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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1920)
T h e O bserver« THE GuES Id M O R O . O RB O O N . •( tha poet o l e * at Moro. O eg oo , July JS. 1891. T H E A M E R IC A N PRESS ASStX'IATTON F R ID A Y j . . . . . P’ - . n ^ e r . WM. J. BRYAN SAYS FILIPINO WON THE HONORS tin a ctffned, Copyrtghtad a rtic le w r it ten from the D em ocratic c o n v e n ttin hall al San Prancleco for the In le r'.a tio n a J N rw e Service. W illia m J. B ryan im d the follow ing rem a rk ab le trib u te to >- ae P. Meiencto th e young F ilip in o whe ie In charge of the P h ilip p in e lndep«'..<j»tiee P u b lic ity cam paign to the U nited S ta te « :I By W IL L IA M J BRYAN. The greniesi personal victory yet won In this Democratic eonvent Ion was scored by a young Filipino by the uaui« of Jose P. Meleuclo He has charge of the Philippine Publicity Bureau at tVushlugion He Is only twenty six year« old and re<elved hla educulloo Io the public sclMtola of the Philippines— under American teachers, aa be proudly IwuiMted -an d at Georgetown, D. Q He la a remarkably promising young nmn h'lrenk’n« with grnce, using the beat language and tvlihotil a trace of era herruKsuivnl, he presented the claim of the Filipinos to Independence. The audience wus astonished at the strength of hlg argument, the skill w ith which he marshaled hla facts and the high lone of his speech. He captl vated everyone and committeemen and visitors paid him the compliment of rising and cheering when he concluded his plea When one of the committee asked httn some questions he returned to the platform and answered them with as much logic and precision as If he bad taken weeks to prepare his answer. Il was a remarkable triumph. Aa one who began twenty-two years ago to fight for tha promise of Inde pendence I was proud of this Illu stra tion of what the Filipino la capable. SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES Tha University of 8anto Tom as la 3b years older Ilian H arvard . T ha F ilipino people number 10.350,- 040, of which 9,495,272 are Christiana and only 9 per cent non-Christlsna They have been Christiana for 800 years and hava a culture and refine meat that w ill compare very favorably w ith that of other nations. There are only 8.684 Japanese In the Philippines. There are about 100,000 Japanese In California alone, or 15 tim e t a t many aa in tha en tire P h ilip pine archipelago. H .k . Jones Apparently Leads Op- ponents In Race for the Senate. Seattle, W ash.— Indications from all parts of the state « e re th at the Re publicans had won in every depart ment. A close contest was reported In the fifth d istrict for representative and congressman, w ith J. Stanley W ebster, Republican, candidate for re-election, leading. T his was the only doubtful contest in the entire state, according to reports reaching Seattle. • H arding was leading Cox by a vote of approxim ately 3 to 1 on the face of tlhe early returns. Parley P. C hris tensen was running a close third. H a rt Leading Two to One. In the race for governor, Louis F . H art, Republican incumbent, had a lead over Robert Bridges, Farm er- Labor candidate, of approxim ately two to one. W. W. Black, the Democratic nominee, was running third. F or United States senator Wesley Jones, ''Republican incum bent, had m a jo rity over his two opponents, George F. C o tterill, Democrat, and C. J. France, F arm er Labor. lor. ...... 8 ___ : 'I I II Portland, O r.— R eturns 11 I t , d ay’» election lnd oitod Il .4 I th at Senator ila r d i. 'j had M a in e _.___ ____ M a ry la n d ______ M asaachueett« . from Tues conclusively carried Ore J gon by a vote of nearly 2 to 1 over Michigan ...... . Minnesota ..... M tsaouri ______ M o n ta n a ............. N eb ras ka ........... New H a m p s h ire N ew Jersey ___ N ew Y o rk ......... O hio ...___ ______ O rcson ............... P en n sylvan ia .... Rhode Island ..... U ta h ...................... Vermont ......... . W aahlngton ■ ...... W est V irg in ia W isconsin ...*........ W y o m in g __ . __ ______ 14 Governor Ccx. In M ultnom ah county, H arding's m ajo rity over Cox waa not >8 9u,te HB »a the u iajo rltlag In tho .......... 6 u p s tate couutleu. = I W hile in M u tro m a h county Harding ._ 7 had nearly 2 to 1 over his opponent, in .. I „ II the up-stale counties be had b etter . I than 2 to-X. I 863 The returns Indicated a close con — g D e m o cratic A lab am a ...................................... w.................... ___ t ...... t A rk an s as .... *......._.................... ..............____ y F lo rid a ..................;........................ ................ « Georgia ..............................................14 i K e n tu c k y ............................. ............................ L o u is ia n a ........... »...............„....C..................... 10 M ississippi ......................................._............... N o rth C a ro lin a ........................„...................... 13 8o u th C a ro lin a ................. j ............. .......... | test for U nited States senator between Robert N. Stanfield and George E. | Cham berlain. - ft * I |9 i Texas ......................................... ............ „„ 30 I ! V ir g in ia ............................................................... 12 ( 137 * A rizo n a N evada D o u b tfu l ...................................... ................ . ............................. „.............. ... | 3 3 New Mexico .................................... ............ 3 N o rth H a k p ta .................... g j O klah o m a ............ 10 South D a k o ta ........................... Tennessee ;..................................................__ .... U Federal Reserve Board Replie to Protests of Agricultu ral Conference. W ashington.— Bank credit "has been steadily available for the successive seasonal requirements of agriculture,*1 according to a statement by the federal reserve board, designed as a reply to ag ric u ltu ral objections which appealed to the government for a fu rth e r exten sion of ag ricu ltu ral c re d it Recent disturbances In price and de mand which have been m anifest in ag ric u ltu ral m arkets are "inevitable and unavoidable consequences of the economic derangements occasioned by the w ar,” the statement said. I t added, however, th at the gradual and regular movement of the crops was to be ex pected. "Between January 2 and October 1 about 800 leading member banks, which report th e ir condition weekly, and they represent approxim ately 70 p rr cent of member bank resources, have Increased th eir loans for agricul tu ral, Ind u strial and comm ercial pur poses by an am ount exceeding $1,800,- 000,000. T hia great Increase in the credit extended has In the m ain been possible by the accommodation extend ed member banks by the federal re serve banks." A fte r consideration of t)ie statem ent Issued by the federal reserve board, the jo in t committee of the recent «g-1 ric u ltu ra l conference left here to deal w ith the m atter submitted In a report to C hairm an Charles 8. B a rre tt of the conference. In which It was stated: “The statem ent Issued by the federal reserve tffard not only does not a t New Y o r k — W ith the possible ex ception of the contest for the governor ship, which is in doubt, Republicans apparently have made a clean sweep tem pt to meet the nit nation and w ill In New York state. not a lte r conditions, but la even couch R. N. 8 T A N F IE L D Incom plete returns give H ard in g 1,- ed In terms to support the prince de Republican probably elected United 198.934, JCOX 648,445. clines. T h e board’s declaration th at States Senator from pregon * If this ratio Is m aintained In the present disturbances are Inevitable missing districts, Senator H ard in g w ill A p p arently about 76 per cent of the Bnd unavoidable la indefensible In this carry the state by the unprecedented registered vote of the state was cast. or***B- p lu ra lity of 1.125,000. On that basis Oregon polled upwards "W e advise th at the next m eeting (o f Governor S m ith ’s lead has been cut of 238,000 votes for the republican and the ful1 cosfereaee) be held here on down to 3031. T he vote in 5566 up democratic tickets. H arding's m a jo r October 28, to complete plans already state and New Y o rk C ity districts was lty over Cox may go as high as discussed In executive session." Sm ith 1,039,169, M ille r 1,036,138. 