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LA GRANGE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE.
Friday. February 26, 1932
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NEW AMERICAN EPOCH
In the. news that more aliens left the United States than
entered it during, the year 1931 there is a clear indication
1 tjhat a turning point in American history has been reached.
For mere than a century Uncle Sam's domain was a power
, ful magnet, to millions beyond the seas, They came in tre
mendous floods, comprising one of the greatest migrations
in the story of mankind. But now, evidently, the tide has
reached the crest and a slight backwaBh has already begun
According to recent estimates, the number of aliens who
went back to the old country in the past year was approxi
mately 25,000. greater than the number who came in. Sev&lp
flmmigration restrictions, widespread deportation proceed
ings, and present business conditions are probably the
strongest factors in, the situation. " '
' ' It is hard to realize how much this change means to Am:
erica. In 1914 fully a million European were granted
admittance to our country; and as our restrictions were
stiffened after the war the desire to live in the United
States grew stronger in the hearts of- innumerably war-
stricken men and women across the Atlantic.
But now that epoch 's finished. The land of opportunity
has announced that it now has all the inhabitants that it
'needs for a while. And some of the new comers have fouhdH
'on the other hand, that life can be just as hard on, this side
of the ocean as on the other.
Has America ceased to be the lant of opportunity? Most
of us would not admit it. But from now on our growth will
be slower. Never again, probably, will we welcome immi
grants as we formerly did. Perhaps it is a good 'thing, for
it will allow, us the opportunity to educate and assimilate
those that are, now here, solve many social problems of long
standing, and raise our general standard of living. ,
; tJncle Sam is a young man just attaining maturity, Now
he. must take an inventory of himself, decide where he 'is
going, and how he. is going to get there. If ho is to make
n success of his career he must recognize his weaknesses and
take definite steps to correct them, and then combine all his
forces in the long struggle upward to the goal.
As a nation we face many complex problems. And the
fact that we have stopped growing gives rise to further
problems. Heretofore all our industries have . taken for
granted a rapidly growing market; now they 'must adjust
themselves to a fairly stable population. '' ' "
livery man and woman who came to America somehow
felt that life would be better over here; that there would
be more freedom, more opportunity, more happiness. That
vision is still with us; and now we are settling down to work
harder 'than ever to make that vision a reality. Uncle Sariv
has grown up, but the best years of his life are just ahead.
FASTIDIOUS
Within this first quarter of the twentieth century the
immaculate man and woman,' once conspicuous because of
. their neat personal appearance, have become common-place,
and the slovenly individual stands out in the crowd. It may
be said without danger of much exaggeration that present
day standards of tidiness during wording hours are higher
i than the Saturday night and Sunday standards of two decades
back. Even the modern factory workers gathers no more
grease and grime than his agricultural forebear.
One phase of this trend toward universal cleanliness and
personal pride is noted In a current advertisement;" The ad-
, writer observes:
"Physical wholesomeness luis become' gospel to the Ameri
can people. Toilet preparations which enhance charm are on
; every .household list as only groceries used to be. The
. makers of fine soaps, dentifrices, bath salts, powders,' per
fumes, creams, lotions and score of other cosmetics picturize
their winsome appeal."
Further proof that this is the fastidious era is seen in the
increased volume of business of laundries, greater number
of dry cleaning and clothes pressing establishments, thriving
shoe shine stalls and stands, more general adoption of the
. daily bath, more frequent patronage of the barber shop and
beauty parlor, and more extensive wardrobes of men, women
and children. ......
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
The senate committee on terri
tories and Insular possessions "has
approved a measure designed to give
Independence to the Philippine Is
lands if approved by the Filipinos 16
years after adoption of a constitution
for the Islands.' The estimated short
est time before the Islands would
become independent Is 10 years. '
The provisions of the plan agreed
On call for admission of Philippine
products into this country In the
present volume for the first 10 years
of' the 16-year period. Then for five
years the tariff would be graduated;
and upon complete Independence
full tariffs would apply. The pur
pose of' these provisions Is to give
th ' islands time' for an economic
adjustment from free trade relation
ship to this country to tarlf rela
tionship. Now the Islands ship great
quantities of sugar, copra, cocoanut
on, hemp, etc. to this country, free
of all duty. American producers
competing with Philippine products
have lately become the most noisy
advocates of Philippine Independence.
