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Spending Our Wealth

VARIOUS American politicians and some economists.
who have been brcsdcssting that the United States has
become a nation or spendthrifts. should examine the
recent report OF w. N. Steuart. director OF the bureau
Of census. The report answers with great clesrness the
l~ong-pcsed question; what is America doing with its
growing wealth?
u Is true our wealth is being expended. but a very
minor fraction is being wasted. The major part is be
ing expended to create additional wealth to make life
more worth the living and 70 lay the foundation for
future progress and prosperity.
Americas wealth is being utilized to buy more
hathtubs and washing machines, radios. automobiles.
electric refrigerators; to construct new homes or to
make old homes more attractive; to give our boys and
girls high school and college education.
The family Of 1927, when the last record wss made
Of indicators Of Material Progress" had more money
IN the bank, a greater share in the production Of me-
chsnical and mineral output, more appliances to make
Homework easy and home enjoyable and attractive
than II had m 1921. In fact, American living standards
in those six years increased 81 unprecedented speed,
and every dollar expended in improving living standards
has been an investment from which both present and
future generations will draw large dividends.
Figures cited by the census director arc interesting.
He shows that in 1921 production Of passenger auto
mobiles was t,t55l 900. and in 1927 Il was 3.929,00O. an
increase exceeding 100 per cent. In 1921 the house
wives OF America possessed 1.ss0.o0O washing machines.
and by 1927 the number had been increased TO 5,6Si, 600
Similar figures are cited to show the increase in ra
dos. electrical refrigerators and 81 ilar spputensnces
which were practically unknown six years ego, and
are now considered household necessities.
What America is speeding for education may be
CLEANED from the fact that students in high schools in
1921 numbered 2.413,OOo. By 1927 the enrolment had
increased to 4S55,00o, which indicates that almost
twice as many of cur boys and girls have the privi-
lege or securing a high school education. Figures on
college nrollmsn arc equally startling. College at
tendance jumped from 59s,0oo in 1921 to 100000 in
1927, the latter figure not including the thousands If
students VA The junior colleges. Residential building
IT. 36 states IN which records we're maintained increased
approximately Si,5CO.N0o,o00 in six years. Deposits in
savings banks increased from slG.5eo,oeoooo in 1921
70 $c6.0OoOooOo0 in 1927.
America "a not wasting her wealth. as these figures
prove. II is true that stupendous sum are being spent,
- compared with pre-wsr days; but there can bs 20
waste in such expenditures az the average American
10 making 70 further elevate living standards and TO
give TO American youth educational opportunities nth
cut parallel IN history
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Worthiugton," explained Chef. IS he
turned back towards town.
Well. I'm clear off of both cf
them, beras Pat rtormily in her
clear. high voice. n knew India
wouldn't DC happy until she'd nss
gcd Eddie
When did all this happen ?" asked
Chct. much amused. Since Chez had
so much responsibility al the bank.
his interest An girls seemed IN hays
uwiudled. lie could laugh now ~
some Of the things that last year
might have bothered him. consider
ably.
rat started to speak. and then
closed her lirs firmly.
Byrd guessed Il aust have han
Y rcned the night before che cane
home from Jacksonville. Well. she
Eloated to herself. II Pat would run
around with India. she'd soon learn
what sort Of person she was.
India had annexed "thia here"
Eddie aE Pat had dubbed him. There
was NJ doubt about that. Heart.
soul- teeth and curly hair' She had
all " him wrapped around her re-
ltNil'e5 iAltie IlnEcft
Tiny and Fred got most of their