000. ‘ 1 ----------------------------------- T he largest popular vote previously T h e . antl-vacclnatlon b , ill has gone received by a presidential candidate . . . ... In New York „ a t e w a . 870.070, which M r. T a ft polled In 1908. T h e p rev lo u . h“ be* “ " r,U o ° ‘ record p lu ra lity w a . made In 189« “ T th “ ’ “ * ,T h * when M cK in ley led a ly a n by 268.878. “ “ * T a I U nited S ta te . Senator J u ro r, W . ' " f . ” L . ’ 1 ' W adew nrth Jr. w a . leading h l. Demo- , ” " * ,t Rosy Complexions Cost $750,- 1 Single tax hajj m et th e deoided cratlc opponent, Lieutenant-G overnor rejection by the people. T he measure 000,000; Billion Spent H a rry W alk e r, by 323,991 votes. has been swamped by more than a 60,- LUXURY W E8LEY Probably Re-elected United 8tates 8anstor from W ashington G overnor H a rt. Senator Jones, Rep- presentatlve M ille r, Representative Hadley o f the Second d istrict, A lb ert Johnson, T h ird d istrict, and John W . Summers, Fourth d istrict, all Repub licans, were practically certain of re- election, according to inform ation te a c h in g Seattle. G overnor H a r t ’s re-election Is re ported to have been conceded by the Dem ocratic state chairm an. Governor H a r t was leading In a m a jo rity of the oonnties reported. T h e F arm er-Labo r and Dem ocratic candidates were seesaw ing In the early precincts to report. T h e re waa not a big m argin of difference between them, and w hile both were hopelessly in the rear, it was not quite certain w h lih had the advantage. E ffs tt of fs n ç ls g Lessons. A tendier of «inviuv «ferinità thaï n tw oi/nei'h » «•mirée of pro,>ei hroethlng exercise «I ouhl Im-ren^e il-e riretim fetem e of ilie chest |« o o» three luche«. oowin^ DolL_ •for a Thrift Crop Q O W I N N l G “ O nIy one , t e P the o f a c ro p . Jf th e h a rv e s t ia to be a b u n d a n t, fa v o ra b le conditions m u s t be m ain" ta m e d . T o th e business m a n , » L it fa v o ra b le c re d it co nd itio n s. O p ro d u c t T h e F e d e ra l R eserve S ystem is th e n e a t s ta b d u e r o f co m m e rcia l c re d it c o n d itie n s to . a t ^ i i » i U 7 urc* M *«p p »y * • u ch Crodit •F a r m e r s ’ st a t e . HARDING HAS BEST BIRTHDAY! Z Z Z Independent || (a re h o u e i ( |||i M in i Co R . H . M c K e a n , M a n a g e r, W a a c o , O re g o n DEALERS IN L im e , P la s te r, C em en t, B u ild ers Supplies, L u m b e r, W o o d , Coal, C edar Posts, and H ay. M A N U FA C TU R E R S OF M IL L F E E D w ith the additional returns from la- W ashington.— Peachy complextlona, complete precincts. ruby lips and fra g ran t personality cost Although the people rejected, ap- Die women of thia country $760,000,000 M arlon, O.— W arren O. H a rd in g parently, the divided session of the 7®ar, according to luxury tax re- Tuesday had the greatest b irthday legislature, they have stamped w ith t urn figures. T h is enormous sum was party of his life. approval the measure which extends expended for rouge, face powder, coa- Surrounded by members of his fam the legislative session from 40 to 60 metics and perfumery. ily and a circle of neighbors and per days. The lead in fav o r of this meat-1 The oost of cosmetics and perfum ery sonal friends, he received quietly at ure ia such th at It la im probable that waa more than twice th a t of women’s his home here the trib u te of the m il later returns w ill upset the verdict. fu r»— In a year when the fu r prices lions who bad voted to present him were the highest in years. T h e am ount on his 55th anniversary w ith the pres HAROING SWEEPS ILLINOIS spent on furs waa approxim ately $300,- idency of the U nited States. 000,000. The women did th e ir p art In T h e smile of confidence he has worn Small fo r Governor and M oKinley for spending money on luxuries but the for weeks broadened as he received expenditures were not confined to Senator F a r Ahead. the early returns and began to re them. B ig ht hundred m illio n dollars Chicago.