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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

europe
Almost forgotten in the heat Of
European affairs was a prediction
that came true: That March would
be crisis month. AS March neared
its lamb-like end, Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler and Premier Benito
Mussolini had indeed engineered a
crisis and Europe's democracies
were found wanting. The blunt fact:
For nine days after Germany's
Czech conquest, Frances, Britain,
Russia and Poland sought unsuc-
cessfully for solidarity while Hitler
made hay in Slovakia, Memel, Lith-
uania, Belgium and Rumania.' The
aftermath: Mussolini found courage
to cry openly (for the first time) for
French concessions. BY the months
end it appeared flowers would bloom
this April in Europe, for only the
remote possibility of French anti
italian action could mar an other
wise complete Nazi-F fascist victory:
Germany. Of minor Importance
to jittery London and France are
new German treaties Handwriting
Slovakia and Lithuania. Of greater
interest is the barter treaty with
Belgium, an inroad that strikes close
to home. But most important is
the pact Hitler showed down the
throat of Rumania's King Carol. Its
gist: About 80 per cent of Carols
farm products, and most of his
1900, 000-ton annual oil production
60 to Germany; Rumania is brought
politically, militarily and economic
cally into the Reich's orbit by con-
cessions unprecedented in modern
economic relations between two SOW
.ereign nations. With Hitler appar-
emily headed eastward, Rumania Of
fers an excellent Trojan horse for
penetration of the Russian Ukraine.
But increasingly remembered is the
fact that another empire-bound war;
rior, Napoleon, met his match in
Russia.
Spain. BY late March the 80
month civil war had apparently run
its full course, ready to end with
Nationalist victory, to be followed
by German-Italian domination.
Italy. All that remains to COM
plete totalitarianism's 1889 conquest
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
How Women
i'm Their 4O's
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for woman during her
change usually from 3S to so, who fears
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
upset nerves and moody spells.
Get more fresh air, hrs. sleep and II you
need . good general system tonic take Lydia
e. Pinkhamfs Vegetable Compound, made
especially for women. It helps Nature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
jittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change Of life. WELL
WORTH TRYINGt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Congress

Congress
U. S. business was pouting genu-
inely last February when Harry
Hopkins made his famous Des
Moines speech promising new ad-
ministration effort to start the re-
covery ball rolling. But to business
men, recovery was precluded by
high relief costs and "exorbitant"
taxes. When the administration in
dictated unwillingness to slash costs,
Mr.. Hopkins highly touted zap
peasement'' plan begged down and
in its place arose the most hostile,
economy minded congress President
Roosevelt has ever faced.
Many administration leaders, like
Secretary Morgenthau and Vice
President Garner, are economy
bent. Others, like Federal Reserve
Chairman Mariner Ecc1es, White
House favorite, believe government
should spend when industry will not,
providing semblance of normally.
But SO unpopular a philosophy bucks
the public trend, which is poor poll
tics. A smarter course is to give
congress and the nation its econ
onny, If prosperity results, the
White House will bask in glory; if
it misses fire, the public can be re-
minded that the White House coun-
seled against it all along.
Whatever the reasoning, sudden
switch in administration attitude
has brought new peace to Washing
ton:
Eccles Demarche. Appearing be-
fore a special senate silver commit
tee, Mr.. Eccles COMPOUNDED his audi
ence by advocating governmental
economy. His reasoning: while ]
am convinced that such policy
.4.,. under present conditions would
have disastrous results, we live in
a democracy, and, therefore !.
the viewpoint Of the majority should
promptly be made effective" His
suggestion: That federal spending
be concentrated on non-competing
public activities, i.e., buildings,
roads, schools, hospitals, housing.
Morgenthau Demarche. Next day
Mr.. Morgenthau gave administra-
ton blessing to congressional plans
for postponing scheduled increases
in payroll contributions for social
security, also, endorsing "a pay-as-
you-go system founded on sound ac-
tuarial principles. Present assess
ments are ! per cent each against
employer and employee. In 1910
and 1941 this would jump to 11s per
cent each; per cent to 1915; 21s
per cent to 1913; per cent each
after 1948. q Mr.. Morgenthau's four
alternatives:
e(1)l One per cent to 1910; 1h per
cent to 1913; 2 per cent to 1916; 21s
per cent to 1919; 8 per cent after
that. (, 4.S @4 sf,
s(2) Boost from / to ia per cent
In 1910; to TX per cent in l941; to
Ia per cent in 1912; present sched-
ule thereafter.
go Boost from / to 1% per cent in
1910; to lh per cent in 1871; to III
per cent in 1912; present schedule
thereafter.
az Omit increase to 1k per cent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Bruckarf's Washington Digest
Find Joker in Department Of
Agriculture Appropriation Bill
It's the Food Stamps and Here's How
Advanced Thinkers Think 1t Will Work;
Billion Dollars Is All They Want.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Services National Press Bldg, Washington, D. C.

