The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-30
STRICT SABBATH LAWS.

STRICT SABBATH LAVE
Strict laws on Sabbath observanc
are to be urged by a certain organic
alton on the legislatures of thirty
five states during coming sessions O
tutes will be asked to prohibit Sunda.
baseball, motion pictures and automo
billing. 1t is charged that Sunday i.
being commercialized, and the Lords
Day alliance seeks to eleminate
through process of law, means o.
day in practically eevry town and
: city of the United States.
THE moral tone of the nation is
slipping backwards steadily and the
people must return to spiritual
things" declared DR.. Harry l.. Bowl
by, secretary of the alliance, which
has taken upon itself the task of regu-
lating the American people and their
attitude toward the observance of the
Sabbath day.
That labor, as much as possible,
should be suspended on Sunday, it
same time those who toll six days of
the week, should not be deprived of
needed recreation on Sunday, nor
should the manner which such recre-
alton takes be closely defined.
Manner in which the Sabbath day
by each individual for himself It
is largely a matter of conscience and
it is not within the province of any
church or group of churches to lie
tate by statute code of religious
ethics for all the people
The church, in its sphere of action,
may regulate the conduct of its own
members on the Sabbath day, under
penalty, perhaps, of expulsion from
the church, but to make criminal Of
a man who takes his family to the
picture show or for an automobile ride
and narrow-mindness
If the church must call upon the
state and federal governments for
laws to bring about a condition of
Sabbath observance which the church,
itself, has failed to do the church
must confess at least self-inefficiency.
America does not want to return to
the Blue laws of colonial times. to
the stocks and the pillory, but there
are yet many whose thoughts run in
such a narrow groove that they can
see naught but sin in those who be-
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is wholesome-Idaho County
Free Press.
A publication issued at Washing
,on, D. c. under the title, National
Welfare Union" devotes it's leading
space to condemnation of Uncle Sam
or not paying higher salaries and {
POINTS to the fact that forest obser-
,ers who have charge of 1.O0O,O
ers who have charge of 100000 arres ,
cresof land, are only paid $2,132 per a
ear, or a little more than SIS per f
Month. The article denounces the
sderal government for using push p
art methods" in conducting it's bust
r.
sderal employees We have noticed g
lat the federal government has never 8
,und it necessary to draft men or wo- e
len for these positions and that there 9
an average of about 10 applicants &
n every federal position. The hungry &
orde Of federal office seekers evident 9
think the salary better than they &
q capable of earning in any other 3
ay. If the pay were reduced SO that &
)out half of those now employed &
ou1d have to seek other employment, 3
e country would fare much better. &
is shown that one person out of &
cry 68, now earning living in the {,
lited States, is a federal employee.
other words every 81 workers in 3
e United States is supporting one &
1eral employe who is drawing a far &
tier salary than the average paid {,
; other 81. CssS
ia Ne "a
news for the stockholders
the New York New Haven & Hart
COZ
d railroad is contained in court Eo,
;fsion just made public. The stock the
ders sued the officers and manag be
of the road for $3.50, 00O, 900 which ;air
stockholders claim was stolen che