— Senator H ard in g was lead ceive a flood of congratulations h ail went up In cigarette smoke, w hile ing Governor Cox nearly S to 1 In ing him as the president-elect. ! $610,000,000 were buraed up In the Illin o is on the face of returns. In the W h ile the sonator was at dinner a form of cigars. Jew elry cost $600,000,- gubernatorial contest Len Sm all, Re com m ittee of employes of the M arion 000. The grand total waa $22,700,000,- publican, who .had the support of Star,1 his newspaper, called to present 000. handed out for other things thaq M ayor Thompson of Chicago, was him w ith a gold p rin te r’s makeup rule, necessities. leading form er Senator James H am j and he came out on the front porch A round billion dollars w ent for can ilton Lewis, Democrat, less than 2 to and, w ith his voice choking w ith emo dy. Pianoa, organs and phonographs 1. w hile W illia m B. M cK in ley, Repub tion, thanked them for th eir devotion. entertained the people to the tune of lican candidate fo r senator, had better $260,000,000. Automobiles cost $2^100,- than a 2-to-l lead over P eter W alle r, 000,000. « COOLIDGE GETS RETURNS > Democrat. H ere are some of the high spots in the nation's luxury b ill: Soft drinks, Joy Is Expressed In N ature of Support Harding Sweeps M ultnom ah County. $360,000,000; soaps, $400,000,000; chew . Received. Portland, O r .—-R e tu rn s point to Boston.— Governor Coolidge receiv H ard in g sweeping M ultnom ah county ing tobacco and snuff, $800,000,000; ice crea m f $26,000,000; chewing gum. e d returns from the election w ith by a tremendous m a jo rity . T he sens cake and confections, friends at the H otel Touraine. H e to rlal contest In M ultnom ah county la $60,000,000; $860,000,000; "luxurious services,*’ Issued a statem ent thanking the voters close. . In many precincts Cham berlain for th eir support and expressing as and Stanfield are running, neck and $$,900.000,000; luxurious food, $5,000,- 000,000; reaorta and races, $2,000,000,- surance of victory. neck, w hile In other precincts tihe 000. The statem ent follows; Democratic nominee and the Repub " It is with a great deal of gratitude lican candidate have a alight lead. I t that I have seen by the Incoming re la apparent th at M c A rth u r haa won COAL MINES IDLE turns the extent of the victory and over hla Dem ocratic opponent, Love- have realised Its source. W hile I re Joy, although th ere are precincts In Employes Ousrdlng Mines Only Men joice In Its great proportions, I rejoice which Dr. Lovejoy 1« leading. Not on Strike. even more in the nature of the support London.— T h e B ritish coal Industry I received? I t means t»io end of a Montana Joins Republican Landslide. la a t a standstill. . A m illion miners period which has seemed to substitute Helena, M o n t— T h e lead taken by w ent on strik e Saturday, cutting off words for ffilngs and the beginning of Republican candidates for president, the nation’s fuel supply and threaten a period of real patriotism and true governor and congress In M ontana on ing the country w ith Industrial national honor." early returns waa m aintained as more paralysis. A fte r months of negotla' complete reports w ere received from tlons between the miners and the Iowa Strongly Republican. the state. Form er Senator J. M. Dixon governm ent. In which neither side waa Des Moines.— From president on Republican nominee for governor, was w illin g to concede the crucial points, down to m inor stale offices Iowa has nearly 20,000 votes ahead of B. K. the pits are closed and G reat B ritain gone Republican by overwhelm ing W heeler, his Democratic opponent. •eem lngiy la facing days of Industrial m ajorities. On the basis of returns, chaos, unequalled even during the Harding's m a jo rity In Iow a w ill be ap Portland M ayor Re-Elected. world w i& proxim ately 400,000; -Cumm ins’ ma Portland, Or.