WHO’S
NEWS
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By LEMUEL F. PARTON
(Consolidated Feature*—WNU Service.)
NEW YORK —Robert A. Lovett.
New York banker and World
war flying ace. gets the news spot
light r.s a possible aviation pro
duction cz8r,
Young Financiers after two
Are Spinning Our months’ serv
Defense Wheels lce wijh
war depart
ment in which he has shown ex
traordinary capacity for slashing
red tape and getting things done.
His father, Judge Robert S. Lovett,
was head of the war industries
board in the World war.
When he was summoned by
the war department, Mr. Lovett
withdrew from the New York
banking Arm of Brown Brothers,
Harritnan and Co. A few months
earlier, the also comparatively
young James V. Forrestal, Mr.
Lovett’s friend, and bracketed
with him among the up-and
coming young Ananclers, left the
presidency of Dillon, Reed and
Co. to become undersecretary of
the navy. Years before, their
Wall Street running mate, Aver
ill llarriman, had moved Into
the Washington picture and just
now appears to be pegged as the
liaison between British and
American business in the
hastening crisis.
There is a complaint from the
bankers themselves that bank
money is on the sidelines in the de
fense crisis, if that’s what it is, but
at any rate the bankers are in the
line-up, particularly the younger
set, serving the army, the navy
and the department of state, as
above and in many other in
stances.
They let by-gones be by-gones.
Mr. Harriman was an early convert
to the New Deal, while Mr. Lovett
dead-set ggainstit. But that’s all
Water under the bridge.
Mr. Lovett and Mr. Harriman
' are both small town bays, the
farmer from ntl'tyulq ; Texas,
and the latter from Beacon, N.
j J, Mi;. Lovett, rather slight In
■tatura, good-looking, an easy- *
going, tactful executive, was
' graduated from Yale In 1918 and
pui^lucd postgraduate bublneAs
studies at Ilnrvard in 1^29 and
1921. Then he took over where
his father left off in running the {
Union Pacific, the Oregon Short
Line, the Oregon-Washington
and the St. Joseph and Grand
Island railways, picking up a
few important industrial direc
torates on the side and keeping
everything moving nicely.
The Wall Street battalions ol
youth provide evidence of the many
tributaries of specialized skill and
experience feeding into democratic
defense effort.
A LCHEMY brought oq chemistry;
** astrology led to astronomy and
now the forked hazel ' twig to
"dowse" ground leads to the discov
ery by one of
Orchids Not Gold the world’s |
Diggers, hut the rai)l* distin
H or set ail Finds It *ldshed ge.0'
ph y s i cists
that the horsetail plant of the mead- j
ows locates gold, and perhaps stores
up a bit for all comers.
Dr. Hans T. F. Lundberg of To
ronto ia the scientist, he is a widely
flained mining engineer of Sweetish
birth and education. Experimenting
with various means of locating met,
4ls deep in the earth, he worked
through Sweden, NorWay, Finland1,
Belgium, France, Germany, Spain,
Mexico, Canada and the United
States. His success with "electrical
prospecting" methods whs sufficient
to gain for him the gold medal of
the Swedish Engineering academy in
1925. and to locate 14 profitable
mlnei. But he needed a niore accu
rate method and kept oo the tail of
the horsetail.
The more gold in the ground,
the more in the horsetail, with
even infinitesimal quantities to
be detected by the spectroscope.
Dr. Lundberg calls it the "geo
botanical method." Further
more, suburbanites may get in
on the profits, even If they don’t
find a gold mine. A ton of horse
tail, Dr. Lundberg figures, would
yield 4H ounces of gold worth
$157.50 at current gold prices.
This back-lo-the-land movement
may came off yet.
Dr. Lundberg was born in Malmo,
Sweden, in 1893. He was graduat
ed from the Royal Institute of Tech
nology at Stockholm and later was
a professor there He came to
Brooklyn in 1923, and formed the
Geophysical Exploration Limited,
which, exploring many countries,
took over where the Willow-Wythe
left off. He is highly certified in his
profession and a member of mariy
scientific societies.
Ipcidentally, miners always look
for iron wherever they find orchids.
One would think they would be the
gold-diggers.
Plaids Bold, Colorful, Striking
In Spring Coats, Capes, Jackets
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
A LL signs point to a riot of hand
some plaids in the spring style
parade. When you choose your plaid
for a new coat, cape, jacket, dress
or separate skirt, fashion asks you
to throw all caution to the wind.
