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The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
DISTINCTIVE NORTHWEST
 CHARACTER PASSES AWAY

SOUTH BEND, July 29-Judge John Nathan Skidmore, one of the distinc- tive characters of the old Northwest who was prominently identified with the early history of this section, died here yesterday. Judge Skidmore was born in Kentucky and came west way back in 1858. For the past sixty-nlne years he has played his part in the upbuilding of the great country now represented by the states of Washing ton, Oregon and Idaho. The deceased was S9 years old and served with dis tinction during the Indian wars.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
TWENTY DOLLAR BILL IS
 FOUND IN BIRDS NEST

sHADYSIDE, Oregon, July 29.-A big windstorm dislodged birds nest from a rambler rose bush in the yard at the home of Michael Mocha@y.
 The nest, abandoned some time ago by a red bird contained a $2O bill, pages from Bible and parts of pos tai money orders from Cleveland Kenwood Freeport, Fairport, Powhat- tan and Conton, Ohio; Wheeling, w. Va; Danti, Va; Gary, Ind; and Wins low, Ariz.
 Mochary expressed the belief that the articles might have been placed in the bush by thieves who failed to return for them.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
COUNC|LMEN TURN DOWN
 REQUEST 0F MAYOR

SEATTLE, July 29.-Mayor Edwin J. Brown lost his fight to oust City Health Commissioner Dr. H. M. Reed when the city council today reuse" to concur with the Il ayor's recommen. dalton declaring the office vacant
 Mayor Brown declared that while ne was disappointed over th- 1ailr"e of t,,s council to accept ms rnto.menia ton .nat he was not disrcT2k"t anu would make another e1fort to r i;o'e tr Feed at next week meeting The mayor alleges that he r'ln"is; loneI sl,ulo be removed on the ST dnd Cl .,o, ...ny and efficien?y as te alleges r. Iced has conduct d his oi-' II 1l .1,rtvagant manner.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
HUGE CACHE OF LIQUOR
 IS LOCATED BY HOUNDS

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, July 29.- Deputy Sheriff Thomas Everson has l bunch of genuine "hooch hounds" Put on the trail of robbers who pilfer- ed the apartments of c. w. B. Chap man, general claim agent of the Mo- nongehela Power and Traction com pany, they followed the scent to a va count house in upstairs rooms of which the officials found a complete distil- lery one of the largest yet found in the country.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
SHAKE UP IN POLICE
 DEPARTMENT IS PLANNED

SEATTLE, July 2S.-The appoint ment Of Claude G. aBnnick, former chef Of police of Seattle to the post or inspector of police, is said to be favored by Mayor Edward J. Brown A general shake-up in the department IS contemplated as part of the anti wee campaign which is just getting under way. The fight against the un. derWorld is being directed by Mayor Brown and County Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
YOUNG THIEVES CAUGHT
 BY PARIS POLICEMEN

PARIS, July 29.-Patrolman Pierre walked beat in front of large de. partment store.
 Out of the store walked little gir about IA years of age wearing a new dress.
 A minute later she was followed by a boy about 12 years of age in a new overcoat.
 A little girl of 8, youngster of 6 and blue-eved child of followed each conspicuous in new and tidy gar. ments.
 The policeman surprised the grouL as they rejolned block a way.
 "Yes, I stole the clothes," the old est child confessed. Mamma was SC roor she never would buy us any"
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
CITIZENSHIP DENIED ID
 SLACKE9s FOR 5 YEARS

SPOKANE, July 29.-Denial of citi zenship until five years from the sign ing of the arnlistice was ordered by Judge Frank Rudkin in the federal court here recently in the case of five applicants classed as slackers.
 Thirty-nine applications for citizen ship were heard of which p were ad- mitted six continued and ten dis missed, including the cases of the five slackers.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
MARKED DOLLAR RET TURNS
 AFTER TWENTY YEARS

CHEHALIS, Wash, July 29.-Her first dollar, spent twenty-seven years ago, recently returned to the hands of Mrs. Florence Hagerman of this city. When she was eight years of age Mrs. Hagerman received silver dollar from her father She placed here in1- tials on the coin and spent it with merchant at Lancaster, Mo-, where she was then living The dollar turned up again when Mrs. Hagerman receiv- ed it in change from merchant in Montesano, Wash. 4
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
IOCUSTS WILL. INVEST
 MUCH FARM ACREAGE

