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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13
NOT ENOUGH JOBS
FOR THE SOLDIERS
PLAN TO GIVE THE RETURNED
FIGHTERS EMPLOYMENT ON
HIGHWAYS COMING UP.
OREGON ADOPTS THAT IDEA
Congress May Be Asked to Appropri-
ate at Least $1ooooo,ooo for the
Purpose-Extra Session Seems to
Be Inevitable.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Observation-Disclosures for the
returning soldiers Is growing to be
more of problem than the country
realized. 1t was assumed that nearly
every soldier who enlisted or was
drafted would upon his return and dis
charge be re-employed in the same po-
s.tion which he had left. But such
is not the case and there are hundreds
Of thousands of soldiers who will be
out Of employment. Senator Chamber
lain read telegram in the senate the
other day showing that the state legis-
lature Of Oregon had appropriated
100000 for the relief of discharged
soldiers and sailors and appointed a
commission to take care of them. 1t
was proposed by that commission to
find employment for as many as pos
sible upon the highways, making good
roads.
The proposition to utilize the SOL
Ciers who are out of employment upon
the highways of the country has been
suggested several times. Senator
Swanson of Virginia, who when gov
ernor of that state did so much for the
Improvement of highways, has given a
great deal of attention to the subject
since he has been In the senate. He
is now at work upon comprehensive
plan which proposes not only to afford
employment for hundreds of thousands
of returned soldiers, but others who
are likely to be out of employment on
account of the changed conditions re-
sulting from the end of the war. When
congress appropriates $100,000,000 to
feed the starving people of Europe 1t
would no doubt appropriate double
that amount to give employment to
the soldiers and other people who are
If that amount could be expended up
on the roads of the country 1t would
accomplish Il double purpose. One of
the bills which Senator Swanson pre-
pared and was urging before the war
changed all conditions In this country
was to spend from 25 to 80 million
dollars year of government money
IN roads, but in view of the necessity
which c0nfronts the country now In
the way Of furnishing employment for
the discharged soldiers, it is possible
congress may be induced to spend at
least $100,000,000 in the way of road
improvements, at the same time fur
nishing employment for those who are
going to be in dire need.
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Whether the administration wants 1t
or whether congress wants 1t, it seems
that an extra session Is inevitable in
order to pass the regular appropria'
ton bills. 1t is believed that the pres
dent would prefer not to have Re-
publican congress carrying on investi-
cations of various sorts and making
many inquiries of the administration
as to why it does thus and so. With
the Republicans In power In both SEN
ate and house they may become some
what annoying. AT the same time
President Wilson'S position is such
that he can ignore anything except
direct opposition to his policies, and
as to these he will no doubt rely upon
the force of public opinion to support
him. However, it has been impossible
for this session of congress to clear
up all OF the big problems that have
been brought forward by the war, and
even if the appropriation bills could
be passed 1t would be necessary for an
extra session to enact legislation OF n
recOnstructive character.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

Mrs. A.-"And is the dog n pet of
your husbands, too?" Mrs. B-"Yes;
it is his pet aversion. Boston Trans
cript
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

The labor situation grew better in
States last week. The British public
apparently awoke to the fact that the
strikes there, unauthorized by the
trades union authorities, were being
stirred up by alien anarchist leaders
and the men began returning to their
work pending peaceful settlement Of
the disputes. The railway men and
electrical workers resumed their la
Dor In London and the city began to
get relief from conditions that had
nearly paralyzed 1t for days. In Bel
fast the strike leaders were arrested
on conspiracy charges.
The United States was hit hardest
last week at points widely separated
New York and Seattle. In the
metropolis building operations were
virtually tied up by lockout de
clnred by the Building Trades En-
ployers' association which affected
$4,000 workers and which threatened
to spread throughout the country and
Canada.
In Seattle the 10000 shlpbulIders
who are on strike received the sup.
port of a general strike which was
started on Thursday. Practically all
union lnborers quit work, though the
engineers in the municipal lighting
plants were exempt. The textile
workers in Lawrence, Mass. struck
for IS-hour week with "a hours pay.
and some OF the big cotton mills in
FAN River were closed owing TO dis
putes with the employees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

