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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-11

The First Floor Consists Of: A
convenient reception hall, huge
living room, beautiful dining
room with bay window, break
last room with Tile-Tex floor,
spacious kitchen with Tile-Tex
lloor, servants toilet facilities,
Paneled garage with cement
floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

1 The Association also has established Q certified exam, which prospective teachers must pass in order to teach the instrument,
 Grades of 100 per cent each in these exams were won by Dominic and Anthony Mecca, Waterbury's outstanding accordionists. The local boys were the only two in tho United States to attain perfect grades.
 The association of which all the teachers affiliated with Mecca,s Accordian school are members, also has contracted with publishers to have It's stamp of approval on sheet music for the accordion. This agrees ment will go far towards standard izing the playing of the instrument.
 Attesting to the popularity of the accordion, invented In the early cen- tury, is also the establishing of an Accordion Day ct the New York'S World Fair, which this year will be observed June 20. The Meccas will be the feature artists or the pro- gram.
 The Mecca brothers last year were featured at the history making ac- cordion concert ct Carnegie hall, New York, last year. It was the first time the accordion was ever fea- tured in concert. Charles Mag nante, famous radio accordinoist of New York, introduced the local musicians to the metropolitan audi. once.
 The Mecca accordion school was established as the first of It's kind by Dominic Mecca In Waterbury in 1881. The school swiftly grew into the largest one of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
DENTISTS COURSE
 VERY GRATIFYING
Widespread Need for Pre-. ventive Dental Work
 Clearly Pointed Out

Response by dentists In the State to tho first chlldren'S dentistry refresher course ever held In Con necticut was gratifying and com mensurate With the increased con- cern over the widespread need for preventive dental work, according to the weekly bulletin of the State Department of Health. It was re- ported that 23i dentists from 38 towns attended.
 Recently held for one day in each of five strategic key cities through out the State, the course was offered by the State Department of Health in cooperation with the Connecticut lated District Societies. Guest lec- turer was Jacob M. Wisan, D. D. s., of Elizabeth, New Jersey,
 Morning lectures were devoted to Q consideration of the need for pre- ventive dentistry. This has been eyi- denced by inumerable examina- tons of both preschocol and elemen- tary school children. Records show that the majority in these groups need dental attention. Most girls and boys of junior high and high school age, added the bulletin, have dental defects so advanced that extractions are necessary, and some even need repla: :ements. Doctor Wisan's lec- lures of early, adequate treatment to control decay, as well as the dif- ferences in tooth structures and de- velopment. Particular attention was given to child psychology and to the art of handling children in the den- tal office.
 The more technical operative pro- cedures were considered by Doctor Wisan during the afternoon. r. M. Erlanbach, D. M. D., Chief of the Division of Mouth Hygiene, State Departement of Health, discussed the relationship of public health dentistry t' private dertal practice. A new sound film in technicolof Behind the Smile" concluded the meeting.
 The interest shown by those at- tending was most gratifying, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
HABITS FORMED IS
 EARLY CHILDHOOD

The task of chilhood is to form good habits. A child learns through much effort the habit of balancing himself on his two feet, of putting one foot in front of the other, of shaping his lips and placing his sounds to call words. Most chii- dren are given much help and en- couragement in building up these habits. Yet in forming certain other habits, no less important. they receive little help.
 Take your own little child for ex- ample. You may be careful that he learns to stand straight and talk clearly and correctly. Are you equally careful that he learns to be even tempered, obedieat. friendly with others. and speak the truth?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Mecca Brothers Win
 Nationwide Prestige
Young Musicians Fated Among Tops With AccordiOn- ists Instrument Enjoying Great Popularity in U. s.

Evolution of the accordion as an instrument growing in ppoularily both among individuals and in or. oestra's was witnessed in many ways during the past year.
 Chief among these was the for. nation of the AAA (American Ace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

bulletin commented. It indicates that
 the dentists of Connecticut are sin- cere In their endeavor' to solve the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

problem of controlling dental decay. This requires cooperative effort by the physician, dentist and parent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

in 1889. Of this number, there were l,4s5 with parents residing in this city, and GAS whose parents live in nearby towns.
 St. Mary's hospital last year re. corded 986 births, as compared with il85 in 1888. Waterbury hos. pital last year had 846 births, as compared with ITO the previous year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

Each year better facilities are being made available for young sters left In Waterbury by the stork. Waterbury hospital has 0 new nursery, while the new wing under construction at st. Mary's hospital will have e new maternity and infants section.
 Miss Lillian Connor, city health department statistician, reports that 2,i23 babies were born here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

cordlonists Association which s seeking to standardize the system of playing, and lobbying with publishers for accordion parts in their sheet music for orchestraS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13

