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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-05

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not to exceed $3,000,000 in any one
year, thus encouraging genuine Amer
leans to work on our ships.
Army and Navy, supplies are to he
carried on our merchant ships. This
will be done cheaper than it is now
and Will aid in saving us from the hu-
initiation of a few years ago when we
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-05
Primary Receipts
OF All Grains

CHICAGO, April 5,---Primary re-
ccipts--Wheat $4,000 bushels against
$4,000 bushels; corn. $4,000 BUSH
els against $4,000 bushels; oats, s64,-
600 bushels against $4,000 bushels.
Shipments--Whcat, $4,000 bushels
against 100000 bushels; corn. 435, 900
bushels against 24i,OOO bushels: oats,
$4,000 bushels against 100000 bush
els.
Car lots-kansas City--Wheat, 104;
corn, 26; oats, s, Minneapolis
Wheat. 16l; corn, 6i oats, 12. Winni-
peg--wheat. 7S3; oats ESQ; barley, 60.
Duluth-wheat, 50; corn. 10; oats. 10.
~, Louis--wheat, go; corn. rs; oats,
lS' omaha-wheat, "a corn. 2S:
oats, ..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-05

Market for cattle is under bearish
Influence here. While few select
tops sold Monday at premium in or
der to enable killers to hold up their
fresh beef prices to the previous level.
bulk of the sales were made at redue-
tions Of 95 to soc. In fact the market
was so slow for cattle that consider
able stale stuff was facing buyers at
the opening of the Tuesday market.
General cattle market range:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-05

SAN FRANCISCO. April 5.-wheat
milling, $3.50 to s9.s5; feed, SEES to
sass.
Barley, sl,Sh to sl,4s; shipping.
Sl.45 to $1.55.
Oats red feed, st,65 to $3.50.
Corn. white Egyptian, So to s9.lO:
red milo, $3.50 to $1.90.
Hay wheat, sl7 to sis; fair, s1a to
VIZ: tame oat. SIS to s19; wild oat.
Sll to siS, alfalfa, SIS to Sis: stock,
80 to sill; straw, nominal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
GOTHAM AN ARMED CAMP.

BY law OF New York State, any
citizen who so desires and can show
good cause may obtain permit au-
thorizing him TO carry pistol for his
protection. In New York City. $4,000
such permits have been issued to ap-
plicants since January !. That many
citizens of the metropolis. with more
20 follow, no doubt, believe Il IS nee
essary to their safety TO so armed.
And small wonder. In that great city
there is more than one murder a day,
while scarcely n day passes that does
not record a daring hold-up by armed
bandits for the purpose Of roboins
those who are supposed 10 have
money IN their possession. especially
pay roll money. Houses and places OF
business are invaded. their inmates
assaulted. and the premises robbed
In one case, q family and servants
numbering nine. persons were at
tackled, bound and gagged, locked VI
and held In helpless confinement while
the invaders helped themselves &c
loot valued at many thousands Of dol
\ lars.
Such an amazing prevalence o.
violent crime is most alarming. and Il
is no wonder good citizens feel Il IS
necessary 10 go armed in order 4
have some show in resisting the ra'
pacious attacks Of desperate law
breakers. It would be q good thing
if some OF the immediate results o
this resort by citizens 10 dead!
weapons should be the shooting dowI
of the bandits in their tracks. A fev
J instances Of the summary killinj
while engaged in their BASTARD.
work would make the other murder
Gus criminals very careful in shor
order.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
BARGAINING.

