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'Little People'"Protest
Crippling of OPA
A/f EMBERS at congress are now
reaping a whirlwind of mail
from constituents condemning ac
tion of the house in passage of the
bill crippling OPA so badly that it
cannot survive. Members of the
senate now considering the measure
are receiving mail in a ratio of
about 25 to 1 urging that body to
correct the house action, and to ex
tend OPA another year without
crippling amendments.
Probably the most bitter denunci
ation of the house action comes from
the "Army Times," national weekly
newspaper for the United States
army, giving congress something to
think about. For this paper gives
the stand of the fifteen million re
turning veterans on this important
Issue of continued government con
trol of prices and critical materials.
The "Army Times says: "Afraid
to dare public wrath by voting
against such postwar necessities as
emergency housing for veterans,
extension of the draft act and con
tinuation of price control, the mem
bers of the house have adopted a
pattern of cutting the heart out of
the laws and leaving only a skeleton
and a tombstone bearing the origi
nal name. Then after destroying
the effectiveness of the laws, they
Tine a resounding -aye' ostensibly
to provide emergency housing, ex
tension of the draft and continu
ation of price control.
"Actually, however, most of those
congressmen voted against veter
ans housing, against extension of
the draft and against continuation
of price control. Nevertheless, on
the record they can go before the
electorate this fall and insist that
they voted on such legislation.
"They are hypocrites at heart."
Inflationary Danger
The newspaper further warned
that extension of the OPA price con
trol for at least another year is the
only way in which this country can
bypass a wild inflationary period
and that end of price control now
"would make a mockery of the pay
raise now pending for .ttfe armed
services; it would devalue terminal
leave pay for enlisted men, de
crease the value of mustering-out
pay, void the worth of a possible
early bonus and engulf the civilian
wages of newly returned veterans."
Accusing both Democrats and Re
publicans, "Army Times" placed
the major blame on the GOP which,
it said, "is seeking to capitalize on
the petty discomforts which all of
us suffered during four years of
OPA control."
"It is a vicious and stupid at
tempt to gain power at the cost of
the little people . , . the guys who
make up America . . . the workers,
the veterans, the masses. We've all
railed at OPA," the editorial says,
"we've cussed it for everything."
Still, in the long run, it would be
hard to find an American family
of low or moderate means that
wouldn't vote to continue price con
trol if the vote was theirs.
"Unfortunately, however, they
delegated their vote to a hunch of
Job-seeking politicians who now
prove themselves to be representa
tives, not of the people, but of pow
er-conscious political machines and
mercenary and selfish Interests."
aim una reporter would like to
point out that during consideration of
the full employment bill certain
senators led by Senator Taft of Ohio
declared it to be the policy of the
government that they could not
guarantee anybody anything in the
economic field, particularly employ
ment.
Protect Dealera
They were very careful, however,
to place in the OP A bill an amend
ment which guarantees to manufac
tureni and dealers a profit on each
item of manufacture and prohibits
the OPA from requiring wholesal
ers and retailers from absorbing
part of the higher costs.
If government as a matter of pol
icy cannot guarantee jobs for work- j
ers then how can it guarantee profits
for industry? It may be that the
senate will eliminate these two fea- j
tures of the OPA bill as it passed |
the house, although opposition to
OPA in both house and senate would
like to see the bill so loaded down j
with inequities and so impossible i
of administration that the President ]
would be forced to veto the meas- |
We . . . then they could pass the ,
onus on to him as they have done
in the draft extension bill.
Many business men are now be
coming alarmed at the inflationary i
features of the house OPA bill. They ,
foresee disruptions of their budgets ,
for operations. Their buying prices ,
getting out of hand and their wage ,
costs unstable. As a result of this ,
chaos they see a continued shortage ,
on commodities instead of full pro- (
duction, as flambouyantly predicted .
by the National Association of Man- .
ufacturers. The N. A. M. is flatly j
contradicted by Frank Rathje, pres- .
Ideal at the American Bankers' as- <
sodatVm. He does not believe high- j
er prices would boost production.
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WHEN VALUE OF CURRENCY
DROPS, DISASTER FOLLOWS
EXPRESSED IN the simple*
possible terms, inflation is nothing
more than runaway prices caused
by a depreciation of the nation's
currency until it has little or no
purchasing value. That is especial
ly true where the currency has no
basis of value other than the gov
ernment's promise to pay.
