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FAIR PI-AY FOB FEDERAL JUDGES
Henry Ford is out with another revolutionary idea. He wants the gal-1
nrles of Justices of the United States Supreme Court raised to $75,000 and'
those of Federal Judges to $25,000. At present the Chief Justice receives I
} 15.000. Associate Justices receive $14,500, Circuit Judges $7,000 and!
Judges of the District Courts $6,000.
These are the shabby rates of pay for public officers of the highest |
character and legal attainments. They fall far below the earning capacity
of men of equal ability in the private practice of the law and they con
stitute now, as they have long constituted, a sorry indictment of govern
mental parsimony. In the inadequate remuneration of Its Judges. Ambas
sadors and Cabinet Officers, the richest of countries is the most niggardly
of employers. Congress is ready enough to waste millions In pork-barrel
appropriations for its selfish interests, but it continues its traditional pol
icy of Injustice to a co-ordinate branch of the government by keeping its
able judiciary on starvation ratious.—New York World.
Editor's Note.—Benjamine Franklin, In the early days of the Republic
when the question of large or small salaries for the government officials
■was one of the live questions, made an address on that subject; and It
seems the force of that address is just as potent today as when he made It. I
The argument Is clear cut. gets at the meat In the matter and draws a con
clusion which Is hard to gainsay. The point he makes is that it's better to
have men want the office for the service they may render than fo.- the sal
ary they may secure. Fifteen thousand dollars is a small salary for the
calibre of men who occupy the position of Chief Justice of the United
States, yet the illustrious men who have occupied that place makes patent
the fact that the small salary attached did not prevent big men from serv
ing their nation.
HOW TO EMPLOY TIIK II)I.K
Nobody deplores unemployment more than this newspaper; nobody
would rejoice more If it could be said that there was not a single idle man
in this country.
But in the midst of all this discussion of opening factories at a loss;
while we hear all these schemes of public employment to be paid out of
taxes, our public men and newspapers seem to avoid the unpleasant facts.
Oet down to fundamentals, all ye people, and the situation will slowly but
surely right itself.
There are only two difficulties—two very serious handicaps to pros
perity—In this country right :»ow. Here they are;
Immoderate costs.
Immoderate taxes.
. Industry cannot rise with the taxes as they are. And yet they talk
about putting millions to work at public cost, enormously Increasing the
already inordinate taxes.
Industry cannot arise to action with skilled wages anywhere from $6
to $15 for an eight-hour day. And yet. except in a few cases, unionists
and non-unionists refuse to bring down the scale of wages.
fare down your taxes, reduce your costs of operating, and money will
come out and start wheels that will mean employment to increasing num
bers. Kail to do these things and idle swarms will continue to swarm.—
Cordova Times.
Authorities of a New Hampshire town have served formal notice that
all gambling at church fairs must stop. It seems strange that it should
be necessary to forbid gambling among church people, but in some church
es the need of money is so great that they resort to lotteries and other
shady devices to raise funds. Only a short time ago a poor darky In Wash
ington was arrested and jailed for running a lottery, and yet at the same
time much bigger lotteries were being conducted openly and with Impun
ity by church and fraternal organizations. It may be that the end justices
the means and that money extracted by wrongful methods is sanctified
when devoted to good purposes. For our part, however, we believe that
the churches and other great moral bodies should set a good example In all
things, and furnish no excuse to law-breakers.—The Pathfinder.
Indictment of the movie fun-maker Fatty Arbuckle, reveals again
how short a step it is from man's laughter to manslaughter. Comedy and
trgedy in this life are next-door neighbors.—Ex.
A Chicago <1(>ctor *ays hahle* would
talk plainly at alx months but for the
baby talk that doting parents offer
the little ones for Imitation. Oh,
well, there's no need to rush them,
says the Houston Post. Most of them
live to talk about seven times more
than Is good for them anyway.
Hotel men at their Chicago con
vention say tha hotels are going bnck
to the American plan. If they will
also Include the American language on
the menu, the average diner won't be
ordering three kinds of potatoes In
the hop* that one of then will be
meat.
