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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY. EVENING, NOVEMBER: 21, 1913.
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BONE AND SINEW OF
E OF L NATIONAL
CONVENTION LAYMEN
.Interesting Description of Big
.':;y::,' Gathering Which Is Now in
Xi Session in Seattle,
WOODROW WILSON'S WAY OF RIDINGVa' DONKEY
f. Bringing nil i ntfrsl i up wmil pd-Iurp
' of tlie pleat labor convention now bcini;
-S held tt ';! tl, A. II. Jljirris of the
I'orflaml Lahi r I'rcss lias returned from
that city. Jle )e;iks kIouIiikIv of tln
. lajnmn, who In- nys was the hone iwul
k.ih-iv of tlic com cntkm.
"Tim American I-Ydri at loh of Iahor
convention met-ting ninler f.ivoranle
conditions. Tin- fa t that all the ses
sions are open to tlip pnlillc. that any
man or woman that siw early may
find a comfortable scut, without money
and without question, may be a utir
prlse to many who regard the Federa
tion as a great net-ret society.
"Many people living In Oregon and other
Western states have never before been
Kranted the privilege of witnessing this
prreat labor organization In action bs
Its meetings heretofore lmvo been In
the east where they are convenient to
the iargebt number.
"To a man accustomed to seeing
gatherings of men in action, the Ameri-
can Federation or Labor presents two
j or three essentia! feature!!. The first
( is the splendid personnel of the body;
the Second is the dignified leadership;
he third is the intense earnestness of
i the men in action, ;ind the fourth is the
' peculiar touch of flesh and blood which
pervades eve.i v action of the men
whe'.h.er leaders or laymen.
"The rights of the men are empha
f1ed at every turn, while there is no
indisposition to discredit capital for its
part nor to condemn rignt ininKing
rich men for having wealth.
; Standing out clearly as the leader
of a. class of leaders, perhaps a dozen
' In number, Samuel Gompers presides
"With ait air-of positlveness and broad'
1 ness which is a credit to the great
; gathering.
( "The problems before the convention
r cover the whole range of liuman actlvl
ties and human welfare. Nothing that
: has to do with the wellbeing of the
worker or his family is overlooked.
away the vital parts of the ship of state.
, "THat the American Federation of
Iabor is not only a national but an in
ternatioiiHl body Is shown clearly in the
fact that CJreat Britain, Canada and
. other countries have representatives
, present, not only to give of their knowl
, edge but to learn of the great American
. labor movement. The keynote of the
: convention Is helpfulness and coopera
tion, as well between nations as be.
. tween individuals, with little considers
i tlon for class or creed, for the present
, or the lack of this world's goods."
OREGON READY FOR
WAR. SAYS GOVERNOR
State Upholds President Wil
son's Peace Plan Pro
gram, but
-From the CJilcasa Post.
YOAKUM GOT $375,000
THROUGH ONE R. R. DEAL
St. Ixntis, Mo., Nov. 21, Vice Presi
dent Tniliard vrtin the principal witnet-a
yesterday at the investigation of causes
U. leading to the recent failure of the 8:.
Muls & San Francisco railroad. He
declared that officials of the system,
headed by Chairman B. F. Yoakum of
the board of directors, cleared 1375.001
In the promotion and sale' of the New
Orleans. Texas & Mexico railway to the
ni. ivouis & ban Jranciseo system.
Ninety-nine other investors. Milliard
said, profited by the transaction.
FRIENDS MOURN DEATH
OF GEORGE MANNING
In the death of George Manning,
which occurred in this city November
I l, Oregon is deprived of another of Its
pioneers ami native sons. Henry Man
ning and wife, the parents of the de
ceased, who Hre still living In I'.ast
Portland, crossed the plains in 18.'i:',
and took up a claim In Clackamas
county, where their deceased eon,
George, was born in 18i8. loafer the
family moved to St. T.ouis, Marion
county, where they became prosperous
farmers for many years and maintained
a hospitable house to the pioneers of
that early period.
In 1878 George Manning moved to
Portland, where he entered the grocery
business, ar.d in 1873'was married to
Harriet Noonan of this city, who sur
vives him.
Mr. Manning's surviving children are
George W., Joseph, Henry V, and Itoh
ert of this city, and Airs. Dr. Mitchell
of Albany.
The Manning families now living In
Oregon Marion county and Multnomah
county have maintained the highest
standard of industry. Integrity and re
spectability manifested in their pioneer
parents.
HILLSB0R0 MAY GET
GERMAN INDUSTRY
Jlillsboro, Or., Nov. 21. During a re
cent visit in Ch'riiiany Fred Schomburg
or iiiiihoro became acquainted with
Krwin Webber, manager of th big II.
rsaiii'.en caKe laelory, which is to Ger
many what the National Biscuit com
paiiy is to the United States. Mr. Web
tier was much Interested in what
cfloinnurg tow hint of Oregon", and na.r.
ticularly in the fact that milk, 'eggs and
flour, which are nseii in t.ie factory
are produced here in large quantities.
Karge quantities of boxwood urn imert
by Mr. Webber s concern, and Oregon's
' iirnuer oeiis were or much interest
lo mm.
. . . . . .
Mr. tcnommirir bns received a letter
from Webber, asking for further data
in legaru to the possibility of estab-
nsning a lactory here.
SAY GAS LEAK SHOULD
HAVE BEEN REPORTED
SAND ISLAND BILL IS .
INTRODUCED IN SENATE
.'Washing Ion Rureau of The Juurnal.)
