DAILY EAST ORBGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13.
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PAOZ BO.
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DELEGATES REPRESENT
1,000,000 WORKIXGMEN.
Moot Importaat Session In the History
of the Federation of Labor Great
' Fight Aliead Over Issues Repre
i aented by President Gompers and
- John Mitchell Respectively Open
Shop, Anti-Injunction, Eight-Hour
Movement and Other Issues Present
Themselves.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 12. The
largest congress of labor leaders ever
held on the Pacific coast, as far as
the numbers represented and the In
terest Involved are concerned, will
begin In. this city next Monday with
the opening of the 24th annual con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor. More than one million or
ganised worklngmen In the United
titates are sending their delegates
300 in all to represent them. Pres
ident Gompers and the executive
council reached this city today and
at once began work on the arrange
ments and other business preliminary
to the opening of the convention.
The guests of honor at the conven
tion will be William Abraham, M. P
and J. Wlgnall, fraternal delegates
from the British Trades Union con-
Evidence Is abundant that the com
ing convention will be the most im
portant in the history of the federa
tion. The organization has spilt Into
several elements, among which seri
ous differences exist and there Is no
attempt to conceal the fact that a bit
ter fight to settle the question of su
premacy has arisen.
- In the first 'place, there is a fight
for the presidency, which is really a
continuation of last year's contest In
Boston. A central figure In the con
test Is James Duncan, of Massachu
setts, who Is the present vice-presi
dent of the federation. He Is again a
candidate for first place on the
ticket, and the battle will be fought
to a finish between his friends and
-those of Samuel Gompers, who is try
ing for re-election.
Duncan is backed by the powerful
Granite Cutters' Union, of which he
is national secretary, and by John
Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers'.
The delegates In the convention, will
represent about 16,000 votes. At the
convention in Boston last year Dun
can and his supporters were only
about 2000 votes short of control.
They are making colossal efforts to
: make up this shortage before the poll
Is taken next week, and their success,
which is regarded by many as not im
probable, will mean the passing of
"Bam" Gompers as a national labor
.leader.
The powerful labor organizations
that stand for what Is known as "In
dustrialism" in the labor movement
are with Duncan and Mitchell. In
dustrialism means the grouping of
several trades under one head. It is
opposed to "trade autonomy," whose
champion Gompers has consistently
been.
The principle for which President
Gompers contends Is that each trade,
no matter now small, shall manage
Its own affairs and receive the pro
. taction of the federation. The Gom
pers element charge that the opposi
tion is endeavoring, virtually, to es
tablish a "trust" within the ranks of
the labor organization. Bis friends
declare, moreover, that Gompers has
shown himself to be not open to po
litical Influences; and that Mitchell's
friendship for President Roosevelt Is
: to some extent a motive power In the
present contest. This latter state
ment is vigorously denied by Presl
dent Mitchell and those who have
aligned themselves with him In the
fight.
Aside from this contest for the
presidency important questions will
be considered and acted upon that
will make the convention one of vital
Interest to organized labor the coun
try over. - The open shop and the anti-labor
movement, as personified by
' so-called citizens' alliances and party
organizations, will come In for a great
share of the discussions. , The antl
- -injunction law-and the eight-hour bill
, which went down to defeat at the last
session of congress, will again be
' taken up and ways and means dis
cussed for bringing about their pass
' age by the national legislature.
TESTING IMPURE WHISKY.
, Government b Hot After Distillers
Who Adulterate Their Goods.
The bureau of chemistry of the
J agricultural department has made ar-
range ments for an Investigation of
the quality of the whisky now on the
market, -for the purpose of fixing a
" standard, and upon Its report to con.
greas it is expected that new and ef-
fectlve legislation wlU be baaed.
? The bureau has received 100 bot-
' ties of whisky bottled in bond, and
all of these are to be analyzed and
. subjected to various scientific tests.
Fifty more bottles yet to be received
will give the bureau , samples from
practically all of those distillers now
J bottling under government auper
. .vision. .
'" The results of the investigations so
far made show that about It per cent
of the whisky now on the market is
', a -compound made up of various
things not supposed to be found In
' -straight whisky. Nearly all of this Is
.' labeled "rye" or "bourbon," although
officials say. It might as well be
' ealled "liniment" or "patent medl
cine."' - Dr.- Wiley and his assistants do not
.' claim that ompound whisky la any
: mora Injurious than straight whisky.
