitterly pnrtisan, for
under the picture of the man who said
"with malice toward none' and with
charity for all," even the shafts of
partisan oratory were tempered with
humor.
Mrdford Woman Alma tipeafca.
Two t. pen k ers were programmed
Major Gilbert of Astoria and Mrs.
Elizabeth H. Hanley of Medford. and
between them they rounded out an
evening which marks a forward step
in the polltk-iil annals of the year.
Mrs. Hanley confessed that she had
not made a polltlcul speech since the
campaign of four years ago, when
sho stumped Oregon and part of
Washington for the republican ticket,
but "in the last four years." she ob
served, "I have kept my mouth hut
like all loyal republicans. And when
Secretary Daniels Is handing out his
medals he should give some to re
publicans." This reference to pa
tience of republicans In refraining
from criticising the administration's
work during the war brought a roar
of appreciative applause and laughter.
Mrs. Hanley spoke In the same In
genuous manner which made her cam
paigning such a contrast to the usual
political orator In the 1916 campaign.
She possesses an unstudied style snd,
admitting that she Is a hard-working
housewife In avernge circumstances,
she Illustrates her points with home
ly references to such strictly domes
tic matters as the price of eggs and
the grocer's bill.
Tnlk. Delivered From alr.
Mrs. llanleys' address delivered as
she stood upon a chair so a,ll the ban
quet guests could see her was of the
intimate variety. It was Just as
though she was chatting with her
audience In her own sitting room.
This unconventional style of delivery
is one of the chief charms of Mrs.
Hanley's talks.
After the reading of Lincoln's Im
mortal speech at Gettysburg, deliv
ered by Judge C. G. Murton. past commander-in-chief
of the national G. A.
It., Thomas H. Tongue Jr., state chair
man of the republican committee, in
troduced Chaplain Gilbert.
"The present time call for the
spirit of Abraham Lincoln, aeciswea
Major Gilbert. "America Is In a crisis.
It is a time when thoughtful Ameri
cans stand In awe. America holds the
key, yet seems unable to wield It, and
the world is asking 'Is America safe?
Is It a house divided against Itself'
Will It lose Its golden opportunity?"
Optimum Declared ede.
"We need the optimism of the great
president, who lived in the darkest
age of American history. We believe
that America will como out right,
but we must face the crisis. The life
of America Is menaced by enemies
within.
"In the trenches there was a certain
time set and when that time came the
troops had to movo forward. It wi
the zero hour. Before the approach
of that hour there was no noise, no
joking, no thoughtlessness. The zero
hour is approaching for America and
soon America must act."
Launching Into a cutting criticism
of conditions In the United States, the
speaker found a quick response with
his hearers.
"The collector of Internal revenue
stated the other day," continued th
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