NATIONAL
AFFAIRS
Revitwed by
CARTER FIELD
Imjtortance of Senators
Glass and Johnson in the
presidential campaign . . .
W ashington expects Presi
dent Roosevelt, disturbed by
the camfmign s course so far,
to make a surprise move,
(Bell Syndicate—WNU Service.)
WASHINGTON.—Two of the most
interesting figures in this political
campaign are Senators Carter Glass
of Virginia and Hiram W. Johnson
of California.
Glass will vote for President
Roosevelt, he says, because he con
siders himself bound
by the fact that he
was a delegate to
the Chicago conven
tion which renomi
nated the President
for a third term.
His mere statement,
of course, is virtual
ly an invitation to
Virginia Democrats
not so bound by this
caucus idea of a
Carter Glass convention to bolt,
and to bolt on the
third-term issue. Certainly the
statement by the most prominent
Virginian of his day, the man who
fathered the present federal reserve
system, the greatest banking reform
of all time, and, curiously enough,
a reform which worked, is not cal
culated to give aid and comfort to
the third termers.
It is interesting to note, by the
way, what is going on among the
men and women who were close to
Woodrow Wilson. Of these, Glass is
outstanding. He was secretary of
the treasury for a period under
Wilson, and was always very close
to him. Vance McCormick, who
was Wilson’s chairman of the Dem
ocratic National committee, has
come out for Willkie, Mrs. E. T.
Meredith, widow of Wilson’s secre
tary of agriculture, has come out
for Willkie.
BARUCH NOT BOLTING
Bernard M. Baruch, who was ap
pointed by Wilson to run the vital
war industries board, is not bolting.
Baruch prides himself on being an
unreconstructed southern Democrat.
His father was an officer in the Con
federate army and Baruch was born
in Camden, S. C. But while Baruch
is not bolting, it is interesting to
note that so many of his friends are.
His two “bright young men,”
George Peek and Gen. Hugh
Johnson, are both out for Willkie.
Hiram Johnson was bitter in 1932
with hate for Herbert Hoover. He
still hates him, for Hiram seldom
gives up an enmity. So when
F. D. R. sent the California sena
tor word in 1932 that he would be
glad to meet him and shake hands
with him on his visit to San Fran
cisco if it would not embarrass John
son, the senator was ripe for the
compliment.
In 1936 Johnson virtually took no
part in the campaign. He had been
souring rapidly on Roosevelt but not
to the point of bitterness.
‘DRAFT* THIN DISGUISE
President Roosevelt, much dis
turbed by the course of the cam
paign so far, is certain to take some
step calculated to shock the coun
try, make it forget the present cam
paign issues, and center all interest
on the international crisis.
But—up to now—the administra
tion’s political strategy has shown
few signs of the old political cun
ning so disastrous to Republican
hopes in 1932, 1934, and 1936.
For instance, appointment of Hen
ry L Stimson and Frank Knox,
Republicans, to the cabinet. This
did play hob with certain figures at
the Republican convention, as when
John Hamilton read them out of
the party. But the net result was
bad for the Roosevelt side. Some
folks wondered why a 72-year-old
man was all right for the toughest
job in the defense plan, head of
the war department, but not to sit
as a justice of the Supreme court.
Moreover, this led to the firing of
Louis Johnson, who had demonstrat
ed more vision than any one around
the administration.
ROOSEVELT DISTURBED
Another instance was the thin dis
guise thrown over the "draft” of
Roosevelt, the prominence given the
bigrity bosses, Frank Hague of Jer
sey City, Ed J. Kelly of Chicago, Ed
Flynn of the Bronx, etc., and the
clear dictating of the vice presiden
tial nominee.
All this came on top of the treat
ment of John Nance Garner, Paul
V McNutt, and James A. Farley,
to mention three of the would-be as
pirants crushed by allowing Roose
velt’s name to be used in the big
primary states where machines
could be depended upon to do the
President’s bidding.
The point in all this is that they
were not clever, politically. Roose
velt could have been renominated
had he insisted from the first day
that he did not want it, and if he
had refused to allow his name to
be used in any primary. The Dem
ocrats at Chicago were so afraid of
Willkie that they would have voted
overwhelmingly for a third term
even if Roosevelt had pretended he
wouldn’t take It.
