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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-08-17
Northwest AHLines
Business Scars

Following announcement last week
of new records established by North
west AirlineS in passengers carried
during July, Cron Hunter. president
and general manager OF N. W. A. an
nounced that large gains were also
made during that month in mail and
express carried.
July witnessed the largest month in
the history Of the airline In airmail
flown even surprising records made
during the Christmas rush last year;
,304 pounds OF airmail, an increase
of % percent over July. 1899, were car
RED l17O60,657 pound-miles.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-08-17

James A. Garfield was tue only left
handed president OF the Umited States.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-08-17

Twenty or more kinds Of food may
be necessary in order to obtain a well
balanced diet for a farm family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
A Thought for Today
Advertising By Telephone

We quite agree with the members o1 kJne Women's Club of Wolcott who at recent meeting went on record as being opposed to the use of the telephone as medium for advertising. For long time we have been hearing of this apparent annoyance especially to housewives, put owing to the fact that a newspaper more or less subsists on advertising as well as that of circulation revenue we have more or less refrained from introducing the subject.
 However, now that the subject has been introduced apparently by the ladles or the household themselves 1t might not pc amiss to say right here and now u ooeS not seem like good business either for the telephone company or those merchants soliciting business in that manner. m fact. we were of the impression that the telephone company itself had some sort of rules or regulations against thlS usage of the telephone, maybe not rock-rlboed regulation, but more or less mild oppo- sition.
 There is no doubt but what this as well as any other means of forced solicitation upon the part of advertisers IS repug- nant to those solicited by this means. Such form of advertising solicitation either comes at an inconvenient time or, as in the case of throw-outS, is so delivered or disposed of as to cause annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood where the distribution is made. Even the too ire quent injection of advertising plugs in radio programs is another form of forced solicitation which in many cases does the sponsor more harm than good
 In brief, and we do not want to seem as holding brief only for out-and-out newspaper advertising, the only success full form of advertising is that which is displayed in the newspapers or the other media which are bought and paid for by the public especially for the privilege ot reading those advertisements. Right here let us say that although radio is a com mercial form of medium for advertising, nevertheless, many people only look at 1t as form of entertainment and resent too much commercialization. With a news paper they expect to find both entertain ment and advertising and read each sep arately at their convenience. In word newspaper advertising is the only adver- Using that is not forced upon the pros pective buyer at any odd time or under any kind of circumstances. It is looked for daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

that all school districts can be properly fisnced and managed. A good college education will topple of it's own weight if piled upon foundation of weak elemen- tary schooling.
 Providing equal opportunities of edu- cation for all youngsters no longer means showing them protestingly into red or any other kind of schoolhouses and letting them founder about helplessly. We can't set them loose in systems, no mat ter how expensive they may be, and tell them, Here's the opportunity everybody's always squawking for; now what are you going to do about it?" We must develop a method that will determine what kind of opportunity the youngster needs. If he won't be good engineer, or if he doesn't want to be one, let him be a patternmaker; but let him be good one See to it that he will become good one Don't let's train him for everything but pattern making and then send him out confused.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
No More "Red Schoolhouses'

