Show ed by Western Newspaper Union WE TIlE THE JOHN DOES ENTITLED ENTITLED TO KNOW KNOWIN IN LESS THAN 18 months the congress of the United States our representatives at Washington has hasl l obligated John Jonn Doe Mrs rs' rs John Jonn Doe f John Doe Doc Jr Sally Doe and Baby I Doe floe for 12 each the whole Doe family for 2560 I All 11 of us John Docs Does and our I families realize the need of oT being prepared pared to defend our nation nat on our institutions our way of life our homes but as those who must pay for that defense we are entitled to knOw what it is costing and what Vie ae e ere are buying Appropriations made by congress for is months up to August 1 of this tear ear have amounted to fear IO During During that month 18 period congress has obligated each man woman and child including the babies for Each family of five tic is obligated for 2560 And that thatis is not the end for additional appropriations appropriations of from 6 to 10 billion more will vill probably be made before the end of December We John Does do not object to digging down own in our jeans to pay for whatever may be necessary to defend this land we love but as the fellows who must pay the bills we feel we have a right to know what we need and to receive an account account- accounting ing as to what we are actually get get- getting getting getting ting for these sums for which we have hate been obligated Certainly someone must know how many really serviceable planes we MB had when the agitation started and can give an honest statement of what we have now We should know how many light medium and heavy tanks we had when it started and how many we have now We Weare ate are entitled to more than a state state- statement statement statement ment of an per cent increase in heavy tanks because that is mean mean- meaningless meaningless meaningless ingless when we do not know how howman many man if any we started with With an army of one and a half million civilian employees it should be possible to keep books to take an inventory to know what we have what we need and what we are get get- ting If those who represent us at Washington do not know these things they are spending our money like drunken sailors and when the opportunity offers a year from now we should carefully pick as representatives representatives representatives others who can be de de- depended depended de- de depended upon to obtain the facts and give them to us fellows who must pay the bills It is our money that is being spent lavishly a tI to and we are entitled to towe know What we are buying and why LIGHTNING RODS WAY BACK when I was a boy the wagon of the lightning rod erector was a familiar sight on the country highways He disappeared with the passing of the last century It is a safe bet that the farm home or barn ornamented with lightning rods was erected before 1900 It was a profitable racket for a number of 3 years ears GETS IMPORTANT Il POST PAUL APPLEBY worked for a couple of years in the print shop of ofa a country newspaper in Missouri With that experience he went to Montana and for a few months operated a weekly newspaper there Then he went to North Dakota and another paper for another few months and then on to Minnesota In Des Moines Iowa as a member of a debating society he became acquainted with Vice President Wale Wai- Wailace Wallace lace and that acquaintance resulted in his appointment as undersecretary tary of agriculture Now Paul Ap- Ap ApPleby AppIe Appleby pIe by is is in England investigating the food needs of the British people for fo the American government You might term it from devil to am ambassador GOVERNMENT BONDS A GOOD BUY WHEN I was a small boy in Iowa old General Weaver of that state then the leader of the Greenback Party was a frequent visitor at fathers father's home His demand was for printing press money In recent l years we have come close to Gen Gen- General General General eral Weavers Weaver's idea We have sold the banks 27 billion dollars worth of government bonds and the banks have issued the printing press money More money means more Inflation To prevent an increase in 1 the currency the government is selling its nontransferable bonds direct to the public If U the public does des not buy voluntarily it is pos pos- possible possible possible sible that congress may conscript a Portion of each persons person's income as asa asa a means of disposing of the bonds They are a good buy and their pur pur- purchase purchase purchase chase by the public will go far toward preventing that to greatly-to- feared be-feared inflation We have ha now more currency than is good for us MAIN STREET MORE THAN three fourths of all the counties in the United States contain no town of more than People A fraction over 50 per cent of 1 the members of the house of rep rep- representatives representatives come from districts in which there is no town of over People This is an indication of the I Part rural America has in determining mg ing national policies and legislation People people of the towns and farms can it if they wish dictate what we as a n nation shall do Main street has greater eater influence than Broadway |