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Show THE PAGE TWO H'M13 Little Stories About Welt-Know- n People: Allen Pearson and like to tell this . When he story about F. D. R. was a young lawyer he was retained to handle a difficult civil case. The rival attorney was an effective jury pleader and he completely outshone his youthful rival in the argument to the jury. However, he made one fatal mistake. He orated for several hours. As he thundered on, Roosevelt noticed the jury wasn't paying much attention. So when his turn came he rose and said: "Gentlemen, you have heard the evidence. You also have listened to my distinguished colleague, a brilliant orator. If you believe him and disbelieve the evidence, you will decide in his favor. That's all I have to say." The jury was out only five minutes and brought in a verdict for F. D. R.'s client. This is the reason for the H. L. that goes before Mencken's name. As a youth he had a little printing business and used to print cards with his name on for advertising purposes. But his father smashed all his black letter lower case "r's" so he had to print his name H. L Mencken instead of Henry L., and that's the way it has remained. Years ago in Wisconsin, a young man was chopping wood and accidentally hit himself in the foot with the axe. He moaned and groaned and his face was contorted in pain while his shoe was slowly being removed so the wound could be treated. However, when the shoe was taken off it was revealed that he wasn't even scratched. One of the onlookers commented that he had a wonderful imagination and would make a great actor. His name Alfred Lunt. " When the piano Beethoven composed his music on was exhibited in a European museum, visitors were given the thrill of sitting down and playing it Everybody took advantage of that honor except Paderew-sk- i. When the museum guard asked him why he didn't sit down and play, he replied: "I do not feel worthy enough to touch it." . Henry Clay, the eminent statesman, knew how to say the right thing at the right time. A pretty young thing once reproached him for failing to remember her name But Clay was equal to the occasion, replying gallantly: "I didn't recall your name, because when we last met I was sure your beauty and talent would soon compel you to change it." ... en." When Marshal Foch visited America he went to see the Grand Canyon. As he stood looking down into the depths of the amazing natural wonder, reporters all around him waited breathlessly for a comment that would go down in history. Aftr er a few minutes of dramatic silence, the Marshal observed: "What a beautiful place to drop one's mother-in-l- aw!" Among other things, Oliver Wendell Holmes was a doctor, but he wasn't very successful in that Seems that people were bit doubtful about the flippant medico who posted this sign above his n. re- Among the better tales about Cal-rl- n Coolidge's brevity ia this: A re- porter was interviewing him. "Do rou wish to say anything about he asked. "No." "About the farm bloc?" ?" "No." "About the World Court?" "No." The reporter turned to go. "By the way," said Coolidge, "don't luote me." Albert Einstein once had the misfortune to be a guest at a very dull the evening party. Throughout At the end of fawns ran wild lie affair, the host remarked sympathetically to him: "I'm afraid you were terribly bored" . . Einstein imilcd and replied: "No. On s like this I retire to the back of my mind, and there I am happy." ... . occa-lion- For the last five months of her life Marie Dressler's illness let her few days, then down be up for igain getting worse all the time. Each week, no matter how busy he was, Louis B. Mayer used to take a brief case full of scenarios to her . home. Her illness was never Mayer merely discussed sto rics and plans for the future, exactly as if she were still working Right through the last week of her life. Miss Dressier remaired cheerful and hapry because (if Mayer's men-tioned- thoughtfulnerg secret testimony than he afterwards disclosed to newsmen. Here are some items which weren't made public: Henderson predicted that if the current levels of earnings are maintained, the total national income this year will approximate 117 billion dollars, or 25 billions more than in 1941. On the other hand, due to the enormous war production demands, the supply of consumer goods will be 26 per cent less than last year. This wide disparity between purchasing power and available consumer goods, Henderson warned, is the great inflationary "explosive" factor. With a lot more money in people's pockets than supplies on which to spend it, a competitive situation develops that may set off a catastrophic price runaway unless drastically controlled. Excess. Illustrating this problem, Henderson pointed out that about 31 billions of the estimated national income will be absorbed by taxes and savings, leaving 80 billions in spendable money. However, there will be only 69 billions of consumer commodities. This excess, he declared, is what must be kept in check in order to prevent it from setting in motion an inflationary spiral that would smash the nation's economic system. Tough as this problem is, Hender son predicted that the situation will be