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Evening star., 1924-12-14
Hoover Waste Elimination Plan
Is Beginning to Show Results

A great battle-cry for efficiency has
been sounded by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. The future prosperity
OF the Nation depends upon the elm
nation of waste, he has warned This
elimination Of waste does not mean only
the utilization of every scrap in some
by-product or the adopting of stand
ards In various lines in order to elm
mate the scraps; it means the abso-
lutte conserving of every resource both
material and human; it means the en-
ployment of everything that enters into
the business life of the country to its
fullest efficient capacity
The energies of the Department of
Commerce have been turned in the di-
rection Of efficiency in the past with
excellent results, but there is much vet
to be done. The American standard of
living, maintained upon a high plane
by good pay, is to be placed on an even
loftier plane II the aims of Secretary
Hoover are carried out. He seeks to
make the high pay even higher by low
ering the cost of living. This, in turn,
is to be obtained by a lowering in cost
of production. In order that lower costs
may be obtained without the sacrifice
of wages, greater efficiency is needed.
Made L. s. Industrial Leader.
Quantity production has made Amer
lea the industrial leader of the world
The lowered overhead by the turning
out of great quantities of articles has
helped bring prices down, until over
head has become almost negligible in
most manufacturing lines. This causes
seekers for lower prices to explore in
a new direction. That path lies through
the wilderness of waste that surrounds
manufacturing, building, mining and
other activities of the business world.
The wastes can be found almost any
where. There is the great waste of
manpower during strikes or business
depressions. There is the waste, some
what along this line, when overproducz
tion during a boom is followed by the
flooding of markets, with a resultant
stagnation that throws labor out of
work. There Is the waste of seasonable
work, such as the work along con-
struction lines or in mining. There is
the waste due to lack of transportation
facilities or inadequate terminals. There
is the waste due to lack of standardi-
zation in products and through failure
to utilize all of the raw product. There
is the waste by fire and, finally. the
waste of human life.
Wastes That Hit Farmers.
Just as an example of waste involv-
ing many of these various types that
Secretary Hoover seeks to eliminate,
the recent history of the preserved
milk industry, which is one of the
largest factors in export trade, serves
as a warning that efficiency has yet to
find it's place entirely in the industrial
life of the country.
Taking the various wastes listed by
Mr.. Hoover, there were the great milk
strikes called by the Dairymen's
League in New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and other sections Dur
ing the strikes the farmers, rather
than sell their product below a price
they believed they deserved, dumped
such milk as they could not use in
their fields. They were able to make
use of some. but the greater part of
their product went into theS ground.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
FOREIGN SERVICE HELD
OF GREAT VALUE TO u. S.
Cost Comparatively Small When Com
pared With Benefits, Is View of
Henry L. Sweinhart.

lack of funds and the small extra
appropriation which may be needed
in some emergency and without
which it's officers would be seriously
handicapped There is great diff
ference, they assert, between the
duties and obligations of the State
Department and that of most, If not
all, of the departments which deal
only with domestic matters. No Sec
retary of State would be excused, on
the ground of shortage of funds, for
instance, it Is stated, IL he were to
fail to obtain all the information and
cans endangered abroad in case of
revolution or other disturbances In
some foreign nation.
Such emergencies cannot be fore
seen; they may arise over night; and
the State Department must be pre-
pared to take care of them. In
this respect. 1t, Is pointed out, there
Is an important difference, which
should be recognized, between the
foreign service and the other
branches Of the government. I'm
portant as is the work of the other
departm ents, it is seldom that there
is the urgent necessity such as the
State Department is likely to be con-
fronted with at any moment in an
emergency call for aid from Ameri-
cans in a distant foreign country,
China, Persia, or where not
"Post AIIowances' Cut.
With one possible exception the re-
ductions in the State Departments
budget for 1926 are not likely Sc
riously to affect the service. One cut
in the estimates may be felt quite
severely. That is the reduction from
s125,000 to $4,000 in the amount
granted for post allowances to per-
NIT diplomatic, consular and foreign
service officers ito adjust their Of
fetal income to the ascertained cost
of living at the posts to which they
lowance is looked on as almost neces-
sary because of the differences in cost
of living at various places. 1t is an
added compensation which practically
every nation in the world allows in
one form or another to it's representa-
tives stationed abroad. In some
places the rate of exchange makes
heavy inroads on the regular salary
of the young consul or diplomatic
secretary.
One of the State Department in
creases which has been granted is for
representation of the United States
on the International Institute of
Agriculture at Rome. the increase
being from $29,577 for the current
fiscal year to s54,340 for next year.
This will give the United States
extra voting power, it's insular pos
sessions being represented under the
new arrangement, and the work of
this institute is looked on as of great
value to the agricultural interests of
the country.
On nP he IN oil Jaf :
ment of each of the American repub-
lies to the work of the Pan-American
Union, the quota now being $1,000 for
each million inhabitants. the quota
of the United States to this inter-
American bureau has been increased
from 500 600 to $127,231 per year An
Increase is also allowed for the work
of the two Mexican-American claims
commissions now at work. this being
from $171,930 for the current year to
$275 900 for the next fiscal year.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-12-14