Some persons can bargain so clev-
erly that they get what they want
without appearing TO do so. Others
give themselves away the minute they
begin to talk. In this last class the
German Chancellor qualities with
points TO spare.
Dramatically in tho Reichstag the
other day Herr wirth Numbered MOI"
10 the Allied demands for Levy of
sixty billion marks to balance the Ger
man budget and for control OF German
financial legislation. But while the
cheers OF his auditors were stln echoing
he limited that the official reply of the
Government 10 the Preparations Com
mission would be much milder IN tone.
Let us talk Il over" II will say in
effect That is, Let us bargain some
| more. as we have been bargaining ever
since this little question Of paying our
debts came up"
And why2 Because by bargaining
Herr Wirth believes that he can get
more favorable terms. BY bargaining
he sees his chance so 70 play the Eng
! lish and the French against each other
| that Germany will profit by every new
I
| he will be able to postpone as long as
possible the payment of any real money
"a France and thus prevent the French
| from reconstructing tho departments
! that the German army ruined. easing
! tho great strain under which their do
nestle resources are already suffering
and getting back into The worlds mar
kets until Germany. with her factories
| intact and her productive powers fully
| recuperated, has once more gained a
! foothold in trade too strong to be dis
! lodged without a costly struggle.
Who knows but what II Herr WIrth
Is allowed TO bargain long enough hi
will turn defeat in battle into a victor,
In finance? The achievement is posi-
BILE, not so much because he Is clever
as because the Allies are out OF ster
and unduly lenient. 1t Is also probable
unless there is an Allied change al
front which will shut off further dis
cussion and mako plain TO the Ger.
mans that either they must pay what
they are ordered 20 pay or be- ready e
| take the consequences. IL they ha(
been the victors in the war. would they
have let three years go by without ex
acting the fun amounts OF their claims
Why. then, let them continue 10 bar
gain and nourish confidence that the,
will succeed in evading payment? II i
high time that the Allies impressed Ger
many with the need OF taking Thu
whole repara ton business seriously ant
fulfilling her obligations with down
right sincerity. Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
BORED AMERICA.

Marshal Joffro's arrival a. a Pa
cinc port on his way home from tho
Far East and tho news that he viii
cross the United States receive four
lines In n corner. when the Marshal
stopped them at the Marine. would
most Americans have believed that a
visit 10 ua would ever bo Of Iess than
headline INTEREST," Tho reception Of
Foch. Beatty. and Diaz last year was
everywhere cordial. but - would be-
esaFgeration 20 say that except AZ a
fow points. az Kansas CITY. IL became
highly enthusiastic. Figures Ike
VcniEelos. Einstcin. and George
Brande- have their exits and their
entrances upon tho American stage
with surprisingly subduod handicap
ping. We take Il ar matter OF
course nowadays that everybody
should visit; this country We are
polite: We never quito yswn. but -
don't let any 81 them excite us un-
duly.
An American who lived between
1890 and 1850. who saw the blaze of
patriotism and aduiation which FOL
lowed lafayette, who watched th'
continent rise IN excitement and ad
miration when Dickens made his frE
| visit. would be nonpussed. He Nigh
say that the difference between theI
and now is the difference between ar
eager. dazzlcd youth and a sober. sur
feited adult.
But there is difference also be
| tweea now and so recent A date a
| tho eighties, when the visits OF Free
man and Herbert Spencer aroused al
attention tho mere contemplation o
which must madden the publicit.
agents OF living British authors. !
Is more dignined not TO be too enthu
siastio over great foreigners: the un
shaped American Of the twenties an
forties was too much inclined 10 her
worship. II Is only natural that
our first after war WEAKNESS W
should not regard war heroes quit
as they Will be regarded ten year
hence But there are regrettable eyi
dences that the blase spirit rises i
part out OF q feeling that Europ
doesn't amount to much anyway. Tn
attitude that we won the war
naturally doesn't see much in Joffr
Foch. or Haig; the attitude tia
Europe Is q tiresOme mess doesn
breed interest in Einstein. II woul
be refreshing TO see a lot OF peop
really anxious to travel nifty miles
as their fathers did--to look at me
who will live in world history.-Ne
York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

our politics stopped NJ the coast line,
and Senators had considered great
issues solely from tho viewpoint OF
what is right and good and sound,
America would have ratified tho treaty
OF Versailles and tho League OF Ma
tons in some practical form and that
the world would thereby hnvo been
pushed generation ahead.
There isn't reasoning. thinking
American who does not know that
most of tho Democrats who voted
against tho four-Power treaty did II
wholly because II was tho product OF
Republican Administration and be-
cause they were willing TO set civili-
zation back rather than lot Republi-
can Administration get credit for n
step ahead
On both sides, this II little. narrow,
churlish. despicable. More than that.
when Il jeopardizes tho best interests
OF America and humanity IT ia
criminal
Partisanship never revealed Itself In
so base and elnistcr n shape az when
| IL intervenos TO prevent America from
doing It's mans share to bring the
| blessings OF peace and order 70 the
| human family and when Il attempts
to stamp the brand OF Cain upon
| Americas brow by making America
ask: Am my brothers Keeper"
Politics bad enough when II mud
dies tho waters and confuees the is-
sues IN domestic problems. IN Infamous
when Il passes tho coast line and at
temptB 10 bar America from its high
destiny OF leading the world into th'
light OF peace and order and justice
| Duluth Herald.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
MADE GOOD RECORD.

