Morning Oregonian., April 29, 1920, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL. 29. 1920
I.W.W.FQR PEACE
due to illness of members or their
families and the approaching elec
tions, which have greatly added to his
duties, Sam A. Kozer, candidate for
secretary of state in the republican
primary election, will not be able to
make an active campaign, according
to announcement made by him today.
"I regret that it will be impossible
for me to visit every county in the
state," said Mr. Kozer today, "but re
cent changes In my department, cou
pled with the absence of various em
ployes due to Illness in their families
and the approaching elections, make
an extended tour of Oregon out of
the question.
"With me, the business of the state
comes first, and my candidacy must
SENATE VOTES NAVAL
the King estate were divided Into
town lots for sale purposes, this strip
was set aside for donation to the city.
Street assessments of about $200 are
the only liabilities against the prop
erty and it is probable that the city
w ill be asked to assume these charges
if the land is accepted.
The particular value of the strip in
the hands of the city would be to per
petuate the beauty of the Bides of the
canyon over which the Ford-street
bridge extends. Under private own
ership it would be possible to estab
lish a sand or gravel pit on the prop
ertyror to erect unsightly buildings.
Mayor Baker requested Mr. Rae to
make his offer in writing to the city
council, when it will receive formal
consideration. '
McArthur Defines
Campaign Issue
Oregon Congressman Says
Public Welfare Superior to
Selfish Interests.
SAYS RED PRISONER
APPROPRIATION BILL
Young Men Will Welcome
a View of Clothes of Such
Originality
Here are young men's clothes that begin
at the loom only the best -sveavings and
patterns have been deemed good enough
to be used in their making; from every
critical viewpoint they show the artistry
and the skill of designer, cutter and tailor.
The most clever of the 1920 models are
here for the inspection of the young man.
My label is on every garment it means
nothing less than absolute satisfaction to
the wearer.
Sorllie Had Never Heard of
Any Violence.
Amendment to Develop Pe
troleum Reserves Approved.
Gompers and Plumb Scored
CENTRALIA TOUCH HURTS
OIL EMBARGO SUGGESTED
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ORTI. A IV D BOY STAGES
"PE(i AT ALCAZAR.
NO A. E. F. LEFT IN SIBERIA
Poet, With Illustrious Jail Record,
Explains Methods of Court
ing Muse.
$465,000,000 Provided for 1921
Expenses; Force of 157,000
Men to Be Maintained.
LAST ASfEKICAX TROOPS
CONVOY GERMANS.
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Lawrence Sorllie, T. W. W. member,
had testified that from the time when
he had joined the organization, Sep
tember 20, 1919. until he was arrested
he had never heard nor read of any
acts of violence committed by Indus
trial Workers of the World. This
was during the last hours of the case
of the defense in the criminal syn
dicalism trial before Circuit Judge
Morrow yesterday.
"When were you arrested?" de
manded Earl F. Bernard, deputy dis
trict attorney, in opening the cross
examination. "The night of November 11, 1919."
'Iid you read the evening papers
of that day?"
"I may have."
"Did you see anything In those pa
pers about an affair at Centralia?"
Cent ml In Affair Sore Spot.
With a howl of anger, George F.
Vanderveer, I. W. W. attorney, sprang
to his feet in protest. A protracted
argument ensued, which ended when
Bernard withdrew the question, al
though he still maintained his right
to ask it. The Centralia slaying of
ex-scrvice men by the I. W. W. on
Armistice day, 1919. has proved a
touchy point with the defense in local
I. W. W. trials, particularly as Van
derveer insists that he represents an
organization composed of "the paci
fists of the world."
The defense concluded at 5 o'clock
and arguments will open at 9:30 this
morning. Judge Morrow indicated
that he would require the arguments
to be confined within five hours for
each the prosecution and the defense.
While on the witness stand yester
day, Sorllie admitted that he had
joined the 1. W. W. with some knowl
edge of its teachings and said that,
rather than give up his membership
in Oregon, where juries have held the
organization to be unlawful, he would
go to another1 state where the I. W. W.
was in better standing under the law
I. W. W. Paciflum Alleged.
Ralph Chaplin, I. W. W. poet, who
was convicted in Chicago with Will
iam D. Haywood and sentenced to 20
years in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth for obstructing th
draft, was a star witness for the de
fense yesterday. He testified to al
leged pacific aims of the I. W. W.,
and declared that no inflammatory
literature or pamphlets on sabotage
had been Issued by general head
quarters of the I. W. W. at 1001
West Madison street, Chicago, sine
September 5, 1917.
