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Show ' THE PROGRESSIVE OPINION " WWi No Waiting Kidder Which end of a cow gti. i up first? li Chugwater My experience j buying beef is that both ends 0 the animal rise at the same timf' The growls of a bear Wet( j broadcast the other afternoot c( from a zoo, and in some hon t) tiny tots were heard to reman ir that Daddy had come home early, j. Boss Here Defense Plant Foreman No then, hurry up. - Worker All right, boss. But ?' Rome wasn't built in a day. " Defense Plant Foreman Maybj not. But I wasn't foreman on that job. Still One (watching boy fishing) Stranger :How many have you caught, SSonnyny-W-hen I get another, I'll have one. Tough Game NO GIFT OF TONGUE Hubby- -I still Ioveyou more than tongue can tell. Wifey Well, say it with gifts. Considerate Tom Hi, what's the idea of wearing my raincoat? Tim Well, you wouldn t hKe your new suit to get wet, would you? WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne Steel Placed Under Defense Priority; Government Moves to Check Inflation With Installment-Buyin- g Regulations; Tension Grows in Far East Situation (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) I (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) I RSvv. ...... .x,i XfctK, AkX , "- - " Wm. S. Knudsen (2nd from right) OPM director, finds himself in a sea of motors during his inspection of the Curtiss-Wrig-ht aircraft plant at Paterson, N. J. The OPM chief on the same day also visited the com-pany's Caldwell, N. J., propellor plant where 300 machinists went out on strike on the day of his inspection. BUYING: Curbing Installments In an action designed to put a check on inflationary trends in the nation's defense boom, an executive order was issued by President Roosevelt which called on the Fed-eral Reserve system's governors to regulate installment buying. This order gave the Federal Re-serve virtually complete control over consumer credits in the coun-try and will become effective in about a month. It was indicated by Marriner S. Eccles, Federal Reserve board chairman, that the first steps in the regulation would not be to prohibit installment buying, but merely to control it. This meant that the board might put through an order regulat-ing the size of the down payment to be made and the length of time al-lowed the consumer for repayment of the credit. Eccles also said that initial regu-lation would be issued promptly "following consultation with repre-sentatives of the trade and financial institutions affected." DRAFT: Extension Fight The passage by the senate of a bill providing for an ex-- 1 tension of the terms of service of all men in the army and navy did not end the battle by any means, nor did it have the effect of quieting opposition in the house. First intimation that this was so came from administration circles themselves, with the apparently au-thorized statement that any exten-sie- n at all from, the house would be acceptable. ) When the bill went into the senate, the first goal of the administration leaders was for an unlimited exten-sion. The opposition bloc countered with the Taft bill, calling for six STETTINIUS: Issuing Orders The priorities director of the Of-fice of Production Management, E. R. Stettinius Jr., moving rapid-ly to get the economic condition of the nation geared into the defense production machine,' announced that all steel would be placed under full priority for defense. Stettinius announced that there was a growing shortage in certain types of steel products, and said that his order covered not only steel but also certain alloys. It means that the steel companies, already operating to capacity and with growing backlogs of orders, are forced to accept all defense or-ders in the future even if this means the shelving and deferring of orders. The preference given defense or-ders applies not only to the army and navy, but also to British orders and those of the lend-leas- e program. It goes into effect September 1, after which any order for steel will have to be accompanied by a spe-cial form which will set forth what purpose the steel is to be used for. The priorities control over steel rolled the ball a little higher as far as governmental economic action was concerned. Already in August pig iron had been placed on the list, and the recent order concerning the manufacture of silk hosiery, and placing of the entire national output of silk at government and defense disposal sent women chasing pell-me- ll to department store counters. Also the Stettinius office was or-dering other goods out of produc-tion to conserve materials. How this was could be no-ticed in the order outlawing "white-wall- " automobile tires. Stettinius order stated that 8,000 tons of rubber per year could be saved in this way, and