The Eugene guard., August 12, 1924, Image 6

Tuesday Evening, Au
tase Six
THE EUGENE DAILY GUAR
Bust li ,
DAVIS' ADDRESS
John W. Davis of West Virginia, Democratic Nominee,
Urges Need of Honesty in Government and 'of .
Special Laws to Aid U. S. Fanners..
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i-
were promised, a new association of
.. nations to be created In order to
'i- protect and preserve tho peace of
I? the world. No alngio proposal of
this sort has yet appeared from any
of.thoso'Who so loudly promised
.' 1 It. With the reconstruction of Eur-
v - ope wolKhlnar heavily on the world;
i.'i' with American economfo life dwarf
ed .and stunted by the Interruption
of world commerce; with the agrl
!. cultural regions of the West slnk-
,. ii: lug into bankruptcy because of the
':U loss of their foreign markots; we
!':'- have stood by as powerless specta-
'Ui tors, offering to the .world nothing
; but private charity and inaiviouui
- advice. It is well enough to praise
.t; In unmeasured terms the charity
,! of the American people. It is not
id an unworthy pride that makes us
I dwell upn the .efforts Individual
!i Americans have made toward the
'I solution of great worm pnimm
N Tint he miestlon which presses it-
si self upon the mind and conscience
. of the American peopio "
' ! ' not be denied la what they, ab a
h . i.nMkinB thrnusrh their Qov-
: "i ernment, have done or dared to do
i tn this great field or action.
: i Rdllttlaa fl. 0. P. Result"
j The Washington conference alone
' aside, and that of more than aouDiiui
"h value, what single contribution hos
' the United States of America, as an
organised nation among nations, ninne
to world peace in the last four years?
Individual Americans have gone
ihroad but they went without the
ki.a.in.r nt their s-ovcrnment. un
official observers" have appeared at
innal conferences where
America, if present at all, should have
been present as an equal among
equals. - When but yesterday three
Americans went to the conference on
reparations, whose fruitful outcome
nil the world desires,, Washington was
prompt to disclaim tll responsibility
for their going though eager to take
credit for whatever they migui ac
complish. We achieved only what one
of them has called a "bootlegging par
, tidpatlon." ,
k Three weeks ago. In the city of
London, there came from the secre
tary of Btate himself on amazing con
fession of this impotence. Bald he, ' I
may give It as my conviction that hod
we attempted to moke America's con
tribution to the recent pjon of adjust
ment a governmental . mntter, we
should havo been Involved In e hope
less debate and there would have been
no adequate action.' vWe should have
boen beset with demands, objections,
Instructions.. This Is not the way to
make an American contribution to
- economic revival." If I con rood these
words aright, they con mean only
thin: that' by reason either of the in
ability of the executive to lead or the
. unwillingness of his party to Joltow.
the foreign affairs of the" . United.
States, , including the great and vital
question of European settlement, must
be left In private hands . We must,
faco tho humiliating fact that we have
a government that does not dare to
speak Its mind beyond the throo-mllo
limit. i 7 ' ,"' ,' .
; A political 'partywhich is at best
but human, may moke honest mls-
takes; they' con bo forgiven." It may
make' unwlBe laws; thoy con be re
pealed. It may through honest er
ror, set mon to' tasks beyond their
power; they can be displaced and oth
ers choBon In thefr etead. The un
pardonable sin,- however, for It is
sin Hint strikes nt the national life, is
conduct so corrupt, so partial and so
feeble that It shakes the public confi
dence in govornment itself. - "'
Indlott Republicans
; I indict tho republican party In Its
organized (capacity for having shaken
nubllci confidence to Its very founda
tion. ' I charge it with hovlmj ex
hibited deeper and more widespread
corruption- than any that this genera
tion of Americans has been called
upon to witness. I charge It with
complacency In the face tl that Cor
ruption and with ill will toward the
efforts of honest men to expose It. I
chargo It with grosB favoritism to the
privileged and 'with utter disregard of
the unprivileged. I chargo It with In
difference to world pence and with
tlmiditv in the conduct of our foreign
affnlm I charge it with disorganiza
tion, divWnu and Incoherence, and on
the record I shnll nsk the votcrB
throughout tho. length and. breadth of
tnis innd to pubs Judgment of con
demnation, as n warning to sit men
who may aspire id public office, that
nlfhmioHtv either in thought, word or
d 1, will not bo tolerated In .America.
J cannot doubt what verdict they will
- render. . ' ' .
, 'When they have made their answer
they will turn to us. as It Is right
thev should, and ask what wo hove to
offer In exchange nnd what pledgeB
we can give that our offer will be
performed. AV are ready for .the
question. Wo are prepared to Offer
a democratic program based on demo
cratic principles nd guoranteed by a
record of .democratic performance.
This program we have outlined In our
Onlfnrnt! thCSC VT nCipiCB are inunr
by which the democratic party has
been guided throughout the years
and which like the creed of the church
should be repeated whenever demo
crats assemble belief In equal
rights to all men ond special privilege
to none; in an ever wider and more
equitable distribution of the rewards
of toil and industry; in the suppres
sion of private monopoly as a thing
Indefensible and intolerable; In the
largest liberty forievery individual; in
local self-government os against a
centralized bureaucracy- In public of
fice ns a public trust; In a government
administered without fear abroad or
favoritism nt'home. And eur pledge
- will be the long roll of benefieent leg.
Islatlon passed during onr years of
power, and the conduct without scon
dil or corruption of a great and vic
torious war fought under the gallant
nd inspiring leadership of Woodrow
Wlson. -."'