Under cross-examination Chaplin
admitted that he had been in the
Cook county Jail, Chicago, for nine
months, in court during the Haywood
trial for 130 days, and 11 months in
the penitentiary since September &,
1917, and was not In very accurate
touch with general headquarters. He
is now' out on bond, pending appeal
He explained the inspiration given
him for the writing of several poems
in evidence as part of the I. W. W
propaganda.
Judge Morrow permitted Vander
veer to put in evidence strike bulle
tins issued by a local 1. W. W. or
ganization in Spokane in 1917 to show
that violence was opposed, but re
ersed his ruling when Vanderveer
protested against allowing the state
to Introduce a songbook printed by
the I. W. W. in Spokane In 1919.
YEGG SUSPECTS ARRESTED
DRILLS AXD DYNAMITE
CAPS ALSO SEIZED.
Men Released From Jail on Bail
After State Charges of Va
grancy Are Lodged.
Safe-cracking operation of an ex
tensive character are believed to have
been forestalled by the arrest yes
terday morning of John Roe, alias
.Johnny the Bull, and Tom Shea, alias
Tom Malone, two yegg suspects, who
were taken into custody in Lents by
United States Secret Service Opera
tive Joseph F. Walters and relieved
of extensive cracksmen's supplies.
The two were released from the
county jail on bail last night after
state charges of vagrancy had been
placed against them.
When arrested by the federal
agents they had a quantity of dy
namite caps, fuses, burglar kits and
modern steel drills.
The drills are similar to some which
have been used in recent safe Jobs
in Portland. Following the arrest it
was thought the two might be asso
ciates of Fred Peterson and Russell
Shawham, taken into custody March
19 for the burglary of the Scio bank.
The officers, however, were unable
to secure any evidence of such a con
nection.
Roe is said to be an ex-convict and
a former companion of the late Wis
consin Dick Troy, who was shot and
killed in Portland recently by Ralph
Bruno. According to officials", he did
time at iicMein island for the rob
bery of the postoffice at Fresno, Cal.
DUNDEE GIVES INVITATION
Public Asked to Come and See
Prime Orchards in Bloom.
DUNDEE. Or.. April 28. (Special.)
The citizens of Dundee invite the
public to inspect the prune orchards
in this district on Sunday. May 2.
The roads through the hills will be in
first-class condition.
Dundee has the distinction of hav
Ir.s the largest bearing prune orchard
in Oregon, if not in the world. It
consists of 250 acres and while driv
ing through it, several wonderful
views of the valley can be had.
Arrangements have been made
whereby those who do not have their
own conveyances will be taken through
the different orchards, free of charge,
and open house will be the order of
the day at the community hall by the
women of Dundee.
KOZER TO STAY AT WORK
Business of Office Prevents Active
Campaign by Candidate.
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SALEM, Or.. April 28. (Special.)
Because of the absence of a number
of employes in the state department
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Walter G. Siegfried.
The production of "Peg o My
Heart" at the Alacazar theater
this week was staged and di
rected by Walter G. Siegfried, a
Portland boy, who is rapidly ad
vancing in the theatrical pro
fession. Mr. Siegfried was a
former member of the Alcazar
Players, being the stage mana
ger, and later was with Walker
Whiteside in "The Typhoon."
and only recently closed -with
the Woodard Stock company in
Spokane, returning home for a
short vacation. He was per
suaded to stage the Alcazar
production of "Peg o' My Heart"
before journeying south, where
he will play tn pictures for the
rest of the summer. Mr. Sieg
fried not only staged the play,
but plays the role of Alaric as
well.
"Peg o' My Heart" will play
until Saturday night, with a
special matinee Saturday after-
receive second rnnRHiraitnn t
relying, therefore, upon correspond
ence and the active assistance of my
friends in my campaign."
WARDS TO GET SUPPLIES
GOVERNMENT COOKING AFTER
BERING SEA ISLANDERS.
Order Will Include 10,000 Feet of
Movie Film and Library or
4 00 Volumes.-
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 8. fSne-
cial.) Supplies, ranging from a Jer
sey cow to talcum powder and from
farming implements tj alad forkr,
arc to be stnt from Seattla to the vil
lagers on the Probilcff islands: ac
cording to the government call for
l-us receiveo today by J. L. McPher-
son. manajer of the Alaska bureau
of the chamber of commerce.
