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8 1 Page Six iMnwPKNPKNCE ENTERPRISE JULY U 4 , RIZAL, FILIPINO MARTYR, v WROTE REMARKABLE POEM By FORMER CONGRESSMAN CLYDE H. TAVENNER. Every year June 19 Is celebrated by Flllplm as the anniversary of the birthday of the FlVlptno martyr. Dr. Jose Rhtal regarded as the greatest man the Malay rftce has produced. ' Rlzal,- who spoke sersn languages and was a, euttured and much traveled man (on one occasion he traveled cross the United 8tates), earned the enmity of , Spanish governors In the Philippine by protesting against the oppression of the Filipino peoplo. Ai boy he bad witnessed scene that cent shafts of grief Into h!a poet soul, tnd be early dedicated bis lift to the liberation of bis "iand adored." t the risk ot bis Ufa, and at the sacrifice of bis career, friends and loved enea, be becama tbe spokesman for the stifled grievances of the voice lees multitude, and thus became -the living Indictment of Spain's wretched colonial system.' Rlxal could have saved his life, as b had been warned by friends not to return to the Islands. Be could not be dissuaded, bnt before returning to Manila left a letter with a friend In Hongkong to be opened after his death, In which he wrote: "Gladly do Igo to expose myself to peril, not as any expiation of misdeed (for in this matter I believe myself guiltless of any), hut to complete my work and V DR. JOSE RIZAL, The Filipino Patriot. mvself offer the example of which I have always preached. A -man ought to die for duty and his principles. I hold fast to every Idea which I have ad vanced as to the condition and future of our country, and shall willingly die for lt I hold duties of conscience above all else. Besides I wish to show those who deny us patriotism that we know how to die for duty and prin ciples." While Rlzal was In Europe working for Philippine reforms, the Spanish governor-general, to indirectly punish Rizal, carried on a relentless persecu tion of his parents and relatives in the Philippines, driving them Into exile. To his parents Rizal left a second letter, saying: "Should fate go against me, you will understand that I shall die happy in the thought that my death will end all your troubles. Return to our country and may you be happy in it. Till the last moment of my life I shall be thinking of you and wishing you all good fortune and happiness." Spain had meanwhile determined on having Rizal's life, foolishly thinking that if his voice was stilled agitation for the reforms he championed would end. Rizal was arrested on a trumped up charge of treason and condemned to death. But no sooner had the firing squad completed its work than the teachings 'of Rlzal almost Instantaneously became the passionate Inspiration of the whole Filipino race. His unjust execution had simply transferred the intense patriotism of Rizal to the breasts of an entire nation of people. The Philippine nationalism of today dates from the sunshiny morning of December 30, 1S96, when Rlzal was "led forth from his prison to willingly give, as he himself said, his life for his country's redemption. While touring In the Philippines recently the conviction was ever present In my mind, and I could not throw it off, that the real inspiration as well as the leadership of the Filipino people in their present desire for Independence Is the spirit of Jose Rlzal. The memory of Rlzal and the desire for inde pendence seem to be synonymous In the mind ef the average Filipino. Rlzal is tbe inspiration of all classes, of old and young, of all the people ; he Is not dead, for his spirit is everywhere in that beautiful land. Ills plc- ' ture adorns the homes of the poorest families streets, avenues and cities are named in his honor, while his statue stands" in the parks and public squares. In life Rizal was a beautiful character, kind and considerate of all, gladly giving his life for hie country, and in memory he has become the national idol. With such a spirit as its national Inspiration the Philippines can not help but reach heights now not dreamed of. While