even worse in 1943. He estimated that by next year purchasing power will be three times greater than in 1932 while the supply of consumer goods will be only the same as in that year, the pit of the depression. The price administrator told the committee that the only way disastrous inflation can be averted is by the most stringent government controls. He said he fully realized that such measures as rationing and price ceilings might cause bootlegging and "blackmarkets." But he expressed the belief that patriotic public opinion would powerfully militate against such lawbreaking. "In England," Henderson pointed out, "bootlegging of food and other scarce commodities is causing so much public resentment that many are demanding that those who buy or sell on the 'black market' I . taken out and shot." it, but Harold Ickes, the New Deal's most violent baiter of big business, has been performing some quiet miracles in obtaining big business Not only is he now on good terms with the moguls of the oil industry, including such bitter political opponents as Joe and Howard Pew, leaders of Pennsylvania Republicanism, but he has also been getting cooperation from the railroads and trucking companies. This is one of the few good things that has come out of the war. Ever since trucks began hauling freight, the feud between them and the railroads has been the toughest problem faced by the Interstate Commerce commission. But now Petroleum Coordinator Ickes has persuaded the ancient rivals to make a friendly division of the tremendous oil transportation business whereby the railroads withdrew from short hauls, and turn business over to trucks, thus releasing tank cars for the longer and more economic hauls. For Instance, a railroad tank car, with a capacity of 8,000 gallons, operating between Whiting, Ind., and the west side of Chicago, requires six days to make the "turn around." But a tank truck, capacity 7,300 gallons, can do the same "turn around" in five hours. Thus, one tank truck, working 24 hours, (and all such equipment Is on a basis) would relieve the equivalent of 16 or 20 tank cars. These cars, in turn, are being placed on the longer hauls from the Gulf to the East coast Result of such economies and overtime operations Is that railroads, which normally move practically no oil to the East coast, are now moving 650,000 barrels a day. Tankers (ships) normally supply 95 per cent of the Efcst coast requirement but with the withdrawal of tankers, tank cars are being rushed into the breach. WIG WAGS The war department has asked congress for a $10 a mon'h pay raise for West Point cadets. Present rate is $63, the department says it ought to be $73 because the present class will be $i')0.000 in debt when it graduates. The marine corps is urgently in need of Japanese translator and interpreters. If you have a working knowledge of Japanese, get in touch with the corps at once, either by writing to Washington or visiting the nearest recruiting station. LIBYA: Tank Tangle Jap Naval Losses Off Midway Island Strengthen U. S. Position in Pacific; Terrific Bombing Attacks by British Stun Nazi's War Effort in Rhineland (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed In these columns, they re these of the news analyst and not necessarily el this newspapei.) Released by Western Newspaper Union. ---- kv' V;., Thursday, June 11, 1942 NEPAL UTAH S. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Washington, D. C. HENDERSON'S WARNING Price Administrator Leon Henderson told the house ways and means committee a lot more during his BIG BUSINESS MIRACLES No one ever would have suspected This is one of the best squelches we have ever come cross. A friend once told Voltaire: "It is good of you to say such pleasant things about an enemy when be always says such nasty things about you." To which Voltaire replied: "Perhaps we are both mistak- ihingle: "Small fevers gratefully ceived." WJ,inht,m TIMES-NEW- f ---- 1 The battle of Libya entered its most violent phase as thousands of tanks took part in a raging fight in the desert at Knightsbridge. Two heavy German tank attacks were repulsed as the British struck another dent in the Axis salient in their lines south of Tobruk. Marshal Erwin Rommel was reported in the Knightsbridge area 15 miles south of Tobruk. directing his men in a desperate attack against g the British. The Nazis were sent reeling back south and west of Harmat, six miles south of Knightsbridge. Experts looked upon Harmat as an extremely important position since it was near an escape gap in the British mine field. With the British in possession, there could be no wholesale Axis escape. hard-fightin- GAS RATIONING: Revolt in House The congressional fight against nationwide gasoline rationing broke into the open when Rep. Jed Johnson of Oklahoma introduced a concurrent resolution opposing such a step until the house gets proof that the move is necessary. n sislii . urn The resolution declared that there sisnisnisnsi u .aC---i.iiMi.xAii.This unusual photo shows representatives of the British common- is a surplus of oil in Texas, Kansas, wealth gathered at the Washington airport to welcome Sir Owen Dixon, Oklahoma and other producing new Australian minister to the