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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the
Editorial page for the answers.
1. Name the famous Queen
who visited King Solomon.
2. Which is the most brilliant
star as distinguished from
planets in the heavens?
3. Which state has the nick
name Cracker State ?"
4. Why are the edges of U. S.
silver coins milled?
5. Can an electric transformer
be operated on direct CURRENT
s. To which party was the
term Grand Old Party first APP
piled?
7. Can a letter be recalled by
the writer after it has been
mailed?
s. Who was called the Iron
Chancellor
9. Which is the largest cathe-
dral in the U. S.?
10. What Is the plural Of
tempo?
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crimes must be stopped.

crimes must be stopped.
As it is with individual gun
toting DULLES, so is it with ma
tons. They are more or less
demoralized by arming; their
ideals are lowered. Many a pre-
viously decent citizen has been
wrecked by being fitted out to
do wrong. Nations and races
have become tyranical inconsis-
tent and bloodthirsty by being
overarmed. But, upon the other
hand, nations and races have
been trod upon and enslaved by
ruthless and evil aggressors, and
that is not to be endured.
Hail the day of genuine and
complete disarmament which
must dawn in due time. Mean
while let US make the best and
most effective use possible with
the means at hand to establish
and maintain peace.
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention In this col
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer Only Initials
VIII be published when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Is there any ear
phone dealer In Tacoma:
j. T.. SHELTON.
The Shaw Supply Co, 755 Mar
ket st. has such things and
will advise you. Among others
in the hearing aid business are
ACQUISITION Institute, in the
Rust building. and Sonotone Co.
Washington building.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me
what can a man do n he IL not
n citizen of the 4. =. and finan-
cial conditions do not permit
him TO apply for citizenship pa
pers? And can you explain re-
garding the bill that has just
passed regarding foreigners who
haven't their papers:
GRAHAM.
The only direct expense in APP
plying for a citizenship hearing
is the $40 for application fees
plus cost Of photographs for the
application forms. We can't
think Of any answer, il that is
too much to gamble on Ameri-
can citizenship. After he ap-
plies and pays his first $3.50,
he'll have three months at least
To save another $3.50 to pay for
his first papers. After that he'll
have two years to save IS for
his final papers. That shouldn't
be a financial problem.
That bill to which you refer
will require all aliens to regis
ter after Sept. l, but where
they'll register isn't known yet.
Mr.. Flxit. Can a Canadian
own property In the United
States, II he has entered legally,
has been steadily employed and
law abiding. MRS. G. s.
The United States doesn't care
II he owns property. but the
state of Washington prohibits it.
The 1921 alien property law still
Is standing on the statute books
and affects all aliens who have
not declared their intention to
become citizens. II they have
not obtained citizenship within
seven years of declaring their
intention. they are presumed by
this state to have declared it
in bad faith and become again
ineligible to own property. 1t
even can be confiscsted, il they
have acquired some.
Mr.. FIxit: Would you kindly
give me the names Of the cities
that are In the same county as
the city Of Los Angeles
MRS. A. b.
Sorry, but there are log sepa-
rate communities in Los Angeles
county, too many to name here.
We'd suggest you send for a
piece OF l.. A. county tourist
literature-the l.. A. Chamber
of Commerce will be happy to
send tor. IL you wish the
names right away, pick up a Los
Angeles map at your service
station.
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

now England fed more than half
its population from overseas.
These people were fed. All of
this in the face of submarine
campaign of great intensity.
There is surely as much tonnage
afloat now as in 1917. What
reason is there for believing it
could not be used az effectively
in an invasion of America as
it was then in the reverse direc-
ton? Furthermore why assume
a frontal attack on the United
States? Why not somewhere
in South America where we
would have transport difficult
ties of our own?
! doubt German exhaustion.
1t takes several workmen to
support one soldier. Poles, Bel
gians, Dutch and French are
working to support the German
army. PROBABLY Win TINS nelp,
it is more effective than a year
ago.
There should be no thought OF
sending our boys overseas. The
battle now being fought over the
English channel will be over be-
fore we could get even a cor
porars guard over there to help.
But we can get supplies and air
planes to England and that we
should do to the limit. Then we
can build our defenses over here.
If that takes money needed for
raking leaves then let the leaves
blow.
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ISOLATION IMPOSSIBLE

