Vaudeville mayor made city famous, notorious

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 2 p.m.

b"Adorably boisterous and hearty, Mayor George Baker was the life of every party. But if you were a supporter of organized labor or an anti-war activist, he and his \\u201cMayor's Secret Police\\u201d goons were not your friends. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1401b.george-baker-portlands-vaudeville-mayor.html)"