davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
Claim Beer Garden
Rstards Growth

Charles H. SchOnSchack, of 3145
Twenty-secOnd street, and 80 others
have petitioned the Council to elimin-
ate the beer garden on Twenty-first
ST eet between Oak street and Eureka
avenue on the ground that it is re-
tarding the development of the entire
area.
The petitioners stated that they did
not seek abolition Of the beer reStau-
rant on Fort street operated by. the
same person.
The request was referred to the Po-
lice and Fire Commission.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
Unpaid Water
Bills Oh Rolls

The Council. in accordance with a
request of the Municipal Service Com
mission. has instructed the assessor
and treasurer to place a number of
delinquent water bills on the city tax
rolls.
Authorization for this procedure,
making property owners responsible
for water bills, was contained in an
act passed by the Legislature last
spring.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
Six Are After
Constable Vacancy

At Tuesday nights session Of the
Council, four applications were receiv-
ed for appointment to fin out the I'M
expired term Of George IL Watts, T.,
Who has resigned as constable. With
two apphca tons received last week,
the list Of aspirants now stands at six.
Those applying Tuesday night were
Martin Bakhaus; George L Buhr, 2ol
Pine street; TheOphil MrOz. 1926 Eur
eka avenue. and Ernest b. Clemens.
159S Electric avenue.
No appointment was made Tuesday
night
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
Anthony Sickon Die,
at Son S HONS

Anthony Sickon. ii. died ut the home
OF his SOU, Stanley SickOn, 2424 Twesl-
ty-secc nj street. July Is. Of heart trOu-
bile. He il survived by one daughter.
Mrs. Hand Of New Jersey. and one
son. stanley IF this city. The funeral
was from the late home at q and from
NJ. Patrick's church at 3 30. Monday
morning with burial In Ma. Carmel
cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
Pearcs Brothers
Given Permit

Last week Pearce Brothers petition
ed the Council for permit to build
q second story rear exit from their
Recreation building on Maple street, to
which they intend adding story. The
exit would encroach on the public al
ley. The request was referred to City
Engineer 4. w. Liddie.
Tuesday night Mr.. Liddle reported
that the exit would conflict with the
building code, which prohibits private
occupancy Of public property.
In view of all the circumstances
connected with the case, the Council
later in the session voted the permit
asked for.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
NAY DELINQUENT TAX
COLLECTION WAS $1s,242

The city has received from Jacob p.
Sumeracki. county treasurer, the sum
of S1S.2f2O2. The amount OF Wyan-
dotte delinquent taxes collected by his
Office during the month Of May.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
SEVENTH STREET RESIDENTS
PETITION FOR SIDEWALKS

Earl KrOuse, Of 2304 Seventh street,
and IL others petitiOned the Council
Tuesday night for the construction Of
sidewalks on the west side of Seventh
street from Walnut to Cedar streets.
The request was referred to the city
engineer for report
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs q. Il. Stephenson and
Ira H. Stephenson returned to their
home at Butler. Pd-, after three
weeks visit with Mrs. Stephenson's
daughters, Mrs. Alvin Mcneil OF sixth
street and Mrs Eugene Leavitt of
Third street
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21

The Presbyterian excursion to Bots
Blanc, last Saturday, was attended by
$50 persons.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21
NET BUDGET
Of CITY FOR YEAR
IS S665,254.56