Meanwhile, Willkie, to date," has
not made a mistake so far obvious.
Household News
WHEN YOU PLAN A PICNIC FOR A CROWD
(Recipes Below.)
Community picnics are fun! They
offer an opportunity for a carefree
day under the open sky—carefree
for even the chairman in charge of
affairs, if she's planned her program
well and chosen her helpers wisely.
If the crowd to be served is a
really large one, it’s a good idea
to have one com
mittee member
> responsible for
each main dish
such as meat, po
tatoes, salad, des
sert, and bever
age, and one re
sponsible for extras such as buns,
butter, relishes, etc. There’ll be a
serving committee end a clean-up
committee, as well.
Picnics for four or five families
are usually co-operative affairs.
Each family may supply its own
lunch, but more often each one pro
vides one item in large enough quan
tities to serve the crowd. One fam
ily might provide the salad, one the
meat, and still another family the
dessert, which might be watermel
on, a luscious chocolate cake, or a
freezer full of old fashioned ice
cream. With a little planning, the
cost can be fairly equally distrib
uted.
When an outing is in the offing and
it’s up to you to plan the menu for
a crowd, you’ll find these picnic
pointers helpful.
1. If lunch is being prepared at
home, choose foods that permit be
forehand preparation, and that are
not too difficult to carry or to serve.
2. Provide a fairly simple meal,
with plenty o{ everything but not so
much variety that it will cause con
fusion and lots of extra work.
3. Unless you are sure of a good
water supply, it’s better to carry the
water from home.
4. Carry fruit juices, tomato juice
or milk in thermos bottles.
6. The main dish for the picnic—
which might be chili, baked beans,
or escalloped potatoes, can be
cooked the day before, then in the
morning brought to the boiling point,
and the dutch oven or casserole
wrapped in several thicknesses of
newspaper to retain the heat.
6. Don’t overlook the possibilities
in frozen foods for picnic use. Quick
frozen meats can be carried, with
out ice, even on a warm day. They
thaw out on the way to the picnic
ground and will be ready to use.
You’ll find other picnic pointers
in my cook book, "Easy Entertain
ing." There are menus and tested
recipes for beach parties, hikes and
a “Colorado beefsteak fry.”
When you write to me, won’t you
tell me something about the "com
m unity meals
your group has
served? Do you
serve dinners for
the church, for (
business men's
organizations or
for the farm bu
reau, perhaps?
How many peo
pie do you serve at meals like this,
and what are your favorite menus?
I'll be waiting to hear from you!
Eleanor Howe is going to give
you, next week, some of her fa
vorite recipes for cool, refresh
ing summer beverages, and dain
ty cookies to serve with them.
Watch for this column next week.
Grandmother’s Ginger Cookies.
(Makes about 6 dozen)
iy« cups shortening
214 cups sugar
3 eggs (separated)
114 cups molasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons soda
% cup cold water
9 cups flour
Cream shortening and add sugar
gradually, creaming until smooth.
Beat egg yolks until light, and add
to the creamed mixture, with the
molasses, and spices, and salt. Dis
solve soda in cold water, and add to
the first mixture; blend well. Beat
egg whites until stiff, and fold into
batter. Add flour, and mix until
smooth. Roll out to y4-inch thick
ness on a lightly floured board. Cut
There’s something very social
and heartwarming about enter
taining friends in your own home.
And entertaining needn’t be ex
pensive, nor does it necessarily
mean a lot of work!
Eleanor Howe’s cook book,
"Easy Entertaining,” will give
you the secrets of doing just that
—entertaining without fuss and
bother, and to fit your budget.
You’ll find in "Easy Entertain
ing” plans for almost every kind
of party. Send 10 cents in coin
to “Easy Entertaining,” care of
Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michi
gan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
with 3%-inch cookie cutter, and
press a raisin into the center of
each. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake
on a greased cookie sheet in a mod
erately hot oven (400 degrees) for
about 10 minutes.
Barbecue Sandwiches.
