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Show PAG 2 TWO- Thursday, April 8, 1943 THE WEEKLY REFLEX - First Radiotelephoto From African Front PATTERNS. Little Evidence Seen of SEWING CIRCLE ' Farm Land Speculation A Rural America Seen as Bulwark Against Post-WDepression; Nervous Gentlemen' Admit Possibilities of Speculative Wave. ar Pattern No. 8 The Congressional Jokes t It has been reported that Bouse J legislative leaders intend to pick a few nimble - witted Congressional sharpshooters, who would be in constant attendance during session to of those who try make to spread smears across the. Cong. Record. Its about time. Wc hope will help enliven their rapier-retorproceedings. Congressional history is crowded with swift repartee-hee-lng- . Like some petty humans tos politico was once day, small-tim- e trying to make a name for himself by picking on an important American who happened to be a Senator. The human mosquito annoyed the Senator for months, who finally slapped him into oblivion with this story: "A skunk once challenged a lion to a fight The lion declined. When the skunk asked loudly if he was afraid, the lion said: Very much so. For you would only gain fame by having the honor to fight with a Ron, while everyone who met me for a month would know that I bad been in company with a skunk!" By BAUK1IAGE Trust Building, Washington, D. C. If you see a cheerful glow along the horizon of rural America these evenings, you'll know what it is not a prairie fire or the neighbors barn, but the happy light of burning mort gages. The fanners of America have had their lesson. They aren't throwing their money around this time. They are paying their debts. They are becoming the solid citizens of the nation. They are building a bulwark against a post-wa-r depression that can save the nation financially, unless . . . Right now, the financial health of rural America Is better than it has been in many a long decade. But certain nervous gentlemen are beginning to worry. Will the farmer keep to the straight and narrow or will he be tempted to put down an option on distant hills which are beginning to turn an alluring green? Listen to what one of those cautious gentlemen In Washington, Frank Wilson of the department of commerce, has to say. Why, you may ask, does the department of commerce, whose Job it is to look after the welfare of the city man, worry about the farmer? Well, when the farmer goes broke, the city man closes up shop. 'But, a word from Ur. Wilson: "While the level of farm values throughout most parts of the Middle West has Increased 10 to 13 per cent In the last year, and the transfer of farm properties has been greatly accelerated, there Is, as yet, no evidence of the recurrence of the destructive speculation in farm lands which followed the First World TFNU Service, Union : ' , war." far so good. But here is Mr. Wilsons postscript: So "Farm lending authorities through- out that area, however, admit that conditions are In the making from which a speculative wave might it unless price control measures can be effective In holding farm prices at or only moderately above' present levels." re-su- 1 - Mortgage Survey commerce made a survey of the farm mortgage situation In 19 states where the bulk of the food production for war is being made. The federal land banks and the Farm Credit administration which has been watching this situation like a hawk has plenty of data. One out of every ten or more than 100,000 The - farmer-borrowe- department of from the rs 12 fedcom- - eral land banks and land bank , mlssioner repaid his loan In full In , 194 . 1 In the 19 states the department of commerce studied, according to the 1940 census, there were more than three million farms, more than half of all the farms In the country. Their total value Is well over half the total value of farm lands In the country. The survey of this territory, just I tde public, shows that In 1940. 41 and 42, indebtedness of farmers to the Farm Credit administration dropped a quarter of a billion dollars. This Includes the drouth area in Kansas, one of the states hit hardest by the drouth. 10,000 farmers got out of debt and Kansas borrowers kept right on paying until they had deposited a million dollars in the "future payment fund to anticipate labor Installments. Similar statistics couldbe reeled off for other areas. One thing that has helped the debt payment Is the Inability to get into further debt for automobiles and other commodities which just aren't for sale.. Will that memory fade? Will the farmers money begin to burn a hole In his pocket? Will those green pas- tures Just over the hill begin to lure him beyond his means? As I said, the cautious folk in Washington are a little worried. These are some of the danger signals they see: A possible rise in values which cannot be exactly predicted or