Tin- director of the American Mu
seum of Natural History «ay» that
mastodon bones are a drug on the mar
ket and that prices are down to
pretty nearly nothing. Score another
one for deflation.
"Eat onions aud sleep well,' ad
vises a doctor. It Is quite unneces
sary to amend It thus: "Eat onions
aud sleep alone."
Hotel men are freely predicting thai
the American plan hotel ta coming
back. No hope for a fat tra\«Ung
man to reduce cowl
GOVERN ISLAND LIKE VESSEL
In Guam the Ucual Routine of * Naval
Ship l> Observed With
Scrupuloutncaa.
The routine of a naval establishment
fives a i unusual amount of life to the
plaia of Agana, Guam. Every morn
ing at 8 o'clock the full band assem
ble* before the palace and the halyards
of the two flag staffs are manned by
marines. Promptly at the first stroke
of "eight bells," the band plays the
"Star Spangled Banner," and the na
tional flag and the Union Jack are
hauled up, while everyone In sight
and bearing stands at attention. All
the children of the primary grades
have previously assembled In formation
on the parade ground Itself and after
"colors" they go through call sthenic
exercises while the band plays suit
able music.
On Sunday mornings the men of
Agana are exercised In military drill,
which Is compulsory for all the able
bodied men within certain age limits.
While they have a standard or uni
form dress, this la worn only spe
cial occasions. Vet dress parade Is
u truly dignified affair, for the youths
maintain that erect aud self-reliant
carriage which Is so characteristic of
native races.
Occasionally a most Interesting drill
la witnessed of the "carabao cavalry,"
as It Is called, although the mounts
are not water buffalo but domestic
cattle. All through the day the bells
tell the time as on shipboard and
bugles sound tbe calls that direct the
military life of the station. Again
at 7 o'clock In the evening the musi
cians assemble at tbe bandstniid and
play classical and other selections for
an hour, while the officers and tlieir
families stroll about In the cool of
the evening.
RELIEF FOR HEAT SUFFERERS
English Savant Who Probably Know*
Offers Some Advice on the Prob
lem of Keeping Cool.
The obvious expedient of avoiding
exposure to tlie sun, "stimulating"
foods Hnd drinks, and the use of dark
and h<-at-retulnlng garments is not
always sufficient to keep tile human
body cool. In spite of these precau
tion*, many persons suffer ft»iu heat
languor ("thennal debility"), to the
detriment of their health and effl
clency.
It la nearly one hundred years since
the Sllesian peasant Prlessnlti rein
troduced the curative use of cold. One
of his proivdun-s was to Immerse the
back of his head In a shallow vessel
of cold water.
We know now that external cold It
a powerful stimulant to the nerve cen
ters at the base of the Ijraln, which
govern the heart and breathing and
regulation of body heat. In hot sum
mers heat Is Insidiously piled up In
the tissues, and sometimes thermal
debility passes on to thennal fever or
"heat stroke."
Anybody may prove for himself the
refreshing coolness produced hv bath
ing the nape of the neck and the spine
and the inner side of the anus with
Ice-cold water. As regards the pre
ventlon and cure of heat-stroke, the
experience of the troops In hot clt
mates has shown the Same efficacy of
cold when applied on a more exten
sive scale.—From a Letter In the Lon
don Times.
Saved by Hie Cuff*.
"There's superstition personified."
said the tailor, as he nodded In the
direction of an elderly man who whs
being fitted for a salt. "He's go super
stitious that he wears cuffs on the
trousers of his dress suit."
"What has his wearing cuffs on the
trousers of his dres* suit got to do
with superstition?" the tailor was
asked.
"That man claims that cuffs on his
trousers have saved him hundreds of
dollars during his life and he refuses
to go without them now. even In eve
ning clothes." the tailor retorte.l
"Once he said he dropped a diamond
ring somewhere and thought he had
lost It until he got home that night
and discovered It In the cuff of his
trousers. Another time he lost a scarf
pin, which he also later found In the
same place. After several other simi
lar Instances the old man came to be
lieve that cuffs were good luck and
now, despite my pleadings, he Insists
on wearing them."