The appropriation bill for the fiscal
year ending September 80, 1910. was
read by title at TuesdayAnight's session
of the Council. The expenses and liza
bilities Of the city for the coming year
are estimated at $S7S,54231. From
this will be deducted the sum of $21S.-
zS7.75, estimated income from sources
other than taxation spread on the 1899
rolls, leaving the net appropriation at
$66J. 2J4 81
The sum will be apprOpriat ted TO the
following funds:
Mayor and Council fund IS 9,60J.72
City Clerks department - 13,309!O5
City Treasurer's department 16,S9T.55
Assessors department - 7,351.5O
Legal department -------- 2,1S1.lO
Election expense --------- 7,96S.1S
City hall expense ------- 6,S1l,SO
Police department --- 1O1 1888
MCnlcipal court --------- 6,1l6.Oc
Fire department --- S.93S.12
General health fund $1,000 17,S6S.H
Recreation fund --- 1O,452lO4
Department Of public service %, 161 -
Sewer maintenance 10,24.S
Engineering and building - 26,S1S.j4
Parks and bOulevards - l9,573.O
Public buildings ---------- 1881 81
Public welfare ---- 25,5OO.OO
Wya ndotte General hospital 25,916.53
Water works -- 46OSS.$
Electric light ----- ------ "a, ~
Debt service ------ 1S1 ,9O5. 81
Miscellaneous --- 100000
Contingent 1O2, 729.62
The tax rate will be $15 per $1,000
of assessed valuation.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-21

Michigan forests once covered APP
proximately SO Of every 371a acres or
the states area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
Swiss Show How to
Answer Maxi Threats

The French have learned last the one great
lesson which has to be dgesed by any which
live in the neghborhood of of the dictator The
lesson simpe-when the other fellow acts tough just act
tougher.
AS result, Mussoins synthetic campaign for Tunis,
Corsica Nice and other French properties securely
nailed down has zzled and for dctators attempt
to cash in his nuisance value has failed of its goal.
But an even more striking example furnished re-
Gently by Switzerland Because less spectacular
drew little attention; but because Switzerland is small
state and lives right under the gun speak its action
y all the more remarkable.
Switzerland is democracy. II lets Naz newspapers
circulate in its territory and permits Naz visitors to
and freely 1t has put up with unconsconabe
Of plotting and spying by German students its universities
And by German commercial Travellers and 1t has allowed its
10000 German inhabitants to form Naz bunds and clubs
But couple of things recently strained Swiss patience
little too far.
First Nazi industrast wrote to a client in Switzer-
land advising him to let certain business affairs wait until
there Is Statthater in Berne-in other words until the
German portion of Switzerland annexed by Hitler The
letter somehow made public
Next, the official Naz paper, Voelkscher Beobacher,
warned such small states Holland Belgium and Switzer-
land to preserve their Integral neutrayor, blunt
" to refrain from all criticism of Naz acts, and permit
nothing to be said that could possibly offend Hitler And
the National Zeitung of Basic made spirited answer:
There is for only repythus far and farther.
We recognize no right to propaganda ministers who while
permitting themselves intolerabe buttngn internal
affairs, seek to that in Boshevk front
which exists only in the minds of the enemies of democracy
We will not permit them to treat obedent vassas
for If we sacrifice parcel of liberties in
danger of losing ALL
Then the government acted Naz offices in Basic
Berne Zurich and other cities raded Naz leaders
Jailed sharp laws passed to restrict foreign prop
uganda and power given the Federal Council dis
solve group which threatened the nations security And
at the time the excellent Swiss army strengthened
For tiny nation living under the Hitler shadow, this
brave action. But it to have worked. The
Swiss don't propose be walked and they have taken
the only effective way of showing it.
And that the point The dcator-state lives by threat
and buster soft does not in this away
wrath The solution is to refuse concessons-and to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1899

