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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
OBJECTS TO INCREASE
IN PHONE RATES

Editor the Timesi We are
painfully aware that the tele-
phone company Is now asking
for an increase OF rates. have
presumed to request the tele-
phone company to withdraw this
application. Perhaps this seems
presumptious on my part. but
on the other hand ! feel that I
am particularly well informed.
and perhaps otherwise qualified
TO judge as to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of the prospective increase in
rates.
For six years now I have been
in correspondence with each
member Of the state legislature
concerning the economic con-
dition Of the people Of the state
OF Washington as affected by
taxation, and naturally have
gained information and sc-
quaintanee with men and eondi-
tons which should qualify me
TO speak with some authority
as TO the political and economic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
Productivity Rises, but
Job. Do Not

The American workman is turning out between 20 and
30 goods for every mannour ne Worhs ld
he did in 1929
But somewhere between the machine and the masses,
much of the benefit of this admirable productive efficiency
has been lost.
condition which should bring greater abundance OF
goods and jobs to all people has failed to do So Why?
The answer is probably not simple as some of the
vendors of patent economic pills would like TO nave us De-
lieve. But it must be found.
Here according to study by Leigh S. Pummer in the
Wall Street Journal based findings of the National Con-
Board and the Federal Reserve Board is what has
been happening:
Taking the year 1929 as 100 the output per man-hour
has risen gradually to 178 in 1885, But factory employ
fallen to 3d. and the total manhours in factories
599 Manufacturing production itself reached 9l6 IN
1887, fell to 706 in 1888.
There it is Note that while factory production has
fallen to TO- employment 81. Employment did not fall
as much as production. But total man-hours fell much
farther That would indicate much partme employment,
but would indicate effort to keep many men on
the job as permitted by falling production.
However it is the rise in productivity manhour that
Is most interesting with an almost continual rise from oo
in 1929 to 1178 in 1888 That that each workman
in each hour he worked turned from 25 to 80 cent
more work than he did in 1929.
What ought to be the result of this! Why, cheaper
goods making it possible for people to have Them
And certainly true that to extent this result has
been achieved great things certainly cheaper
than they in 1929 But wages. in terms of annual
income for the factory worker are also under the
1929 level in terms of buying power.
what Is the answer 10 all tnlS! we kHoW ohc
single conclusive comprehensive But the first
thing recognize the problem and the next is to learn
more about it.
Certainly high productivity per manhour is desirable
thing Certainly efforts must be centered producing
more less goods This problem we have pretty well
solved.
But the problem of how to translate this higher produc
ton into benefits for all those who make it possible with
smaller loss between producer and consumer the crying
problem of our time.
Every person who for the future welfare of his
country and his people must give his best thought to it
until It is solved For just as the times presented fore
fathers with the problem of opening up and exploiting
great continent given the problem of making
available all the results of that successful exploitation
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SABATINI

SABATINI
Rafael Sabatini earned his
reputation as a novelist in the
English language. Yet, strange
as it seems, he had already
mastered five foreign languages
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn 10 the
womsn's page for the answers.
1. What is the name Of the
instrument used 10 measure
humidity?
:. In what year was the cap
ital of the L. s. moved to Wash
ington. d. c.
3. What are the pigment pri-
mary colors?
4. Who was recently appoint
ed as U. S. army chief Of staff
by President Roosevelt, 10 sue
coed Gen. Malin Craig
5. What is the name Of the
great vulture Of the Andes
8. From which country was
the Gadsden Purchase made
Z. What is the correct pro-
nunciation Of the word embryo?
S. What do the stars in the
L. S. 4. flag represent?
Q. Name the strait that sep
srates Greenland from the North
American continent
10 For what invention Is Ely
Whitney famous
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
HOROSCOPE

