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I good clients, some paying more and
few less, for tips on every import
ant decision, one would not have to
/ be secretary always. This secre-
tary may not be prosecuted, but so
/ long as a secret worth many mil
lions is the mutual property of a
score Of persons, there will be leaks
to the great advantage of the Wall
Street insiders and to the lesser
advantage of the tipsters at Wash
ington." And the Eagle says fur
tho:
wall Street, or certain favored
denizens of that street, always en-
joy advance tips on what the u. s.
Supreme Court is going to decide.
And what the Court decides is of
vital Importance in the Street If
one had known in advance for in
stance, that the Court was going to
decide that the proiiteers need not
pay their income taxes, but may
distribute piled up war profits as
stock dividends. what fortune
one could have made! For the big
profiteering companies stock shot
skyward the minute the news was
given out. We are not saying that
nobody knew in advance what that
decision was going to be. Many
large fortunes were made"
And while the Pittsburgh Dis
patch tInd) finds some eonsola-
ton, indicating the high standard OF
responsibility and loyalty that has
surrounded the Court, that this is
the first instance of such an in
diCtment' and thinks that "remcm-
bering the vast interests at stake,
the Court and the country have
been extremely fortunate in guard
ing its secrets so that when an
nounCed no one could have adVanc-
ed knowledge and illegitimately pro-
fit thereby" the Newark Evening
News tInd.) recalls several famous
leaks" of his story and subsequent
investigation without result.
There have been other leaks
In Court decisions" says the News,
rbut none OF them has even been
traced TO its source. Twenty eight
years ago there was published in
advance of its rendering an opinion
of the then Chief Justice Melville
w. Fuller upsetting the government
of Nebraska. ousting Governor Thay-
err and seating James E. Boyd as
Chief Executive of the state. 1t
was the first time in the history of
the United States that such an opin-
ion had been published in advance.
AS the result of this publicity, the
handing down of the opinion was
delayed for three months while the
Court conducted an inquiry in the
hope. of discovering who was re-
.sponsible for the leak This OBJ
ject was never attained and when
the Court was confident that the
quest was hopeless, the decision was
rendered Just as it had been origi-
nally published.
Fifteen years ago there were
charges that other leaks had oc-
CURED, but the charges were drop
ped after long investigation.
1t may be that the indictments now
found will Ioint the way to end the
scandal"
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I'M MIGRATlON--4
L.lTERACY TEST

Brazil, Argentina, France and 9th
err nations have signed or are going
to sign special agreements with the
Italian government in order to adj
wise the Italian emigrants to imi-
crate to the said countries.
On the contrary the United
States as--particularly during the
last few years-sanctioned and en-.
forced more and more restrictive
and even odious laws on tmmigra-
ton.
Until such measures are abolish
ed or at least modified and improV.
ed, all the propositions and all the
efforts toward the Americanization
of italians will be vain, incomplete
il not entirely useless.
The leaders Of this country ought
to understand that the Italian ele-
ment in this country has been a
factor OF wealth and of civilization,
and that a few thousands OF Italian
delinquents cannot alternate nor
destroy the immense good which
the Italian immigration on the whole
has done to this country.
LAON Is 1t pOoSl14e " AUISl 1Cdu-
ize sincerely and completely the
italians while approving restrictive
and odious laws like the Burnett
Bill" anti-liberal and Illegal laws
ike the prohibition law" How is
It possible to Americanize all the
italians while We assist to syste-
NAUTICAL campaigns c. SANDER, like
those which have been made and
are being made by great number
OF American papers concerning
Italy generally and her economic
and political interests particularly?
BY such laws and by such wrong
systems, instead Of Americanizing
one will succeed in "dis-Americaniz-
ing the already Americanized Ital-
ians.-BoNettino Della Sera (Ital-
ian. Prog, Rep.) New York.
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Daily
Editorial
Digest

(Title Appld for U. s. Pat Off
Edited by the Washington
Feature Service
DAVID LAWRENCE, Prest.
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Albarv Leads,

