PRESIDENT'S MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS
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course nsk find should be Riven no spe
cial privilege, such ns extending to
them the credit of the government
itself. What they need nnd should ob
tain Is legislation which will mnke
their own abundant nnd substantial
credit resources available as a foun
dation for Joint, concerted, local ac
tion In their own behalf in getting the
capital they must use. It is to this w
should now address ourselvea.
It has, alngulnrl.r enough, come to
pass that we hnve allowed the Indus
try of our farms to lag behind the
other activities of the country In Its
development. I need not stop t tell
you how fundamental to the life of the
nation is the production of Its food.
Our thoughts may ordinarily be con
centrated upon the cities and the hives
of Industry, upon the cries of the
crowded market place and the clangor
of the factory, but It Is from the quiet
Interspaces of tho open valleys and the
free hillsides that we draw the sources
of life and of prosperity, from the
farm and the ranch, from the forest
and the mine. Without these every
street would be silent, every office de
serted, every factory fallen Into disre
pair. And yet the farmer does not stand
upon the same footing with the fores
ter and the miner In the market of
credit. Il Is the servnnt of the sea
sons. Nnture determines row Inng ho
iin. ' wait for his crops and will not
tie hurried In her processes. He may
give his note, but the season of Its
tnnturity depends uion the season
when his crop mature nnd Ilea at the
gates of the market where his prod
nets nre sold. And the security he
gives Is of a character not known In
the broker's office or as familiarly a a
it might be on the counter of the
banker.
The agricultural department of the
government Is seeking to assist as
never before to make fanning an effl
clent business, of wide co-operative ef
fort, in quick touch with the mnrkets
for foodstuff. The fsruiers mid the
government will henceforth work to
gether as real pnrtnera In this Held,
where wo now begin to see our way
very clearly and where many Intelli
gent plans in.' already being put Into
execution.
The treasury of the United States
has by it timely and well conxldcrcd
distribution of Its deposits facilitated
the moving of the crops III the present
season nnd prevented the scarcity of
avallnble funds too often experienced
at such times. Hut we must not allow
ourselves to depend upon extraordi
nary expedient. We must ndil tlie
MM liy i 'ii h the fmu. cr ninv mnke
his credit i oiiMtiiully and easily uvull
able and commnud when he will the
capltul by which to supiort and ex
I'Minl his business. We Ing behind
nrny other great countries of the mod
Mi world In attempting to do this.
Systems of rural credit hnvo been
studied and developed on the other
side of the water while wo left our
fiirmers to shift for themselves In the
ordinary money market. You have
Inn to look nhoiit you In any rural dis
trict to see the result, the huudlcup
and embarrassment which have been
put UMin those who produce our food.
Conscious of th'j& ickwardness and
neglect on our piaw, tlie congress re
cently authorised the creation of a
siMH'lal commission to study the vari
ous systems of rural credit which hnve
been put into operation In Europe, nud
this commission is alreudy prepared
to report. Its reHirt ought to make It
easier for us to determine what nielli
...is will be best suited to our own
fanners. I hope and lielleve that the
committees of the senate and house
will address themselves to this matter
with the most fruitful results, and I
lielleve that the studies and recently
f irintsl plans of the department of ag-
ex pei . cine. Hither I linn by our own.
bustnesa communities of the country we ,, )efln) how to uerf9 m
Is to prevent private monopoly more nnd how soon It will he possible and
effectually thnn It hns yet been pre- wp ( withdraw our supervision. Let
vented. 1 think It will lie enslly agreed , ,.,, a,,,, . mth fln1 set ont wtth
that we should let the Sherman nutl- flr, nli(i confident tread upon It. and
tmst law stand, nnnltered. as It Is, ,, ii.ill not wander from it or linger
with Its debntnhle ground nbout It upon It.
but thnt we should ns much ns possl-
hie reduce the aren of thnt dcbnuibla PRflRI CU IIU Al ACIf A
ground by further nnd more explicit UdLbM JN ALASKA.
legislation nnd should also supplement v D.v.lopm,nt by Nation of N(l.
thnt great net by legislation which , " . D... .... -..,, - . " , .
will not only clnrlfy It but also facili
tate Its administration and make It
fnlrer to all concerned.