New plaids are big and bold, brazen
and color-mad, for fashion is in a
mood for drama in plaids this
spring.
However/ thera js another side to
the plaid story wnlch has to do with
conserVayH j£|lfc.id4 Ithgt at;4 in pas
tel colors so subtle, so winsome
that you win nrreryffurseTf yielding
to their enchantment st very Hot
glance. Which all goes to show jib
the n4W‘'Spring cdUfetftions tl4a#
there's a plaid for every time, plat*
and occasion and for every individ
uality. ii
Notwithstanding the color furor*
y»»t is gofcg or*,there ^ much en
thusiasm for btock;and wh^ wot#
plaids. They are Very'new and vcr*
good-looking and have a unique styl#
all their own.
The plaid costumps pictured typi
fy the new trends. Tfaete stunning
models \y^re selected from among
hundrods at a recent preview dra
matical presented in a pageantry
of fashion by the Style Creators of
Chicago, an event that illustrated
new achievement, ne\y triyni|phs for
American designers. Conveying the
message that plaids are stylish this
season, we illustrate three distinct
types herewith—the long coat, the
dramatic cape of which you < will
see an enpg^M-, proc^spiort ;thig
spring, and tlx over favorite softly
th
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world of fashion by storm. The
wearing of a plaid cape over a
smartly tailored jacket suit Is very
practical to wear during the fickle
weather of early spring days. As
an ideal ensemble for later on, you
will be topping your crepe and print
frocks with a cape in one of the
pretty springtime colors. Note the
smartly caped lady of fashion In the
picture, who wears over a frock ol
gold hued crepe a $u!l| length wool
plaid cape, straight lined according
to latest, silhouette trends.
One of the new and very smart
gestures of. fashion is. to .top your
tailored sujt with a coftt pf Wool
plaid. Provided with such a chic
putfit as! the sailor-hatted young
modefrn in the picture is wearing,
fou w^l be ready ta grt^t spring in
fitting' regalia. FurmerhTore, if you
own a sleek tailored plaid surcoat,
smartly straightened and pocketed
as the one worn by the model il
lustrated, it will prove a perfect
treasure later on as a wrap to wear
over various prints or plain frocks.
Note the good-looking plaid-jacket
costume centered in the group. Here
you see a very advance model in
the new longer length. The bias cut
of the plaid adds to its charm. You
will love the hary green gold and
gray tones in this plaid. Worn with
a sheer dress that features an all
around pleated skirt, this jacket will
take you places in high stylte.
More plaid! Here’s the latest—hat
and enormous underarm bag of
vivid plaid to add color glory to
your new ensemble.
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All-In-One ,Sleevesj
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There are important changes go
ing on in sleeve styling. The ntw
movement' toward an altyn-ohe
sleeve and bodice or sleeve a hid
yoke is very obvidus this season.
I You See it hi thfe Chinese' Wtfueqqe
this season and, in smart dolmhji
sleeves. In this picture’, the sleejv^
O^Umds seamless at (shoylders frcjm
th^ yoke section. The Russiamstyty'd
, blouse underneath is ol white linen,
| and the akirt repeats the slight hart
I of It* own peptum.
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Fashions Reveal
Hawaii Influence
New fashion trends used to come
3,000 miles east from Paris. This
season important fashion influent*
Comes to us 6,000 miles out of thj^
west. At the moment it is Hawaji
that is interesting front-page fash
ion end social news.
Just as the Rhumba and the Conga
have swept America, so will the
Hula, the native sacred Hawaiian
dance, one of the most beautiful
dances in the wortd w4ietK ft is
danced and interpreted corr‘actty*xsO
declares Dr. Gftdys, fust returned
from a year’s research in Hawaii.
In their current resort collections
the best stores throughout the coun
try are making a feature of Hawaii
an-inspired fashions. Dresses olL
Hawaiian prints by Tina Leser, well
known designer versed in Hawaii
tore, are especially a forerunner of
costumes that win take lead ln the
spring style parade. The collection
includes such interesting themes as
a day dress of a flowery new lei
print, also a charming Lauai fern
print is shown. Unique and very at
tractive are undersea Ash patterns,
a novel pineapple print, also fluted
clam-shell motifs and the sensation
al Sarongs are greatly admired.
