JAPAN BEGINS TO
i UNDERSTAND
The Jap knows he's gypped. Th?
Flowery Kingdom realizes it is go
lug to have to say it with lilies. The
Nipponese are ready lor the nippers.
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With the United States, England
and now Russia against her, Japan
looks strangely like Donald Duck
fighting in the lion's cage. And that'i
the way site sounds:
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Except that Donald Dock seems
mere intelligible.
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The Land of the Rising Sun be
gins to resemble the old fishworks
at sunset.
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The Little Brown Man with the
bandy-legs and the big teeth is still
all dressed up as a world conqueror
but be wishes he had stuck to ama
teur photography.
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Net many yean age Japaa was a
quiet, cotarfal peaceful tittle land
fsal? lag cherry Hassans, geisha
girls and parasols. R sent its ye?g
m? to Aaseriean colleges where
Otoy seemed ee onto and friendly
that we let them ? the glee clahe,
taaght them hew to play third base,
garo them gaad allowances ? their
?icntoh?dhadshs asJ paId^thaas
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AH over America we trusted Jap
anese in our kitchens with the carv
ing knives.
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Then one day Japan staged a
sneak attack on a Russian fleet and
won. It never realized that Russia
put the incident on file for future
reference and rebuttal.
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The victory went to the Japanese
head, which U not far from its feet.
Then it began getting real tough. It
took Manchuria, thumbed its nose
at the League of Nations, and at
tacked China. The Japanese school
boy of our magazines was pasting
bear-hair an his chest and wearing
spars te the rice bowL
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To our shame we let him get away
with murder and even shipped him
extra tools.
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Then he decided to play the Bull
That Walks Like a Pal, and, basical
ly a stinkeroo, be did it the sneak
way, staging a stab in the beck at
Pearl Harbor-at the very moment
his envoys were in Washington.grin
ning and processing a yen for peace.
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Ha got-ell te a head start and
had the opening advantage of hav
ing tennis shoes with B special toe
and a natural instinct for swamp
Mfe.
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He won the first few rounds. But
ore got his true measurements and
habits from the zoology experts and
changed the trend.
Now the Japanese are changing
cabinets oftener than Tokyo is
changing fire wardens. As a nation
it is now a study in big Jitters.
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When this war is over the Japa
nese people will be ready for the
cleaners, Hirohito will be a chauf
feur far Molotov, and the Tojos
and their kind will be reading "Bill
board" and "Variety" with special
attention to the classified ads read
ing "Wanted: Entertainers with
carnivals, circuses, sideshows and
fairs. Good opportunities for pole
balancers." C . I ?'
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HE RIDES AGAIN
Who boots the ltuil to the paatsT
If* Patted;
Who plays Wild West and makes
'oh daneeT
ITe Patted:
Who Ma 'em have tt an the ehteT
Who elaats 'em tin they wheel and
sptaT
Who makes .'am yob "He's loose
again" T
That's Patttpk : i r,u
Who dltd sash now attack ?
That's Patten; ~ ~
Who seadc 'am eM that iadf freit?
That's Phttan; _
Who nam ttts a battle ?*tr
Who aeodr leaves a scrap in donbtf
Who always she n ernemfbeatT
It's Patten. ' '
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The drive tor clothes for the wat
sufferers all over the world is on
throughout America, and emphasis
is being put on the point that wear
able duds, not ragbag attire, are
needed. One man in New York,
however, has gone too tar. He sent
In a full dress suit
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Musing on the Barnum k
Bailey circus this season, we
can't , help wondering bow a G.I.
back from the wars feels when
be bears a Uapeia act referred
to as dangerous.
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rhyatctan?Yea, your heart is act
any tfp good, year ariettas ars bad
end reals wettiat en. .M*d?e'i:be
^eMMahi Van aM bkMM mad m
job en sema p til Hint bias*ad t
You Can Do Such Clever Things
With Odd Scraps of Gay Print
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
CAVE the scrape! It's about the
^ short remnants and the swatches
of gay print we are talking. Hidden
away in a scrap-bag, they do not
seem to mean anything, but
under the magic touch of a girl who
can sew and has ideas of her own,
wonders can happen. It's really sur
prising the clever whimsies that can
be concocted out of even tiny bits
of pretty print.