Editor, The Times: | protest
that the so called councils for
peace" should more properly be
called councils for peace by
isolation" But by this time
most of us know that isolation
is impossible. Quoting figures
as 10 transport difficulties In an
invasion of this continent and
assuming therefrom that an in
vssion is impossible is blinking
our eyes to some obvious facts.
In 1917 and 1918 we trans
ported an army OF 10000
men TO France. We kept them
supplied. But before we en-
tered the war France and Eng
land received a fun third of their
munitions from here. This flow
was not interrupted Then as
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Civilization Seems
To Be Pretty Rough
Survived Many Rough
Experiences
Bigger and Better
After Every Setback

MORE than in any other great
A'l world disturbance, Is seems,
there is now expressed the fear
that the end of civilization is
near. Because ne heard so much
Of that extreme pessimism,
James Thurslow Adams. Amer
lean writer and historian is Nov
ed to cite few examples of the
recuperative powers of civiliza-
ton as an encouragement to the
faint-hearted.
Because he feels that way
does not mean that Mr.. Adams
minimizes the dangers of the
present situation. He says frank
ly, that he is no Pollyanna."
Right now he sees the fu-
ture looking pretty grim,
with a grimness that may
extend through this genera
ton and the next, but that
doesn't mean that the work
of centuries is about TO col
lapse.
1t doesn't work out that way,
says Mr.. Adams in the last issue
of the new Current History and
Forum" While history may be
1.-The register of the crimes, fol-
lies and misfortunes of man.
kind" it is also the story of the
most marvellous progress of the
human race.
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This Cells NV Court i.

Often has been said that truth is stranger than fic
ton, and it may be Certainly the arrival at Nassau,
Bahamas, of the who kng-emperor of the
worlds most expansive empire will be chapter hard to
match in living story already almost beyond belief
"The Tempest" is of Shakespeares most fancful
plays but Prospero account of his vcsstudes paes
somewhat before today's drama
am an veryd
was hrus Tort Of an, VIII most
This cells attendants
one
So to little group of 20 inhabited and of timer
unnhabted islands the Duke of Windsor ito be
the lord on t." bringing with him "the woman love-" All
around him is another Tempest that of he plays
not the widest flights of Shakespeares fancy i'm
probable for such world
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c. w. VAN SCOYOC.
AIMING MEN

AIMING MEN
Editor. The Times: Aiming
men does not make them peace
full; quite the contrary.
In the days OF the wild from
tier. it vas the two-gun bragg
CART, staggering down Main
street, looking for a human
target and for trouble who raised
disturbance and scattered grief.
He it was who found the trouble
by making it and found the
human target by seeking it. and
then, sooner or later, became a
human target himself. the last
of which was his most helpful
contribution.
Given a killing instrument
with a trigger and he could be
depended upon to create a small
hell within the confines of his
activities. Vest him with
trifle of authority and he would
push the whole community
around. But take away his
guns and he was a yellow nui-
sance.
Human nature is dependa bly,
uniform ana its tendencies uni
versslly established. But there
are various angles to be con-
sdered in this matter of arm
ing men. Aiming men may,
after all, b. an effective way
TO establish peace, until We have
learned a better way. When
finis WAS written in the two
gun mans mad career. II was
an equally well armed man
with better purpose - who put
on the finishing touch even If
he had small relish for the job.
If by any chance Of aggres-
sion by others, we are forced
into war. We will do well to
keep right on thinking to de-
plore and abhor war and all
its impulses and its hideous
fruitage. ana condemning the
purely material means and meth
DDS and ideas Of defense against
it. Nevertheless, aggression and
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AFTER MANY YEARS
By {. 7. SHORT

