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THE OnEGON SUNDAY -JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING. JUNC 12. 1S2L Postmaster General Is Ever in Action at at K t t j . K K . n of Deserving Republicans irst Friend FAMED ill HAYS ! AS ONE PERPETUAL . J. MOT ON MAI HE Apparently This Active Hoosfer Knew All 'About His Depart ment Before He Moved In. I ' - l ' Th tilth is tba acife Af rUla UsUederles the iwnbm of th. Harding cabinet on their VMpectiw iobn in preneitted below. . It is. an . 'M.I7MS of and description of the method of Jontnar CieoeraJ Han Mattes' br liMia 5H of Tta pern fori WM staff.) , ' Br Ixmla Stibold .. ; "Washington, June i 1. A Presby terian, elder who has already earned he sobriquet of "human perpetual iTjotion machine" la likely to attract - Attention anywhere. A physically 3arge body could not achieve any Much distinction. It Is therefore com pletely tlUiagthtWmjH,m SPresbyterfah elder; Who 'has earned Jhe , ijtle In official Washington, Should be a small body physicaily, 5e is. - "there is no record anybody paving enticed the postmaster -ten. Jeral of the Harding cabinet on a jvelghlng jseale, but estimates as to lic weight do hot range -much above J, 1 5. pounds. His height corresponds vlth his weight, probably, being not Var from 5 feet, ;S; torches.. x ', J: But there are tone of relentless energy packed away. In. the boX'Sized-frame. of he new postmaster general, and some- ' St hat mere than the usual- -amount of gray matter lodged between the rather 3arge vara.UuO,. with -the- piarcingv st Jeas black eyes, constitute the moat con spicuous features of the elder's make-up. J' He is the sort of -fltUe body that a frt ' Jiuently described' as "dynamic,'' or of J he "whirlwind" type.; Nobody even saw riays in repose. Even when he Ja sitting; tlll hla keen eyes are searching; out ob jects of Interest and reflecting the activ ity of the brain behind them. He has taken possession (because that Is the Jonly suitable word) of the posteffloe d apartment with . the same - vigor - with Vhich he directed the political battle hat resulted in the election of Mr. Hard ng. -;, - . : .. :. ;; . I Within 41 hours after tackling the job Jjf repairing the damage done by Burle, won, Eider Hays waa operating "all ever She lot," as it were, which means that ie had been in evory room In the post Jo f flee department, conferred with the chiefs of every division and mapped out J plan for a personal Inspection f the ostofficea of - Ittsburg, Indiana polls, StHeveland. Boston and -Baltimore.. - 3 i He announced at' the very outset that I r ' 1 , 1 ; - - - I I ' " Will H. Hays, post matter general : he was going to try to restore the post off iqe department to Its legitimate func tion ; make It a going business and give the people their value for the money they have invested In the department. Within a week he had .established d If act or indirect contact with every one of .the 800,000 employes of the department, and there has been no let up since lie "took possession.", t j 5 t ; . , : . . Even when a bad cold that 'would have sent most men to the hospital compelled him to keep to his apartments at the Shoreham hotel. Hays ; had a bunch of secretaries shedding orders from their typewriting machine all over the depart ment. He also kept two or three tele phones bussing uninterruptedly from morning till night. There is no question but that Hays is a fast worker. That is his chief Indoor and outdoor sport. He can work with equal facility in a Pull man car on 1 a bucking steamship, In an airplane, or at hlg desk.- , , . : DICTATES LETTIBS A3TI TaIXS t ' Some of his critics, and there are many of them, are unkind enough to say that there is a lot of 'lost motion" about Hays, but none of them has ever, charged that he is lazy. . or even hinted at It, Hence the i term "perpetual , motion." When not bn the wing or confined to his hotel, the new j postmaster general Is at his office at 9 o'clock In the morn ing. He has that: disagreeable habit of making appointments between J and 10, which Is ia very unpopular period In official Washington for business; And ! Vr- !; !! , t. , , ' : : r 11 2: I; ii .. t.: i - l: : i t at ' SV " : !