To have and to hold in readiness
one simple black or navy basic dress
in any of the attractive cotton
weaves or of wool jersey or crepe
that lends itself to many changes of
accessories is a worthwhile economy
gesture. You will find if you make
it a hobby to conjure up all sorts of
pretty accessory items to dress
your simple basic gown up or down,
according to where and when you
wear it, that you have helped in
valuably to balance your wardrobe
budget.
? Perhaps youhave a length of print
left over from the dress or blouse
you recently made, or perchance in
a moment of high. enthusiasm you
bought a remnant because the
print was so pretty you couldn't re
sist. Why not make a dainty peplum
dickey that is as smart worn with a
one-piece dress as pictured as it is
worn under a suit jacket The model
shown here is of white rose-printed
glazed chintz. The red grosgrain rib
bon belt worn with it enhances the
effect Be sure to note the clever
pocket arrangement which adds
practicality to the chic and charm of
this most attractive item to include
in your wardrobe of smart acces
sories.
If you've been reading latest fash
ion notes, you already know that one
of the newest style developments
is the overblouse dress. This two
piece teams a long-torso printed
top with a plain skirt. It is said
-??. lUf
that this tna,Q< dress will bs tea
tared il through the summer sod
again in the tell.as it fits into a
fabric program keyed to war
time economy. These simple long
overblouses with their brief sleeves
require a minimum of material and
the fact that they are so simple and
easy to make is nothing less than
opportunity knocking at the door at
the girl who has learned to sew.
Note the overb louse shown to the
right above. Merely a remnant of
print is all that you'll need to
make it. Wear it with a floor-length
skirt for evening and with shorter
length for day.
And now for using up the scraps!
An ambitious girl made for herself a
dirndl-type skirt of bright print with
which die wore a black rayon crepe
bodice. There was a mere trifle of
the print left but one piece was
large enough to include the bouquet
motif. This thrifty little lady had a
vision and this is how she made this
vision a reality: She carefully cut
out the flower motif (it was a quaint
bouquet tied with baby blue ribbon)
and applied it an the bodice to the
left of the low cut neckline. It not
only united the dress, bat the ef
fect was charming beyond words,
knparting an air of ezcluaivaness
found only in high-style modes.
Gay print applique is the rage this
season an sports clothes, also on
dainty summer afternoon gowns.
The sketches scattered about in the
background give you a fair idea of
what's being done with applique cut
outs this year. It's a fascinating
pastime to cut out florals and other
motifs and apply them in various
ways. If you are taking up tha ap
plique idea in a big way you can aava
time and patience by using the ap
plique attachment that comes with
the modern eewing machine. You
can get instructions at any local
sewing center in Just a few moments
time. You can also applique by whip
ping about tumed-in edges or by
buttonholing all around. It is more
practical to do it the machine way.
by WMUn Newspaper Union.
Graduation Dress
Crinkled, permanent-crisp shadow
print organdy makes this charming
rlass night dress for the graduate.
The crisp beauty of the fabric and
full sweep of the skirt gives it a
dramatic Quality, combined with
quaint feminine loveliness. After
graduation if will make the perfect
cool dinner and dance frock. You
win find this charming gown a real
standby an the summer through as
it requires a minimum of upkeep
since the flnWi in the organdy is
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Petticoat, Gilet Combined
To Make All-in-One Garment
In the new petticoat and halter
neck filet combination, women And
a garment eery much to their lik
ing. It comes as a first aid to neat
dressing in that the gilet you wear
with your suit is made to "stay put"
with no coming apart at the waist
line for it is seamed on to the petti
coat. This season designers have
elaborated on the idea, styling these
two-in-one garments so attractively
they can be worn as sun back
dresses. You will find in this sea
son's petticoat and gilet combina
tions such practical and adaptable
fashions as a plaid taffeta one-piece
that tops a petticoat with a smart
halter that ties about the neck.