The news that in Albany, the
Capital of the Empire State of the
United States, five Socialist assem-
blymen have been thrown out, will
meet with much joy and sorrow in
the world--in a world that is strug-
Cling with all its might TO conquer
the new era. In Hungary, the bloody
reaction will find justification for
everything that il has done and in
tends to do and those IN other
countries who have been too late
will be repentant. Whit what envy
and sorrow will the Prussian Junk
ers read the news about Albany!
"Why didn't we think OF such an
Urinary and simple method?n will
be their Cry.
For tens Of years they have been
fighting their enemies, the socialist.
They have hated the Socialists for
various reasons, as the Monarchists
hated the Republicans; the capital
lists; the proletariats; the melitar-
lists, the pacifists. They have used
all sorts of methods but one--they
have never thrown anybody out of
Parliament, even OF the Piussian
Parliament. Even the worst reac-
tionaries of Europe could not rise
UP against the constitution. Even
Stolypni and other Ministers of the
Car could do nothing against the
word Of the law. They have perse-
cuted the Socialist and Socialism
but the Socialist deputy was i'm
mune. He had the right 10 speak
and vote rs he wanted, as his opin-
ion and views prompted him. And
now, when half or three-Quarters of
Europe is governed by Socialists,
the react,onaries will stand with
lowered heads and they Will be
sorry,--New York Day Childish,
Ind).
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severely beaten in 1920 and they
party so that they will not lose all
hope. 1t is obvious that this new
party will not be able to win, but 1t
will help the Democrats to win.
Now l am urging the intelligent
Italian laborers not to let them
selves be allured. Our country, the
Greater Italy, will be in great dam
ger as long as in America the pow
er remains in the hands of certain
Democrats like Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Shields, who despise and insult a
great people. SO our only hope is
with the Republican party, which
has always been Italy's sincere
friend and admirer; the Senators
Lodge and Sherman, General L.
Wood, and others, have repeatedly
shown by their actions that they
love Italy and appreciate the Ital-
ian laborer.
If the Labor Party is formed, the
Italians OF America ought, for the
present, to keep off, and to vote
next November the ticket Of the
friends of Italy.
Democracy-in Americas a
poor word Under the pretense of
Demoeracy-that is. government
of'the people, by the people, for the
people, the Democratic party has
been in these last times more than
autocratic and tsaristie. The peo-
pie have been deceived and we will
see il the American people learned
what the Democratic party really
is. The elections OF November,
1920, will show It'll Corriere Del
Popolo italian, Rep) Gary, Ind.
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TUESDAY. APRIL 10. 1920
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this kind of drastic laws without
the consent Of the people II they
can, then it is necessary to change
the constitution. If they can not, Or
rather must not, how can we pre-
vent them from doing so?
There is something radically rot
ten in system when the citizens
Of one state clearly and rightfully
choose some kind OF law and their
Legislators enact something just
opposite without being punished
Jugoslovenski Jadran (CrOatian,
Ind) San Francisco.
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America ueber Allies.

There will be a presidential cleo
ton this fall. It will be the duty Of
every loyal American to help as far
as it is in his power so that man
will be elected President of this
country who puts the interests OF
our country above everything and
who is not handy man Of England.
Men like LaFollette and Johnson
on the Republican side or Edwards
or Hearst on the Democratic side
should be elected 10 this important
office.-Marshfeld tWis.) Democrat
German. Ind.
The Campaign and the immigration
Problem.
A representative of the New York
Globe, who interviewed ten candi-
dates for President of the United
States, tells US that every one of
those representative Is opposed to
a strong restriction policy against
the immigrants. This statement is
Of great interest to us all. It seems
that the wild form of opposition to
the immigrant that was recently
felt has lost many of its adherents
of a year or so ago.
Though the prejudice against the
foreigner is still strong enough, the
habit of blaming the immigrant for
everything that is wrong still ex-
lists. and the unkindness shown
those who want to come here and
make America their home can be
clearly seen everywhere, still the
spirit of the time is somewhat bet.
ter than heretofore.
We can accept these statements
of the candidates as the voice of
the country. 1t is possible that the
people simply grew tired OF accus-
ing the immigrant for everything
they could not stand for and Amer
lea is going to occupy herself with
more important ISSUES than to work
out plans for restrictions against
the immigrant. 1t is surely because
of the fact that last year more peo-
pie left the country than came in,
and it Is not question of immigra-
ton, but one OF emigration.
But no matter how 1t stands or
what the reason is. it seems that
the opposition against the immi.
grant is not going TO be an issue in
the coming campaign and it Is Of
vital Importance to lis Jews Jew
ish Daily News (Yiddish, Rep) New
York.
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The New Labor Party,