These people, numtitrinx 1G, and
descendants fro.n a group of Alaskan
Inlanders transplanted to the Bcrinic
sta islands by Russia more than a
century ago co develop ths seal fur
industry, aro wards of the govern
ment. Isolated though tn-y ar, they
have caught .he motion picture spirit,
ami 100,000 feet of film will g.j north,
as will a library of 400 volumes.
Some of the village-n are so round
and some so ta.i that the government
in. Its call aesignates special-sized
clothing for such fishermen as John
Mercuiletr umr Metrofau Kruskoff.
Hundreds of articles are wanted by
the government, which must land the
supplies between June and Septem
ber. Bids are asked by tha depart
ment of commerce, and the list may
fce seen at the chamber aere.
Strike Hearing Postponed.
SALT LAKE CITT. Utah, April 28.
Although the hearing of the ten
Salt Lake strike leaders, scheduled
for today, has been postponed until
May 5, testimony of five government
witnesses from Idaho, including P. E.
Marrinan, department of justice agent
at Boise, was read into the record
for use when the trial starts.
TODAY
AND
FRIDAY
ONLY
D.W.GRIFFITH'S
Supreme Masterpicture of the Olden
West
"SCARLET DAYS"
PEOPLES Symphonique ORCHESTRA
PHILIP PELZ
Conducting
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WASHINGTON. April 28. The navai
appropriation bill, carrying approxi
mately, 8465,000,000 for 1921 navy ex
penditures, passed the senate today
on a record vote and was sent to con
ference for adjustment of 840,000,000
senate Increase over the house bill,
today.
An amendment designed to develop
naval petroleum land reserves, chief
ly in California, was approved by the
senate.
Embargo on Oil Suggested.
During . discussion of the oil
amendment. Senator Jones (republic
an, Washington) suggested an export
embargo on Americal oil to conserve
supplies for the American navy and
merchant marine.
Creation of a federal corporation
to secure oil lands for the government
was suggested by Senator Phelan and
Senator Jones.
Maintenance of the present naval
force of about 137.000 men and 20.000
marines is provided for in the bill,
which passed the senate in less than
two days after it was taken up. It
also appropriates 8108.000,000 to com
plete the 1916 building programme of
lc6 vessels due to be finished in three
more years at additional cost of $361.
735,000. but does not provide for any
extension of that programme.
A provision for retention in active
service of 20,003 naval reservists and
1200 reserve officers was adopted by
the senate to maintain the present
fleet. Because of disappointing en
listment? and desertions the latter
said to have been around 6000 within
the last year the temporary forces,
the senate wa3 to!d. are Imperative
for efficient operation of the ships.
Another amendment added by the
senate provides for developing the
naval oil reserves, through lease, sale
or government operation.
Stop-Waioh Claone Retained.
An amendment by Senator King to
authorise sale of 25 torpedo-boat de
stroyers went on point of order by
Senator Lodge, republican leader. Mr.
King insisted there were many un
necessary destroyers and that Eng
land is selling vessels of that type.
The houso provision prohibiting use
of stop watches in navy yards was re
tained by the senate, a motion of Sen
ator Thomas, democrat, Colorado, to
eliminate the clause being defeated,
31 to 9. It secured the votes of Sen
ators Brandegee, Comer, Dial, Myers,
1'hipps, Thomas, Underwood, Wads
worth and Warren.
Senator Phelan, democrat, Califor
nio, said British interests were ac
quiring California oil properties and
also indorsed the embargo plan. Re
taliation, he said, could not be more
disastrous than loss of American oil
supplies and. he said the states con
trolling oil output should restrict for
eign corporations or "citizens acquir
ing oil lands.
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah,
said past suggestions for an embargo
had been sufficient alone to start re
taliation from foreign countries. He
added that embargo legislation had
been viewed as unconstitutional.
, Creation of a federal corporation to
secure oil lands for the government
was suggested by Senator Phelan and
Senator Jones said he would favor
such a plan if necessary.
LAND OFFERED TP CITY
ESTATE WILLING TO DONATE
STRIP AS PARK.
Property Extends From Ford-Street
Bridge to Eastern Border of
Washington Park.