Gerry store and use them just like
they were quarters, or half dollars
or dollars. The groceryman will
take them and he will be paid hon.
est-to-goodness United States mon
ey for them. Thus will the surplus
stocks of food products be reduced
and the remainder will bring better
prices. Or so say the advanced
thinkers.
When ! read the explanation of
the program that was sent me by
one Of Mr.. Wallace's publicity staff,
the first thing that struck me was
the extreme discrimination that will
result. It is easy to see. Take any
man who is trying to hold down a
private job. 1t may be paying him
only $50 a month, or about the same
as the relief worker gets. Natural
ly, he would like to be making more
money. Who wouldn't? But he sticks
on his job and stays off of relief.
Then, when he gets paid he goes to
the grocery store to buy some food.
He pays cash, and gets his food.
About the same moment a relief
worker walks in, orders the same
list Of groceries, perhaps, and pays
for them out of stamp book. 1t ap-
pears to me that the hard bitten
private worker is going to find little
solace in remaining on his job. It
strikes me he-and millions of 9TH
ers-are going to be resentful Of
such tactics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
These NewPatte
Have Lovely Lines

THE full-sleeved, high-waisteo
= dress (1721) is a perfectly
charming fashion for afternoon
parties, club meetings and lunch-
cons. 1t does nice things to your
figure, because the bodice is gath
cred into just enough fullness, and
the high waistline makes you look
Simmer around the middle and
over the diaphragm. Make 1t of
silk crepe, georgette, prints or
chiffon.
Here's a simple little pattern
(1670) that brings you one of the
very smartest styles of the sea-
son-the button-front frock for ev-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

WASHINGTON was not so
long ago-six or eight years, per-
haps-that the annual cost OF the
department of agriculture to the
taxpayers of the country amounted
to something like $40, 100000. There
was some talk even in those days
about the drain upon the federal
treasury resulting from department
Of agriculture operations. The to-
tails were questioned; many persons
wondered whether the politicians
were justified in voting that much
money to the department because
there was little to show in the way
of results. That is, congressman
could show very little except the
packages Of seeds sent out to their
districts.
It was in those days, however,
that the department of agriculture
was seeking to operate effectively.
Farming was not regarded by the
folks who used to run the depart
ment as a subject for politics. The
departmental officials were going
about their business, rendering as
sistance in the form of advice and
promoting better farming when the
farmers asked for it.
was reminded of those days re-
Gently when the house appropria-
tons committee brought out for
consideration the appropriations bill
for the department of agriculture
for the fiscal year that begins next
July /. A Rip Van Wrinkle who could
have slept through the last 10 years
would have believed, truly, that he
was in Nanother world. The new
money bill for the department con-
tains d total Of more than 81, 000,-
10000. The measure, indeed, ranks
as the third largest appropriations
bill of this year when altogether
there is likely to be almost $40, 000,-
O00, 1000 appropriated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

