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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
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VISITORS FAVORgN|
70 WIN coNlIl
. Will Be First Home =.
Conference scheduI,
For Local Cagers

New Hanover High 3d..
AN team will play its fl.
lame of the conference :, ~
| the Cape Fear .A,n,I
k'd Market streets. t,s.,.
t0ek' with the Rocky Nv.
fds as its opponents.
'isitors will be tavor,, =.
their victory over the =, :
; Mount last week wbs, y" :.
is staged a rally in fl. Y
''es of the game to =,
re of the Rocky Mount Il.
story,book shot from 4,
the floor that gave !.
game IN the final seo,.
E,ar Pepper of the Vida,
MS top scoring trio Of r
man forward with A :.
Pt So points; Billy pi,,. =.
'l Of IS markers a sp,.
Edwards, forward. Nj
20 points, into the attr
'n attempt to score +.
knce win for New H.,
Icals have dropped +
var - to Wilson 4,
Ier has made arra,
cher seats to be pIag:
and all fans at.s-
(nfortably seated .
L.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Friday Sunday 8
n m Southside VS.. Calvary; 500 p.
m Tabernacle VS.. st. Andrews; 9:20
%. m, Epworth VS.. Emmanuel.
Saturday Sunday School league:
8 D. m. Covenant VS.. First Baptist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

|he National Zool;
Washington, D 4
penguin of his &
in captivity, ".
brtificate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
The Dutch Indies-West and East

The invasion Of The Netherlands because of her
seas colonial empire makes 1t possible that shell splners
from the European may fall directly into both the
western hemisphere and the Far East.
The Dutch Indes-in the west off the northeastern
Of South America and in the east off southeastern
Asamay very possibly be affected by the new turn OF
the war.
At this point 1t is desirable to do some quick and
crysalclear thinking about these problems they
that either both might be protected by the United Safes
against force
The first thing to keep clear in connection with any
such move is 'Why?"
And the only possible is direct effect
the vital interests Of our own people.
Any forcible invasion occupation of Dutch Guiana
and the Dutch West Indies Curacao Bonaire Aruba St
Eustatius Saba St. Martin would put the invader in
direct position to threaten the Canal Zone and the Amer
lean continents.
This the American nations cannot and will permit
It would only the United States but all the
American nations They should together to the
world that by joint action they will prevent it.
That brings US to the East Indies The clear American
position regarding the West Indies is due alone to
very real regard and for The Netherlands and their
rights It Is due bluntly to selfnterest Does the same
confederation apply to the East indies 5000 miles out in
Would seizure of the Dutch East Indies imperil any
American interest measuring up to the of Pacific
war? That Is the plain question which must be asked by
those who are charged with framing American policy.
We have already indicated that would be deeply
concerned with any invasion of the East Indies.
The question is how deep should that be- based
American sefnteres from both the immediate
and the long-range point of view?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
the woman's page for the an
swers.
l. Can an icebost travel faster
than the wind?
2. In the old gladiatorial
combats. did thumbs up" signi-
~ that the victor would slay
his victim. spare him, or give
him another chance?
3. Was Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh the first, second or third
person to make a nonstop flight
across the Atlantic in an air
plane?
4. Name the Virginia city
that IL being restored by John
ID. Rockefeller, jr.7
8. Which former supreme
court justice was the son of an
American poet and essayist7
s. IL the Pacific ocean higher
than the Atlantic ocean at the
Panama canai7
7. Pronounce consummate.
g. From whom does the Mon
roe Doctrine take its name?
9. IL cancer contagious
disease
10. In what part Of Spain il
Aedridl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN thu col
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
win be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit; Has the date for
the Portland Rose show been de-
termined yet: Would appreci-
ate II N you would tell me SOON
Y. J. b.
The festival has been set for
June 5 10 9. inclusive.
Mr.. rxit. Gan you please In
form me ~ to why n. v. kalten-
born is not reporting on the air
any longer. MRS. W. n. q.
He Ii but has changed from
Columbia 10 NBc. You will hear
him over KoMo but not, appar-
emily, at any set time.
Mr.. Fixlt: Could you give me
this information? About when
do they begin work In the fruit
valleys. Yakima and Wenatchee.
and who would ! see 10 find out
about work. R.P.B.
There Is some orchard work
there from early spring through
late fall. To get the best report
on what labor Is wanted there.
you should see the Washington
State Employment Service. at
112 So. 18th st, In Tacoma.
across 18th from the loading
platform Of the postoffice.
Mr.. Fixit: Is II proper for an
office girl to accept q cigaret
from q patient while at work?
have been offered cigsrcts
while In the office but I have
never accepted them. Am l do
ing the right thing? I do smoke
to a certain extent but I do not
make q habit OF II. NJ. r.
For the looks OF the office.
you are doing the right thing
now. You never will offend the
smokers. II you tell them you
don't smoke at work. and you
might make an extremely bad
impression on some OF the Of
fees visitors, II you did smoke.
In a well-ordered business office
II Is not customary for women
to smoke and frequently the
men. too, are asked TO do their
smoking In private, as they
would In a retail store.
Mr.. Fixit; Will you kindly adj
wise me regarding the legal
length Of time In which rent
could be collected which is due
me on my farm? READER
The usual contract rules would
apply. II 1t Is an oral one, II Ia
outlawed in three years after
the last payment; II written, in
six years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

