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Show THE BULLETIN, BINC.HAM CANYON, UTAH Task a wi,h answers ffering ? ' tiVflf" ' information on various subjects j 77te Questions 1. What is the meaning of the word "concinnity"? 2. Which country names its cap-ital after an American president 3 Why is it wrong to say thata ship "travels 20 knots an hour . 4 What is a plant which sheds its leaves periodically called was paid to Rus-sia 5. What price for Alaska and the Aleutians? 6 Who always "has the last word" in the navy, the senior or the junior officer? 7. How many articles has the bill of rights? 8. How many tracer bullets does a gunner in a Flying Fortress shoot and how do they help him. 9. Who was the hero of 'the Man Without a Country"? 10. What docs Washington call former army and navy officers who served in World War I and who have now been recommis-sione- d for service in World War II? The Answers 1. Skillfully put together. 2. Liberia (Monrovia). 3. A knot is a rate of speed, not distance one nautical mile per hour. One should say the ship traveled "20 knots." 4. Deciduous. 5. The United States paid $7,- - 200,000. 6. The junior officer, with his "Aye, aye, sir." 7. Ten. 8. Every fifth cartridge is a "tracer" bullet which leaves a trail of fire, plainly visible day and night. The tracers help the gun-ne- r correct his aim and they also start fires. 9. Philip Nolan. 10. Retreads. Changing Times Call for f rS1 Creation of U. S. Bureaus Various Interests Favor Special Agencies fljl For Own Problems Patronage Plums fj& Sought by Political Parties. fy-Qsat- i rr,L :rtr4 By BAUKIIAGE Newt Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, Union Trust Building Washington, D. C. The much-moote- d question of states rights as against the of government in Washington which is lumped neatly Into the one word "bureaucracy" is due for a thorough airing in the coming political campaign. The recent debate in the senate over reconversion, especially In the contest over whether the federal government should administer the unemployment payments during the change-ov- e from war production to civilian production, is a good ex-ample. There will be much sound and fury, much thundering in the index on this subject. Little will be found to have been accomplished when the dust settles. For In this question we behold an interesting paradox. New Dealers as well as Republicans, rs as well as right-winger- s, de-plore the growing centralization of power in the federal government as a threat to democracy. And yet, all of them, when they sit down to look at the facts, admit privately that there Is little or no chance of check-ing this trend. The very groups which oppose the tendency toward the creation of more federal machinery and de-nounce the bureaucrats the loudest, are insistent that enough of the bureaucrats who handle their spe-cial Interests be spared whenever the axe threatens to fall It is upon this little inconsistency that President Roosevelt always hangs his rebuttal whenever Sena-tor Byrd and other critics of his lav-ish government spending call for a reduction of the government pay-roll. Of course, the war badly dis-turbed the traditional democratic In-stitution of checks and balances and lifted private enterprise right out by the hair and sat down in its place with the brutal Indifference which is associated with Mars. The federal government today finds itself doing business on a scale larger than all peacetime enterprise put together. Some of these activities are bound to stick when normal times finally return, but the trend toward bureaucracy started even before that According to Alfred Bingham who has written a book called "The Practice of Idealism," which you ought to read whether you can agree with it or not, the trend toward bureaucracy is due largely to two of five revolutions which he says re going on now. Bingham says that "revolution re-mits from the pent-u- p pressure af delayed social change." He believes that, like water-powe- r, it can "either sweep in a destructive flood over peaceful cities and farms," or It can be controlled and turned to beneficial use. Bingham, was the technical revo-lution, another name for the indus-trial revolution which has made mass production and all the won-ders of the machine age possible. Billion-dolla- r corporations required some government control; various industries, notably those producing and using the automobile and the airplane called for highway and sky-way encouragement, regulation and guidance. The huge department of commerce with its many activities conducted to aid business became a separate entity In 1903 