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FIVE-CENT TAX' ON COAL INTRODUCES NEW PRINCIPLE WHEN SECRETARY of the In terior Krug signed, for the govern ment, a new contract with the Miners' union, he started a new form of tax levy on the American people. That agreement to pay the Miners' union 5 cents on each ton of coal mined, both hard and soft, will be paid, in the end, by the Amer ican people, not by the coal opera tors. It is a new tax. Just as much a tax as is the amount paid to the government on each package of cigarettes purchased. It is but the opening wedge for a similar tax on production and services of all kinds. It puts organized labor on the same basis as a tax levyier and collector as is federal, state, coun ty or municipal governments. It is an additional price on coal, just as the internal revenue tax on ciga rettes adds to the price of cigarettes and it will prove but the forerunner of similar taxes on food, clothing, housing and everything we pur chase. ? John Lewis had demanded for his miner's onion a tax of It cents on each ton of coal mined, , or a tax of 7 per cent on the coal operators pay rolls. The operators had refused to con sider a tax of any amount on ; either the coal mined, or on pay rolls. They rightfully insisted such a tax would be detrimental to public interest, and not with in the province of the miners to demand or the operators to I give. When the mines were seized by the government Sec retary Krug compromised at 5 s cents a ton. In doing so ho sacrificed a principle, and tho Interests of the American peo ple. Tt manlra ?? <?*?? eminent interference in the rela tions between labor and manage ment. It is a chapter of far-reach ing consequences. In that decision political rather than public interest was given first consideration. It is the principle of the thing that counts, not the 35 to 40 million dollars the miners will collect each year from this new tax on the peo ple. It is but the foot in the door to bring an application of the same kind of a tax on all production. We, the consumers, will soon be pay ing a multiplicity of this same kind of taxes. Government has created a devouring dragon that will con sume us if it is allowed to live. Under the Constitution it is the duty of congress only to levy fed eral taxes. This new levy, instigat ed through Secretary Krug's agree ment with John Lewis, is, to all intents, a violation of the Constitu tion. The way to reach it through the courts is long and devious. Con gress should, when it reconvenes, make short work of any such tax by passing legislation that would pro hibit all such efforts at establishing new and multitudious tax levying and tax collecting bodies. AMERICAN PEOPLE PAYING SEAMEN'S WAGE BOOSTS A LARGE PROPORTION of the merchant vessels sailing under the American flag are owned by the government, and leased to private operators. All vessels privately owned or leased must comply with the provisions of the seaman's com pensation- act, enacted by congress some years ago. It provides for minimum wages and working con ditions that are far in advance of those prevailing on ships of other nations. To comply with that law American ships could not compete In shipping charges with the ships of other nations. To meet the dif ference the -government pays the ship operators and owners what the public terms a subsidy, but what the operators and owners call an equalization payment. Such pay ments cover the difference between the wages paid on an American ship and the ships of any foreign nation with which the American ship is in competition. The new agreement with the Seaman's union, perfected by government conciliators, fixes American ?Seamen's wages still fur ther ahead of those paid on foreign ships. It would seem that it is the American taxpayers' money that bought peace to American shipping. It is not hard to be generous when spending the other fellow's dollars. ? ? * THE GOVERNMENT, in one way or another, has provided help for all who wish to build a home except the farmer. That hard war-work ing individual and his family can sleep in the barn or the cow pas ture. ? ? ? MOST OF THE STRIKES were aot settled by eoUeettve bargaining between labor and management. The government stepped into the picture, and largely decided what both sides were to accept. As la bor has the greater number of votes, labor got the best of the argument. In the end the public will do tbe paying. ? ? ? WHEN PUBLIC OPINION mak log influence is needed in a worthy cause tbe best person to see is the { Woman's World Plenty of Room for Action Is Essential in Clothes for Boys ($if ?rtta "I'D RATHER have little girls than little boys," one hears a mother say, "because it's so hard to keep the buys in clothes." Well, I suppose boys are just a bit harder on clothes than dainty little girls are, but it you do your own sewing and use sturdy materi als and good seams and also allow plenty of room tor the active play in which the boys engage, there won't be anything too difficult about keeping them in garments, i- You'll find that Dad's old clothing can be utilized to make sturdy, eco nomical clothing tor Junior. Pants can easily be cut down or ripped apart and sewed into little pants tor the youngster. Shirts, too, are easy to make trom larger ones and you'll find that the material stands up beautitully tor all the baseball, roller skating or other sports In which the boy may participate. Don't plan to make long-sleeved shirts for boys' everyday wear. They