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Brisbane THIS WEEK A Rogers Highway Our Policy? Here It Is Why Go to Town? To Discourage Vice From TuHla, Okla., In which state Will Rogers was born, J. D. Under w o o d telegraphs suggesting hs "the highest tribute and a lasting memorial to Will Rogers." that Highway 00, which runs from Rogers' new home In California to his old home at Clare more, Okla., be ex tended on to New York, and the whole road named "Will Rogers Highway." If every Ameri can highway with friends of will line. Arthur Drlabnne ers living on both shies from one end to the other were nnmori for him, there would be many "Will Rogers" highways. Thus run the headlines: "ITALY P. AHS ALL PEACE TALK."' "RR1TA I N WEIGHS SANCTIONS. WANTS TO KNOW OUR POLICY." If she wants to know the policy of IK) out of a 1(H) ordinary Americans, and 100 per cent of all common sense Americans, it would he this: To mind our own business ; let Eu ropean nations, alternately murdering each other and robbing Inferior na tions, attend to their business, in their way. Our policy now, with Italy swallow ing Ethiopia, should be exactly what It was when our British friends were busy swallowing the lands of the Boers, absorbing that country with its valu able gold and diamond mines. We did nothing then. Why should we invent a special policy for Mussolini now? France and England "fear Mussolini may Involve three continents in the Ethiopian wnr." Has Europe heard of the New England farmer who said: "I'm on my way to town to get drunk, and Lord, how I dread It !" He need not have gone to town. European na tions need not be dragged Into a tri continental war If they don't want to be dragged. A very old poker player of the New York Press club, when he "raised the pot." remarked usually: "The only way to discourage vice Is to make It expensive." Thnl Idea seems to he working In Germany. Doctor Schacht, head of the great German bank, lead ing flnnncler of the Reich, warns Ger many that Nazi Individuals Indulging themselves In the pleasure of treating defenseless Jews brutally, are endan gering German's prosperity. Such wan ton hrutnllty constitutes a great menace to German trade everywhere, according to Doctor Schacht, who knows. Republicans report greatly Increased demand for the nomination of Senator Borah, since the announcement that. If nominated, he will run. This will be mournful news for some Repub Jlcan corporation-best minds, for whether they have to be "lashed with scorpions." or with something else, would make little difference to some of them who consider Senator Rorah dis tinctly In the "scorpion" class. n' An old gontleman of eighty-one strolled Into a New York police sta tlon, remarking: "I have Just walked from Kansas City and shall walk back afcaln tonight." He was removed to a psychopathic ward. If he had suhstl tuted the verb "fly" for "walk," the police would not have disturbed him, for he could have flown In from Kan sas City during the day very easily and flown hack again at night. If 2f? years ago he had said, "I Just flew In from Kansas City," he would have been sent to the dangerous ward. So there Is progress. At Sverdlovsk. Russian government engineers, digging sewers under the city, find gold ore that Indicates a rich gold field underlying the town The government owns practically all the city, and can easily tike. the rest, and a further increase In Russia's gold production, already more than three times as great ns that of the United States, may be expected. Those that believe In the wicked ness of Russia may ask: "Why does Providence allow such wicked people to find so much gold?' One answer Is, "The quickest way to make them stop their wickedness Is to make them rich, and gold would do that." Gold might not chnnge the existing government of Russia. Rut another generation will see another kind of government, nnd ownership of such a lump of gold, as wo possess, might tivako th*t hext Russian govern ment consider l>?nln and Stalin "old fashioned." Providence works mysteriously. Physicians at St Vincent's hospital In New York report the extraordinary case of a baby, that lived for 27 days, appearing almost normal but pos sesslng no brain. Dtagruntled "best minds" will tell you there sre "babies" In Washington, some of tacra full-fledged professors, that haye lived longer than 27 days "Without any brain." A Ittnv PtsturM Sm<1tn*l*. I n?. WNU S?rvt?*. Town of Palmer Springs Up in Alaska The town of Pulnier, being built In Matanuska valley. Alaska, by colonists from the Middle West. Is pictured here on a busy dny. In the foreground are the administrative headquarters of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation cor poration. The long building is the warehouse which also houses the telegraph and radio ofllces of the United States army signal corps. Tents of the colonists are to be seen In the background. Big Contest for Draft Stallions The world's first stallion pulling contest ofTers farm entrants Sl.fiOO In 10 cash prizes, for the best three-year-old' stallions. "This will be the greatest pulling contest ever staged." says Wayne Dinsniore. secretary of the Horse and Mule Association of America, wfrlch Is sponsoring the contest, foi October 12. at Lincoln Fields racetrack. Crete, III., 30 miles soifth of Chicago on the Dixie highway. The practical object of these contests will be to discover the best pulling sires in the country, so that "horse-power" on the farm can be greatly Improved. Just as it has been In the motorcar. The team of stallions shown In the illustration won last year's pulling contest at the Century of Progress. Talk about live power! These two dobbins look husky enough to pull the country out of the