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. f7: • ,. • * * * "\ ^ " ~ -v*^' -^' Thursday, January SO, 1938 v«? -r, ~**r-. *» ff r* '&%#*>: > y . T v v ' r w -*w?^ / r**£ > *^-•*_ * ^f^ppyrf^ff'^^;.',^| _ : ' , * • • - • . . • ' " " * ' * '• r .&•*-.('}««? iiejlsl THE MoHXNItT PLAHVDKALEB Washington Letter Bifacial t: HgtThni FARM Washington, January 19 -- Peace overtures between the government and business as a means of checking the present recession resemble a three-ring circus. It is difficult to keep the public attention focused on the White House negotiations in the center ring while other attractions under the tent are spotlighted and noisy. Despite the fanfare of publicity, national leaders privately concede it is a time for meditation which will eventually result in a strong framework for prosperity. A haze of uncertainty seems to envelope the whole scene as all participants ponder whether the current; situation requires emergency treatment or lorig-| range policy planning. The talks at! this juncture are largely of art ex-i ploratory nature. -j |t is clear that industrial chieftains! and politieos are greatly cheered at the trend of affairs. The mere fact that a spirit of co-operation p^vades^ the discussions here between the j President and business leaders has a' stimulating effect in all quarters. The guerrilla warfare 'Which has existed since1 the New Deal opened its offensive, for Social and economic reforrRS in 1933 has gradually undermined public confidence in the ability of govern-, rrwnt and industry to live in harmony.! A certain amount of skepticism-runs | through the deliberations as each side makes soundings as to how far to go, in policies, which call for a comprom- j ise on many cherished ideals. The tension which developed on Capitol Hill has been considerably lessened as overtures looking toward a stabilized program are definitely underway.1 Echoes from the White House confer-j ences show that each side is feeling i t s wjay w i t h c a u t i o n to p r e v e n t f r u s -J tration. The public hearings before the House Committee on Ways and Means as to income tax revision beginning this week indicate that Congress will not be rushed into enacting a revenue law at an early date. Taxpayers were hopeful that the internal revenue changed giving some relief from heavy tax burdens could be written into statute by March 15, the final day forj filing returns. A long list of witnesses j together with the necessity for draft-! *ing details will claim the attention of. the House for several weeks. Then, the measure must go to the Senate for j similar hearings which is another; stumbling block toward quick revision.! The report of the House sub-commit- j tee, which worked on the subject for several months, shows that Congres-, sional sympathy will be extended to --the hard-pressed small corporations, ^ but not much relief for the larger out-] fits. A few excise taxes, which have bothered the collectors, such as those of toilet soaps, toothpastes, chewing i gum and cameras will be repealed if, the House committee recommendations; are approved. The others on gasoline, and cigarettes have produced so much money for the Federal government' that their abolition is out of the ques-| tion. Politicians are watching with Keen) interest the attempts of labor leaders! to restore peace in their own camps. The feud between the John L. Lewis and William Green clans has reached, a stage wherein the rank and file are rising in protest. The annual meet-' ing of the Miners Union, which is^ Lewis-dominated, will be held next( week with storm signals flying. It j seems that resentment is growing j against the use of dues paid tby 'the. miners for financing the C. I. O. drive,! but Lewis is expected to emerge chast-j ened but still in the saddle. Open j threats by the Administration for laws requiring trade unions to assume leg-i al responsibility for their acts havei alarmed the Capitol Hill boys, who, have primaries in the offing. Speak-1 ing of labor and politics, observers are! laughing at the spectacle presented byj the governors of seven Southern! states who met here recently. They assured the Administration of their j support for a strong wage and houri bill, which had been defeated by J Southern votes. However, they found urgent deman<fe on their time else-! where when it was suggested that) each state executive should confer, with the Congressional delegation onl the subject. There are too many can-! didates for the governor's chair in each state group at the Capitol. The palmy days of the James boys robbing the mails are definitely out of the picture. The Chief Postal Inspector told a House committee this week that the stick-up business is at low ebb. This official denied the G-i Man drive at g a n g s t e r s was r e s p o n s -j ible for the falling off in mail robber-, ies. He said, however, that large-scale mail robberies come in cycles despite j the best crime preventives. Payment! of rewards helps apprehend and con-' vict the hold-up crews. Last year j nearly $5,000 was spent from a con-' fidential fund to assist in the round-up j of mail marauders. Post Office burg-; laries are more frequent than daring: gun-play scenes. 