THURSDAY, JAN. IL, 1889
Astrologers find this rather
an unimportant day in planetary
direction. 1t is a time to plan
future work and take up the
loose ends OF business or pro-
fessional activity.
Constructive work Is well di-
rected, but sabotage may retard
certain important building prof.
ects in shipyards and airplane
factories.
Women should be cautious in
all business matters under this
sway which emphasizes compe-
tition with men. The stars APP
pear to forecast difficulties for
ambitious girls.
As unemployment projects are
pushed, envy may retard adj
justments in professional voca-
tons, notably medicine and jour-
nalism.
Women will achieve success in
laboratories and in research
work where patience is an asset.
Greatest attainments are indi-
Gated in the application of sci
ence to the domestic arts.
The evening of this day is
suspicious for d is I n guished
guests at public banauets or
lecture pl a forms. Speeches
should be convincing and ef-
fective
Spanish war reverberations
will reach congress and will af-
feet South American relations
as well as Italian trade agree
ments, 1t is foretold
Red Cross and other relief
organizations, local and inter-
national, will face overwhelming
demands as the winter advances,
astrologers predict. They fore
see epidemics, in addition to
need of food and shelter, re-
quiring large OUTLAWS of money.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of a year of
fair advancement for business
men and good luck for girls VIII,
are employed. Health should be
safeguarded with unusual care.
Children born on this day
probably will be slow in making
decisions, thoughtful and de-
pendable. Many of these sub
jects of Capricorn have literary
talent.
Robert Underwood Johnson,
author and editor, was born on
this day. 1858. Others who
have celebrated II as q birthday
include Jack London, American
writer. 1876; Johann pestalozzi,
Swiss educator. 1745.
Copyright, 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions ? Turn to the
womans page for the answers.
l. What country bounds Mic
aragua on the north?
2, What is the freezing point
of water on the Fahrenheit
scale?
3. In law, what is the name of
the criminal offense of contract
ing second marriage by one
who, at the time, is already
married
4 What ancient people wor-
shipped the god Osiris
s. What is the popular name
for the Rocky Mountain sheep?
6. How many stripes are there
in the American flag?
Z. What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word hover
s. Name the baseball club that
recently purchased "Zeke" Bon
ura from the Washington SEN
ators.
g. What legislative assembly
building has famous clock
tower?
10. Which former L. S. SEN
ator from Louisiana was nick
named THE kingfish"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
Keeping Up With The Law
BY BYRON BENTLEY, LIB.

consent OF the opposite party, in
the personality. number, or re-
lations OF the parties. constitutes
material alteration such as
will void the instrument.
Commercial paper passes
freely in the channels OF COM
merce. and those who possess
such instruments ought to be
punished with loss II through
their negligence Of fraudulent
conduct, they permit material
alterations to be made"
Sometimes, where an altera-
ton has been made. the holder
can collect according 10 the
original terms of the instrument
II he was an innocent holder IN
due course. Here Stacey bought
the note after IL was due and he
should have Investigated to de-
termine if there was anything
wrong before he bought il. Even
If Mrs. Fritzler's signature had
been valid. the additional CO.
maker without Frtizler's consent
would have been fatal. STACEY
VS.. FrtHler, Oregon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12

At 80, Suffragist Carrie Chapman Gait tells NEA
Writer Marian Young that she has decided "a Oppressive
state of affairs is normal and that boom is not.
Mrs. Gait, who her long fight to enfranchse
cmaxed with the suffrage amendment in 1920 makes this
observation who herself is depressed dsiu
stoned but who has watched closely the nations
economic and political workings for 60 years.
"Only four times in my 80 years have seen what
pleased call good times, says Mrs Gait There have
been depressons of sort and another through all the
remaining years.
Certainly could with Mrs. Gait of
resignation the nevitabty of things they archer
whole fighting gives the lie to that So her
ment depressions probably carries goodby share of
meowed wisdom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
COUNTRY COUSIN
STUCK FOR PARKING

