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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
SOCIAL LIFE

II used to be said of certain old
fashioned towns. that people went to
bed there when it got dark under
the table. They had so little to amuse
themselves evenings that they just
got tired of sitting up. and went to
bed because they could think of
nothing else to do. A town of that
kind is not popular today.
Whatever is done by our people to
promote social life. makes Milford
more popular and promotes its pro-
gress. The organizations that get up
entertainments. which hold suppers
and socials and have recreation ac-
tivities, help to give people a good
time in this community. When they
have good time in a place. they
hate to go elsewhere.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
COMING OFT OF STORM CELLAR

Money. says high authority in the
U S. treasury. is coming out of the
storm cellar. 1t is remarked that for
the past few years. people were prin-
cipally concerned with the safety of
money. Now it is thought that the
desire to earn e profit is returning
to start up business activity.
People should not be encouraged
to take excessive risks, but there arc
usually some chances about business
which people have to take if they are
to make success. If money is COM
ing out of the storm cellars. it is no
doubt because the business skies are
clearing. People are seeing that the
fears which led them to run for shell
ter with their dollars are largely
imaginary.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
Milford, Friday, September 30, 1889
NEW MASTERS FOR EUROPEG

The world has made a tremendous
lot of history in the past few weeks
1t had been thought that Russia
feared Germany and Germany feared
Russia. Now these mighty nations
have come together, and threaten to
become the dominating powers of Eu-
rope, if indeed they dc not try to ex-
tend their dominion far beyond their
present limits.
Crushed between these two mighty
forces. brave little Poland is battered
down like ship between two mighty
icebergs. 1t would look on the sur
face as if group of dictator govern
nlents had gotten together with the
idea of making new division of
good part of the earth's surface.
Where does this leave England and
France? They will not probably suf-
fer any attack from Russia, which is
more concerned with its problem of
living under Communism than in
hpi iSooihS OuI OfOI WSolcIu EuIOp6.
But Hitler is now free to concentrate
all his mighty power on the western
democracies.
Nations are not always as strong
as they look on the surface. Great
5nd mighty powers which once is
sued orders to the whole world, went
to pieces. because they ignored fun
damental laws of human life.
There is a story in the Bible of how
Daniel the prophet interpreted the
dream of Nebuchadnezzar. king of
the Chaldeans. The king dreamed
that he saw a great image made up
Of gold and silver and iron and
brass, but its feet were made largely
ot clay. The clay was an element of
weakness, and when hit by a stone,
tine image fell and was broken to
pieces. Some great nations which |
lise to mighty power through acts OF |
tyrannwdheswsaf falixasmiEwg bxqlHpt
10 pieces, because like the image with
feet of clay, there is something weak
in the foundation on which they are
built.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
THANKFULNEss FOR AMERICA

AS our people lock across the
stormy Atlantic ocean. and see the
still stormier Europe raging with
the passion of war, a profound feel
ing of gratitude takes hold of them
to think they are living in free and
peaceful America.
Their gratitude is enhanced by
the 5000 miles of ocean that lie be-
tween our land and these contentious
nations which can't keep the peace.
Those ocean miles are worth more
than lands rich with gold or with
soils of unbounded fertility. They
create almost impossible obstacles to
nations that look over with envy on
the riches of America.
We owe our relative security on
this side of that ocean to the fore
sight of our ancestors who crossed
those seas. Very many of them
came in days when crossing such an
ocean involved dangers. The tempes-
tuous Atlantic was not a good place
for the frail sailing ships of the old
days.
Those ancestors came over in the
main because they did not like the
way the nations of Europe acted.
They disliked the constant wars and
the liability to military service. They
abhorred the tyrannies existing in
many of those lands. They longed
for a country of peace and freedom.
and they saw no chance of getting it
in war torn and king-ruled Europe.
1t took great fortitude and industry
to create new homes and institutions
IN wilderness. These ancestors be-
lieved that democratic government
would have them from the incessant
wars and grinding expressions from
which they had suffered in Europe.
and the result has proved that they
were right.
Our people have to maintain this
glorious heritage. Such a country
will not run itself There are hard
labors to keep it going. and keep it
up to the noble ideals which the faith
ers established.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
SUCCESS WITHOUT EDUCATION

