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News Review of Current Events
HUGE LOANS ON WHEAT
Bumper Crop Makes These and Acreage Reductions
Probable • • • Wage-Hour Bill to Be Passed
Congresswoman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, chairman of the labor
committee, affixes her signature—the first one—to the petition which was
signed by 217 other house members to force house consideration of the
revised wage-hour bill. With Mrs. Norton are, left to right. Congressmen
R. J. Welch of California, J. Burrwood Daily of Pennsylvania, Arthur
Healey of Massachusetts and Edward Curley of New York.
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r ^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK
O Western Newspaper Union.
Wheat Loan Program
O NLY a major crop disaster like
a nation-wide drouth can pre
vent the United States from hav
ing the largest supply of wheat this
summer in the coun
try’s history. Con
sequently the De
partment of Agricul
ture is preparing to
announce a huge
wheat loan program
designed to prevent
prices from falling
to extremely low
levels. Under the
new crop control act
r „ loans are mandatory
Sec. WaUace jf the 19 3 8 yield ex _
ceeds domestic needs and estimat
ed export needs, which are put at
about 740,000,000 bushels.
At the same time Secretary Wal
lace, as head of the AAA, was con
templating the prospect of asking
the wheat growers of America to
make the heaviest reduction in
plantings ever proposed. This re
duction may be as much as 37.5 per
cent. Growers who this season
planted approximately 80,000,000
acres would be asked to reduce
their operations to about 50,000,000.
acres—the smallest since before the
World war. Allotments then would
be 12,500,000 acres less than for 1938.
Government estimates place the
crop at between 925,000,000 and 950,-
000,000 bushels. The winter wheat
estimate is between 740,000,000 and
750,000,000 bushels while the spring
wheat crop is expected to reach
200,000,000 bushels.
Added to this will be a carry-over
of 150,000,000 bushels or more from
last year’s crop of 874,000,000 bush
els. The total supply is expected to
reach an all-time high of approxi
mately 1,100,000,000 bushels.
In addition to the loan program,
Secretary Wallace will move to bol
ster the market through the new
government crop insurance pro
gram. Already a campaign is un
der way to “sign-up” farmers for
wheat insurance.
The insurance program is expect
ed to remove about 50,000,000 bush
els of wheat from the market
through farmer payments of pre
miums on 1939 wheat insurance. The
government will store this wheat in
elevators for future indemnity pay
ments to insured farmers.
Officials of the AAA expect that
reduction of acreage will stir up pro
tests from wheat growers similar to
the current revolt in the com belt,
and among the cotton and tobacco
farmers of the South. Concessions
already have been made to the
Southerners, and the AAA people
said some “minor adjustments” in
com acreage allotments were
planned. The revolt in the Middle
West, however,-was growing steadi
ly under the leadership of the Com
Belt Liberty league, now incorporat
ed in Illinois.
When and if wheat acreage allot
ments are made, farmers can com
ply with or ignore them, but only
those who comply will be eligible
for maximum federal benefit pay-'
ments and wheat loans.
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Crop Report Birthday
N THE day it issued its May
crop report, the Department of
Agriculture celebrated the seventy-
,fifth anniversary of the government
crop reporting service. The names
of the oldest living crop reporters
were inscribed on a roll of honor,
and the ceremonies were witnessed
by a group of veterans of the serv
ice who were invited to Washington
by Secretary Wallace.
The crop reporting service was
started in May, 1863, by Isaac New
ton, first commissioner of agricul
ture, appointed by President Lin
coln in 1862. The first report was
prepared on the basis of reports
from 2,000 farmers in 21 states.
Today reports are based on returns
from 200,000 voluntary reporters.
