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:-.' iv.J'V h.. ("'! EARLY FORENOON EDITION Ha (Srattit? thi wing hamtpr VOLUME XXI member of associated press LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY,; AUGUST 10, 1923.. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 2GI AS OUTLOOK IS P00RFOR L ihlS IS AdVlCe Given By bta- tisticians Who Make It a Study. LUMBER CHEAPER THAN YEARS AGO Taking All Things Into Con sideration Little Hope, is Held for Price Reductions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Special) Years ago, when the "hiKh cost of living" was a bagatelle compared to what it is now, the late J. J. Hill said, that after all the problem was not the high cost of living, but the cost of hiKh living. Stories of build ing situation in tho various parts of the country indicate strongly according to a review by the Na tional Lumlber Manufacturers Asso ciation that a substantial propor- ot con- slructian nowadays as compared with OW that of ten years ago, is due notan( ms 12 000 soi,iiers bu farewell so mucn io me nign cow oi i.i-!to tonals and labor as to the cost of luxuries m ooin. the new re(tillle at Angora, their oc- ihe New Jersey Lumbermen s As-cu -tion of the ita, am, Slraits sojiation, after a survey of compara- has bee Jor L tive building costs in that state,, irteed, with the small French and points out that there really is no,Ita,ian EarrLsolls aI1(1 the Yankee parallel between the cost of dwell- bluejackets from the American .lo ng nouse now aim oi me cui espunu-, ing house ten years ago i "As matter of fact," says that. Associa tion, huch comparison is not pos sible because an entirely lifleretjTurki ;Tjra0 allll Hroe .. again at type of house is being cons ructc. j chiinak in Gallipoli, at Constanti at the present time. You will find!nopIe an, in Thrace, their patience in the most unpretentious house that: has ))een tried b thc Turk but tne is being built today many or all of j.bavonets reVcrsed and their tempers the following: sun parlor, iwinilovf have kcpt their Mcs muzyAcii thcI1. scats open fireplace, pate rail amlba ts reverscd an(1 their tempers panels, kitchen cn'jinet, expensive ; easn electric and -bath-room fixtures, com- Gencral sir cha,-es Harington, the binatinn ranges, beam ceilings, built- patient an,, Uu.tful commanded-in-m bookcases, colonnades brcaklust ' hicf of the aUjci forccs ,, has nook, oak flooring, hardwood trim.la(lclresse, a tvpica, messaee of C0R1. All or many of these items were con-men,ation amj of c!lution to his of. Biuuieu lujunra u. lavuira ve, I'lll.-l UKU U1U VrKllS IIUl. LUII-'llli:iC.I a part, of tho construction cost; and yet today they are considered to be. a necessity and add very materially to the construction cost. Better Homes Now. However, there has not been such;.,,,,.,,,,,. r .;r.,l; u.. n, t. a change m housing standards in the r ,ook to a ranks to ct;n,Iuct them last four or five years as. to make selves ,iuri, thh rio( jtl ,; comparisons of costs impossible. rhelnit am, reslrajnt am, to ,,0 al, V New Jersey Association points out their powel. , avoill inci,ets so that when the actual cost of lumuer tMat the eva.uation mav bo carried entering into the construction of a out in accol,ance with the high stnn housc is considered in relation to the ...h:.i, ..:,.. ii,mi,,,t ih total cost ami there is further taken . into consnideration thc marked re duction in lumber prices since the i-pring of 11 , there is no justifica tion fttr tho cancellation or poitpone- ment of home building projects. The i1"'"" 'V-.,1 "i- form. Thc patience and restraint for a house bill, which cot $l,7o whit,h have been exercised by thc at Atlantic City in April 1?0, cost) tr0ps ure beyond all praise, and in April of this year ?l :(2o. Ium-lworthv of the bcst tnnlitions. The ber for a typical small house bill in closin, weeks muy be ,jfficut ones Newaik, which amountcl to $1,201 j an, for this reason I ask all ranks in 1!20, now amountas to $877. AI-,to hep m0 in completing the task together the Association compared ! with tne dignity and high sense of prices m 1!I20 and 1!I2.'