amusement IN life ~ giving dinner
PARTIES. They lnred n spend some
MI Errd's growing fortune Nv enter
t ming. and were known for their
hcspitslity and generosity. Course
followed course. usually supervised
rs Fred. who was an %epicure in foods
and liquors. They frowned on n
one who even mentioned the word
diet And Fred had a wine cellar
Chat made him popular with bis
worst enemy.
whist do you think, everybody ."
Byrd IN and bought a house today.
Cute rs n bugs ear. too"
Byrd felt rs If a piece Of rock had
appeared where her heart used n Re-.
She had forgotten ~ warn Pat about
telling before Larry got home. And
now IL was futile 10 ask everybody
rot 20 mention H..
Trust the Early Bird To get p
nice mt worm" Fred COMMUNICATED
her after Pat had given all the de-
tails.
m Fred, Byrd expressed her fear
az Lsrry1 citspproval She explained
that she hadn't wanted anybody 70
know until Larry came home.
Don't worry" he said. comfort
irriy. there's no safer investment
than \ home. An apartments all
right far u few months. and Larry's
making enough money on this stock
% pay for it-easyl Take this house
of ours-everybody's always telling
rs how foolish for two people to have
RI care and worry ~ II. But we get
more fun nut ~ II than a trip around
the world or riy months IN Furors
every year. It's something we've
built ~ together-Tiny and II"
fred vas much prouder of his
home and of Tiny than he vas Of 'he
business deals he had been pulling
Off 70 successfully for years. The
sen or q saloonkesrsr, with hardly
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any education. he hrrs-ed 81 the
handicars he had overcome.
III business ~ v-E thrsWd. cslcn-
lnt---. and hard - granite but In
his home ard ancnE hts friends. he
was as soft and kind-hesrtcd as =
child.
He fairly ~worShip1cd Tiny, Tiny
who hsdn't p serious thought in her
head and who couldn't have earned =
penny. But Tiny held this rough.
unccuth. hard man III the palm NJ her
f1t. pudgy hand.
That was life for you, thought
Byrd. bitterly. She knew wives that
had brains. beauty and charm. who
couldn't hold their husbands and one
little. brainleas blond. no longer
Dung. who powdered and painted
and wore impossible clothes had
wealth. and the unadulterated adora-
tion of 4 big. burly man like Fred.
His fat face folded IN into = whim-
steal smile.
Bcttcr not take Tiny with you
when you begin fixing I'd Your
home he warned her. "She helped
redecorate the lodge rooms Of the
Eastern Star. and It looked like the
aurora borellis with a hangover. II
cost me something 40 correct her
mistakes
Byrd hoped that Chef would ask
her ~ dsnCe. She intended ~ give
him a piece Of her mind. and ask
him what he meant By criticizing
Larry's stock when he owned sone
of IL himself.
But Chef and Pat continued dane
inF together. dance after dance,
and they moved - easily, as III they
were used 70 dancing together. She
ncticen. then, that thew we're alone
on the floor. for Eddie and India
had disappeared.
Byrd decided 60 20 upstairs and
yet a book or magazine 90 read,
when she noticed Jack Duncan com
ing down the stairs, with Tiny pc
hind him.
In another minute Tiny was war
bling out the news Of Byrd's house.
"The Early Birds gone and bought
herself a little nesty-pesty.' she
trilled. Isn't II toe wonderful?
Nhen's the house-wsrming to b.7'
Byrd made up her mind right then
and there that there wouldn't be
any housewreckirg or warming-the
same thing' Never, Then Tiny
left them.
Bought and paid for" asked
Jack. II can let you have 2 loan, II
you need H."
NO thanks" said Byrd. "Lsrry'll
be able 10 handle H."
He will In he takes that block
Of stock he asked me 10 hold for
him." said Jack. Byrd was startled.
She was sure that Larrv wouldn't
hnv IL without her consent. These
real estate companies are selling
like hot wsfflss,"
Then hs changed the subject.
I've missed you like the dickens
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CHAPTER NXXYH.

