Washington. ? Five Important stones
in the New Deal recovery arch have
been torn froin their
New Farm moorings now and.
Legislation ,rom ?? of the com
ments I have been
able to pick up. It appears that the
general situation has been clarified
thereby. Two of the major New Ileal
Items ? the NBA and the AAA ? have
been tossed overboard by the Supreme
court of the United States and con
congress, at the request of the Presi
dent, now has thrown three others into
the limbo of unnecessary things by re
pealing the legislation for control of
cotton, tobacco and potatoes. These
three with their parent, the Agricul
tural Adjustment act, represented all
that was basic In the New Deal farm
program.
The Importance of the President's
?ct in requesting repeal of the three
compulsory crop-control laws cannot
be minimized. Mr. Roosevelt recog
nized, when the AAA was Invalidated,
that the other three crop-control laws
would be of no further use because
they were predicated upon the nation
al law. He recognized further that to
remain adamant would be only to per
mit delay In Invalidation of those
three laws because they were all head
ed for an adverse decision by the Su
preme court anyway. In seeking Their
repeal, therefore, Mr. Roosevelt sim
ply took time by the forelock and gird
ed his armor for a fresh stnrt on farm
relief legislation.
Where or in what form the new farm
legislation will finally emerge, none
can foretell. The house nnd senate
*111 pass some kind of legislation to
?upplant the laws Invalidated by the
court or repealed by congress. Neces
sarily, this new farm legislation will
be of a stop-gap character and I don't be
lieve that any of its ardent supporters
can tell you exactly what the result
will be In so far as Its effect upon agri
culture is concerned.
As far as the compromises have been
worked out. It appears that some of
the leaders are willing again to enact
legislation directed at crop-control In
a semi-compulsory manner. If that Is
forthcoming, the new law actually will
be nothing more than f thinly dis
guised attempt to circumvent the pro
hibitions laid down In the Supreme
(eonrt opinion holding the AAA uncon
atltutlonal. In any event, the tragedy
In the situation appears to me lo be
the absence of clear thinking, or else
the circumstances we see represent po
litical cowardice of the worst type.
It is to be remembered that In this
session of congress more than any oth
er since President Roosevelt took of
fice, there exist a greater number of
blocs ; cross currents of opinion ; par
tisan Jealousy. A great deal of It Is
In opposition to brain trust policies
sponsored by the New Deal but for
political reasons the Individuals who
oppose these things dare not openly
?how their disapproval of Presidential
'.policies as such. Thus, a consensus
liaa arisen smong Washington observ
ers that representatives aud senators
concerned with directing enactment of
new farm legislation are likely to mess
up the situation rather than come forth
with a definite and workable proposi
tion.
The situation it the White House
and to congress In connection with
, agricultural policies
Partisan probably Is the best
Politics Rait Illustration In a defi
nite, tangible form,
of how many Important federal policies
are being dealt with In a partisan po
litical way rather than, as they should
be. in ? scientific manner with partisan
politic* In the background. I need not
recall how many pieces of legislation
have been put through congress bear
ing a New Deal tag of "must." Of
course, Mr. Roosevelt cannot be blamed
entirely tor Issuing orders when con
gress Is willing to obey. It is a fact,
nevertheless, that time after time and
with reference to the major New Deal
experiments, the legislation has been
drafted by men serving under a Pres
idential appointment Id executive de
partments. the jjopies forwarded to
given representatives or senators and
Instructions passed along that the ad
ministration will take no substitute.
It wants the specific measure and In
that form.
The result of all or this has been
that In numerous cases legislation was
passed wltbowt more than a few mem
bers of the house and senate having
even read the bills before they were
asked to cast a favorable vote on their
paaaage.
Now. representatives and senators
are seeking to dodge the responsibility
for tbelr acta This was shown defi
nitely In the celerity with which con
gress acted on the Presidential request
for repeal of the three crop-control acts
named heretofore. I know personally
of a considerable number of represeot
atlves and senators who were delight
ed at the opportunity to vote repeal
Of those law*. They never did like
tbem ? after they found out what they
bad passed. Hut a politician Is the
laat person la the world to sdmlt his
mistake* aad the representative* and
senators who voted for repeal or the
crop-control law* with such enthusi
asm were no different than the others
The repeal request almpij gave them
as opportunity to get out from tender
? thing which. If the legislation had
COM through processes usual sud n?r
Ki. k
,7S? . ? . a
mat for congress, they would never
have taken In the first place.
