An Economic Waste, the Natural Outgrowth of a
Competitive System
By HERBERT HOOVER, Before National Distributing Conference.
IN SPEAKING of waste, I do not mean waste in the sense of willful
waste, but economic waste, which is the natural outgrowth of a com
petitive system. I do not mean the waste that any single individual
can correct by his own.initiative, but the waste that can only find rem
edy in collective action. Nor are the wastes to which I refer to be corrected
by any extension of the Ten Commandments, or by any legislative exten
sion thereof. You cannot catch an economic force with a policeman. The
kinds of waste that cause costly losses may be roughly catalogued LB
follows:
From the speculation, relaxation of effort and extravagance of booms
with the infinite waste from unemployment and bankruptcy which comes
with the inevitable slump. From excessive seasonal character of produc
tion and distribution. From lack of information as to national stocks
of production and consumption, with its attendant risk and speculation.
From lack of standards of quality and grades.' From unnecessary
multiplication of terms, sizes, varieties. From the lack of uniformity of
business practices in terms and documents, with resultant misunderstand
ings, frauds and disputeg^^
From deterioration of commodities. From inadequate transportation
and terminals, from inefficient loading and shipping and unnecessary
haulage. From disorderly marketing, particularly of perishables, with
its attendant gluts and famines. From too many links in the distribution
chain and too many chains in the system.'
From destructive competition of people who are in fact exhausting
their capital through litt.le understanding of the fundamentals of business.
From enormous expenditure of effort and money in advertising and sales
promotion effort, without adequate basic information. From unfair prac
tices of a small minority. From wastes in use of materials, in unnecessary
fire destruction, in traffic accidents, and many other directions.
Our Latin American Friends Who Live Among
Us Are Our Best Friends
r »
By CHARLES E. HUGHES, Secretary of State.
There are those among us who constantly assail our motives in rela
tion to the Latin American. What a pity it is that among our fellow citi
zens are those who cannot be fair to their own government! And. of
course, there are those in other countries who ever seek to create a feeling
Of animosity toward us.
But I am happy to say that these efforts, however persistent, are of
diminishing effect. The number is constantly increasing of those who
know the truth. Our Latin American friends who live among us, wh«
know our purposes and ideals, who intelligently observe our activities,
taking into account both preponderant sentiment and governmental ac
tion, are our best friends.
We wish to have prosperous and independent neighbors with whom
we can deal in peace and to our mutual advantage. We harbor no thought
of aggression upon anyone. Instead of encouraging the exploitation ol
other peoples we are constantly by word and deed diminishing the oppor
tunities for it and throwing the weight of governmental influence against
it •
The United States Overburdened by Federal,
; State and Local Legislation
By ALBERT J. BEVERI£)GE, American Publicist,
The United States is overburdened by federal, state and local legis
lation. Administration of the laws has become peremptory, insolent and
autocratic, until officials have become vexatious tyrants and citizens have
become cringing subjects.
We boast that ours is the land of liberty yet the American people are,
by forbidden to do more things and, by law, ordered to do more
things, than was the case in Russia under the czar or Turkey under the
6ultan.
Some of the ten commandments have been put on our statute books
&e they should be. But others cannot be legislated or enforced by any
device of human government. You cannot, force children to reverence
parents; you cannot prevent covetousness or create altruistic love.
The Sermon on the Mount is the final word in moral duty and noble
living, yet there is not a line of it that can be put into human law with
a policeman behind it. But the preacher, if he is on the job, can put into
the souls of men that which legislators cannot. The church cannot abdi
cate its mission and assume the task of the state without ruining both.
Fellow Citizens Who Have Homes and Posses
sions in the Isle of Pines
By SENATOR COPELAND, Speech in Senate.
Ah, senators, I know you will listen to our fellow citizens who have
homes and possessions in the Isle of Pines. They have appealed to us.
We cannot do less than to listen to their appeal, and to, judge it fairly.
For myself, I can see but one course, and it begins with the rejection
of this treaty. After that we must take immediate steps to negotiate with
Cuba a new and proper treaty, which will attach the Pines to the
United States, giving us honorable and unquestioned possession.
Holding these views, I shall vote against the ratification of the treaty.
If the senate rejects the treaty, as I hope it will, it is then my purpose,
if no one else does, to offer a resolution in the senate requesting the
President to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Cuba for the
cession of its interest in the Isle of Pines to the United States upon such
terms and conditions as may be equitable and just tq,the governments and
peoples of the United States and of Cuba, and to the residents and prop
erty holders of the Isle of Pine®.