and has grown steadily since. And right here we might assert that the common man, and, if you will, the less common man, worker, farmer, artisan, executive or entre-preneur, although he joins merrily in the chorus denouncing the bureaucrats In general, doesn't want the particular bureaucrat who Is ready to help his particular Inter-est, disturbed. If he does not actually demand the services of such a bureaucrat, he may create a situation which his competitor, or those who may become his victim, insist must be controlled by the gov-ernment. Of course, Mr. Bingham's answer to all this is that a growing ex-pansion of governmental powers is all right, so long as it is Without debating that ques-tion let's see exactly how badly the bureaucrat is really hated. But you will And that there are bureaucrats and bureaucrats. You will find no complaint about the civil servant who carries out the decrees of the people's duly elected representatives, provided those de-crees have been sponsored, not to say lobbied, through congress at said complainant's request. Let us consider the following state-ment concerning one bureau, pre-sumably administered, if I read my Webster aright, by bureaucrats: "Federal aid In building and maintaining highways, as carried out under Republican administra-tions and since continued, is a sound and comparatively harmonious pro-gram. ..." COP Has Some Kind Words for Bureaus "Federal responsibility (regard-ing agriculture) should be directed to such economic stabilization through disposition of surpluses, as-surance of fair market prices. . . ." Who says this? The 28 Republican governors assembled in St. Louis early this month to back Mr. Dswey's presidential campaign. They represented, we opine, both the "common man" and likewise, the "uncommon man." And if you want further support for Mr. Bingham's thesis that the leaders In the world of technology, the men who own the machines and supervise their operation, like some 'Revolt of Common Man' Encourages Bureaucracy The first of the revolutions he names, and one of those which has encouraged bureaucracy and in-creased the demands on the fed-eral government's manpower, Is the "revolt of the common man." Of course, that revolt has been going on lustily with the start it got at the barricades in Paris and the events which occurred between Lexington and Yorktown, but the depression of 1929 moved it ahead quite a peg in this country, to say nothing of what happened after World War I all over the world, including the birth of communism, fascism, and all their freak Bingham says it was the call of the common man for social and eco-nomic security which was one of the two chief causes of the growing cen-tralization of government. He cites as two examples, the labor group which demanded that their interests be looked after, and the farmers. (The labor department, which had been a part of the department of commerce since 1903, was created a separate unit in 1913.) Bingham says that the vast organization un-der the department of agriculture was the result of the insistence by farmers that agriculture be recog-nized and assisted. The second revolution, the de-mands of which brought about addi-tional federal activity, according to of the bureaucrats, note the state-ment from authentic sources that after the war industry is going to encourage the perpetuation of some of the functions of the OPA and the WPB because it Is thought they can help stabilize industry. On the other side of the medal, again, Just to preserve a nice bal-ance, what about the GI Bill of Rights? That law puts into the hands of the federal government the administration of the greatest welfare program ever framed. I take it that high, low and middle are willing to pay for the bureau-crats lb run this program out of the federal treasury. It was passed unanimously by congress. So it goes. We can boil down the debate in congress over unemployment insur-- ance and the effort to put the ad-ministration of the payments into the hands of the states, into a much more immediate and practical ques-tion than the broad principle ol states rights, centralization of gov-ernment or the growth of bureauc- - ' racy. It is a simple matter here ' of whether the administration (any administration) handing out the benefits directly, sets up the of-fice holders who do the handing out, or whether the state governments (state political machines) assume these gracious functions. In othei words, who gets the political sup-port in return? I'm sorry but that's the way It Is. L zC. Si to the NOSI Whenigmm,rt4ld HEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS I House Frock With Smart Yoke Cool ' Srail ' "I Pattern No. 8622 Is In sizes 12. 