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President Roosevelt likely will re
ceive some credit for seeking repeal of
the discredited laws.
Admit s He said If he made
Hit Mistake a mistake he would
be the first to admit I
It. So, now he has In a way admitted
that he made a mistake In approvlog
those laws although his statement con
cerning the repeal request was that
these were useless without AAA
It la to be noted, however, that long I
before the Supreme court outlawed |
AAA there was a growing volume of
discontent with the principles that law
sought to apply. It cannot be that
Mr. Roosevelt was not aware of this
growing dissatisfaction and that his .
political advisers smelted a rat be- 1
cause a good many plans for modifica
tion had been under discussion prl- 1
Tately among AAA advisers long be
fore a Supreme court decision was In
prospect. Practical men working with
Secretary Wallace and Administrator
Davis were steadily trying to accom- |
pllsh changes In administration of the
AAA law, and the three others as well,
to make It workable. They were con
fronted, however, with a superabun
dance of brain trusters who could make
a beautiful case in print for' their
vlewi and during that time the brain
trusters had the ear of the President
while the practical administrators were
left out In the cold.
It Is thus that wo see a development
under the New Deal whereby most of
the responsible people are attempting
to dodge the responsibility that be
longs to them. Some of them are at
tempting to clean their own skirts, or
make their skirts appear clean, by
damning the Supreme court ; others
are blaming our "system" for failure
of the theories to work In practical ap
plication and still other groups point
the finger of scorn at those- charged
with administration of the agricultural
policy, blaming them for the failure.
Things like this have developed before
In Washington and have died down In
due time but I believe that seldom. If
ever, has occurred a situation In which
the responsibility was so general and
the blame so generally denied by those
responsible.
Washington observers are watching
the President's latest maneuvers on
government firm net'
Must Cut with considerable In- .
Borrowing terest The Presi
dent, you know, al
ready has told agencies of the govern
ment that arc equipped with borrowing
power that they must reduce this
borrowing. He has, In effect, with
drawn from them authorization that
would have permitted the borrowing of
about $1,000,000,000 during the next
year.
During the last few weeks, the j
Chief Executive has been concerned
also with reduction In governmental 1
spending and at the same time with
plans to raise additional money, ne j
has presented a tax bill to congress,
an obstinate congress. Representa
tives and senators do not like to cam
paign after passing a new tax bill so
they frankly do not like the Idea of ,
new taxes at this time.
It Is too early to forecast the full ;
Importance of the President's latest j
moves. There are thorp who Insist
that Mr. Roosevelt Is making a sincere
effort to cut down government spend
ing and to convince the nation that he
Is seeking to reduce the waste that Is
naturally attendant upon such a vol
ume of disbursements of money as has
taken place In the last three years.
There are others who take the posl- i
tlon that the President Is simply build
ing up a picture which can be shown
to the voters when election time comes.
Tbey say that Mr. Roosevelt wants to
be In a position to point to an accom
plished reduction In federal expendi
tures and to asiure the voters that bo
had permitted only such expenditures
as were necessary to bring tbe country
out of the depression.
An unbiased conclusion Is that a lit
tle of each claim Is true. If expendi
tures" actually are reduced, obviously
the action will be welcomed by the tax- j
payers. On tbe other hand, the bally
?no that went out from tbe White
House and executive departments con
cerning the withdrawal of borrowing
power was rather unjustified. It was
unjustified for the reason that tbo
move was simply a bookkeeping propo
sition and. further, there was even
a hint that such agencies as the Re
construction Finance corporation and
Home Owners Loan corporation had no 1
plans for borrowing extensively dur
ing tbe forthcoming summer and fall.
