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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19
UNITED STATES AND FREE PORTS.

That o.her nations intending to push the
establishment of free ports should weigh with
the United States in dealing with the bill to
grant the secretary of commerce power to au-
thoriZe the establishment of such ports here
says the New Iork Evening Post. The federal
tariff commission made report on the proposed
legislation two months ago warmly espousing
the general idea In its hearings. now published
IS brought out the fact that Englshmen-who as
a free-trading people have not needed such ports
at home-are considering the establishment of
tree zones throughout the empire-trans-shi
ping agencies of great size already exist at
Gibraltar Hongkong and Singapore. Sweden has
been planning free areas ports at Gothenburg
and Mamo. About two years ago Russians were
talking of one at Petrograd Switzerland has
been considering the establishment of free area
at Basel, where transit trade for the surround
ing nations might be handled \ consular re-
port from Havre states that that city and Mar
settles are likely to be given free-zone privileges
and other consular reports show Norway inter
ested in making Chrstiania a free port Portugal
has been establishing one at Lisbon. Spain au-
thorlzed a free at Cadiz in 1914, at BARGE
Iona IN 1918 and at Bilbao and Santander in 1918
Considering how many free ports existed in the
world before 1914 the United States will be left
IN splendid isolation unless it takes steps to
create them here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19
j ENTERTAINMENT AT
4 AVAIL AIR STATIC
SCORED BIG HIT

A big hit was scored at the enter
tajnment given last night at the Y.
N c. A nut q the naval air station.
under the auspices OF the var camp
community service. every numher or
the Interesting program being moss
heartily appreciated ny those in at
tendance The hat was filed TO its
ca pacity.
The program >embraced Two very,
funny readings BY Miss Maude Adair
White. two violin solos by Albert caro-
and three vocal solos rendered by Mrs
John SanduSky. Miss Marguerite Rob
erts played the accompa nimerts on
the piano.
a new feature was introduced by
Leo = Waters. local community ser
vice worker Who interested his hearers
with some story telling, comedy songs
and 4 monoloeue.
The program VIII probably be rc-
pc ted in largo part a The regular
weell> entertainment al Fort Bar
rancas this vecE II i announced 50
pleasing Was il to the audience last
night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19
CLEMENCEAU DEFENDS FRENCH.

The attempt to cause i'll will in America
against brave French ally has reached such
proportions that NJ Clemenceau has deemed it
necessary, or at any rate iudicious, to add the
official denial already made by the French gov
eminent his personal assurance that the Ameri-
cans have not had to pay trench rent OF rent
for the ground where their dead are buried. He
knows that lies, we'll started, go far and are
hard to overtake The origin of those particular
stories is as yet unknown but there IS warrant
for the suspicion that they are part of the eff
fort in various quarters to create i'll will in Amer
lean minds against the allies by any convenient
method that malicious ingenuity can devise
As for the tales about comparisons adverse to
the French made by american soldiers stationed
IN Germany, the premier contented himself with
saying that he did not believe American iudg-
ments could be superficial or so unjust His
confidence is highly complimentary and one
must wish, rather than hope that it has been in
all cases deserved.
In commenting the matter the New York
Tribune says:
His defense of his countrymen from the
current charges of eXtortion was in effect what
the lawyers call in confession and avoidance"
Had he known all that is known here-and been
less courteous than he is-N. CIemenceau might
have said thta it not in France that the
American soldier was first the victim Of more or
less ruthless profiteering the part of the ma
tlves He chose to explain the over-charging Of
our soldiers in France the result of the spoil
ing OF French tradesmen and innkeepers by the
Lavish expenditures of our tourists in years past
That theory serves as we'll as another to excuse
a human popularity everywhere manifested IN
some degree.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19
SERVICE RONS.