14, 16, 18, JlM,' ..'.. I.,. 1 20; 40 nd 42 Size lumPer requires . .'. . I . . 1 2V yards of fabric; Jacket. 1 sA'fc'l ' ."( ' pSJSMB yardB-s-sH- ""'.,. . VtofU Du to ,n unusually large demand and v . . . s-- i M current war conditions, slightly more time J J"" mf " 4. A is required in filling orders for a few ol 867? Tl Ijl 0,6 most PP"'ar paltera numbers. fp 'I jj Send your order to: 2 ui I li! I i i SEWING CIRCLE PATTKRN DEPT. 149 New MontRomery St. San Fram'isc0' talif- - A "Cooler" . Enclose 25 cents In coins for each NICEST air conditioned house pattern desired, and morning, frock you've ever . Pattern No Size had I The smart yoke which is ex-tended to form diminutive ex-- Name cuses-for-sleev- es Is awfully flatter- - Addres Ing. The loose dress is made form- - fitting by means of the two naif- - w, sore, spread nostrils. (1) thX 2) Soothes IrtKj Helps reduce local blood wpp,1!; Brings welcome reliePJm f SNAPPY I m fhBefore the end ol the U. S. ihouldbe, enough man-mo- r fill all military and civilian needi, is tki of John U Collyer, of B. r. Goodrich, sees the output gf NO of synthetic rubber Neglect of Itie rubber now under Jopanns Scalloped Tops for Kitchen Curtains Or Sash Curtains in Any Other Room By Ruth Wyeth Spears belts at either side. Try it in pink seersucker. Use pink-pea- rl plastic buttons. Pretty? Pattern No. 8672 Is In sizes 12. 14. 18. 18. It); 40 and 42. Size 14 requires 3',a yards 9f h material. It's Collarless pOLLARLESS and cooler is the keynote to this summer's play fashions! The handsome princess Jumper illustrated has a most at-tractive collarless jacket which turns it into a smart business and street ensemble. HERE is a new idea for your curtains or for sash curtains for any room. Crisp, sheer material such as lawn or or-gandie may be used and white or a plain light color will be most ef-fective. The curtains are hung above eye level on a single rod fastened to the window sash. The four-inch-de- scalloped hem at the top shows through the sheer material giving a very decorative effect and the rings sewn to the points of the scallops make it pos-sible to slide the curtains back and forth on the rods. The trick in making the scal-loped hem is in being sure that the curved edges follow a sharp, clean-cu- t line. All the steps are shown here in the diagrams. Use a small saucer or a large cup for marking the scallops, and when you turn them right side out, pull the material out smoothly at the points with a pin. CUT.5$.ASnl fyj? J ?l jftjj TURri TOP I ill tj R nii4Sf! OVEfKON I II I II T HI WI6WT 8IDE IflPt --JTl- AND ' cn lt TIMES THE WIPTH OF WINDOW) fl STITCH J NOTE The graceful corner bracket that you see beside the window in the sketch, also the stenciled wooden cookie box on the counter are made with pattern No. 206. The shelf is fourteen inches wide and the box Is about seven inches high. The pattern for the shelf and the quaint peasant figures and lettering on the box are actual size. All directions and color guide are included. Patterns are 15 cents each postpaid. Address: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for each pattern ordered. Name Address be a benefit b dii;o:; Ing to authoritiei, uxt the tapping of rubber to improve their tubteq. Normally only one pen rubber consumed In It Into ttie manufacture o surgical, dental and dn while more man 71 pa used by the fire Wwh tl --T"W iiiiii I 'i in iivn iwimi - REGooflj vHET Get Your Wat I To Help k to dietary WW crfdrinkiniwiWir" in weather can btqj Wakefield'sBlackberja household raac yean e drug t' moo 5flp Cradkle.Pep! ( I isei krdshe O "Tt,. Gr.ln, Irt Cr..t Fe.d.-- f, ) Kellogg's Rice Krispies equal the hf g whole ripe grain in nearly all the ffPI protective food elements declared 11' 7. A fjj essential to human nutrition. QOOQQOanBQOf Knitted woolens and wool dresses and skirts washed by hand are less likely to shrink or be-come matted than if cleaned in a washing machine. If ice cubes are held under warm water for a few seconds, they will have no sharp edges to jab or cut the precious rubber icebag. e If it is necessary to carry a number of small drills in your pocket, an old spectacle case comes in handy in which to carry them. A bit of wax rubbed on the bot-toms of rockers will prevent them marking even the glossiest of floors. When clothes must be ironed soon after dampening, always use hot water as it penetrates the ma-terial more quickly. Garden tools free from rust are easier to work with and, if a small can of tractor oil and an old shav-ing brush are kept handy, it takes little time