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Quality of Modern Violin
Is Equal to 'Stradivarius'

A good 5000 American violin may
have as high a tone quality as a
$50, 900 instrument made by Antonio
Stradivari 200 years ago, according
to DR.. Frederick A. Saunders, Har-
ward university physicist.
The scientist proved his conten-
ton to his own satisfaction in a DEM
onstration before ITO persons-in-
GLIDING number of prominent Phil
adelphia musicians and critics.
A violinist, behind q screen,
played an instrument made in Phil.
adelphia several months ago, an
other made In Germany six years
ago and third made by the Gre
mona master, Stradivari, some time
before 1887. The audience was
asked to tell which one was the
Stradivarius.
OF the ITO, AZ were correct; 123
wrong.
DR.. Saunders then explained his
contention, based on eight years Of
searching for the secret Of Stradi.
vari' with scientific measuring In
struments, that the tone quality Of
q modern violin may equal that Of
a Strad, but added:
''The fine old instruments-the
Strads and the Guarnarii-require
only half as much work to produce
a good, clear tone. They are, there
fore, more responsive-important to
players working at the limit Of their
abilities.
But for the listener. there is no
difference"
The physicist also scoffed at the
contention that a violin may be
ruined for one player if another
musician uses it, and asserted that
tests had exploded the theory that
varnish determines the tonal quality
of an instrument, explaining that it
had been proved that there was
little difference between vanished
violin and an unvarnished one.
DR.. Saunders said there was no
support for the contention that 4
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-01
MT. OLIVET NOTES
By Church Correspondent

Tonight the Harvest Festival
and Homecoming and celebration
of Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Wheeler's
first years service with the Mt.
Olivet Church comes to a close.
Boyd Collins, Deacon, will give a
resume of the years work and the
three choirs of the church will fur
nish the music. Those who heard
these choirs on last Sunday eve
ming will do we'll to tell others that
they may have the opportunity to
listen to these choirs. The Rev. G.
w. Robinson, Moderator Of the
Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Minnesota Baptist Association, will
deliver the closing sermon. The Red
Circle Girls, the Ambassador Boys
and the Junior Choir invite you to
worship with them tonight. A re-
ception in honor of Rev. and Mrs.
C. B. Wheeler will be held immedi-
ately after the evening service in
the church dining hall. The public
is invited to attend.
One may now worship at Mt.
Olivet on the coolest day of the
winter and be assured of warm,
comfortable church.
We are glad to see Mrs. Georgia
Collins back at her post of duty.
She has been confined at home with
fractured ankle.
Rev. Wheeler will deliver his an
niversary sermon Sunday morning,
November 3. Every member of the
church and as many friends as will
are urged to hear this great mes
sage. Mt. Olivet, church with a
mission, a minister with message.
The home of real worship invites
you to come with US and we will
do thee good.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-01
Howard Urges
People to Vote
For Willkie

Perry Howard, national G. o. p.
committeeman from Mississippi,
urged Minnesota Negroes to sup
port Wendell Willkie for president
in an address Wednesday night at
Phyllis Wheatley House.
1t was the largest Republican
rally of the campaign.
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Mrs. Shanks and Can
non Urge C. o. p.
Support

Republican Negro leaders Mrs.
Fannie M. Shanks and Raymond
w. Cannon urged voters to sup
port the Republican candidates for
office in statement issued We'd
nesday.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-11-01

Immediate results are obtained
from classified ads appearing in
this newspaper. Phone MI dway
834O for this service.
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New Deal Claims On
Howard III" Are Refuted
By House Records
FACE FOUR

Daniel A. Reed Veteran Republican OF Dunk New
the publicity out by the Democratic Ma
Committee pucizng the new Chemistry Building at Howard
University Negro located in the Nations Capital
New Deal Howard University indebted
New Deal the Chemistry and other buildings
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GIRLS AND BOYS OF
YESTERDAY

