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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD Scenes and Persons in the Current News Sf President Washington. Roosevelt entered the White ITouse Check on Spending March 4, 1933, every dollar of federal money that was expended was accounted for and the vouchers reviewed by the general l, accounting offices. J. Raymond comptroller general of the United States, occupied and still occupies an independent position In the accountings he directed and the reviews that were made under the budget and accounting law. But with the arrival of the New Deal nd the crisis in government and the nation arising from the depression, scores of new laws were enacted, new agencies of government were created and billions of dollars were appropriated, the bulk of it being spent without reference to the accounting act or the bureau of the budget. Congress, under White Mouse direction, did not make these new agencies or their spending accountable to the comptroller genMc-Car- eral It was almost two years before President Roosevelt saw fit to make any of the emergency agencies, the alphabetical soup, amenable to the general accounting office. Consequently, millions upon millions of dollars were spent and only the spending agencies knew whether they were spent In accordance with Jaw. Now, however, things havo Late last winter, the changed. President began extending the broad wings of the general accounting office over emergency agencies and has continued to do so until, only the other day, the last of these were made responsible to the comptroller general. Thus on Independent governmental unit one with no axes to grind again Is In a position to say whether federal money Is being spent os congress directed and' In a manner which the taxpayers have the right to demand. This spending of money In gigantic amounts always breeds suspicion. It causes people to in (pi ire, whatever the form of government may be or whatever political party may be In control, whether there Is waste or graft, whether the then office holders are feathering their own nests, and many another question of the like. It was true In the case of the New Deal, Observers here In Washington constantly were receiving Information alleging that this Individual or that had been displaying signs of uhusual prosperity; that rumors were afloat concerning graft and crookedness in one agency or another and that the "somebody ought to expose with respect to a named goings-o- n department of government. It was not an unusual circumstance because in every administration we-- ' here In Washington who attempt to see and to hear as much as we can, get the same kind of reaction. Only, It seemed to have been worse this time and well It may have been because the amount of money made available to President Roosevelt and subordinates was so much larger. It Is my belief, however, that there has not been more of this Intangible thing called graft In government In the present administration than in most others. There has been some crookedness because there have been court convictions of some officials but I expect when and If the future lays bare all facts concerning the present administration and its handling of the vast sums of money available to It, It will be disclosed that most of the New Deal officials have been honest In their disbursement of funds. If Mr. Roosevelt has keep down been able to straight-ou- t Criticize Spending ness, he Is to It "i'd remove from the forthcoming fie commended. campaign some of the mud slinging tlint really has no place In national politics. But, while the President Is entitled to commendation for the attempts at honest disbursement of funds, I hear more and more criticism of the way the money has been spent. Indeed, It appears now that the vast expenditures by the administration are likely to be as much of a cutnpnlgn Issue ns Is bis proposal to alter the Constitution to lit New Deal plans. Kvery one knows that when an Individuals pocketbnok Is touched, he rises In revolt. By the time the next election comes around Individuals will have had their pocketbooks touched rather forcibly by national and state and local taxes of an Increased amount Thus, It Is easy to see how the criticism of Roosevelt's spending Is growing and can continue to prow. The government has been pushed ten or twelve billion more In debt and the end Is not in sight, despite the fact that Mr. Roosevelt has Intimated on several occasions lately that he proposes to curtail federal expenditures except for emergency purposes. Those announcements and any future declarations he may make are not going to soften the antagonistic feeling that people have for any public official who wastes money whether the motives be proper or Improper. From this point, one may look Into the crystal of the 1938 campaign and It takes no stretch of the Imagination to visualize what a pounding the New Deal opposition will give the Roosevelt administration on this question of spending. When Mr. Roosevelt began spending, he declared It was justified because hundreds of thousands of citizens were starving. Ills next pronouncement on this subject by way of explaining continued expenditure was that If the government spent freely, It would serve as a priming of the economic pump; that the circulation of federal money would allow Industry to sell and that Industry would replace by manufacture the things sold. That, too, brought little or no result. Then we entered the current stage where the spending