CHAPTER NKXNII.
a. 2 O'Clock the next morning
Byrd and Dir. Folk drove directly t'
the Heights, where The house w.
located.
They drove through winding houlc-
wards, past little lakes. almost in-
visible in their nests Of trees and
shrubs. vast the wide streets. where
thc opuirut had built their palatial
homes, the very new mirglirE viii
The houses almost 4 half century old.
which had acquired a m~cllowncrs M
derp shade, well-cstablished lawns,
old brick walls banked with ivy and
great vcrandas ambushed behind
clcmatis and honcysuckle.
Quite far out. wv a section called
Greenwood they stopped.
Neat little houses sat on their
small, pockst-handkerchief lawns,
hopeful young shade trees patched
the street with deep shadows, birds
tvitterrd and brightly dressed chill
ircn played IVY The yards while shiny
cars waited An the curb ~ take their
mistrcsses cut for the days shop
ping.
Byrd wouldn't have been disap-
pointed If It had been any house on
the pleasant street. but Mr.. Folk
topped his rar in 'front.' "f thr onty
house that she could have fallen In
love with On the spot.
" was we'll set back on the lot.
shaded with two old clms and locked
away in lovely s~eclusion with low
hrlawu srr.nvww Ground fka nYNtwu HnN
and up both sides M the brick walk.
VI was rure Colonial. with wide clap
boards. painted a creamy white. and
two fiuted pillars supported 4 small
entrance.
Byrd loved everything about n,
the narrow central hall. the living
room. with its Colonial fireplace ~
red brick. the sunroom and the lit-
me breakfast alcovc between the
dining room and kitchen and the
square. well-lighted bedrooms, each
connecting with a bath. And the tive
shining bathsl
Before noon Byrd had paid q thou
sand dollars down on the house.
On the way home. che almost had
? chill thinking about N. She ned
70 explain TO herself a hundred tim 3
that the house would have been sold
II she hadn't made a quick decision.
Nr. Polk had said that he could only
give her - hours. She knew The
house couldn't bc duplicated amy.
where IN Cleveland for the price.
Only twelve thousand dollars But
twelve thousand dollars was n lot II
you didn't have H.,
At 8 o'clock Pat arrived In 2 rurh.
RI usual. ami The apartment was M
\ state cf commotiun until she was
dressed.
Chef was calling ~ take them ~
liny's fer dinner, snd Byrd had just
time 70 tell Fat about the house -
they Vsre going down IN the eieva-
tor.
Got TO pick W India and Eddie
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he said. biuntly. "Wouldn't even
send me a postal card. would you z"
why should II" said Byrd. cross
N.
"Oh. we'll, If you're going to be
snooty." he said, esrelessly, looking
around the room indifferently. II
only came because | thought Id
have a chance TO see you"
Byrd remembered. with d rush OF
emotion, her own conduct the last
time she had seen Jack. She had
thought Of IL a good many times,
but her behavior still remained 80
solutely inczplicabie. She could new
er. never explain that sudden emo
tion that had swept over her the
time he had kissed her. She ha
losthed him intensely ever sins..
And she had loathed herself morel
She couldn't even bear to think of
it,
n think you're treating Margie
ward Jack. "She spent the best
years Of her life bearing your chill
dren. keeping you house, think
you're-what-men calls rottsri'
Byrd hadn't meant to say a word
on this subject. but = sudden fury
had consumed her . He would treat
sry woman who succumbed 70 him
the same way. She vss sure Of that.
Haven't gotten over your coun-
trified ideas vet, have your said
Jack. IS IL Byrd hadn't called him
nm insulting name. "Ycu will in
less than = wear. You'll have % IN
YOU EVER want 70 interest Larry. and
you might rs we'll start On mel"
Te grinned a little sarcssticallv.
as hS looked down at Byrd. Sud-
denly he took one Of her hands and
held il tightly.
"You can he q tir~rcst. and when
YOU realize II. you'll make ;hc fur
flvl"
Byrd suddenly was ohsessed with
the idea that perhaps this was her
last chance ~ Get her vanity Ease
back. She had 70 have VI.
"Jark. if ycu d. one thing for me
--" Byrd hesitated. II must have
that vanity back. Won't you please
get II for me-"
"Ycu promise 70 let ne see you
once IN = whiie1" urged racl.
Eyr decided ~ make srv PROM
f. Is-k demanded ~ her. She
nclie ~ assent.
Then. - her amazrr.nt. Chef and
Fat came 20 her. saving they were
going home. Ard she vss glad 70
r.. too.
"Tou must have rore special IN
Tu~ncs with Pat" Byrd said 70
Chef On their way home. TO Get
her ~ leave any place before mid
right"
CTo BE CONTINUED
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NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-F-Or-
rsnization OF the United Aircraft
and Transport corporation. a $780,
100000 holding company owning
stock If subsidiary airplane. engine
and air TRANSPORTATION companies,
UBs announced today. W repre-
SCENTS a consolidation " Pratt and
Whitney Aircraft Corporation 81
Hartford, Conn. manufacturers q
airnlane motors; Chance NouRht
corporation RI Long Island City. NJ.
n. manufacturer w PLANES. and
Boeinr Airplane and Transpcr. cor
poration Of Seattle. Wash, nanufac-
turer Of planes and operator Of air
mail. express and passenger routes.
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Other Papers
A MODERN CARRIE NATION
lHouston POST Dispatch.

