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Decentralizing Internal Revenue Work
WASHINGTON. —The experiment
of decentralizing the work of
Internal revenue headquarters is to
be made in the four Pacific coast cities
©f Portland, Los Angeles, Tacoma and
San Francisco. It will probably be
Inaugurated within a month, according
4o the Treasury department.
Secretary Mellon, in discussing the
-matter, said the treasury never has
contemplated that “95 per cent or any
thing like that amount of taxpayers’
returns could be audited and closed
In the district offices.”
In the district offices due study and
consideration, said Mr. Mellon, has
been and is being given to the matter
of whether rapid progress could be
made, and the convenience of taxpay
Newberry Case Still Excites. Congress
rpHE Newberry case continues to
-*■ raise ructions in congress. The
other day the senate was thrown into
confusion as a result of an angry wran
gfle in the course of which Senator Mc-
Kellar of Tennessee and Senator
Townsend of Michigan indulged in per
sonalities that in the end became so
bitter that Senator Robinson of Arkan
sas, who was presiding, called McKel
lar to order and directed him to take
his seat.
Senator McKellar had characterized
certain utterances of Senator Town
send as “vile, untrue and absolutely
false.” Senator Townsend bad called
McKellar “a politician so intent on try
ing to strengthen his own political for
tunes” that he was willing to indict
the electorate of a great state, in this
instance the state of Michigan.
The Newberry case was at the bot
tom of all the trouble. The senate had
been discussing a senate rule, of
which McKellar Is the author, the pur
pose of which was the regulation of
campaign expenditures of candidates
for the senate.
Senator King of Utah, one of the
Democratic leaders, had suggested
that it might be well for the senate
to let the people of the state control
their own affairs. To this Senator
McKellar retorted that he wondered
‘lf the senators trust the people of
Michigan to be honest and fair in the
Airplanes for Navy’s Fighting Fleet
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T}LANS for complete equipment of
the fighting fleet with aircraft dur
ing the coming fiscal year have been
laid before the senate naval commit
tee by Rear Admiral Moffatt, chief of
the navy’s bureau of aeronautics.
The project contemplates placing 213
airplanes of various essential types on
battleships, cruisers, scouts and other
vessels, and is designed to furnish the
fleet with its own aerial defense
against enemy aircraft nttacks.
the plan, 86 small, swift flght
iog pfanes will be included in the air
craft to become a permanent part of
the fleet aircraft defense. The ma
chines to be used for this purpose are
believed by navy officials to be the
best yet developed for fighting in air,
having been completely developed un
der navy control since the close of the
Prosecution of War Contract Frauds
jy N APPROPRIATION of $500,000
will enable Attorney General
Daugherty to conduct a vigorous cam
paign of prosecution of war contract
frauds. The money is to be used by
Mr. Daugherty in the employment of
lawyers and expert accountants to
bring to Justice contractors who
plundered the government. The com
mittee recommended a proviso on the
appropriation limiting salaries of law
yers employed to SIO,OOO a year, ex
cept one, who will be chief director
of the prosecution. Mr. Daugherty
has announced that Henry L. Stimson
of New York, former secretary of war,
will take the position of chief prose
cutor.
The attorney general promised that
the return to the'government would
be many times $500,000. The possible
amount of recoveries involved in 275
civil cases where overpayments by the
overnment are alleged will run as
high as $102,000,000. according to Mr.
Daugherty.
Mr. Daugherty explained that the
point had been reached where the De
partment of Justice was unable to
Cope with the tremendous task of
clearing up the war contract frauds.
Ib addition to the numerous cases al
ers better accommodated by having
more matters threshed out with tax
payers in the local districts than has
heretofore been had.
“The matter is now under considera
tion by the tax simplification board
and a recommendation is expected
from it very soon.
“To whatever extent improvements
can be made in this respect the depart
ment is just as desifous as the public
that they be made, and if so, then as
quickly as possible. However, there
must always be some central point to
which all of the work ultimately comes
in order that the interpretation of
the law and its application may be uni
form in all parts of the country, and
as applied to all taxpayers.