was to be closely supervised and only projects that held promise of actually developing manufacture and retail selling would be approved and financed by federal money. It Is regrettable but It is a fact that almost nothing has come of this program. And to make matters worse, lately, Secretary Ickes, public works administrator, and Relief Administrator Hurry Hopkins have locked horns on the bulk of the projects on which federal money was to be used. It Is not strange that these two men should differ. Mr. Hopkins, being a trained, a professional, welfare worker, sees things only from the standpoint of the Individual who needs food. Mr. Ickes has a conception of federal spending that embraces the use of money In ways designed to start the great Industries in motion. He figures that If these Industries get going, they will employ workers; the workers will spend their wages and the retailers will profit thereby and, as the retailors sell from their shelves, they seek replacements from the manuThe controversy ' befacturers. tween Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Ickes, therefore, Is not one to be settled by compromise or by soft words. In fact, It may never be settled until one or the other gets out of his place In the government. The Importance of the Ickes Hopkins row to the reader of this column, however, lies Break for largely In the fact the particu Taxpayers that lar reader Is a taxpayer The connection Is simply this: the last congress appropriated f 1.8SO.OOO.OOO for use by the administration in public works and relief. If all of that sum were spent the public debt would be increased by that amount because Internal revenue taxes are Insufficient to offset more than the ordinary Theregovernment expenditures. fore, If all of this money Is not spent, nnd It cannot be spent If the Ickes Hopkins dispute continues to hold back administration plans, then the taxpayers will have Just that much less of a government debt to meet through this payment of their taxes. So the Presidents order placing all administrative agencies under the general accounting office to see that their spending Is honestly done and the developments within the administration over a difference In policy must be taken together as a break for the taxpayer. OVER Yucatan, cemetery, this comforting phrase, carved deep upon a single gigantic block of native stone, greets the eye of all who pass that way: Nobody had locks on a the Influx of civilization- I remember one Instance being barred from the r. absence of the owner, zy written Instructions outs to get in. Newcomers r on this, but the old souplained that it made K Indians couldnt read and -- Edward Dean Sullivan - politan.' e I, ' , - ' V, A Chains Get Sympathy for Striking Workers Mary Slate, nineteen, pretty garment worker, who chained herself THE In the dining room of The Tbatch, Fredley Park, Mlckleham, Surrey, country residence of Mrs. Walkers stands a small circular fashioned of Inlaid hard mother-in-- Compton, law, President Is Chef for Newspaper Men NONE MAT ESCAPE BENEDICTION." AND tip 1 Rope Pius greeting delegates to the International Congress of Catholic Nurses at Castel Gando o, or summer residence. 2 Architects drawing of the heavily armed entrance to the vaults that are being bu t or formed army of Cubas Members newly 3 the federal treasurys gold hoard at Fort Knox, Kentucky. n IT' J " " L " vh Pnl t rrrvrv T?oflofo Tro tviv n n table A metal plate, beautifully engraved and set Into the top, records the fact that: woods. THIS TABLE IN HIS STUDY AT DARWIN HOUSE, CHARLES DARWIN WROTE HIS GREAT BOOK. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES." ON The circular rim contains five drawers, one of which his honor discovered to be false, and of no utility whatever. "Twenty per cent phoney wasnt so bad for that period, was Jimmys comment Diego Rivera, Mexican mural decorator, unquestionably the most prolific painter of his time, brought rather conspicuously Into the public eye when his portrait of Lenin, worked Into the decorative scheme of Rockefellers Radio Center was rejected and promptly elminated by the committee of architects acting for John D. Rockefeller,'' Jr., has been thirteen times married. Ten of his brides were taken in wedlock when Diego was a resident of Moscow. The present Senora Rivera, happily married to the artist, who is now In Mexico City beautifying the walls of various public buildings, looks lightly- upon the past, confident of the future. . - . WHEN THEY $ THESE $!S! Nervousness, Cons'. and Poor Appetitl check their dieta for iLp important, 1 J Many are nervous, poor t system out of order, because diets lack enough of the prt min B for keeping fit. ' Few things keep them bad j of this protective food.elemc So give everyone Quaker he ha morning. Because in addition erous supply of Vitamin B f in t c fit, it furnishes ns fo fc ingredients, wer per dish. . Start serving it tomorrow f: test. Quaker Oats has a whole! like, luscious appeal to the Flavory, surpassingly good. 4 supply it. IN VITAMIN B FOR KEEPINSf : . 