The authorities OF the allied nntions
maintain their aloof attitude toward
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

Turkey let out a loud wall recently
In protest against the proposition to
put ConstantInople, the BospOrus and
the Dardanelles under international
control. This idea is being promul-
gated in Paris especially by the en-
tente nations, and they assert that
the controlling nation should be the
United States as the one disinterest'
ed power that could handle the terri
tory. The Ottoman liberal party,
which has been antl-German through
out the war, asked President Wilson
to save Constantinople to Turkey by
giving fl chance at selfdetermina'
tlon. Several days later the sultan
himself sent a secret letter to the lib
eral Turks In France and Switzer.
land, appealing to them to return
home and save their country from the
starvation and lawlessness prevalent
under the regime by which the nom
inal ruler Is dominated. Many com
munltles and municipalities under
Ottoman rule have sent petitions 10
the American peace delegates asking
that they be put under the protec
ton OF the United States.
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the German revolution" never per-
hitting themselves TO be quoted con-
corning 1t nor paying the slightest at
tention to the ucubrations OF hypO
critics such as BernstorfT. But they
are watching with interest the inter
national conferences of Socialists
and trades unions that are in session
In Berne, Switzerland The former
seems to be virtually dominated by
the pro-Teuton elements The Trades
Union conference, In which are dele
gates from the United States and Eng
land, Is discussing international labor
legislation in conjunction with the
Socialists.
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Many months have gone by since II
was determined by the administration.
against the view of all the congression-
al leaders, to have revenue bill. That
bill is still lingering on the ways ana
there have been several rumors or
late that it may never pass. There IS
suspicion that some politics is be-
ing played. At one time it was said
that the senate Republicans intended
10 talk the bill to death. Then there
was a shift and the Republicans made
no factious opposition to it nor was
there any filibuster. While there has
been some show of trying to speed 1t
I'D a little since then, the revenue bill
has consumed plenty of time in con-
ference and it may go by the board
There Is a belief that the bill Will
prove rather unpopular and quite
severe burden upon a great many
people. 1t may be that the Democrats
of this congress would just as soon
have the Republicans of the next con-
gress responsible for the heavy taxa
ton that is provided for In the pend
ing bill.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

Silence II the fence around wisdom.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13

Vice President Marshall is of the
opinion that he could write rules for
the senate which would not In the
least restrict legitimate debate upon
any measure that might be taken up,
ana yet would enable the senate to
transact all its business with three
days session each week. One of the
rules Marshall would make would be
to confne debate strictly to the sub
iect under consideration. The vice
president has other changes in mind,
hut the mere fact that he proposes
that particular change will bar him
forever from having anything to say
about making rules for the senate and
he will continue TO administer the
rules rs they are written.
Grape Juice, which was the dlplo-
matte Joke OF the first two years Of
the Wilson administration, seems TO
have come into its own in the rev.
enue bill. Grape juice was the only
beverage which Secretary of State
Bryan would serve TO diplomats or
any other guests while he was premier
IN the cabinet.
This Is the way grape juice figures
IN the revenue bill All other kinds
" drinks, which are known mainly as
soft drinks, are taxed. But the sem
ate put in little amendment which
excepted grape juice, and the con-
ferees have agreed to It. so that grape
Juice Will escape untaxed. This will
give the beverage quite an advantage
over all other soft drlnks. Probably
the mnin reason for excepting grape
Juice from taxation was because of a
certain sympathy for grape growers In
MI parts OF the country. Before the
wave Of prohibition struck the United
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
DON'T OVERLOOK THE IN
JURED SOLDIER