In the stock market, but not in
commodities, we had inflation in
1927, *28 and '29. That was an infla
tion President Coolidge might have
largely prevented or stopped, by
a simple request to the Federal Re
serve banks to raise the rediscount
rate to such a point as would have
made it impractical for people
to borrow money with which to
gamble in stocks. Politically it
would have been a decidedly unpop
ular move. People thought they
were getting rich at the expense of
the other fellow. They learned dif
ferently when the crash came in Oc
tober of 1929.
On a day in July in 1929, I was
having lunch at a club in Chicago.
With me at the table was Hayden
Harris, then vice president of the
Harris Trust and Savings bank, one
of the large and substantial finan
cial institutions of the city. A mem
ber of the club came into the dining
room, accompanied by a guest. The
guest was introduced to Harris.
"Yesterday I made an investment
of which I am sure Mr. Harris will
approve," said the guest. "I pur
chased 50 shares of Harris bank
stock."
"At what price?" asked Harris.
"Eleven hundred dollars per
share," replied the guest.
"Sen it at onee," said Harris. "It
is not worth anything like snch a
price. The bank never has, and
never can, pay dividends on snch
a valne. I do not approve of that
purchase. The bank stock is Usted
on the exchange, and we cannot
control the price foolish people
will pay for it. If yon can toy at
around $300 a share it will be a
good toy." -
That was but an instance of the
inflation of that time. Without
such inflation the Insull stocks
would not have soared to such im
possible heights, and the Insull col
lapse would not have caused the
loss of their all for many thousands
of foolish purchasers. It was not
values but cheap money that
brought on the debacle.
The government's efforts to hold
down prices and wages have done
much to prevent a general runaway
inflation, but the danger is far from
over.
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UNION LEADERS MUST
RECOGNIZE PUBLIC
SO MANY YEARS AGO the pres
ent generation does not remember
the conditions, the railroads were
operated on a "public be d?d" I
policy. Tariffs, passenger and
freight were set at figures as high as
the traffic would stand, regardless of
costs. In the end an aroused pub
lic demand resulted in drastic regu
latory legislation. So drastic that
it broke many of the roads, and
put even the strongest in a precari
ous position for many years. What
the railroads did a generation ago
the labor union leaders are doing
today. Union membership repre
sents less than one-eighth of the
population of the nation, but that
one-eighth is disregarding the inter
ests of the seven-eighths that is the
general public. Labor must recog
nize the public interest or public de
mand will result in drastic regula
tory legislation, as it did in the
case of the railroads. A continu
ance of recent methods will result
in solidifying public opinion against
the labor movement. The public
will not consent to "be d?d" for
any great length of time.
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BEFORE THE WAR he was but
another Mexican boy. tolerated but
not encouraged by the Americans
of the community. His place in life
was that of a wielder of a pick and
shovel. His social standing was
varo TKa tiror kae /thanflA^ nil (Kat
I saw that Mexican boy as an hon
ored guest at a community service
club luncheon. He was wearing the
uniform of an officer in the United'
States army. The war had provid
ed opportunity for him and he had
improved It. Out of the horrors,
the carnage and hardships of war
hundreds of thousands of American
boys have found themselves. They
Bccepted the responsibilities war
placed on their shoulders; they
learned the need of obedience, and
the rule of authority. From these
hard lessons have come a new man
hood. and. to them, a new meaning
nf citizenship. The war had some
measure of gain for those boys.
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FRANCE IS the spoiled child of
Europe, and has been throughout
modern history. She has had many
spankings, but they have never
mred her arrogance and willful
ness. That included the last one
administered by Hitler, but she is
as willful today as she was after
he English and Americans had
saved her from the Kaiser. She
should be shut up in a closet for a
lew years to learn, as Germany is
? learn, what defeat really means.
She needs discipline, not pamper
ng.
Woman's World
Flour Sacks Aid Seamstress
As Fabric Shortage Continues
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if iuu ve tried to do any sewing
1 lately and have scoured the
stores in a vain attempt to find suit
able material tor yourself, then you
will welcome any suggestion that
gives material easily. Long before
we had the wealth of fabrics found
In prewar times, many homemak
ers were making good use of those
large, clean, readily available flour
or sugar sacks.