! on :i.l same ,iuly 1vhich has s0 charactcrizeil the bills in as many diflcrent cities, fhe i rorcc8 j have bcen so proU( to havc smallest showing in favor of 192:1, umer my command." was a reduction of 17 per cent at Perth Amboy and the most favorable showing was JJ4 per cent at Ruther ford; the average was 27.4 per cent. The New Jersey Association pul the lumber cost of a frame house at less than .'10 per cent of the whole. Lumber is Cheaper. In Wisconsin a lumbar dealer at Fox Lake finds that a house there which cost $7,828 in 1820 can now be built for $,2i8 a complete home with seven ro-.ni8 and bath, front and rear porches. The lumber cost of this hou?e in 1!)20 was HOI), reHuutruoie now jur $,ioo. v-uni- parative lumber bills for May 1920 and May 11)2:1 were estimated by till lumber dealers in a.s many differ ent V isconsin cities and vilhiKe-. with the reduction in favor of 102'! lain George .Mayo, in charge of ranging from 10 per cent to 33 pcrlthe division engineer's office of thc cent. Northwestern Lumbermen's As-! socialion, of Minneapolis, had ten i different bills in as many different ! cities and towns- in Minnesota, Iowa ' hue halmon, asn., omiKe, an aml South Dakota, figured for Maynounccd that work of construction 11I-J0 and May l'.li!. The estimates I would begin Friday, for the latter year average L'll .4 1 Today's meeting ta"ed to develop: lower than for the former year. any objections to the schedule of The Cleveland Tnard of Lumber I rates, which are identical with those Dealers calculates that a small house charged on the Kcnnrwick-Pasco of six rooms requires 17..S20 feet of ; bridge across thc Columbia. Pas lumbcr. In March li'20, this amount. sengtr automobiles will pay a rate! of lumber cost t.O'J.'l.-JH. 'In May of lb cents each. Pedestrains and. '1923 (and. it would le somewhat passengers will pay 10 cents each less today) it cost $l,:t70 a decline; A graduated heavier fee will be; of fJ.48, or about :)2 per cent. , charged motor trucks. Captain Mayo; The total cost of this house 22 x tfVwiis accompanied by Colonel Bur-! full two stories, with slate roof, don of Seattle, chief of the north-, nirnacn and wash tiavs. ct., was western eugineers' office of the" war Jt',012 in l'J20 ami $4.!10.0o in l((2:i. department, and K. :. Schuliert of In fairncst it rhnuld oe pointed the Portland office. A large number (Continued on Piige Five.) Ross Leslie Hotel at Head of Lake Almost Ready for the Guests The IRoss Leslie hotel is piogreis ing in fine shape ami soon will be ready to accommodate guests, is the report given by Mrs. Julin 'B. Holme.", Miss Nell Grimmett, Mrs Charles Plavle and Mrs. C. H. Scran- Iton, who returned yesterday aftor- ,noon from a trip into waiiowa county during which they visited the Head of the Lake and enjoyed the resort for a .short time. The new hotel is moving right along and Mr. and Mi's. Leslie arc making every one as comfortable as possible even ;now with workmen engageil in fin ishing the building. When it is com pleted it will be one of the plcasan test places -of the entire northwest, according to the ladies. While they I were in Wallowa county, Mrs. Hol- I mcs attended to 'business matters connected with her property Interests I in that county THE TURKS CONSTANTINOPLE. July 8 (By Mail) With the coming of peace at Lausanne, preparations are being made by the British army to evac uate the territory which they huve held since the armistice- There will be genuine regret among all i the Christian races here, and no little ,., , ,U. -J, ,.