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POLITICS AT. HOME
Indiana and the Presidency,

AnuAA0H anu tQe xISS10e4cy.
The friends of Senator Watson are
booming him for President. Only one
Indianian has occupied the White
House-Benjamin Harrison. But the
state has often been in the presidential
calculations on both sides. For long
time classed with New York as q
pivotal state, she was always very mach
in the picture when the politicians
were figuring on national states.
Schuyler Colfa1, until Misfortune
overlook him. was considered a presi
dental quantity. Then came Oliver
P. Morton, a giant in /his day, and a
man, of great ability 1cnd force of char
acter. Walter Q. Gresham had many
admirers who hoIed to see him trans
ferred from thz bench to the supreme
leadership of his party. Benjamin
Harrison eaHy attracted attention and
years before he was known outside the
state, his friends predicted that he
would one day be President. And then
came Charles w. Fairbanks, a master
org; mizer and thorough politician.
On the democratic side Thomas A.
Hendricks, Joseph E. Mcdonald, Will
| liam H. English, David Turpin, Daniel
W. Voorhees, and John w. Kern we're
leaders with presidential hopes, while
Thomas r. Marshall, twice elected Vice
President, is today on the list of those
under discussion for next year in case
Mr.. Wilson refuses the use of his
name again.
Benjamin Harrison, the one In
dianian to win the capital prize, was
an exceptionally able man, and as
President administered the country's
affairs most successfully. He richly de-
served the second term which he fail
ed to get. Not a rhetorician, nor in
the popular sense an orator, he was
yet one of the most effective stump
speakers Of his day. In q short ad-
dress he was remarkably felicitous. No
man exeelied, and but few edualed, him
in the capacity to pack great deal of
matter into twenty minute talk, and
drive his points home unerringly. As
senator, and later as President, his
speeches were marked with the readi-
est grasp of the questions at issue and
a talent for controversy that excited
wide admiration
James E. Watson is ffty-fve, a ma
tive Of Indiana, and a lawyer. He saw
long service in the House and was a
leader there before offering for the
Senate. He likes the game of politics,
and plays it with skill. He is stump
er of large experience, and in request
at home and elsewhere in campaign
years, and especially when there is
much to be done and the veterans are
called to the colors. Should Mr.. Wat
son be the republican, and Mr.. Mar
shall the democratic candidate for
President next year, Indiana will be a
battle ground worth watching.
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As WITH CAPITAL, so WITH LABOR

never failed to prove itself in the
ripeness of any time and which they
had so impudently challenged. 1t was
q costly experience to them, but its
saiutary qualities are observable I'm
the contrasting corporate attitudes Of
today and then.
Organized labor may now profitably
to itself remember that attitude and
experience of great combinations of
capital and accept the warning. The
general public interest has been the
Commanding power in this nation and
will continue to be- 1t will tolerate
no questfonings of the fact from
private or class autocracies of any
kind. AS with capital and its chal-
lenge of years ago. so it will be with
labor in any attempts to repeat that
performance This is a government
Of all the people and not by. some. of
them. and those who try to prove
the contrary win suifer for it
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From the New York World.

From the New York World.
The collapse Of the Pacific Coast
railroad strike on the ultinaturn sent
from washington ought to be les
son which will sink deeply into the
ranks Of organized labor all over the
country. - a.-> .s.s1...
This lesson is like the one learned
by combinations of capital during
the last twenty years. They also re-
fused to recognize the existence of
any other interests or rights than
respect. They were equally con-
tenlptuous Of the counsels Of the
saner and more far-sighted men
among their own number, They had
nothing to arbitrate with labor and @
winning from the public at large:
Then they began to feel the chas-
tentns rod OF. that power In this
country whose paramountcE has
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Distinguished Visitors.

