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TIIE CORRIGAN PRESS
iY<»irs Elvrifir of Current Events_
SMALL BUSINESS TURBULENT
Bedlam Reigns in Roper's Conference . . . Housing Bill
Enacted . . . German Army Versus Nazis
IV, PuJaUtJ
SUMMARIZES THE WORLD
WHO’S NEWS
THIS WEEK...
By Lemuel F. Parton
SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK
© Western Newspaper Union.
Business Men in Uproar
CECRETARY OF COMMERCE
ROPER thought the thousand
“little business" men he invited to
Washington to tell their troubles
and needs to the President would
hold a nice quiet meeting and form-
ulate a program that wouldn’t em-
barrass the administration. But
they fooled him.
Their opening session in the De-
partment of Commerce auditorium
was decidedly riotous and finally
the police were called in to restore
order. Every man present wanted
to make a speech and dozens fought
for possession of the microphone
of the loudspeaker system in order
to tell what they thought was wrong
with the country and what should
be done about it. Mr. Roper tried
valiantly to deliver a message of
greeting from Mr. Roosevelt, but the
throng refused to listen even to that.
Assistant Secretary Ernest Draper
had little better luck. Draper an-
nounced that Fred Roth, shoe man-
ufacturer of Cleveland, was tem-
porary chairman, and this led to
further disorder because he was
“hand-picked.”
RFC Chairman Jesse Jones, who
tried to speak, was cheered but soon
retired from the room with Roper
and Draper.
Some of the business men who
could make themselves heard con-
demned the administration for high
taxes, reckless spending and un- |
warranted attacks on industry and
business. Others called on the Pres-
ident to declare he will not accept
a third term. They demanded he
get rid of his theorists. They voted
to consider the problem of taxes,
shouting down the attempts of Com-
merce officials to sidetrack it.
Finally nine small groups were
formed to discuss as many phases
of the problem and carry their
findings to the White House. These,
with their topics and chairmen,
were:
Small loans, James G. Daly of
Columbus, Ohio; wages and hours.
Dr. W. K. Gunter of Gaffney, S. C.;
fair trade practices, Howard D.
North of Cleveland; government re-
search, Bernard McLean of Dallas,
Texas; housing, D. E. McAvoy of
New York; social security, 0. L.
Roach of Danville, Va.; develop-
ment and planning of small busi-
ness, Leslie E. Sanders of Orlando,
Fla.; unemployment, Wallace Kim-
bal of Long Island City, N. Y.; in-
stallment selling, R. P. Hastey of
Chicago.
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ove is very anxious to get married. nece'git of -getting the story in
Her people have money and we can tead'., as tbcy say in tlie news-
go to live with them after our mar- , shops. This
riage but I am against this. How- Story That
ever, my fiancee insists and says j t, Ktrh
she will not wait to marry me if I
at the End
don’t agree. Actually I couldn’t give I
her a home of her own for two or j
three years and she knows this. But |
she is keen on my living with her
parents, and for some reason I can-
not look to the future with any en-
joyment. I am worried and upset
i about this affair. Give me your
■ opinion__D. R. K.
ANSWER—When a maiden is so
j determined to marry that she actu- J
aliy forces her young man to the altar
against his wishes and against all j
rules of common sense, she is dem-
onstrating clearly the fact that she
is more in love with the idea of
marriage than with her future hus-
band.
And she is also showing a lack of
reporter asks in-
dulgence for sav-
ing the kick in
this one for the
end, noting merely that it is a
happy ending. In recent years,
there have been so many unhappy
fade-outs, from Sam Langford to
the League of Nations, that any-
thing in the line of an unexpect-
ed Garrison finish rates a bit of
suspense before the nows pay-off.
In Maxwell street, Chicago, long
before the fragrance of Bubbly
creek ebbed and sank and saddened,
there was a book-stall which was
the Jewish Algonquin of those parts.
