Mt Scott Herald are not short of food. We are short of land! And as that shortage of land in the midst of land sufficient to support hun­ dreds of millions of people more than now exist on this planet means that we are short ot' what? Just brains! Mt. Scott Herald Published Xvery Thnmtay at Lent». Orviron by T h » M t S oitt P v »U» him » COHrawv J »ANUKR FOX Managing Yditor MlNNUlilHWkA'OlXiH HYDK Nen.KJiWr .1 tllt'M'l'MllIi l ir< »• : . M .• -.g. i Knterel an second da** mail matter Febru ary 14. IM14. at the p*«l olbce at lent». Ore( t'oncr«»»*, March S W»V. «il barri pl Ion prior SI • year, in advance Reason for Optimism. Commencement. With the exception of four or five of our largest cities there is land enough held idle within 40 miles to support the people of that city. An area 100 miles square properly conserved and *tfie speculator eliminated should support over 6,000,000 inhabit­ ants in comfort. Then we talk about the United States being short of food! We When Abraham Lincoln waa I'reoF dent it took four days or more for a letter to travel from bis home In Illi­ nois to New York It took him several days to go from his home to Washing- Sou to be inaugurated. And yet only a few- weeks ago a young woman, un aided and alone, travelled In a flying machine from Chicago to New York In eight hours and fifty minutes We are Just entering a new electrical world, where everything Is done, aa It were, on the instant Our fathers had none of the modern machinery with which social and bus! nee« intercourse is now carried on. Their «one are wrestling with the prob lem of bow to use these new methods of tntereomniunk-auon and still adhere to the laws, the precedents and the book learning of their fathers. Thia Is OUR great problem, It U a difficult complicated problem and is causing a struggle of titanic propor- tiona—a struggle to ttirow off In a night, a* It were, the precedent» of an old world for the realities of a new. Precedent makes cowards of us all. But the educator, the scientist and the inventor have left us no choice, We must adjust our thought and action to new conditions The Day of Individualism Gone. Tiie change« of the laat twenty-flra yean socially. Industrially and econom­ ically have been great, yet 1 believe they are infinitesimal compared to the change* that are corning. 1 believe these changes are going to deal most largely with the relation­ ship of man to man. In this country we have been living In an age of the utmoet freedom to the individual. It has Leon the Indlvldual- leti< j*erl<>d. when the order of th»* day ha» seemed to tie "every fellow for him- »elf and the devil take the bindm<>aL" We have glorle*. In the freedom ot the individual aud have practised thli licence to drive a horae With tile ad vent of the automobile a lleenae haa lieeomo a ne'eaalty. The public uniat know that the man who operates an automobile know« first how to operate It and. second, to control it Society Is finding It neiesaary in take awiiv much of what has hitherto been called "fiisslom of the individual." my Judgment this process Is only In I d fancy Hold bast to the Dollar Retai ion of Capital and Labor. The freedom of the bualnv»» tiiiin ilo as lie please» I h now living serlou»ly challenged, mid I iiioh I heartily agree with what Mr. John 1» Rockefeller. Jr., wild recently at Cornell University to the effect that one of the chief <|ut«ll flcatlona for a manager of a large bust- ik ' hh concern 1» rapidly coming to |><< tlie human quality and ability to ad just difference« l>etween capltall«t and lalwrer nnd to understand their rela* tionahlp. Until recent years little Iwoad think Ing wan given to this problem and dlf fereneea wera settled on the baala of "might make» right." All thia la rap Idly changing ■ud we are entering a period of new Industrial relatlonahi(»i. In the long ago the relationship be- twe«M*n capital and labor waa that of owner and »lave, then came the ¡.ertod of maater and man. then the |>«rlod nt employer and employe, each period being a decided »tep forward In my judgtnant wa are Juat now en­ tering a ¡«erlod ot copartnership, "‘j’ the tool u«er will tie t>art tool ow uer and where capital and labor will ahurc more equllauly Ui lire profit» ot the bUMineHH lu wbkli they are Jointly engage# . Thia advance 1» Inevitable becauae of <>ur educational »ynteni, wlifc b tcache« the workingman to think for hluiaelf. It 1« inevitable becauae intercommuni- cation has told the workingman In one community what the workingman In other communities are atrlvlng for anil achieving. It Is inevitable, be* »uw Htrlkox anil lockouts can never be settled satisfac­ torily or permanently by merely rais­ ing a man's wages. It Ls inevitable because It gives sta­ bility to business and to'caUMe it la ns ailvantHgistus to capital ns to labor. Aa a matter of fact, when a working­ man strikes It l.s not merely to obtain an Increase in his wage; that