No doubt we shall all wish, and the
country will expect, this to be the
ccntrnl subject of our deliberations
during the present session, but It Is a
subject so many sided and so deserv
ing of careful nnd discriminating dis
cussion that I shall take the liberty of
addressing you upon It In a special
message at a later date than this. It
to of capital Importance that the busi
ness men of this country should be re
lieved of all uncertainties of law with
regard to their enterprises and Invest
ments and a clear path lndlcnted
which they can travel without anxiety, opraent of the country and Its people.
It is as imporiiint that they should be But the construction of railways is
relieved of embarrassment and aet only the first step-Is only thrusting In
ur.il Resources and Ful
Form of Government.
A duty faces us with regard to Alas
kn H hlch seems to me very pressing
nnd very Imperntlve: perlinps I should
sny I double duty, for it concerns both
the political nnd the mnterlal develop
ment of the territory. The people of
Alnsloi should be given the full terrl
torlnl form of government nnd Alas
ka, as n storehouse, should be unlock
ed. One key to It Is a system of rail
ways. These the government should
Itself build nnd administer, and the
ports nnd terminals It should Itself
control in the Interest of all who arlah
to nse them for the service and devel-
freo to prosper ns thnt privnte monop
oly should be destroyed. The ways of
action should be thrown wide open.
FAVORS DIRECT ELECTIONS.
Would Rttsin Conventions, Delegate
to Be Nominees For Office, Whose
Duty It Would Be to Frame Plat
forme. I turn to n subject which I hope enn
he handled promptly nnd without seri
ous controversy ot nuy kind. I menu
the method of selecting uomlnees for
the presidency of the United States. 1
fei conlldent that I do not misinter
pret the wishes or the expectations of
the country wbeu 1 urge the prompt
enactment of legislation which will
provide for primary elections through
out the country at which the voters of
the several parties may choose their
nominees for the presidency without
tho Intervention of nominating conven
tions. I venture the suggestion that
this legislation should provide for the
retention of party conventions, but
only for the purpose of declaring and
accepting the verdict of the primaries
nnd formulating the platforms of tho
parties, and I suggest that these con- ,
ventlons should consist not of dele
gates chosen for this single purpose,
but of the nominees for congress, the
nominees for vacant seats In the sen
ate of tlie United States, the senators
whose terms have not yet closed, the
nntlonnl committees and the candi
dates for (he presidency themselves, l
In order thnt platforms tuny be framed
by those responsible to the people for
currying them Into effect.
the key to the storehouse and throw
ing back the lock and opening the
door. How the tempting resources of
tlie country are to be exploited Is an
other matter, to which 1 shall take the
liberty of fro .i time to time calling
your attention, for It is a policy which
must lie worked out by well consid
ered stnges, not upon theory but upon
lines of practlcnl expediency. It is
pnrt of our genernl problem of con
servation. We hnve a freer hand In
working out the problem In Aloskn
than In the states of tho Union, and
yet the principle nnd object are the
same wherever wo touch It. We must
use tho resources of the country, not
lock them up.
There need he no conflict or Jealonay
aa between state and federal authori
ties, for there enn be no essential dlf-
or niicompiiiinihg concentration upon
the business of legislation? Surety It
Is a proper and pertinent pnrt of my
report on "The Stnte of the Tnlon" to
express my ndmlrntlon for the dili
gence, the good temper nnd the full
comprehension of public duty which
hns nlrendy been manifested by both
the houses, and I hope thnt It may not
he deemed an Impertinent Intrusion
of myself Into the picture If I say with
liow much nnd how constant satisfac
tion I have nvnlled myself of the priv
ilege of putting my time nnd energy
nt their disposal nllke In counsel and
In action. vTOODROW WILSON.
PHILIPPINE CONTROL
Must Hold Ultimate Independenoe In
View and Strive to Sit Filipinos For
Self Government at Future Dste.