Americans like nothing better than something they can get sentimental over. That's why nostalgia tears still drip when ever the Little Red Schoolhouse is men, tioned. The Little Red SchoolhouSe stands for good deal more than sim ple frame structure painted to resemble a barn. It means past age with an aura of glory - and all past ages look golden to those who can't remember too clearly. It represents day when any kid of IA who didn't have job was con- Sidered parasite, and when man went to college only because he wanted to be- come a doctor or lawyer and not be- cause he wanted an education on general principles.
 We still get Jumps in our throats when we talk of the Little Red SchoolhouSe, and we say kind of reverently, "ThoSe were the days" In way they were Good Old Days. Schools didn't need to bother about vocational guidance and all the other latter day frills. Employers took care of that. If fellow wanted to be plumber, he could easily find someone who would not only teacE him plumbing but would give him a job as well. Fac tories were glad to get youngsters as op- prentices, because. they could always use more men.
 The world has grown lot more com plicated since that beautiful era of the past It was probably all very nice while it lasted, but it's gone, and we may as we'll get used to it. This country needs education today - real education, and not just something you do in school un- til you get little rolled up paper that says you've got it. Of the 75,000,00O adults in the United States, the American Youth Commission estimates 36,C00,0OO never finished elementary school and about 3,0OO,000 are illiterate. In another 40 years or so, this ratio will have been materially changed. It is no longer dis tinction to hold university degree. It is rapidly becoming necessity, not be- cause the degree in itself necessarily means anything, but because the surplus of willing hands makes it necessary for employers to establish some standard of selection.
 Despite the rapid spread of higher earning the standards of quality among elementary schools in some sections of he country are far from satisfactory. The Youth Commission deplores, among ther things, the inadequate systems of spreading funds within some states so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

There is quite a bit of talk right now about stage censorship, not only in the Catholic press which issues white list but also in the secular press. One Catholic paper recently commented on the fact tha, one of the leading critics on New York newspaper attended an opening and was more or less nauseated by the tone of the play The screen has been properly censored and does not get by with obscene and profane language, but the stage, un- fortunately, goes the limit on profanity and obscenity. Not that this is true about plays in general, for there is much on the stage that is of a very high char acter. But there is noticeable increase in smuttiness on the stage, and each sea- son it looks as if the writer or producer or both pile it on little thicker, and perhaps his condition will continue until they are pulled up short by more strin- gent censorship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

The Dies Committee recently termi- mated its investigation of un-American activities. That is to say their time was up, although there was and is plenty more to probe. They had asked for an exten- sion of time, but it seemed doubtful if they would get the extension, but now it is expected that there will be an over whelming approval of the House Rules Committee = that the committee go on where it left off. There were many who did not approve of the Dies inquiries, but from some of the evidence unearthed fol- lowed up by tangible proofs just as many more thought the Dies Committee was doing pretty good job. They have been the exposure of all eyes for some time and have made some sensational charges. They have been defended and criticized. At any rate one feels that it is good thing that the Committee is likely to have a years extension, for the rank and file feel that if job is worth doing it is worth doing well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

John Bricker of Ohio has been thrown into high gear again.
 It was voluntarily switched off several months ago after a series of secret pow-wows with Senator Bob Taft, at which Bricker agreed to give his fellow Ohioan a clear field. Taft has been buSily cam- paigning ever since, dashing about the country with his dynamic wife, making speeches, and jousting with Roosevelt over balancing the budget.
 Recently Bricker Ieutenants de- cided that Taft's boom was not catching on. After contacting friendly leaders in a number of states, they quietly reopend their headquarters at 120 LaSalle street, Chicago, and are again doing busi- ness at the old stand.
 According to a private letter sent out to state leaders, Cover nor Bricker has not sanctioned this activity, and in all probability will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
Frill-Iess Homes

Leave out the fancy trimmings, and maybe you can get comfortable home for yourself this year. In fact, the Fed eral Housing Administration predicts that most of the family dwellings con- structed this year will cost less than $4,O0O, with good many costing less than $3,OOO.
 To do this, the FILA says, builders will have to be satisfied with plain comfort. Frills are out. The houses don't need to be ugly, but solid and utilitarian. Most people who badly require better living conditions won't mind. They want houses for what they can afford to pay. If they can get them for $3,0O0 and $4 ,00O, they won't mind if a little scroll work must be eliminated here and there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

