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FOR LOWER CALIF. is. i.M .it f.M .7 Ltl . Ltd ,7 , a love: song. (Vy Frank U Stanton.) IJfe'R winters would not seem so long" ' v it you were near; The l.ieak. winds would be sweet with song If you were near. J ut oh, the gray, delightlcts skies, W here not a star greets Love's sad eyes, jd oh, the weary world of sighs For you, my dear! ; MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1 U. P.) Lower California ta in a state of block ade, the Mexican government offici als proclaimed. Instructions were forwarded to the Mexican representa tive at Washington to advise the state department the ports of I.ower Cali fornia are closed. He Is also instruct ed to ask the state department to Is sue a proclamation calling; on Amer icans to remain neutral during flKht- IngT in lower California. It was an nounced the Mexican government would recognise and pay just claims for damages to American property which may be destroyed during mili tary operations. cox SAYS SEI-AKATK rKAT: meavs mssiioxou (Continued from page 1.) Come, from the sweet fields of the past, KTum skies all clear; Come, to the first love and the last Sweet dream, appear! Star-lamps to lipht vhee o'er the vara Where love in lillies sines thy praise oh, perfect dream of perfect days oh. Love, eo dear! Copyrighted for the East Oregonian Pub. Co, BILLIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION R ATE increases allowed by the Interstate Commerce Com mission will yield the railroads an additional revenue es- larifer than the total of the government's pre-war appropria i.ons, must come from the pockets of the people. It means high er prices, but the railroads will do wel lto join with the govern ment, if necessary, in seeing that those rates are not unscrupu lously used'for unwarranted price advances. The new rates have been granted so that the railroads can meet the higher wages of railroad workers and realize the re turns temporarily guaranteed under the transportation act. Pub lic opinion generally acquiesced in the wage advance awarded railroad workers. It must be clear, though that there is a limit to the railroad wages the public can pay, and that limit has pret ty nearly, if not quite, been reached. .. Moreover, the concessions in wages and railroad rates are likely to arouse a larger and keener curiosity as to the transpor tation question. It is known, for instance, that there has been practically no rail road building in the United States in the last 10 years. The reason given by the railroad people is the atti tude of public hostility and harrassing legislation which plrangied the business and made extensions impossible What i ates and privileges would have to be granted the railroads to revive railroad building on its old scale can only be conjectured, but it would run into impossible billions. The fact facing the American people is not that the railroads ire inadequate, but that they cannot be made adequate. It is a financial impossibility. If the money were procurable it . Avould be a physical impossibility. - Industrial America has hopelessly distanced transportation America. The only way we can get adequate transportation is by the aggressive, systematic t'eveloprnent of our rivers. . It would be interesting to know just how much food is going to waste today on the farms of the Mississippi valley for want of transportation, while the same foods are commanding fancy prices in the cities. Almost every year we read of some great i rop rotting because the price offered would not pay the farmer to harvst it. Sometimes that crop is peaches, sometimes pota toes. It attracts attention because of its magnitude. But the to iil of a season's wastage in smaller foodstuffs possibly exceeds the loss of a major crop, and the whole loss is chargeable to in Mlequate transportation. St. Louis Post Dispatch. It is announced today that Governor Cox will tour the entire country during the campaign, refusing to concede any state to be hopeless. With Harding acquiescing in the Hiram Johnson view of the league issue, thereby taking a position antagonistic to- the average citizen regardless of party, the Ohio governor has reason for feeling no state is hopeless. Foch favors military action against Russia, reports declare The general is not hampered by a desire to please this or that tii.sturbing element and would like to finish up the job of mak ing the world safe for civilization. The state of Rhode Island has virtually the same population ns Oregon and you could put Rhode Island in one corner of a big Umatilla county pasture. The Oregon census shows that our population has been in c leasing at about the normal birth rate. In other words as far ji. the rest of the world is concerned ,our state is making no progress. Instead of being proud of the census figures we should be ashamed. We have been sleeping and don't know it. 