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THE PALM BEACH POST Friday Aluniiii.ur, January J.9 MAKING GOOD ONT PROMISES WAGES AND IMMIGRATION THE PALM BEACH POST QUILL POINTS by I ROBERT QUILLEN Olive Rtrtvt, Wert Palm Beach, Florida. W- tyiii -omh D. Cnklir xn.l ocfk-ial r-nper of l. tn. iwh County.

City i i.imrv Itiinni Eutere.ras mnll if tl.e clasi at the pistoffiee In Weit Palm Beach, Klrlil, Jsmmry IS, ltllti, under the A-t of March .1, 1S79. OF THR ASSOCIATE!) PRESS. Tlie Afisoclateil I'ivks exclusively entitled to tDe, uho for re-finbllcatloit of all new vmlitmL to tt or uot otherwise credited In this paper and a.t-'ci tap Incut news puhlishcn therelo. -Ail rising of reimhlicatiun of Redifl dlspatehea herein are 1ro reaeryed. Piits'-rli'tloa Price, in West Pnlm Bench and Pilm Beach Oil! side West Palm Beach and I'alui lteach JT7.nO Per Vear Ielivcrcil by Carrier 20 Cents Per Week Foreign Siiliscription Prli-e $11.30 Per Year Advertising ratei made known on application.

The management reaerre the right to reject any objectionable advertisements. I HAV He'RC A US'f OF M- I A FEW of The Things I i You saip i CoulpeT SHELL OUT If Vol. XIV. Friday Morning, the comparative absence of those particular nationalities of labor that we are anxious to have come in. On the other hand, should immigration prove to be the remedy, it must be perceived that we cannot continue for all time this process of drawing our labor from foreign shores.

This very process is now the cause of one of the serious maladjustments from we are suffering. It has been generally observed that the second generation of, labor immigrants do not take to common labor k'indly. They have instil led in them a certain measure of American ideals. It is therefore practically universally the tendency to graduate into other fields. On numerous occasions it has been charged that we have too many re(aili rs and too many farmers, etc.

A good share of these are second generation immigrants. Those- who do not enter these fields enter the ranks of skilled labor. As a result of a relative scarcity of skilled labor in the past, the great bulk of our labor saving machinery Was developed. Accordingly, we have comparatively a sufficiency of machinery to augment or supplement labor, but a dearth of machinery today to do the same for common labor. Another maladjustment from which we are suffering, and which has a direct bearing upon the- labor shortage of general industry, is that presented by the coal industry, It is generally, admitted that there are too many cpal mines and too many coal miners the.

average cdal miner does well to work .200 (lavs out of possible 300 a year. This situation has been kept up by periodic 'shortages of coal in 'recent years owing to the war demands and, since the war. strikes. Because of, these forces full competition has pot been allowed to play this industry. The remedy, for these two maladjustments in labor supply is not a continued influx of common labor, which soon graduates into other fields, thereby making the- conditions worse as time goes on.

On the contrary, a solution would seem to be an actual but shortage of common labor. The higher cost ensuing will stimulate inventions of labor saving machinery to perform the work of common labor. The very reason for the dearth of machinery to perform the work for common labor has been lack of for its invention. Such machinery will be forthcoming' in, relatively short order, for it docs, not represent a transference of skill, as lias been true of. the of the past inventions, but it represents mostly a transference of power only.

An example of such invention is the "container" car recently invented. The "container1 car is a device for shipping k-ss than carload shipments of frei'ht. Such shipments arc put the "container" and lifted on an improved flat car. At its destination the "container" as a whole is unloaded. According to the New York UYJ ffy KdJUU CONSTRUCTIVE CHARITY In the pursuit of perfection an iconoclastic age has not only discovered that Christmas isn't what it used to be but that Christmas ought not to be what it was or is.

The discovery is the work of the "social conscience." In other days, we knew the New England conscience, celebrated by Lowell who would be right with two or three and be pbsti-nately satisfied, and now we have the soul-searchers who everybody to be right. The change goes along with the industrial revolution the passing of handicraft and the growth of the factory system and mass' production! Unlike other discoveries, this one is not a Jabor-saver. Worse than that, it calls for specialization and more money. That is a bad thing about morality and the new social con sciousness, as the new conception of Christmas illustrates. Under the old practice the lord of the-mahor or Lady Bountiful would fill a basket at Christmas time and dispatch it by a servant to the home of poverty, where the grantee of the largesse received it gratefully and, with a curtsey.