tHouston Ipat-biSpatrhl.
Mrs. Maude Wilson Of Kansas City, who used an
. - % demolish a soft drink store where she believed
her husband and ts-yesr-cld daughter had bcuEht
whisky recalls 70 mind the exploits Of Carrie Nation.
Mrs. Wilson adopted the Carrie Nation technique. The
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New York Letter

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-In this
town Of ours: Peg Joyce's newest
Geu'man frcn' would amaze you
Norman Anthony has already
shelved Judge 10 edit Life .
Laurence Scnwab, the hit ons
will he secretly sealed after the
slco holidays 10 MIldren Brown. unt
N hts leading phemmes . Gretl
Garho. al the moom pitchers, icy
.sy, went 70 lurrop with q one-vsy
passport, God Forbid -. The Times
Is negotiating for a Brooklyn plant
1he Richard traits (Edna May
Oliver or "Shcw Eoat') who were
welded only q series NJ months $50.
have already phffft'
One OF the Lorgscrs hostelries
has a dictogrsph IN every room
" atch for the extra cord connected
10 the phone box under the night
table adjoining the bed Viii
liam Gait Collier. Jr, ~ a Stepson
. . the new Strauss National bank
took in more than seven million Ia
deposits the first day IL opened
Noel Coward has sublct the Al
fred Lunt place.
Carpenter in Dillingham; Play.
Georges Car-pon-tee-ay, now n
Partisan revue rage. may be Dill
highland here in Sept. Jane AL
den will be a nanny soon Al
though collegiate officials tell the
press he IL all right. All TINT Lass
mar. a~ll-Star tackle tinjured in the
M. II. U.-Carnegia Tech game at
Pittsburgh. il gravely in there.
Harper e. Brothers are entering
tho paner-pulp magazine field /.
Eddie Lehman. Jr.. tho Chicago mil
liorsire. and Bessie Love. who IN now
y blonde. are plenty That Nav /.
The truth In that Cholly Chaplin
rates five grand per annum for in
dorsing that cigse -. Ollie Garrett.
one Of the few Park Rowrues to
click in the philm sector. il here for
\ SMELL without much hair Bob
Wilkes. Evevorld Criminal Courts
man. ha sseen 800 men condemned
20 perish D.. Rowland Wood. Eve
posts new city ed. is a minister's
child.
Winchelrs Selections
Recommended to diversion seek
ers: Elizabeth and Essex" BY Lyt-
ton Strachey You're IN.
Cream in Ny Coffee" from Hold
Everythine!" on the Columbia plat
ter 1904 d -. Short Stories From
Vanity Fair "Liverirht) Nell
Martini Lord Byron of B'way'
IHerklcl 49,. Guido La Verona'r
THE Woman Who Invented Love
Dutton) -. Holiday" at the Ply.
mouth Ruth Etting COOLING
Love Ne OF Leave Nc" in
"N~hooree" The delightful
frances Upton cf the same lah-de.
dab I. Frank Crumit's Victor dixk
OF Il Learned About Women From
Her
Tom Cochran. Of tha r Nor-.~
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Washington Letter
BY CHAkLES z. STEWART

land conscience Of his never would
permit undue idling on his part.
Mr.. Coolidge draws toward the end
III his term with a lot OF work lrit
IN him-only vs. years old and prob
ably in the best health Of any presi-
dent who ever completed IN admin
Istrstion.
Motives of alone would
prevent him from loafinz long
do not mean that | think money
will interest him greatly mean
! think he will consider that. while
his productive capacity remains
first class. he would be committing
a high crime II he wasted any Of
ID.
He doubtless will take u vaca-
ticn-dnrinE which the whole cnun-
Try will continue u wcndcr about
his plans-anl then ! feel certain
he will plunge into some task al
ready chosen by him. long ago. a
president ID not likely 20 see his
successors inauguration day ap-
preaching without deciding how nc
too. can best occupy himself subEv-
%auently.
Ny own theory is that SIR. Cool
idge will stay IN politics II has
been his life. 7 question ~ re-
could be happy out or IA.
! can hardly imagine him accept
inE such n post as head OF the
American Petroleum Institute, "a
has been suggested. The soon-to-
retire chief executive has IN ex-
tremely lofty conception ~ the
rresidcnry's diEnity-vh ich ! Re-
lieve he would extend 10 include the
dignity Of the eX-presidsncy. After
all the talk there has bseB ofeISex
In recent wears. the Petroleum az
stitute dictatorship would not Do
particularly dignificd for an eH-
president.
The late Judge vi. IN. Gary's yosi-
tion with the United States steel cor
porstion. also mentioned. would be
better. Yet steel is wholly outside
NJ. Coolidge's line. He is no cap
tain Of industry. Of course. his
name would be ar asset ~ the steel
corporation. but | doubt IL he would
enjoy a mere ~fieurehead-
4 senate seat strikes me as an
ideal ex-presidential niche.
Mr.. Coolidge. a. q senator from
Massachusetts. would occupy a place
almost more important than wheI
he dweit IN the executive mansion.
He would speak with 10 times the
authority of any other senator-by
virtue Of his former office.
His importance-and his power
would BE- such that ID seems inn
possible the idea can have failed to
occur 70 him-ann. IL ~ did, TO have
appealed to him.
There will be a Massachusetts, SEN
ator 10 elect in 1880. At present
the tosa - Senator Gillett's. but
Senator Gillstt will be 80 hy the end
RI hi current term. IL Is unlikely
he will care 10 run again. In the
meantime Mr.. Coolidge will have
had a comfortable year and a half
Of rest. and il will he surprising II
he canrot be elected to the renats
| from Massachusetts,.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17

