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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-11
4 Candidates
Deliver Talks
Aspirunts Speuk
At Royce Hol

-FOUR speakers. who have de-
cared themselves candidates for
STATE and national posts. addressed
approximately $50 persons who
attended = Democratic rally staged
n Royce hal1 Tuesday night, spon-
nored By members Of the Tacoma
Avenue Business Mems association.
Rex Roudebush. racoma attor-
ney, who has declared himself ~
candidate for the post Of gov
ernor: Lieut-Gov. Victor A. Mey-
era. who likewise II . contender
Tor the post; King County Asses
cor Roy aGisener, who has aspira-
tinns 70 b state land commission
e. and Frank BeIl. former U. 8.
flsheries ccmminnioner, who has
announced he win oppose U. s.
senator Lewis B. Schwellsnbach
Cor re-election. were the speakers.
Rroassm u CONSERVATISM
Roudebush told the audience
thers Wa only one main prob
IN before the state and nation
(hnk q conservation :. conserva-
don Of human values and material
values and resources.'
Roudebush assured his listeners
- would not back any move to
s.ulash WPA or PWA grants"
hut wuuld BE- for enlargement OF
thess grants. along with old age
pensions.~
Roudebush said he favored a
knlanced budget and low taxes
nut not to the extent Of slashine
WPA or PwA. He said he would
protsct interests Of the more than
10000 sportsmen by fighting res
toration Of fish traps.
Tells HIS Aims
1fissner asserted he was in
favor Of oid-age pensions and
advocated utilization Of county
ewned iogged-off land for settle
ment purposes
Bsll warned that citizens must
~rafeGuard Grand couiee" ana
smaks public power available for
everyone.- . He said II elected
u. 8. senator. he would not be q
syes man."
Meyers, after relating In .
humorous manner. his experienced
q acknowledgement. agreed
With other candidates on points
stressed during their addresses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-11
Membership
Goal, 1000
Lutheran Welfare
Society Is Busy

Hoping to obtain at least 1000
members by April 81. $50 field
workers are now contracting Luth-
Grams In Tacoma and vicinity as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-11

Accounting office OF the NIL
waukee road, which employs about
35 persons here, will be closed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-11
AUNT HET

Maybe they've got a right
to have children; but if the
public has to feed 'em, it
ought to take charge of EN-
and see that they're raised
right"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

A 10-point program designed to
promote Improvement of motoring
conditions throughout the State was
unanimously adopted by the recently
organized Maryland Advisory Board
of the keystone Automobile Club.
The program embraces recommend
ations for revision and simplification
of the State motor vehicle laws.
uniformity in traffic signs and sig
nails, designation of more one-way
streets in Baltimore and year-round
of public Fairgrounds
in the interest of highway safety.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
WASHINGTON is ALSO MUDDLED
BY J. e. Jones

Washington, D. c., July-IThe
political packs and newshawks in
the National Capitol usually have a
lot of "inside-dope" about public
affairs, but the exciting political
events of July find Washington folks
about as muddle-headed as the ar
guing-citizens of any other village,
or city. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been the Nations most popular cit
izen for many years. The visit for
a day of Wendell Wilkie to Wash
ington was an astonishing event,
inasmuch as it was the occasion of
more enthusiasm than has been
shown for Republican leader since
those times when Herbert Hoover
was in the White House.
The only contribution I am able
to add to what you already know, or
may read in your hometown paper,
or hear about in the next radio
broadcast is that authentic polls and
"snooping-s shows that the
country as whole is very closely
divided in its support of the Demo-
cratic versus Republication party,
and vice versa. We learn here in the
District of Columbia, which is the
dividing line between North and
South, that Republicans actually
expect to carry Southern States.
That would be strange.
Naturally, muddle-headed and ex-
cited individuals and leaders are
alike, no matter where you find
them--but there are cool-headed cal
culators and analysts everywhere.
This latter class tell us that it is too
early to forecast results of the No.
vember elections--but they do agree
that it is likely to be hard, tough,
and close fight, in which there is
plenty of good reason for both part
les to expect victory when the votes
are counted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
HAY FEVER PATIENTS
EAT CURE