1 [ There Is something slinky and mys- j terious about dope-peddlers and their j clashes with Federal agents. The Com-j m i s s i o n e r of t h e B u r e a u s of N a r c o t i c s J claim violations of narcotic laws are i increasing. Incidentally, we learn that Heboid Normandale is the No. 1 boyf in the racket. True, the average read-' er never heard of Normandale, but Commissioner Anslinger says that courts are too lenient and describes the: multiple violator, "Harold Normandale, with 99 arrests to his credit (the worst criminal in the Nation), not all of which, however, are for violations of the narcotic laws." The illicit drug traffic is operated on an international | basis which handicaps law-enforce- j ment agencies. The doping of horses i -at r a c e - t r a c k s by o r g a n i z e d gambling j rings gives the officers considerable trouble. The encou» aging feature is that drug addiction is decreasing as! the Federal net hauls in the active army of peddlers who have preyed on ,tl»* public for years. , . Jr POULTRY OUTLOOK FOUND FAVORABLE. Gotemmeiit Bureau Predicts Higher Egg Prices. Supplied by the United States Department of Agriculture.--WNU Service. Somewhat higher prices of eggs next year as compared with this year are foreseen by the bureau of agricultural economics in a review of the poultry and egg situation. This conclusion is drawn from the smaller number of layers which will be in farm flocks next year and the expectation "that the rate of egg production will be somewhat lower. The larger supply of feed- this year is expected to have a material effect on the poultry situation. The total production of the four feed grains, 90m, oats, barley, and grain sorghum, this fall will be the largest since 1932. And the wheat supply for Aoijiltry feeding will be l&rgefk^han]in recent years: With the nurnBfcr of grain-eating animals at a low point, there will be unusually ample supplies; of grain* for poultry, especially in some of the Corn Belt states, Ih, other words, the bureau says, the feed situation next spring will be much more favorable ^to producers than in 1937. Largely as a result of the ample feed supply, it is expected that the hatch of qhick^ next spring will be larger than the' small hatch this year. This leads to the conclusion that while poultry supplies will be Smaller in the first half, they will be larger in the last half of 1938 than in the corresponding periods of 1937.. Higher prices of chickens are looked for in early 1938, whereas lower prices may be the rule a year from now. Stocks of eggs in cold storage which "will affect egg prices next year are likely to be much less than they were in 1937, because of smaller marketings. While. the production of 1 fall and winter broilers this year is expected to be heavy, the price is not likely to be depressed correspondingly because the general meat supply is smaller. ' Turkey production this' year is estimated at 10 per cent less than it was in 1936. With prices expected to be higher than they were l^st year and possibly higher than in 1935, the hatch and production of turkeys in 1938 probably will be increased over this year. Fast^Growing Pigs Are the Best as Breeders The best swine breeding stock usually comes from the heaviest pigs, said H. W. Taylor, extension swine specialist at North Carolina State college. So a good way to select breeding stock, he added is to weigh, the Utters at weaning time. If all sows and litters have had the same care and feeding, the litters which are heaviest at weaning time will be those from the best sows. The boar and sow pigs selected for breeding purposes should be taken from,these heaviest litters. Boar pifes to be raised for pork should be treated when four to five weeks old, Taylor continued. At this age the treatment does not shock the pig as much as it will later, and the young pigs recover more rapidly. He also pointed out that sanitation and balanced rations are two of the most important factors in hog production. "If you have not tried farrowing and raising pigs on clean land, give it a trial," he