Smart to wear with a navy Jacket
or redingoat suit! Then there is the
dark satin sheath which can be
worn with a tailored suit during the
day and alone with a Bower at the
waist, for a short evening dress. A
summer dickey style with a halter
neckline has a soft taffeta bow tie
at the throat. It is chic to wear
with your low-cut V-neckline sweat
er and wool-skirt costume. It is
wise to have a number of these an
hand for the summer and early fall.
Knitted Fashion Is
Growing in Favor
A keen interest in knitted fash
ions is being shown by women who,
from experience have proved that
i for practical wear there's nothing
that surpasses the serviceability of
knitted dresses and suits. Corona
tion bide is a color that is going
over big in the knitted fashions. A
smart new veraioo shown in a hand
knitted dress keeps the skirt and
the very short sleeves in a mono
tane, bdttiog the bodkw part In
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BOW RUSSIA WILL t
OOMPETB WHS V. S.
Ruali U bidding for, and plan
ning to tabs cars at largely In
creased pqstwar world maskats tor
maimfactored products. In the post
war world she will be a hard com
petitor in the matter of price. That
is not alone because ct her supply
at raw materials, of which she has
an abundance in many lines, or be
cause ei -low wage standards as
compared with other European and
Asiatic nations. It wfil be largely
due to the greater production of the
Russian worker, a restflt of piece
rather than hour time pay.
To she the difference the two
methods of compensation make in
productiqn ^was illustrated as I
watched two men working at a Job
Just across the street from me. One
of them had undertaken to do the
Job at a'per unit price. To him the
quicker the Job was completed and
be could get antoanother the great
er his income would be. He was
working at a piece price. The man
who bad- undertaken to do the Job
had employed a- helper at a price
per hour. The mote hours the Job
took to complete the more money
the helper would receive.
People passed along the street and
some would stop to talk. The piece
price enrhat talked but he worked
?Ms he tafted. The hew price
sorter stopped wsridng.whOe ha
talked The actual accomplishments.
of4 fee pieqe price man was fully
twice that of die hour price man.
The one made two moves to the
others one.
That was a simple demonstra
tion of why Knssia will win la
the competition tar world trade.
She nses, in her govemmeat
controlled plants, a piece pries
compensation system that pays
a premium tor production. In
those nations in which free labor
dictates terms of employment
so eh a premium system is not
permitted. Instead, in all too
many cases, slow downs aro
encouraged to force tho employ
ment of more workers. In tho
end, such a method does not
aecomphah the desired result. It
Increases the cost of production
and prevents sale of tho prod
net In a competitive market.
In Russia' the workers must ac
cept the system a one man govern
ment prescribes. Each Russian
worker is paid in accordance with
what he produces. The hour method
of ompenaptien naturally tunes pro
duction to the spssd at tho stows* r
worker, and increases the CO*. In ?
Hm pustwsi world markets with
Russian products offered on a
piece production cost in competi
tion with those priced on an hour
production coot in this and other
nations, it is a safs guess that Rus
sia will get as much of the world
business as she can handle. Because
of that some of our workers may
not have Jobs. Russia Is much to
be reckoned with in the Industrial
world of the future.
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DEFICIT FINANCING
IN POSTWAR ERA
WHILE WE ARE CONSIDERING
the problem of the world future,
what about the problems America
must face in the immediate years
ahead?
The budget submitted to congress
covering the fiscal year from July
1, IMS. to June 30, 1946, would Indi
cate an expectation of continued
deficit financing following the end ot
the war. It would indicate an ex
pectation of the United States, shoul
dering the financial load for the re
habilitation of the devastated and
Allied nations. Can we do that and
avoid flu trial disaster? Can we
do it and tAatetain the American
standard' of living, our American
civilization?
It would seem the time is ripe
tor a careful study of our prob
lems of the immediate future years.