'ilie state has wonderful possibilities and is letting them go undeveloped. The whole state is generously participating in financing the Taylor memorial and it is fitting that the memorial take the form of an equestrian statue. When the time is ripe to erect our community build;ng we should do that with our own funds. Thp action of those mobs at Marion, 111., and at Denver, is in striking contrast with the spirit that was manifested here und pr severe trial. ! 28 YEARS AGO streets. It will be tmed for rental pur- FVed T. Rteusloff leaves tomorrow for Se.l?m to look after a contemplated r j burtneflB venture. ; Vr o m 1 1 1 DhA 1 y K t Oreftontan, An 7. 1 92.) ViUi.i rn itiMM-h inttnd tmilding tViH f.tJI a ono-Fiory brkk, 25 ly i0 lr t lit tHmrntjioim on hi property at t!r c.rm-r i-f Virt ri1 t it i inwomj "Cold la the Head" lv an a'-nta atur nf Nnal catarrh. Per. ..!. !.'" ara aui je- t to fi e-'jcm "colds tf O i h'1" V".'l t-nd ti mt th uaa of M.I.'S OATAKKH MIUHCIKE will t , .n up tii Paiani, cl-ana the Blood .....I ti'ii tin-m li.sa ii.-4ui to ciutitf. l.-.iatcl attacks of A:ut catarrh may k 1 li Cl.r"'" t i Mra. T. B. Swe&rinKon l convaleac ing after a avrioua lilneaa of aeveral ww kg. 1 Morriaon, pndlton founder. wa hwi vraterriar. He ta now In the sheep tiualnesa In Wyoming. In 18 he l.uilt a little box-houae on the alte of Pwiff station, the Pendleton of the far-away pant, put In a atomic fif Roods and prortaiona and traded with the Indiana. It was the firat building erected In thi locality. He wu fol lowed later br Martin and Swift, who alao emabllahea a trading atore. They aold liquor to mixed-bluoda and Mor i-.'ir'i'.l'y ai.d a;t tl.rounh 1 1 Blood . rin. not caring for thia traffic packed 'U' r!,r.;;: unZtLt&V't?- i " tr. u . m I e .!r ni-r rjte of -Mtrrh that j 18M that he last fraaed upon thia rlty l CATAI.nil WFUIClMi wiU aol,n(j be now bewildered at the ClntT Co, Tolado. OU. change, here. words that we remain out of It. As . I the democratic candidate. I favor go- . ng in. Let us analie Senator Hard ing a pian ot mailing a uerinau-viiii erican peace, and then calling for a "new relationship among nations as suming for the purpose of argument only that the perfidious hand that dealt with Germany would possess the icwer or influence to draw twenty nine nations away from a plan al ready at work and induce them to re trace every step and make a new be- Kining. This would entail our ap I ointing another commission to as semble with those selected by the other powers. With the Versailles in strument discarded ,the whole subject of partitions and divisions of territory on new lines would be reopened. The difficulties in this regard, as any fair mind appreciates, would be greater than they were at the peace session, and we must not attempt to convince ourselves that they did not try the cenius patience and diplomacy of statesmen at that time. History will say that great as was the allied tri umph in war, no less a victory was achieved at the peace table. The re publican proposal means dishonor, world confusion andi delay. It would keep us in permanent company with Germany, Russia. Turkey and Mexico. It would entail, in the ultimate, more real injury than the war Itself. The democratic position on the question, as expressed in the platform, is: Immediate Ratification. 'We advocate immediate ratifica tion on the treaty without reservations which would Impair its essential integ rity, but do not oppose the acceptance of any reservation making clearer or more specific the obligations of the United States to the League asso ciates." The first duty of the new adminis tration clearly will be the ratification of the treaty. The matter should be approached without thought of the bittnrness of the past. The public ver dict will have been rendered and I am confident that the friends of ' world peace as it will be promoted by the league, will have in numbers the con stitutional requisite to favorable sena torial action. The captious may say that our platform reference to reser vations is vague and indefinite. Its meaning ,In brief, is that we shall state our interpretation of the cove nant as a matter of good faith to our associates and as a precaution against any misunderstanding in the future. The point is, that after the people shall have spoken, the league will be in the hands of its friends in th Senate, and a safe index as to what they will do is supplied by what reser vations they have proposed in the past Some months ago. in a contributed ar ticle to the New York Times, I -ex pressed my own opinion of the situa tion as it then was. I reproduce here: Xot An Alliance '"There can be no doubt but that some senators have been been conti ous in their desire to clarify the pro visions of the Treaty. Two things ap parently have