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President Returns
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT re-
1 turned to Washington from his
ten-day fishing trip not only brown
and well but highly elated. There
was reason for his elation for the
political tide in the capital had
turned in his favor. The successful
revival of the wage-hour bill in the
house demonstrated the waning op
position among southern Democrats,
following closely on the renomina
tion of Senator Pepper of Florida,
who defeated Congressman Wilcox,
an opponent of the Roosevelt bills
to enlarge the Supreme court, to re
organize the executive government
and to control wages and hours of
labor. The $5,000,000,000-pump prim
ing bill seemed assured of passage
with only some earmarking of funds
to which the administration has no
serious objection.
Mr. Roosevelt resumed work by
calling Secretary Hull to the White
House presumably to discuss the
Nye resolution to lift the arms em
bargo against Spain. He then held
a legislative conference with Vice
President Garner, Speaker Bank-
head, Majority Leaders Barkley and
Rayburn and others. It was be
lieved they considered resumption
of the drive for enactment of parts
of the President’s program that
have been defeated or delayed.
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Wage-Hour Bill to Pass
HEN 218 members of the
house of representatives
signed the petition to discharge the
rules committee from consideration
of the administra
tion’s wage-hour bill
it became virtually
certain the measure
would be passed by
the house on May
23. Chairman Mary
T. Norton of the
house labor commit
tee and other propo
nents of the bill pre
dicted it also would
be approved by the
senate, but admit
tedly it faces a bit
ter fight there, for the southern sen
ators ara angered by the omission
of differentials favoring the South.
There is a chance that they can or
ganize a filibuster and prevent
passage before congress adjourns.
Opposition in the house crumbled
suddenly and there was a veritable
stampede to sign the petition forc
ing the measure to a vote. Mrs.
Norton was first to put her name
on the paper, and 217 other mem
bers rushed forward to get on the
band wagon.
The 218 signers were divided by
parties as follows: 182 Democrats,
23 Republicans, 8 Progressives, and
5 Farmer-Laborites.
In its present form the bill pro
vides for minimum wages of 25
cents an hour to be raised to 40
cents an hour over a three-year pe
riod and maximum hours of 44 a
week to be reduced to 40 hours in
two years. It would be adminis
tered by the Labor department and
enforced by the Justice department.
It carries no differentials between
the different sections of the country.
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Mary T.
Norton
Davies to Belgium
T OSEPH DAVIES, wealthy law-
^ yer, was nominated ambassador
to Belgium by President Roosevelt.
Davies will be transferred from
Moscow which he and his wife, Mrs.
Marjorie Post Hutton Davies, found
boring because of the lack of social
life among the soviets.
r-TODAY'S STORY
Lord Macbeth
Found Similar
To Gangster
By ELIZABETH C. JAMES
F YOU were to take the man Mac
beth out of William Shakespeare’s
play, he would make a modem
gangster. He strongly resembles A1
Capone and John Dillinger.
Macbeth was unfit for organized
.society, he did not adapt himself to
the scheme of things, but rather he
tried to fit the world around himself.
Selfishness ruled his thinking, he
wanted that which belonged to oth
ers. His ego desired
to be the head of the
outfit. After he had
gained his position
of power, his life
continued to parallel
that of a gangster.
He suspected all
men of being mur
derous. To protect
his life he employed
the most extensive
system of spies. Yet
his days were lived
in constant fear. As
"do'many criminals,
he thought he could beat the laws
of right and wrong, but a fearful
life and violent death showed him
that he was subject to the same
world as other men.
Most everyone recalls the plot of
“Macbeth” either from the book
studied in school or from some
stage production. A sketch will re
establish it.
Wife Leads Plotters.
Macbeth, a general in the king’s
army, won a great victory, as the
play opens. .The king honored his
.favorite subject by planning to
spend that night at his castle. Im
mediately Macbeth and his wife re
veal that this is the opportunity for
which they have been planning.
They will murder the king in their
own castle, and no one will dare to
suspect Macbeth, the hero.
When her husband faltered in his
scheme, Lady Macbeth forced him
to the deed by calling him coward
ly, for she knew how much he
Elizabeth
James
HE DIED RICH
The life span of William Shake
speare, from 1564 to 1616, was
almost identical with that of
Queen Elizabeth, great ruler of
the English Renaissance.