Four new members were added
to the roster at the meeting of the
Girls and Boys of Yesterday on
October %. The program for the
afternoon consisted in reading
source material on Negro History.
The next meeting of the club Will
be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at
1870. All longtime residents of
St. Paul are invited to join.
CAMPHOR MEMORIAL METH
ODIST CHURCH NOTES
"The One indispensable Man"
will be the subject of the pre-
election sermon by the pastor, Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson, Sunday at
II a. m. 1t is suggested that you
do not try to guess who this Gin
dispensable" man is, but come and
hear this message with a Biblical
background for a much discussed
question of the hour.
All who attended the third of
the series of old-fashioned evan
gelistic services last Sunday eve
ming enjoyed a great spiritual feast
as the Gospel Choir outdid itself
and the pastor delivered an en-
thusiastic sermon on the subject,
Holding to Gods Exchanging
Hand" You are invited to attend
another one of these services Sun
day evening at 7:45 p. m.
Final plans are being completed
for the annual bazaar of the Build
ers Club which will be held on No
vember 8.
DR.. George Mecklenburg is mak-
ing his first appearance in St. Paul
for this fall season with his great
illustrated lecture, "The Crash of
Europe" in our church on Novem-
Der 20. DR.. Mecklenburg will show
pictures that never can be taken
again of war-torn Europe.
Goth CENTURY MOTHERS
HAVE BIRTHDAY PARTY
The Twentieth Century Club of
the Halle Q. Brown House eel
ebrated it's first birthday on last
Friday at the Community House. A
most delightful and enjoyable pro-
gram was rendered by those pres
ent.
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber read a
paper on the organization and pro-
gram of the Twentieth Century
Club. One of the highlights of the
clubs activities during it's first
year was the Mother and Daughter
banquet which will be given again
this year. Miss Lydia Jones talked
on her 8 years experience in Cali
fornia. Mrs. Louise Hargrave gave
some very interesting facts about
the poet and writer Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. She also read several
poems from his collection.
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the campus of that Institution.
Congressman Reed said "this
tricky performance is typical OF
former instances of the same char
acter. The appropriations made for
six buildings and other projects at
Howard University by Republican
Congresses and approved by Re-
publican Presidents were impound-
ed on March %, 1888, by the New
Deal, when it came into office. The
several buildings were then re-
leased, one by one, as New Deal
Democratic gifts. AS a matter OF
fact each one of them was made
possible by Republican Congress
sional action and approved by Re-
publican Presidents"
Harold Ickes Not Towards
"DiscOverer"
THE New Deal" Congressman
Reed continued, "has often boasted
of the fact that it has apportioned
millions of dollars for buildings
and improvements at Howard Uni
versity, and great credit has been
given Harold Ickes, as the 'discov-
erer' of Howard University.
"As a matter of fact, appropria-
tions by Congress for Howard Uni
versity began in 1879 when it re-
ceived a first appropriation of $1O,-
900. 1t has been the constant re-
cipient of increasingly large appro-
priations year by year by Repub-
ican Congresses. These appropria-
tions were approved by Republican
Presidents.
whatever difficulties it has had
with respect to it's appropriations
were at the hands of Democrats
such as Jimmy Byrnes of South
Carolina and other Democrats, who
consistently made points of order
against appropriations for Howard
University, until a Republican
Congress passed Statutory Legisla-
ton revising the Charter of How
ard University.
"This action, which now prevents
Democratic members of Congress
from making points of order
against Howard University appro-
priations, was approved December
Is, 1928, by President Calvin Cool
idge.
Gas Chairman of the Committee
on Education of the House of Rep
resentatives at that time, had the
honor of fathering the Bill provid-
ing the sufficient Statutory Legis-
lation authorizing appropriations
for Howard University, and pre-
venting points of order against fu-
ture appropriations"
Republican Benefits Greater
Congressman Reed mentioned
six building projects, totaling 49,
624,OO0 in cost, and three additional
earlier building projects, totaling
cost of $768,50O-a grand total of
$4,032, SOCIAL made available to
Howard University by Republicans,
far surprising any benefits that
accrued to Howard University
through the Administration of the
New Deal.
Perhaps it is because the New
Deal has no such record of benefits
to Howard University to show, that
with the aid of the President of
Howard University, the New Deal
Administration now adroitly seeks,
in this slippery way, to take unto
itself unearned credit for the ply
steal and educational development
of Howard University. Let them
dispute this record"
Prepared and inserted by the Romsey
C-n,,r4,r ML;lll;A - n-a-:lLL-, Sl..IS III
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Prepared and inserted by the Ramsey
County Willkie for President Clubs, lO4
E. Fifth ST.. ST. Paul, Mimi, for which
the regular political rates have been paid.
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Recorder Suggestions
To Voters

the
honest appraisal the various candidates. their records and back
grounds especially regard their attitude towards the Negro
American which this publication seeks to
endorsement given here withheld here
affected by advertising lack of advertising placed this puba
ton by various seekers of public office.
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Comment on War
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Let US kill off youth
For the sake Of truth.
We who are old know what truth
Truth is a bundle of vicious lies
Tied together and sterilized-
A war-makers' bait for unwise
youth
To kill off each other
For the sake of
Truth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