Ambassador William Phillips is planning to retire in the spring and Roosevelt saw a. chance of killing two birds with one stone filling the post quickly and at the same time getting shed of Wood- ring in tl1e Cabinet. But he wouldn't bite @
 Harry" the President said ingratiatingly, "h0w would you and the Mrs. like to go to Rome"
 Thanks, MT. President" was the prompt reply. ''T was nice of you to think of us, but don't want to so to Rome."
 And that was that. Roosevelt smiled, Woodring grinned back at him-and is still in the Cabinet. Apparently it's going to take more than sugar-coated hint to dislodge the Secretary of War.
 BRICKER FOR PRESIDENT
 Without public announcement, the presidential campaign of Gov.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

Music-is publishing it under the title of "My Colleen"
 The next fad may be ragtime you remember it if you go back to the period just before jazz. Russ Morgan dug up one of the old classics, Johnson Rag" and Clin- ton then did Down Home Rag" Will Osborne has just written East Dubuque Breakdown, which one of the larger music firms thinks good enough for pub- hcation.
 "Oh Johnny Oh was not 8 flop when it was first introduced 8 generation ago despite the reports. Fred Forster, one of those respon- sible for guiding Abe Olman's song at that time, says it sold more than 100000 copies.
 One of the reasons for the pres ent popularity of the tune is For ster's sentimental affection for it, one of his first big hits. He resur- rected it not long ago and induced Orrin Tucker to record it with his vocalist Bonnie Baker. As 8 re- suit the song promises to sell an- other 500,000 copies, Tucker got 8 screen contract and Miss Baker is listed among the top-flight vocal- istS. That's what one song can do. THAR'S GOLD IN
 THOSE OLD TUNES
 Incidentally, Oman is one of the Alleys best known executives now. He is delighted at the re- newed success of Johnny" but he is trying to keep in the back ground the fact that at the same time he wrote a song with the title, "At Seven, Seventeen and Seventy Daddy Loved the Same Sweet Girl"
 If the return of old songs con- tinues, Forster might well get into the upper income brackets. He owns the rights to another revival Missouri Waltz," a song with a strange history. Back in 1913, John Valentine Eppel, an Iowa band leader heard a banjo player in Missouri blinking out the mel ody.
 He asked the name and the ban joist said it was q South Dakota Indian strain. Frederick Knight Loga a composer learned the tune from Eppel and elaborated on it.
 Forester, who was a music jobber at the time, got copy of the song and tried to interest publishers in it without success. Finally he de- cided to publish it himself. For months he plugged the song with out any favorable reaction.
 That came later-and with a rush. He sold several millions of copies at 20 cents each and the revival is doing well on the nickel record machines. The title comes from the state in which Eppel first heard it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
SMEAR COUGHLIN" DRIVE SEEN IN REGENT REPUBLICAN
 EDITORIAL

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 Of the four-focted things that go about in the strange forest of journalism, roofing for truffles, the Editor of the Waterbury Republi- can is possibly the most expert. He belongs to the same hairy, rubber nosed species, as Hemmingway and Hecht, and his style is if anything more brutal.
 Recently the Editor again brought his grunting to the attention of the Citizens of Waterbury by his color full account of the Christian Front. The article in question appeared in the editorial section of the Water bury Republican under date of January 2, and is about the most contemptible, and the cheapest vili- fication of Christian Americanism that has appeared to date.
 The four cents which is the price of this daily dispenser of wisdom capsules" is rather cheap for 8 throwaway to be tossed to anti Coughlinites, and animalists in gen. eral.
 I should not waste time review ing this fabrication were it not that the moment is opportune to turn the spotlight of clear thinking upon the present SMEAR COUGHLIN CAMPAIGN"
 In the name of freedom of the preSs," when a man can put two fiat feet under typewriter, grind out 500 words of pure un-adulter- ated islander against 8 prominent American Citizen. and then have it sold as so-called editorial, it takes no specialists to diagnose the presence of septic poisoning in the editorial body.
 There is only one radio priest. and the fact that Father Coughlin has repeatedly called upon both Protestants and Catholics and Jews to join in their fight against Com munism and Naziism, is of course ignored. The publicity naturally al- so ignores the fact the Editor knows nothing about Father Coughlin and has never met him, and must know, 1 if he knows anything, that the radio priest does not sanction subversive militant movements of the type des- cribed in the editorial of the Wa terbury Republican.
 To sum up the whole situation, the editorial in question was noth- ing but transcription of a well known New York Communist Daily, the stale mephitic inventions which the Red Magicians" produce to discredit Father Coughlin namely: Anti ti-Semitism connivance with Big Business hatred of labor unions; attacks on the poor by gangsters. etc. are duly copied. That all these propositions have no more kinship to the truth than a green moray has to pelican, bothers the Editor not whit more than it would MT. Browder the passport forger.
 Moreover, the title page of Father
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
In Today's Mail

