TWO
THE GAZKTTK TIMKS. HK1TXKR, OKI'.GON, THURSDAY. OCT. L'7. 1!M.
Tin: (;.i:tti:-Timi:s
to
T-if '. 1
ri'. i!lill'.ihsd
foil
a riivne ot the tree,
ittning the WorlJ"
oc on. Just flam an-
t-ruary 1 i. lill
awtrr n4
Thur.!fcr morning by
Ihr i vtnl at Hl'p-
matter
lltl.U1IMli. It 41 I ;
Arm ii 4 rum
SL'U.SORU'Ti
oris r
F I Months
Thr Mentha.
h. :.g is vVl'! . .
1.00
.76 ,
MoRllOU t'OI Ml OFKll'lAL PAPER
THE AAitKCAN PRLiS ASSOCIATION
Not Peace At Any Price.
The American people have made
it pretty evident that they expect re
duced armaments, therefore reduced
taxes, as a speedy result of the In
ternatonal Conference at Washing
ton. Nearly every senator and con
gressman who has returned from a
vacation "back home" reports the cry
for economy and peace. Leslie's it
self has voiced this cry'- The public
is justified in its freely expressed de
mand for tax curtailment.
But here's the rub. The rules of
international conference are those of
a poker game. The spokesmen of
each nation 'sit m with certain
cards in their hands which in the final
show-down determine the price that
nation pays for the advantages it
gains. We may all fervently wish it
were otherwise, but it is not, and we
must face the facts.
Our strongest caret In the present
instance is our undoubted ability to
stand a program of competitive arma
ment better than any other nation.
Failure to reach an agreement for
the curtailment of military expendi
ure will mean a more acute calamity
to the people of Great Britain and
Japan than to our own. Their con
cessions, therefore, should be in pro
portion. But if public clamor in this
country is too insistent, their spokes
men can use it as a club to strike a
more advantageous bargain with us.
and we may be sure they will push
every advantage of the sort to the
utmost.
It is clearly the part of patriotism.,
therefore, to put our fate in the hands
of our spokesmen with the under
standing that we want peace, but not
peace at any price. Was it not Mar
shal Foch who said: "Remember al
wavs. the enemv is more exhausted
Son-c of our "best" citizens who
are N: :ng and soiling liquor today
secretly, of course defend them
si'vcs anient: friends on the ground
that the it!i amendment is not law
because it has nexer been voted on.
jlf they were really intelligent men
lioo i''c wuuu Know mat not one ot tne
previous 17 amendments to the Con
in stitution was voted on at the polls
either.
Rut the ISth amendment actually
WAS NOTED ON. This is a coun
try where the laws are made by rep
resentatives who are elected by the
people. The representatives in the
legislatures of 45 of our 4S States
ratified the ISth amendment and
made it a part of the Constitution of
the United States. Can anybody
even faintly imagine that the legis
lators of 4s of the 48 States deliber
ately voted for prohibition, knowing
that the majority of their constitu
ent a home were not for prohibi
tion? In the 43 states there were 1,511
senators (state) and 4.671 repre
sentatives (state), a total of 6.182
voted on the ISth amendment.
Here's how they voted: To ratify
prohibition, 5.030. Against. 1.147.
This is what they would have us
believe: a majority of 3,883 in a to
tal of 5,030 representatives and sen
ators sat in their seats and voted for
prohibition, thus voting in defiance
of their constituents and also in de
fiance of all the distillers, brewers
and saloon interests in the whole
land.
Not much!
r . k .-jr
Ott-
Slat's Diary.
By ROSS FARQUHAR
Friday the teecher ast Jane what
as the feminine of lord in the
langwidge class St she
1 replyed & sed it was
Goddess, whitch only
shows that bewty and
branes dussent allways
travel toeatner. But she
Ewfwasent enny w,rse ,han
wiTed was when she ast
zgsit turn to name sum of the
Va wirks of Scott & he sed
I IJ3 I. .
ivaiuiuc IX IIIIUIMIUII.
Saturday me & Jake
I & Ted is pracktisine for
$S the movys. we fall off
If flavin mit-olfe imiIii t. .(..I
" aers stea ot tne neck &
al thev was haveing tod.n & he sed
it was John I'huores mi me so J
Why is she dead & ra so J Why thev
thot she was. We was going to have
pop corn & diJJoitt after supper to
nite. so it was all his fault to.
HViin-sJ.;v--l heer lots of fokes
taw king about w inimen sufferage or
sum thing in polatix but it seems to
me thev are not suffering very much
but are enjoying there self a grate
eal. ma a speshully.
7 .'.,-;:.:'.; us kids went a wall
nuttinj tonite & it was dark when we
was comeing home & 1 was all out of
brerli. pa ast tne did we pass the
grave yard & I sed we sure did pass
it & we was a passing it mitety fast
to. the rest of the kids was all
aOade & I had to stick w ith them.
eJ to President, Congress and coun
try. W ar was impending, so the dic
tation was endured.
Since then dictation has been
threatened repeatedly, but the issues
wore compromised. So successful
have been the threats that the unions
and a large prportion of their mem
bers feel that is the one way for them
to get what thev want, to humor
them again, in the face of their de
liberately announced intent to force
the decisions of the Railway Wage
Board to be disregarded, is to court
I ultimate disaster.
"No compromise" should be the
watchword, now that it is shown that
compromises are futile. The unions
repeatedly have been given nearly
The Plain Truth.