I have expressed. In general terms,
- .nnrnvnl of the proposals con-
tnlnrd In our platform. You will not
expect me at this moment to discuss
them In detail or to outline the meth
ods bv which they are to be carried
Into effect. There will be time enough
for that. For more Important thsu
the Isnguoge of ouch documents Is the
.i.i h.t breathes through them and
es them Ufa. . The country has the
T.l,t to know whether eder the
....... the democriiHe rvy It
(niixw a course of wise and eon
flnued progress, or be given over to
rhe delusive panaceaa of the dreamy
..... w .mnf cnmniacency di
S coniervative who think that aUltloa but with information such aa the
goes well if only it goes well with
him, -. . . . ..
Gives Abused Terms
The words "Progressive" and "Re
actionary" have been much abused in
American politics. There has been
llttlo effort to defino their meaning.
Thoy are becoming mere tags which
politicians fasten on themselves or
their opponents without indulging in
any mental proccHS that remotely re
sembles thought. But, like shipping
to B, the thing which really counts is
the destination .written on them
progress to what; reaction from what
that is the real question. ' Motion
may bo either backward or. forward;
It-may even be going around In circles.
From my point of view he only do
serves to be called a progressive who
cannot Bee a wrong persist without an
effort to redress it, or a right denied
without an effort to protect it; who
feels a deep concern for the economic
welfare of the United States, but
realizes that the making of better men
and better women is a matter greater
still; who thinks of every govern
mental policy first of ail In Its bearing
upon hum..n rights rather tbnn upon
material things; who believes pro
foundly in humon equality and detests
privilege In whatever form orJn what
ever disguise, and who -finds the. true
test of success In the welfare of the
many and not the prosperity and com
fort of the few. The. civic unit of
America is not the.dollor .but the. In
dividual mon. . All thnt goes to make
better and happier and freer men and
women is progress; all else is reac
tion. Progressives of this sort,
though they may not care to use the
name, nevertheless in their hearts are
democrats. ,
We shall dtrive, therefore, for the
things that look to these great ends;
for the education of our youth,' not
only in knowledge gathered from past
ages hut In the wholesome virtue , of
self-help; for the protection of wo
men and children from human greed
and unequal laws; for the prevention
of child lahor and for the suppression
of the illicit traffic In soul-destroying
drugs. We shsll conserve all the na
tural resources of the . country -and
prevent ithe band of monopoly from
closing on them and on our- water
powers, so that our children after us
shall find this still a fair land to
dwell within. And to the veterans of
our wars, especially those who were
stricken and woundod In the country's
service and whose confidence .has
been flo cruelly and corruptly abused,
wo shall gl"o, in honor end . honesty,
tho gratoful core they have so Justly
carnod. . ,'
Favors Organized Labor
Concerning our sentiments tdwnrd
labor, there is room for nolthsr doubt
nor cavil In the light of our post his
tory. Tho.rlgltt of labor to an ade
quate wage, r earned nnder 1 healthful
conditions, the right to' organize .in
order to obtain it and the right to
burgnln collectively, through' agentB-i
nnd representatives of ItB own choosv
ng, hove been established nfter many
years of weary struggle. These rights
nro conceded now by all. fair-minded
men. They miiHt not be impaired
either by Injunction or by any other
device. Tho democratic party, how
over, goes a Btep beyond this. Its at
titude has been well described as one
inspired neither by deference on the
one hand nor . by patronage on the
othor, but by a sincere desire to make
labor part of the grand council of the
nation, to concede its patriotism and
to recognize thnt its knowledge of Its
own needs glv.B it a right to a voice
In all matters pf government that di
rectly or peculiarly affect Its own
rights. ThlB attitude has not chang
ed; it will not change. . nomocracy in
government and democracy in indus
try nlike demand tho free recognition
of the right of all those who work, In
whatever rank or place, to shore Jn
all decisions that affect their- wol
fare. ' Laws Promised Farmers.
To the fanners ot the X'nited
States also we promise lupt patronogo
but Biich lawB and Bitch administra
tion of the laws aa will enable them
to prosper In tbolr own right. They
are not mendlchanto and, .fortunately
for all of us, are. willing to take tho
risks tlint-ntteiid their oil important
calling. They nro entitled In return to
3 government genuinely interested --n
their problems and keenly desirous to
serve them to the limit ot Us power.
They feel today, more severely per
haps than any others, tho depressing
effect of discrlmlnatoty taxation.
Buying in a protected morket and
selling In n mnrket open to tho world,
they Jiave been forced to contribute
to tho profits of those In other In
dustries with no compensating bene
fit to themselves. ,
Recent experience has proved, If
proof were needed, that on effort to
help the former by a tarut on nis
products, Is tho baldest political false
nretense. Ho knows ns well as any
economist can tell him that the price
lie gets for his surplus crop depends
upon conditions at tne place pi ssio;
and he realizes that his permanent
prosperity depends not upon the de
crease through crop shortages of the
quantity be has to sell, but upon the
restoration snd expansion of the mar
kets to which bis goods must go.
When he faces as many do today, im
pending bankruptcy and ruin. It Is
small comfort to be told by those who
sre so solltious to rrotect other in
dustry from nil possible competition
that the farmer's salvation lies whol
y with himself.
Hints at Price Adjustment.
