COAST TO COAST
U. S. FOR LEAGUE
MILLIONS ACCLAIM WILSON
HE SPEEDS ACROSS
THE LAND.
AS
FE W ASK FOR CHANGES
Majority Feel That President's Guid
ance Should Be Held— He Regards
Pact As Sure to Come Sion.
(By ML Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train —From the Capital at Washing
ton to the far Pacific coast the Presi
dent of the United States has jour
neyed on the most unusual exp >ditioc
erer undertaken by a chief executive
of the nation.
To discuss national questions, many
pr-sidents have toured the land; but
Mr. Wilson is laying before America
a question which affects the whole
world— the question of whether or not
we are to Join in the League of Na
tions; whether we are to forget our
former isolation and share with the
other peoples of the ear:h the respon
sibilities of maintaining civilisation
and preventing, as he says we can do.
future warfare.
Between the capital and .he coast
the president made fifteen speeches
and half a dozen brief talks. All of
100,000 fellow citlrm s listened to him.
Several millions had the chance to see
him. and apparently everyone wanted
to see him. from those who thronged
the streets of the cities and towns
where he stopped, to those who came
to the rallside or stood at little flag
stations in remote places, knowing
their only reward could be a fleeting
glimpse and a wave of the hand.
He has met and talked to all types
of citizens— to men big in the busi
ness, inancial and professional worlds,
to farmers and mechanical workers,
to Indians and cowboys and foreign-
born herders and rangers, to soldiers
and to mothers who lost soldier-sons
in the late war.
What do they all tell him? unani
mously they say they want peace
definitely settled, they want no more
wars, they want the League of Na
tions. and most of the American peo
ple. It may be fairly said, tell the
President they want the League just
as it is, without the reservations or
amendments which certain senators
have insisted upon. The majority of
Citizens say to those who interview
them on this tour:
"Woodrow Wilson guided us rightly
before and during the war with Ger
many. W e entered that war. every
one agrees, to end all wars. He says
the league can do thaL W'e want to
do that, so let us keep on trusting him
and get the league Into operation as
soon as possible, fo rget politics.”
Most Americans encountered on the
tour have forgotten politics
Repub
lican Governors and Mayors have In
troduced the President to his audi
ence; the Major part of the local com
mittees which hare met him have
been Republicans. They have all said:
"W e are nothing but Americans, Mr.
President.”
Mr. Wilson’s arguments for the
league, briefly summarized, are those:
There can be no peace, either now
or in the future, without it. There
can only be a regrouping of nations
and a new "Balance of Power,” which
it certain to lead to war. There can
be no war in the future, with the
league in existence, because no single
nation would defy the united rest of
mankind, and if it did, it cculd be
biought to terms by an economic
boycott, and without, the use of arms.
There can be no reduction in the
cost of living until the league is es
tablished, for nations will not go
ahead with peace time production un
til they know that peace is definitely
assured and that production of war
material is no longer necessary.
Thera can be wonderful prosperity,
with
league In existence, for rel
ations of labor and capital all over
the world will be made closer and
more friendly, and the worker will re
ceive a fairer share of what he pro
duce«.
These declaration of the president,
logically and eloquently put, have left
bU hearers thinking and thinking
deeply. And then Mr. Wilson has
pointed out, the people themselves, as
differentiated from senators «Old politi
cians, seem to want Just what the
president wants, which is America for
leadership
Quite an unusual as the purpose of
the cross country tour is the manner
in which It is being carried out and
the completeness of the arrange
ments on the nine car train which 1«
bearing the party.
At the rear Is the private car May
flower, occupied by the Preslden» and
Mrs Wilson. Next Is a compartment
car for the secretary Tumulty, Ad.
mlral Grayson, Mr. Wilson’s Phygi-
clan. four stenographers, the chief
executive clerk and teven secret ser
vice men. Byond are three compart
ment cars which house twenty-one
correspondents, five movie mm. and
a telegraphic and a railroad expert.
Then there is a dinner, a club ear, and
two baggage cars, one of them con.
verted Into a business office. Th<-
trnfn was exactly on time at every
stop between Washington and the
Coast.
BUY LESS,”
RETAIL MEN
WARN PUBLIC
San Francisco— The retail dealers'
advice to the victims of high price»
is to curtail buying. Following is a
l<ortion of a tenet from Kdward A
Mac Lean, secretary of the Oregon
Retail Merchants' Association, to
Governor John U. Galkins of the
S a n Francisco Federal Reserve
Bank:
"Portland, Oregon,
August 18, 1919.
“ ----- So long is the free buying
spirit of the American public exists,
mayors and governors can fuss and
fume and Conurcss can enact what
It pleases, but high prices will con
Untie. It Is my opinion that the pur
chase of goverutin nt securities such
as War Savings Stamps and Tress
ury Savings Certificates Instead of
merchandise will hasten th.‘ over
throw of the 'high cost of living.'