There is new movement In
America which Will have serious
cons sequences. It Is that OF the La
Dor Parry. We are laborers and We
are supporting everything that will
contribute 10 give the laborer the
freedom and the standing to which
he is entitled. but We do not think
that the day has yet come for
Aplerican labor TO have its own par
" and 70 elect the President and
other Officers.
The Democrats are expecting 10 be
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
c. Y. 192-D. C. & p. 3
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against Johnson and that is wiaN
thew will soon abandon Wood, Low
zen and Harding.
The candidacy of Hoover is the
battle cry Of capitaiistic reaction
against bourgeois liberaiism.-NeW
York Volkszoitung German Soc)
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HooVER-.RE ACTIONS
NEW CANDIDATE

Up to the present Mr.. Hoover has
kept discreetly in the background.
In two states he declined decidedly
to enter the primaries as candi-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

L. has also convinced the victims
Of the holdup that congressional COM
missions and political palaver amount
" nothing as against organized greed
and profiteering
II has also proven to the most skep-
teal that so-called free trade or
duty-free paper from Canada can be
controlled by the middlemen.
A Portland, Orgon card printing
house states that the cost of 100 ordi-
nary cards 2x3ha inches has gone up
so cents within sixty days, and other
stock in proportion.
II this is true the advance is out
rageous and cannot be laid at the
doors Of the manufacturers, but it is
the work of paper jobbing trusts that
control distribution.
There is no doubt that newspaper
and job offices are being held up out
rageously by some Of the firms that
control the distribution of paper
stock.
More paper mills, more production,
relief from labor shortage. strikes
and agitation against capital are pol
icies TO be advocated but the middle
mans robbery must be curbed.
The house journal of a big paper
jobber says of the public: "They
should accept the increased rates in a
public-spirited way" Holy smoke, we
should be thankful that the little pack
Of calling cards has not advanced a
dollar!
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04
RETURNING RAILROADS

Ding the famous cartoonist. VII,
lives in Iowa and draws for a New
York newspaper pictures that make
the whole nation sit up and take no
tice, had cartoon the other day, de
picting the return of the railroads tc
private operation. The scene was laiC
in village door yard, at the front
door were standing father and mother
representing the owners of the rail.
roads, and on the porch were a grour
of boys who had dragged into the yard
very badly used toy railroad train
Thank you for letting us play with
this" said the boys; and one youngster
asked, somewhat bashfully: "Please,
may We borrow them again some
time ?"
The railroads that the government
has turned back to the control of the
owning companies, after two years of
war service, certainly show the eff
fects of hard usage. and it is tough
job that has been put up to the man
ayers to restore the railroads to first
class condition.
Here are some plain facts about the
condition of the railroads as they are
relinquished by the government:
The operating expenses have been
increased by $1,000, 100000 a year, of
which more than 81 900, 100000 is in
creased cost of labor.
The government has provided only
half the required number of new
freight cars and engines, and no new
passenger cars. so that the owners Of
the various roads must find the where
withal to buy about 500, 100000 worth
of equipment.
The government has been unable to
maintain the roadbeds in as good con
dition as they were taken over. and
the owners will have to dig around for
probably $3OooO0,OoO new capital to
put the roadbcds in condition.
Two years of political control Of
wages and working conditions has un-
dermined the morale of the 100000
employees, with the resulting lowered
efficiency, and it will probably take
everal years to get the working forces
back to normal.
Railroad rates were not increased
sufficiently by the government 10
meet the great increase in operating
costs, and further considerable in
crease in rates will be necessary to
make the roads sclf-sustaining The
government has passed this ''buck" to
the private companies.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04
SOFT SPEECH AND
Rig STICKS