Soldiers who served overseas are objecting
strenuously to the order which would deprive
them Of the distir .e-e chevrons indicative Of
their service and. as result quite controversy
has developed.
In. discussing the matter the New York Times
says
I'm theory. of course, and to some degree in
reality there is an element of injustice in any
mark that establishes distinction to be
regarded by civilians and to be felt by some
soldiers as invidious, between men presumably
of equal loyalty and courage, and differing only
in that to one group of them there came an op-
portunity of which another group were deprived
by the fortunes of war. The members Of both
groups obeyed the orders received from their
superiors as every soldier must. and those who
remained at hOme-in the great majority Of
cases much against their will and to their bitter
disappointment-are fully warranted in claiming
that they did their full duty and are deserving of
honor and respect That opportunity to go over
seas did not come to them was their misfortune
rot their fault, but naturally they did not care
to have that misfortune advertised.
"Fheir protests seemingly went UNDECIDED by
the department officials, but it was only seem
ingly evidently for now those same officials
propose remove all visible distinctions Of
vice That is going to the opposite extreme and
it remedies one evil by creating another much
more serious
1T is easy enough 10 smile at army men for
putting the high value they do on bits of coored
cloth OF sleeve metal pinned a coat. So
to value them. however, is human tendency
nearly universal that it is entirely normal, and
it is weakness Of which those whom it
amuses would certainly be guilty, if they had a
chanc~. Cut it is not a weakness it is a variant
Of the idealizing and symbolizing faculty that
plays part fine and in high life, and it needs
defend ng more than does reverence for a ma
tional flag As to the injustice OF distinguishing
favored, that. too, is and always has been such
common practice that there must be an essential
rightness in it.
There is nothing derogatory to him whose
chance for herism particular form of service
has not come, when he to whom that chance has
come and has been we'll utilized gets badge Of
honor for all to see. He may be no better than
his undecorated brother, but he has done some
thing which the latter has not yet done and that
does count.
The soldiers on foreign service were by no
means all on the firing line, and the blue gold
stripe in itself does not say that they were. 1t
merely tells indubitable truth and it creates
a grievance more than does the fact that not
every soldier who took part in the actual fight
ing medal a cross That also. was a
not come to ALL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

The hundreds Of thousands of American tour
lists who are planning to visit the battlefelds Of
Europe are urged by he governments Of France,
Belgium and Italy TO stay away, at least until
reconstruction is further advanced
Some will heed the request, many will not and
tier Is prospect CT reconstruction work being
seriCrs,y F.@.porod by the influx Of vast army
cf signt-&ecFs, Those who insist upon going
49, Will find inadequate housing accommoda-
n and tra asport;,tion facilities. Even food
scarce. Every resource Of the devastated
cs :; needed 20 provide homes and sup
and employment for the people of those
~;es There is none to spare for tourists.
i hos issued fervent appeal to would-be
prs. aslInG horn to stay away. The Italian
errncet as,s assigned S360,000.000 to urgent
! needed reorganization of the state railways,
S2"0,3C0.930 CT This being devoted to purchase
Z re-. rolling stock bat it will be considerable
time before his equipment is in operation. Mean
while aciities are not sufficient for present
neaGs.
The ii0Glc Milan-Rome daily express takes up
hours IN making the Journey, and the railway
directorate warns intending foreign tourists that
2 re urn to an hing like normal conditions can
rot be expected till at least the end of next year.
Coa1itiors are even worse in France and that
country vii in all probability appeal to America
to keep car sight-soors at home.
We nave shown willingness to help the war
sufferers TO the utmost of our ability. Splendid
evidence of desire to continue help would be
Tor tourists to curb their burning desire TO
lie among the first to visit the battefields of
Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

Susan B. Anthony, whose centenary is to be
celebrated next year, was not only pioneer III
the equal suffrage movement. but also was one
Of organizers of the first womens temperance
ocieties in America.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

The permanent effects of wartime particpa-
ton OF Women industry will be 2 leading topic of
consideration at the annual convention of the
Vocational Education Association to be held this
month in ST Louis
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

An industrial commission of American women
VIII haVe for England, France and Italy in April
to confer with women labor leaders of those
countries with view to promoting internation-
ally the industrial interests of women
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19