United States. Left to right: Walter Nash, states and that nationwide rationing New Zealand; Sir Owen Dixon, Australia; Ralph W. Close, Union of South would cripple the war effort. The War Production board proposed the Africa; Sir R. I. Campbell, British embassy, and Lelghton McCarthy, rationing program to conserve rubCanada. ber rather than gasoline, of which there admittedly is no shortage. SEA RAID: MIDWAY: The Johnson resolution was submitted following a boisterous caucus On Australia Melee The cities of Sydney and Newcas- session of 100 members of the house. "Pearl Harbor has now been parThe resolution instructed Rep. Richtially avenged. Vengeance will not tle on Australia's southeast coast ard M. Kleberg of Texas, who was be complete until Japanese sea pow- were shelled bf Japanese forces In chairman, to appoint a comer has been reduced to impotence. the first sea raid on that country's elected We have made substantial progress mainland since the beginning of the mittee of five house members to confer with a similar committee of the war. in that direction." Termed "nuisance" raids by Gen- senate to take necessary steps. With these blunt, stirring words, eral MacArthur's headquarters, YOUTH AGENCIES: Adm., Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, an- these first attacks caused little damnounced a decisive United States na- age and there were few casualties. House Acts At the same time as the house of val victory at Midway Island. In a Submarines were used for the atrefused to abolish remarkable demonstration of the co- tack. representatives At Sydney the shells whistled over the National Youth administration, ordinated power of the three American services navy, army and m- the city so fast it was impossible this branch of congress voted to end arinesa Japanese invasion fleet was to estimate their number. Newcas- the life of Civilian conservation shelled for 30 minutes. Both corps. repulsed with the greatest losses of tle waswere cities blacked out and resiThe standing vote on NYA was the current war. hustled to their air raid shel- 118 to 62 in favor of retaining the From 14 to 17 Japanese warships dents agency. Voting was on the specific were sunk or damaged, according ters. The attacks came only a week motion by Rep. Eyerett M. Dirksen to early reports. Included were two the enemy's midget (R., 111.) to cut $49,700,000 from NYA or three, aircraft carriers sunk and after four of were destroyed as they funds in its current appropriation. one or two lost; three battleships submarines attempted a sortie into Sydney's His plan would have restricted NYA damaged, four or six cruisers dam- harbor. week in same Also the activities to a $5,000,000 student-ai- d aged, three transports damaged and subs one destroyer sunk. Continuing at- three and possibly four other Pa- training program for the next year. were destroyed in the southwest tacks on the fleeing enemy made it cific. FOOD: impossible to state whether the ships submarine activity off bombed in pursuit had been dam- theIncreased Neiv Control lower Australian coast was beaged previously. In food for fighting men Alwartime, to at be aimed lieved cutting At the conclusion of the four-da- y lied communications and supply is always of prime importance. With action, Adm. Ernest J. King, com- lines as well as an attempt to divert this fact in mind the government mander in chief of the American United Nations' naval units from the has now moved to assure ample fleet, hinted that the United States more U. S. forces and the major scene of action, I.E., supplies of of has a chance to knock out Japan as between United Nations. Crearmed units Alaska and Hawaii. a sea power. The battle, he said, food requireation of a the of outcome the ments committee headed by Secremay determine SECOND FRONT: war in the Pacific. tary of Agriculture Claude Wickard In Germany's Air has been announced by the War ProHawaii, he said, "must be held at The stunning effect of the monster duction board. all costs," because it is the keystone to the entire Pacific defense RAF bombing raid upon Cologne beThis agency has been granted system. Midway4 1,312 miles from came known to the world when the power to designate what foods may Pearl Harbor, is a vital outpost in first newspapers from that historic or may not be produced; what comRhineland city reached neutral ter- modities are to be allowed for imthe Hawaiian defense. ritory. port or export; and to regulate the MENACE: Cologne, as its people knew it, is distribution of foodstuffs. forever lost, according to the disWhile attention was thus being On the Run? patches. Whole quarters of the town drawn to the nation's food supply, Axis submarines operating along are empty, and a Stockholm newsthe Eastern seaboard have been paper, quoting a German dispatch, the department of agriculture was driven out into the Atlantic, accord- reported that all the property of at quick to declare that it should not least 10,000 persons had been de- be assumed that shortages of food ing to Chairman Carl Vinson (Georgia) of the house naval affairs com- stroyed completely. The central dismittee. trict of the city was ruined and ' His disclosure came in a formal damage reached far into the city's statement which added that the outskirts. The Koelnische Zcitung, Cologne warfare organization has passed through its period newspaper, said: of growing pains and is now well "Those who survived the night . . . established and functioning effec- and who on the morrow looked at the city were fully aware that they tively." 