Although the Shah of Persia will not,
as Dnce stated, visit the United States
in the course Of his travels, this coun-
try win not lack IN distinguished Wis
itprs- this autumn. First will come
Cardinal Mercier Of Belgium, followed
quickly by the King of Belgium and
his queen, and the Prince of Wales,
already ON this side of the water and
now visiting his colonial compatriots
in Capada. When the league Of nations
meeting is held here in the fall, II
jthere is. . league and II It does meet,
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Gen. Pershing and the Presidency

The Pershing boom is again in evi
dence. The occasion, of course, IS the
generals home coming. A great re-
ception awaits him. In New York, here
in Washington, everywhere he goes, he
will receive evidence of the public's
enthusiastic appreciation of his worh
overseas. In the language Of the day
he is scheduled for the time of his
life.
Politically, however, the date has a
bearing. If this were March or April
Of next year, with the question OF
presidential candidates unsettled and
uncertain, such a welcome as nov
awaits him might affect the popular
judgment, and two months later make
him a presidential nominee.
But this is nine months before con.
vention time. The Pershing boom
must winter well if it is to show form
and class next spring; and the com.
ing winter is going to be hard one
on booms. There are many Of them
and the situation is extremely complex
II is the testimony of all who have
met him in Europe that Gen. Pershing
has given no thought, and is giving
none, to the political speculation at.
taching to his name. Necessarily, he
knows of it,. But his military duties
have commanded his entire heart and
attention. His one aim has been to
accomplish the work intrusted to him
as soldier, and to do it in a way to
meet the wishes and deserve the ap.
probation Of his countrymen.
His success as a soldier is conspicu
Gus and complete. Whether he will be
called to political duties is in the lap
of the gods. But If he should be there
is no room to doubt the fidelity and
assiduity with which he will address
himself to the new assignment.
1t is of note that in other nations
soldiers arc under discussion for poGti.
cal leadership. Marshal Foch is pro-
posed for President of France, and Won
Hindenburg for President of Germany
The great French soldier shakes his
head at the suggestion in his case.
As yet no political post has been
proposed for Field Marshal Lord Haig
The English. however, have seldom re.
warded their successful soldiers in that
way. The Duke Of Wellington tried
politics, but with small success. His
craftsmanship never approached his
soldiership; and some of his admirers
regretted his entrance into a field for
which he had but slender qualifications
after achieving SO much in the field
for which he seemed to have been born.
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who's the springy little copperhead
in the butternut suit down there with
the republicans?' a G. A. r. veteran
who had been watching the proceed
ings in the House asked one of the
Capitol guides.
II guess you mean Uncle Joe Cannon
don't you?' responded the guide.
Former Speaker Cannon has been at
tracing much attention in the House
recently by his natty attire one oi
his sartorial sensations is 'yallery-
green suit which has reminded many
like the old soldier. of the home-dyec
clothing of civil war days, when the
iuice of the butternut was extensively
used because it was so handy. This
particular suit was bought by "Cncie
Joe'' while on his trip to Porto Rlco
with the committee on insular anairs.
One of the prominent local business mer
was wearing one like 1T and toio uncfe
Joe he only paid $23 for it. Uncle Joe
dropped into the store and bought one
like il, and when they started 10 cnarge
him $50 he asked an explanation OF why
they charged him 81 more than the
business man.
dealer.
Uncle Joe likes that suit. He has also
been wearing some nifty ''pinch-back
palm beach suits of the same design
as for the youth of twenty, despite ms
eighty three years.
Speaker Gillett wields the gavel
daintily, merely tapping the rostrom
with it, but not SO Jim Good OF
Iowa, chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee, when CARED
to preside in the committee OIL the
whole. Having learned preparedness
from many a headache. the clerks
and parliamentarian move aside as
Good mounts the dais to preside.
Good bangs the desk vigorously and In
sists upon order being preserved when
he is in the chair. Representative
Temple of Pennsylvania also pres1des
with pep when he is called to the chalf
With both voice and gavel he outsounds
any attempting to disturb the decorum
of the House without due recognition
from the chair.
There is strong disagreement,
even among leading republicans, over
the virtue Of the Monden soldier set
Element bill now being considered IN
the House, knowing the undercurrent
of feeling within the majority party.
there was quite a laugh the other
day when the following dialogue was
heard on the floor:
Champ Clark-When is this bill go
ing to come up in regular order?
MondeIl-Very soon. L hope.
Cannon-I hope that it will never
come up
"(Laughter and applause)" quoth
the Congressional Record.
X
Former Speaker Cannon. one of the
most persistent stand-pat republicans
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THEIR HUMAN SIDE.

