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:l , i nrnnnir iirin .lUnilLL flLLU GREAT ASSET Clarence A- EarMnterviewed Oh Subject of Employ l ers and Labor RESULT IS IN -i PRODUCT .1 - r Relations Between Worker and "Boss" Studies by Factory -Expert Copyright 1921. by D. M. Shaw, JACKSON. Mich., July; 2.. There la nothing la our human life more dignified or more honorable than honest labor. In our vast na tional ; production of countless things from common P,nB to mighty dreadnaughts. 'labor la necessary, both skilled and un billed. .. h ; . There Is an Industrial Interde- ; , - Mm DONT throw away worn casiri&a bring them to us for inspection. If the car -cas of the casing is sound we can u ! ; RETREAJk . it with oar modern equipment and make it I good for many additional miles' of DEPEND ABLE SERVICE. RETREADING: by COMPETENT v MEN, using the BEST MATERIALS anT EQUIP IS MENT. , ' - -?v.pW.--. '. " ' : . ! - - " : - '. The Home of Ray Batteries 29J Hcrtli Cczisiercial St Phone 787 are i! THE OREGON STATESMAN, pendence between the manafactur er an4 his employes ia the-auto, mobile industry, a In other fields of production. And In the auto mobile industry, as elsewhere, the morale of the workmen In the fac tory la reflected in the finished Job. ; The man who works at he bench does not want to have sonie one making a fuss over him fall tbe time tho periodical appeal; to men wrongfully used In many In stances. v . , f ; Workman lias Rights j . What the workman does wfnt and la entitled to receive is recog nition' of his part in turning he wheels of the business. He wants ta receive this recognition In the treatment,, accorded Mm by "j tn boss- not ostentatiously or with due ceremony, but Just as man, to man fellow worker In a com mon enterprise. The success of a business Is just as Important! to the right-minded American work roan as. it is to the executive of the eomnanT. While the workman has no Investment In the property.! In the way of cash, he has wnat; is more to him the Investment j-of his labor, which means feeding the family at home 'and keeping his own self respect an ornament; to honest labor., i ' Understanding, born of persohal anaces and-a builder of good-will between the workman and ne boas." This contact cannot be ;es tahiiahAil nor maintained If the head of a business remains in his IT goes without saying that you - may be very sure of any Dodge i Brothers used car you buy here. We now have available several Dodge Brothers used cars which exceptional values. .. t . ... ....... v Come in and see them DONESTEELE MOTOR CO. , . -. j , j--Commercial and Ferry Streets SALEM, OREGON SALEM, OREGON carefully guarded private office during office hours, The workman In the factory is a little timid about; coming Into the general of fices jwhere white collars are the vogucj. He feels out of place and 111 at ease because he Is away from accustomed surroundings, j Wllxlng Advocated Then, too, a summons to the private office of "tbe boss" gen erally 1 answered with much foreboding. If U isn't a case of giving him hades, which he gen erally expects, the workman Is a little diffident about speaking up. So it behooves the head of a man ufacturing business to get out with the workmen, rather than have them sent in to him. It is bad fbr discipline to allow the fac tory men to come trekking in, at will, to the private office of the president. But it Is good for discipline, production and general morale for the president to get out onto the floor of every factory unit In the plant: group continually. If the head of the business Is a practical production man and knows the lm, port an ce of properly maehlng parts; and. what is more Important whether or not the machining be ing done is right, and proper, he can help his superintendent and foremen greatly by getting out in to thfe plant every day. Knowledge Necessary Knowledge of the workman's own Job is the quickest and surest way for an executive to win the confidence and support of the fac tory nen. Being no more than hu man .the workman will slow up his efficiency if he feels the man agement is not critical about bis worki Onj the other hand, the honestly intentioned workman, and that type lis the majority, agitators to the contrary notwithstanding, is keen to measure up his ability as a workman against a very rigid in spection. No one is anvlous to be identified with a failure or pros pective failure or even a half suc cess. ' The workman whose labor and UTO