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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
DEFENSE
FUNDS DELETED
Roosevelt May Personally
Urge Congress To Pass
Appropriation

WASHINGTON, March 1.-QF-
Congressional opposition to a ne"
set of bomb-proof locks for t e
Panami Canal, an administrator
leader said today, may bring u spe'
cial presidential appeal for FUNDS.
President Roosevelt's budget ask
ed $4,000 900 to begin work on the
locks, but the item was deleted from
a war department bill by the house
appropriations committee.
The house backed up its commit
tee yesterday by voting only $780,
900 to prepare plans for the loc :.
1t diu not even debate the larger
sum.
A usually %well-informed source
told reporters on Capitol Hill there
was a good chance that the chief
executive, who visited t h e canal
this week, would send a letter
other message to the senate urging
restoration of the SIS, geo, 900 fund.
Without such an appeal, o n e
administration lieutenant said, here
appeared little possibility that the
expenditure would be approved.
Chairman Thomas (D-Okla.) Of
the senate appropriations sub-co l.
mittee which will consider the sub.
ject said that planes and guns
would afford the canal better pro-
tectitn.
The question of new lock is a lot
Of hooey," Thomas asserted. II am
sold on aerial defense of the canal.
Almost everything else is out OF
date
Senator Adams (D-Colo.), a mem.
Dor of Thomas committee, said he
was inclined to oppose the locks
allotment.
If we want to give our ships real
protection" he asked, why don't
we build a sea-level, tunnel canal
from Hampton roads, Va, through
the mountains to San Francisco"
With the senate in recess until
Monday, the house took up today a
the army for sowing crops. Their
places will be taken during one
month leaves by non-agricultural
conscripts.
The heaviest concentration Of Ru,
manian strength is along the Rus
sian border where a fertilization
program has been hurried. The Sow
let union has never renowned Rus.
slams historic claim to Ressarabia
which came to Rumania in t h e
World war settlement.
The winter has been an uneasy
one for Rumania, marked chiefly by
the still unsettled economic tug-of-
war that has gone on between the
British-French allies and GERMANY
for her favor in natural resources,
particularly oil and oil products.
There are, however, no immediate
international signs of trouble f o r
the Balkans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Four Picked Teams
To Play At Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March l..
lP-The four teams picked by the
coaches themselves as the class of
the league will square off tonight in
the semi-finals Of the seventh an.
nual southeastern conference bas.
ketball tournament, Alabama meet.
ing Georgia and Tennessee clash.
ing with Kentucky.
Alabama and Tennessee, slightly
favored to meet in the finals to-
morrow night on the basis Of yes
%terday's performances, advanced
rather handily, but Georgia and
Kentucky, defending champion,
met stubborn opposition in Auburn
and Vanderbilt, respectively. All
four teams were seeded.
The Crimson Tide quintet, already
ranked as the No. 1 choice for the
title, found new supporters after it
had engulfed a weary Louisiana
State quintet, 81 to 25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

new deal.
None of these things has been
done. A gesture toward eliminating
the communists was made: Harry
Bridges wings were clipped, left
winger Joe Curran was denied a
vice presidency, and Allan Hay.
wood, stout foe of communism, was
made director of organization. Be-
yond that, nothing happened.
PARALLELS
PARTY LINE"
Beginning with his Labor Day
speech in Ogden, Utah, Lewis has
been conforming to a clear pattern
been demanding isolation from the
war; he has been asserting that
the administration is neglecting do
nestle problems and taking an I'm.
due interest in the war; he has
been attacking the new deal for ire
treating" 1t came to a %crescendo
in his speech before the United
Mine Workers convention, in which
he predicted that President Roose-
welt would be beaten If he ran for
a third term.
In all of this there is a remark
able similarity to the communist
party line, as revised since the Hit.
ler-Stalin treaty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Your u S.
Income Tax
DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES

The amount to be recovered by
depreciation is the cost OF the prop
erty, if acquired by purchase after
February %, 1913. If acquired by
purchase prior to March 1, 1913, the
basis is the cost of the property, less
depreciation sustained prior tc
March 1, 1918, or the fair market
value on March 1, 1918, whichever
is greater.
The proper allowance for depre-
citation is that amount which should
be set aside for the taxable year
in accordance with a reasonably con-
sistent plan mot necessarily a uni
form rate) whereby the aggregate
amount so set aside, plus the sal
wage value, will at the end Of the
useful life of the property equal the
cost or other basis of the property.
The depreciation rate of a build
ing is not based upon the numbe,
of years it will stand before being
condemned and RACED but on the
number Of years it will remain hab
table or serviceable, for the purpose
for which constructed.
If the taxpayer builds a new
building, the period over which de.
probation may be claimed begins
at the time the building is COM
pleted and capable of being used
Buildings under construction are not
subject to a depreciation allowance.
If it is clearly shown that, be-
cause Of economic or other condi.
lions, property must be abandoned
at a date prior to the end of its
normal useful life, so that depre-
citation deductions alone are insult
ficient to return the cost or other
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
FOUR LOSE LIVES
N AUTO ACCIDENT
r.,o Vanderbilt Graduates
And Companions Die
Near Nashville

,,sBvILLE, Tenn, March l.
Nav Two former Vanderbilt uni
Wv students and two women
'ss snsnions, who had been attend,
comp fraternity dance. we're killed
iHs Midnight when their car over
lss two miles north of here.
tune sfth occupant of the automo'
III also a former Vanderbilt stu
Bile, vas injured critically.
i]sn I dead upon arrival at
. hospital were: 90 =.
, lvs' Margaret Murray a. OF
nashville 1arnaban. 25. Muir.
'I r,rde Sharp, IS, lumberman'
RI u E. Hinkle, 20, Old Hickory
iI rravely injured, hospital attach,
0 .aid was ]. B. Sheriff., "a, OF
-.rrelius. N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

then get a permanent set, parents
always want to know when the
best time has arrived for under.
taking %orihodontic work. DR.. Don
c. Lyons has described several
groupings of crooked teeth and in.
dicates that the correction time de-
pends on the nature Of the condi-
tic4.
Children who lave a narrow
arch and high plate, or roof of
the mouth. must have their teeth
brought into normal position by
appliances which will expand the
arch. This procedure is started
early. while the temporary molars
are in place, provided these teeth
still have fully developed roots. If,
however, the roots have already
started to be absorbed, then the
Strengthening procedure must be
delayed until the permanent hi.
euspids are fully in place.
4
Another group of cases is that
in which the lower jaw lags
behind the upper jaw in growth
so that a receding chin results.
Here the doctor must determine
b. the use of the X-ray and other
studies whether the receding chin
Is due to a lack of development
Of the face as a whole or simply
TO underdevelopment of the lower
Jaw bone.
Among the worst of the cases
are those in which the child has
alflculty in closing his lips, and
tnere are others in which the trou-
Die has been caused by sucking the
fingers.
When children lose their first
teeth too soon, there is a tendency
toward deformity, and the ortho-
l0ntlst applies space retainers to
MAINTAIN proper space between the
.VelA Until the second teeth come
in.
Inc decision in every case must
e MADE by a dentist who under
s'anos these matters. The parent
10 is wise will take the child to
.As dentist at the first opportunity
~ mat growth of the teeth may
" watched regularly from child.
lO0d through adolescence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Colbert Marriage
Was Biggest Jolt

Inc marriage or engagements L
June Gale Ito Oscar Levant),
Wayne Morris, Joy Hodges, Jean
Parker Madge Evans Ito Sidney
Kingsley were complete surprises
to Hollywood. Judith Barrett and
Lynn Howard may m a k e an en-.
nouncement any day.
But nothing is likely to top the
establishment created by Claudette
Colbert's marriage to DR.. Joel 'ress.
man. All Hollywood, n movie
fans everywhere, had been SO gul.
l1ble regarding the rumor Of a sec.
ret marriage to Norman Foster that
her studio felt obliged to invent ~
equally false Mexican divorce!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
COMMUNISTS STILL
ON III JOB

No n on the inside thinks that
Lewis is or ever has been a COM
munist. He has not ever been espec
tally sympathetic to communism
Yet somehow the party line has hac
pretty good adherence from hin
during the last four and one-hal1
months. The reputed communist
leaders of various c. I. O. unions
are still on the job.
Hillman is known to be extreme
ly indignant over this turn Of af-
fairs. The situation is bound to
come to a head sooner or later;
when it does, there is likely to be
quite a ruction.
Meanwhile, communist member
ship in certain G. I. O. unions Is
increasing. They have been getting
recruits. One inside story has II
that in some United Auto Workers
locals the non-party leaders are to
day afraid to call elections, for fear
that communist tickets would be
voted into power.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
SPEECH LIKE
PROVIDERS