no country In the civilized world
4 has permitted it's agricultural
i industry to sink into as low es-
tate as has the United States.
Although in the matter of produc-
tion we are still the worlds greatest
agricultural country, at the same
time our agricultural industry is
harder pressed financially than can be
asserted of the agricultural industry
of any other country.
l know / am on sound ground when
l add that because of this paradoxical
condition the United States today is
faced by the gravest economical prob
lem that is vexing the statesmanship
of any other country.
Neglected by Statesmen.
The cause is wholly due to the fact
that our craftsmanship has for more
than a generation neglected agricul-
ture while fostering carefully every
other of our great industries. 1t has
failed utterly to respond with con-
structive legislation and administra
tion to the constantly growing de-
mands of agriculture to be kept
abreast of modern economic and COM
mercial progress and methods.
Because OF this neglect American
agriculture today presents the gro
tesque spectacle of a great industry
being pauperiZed at the production
end while piling up huge profits at
the distribution end. Production and
distribution are twin factors of COM
merce. They are the Siamese twins
of modern business. The death of one
involves the death of the other. In
our agriculture one of the twins is
sick and rapidly wasting away. If
the disease is not speedily cured it
soon will be communicated to it's
mate. So intimately interviewer are
all the factors of our huge business
structure that every one of them will
be sure to suffer with the completion
of the processes of bankruptcy that
are bringing the agriculture industry
to ruin.
Denies Being an AIarmist.
am aware that I am using strong
language. A horde of Intelligent and
we'll meaning Americans doubtless
will say / am employing the language
of the alarmist. But 1 am certain
that If they will only give this vitality
important subject careful thought
they will agree with what l have said
/ am not an alarmist; neither am
I pessimist. Conservatism and op-
timism constitute my creed as an
American. l believe I appreciate as
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Editors Note: The following
article by Mr.. Yoakum, one of the
greatest railroad financiers in the
country. upon a subject of vital
interest to all classes of citizens,
Is printed by The Star without
passing Judgment on the opinions
expressed therein.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
More Obsolete Custom.

From the Kansas City Star.
Congress gets back to Washington
just in time to go home for the Christ
mas holidays.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

BY II. F.. YOAKUM
I BELIEVE 1 am safe in saying that
no country in the civilized world
has permitted it's agricultural
| industry to sink into as low .es-
tate as has the limited States
Evening star., 1924-12-14
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

w 7 HEN krassin, Soviet Am
M bassador, arrived In Paris
" to assume his diplomatic
duties, the Bolsheviks OF
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Continued on Third Page.)
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BY HENRY l.. SWEINHART.

7 F the value Of the foreign service
of the United States could be
measured in dollars and cents,
it. would be found to run into
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
COMING EVENTS

1995-Erection Of national club
house for radio fans, where they
can tell each other all about their
sets without boring anyone else.
2015- Invention Of self.Starters
for Congressman, forcing them to
get to work without being proddsd
by editorials, kilograms and LISTERS
from the folks back home.
1880 - New immigration laws.
Actresses coming to this country
on liners must be photographed
with knees iIncrossed.
2O20- EffIciency experts come
into their own. Employees forced
to eat with one hand and add fig
ures with the other and call up.
wives outside Of business hours.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
PHONOGRAPH PHOTOS.

What q bridegroom thinks about
as the bride marches up the aisle.)
Gosh, why don't she walk
faster. wonder II any body
can hear my knees knock
ing. Heavens. one Of the
bridesmaids is out Of step. s.
This Is awful; everybody's star
ing right at me. Why
didn't we get married by a justice
Of the peace like wanted
to. 49,. Say Fred. ii my tie on
straight? Have you got
the ring all right? / wish
! could remember what the min
lister said about knealtag. -.
They're almost here now
Lookout Fred, you're stepping on
my toe. Good Heavens,
my garter's snapped!
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

You wouldn't mind q fellow
borrowing your clothes II he
wouldn't strpt around like he
owned them.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

Once upon q time q woman en-
tered shoe shop and said. give
me q pair Of shoes no matter how
big the size az long a. it is com
Portable"
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

Clohtes don't make the man.
but nobody ever heard Of q room
mate swiping a pair Of overalls.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
DOUBLE DUTY
CLOTHES
BY John r. NIedbury.

OAArAe = 45-eeeess - n =
~ LoTHES are getting 90 ex-
pensive lately that q poor
man that wants to Be well
dressed has to room with some
fellow who has an iip-to-date ward
robe
It's nice to pick out somebody
who's congenial, but II you wear
. .14H collar It isn't good business
TO share a room with some bird
who measures 16 inches around
the neck.
Companionship Is wonderful
thing but not unless his clothes
lit you.
What good il . pal. y YOU can't
wear his shirts?
It's great II you happen to have
buddy who has his clothes made
to measure.
One guy who rooms with well
dressed man has to get up at
o'clock every morning to beat
his room mats into his clothes.
He who sleeps the longest ii the
poorest dressed.
It's nicer to be 4 little tired
and wear swell clothes than it IL
20 be perfectly rested and look
shabby.
Some men even sleep in their
Clothes don't make the man,
from getting them.
It's getting 90 that unless you
live alone you have to put q burg
lar alarm on your socks.
You have to sleep with one eye
closed and watch your 1leckties
with the other.
A Chicago man has had 50
many clothes stolen from him BY
his room mates that now he goes
to work in d bath robe.
And now he has his resignation
ready to hand in to the boss as
soon as they steal that.
Clohtes don't make the man,
but nobody ever heard Of q room
mate swiping pair Of overalls.
You wouldn't mind q fellow
borrowing your clothes IL he
wouldn't STRUT around like he
owned them.
II you must have somebody to
share your room, pick out a guy
who works at night. Then IL
you're employed in the daytime
one suit Of clothes win be enough
for both Of YOU.
-.AA-ssas
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
IT'S "A GREAT
LIFE
BY Les COnIxIin.
Tough il EiIllor Case.

UHERE Il only one thing
tougher than missing flock
Of ducks when your gun falls
overheard. and that Is having TO
eat one cf them IA . restaurant
stx months later.
The only trouble with going 70
the bathing beach for = days reSt
il that II tires you out more than
q weeks work ct the otfIce.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

~ LoTHES are getting 90 ex-
pensive lately that poor
man that wants to Be well
dressed has to room with some
fellow who has an up-to.date ward
robe.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
FFeedom From
Stomach Distress
Peoples Drug Stores Has The
Remedy and Guarantees 1t
To End Indigestion or
Gastritis or Money
Back-SO Why Be
Miserable?
Use Dare's Mentha Pepsin

