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Show I I GLENN E. PLUMB MAN OF THE HOUR Tho man of tho hour Is Glenn B. Plumb, tlio nullior of labor's plan to nntlonnllxc the rnilronds. A few dnys ago he wus us unknown to the man In tho street as any chief In I'ntogonln. Ills nnnio Is In the headlines now, and will stay there n long time. Tho spot-llRht spot-llRht has been thrust upon him with dramatic suddenness, Ho Is n corporation corpo-ration lawyer who gained his experience experi-ence In transportation matters In Chi- Mr. riumb clitics steadfastly to tho ussertlon that tho railroad unions aim "to eliminate tho motlvo ot operation for prollt and substltuto th motive of operation for service," to. which ho adds the corollary that "11 means democracy In Industry, without which democracy In politics Is n mero i Hhell nnd sham." fgggfflASX A He lives with his family In Chevy 'MV.!.' lb. .1 Chase, having moved thcro from Chi cago rccently.whcn It became nppurent that his work as counsel for the four brotherhoods would mean tho direction of a mighty light. Ills son Is Corporal Dumb of Ilattery It of the Klghty-thlrd field artillery. 1IU wlfo Is heart and soul with him In his light. Tho I'lumb plan has been Indorsed by thu 2,000,000 organized railroad employees of America, and the American Federation of Labor, approving tho principle of government ownership, has Instructed Its executive committee to co-opcriitu with tho olllccrs of tho railroad Internationals In their effort 'it also has been Indorsed by several farmers' organizations. |