who ever came to Congress. and with
long time record for high-tarir sup
port, is smoking some cigars from
Cuba that came In without paying any
duty. They were brought in by one
of the highest officials of the War
training and talent. They were sent
TO Uncle Joe by Frank Steinhart. well
known to the old-time members of
Congress. Steinhart went to Cuba at
the close of the Spa
war and now is one of the best known
men on the island, very prosperous
| and general manager or director of
most everything. He wanted Uncle
Joe to have a box of the best cigars
made anywhere in the world. The
special price is S5 cents each. Havana.
Some of the ways and means COM
mittee tariff experts are now fgur-
ing how much Uncle Joe owes the
government on those sneaked-in
cigars, hut they can't determine how
much they would be worth in this
country
What is the worst thing you ever
did i'm your life?'' Glenn r. Plumb. au-
thor of the plan proposed to Congress
of turning over the many billion dol
lars worth of railroad properties in
this country to the railroad workers,
was asked. He told this story.
n
worked off lead half dollar on ny
mother. She let me have ii for a pocket
piece and / carried il for a long time.
One day / went up the river to where
sneaked in ard picked out the particu-
lar melon that looked best to me. As /
was sneaking out again heard: Hands
up" and saw bigger boy covering me
with an old musket. He demanded 20
know what thought he ought to do to
kid that was stealing his melons. /
assured him 1 was not sneaking them.
but expected to pay for the one took.
Lets see your money" he said. l.
asked him how much he wanted for that
melon. He allowed about cents would
be enough. so j handed him the lead
half dollar that was all the money 1 had
Then he left me with the musket TO
guard the patch, while he went about
mile to his home and back to get me A.
cents in real money in change from ny
lead half dollar. That little business
transaction has caused my conscience
more uneasiness than anything else 4
have ever done
Mr.. Plumb told another story on
himself, which eXemplifies his provi-
dence even from early youth When
he was about ten years. old he was
spending a summer on a farm. He
had an uncle there about two years
older. When July 4 came along they
planned for a big celebration They
drove six miles to town to celebrate.
Plumb had $3.50 and was determined
to make il go as far as possible. They
went first to a hardware store and
bought two pairs Of cast-iron skates
at so cents a pair. Then they boughs
two jacknives for 20 cents each and
had 10 cents left for peanute. Eu.
Plumb went home well satisfied and
happy. Cor he was prepared IN July
fos his skating the fsuovinS wlAese
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Representative Campbefl's indorse-
mtpt Of Gen. Pershing as a presiden-
tiai possibility arrives too late to give
hIn much prominence in the ineyita-
big discussion as to who was the origi
nal alSsPershing man.
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II often happens that a man out
on sympathetic strike wears a per-
sonal expression that is not at all
sympathetic.
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Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle saws
he. is tired and wants to 60 fishing.
This desire should not cause lack of
confidence in himself as foYceful Do
Itieal quantity. Some Of Americas
Efeztest statesmen have been great
6shermen.
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It is now vaguely feared that the
Villistas and the Carranzistas had
managed to get together in some kind
Of 4 general league Of bandits.
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Germany is having the same olc
difficulty in finding a diplomatic rep
resentative who really understands the
American people.
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For some time the ono really Sig
ni6eant, though informal, inquiry as
to the price Of food has been, allow
muehf"
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Tho arrival Of the Chesapeake oys-
ter on the September menu may help
a little toward bringing down the cost
of living.
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The true egoist just NOW is ono who
picks ont the servant problem IS tho
question Of most Importance among
the many perplexities Now in evidence.
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Mr.. Fitzpatrick is wondering whether
Judge Gary is to figure as contribut-
ing editor of 2 gentlemen's disagree
ment.
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Some Of the senators are inclined to
proffer advice and dissent in connec-
tion with the Presidents speecAmak-
ing tour.
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Any warning to Turkey to stop mas
saeres would seem like an entirely nat
rial comment on an obvious state of
affairs.
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The old motto, "When in doubt,
strike" long since disappeared from
the councils Of intelligent labor.
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A workless Labor day finds unani-
nous general approval, but it iu diff
ferent With . laborless woekdaM
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Some Of the actors regard a walk.
out as an Improvement on the old
fashioned fancy dancing.
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Nobody hesitates moment about
Suggesting extra work for the foreign
relations committee.
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The average listener finds it difieult
to think that Col. House has ever said
enough to create a misunderstanding.
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Mexico will never learn thrifty ways
until it gets over being 50 wastefui
li1ith smmunitiea.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHiLAkDER JOHNSON