1 Coughlin's Magazine, Social Justice Proudly displays at its masthead the profession of its opposition to Communism. After a careful survey of your publication I could never find any definite opposition to Communism, in its columns or in it's editorials. When it discusses. ob- viously Communistic facts or events, red or pink, or the activities of Fellow Travellers, or sympathizers, I have always looked for it's expres- sion of opposition to Communistic principles in vain. The Editor never seems eager to dig out and warn its readers against the materialistic and Goddess ideas, which are the basic notions of Communistic doc trines, and the patent earmarkS of the preachers of Communism.
 In fact at times I judged that the Editor of the Republican gave strong evidence of positive acquies- cense in communistic principles. Furthermore my reading of the Waterbury Republican has develop ed a, conviction that its conception of the ideals of American Demo- cracy for which it continually ululates, does not coincide with mine, and it deviates to a large extent, from the notions of Ameri- can Democracy, expressed in the writings and statements of men and women, of the genuineness of whose Americanism and Democracy no well informed persons would en- certain a serious doubt.
 I know nothing of the Christian Front, neither does the Waterbury Republican. But I doubt if its members ever showed themselves more prejudiced or hateful than have certain public agencies, includ- ing the press in its brazen attempt to railroad men, who have not as yet been indicted by the Grand Jury.
 The obvious point of all the pub licity in this case, says the Brook lyn Tablet, "is to smear the Chris tian Front Organization and to tie up Father Coughlin with plot to overthrow the government by force. ? The main interest in the case ap- pears to be not the viciousness of the alleged plotters, but in the oc- casion it affords for smearing those whom some would like to label Anti-Semite.
 Whatever truth there may be in the allegations against the mis- guided seventeen, is grounded in fear of Communism. Enough real facts and substantiated records have been produced in the last few years, especially by the Dies Con- mittee, to provide a basis for this fear.
 In view of this and of the abund- ant evidence of the goyernment's coddling of reds and pinks. the re- cent arrests of members of the Christian Front by Federal authori- ties on charges of plotting the over- throw of the Government, Ca charge not leveled at Earl Browder nor Harry Bridges) is something for real Americans to examine under the microscope, especially since the two main purposes declared by ths
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
IDEA OF A UNIVERSAL CITI' ZEN" A POSSIBILITY FOR
 WORLD PEACE.