in 1910; step up rates in 1913 and fol-
low present schedule thereafter.
Morgenthau reasoning: The trend
of business conditions in specific fu-
ture years could not be accurately
foreseen in 1885 when social security
was started under the present $40,-
000, 000,0 900 reserve plan. Today it
appears q, $4,000, 100000 reserve
would be sound.
Also recommended was a trustee
board to hold social security funds,
thereby spiking criticism that the
money is now being used to pay
governmental expenditures. Under
actual operation, payroll contribu-
tons now 60 to the treasury, are
shifted to the old-age reserve fund,
then invested in treasury securities
to bring the cash back to the gen.
eral fund.
Sour Note. Given highly COW
eted concession, congress has found
economy is easier to talk about than
enforce. Next on the list is the
farm appropriations bill, carrying a
$3.50, 0O0,O 900 item for parity pay
ments which had not been included
in the original budget estimate.
Farm-state representatives, foresee-
ing political suicide If parity ap-
preparations were not made, hoped
the money might come from a re-
newal of processing taxes. Indus
trial-state lawmakers knew their
constituents would object. And both
groups reflected that less social Sc
curity income would leave Secretary
Morgenthau's cupboard bare.
PaSs-Anseric0
In early March Brazil's Foreign
Minister Oswaldo Aranha arrived at
Washington, spent two weeks MAX
ing friends and returned home with
a basketful of plums. In return for
liberal U. S. credit allowances to
develop Brazilian trade and indus
try (partly a Pan American defense
measure) Senior Aranha agreed to
resume payment on Brazilian debts
to U. S. bondholders on July /.
But commitments that were con-
venient in Washington were hard to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
They won't BELIEvE
...ifs CASTOR OH.

Good old reliable costoT oil. q house,
hold stund-bY for generations. has
been "modernized" at Lost. A brdnd
new refining process wdshes away
oil the impurities. which. in the post.
made costor oil so Objectionable.
leaving Kellogg's Perfected Tusteless
Castor Oil odorless. tusteless. EASY
TO TAKE. full-strength. ulwuYs de-
pendoble. Get q bottle Of Kellogg's
Perfected today for general fomilY
use. Demand genuine Kellogg's Per.
fected = accept no so-colled "tosie.
less" substitute. Sold at all drug
stores in 3h OF. reiinerY-seoled
bottles-onlY Csc q bottle. Approved
by Good Housekeeping Bureau.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Give a Thought to
MAIN STREET

. For, in our town -. and towns
like ours clear across the country
-. there's q steady revolution
going on. Changes in dress styles
and food prices -. the rise of q
hat crown the fall of furni-
ture prices-these matters vitality
affect our living !. (. And the news
isabIy covered in advertisements.
Smart people who like to be
up-to-the-minufe in living Snd
current events, follow advertise
ments as closely rs headlines.
They know what's doing in
America and they also know
where money buys mossl IL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
What IL Planned to Do
With a Billion Dollars

It is extremely difficult to realize
what a billion dollars is. That is,
it is difficult for me to understand
what it is. I can write the figures
glibly enough. But to comprehend
that sum of money, or billion of
anything, is something almost out
side the pale of human knowledge.
Yet that is what the department Of
agriculture seeks this year, and here
is how that money is supposed to
be divided:
$429, $3.50, 900 for soil conservation
payments.
$3.50, 000, 900 for parity payments.
$191 ,000, 900 for road building.
$21, 462, 900 for soil and moisture
conservation and operations.
24,984, 900 for the farm tenancy
program.
$7,175,0OO for eradicating tubercu-
losis and Bangs disease.
$6,996, $50 for the weather bureau
and its services.
$4,978,000 for retiring submarginal
lands.
$l,631, 900 for soil and moisture in
vestigation.
$780, 900 for wild life restoration.
$500, 900 for cooperative farm for
estry.
$250,000 for the water facilities
program.
There were some other odds and
ends embracing items of 20 or 40
~. on %b0,,coY,I Jn11,~e ox~o,,~&~ -.
small that men almost smirk be-
cause they have forgotten how to
speak in such limited numbers.
Then, and here is the joker which
is hidden away. really should not
say hidden" because no reference
is made in the agriculture bill Ian
guage. The joker is that there are
almost countless millions of other
dollars with which the department
can play around, including approx
mately 500, 900, 900 of money for use
in getting rid of farm SURPRISES.
That is the money from which Sec
rotary Wallace and his advanced
thinkers will draw funds for the
soon-to-be-famous food stamps.
The country got its belly full of
blue eagles before the. MIRA was
plowed under. But the undis-
tinguished, yet BETTING, end that
came to the MIRA blue eagle has
not deferred the advanced thinkers
from attempting something else that
is blue-a blue stamp for relief food.
Yes, relief workers will have the
same wages as before, but they will
receive free blue stamps with which
to buy surplus products for foods.
HoW Wallace's Men Think
Blue Food Stamp VIII Work
must write little bit about that
blue food stamp, about how the adj
vanced thinkers think it will work,
before ] report on the main depart
ment of agriculture appropriation
bill.
It seems to be Secretary Wallace's
idea of more abundant life to des-
ignate certain farm products each
week as being surplus" and to help
get them off of the glutted market
by making them available for relief
workers kitchens. The first trial
of the scheme will be limited to six
cities. In those areas, the relief
supervisors will be supplied with
books of blue stamps. They are
rather pretty stamps, too. Each
WPA worker will get book Of
stamps of a specified value. He
can take those stamps to his gro
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Learn Beautiful Phrases
But at Rather High Cost