-
The progress has been going
on for millions of years, not
always continuous, but still 60
ing on and coming from each
setback the human race Is a lit
tie farther ahead than If was
before. There have been many
shifts. but always the world has
moved in a generally forward
direction.
Even the new and terribly de-
structive war machinery. mucn
the worst ever invented by man.
shouldn't send US into panic.
When the long bow was first
used as a military weapon In
the 18th century. making the
yoeman the equal of the knight
in armor, it looked like curtains
for the knights and the old fell
lows snuggly protected inside the
battlements. But they found a
way to defeat the arrows shot
from the powerful long bows.
A couple of hundred years
later gunpowder was invented.
A few demonstrations with the
old muzzle loading guns fired by
a spark applied to the breech
looked sure enough like a terrib-
" destructive agency. In the
hands of a force so inclined 1t
might be used to put an end TO
"civilization." Later there came
better powder and guns that
would shoot straighter and do
more damage-another crack at
what we call civilization.
About two hundred years
ago the fate of England
seemed to be hanging by
very slender cord, but within
another century she had be-
come a greater power than
ever. And speaking of die
tators and world conquerors,
where are they Napoleon
and all the rest:
AS far as civilization is con-
cerned, the term in the abstract
covers a multitude of meanings.
In this instance Mr.. Adams is
inclined to believe that the civil
lization" for which we seem to
be so fearful is not that at all.
History, said he, proves that
group or class instinctly feels
that civilization is in danger If
its own interests and ways are
threatened"
And after all, if this thing we
call civilization is so much in
danger = if it cannot stand up
against the turmoil in the old
world - isn't there something
wrong with civilization itself and
doesn't it need fixing?
In that connection it might be
well to remember that the demo-
cratic form of government as it
was established when a few rag
ged soldiers in George Washing
tons army whipped the trained
and we'll equipped and much
larger army of England. is the
most stable in the world. Think
how many other governments
have been overthrown and new
cabinets organized and new poll
cies established in the last GEN.
fury, even, and compare it with
the record in the United States.
With all our failures to measure
up to the opportunities of de-
mocracy, economic and social,
we still hold the worlds record
for stability and good govern
ment.
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More and people forgetting how to their
feet The habit going get bad that human beings
will just shuttle along-Burnett NJ Roscoe Pittsburgh
insurance adjuster
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election. The leaders of labor,
business and industry the presi-
dent called to the capital are
there because they are told that
the success of totalitarianism
means the end of the trail for
independence of the individual,
the wiping out of all social gains
and the surrender of all the
comforts and privileges which as
free men this nation and many
other nations have been accus-
toned to enjoying.
AS one thinks of the high
standards of moral and social
welfare enjoyed in Norway, Dem
mark, Belgium, Holland, and
other countries of Europe. and
what has happened to them, we
can begin to understand that
long hours. low wages, poorer
homes, less education. fewer
comforts, greater sacrifices will
prevail when America has to
face the competition the new
order in Europe and Asia will
produce.
Apparently congress and the
administration officials believe
America would rather go to war
than to endure those discom-
forts. so they are preparing for
it. If this summary of the situ-
alton is anywhere near correct,
then our citizens had better do
a lot of hard thinking. for we
are up against a decision that
may, as Hitler said. change the
course of history for a thou
sand wears"
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FL YEAR BOOK
Thomas Howell had only three
months schooling. but he held a
great desire to describe all the
flora Of the Pacific Northwest
in one great book. He did 1t in
81 years and today his work is
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recognized az the only complete
authority for oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho.
Howell did all the work alone,
even learning to set the type.
The result was a volume of SIG
pages, describing 1870 Towering
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

Committee-Dr E. A. Kincaid, Con-
sulting Economist of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond, Richmond,
Virginia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
IMPRESSIVE TALK BY
MISS FALLEY TO CLUB

