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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
Chapter Eleven

What was an old democracy at
it, best, We find the answer in
. speech by Pericles.
In the year 431 b. C. war had
broken out between Athens and
Sparta. Athens was . democracy.
Sparta. ever since the beginning
Of Greek history. had been . To-
talitarian state of the most objec-
tionable sort
But Sparta, which lived far re-
moved from Athens las distances
were then counted). would never
have found an excuse to start
open hostilities against its north
ern neighbors II the Athenian de-
mocracy, by the atrocious treat
ment Of it, so-called "allies" tread
subject cities"). had not pro-
vol<ed the latter into q state Of
open rebellion.
sparta thercupoa volunteered TO
play the role, which was 10
successfully filled by Hitler only
two years ago. Sparta generous
~ Offered TO redress the wrongs
Of these poor, long-suffering
s'subtect racesr which were nm
der Atheaian domination and TO
bring them that freedom from
. foreign yoke" which the Naxis
last year bestowed upon the
sudetea people.
During the first years Of that
disastrous civil war tl31-404).
quite = number Of Athenians had
been killed. In honor Of those
heroes and to console their rela-
tives, Pericles ordered . formal
day Of praise and thanksgiving
for the departed patriots and upon
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Treasury-P.0.
Bill Approved

WASHINGTON - The house
adopted without discussion Thurs
day the conference report Of the
81. os2 sol. oe5 treasury-post office
appropriations ball. containing
ss4s.4s3 more than the house orig
inally voted.
The bill. as reported by the con.
ference. stin Is si1.z45.417 below
the budget
Senate and house eonferees
meantime, agreed on an inde-
pendent offices bill carrying sp-
preparations of S1.I1s, 900, 600
after slashing a senate-approved
$50 900. 600 fund for the maritime
commission to s21. 0o0, 900.
The house had eliminated entire
ly President Roosevelts request
for a $50. 900 900 maritime commits
sion new merchant vessel construc-
ton fund. The senate voted S39.-
o00. 900 and Thursdays action was
a compromise.
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Mrs. Phelon's Rites
To Be on Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Re
beeca Phelan. s.. OF Buckley. who
died Thursday. VIII be held Sat
urday at 2 p. m from the Whit
more Funeral chapel in Buckley.
Burial viii be in Buckley GENE
terry.
Mrs. Phelan. a resident OF Buck
ley four and one-half years. was
born IN chehalis. She moved to
Buckley from Morton. She was q
member Of the s. w. V. auxiliary.
Surviving are her husband. Joe
Phelan OF the home: a daughter,
Mrs. Maxine Radford of Buckley;
her mother, Mrs. Belle Cogdill OF
Chehalis; two brothers, John Cog
dill of California and Richard Cog
dill of Oregon: three sisters. Mrs.
Anna Bemis Of Toppenish, Wash.
Mrs. Jennie Edwards of Centralia
and Miriam Harper of Onalsska,
and three grandchildren.
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spread the necessary information
upon every subject that affects
our democracy"
But alas, the weaknesses in
herent In every democracy had
already begun to make themselves
manifest. Two years later Pericles
lay dead from the plague and "a
years later Athens ceased to exist
rs q free nation.
The people had been unwilling
to pay the price Of that "everlast-
ing watchfulness" without which
every form of self government is
doomed.
NEXT: Democracy In Ancient
Athens Had Its Weakness, Too.
Copyright. 1s40)
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WASHINGTON = The British
and French governments have ad-
vsnced 81. AT 900 to Atlas Powder
Co, Wilmington. Del, to finance
construction of a new INT plant.
it was disclosed today in a report
10 securities and exchange COM
mission.
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ne OIOlY OF democracy ml..,,s..a By n
Us Always an Unending Battle Between
Democratic Government and The Easier Way'

that occasion he himself pro-
nounced q funeral grafton which
Thucydides has preserved.
We are fortunate 80 he said.
ito be members Of a community
which Is not an imitation Of other
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fere with their ability a. civic
administrators.
we ourselves are the final mas
ters Of our fate. We ourselves
decide upon the course we intend
to follow and IL we engage in
lengthy preliminary discussions,
we do not find that such debates
act as a brake upon our energies.
but rather that they tend to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-16
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE Teeth