Education is a wonderful door to
all the heights and successes of life.
Any youngster who Las a chance to
enter that door and refuses to do so.
makes mistake he is likely to regret
in many bitter moments.
Yet the youth who never had that
opportunity, or who missed it by his
own neglect, should not feel that all
the good things of life are forever
lost to him. Countless men and
women who had little school and col
lege education. have found some way
to open the doors to the better life.
If they didn't have school educa-
tion. they had to get education in
some way. They learned by deter
rlination to operform every task fsifh-
fully, by constant study of books and
by association with helpful people.
The door to education is always
open, but it takes willingness to
climb before it can be entered.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
THE MODEM SPOTLESS TOMN

Recent years have seen a growth
in the standards of community life,
particularly in regard to disorder and
neglect. AS people di ess a great deal
better than they used to, they are
getting the idea that their home
places should be kept looking nice
and pretty.
In former years countless homes
in the average town were just heaps
o. disorder and refuse. and the build
ings had a generally tumbledown ap-
pesrance. In the good modern town.
people want to see every street and
every neighborhood become a part of
4 general Spotlesstown. They want
to see every building kept repaired
and painted when needed. and all re-
fuse cleaned up. and any rickety
and decadent looking structures re-
moved. AS town gets these ideas.
il becomes a charming community.
and people are proud of it and like to
live there.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

WHEN TOWNS stand still. the rea-
son is mostly that the people are
standing still in their efforts to push
these communities ahead, when they
should take of their coats and go to
work for progress.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

SOME PEOPLE SAY they want to
see their home town go ahead, but
don't just see what they can do about
it. One thing they can all do, is to
buy goods and supplies at home SO as
to push local business ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

1T is VERY EASY for people to
see the defects in everything. and
yet many of them fail to notice the
defects in their own home places,
which mar the appearance of their
reighborhood.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

The Milford canning factories are
now busy with the lima bean crop
and each week are paying out thou
sands of dollars in payrOlls. The
wise merchant is using the columns
of the Chronicle to advertise his
wares. and secure a share of this
money
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Full Preparedness
Due 10 Be Demanded
Al Women S Farley
Delegates From IS
Patriotic Bodies
Will Attend

Military preparedness adequate to
protect America from all potential
enemies is expected to be demanded
at tn 18th annual Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense, to
be held at the Mayflower Hotel
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Delegates from IS women's pa
triotic organizations In every section
OF the country will begin arriving
tomorrow.
Heading the visitors will be Mrs.
James Morris Of Bismark, N. OAK,
chairman Of the conference. She
Is national president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. Other leaders
who will attend are Mrs. George
e. Whitlock of Washington. ma
tional president Of the United Span
ish War Veterans Auxiliary, first
vice chairman; Mrs. Edwina P.
Trigg of Kansas City, national pres
ident Of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, second vice
chairman; Mrs. Irving T. Fair
weather Of Washington, national
president Of the American War
Mothers, third vice chairman, and
Mrs. Parlan Semple, jr., of Mont
clair, N. j., president general Of the
National Society Of New England
Women, nth vice chairman. The
fourth vice chairman, Mrs. Bess
Duncan Wells of Portland, Greg,
will be unable to come.
Mrs. Malvina Freeman of Mount
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Pretty Brunette Walks Out
OF Reformafory