ex- plained. But which is always a possibility,' if not now, after the war. Then there will be an accumulation of cash; there will be a lot of war bonds in the safe deposit box or in the old sock. There will be a lot of husky young sons returning from the war for whom fathers will want to buy farms, there will be perhaps an increased demand for farm products of the tendency toward speculation now. Lenders in Iowa are offering money against Iowa farm land as low as 2V4 per cent. Speculation in livestock is going on in some places. But there is no trend now toward the wild buying of World War L . "And." says Mr. Wilson, "if the tremendous gains in the farm indebtedness situation can be held, the From an old French word derived from the .. Latin missus meaning a course at a meal. Comes the Armys name mess for its breakfast, dinner, and supper. Favorite meal with the soldier is chicken dinner his favorite cigarette. Camel. two-wa- Cubs to (Based on actual sales records from Post Exchanges.) A carton of Camels, by the way, is the gift he prefers first of all from the folks back home.' Hes said so. Local tobacco dealers are featuring Camel cartons to send anywhere to men in the armed forces. Adv. Goat Attach On Beveridge Plan When the administrations "Bev eridge plan" for increased social security and post-wa- r adjustment was made public, congress proceeded to make it plain that they intended to pigeon-hol- e it The general impression was that it was laid away because it was too "socialistic" to suit the right wingers or even some, of the But do not think that all the opposition came from one direction. The first adventure of the new social security program was, in reality, very much like the "Charge of the Light Brigade" for there were "cannons to tight of them" and also "cannons to left of them" which volleyed and thundered. As I said, the offensive from the right was taken for granted. But the attack of the left wing, while not as vocal, seems to be Just as vehement There is proof in a press release which probably was released by very few pamascot this spring, as his charges play pers. It comes from the "Peoples cage Cubs (left) will use for Lobby In Washington, an institution exhibitions in and about their French Lick, Ind., training camp. Manager Jimmie Dykeref the White Sox (right) will have a similar talisman. The whlchbelkyesJnJpybl!c ownership goats names are "Bunt" and "Ilomer.L' : of natural resources, basic Industries and essential processing and distributive agencies. But the "Peoples Lobby" thinks the President's plan is nowhere near mm. mi m pi nnu qi socialistic enough. In fact it is just to try to lull the "another trick people into a sense of false security while economic royalists continue, through ownership, to dictate the standards of living of the American people. middle-of-the-roader- s. Caution Wrecked Plane Being Repaired i hi Tin ... The other day, I heard on a radio broadcast the statement that Washington was a geometric city. We have 40 many squares and circles and other geometric figures Dupont circle that I pass every day, Lafayette square with its historic memories (not to mention its squirrels) where I spend my extra seconds; the Octagon house, built by a wealthy friend of George Washington, where society was lavishly entertained in the early 1800s, now preserved by the American Institute of Architects which bought it to preserve its stately beauty as well as to house their offices; the sprawling Pentagon buildipg of the army, "a city with a roof over it." With this In mind, I was suddenly impressed with the new patterns imposed on Washington since the war. the human figures, two of which 1 watcherbver my lunch in a restaurant the other day. At the nexl table were, not circles nor squares but human loops and bulges. One was a slim man in eyeglasses. His nose was a loop, his smooth hair was looped back over his forehead. His gestures were looped, the back of the wrist bent and higher thar his fingertips as he dangled his I could only think of the paws of a lackadaisical pup begging for a sweet. His partner was Mr. Bulge. The bulge began below the wrinkle in his vest and it was the only thing that, kept him far enough away from the table. to. save his bulging nose from reaching the soup I could hear him inhaling. His hands bulged like the padded arms of an overstuffed chair in a hotel lobby. His cheeks were pink and bulging hams. Washington isy learning new lessons in hurpenr geometry. Surprised? So were we to learn that the two seemingly peaceful rural scenes depicted above really masked the repair and restoration to service f a wrecked U. S. air force plane. Members of the service group at Greenville, S. C., are taught to rescue, salvage, and repair wrecked planes In a battle area subject to air and ground attack at any time. At top, plane is covered by a screen