Dairy Interests object to free impor
tation of cocoanut oil which is 'a
large ingredient of butter substi
tutes. Beet sugar Interests oppose
free Philippine sugar, though 'this
Is not so large as the quantities
from Hawaii and Porto 'Rico which
como in duty 'free Cuba has a 20
per cent differential, that is, her su
gar comes in. on the basis of 60
per cent 'of the standard tariff.'
Perhaps in 10 years ' the islanders
may be able to govern themselves.
The United States has generally held
to the plan of giving them Inde
pendence when there was prospect of
stable government there. It - Is
hard to tell how soon the period of
tutelage should end. Countries 'free
and white and nordlc are having' so
much'' 'difficulty maintaining self
government .In these times It may
not do ' wise .to be too skeptical of
the governing capacity of the little
brown brothers. "
It does not seem, however, that
the question of Philippine Independ
ence should be set on a higher bdsts
than the commercial side. On the
one hand commercial Interests with
Investments in the islands are eager
for the United States to retain con
trol indefinitely. Such a counie
would not be honorable dealing with
the Filipinos who have been our
wards for over 30 years. Nor Is It
fair and Just to set them adrift be
cause 'now they arb In small 'degree
competitors -of residents of the main
land. In our Judgment, there ' are
only two factors involved: first, the
capacity of the islanders themselves
for self-government; and second,
considerations of strategy from the
standpoint of American Interests in
the orient. On the last point pros
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In Washington
By Herbert Plnnimer
WASHINGTON - The spectacle of
seeing the "Lion -of Idaho" lift his'
"oratorical' paw for a' strike at the
Scholar in Pontics" thrills senate
galleries nowadays, but onlookers of
the past probobly would have yawn
ed. Senator Borah's verbal dash with
Senator Pess of Ohio the other day
on the question of whether the gov
ernment, should, appropriate money
directly for unemployment relief was
exciting enough. ' But It pales -bende
some of the stormy 'scenes' enacted
on the floor of the senate. r ' --
In what is sometimes described as
"the good- old' days" 'senators prac
ticed less self-restraint than.' they
seem to do' now.' 1 Then they -often
sought satisfaction with their fists
for what they Construed as insults.
i-Such a thing today Is a rare occur
rence. .'
slderably." The lotter Institution re
ceives considerable of its Income from
the federal government. and for pur
poses of the current discussion this
may be disregarded.
The 'two institutions are cutting
cornerB on maintenance costs, sal
aries 'and general operation. There
have been some reductions In' the
total number of students attending
tnis year and as a result some com
binations In faculty positions have
been possible.- They have curtailed
expansion programs and for the most
part have budgeted for upkeep and
repairs only the sums most urgently
neeaea. . - - -.
While this co-operation is being
appreciated by the taxpayers, there
probably will be steps taken to co
ordinate the various Institutions'
work atlli - further. Moves now on
foot are strongly In favor of elimi
nating duplicating functions among
the five major Institutions of Wash
ington. The university, state college
and the normal schools are offering
certain overlapping work. The pub
lio Is providing these Institutions as
free schools of higher learning and
an Increasing number among the
public Is demanding that the fullest
economy in expenditure of its tax
will have as her subject "A Little
City of Many Nations." Miss Hughes
has a fine message and It will be a
privilege to hear her. The public
is invited to attend.
BANKERS AND
FARMERS IN
CONFERENCE
(Continued Prom Page One)
This being u dry country, we rather
expect its mercurial people ' to vote
wot in The Digest poll. Were It wet,
they would vote dry. Weston Leader.
and cons nearly cancel out. the ad-! mono be practiced.- Unless critics
vantages of an outpost In the far ' " atleW' J"8' satisfactory
east being offset by the dangers of i" "" Z ,7 , ""' "-
...h .v.rt t.- ,1H .aol duplications removed. Walla
nnm 41nf. l-lm ' TTlllnrJ SrntAa hlmillrl I ' ""
retain tibmo naval base there, which
tho Filipinos would doubtless be en
tirely willing to have ua hold", for
their protection as well as ours. So
that the only issue of Importance
Is: are the Filipinos ready Xor self-
ttovernmcnt?
