revised wage-hour bill. R. J. Welch of California, J. lefi to right, Congressmen Arthur Three Billion Bill Passed of 328 t a y 70 the r One n for relief whe found to be prove they other prov nent in need hey \ rk. The at farmers need not ances to benefit ided by th are out of wc ides th rietar rcumsiatl izer prov be in needy c¢ from WPA At the free fe last moment the members i ars to the in the bill Spent ation projects, au- to be British Policy Attacked ROM two sources the British pol- icy of ‘realism’ followed by Prime Minister Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Halifax was fiercely attacked in the meeting of the League of Nations council at Geneva The recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia, asked by Britain, and the ““‘desertion’’ of alist Spain, both im- plicit in the talian agreement , were denounced and Haile Selassie viscount Halifax could make weak: reply in defense, but a Ethiopia, was present address the council, in a long ncte purporting to show that his country was far from con- quered by Mussolini, less than one- quarter of it being occupied by the Italians. He asserted the Ethiopian troops actually were gaining ground despite the use of poison gas by Italian airmen, and that thousands of Italians have deserted. The “Lion of Judah’ had nothing to hope for in the way of direct aid, but his mere presence was de- cidedly disconcerting to the British diplomats. He demanded that his protest be taken up by the league assembly. No vote was taken on the question of recognizing the Italian conquest, but Chairman Wilhelm Munters of Latvia, summing up the declara- tions of the member nations, said: “The great majority of members of the council, despite regrets, con- siders that it is the duty of members of the league to determine individu- ally their own attitude in the light of their own situations and respon- sibilities." Haile Selassie strode from the chamber without a word. His last chance was gone. Julio Alvarez del Mayo, foreign minister of the loyalist Spanish gov- ernment, also attacked the policy of Britain, and of France, and de- nounced the absurdities of the in- ternational accord for noninterven- tion in the Spanish war. “Both from the trenches and from the seat in person and he handed gate, Rt TAD iL OF Japanese Take Amoy JATARES SE naval 101 'S 8 rta X An South C th Shanghai said to be British island on to pro The Ja SOouihn i ers there safe, American ps were rushed to the h the city is situated tect their nation were warshi ais reported new front iront panese als« the Shantung moving steadily Lunghai railway resistance ed Suchow, they were toward despite stub- Their airmen raid- killing many Chinese. Revenue Bill Enacted HE 300 million act of 1938, as senate and house conferees, was finally sent to the White House for he President's signature. The com- dollar rev of the undistributed enough to save the face. calendar years 1938 and 1939 and it is expected to die then. Under the act, corporations earn- ing more than $25,000 will pay a maximum rate of 19 per cent if no earnings are distributed in dividends and a minimum of 16% per cent if all earnings are distributed. There credit of 2'2 per cent against the maximum tax on the amount of dividends paid. profits tax, Rail Wage Cut Announced R AIL ROADS of the nation and the Railway Express agency served formal notice on chairmen of rail brothe rhoods of their intention to re- duce basic rates of pay 15 per cent on July 1. The carriers through this by $250,000,000. Approxi- mately 925,000 railroad workers are affected by the move, The long-anticipated announce- ment brought a defiant warning from the Railway Labor Executives’ as- sociation that: “We will fight the action with ev- ery resource at our command.” i Oil Production Cut T ExAs and Oklahoma, the two major oil states of the midconti- nent, reduced petroleum production drastically to prevent a price col- lapse. In Texas wells were ordered shut down on Saturdays and Sun- days to effect a reduction of 162% per cent. Oklahoma oil men were ordered to cut uction during Gov. E. W. Marland of Oklahoma said the states’ speedy action to stabilize production was removal of a possible threat of federal regula- tion, “This act proves,” Marland said, “that the states are capable of han- dling their own affairs.” ineifing Farm Morigages JNSURING of farm mortgages has been begun by the Federal Hous- ing administration under Steward McDonald, administrator. Amend- ments to the national housing act passed in February permit the ad- ministrator to insure mortgage loans made on farms on which farm houses or other farm buildings are to be constructed