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TON EADER VOLUMK 4.3 WKSTON, OREGON, FIUtyVY. AI'KIL jr.. lif.'l NUMBER 45 HARDING DELIVERS 0. A, C. BOY SEES HIS FIRST MESSAGE CUM TRAGEDY WES I i it A Passing Landmark of Old Manila CORN COBS ARE DIET 67TH CONGRESS CF HUNGRY CHINESE IN FIRST SESSKI Oroun Nurse Writes That Is First Under Complete Hi Executive Insists on Full Pro ' lection ot All Rights ot United States. Wehlnginn.Treldeiii Harding In hit first addreae to rongre nomine d tbl ha would approve "declara lory resolution," by congre, "with qualifications eeaentlal lo protect all our right," would end the "technical late of war against (he rentral kw re of Kurnpe " Th president added, however, "lhai It would b Ml lo declare fur separate treaties of pearf with the central pow tra on IhK assumption ton that these would ba adequate, because the alt tiatlon la a Involved that our pear engagement cannot Ignore the old world relationship and ihe aelile mta already effected, nor la II de sirable lo do an In preserving our own righta and contracting our future r lailnnahlpa." ' Unreservedly Against Legau. Although declaring unreservedly galnat "lh existing league f Na tlona," tha president eaid: "Tha wleer tourse would seem lo ba iho aieeptanea of the eonflrmatloti of. our righta and lotereaia at already provided and lo eogage under the cxlal Ing treaty, assuming, of courae. ihnt Ihla ran bo aallafartorlly rhlrved ly aurh explicit reservation and ruodifl ration aa will secure our absolute freedom from Inidvleabto commit mot and eafrguerd all our rntll Interests " An aaaoclailoa of nations, th presi dent laid, could not Im founded until the world waa al peace. Repeal of face Profit Taa. fHsruMlng readjustment of tela lion. resident Harding aald that Hie country did not expect and would not approve of shifting of la burden Starving Chinese Clamor For Garbage Thrown From Diner. I'linilltliinn Iimi ,c.piilllni; for d rln linn i. ml mlrery Ion ufiil lo U'k upon worn lliK-KKi.il mly six week n' In the famine illatrlcta if North China by W. A. Hellwood. V. M. f. A. ' ret.iry and graduate ot O. A. C, who J"1 returned front IH months' eervlce In Kuxlu and I'liina, uti l who travelled in dj), coverllilt l.'i" lull'-. UiK'Utth the famine alrlcken section from IV bin near Hie imrlheru iMiundiiry. I'i N n It luat. er the flilm-".' coal. "Thai lenaluy Journey w.m in- long horror." aald Hrliwo.nl. ' I am haunted rt by ilia memory of the drawn. .Im pairing face and the pltlulilo rri- lor food lit the atarvlng. hiilfnnked tnuti, women uud children who crowt-l un der the train window, UftlnR "P "" arm In deaperalo supplication to u. every lime the train alowtd up or aiopped. Thorn aro r..ooo.mo Chinese confronted with starvation III the famine dtatrlcl. and iho daily d.Mth rate la ti.ooo day. Typhua and pestilence are adding their loll to that of wholesale starvation, and rolidi tlnna are almply beyond any aduquaie deacrlptlon. "In ltula 1 havo seen corpse stuck ed up like cordwood, and many other thluaa very rhocktna to people, who tlve ri.mfortalile. well ordered IIvm lirre In the Vnlted 8tte, l.ut tliene i-re nnlhlng lo the trnalr il inn Ihiit were vialhlo en wery Itoud nin ll. annmlle Journey thr.miih th famine dlatrlcta of liorUi Clti'i The rnrpnea were nt elacked up in orderly f.inhliui a In HueaU The mirUvura are loo weak and wanted to under l.kfl I.IIV Ml.h tuk. nti.l ihone who p.