The February meeting of the POGO
moke Woman's Club was held Wed
nesday afternoon, February 18th. The
President, Mrs. Cassell Hall being ill,
Mrs. Upshur Stevenson, vice-presi-
dent, presided.
The speaker for the day, DR.. Boards
ley, from Goucher College, was I'M
able to come, so Miss Eleanor Falley,
Goucher Librarian, substituted for
him. Miss Falley gave most inter-
esting talk on her impression of Mex
leo during a trip there last summer.
Briefly she touched on the perfect
climation there-the lovely mountain
scenery and the simplicity and poise
of the poorer classes, whose gentle
kindly ways and calm acceptance of
their extreme poverty, make them
very appealing and lovable.
She also spoke of their history and
their ancient civilization and the mix
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

will entertain preceding the banquet
on the evening of the 10th, at which
a speaker Of international reputation
will address the assembled bankers.
The entire time of the Conference
will be devoted to problems affecting
the employment of bank funds and in
vestment policies and programs.
There will be a morning and after
noon session each day. At each ses-
sion two well-known speakers will
talk on current subjects involving
problems with which banks are faced
in investing properly and profitably
the huge sums of money piled up by
the nations financial houses today.
The Bond Conference Committee is
composed of:-C. L. Robey, Presi-
dent, The Purcellville National Bank,
Purcellville, Virginia, Chairman; Jas.
w. McElroy, Vice President, First
National Bank, Washington, D. c.; r.
P. Holding, President, First Citizens
Bank & Trust Company, Smithfield,
North Carolina; F. E. Grier, Presi-
dent, Bank of Greenwood, Greenwood,
South Carolina. Consultant to the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

To prevent fish from slipping
from the fingers while cleaning Ill
dip youru fingers in salt.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
A FIRE BUG IS
in EVIDENCE in
SOMERSET co,
Seventy Thousand Dollars EST
mated School Property Gone
Up In Smoke

A fire bug is evidently operating
in Somerset county, with special at
tention being paid to schoolhouses.
Deals Island is the latest catastrophe
following upon the red instincts of
some unknown arson fiend.
Extensive Investigations of the
Deals Island school fire-and three
earlier fires that laid waste total
of $4,000 worth of Somerset county
schools-have been indicated.
Sheriff I. Freb Phoebus said there
was discussion about calling in the
State Fire Marshall and State police
as we'll as probes by school officials
and the Princess Anne Fire Depart
ment.
Phoebus is of the opinion that a
firebug might be responsible for the
destruction Of four schools that left
700 students with only temporary
school facilities.
Carpenters have been busy erect
ing partitions to press church audi.
forums at Deals Island and Chance
into service as classrooms for 261
Deals Island students, whose school
was destroyed last Sunday.
Phoebus said he did not yet know
anything more about the blaez, but
that Deals Island officials ''didn't
seem to think that there was any in
cendiarism."
Within the last two weeks fire de-
stroyed the Oriole school, and then a
community hall which was being used
for classrooms. The Princess Anne
school burned last July.
Only few desks were saved in the
Deals Island building, which had re-
Gently been enlarged and equipped
with new furniture. w. Stewart Fitz-
gerald, school superintendent, said ii
was valued conservatively at 100000
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

hereafter be confined to Saturday
evenings.
This is not meant to imply that
private parties, clubs and such, who
take advantage of the accommoda-
tions of this novel roadside inn, will
be denied the access to the dance
deck. Mr.. Duncan has decided to
limit the nightly public dances here
tofore in vogue.
Mr.. Duncan believe that this ar
rangement will meet with approval
of all his patrons and will contribute
to the pleasure and comfort of all
who stop by the side of the road.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
CONFERENCE OF
BANKERS HELD IN
RICHMOND, VA.
Federal Reserve Bank Contrib
uting Auditorium For The
Occasion

A Conference of bankers through
out the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
trict will be held in Richmond on
March 2O-21. The announcement
was made by letter to the twelve hun
bred and fifty banks in the District
by C. L. Robey, President, The Pur-
cellville National Bank, Purcellville
Virginia. The Conference is sponsor
ed by the Bankers Associations of the
District of Columbia, Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia.
The Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond is contributing its auditorium
for the meetings and is acting as
host at luncheon on both days of the
Conference. The Richmond banks
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
MIR. ROSCOE BAILEY
STARTS TAXI SERVICE