-. i.,- f pt. whn r.eneral HnriWtnn t!le Gol(ien Horn. -Kor whatever , uncaaincsg their presence gave to stl.overs jn the Bosnhorus. the Brit ish soldiers have been the main source of security and .order through out the large area menaced by the f,ccra an,i men. In it General Har ingtun, who is beloved of all ranks for- his human qualities and his "constant solicitude for his men says: "It must be realized that it is only human to expect that our departure ...,11 k un..nl.lnj . ...:tl. - .. for(.e an(1 so t,at they mav leave oeninn tnem a memory aim respect for British forces which 'Will be long-lived in Turkey and in the his tory of the British army. All nave a clilticult task to pcr- The evacuation will be completed six weeks after the ratification of the peace treaty. General Harington has asked his government for in structions regarding thc status of the army of occupation during the period subsequent to. the ratifica tion until evacuation- -He suggests the provision that no Turkish forces i aha 1 be allowed to come tn Inn. stantinople. and that no triumphal entries shall take place until the last of the troops have jfO'e, in order to I ;ivoid the danger ol incidents during the delicate period. Undue Tolls 'Arranged. HOOD. IKIVKR, Or.. Auir. 10. At ithe hearing called here today by Caj- NOW LUC TURKEY FOB united Mates war department ln j Portland, to consider the schedule of c3 rates of the interstate span, E. ll.lU ("handier, engineer of the Hood Hiver VA c;.t, ' BIG COUNT I PLANNED Cleveland Would Turn Back History's Pages and Have imposition. i i.i-;vi-;i.,.vii, auk. 1. (A. P.) A gignnilc county fulr, wlikli ulrvnilv Is assiiiumB inierniitlonul propoitlons. win oe nclil in I'lll.llc Hull, this cllv. Hct. (i to Hi. It Is to 1)0 known as the Cli-vcland National Kxhlliltlon and will have a display or UKrlcultural liroiliicts and Implinn-iits. Ilwrtock. fruits a il rloweivi from every part of America. . .lames v. rieinlng. manager of tho Ohio State Fair, is In charBo of tho exlilliition. Manuger I'lcmlng haa unnounccd that tlie Canadian government has reserved 2,00(1 square feet of space in which will lie cvhlliiled Canadian liroduetu. A letter has been received from tho office, of 1'rcsltlcnt Obregon of Mexico anrouiiclng tluit Unit coun try s department of Industrv is con- aiderin; an exhibit. 1'orto Idea and Culm also will send displays. I no finest livestock in America will lie entered, the management believes. The exhibition comes after most of tho state falrn-Jiavc been held nnd It is planned to gather, hero the cham pion herd of nil the state fulra". mak ing the. livestock section a show of champions. An apple show with, fruit entered from nil parts of the country la also attracting wide attention. There will be displays of womon's work, such as baiting and canning; the work of do mestic science and mamiul training of pupils of the schools. SKANOIIAI, I'hina, Any. 10. To sumilement the. forces of the Kbiinir. hal Volunteer "Corps: wlilcfr';fs ' tlio rorclKii ilefense orKunl74ition of the t Iniernatinnal .Setllemcnt of Shanchui J in American I'alvary troop Is nelntTjlo formed iliere. With the American In- lanlry company, this new unit will oe n DEFENSE CORPS frivo American residents two ncparale ; i no seeonii cnop or clover bodies in the corps. Kach member ofi'nudo v,,r' f',' Krowth, due to tho tho troop is supplying and stabling j J'im' ull1 Jl,V rains, and will nuiku a his own mount. hljrh iiiality. liny. Probably most of (this second crop of