Adverse planetary aspects ap-
pear to dominate today, accord
ing to astrology. In the world
Of business there may be a tend
ency toward procrastination in
launching important projects.
The seers emphasize the i'm
portance of employing a Spartan
philosophy that ignores danger.
They quote the old saying that
.'the best time is now" and urge
that each day be made as nearly
profitable as possible.
Uranus is in an aspect inclin-
ing men to indulge in criticism
and discomfort. Propaganda,
secret and public, may be dis
quieting to the average mind.
Thinking should be safeguarded
against evil suggestion.
In the morning hours women
are subject to a sign that pres
ages much public work. While
the mothers and wives of Amer
leans will continue efforts 10
prevent the spread of war, they
will serve the nation in many
lines Of work.
Lovers should benefit while
this configuration continues.
The stars encourage speedy
courtship and hasty marriage.
Actors and actresses should
profit under this planetary gov
eminent which promises success
In many little thesters through
the summer season. The stage
viii capture increased public
interest.
This is an suspicious shopping
date. Feminine interest in attire
will be intensified as oppor-
tunities to display the latest
modes increase through the sum
mer months.
National expositions will exert
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

consequences of such a move.
We know that the develop
ment of the great corporations
of the United States have been
made without regard for any
thing except the profit of the
corporations, and to one who
has broader point of view. this
seems a narrow approach to
such problem at a time of
economic distress.
There are thousands of people
who are employed a limited
number of days per week and
who are under the necessity of
telephone service, otherwise they
would be put to unnecessary eff
fort of appearing at the place
of employment each morning
and suffer the encouragement
Of rejection for the day. These
people are in no position to
stand an increase in telephone
rates, neither are the farmers
or business men. and 1t would
seem to me that the telephone
company. which is admittedly
making about 2co to 2iafo on
their capital investment under
the present schedules, for their
own welfare and the good name
and favor which they enjoy,
should withdraw this application
for an increase in rates.
These companies are operated
by proxy protected officers
whose salaries are away out of
proportion to any possible value
of their service. These salaries
have never been reduced during
all the years of this depression.
In this particular case the Pa
cific Telephone g. Telegraph
company is subsidiary of the
American Telephone e. Tele-
graph company, which own $50
of it's stock, there are scores Of
salaries paid to officers of more
than $4,000 per year. extend
ing upwards to more than $780,
900 per year, and when they
ask for an increase in rates from
the people it seems to me that,
as we say in a Court OF Equity.
they should come with clean
hands" FRED A. SMITH,
Pierce county assessor.
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Editor, The Times: Once in a
generation, someone rises TO
power as head executive of
nation. This generation has wit
messed the rise TO power Of two
men. (The blood-thirsty Ba-
varian and the mailman of the
Mediterranean
Nations have often believed
themselves politically secure be-
cause of geographical location,
size, and many other factors. In
the. past five years, the world
has witnessed the complete dis
appearance of four of these ma
tions-Ethiopia, Austria, Czech
oslovakia and Albania, and the
partial disappearance of China
The three largest" democ-
racies have viewed these acts
with nothing more than a few
weak protests and the refusal to
recognize the coup or invasion.
Last September, Hitler proba-
bly, could have been stopped, but
thanks to Mr.. Chamberlain and
Munich the war cloud still hangs
over Europe today, and as for
the United States not entering
any conflict over there-that's
what they said in 1917.
In our country We let Ger
mans parade and salute the
Nazi flag, and denounce this
country. If they don't like the
way this country is being run,
why don't they go home to the
reieh?' Maybe il they would,
a few more Americans could get
jobs.
Our constitution says: Con
gress shall make no law abridg-
ing the right of the people
peaceably to assemble" That
should read: Congress shall
make no law abridging the right
of the people peaceably to as
semble except where they salute
a foreign flag, denounce and adj
vocate overthrowing the govern
ment, and such acts will be
deemed treason.
When this is done the United
States WILL be impregnable
and We won't have to soon say
hello to the stone age
DAN ROTAN.
Spanaway, Wash.
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LIGHT
Continued From Page One)

business interests. The stalling
tactics of administration leaders
on Capitol Hill are proving eff
fective.
But industrial and financial
chiefs are not too discouraged
by the outlook. They would
rather have the fight for major
revision of the Wagner act post
poned until next year than have
a few minor amendments en-
acted now that might shut off
the possibility of more drastic
changes later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
Your HEALTH
By DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