"Them days is gone forever" for both. The census enumerators have discovered that there is poverty on other days than Christmas, and the moralists have concluded that if charity should be given on Christmas day it should be given also on other days on which there are calls for it, and if given only on Christmas itjs mawkish sentimentality, or, worse than that, selfishness to avoid an ever-present obligation by a once-a-year contribution. And, moreover, the successor to the feudal serf has' a vote and his social status is not as his forebears was. What's to be done are we to abandon Christmas as the choice day of charity or shall every day he Christmas bye and bye? Central railroad, "every time a pound car of less than carload freight is handled from shipper to consignee, it requires 2tj0.0iji) pounds of man-Kiting power' (an average of 13 rehandlings) while- the "container" system would require only pounds of lifting, a saving in man-lifting power of 220,600 pounds in handling -only one carload of freight." It is easy to sec that a few intentions such as this would very quickly ease the of any shortage of common' labor that we may be laboring under. The conclusion, is that, rather than aggravate- the situation by making it more acute each year and throwing the rest of business ant of balance, that we get at the root of the trouble and lessen the demanff for unskillrd man labor by further application of power and machinery.

It is not necessary to change the present immigration law. Literary Prisoner Obtains a Parole (By AsMocliilPtl 1'resM) Phoenix, Jan. 4. 1 ouis Victor Eytinge, who has gained prominence through his literary accomplishment while serving a life term for murder in the Arizona state penitentiary, was granted a parole today bv Governor Thomas Campbell. Eytinge while in prison wrote many stories and articles which were published under his name: During the war he contributed to the advertising campaigns for the liberty loan drives.

According to Governor Campbell, Eytinge recently received an offer of a position with a New York 'publishing firm at a salary of S6.000 a year, and the parole was made contingent upon acceptance of this offer. 24TH ST. v. (From Business Bulletin of La Salle University.) During the past month there have been numerous instances of wage increases in addition to those reported in the November bulletin. These increases have- occurred in textile mills, copper mines, print shops, silk mills, potteries and sheet iron and tin plate mills.

Generally- they have run from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. From all indications, American business as a whole is not quite ready for these increases in wage rates, for it is admitted that the deflation process through which we have been pass-sing has not been carried as far as it really should have been for the best interests of future business. This spurt in wages therefore can have but one effect its own nndo- Because of the rise in commodity prices already noted and in prospect, the old vicious circle of the boom years may be begun. I forever, under the present situation it can be of but short duration, for tyvo principal reasons, rather fullv sketched in the November bulletin. That very; efficient club a -trayer strike is already seen to be hanging over the head of business.

A good portion of the recent prices liave been absorbed by retail dealers in a great many instances. In those instances where the dealers have" attempted to pass them on very little succeshas been met with. Also," any considerable price increases would very quickly liquidate the farmer's present positionwipe out the small gains that hav accrued to him in recent weeks. These wage increases have been occasioned by what is apparently a shortage of labor. In some quarters this shortage is blamed upon the present immigration laws.

However, as pointed out in the November bulletin, tiie trouble really lies with' the maladjustment of the labor supply rather than with the immigration situation. The long-run remedy for the labor situation docs not Jie in increased immigration, because under the tliee per cent rule of admission, the number of Europeans that might have entered was, roughly, the number actually admitted, however, fell short of this figure by more than 120.000. Also, the futility depending upon any leniency in the immigration act is" shown when it is considered that in rates for steerage passage on ships-plying between this country and Europe there has been an increase up to 300 per cent over the average pre-war rate calculated upon the old fca.sis of gold exchange. When these rate's are again transformed into terms of various European currencies of today, it is easily seen that the cost of passage is very much beyond the reach of the kind of labor which we wish to attract. As a consequence, it is reported, a large part of the from the preferred countries have been women whose passages had been paid by relatives in this country.

This probably accounts for icating liquor aboard, if forced by-stress of weather into one of our ports, would be forfeited under the prohibition act, irrespective of all principles of international law ana customary usages 'of. civilized nations." Tongue Twisters By C. L. EDSON. Author of "The Gentle Art of Columning" (TO BE READ ALOUD) SIKI.

THE MOOR. A sheik upon a kicky mare, Was riding through Morocco mire. This sheik was Siki, pjucky Moor A tricky, lucky blackamoor, i Enroute to France's shining shore, I To fight with Carp. They say he' swore To floji and kick upon the floor, Tov prove that Carp coufd; lick a Moor. But Siki proved a tricky Moori When Cam beeatl to whack the Moor! The black began to block him it i i i i uup nau useu ins coco more, He'd not have- tried to buck a Moor He failed to put his hokum o'er, Then fell down like a sycamore, And lost to Siki, blackamoor.