Practical politicos were at
first inclined TO minimize the
campaign for nomination Of
Wendell wllkie by the Repub-
licans at Philadelphia. They
raised the obvious objections
namely. that he was a Democrat
until a short while ago. and a
public utility magnate who
would prove vulnerable to New
Deal barbs.
But they are slowly beginning
to revise their opinion, and to
concede that the miracle might
happen. The popular response
to a rather spontaneous pro-
posal of the Indiana man has
been tremendous; IL recalls the
demand which forced the back
room gentry to nominate Her
bert Hoover In spite of their In
tense dislike for him. Accord
ing to confidential but anthem
tic reports. willkie may show
up with more than 200 dele
gates on an early ballot, espe-
cially If the three leaders -
Messrs. Dewey, Taft and Van
denberg-fall into a deadlock.
The C o m m nwealth and
Southern head has an intangible
but a very real asset In the
support of women regardless of
their party alignment. For
some reason pro a bly, his
breezy and bluff personality and
his bad boy haircut"-the fem
mime portion of the electorate
has fallen for him hard. And
there are signs that the ladies
mean to play a larger role in
1910 than in any other presi-
Dental year. 1t was they who
led in the movement to wreck
the Long, the Pendergast and
Tammany machines in New Or
leans, Kansas City and New
York. Now they threaten to
transfer their housekeeping
efforts to the capital with
w. w. as their new, business
like broom"
The inside story of the in
trigue which swirled through
the department of interior in the
early New Deal days may be un-
folded in the trial Of Louis J.
Claws libel action against a
certain national magazine. Sew
eral bigwigs in Mr.. Ickes' house.
hold are shivering lest their
erstwhile sleuth-Mr. Claws
tell all when he takes the wit
ness stand.
The suit originated in a mag
azine article which eulogized
and glorified Honest Harold"
In the piece he was permitted
to make remarks about Mr..
Claws which the latter regarded
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

the information from me that
she wanted and just before I
left in rushed a woman and was.
she mad at the whole census
proposition! She was a federal
employee protected by civil serv-
ice so she thought she could be
as rude as she wanted to be to
the girls working at the desk in
the office. She showed by her
manner that she felt herself to
be very little lower than the
angels and fatty refused to be
enumerated and did not want
anyone TO come to herself or
her home any more and bother
her.
One of the things she said
was, THE enumerator was not
going to make another four
cents on her" l have seen her
at business and professional
women's dinners and also at re-
publican affairs in which she is
an active worker. know she
has a democrat for an employer
but she is a protected civil serv-
ice worker and keeps her job
whether the democrats or re-
publicans are in office. OF
course, / am not a career woman
Just one who goes out and
does day work to support my
self and my child. I want to
know why she considered the
census just a silly democratic
innovation l thought that q
census was taken every so many
years anyway so that Uncle
Sam would know how many
people he had in his big family.
What is Americanism and
equality? I am trying to teach
my child to be a good citizen
and both of us are proud and
glad to be Americans. This
angry woman's speech seemed
so little and out of place on
such big issue as a census OF
the whole United States.
BILLIE REID.
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AT TER MANY YEARS
By {. 7. SHORT