said. Semi-Scalding Poultry The water for semi-scalding broilers should be 126 to 128 degrees Fahrenheit, roasting chickens 128 degrees, fowl 128 to 130 degrees, young turkeys 125 to 127 degrees, old turkeys 128 degrees. The thermometer should be carefully checked for accuracy. The time that birds should be left in the water is 30 seconds. Birds should be killed by bleeding through the mouth and by sticking the brain. Agricultural Notes The flesh of sharks is a source of poultry food. • • • Duck eggs have a greater fat content than hen eggs. • • • ' If vegetables sprout and grow in the cellar storage, it indicates that the temperature is too high. • • • Turkeys reach a marketing only after 24 to 28 weeks of even, rapid growth from the start. • * * Perhaps the most common error in the management of permanent pastures is to continue grazing too late in the fall. A newly-laid egg has a freezing point much lower than that of the albumen and water which are its principal constituents. * * * Cutting grooves in the top edge of poultry roosts with a hand plane and filling the crevices with kerosene will do much to ke^ ojAtes ^ your poultry. , ' . ' Cbrtrult the, WANT ADS Isolated Island Off Key West No Longer Naval'Base Originally started hr H846, upon the. recommendation of Andrew Jackson, as a protective1 stronghold for national defense against possible invasion by foreign troops entering the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Jefferson proved ineffective as a naval base. Its history, however, has been exciting enough to lure scores of adventurous trayelers to the remote, romantic isle. Here, for mor£ than nine decades, the heavy, masonry outer walls protecting the fortress have withstood the restless pounding of shark-abounding waters, observes a writer in the Washington Post. Fort Jefferson was only fairly completed by 1860, having taken more than 14 years to builtj. Requiring almost fabulous labor to develop its main, structures, a vast sum of money has been expended to build them. Transportation of bricks and other building materials to the distant sea base was a slow and costly process. It is estimated that more than 40,000;006 bricks were imported from the mainland, from cities as far north as Philadelphia. The careful toil and skill executed by its builders never proved quite sufficient to withstand the furious cyclones which ' /arise from time to time in the Florida straits Many sturdy bricks have been " suddenly wrenched loose from the stone walls by the intense -velocity5 of cyclonic winds! •• • v'. It is related that during "these storms, food* while being carried from the cook house, has been blown far out to sea. At such times coral * would rise from the ground and be hurled through the air with dangerous force. Becausg~~of these cyclones, and inasmuch as the island was considered to have outlived its original purpose by 1872, the fort was abandoned as a naval base. It was garrisoned again in 1898 during the Spanish-American war. On its famous last trip eTn "route to Cuba the battleship Maine stopped at the fttvctl station. CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS By Congressman Chauncey W. Seed Middle Plantation Once Name of Williamsburg* Va. It has been said that "the history of the chief city of a country is in great measure the history of that country itself." If this philosophy be true, one can easily judge the significant part Williamsburg, Va.. has played in shaping the events which led to the struggle by which the thirteen English colonies in America separated from Great Britain and became the United States of America. First known as Middle Plantation, says a writer in the Cleveland plain Dealer, Williamsburg, renamed in honor of King William III, was settled in 1632. It was the capital of Virginia from 1698 until 1799, and became the political, educational;" economic and social center of the l&rgest, wealthiest and most popur lous colony in America. It was here that the first seeds of thought were planted by the devotees of liberty, and here that the first steps were taken looking toward the union of the colonies. Williamsburg is the. seat of William and, Mary college', opened in 1693, the second oldest college in the United States. It became the alma mater of three pres» idents--Jefferson, Monroe and Tyler, and of many other distiitk guished patriots and statesmen. No Agreement ^ " For nearly three weeks the House and Senate Farm Bill conferees have been trying to agree on a farm bill which will be acceptable to both Houses, but according to Senator Smith of South Carolina, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, the