Sherman County observer., June 25, 1920, Image 1

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M o ro , S h e r m a n C o u n t y , O r e g o n . F r i d a y . J u n e
BILLY” SUNDAY
FILIPIKOS WANT
AMERICA TO GIVE
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Coal - Situation
ALARMING!
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The Nationally Noted Evangelist, Will Address the People
Sunday, July 4th, at II a. m
No Admission Charged
Free Will Offering Taken
14th Annual Pioneer Picnic
and the Ellison and White
CHAUTAUQUA
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J o i n i - n • *. a G r a n d
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C eleb ration
Maximo M. Kalaw Declares*U. S.
Cannot Consistently Refuse
“Self-Determination.” <
By M A X IM O M. K A LA W ,
Secretary of the PWHwO»« Mlaalnn. Au­
thor ’T h e Case tor the Filipino«,”
"Self-Oovernm ent In the
Philippine«.” eta.
T h e c o a l s it u a t io n in th e U n ite d S ta te s
to d a y is r a p id ly b e c o m in g a la r m in g .
•‘W hen they »bow sufficient capncl
ty," "W hen they are able to govern
.th e m s e lv e s ,”
‘‘ W h e n
th e y
are e d u c a t e d
enough.” T h u «
run the answer«
of many Ameri­
cans pressed with
tlw question ns to
when the lfMph
n »s s h o u l d be
granted 'Ifrir In
dependence. Now,
•■ability,’’ “capaci­
ty” and “sufR
d en t education”
—W hat do thoy
Maximo M. Kalaw. . ,,ean | n black
and w hite?
• S en ato r Shogun tuny tldnk no people
Is capable of aelf-govcrninent th at does
not estuhllBh the Judicial recall, or that
has no Billy Sunday. John Smith of
Som erville may think no peopl? Is
capable of self-gdVernnieat that docs
not vote his dem ocratic-ticket, or go to
church on Sundays.
C apacity for self-govcrnincnt’’ Is a?
broad and elastic as the world, and If
thut should be th e criterion for the
g ran tin g of Philippine Independence
SPORTS - RACES - FUN
Novelty Horse Races, Foot Races, and BASE­
America might as well say to the Fill
plnos. “I will give you independence
BALL
For particulars inquire of E. A. Medler, Secetary of the Pioneer
when It pleases me to do so."
F o rtu n ately , th e American prom,««-
Association, Wasco Oregon} or W. L. Dillinger, Secetary of the Chautauqua
to th e Philippine« Is not based on such
Association.
At Sunrise Old Glory wiil be unfurled.
10 A.M. Pioneer
obscure und uhstract conditions. It la
- Meeting.'
11 A. M. Baby Show. > .12 M. Basket Dinner. • Ankerty Til-
based on a. definite aelzable thltiU
When America, through her Congress
licnm Potlkch.”
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Races.
2:30 P. M. Baseball.
4 l.M . Grand
officially told the Filipino people that
they would be gran ted their Irfdepend
Concert by the l^orrison Girls. 7:30 P. M. Concert Prelude by the Morrison
ence us, soon as they could establish a
Girls. 8 P. M. Dr. Ng. Poon Chew the Famous Chineese Orator will Lecture.
.stable governm ent, no ab stra ct or oh
scure condition was m eant. Stable
governm ent, according to American
usage, menns a certain , definite thing.
The U nited S tates promised the Cu
bans the same thing, th a t "when they
have established a stable government,
then American troops would be with
draw n.” As soon ns the Cuhnn people
elected a governm ent suited to them
selves, cnpable of m aintaining order
ami fulfilling nil International ohllga
tlons, there was. a stable government
In Cuba, and American troops w en
w ithdraw n.
When Congress passed the Jones
There will’be no admission to the Park and only the before the War price»,
law, It simply borrowed the phrase
charged to the Chautauqua Tent.
For the entire week if purchased of the
"stab le governm ent" fr<»m the Cuhnn
history and applied It to the Philip
• Committee the tickets will be «2 50 for Adults, $1.50 for High School Stud­
pines. The history of Philippine leg
ents.
