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WASHINGTON.—The most impor tant new; story in Washington and - . throughout the Kai'tf— country now is the Politiea use of relief funds for political pur poses It is not only the most Im portant news at this time, but has been the most important and will continue to be the most important for weeks to come. Tliis is so be cause the amount of money involved is vast and the number of votes possible to be influenced by that money is so great. The stakes are high and the unscrupulous are go ing to play for them to the limit of their capacity. I think that per haps the corruption of the Hard’ng administration with its shameful oil scandal was more sensational, but surely no one condones the present situation any more than the scan dals of the earlier malfeasance of office holders. In the Harding oil affair, there was perhaps 5 per cent as much money involved. Few, if any, votes of private citizens were at stake; certainly, no votes of persons who through no fault of their own found themselves destitute. xt was the late Thomas waisn, Montana Democratic senator, who conducted the earnest fight to purge the country of the crooks at that time. And now that the senate again has taken notice of the conditions, one cannot help but wonder whether there will be the same high-type of statesmanship displayed, the same courage shown by some Republican or Democratic senator. For the sake of the country, I hope that no stone will be left unturned by the ► senate investigation which, though ordered belatedly and after an irri table reaction from the country, nevertheless was ordered by the senate. The senate deserves no credit for having moved to expose the condi tion which Senator Wheeler of Mon tana described as "playing politics with human misery.” It had three chances to show its courage and its statesmanship before it would take hold of what many recognized as a political firebrand. It ran from those opportunities in the most cowardly fashion, under the lash of New Deal leaders in the senate. On three occasions, I repeat, the senate had a chance to assert control over tne $5,000,000,000 borrowing-spending lending bill and prevent, to some extent, the further use of taxpayers’ money for electioneering purposes. And, I repeat, each time the vote was against inclusion of preventa tive clauses in that appropriation measure. So, none can say the credit should go to the senate even though now it promises to uncover facts which anyone, with an eye half open, knows exist. There can be no credit to the ad ministration because President Roosevelt spoke not a word in be half of use of funds for relief and for the removal of politics. Indeed, he praised his relief administrator, Harry Hopkins, for publicly backing Representative Wearin, the New Deal candidate lor the senate nomi nation in Iowa. Mr. Wearin was well licked by Senator Gillette, an old line Democrat. Nor did the Pres ident tell the senate publicly that he favored a curb on the use of the money. Quite the contrary. Wheth er the President urged them to do so or not, his board of strategy (the new name for the brain trust) put the steam on and made enough sen ators vote against the amendments to curb politics to insure defeat. They even forced Senator Barkley of Kentucky to take the floor in fa vor of the use of money in any way the relief overseers want to use it— and Senator Barkley is seeking re nomination in his native Kentucky. So, no credit for the move to draw back the curtain can possibly be given to the White House or any of the President’s advisors or strate gists. ° It# No credit for bringing the situa tion to the attention of the country can go to the Dodged house of repre in House sentatives. It did not even consider any restrictions on the use of the money when the bill was up for passage there. The leadership in the house is controlled by Mr. Roosevelt, but even then it was sur prising to see such upstanding, square-shooting men like Speaker Bankhead and Majority Leader Ray burn of Texas sidle around the hot spot. Sam Rayburn is one of the really splendid men in the house of representatives, but he dodged on this thing and it is not com monriahle. Then, where must credit be giv en? Why did the senate finally take the bit in its teeth and set machin ¥ ery in motion for putting out the fire ’ before adjournment? The answer is that the people “back home," and that means largely in smaller towns and in the country, finally caught „n with the fact that they are being victimized. They let their feelings become known, and with them near ly every newspaper in the country critioiMd the senate until the sen atonal ears mu3t have burned to • crisp. Anyway, it brought action and for that the country ought to be thankful. It might be well to re view, the sen ate action when it ran away from an honest job on the relief appropri ation. First, there was the amend ment by Senator Hatch, Democrat, New Mexico, which was to prevent use of relief funds for political pur poses by the simple expedient of dismissal for the official who had control over such fur.ds; second, there was the amendment by Sena tor Lodge, Massachusetts Republi can, which would have required a distribution of the relief funds on the basis of the number of unem ployed in each stale and which, thereby, would have prevented use of vast sums in seme states where the political battle might be going against the candidate with a New Deal blessing, whether the opponent be an old line Democrat or a Re publican; third, there was the amendment by Senator