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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03

TUESDAY. JAN. 3, 1899

Bencfic aspects are strong to-
day, although adverse planetary
influences are active, according
to astrology. The morning is
most favorable to workers whose
minds may be in harmony with
employers.
Under this configurstion the
counsel OF older persons is most
helpful This should he advan-
tageous in congress as well as
IN business.
At the start of 1889 conserVa-
tive trends may he apparent, but
liberal ideals will dominate in
many Legislative acts Reforms
rather than revolutions are in
dicsted in many parts of the
world
Confidence and good feeling
arc encouraged by the rule of the
stars today, Business will bene-
fit as cordial trade relations with
foreign nations are maintained.
II is wise to postpone the sign
ing of contracts until Mercury
is in kindly sway This is
time to plan. awaiting important
events that will change COM
mercial policies.
Speech should be measured
and criticism avoided, for many
scandals will he circulated by
press and people. Revelations of
graft In city governments will
awaken resentment but will pro-
duce little improvement IN civic
affairs.
a London astrologer predicts
that economic factors will I'M
peril peace. according to the
Interpretation of the solar
square to the place of Mercury
in the figure set for the last
great mutation in 1912, a direc-
ton likely to operate to the
disadvantage of gold as means
OF exchange
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year OF
gain through hard work and
assistance from friends. Hasty
changes and speculation should
be avoided,
Children born on this day
probably will be serious. but
quick witted, ingenious and IN
dustrious. These subjects of
Capricorn may achieve lasting
success.
Josiah Wedgwood famous pot
ter, was born on this day. 1880.
Others who have celebrated II
as a birthday include Johann Won
Muller. Swiss historian. 1882;
Herbert Morrison, British poll
tician, 1883.
Copyright, 1897
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
Safety Via Panama

The we hear much talk about the necessity
for two complete United States naviesone of the Pacific
and for the Atlantic-s everyone knows that the
Panama canal is so utterly vulnerable.
few daring saboteurs operating for enemy nation
would find obstacles the way of sinking heavily
laden ships inside the a-mportant locks, blasting the
great gates of the locks into state of unusuaby and r
repairability
So the suggestion of NJ Bunauvara chief engineer of
the French company which many ago started the
work. that the canal be excavated to level worthy of
exceptional consideration.
American engineers have estimated that such excavation
might much S450000 600 The would build
several capital ships for second navy but naves must be
replaced continually; they quickly become obsolete
level canal Panama could be constantly improved and
wdened 1t could be manned and protected in
times with man-power equal to the of couple of
batteships
The worlds largest navy-for defense only-and quick
maneuveraby to either of the United States this
is national defense ideal that should the utmost
interest in governmental heads entrusted with the safety of
the nation
We commend to them the Bunau-V arilIa plan 1t is
worthy of their intensive study.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
LESSONS IN ENGLISH
By W. l.. Gordon

Words often misused: Device
is a noun, meaning continuance.
Devise is verb. meaning to
contrive. or invent. He de-
vised device for opening bot
ties"
Often miSpronounced: Jul
jitsu. Pronounce Joo jit 500,
both COS as in too, as IN ii,
accent second syllable
Often misspelled: overreach;
two rs.
synonyms: Fiery, ardent, We
hement, impetuous. passionate
Word study: use a word
three times and it is yours"
Let us increase our vocabulary
by mastering one word each day.
Today's word: Minutely; very
particularly or exactly. PRO
nounce the Il as in cube. accent
second syllable). "A biography
that is worth writing at all is
worth writing minutely."-
Longfellow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
Keeping Up With The Law
BYRON BENTLEY, LIB.

prims facie presumptions IN
criminal prosecutions until the
defendant has produced evidence
in his behalf
In the great majority of
cases. the owners of sutomo-
biles operate them and park
them on the public streets. A
reasonable assumption could be
made that a person who owns an
automobile. parks il. The ordi-
nance in question did not in
fringe upon the provisions of the
constitution
Notice that the ordinance
merely establishes the presump-
ton that the owner parked the
car. He can come in and swear
TO the contrary il ne wishes but
unless he does ne viii be con-
victed Of illegal parking.
Many ordinances permitting
the police 10 tag unattended
cars have been ruled unconsti-
tutional. Whether other states
will agree that this piece Of
legal strategy Is permissible re-
mains 10 be seen. People VS..
Kane, Michigsn.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
Pulse Or Public
INDTS TRItL PROGRESS
UNDER TWO STEMS