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The sev- enteen year locusts will be uninvited guests this year in Illinois and South ern Wisconsin, according to predic- tions by Agricultural department ex- ports.
 The characteristic whirring noise ot the insect also will be heard in Indi- ana, on the border of Lake Michigan, and in the southern tier of counties in the State of Michigan, while big brood will appear in Eastern Iowa.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
CAMPA|CN OPENED F0R
 REDUCING WOOD WASTE

WASHINGTON, July 27.-A Vlgor- ous campaign to reduce wood waste in the United States has been launch ed by the Department of Agriculture
 cOnly 30 per cent of the wood in a forest now gets into the form ot sea soned. unplaned lumber" the depart ment said in announcing it would wage war upon the tremendous waste oi lumber. Of this an additional lo to 25 her cent is lost in the process ol manufacture. In extreme cases as ILL tie as per cent of the wood m tne forest may reach the finished product
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
AMERICA LEADS WORLD IN
 COURTESlES IN USE RADIO

LONDON, July 29.-America leads the world in wireless courtesy among bToadcasting stations, all combining to get the highest possible efficiency.
 Present government regulations are wise and helpful, said Marconi, on his return today.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31

WASHINGTON Secretary Hoover as chairman of the government com mittee of department heads appointed by the president, asked the governors in the striking states to aid in moving coal and thereby maintaining a fair price.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT
Department of Interior, United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, July 6. 1922.

Notice Is Hereby Given that George H. Whitney and William P. Lass, both of Juneau, Alaska, through their at torney in fact, E. R. James, has fled application serial 05495, for patent un- der the provisions of the act of Con- gress approved May 10, 1872, and acts amendatory thereof, for the STAR NO. 4 LODE CLAIM, embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1421, situated in the ke- mai Mining District, Territory of Alas ka, on the northern slope of Red Mountain in (approximate) latitude 59 deg g min. N; longitude 151 deg. 29 min 45 sec. w.; and more partlcu- larly described as follows:
 Commencing at corner No. l, whence U. s. L. M. No. 1420 bears N. 25 deg IT min. 35 sec. w. 6S65 it.; running thence N. IT deg. 5l min. E. 500 it. to corner No. 2; thence S. deg. 35 min. F 1499.75 it. to corner No. 8; thence s. 77 deg. 51 min. w. 45990 it. to corner No. 4 thence N. IA deg. 56 min. w. 15O0 it. to corner No. l, the place of beginning; containing an area of 1S.228 acres; variation 25 deg. % min. B.
 There are no adjoining claims.
 Any person claiming adversely any of the above described vein, lode or ledge are required to file their adverse Iiaim in this office within the period Of publication or eight months thereaft- CT, or they will be barred by the pro visions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication July 20, 1922. Last publication Sept. 30, 1922. Run 60 days continuously.
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provisions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First Publication July IA 1922. Last Publication, September 12. 1922.
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Films developed and printed Sew srd Drug Co., If
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31

Mrs. A. w. Roberts left this morn ing for Mile 20, after spending Sunda! in Seward.
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31
APPLICATION TO PURCHASE

In the Department of the Interior,
 United States Land Office.
 Juneau, Alaska, July 6, 1922.
 Serial 04797
 Notice is hereby given that LIBBY, McNEILL AND LIBBY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maine, intends, and has made application to purchase under the Act of Congress approved May IA, 1898, and the amendments thereof, for the purposes of trade and manufacturing, the tract of land en- braced in U. s. Non-mineral Survey No. 513 (Juneau Serial 0479O, situa- ted on the left bank of Nushagak Riv- CT, just below Nushagak Point, Lati- tude 5S deg. 55 min. N., Longitude l5s deg. 42 min. w., in the territory of Alaska, and more particularly de- scribed as follows, towit:
 cBeginning at point on high water mark on left bank of Nusha- gak River. just below Nushagak Point, whence Cor. No. l, of U. s. Survey No. 3O9 witness corner bears N. 50 deg. 30 min. E. 7.S0 chains,
The Seward gateway., 1922-07-31