Serve Palm Beach Ice Cream in quart bricks. Cure for Baldness Found in Battle Paris, Jan- 4. Baldness isbci comin" less frequent among Frenchmen, probably as a result of the mental activity and outdoor Jiic during the- great war, according to Ballet, dermatologist. 'at the famous military hospital of V'al de Grace. have noted since the war tha fewer officers are bald, also that public assemblies and in the theatres are no longer the-shining rowii of bald heads which in pre-war day were' the objects of the darts of tht cartoonists and humorists," he continued, "After further observation and study I have concluded that if the average Frenchman is no longer getting bald at forty it is because during tlie war the solulers worked more and traveled and lived in different climates, stirring up the sluggish blood.

"Finally, there moments of much excitement -and worry, which in many cases made the hair white, but in the majority of cases only quickened its growth." According to the Electrical World, more than 62 per cent of the primary horsepower used in the state of Massachusetts is electrical. This state ranks fifth in the United States Pasteurized Milk Phone 959 of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach of hrtueatlon. January 5, 1923. No. 345 flow points, on it.

Must be i 'ots of fun, The Farmer's Song. Get up early, tro to bed lafeO Work like ML 'A The pressure cooker will fcf founJ convenient and satislaetory tor can ning meats, just as much so as for preserving vegetables. I The more fluently and easily a compliment is spoken the less it means. There would be fewer divorce if pood manners began -where charity does. How time's change.

In days of old, when knights were bold, maids were not. The objection, of humble people is that thev always 'seem a little too proud of it. Success is just a matter of sound sense, common decency and advertising sface. Faith may remove mountains but it won't remove alcohol in bootleg hootch. The real of the war were those ho had something to sell their country.

Game laws limit the number you can kill, Game hogs of yesterday did their part, also. Well, that's that. Now let the rest of the Christmas bills wait until February The mellowing of a republic is just a slow process of learning to use the whitewash brush, Almost an shrewd man can catch you in a lie 'unless the lie is to -the effect that he-is a wonder. Have no dread of; the hereafter. Many a rabbit becomes part of a sealskin coat after death: A conscience can't handle the job, oowever, unless it has the hearty cooperation of the neighbors.

The hiss of the snake didn't worry pioneers any more than the hiss of escaping air worries moderns. It is advisable to hitch your wa-rfjonito a star. Especially if it's a water wagon and you're a movie star. Patriots who kick abottt paying tvar taxes should be thankful that they are not required to salute while doing it. "A village is a place where almost everybody fels omniscient," says a writing man.

New York papers please copy. Correct this sentence: "John," said the wife of five years, "I don't mind a little kissing, but I. don't like so much of it." After a man has searched long and vainly for a drink, his only consolation is in the reflection that prohibition js a farce. Ike, '3orum, LABOR SHORTAGE. Editor Palm Beach Post Referring to the news item iu The Post yesterday headed "Labor Shortage Blamed on Ban on Immigration," I have just received the enclosed bulletin.

I do not know" what is your attitude on immigration, but I think that in. any case you will be interested in reading the point of view of the other side from the National Association of Manufactured Personally, I agree with the writer in the Busjness Bulletin, and feel that the only thought in the mind of the N. A. M. is the necessity, from its point of viewy of obtaining cheap An argument to the effect that the south -has an aelyantage -the north J'nUhe matter, of iche.ap labor (colored) is of no account, because of the fact that colored labor by no means when measured on the basis of work -accomplished, or in other words, the amount of work done is usually worth no more 'ban the amount of pay given, often indeed, 4he pay is too great for the value of.

the w-urk paid for. If you are in sympathy with the writer in the Business Bulletin, an editorial on the subject would, I think, be very timely. S. VV? YOUNG. 108 North Poinsettia Street, West Palm Beach, Jan.

J. 1923. (Tbe article enclosed and referred to in the letter is printed on tuis page. Editor Post.) AVjckersham Files Booze Law Reply (By Associated Tress) Washington, Jan. of foreign war ships found irr American waters with intoxicating liquor aboard and the depriving of ambassadors and diplomatic representatives of such beverage would follow a government victory in the appeal from Judge Hand's ruling which has reached the argument stage, Attorney Wickersliam submitted jn his brief to the supreme court today.