A strip of land extending from the
Ford street bridge to the eastern
border of Washington Park was yes
terday offered as a donation to the
city of Portland for park purposes.
The offer comes from the King estate,
through Alex A. Rae. administrator.
Mr. Rae appeared before the city
council yesterday and explained that
the strip assessed at $8000 was cov
ered with beautiful shrubbery, fir and
other trees. When the properties of
Saturday "The
Fortune Hunter"
Few Red Cross Workers Left, Ac
cording to Arrivals on Trans
port Great Northern.
SAX FRANCISCO. April 28. No
American troops and but few Red
Cross workers remain In Siberia,
while the Stevens party of American
engineers, known as the Russian rail
way service, expects to be out by May
1, according to arrivals today on the
transport Great Northern from Vladi
vostok via Manila. The Great North
ern brought 680 casual troops, who
comprised almost the last detachment
to leave Siberia.
ine last American troops, com
posed of men from the 27th and 31st
infantry, were expected to convoy
German prisoners to Trieste on the
Mount Vernon, according to Miss Mar
garet Weir of Seattle, who was one
of the 21 Red Cross workers who
reached here on the Great Northern.
Six American consular officials from
Siberia were aboard also. Thirty
bodies of soldiers, most of whom died
in Siberia, were on board.
Several of the Red Croes party wore
the order of St. Anne, conferred by
the Kolchak government, while Miss
Margaret Mathew was decorated with
the order of St. George. Only one
other American woman had been so
honored, ehe said, Mrs. St. John, the
chief Red Cross nurse, who Is at pres
ent in Japan.
Although no consular work' has
been carried on In Siberia for some.
months past, the American govern
ment Is now sending consuls to Chita
and Irkutsk, L. N. Shaw of New York
stated.
TEACHERS JT0 TALK TAX
Association Will Discuss Minimum
Salary and Elect Officers.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 28 (Spe
cial.) Clackamas County Teachers'
association will hold its last- annual
meeting of the school year on Satur
day. Speeches on topics connected
with the prorjpsed educational tax
levy will be delivered by Superintend
ent R. W. Kirk of Oregon City. Prin
cipal T. J. Gary of Portland and B. F.
Mulkey of Portland.
The minimum salary resolution will
be discussed by Mrs. K. C. Shaw, Mil
waukie; Mrs. Agnes Buckley. Clacka
mas; F. E. Burns, Estacada; Mrs. Etta
Halley, Willamette; II. H. Kccles.
Conley, and Superintendent J. E. Cal
avan. Officers for the year will be
selected.
Pears Affected by Cold.
TAKIMA. Wash- April 28. (Spe
cial.) Damage to pears in this valley
from the severe cold last winter has
developed to such an extent that
fruit men estimate the yield of Bart
letts will be only 800 cars, or about
half the yield last year, and the total
crop, they say, will be not more than
1200 cars, against 2000 cars last year.
The larger part or the crop this year
will be grown on higher lands, where
the cold was less severe.
Tourist Camp Site Chosen.
THE DALLES. Or.. April 28. (Spe
cial.) With a view to maintaining
a suitable automobile camp ground
for convenience of tourists, the cham
ber of commerce last night selected
a site at the west side, of the old
fair grounds, west of the city. Just
off the Columbia river hlghwar. The
chamber proposes to plant trees, pro
vide firewood, build a few lean-tos
and Install electric lights and tele
phone. Governor to Reappoint Miss Kline.
SALF.M.. Or.. April 28. (Special.)
Miss Pauline Kline, of Corvallis. will
be reappointed as a member of the
board of Inspectors of child labor
when her present term expires on
May 21. according to announcement
made by (lovernor Olcott today.
WHY CHANGE
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COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
V. C Knowles Director
Afternoons and . Evenings
Orchestra Matinee at 2 P. M.
NOW PLAYING
FISHING SEASON IS NEAR
TRAPS ARK LIKELY TO BEGIN"
EARLIER. THAN" USUAL,.
Numerous Buyers and (..rcat De
mand for Early Spring Salmon
Expected to Keep Price High.
ASTORIA, Or., April 28. (Special.)
The spring fishing season on the
Columbia river will open at noon Sat
urday, May 1, and there will be fully
2000 gillnet and trolling boats in the
water on that day. As the Sunday
closing period will begin at 6 o'clock
Saturday night, there will be only six
hours' fishing the first day.
