Washington, June 30. Any
thing can happen before the pres
ent session of Congress adjourns,
sometime before Labor Day, but it
would take a seventh son of a sev
enth son to predict what partic
ular Congressional wishes will
come true. For there are many
things which Congress, speaking
broadly, would like to do, which
it may find impossible! because of
political considerations and Ad
ministration pressure which
means about the same thing.
Congress has really become
economy-minded. There is no
doubt that, left to follow its in
clinations it would make material
reductions In Government expend
itures, not only for the regular
departments and bureaus but for
emergency commissions and "ad
ministrations." A case in point is
the matter of relief appropria
tions.
The predominating sentiment
on Capitol Hill is that Uncle Sam
has gone far enough in supporting
his nephews and nieces, and that
the time has come for the states
to take over the Job of finding out
who is In need of relief, and pay
ing a reasonable share of the cost.
Control of Belief Distribution
But against this idea pressure
is put upon Congress from three
directions, to continue the WPA
system. It comes from the Admin
istration itself, which wants to
continue the handling of relief
funds without restriction as to
where they shall be spent. That is
a natural result of the desire to
influence Congressional votes.
The Congressman who cannot
continue to get WPA projects al
lotted to his district is likely to
lose a lot o/ votes when he comes
up for re-election, and every one
of them knows it. Therefore,
much as they feel—and most of
them sincerely do —that relief ex
penditures should be cut, a great
many fear for their own pplitical
futures if they take too positive
a stand for what they believe.
Then there is the pressure
from the Governors of their home
states and the mayors of their
home cities, who form among
them one of the most influential
lobbies in Washington. Local gov
ernments do not want to take
over the load and the responsibil
ity, and they make no bones about
telling their Congressmen so. The
threat of local political opposition
if they don't play ball is more po
tent, with many Representatives
than even the fear of reprisals
from the Executive.
WPA and Union Wages
The third pressure group active
in opposition to reduction in re
lief expenditures is the WPA
workers themselves. They have be
- come so well organized, especially
in the larger centers of popula
tion, that they have almost the
status of a labor union.
They look upon their relief jobs
under WPA as permanent posi
tions in which they have a vest
ed right. This has come about
from the fact that Congress, in
placing relief funds in the hands
of the President in huge lump
sums, to be used at his discretion,
set no limit upon the amount
which might be paid as relief
wages to any individual.
The result is that the Relief
Administration has ruled that
men on relief work must receive
union wages in cities and district
in which the labor unions set the
standards. Consequently, where
the union scale for carpenters is
$8 a day, that is the pay of "re
lief" workers employed as (car
penters on WPA projects: and
the same rule goes for workers in
other trades.
With the recipients of relief
enjoying incomes comparable with
those of skilled workers, it is not
to be wondered at that they want
to hold their WPA Jobs, and Con
gressmen from many parts of the
country are in receipt of intima
tions, amounting to threats, that
if they make a move to cut the
relief appropriations they will hear
from the organized WPA workers
at n?xt year's elections in no un
certain terms.
Labor Situation Alarming
Some of these intimations car
ry the suggestion that an affili
ation between the WPA workers
and the C. I. O. is in process of
formation. There is no confirma
tion of this obtainable, but the
possibility is giving some mem
bers the jitters.
Congress just doesn't know what
to do about the Labor situation,
but there are plenty of signs that
most of the members would like
to amend the Wagner Labor Re
lations Act in some way to make
it apply equally toemployers and
employees. As it now stands, it
penalizes employers who do not
conform to it, but puts no obliga
tions upon organized workers.
The feeling Is growing strong
on Capitol Hill that the perman
ent Labor situation, brought
about by the activities of John
Lewis and his C. I. O. Is getting
out of hand and that recent La
bor activities are pointing toward
the need of a strong new national
labor policy which would make
labor organizations equally re
sponsible with individual or cor
porate employers for living up to
contracts.
Again, that is something which
Congress would like to do but
(does not yet see the way clear to
do it.
One thing which Congress
wants to do, but may not put over,
is to do a job of "face-lifting" on
the venerable old National Cap
itol building. The proposal to
spend 4 million dollars to extend
the East Front of the Capitol so
as to bring the dome into the
middle of the building, and to do
the job in marble instead of its
ancient sandstone, was quite well
thought of until a committee of
the most able and respected ar
chitects in America refused to in
dorse it, but on the contrary pro
tested against the "desecration"
of America's most widely known
and venerated shrine, the Capitol
and its dome, the very symbols of
Liberty itself.
Congress, in its present mood, is
giving serious thought to liberty,
so the capitol remodelling scheme
seems to have been laid to rest,
along with the President's plan
for remodeling the Supreme
Court.
TIMELY FARM
QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AT
STATE COLLEGE
Question: How can I cure colds
in my young chicks?