The General Assembly Of Maryland
which closed it's session last night. was
most noticeable In tho matter OF strik-
ing achievement. and Of fidelity 70
political obligations on the part OF the
majority. IL has made a record an
eQualled by any previous Legislature
in many years, n record by which its
successors viii be compared, and which
they will find II extremely difficult 20
surpass. The year 1922 will go down
in our legislative history as a red
letter year. as one in which our legis-
lative leopard changed most OF his
spots. in which political Philippians
assumed for once. at least. the white
livery Of Heaven. This General As
sembly. IN short. az compared with
the style and spirit OF the General As
senblies TO which our oldest inhabitants
have been accustomed. was almost as
different. in certain vital aspects, from
the old az St Paul was different from
Saul OF Tarsus.
In old days the people Of Maryland
were tempted 20 say God save us"
when the Legislature met and some
/ thing even more empathic when the
( legislators dispersed. We do not say
that this Legislature whose work We
/ are now praising was converted in
soul. or that IL achieved perfect po-
/ litical s2nctircation. But in such
cases Il Is not fair to weigh motives or
| TO 40 behind the outward and official
returns. We accept tho individual
/ ~ - zyfafsln lIH IA
not try 70 pry into tho heart and APP
praise the relative proportion Of the
good and evil forces which strove In
him for the mastery. IL is true that a
deathbed repentance is open TO ques-
ton, and that when the devil IS sick
the devil very often becomes extremely
sanity. But the test OF sincerity IL
not. In professions but in deeds. and
judged by deeds there can DO no
minimizing CT praise In any honest
estimate Of the excellence Of this legis-
lative session. IL may DO that the
Democratic party was frightened into
virtue, that IL realized tho fact that Il
must DO good or perish. But that is
much better than swapping ones
fingers at virtue. or trying to fool the
ipeOple with bogus brand Of merchan-
disc. Whether scared into good be
havlor or not. whether willing OF
reluctant the fact remains that tn,
Democratic majority In this Legisia
lture has redeemed practically every
note II issued in its platform last fal
and redeemed every one OF them. with
out discount, at 100 cents on the dol
lar.
Even the most cynical must grow {
, little enthusiastic over "A spectacle 80
unusual here or anywhere else. An(
10 becomes especially noteworthy. 4
justifies especial pride on the part o.
Marylanders. by the contrast which 1
, affords 10 the chaotic and RECKLESS,
conduct Of the Republican majority IL
Congress, scarcely an hours rid
Observation-Disclosures sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
A GOOD PROTEST.

The Central Labor Union OF this
city. at its meeting Tuesday night.
adopted a protest against the duties
on fa1seed and linseed oil that are
carried by the Fordney Tariff bill.
now pending In Congress. The pro-
posed duty on raxseed is rs cent,
per hushel, and the duty on linseed
oil. 2i4 cents per pound. And tho oil
duty is largely enhanced by the nax-
seed duty. as the oil Is extracted from
the seed
The Central Labor Union very
plainly points out that these duties
will operate to largely add TO the SELL
ing prices OF these commodities. and
thus prove a burden on the consumers
Of both. This is a plain truth. which
cannot he controverted. and also Z;
is not possible 10 point out any. COM
pensating benent 20 the public from
this condition. The benefit would 60
entirely TO those interested IN the pro-
duction Of these commodities. espe-
ciaIly Of the oil. as it IS rarely that pro-
tective tariff duties on farm products
impair; any real benefit 20 the farmers
The Central Labor Union has done
well to voice its protest against this
particular bearing OF unjust tariff
taxation. Now lie; 1t continue it'
good work and make protest against
other protective tariffs which will &c
as unerringiy In the direction OF
higher prices and gross imposition'
upon consumers az VIII these two
items specifically mentioned. Here Is
an inviting field for earnest labor in q
good cause. and one that Will prove
/ popular.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
THEY WANT THE OFFICES.