It's csts ~ e u = arm
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07
Big Stock Deal Closed
With Ukiah Cattleman
CEast oregonian Specially

i UkIAH, Aug. THE largest deal in
real estate and live stock, ever made i'm
Camas Prairie was closed in Pendieton
last week when r. G. Clark sold his
big stock ranch to Bond Bros. of PEN
dleton, consisting of 2374 acres of land
and 470 head of stock mostly cattle for
a consideration of $4,000. Mr.. Clark
is an old resident of Camas Prairie,
having lived here for many years and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Clark are well and
favorably known, and Will be greatly
missed by their many friends. They
have made no definite plans but ex-
pect to spend the winter at College
lPlace, where they have already rented
a furnished house, and their son Lloyd
will attend tschool there.
Harry Huston, wife and son Clar-
ence, Clip Huston wife and daughters
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wright and daughter
and Miss Princess Knots of Pilot Rock
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Hus-
ton Sunday.
Wood Gibbs, wife and daughters
visited Sunday at Hidaway Springs.
Bert Martin left Sunday with n
truck load of men who returned from
the fire on Big Creek. >
c. B. Sturdivant, c. Lorenz and Ell
mer Nichols were in town Monday
on business,
Walter Allison and wife returned
home Monday. Mr.. Allison has been
at the Big Creek fire, which he says
is now under control, while Mrs. Alli-
son has been visiting on Bridge creek
with her mother
Miss Vesta Kirk, left Saturday with
her brother, Walter Kirk, who is fire
guard at Williams station, where she
will remain for an indefinite time.
Willie Mckenzie, camp tender for
the Ross sheep camp, was in town Sat-
urday for camp supplies.
| Henry Lazinka, Sr., of Pendleton Is
at the Lazinka ranch near Ukiah for
la few days.
C. s. QUAINT. and daughter Emily.
and Willard Dick of Albe, were in town
Monday for short time on business.
The Rev. Herbert returned Saturday
after a three weeks vacation at Eu-
gene, Seattle and Walla Walla.
Although it is very cloudy and rain
has threatened for the last week, there
is no rain so far.
Mrs. Abe Martin and daughter Edna
of Bridge Creek were in town Monday
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. crow WHo haNe
been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Martin for the last month, ieft Iues-
day morning for Prescott, Washington.
Mrs. Howard r, Chapman and in
fant daughter. Mary Francis, OF Waila
Walla, arrived Saturday for an illeil-
mite visit at Ukiah. with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert.
School will begin at Ukiah Septem-
ber 1. and soon all the vacant houses
will be occupied with a demand for
more as all are already spoken for.
Lou Mossie of Stanfield is visiting
at the Mossie farm near Ukiah for a
few days.
Lynn Clark and wife left TUESDAY
morning for College Place. where MI
Clark will seek medical aid
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hilbert and son
left for Pendleton few days ago on
business.
Miss Eva Moore of Pendleton is
visiting at Ukiah with relatives for
few weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07
HIGH PRICE OF SHOES
DUE TO PROFlTURING
Federal Commission Finds
Profits Unusual; Prices
Not Justifiable.

WASHINGTON. Aug. THE high
cost of shoes was declared TO be due
To excessive profits taken by every
factor i'm shoe production in re-
port by the federal trade commission
to congress and made. public today.
The packers were charged with hav-
ing begun the pyramding of shoe
prices by an unwarranted increase In
the price of hides. the supply OF which
they were said TO control. On top of
this the tanners have taken "excep-
tional profits" while the shoe. man-
ufacturers have demanded an ''un-
usual margin and the retailers have
Just charged prices that the mot jus,
tifiable"
The commissions report covers tho
four-year period from 1914 to i1s1s.
To show that the packers havo
made unwarranted Increases in tho
price OF packer hides. the report
pointed out that the price differen-
tial between their hides and "coun-
try hides-hides of the lower grade
has increased "far beyond the usu.
al proportion
some relief from the intolerable
prices paid by consumers for shoes
may be had the commission said,
'by:
Il. A rigid enforcement Of the
laws against monopolistic control or
commodities.
80. Legislation forbidding pro-
ducers of hides from engaging in the
tanning business and.
3. The adoption of n devise in !
the distribution of shoes that will 4
acquaint the consumer with the SELL
ing prices of the manufactures"
While nothing that because of in
creases in the cost of materials dur
ing the war period. prices were
bound to advance considerably evenl
though no large profits were obtain
ed,'' the commission said. Leather
manufacturers, shoe manufacturers
and retail shoe merchants all made
unprecedented profits"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07
FOOD STUFFS GO TO
BOHEMIAN CHILDREN