Isabelle Messmer, %, q pretty,
diminutive brunette, who has been
something Of headache to the Po-
lice Department here in years past.
was being sought by New Jersey
authorities today after she strolled
out Of a reformatory for women at
Clinton.
The Messmer girl was sentenced
in New Jersey last February for
"atrocious assault and battery" Tho
Judge said other charges pending
against her included intent to kill
a police officer, leaving the scene Of
an accident and speeding, the As
ISOLATED Press reported.
The girl and another woman In.
mate went to a moving picture
show on the unwalled grounds Fri
day night and slipped away, wear
ing overcoats over their prison garb.
Miss Messmer has been picked up
for questioning here on several oc-
casions. Once she was wearing
mems clothing and again, police
said, they found q small revolver
in her hotel room. No charges are
pending here now.
Miss Messmer, who weighs less
than 100 pounds, was captured by
Newark police, they said, after she
drove her automobile more than 80
miles an hour, attempted to run
down a motorcycle policeman and
was shot at several times.
The girl is native Of Elwood,
Ind. Some policemen think she is
more playful than dangerous, but
not the motorcycle policeman she
tried to crowd into the ditch,
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Mcdonald Sees 1888
As Disaster Year in
Conference Address
Cuuse and Cure Of War
Group Told Lima Porley
Only Hopeful Note

A picture of cumulative and
almost catastrophe disaster" was
described by James G. Mcdonald,
former president Of the Foreign
Policy Association, In his review OF
1888 events at the ofacial opening
Of the Fourteenth Conference on
the Cause and Cure Of War last
night.
The Lima Conference was the
only hopeful note In Mr.. Mcdonald s
dark analysis of the past year and
his even darker forecast for the
year to come. He said, however,
that a good neighbor" policy Is not
enough.
"The United States must do more
than maintain peace between the
Americas" he told TOO women as
sembled at the Washington Hotel
This country must make It's physi-
cal strength. its economic resources
and its idealism count on the side
Of realism against force"
Analyzing events in the Far East
Spain, Russia and France. he said
1888 will be known by what hap
pened at Munich.
Munich was a victory for Hitler
overwhelming in scope and unprece-
dented In cheapness," he declared
Hitler won a victory which could
have been expected only after q
war"
Most significant results Of tn
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Special Tribunal
ToFix Fate Of Insane
Criminals Is Urged
Courts Should Inquire
Into Qualifications Of
Experts, PorIey Told

Courts should exercise their right
to inquire into qualifications of ex-
pert psychiatry witnesses to great
er extent than they do now, DR..
Winfred Overholser, superintendent
OF st. Elizabeth's Hospital, told an
audience at the symposium on men
tai hygiene yesterday at Miner
Teachers College.
THE courts too often accept tes-
timony of man with the title of
M. D. after his name regardless of
whether he has special knowledge
OF the subject of his testimony" said
DR.. Overholser, one Of the nine
speakers who summarized papers
presented at the symposium of the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science held last
month at Richmond, Va.
Discussing The Need for PSYCHE
atric Expert Service in the Courts" :"
DR.. Overholser urged that the ques-
ton of the mental state of the indi-
vidual on trial should be separated
from the matter of the commission
Of the act.
Special Tribunal Urged.
LET the jury determine whether
the individual committed the crime.
and let special tribunal, composed
not only of psychiatrists but of other
experts, decide what is the best
course to take for the individual
and for society"
Integration of the various activi-
ties and agencies of State, Federal
and local governments in the field
OF mental hygiene for development
OF a well-organized research pro-
gram was advocated by Assistant
Surg. Gen. Lawrence Kolb. He also
urged provision of funds for quail
fied group of experts to do further
research into the cause of mental
diseases.
In a summary of the Richmond
meetings papers on causes OF men
tai diseases, DR.. E. Y. Williams of
the Howard University Medical
School stressed a need for correlat-
ing physical disease with mental
Affections.
Others Speak.
"As long as we fail to do this,
there is bound to be an increase
In the problem of reaching the
sources of mental disease" he said.
Other contributors included DR..
Paul B. Cornely of Howard Univer-
sity Medical School; the Rev. Will
liam E. Darlington of the Howard
University School of Religion; Miss
Susan Colbourne, educational direc-
tor of the School of Nursing at
breedmens Hospital Mrs. Isabel
Lindsey of Howard University So
ciology Department.; E. Franklin
Frazier, head of Howard University
Sociology Department, and DR.. Dor
othy Ferebee
Other features included an ex-
hibit of books, pamphlets and charts
on mental hygiene supplied by the
Miner Teachers College, Howard
University Sociology Department,
Catholic University's School of So
cial Work, the National Catholic
School of Social Service, the WASH
ington Bureau of Rehabilitation and
the Washington Criminal Justice
Association.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Vernon, N. Y, national president Of
the Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary,
will serve as secretary; Mrs. Carroll
MCGUIRE Of Washington, represent
ing the American Women's Legion
Of the World War, is treasurer, and
Mrs. o. D. Oliphant of Trenton,
N. j., permanent honorary chair
man, will head the Resolutions Com
mittee.
The first activity Of the confer
ence will be a pilgrimage to the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. Morris will
present wreath for all the par
ticipating organizations.
A patriotic mass meeting will be
held Wednesday night, with Sec
retary Of War Woodring and Ste
phen F. Chadwick, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
as the principal speakers.
Gen. Arnold to Talk.
Speakers at Wednesdays sessions
will include Maj. Gen. Henry H.
Arnold, chief Of the Army Air Corps;
Rear Admiral William o. Du Bose,
chief Of the Navy Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair: Representa-
tive James w. Mott of Oregon, Miss
Jeanne Barker, University of Ken
lucky student; 1t. Col. Ira c. Eaker
Of the War Department, 1t. D. N.
Logan, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics,
and A. B. Littleton, C. M. T. C.
trainee from the University of Ten
nessee. An open forum on national
defense will be held Wednesday
afternoon.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of
Massachusetts will speak at the
annual dinner Wednesday night.
Speakers at the final session Thurs
day morning will include Rear Ad-
miral Emory 8. Land, chairman of
the Maritime Commission; Col. Ste
phan A. Park, national president
OF the Reserve Officers Association,
and r. c. thinner. r. o. T. c. stu
dent from Purdue University.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Smithsonian
(Continued From Page B-1)

