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National Topics Interpreted
by William Bruckart
Washington.—Some twenty-five or
thirty newspaper correspondents
privileged t h e
other day to
witness the start
of a new stage
were
"He Ain't Coin
to Fool Wid Em
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In the national drive for economic re
it Is unfortunate there were
covery.
only those few persona able to witness
that which I am convinced Is going
down in history as an event worthy of
recollection. It Is unfortunate thaï
hie to see the
more persons were una
spectacle of Gen, Hugh S. Johnson, the
recovery administrator. In that moment
of determination, his eyes glaring, his
Jaws set. It was decisive.
The incident to which 1 refer was
when General Johnson, at one of his
regular conferences with newspaper
correspondents, announced that the
time was near, if, indeed. It had not
already arrived "when somebody Is
going to take one of those blue eagles
off the çjodow
house" because that business house
failed to live up to its pledges In the
code.
"And," General Johnson added with
all of the grim determination of the
army officer that he was,
happens, It Is going to be an economic
death sentence. That outfit will be
nearly through."
He leveled a finger at the corre
spondents that, under the atmosphere
created by his earlier remarks, seemed
for all the world to me like It might
go off. There was no braggadocio. It
was a positive declaration, this asser
tion that some of those who promised
to do their part would try to cheat.
And thé added-remapfe that such «
business house was economically sen
tenced to death when their pet blue
eagle Insignia was taken down was
as sternly said as though It had been
an actual sentence of death from the
lips of a Jurist I repeat, it was im
pressive
I do not know bow effective this
threat will be. No one does, because
It never has been done in peace time
In this country. But make no mistake
about It: the individual who attempts
to balk General Johnson is going to
have both hands full. To employ a
favorite exp r ession of a colored boy
whom I know ; "He ain't goln' to fool
wid 'em."
of some business
"when that
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General Johnson's remarks on that
occasion Illustrate better than ether
words available to me the develop
ments thus far in the great campaign
to lift this country out of the economic
depression. Heretofore, amPlt still con
tinues, the effort was to get businesses
into line, Into agreement to stand unit
ed and work for the common good.
Those agreements among the Individ
ual businesses were, and are, agree
ments with and promises to the Preal
dent of the United States that each
will make the necessary sacrifices, the
required concessions, that a given re
sult may be attained. Everyone hopes
for better times. That Is the end
sought, and the sighing of codes, In
cluding the promises of Individuals
who buy things to deal only where the
blue eagle is displayed, was Just the
preliminary work.
Now, however, the national recovery
administration has reached the point
where the enterprise must either suc
ceed or fail. There are to he no more
soft words. The decisive moment has
come. Geaeral Johnson's determina
tion that "he ain't goin' to fool wid
'em," has placed the entire power of
a sovereign nation behind that which
has been done.
This blue eagle insignia Is a power
ful weapon. It may later fall Into dis
repute, but. however
that may be, the dis
play of that poster
now is having an
enormous effect. For Instance, Gen
eral Johnson's attention was called to
the status of public utilities operating
wholly within a state, a unit unto It
self and not subject to the jurisdiction
of the federal government. He re
plied that Hie blue eagle knows
state lines.
"This blue eagle doesn't know any
thing about Interstate or Intrastate
commerce,'' he said, "If the recovery
act falls to reach such corporations,
the blue eagle will reach them."
And so the stage Is set for the drive
to encourage people to buy now and
to buy only from those displaying the
blue e agle.
Let us look Into this program. The
call to buy now represents a move to
get people to let loose of money they
have been holding back on account of
uncertainty (if they have had such
money) and thus to provide the dis
tribution agencies such as retail stores
■with business and, of course, profit.
If the retailer sells, he must buy from
his source, which Is the wholesaler or
the Jobber, and when they have dis
posed of their stock they must seek
replacements from the manufacturer.
He, In turn. If he Is going to remain
. In business, must manufacture replace
ments, and thus the cycle has been set
In motion.