"Reminiscences.
Political methods have changed
greatly since the old days"
"Yes," said Senator Sorghum ;I can
remember when . torchlieht process.
sion headed BY = brass band was 70.
karded a . great and convincing ar.
gument."
F Miss Pansy Pyetin's father is going
to be away from home for several
weeks owing to the fact that he tool
one of his charming daughters new.
made buckwheat cakes and tried to
play it on the phonograph.
Midas.
What Midas touched was turned ia
gold.
He said, in tones that shook with
fear,
"What good is all the wealth 1 hold
Nobody loves a profteer!"
The General Grab.
"Father," said the small boy, "what
is profiteers"
"a profteer, my son, is a man who
charges SO much for what l buy that ]
feel obliged to boost my prices to the
limit in order to keep even.n
The Kestaufant u the Future.
"Can I have q boiled egg for break.
fasts"
Possibly" replied the head waiter.
"We're going to put one up at auction
in a few minutes"
Meehanieal Perfection.
This world of ours keeps turning
round,
AS punctual as ever.
II needs no study 50 profound
OF cog ana wheel and lever.
It holds its course through starry
space,
Nor halfs to talk and reason,
And gets to its appointed place
At the appointed season.
1t is splendid old machine,
And makes q wondrous showing.
1t needs no steam or gasoline
To keep it swiftly going.
The journey causes some dislike.
A few may wish to drop it.
But it's no use to call a strike.
No mortal power en- stop II, -
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AS the war clouds lift over Europe,
China turns with renewed appeal to
the United States
China Asks for for development of
Development. .seSanss .ssaa,ass 'oa oe ',aSs raw
materials and finished products, and
| this, in spite of the fact that the Brit
ish for very many years have realized
the inherent weakness Of China and
for twenty years at least have ac-
lively laid plans to exploit this vast
and marvelously rich country.
China is recognized by geologists
and technoIogists as one Of the most
potential sources for the worlds fu-
ture oil supply, and the British ambi-
| tion to nationalist the oil business and
| to monopolize the worlds oil supply
has by no means overlooked China,
even sending American petroleum
technologists and engineers to pros
pect. Yet the Chinese ambassador
here has pointed out to the writer that
China is looking to the United States
and to the engineers and technologists
who have developed the industry in
best use Of her priceless Inheritance to
meet the future oil needs of the world.
The metallurgical possibilities of
China are incalcuiable, but are known
to be very extensive, varied and rich
They are being studied by American
biologists and pioneers for great
metallurgy industries. For example,
DR.. H. Foster Balm. who during the
war crisis was assistant to the direc-
tor of the United States bureau of
mines. in direct charge Of mobiiizing
the metallurgical resources and skill
of the United States for meeting the
mands incident to the war, has since
returned to China to continue expio-
rAtions and Investigations there for
extensive development work backed
by American capital.
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Salt Found in
Michigan.

that state. but about fifty years ago
a new source of wealth was discover
ed far below the surface and it help
ed to tide Michigan through the
transition from numbering to an
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Care in
Packing.

interests in the Onlteu StaeeS "no oe
sire to push the sale of American
goods should mark them with a dis
tinctiye brand in the form of simple
but striking picture. AS few OF the
natives can read. newspaper news PEI nas aaver- ssas
They are best appealed to by highly
colored pictures: ,,
Catalogues and literature should be
I'm French to reach the trade, as Eng
lish is not generally understood.
Many Of the PRINCIPAL merchants cbapsetar are
So SO those Characters should be used in
ali literature intended to reach the
masses.
Although during the war the mer-
chants Of Indo-China have been
Obliged to buy wherever they could
get goods, and to accept also the
terms, prices and specifications they
could get. it will be necessary here
after to consult the needs and pref
erences of the buyers.
WILL p. KENNEDY.
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AS the timber in southern Michigan
was gradually exhausted by intensive
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Visitors to the battlefield at Gettys-
burg have doubtless wondered how
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Former Speaker Cannon. one of the
most persistent stand-pat republicans l!
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These two instances are cited as ex-
amples of how the United States is
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The subject of the removal of the
capital from Washington proved a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18