distrubed them: First, they wanted to make sure that the League was not ta be an alliance, and that Its basic purpose was peace and not controversy. Second, they wanted the other powers signing the instru ment to understand our constitutional limitations beyond which the treaty making power cannot go. - Dealin with these two questions in order. has always seemed to me that the Interpretation of the function of 4h League might have been stated in these words:: 'In giving gits assent to this treaty the Senate has in mind the fact that the League of Nations which it em bodies was devised for the sole pur pose of maintaining peace and comity among the nations of the earth and I preventing the recurrence of such de structive conflicts as that through which the world has lust passed. The cooperation of the United States with the League and its continuance as a member thereof, will naturally de pend upon the adherence of the Lea gue to that fundamental purpose." "Such a declaration would at least express the view of the United States and Justify the course which our na tion would unquestionably follow were at any time distorted. It would also appear to be a simpler matter to provide against any mlssunder atanding in the future and at the same time to meet the objections of those who believe that we might be invit ing a controversy over our constitu tional rights, by making a senatorial addition in words something like these 'it will of course be understood that In carrying out the purpose of the League, the government of the United Htates must at all times act In strict harmony with the terms and Intent of the United States Con stitution which cannot in any way be altered by the treaty-making power." ' Unquestioned friends of the league have made other proposals. Our plat form clearly lays no bar against any condition that will be helpful, but It speaks in a firm resolution to stand against anything that dlstruha the vi tal principle. We hear it said that Interpretations are unnecseary. That may be true .but they will at least be reassuring to many of our citizens, who feel that In signing the treaty, there should be no mental, reserva tions that are not expressed In plain words, as a matter of good faith to our associates. Such interpretations psaes tha further virtue of supplying HIGH SPOTS IN GOVERNOR COX'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. "1 thank God I take up the standard of democracy a free man, un fettered by promtsra and happy In the consciousness of untrummeled opportunity to render a service." "He who turns away from the tragedies and obligations of the war, not consecrated to a sense ot honor and of duty which resists every base suggestion of personal or political expediency, is unworthy of the esteem of his countrymen." Senator Harding's pledge of "formal and effective peace so soon as a republican congress can pass Its declaration, means but one thing separate peace with Germany," , "This would be the most disheartening event In clvillnatlon since the Russians made their separate peace with Germuiiy and infinitely more unworthy." "No less an authority than Senator "Lodge said that to make peace except in company with the allies 'would brand us everlastingly with dishonor and bring ruin to us.' To attempt, after peace Is declared with Germany, to approach Eu rope with the view to entering "a new relationship" as Harding pro posed, "would either be regurded as arrant madness or attempted In ternational bossism.' "The Monroe Doctrine Is the very essence of Article 10 of the Ver sailles covenant. Skeptics viewed Monroe's mandate with alarm yet not a shot has been fired In almost a hundred years in preserving soveerlgn rights on this hemisphere." "Every high school youngster In the land knows that no treaty can override our constitution which reserves to congress alone the power to declare war." "Senator Harding, as the republican candidate, proposes In plain words that we remain out of It (the league). As the democratic noni- ino t favor iroinir in. The matter should be , approached without thought of the bitterness of the past. We hear it said that interpreta tions are unnecessary but they will at least be reassuring to mnv of our citixens." ... "Agreement without Injury to the covenant Is now of pressing im portance. The first duty of the new administration clearly win oe the ratification of the treaty." cvrie of the first things to be done is the Tepen! of the war taxes." "Federal taxation must be heavily reduced and this will be done at once if a democratic administration is chosen. Annoying consumption faxes, now uniustified. should be repealed. a oossible substitute for the excess profits tax, "I suggegt n small tax. probably one to one, and one-half per cent on the total business of f every going concern. The public official who fails to enforce the