The place was overrun with phil-
osophers, some white-bearded and
highly venerated, some young and
contentious, all stirred by a fever-
ish intellectual zeal. They wolfed
Admiral Claude Charles Bloch,
shown above, has assumed com-
mand of the United States fleet,
succeeding Admiral Hepburn. The
transfer was made at San Pedro,
Calif.
character which bodes lU for her new books and started clamorous
matrimonial future. It is sheer j arguments ab0ut them, the way the
weakness to rush into marriage j crowds at tbe big pool hall down
when there isn’t sufficient capital to | the street grabbed the box scores in
finance the undertaking. It argues i the late sporting extras. Sweatshop
that the impatient lady is over-anx- j workers used to throng in after a
ious to attain to the dignity of be- | hard day.g work and get on the
ing a “Mrs.”—that she is perhaps j Bem;nari
too much concerned with showing j Wrinkled, merry, mischievous lit
her friends that she’s captured her J t]e Abraham Bisno from Russia was
man—or that she fears ridicule if t tbe Erasmus of the sweatshop phil-
Housing Bill Passed
C'NOUGH Democratic senators
■*-' switched their votes on the
Lodge prevailing wages amendment
to the housing bill, so the senate by
a vote of 42 to 40 adopted the con-
ference report on the housing bill
and the measure went to the White
Rouse for the President’s approval.
This was the first item on the ad-
ministration’s program to be enact-
ed since the special session was
called November 15 last.
The measure provides for govern-
ment insuring of mortgages on pri-
vately constructed housing up to 90
per cent of the value of the prop-
erty on homes costing not more than
$6,000; and on 80 per cent on homes
costing up to $16,000.
With the prevailing wage amend-
ment eliminated, legislators and la-
bor leaders are disputing as to the
effect it will have on the wage
scales in the residential building
industry. Senator Lodge’s amend-
ment was approved by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, but pro-
ponents of the measure said it would
defeat the whole housing program.
At any rate, it appears to have
served the opponents of the ad-
ministration by getting it in bad
with organized labor.
—■*—
Generals Versus Nazis
A CCORDING to dispatches from
Berlin a crisis is pending be-
tween the high officers of the Ger-
man army and the Nazi government
leaders. The gener-
als brought things
to a focus by forcing
the resignation of
Marshal Werner von
Blomberg, war min-
ister, because he
had married the
daughter of a car-
penter. That, of
course, was a minor
affair, but it empha-
sized the split be-
tween the army
clique and the Nazi
party chieftains concerning the con-
trol of the Reich’s armed forces.
It was said Hitler was considering
following Mussolini’s example and
himself taking over the war port-
folio.
All this leads to a revival of the
reports current in diplomatic cir-
cles that the army set may try to
ease Hitler into virtual retirement,
revive the monarchy and make the
duke of Windsor the kaiser of Ger-
many. When all the circumstances
are considered, this isn’t as foolish
as it may sound at first.
Duke of
Windsor
A. F. of L.’s Big Offer
C EEKING to organize the purchas-
1' ing power of its members be-
hind manufacturers who employ
them, and to undermine the posi-
tion of the C. I. O., the American
Federation in its Miami convention
promised to spend $6,000,000,000.
annually on goods made or serviced
by federation affiliates. Officials ex-
plained that what was wanted was
agreement with as many manufac-
turers as possible to sign contracts
with the federation unions in re-
turn for a guaranteed market. The
union label trades department has
sent a brochure to business men
to enlist their support.
First step in the drive will be a
“momentous national educational
campaign,” President William
Green said. This will be marked
by a national exhibition of prod-
ucts and services of A. F. of L. af-
filiates which will be held in Cin-
cinnati May 16 to 21.
The federation's executive council
indorsed a proposed change in the
Wagner labor relations act that
would insure to the members of
craft unions within an industry the
right to elect their own collective
bargaining representatives.
The United Mine Workers, of
which John L. Lewis is president,
voted unanimously at their Wash-
ington convention to oppose any
change in the act.