s-A .e~ .. Jan. 22, 1940. Editor of The Democrat:
 Not being a savant, it would be absurd to expect much bravura in the letters I forward to your news paper. The following short essay contains much subject-matter that is very hackneyed, but it is my want to express a very humble opinion, here it is:
 Universal Citizen"
 For many years there has been an idea about universal citizen" /" It has been advocated as the only panacea for stopping the wholesale slaughter of human beings. Diplo- mats have strained the tissues of many brains to try to bring about elements that would satisfy all races of peoples, who so jealously guard their traditions. They have ex- pounded the proposition that every thing should be the same the world over, lorded, over by a universal tribunal and its rules enforced by a world police.
 Everytime the war volcano erupts in the Old World this thought be- comes very outstanding and no one seems to possess a new idea to take its place. It is so obvious that this objective can never be even tenta- lively attained, although the ,es- sence of its has been noticed and has taken shape in many patterns, but then the slight veneer of civili- zation will injure 1t by being erased and the animal instinct of man again takes control.
 We have all heard it expressed that all men are brothers, that each person has so much in common with the other person, that there should be no line of demarcation but gaze at the sordid picture ex- isting in lands across the broad explanse of the seas and realize what a sordid fallacy this expres- sion has come to be. And after the debacle is over they will no doubt advocate a great idea of uni versal citizen" to bring about 2 mythical bond of friendship which should be beautiful.
 Respectfully yours,
 J. V. WALKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. What is pulmotor?
 2. What is another name for po- tassium nitrate?
 3. To whom did Gene Tunney lose the heavyweight boxing cham, pionship? a,f 4. Will dead human body con- duct electricity?
 s. The worlds highest peak, Mount Everest, is in the Pyrenees, Alps or Himalayas? % 6. Is there an age limit for horses in the Kentucky Derby?
 2, Was New Hampshire one of the thirteen original states? x
 8. Name the finance minister Of Chile who recently resigned.
 g. What is the correct pronunci- ation of the word curriculum?
 10. Of which South American country is Lima the capital2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

Christian Front at their public meetings, were to help prevent the Communist from carrying out the threat above quoted from the lips of Browder.
 While the Republican is roofing around for truffies, why not tell the readers of the Republican" that "Gerson," and other reds of the same breed who have championed Moscow, and who seek to overthrow our government and destroy the re- ligion of Christians and private property, are still on the public payroll.
 GEORGE L. AYoTTE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-24

not approve of it." But to date he hasn't disapproved and the cam paigning goes merrily on.
 Bricker intimates consider him a victim of repeated bad breaks. If it hadn't been for Taft, they say, the governor would by now have been far out in front as "fav0rite son" candidate.
 Another bad break they list is the Cleveland relief mess. It is significant that in the publicity matter sent out by the Bricker headquarters, no mention is made of the relief controversy. He is pictured as a great vote getter and administrator, but there is not one word about relief.
 ANTI-LYNCHING VOTE
 Vice President Jack Garner not only favors a Senate vote on the long-stymied anti-lynching legis- lation, but he has worked out a compromise bill to get a vote. Repeated southern filiblsters have been the sole obstacle to enactment of this measure for years, and Garner has always sided with his fellow-southerners. But in this session, with his hat in the presidential ring, Cactus Jack has changed his tune.
 Gamers plan is to junk the House-passed measure, which would subject local officials and counties to heavy fines, and sub- stitute investigation by the FBI. His bill as tentatively draftet reads as follows:
 Whenever a lynching takes place in the United States and there are no arrests. or prose cutiOns the Federal Bureau of Investigation will make a thor Ough and complete investigation and report to the governor of the state in which the lynching took place."
 This formula is similar to the compromise suggested by the President in the 1888 fight over anti-lynching, when Q Six-WeekS southern filibuster, led by Sena- tor Tom Connally of Texas, fin- ally forced the shelving of a bill passed by the House.
 At a secret White House confer ence of congressional leaders, Gar ner was very emphatic.
 'sI mean business" he told the conference. "I'm going to see to it that the Senate votes on this issuc."
 Roosevelt was very much amused by this declaration and kidded his running -mate. Alta boy, Jack" he laughed. You tell 'em. They can't shove us around" FINNISH LOAN
 One behind-the-scenes factor weighing heavily in the senate against loan to Finland is its failure to use money already avail able to it.
 Shortly after the Soviet in- vasion, the Export-Import Bank extended a 10,000.000 credit to the Films for purchase of food sup plies. So far only $500, 900 of this fund has been drawn on The Films still have $9,500,0 900 avail able.
 Also being questioned privately by a number sof senators is the possibility of foodstuffs purchased here, such as wheat, being secretly exchanged abroad for guns and munitions. It is not. charged that the Films intend to do this, but reports of such plan are being whispered about and senators are pricking up their ears.
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