The "courageous and - intelligent
deflation of credits" which tho re
publican parly promised in its plat
form four years ago, would hove
come with better, grace' and have
proven .more acceptable In Its results
If there had been at the same time
any effort to narrow instead of wid
en the full oeiwern inn prices wnico
the former, receives snd those which
h la compelled to pay, ond to assist
him In finding a market for the things
he has to sell. We propose to see to
It that the discriminations which the J
tariff makes against him shall be re
moved; that bis government by doing
lis share toward a European set
tlement shall help to revive and en
large bis foreign markets; that In
stead of Hp service to the principle
of co-operative marketing the forces
of the government shall be put acti
vely at work to lead assistance to
these endeavors) that the former
shsll be lunDllt ot enly with In-
formation on vrooieimi ox nroouc-
dealer now receives concerning the
probable use and demand for his pro
duct, so that be may be enabled to
think aa intelligently as the dealer in
terms of consumption and demand;
and chat in times . when general and
widespread distress, has overtaken
him, 'every power which the govern
ment enjoys under the constitution
sball.be exerted in bis aid.
Entitled to Low Ratea. '
Be ia entitled,' too, to' demand en
adequate service of transportation at
reasonable rates. In spite, of the fail
ures and shortcomings of existing
laws, this 1b 'an ideal which I cannot
believe to be beyond tfbe reach of at
tainment. If the seasonal production
of the farmer's crops is the pulsatloa
of the nation's heart, the railroads of
the country are the veins and arteries
through which its life-b ood flows,
Neither can hope to function without
the other's aid; and It, ia quite as
important to the railroads that the
farmer should prosper as 1t is to
the farmer that the railroads should
be adequately paid for the aervice
that they render. '
Seat Further Tax Cut.
Believing that no people are truly
free who are unjustly taxed, we
promise to tfie people of America not
only revision and reform nut a iur-
tlher reduction in the taxea that
weigh them down and sap the vigor
of their, nroiuctlve energy. rne
exorbitant ratea and discriminatory
provisions of the rresent tariff law
must be wiped out, snd in tnetr piace
must be written, . with fairness to all
and favors to none, a statute design
ed prlmsrily to raise revenue for the
support of the government and fram
ed on a truly competitive basis. We
have no hostile design toward any
legitimate Industry; we purrose na
action that mould tear down or destroy.-
But we are reaolved that the
laying nnd eollettlng of taxea shall re
main a public and not a private bus!
ness and that monopoly shall find no
section Of the law behind whionto
hide Itself. The rates of the income
tax should be further lowered. Un
necessary taxation is unjust taxation
i)0 matter on whom the burden falls.
I am ready to agree that, there is no
rirlit in government to tax any man
beyond Its needs solely because be Is
rich) and yet I stoutly bold that every
dictate of reason and morality sup
ports the rule that those who derive
from the common effort ot society a
greater share of its earnings thin
their fellows must contribute to the
support of the state a proportionately
larger share of that which they have.
received. Nor will we overlook the
sound distinction which exists in prin
ciple between those incomes gathered'
without effort from invested capital,
and thoae which are the product of
exertion day by day. , v
And with reduction, Indeed as n
condition precedent to it, there must
be economy in every part of the
governmental establishment. I shall
if elected welcome the1 opportunity to
support and strengthen the begin
nings which have been made in the
direction of a national budget and to
co-operate with congress to that end,
We must have, In addition, an econ
omy whloh consists not merely in se
curing a dollar's worth for every dol
lar spent, hut that far less popular
form of economy which Imitates the
prudent householder In doing without
the things one wishes but cannot at
the time afford. Economy, however,
begins at the wrong end when it at
tacks the pay of government employ-
who are justly entitled to pay
equsl to that they would receive from
private employers for similar work.
Every business executive knows thnt
underpaid, Borvlce Is the dearest of
11.
- Favors Law Enforcement.
To the enforcement of the law,
and all tiie law,, we stand definitely
pledged.. We shall enforce.lt as fear
lessly against wealth that endeovors
to .restrain trade ond create mono
poly, as - against, poverty: that coun
terfeits the currency; as 'vigorously
asslnst ambition which seeks to climb
to office through the corrupt use of
money as against the lesser greed
thotrobs tbe mails. For no reason
thnt is apparent to mo tho question
has Jteen aNked, as perhaps it -will
continue tovbe asked until It has been
definitely answered, What views I
hold concerning the Inforccment of
the eighteenth amendment and the
statutes passed to put !t Into effect.
Why the question; is It not the law?
I would hold in contempt any public
official who took with uplifted hand
on oath to suport the constitution o
the United States, making at the
same time a mental reservation
whereby o single word of that groat
document: Is excluded tfrom his vow.
An administrative officer is no more
entitled to choose Vfliat statutes he
will or will not enforce than Is a citl
zento choose what laws he will or
will not obey. As well might he nsk
to strike from the Ten Command
ments those he was not Inclined to
keep. Obedience to the law Is the first
dfily of every good citizen, whether
ho be rich or whether he be poor; en
forcement of the law against every
violator, rich or poor, la the solemn
obligation of every official.
Against Much Armament. '
But all that we do will be undfme;
all that we build will I torn down;
all that we hope for be denied,
unless In conjunction with the ret
of mankind . we enn lift the burden
of vast armaments which now weighs
upon the world snd silence the recur
ring threat of war. This we shall not
do by pious wishes or fervid rhetoric.
