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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-26

slippers for evening II you want TO
save your job.
Don't Wear Tight Shoes
And If your feet aren't, as smGil
as you would like, don't try to con-
ceal the fact by wearing shoes that
are too tight. It Is very easy ia
tell IL shoe doesn't fit its wearer
and it will make you appear ridic.-
lDus besides doing untold damage
to your health. Your feet carry tho
entire weight of your body and uI..
less they receive the proper treat
ment, they will rebel. And wheo
they rebel, you will discover to yous
chagrin, that beauty is more thaa
skin deep. You'll wonder where
you ever acquired those cross-look-
ing frown lines, that strained lock
around your eyes. Strange as t
seems, ill-fitting shoes affect your
posture, your walk, your face arI
your figure.
And after all, If I must appeai
foremost to your vanity summer "a
only few months away and ylu
VIII soon be exposing your toes &c
the beaches and pools. Then W.
will be sorry if they are mark. 1
and red-looking. Start today to c {
them in condition. Apply lii
hand lotion to those rough SD ;
after each bath. Take inventor =
your shoes and decide just Wairh
ones really fit properly and which
you bought as camoullage. Maize
up your mind to be good to yo.e
feet and they viii serve you wtal
in return.
What are your beauty prob
lens? Write Marie Downing,
Larieuse Beauty Foundation,
Room 81 = 3I9 Noytb Fourth
ST., S. Louis, Mo. and she viii
be glad TO answeT them, Be mys
10 enclon feif-dddref5ed
stamped envelope.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-26
Financial Department
CINE. Church
1910
Seventh Episcopal District

Seventh Episcopal District
South mississippi Conference
Meridian-Roy l. Young s454.O0
jackson e. B. Balckman S1712S
Gioster- U. L. Washington 1000
North Mississippi Conference
Olive Branch J. A. Abram s101 M
aAnica- w. o. Brown s1s00 m
Sardis e. H. Garmon s1n5 m
f1oliy Springs B. T. Tolbert S8000
East Mississippi
Water Valley ]. H. Walton 5000 m
Aberdeen M. S. McGlown 200O
Iupelo- j. D. Murdoch S61 m
New Albany-W. H. Foster $4,000
s Mississippi Conference
greenwood T. M. Coleman $115Oo
Durant- W. W. Wall COZ es
columbus c. Thomas sips IN
Srooksville-- T. ]. johnson S9ooo
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-26

slippers for evening II you want to
save your job.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-04-26

lContlnued on page four)
Evening star., 1940-02-21
ant stan along with proper physical
plant and facilities"
Wn,ald T.a nsl>. co.>


Yesterday Representative D'Ales-
andre demanded immediate removal
from the Home for Aged and Infirm
of inmates suffering from tubercu-
losis or who are regarded as mental
patients.
Mr.. D'Alesandro said the mental
patients should be sent to either
Gallinger or st. Elizabeth's Hos
pitals, and those who are tubercular
infected should be transferred to the
Districts modern tuberculosis sana-
torium at Glenn Dale, Md.
Testimony before the subcommit-
tee In. the last several weeks shows
that of the more than TOO inmates ut
the institution, 100 are bed ridden
in the inflrmary, and that some Of
these are mental and tubercular
cases.
Public welfare officials have told
me that facilities are not available
to remove all of the 100 ed-ridden
patients at Blue Plains" said Mr..
D'Alesandro. But I do think facili-
ties can be found in proper institu-
tions for those who are infected with
tuberculosis or are regarded as
mental patients.
Mr.. DAlesandro has arranged to
resume the investigation of the well
fare institutions next week. At that
time he plans to inquire into condi-
tions at the District reformatory at
Lorton, Va, and the workhouse at
OccoQuan.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Blue Plains
Continued From First Page.)

