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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY. MORNING, AUGUST 18, ,1922 7 4 . , Istued Dally Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PLULlSIIIVfl COMPANY r '. - 21 & 8. Commercial St., Salem. Oregon (Portland Office, 627 Board of Trade Building. Phone Aatomatic ' i , ; 511-93- . . . - . MEMBER OP TUK ASSOCIATED FRESH The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation of all nwi dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In lals paper and also the local news published herein. ft. J. Hendricks .................. . .Manager Stephen A. Stone Managing Editor Ralph mover .Cashier frank Jaskoakl .Manager Job Dept. riCLICPHONKH: Business Office, 23 Circulation Department, (SI Job Department, CSS - - Society Editor, 1 0 i ' entered fit the Postofflce In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter THE SABOTAGE OF TIME (Chicago News, August 1.) v In his address at the opening of the Chicago Pageant of Progress. Postmaster General Work made a forcible presen tation of the basic evil in the coal mining industry. It is an evil that everybody recognizes and yet nothing effective is done about it. , t As Dr. Work says, there are about twice as many coal miners In the United States as are needed to perform the work of getting out the nation's supply of coal. There are aL very many more operating coal mines than'tlie countrv needs. The result is that the miners ordinarily work only ! .about naif the time. Through an extremely powerful union -a" union which causes its membership- dues to be collected by the employers out pf the wages of the men they demand a living wage for half-time work. . ; "The sabotage of time by the idle under pay," says Dr. Work, "and of property intrusted to them, must be added to hjf, pe oi any prouuci. Ana me price is paid by the consumers,.. And the consumers in most instances are them selves wage earners who work steadily through the year to cLMvjn. A large percentage of the striking mine work ers are not heeded in the coal mining industry on any terms. -- " - muuauicii TOucic tins suiptuM muor mat now win neither mjne coal nor let anybody else do so might be em ployed at good wages the year around. Thus the rest of the miners might have steady employment mining coal. ,- It is impossible to see why the people and the industries or this, country should pay for coal prices sufficient to keep miners in idleness half the year and give a profit to the own ers of thousands of producing mines for whose product under properly arranged economic conditions there would foe no sale , in competition with mines where production costs are less. v Eyen-thia is by no means the whole story. Coal mining can ho done largely by machinery at only a fraction of the' cost of hand labor. The miners' union forbids the use of such inacninery. , Here is f ap-reachincr sabota p-p that hard to get. No settlement of the coal strike that does not bring with it a searching investigation of this evil by a com petent federal commission will hold out any reasonable' pros- pfet of leading to a fair reduction in the excessive cost of remedy the situation. It was found during the strike that the coal of England could be mined and shipped to the At lantic coast and sold at lower prices than were being re ceived for American coal. This will help in solving the problem. But the greatest help in doing away with the "sabotage of time" in the coal industry will be the development of the water powers of the United States. As long as coal remains high in price, there will be a gradual moving of the manu facturing industries to the points where, water power is available Especially to the Pacific coast states, where there aie other strong influences in" this direction, including the fact that the forests of the eastern part of the United States are being rapidly exhausted, while the great timber resources of the New World are on the Pacific ocean, side from Alaska clear down the coast of both North and South America. Then the teeming populations of the Orient much more than half the world in number of inhabitants are at the front door of the Pacific coast states; joined by an ocean witn its cheap freight rates. But in the mean time, and for a long time in the future, the people of the eastern part of the United States who mu3t use coal ui order to sustain life are entitled to the consid eration of all the rest of th? people of