If one looks Into the future In con
nection with tbe Presidential program
of curtailing borrowing and cnttlng ex
penditures, It Is rather difficult to es
cape the thought that a continuation
of policies such as have been spon
sored by the New Deal In the last three
years will force a renewal of these ex
penditures In due course. In other
words, the administration course re
specting these expenditures Is going to
depend upon the results of the Novem
ber election: If Mr. Roosevelt la re
turned to the White House and he con
tinues with a substantial Democratic
majority In congress, there la no rea
son to believe thst present spending
policies will be entirely abandoned.
e ??t?l HH^IWr L'nloa.
Provincetouvn Offers a Home to Lindbergh
p ROVINCETOWN, on Cape Cod. which has not had a
* serious crime since It was founded In 1727, has offered
Itself as a United States haven for Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh and his family. The great mansion shown here, over
looking the Atlantic ocean, is offered to blm rent free.
The town authorities have also expressed a willingness
to build a private hangar for him on the town's airport.
By air Provlncetown Is two bours from New York and
30 minutes from Boston.
BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
MR. AND MRS. QUACK ARE
STARTLED
IT WAS the evening of the day after
the closing of the hunting season of
Ligbtfoot the Deer. Jolly, round, red
Mr. Sun had gone to bed behind the
Purple Hills and the Black Shadows
had crept out across the Big River.
Mr. and Mrs. Quack were getting
their evening meal among the brown
stalks of the wild rice along the edge
of the Big Blver. They took turns In
suddenly a Little Splash Out in the
Big River Caught Mr. Quack'a At
tention.
searching for the rice grains In the
mud. While Mrs. Quack tipped up and
seemed to stand on her head as she
searched In the mud (or rice, Mr.
Quack kept watch for possible dan
ger. Then Mrs. Quack took her torn
at keeping watch while Mr. Quack
stood on his head and hunted for
rice.
It was wonderfully quiet and peace
ful. There was not even a ripple on
the Big River. It was so quiet that
they could hear the barking of a dog
at a farmhouse a mile away. They
were far enough out from the bank to
hare nothing to fear from Iteddy Fox
or Old Man Coyotte. So they had
nothing to fear from anyone save
Hooty the Owl. It was for Hooty that
they took turns in watching. It was
just the hour when Hooty likes best
to hunt.
By and by they heard Hooty's hunt
ing calL It was far away In the Green
Forest Then Mr. and Mrs. Quack
felt easier and they talked In low,
contented Toicea. They felt that for
Captain of Pages
Here's beantlfnl LUrera Arerlll ? It's
? streamlined name, that reads the
same backward or forward ? who has
been named captain of 100 page (Iris
for the California Paclflc International
exposition which opens In San Dleto
February 12. She won the distinction
with a rating of 97.8 per cent for men
tality, personality, health and educa
tion. in competition with 130 other
Candida tea.
-Ac
a while at least there wag nothing to
fear. Suddenly a little splash out In
the Big River caught Mr. Quack's at
tention. As Mrs. Quack brought her
head up out of the water Mr. Quack
warned her to keep qnlet Nolselesssly
they swam among the brown stalks
until they could see out across the
Big River.
There wag another little splash out
there In the middle. It wagn't the
splash made by a fish ; It wag a splash
made by some one much bigger than
any fish. Presently they made out a
silver line moving toward them from
the Black Shadows. They knew ex
actly what It meant It meant that
*
IE>APA KNCWS-I
"Pop, what it patience?"
"The Sphinx."
? Bell Syndicate. ? WNU Service. V
GteUGAG^ll
"The trouble with too many of us
today," saya philoaophying Phyllla, "we
make our bed* and then try to lie out
of them."
? Bell Syndicate ? WNU Service.
someone was oat there In tbe Big
Kiver moving toward them.
Could It be a boat containing a
hunter? With their necks stretched
high Mr. and Mrs. Quack watched.
They were ready to take to their
strong wings tbe Instant they dis
covered danger. But they did not
want to fly until they were sure that
it was danger approaching. They
were startled, very much startled.
Presently tbey made out what
looket like tbe branch of a tree mov
ing over the water toward them. That
was queer, very queer. Mr. Quack
said so. Mrs. Quack said so. Both
were growing more and more sus
picious. They couldn't understand at
all, and It Is always best to be sus
picious of things we cannot under
stand. Mr. and Mrs. Quack half lifted
their wings to fly.
