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You are invited
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('hurch school,
George Andrews «a
Morning woishlp
loti, 11 o’clock S|H-r
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church for all chlldr
Christian Kn<lr«v<
senior and high s< h(
Evening M-rvliPH.
Sermon, "Excuses j
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Although people of the northwest are sick and
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of wine
tired of waterfront disputes and picketing, there s one
parade of protesters which has met witn public ap­
“and all th
proval and an inner sense of justification on the pait
blow fr
of most of us—the Chinese picketing of ships waiting
to load scrapiron for Japan.
They may 1»
Owners and shippers of the metal, oi course, are
but they co
not among those sympathetic toward the blockade.
body motic
The interruption is costing them money and, after all,
they get T(
when something costs money, what matters it it scrap-
iron might be made into bullets and bombs . homebody,
So we re< otntn
«tonn ln«iir>um
you know, will sell Japan the stuff if we don t, so why
but little when
not take part in the scramble for protits while they
voiir Ore ln«iir
<«ir of eight ri
are to be had?
age«, for a
Deep down, however, most people gain a satis­
cents.
faction from the determination of the Chinese to pub­
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEMOCRACY!
s l(rf/ / Hl|jurtal! K<,vrrn.
licly protest against the selling of war materials to
Of all the despicable, low-minded tricks of man, per-
‘¿“SS,’
conquesting Tokyo.
haps the maneuver of Jew-baiting is the cheapest. 1 275 mile» <»f the north pole just
The easy effectiveness of the Chinese picketing at Yet, unfortunately, fanning hatred against the sons 'as Nansen« Frnm <i»donly closer
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of Israel is one of the easiest forms of gathering to­ crew refused the offer of rescue
the people of this country are entirely sympathetic gether a following of unthinking, simple-minded peo­ by airplane, figuring to stay with I Phone 211
the drift until it breaks up sums
with the Oriental victims of the murderous war of ple with easy passions.
time later in the spring, probably
aggression and are incurably prejudiced against the
In Germany the bestial cruelty of such action has someplace near Greenland After
the above tribulations
Japanese. Else how could a dozen frail little Chinese been demonstrated, and in America, too, the seeds conHhlering
of life in Europe, being froxen in
children keep crews of husky longshoremen from their of misery are being resown by bund organizations, the ice up near the north pole
retreat
work?
radio priests and others who desire attention at some­ should be a pleasant
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The longshoremen, like the rest of us, don’t like body else’s expense.
Peru hasn’t had a census since
1876. but they'rv getting ready to
For some reason deeply rooted in many people, a take
the taste of loading war materials to be used in in­
one
natural distrust and suspicion exists against Hebrews.
human slaughter of an honest and cultured people.
Probably based on ignorance of and unfamiliarity with Madison, Win, merchant« di»-
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«ticken
Jews, such attitudes are the products of minds given tribute
throughout their trade area The»«-
to quick conclusions.
OBESITY IN GOVERNMENT!
cards entitle the rOral inhabitant«
to special (tarking privilege« while
Too,
the
Jew
himself
has
contributed
some
of
the
Tangible evidence of how citizens have permitted
«hopping anti tourists in Tacoma,
GAB
Wash . arc handed a card to be
government to spread its enveloping and expensive material from which antagonism is woven. But as to stuck
under
the
windshield
wiper
functions is contained in a state planning board re- how much responsibility he has is a matter of opinion. which invite« them to ¡>ark its
This country of ours—so the school books and long as they please ant! «lismgnnl
port just compiled.
Fourth of July orators say—was founded on the prin­ the time limit We know <>f a town
Prompt ort
From a mere 10 administrative agencies in 1859, ciple that all men were created free and equal. Whether that could copy the plan« with
profit.
foreitall»
Oregon has seen a bureau boom result in the present or
not
that
is
true,
such
an
ideal
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fine
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feet
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total of 130 separate regulatory and licensing depart­
And here you are, girl» the air­
cleave to. The better traditions of our democracy do line«
snd
fstigue,
msy lod
for the first time have been
ments.
thst gernui in the dl
not call for racial discriminations and persecutions, al­ forced to advertise for hontrane« so
It would appear that Frankensteins are easily cre­ though we have suffered a shameful number of out­ Partly becauae the average of hand and «>I<1» drvdl
|MMur«a, why not helpl
them marry within a year How­
ated and seldom conquered; that we are inescapably bursts of stupid hysteria.
ever, there'« a catch to it You auch jrrrn« by
entrenched in a governmental one-way rut. More bur­
must I m - .ungic, bStWMO 21 and Alitlarptir. Ti-c»
If America is the land of the free and the home 2»i
year» old and a trained nurse um-r» of IJstenne AB
eaus, more commissions, more duplication and more of the
brave, then the present generation has an un­ Only five per cent of the appli­ colda and mibl<-r <-»IS(
expense—on and on we go until state government stag­ usually significant era in which to prove it.
cants have all of these qualifica­ !<ambert l’harmaral
tion«
gers from its own weight.
The best governed people are the least governed
monetary system providing money
and, it follows, overgovernment defeats its own pur­
of permanent value is, perhaps, too
much to expect at this time How­
pose. Oregon needs to go on a reducing diet.
ever. there is no reason why the
better element of society, which
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he Is all wet anywuy and an Eng
h.Hh actreae sojourning in Amer­
ica asserts that It 1« an imHcathm
of a timid character
Anybody
qualified to negotiate European
treaties shouldn't be afraid
a
little tain Walter Winchell «ay«
the famous buniberehoot conceal«
a tear gas bomb
Then there’« the story told thut
at the Munich conference Hitler
and (’hunibvrlain <lrvrh»|>«*<i * high
peiNonal regard for each other and
der Führer asked for some gift im
a memento. Chamberlain was
stumped until Hitler suggested the
umbrella "No," replied (Chamber-
lain, "that's mine.”
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The Umdon representative of an
American automobile manufactur­
er reports that a model of their
machine when closed was proof
against poison gas. The machine
was tested ill a gas chamber anti
the result wux attained by using
filter» on the standard air con­
ditioning system
And 1500 of the "wigwam" type
of air raid shelters have been dis­
tributed in the working elms sec­
tion of U hk U hi with instructions
that the foundation« I m - burled j
three feet underground. Hut wiiat |
to do? ask the workingmen TYieir
small courtyards are |>avrd with j
concrete.
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LETTERS
IT’S ALWAYS EASIER TO DROP FANTASTIC
CHARGES THAN TO PROVE THEM!
As far as can be determined from this distance,
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins has been wronged
more than wrong.
It was but a few weeks ago that huge headlines
blazoned forth that impeachment proceedings were
being pushed against her for alleged “communistic”
leanings. The other day, in small type, newspapers
carried an account of how all but one member of 25
on a house judiciary committee favor throwing out the
charges against Madame Perkins.
And there lies the great risk of public service. Any
lame-brained, leather-lunged politician can get box-car
banners on the front page by trumping up elaborate
charges, but the denoument always is shunted into
the oblivion of inside pages and inconspicuous head­
lines.
The political damage is done in the accusing,
whether backed by fact or just hope. Ma Perkins, as
the first woman cabinet member, has been persecuted
more than were the suffragettes of 20 years ago.
Time, however, will shame the silly charges made
against her. Truth is a persistent thing, and will come
out. Perspective changed a nation’s impression of Lin­
coln from one of hatred and distrust to one of rev­
erence.
Funeral service at its
best, regardless of the
amount expended.
Funeral Service Since 1897
LITWILLER
FUNERAL HOME
(Formerly Stock’s Funeral
Parlor)
We Never Close— Phone 32
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COMPENSATING ( ONTRACT
CLAUSE
To the Editor:
and
Economists,
financiers
bankers agree that periods of de­
flation and inflation are inevitable
They believe, however, that the
evils might be mitigated by ex­
panding the control of the major
banks over money, thereby in­
creasing the super-power the
banks already have over the des­
tiny of the public.
Sound money is money of invar­
iable value, claims of proponents
of the present system to the con­
trary notwithstanding. Unless a
dollar is of the same relative pur­
chase value at time it is used to
pay a debt as it was when the
debt was incurred, it is not a
sound dollar and one or the other
party to the contract must be
cheated.
The general public, as a rule,
demands cheap money while the
banker and financier, as a rule,
demand dear money, while the
present conditions of violently
shifting money values is exactly
what the gambler wishes to see
continued and from a material
aspect, it is advisable for everyone
to major in gambling.
Such advice is not predicated
upon moral grounds, nor was the
rope and gun law of the frontier
precisely moral, but until condi­
tions could otherwise be corrected,
there was no alternative. The bet­
ter elements strove for and at­
tained a condition of law and
order which automatically extin­
guished the rule of gun.
The moralist, without doubt,
makes up the vast proportion of
the better element today and he
should borrow moral fortitude
from the pioneers and, at least,
eliminate the condition that forces
all of us to be involuntary gam­
blers.
Every act that involves barter
and exchange with unsound money
or any investment with limited
capita) constitutes a risk that is
100 per cent gamble and we should
frankly teach gambling in our
schools or abolish the factor that
makes involuntary gamblers out of
all of us.
To institute a new and efficient
not eliminate the most viciou« fac­
tor in our gambler’s system of
money To accomplish this, a sim­
ple expedient would suffice. All
that is necessary is to make man­
datory what may be called a
"compensating contract clause," in
all contracts of whatever nature
which should read somewhat as
follows:
Liquidation of both interest
and principal of this contract
shall be made upon the basis
of money value as related to
the average price index as of
the date this contract is en­
tered into.
Under this simple clause
would not make any difference
whether inflation or deflation fol­
lowed making of contract, wheth­
er the current value of money was
high or low when liquidated, such
liquidation would be made by pay­
ment of dollars of purchasing
value at time contract was made
irrespective of whether It required
more or less dollars numerically
than was originally involved In
other words, this would liquidate
in terms of value received instead
of in terms of a certain number
of dollars bearing no relation
whatever to such values.
Such arrangement would permit
business to function without in­
volving a postgraduate course in
gambling, and it would, moreover, I
have a modifying effect in thé
fluctuation of money value.
It would not give us absolutely
sound money but it would remove
the offense against moral concept
now inseparable from our money
It would permit us to live and be
a part of society without the un­
certainty of a gambler's career
.1 A. COOMES
Congregational
Church
Boulevard and Morton Streets
Itev, H, S, W’annanniker, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. with
classes for all ages. Mrs.’ Glen
Prescott, superintendent
Morning worshln. 11 o’clock
Sermon, “Lententide.’’
Young People’s hour, 6:15 p m
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