Bondy, Commissioner Allen asked
Health Officer Ruhland to appear
before the Commissioners at their
board meeting. Referring to the
demands of Mr. D'Alesandro for i'm
mediate corrective measures, Com
missioner Allen directed DR.. Ruh-
land to work something out"
When reference was made to the
possibility of having children take
medical examinations at Gallinger
Municipal Hospital before they are
sent to the Receiving Home DR..
Rutland suggested that such q move
might be "impracticaP as a routine
operation.
Commissioner Allen said:
Doctor, an agency which has
plenty of money and staff can do a
good job. but the real test is to be
able to perform well when adequate
funds or adequate staff are lacking.
Nov. doctor, you are a man of
imagination and you have real ex-
ecutive ability. Now here is q prob
lem and I believe some steps can be
taken. We want you to 60 ahead
and work something out"
DR.. Rutland replied: Il thank you
for the compliment, but aren't you
asking me to make brick without
straw? However, we are consider
ing the problem and will do what we
can"
In his formal statement, Mr..
Bondy said, in part, referring to his
testimony February l3 before the
D'Alesandro subcommittee:
L stated that my purpose had
been and is to assure as efficient
and adequate service as possible
within present appropriations and
legislation in all institutions and
services. This is in the interest of
the benefciary's getting the bast
possible care and service and the
taxpayers getting his moneys
worth.
ITO that end welcomed and now
welcome constructive suggestions
from any source. However
patchwork will give but partial and
| temporary meeting of deficiencies in
the public welfare program that
exist because of years, and even
decades, of inadequate appropria-
tions and restrictive legislation
Secondhand institutions cannot be
patched forever. Adequate service
and care will not come from tenn
porlzlng measures. Meeting human
need in the Nations Capital re-
quires more than palliative action. :"
MIR. Bondy's Understanding"
In memorandum to DR.. Ruhland
today Mr.. Bondy set down in writ
ing an understanding" reached by
him February II in a conference
with health officials.
He said:
There was an agreement at the
conference that the Home for Aged
and 1nflrm should receive for care
aged ambulatory persons not feasible
Tor old-age assistance, and that the
institution should have medical serv-
ice to meet the clinic and infirmary
needs of those inmates. 1t was
agreed that problems OF acute ILL
ness, or involving surgery or con-
tagion should be met by transfer,
when medically feasible, of such
inmates to the appropriate institu-
tions for care. It was agreed that
the medical care necessary for clinic
and in1rmary service to the inmates
at the Home for Aged requires Q
full-time medical officer, graduate
nurse service during the "a hours
| and an adequate orderly and attend
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Ship Sale to BeIeions
Denounced by Germons
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Feb. 21-The Essener
National Zeitung. newspaper close
to Field Marshal Hermann Goering
yesterday declared the sale Of eight
United States Line ships to q Bel
gian corporation casts 4 shadow
on Belgium's neutrality.
The newspaper charged that the
purpose Of the deal was to "circum-
vent the (American) cash and carry
neutrality law in favor Of Great
Britain and France by exploiting the
neutrality Of an accommodating
third party"
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Patched trouser seats are reported
to be increasing In number In Ger
mauY.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
FEBRUARY E22l! CLEARANCE
SAXOPHONES
ACCOR RDIONS
Trumpets-Cornets
Drums-Guitors
REDUCED!

Tomorrow from $50 am. TO Z
pm. only We ore offering every
reeondtioned and demonstration
used instrument in our store at
rock-botton prices! Many fine
mokes-soms practically new.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Engineering Comment on BRIDGE

An enghtenng and interesting summary of the
Of the Narrows bridge collapse from engineering stand
point is contained in the current issue of the Pacific Builder
and Engineer The publication devotes of its
series of pictures of the bridge disaster with accompanying
text of many phases hitherto unpublished In editorial
the topic Dynamic Stability of Suspension Bridges
Editor Walter A Aver wrote in the December of the
magazine
0f inestimabe Importance the field of bridge design
Is the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge third longest
suspension bridge in the world Blame for the failure
commonly placed upon cumulative undulation and twisting
induced by aerodynamic forces.
"Aerodyname forces have been taken into
alteration in the design of bridge Heretofore bridges
have been designed withstand static only From
and serodynamic effects Wind tunnels elastic models,
dynamic models and studies of aerodynamcs
and damping must take their place in the design of
any highly elastic bridge.
ITO date, all hands agree that the Tacoma failure is
of design There has been question the quality
Of workmanship of materials.
The is in sense an indictment of sus-
pension bridges II is not indictment of those who de-
signed the bridge Design the hands of engineers
who are recognized authorities.
ut simply the first bridge which subjected
. dynamic attack of sufficient magnitude it to
fail The Tacoma bridge withstood all stresses to
which it subjected.
This is the worlds greatest bridge failure That there
shall be repetition is imperative. The public interest
and further advancement in engineering design depend
ent upon the of Investigations being made of
the cause
THE investigations being conducted by two indie
pendent boards of engineers appointed by the Wash
ngton State Toll Bridge Authority the other by the Public
Works Administration To the credit of both these bodies
the engineering boards appointed within few days
after the bridge collapsed To their further credit the
outstanding ability of the Investigators Thumbnail biog
raphes of all of them given elsewhere in this issue
But one lesson already is learned-that before con-
structon is started other flexible bridge proof of its
dynamic stability must be established beyond doubt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Stories in
Stamps
English Poet Helped
Greeks Win Freedom