Assimilation, or Amalgamation, Is Non-Existent
in the United States
By DR. CHARLES W. ELIOT, in Jewish Tribune.
You doubtless have heard a great deal of talk in this country during
the last five or sii years about the assimilation of races in the United
States. The fact is, and it is perfectly plain, there hat been no assimila
tion in the United States; and, more than that, it isn't deserving that
there should be any assimilation or amalgamation of races in the United
States. That isn't what we need, that isn't for our best advantage in this
country.
What we want is numerous races with various histories, with varioua
gifts, with various abilities, living side by side in concord, not in discord,
but in concord, each contributing its own peculiar quality to. the mixed
population.
Assimilation, or amalgamation, is simply non-existent in the United
States, and nobody sees, or *ery tow people see, that it is non-existent
THE AT .A M ANCTB GT RANER, GRAHAM, N C.
Brown, Gray, Blue,
Colors for Shoes
Hand-Painted Satin Also
Featured at Openings
in Paris.
Milady's footgear shown at the Pari*
openings is plain In outline, writes a
Paris fashion correspondent In the
New York Herald-Tribune. The ex
treme cutaway decolletage of last year
Is no longer smart —the cut of the
spring and summer slippers will be
eminently conservative, though with
no sacrifice of trim daintiness.
The burden of distinction and chic
rests largely with the colors and the
supplementary details, the bot
tlers of Paris have contributed many
Interesting divertissements along
these lines. Brown, gray and blue are
the leading basic colors, and the great
est of these Is brown. Golden brown,
oak and putty are the principal tints
of the brown range, while navy blue
and light gray are preeminent among
the other colors. In the case of the
latter two, red kid is considered mod
ish as a trimming—a typical model Is
In light gray kid, cut along simple
court lines and has a little red strap
and narrow ringlets of red kid at the
sides. Red, however, and all the othef
bright and garish hues are distinctly
demode except when used as trim
mings. Black maintains Its place In the
mode and is considered quite as smart
as It was last season.
Dual color combinations are en
regie, but the two shades must belong
to the same range. A characteristic
Riviera model appears In two shades
of brown, the lighter hue being em
ployed for the body of the shoe, while
the darker shade appears on the trim
Lace Trimming Used on
Chic Dark Blue Frock
*
Here la a charming new eprlng
frock of dark-blue eilk, embroidered In
gray In two different patterna for skirt
and bodice. The outfit le greatly en
hanced by the collar, Jabot And cuffs.
Paris Women Turning to Subtlety and Softness
Bobbed balr and overbrlght complex
lona, bard hats and barbaric Jewelry
appear to be on the decline, and cig
arettes and slang among the feminine
smart set are less aggressively Indulged
In than In past seasons. Such are the
conclusions reached, writes a Paris
correspondent, after attending numer
ous Parisian social functions.
Hard-boiled manners and a high
complexion were found to be all wrong
as a setting for dresses made of soft
kasha In pastel shades, soft silks and
muslins and hats with flowing lines.
The trend of the hour Is toward subtle
charm and softness.
Color, however. Is playing a much
greater part In Parla fashion than at
any time previously since the armis
tice. Black dresses have become leas
popular and light colors have been
steadily on the Increase.
The short skirt has had s new lease
of life, but Is slightly fuller In the
back. Sleeves, for evening dress, srs
also more popular, and the bare arm
la no longer corfldered essential for
elegance In dress. The bsre back also
is leaa common, and very low-cut
dresses rarely are seen except among
the sis* girls.
Ostrich Ffeather* Used
in Winsome Trimming
Ostrich feathers in the present style
are wholly unlike anything that ever
adorned the stately bird. Only trifling
bits are used In the novelty ornaments
aeen on some of the bsts; almost never
a handsome full plus*. But the
-made" ostrich, the willow, the mod
era achievement of handcraft, la the
qyM of the boor, aad new Ideas la
and the single strap, the latter being
attached to the upper corner* and serv
ing in place of buckles.
A recent innovation along the Rue
St. Honore was the introduction of
spring shoes In which the two side*
of the vamp are In no way similar.
One model of this type has a cut-out
Black and White Gown
With Colorful Girdle
B 4 " / * -mm
;W.
H % .
B«v«re black and whit* creation*
promlae to ba popular thla aprlng. An
affective Chineaa girdle of blue crape,
embroidered with gold thread and gold
apanglee and a blue and gold taaael af
forda a winsome feature. A large
muahroom hat of black taffeta com
pletea the outfit.
on one side and a strap on the other.
Another, of putty-colored crocodile,
has a section of royal .blue kid at
tached to the right side and tapers off
on the left side to a narrow strap
which buttons onto the quarter. Thus,
there appears a marked cut-out on the
left side and none at all on the right.