Editor. The Times: No intel
ligcnt person denies the frest
increase in Russia industrial
development sine, the overthrow
of the car. but the same Is true
of Germany under Hitler. Both
systems are labeled socialist
Hitler fools few with the word,
but in the case Of the Stalinists,
this represents the latest and
perhaps deadliest blow 10 the
cause they have always pre-
tended to support and always
sabotagcd. For if Stalinism is
socialism. who wants it
Socialism cannot exist under a
totalitarian state; it cannot exist
without democratic control of
the instruments of production.
Socialism is production for use
democratically eXer cised. No
socialist party, organization or
authority has ever defined the
word differently. Reactionaries
have pictured socialism as state
slavery in order to turn the
people against it; but with little
effect until the Stalinists joined
their ranks.
Very intclligently, Floy l..
Cunningham suggests the reason
for this: the democratic" capt.
talist nations should be grateful
to Stain for the destruction of
the world revolutionary move
ment Indeed they should, but
gratitude is no more quality
of modern states than of ancient
princes. Stain should have
studied history. His treacherous
maneuver leaves Russia isolated
not only by rival states, but by
what remains of the class con-
scious working class movements
of all nations, whose support
saved Soviet Russia several
times.
This is all brief episode in
history. Under capitalism, hui
mainly can make no more adj
vances; every apparent, tenn
porary advance is lost in the
general downward trend. The
lights of Europe are going out;
the lights of America may be
snuffed out also by military
helmets. But when darkness
comes, the stars are most plain
~ seen; and it is the stars. not
the sun, that serve mariners
best, Even under fascism, black
or red. humanity will find way
to the next natural stage in So
cial development.
ROBERT j. PEARSALL,
5715 Park ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
HOW CAN | 7 7 ?
BY Anne Ashley

@ How can l make shoes
waterproof?
A. Apply castor oil to the
shoes once or twice week and
It will make them waterproof
Q How can l brighten the
colors in rugs?
A. BY using mop wrung out
of warm water, to which q little
ammonia has been added Tur-
pentine also brightens dark
colors.
q How can I make an at
tractive garnish ?
A. Cook two eggs until very
hard. remove the shells and let
them stand in vinegar in which
heets have been picked. The
result will be an attractive
shade of red and when sliced
will look very pretty against
green lettuce leaves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
ILLEGAL PARKING

What To do about the fellow
who parks his car Illegally with
out keeping policeman on
guard until he returns. Is a real
problem in city traffic control.
Detroit seems to have found the
answer.
A city ordinance provides that
the registration plate displayed
on a parked car is prims faele
evidence that the owner parked
II. Whenever the police FIND a
car wrongly parked. they leave
a ticket and summon the reg
istered owner to court.
Ksne's car was parked in a
bus zone and he found a ticket
tied TO his door. He stood mute
in court and was convicted. he
appealed claiming that the or
dinance is unconstitutional in
denying him the right to be pre-
sumed innocent.
In recent decision the su-
preme court Of Michigan upheld
the ordinance. stating:
Statutes frequently provide
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
Some Vital Words

One of the finest written the subject
of public education and enighenment-and worth repeat
ing every in awhe-s contained in the following few
words from the pen of Henry George:
whoever, laying aside prejudice and senteres will
honestly and carefully make up his mind the
and the of the social evils that apparent
does in that the important thing in his power toward
their removal Social reform to be secured by noise
and shouting; by complaints and denunciaton by the
formation of parties the making of revolutions but by
the awakening of thought and the progress of ideas Until
there be thought there be right action
and when there thought right will follow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
LOOK AND LEARN

!. What famous woman poet
wrote, Laugh and the world
laughs with you?
.. What was the suggestion
of King Solomon in the case of
a baby Of disputed parentsge?
). What is a mendicant
4. What color is termite
5. Where. on an average, do
the heaviest snowfalls in the
U. s. occur
Answers
l. Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855
1912.
2. To have the child cut into
two parts, one part to 60 to each
Of the angry women.
5. A beggar.
4. The termite is a white ant.
5. In the central portions of
the Sierra Nevada mountains.
in California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
POSTPONING
BANkRU PTC Y