depression. Horse-pulling contests will be seen at many of the country fairs scheduled for fall, and they're always a thrilling sight. Only Four, Tessa Plays Mean Violin Tessa Wollfstein, ajred four, of North London, who hns passed her first examination at the Royal Acnd eniy of Music with distinction TI.e tiny violinist Is believed the youngest to have achieved this Ruccess Shu Is perched rather preen rlnnsl.v here as she seriously draws the how. I Woman Named to Direct Rural Resettlement Mrs. Thonins Reck, wife of n pub- j lishing company executive, has i lie tiis tinctlon of being the only woman among the 11 directors of the govern ment's program of rural resettlement. ' She is director for region No. 1, which Includes 12 eastern ? states. High Jumper Jumps Into Matrimony Jean Shiley, holder of the world's high Jump record for women, Olympic champion and noted track star, Is pictured after taking a leap Into matrimony. Tier groom Is Michael Heps, Philadelphia attorney. They were married at tho Church of Conciliation in Hrookllne, Pa. Like a Ceremony in the Middle Ages Thla religion* apectacle may well have taken place In the Middle agea. Wearing Mack rohea with face-hldln: hooda, theae penitent* are leaving the cathedral nt Kurne*, Belgium, after the mnaa. Carrying their crosnea, the; took part In a religion* proceMlnn that followad. I \ SEfcN around the national capital By Carter Field ^ Washington. ? Herbert Hoover Is not going to say anything about his pos sible candidacy for the Republican nomination next year for some time to come. That may be accepted as a fact, regardless of various stories to the contrary. This statement Is based on the Impress! >ns obtained from the former President by one of his close friends, who had a long talk with him. While no single word can be put In quotation marks of what Mr. Hoover said to this friend, the Impressions the friend obtained are highly significant. In a word they are: 1. That Mr. Hoover craves a vindica tion. 2. That he therefore wants the noml nation very badly. 3. That he would prefer to have the nomination come to him without effort, either on his own part or that of his friends. 4. Hut that If It becomes apparent that the nomination will not come that way, very little coaxing would be re quired to induce him t<> get out active ly for It. As this Is written- ? anything can hap pen to change it ? the fatuous public utility holding company legislation seems destined to die, so far as this session Is concerned. Strangely enough, a mere lifting of a l.and by the I'resi ! dent would result in Mr. Roosevelt'.- I getting more than half a l >af ? really ' nine tenths of a loaf. Kven without | the death sentence the hill Is terrifi cally drastic. There would he no tron J hie putting the measure through both I houses of congress If the conferees of the two houses should report the hill back without the death sentence. Very Much Exaggerated Actually the Importance of the death sentence h:is been tremendously exag gerated by the publicity over this tight between the President and the utilities. The utilities concentrated on this one objective, and as far as congress is concerned, they won this tight. Hut Its Importance can best be illustrated hy the simple statement of the alternative, or house, provision. The senate draft forces the end of the certain holding companies on a certain day. The house provision leaves discretion as to vvheth er the sentence shall he executed In each particular case by a commission ? members of which are appointed hy the President. So that Mr. Roosevelt could obtain his objective without the slightest dif flculty ? IF ? he would acknowledge de feat In this spectacular battle. The utilities would emerge with some glory, hut without the fruits of victory. The President wouid have the fruits hut little glory. Yet betting odds at the moment are that he will wait until next year, when he expects to win both fruits and glory. Downward Revision Processing taxes and farm benefit payments are both due for a sharp downward revision next year. High AAA officials, in private discussions, explain this on economic grounds. Ac tually President Roosevelt will force their hands on political grounds. Experts who have studied the Rhode Island situntlon ? so disastrous to the New Deal In Its Implications? bring back a remarkable story. They say that the price of ham and bacon had more to do with the result than even the cotton processing taxes, although the latter are blamed, together with Japanese Imports, for the closing of so many textile mills. These reports flabbergasted the ad ministration and delighted the Repnhll cans. Roth the New Healers and C. O P. leaders had figured that while the conditions affecting the first Rhode is land district extended to Mnssachn setts and New Hampshire, they were not general On the other hand, re sentment against high prices for pork products. It Is figured, would he |ust as apt to he strong In California or Michigan ns In Rhode Island In this connection there was much Interest In the apparent healing of the breach between Governor Havev of Ohio and the New Heal. All the hit terness against Oavey following his caustic comments on Relief Admlnls trator Hopkins was carefully concealed Oavey had in ids (tower fo force a statewide election In Ohio to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rep resent atlve at large Trnat. and most political observers believe that If an election were held today in Ohio the state \ mid go strongly Republican. Munt Cut Food Price* In the first place, Ohio was never very strong for Roosevelt. Its delega Hon did not even vote for film on the finnl ballot at Chicago. On election day, when most states were piling up record breaking majorities, Ohio gave Roosevelt only about 7H.OOO. More over, resentment In Ohio, which has consldernhle state pride, Is rather strong over the failure of the President to put an Ohloan In an Important place. The administration in now faced with almost the necessity of reducing food prices before election. On the particular Item* on which there Is now the most resentment, pork products, no difficulty Is anticipated. Pigs are usu ally marketed at the axe of nlno months. so It should be possible to have a plentiful sppply of pork for the nation's housewives well before No vember. 