this country. In the boundless west there is room and theiv are nnrmr- tunities for all the surplus laborers in the coal mines of the east; and it is the duty of their government to make it pos sible for the "sabotage of time" to be abolished- for th ovl of that part of the country, and of this part and every other part, and for the especial good of the men who have hv fnr of circumstances been caught in a mesh of unnatural condi tions that is not irood for them, ami i i. " , ..., w-j t ii f things cannot continue without trouble and injustice and iiarusnip Demg constantly invited. : lhe sabotage of time" is not good for any one. rime, wear ions coats or loot ItUii mnnthir .nriit f , faces; many Englishmen are on- cent receded at the yarious state methodical and many Irishmen office, as well as annually at the n too senoiuuy; some sail- Uteit of the national auditor to ors can't dance hornpipes; some the fifty or mora Nar East Re- hotel managers are not bonifaces; Uef offices. Not only are the of- some poets make money, and so fices in America very carefully on through a lengthy list. Lhv I1- -v f StV GKT 4S A V 4UUU3 SIC raised in the most economical way popular misconception deals with I bat a firm of certified nublic ac- the ancient and honorable pro fession of the law. its members are not of necessity hard, cold and cyloused. The emotions of a lawyer are not always feigned or artificial. Every, lawyer does not regard his client merely as a source of revenue. A resolution adopted at the an- countaau check the expenditures m the Near East for relief work as well. In addition to this the Near East Relief must report all details of receipts and expendi tures to congress each year, as it was chartered by a special act ?t congress to work in the Near F.ast. Because of the careful way Dehydration is the greatest friend of the loganberry grower. That outlet will finally make a C cent minimum price certain. In his argument with the Cuban authorities General Crowder has gained his 13 points. No doubt Woodrow Wilson would like to know how it was accomplished. He had no sort of luck" with his points. grows to be a better balanced In dustry, lasting through a long harvesting season. Charles W. Hryan, a brother of Col. William Jennings Bryan, has been nominated for the governor ship by the Democrats of Nebras ka. This la a way he long has sought and mourned because he found it net. i : The copy of the Chicago News from a . " vssv. uuuiC wail . taken was received, with the article marked, by The States , man . . - - , ... ; . - ; . .And presumably by the other Associated Press newspa ' of the United States, and perhaps the newspapers gen ' : crAlly. . -v ; X;. : ,. . W rr, . Pat concerns very deeply all that part of the United States depending upon coal; most of the country tjutside, of the states along the Pacific coast. The coal strike has heen settled, and the miners are back ttli",IV uui.uie saDoiage oi time" will go on. i-.itc aic puwenui mnuences that will help to It is a laudibie ambition, that of the loganberry growers to get 6 cents a pound for their product They are worth it; worth more. as any one who knows how good loganberries are will testify. The thing is to get the great consum ing public into' that mind. An intelligent advertising campaign would help. Done in the right way, and kept up long, enough, the trick could be turned by ad vertising. And, done in that way, it would pay. The loganberry industry mast be preserved and increased. The greater growing of strawberries, gooseberries and currants, black and red raspberries, evergreen blackberries, and other fruits, to make a long picking season, is one way to help. The fruit In- cusiry wm be healthier as It The railroad shopmen's strike cannot be settled because the sen iority matter cannot be settled. The men who went out will not v i.,,,,.,, juU lna railroads cannot. They are under obliga tlom to the men who took the jobs of the strikers; both legal and moral obligations. nual meeting of the American Jin wbich Near Eaat not only han- HIMAMTY AXI THE IW ropaiar notions about types Fhould not be taken too seriously, in fact they shouldn't be taken seriously at all, being for the most part of light and humorous origin. As a rule they miss fluke as often as they hit the mark. inus m reality a very small number of clergymen's sons turn cut to be rakes; pawnbrokers and lnqney-ienoers have been guilty or many foolish acts of generos iey; prohibitionists do not, as a FUTURE DATES Attaint 25. Friday Willamette valley rr. r'v.cib wen in oaiein AO nun , BeittmLar 1. a i Stayton. September 2. S and Koond up. Lakeview. Or. a-....! . i r t aiT?, . Jnl"lu, Marion e, Odd Fellow picnic at Silverton. September 6. Wedoeaday Oregon Methodist Conference. Salem. September 7. 8 and 9 State Elka convention, Seaiide. .?teraber 21. and 2-Pendleten roana-np. September 33 to SO Inclusive Orecon nP 26. bturdy atintlingBar- Bovnd-np 4 Lakeview ohm j Ortobrr S It r Dallaa. . -Polk County fair. SCTTOOI. V STUDY , 8P0STS T- Copyright, 1922,. Associated Editors HUMOR PLAT WORK The Biggest Little Paper in the World Edited by John II. Millar FORTUNE-mUNG-SECRETS OF I PALMISTRY Uy GAKJMET'TIIATX'HEIC, ' "'I' i tvmK.' I Jup1 'f Mercury I : ' ifeftcSl a5atAim - J.Venus ' vv MiiA - ' : 5ttl',mM sAPM' 'Luna ' ; P. Lesson No. 4. The Mounts of , - tho Hand. ; " (In these ten lessons, Mrs. Gar net Thatcher, who has stud b?d palmistry for 25 yearA, reveals the secrets of the age-old art. Believe ai much, 'bt it m you wantf that's up to jott.. At ..any rate, yenie ear tAj 'have f nn tclMug your frjends fortunes. An, amateur iortune-teller lV always popular at parties) ' -r yj f - An ordinary baud has seven little pads of flesh, called mount3. shown In the illustration abore. Palmists have named .each mount after a planet. 'In reading tor (uni It is Important to see which one. stands out most prominently. 6 People with the Jupiter mount ruling are dignified, proud, ambitious,- and somewhat vain. They aje'fond of nature, and too fond of good things to eat.; They us ually marry early and "well. "Saturn Indicates Caution. The Saturn type of people like erlbus books history, biography, and -science. They . are patriotic and should make good statesmen, but they are too cautious and look on the dark side of life. They seldom marry when , young. In fact, many bachelors and bachelor girls are In this group. v But those with' the Apollo mount most prominent are quite different. The yare talkative and gay. They learn quickly, but do not remember long. They fcve "hunches' and decide things off hand; they are agreeable and like a good time; they are good-hearted, but not always sincere; they can do lota of things, and are probably artistic. If they marry they may have a hard time being happy. ; .r: , Mercury Typo Shrewd. . People of the Mercury, type are witty, shrewd, skillful In games, and "sharks" In sciences. They make fine business-men. " Most ; singers ' have a well de veloped mount of Venus, and are kind and sympathetic. They are likely to marry early and live hap pily. .v;-;"-v . Luna people are temperamental, sensitive, selfish, fickle, Imagina tive and usually fond of travel. People with a 1 well-developed Upper Mars mount (between Luna and Mercury) are courageous and patient In all trouble? People of the Lower Mars (Inside life-line) type are scrappy. Both types lika work out-oj-doors. ' ' How do you know 'what kind of person'you are?"" - THE SHORT STORY, JR. 4 DOROTHY DRRAMKR VP. Dorothy felt that she was "dif ferent." The rert of her family didn't understand her. They were alwaya fussing at her because she was so dreamy and inattentive. It was terriMe to. be brought down from the clouds by some such brutal remark as, "Dorothy, those dishes are all stacked up ready for you to dry. I don't want to tell you again." She tried to keep her dignity and not let her family worry her. At the table, especially, she paid very little attention to them. She ate in dreamy f Hence, her mind on the book she had just fin ished reading, or something equally far away. Sometimes she even had to be nudged before she heard questions asked her. One evening her father, a nro- fessor In the university, broueht home a visiting lecturer for din ner. Dorothy , had been up In her room and was late to dinner. She slipped hastily Into her place, and bowed politely when the whit haired gentleman was In troduced. Then she forgot all about him. Out of her haxy thoughts she was startled by hearing her moth er shont yes. simply shout "Dorothy, bread!" Dorothy flush ed and passed the bread, which was directly In front of her. Then to her astonishment her mother lowered, her voice to her natural tone and said sadly, "Our deal little girl suffers from a painful affliction. Dr. Holmes. She Is al most entirely deaf. It is the re sult of an Illness!" Dr.'Hrfmes glarfed ovr at her eymathetlcally. Dorothy was too surprised to do anything hut look blank. However, she keot her eyes on the table' during the rest of the meal and passed things without being shouted at sraln. " Her father and mother discussed her, with the visitor 'as mmm . - eat -t i nnrvi . though she wasn't there. She was at a loss what to do. "And now," said her mother. when dinner was over, "we'll go into the other room. I'm so anx ious to hear those stories of your mummy-hunting adventures, nro- ressor. But," she continued, "I mut find something for my daughter to read. It is too bad she cannot hear you." "Mother!" Dorothy exclaimed. tearfully, "why did you do It?" "What else could I do? I'd asked : you three times to pass something. I couldn't have him think you'were downright rude." Dorothy went slowly up to her room. I PICTURE PUZZLE What Un Ihin ending w-ttn the same Ulltr do ou see pictured We ? Aatwer to yesterday: Hiking, walking. uar association is a fair answer to the superficial criticism that would place the ban of being mer cenary and cold-blooded on the successful lawyer. This resolo tion reads: "No man or woman, how ever humble, ought to be able to say In any American community that justice is too expensive for the poor. We therefore urge that in every community the mem bers of this association vol unteer to aid. without fee, the worthy poor' who are be ing oppressed, defrauded or otherwise wronged and who have not the means to em ploy counsel." Neither the churchman nor the physician could go further than this in a practical effort to light en the burden of the unfortunate. Charity is alive in the courtroom and the police station, no Jess a a . man. in tne nosnital mH tho church. This resolution, to offer their services gratis where the occasion calls for euch service, received the hearty approbation of the Am erican Bar association. Its indi vidual members publicly a principle already estab lished by many In their private practice. The cloak of the law covers a multitude of kindnesses Whenever in some cause cele bre the enormous fees charges by the big legal lights in the case are recorded publicly, many whose lives are consumed in hard work for 6mall pay are piously Indig nant over the exactions of the legal profession. Agitators seize dies its funds but also does its relief work, it has the endorse ment of the National Information Bureau, which is to charitable or ganizations what Dunn and Brad- street are to commercial organi zations. Acting on the advice of the National Information Bureau. the Portland community chest last year appropriated $41, 250 to Near East Relief." CAMPING DAYS Camping days are now on In full force. Everywhere along the city streets and country highways one sees automobiles nm whose bright paint and cleanly- ciad occupants betokens those just starting out; others with the outer coats of both machines and occupants much travel-stained In dicate those who have arrived from distant points. western United States, with its varied coastline; with Its great mountain ranges, the Sierra Ne- vadas, the Cascade, the Rockies; With a great number of shorter ranges, as the Blue of our .own state, the Olympics of Washing ton. the Rubio of N'pvn.ifi ni s "T " Jacinto of southern California: with many millions of acres of forest reserves; with a number of large salt lakes and thousands of small mountain lakes, containing me neaawaters of many rivers as the Missouri, the Columbia, the Colorado, the San Joaquin. the Sacramento, the Rio Grande, the Owens, Carson, Truckee, Humboldt and . others; with a summer climate that Is compara- flTAIV a. m such examples to declare thai i I f . """" aY7 ra,nss: ... . ' iurnisnes an Ideal field fm- tha tne ncn can arrord to buy justice. -ftmna, tn Yet Hh iiAr. i. s.i.n .i " ' cl u,tM omcetne aiv.i U kKaiclIi IUCIQ are many poor people who have leen' aided and helped in diffi cult situations by lawyers who could demand almost any price they cared to asJc for their help and who have given that help In mese cases, actuated hv the purest sympathy, with no thought of pecuniary reward. But these incidents never get into print. Aeitatinn doesn't fasten on them. The man who give the fruits of his brains, trained by long and hard study ana work and experience, ta re lieve the want of others. Is per forming a nobler service to hu manity than the individual who doles out cold cash without In vestigation or writes his name in large letters to some well-accred ited charity. And among these, who do not let the right hand know what the left hand ioeth, are many mem bers of the American bar. me law includes a great vari ety of human activities and reach es almost every phase of human endeavor. In tnat Drofession r hard boiled politicians and "land snaras and usurers and the salt of the earth. advent of the automobile and the construction of thousands of miles of passable' roads, all parts of the great west can be reached. Oregon alone offers a wonder ful field to campers. One can take his choice of the coast prop er, the lower coast mountains, the higher coast mountains, - the lower reaches of the Cascades or the higher ranges, or even the mountain peaks. The climate of Oregon, with its clear skies, is favorable to this mode of recre ation. Camping expenses are variable. Where a party desires to travel In a high-price automobile loaded with suit cases only and stopping at the more expensive hotels, this is a costly mode - of traveling. With the members of the party carrying their own bedding and doing their own cooking they can see a large rart of the west at a small cost. Since the slogan, "See America First." is really be ing put into practice, a great amount of travel is now being done by automobile. Money spent by campers helps out the trade cf many small stores and garages scattered all over the west. There is scarceiy a moment of the day without an automobile with a camping outfit pass.ng The States- j man office, on the Pacific high- ap. The procession seems in-1 terminable. , SIGNS OV TUK TIMES - Prohibition authorities find en couragement In the tact that Juries are .becoming more con- 1 sclent lous In the disposal of caset prosecuted under the Volstead act. i For some time-it was hard work to obtain convictions in certain communities, no matter what tks evidence might be. The jurors themselves were likely to drink ' np the "evidence" and then tmuV ingly report that the stuff did not register beyond the permitted half of 1 per cent. But now, it . Is said, the average Juror behaves ' as justly In a lienor case as fa one of another klnd This makes ' a mighty difference in theses- j forcement of the law and-ii good sign of the awakening of tha-V A merlcan : ronsdenee '-The fdln. f r ary American win respect tn law.. Give him time. Germany is reveling in finan cial chaos, with "all the money that's fit to print.' . NAHM? e One Day MIL Y Saturday, Aug. Afternoon and Night First Time Here of the Giant Combination i 5 .aaejpetjBMia ' Tickets on sale show day at Patton Bros. Book Store. Same prices as charged on show grounds i - - a w s . - 111 i DOORS OPEN ATlaTPM DFDFnsMaitrcc r-..l OWE TICKET ADM. Ta .viSA NEAR EAST RELIEF FUNDS Contributions in cash and com modities, totaline 11.18 si were made by Oregon for Near East relief during the year end- ng June 30, 1&22, according to an audit of the accounts of J. J. iianasaker, slate director, just completed by John S. WIHse, na tional auditor, and reported by him to Arthur W. Brookings of Ladd & Tilton bank, state treas urer of Near East relief. in view of the size of the state, its comparatively soars population and the small force of workers employed by the Near East Relief, I feel that much credit is due the state for raising this amount at an overhead of less than 10 per cent," states Mr. WHtse. "Contributions received from the wealthy, populous states of the east, where one city will raise more than the entire state of Oregon and where he cost of securing the fund is consequently lower, enables us to report an average overhead for the wliole United States of less than 5 per cent. In other words, mar than cents of every dollar contrib- I uted to Near East relief goes Into actual relief work. "As an accountant, I am Im pressed with the careful rhetr rvn its funds kept by Near East Re ef," states Mr. Brookings. -inrougn the system of book keeping and of dally and monthly Don't Miss the Opportunities Offered You in Our Dowrastairs Store Friday and Saturday Wonderful Walueo a Plenty 27 inch Pure White Outing Flannel, Special, per yard 15c Children's 25c Black Hose, size 6 1-2 to 9 1-2 Special, per pair .i9c Table Cloths Lot 1 Remnants of table cloth, conven tional and floral designs. I1 yards length for... . qo,. 2 yards length for..... 1 1 ?S 2i2 yards length for..." J 79 Table Cloths 1 Lot 2 Rosemary finished table cloths. IV yards length for. ..jj 39 2 yards length for -$L95 2 yaras length for Mil. 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