law is an enemy both to the constitution and to the American principle or majority ruie. "Farming wI14 not inspire individual effort unless profits, all things considered, are equal to those in other activities. "Multiply your home-owners and you will make the way of sedi tious agitation more difficult." "I am convinced that the expense of the government can without los of efficiency be reduced to a maximum of four billion dollars, in cluding sinking fund and interest on the national debt," with adoption of a budget system. "The discourtesy to the president .is nn affair of political intrigue. History will make It odious. As well might it be directed at a wound ed soldier of the war." "There will be no attempt in this campaign to compete by dollars with our opposition." for Open Business In a New Building. . , New and fresh stock of the Highest Class of Woolens, Shirtings, Neckwear and other Fur nishings. x ' ',. But not a New Business. I have been es'tab lished in Pendleton over Three Years. I invite the patronage of all the people of Uma tilla county that care for Good Honest Service in " Made to Measure Clothing and Shirts. Suits and Overcoats made right here in Pendle ton (not in Chicago) will run this Fall from $65.00 and up. I have the only complete stock of Woolens in the county and a call at my new store will con vince you. ' CARL E. FRANSEEN Tailor and Haberdasher Lower Floor Elks Building Phone 466 a base upon which agreement, with out injury to the covenant, is now of pressing importance. It was the desire to get things started, that prompted some members of the senate to vote for the Iodge reservations. 'Those who conscientiously voted for. them in the final roll calls realized however that they acted under duress, in that a politically bigoted minority was exercising the arbitrary power of its position to enforce drastic condi tions. Happily the voters of the re public, under our system, of govern ment, can remedy that situation, and I have the faith that they will, at the election this fall. Then organized gov. ernment will be enabled to conbine impulse and facility in the making of better world conditions. The agencies of exchange will automatically ad just themselves to the opportunities of commercial freedom. New life and re newed hope will take hold of every nation. Mankind will press a resolute shoulder to the task of readjustment. and a new era. will have dawned upon the earth. Itoa d j uNtnifn Ls We have domestic problems to be settled. They are most pressing. Many conditions growing out of the war will not and should not continue. The work of readjustment will call for our best energy, ingenuity , unselfishn and devotion to the idea that it is the general welfare we must promote. One of the first things to be done is the repeal of war taxes. The entry of America into the world war pro jected our people Into an unparalled financial emergency, which was faced with a determination to make every sacrifice necessary to victory. Billions in liberty loans subscribed by patriots regardless of their financial condi tions were Instantly placed at the dis posal of the government, and other billions were gladly paid into the trea sury through many forms of taxations To have paid by current taxes more than one-third of the expense of the greatest war in the history of man kind, is a reflection on the high sense of national duty with which we of America view the obligations of this generation. Tax Keform Immediately following the armistice measures to modify onerus nd nnoy- Ing taxation should have been taken and the Republican congress in which all tax laws must orginate, and which for almost two years has exclusively held the power to ameliorate this con dition, has not made a single effort or passed a single law to lift from the American people a load of -war taxa tion that cannot be tolerated In a time of peace. Federal taxation must be heavily reduced, and it will be done at once, if a Democratic admlnJstra tion is chosen in November. Without hampering essential national adminis trative departments, by the elimation of all others and strict economy every where, national taxes can be reduced n excess of two billion dollars yearly. Annoying consumption taxes, once willingly borne, now unjustified, shall be repealed. The incomes from war- made fortunes, those of non-produc ers and those derilved from industries that exist by unfair privilege may be able to carry their present load, but taxes on the earnings of the wage earner, of the salaried and profession al man, of the agricultural producer j and of the small tradesman should be sharply modified. 