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Show The Bulletin Boost in Farm Incomes Is Figured at a Billion Federal Aid and Increased 000,000 received during the first half of the yeur gives the $5,950,000,000 Prices Chief Factor. figure. Washington. Despite the ravages of drought and rciorts of great losses caused, the combined cash Income of American farmers tills year will exceed that of 1933 by about 20 per cent, or more than $l,OUO.OOOa(00. Present official estimates are that farmers will receive from the sale of all crops and livestock this year a total of $5,450,000.010. To this will be added benefit payments for acreage control under adjustment programs of the Agricultural Adjustment lstration, amounting to $500,000,000. iof which $150,000,000 was paid In the I first half of this year. The resulting total of $5,950,000,000 compares with a total cash income to farmers in 1933 of $ 1, 80S, 000.000. Although prepared by federal economists, the estimate of 1934 income cannot be attributed to any government agency. This is because the separate items going into the total must be approved by experts specialising in the various phases of agricultural before being officially production given out. Emergency Sales Included In arriving at the 1934 figure it has been assumed that proceeds from the sale of all crops and livestock In commercial channels during the last half of the year will be about $SG,000.0u0 more than farmers received during the corresponding period last year. Total income during the latter period was estimated by the bureau of agricultural economics at $2,830,000,-000- , so that the comparative figure for the last half of 1934 would be To this Is added $100,000,000 expected to be received from the emergency sale to the government of about 7,000,000 cattle and calves and 5,000.000 sheep at an average of $13 and $3 a head, respectively. The figures for anticipated livestock purchases by the government are admittedly conservative, and the estimate of income from this source would be Increased to the extent that purchases are larger. This Is one of the items which may be changed before the 1934 Income estimate Is officially announced. Addition of die tentative estimate of $100,000,000 to receipts from sales in commercial channels during the last half of 1934 leaves the total at $3,022,000,000. When the $350,000,000 expected to lie paid out In benefit payments Is added to other income during the last half of die year the combined result Is $3,372,000,000. Combining this with the $2,578,- $2,922,-000.00- Marketing Heavier Than Usual It Is assumed by government agronomists that the sharp reduction In farm products available fur marketing as a result of drought will tie slightly mure than offset by corre spoudingly sharp Increases in prices for such products. Government estimates of cash income to farmers are based on the marketings of 37 of the more Important agricultural products normally making up about 90 per cent of all cash Income received by farmers. Although the total of the 12 monthly estimates on which the calculations nre partly based is about tike same as the annual estimates of Income from farm production, they are not strictly comparable. Slight differences between the two estimates occur because the annual estimates of cash income are the total Income from the crops sold or to be Solving School Clothes Problems Underground River Abounds With Fish Klsli which Harmony. Minn. muy never have seen the light of day are thriving In turbulent underground channel waters of the : scenic wonders cave near here. The source of the underground river remains undiscovered. The stream rushes through a chamber and, piercing a stone abutment, crashes CO feet down to lower rave regions not yet explored. The tisti species, though unverified, are bold to be common recently-discovere- d 300-foo- rock-line- d the production of the year, while the monthly estimates are based upon marketings, regardless of when tbe (Tops were produced. Although gratified by the improved showing for 1934. officials said it was of no Indication that estimates drouth damage had been exaggerated. There is general agreement that, without the $525,000,000 relief program, coupled with the alleviation of human distress previously inaugurated, many farmers from the Dakotas to Texas might face starvation. sold from Ribs of a Prehistoric Monster g - . - Sume 125,000,000 years ago what Is now the state of Wyoming was a gignntic tropical swnmp, and the bones shown here were the ribs of a huge monster that waded around In the marsh grasses. Hit by bit the area dried. The last of the monsters huddled in a lake. The lake was dried, too, and proved to be their grave, now the hunting ground of paleontologists. Dr. Bnr-nuBrown. examining his "find, Is the head of the American-SInclai- r m No One Is Found Free From Superstition Universal. survey of the sources and prevalence of superstitions In the United States has Just been completed by Dr. Julius B. Mailer and Dr. Gerhard E. Lundeen of the Institute of School Experimentation of Teachers college. In their nation-widInvestigation they found not one person entirely free of some unfounded beliefs. They discovered that in general women are more superstitious than men and that' persons' who lived In the country have more need of rabbits' feet than their nrban cousins. The main source of superstitions, according to the Investigators, Is statements made by friends. Parents New York. A e. ROYAL VISITORS are evidently more practical for they are responsible for only such minor superstitions as HVinters are not as cold now as they were 40' or 50 years ago." And in view of last winter's freezing weather, the authors of the research are willing to concede that this superstition may very like become a myth of the past. s of those interviewed confessed that they had learned from friends and accepted as true the clover and statements that four-lea- f rabbits' feet brought good luck. A like number believed that If two persons walked on the opposite sides of a post they will quarrel Of those questioned 8 per cent declared tiiat they had been told In church that a person who avoided yonr glance while talking to you was Inclined to bo dishonest According to the authors, there are seven superstitions which many persons believe because they are convinced that they saw the phenomenon personally. The most prevalent of them is, if you kill a snake It wont die until the sun goes down." Drs. Mailer and Lundeen feel, however, that generally speaking observation tends to correct misconceptions. They also declare that education Is a great aid in stamping out false beliefs. Two-third- Boston Tea Party Pitcher Is a Family Souvenir Parsons, Kan. A small glazed pitcher, taken during the Boston lea party as a souvenir, Is owned by George Weight mans mother's Weigh tmnn. great aunt received it from