are much too active, they get into too much dirt for you to be both ered scrubbing cuffs clean on every shirt you wash. Short sleeves^ are not only easier to care for, * but they also allow more freedom of movement for boys at play. Study seam construction carefully before you start sewing and bear in mind that everyday clothes will have to stand up under innumerable washings. Big patch pockets are useful because they are nice for carrying all sorts of incongruous ob jects, even if you don't always like the job of cleaning them out. Bound buttonholes and bound slits are also very useful because they will stand wear better than any other type of construction. Make Flat Felled Seams For Utility Clothing To make seams properly for util ity garments, be sure that you leave sufficient allowance of fabric for a nice-sized seam. If you find that the material ravels easily, for ex ample, allow about H to % of an Inch more for the seam. If you are not an experienced seamstress, the best rule to fol low before putting seams together 1/ you have wornout men's clothes. ... < is to baste everything before stitch ing on the machine. You may also use a pinned seam, allowing the foot of the machine to push the materi al. This method is good for heavy ' fabric. To make a pinned seam, place the pins close together and set in from the edge so they can be re- . moved as you stitch. The flat-felled seam is very popu lar in men's and boys' clothing be- | cause the seam is flat, easy to press ( and looks well tailored. To make it, first stitch the raw edges of the . outside of the garment as for a reg ular seam. Trim ofT one edge of the seam to within Vi inch of the seam line. Turn under the raw edge of the other side Vi inch and pull it flat over the short side. Hem by hand or machine so the seam lies flat. Patch Pockets Are Made With Cardboard Pattern Patch pockets should be made Just as correctly as possible to look well on tailored garments, such Make them into garment* for Junior. as shirts and pants. Cut the pat tern from a piece of cardboard, but do not leave an allowance for seams on the pattern itself. Place the card board pattern over each of the pock- | et pieces end press the seam al lowance over the edges of the card board. This will assure all the pock ets being the same size. In heavier fabrics, cover the raw edge with flat seam binding after you have turned the edge, then hem it. Pin the pocket on the garment and check accuracy of placement. If you stitch the pocket close to the edge, the top is finished with one or more rows of machine stitch ing. If you stitch away from the edge a bit, the seam seamline is followed across the top of the pock et. In finishing the shirt you'U want to make the shoulder seams, then the yoke, then the sleeves. Inci dentally, in stitching up the sides of the shirt, the sleeve seams can be stitched at the same time, making just the one seam. The collar may be stitched in place at any time after the shoul der seams are finished, but most of the time the collar is attached when the facing (down the front) is turned. When you are making shorts for the boys, pin the pieces together as you cut them. Often, women get confused after cutting out the shorts because almost all the pieces look so similar it is difficult to assemble them. Always use the flat-felled seams for shorts. If you are altering a pair of Dad's trousers for the boy, you can cut them down yourself, if you feel com petent enough to do so, or if you wish, buy a pattern and cut from that. Closet Arrangement Make the most of your closets by arranging them efficiently rather than hit or miss, which gives you little space. Hooks should be placed about seven inches apart, and their placement behind the rod is not to be encouraged because they are difficult to reach. If your closet has room for shelves and drawers, these will give you additional space for storage of many small articles like underwear, belts, socks, etc. Store shoes on vertical or hori zontal racks or rods, or, if you have room for a tilted shelf above the clothes, this will also give a very neat appearance. Avoid wire hangers unless they are well padded, since ftiey tend to make sleeves poke out in the wrong direction. If women have a closet to themselves, they will like the dainty padded hangers that come in lovely pastel shades. If you Idee an especially lovely closet accessory, choose these padded hangers in your fa vorite scent and they will keep your closets delightfully per fumed and also prevent that musty odor on your clothing. : 9 Dainty Shantung A (rock of bine print shantung designed by Emmet Joyce gives a graceful waistline by a series of gores which taper toward the center of the buttons. The shoul der treatment is called a "peace time epaulet.". Gloves and hat match the dress. Summer Fashion Notes Rhinestones and sequins are still expected to hold down the main bulk )( trimming, although it's probable we'll see some other new decorative totes like braid borderie anglasie. There will be brims and well nolded millinery for the after twen ty and older crowd, while off-the !ace bats, are favored for the teen iged group because they're so very lettering. With fine, iheer woolen* in the picture we can probably expect many draped effect* for fall clothe*, shirring and other such detail* that require a fine fabric. Notice the bright colors in coats being shown for summer wear. You'll like particularly the bright greens and reds, but if you like pas tels, there