-r!rh are left to lie where liny f.ill. or nre rolled Into aireama nearby. AlinnRt at any tl"" 'Oiild l"ok out and nee !.ndle flint InK In lh aireaina or llng al t Hie sround. It la a roinmon ihlliK mr tainim ic- c I.. . (Sl--' I -a r'V .' i- IK n i I ui i 1 j w-. : , Ait "" U t'isery Stalks Through North China. publican Control to fleet In a Decade. Tli j l m u'ly diet of ground up corn rol.a and awect potato vlnea la not c-jiulu. iva to no Ideal physltul roi.dl Don Ik altented by Mle Marie Humlu, Krudui.te nurae, known In Oregon, v ho la now In charge of the Taylor .Mi in on i: hoapital. under thn manuK.e uient of lliu A inert' an Preabytetlaai tiiianltn at I'uotlnRfii. China. In a letter written by Mlaa Ruatla k than eight weika ago to the mem bera or the 8angrael ChrlatUn Kn deavor aoclety of the Flral lrbyter Ian rhurcb In Portland, Mln Kuilln tell of tha appalling roodltlona throughout North ("bin, where 45,- Tliln I a iihiil.irnnh nf the fainaita old Tlrlitro nf Sim In Manila, ft I now u departed lundmtiilc of the I'hil ppln-. for-ps plo-e hua birn token by f 'O.OOO men, women and children are ..ne nf the IImi-M LrldKea In the entire tlrient, the in-w Jnn-a bridge. confronted with atarvatlon and where The Ji.nra lri.e l-i iimiwd In bnnor of Hit. late CoticresMiiun V. A. Jone I3.0U0 are dying dally. Mla Rustin of Vlrulnh ilmr of the J'.n biw of wliieh promised the l-'lllplnoa baa been at I'aotlngfu for about lhr Itnli-IH nik-ii.-.- um.ii the ealiilillnhiiMiit of a atulile Bovernrueiit. yeara and for many montha paat, like J ! old Ilridjje of Smln l called -the mother of Miuillu'a briiljiK." The l! other mlaalon atUchea and relief orlelmil l.rlili-e waa bultl of pontoon aoinetiim. betwwn the yeara l."i!0 nnd workera In China, haa been concentrat ion!, Ik-Ipc known it the llridee of l'oni. Tlio atone l.rlilice ahowu aliore Ing all effort on the taak of leiaenlng the orerflow extending far outalda ef Wa.hlngton The aUty uventh coa greaa aaaembled promptly at Boot Monday at the call of Preiident Hard ing for Ita firat aeaalon, expected f continue probably until fall. Thla congreia la the flrat controllad by tbe Republicana lo meet under Republican administration la decade, Tbe aeaaU previoualy had been or Kan lied at ita apeclul eaeloa, whlck began laat March 4. but the houM proceeded to Ita organization by re electing Frederick H. Otllett of Maa aachuaetu, orer Claude K itch in of North Carolina. Democrat, by tbe over whelming Republican majority. Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming waa re-elected Republican leader, while Representative Kitchln became tha Democratic leader. Senate gallerlea aleo ware crowded. W'na built iiliont lirtti. It waa twice damui;el by rarthqunkea, and waa oure the Buffering of the famine victim. purtly di-nioUnlied by a flood. FROM OVER THE HILL-' the doora. Two new aenators, Peter Norbeck of 8outh DakoU and Hoi a Buraum of New Mexico were sworm in by Vice Prealdent Coolldge. Billa Introduced in the houae Includ- While Paotlngfu la on the outaklrta of tbe great drouth ruined famine dis trict, juat aouth of Pekin, Mlaa Ruatln wrltea that even there all the mission and relief stations are literally swamn- . , , cd with the supplkationa of many d the emergency Uriff. repeal of aomo Wolm-Kiay. April 20, the citiwna other towns in the county as fat as o,OUMrid mP( 0men and children war taxea and propoaala for new one, of Athtna uml ull other iiitcrci.1'!, Kames can be secured. The piime wno are kaMad in thin raga, weak acldier bonua and soldier relief, fed- will Kather at the cemetery for Iho here Sunday will lie called at 3:30, from undernourishment and struggling eral budget, restriction on Immfgra- iurse of it jrvncrul cleanup of tyic uw'wg to the M'mihc Jawitc-s having desperately to keep allva on roota, tion and federal road building. Kruiind and iriniiie. ' a net-to with Miltoii-Frcewatcr car- bark or anything that offera austen- Chairman Fordney of the waya and Ir. and Mm. K. I). Watli are viik lur in the day. The gome will give anee. The situation in the heart of mMBa committee m-eaentimr the r- Athcna fans an oimortunity to size the famine aecllon, she aaye. U ainiply . . , , tl v iliOL? in Snokane. h nil Crus. left Wcdiiciiday for up the home player