“Assistant Secretary Dover’s trip to
the Pacific coast and other points is
not in connection with any question of
decentralization, but relates wholly to
a general inspection of the customs
service.”
Mr. Mellon, it was said, was of the
opinion that smaller claims might be
handled more advantageously in the
districts, but that the larger matters
would ultimately have to come to
Washington for final adjustment.
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matter of the election of United
States senators?”
Representative Frear (Rep., Wis.)
introduced a bill in the house to re
quire congressmen and senators to file
statements of their election expenses.
The measure is designed to meet the
situation created by Attorney General
Daugherty’s recent decision that the
ruling of the Supreme court in the
Newberry case makes it unnecessary
for senators and congressmen to file
expense statements.
Senator Pomerene (Dem., O’.) in
troduced anew corrupt practices act
to take the place of the one declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
court.
In substance, the new bill provides
the same restrictions contained in the
scrapped law, but Senator Pomerene
is hopeful that the court will change
its mind.
war. They are designed to meet in
air and repel raids against the ships
of the fleet by enemy bombers.
In addition, the active ships will
carry 40 observation and spotting
planes, 27 small spotters, 36 torpedo
or bombing planes, 18 scouts and four
kite balloons for observation purposes.
Each battleship of the 18 comprising
the fleet under the naval limitation
treaty will carry four planes, two V-F,
or single fighters; one big spotter and
•one torpedo or bombing plane.
The torpedo plane will permit at
tack on enemy surface craft with 1,500-
pound torpedoes, or with an equal
weight in bombs.
Catapult launching devices recently
developed and tried out successfully
are to be installed on all ships, en
abling them to send away their aerial
defense squadrons, even in a heavy
seaway. Then ten new scout cruisers
will carry two catapults each and fight
ing and scouting planes to add to the
range of observation of enemy move
ments.
This airplane equipment, sought by
the navy as an immediate answer, it
was explained at the department, to
assertions that surface craft were de
fenseless against enemy air bomb at
tacks, is regarded as essentially de
fensive.
ready before the Department of Jus
tice, the War department is still en
gaged in auditing 135,000 cases. It
is estimated that the task will require
five years to complete.
Mr. Daugherty told the committee
that it would cost probably $50,000 to
$60,000 to push the case against the
Lincoln Motor company of Detroit.
The government’s claim against the
company for alleged overpayment Is
more than $0,000,000.
“I want to say this.” he added.
“Investigation by the department of
wartime transactions has been going
on as rapidly as possible with the
funds congress has provided and the
us? of other funds when* that could
legitimately be used for the piu'prio,”
NORTHERN WISCONSIN ADVERTISER, WABENO, WIS.
TEMPERATURE AT CENTER OF CAN
IMPORTANT IN PRESERVING FOOD
For Uniformly Good Results a Sufficient Degree of Heat Must Penetrate
All Parts of Jar and Be Maintained Long Enough to Render All Micro
organisms Harmless.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
In canning work one of the most
important considerations is the time
required for the food at the center
of the container to reach the tempera
ture of the retort or water bath in
which it is being processed. United
States Department of Agriculture
Bulletin 956, A Study of the Factors
Affecting Temperature Changes in the
Container During the Canning of
Fruits and Vegetables, which has just
been issued, centers attention on these
time-temperature relations. The pur
pose has been to bring out the under
lying principles, rather than to lay
down definite rules of procedure. The
results of this experimentation are of
interest to scientific workers in the
field, to commercial canneries, and
similar large-scale handlers of foods.
Destroys Bacteria.
Successful preservation of foods by
canning is due primarily to the fact
that in the processing, or cooking, the
bacteria and other uiicro-organisms
which cause spoilage are destroyed.
Since the elimination of these micro
organisms is dependent upon the use
of heat as a sterilizing agent, it be
comes of paramount importance to
know just what temperature and proc
essing periods will destroy them. If
uniformly good results are to be ex
pected a sufficient degree of heat
must penetrate to all parts of the
can or jar and must be maintained
long enough to render all micro-organ
isn>s harmless. Before an accurate
Judgment as to the proper cooking
period can be found it is necessary
to know how long a time is required
for the heat to reach the food at the
center of the container.
