MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1938.
Two Americas
May Examine
Sea Security
Tacific Defenses Likely to Be Consid
ered at Lima Session 12
Countries Concerned.
By HARRY W. FKANTZ
WASHINGTON' (UP) Affairs of
s lie Pacific ocean are likely to re
crive a larger share of Pan American
diplomatic attention fitter the forth
coming eighth Pan American Confer
ence, to convene at Lmi, Dec. 9, ac
cording to international observers
here.
The Lima conference, it is expect
fd. will mark the commencement of
closer cc-operation by common in
tcrestif not by agreement of the
American republics in affairs of con
tinental defense, and in such event
the western ocean will- come more
definitely into the area of diplomatic
interest.
The present sense of insecurity
v.hich pervades much of the Amer
ican continent seems to have been
caused primarily by events in Eu
rope, by Japan's amazing rise in
military power is also a cause of con
cern to the American republics since
13 of tlieni have Pacific coast-lines,
another (Bolivia) relies upon the
PaciGc ports of Chile and Peru for
transit of commerce, and 14 have a
Treat and continuing interest in the
safety of eommuni-it.ons via the
Panama Canal.
Twelve Countries Concerned
The United States. Mexico, Gua
temala, EI Salvador, Hcnduras, Nica
ragua. Ccsta Rica. Panama. Colom
lia. Ecuador. Peru, and Chile have
coastlines on the Pacific, and the
safety of their communications would
be of no less importance from a con
tinental standpoint than the safety
cf the Atlantic coast dnd Caribbean
countries.
For historical reasons, the Pan
American movement thus far has de
veloped chiefly with ?. view to the
creation of common American inter
ests vis-avis European countries, but
with Japan's growing power, com
merce, and transportation facilities,
it is considered not improbable that
interest may shift in tome degree to
the possible after-effects of the cur
rent aggrandizement of Japan in the
Far East.
"When the first Pan American con
ference was held in Washington .in
IS 89. there was correiponCence with
the then kingdom of Hawaii concern ing
participation in the meeting of
American states. Owing to the slow
communications of that period.
Hawaii did not actually attend that
conference, but an ascent here gave
its transactions careful attention,
since sugar trade then was of inter
national interest.
Hawaii Not Included
As Hawaii is now an organized
territory of the United States, there
is no urgent economic reason for its
attendance in the Ian American
gatherings and the ii'iostion has not
been agitated in rec?:it years.
Puerto Rico, however, has taken
a consistent historical Interest in
the series oT conferences and fre
quently has been represented by dele
gates or counsellors. The delegation
to Lima will include a prominent
Fuerto Rican.
There already has been more than
casual consideration e.f the possible
entrance of the Philippine Common
wealth into the Pan American Union
after the islands become independ
ent in 1946. One argument advanced
for such entrance would include the
fact that for several centuries the
Philippines shared with most of the
American continent the fortunes of
the Spanish "crown :.nd had close
commercial, official nnd clerial re
lations with Mexio. A second argu
ment is that Philippine representa
tion in the Pan American Union
would be a gr?.ciou3 mean3 of assist
ing its embarkation in the seas of in
ternational life.
Some Latin American observer?
here believe that it would be a happy
circumstance if the countries of this
continent should give more attention
in Pacific affairs, since that ocean
promises to have an ascending im
portance in international life. Before
many years, it is believed there will
be modern highway communications
down the entire west coast of both
North and South America. The de
velopment of common tourist interest
i3 indicated in the fact that an in-tr-American
tourist congress i3 to be
held in San Francisco next year
in connection with the Golden Gate
Exposition.
DEMONSTRATE AGAINST JEWS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.
I"cv. 26 (UP) A synagogue at Ben
cr.i, rear Johannesb irr, was partially
vrecked by bombs last night in an
inti-2emitic demonstration.
NAPOLEON BUST FOUND,
BELIEVED BY CHAUDET
. NEW ORLEANS (UP) A bust of
Napoleon, believed to have been
executed by the French sculptor,
Chaudet, has been found in a New
Orleans antique shop by Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Pardee of Cannes, France.
The bust is unsigned but the Par
dees, who are studems of relics of
the French general, said it has cer
tain similarities of other Chaudet
pieces. The bust was placed at the
disposal of the Louisiana State mu
seum in the Cabildo.
Corn Harvest
Erases Debts
for Churches
"God's Acres" in Iowa Widely Plant
ed at No Expense Plan
Proves Successful.