O T. W. Burgee*. ? WNU service.
? MOTHER'S *
COOK BOOK
INVITING DISHES
WHEN cooking carrots add a silver
of onion to the vegetable while
cooking, and the addition of a stalk of
celery will make the dish, when served
with a little butter, quite different.
Mutton and Paaa.
Take a piece of lamb or mutton for
stewing, simmer In boiling water with
an onion, three cloves, two pepper
corns and an eighth of a ba.r leaf for
favor. When tender, remove the meat
to a hot platter and make a gravy of
the liquor from the kettle. Strain and
add to It a cupful or two of fresh
cooked green peas. More seasoning of
salt and pepper may be needed and a
half teaspoonful of sugar will make
the dish much more tasty. Seasonings
are always much more effective If add
ed while the food Is cooking.
Data Crackers.
Put a pound of well-washed dates
with a cupful of sugar and a half cup
ful of water In a saucepan and cook
until soft and smooth. Cool. Cream
together one cupful each of shortening
and brown sugar, two and one-half
cupfuls of rolled oats that harf been
parched to a light brown, add two cup
fuls of flour, a teaspoonful of soda In
half a cupful of hot water. Ulx well,
roll out very thin and cut Into rounds.
Plsce a spoonful of the fruit on the
cooky and cover with another.
Chaese Salad.
Dissolve a tables poonful of gelatin
In four tablespoonruls of hot water,
add one-half pound of grated cheese
Eve's EpiGrAra I
ft LDonnn
aeldon
cLispleys
bar
cjorst
Je?to*6 _
you never
see Her
stick oot
her
"toraaoe. j
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and a plot of whipped cream. Reason
with salt and paprika with a bit of
cayenne. Poor into a wet mold and
chill. Torn oat and cut Into slices and
serve on lettuce with a snappy mayon
naise dressing.
Piquant Rallsh.
Take one package of lemon-flavored
gelatin, dissolve In one and one-half
cupruls of boiling water and three
tables poonfuls of vinegar. Add one
finely cot plmlento, one-half a green
pepper cut fine, one-half cupfal of grat
ed horseradish. If the prepared horse
radish Is used omit the vinegar. Pour
Into green pepper shells and chllL
C Western Newspaper Union. ^
THREE DAYS ,
WITHOUT HEAT
By DOUQLA8 ' MALLOCH
'T'HREE day* without beat, while
they're fixing the furnace.
And so In the kitchen each day we In
tern ua.
Or sit by the fireplace and pile on the
splinters.
Not much like the cordwood of old
fashioned winters.
Three days without heat, and the
family shivers.
Or late In the morning still clings to
kivers,
And all because something unknown,
unsuspected,
Went wrong ? that a gleeful young
salesman detected.
And yet the unfortunate, woe at Its
summit.
Are those who have trouble and learn
nothing from It
The greatest misfortune, whatever our '
sorrow.
Is, having It, not to be wiser tomorrow.
When furnaces fall, Or when anything
falters,
Let's hope that our viewpoint accord
ingly alters.
Experience teaches us, children or
father.
Some truth that repays us for all of
the bother.
Three days without beat, but again
when we get It
In living room, dining room, bedroom.
I bet it
Will make us appreciate that simple
blessing
Wc took without thtnking or doubt- '
Ing or guessing.
I haven't a doubt there is many a
pleasure
Our hearts never feel and our minds
never measure
We have all along without thinking
about It.
(We would, If we bad to go three days
without it). ^ ? .
C Dourlu Malloch. ? W NO S?rvic?.
In Black and White
The Jacket of this Jacket-and-dress
suit If of black taffeta with a white
faconne design and velvet bows. -The
dress Is of tbln black crepe with vel
vet sleeves and a bow at tbe Deck.
The suit is by Maggy Rouff.
"Little Stanton"
Although five feet eight inches tall
and broad of shoulder, Edwin M.
Stanton, secretary of war under Lin
coln, was called "Little Stanton" wheu
he first started practicing law In
Cadiz, Ohio. The mighty Stanton,
wbo was also near-sighted, weighed
only 120 ponnds then, at the age of
twenty-two.
