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GENERAL

Strengthening Defences UBIQUITOUS Pathologist Who Tracked

Of America

Studies Of Last 20 Years

The business of converting as-yet-to-be-determined billions of dollars and national credit into a military establishment cap- able of defending the United States against any and all pos- alble aggression, even to the extent of waging war if necessary, got under way in carnest when President Roosevelt set up his new Advisory Commission on Defence, writes a Washington cor- respondent.

War..

of

on

"

even now to

be

day (Mobilization Day): And the

SNAKE CHARMER From Alexandria to Hongkons

Source Of Influenza Germ

LONDON-Sir Patrick Laidlaw, famous pathologist who has. saved millions of itres throughout the world, died recently in London

Seven years ago Sir Patrick announced from an old army but that he, with two companions, had tracked the source of the Infineras gerin.........

Medical men declared that it was the most important discovery in medical history, for when he

the Indian make charmer is a familiar Agure with his box of tricks, baskets of snakes and the never ending blowing of his fate fashioned out of a calabash skin. The centre of a crowd wherever he decides to stage his impromp announced that influenza was a tu showa, the snake charmer alterable virus, it' was the world's ekes a precarious existence de first definite step towards pre- pending on the vagaries of his venting one of mankind's most

deadly diseases,

audience.

CALABASH FLUTE

After

"

POULTRY BREEDING

IN CANADA

(R.O.P.)

have

Although questions still persist contracts-are

to the exact found in the safes of these con- in, some minds aa

Another advance in the im- these cerns, setting forth in extreme de-

From 1918 to 1920 more than He has to keep his weather eye status and authority of

manufacture, tal what will be required of each on the police who betimes con-15,000,000 people died from in- provement in poultry breeding in seven experts transportation, agriculture, labour of them

sider him a nuisance and he has tuens. It could not be checked Canada is indicated by the fact relations and specialized econo. Through this process, the War mics, the fact is that the President Department is said to have made therefore to be always prepared until the basic cause had been dis- that more R.O.P. and approved chicks of mil grades" have beer as" any of the disappearing tricks

Laidlaw found that the causal sold this year. has called them to assist in a job preliminary preparations for more to make a hurried exit as magical covered... of mass procurement, the like of than 70 per cent of all the equip which are his stock in trade.

agent was a microbe so small that The 1939 output was considered which has never been seen inment and supplies that would be

Despite these not inconsiderable it could not be seen in a microsa record but the 1940 production America except during the World needed by the Army against M-tribulations, our snake charmer cope. It could even pass through up to the end of the month of million and a half chicks, bring- Edward R. Stettinius Jr., chair-same is understood also to have lend offers every passer by anely porous filters that held back May has surpassed it by nearly a

GERM FORM continual patter of inconsequen-

ing the estimated production to man of the board of the United been done by the Navy Depart-smile the while he keeps up a visible bacteria, States Steel Corporation; William ment.

Every morning the three doctors well över 17 million approved tract an audience. 8. Knudsen, president of General FROM PLANS TO PRODUCTION tak chattor in his attempt to at-

met for experiments at the germ chicks. From his professed ability to rarm of the National Institute for In this work, Record of Perfor- Motors; Sidney Hillman, president On paper, therefore, and in the

breeders Research just outside manée Amalgamated Clothing first steps necessary to transform catch snakes straight from the Medical the

billions into war jungle to his Congress voted Workers of America; Chester C.

sleight-of-hand London. Before passing into the been well to the fore and have Davis, member of the Federal materials, the country is well or tricks from making his son of taboratory they dressed from head sold more chicks and pedigreed Reserve Board and former Ad-ganized. Now comes the time, proselite disappear from a wicker to foot in tarpaulin coats and chicks than ever before.

boots. ministrator of the "Agricultural rather suddenly, when these paper basket to making celluloid ducks rubber

A preliminary estimate shows, walking Adjustment Act: Ralph Budd. plans must be turned into reali-swim in a bowl of water: from a through a pool of powerful dista-about 20 per cent increase in chairman of the board of the Chi-ties And here, apparently, issmattering of French to fairly rectant their clothes were washed R.O.P. pedigreed chick sales, ap- cago, Barlington and Quincy Rall-where the new Advisory "Com-convincing Chinese, a snake chain the same fuld by attendants. proximately totalling 50,000 chicks, road; Leon Henderson, member of mission comes into play.