ONE OF the great heroes Of mod
ern Greece is the English poet.
Lord Byron, who took an active
part in the revolt against the
Turks. British friendship with
Greece dates from this war for
independence.
Byron is pictured on The stamp
above, arriving al MisSolonghi In
1924. The stamp IS one OF an
issue Of two oommemorsting ths
centenary Of Byron's death.
Early travels in the Near East
gave Byron q love for Greece, and
when leaders Of revolutionary fac
tons appealed 10 him for help. ne
gave money freely, hurried 10 join
them. He united rival factions,
advanced money 70 pay troops,
build Notifications and provide
medical supplies. He was eager
10 lead an army in the field, was
offered the post Of governor gen
eral.
Before he could attain either
ambition, Byron's health broke
He was recovering from nervous
attacks when ne was stricken
with fever, died April le, 1924.
Greece decreed a general mourn
ing Of II days.
Byron's body was returned 70
England for burial, but Ms heart
b nssSled. a klSSosouSl2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WORKER REPLIES TO
STRIKE OPPONENT

Editor The Times: I would like
TO write in regard TO CLIO wife
and Mrs. Clarkson. Yes. strikes
are bad and none of us like them.
Do you know why we have TO
have strikes? Because my en-
ployer and your husbands en-
ployer do not believe in coming
up to their employees and saying:
Now, my good men, business Is
good and I am going TO give you
all = raise No. he does not do
that and II ne did. then il would
not be necessary for strikes.
That is what organized labor
is for-to help your husband and
other men in their working con-
ditions. I repeat. strikes are
bad, but as long as the employer
will not give what we think we
should have. there will be such
things as strikes. We would
still be working for 81 and So
a day; yes, even $3.50 per day
and good long hours. 10 and II,
If we waited for our employers
to better conditions.
Keep your chin up. you wives.
and after this Is over. you can
think IL over and see what the
strike and organized labor has
done for your husbands in the
past years. II you can't keep
your eyes and ears open. you
will soon learn for there's
plenty TO learn yet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY. DEC. IL

This should be fortunate
day for the subjects OF the fire
sign. since intuition should be
keen. Adverse aspects rule In
the morning but later benefic
influences are strong.
Heart and Home: Until late
in the afternoon women today
are subject to disturbing vibra-
tons which may incline them TO
look on the dark side Of life.
The morning should be given
TO routine matters. Decisions
should be postponed, for the
judgment may be unreliable.
Girls NAV be uncertain in their
love affairs. but the evening
should bring pleasant reaSsur-
snces. Many weddings are fore
told for the holiday season.
Business Affairs: Great &C
tivity among manufacturers OF
the Pacific coast is prophesied.
but labor troubles may retard
production. especially in air
plane building. There is a Snis-
ter sign which seems 10 indi-
cate that fifth column agents
viii attempt 10 direct blame for
subyersiye acts upon innocent
workers. Conflict between op-
posing union organizations VIII
cause q serious incident.
National Issues: Economic
problems for the new year will
be widely discussed as the cap
itahstie system Of finance II
widely ssssiled. Wise foresight
vili be exercised by the Admin
istrstion and the secretary Of
the treasury Will manifest oour-
sgeous initiative. Foreign loans
will come into the limelight as
urgent need Of aid Is voiced by
Britain and China The radio
VIII be the medium of education
regarding money and commerce.
international Affairs: South
Africa 10 10 undergo major
changes which develop initiative
and independence among GER
tain Of its people. The stars sp-
pear to forecast in the reap
portionment Of world power a
tendency toward independent
states or countries under pro-
teetorates- This does not mean
that the Max influence viii long
prevail Hitler /. TO find that
he has BY aggression acquired
power that he cannot maintain
half 4 decade. the seers declare.
Persons whose birthdste IL 10
have the sugury o, year Of
god bushes ~ financial pros
psetA. Ths yosng VIII marry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12