The allied leaders-Chamber-
lain, Halifax. Daladier. Reynaud
informed the undersecretary of
state that they were unwilling
to consider any sort of peace at
this time. Unless defeated on
the field Of battle, they will never
consent TO a Hitlerized Europe.
The Vatican, which has seen
$4,000, 900 Catholics fall under
der fuehrer's domination as a
result of his territorial conquests,
also opposes any settlement that
would recognize this aggrandize-
ment of the reich. The allies
spokesmen served blunt notice
that peace suggestions from
Washington were most embar-
raising: they tended to weaken
their peoples morale.
Washington's recent maneu-
vers for reinforcement Of Great
Britain and France can be traced
directly to Mr.. Welles' CONVERSE
tons in Paris and London. He
was told that the allies need all
the material assistance the
United States can give them,
rather than offers to mediate.
So we are sending them planes
instead Of peace proposals.
Charles Evans Hughes is an
unhappy man these days. The
remade Roosevelt court inks him
to such a degree that he has told
friends he will resign at the first
opportune moment.
The New Deal majority on the
court has assumed control in a
manner which only insiders ap-
preciate. They dominate dis
cussions in chambers and, since
they are in control, one of their
number usually is assigned to
write the major decisions. The
chief justice has gone along with
them several times because he
has an aversion to split vote,
but in several instances he has
dissented vigorously, along with
Justices McReynolds and Rob-
erts. The fact is that, for the
first time since he returned to
the high tribunal, the chief JUS
tice has lost control of it. FDR's
youngsters outvote and outtalk
him.
1t Is doubtful If Hughes will
resign before the November cleo
ton. He would not want to toss
such an apple of political dis
cord as a supreme court vacancy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
Stories in
Stamps
Pony Express Wos
Glorious Foilure'

THE Pony Express. the most
thrilling epic OF U. S. postal
history. was a financial failure.
Although 80 daring riders risked
their lives TO bind the East and
West more closely together, and 10
lay the foundations of the empire
of the west. the venture broke its
hackers.
United States remembers the
glorious failure" in a special b
cent commemorative, OF the design
above, released at ST. Joseph, NO.
and Sacramento, Calf, April ).
60th anniversary of the first Pony
Express ride. The route covered
1000 miles of plains and noun
tains between the two cities.
Mail was carried at IS an ounce.
Riders were paid 500 a month,
Travelled rs miles a day, and
changed horses every 10 70 IS
miles. The line was managed BY
Russell, Majors and Wadell. an
overland freighting and stage
coach company. Five hundred
horses were bought for the sery-
ice. Station keepers were main
tanned at each relay and overnight
station. II cost $50 900 a month 10
run the Pony Express during the
II months OF its existence.
The completion of tTsnsconti-
mental telegraph doomed the Pony
Express.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
AFTER MANY YEARS
By {. T. SHORT

n poor man who cannot get
work to stay In the city, nor
docs New Zealand jail those
persons we call 'tramps.' The
government takes these men
to the country and gives them
jobs building roads. The pre-
vailing wages are paid but a
part Is withheld and credited
to the worker. II the wage
Is S. a day, the worker gets
Sc and the government saves
81 for him.
after q while, and he has
saved little money, the gov
eminent gives the worker n
piece Of land, helps him buy
equipment and stock and takes
his note for so years ut 6 per
cent interest. At the end of
the so years the 8 per cent
has paid off the entire amount
and he gets a deed to the
property.
IN the meantime this man has
been earning living for himself
and family and buying the things
that business produces. That is
helping everybody and is not
costing the government anything
because the man who is helped
and who helps business ultimate
~ pays back the entire amount
with interest.
THE great majority of men
want to work and be indepen-
dent. The great mistake we
make is in not giving the man
chance.
Out here in this western coun-
try there is a wonderful oppor-
tunity to do what New Zealand
has done to guarantee employ
ment and a living to the man
who wants work.
Unless something like that
Is done. l am afraid we will
have recurring periods of un-
employment in which capital
will have TO suffer with the
unemployed workers because
an unemployed worker can't
buy what capital has TO SELL
Commander Booth gave this
address in Tacoma SO years ago.
New Zealand is still making men
independent by putting them on
land at s per cent and 80 years
TO pay.
Millions of acres in this coun-
try are waiting for the jobless
man.
The government is spending
money but not building perma-
nenty.
Business men and mayors and
governors still get together and
say something must be done, but
don't do anything.
And Commander Booth. as he
looks down from the Elysian
fields probably repeats a popular
quotation from his friend Shake
speare:
What fools these mortsls be-.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
Government by Confession