Rush Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia, which merely proposed to make all federal relief officials responsive to civil service laws insofar as political ac tivity was concerned, and fourth, there was the amendment by Sen ator Austin, Republican, Vermont, which would have made it unlawful for any person whose compensation comes from relief funds to solicit, or authorize the solicitation of, funds as contributions to any political party. Well, as I said, the senate ran away from them and it seems to me that any senator who voted against those amendments has a pretty difficult job to explain that vote. As much as I admire Senator Barkley, the basis of his argument was so sour that it smelled to high heaven. The Kentuckian told the senate that the amendments would destroy senators and give all of the political power into the hands of state political machines which could use that power against sena tors seeking reelection. Senator Barkley is being challenged for re nomination in his state and, I sup pose, the matter strikes right close home with him. Whether senators who voted against those amendments so in tended or not, what they have done, when the picture is examined in an unbiased fashion, is to put the whole Roosevelt administration in a ridic ulous position. It was their action which makes the record show that the whole administration is willing to let politics run riot in relief; it is against a fair and equitable al location of money among the states in accordance with the number of unemployed who must be fed. • • • As to the phase of conditions “back home,” the word seeps through to Wash The Folks ington that a good ‘Back Home’ many persons who are seeking house or senate nominations against New Deal aspirants are finding strong WPA organizations against them and in favor of the New Deal candi date. And the full import of that strength comes to mind quickly when one thinks what a hungry per son will give up in order to have food. Senator Tydmgs of Maryland is the sponsor of the move to clean up the mess in relief. Of course, Senator Tydings, while a staunch Democrat, seldom has done any thing to cause the New Dealers hap piness; on the contrary, he was marked for “liquidation” long, long ago. It is much better that an out standing Democrat should have pro posed the investigation than to have had the proposal come from a Re publican. Had a Republican intro duced the resolution, the thing would have been called political, purely. But it would have been a move calculated to demonstrate the genuineness of the New Deal if some Roosevelt 100 per center would have brought up the proposition. There is a great opportunity for this new senate committee to serve the country well. It can, and should, go into every report its investiga tors obtain to learn to what extent taxpayers’ money is being employed to influence elections. It has an out standing piece upon which to work, at the very start. Did not Mr. Hop kins horn into the Iowa primary? And everywhere there was the ques tion whether the WPA and other re lief workers in Iowa would not con strue the Hopkins announcement in behalf of Mr. Wearin as an "or der” for them to support the same man. But more important than Mr. Hopkins, this investigation—if it is seriously made—can point the tre mendous fallacy and danger of re lief being administered from Wash ington instead of from the states and the counties where the money is spent. If the country is made fully aware of true conditions, I believe there will be changes in the relief methods that will allow more than 60 or 70 cents out of each dol lar expended to be used for food and clothing as is the case now. O Wcittro Nawipapar Uolaa. IMPROVEDUtWJJI" UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY | chool Lesson By REV. HAFOLD L-LUNpOUMT. Decn of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. , _® Weatern Newspaper Union. Lesson for June 26 SHARING SERVICE WITH THE LIVING CHRIST LESSON TEXT— Mark 18:1-3, 14-18, 19. SO. GOLDEN TEXT—And they went forth, and preached evrr;nvhere. the Lord working With them. Mark 18:28. PRIMARY TOPIC—At Work With -lesui. JUNIOR TOPIC—Jeeua Our Living Lord. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— Making a New Wcrld With Christ. YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Maklng a New World With Chrlit. Easter again? No, the calendar does not say so, nor have we for gotten that we observed Easter ten weeks ago, but quite properly we study the resurrection story again today. Not only does it come in the sequence of our lessons as our final study in the Gospel of Mark, tut the fact is that every Sunday is a re minder of Easter. The reason why we worship on the first day of the week is that it is the resurrection day. What life it would put into our Sunday worship if the glory of the risen Lord would shine forth (as it should) each Lord’s Day in all of our service and worship. It is difficult to think or write about the living Christ without us ing superlatives. Our lesson for to day brings before us the most im portant truth that the world has ever heard—“He Is risen”; it speaks of the worst thing in the world—"unbelief”; and it presents the world’s greatest commission— "Go . . . and preach.” I. The Transcendent Truth (w. 1-8). “Ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified; He is ris en, He is not here” (v. 6). The world anxiously awaits news, and, hoping almost against hope, it longs for good news. This is the good news—the Gospel—the all-im portant tidings that the Son of God who had taken upon Himself