Asserting that foreign ships haw a right to bring intoxicating liquors into America in sealed stores, Mr. Wickersham ia the insisted that whenever congress has intended to extend the police regulations of the United States over foreign ships without our ports, it has expressly declared such intention in unmis takable terms, and had not done so in the prohibition Decisions were cited to sustain the assertion that tbe supreme court bad hrld atetit laws' did not extend a' fdreign merchant ves-fref lawfuUv iu rte of. our ports and that a similar rcmstruction, had beer, placed 6j other laws. Under the construction coutcndifd for by the goveruruent, the brief as-'serted, "a foreign vessel with iirtox- Cii '1 I 111 Uu llJ WWW MIXING GAS AND ALCOHOL "Booze and gas don't mix," many a police court magistrate has said, arid now comes the United States Treasury Department with an announcement that, an alcohol motor fuel formula has been authorized. The announcement is made in a dispatch from Washington which says: Discovery of a possible outlet for tlie millions of gallons of alcohol produced as a' by-product in many factories of the United States was, seen today in thq approval by the treasury of a special 'formula for alcohol.

Under the decision, announced by Commissioner Blair of the Internal Revenue Bureau," the sale of alcohol for use in thfll manufacture of motor fuels will be permitted when to every 100 gallons. ethyl alcohol there is added one gallon of gasoline of the quality specified. Processes are being developed which make alcohol a byproduct of sugar mills by the utilization of materials which would otherwise be waste. More general adoption of the processes is halted by the regulations on the sale and use of a'cohol, and if the formula the dispatch refers to can be applied to the products of sugar mills it will be a factor in the development of Everglades lands. Some tests have been made of industrial 'alcohol manufactured from Hawaiian molasses with these results: Miles per gallon: 12.2, Chevrolets 9.2, Hupmobiles ,7,3.

Considerable trouble, was experienced in all cars with a grayish powder-like substance clogging up feed pipes and due probably to the dissolving sediment in the supply tanks'. But contrary to the alcohol fuel eliminates carbon, and another good feature was Jthat the bearings were not affected as alcohol and MobiloiJ do not mix. The experimenters are hopeful thatall of the difficulties can be overcome. Better results are had from the uce of alcohol as a domestic fuel. DIXIE HIGHWAY NORTH AND Auction First; If'- $750 WILL START YOU ON THE PURCHASE OF A REAL HOME Balance long terms, like rent.

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Olive and Banyan AWNINGS for the home office or store. cialize in individual designs it painted, stenciled and monog awnings. Complete line oil Medal folding camp and pord i niture. Phone 1142 for estn Tropical Awning' TjJ 403 OkeccjiOt' 1 1 II. C.

FUGATE ENGINEERING CO it Engineers and Surveyor; Electric Blueprinting Phone 432119 No. Olivl C. HUNT ROOFER Specializing in Building Up Repairing Old Leaky Ro1 407 Banyan Phone 370 Quality Laundn Work IT TT ID 1 TAAV II Family Washing and Ironing! the Pound. Reasonable Flat Work RateJ rHONE'lll. west raim Keatf Laundry 4.11.414 Alttisa Sirt mi.

ine rennufK Plantation Jupiter Florida Phone Call Long Distance No. 3011 Or Ltave Order With lopth's Phone 589 i (ui tx turn a ANNOUNCES NEXT Sale NOW THE TIME TO BUILD. It is so" much the custom of builders in the' West Palm Beach territory to carry on their operations in the summer months rather thahiri-the intefnths.lhathe beginning of construction of a three-story apartment'hdUfihis week has incited comment. All of the comment is. favorable, and it is remarked that Mr.

Thomas P. Kean, the Indianapolis, Inch, man who has given the contract, will be rewarded in sev Tuesday and Wednesday January 9-10 2P.M. In Big Tent at Northwood eral ways for his forehandedness. Plenty of skilled labor is available at this season of the year, no time will be lost because of weather if there are delays in the arrival of material cr delays for any other reason Mr. Kean will stilt have time to complete the building and have it in shape to receive lessees early in the fall.

Persons who wonder if the weather is not excessively warm in West Palm Beach in the summer should note that the summer is the time most of the building construction is carried on, which fact is proof that the summer, weather is not oppressive. In a few weeks the surplus labor in South Florida will be drifting north, to be 'ready for the opening of work there. Prices of building materials usually are lower in the winter than at the height of the building construction in the summer. Consideration of these facts is commended to persons who contemplate having houses of any type erected. FREE TRANSPORTATION, DOLLAR BILLS AM) CADY Northwood Auction will be held Tuesday and Wednes-day each week during the season in the big tent at Northwood.

GEORGE FRYlIOFER Auctioneer and Sales Manager CONSOLIDATED REALTY CO. 223 Clematis Ave. Phone fr6 1 CHIPS. Politeness is inexpensive buying power is great. but its Culling the flock reduces the price of eg? nieat.

Every Mump' 'in' 'your held costs you 2 cents a year tor the privilege of driving around and breaking your.