— M ayor Baker has Bxoept fo r the pump men and other jo rity w ill be around 200,000 and Ken been re-elected on first-choice votes employes who are to keep the mines d all’s w ill be about 150,000, political judging from tflte incom plete returns free from w ater and otherwise In good authorities were predicting. H is lead over all other opponents on condition fo r a resumption of work first choice 1» 612 votes. C ity Com when the strike is ended, all the mines mlssloners Mann and Barbur have also are Idle. Rcpubl’eans 8how Gains In Missouri 3t. Iztuis. Mo.— Overcoming an early been re-elected. A feeling of/peaslmlsm prevails not foad. the - Republican candidate for w ithstanding the fact th at Prem ier Harding Carries Home Prsoinot. president, senator and governor show Lloyd George has stated th at every M arlon, O Senator H a rd in g ’s home thing w ill be done to keep the great ed a »light m argin on «he face of early precinct gave H arding, 87$; Cox, 78 industries of the country going. unofficial returns In Missouri. \ 8urrounded by F am ily and Friends, 8enator Receives Returns. ENGLISH Cork Wood Production. T h e total world production of cork wood Is eatlinnled al JWOJBK.OOO pounds, of which 46 per cent la p ro duced In Portugal. Si) |»er cent In Spain. 29 per rent In Algeria and Tunta. and 5 per cent In France and H sart’s Im perative Need. • '* Rometlilng the heart inüsi have to dierish must love, und Joy ami sorrow ¡earn: amnethlita with passion <la*p. or perish, and lu Itself to sabes bung, A Long Farew ell. “F a re w e ll! Thou are too deer for my poeoeaslng," sighed Jones, quoting from Shakespeare, as be left hla auto mobile w ith the second band dealer«— .Lam ont fo r tba F a s t Jud Tunklna says he thinks mebbe we were better off In the old days when a man didn’t dnst drees up ex cept oo E u m laj. for rear of bate* called —Longfellow, Baaton TfonacHpl. a dado. _______________ s FLOUR. R IC E 1920 CROP ’ ' FA N C Y C A L IF O R N IA Price F r o m F ie ld to K it c h e n a t a b o u t O n e - h a l f R e t a il 50 lb s . . . . . $ 4.00 100 lb s . . . . . . t 7 .5 $ H ave your neighbor Join w ith you and order 199 lbs. Send personal checks or m o n ey order. T H IS AD WILL NOT APPKAB AGAIN Christensen & Burmester R IC E GROWERS 112 M ARK ET ST REFER EN C E: SAN F R A N C IS C O , C A L IF . Seaboard National Bank of San Francisco. O ne pound of R ice equals eight pounds of potatoes fa food — » - t LJl Ons Thing at a Tima. Remember In dealing w ith meat young workers that their minds are like tboae of children—they do not reewon and they must be tol<J only one thing nt a time. And thst one thing mnai l>e told quietly, clearly and w ith out emotion. 4 I .JM1 ■■■foe WRITE, PHONE OR CALL UPON ' » . C. HANNA, OHFIIH, O ff FOR BARGAINS IN FARM PROPERTIES Special Attention Given Wheat end 8tock Farm I « D TIRE AND VULCANIZING WORKS G uy C ham nese, P r o p r ie to r W a a c o , O re g o n D ry Cure R etrea d in g a S pecialty T ire and Tube R ep airin g B ru n s w ic k T ires S atisfaction G uaranteed MfoKI^«t£J73£i^ C» .’<4 KEEPING W ELL M EANS A CONSTANT FIGHT AGAINST CATARRH M M uy may ba daaertbad aa ® catarrhal randltlnn •WUrrk, ¿I*“*- *“ «-h and bowd «toonto.’ » r , C ou rts « ■' — PR. HARTMAN'S Women of Nepal. The women of NepnVlinve no ptirdnh system, th r false inorleaty of covering the fm-e with n veil. They freely move, and shore the burden of maintenance of llte fam ily. They often w ear a kind of short skirt and bodice made of cloth from th rir looma. '«•'F- AND i » OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOMOO09N For Candy. » ." X ba n k O re g o n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 °0<M>OOOOOOOOOOOOCX>OCXXXXXXK>OOOOOOOOUCXM. OILIJNORMOUS L. JO NES W ilm ington, Del.— The Republicans la m gave Independence to Cuba, and they hope th at they, too, w ill receive apparently w ill carry the national and th at boon without which, they declared stat| tickets In Delaw are by plural BO civilised and rw trlolL people c e n - it l^ ranging from 3000 to 6000. enjoy the tuaxhuuiu ui luipplb^m und ■elf -reaper L Harding Carries Roosevelt’s Town. H yde Park, N. Y .