Reports Indicate that the great ma
jority of the traps In Bakers bay wlli
begin fishing at once. The seiners
also expect to begin operations muJi
earlier than is customary. One inno
vation this year will be the use of a
number of diver nets on the drift be
tween Fort Columbia and the head of
Sand Island. These nets have been
utilized extensively in what is known
as the middle river, above Tongue
point, but this will be the first time
their use has been extended to the
lower harbor.
With the increased number of buy
ers on the river and the great demand
for the early spring Chinooks, high
prices are expected to prevail. The
Columbia River Fishermen's Protec
tive union at its recent meeting s'bt
figures at 1 4 cents a pound for small or
cannery fish and 16 cents for large or
cold storage fish, the dividing line
between the two classes being fixed
at 23 pounds. The packers are to
meet this week to consider these de
mands.
POLITICAL ORACLES VARY
Hoover and Jolinxm Both Certain
to Win, It Would Seem.
SALEM, Or., April 28. (Special.)
C. K. Waymire, deportation agent for
the state of California, predicted here
today that In the California primary
elections Hiram Johnson will win
over Herbert Hoover as the republi
can choice for president by 150,000
votes. .
Mr. Waymire admits there Is a pos
sibility that-he is overshooting the
mark, Eitlce he rcomes from Sacra
mento. Johnson's home district. He
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Leading Clothier.
Morrison at Fourth.
thinks, however, that Hoover support
which. has been reported as strong in
southern California, is being trans
ferred to Johnson.
SALF.M. Or.. April 2S. (Special.)
Herbert Hoover will carry California
for president by i:,0.000 votes over
Hiram Johnson, in the opinion of H. J.
Bernard, wealthy San Francisco
wholesale merchant, who is passing
a couple of days In Salem. In some
parts of California Mr. Johnson is
very strong, according to Mr. Ber
nard, hut in the more populated dis
tricts Mr. Hoover will have the edge.
" Portland Woman Victor.
ASTORIA. Or., April 2.S. (Special.)
The circuit court Jury returned a
verdict for the defendant this aft
ernoon In the case of Mrs. Julia A.
Morrison of Portland against K. A
Coe. The action was brought to re
cover $1191 for danages to her auto
mobile, alleged to have resulted from
an automobile collision on the Co
lumbia river highway.
Hay Brings $38 Ton.
YAKIMA. Wash.. April 2S. (Spe
cial.) Canadian buyers have cleaned
up all the visible supply of hay in the
lower Yakima valley, it is reported,
and have bid up the price to $38 a
ton for No. 1 grade.
Stolen Automobile Discovered.
HOOD RIVER. Or., April 28.
(Special.) J. N. Griffith, while cruis-
lng timber several miles south of
the old Mosler Hill road todav. dis-
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
A real human and appealing screen ver
sion f Mark Twain's fascinating story of
boyhood days. a
MURTAGH
ON OUR $50,000 ORGAN
COMING SATURDAY
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
"IN SEARCH OF A SINNER"
MKMiitmtmmi tintimi
SELLING
covered Postmaster T. A. RcaviV auto
mobile, stolen Saturday night. The
thieves had evidently cached it, ex
pecting to return for it when the
search grew cold
Could Not Stand Straight.
It does not take long, when the
kidneys are out of order and not do
ing their work properly, for poison
ous acids to accumulate in the sys
tem and cause aches and pains. D.
C. Damond. 2S6i W. 30th St.. Cleve
land. O., writes: "I caught cold and
It settled In my kidneys. My back
and sides were so lame and sore I
could not stand straight. I use Fo
ley Kidney Pills with good results
and am glad to testify to their help
ing power." Sold everywhere. Adv.
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C. N. McARTHUR.
RrnrrmtaliTr in (oncrrsn t'rnm
Third Urraon IHatrlrt and Candi
date' for Renominatlon at
Republican I'rimarle.
May SI.
Washington, r. C. April 22, 1P2P.
To the People of Multnomah County:
Inasmuch as official business re
quires my presence here in WashiiiK
ton. 1 Fliall have little or no oppor
tunity to meet the voters of the Third
Congressional Histrict before the pri
mary election on May 21 and discus
with them the issues involved In that
election. J. therefore, take this op
portunity of addressing you througri
the public prints, this being the first
of a series of articles which I 6hall
publish during the campaign.