nMIDST much wise talk
II about reconstruction the
East Oregonian is disturb
ed to find little mention of pro-
posed aid for the man who will
need help. the most-the in
jured soldier.
We are going to have such
men in Oregon and elsewhere
by the thousands. The daily
casualty lists, published for
months past and still coming,
make this plain. Many of our
boys will come home in bad
shape. What is to be done
about them? Is the federal
government going to give them
adequate attention? Can it do
so if it wishes to or will state
help be necessary in order to
insure justice to each individu-
al case?
All sorts of schemes are pro-
posed with a view to giving en-
ployment to the returning
doughboy who is sound in
health and body. The sugges-
tions are often good and if adj
opted will help the cause along.
Yet after all the able bodied
Yank is not going to need much
help. He will look after him
self in most cases. 1t is the in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07

know something about
the country west of the Hud-
son is shown by the following
from the New York World:
Estimates ON the cost TO the gov
cTslment of maintaining the fixed price
for the entire wheat crop of the pres
cnt year are interesting but they are
only guessing and not always shreVyti.
As she obligation is one of honor. il Is
hardly decent to engage prematur,Iy
in lamentations over the expense.
We know that we are pledged TO
pay on the basis of S2.96 at Chicago,
hat what prices viii prevail through
out the world between now and mid
summer. 1920. Is wholly "a matter of
speculation. While peace has liber-
afed some wheat not available in war.
il il 10 he remembered that I'm the
greater part OF Europe stocks arc cx-
hausted and that the demand Is ur-
gent.
Great Britain has a fixed price and
50 has Canada. Russia cannot be
mnch of "a competitor this year. and
Argentina's crop is not great. There
is better reason, therefore, to assume
that the average world price of wheat
for two years to come will be very
high than TO hold that il will fall to
anything like the ante-war level.
Even if the United States, purchas-
ing our entire crop ON the basis of
S2.26 at Chicago. should he compelled
to dispose of part or all of it at lower
prices. the cost 10 the government
would be small i'm comparison with the
saving already made by price fixing.
It is probable, furthermore, That il re-
strictions were removed from the Chi
cago wheat pit the patriots who oper-
ate there and who two years ago had
wheat at S3.25 would soon establish
another famine market.
We are under bond to the hungering
demOcracies of Europe as well as 10
the farmers OF America who have re-
sponded 10 a NATIONAL pledge. Per-
haps we shall lose some money by
keeping faith, but nothing else will be
sacrificed.
The remarks about what the
Chicago wheat pit would do to
an unregulated wheat market
are especially to the point. If
anyone thinks the Chicago bro
kers would allow hungry
world to see cheap wheat (af-
ter it had left the hands of the
growers) he is not familiar
with the history of the wheat
pit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07

him as a noisy dehlagog que 4 3
The colonel was at his best
during his days in the White
House. He did much to awak-
en- the American conscience; to
vivify and purify our political
life. He had q way of saying
things that reached home. He
was a noted preacher and the
country gained by,his advice.
He taught sterling American
ism and manliness.
To the East Oregonian the
most noted service Roosevelt
rendered the nation consisted
in his efforts toward eonserva-
ton. He was the first president
to take note of the fact that
our public domain was BEN &
taken by plunderers that oSlr
timber, coal, water power and
other natural riches were bein 8
gobbled up, not for develop!
ment but for holdingsptlrppses
Roosevelt set to work with
courage to stop the looting. He
was successful in large degree
and the benefits of his action
have been far reaching. For
his conservation work alone the
colonel is entitled to fame.
Roosevelt made more mis-
takes after he left the White
House than he did during his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
THE 1919 WHEAT PRICE

m HAT New York papers,
VI with all their faults,
know something about
the country west of the Hud-
son is shown by the following
from the New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
I28 YEARS AGO

tFron9 tho East oregonian, FsIuafy :

tFrom the East oregonian, JShu8fy
T. 1880 M E4o1I
High Wallace of Tacoma Wash
ington, and Miss Mildred FS1lier, dau >
ghter of Chfef Justice Fuller, were
in Tacoma on Monday ft70
While Pendieton is nc;triy free
free from measles, the disease is stin
raging in the country north of this
city. The families OF r. A. Bostwick.
Alex Finley, J. X. Bolts and J, b.
Kennedy are among the sufferers.
Mrs. Clarence Kearney died Mon
day at her home in Pilot Rock from
an attack of pneumonia. she leaves
a husband and two children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07