Note these things, too.
The official c. 1. o. News, which
used to plug manfully for collective
security, has since September been
calling for isolation.
Addressing the National Youth
Congress, Lewis emphasized hat the
U. M. w. convention had voted
against military aid for Finland
-neglecting to add that it had also
passed a resolution Of sympathy for
the Firms and had heard John Bro
PLY denounce Russia .
Lewis U. M. w. attack on Roose.
welt came a fortnight after the ex-
ecutive board of the National Mari
time Union, in which communist in.
fluence is strong passed a sharp
anti Roosevelt resolution. The Lewis
speech was not wholly dissimilar
to Earl Browder's Madison Square
Garden speech, which assailed F.
D. R. for turning on labor after &C.
cepting its aid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

when he married Miss Lewis. Jann
Bryan, prominent in her newly-won
%stardon, was supposed to be in love
with a fellow Warnerite, Eddie AL
bert, when she staggered Hollywood
with a wire that, as Jane Dart, she
intended to give up her career.
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ed until t h e Y
were married in
V a few
weeks ago. And
Movietown hadn't
a of Justin
Dart, a drug COM
pany executive,
when t h e news
bounded in that
he a n d Jane
Bryan had taken
Jul a license.
There h a e
been several other
surprises, each
tpn6jn, ~ --~->,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

: suitably adapted
Ito the mouth of
the individual, is
an asset not only
appearance
/ but also for
speech. Nowadays
intelligent parents
begin to think
promptly about
o~rthodontia when
they observe ir.
r%egularities in the
child's teeth.
Since children
lose their first
set of teeth and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

fall, John L.
Lewis averted a
threatened split
by promising Sid
ney Hillman. in
%fluential head OF
he Amalgamated
Clothing Workers,
that he would:
1. E i m mate
communism influ.
ence in the c.
I. o.
2. Make a rea]
effort for peace
with the A. F. L.
-. Support the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

WASHINGTON Louis johnson,
assistant secretary of war, announc.
ed approval today of plans of the
North Carolina highway and public
works commission for a fixed re.
Placement bridge acros Tull Creek
-four miles north Of Sligo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Book Highlights

Ebert Hubbard has been described
as "a combination Of Barnum,
Buffalo Bill, Mark Twain, Victor
Hugo, Bob Ingersoll and Henry
Ward Beecher." He appears all
that is the lively biography, Gel.
bert Hubbard" by David Arnold
Balch (Frederick A. Stokes:
$3.50. Here is an interesting
picture of the America of 40
years ago and of the man who
wrote "The Message to Garcia"
How Hubbard happened to write
his most famous bit is told briefly
here:
Father and son were discussing
the recent Spanish-American War
and the various factors that had
contributed to the Americans quick
and decisive victory. The boy, Bert,
or Butch, told his father that he
felt the real hero of the war was
the man named Rowan, who had
carried a message across the noun.
tains and through the jungles Of
Cuba, from President Mckinley to
General Garcia, leader of the Gu
ban Insurgents. 80.
Hubbard was silent for an in
slant after Bert had spoken, and
then he slapped the table. "By
George' he exclaimed, Il think
the boy is right" He rose
from the table. Butch" he said,
you've given men an idea. I'm
g ing to sit down now and write it
while it's white-hot."
Hubbard sat down, as he an
nounced, and an hour later he
arose, having written "A Message
to Garcia" Yet, %curiously enough,
he attached no Importance to its
composition. 1t was just another
piece for "The Philistine." the
March issue of which was about
to go to press, and having put it
in the works" he forgot it :.
Right here, Fortune placed her
finger on Ebert Hubbard. For
it was the turning point, the great
cosmic fulcrum on which Hub
bard's whole future career rested,
changing him in the twinkling of
an eye from the obscure publisher
of a small and unimportant maya
zine of revolutionary ideas to a
commanding figure in the world of
business philosophy -.
More than 40, 900, 900 copies of
"A Message to Garcia" were
printed and distributed. 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

basis, a reasonable deduction for OBJ
s%olescence may be allowed in ado1'
ton to depreciation. No deduction
for o~bsolescence is permitted be-
cause, in the opinion Of the tax
payer. the property nay become OBJ
solete at some future date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Un-
der the surface, a stormy situation
is developing within the high COM
mand of the G. I. o.
At the C. !. o. convention last
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
In Hollywood
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, March 1.-Recov-
erlng from it's astonishment at the
elopement of Lana Turner and Artie
Shaw, most Of Hollywood is tickled
by this latest of a series of Incl
dents which have b e e n making
such chumps of the gossip-mongers.
William Powell and Diana Lewis
weren't even known to be acquaint-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
KELLY TO SPEAK

