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PAGE BIX GDMFBtS LAUDS WISMMffiPIS " WILSON EFFORTS BEFEN9S STRIKE . . . Continued frnm nnirn nnM Labor Leader in Address Denounces Legislation in Which Hughes Took Part Decries Efforts to Legally Compel Arbitration Effort to Put Laborer Under Control of Capital LEWISTON, Me., Sept. In 11 Labor day add row here, Suuiuel Oompci-H, president of tlio American rcdenitiun iif Labor, praised l'resi dent Wilson's adaiinistration for jts achievement in llio intercut of the la bor movement and denounced the de cisions of tlio supremo court in tin Dnnbury Hatters and Arizona anti- alien law eases, which ho pointed out were participated in by Charles E. Hughes, the republieun presidential nominee. In n lengthy diKeiiHsion of the threatened rnilioud strike lie defend ed the attitude of the brotherhoods, and whilo ho praised President Wilson lor his el torts to settle the contra vcrsy ho iiiuiualil'iedly denounced any attempt ut legislation to compel arbitration, KlKlil-llour Workman llcttcr, "The demand of tlio railroad broth erhoods is a clear-cut issue," said he. They now make the simplo demand that their lives and their physical well-being shall ho protected and that they shall ho required to work only such a reasonable period of time as industrial exponenco has shown to be expedient. Vur tlio night-hour prin ciple has been universally accepted by society. Tlio eight-hour workman is n better, a more resourceful, a more. productive worker than tlio one who labors long horn's. "The railroad brotherhoods have not refused to accept arbitration. They have declared that the eight hour workday involves a principle of human welfare that cannot be disput ed and therefore eunnot be arbitrated. They are willing to submit every other issue, all of which lire arbitrable, to a mutual satisfactory tribunal. "Tim railroad men presented their demands and made their fight in u simple, direct manner. They have re lied entirely upon their economic! or gnniziitinn, They have not sought any special privilege), any legal protection or endeavored tt utilizo any govern mental agency to establish their just demunds. 'J'iiey luivo secured atten tion and won favor to their eauso be cause back of their contentions was an organization that represented (lower and service. Arbitration Means ltcxti'tttnt. "Compulsory arbitration, or so eulicd investigation is simply a way to restrain free necessary action on the part of (ho wage-earners and to make them more easily dominated by employers. It only makes the striker n criminal and gives authority for jailing workers who ipiit work. "Employers appreeinto the impor tance of the shorter workday; they know that it means more independent workmen, workmen not so readily held in submission. It is necessary for tho protoction and the best inter ests of tho workers to whom the law will apply, as well as to nil of the workers of the state, that every man shall do his best, thut every woman in Maine shall aid to secure the ap proval of this act." DIPLOMATS GET FOOD , THROUGH OFFICIAL MAIL PA HIS, Sept. 4. The diplomatic mailpoiieh is proving very handy, ac cording to the Krviich papers, as a menus of transporting food to some of tho diplomatists in (lermany who nre experiencing the effect of the country's shortage of rations. The I'uris-Midi say : "In fact, the dip lomntists residing at Berlin are bring ing in food from all nearby countries and oven from England and America. One rich foreigner attached to a dip lomatic mission gets all his groceries frnm an establishment at Loudon. The ambassador of one country and the consul-general receive their food supplies twice per week through their consul general at Stockholm. Tlfere was a time when the diplomatic wash ing was sent to London for launder ing, but war conditions have made that impossible." San Francisco Celebrates SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.--Or-gani.