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9 Tints a 9 fl\ 1'Jiin* Obscr Tfiwv of I 'tiiinrtto The politician, sporting a brand now hat, stepped upon a soapbox in one i?f the city's toughest dis tricts. "Ladies and gentlemen," he be gan. That was as far as he got. An overripe tomato sped from the sec ond floor of a tenement house and landed squarely xn his face. The startled speaker looked up and discovered a sullen-faced woman glaring down at him. "Madam," complained the poli tician, "what's the idea of assault ing me with a tomato?" "That will teach you, mister,'* she scowled, "to take your hat off when addressing a lady!" 'Open City' "Open city ' is part of the mod ern world's rather elaborate war terminology. As set forth in a regulation adopted by nations par I ticip-tir." in the H n n110 i of 11)07, any belligerent may de clare a city to be "open" in order to save it from being attacked, ] shelled or bombed. Before the present armistice, for example, France declared Paris to be "open" and the Nazi invaders ac cordingly did no damage to it after it had been so declared. When declared "open," a city is no long er defended or used as a base for the concentration of troops or oth er military operations. ? l'atfo. finder. Aim at Something An old thinker once said "If J-ou aim at nothing you will hit it!" If we are to live successfully we must live fw "^mething. That something mus be the magnet which will draw us to it irresis tibly. Such striving to reach the goal requires all the strength that is in ni For, this life is an un relenting master who does not waste tune with aimlessly wan dering sluggards. Therefore, see the thing clearly which you arc pursuing and strive with all your might to reach it. RHEUMATISM PAIN WHERE IT HURTS GOOD OLD P nOOQ 60< PRESCRIPTION bill J ?!. Flattery the Guest Flattery sits in the parlor while plain dealing is kicked out of doors. A Vegetable Laxative For Headache, Biliousness, and Dizziness when caused by Constipation. 15 doses for only 10 cents. We Can All Be EXPERT BUYERS ? In bringing ui buying Information, as ?o prices that are being atked for what we Intend to buy, and as to the quality we can expect, the advertising columns of this newspaper perform a worth while service which saves us many dollars o year. ? It Is a good habit to form, the habit of consulting the advertisements every Mme we make a purchase, though we hove already decided just what we want and where we are going to buy It. It gives us the most priceless feeling In the worldi the feeling of being adequately prepared. ? When we go Into a store, prepared beforehand with knowledge of what is offered and at what price, we go as ao expert buyer, filled with self-confi dence. It Is a pleasant feeling to have, the feeling of adequacy. Most of the unhappiness In the world can be traced to a lack of this feeling. Thus adver tising shows another of Its manifold facets ? shows Itself as an aid toward making all our business relationships more secure and pleasant. Washington, D. C. Hl'LLITT MAY STI M1' FOR BRITAIN AID Ambassador Bill Bullitt, most versatile and volatile of ail Roose velt's diplomats, probably will go on the stump throughout the country campaigning for "national unity" and urging American support for Great Britain. His tour will be divorced from the Now Deal, and he will not return to his embassy it; France. Many of the men around Roose velt now arc far ahead of him in proposing aid to Britain, and some of them may co-oporato with Bullitt in this movement. Some ar^ def initely critical of the President, though close friend Bullitt is not. They feel that Roosevelt has been holding back, and that the country IJ* IvtlU.v IV. Xm.ZTl he. DKFENSF BLOW-UP If certain legislative and adminis trative snarls in the defense pro gram aren't cleared up quickly, there is going to be a blowup in the defense commission that will knock a dent in the Roosevelt administra tion. Some fast footwork and placating White House palaver has kept the explosive situation under cover so far, but it is very serious. Inside fact is that William Knud sen, who gave up a $300,000-a-year General Motors job to become de fense production chief, is getting restive over the delays he is en countering. He has made no threats, but he has also made it clear that unless he gets action he does not intend to continue in a posi tion where he could be blamed for lack of production. A "plain operations