We depend so much on our
eyes that we ought to give our
selves every benefit that we can
in relation To their education.
their hygiene and their control.
Here are some interesting facts
about development OF the eye
from birth.
The eye OF the newborn child
Is about 20 per cent Of the size
OF the eye of the person fully
grown. II Is a shorter eye than
the eye of an adult and the lens
is a sphere or circular globe.
During the first few years OF
life the eye grows rapidly and
reaches adult size at about the
age Of s or 8 years. The lens OF
the eye continues to grow
throughout life.
The pupil of the eye is small
at birth and remains small until
about the end of the first year.
During childhood and up to the
age of youth. the pupil of the
eye develops its maximum size.
Then it gradually becomes
smaller so that in older people
the pupil Ii often quite small.
The size of the pupil depends
to a large extent on the adapta-
ton of the retina of the eye to
light.
The retina is the nerve tissue
at the back Of the eye by which
we are able to see. II great
deal Of light suddenly pours into
the eye, the pupil will become
smaller by contracting.
Gradually the retina will
adapt itself to the increased IL
Elimination. Then the pupil will
again enlarge to approximately
its normal size. There are. how
ever. many different factors
which may modify the size Of
the pupil from time to time.
The iris of the eye is the col
ored portion. People OF dark
races have a darker color in the
iris than those of the blond
races.
Most children are born with a
blue iris. the color being due to
the appearance of the color lay
er at the back of the iris. The
color changes during the first
years of life as the material be-
comes thicker.
Then the eye may gradually
become brown or even darker.
II there is lack Of pigment in
the eye, 1t has strange pinkish
color such as is seen in albinos.
As the child grows, the eye
becomes longer. The retina is
farther back and the lens be-
comes flatter. This occurs most
ly between the ages of 6 and 16.
II the rays Of light which en-
ter the eye focus short of the
retina. the child is near-sghted.
II. for example. the eye of the
child focuses normally at the
time of birth. 1t is sure to be-
come nearsighted as the eye be-
comes longer.
The lens In children is quite
flexible but as people grow older
this felxibility tends to decrease.
1t is apparent. therefore. that
parents should have the eyes Of
children tested regularly to
make certain that they are get
ting the best vision possible with
the type Of eyes that they have
at the time they are born.
Children must also be taught
to use their eyes correctly. This
involves coordination of nerves
and muscles and Of the brain
which can be improved with
proper training. AS the child
grows older. it develops what the
specialists call "binocular vision
that is to say. 1t uses both
eyes in seeing.
Sooner or later one eve be-
comes more important than the
other and we tend to rely more
on one eye than on the other.
As DIR. w. s. knighton has said,
"One Of the two assumes the
role Of the master eye"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-24
Tscoms Host To Royalty Today