- Friedlander's Reduced: Prices Were the ! Right Thing. :c l-'fife The public response has been won-J derful and continues to be so. Is it'tos be wondered at? ! - I . ' . $too.oo diamond rings, a$ fine as any m the city, continue at $72.50, - ' . ! . . SlSo.00 rings reduced to $95.00. . $300 to $325 rings are; now: $225 and $245. v Steel blue ! and perfect 'stonesi.too, ' . -V ; ; - A tasty lot of $Soj6o rinjqrs aVg.nowV $30 to $36.50. : j. ; ;: ; ' ' : $25 l5-eweled wristwatcJiesiare a special feature at , $13.50 each.i We have gnly a. very few of these. left.; . ; v Wonderful reductions in : Sterling " Silver flatware,, Sheffield trays and tea sets. A All high-grade standard Set h T.homas, Chelsea and Ansonia clocks reduced. FRIEDLANDERS 310 Wwhington, Bet. Fifth and Sbtth Established 1870 ; f V Open From 8 A. M. to O P. M. an executive order than it .Is to have to discriminate between several com petltors for it. ' Wherefore, they cheerfully pass " the buck ep to Hays and let it go at that. Whether Hays is really fat favor of per petuaUng the- wnson-.inertt system is probably known only to himself. 1 It Is a fair assumption that he t In favor of it because the perpetuation of It will constitute - a highly protective barrier against trouble for himself as well as members of congress. Tet there ia no record of him having sought to evade responsibility for making good any promises resulting from the campaign of favoring any Democratic plan -that will prevent a Republican from getting a Job.: a That lvs was- entitled to a place In the larding cabinet is admitted by even his critics. The services rendered by him previous to the nomination of Mr, ttara ingare conceded to Jiave been of in calculable value. : From his - election as national chairman the-wiry little Indiana Presbyterian pouttclaa set about poi son in r"- the wen .of f public opinion against the Wilson", administration, and he made apveryi good i job of it, too. Week after week Hays, through the me dium of partisan papers, launched a campaign of criticism that had much to do with bringing about the coalition or partisan and racial hatreds through which the defeat ' ef - the Democratic party was ultimately accompusnea. The professional " Republicans who afterward benefited from the results of the intensely bitter propaganda resorted to by Hays did not criticise it then, but poaised hlra for the earn wun wnicn ne conducted 'it. The one rlme urged against him Is that In setting the Stage for a Republican victory Mays was reany working for himself. BAT HE SOUGHT PKESIBEJTCT ..Incidents that characterised the five- day deadlock between tne wooo. jonn- son and Lowden forces at Chicago last June are -recalled to prove conclusively that Hays and Colonel George Harvey, new. ambassador - to the court of 6C James,: tried 'to manipulate the machine of the convention to bring about the nomination of. Hays; for president. Now such an - ambition v would ; have been wholly within the lines of legitimate en deavor and - jf or a much v too : fleeting period It looked as if Colonel Harvey might put" it across. ? He probably would have done ao- If - the animosities which are ever present In Indiana politics had not dogged the machinery. ' 8U11 it is-the one thing that some- of the Harding supporters . hold against Hays, even though the 5 Ohio senator seemed to have but tittle chance of win ning,' while Colonel Harvey waa going at top? speed- in promotion of the Hays candidacy. According to professionals on the inside. Hays is coming In for most of the odium and' none of the pleasure of the victory to which be so largely contributed. Some of his friends and co workers have been : completely Ignored by Mr. Harding- in the distribution of patronage; ' But Hays takes his medi cine and presents a .-smiting front when ever the subject Is mentioned. ' Regarding f: other criticisms of his methods in conducting, the crusade against the - Wilson administration the friends-of Hays assert complete : Justi fication on the ground that "you have to- be tricky in Indiana politics or you won't get anywhere." Hays, who is ostentatiously frank (as all good Presby terian . elders should be), seems to be content to let the critics harp. : He Is postmaster general and still chairman ! of the Republican national committee, both of which off ices carry with them a highly ; Important degree of prestige. He is going to Quit his job as .the national boss in a month or two and devote himself entirely to "re establishing the postofflce department in the good graces of the American peo ple." ' There is no question that he will work hard enough to do so, because any change in the Burlesonlan method is certain to meet with popular approval. . If Hays