FORT MOULTRIE, S. c., Nov.
30.-Members of the 252nd Coast
Artillery from Wilmington partici-
pated in the first regimental gas
drill Thursday since the national
guard was indicted into federal
service.
Each soldier was required to
wear his mask in the gas chamber
and remove it for the required
filled with tear gas. This is to &C.
filed with tear gas. This is to &C.
custom each man to the effects OF
the gas and benefits of the gas
mask.
Yesterday, non-coms from each
organization of the 252nd e r e
drilled in the open field in various
forms of gas. Smoke, p%hosgene,
mustard, lewisite, cholorpicrin,
and titanium tetrachloride gases
were laid in the field and nom
CONS we're required to u through
and classify gases with some odor
familiar to them.
In order to understand measures
necessary for protection against
attacks by gas, non-commissioned
officers from each unit are re-
ouired to know objects of attack
and methods of projecting chemi-
cal agents.
Mustard gas is the type gener-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
Wilmington Men At Fl. Moultrie
Go Through First Gas Attack

ally used to render areas unten-
able and to inflict casualties upon
personnel occupying them.
Smoke commandments will either
be used to blanket observation,
r troop movements, or to IN
flict casualties.
The army gas mask will protect
soldiers eyes and respiratory tract
from chemical attacks while in the
area under attack.
The training in defense against
chemical attack is divided into
three phases. The first is the train
ing of unit gas officers and non.
commissioned officers.
The object of this phase is to in
sure that each organization has the
required number of officers and
non-commissioned officers quail
fled to act as advisers to and in
structors for their unit command
ers.
The second phase consists of
training respective units with the
assistance of the unit gas officers
and non-commmissioned officers in
the mechanics of defense against
chemical attack.
The third phase is the applica-
ton of defense against chemical
attack by including gas situations
in field problems for batteries and
other units. i
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
Four Die As Auto
Crashes Into Truck

ATKINSON, Neb., Nov. 30-R-
Four young persons, en- route home
from a dance, met flaming death
in a highway crash near here to-
day.
Highway Patrolman Harry j.
Brit identified the dead as Mathew
Brophy, Is, A.. W. Johnson, %,
Buelah Rogers, 20, all of O'Neill,
Neb., and Frances Mullen, %, At
kinson, driver Of the car.
The officer said their automo-
bile crashed into the rear Of a
parked grain truck driven by Clyde
F. Hagan, Jr., of st. Joseph, Mo-,
and Immediately burst into flames
so hot any attempt at rescue was
impossible. The bodies were bad
ly charred.
Hagan had run out Of gasoline.
He was not hurt. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
Lorraine Is Renamed
Westmark By Nazis

BERLIN, Nov. 30.-R-The
French 'lost province" of Lor-
raine, combined with the Saar re-
gion, will be known in the future
as Germany's "Westmark" (west-
ern outpost), Nazi Regional Lead
er Joseph Buerckel said today in
an address at Saarbrucken.
The new name was given the
territory on the express wishes OF
Adolf Hitler, he said.
The occasion of the address was
completion of what was termed
IAN exchange of populations"
(The French say $1,000 French res
idents of Lorraine have had to
move OUT. l
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F. R. TO ASK new
CASH TAX PLAN