great fJHtI sig1Gt isga1Gt esatsaSi, 1lt
proved hard for him TO take a
secondary position. His quar-
rel with Taft wrecked the re-
publican party in 1912. His
criticisms of the Wilson admin
istratfon appealed to many as
grossly unfair.
Nevertheless Roosevelt will
go down as one of our most
forceful men-as one who lived
a full life and deserves to have
his name written high on his
tory's tablet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
ROOSEVELT
HEODORE RO

m HEODORE ROOSEVELT
" was a man greatly to be
admired there was in
him much that brought forth
condemnation. A fair appris-
al of the ex-president would
call for an estimate somewhere
between the view of his most
ardent friends and the opposite
view of those who regarded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
, LET Is REMEMBER THE
DEAD THE NEsM YEAR
1919.

= Let us remember the dead with :
gentleness
, And sorrow rich in tears to
+ diadem
= Their days among us: let the
requiem
: sink softly on their graves as a
= @ caress.
. or as flower falls for heavi-
= szuesss
> Bet as feel silently for these
80. who heard
: Night after night only the shat
= tering word,
= Night after night only the wild
wine-pressi
= Let us remember the dead with
= quiet JOY
: That comes like star too
= splendidIy for sound:
d Let us remember the dead lest
= we destroy
= The cup wherein the princeliest
= bloods abound;
r In our own lives let us remem-
4 her the dead.
= And in cur deaths let their last
= rites be read.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
suRscRrpT1oN RATES

iured buddy who is going to
have hard shedding.
Is the coming conference in
Portland going to get down to
business on this topic or will
the gathering be devoted chief
ly TO speechifying by men who
like to talk but seldom say any
thing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07
WHEN AMEslcA's 'SHIPs COME IN

Mounted upon landing platform bic gun tufree
the picture is seapane poised ror flight ke great
bird The line flag -bedecked bateshps
before Secretary Navy Daniels
Hudson Rver-he Sixth American Squadron, home
from Is months service in foreign -f~'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-07

~ SPP S F s FAs ss's sIss a'iss s 4
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-25
WINS ESSAY PRIZE.

The American Philosophical So
ciety announces that it's 1921 prize
for ESSAYS will be awarded to Harry.
NJ. Phillips of Philadelphia. The.
subject of the essay submitted is :.
"The Control of the Foreign Ma.
tons of the United States; the Rel.
ative Rights Of the President of
the Senate and the House and Of
the Judiciary, in Theory and in
Practice." Two thousand dollars
will be awarded to the author.
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July rs, 1919
AN OLD JEWISH LEGEND
FROM AVIGNON.
Continued from page IT'S

ward, and | presaged that he would
one day ascend the Papal throne"
"Well, Them resumed the holy
father, your prophecy has been full
filled it is the Pope you are speak
ing to, and | am the young man who
helped and assisted you'll Conhde
to me now, without fear and false
pride, your highest wish, and I
swear it shall be fulfilled if it is
within human power"
"Certainly, do I recognize YOU"
resumed the old lady, her eyes
swimming in tears; "but I am old,
and have probably but few days
of life left and they will carry me
to the place from which there is no
return However, if it is your sim
cere desire to confer benefit upon
me, if it is your sincere desire that
I shall die in peace, then grant per-
mission to my unhappy co-religion-
lists to leave these miserable quar-
tiers, these lanes in which they
choke, because air and light cannot
enter, and give them leave to ex-
change them for better, more money
and more airy habitations.'
'Your wish shall be fulfilled" re-
piled the Pope, and he left the room
with fearful eyes.
Immediately after the return to
his palace, he issued an order which
granted permission to the Jews of
Avignon to leave their unhealthy
Rhone-quarters, and assigned to.
them one of the most salubrious To-.
calities of the city as their quarter.
They lived there until the French
revolution broke out, and the name
"Terusalem Place. is continued to
this day.-"The Jewish Voice"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-07-25

