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Show SEWING CIRCLE PATTERS to-Ccr- cC: Atomic War Could Force Return to Primitive Lift - " Hy EDWARD FMFRINE SKI Italiira. tty RALKHAGE m i Analyst mud gathering to Washington which will dm! with subject more Important to you and mi than anything I can Unnk of Tha melting la described as an "Institute on the control of atunilc A t n e r g y." about the same time, the United Nations Commission on Atomic Energy will be meeting loo. At tlie "iiulitule" in Washington, authorities will explain Just what effect atomic energy can have on yur life if you are one of those who aren't going to be destroyed by it. 1 wui going to any "one of the lucky ones." but you won't be lucky. If atomic warfare starts, even If you are among those whose live are spared. We have all heard a lot of dirt prophecies about what the atom bomb can do, if It once gets on Ilia loose. Also, what wemdera atomic energy can perform In building a better world. If It Is cunflned to peaceful and productive activity. But by far tha most Impressive footnote on the subject caine to me In the repeated words of a scientist speaking not sdentiAcally, or for quotation, but very Intimately of lilt own private thuughts, and bis Own personal plana. lie has lectured a great deal on the subject of atornle energy, and Is one of those intimately concerned with Its development. Suddenly, one day ha realized that he had better make some personal plana to prepare for tha futura In thla atomic aga of which ha had apoken so much. Ills work la near ana of tha everal prlma targets of any enemy bomba that would ba dropped. Mid-Jiic- Hru'uiiiri No Re fug From ABomb So ha began to consider. Should ha try to get transferred to some mailer institution, located In a little town? That, ha considered, would not help much. Ha has a farm, but ha is not a farmer. Should he move onto the farm Immediately, learn aa much as ha could about farming, and plan to live Uiera where he would be comparatively aafef Tha farm la far from any large city, tucked In the hills. Then he started planning. He weald have te learn a lot mere than farming. He woatd have te learn to card wool, far bla wife would have te leare te spin, te weave, la make neap, to fabricate all tho things yon bay In alorea. Ha would have to lay In tools, and enough other supplies to last him tha rest of his lifetime. Well, perhaps all that could be done. Tlien ha realized that even at that, he wouldn't be safe. He would have to build barbed wire entanglements, and obtain machine guns and other weapons with which to defend himself for with the who escaped, starving, refugee from the cities, the few who had food would be at the mercy of the hungry mobs. If X had heard those statements from a lecture platform, or read them In a magazine, I might have passed them by as sensationalism. But the statements weren't In a magazine, or spoken from a platform. They wrre said over the luncheon table In the quiet corner of a club. The speaker wasn't trying to "sell" hi idea to anybody. Ha wasn't trying to persuade anybody to do anything, or to. get publicity. He waa thinking out loud about what he considered an acuta personal problem. In the end it left him banted. There ia no defense. Tha only hope I to make the United Nations work. I heard tills story, and was moved by it. I waa already pretty well stirred upt because 1 had Just learned of what deep concern this question Is to more than threa thousand people who wrote me, asking for a pamphlet I had mentioned In one of my broadcasts. That ia an Interesting atory, too, that I want to pass on. One day, I received a Utile pamphlet among the several bushel of handout material which I the grist of the publicity mills dumped on press and radio desks aU over the country every day. ... BARBS . Commrnlabu . Ihla pamphlet rsuglit my eye and held ll. It was a repilnt from Look magaslna ealltlrd "Your l.ast Chance." You may have seen It. It moved me sb much that I Just rouldn'l help talking shout It an the sir, and offering to pay lor the first HI pamphlrls requested, providing a stamp waa enclosed. I limited the requests to people In the following categories: Insur ance men, salesmen, real estate men, teachers, clergymen, median- les, utilities worker, scientist and merchants. I did tills, first, because I wanted to limit the number of applicants and second, because