— Senator H arding A epedal delegation of Filipinos, o f carried Hyde Park, the home town of B d a lly representing the Filipino peo F ran klin D. Rooeevolt, Democratic ple, attended the Republican and I>em vice presidential nominee, by 86 votes. e rra tic National conventions, seeking aa Indoreemont of tho Filipino drain Mississippi Democratic. fo r Independence in the two platforms Jackson, M iss.- Democratic m ajo ri T h e ir arguments, briefly stated, were aa fo llo w s : ties In Mississippi were about tho F ln t.— T h at the American Declare- same proportionately as those of pr® Goo of Independence declares that vtous presidential years. governments derive their Just powers the consent of the governed ; O riginal “ H vm p ly Dum®ty." L—T h a t the American Con- The original of the -M olker G o o«e I , 1» the Jones law. solemnly prom malody was s « « » ire on .la in e s I I <>f I the Filipinos 1 in,«»pendence upon Fnclnnd who li««<i for itlrt to the court t foe eetnhllehmeot of a stable govern of lamia X IV of Fnnet*. |Tn«n (he mo«t ■wot. and that th eir claim that the powerful momtreh of Eurofie. hut "nil •a id stable government le now In ex the king's hor*«1» nml nil the kin a'* Isteoce In the Islands has been official men cnuhhi’t put lltim p ly Dninpty to ly confirmed by America's own repre gether ngn'n.” ■aatatlves th ere ; and AffettM « 89 Indiana ....... Io w a Returns Indicate Rice Between Chamberlain and Stan- field Is Close. T HARDING PLURALITY IN NEW YORK HUGE C alifornia Land Bill Appears Law. F ilipin o people are nnantmour San Francisco.— Returns appear to I d th eir desire for Independence Indicate that the anti alien land amend W henever they are celled upon to de ment, which has been the subject of posit th eir ballots they have always ratified this aspiration. A t ev%ry see diplom atic exchanges between the •Ion before adjournm ent their repre state departm ent and Tokio, has ca r ten tativee In the Legislature reiterate ried. th eir faith In the principles of liberty gnd the independence o f the rtllp ln o H arding V icto r In New Y ork City. people N ew Y o rk.— fJew York city, com plete. gave H arding 786,776, Cox 345,- The Filipinos declare they have nc 686, -Debs 131,866. In the guberna grudge or grievance against the Amer to rial race. New York city com plete: lean people T h e ir appeal Is accom Smith, 709,746; M iller, 690,135. penled by a message of friendship an d gratitude fo r all that America has done Republicans W in in Delaware. fo r them. They point out that U n d e It was ene of the things they R ep ublican C a lifo rn ia - Colorado C onnecticu t D e la w a re ... Id aho _______ _ Illin o is ____ Kanmpi English la taught exclusively In thr Philippine public schools. Tw o m il lion natives now speak English fluent H a rt Leads In Pierce County. ly, and there are T00.000 English Tacom a, W ash.— E arly returns from speaking children In the public schools Pierce county gave Governor H a rt a It la destined ta be tba national Ian big lead over Robert Bridges and goaga Judge Black. Senator H a rd in g led In the same ratio against Governor Cox. Seventy per cent of the Inhabitants Senator Jones overwhelmed George F. of the Philippines over ten years of C o tte rill In the senatorial race. age, according to a census just com A lb ert Johnson had a great lead In pie ted. are Utsrare. This la a higher early returns over George T. Fish- percentage of literacy than that of any South American country, higher than b um e and H om er Thone for congress. th at o f 8peln and higher than that of T he whole Republican ticket ran fa r any of the naw republics of Europe ahead of the Dem ocratic and Farm er- whose Independertce la being guaran Labor candidates in the field. toad by tba Allies. T h ir d .—T h a t America went before foe w orld Io the recent w ar aa the impion e f “self determine * American eo Idlers having been HARDING IN THE ’ AGRICULTURAL CREDIT LEAD IN OREGON IS HELD AVAILABLE Total Electoral Votes 681; 299 Votes • Necessary to W in. N o v e i . ^ r 5 .J 9 2 0 C. L. I reland ELECTGr.AL - COLLEGE PERUN/ mo«»«» ee A0»arM JOB PRINTING