TOPS ade to order one man - tops for Fords. Curtains repaired -. Cushions rebuilt Auto tops dressed I Auto painting Our motto is "Quality" Our workmanship the best HULL'S TOP SHOP T. C. Wood, Mgr. Y, M. C. A. Bldg. 271 Chemeketa Street A skill go Into making an automo-; bile recognized for Its stamina." beauty of design and general all around-mechanical quality, is Just as proud of hi3 part in the final fc offering of that car to the public as the big men in the private of fices. And unless he is proud of his share, his prork is not goins to be as continuously careful and exacting. In the final analysis an automo-. bile 13 the product of the work- i men. in the factory. The car may be. designed In the private offices where the president, sales execu tives and engineers see to, th in corporation of the most advanced quality. Ideas, refinements and conveniences. But the car Is made In the shops. The prints from which parts are made are good only if they are followed. Lax methods in the shops will result In a falling away fran accuracy In tooling operations ancrthat means the expected quality will be lack ing, in the final assembly. Careful Man on Alert Where the workman knows that any minuto "the boss" will appear and instead of holding himself aloof, safe from grease and dust, will come right up to the bench and take a hand in per sonally inspecting the progress of the work, he is on the alert and eager to make good as an effi cient hand. I do not mean that the head of a business should in street parlance -hob-nob" with the factory hands, but he should keep as much personal contact with the men as is necessary to speed up their efficiency and keep them on a program of quality workmanship. He should go out and discuss departmental problems with the j superintendents and foremen of the various plant units in their own bailiwicS where everyone will feel perfectly at home. And I want to say right here, that no one iis quicker to recognize an execu-? ttive's lack iof knowledge with shop operation and degrees of workmanship, than the man at the1 bench. So it is important that the production head of a factory, whether he be the titular head of the company or a vice-president or general manager or whoever it is, that to the men is "the boss," that individual should arrange his working schedule so that he can spend half of the dally working hourB, in one or more of the fac tory units. In any manufacturing plant of size there is never a department; the superintendent or foreman of which has no something to take up with "the boss." Irt most plants these various problems oN vast importance to the efficient functioning of a department are not carried up for decision because the road to the president's office is long and tortuous. The aver age workman does not want to try and make that embarrassing trip. Insteads he Just forgets about it. It is natural for him to do so too, because if the head of tbe busi ness it not interested enough in efficient workmanship to remove the barrier of no contact existing between him and the men, why should the latter worryf Diplomacy Brings Morale But when they cease to worry and begin to evade responsibility and get careless, well, the head of the business will be suddenly aroused to the rfecessity for con tact because the lack of it will show plainly In the finished pro duct. That makes a sudden descent upon the factory operation with everyone in sight under suspicion. ion cannot make morale by force. It must Just grow, likfe Topsy in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It must be built up day by day through the good days and the bad days and not by display or soft-soap patron age but through man-to-man con tact, on a common level of Inter est that neither invites nor per mits either "the boss" or the workman to take advantage of the friendly sitnation, but does bind them to, redoubled effort so that each makes good to the other and enables them Jointly to make good for the business as a whole. Anglers Find Cycles Are Great Convenience Because they are able to go in to the fastnesses of the wilds where the best haunts of the finny tribe abound, fishermen at large are rapidly taking to the motor cycle, as a means ot transporta tion. As a pair of fishermen ex jressed it, who returned to an In diana city after a sidecar trip to a number of different choice streams In Northern Michigan "Where the crowds were content to atop at the easy rendevous and do their fishing In the 