The bill | have just introduced in the senate in
cludes the principal features Of the McNary-Hauren
bill without the equalization fee. But tho new meas
ure T. more than the old bill with the controversial fee
section stricken out. II includes net only those basic
provisions CT farm relief that have von the support OF
farm leaders in general. but also the recommendation
Of Secretary Jardine and other administration leaders.
together with the surplus control legislation promised
10 the republican platform
The new measure il designed ~ handle surplus farm
products and to promote orderly and efficient market
ing. II is also designed TO encourage cooperative and
efficient marketing and to enable the producers to get
greater control over the marketing Of their products.
thereby %affcrdinE farmers : much-necdcd bargaining
power, just as unity or action through organization has
given bargaining power to industry and labor.
The bill provides a revolving loan fund OF $500. 900
600 for the necessary financing, that is. for making
loans q stabilization corporations FOR handling the
surplus. Loans for certain other purposes would also
re made 70 cooperative marketing associations. II Il
not proposed to dispose of crop SURPRISES at a loss TO
DC paid out Of the United States treasury.
Sterilization corporations are the heart or the
sterilization and surplus control plan itsel. Through
these corporations. owned and controlled w co-opcra-
tive associations and other organizations and other or
CARNATIONS Of producers, the seasonal or years total
SURPRISES will be handled for the benefit OF all pro
duccrs. without putting on the members Or the coop
~erativcs more than their fair share or the cost and ~.
sp%onsibilit IN h~sniylins surplus crops. This plan zoe
beyond the old idea Of merely leaning money 70 co.
operative marketing associations. The corporations
arc authorized to handle as much Of the surplus IS
may be necessary fer orderly marketing. whether the
products arc produced ~ membcs n cooperative u
BY othes.
The plan ~ = whole would he administered by =
federal farm board consisting Of the secretary Of agri-
culture ard six members who would Ne IN sympathy
uttt ~~t~uIt,,rr apJ -Iart,J gr tbr.v Jr,..r-t~~tuI
capacity and fitness for the job.
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Under present conditions the pcssessor ~ = seat N
he New York stock Exchange could be excused for
not giving IL 10 . lsdy-Trcy Record.
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Timely Views
NEw PLNN roR FARM RELIEr orrLINEp

NEW PLAN o FARM RELIEF OUTLINED
BY CHARLES l.. McNARY, Senator From Oregon.
tCharlcs Lima McNary was born on 4 farm near
Salem, ore, June H., 1874. lie was graduated from
Leland Stanford university. and wss admitted n
the bar m 1925. PracticinE ~ Salem for n years.
he was elected justice cf the supreme court Of Ore
gon IN 1918. He was appointed United States sen
ator from Oregon in 1917 to fill n vacancy and then
was elected for two terms. his last expiring IN
1891. His home Is IN Saleml.
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Winchell's Selections

Tom Cochran. Of th. J. r. Morgan
outfit. who say iern II instead %
dammit and heck instead or hell, was
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Y. r. A.. IN the New York World
uppercut the column the other morn
ing when he exposed the fact that
irginia Sackville- West did not par
ent the town "0rlandc." when re
said she had. More devsstatin-.
however. was the memo left Cn unf
desk by One OF the Staff. reading
1T seems 70 me that you and r. Y.
A. Cvho ere supposed 10 be eclumn-l
ists. but who are necessarily find.S
flaws in the other fellows rturl
are two Of the best rrnnfreadar= I'm
town.
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BELIEVE COOLIDGE MAY BE-
COME SENATOR

WASHINGTON, Dec. mo one
In Washington il rash enough to eS-
pect Calvin Coolidge % tell, a split
second In advance. what he means
10 do with himself after March 4
That he intends to 70 back a.
Northampton 70 live IN assumed
from the fact that h has ~bcspoken
a residence there.
However. this means very little
concerning his future activities.
He Is not deemed likely to vege-
tate. Work is exceedingly necesse
TO him. a. all who have watched him
in the White House must realize.
Leisure bores him.
True. he did say eomethinE once
about sitting end whiting. Figur-
at;yely speaking. il is conceivable
that he might sit snd whittle for
awhile. while considering. What
neSt7' He might even take him
time about making up his mind. but
he certainly would not keep on whit
Ting indefinitely. That New Eng