man," as he describes himself, Knudsen worked out a schedule of production for tanks, guns, planes, armor plate, and the other vital essentials for de fense. But these plans, partly be cause of tax delays, partly because of business sit-downs, have encoun tered repeated obstructions. For example: Knudsen was first told that the amortization problem, which has held up the construction of several new defense plants, would be handled in congress in a separate bill. But at tlie last minute, treas ury tax experts objected to this and insisted that the matter be included in the excess (war profits) tax bill. Next Knudsen was assured by congressional leaders that the tax bill would be passed by August 17. But first the Republicans recessed to attend the Willkie acceptance cer emonies at Elwood. Then it man? aged to get other delays. ? ? ? RFC LOAN DELAYS While this dilly-dallying was go ing on at Capitol Hill, Knudsen was having other difficulties with Fed eral Loan Administrator Jesse Jones. | The RFC was given wide powers by congress several months ago to make loans to industry for defense purposes. But when Knudsen sub mitted a list of plant expansions that needed financing, Jones balked. He objected on the ground that one-third of the output of the plants would go to fill British war orders. Knudsen pointed out that this was not impairing U. S. preparedness, but on the contrary was providing the country with vital productive capacity at the expense of the Brit ish. Still Jones, despite the President's policy of extending every assistance to the British, didn't like the idea of lending U. S. government money I to aid factory expansion for the Brit ish. ? ? ? BLITZKRIEG It remains the firm conviction of | Secretary of War Stimson and Gen eral Marshall, his chief of staff, that if Hitler is to invade this country it ; will come this fall before we are prepared. They are inclined to think that as soon as Hitler is fin ished with the British, he will move here. Stimson and Marshall have indicated this view to congress, but they are even more positive in their private conversations. Despite the large air force guard ing the canal, military authorities admit that it would be impossible for them to prevent an enemy air ar mada from getting over the locks. One well-placed bomb can put the locks out of commission for about three months. ? ? * MERRY-GO-ROUND Pointing to the Willkie headquar ters in Washington on the first floor of the Woodward building, directly jnder the TV A offices on the third floor. New Dealers wisecrack that "Willkie is still under TVA influ ence." V K K 35 years ago Jack Chesbro stepped out un-1 blew himset to <0 Yankee victories. A few years later Ed Walsh moved into the 40 game set, a record which doesn't in clude 10 or 12 other games he hap pened to save. vValsh that year worked in 66 ball games. Under changed conditions it may be that Bob Feller will never reach the 40-game mark on the winning side, but with any luck at the age of 21 he will sit in the 30 win ning-game division this next fall with such all-time per formers as Christy Mathewson, Grover Alexander, Walter Johnson, Smoky Joe Vvuuu and Lei ly Grove. Matty and Alexander reached this mark on three Grantland Rice consecutive occasions. But Feller is headed for the same fertile country at the age of 21. There is no telling what heights he might reach if the draft or war doesn't interfere. The Cleveland star is without any question the greatest young pitcher in baseball. Matty was just getting under headway at 21 and Alexander was 24 when he came to Philadelphia and hung up 28 wins. But at 21 Feller is all ready to join the pick of ?.he flock. If the world ever settles down to something like its old normality there is no telling how many ball games Blasting Bobby might put away before he checks out. K/g/ii From the Start Feller was an amazing kid from the start. He cams to Cleveland in 1936 at the age of 17 ? a big, raw boned kid with a great pair of hands and a great pair of wrists. You can imagine the feelings al most any 17-year-old player would carry into action, facing his first start under the Big Tent. Not Fel BOB FELLER ler. He lacked control, but from the jump he was as cool as a slice of cucumber on ice. After whiffing 17 of the enemy in one of his first games, the Van Meter phenom was a trifle too keen on the strikeout path for some time. This wrecked his control. lie was also a bit lopsided