—■*—
Franco's Program
P ENERALISSIMO FRANCO,
'-J chief of the Spanish rebels and
now the dictator-president, has cre-
ated a cabinet to administer the
territory he controls
and announced the
policies of the gov-
ernment thus:
A labor charter,
“based on the work-
ing class," and pro-
viding separate un-
ions for workers,
technicians and em-
ployers.
A press statute
guaranteeing free-
Gen. Franca dom of tbe press
Municipal organization for effi-
cient local government.
A public works program for re-
construction of devastated regions
and an agrarian plan for loans to
farmers and “judicious redistribu-
tion of land.”
Revision of legislation created by
the republic.
A freign policy based on “peace
compatible with the dignity of great
peoples.”
A financial program claiming “all
that belonged to Spanish soil as well
as treasures which have been stolen
from Spain.”
Navy Fliers Perish
TOURING the naval maneuvers off
the southern California coast
two navy planes collided 70 miles
from Point Loma, and ten of the
men aboard lost their lives. Three
were rescued from the sea and
taken aboard the battleship Tennes-
see. Bodies of eight of the victims
were quickly recovered. Only small
bits of wreckage were found.
—■¥—
League Asks Aid for China
V/f EMBERS of the League cf Na-
tions were asked by the coun-
cil to consider whether they can
lend individual aid to China in its
war with Japan.
Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, China's
chief delegate, urged the league to
halt Japan’s campaign and assure a
just settlement of the conflict
through the co-operation of peace-
loving countries.
“So long as Japanese aggression
in the Far East is permitted to rage
unrestrained, so long will the peace
of Europe remain precarious and
general European settlement will
be difficult of realization.” he said.
she sticks too long to a suitor who j
is unable to offer her an engage- j
ment ring and a smart little apart-
ment on the right side of town. Her j
cry is therefore: “Give me mar- j
riage at any price—even at the cost |
of my husband's self-respect ’’ j
What kind of love is this—which I
demands such a sacrifice from the j
beloved?
And what kind of woman is this who
welcomes the prospect of living in some- j
body else's home? Show me a woman I
who doesn't want a home of her own—
who doesn't long to he mistress of her
Erasmus of
Sweatshops
Makes Peace
osophers.
He used to circulate a lot around
this and other Maxwell street book-
shops, and many
times the state of
Illinois was saved
the expense of
calling out the
militia because Bisno happened
along to referee an argument.
He was a sweatshop worker, a
man of amazing erudition, but of
salty, colloquial speech, never en-
H mo „„„„, „„ ____ meshed in the tangle of print lan-
own 'domain—and "t'lTshow you a ialy I guage around him. He used to tease
little bride uho prefers to have mother
do all the working and worrying. Once
this type of damsel becomes snugly en-
sconced in mother's nice comfortable
home, it will take more than a mere
man's wish to pry her out. Let her get
used to huving somebody else do the
planning and budgeting and she'll refuse
to change the state of affairs so long as
she lives.
his friend, Jane Addams, of nearby
Hull house, by calling her settle-
ment workers “the paid neighbors
of the poor.” He liked to deflate
the Utopians, boiling things down to
Gresham’s law of money, the law
of diminishing returns, weighted
averages or something like that. He
was the first of a multitude of
Ho family — h„ h„,baad | SffASSS^tSuSSSi
ter the consequences. A too indul-
gent father and mother let their de-
clining years be burdened with an
extra family around the house. And
a patient long suffering husband has
to get used to being a permanent
guest in the home of his wife’s peo-
ple.
However kind his in-laws may be,
they cannot help showing some re-
sentment over the situation.
T~\EAR MISS DENE: I have been
in love with a boy for years.
He is popular with the girls, and al-
though he says he loves me I have
caught him cheating on several oc-
casions. I have forgiven him, and
taken him back time after time. I
have gone looking for him, when
he has not been around to see me.