First publication July 20, 1922. Last publication September 21, 1922 Publish fifty two issues consecutively
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12

The obvious solution of the govern
ment's employment problem is the
Standardization and readjustment of
salaries, To be scientific, such re-
adjustment must rest upon careful
recla;sification of the service. Con-
oitions are very different now, both
in regard 30 the functions of offices
and the cost of living, from what they
were when positions in the govern
ment service were first classified and
salaries assigned to those positions.
1t struck me that an interested party
in this inquiry into how the govern
ment conducts its business was the
employee himself. He ought to know
from actual daily experience some
thing about the mechanism of the
national business and the relations be-
tween the working force and employer.
1t was clearly impossible to talk TO
the more than 500,0 900 men and women
who work for the government but
learned that between $4,000 and co.
GOO of them are banded together In an
association called the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees. 1t IS
regular labor union, and is affiliated
with the American Federation OF
Labor 1t includes all classes OF gov
eminent workers, technical ana
scientific men, as well as clerks and
unskiled workers.
| asked the president Of this en-
ployees' union, Luther c. Steward II
he and his associates were authorized
to speak for all IT'S membership He
assured me that they were.
SO asked him to tell me about the
conditions of government employment
and how the business was carried on.
am glad l did, for what he told
me discloses not only facts, but
state Of mind existing among the EN-
ployees which necessarily must be
taken into account in any considera-
ton of the efficiency and management
of our common business. Here p2n
is what the employees, VIM speak
through Mr.. Steward, have to say, and
the constructive program they present
for the improvement of the service:
The civil service on its human side
consists Of about 100000 men and
women engaged in the operation OF an
antiquated patched-up machine. Be
cause OF the durability Of its vital
parts and the faith and ability of the
mass OF the operatives the machine
still functions. But the parts are
lH-ftted and many Of them are de-
fectiye. The managers and superin-
tendents Of the establishment. being
100 often chosen for political reasons.
are frequently inexpert. and the eperat-
Tag system is clumsy and d'sjoin~ed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
XII.
WHY GOOD MEN QUIT


10 today into the Treasury depart
ment, the Department of Agriculture.
the Department of Commerce, or into
any other establishment of the govern
ment doing important technical work.
and they will tell you that their chief
dlf1culty is to retain competent en-
ployees In the supervisory and tech
meal positions. Eleir turnover is alb
normally high IL these positions.
Every day men leave the service
TO accept private employment at ma
terially increased salaries, so that the
departments are continuously going
through a process of selecting and
training executives and technical en-
pioyees, only to lose them, as they be-
come really valuable, on account of
the inadequacy of their compensation.
The second factor which contrib
utes to the present ineffectiveness of
the government as a business estab-
ltshment is found in the improper or
ganiZation of the executive branch of
the government for effective service.
You are familiar, at least in a general
way, with the defects of the present
administrative machinery.
You know for example, that the In
terror department now has jurisdiction
over great number of bureaus of a
miscellaneous character that have
nothing to do with each other or with
the functions which the Interior de-
partment was originally established to
perform.
You know that many agencies have
been located in the Treasury depart
ment, the great fiscal department of
the government, which are purely non
fiscal in character. such as the coast
guard, the public health service, the
supervising architects Office and the
bureau of war risk insurance.
You know that the great bulk of
the civil public works of the govern
ment are executed under the super
vision of the War department. although
the bureau of public roads is located
in the Department of Agriculture, and
the reclamation service in the Depart
ment of the Interior.
You know, Furthermore, of the in
dependent existence outside the juris-
diction of any of the great executive
departments of some 40-odd boards
commissions, offices and bureaus
These are merely examples of con
dition that would require volumes t,
describe fully, but it is generally
known that the executive branch of tht
government is at the present time il
logically and uneconomically organ
lied in many important particulars.
Ii should be remembered. however
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
By EDWARD G. LOWRY
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union