clover will 'be cut for seed. Very favorablo com) ft Ions image! committee cornea. prevailed Tor the harvesliiiK of thi PENDLTTON, Or., Aug- 10. L.Krain hays, ami the yield per acre is L. Rogers of Pendleton, K. (J. iWiarner besi. in some years. Tho second cut- of Pilot Rock, and Will SLoen of Alii- ton have .been named by tile couu- ty budget committee to sit with the court in tfuvkintr the budget for thol coming year- ine worK win be ionecuttin durinp; the Sepetmber term of court in order that the budget may -be presented to the supertax commission by October 1. Mr. Rogers is -presi- lent of the county farm bureau and a big wheat producer; Mr. Steen is also a progressive wheat farmer; and Mr. Warner is a farmer and sheep man. I r Today La Grande and the Entire Nation joins in a Day of Moiirninjr for Warren G. Harding, our Greatest American Citizen, our departed President. fc, TOSS'S R E CE N T R ATpDULpESTOHF HAS HELPED STATECROPS - n,, . ... ... V, POIill.AND, Aug. 1(1. (.Speelal) -vVM lu, ,.,.,,,-,3 iiii,roveii somewhat during thc month of July :8 a result of unusually good rainfall wli!" ZL Krowlnif wmtliGi. Tho Utuiiiitfo to rlpcmui (fiuln was much wan ilmii ap peaml prolmblo ntMho llmo of tho hfuvy rainfull, say R L. Kent, Arlcl- culturul StatlHtU'i.-m I'. S. Drpart- mcnt of Affrlcultur, . Tho rainfall of July 5lh nnd fith was tho lunivk'st oit record for July in moHt of llui caaU'rn OroRou conn. try. Slight daniao loncurrcd as a ro milt of btcai-lilntf o( rlpo jrrain and lodwiiiK of Kruln ready for cutthiK, but Hprlnff sown praln, and wlnttr wheat on tlid IiIkIut lunda. worn Kieutly improvod b1 tho ralna. Most :raln Browlnsr dlstrlcln aro now cx- peetud to products u laiKi r crop than tho very oxcetlent Oirc of the year 11)21. ' Wheat UnrvestinK of the crop was approximately one fourth Completed in (ho principal wheat growing coun ties on AugiiHt Jt, . and since much of the harvesting In done with "com- 'bines' a considerable num ber of bushels per ucre aro available. Numerous ttfelvu to ;fiftecn sack per acre yellds are reported with an oc casional yield of twenty Kicks, (About 45 bushels) per acre.; One fire loss In Sherman county was settled on a basis of 38 bush?la pW acre, and an other in Oil I la m county on a H7 bushel per acre bas's. Krom I'ma tllla county comes tho report of fill bushels per acre on a "demonstra tittn" field of 45 acres. In tho west cm - wart of the state, much of tlv crop hart -been cut by August 1st, but I very little threshinK done. Kstlmates 'of urownrs, however ar for larger than usual yelldf! o( winter, when t, ,""'1 is' a result of tho unusually fa- vorable soil moisture conditions, thc.unKen today to iiavt' nil motion pic yell of spring' Wheat It: expected to tn and vaudeville ami ictfitimnto considerably ubove the averai H' Tht Jiay crop showed a slight improvement during the month ' tltiK ol allall'a on tmlrrlgaled riehiti va:: heavier than uMual,1 and the quality of the crop Tvas not Injured matei-lally by rain us wan tho first Apples The crop showed some improvement In the stato during tho past month, due fb favorable weather conditions. Pot; lh fulled Mtute tln'n- was a slight falling off In condi tion. Production of. cotniiuercia ap Iplea for sumo of t he principal slate:) Is estimated as follows: New York lfi (f'ontinued on Page Fire.)" OUR DEPARTED PRESIDENT '...WifW.llKt' W' vifwvpji '. '.'i!.'j m ity yi n ULumnubMU KEVAL, July 20. (By -Mail) So viet Russia's effort to restore Potro- irrad to its former importance as the eateway to North Bussia is hnv- ling a detrimental effect on the ports ot Hclsingford, Koval and Kign. The Moscow government is diverting all possible business to Petrograd, and i muttiiig iMiproveiiieins