(Filling for 3 to 4 dozen buns)
2 pounds beef
2 pounds pork
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon white pepper
V* teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1% tablespoons salt
V* cup flour
1% cups tomato puree or condensed
tomato soup
1% quarts meat stock
3 large onions (sliced)
Cook the meat until tender in
enough water to cover. Drain, and
grind coarsely.
Combine season
ings and flour.
Add tomato puree
and the meat
g stock, and cook
for 9 minutes.
Brown the onions
lightly in butter or bacon fat, and
add to the sauce with the coarsely
ground meat. Serve hot on large,
round buns.
Chocolate Fudge Cake.
(Serves 25)
1 cup shortening
3 cups light brown sugar
3 eggs (slightly beaten)
3*4 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
% teaspoon salt
1V4 teaspoons soda
% cup sour milk
% cup cocoa
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream shortening and add sugar
gradually, blending well after each
addition. Add slightly beaten eggs
and mix well. Sift together the flour,
baking powder, salt, and soda. Add
to the creamed mixture alternately
with the milk. Blend cocoa and
boiling water. Add to the cake bat
ter with the vanilla, and mix just
until the batter is smooth. Pour
into 3 8-inch square pans, which
have been greased and lined with
wax paper Bake in a moderate
oven (350 degrees) for about 30 min
utes.
Meat Loaf.
(Serves 25)
4*4 pounds beef (ground)
1\4 pounds pork (ground)
% cup quick cooking tapioca
3 eggs (beaten)
cup onion (minced)
2 tablespoons salt
*4 teaspoon pepper
% teaspoon sage or poultry sea
soning
1 No. 2t4 can tomatoes
Combine ingredients in the order
given, reserving about half of the
tomatoes. Pack into 2 long, narrow
loaf pans and bake in a moderate
oven (350 degrees) for about lVfe
hours. At the end of the first 45
minutes, pour the tomatoes which
were reserved for this over the top
of the meat loaf, and continue bak
ing.
Tomato French Dressing.
(Makes 1 quart)
1 can condensed tomato soup
% cup vinegar
1¥« cups oil
¥4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
\Vi teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
Place all of the ingredients in a
mixing bowl and beat until blended.
Store in refrigerator in a quart jar.
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WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
I I
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
(Consolidated Features—WNU Service.)
Marshall e. dimock, now
slated, according to report, for
appointment to the National Labor
Relations board, got along famously
-- L ft n- with fac*
Marshall Dimock tions ot iabor
May Serve on until last win
Labor Board tter "hen *e
together with
Oscar Chapman, assistant secretary
of the interior and Norman Littell,
assistant attorney general, started
to organize that convention of lib
erals to be held in Salt Lake City.
The project perished as the conse
quence, so at least it is said, of a
statement by John L. Lewis that
the convocation had for one of its
primary objects the formulation of
plans to assist in the launching of a
third-term boom. Since then suspi
cion has been entertained that the
symbol, two crossed fingers, has not
accurately suggested the relation
ship between the two men.
While still a professor at the
University of Chicago, Dimock
was appointed consultant to the
national resources commission.
Then Secretary of Labor Fran
ces Perkins retained him to sur
vey the procedure of the immi
gration and naturalization serv
ice and afterward named him
as her second assistant secre
tary with full authority over that
agency. It was a post that had
been vacant for two years as a
result of the appointment of Ar
thur J. Altmeyer as a member
of the social security board.
Here Dimock served with efficien
cy until last July when he was trans
ferred to the department of justice
following removal of the immigra
tion and naturalization service from
the labor department. If he goes to
the NLRB he will succeed J. War
ren Madden, the chairman whose
five-year term of office expires the
latter part of this month. And, if
he does receive the appointment, it
is not certain he will be named
chairman, although the possibility
exists.
In various outgivings designed
to acquaint both labor and busi
ness with his theory that there
was no quick route to social sta
bilization Dimock has often spo
ken with tolerance and cogency,
but with firmness as well. As for
instance: “Business must ac
cept a new order in a period of
administrative growth and ex
perimentation.” He was speak
ing, among other things, of the
Wagner act and the fair labor
standards act. Growing pains
he regards as an inevitable re
sult of so much new legislation
in recent years. “They will di
minish,” he has said, “as ad
ministrators gain more experi
ence.”