has any idea or, outside di versions he sedulously keeps them under cover.. He doesn't appear to care for anything but work. He doesn't : play goif ; rarely; if ever, goes to the theatre ; neither smokes, chews nor violates the eighteenth amendment. He is a , keen student of public affairs, an omnivorous reader of news papers, and when not ac tually at work likes to talk international politics. - ' - . - He Is the youngest member of the cabi net, having just passed his forty-first birthday. His , one - habit is going to church. The only medal he ever won was for constant attendance at Sunday school. He is married but has no chil dren. ' ; - - . Next ' Sunday : Harry M. Attorney General. Daugherty, Municipal Judge , , Incased; Lecture Termed Deserved Municipal Judge Rossraan was -still incensed Saturday night over develop ments in his court Friday, which led to his uttering scathing remarks to a group of young people who had. been taken up as disorderly . following a fight between two girls in an automobile several days beore.- c-----; --!.';"--.-'.-('..,-:,-,: '.-.'..-.. The -judge had censured young- men, posing as respectable, who - would give girls liquor just to watc their conduct when drunk. He directed his remarks chiefly at W. E. Sinner, though the ser mon .that followed applied tn-the entire AUCA G ORES CLAIM OF DUTCH Contention That U. S. Interests Are Too Late in Sumatra Oil Issue Rejected. Washington, June 11. (U. P.) The United States government to night made it plain that it will hot recognize: the contentions . of , the Dutch government that American in terests applied ttjb late tor permis sion to engage in the exploitation of the DJambt oil fields in Central Sumatra.'-', "-: . .-.)"-' . S.'- The note of the American government to Holland on May 2 T, which was made public tonight by the state department, instructed the United States legation at The Hague "to state that the United States government finds it impossible to regard the applications of American companies or its .own expressions of in terest in the matter as having been communicated too late to the govern ment of The Netherlands." in i i I i i i quintet, and. beyond, to the whole class of men and women who find a form of pleasure In drunkenness and its conse quences. George Weidenkeller. the other young man In the groupv was . not specifically named In the . court's ar raignment. - ' - Junior League to HaveRummage bale The Junior league wjll conduct a rum mage sale of millinery for the bene fit-of the public welfare bureau, Wednesday and .Thursday of this week,' at 805 Oak street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. MTss Irene Daly Is president 'of the league, and Mrs. alary Scarborough Is chairman of the sale committee. They will be assisted by 10 members of tne organization. " ... ' '" ' lsSasasaBBsassas Berries Drop tt 75 Cents Salem. June 11 Glutted markets here today brought the price of strawberries down to a record low level In the his tory of this section, berries being re tailed at 75 cents per crate In an effort to clear the market, before closing time tonight and save loss through spoliate over 8unday. r U5 2au ot ttWUui kiUX II 4 , I ..... u iavatsoorotiMnKOrtti If Si MA 1 TI1EEKDEC CO.' ( 1 IL- 00 U nion Ava M ., rgUqnA .Ore. t VA ym r r IH i '' III when he Is athis desk) Hays Is'working "like a steam .engine ' all -the time. He has that breezy. Western', faculty. that almost amounts , tor genlua of mak ing tjappear"Uiat,toe has lots of time to talk with visitors -and that actual work is a. genuine pleasure, which., of course, is pure fiction, .i . - . . i Ileaw him" the kther moralhgln full play. He was shootihe? bat orders and dictating to ftenomphers with, pretty much the same -precision as a modern printing press reels off the sporting edi tions , of an - afternoon ' paper. : Tet he found time in between frequent interrup tions to discuss . plgns he has mapped out for the reform of the postal service. The most important of these plans to the long Suffering victims of the Burle son system m that Hays is going to try to have letters delivered the same week. within., a reasonable area ; reduce the burdens on the taxpayers and make a herculean effort to restore the service generally to popular favor. He has in mind plans to accomplish these wholly desirable results that appear to be neither visionary nor Impractical , and which seem to have been worked out along definite and ' logical " lines. - If energy will put them over, there ia little crues tlon that It will be possible for the aver age citizen to speak to the postofflce department without violating the third commandment. Hays Is an apostle of direct action. He approaches a thing with the air ef a man who frankly wants to find out all about your grievance ana lenas a sym pathetic ear to your requests or sugges tions. 