CORWITH, la. (UP) Last winter
the Rev. Karl W. G. Hiller, pastor
of the Corwith Methodist church, re
ceived a gift cf a pound of sample
hybrid seed corn.
Somewhat idly, he mentioned to
the donor, John O. Mullins. seed man,
that he wished he had land on which
to plant the seed so he might use
the money from the corn to pay a
debt which had burdened his church
since its construction in 1918.
Both men agreed it would be an
ideal way to solve thi debt problem,
but it was not until one day early
this spring that they talked the
question over again. Then Mullins
offered to donate enough seed corn
to plant one acre if a farmer could
be found who would donate the land,
care for the crop and turn the pro
ceeds over to the church.
Churches Follow Plan
The idea proved an immediate suc
cess so much so. in fact, that
churches cf all deuominations in
northern Icwa this winter will be
aWc to reduce or pay off in full debts
cf long standing.
Mullins expanded his original of
fer to 'cover churches cf all denom
inations, with the result that 210
"God's acres" on scores of northern
Icwa farms are expected to yield
about 12,000 bushels of corn.
The only conditions Mullins at
tached to his gifts were that the
corn must go to pay church debts
and that the land planted under
the plan be marked with a black
and white sign bearing the inscrip
tion "God's Acres."
Carl Lang of Corwit'i was the first
co-operating farmer to harvest one of
"God's acres." His yield was 62
bushels.
The Corwith grain elevator enter
ed into the spirit of the plan and
agreed to store any corn produced
on God's acres" without cost to the
churches.
Debt to Be Wiped Out
So successful was the plan for
the Corwith Methodist church alone
that its entire debt will be cleared
thi3 year. The Rev. "Hillyer plans
to hold a "vi;tory dinner" for his
parishioners and all landowners and
workers who partieipatcd in the
plan.
Other churches have expressed
equal pleasure over the outcome of
"Gcd's acres."
The plan has come to the atten
tion of Earl Roadman, president of
Morningside College in Sioux City.
Mullins has agreed to furnish seed
coru to all farmers who are willing
to plant an acre for :hi college to be
used to reduce the school's debts.
Mullins also intends to repeat his
offer next year to any churches wish
ing to benefit by th "God's acres"
plan.
HUGE LAKE LIES BENEATII
DUSTY KANSAS SECTION
TOPEKA, Kas. (UP) Western
Western Kansas counties may be dry
cn the surface and included in the
dust bowl, but only a few feet under
ground er.o'usrh water to float a fieet
of battleships, according to M. H.
Davison, an engineer for the state
department- of agriculture
The hujre underground lake is from
10 to 100 feet below the surface, Dav
ison said, and the water could be
pumped up profitably for irrigation
cf row feed crops that could be used
for fattening cattle. However, the
cost of lifting the water would make
it impossible to irrigate wheat profit
ably, he said.
In addition to the untouched un
derground water Davison said, enough
has been impounded in the state in
the past four years through the build
ing of lakes to water 75,000 head of
cattle for 150 years.
Cass county nas no feenced In
debtedness, as, like tho stale, we
have paid cash for our rtard sur
faced roads and etner improve
ments as we went.
You and Your
Nation's Affairs
Millions for Defense
By ERIK McKINLEY ERIKSSON
Professor of Amercian History, University of Southern
California
A few weeks ago the Navy Depart
ment opened bids on three battle
ships which, it is estimated, will cost
over $70,000,000 each before they
are completed.
Here is con
crete evidence
that the United
States does not
intend to be
caught unpre
pared if some
aggressor na
tion should turn
its attention to
the western
hemisphere. In
view of the
world situation,
this nation,
most people
will probably
agree, is forced
to give its attention to defense mea
sures. Battleships cannot be built
overnight so the time to construct
them is when there is no immediate
danger.
The recent crisis in Europe should
convince the doubters that no nation
can consider itself immune from war.
Isolation is a thing of the past. The
Atlantic and Pacific iceans would be
of little protection to the United
States unless our shores were
guarded by fleets powerful enough to
ward off the strongest potential
enemy. Supplementing this first tine
of defense, the country must recog
nize the need of an adequate air
force, a trained and mechanized
army and coast defenses that are
modern and up to date.
In giving so much attention now
to the building up of the navy the
federal government is making up for
ground lost while we were pursuing
the disarmament will - o' - the - wisp.
In 1922. it should be recalled, the
United States took the lead in a
movement to curb naval armaments.