awaiting death in bis cell during hia last night on earth Rlzal wrote remarkable poem, "My Last Farewell." He secreted the manuscript in aa alcohol cooking lamp, where It was found after his execution. It follows : MY LAST FAREWELL, By DR. JOSE RIZAL. Farewt !, dear fatherland, clime of the Let tbe ran draw tts vapors no to the -sun caresi'd, And heavenward In purity bear my tardy Pearl of th Orient aeaa. our Ede lost; protest; Gladly now I re to atva thee this faded Let some kind soul e'er my wnUmely fate life's beat, ary, And were It bright, fresher or more And in the it 1 11 evening a prayer be lifted tleet en high, BUU wwqM X give it thee, nor oount tbe Pros thee. O my country, that la God 1 otL may reel. Pray for all those that hapleaa have died. For all who have Buffered the unmeasur'd pain; For our mothers that bitterly their woe have cried. For widows and orphans, for oaptlvee by torture tried : Aad then for thyself that redemption thou may' at rain. And when the dark night wraps tbe graveyard around. With only the dead In their vigil to aee; Break not my repose or the mystery profound. And perchance thou naayBt hear a aad hymn resound; Tie I, O my country, raining a song unto the. When even my grave Is remembered no more, Unmark'd by never a cross or a stone; Let the plow sweep through it, the spade turn lt o'er. That my ashes may carpet thy earthly floor, Before Into nothingness at last they are flown. Then will oblivion bring me no oare, . As over thy vales and plains I sweep, Throbbing and cleansed in thy space and air, With color and light, with song and lament I fare. Ever repeating the faith that I keep. My fatherland adored, that sadness to my sorrow lends. Beloved Flllplnas, hear now my last goodbye. I give thee all: parents and kindred and friends; For I go where no slave before the oppressor bends, Where faith can never kill, and God reigns e'er on high. Farewell, father and mother and brothers, dear friends of the fireside! Thankful ye should be for mo that I rest at the end of the long day. Farewell, sweet, from the stranger's land, my joy and my comrade! Farewell, dear ones, farewell! To die is to rest from our labors! BABIES HELP PAY FOR WAR Even Talcum Powder Hc-i Dn Levied Upon to Meet Expenditures Dui to Slaughter. The posthollum U. C L. hns hit tn bahles. In the Home Sector Wllllnm O. Shep herd says: "About $3,000,000 will go Into Uncle Sam's coffers from th - pock ets and purse of, soda water drink ers In HttOt Folks whe like bowling or billiards or pool will girt shout I million and a half to Uncle Sam. I'eo pie who play cards will give him two and a nuarter millions. Automobiles and motorcycle will bring him In 60 cents a head fram the whole 10G,uy 000 of es. Wall give hlni eboat fV 000,000 for going to theater and nwv- lea, -Every one of the 1CKMW0.00O of oa, Indeed, will give Cncls 8am aa aw age of two cents a day. directly, for Dleanrt and conveniences, wim dsd; paying tribute for his talcum powder, toother and sister paying tribute for their, perfumes, father raying tribute for his cigarettes and athletic ciuo dues, all the kids paying trtbata for the movies and their trips to the cor ner soda fountain. "The war did It all, too. We're pay ing Just ten times more to Uncle Sara In Internal revenue this year than we did In 1914. We paid so little then one-tenth of 74 cents a day and we paid lt so Indirectly that few of us realized, that there really was such a person In the world as Uncle Sam. At last the old pnrty has found us. Since then a lot of us have fought and died for him. Aud If he's worth dying for he's worth supporting." INDUSTRIAL RE VIEW OF STATE rortland-Tlu. keel of the largest vessel over built in Oregon will be laid In a few .lays by the North west Bridge & Iron company. hen completed, some time early in 19-1. hi. vessel will be M-WO-t oil tanker. Seven of these craft are to be built by the local company. Th start of construction has been de- -arrivai oi MAY DEVELOP GUM "Ar Ynii floffinnr Ronl T.I ..r tk f!J BilJO HIV vvuu wUClgQ There's more fioAH ( 4ta,toinal Opening of