her sweetheart, who participated In the rail It has been handed down from generation to generation to the female member of the family named "Anna," the original owner's name. Novel Mental Exercise A novel form of mental exercise has been discovered by the Jesuit Clavius, who has calculated Farls. Prince Tsunenori Kayo and his wife. Princess Toshjko Kayo, members of the Japanese imperial family, who are making a tour of the United States. to wear first school" and the day after the day after and come In the fur months-tclass room an ever Important problem which tlie month of September never falls to present as It sings the swan-sonof happy vacation time. To doting mothers and others whose responsibility It Is to see that the children of the household go suitably and modlslily appareled to school the message In regard to Juvenile fashions according to early fall showings Is sure to prove nothing less than Inspirational That designers are giving so much of their best efforts to create attractive, at the same time practical styles for little folks ought to be s very encouraging sign for future costuming. The trio of cunning models pictured tell a fascinating story of early fall juvenile style- trends. These charming fashions were selected for Illustration from among a host of equally as attractive outfits for youngsters as displayed in recent style shows held by the Chicago Wholesale Market counclL The young miss standing to the left In the picture shows a little girl of how really style-wis- e this day and generation can he In that she Is wearing a frock of green wool crepe, and green as the color card tells ns Is a leader this season, especially dark mossy greens. Then, too, Interest In crepe weaves Is very apparent In the fabric realm. Being Jumper style this dress Is Ideal for school wear, for the little maiden can enjoy a fresh blouse each day If she so chooses. Again brother and sister outfits are proving of tremendous appeal and In this connection it Is Interesting to note WIIAT 0. Survey Shows False Beliefs Are By CI1EIUE NICHOLAS that there are 585.2(5 i .707,384 .970.G04,-00- 0 combinations of the alphabet. Texans Drive Backward to Century of Progress Chicago. The queerest mode of by which persons have transportation set arrived at A Century of Progress made its appearance recently when Bates Williams and Doc Watson Wood arrived from H oust in, Texas. They drove in, driving backward all the way from Houston In a 1924 model Lambert friction drive automobile. The wheels of the vehicle are wood. They warp In the sun and Williams explained that they would have been here earlier had It not been that about of the elapsed time was spent fixing the wheels. Folks have arrived at the fair by train, bus. private automobile, airplanes, and lighter than air motored craft. Others have swum from nearby lake points and come by dog team, on foot, horseback, horse and carriage and automobile. Rut the backward driving tops the record. one-thir- d then; Is also being advanced, In which cosumcs showing duplication of color and pattern are sized to fit little girls of different ages. In the Instance of the brother and sister outfits pictured, plaid in a gay new cotton weave will go off to school In a manher to delight every eye that The beholds this adorable contrast of plain with print Is effectively emphasized. Speaking generally of style Items stressed at these recent previews of children's fashions one la Impressed with the radical color departure In little folks costumes. Instead of the dainty childish colors usually associated with the Juvenile world, little girls are now adopting the greens, browns and reds of their older sisters with of course a continued use of dark blue. Also it Is noted that plaids Identify an Increasing number of frocks this fall, taking from the formerly favored floral prints considerable of their One clever frock in the style glory.parado looks like a genuine Scotch costume with Its red plaid pleated skirt and navy bolero over a white blouse. Frocks of unusual Interest also feature the use of three and even four colors. As. to Important fabrics It Is significant that woolens are proving a strong factor. Wool crepes and novelties lead, while even the cottons take on a wool-lik-e texture. that the Hr CIIKBIE NICHOLAS The new giant Cunard linof the British mercantile fleet may prove to be the white elephant of the shipping world. This was intimated at the annual meeting of tbe White Star line, when John Watts, chairman of the board, said he doubted whether the unfinished 534" could be economically successful Sharp criticism has been leveled at the new liner during the course of the meeting before Watts reluctantly admitted that the ship was not likely to pay its way. A, Weattrs KawsiMtnar Union. p trans-Atlanti- c London. Lady Houston, who owns and edits the Saturday Review, doesn't mind being saucy occasionally. She writes : The deaths of the dukes of Wellington and Marlborough have created an unexpected problem, that of filling the two vacancies that have arisen in the Order of the Garter. As one would be no use to me, I modestly suggest that I be given both of them I - Three trends are the outstanding hat The first Is the rule over the face," for virtually every hat pitches forward over the right eyebrow and curls up In the hack. The second Is double brims with one piece of felt swooping down from the crown, turning under and looping back Into the head band. The third Is the use or such 1910 fabrics as panne velvet, beuver, soil drape felts and feathers. Feathers are everywhere. Black birds of paradise swoop forward from under the wide curved-ubrim of a black panne velvet A white bird, wings outspread, hangs head down from the back of a black felt Five little rose birds lie flattened on the crown of another black felt pride-to-b- e Lady Houston Can Use Two Garters, She Says - news. London. 534" two-som- HAT TRENDS FOLLOW THREE DIRECTIONS SMARTLY SIMPLE Doubt New Giant Liner Will Pay Its Own Way er two-sist- . , Muffs Assume New Shapes for Fall and. New Furs , Muffs for fall are assuming new shapes and new furs. Theres Just enough room In them for your two hands, and after all that's all the room a muff needs, when you consider the situation impartially. These are shown In sleek, flat furs; for wear with furless coats and suits, and they're the last whisper from the last boat from laris. Practically the same effect Is gained by the new muff gloves shown In recent displays of advance winter Satin Blouses styles. Satin In peculiarly becoming These are of Angora knit, with a made with drapey necklines long cuff which may be pulled down and fulled elbow sleeves Is first choice over each hand. Place tbe hands toin the thorough line-uof luxurious gether In the approved fashion for blouses which the shops are showing and lot you hara a for fnlL muff off-shad- es p muff-holdin- g, |