Tiny Botvs Decorate
M'Lady's Spring Shoes
There is no type shoe so univer
sally flattering to the foot than a
neat-fltting shapely pump. This
year pumps are decorated with
bows of every description. You can
tune your pump to almost any occa
sion via its bow.
For the tailored street look, • th.»
bow is of patent cr 'the heather tlnr'
fashions the shoe. Ribboo gcpcgrain
bows are on the dressier types ot
shoes. Bows of perforated leather
are very d^cora\ive, ^or dressiest
wear airc bows khleh ire made of
sequin or rhinestones.
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A Yankee Captures Derna
General Wavell of the
wnuih army marched along
the coast of northern Africa in his
campaign against II Duce’s Italians,
he was following in the footsteps of a
bold Connecticut Yankee who was
making the same march 136 years
ago. William Eaton was his name
and although his heroic exploit has
been all-but-forgotten by his fellow
Americans, Wavell’s capture of the
town of Derna has brought Eaton’s
name into prominence again.
In 1804 Eaton went to Tripoli as
the American naval agent to the
Barbary states. For years the Bar
bary pirates had been preying upon
the commerce of Europe and when
American shipping became world
wide, the United States as well as
other seagoing nations were forced
to pay tribute to the pirates. Finally
tiring of these appeasement efforts,
the new republic persuaded the ba
sha of Tripoli to sign a treaty for
"peace without ransom.”
A Deposed Ruler.
But the Tripolitan ruler did not
kerp the agreement and was soon
demanding tribute again. When his
demand Vas^ refined, he declared
war and American warships block
aded the harbor of Tripoli. The
pasha, Jussuf Caramilli, had gained
the throne by d^posin'g his brother,
Hamet. When Eaton learned that
Hamet had taken refuge in Egypt,
he sought him out there and, with
the sanction of the American gov
ernment, offergdt to help hjm re
gain his throne.
In the early part of 1805 Eaton
assembled a force of about 400 men
at Alexandria, Egypt. It included six
American marines and a sergeant
from the warship Argus; Lieut. P.
N. O’Bannon, Midshipman P. P.
Peck, a troop of Arab horsemen
led by two sheiks, Pasha Hamet’s
personal escort of 90 men; 38 Greek
mercenaries with their, two officers;
25 Ethiopian cannoneers with one
brass cannon and an Englishman
named Farquhard who apparently
went along just for the fun of being
in on a good scrap.
Eaton arranged for the co-opera
tion of the American naval squad
ron in the Mediterranean and on
March 8. 1805, with his motley
Briny set out on the 600-mile march
across the Libyan desert towards
De»ne fas the name was then
spelled). Almost from the start Ea
ton, had trouble with Hamet and
when the pasha wasn’t threatening
to quit the expedition, the Arab
Bheiks were threatening to mutiny.
Using both threats and bribery, Ea
ton! managed to keep his force to
gether and after a weary journey of
five w’eeks he arrived on April 15
at the Bay of Bomba, into which the
two American warships, Argus and
Hfrnet, commanded by Isaac Hull,
sailed the next day.
After a week’s rest there, the ex
pedition set outs for Derne and on
£p'rtl 20 arrived before that forti
fied town which was garrisoned with
800 men. Eaton sent an ultimatum
to the governor of Derne to sur
render and received the reply of
“My head or yours!” The next day
the ATgus, the HornCtand the Nauti
lus arrived in the harbor of Derne
and under cover of a heavy bom
bardment landed a force of marines.
Then Eaton organized a charge of
his. forces and to the credit of the
mercenaries it must be said that
they fought bravely beside the
Americans and swept through the
breaches made in the walls of the
towrv by the warships. Eaton was
slightly wounded in the battle but by
late In the afternoon the Stars and
Stripes floated over Derne—the first
time they had ever been raised over
a fortress on that side of the At
lantic.
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A Foe of Appeasement.
Eaton was born in Connecticut in
1764. At the age of 16 he enlisted
in the Continental army and served
until it was disbanded in 1783. After
graduating from Dartmouth, he was
made clerk of the house of dele
gates and served there until 1797
; when fte Was appointed consjjl at Tu
: nis. rlis .experience with the bey of
Tunis soon convinced him that
onty armed force coqld make tl^e
1 Barbary pirates respect American
; right. This belief was responsible
; for the expedition against Deme.
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WATER NEEDED
BY DAIRY COWS
Plentiful Supply Increases
Milk Production.