at holding runners on base. But he has long since cured both faults. He has added a good curve ball to his speed. Feller has the poise and balance of a much older man. He has shown no sign so far of an enlarged head, no sign of kid freshness with older men. A fellow like Feller will mean a healthy package to Cleveland when the stretch running begins a few weeks later on. And a fellow like Feller can turn a world series up side down, if he gets the chance. The Reds' Sad Story When I sat on the bench a short while back with Bill McKechnie his Reds had a nine-game lead and they looked to be breezing. It was the first time I had ever seen Uncle Will breathing normally with his pulses in order. You could see that with this lead, plus Derringer, Walters and Thompson, his worries were just about over. nut they are not over now. It has beer. suggested that V.'illard Hershberger's death had a depress ing effect. But the sliding had start ed before the young Red catcher ended his life. The shock began when the Giants beat Bucky Walters in the game that Walters had tied up in a true iover'? knot in the ninth inning with two out. The Reds have never quite re covered from that shiy.k I,at*r on the suicide episode didn't h<)p. ASK ME ANOTHER A Quiz With AnsWers O tiering Informal, on on Various Subjects The Questions 1. Why is Colorado called the Centennial state? 2 To what type of road did a Scotch engineer give his name? 3. What two great Oriental cities were founded by the British? 4. What is the most widely used word in the world? 5. What is the line that follows "Lives of all great men remind us"? 6. What is the name given to the present royal house of Italy? 7. Which of the United States has the greatest water area, C%li. torniu, Minnesota, or Michigan? The Answers J. It was admitted into the Union in 1876. the Centennial year. 2. Macadam. 3. Hongkong and Singapore. 4 "Amen" is believed to be the most widely used word, being em ployed by 1 .000,000,000 Christians, Jews and Mohammedans. 5. "We can make our lives sub. lime." 6. Savoy. 7. Minnesota. AROUND ?h. HOUSE Items of Interest to the Housewife To keep books on shelves or in cases in good condition spnnkic them occasionally with powdered camphor. ? ? ? Keep the sitter noies on spice boxes closed, otherwise the spices will lose much of their flavor. + * ? To sharpen dull scissors or needles, cut or stitch a few inches through a piece of fine sandpaper. ? ? * When separating the yolks from the whites of eggs, break them over a funnel. The whites will pass through, leaving the yolks in the funnel. ? ? ? When making biscuits, dough nuts, cookies and jumbles, the softer you can handle dough after turning it onto the board and the less you handle it the better re sults you will get. ? ? ? Select suitable bowls and vases in which to arrange flowers to dec orate the house. Do not crowd flowers into them, but carefully select different flowers for differ ent containers. A single rose m a bud vase is far more effective than several roses crowded into a bowl. Save left-over pieces nt ?.n;(n in small sugar or salt bugs. Use the bags in cleaning the bathtub or lavatory. The bag and soap se rve both as a sponge and a clerinsina agent. ? ? ? When putting away clean clothes placc the freshly ironed ones on the bottoms of the various piles. Then towels, handkerchiefs, nap kins. etc., will be used in turn and some will not wear out more quickly than others. ? ? ? If colored butters are desired for sandwiches, use pimineto com bined with butler for red or pink, while watercress chopped fine will give the desired green and orange or lemon rind blended with butter gives the yellow color. QUALITY AT A PRICE 1/rilT Th* Out???ndlm BladcValun ot ?f| nf N I *????* Sw?dl?(i Chroma SlMl |||A lltll I 7 ilngtoor 10dwiiU?d|?BUd*i lUu CUPPLtS COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Common Sense It is 1 thousand times hotter to have common sense without edu cation than to have education with out common sense. ? Robert G. In gersoll. A CYCLE Of HUMAN BETTERMENT ^ ? Advertising gives you new ideas, /V and also makes them available to you at economical cost. As these new ideas becomc more accepted, prices go down. As prices go down, more persons enjoy new ideas. It is a cycle of human betterment, and it starts with the printed words of a newspaper advertisement. JOIN THE CIRCLE READ THE ADS
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