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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC
Reg. L. s. Pat Off.

that all of the suffering visited
upon humanity today is the re-
suit of causes that humanity it.
self has set up. Fritz kunz of
New York, who talked at Thee.
sophical hall last week and who
will be back in Tacoma in the
fall, told us that chaos and war
in Europe today is the result of
Europe's rejection of the Christ
1000 years ago.
One set of politicians today is
telling another set of politicians
that war is the result of the
greed of armament makers,
that when the profits are taken
away from the armament maxi
ers and given to the politicians.
that then We will have peace.
All of which isn't so. War is
the result of ignorance of the
masses and deliberate rejection
Of the Christ on the part of
leaders. But there are people
who know that spiritual life re-
veals the embodiment Of divine
laws that can be studied scien-
tifically. And there are many
study groups that are doing
their part to bring enlighten-
ment to humanity.
MANN TILLY,
1T East Goth ST.
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Adverse planetary aspects
dominate through the morning
hours today. Later benefic in
fiuences are strong. The mind
may be sluggish until noon and
sfterward exceedingly alert.
This Is a most favorable date
for the activities of women. The
best achievements will result
from independent effort. The
advice Of men may be hamper
ing or discoursging.
Public service will be sought
by college girls. who will prepare
for yocations demanding scien-
tific or mechanical talent. Many
will gain success in difficult
fields Of work.
Romance will be prevalent.
especially at summer resorts and
house parties. Hasty courtships
will be numerous under the last
quarter Of the moon. Warning
Ia given that the stars may
encourage reckless flirtstions
among married persons
Closer relations with Canada
are indicated. bringing increased
trade with the United States.
Extensive travel in British
Columbia is prognostiested.
Aviation is TO gain greatly In
popularity through the summer.
when new inventions will in
crease safety. The seers warn
Of sabotage due to dissatisfied
workers. as well as to hostile
aliens.
Persons whose birthdate IL is
have the augury Of year of
fair luck. but home may present
problems requiring wise stten-
ton. The young may be too
inclined 10 hive thar own lives.
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. Name the capital Of the
Dominion Of Canada.
2. Does bi-weekly mean twice
a week or every two weeks?
3. In law, what is a minor
4. Who won the recent Metro
politan Open golf championship?
S. What is the name for the
famous pass between Afghsnis-
tan and India
s. Was Vermont ever an indie
pendent republic
7. How do the suits rank IN
the game Of poker,
s. What is the correct pronun-
citation Of the word lethsrgic :
Q. In units Of length. how
many feet are in one chain ,
10. How many times was Man
o War defeated
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forbidding District of Columbia
police to arrest United States
troops who might be engaged In
the defense Of the seat OF the ma
tionsl government against a for
eign attack.
The bizarre situation might
never have been brought 10 light
or remedied-hsd IL not been
for the arrest OF a civilian con-
servstion camp snrollee who had
driven his car through the streets
Of Washington without possess
ing q drivers license. The op-
orator Was found guilty and
fined IS for the offense.
Had II not been for the new
law designed to strsighten out
the situation, any troop. motor
convoy or corps Of tanks sum-
noned for national defense pur-
poses by the president-or for a
parade in honor Of visiting roy
alty--couid have been thrown
in the hoosegow for a traffic
violation. Technicslly-the pres
ident signed the bill only few
days sgo--the tanks which rum
bled through Washington for
the British king and queen. and
for Niesrsgusn President So
mora. should have been given
q ticket.
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Frank to the Rescue

Frank Merriwell, streamned. is going to ride again.
Gilbert Patten, who Burt L. Sandish conducted this
remarkable young man through of adventures for
vast dimenove audience wants to bring him back And
this time not advenurethrier but crusader
against intolerance and racial feeling
Patten like SO many usually retiring people, has been
stirred into action by the efforts to preudces and
passions religious and racial grounds And he is planning
to bring back his paadn Of the pups break lance for
ecency and tolerance in series of stories specially de-
signed to teach those lessons
We hope he does Frank besed many villain in his day.
and none more contemplate than the against which
Mr. Patten proposed launch him. To both Patten and
the rejuvenated Merriwel, then. success!
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HUMANITY FAILS TO
RECOGNIZE DIVINE LAW