1 food-energ- y, body-buildin- g q lc Jimmy Tully dedicated his book, wort! to Bernard Beggars Abroad, Quaker Shaw, H. G. Wells, and that equals Miracle, Cromble Allen. For a certainty the latter Individual 3 cakes of Frs knows more people than Shaw and Wells combined. Allen holds the world record as a visiting Rota-riahaving stopped at every local and Mother's Oats an branch that he could locate In a Quaker two hundred thousand mile tour through six continents. A trustee Opinions of the Rotary National Foundation, Be not prodigal of jopr traveling at his own expense, adthem Svith dressing the brotherhood wherever lest by sharing he finds them In conference assem- be left without. Ambrose bled; pushing his side lines of dayr light saving time, the clock, a scientific calendar, the metric system and an International auxiliary language Basic not to supplant English any tongue, and seeking the way to n fuller life, Allen, his purse wide open, enjoys the distinction of being known as the Ambassador of Good Will around the world. He knows more about everything than the average traveler knows about anything. When at home in Ontario, Calif., this kindly, rubicund, silver-haireman, associate editor of the Ontario Record, writes philosophically of commonplace things which he clothes with dignity and enriches with rare observational art. In many corners of the globe I have crossed trails with him, always to my great advantage and pleasure. ' ! Ro-tarl- President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the griddle roasting hot dogs for near Hyde Tark. his newspaper men guests at a picnic at Val-Kil- l, to a post to excite the sympathy of passersby for her fellow strikers In the womens garment Industry of New York. n, Youth Versus Age in Chess Games Allison Beats Perry, Wood for Net Title m Some smile wears Wilmer Allison, who beat Fred Perry and Syd -- -- -- ie si. twenty-four-hou- d Teaching In reverse was witnessed In the Chess and Checker Club of Los Angeles when youthful members showed how to win. Play lasted more than three hours and resulted In a win for the young bloods by thirteen to five. Youngsters ranged In age from seven years to twenty-two- . Oldsters were all above sixty. old-time- Control ten- Death Rides the Storm in Delaware Peyote, a powerful soporific produced to a very limited extent In Mexico, and at a prohibitive price, so completely transforms the senses of those addicted to its use that when under Its Influence they are said to smell the music and to hear the colors." All that remains Is to touch starlight, taste the moon and see perfumes. The first printing office In the western hemisphere was set up by Cortez In 1523 on Moncta street opposite the present Department of War building, In the city of Mexico. The building, now occupied by r an gum market, still stands and Is In excellent condition. . The Pst rhinli onl? of the r mbrance gives you p'w- India-rubbe- see e C Western Newspaper UnJoa, THING On one of the pillars appears, less artistically graven, but deep Hiree-scorenough to survive the to allotted man, this ten and years line announces the Inevitable climax; ney Wood to become national country a detailed plan for control of potato production. It will provide means for boosting the Incomes of the potato farmers something more than 100 per cent, and will Increase the cost of this Item of food to consumers by a proportionate Conferences amount, of course. soon will he held between the AAA and representatives of farmers organizations to work out phases of the plan requiring farmer approval. Various thoughts arise If one reflects upon potato control. First, control of potato production marks the fourteenth agricultural crop brought under regimentation and It presents, probably, the toughest of all of them In the matter of enforcing Its provisions. Adoption of the potato control program represents attainment of a point In the life of the AAA where one step has led to another until control of potatoes was essential, or the whole plan of crop control flops. It will bo recalled that the declared purpic-- of the AAA at the beginning was only for the control of cotton. Land withheld from cotton then was planted to tobacco and tobacco had to be controlled; when tobacco was controlled, and the land withdrawn, farmers In some sections turned to peakuts nnd peanuts had to be controlled. A AS DEATH MUST BE A BLESSING." adjustment adminis- nis champion. tration officials are about ready to present ofto the Potato farmers this Agriculture but fair. the main gate of the SO UNIVFRSAL wear-ee- tw a Fancy and Fable From Wanderer's Note Book. Fact, When showedT up the grar, of civilized life ana Ing more clearly than did t!? of the old days. Prior ? mer of 189S, when the t full tilt, these towns got out murder, thievery or out Jail, courthouse, J church or Schools, rules In general, except t Rule, and Justice was "UJf V, somewhat milder simulation of the storm conditions lu Florida resulted on the Delaware Maryland-Vir-glnl- a "eastern shore. and this scene, snapped n few miles north of Harrington, Del, shows one of the trim accomplishments of the storm. Throe trainmen were killed In tills washout-wrecand one was Injured. A k Christmas Eve, 1931, three holl-da- y celebrants, occupying 'a 1923 runabout, halted In front of a Maryland State police station on the broad highway and called loudly for the landlord to step out bring some bottled beer and three hamburger steak sandwiches for Immediate consumption. Escort od In by a courteous attendant, they were shown up to three private rooms where they spent the night wondering why the order was delayed. Not until January 1, 1935, when they were released, did It dawn upon them that mounted cops dont like to serve refreshments to strangers. Newtp&par Union. ' ; - Hre feLANV.i the lluli I inn. lor V himtnilf Ivros .mini,n i.'k nr lu,i nml'i, mil U , mi ; T, i ft" psii,iiiiTiaiia'',rlc'sie, . COLEMAN Wt'l .1 W'ffc'"ii' uro. III.: 1 limm-i- MP iuf N |