the article run- to tnfned specific lusli actions what the pimple In the groups named could do to help prevent a cataclysmic war. 1 blandly over-- : looked the fact that iimebidy had to address envelopes, Insert the pamphlets, mail them out. Public Interemted In Prevention Requests began to arrive, so I called up the National Committee on Atornle Information which Is near the Washington office of the Western Newspaper Union: ordered the pamidilel; and had the nerve to ask tii committee to mall them out. 1 didn't know It then, but It coats tha committee, which la, of course, a organization and skimps along on a handful of small cash donations, four cents for the pamphlet, a ent and a half for the lamp, two cenla to address tha envelope, another cent to Insert, seal and malll Eight and a half cents, My generous gesture altogether. toward preserving civilization had turned out to bo rattier lame. But that wa only the beginning. An avalanche began to descend on me. At last count the requests reached over three thousand. The commute didn't know what to do, Hie letter came from such an Intelligent and earnest set of people who were so anxious to do something that the committee hated to disappoint them. Twice, I begged the public to hold off, but the committee la atill filling tlis requests while Its funds hold out, nr more donation coma in. Which la what happens when you get an atom by the tail. non-prof- Queitione Popularity Ot Rail Nationalization just after tha bulletin came I never attended enough spelling bees myself. But a radio commentator has an advantage hla audience can't tell whether he can spell the words he uses or not. -- v IN E a A J K - J -- I ii . ssJfebgsssi, ... dreaming We mentioned the pmuilhllily ef permanent government m-ershl-p of the railroads. My friend reminisced a little on the daya when he waa aa employee of tnclr Sam once before. In World War I, when the government did ta llo sorrow) take ever the railways. He said what happened then was tli at a man would come up to tha ticket window end demand a draw- ing room. Sorry, there were no more drawing rooms. Weil, do you know who you'ra working for. and who I am? I'm Senator Clnghorn, and you'll isomrlhing-somrtliing- ) well, get the passenger out of that drawing room, end put me In ill My friend said he didn't think the people would like it If the government took over. Of course, we don't like the now, either. Time and again, every Pullman f 'at or berth win be reserved by the blackiiiarktrri. They hold them up to the last minute, and if they can't aril at a premium, they caned. Just before the train leaves, half empty. The Chesapeake and Ohio ran an advertisement recently, begging the public to refuse to pay the premium, and help get a regulation through which will provide for cancellation of reservations within a reasonable time. Bauhhage : ; ! I O K L A- - : ' 4-- ' - ' i e JOHN C. VIVIAN Governor ef Colorado Gov. John C. Vivian waa born la Golden, Cola., not far from Denver and otate capital, lie la a gradaate of tha University of Dravrr. Hla profession la law. lie arrvrd aa nontenant governor from 1M to M2. y oradoan knows that Cowmen, sheepmen, beet grower, truck gardeners, fruit growers, hay ranch-er- a and general farmer must hava water. They got it They dug well deep In the ground. They constructed dams In the canyons to store the melted snow; they dug canals and ditches; they Irrigated the rich, thirsty soil. They homesteaded In the Great American desert and they made It bloom. The beet and potato industry around Greeley, founded by the old Union colony, ia a monument to pioneers In Irrigation. AU along the South Platte basin, from Denver and Fort Collins to Sterling and Julesburg, la a mighty agricultural empire. The Arkansas river waters developed a famed valley that produces beets, melons, fruit and garden truck for the nation. From Canon City through Rocky Ford to Lamar and the Kansas Una la anuther agricultural wonder brought about by Irrigation. In between the rivers, the farms and ranches now produce wheat, corn, hay, beans, potatoes end other crops. Thousands of head uf sheep and cat-tl- o are grown and dairying ia statewide. The Western Slope, the San Luis valley, and aU mountainous areas below timberUne are havens fur farms, ranches and orchards. peaks often look down on blossoms In the valley below. Snow-cappe- d With raw