Editor. The Times: l enjoyed
very much a letter appearing in
this column few days ago on
the Swedenborg doctrines. The
writer says that people nova
days demand spiritual doc
trine that is sane, rational and
scientific. And he tells US that
the conclusions that Swedenborg
reached regarding the spiritual
life are built up. and spring
from eternal, immutable divine
laws.
The trouble with the world to-
day is that humanity fails TO
recognize divine law and TO
know that life which is eternal
can be studied scientifically.
We go TO school and study bot
any. But we fail to recognize
the Great botanist, nature, and
the seometricsl preci-ion with
which she builds her forms in
plant life. II we have mo over
coat and nowhere to 60" we
are disgruntled with the snow
because we have never had the
opportunity to take a microscope
and study the beauty and great
variety of geometrical designs
in q handful Of snow. II we are
wealthy We 60 into the deepest
mines to bring forth the precious
jewels, not knowing that each
is center of some specialized
ray OF force of the Great Scien-
fist. We use these jewels to
decorate kings crowns and bar
maids ear bobs.
Then someone asks. If divine
law governs such things as plant
life and the snowflakes why can
not divine law bring order out
Of chaos over in Europe. Mostly
because humans who were given
the power of reason that min
erals, plants and animals do not
have, think themselves smarter
than the divine Being. They do
not use their reason far enough.
Humnity at large does not recog-
nize the law Of cause and effect,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

TECHNIQUE
John NJ. Csrmody-the new
public works ADMINISTRATORS
a living explanation of how TO
get ahead in the New Deal. The
big idea Is to take charge of one
of the presidents pet projects
and make the dirt fly high. That
is what the loud-spoken, hard
driving, grizzled electricity ad-
ministrator did.
The rural identification adj
ministrstion was Flooding along
too slowly for the president two
years ago. Former Administra-
tor Morris Cooke devoted too
much time to negotiating and
compromising with private util-
tiles. although some delay was
necessary in the pioneer stage.
When Mr.. Carmody took COM
msnd, he cut out red tape, bel
lowed orders. defied the utilities
and stepped up construction Of
lines crlss-crossing the country
until now one-fifth Of the ma
tons farms are supplied with
current. REA didn't do IL all.
but it's example stirred private
companies once slow TO enter
this market.
Some critics question the Car
ncdy achievements. They main
tain that he fixed electric costs
50 low that the government viii
never get its money back-that
defsulting customers are being
carried on the books--thst the
financial setup is not so strong
a. the engineering. But he did
make the dirt fly. and that Is
his No. / order on his new job.
VIOLATIONS
Congress has Just passed . Law
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TACOMAN FANORS
INT. RAINIER"

Editor, The Times: In your
issue of June 80 l saw some
thing that pleased me very
much. The Tacoma Active club
Is asking the Give Wirel peo-
pie Of Tacoma to stop calling
Mt. Rainier, Mt. Tacoma. In my
opinion. IL the Mt. Tacoma club
had never been started. Tacoma
would be a. large as Seattle to-
day, Here's hoping.
BARCLAY c. BLANCHER,
SIS No. C ST.
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BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes
used TO be an amateur pho
togrspher. delighting in his hob
by. One especially gratifying
outdoor scene photographed by
him he had framed. and present
ed 1t to a dear friend. Across the
back Of II he wrote, Taken by
o. W. Holmes 3 Sun"
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MR.. FIxIT
IL f.. III.