Continued From Page One)
general view of fiscal policies was
said to be this:
He would trim non-millitary ex-
penditures to bare essentials in the
new budget, leaving it up to con-
gress to determine whether it
would stay within his estimates.
Extraordinary defense spending
probably would have to be financed
through additional treasury Dor
rowing, with an attendant increase
in the present $40, 900, 600, 900 debt
Limitation.
When March Is income tax re-
turns are tabulated along with the
January returns from corporations,
definite information would be
available on revenues from pres.
ent taxes. Estimates could be
made on prospective income for
the next year.
Congress then would know how
much, if any, additional revenue
would be required to balance the
ordinary budget. In the light Of
these facts, it would consider the
question of raising sufficient rev
enues to meet not only these or
binary expenses but to amorize the
extraordinary defense OUTLAWS over
q ppriod of future wears.
Among the %conferees, five per
cent a year was talked of as a de-
sirable rate of amortization for
these expenditures.
While the %conferees preferred not
to discuss figures in talking with
reporters, it appeared that $10,-
600, 600, 000-previously reported to
be the administrators revenue
goal-might fill this program. This
fiscal years expenditures are ex-
pected to run about $13, 600, 600, 900
of which around 81, 500, 900, 900 are
figured as extraordinary defense
expenditures. Revenues r ex-
pected to total about 81, 900, 600, 900.
Senator George D-Ga.), one OF
those who attended the conference,
said he thought it likely that when
the treasury's tax recommended
tons were sent to congress they
would include proposed levies on
future issues of federal, state and
municipal bonds.
Heavy Yield Later
Such a tax would not be cal
culated to raise much additional
money Immediately, although ad-
vocates have contended a It 1t
might yield as much as $500, 000,.
900 annually in future years.
Chairman Harrison D-Miss.) of
the senate finance committee, told
reporters that there had been dis
cussion of attempting to eliminate
overlapping state and federal tax
alton.
The debt limitation question may
be brought before congress early
in the new session, it was said,
since the treasury is understood
to be encountering some difficulty
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
Us Gardens Planted
Here, Render Reports

A total of rs fall gardens have
oeen planted under the city garden
Program since September 1, Carl
Render, director, reported yesterday.
OUR gardens are in better condi-
Ion at this season of the year, he
sdl0' than at any time since our
program started, and our gardeners
se ENJOYING fresh greens from
them daily.
FIGURING at the low estimate of
CIV per garden. they will produce
'''I'0 worth of vegetables, which
sDo"s That our garden program is
d Inc investment.
since Sept, /, we have spent
'.0'4' Tor seeds and plants, which
a retail price would amount to 1903.
F many thousand strawberry
n rlo,lYS which our gardeners have
y s''sd We're donated to us by John
-"'41Ston, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
Christmas T. B. Seals
Ga On Sale Monday

Wilmington will have an op-
portunity Monday to discover
that Christmas is really lust
around the corner
The postoffice booth for sale
of tuberculosis seals, a charac-
teristic of the pre-Christmas sea-
son here for many years, will
be opened tomorrow, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. u.
David Jones, general chairman
of the Christmas Seal campaign.
Mrs. C. j. Chenworth is CO.
chairman in charge of booth
sales and Mrs. Jones will be In
charge of the booth on the open.
ing day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
TRIAL BY JURY
q;HEDULED FRIDAY
Hanover High Glee Club
10 Present Humorous
Cantata
cENWARD BLOMME

v Hanover High school Glee
lDsodor the direction of Albert
caV' r. A. NJ, has again mas
80N|, Gilbert and Sullivan master
t'F'u : comedy and on Friday after
pf's and nieht, December 6, will
r9oD Trial by jury" a dramatic
.sts+a full of laughs and dry wit
Sn, start 10 finish
'~ .oin characters in the breach
lD' mise suit which will be tried
d Pi most accomplished in the
&' al,,h ana were selected on dra-
GFs ahilitv as well as for their
prstanding voices
rs.s orma Jean Willis whose love-
N n,too brought her much praise
,o,. work in last February's
N r,a,ion of THE Pirates of
nce ~ has the lead as Angelina,
.s.AI plaintiff. who is bringing suit
JIG ,nooch Of promise against Ed
iI member of the Glee club for
VIII, ,a.rs, Miss Willis makes a very
l9'i ~, bride and proceeds to catch
encv of the judge as well as
D' ,rors Her charming personality
Lux 1ointy loveliness makes Orma
aD1 wore than suitable for the part.
''4 IN, Middleton, veteran baritone
cIub. has taken part in all
u ,.+fons of the Glee club, but this
W., first starring role and he mixes
u. p 5ignitv BETTING a judge with a
u, .,. f,irting on the side much to
D'1 ,o,;eb+ Of the court room specta-
u N linn marries the lovely Ange-
,@s as the play draws to a close and
s ,r,, is a sjourned in hilarious fash
''I rrifford McIver came to the fore
this wear after Mr.. Brown
.,o,,cb+ all his tenors had graduated
tlOuEIlI az
"a bis fine voice gained him the
s,,,.i, sought after role of Ed win,
~,. %nof4ndant. Cliff is the recipient
= mnch scorn and shaking of fists
from the Jurors and spectators who
-, worry much on the side Of the
Plaintiff,
nsmming Smith, tenor, a new
r,.mber of the club this year lakes
tho role o. Council for the Plaintiff
AVID nIeads her case with an appeal
Inc voice and an encircling arm with
which he gently comforts the lovely
Angelina.
Tom Gregg, baritone, keeps the
courtroom in an uproar with his an
tics as the Foreman of the Jury and
his efforts at comforting the Tilted
tribe are very touching.
Truman Magill, bass, takes the i'm
rortant Usher's role and his booming
voice calling the court to order is
one Of the highlights of the play.
Truman will be remembered for his
role Of Police Sergeant in THE Pr
rates Of Penzance" and "Dead-Eye"
in 'Pinafore."
Twelve lovely and talented young
Girls who will take the roles Of
bridesmaids are: Dorothy Romeo,
Eleanor Moore. Mary Charlotte
Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Toms, Mil
bred Evans, Betty Davis, Ida Laura
Child, Elizabeth Williams, Ray Ben
nett, Gloria Todd, Vera Diehl and
Anne Newbold.
Jurors who will lend support to
Tom Gregg will be: Paul Smell.
Charles Sasser, Billy Sutherland,
Donald Edmundson, Mortimer Glow
e Bobby Johnson, John Oldenbuttle.
Jack Tilley, Jack Mintz, Kenneth
Fuller, Edward Lamb.
Excerpts from the "Pinafore" and
Pirates Of Penzance" will be pre-
sented before the regular perform
anCes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01