Among the ottrer novelties of the
season are hand-painted sntln shoes.
Inaugurated In London by the Duchess
of York, knd the employment of pyro
gravure ornamentation In conjunction
with kid leathers. Everywhere the
tendency Is to set off the plain outline
and varied but subdued colors of ths
new French shoes with trim details
which are always Ingenious and oftsn
bizarre.
Beaded Bags Fashion
Beaded bags sre If anything more
fashionable than ever and come In a
varied range of sites and styles. Thoas
of glass or cTTina beads reproduce the
old-fashioned patterns, while a more
modern note Is struck by those which
are made of tiny metal beads.
Slippers Are Blond Satin
Particularly lovely In color and sim
ple In style are the new shoes of blond
satin Intended for wear with after
noon or dinner dresses.
Its form, colors and uses appesr al
most dally.
The cleverest sndsbowlest of lbs
ostrich trimmings piVdone In two col
ors, giving opportunity for the great
est number of delightful snd artistic
combinations. The vogue of the rain
bow color scheme In many things, in
dress crepes aud chiffons, tulles, neta,
In scarfs and ribbons, has caught op
feathers Into the kaleidoscope and the
most fairylike effects are being brought
out
Favored Neckline for
Milady's Dainty Duds
The so-called off-the-shoulder re
mains the favored neckline for night
robes.
The neckline is not new. As a mat
ter of fact It waa seen three or four
years sgo. The line from shoulder to
shoulder Is straight at both back and
front, and a triangular section. Insert
ed over the shoulder, give* a smart
fitted appearance.
There are many poaalbte versions,
some Involving lace, others restricting
themselves to embroidery. Thread-run
alencon adapts Itself especially well
to the treatment. Eyelet embroidery
and embroidered scallops may provide
decoration, or It may be multiple rows
of hand-drawn work that give a deli
cate openwork effect to the shoulder,
front and back sections.
Soft and Graceful
The new gowns for winter are cut
so that they come together In frxxu
with points like a Jabot They are
very soft and graceful.
MOTHER!
Child's Best Laxative is
"California fig Syrup"
Hurry Mother! A teaspoonful
'California Fig Syrup" now will thor
oughly clean the little bowels and in a
few hours you have a well, playful child
again. Even if cross, feverish, bilious,
constipated or full of cold, children
love its pleasant taste.
- Tell your druggist you want only the
genuine "California Pig Syrup" which
has directions for babies and children
of ail ages printed on bottle. Mother,
you n.ust say "California." Refuse
my imitation.
Walt Whitman on Thrift
Wnlt Whitman said: "Tlie linblt of
thrift proves your power to rule your
own self. You nre able to take care
of yourself and then out of the excess
of your strength you produce a sur
plus. Thus you are not only able to
take cure of yourself, but you are able
to tnke care of some one else —of wife,
child, father and mother, to lend a
hand to sick people, old people, unfor
tunate people. This Is to live. The
man who cannot earn a Ifvlng for
himself Is sometimes less than a man.
The man barely get a living
and no more Is little better thnn a
barbarian or a savage."
If your eyes are aore, get Roman By*
Balsam. Apply It at nl*ht and you ar*
healed by mornln*. 171 Pearl St.. N. T. Adv
lntecta Called "Camelt"
There is an insect In the Holy Land
known as the "camel." A consignment
of "camels" arrived at the London r,oo
a few weeks ago—males and females.
All arrived alive, which In Itself was
regarded as remarkable since It Is a
habit of the females to devour the
males. By some Biblical studertts they,
and not the big quadrupeds, are be
lieved to have been referred to In the
verse "Ye blind guides which strain nt
a gnat and swallow a camel."
Every Horae Owner and Dairyman
should know Hanford's Balaam of Myrrh.
Fine for Galls, Cuts, Sores, Caked Udders.
Large size bottle $1.25, all stores.—Adv.
Cauaea for Divorce X
The University of California has
taken a step toward correcting the
"divorce evil," by Instituting a courw?
nf critical analysis of the home. Miss
Mary Burt Messer, formerly of the
sociology department of the University
ot Wisconsin, Is director of the course.
Miss Messer lias been quoted as say
ing that the troubles of American
home life fall Into two main cate
gories: "The belief on the part of the
modern young woman that she Is In
different to the ties of love and home,"
and "the insufficiency of the home It
self, Its medievalism and Inability to
meet the needs of the present-day
man, woman and child."