which blends It into the disguise and makes it unrecognisable from the air. The "farmhouse" and "silo" In the background actually are engineering Installations. Below, a realistic tonch is added to the camouflage installations of the service group by these cows. ciga-rett- r Daukhage i By removing unnecessary frill from scores of articles, ranging from hairpins to Industrial power trucks, WPB last year saved 600.000 tons ol steel, 17,000 tons of copper, 180.000,-00yards of cloth, 30.000 tons ol leather, 450.000.000 feet of lumber, 227,000 tons of pulp, 25,000 tons ol solder, 8,000 pounds of tungsten and enough man hours to build 23 Lib erty ships. - 0 I . rS a demagogue after he concluded a teejus filibuster. Hooey foamed at the mouth, daring his critic to define the word. Which his critic did. "A demagogue," he snapped, "is a man who can rock the boat himself and persuade everybody that theres a terrible storm at sea." Here are seme ef the facts of life about Congress every citizen should know . . . Before times got too serious for such levity, a group of legislators organized a "Demagogues" Club, which met daily in the House cloakroom. After a Representative made a particularly demagogic speech tor home consumption, he was haled into the cloakroom and compelled to make the speech he would like to have made. Then he was asked to repeat the club pledge: "Vote for all appropriations and against all taxes," and inducted into full membership. The badge-w- as' safety pin, worn under the coat lapel . . . Some fun, eh? Their Majesties Pay Visit to Yanks well-dress- ed Mature Bobber Tree A rubber tree begins to yield seven years after planting. playsuit, overall and dress. Everyones going to be the happier for these clothes the youngster because they are so pretty and sensible and her mother because they arei practically no bother at all. I LICKED je ... Minis A dose some wwrilrtnal Of laxative gives only temporary relief for such constipation. You got to find something that gets at th When serving grapefruit and oranges in salads, use scissors and cut off all the white portion. cause and corrects it. found Just th&t-- ln . Z xzlloco's all-baa- h. e all-br- a Never empty the water in which spinach and other sandy vegetables are washed into an enameled sink if you wish to keep it looking well. if Is a wonderful-tastin- g breakfast cereal and swell way to start the a morning. Eat it regularly, drink plenty of water and If your constipations like znlne-yo- ull Join the Regis ulars," tool all-brmade by Kelloggs In Battle e ar To soften shoe polish that has hardened pour a little turpentine : over it. Creek, Michigan. e To remove whitewash from ceiling, dissolve one pound of alum in one gallon of strong vinegar. Apply with a brush and let it soak in well. Then scrape and wash as usual. SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER sleep-befogg-ed never." V Of course, it wasnt due to smything organically wrong with me. It was just ordinary constipation, due to lack of bulk in the diet. HOUSEHOLD e ,1Y co;ishpako;i . Then theres the ene about the Congressman's wife who woke up in middle of the night "Jim," she whlspesed, "theres a robber in the house" Her hubby replied, "Thats impossible. To bacon enrling notch In the Senate, yes, but in the House, the preventbefore edges, cooking, with a knife or scissors. This Is ene ef the Congressional favorites . . . House Speaker Tom Reed had a barbed-wir- e tongue . . . One day one of the biggest bores in Congress got up, drooled out a lengthy diatribe and concluded by stating: "Mr. Speaker, I am like Henry Clay. I would rather be right than President!" Reed merely intoned: "Dont worry you will never be either." Washington Geometric City TotsWardrobe made by Congressmen without the YAHAT the young v lady of 1 to 5 years will wear slightest profit The voter returned the note with this flip, addition: this spring is right here a gaily "They are also read the same way!" printed ensemble consisting of Huey Long was called . Ernes word A gun crew digs la and Is ea the alert daring the battle far Gafsa, la capacity of the great agricultural areas of the nation to absorb the Tunisia. U. 8.' armored forces under command of Lieut. Gea. George flood of products that will come to Fatton Jr. la two days advanced 28 miles to recapture Gafsa and to go all markets after the war will be 12 miles beyond. Photo was flown to Algiers and transmitted from that y tremendous." radio transmispoint in seven minutes to Washington In the new sion system put to its first practical test by the U. 8. army signal corps with The financial fate of post-wa- r A lawmaker with a sensayuma America is pretty much in the hands the transmission of these radlotelephotos. once told this about himself. He of the farmers. Lets hope he won't sent a constituent a Cong. Record let it (and