About the only way to tell whether
they are ready for self-government
Is to let them try; and 10 years ought
to be long enough .period of pro
bation on top of the 34 years they
have had. They could hardly make
a worse mess of things than, the Cu
bans. Orogon Statesman, '
UNCIJ3 8AM, LAY OFF
A federal tax of one cent per gal-
REED ATTEMPTS .
TO BUILD UP A
POSITIVE ALIBI
(Continued From Page One)
of Grant county, discussed the pro
gram to Increase the feed supply In
Orant county through the use of
fertilizers on the hay crop, testing
tho grasses ond other methods.
John Kuhns, forest supervisor of
Baker for the United States depart
ment of forestry, discussed "Food
Resources and Conservation on For
est Reserves," including methods of
reforestation and noting tho facilities
ror rood supply.
H. O. Avery, county agent of union
county H, A. Llndgren, animal hus
bandman, O. S. C. extension serv
ice; F. L. Ballard, county agent lead
er; and R. G. Larson, county agent
of Malheur county, are the afternoon
speakers; ' while Eugene Courtney, of
wood burn, and Dan M. Otis, of Madi
son, Wis., will address the banquet,
LlHt of Registrations
Registered for the meeting are
Paul V. Marls, Corvallls extension
service; C. C. Clarkson, Livestock
State bai.k Portland; Kenneth Mil
ler, ' Spokane, Portland,1 and Seattle
railway, of Portland; Dan II. Otis, ag
ricultural, commission A. B. A., Modi'
son, Wte.; T. P: Cramer Jr., Portland,
Oregon Bankers' association; A, K.
Parker, Enterprise, Ore., State bank;
J. A. Eggleson, president of Enter
prise State bank; R. 'G-. Johnson, ex
tension service. Canyon City; J. A
Oasklll, of Imbler, farmer.
R. T. Fortner, county agent. Baker;
R. O. Larson, Ontario county agent,
night admitted he had seen Reed at alhT ?uny: f'' iTe
... . StRtfl bank: Paul O. Stewart. Crane
me ponce station
An Ashland newspaper woman, Miss
Rcglna Johnson, testified Layman hod
toia her naif an hour after the mur-
lori on gasoline will be placed on clor that ho could not describe the
gasoline if that Item Is not expunged .nien wno Kinea Knott.
from the list of commodities re com
mended to congress by Ogden L,
Mills, head of the treasury depart
ment, for the imposition of a sales
tax. 1
Tho gasoline tax Is a source of
rovenuo which by right of priority
should remain exclusively to the
states. It creates a fund that re
verts directly to the benefit of those
from whom It Is collected. Money
dedicated by motorists to tho cause
of
for good roads. A federal gasoline
tax would go for general governmen
tal purposes and when once estab
lished will be hard to dislodge.
If It Is necessary to resort to a
sales tax to raise sufficient 'revenue
for federal purposes, why Jump onto
the already heavily taxed motor fuel
hen there are thousands of other
commodities outside the provisions
of the new revenue proposal? For
the federal government to invade tho
Rfts-tflX field is to cripple tho states.
It is true, Uncle Sam would collect
Mrs. Florence Mnrsters, of Ashland.
identified Rood as a man who stayed
at her rooming house the night of
the murder.
REV. CUTLER
TALKS BEFORE
LARGE CROWD
State bank; Paul O. Stewart, Crane
stockman; H. A. Llndgren, Oregon
State college; John C. Kuhns, forest
service, of Baker; Eugene Courtney,
Bank of Woodburn, Woodburn, Ore.;
F. L. Meyers, of La Orande; L. R.
Brelthaupt, O. S. C. extension serv
ice; F. L. Ballard, Corvallls, county
agent leader; H. G; Avery, Union
county agent; Paul E. Pollman, First
National bank of Baker; Mrs. Poll-
jman; R. S. conwtocK, cove iarmer;
A HYA. Zurbrlck, president Union Coun
ty Bankers' association. La Grande:
Walter Pierce. George Currey, E. H.
