Notwithstanding the fact that conditions have changed very materially in the past two years, as compared with the three or four years previous, when every fellow who wanted to could draw a big salary and do very little to earn it, there are still a percentage of people who must have "wages in keeping with two and a half dollar wheat and twenty dollar sugar. This is brought to light in seeking men to aid in the harvest fields, in the districts where harvest is now on. Some men refuse to be credited from the shade for $3 or $4 per day, preferring to spend their time lying around talking hard times and criticizing the government. Anything, to them is better than work, and anyone better than the man who has acquired enough property to have a job to offer. The man who is willing to work and to give an honest day's work finding for a fair day's wage, is not conditions bad at all. He is getting along well himself and is of value to his community and his country.

The next few weeks will see some politics in the state of Washington. Senator Miles Poindexter has arrived at home to begin his campaign for renomination and reelection. Where Miles is there will some politics be also. In fact, Washington's junior senator has shown himself to be a past master at the art or science or whatever you want to call it, of politics. He plays the game and he plays to win. 