We will not contribute to It ss a na
tion simply by offering to others, no
more concerned than ourselves, our
unsolicited advice. Providence does
not give Idle gifts of peace to
those who will not lobor to achieve
them. In tho name of the democratic
party, therefore, I promiso to the
country that no enterprise slncerly
directed to this end will lack our ap
proval and co-operation. e favor
the World Court in sincerity and not
merely for campaign urposes or aa
an avenue ef escape from the con
sideration of larger .questions. We be
Here It a real advance toword the
peaceful settlement of International
disputes; sn advance from which
America cannot turn away without
proving herself falae to the teaching
of a century. We wish lo see Amer
ica as a nation ploy ber part in that
reconstruction of the economic life of
Europe which has ptoveti itself so
indispenanble to onr own well-being
ond prosperity. We sre resdy for any
conference on disarmament, provided
it Is so general In its membership
snd so wide in Its scope as to be able
to deal broadly with so broad a
theme. We do not and we cannot ac
cept the dictum unauthorized by any
expression of popular will that the
League 'ef Nations Is 4 closed Inrl
dent so far as we are concerned. We
deny the right oj any man to thus
shut the gates of the future against
us and to write the fatal ' word
'"Never"! aerobe tho face of our for
eign policy. ' ' - '
My own beliefs on this particular
subject have been so frequently
avowed and are I believe so well un
derstood, as hardly to need repetition.
I yield to no man in my resolve to
maintain America's independence, or
in my unwillingness to involve her In
the quarrels of other nations. Yet,
from the day when the proposal was
first put forward I believed that
American duty and American inter-
esta alike demanded our joining, as a
fr.ee and equal people, the other free
peoples of the world in this enter
prise. Nothing that bas since occur
red bss shaken me in that belief. ...
- - Sees League's Future.
On tbe contrary, the march of
events has shown not only that the
League has within it tbe seed of sure
survivsl but fiat it is destined more
and more to become tbe bulwark of
peace and order to mankind.' Fifty-
four notions now sit around its Coun
cil table: Ireland, I rejoice to say,
has shaken o'-t her long subjection,
and once inoie a nation bas. made
her entrv Into the Leaane the sum
and symbol of her glorious rentrtn.
The time cannot be far distant when
Germany will take tbe seat to which
she Is rightly entitled. Kussia, Mex
ico and Turkey-will, make the roll
with i.u.i exception, entire and cim-
plete. None of tbe nations in all this
lengthening list nave partea wun
their sovereignty or sacrificed their
independence, of have imperilled by
their i resence their safety at borne or
their aecurlty abroad. I cannot re
concile their experience with the
fears of those who dread a different
fate for the United States.
There are In this country sincere
minds who oppose both the World
Court and the Iied&ue and, inaeea,
m omnia contact with other ma
tlons' because they wish tie United
States to live a 'purely opportunist
life. They wish no obligation- at any
time to any other powere, even the
slender obligation to consult and to
confer. I respect such opinions even
though I do not shore them; for. on
sheerest grounds of national safety,
T cannot think It prudent that the
United States should be absent when
ever all the other larions of , the
world assemble to discuss world prob
lems. But I must be permitted to
doubt ' the . Intellectual honesty of
those who profess to favor organized
international co-operation for peace
and who studiously turn swsy from
the only agencies yet created to tna'.
end. 1 - ,
"Deeds Greater Tha Words."
Tn- mv own thought concerning the
League two aspects of the question
have been constantly Derore me. x
have never found It possible greatly
to .concern myself as to the terms of
our adherence or the language" in
which those terms .might be phrased
Deeds ore of more consequence than
words. Time and custom and tbe laws
of. natural growth will have their way
In spite of language, provided a sin
cere purpose lies bchud them. What
ever tho character in which wo shall
finally appear, it is the fact or our
presence that will count Neither
have I at any time believed nor dj I
now believe, that the entrance ot
America into the League can .occur.
will occur or Bhonld occur until Ihc
common judgment of the American
peorle lsrcady for the step. We wait
ed for this judgment to ripen In order
that we might enter the war. I am
content, if need be, to wait until it
speaks for the aienc'es f peace.
That tt day can anu wiu come wuvu
this great question will Iinany oe
lifted entirely above the: plane of
partisan politics; when men will
cease to' tajte counsel solely of their
passions, their pride and their fears;
and when Uie voice of public approval
will flud meonB to .na -e itself heard,
I am serenely confident. . ' ' -
Until thnt day arrives 1 uecm it
tbe dutv of tho chief executive to co-
operato officially by every means at
hiB command with all legitimate en
deavors, whether ticy come from tho
League or from any other source; to
lessen tho prospect of futuro war; to
aid in repairing tho ravages ot tne
wars that arc past; to promote dis
ramaincnt and to advance the well
being of mankind. Kaunlly.. too, .lis
duty nnd the duty of congress, bur-'
donsome as it may be, to mnintain the
means of adequate national defense
ur til reason is .permitted !o take tho
pluco of force; we cannot throw away
the' sword when other scabhords are
not empty. ' Nor can I reconcile it
with uiy Ideas M tbe. dijiuity of a
greet nation fo be represented at in
ternational gothcrlngs only under the
poor pretense of "unofficial observa
tion." If I become president of the
Uiltcd States, Amerl.- will sit as nn
tqunl among equals whenever blm situ
a' all. .' ' ' ' ' '
Likes Religious Freedom , '
Thle brief outline of the viewB and
purposes of tho party, s I under
stand them, might well serve all the
demands, of this occasion, but in the
platform we have adopted I find a
further declaration concerning which
my own convictions are too qrofound
for silence. We hove token occasion
to reaffirm our belief In the constitu
tional gitornntees of religions free
dom, and to deplore and condemn any
effort from whatever aource to arouse
racial or religious dlssentlon in this
country. ' Such a declaration every
right-thinking American must en
dorse. No disaster that the mind con