You can get one bottle OF Dare's Men.
tha-Pepsln and Il after you take 1t you
do not say II did your stomach mere
good than anything you ever used be-
fore. your money will be waiting FOR
you.
This Delighted ana effSctivs elixir
not only gives instant relief from gas.
fnllness. acid stomach and distress after
eating but taken regularly for q
short time viii turn your weak, run
down stomach into a strong, healthy
one able to perform its duties without
1t ends indigestion, sastritls. catarfh
Of the stomach and does y In q sar-
prisInslg short period Of tins: 1..,....
dentist OF Bridgeton. N. j.. writes;
After suffering severely with SaStfitls
ana other stomach troubles. 4 friend
gave me q bottle or Dare's Mentha-
Pepein. had obtained little relief
from other remedies. but four bottles
entirely ended the trouble" Get Il at
Peoples Drug Stores and all reHulaf
druggists everywhere.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

Wedding Guest And DO you
know how to cook9
Blushing Bride Oh yes, /
learned from mother shes n
ways roasting somebody. you
know.
The height Of frlnkness was
attained by suburban dog fan
cier who advertised: Board your
dogs here they'll - one Of a."
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

Copyright. 1864, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01

II you must have somebody to
share your room, pick out guy
who works at night. Then IL
you're employed in the daytime
one suit Of clothes will be enough
for both Of you.
The Washington times., 1924-08-01
STOP ITCHING ECZEMA
--
Penetrating, Antiseptic zemo
Will Help You.

Nevcr mind how often you have tried
and failed. you can stop burning, itch
ing Ecaema quickly by applying Zemo
Furnished BY any druggist for s5c. Ex-
ira large bottle, s1,oO. Healing baeins
the moment zeno IL applied. In short
time usually every trace Of EaEsma,
letter, Plmples. Rash. Blackheada ana
similar skin diseases viii be removed.
For clearing the skin and making il
vigorously healthy. always use zano.
the penetrating, antiseptic LIQUID. When
others fail II H. the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles OF ali Kinds.
zemo Soap. 25d--zemo Ointment. soc.
| reno /
ron skiN iRRITA4IoNs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-09-24
Meet
at MankatO
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS TO
MEET EDUCATORS OF THIS
SECTION OCT. 2 AND 3.

The Southwestern Division of the
Minnesota Educational association
will meet at Mankato, Thursday and
Friday, October and 3. Those in
charge of the meeting have prepared
unusually good programs for the
union, as well as the sectional gath
erings, and a large attendance is an
ticipated.
Five distinguished, nationally re-
cogniZed educators will be present
and deliver addresses. They are:
Dean William S. Gray, University
of Chicago, probably the foremost ex-
pert in the country in the methods of
teaching reading in the elementary
school.
Stirling A. Leonard, Professor of
English in the University of Wiscon-
sin, who will present methods of
teaching composition and literature.
Ida B. Earhart, Professor of Edu-
cation in the University of Nebraska
formerly of Teachers college, Column
bia university, author of "The Method
of the Recitation and an education
al lecturer of wide reputation.
DR.. 0. T. Corson, formerly state
superintendent of Ohio, who has
spoken at state and national meetings
in all parts of the country with great
acceptance.
Miss Maude McBroom, an ac-
knowledged expert in primary educa-
ton, an associate of Professor Horn
in the experimental elementary school
connected with the University of
Iowa.
The Devereux Players, a company
which plays at the leading univer-
stiles of the country, has been en-
gagged in place of the usual Friday
evening concert. The officers believe
that the teachers in attendance will
welcome the opportunity to see and
hear this famous organization.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-09-24
Schal Delivers Speech