Editor, The Times: Tacomas
country cousin had not been to
the metropolis for a considerable
time but, as many others, he
gets his reckless spells. Feeling
specially venturesome he ven
tured into the great city in spite
of its complicated rules and reg
ulations. Poor, uncouth coun-
try cousin. He should have
known better.
But the broken washing ma
chine wringer needed to be re-
paired, for it would not work,
and being slightly ignorant of
things as they are, he loaded his
crippled machine in his car,
drove TO town and right down
an alley to the door of the re-
pair shop, and there he I'M
loaded the thing
Glory be. there was not a
policeman there But poor, dull
country cousin had to go back
after that wringer and, dumb as
he was. he drove right into that
alley again to get his machine.
But woe betide. the policeman
was there TO give poor, fright
ened country cousin little slip
of paper and send him to the
police station with il.
The big man there looked at
poor, little, frightened cousin
and, with q face like a piece of
marble. he said, "One dollar"
He didn't even say please"
The dull country cousin is
frightened He thinks possibly
his misfortune was a judgment
sent on him for not having his
repair work done in his own
town. But he would like 10
know. in case he should get up
courage and daring again and
brave the big metropolis and
should find it necessary to bring
his washing machine in for re-
pairs-to Rhodes Brothers. or
Fishers. of the Peoples store,
or some other place should ne
bring it in at the front door and
carry il through the cosmetics
department and downstairs to
the repair shop? What would
be the best course to pursue TO
avoid making another contribu-
ton to Tacoma's city treasury.
The police tell frightened
country cousin that if he wants
to bring his crippled machine to
town in a truck ne may drive
right into that alley without
fear OF molestation by the big
bad wolf and he may unload and
load at will and be at peace.
But he must not do that with
his car.
But what is country cousin to
do He has no truck. and he
has no money to hire one. Maybe
he would dare 10 take mis- wash
ing machine as far as south
Market ST. In his car and stop
there. unload 1t and then carry
it down TO that alley. he had
not thought Of that before.
Happy thought. Well. Tacoma
has the dollar
A. 2. NORRIS.
Pastor, First Baptist church,
Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

$1,000 dumped in his lap by the
city council?
It's just another political trick
to discredit Mr.. Eastwood, who
some people in Tacoma believe
is trying to make things better.
One man with the good of Ia
coma at heart may as well knock
his head against a brick wall as
to try to combat alone the gang
who run Tacoma's civic affairs
Don't worry over the plight of
the professional gamblers. They
are in business as usual taking
money from the lambs who are
depriving their families of neces-
sites with the mistaken idea
they can beat the racket. What
about the some hundreds of wo-
men and girls who sell their
bodies for a living or pure Gus
sedness bequeathed them by
their forcbears? Where have
they gone? Some doubtless at
their old stand, others scattered
throughout the city and nearby
towns awaiting the time when
ii is safe to come back. What
about places on Pacific. Broad
way and Market disappearing
as hotels? Are these places pad
locked? 1t looks like the cigar
store operators are not the only
ones who have complaint when
they think of THE good old
DAYS"
Houses of prostitution have
been in existence since the earli-
est recorded history and will re-
main so long as human beings
exist. Every town and city with
population of 5000, maybe
less. has this same problem and
always has had. so why not ac-
cept facts as they stand Re-
strictions and regulations are
the only remedies that have ever
succeeded in keeping this evil
within bounds
New Orleans. La. solved the
problem by segregating all
houses of Ill fame into one dis
trict, with such strict penalties
they could not operate else
where in the city. They have
adequate police protection, COM
pulsory medical supervision, high
licenses to operate to meet the
cost, The people of New Orleans
appear To be satisfied and have
had no trouble with vice cru
sades for the last 35 years.
What we have been doing here
the past week. is simply making
us the laughing-stock of the
nation. Z. L. PORTER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12