4 "In dealing with submarines we had bade farewell forever to their Is because the a have damage tough and clever enemy," Cologne, the statement said, "and it does not enormous and because the Integral part of the character and even the pay to be unduly optimistic. However, the fact remains that in the traditions of the city are gone forlast few weeks the submarine has ever." '" jjDsmjuf" While the Cologne bombing was largely withdrawn from our eastern seaboard and is operating farther at followed by a attack sea . . ." on Essen, home of the great Krupp "The committee has full con- armament plants, a complete picfidence that we shall defeat the ture of the damage to that industrial center is lacking. However, Engsubmarine." land was Jubilant over these "second front" activities. The initial raid on Essen was followed the F or Soldiers next night by a second "mopping S. V. army units in England and up" raid, employing an estimated CLAUDE WICKARD Northern Ireland are now using a 400 bombers. Head nine-macommittee. new and unique mail system for or rationing of most foods are in contacts with the United States. Known as prospect. this system proBRIEFS: An analysis of the step however vides that letters may be dispatched to a central station, censored and would indicate 'that this new board DAUGHTERS: Cautioning that se- might eventually find it necessary then photographed on small rolls of vere labor shortages may develop, to make rather definite changes in microfilm. Under army direction these rolls Secretary of Agriculture Claude the eating habits of U. S. civilians. are then sent to the United States Wickard has urged rural families to While the total supply of food for where they are developed and pho- keep their daughters on the farm to 1942 is expected to be the largest on tostatic copies are presented to the help with war food production. record and more than enough for INDEPENDENT post-.- ! Despite Adolf U. S. needs plus the demands of service and sent through rega Hitler's surprise visit to Finland, ular mails to the addressee. England and Russia, it Is conceivaValue of plan lies in the fact that government spokesman stated that ble adjustments in normal food promicrofilm saves cargo space in the nation would "continue to steer duction and consumption may bea strictly Independent course." come necessary. eliminating mail shipments. LOSS After two months of operations over Burma, the U. S. air PRODUCTION: POISON GAS: forces have announced the loss of Indication that U. S. proinotficr Warning their first heavy bomber in that duction was hitting iUmilitary full stride Within a month after Winston area. Meanwhile they have been the statement by Churchill had warned Germany that doing a terrific Job of blasting Japa- was gathered from Undersecretary of War Patterson to any use of gas warfare by the Nazis nese offensive plans. the efTect that the army now has would be met with the same tactics. FOOD Approximately 1,300 facPresident Roosevelt has warned Ja- tories employing 20.000 workers will all the weapons it can send abroad pan that if she persists in using be closed by orders originating in under present shipping conditions gas against China the U. S. will re- Vichy, France. The workers will be and also enough to arm every soltaliate in "kind and full measure." diverted to a labor pool to man dier in the U. S. This was true, he said, despite the fact that almost This statement by the President farms expected to produce food recame as a confirmation of reports serves for next winter and to pro- twice as many light arms are rethat Japan was using noxious gases vide volunteers for labor in German quired per man since the developIn battles with the Chinese. war factories. ment of parachute troops. "m--im- mc r si n M ai nine-memb- er U-BO- "anti-submari- :; 1,000-bomb- w- - kx m . ma - Eerie "Why do you always sing th same song?" "It haunts me." "No, wonder. You've murdered 4 Released by Western Newspaper Union. TWO FRONTS IN PRESENT WAR THERE ARE TWO FRONTS in the war in which we are engaged. They are the battle front and the borne front Those on the battle front the youth of the nation, our sons and friends and relatives give unstinted support and obedience to their leaders, to those who plan and direct They give to the last degree, to the sacrifice of life itself when life is called for. We on the home front must and will, give all support and obedience to the leaders we have chosen to direct and plan for us. We must and will, accept every sacrifice, pay any price, that may be demanded. We must do these things in order front to provide those on the battle ' with equipment they must have if they are to defeat the enemy. We will do our part and do it cheerfully. We will do it even more cheerfully if we know there is no favoritism being shown to any group or class, that all share in equal proportion in the price to be paid. We