States, and we will consider its OBJ
legation to be the encouragement of
a high standard of quality among
artists in the fields of both fine and
practical arts. Above all, it will be
our purpose to strive, through a
recognition of all that is essentially
indigenous in the work of our art
lists, to stimulate a confidence in
American creative capacity and to
bring to American art more dy-
manic and healthy relationship to
the life of the community"
In order to assist educators, Mr..
Delano explained, an essential prob
lem of the gallery will be one of
movement" Adequate storage IA
cilities, adequate work areas and
efficient physical organization must
be secured, he pointed out, in order
to realize effectively the potential
educational program inherent in the
enabling act. The gallery must
achieve maximum flexibility and
freedom of extension If it is to fulfill
the objectives Of its program"
To Provide More Room.
Secretary Charles Abbot of the
Smithsonian Institution explained
that the new gallery would give op-
portunity in its larger space to make
available art objects now in storage
because of inadequate space in the
Natural History Museum.
DR.. Abbot. who also is a director
of the Mellon National Gallery of
Art, said he thought the new gal
lery might become some day a
feeder" to the Mellon institution,
by providing some subjects which
would be suitable for display there
The Mellon gallery has very limited
restrictions as to the paintings to be
admitted, and might receive offers
of art which it could not accept, but
could turn over to the Smithsonian
The National Collection of Fine
Arts, now housed in the National
History Building of the Smithsonian,
includes some noteworthy bequests.
Among them are the Harriet Lane
johnson collection, the Gellatley COL
lection, including paintings by Albert
Pinkham Ryder; the William P.
Evans collection of paintings by
American artists, the Ralph Cross
johnson collection, which includes
paintings by Guardi, Rubens, Ho-
garth and the 18th century English
painters, and the Pell collection of
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Employment Service
Fills 230,268 Jobs
3y the Associated Press.

7kS8OCIdCcU FIeSS.
Secretary of Labor Perkins re-
ported that 23o,268 jobs were filled
by Employment Service Offices in
December, bringing the 1888 total
of placements to 2,701 ,349.
She said the December total in
cluded 160,982 jobs in private in
dustry. Applications for work, she
said, continued the downtrend
which had been evident in recent
months"
Evening star., 1939-01-22
ceramics, jewelry. national portraits
and other objects.