In England they govern BY tradition. In France by
emotion In Germany, by intimidation. In the United
States by investigation. In Russia by confession.
There must be something in Communist doctrine and
teaching rather than in the mucouted Russian SOUL that
brings the cuprit caught the wrong side of po
cal fence to erovel in abect confession of his
Nicholas Dozenberg. the Red army spy who was for
years prominent in u S. Communist ranks wound up by
abecty renouncing the ideals for which he had worked
and feverishy embracing those Of democracy.
copy of Dozenbergs disavowels might be sent to the
Kremn for filing alongside those Of Bukharin Rykov and
the other purge victims Poor Dozenberg thought that
even renouncing the Communist movement he had to
follow its technique.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, APRIL Is

81. S&&s<TA4t M asAh 40
Benefic aspects rule the morn
ing hours today. It il most for
tunate for lawyers and states
men who desire to mold the
thought of the people. The stars
smile upon all who have learned
the secret OF success. In the eve-
ming news Of depressing nature
10 forecast.
HEART AND HOME: Inter-
est In enlistment In the United
States navy may be strong
under this configuration which
presages news that stirs patri-
otto impulses. Mothers may have
cause for anxiety as members Of
the family separate to serve in
public work Of many sorts. Girls
will train for Red Cross and hos
pitai positions In the coming
summer.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Spec
ulation In certain stocks will
tempt both men and women as
the instinct to trifle with the
gods of chance extends to per-
sons Of all CLASSES. Horse races
will lure many dollars from
pockets that are seldom well
filled. Resentment regarding
taxes may take the form Of
avoidance of thrift. Money-sav-
ing is to be even less practiced
than formerly.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Cost OF
government Is TO be Haunted In
campaign propaganda as pros
poets Of meeting deficits in
many states alarm public Off
cials. The seers remind the peo-
pie of Earth that q new age il
at hand. Transformation cannot
be avoided and the stars warn of
the need Of learning something
from history. What has been
will be-in new form.
TERN TIoNAL AF-
FAIRS: The expansion of Tur-
key is indicated by the stars
which predict growth Of mari
time power. Bulgaria Is TO be
disrupted by sinister events.
Death win remove persons Of
pronainencs. South Africa Is 20
benefit in the latter part OF the
year when there viii be prosper
ity which win attract immi-
grants.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the sugury Of . year of
transmutstion that should be
fortunate. Extreme care regard
ing legal papers Is enjoined.
Children born on this day
probably VIII be studious and
ambitious. They viii be FORUM
ate all through life II properly
guided in selection Of vocation,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
A Maqinoi Line AGAINST Malaria

Dramatic are the accounts Of desperate air orays
the North Men fight and men die in quick blurt
Of machine gun fire and a swift plunge into the
But in Brazil there is battle less dramatic battle
not to kill but to save for death. but for fe 1t is
relentless war to exterminate the anopheles gambiae
dread Misunderstanding mosquito brought from Africa to
Brazil about 10 years ago.
Scientists are not given to hystera. But Dr. NJ A.
Barber distinguished maarologst states his considered
belief that hs invasion Of gambias threatens the Amer
as with catastrophe in comparison with which ordinary
pestilence conflagraon and but small and
temporary calamtes" Once given foohod this malaral
strain would enter the very veins Of country and plague
It for centuries No other country having normal inter-
course with it would be SAFE Untold millions Of lives
be 1t stake in such battle
The government of Brazil declared this malaria
peril The Rockefeller Foundation rushed to help with
100000 in 1885, and s2s000o in 1910. Foundation and
government working closely together
Throurhout early 1889 II losing battle Unframed
personnel wet weather. bad breaks forced the defenders to
retire before the deadly mosquito Widespread epdmcs
with than 100000 people treated for severe cases.
followed. Defense forces brought up their reserves
More than 1000 DOCTORS techncans scouts inspectors
and guards rushed into the front lines Frontiers OF
the infested regions marked BY fumgaton posts
medical Maginot line Breeding places in stagnan water
were eliminated Plane roared overhead mapping with the
camera unsupported breeding places Houses automobiles
boats were halted and sprayed
The advance Of the deadly mosquito has been halted
must Be launched again with rsdoubed vigor This is
war to the DEATH for until the last surviving pair of
bae dead millions OF people in the western hemisphere
Such campaign such war, is worthy of mankind
showing him at his best just as wars among men show
him 1t his worst.
Strange indeed is man, who can fight so calamity to
mems lives and in the same moment strive savasey
to XIII.
To be poor and to be is certain way never
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
DISAGREES WITH RECENT
SPEAKER AT FORUM