in keeping within the old $45, 000,-
600 borrowing limitation.
Congress added $4,0 90, 600, 900 to
this, but provided that it be used
only for defense expenditures fl
nanced by obligations amortized
over a five-year period. The treas
ury may offer the first Of such is
sues soon, it was said. /
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
BUDGET DEBATED
BETWEEN SENATOR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Roosevelt and Taft Argue
About Balancing with
Prize as Reward

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Republican Sen
ator Taft of Ohio had another ex-
change last night in their debate on
the question of a balanced budget.
The debate began several weeks
ago when the President said he
would give a handsome prize to Sen
ator Robert A. Taft if he would say
how the budget should be balanced.
Taft made a speech in Chicago
answering the President, and the
Chief Executive was asked whether
The Ohio Senator would get the
prize
The President sara preliminary
breakdown of Taft's plan showed a
yearly saving of only about eight
million dollars
Senator Taft accused the Presi-
dent of failure to include the fun
list. He said that seventy five
thousand employees have been add
ed to the Agricultural Department
The Ohio Senator added the Pres
ident has added another 300 mil
lions to the Federal payroll. He
also pointed out means of saving
more than 285 millions on relief.
Said Senator Taft: THE truth
of course is that he does not want
to balance the budget"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
Leqion Aux. Past
Presidents Meet

Past Presidents of the American
Legion Auxiliary met last evening
at the West Twelfth Street home
of Mrs. E. NJ Policy. Mrs. Oscar
Olson presided in the absence of
Mrs Edith Sheelor.
Mrs. Alva Newman was elected
Secretary Treasurer during the ses-
sion and plans for a public card
party Thursday, January 10, were
discussed. Pinochle and bridge will
be in play and the affair will be
held at the Leion Dugout.
Present for the meeting were Mes
danes Betty Mccormick, Beth Nord-
ling. Lucille Stonehouse, Helen Bern
hofer. Ted tombstone, Alva New
man, E. M. Policy and Oscar Olson
Mrs. George Gullufsen was the in
vited guest.
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ITALY AIDS
FORMING OF
BALKAN BLOC
United Front Is Sough I
Against Invasion
by Russians
(By Associated Press

The Finnish delegate to Geneva,
Holsti, observed the twentieth birth
day of the League of Nations today
by thanking the organization for
the practical aid" sent Finland in
its need.
Closely watching the course of
the Finnish Russian war, Italy and
Hungary worked in concert to pre-
pare against any similar occurrence
in southeastern Europe where both
Rumania and Hungary have COM
mon frontiers with Russia.
At Italy's instance, Hungary has
bent efforts toward some settlement
with Rumania of their territorial
claims arising out of the Ruman-
ian acquisition of Pennsylvania fol-
lowing the adjustments after the
World War
In hope that the Balkans will
keep internal peace and present a
united front against any outside at
tackers, Italy said she has encour-
aged Hungary to soft pedal her de-
mands now and try to get a pledge
from Rumania that some revision
will be made of the Transylvanian
deal when Europe is again at peace.