Rut there Is more to It than Just the
proposition of moving goods along
from producer to consumer,
time that the consumer sets the cycle
In motion by making n purchase, he
adds theoretically at least to the proh
ability of more Jobs for workers. He
also adds to the possibility of a profit
Powerful
Weapon
no
Each
for all of those handling the com
modity. •
There has not been a time In recent
stocks of manufactured
years that
goods In warehouses of the country
were as low as they are now. It is a
condition known as hand-to-mouth
One result of that condition
buying.
is that when a retailer, for example.
sells a couple more suits of clothes
or shoes or dresses, he Is out of those
Unless he goes back
wholesaler Immediately and
sizes or styles,
to the
buys replacements, he cannot make
further sales of those particular
things. So it Is with the wholesaler,
and the manufacturer has no great
If he refills
stocks piled up either,
empty shelves, he has to put people
to work to do It. When he hires work
ers, the money they are paid Immedi
ately Is spent because tens of tftou
sands of them have been out of jobs
and with no money to spend even for
barest necessities.
General Johnson's purpose, there
fore, is twofold. He Is driving hard to
get people to buy now If they have
money with which to do It that the
cycle of business may be set In motion
full swing again and thus. If success
ful, the plan will provide jobs for
workers, profit for the dealers and
manufacturers and markets for the
producers of the raw materials. In
pleading for consumers to buy only
from establishments where the blue
eagle of N, It. A la displayed, Gen
eral Johnson seeks to cement the united
effort for recovery and at the same
time repay those who bave made the
concessions necessary for such a move
ment by turning the business to them.
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With the destruction of cotton crop
surplus under way In every cotton
growing state, the
Wheat Acreage agricultural ad
Program
Justment adminis
tration has con
centrated its attention on getting the
wheat acreage program started, which,
indeed. It has been In more than a pre
liminary way. Previously, I reported
that Secretary Wallace figured a wheat
crop of not more than 400,000,000 bush
els next year was all that would he
necessary. Accordingly, withdrawing of
thousands of acres from planting will
he necessary."'
Now, the adjustment administration
has sent out orders to farm extension
agents -wherever counties have them
and has appointed temporary workers
where no county agents exist, and
these people are laying the ground
work for wheat farmers to sign con
tracts with their government. The
contracts will provide f%r withholding
of acreage and the farmers will be
paid for giving up that acreage
through the funds obtained by the
processing tax on wheat as It Is milled
into flour.
Something like 1,100 agents, either
permanent county agents or temporary
appointees by the Department of Ag
riculture. are at work in twenty-three
states. They are taking tin* Initiative
lu organizing the farmers, explaining
to them what the purposes of the acre
age reduction program are and how
they will be compensated by joining
in the plan.
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Chester C. Davis, director of the,
wheat production division In the agri
culture adjustment
administration, en
tertains ' no doubt
at all about the ul
timate success of the program. Nor
does Dr, M. L. Wilson, of the same
group, who has been in close touch
with actual wheat farmers. They are
agreed that It will go over Just as rap
idly as the farmers can have the thing
explained to them.
In the meantime, however, the mill
ers of wheat are suffering, and the De
partment of Agriculture Is playing tag
with the grain exchanges and boards
of trade. The millers obviously are
kicking about the burdensome process
ing tax which they say Is difficult to
pass on to the consumers fully. The
boards of trade and the Department
of Agriculture are snarling and biting
at each other over a different matter,
but settlement of their differences will
affect the results of the acreage re
duction campaign. So the whole thing
constitutes one picture.
The grain exchanges have been criti
cized without end by Secretary Wal
lace and the others In positions of re
sponsibility on the farm problem.
Secretary Wallace has told the grain
dealers they have to come under a
code, like other businesses, and they
have submitted a code for his consid
eration which he does not like at all
The secretary wants to keep the "little
fellows" opt of the grain speculation
He feels they have no business there
and that their marginal trading has
been the cause of some of the violent
llnctuntlons In prices because they can
not always put up more money If the
price falls out from under them. The
code submitted by the exchanges
leaves more power In the hands of the
exchange governing boards than Mr
Wallace wants to leave there, and falls
also to reduce the speculative factors
the secretary thinks necessary.
So the situation Is tense. It Is
proper to say, I believe, that restric
tions already, thrown around grain
trading have virtually abolished con
tract markets.