To receive attention IN this col
unn letters must give name and
address of writer Only Initials
viii be published when requested.
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Lilly Clay and Her osieiy
Girls Come TO Town
Cheer Tscomsns Who
Couldn't 60 10 Olympia
Graceful Ladies on Safety"
Bicycles Also Help
Big Wheels Stage Hill
Climbing Contest
FOURTH OF JULY in Tacoma
so years ago was rather quiet.
The chief diversions were the
hill climbing exhibition by the
Tacoma Bicycle club in the aft
ernoon; an exhibition of fancy
sriding. and q dance under club
auspices at the Alpha opera
house in the evening, and the
performance by the Lilly Clay
Colossal Gaiety company at Ger
mania hall.
Most everybody who could get
on the boats had gone TO olym-
pia for the big celebration that
was to precede the meeting of
the first constitutional conven-
ton to. frame the fundamental
law Of the new state of Wash
ington. Some of those who had
to stay home hired livery rigs
to drive out to American lake,
then a popular summer outing
resort, but the livery barns were
empty before half the demand
was supplied. That left quite a
considerable number to cele-
brate at home as best they
could.
There were two reasons why
Tacoma did not plan a celehra-
ton. One was the heavy con-
tribution OF troops and citizens
that would be sent to Olympia
TO see the constitutional conven-
ton on its way. Another reason
was the disasters which only
few weeks before had befallen
Seattle, and Johnstown, Pa. The
Chamber of Commerce decided
that too much jubilation would
not be seemly when there still
was a great deal of suffering in
the two cities.
The Olympia celebration was
different. Never again would
the people Of Washington
have an opportunity TO par
tcipate In An event Of 50
much Importance.
The first boat for Olympia,
Sksgit Chief, left at 6 a. m.
with the Tacoma Rifles, Com
psny c, territorial militia, and
the Mason Rifles with their
colorful drill team, the zouaves,
and a few civilians. The other
boat, the Porter, scheduled to
leave a half hour later, was de-
layed by a near riot.
As soon rs the gangplank
was down the crowd on the
dock rushed to get on board.
Before the rush could be
checked the boat was loaded
far beyond capacity. Protest.
ing, the extra passengers were
put ashore and several hun
dred persons were left on the
dock. Part Of the crowd wait
ed for the second trip Of the
Sksgit Chief at 10 o'clock,
but even then many were left.
The first event. under auspices
of the bicycle club, was the run
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ton half-wit known as Yankee
Doodle"
Strange as it seems, the flag
in the painting contains Is
stripes and 10 stars. Not until
June. 1777, was the flag adopted
by congress.
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address OF writer. Only Initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. Fxit: In the recent
Clover Creek d amage suit
brought by property owners
against commissioners Of drain
age district No. ~. II Was ruled
that all work on the creek be
discontinued permanently and
that defendants pay the costs
they incurred" We're both sides
In the suit defendants and from
what source win money be OBJ
tained for paying court costs:
c. ID. e.
Defendants were the commits
sioners and the drainage district.
Presumably any funds in the
districts treasury will be used
10 pay court costs. That was
not a damage suit but an injunc-
ton suit
Mr.. Fixit: A man who owes
. sum Of money and makes no
effort 10 pay IL employed by
the WPA. receiving sS5 per
month. Rumors are that he Ia
also receiving . soldiers PEN
sion. Is there any way that I
can find out II he In receiving
. pension? MRS. Il. =.
Collection of q debt from q
man whose income Ia derived
entirely from relief or other
government funds is not likely
TO be easy. You would have
difficulty inquiring about the
mans pension. but the county
welfare department would he
interested in investigating to see
II there Ia one.
Mr.. Fixit: Can You please
tell me where 10 apply for .
Job a. forest guard on . look
out station. What are the
qualifications necessary and
what Ia the rate Of pay:
Forest fire lookouts are en-
ployed by three different agen-
cies. usually separately but
sometimes under cooperative ar
rangement whereby two or all
three contribute TO their pay.
Applicants would 60 10 State
Forester Ted Goodyear, at olym-
pia; the Washington Forest Fire
Association, Stewart Building,
Seattle. OF which Major c. S.
Cowan II manager. and the
u. s. Forest Service, Federal
Office Building, Seattle.
Qualifications and pay range
il in accordance with the inn
portance of the lookout station.
Pay runs from $50 or SIS per
month up To rare cases as high
as $3.50. The average would be
about $50. All guards have been
hired for this summer. since
there was early forest fire
weather.
Mr.. Fixit: What time OF the
year do the deer around Mt.
Tacoma shed their horns:
They worry their antlers off
at varying times In the spring.
usually during March and April.
II may depend somewhat on the
altitude at which they live.
higher ones dropping them later
than those in the valleys. Antlers
are shed just before the fsuns
are born. As Supt. Sherman
Inghels of the park department
has noted at Point Defiance, the
deer do not shed their antlers all
al once but work them off. rub
bling against trees and posts.
Sometimes they will get one off
and take several days before
they get the other one.
Mr.. Ftxit; To settle an argu-
ment could you tell me the
given name Of Hickman, who
slew Marion Parker: Also the
date: X. II.
His fun name was William
Edward Hickman. The staying
was on Dec. IL. 1927.
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to American lake. There were
% participants, including two
ladies' on the new safety oi-
cycles" Up TO that time LADY
riders were rare. The hign
wheels were dangerous. and in
those days there were few ladies
who would be seen in public in
the costume that would be re-
quired to straddle one Of those
contraptions.
Bicycling did not become
popular with the women until
the coming Of the safety
bicycles with the two low
wheels. On this occasion the
reporter noted that "the tive
ladies On safety bicycles as
tonished some Of the old tim.
ers by the ease and grace
with which they handled their
wheels"
Back from the run TO the
lake. the club staged hill
climbing exhibition on 18th ST..
beginning at Pacific ave. Dick
Thompson set what was be-
lieved to be an unbeatable mark
when he kicked his wheel up
the hill almost to ID ST. z. II.
Halstead passed Thompson's
mark and was still going when
his wheel slipped into sand
hole and threw him. Next came
Prince Wells. a professional
rider. who went about IS yards
past d ST.
The evening festivities began
with a parade of bicycles decor
ated with Chinese lanterns. The
parade ended at the opera house,
where there was an exhibition
of trick riding. After that the
floors were cleared for an hour
of dancing.
The big show. however, was
at the Germania hall, where
Lilly Clay and her gaiety girls
held forth. The opening scene
impressed the reporter this way:
AT Germanis hall as the cur
tain rose on a scene from
'Dreamland' there was a hushed
silence as the beauties were
seen scattered about in every
conceivable position with their
charms most lavishly displayed"
After this enhancing scene
there was a riotous bit of vaude-
vile and a lot OF clawning.
The house was full the first
night, but the second perform
ance drew s very small attend.
snce.
A bit of news that ought not
to be overlooked concerns the
medal which Sergeant James
Ross, of Company c, wore on
his lapel when the company
paraded at Olympia. 1t was
won in a competitive drill at
the armory the night of July 8.
Sergeant Ross finished with 4
score of 90 out of 4 possible
100.
The judges were Lieuts.
I. NJ. Howell and P. P. Walsh
Of Tacoma. and c. NJ. RiddeIl,
popular member of Company
y. Kentucky state guards,
who had Just come to Ia
coma.
y
The orator Of the day at
Olympia was s. A. Wheeluright.
Tacomas mayor. In fact, Ia
coma put on most Of the Olym-
pia celebration.
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spirit OF rs"