FOREST CITY-Raymond J.. KEEL
ly, Of Detroit, Mich, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
will speak here March 9.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

tending to prove: Paul Harrison
ta) n marriages are not made in
publicity department; (b) That no
nance locally, is neither dead nor
doclle; tc) That with reasonable
prudence. all the people can be
fooled most OF the time.
Miss Turner, 10, rcd-headed, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
Love Hit Them
Just Like That

Artie Shaw, W h o recently re-
nounced his jitterbug band-leader.
ship, also knew a glamorous con
tour when he saw one. He was ear.
marked by and for Betty Cradle.
bu: got his first good look at Lana
Turner when he worked with her
in Dancing Coed at Metro seve.
raj months ago..
Back in Hollywood a few weeks
ago, Shaw patiently began wangling
dates on the few evenings not mo
nopolized by the busy Bautzer.
They went places not frequently by
the flicker colony's know-it-alls.
One evening, driving along. Shaw
said, wonderingly, you may think
it's funny, but I'm in love-"
"Now that you mention it," said
Miss Turner, II am tool"
They went into a drug store and
telephoned for an airplane to take
them to Yuma.
The umo specialists were build
ing up d torrid romance between
Bill Powell and Loretta Young
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
FIRE HITS MILL

BENSON-Fire which destroyed
the Benson Oil Mill yesterday caus-
ed damage estimated by J. r. Bur-
CESS, general manager, at more
than $35, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
LE|GH
B R ! E F S
Star News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, March 1.-Times may
be better in North Carolina, folks
may be more honest about taxes,
or reports may be more up to date.
Anyhow, figures released today by
the revenue department show that
nearly all sources of general fund
revenue paid more money into the
state treasury during t h e first
eight months Of the present fiscal
year than they paid last year.. The
revenue division, which includes all
except motor vehicle taxes shows
an increase of 9.99 per cent and the
motor vehicle bureau receipts were
up 7.01 per cent. From all sources
the state this year got s43,2 S7,.
341.O7 for the first eight months as
compared with $39,757,276.O4 last
year.
How well educated are Ameri.
cans? Recently compiled figures
show that Is out Of every hundred
adults in the United States are
high school graduates, and 1888 per
cent of the adults in the country
are college graduates.
dicates that the entrance of Robert
L. Steele, II, Of Richmond county
in the eighth district congressional
race pretty nearly assures %re-elec-
ton of Congressman Burgin. Mr..
Steele is a fellow townsm.n of
Chas. B. Deans, who came so near
beating Burgin two years ago, and
is expected to split the home town
vote.
Up to last night there had been
26,524 revocations of drivers Ii.
cense reported to the Motor Vehicle
Bureau of the Revenue department.
Nevertheless, the sale of automo-
bile tags continued to show an in
crease over preceding years.
Dudley Bagley, state REA ad-
ministrator, is very much interest
ed in the High Point power plant
cases now pending before t h e
supreme court. He has nothing to
do with High Point, but on a re-
cent visit to Stokes and Surry
ties he found that citizens up there
won't discuss a cooperative power
set-up until the High Point matter
i. decided.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
The Family
DOCTOR

nv nR. NORRIS FISHBEIN
rditor. Journal of the American
Medical Association, and OF
Hvgeia, the Health Magazine
One of the greatest contributions
:. modern scientific dentistry to
srcoa, happiness is the practice
'..oun as Observation-Disclosures.
4 set of sound, orderly teeth,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

LiNcoLNToN-A Tenth district
ss5 yao'cah party convention will be
-.I1 here March -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
ELECTED QUEEN

DohHAM- Miss Suzanne Som.
I''S' a senior from Maplewood, N.
H. mas been elected May Queen at
puhe university.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
/ Fast help when
/ colds misery
/ grips you!

active, po vaTf',,n Penetro -fast-workinu.
hot sa ates]rrf ann a Place aee-i Peneafo be ;n
mes Soothe irritatalIs vapors. These meas
Membrane, l ooft.ated, congested, infiamed
ssd local con nossH phlegm, ease coughing.
s sS sstSno'{ Co ssa sIo3: s sa5s r esss wt t;is5f : ss:
You ever had nIS = a ndi. in making you for get
SN d cold. Count on PenetToI
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
NEWELL TO SPEAR