The caption borrowed above is a
Il used to remind US that il is still ad
visable TO speak softly and carry a
big stick" since the insistent demands
Of railway operators made on the very
eve of the passing of legislation neces-
sayy to the restoring of the railroads
10 their owners and the termination of
the farce Of government operation
could have been inspired by no other
purpose than that of throwing a mon
key-wrench into the business Of Gov
eminent. Just why President Will
son and the Railroad Administration
should be expected, consistently, to
agree TO demands for wage increases
three weeks before the government
should withdraw from the manage
ment Of the carriers cannot be ex-
planned upon any other basis than that
the Brotherhoods had taken a final
stand in the hopes that they could
bulldoze the Administration, and thru
their further threat to fight the re-
nomination ard reelection of every
Congressman who oppose them, turn
Congress into pack of political
towards in the face of the promised
strike.
Soft speech has apparently not eff
fected the determination Of few
gentlemen who make their living as
director generals of groups of Ameri-
can wage-earners, and all of whom
are affiliated in some manner or
another with Mr.. Gompers' Washing
tion Headquarters; and therefore the
sane, unfrightened judgment prevail
ing in Congress is to apply the big
stick to some of these autocrats who
are constantly threatening to destroy
all public men who will not do their
bidding.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04
WHAT THE PEOPLE SEEK

Chairman Hays Of the Republican
National Committe says: Every
where | go | find the people, regard
less of past party affiliations, seek
ing Republican success. moved with
the conviction that by such success
they will make certain: First-an
honest, efficient, economical business
administration of the country's af-
fairs; Second-that there will be de
veloped and executed plan for the re
duction Of taxes, with the repeal of
the taXs which kill initiative and the
spreading of the war debt over a
large number Of years; Third-that
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04
his candidacy some weeks ago.

Both of these men have been, and
are. prominent in business and polit
ical circles in Colorado and each in
turn has his followers. The contest
for first place will be carried on in a
friendly way. So far but one candi-
date has appeared for Governor, the
present incumbent, Oliver Shoup. and
whether his nomination will be CON
tested remains yet to be seen.
While congressman Vale. Hardy
and Timberlake have not yet announc-
ed themselves it is common knowledge
each will be in the race to succeed
themselves. Arthur Stong. present
State Auditor, has announced his can
did2cy for State Treasurer and Ed
Wicks of Pueblo will be candidate
for the same place.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

there will be developed better rela
ton between labor and capital with
justice TO both, and with justice TO the
public, the third side Of the triangle.
which must not be forgotten; Fourth
that there shall be an administration
Of law and order everywhere in the
nation; Fifth-that the party will
measure its step forward by the new
needs Of the nation, with its eyes
always on the solid ground"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

Il strikes us that there are altogeth
er too many stories of questionable
origin afloat attacking business en-
terprises and business men. These sto-
ries evidently all cminate from one
source and are started on their endless
chain trip for the sole purpose of
causing distrust in the minds of the
people. They are innocent enough or
their face, most of them. but are do
ing great harm-because they are
offering suggestions to the people
detrimental to the welfare of the peo-
pie. Beware of them!
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

If you are a resident of Julesburg,
one of the first things you should
do is to subscribe for the Grit-Advo-
cate. We are anxious to print the
news about your doings whether you
are a subscriber or not but we take
more pleasure in writing the obituary
Of the non-subscriber than the sub
scriber, for the non-subscriber is a
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

Last week saw another candidate in
the field for the Republican nomina-
ton for United States Senator Sam
d. Nicholson of Denver and Leanville.
Karl SCHUYLER Of Denver announced
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04
WHERE LIES THE BLAME?