will do without those things it is necessary we do without that our soldiers and sailors may be supplied with the equipment food and clothing they need, but we want all to make proportionate sacrifice. The farmer will work longer hours that the food supply may be continued for those on the battle front, for those of us on the home front and for our Allies. He will do that without expectation of increased gain because of his extra efforts, but he would wish that others engaged in supplying the fighting forces might also be working longer hours, putting forth greater effort, without the expectation of greater gain. The farmer will accept a strict limitation on the price of his labor as represented by the price he re ceives for his product. He will do that to preserve this America we love, to prevent that monster inflation from destroying us from within. He will do that even more cheerfully if he knows the men who build ships and planes and tanks and guns are also accepting a limitation on the price paid for their labor. The farmer hopes there will be no favoritism shown to the man in the munitions factory or to the man who owns and operates that factory, but that all will pay proportionately. The farmer is an American. The man who works in the factory is an American. The man who owns and operates the factory is an American. All have the same element of interest in defeating the enemy. All will suffer in oportionate measure should the enemj win, or share proportionately in the victory when we have won. The farmer hopes that all may pay proportionately of the price that must be paid for victory. The farmer hopes for a comparatively simple law that would ration all commodities, each receiving an equal share of what can be produced for use of those on the home front He would like a price to be fixed on all commodities and services, that the producers of some articles or services might not be permitted to unduly profit while others could not, and that to include the price paid for work. He would like all to share proportionately in the longer hours and the greater effort such as he is giving. He would ask that the man in the factory work 48 hours at the price per hour he has been paid for 40 hours, as being somewhere in line with the longer hours the farmer must work, with no extra compensation. These are things the farmer would like as being just to all, as a means of avoiding favoritism to one group or one class. e it" Waste of Time Mrs. Bjones had only one fault to find with her maid. She ignored the telephone uhen it rang. "You really must answer the telephone, Clarice,'' she said in exasperation. "Yes'm," replied the girl glumly. "Seems sort o' silly, though. Nine times out o ten Us for you. At Least a Relief Voice over phone "Is this Mb Sofosgoloposis speaking?" "No, it is not." "Well, aren't you glad?" "There was a time when I be lieved my husband, but that was before we were married." Wife at court. A case of "wed" and found wanting:. Same Jean Jones They say brunettes have Ktt" rlicTrtcif inns fVQti Wro Jinx Bunk! Jean has been both, and I neyer noticed any difference. J. Fuller Pep By JERRY LINK Talklh' to a fellow the other dy, I couldn't help thinfcin' that lots of folks claim they have an open mind when the fact o' the matter Is it's only vacant. Which reminds me tht If you really think straight about vitamins, you'll see why I keep tellin' folks about KELLOGO'S PEP. An that's because this swell cereal la extra-ric- h in ths two vitamins most often short In ordinary meals B, and D. And believe me, PEP is a mighty cereal. Why don't you try It tomorrow? elick-tastl- A delicious cereal that tuppliet per iervlng (1 f.)x the full minimum daily steed of vitamin D; 14 the daily meed of vitamin Bu S CpQrXHiHDS GIANT SALE! otiur A&foR. OUt 4t) rim- - " m L 0. 'TuM.TEDTlWe GOODS -- ess Pro-s- TOILET COUNTER ell Cotp.. Bloom Held. M. I. e IF "STANDARDIZING" WAGES means further increases in wages during war times; if maintaining the 40 hour week means payment at time and one-hafor all hours over 40 in munitions plants during war times, the public, and especially people of rural communities, will not take kindly to the proposition. They are against any surrender to labor racketeers. And rural America elects more than 50 per cent of the members of the house of representatives. lf e e e BING! BING1 BING! Go the tires on the highways and each "bing" means another car out of commission. The tires that blow out are usually those on cars going at an excessive rate of speed, and it is Just s as well that the drivers should have to walk. Let us hope they cannot "thumb" ride. speed-heedles- see RAILROADING IN WAR OF 1917-1- 8 ONE DAY EARLY IN 1918, I attended a press conference of Railroad Administrator McAdoo, who was running the railroads after the government had taken them over. the efficiency To illustrate with which the roads were being operated, he told of laying a few yards of track that made possible the switching ol cars from one trunk line to haul of several another, saving miles between certain points. That little story was Impressive. III I II ttotf1"" I 11 I U far II Ul HI II "-'- "1. . ... fa01 NtW 550.000 com. SHOP "i-, It. ''' II 11 11 II U H It |