crossed the tape nearly two seconds in
lead of Parsons. who rode his own
string. Kivett, on the Irwin string.
took third and Miller finished poor
fourth.
Kitty Canutt. champion last year,
received big hand as she rode Raw
Inns Kid. Kitty, despite the III. c.. O.
L.. had a new pink outfit in place of
her purple attire of 1918. She was
clearly a favorite among the cowgirl
riders.
Mike Hastings opened the bulldog
ging event with a time of AZ seconds.
Jim Massey, who made II seconds at
Walla walla last Saturday. downed
his in 36 seconds. Yakima Canutt
drew a tough old steer and worked on
him 1851 3-5. Calgary fed ran his
steer around to the new bleachers
and then lost his animal. Jim
Gwankrow had a hard job throwing
his steer on the banked turn in 1:1S
"a. Frank Cable got a big hand
when he downed his steer in front
of the sand in 1904 3-5. Bud Sterling
downed his steer in front of the stand
to a big round of applause in 56 2-5
seconds. So far Massey has made the
best time. with 36 seconds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18

Sam Pike. factory representative of
the Harris Combine Harvester Com
pany. Is here from stockton califor-
MIA to see the RoundUp. Attracted
by the many glowing tales of the from
tier exhibition, Mr.. Pike made tho
trip here by car from California.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18
ROUNDUP SiDELIGHTS
CONTINUED from Page l.,

| tCOntinOed from Page III
Morrow county town, is here with S.
w. Spencer, cashier of the Farmers
and Stockgrowers' National bank and
just couldn't wait for the special train
from there Friday which is to bring
200 from that vicinity.
Pendleton struck Bill McAdoo, we
can call him Bill while he's just one
of us. so forcibly that he just stepped
out and bought an entire cowboy out
fit, from head to foot The former
secretary of the treasury and X. B.
Conger had Willard Bond fit them
out completely yesterday evening and
now they're hopping around attired
like real buckaroos.
Bertha Blancett, acknowledged to
be the most famous cowgirl in the
world, is for the first time since the
initial Roundup absent from the
show this year. She was invited to
attend by the Roundup board but a
fractured shoulder which was the re-
suit of an accident in a Wild West
show in Portland prevented her ar
IlNdi- SIe WAS llit IITSL WOMAN 10
rie in the Pendleton Roundup. Her
home is now in Portland where she
is employed as a press feeder by the
Irwin Hodson Company.
The Ace Aircraft corporation has a
plane here for flights which will be
made every day during the Round
Up. The flights will be made from
Jones Field with Aviator Archie Roth |
as pilot.
Two more private cars arrived for |
the Roundup this morning. bearing |
NJ. ]. Buckley, superintendent of the
O.-W. r. & N. and his party and John
Scott, manager of the Southern Pa
cific lines in Oregon.
Judge Cornelius of Clatsop county |
and Judge Carney of the Justice /
Court in Astoria are visitors to the |
They say that while they 4
ire out of their jurisdiction they feel Il
right at home and stand ready to meet H
al prospective brides and grooms who
seek matriomial inspiration. J. i. II
Johnson, commissioner of the Wah-
<iakum county court, is also "A visitor
n Pendleton today He represents
Washington and is one
If the good roads boosters of the
over Columbia river district.
Addison Bennett, veteran Portland
Oregonian newspaper man. is again
at the Roundup covering the show
for the Oregonian. MIR. Bennett has
missed but one Roundup in the ten
years of its existence and has been
one OF Its arch boosters, MIR, Bennett
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18
..LET TER BUCk' - Z
SCHOONER REACHES PORT
AFTER 1854 DAYS JOURNEY,
CREW NEAR STARVATION

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1s.-
Her topmasts carried away by
storms and manned by crew
weakened by lack of food, the
schooner Jewett is in port today
after a 164 day journey from
Sydney. Half sea biscuit and
water has made up the daily ra-
tion of Captain Olsen and a crew
of ~ for the last 35 days of the
trip. Terrific storms carried
away the topmasts two weeks out
of Australia. With provisions
running low, the Jewett ran into
the Marshall islands but owing.
to the starvation conditions there,
with many people dying of hum
ger only scant supplies could be
secured.
"LET TER BUCK-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Berkeley of Hay
Creek are in the city for the Bound
Up. They are GUESTS at the home of
Mr.. Berkley's brother. Norberpe Ber-
kelley. Mr.. Berkeley Is a prominent
farmer and stock man of Hay creek
and is well known in Pendleton.