Collections Inadequately Housed.
This collection now is inadequateE
housed in cramped quarters. It was
known as the National Gallery of
Art until 1887 when the Mellon be-
quest took that name. 1t was
changed to the National Collection
Of Fine Arts and becomes the Smith
sonian Gallery of Art collection.
Among the features of the new
building will be gardens, which prob
ably will be Handicapped with the use
Of statuary as an important feature.
In the development of the decor
ative features of the site" it is
explained in instructions to COM
peting architects, participants
should keep in mind the character
OF the surrounding property. It is
hoped that setting for the build
Ing will be provided in harmony
with the general character of the
Mall. Nothing in this program, how
ever, Is to be interpreted as requiring
formal or balanced relationship
to other buildings"
Altnough 1t was not so specified
in the instructions, there were indi-
cations that members of the COM
mission would not favor columns in
the design for the structure.
To Be of Stone.
The building can be of limestone,
granite or marble, under the plans,
and is to be not more than so feet
in height.
Members Of the Smithsonian Gal
lery OF Art Commission which is
conducting the competition are:
Chairman Delano; Secretary Abbot
Of the Smithsonian; Edward Bruce
of the Treasury Department Section
OF Fine Arts; Gilmore D. Clarke,
chairman of the Commission of Fine
Arts; Chairman Alben w. Barkley
OF the Senate Joint Committee on
the Library; Chairman Kent E. Kel-
Ter OF the House Committee on the
Library, and G. l.. Borie, chairman
Of the Smithsonian Art Commission.
Architects desiring to compete
were notified that copies of the pro-
gram may be had on request by
writing to the professional adviser,
Joseph Hudnut, dean of the faculty
of design, Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass. The applicant will
present his plan anonymously.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Munich conference he felt was the
breakup Of the tie between France
and Russia which had been consid-
cred the bulwark Of European peace,
the complete victory over the
League Of Nations and the over
whelming victory over world public
opinion.
Turning to the Far-Eastern sit
uation, he said that nothing had
been done In the Western world to
implement the good graces of China.
The only move which would really
cripple Japan he said, was q dis
continuation Of purchases from
Japan.
Spain he called an "unadulterated
tragedy" When the fighting is over,
he said, the tragedy will have only
begun. Victory by force won't end
the underlying conflict between the
people on the left and those on the
right, he asserted.
Miss Schain Presides.
Miss Josephine Schain, national
chairman Of the conference, pre-
sided at the meeting.
Services on peace in Washington
churches will be attended by the
delegates this morning. The after
noon program will feature the Peace
and Disarmament Committee of the
women's international organizat tions
with women from South America,
Canada, Holland, China and Czecho-
Slovakia discussing the chances for
peace in their countries.
Varying points of view on the for
eign policy of the United States will
be presented at tonight's meeting.
Speakers will be Dever Allen, editor
Of 'Nofrontier News Service; Maj.
George Fielding Eliot, formerly with
the Army Military Intelligence, and
Clark M. Eichelberger, national di-
rector Of the League of Nations
Association.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

CHICAGO, ML-SEES WORLD UPSIDE DOWN-Frank Baek,
H. has managed to obstacles which educators
said hopeless He originated his method writing
upside down by beginning the bottom the lower right
hand and writing from right to left Not only
read and write in this but objects also usually
upside down. He is in the fifth grade and averages IS his
studies. Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Nearly 100000 people in Brit
ain are paying unemployment in
Sllrance
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Fewer than 100000 unemployed
Workmen are receiving government
relief in Belgium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-14
Tickets Move

lark Sunday for the benefit game
a high school alumni 10 swell the
In and Stadium high schools.
who will play for the es-preps.
Joe Salatino, Rick Lewis. Hilly
Garnett, and Sonny Bailey are out
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Fans have two excellent
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said President Quill Of the
Tigers. For one thing. u
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first opportunity 10 see the
Tigers In action against first
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Even more important Is the fact
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school. Those Tacomans who are
anxious TO see the youths In our
schools reared under the fine IN
fluence of great game like base
ball are urged to attend, Those
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purchase tickets for the game 10
help high school baseball.