'fished out' streams, we went right ' on until we struck a stream up In the wilds which we knew to be well stocked with lively, hungry fish. And we had things pretty much to our selves until on the third day -we were there, a solo motorcycle rid er emerged from a turn In the sandy road, with his machine load ed down with a fishing outfit and other luggage. Because of our sidecar, we were able to select a choice spot and catch more fish, witn less trouble and expense than those who had to fish near the hotel or station where the trains let them off." Omaha Man Makes Idle Army Dream Come True OMAHA. Neb., 'June 15, An Omaha man in an army camp watching some machine guns in action, mused: "If these machine gun chassis can stand this terrible abuse, why cant they be used for something more constructive than bullet pumpers?" ' On his return this young man worked to establish motorcycles as standard delivery for grocers, cleaners,', tire service companies, and for pick-nps In the jobbing and wholesale business. As a part ot his plan, he bought chassis In lota of fifty and built various . kinda ot bodies by the dczcaa. a "III IIHC II 7 mmmm, mm m mw mm mmm mm ! ' " - ! ;FISCOPA$. St. Paul's-- t'fcvtarhrt nd Chnrrh trrvt. l-rvi- for tkr litb .Sumly Itrr 'Irfu7t5 :3 ... t low rf-M.ri: bt likf holy i oittni;Hiiii : 9 :4". tuM"-'t school: II '.. high ccWbration mini krriiHtD. No riming rvSrr. Kwrv)j.t; wrUuuie. t'ha. H. Powell. r-ctor. METHODIST ' I Jaon Lee Muor.i Korth ' Winter ami Jefferson: atrrrts, Thomix Achoti, ! pantur. lndeh'ii,len.-- t'v will l,e su.t ably olmerv.-il ; both morning and eveiime with avecial elopliaiia Uob rehsiotia lit, wty. A Chrittian orkr" prT or f jp will, lie heltl at :1$ a.m. Wo ran tk rare of Hle of a!I aes. A warm auditorium: nalijevt. "IH W.e Friaa Our IndejM-nileuce !' ' Junior churrh in jiri marj room. lAn iuterettinc n'nii-e is (ilanned. Vodng people frotn i to 1 " yeara are innted to attend. Yoa will njo. it. Thii Kpworth (eague will meet at p.m. ffc; ia a splendid hour for .viiunit people t'orae and bring jour friends witjh fan. Publie erire S p.m. an 1 . i u. . "h'tirlrtnn I Irv.r. ' If lh. .1 ti . r. j is warm both !the leniue and f liurrh aer i vieea will be f held on tbe lawn east' of the rhurrh. There' will le apeeial muie and other feature of ijitereat at all of the rueethi)C s Prayer meetings Wednes day eveniuK. ' Junior meeting 7 and ad ult at H oVlk. Tbe pub I if ia cordially invited to U i of these aervteea. Irf-alie Methodt Church South Com mercial anal kleyera streets. Horace X. Aldri h, paator. 9:4.1 a.m., Sanday acliool, K. A. Klioten, superintendent. 11 am. .public orliip, holy, com man ion. addrea by tlie paMor and' appropriate mnir by the -choir. Xa evening service an this congrtgation will cooperate with the; union eMi'e to be held in Wilson Part at 4:30s o'clock. Scandinavian Methodist Fifteenth and Mill atreeta. j lJintrict superintendent Rev. I.ind Will prearh Sunday at 11 o lock, lie wiahea at T 1) ia. time to meet all the member and all the friend of thin mission. .Vn imortant announce ment will het made. Sunday school at 12. Kev. I. f C. Hassel. aunerintendent. The monthly Hunday school pteeting will he Keld fruUy evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wickbeg. C0NOBXOATI0KAI, , First Congregational , Liberty and Center street. W. C. Kantner. minister. Id a.m.. Sunday school iwita classes for all agea under competent leadership, W. 1. rHaiey, superintendent. 11 a.m., 'Where iesas l'laces . the Emphasis. t p.m.. Christian Endeavor. Xo even ing service. Prayer meeting Thursday 8 p.m. A cordial mvitavion to all. ' Central Congregational South Nine teenth and rVrry streets, II. C. "Stover, mioister. The church acliool meets at 10 a.m., with Mrs. Burton Edward in eharge. A Inissionary story by Olive Camfield. a special musical number and sermon by th pastor following the rhurc-h school hour. hristian endeavor at 7:15 p.m. Communion and reception of mem Here at 8 p W. J I trNITXD BRETHEEN I First Cnited lirethrtn - Yew Park. Bible school t lo a.m. as usual, preach ing at 11 a.m. The sold pastor will again be in tlie pulpit, at which time he mill talk aboot ' The pit from which ye are- dug. and the stone; from winch ye mere hewn." f' Janior CjK. at 11 a.m. -'in the . parsonagr. senior C.E. at 7. p.m.. preaching at ei p.m., elioir practice and mid-week- praiyer meeting on Wednesday evening at o o'clock, tf W. Corby, pas tor., i , : i PEESBYTESIAN First Presltvteriun ttp Chnrch street, between Chenteketa and Center. Sabbath s'bool meet. at 9:45 ajm.,. C. A. Kells. superintendent. There iare departments for all ages, f Bible clashes for men and women. "Thr test, by Fire" is the topic of the pastor. Ward. WIIia Long, at 11 a.m. His topic for thei evening service at S p.m. is "The Lnre of Freedom." Independence I Day Servire. Special and fitting music will be renderetl by the choir. The spnior and Intermediate C.K. socMties .willj meet as nstial at 7 p.m. Xext- Kunday .July loth, is Communion .Sunday. There will be rrcention of mem- ,1iers anil thi sacramen of the Lord s supper win ii iDservea. 