Some of the department and no
tions goods stores still carry them,
and you might well look to them as
material for a cheerful morning
dress or cover-all apron. CheerfulT
Why yes, of cjourse. Just get out the
package of^dyes and dyeing kettle
and go to work. Since these sacks
are cotton, they take dye very eas
ily, and of course you do not have
to bleach them first. You can have
any color you desire?a bright kelly
green, rose pink, aqua or robin's
egg blue.
Depending on your size, it will
take from two to four of the large
size flour or sngar sacks to give
you the material you want. Take
out the seams first, and make cer
tain the sacks are clean. Use the
directions for the particular dye you
have on hand and go to work. After
the fabric has been dyed, dried and
ironed, lay it out for the pattern,
making sure that no materials will
be wasted.
-Checking Measurements
Considered Essentisl
Some of you may say, "Well, it's
not so important that my house
dress fits so perfectly." Why
shouldn't the dress you do your
work in, the one you spend most of
the daylight hours in, be well fit
ted? Actually, good fit is important
here as in a dress-up dress. Then
too, these dresses are relatively sim
ple, and you can learn good fitting
from making them?a thing of im
portance when you begin sewing on
the "more important" articles of
clothing.
Select or make a pattern that
comes exactly to youT own bust size.
Adjustments of an inch or so can
be made easily, but remember it is
easier to make a pattern one size
larger?a little smaller, than to cut
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1/ you hole torn* flour tacks. . . .
slits in a pattern that is too small
to_jnake it fit.
A good way to get this fitting
problem in hand is to take your own
measurements and pencil them
down side by side with the pattern
measurements. Then you will know
exactly the amount of adjustment
needed, and can allow accord
ingly.
In cutting a dress from a flour
sack, bear in mind the grain of the
material and place the pattern cor
rectly on the lengthwise grain. Mark
all sewing guides either with stitch
ing, tailor's tacks or chalk. This
makes the work move along much
faster.
Here Are Tips
For Sewing
There are usually some parts of
dressmaking that are more tricky
than others. Take the sleeves, for
i
Convert (Aon into m morning drmtt.
example. Just how are they to be
eased into the garment without ugly
gathers where they should not be?
The best way I know is to take small
basting stitches around the fullest
part of the sleeve that fits to the
dress, and draw these gently until
the sleeve fits the armhole. Un
less you are experienced, do not try
to sew the sleeves on the machine
before basting.
After the sleeve has been basted,
try the dress on and see how the
sleeve feels. If it does not give the
fullest comfort, adjust the basting
until the dress looks and feels ex
actly as you wish.
Another thing you may have no
ticed in buying ready-made gar
ments is the waistline. If this does
not fall exactly where the natural
waistline is, the dress is uncom
fortable. You can determine the
natural waistline by putting a tape
measure around the waist and bend
ing to see that it is exactly in place.
Then mark the natural waistline on
the garment with chalk.
Even in morning dresses, the fit
over the bust is important. You
might try underarm darts, even if
they are not marked on the pat
tern. These darts, you know, are
found on the most expensive clothes
just for the sake of fitting.
Cool Crepe
Here's a newsworthy print In
spired by a newspaper girl's
bright Idea. This cool attractive
dress from Herbert Sondheim's
collection has brief sleeves and
simple lines that keep yon cool
and well dressed at the same
time.
Sheer Materials
Now that warmer weather la
here and you are aewing on the
lighter weight materials, keep in
mind these pointers to make the
sewing easy.
1. When sewing on sheer fab
rics, use tissue paper or obsolete
patterns to place underneath the
garment when sewing with the
machine. The tissue paper comes
off almost by itself and insures
a seam that is not too tight.
2. A double stitched seam is
the simplest type to use for finish
ing sheer fabrics. The first row
of stitching is on the seam line,
and the second an eighth of an
inch outside it.
3. A lapped seam is often used
on bulky net or closely patterned
lace material. The surplus edges
of the seam are trimmed after
the edges are overlapped.
4. Overcasting is another neat
method for finishing seams on
sheer fabrics. In this case, make
a plain seam first and then press
it open. Overcast both edges.
5. The fabric which you use
determines the type of hem. For
chiffons, organdies and geor
gettes, use a rolled or picot hem.