Following the World War the leading
powers had entered into a naval
construction race which threatened
to bankrupt all of them. This race
was halted by the Washington
naval agreement whereby the United
States. Great Britain and Japan
pledged themselves to limit their
capital ships and to maintain for
them a ratio of 5:5:3. In 1930. through
the London agreement this ratio was
extended to cruisers and lesser ves
els. This agreement was kept until
1936 when Japan refused longer to
be bound by the ratio and demanded
equality with the United States and
Great Britain. Her demand was re
fused with the result that the world
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Greenvjood
Miss Leila Dauers came home from
the hospital in Omaha Wednesday.
Mrs. Harold Mason spent Wednes
day with Misses Irene and Lucille
Kelly.
Miss Dorothy Leesley spent her
Thanksgiving vacation with friends
st Clearwater.
Miss Wilma Mays of Lincoln spent
Thursday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Mays.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vickers, of
Omaha called at the A. E. Leesley
home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walling of
Lincoln visited at the Fred Etheridgc
home last Sunday.
Miss Beuna Leesley of Lincoln
spent Thursday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Leesley.
Otto Erickson and Emmet Cook
left Friday for Mason City, where
they are spending a few days.
There was a good attendance at
the eld time dance sponsored by the
Catholic ladies Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Clouse and
Eetty were guests at the L. C. Raikes
home in Ashland on Thanksgiving
day.
Mr. end Mrs. Lee Knolle, of
Sioux City, Iowa, spent their Thanks
giving vacation at York and Green
wood .
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Erickson and
J.'r. and Mrs. Otto Erickson were
Thursday dinner guests at the Chas.
Elcom home.
Mr3. Mary Talcott spent Thanks
giving day with Mr. and Mrs. L. C
Marvin. Mrs. Lee Knolle of Sioux
City was also a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Nelson arc
the proud parents of a baby girl born
November ISth at the Bryan Memor
ial hospital in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Finlay and
son and Watson Howard and sons
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Meyer.? in Lincoln.
Mrs. Curly Vant of Hastings spent
Thanksgiving at the John Vant
heme. She went to Ashland Friday
for a short visit with relatives.
The basketball team opened the
season with the Yutan team on the
home floor Tuesday night, with a
23 to 13 victory over the visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Eayre Lions and
son of Verdon and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Peters and three daughters en
joyed Thanksgiving dinner w ith Mrs.
Elsie Peters.
A Urge crowd enjoyed tLe free
show-'sponsored by the business men
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
is now engaged in another naval
armament race. This is regrettable
but as long as it is going on the United
States cannot stand idly by and do
nothing. There are Jiany who aink
that a new conference should be
called to reconsider the matter of
naval limitation. This would be a fine
idea, worthy of support by every
one. If there were any chance for
such a conference to accomplish any
thing constructive. With certain ag
gressor nations now enjoying the
fruits of their strong arm tactics it
is hardly likely that they are in a
mood to cooperate in an arms limita
tion program which would curtail
their power.
Certainly, before entering upon Its
present naval building program this
nation gave every indication of its
sincerity and good faith. Not only
were the Washington and London
agreements kept to the letter but they
were kept in spirit as well. From 1923
to 1933 American naval construction
was practically at a standstill so
that our naval strength fell con
siderably below that permitted by
the international agreements. Mean
while Japan continued to build until
in potential strength her navy ap
peared to be greater than that of this
country. At the beginning of this year
the United States had 325 vessels with
a tonnage of 1.083,330 while Japan
had 200 vessels with a tonnage of
745,594. But the number and tonnage
of war vessels is not what counts in
modern warfare. The factors, betides
the personnel, which determinf the
effectiveness of a modern navy., are
the number and kind of modern ships,
their protective armor, their guns
and their speed. Warships, like peo
ple, become old and lose much of
their value as fighting units. So. using
modern ships as a basis of compari
son, the United States at the begin
ning of 1938. had 113 ships with a
tonnage of 869,230 while Japan bad
171 with a tonnage of 708,158.
Without aiming at Japan or any
other nation specifically, the United
States has undertaken to show to the
world that it is ready to protect its
shores. This explains the two naval
appropriation bills passed in 1938
calling for over a billion dollars for
immediate naval expansion. Regard
less of the cynics this expansion is
for purposes of defense and not for
aggression. The United Suites covets
nothing possessed by other countries
but it will allow no aggression on
the part of any nation which may
look with covetous eyes at this
hemisphere.
and managed by Ramon Newkirk on
Wednesday night. A show will be
held every week.