No longer does the wearer Of q
looss dental plate have 20 endure the
discomfort and embarrassment II
causes. FASTEETH. an alkaline
enon-aciol denture powder, sprinkled
on upper or lower plates holds them
f1ruer and makes them feel more
comfortable. No gum amy gooey.
pAsty taste or feeling Being alkaline.
PASTEETH relieves gum soreness due
70 chsfinE OF 4 wa6nly plate or 20
excessive acid mouth. Get FASTEErH
81 your druggist ADV.
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BY Hendrix WiIlsm von Loon
Illsstressd BY the sufhes

pie. We have provided for the In
tellectuai needs Of our country. 30
that al people may find suitable
relaxation by the establishment Of
athletic games and religious fes-
tivities at regular Intervals
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WILL MEET FRIDAY

The Abundance Federation Of
America viii meet at S p. m. Fri
day in Normanna hall. 1t will
be an open meeting and the public
is invited.
Butter down again. Cow Butter
Store. adv.
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Core Of the News
WATER PERMII ISSUED

State Hydraulics Supervisor
Charles ]. Barthciet in Olympia
has issued a permit to Carbonate
Improvement Co.. Carbonate, to
divert .05 second foot of water
from an unnamed stream in Pierce
county for domestic use at a cost
of $1,000.
Choice cactus. HIM, Florist.
ADV
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TO HOLD ExAMiNArroNs

The civil service commission an
nounces examinations for wood
cslker, for filling vacancies at
Bremerton navy yard. will be held
In the rear future Additional in
formation may be obtained at the
postoffioe.
Fruit trees. Puget Sound Muir
sery, Inc, 920I Pacific ave. adv.
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SINUS, CATARRH
SUE i FERERS s :! s!. Y;

..s~ss hstsses - nsassAssls Rsesps
Drtass Fisss Real RssuItA Ru.A<s Hsr,
New hope fer reli<f frorn tke torture Fl
Sans treuhie. estarrA aHd hay fever One .
nskal eongestson 10 seen tcday in an nounoe-
n>nt 81 . rare extract Which h>s ths
sn.ring power TO reso>s n.s.l esurer.s...
Men and women whe suffered with agoni-
rnrinF sarsehs. ha~kias and s,s>ri.r
misery new tel Of renarkab'e results After
Sies kLoRokoL4 ms 10 = vsry expensive
medicine, but considering results, the
"a 90 Il costs Is only Q few pennies per
doee. Sold with strict money back
guarantee BY vIR0ES and THRIFTY
DRUG STORES. adv
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II you're not using it, sell ii with
Fast Action Times Want Ad.
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PICK cAsT FoR PLAY

Tryouts for roles in the Lin
coin high senior class play. "Clsr-
ence," attracted As students, il was
announced Friday by Mrs. Alice
Gaul. drama director. The play
will be given in April
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DreSSy Dresses

Printed rayon crepe and
pastel rayon taffeta. New
est styles for big girls.
Sizes Z TO IA.
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Printed dress with big buttons to the
waistline. Short sleeve and peggity
pockets. Print and plain one piece
dresses with short sleeves. You'll find
n new frock suitable for any spring and
summer occasion In these 2 special
groups $500. :. .. ..... .........
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Will Man Keep Going Up.
After Millions Of Years?
BY BENJAMIN DEGASSERES

shrines and stronghoIds - the
polling place, the smoking
room, the barber shop.
For a fieeting spell there re-
NAMED to us, of the baffied
minority, not one social refuge
wherein there was no slithering
frOufrOu of silken garments, not
waited breath of imported scent.
She took from us our trousers
(or things weirdIy fashioned in
the image of same), she took
over our pa jamas (only she wore
them In public) and our knick-
'ers. our riding pants and our
polo shirts
"The mustache cup became a
museum piece and sacred
memory, the red worsted pulse
warmer and the fur-bearing
ear muff vanished from our wild
life along with the buffalo and
the sand hill crane.
"On the eastern seaboard,
the North Ameri lean side
whisker was making its last
stand. In sports, In the business
field, In politics and the pro-
fessions the sun now shone for
her, and we have been showed so
far upstage that a near-sighted
sojourner from another planet
might well have been pardoned
for thinking we were but
shadowy figures sketc lilly
painted on the backdrop.
$50 much for history. Now
for new era, now for the Sec
ond great emancipation procla-
nation which gives blessed
hopefulness to a sex as that
other clang Of freedoms bell
gave dellverance to a race.
UNOW, what is this promise
Of freedom" | gaSped
from my prison cell. "Where
doth the tocsin of emancipation
cling-clang Its brazen note =:
Where, what. Irwin? Parle
Sprechen! Spill it,"
Well, says the great Cobb. the
last asylum, retreat, inglenook
or what have you for a man is
the bar of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, superb eatery and
drinkery where females are not
permitted.
I've been there. But I have a
lonely feeling after an hour or
so and / go into the cocktail
lounge TO ogle the girls.
In Jail" again-but happy!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Consresse Conscious