Leg Broken, Dog Walks Into Hospital
APPARENTLY struck by ? careless motorist, this dog showed nnusoal sense
by walking nnsttended right Into Receiving hospital In Detroit Bather
than disillusion by shipping him to the Htimane society, attending physicians
accepted "Measles," as he was christened, as a charity patient, and act his
broken leg In a cast The story has an eren happier ending, because an orderly
immediately adopted the dog as a pet and took him home to convalesce. The
photograph shows Dr. Myron Rosenbanm placing the dog's leg In a cast while
Nurse Vic Gaatbler holds him. Lookirg on is Orderly Eric Newman, who
adopted the pap.
A teaspoon of (trained honey
added to whipped cream sweetens It
aDd gives It a delicious flavor. It
stays firm longer than It does when
sugar Is used for sweetening.
? ? ?
Two tablespoons of grape Juice
added to a grapefruit after it has
been cut gives a1 delicious flavor and
a pretty color.
? ? ?
Milk should always be kept clean,
covered and cool. Never mix new
and old milk unless it Is to be used
at once.
? ? ?
Add a teaspoon of cornstarch to
each cup of sngar when making
fudge. This makes It smoother and
creamier.
* ? ?
Two coats of thin shellac give a
hardwood floor a much better finish
than one thick one. First coat must
be thoroughly dried before second ia
applied.
? Bell Syndicate. ? WNU Service.
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
No matter how many medidnet
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulslon.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take ft chance
with anything less than Creomnl
slan, which goes right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature to
soothe and heal the InflamfH mem
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
Is loosened and expelled.
Even if other remedies hare
failed, dont be discouraged, your
druggist is authorised to guarantee
Creomulslon and to refund jour
money If you are not satisfied with <
results from the very first bottle.
Get Creomulslon right now. (AdrJ
Character
If some people would pay off the
mortgages on their character, they
would be bankrupt
CONSTIPATED
SINCE HER I
MMMIKEi
FINOS
RELIEF
AT LAST I
[IN safe!
ALL-VEGETABLE METHOD!
It dated from her marriage ? her trouble with
intestinal sluggishness, nervousness, headaches.
Nothing gave her more than partial relief until
ahe tried a natural plant and vegetable laxative.
Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets). She felt so
much better immediately ? more like living. Try
NR's yourself. Note bow refreshed you fcrfwts
are sokind to yaur system. Soeffective in clearing
up coick. bilious
ness, headaches.
Noo- habit form
sa DANDRUFF
She Uses Glover's I
Druggist*
ChERRY-GLYCERfNE
COMPOUND
For Cough* duo to Colds, Minor
Bronchial and Throat Irritation
JAg. BAJXY > BOM, Baltimore, M<L
DC
IS
BEFORE BABY COMES
Elimination of Body Wast*
Is Doubly Important '
In the crucial months before baby arrives
it it vitally important that the boay be rid
of waste matter. Your intestines must func
tion? regularly, completely without griping.
Why Physicians Recommend
Milnesia Wafers
These mint-flavored, candy-like wafers are
pure milk of magnesia in solid form ?
mush pieasanter to take than liquid. Each
wafer is approximately equal to a full adult
dose of liquid milk of magnesia. Chewed
thoroughly, then swallowed, thev correct
acidity in the mouth and throughout the
digestive system, and insure regular , com
plete elimination without pain or effort.
Milnesia Wafers come in bottles of 20 and
48, at 35c and 60c respectively, and in
convenient tins for your handbag contain
ing 12 at 20c. Each wafer is approximately
one adult dose of milk of magnesia. All
good drug stores sell and recommend them.
Start win tk?m delicious, ?fftctfvs
I, ? il ? -a a - - - ?I. - ? ? - a * - JT
airu-acta, genxiy uuiuVf waters tooiy
Professional samples km free to reentered
physicians or dentists if request is made
on professional letterhead, iilitt Prodvcti,
Im., 4401 Ufd St., lN| Island CKy, N. T.
35c & 60c
I ' 20c tin.
MILNE?'*
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