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important cabinet changes
Several sudden changes have been made in Pres
ident Coolidge’s cabinet, the most surprising of
which is the resignation of Secretary Hughes. It
was reported during the latter part of the campaign
and immediately after the election that Mr. Hughes
desired to retire. Later semi-official assurances
were given that he had been persuaded to accept re
appointment.
It is with regret that the American people note
the departure of Secretary Hughes from the State
department. His selection by the late President
Harding revived confidence in the department,
which had lacked the standing ordinarily expected
of it on account of the frequent changes during the
Wilson administration, and the personal difficulty
the war president had in working in harmony with
his secretaries—or vice versa. Mr. Hughes’ out
standing ability at once was manifested in the effi
cient way in which he took hold of the affairs of of
fice, and at no time in recent years has the depart
ment enjoyed greater confidence of the country in
dealing with tangled foreign affairs than it has dur
ing his regime.
Mr. Hughes, however, desires to retire to re
coupe his personal fortunes, which naturally have
not kept pace with a record that might have been
made had he devoted the past twenty years to pri
vate practice instead of to public affairs.
Frank B. Kellogg, appointed to succeed Secre
tary Hughes, likewise is a great lawyer. He former
ly was president of the American Bar association
and was senator from Minnesota before he was ap
pointed to the ambassadorship in Great Britain, a
post which he has filled with signal credit to himselt
and the country. His legal training and his grow
ing experience with foreign affairs, as they affect
the United States, will equip him to take up the du
ties of office in a way that causes no jar to the pub
lic in the transition.
Another important change in the cabinet is the
retirement of Harlan F. Stone, as attorney general,
to take a place on the supreme bench, and the suc
cession of Charles B. Warren, to the head of the de
partment of justice. Mr. Warren long has been in
public life, having served as ambassador to Mexico
and Japan. Undoubtedly he will fill the attorney
generalship creditably.
Without, doubt President Coolidge would have
preferred that for the most part his present official
family retain their places, but where changes haxe
been found necessary he has shown wisdom in filling
the vacancies with men of the highest training and
abilities.
THE DRUG EVIL
The United States must accept the responsibility
of bringing the consumption of drugs under control.
A habit far more dangerous than any other is that
of using opium, and America faces the dire circum
stances of leading the world on a per person ratio
of opium consumption. This is a horrible condition.
It is easily a most important problem that presents
itself for solution.
For every one grain of opium an Italian uses,
for instance, the average American uses 30 grains.
Other comparisons are: India, 27; France, 4; Eng
land. 3, and Germany 2.
Is it any wonder that up and down thi streets
of our cities walk men and women, pale-faced,
glassy eyed, and with nervous step. They are on
the rocd to hell, to a habit-craving hades from which
can be saved only their pitiable wrecked bodies.
Their soul spirits have long ago been driven into in
sanity; their minds wander; their hands tremble;
their judgments falter; they have not hope, ambi
tion, nor the will to do.
Isn’t the reason for United States concern a
tragic one/ Take away from the quota upon which
the ratio was based the rural population, then one
confronts the city folks with this staggering fact:
a very large number of city folks use from 75 to
100 grains of opium a year—and many use more.
THE WET AND DRY PROBLEM
In southern California, in what is known as the
Owens Valley, a group of embattled farmers seized
an aqueduct that carries water from the Sierras to
Los Angeles, a distance of 250 miles, and turned it
into the Owens River.
The residents of the Owen Valley demanded a
primitive right—the right of nature’s water sup
ply. Los Angeles politicians, they say, drained
the water into the city without making settlement
with the inhabitants of the valley who too claimed
this water right. This is one of many contests in
the West to decide ownership of water.
Twenty years ago this particular fight started
when Los Angeles began to build the longest aque
duct in the world, costing $25,000,000. The farmers
looked upon this drainage of their water supply as
a setback to their prosperity, and their claims were
full of logic. Thus the controversy continued un
til the residents of the Owens A alley took the mat
ter into their own hands. Los Angeles bankers fin
ally agreed to effect a settlement.
The Owens Valley Herald, in commenting on
the situation, said that “it was the only weapon
a weak community had against a strong munici
pality to bring their wrongs to the attention of he
outside world. “
The entire incident impresses this fact: The
weak too have inafienable rights.
DO YOU WANT TAX PUBLICITY/
Do you want everybody to know your business—
how much you earn, how much you spend, and how
much you do not spend ?
That’s just what the publicity clause in the
present national income tax law makes possible.
The government has a right to collect more taxes
from the rich man than from the poor; it has a right
to levy an income tax; it has a right to demand a
report from men and women who earn big sums of
money, and the government has a right to investi
gate Bill Jones if there is doubt as to his report be
ing correct.
But wen it comes down to giving every Tom,
Dick and Harry access to Bill Jones’s private af
fairs, then the government encroaches upon the rights
of personal liberty. This publicity clause is not
good judgment. It lacks common sense. It is
hardly constitutional, and it should be speedily re
pealed.
14-STORY CHURCH BUILDING
From New York comes the following news item:
“Brooklyn, long known as ‘the city of churches/ is
to have a 14-storv Methodist temple. Plans for
consruction of the revenue-producing building with
in the next year were announced by officers of the
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church/'
This is a sensible idea. Nine out of every ten
churches are in debt, and principally due to large
building*1 costs. If every church building invest
ment could be a revenue-producing one, then more
people would go to church, and more effective re
ligious work could be accomplished.
The American farmers are in debt 14 billion
dollars, but less than five billions represents mort
gages. Land is the only thing that has real value.
All other things may be destroyed, but land remains
to be made productive.
ONE OF the chief criticisms (or compliments)
hurled at the Alaskan by a suburban newspaper is
that it prints too large a .newspaper for the commu
nity and is too reasonable in its charges for job
work. Like its critics, it is superstitious; so much
so in fact that it not merely stops at robbing church
es and hospitals, but at robbing anybody else.
—Anchorage Alaskan.
A Yale professor in civics advocates paying
statesmen “what they are worth,” which wouldn’t
be so hard if all of them had private incomes.
IIow readily the weather bureau is forgiven
when a cold wave that it predicted doesn’t mate
rialize.
Premier Herriott has assured our ambassador
of the honesty of France’s intentions regarding
the debt, but what Washington desires is clarity
of statement as to just what those intentions are.
With only one motor vehicle for every 6.42 per
sons in the United States it looks as though 42 per
cent of a person would have to walk.
Liberty Theatre
TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
THOMAS H. INCE’S SIX REEL COMEDY
A man of
action
A CROOK MYSTERY
FAST AND FUNNY.
—An All-Star Cast headed by—
DOUGLAS MAC LEAN
MARGUERITE DE LA MOTTE
RAYMOND HATTON
A Play to Thrill You and Then Make You
LAUGH!
There will also be an educational rell, “AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE SEA,” a Pathe News and
a Comical Fable, making a big night’s program
COME AND LAUGH!
CITY FURNISHES SAND
TO PREVENT SLIPPING
WATERTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 29—To
prevent slippery walks and possible
broken bones, the city will distribute
free sand to all residents who desire
it.
All that is necessary to receive
the anti-slip substance is that a
receptacle must be placed on the
curb, so that drivers of the deliv
ery trucks will know where to stop.
City Manager Ackerman announced
i recently that all walks must be shov
jeled before 11 a. m. or the property
owner would be charged at least 50
cents for shoveling service given by
the city.
Mrs. Sandbeck will move into the
house recently purchased on Second
avenue, occupied by Mr. and Mrs
Frank Kempfer and the latter will
move into the house vacated by Mrs
Sandbeck.
Picture Framing at the Alaska
Shop. tf
Yes! no autos
today!
But you auto see our shipment of fresh
Goods that auto satisfy the most auto
cratic appetite in Seward.
EAT YEAST FOR HEALTH
The FLOWERS GROCERY
Telephone Main 65
•SUNBEAM CABINET HEATERS
Look them over and see what they will do for
the Home or Store built without a basement—
PRICED AT $128.00 CASH
Terms of $30.00 down and the balance in 12
monthly payments will be made to responsible
home owners. The cleanest and most economical
heater on the market; an ornament to th e home
SEWARD MACHINE SHOPS
PLUMBING AND SHEET METAL WORKS