Such a railroad is the Ms
souri-kansss-TeXas known as
the Katy. For five years from
1888 to 1887 1t had fixed charges
Of $4,000, 900.
Not only did it fail 10 earn
enough 70 pay these charges.
but it failed to earn any part
OF them and it failed 10 earn
certain other charges.
OF course there Is only one
thing to do with a business like
this and that is TO put Il into
bankruptcy. When a concern
like this goes into bankruptcy.
wipes out its Indebtedness and
makes a fresh start, il is re-
lieved OF all the excess baggage.
Now the Katy faces new
batch Of bills-S2,S24 900 worth.
1t wants this money to pay in
terest on its notes, rent. taxes.
etc And II wants some of II
for the cash drawer.
No banker and no investor IN
his sound senses would lend
money TO such a borrower.
So the Katy asks the Recon-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03

address OF writer ONLY initials
viii be published when rec uestcu.
MIR. FiNit: What can We do IN
have the use Of our radio oncs
more Someone carries on a
private broadcast Of private af-
fairs. breaking Into every pro-
gram on every station with
deep voice like "Andy's." spoil
Ing NIL programs for whole
evening. I've made inquiries that
lead me "a believe this II local
trouble. No one knows who 10
notify. Can you tell ia
n. NIB.
See first II you can find the
ham radio station In your
neighborhood Get your neigh
bors 10 help in a house-to-house
canvass. II necessary. Then go
to the amateur with a friendly
delegation and ask him to tx
his transmitter so II won't spread
out all over the standard broad
cast band. He may not know ne
is causing trouble.
The amateur should be more
than willing to fix his outfit
rather than risk having ms IL
cense Cancelled by the Federal
Communications Commission. II
you can't find the trouble maker
or he refuses to do anything
about II, then you might COM
plain to the FEC. IN the Federal
office building, Seattle.
Mr.. Fixit: How can get In
touch with the officials of the
National Youth Administration
A. ".
Easily You can call upon the
state administrator. John II.
Binns. al l003-6 Washington
building. Tacoma.
MIR. FiXit: DO YOU know If
there il any sale for skunk
scent Any perfume company
who uses II a? CARL I.
Civet. a secretion of certain
species of civet cats IN Abys-
sinia and the East Indies. is
used as fiXative for perfumes.
Among companies which trade
in il are FritZche Brothers, Inc,
rs 9th Ave, and George Leuders
q Co. APT Washington St, both
in New York City.
MIR. FiNit: Il II true when n
man II about TO die In the elec-
tric chair or on the gallows that
he n allowed pint or any set
amount Of whisky: j. NJ.
General prison rules allow no
drugs or stimulants for con-
demned persons.
Mr.. FiNit: Please inform Mrs.
NJ. r. that I have some Jap
anese fish net balls. several
sizes and shapes and one large
one. She can get In touch with
me by writing to Mrs. ". &.
Lemagie. Mineral, Wash, Box ~.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
John 7. Flynn

A business house nnieh Sesf
after year cannot earn a profit
and cannot earn enough 10 pay
It's taxes and the interest on It's
loans is by all the standards OF
business assessment looked upon
as bankrupt.
II that business concern hap
pens TO be = railroad Il s onYl-
Gus that there is no future for
it in that state but unrepisced
obsolescence and unrepaired de-
probation; that year after year
il will sink into decay. that Il
cannot pay decent wages ana
cannot keep abreast Of the COM
petition which confronts It's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
IN NEW YORK
Nv GEORGE ROSS