By H. R. SEARLES
(Extension Dairymen at University farm,
St. Paul.)
Dairy cows sometimes fail in milk
production because the herdsman
skimps on the least expensive of all
the milk-making materials. Plenty
of water is absolutely necessary if
a cow is to produce up to her natural
ability. The best possible feed ra
tion will not get results if watering
is irregular and limited.
Water is doubly important be
cause the dairy cow needs it for
feed utilization as well as for the
milk which is itself about 87 per
cent water. Water is the carrier
by which nutrients and wastes are
transported in the body; it keeps
body cells in good shape to carry
out their work; it helps break down
feeds for use; it controls the body
temperature. A shortage of water
results immediately in lower milk
production. Heavy milking cows are
affected even more than light pro
ducers.
Cows on dry feed need correspond
ingly more water than those on suc
culent feed such as green grass or
silage. On the other hand it has
been shown that the cow is not par
ticular how she gets her water. If
plenty of water is available to drink,
the animal will do as well on dry
feed as on feed which carries mois
ture.
The U. S. department of agricul
ture reports that drinking cups in
the barn result in definite increases
in milk production. With water at
hand at all times the cow will drink
about 10 times a day.
Declining Soil Fertility
Causes Drouth, Flood
“We don’t have weather like we
once had,’’ is a trite saying which
is unsupported by any scientific evi
dence. But the experience of recent
ye^rs has shown that the effects of
iweather are worse than they once
were, according to Dr. William A.
Albrecht of the department of soils.
University of Missouri. All because
we have neglected our soil.
| Drouths are more disastrous than
formerly because the eroded and
shallower surface soils can’t take
and hold the rainfall, he explains.
More of the precipitation runs off
iand less is stored in the deeper soil
zones to be drawn on in drouthy
periods.
Studies at the Missouri agricul
tural experiment station during
drouth years revealed that the earth
three feet below the surface of tilled,
eroded or shallow soils was com
pletely dry and slow in moisture re
covery. But earth three feet under
sods or deep surface soils showed
good evidences of moisture. Recov
ery was rapid and the moisture
moved down into the deeper levels
as storage water.
Man alone can help counteract the
results of his carelessness. Dr. Al
brecht added. The remedy lies in
an intelligent, never-ending program
of soil conservation. It lies in put
ting back into the soil the valuable
plant nutrients—nitrogen, phosphor
us and potash — that have been
drained away by constant cropping.
It means raising and maintaining
the total fertility level of the soil
rather than trying to spur the
growth of a single crop.
Growing Spinach Seed
May Be Profitable
An expected spinach seed short
age for next year is causing many
farmers to consider growing the
seed for sale.
Spinach seed is not difficult to
grow if weather conditions are fa
vorable, according to C. H. Niss
ley, of New Jersey college of ag
riculture, Rutgers university.
Seed should be obtained either
from wintered-over spinach or
from very early plants. The seed
should be matured before mid
summer, he added.
Nissley explains that because
the seed develops at different
times, it is advisable to harvest
plants when the first ripened seed
begins to shatter. Then the plants
should be cut, tied in bundles and
stacked, or they may be cut, gath
ered and placed on large can
vases protected from rains to dry
before being threshed.
An average acre yield of spin
ach seed is 500 pounds, but yields
of 1,000 pounds per acre are not
uncommon.
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Baby Chicks
Buttermilk or sour skim milk are
the best feeds for chicks when they
are first placed under the canopy,
advise poultry specialists of the
North Carolina State colege. The
baby chicks should also have access
to dry oaash and water. Another
good feed is cooked infertile eggs
left over from the Arst candling.
Grain feed may be given after the
first seven to ten days. It is very
essential that plenty ol mash hopper
space be supplied.
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POUR enticing designs—the love
^ liest of the year—are these for
pillow slip embroidery. A refresh
ing iris motif, the appealing bird
pair, a butterfly and flower ar
rangement, and the cross stitch
basket of pansies will find favor.
• • •
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Box 166-W Kansas City, Mo.
Enclose 15 cents for each pattern
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Seeking Truth
If you seek truth, you will not
seek to gain a victory by every
possible means; and when you
have found truth, you need not
fear being defeated.—Epictetus.
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vitamins and minerals—“extras” from all
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Vices Become Manners
What once were vices, are now
the manners of the day.—Seneca.
Worth of Mirth #
An ounce of mirth is worth a
pound of sorrow.—Baxter.
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