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Spring Fashion Notes
Cotton achieve! new Importance
this season by being handled not as
cotton, an inexpensive fabric, but
like silk or rayon.
Open-crowned bonnets, rather like
the old-fashioned poke bonnets, are
new, too. You'll notice that lota of
them are of rough woven straw
we haven't seen for a long time,
and they are flirtatiously trimmed
with embroidered pique or the like.
Border printa oiler an attractive
auggeation for your play clothea. The
gay colored banda may appear In
the akirt, in the bodice or on the
aleevea.
If you're planning on wearing a
print blouae with your auit or akirt,
a neat touch ir to put matching prtel
on the cufla of your glovea. Thia ia
eapeciaUy effective with black or
brown or navy.
Artificial Breeding
Show Advancement
Expert Knowledge Is
Vital Part of Plans
By W. J. Dryden
Results obtained by artificial
breeding shows great possibilities of
not only Increasing, returns from
dairy cows but other farm snbwte,
including sheep and poultry.
Artificial insemination or breeding
requires expert knowledge. Those
Artificial Insemination creates de
mand far highest quality balls, saeh
as this Holstetn.
undertaking this work must be fa
miliar with the anatomy and physi
ology of the reproductive organs
and have a sound understanding of
correct sanitary precautions.
Preparation of artificial vagina,
care and collection of semen, its
dilution and storage as well as the
equipment required, places artifi
cial insemination out of reach of the
Individual in nearly all cases. It is
because of these factors non-profit
artificial breeding associations have
been established in most states to
carry on the work.
The quality at stock has been ma
terially increased where artificial
insemination has been practiced,
and at a considerable reduction to
the individual farmer. In many
cases he is able to secure the serv
ices of a high quality bull that would
not be possible, oj financially feasi
ble by using direct methods.
Good Luck Dinner Bell
The tone may be regulated by
the length of the rawhide, as well
as the type of horsehoe and density
of welding. A series of chimes may
also be made from horseshoes.
A good luck dinner bell may be
I iiiouc vjj nciuuig
two horseshoes to
gether as shown in
the illustration. A
window sash serves
as a clapper. It
should be hung on ,
rawhide. I
The tone may be
regulated by the
length of the raw
hide, as well as the
i tVDe of horseshoe an
welding. A series of chimes may
also be made from horseshoes.
Fast Hatching Proven
Desired Characteristics
Chicks that hatch first in any
group should mature at an earlier
Flirt Out
?aie, snouia oe pre
dominately female,
and should feather
more rapidly than
those that are slow
er in hatching. The
later hatched chick
should also have a
higher mortality.
Tests at the Maine
agricultural ex
periment station
would indicate that
hatching time is a
matter of inheritance, thus by selec
tion, these desirable qualities can
be bred.
Place for Tools
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Each barn could b? equipped
with a rack, as shown, in which
all tools like shovels, hoes and forks
could be placed to keep them from
getting underfoot. Not only would it
be a safety measuTe, but the tools
would be kept in much better shape.
Vaccinate Against
Swine Erysipelas
In localities where swine erysipe
las has appeared, farmers should
vaccinate pigs against this disease
as soon as possible. If the farm has
been infected, vaccination is a must
This costly disease has spread so
rapidly that it is now present in
practically every state, the Ameri
can Foundation for Animal Health
reports. The disease may be mis
taken for hag cholera by the aver
age fanner.
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS
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1-4 wt.
Nest Shirtwaist*r
A BUTTON-UP-THE-FRONT
shirtwaister to take you ev
erywhere with confidence. It's
neat and carefully tailored, and
takes handsomely to a variety of
fabrics. Why not choose a bold
stripe ? and use the stripes hori
zontally for yoke and cap sleeves.
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Pattern No. ?00S is (or sizes 12. 14. 1C.
It. 30; 40. 42 and 44. Size 14 requires 3%
yards ol 96 or 96-inch.
Cool Set for Tot
UERE is an adorable little
*? warm-weather dress for your
tiny daughter that's wonderfully
easy to make. The perky raglan
sleeves are edged in soft scallops,
the drawstring neck makes it aim.
pie to launder. A scalloped bon
net and panties complete an out
fit that will be her favorite all
| summer long.
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