picture expialo in Its hideous possibil
ities the coming In this country of a
separation of its citizenship into dis
cordant groups along racial or relig
ious lines. - Nothing would so utterly
destroy our happiness and security at
homo ond our dignity and Influence
abroad. Let us thank God with rev
erence that those who hullded the In
heritance we enjoy dealt' with that
question and settled It long ego. Let
It be said to the Immortal glory of
thqse who founded the province of
Maryland that religious freedom on
this side of the wster began with the
Toleration Act. which they odopted In
lfMO. It broadened witb the years
until It was written Into the Constltu
Hon In language too plain to be mis
taken that In this happy land of ours
every man might, without loss or
threat of loss, without lessening or
threat of lessening, his civic, social or
political rights, worship In his own
way snd fashion the one Ood and
Father of us all. This toleration
runs not only to the creed professed
hy a majority but to every creed, no
matter how numerous or how few Its
adherents. It was written, too, that
church and state should be forever ao
for separate that neither the right nor
the duty of public service should be
diminished or enlarged br the relig
ious belief of any man. It Is the sol
emn duty of every believer In Amer
ican Institutions oppose any chal
lenge of this sacred doctrine, or
ganized or unorganized, under what
ever same or In whatever character
it may appear. -f
Denounces Race Prejudice
From one who aspires to tho pres
idency, however, a declaration even
more direct than this may be right
fully expected. I wish, therefore, not
merely to denounce bigotry, intoler
ance and race prejudice as alien to
the spirit df America, I wish also to
state how and" in what way tho views
I entertain nre to influence my aa
tions. Into my hands will fall, when
I am elected, the power to appoint
thousands of persons to office under
the federal government. . When that
time arrives I shall set up no stand
ard of religious faith or racial origin
as a qualification for any office. My
only qpery concerning any appointee
will be whether he is honest; whether
he is competent, whether he 1b faith
ful to the Constitution. No selection
to be made by .me will be dictated, in
spired or Influenced by the race or
creed of the appointee.
One more word and I am done, and
this of a personal character. It is
known of all men that the nomination
which you tender me)waa not made of
my seeking. - It comes, I am proud to
believe, as the unanimous wish of one
of the most deliberative conventions
in American history, which weighed
in tbe balance with soberness my too
scanty virtues and my manifold short
comings. It is not for me to reject
so clear a call to duty. ' I am happy,
however, in the thought that it finds
me free from pledge or promise to
any living men. I shall hold it bo to
the end. Perhaps my sense of obliga
tion ts all the greater because of these
things. To those who'saw fit to pre
sent my name to the convention lor
its consideration, and to tbe dele
gates to that convention who ac
cepted me, I am under a duty to justi
fy their choice which I fully realize;
to the narty which honors me with ItB
leadership I owe every effort which
my faculties will allow; and to my fellow-countrymen
whose support you
bid me to solicit I owe the duty, first,
to speak the truti as I see it, without
fear, favor or evaslon.-and then so to
bear myself that every person in the
land, no matter how high or how
humble, may feel that he has In me
a friend, and that every citizen may
know that he con look to his govern
ment for unflinching honesty in
thought and action. When it becomes
necessary, 8B no doubt it will, to
raise funds for the conduct ot the
campaign they will be contributed
with this understanding and this only:
that neither the democratic party nor
I as its leader have any favors for
sale. We con make but one promise
to all men, alike, that of an honest, an
impartial and, so for as human wis
dom will permit, a just government.
Gives Final Pledge
To these things, Mr. Chairman, I
pledge myeolf. In tho struggle to
secure them I invoke the support of
all patriotic men and women to whom
country is greater than party, honor
more sacred than expediency and tne
right dearer than personal gainVor all
things else beside. In this spirit I ac
cept your norainratlon and,, relying
upon a strength that is greater than
mv own. I am ready with joyful con
fidence to assume the leadership you
offer me. .. .
Washington Prune
Growers Want to
Join New Exchange
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. , 12.
Prune growers 0f the Clarke coun
ty, Washington, conferred Monday
with directors of the North Pacific
Cooperative Prune Exchange, with
a view to joining that organiza
tion, but owing to the fact - that,
1,600,000 pounds of this year's crop
of XJtarke county has already been
sola for green delivery,' the Clarke
county representatives . finally-. de
cided to wait until December of
this year before putting the ques
tion of joining the exchange up to
the Clarke county grrowers. (JlarKo
county expected to have 1,000,000
pounds of dried prunes rrom tins
year's crop in addition to the prunes
already sold green.
The directors considered tne mat
ter of employing an auditor, but
reached no decision, .,
Manganfese Ore Is
Abounding About
Medf ord, Is View
IVIED FORT), Ore, Auj. lJ.Jnmes
F. Cnllbrcath, secretary of the Amer
ican Mining congress, which holds its
27th Annus, convention in Sacramen
to, Col., September 29th told a meet
ing of tahe chamber of commerce for
um here Monday that there is with
in 50 miles of Medford such an ex
t endive body 'of manganese ore that
if prdperly developed and protected
by a tariff. It .would eventually be
come one of tho largest industries of
the state. Tho meeting . which was
also addressed by officials of tho
Sacramento chamber of commerce. Is
expected to result In a movement' to
develop the southern Oregon mining
bureau Into a state department of
mines.
Summer Supper of
Hi-Y Chib Is Held
Twenty-one members of the Ili-Y
club of Eugene attended the Bummer
supper of the organisation Monday
evening at the V. M. G. A. Short
talks by G. E. Finnerty, former prin
cipal of the Eugene high school, and
by O. A. Honglum, business . adviser
of the club, were features of the meet
ing. The supper was served by Mrs. W.
I. King. Plans for the coming year's
work were discussed by tbe boys, nnd
afterward a motion picture show was
attended.