to local causes almost entirely,
while Bankhead blames il on
popular dislike of certain laws
or the administration of them.
Therefore he urges a congress
sional re-study. Even Majority
Leader Rayburn. a fairly good
New Dealer, advises his hench-
men to be content with CON
solidating our gains That is,
let's have no new or disturbing
reforms - the Garner slogan
again.
WPA Appropriation Woodrum
suggests that $780, 100000 will
be sufficient for relief for the
rest of the fiscal year while
presidential planners insist on
S750.000,000. incidentally, the
VP is almost childishly gleeful
over general recognition-and APP
proval of his new leadership role.
High state department officials
are lingering gingerly an eco
nomic weapon carefully hidden
away in the 1880 tariff act. They
will invoke it against dictator
nations, however. only in despcr-
ate extremity, for its use would
be tantamount to diplomatic con-
demnation of the victims. 1t
might precipitate definite
break between Washington and,
say Berlin or Tokyo.
Section 33S of the act pro-
vides that the president, if he
finds other nations to be dis
eliminating against American
commerce through unreasonable
limitations or regulations, may
bar their products or any articles
carried on their vessels from
entry into the United States. Or
he may raise the duty so as to
make Importation prohibitive.
Likewise, he may invoke both
these penalties if the offenders
jeopardize our commerce by
arrangements it makes with a
third nation-as Germany. pre-
sumably. is doing in Southeastern
Europe, and Japan with China.
Our tariff experts concede that
Berlin and Japan, through quota
and exchange provisions as we'll
as political propaganda, are
seeking to damage our trade in
their various spheres. They are
closing commercial doors when
ever and wherever they can get
away with it. But their private
suspicion is that Section 338 like
Jeffersons Embargo and Non
Importation acts, might work us
as much damage as the other
fellow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
SOMETHING FOR MINDS
TO CONCENTRATES Upon

Editor, The Times: The sur
vey of potential products capac-
ity conducted by the u. S. gov
eminent in 1888, showed that in
1929. American workers, using
then existing machinery, could
have produced 1876 billions of
goods and services. II was not
produced because of lack of
purchasing power.
Recent estimates show that
since 1929, enough productive
resources 49, brains, experience,
equipment and labor power
have been wasted to pay for the
whole of the United States, in
Guiding every Improvement since
the landing of Columbus. These
resources have been wasted be-
cause of lack of purchasing
power.
Today navies build, war planes
multiply, armies increase and
march. One-third to three-fifths
of the revenues of civilized" ma
tons go to pay for past or future
mass slaughter. And these are
all commercial wars" to use
Wilson's phrase after he led us
into the first World War; these
are all international struggles
for foreign dumping grounds for
goods, because of lack of domes-
tic purchasing power.
Along with that lack of pur-
chasing power goes most des-
perate need for things. Columns
of figures could be cited, but
none with eyes and heart doubts
these figures any longer. The
people need what they have pro-
duced; they cannot buy 1t; and
because of that lack of purchas-
ing power our sons must be
slaughtered in n e + n a tional
struggles to dispose of the do
nestle surplus even after arti-
fetal limitations of production
and wastage of products have
done their worst.
Anger comes easy, but this is
a problem for cool thinking in
stead. The writer refuses to be-
come angry. but he does suggest
that those who claim to be good
Americans and Christians, and
fail to put their minds to this
problem, are lodging their re-
sponsibilities in both cases.
ROBERT J. PEARSALL,
5715 So. Park Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12

many, yes, the overcrowded
number of men. women and chill
dren to be cared for, and | can
say truthfully that DR.. Brown
was and still is the man to hold
that job, and | wish to voice my
protest against his removal.
also protest against an out
slider filling that position, for we
have a fine lot of doctors in
Tacoma who can render the best
of service. | am for keeping
Dr. Brown AT the county hos
pital. PATRICIA BURNS,
4302 So. * st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-12
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS


Business men who deal with
checks and notes should be care
ful TO preserve them in their
original condition. Even bona
fide attempt to change them
may result in rendering them
absolutely void.
Fritzler signed his promissory
note for $3.50 and put it into cir
culation. Somebody along the
line forged the signature of
Fritzler's wife as a co-maker
without her knowledge.
Fritzler refused 10 pay the
note when it came due and II
was circulated further until II
came into Stacey's hands. Stacey
brought suit and Fritzler re-
piled that the wrongful addition
of his wife's signature destroyed
the validity OF the paper.
In recent decision the SUI
preme court OF Oregon agreed
with Fritzler. Said the court:
AS general rule any change
IN an instrument. in the hands
Of q party thereto. without the