-.cd labor today observed its na tional holiday with celebrations in Sun Ernneisco, Oakland, Berkeley and other bay cities. There were no parades. Archbishop Edward J. llannn delivered the oration of the dnv at the local celebration, which was held in Golden Gate pink and presided over by Mayor James Holph, Jr., the first mayor of San Francisco to preside nt a Labor day celebration here. hend all mankind In its cnthollc and benignant sympathy, the mind that sat onthroned behind those which those brooding, melancholy oyes, whose vision swept many an horizon which those about him l roamed not of, that mind that comprehended what It hnd never Been, and under stood the languugo of affairs with tho ready ease of one to the manner horn or that nature which seemed In Its varied rlchnoss to be tho familiar of men of every way of life. This is the sacred mystery of democracy, that Its rlchost fruits spring up out of soils which no man has prepared and in circumstances amidst which thoy arc the loast expoctcd. This Is a place alike of mystery and of reassurance. It Is likely that In a society order ed otherwise than our own Lincoln could not have found himsolf or the puth of fame and power upon which ho walked serenely to his death. In this place It Is right that wo should remind ourselves of the solid and striking facts upon which our faith In democracy Is foundod. Many an other mnn besides Lincoln has serv ed tho nation In Its highest places of counsel and of action whoso origin were as humble as his. Though the greatest example of the universal en ergy, richness, stimulation, and force of democracy, ho Is only ono oxamplo amongJ many. The permeating and all persuaslvo virtue of tho freedom which challongoB us In America to make the most of ovory gift and pow er we possess ovory pnge of our his tory servos to emphasize and Illus trate. Standing hero In this place, It seems almost tho whole of tho stir ring story. Lincoln's Spirit Sovereign Hero Lincoln had his beginnings. Here tho end and consummation of that great life seem remoto and a bit Incredible. And yet tbero was no break anywhoro between beginning and ond, no lack of natural sequence anywhere. Nothing really Incredible happenod. Lincoln was unaffectedly as much at home In the White house as ho was bore. Do you share with llio tho feeling, I wonder, that ho was permanently at home nowhorc? It seems to mo that in the case of a man, I would rather Bay of a Bplrlt, Ilka Lincoln the question where he was Is of little slgnlfleuiico, that It Ib alwaj'B what ho was that roaUy arrests our thought and takos hold nt our Imagination. It is the spirit always that Is sovereign. Lincoln, llko the rest of us, was put through the discipline of tho world a very rouhg and exacting discipline for him, an lndlsponslble discipline for every man who would know what ho Is about In the midst of the world's af fairs, but his spirit got only Its schooling thoro. It did not dorlve Its character or Its vision from tho ex periences which brought. It to Its full rovolstlon. The test of every Amoil- an must be, not only where ho Is, hut what ho Is. That, also, Is of tho essence of democracy, and Ib the mornl of which this place Is most gravely expressive. , AVo would llko to think of moil llkt Lincoln and Washington as typical Americans, hut no man who Is so un usual as these great men were, It was typical of American life that It should produce such men with supreme In difference as to the manner In which It produced them, and as readily here In this hut as amidst the little circle of cultivated gontlenicn to whom Vir ginia owed so much 111 leadership and example. And Lincoln and Washing ton wero typical Americans in tho use thoy mado of thulr genius. Hut there will ho few such men at best, and we will not look Into the mystery of how and why they come. We will only keep tho door open for them always, and a hearty welcome after wo have recognized them. Lincoln's Ismcly Spirit. I have read many biographies of Lincoln; I have sought out with the greatest Interest the many Intimate stories that are told of him, tho nar ratives of nearby friends, the sketches nt closo quarters In which thoso who hud the privilege of being associated with him hnvo tried to de pict for us tho very man himself "In Ills habit ns ho lived;" hut I have no whero found ft real intlnmto of Lin coln's. 1 nowhere get tho Impres sion of any narrative or remlnesccnce that tho writer had In fact penetrated to the heart of his mystery or that any man could penetrate to the heart of It. That brooding spirit had no real familiars. I get the Impression that It never spoke out In complete solf-revelatlon, and that tt could not reveal Itself completely to anyone. It was a very lonely spirit that looked out 'rom beneath thoso shaggy brows and comprehended men with out fully communing with them, as If, In spite of all its genial efforts at comradeship, It dwelt apnrt, saw Its MEDIWRD MA'TG TRTBTTNE, visions of duty where no man looked on. There Ib a vory holy 'and very ter rible Isolation for tho conscience of every man who seeks to read the des tiny