'i lie session will meet at 10 :'.tl a.in. Preparatory service on next Thursday eveping, 7:30 and the session will meet at tlie close. i. 1 TETENDS . ; South Ssletn Friends-i-South Commer eial aad Washington Streets. Sunday school at lOija.ra. Morning worship 11 O'clock. Short sermon for the children t the close Of Sunday school. Christion endeavor at j? and preaching aervjee at 8 o'clock. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8. . On the levenings of Jnly 10th and 17th there will be no evening services as the fourth annual ramp meet ting of the Marion Count; -Holiness' As sociation will then be in session at the state fair grounds. Wie earnestly urge the attendance of all oar members and friends. Nathan Swabbl pastor. i i v 1 EVASGELICAL Chemeketa street F.! W. Lanner. nan- tor. Sermona at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Sunday school honr bearins at in m W.A. Springer, leader, sunder his leader ship the school is preparing a children's day program!; which will bo rendered Sun day e.vemng Jnly the 9th. Frank Straus nougii win ieaa tn at at 7. I raj ei meeting at o.p.m. inurstlay evening. ! CATHOLIC St. JosepB s Masses at 7:30. 9 and 1(1: JO. All Jow masses durinr the mm mer months.; CommenqiiVK on July 10th ana continuing throughout July and Aug- usi mere win oe out two masses oa sun day. One ft 7:30 sud one at 10:30. I X. B. S. A. International Bible Ktudents Assorts tion Jdeets every Sunday in Derby i -log., moose i:u, louri ana iiign streets for regular jBible study hours from 10 to 13 a.m. unday July 3 at 2:30 p.m Norman JT. slwton, representing the I B.tJ.A. will deliver a free public lecture in the hall. Subject.! 'Sin- Wages raia uoo , nut une; Millions .Now Liv mg win .eer ie. r txia't fail to near this lecture. Stats free. Xo col lection. i CHRISTIAN MI8SI0SABT ALLIANCE Services held on the first, third and fifth Thursday afternoons of each month at 632 Sooth Commercial street. Next regular moetimg win t held on Thurs day atternoon, July 7. i Bible study con ducted by Rev. J. E. .Fee, of Portland beginning at .2:15 o'clock. Cottage pray er meet rags on weanesaay evening at tne none or air. ana Mrs. B. M Hcobee ,i i r. ---! ... I. -. fatn'ViwaaBaBaBaMsBSBnaiaaaaaM I "V. fill XI I Belterv Service We keep batteries healthy, 1 All makes All cars R.D.Barton r 171 S. Commercial Phone 1107 Street 1 ! ! 1 ' SUNDAY MORNING. 425 North Winter ttrt t 7:30. cnuECH or 000 1 1346 North Cktreb tnit--J. J. Oil lspH. pulor. Ntm)" gt-hcal trf l"rslni.ti irtfu- 11. Van or mo- 0nt' vfrv(- :4-' .m. Bnd ' pr-;-hin t wrip f.lltm inff at ? :3ii p4a. 1'r.irr will iH,t t n mir ti rhv-l on th Sumiays ef July lu and 17. t w urilillv hit u all wh mn ta rotu t. t raiup tttcetir.f at WooJbura. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Chnrrh iii .um.tela (In 11 .ib, Kiklr I-ssob. taUjrt : ' "tied i"ool at 9:43 to. Wednesday ImtimoBul tu-tm at 8 .clock Keadins' room, SUM a a some Temple, open j frotn ll.l to ." p.m. . All are rurdiaily inrited to our aervicea and. to our ed- LUTHEEAK Lntherao Kt rhrit State and Kirht.enth atrerts. Sundar aekool at 9:4" a tu.' 1'rearhiti" rertee Kiig!ifcU at 10::4O a.tn. Suliet: "Two I'nequah1 Jon. I.uiher teacne at 2:.i0 p.m. Topie: "The Family and Modern Am nsementv" The rlrnrrh ronn il nui tt at 3:3 pm. (;. Koehl.T. paitor STAYTOX XEWS STAYTOK. -Ore.. July 2. rie.in.0 McOro? a nromment stock man of Dallas, visited his sister, Mrs. Joseph Fifher Wed nesday. L. K. Siegmnnd of Salem who has been a guest at h:s father's homtt on Fern Ridire stopped over, in Stayton a few hour on his war home Tuesday. Miss Carolina Siegmund. a sister accompanied him home. Mrs. Carrie Reauchamp came over from Albany Tuesday and is vfitinr her sons, C. A.: and Dr. II. A. Beauchamp. A. C. Stowell is erecting a new bungalow on his p7ate on