materials near at hand, Colorado progressed industrially too. Mills were built to process tiie ores. Steel plants grew up at Pueblo, the Pittsburgh of the ... SUGAR BEET FACTORY At Brighton. Colorado la a leading of sugar, made from augar beets. pro-dur- rr ed a hundred times. Boom towns know. Many veins have been meregrew overnight at Cripple Creek, ly tapped and new ones are conLeadville, Central City, Creed and stantly being discovered. In spite cures of other place. Prospectors of all obstacles Coloradoans have clambered over the hill. Nuggets dug and blasted IlircC billion dolwrre found. Rich veins of ore were lars' worth of precious and Indusuncovered. There were million- trial metals from the granite wareaires created Winfield Scott Stratt- house within its borders. Mure on, 11. A W. Tabor (of "Silver Do- than 200 minerals have been disllar" fame) and other. Men bluscovered within the slate, between tered, gambled, drunk, fought and 35 and 50 of them now being exdud during the score of years that tracted for market. Colorado is followed. first among the stntea in vanadium and uranium, third in gold, fourth But ulowly the truth about Colorado emerged. The facta wrre not in tungsten, fifth in silver, sixth in all pleasant ones. The territory was lead, seventh in copper and Ilf- there was no leciith in zinc. It leads the world in Incredibly rich doubt of that. There were great molybdenum production. These Coloradoans probed and stores of silver and gold. There were rich and fertile anils. There blasted and swore, aa they went were oilier resources lumber, deeper and deeper into the granite treasure chest. In 1862, A. M. coal, building stone and a marvelous climate. There wa deep snow Cassedy drilled in a canyon near in the mountains, but there was Florence and struck oil. after little rainfall on the plains. The petroleum had been found bubbling rni'.get were soon picked up. The on the surface of Oil creek. They k found Colorado shate "free" gold was gone and containing mining had come to stay. Gold enough recoverable oil to equal and silver were buried deep in the present production for 50 years. granite, defying quirk wealth. Men The recently opened Rangely oil who had sought a soft and easy life field on the western slope la the were confronted with stark reality. most sensational And In years. NaColorado was no Garden of Eden. tural gaa was discovered over a They would have to work and work wide area, and hrlium gas struck hard-f- or whatever they got. And in Las Animal county. Beneath the surface of the good they couldn't live on fresh air and niuniitaui scenery, earth they found coal, too each man enough of it to last the nation for Colorado 'weighed among them to find hi worth. 700 years! Colorado ranks first There was work to be dune, and It among the stales In coal reserves, took strong men to do it. The weakmost of them In the San Juan basin, Moffat county, all along the Utah the mis lings, tiie border and extending under the fits were eliminated. Ttiey departed with a curse on their lips and foothills on the eastern slope from hatred in their hearts. Those with tiie Wyoming border to New Mexcourage, itrength, hope and vision ico. The Colorado plainsmen stayed. First, the miner act to work. sifted, too, and the unfit They did not know the extent of blown out, starved out and sent mineral reserves in the Colorado back home. Where there is life and they still don't there must be water Rockies every Col- ne'er-do-wel- l, X. - . t i . v . . 't ' The Twentieth Century fund finds 8U per cent of the fur gods industry Is located in New York. Is tiie rest of the country , There la no one so poor in self respect, no one so truly inferior, as he who feds he must try to prove someone else is Inferior to him. KKK, please note. which watches ever the plates. I... ' r f dress that Cant Hold the Pace buttons oo hi ders and side with jet applique. And ovenUi suit that are suitable fe brother or sister. Mother them easy to sew and vet r t Jee Crania's predicament la this: as one ean expect m many ml bla men to continue to blast the ball with sock deadly effect; and ne ene caa figure that Mickey Harris can continue to hold such winning farm, altheugh Mickey la a mack Improved pitcher ever past seasons before the war, when he failed to break even. If the Red Sox had broken from the wire at a steady clip, there would have been no such