in action against he'1 the 'pagination, inil to Midvule, lilulio, where he a taut team. holds lund iiiti'ivitta. M. Fcnruaon, u pioneer of this The Athvrui-Wiiiton i'ost Antcri- county and father of W. 8. Ferguson, can Leition anm time a dunce for Sat- of this citv, died at hi home in Pen urday niKht, April "J'lrd. dlcton Saturday afternoon at the ape Mi Ik-He Pumbrun npi-ntnlie wek of 7ti yearn. Death waa the result end at lie r home xouth of Athena, of injuries received two years atro tato vines. We have all been asked ice men's bonus proposal, which pro vides for alternative between caTrtWr We are dolne all we can" wrltea Mlhi llustfn. "here in our hoepttal try- PT". Und settlement. Insurance, Inc to build up the weakened bodlea vocational education and home bull- of famine sufferers who come to ua ing, left out taxation propoaala, but in frightful condition. We are getting Representative Gallivan. democrat, patents who have been trying to live Massachusetts, put in a duplicate of on ground-up corn coba and sweet po- , bill as it pasaed tha house last from Whitman, where. kIio i attend- in an automobile accident. The fu- to give until it hurts, and now that t session. ImmirraHnn rMatrtftinn, AmMAA am .... ii .ii..i... r.. . l . . U..1.1 mm.i. -., n.iK tmvn mt m 11 iv m 1,1 nni nam in - I... I m.mm InlJiFMlwl In "allllll tint tf SUCCnmil Willie lhli- " llljf M nooi. IHIUl,. Willi 11 vwio i.vm ..1 -. .v..., . i,4o - - - u ,h . , ntnwmmm In a :z .. rrint.'m, r.? m ",y urfs:wny wiUe,,t8 'istsx "rxtr:t SZjz?s J:. fc. ... ,.. Ibia last futllu effort to ai-cutv ani.io nuri n hie tl q Jl0on Tuemlay of the county bvW present. r.ptu at our door, in going 10 a soup f .k. ii.i -i.!,. The govertimant, ne aaltl. was torn- ... , ... imto . ...... . iL ,1. - kitchen where we feed 670 poop a ' percent or me totai Teatdenta of W..,ed , the repeat of lh. excea. j T ."very bund 'th oT to a day. , was grounded "so "by each nationality, a. found by ,e profits lax and to abolish the "In- 1 ",l Ldle of men women and call- U? yv"v' , m'rcmi t,u' X , , ' ;C! the poor creatures that I thought they census, waa proposed by Chjtlrnw ,U.tl and unju.tl(l.br. up.rt ' ,e aeen ly n beside .he hnlo Oro.s came up fr,.n, Brow ns- follow ing ofllccrs wore elected for the wouli meh tbo Uta oM ot me Mon Jobnw ot the Immltto tnm tion.- in tha preaenl U ay.tem. tZ IrZul that V. be,. duR with -' ttemlm to en year: .Uct Xi. S. Fer- , cou, RBt , and ,.omlng out u wa, , wfckh orirr rat-lalnn the nre . ..ik. ,r lih the wasted claw-HKO " " v-u.v. - iw hiud m?, i ocy are u nuiiBry dtnt WUlon nva kt nlo. 11 arum Diecutalng dent reaffirmed hia belief In Ihe pro lection of American industry. "It Is our purpose," aald he. "lo prosper Amerlra first. Th privileges of las American market lo tha for eign producer ars offered loo cheaply today, and tha effect of much of our own productivity la the destruction of our self rolls nee which la thn fouudu tion of Ihe independence and good fortune of our peoples. Imports should ., .larvlno. T.onc auo all Jer.nn .iros. :c moitucu vo jonii, urauaij, An.m ,,. . BVt.n na have dtunp- Wnila Walla and buck Monday. board of mauacers were retained and pruri'd lu this land of horror, except K. A. Itcnnctt i back from I'uitco the new connnitU'emen will probab- for a few wllif. half-craxed doga tint and ha decided to remain iK-mia- ly be announced by the president at are dreaded by tho emaciated human mctitly in Athena and do painting and the next meeting, creatures because they f'Rlit to iH-i-oratinj;. The position he was to Mr. and Mr. B. H. Richards were tenaciously for food and anmetimca at- lu.,.L.lt j"8W did not niateralize. in Walla Wnlla Saturtiay, and while tack the children In their desperuto , 0 Su-nhcns nnd there took occasion to visit several hon Dale and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. .Uhtna