PRAGUE Bpheinia, Aug. 6.-The
Amcrican scheme of child relief in
czecho- Slovakia IS now in fun swing
Large quantities. of mink, cocoa ana
other goods are ia The hands Of The
central committee and the feedmg Of
The cllilafen has been completely or
eani2ea IN the different districts.
What seemed an almost impossible
task a few weeks ago has become an
accomplished fact today.
Not every child in Szzecho-Siovakia
81 being fed. but only those who are
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07
Flight Across Heart
OF Country in -Four
Planes is Planned

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. -Four
army planes from Ellington field, Tex
as left late Tuesday 10 continue theiI
cross country fliisht through the
West and Middle West.
They win fly to Denver Via Reno
salt Lake and Grand Junction, Colo;
thence TO Pueblo. Colo, Colorado
Springs, Greeley. Colo; Cheyenne
Lincoln, omaha and Kansas City.
From Kansas city the planes will
tour the Dakotas. Montana, Wash
ington aud oregon. returning TO San
Francisco for the start OF the trans
Sentimental dash 10 New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07
Woman Pleads to be
Arrested in Place of
Man Held in Seattle

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-Despite
her urgent plea that she be arrested
and that Roy McWhitney, of Seattle.
fbe freed. Mrs. Margaret Sherrow, of
Seattle, is at liberty today. McWhit-
ney was arrested on charge of bring
ing her here for immoral purposes.
Il alone af to blame" she sobbed.
please arrest me; let me take the
blame. He didn't know I was mar
ried. I paid my own fare and came
here TO be near him. He expected TO
marry me. 1 didn't like TO tell him
wasn't divorced"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07

the money in circulation in this coun-
try is $5466-nearly IS more than
II was a year ago.
. Crimsonback / can account
for that extra five circulating.
think.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07

After all. there is nothing that af-
fords some people more real pleasure
than agreeable work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07

actually hungry and needy. and this
condition has been determined hy nm
eSaininatien by locnl physicians ,,n-
der the guidance and supervision of
the American Red Cross experts. In
most districts, ABOUT one child IN
three IS now receiving the American
ration. With the co-oaeration uf va
rious national reiigious aud social or
ganigations encoaraged hy the czecho
Sloeak government. local and dis
TO carry on the details Of the child.
feeding scheme.
Two barges loaded with milk and
cocoa arrived few dyas aso via
Hamburg and the Eihe and three
trains OF provisions came in from
Trieste. Large Warehouses in Prague
have been placed al the disposal OF
the commission ny the Czecho-Slo-
wax government. Ia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07

= had IS year ago. Yonkers
Statesman. 80
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-07

circulating Now.
yeast---I see me pro rata share Of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-26

without fear or favor, to all con-
cerned.
A national budget that will per-
nit and require foresight, efficiency
and economy in public expenditures
A system of good roads, national
state and local, that will benefit the
farmer not less than the transient
automobilist.
The gradual abolition of farm ten
ancy, on the theory that no land
should be held permanently for rent
al. and to that end a graduated land
tax that will favor the operating
farmer as against the incorporating
landlord.
The creation of an agricultural
commission composed of persons in
sympathy with and satisfactory to
the organized farmers of America
to inquire into the conditions and
needs of the farmers, to report the
facts, and to recommend means of
relief.
Very sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD P1NCHOT.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-26
WORK OR STARVE
VIM. GOODYEAR.