Butler Meeting to
Be Held Tonight
Creswell will be the scene of a msss
meeting tonight, when W. J. Butler's
nsme will be proposed for the ballot
for congressman. The meeting will
he held in the W. O. W. hall at Cres
well. Mr. B'ifler will run under the Ia
Follette banner.
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Special Correspondence to
SPRINGFIELD, Ore., Aug. 11.
Miss Mabel Roof returned from sev
eral weeks spent at Eitson springs.
Mr. C. E. Dority left Sunday for
San Diego, Cel., to join his niece.
with whom he will make his home.
Mrs. Duncan of tvos Angeles, sis
ter of Mrs. Ii. K. Page, arrived here
called by the serious illness of her
daughter's infant child, Mrs. Godfrey
Sinon. . ' "
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ; Vanvalzah
and small daughter of Portland ar
rived "here Saturday to spend a few
days with their mother, Mrs. Beat
rice Vanvalsah. .. ' . ', ; ..
The Civic club ia planning a six
o'clock luncheon at Hansen park on
Tuesday evening. '
There will be fi regular meeting or
the city council this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Laxton ana
Junior, their son, with Mrs. Laxtons'
father, Dinty Cyr, spent over Sunday
at Newport.
Mrs. Ann Knox Is spending a lew
weeks visiting with friends at Salem
and Independence, her former home.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mosbier are
spending a couple of weeks at Kitson
springs. '
Florence and Maude unrung . ot
Albany are spending a few days here
with their brother, William Darling.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adrian, re
turned from a week spent at Rainier,
Washington. . i v
COTTAGE GROVE ,
O : ; . O
COTTAGE GROVE, Aug. 12.
Born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Stroud on: 8-pound daughter. The
child has been named Luclle Byott,
for the attending physician, Dr. G.
C. Dyott .-. . ,
William Ostrander and Ed Jenks
left Monday by auto for Bohemia.
They are getting ready to begin
work on. the old, Falrview mine
where they have splendid prospects.
Ernest Sears and family left Sun
day for Salem where they will be
joined by Mr. and Mrs. Dr. C. C.
Cashett, alster and brother-in-law
of Mrs. Sears, who will accompany
them to Newport for an outing.
N. L. Thomason and family mot
ored up from Roseburg ana are vis.
ltlng with Mrs. Thomason's sister,
Mrs. A. W. Cornutt and family.
John Clark and William Bidwell
returned, to. Drain Monday to do
some painting in that city.
William Medley and Mrs. Emma
Tompkins, went to Eugene. Monday.
The Van Allison family motored
to Roseburg Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. Allison's brother, H.
E. Allison and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wilkinson
motored to Corvallls Sunday and
visitea Wltn Air. wilKinBone Drain
er, li. B. Wilkinson and family.
Mrs. R. R. Wilkinson returned Mon
day, while her husband ond brother
K. B. Wilkinson went to Newport in
the K. B. car.
John Merryman returned Monday
to Bray, California, where he has
work.
Mrs. H. H. Harmes; accompanied
by her two sisters, Mrs. John Gann
and Mrs. Wilhelm, left Sunday for
the Harmes home in Portland.
The August Wlese family moved
Monday to Portland.
Frank King, an old time rest
dent of Cottage Grovo, now of Rod
Ynond, came Monday and Is trying to
dispose of hie house and lot on East
Adams ave., and 12th street. - ,
- Albert Helliwell is at the Boswell
Springs taking treatments.
Charles Handy, cousin of Mrs.
Charles Eakright, visited at tho
Eakrlght home from Oakland, Cal.,
Monday. , J ' ""
Mrs. O. G. TCeller from Myrtle
Creek who has beon visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W.'.T. Johnston, re
turned to her home Monday.
SchOJISld Stewart received a sec
ond message Sunday from his father-in-law,
Harry Grube, who with
his wife are in Puxentawney, Penn.,
sayingt that Mrs. Grube's oondltion
waa still critical but' that sho had
a fighting chance for her life.
I C. Mlchner, bookkeeper for tho
Hellloll Bangs and Marksbury atoro,
returned Monday form Washugul,
Wash., where ho spent the week
end with his wife.
Earl lshmael spent the weok-end
with his friends, leaving for his
work at Oervals. He has finished
the work at Medford until next
spring.
Mrs. Bessie Miranda and child
ren cam's Monday from Harmosa
Beach, Calif., and are with Mrs.
Miranda's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.
B. Morris. Mr. Miranda will Jol
low later. '
Captain George A. Proctor from
Medford was in town Monday call
ing on friends.
Jaciib FMshnor and children came
Monday from Nampa, -'ldahor and
aro visiting Mr. FlIshnor'B father,
Frank Flichner.
Misi' E'.hcl Llsley from Salem Is
visiting her friend Miss Naomi
Wynne. v
Woolcott Tibbies from San Fran
cisco, Cal., Is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
Horry Wynne and family.
Robert Qulglcy an l family mot
ored to Portland Sunday and spent
the day.
8. S. Laswell of the Cottage Crove
bank left Monday for Portland,
where bis wife and' family are vis
iting his father-in-law, Mr. Ban
field and family.
Louie Griffin came Monday from
Los Angeles, Cal., and Is with his
mother, Mrs. R. W. Griffin and fam
ily. Mrs. O. M. Pooler Has diphtheria.
Mrs. Mary Lewis and daughter,
Mrs. Helen MetiBle. fiom Los An
geles, Cal., are visiting Mrs. Lewis's
brother, James Sears, west of town.