are enough to delight Idle Acreage No Longer Recommended Cultivation Needed For Tired Acres The "reet cure" treatment (or worn-out farm land la rapidly be coming a thing of the past, as farm ers are learning that "acres on va cation" are likely to deteriorate rather than increase in fertility lev el, according to J. C. Hackleman, professor of crops extension at the University of Illinois college of ag riculture. "Farmers formerly thought that if they put their, 'tired acres' into pasture, the land could be rested two or three years and would come back as productive and vigorous as ever," Professor Hackleman point ed out. "The fact is that every ton of beef, pork or mutton or milk pro duced on these pastures removes nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and calcium or lime Just as surely as does a crop of corn, oats, wheat or hay. "In addition, as the permanent pastures become less productive they provide less cover and the re sult is more loss through erosion. But these weary pastures are not hopeless cases. Professor Hackle man declares. The response of NITROGEN POTASH ffi 5% 10% 5* A 5-10-5 fertilizer contains SO ser cent of actual available plant food. The Irst figure In the fer tilizer analysis indicates the per centage of nltrocen (N), the tee end phosphoric acid (P. O.) and the third available potash (Ka). most of them to propei soil treat ment is almost miraculous. Five simple steps, he says, will transform the average worn out pasture into a productive acreage in one or, at most, two years. These steps are to test the soil and treat it with the necessary plant food mineral elements, disc these min erals thoroughly while preparing a reasonably good seedbed, reseed with a mixture of legumes and grasses, control grazing for at least a year and clip weeds, giving the legumes and grasses a chance. Professor Hackleman said that because of an increase of cultivat ed acreages during the war, a greater acreage is now ready for legumes than in prewar days. Pasturing of Turkeys Saves in Grain Feeds Not only will the pasturing of tur keys and poultry, if properly con A food itand of pasture will, ?tre turkey feed. ducted, result in soil conservation, but considerable saving in grain will result. Orchard grass and ladino clover has been proven an effective pas- I ture for range turkeys and chick ens. Tests at regional laboratory, Pennsylvania, have shown that the number of birds to be pastured can be doubled by proper stand and management. IIaQMNO JUiiAD| 'WWM Mt> vc* IpASOtfTX ??rr nun /(tpiymi 1 ? * /K, aao. A p*k**ct wms*r. a ?u55tan scientist has ppvelopep a wheat "that -rwrrv? M WU/te* (*siam\e*,n wetoc DKV CUMXrs amc neve* weeps eeseeplk*?. Drying Agents Little Use to Uncured Hay Preparations containing sodium bicarbonate, drying agents or mix tures of the two, offer little prom ise as a practical solution of prob lems involved in the storage of un lercured hay, recent studies at Massachusetts state college reveal. The tests showed that prohibitive juantities would be necessary for ?ffectiveness on stored moist bay. 3ther drying chemicals also have proven prohibitively high. Pineapple Doily for Crocheters Chair Set to Brighten Kitchen \ SBgy 57361 VOU'IA "fid this handsome 1 "pineapple" doily a joy to cro chet. It measures 15 inches in di ameter and is ps pretty in ecru thread as it is in white. Very love ly Indeed when finished ? you'll want to add it to your "pineapple motif" collection. ? ? ? To obtain complete crocheting Instruc tions for the Big Pineapple Doily I Pattern Mo. 5144) send 20 cents In coin, your name, address and the pattern number. Decorative Kitchen Set \\7 ANT to give your kitchen a "face lifting" treatment? Here's a colorful aDd bright three piece kitchen set of chair seat, ? rr back and work stool that are beau tifully simple to make. Use a red and white checked fabric, or other cheery color to match your dec orating scheme, and trim with white cotton ruffling. ? ? ? For complete cutting and finishing in structions for the Decorator's Kitchen Set (Pattern No. 573S) send 20 cents in coin, your name, address and the pattern num Send your order tot ~ SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK 1IM SixtA Ave. New York, N. T. Enclose 20 cents for pattern. No Name Address Ml \|0ON'T LET THIS '//II |HA Get New Tire Protection at One-half Price c OUMMER months can be dangerous months if your tires are not in first class condition. The heat from hot pavements puts ? terrific strain on ail tires. Those with thin treads or weak spots are almost certain to faiL You can eliminate this hazard and get new tire protection at half price by having your tires repaired and recapped at your Firestone Dealer Store or Firestone Store. Firestone Factory-Method recapping gives you exactly the same tread ? made of the same materials ? that you get on a brand new Firestone De Luxe Champion tire, or a Firestone Transport Truck tire. Firestone, and Firestone only, recaps your old tires with a new tire tread. Firestone Factory-Method recapping is done by highly trained craftsmen exclusively ? their workmanship is guaranteed. V Your Tractor Tirol, Regardless of Mako, Will 01vo Up To 16% More Drawbar Pull Whmn Retreaded With Tba famous Firestone Ground Grip Trmad. . ? z mutoni ' ntirroNi TRANSPORT DCLUXI Am one the Spooks Country Cousin?Is your school taunted? Jasper?Of course not. C. C.?Then why are you always aiking about its spirit? 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