mer's repertoire is apparently in- Inside the hut, lined against This pedigreed stock goes to im- the Securities and Exchange Com- Generally speaking, the pro-exhaustible.

whitewashed walls,' were cages prove breeding docks for 1941. "housing mission; Harriet Elliott, dean of curement job of the War and

dozens

On of ferrets

An increase in sales of approved Women of the University of North Navy Departments must stop To uninitiated Westerners the whom these experiments to save chicks is reported from all the Carolina. These are the persons when the allocations, and later

provinces except Alberta, where whom the President summoned to the orders, are given to the tivf-sight of a snake charmer playing human lives were made.

The ferrets were infected with sales totaled the same as in 1939. Saskatchewan outdid all the this new and gigantic task.

llar industrial plants. (Not all his calabash flute with an oc-

casional assumed dodging from virus and were then cured with PROBLEM FOR THE ADVISERS

Laidlaw found: that other provinces with an increase the required equipment and sup-

cobra's hood causes a thrill to they were immune from influenza of 50 per cent in sales of approv- It is enough for the present to plies can be manufactured by the downward dart of an upraised injections.

for three months. After that the ed chicks take Mr. Roosevelt's own explana-private industry; some must be

It leaves an unforgettable im- "anti-body" lost its potency. tion, as to the likely duties of each produced by the services them trickle down their spines,

pression which is a never ending of these. On the whole, their job selves.) The Industrial problem of material, transportation.) will be to keep the ways smooth raw

when relating their experiences of over which the huge appropria- labour, etc-these must be left source from which they draw

OSAKA CENSUS tions now being sanctioned by largely to Industry itself.

From the descriptions given by the Orient to friends at home.

Accustomed as he is to have the

Contrary to the general expecta- Congress

be translated may

the President of their particular

majority of people watch his tion, there are a large number of through industry into ships, "sero-

duties, it was accepted, at least in

End then

NOTHING MAKES PEOPLE SO walk away and planes, tanks, guns

other

people of advanced age, about 487 without contributing towards the weapons of war, together with the Army and Navy circles, that the

per cent. of the population, living HOT, AS FUSSING. It has been munitions and supplies necessary seven members of the Defence to make ready and keep ready the Advisory Commission would form cost of the entertainment, & snake in Osaka, it was disclosed by a very hot lately; and it will get charmer adopts a philosophical

towards spectators-ap-dpal officials.

census taken recently by the muni- very much hotter. Those who will attitude

come through it best are those -largest-peace-time war machine the "second line" in the procure- the United States has ever known:ment campaign. They form the

The total population was found who have plenty of physical or and to do this with the least pos-group upon whom the Army and pears not to care whether he is re-

to be 3,281,510, of which 1,699,843 mental occupation, which His

is physiognomy usually sible interruption to normal busi-Navy must depend to speed up and manerated or not,

were males which means that to take their minds off the tempera- co-ordinate the whole Industrial

seemed with a thousand wrinkles ness and the smallest extra burden

process, upon the consuming public.

hausting efforts to get away from so far as that process from his ceaseless roaming under every 100 women, there were 1075 ture and prevent restless and ex- bears upon manufacture and de-

it or flabby and supine surrender. The total number indicates per- Fortunately the matter at de-

livery of suitable equipment and a glaring tropical sun while in his tenca procurement 18 not a

inscrutable cult of the son of In-manent residents "of Osaka enly It is Bad: pioneering job. Contributing from supplies. They are the ones who eyes is discernible the deep and

and those, who are in the peniten-

IN SULTRY, WEATHER it is bad beyond occidental understanding. success for this great effort, al-

stfled according to their ages, there always on the adget. To keep the though It simultaneously com-

TRAVELS FAR

were 37.123 babies less than one head cool and the feet warm-for plicates the exact place of the Almost the first of the specific

Like the legendary wandering year old. 352,429 children between that seems to

be the correct Advisory Commission in the pre-tasks for this group will be to Jew he travels from far of Egypt one and five. 560,567 children De-course when things have got too paredness picture, is the fact that straighten out the bottlenecks that to distant Hongkong and the tween six and fourteen, 2,171,683 hot to be comfortable-the mind the procurement problem has been have already developed in two of countless little islands of the Ne-persons between fifteen and fifty-dan do more than would be im- ander constant expert study for the most important branches of therlands Indies giving pleasure nine and 159,728 persons over sixty agined by any who has let the the last twenty years

defence manufacturing the sero to his fellow men while making a years of age.

precarious existence.

sblows

Sir Patrick, who was 58-years- DON'T FUS”· oid, died of heart failure

mer.