or repaired pro- vided at least 15 per cent of the loan proceeds is expended for ma- terials and labor on buildings. Farmers who operate their own farms, individuals who rent their farms to others, and farm tenants and others who contemplate the pur- chase of farms are all eligible to borrow from approved institutions. The maximum amount which may be borrowed in relation to the ap- praised value of farm property is 90 per cent for loans of $5,400 or less, between 80 per cent and 90 per cent for loans from $5,400 to $8,600, and 80 per cent for loans exceeding $8,600. Wheat Loan Program NLY a major crop disaster like O a nation-wide drouth can pre- vent the United States from hav- ing the largest supply of wheat this summer in the coun- try's history. Con- sequently the De- partment of Agricul ture is preparing to announce a huge wheat loan program designed to prevent prices from falling to extremely low Inder ntrol levels. 1 the new crop cf act andatory ex- § are m . 28 vield Sec. Wallace is and estimat- 3 ’ ~ te 37.1 sen "80 000 000 reduce to OO operatio o about 50 0 acres would their 00 acres—the ince before the war 500,000 act nents then would the 0 and 950... whea t Gon ot weer at between ernment 000 bushels. mate 50 000 000 © est 7 it crop A) DUs! arry-over re from 0) bush- is expected to th of approxi- 1 000 wshels pan pr ill move an : nately 1,100,000 In addition Secretary Wallace w the market ugh the government crop insurance Already a campaign to “'sign-up"’ wheat insurance. : set fn Wage-Hour Bill to Pass HEN 218 house to the ogram, to bol- new pro- is un- farmers for of the representatives members of sideration of the administra. tion's wage-hour bill it became virtually certain the measure would get through the house easily. Chairman Mary T. Norton of the house labor commit- tee and other propo- nents of the bill pre- dicted it also would be approved by the senate, but admit- tedly it faces a bit- Mary T. Norton ators are angered by the omission of differentials favoring the South. In its present form the bill pro- vides for minimum wages of 25 cents an hour to be raised to 40 cents an hour over a three-year pe- riod and maximum hours of 44 a week to be reduced to 40 hours in two years. It would be adminis- tered by the Labor department and enforced by the Justice department. It carries no differentials between the different sections of the country. Sess ¥ Deal of the Dictators N THE absence of official state- ments, the foreign correspond- ents were forced to guess at the re- sults of the meeting of Reichsfuehr- er Hitler and Mussolini in Rome. ship between the two dictators was sorb the German minority in South | Tyrol, and that Mussolini promised | Nazi plans affecting the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. Mussolini was believed to have received from Hitler recognition of Italy's economic and political inter- est in central Europe, and a prom- ise the Italian port of Trieste would not lose all its Austrian traffic as a consequence of Austria's absorption by Germany. wml Davies to Belgium JOSEPH DAVIES, wealthy law- yer, was nominated ambassador to Belgium by President Roosevelt, Davies will be transferred from Moscow which he and his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Post Hutton Davies, found boring because of the lack of social life among the soviets. { 6 East 30th St “HE discovery most thrilling research, Many investigators is one of the history of scientific understanding of co-workers; and to® Dr. E. C. Kendall of the Mayo | Clinics at Rochester, Minn. | Today we know that al-| though it constitutes only about one part in three mil- lion parts of the body iodine is so ess ial that its absence from en! diet have the gravest conse- quences. may a Thyroid— The Gland of Glands Iodine is necessary for the nor- mal functioning of the thyroid gland, situated in the front part of the neck. The thyroid is so portant that it is often regarded as the throttle which governs the human locomotive, and when it fails to function normally, the body machinery may be thrown out of balance. Animal Experiments Point the Way was estimated that gs died annu: mothers, normal Scientists reasoned that i could be prevented could be prevented i and undertook the now A census in Akron, Ohio. A study was made of the thyroid glands of all school girls from the fifth to the twelfth grades. Almost 50 per cent were found to have enlarged thyroid glands The girls doses of sodium in drinking water at given periods over 2% years At the end of that time, investigators found that of 2,000 pupils, only 5 developed thyroid enlargement. Of the same number not treated, 500 showed enlargement. 