to clean and oil the tools after using. When making: fudge to send the soldier boys, pour it directly into the box in which it is to be mailed. Line the box first with waxed pa-per, and beat the fudge until it begins to "set." This method is better for two reasons: the box will contain more candy and it will stay fresh longer than if it is cut in pieces in the usual way. When the metal tip comes off a shoe lace, it is not necessary to discard the lace. A satisfactory tip can be put on quickly and easily by dipping the end of the lace in melted paraffin or bees-wax and shaved to a point before the wax hardens. e Oftentimes a pretty flower ar-rangement cannot be achieved be-cause the frog is not the right size or shape. In this case, make one by melting paraffin, molding it in the desired shape and punch-ing holes with a heated ice pick. To clean rust from any kind of farm implements, dissolve one can of lye in five gallons of water and apply with an old broom or brush. Scrub well. The rust will come off quickly. Breathing at Seashore Increases Lung Capacity Breathing is deeper and slower at the seashore than in the city be-cause dust-fre- e air permits relax-ation of the respiratory mecha-nism that constantly filters and propels such particles back and out through the nose. One study of city children showed that the average vital ca-pacity of their lungs had increased from 82 to 113 cubic inches dur-ing a two months' vacation at the seaside. Boys Couldn't Stump Naturalist With Humbug The boys thought it would be great sport if they could fool a certain well-know- n naturalist. So they killed a centipede, then care-fully glued on to it a beetle's head, the wings of a butterfly and the legs of a grasshopper. They took it to the great man. "We found it out in the field," the leader of the group explained. "Can you tell us what it is?" The naturalist studied it for a time, then he asked: "Did this creature hum when caught?" "Oh, yes, sir, it did hum," came the answer. "Well, in that case," said the naturalist, "it undoubtedly is a humbugl" Not His Choice Housewife And are you really content to spend your life walking about the country, begging? Hobo No, lady, not at all. Many's the time I wished I had a car. Said the Boss She's a good sec-retary, alrisht, but she's clocW eyed. Fisherman's Prayer Oh, give me grace to catch a fish So large that even I In talking about it afterwards May never need to lie. Bit Exaggerated Customer These sleeve are miles too long. Tailor Welt, how much shall 1 take off? Customer Oh, I guess about a quar-ter of an inch. Neck and Neck Aunt Martha Have you kept up with your studies? Jasper Yes, but I haven't passed them. Another Thought Mrs. Smith Your husband uas cer-tainly brave to crutd under the bed to ;itht that burglar. Mrs. JonesYes, but when he crawled under the bed he thought the burglar was down in tlie kitchen! The Life Jasper I wish I lived in Green-land. Joan What for? Jasper With a night six months long, it must be wonderful to have a date with a beautiful blonde. "Dirt-cheap- " is no longer a legit-imate term, for dirt is no longer cheap, it's precious. Criminals Given Choice Of No Salt or Hansins None of us can live without salt. Perspiration resulting in loss of salt from the human body makes men liable to muscular cramps. Several years ago a doctor and three medical students deliberate-ly deprived themselves of all salt. Strange symptoms soon resulted Appetite was lost, food seemed tasteless, cigarettes lost their fla-vor, cramps in the muscles de-veloped, and all suffered from ex- cessive fatigue and a general sense of exhaustion. At one time one of the legal punishments in Holland was to de-prive a man of his salt. It led to depression and illness. Con- demned criminals in Sweden were once allowed, if they wished, to abstain from salt for a month in- stead of mounting the scaffold The result was practically a certain death. B R I E F S . . . by Baukhage More bituminous coal is being pro-duced for World War II than was mined during World War I, with ap-proximately one-thir- d fewer miners. In spite of difficulties imposed by battle conditions, the Red Cross has increased by 10 per cent the mes-sages delivered from servicemen in staging and combat zones to their families. i A Go - To - School drive has beer opened by the United States office ol education, the federal security agency and the children's bureau ol the department of labor to combat the nation-wid- e decline in higt school enrollment. Students in 550 Japanese schoou are busy breeding rabbits to pro-vide clothing foi soldiers. n " .,...., ,i i.r win ..... h--jr y ty |