with the broader needs of So
ciety In the year 1887"
"Tf I do all that will you
guaratee that will be cured?"
the patient asked.
"Most assuredIy notw the
specialists replied In unison.
I'VE don't guarantee any
thing"
The patient lay still for a
while and then said, But gen.
tlemen, I don't understand. If
you are firmly convinced that
my goose is cooked, why
all those infra-red sociological
thermodynamics =? All 1 can see
is a lot of your valuable time
wasted and very considerable
bill for my widow to pay"
The three eminent specialists
were shocked. Surely you are
not thinking" they said with
one voice, "of going back to your
old horse-and-buggy sulphur
and = molasses, red-nannel-and-
vinegar-paper doctor"
WELL" said the patient. "as
between three eminent special
lists disposing of all the resources
of meteorological thermodynam-
les who are convinced that l am
going 10 die. and a horse-and-
buggy doctor who thinks while
there's life there's hope, what
would you do In my place, gen
temen ,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
Dead David Harum

David Harum Is dead. So are his times and his age.
When David and his kind traded horses, those were
the days Of freedom 1t up the buyer to beware
If the horse up spawned and lame the day after the
sale the buyer stung But the horse did not kill him.
nor did it kill anybody else
New Rochelle N. Y. has found that secondhand
are different from secondhand horses. high school
student brought one with defective brakes. It killed him.
Within matter of hours the city council. according to
the American Municipal association, had passed ordi
nance forbidding sale of not mechanically sound
Infringement freedom? Of But infringe
ment made necessary by times ways In thou
sand ways this principle acting throughout our
complex ways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
TTcuT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0u j ciol and Political America

as hbeious. They concerned the
Ickes version Of Mr.. CLAWS sep
aration from the service. and
the latter figures that he has
been damaged to the tune Of
$500, 900. Louis has informed
friends that he can tell a story
which will shake Washington"
If pushed into 1t by defense
lawyers.
II il no secret that the revela-
tons will probably touch on the
epidemic of overlapping which
prevailed In those days. There
has been a constant fear here
that he would some day divulge
the names of prominent indi-
viduals who came under scrut-
my of a sort since outlawed by
the supreme court. For a time
II was expected that the senate
committee investigating wire
tapping would summon him,
but the Capitol Hill investiga-
tors seem TO show no curiosity
about matters involving execu-
tive departments.
Decentralization of Wit al
American industries in time of
war is envisazed In plans framed
by the war department and the
rural identification administra-
ton. A confidential canvass of
REA's industrial load in coun-
try districts reveals that this
rural agency would become q
vital cog in any military ma
chine.
The survey. which was con-
Quoted at the specific request
of President Roosevelt and his
army aides. discloses that 20 per
cent of REA's electricity is sup
piled to 113 different types of
industries. Most of them are
located in towns of less than
1900 population, but in the ag-
gregate their production would
prove a vital contribution to a
nation engaged in conflict. They
include such industries as chem.
icals, diaries, canning, mining,
coal, and numerous others with
a war potential.
Reliance upon these small and
far-flung factories has several
advantages. The cost of ma
terial, power and labor would be
less than in crowded centers.
There would be less danger from
destruction in event of aerial
invasion. 1t would tend to mini
mize repetition of the 1s14-191s
migation to the cities with the
subsequent social and economic
dislocation. And-an import
ant considerations would en-
list the more peacefully minded
portion of the population in the
war effort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
Stories in
Stamps