NEW YORK FIRST NIGHT
ERS: Unprogrammed excite
ment highlighted the opening OF
Billy Roses new Diamond Horse
shoe when Eleanor Holm nearly
sustained cuts and decorations
while christening the cafe with
quart bottle of champagne In
room of regal crimson. the
ubiquitous Rose has brought
back (alive( the plush days of
Reetor's. Steve Brodle's. the ear
lier and more glorious Follies
and Delmonicos.
On unique stage over r
horseshoe bar are reincarnated
the New York immortals: Dia-
mond Jim Brady. Lillian Russell
and Anna Held (who is shown in
her milk BATH In fineries that
reflect the colorful mauve de-
cade. dozen American beau
ties parade the promises. a sem
timentalist. Rose has fetched
some old-timers, also. like Harry
Armstrong who composed Sweet
Adeline," Joe Howard who COM
posed II Wonder Who's kissing
Her Now" lhe's 76), and FRITZ
Scheff, the unforgettable hero
Inc of Mile. Modesto"
On the purlieus of the Horse
shoe is a Niennese orchestra that
plays only ,waltzes and takes
turns with Noble Sissle who is
the best-beloved songsmith from
Harlem. So. no wonder that the
elder folk who came to that
particular prem Ter were not
ashamed to be dcmonstrative
Here the good old days" were
brought back and no wonder
that Orson Welles. who is young
err than we are, and who sat TO
the right of us. splintered two
noise-makers which he banged
away for applause. We think
the Diamond Horseshoe is one
of Broadway's brightest boons;
to be seen BY New Workers and
all visiting firemen.
CRITICS SECOND GUESS
The footlights first nights
have occurred with usual holi-
day bountifulness. But the two
shows that evoked lasting atten-
ton are Philip Barry's play.
Here Come the Clowns and a
revival of the late Sutton Vane's
great play, outward Bound
Now the Barry play has been
the vortex of controversial chat
ter II seems that the critics
were puzzled by it the first night
and therefore greeted it luke
warmly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
ToDAY'S COMMON ERROR

Do not say. John didn't stand
a show of getting the prize
say. John had no chance of get
ting the prize
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
ENCLOSING
AND SIDE-STEPPIN6

Is It any part Of the govern
ment's business TO pay the n
terest on.rsilroad bonds And
by so doing this ana keeping
this road out Of reorganization
for longer time IS II not &C
tually postponing the day of re-
demption for the road
The loan was made against
the vehement protest of Com
missloners Eastman, Mahafiie
and Meyer.
II is but one more sample OF
eve closing and side stepping
where A great national problem
is involved.
The plight of the railroads IS
obvious. They will never dc any
thing until they get a complete
ana thorough reorganization
They have been kept from
that in the last six years by two
measures by the administra-
ton S frightful reorganization
law passed in 1888 and by the
policy of the r. F. c. in keeping
these bankrupt railroads alive
Copyright, 1881
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03

structior Finance Corporation 10
make the loan.
The Interstate Commerce
Com mission must concur in such
loans and BY 2 vote Of seven 10
three authorizes tins one. WY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Times

To receive attention Ia this col
umn letters must give name ard
address OF writer ONLY initials
vii be published when requested
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-03

Mr.. FiNit: Please inform Mrs.
NJ. r. that have some Jap
anese fish net balls. several
sizes and shapes and one large
one. She can get In touch with
me by writing To Mrs. ". g.
Lemagie. Mineral, Wash, Box 81.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Cave Explorers Find Nearbv Y

PROBlNG
1 pu & W. xo M group We Washington % speeo!oseo.e thrilling
@ Ss new depths into the e oetne sehoehose
might @ They back find urge
explored beyond their tont % Keny omo Mom
moth the Cohsbod Governs Of NewM Mexico ' ~ ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
''MyLittle Girl'' Touching Appeal to Motorists to Safe guard Children's
 Lives, Happi-
 ness.