NEW YORK.—Current interest in
Dr. Gerhardt Alois Westrick,
noted German supreme court law
yer. relates to the secrecy cover
ing his move
Secrecy Covers ments rather
Movements of than his pres
German Lawyer TeTn<:f . the
United States,
which, indeed, was generally known
in business and government circles.
His arrival in this country from
Germany via Russia to California,
thence to New York, last February
was duly noted, as was that of his
wife and two sons, aged eight and
six, a fortnight ago.
Ilis visit, he said at the time,
involved a special mission deal
ing with post-war economic ad
justments. The fact that, as a
lawyer, he has represented the
interests of many American
' firms in Germany supplied
plausibility to the reason ad
vanced' for his presence here.
Bui an element of mystery de
veloped as a result of his where
abouts after arriving in New
York- He lived in various ho
tels, and finally established head
quarters at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Here with a secretary, the hand
some Baroness trmingard von
Wagenheim, taking messages
and receiving telephone calls,
the doctor himself was rarely
in evidence. Inquiries as to
where he might be found elicited
vague response.
Eventually he was discovered as
tenant of an attractive residence in
Westchester where at this writing
he has not been available to callers.
A man of fine physique, 51 years
old, gray hair and penetrating green
eyes, he Ts a law partner in Berlin of
Dr. Heinrich Albert who was active
in this country as £ German propa
gandist before the United States en
tered the World war in 1917. Ac
credited in the state department s
diplomatic list as a commercial
counselor to the German embassy,
it is asserted that at least part, if
not all, of his mission here relates
to the interests of Joachim von Rib
bentrop, foreign minister of the
Reich, with whom he has been close
ly associated for many years.
By VIRGINIA VALE
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Hollywood is ail agog
over a contest that’s to
take place on August 25th at
the RKO studios. The par
ticipants are Jack Oakie and
"George Bancroft, and the
event is—of all things!—a ta
ble-setting contest!
It all started when a Los
Angeles department store
persuaded ten prominent
men about town to set tables
as each thought they should
be set. Oakie and Bancroft
saw the exhibit, and the argument
was on, each being perfectly sure
that he could out-do the other if ever
—heaven forbid—he had to set a ta
ble. First thing they knew, they’d
arranged the contest; the only rules
are that they’ll use modern Ameri
VIVIAN LEIGH
can glassware and keep expendi
tures down to $40. The loser will
set a table and serve dinner for 16
of the winner’s friends.
Vivian Leigh and Laurence Oliv
ier are to be co-starred in a story
based on the romance of Lord Nel
son and Lady Hamilton, an Alex
ander Korda picture. Remember
ing what a superb picture he made
of “Henry the Eighth,” it seems
certain that his version of the fa
mous love story of the famous ad
miral will be one of the year’s best
pictures.
Phyllis Kennedy ought to succeed
If anybody should—first she broke
her back, and later she accepted ad
vice that wasn’t very good and lost
a grand opportunity—and now she’s
started toward the top again.
In 1933 she was dancing with a
troupe in Denver, and fell and frac
tured her spine. Doctors said she’d
never walk again. Two years later
she was dancing once more. She
was engaged for chorus work in the
Astaire-Rogers musicals, and her
gift for comedy got her the role of
the maid in "Stage Door.” Warner
Brothers offered her a contract,
but she hesitated, let people tell her
what to do, and the chance slipped
away.
She’s working now in “Honey
moon for Three,” and Lloyd Bacon,
who’s directing, is helping by build
ing up her role. Watch her—she’s
bound to get ahead this time!
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. may have
been something of a playboy some
years ago, but now he’s nothing if
not a solid citizen. Married happi
ly, and the proud father of a three
year-old daughter, he’s not only the
star of Columbia’s “Before I Die,”
but its co-producer as well. That
means being on the set early and
late, whether he’s appearing before
the cameras or not.
The girls of Hollywood are wear
ing red, white and blue these days.
Penny Singleton appeared at a bene
fit in a cotton evening gown hav
ing a white skirt and a bodice that
was red and blue; Anita Louise, told
to wear a novelty necklace in “I’m
for Rent,” chose a silver chain from
which were suspended miniature
flags of the 23 American countries;
Evelyn Keyes has a red, white and
blue straw hat, and Frances Robin
son’s leather handbag has a flag on
either side.