Tom Schall, blind congressman
from the tenth district and candidate
for the United States Senate spoke
to between $50 and 800 persons at
the corner Of Third and Main Streets
for almost three hours Wednesday
evening, attacking the legislative re-
cord of Senator Johnson and promis-
ing to fight the predatory interests
which he said are ever seeking to
control the national government.
In the course of his long speech
Mr.. Schall dwelt on. the Presidential
convention system and it's attendant
pre-convention promises, whereby
presidents are committed, before their
elections, to the forces of an ''invisi-
BILE government; the uselessness of
a third party in politics; the need for
an adequate merchant marine; the
indisposition of newspapers to handle
Schall news sent to Minnesota from
Washington on his opponents record
in both the state legislature and the
United States Senate; and the work
of the American soldier.
Mr.. Schall likened his beliefs to
the republicanism of Lincoln and
Roosevelt, and paid tribute to the
former Presidents.-Mar Mes
Senger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-09-24
Motor Bus Contest

That motor buses in Minnesota are
giving service which is appreciated
is evident by the tone of numerous en-
tries which have been received by
the Contest Editor of the Minnesota
Motor Bus Association, which has
offered $3.50 in cash prizes for the
eighteen best letters on the subject
"How Motor Bus Transportation Ser
YES my Community and How it Could
be Improved" Improvement of SER
vice also is touched upon, many ex-
celent suggestions along this line
having been made.
Entries have been received from
practically every quarter of the state,
said Raymond I. Tenant, Executive
Secretary of the. Association today.
sMany of these entries comment on
the excellent service given; speak of
the manner in which companies of the
association last winter kept their
roads open, not only for bus travel,
but for private vehicles.
This one phase Of the industry last
winter cost bus operators thousands
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-09-24
the brown lump in the water and then

the brown lump in the water and then
followed it.
All at once he noticed that the
demon sponge was taking in water at
great rate and putting up like a
yellow balloon. He laughed as he
watched it grow bigger and bigger.
Then he found it was throwing off
a strong gassy odor that all at once
made him feel giddy. Yes, and all
at once the sponge seemed alive! It
pushed him back, and then he threw
himself from the tub and tried to
reach the window. The demon sponge
beat him to it. 1t billowed all about
him, pulsing, swelling, sitting, nau-
seating. He shrieked and fell to the
floor and the sponge enveloped him!
But as he fell his bare foot touch
ed the check to the hot air furnace
register in the floor and with con-
vulsive jerk he opened it. Then he
remembered no more.
When he regained consciousness
the sponge had vanished, the room
was sitting hot and filled with the
sickening odor. He managed to get
to the window and opened it. Then
he looked for the demon sponge.
The water had run out of the tub
and he saw the little brown bunch
of evil, dried up by the intense heat,
resting on the margin Of the outlet.
He snatched at it, but it rolled into,
the escape pipe and disappeared.
That was always considered one OF
the very best lies in the Beefsteak an
mails,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-09-24
Fake Doctors
Are in Trouble
CHARGE $3.50 FOR PRETENDED
OPERATION; ARRESTED AND
WAIT TRIAL.

' Working the confidence game for
all it was worth proved disastrous to
two itinerant Eye Specialists in
Brown county.
The two men worked their scheme
in the country and as their Zine"
was new one in these parts it work
ed fairly well. Thursday afternoon
while Robert Jahnke of Cottonwood
township was working in the fields
he was approached by these two men
who asked him if he, was having trou-
BILE with his eyes. Mr.. Jahnke is
about IS years old and as is usually
the case with old age his eyes are not
so good as they used to be. First the
strangers wanted to sell him some
glasses and the three went into Mr..
Jahnke's house to fit them on. While
trying them on, Martin, going under
the title Of CDR. Miluler'' informed
Mr.. Jahnke that he had some unatural
growth in his eye and called in the
specialist, Wilkinson, who after max
ing fake examination performed a
fake surgical operation and charged
the magnificent sum of $3.50. 1t hap
pended, however, that Mr.. Jahnke did
not have that sum in the house SO
Martin and Jahnke departed for New
Ulm where he was going to get it
from the bank. Wilkinson in the
meantime was to stay at the farm
and await the return of his partner.
Upon entering the local Citizens
State Bank Mr.. Jahnke asked for a
loan and in the course of the CONVEX
sation the purpose of the loan was
brought out. The banker became sus-
picious and informed Mr.. Jahnke that