Mesopotamia to Clviliia tion Likely to Add Largely to the World's Supply. j As law and order come Into the wild ! and unsettled mountains of Mosojio ! tamia, especially when new roads and the eventual railway connect the nofthern Kurdish country around Mo : sul with the rest of the world, ninny a now useless tree nnd shrub will doubtless be put to service ns a con tributor of gum. The ginus of Meso potamia have many commercial uses, and the unsystematic tapping nnd trading that now brings the product on pack animals to Sulelmanayn. where merchants huy lt from the Kurds and sell It again to other mer chants In Bagdad, is a mere sugges tion of the Industry that May be de veloped by enterprising promoters who may have observed the extent of this natural resource In Mesopotamia and looked further afield than Aleppo and Bagdad for markets. Now that Brit ish occupation has opened the land to western Ideas, It would not be sur prising If the gum Industry grew to be a source of considerable national wealth, and an Important factor In creating a new Mesopotamia. On tit flM of twttl 'mUat the frees? fljrht, Others have given tbelr Uvea without doubt or hd; The ptc matter not cypreea or laurel or My white, SoaCold or open plain, oombat or martyr- dm'i plight. Tie ever the aaina, te serve our home and country's ced. I dU Just when I Me th dawn break Through the gloom ef night, to herald the day And If color la lacking my blood thou ahalt take. Pour'd out at need for thy dear sake, . To dye with Its crlmaon thy waking- ray. My dreams, when life first opened to me. My dreams, when the hopes of youth beat high, Vere to see thy loved face, O Bern ot the Orient sea, From -f loom and grief, from care and sorrow free; No blush on thy brow, no tear in thine ye. Dream ef my life, my living and burning desire, All hall! cries the soul that is now to take fllrht; AH hall! And sweet It is for thee to expire! To die for thy sake that thou may'st aspire; And sleep In thy bosom eternity's long nig-ht. If over my grave some day thou seest grow la the grassy sod, a humble flower, Dra-w lt to thy Hps and kiss my soul so, While I may feel on my brow In the cold tomb below The touch of thy tenderness, thy breath's warm flower. Let the moon beam over me soft and serene, Let the dawn shed ever me Its radiant -flashes, Lst the wind with sad lament over me keen ; .And if on my cross a bird should be seen, Let it thrill there Its hymn of peace to my ashes. FILIPINO LEGISLATORS DEBATE IN ENGLISH. BAYS ALL FILIPINOS WANT INDEPENDENCE. The English language recently was used for the first time in the debates of the Filipino House of Representa tives. The fact was cabled to the United States Insular Affairs Bureau. The principal speakers were Messrs. Beni te, De Guzman and Virata. These members are graduates from the Uni versity of the Philippines. English is tanght exclusively in the public schools of the Philippines, and It is announced, will continue to be If Independence Is granted. Accord ing to an estimate based on the census Just completed, seventy per teat of the inhabitants of -the Philip pines over 10 years of age are liter ate. This Is a hlgkr percentage of literacy then that of any South Amer kan country. . "It Is frequently said that only the politicians In the Philippines want In dependence, but I do not think such Is the case," said Dr. D. M. Gandier, superintendent of the California Anti Saloon League, who has Just returned from the Philippines. "I have met all classes of people from various parts of the islands and all alike seem to me to desire Independence. I am Inclined to think that tlioy have the ability to govern themselves. We are developing a social and political con science In America and they will de velop one there; and I very much doubt that they will learn as fast under present conditions as they would under complete Independence. Independence in some form Is bound to come and I am Inclined to think that lt bad battel come soon." Lengthening Llfa of 811k Stocking. "No economies are small, says a French proverb, and the professional