Washington. D. C. WILLKIK AND F D R. Seldom in political history has m President of the United States re ceived such wholesome support on major foreign policy from a defeat ed candidate as Franklin Roosevelt has received from Wendell Willkie. Few people know how active Willkie has been behind the scenes. For instance, Willkie has even done some missionary work on Joe Martin, chairman of the Republican C\mmTmmS? and opposition leader of the house. Willkie remains on very friendly terms with his old campaign manager, even though they differed on foreign policy. Shortly after the congressional vote to repeal the Neutrality act, in which the Republicans nearly de feated Roosevelt. Willkie phoned Joe Martin. "Joe," he said, "those Republi cans who voted against repeal of neutrality are going to nave a iuugS'i time being re-elected. They're su ing to find tho country is behind Roosevelt on this." The Republican national chair man replied that he would not only all the i'cpubiicans who voted against Roosevelt, but he would also elect a lot of new Repub licans to fill the seats of the Demo crats who had voted with Roosevelt. "Listen," said Willkie, "if you re elect SO per cent of those who voted against the Fresident you'll be the greatest political genius of all time." "And." said Willkie. in telling the story to a friend afterward, "a few days later there was Joe himself voting with Roosevelt for a declara tion of war." ? Buy Defense Bonds ? SHIP BUILDING PROGRAM The action of the house naval af fairs committee in slashing the pro posed expansion of our two-ocean navy *as due chiefly to shortages of materials and construction equip ment. However, Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson, chief of the bureau of ships, ran into a blunt barrage of questions about the worth of the battleship under modern combat conditions. Committee members sharply suggested that in view of the battleship's record in this war, the navy might be wise to build no more. Robinson contended that this would be impractical, since the United States needed battleships "if our enemies continue to use them for combat purposes." "What is your honest private opin ion of the battleship?" he was asked. "Do you think this type of ship is worth all the? money it costs and the time and labor required to build them?" "I'm sorry, gentlemen, but it's not my function to answer that ques tion," sidestepped Robinson with a smile. "I'm not a policy man. My job is to build ships after it is de cided they are needed. However, I have my own ideas about the bat- 1 tleship." This drew laughter, and the ad miral was pressed no further. Robinson also was quizzed close ly about the high cost of certain vessels which the navy proposed in the expansion program, chiefly an aircraft carrier at an estimated $85,000,000. "Higher labor and material costs are the biggest factors," Robinson explained. "For instance, we have a new type of armor plate for our ships which is far stronger than that used by any other nation. It costs $60 a ton, three times as much as the armor plate we formerly used." "How about the labor supply?" "We have plenty of labor to carry out our shipbuilding program," Rob inson said. "Also plenty of facili ties. Getting materials and ma chine tools is our big problem right now. However, the shortage doesn't amount to a bottleneck. In fact, production is running a littie ahead of schedule and will be greatly ex pedited by next spring." ?Buy Defense Bonds ? CAPITAL CHAFF The outbreak of the war obscured the incident, but the house ate crow in a big way on its action last sum mer barring David Lasser, former head of the Workers Alliance, from government employment. After a careful investigation, the appropria tions committee completely exoner ated Lasser of any Communist af filiations. Representatives John Ta ber, N. Y.. J. W. Ditter, Pa., and Everett Dirkscn, 111., who made the j original accusation ducked the com mittee session when Lasser was cleared Puerto Ricans wryly recall that U. S. navy's radio towers at Cayey, 25 miles from San Juan, were dis three years ago and sold as scrap iron to the Japanese. Farm Topics FARMER WARNED ON WAR BUYING Bargains for Cash Will Pre vail After Emergency. By H. C. M. CASK (Head of Agricultural Economics. College Ot Agriculture. University o/ Illinois ) There will be plenty of bargains for those having the cash when the war emergency is over and farmers facing rising pr.ccs should keep this in mind. As improvement costs increase it may be well to postpone some im provements until costs are lower and labor and materials are easier to obtain, rather than pay a high price now. In fact, future construction of this kind will help prevent a post defense depression. Farmers will be tempted to over cspar.d their ""orations and invest ments in response to high prices, but nothing is more important to the farmei than careful financial plans, especially to farmers burdened with mortgages and other financial obli gations. Farmers free of indebted