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camping outfits and find they are pop
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accommodates six persons and bas
two bedrooms, living room and kitchen
with all utensils. The coach may be
booked at a certain station and con
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HILDREN'S
STORY
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THORNTON W. BURGESS
JERRY FOLLOWS HIS
OLD PLAN
P ETER RABBIT artd Booty the Owl
were not the only/ones Interested U
the building of Jerlry Muskrat's new
house. Oh, my, no. | Every one around
the Smiling Pool wW Intereste
was very much the safne-aa-R''
be If a new house were being built
near where you live You know how
Interested In that house every single
neighbor would be.
Just so at the Smiling Pool there
was a great deal of Interest In what
Jerry was doing. Grandfather Frog
was Interested. Billy Mink and Little
Joe Otter were Interested. Redwing
the Blackbird was Interested. Spotty
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the Turtle was Interested, You see It
gave them something to think about
and talk about and criticize. So they
spent a great deal of time watching
Jerry work, and giving him advice
which he didn't ask for and didn't
heed.
"Chng-a-rum 1" exclaimed Grandfa
ther Frog abruptly from the big green
lllypad on which he was sitting.
"Chug-a-rum ! 1 suppose, Jerry Musk
rat, you will build a finer house than
yop had before."
"I hope It will be a little better," re
plied Jerry modestly. "I ought to he
able to build It a little better after
what I learned In building the first
one. Anyway It will be safer, because
It will not be In danger of being swept
away If there should be a fiood next
spring. I will make It a little larger
than the old one and the foundations
will be broader."
*T suppose that means that you will
have more rooms In it," said Grand
father Frog, rolling his big goggly eyes
so as to stare at Jerry,
"More room but not more rooms,'
replied Jerry. "I shall follow the same
plan as the old one was built on."
"Huh!" exclaimed Grandfather Frog
"Huh! I should think that while you
are about It you would try to Improve
on that old plan and have something
really new. I would if I were foolish
enough to waste a lot of good time In
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"Those of us that always envied the
Ilfs of a king," «ays pounding Priscilla,
"realize now that It is easier for a
»five to keep his job."
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hard work building a house. I'm
thankful I don't have need of a house,
but If I did and had to build a new
one I certainly would try to make 11
enough different from the old one to
know that I really had a new one,
What'a your Idea In making It Just
like the old one?"
"As I've already told you, It won't
be Just like ihe old one; It will be big
ger and better," replied Jerry with
.-Considerable dignity. "It will simply
be on the same plan as the old one be
cause that plan Just exactly suits me,
Just as It suited my father and my
grandfather and great-grandfather and
my—"
"Hold on!" exclaimed Grandfather
Frog hastily. "You don't need to go
back In your family history to the
days when the world was young; 1
know all about It. Some people are
set In their ways. They certainly are
set Ip their ways. Because yom grand
fafhcr-a-thousand-tlmes-removed did a
certain thing In a certain way Is no
reason that you should do that same
thing in exactly that same way.**
"Ho!" cried Jerry Muskrat "Ho!
That Is queer talk from you. Grand
father Frog I That certainly I» queer
talk from you, who are living today
Just as your grandfathers way hack
in the beginning Of things lived. 1
hope I have sense enough to know that
when I have a thing which exactly
suits me It would be worse than fool
ish to try to change It Here comes
Redtai) the Hawk!"
"Chug-a-mm !" exclaimed Grandfa
ther Frog and dived headlong Into the
Smiling Pool. Jerry grinned and
then quietly sank from sight himself.
©. 1933. by T. W, Buntes«— WNU Service.
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PITCH AND ROLL
1THIN a short distance of the
pin and where the hole lies well
back from the edge of the green, Bob
by Jones generally pitches short, a!
lowing the ball to roll the rest of the
The ball Is pitched sufficiently,
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however, to allow It to land on The
putting green Itself. No chance Is tak
in an Irregularity of the ground
spoiling the shot ; which might occur If
the ball came down on the fairway
For this reason Jones Increases
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first
the loft of his club In ratio to the
hall's di stance from the green. Near
LShle Iron can
the putting surfin
be used, the ball pitched'to' the edge
and plenty of roll added. Further
back a more lofted club is required
to send the ball In an arc that will be
sure to reach the vicinity of the green
and stop near the cup. Thus the
mashte, mashle niblick and niblick
can be used at time for this play. The
shot 1» generally straightforward
without a sign of backapln.