A new treatment for hay fever
said to be as simple as eating bread
is disclosed in patent (No. 2,207,-
415) awarded in Washington, D. c.,
to Kurt Rosenwald of New York.
The treatment is claimed to elm
mate the injection method and would
in effect permit sufferers to eat their
way out of their affection.
Tests carried out on patients in
the midst of severe attacks Of hay
fever, which merely involved eating
several slices of a specially prepared
bread, gave relief within several
hours, the patentee asserts.
According to the conventional
method of hay fever therapy, the re-
sistance of the patient is built up
by injection of extracts obtained
from the particular pollen to which
the victim is sensitive.
According to the new treatment,
the pollen is fermented with yeast.
The composition product thus form
ed may be then incorporated in -four,
grape juice or any type of food.
Flour is mixed with one one-hun-
dredths per cent of the pollen to be
baked into bread.
For the relief of hay fever, one
need eat only few slices of this
bread, the patent asserts.
Likewise, pollen may be added to
unfermented grape juice or the
mash of which beer is made and
yeast then mixed in. After fermenta-
ton resulting grape juice or beer
is also said to relieve hay fever
when imbibed. New York Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
ALMsHOUsEs TO BE ABOLISHED

Governor O'Conor has appointed
a commission to draw up plans look
ing to the adjustment of county
almshouses, which he brands "a
blot on the good name of Maryland"
Conditions surrounding these
institutions have been described as
deplorable and I intend to exert
every effort to bring about their
abandonment" the Governor said.
cat the same time" he added,
'tit is my desire to insure the proper
care of dependent aged and infirm
persons in our State"
A little more than two months
ago Governor O'Conor announced
he would ask the next Legislature
to appropriate money for the erec-
ton of State hospitals to care for
the INDECENT.
Because of the fact that ''care-
full attention must be given to the
financial aspects of the situation"
he said he appointed Walter N.
Kirkman, director of the Bureau of
budget and Procuremtnt, as chair
man of the commission.
''The question of cost will be a
primary one," he added.
Leaders of medical, welfare and
labor organizations are included in
the twelve men and women named
by the Governor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
MOTOR TRUCK OPERATORS
BACK SAFETY EFFORTS

One of the most pleasing reac-
lions received by Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor's Maryland Traffic Safe
ty Committee in its efforts to reduce
traffic accidents has been from the
major motor truck fleet operators
who, practically unanimously, have
endorsed the Committees selective
Enforcement Program, and prom
ised their complete cooperation.
This program provides for strict
er policy of supervision over the
roads and during the hours when
records show serious accidents have
been occurring. In connection with
this new program, the Maryland
Traffic Safety Committee has recon-
mended an increase in the personnel
of the Maryland State police, as we'll
as the Traffic Division of the Balti-
more City Police Department. Sus-
pension and revocation of licenses
of repeating offenders is one of the
detectives of the Committee.
While in number of actual fatal
tiles, the first half of the year 1910
showed an increase of 26 deaths,
over the like period in 1885,, the
comparison is softened by the fact
that for the same period in 1910
nearly $4,000 more automobiles
were licensed and using the high
ways. Nevertheless, the committee
is far from satisfied, and is exerting
every effort in the matter Of law
enforcement, public education and
better engineering to bring about a
continually lessening number OF
deaths.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
FOOD STAMPS

The food-stamp plan, which began
ais cautious experiment IA months
ago in Rochester, N. Y, has mush-
roomed into major attempt to solve
the paradox Of an overabundance of
farm products and hunger in the
cities.
Extending the plan to 20 new
areas during the past fortnight, the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corp
Grafton announced that food stamps
are in use in 83 areas and in every
state except Delaware and West
Virginia.
Though it now costs upwards of
three million dollars a month, and
is expected to cost between seven
and eight millions by fall when it
may be spread over $50 commun-
tiles, the expanded food-stamp plan
is ESSENTIALLY the same as the original
experiment. Relief clients are per-
mitted to exchange their allowances,
up to 81 a week for each person in
the family, dollars worth of gen.
eral foods from any cooperative
grocer. In addition they receive
stamp which can be traded for SO
cents worth of foods officially desig-
mated as Surplus mostly butter,
eggs, pork, etc.
The phenomenal growth of the
plan is attributed to two reasons:
(1) The troublous events abroad
have cut off many markets for farm
products normally exported, thus
piling up bigger SURPRISES over here;
(2) no important group opposes the
plan. Business men like it because
it works through grocers and is thus
within the profit system; farmers
like it because it provides them with
Ia fair-price market for their other
wise unsaleable SURPRISES; relief
clients like it because it expands
their food budget; the public likes
it because it prevents disaffection
among farmers and reliefers and
because destruction of the food
would be silly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL

All sections of the State are
represented on the Maryland Coun-
Gil of Defense and Resources, an
noucement of the creation OF which
was made by Governor Herbert
O'Conor, to serve as an Advisory
Body in problems that might arise
in connection withe any emergency.
The non-political group of nine
teen outstanding citizens, represent
ing mostly non-military groups,
man-power, health, transportation,
ETC., in case the country be faced
with the necessity Of armed defense,
and to coordinate the states ac-
tivities with those of the Federal
government.
Governor O'Conor will call meet
ing of the group to discuss condi-
lions in the State this month, and
will invite members of the Council to
attend with him the joint conference
ON law enforcement problems OF
National Defense to be held in WASH
ington early in August.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Benefit payments made by the
Maryland Unemployment Compen-
sation Board now exceed 100000
600, with more than $4,000, 900
remaining in the reserve fund avail
able for future demands.
Original claims for unemployment
benefits filed in June numbered
1913, a reduction of nearly twenty
five per cent from the month of May,
which means that payments are
going down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
FIRE PREVENTION AND
DEFENSE

Today, all important American
industry is cooperating in an effort
to expedite the defense program.
And the service industries, no less
than the manufacturing industries,
are doing their part. A particularly
salient example of this is provided
by the National Board of Fire Under
writer's, representative organization
of the country's principal stock fire
insurance companies.
In 1917, the National Board con-
Quoted a nationwide conservation
campaign for the reduction of fire
loss in American industry. Grain,
cotton and other vital commodities
were safeguarded from destruction.
Plans were developed for the swift
and efficient installation of fire fight
ing facilities for army environments,
the Navy Department, the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, and other
departments. A fire prevention
bureau was established by the Board
in the War Department at Washing
ton, which inspected all buildings
turned to military use, and sub
mited recommendation for lessening
hazards. On top of that, a wide
spread campaign to instruct the
public in fire prevention was carried
on.
Now the National Board has again
offered its services to the govern
ment. It will provide it's facilities to
help reduce fire loss during the pres
ent emergency.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

ton Monroe Doctrines" seem to
answer none. of the questions.
Secretary of State Hull took the
short cut when he advised Hitler
that the American Monroe Doctrine
is not open to discussion-that it
means just exactly what it says!
That was straight shot, because
the Monroe Doctrine is chip on
Uncle Sans shoulder which Europe
and Asia are warned they must not
to knock-off.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
NO POLITICS IN THIS

The National Labor Relations
Board was created as an Independent
agency by Congress in July, 1895.
Therefore it is five years old.
The principal power of this Board
concerns the rights of employees to
organize and select their representa-
tives for collective bargaining. The
Board was given ample authority to
protect the rights of employees and
employers.
One of the purposes of the Board
was stated in the Federal law as fol-
lows: "To decide whether the unit
appropriate for the purposes of col
lective bargaining shall be the en-
ployer unit, craft unit, plant unit,
or subdivision thereof" The Board
also was given full authority to con-
duct hearings and to issue orders,
and to prescribe rules and regula-
tons to carry out it's obligations to
workers and employers in the public
interests.
1t is matter of common know
ledge that this Board was regarded
as the first step in a system that
would prevent open conflicts and
settle disputes between employees
and employers. The people were pro-
missed amendments of the law after
it was tried out and when necessary
changes were apparent.
The sit-down strikes afforded the
first great test. The CLIO and John
L. Lewis were responsible for those
strikes. The American public was
outraged by the brutal performances,
and Mr.. Lewis organization made
no attempts to perpetuate the sit
downs. Amendments to the law were
plainly needed but Congress neglect
ed to act.
For the past five years the war
between the American Federation
of Labor and the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations has continued,
dispite the Wagner Act. The appeals
of the President and his Admins
tration for peace and harmony
among the two big labor organiza-
tions has fallen on deaf ears. Still
there have been no amendments to
the National Labor Relations Act.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Japan Is reliably estimated to be
spending $15 every so seconds in
the U. s. promoting tourist trade to
Japan and creating good will.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

1t seems to work in baseball as
in war. When errors put men on
the bases. they usually account for
a lost game,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Canada spends dollar every min
ute importing serums and antitoxins
for animals from the U. s.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The city of New York borrows
money at a speed of $500 every
minute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
"PUCK is AMERICAS FAMOUS
COMIC WEEKLY

For thrills and fun turn to Puck"
the big Comic Weekly See all of
the favorites by world-famous ar
lists. Read
'.PUCK"-the Comic Weekly
Every Sunday with the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

The United States imports I'VE
pounds of deer skin every minute,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Misery loves the kind of company
that will listen to hard-luck story.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
! NOT DEBATABLE

Long-winded statements concern
ing possibilities Of japan and Ger
many setting up their own imita-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Half our troubles are the Off
springs of fear.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26
DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAIRIES?