In recognition of the aid given by
him to the British government dur
ing the war, as we'll as in recogni-
ton of his services to the Jewish
nation, Manchester University con-
ferred the honorary DECREE of Doc
tor of Laws upon DR., Weitzman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-24
AN TNDEPENDTNT NEWSPAPER
suBscRIrrIoN RArEs
an ADVANCED

sense calls for action by the
county to secure our share of
the state and federal money.
The program outlined seems to
give general satisfaction. One
or two minor changes may be
needed but if the need can be
proven there is yet time for al
terations. This is the time to
settle such questions so that
when the measure gets upon
the ballot it will be sure of ap-
proval.
If for any reason Umatilla
county should fail to get
strongly in line on the road
question we are going to be
heavily penalized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-24
Jack country for miles into the. inter.

back country for miles into the inter.
! ior
The road leading from Pilot Rock
south through Nye, Albee, and Ukiah
/ to the Grant county line is another
market road of great Importance and
which is urgently needed. other than
public roads that vast stretch of terri
tory embracing southern Umatilla ana
northern Grant counties has no means
of reaching market. The existing
road does not meet the demands upon
it at all. 1t was not laid out original
ly upon proper grades and now it is
worn out. Those people out there are
worse isolated through lack of trans
poration facilities than almost any
other people in this republic. Their
situation in this respect has not inn
proved since pioneer days. Not only
for their sake, but for your own, it il
highly expedient that relief be granted
them Their fine dairy products and
commercial timber furnishes supplies
which our cities and farms need.
The Havana to Helix road and the
Tun1-a-lum school to Umapine road
are both market roads, reaching ex-
tremely fertile and productive dis
tricts.
The Pendleton to Meacham roau
will form a portion of a trunk high
way for summer travel and at the
same time answer local demands as
market road for the south reservat-
tion and Cabbage Hill.
On National Highway.
The Pendleton to Morrow county
line road down the Umatila river via
Nolin, Echo, StanfieId, Hermiston and
Umatilla, and the Pendleton to Wash
ington state line road through SAKE.
Adams. Athens Weston, Blue
Mountain, Milton, Freewater and
Ferndale will constitute a link seventy
miles long in a great national highway
leading through Spokane and the yell
lowstone Park to the east.
The road from Pendleton to the
Washington state line is to he paved.
That portion of it between Milton ana
the Washington state line will serve
as a market road of commanding i'm
portance. 1t here passes through the
center of the wonderful Milton Free
water fruit district where smooth
roads are so important in hauling the
tender fruit to market in light wa
CONS and trucks. other portions of
this Pendleton to Washington state
line road will serve mainly as a road
for local and tourist travel.
The road from PendletOn down the
river to the Morrow county line Is to
be graded and graveled at this time.
1t will serve a double purpose. 1t
will give a large section of the coun-
try on both sides of the river con-
venient outlet over a water grade to
trading centers, and will constitute
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-24
TO SERVE rs PER CENT

nS explained by C. P. Strain,
A before the Commercial
Association last evening,
the road policy outlined for
this county under the proposed
bonding plan will provide roads
that will serve rs per cent of
the people of the county. Fur
thermore the work to be done
in different portions of the
county is, according to the as
SCISSOR, in keeping with the pro-
portionate value in such sec
tions.
These facts plus the fact that
over half million in state aid
is promised, with more to come
in the future, makes case no
one can get around. Common
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-24

tried it. Now am better, feel strong,
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Every one tells me how well look, and
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recommended it to my sister and she
is using it now. You can use this letter
if you wish, for it is certainly grand
remedy for a woman's ills. - - Mrs.
MARTHA STANIsLAwsKI, 524 Penn St,
Perth Amboy, M.
For forty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
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women, and is now considered the stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-24
portion of the columbia Highway.

VI this road program is adopted by
the people of Umatilla county and
executed by the state and, county as
proposed it will place a good highway
through the cities and scho0i districts
where 5614 out of 74lg school children
We're enumerated In 1917. Assuming
that the school population of the
county fairly represents the county's
entire population we see that these
roads will either pass by or very near
the homes of as per cent of us.