excitement As ft a reigna In Boston today. now atands, any Red Sox slump, which la certain to occur later on after such early speed, ia bound to cause a reaction up Boston way. There la the chance, of course, that the Red Sox today have what the old Yankees once carried when they almost wrecked the league, practically closing out the season in late July or early August It could happen. After aU, Cronin's hired men have shown power at bat and power In the pitchera box, which are the two main spots of the game. However, an early rush to the front can lead to much brooding later on. It la stiU my contention that the Tigers have the best pitching staff In baseball, followed by the Cardinals. But Red Sox pitching. In addition to being an improvement over what It looked to be earlier, and fielding also has support that will bag many a ball game through the summer ahead. However, Boston's supporters should understand that it ia atill a long way to October. My good friend Eddie Dyer, once star halfback in Texas, ia shocked over the fact that hii team ia atill called a 5 shot against the field. a : g-- -- -- -i- -v w: - jj Rockies. Culorado hoi foundries, brick kilns, canning plants, sugar factories, food processing plants, creameries, cheese factories and cures of other manufacturing plant. Colorado's granite, marble, limestone, sandstone and lavas are known to builders the world around. Sawmill atill flourish near its great forests. Colorado clasped it riches tightly to its bosom and said, you can have them if you deserve them. The men and women of Colorado accepted the challenge. They conquered the mountain and plains. They built elite and factories and schools. They blasted highways out of solid granite. They made it easy for ether to "Come Up to Cool Colorado," whera the sublimity of the Rockies inspired Katherine Lee Bates to writ "America the BeautifUL" , that Childrens Play Chfc, GAY, practical box set. A viiu, Graceful Frock COR delightful summer after- noons, a simple graceful frock designed in a wide size range. Wide extended shoulders accent a slim waistline, the panelled skirt fails smooth and straight Usa novelty buttons for finish. a a pretty Pattern No. 1970 comes In sizes 11 IS, IS. a: 40, 41 and 44. Elza 11 r squirm su malarial. yards ef Japans Biggest Loafer From a friend in tho occupying forces in Japan comes an amusing account of the odd signs displayed by Japanese tradesmen in what they evidently consider to be idiomatic English. One of the funniest is that displayed by a baker. It reads: "A. Kashlnuru, Biggest Loafer in Japan. Patten Na. 14n Is tor Sa L and S years. Sir t, dm 14 31 or ovorsllr Iftm suit. 1 yard. Du to an unusually iirm torrent conditions, slightly i l required in filling orders nr ibl most popular patten mustaa fiend your order to: bewino ciaci.a nimt 1M Mission fit., Isa rnmag'. Enclose IS cents M steihi patten desired. Patten No. g. Name Addiesa 1 mnu Chasing the Cardinals hard-r-K-- r glory. There were the winning days of f Jimmie Collins, Bin of i Kilaii othand Carrigan era, who carried joe tiie Red Sox banner Cronin high. But in spite of the millions Tom Yawkey hai fed Into his purchasei and pay roll, tha Red Sox thus far have been on the outude peering in Now Cronin has hi team winging away at a record clip. He ha come through with the hitting and the pitching for which only the most rabid fan ever could hope. Outside of Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr, no one could figure that so many Red Sox would hit so well. No one could figure Mickey Harris winning six straight, with able support from Tex Hughson, Jo Dobson and Dave Ferris a. - In over the news ticker In my office announcing that the government intended to take over the railroads, railroad man happened to call me up about another matter. I congratulated him on hii new Job with Uncle Sum. He wasn't He speculated very enthusiastic. on whether or not the men would go back to work If the government ordered them to do so. The miners, you recall, refused to obey government orders when the government took over the soft coal mines during the war. "Everybody ought to go on strike In tlw country," he said. "If it gets bad enough. It may get better." vain of recovering some of ita lost dreams , ' Cfolj ti has been doing very well indeed cuuld b even cluse to the border line of a predicament, much less the brink of an