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Hoover Is Listed
*A-Plus" Orator
Herbert Hoover has improved
<as a speaker more than any other
iman in public life and at the pres
ent time leads all the possible
Presidential candidates in the con
tent and delivery' of his speeches,
according to Professor Elmer E.
Nyberg of the New York Univer
sity School of Commerce, who
has made a study of speech char
aeteristics of prominent public
figures. President Roosevelt, he
tsaid, has lost ground as a speak
er.
In conducting the study. Pro
fessor Nyberg used the same
methods of grading he applies in
his regular and adult classes. On
the basis of content, structure
and delivery to recent addresses,
’he rated Mr. Hoover as an "A
plus’ speaktr in sharp contrast
to the grade of "D" which he
awarded the former Republican
President in 1928.
According to Professor Nyberg,
the quality of President Roose
velt's speeches lately has shown
a decline from the high point
they held in his first and in the
early part of his second Adminis
trations. Whereas Mr. Roosevelt
formerly was graded as an "A
plus" speaker, Professor Nyberg
now puts him down as “A
minus."
"President Roosevelt’s chief ef
fectiveness lay in his charm and
personality which was indicative
'of a cheerful and friendly indiv
idual," he <|pciared, "When he
starts to scold and scatter mean
ingless cliches through his talks
his speeches lost much of their
former appeal and effectiveness.
Educators long have recognized
that you cannot scold people in
to better w'ays. The educative pro
cess is better enhanced when it
is undertaktn on^ a friendly and
encouraging basis. The Presi
dent’s own record will bear this
out.
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“However, Mr. Roosevelt still
is very much a speaker to be
reckoned with and it would be
; very interesting from a public
! speaking standpoint to have him
: meet Mr. Hoover in a return
! bout.”
Thomas E. Dewey, New York
City’s District Attorney, ranked
next in order of effectiveness
with a “B-plus.” Vice President
John N. Garner, Professor Ny
berg declared, could receive no
1 better than “ a grade of ’incom
plete’ inasmuch as he is an un
known quantity from the public
speaking standpoint.”
“Robert A. Tafts approach is
uncertain,” he continued, “as if
he were undecided whether to
imitate his father, William How
ard Taft, or Teddy Roosevelt.”
He was given a “C” rating.
The same grade was given to
Paul B. McNutt. Federal Security
Administrator, whom Professor
Nybeog described as “an orator,
not a public speaker.”
The “harsh quality of Arthur
H. Vandenberg’s voice often gets
i him an unfavorable hearing in
spite of the high quality of the
content of his speeches,” he said.
The Michigan Senator was rated
on the same level as Mr. Dewey,
i Of Postmaster General James
A. Farley. Professor Nyberg said:
j “As a catch-as-catch-can speaker
Jim Farley delivers a remark
able speech, but when he reads a
speech he lacks effectiveness."
Among the possible dark horse
candidates Professor Nyberg
awarded Representative Bruce
Barton a B" and Secretary of
State Cordell Hull a “C.”
Five Times on Torpedoed
Ships, Lives to Tell Tales
BALTIMORE — If the Allies
ever decide to print a seaman’s
guide on "What to Do When Tor
pedoed.” they would do well to
pick Captain George H. Grant
to write it. He’s had five ships
blown from under him.
Grant, Scotch-born American
skipper, is here while his current
command, the Musa, is being ov
erhauled. During the World war
he was in the British merchant
I marine.
A German raider sank the Nor
man Monarch in 1915 while
Grant was second mate. The
crew made it to the coast of Ire
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Blossoms Frame Pacifica
Blooming acacia trees form a framework from which the towering
statue of Pacifica looks down upon the rebirth of Treasure Island in
San I rancisco Bay, where the gates of the 1040 season of the Ooiden
(•ale International Kxposition will swing open with galu ceremonies
ou .May 26.
land. His next berth was as sec
ond mate on the Indian Monarch,
mine-destroyed 700 miles from
St. Helena.
In three boats the crew set out
for safety. The captain’s and first
mate’s boats headed for the coast
of Africa. Grant’s boat sailed for
St. Helena. They .made it in sev
en days, after rationing 30 gal
lons of water by the thimbleful.
The other two boats were never
heard from.
His next ship hit a mine in Bris
tol channel 15 miles from shore.
Then his next vessel, the Karpat,
was torpedoed. The San Andrea,
his final berth, was torpedoed off
Port Said in September, 1018.
But Captain Grant has sworn
off playing flirtation with Davy
Jones. The Musa is in the New
York-Central American service,
woll within the neutrality zone,
and that suits Captain Grant just
fine. Five times sunk and nary a
scratch is pushing luck and the
Scotch skipper isn’t anxious to
test the law of averages any
more.
Grant, since becoming an Am
erican citizen, has described his
adventures in four books. “The
Half Deck,” “Consigned to Davy
Jones,” “Take to the Boats” and
“The Heel of a Gale.”
His home is in New York.
HITLER TAKING OVER ALL
PRIVATE WEALTH, PRIVATE
PROPERTY, BRING VICTORY
BERLIN. April 17 — Propag
anda Minister Joseph Goebbels
claimed tonight that Germany
was slowly but surely winning
the war and that the struggle
had entered its decisive phase.