He earns practically no money and
is not a good worker. I want to
help him as I know his upbringing
was unfortunate. Sometimes he
seems to eare for me, and other
times he doesn’t write for months
or come near me. I would be heart-
broken to go through life without
him. Whenever I try to reason with
him he reminds me that I haven’t
as many boy friends as be has girl
friends. That is true as I am natur-
ally shy and reserved. Please help.
—M. V. H.
ANSWER—You’re too young to go
in for reforming an indolent youth
who uses your affection and your
good-nature as a pleasant refuge
from the cares of his crowded lite.
The fact that he is still adolescent
enough to gloat over the number of
girl friends he’s able to annex
means that he can’t be taken se-
riously by anyone. Obviously the
reason he’s treating you so badly is
that he feels it would injure his
reputation as a Don Juan if he were
to show one girl too much attention.
You can do him no greater harm
than by encouraging him to believe
your sympathy and devotion are al-
ways on hand when he becomes a
little weary of his round of pleas-
ures.
You strengthen his conceit and his be-
lief in himself when you take snub after
snob and doggedly pursue him with the
determination to reform him al whatever
cost.
No weak sinner was ever reformed by
being spoiled, flattered anil humored.
Life must leach him some sharp lessons
before he understands clearly the error
of his ways and the necessity for re-
pentance.
So if I were you, M. V. H., I
should give your wandering hero a
long rest and plenty of time in
which to stand on his own feet and
face his own problems without the
comforting assurance in his heart
that you’re just around the corner
waiting to spoil him to death when
he is in need of sympathy.
No lazy, shiftless boy ever re-
solved to do better things because
his sweetheart made it clear that
she was an ever present source of
affectionate sympathy. The wise
girl knows when to withhold for-
giveness in order to strengthen the
character of the man she loves,
ffl Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
Ghetto.
Bisno had a bright-eyed, clever
[ little daughter named Beatrice, one
of several chil-
The Btsnos dren. Old sages,
Pass Beyond up and down Max-
n... well street, used
Our Ken t0 say the worId
would hear from Beatrice some
day. But the world went to war,
regardless of Sir Norman Angell
and all the other philosophers, and
the Bisnos passed beyond the ken
of this writer.
About twelve years ago, I had a
visit from Francis Oppenheimer, a
New York journalist. Beatrice Bis-
no was his wife. She was going to
write a book, and did I know of a
quiet hide-out where she could write
it? I sent them to the old Hotel Hel-
vetia, No. 23 Rue de Tournon, in
Paris. She sat in the nearby Lux-
embourgh garden and wrote her
book.
They came home and the book
made endless round trips to pub-
lishers’ offices. The smash of 1929
took the last of their savings. Today
I had a letter from Francis Oppen-
heimer.
“We finally threw the book in an
old clothes basket,” he said. “Then,
acting on impulse, we used our din-
ner money to give it one more
ride. Weeks passed. Beatrice fell
ill. There came a letter from Live-
right, the publisher. I knew it
was another rejection and didn’t
want to show it to Beatrice. But
I tore open the envelope and hand-
ed it to her. Her eyes were glazed.
She could not read the letter. It
slipped from her fingers and fell to
the floor.”
And in the same mail today, there
came to this desk a copy of the
new book, “To-
morrow’s Bread,”
by Beatrice Bisno,
winning the $2,500
prize award, the
Dorothy Canfield
Fisher and Fannie Hurst. That was
the news that Mr. Oppenheimer
picked up from the floor when his
wife was too ill to read it.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher says of
the book; “A searchingly realistic
portrait of an idealist. What an
idealist does to the world and what
the world does to an idealist is here
set down with power and sincer-
ity.”
Winsome little Bisno is gone. One
wishes he could be carrying the
news down to the old Maxwell street
book stall, if it’s still there.
© Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
Girl Wins
Big Prize
With Novel
judges being
Where Yale Is Buried
All round the Welsh village of
Bryn-Eglwys, writes H. V. Morton
in “In Search of Wales,” lies prop-
erty which once belonged to the
Yale family, one of whom, Elihu,
did so much toward founding Yale
university. Elihu lies buried, how-
ever, not in the Yale chapel at-
tached to the church of Bryn-
Eglwys, but at Wrexham, 10 miles
away.