ness with money to invest may still make some wise investments but should avoid heavy new obligations. The inflation of land values <tuu of prices of other things farmers bought during the last war, is re called, which later were paid for with farm products at greatly re duced prices. Many farmers lost title to their property because they were unable to meet their obliga tions. Current low interest rates, which are not assured for a long time in the future, may lead some farmers to overpay for land. While low in terest rates bring a lower annual payment, usually they have the in fluence of raising prices of land and other commodities bought. Hence the purchaser in the end has a much larger principal to pay. For ex ample, a 5 per cent $60 mortgage is much more favorable than a 3 per cent loan on $100. Although the an nual interest paid is the same, the principal is $40 more in the latter case. In order to avoid the ill effects of a post-war depression, farmers were advised to consider seven points: (1) Avoid land inflation by not pur chasing at high prices; (2) avoid long term debts or obligations that fall due in large lump sums; (3) pay oft current debts; (4) improve land to meet more easily post-war low prices; (5) provide better living conditions in the home; (6) create reserves by prepaying interest and principal on debts, as well as to provide good cash reserves; (7) postpone high-cost purchases until after the emergency, if possible. Dairy Cow Requires Protein Supplement Overfeeding farm grains to dairy cattle in the food production pro gram in an attempt to supply suf ficient protein and avoid the pur chase of a high protein supplement is false economy, explains J. G. Cash, extension dairy specialist of the University of Illinois college of agriculture. For example, a cow requiring 10 pounds of a 15 per cent protein mix ture a day to meet her needs could get the same amount of protein from 15 pounds of a mixture of equal parts of corn and cob meal and ground oats, but the cost would be greater and the cow probably would not produce as well because of the lack of balance between the protein and carbohydrates. A suitable mixture containing 15 per cent total protein could be made with 600 pounds of corn and cob meal, 400 pounds ground oats and 200 pounds soybean rr.eal, at a cost of $1.47 a hundred pounds (figuring corn at 70 cents a bushel, oats at 45 cents a bushel and soybean meal at $2.50 a hundred pounds, and adding a grinding charge of 10 cents a hundred pounds for <?>rn and oats). Ten pounds of this mixture would supply Vk pounds of protein and would cost 14.7 cents. Around the Farm Farm boys and girls are being en couraged to increase supplies of foods needed in this country by rais ing pigs, calves and cfcickens. ? ? * Oats, barley, wheat or rye grass pasture is so high in protein that very little protein feed is needed in the grain mixture for dairy cows. ? ? ? Rubber tires will last longer if rubber-tired machines and imple- i ments are blocked up. when not in use. to keep the weight off the tires. | A SHORT while back we collcct ed the opinions from over 40 well-known football coaches and trainers along the line of physical ntness ? of getting oack in shape. With , out exception they I featured the legs I and the stomach* especially the lat | ter. As Tom Keene, I *U _ * *_ - ! ???? v civi an udiiici at Syracuse told me, "When the bel ly's okay you don't have to worry about the rest of it, for GrmntlandRice here's the center of most good health and most bad health." We've printed their diets and their suggestions ? plain foods, simple foods ? and not too much of it. But cf th^s? ?oachss inJ frainprs, who know their trade, brought in an other angle ? this was the mental side, which has direct bearing on the all-out war today. "The best football player," a lead ing cuach wrote inc, "needs some thing more than size and speed and physical fitness. He must be able to sacrifice himself for the good of the team. He must be able to lake punishment ? and like it? for the cause he is fighting for. He must be willing to give up all outside pleasures that conflict in any way with the main idea, which is to win. Only those who have this frame of mind or really worthwhile. The others are only good when things are rolling their way. "Football is no game for those easily discouraged. Mental fiber is even more important than phys ical fiber ? and mental fiber means giving all you have in the direction of victory, no matter what the odds. We might call it 'intestinal forti tude,' a phrase the late Dan Mc Uugin of Michigan and Vanderbilt invented." The Big Word Words, as a rule, are unimportant, ; when the air is full of flying steel. | But in this same connection we still ! recall a conversation with a hard bitten colonel of the First division in France early in 1918, when the German army, apparently, was about to break through. I happened to bring up the matter of courage. The First division colonel gave me a cold look. "Courage," he said, "is