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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1925)
PRESIDENT CALLES AIMS I NEW CLAff IS FORMED AT LABOFV DIFFICULTIES U,ur.UUi.UUAUaAlCALLMronGON -1 ' 1 .--Zl-,;; MORNING. AUGUST 16, 1925 j FAIW CONDITIONS SAID IM- raniLErr by anarchism SECKKDING GKOrP TO FORM ITLATE NEW ORGANIZATION' -4 ! ' i n rt UouiIau Comiarl By Real Arabian Sheik DENVER. Aug. la.-T-tBj Asso ciate! Prpua 1 Th TtnrVv Mnnn- lladlcal Organisations Xot To Be tain NeW wiu 8ay tomorrow that Tolerated, Calles Message Ray. . MEXICO CITY, Aug. . J 1 (By The Associated Press) President Calles recent declaration that the Mexican government would ; not tolerated a . continuance , of . the the Minute Men of America, an organization formed here recently by men who seceded from the Ko Klux Klan, is planning to .make itself nation wide in scope and to qraw membership from dissent factions Jn the . present klan. Final action on the plan awaits I the . outcome of litigation between present anarchistic ' practices in the application of the agrarian Uh'e, klan and the minute men here laws, the change of front on the I over property which originally be- part of the regional Confederation of Labor In Its demand oh capita) and the failure of the threatened general strike of radical labor organizations has clarified the situation In agrarian and indus trial circles. Following President Calles' dec laration, .Secretary of Agriculture and Development Luis Leon Issued a sharp warning to the employes of the national agrarian commls- longed to the VInvislble Empire," In .this state, the newspaper says. Recently -the Denver organization and practically every ; local klan body in the state will form the mother organization i in Atlanta and property holdings of the or ganization here have since been in the dispute. ' ' I , '". ; John R. Galen Locke, who was grand dragon of the Colorado klan and who recently was banished by Wanda Hawley, who plays the leading role in "The Desert Shiek" which Is playing a successful en gagement at the Bligh theater in this city today and. tomorrow, has many incidents" of her visit to Egypt, both humorous and other wise, to relate. One souvenir she particularly prizes is a walking Stick of the finest ivory which was presented to her by Hamed Mo hammed EL Gabrey. son of the Sheik of Mena, who gave the com pany much help in the organiza tion of the expedition into the des ert, and the provisions of Arabs, camels, camp equipment and food. Hamed's presentation of the stick was accompanied with the quaint little speech in English, "Now you make a swank, in London." His father, the Shiek of Mena, was an enthusiastic host who frightened Miss Hawley by Insisting in re peated performances of a gun dance involving the more or less carefnl discharge of the shot. ; slop offering the full support of Atlanta officials after the Colora- me government so long as ine . . T, " 4v6 . 7 the Minute Men, the News says ment's Instructions, but threaten-1 ' - ing energetic measures to deal with any employe ,:who deviates from a a marked line of conduct. Thus it is hoped .that the govern ment's land policy j will- be kept strictly within the letter of the law barring the 'Influence of political agitation and anarchism in i the work of dividing np the Lgenuine? land. At the same time all land owners will be obliged strictly to respect the rights of one another. The threatened general strike by the communistic confederation workers which , began o take shape last J Thursday when the workers of the Erlckso'n telephone company abandoned work, i was short lived. An agreement ' was reached between the federal dis trict government and the radicals who called off the strike. Sixteen Why is it that some people who won't believe a wet paint sign un til they get their fingers smeared, will bet on a tip from a race track tout or take any white mule ven der's word that the hooch is World War," being .too old for service, he accepted an appoint ment from, the government as di rector of labor for the district of Arizona, where he was engaged, la the printing business at that time. As director of labor he had full charge of the labor turnover and was eminently successful in keep ing the war-time industries sup plied with competent mechanics. During, hia lifetime he was of fered many appointments of a political nature, but consistently refused to align himself with any organization or party because of his contempt for the methods em ployed by politicians and his de termination to be "no man's man." tainlng something of his creed:) MY BIRTHDAY: JCXE 24, 1025. I To Mother Written on Mother's Day: About sir years ago he came to Oregon from Arizona,' and since that time has been employed on the Oregon Statesman In the me chanical department. Besides bi widow, Anna M. Sefton. and son Wayne , Edward. aged 6, the following immediate relatives survive him: Mrs. J. II. Ransom. ' Los Angeles, mother; Fred C. Sefton, Sr.. Yoncalla, Ore., Ira II. Sefton. Greenfield, Cat., Thomas G. Sefton, Portland, Ore., and Royal . V. Sefton, Kelso. Wash., brothers, and Mrs. Eleanor P. Street, Oakland, Cal., sister. (Following is one of the poems that was read by Mr. Knowland. written by Mr. Sefton. and con- STRIKE THREATENED NEW YORK, Aug. 15. (By The Associated Press). Forty thousand members of the Brick layers", Masons and Plasterers' International union and affiliated organizations in greater New York stand ready to go on strike, their officials: announced today j in support of bricklayers already out in Washington, Miami, Chicago. Newark and New York. I Sefton Funeral Marked f By Splendid Tributes The funeral of A- W. Sefton, who died suddenly on Wednesday evening; was ..held j at , 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Ter willirerS funeral parlors. The ser- rottongoods factories were affect- vices were conducted by Capital Pd- Typographical union. . Mrs. Hallie Simultaneously ,lt was annonnc- parrish-Hinges sang in the open ed mat tne general confederation I ie . dosine. and Charles E. had, called off the strike against the Huasteea Oil company in the Tampa . oil j fields. i Six thousand strikers there returned to work. Knowland represented the, union in giving