that even with an ideal personnel and
perfect organization it is doubtful
II the high degree of economy and
efheiency that characterizes private
business can ever be attained in the
government Offices. This is so because
economies made by government Off
Gals are not transformed into divi-
dends for themselves as they are IN
private business.
There is an impression In congress
and throughout the country that men
Of great ability are not found in gov
eminent service; that the salaries are
not sufficient TO attract and hold them.
On the contrary, there are a great
many people of distinguished ability
in the government service. One is
more and more impressed by that fact,
especially since the war sent to Wash
ington 50 many men of large means
anu famous names with whom the
government employees coald be COM
pared. The comparison was time and
again to the advantage of the govern
ment employee But the salaries are
not the attraction; it is the work it
self. This is we'll understood by some
eminent observers of public life. Sec
rotary of State Hughes declared him
self as follows before the advisory
committees of the war risk insurance
bureau:
1t has been my experience that with
sI,o off3 ba of ora a
institutions, where efficiency is rewarded
by public presentation-while the field
is a limited one because of the great OPP
portunity to men of ability--it is still en-
tirely posi- BILE TO draw to the public serV-
ice men of great ability and distinction,
because of the desire to render public
service, and the number of men VINO are
available for that purpose, while rela-
lively small is stu sufficient IL the ap-
pointing officer warts men of that class
In order to obtain them, however, he
must give a free field. He must not in
terfere as to political action to control
administrator tendencies and must per
NIT them to be given the reward which
a well-conducted Office of Importance will
give to its incumbent in the public esti-
nation.
Now the difficulty increases when you
pass those heads that get the credit and
come TO the technlcal expert VINO mas
got to do the regular work and upon
whose efficiency the operation OF the de-
partment finally depends. These men are
little known. The public hasn't time even
to learn their names. They are interested
in work to a degree of being willing TO
make sacrifices.
| There is active competition for men Of
brains and great ability of that sort, sAa
! the government viii never be served IN
| less it pays the price for those men. Now
| / think that is a plain situation. lou
may be able to get a director la the 91-
! reau of war risk insurance for $50 a
| year, or for nothing at all, but you eln-
not get an actuary. You cannot get m
! suranee men. You cannot get superin-
tendents. That would be my judgment
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
VIEW OF THE EMPLOYEE

Tire employees are recruited uud i
a law which provides res %
qualifications. and probably nine-tenths
of the rank and lie have satisfactorily
passed the entrance test Bur he
better positions, say from $1,000 up
ward, are usually occupied by POLITICAL
appointees. Another considerable
group of employees get their appoint-
ments by executive order, waving
civil-service tests of fitness.
The newcomer in the service, there
fore, finds himself up against a mini
mum Of opportunity for promotion,
with the disheartening knowledge mat
the advancement which is earned by
competence is all too likely to be given
TO the friend or political supporter of
some congressman or executive who
wishes To pay political debt. And
the employee is subject to dismissal
at the will of the executive of his de-
partment, unless he can bring sufficient
political influence to bear.
In other words. the civil-service law
is not backed up by enforcing power IN
the Civil Service commission. 1t
merely recruits the applicants for en-
trance. Thereafter the employees
fate is largely a matter OF his own
luck and negative passive merit There
is no system by which he may be
fitted TO the job, and no protection
against dismissal, unless the employee
himself can show that the reason Is
political or religious. For the good
of the service" as the law reads,
covers every other charge which the
executive official may bring. There is
no court of appeal.
Such is the oppressive, lncentj1e'ess, 4
vitiating atmosphere of the govern
ment service. II STILES initiative,
illustrates ambitions ana reduces the
mass Of employees TO a more W less
passive state, which is permeaied by
a sense Of fear.
In such an atmosphere. naturally
enough. the physical conditions of EN-
plOyment are far from wha they
should be. and the government ioses
efficiency, as does any other employer
where the wage scale is inadequate
and unstandardized, where sanitary
conditions are bad and hours Of work
too long and irregular,
The wage scale Is SO low That me
Civil Service commission he's d.ficulty
in securing properly qualified appii-
cants, and throughout the service the
turnover is high Employees doing
the same kind OF WORT often receive
widely different rates of pay; ex-
perienced workers Otter receive less
than beginners, and virtually every |
kind of inequality and iajustice exists.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12

