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'
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
. For I've winnowed the wheat from the chaff.
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Anthony Wayne Sefton, Salem, May 10, IS 25.
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