in uiu nar- bor to enable large ships to enter with safety as they did in the days i,f iili,..i... ....,i,.i ruin . i.p nortwhich 'i' '11 has lain idle for so .....p.. W t and Est., TL. Klnn.n... l.nl.tn omn, und naturally does not euro to have the ports of Reval and Ultra continue to ibe pate ways to Russia, as they were in the days of the czar Ice troubles are far less in Revnl and Riga than in Petrograd. $ Bol shevist efforts to keep PetroKrad open throuii extremely cold weath er have not been very successful, and tho Russian government was very unhappy-over the necessity for shipping u large amount of American Relief Administration ..supplies through the ports of yie new lialtic states rather than through Petro grad. recent . census in Petrograd showed the city now hus over naif a million inhabitants. This was something of a surprise, aslt was ut one time believed to have fallen to 300,000. Rut the housing conditions are so good there, as compared with conditions in 'Moscow, that the pop ulation of Petrograd which remained in Russia is apparently drifting back to the old capital, Zinovieff, the hed of the Petrograd soviet and chunman of the Third International, is making a vigorous effort to bring Petrograd -back. . THEATRES WILL NKW YORK, Auk, 1. Hleps were theatres of the nation remain closed next Krlday during Mr. Harding's funenl. Will fTaye Head of the moving picture industry, said theatres will be closed until 8 o'clock Friday. Vaude ville houses throughout I he natlona' circuits will be dark on Friday after noon. Idrcctors or the preduolng manager.) association recommended that legitimate theatres bo close Fri day night. Plumber, I'gtmd (Juilty, 'Appeals. AST()lMAf Or., Aug. 10.In a trial that was tint concluded until ncariy 1 o'clock this morning, a justice court jury returned a verdict- of guilty in the case against George Miller, a local plumber, charged with the illegal possession of liquor. Tho defendant was fined $:I00 but gave notice of appeal to thc circuit court. This was the first conviction by a justice court jury in a liquor case for several weeks. TmSSSt CLOSE- FR DAY Missourian Shows thc Californians How to x Kun Grocery Business He wns born in old Missouri where thc rocks arc sharp und Ibig, but he went to Chico, California and built one of tho biggest grocery businesses on tho const for that size town. That is thc brief history of t H. Kilpatnc who with his .wile visiting Mrs. Kilpatnc s - brother, Rev. A. R. Sitton. They will remain lor some tunc, whilo tho prince Kroceryinnn ot chico takes a rest far enough uway from business where he can neither hear the cash register or tho telephone. STABILIZE Convention at Moscow, Ida ho Called for Oi egon, Washington and ' Idaho Representatives. MOSCOW, Ida., Auyt 10 (Special) Karnu'i'H und iclslatoia rcii.sent Injf four stales Idaho, iVuHnliiKlon, On-sbn, und Montana have bcoiMn jvted to uHHemblo here Kutunluy, Am;. IK, to oktog on a program for Ktublli- wit ion of tho price of wheat. Tho cull wa Issued by Ihu Moscow Chum bor 6f Commerce hh a further atop in ltn endeavor to remedy tho preHont Illogical t'cortomiu situation of w wheat fnrmy. w Leiidoru of furmerH orunizatlomt, toBltlHl,, with si'nulors ami ropru Hi nl.itlvoj ; ot tlio four northwest. Htuti'H nnd iiroixuiruto ol various solu tion of thi! prtfMnt difficulty have boen Invited. Already nufi'lclcnt re Kponm' hus ben received to ussurr tho HUCccBs of the rmctlntf. Kurmera of tho Mokcow dlHtiift uro liolilln preliminary meetings to Uneus8 tho event. (lox-ornnient flvrtt lon of ' I ho TirleO of wheat wan propowd by IIhOIohcow Chumber ol Cuiiiincmi In .