stocking mender's Job Is evidence of thrift as understood by the Parislenne. "Here," said one of the craft, "are 80 pairs of silk stockings which ha ye been through my hands more times than I can count, and look at tbeifj.M They were patched and darned till there was little of the original left, but as Ellse remarked, wlth boots tbey still make an effect 1" Before the war madaroe paid three half -pence per pair to her mender and provided the thread; now she gives fourpence or flvepence and expects miracles of en durance from the fragile web. Where the mender formerly spent ten min utes she now mnst devote an hour to some of these stockings, and lt Is dif ficult to see how she gets a living. But madame's motto is, "Throw noth ing away," and she lives up to It. i,nj iiv the non-a '"j - - from the Atlantic coast Portland Timber land in eight Oregon counties, valued at 1.000, OOO, Is included In the estate of Nelson P. Wheeler of Pennsylvania, who died recently in California. Tillamook-Palry cows of TUla mook county received the highest rating in the Northwest in tests md.. bv Washington State college. An average of 906 pounds of milk per cow per month was made by 762 cows of this county. Hood River The upper valley, which has been noted for several years for its seed potatoes, is now producing large cruantitios of clover seed. One farmer has ju.st harvest ed 49 bushels from 11 aores, and an other 110 bushels from 40 acres. The eed sell at $20 a bushel. MosierThe cherry crop tl-is -;crr is above average in quantity and the fruit is of fine quality. Corvnllis A tomato yield of two n.oin.U to the simaro foot has been MARKET I nro luce! vmlor glass in 'he Agri cultural eo!Urc. Two crccnnouscs, 20 bv 30 feet in size have nlrendy ! (" yioMeti 12 pounds of tomatoes and nrf expected to give 2T.O0 pounds lyj the end of the season. i New! e-;: Late rair. have M ; br.ck the berry crop this y.-:ir, mil; berrios ;nnl cherries pre eomir.jr on' together now with bijr yields from ; both. RosebuifT The J. E. MeClintock farm in Elurnoy valley has I eon! sold for ?2.r).oni). It is one -f the'' finest farms in the county and is in' the middle of the newly discovered oil district. : Roscburg About half of the Doug-las county prune crop has al l ready been contracted at 16 crnts a pound. j Haines The new 50,000 bushel grain elevator being built here by the Tri-State Terminal company is completed except for the instal lation of machinery. Salem Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, says that thousands of cattle from eastern Oregon are be ing shipped into Montana and Idaho to replenish . the herds in those states. Cottage Grove Because they can get no car3 in which to ship their product, two lumber mills Real Tobacco CheV you get out- r,f t. - n Vi illH f. nary kind. v wuu t need a U a IU nearly bo ofU chew tht;s why it costal less to chew this ciaS tobacco. Any man who uo. J Real Tobacco ChewJ) .I... n Put up in two iyiq RIGHT CUT Is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT Is a Ion fine-cut tol ? J 2GE REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. the week ending July 10, For 1920. H E. Carrier to Y. L. Wilkinson 40.07 acres in Tp. 7 S. R. 3 Wert, w. d. $1.00. F. L. Wilkinson to R. E. Carrier et ux 4C.0T Hires in Tp. 7 S. R. 3 West, w. il. $1.00. Nettie i Hoch widow, to I A. Kobimoa vt ux 4 lute in Monmouth, w. d. ?3.".0.M. F. M. Kc.irn ft ux to lieortce K hike ft UX lot 'J, Mock 1 . . . i 1 1 it I e-vmrt i hi ..nl ,(H1. lo I'llUiis, . u. J. M. I.ynn, Sr. -t ux to Clan-nre E. Uvrjoy t ux lot l.l!!k. 27, Ad.l. t Palliis. w. d. JinOO.OO. ,vhod 1 lift riot No. El, Polk Co., Or.., to T. .1. Alsip ft ux land in Tp. S S. U. I and f. West, w. I. $3.'O.O0. K. W. fade ft UX ft Ml to A. U. Southwick ct ux '2',i b'ts in Elk. B, We.-t Sal.-m, w. d. J10.0O. J.ihn C. Shultz ft ux rt nl Dovie E. ('Morn HntfifM 2 lots Ir.uic livens" I.a Creole Ilame stead Ad.l. w. d. ?2001.00. Gerge W. Myt-r ct ux to Jprob H. Rempel 37.9 nrre in See. 2 Tp. 7 S. R. 5 Went w. d. $10.00. Emma 1!. Rowell ft vir to Davit II. Foreman 2.32 acres in Tp. 7 S. It. 4 and 5 West, w. i. $ l'!3. 