It will take something mare than
arishee or gpenees to ppfl we. through
without a serious collapse. The prob
lems involve economics, world
politics, finance, industry, agricul
ture end labor. It is demanding at
tention from the keenest minds in
the nation representing all of these
lines. It is not a problem to be
solved through the passage of a biU
introduced by any Tom, Dick or
Harry who happens to be a member
of congress. It calls for the estab
lishment at a policy to which coo.
gress can work intelligently.
To devise soch a policy is some
thing more than a few days' or a
few weeks' job. It will take time, a
long time, and the time to start
is dow. May it be done as an Ameri
can and not as a partisan job.
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THERE ARE IN AMERICA 40
CORPORATIONS each with aaaeta
of from ?1,008,001,000, the Ford ,
Motor company, up to $8,481,101,582, 1
the Metropolitan Ufa Insurance '
company. These 40 corporatiene are
owned by 80,454,024 stockholders.
They directly provide jobe for 2^
432,880 employees. Of the 48, 8 are
insurance companies, 18 are banks, '
f are railroads and 12 Industrial*.
Such concerns play a Mg part h
keeping ^America^ ticAjng.^TTiey are
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Corn Roots Breathe
And Require O&ygeu
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TFOORN roots at* ,tt>ytftortn their
1 all-important Job - at supplying
mineral nutrient* to the above
ground, sun-lighted parts of the
plants, they must he gram In well
drained, ventilated soils that provide
them with plenty of 'oxygen to
breathe, ?<^xrtHngtof>r,-Geor ge N.
Hotter of ths American Potash in
stitute.
"Corn plants cannot endure wet
soils for any length of time, oer
Baaalt af Oiil Hiiuiwiil
, ? .y?
can they get aloof without plasty of
oxygen for their hard working root
systems," Dr. Hbffer Setlhred.
"Few farmer* realize the amount of
work these soota carry on. They
must anchor the. plant firmly, and
absorb putrienti frqm the soil to
support the demands of the other
parts of the plants. They are die
living parts' of the corn plant we
frequently overlook when we try to
diagnose foliage deficiency symp
toms, or become dissatisfied with the
size and quality of the ears pro
duced." X. - f
Pointing Out that many fields of
midwestern corn were fertilized by
the so-called "plow-under" method
last season. Dr. Hotter declared that
excellent results were obtained in
practically aU cases where the anils
were wall drained and ta gpd. tilth
and where the stands of corn and.
the nhhft wdte eropls.
During the latter part of the 1044
growing season, however, numerous
cases of "negative" response to the
plow-furrow fertilizers were re
ported. The heavily fertihsad plants
were no batter than those fertilized
in the regular manner with row ap
plications. '?*
"Briefly, the diagnosis of these
troubles seemed to ba as fallows,"
Dr. Hotter stated, fsdSP large
quantities of organic pwps{ and
22SS" m?!
piowea ioto uit aoii, cnormouj
amounts at nutrient and energy
materials are available for the corn
plant metnawd tbcsoH drgutauk
createdfUfgs deifiand tor oxygen
for bedh'tha frowlng corn fifdtO and
those other soil inhabitants. In
well-drained soils in good tilth and
aeration capacity, the oxygen of the
air and that carried into the soil
in rain is adequate for all the living
entities involved.
"But when the supply of oxygen
in the soil, air and water becomes
insufficient for the living com roots
and other organisms, an oxygen
tension is created under which the
com roots cannot compete with the
soil bacteria and fungi
?U7 Lhunp reed Box
189
Hinged FWkt " "
It. la abnoct impossibleJo. Jaan
out tha ordinary feedbox. Thla dif
ficulty may bt ellirdnetetf If the feed
box la hinged. xa (hewn In Ola draw
By making tha to^ of tha box laygl
with tha top of tha manger, and ar
ranging hook to ho|d ban etationary
ao that stock cannot dump tha box
by "nosing," a sanitary, foolproof
box can ba provided.
New Cocck&ou* Cure *
An actual dura lor tjnrMhrala la
known at laak Tha-euro 1$ tha drug
of tha sulfa type, oamaly sulfadi
azine. At jnant K la scarce and
?xpanalta, much of tha supply be
ing required by tha armed forces.