1 believe that better form of taxation than the so- called excess profits tax may be found and Z suggest a small tax, probably one to one and one-half per cent on the total business of every going con cern. It is to be understood that the term "business" as used does not include Income received by wage-earners, salaried men, agriculturists and the small business man who .should be exempt from this tax. The profiteer and some of the highly capitalized units have used the excess profits tax as a favorite excuse for loading on the consumer by means of highly Inflated selling prices many times the amount actually paid the government. A nec eesary condition to the national con tentment and sound businew is a Just proportion between Iness and fair prices to the consumer. It is unquestioned that the enormous expansion of public and private credit made necessary as a part of war fi nancing, the diversion of the products of many industries fronx their usual ted us one of the trials necessary to be thralled our people during the war and ; present, taxation laws much capital Is light attention W given to the enor mous economic changes that were then in progress and when observed these changes were generally accept- emlured and they were submerged In the thought and purpose for victory. While millions of free men, regard less of wealth or condition, were giv- channels, us well as the disturbance to general business caused by the withdrawal of millions of men from producing fields, all contributed to the rise in prices. Revision of these va rious agencies to a more stable condi tion will tend toward a recession in the enormously Inflated present prices of many commodities and property values and there are now evidences that a sane adjustment is not far dis tant. Deep patriotic sentiment en- many onxes wer a crime. Under drawing out of industry and finding Investment In non-taxable securities. This will cease if the changes sug gested are made. Funning. Agriculture 1 but another form of Industry. In fact. It Is the basis of In dustry because upon It depends the food supply. The drift from country- ing of wealth or condition, were giving aide into the city, carries disquieting of their blood and substance, many portents. If our growth in manufac corporations and men seized the veryturing In the next few years holds tta hour that civilization lay prostrate to; present momentum, It will be neces secure for themselves fortunes wrung jary for America to Import foodstuffs, from the public and from the govern- it therefore devolves upon the govern ment, by the levying of prices that In , -..,. (Continued on page 13.) : Come and hear the phonograph with which the Edison Labora tories challenge the talking ma chine manufacturers! Here it is the Official Laboratory Model which the Edison Laborator ies, in a sweeping challenge, have pitted against the talking machine world! Read the Challenge We've printed It word for word. 4.000 mirh Com parinon Tests have been made all over the United States and f'anada. They have brought noma to over S. 600,000 people, the wonderful Realism of the New Edison. The Illustration above shows the test made recently at Los Angeles. C'ul., when 1,600 persons were unable to distinguish the difference between the voice of Marie Morrlsey, famous contralto, and Its HK-CKK-ATION by the New Kdison. You can determine the New Kdison's Realism for yourself, in an Inter esting and fascinating way.' Ask for the Realism Test. We eive It with the Orflclal Laboratory Model, See if Its realism is all that the challenge claims. Prices May Rise The Price of the New Kdison has advanced less than IS per cent since 1914. Most of the Increased costs of manufacture are born per sonally by Mr. Edison. But conditions may yet force a. price advance. Get your New Kdison now. Our Budget I'lun a little common-sense applied to spending, pays for It. Ask. ".The Challenge! We are Informed that the rep. rescntutlves of one or more talk. In machine manufacturers have stated, on several occast. ons, that they are able to dls tingulsh between a singer voice, or Instrumentalist's per formance, and the New Edison's-' RL-CREATION of such voice or performance. "We hereby Invite responsible representatives of any reputable talking machine manufacturer to permit themselves to be blindfolded, and to listen to such a comparison. In tha presence ot Judges of their own choosing. In-, dicatlng to such judges when they think they are listening to the artist, and when to the New Ldlson. There Is only one con dition attached, and that Is: i . that the representatives of such talking machine company, and the Judges selected by them, shall sign a written statement, setting forth In full detail, tha results of such test. ..The test will be made with an Official Laboratory Model, taken from stock, such as can be bought In any Edison dealer's store." THOMAS A. EDISON, Inc. Warren 's Music House 820 Main St. Pendleton I business Is a Just il.i Ji 1 1 . 1" ' I . ' 'Jl 1 '.' ' i II T fair profits to bus-j nfeiUit:f S?3 iHtlf alU-Iii f jr .iLiiiiiiul