The mercury thermometer, If proper
ly calibrated and standardized, has
been found sufficiently accurate for
practical work. A satisfactory ap
paratus has been devised for using the
mercury thermometer to measure
temperature changes at the center of
the can.
The fruits and vegetables as proc
essed in these tests fall roughly into
two groups with reference to time
FISH FLAKE TIMBALES
Pick the contents of one can
of fish flakes into bits with a
silver fork, add fourth cupful of
sifted bread crumbs from the
center of a stale loaf, a fourth
of a teaspoonful of paprika, two
well beaten eggs and a cupful and
a half of milk. Mix well, turn
into buttered timbale molds or
patty pans, stand these in a pan
of boiling water reaching nearly
to their top and bake until the
centers are firm. Unmold care
fully on a hot platter, decorate
with sliced hard-boiled eggs and
turn over all a cupful of drawn
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butter, cream or tomato sauce
and serve at once.
SOAP NEEDED IN HOUSEHOLD
Amount May Be Cut Almost in Half
by Careful Use—Keep in Dry
Place If Possible.
The amount of soap required in a
household may almost be cut in half
by careful use. Keep a box ahead, cut
bars in two, remove from the box and
pile in a dry place if possible. Green
sutp is used up twice as fast as the
seasoned bars. Never allow it to soak
in a floor pail, tub or dislipan—a great
but very common waste. To save soap
aijd clean your hand?.,' try putting
clean scraps of dry toilet soap through
the food chopper, using tlie finest
plate. Mix one part of the powdered
soap- with four parts of eornmeal.
Another good way to remove stains
from the hands and to keep them soft
is to use corntneal and vinegar and rub
thoroughly. Ur try conserving soap
by washing the hands with 'a table
spoonful of eornmeal. It is gritty
enough to remove* the dirt and leaves
the hands soft and white.
temperature gelations. The first
group consists of those fruits and
vegetables, such as string beans,
packed so that there is a free liquid
filling the interspaces between the
pieces of material. The rate of change
of temperature at the center of the
can in this group is very rapid. The
second group consists of materials of
a heavy or pasty nature that are
packed in such a way that little or no
convection can occur, as with corn or
sweet potatoes. The rate of change
of temperature in this group is very
slow. Sometimes mechanical agitation
is employed. Variations in the com
position of the material, however, have
very little effect if the consistency of
the material is such that convection
can occur.
Salt Has Little Effect.
Salt Uas very little direct effect
upon the rate of change of tempera
ture In the can. Dilute sugar solutions
have only a small effect, but the con
centrated solutions retard the rate of
change. Solutions of starch also retard
it. In 5 per cent starch the consistency
becomes such that all convection is
stopped and the rate of change is very
slow. Other material of a viscous na
ture, such as protein or pectin, retards
the rate of change of temperature. The
retarding effect of a glass container is
of more importance in the first group
than in the second. Glass cools faster
than tin in the air, but cannot be
cooled in water.
Differences in the diameter of the
container are only of importance in
the processing of materials of heavy
consistency such as corn. Whether the
processing temperature' is 100 degrees,
109 degrees, 160 degrees, or 121 de
grees C., the temperature of the bath
or retort is reached in the container
in approximately the same time. High
er temperatures, however, break down
the tissues of tomatoes, which are a
striking exception to the rule. Both the
single period and intermittent proces
ses are studied in this bulletin, which
is available upon application to the
United States Department of Agricul
ture.
KEEPS KITCHEN SINK CLEAN
Stiff Bristled Brush, Like One Illus
trated, and Good Soap Are
Big Factors.
There is a piece of modern equip
ment that one needs to be scouring
constantly if it is to appear spick and
span at all times —that is the -kitchen
j|f
Assures Spick and Span Sink.
sink. With a good friction soap and
stiff bristled brush like the accompany
ing illustration the difficulty of the
task is removed, and a well-cleaned
sink is the result.
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Scrambeld eggs are delicious served
with asparagus.
* * *
Bread sponge that sets the least bit
too long may be sour.
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When lard has been spilled on wood
dash cold water ou to prevent the
grease from soaking in.
