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AfcOXU. ,
(By Frank I Stanton.)
For you all sweet and gracious things to be
All Rlory of bright years
From one to whom. In life's extremity, " . ;
You, save but tears.
For you all pence, afler tills worldly strife
The tumult and the fears.
From one who, asking for one hops in life,
lleeelved but teal's.
Yet lean for all the desolate, sad ways
1'pon earth's floweilesa sod.
Are sweeter than soma Joys a blind world's praise
Tears are the gift of God.
Copyrighted for the East Oregonian Pub. Co.
A REAL CHANCE FOR EMPIRE BUILDING
T
HAT the Lord helps those who help themselves is the
successful man's motto and it is the spirit in which rep
resentative citizens of Umatilla and Morrow "counties
yesterday started upon the ambitious proposition of trying to
I ring about the development of hydro electric power at Umatil
la irapids. It is the spirit in which a meeting to be held at Pen
dleton on February 5 is being staged.
This movement is rapidly growing in strength and it will
eventually succeed if the right work is done. This because the
basic facts in the case justify success
Preliminary surveys made by competent engineers not only
rhow that the Umatilla rapids project is feasible but the facts
show that from an engineering standpoint and from the stand
point of present day usefulness the project is superior 10 all
other Columbia river projects for early development.
The great advantages possessed by the project are that the
engineering task is simple, the cost comparatively jight and
above all else the power is needed right now for the irrigation
of a vast area of waste land. We have a ready answer to the
question, "What are you going to do with the power?" We will
use the power to reclaim the desert, thus increasing production
and adding to the taxable property in Oregon and Washington.
On top of that a vast amount of power will be available for rail
road electrification when desired and there will be abundant
power for industrial and domestic uses in the contiguous terri-J
tory.
That these facts are not generally known we must admit.
They have not been fully known even to the people in this re
gion. As one speaker expressed it yesterday Oregon, like Little
Boy Elue has been "under the haystack fast asleep" while
Washington, California and Idaho have been busy trying to
make use of their natural resources. . "
.However, the handicap is one that can be overcome aid it
should be overcome. The first steps must necessarily be taken
by the people of the immediate territory- If we of this section
are indE'iirent to a great wealth producing agency at our very
door, how can we expect others to ake note?
In awakening interest in the project there is every reason to
expect valuable help. The railroads are seriously interested, it
is believed. The federal government should be interested not
only because of the reclamation possibility but also because the
project will overcome navigation obstacles on the upper river.
The people on the Washington side have the same interest that
we have and we may logically anticipate their support.
It is needless to say that if power is developed at Umatilla
rapids it will be the greatest industrial step ever undertaken in
Eastern Oregon. In fact it will be the greatest power project in
the northwest, if not in the entire west. The benefits will be be
yond imagination.
Now that the ball is started, let's keep it going. "Where
there's a will there's a way."
TOKYO, Jan. 27,--iDy Henry I
Fan-ell, Culled Mate Muff Corres
pondent.) While isolated quotation!
from smHrhea of statesmen out of 01
lies may be primed occasionally t
prove apparently belligerent feollni
on the part of Japan toward the Uni
ted p'mti's there can be no doubt but
that the people at Japan do not wlsl
war. Nor are they even vitally Inter
ested In the Issues which are supposed
to make lor war. This does not mead
that it is nt all impossible to irrate
and Insult Japanese national pride
th-it Japan may feel driven into rt
fight, preferring even to he beaten
to accepting an insult without protest.
Hut even though a few politicians nn-
r.if us to make a case against the Gov
ernment may be found in Japan who
make statements which appear war
like, it seems apparent that Instead 0.'
interest and indignation against the
United States in the matter of Japa
nese immigration to the C S. increas
ing, the public is beginning to Ure of
the matter. '
Ae present the Government Is pit
ting tight, desiring thut all matters
connected with the California ques
tion he let alone, at least until such
time as some definite outcome of the
present Washington negotiations is at
hand. Tha Foreign Office merely lots
it lie known that these negotiations
are making satisfactory pregress. It
is evident that It now feels that the
matter has reacehd the point whore
the State Department at .Washington
must feel out the Senate to submit
to that- body such provisions which
have been agreed upon between Am
bassador Shidehara and the officials
of the State Department. If it is deem
ed fairly certain that IheSenate will
agree to these arrangements as prac
tically settled. If, on the other hand,
it is decided that there isa fair chance
of the Senate's turning down the pro
posal, it will not be submitted at all,
lest Japan's pride be exposed to fur
ther humiliation In the Senate.