Tacoma greets with affeconate interest today crown
Prince Oay and Princess Martha of Norway Their twoday
stop is particularly pleasing to the many Scandinavans re-
siding here These royal ambassadors OF goodwill ana
friendship have had welcomes wherever they nave
stopped Their graciousness charm and democracy have
quite captvaed all with whom they have come in contact
Tacoma is greatly pleased to be honored with their pres
ence and sincerely hopes that the royal couple VIII return
to their native land with fond memories of their atoo
short stay in this city,
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an immense power over the
American public which will re-
spond as never before to in
structive and educational ex-
hibits.
Persons whose birthdate Il is
have the augury Of a year Of
progress. but they should be
wary of new friends. Journeys
may not be lucky.
Children born on this day
probably will be vigorous and
active. fond of pleasure and able
To make the most of their oppor-
tunities
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but could not muster the neces-
sary votes. Sponsors Of the Dill
who expected to eenefit oy
irregularly shaped districts at
tempted reprissls, but Gov. salo-
mon remained firm and ADVISED
them that no matter how hard
they tried, there would be no
"gerrymandering' in Washing
ton territory as long as ne was
governor.
Incidentally that probably was
the first time the word gerry
manderr was heard in Wash
inston territory. The word had
been coined only a compare
lively short time before. II was
originated when a Republican
legislature in Massachusetts, by
a bare majority passed redis-
tricting bill that would give the
party control of the next cleo
ton. Federalists pleaded with
Gov. Eldridge Gerry to veto the
bill, but being Republican he
stayed with his party.
One of the districts in Essex
county was of a grotesque con-
tour, resembling the outline OF
a dragon. Benjamin Russell,
publisher Of a federalist news
paper, placed it above his desk
as an example OF crooked Re-
publicanism. One day an artist
friend decorated the uncouth
figure with a pair OF wings and
said. There, now, that looks
like a salamander."
Better call it gerrymander,"
Russell retorted. Gov. Gerry IS
as much responsible for this i'm
position on the public as the
men who voted for the bill. His
veto would have saved the COM
monwealth from such a dis
grace"
From that time, manipulation
of legislative districts to give a
certain group or party control
was known as "gerrymsnder-
ing" The territorial legislators
didn't like Gov. Solomon any
better for supplying the defini-
ton to their attempt to change
district boundaries.
Though they fought him
bitterly, proponents Of the
"gerrymander' could not but
admire Gov. Solomon for his
courage and steadfastness on
issues where the rights Of the
people were concerned, and at
the close of the session a reso-
luton of appreciation was
passed.
On his first visit TO the
small town of Seattle" Gov.
Solomon landed from the boat
at the foot of Mill street Yes
Ter Way. The street was built
on the mudflats by filling with
slabs and sawdust. Months OF
traffic had blackened the saw
dust.
AS Gov. Solomon walked ur
town with reception commit.
tee he stopped and picked up a
handful of the sawdust. Letting
it run through his fingers from
one hand TO the other, he said
What fine soil you have
here. 1t should be wonderful
for growing grapes"
w. P. Bonney, secretary OF
the Washington State Historical
society. then clerk in a Seattle
drug store, and one of the few
now living who knew Gov. Salo.
mon. tells the story.
Tomorrow: Gov. Elisha Peyre
Ferry.
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7. v. A. ON NIAGARA
ALARMS UTILITIES

Utility chiefs are keeping a
wstchful eye on the Rankin bill
TO set up a Niagara power au-
thority, similar to the Tennessee
valley authority but on much
smaller scale. II enacted, 1t
would socialize the power re-
sources of the Niagara river
and pave the way for revival of
F. d. RS pet St. Lawrence pro-
ject. Floyd carlisle's Niagara
Hudson power would be the only
big utility hit directly. but the
implication of the spread Of pub
lie ownership are alarming TO
the whole industry.
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GOATS MILK