people who were hospital pa Uoirirs and dauKhter (Jencvieve went tlcnts, amonir them Postmaster C. O. ind Mrs. llaynie; nnd cold they are desperate. Person ally I have gone without $3 worth of milk a month that I uaed to uss, do not eat butter at all and have only eaten bread once a day for the laat three months, in order to give to tho Representative Youna;, republican. North Dakota, introduced the emer gency agricultural tariff, as it waa pasaed in February. Ita effective period was fixed aa six montha after hunger. Everything ealutua naa uenu eaten except leaves, roots and grass. .... .... . ..1 .1 1., k.ilnl MVhllluloil '" .. ".I 1 Wk from U) Walla Walla last evening to hear Henry, Miaa Carrie Sharp nncrv u-i - ..... : -. ... i. n ; cl... of tha me uouowsnv conceit, kivcn in mai 1- vowu. ,.j-j .iioi, una omtv famine poor. Through this personal enactinent instead of ten as in ta sacrifice I have the Joy of knowing that vetoed measure of the last session.' three girls who might have been aold Abolition of the railroad labor board have been aaved from a life of shame ln1 repeal of sections of the trant- and misery and that one man will bo nrtation act under which It ooeratea Icen brought home. Mrs. Caton is son of Mr. and Airs, getting aiontr as wen as couiu oe ex- kept alive for five montha. "A friend sent me a check the other dny and I was able to save a girl from being sold and she will be put in school. Things are being started to was proposed by Representative Tlnch er, republican, Kansas, Hia bill would empower the Interstate commerce commission to perform functions no .t .v. . .... .... itinin la also used, and most of pay ineir iir ui vur .wi r - ..... .. aovernmenl" trwa aro dyln na a result. This vego- tit. government. . ,. ,, . .nrt m ru nfimi Agriculture, tbe prealdent aald. was SV'" """ ' l htf miv. in-:.... 11 it ..t t i..,. .urti-.l menaced with prlcea at pre war nor- n wth water ,t , baked .hfn Mvd esU.r(By( ut tll0 Ke ot two Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Pinkcrton were help these pour souls, but there Is a walgned to the board, malt and being further endangered by , hM htined. Mllllona of t,., u-iti i ..r Tm.sdnv from thpfr farm mr long, hard pull untU the harvest time. high coat of transportation from farm ch,1Me are living on thla diet alone. broughi lu,ro for buriu) whil.h tukes state Line, and visited at the Will J"" ca,n " h.e bJr Ang l40 )!e to market through lh Influx of foreign 0n of Iho mor.i pitiable Incidents , tomorrow. treasurer, V. S. Le Grow. The old Ch,n famle nd 8"d "hare,.!n tt? , innmnv waa the wild clamor wiiiormw. . , . . ... , greut opportunities of saving life and farm products. of the Journey waa me w n riamor D.ullv Assessor W. T. MeLeod Pinkcrton home in Athena. They -,..,... SSl; -t 1Mn Tuesday to b.ht their two litUe Rrad child- people will aurely be in- n,.mL,t Hiitf Knowliic BDuroxIniate. check up hia work with the county ten, cmiiircn or tneir late daughter, terested In what we havo to tell them ly where to expert thla garhuRo to be utsessor. .Mr. MeLeod still has some Mrs. Pearl Johnson, whom they will of the gopel if we are good to them wllef uble. fifteen thousand people dumped, thousands of guunt, starving territory to cover, before finishing raise as their own. The soninlaw, now In their great trouble." are jytng In the Chinese famine dl creatures gather for hours In advaneo his season's work. Arthur Johnson, resides in Walla was removed to walla Walla for trict But for the accident that yon wert Emsrganey Tariff Urgtd. Whlla he urged emergency tariff revision Immediately, ho spoke ot per maneot revision later. Discussing tbe railroad qtirstlon, a. u . t , ll . -1 .1 . 1 . . .. ... - ,t.K - 1 ... 