that quanti-ties of zinc, in the form of zinc ox-ide, also went into the manufacture of these tires. JAPAN: 'Crisis' Increasingly "tough" measures against Japan by the British-America- n front were predicted by Lon-don as the crisis grew more acute in the area; with the Dutch East Indies, Malaya and the Philippines regarded as equally menaced. The Japanese demand on Portugal for an air base at Delhi, town on the Portuguese half of the little-know- n island of Timor in the Malay archipelago, was the latest move of the Nippon-ese to raise tension in the South Pacific. London stated that the granting of such a base would enable the Japanese planes to fly right over the center of the Dutch East Indies, and to throw a loop of military air-planes around the Philippines. It did not make the tension any easier when it was learned that Nazi Germany was putting pres-sure on the Portuguese government asking air and submarine bases on Lisbon's colonial territories in re-turn for a Nazi guarantee of Portu-guese territorial integrity. A German base in the Azores, London pointed out, would largely nullify the American aid to Britain on the Atlantic. Also a base on Portuguese territory in West Africa would do the British no good in the Mediterranean battle. At the same time an article by Chen Chieh, former Chinese am-bassador to Berlin, expressed the conviction that stiffer economic pressure on Japan by Britain and the United States might checkmate any of Nippon's demands. Chieh said that the entire Jap-anese southern Pacific campaign was the result of prodding by Ger-many, who had underestimated the courage of the United States, the strength of the Russian army, and while realizing the strength of the Chinese army, thought a blufT would close the Burma road. But, Chieh continued, "tougher" pressure by Britain and the U. S. on Japan would cause the latter to "fold up." Japan never would have moved in the first place without the insistent urging and misrepresenta-tion of the Nazi diplomats. Chieh, however, on the basis of his experiences in Berlin, stated that while the tension in Germany is ter-- ! rifle, and while there is consider-- ! able discontent' with the govern-- I ment, the war, and with living con- - ditions, "it would be wishful think- - to figure that a revolution is Iing" months; later a vote was taken on a year, and the provision was finally passed, by a fairly strong, though lessened majority. It was considered significant that on the eve of the first test of strength, house administration lead-ers were admitting that a "down the line" fight for the senate extension might risk a complete de-feat for the bill. BATTLE: Of Propaganda The rival claims of Russians and Germans to successes on the east front continued to feature the war news to the despair of the reader and observer, and the beclouding of any clear understanding of the ac-tion. Official London, usually ignoring such matters, warned the public to "take the German claims with re-serve," but to realize that a serious and dangerous threat to the Black sea port of Odessa was shaping up. That was one direction in which the Germans were claiming rela-tively little. They did claim the capture of an army general in the south, and thousands of prisoners, but most of the claims were in the territory closer to Kiev, Smolensk, and Leningrad. Stories came out of Berlin with an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with conditions, however, one dis-patch stating that the Russians, de-spite huge Josses, were still hurling "millions" of fresh troops into the fray with no count of the cost. BERLIN: Under 2 Fires The German capital, since the Russian war started, was placed un-der two bomb fires, in fact, in re-cent attacks, people could not tell whether the bombing planes were coming from the east or the west. Britain, relieved of much of the necessity of protecting her own cities, was hammering away day after day, night after night, when suddenly came reports from Berlin of bombings of the city and territory by Red planes. This was verified in Moscow, though the Soviet communiques said that the flights were largely of a reconnaissance nature, hinting of larger bombings to follow. Speaking of these bombings, one outstanding British spokesman, General Smuts of South Africa, said that it was the British belief that a wresting of control of the air, and a continuance of consistent and heavy bombing of German objec-tives by both the British and the Russians would bring an end to the war eventually. Wstoricd mighlights Lf CMm. Scott 'aUo (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Paradox in Bronze THIS is the story of a paradox in bronze. In the museum of the Chicago Historical society stands the statu-ary group shown below: r It represents an incident which is supposed to have taken place dur-ing the Fort Dearborn Massacre on August 15, 1812. At the left, with up-raised tomahawk, is a fierce young Pottawatomie brave. The stalwart figure at the right is the noble Chief Black Partridge, who is warding off the murderous blow, aimed by his tribesman, at the young woman in the center. She is the of John Kinzie, the trader, and the wife of Lieut. Linai T. Helm of Fort Dearborn's d garrison. The word "supposed" is used in the statement above because it is very doubtful indeed if this dramatic event ever took place. It was first recorded in Mrs. Juliette A. Kinzie's book, "Wau-Bu- the 'Early Day of the Northwest,' " published in 1856. But because of the many inaccura-cies in her account of the massacre, historians discount it heavily as a reliable source of information. So the first paradox connected with the Fort Dearborn Massacre Btatue is that the sculptor should have chosen an apocryphal happening to immortalize in bronze when he might have used some equally thrill-ing and more authentic incident. He was Carl Rohl-Smit- a Dane, who came to Chicago while work on the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was in progress. He was com-missioned by George M. Pullman, the sleeping car magnate, to prepare a model for a group commemorat-ing the Fort Dearborn Massacre. At that time a party of Sioux In-dians, who had taken part in the Ghost Dance "uprising" of 1890-9- 1 in South Dakota, were being held as prisoners of war at Fort Sheri-dan, north of '"Chicago. From Gen. Nelson A. Miles, military commander of 'that district, tiie sculptor ob- - tained Pens-ion Short Bull , to have two of these Sioux;act as models for the principal Indian figures in the group. They were Short Bull, high priest of the Ghost Dance, and Kicking Bear, a noted warrior who had helped him spread its doctrines among his people. . According to a contemporary writ-er, "the newspapers give some amusing ac-counts of their , fik demeanor in the studio, their "( mixture of do- - 4 cility, self - as- - , 'I j sertiveness.etc. 1 It chanced that the real dispo- - M- -' 1 sition of the two r1 principal mod- - I t els were the re- - " ' verse of their f JJJJi 1 assumed char- - .f'.T W.-iif-acters, and Ricking Bear Kicking Bear (who when wearing his native dress and war paint carried a string of six scalps) was amused that he was assigned the more humane part. " 'Me, good Injun' he cried, 'Him, bad Injun!' and he laughed loudly at the jest." So that is the other paradox of the Fort Dearborn Massacre statue. Short Bull, the dreamer, the man of peace, who urged his followers to refrain from hostile acts against the whites, is depicted as a murderous young brave. But Kicking Bear, the ruthless warrior, who used the new religion as a means of inciting the Sioux to rebellion, is the "noble red man" saving a white woman's life. And thus they are perpetuated in enduring bronze! The Fort Dearborn Massacre mon-ument was first erected at the foot of Eighteenth street near Lake Michigan, for it was among the sand dunes at this place that the swooped down upon Capt. Nathan Heald's little command and killed 26 soldiers as well as 27 ci-vilians who were accompanying the military on their retreat from Fort Dearborn to Fort Wayne in Indiana. It stood there for many years, until the ravages of vandals made it nec-essary to remove the statuary group to the historical society building. The memory of Kicking Bear is perpetuated in another place, far removed from the scene of his'war-lik- e exploits. In the United States National museum in Washington stands the model of a Sioux Indian warrior. The face is the face of Ma to Wahnahtaka (Kicking Bear) made from a cast of his savage countenance, which was taken when he visited the museum in 1902. He also presented to the museum the costume in which this model is dressed including a war shirt deco-rated with scalps he took in war! New Booklet on Vitamins Guide to Healthful Diet ir-"'i!- mzmst : ftjR - iSi I24YRS.AG0 TOOW INCREASES DENTAL TROUBLES SHOCKING news, to learn that your needs costly dental treatment. This is what lack of Vitamin C in our diet can do and what it has done to more and more young Americans. Three times as many men are being rejected for bad teeth in the draft today as in 1917. Yet you can easily get enough Vitamin C in your diet. Tomato juice, orange juice, grapefruit, strawberries are all rich in C. Does this mean expensive meals? No, our new booklet suggests several vitamin-ric- yet modest-cos- t menus. Gives charts showing vitamin content of everyday foods, the minimum you should get every day to have radiant health, youthful good looks. For your copy send order to: READER-HOM- SERVICE 117 Minna St. San Francisco, Calif. Enclose 10 cents in coin