1930. Reduction of benefit payments on hogs would naturally have the effect of enormously Increasing hog produc tion. Similarly, reduction of processing taxes on pork would help to reduce prices on ham, bacon and other pork. Hut danger threatens from several other angles as far as the grocery bill Is concerned. Reports from the North west and Canada about the ravages of black rust on the wheat crop are alarm ing. Some of the AAA experts are fearful thnt wheat may touch $1.50., This would be line for farmers not af fected by rust but would bring the same kind of clamor from housewives. So a sharp soft pedaling of the wheat reduction program, accompanied by a reduction In the processing tax ou wheat, Is In order. In fact It may be taken for granted that regardless of all past theories, the administration will do its best to have food prices down by next summer. To Make Concessions President Roosevelt will make con cessions in the present labor war on relief projects. The concession will not be to pay union scale wages on work relief projects. The President's Jaw is firmly sol on this. It will be to remove present restrictions which Utult jobs to people now on relief. Very little has been heard from onion labor sources on-this last phase, but it has been vitally important to the unions. Not only to the rank and tile, who need work In many instances, though they may have had sulllclent pride and sulliei?>nt savings to stay o(T relief, Imt to die leaders. For men out of wi :k are ii"t apt to l>e regular in paying their dues, and thus the union treasuries get hurt. Kspecially as union loaders have been forcing In the checkoff system wherever possible for years now, with the result that union workers, in more than a majority of cases, are not used to paying dues personally. They are educated up to having their dues deducted from their pay envelopes. Hence, no pay enve lopes, no dues. Work relief Jobs, under the original formula to which the union leaders object so strongly, were to be given only to persons ori relief rolls Inst May. .The Jolt could not be obtained unless the 1'niteM States employment service so certified. In the near future orders will go out from Washington that the employment service must certify union men who need jobs, whether they were on relief last May or not. This will meet a very Important point in the present controversy be tween the government and union labor, but It will by no means leave a good taste in the months of the union men. May Cause Feeling The situation makes for artificial discriminations ? likely to raise bitter feeling. For example, two groups of bricklayers may bv working across the street from each other. One group wdll be on n public works project ? one ap proved by I ekes under the old "spend coir way out of the depression" theory. Tlmse men wj'l be drawing the prevail ing wage. the other group will be working under a work relief project ? approved by Marry Hopkins. They will be d.* wing relief wage*. Under the Hopkins schedules the highest rate permitted at present Is $91 a month! Obviously every man drawing the lower wage will he sore for they will be union men In each case; the admin istration may be fairly brave at times but it is not going to employ many non union bricklayers in big city pro jects. The man drawing the lower wage will have a grouch against the government to start with. Put John Taxpayer also enters the situation He Is being taxed for re lief. and knows It. The average middle class taxpayer lias more or less of n fixed opinion that union wages in the building trades are too high. He re sents the day wage rates for carpen ters. bricklayers, plasterers and plumb ers, though he thinks It fine that Henry Ford has raised minimum wages in bis plant to $0 a day. The answer to this prejudice Is that the average automobile buyer thinks tie gets his money's worth when he buys a car, but thinks he gets stuck every time he has a tidy repair bill on the borne. He also thinks the [trice o f building homes Is too high and tdames It on high wages for the build ing trades. It is not important for the moment whether there is any Justice- in this view rir not. P.ut there Is no doubt whatever thnt it Is very widely held. Hence it Is politically important. As to Huey l.ong All this talk about lliiev (,ong Is food and drink to conservative critics of the administration Thorp Is noth ing i hey would like better than for lluey to be an Independent candidate for President, and to run in as many states as possible. They figure tie would not got any electoral votes, save possibly those of Louisiana, where his machine controls the election machin ery. P.ut they also figure that in cer tain radical states, particularly In the West, every vote he would draw would come from ftoosevelf's strength, thus aiding In the election of the Republican nominee. No one takes seriously Huey'n al leged statement that he would support the Republican ticket If Mornb were the candidate. Politicians think this would never happen. l-ong before elec tion day the Kingflsh would discover certain Issues on which he could not possibly go along with llornh. Copyright ? WNU S?rvtc*.