I am not prepared to say that the
wild life restoration program is
wholly bad. It seems probable that
the country ought to rebuild the
wild life stocks that have been wan
tonly destroyed in the days when
people could 60 out and shoot ducks
or deer or what have you without
thought of the morrow. It is a pro-
gram for which considerable justi-
fication can be advanced.
But it is to be noted that most of
these items are small. Neither the
department of agriculture admins
tration nor the members of the
house and the senate have seen fit
to do more than maintain them.
have seen the inmates of the CAPT.
toll squirm and fuss and scowl about
some of them, while swallowing the
items reaching into hundreds of mill
lions with the greatest Of glee.
AS / said, it was not so long ago
that department of agriculture APP
preparations were regarded as huge
if they totalled 40 millions. AS far
as I can see, agriculture is no bet
ter off today than it was in those
years. OF course, very great
number of farmers have learned
that the beautiful phrases like ''the
more abundant life" and such, are
meaningless. But venture the as
sertion that the education has been
rather expensive.
From all of these things it is
surely made to appear that there
are some large Ethiopian gentlemen
in the wood pile. When the politi-
clans and the advanced thinkers
joined hands to manage agriculture,
just then federal expenses for the
department of agriculture began
looming upward.
@ Western Newspaper Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
Miscellany

Favored, by more congressman,
expansion of the neutrality acts
"cash and carry provision to in
clude sale Of munitions to warning
nations.
. Commemorated, by a special
Irish postal stamp, the 150th ami
versary Of the American Constitu-
ton and George Washington's in
stallation as first U. S. President,
o Offered, by Japan, return Of
inundated Caroline islands to Ger
many "as a gesture of good will and
an example to other countries hold
ing former German colonies. Stipu-
lation: The islands are to be SUR
rendered when the Reich RECEIVERS
colonies from Britain and France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
See Fossil of Creating
A Lot of Bootleggers

There is another phase of the pic
ture which was mentioned to me by
Representative Hope of Kansas, one
of the ranking members of the house
committee on agriculture. He sug-
gested that the blue stamps are go
ing to create a lot of bootleggers.
For example: the relief workers are
not permitted to buy liquor with the
stamps. They won't be redeemed
if they are used to buy anything
but food. However, Mr.. Hope could
see no reason why a relief worker
couldn't use the stamps to buy liq-
uor from liquor store and the liq-
uor store owner might possibly be
a crook. It is possible, you know.
He might own food store, too, or
he might have an understanding
with food store owner who would
take the stamps at few pennies
discount. What is to stop such pro-
cedure? It's your guess.
The whole thing strikes me as be-
ing so silly as to defy ones powers
of imagination. It is dealt with here
at such length only because / re-
gard it as typical Of a great many
things that are going on within the
department of agriculture for which
more than 81, 1000, 900, 900 is soon to
be appropriated for a years opera
tions. The blue stamp scheme is
destined to fail, even as the plow-
ing under of crops and the slaugh-
tering of 5000, 900 pigs was doomed
a-bornin' and as the limitation Of
crop production was certain to flare
back on those who were sucked into
the maelstrom of nit wit plans.
Now, lest I be misunderstood, let
me restate with emphasis that there
is good work that the department
can do, and has been doing. Road
building appropriations, for in
stance. Where would this country
be had there been no attempt to
build disable roads? Who can say
that eradication of tuberculosis and
Bangs disease among live stock is
not valuable aid to farmers?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07
lszz-fzss@Anel
IS Ea5l351sI3H
Keeping at 1t