THE Hearst papers have urged in season and out that
the American people be made CONGRESS- CON-
SCIOUS
There has been time in the history of the country
when this necessary than NOW.
Our future particularly the question of war or
peace be safeguarded by those designated by the
Consttution-that is, the CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
STATES
Former President Herbert Hoover sounded timely
note when he said the other day address before the
Pennsylvania Society of New York:
II want no single step taken relating to that is
not given time for public debate.
IL should also debate and pass every step which
may lead to war"
1t is in Congress after all, that the scales of
peace should be held.
- ONGRESS is the soul and heart of our democracy.
~ The Constitution gave it PLENARY POWERS
destinies because it incamates the WILL OF
THE PEOPLE
The people of America, if they wish to keep out Of
this war must refocus their minds on CONGRESS.
They should enter into correspondence with their
representatives and senator's. 81
Let their will be known through their accredited
proxies under the dome of the Washington Capitol
Those men are in session there to TAKE ORDERS
FROM THE PEOPLE. IS.
Congress is the citadel of reason = and THE
SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE
Become CONGRESSCONSCIOUS
If you do not want war. let your CONGRESSMAN
KNOW TT-NOW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

LaGuardia made his order all
inclusive.
g.
WE REALIZE that the Wall
w Street gambling a nd the
raeetrack gambling are legal,
and that bingo and pinbalf ma
chimes and the like of that are
no great crimes, while craps and
faro and roulette and hazard are
illegal. And yet if illegal gam
bling represents a credit ire
sponsibility, we cannot see why
legal gambling does not add up
toa the same thing. 1t is all
gambling. brothers.
The mayors order came out
If a police raid on a swell gam
Ming deadfall that had been set
up in a section of the city popu-
lated by some of our hottest peo-
pie. socially speaking. We no.
ticed from the pictures that APP
peared in the newspapers of the
ermined and minked ladies who
came trickling out of the jernt
during the raid that they seemed
slightly embarrassed by their
predicament. Most of them tried
to mask their faces behind their
furs.
+ Now that interested no little,
because we thought we recog-
nized the eyebrows of one half
hidden pan as belonging to
certain lady we have often seen
in the southland. And we seem
to remember seeing her pose
quite willingly at-a table in a
somewhat fashionable casino in
Florida. A casino in Florida is
the same thing as a gambling
jernt in New York.
Registered. United States Patent ofhce
Copyright. 1910. King Features synd, Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

THIS last day of 1910 is the
L top step of the years that
have gone before
Millions of years-each one a
step up which man has climbed
Climbed through blood and
pain and tears and death-but
climbed.
From the day he first crawled
out of the ooze and stencil of
the slime and began TO climb the
steps of the years into the inf
mite he has carried within his
skull dream
A dream of Justice
A dream of peace
A dream of vast knowledge
A dream of being a god!
And here on this highest step
today that ends millions of
years
Will he forsake evolution
and take the road of devolu-
ton?
Will he continue going up?-
or will he leap off into chaos?
know not-nor does any
man.
DUT here we stand today at
- the apex of the unwinding
centuries and cons
Here we, the human race,
stand on a remote little star
lost in the wastes of infinite
space -
At the gate to another step
1871.
And I hear from a far-away
chorus in the skies those words
those mighty words-of Alex
ander Pope on man:
Created half to rise and half
to fall,
Great Lord Of all things, yet a
prey to all.
Sole judge of truth, in endless
error hurled
The glory, jest and riddle of the
world"
Is that hosannah or a
requiem? Is 1871 10 be be-
ginning-or an end?
IRWIN S. COBB in a pamphlet
l. which ne mails 20 me sings OF
the death and burial of the male
by the female in these tear
moving walls:
''The Twentieth Century saw
the rise of triumphant and mill
tant womanhood. One by one,
woman took from ours, the
weaker sex,i<s-last remaining
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Inspiration
Defense
Spark Plug
Lag in Production Due
TO Painless Leadership