Auttralian Progrett
Demand for telephones and postal
facilities in Austrulla IKHO fnivtoyond
expectation that the estljnirfSHW $48.-
000,000 for the thre'-yeH«u>friiin of
new works will he the sum
necessary.
He that flies this year Is rjuit for
the next.—Shakespeare.
Grow Hair On
Your Bald Head
m
ran hava and many rtnatiM to
■row hair, (hat have failed T Now
try Forat'a Origins! Bare-to-Halr.
snd (row hair on I'*" b*Vl haad.
Drtf Staraa and Rarbar Mkp*.
W.H.Forst,Mfg.
BCOTTDALE, HHHH,
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These art more
popular than any Tobacco
fertilizer jotd tn the Coroi
ftor of we
I reo//y e wonderful mixture
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R9S9VVE9ffVV tosh or Sulphate-Modnesium.
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ASPIRIN
SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN"
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are
not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe
by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for
Colds Headache Neuralgia Lumbago
Pain Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism
C* Acce P t ° nl y "§i££L" palate
/Y7' which contains proven directions.
» IHandy "Bayer" boxM of It ÜbleU
W Also bottlM of 84 tad 100—Drnggiata.
Aspirin la Of trad* nurk at BATT Manufacture of IKootartrmoMartar « ■atttylhfW
For
The County Fair
"Whore will I find the prize
pickles?"
"Over In the Fine Arts building."
Green's August Flower
The remedy with a record of flfty
elght years of surpassing excellence.
All who suffer with nervous dyspep
sia, sour stomach, constipation, indi
gestion, torpid liver, dizziness, head
aches, comlng-up of food, wind on
stomach, palpitation and other indica
tions of digestive disorder, will And
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an ef
fective and efficient remedy. For
fifty-eight years this medicine has
been successfully used In millions of
households all over the civilized
world. Because of Its merit and pop
ularity GREEN'S AUGUBT FLOWER
Is found today wherever medicines are
■old. 30 and 90 cent bottles.—Adv.
A now Mono-cutting machine is said
to do ttir the work tluit is done In lum
ber with a circular suw.
For economy's sake, why not bay a ver
mifuge which eapeta Worms or Tspeworra
with a Hind* dose T Dr Peery's "Read
■hot" dot. It. >7l Psarl St.. N. T. Adv.
We bitterly resent the failure of our
flattery .to make an Impression.
Health is Your Best Asset
Raleigh, N. C.—"After having a
spell of bilioui fever, I became thin,
was extremely
fn ervo us, and
weak, with no
strength or am
bition. It ju 11
seemed impos
sible for me (o
gain any strength
until I began to
take Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Pre
scription. Then I
soon commenced
to feel stronger.
I gained in weight, my nervous sys
tem became normal and by the time
I had finished taking the 'Prescrip
tion' I felt as well and strong as 1
ever felt in my life."—Mrs. F. G.
Simon, 31 S. Swain St.
Obtain this "Prescription" of your
nearest dealer. Tablets or liquid.
teCHMSPII^
RESINOL
Soothinq &nd HejJina
Promotes Skin Health
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Hanr -™ >a«naOWuJ
HINDERCORNB tww omw.ou>
k'MM. ate.. MOM all I Ala. man* comfort to tti
feet, makes walkiOf easy. lie ky aail or at Diw
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1 Hooey back without qaeattoa
V \I H HCTTTB BALVXfalls la tha
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(If K/ Itching akin dlaeaeea. Pries
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Cabbage Plants
"Frostproof " All leading varieties. I.SM
to 4.000 at 11.11 per I.OSS; S.SS# and ore*
at 91-60 per 1.000. Pay poetace or eapreea
charges on arrlvaL Prleee port paid: »»«,
SOr; to#. 11.10. Nice hl(k-trade plant*.
Protnpt ahlpment. Bate arrival guaranteed.
"How to Care (or Plants" aent with order.
Afiati wanted. lIIIffIARDT FIJUIt
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A moat attractive window and porch
box plant, blooma freely all aummer;
purple flowera, beautiful rich grcea
folUne; delivered postpaid, bulb* 1M
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Bargains, Radio, Bargalaa AmbaMador one
tube wonder. 111; Journal one-knob, 17. Oat
one while thay last Bend money order today.
Complete In beautiful cabinet. Hantell Ke
pone, 1011 Anuterdan Are., Naw Tork City.
Made Good*. Card Trleke. Mysterlee BipaeeS.
Money-making aerreta, puulea. souvenir^
novaltlea of all ktnda. lllua. catalog 10c. Rich
mond Nov. Co., P. O. Box 417. Richmond, Va.
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GLORIOUS GLADIOLI
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