A STITCH in time goes a long
Fi way toward making your
days brighter and your burdens
lighter when the bustling, busy
days of Spring roll ’round. No
time then for leisure hours with
your sewing kit, and fortunate in-
deed are the early birds who have
got on with their Spring wardrobe.
The moral?—make your selec-
tions now and be off to the races
when the season starts!
Practical House Coat.
There is a versatility to this
■clever pattern which makes it a
prime favorite for the style con-
scious and the thrifty. Designed
in two lengths, it lends itself per-
fectly to either of two needs—as
an apron frock in gingham or
seersucker for busy days around
the house, or as a full length beach
or sports coat in chintz or linen
crash. The princess lines are
smooth and flattering and there
are just seven pieces to the pat-
tern—a cinch to make and a joy
to wear.
Slimming Silhouette.
This handsome frock in linen or
crepe does wonders for the full
figure, sloughing off pounds here
and bulges there with the utmost
ease. Streamlined from the shoul-
ders and buttoned at the waist
with two graceful scallops, this is
the sort of frock which answers
your need perfectly for almost
any social or shopping excursion,
a standby to see you through the
Summer. There is a choice of
Jong or short sleeves and the sim-
plicity of the design—just eight
pieces in all—insures success
even for the inexperienced in
home sewing.
Attractive Apron.
“Swell” isn’t a word the teach-
er recommends but it is highly
appropriate in describing this
handy apron frock which goes
about the business of being an
honest-to-goodness apron, not just
a postage stamp model to wear
for effect. Appealing in design,
easy to wear, extremely service-
able, with two convenient pockets,
this perfectly swell apron was de-
signed by a busy housewife who
knew her oats! Six pieces to the
pattern.
The Patterns
Pattern 1323 is designed for
sizes 14 to 46 (32 to 46 bust). Size
16 requires 5?i yards of 35 or 39
inch material for short length
without nap. Five yards of braid
required for trimming. House-
coat length 714 yards.
Pattern 1448 is designed for
sizes 36 to 52. Size 38 requires 5
yards of 35 or 39 inch material,
plus % yard contrast.
Pattern 1439 is designed for
sizes 34 to 48. Size 36 requires
2% yards of 35 inch material. Five
and one-half yards of bias strips
required for finishing.
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.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
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CATCH COLD\/COLDS HANG ON
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EASILY?
VICKS
Va-tro-nol
helps prevent
many colds
‘M.
AND ON?
WICKS
V VapoRub
helps end a
cold quicker
FOUOW VICKS PLAN FOR BETTER CONTROL OF COLDS
Full details oj the Plan tn each Vicks Packagt
Tail Still a Tail
Abraham Lincoln once asked a
deputation; “How many legs
would a sheep have if you called
his tail a leg?” The deputation
answered promptly: “Five.”
“No,” said Lincoln, “it would not;
it would have only four, for call-
ing a tail a leg does not make it
one.”
Calotabs Help Nature
To Throw Off a Cold
Millions have found in Calotabs
a most valuable aid in the treat-
ment of colds. They take one or
two tablets the first night and re-
peat the third or fourth night if
needed.
How do Calotabs help nature
throw off a cold? First, Calotabs
are one of the most thorough and
dependable of all intestinal elimi-
nants, thus cleansing the intestinal
tract of the virus-laden mucus and
toxins. Second, Calotabs are
diuretic to the kidneys, promoting
the elimination of cold poisons
from the blood. Thus Calotabs
serve the double purpose of a
purgative and diuretic, both of
which are needed in the treatment
of colds.
Calotabs are quite economical;
only twenty-five cents for the
family package, ten cents for the
trial package.—(adv.)
CHEW LONG BILL NAVY TOBACCO
KD
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