Of bis life not enough is known
to satisfy the world’s interest.
There are legendary tales, be
sides written evidences left by
his friends. To his boyhood be
longs the incident of his poaching,
to his youth the relationship with
Ann Hathaway, and to his man
hood, his rise from lackey at the
play houses to owner and produc
er of plays. He accumulated over
quarter of a million dollars. Of
his contemporaries, some envied
him, some loved him.'
wished to be king. She prepared all
the details of the deed, even drug
ging the bodyguards. She said that
she would have stabbed the king
herself, but he resembled her father
as he slept.
Macbeth killed the sleeping king,
and was the loudest in his surprise
and sorrow when the deed was dis
covered the next morning.
Banquo, close friend and fellow
officer, dared to show Macbeth that
he suspected the truth. Macbeth
later had him taken for a ride and
murdered because he knew too
much.
Life as king did not bring joy to
Macbeth. Fear mounted in his own
heart, and he increased the number
of spies in the homes of his noble
men. Murder followed murder. As
soon as he felt that any man dis
liked him, he notified his killers.
Hatred of Macbeth grew on all sides
of Scotland. Finally the time
seemed ripe, and Macduff went to
England for help. From personal
spite, Macbeth had the helpless wife
and children of Macduff murdered.
ping and general street wear, the
other ideal for round the house,
and made on slenderizing lines.
Notice that they both use the
smart front closing. Both these
patterns are quick and easy to
make up, and each is accom
panied by a complete and detailed
sew chart.
Frock With Girdled Waistline.
Fashion says everything must
have a certain amount of soft de
tailing this season/ and this
charming tailored dress obeys
with draping at the neckline, the
girdled waist, and bust fullness
beneath smooth shoulders. Easy
AROUND
THE HOUSE
Stuffed Eggs.—To stuff eggs, put
them into cold water as soon as
taken from the stove. This will
keep the whites in better condi
tion.
* • •
Improving Fudge.—If you will
add a small spoonful of cornstarch
to the next batch of fudge you
make, you will be amazed at the
improvement in flavor.
• * *
Stoning Raisins.—To stone rai
sins easily, first place them in
boiling water for a short time.
* * *
Cooking Dried Fruit.—Soak and
cook slices of lemon with dried
apricots, prunes or peaches. One
thin slice of lemon will be enough
for each two cups of dried fruit.
* * *
Stretching the Salad.—When the
salad is limited and you wonder
if it will go around comfortably,
scoop out tomatoes and use the
salad as a filling. Then you will
surely have enough.
'Quotations'
A
The attributes of a great lady
may still be found in the rule of
the four S’s—sincerity, simplicity,
sympathy and serenity.—Emily Post.
Men hate to think largely because
they cannot do it.—Nicholas Murray
Butler.
The home is a laboratory where
we learn to get on in the wider field
that we must all step into as we
grow older.—Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt.
Nobody can ever set anything
right if everybody is equally wrong.
—G. K. Chesterton.
Business men know today that
their employees are also their cus
tomers.—^Colonel Arthur Woods.
sleeves, cut In one with the shoul
ders, make it a cool style for sum
mer. Silk crepe, silk print (in
that case, have a plain-colored gir
dle effect) sharkskin, linen and
shantung are good fabric choices
for this.
House Dress for Large Women.
It’s a diagram dress, so that it
may be made in just a few hours.
The long, unbroken, unbelted line,
the utter simplicity, the v-neck,
make this dress extremely becom
ing to women in the 36 to 52 size
range. Short, pleated sleeves give
plenty of ease for reaching and
stretching. Make this up in pret
ty cottons that will stand plenty
of wear and washing—percale,
gingham, seersucker, broadcloth.
The Patterns.
1489 is designed for sizes 14, 16,
18, 20, 40 and 42. Size 16 requires
4% yards of 39-inch material, plus
% yard of contrasting for girdle.
1476 is designed for sizes 36, 38,
40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size
38 requires 5 yards of 35-inch ma
terial.