1 But whether He is sitting at his desk ur' skyrocketing up the street or riding-in a Pullman car. he seems al ways to, carry his work with him and to have something on -tils mina. ; AS TfXrOfJTlCAi ,0 . Not all of his duties are of an offi cial character. He divides with At torney- General paugherty the 'responsi bility for looking out for the political interests ef . the administration. The postmaster general's job has 1 always carried with it. rather more in the na ture of political obligations and respon sibilities than that of any other cabinet ef fioe. : - "- - : -. ---55-- . 1 i Burleson was the politician ; of the Wilson administration, and even his col leagues admitted at times that he made a fine mess of things because he tried to run congress along with all the execu tive departments of the government. Hays will be relieved of the congres sional end of the job because President Harding, who served in congress, un doubtedly knows more about the work ings of the legislative mind than Hays. . - As ' chairman of the Republican na tional committee, from which he is soon to retire. Hays comes in for most of the disagreeable consequences ef a political victory. In promoting the fortunes Of Mr. Harding, he was- ealled upon to as sume, or to inherit, obligations included in achieving the result accomplished. It is quite natural. : therefore, that almost every - fellow that thinks he helped to make, the country safe from the Democ racy should come to him with his claim for recognition and a lob. "because that's what most .politicians -mean when they use the word, "reoognmon." - - y - Hays .manages to - find time 4 listen to job hunters, but net at his office. He sltpsaway at lunch time and holds court in his apartments at his hotel. He fur- kther devotes most of his evenings to. the same dubious ; occupation, ur course he'll tell you, as .he did me, that no pledges were made during the presiden tial campaign te appoint any man to ny kind of a Job." - ' ; . V- - v ' . : That's what every politician who wins a batMe always says. Perhaps -Hays is right . about It I nevertheless, the . job hunters daily line up aboyt his apart ments, or maintain a Vigilant eye upon the ' elevators to 'intervene as soon as his dlmlnutlva form flashes through the doorway. Of "course there are a- lot of complaints ; that ,Haya has "not made good" or that he is not as sympathetic as he should be to 'fellows like us that won the election." That-s also a pon sequence ef a political victory. The soreheads also charge Hays with passing the buck to Harvey Daugherty. or the president himself, who does net entirely escape accusations of '"ingrati tude." But as a whole. Hays manages to ' appease or placate the Job hunters without losing their friendship. . CAST SUCCEED v; - He " works hard ' enough te get them what they want and It Is nulte prob able that bis failure always to do so is the result of circumstances which he cannot tontrot - The- professionals gen erally accord him with a sincere Inter, est n urging the distribution of Jobs with an exact sense ef - fairness. " He does opt always, of . course, : succeed, mainly because (other f members of the cabinet who control the awarding of patronage have plans and candidates of their own. . 1 ; - ' '- - Most - of the trouble experienced by Hays is In trying to comply with the widespread demand for the eaneellatien of the executive order, promulgated by President WHeori requiring competitive examinations lor postofflce jobs, which has -the same effect as a civil service regulatieiu Members ef congress generally are op posed.' t a revocation of the order be cautte it will save them a lot of trouble With their constituents, '.Experience -has taught congressmen that It is much safer t? place the blame for their failure to land a constituent in a postoffice on U (51 Is VC 1211 A new J One-Strap with tongue, in black or brown suede, turn sole and baby French heel Regular $12.50 value. Specials for one week only That willsiartle the shoe buying public 6j 'Portland. 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