These are all mutters of vital do
mestic concern, and besides them, out
side the charmed circle of our own na
tional life lu which our affections com
ma mi us, as well as our consciences,
there stand out our obligations toward
our territories over sen. Here we lire
trustees. Porto Itlco. Hawaii, the Phil
ippines, are ours. Indeed, but not ours
to do what we please with. Such ter
litorloa. onco regarded as mere posses
atnns, are no longer to lie selfishly ex
PRESIDENT MAKES KNOWN
HIS PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Preeident Wilson's policy to
ward the Philippine Islands is
msde elesr in his message He
urges the development of the
Philippines, always keeping in
view ultimste independenoe of
the islsnders. While he doee not
believe they sre ready for self
government today he believes
thst eventually they will be. He
points out improvement thst hss
recently been msde by celling
sttention to the fsot that more
sistives hsvs been sppointed on
the Philippine commiesion then
wss the esse previously.
feroncc of purpose between them. The
resources in question must be Used,
hut not destroyed or wasted; used, but
not monopolized upon any narrow idea
of Individual rights as against the
abiding Interests of communities, Thnt
a policy can be worked out by confer
once nud concession which will release
these resources and yet not jeopard
or dissipate 1 1 n -iii I for one have no
doubt, ami It can bo done on lines of
regulation which need bo no less ac
ceptable to the people and government
of tho nation nt largo, whose heritage
these resources are. We must bend
our counsels to this end. A comiiiou
purposo ought to make agreement
easy.
ol.ilt.uf f liji iiru impl ,.r I I,., .I,....., I,, ,.f
puMIc cousclouce and of serviceable EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY ACT.
and oullghteiied statesmanship.
URGE8 CURRENCY REFORM
TO BENEFIT THE FARMER.
Preeident Wilson in his sm
ugs urges the immediate pas
sage of currenoy legislation. He
asserts thst business interests of
the nstion sre wsiting on the ex
pected law before making large
new inveetments or developing
resources. The preeident sleo
calls sttention to conditions ss
they exiet st present, which
make it very difficult for the
former to finance his orop. Hs
urges in his annual message pro
visions thst will ssfegusrd the
farmer, help his credit snd pre
vent s repetition of the neces
sity for the governmemnt to de
posit Isrge sums of money in
the southern snd weetern ststes
so ss to sid the producer, ss was
the case last fall.
rlculture may bo made to serve them
very greatly In tbeir work of framing
appropriate aud adequate legislation.
It would bo indiscreet and presump
tuous lu any oue to dogmatize upon so
great and many sided a question, but
1 feel confident that common counsel
will produce the result we must all
desire.
UPHOLDS ANTI-TRUST LAW.
Recommends Thst It Be Supplemented
With More Explicit Legislation to
Facilitate Its Administration.
Turn from the farm to the world of
business which centers in the city and
lu the factory, and I ttiiuk that all
thoughtful observers will agree that
the immediate service we owe tlie
We must administer them for the Urgee Legislation to Ssfegusrd Work
people who live lu them and with tho m" Both on Land and Sea Points
same souse of responsibility to them as Out Needed Economical Reforms,
toward our own people In our domestic Three or four matters of .-p.-. lul lui
affalrs. No doubt we shall success- uortance and significance I beg that
fully enougli bind I'orto Rico and the .vou will permit me to nieiitlou lu cloa
Hawnllan Islands to ourselves by Ilea Ing.
of Justice and Interest and affection. Our bureau of mines ought to be
but the jierforuiaiice of our duty to- equipped and empowered to render
ward the Philippines is a more dlffl- even more effectual sen Ice than It rem
cult and debatable matter. We can ders now lu Improving the conditions of
satisfy the obligations of generous Jus- mine labor and making the mines more
tlce toward the people of Porto Itlco economically productive as well us
by glviug the ample and familiar more safe. This is an all important
rights and prlvllegea accorded our own 'urt of tho work of couservatloo, and
citUens In our own territories and our the conservation of human life and en
obllgatlons toward the people of Ha eivry lies oven nearer to our Interest
wall by perfecting the provisions for than the preservation from waste of
self government already granted them, our material resources,
but lu the Philippines we must go fur- , We owe It In mere Justice to the mil
ther. We must hold steadily In view ' way employees of the country to pro
thelr ultimate independence, and we vide for thorn u fair and effective em
must move toward tlie time of that plover's liability act: and a law that
Independence aa steadily as the way we cun stand by lu this matter will be
can be cleared and the foundations no less to the advantage of those who
thoughtfully and permanently laid I administer the rullroads of the coun-
Actlng under the authority conferred try than to the advantage of those
upou the president by congress. I have whom they employ. The experience
already accorded the people of the la- of a large number of the states s bun
lands a majority lu both bouses of dnntly proves this,
their legislative body by appointing , VVo ought to devote ourselvea to
Bve Instead of tour native citizens to ( meeting presslug demands of plain
tho membership of the commission. I j Justice like this as earnestly as to tlio
hellevo that in this wuy we shall make , accomplishment of iolltical und eco
proof of their capacity In counsel and : noiuic reforms. Social Justice comes
their sense of responsibility In the el- Af- laW i the machinery for It
ercise of political power and that the ' realization aud U vital only us It ex-
success of this step will be sure to presses uuu einnouiea it.