ls what the papers tell us the trouble Is all about and that is what he asks for; but way down underneath what he 1s really striking for ls a larger (M-rventage of the profits of the business He may not realize thia, but, aub- conHi toiinly. thia 1» pn-clnely what he I h doing. No mere Increnae In wage» rm ever »atlNfactorlly noire thl» problem. It can be soiled only on the baala of profit «haring IIEKE ia an old »living that “nnv fool can make a dollar, but it take» a wino tuan to hold it.” There ia one auro way of holding the dollar, mid that is to bank it. When a man deposits hi« surplus cash he is loath to draw it out. On the contrary, if ho carries the money on his person there al­ ways ia the temptation to »pend. Bank your money with us MULTNOMAH STATE BANK Lents, Oregon INTERIOR TRIM Paneling, wainscoting and balustrades, also other mill ■ work can be supplied by ua promptly and reasonably The quality «ml workman- ship of our product* are un­ excelled and our aervlie is prompt It will please us to please you and we seek the opportunity. MILLER MOWREY LUMBER CO. Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Sash and Doors, Nails, Builders* Hardware, Rooting and Building Paper Yard at Lents Jet ItOth St.. < block« from l oiter : LOOK BEFORE I pleased or that brought profit or fancied renown, regardless of its effect on one’s fellowmen. In the early days, when instantaneous Intercommunication did not exist, when education was meagre and science un­ developed, what the individual did was of comparatively small consequence, for his deeds did not reach very far and did not affect many people. Wlth^ Intercommunication drawing the world together tn one centralized community, the act of the individual can affect a large number of p«H>ple; therefore, that form of freedom which Li «imply another expression for II- cenae to do a* one pleaaeae can no longer exist. Don’t go out of town to ihop before you TAKE A LOOK A ROU N D THIS TOWN You can get ANYTHING HERE THAT YOU CAN GET ELSE- WHERE You can GET IT AS CHEAPLY TRADE WITH THE HOME MERCHANT « « « ♦ « * e ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ A ♦ Published by order of THE LENTSIMPROVEMENT CLUB When M uihatt.in waa sparsely net­ tled and most of the people lived on its southern end It would not have mattered much had there been a case of smallpox at the north end. The pa­ tient 1 ou 1<1 have done pretty much aa lie pleaaed without endangering any one else But a case of smallixjx In the north­ ern end of Manhattan to-day must be quarantined Immediately to protect other people. When I was a boy there waa no So­ ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and had any one auggested that a man could not whip hl* horse as much as he pleased he would have been ridiculed. Indeed, in those days the Idea that a man had not the right to beet his own child aa he pleased waa given little attention. When we were all driving honei and buggiea there wag no «peed limit and a man did not hare to procure a of the bu»incM, with n fair fiercentage to capital and a fair percentage to lalior after ordinary wage» and Inter- <*Ht I ihvo been earned. Profit Hhnring can lie done Hatia- factorlly only when the bu»iiieH« con­ cern make» public It» tranHa< tlona, ao that the laborer and the atockholder can know aa much about the buslnera a» doe» the manager blmaelf. In the iidJuHtmcnt of dlfflcultle» t>e tween <-apital and labor I am confi­ dent that open book» will accompli»!) much more than open »hop«. Tbeae change» are far-reaching and fundamental, What are we going to do about It? What I h to be our men- tai attitude? How are we golng tn handle th one problema? Can we approach them from the name point of view a» did our father», who lived In a »trlctly Indi v Id 11 a I latlc [ age? Can we approach them from the knowledge we have gained from law I hhi U h which were written in the ln- dlvlduallat.lc age? If we do we will tie combatting the mighty onward ru»h of new thought and new condl- tiona, provided In large meaaure by the «clentlH£ the educator, th" inven­ tor. Whit the Future Holds Forth. Wlint 1» tin* outlook? I» It il sad. I>e«*lml»tlc future that 'infoili»? Does j lift* hardly sreiu worth III Ing under! the new conditions or do«-» It hohl out an ottimisti* futd'e. with Unir op-I portunities and more worth while goal»? Let me »ee if I can pi* ture II 11» I i nee it. Firat, Just a glance into the (Continued to Page 3 > w v .w « w e « M « W M V 4 Home 2411 BECKER'S MARKET Tabor 2181 5927 92nd St. S. E. “Extra Choice Meats’’ The.Kaiser is waiting to hear from the Liberty Loan Bond sale. Let the answer be such freedom to a point where. In many By profit charing I d<> not tnoiit “Buy a home. Start a savings was the much derided one ixMaeK.