Keeping the public quite is, how
ever, not anything nue as grtat a toss
as it ' was a couplrf of months ago.
The, Japanese are a volatile people.
The great limitations of' the franchise
of itself operate towards killing gen
eral interest in matters political, and
the newspepers which stirred up most
of the row are seeking other subjects,
only reverting to the California issue
often enought to keep it from being
forgotten entirely.
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Contest runs from January 1st to April
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Goodrich Rubber Company in either .
New York, Boston, Chicago, Kansas
City, Seattle, Denver or Akron and 1
when next you buy rubber boots or
'shoes insist on the kind with the Red
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Rubber Eooiwear
NO INCREASE IN HOlSE MEMBERSHIP
P
ARTLY for reasons of economy, the house refused to in
crease its membership from 435 to 483, but the decisive
objection was that the house, as a legislative body, had
already reached the limit of unwieldiness. On that point there
was no room for serious argument, says the New York World.
Tho Kontiii PAmmitt.ee. in a sDirit of accommodation, had rec
ommended that f orey-eight new members be added, solely in
order that, under trie new reapportionment, the representation
of no state should be smaller than at present. Very wisely the
house rejected its adviceand defeated a scheme that had been
furthered by log-rolling methods. It was an unusual victory for
common sense. , -
Every ten years, after the completion of the census, congress
has to meet the same situation. For its own good, this year the
house has violated its own precedents. In 1911, as a compli
ment to Champ Clark, so that Missouri should not lose a repre
sentative, it increased the membership of the house from 386
n a? matimr allowance for the admission of New Mexico and
Arizona as states. Progressively it had risen, in pace with the
population of the United States, from 243 in 1860 to 293 in 1870,
;t32 in 1880 and. 357 in 1890. ' '
p.v rprainino- the nresent nuraber of members it becomes nee
.inenru in th new reflnnortionment to take twelve members from
eleven states, so that eight other states shall have increased rep
Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana,
ilaine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Vermont will
ra.-h lose one member and Missouri two, California will gain
three, Michigan and Ohioach two, and Connecticut, New Jer
f ev, North Carolina, Teas and Washington each one. That will
be a thoroughly equitable arrangement based on the census fig
ures for population according to States. The States that gain
and the states that lose representatives will be neither better nor
worse of f than now. .
If you have nothing else to do and dont mind working 24
hours a day a good pastime wilt De to Keep posted on me ni""
tudinous bills introduced in the legislature.
In the province of Ontario, Canada, threshing machines are
oneratert hv electricitv: some day threshers of Eastern Oregon
v. ill be operated that way and there will be no worry over the
price of distillate. '
IN WAR-TORN FLWS
BRUSSELS. Jan. ST.--SlowIyT" but
surely, the battle-worn farms or r lan
ders are coming into their own again.
Government is offering special favor
able terms for the leasing of land for
agricultural purposes, with a view to
helping in this branch of national re
construction. Belgion farmers are an
little'' men; there Is not a really big
allotment in the kingdom. While it
is true that there are spots, round
about the Ysef ami (elsewhere, that
will not be available for cultivation for
years, scattered up ana oun rmiu
ers, are numerous farmlets which a
couple of years ago, were little else
than shell-ploughed wastes and eeries
of the carrion crow. i
Quietlv but effectively the Belgian
smallholder is coming tmcX to his
farm: and the department of agricul
ture is affording as much help 'as red
tape Ind bueraucritcy will admit.