Editor, The Times: Guy Sell
win Allison's statements that the
United States had only four
great presidents and that, IN his
boyhood, he was taught that
Lincoln was a monster tend TO
reveal his one-track mind ana
show him to be like q lot OF
others who think they know just
what to do. but having nothing
TO offer. just because il Is not
their party that is in office.
He ranks Hoover as a great
humanitarisn-yes. he was very
humane when a bunch OF our
soldiers asked him for food and
shelter. What did he give themT
Well. a few of them got shelter
but il was In a wooden overcoat
Mr.. Allison stated that Hoover
had a hostile congress that OPP
posed his great IDEAS I wonder
what the ideas were. With the
Republicans holding the major
lily in congress, his ideas must
not have been very good. He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions ? Turn to the wo-
mans page for the answers.
1. What does E Pluribus
Unum mean?
2. When was Eugenio Cardin-
al Pacelli elected Pope Plus
XII?
3. Does Nelson Eddy sing
baritone, tenor or bass?
4. Is there enough silica in
coal dust to produce silicosis?
5. Horses are classed as bo-
vines, ovines or equines
s. Name the capital of New
foundland.
Z. What nickname is used for
Kansas?
8. Does air have weight?
3. What is meant by the cal
iber of a gun?
10. Does the Ringing Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey Combined
circus have a pink elephant?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
Salvation Army Leader
Had a Remedy
The Good Earth Anfidofe
For Hard Times
Speech in Tacoma Many
Years Ago Recalled

One of the readers Of this
column who has a carefully filled
scrap book of what has appeared
under this caption for the last
six and one-half years. suggests
that some Of the philosophy ex-
pressed by Booth Tucker in Ia
coma 36 years ago would be good
for US today. That the story was
told soon after the caption After
Many Years" first appeared in
The Times, he says, does not
necessarily detract from its value.
Reading 1t again after the
lapse Of several years, there does
seem to be common sense in what
the Salvation Army leader said
in his Tacoma address. 1t APP
plies today because it was in
tended to meet a situation that
in some ways paralleled the one
which is causing concern today.
Commander Tucker came to
Tacoma just as we were begin
ming to climb out Of the depres-
sion Of the nineties. Recovery
had started but there were recess
sions. BY all the rules OF the
game, confidence should have
been restored, but 1t wasn't. And
after our best minds" had
worked on the problem. Booth
Tucker proposed a simple REM
edy-jobs and lands. We were
glad TO listen to anybody who
had q message intended to speed
recovery and a big crowd turned
out to hear him.
Were going about this de-
preston curing business the
wrong way" he said, addressing
a mass meeting in Tacoma. I'VE
are not working 10 remove the
cause. We are like a doctor who
would attempt TO cure a bad
case of smallpox by putting
plaster on the patients face. The
plaster wouldn't reach the cause
of the disease and the patient
probably would die.
The very hest people in
this or any other country are
the family men. Under pres
emit conditions IL Is very diff
cult for the family man to
live decentiy. He has no job,
and having no job can earn no
money; and earning no money
he has none 20 spend. Having
no money. he cannot buy what
business produces and thus
this mans inability 60 earn
money should be the problem
of business, for without him
business cannot survive.
we would rather that private
capital would cure this disease,
but private capital always wants
too much for its money. regard
less OF the fact that IL is the
chief benefactor. So we viii have
TO look elsewhere. and the only
other place seems to be the gov
eminent. New Zealand has shown
what the government can do
along this line.
sNew Zealand does not allow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
AN APPRECIATION

AN APPkECIaIlON
I wish to express to you the
appreciation Of our lecture series
committee and congregation
Talmud Torah for the splendid
cooperation you extended us this
year again in publicizing the re-
Gently completed third annual
series, which we conducted on a
non-sectarian basis with the CO.
operation of members Of the fac
ulty of the College of Puget
Sound and the University Of
Washington.
We feel that the success Of
this project in adult education
and community forum work was
in large degree due to the in
terest and cooperation of your
newspaper in giving us such
generous space. We are espe-
cially gratified with the greater
degree of understanding and
goodwill which has resulted
from this project.
(RabbD B. 7. TRIGGER.
BOOST FOR PAGi.
Editor The Times: Every
thinking Tacomsn should regard
as rare privilege the change
to hear Kirby Page this week.
I have seen and heard him here
and there; l have read and stud
led him; l have spent months
abroad with his close associate,
Sherwood Eddy. There are but
a few living students of world
affairs that have a better grasp
of the situation than is mani
Tested by Mr.. Page. AS he pre-
sents for Americans his ideas of
economic, political and spiritual
interpretations it is needless to
say that not everyone agrees
with him. But thinkers are
stimulated by his word and his
pen. And in addition to present.
ing a clear picture of world stu
atoms he points out a construc-
tive procedure that the average
person may well follow. His
religion is deep, his head clear.
his understanding vast and wide.
To spend an hour listening to
Page will give most people a
better balance than months and
years Of reading and mental
rambling would yield.
w. o. BENTHIN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-13

restore political quiet through
out the states. His instructions
were that the ambassadors
should not spend more than
$4,000, 900.
At this time, however, Ma
poleon needed money and he de-
cided to sell the Americans all
OF Louisiana Territory for as