$1.00 for Children in the Grammar Grades.
War lax Extra
M at ion shows th at In black and white
W ith full knowledge of what It meant,
If vou can’t get Gasoline just hitch up the Cayuses to the old wagon. Bring
the Filipino people accepted the Jones
your camping outfit and stay all week.
There wi.ll be plenty of .Hay for
law and Immediately began setting up
the stable government required by Con
your team.
Plenty of Good Shade and Spring water.
gross ns a pre-requisite to Independ­
ence. The stable government Is now
n fact. It is Indeed morn than th a t; It
Is an undisputed fact.
The ollieial representative of th£
United States in the Philippine Islands,
the Governor General, reported to the
Ameri ••m Congress and the adinlnlstra
tbm that "the Filipino people have es
tnblbhed the stable government de
mamled by Congress ns a pre-requisite
for the granting of Independence—
namely,' a government elected by the
sufi'i:e-e of the people, which is sup
p<>i « i| by the people, which Is capable
nf n aln ta't'ln g order and of fulfilling
Its ’nterna iomil obligations."
'I'he Philippine question is therefore
no longer a question of polities, argu­
m ent or supposition. To the Philip
p'ne mind, ui b ast, It Is now a ques
tlon <>f w hether the Uijged S tates is
J, R. Morgan
Jas. Wilkie
ready to discharge Its own phligrttlons
fully and completely. America went
befo re the world In the recent w ar ns
the avowed champion if "self-deterral
n atio n ” find Filipinos’ cannot see how
Physician 'and Surgeon.
America can consistently refuse to act
The Filipino people, however,' have
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no grudge or grievance against (he
American people. T heirs Es a message
M oro, O regon.
of friendship and g ratitude. They seek
Independence ns the n atu ral and log
O ffice in r e sid e n c e .~
Office on First street,
leal outcome of A m erica’s policy In
Phone Main 83
the Islands and of America s solemn
prom ise to them. They come willing
O R EG O N to give privileges and concessions not
MORO,
Residence phone M 72
incom patible with ihelr national wel
Interstate Stocl in spector
faro.
Office phone 463
Tbc Filipino people are willing to
Itxaminer of »taillons lor L icense
nocept Independence under nny of the
following condition«: Under n Lengu«
of Nations, guaranteeing Its territorial
WASCO,
O R EG O N
In teg rity ; under the proteetornteshli
• rdephone Main 502 •
of the’ United S tates for the first few
te a r s ; under « treaty of n eu trality be
tween the United States, England, Ja
pan, France ami other power«, or even
Office opp. Hotel Sherman •
Office in the Bank of Moro build w ithout nny condition w h atev er—ah w
lute and complete Independence. They
WASCO,
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O REG O N
inß, upstairs.
•hrfVe hit fear of Jsp a p . Philippine In
dependence, In our opinion, Is not Inlm
OREGON TcfiT lo J n p n n w Interests. T he Jnpa
MORO,
Hour« by Appointment
nose are now free to coine to the Phil
Phone
T o M y Patron«: If you cannot le t me
Ipplnes, but. nt the present time there
direct by phone at Moro, pleaae call F o m
a re less than 10<XX) Jap an ese In the
A Co.’« garage. who will promptly notify
T here are six tim es n s many
me when I return to town.
D R . W A L T E R W . H A R T Islatxls.
Jap an ese In California ns th ere nr« In
th e entire Philippine Archipelago,
The Filipinos nr« willing to tak»
th e ir chance as a nation. Sm aller na
tjona beset by graver problem s and
Caskets and Robes always on
Vogt nidg.
danger» have taken a more haz.ardou«
hand; special supplies and casket«
chance at freedum, und have iuc
Office
at
Residence.
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M0R0,
ORE.
ordered at any time
F iv e C e n t*
£35. I f f 2 0 .-
I t is im p o s s ib le to s e c u re m in e la b o r .
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T h e c a r s it u a t io n is b e c o m in g a c u te a n d
o f n a tio n w id e s c o p e w it h n o im m e d ia te
r e lie f in s ig h t.
