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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
SCENE OF LAST KITES FOR JEAN HARLOW
IN WASHINGTON
MARRIAGES
By
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H ROBERT R.
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mmmm Reynolds
Daniel J. 'a; .
topher, both i 1 . ...
Gene Beve!. ,
Louise M'jodv.
MBniiea iaies
1 Senator
j John Brou n t,,
i of Lake Jur.aiLisk.,
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I Strat'in r. v, :.;
monitions t t . ;. , .
I in a series , f ;i,
The high degree of congressional
inteiest in the labor situation, re
flected in the current hearing on a
proposal niininnini hour and waire law,
in the studies of strike developments,
and in numerous legislative plans I'oi'
stabilizing lab:r conditions, is ovK
donee that progress is being made in
the effort t0 improve working condi
tions and strike a medium as to the
respective rights (if capita! and labor.
ment eompi e, !; . .
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under the drive for unionization of
all workers and the plans of employ
ers to meet this wider organization of
labor, the public generally will,
through the forces of government, be
the arbiter of respective rights, In
other words, employers and workers,
mu.st be and are prepared to adjust
their battle tactics to public senti
ment. To put it still another way,
agencies of government must be pre
pared to umpire labor difficulties and
see that the public interest is fully
protected. This is the objective of
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In accordance with the wish of her mother, last rites for ..V;.:i Har
low, glamorous screen star who ' was stricken at the peak of her
career, were held at the Wee Kirk O' the Heather chapel in Forest
I I.:iv:n n-niftery at (Jlnulale, Cel. It was the same chapel which was
the .scene of services for Will Rogers. The body did not lie in state
and only the immediate family and close friends were in attendance.
AS HE SEES THE
HUMAN SIDE 0' LIFE
HOSS-FLASir ANDERS
His name was Pierce Anders, but
they called him Hoss-flash Anders,
or often just "Hoss-flash" for short.
Now the latest aquisition of Hoss-
flash, noted Swindle Creek horse
trader, stood ' with ears 'pitched 'back
on his head at an 'angle of sixty de
grees and with eyes half closed .
about as shabby a specimen as had
ever been seen in the .neighborhood.
Hoss-flash had pulled rein and said,
"Wlhoa-o-o boy" on meeting two of
his Poplar Cove friends, Fate Holtz
claw and Bert Jonas, who were just
returning from Anders' house, having
gone up, "jist to see if Hoss-flash had
anything to trade on."
"Yes the hoss is fei- trade, fellers;
all new legislation dealing with la
bor problems.
It is interesting to note that the
tremendous strides in labor organiza
tion today are under far different con
ditions than those of seventeen years
ago, when trade union memberships
passed the five million mark. With
the outbreak of the World War, polit
ical and economic conditions hightly
favorable to the growth of organized
labor were created. The flow of
European orders into this country and
later the heavy war purchases by our
own government produced a state of
great business activity and demand
for labor. The stoppage of immigra
tion and the withdrawal of man power
for military purposes also helped to
tighten the labor market and strength
en the bargain power of labor.
And with industrial peace essential
to continued production, the Federal
Government encouraged the extension
of trade unionism and collective bargaining.
Conditions for the present drive
for the stronger organization of labor
are, of course,' entirely different from
those of the war period. Instead of
shortage of .labor we have a surplus
and unemployment is wide. Personal
contacts between employers and em
ployees are fewer. The trend toward
larger establishments employing great
numbers' .of workers continues. For
labor, this means that workers must
place more dependence upon employe
representatives. In a word, individual
bargaining over terms of employment
is being replaced by mass bargaining.
you know I'm a tradin' man . . I've
alius said I'dc trade anything I've
got 'cept the ol' woman.''
"Got a rite smart o' age on 'im
aint he?' ventured Jonas.
"Xot anuff to hurt 'im, Beit; you
know nuff 'bout hoss-flash to see that .
not over twelve or thirteen."
Jonas stepped toward the horse's
head and made a motion as if to look
at his teeth, but the old horse was
not as near asleep as he appeared to
be: Laying back his ears flat on the
head he showed his teeth in no friendly
way, and Bert stepped back.
"Goan-to show his teeth on his own
'cord, aint he Bert?" laughed Holtz
claw. . "Not a-goan-'to give ye a
chance to look at 'em."
"Woa, Sealim," said Anders as he
patted the horse's neck then pro
ceeded to open his mouth.
"You wuz jist strange to 'im . . .
that's all; then you made sort uv a
quick pass toarge his head 'thout first
speakin' to 'im I never do that."
"How'll ye swap yore boss fer my
mule , . how much boot'l ye give me ?"
asked Jonas.
Increased mechanization is a con
tributing factor to maintaining fac
tory output with fewer workers. Small
and inefficient plants are being elim
inated and regional shifts of facto
ries and scientific management are
having great effect. Thus labor's
powers of adjustment to changing
conditions are even more demanded in
the future than in the past.