-, rcsolu llon adopted laHt win tel. propos al wui.: oinbudhd In tl." !...ulinK hill, which will be befo t-ioii!;i'crt. uguln ut t he next MfHMion, provldniK that tint Kovirnmi-u( fix Hut prlco ot wheut by buyhlg ut $l.7f fur three years. This propoMul iiati uroiiHt'it nation widf dlMrjfcioir which huti produced sev- eramilternativo pluns. - A 111011; those who huvo utgnlfieil tlirii Inti'iitlon to bo pn-Hi-nl ut the Morcow moi'tlng are Kenutor 'runx li. CloodliiK' of Idaho, uulhor of tho Hooding bill ; 4'oiiKi'eHKimin Hurl on li. J'Ycm-h 91' Idulio, whiihuH HiiggeHt ed that the guvurnment ugrcMt to buv surpluH wlx'ul at a flxt-d price In June; I'reHlilt nt S. II. Ij. I 'enrobe ut Whittn.-in college, who propbHun that the governiuenL fix a homily on ex port wheat and un equivalent duty on wheat Imported; tf.'tiutor C. C. Dill ami ('ongremi J. V, Hiimmera, or WuHhingloii; and President AilimiH oi tho Washington Km m era' I nton. The object of tho meeting, It In an nounced, in not to Induce luceptunce of any particular plan but to crystall l.u. effort around whichever plan fP'omi! hcfd utter review of all of (hem, ho um Io get Homo action In time to help Iho lurmer in lib. I'iuanelal prim leuiti u ( Huiin (Ui poHHible. It the four nort hweHt Htuten can agree, on u tuiL program ihe hoiio hi (XpnHtil that oiltyr fteetion of the country can come - to similar agree ments In Mlinllar pactional mei'tlugA, which may result In a great national IIHM't lug. m Kiirniu and biiNinesH men ullko point out th jit national prosperity cannot tong biiNie IndiiNt eh'iro If uKriniltnre, tho y7tf the country, lit bdn eoudiurted al a Iohh. riu y cite faciH to show that Iho pn-Ki ut prlcw of which ddc:i not brlnji the cost of pro- PROGRAM TO WHEAT ASKED duction; Hint olhcr hid ust rim have j ln0 fjrst H;x nionthrf of this year been Kuhsidii-d or encoittti:tl by li'twere less than two billion dollars. KovcrnniAit In times orrlHia; timt population Ik Tup Idly leaving Iho la ruin; thitl riirniiTn cannot coin petti In the labor market tor help thev j " , -- need under prcurtit eondtlonn; and ""'i (in mill luikiiii'ii-i, " kcih y l of so great im - 1 1 loniil importance that It require.'! 1 jmtli'inal remedy, prompt uction ;Home Hurt they uris hh a vilaliuc - i Young Man Loses Ivg. ! THE DALLES, Or., AuK. 10 Ooan Johnson, 20-year-old son of Mr 'and Mrs. J. C. Johnson of this city, . sufferpil the loss of his right teg today, when he fell into thc.separa- tor cylinder of a threshing machine t put the tariff the harder and long ; while it was yi operation. Y-ung er tho workmen of Europe work. Johnson was working on his father's i Moreover, we cannot blame them ' ranch in the Wrentham district at while the" masse of this country the time. He was. taken to The Dalles hospital- where an operation was performed at once. lie is ex pected to recover. 'St am peili'" Attract. Throng. COTTAtiB (JIM)VK, Or., Aim 10. A crowil which exceeded all ex- i. .;... ...,.! ... Ii.iun It-.oTi iiimn. cm i i iti hh ....... at least 8.000 attended the ataurpeoe . performaoce Sunday at Loudon Spiinsrs ly men who had performed; in round-ups at Pendleton- There was hardly parking space for the motorcars, estimated at irtOO. Tho hflrrnrmmw, ini'lmled lironriwi bust-: tir,e riding bucking ntccra, etc. TUOiCHIS BEING BOUGHT FROM EUROPE" Babson bays Big Import Shipments Working 1-1 o n-loVi try TT opf v . : MILLS AND FACTORIES ARE BEING SHUT DOWN v j Ini)orts froitiAi'oad Must Kesuit inijess.Amencan '-Laboi; Beirtg Employed.; WEliLESLEY HILLS, Mask Aticf. 10.