In affalrB for othcrB as well as for himself, for a nation as well as for individuals. That privacy no man can Intrude upon. That lonely soarch of tho spirit for tho right perhaps no man can assist. This strange child of the cabin kept company with In visible things, was born Into no In timacy, but that of its own silently assembling and deploying thoughts. Iliitliplnco Democratic Allur. I have come hero today, not to ut ter a eulogy of Lincoln; he stands In need of none, but to endeavor to Interpret tho meaning of this gift to tho nation of the place of his birth and origin. Is not this an altar upon which we may forever keep allvo tho vestal fire of democracy as upon a shrine at which some of t'r.e deopest and most sacred hopes of mankind may from age to age be rekindled For these hopes must constantly bo rekindled, and only thoso who live can rekindle thorn. The only stuff that can retain the life-giving heat is tho stuTf of living hearts. And tho bones of mankind cannot be li il't alive by words merely, by constitu tions and doctrlncB of right and codes of liberty. The object of democracy Is to transmit to Into the llfo and ac tion of society, the self-denlat and self-sacrifice of heroic men and women willing to make their lives an embodiment of right and Bervlce and enlightened purpose. Tho commands of democracy aro as imperative as Its privileges iijid opportunities aro wide and geiuiroys. Its compulsion Is upon us. It wll bo great and lift a great light for'the guidance of the nations only U wciiiro great and carry that light high for the guidance, of our own fecti Wo aro not worthy to stand here unless wo ourselves be In deed and In truth real democrats and ser vants of mankind, ready to give our I t MKDFORD, ORKUOX, MONDAY, SKI'TKMBKR 4, ON LAST OF BILLS WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Labor day brought no cessation of activity to congress, which, having spent nearly all of last week on measures warding off the railroad strike culled for today, hoped for 11 belated ad journment Wednesday or Thursday. .Many members already hud fled to Hlitical fields or their homes, leuviug fug cuds of legislation to be finished by depleted houses. The Webb bill, to allow American exporters to organize common sidling agencies abroad, whoso immediate passage President Wilson favors, the revenue bill and the I'orto Iiican cit izenship bill are to be acted on in the senate. Senate and house leaders made a tentative agreement on Wednesday as the time tor adjournment. California F?.!r Building Burns SACRAMENTO, Cu., Sept. 4 The California state fair opened its gates to n big crowd. Workmen were busy today clearing away the debris of the horticultural hall which burned Inst night. It is estimated the losses will run from $175,000 to $200,000, the building being valued at $75,000. Former Ambassador Dies ST. LOUIS, .Sept. -I liichard C. Kerens of St. Louis, former ambas sador to Austria, died at the home of his daughter in Philadelphia, accord ing to a dispatch received here today. very .lives for tho freedom and jus tice and spiritual exaltation of tho great nation which shcltures and nur tures us. I ' Almost 34 horse-power from this reg ular stock Maxwell engine! 34 actual, brake horse-power! Proved by an accurate dynamometer test, made in the Maxwell laboratories August 10, 1916. There has been a lot of talk about horse-power, and we just want to let Maxwell owners and prospective owners know that in respect to horse-power, as in most other respects, the Maxwell leads by a comfortable margin. Not that we attach such great importance to horse-power. We don't We never have. Horse-power abundant horse-power is only one of many superior features of the Maxwell. We are selling motor cars complete motor cars not engines or horse-power. Horse-power is a matter that is second ary to motor efficiency and economy. A giant has no advantage if he does not A. W. WALKER AUTO CO. t i MEDFORD, OREGON AUSTRIA CALLS IN ALL ROBBER TIRES VIENNA, Sept. 4. For tho sec ond time since tho beginning of tho war the government has fouud It nec essary to step In and confiscate the rubber supply. Tho second coiifirca tion, which has just begun Is so dras tic and far reaching that It Is going to put taxtcabs, many horse cabs, mo tor cycles and a host of other tilings out of commission. In announcing Its step the govern ment declare sthat the army Is plenti fully supplied with automobile tires and the like, but declares there oxlsl a need for synthetic or "regenerat ed" rubber