Relief from ncwsprint and job stock
shortage-we were going to say ex-
tortion-is Of far more importance to
publishers and printer than any other
political question.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-03-04

dead one to start with and has not the
interest Of the community at heart
or he would want to read each week
Of the happenings and progress OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
FRONTIER DAYS SHOW
WILL INCLUDE WALLA
WALLA COUNTY FAIR
Four Day Celebration Will Open
on Wednesday, September
is; Sports and Exhibits of
Stock to be Featured.

| WALLA WALI4A, Feb. 23-The faii
board on Saturday decided that it viii
be impractical this year to hold a race
meet and will feature a Frontier Days
show this fall.
The fair will last four days, open
ing Wednesday, September Is. with
an amateur sports day. The last three
days of the fair will be given over to
the Frontier Days events.
Livestock will be featured again
this year and about a third more
prizes Will be given than last year.
On the opening day 1t is planned to
have amateur horse races, javelin
hurting, etc, and it is possible that
auto races will be arranged between
professionals if it will not tear up the
track too much.
The board is about to close a con-
tract with the Greater Alamo Shows,
the largest carnival company in the
west. The company, has six riding de-
vices and IS shows.
IL is planned to hold night show
this year with a historic spectacle in
fire works as the feature. IT is pos
sible that auto polo will be PLAYED bv
electric light.
Department heads have been nam
ed for all of the departments except
iairy cattle and the Frontier DAYS
events and these heads will be an
lounced soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23

AGG|E GOODS TO PLAY
INTERCOLLEGIATE GAMES

intercollegiate athletics for women
at o. A. c. are being revived this sea
son in All major basketball
tennis. and swimming. Last year no
contests with other schools were held
but the members of the various teams
and other girls interested in athletics
urged the resumption of intercollesi-
ate work.
The basketball team opened its sea-
son with game in Portland recently
where Reed college players were de-
feated. Chemawa was played Satur-
day on the Corvallis gym floor. a
swimming meet with the University Of
Oregon is being arranged to take place
later in the spring. Miss Natalie
Reichart, speed swimmer for o. A. c.,
is manager.
Tennis enthusiasts are expecting
matches with the University at Eu-
gene and class tournaments will be
run off to secure varsity material. The
lack of a hard surface court is the
most serious drawback for the Aggie
co-eds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
SPIKED SHOE ARTISTS
WORKING OUT AT 0. A. c.

I What is hoped to be one of the
strongest track teams in the history of
the Oregon Agricultural college is
being developed under the paternal
care of Mike Butler and the watchful
eye of Coach Hargiss.
Every evening between 4 and 5
O'Clock, speed merchants can be seen
running around the indoor track in
the armory. Numbering their mus
cles and getting in shape to put the
beaver team onthemap. Many old
men are working out and showing
new form. Members of last years
squad are making the varsity men
toe the mark in order to hold their
places.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23

! Banks open at 10 and close at and
have a holiday whenever it is possible,
for the interest goes on, anyway. So,
while the money multiplies itself, the
bankers disport themselves at golf
and such pastimes. Brooke Dickson
has thoroughly converted L. C. Scharpf
and Rudy Mollner to the game for the
tired business man, and, besides
good assortment of swings and cuts,
they are acquiring rich vocabulary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
LOCAL MEN TAKE PART
IN CHICKEN SHOOT OF
BIRCH CREEK GUNNERS

Six shooters from Pendleton attend
ed a chicken shoot at Pilot Rock Sun
day, held under the auspices of the
Birch Creek Rod & Gun Club. There
were nearly so shooters present, it be-
ing the first affair of its kind held
by the club on their new grounds this
year.
The competition was held much the
same as a turkey shoot and several
fat hens were carried off as prizes by
the shooters The Pendletonians who
attended were Ted Preble, Harry Ban
field Claude Miles. Al Despair, Guy
MatIoc1 and Fred Lampkin. Omer
Stephens, of Athena, Joined the local
men here and also took part in the
shoot.