abyss. But for ten years Boston, always a great baseball town with a great baseball tradition, baa been A njli:ile and Shier Ptug MIGHT seem strange to lay that a manager whose ball club k vJ (Brother awnMDfftXIT s . by As long aa America ha the heart to attend spelling bees and county "sirgs," w e cant be quite aa badly off as some ef our neighbor seem to think. '"vOLD!" The magic word was spoken. It was heard and repeated. Gold in Colorado fur tha taking. Nuggets as big as turkey tgg all over the mountains. Aa the itory traveled. It was embellished In reti Unite. Overnight In 1858. "Pikes Peak or Bust" became the oation'i slogan. Men of every nationality, occupation and station in l.fe Joined the Pikes Peak gold rush, one of the great mass migrations In America's history. They swarmed into the Colorado mountains, whooping It up as ttiey went. In their wake followed farmers to settle in the fertile valleys. Prom Texas, across the iiH-i- i grasslands, were driven herds of longhorn cattle. Down south in (leorgia, W. Green ' lluvsi 11 heard shout it. He organized u party of 311 or 40 miners arid set out for the Pikes Peak region. ha idly sleeping until he reached tin- - hanks of the South Platte and made camp. Within a month he had been Joined by 400 nthera and the ttlerneiit was d'giiilied by the name Auraria, In honor of RusieU'a town back in Georgia. Thousand of others were on their way. A year luter General Larimer crossed Cherry creek, took possession uf some cabins, and named Uie settlement Denver City, in honor of Gen. James W. Denver, governor of Kansas. (At that time. Colorado aa yet unnamed waa a part of Kansas territory). Wild daya followed on that tuwnsilf. Thousands of excited people thronged the dusty streets. Soon Denver waa the Mecca of the Mountains. A printing plant waa brought from Omaha, and the Rocky Mountain Newa made Its debut (1839). Soon thereafter the Herald waa founded. The files of those early-danewspapers tell a lory of lusty life in Denver, of gambling, Indian scares and promised riches for all men. The Denver scene waa -- n w V1 Snioolhtij Jilting 4 B" . j.? vw Favorite "We have a good, sound ball club, Eddie sayi, but no team is that good not even the Red Sox, today. Too many things can hapToo many pen in a ball game. things can happen to your best men. There are other good teams in this league, teams much Improved over This Includes the last season. Dodgers, Braves, Reds and tha Giants. Both Cuba and Pirates will soon begin picking up speed. After all. the weather has made tills an uncertain spring aa far as rating goes. I don't believe many people understand what such player as Beeae, Reiser and Herman mean to the Dodgers. They are all winning ballplayers." One of Eddie Dyer'a greatest thrills so far has been the fine allowing of Terry Moore, not only a great ballplayer but a fine man to hava on any elub. After being away from action for some time in the army, Terry hai been hitting far above bla prewar punch; and Terry la no longer a kid. When you look at such ballplayers as Muslal, Marion, Moore and others plus the Cardinal pitching staff whether or not you are a Giant, Dodger, Cub or Brave fan, tills la tha club to be watched once they have squared away from the summer festivities. It might also ba aaggrstrd that Billy Snthwerth haa turned la a floe Jab with the Boataa Braves, a clab enpposed to ba pleated la the divlsloa. The Braves may there, bat they are a Mg li pravemeat aver the Braves ef ether years. They era a hastling eatflt, aa Billy Bosthwsrlh'a teama always Cercy can also get this canal ia KeUogg! VARIET- Yfcrent cereals, 10 generous packages, to one handy cnttl Y CINNAMON BUNS l, have IP YOU BAXE AT HOME just dissolve aga, then beem. This can be baseball's greatest attendance year, with many thousands to spare, if the two pennant races remain reasonably close, for It Isn't any too easy to keep the popeyed fan keyed up when hla home club la outclassed and far out of the raee. The danger apota here are the Red Sox and the Cardinals, but both can run Into more severe competition than on might look for. Both Messra. Cronin and Dyer confirm this observation. Few horse races aver are won In the first quarter; this alto goes for a pennant race. Stays fresh - on your panfry shelf pm F O RfTQ U C KMR E LI E Off SPRAINS AND STRAINS m 1 MUSCUUI ACMES HI NIK &jS LOANS SUM IIS JTWIIB UNIMEX |