George McQueen went to Ashland
Sunday on business. Mrs. McQueen
accompanied him to Roseburg, re
turning Monday accompanied by'
Miss Ilene Snell. Mrs. McQueen vis
ited the A. H. Snell family while in
Roseburg.
Mrs. P. F. Shlffert came Monday
from Roseburg snd Is visiting her
nephew, Joshua Rouse.
Joe Smith Is -getting ready to have
a splendid new house erected on his
lot on Washington avenue.
8. Trevlae and wife came Satur
day and spent the woek-end with
Mrs. Trevlse's brother, J. J. Morri
son. Mr. and Mrs. Trevtse live in
Victoria. B. C.
Mrs. Frank Hawkins received a
letter from her son Dale who left
for Detroit. Mich, two weeks ago
with hla newly wedded wife. Their
next place to get letters will be In
St. Paul, Minn. They were In Mon
tana when they last wrote.
WALTERVILLE ,
WALTERVILLE, Auj. 11. w.
R. Whit. com. ov,r S.,rd.y nUat I Tracer lesva .enil,ren and Fred
from .handling camp.. A '
M.t Mob Ur,.h.a- fo, t L. lu.,toS JSM?
Suburban News
The Guard from Lane an Neighboring Couv.y
und, Si. J. Weariu Thursday after
noon. '...'.
Z. C. Potter took quite sick Sat
urday morning and was fallen to Eu
gene. yhe springiiem lteoegnns paia tne
welcome Rebekah' lodge a visit on
Thursday evening'. The home lodge
initiated thce new memoers, Mr. and
Mrs. Ream and Mrs. McNoun. A
bounteous Junctt was served after
lodge. .
Mrs. C. Ij. Scott and daughters
Erta and Leila went home Sunday to
Bend, Ore. Mr. Scott and Melvin
drove over the pass Saturday night to
get tbem.
The relatives of u. u. Jennings
nnd T. H. Wilhan from this river,
motored to Cottage Grove Sunday to
attend the family reunion with rela
tives there. '
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wearin ex
pected to leave Sunday for Indepen
dence where they would meet other
friends and relatives and have a pic
nic. "
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smeed and fam
ily started to Newport Saturday aft
ernoon, but had car troume witoin a
miles of their home so came back
They hope to go later. - "
Home car ran into tne approacn oi
the south end of the Hendricks bridge
damaging the car but not hurting the
occupants. "
CRESWELL
ORESWELL, Aug. 11. The Junior
Endeavor of the Presbyterian church
met at the home of Kenneth Schwer
ing Saturday night. ' A short busi-'
ness session was held for election of
officers and the following were elect
ed: President, . Leona Land; vice
president, Kenneth Schwering; secre
tary, Wilfred Moore; treasurer, Win
ters Wallace. . A good social time was
enjoyed and delicious refreshments
served ' '
Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor and Mr.
and Mrs. White, spent Sunday at Blue
River.
Loyal Leabo and Francis Everson
returned Saturday from the coast,
where they have been spending the
week with Mrs. Berry and family.
Floyd Everson, Harry Hedgpeth,
Henry Taylor nnd Leslie GroBhong
were home from Wcndling over the
week-end. ' .
Alv'ie Wise of the T. Z. ranch sold
n carload of cattle and shipped it to
Eugene Monday. ; 1
Ethel Hedgpeth and Robert. Olsen
left Monday for Newport to vfsit with
Mrs. Proohe Berry, who 'is camped
there. , . , ." . ..,.-',.
Clyde Smith nnd wife. Hazel Mc
Cue and Ernest Smith of Eugene re
turned Monday from KUson Springs
and left the same day fdfeandon.
Several from here attended ' the
evangelistic services . In, Eugene to
hear the girl evangelist.
. Mrs. Hnttie Groshong and her
daughter, Slyrtlc, returned Monday
from Bandon, where they have been
spending a couple of weeks.-
While working in the gravel pit on
the F. E. Anderson plnce about a
mile south of Creswell, the bank,
about nine feet high, caved in on H.
C. Trnvillion, breaking his left leg
aboveithe ankle. He was alone nt the
time, nnd hobbled over to the Ander
son pkee, and Mrs. Robinette brought
him into town. : - , ,
I SANTA CLARA '
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SANTA CLARA, Aug. 11. E. R.
Dnnner nnd family left Saturday for
Klamath Falls, to be gone two weeks.
Clco Chittock' was brought home
from. the Christian hospital lost week,
where ho underwent an operation for
appendicitis,
Mrs. J. Ii. Chapman has been quite
sick nt her homo but is now able to
sit up.
. Anna Chapman of the Christian
hospital nurse training school visited
with her parents Sunday.
' Mr. and Mrs. Seymour of Eugene
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chns. Baker Saturday evening. The
occasion was in honor of Mr. Sey
mour's birthday. .
Fred Ilarriraan ond family of Eii
eeno ond Mrs. Hnrrimon's family of
The Dalles visited Sunday at the Bcn
shadler home.
Mrs. G. IC. Fry's brother, C. E.
Showater, anu wife, of San Bernardi
no, Cal., nrrived Saturday for an ex
tended visit at the Fry home.. They
then expect to go on up into Canada
before returning to California.
Tho Woman's Missionary society
will meet st the church Wednesday
afternoon.
Board meeting r.nd prayer meetjng
ot tho church Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Guiley returned
from their southern Oregon trip Fri
day. J. J. Nicollo and the boys of his
Sunday school class returned from
Tillamook Friday where they hod
spent the week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Merle Porter and
daughter of Wendllng, Mrs. Opnl
Thorpe and Arlene. with other friends
from Monmouth, visited nt the W. B.