An apology closes the incident, but
1t does not heal wounds
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
A REWARD OF $5,OO0.Oo

Would be small amount to pay
for saving a mans life. If you could
save your life for a dollar bill would
you hesitate to spend it? You risk
your life everytime you drive your
GER in the rain because you can't see
through your windshield. A dollar
bill sent to the Baltimore See-Thru
Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland,
will ensure you having a clear Wind
shield for the next three years, as
their preparation is guaranteed to
keep your glass as clear as a sum-
mer's day. Nothing like it on the
market. One application viii last as
long as rain storm even IL it lasts
month. 1t is absolutely guaranteed
to give satisfaction or money refund
ed. Send for it today and be pre-
pared for the next rain storm.-Ad-
vertisement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Apparel.

Apparel.
"What do these flappers leave Off
for summer, anyhow"
saw, a coat or rwo Of powder"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Shave Wlth cutlcura seas

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin com
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste no irri-
tatlon even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shGving bathing
and shampooiug. Advertisement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Next pay. All Rloht.

She During spaD-It's "A story for
you TO say | grabbed you up quick.
You know very we'll that when you
proposed l didn't say yes" until the
next day.
He-Thats right, you didn't, |
proposed at II 80 p, m. and you ac-
copied me at u: 01 the next morning.
Boston Transcript.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Why Castoria?

YEARS Castor OIL Parego Drops Soothing Syu were the remedies
common use TOR Infants and Children; Castor Oil nauseang
"s' Impossible and the others all containing Opium form another,
out disguised pleasant the TASTE vet really to Supply the
cnld and give the appearance of relief from pain.
required Of research find purely vegetable combination
would take the place of these sagreeab unpleasant
from nao mad become almost universal This the inception Of and the
m Inc introduction OF Eetoher Cto and for 80 has proven It's
@ received the praise of Physicians everywhere and become household word
remedy ESPECIALLY prepared for Infants and Children mother
would think OF giving to her baby remedy that she would Cor herself
without consulting physician.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Brief and Comprehensive.

Ben Dierks has an express agency
and transfer business IN a village in
Sonoma county, California. Recently
he detailed one cf his transfers with
a wagon and pair to take a San Fran
cisco man and wife to their country
place a few miles out of town. The
bill, as rendered by the teamster.
read: Haul grip, grub, and people,
three hours, three dollars"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
ALIENS FO0T.EASE DOES IT

When shoes pinch or corns %nd bunions
sche. get package OF ALIENS FOOT
EASE. the antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t takes the sting out of corns
and bunions gives instant relief to Snarting,
Aching. Swollen feet 100000 pounds Of
powder for the feet were used by our Army
and Navy during the observation-disclosures.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Daily Thouaht.

Truly there is tide in the affairs
of men; but there is no Gulf stream
setting forever in one direction.
Lowell.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
Quite True

Howell-'Do you think the wrist
watch has come to stay? Powell-"I
hope not. want mine to CO."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12

Ii takes a wise man to know the
difference between opportunity and
gamblers chance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12
An EIahorate Manu-.

81 understand the Laplandcrs eat
candles" Must he a big to do over
birthday cake"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-12

There is always some man around
who is willing TO second any kind of
motion.
The New York herald., 1922-11-25
Scholastic Athletics

While the nineteenth annual gridiron
contest between De Witt Clinton and
High School OF Commerce features the
scholastic football program to-day, a
triple header at Commercial Field will
not be without its attractions. Starting
at 10 A. M. in order OF appearance will
be the teams of Commercial and Brook
lyn Technical. Manual Training and
New Utrecht and Boys High and Nor
ris.
The annual contest between Manual
and New Utrecht means at lot to New
Utrecht II the Green and White is sue
cessful. Coach Tommy Grace's eleven
is unbeaten by a rival Brooklyn public
high school, and by defeating Manual
this afternoon will be first in line for
the borough p. S. A. l.. championship,
which is now claimed by Erasmus Hail.
Morris High School will have it's last
opportunity to wind up the season with
at least one game on the right side OF