No one has yet invented a system
by which we can consume lot OF
bread without having first produced
it. If we all decline to produce food,
we all starve. Diyinely simple,
isn't it?
A New Jersey farmer asked why
should a producer of food be COM
PEELED to work "a hours a week to
feed another who works but AZ at
much higher pay
He suggests that if all farmers
will agree to cut their acreage to
one-fifth, they'll only have to work
six hours and they'll get five times
as much for their products.
But if the farmer produced only
there wouldn't be enough to go
around.
And if the farmer were paid on
six-hour basis with double pay for
overtime, and the same thing applied
to distributors, all the consumers
could do would be to form a union
and refuse to eat.
But a man must eat. Wherefore
someone must labor as long as neces-
sary to produce the required amount
of food.
If one hundred men on an island
agreed to share and share alike each
mans income is just one one-hun-
dredth of what they all produce
None of them can work less without
cutting down his own resources. Oh
course the time would come, as some
one has very aptly pointed out, when
those who were fleetest of foot and
could alone catch the wild goats up
Oh which the hundred lived, would
demand more recompense and un-
doubtedly get it,
The farmer is now in the position
of the fleet-footed goat chaser. He
must not be irritated into striking
for more pay and less work But he
could not be blamed for following
examples set on every side.
In the days of the Garden of Eden,
the situation would have been met
by Adam and Eve agreeing to eat
less and hunt more. If'anyone can
think of better solution he has yet
to offer it.-Industrial News Bureau.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-26
A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM

The exchange of Christmas greet
ings between friends is a beautiful
custom, which should be maintained
and extended. But greetings do not
mean gifts. The evidence that one
is remembered can be given by a
card bearing a message OF good will,
just as well as by present of more
OF less value.
The exchange of gifts among the
members of family or between very
close and dear friends is happy and
appropriate usage, but it can be ex-
tended until it becomes burdensome
A Christmas present given, not be-
cause of the pleasure of giving but
out of sense of duty, in payment
for gift received, carries with it
nothing of the Christmas spirit.
There is no pleasure in measuring
a gift by the standard of it's value
rather than by the standard of the
love which prompted it.
A Christmas card from a far-away
old friend brings more cheer and
happiness than a costly gift from
some casual acquaintance. A too
promiscuous exchange of presents
results in a drain on the pocket book.
which causes one to dread rather
than anticipate the approach of the
Yuletide season.
Children enjoy and should be en-
couraged to delight in the annual
visit of Santa Claus with his bag of
toys and goodies, but older people
will find that more genuine pleasure
results from the sending and receiv-
ing of simple messages of friendship
and good cheer than from the indis-
criminate exchange of gifts of APP
proximately equal value. 1t is the
proof that one is lovingly remem-
bered, and not the money value of
the proof, that cheers one heart at
Christmas tide.
WM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-26
A CONCISE STATEMENT

In the following letter addressed
to Edward Heating of Colorado, Gift
ford Pinchot very concisely outlines
the demands of the farmers of the
United States;
Dear Mr.. Heating:
Your letter of December md at
hand. The question that you ask
me to answer-what do the farm
people of America want-has never,
in spite of floods of resolutions. been
answered, to my knowledge, in a
comprehensive national way. AS you
truly say, what labor wants and what
capital wants is known-not so with
the farmers.
believe that the 100000 farm
ers of America are not far from
agreement on a national program
When they have agreed. they will
still be far from getting what they
want until labor co-operates.
i-"bOl 1dhiAOl VIII without the
farmers. The farmers cannot win
against the powerful, intrenched. eX-
tortionate special interests without
the help OF labor But if labor and
the farmers cooperate. neither can
lose.
l doubt whether any single indi-
v!dual can answer your question full
ly, but it can do no harm to try. The
following statement represents the
best judgment I have been able to
reach in the time available. II is
neither perfect nor complete. but |
hope you may find it of use:
What the Farmers Want
Effective recognition that the
farmers make up full third OF our
people, that in feeding all the peo-
pie they perform the first and most
necessary OF all services, and that
their right to be heard in the con-
sideration of the great problems
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-26

make it a failure are the farmers
themselves. They are now standing
at the crossroads, debating whether
to take the highway which leads back
to the old system or the path which
leads forward to a new and better
method of marketing their wheat.
They must come to decision within
the next few months. In it's last an
alysis the question which they are
facing is this rs it better for us to
trust each other and market our
wheat comparatively OR to trust the
spectators and let them fix the price
for us?"
VIM. GOODYEAR.