ISSUANCE of the U. s. Famous
Americans series will be inter-
rupted until fall after the release
of the Ethelbert Nevin l0-eent
stamp above. at Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 5. This is the last of the
composers group. The series will
be resumed Sept. with the re-
lease of the Gilbert Charles Stuart
and James A. McNeill Whistler
stamps, OF the artists group.
Scheduled for release during
the summer are the 5oth anniver-
sary commemorative for Idaho
on July 3 and Wyoming on July
10. A Coronado stamp, commem-
Grating the 40oth anniversary OF
the coming Of the Spsriiards to the
southwest is under consideration
for August release.
Ethelbert Nevin is remembered
for his world famous composition,
THE Rosary" which became a
universal hit upon its Introduction
al q New York concert in 1898.
Nevin had q natural gift for COM
position, studied in America and
Europe. His music is marked by .
delicate, melodious originality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY. MAY I'm

lOEoDhh, Wal ~
Good aspects and adverse in
fluences contend today. There
may be much unrest and anxiety
under this configuration. Dis
turbing news from both Asia
and Europe is predicted. There
Is likely to be an access Of
patriotic spirit in the United
States.
Heart and Home: This should
be fairly favorable sway for
domestic interests. The stars
encourage initiative In feminine
tasks and inspire service. even
sacrifice, for loved ones. A
sense of gratitude for the adj
vantages and safety afforded
American citizens should be
prevalent. College students are
under a promising rule of the
stars.
Business Affairs: Commerce
should be good at this time
when the products OF American
factories win be sought by for
eigners. but hazards on the seas
will be greater than usual. In
many states there will be in
creased activity In various lines
of industry. Both mines and
oil wells will produce generous
ly in coming months. Canada
will contribute to our prosperity.
international Affairs: There
Ii 4 sign read As ominating
trouble for the Pacific fleet.
Japan Is to enter into pacts OF
serious aspect for the United
States which may pay heavily
for lack of diplomatic foresight.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of
exacting events. 1t is well to
avoid changes and to make the
most of existing conditions.
Children born on this day
probably win be reliable in char
acter, exceedingly bright in
mind and vigorous in body.
They may be reserved and diff
ficult to understand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
The Patient Tries a
New Treatment
He Learns What's Wrong
But Doesn't Get a Cure
Now He's Back With the
Horse-and-Bueey Doctor

ONCE upon time. according
" to the anonymous writer
whose column illumines The
New York Times, editorial page.
there was an active and success
full man of affairs who sudden
ly felt something snap inside
him. So he went to bed and sent
for the family physician. The
doctor arrived in a horse-and-
buggy and did what physicians
Of his type always do.
He felt the patients pulse and
looked ut his tongue. He pres
scribed n mild laxative and a
mustard footbath. He prescrib-
cribed sulphur and molasses. He
prescribed . light diet with
plenty Of hot water to drink and
lots Of rest and not 20 worry;
there was nothing fundamental
~ wrong.
But as the days passed and the
patient failed TO improve. he
yielded TO the opportunities of
his family and called In three of
the best young men in the pro-
fession.
BY general consent they were
topnotchers in the profession. It
In true that they lacked expert
ence but they did have q lot Of
theories and ideas and were just
bursting TO find case on which
they could try them out.
ut is a good thing you came
to U.S." said the youngest of the
three. yours Is obviously a
case calling for the reintegra-
ton Of an ohsolescent produc-
ton plant with the imperatives
of a shrinking consumers mar
ket in an economy of abundance.
Obviously the first thing TO do
is to stimulate your consuming
power and regulate functional
redistribution.
When the patient asked II the
treatment would make him well,
he was told that 1t would not.
THE trouble with you" one
Of the specialists said. rs that
you have led an Implanted life,
from hand to mouth. so to speak,
IL not from pillar TO post. Your
cities. for example, grew up
without City Planning Commits
sions. They just expanded.
Tue real estate spectators
opened up a subdivision and Of
fered lots for sale, and people
came and lived on them and
raised children. and the realtors
moved on and opened up . new
subdivision and sold more lots
and there were more children.
"Your schools were never plan
ned. but you waited until you
needed a school and then built
IL where the children could get
to II conveniently In the year
1910 instead OF migrating the
school with the regional situa-
ton IS II would be in 1910. eth
nologically, economically. socio-
ologically and climatologically.
~Well. Of course, an this win
have 70 stop. Henoeforth you
won't be allowed 70 make = move
In 1910 without migrating it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
1900 Dead-And No War