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To keep sandwiches fresh wring out
a napkin in hot,water, wrap them in it
and put in a cool place.
* * *
When cutting material on the bias
it is the part of wisdom to lay the
goods smoothly on a sewing table.
Pin. if necessary, so as to avoid any
danger from slipping or pulling.
Had Your Iron Today
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Let’s Have
Raisin Bread Tonight
HOW long since you’ve had delicious raisin
bread—since you’ve tasted that incom-r
parable flavor?
Serve a loaf tonight. No need to bake it.
Just telephone your grocer or a bakery. Say
you want “full-fruited bread generously
filled with luscious, seeded, Sun-Maid Raisins.’*
The flavor of these raisins permeates the
loaf. A cake-like daintiness makes every slice
a treat.
Serve it plain at dinner or as a tasty, fruited
breakfast toast.
Make delicious bread pudding with left-*
over slices.
Use it all. You need not waste a crumb.
Raisin bread is luscious, energizing, iron**
food. So it’s both good and good for you.
Serve it at least twice a week. Start this
good habit in your home today.
But don’t take any but a real, full-fruited
genuine raisin bread.
Your dealer will supply it if you insist.
Blue Package
Why the Cook Wept.
A few weeks ago somebody sent us
a heartfelt screed about how some
body had pojsoned his dog. We print
ed it. (And, by the way, a lot of our
friends thought it was our dog that
had been poisoned and overwhelmed
us with condolences.) Now comes
another correspondent who has suf
fered the same sort of loss. But this
one has found a ray of humor in the
affair.
After the tragedy the household sat
around and grieved. Several members
said nice things v.f the departed. Then
the cook burst into loud lamentations.
“Why are you crying, Katy?” said
the unfeeling child. “You used to kick
poor Toto out of the kitchen every
time he came in.”
“Heaven forgive me for It !” sobbed
the cook. “Sure, he was a fine dog.
Many’s the plate he has saved me from
havin’ to wash I” Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Music Hath Charms.
“How do you like your music?”
“Both rare and well done.” —Phil-
adelphia Evening Bulletin.
A dog’s place in the world is solid.
He thinks man’s pretty nice; and boys,
a joy forever.
Pardon the unduly silent people;
they may be controlling a grouch.
Let the children share
this mealtime beverage
No NEED to warn the little folks away
from the table beverage when Postum is
served; every reason to invite every mem
ber of the family to join in the enjoyment of
this wholesome, satisfying drink.
Postum is made from Nature’s best grain
—wheat, and contains nothing to harm
nerves or digestion.
You’ll greatly relish its full-bodied flavor
and aroma.
Your grocer has Postum in two forms:
Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in
the cup by the addition of bofling water.
Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for
those who prefer to make the drink while the
meal is being prepared) made by boiling for
fully 20 minutes.
Postum for Health
. “There's a Reason"
Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc..
Battle Creek, Michigan
Sun-Maid
Seeded Raisins
Make delicious bread, pies, puddings,
cakes, etc. Ask your grocer for them. Send
ior free book of tested recipes.
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers
Membership 13,000
Dept N— 3l—3, Fresno, Calif.
AND SHE CALLED IT “TEA”
These Fond of the Beverage Will
Shudder at Thought of Awful
Australian Decoction.
Lord Lea of Fareham said at a New
York reception:
“Let us hope that prohibition won’t
drive you to tea and make you such
tea-slaves as the Australians are.
“The last time I was in Australia
I stopped at a cabin and an old woman
gave me a cup of tea as black as Ink.
“ ‘How long,’ I asked, ‘have you bad
this pot of tea on the fire, ma’am?’
“‘How long have I„had it op the
fire?’ chuckled :Le old woman. ‘Why,
bless your soul, I don’t never take it
off the fire. I put in a handful of tea
and then, when it gets weak, I put in
another handful, and when the pot
gets full of leaves I take a double
handful out for my old man to
smoke.’ ” —Detroit Free Press.
The English of It.
The Englishman—“ That new gown
you are wearing is certainly ripping,
bah jove!” The Girl—“ Gracious,
duke! Where?”
Few people are stingy with the
things want.
Betting is ineradicable. Some will
bet on the thermometer.
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