that can be filled only In this way. In consequence all owners or prospective ownors of solid tires, outer tires, or lunor tubes, regardless of their condition, must contribute. Bicycles aro almost tho only thing ex empted. Automobiles and carriage owners are hardest hit. Vienna and tho lar ger cities of Austria, still have a more plentiful supply of cars than Ger many, but these and the two-horse cubs equipped with pneumatic tires, it Is expected, will go. The person who attempts to cir cumvent the new regulations may be punished with six months imprison ment, or fined 15,000 Kronen, if he falls to turn . In every bit of Tti;bbqr tire material: ho postOBSos qu the day allotted. The firat rubber confiscation was In November of last year, and' vrasmore successful than anticipated. So. nucb rubber was discovered thai the "mil itary warehouses were filled, and It was possible to turn back so mo of the tires to private individuals. apply, or wrongly applies, his strength. Maxwell cars have horse-power all you want or need probably more per pound of car weight than any other automobile in the world. But we don't make any loud cry about it. Because we have more than horse power to sell you. Because you are, and should be, inter ested in results, the net effectiveness of power. We challenge competitive tests. We invite comparison. Because.we absolutely know that no car of its-class or weight can surpass the Maxwell on speedways, on rough roads, through sand or mud, anywhere. And because we know, and you will know, that, everything considered, the Maxwell is the World's Greatest Motor Car Value! IfUfi TIEN-TS1X, China, Sept. 4. Gor man agents have Bllrred up much unrest among tho thousands of Chin ese coolies which the French author ities are sending from Tlon-tsln to southern France. Agents of the French government have represented to tho Chinese that they are to be ex clusively used as agricultural labor ers. German agentB have circulated reports among tho coolies and per suaded many of them that the French Intend to use them in digging trench es and making actual war against I Germany and her allies. Reports of I this character have been widely dis cussed throughout Tlen-tsln as well as in snaniung province-, wucio m French agents aro recruiting Chinese. Recently many of the Chinese brought to Tlen-tsln have refused to ship for France, and a number of them jumped overboard and swain back to shore after they had actually started on their long voyage. The French government has been authorized by tho Chinese govern ment to recruit SO, 000 coolies. The term of their service Is to be three years. Paralysis Appears on Border EL l'ASO, Tex., Sept. 4. Muni cipal authorities in Juarez, the Mex ican community across the Itio (ir.'inde, today ipiimintincd against El Paso children because of the appear ance of four cases of infantile pum aiysis h're recently. An emergency hospital is being equipped here for treatment of patients should the dis ease spread. GOOD WORK FOR SICK WOMEN The Woman's Medicine Hat Proved Its Worth. When Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies were firet introduced, their curative powers were doubted and had to be proved. But the proof came, and grad ually the use of them spread over the whole country. Now that hundreds of thousands of women have experienced the most beneficial effect! from the use of these medicines, their value has be come generally recognized, and Lvdia E. Pinkham'B Vegetable Compound Is the standard medicine for women. Tho following lettor is only one of the thousands on file in the Pinkham office, at Lynn, Mass., proving that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound is an article of great merit as shown by the results it produces. Anamosa.Iowa. "When I began tak ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound I suffered with a displacement, and my system was in a general run down condition. I would have the head ache for a week and my back would ache so bad when 1 would bend down I could hardly straighten up. My sister was sick in bed for two months and doctored, but did not get any relief. She saw an advertisement of your med cine and tried it and got better. She told me what it had done for her, and when I had taken only two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound my head began to feel better. I continued its use and now I don't have any of those troubles." Mrs. L. J. Hannan, E.F.D, 1, Anamosa, Iowa. RANDMcNALLY&CO. MAKERS OF MAPS for All the World -ttlCAGO NEW XORK Hf-