Obviously, the part of the govern
ment in these changes is tremendous.
Maximum effort is necessary to the
end that neither capital nor labor will
encroach on the rights of the public.
The farmer, who is directly affected,
must be protected, Agriculture oc
cupies a dominant place as a source
of supply for raw materials for fac
tory and food for workers. And con
gressional leaders are determined that
the rights of the farmer shall not be
overlooked as our rural population
watches the fight between the organ
ized forces of industry and the or
ganized forces of labor. There are
high hopes that Congress will, through
desirable and equitable legislation
now pending, contribute to a solution
of the problem with due regard for
the rights of all.
"Not a cent no, sir-ee, hot a cent
'.".. the boot'l 1 haff to be comin' tother
way, Yore mule's blame nigh as old
as this hoss is; then the mule's not
got the size on 'im, not big a-nuff to
trade well."
So saying, Pierce Anders deliber
ately walked around to "ol' Sealim's"
rear, caught him by the tail and gave a
hard pull straight backwards. The
old horse staggered as if about to fall,
then, regaining his balance, stooil
quite still
'Not a better piece ' hoss-flash in
the county, fellers, considerin' his
age . . he's right whar ye hold 'im.
Ye see I owned this hoss onet before
. . an' I know what's in 'im. Why
the ol' woman an' the childern could
all handle Sealim that's his name
jist as they pleas 1 , . never did
kick, balk nor d0 nothin' out uv the
way."
"Sound alright, is 'e?" asked Bert
Jonas, looking the horse over, .Bert
beginning to take interest.
"Sound shucks! sound as a dollar
an' hearty as a pig. ' . . .
The old trader was quick to no
tice that Jonas was getting interest
ed, s0 'proceeded to put all the horse
trading tact and talent that he pos
sessed into his trade talk.
"The family all cried like they wuz
whoopt when I traded that hoss off,"
continued Hoss-flash, "an' 'lowed as
how I never would have another one
as good. An' now, seein' that I've got
'im back, I jist as live keep 'im as not."
Here the trader paused to let his
words take effect.
"Well, I b'lieve I'll give ye a eab'm
swap, mule for the hoss," offered
Jonas. This was, indeed, a good of
fer and Hoss-flash knew it; but he
was careful to conceal the fact that
he was delighted with the offer, hop
ing to yet be able to get four or five
dollars "boot" out of the younger
trader.
"No, I kaint do that," he prompt
ly replied, "ye see, Bert, this hoss
will trade s0 much better'n yore mule,
eight 0r ten dollars better . . an I'm a
tradin' man, trade mos'ly fer a livin'
ye know.
"Course, the hoss is pore and' all
run down now . . but it's jfst his sis.
tern that's all's the matter with 'im,
his sistern's all tore up an' out o'
order. Why, in six weeks I'll have
this hoss so's ye won't know 'im. Ye
see, Bert, Sam Matson's no hoss man.
Sam's the man what's owned 'im,
now three years past gone . .an' he's
no hoss man, like me an' you. It's
blame little Sam knows 'bout one
! how to handle 'em, what to do fer
'em when they git run down an' so
forth."
An' so Hoss-flash's smooth, nat
ural talk had the desired effect; Bert
Jonas had secretly decided to offer
Anders his mule and four .dollars . . .
which was all he had in his "jeans.''
Jonas emptied his mouth of the large
quid of burley, and rising from the
bank of the road, laid his arm caress
ingly over the old, bony nag's neck
But just at this point, and before
Jonas had a chance to make his offer,
they were interrupted by a car which
sped noisily up the highway, slowed
down at the side road be ow where
the horse-traders were, standing, and
proceeded to turn. The car was oc
cupied by three' young men and two
girls, joy-riders, who were quick to
take in the humor of the situation .
"Say there old man, that horse
would make a good frame 'for honey
suckles to vine on!" shouted one of
the boys. "Have you started to the
bone-yard with i'm?" came from an
other, as they laughed and sped
back down the road. And not one in
stant too soon! because the Wrath
of Hoss-flash Anders was kindled in
stantly. He first reached- toward his
hip-pocket, but when he realized that
he had left his "gun" at home he
grabbed a couple of good-sized stones
from the road and threw them with all
his might. But the "confounded, in
fernal ke-yar'' having gotten under
way again and Anders' aim not being
very good, both the stone went
wild.
And during the interval of interrup
tion Bert Jonas had had time to re
consider "I don't believe I want to be laffed
at like that," he said, as hed proceeded
to mount his own little, flea-bitten
white mule.
"Well, that's alright perfectly al
right with me.. . . I'de rather not
swap anyway," replied the old trader,
unable to control his wrath.
Hoss-flash Anders did not go to
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