I have been your Ueprescntat ivo' in
Congress since March 4. 1915, although
my active services at the Capitol did
not begin until Occember 6 of that
year. As your Representative. 1 have
devoted myself exclusively to liie
public business and have endeavored
to discharge my duties without play
ing petty politics. Uuring the time of
my service here, our country has
passed through the crisis of a great
war. during which I put aside a'.l
partisanship and gave whole-hearted,
support to the government's war
programme.
1 voted for better naval and mili
tary preparedness more than a year
before our declaration of war on Ger
many and voted and worked for every
measure necessary to the conduct oC
the war and for the welfare of our
fighting men and their dependents, i
was one of the 16 Representative
who were given a 100 per cent wur
record by the National Security
League a non-political organization.
Since the armistice. I have supported
all necessary reconstruction measures.
I mention these matters because one
of my opponents is attempting to
make a campaign on the issue of
Americanism. There can be no issue
with me on this question, for my
record will permit none.
Principal lnne lefined-
The principal issue involved in my
campaign for renominatlon is whether
this country is to be governed by well
organized minorities or whether we
are to have government for all the
people. I raised this issi on the
floor of the House on January 17,
1920. when I spoke In favor of an
anti-strike provision in the then
pending railroad bill. I contended
and still contend that the interests of
over a hundred million people are su
perior to the interests of any grouo
or faction. I believe that the gov
ernment has the right to set up
tribunals for the adjustment of in
dustrial disputes affecting interstate
commerce and Jhat these tribunals
should be clothed with authority to
enforce their decrees.
I am not opposed to any reasonable
demand of labor, nor do I favor the
enactment of any law requiring men
to work against their will. Such a -law
would not only be unconstitu
tional, but would be a farce. 1 am.
however, in favor of the enactment
of legislation forbidding two or more
persons to conspire for the purpose of
tying up transportation in interstate
commerce. In other words, I am
against strikes and lockouts. Indus
trial differences should be settled by
the rule of reason, not the rule of
force. The strike is nothing less than
a "strong-arm" method of enforcing a
demand and although It Is aimed at
the railroad treasury, the poor peoole
of the country particularly In cities
are the real victims. I'urlng th
recent outlaw strike, the price of per
ishable food increased SO per cent in
New York. Philadelphia and other
eastern cities. I hold to the belief
that men engaged in interstate com
merce are performing services indis
pensable to the general welfare and.
therefore, having no right to strike
no more right than a policeman or a.
soldier. In fact, no person has the
right to strike, anywhere or at anv
time, against the public peace, hca'.ta
or safety.
1'baIIences Laker ftniii!.
Following my speech of January 17,
and the action of the American Fed
eration of Labor, in blacklisting me,
I openly challenged the Central Labor
Council of Portland to produce or
Indorse a candidate, in opposition to
me at the coming primaries, on tha
anti-strike question. The politicians
of the above organization are work
ing hard to defeat me, but neither of
my opponents has raised his voice, lit
defense of strikes.
The American Federation of Labor
and its local representatives are re
inforced by the Plumb Plan League
a nation-wide organization which It
undertaking to elect a Congress that
will vote for Its scheme to purchase
and operate the railroads'of the coun
try for the benefit of the railroad em
ployes and at the expense of the
shippers and taxpayers. Thete organ
isations have unlimited funds and
they are out to win. My name is n".
only on their blacklist, but has a pre
ferred place at the head of the lis:.
Orders have been sent out from
Washington that 1 must lc defeated
must be punished and held up as a
"terrible example." I have been fair
to labor, as I shall prove In a subse
quent article, but the American Fed
eration of Labor and the Plumb Plan
League desire more than fair treat
ment. They desire "rubber stamp'
legislators who will dance when Mr.
Gompers and Mr. Plumb crack their
whips.
If you approve of my attitude on
the important question which 1 have
discussed, please give me your vote
on May 21 and. in the meantime, don't
allow yourself to be confused or de
ceived by the camouflage or dust
clouds of the opposition. Kfforts will
he made to inject spurious issues. liJt
the fact remains that the one great
issue of the campaign is the one that
I have raised and discussed herein.
Respectfully submitted.
C. N. McARTHCR.
Portland address 1125-2 Yeon Kldg.
Washington address, 486 House
Office Bids.
tPald Adv.) By C. C. SMITH.
301 McKay Bldj.