Here is the point— It Is high time
that the American people ware
brought to realize that the res,«in
sibillty for the high coat of living
Is not a resiionslblllty of Congress
or any other agency. Unless the
American people, themselves, quit
supporting high prices, they can
right now make up their minds to
pay high prices for some time to
come.
Yours very truly,
(Signed» K A. Mar LEAN.
Secretary,
Oregon State R -ai; >rs' Association.”
era approximately 19,000,000 for
»8.427.308.
Every man. woman and child who
bu>s Thrift and War Savinas Stamp«
or Treasury Savings Certificates this
>ear will share In the Government's
dividend
Get Into a War Savings
Society In your community, save and
invest your savings In Stamps and cer
tificates and got your share of tha
melon. You can buy a Thrift Stamp
,'or twenty-five cents.
United States Tires
aix> Good Tires
'C h a in
Dance to Attract Mate.
On some of the Islands of the Pa
cific, in tropical South America, is
• und the beautiful bini known ns the
cana. It Is famous for its so-calhul
ove dances, which appear to be exe-
oted by the male to excite the uilmlr
ntlon of the female birds. When the
ìatlog season approaches the Jacsna
will single out Its favorite lady and
■ry to win her admiration with all its
bewitching maneuvers. In the dance
he wings are spread and worked in
such a manner that the l>cautlful cel-
>rvd feathers produce a brilliant effect.
*
FIRST OF MODERN PUGILISTS
Jack Broughton, Englishman, Nearl)
Two Hundred Years Ago, Formu
lated Rules to Govern Sport.
Jack Broughton, the father o f pu
gilism, fought his first tight on July I).
1725. He was engaged In many rough-
and-tumble fights with other lads, hut
at that time he knew nothing of box
ing. which was Just being introduced
by James Flgg.
While attending a
fair Broughton was attracted by a box
ing booth kept by Flgg ami was much
incensed by the foul tactics used by
-V s s
a big nmu In boxing a much smnllcr
one. He remonstrated with the big
bruiser and an altercation ensued
which had reached the stage of fisti
cuffs when Flgg interfered and Invited
the two men to the stage to settle their
differences. Young Broughton, after
ten desperate rounds, completely tri
umphed over his older, bigger au<l
Thrifty Westerners’ Inv st- more
experienced opponent. That was
mentt Will Earn Nearly Mil Broughton's Introduction to the ring.
lion ancl Ope-half Interest I After Flgg's death he became cham
pion and by formulating a code o f
San Francisco.— Thrifty folks in rules to govern the game he became
the s»vcn states of the Twelfth Fed entitled to rank as the founder of
eral Reserve District saved $6.4 27,- modern pugilism.
30S by purchasing Thrift and War
Pilotless Airplane Flies Far.
Savings Stamps from January I to
For two years experiments have
July 26, 1919, according to a report
made by the San Francisco Federal been making in France with a pilot
Reserve Bank. Five years from now less airplane which seems to be a suc
at their date o f maturity, those cess. The apparatus Is guided from
At n
stamps will be worth Just about a land by telemechanlc means.
mil Non and a half dollars more than trial b efore Colonel Phc, director of
they cost the purchasers.
In other aviation. It traveled over a pre
words, the I'nited States Government scribed course of ISO kilometers and
w ill pay back to the Stamp purchas- landed at, a designated airdrome.
SEVEN STATES
SAVED MILLIONS
IN SEVEN MONTHS
'fluirai Card'
M ost
W e a r — life— service— mile
age— safety— comfort. These
are the things that c o u n t in
a tire.
These are exactly what you
get in United States Tires,—
general all-round tire satis
faction.
This greater total of tire
Car owners w h o do their
ow n thinking prefer United
States Tires. Their merit is
recognized everyzcherc.
W e have them—a type and
size for every car.
HAMMOND LUMBER CO., Mill City
LILLY HAROWARE CO., Stayton.
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TH l u n i v e r s a l c a r
i » 1-.
Most o f the Gas Companies throughout the
country- use a fleet o f Ford Runabouts. The
same is true o f other big corporations. The
reasons are very practical. The Ford Runabout
is the most economical solution o f quick trans
portation from manufacturer to retailer. For
soliciting business, for the Collector, for the
Doctor, Cc-r tractor, Builder, and almost every
ether line o f business activity, the Ford Run
about is really a necessity. W e solicit your order
for one or more. W e ask your repair business.
W e would like your motor accessory business.
W e can > rve you, we believe, to your best
advantage.
values means greater econo
m y— less cost of maintenance
—less repairs and depreciation.
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58th
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Oregon State
Fair
PETER DEIDR1CH
Agent
STATION, OREGON
September 22*27
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IN PREMIUMS
AND PURSES
$ 60,000
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