Washington, Nov. 21. Senator Cham,
lie r lain Introduced a bill authorizing lire
secretary oLwar to turn over the Sand
island revenues to the Oregon fish com
mission. Also resolutions from tha
Pendleton Commercial association advo
cating flood control and reclamation of
swamp lads in the south.
The Portland Gas & Coke Co. evident
ly feels no responsibility for damage
done by leaky gas mains unless those
whoso --property la injured report the
leakage, according to an answer to a
JG00 damage suit filed in the circuit
court yesterday. Kdward J. and Fannie
V. Sharkey sued for tiOO damages be
cause two maple trees and a buckeye
tree in front of their home were killed
by gas.
In the answer the comnanv Rets
rorth the plea that the harkeys were
in a far better position to know of the
leaky gas main than the company and
could easily have reported the leak at
the company's office at any hour of the
day or night. Had this been done the
company alleges that the leak would
have been stopped and tlie trees saved.
I he company asks that the suit be
dismissed.
Sir Wilfred Laiurier 72
uttawa. Out.. Nov. 21. Sir Wilfrid
I.auiier received many congratulations
on his seventy-second birthday yester-
tiii.i .
Money
to
(Siilem Ilnroau -f The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Nov. 21. Speaking for the
states-Governor West last night advised
the Sunday editor of'the New York Sun
I hat Oregon upholds President Wilson
in his efforts to bring about a peace
ful adjustment of Mexican affairs, but
that the slate Is ready for war If the
Call should come.
The governor received a message
from the Suncasklng "whether or not
you favor intervention In Mexico, and
how many troops your state can furnish
in two weeks."
Governor West, replied:
"Replying to your telegram reference
Mexican situation, will say, realising
great responsibility resting upfln presi
dent, we uphold him in his efforts to
bring ajiout peaceful adjustment of tlie
matter. However, we are all the time
getting ready for business, and are pre
pared to respond prqmptly.to any call of
the president with two regiments infan
try, one battery' field artillery and one
ambulance company. Another regiment
infantry and several troops of cavalry
would be made available upon short
notice."
FOOTBALL GAME WAS
inn roDATrn m ctvc
ULLURMILU 111 01 ILL
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Following Georgetown-Virginia
Contest Students Had Orgy
in Celebration of It,
Ing rooms (ha place were orowded by
o'clock and mobs fought iot posses
sion of the i tablei. Police" interfered
now and then when things grew too hot
for tha hard working waiters to handle,
ana the ejection of a drunk was a
monumental affair, as two policemen
had to battle with 'upward of 20 alleged
colleglates before they could haul the
protesting person to the box. No one
seemed to care for the excise law in
that particular place."
ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT
MEN HAVE BANQUET
The regular monthly, meeting lof the
Portland Association of Credit Men,
Wednesday night at the Multnomah
where a banquet was enjoyed, was fea-
IVntlloton Hears Professors.
Pendleton, Or.. Nov. 21.- As a part
of the extension .work being unde--taken
by the l'nlversity of Oregon, Dr.
Clifton Freemont Hodge, Dr. George
Itebec and Dr. Joseph Schafer, three
prominent instructors of that institu
tion, are In Pendleton this week de
livering lectures on municipal problems.
(Wnshlneti.n Ittirenu of Tlie Journal.)
Washington, Nov. 21. Washington
correspondents are. marveling at the
fine . writing" displayed In newspapers
at the capital in describing a recent
football game between Georgetown and
the University of Virginia and the sub
sequent festivities indulged in by sup
porters of the rival teams. After devot
ing much space to vivid colorature d
scrlptlons of the afternoon's conflict.
the most conservative of Washington
Journals goes on to describe the even
ing's merrymaking which took place In
spite of the new excise law,
"The law was buttered to a helpless,
hopeless, unrecognizable palp," says the
account. "It's rather hard to Judgj
whether a chap is 20 years old or 21-
but by the same token It's not a bit hard
to recognise the feeble Bquawk of an
18-yeur-old 'collegian' whose only claim
on an alma mater Is a dally transfer on
the street car lines running toward
Georgetown.
"The Virginia outfit, which came hero
with high hopes of a victory, spent a
quiet evening at the Columbia theatre,
and the Georgetown team spent a, less
quiet evening at a downtown hotel.
That disposes of the heroes of the oc
casion. TheyTjehaved as heroes should.
But their supporters Good night!
"In one hotel boys and girls got drunk
to celebrate a football victory. The riot
started early in the evening. The drink-
tured by speeches from Colonel ndberl
A, 'Miller, who spoke ( on 'Tim Art f
the,Oredlt Man,'? uind C. C. "Colt, presl.
dent of the Union Meat company, whoss '
topic was, "The. Livestock and Packing
Industry and Its Relation to the Credit
of the Community,.". The meeting was
attended by 66 members and the ses
sion proved to be a very enjoyable
affair.
Trials of an Author.
Los Angefes, Nov. 21. Suit by the
Balboa Amusement Producing company
against Jack London to restrain the au.
thor's use of one of his literary produc
tions In motion pictures, was trans
ferred to the superior oourt. 'London Is
plaintiff In a' similar suit against the
company.
New Pastor at Walla M'alla.
WalU Walla, Wash., Nov, 2i Dr.
Frank N. White of Minneapolis, who
has been called by the First ConcreEra-
tional church of this -clty will arrive
here tomorrow to look o?r the field.
and it Is probable he will accent thL-
call.
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