not only the form of man, but the sins of mankind as well, who had tasted the bitter death of Calvary’s cross, could not be holden of death, but breaking its bands asunder had ris en from the dead. This truth becomes the chief bur den of the messages of the disciples as they soon went everywhere pro claiming the Gospel. See the ,ser mons recorded in the Book of Acts (2:24, 32; 3:14, 15; 4:10, 23; 10:40; 13:30). It was such preaching that was at the foundation of the Chris tian church. It may be that we should emphasize it more. II. The Impassable Barrier (v. 14). "He upbraided them with tneir unbelief and hardness of heart, be cause they believed not.” Many are the sins that men commit, but at the root of them all we find the heart of all sin—unbelief. The tragic consequence of unbe lief is that it shuts the door, throws up a barrier to God’s blessing that is virtually impassable until God himself gives grace to believe. The astonishing thing is that the hard ness of heart and lack of faith here were on the part of those who had been the disciples of Jesus, to whom He had made known the fact that He was to die and to arise on the third day, and to whom there had now come the word of eye-witnesses that they had seen the Lord. While we marvel at their short sighted unbelief, shall we not ask ourselves what hindrances we have placed in God’s way in our own lives? III. The Supreme Commission (vv. 15, 16, 19, 20). "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole cre ation” (v. 15). "And they went ... and preached, the Lord work ing with them and confirming the word” (v. 20). The great commission of Christ is still the "marching orders of the church,” but how slowly we have marched. The writer of these notes was recently startled by statistics revealing anew the fact that "Chris tian” America is rapidly returning to the status of a mission field. It is said that las t year 60,000 churches in America had no converts, and 9,000 churches were closed during the year. There are 10,000 villages reported to be without church serv ices, and 30,000 communities with out a resident pastor. xne command oi uinsi is mat wo should go to these pagan communi ties in our ov/n land with the gos pel, and surely it is our double ' shame that there are still lands where Christ has never been preached, yest, tribes that do not even have a word in their language for the blessed name—Jesus! If we will go He will indeed work with us (v. 2C) and accompany the message and ministry with divine authority and power. Who will go? Select Good Company When a man lingers in the neigh borhood of sinners he may expect to be tempted. Our company has not a little to do with our conduct. - ■ Try Again The diligent searcher after truth will not be deterred by many dis appointments. His hope may fail, but he will try again. Key to Success There is only one key to success, end that is perseverance. DescribesHthe Perils of Unscientific Methods for Losing Weight By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS « Raat l#th Str»et. Naw Vort CItr. MY RECENT discussion of reducing in these columns brought many letters, indicating that the modern woman is, fortunately, weight conscious. This is an encour aging sign. For it shows that you are alert to the dangers of overweight, which not only destroys beauty but may indirectly contribute to heart disease,* kidney disorders and diabetes, which take their greatest toll !rom among the heavy weights. Guard Against Unscientific Reducing Method* Some of these letters caused me jreat concern, however, because , they indicate that I in spite of my warning against unscientific meth ods of weight re duction, many women still cling to the idea that there is some mag ic in the various pills, powders, cap sules, soaps, salts and mechanical de vices that are sold, at fancy prices and hold out alluring promises of speedy reducing without dieting or exercise. It is bad enough that most of these fail to reduce. For they may delay the day when the vic tim of overweight will undertake a sound and scientific program o( weight reduction that will effec tively take off weight—thus im proving appearance, benefiting health and increasing the chances of longevity. But what is far more serious is that some of these preparations may endanger health or cause lifelong physical impair ment. —★— Dangerous Drugs Drugging is particularly to be condemned, and no one should at tempt to reduce by this method except under the advice and watchful eye of a physician. There are many invalids today who would be happy and healthy if they had not attempted to take some “reducing medicine” with out consulting a physician. One preparation that is still bought by foolish women—in spite of repeated warnings against its use—may even result in perma nent blindness. Almost equally objectionable are excessive purging — which may leave you a wobbly wreck— and fasting, which is even more dangerous to women than men. — n — Don't Diet Without Direction A carefully regulated diet will not only maintain normal weight, but will banish overweight by forcing the body to burn its own excess fat as fuel. Having heard of this scientific principle, many women frantically and foolishly attempt to prescribe their own re ducing diets — often with dis astrous results. There is always the possibility that one may omit calcium-bear ing foods and thus impair the teeth, or leave out foods rich in SEND FOR THIS FREE VITAMIN PRIMER OFFERED BY C HOUSTON GOUDISS Do you want to know where to find the different vitamins? Just write to C. Houston Goudiss at 