-tr( Special) Mr. Bubson was in terviewed today oft the reason why East ure siiutting down. He at once replied that our tremendous imparts aro (probably the cause. An ex amination of the situation shows that these mills which are now fihuttincr down'for one or two days a week are those mills which Jinve the keenest competition from v Europe. There hiu been no shut downy of mill.s. al factories which are not subject to Europftiin competition. Mr. iiauson s ratemctit is a.s follows: "Made in Uermany ' The other day my, wife returned from Boston where jie .bad been to do some shopping. 45he had made three purchases: two dozen linen towels, somel individual salt con tainers, and tm attractive pen knife, tlio hitler ostinjr but 115 cents. She bought th::t;o thinj;s at good stores and withouCVnny special reference U) prices. That is, she purchased u-Viii t elm uii it oil 11 itI l ul nn -slinn- x pinir around.' To our ereat surprise whenvopening the packages, ,k. we found that each towel wns labelled with a .paper sticker ''Made i;k Ger nianv' that the glass salt coritafrien weretlube!lpd "Made in Czech j Slova kia, and that ,the knife came from Enirlnml. At first thousht one woufd conclude that this was largely accidental, but on studying the im port figures the 'reason for this is very evident. ""Tho imports for the first six months of were $2;005,Gti.',019 compared wjth only $l.4HU07,78 for the firstV;ix months of 1922, and only $l,3:0,47i,:K!:t for the first six months of 11J21- The first six months of "JJI14 (before the great World j War broke out) our imports were less than one billion dollars. 1 hi means that ultho our manufacturing capacity has been increased 30 Vc in tho last ten years and consequently our imports should normally decline, yet they are over double what they were Ik fore the War and almonst treble what they were at times dur ing the War. With the exception of automobiles ami new 'building, purchases arc not any greater today than they have, bctnf in most pre vious years. that is, people, have hot increased their put chases Tn ati' such proportion as imports' hve, ii) creased. This therefore means that we "arc -buy'mjt today foreign made gOOrlH plattt ot Aniencunnauo , iroods. Less American Goods. "Great imports from abroad must rerjlt in les1 American made goods being purchased and consequently in the shutting down, part time at least, of American mills and factor ies. If this continues, it will ulti mately result in unemployment in many lines of industry and in many communities. Of cour.se, if we were increasing our exports as our im- pul tH increased, this miKht solve the 1 proldem; but our exports have shown j a .steady decline during the pat .four years. Altho we exported in 28,0lii,307 our total exports for This iuiih that aitho our manutac turintTapacity greater than ever, we are selliinr less abroad and buy- , frc JIIIK i'iuiu IK'UI uuiuiui umii m.- i ure. 1 4,Sell to America or Slarve 1 "There is a tendency among the farmers blame the (Administration . for itH .situation. Altho the recent Congress muy be to blame rfor many things, it cerininly is not to blame for our present import situation. The rwent Congress enacted one of Ihe highest tariffs ever cnactetl in history, and did all it could to prc- I vein unu din icuicy wnicn in; coun- trv is facing today- Tho higher we iii-p livii.tr on thp fat of the lanii. Tho workmen of Kuropc nmst pitlicr sell rmhs lit America or starve. Of eout"-o we cnuhl flurl a campaicn ovi r here to buv all American kooc!, : difficult to put aero.".". The only hut such a campaicn wouhl be very aiiMver to the pioliiem is that our I n..,.ln miwl ii'.tt-b hurdpr und ho p .iv ....... ......... . , more cllicicnt in onier io oaiance up the situation. When two jars of water are connected by a tule, in oi own jar fall to thc European must level. It happens today that the Wider in the Anieilran jar in the hiirher. anil the question before U3 (Continued on Pago Five.) , . ,