conferees are "in an awful mess." To date it appears that the conferees have not agreed on any phase of the program. The South Carolina Senator complained that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was interferring with the work of the conferees by suggesting numerous amendments which were not included in either the House or Senate Bill. The Secretary is insist^ ing that a bill be agreed upon by February 1st. The conferees could probably get along much better- if outside interference wfcs ended, ; v Item Veto.. . , ». , Without a record vote, and with but little debate, the House recently approved the Woodrum Amendment to the Independent Officei> Appropriation bill which gives .the President authority to teliminate tir reduce any appropriation item in any bill if such action aids in balancing the budget or reducing the public dvht with one Ex ception, that being the. Veterans Administration appropriation."••'•Thi$ constitutionality of ths measure is very doubtful and it is our opinion that in orde<r to legalize sucji procedure a constitutional amendment will be necessary. Congressional Library In his annual report to Congress Mr. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of the Li brary of Congress announnes that a gift of $100,000.00 was made within the last year by an anonymous citizen "for the purpose of remodeling one of the galleries of the Library into Hispanic room to house the Library's collection of Hispanic, Portugese and South American literature. Other material donated during the past year included papers of Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Con* federate States; papers of the late Thomas Walsh of Montana; a Stradivariiis violin and an original Shelley manuscript. The report shows that the Library's collection last July Included 5,395,044 books and pamphlets; 1,376,801 maps and views; J,168,584 musical volumes and pieces of music and 540,851 prints and numerous J»anuscripts. . " r ' Wages and Hours . Whether or not the Wage and Hour KBS0NAL8 Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooley visited in the home of Mr. And Mrs. M. J. Kent in Chicago a few days last week. Mrs. A. Nelson, who is nursing in legislation which was recommitted to Crystal Lake, spent Sunday at her the Committee bn Labor in the closing' home in this vicinity. days of the Special Session will be; Mrs. Edwiard Holle of Oak Park again brought forth at this session of | spent a few days last week with her the Congress depends largely bn j parents, Mr: and Mrs. Martin Cohway. whether active White House support Miss Marie Ropp wa3 caned to Chi: will be given to the measure. It is cago by the sudden death of-a cousin, reported that Chairman Mary Norton j ghe attended the funeral Wednesday, of the House Labor Committee recent-1 Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Freuttd„.daughly stated that the Committee was; tfers, Mrs. Frank Blake and Bertilla ready to report out some sort of bill Freund and granddaughter, Joan at the present session. It is rumor- j Freund, were in Waukegan Thursday, ed that a straight forty-fttor hour| Mrs. M. J. Kent of Chicago spent a maximum week bill without reference few days last week with relatives to minimum wages may be brought here. out as a compromise measure. Statistics on Incomes In a recent report submitted by the* Winthrop Harbor visited relati ves hen Sunday. Mary Fleming accompanied them to Elgin for a visit during the " day. Miss Rita Martin is visiting friends in Chicago. c tJ* Maxine Bacon of Chicago spent tfM ; weekend at her home here. Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Aicher left Son* day for Rochester,, Minn., where ttwU doctor expects to undergo an operation, being away from his office OCT Green street for a few weeks. cr r Mrs. Nellie Bufler, who has spenf the past few months in Wauconda, is now- employed in the M. A. Conway home. Mr. Conway is improving fron a recent illness and now able to walk without crutches. • i'»i- Rubber Stamps at The ITaindeale*--\r PERMANENT SPECIALS From 8 a. m. to 6 p. a. Short Time Only: Between 6 p. m. and 9 pau Prices Are \ As TVy Were. Mrs. William Spencer and daughter, Mrs. Lester Page, were in Chicago on Friday. Bureau of Home Economics of the De- f Mrs. Doretta Hicks of Libertyville partment of Agriculture it is stated spent a few days the past week in the that a lengthy study by the Bureau of home of her nephew, Clarence Martin. the subject of family income in vil-! She expects to spend the winter with lages showing that in 140 villages Se- relatives in California. lected as representatives of small com-' and Mrs. Harold Frett of Chi-; munities throughout the country more cago spent Sunday with relatives here.. 2 Persons for ............ $4.00 up to than half of the native white families Cletus Althoff of DeKalb spent the;i * Singly For $2,50 Up To $12. , had ineomfes of under $1100 during weekend at his home here. . ' • j Othei-^PSnmanents^ ?3.0P Up 'fo $lZ ;' 1935-36. The village included in the; Xir. and Mis. R. M. Fleming and Permanent? Are Complete With* surveys were located in twenty differ-:son> Jack, were. Chteagq: visitors, op Haircut^ Shampoo And Sefe: < • • ent states which, for purposes of , - ' . S Marcel, Shampoo, Rinse 3 for ' parison fall into five regional groups, ••.Misa^fliary,. -STf®*- •• Marcel Only 50c • namely; New England, Central Moun-, ent* ih Chicaj^Oi , ' *: • " Fin»r W»v« rc&t % tain and Plains. Pacifvc and Southeast. Julia Qrady and X Morgan of Lfike ^r j»jwge'- Ar-^h ' 4 for.-SI IMS The data on income, occupation, family Geneva cailed on Mt. and Mrs; W. F.1 '• :• i,-- . ill-i „ ""tV: composition and home ownership were Burke, Sunday. STOMPANATO S tabulated for a total of 22,644 village Mr- and Mrs. Edward Fleming of Phone 641 226 Main St. 229 Benton 8t families which contained both husband and wife. All were native white fam- J ilies, except in the Southeast where ** 'data was also collected from Negro families. . r ' * •• v*4 0*' SHOOTS RED FOX Herbert Eckert of Greenwood shot a red fox last week in Givens' woods near Greenwood. The fox had been wounded by Bradley Marble the day before. * "Father of Electrietty" William Gilbert, an Englishman' born in 1540, is called "the father of electricity." - Making the Fortaae It is not true that you Kave made a fortune when you don't know how to enjoy it. Early Embargoes Before the United States of America was five years old, embargoes were invoked for the purpose of keeping us out of foreign disputes. Needed More Moistms As far back as 1780 Benjamin Franklin, realizing the need of more moisture in heated homes, included a crude evaporator pan in his famous "Franklin stove." A century later Joseph McCreary of Toledo. Ohio, patented an air washer and cooler, and in 1906 two engineers, working independently, developed mechanisms for the automatic control of humidity in the air. At the turn of the century the goal of researchers was the development of machinery for giving the proper degree of moisture in cotton textile plants and other factories where humidity affected production, but shortly thereafter it was discovered that space could be chilled for hujnaa comfort. ArmadlHo Has Twe Main Mefds Many animals are farmed or hunted for skins, furs, or food, but the armadillo is reared and hunted for its shell, notes a writer in Lorfcdon Tit-Bits Magazine. The armadillo is about 20 inches long and has two main shields, on shoulder and' hip, which are connected by nine movable bands of bony plate. It is this entire covering that is so covet* ed, and artistic as well as almost everlasting baskets, Iamp-shade$. and presents are fashioned from it. Incidentally, in breeding armadillos, one queer fact is noticed: a lit' ter is always four in number and all are of the same sex. This fact still puzzles the scientific world. Statue of Capitol Building The statue of an Indian on the dome of the Capitol at Washington is the figure of a white woman and symbolizes liberty. It is often erroneously supposed to represent an American Indian, owing to the far«t that from a distance the helmet or the figure somewhat resembles th? bonnet of an Indian war chief. artist. Thomas Crawford, named th*r statue "Armed Liberty." but evef since it arrived at the >• has been officially known us the "Statue of Freedom." Parian Marble Parian marble is marble. quarried from the mountains of Paros, an island in the Aegean sea. Th# ancient Greek sculptors used this' mfrhi* for their finest work. Speaking the Truth "It is possible for a man to leani many languages," said Hi Ho, th# sage of Chinatown, "without being able to speak the simple truth ia any one of them." DOMT MISS THIS GREAT Lamp Opportunity 20% REDUCTION for Januai) Clearance Down P*yment -- Low, Easy Ttrms VOUR CAR rfm'V uutUtke Neui STANDARD RED CROWN! Get some of this Gasoline today from fid&ra your STANDARD OIL DEALER "r%- • It's here--the opportunity you've been waiting; for! Now you can get those new lamps you've . wanted at money-saving prices such as only a JANUARY LAMP CLEARANCE can bring. Floor lamps, bridge lamps--study, table and boudoic lamps--lamps for every purpose and every roonl --all parade before you in this brilliant MARCH OF VALUES. 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