Indications ara that teedW tha
drug far duo' oirreceive dayk Will
dean up.an tafectad*eek, aXhoigk.
sf course, tt cannot prevent ill ef
tecta or even deaths among Urda
mat reached^ an advancad mage at
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SEWING CIRCLE FATTEMNS ? . A
Pretty House Frock for Matrons
A Sunback - Bolero?or Pinafore
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'THIS rharanistgly staple house
* frock foe the larger woman has
slimming, clean-cut lines and will
keep you looking as fresh a* a
daisy. All-over flowered malarial
or bright checks will be pretty
trimmed with bold ric rac.
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Patlam Wo. ISM la SsSjened far sites M.
SS. 40. *1. 44. at. ?. M and S>. 8u? 3S
require# 4% yards of 3S or MOeh malari
al; S yards ric rac to trim.
(TOR precious hows in the MV
" a nicely fitting aunback *e*
with a smart Mem to match. 0r
if you like, aaafcr the plaahas warn
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Pattern He. W In liapil he MasH
14. IS. U and JO. Size M, nnlait
requires Itt yards ft ? or ?>* ar
terial; bolero, lit rarde; draaa wan n?
aes. I!i yards, o ?
Dna M aa laigi iiainaa aadl
currant war cendlb*e,i<leKUy mmmWmm
la laqalied la fiBatf m4en tm m Mm a*
tba moat popular pattara aumWia.
1 fcad your,ardst 4ft . ;u.w . .
isvwo cncu nrrxsa awn.
ilia ststn AT# M Tee*,a*.
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Pattara No...(.t?mf.vn>-ftka*aM
Addraaa 7.'...^::......!..^
Jasper (inspecting Joan's latest
landscape)?What a glorious paint
ing. I wish I could take those
lovely colors home with me I
' J&an?You will; you're sitting an
tny-paint box.
TU sisa fsUmg frem As riser imi
fwrforf 4 jriht fftoni two foot long fatl
threw k Met Lsaw As esgh a Jsrf ?
mm. Hii As afro Aw lni
psrcA snd part if Aus A? Aes- JMhs
jtiAsiss erked Asm sArAtMaran
ass lnsri/W JbA AscA sad kept e tmell
""-Vsfl." As replied. "?vr frying pes fr
saJy irfrit facia wide.'
Gsne Befors
The oldest inhabitant was ashed
by the preacher to what he attrib
uted his longevity.
"Regular habits," came the
prompt reply.
"Any one in particular?"
"WeD ? aye, breathing! Yes,"
added the old n>an, "I be 99 to
morrow, and I haven't an enemy
in the world."
"A beautiful thought," said tbs
preacher. t
"Yes, air," went on the old man,
"I've outlived them aU."
A mosquito is an Insect whs saa
always pass ths screen test.
If Only
Jk women and hor jptooit lift It husband
tP4T4 out tralfring whan thty Htrt no^rly
rum down Ay a Isxi. SAs turned Is (As
driver end mid :
-II I were e mem I wesld punch you
em the nets md m wemtd myhmibmi r
FTBs Hsr Op
"When you get tired of a girl's
empty conversation, what do you
do?"
"I give in and take her In a
restaurant."
Lions or timekeeper,, \
Benchley Tamed 'Jim!
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At on* time Robert BeaeUv
wrote tor a magazine which em
ploy fd a timekeeper alalia Up
it waa to dispatch nasty aotea sea
questing explanations tm ?B
ploy ees who were absent sr SemGfS? .
ttpoa receiving ene of tbnaa ma
pleasant missives, Benchley -haaa
tened to explata.
"It's true I was live minutes lain
this morning," said BencMey, **haC
it was unavoidable. In passing**
circus, on my way to work, I wmm
brutally attacked by a tea sa
caped Hons. Summoning wuf
ounce at strength hi my bagy X
fought the angry beasts off ska^hp
handed I"
The timekeeper discontinued Mr
practice of sending sharp notesL
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