secondary. Most people and most nations have courage. The big word is 'fortitude.' : This is a far more important word than courage. "Fortitude, of course, includes I ; courage. But it goes far beyond. Fortitude means both physical and mental staJjiina. It means the abil ity to carry on a job that might be dull and uninteresting. It means giving all you've got to give, out side of the spotlight. In a football way, it means the blocking back, who clears the road for the ball car rier. It means sacrificing yourself for the cause. "In this war, those up around the front may get killed, but they get all of the excitement. Those back of the lines get the drudgery, minus the thrills. You'll find that almost all of those back of the lines would much rather be up where the ex citement is. It takes more fortitude to do your work in a place where there is little chance for any thrills, | little chance for any publicity or any reward." A Leading Example Some years ago I was talking with Dobby Jones about the brilliant golf record he piled up from 1922 through 1930. Bobby made no claim to any superior skill with wood or iron. "Tournament golf," he said then, "is a game in which you just can't afford t.o be easily discouraged when you step into trou ble, as everyone does. So I had to make up my mind to take a hard nerve beating ? not a physical beating, of course. No one will ever know the time I felt like chuck ing it all, and may be wait for another Bobby Jones chance. "I may be wrong, but I believe I you can take more of a beating on j the mental and nerve side than you j can on the physical side. When I used to pick up those sevens in a championship round, and I got more than my share of those, the tempta- ' tion to ease up and forget it all was pretty strong. You get the feeling there's no use fighting it out at that particular iirmr.-" ASK ME 7 A quiz with answers offering ANOTHER I information on various subjects The Questions 1. What is the mile-high city in the United States? 2. Why do air travelers have trouble with their fountain pens in higher altitudes? 3. What country is called Miz raim in the Bible? 4. During the war with Spain who was commander-in-chief of our forces? 5. The core of the earth is be lieved to be composed of what? 6. What is perique? 7. When did Benjamin Franklig reccivc his first airmail letter? The Answers 1. Denver, Colo. 2. The air in the pen (if pen Is but partially full) expands, cau& ing a leakage of ink. 3. Egypt. 4. William MeKinlcy. 5. Nickel and iron. 6. A strong flavored tobacco. 7. In 1785, when in France. It was sent from England by bal loon. Youthful Looks Return If You Reduce Calories Child Thinks Matron a Grandma. C^AT adds years to your age ? 1 there's no escaping ihat de pressing fact! But if you briskly set about losing the excess weight with a low-calory diet, you'll look younger and feel as vibrant as Slim Sixteen! By keeping your calories down to 1,200 a day you lose two pounds a week. What if you do have to cut out Welsh Rarebit? For 420 calories you can get a lunch of consomme (25), tomato stuffed with ham (100), chocolate loaf cake (100) and tea with sugar (40) ? and about a third of your dinner! ? ? ? Our 32-page booklet has a calory chart, low-calory recipes for several favorite des serts, 42 reducing menus, 3-day liquid diet. Also tells how to put on weight. Send your order to: READER-HOME SERVICE 6J5 Sixth Avenue New York City Enclose 10 cents in coin for your copy of THE NEW WAY TO A YOUTHFUL FIGURE. Name Address A Long War The question arises, what is a long war? A long war is regarded as spanning a decade or more. If this war lasts 10 years, it will be the longest war in the past three centuries. The Thirty Years' war lasted from 1618 to 1648. Several Greek and Roman wars extended well over 20 years, and the Hun dred Years' war, between France and England, lasted from 1337 to 1453. Wars in which America has en gaged since it became a nation have lasted, on an average, less than four years, although the Rev olution officially lasted eight years. Our Anger Anger is an oflected madness, compounded of pride and folly, and an intention to do common ly more mischief than it can bring to pass; and. without doubt, of all passions which actually die turb the mind of man, it is most in our power to extinguish, st least, to suppress and correct, our anger. ?Clarendon. A Vegetable Xaxative For Headache, Biliousness, and Dizziness when caused by Consti pation. Use as directed i on label. 15 doses for only 10 cents. Tour Troubles Do not grieve upon your own troubles: you would not have them if you did not need them. Do not grieve over the troubles of "oth ers"; there are no others. ? Bolton Hall. Working to Forget I do not value fortune. The lov? of laboi is my sheet anchor. 1 work that I may forget, and for getting, I am happy. ? Stephen Gi rard. Charm of Life Illusion and wisdom combined are the charm of life and art. ? Joseph Joubert. MOTHER! 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