C. W. Newkirk of Columbus spent
Thanksgiving at home. Roland Flor
ence Kf Lincoln and Mrs. Paul Kelly
jnd daughters were guests at the
Newkirk home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jardine and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cope
and Lois and Mr. and Mrs. Walburg
and son of Eagle were guests at the
Alfred Anderson home Thursday.
M. F. 'W. Leprevost left for Clin
ton. Iowa, Wednesday to be with his
wife and new son born November
!7. Everyone is glad to hear the
mother and babe are doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wallace and
family of Friend. Mr. and Mrs.
Urban Kyles of Lincoln, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Kenny and family of
Alvo; Mrs. Harold Mason of Cuper
tino, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Keller and daughter enjoyed Thanks
giving with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Kyles.
A big dinner was enjoyed at the
C. A. Mathis home Thursday. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Emory
McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. Einmett
Cook, Mr. and Mr3. Arthur Talcott,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mathis and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGill
and family. Dr. and Mrs. N. D. Tal
cott and Dwight.
POTASH IMPORTS HEAVY
TOLEDO. O. (UP) Great Lakes
ports have received more than 20,
000 tons of potash from Germany
and France this year. The ship
ments included a cargo to be used
on Ohio, Indiana and Illinois farms
for corn and wheat land fertilizer.
BEAUTY LUCKY IN CRASH
CLEVELAND. O. tUP) Florence
Ford. 25 -year -old photographer's
model, driving her automobile, across
the New York Central tracks here,
was struck by a train, hurled 32
feet. She climbed from the wreck
ed car unhurt.
MUSKRATS HINT COLD WEATHER
PORT CLINTON. O. (UP) The
weather prophets hero predict a se
vere winter, having observed that
muskrats In nearby marshes are
building their dome-shaped houses
much larger than usual.
Deeds, Mortgages and all sorts
of legal b'anks fcr sale at the
Journal office.
Nebraska in
90's Starts Pub
licity Campaign
Train Sent East to Acquaint Resi
dents With Fact State Not a
Part of Desert.
In 1891, say research workers of
the Federal Writers' Project, WPA,
people in the east learned for the
first time that Nebraska was not a
desert, fit only for cattle grazing.
That year the State Business Men's
association planned to show Nebras
ka and her products to the world.
Products from nineteen counties in
the state were brought together, rail
road cars arranged with displays, and
a trip made through other states.
The exhibits consisted of prize
winning specimens from the state
fair: grains, grasses, fruits and vege
tables. Prominently displayed were
large potatoes, apple3, ears of corn
measuring from 12 to 14 inches in
length, and a squash weighing 185
pounds.
The train, called "The Nebraska
Exhibition Train," left Omaha Octo
ber 15. Forty-seven stops were made
throughout the states of Iowa, Illi
nois. Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsyl
vania. Twenty-two days were spent
cn the trip.
At Peoria, Illinois the train ac
quired its mascot, who stayed with
the party for the remainder cf the
trip and finally became a Nebraska
resident. A ragged colored boy. was
standing on the depot platform to
see the wonders of Nebraska. The
Nebraskans learned that he was
homeless and made him a member of
the party. Upon arrival of the train
in Omaha, he grabbed a lot of hand
bills and ran out to let folks know
that the Nebraska ehibition train
had returned. The members of the
party found a home for him.
SURREY VICAR SUGGESTS
FLOCK TAKE UP NUDISM
LONDON (UP) la the midst of
parishioners being divided over his
view of what is good for them, the
Rev. Alfred T. Harre remains un
moved. "Take up nudism," he urges the
people of Kcnley, Surrey, in his
parish magazine.
One half of his parish thinks he
is right; the other half thinks he
has spolcen out too strongly.
"Through false modesty we do not
sufficiently let the light and air get
to our bodies," wrote the vicar.
"It ought surely to be possible in
the open air and under suitable con
ditions of privacy for the body to
have light and air and let the
breezes play upon it."
CIVIC PRIDE DYNAMITED
PETALUNA Cal. (UP) An im
mense white hen, posted along: the
highway and which for years has
served to inform every approaching
visitor that the town they were com
ing: to was "Petaluna, the World's
Egg: Basket," is no longer in the advertising-
business. Someone touched
off a stick of dynamite beneath it.