-^d account. Get some life insur­ by Darin* Green As our country faces the new conditions attendant upon our entry into the world war there have not been wanting those who have predicted dire dislocation of business, much hard times anil financial distress. The exchang­ es coming to our desk all unite in assuring us that such predict­ ions arejentirely illogical. Then' alwavs comes a temporary pa- ral ysis of business with any ance. This American spirit of sweeping change, and the ill ef­ home ownership should dominate fects can be largely minimized every household. It should be For and the re-establishment of sta­ the goal of every family. home building is the best evi ­ bility greatly hastened by a sane, dence of thrift, energy and courageous attitude on the part of all. particularly the business really the permanent badge of good citizenship. men. “Be an American, own a In an exchange Herbert Kauf­ home ” should be the slogan of man tells us “War is bad busi­ ness. but don’t you ever make our community. the mistake of thinking that war What’s The Answer? means bad business.’’ We can’t Food production is a necessary put a million men under arms thing. without putting at least twelve Food is produced on land. million men under the eight hour The best land is held idle for clock. Within a few months we speculative purposes. must accomplish what Germany There are millions on millions required thirty years to do. The of idle fertile lands in many hughest sum of money that ever states of this nation. poured from this country’s treas­ Let capital and labor get at it ury is about to flood the United and the question of food produc­ States. There will be work for tion is solved. everybody. This is no time to Land prices have doubled in retrench. Hire new help, ex-, the ten years between 1910 and tend your business, enlarge your 1900 and they are doubling some plant. Patriotism is flooding more. Washington with ready cash and Loans by the Government to Washington is shipping it in car­ farmers will increase the price load lots to the manufacturer and asked for idle lands held out of retailer. There are no bread use. lines ahead. An unprecedented Building roads free past idle era of prosperty is around the speculative tracts will encourage bend. However sad the price we higher prices, discourage pro- must pay, the business outlook duction and drive people to the was never better.’’ cities. For Mt. Scott the moral is It is stated on undoubted au- plain. If we retrench and hold thority that a victorious Germany back and get discouraged and will demand billions of dollars feel “panicky,” others will reap from the United States as in­ our harvest; other parts of Port­ demnity for the damages in­ land will benefit. We can have flicted by the arms and muni­ our rightful share of prosperity tions furnished by America to if we are big enough and opti­ the Entente Allies. The Liberty mistic enough to “sit tight” and enter the door when it opens. — Loan Bond Issue is the answer Billions for defense, but not one J. S. F. cent for indemnity. All over the country during this glorious month of June thousands of young people are graduating from our institutions of learning. The doors of schools and colleges are closing behind them and they stand at the “Commencement” of life. Hitherto they have been led, directed, cared for, but now it is up to them. It is for them to blaze their own trails and also to pick up the unfinished threads of progress and do their “bit” in the fabric of life. Never before in the hisiory of the world was so much attention given to the training and education of the young. Will the world in the coming years reap a benefit com­ mensurate to this extra labor and effort? History will record the answer. In the meantime their skies are clear and their hopes are high. God pity the men and women who shall contribute to their disillusionment and the dar­ kening of their skies, but if such disillusionment comes may they be brave enough to keep their spirits free from bitterness and do their work well notwithstand­ ing. -M. G. H. (Continued from I’ag* )) tfoo- theue three great factor« account for the atupradoua progrvaa thia coun­ try haa made in the laat twenty Ave Jersey Bell Butter FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ALWAYS FRESH TOMATOES PLANTS NOW IN B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S means “SERVICE” in a well regulated establishment THERE IS NO SECRET in our keeping our customers, it is because they appreciate that we give them THE SERVICE WE GIVE Have you tried the * JOHN D. GROCERY SERVICE Tabor 1477 92nd St. and Woodstock Ave. BUY GOODS MADE AT HOME Your wants in Sheet Metals supplied at rock bottom prices, totality Guaranteed See me for Chicken Ranch Supplies, Troughs, Roofing, Garbage Cans Why pay more and lose your time by going down town? A. S. PEARCE; The Tinsmith, Foster Rd. (Opposite P. 0.) A HAT Candies- Confectionery, Fruits, Soft II _r ■ -Kr A III Drinks- BakerV Goods, Tobacco and IVLlVlVLimil Cigars, Liiht mnehes Tab. 1450 BOHNA’S CONFECTIONERY *