for your 1 copy of VITAMINS TO KEEP YOU f FIT. Name Address NEW EFFECTIVE HAT FEVER RELIEF Hay fever, which annually causes ! more sneezes, more inflamed noses and more red, streaming eyes than any other scourge, may have its c final big fling this September, all l, because a Pennsylvania electrical c engineer was served a dish of corn meal mush which was entirely toj salty. , . The engineer, sneezing, and win all other hay fever manifestations, stopped at a hotel where he was j served a dish of mush which he c considered sending back as it was 1 l much too salty. Finally he ate it 1 iL I 'TpHIS crocheted bowl, filled with colorful embroidered roses is fascinating and varied needle-work. Add this touch of decora-tion to your chairs. Pattern 7002 contains a transfer pattern of a motif 13 by 8 inches and two motifs 83,i by 5 inches; directions for crochet; illustration of stitches; materials needed; color schemes. 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Today Dr. Selleck declares he has found a certain means of relief for hay fever and is supported in his con- - tention by other medical experts, i and a nationally known chemical ' manufacturing concern, the Hoi- - ! lings-Smit- h Company, at Orange-burg, New York, has taken over making the remedy, which is called Nakamo Bell. Describing the experiments, Dr. Selleck said, "After I was sure I had found a means of quickly re-lieving hay fever through the chloride group, I tested it in the most practical way I knew. I held a three day clinic, to which many , hay fever sufferers responded, i from ages ranging from 10 to 60 years. Each person was given two tablets with a little water. Some relief came to all within ten min- - . utes. Reports on these cases dur-- j ing the ensuing weeks showed practically a complete cessatioo of symptoms." Adv. INDIGESTION what Doctors do for it Doctors know that fjrs trtippcd in the stomnch or fruliet miiy act like a on the heart. 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I hey are extremely Incompatible 'to each other.lt Is UCt Wh'Ch 'S ""advertised, which ha no , uu what vn aoesnt make any difference same lol, for VUWOuld 9eHfVou sPenttha something which was no, advertised. . TEACHING A CHILD VALUE OF PENNIES ! 0 A child of a wise mother will be taught from early childhood to be- - come a regular reader of the adver- - o tisements. In that way better perhaps than in any other can the child be taught the great value of penniesand the permanent benefit which comes from making every penny count. 41 r.. p.. p-- o-- r-- o-- o- - - r o- - r-- c r r - r-- l ASK ) I ANOTHER ? I A General Quiz ? . p-- p p- - o- - p-- C p- - c- - o-- " The Questions 1. "Sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great!" is a quotation from what American poet? 2. Over what country did the Incas reign? 3. Approximately how many miles of railroad are there in the United States? 4. How many vestigial organs has man? 5. Is sunburn caused by the heat of the sun? 6. Where was the Tower of Babel? 7. How many railway tunnels are there in the United States and what is their total length? The Answers 1. Henry W. Longfellow ("The Building of the Ship"). 2. Peru. 3. Approximately 236,000 miles. 4. Man possesses no less than 180 vestigial organs that, although probably once of vital importance, are now of little use to him. 5. No, sunburn is caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun. 6. Babylon. 7. There are 1,539 railway tun-nels in the United States totaling 320 miles. .1 SllN BETTER PRINTIM6 ' fTJ. TH1?0USHTHE SliW USE. OF MOVABLE ZYjJ Tift WAS j l Vjj- - IN 1454. ' rue. eerreR WAy t& treat CONStiPATtOU QUE TO LACK OF PKOPEK "BUIK" IN THE PET (5 TO COZRECT THE CAUSE OF THE i TROUBLE WITH A PEUCIOUS n CfREAl, KULOGG'$ f7, 7 AUzBRAH. . . EAT I N, ;.! ; rr Evei?y cwy Isiinnin! awo prink awy HLL'unM of water. yy-yg- ' Establish a Standard Let us raise a standard to whict the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God- - ' George Washington. Through Your Window You cannot believe in honor un-til you have achieved it. Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. George Bernard Shaw. Without Beginning Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. Cardinal Newman. Poor and Rich No man is rich whose expendi-tures exceed his means; and no one is poor whose incomings ex-ceed his outgoings. Haliburton. In Memory's Caverns Friends depart, and memory takes them to her caverns, pure and deep. Thomas Haynes Bayly. Close Relative Indecision is a very near rela- - tive to unhappiness. Stanley Mills. Greatest Fool There's no fool like the young fool who tries to act like an old tool. Bombay Chronicle. Headless, Heartless Bigotry has no head and can not think, no heart and can not feel.-Da- niel O'Connell. i |