6 East 39th Street, New York City, for his new “VITAMIN PRIMER.” It tells the facts that every homemaker needs to know about vitamins. In simple chart form, the functions of each vita min are explained, and there is a list of foods to guide you in supplying your family with D adequate amounts of each of these necessary substances. iron and copper and interfere with the formation of the hemo globin or red pigment in the blood. One of the most common and most serious errors is to omit all bread, potatoes and cereals, In the belief that carbohydrates are “fat tening foods.” Carbohydrates are required by the body in order to utilize the fats in the diet, and when reducing, they are also nec essary to burn up excess fatty tissue. Just as fire cannot burn without air, fat cannot be utilized in the body without the presence of starch or sugar. When the diet contains insufficient carbohy drates, fat burns incompletely, re sulting in the dangerous acetone type of acidosis. Counting Calories the Easy Way to Reduce The one safe, sure and scien tific method of getting rid of sur plus weight and at the same time maintaining top health—is to con sume a diet that is balanced in every respect, but to count your calories at every meal, making certain that you consume fewer calories each day than your body requires for its normal energy ex penditure. I will gladly send to every read er of this newspaper, a copy of my reducing bulletin. This in cludes a chart showing the caloric value of all the commonly used foods—plus a week’s sample re ducing menus. By following this scientific plan for weight reduc tion, you can easily lose from one to two pounds weekly. A more rapid reduction is not advisable. At that rate, you can lose from six to eight pounds in the course of a month—twenty-four pounds at the end of three months. That is a lot of weight to lose and will Doilies Soon Done In Jiffy Crochet Pattern 1669. You’ll find yourself so fascinat ed by this jiffy crochet pattern that you’ll turn these doilies out by the dozen in all three sizes. Use heavy perle cotton or four strands of mercerized string to achieve that heavy richness that you usually find only in rare old lace. Use as luncheon set or just as centerpieces. Pattern 1669 con tains directions for making these doilies; illustrations of them and of all stitches used; material re quirements; a photograph of a doily. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) for this pattern to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Dept., 82 Eighth Ave., New York. Please write your name, ad dress and pattern number plainly. make a vast difference in your appearance and in the enthusiasm with whicli you greet your daiiy tasks. The Film Stars' Method This simple and scientific meth od of controlling the weight is the one used by film stars in Holly wood. It is essential that they keep slim and practically every important film player has a clause in her contract calling for a can cellation it she permits her weight to increase beyond a certain point. But at the same time, film stars must safeguard their health, for their work is the most strenuous of occupations! Counting Calories Is Fun In Holljwood they make a game of counting calories. You, too, will find it amusing, as well as beneficial to health and looks. And you will be rewarded by noting a drop in weight every time you step on the scales. —] If Yo jr Weight Is Normal ' Keep It That Way It has been determined that the ideal weight—that is the weight that best: promotes health and longevity—after thirty, is the nor mal weight for one’s height at the age of thirty. If you are approximately thirty and your weight is normal, you should send for my Calorie Chart and Reducing Bulletin and use it to help maintain your present weight! If you are over thirty and over weight, you should not lose an other day before sending for the bulletin so that you can begin at once to regain your normal weight by the sofe, simple, scientific and comfortable method of counting calories. As the pounds disappear you will feel! as though you had stepped out of a prison of fat into a new world of physical freedom. Questions Answered Mrs. J. M. T.—It is impossible to generalize regarding the diet in asthma. This condition is due to allergy, and the symptoms are produced by different foods in dif ferent individuals. Almost all pro tein substances are capable of causing distress. Miss L. T. B.—Though it lacks fat and vitamin A, skim milk is a rich source of calcium and phos phorus, and also furnishes high grade protein. A quart of skim milk, plus one and one-half ounces of butter is the equivalent of a quart of whole milk. 0 WNU—C. Houston Goudlio—IMS—1# gif FREE^rtMi? • Urlijht wound this qulot, tongonlol hotel. Rooms with both from $tW slnglo, $4 dovbltu VARIOUS VO« OOOD FOOB. it , /» Suppose you knew that one aisle of one floor A.ISIC Ot in one store had everything you needed tt J purchase! U/nm fin S Suppose on that aisle you could buy house ff unvwv a hold necessities, smart clothing, thrilling gifts rv for bride, graduate, voyage*! How much walk I irpams ing that would save! How much time, trouble and fretful shopping you would be spared! That, in effect, is what advertisements in this paper can do for you. They bring all the needs of your daily life into review ... in one convenient place Shop from your easy-chair, with the advertisements. Keep abreast of bargains, instead of chasing them. Spend time in your newspaper to save time—and money in the stores. _ ___— ——^—M
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