Perpetual pushing and assur-
ance put a difficulty out of counte-
nance, and make seeming inn
possibility give way.-Jeremy Col
lier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

is French capitulation to Mussolini's
Mediterranean demands. No COM
petent observer expects Paris to
balk at ~ giving minority rights
to Italians in Tunisia; (2) granting
Italy share in administration of
the Suez canal, or (3) allowing It.
ally to control the railroad from
French Djibouti to Adds Ababa,
Ethiopia's key city. So long as no
territorial demands are made, Paris
will register nothing more positive
than an air Of righteousness.
Significance. Europe's future will
henceforth be dictated from Rome
and Berlin, since democratic soli-
darity efforts continue to fail.
France and England cannot be ex-
pected to oppose any dictator con-
quest short of encroachment on their
own territory, and even here they
would balk at armed opposition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-07

EDITORS NoTE--When opinions are
expressed in these columns. they are those
of the news analyst. and mot necessarily
of the newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
National 4730

Ne give lessons on ac-
Gordon, saaobhone,
marimba, aylothone,
cornef, trumpet, guitar,
violin, clarinet, from
bone and drums. Lare-
est and best equipped
studios in the city.
Special instruction
available for children.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Carl Sandburg 10 Lecture
Thursday Evening

Carl Sandburg, 62-year -old, white
thatched poet and biographer, will
lecture at the Roosevelt High School
auditorium at $3.50 pm. Thursday
under auspices of Sigma Tau Delta
Fraternity Of Wilson Tearchers'
College.
Best known for his down n-to-earth
verse in Chicago POEMS" Smoke
and Steel" and other books of verse
and his multi-volumed as yet un-
finished biography of Abraham Lin
coin, Mr.. Sandburg has won acclaim
also on the lecture platform.
He reads his own lusty poetry
sings American folk ballads to the
accompaniment Of his own strum-
ming on an ancient guitar and tells
anecdotes with characteristic sly
humor.
Mr.. Sandburg Is a native of Gales
burg, ILL.,, and did newspaper work
after his graduation from Lombard
College. When not on tour or away
gathering material for writing, Mr.
Sandburg lives on the sand dunes OF
Lake Michigan near Harbert, Mich
His wife is a sister of Edward
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Advertising Club
Plans |. Q. Quiz

Twenty-one members of the ad-
vertising fraternity of Washington
will be enticed into quiz to de-
termine their IT. O." on direct ad-
vertising at luncheon meeting OF
the Advertising Club at the Raleigh
Hotel at 1890 pm. Wednesday.
The questions, which will deal
largely with such subjects as postal
regulations, mailing lists, production
ETC., will be fired by club members
and their friends. George B. Ken
nedy, chairman of the direct ad-
vertising group of the club, will
preside.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Employees to Exhibit
Art and Photos

Employees of the Civil Service
Commission who specialize in COL
lections of some sort as a hobby
will have an opportunity to display
their possessions in the third an
nual art and Photographic extibi-
ton which opens tomorrow in the
rotunda of the commission, Seventh
and F streets NV.
The exhibits will be open daily
through Saturday, with night show
ings Thursday and Friday.
Prizes are awarded in several
classes, with representatives of the
National Geographic Society and
the Colonial Technical Institute
serving as judges.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

Wednesday in the auditorium of the
Carnegie Institution, Sixteenth and
P streets NV. Uraniborg, in Den
mark, is where Tycho Brahe, famous
Danish astronomer, carried on
astronomical research.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
DR.. HeyI to Lecture

DR.. Paul R. Heyl, physicist at the
Bureau of Standards, will give an
illustrated lecture on "A Visit to
Uraniborg" at meeting of the So
ciety of the Sigma Xi at 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Howard Hall to Speak

Howard Hall, instructor In q
school for public speaking, will dis
cuss the subject Business and Pub
lie Speaking" at pm. Thursday in
the small auditorium at the Jewish
Community Center under auspices
OF the Society of Mutual Benefits.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

Steichen, famous New York photog-
rapher.
Advance reservations may be made
by telephoning Wilson Teachers
College.