. and no crusade la to be made acamst
H. but -the law requires that adulter
l aled. foedsl shall be so labelled, and
v Dr.' Wiley believes that It should be
'.' operatives against beverages which
are called whisky.
ceived at the department from recti
fiers finding fault with some of the
whisky investigations that have been
made. Some of these letters con
ll i threats ol all sorts ' vengeance
on the chemists of the government.
Applications are also made from cltl
ztr.u all over the country asking
where absolutely pure whisk can be
purchased, but advice of ths kind Is
not given.
Mine. Melon's Concert Tour.
New York, Nov. 12. Among to
day's arrivals from Europe was Mme.
JUelha, whose appearance In concert
and opera Is to be a feuture of the
musical season In this country. Her
concert tour of .16 weeks will begin
in Portlund, Me., next Tuesday, and
wilt extend West to San Francisco
and South to New Orleans. The sin
ger will be heard In ull the principal
intermediate cities, more than 50
concerts having been arranged for
her.
InilTl'G.lK KING AXI)
Ql'KEX GONE VISITING
Will lie Guests of King Edward for
u Fortnliclit Not Believed to Iluvc
Any Political Significance Carlos
and Edward Are Hall Fellows Well
Met The Queen Is a Daughter of
the Comle dc Paris, Well Known In
America.
London, Nov. 12. A Lisbon dis
patch says that King Carlos and
Queen Amelle, accompanied by the
Portuguese minister of 'foreign af
fairs and a numerous suit, left the
cupltal today en route to England,
where they are to spend a fortnight
as guests of King Edward. The visit
of the Portuguese ruler to England
at this time possesses no political
significance, so far as can be learned.
It may be regarded as merely an in
terchange of those amenities in which
European monarchs are wont to in
dulge and In which King Edward has
always taken keen delight.
Not infrequently, however, the
coming of these royal visitors to the
English court is regarded as some
thing of a bugbear by the royal fam
ily and the court officials upon whom
devolves the task of providing ac
commodation and entertainment. But
this is not true of King Carlos, who
Is "hall fellow well met" In every
sense of the word and one of the
most democratic monarchs in Eur
ope. His tastes are In many respects
similar to those of King Edward and
because of this fact, as well as fpr
reasons of state, there exists a really
cordial friendship between the two.
King Carlos Is a first-rate shot,
can use his fists In the most approved
style, is an adept with both the pen
cil and. the brush and is a splendid
swimmer and diver. Then, too, his
political ideas are distinctly liberal
and progressive. He has been gener
ously encouraged In his liberal ten
dencies by Queen Amelie, who has
the reputation of being one of the
best informed women of Europe. She
is the daughter of the Comte de Paris
who served on the stuff of General
McCiellan throughout the greater
part of the war between the Ameri
can states.
Notice to Debtors.
All persons knowing themselves In
debted to the 'irm of Sones & Walk
er, Helix, Oregon, will please calle
and settle at once. As we have sold
out our entire Interest. All bills
payable to P. H. Sones, Helix, Oregon.
Douglas and Hanan shoes at Roosevelt's.
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Impure Blood.
It used to be considered that only
urinary aud bladder troubles were to be
iraccu to me Kidneys,
but now modern
scienre proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beRinning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidnevsare weak
or out of order, you cau understand how
quickly your entire body IB affected ami
how every organ seems 10 law 10 uo us
duty.
If vou are sick or " feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy. Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys ore well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If vou are sick vou can make no mis
take bv .first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-KOOl, the great
kidnev remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by ull f"3u-
druggists in hfty-ceiit gpSJ
aim one-uuimr bia:
bottles. You may
have a sample bottle RomotswunivRoot.
hv mail free, also a pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., lling
tiamtou, N. Y. I)r n't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swami-Root, and the ad
dress, liiiighaiuton, N. Y., on every bottle.
Expert Collectors
We have located a branch office In
Pendleton, and will make collecting
defunct bills a specialty. No ac
count too old for us to handle.
Our plan Is: "No collections, no
charges. Suits Instituted, Judgments
advertised.
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.. best materials (soap, - water,
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$5,000 SUITS
CLOAKS
$2,000 FURS AND
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$8,000 LADIES' AND
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