(The opinions sxprssssd' by
General johnson are not neees-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

WE ARE mighty GLAD that
w Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
has not extended to every line
of gambling his instruction to
Police Commissioner Valentine
to report the names of all. bust
ness men found in gambling
houses in New York to Dun and
Bradstreet and similar organiza-
lions that rate the credit of i'm
portant firms and individuals.
We suppose the mayors idea
is that fellows who try to make
eight with the gag, or endeavor
to call the high card, or rightly
guess the gyrations of the little
pill that skips about the roly-
holy, are not good credit risks
and that by lodging information
of their diversions with the
credit authorities, he is doing 9
favor to those who might be in
clined to extend to such persons
the privilege of the cuffo.
Well, of course, the mayor is
a bit naive in this because we
know business men who proba-
bly, rate higher credit than the
City of New York, yet who
dearly love to daily with what
we used to call the pasteboards
and the misery bones and the.
wheel any time they get the a
chance. And there is the chance
that some guys found in gam
bling houses might be there just
as kibitzers. which suggests the
thought that if they were re-
ported to credit organizations
and the report damaged their
credit, they would at once call
on Ipso Dixit & Habbus Grab
bus, attorneys-at-law and favor
somebody with what Mike ia
cobs terms a suit case.
DUT this is beside the point.
- What pleases us is that
Mayor LaGuardia did not tell
Commissioner Valentine to 60
down into Wall Street and take
the names of the gees he found
infesting the emporiums of
chance in that neighborhood,
such as the Stock Exchange, and
turn them in to the credit fell
lows. OF course we are consider
ing the possibility that perhaps
Mayor LaGuardia did not bother
with them because he knows
that few of them have any credit
any more.
Still, we imagine that an order
of this nature would have given
rise to some criticism of Mayor
LaGuardia and probably alien
ated the Wall Street vote in case
he runs for mayor again. He is
scattering the impression around
that this is not his intention. so
we suppose that those of us who
think he is a great mayor will
have to get one of those draft
things for him. New York will
lose a lot of color without the
Little Flower" as mayor.
He has especially endeared
himself to us by not including
the racetracks in his order
to Commissioner Valentine. 1t
t would be just our luck TO be
! caught in line at one of the
parimutuels windows the day
the commissioner made his visit
to jot down names. And while
we do not indulge in bingo we
might be in one of the churches
that condones this gentle form
of gaming the evening the COM
missioner called, had Mayor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
The Soldiers Oath

Z VERY drafee accepted for military training service
IL takes this oath:
"That will bear true faith and allegiance to the
United States of America;
THAT 1 will them honestly and faithfully
against all enemies whemseepef;
"And that will obey the orders of the president of
the United States and the orders of the officers appointed
according to the Rules and Articles of War;"
1t is for soldiers to implicit obedience to martial
authority without which army would be merely mob.
But the two first articles of the soldiers oath should
be the oath of every citizen of this free republic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Illegal Quasi4egaE
It's Still Gambling. Boys
By DAMON RUNY0N

LaGuardia made his order all
inclusive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
1920 Liberals
Turn B acks
To Old Ideals
Deplored Restrictions
Then, But Now

(Ths opinions sxprsssed by
Mr.. Pealer are not nsesssariiy
those of The Detroit Tinss.)
By WESTBROOK PEGLER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dec. 81, 1889

Helsinki celebrated news from
the front that the 163d Russian
Amy Division had been wiped
on in fl ghting near Lake
wanta.
London and BerIT were
biacked out on this New Years
Eve while Nazi radio propa-
gsnda in the German capital
informed the German people
that the new year would bring
an air offensive against Britain
that would break the war s
deadlock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