Answer: Colds usually are
caused by overcrowding, chilling,
overheating, an unbalanced diet,
or a drafty house and the first
step should be to find the cause
and correct it. The worst cases
should be destroyed and Epsom
Salts given to the remaining
birds at the rate of one-half
pound to each two and one-half
gallons of drinking water. This
should be kept before the birds
for one day and a suitable germ
icide kept in the drinking water
while there is evidence of the
trouble. Usually an outbreak of
colds runs its course and if good
management and sanitation is
practiced only a few birds are
lost.
Question: In topping tobacco,
how many leaves should be left
on the stalk?
This depends to a great extent
upon soil conditions and the
amount of fertilizer used. On the
average soils of the State, tobacco
will mature when fifteen to
eighteen leaves are left -on the
stalk. On poorer soils the plant
should be topped lower and on
the richer soils it should be top
showped higher. Be sure and
begin topping just as soon as the
seed parts of the plant begin to
show. The tobacco will run up
enough to top every three days
and should be topped as uni
formly as possible so that the
plants will mature more evenly.
Question: Should silage be
used for feeding dairy animals
in the summer?
Silage has its place in summer
feeding only as a supplement to
short pasture. Where the silage
crops yield well they furnish a
cheaper and more convenient
supplement to the short pasture
than do soiling crops. Where it
is available, it is also well to feed
a reasonable amount hi the
morning for the first several
days after cows are turned on
pasture. This is advisable even
with an abundance of grazing as
it prevents the animals from
gorging on the tender, watery
grass which tends to scour them.
Question: What spray or dust
should I use to protect my late
cantloupes from worms?
Answer: The most common and
destructive worms that attack
canteloupes are the pickle worm
and the melon worms. These pests
can be controlled by frequent ap
plications of a .75 per cent ro
tenone dust containing 25 per
cent of sulphur. The rate of ap
plication should be from 15 to JSO
pounds per acre depending upon
the size of the plants. Treatments
should begin when the worms
first appear and continue at sev
en day intervals as long as the
worms are present. For best con
trol, the stems, foliage, and leaves
should be completely covered with
the dust.
Question: is it necessary to feed
both mash and grain to poultry
during the developing period?
Answer: This is a most import
ant period in the life of the birds
and it is necessary that they have
a balanced ration at all times so
as to develop a large frame and
the body reserve so essential to
heavy egg production. The devel-
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oping mash may be kept before
the birds at all times with grain
feeding in the morning and even
ing or both mash and grain may
be left before the birds all the
time. Bather way will work out
very satisfactory. In all cases the
poultry man should keep a care
ful check on body weight and vi
tality and, If the birds do not
make a normal gain, the feeding
program should be checked im
mediately.
Question: When should alfalfa
be cut for hay?
Answer: For best results the
cutting should be made when
from one-tenth to one-fourth of
the flowers are in bloom or- when
new growth Is well started from
the crown. Cutting too early
weakens the vitality of the plants,
lowers the yield, and shortens the
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life of the field. Late cuttings
lower the feeding value as the
stems become woody and the
leaves shed from the plants. Too
frequent cuttings weaken the
root system, cause poor stands,
and reduce future yields. Four
cuttings a year is the maximum*
that should be made under most
conditions.
Question: How can I remove ob
jectionable flavors from milk?
Answer: There is no way to re
move these flavors, but proper
feeding and management will
prevent them. Do not feed any
highly flavored feeds such as tur
nips or rye before milking. These
feeds, together with roughage
should be fed after and not be
fore or while milking. If the milk
has an onion flavor the cows
should be taken off pasture and
given dry feed at least sis hours
before milking. If this is done
and proper precautions taken in
handling the milk and cream the
objectionable flavors will be elim
inated. 1
Question: What is the best way
to cure alfalfa hay?
Answer: The purpose of curing
is to preserve the green color and
prevent the leaves from shatter
ing. The alfalfa should be cut
before the dew is off and raked
into windrows before the top
leaves are crisp. Turn the wind
rows from six to twenty-four
hours after raking. To prevent
shattering the hay should be
handled as little as possible. When
weather conditions are unfavor
able the hay may be put in small
cocks to dry, but should be stored
in barn as soon as it is dry.
Questlon: What can I substi
tute for green feed In my poul
try ration?
Answer: If your ranges will not
give the necessary feed add five
percent of alfalfa leaf meal to
the mash. Be sure'that the mash
contains cod liver oil of a guar
anteed potency and also that it
contains yellow corn meal. If
there are any indications of rick
ets, or if there is a dry condition
of the eyes, feed one percent fresh
cod liver oil on the grain.
Hard Boiled
"I'd like a couple of hard-boil
ed eggs to take out," said the
young fellow to the girl at the
lunch counter.
"All right," replied the waitress
with a smile, "but you'll have to
wait. Mamie and I don't get off
until 10."
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Thursday, July 1. 1937
Polite
A New York traffic-expert says
that the London drivers and
chauffeurs enliven many occas
ions by their wit and sarcasm.
One London driver drew up when
he saw a pedestrian directly in his
way, leaned over and very politely
inquired:
"I say, sir, may I ask what are
your plans?"
Among the leading ships which
go upon the rocks nowadays are
courtships. J
J. M. FRANKLIN
Registered Architect
Phone 318 Elkin, N. C.