Uncle Ezra’s Rosedale Silver Cor
net Band rehearses longer than the
actors on that popular radio pro
gram, just to achieve those peculiar
off-key effects that drive music lov
ers mad. The reason the band has
to rehearse so long to sound so dis
cordant is that each man is an ac
complished musician; “We work
harder than Toscanini,” declared
Director Bruce Kamman, “Just to
perfect a musical mistake!”
Paramount’s going to do right
handsomely by Joel IVIcCrea—he’s
been assigned to the lead In “Bot
any Bay,” a story by James Nor
man Hall,-one of the authors of
“Mutiny on the Bounty.”
“Bottom Bay” is one of those high
ly dramatic tales, laid in the period
just after the American Revolution.
Jean Hersholt's dream of years, a
Hollywood home for aged and in
capacitated film workers, is soon to
be a reality. As president of the
Motion Picture Relief fund, he and
members of the organization’s ex
ecutive committee will soon begin
looking for a site for the home.
They have more than a half million
dollars, earned by the stars who do
nated their services to the CBS
Screen Guild program so that the
money could go into the fund.
ASK ME A QuizmthAnswers
r-pfs Offering Information
ANOTHER on Various Subjects
The Questions
1. How long was a round of box
ing when John L. Sullivan ruled
the ring?
2. How long was Abraham Lin
coln President before the Civil war
broke out?
3. What is the largest stadium
in America?
4. What universities compete for
the Little Brown Jug on the grid
iron each year?
5. What is a Pyrrhic victory?
6. Does each star in the Ameri
can flag represent a particular
state?
7. Do kangaroos ever roost in
trees?
8. £>o the Japanese ever say
"no”?
9. Do the Basques speak French
or Spanish?
10. Where is the deepest under
ground restaurant in the world?
The Answers
1. Until one of the fighters scored
a knockdown over his opponent.
2. Six weeks.
3. Soldier field, located in Chica
go, Illinois, takes this honor. Its
seating capacity will handle a
crowd of 125,000 persons.
4. The University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, and the University of
Minnesota at Minneapolis.
5. One gained at too great m
cost.
6. No, the stars represent the
states collectively, not individu
ally.
7. Australia boasts of kangaroos
that roost in trees. . They are
clumsy climbers, but have re
markable jumping powers and a
tenacious grip. A family of tree
kangaroos will frequently use one
tree for their permanent abode.
8. No. And they never say “yes”
as these two words do not exist
in their language. If you asked a
Japanese if he wanted something,
he would reply, “I do,” or “I do
not.”
9. The Basques, who live in the
north of Spain and in the south of
France, speak neither French nor
Spanish. They use a language
whose source still puzzles philolo
gists.
10. It is said to be the one in the
Carlsbad caverns in New Mexico,
which is located 700 feet below
ground. Because of the chilly
temperature of 56 degrees through
out the year, the coffee cups have
to be preheated. One thousand
persons can be served at one time
in the cafeteria.
Not Quite Right
When the office typist left to get
married, the staff clubbed togeth
er and bought her a vacuum
cleaner.
The honor of making the presen
tation fell upon Smith, who spent
much time and thought on his
speech.
When the time came, he stepped
forward, blushed furiously, and
said:
“On behalf of my colleagues and
myself, I congratulate you, and
beg you to accept this token of
our regard. We hope that, as you
use it to free your home from un
wanted dirt and litter, you will be
reminded of your old friends at
the office.”
INJECTED
He—There’s blue blood in my
family.
She—By transfusion?
Up to Him
Play foot—Your face is familiar.
Haven't l seen you somewhere?
Sally—Perhaps; that’s where I live.
Next time you get around that way drop
in and see me.
Not the Speed
“You hammer nails like light
ning.”
“You mean I’m a fast worker?”
“No; you never strike twice in
the same place.”
Loud and Clear
“Darling, do you think a dia
mond speaks of love?”
“Certainly; I’m not stone deaf."
Economy
“I will have 20 candles on my
birthday cake.”
“Will you light them at both
ends?”
Stopped Him
Tooter—I know a joke you’ll
never get, dearie.
Miss Tyte—Well, who said I
wanted you?
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