Esprit OF rs"
The famous painting known as
the Spirit of 49," by Artist
Archibald M. Willard, 1878, was
first captioned Yankee Doodle"
later changed to spirit of '76"
to dissssociate II from a Bos-
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LIGHT
Continued From Page One)


Ed Smith of South Carolina.
When they open their mouths,
no senatorial dog barks.
This system of one-man rule
has its advantages. but 1t often
produces lazy, lop-sided and ILL
considered legislation. 1t fire.
quently inks big business men or
industrialists who discover that
the views or prejudices of
single stubborn and powerful in
dividusl can prevent them from
getting their ideas before the
senate or the country.
Another result Is that 10
possibly IL men--do the collec-
tive thinking and legislating for
the e6 members.
Il haven't time to examine
that BILL" says busy or lazy
member. I'm let so-and-so
study It and I'll vote the way he
does"
Time and again a major COM
nittee kills or reports q measure
solely In accord with the atti-
tude of its chairman. thus giving
TO one individual more power
than he should enjoy under a
constitutional system of govern
ment.
Whenever n senator arises on
the floor to charge that Roose-
welt is a dictator" his aides re-
ply that the senate itself fur
nishes fertile soil for boss rule.
The New Dealers. in fact. ache
10 strip some Of the committee
chairmen of this authority. es-
pecially as most Of the head men
on Capitol Hill are snti-admin-
istration.
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He that Ioveth not knowest Cod for God love-
John "a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
Pumpkin Hook" Former Leading
Orange Twp. Point Now Vanished