Spring-Summer Pattern Book.
Send 15 cents for the Barbara
Bell Spring and Summer Pattern
Book which is now ready. It con
tains 109 attractive, practical and
becoming designs. The Barbara
Bell patterns are well planned,
accurately cut and easy to follow.
Each pattern includes a sew-chart
which enables even a beginner to
cut and make her own clothes.,
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
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Thought Governs All
Thought is at the bottom of all
progress or retrogression, of all
success or failure, of all that is de
sirable or undesirable in human
life.
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Shame in the Crime
The shame is in the crime, not
in the punishment.—Voltaire.
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Lady Macbeth Dies.
Life for Lady Macbeth was one
long punishment. She had to watch
her husband’s degeneration, know
ing all the while that she might
have prevented it. Finally, her sub
conscious mind got the upper hand.
Sleep was not restful, but was dom
inated by thoughts of the murder of
King Duncan, whose blood she kept
seeing on her hands. She became
totally insane.
In the last act of the play she
died, and when Macbeth heard the
news he said, “She should have
died hereafter. There would have
been a time for such a word.” She
would have died anyway! (But it
might have been at a more conve
nient time!)
Justice and revenge work togeth
er, when in hand-to-hand fight, Mac
duff kills Macbeth.
If Shakespeare lived today, he
would be skillful with the horror
movie. In “Macbeth” there are
witches who prophesy direful hap
penings. A storm is background
for murdec. In a cave filled with
bats, a fire smoulders -beneath a
cauldron.
The elements of tragedy are
many. Macbeth violated every du
ty: to his king, to his subjects, to
his wife, to God. As hatred and
murder increased in his soul, love
and sympathy decreased, until his
wife became to him as a stranger,
who should have died when it would
not have disturbed his activity.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Servica.
Have You EnteredThis Cake Recipe Contest?
IT’S EASY TO WIN A CASH PRIZE
Nothing to buy . . . No Letter to write
Have you submitted a recipe in the big Cake Recipe Contest now being conducted through this news
paper by C. Houston Goudiss, author of our “WHAT TO EAT AND WHY” series?
If not, take time today to write out your favorite cake recipe, «nd send it to him, attaching the coupon below.
‘ What Is Your Specialty?
.There are no restrictions as to the type of recipe that
may be submitted. A simple loaf cake has an equal chance
with an elaborate layer cake, provided it’s good! So send
along the recipe tor that cake which never fails to de
light your family. Enter that speciel coke, you reserve for
parties and church suppers. Or the one ybur children say
is the best cake in tortn. ,
No Letter to Writer
You’ll agree that this is one of the easiest contests you
ever entered, because there is nothing to. buy, no letter to
write. And it won’t take more than a few minutes to
write out your recipe and fill in the coupon.
Contest Closes May 31st.
You won’t have long to wait either, to know the out
come of the contest. For all recipes must be postmarked
not later than May 31. 1938, and prize winners will be
announced as soon as possible thereafter.
Prize winning recipes, together with those receiving
honorable mention from the judges, wiU be printed in a
booklet to be distributed nationally.
16 Cash Prizes.
The winning cakes will be selected by experienced
home economists on the staff of the Experimental Kitchen
Laboratory maintained by C. Houston Goudiss in New
York City. The recipe adjudged the best will win $25 for
the lucky homemaker who submits it; there will be five
second prizes of $10 each and ten third prizes of $5 each.
Tint Prise
Five
Second Prirea
Ten
Third Prises
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* Enter your rgcipe in this contest today. Mail recipa
and coupon, property filled out with your full name, ad
dress, town, state, and the trade name of the shortening,
baking powder and flour used in your recipe, to C.
Houston Goudiss, 6 East 39th Street, New York City.
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! C. Houston Goudiss
I 6 East 39th Street, New York, N. Y.
i Please enter the attached cake recipe in your contest.
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J My recipe calls for
* (Brand name of shortening)
9 My recipe calls for
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