II you believe in fairies you may
be able to do something with the
latest suggestion from Washington
that there will be "a balanced bud
get in the near future" You can't
look into the future with starry-eyes,
through a telescope, and find any,
thing in space that resembles a
budget.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

NEW thousands are buying
IN the big Dodge LuxuryLin
now-taking advantage of
present low prices that make it
Americas biggest car valued
Think of It'll For just a few
dollars more than the smaller,
ow-priced cars, Dodge gives
you the riding comfort of a full
11oh- inch wheelbase. ). wider,
more comfortable seats. mag
Prices subject tn ch
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Prices subject to change without notice!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

nificent appointments and lax.
urious upholstery
And Dodge value goes beyond
beauty and luxuryl In Dodge
and Dodge alone-you get the
gas and oil economy and the
dependability for which Dodge
has long been famous. Drive in
for an appraisal on your present
car. Very likely it will make the
down-payment on a new Dodge.
noe aDifhOut nOficel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-26

Here is TWO-TONE as It has never
been done beforel Smart. new. utterly
different from any color finish you ever
sawl Leading style experts say Dodge
TWO-TONE is year ahead in style.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
WHAT'S WHAT ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY

Documentary evidence of a per
sons age, ranging from a birth GER
tificate to life insurance policies
is going to have an increasing i'm
pOrtance as the Federal Govern
ment'S old age and survivors in
5urance program develops, accord
ing to Mr.. Charles E. Bailey. man
Ger OF the Social Security Board s
ED office at "A West Washington
;treet, I4agerstOWn. 1t was eX-
@ained that the Government will
INSIST upon the proof of ones dec
iaratiOn of age before insurance
payments are made. The law pro-
tides that monthly payments may
We made to workers who have
reached the age of 65 if they quail
" but it will accept no loose
statements as to age.
The age Of a workers wife o.
widow OF of his children must be
proved before they can receive
any Of the supplementary benefits
provided under the revised Social
Security Act.
But the claimant will be given
every opportunity said Mr.. Bailey
ito supply the required proof. The
applicant probably will be asked if
he has a birth certificate AS a
matter of fact. birth certificates
# persons now 65 years old Or
more are scarce. In only eight
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23

states and the District of Colum.
bia had the practice of keeping
nth certificates been adopted be
fore 1874. The District of Column
bia began the keeping Of such rec
ords in 1874; Virginia in 1853;
Florida in 1865; Massachusetts in
1850; Michigan in 1867; New
Hampshire in 1910; New Jersey
in 1S4S; Rhode Island in 1853 and
Vermont in 1857"
The keeping Of birth records in
Maryland was begun in 1898 (Bal-
timore City in 1879.
Mr. Bailey added that i'll the
event an applicant is unable to
produce a birth certificate or a
h1rch record. he may submit the
statements Of the doctor or mid
If with personal knowledge Of
his birth. But recognizing that
his type Of evidence would, in
nOst cases, be as unavaila BILE to a
nan Of So as a birth certificate or
baptismal record the Board s
representative will suggest that he
arm to the old family Bible He
lay find there, inscribed on one
II the pages designed for the re-
,ording of family records. the
late and place OF his birth
eff, however. it becomes evil
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
Hl OUT OF TOWN
w PRINTERS PAY
0 NO TAXES HERE
LET US DO YOUR
AIR PRINTING

dent the claimant cannot produce
a birth certificate, a church record
or similar documents, he may sub
NIT the statements of two other
persons who have personal knowl-
edge that he was born on a GER
tain date, Mr.. Bailey added, but
since such persons will be even
older than the claimant, the OBJ
tanning of this evidence is difficult.
If it cannot be produced the Board
will open the way to the presen-
tati2n CT miscellaneous lot of evil
dence. which, when viewed as a
whole. may be regarded as suffi-
cient. This type of evidence will
include public documents of vary
ing nature, such as a mans army
discharge. school records or mar
riage certificate"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
Lesson for February Is

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
1ected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-02-23
As You Rean

whatsoever a man sOWeth that
shall he also reap. He that SOW eth
sparingly shall also reap sparing.y."