Ptionee to Suit Patrons.
"Speaking of service I" exclaimed the
traveling man as he stood In front cf
one of the telephone booths In the
Pennsylvania station, the New Tort
Sun reports, "and consideration of th?
public. You'd never get that anyw here
except In New York."
"Well," grinned a guard who was
standing by, "we strive to please, so
when we found that some folks were
too short to reach the telephones If
they were high, and others had to al
most bend double to talk over them
If they were low, we decided we'd have
'em arranged accordingly. So we have
some for the tall guys and some for
the little dolls, and a few that both
can use as they've got stools before
them to sit on If you're lucky enough
to get one."
Venerable Ministers.
Dr. Oliver S. Baketel of New York
Is the authority for the statement
that there are 30 ministers more than
ninety years of age In active service
In the Methodist Episcopal church.
The oldest Is the Rev. Seth Reed of
Flint, Mich., who Is ninety-eight, while
another Is nearly ninety-seven, and
three are nlnety-slx.
TURKS PASS BY
UNVEILED GIRLS
Change in Custom Does Not Find
Favor Among the Men of I
the Orient.
FLIRTING IN PU3LIC BARRED
I Preachment! of Hallde Hanum and ;
I Other Workcri for Freedom of
Women Find Favor In Angora
—Veil Cuatcm Modified.
i Angora.—Turkish men still refuse (
to look upon unveiled Turkish womeo
j when passing them in the streets or
I on the roads. despite the attempt of
the latter to adopt the preachmenti of
Hallde Hanum and other workers for
the freedom of »nmcn In Asia Minor.
"Acoonlliic to our customs, It ts im- j
polite to flirt tn prihllc or address or
Uxik on the face of our women, and 1
j can't break the custom," explained a
Turkish officer traveling with the cor
respondent.
Angora See* Change,
i Id the nationalist capital of Angor*.
Hallde Hanum Mufide Ferid Hanum,
the author and wife of the former
minister of finance, and man? other
women who came out from Constan
j tlnople to support the nationalist
movement, go alioat the streets or ride
liorkehack with their veils turned hack
; and folded into a handsome bead
dress. modeled after the Russian
I aiyle.
KUl outsuie ot Ancorn. uespiic m«
example sit by American women of
charity organizations. or of the ox
: ample of (Sreek and Armenian women,
most of the Turkish women strictly
maintain the old custom.
Modify Custom.
The custom of rolling hn* lone boon
'modified to the extent that the face
may be shown freely lo the men of the
village or of the party with whom
the women may he working or travel
•ng. hilt so soon as a stranger, whether
Turk or European, approaches, the
veil Is drawn. If ihe strancer Is a
Turk, he looks straight ahead as If
the women were not present.
As the pretty gauze or thin cloths
of prewar days, white, blue, black or
brown cannot be had. the veils are
often of coarse white cotton, and in
, the case of the working women, the
cloth may he of a stiff, heavy cotton,
which serves as a sunhonnet. If !h*
wearer be very poor, the veil and oth
er garments may be but a crazy quilt
thing of patches of all colors and
! thicknesses, pathetically mended and
) browned by sun and weather.
: YANKS IN CHINA OPEN SCHOOL
Drive to Obtain $108,000 for Fund for
Building Will Open in
Ai--tumn.
I Shanghai.—rinns were taking form
I through the summer In Shanghai to
I 0|>en a campaign in the fall to raise
a iinal taels 150.0H0. normal value
about $ll».00n, to begin work on the
erection of the first buildings of a
new American school.
These tirst structures, consisting of
a class-room building and a dormitory
and the ground, will cost aproximately
4G7.000 taels. or about S3R0.O00 In gold;
10T.lX.HJ taels has been given in a cam
paign for funds held In Shanghai and
$150,000 In gold contributed by mis
lion boards in the United Stales.
It has been planned to make the
new f. hool a crn'.er of American com
munity life In Shanghai. The site that
I has been selected is a tract of about
seventeen ecres located admirably In
| the French concession.