DeLong, of La Grande; and Thomas
WallBlnger, A Heel.
Evangelist Rev. C. W. Cutler, spoke
good roads should be used only i lust night to an overflowing audience
at mo cnapei car stationed at the Fir
street crossing. Elliott Finlay sang
as a special musical number "Teach
Mo to Pray.' The evangelist's theme
was "Above the Clouds" and he men
tioned three mountain top incidents
in tho Bible Calvary, Mt. Olivet and
Sychor. Ho asserted that the Losd's
richest blessings como to the adven
turous soul. Mt. Calvary stood for
sacrificial service. In answer to the
Christian Who asserts he has done
his share, tho evangelist asked "In
view of Calvary when havo you done
the tax from the manufacturer, but J": !H"'' T L'? u'?1
power, persou.nl, perpetual, practical.
Sychar Btands for testimony of the
convert. Sunday morning. Rev. Cut
ler will speak on "The Builders" and
In the evening at 7:30 he will speak
on "Th Main Line." These services
will be In the Baptist church. There
will be a union service of the young
people of tho Baptist, PreBbytcrian,
Methodist and Christian churches In
the chapel car at 6:80 Sunday eve
ning. The children's Loyalty choir
will sing a special selection at the
tho tax ' will be on the price Just
tho samo, without benefit to the
states. It is the plan in Oregon to
reduce, at the- next legislative ses
sion, the automobile license fee by
per cent, or more, and raise the
gasoline tax possibly two cents. A
federal tax In addition would make
too much. It Is enough that the
motoring group build and maintain
our costly system of hlRhways with
out being called upon for heavy fed
eral tribute.
Perhaps Japan did borrow from America some of the
, "high-pressure" salesmanship methods that she is using on
China but blowing up her customers is purely her own
t idea.
tactically without exception, all , Sunday morning service. There will
stales employ nutombblle license fees J be a children's meeting at the chapel
and gasoline tax collections for rood car each Tuesday and Thursday at
purposes only. Last year In Oregon 4:00.
eliminated the two-mill market Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock
road tax. The gasoline and auto Miss Ruth P. Hughes of Hock Springs,
taxes must fill this breach'. Property Wyo.. will speak at the Baptist
had to be relieved of the burden, ' church. ' Miss Hughes Is engaged In
and It will never again be replaced, t Christian Amerlcanlimtlon work ond
The federal government should lay I
off the gasoline tax and leave 'It BsessasBBvaBMHasBHSBflBnsBBflH
exclusively to the - states, whero It
belongs. It seems that the Idea In
getting taxes Is to get where the
getting Is good,, regardless of all
other considerations. Oregon City
Enterprise.
Famous Geographer
Paolo Toscnnelll Dill ipozo, Ital
ian geographer, wns born In Flor
ence, llnly, 1807, and died there In
14G2. He believed that India could
be reached by sailing to the west
ward, and so ndvlscd Columbus In
M74. He also gave tho king of Por
tugal similar views. It Is thought
lie strengthened the purpose of the
great voyager to undertake the
western voyage.
Precious Metals in East
An liast Indian nntlro's financial
standing Is based In part upon his
accumulation of silver. Much of
the' gold lace worn by Indians is
often stiver with a thin plating of
gold. Camels, ; elephants and bul
locks of tlie Orient are "nil dressed
up" for a royal parade when they
fare forth In silver trappings.
National Geographic Society Bul
letin. ....v .
Valuable Diicovery
Sir William Henry Parker, a fa
mous Kngllsh chemist, first discov
ered that coal tur could be utilized.
His discovery of the first aniline
color, rn 1S5S, laid the foundation
for a great chemical Industry.
SAYING It WITH FISTS
There Is, for example, whot is re
ferred to "on "the hhl" now as the
Tillman-McLaurin -Incident. Both
were 'senators from South Carolina.
One day during debate the charge
was made that President McKlnley
could - get .votes on -the. Democratic
side of the senate when needed.