his spare cash) slip Mascot Be with a note stating that the GovernChicago through his fingers. ment prints and distributes speeches V 'BRIEFS ...by The personnel section of the Japanese ministry of commerce has prepared a set of "laws of etiquette" which is to be distributed to Japanese officialdom throughout occupied Manchuria. The laws" cover such details as "posture, attitude, salute,, honorific address and address to subordinates." The manner of ones demeanor at meals and the manner X telephoning are detailed. ts as new foreign markets are opened or the United States begins to help feed a starving world. , In some places, there is evidence Two-Wa-y J5-tn- ch SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. I4S New Montgomery Street Saa rraacUee Calif. Encloae 20 cents In coins for eacb pattern desired. Pattern No Size Name Address clay-pigeo- Net at Analyst and Commentator. is tn sizes 1, 2. 2. 4 and take l'k yards material, overall yards, playsuit yards binding. yard; Send your order to: S383 Size S dreaa yean. Leaking faucets can waste gal- lons of hot or cold water in a few months. See that faucets are tight. I ah ar at ary teat daanaatrel be and te free te beve e Tarn gss burners down when foods have begun to boil. Nothing is gained by boiling. too-rap- e m SO lOOO atietala Hi S rma per seat r et eU, e tm AniioilpiMetliieilUlubA cl the eahataaoe we bow bow id a Sabbat waa aaibag toe throe ahilliaga ta Loadoa ait ahope ia 177a B waa thae called rmbbac beoaaaa R ooaid wotH. etaaa Do not sprinkle all your linen napkins when preparing for ironing. Dip every third' napkin into warm water, place one beclear Rep. "Uncle Joe" Cannon loved tween two dry napkins, fold and to tell tall tales about his fishing. roll together. Napkins dampened He once told a friend about a fish in this way are ironed easily. he caught Trying to beat him to the punch, the chum asked: "About the size of a whale, wasnt it?" . . . Pigeons as Commandos But the wasnt Congressman stopped: "Heck, no, he replied, "I Several hundred pigeons now was baitin with whales." being trained as carriers of messages for the United States forces In 1914 the House of Representa- are undergoing a strenuous Comtives was evenly divided between mando course. both parties. The vote for House To get them accustomed to the Speaker resulted in a tie. One in- black-ou- t the birds, which nordependent Progressive could cast mally roost at night, are sent out the deciding vote. That man was in the darkness to make two-wa- y Cong. Thomas D. Schall, who was Sights. They are also trained to blind. He felt handicapped in not return to roosts mounted on trailbeing able to judge rival candidates ers which sometimes remain only by seeing their faces. So he asked a few days at one station. a newspaper man who had "an honTo get them ready for battle est voice" for counsel. The reporter conditions aeroplanes are used to suggested that with a war going on dive at them, and they fly amid the House Speaker should belong to exploding firecrackers. They are the same party as the President given medical attention, and, like The blind Congressman took his the troops, they get leave. suggestion and Champ Clark became Speaker. In that position, Clark played one of the most vital roles in world affairs and turned the tide of history. pril ef rebber te be were detbtae end Tbe Wet erttda auliitai Awarloaaaaawnareaowaqalppad with labbac hie paring anils weigh-la- g slightly era 14 poamda. Thia aaw baoyaai nit isahirse a whistle, flash light, halte pad yellow hood pad gloves to attract laaoaai. W sighted ahoaa hasp the weaia anight la the watec. J Contrary to popular belief, most Congressmen dont like to have the power of giving political Jobs. Through bitter experience a Congressional maxim has evolved: "Every political appointment means one ingrate and a dozen enemies." No column ef legislative anecdotes would be complete without the classic about the tot who visited the House of Representatives with his father. The youngster pointed to a man standing on the dais and asked who he was . . . The father explained he was the chaplain of the House . . . "Does he pray for the members?" the child asked with Their majesties, the king and queen of England, are shown passing a logical reasoning. group of American soldiers who are .busy playing cards at the American The father informed: "No, my Red Cross club in Northampton, England. The photo was made during ton. When he. sees the their majesties visit to the club, and here the king seems anxious to sitting there he prays tor members the coungive a bit of advice to the Tanks. try I" ' SifiiU daratio a Hero's an oddtd guarantee c bakin perfection n war-tim- e 3 4 Tv ' Clabber Girl new comet to ye with ail ef Its fine qualities against moisture. Lee for the mw, Improved ce 7) fie off sixes) at your grocer aa ' |