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D u e to th e lo n g h a rd w in t e r c o a l s to c k s o f
b o th
c o m m e r c ia l
c o n s u m e rs a n d
in d u s ­
t r i a l U se rs a re d e p le te d .
T h e s it u a t io n is m o s t u n u s u a l
at DeMoss Springs July 3d, 1920
Freight R ates A dvance Soon
M ine R ates are Advancing
O nly 4 90 Coaling D ays Before Christmas
M.
your order now
PLACE
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T U M -A -L U M
DeMoss Springs Chautauqua
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Remember the Six Big Days
M ORO,
LUM BER
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OREGON
July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
PHIUPPINO ORCHESTRA COMING
Six N ative Musician« From th e Philippine«, a Feature
Musical Attraction a t Chautauqua
WM. JENNINGS BRYAN
C h a u t a u q u a E n g a g e m e n t E x tr a o r d in a r y
TUESDAY EVENING JULY 6th
Theo.tìeletski, D.V.S.
Dr. C. L. Poley
Drs Morgan & W ilkie
„VETERINARIAN
J. Carlos Ghormley, M.D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
D r . S anders
El»:*»«
Dr. C. E. Gard
D E N T IS T
Mofo> Or,fl°n
VETERINARIAN
DR. C. H. JOHNS
UaJtrtaking
Sam Brisbine,
Chiropractor
M o r o , O re g o n .
D E N T IS T
THE DALLES, • OREGON romliifL
" D uring'the p ,.t w ln.er .he «oyn. HUpIno
of fh e Ea.t. They have ealaWlahed flemly the
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far acroaa the Pacific hare played «0-
orchestra ever presented In this country.
Their repertoire seems to be unlimited, playing ClMk
gather constantly for .lx year, and they play today a . one ma».
the B0. t mu„ c a ll, critic.!.
.lea l music er popular In endless variety and always In a manner to
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AUTHORITY ON
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SUPERVISED PLAY
T.
Dinsmore Upton to Lecture at
Chautauqua.
T. Dinsmore Upton, who Is to pre­
sent one of the most worth-white lec­
tures of Chautauqua week, was for­
merly Athletic Director at two of out
largest cantonments. Before thnt time
he was Superintendent of Municipal
Playgrounds, Grand Itaplda, Mich.,
nnd Is rate«\ as one of the foremost
•authorities on recrealTon ffi the coun-
Capt. Upton will give western au­
dience« the story of things he has
learned through many years of expe­
rience with youngsters. He will make
vou think deeper on the question of
child health probably than you ever
have before. He will leave with you
a definite constructive message I d bis
lectors "Recreation—the Maker of
Longevity and Right Living,
What Is one man’« meat may not
“I see you have a great many ante­ exactly be another man’s poison, yet
bellum homes about here," remarked a doxen or more theories may be given
the visitor.
as to how ’long life may be attained,
•‘So we have,” replied the Southern but all of such theories are constantly
planter. "Most of them are falling being set at naught by real facts. For
' Into ruins, though.” .
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Instance a great austerity tUd not kill
"But I thought the South had struck Bt.’Anthony, who la said to have lived
Its stride nnd was now progressive?" to be one hundred/and five. Again the
"That’s the very reason why those luxuries and dissipations o f court life
antebellum mansions are being desert­ permitted Titian to paint an excelleat
ed. They are long on looks and picture when he was ninety-six y e a n
old.. However, right living, w hile-not
short on comfort."
so noticeable In any Individual, has an
undoubted Influence to Increase the
Make Living From Flint Pebbles.
length of life In the offspring.
The flint pebble Industry gl.’ea em­
ployment to many women and children
Watching Hla Step.
along the French coaat between Havre
"No doubt you will leave footprints
and Dieppe. The pebbles collected Jn
and near Havre are selected for their on the sands of time." “1 don’t know,"
spherical shape, and are used for pul­ answered Senator Sorghum. "Po’IWO
verising In certain Industries, particu­ out my way has been requiring
larly I d the manufacture of cement and much gum-ahon work In
In copper mines, being employed In the footprint
•Specially In W inter.
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