South First street. The building stands on the ground where the eld home stood. Miss Gu'neth Davis who has been taking vocal culture In Seat tle the past 10 months, is at home for the summer vacation, having arrived Wednesday. . , The Rocky Point Dramat'.c club staged a good play "Farmer Has Vin" at the Star theatr Wednes day evening. The play is a clever, laughable comedy and several hits Were made. The ntire cast is de srving of the praise meted out to them. Mrs. William Crahtreo ppent several days this week visiting at the home 6t her father, Mr. Pow ell near Lebanon. Rev. C. B. Rees, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, and several members of hi family, expect to leave Tuesday for a two weeks auto tour of the Coos bay country.: They will visit his bro ther-in-law. Dr. Kaiser in Marsh- field. Professor V. White will fill the pulpit, during the absence of the pastor. Mrs. Cromwell of Spokane hr- rlved In Stayton Wednesday, tor an extended visit at the home of. her daughter. Mrs. C. 1?. Brookout. O. V. White was taken com pletely by- surprise Wednesday evening when a dozen or more ot his neighbors gathered at his home to celebrate his birthday. 1 Varion, forms of entertainment had been provided by Mrs. White. WThile picking cherries Tuesday evening at her horn?. Mrs. Dena Mack, accidentally fell from tne tree, sustaining palnrul injuries to her head and neck and fractur ing one of her arms. Although none ot tne injuries ts eer.ou'. they are of a painful nature, and will lay her off from duties In her millinery work for some time. "Now, how did the ancient civ ilizations die?" demanded the horse-faced seeker for an argu ment. "They were talked to death!" promptly replied J. Fuller Gloom. Country Gentleman. ns ful . store years OSCAR I- i MA JULY 3. 1921 An 1 11 itnn natii I mill MlblUVULLlbl 4 : !:.. i TO BE SPEAKER Rev, Alfred Bates Announces That Tuaiati n Ch u rch is . . Out of Debt ; Rev. and Mrs.; A: S.j Mulligan, with their dauihtr. Vesta and Ufv. Alfred Bates will go by auto this morning to Tualatin and Vtl-; son v ill Methodist' Episcopal ehurchos whre Miss Mulligan Is to speak on her. work In cohnec- j tion with the -national training school for Christian worker in San Francisco- - ; . ' J Sufficient funds . have been raised to paint both Vhurcties and a campaign is being waged to pay off debts long standing on both churches. The pastor will an nounce to tlvv Tualatin church this morning thai for the first time in 12 ytars the church is en tirely free from .debt and .it is ex pected that the Wilsonviile church. wUl raise its amount in, a rew days. if ' Small Girl ?X Stayton Painfully Injures Eye STAYTON, Or., July 2 Lou ella Itees. ji young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Rees of this place, had the misfortune to re ceive a serious injury! to Oh of her eyes Tuesday, by sticking a piece of broken grass into the eyeball. She w-as taken immed iately to Salem for treatment. At last reports It could not.be as certained whether she would lose her sight of not. - 1 ' . A fool there was and he stole a Ford; and the police caught him with the goods on his person, y Retreading Section Work Tubes f All Work a4bsoliitely Guaranteed t Hoffman & Okerberg Tire Repair Shop YiLCA. Bldg. lire Repair Shop A Lower Price on a Better Car r " ;' . - , , - : Buyers of the good Maxwell now ; benefit doubly, by getting a v" better car at a lower price. The latest step of the new and powerr ; organization has been to re- . .i. i . i r i i pnees io tne tevei oi ago. B. GINGRICH MOTOR AND TIRE CO. t , a . fc. ' MSaa y Jkmt m "j. wiiii" . r' 1? aSsS Ts" ' '- l- ' ' - (YillaDd!jss : je; - jsal. ...J a - - i ' " a '.... '.' " '' ..' . ..... . . The Battery ; Question Is Have you a Willard Threaded Rubber Battery ia your car? ! Then your battery Judg ment is backed by the best brains in the automobile business. ''U''-;-: Car builders who are par ticular about battery quaJ ity specify the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. Car buyers who "are par ticular about battery per formance look for the red Thread-Rubber Trade Mark.. "-y Hi;";-;'- .'f l t Ask about illard Threaded Rubber Insula tion whether , yotf are in the market for a new. bat tery ot not. i we give authorized Willard Servicei New batteries : repairs j 'cliarging. "1 ' ' I BURRELI I Anlo Elcctrieiaiis ' ';! 238 North High St. " I Hione 203 .. 'Lf l..,ias-a . f EE tnree ,t : , i 1' '-'1 s, I i ' if I . : V 4' 1 i i : I'