tribute to the deceased brother, in words very well chosen and delivered. ' uunng tne course of his re marks, Mr. Knowland read four poems written by the deceased, MAHY VIEWS EXPRESSED ON EVOLUTION QUESTION P01"5.0' which 18 Printed below. In ' (Continued from page 1) Episcopal , church VI, consider fcuch. restrictive legislation ; not only unfortunate but calamitous." R. E. Canthall, Chicago: "Un der authority vested in . me as a scarab, I herewith create you su blime damnfool of the universe." ' E. J. Beck, Detroit: "Is Ten nessee civilized?" ' Commonsense, Mobile, Ala.: v'.'The scientific world extends its sympathy to the governor and his companion! in this .'sad - bereave ment recently suffered, ' losing their reason - and common sense joining that long procession o anti-evolutionists traveling. to the 'great beyond': via the pons asin orum." ', - . Leonard Jay,: Detroit: j "The universe is too immense i to be easily conceived and explained by any half-learned mortal man, be be even a Darwin or a Darrow." i Win;'D,i Gould, Los. Angeles: "The scientists . may develop po tatoes, but they will be potatoes still." 1 -fv , ; Rev. J. C. Cogglns, South Nor folk, Va.: "There is absolutely nothing ' that so , paralyzes the moral sensibilities as this devilish doctrine fathered by ; European infidelity.'? II. E. Barber, Hollywood, Cal.: "It is. the greatest, constructive law ever enacted by any state. You "have ' hit the root of ydur present Ills.", ! ' R. T. Perry, Washington, D. C.: "To "be consistent, I think your schools ought to teach Jehovah's ' Justice 'eye for an eye,' etc." ! David Rankin Bar bee. New Or leans:- "In this day of Jazz mania when all the enemies of God and the Bible ! have united to destroy revealed religion and the word,. It is most heartening to find one in high place who stands by the old time religion and holy . writ." . : . Rev. Vernon Hays : Cowsert, Clovis. Cal.; "The great heart Of the Christian .public is sincerely with you Ja the great conflict." J o h n - Cranston, Wyandotte, Mich.: "No. doubt yon have re ceived the congratulations of Wil- , bur . Glen Voliva of flat-world S. lame." J Charles L. Hyde, Pierre, S. D.: "Do you honestly believe that the first woman was made from a rib ' taken ; from the side of the first man? , I? ' so, God pity you and Tennessee.'; "' C. W. Cox, Chattanooga: "Any Y attempt to fetter the human mind Is dangerous in a free country." terment: was in the Odd Fellows cemetery,1 and was conducted ac cording to the ritual of the typo graphical union. The pall bearers were, members of the Statesman "chapel fellow workmen of Mr, Sefton. ; There were numerous floral offerings. The bkgraphical sketch given by Mr. Knowland. was as follows: , Aninony wayne Seiton was born at Springfield, Illinois, June 24. 1S65. In 1870 he. removed With his parents to California, where his father engaged . In' the newspaper business. He learnea the printing trade under the sup ervision of . his father, and, upon reaching his majority, joined the typographical union. ! He was a deep student, especi ally along philosophical lines, ind the possessor of a wonderful vo cabulary. Early in life he began the study of various languages, and spoke, read and wrote fluent ly, English, Spanish, French, Ital ian, and various South Sea Island dialects. .! ; ' . ' . ' :? i From the beginning of his j af filiation with the typographical union he took a deep interest in matters pertaining to the wage earner, and especially the organ ized wage earner, For several years he acted as secretary of the Central Labor Council of Alameda county, California, where he was made honorary member of num erous organizations affiliated therewith. He was elected dele gate to the American Federation of Labor on several occasions and was a personal friend of the founder of the organization, Samuel Gompers. . i At the beginning of the late I've traveled the sands that all men must tread. And at sixty still can I laugh. I "live in the past," but hope is not dead. For I've winnowed the wheat from the chaff. - i i . ... . . i i ! i . i J No cravings for fame kindle flame In my breast;' No longing for wealth bodes my dreams;; My soul Id at peace with what Nature has blessed. Yet my mind with visions still teems. "! ' ! i Love's warm in my breast, and hatred still lives, And hope (not ambition) still burns -. Tls the life and the vision their merging gives. ; That's the goal for which youth vainly yearns. a A. At - M m m-m ai inree-score i love wunoui covei ior seir, And I hate with undying disdain Institutions and men that are founded on pelf. And which power of wealth would maintain. i 1 ' , - I see, and I pass, those vexing of Greed, , And the honors that only perplex; And sorrow for those who, living in need, k Transgress our "moral complex." t - 1 . . , - j But I view with contempt (that is kindred to hate) The weakness of men who are "fit," And when "Fate o'ertakes" my soul-Is elate. As in judgement my faculties sit. !- - ! ' ' X For my brothers who err through cravings of youth I hold neither hate nor contempt. For nothing but wisdom and knowledge of Truth Made Jesus from error exempt. I honor those men who have undergone scorn '. , . For. the sake of things that were right; . And I honor those women who, ere such were born, Planted seeds in; their souls of God's might. The horizon must close, as we travel the are, " Of the life that we know here on earth But it opens in front and kindles a spark That brightens those things of true worth. mm' 4 "' - - t ... M . . ml r.- . So I envy not youth, with its maddening quests. Its failures, fatigues, and its tears In retrospect these are but hazy guests, Made dim by my sixty years. Ere the summons shall come, as It certainly . must - As surely as birth has transpired j I hope to pass on the mental trust '; That I believe of me is required. z. i3sr wnue living my creea. to tne oest ot.my lignt, -- I'll practice the things that I preach, . ' s That those whom I love may see in this night The fruits of the precepts I teach. Yes ; I've traveled the sands that all men must tread. And at sixty still can I laugh. Though I "live in the past," hope is not dead, . 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