There were no leased farms in Bel
gium before the war. Every small
holder owned his land outright. Un
der the revived system of leasehold
farms, the government nas insuiuieu
special facilities to enable ruined far
mers to rent land. These impoverish
ed people could never after their
heavy war losses, hope to buy their al
lotment. These small agriculturists, who have
to work terribly hard to get a livini
out of Jhe ungrteful soil,, usually work
a few acres on their own account, or.
maybe, they are assisted by members
of their family, and perhaps, in the
busy season, by one or two, not more,
hired hands. ' . '
With a determination to develop
agriculture, the authorities subsidize
a number of practical courses of train,
ing in tne various Dranciu.s ui mmi
work. Local agricultural ciuns ana
farmers societies are chosen for carry
ing out this task of -technical educa
tion. Certified teachers in farming
are paid for giving public lectures and
demonstrations In agn and horti-cui-ture.
The government colleges at
Gemnloux and other places are excel
lently organized. Apart from this iol-
lego training, there are- also public :
free lectures, to-whic heven the niim
blest have easy access, and which are!
often held on'Sunday or other '-'of!"
days.
If agriculture has revived with re
markable strides, considering the de
vastation wrought by the war, it is
largely due to the fact that govern
ment has recognised that farming is
one of the national mainstays and, as
such, must be developed by all avail
able means. A second factor in the
revival is the perseverance of tr
Flemish peasant. ; Ho Is a success as
a small-holder because he Is tenacious
and is not easily disheartened by cli
mate and soil. '
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January Clearance Sale
BROOM SPECIAL S
$1.00 Brooms, Sale Price ., 80c
$1.35 Brooms, Sale Price $1.05
$1.45 Brooms, Sale Price '. $1.15
$1.75 Brooms, Sale Trice , $L40
' COFFEE SPECIAL
1 Pound, Special .........Z... 50c
3 Pound, Special $1.45
5 Pound, Special ; '. $2.25
Bulk 3 Pound, Special $1.00
Beans, 16 pounds . $1.00
Country Bacon,, the pound .....45c
Country Shoulder Meat, the.pound .......40c
60c Bankets,' special .' ...30c
$2.50 Baskets, special :...$1.2S
" FRESH VEGETABLES
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Spinach, Turnips, Carrots,
Beets, Radishes, Celery, L
Fresh arrivals of Fruits and Vegetables
each morning ;
" MKMHONS UKATESt DEPAKTMCVr StODZ
pfiePeoplos War ohoiis
tk?sT?ry?1wMCBi-" i r r,yy to tba'd r f"v"r'mr .
, , . Correct,!
Teacher: If each or six after-dinner
speakers is given five minutes to
speak, how much time will they all
consume?
Urisljt Tupll: Two hours and forty
minutes. Nashville Tennesteean.
I
, ' In 'Comntafut
The ' Groom -1 " unuersland your
daughter has gone out of service.
'The Butler You have been misin
formed, ray man. She has accepted
the management ami control of a pri
vate household. Houston Post
FORDS FORDS
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One 1918 Touring ,.. . . , . .
One 1919 Touring : .
One 1918 Roatlscr ..... .
One 1918 Roadster ......
. 8325.00
. 8350.00
. 8225.00
. 250.00
We have a few more good buys
Priced from $123.00 up.
Simpson Auto Co.
Phone 4CS " Water and Johnson Sts.
Yes, -'They - Read Them
ISiglit.
Visitor I would like some books on
illumination.
Librarian Klectrlc or gas?
Visitor I don't know; my doctor
says soma Uttht reading. liouton
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TIh; Housing Problem.
"Mrs. Brush says her son Is wedded
to his art.".
"Hut he has a wife. Would you
call her art?"
"I suppose so. tine's painted."
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The "Buyer" is Abroad in the Land,
Armed With Some Clipped Want Ads.
' He'll look you up if his scissors have encountered
your "for sale" ad. . , ' ,,
He'll be clipping and answering ads tomorrow,
too, and yours ought to be there when he reads the
paper if you have ANYTHING TO SELL.' .
' "Used things," always find buyers if they're still A
USEFUL THINGS if, to SOMEBODY, they are j
worth money. " ' s ' , 1 -
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