1- 1 l! a 1. rmaionni iianuna aam ihm i...um Bn(1 awiui tne panning oi m num. Asice irom muKin), spienuiu Kiuoe uun, treatment, after Dr Keylor had been ba "an avowed foundation on which The rnllroad company, to prevent tho j his school work, Dudley Rogers Two hens in Sam Hutt's poultry . . -.fls ,!tv n. .. .. .j ... ...... . J . .1. .....I. Ihmlni Ihom. . ,. . , ... ... 1 4l. n CUUtU 111 COIlSUUUVlOIl Willi UT. 10 reouijn 11 11 couiu no umiermuuu iruuuu itn.iB i.w... ........., naB iouiki unit 10 pinni a garuen. lie juiu uvcuiueu uic miihv nest, uire ckom ,i r... ai.lvoa iiiwIkf the wheels in the StrUR- 1.' 1. 1.1 . io . Jl, ),.,,.. ...iU '"' tnai consr wan iiu iivi..u.i government ownership." and "does not levy taxes upon the people 10 Cover deficits in a aervlt-e which should be If sustaining." Railway rates and cost of operation, hs aald, must b reduced because freight ratea had mounted until "commerce Is halted nd production discouraged." Development of good rosds and In land waterways, the president aald, vara collateral subjects with Ihe trans portation question, and besides Indors ing federal aid to highways, ho urged congress to formulate a consistent prog-ram. Tlrwd. No matter how "hard up" you may feel, you are rich in comparison with the starving peoples of China and Armenia. You know that yon eaa easily help fill a few plates on the big elves under the wheels in tho strug gle for this garbage, have built fencei two or three feet from the train, and the palls are e 111 plied outside this fonce. Policemen stand guard along the fence to hold buck tho older and tha better-nourished people whlla tha chll- PARTY LINESAUACKED Washington Non-Partisans Aim Refer endum at New Laws. ; Olympla, Wash. Executive commit ty member ot the non-partisan league filed two referendums against lection-law amendments which the laat legislature aimed at their tacttca of electing tbe candldctes on the re publican ticket. has by permission, pre-empted a s a diminutive bantam, and nestled surplus portion of Billie Pinkerton's under the laipcr hen's wing. When Jell'c-rson street lot the latter left the nest the bantam Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Haworth wilr followed her. The two are now in- leave Athena today by automobile siparaole. The larger hen records for their ranch near Spokane, where the bantam, and the latter seemingly Iran and the weaker adult are let Air. Haworth will do his spring plow- regards itself, as a newly-hatched through to get the first pickings." ing. They expect to return to Athena chicken. Sellwood also tells of, a desperrtr this fall. Edward Foster, son. of Mr. and Chlneso mother who tried to sell ,i:m Evwett Zcrba went to WalhV Walla Mrs. Geo. Foster of Union, former . niKtincr Mr. wrv with th her little throo-year-old daughter for Aist wc,.k Cll(l whm, ho sllbmiUed residents of Athena, where the young office dutL 60 eenta. itocoRiilxliig the fucu or an ,0 m ,wru(ion for B pailirui Bfroct. ,man was educated, in the public school 1 American at tho window of tho tra n, b) ()f tUe cur BlJ hew, whkh liaJ Momlny fternoon at his home in . , ' . ' , , !UTl!fh r .l.aMm afflicted him for .omw time. La Grande of tuberculosis. 1 Be- ' Tht! ? tlon VSitoTSTZ Sut Ho-rr A. Bam,t was called sides hi father and mother, the de- - 'SZZ ed to Sellwood- that all. Chluraa to I'ortland Tue.sdy by a n.essago ceased loaves a wife and one child. ; tho hours .0 8 a m and ,...),- in thn famine, secilon are ftating that her sister, Alius Jessica Ho was in the cmployof the railroad "wn no"rs enger lo etl llteir clijldren. particular- McKwen was obliged to submit to h, company for nmmiber of years, nnd ly to Amorlenna. u hl ineiins that Ktirgicul operation for acute apiHiuii-' was a member of Dolph Lodge A. F. the child will bo fed und hiive a clumee citis. The patient underwent tm or After the arrival of the patient at the hospital, it was found that an op eration was unnecessary, much