AUTO TOURISTS FROM AFAR
SACRAMENTO, Cal. (UP) Cali
fornia attracted automobile visitors
from 27 countries of the world dur
ing recent months, according- to a
check on licenses issued. The foreign
visitors came from the Latin Amer
ican countries, China, Japan, Arabia
England, France, Switzerland and In
dia.
AUTO "VICTIM" DISAPPEARS
LOUISVILLE. Ky. (U P) Miss
Peggy Ilcnnir.gs reported to police
that she struck a woman with her
automobile but could not find the
"victim" when she stopped a few feet
away. She said a man who witnessed
the accident told her to drive on that
the woman was a friend of his whe
didn't want any publicity.
EATING POTATOES HER JOB
LONDON (UP) Eating potatoes
is the "profession" of Miss Alison
Gifford-Harvey, 20-year-old univer
sity graduate. She and Mrs. J. Hunt
are employed by the Potato Market
ing Board and go around to restau
rants and sample their chips and
mash.
FREAK MISHAP INJURES 2
CLEVELAND. O. (UP) Esther
Frayer, 17. carrying 16-month-old
Cecil Williams, caugiit her heel in
the street car tracks. Struck by the
fender of the car. the girl was
knocked down, the baby thrown from
her arms. The ehild's right leg was
fractured, the girl bruised.
SCHOOL STAGES GRUDGE
FIGHTS IN AUDITORIUM !
MONTEREY, Tenn. (UP) Mon
terey high school has discovered how
to remove most of the disagreeable
elements from brawls and secret
smoking among boy students.
Leonard Crawford, school princi
pal, now requires youths involved in
fights to don boxing gloves and fight
it out before the student body in
the school auditorium.
The decrease in 'he number of
scraps, school officials report, has
been remarkable for few of the boys
like the idea of taking a possible
licking before the eyes of their favor
ite girh.
Crawford also has a solution for
the smoking problem. He has pro- i
vided a smoking room in the school
building where boys, who have the
consent of their parents, may go for
five minutes each school day and
smoke to their heart's content.
Girls are not allowed to smoke.
Boys face the penalty of a severe
spanking and dismissal from school
if caught smoking in any other part
of the building. Football players
caught smoking anywhereC any time,
pay for it by running around the
athletic field 25 times.
UNIVERSITY HAS SPECIAL
X-RAY TO AID ANIMALS
PHILADELPHIA, (UP) The X
ray machine recently installed at the
Veterinary Hospital of the Univedslty
of Pennsylvania is believed one of the
largest and most modern ever design
ed for treatment of animals.
Gift of an anonymous dor.er, the
apparatus weighs approximately 80C
pounds and is suspended from a ceil
ing crane, so that it may be moved
readily to any part of th; large op
erating room. Because of its strength
it is operated from a lead-lined con
trol booth with lead-glass windows
through the operator may watch the
animal patients.
Dr. Mack A. Emmerson, assistant
professor of veterinary surgery and
obstetrics, who is in charge cf the
X-ray work at the veterinary hospital
said the full extent of the machine's
theraptutic value in treating diseases
in animals could not be ascertained
until after a long period of trial. Two
dogs already have been cured of skin
concer, while several cows undergo
ing treatment for actinomycosis, a
fungus infection, have shown improve
ment, according to Dr. Emmerson.
FIVE-YEAR BAN ORDERED
FOR ENTHUSISTIC HUNTER
SEATTLE, Wash. UP) Hunting
and fishing were the things in life
20-year-old Roy Lind enjoyed most
but he was forced io give up that
pleasure for the next five years.
While hunting birds in the foot
hills a few miles from Seattle, Lind
accidentally peppered another hunt
er with birdshot. The wounds sent
the other hunter to a hospital for
several days, and Liad was charged
with second-degree assault.
Brought to trial, Li id was told he
could go free on probation, provid
ing he would not hunt or fish for
five years and would not apply for
a hunting or fishing license during
that time. Lind promised, but he
says in 1943 he will make up for lost
time.
GOOD HEALTH CREDITED
TO LONG CORN HUSKING
DES MOINES, la. (UD Add
corn husking to the list of reasons
for good health.
W. E. M. Moore, Guthrie Center,
la., i3 "65 vears young" and says he
hasn't been ill or needed a doctor for
the past 50 years.
"I started husking corn when I
was 15 end have never been sick
since that time," Moore said. "Husk
ing is fine exercise for anybody. Just
eat the right kind of food, get plenty
of sleep and health takes care of
itself."