The Republican partisans of the
United States Senate, by a test vote
taken Wednesday afternoon, showed
they are determined to continue their
pursuit OF Federal offices for their
party followers. regardless of the
manner in which the. Civil Service
may stand as a protest against their
partisanship. And having secured
the cordial cooperation of President
Harding, they are not going 10 per-
NIT the minority Senators 10 harass
him with interrogatories about the
meaning of the great Republican game
OF office grabbing now under way.
The test came on a resolution call
ing upon President Harding to send
10 The Senate his reasons for sum-
marily removing the twenty-nine eX-
ecu,ive officials of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. together with
a list of executive orders issued by
him since he became President set
ting aside Civil Service regulations.
This move was defeated by vote of
80 yeas and IS nays.
All the Democratic Senators pres
ent Of course voted for the resolution.
and they were joined by four Of the
independent Republicans-Borah
Cummins. La Toilette and Norris,
The other Republican Senators pres
ent, 40 in number. voted solidly in the
negative.
And of course. the two Republican
Senators from Delaware-BaI and du
Pont-were among them. Ball heading
the list.
1t Is now apparent Il viii be the pol
fey Of the Harding administration &c
go as far as may be possible without
violently overriding existing law il
throwing open the public Offices under
the Federal government 10 the as
saults OF partisan place hunters. Here
after the party will adopt the Ole
Jackson.an Democratic policy: "Tt
tho victors belong the spoils."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
WHAT THE WOMEN MAY DO.

The municipal election in Delaware
City. Tuesday afternoon, was local
event Of unusual interest, although
the main object OF contention was
only the choice of two members of
City Council. The two retiring mem
bers were candidates for reelection.
and were opposed by two other candi-
dates whom the people OF the town
who feel an interest IN good admin
tstration and effective public service
looked upon as their special represen-
tatives. The feeling was somewhat
intense and, a large vote was polled,
resulting in the defeat of the two
Councilman by small, but decisive
ns'Ori'ies.
In this local election the women
voters OF Delaware City took an I'M
usual interest, and this interest was
plainly manifest in the result. 1t had
been charged that the two retiring
Councilman. comprising a majority OF
the small body Of only three members
had for a long time been amenable &c
partisan influences that were not con-
sidered conducive to the promotion OF
Delaware City's best interests. In
fact, II was charged they were "boss
ruled" and that it would be a wise
move 10 remove Councilmen who per
mitted their official actions TO be con-
trolled by outside influences.
We are not prepared to say these
contentious were founded on fact, bu
Il is certain that many good citizen:
of Delaware City firmly believed thes'
undesirable conditions 10 be in evi
dence. and that 1t would be a goo'
thing for the community to hav
them eliminated. The white womel
voters especially held this opinion
and II is said they united almost sol
idly In support Of what was held TO
the reform ticket for City Council
And Il Is conceded the victor
achieved was due very largely to tn
influence, the work, and the votes
thses interested women citizens.
At any rate. here We have mos
snoouraxing indication Of the tenc
sn0y Il good woman to support moVs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
FRENzIED BOSTON FINANCE.

Get-Rich- Quick ,Wallingford would
view with amazcment and envy the
chapter which eliminated In tho clos
ing OF i've Boston trust companies
during 1s20-2l. Their mismannEe-
mcnt ruined great numbers OF rcpu-
table business men. 1t Impoverished
thousands who had given tho COM
panies their little all. II has SHAKEN
the confidence OF great numbers OF
foreign-born In American banking
Shocking as were tho operations OF
Ponzi. the abuses which wero strip
ped following his ruin were more
shocking still. Some OF tho trust Of
ficials affected have defended them
selves by attacking the State. They
have doluded many depositors into be-
lievinE that tho government. and not
the officials own criminallty or reck-
lessnese. has cost them their navingr
Tho report OF Bank Commissioner
Allen. published mis- week. conta Inc
an answer TO such men and n good
many morals for other States and
| other financial communities.
Tho variety and trazenncss of tho
trust companies' malpracticea would
be amusing II they were not tragic. r,
was the Hanover company that per.
| mitted Ponzi to draw against uncol.
lcctod funds. The fremont compan,
| distinguished itself by il.eSni divi.
| dends and by misleading advertising
Some of lts ads would put Baror
Munchauscn TO tho blush. as when Il,
savings department. while actually
| borrowing Ss36. 900, boosted that 9TH,
ready cash that has accumulated Il
80 large that we are offering TO LEND
money TO cities and towns Mt IA yer,
| favorable rate OF interest" I'm IN.
brightest star IN this giddy conrtoi
letion wac tho Cosmopolitan cour,a ny
II wns a large corporation, with ST..
900. 900 in deposits at one time, an,
II had several millions invosed II
| companies In which It's president wa
the owner or chief factor One. IN
| New England Lumber company, oh
tained over three-qusrtcrs of a mil
Hon in loans and In now bankrupt
with assets under $4,000. The Cos
mopolitan actually encouraged nj
employe 20 plunge into speculation b.
buying $50 900 worth OF diamond.
lace, and lambskns IN Italy Tn
handsome profits expected turned on
20 be a loss OF 100000.
OF course. tho general condition @
banking in Massachusetts IL quit
sound. Five bad trust oompanie
cannot weigh heavily against 500 cd
banke OF unimpeachabla character
But tho Legislature will probably b
IN a mood 20 strengthen the laws. Th
statutes should give trust comph ~
and bank officials who conduct the
business In an unsafe and Illegal wa
clearer road 20 tho penitentiar
than Is now the fact,--NSw Yor
Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
FISHING IN THE CANAL.