The United States National Bank
of Portland in summing up the in
Juslrial situation in its Business Di
gest says:
While it is true that most of our
basic materials can hardly be pro
duced at a profit; it is also true that
products produced from these ma
terials are so expensive that the con
sumer cannot or will not buy. Fur
ther deflation is necessary. Produc
tion and distribution costs must come
down to a degree commensurate
w ith the reduction of the cost of raw
materials. Wages and transportation
are two of the important factors
which need revision. Wages in
manv lines have been reduced as far
as is practical until the cost of living
drops further, but in other lines there
must be a downward turn, notably in
building lines and in railroading. A
willingness on the part of labor off!
cials to urge their men to accept
work at a wage proportionate to the
value of what they produce, would
start a building program which would
absorb the unemployed.
Railroad Strike.
Let us face the worst, get it over
with as soon as possible and find out
where we are with reference to or
ganized attempts to hold up the peo
ple of the United States.
In 1916 the railroad unions dictat
than yourself"? We have no ene-!
mies. but in this friendlv game of .see now hard we can hit each uther
disarmament we must still watch the ! without hollering & getting mad. I
other fellow's bluff Leslie's Week-', got 1 black eye & a brused shin bone
yl. ;& tore a peace off my ear. xcept for!
j that I wassent hurt. I
Hpavpn or sunaay naa tne preecner tor din
Law or Anarchy?
Hell?
ner. and chicken to. he sed to pal
I that ma was a good conversashunistl
There is no question that a certain '& pa sed she ought to be as practice j
number of average good citizens 'makes perfect, ma did not heer him,
don't like prohibition. But as the say it so w e had a pritty good dinner j
country press much more than only it spoilt a game of horse shews i
the city press has pointed out, that between me & pa in the afternoon,
is no longer the question. The ques-j Monday they is a new kid in are.
tion is: room today whitch stutters whenever!
DO WE BELIEVE IN LAW? ;he tawks. other times he is all right. I
Because, if American laws gener-jbut I gess we wont try enny spoofing1
ally are to be scorned and flaunted . on him for he is tall & cross eyed &
as this new constitutional law is be- j ways about a 100 lbs. j
ing flaunted, it will be good night to- Tuesday ma ast pa whose funer-
IistrikeW
I GAP ETTJT
iPoasted
Notice this delicious
flavor when you
(moke Lucky Strike
-it's sealed in by
the toasting process
TIL Jnvimv. ifrtstit
! My$mm ii 1 1 fei 1
inevmwtniMeac
1
all they demanded, and given it be
cause they accompanied their de
mands w ith threats. The country has
' bowed before this tyrannous power
long enough.
A strike of the dimensions threat
ened is a fearful thing to content-
plate. It is one form of war. But
I the country has yielded to these
j threats long enough. Better have it
;over with. Then the people of this
j country will know whether they must
, forever bow to any great aggregation
j which threatens, or whether a gov
ernment by law can be upheld.
The price must be paid sooner or
later. Better pay it soon. The coun-
; try and the employes will suffer less.
Oregon Voter.
r;:;;:;;:;;;;::;:;;:::;;::;:;::::;:
LIFE and FIRE INSURANCE
LEON W. BEIGGS, Agent
J
continuous
stream
of power
From the first turn of the
motor until the end of the trip,
Red Crown gasoline delivers
steady, dependable power.
Every gallon oP'RedCrown"
which goes into your tank in
sures ready starting, smooth
and rapid acceleration and
more mileage a continuous
stream of power. That ex
plains the popularity of "Red
Crown" -why it is the choice
of motorists who know what
good gasoline should do.
It pays to look for the Red
Crown sign before youiill. You
will find that sign at Standard
Oil Service Stations, garages,
and at other dealers.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
,cf!3u. TlT AssisrJ Oil Company
(Uiftrttt)
e; Lvproi tiling Idaho State Life Insurance Co. A
es strong, progressive, Western company with attrac
tivo policies equal to the best.
Ii California ami Continental Fire Insurance Com-
E panies: All American companies keeping Surplus,
5 Keserve and profits at home instead of in foreign
H countries.
S As my health prevents me coming to see you I will
! appreciate you coming to see me.
FAIR TREATMENT COMBINED WITH BEST PRINTING
For
One Week 1
garette
TVRMISH U DOUkSTlC fe
B LI Nit r.j
ike this in rny day
The Camel idea wasn't born then. It was ttiA
exclusive expert Camel blend that revolutionized
cigarette smoking.
That Camel blend of choice Turkish and Domestic
tobaccos hits just the right spot. It gives Camels such
mellow mildness and fragrance!
The first time I smoked Camels I knew they were
made for me. I knew they were the smoothest, finest
cigarette in the world, at any price.
Nobody can tell me anything different.
K 1. REYNOLDS Tob.cc C.
Wluslw-bsiua, N, C.
I We will give
j Free
1 B
1 one big 5-cent stick of
I candy with every
pound of
Royal Club Coffee j
Phelps Grocery Co.
Phone 53
ffolcpratf
Hosiery
There are only three tilings to know about hos
iery: "Does it fit well?" "Does it look well?" and
"Does it wear well?"
Millions of well dressed men and wouii-n will tell
you how well Holeproof Hosiery answers those ques
tions. Hence the decided preference for this famous
brand.
We now have a full and complete line of Hole
proof Hosiery for both men and women all priced
right.
SILK, SILK FACED, SILK AND WOOL
AND LISLE.
Sam Hughes Company
s
A
F
E
T
Y
6i
s
E
R
V
I
C
E
One dollar and One
Minute
Have you been thinking
about improving your position
in money matters? A good time
to start is right nowand we
make it easy for you to begin.
One dollar and one minute
only are required.
Here you can start a Sav
ings Account with One Dollar.
You can open an account in
one minute. One dollar is not
a large sum these days, and one
minute is a short time.
Can you spare One Dollar
and one minute to make a start
in the right direction?
Fir& National Bank
inCPPNER, OREGON
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllH