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Tonight and Wednesday gen-
4 erally tair south and east; un- -t
-f settled, probably rata or snow,
4 northwest portion; warmer to-
4 night; southeasterly winds, 4
1 moderate near the coast '
QUESTION FAR FROM SETTLED.
' The whole question of the eight
hour day, which was quieted tor pur
poses of election by the forcing ot
the Adamson law through congress
' by President 'Wilson, is sow again to
be threshed out The four brother
hoods of railway trainmen are tak
ing up the cudgel, and behind them,
though not affiliated with them in
the fight, Is the American Federation
of Labor. An eight-hour law to carry
justice and equality with it should
- be unlTersal. It eight hours is long
enough for one class ot labor to toll
out of the 14, it la long enough for
all, and Increased pay under the guise
of an eight-hour law is justice to no
one. " "' '
There is now a pretty universal
sentiment in favor of the eight hours
of labor. ; But along with the short
ening of .the day there Is an increas
ing of the cost of production, a proper
' Increase, bat an increase that must
be met by ehanged conditions all
along the line. This must be kept in
mind, for legislation can not stop at
fixing the hours alone. If the manu
facturer la to compete with the for
eign manufacturer, the shorter hours
or Increased wage must be overcome
by adequate tariff protection. An
eastern writer says that "It may be
possible to psss a wage increase bill,
affecting a small percentage of the
workmen in a particular Industry,
without a protective tariff, and then
to call it an 'eight-hour1 law. but It
Isat an eight-hour law, and even
sneh a law will not benefit the very
men It Is designed to help if the
freight yards of the country are fill
ed with Idle freight cars as they were
In 1914, because American indus
tries have been destroyed by compe
tition from abroad.
" "It would not help labor generally
to pass an eight-hour law for the
entire United States, If the Industries
of the United States are to toe sub
jected to a competition which will
drive them out of business. Adequate
protection for American Industries Is
the foundation on which eight-hour
legislation must rest. Bight-hour
legislation built on democratic tariff
legislation would be a house built
upon quicksand."
The United States is not at war,
but it has a casualty list In some
callings of a peaceable nature that
would put some ot the battles of his
tory to shame. Down In the one
state ot California, for Instance, 196
people met death during the month
of October In automobile accidents,
while the dally average of deaths
through this cause in the slate was
2.8 for the previous eight months.
The number of persons maimed dur
ing a four-months' period In the one
state was 2.183. A compilation tor
the entire I'nlted States for a month
or a year would make one conclude
that autnlng was not so safe a busi
ness after all.
, Copper has taken another spurt in
the eastern markets. Every cent of
advance Is adding heavily to the mar
gin of profit for the mining man and
Is giving southern Oregon prosperity
another boost. x
Fancy
BEETS CARROTS
CABBAGE
CELERY - LKTTUCK
PARSNIPS
WATCH TOR OUR THANKSGIVING
BPBOIALS
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QUALITY FIRST
TRADE SUBJECT GF
WILSON MESSAGE
Washington, Nor. 21. A call to
American business to meet unprece
dented trade conditions after the war
is to be the keynote ot President Wil
son's message to congress Tuesday,
December S. The president is com
pleting the message today and expects
soon to have it in the hands of the
printer.
The president discussed the mes
sage with members of his cabinet to
day. Regardless ot the avowed op
poaltion of labor to proposals for
strike settlement by legislation. It is
known the president's suggestions to
the next congress on the question ot
prevention ot industrial disputes will
be practically the same aa those pro
posed to the lost congress when the
railroad strike was threatened.
The biggest fight will be waged
against that provision which makes
Illegal strikes and walkouts pending
full public hearings of both sides.
The president believes the conn
try's Industries can do a maximum
amount of work only when there Is a
minimum of Industrial unrest. His
message la expected to emphasise this
in an appeal to employer and employe
for more co-operation, more confi
dence of each In the other, and less
tendency to class feeling.
In this connection he has formu-
llated, plana for rendering practically
impossible strikes of all kinds, tie
will urge completion of a program
similar to that proposed In his last
message to handle such situations as
the recent threatened strike of the
railroad brotherhoods.
Believing the railroad problem as
Important a domestic issue as con
fronts the country. President Wilson
will urge congress to give the most
careful consideration to possible
legislation which will aid the trans
portation systems to expand and Im
prove to meet the additional stress
under which they will be placed at
the close ot the war.
Abroad also the foundations must
be laid for the coming trade upheaval,
I the president believes. He will urge
congress to act immediately upon a
measure along the lines of the Webb
bill, which would have permitted
American exporters to organize with
out fear of anti-trust law action.
In addition to these, the president's
message will urge action upon differ
ent measures mentioned In his mes
sage of a year ago and which are
till nn the lint of the nilmlnlntrftf Inn'K
I "nnfln Idhii hmlnAaa 11 Thaw AV-
pected to Include:
Conservation laws, legislation for
rendering full political justice to the
people of Porto Rico, a corrupt prae-j
ttces act, federal aid and stimulation
to Industrial and vocational educa-'
tton like that given In the field of
agricultural Industry, and possibly '
laws giving federal agents more ef
fective weapons to ubc In dealing
with conspiracies against the neu
trality ot the government.
The president atao probably will
urge continuation of "preparedness
for peace" by continuation of a pro-
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gressive program of national defense,
Including material additions to the
navy. -l
In hts recent pleas tor the union
of nations to prevent further wars,
the president has pointed out that It
America la to play her part In en
forcing this peace she must have' the
necessary means.
SLAV OFFENSIVE
IN THE BALKANS
London, Nov. 21. Another Rus
sian offensive along the line from
Constama to Cernavoda Is now ex
pected to Increase the intensity ot the
fighting In the Balkans. Military ex
perts here today agreed this was the
only step which could be relied on
to lessen the weight of General von
Falkenhayn's tremendous pressure
on the Walachlan frontier of Rou
manla a pressure which It Is now
admitted constitute the gravest men
ace to Rou mania.
"The Roumanian army is in the
greatest danger of being outflanked
if the German official statement spe
cifying near approach of the Teutons
to Craiova Is accurate. The Rou
manians are being forced back from
the valley of the Jlul.
.Meanwhile Palkenhayn, with a
force estimated at half a million men,
is sweeping around their rear, steadi
ly lessening the gap through which
they must retreat and circumscribing
that line of retreat so that Its direc
tion apparently must be due east.
Unless there was a diversion some
where else In the Balkan campaign
to stop Falkenhayn's thrust. It ap
peared almost certain today, that com
plete evacutlon of the western part
of Roumanla would be necessary to
save the Roumanian army.
This diversion, It is admitted, can
best be made by the Russians, be
cause of the ease of transporting re
inforcements via the Black sea.
Hope also was expressed here to
day that the pursuit of the Teutonic
Bulgarian army thrown out of Mona
stir would be sufficiently hot to halt
Falkenhayn.
Berlin official reports admit rein
forcement of these forces. Mean
while experts believe General 8nr-
ralls, of the allied forces, s hurry
ing on to Prllep, to which point tho
Teutonic forces withdrew, and plans
to throw out his columns In a thrust
eastward against Negotin, on the
Vardar river. Such a blow would be
a menace to the Bulgarian positions,
and, If successfully maintained, forc
ing withdrawal of the Bulgars,
would open the way to further for
ward movement by the British expe
dition operating northwestward from
Salonlkl.
Less Carbon
because Zerolene it
, made from Asphalt-base
crude. It burns up clean,
and goes out with the
exhaust
Sold by dealer every where and
at all Service Station! ol the
Standard Oil Company
(ClUtWDll)
Ornate Paas
A Flyer for tke Week
All of our Sweaters and Jersey Sweaters, con
sisting of Ruff Necks in all styles and colors,
made by the well known firm of Gantner &
Mattern, of San Francisco.
We absolutely guarantee that on this sale
they are marked at the old prices not the
war prices and also the old dyes.
WONDER STORE CO,
Successor to C P. BISHOP & CO. '
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COUNTY AGENT'S
NOTES. 1
Sugar fleeta
The sugar beet harvest is about
completed for this season. In many
instances the tonnage has been dis
appointing, both to the grower and
to the sugar beet company.. In
every particular instance where such
has been the case there la a percep
tible reason. The one thing that
was, perhaps, the cause of most
failures was the lack of the proper
preparation of the soil before plant
ing. Another reason was planting
of soli that waa wholly unfit for
growing sugar beets, either on ac
count of lack of fertility or being so
situated that It could not .be Irri
gated. ' 1
As a matter of fact the first ne
cessary essential for successful pro
duction of sugar beets Is an ample
supply of water for Irrigation pur
poses. Unless you can supply this,
It Is Just as well that you give up the
Idea of growing sugar beets success
fully. If you are sure of this Indis
pensable essential, the next thing to
do Is to begin right now the prepar
ation of your soil for next year's
crop.
Flrat of all, level your ground so
that you may Irrigate your prop uni
formly next year. If your ground la
uneven you will And it impossible to
get sufficient water on those that
grow on the high places without too
much on those that grow on the low
spots. If you stop Irrigation when
those on the low places have suffi
cient water, then those on the higher
ground will burn up. This will also
reduce your cost of Irrigation to
minimum.
The next essential step Is to plow
deep In the tall or early winter. A
farmer told me a few days ago that
he was Rowing deep. I asked how
deep; and he said, four or five Inches.
That is simply tickling the surface of
the soil. Plow ten or twelve Inches
deep, and leave the surface rough.
Then plow shallow 'in the spring,
four to six Inches deep, and If your
subsoil Is In the least hard or still
put a aubsoller In and break up the
bottom to a depth of sixteen lo
twenty Inches. In some cases It will
be sufficient to put the subsoiler In
every other furrow, but If the subsoil
Is at all heavy break up the bottom
of every furrow. This will open up
the lower soil and gives the beets a
chance to go down and make length
and consequently tonnage. Further
more this will bring Into action new
soil that has not been used by other
crops. -
The sugar beet expert tells you
that you can grow other crops better
after having grown sugar beets on a
piece of ground for three or four
years. TIUs Is absolutely true, pro
vided that you have handled your
soil In such a manner that sugar
beet growing has been, a suc-ess. It
Is not because you have added any
fertility to your soil, but because
you have Improved the condition of
your soil by better uic'.'ioV.t of farm-
C. D. THOMPSON',
County Agricultural Agent,
V'raifn noMces, Courier efllce
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The Chief End ot Brains,
A mt'uitwr of eiiuivw. a new uisn
and therefore m' widely kumvu in
Washington, found hllirelf nu riuy
In the hands of a latrlivr uf i he ru
verbbilty tnlkntlvr oort .vim was em
pk'yed.lu a Wmhlnitlon lMnelry.
"You nave a In rue licatC lr," ob
served the barber aa lie wa irlmniliia
the locks o." the Ntui cumin. "It (a a
good thliiK to lime n liirue lirnd. for a
la arc IichiI uiimiin a liuue I'lnlu. em)
a larci- brain la ilie un-t 'iicf.il Miltm
a man can have, fur It mm; Mien the
roots of Ilie hull'."- Youth's t uiiihiiIoii
A Movable Birthday.
Eugene whs nut quite four, but bis
mother's luililt f deferring (ileaaurcx
be wanted to enjoy linmwllntely vtn
liicllnlnii hlui to H'lml"m.
"When are you U"lni! t Ilie muvln
show?" be vvaa s'keil.
"I inn x"iiiK nn ni.i I Inli lii v." he re
turned promptly him! de lile .ly. "hut I
s'piwe they'd keep I'lilillilt (lint nff." -(
Ili'lMliin (Iciiill.
Preparing for
0)ri$tma$
We have anticipated your wants
for the holiday aeaaon and
have on hand an linmeimo line
' of
Decorated tlilna, Cut tilsna
and Art (iixxla
Xotwlthatandlng tho general
Increaae In prices, we have
made no advance on the above.
Call and Inspect our lines
Hall's Art Store
Watch the columns of the
Courier for special
announcements
Stock REDUCTION Sale
of PUHBK8 and POC K NT IMM)KH
fire our window and prices
Demaray
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Portland, Nov. 21. Today's mar
ket quotatlona were:
Wheat flub, MS; uluostem,
l.5.
Prime ateera. T.Su; fancy cows,
.1.7141 11; bent calves, 7.
Spring lambs, 9,
Butter City creamery, 40; coun
try, SO.
Kgga Selected local extras, 60.
Hena, 15; broilers, 16( 17; geeae,
11.
Copper. 30.
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$2.00
The kind Unit lines not mnJiI
linndo when draining. Aladdin
Warn In lieltor than the other
klmll Hint In why we Ixiuglit It.
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Company
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