Porter home Sunday. ' '
Gus Carlson, on old-time resident
of this community but now of Cali
fornia, is visiting with Dnle Ross.
VENEATA
VEN'ETA, Ore.. Auir. 11 -M, .ml
Mrs. R. Vincent and daughter Vera
nnd Walter Vincent ond family ot-
me gospel meeting at the nr
mory Sunday p. m.. hearine the irl
evongelist.
Mr. John Oster of Corvallls
guest for a couple of dnys In the
home of his sister, Mrs. Tom Cole of
veneta. . I
Mrs. Susie Ourloch of Boise, Ida., ,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
Tom Cole,, for the past two weeks, !
left for Fortlnnd Saturday p. m. She '
will return to Boise soon. j
Mr. and Mrs. H. X. McCallnm of
Eugene with Uielr small son were-'
dinner guests at the Veneta par-
s.mnge r nooy evening.
JUNCTION CITY
JUNCTION CITY, Aug. 10. Dr.
Butcher and wife. Mr. and r vi.
bert Dickey and children and Fred
shoppers here '
Mr. and Mrs. ft.
town Iron, n.L " ,,
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. n. u
.1
Ralph Speer,'l0M,
and son
today to
gether n
aim son Howard
toaav tn i-
gether mee,ing 0". "fSJ
residents. IWu 4iJ
foroet
Almsville, will
dress.
r .... .i "ICS.
Mrs. Bvron M
shopping in JuDrt,n
The arrival . ,h. hj
tord" in Junctios 0tl T?J
Saturday a. m. A
the city. Tho n....U.H
is Gibson, local pJt r
company with Mt p,0 i
Claude Waslih,,. - J
the First Nation baT'EM
ley. local attnrt,.- .."eisl
justice of tie peace J'N
our girls narrowly
here Friday when tL "2"'
Chevrolet in front .7 J"""!
Electric i
ic at the Silti. N
The driver did not e( ,'t,.
wg train until too late u
on the track before ih. I?S
All I the girls hH.ZJN
stop the tram jU8t belong,
car. The girls pushed ikeTJ1
the trnclc h t.i. ' w
girls got in their car and iZ
Ai bwartz motored to CAl
Saturdoy on business. 1
Friday visitors st ifc. e . J
burne home were Mri B IjJ
burne of Springfield uZ !f
Perklin, aunt of Mr. W..M.
Ernest Miller, liaker oi Ml (J
bread and family, left this ,3
tor rortinoa to nave their trwt J
i,nlo Th.. .;n ,
............ u.j nui iciurn OOQt
day.
Mr. George 0'Donndl ,J
home after a week's vacatioaaBj
.uiuauu unu fllUCUUYer, i
T. C. Thornton vai ttuJ
business in Eucene today. 1
Geo. Gibson o! Coliloraii al
time resiunnt oi junction Crty
Bhnking hands with old trimA
Saturloy. He left Saturdi; J
for Smithf ield to. visit befoce ntj
ing to tjaiuornia,
Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Bntm
family of Eugene visited Sid
with Mr. Browning's sister, MnM
Gardner.
Dr. Kent of Eugene was 1 jit
sional caller here Saturday..
Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Thorntn. v
Wood and Mrs. Stebno
Newport today. Dr. Thoniwa
return Sunday evening but tit cm
will remain for a week.
Lena Gettins of Portland li m
ing her vacation with her parenu.
and Mrs. I. Senders.
Clyde Shields is risltini lb
and daughters in Newport ore
week-end.
Marvin E. Smith and wife tla
pole were transacting bosissi
town Saturday,
, Mr. and Mrs. E. McBte ol (I
brook visited with Mrs. McBVi
ents, Mr. nnd -Mrs. V. J. Pis
over the week-end.
Jlr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Will!
motored to Cascadii for tht sj
end.
Misses Hazel Pcttersot, 1
Fries nnd Mrs. Jack Larson
Mhry Williams have rented a E
room cottage nt Nowport m
spend the nest week there ii
tic beach.
- Jlr. and Mrs. Mndger B
daughter, Cora Ellen, snd JEsvU
Knight of Emen'e scent W
night at the donee at Triangles
Cecil Rnscborry and wife oi
font daughter, who hare bene
Price Gilmore home, hats resi
to their home In Tortlsni
Mrs. Bird Eccleston is H
few dnvs nt Belknap Springs.
Bon Richardson, Bud Ee"!
TWh MrFnddcn and J. D-
hove left for a two weeks' mm
through Washington, and Br
Mr. 'and Mrs. Clarence M
Pi.aIi. TTnhlis and Zelms Sw.1
tended the dance at Lake 1
urdny night.
.Mr. nnd Mrs. Frtok Hip
friends in Junction City S
Junot'ion City Cash rwJsiJJ
pnny bought n car of w!,t'Vfl
Saturday from lairs tm
Wayne Tngo left today W
11 v;..nno and tonal
llllltl 111 UWC-Mi' ... .
Chauncey. Uc will be t n
dnys. . .(J
Mrs. X. T. Purkerson 0! n
.1 J nnn IUIB0.
nns purninwii " .yj
Bert Thornton and mf '"J
field will arrive today lor" -
it. rri,nirm,a father, l.t-"l
'"oiivcr Tlorscy visited friend
Eueene hospital Sunday.
t .. .nnrU the I"""
little 'baby girl, M'ri'
home of Mr. and .Mrs. "
van of this city. . w
junction ,- ",,' mk,5
beans, as tne ri"i -
o-nv Hvin t can nsnnr.
fluff
Medici;;1
both
for ov'.'orrrT"n- . .jJtA
F.J.CHENEY fc'