PICK CHILD EXPERIMENT SITE
Nation* Health Experts Will Develop
Ohio Town and County
f>r Five Year*.
Washington. P. C.—Selection of the
town of Mansfield and the county of
Richland. 0„ as the location of Its
flve-yvar experiment In the develop
ment of children ras announced by
, the National Child Health council.
i The Ohio communities were picked
from SO which sought the distinction
| as most nearly complying with the
qualifications of a typical American
! conammnltv.
The demonstration, which will b«
dlreeoed by Dr. Walter H. Brown,
I formerly health officer of Bridgeport.
iC'Mjbl, will be corducted. the council
j announced,. to show what can b« don«
| through concerted action to lnrreast
the health and strength of the rislnj
I cone radon.
!/FUNERAL 3.000 FEET IN AIR
"'.Widow Sees Her Husband's Ashei
; Scattered to Winds by Son
in Airplane.
New Tort.—Flying at an *ltirad«
ijof S.009 feet over Long Tsland sound.
Jdiarles S. Haight unfolded an Amerl
' can flag contaJning the ashes of hl(
father. Charles F. Haight. and scat
tered Chem to the winds. This Strang*
ceremony was viewed from the ground
by th* dead man's widow aad tw(
other members of the family.
The unique disposal of the remain!
of the late Mr. Haight. a wldelj
known Brooklyn Insurance official
was In accordance with a wish ex
pressed Just prior to his death, Jul:
iS, in.Ms slnty-fifth year.
WAR OFFICE FEARSOME PUCE
According to Captain Baimsfathtr,
Bnti»h Institution la Dcttjnec ta
Be an Annoyanc*.
I ha'** not been to the British war
office very often, write* Capt. Brnce
Balrosfathor In "From Mild to Mufti,"
but I have never lost the odd mi*
Hon that it «rlve« rise to. Yon enter
the building and fill out a form. In
time a Boer w»r veteran tell* you bois
terously to "follow the girl." The girl,
a guide of sort* In an engineer"* dark
bmwn overall, sets off sullenly down a
cement passage, with a group of as
sorted officer* pursuing. She. I fancy,
revels In the Intricaciea ot those cata
combs.
Having apparently described a com
plete parallelogram in a forbidding
looking corridor, you suddenly com#
upon a lift. It ia always disappearing
upward when you arrive. It come*
down suddenly and disgorges an as
sorted crowd; headed by the girl
guide, you enier and are taken up. We
all reisnt the corridor-and-paralle!©
gram business. Nothing but the girl
guide can save you now.
Lost In the war office: How awful
That would be! I can Imag ne how *
visitor who had lagged behind the
guide would slop, suddenly realizing
that he was lost; how he would vainly
beat on tho^e atone walls and swam
for help; how a typist would And his
skeleton weeks later In an attitude
that evidently showed that he had suc
cumbed while endeavoring to gnaw bis
way through a door.
1 followed the guide and. after being
handed to several officials, at last
came up with the official whose duty
It was to prexeot. If possible, anyone
from seeing the officer who had sum
moned me by letter.—Youth'* Com
panion.
TREASURE TROVE IN LONDON
Chance Discovery Hat Lea Antiquar
ian* to Be:ievt They Are on
Eve of Rare Find.
A chance discovery of a piece of
bine enamel. curiously marked. by H.
S. Gordon. a London mltiinc eniflneer.
has turned a vacant pl"t. wIhtt par
; den truck was prown, Into a treasure
trove. Today dicers are busy dip
pine and sift in? every bit of the
> earth, bellevinp that It I* »n the odpe
of an old Roman cemetery. used cvn
| turies apo.
I I'ippinp Into one part of It the men
| say they can trace London's history
I by strata to thousands of yeart apo.
I It Is estimated that London's level In
! creased at the rate of one foot a cen
l rnry. Thlnps appear to have been
i thrown Into tlie place, which must
have t>een a queer pit, as though It
had been a place for refuses It? rare
j treasures are mostly broken bits of
j Jewelry, china, plassware, etc. One ex
, qulsltely carved ornament of pnre
■ (Told, evidently part of a polden <"°1
j lar. was found, and Is estimated to
have been made between +•' and WO
. R. C,
Some of the most Interr-srlnc ob
I lects are broken pipes, a wh.Je «erl«-«
asoendlr.c throiich nenrh f.-nr f«»t of
•oil. Illustratlnc the pipe'* evolution
I from the days of Queen Klirabeth.
Swatting the Fly.
"Have you slopped swuttlne the
| fly?" asked <"haries IL Taylor of the
Roston G1 >he. who «as here attend'
I ifi*; a meetlnc of the In'ornatJonal
| nrMlratlon fconrd. an orpa filiation
that settles disputes between printers
i and publishers. He was not address
I Inc this question to the board, hul
, simply maMnp an observailon as e
. swarm of flies rose from the street.
, "I know that a year or two act
iwhen I was here yon were advlslnf
everybody to swat the flies, and thi
result wa« that you had comparative
: freedom from these pests. Now I no
1 tlce thai the\ have lncreasiM. In Bos
• ton we have repented the fly swatTlnj
I Instruction* until we are rid of flle>
' Thl« is another case where e»erna
' vlpllance is required, hot It producer
i results. I find flies in some of youi
restaurants and «oda places which, o
course. Indianapolis will not lotip tol
- — Tm.IIokotwiHc Wu «
j
Land and Water Ship.
The hippopotamus Is now rivaled Jy
• an amphibious Tank that travels eqnsl
ly well by land anil water. It Is i
! tank only in the sense that It orisi
inated In the fiphtlns tanks of the wat
for It Is. »s a matter of fact, a pa?
sencw vehicle When ashore. It trav
j els on endless tread wheels, and look;
j like a motorbns: when afloat. It I
propelled and acts like a launch. I
■ Is the Invention of a Frenchman, am
' was recently tested, carrrlnc six pa«
: senders. In Marseilles *he crest Medl
terranean port. The French pi
around the difficulty of tfvinc It ai
j appropriate appellation by calling I
a land and water ship.—Popular Me
chanlcs.
Texas Raise* Less Rice.
! It Is estimated that the rW «.-reap
! In Terns this season Is more than S
j per cent less than that of last year
■ Growers assert that they lost mone;
on their crop last year, due to lo»
prices and poor marketing conditions
The Southen. Rice Growers" a««'<cia
tlon has pone out of business and In
place is helnr taken by the America]
Rice Growers' association, which I
! said to be patterned after the OUifor
j nla Froit Growers' association. so fai
us Its co-operative and marketing fe*
•tires are concerned.
Take Grove'a LUmTE BROM(
Qilmjsk tablets. The pennine bean
the aiRiiature of E. \*. Grove. 30c
i To Core a Cold tn One Dif
THE 8KAGWAT
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEM AN, Prop.
IHt SUHTMT III! MKCfi
Thf l*rpr«f «n<l ho«» mn
dnrtol dilrj In Al»»k». •
Dally rhlpmrnlt of pore
milk and rmm In >11
pvtnts on Whlt» r»«> A
Yukon R«nt«».
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Big Game Guide
Sport *mrn who nrr Inferos- |
cd In hnnvinc big Runw1 <n the
1/owrr Ynkon country *rr In
vito*! to cull on !W. .1 hrtvc
llrrd for many In the At*
lin country. and ran gnarnnn-e
)> 11 mint: parHfn fine wwHimcnH.
1 hivr a jrc»od power Ih>*i
for lake htint Ins and .
For Inform*!Ion rail or a«l
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"My daughter became infected
with itch of some sort in the form
of small. wrtery blister*. wh»cn
spread rapidly over the entire bo<*\.
It caused great irritation and su'ler
inf and she w*s kept aw»ke often,
and her clothing aggravated the
eruption.
"I had her crated but h did not
seem to help he. 1 decided to try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
there was a marked improvement
When I had used two cskes of Soap
and one bo* ctf Ointment she was
healed." (Signed) Mr*. Ada Menrel.
656 E. "3rd St.. Portland. Oregon.
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