Attracting great attention lately has been an editorial in an ob- scure southern newspaper, deal- ing with automobile safety. The editorial, printed in a paper in the town of Eufawla, Ala, gained prominence after 1t had been read to nationwide radio audience by Fulton Lewis, Jr., commentator. MT. Lewis program is heard over station WATR.
 The editorial read by MT. Lewis was as follows:
 Today, my daughter who is seven years old started to school as usual. She wore a dark blue dress, with a white collar. She had on black shoes-and wore blue gloves. Her cocker spaniel whose name is Coot-sat on the front proch, and whined his canine belief in the folly of edu- cation, as she waved goodbye, and started of to the hall of learning.
 Tonight, we talked about school. She told me about the girl who sits in front of her-the girl with the yellow curls. and the boy across the aisle-who makes funny faces. She told me about her teacher-who has eyes in the back of her head. and about the trees in the schoolyard. and about the big girl-who doesn't believe in Santa Claus. We talked about a lot of things tremendously vital, unimportant things. and then we studied spelling. reading, arithmetic and then to bed.
 She's back there now-back in the nursery-sound asleep, with Princess Elizabeth" (that's dolD cuddled in her right arm.
 You guys wouldn't hurt her. would you?. You see, I'm her daddy. When her coll is brok- en-or her finger Is cut--or her head gets bumped, can fix it, but when she starts to school when she walks across the street-then she's in your hands.
 She's q nice kid she can run like a deer, and darts about like Q chipmunk, she likes to ride horses. and swim. and hike with me an Sunday afternoons.
 But I can't be with her at all time. T have to work. to pay for her clothes and her educa- tion.
 So please help me look out for her. Please drive slowly past the school and intersections. and please remember that children ruii from behind parked cars.
 Please don't run over my little girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
BIDS SUBMITTED
 l ON FIRE BUMPER
Definite Action on Pur- chase Delayed; Chief
 Urges New Equipment

Ward La France Truck Corpor- ation, of Elmira, N. r., presented the lowest bid on new bumper at Q meeting of the fire board yes- terday afternoon at fire headquart- CTS. The city proposes to purchase a new bumper and a 65.foot aerial ladder truck. Available for both pieces of equipment is $24,000.
 Six bids were received, the low Ward La France Truck Corpora ton bid being: 600-gollon. no cab, S6, ,758.50: with cab, $7,l22.50: 750- gallon, no cab, $7,32l; with cab, $7,685.
 Some discussion over the necessity of purchasing bumper was stimu- lated by Comsr. Willis Tate, who stressed the advisability of saving money for the city, especially since a bumper Is rarely used. Comsr. Healey pointed out the fact that new equipment is needed badly in the department. "When you see some of the stu. in this depart ment on the street, bound for a fire, your heart goes up in your mouth" he said. Commissioner Healey was backed up by Fire Chief Thomas Cavanaugh, who said that although a bumper is used perhaps once out of a hundred fires, If the Town Plot School were to burn. the department would need all the bumpers is could get.
 No action was taken on the pur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22
STATE CHANGES GATHER FRIDAY
Plans for Building at Springfield Fair to Be
 Discussed

Springfield, Mass. Feb. 22-Propo- sals to unite in joint effort to pre- sent New England's resources through the medium of state and other buildings on the Eastern States exposition grounds during the summer, as well as at the an- nual fall show, will be discussed at a meeting here Friday, Feb. 24, by representatives of New England departments of agriculture, state building commissions, New England state granges, New England council, Hampden County Improvement league and the exposition.
 Success attending similar individ- ual ventures has prompted the move for more concerted action in devel- oping @ plan whereby all state building, Hampden County Im- land Colonial village of IA otoginal structures, New England grange buolding, Hampden County Im- provement league building and Ju- nior Achievement building may be utilized throughout the summer in promoting New England interests, especially recreation. Fridays meet ing has been called through efforts of Andrew L. Felker, commissioner of agriculture and secretary of the New Hampshire state building com- mission, and William Casey, commis- sioner of agriculture for Massachu- sets, under whose direction the Massachusetts state building is op- erated.
 Storrowton has been open to wis., itors for several years from June 1 to Sept. 1, and has attracted thous- nds of people annually. Tn 1887 and again last year, the New Hamp- shire state building was opened by its building commission as an "out- post of friendliness" with complete tourist, recreational, educational and industrial information backed by a series of seni-permanent exhibits in which state department coopera- ted.
 In 1888, for a part of the summer season, the Massachusetts state building was used as an information center by the state planning and developing commission and western Massachusetts visitors association. The Hampden County Improvement league maintains permanent quar- ters on the exposition grounds and for two years also the Junior Achievement building has been op- erated as a youth hostel.
 Other structures which lend themselves to this type of use and promotion are the state buildings of Maine and Vermont, the new Connectucut state building which is rapidly approaching completion, and the New England grange build- ing, erected last year. The five state buildings, grange building, Storrowton, Junior Achievement ana Hampden County league building are all situated in a compact aera on the avenue of states at the vest erly end of the exposition grounds, and are easily accessible to Spring. field and connecting main trunk line highways.