By advertisement on another page
in today's issue of the Democrat
the public is notified that Mr.. Roscoe
Bailey, of Pocomoke City, has inaug-
urated taxi service in this city, and
is now ready for business along that
line.
1t certainly would seem that there
should be demand for this enter
prise in this city; and, with the equip
ment acquired by Mr.. Bailey, there
is every evidence of satisfactory abil-
ity to give what is needed in such
work.
He will be available at any time
day or highland his advertisement
gives all necessary information.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
ACTIVE STEPS
TAKEN TO help
THE FARMERS
County Commissioners Of Som
erset Secure Funds To Carry
On Farming Operations
LIST OF MEETINGS AT
DIFFERENT co. PLACES

The County Commissioners of Som
erset County are taking active steps
to enable the farmers to secure ade-
quate funds to carry on farming oper-
atoms. A meeting was held on Tues
day, February 9Th, in the Court
House at Princess Anne by the Com
missioners and officials of the Farm
Security Administration, at which
time the needs Of the community and
the policies of the Government agen-
cy were fully discussed.
It was pointed out that the pri-
mary object of the Farm Security Ad-
ministration is to develop long
range agricultural program properly
financed. In addition to loans being
made for feed, seed and fertilizer, fl
nancing can be arranged for the pur-
chase of livestock and equipment on
long term basis, supported by a
sound plan of farm operation.
For the convenience of farmers,
space has been provided by the Com
missioners at the Court House at Prin
cess Anne, and representative OF
the Farm Security Administration
will be present to assist farmers in
the preparation of applications for
loans.
Similar steps are being taken in
Worcester County and already thru
the cooperation of the business men
of Pocomoke City an office has been
opened in the Citizens National Bank
Building by the Farm Security Ad-
ministration.
Applications should be filed by
farmers at once, so that they may be
assured of favorable consideration
prior to the beginning of spring OPP
erations.
Government representatives at the
suggestion Of the County Commits
sioners of Somerset County have vol
unteered to more fully explain this
program to the farmers at local meet
ings to be held as follows:
Beauchamp's Store, Chance, Mon
day, Feb. IL, 1880 P. M.
McLean's Store, Paramount, Feb.
IL, 1880 P. M.
Shores Store, Danes Quarter, Feb
IL, 1880 P. M.
Johnston's Store, Costen, Tuesday,
Feb. 10, 7:3O P. M.
Benefits Store, Oriole, Tuesday,
Feb. Is, 1880 P. M.
Cullum's Store, Venton, Tuesday,
Feb. 10, 1880 P. M.
Longs Store, Westover, Wednesday
Feb. IA, 7:3O P. M.
Barbon's Store, Mt. Vernon, Wed
nesday, Feb. IA, 1880 P. M.
High School Marion Station, We'd
nesday, Feb. Ia, 7:3O P. M.
Taylor's Store, Cokesbury, Wednes-
day, Feb. Ia, 1880 P. M.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian Church, this city, will meet
Thursday, February Is, in the Sunday
School room at 1880 in the evening.
All members of the church are re-
quested to be present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
g Brown and Bieelow

ed races, only 20 per cent of whom
are pure Spanish.
Quite unusual was the fact that
all classes mingled together and par
ticularly was it noticeable in the
churches where the peasant class,
dressed in their ragged work clothes,
knelt side by side with those of high
er rank.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

Painters cotton-waste bought ae
paint shops is cheap and may be burA
ed rather than kept after using
ticularly If used as oil polish cloths.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09

Horn, wooden and pearl handles On
cutlery will swell and discolor if left
long in water-also, they aborb
grease.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-09
DANCING CONFINED TO
SATURDAY EVENINGS

BY folders which will soon be ready
for distribution, Mr.. Clinton Duncan
will announce that dancing on board
the steamer Gov. Harrington, will