1

HINTS ON

Keeping Cool

may

the outset to the likelihood of will be expected to do most to dia, whose mysteries are as yettiary or army are excluded. Clas-ito do nothing, and bad to be

4

lick the time element."

I

AN INITIAL JOB

As a result of studies kept con-plane and machine-tool industries. stantly up to date by the Planning All sorts of factors contribute to

Friendly with everybody but Branch of the Officer of the Asals-the present comparative slowness with no one his friend, the delight

operations 121 tant Secretary of War and the of

these two of the crowd, especially children, War Procurement Section of the fields. Shortage of floor capacity, how many idle moments has a Maintenance Division of the Navy shortage of engineers and akilled snake charmer not relieved most Department, all co-ordinated labour. certain difficulties in the people of

and through the Army

and

Navy matter of raw materials--all these

Yet he asks no favours, appears Munitions Board, industry's job in, and numerous other problems imperturbable whether you drop, equipping

supplying the must be met very soon if the Pre-him a coin or not for he is only a fighting forces deemed necessary❘sident's programme for 50,000 snake charmer. for American defence under all aeroplanes Is ta be carried

ukely circumstances has beep through on schedule.

Modern Man Losing His Bite

heat get him down. It is Possible:

Every one, it only he can find it, has within him his own store of cabbageleaves, cooling drinks, punkahs, and shady groves,

worked out in great detail. Fur- Then there's the matter of The Silhouette Of The the American Association of Othe- hot and bothered; but to those

confusión

28 to

advisory

A few women were among those.

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING

FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS

FROM THE 6 A.M. DIP

TO THE COCKTAIL HOUR;

TILL THE DANCE IS OVER

SWIM

M SUITS

SLACKS & SHORTS

TENNIS OUTFITS COCKTAIL DRESSES

EVENING GOWNS.

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

SALE

SUMMER

BIG · VARIETIES

or

WHITE WASHABLE

BAGS $4.50 TO $7.50

LATEST WHITE

MESH BAGS

FROM

NEW YORK

20% LESS

ELITE STYLES

SHELL HOUSE

“USE UP ODD LENGTHS OF

Those who are always in a stew. heat all spread their prickly round among their fellows. The cool as a Modern man is losing his bite, man who keeps as

cucumber is certainly д in- Dr. Meyer Hintsky of New York told the 38th annual meeting of furiating object to the already

thermore, the greater part of in problem items-the noncommer-

dontists at the Edgewater Beach who would be like him he is a source of freshness as well as an dustry itself knows already, what cisi articles not produced in times

Moment

Hotel those requirements are,

According to Dr. Alatsky nien-example of how best to get. of peace, such as guns, ammuni

PARIS CREATES the silhouette surements of the strength of the through a hot spell, WAE DEPARTMENTS, PLAN tion, fighting vehicles and the It might clear some of the like. As the United States has no of the moment: wide shoulders, human jaw show that the average

thepro munitions industry worthy of the long, almost exaggeratedly mark white American's bite has decreas

WOMEN LEARN MIXING DRESS FABRICS hable part of the Advisory Com- ↑ Dame, ogé of the first tasks of theed waistline and knee-length ed some 50 pounds in pressure” înă

Coramission will skirt. All designers are producing the last 45 years. The average TO USE PISTOLS mision in the present defence new efforts to review for a few lines likely be to help certain industrial shoulders squarer and yet squarer maximum pressure today is only

SOME MID SEASON BRITISH WIVES what has already been done by organizations convert at least and a waistline more and more 120 pounds. He said, that compared

OF ALIENS the War Department sine. In some of their plants into muni-marked. Paquin goes so far as to with the Eskimo's average of 300 who turned up for training in pis- FASHION HINTS

This will take produce padded hips to accentuate pounds, this is very little,

tol shooting yesterday in response preparation for the very job that tions factories,