The United States not In the But in the first
three months of this year it count 1900 dead.
They are the victims of automobiles and they just
dead as the who lie silent in the of Norway
It is quite likely that the Germans have lost
lives in seizng all southern Norway than the United
States has sacrificed in only little longer time traffic
The toll Is $50 than last year. per cent increase
with the months of heavy vacation traffic yet
to come.
IL il to our shame to remember that toll is due simply
to carelessness houghessness and selfish indifference
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

dictator to see 1t through under
the guidance of congress. Con-
gress to discharge this gentle
man any time he fails to obtain
results. Coordination is our
great need in this country-we
need cooperation between the
services. A good man for this
post of defense dictator would
be Mr.. Charles Lindbergh, or
the president.
I for one American am sick
and tired of the foreign element
in this country and the abuse Of
the rights we have given them.
It's time we had a march on
Washington to demand the most
drastic kind of laws and regula-
tons, and to demand that petty
fights between the army. navy
and other services be stopped,
and to create the. most powerful
coordinated fighting machine in
the world. If our Fifth COL
umn" neighbors want to start
something in cooperation with
their parasite brothers across
the sea, we will be ready to ex-
terminate them. We will see If
this newspaper has enough 10y
atty to principles and America
TO print this.
r. w. ANDERSON,
Route 3, Box 427.
Puyallup, Wn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
HINTS 18th COLUMN.

EIIK~ - III AOLoNIIN
Editor, The Times: Don't you
think it's about time we woke
up on the question of national
defense, also the alien element
working and plotting to seize
our government in behalf of
some foreign dictator. These
elements maintaining camps and
halls where they go through
military drills and training for
the great day they expect to
butcher everyone who does not
believe in their beloved dicta-
tor. Bear in mind the Fifth
Column" that has been prepar-
ing for that day right along.
Let's lay aside politics and
other petty considerations and
put Americas welfare first in
our mind. Let's show this for
eign element that curses under
their breath America and its
people, that we can use strong
arm tactics. too, for the defense
of American rights. They need
some OF their own medicine and
worse. Let's be done with being
the sentimental, easy-going race
of people We have always been.
Foreigners have always taken
advantage of our easy going
good nature and have abused
the rights we have allowed
them.
am going to suggest the
following to veterans and other
real American organizations:
Get in touch with members
and units all over the country
and organize a march on Wash
ington to demand of the presi-
dent and congress the follow
ing: Congress to appoint a die
tator to coordinate the war,
navy, air services, coast guard,
without interference from any
petty politician or cabinet men,
Der. To discharge any naval or
military officer who INDUCES in
the usual petty dislikes of the
other services. This dictator to
have full authority TO build
dozens of huge factories in the
Middle West and elsewhere, TO
build and maintain schools to
train several hundred thousand
young men in the trades neces-
sary in plane manufacturing
plants. To lease these factories
to going concerns or new ones,
or the government TO do some
of the manufacturing itself. To
train ten times as many pilots
as We are now planning on. In
short. to take and do anything
to bring this country's facilities
and ability to build fighting
planes up to and far ahead Of
any foreign dictatorship.
We should permit and con-
gress should authorize this gen.
tleman TO develop our facilities
TO build plants to at least 20. 1000
a month II the emergency arose.
In any event congress to order
this dictator TO build the Amer
lean fighting plane force up to
at least 10000 first class fight
ing planes equal to or superior
TO any foreign make. This gen.
tleman 70 clean all foreigners
out of these plants and put any
one under arrest organizing
strikes, etc.
When we don't have the facil-
tiles for manufacturing what we
need. then there should be q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

won merit badge for each ex-
cept one-skiing. He also holds
the Eagle medal with five silver
palms.
II have learned much more
useful knowledge from riding my
100 plus hobbies than I ever
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21
SO THEY SAY

Any great story that has been
going for 1000 years must have
something and il good for an
other 1000 years. The hard
thing is to get such a story
stsrted.-John Erskine, Ameri-
can writer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-21

HOBBY LOBBYIST
DR.. Edward Carroll Sibley, Phi.
D., Ltd, LID. began hobby
ing" in 1918 when he joined the
Boy Scouts of America. AS boy
he tackled every Scout subject
from agriculture to zoology and