ONE example was our first
" World War effort. Conscrip-
ton, questioned in 1917 as hate
full to American institutions, was
so well sold to our people that
universal eagerness for it en-
quilted this country in six weeks
time. One has only to compare
that about spontaneity of the
mobilization of industry in
World War I, with this torpid
stagnation to realize what is
lacking. Yes, that was in war
time. But there is an even bet
ter example in peace-the first
glorious 100 days of Franklin
Roosevelt. This country rose be-
hind him in mass to as extreme
an effort as that demanded in
1917 and 1918-or now. 1t can
be done again. 1t doesn't need
war. II needs the Franklin
Roosevelt of 1888.
distributed by United Feature synd., Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
BAERlNG DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Bit of EUeTylhing
BY ARTHUR (BUGs) BAER

think will the New Year by putting my light under
q bushe and practcng backouts
The Presidents speech started galopng for the bird
sanctuary with the other ostches When head in the
sand like tulip bulb I've Just begun TO fight,
I'm bit of soations bit of interventions and
bit of appeaser Well this of those situations where
you change sides like poker chip and still be in the
Well, that's stripes off zebra and still wish
you happy New Year. But don't open until Christmas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

not De printed.
TO THE EDITOR;
WE HEAR beautiful speeches
w on peace. by the Pope, the
President, and by many of our
very prominent ministers. Why
don't they do something about
it?
Senator Wheeler Of Montana
and Senator Tydings of Mary
land want our President to ask
Germany and England to state
their peace terms.
This is being met with a cold
shoulder.
Our President, who has en-
joyed meddling in foreign affairs,
could do a most wonderful deed
if he could bring peace to the
world.
This war will only bring de-
struction and bankruptcy for
generations. But the rich in our
country as well as in Europe
must be satisfied.
One hundred and fifty promi-
nent Americans have wired our
President. They want war. And
all the war they will ever see
will be from a safe. soft, easy
chair.
We, the people who must fight
the war. and will find it very
hard to finance it also. want
peace. -
Americans. write the Presi-
dent and your senator's and
congressman, tell them we want
peace.
In Europe they have a dicta-
tor who tells the people they
must have war. / am beginning
to wonder about our United
States. If this is a democracy,
just why do the rest of our So
called government, on Capitol
HiII, follow all the President S
ideas?
Do we have a dictator, too?
/, Or haven't our senators and
! congressman any voice any
more. y
Why are they being paid ?
We do not need so many YES
men in Washington.
NJ. GRAY,
1925 Stansbury avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:
MRS. ANNE MORROW LIND
WI BERGH in her pleas for re-
lief for Europe shows a poor
Americanism and humanltarl-
anism.
1t is neither American nor
humanitarian to help tyrant
thieves. looters and the greatest
criminals who ever stepped on
our earth: Adolph Hitler and all
German warmongers who follow
and support him.
The Americans of Mrs. Lind
bergh's opinion will say we want
TO help the nations which are
invaded by Hitler's legions. Yes
we know and admit that, too.
But if we send help to those
unfortunate nations, Hitler to
whom the international law and
treaties are just scraps of paper,
will not permit those unfortu-
nate nations to have 5 per cent
of the help sent to them. Hitler
will keep the help for his war
mongers.
GABRIEL BRIEN,
ISL Tennessee avenue,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

The Editor

Please triple-space letters for
this column. Send to Letter
Editor, The Detroit Times. You
MUST sign your name and adj
dress; otherwise your letter will
not be printed.
Glacier County chief., 1940-02-16
February
10th
1910

Miss Mary Davidson returned
10 Missoula last Sunday after a
pleasant two-weeks visit with
her mother and sister.
Mrs. Ed McDougal entertained
at a dinner party. Monday. Feb
ruary IL, in compliment to her
husband whose birthday anniver-
sary occurred on that date.
Those present were the new
bride and groom Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Getty, Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd
Schmidt and son Ronnie, the hon.
ored guest and Joy Ann.
Miss Sally Jeffriss, supervisor
Of nurses Washington, D. c.,
spent last week at the Blackfeet
hospital. A bridge party was
given last Saturday in her honor
by the nursing staff of the hos
pital at the nurses home.
Mrs. VIM. Nuckles and Mrs.
Horace Jldson of Cut Bank,
visited in Browning Monday
afternoon.
Lots of people trade at the
Quality Meat Market, not be-
cause our meats are cheap-but
because they receive more quality
meat TO: their money.-Trade at
the Quality Neat Market.
Fred Stone of Glacier Park
was . business visitor in Brow
ming, Wednesday.
Marriage licences were issued
in Cut Bank this week to Joseph
Heavy Runner and Mary Short
Face. both of Browning. and to
Frank Yanes and Christine Yanes
also Of this city.
Rapid progress is being made
in the erection of the new mu-
scum building. 1t has been re-
ported that all the brick laying
will be completed in about six
weeks.