township. Half century ago the
enrolment was approximately so,
with many of the students grown
men and women.
James Barr, who operated gro
Gerry store at Reeds Corners, kept
ON stock gun powder, percussion
caps and other commodities. One
night a fire broke out in the stock
room and the exploding percussion
caps set up quite salvo. The real
damage was done, however, when a
barrel of gun powder exploded, de-
stroying the store and damaging
other buildings in the community
Destruction of the store marked the
end of Reeds Corners as a trading
center of any Importance.
Earlier the community had boast
ed blacksmith shop, a post office
grange hall, general merchandise
store and the largest school in th'
township. One by one all traces 0.
the community's Importance disap
peared, the school having been aban
doned several years ago as the fina
blow.
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Reeds Corners, almost equally as
well known by the name of Pumpkin
Hook for many years, was at one
time a community of considerable
Importance in Orange township.
Today, with its former glory van
ished, the spot is better known only
as the point on the Lincoln highway
two miles east of the intersection Of
State Route SO marked by an aban-
doned rural school.
The community acquired the name
of Pumpkin Hook through the mis-
take made one dark night by a
party of boys foraging for water
melons in the field of neighbor.
Unaware that patch of pie
pumpkins was near the melon patch,
the lads made away with arm loads
of pumpkins instead of the coveted
melons. knowledge of the joke soon
spread and resulted in the name
Pumpkin Hook being used about as
often as Reeds Corners when re-
ferring to the community.
In early days the school at Reeds
Corners was the largest in Orange
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Mrs. M. C. Ridenour and daughter
of Mansfield were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Emma Barber and Frank Nc
Dorman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 0'Neil of
Lima were Friday evening visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Yant.
The young married peoples class
of the Church of Christ were enter
tanned Thursday evening at the
country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Arnold. Present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Kent Amstutz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Amstutz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Barber, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
/ Ellenberger Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Pleyel
Fett, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Yant, Mr..
and Mrs. John Heron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Van Meter, Rev. L. c. Davis
and wife of Van Vert.
Miss Marcia Van Meter is enjoy
ing a six weeks vacation in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burke of
/ Youngstown are week end guests OF
DIR. and Mrs. w. c. Lacock and
family.
Jane Bassett of New Bremen and
Jennie Van Even of Elgin spent a
few days at the G. t. Arnold home
this past week.
Walter Oldaker of Bellefontaine
spent a couple of days this week
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman
and daughter Sherry of Bluffton
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Amstutz and daughter Elnora
Gloria and Judith Amstutz visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gierharf
at Germantown the past week.
Robert Piper of st. Marys was 6
Tuesday evening visitor of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Vernon Foltz.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Younkman en-
tertained Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Larue, Mr.
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and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Augsburger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clair Younkman and family of West
Unity, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ander-
son and son Eddie of Pandora, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Younkman and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Michael and family.
Warren Amstutz of Randolph
Field, Texas is the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Amstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Cowlyer OF
Rockingham, Virginia were Saturday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Carroll.
Mrs. Clair Younkman and children
of West Unity spent the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Moser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Sommers and
grandchildren spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sommers and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Beery spent
Sunday at Evans Lake, Michigan
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Davis.
Miss Joan RAIDER returned home
Sunday after three weeks visit
with relatives at McComb.
Warren Durkee left Monday fol
Columbus to attend o. S. U. where
he is continuing his work for 9
Ph d degree.
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You can't fly with the owls at
night and keep up with the eagles
in the daytime.