"Pltohfork Ben" Tillman In some
way brought, his colleague's name'
into the discussion. McLaurln, ab
sent from the chamber at the time,
heard of It. flushing into the sen
ate, he threw the lie in Tillman's
face. - - - -
.'"Pitchfork Ben" was at him In
stantly. Teller of Colorado was be
tween the two, and until this day
no one knows how Tillman evor got
past Mm to McLaurln. The two were
separated, later censured by the sen
ate, and given an opportunity to
"purge" themselves publicly.
Money of Mississippi and Welling
ton of Maryland provided the senate
a tense moment once in their careers.
Money hftd the reputation 6f being
hot-tempered. At a committee hear
ing he became so enraged that he
hurled a big cut glass Ink-well across
the 'room at someone who had irked
him. '' ' " : 1 ' ' - -
One day Money and Wellington
wero debating conditions in Cuba.
Words flew so. fast that Boon both
were at fever heat. Money climaxed
the situation by shouting:
"Come out Into the hall! -Come
on I
But the facetious observation of
another, senator, that it would be
necessary for the senate to pass a
declaration of war before 'the en
counter, turned the prospective fight
Into a laugh. . V :;
LEGION POST IN
RELIEF PROGRAM
(Continued Prom Page One)
Wre persons and give work to the
unemployed are entltiea to a service
star, showing that in mis campaign,
that Is now being waged against de
pression, "you have done your part In
this great war In bringing business
conditions back to normal. No mat
ter how small or hdw'large your aid
in 'giving employment to some worthy
citizen you will not go unrewarded
or unheralded in the publicity that
vour community deserves. It Is
cause and an act that will bring
back confidence to the country in
general."
.-All who give employment are asked
to notify the service officer of the
legion, Otis Palmer, or Angus McAl
lister, city manager, and they will
receive their star of service. The
names and services of .each will re
ceive national recognition. ' ;
"Help us put Union county and the
city of La Grande on the list of na
tionally mentioned vicinities wnicn
Will receive publicity," tho commit
tee urges. "Oregon led the nation
In filling Its quota of enlistments
during the World war and led the
nation In Liberty and Victory loan
drives. Let us now lead the nation
In the war against depression to a
finish."
A -questionnaire Is being sent to
citizens of La Grande, accompanying
an explanation of the drive and a plea
for co-operation, in which they state
that no discrimination will be shown
between 'the members of the legion
and noil-members who are unemploy
ed. The questionnaire asks,- how
many hours of work will a person be
willing to give to unemployed, will
he also give a man. work of a type
requiring skilled workmen for one or
more hours, or if a person is unable
to use men in the other classifica
tions, the questionnaire asks If he has
a short Job(that he will agree to have
done right away; and the final ques
tion asks if a person has one or more
employed as' a result of the cam
paign.' ' ; - - "
LAYS POl'R-YOLKKI) EGO.
SAN DIEGO. Col. (ff) For Indus
try Mrs. Rhode Island Red, whose
home is in Ellison Dewltt's chicken
yard, took the sweepstakes prize here.
ne put four yolks in one of the eggs
she lias been producing dally this
winter. It weighed 5 ounces, and
at the San Diego natural history mu
seum where it was given a place of
honor, it was the first four yolkedj
egg ever seen. :
FALKS
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which men like so weft.
Trump-in-'stripes has a
genuine Arrow Collar
and is Sanforized-Shrunk.
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THOSE DAYS Alt 13 GONE
No such things these days. With
the death of Senator Caraway of
Arkansas the senate lost perhaps
Its last member who was quick to
avenge when he thought he had been
Insulted. Carowa'y was out 'looking
for Cram ton of Michigan, a member
of the house, the last session for
things Cram ton said about htm on
the house floor. 1 ;
However, they never met.
Whale's Mortal Fo " '
The swordfisli, '"thou'gh much
smaller than the whale, Is a mortal
enemy of this sea mammal that
has much "to fear 'from its dagger
sharp bony lance. : -
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. Heads ot the higher Institutions of
learning In Washington are taking
steps to bring their cosU into line
with the public's ability to support
them. Salary reductions have been
decreed at the university and so tar
as state support of the state college
Is concerned, It has been cut con-
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