"BOY," 75, FEARS SCOLDING
FROM HIS FATHER, 100
KITCHENER, Ont. (UP) James
Trussler, Orillia. was a very worried
man here following aa accident in
which his car slipped from the road
and was damaged when it hit a
guard rail.
Trussler, 75. said ae "was awfully
worried about what father wlil say
whe'n he hears of this."
Trussler's father li 100 years old.
EAGLES RAID TURKEYS
PAYSON, Ariz, (UP) To some
the American eagle is a noble bird,
but to Mrs. Will Cohea it is no better
than a vulture. Eagles intrude upon
Mrs. Cohea's large turkey flock even
more than do coyotes, swooping down
swiftly to seize turkeys before there
is time to stop them with either gran
or dog.
PAGE FIVE
Two-Price Idea
for Foodstuff is
Deemed Sound
Economist Holds System Would Help
Fanner and the Poor Fair
Adjustment teen.
AMES. Ia. (UP) The proposed
two-price system for farm products
would mean social benefits to the
poor without materia! disadvantage
to the well-to-do. according to Geof
frey Shepherd, Iown State college
agricultural economist.
The plan fs being given consider
able attention by Secretary of Agri
culture Henry A. Walljce and others
seeking solution ot th-i farm problem.
Under it, surplus commodities would
be bought by the government and
sold to persons in tho lower income
brackets at below market prices.
"The farmer probably would re
ceive a slightly larger income direct
ly from sales," Shepherd said. "In
addition, if the govr.iment bought
surplus supplies and sold them for
less than it paid, the farmer would
gain what the government lost.
Argnes on Nutrition
"From the domestic nutritional
point of view, it is wier to feed our
own undernourished people better
than to sell surplus nocks at bar
gain prices to foreign nations who
resent it anyway."
The econcmist said cost of the
system to those in th? higher income
brackets would depend upon what
sort of plan is put Into effect.
"It could cost them nothing," he
asserted. "For example, whenever
a large crop of fruit drives prices
down to the point where they do not
cover picketing, packing and trans
portation costs, fruit U left to rot on
the trees and ground.
Fair Adjustment Seen
"If the government bougtif these
stock at a little above cost and sold
them at low prices to poor consum
ers, they would not remove any of
the supply of the well-to-do. And the
prices to the well-to-do would not
be affected.
"If, however, part cf a large sup
ply already going to market were di
verted to poor consumers, that would
reduce the supply to the high in
come group and rais? their prices a
some extent. But It would only raise
prices from surplus levels toward
average levels not thrust them
above average."
As a clinching argument in favor
of the plan. Shepherd said:
"The cost of food is a smaller
percentage of the budget of the rich
man than of the poor. And one po
tato less on a well-loaded table has
less effect than one more on an empty
one."
COLOR OF EYES HELD TO
AFFECT DRIVER'S STATUS
KANSAS CITY. Mo. (UP) The
color of a driver's yes, the Better
Vision Institute has decided, may af
fect his ability as a driver. Likewise,
a person who has become fatigued
is not a competent a driver as a per
son whose eyes have not been on the
road for several hours.
The institute, composed largely of
oculists and optician?, has issued an
information report available to city
officials and others interested in
safety campaigns. Other points that
it makes:
Right-handed persons see 75 per
cent out of their ri?ht eyes, 25 per
cent outo f their left. Left-handed
persons see 75 per cent out of their
left eyes.
The eyes of persons who are
fatigued tend to poiiw out or in in
stead of straight down the road as
they do when the driver is fresh.
If an automobile diiver with eyes
in a tired condition takes a drink of
liquor his sight is impaired, although
he might pass any kind of an intoxi
cation test.
Recent studies indicate that per
sons with eyes of light color are af
fected more by glare of sunlight or
headlights than persons with darker
eyes.
MANILA LICENSES PLANE,
FIRST BUILT. IN ISLANDS
MANILA. P. I. (UP) The Philip
pine bureau of aeronautics has is
sued a license to the first commer
cial airplane ever built in the Philip
pines. The low-wing monoplane, built by
the Philippine Aircraft Corporation,
was tested and arpioved by Capt.
Alden R. Crawford of the U. S. Army
air corps, acting director of the in
sular bureau of aeroaautks.
The corporation promptly an
nounced plans for construction of
more planes of the same type.
Want 4s are read and almost
Invariably get results.