7 umans, were given small iodide dissolved sing tun Danger Periods This demonstration aroused the interest of the scientific world and Send for This FREE CHART Showing the lodine Content of Various Foods Ev 7 OU are invited to write C. Hous ton Goudiss for a chart showing the foods rich in iodine and those which are poor in this substance. It will serve as a valuable guide in preparing balanced menus, Just ask for the lodine Chart, ad dressing C. Houston Goudiss, at 6 East 39th Street, New York City. A post card is sufficient to carry your request. gave ment: edge of the Jmpetts to additional experi- 1 increased our knowl iodine requirement. The great danger periods are childhood and The diet of the ex- mother must include an adequate supply to protect herself and avoid the early development of simple goiter in the child. It is also essential to provide sufficient iodine for growing chil. dren, as the incidence of the ease increases steadily up to the eighteenth vear in girls: in it reaches its peak at twelve. adolescence. dis- boys * go Nature's Storehouse of lodine It is the duty of every maker to learn where the sary iodine can be obtained and to include iodine-rich in the daily diet, but it is especially im- portant for those living in “‘the goiter belt.” This area stretches along the Appalachian mountains, as far north as Vermont, west. ward through the basin of the Great Lakes to the state of Washington, and southward over the Rocky Mountain and Pacific states. home neces- foods * lodine-Rich Foods The sea is the great storehouse of iodine and hence, the most abundant sources are sea food, in cluding salmon, cod, crabmeat and oysters; cod liver oil; and salt. Fruits and vegetables grown near the sea contain varying amounts of iodine, depending upon the water and soil, and the season, the iodine content being at a max- imum in the autumn and winter. In gene it maj the leaves of 1 iodine than leafy vegetables store more tha of yd sou exception are a goo is rich i When the soil be- of this sub ui watercress comes stance. lodized Salt One of the methods for adding i especially in goiterot re gions, is through the use of iodized salt. In Detroit, a city-wide test of iodized salt reduced the preva- lence of simple goiter from 36 per cent to 2 per cent fig- ures have been cited f Iodized salt rary table salt and safeguard against most ry th ne diet, is an excellent simple goiter Se lodine in Drinking Water Even in early times, it was be- lieved that there was some rela- tion between goiter and drinking water, and recent evidence has disclosed that found that the water | Several communities have given | commendable, but it | borne in mind that wherever io- Have You a Question? Ask C. Houston Goudiss fi C. Houston Goudiss has put at the disposal of readers of this newspaper all the facilities of his famous Ex perimental Kitchen Laboratory in New York City. He will gladly an- swer questions concerning foods and diet. It's to write a letter unless you card inquiries will receive the same Address him at 6 New York City. not necessary desire, for post careful attention. East 39th Street, au- thorities is necessary. To those homemakers interested in planning the best possible diet I shall gladly send lists showing which foods are in this substance. Questions Answered Miss C. T.—A irritating | drat © it pe Mrs. THE ALL- WEATHER LIGHT Light it up and oleman 80... anywhere, ew a any time, in any weather. Genuine Pyrex Globe protects mantles against wind, snow, rain. Clear, powerful brilliance . .. just the light for use around the farm . . . dandy for hunting, camp ing. “The Light of 1000 Uses”. Has oversize, longservice generator. See the Coleman a4 your dealer's. Send Postcard for Free Folders THE COLEMAN LAMP AND STOVE CO. Dept. WU-103, Wichita, Kans.; Chicage, Wig Philadelphia, Pa. Loe Angeles, Cell. (I1W) Imprudent One Is not he imprudent, who se the tide making toward him apace, will sleep till the sea over lanes snywhare. Daley Fly sler attracts and kills fies. Guarantend, eflective, Nest, poz venient — Cannot apill — Willnot soll orinjure anyiting: Lams all ssason. 200 o ne... tern, Harold Somers, Frog iy Ealb Ave BRlya N.Y. TE FLY KILLER Everything you want in NEW YORK! @ isright around this quiet, congenial hotel. Rooms with both from $2.50 single, $4 double. FAMOUS FOR GOOD FOOD. HOTEL Woodstock ESTEE LR TIMES SQUARE fost of Broodway NEW YORK WHY? Because Pepsodent alone contains Irium. t = thanks to Irfum — is fast, and SAFE! It contains NO BLEACH, NO GRIT. NO PUMICE. Try with rium .. for a stile of natural sparkle!
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers