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By Charles Sughroe
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Decrease in Population
in 30 Years Is Predicted
Social Code Disregarded in
Face of Luxury.
Washington. ? Definite prospects of
a declining population In the United
Btates are foreseen by federal econo
mists as the result of a nreaengjiay
?octal code In which the rearing of
children has been subordinated to
craving for economic luxuries.
Within the next three dOcades, ac
cording to Dr. O, E. Baker, senior
economist of the Department of Agri
culture, the population of tills country
(probably will reach a peak of about
ilS8, 000,000 persons and begin a down
ward movement unless present trends
are reversed.
"For twelve years," Doctor Baker
declared, "the number of births In the
jUnlted States has been less each year
than in the year preceding, with three
(exceptions. In 1933 there were about
COO, 000 fewer children born than there
were in 1021.
MIn addition the tlow of Immigrants
from Europe has been stopped ; Indeed,
?ach year during the last three years
more people have left the United
Btates than have entered it. Ten to
twelve years ago the yearly increase
of population in the nation was about
two millions. Now it is less than one
million."
Blames Costs and Tastea.
Doctor Baker tlnds no Indication
that the decline in the birth rate is
Blowing up. Already, he says, there
are not enough children being born to
maintain the present population per
manently. But for the next few dec
ades the population will continue to
?how slight annual Increases because
of the large number of middle aged
people now living.
The Department of Agriculture
economist attributed the declining
birth rate to?two modern dny circum
stances ? the high cost of rearing chil
dren In large cities and the unwilling
ness of parents to sacrifice In order
to have children.
Doctor Baker quoted statistics com
piled by the Metropolitan Life Insur
ance company showing that prior to
the depression the average cost of
raising a child to the age of eighteen
In New York city was about $7,.r>00, or
fully $10,000 If 5 per cent Interest on
the Investment be allowed.
Farming Would Help.
"Three children per mother, the
number necessary to maintain popula
tion stationary," be commented,
"means, therefore, an Investment of
$2J?,000 to $.'10, 000. The average cost
on the farms Is probably only a third
as large, and In the small towns and
villages Is Intermediate.
"The decline In the birth rate would
doubtless be retarded If a larger pro
portion of the people lived In suburbs,
small cities, and villages, particularly
If many engaged In part-time farming.
"The rural population," Doctor Ma
ker continued, "Is no longer able to
maintain Its own numbers and provide
enough young people to the cities. If
Jobs could be found for them, to bal
ance the urban deficit. The large
cities particularly may well consider
the handwriting on the wall. We may
be on the verge of very great shifts in
the residence of the people.
"Fully as Important, I believe, as an
Increase In the proportion of the popu
lation living In a rural environment,
Is an Increase In the number of par
ents who are willing to sacrifice for
the sake of children and the preser
vation of the family line."
Big Nets Used to Trap
French Wild Pigeons
Paris. ? Trapping wild pigeons In
nets Is the newest thing In hunting,
according to reports from the Pays
. _ enjoyed.
Every year the wild pigeons start a
pllgrlmnge south, and their route fol
lows the Garonne valley, where they
assemble for the flight across the Py
renees. It Is here that the hunters
stretch great nets across the valley
and attract the pigeons with various
foods.
Flying low In the valley and through
the trees, they do not Ree the net and
run headlong Into it. As soon as they
nre snared the hunters start hurling
chunks of wood at their prey, so that
they fall stunned to the ground. This
year the catch has been especially
good.
Poor Health When 80,
Hale on Reaching 100
Oreensburg, Ind. ? Twenty years ago
Thomas J. Shields, of Adams, made
his own cofTln of walnut, lined with
sntin, and fitted with silver handles,
and stored It away In a condemned
building. Shortly afterward the build
ing burned, destroying nil contents, In
cluding the coflln.
Shields was eighty years old at
the time and was in Impaired health.
He recently celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday anniversary and Is
In good health. Fie Is the oldest voter
In Decatur county. He lives with his
son.
Landes, where this type
Latest in Hats
A plented flange of the straw Is
blown forward over the right side of
the face In this creation for milady.
ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode
Protecting
lighthouse
from Sun/
Covers must be
PL AC 60 ON THE LENSES OP
lighthouses, which other
wise focus the sun's rays
AND 0ECOME HUGE BURNING
GLASSES DURING THE daytime.
1 1 Stars an o space
F IN ftPACe MATTER IS A
billion times scarcer than in
AIR, WHILE IN STARS IT IS THOU
SAND Of TIMCS DENSER THAN LEAD.
Goes to Puerto Rico
Miss Itose Schneiderman/ champion
of the working women of this coun
try, left her post with the nntlonal
labor board in Washington to become
sole labor adviser In the administra
tion of the NRA for Puerto IUco. She
will work with Boaz Long, NRA ad
ministrator, in framing codes and fur
thering the same principles in Puerto
Kican industry that have been laid |
down In the United States mainland. |
OUR NATIONAL
MORALE
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
The economic readjustment through
which we have been passing haa been
characterized b y
some writers as a
bloodless r e v ol u
tion. While tho
term revolution
may seem a bit
harsh, Id the Anal
analysis that Is
Just exactly what
has occurred. We
are gradually
emerging out of a
revolution, which
had It occurred
some fifty or a hun
dred years ago
could easily have
been accompanied with all the horrors
of bloodshed. ICvery person, regard
less of his social or economic status,
has been compelled to suffer severe
loss. This has not only been financial
but In many rases has involved the
impairment of health. The rich man
of yesterday has become the poor man
of today. Much of the real suffering
will never be adequately apprehended
for the reason that pride forbids pub
licity.
The astounding fact is that all this
tremendous burden, plus the risk and
strain of making readjustment, has
been borne with a minimum amount of
criticism. It would seem that this
country Is honestly and seriously en
deavoring to pull itself out and Is sin
cerely endeavoring to follow govern
mental leadership.
It Is a clear indication of that
philosophic attitude, which though
restless at times, is content to toll and
wait. In his recent address, President
Koosevelt spoke of the "recovery which
means a reform of many old methods,
and a permanent readjustment of
many of our ways of thinking. There
fore, of many of our social and eco
nomic arrangejiKMits."
-*r Xve agree with the President. It has
been a hard but successful year, and
as ho remarked. "We have plowed
the furrow and planted the good send
? the hard beginning Is over ? we must
now cultivate the soil."
May this cultivation of the soil bo
accomplished with the snme spirit of
co-operation. If this Is done through
out the country, the future Is assured.
? by Wmt?rr. Nnwupnper Union.
I.ava Bi?nr Captur?H
R'mmnth Kails, Ore. ? A lava bear,
one of tho most unusual and rare spo
cles of the bear genus, was caught In
a coyote trap near here recently. The
bruin weighed more than 60 pounds.
One Nickel Saved
Is a Team Earned
HoWtan, Okln. ? When Lloyd Bur
rls, received a nickel for (food
gradea In *rhool ho purchased
noma corn and plnnted It, growing
aoveral hufthela. 1'nrt of the crop
ho traded for n pig, which nte tha
surplus corn and grow Into a hog.
The hog wan traded fdr a calf,
which was bartered for n pnlr of
colts. Ilurrla, now a farmer, has
a dandy team of horses which cost
him tho nickel.
The Household
By LYDIA LE RARON WALKER
THEKLO are certain ways of Judging
the quality of materials woven of
cotton strands, and the homemaker
does well to acquaint tierself with
them. In order to select yard Roods or
articles made of cotton and have them
prove durable and well-suited to re
quirements.
When yard goods Is being purchased,
see the cut end Ravel a strand from
it. H u p t h e u n ?
gloved tinkers gent
I y and carefully
over It, first with
out m o v I n r the
thumb and finger
as the strand Is
very slowly drawn
between them. This
will show whether
there are any de
elded uKevennesses
in size of the
strand which
should lie straight,
smooth and even.
It Is well to do this
with two or three
st r ii tu Is. so that the
) u d n ni ent Is not
!>nsed on an excep
tlonnl one.
The next thing is
to hold one end of
u strand In the left
hand and very
slowly and careful
!y untwist the oth
er end of the strand
with the right hand, rolling t lie thread
between the thumb nnd forefinger until
the fllnments uncoil. As they slightly
separate. It becomes evident whether
the tllament Is long or short If It Is
long the cotton Is of high grade The
length of fllnments Is a matter of great
Importance In Judging cotton and oth
er threads and weaves made from
them.
Weave#.
The fineness or coarseness of the
weave should be carefully considered
according to the use to which the tex
tile Is to be put. Two elements come
Into this consideration, the size of the
yarn, as the thread Is termed, and
the ch?8eness of the weave, by which
la meant the number of threads or
wnrp and filling In a given square, as
a square Inch, which Is the usual
measuring area. It is evident that
there will be more yarn threads In a
close weave of fine yarn, than In that
of coarse or heavy yarn, yet the lat
ter can be of nR high a grade of weav
ing as the former Whether If Is or
?i<>t will alsoL. depend on the grade of
ynrn ? thnt Is. whether It If of long.
A-oll twisted filaments or not.
In examining woven cotton goods
try to discover If there are any tiny,
almost Infinitesimal fuzzy particles.
These burrs Indicate joining places of
yarns or filaments In strands. While
there would be some, they should be
very few nnd far between In a mate
rial of high grade.
As will be seen by the aoove, It Is
knowing what to look for in yarns and
weaves that provides the means of
judging textiles, nnd some of these
ways are easily comprehens'Me. There
are Intricacies for those who test
goods expertly, but some of the minor
methods have been shown which any
one can grasp
Home Decoration.
A home should be representative of
the occupants, whether there be one
or many In the family. It should be
more than a building uouslng people.
There should be something vital about
it, something In character with the
people living under Its roof. To a cer
tain extent this Is true of almost
every dwelling, for personalities are
Invading elements. What is wanted
Is more of the occupant's personalities
I list 1 1 led. and not that of dictators of
styles o. those who have chnrge of
decorations. This has been too much
a vogue. The Idea of having a house
In perfection of decoration has often
been responsible for substituting the
characteristics of those who were not
occupants, rather than accenting those
of the family. It is a wise thing to
have the aid of a person who knows
detulls of decoration as a guide to the
homemaker, but It Is equally im
portant that the decorator leaves the
imprint of the best taste of the occu
pants In the house and not mere cold
fashion.
It Is. however, far from the fault
of decorators Q<at Interiors reflect
vogues rather than the owner's good
taste. The homes which are solely
lacking in characteristics of occupants,
are those In which colors and arrange
ments, and even the articles of furni
ture and furnishings, are chosen not to
coincide with the tastes of those who
are to live within the four walls, but
to accord with certain detlnite phases
of decoration which are being fea
tured.
While It is true and also laudable
that furnishings should be In good
style, It Is possible and practical to
select Individual pieces which will HI)
the needs of the family, furnish rooms
pleasingly, express Individuality, and
yet be articles chosen for mere style.
The pieces In any one room should go
well together In kind or at least In
color of wood.
?. Bell Syndicate. ? WNU sorvlc?.
Boss of Phillies
Jimmy Wilson, veteran catcher, who
will be manager of the Philadelphia
National league baseball club during
the seasons of HKM nnd 10r?f>. Wilson
played with the Phillies before and
was recently returned to them In ?
trade with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Need* Good Time Watcher
Over a period of 21 hours, a navi
gator uses seven different kinds of
time to determine the exact location
of his ship at sea.
Seminoles Have a Papoose Show
-LIJIUBJU ' ? I
I >r. John llnrvey KelloKK, noted honlt.li specialist, wns the chief Judtfe at a
hnl j show In Mlnirtl, Fin., hold exclusively for the Homlnole Indian pnpooses.
The doctor la shown above examining Rome of the smnll children entered lh th?
contest, nldod by his two nnrHOS, Mrs. II. P. Cowley and Miss Angle Kstella."
On the
Funny
Side
THE DECEIVER
A little boy surprised tils parents
by refusing to be scared Into being
good.
"It's no use telling ine thQjuigfil*?
wlll write down In their books if I'm
naughty," he said. "I might as well
tell you they think up In heaven that
I'm dead." .
"Hut why should they thluk that?'
"Because I haven't snld my prayers
for two weeks."
Important
He had been warned off golf for
six months owing to the state of his
health. At the end of that period he
presented himself for medical exami
nation.
"Heart's good," said the medical
man, briefly.
"Well, doctor," said the patient
persuasively, "what about clubs?"?
Vancouver Province.
Hero Wor?hip
"Are you a hero worshiper?'
'I am," answeied Senator Sorghum.
"Are you sad when a hero disap
points you?"
"Yes. But I don't hold him per
sonally responsible. I realize that I
made him up largely out of my own
Imagination." ? Washington Star.
Only One Way to Go
"How did you know business was
going to get better?"
"By a very simple process of rea
soning." answered Senator Sorghum,
"all the experts were saying It
couldn't get any worse."
VOICE OF EXPERIENCE
Assistant ? A man who is getting
too tall has written to find out 11
there Is anything that will make him
short.
Editor ? Tell him to try matri
mony.
Disappointed in Mother
"Mummle, yon can't be nearly sc
pretty as nurse."
"Don't you think so, dear?"
"No. We've been In the park for
an hour and not n single soldier lias
tried to kiss you." --London Humor
ist.
Should Carry a Rabbit'* Foot
Mrs. X (arriving home) ? I've been
making a round of calls, and I've
been so unfortunate.
Mr. X ? What, everybody out?
Mrs. X ? No, everybody in. ? Lon
Ion Opinion.
They're All the Same
Mrs. Newed? Matilda, our new
cook, says she put her very heart In
to her cooking.
Mr. Newed? Then she must have
boon very heavy hearted when 8he
made this cake. ? Chelsea Record.
Licked at the Start
"Rill's only books are women's
looks."
"It's hard to earn a bachelor's de
gree thnt way." ? Argosy.
No Self-Starter
Ross ? Would you care If I gav?
you only Sir> a week to start?
(Jfiga (Jertle ? 1 luh, I couldn't even
start caring for that 1
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