20. David II. Foreman, single, et ai to Emma 15. Howell 3 acres in Tp. 7 S. II. 4 West w. d. $1200.00. David II. Foreman, single, to Emma B. Rowell 2.50 acres in Tp. 7 S. R. 4. West w. d. $1250.00. J. P. Chritensen et ux to R .K. Cobban et ux 8 lots in town of Mc Coy w. d. $875.00. Minnie Berkley, unmarried, to Way .4J d t mto j Right of Way w. d. 910.00. Herman Marv,urdt k 1 Fick to WULmlna 4 cj ny. m. iuKht of Wy w.i r. M. Ncwland mina & Grand R of ay w. d. $10.00. Joseph Tharp et ux to V m jw 1 . ... & urnnu itonric Ry. & I way w. tl. $ 10.00, Cozmo Cilo, unmarried BtKlt.If land in Tp. 8 S. id w. tl. $1000.00. I. I.. Pattei-tnn ft UX ft 1 livens ! C ounty f polk, Ri-htoftJ $1.0(1. Violet Miller to S. Millfrh in Tp. 7 S. E. f Wi-it q. d!. I.uella Miller ct vir et !i hard Giei-bret hi et ux lot 1 original town of Pallas -q.;' Walter J. JMmci rt ui : Prudt-nrd Insurance Co. of 1 land in Tp. U S. R.4 Wwt. , $r.(M.00 . , Wnltt-r J. Domes et ci i '"1 t t !. 1 t . ( I rnurnimi insurance lo. m 11.1. 1 U acrefl in ip, 6 8. I Mtir. deed $.r,.r,GO.00. Walter J. Homed et tu mont Imn & Trut Co. 2!i in Tp. 6 S. It. 4 Wert li $500.00. John W. Orr, ihfru'f, 'i Pnshiell et ux 2H loU is Fal'.a City, Sheriffi kd V John W. Orr, Sheriff, Ui houne 44 100 acre In Tp. I West Sheriffi! deed ISO Plastic Drecslng for Wounds. Industrial plants are now using the Ambrlne treatrpnt for burns, scalds, and all surface wounds which proved very successful for casualties Incurred In the world war. ' The dressing Is a compound of wax and resins, and Is solid when cold. It Is heated to about 150 degrees Fah renheit and applied by means of a spe lal atomizer, or lt can be generally daubed on with a seft brush. A plas tic dressing, Impervious to air, Is thus formed, which does not adhere to the wound and which promotes the healing process .without appreciable contrac tion. Disfigurement and sears are pre vented to a greater extent than was possible under the old methods. Bold Chinese Bandits. Rands of kidnapers recently have caused much alarm in Tcnchowfu, Shantung, China. Operating ln.groups of from 30 to 50 they have carried away nnd held for "ransom weal thy Chi nese for whom they have obtained as much as $50,000 In some cases. Ten citizens were kidnaped in October. Promises to pay ransoms have been ex acted by torture. Troops have tried to capture the bandits, but have failed. It is believed the kidnapers came from Dalny, crossing tbe Gulf of Pecbrlll In boats In which they es caped with their captives. Spanish Licorice Industry. The manufacture of licorice extract and paste is an important Spanish in dustry. This Is a comparatively new Industry, ns formerly the root was exported unmanufactured. Over 6, 000,000 pounds of the root were ex nnrtpd tn 1!U8 and more than 600,000 1 - ""pounds of extract and paste. Alice Mcintosh land in DIk. 1. City here! of Monmouth w. d. $3000.00. which shut down for over the Fourth1 Elizabeth Petern et al to John are still closed. i Pt-tem et ux 24 nlu ar in Tn 7 8 started R. 5 Wext w. d. $2400.50. Ridtlle Construction has on a new prune processing packing plant here. and L. E. Viers et ux to L. Barnabag 10 acre in Tp. 7 S. R. 6 West w. d. Marshfield The shingle plant of i $2000.00. the South mill has resumed opera-1 C. C. and Hattie Lockhart to Wil- ons. luminu t. n 1 n i. .till ilif ui arm nonue Ky. vo., 1 ne enterprise Portland Eight complfti new mill of the Aladdin juat completed in th PrntV duatrial district 1M compjf been operating ita smaller 1 cut-up plant for th months. When runninj f4 the plant now tmplojn i' The company ha wffitient to build two more pUnti tb the new mill, 108 by W expects to bo inert it aa businem develop. FOR more tire mileage, more miles to a gallon of gasoline, greater riding comfort and for the best possible tire investment Next time-BUY FISK ; .; - rrom your dealer I Thew tire are buflt to tKU Ideal f To bo the best concern in the world to work fosr and the aquarett concern7 in existence to do business with." C(Q)R?rD) Trnrii u w' iJzZJ I I J nvibv