Fishing In the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal has for years, in fact,
ever since the opening Of that noted
waterway, been a priced possession OF
fishermen, both local and visiting.
Not only as an important branch OF
local industry, hut as delightful d.
version to hundreds of tho ardent
disciples of old Izaak Walton. Its
waters abound with herring In the
spring. which are caught in nets. and
at other seasons with the finest kinds
OF bass and other popular food fsh,
afrording keen sport 20 anglers.
Deep was the gloom and grief
therefore, after the canal passed by
purchase into the control of the Fed
eral government. at the PRONUNCIATION
OF orders by the War Department pro-
hibiting fishing In these popular ang.
ling waters. But tho orders were i'm.
perative and no fishing In the cana
is now allowed.
Yesterday, Senators Ball and dt
Pont called on Secretary OF Wa,
Weeks and asked him to abrogat,
, the non fishing order. so that tn,
canal could again be opened TO tn,
pleasure OF fishermen. It Is hope,
| their pleas will be successful. To con
OF the canal would seem like a crime
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
POLITICS AND THE COAST LINE

Before the absurd debate on the
treaties growing out OF the Washing
ton conference Is ended every Amerl-
can should pluck from this galaxy of
fustian and flubdub one gem of wis
dom and preserve IL for all time TO
come.
This gem came from wise old John
Sharp williams of Mississippi. and
he was talking as much 10 his fellow
Democrats In the Senate as he was 10
the Republicans there. lie said:
Just between us. isn't II about time
to stop our politics at the coast liner"
He insisted. and rightly, that oppo-
sition based on mere party feeling was
back of most of the hostility shown
towards the fourPower pact by
Democratic Senator'S.
There isn't a reasoning. thinking
American who does not know that II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
lust FOLKS
BY Edgnr A. Guest
THE WASTER.
popular.

THE wASTER.
We used 10 wonder why God let him
live. and why
So many useful. better men must Ole.
Lazy he was unto the last degree.
II ever lived a waster. IL was he
Even the worm does something,
Parson said.
But 'twould be better II that man
were dead"
He broke his mothers heart. and sick
with shame
His people were who also oore his
no good on earth" on that we all
agreed.
And then one day he did one decent
deed
He who was worthless drunken. who'll
ly bad,
Plunged in the lake and saved a
drowning lad.
He only heard the little fellow cry
Tho last faint call as he was passing
by
He. who had done no useful thing be-
fore.
Battled the waves and brought the boy
TO shore,
Then went his way. back TO his life OF
sin,
Until at last Deaths bugle called him
in.
The boy has grown TO manhood and
his name
Is now resplendent with the light OF
/ fame.
Brilliant his nina. with gifts OF learn
! ing stored.
He holds high place, respected anc
adored
In difficult and dangerous days lik'
| this,
That boy is one the world would sadly
miss.
Long years have passed and now W
understand
HOW very wisely all mems lives ar
planned.
The worthless fellow. drunken and de
PRAYED
Unto the world a golden geniu
saved
But for the wreck from whom all turn
ed aside.
One whom we sorely needed woui'
have died.
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