to the delight of family and friends. Air. Henry is now progressing to ward recovery so it is reported, and will soon be able to return to hjs home in this city. Cleve Myers and J E. Jones, rural mail carrier, have born on this side of the globe, one of them might have been you Weston Leader. Well said. But for the fortune of birth in a favored xone, one of then might have been- you. or yours. The. American public is tired of drives ao it la often said but it will be yet more tired before famine gives way to plenty, death to life, or a chance for life, and chaos to order, in less for tunate parts of the world. Tired? Ot course everybody ia tirei But others are even more tired ot hunger, destitution, disease, and all tat horrors that go with famine and de struction. Being tired is no excuse, for closing either ears or pocketa tt the cries and needs ot helpless people. Morning Oregonian, Seattle. Paper Changes Hand. ' Seattle, Wash. The Seattle Post- to live. uIho that the roturns from the deal successfully, so it is reported, K,!'! Ta". Second I"'"0" slogan con- the children thgt.ro left and for them- Pcdleton) rccenUy cosed selves. , ,., , wi-n." won uy mis, 4. s, riT9tuv ui The purpose of the election is to & A M. of this eitv Tho Indira u" amenumeiu m me cny intelligencer nas announced editorially was represented at the funeral, which cllart''r' whioh provides for street transfer of controlling interest in tho was held yesterdav at La Grande, by aml scwer improvements and the pro- newspaper from Clark Nettleton to N. A. Miller and Read Hill. cedure in the sa,e of bonds therefor, john g. Perry, a Seattle attorney. . Mr. conforminsr to the reouirements . . ., , " AC.IJ VVtb VU.V v. ,uw ..11.(1 U UOV.ll V".ll YVUIUOIT U1.11U a UWn town Window ocaU- B.-tirl hv hnmliiiB- rnmnnnip. from 11 this city, with tho suggestion of the tifully decorated with the stars and ;;, ,i i,f .k ' Postal Imployea to Carry Gun. motto: "We Together Will." First stripes and trophies of the World im..nt Six shooter are being honors were taken by Clem AlcCoy War, and for the center niece the 4 1 u ,. Post-Intelligencer Pubtiahlng company. Washington.- added to tho oters will ballot on a Chapter 17 I opposed because It P'of" ,,J equipment of postal em- of Pendleton, who was awarded the splendid phonograph put up fcr dis- jjo 000 bond issue for funding pur standing price of $5000 $25 for the slogan, "Progress With posal on tho shnro-sellins plan by poses. This bond issue is to take up require a challenged voter to mn oatb of party affiliation and mnkn fldavlt of.t leapt two jeara' previous affiliation with lh same party. Chap tar 177 require a voter to take oatb that ho will support hi named party lu th primaries. endleton." Athena - Weston American 1,.' has boon put on tho heads ot mall rob- Pel . hers, undor Postmaster General Hays' Manager Nick Williams will bring Post, the driving for selling shares 'wild und wooiy weai program lor iuS Jloose Jaw league team to Athena is now in 11111 swmsr. bringing to an end tho wave of rob- Sunday afternoon for a game with - - ' berlea affecting th postul Bervlco. the local nine. The Moose Jaw team Postmaster C. O. Henry was taken Legion 8nj liquidate the city's general out standing indebtedness, including im provements to the water works sys tem and the new lighting plant. Et-Kaiaer'a Wlf Die In rloiland. Doom, Holland Ex-Empress Aug inta Victoria of Germany died hora '.er a Ions Illness. is havintr ita snrine training work- critically ill Saturday as the result Laundry work done at home. Mrs. Cash for chickens. J. R. Reynolds, out at Pendleton and is playing at of an obstruction of the bowels, and R. R. Riley. S. Broad street. Forest Protection Week May 22. Washington, D. C The week . of May 22 was designated In a proclama tion by President Harding "ferost protection week."