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4 TlirilHDAY, MAY 80, 1021 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL Ptft t. CONGRESSMEN FAVOR FILIPINO . INDEPENDENCE I J Congressman Ed ward J. King f Illinois. Waahlngton.-Th appointed hour la her: let IIio 11.11 Ipplne ha free." Thla wai the key not of speech by Congreaaman Ed- w-rlJ.K,.Bofn.t- nun, (Hepuuiicati; In which ha review ed III American oc cupation of the In land from the first dny to tha present time. He declared flint tha United Klalea waa honor hound to grant Itt- iependenc without further delay. Congreaaman KIiik la one of an In creasing number of Itepulillcan In the flouaa who are urging qillrk action on Philippine liulepenilcnce. Mr. King a Hie author or a bill which pro vide that within one year the rhlllp- plna government, under prealileiillnl pnx-lHitiHtlon. nmy assemble a conven tion and friiine a rnnailtuilun. After the constitution la ratified hy the Filipino people the I'realilent may recognise the 1' 111 1 1 1 II ne lalunda aa "a eparate and self-governing nation. Tha transfer of authority la to be completed within one year. I'rovlalon la niHile for anfettunrdlng American In eatnienta In the I'hlllpplne and for the providing of roullng atatlona and uhiuartne base In th lalund by tlie Culled Htatea. Word from the Philippine la that the people xiect early Independence nd will bp sorely dlsappoluted If they do not get It. "No nation haa the right," aald Con greaatnan King "to hold another people In peouage. even though It may b aritued by the profeasorlate that the condition la almply one of 'tutelage.' "A little more ohaervanc of the golden rule In national and Interna ttonal a (Tain would aoon dlapel that dcalre for eiiloltHtlon, the flerceat foe of freedom In the world today. "When w went to the I'hlllpplnea we declared before th whole world that w were not actuated by any aelf- inli desire of conquest or terrltorlul aiCKruiidltenient, but aolely by human! turlan linpulwa," ' Congreaamnn King railed attention to the fact that Filipino are now wising f inula to erect a monument to Admiral Iewey, which he an Id wax In illr.x-tlv Irllmie to the American lien- ple aa well iia to Ifcwey. He reculled th riihla that Itewey had aent to I'realdeiit MiKlnley, which waa a ful lo: In in opinion theae people (Fill- nlniia) ore Hiim-rlor In llitellliience and nxire I'lipulile of aelf government than the nnilvea of Cuiia, and I am raiiuiiMr with both." I'liiiuivaainnn Kin then recited th preamble to the Jonei law, (maKed Amriiat 21). 11)16. and declured It waa a dellnlte pledge of Independence. The preamble atuted "It la aa It naa aiwaya l.uuit tha finrtwiKa .if the beoiile of the I'nlled Htatea to withdraw their eoverelgnly over the Philippine lalanda nd to recognise their Independence aa aoun aa a alable government can De eatahllahed therein." ('miifiwaaiiiuii Kliiu stated there waa o question but that the Filipino had tatahllabed the specified atalile go- rnmeiit nd, therefor, It la th ai.lemn duty of the I'tilled mute to grant th promlKed Indcpendviice. NEW MONTE CARLO IN CUBA? Family of tvn Dl Together, llecauae they could no longer atand th agonic of atarvullon, Chlneaa fumlly of aeven commuted aulcldn. The father and mother flrat bound their flv children together, then lushed thomselvea to the children, and all leaped Into a river. The aeven bodlea, nil bound together, were seen by L. V. l,cwl of Portland, who recently re turned from the fiinilue auction In North China. "With 45,000.000 atarvlng, the altua tlon la a colossal trugedy," auld Mr. Lewis, "and rather than aee their chil dren Buffer any longer, parenta all through the famine hind are killing their llttl one and than themselves. There are mill lone of gaunt, emaciat ed, half-naked men, women and chil dren roaming the fumln landa, chew ing root and bark, and hanging teua rloualy to lite, In th effort to pull through until aprlng. The relief or limitation arc struggling agalnat th overwhelming (Ituution, and are aav Ing some of thoae on the edge of the great famine dlatrlct. Burely every man, woman and child In Oregon will want to give something toward th China Famine Fund." Possibility That World Famoue ram bling Catsblishmtnt May B Located on th liland. "The greatest gambling center ' In th world will b located In the weat rn hemisphere If plana for 'palaces' In Cuba develop aa glveo out," aald Walter P. Ilurrla of Havaiiua. "Cuba la already beaet with the gambling fever, and fortune change bauds there a 1 moat every day.- "Hluce th announcement of the prince of Monaco that be I prepar ing to cloae Monte Carlo, there have been extensive preparation for tbe eatabllahinent of great gambling pal ace dealgned to attract th aportlng lenient that now visit Monte Carlo to th 'Peurl of the Antilles.' Several village have been surveyed wltii the view of locating thla gambling cen ter, but ao fur no detlnlte declitoo baa been reached, "Gambling la alrendy flourishing In Havana. The Ciiaiiio de la i'laya 1 great garlali temple of roulette, where wonderful dinner are served at lea than coat. - The profit to the house come from the wheel. The men who title women to the Caalno for dinner iDvurliibly back them at the wheel. "The moratorium now to effect on the Islimd tin not affected the crowda at the Cnalno, becnuae they are most ly composed of tourlati, and the vis itor la trented to the sight of conn try, apparently bankrupt hut gambling madly, where fortune chnnge haiirta overnight and the beggar of today may be the rich man of tomorrow." Washington pout Spreading over North China, with the speed of a hurricane, Is a horrible calamity of suffering and starvation, of pestilence and death all due to the moat terrible famine the world has ever known. The following cable from Admlrul Tsui Ting . Kan, paints tbe gruesome picture: "Five northern provinces are famine ruined. Whole uistricts living on weeds and leave. Soiling or drowning children. Whole families committing suicide. Children suffer must. Cala mlty bo colossal la bard secure fund for adequate relief. Epidemic feared In spring." Thla Oil May Cur Ltproay. The use of Chnulmoogra oil ha been known for name time to have tome vir tue In the treatment of leprosy, and recently It hn been discovered that there are great many points of simi larity between the germs of leprosy j nd those of tuberculosis. This baa led to some government experiment In the direction of combating tuber- cnlosls wblcb will be conducted at Ha waii. - Iron Ore From th Alps, A new Iron ore Meld ha been discov ered In Switzerland which I estimated to contain 47,0(10.000 tons, which will assure to Switzerland, at.prewar con sumption- rate, sufficient Iron ore to Is at for 45 years. The federal council eugiteat a provision by the government of 1,200,000 francs upon condition that total capital of 4.000.000 franc la ralneo for exploitation. Oxford I Oldest University. The oldest college Is University Col lege, Oxford, founded In 10S0. HP ji liie Waldorf OTTO SONTAG, Prop. 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