Exhibit The Museum Didn't
Get Is Recalled
rs . Good Prohibition
Story, Anyway
Oldtiners Interested in
Liquor Law Proposals
CERTAINTY that there vii BE
y an attempt n induce the
legislature to pull some % the
teeth from the state liquor law
has brought 10 this desk num-
Der of comments and references
10 Tacomas vet and dry
fights. One OF the most inter-
esting IS the story Of a quantity
Of "pre-war stuff OF which the
Washington State Historical so
ciety was asked to become Gus
todian. Some mention OF the
incident was made several years
ago but the story is good enough
to repeat, especially with the
embellishments.
To keep the record clear il
should be remem bered that the
trustees Of the historical society
and the secretary and curator.
William P Bonney. lean unwav-
eringly over on the dry" side.
Prohibition had been in effect
in Washington several years.
and original bottled in bond"
liquor was becoming as rare as
the Egyptian mummy which re-
poses peacefully in the museum.
Furthermore, since Washington
voted out liquor. the nation had
gone dry to stay that way for
ever. and q bottle Of Scotch or
Bourbon promised to become so
rare as TO be sought for a mu-
scum piece.
II was with that thought in
mind that the trustees consid-
cred an anonymous offer Of
stock Of liquor representing
popular and expensive brands
with the seals Of the original
manufacturer, unbroken. II was
rare stuff" indeed.
The offer was made in the fol-
lowing anonymous letter:
This will be the first letter I
have written to which l did not
want to sign my name, but un-
der the circumstances I think
there is a good reason for not
doing so.
when we had saloons I did
considerable drinkin and
when l saw prohibition COM
ing ] took the foolish precau-
ton of laying in large sup
ply of liquor. thought l
would enjoy II for a long time,
hut ! find there is no satisfac-
zion in drinking at home with
out the social association. Of
the bar room.
That being the case. I am
wondering II your museum
would be willing TO take the
stock as museum exhibit so
that coming generations may
see in attractively bottled form
that for which their forefathers
paid too much good money.
There are several hundred
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Refutinq an Axis Lie

Pope Pux XII recently delivered which certain
1aloGeman papers tremendously interpreted
and twisted sign that the head of the Roman Catholic
church shared the axis viewpoint vital matters.
Now the Pope-unlike political statesmen-cannot rush
into the and rfue Misrepresentation of what he
said and what he meant.
The Vatican newspaper, Osservatore Romano has cari
fled the ISSUE however by stressng that the Pope his
alocuton merely reaffirmed in general terms the five
points he expounded last Christmas independence for all
nations great and small; disarmament international in
stutons freed of past deficiencies satisfaction for just
demands of nations; and restoration of divine justice, in
keeping with Christian ideals
When Hitler and Mussoni observe these five points
there will be chance for lasting in stricken
world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12

Air power. it is admitted by
all military experts, will win or
lose the European war. Air
planes alone cannot conquer ter
ritory, but they can smash pro-
ducing centers. destroy morale
and pave the way for eventual
conquest. So these confidential
figures from the national de-
Tense commission and II is their
job to know give some idea of
Englsnd's air potentials-slso
Germany's.
Britain u now turning out
about 1900 fighters and bomb
ers a month. though that total
may be smaller as result of
German bombings. The United
States is supplying about 800
planes per month. and Canada is
shipping about rs. That makes
less than $500 air fighters a
month for Britain. whereas Hit
ler's monthly output is esti-
mated Al somewhere between
5000 and 5000. Der Fuehrer Is
turning out small, cheap fast
planes with a lifs OF only 200
hours in the air with French
bases across the channel, that's
enough.
But Britain is still sticking TO
the custom-made system. Her
planes are far better than her
enemy's. and the r. A. =. per-
sonnel excels the German fherx.
But England has too few planes
and too few good men. which
gives der fuehrer a terrific sd-
vantage as the war is rolling
now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12