clear our view for the steps which are
to follow.
Step by step we should extend and
perfect the system of self government
In the Islands, making test of them and
modifying them as experience discloses
their successes and their failures; that
An international congress for the dls-
cuxxiou of all questions that affect safe
ty at sea Is uow sitting in Loudon at
the suggestion of our own government
So so.. ii us the conclusions of that con
gross can be learned and considered
we ought to address ourselves, among
we should more and more put under "ther things, to the prompt uilevlatlou
the control of the native citizens of the , Sf the very unsafe, unjust aud burden
archipelago the essential instruments i conditions which now surround
of their life, their local iustrumenUU- the employment of sailors and render
ties of government, their schools, all 't extremely difficult to obtain the
the common interests of their couiuiu- I services of spirited und compel, nt men
allies and so by counsel und experience I such ns every ship needs tr 11 Is to be
set up u government which all the
world will see to bo suitable to a peo
ple whose affairs are under their own
control
At last, 1 hope and believe, we are
beginning to gain the confidence of the
Filipino peoples. II v their counsel and
safely handled nnd brought to port.
May 1 not express the eery reul
pleasure I have experienced lu coop
crating with this congress und sharing
with It the labors of common service
to which It has devoted Itself so unre
scriedly duriug the past seven mouths
Summons.
In tba Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Mal
heur, sa.
Mollie L. Skefflngton, Plaintiff.
va.
Nelson J. Skefflngton, Defendant.
To Nelson J. Skefflngton, Defend
ant. In the name of the Stat of Oregon :
Vou are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint filed against
you In the above entitled suit by
Saturday theBrd day of January. A D.
1014. or (or want thereof plaintiff
will apply to the court fnr the relief
demanded in the complaint, on tile
herein, I a for a decree forever dlsaolv
ing the bonds of matrimony heretofore
and now existing between plaintiff
and defendant and for the custody
of Winnla K. Skefflngton. the Issue
of the union between plaintiff and
defendant, and for a decree tarring all
interest of the defendant iu lota 1. 'J,
3, 4, aud 5. In block No. 174, In the
city of Ontario, Oregon. Thle sum
mo ns is served upon yon bv publica
tion thereof in the Ontnrlo Argus, a
weekly newspaper, published at Onta
rio, Oregon, for six oootemitlve weeks.
by order of Hon. Geo W. McKnlght,
County Judge of Malheur County.
Oregon.
Dated November SOtb. 1013.
Date nt first publication November
SOtb. 1013; date of last publication.
January 1st, 1014
L. Mcfionsgill.
Attorney for plaintiff.
The Ontario National Bank
United States Depository
State of Oregon Depository
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100 acres of line save brush land,
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?". per a.-ie Terms given with
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for stock or other property. Must
be disiosed of soon, aa I am engaged
in other business.
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WE ARE PREPARED
Toys, Dolls, Airships, Tricycles, Childrens'
Books, and a Telephone and a Good
Warm Store and Hand Bags
and Soforth
The above is an attempt to write an "ad" when we
were so busy arranging our display that we had not
time to think what to say. We really don't know our
selves all the attractions we have to show as lack of
space is making it difficult to show everything.
The Chairitable Public will Simply
Have to Come in Here.
Cash Variety Store