ALLlNGTON-Jake F. Newell.
HAarlotte, state chairman, will
c naA at a convention of Harnett
DD's republicans tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

locally famed for her p~recocious
curves and the way she losses
them around in a rhumba, was en-.
gagged in casual Hollywood fashion
to the gregarious Gregory Bautzer,
a courtly attorney who could hang
out his single at a dozen Holly
wood night clubs
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02

CALDWELL TO SPEAK
NORTH WILKESBORO- Harry
B. Caldwell Of Greensboro, master
of the state Grange, spoke before
the Kiwanis club here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-02
pOwERFUL BECAUSE
* R A
INDICATED

,t, When a cold
s esss :, with mis-
s a.[s Of muscular
s sSsses around
S siySt Or back, or
bi; ,c55.Q the chest chest
s WIKI and throat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02
DEAN -M'KENzIE
FORUM SPEAKER

A triple feature program is in
store for members of the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce forum
when they convene at Hotel Win
throp for the weekly MONDAY
session Monday, it was announced
Thursday by Robert A. Abel.
forum chairman.
First on the program will be
an address by Dean Vernon Nc
Kenzie. of the University of Wash
ington school of journalism, who
will tell of propaganda activities
in Europe. Mckenzie recently re-
turned from Europe, bringing with
him SIS pounds of propaganda
material, picked up in various
countries.
Next speaker will be Ted War
rem, Pacific coast representative
of the American Jersey Cattle
club, who will discuss cattle rails
ing in Western Washington.
The third feature will be Golden
Blonde Count, grand champion
jersey bull from New York's
world fair The bull will not
attend the meeting, however, but
will be on exhibition in front of
the hotel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02


'Kollege Daze." knapps Mod
ern Business Collegs' annual mid
winter sport dance. viii be held
at the school Friday evening.
Feb. 2.
Mistress Of ceremonies for the
evening viii be Miss Betty Lou
Leinen. popular school vocalist
The KMBC quintet, composed Of
Pat Miller, Ellen Anne Langlow.
Dorothy Grisseli, Betty Lou
Leinen and lone Brookhyser, will
give its own Interpretation Of
"Scatterbrain" in the special
floorshow which heads the enter
tainment. Highlight Of the eve
ming will be the honoring Of the
Knapps basketball squad which
will soon end Its initial season in
the Church raternal league.
Jimmy Edmans and his Swing
copators" will furnish music and
intermission novelty numbers for
the dance.
Walter Tweedy, president of the
student body and general chair
man for "Kollege Daze," an
nounces that surprise decorations
are In store. Dorothy Grissell is
In charge of decorations. All for
mer Knapps students and their
friends are invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-02
new Panel OF
JURORS CALLED
Federal Court PUD
Trial Set Over
Until Friday

Names of Is additional prospec-
tive Juror. were drawn late We'd
nesday in federal district court to
report for duty Friday morning
when the trial Of Public Utility
District No. of Cowlitz County
against the Washington Gas 4
Electric Co.. Chase National bank
of New York City and Columbia
Electrical Development Co. re-
sumes before Judge Lloyd L. Black.
Additional names of prospective
Jurors were ordered drawn by
Judge Black when the panel pre-
viously selected had been ex-
hausted. The original list Of jurors
was exhausted shortly after the
trial opened Monday. Another list
of 30 was drawn, which soon met
the same fate since Judge Black
disqualified as jury members all
users of Washington Gas 4 Elec-
trio Co. gas.
Jurors selected viii be asked to
determine value of property of the
defendant corporations in connec-
ton with condemnation proceed.
ings brought by the public utility
district.
Court was recessed late Wednes-
day until Friday to permit deputy
marshals to serve subpoenas on adj
ditional jurors and to allow Judge
Black to handle court matters in
Seattle.
Additional jurors subpoenaed in
clude Ludwig johnson, $50 No. An
derson ST.; Harry Griewe, 2s17 No.
Warner; Clara Doan. 6109 Pacific
ave.; Earl C. Bracket, 5237 So. I
ST.; Tobie Anderson, 3105 No. 10th;
Anna M. Evans, 1405 No. Fife;
Walter s. Little, 2121 No. WASH
ington; Herbert J. Benson, 1912
No. 25th; Albert Osborne, s02 So.
L; Joseph Cody, $40 So. saith; Carl
Sanbeck, 4145 9Th ave.; William r.
Engle. 1902 Wilkeson; Arthur e.
Grafton. 719 No. G; w. Lloyd Bry-
ant, 1117 So. Grant, and Sadie d.
Olsen, 1016 No. Steele.