These interests are not moved
by sinister motives. they are not
pro-Hitler. They believe. frankly
and realistically. that some sort
Of peace should be worked out
which would permit the world TO
roll on as II has in the past.
without mentioning names.
chief proponents of this program
include the heads Of corpora
tons with auxiliary factories in
Germany-General Motors, In
ternauonsl Harvester, Interna-
tional Business achines
Though they soto voce their de-
sires, the topnotchers in these
and similar outfits want a COM
Portable settlement before 1t IL
too late.
American business and eco
nomic experts-as apart from
the political-try to take a real
isuc attitude toward the Euro
pean holocaust. Despite their
sympathy for England and her
satellites - the so-called DEM
ocracies think that Uncle
Sam should use his influence tIf
sny) to effect some sort OF rec
onciliation. And there are signs
that the administration reacts
rather fsvorsbly toward this
idea.
AmercAn-msde airplanss de-
livered TO the British have
proved decidedly inferior 10 the
European models. Although Lon
don has withheld the bad news,
the fact is that American planes
lag behind British and German
types by at least two plane
generations"-or three years.
Uncle Sam has sold TO Great
Britain AZ least 1900 fighter
and bomber planes since the in
vasion OF Poland in September
OF 1889 Yet therp has never
been a war eommunieue in
which American planes were
cited As having played a vital
part. Our planes. according TO
British observers. are weak both
structurally and militsrily. They
are not equipped for cannon or
for machine guns which will fire
al around the circumference.
The Briushers r~eep the
horizon. while American gunners
cover an arc OF only $50 degrees.
In several instances American
planes fell apart under the i'm
pact and repsrcussion Of newly
mounted guns A recently re-
turned New York publisher hint
ed at these shortcomings in
series Of newspaper articles. but
ne did not dare 10 tell the ALL
out truth.
To be fair 10 American plane
manufact rers. however. II
should De explained that Uncle
Sans and John Bulls needs for
planes sre entirely different We
need slow but powerful ships for
continental defense. The British
now need dogfightng ships with
great maneuye ability. fire
power and air sdsptsbihty In
these respects our planes GO not
measure up. And the planes now
rolling off the assembly lines
are no better than those which
the British have rejected as top
notch war stuff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12

WOULD ORGANIZE
ALL MOTHERS

Editor The Times: 7 want 70
say 70 MIS-. c l. Clsrkson-sh.
mas the right idea % mothers
ana wives taking action TO do
something about the mill strik.
We women should Join to end
raekeu forever Let's organize
Motners have a better right 70
Try to settle these quarrels than
any others. We are humans
We raise the men and should
have a say in al activities
MRS. I. J. WARD.
r 3. Box So.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
OLD AGE PEN SIONS

Editor The Times: With all
the technical and legal argumen-
tation about old age assistance,
the very first thing to do is TO
separate old age from younger
age. The one strong point in
initiative al was the clause in
reference TO ability of relatives.
And the people Of this state
proved by a 100000 majority
that they desired a new law.
The persecution Of relatives on
the average working mans pay.
through the abuse Of the smbig-
uous wording OF the old Law, Is
a thing Of which this state in
time Will De heartily ashamed.
When a child is born and the
doctor cuts the umbilical cord.
that child is then an individual
human entity. And when par
ents reach the age Of SIS. they
should no longer De tied 20 their
children by some sort Of gov
ersmentsl umbilicsl cord. Both
parents and children should De
free citizens.
II ar old age pension is paid
az all II should DO a uniform
pension. II relatives Of some
have more money than the gov
eminent thinks Is necessary.
that problem should be handled
as an issue in itself.
But II state and federal au-
thoritss think that II is best to
investigate financial resources Of
relatives. then let Us De fair
about il and investigate all cases
impsrually. ! have before me a
letter giving an example o.
case in California. Two sisters
received their first pension on
the same DAY. The Letter explains
i this way: Ny sister received
SIS and got $40. As her bows
pay income tax in California.
she could not get the full allow
snoe- But my boys paw taxes IN
char states, % ! Am allowed