©. 1933, Bell Syndlwt«,—WNU Servie«.
SANDWICHES - 1
TASTY
HIS la the season tor the sandwich.
The following will be helpful In
preparing your lunch baskets or sand
wlches for the porch or garden par
ties;
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Emergency Sandwich.
Put six sweet pickles through the
food chopper, also five hard-cooked
eggs. Cream two tablespoonfuls of pea
nut butter with one of prepared mus
tard and add the pickle and eggs with
salt and pepper to taste. Add a dash
of vinegar to thin the mixture and a
Frock of Satin
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season's fashion offerings is this new
draped satin frock and turban. The
frock makes nice use of faggoting to
accent Its lines.
bit of paprika for added seasoning.
Spread on whole wheat or rye bread.
Sardine Sandwich.
Take one cupful of minced sardines,
one-half cupful of S tuffed olives
chopped, one teaspoonful of scraped
onion, one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, one tablespoonful of lemon
Juice and three tablespoonfuls of
cream. Mix and spread on buttered
brown bread.
Lobster and Celery Sandwich.
Mince fine the meat of a fresh boiled
lobster. Moisten with heavy mayon
naise, add a dash of cayenne and two
teaspoonfuls of minced wnlte celery
leaves. Spread on rounds of bread
and decorate with a stuffed olive.
These are served open, or they may
be covered with another slice of bread
and use the stuffed olives minced.
Pineapple and Tuna,Fish Sandwich.
Take one can of tuna, drain and
flake, add salt and pepper and two
Cablespoonfuls of chopped pickle, add
french dressing to soften and then add
three-fourths of a cupful of drained
crushed pineapple. Spread on but
tered bread.
Salmon with lemon Juice mixed to
a paste and spread on bread, and
flaked salmon with a good boiled salad
dressing spread on buttered rye bread
make most satisfying sandwiches,
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an Invention of his which, he claims, will double the speed of small motor
boats. It consists of thin steel vanes which are set beneath the boat and on the
motor. When the boat reaches Its maximum speed these vanes raise It entirely
nut of the water.
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1 SHALL CHOOSE
MY COMPANY
By DOUQLA8 MALLOCH
T HE pa«t 1» both oor friend and foe.
And we shall say If more or lésa
It shall be so.
Forgetfulness
la not our friend If we forego
The memory of things that bless,
Nor memory If we shall know
But recollections that distress.
The wise will treat them as they do
The ones they meet upon the way :
The faithful few
Of yesterday
Shall be their comrades all life
through.
Forgotten strangers those who say
The thing unkind, or prove untrue.
Nor on our burdens burdens lay.
Yes, I shall say to memory,
If It shall bless the way I wend,
"Abide with me
Until the end,
For such shall my companions be,
My Journey share, my steps attend,
For I shall choose my company.
Forget the foe, recall the friend."
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Julius Caesar was murdered by the
Ides of March. As he was dying he
looked up and said, "You two brutes!"
BONERS are actual humoroua
tid-bita found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.
The king of England has little po
litical power. In fact, he Is Just the
blockhead of the government
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Centipedes are Insects that are
found by the hundreds while milli
pedes are found by the millions.
Oceanlca is that continent which
contains no land.
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Caveat Emptor,
Caviar for the emperor^
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The digestive Juices are the bile and
the sarcastic Juice.
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The three principal religions ot
China are Buddhism, Brahmanism and
Idle worship.
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The name of America Is anonymous
with Liberty.
©, 1933. Bell Syndicate.-—WNU Servie».
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COUNTRV
people or
Ot -0 TIMES
t. New York Gty, now
the second largest city in
the world had a population
in tha year 1623 of thirty
families of Dutch Colonist*
from Holland- It was then
a small trading-post called
New Amsterdam, so named
after the principal city of
Holland.
©. by McClure Newspaper Syndicat«.
WNU Servie«