Goebbels revealed the govern
ment’s decision to confiscate all
private wealth and private pro
i perty to help secure a complete
and final victory over what he
i called the “monstrous Anglo
French plutocracy.”
Goebbels spoke in Berlin’s
sportpalace, summarizing the re
sults of the winter relief pro
gram. His bitter, dramatic utter
! ances thrilled the large crowd
into new confidence that the fight
ing on the Scandinavian front
has given the Nazi cause an im
, portant advantage.
Said Goebbels: “Our Fuehrer
did not want this war. Often
enough he stretched out his hand
i to the Western Powers, offering
j reconciliation, but they preferred
war rather than discuss Ger
j many’s vital problems. Now that
war has been thrust upon us, we
are ready to win, and we will
win.”
The Nazi propaganda mouth
j piece described an alleged Anglo
! French plot to dismember Ger
j many and take over her 36,000.
000 inhabitants, but said last
week's developments in Scandin
avia proved that young Ger
many cannot be defeated.
Goebbcl’s favorable report of
the success of the winter relief
campaign, to which three billion
marks had been voluntarily con
tributed, was evidently calculat
ed to prepare the German people
for still greater sacrifics. The
Nazi propaganda minister reveal
ed that the government was now
taking over all private wealth
and private property to insure
victory over the Allies.
Said Goebbel: “All private pro
perty, all personal possessions,
must today be placed at the dis
posal of the nation. You must
know that if we lost the war,
the position of the individual will
be much worse than it is now.”
STRICT CONTROL DANUBE
UNDERTAKEN FOLLOWING
RECEIPT NAZIS THREATS
BUCHAREST, April 17 — A
Rumanian decree tonight prohib
ited indefinitely all exports of
wheat, petroleum, coal and wood,
thereby cutting off Germany’s
main source of supplies from
southeastern Europe.
The government economic coun
cil under Prime Minister Tatar
eseu decided to void all wheat
contracts the government has un
til further notice because of a
prospective crop failure.
The government also ordered
all foreign deliveries of petrol
eum, coal and wood stopped un
til adequate reserves are assur
ed for the army and railroads.
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SALES
Every Month in the Year
Auction Sales Dates
1940
May 15 September 11
June 12 October 16
July 17 November 13
August 14 December 11
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON
REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be made as
usual when requested.
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If Desired
The Seattle Fur Exchange
1008 Western Avenue
I Seattle, Wash.
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Meets first and third Mondays
of each month
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 p. m.
Lyons & Orton
Attorneys At Law
Rooms 918-921 Alaska Building
Seattle, Washington
Thofl. R. Lyons Ira D. Orton
CHAS. CAVEY
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Been.
FRONT ST. NOM&
dream theat.ie
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64 HOLD ’EM NAVY”
with Lew Ayers—Mary Carlisle—John Howard
More Thrills Than a Seat On The Fifty-yard Line
also “Wild Bill Hickok” no. 12 & "Honest Love and True” a cartoon
ONE SHOW SATURDAY 7:30 P.M. Adm. 554 ft 254
“ARTISTS AND MODELS”
with Jack Benny—Gail Patrick—Martha Raye
and “STRANGER THAN FICTION”
TWO SHOWS: SUNDAY 7:15 & 9. Adm. 554 ft 254
“NO TIME TO MARRY”
with Richard Arlen—Mary Astor—Lionel Stander
They’ve Got Bats In Their Wedding Belfry
also "SO AND SO” and “VOODOO HARLEM”
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Gives Government S25
CLEVELAND, O., — An un
named taxpayer recently enclos
ed a check for $50 with his in
j come tax return—-$25 more than
j the amount he was required to
| pay. The man explained that
while the was not rich and could
have found good use for the ex
tra $25, he could think of nothing
better than to contribute the mon
ey to the government which has
I been so kind to him.
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Abalone Industry, Ketchikan
A new potential fishing indus
try, centering around Ketchikan
export of abalone—will enter a
new phase shortly, when actual
fishing will begin, it was learned
from William Carlson, fishermen
who has purchased the former
steamboat La Paloma on behalf
of the San Francisco concern
backing him, reports the Chro
nicle.
Mr. Carlson is at Craig to be
gin drying abalone caught by
residents of Craig and possibly
others. Mr. Carlson is contemplat
ing starting out with a purchase
price of 5 cents a pound and will
buy all the abalone he can get,
he said. The dried abalone will
be shipped south through Ketch
ikan.
Federated Church
Wilbur P. Wood, Pastor
11:00 a.m.—Church School
7:45 p.m. Worshpi Service.
Sermon topic: “High and Low
Religion.” Solo by Mrs. T. O.
Givan.
ESKIMO METHODIST CHURCH
Miss Sarah Taylor, Deaconess
11:00 a.m.—Church School
5:00 p.m.—Worship service.
Sermon topic: “SplinUnrs and
Planks.” Sermon by W. P. Wood.
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UNEASY THE HEAR T— Etched in the lines of a British
mother's face is the whole story of war, told in a London rail sta
tion where the Tommies were entraining for France. Her son,
home on leave, had left his rifle and gone off on an errand. She
waits. Allied land losses in six months of war were about 1,50ft
killed and 7,500 wounded.