"Thia," he added, “can be ac to the offer made by the Singa

An attempt to determine the is now at hand, the department time, but here again the studies the waistline. But this style is ha kong atace divided the country of the Army and Navy will help not likely to and favour with counted for only by the fact that pore Rifle Association to teach MATERIAL is fashion hiat

many women,

the Yakimo develop his mastica rifle and pistal shooting to older riven by Lucian Lelong in his status of British women married into procurement districts on a keep delay to a minimum. basis of Industrial density and In all there are something like:

Lory Supetus by use, while the men and those who by the nature mid-season drem collection. And to all will shortly be made,......... white man suffers from lack of of their occupation are exempt is one which might well be The Nationality of Women Com- borne in mind by women the mittee is to ask the Government atrategic geography,

1,200 "problem items" for which

to remove deputation, which world over. Each supply branch of the Army special

would urge the Home Secretary to arrangements must be per cent of America's industrial use of his chewing machanism from compulsory military service. has established the number of dis- made for manufacture. The War plant will be used in the current RF SOLID FOOD NASTE The training started on Wed-Faith Jak.

decide the status of British-born DryElataky misgasted that more nesday when a good number of Fabric tricts needed for Rs purposes. The and Navy Departments can work defence programme,

solid fonds be eaten. He told his men were present for ride short In their planning for the fature,

In Britain, of course, the hint is women married to enemy aliens Ordnance Department, for in-cut the specifications for these, as stance, has set up fourteen, while indeed they already have done, the Army and Navy leaders have Chicago audience that the reimed ing. the Bigz Carpa sumces with and can allot manufacturing naturally worked toward M-Day, and soft diet does not give our law Mr. 7. A. Groves, vice-president important, se many dress mater not at present resident in this three. There are forty-nine in all quotas as also they have done in the time when the fighting men murcies an opportunity to develop of the dingapore Rifle Association fais a rationed. Hearing that country, and the status of those for the entire War Department. many businesses. But beyond the of the services must step cut for properly and causes Improver bone and a member of the orlanial linen supplies are being curtailed married to stateless enemy alleria, contract stage will be an economic action against an enemy. For the and teeth growth. He maintained Australian Imperis Forces, who in Britain, Lucien Lelong corab

50 that a British-born Each of these districts has been problem for industry which will Army's this would mean the im. that this ever changed the shape served in various theatres through. Ines this fabric with silk for beach for reform of the nationality laws, put under the mpervision of a require the best thought and mediate mobilization of all avail- and appearance of the face. He cut the last war, announced wear and makes linen blouse might retain her nationality an marriage." with an allen shoult regular army officon Bach offer energies of the advisers the Pre able regular army and National There are of course, other to provide all the necessary or Coat Frocks:

that the association are prepared wear with white falile shorts.

* she so desire has already accuted Hills ares and sident has called to his service. Guard, and the gradual augmen="

Bimilarly, an allen woman mar- made surveys of all plants be-

QUESTION OF PERCENTAGE tation of this force to 1,000,000 for underdevelopment, but ganisation and tuition for small

In the mid-season shows there rying a British subject would not lieved suitable for the pecaLMITY

Just how much of the national fully equipped, in four months, the factor of mastication should boze rifle moots Keopso

of acquire British nationality merely manufacture, and in Mundreds of

To back up these forces, the receive our greatest attention, he have a big response from among are also coat frocks, the top

which are in white linen and the by virtue of marriage It only cases has picked out the factories industrial plant will be diverted to

that Membership in the Singapore major portion of the

inafter a statutory deck deemed best suited for the partithe production of defence ma-productive capacity of the coun- cause it more than anything else, the older men in the city.

and cular jobs in View,

terials in the pregramme is yet a try would have to be geared to contributed to the greatest number

eription of $2 a year,

Many other mind On the basis of these surveys question. Germany, it is estimat meet the dally requirements of of abnormalties prevalent among Fitte Association entails

serifies prot

Tixtures are seen at the more than 10,000 separate Indns-ed, has turned at least 80 per cent destruction How fully this our civilized comm

but trial firms already have received of her production, to war purposes Day plan will be carried out in thele individual allotment of US war planners have calculated the present preparedness effort fit be fed NOT

of course not: known. and on this percentage as the extreme

maximum for this country in case ever its extent, the

re. It is unli

vices hope to reap attuá

However, that, as much

manufacture equinment

fact.

des

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