GOATS MILK
Strange as it seems, the aver
age goat gives twice as much
milk as a cow, in proportion to
its weight. Although goats re-
quire more than three and a half
times as much food per quart of
milk, the milk is more widely
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Submit yourselves therefore to God Resist the devil and
he will flee from you.-James Al.
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tdw. Sdlomon appointed
By President Grant
Blocks Attempt at
"Gerrymanderine'
Seattle Sswdust Fine
TODAY the story of the terri
torial governors who pre-
pared the way for the beginning
of the statehood. the fifueth
anniversary of which Tacoma
will celebrate in July. is re-
sumed. Edward Solomon,
German OF Jewish descent,
ninth governor. was a potent
influence in establishing terri
torial affairs on a sound basis.
Like Isaac Stevens, he was
good administrator and business
man. His background was some
thing like that of Jacob Riis.
immigrant boy who became a
friend of Theodore Roosevelt
and was a leader in the first
effective movement to improve
conditions in New York's tene-
ment districts.
Gov. Solomon was a native OF
Schleswig, Holstein, Germany.
He came to America when he
was Is and nine years later was
a member of the Chicago board
of aldermen. He was elected as
a peoples candidate" and was
one of the first municipal re-
formers in the western me-
tropolis.
Gov. Sal0mOn's political ca
reer was interrupted by the
civil war. He served through
the conflict and came out a
brigadier general and close
personal friend of Gen. Grant.
When Grant became president
and a strong man was needed
for governor of Washington
territory, he named his friend,
Solomon. That was In 1870.
There was only one session Of
the legislature during Gov. Salo-
mons two-year administration,
but he had plenty to do keep
ing territorial affairs on an
even keel. Like Gov. Stevens
he had unlimited courage when
the interests of the people were
involved. There was a great
deal Of political trading. Re-
publicans and Democrats were
jockeying for control. There
also was a situation something
like that in the 1889 legislature
with a faction of each party in
a coalition to control patronage
and the distribution of terri
torial funds. They sought to
do this through a reapportion-
ment bill which passed by a
small majority.
A good deal of pressure was
brought to bear on Gov. Salo-
mon to induce him to sign the
bill. He considered it several
days and then sent it back to
the legislature with veto and
his reason for doing SO express
ed in this paragraph:
"This bill seems 10 me I'M
just and would deprive some
OF the citizens of the territory
Of the representation to which
they are entitled"
The majority group in TIL
legislature attempted to pas
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at Is before he could even
speak English.
CAUGHT A HAWK.
Henry Veal, of Bear Creek,
Ala. jerked his fishing line out
of the water just as a hawk flew
past. He caught the hawk in
stead of the fish.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Continued From Page A-6.)

chant navy as warship. If
this means anything, it means
that she will pursue an unre-
stricted submarine campaign.
The right to arm merchant ships
for self-defense is one of the
well-established principles of in
ternational law.
Illegal Attacks on Ships
Charged to Germany.
"Since the war commenced our
merchant shipping has been SUBJ
jected to attack without warn
ing or in circumstances which
put their crews in jeopardy by
forcing them to take to the boats
often miles from land or rescue,
. procedure directly contrary
to international maritime law.
These illegal attacks only serve
to underline the Importance of
providing our shipping with ade-
Quate defensive equipment; and
we are pressing on with this
with the utmost possible dis
patch"
Further evidence of unrestricted
submarine warfare is to be found
in the number of neutral mer-
chant ships Germany has sunk.
Since the outbreak of war the
total of these sinkings amounts
to seven ships of a gross tonnage
OF 1884 tons. In addition eight
ships with gross tonnage of
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Capital 10 Be Bombed,
But Not Disasirouslv

An attempt to bomb the Capital
from the air will be made on Octo-
Der IA to stimulate National Guard
recruiting.
The mock air raid will be staged
with war planes from Boiling Field
and Baltimore, which will drop
harmless flares instead Of bombs,
according to Brig. Gen. Albert L.
Cox, local Guard commander.
1t will not be q one-sided affair,
however. The Districts anti-air-
craft unit, the 26Oth Coast Artillery
Of the National Guard, will reply to
the raiders with blank shots and
powerful searchlights from strategic
points through the city.
The sham attack is part Of q drive
to add $50 men to the Guard forces.
It will get under way next Tuesday
with q review Of the Guard on the
Mall at 8 am. before a large group
Of ranking District officials, includ-
ing Senator William H. King, Rep
resentative Jennings Randolph and
the District Commissioners.
Anti-aircraft batteries will DEM
onstrate each night in the week
from various parts of the District.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
Text of Chamberlain Address
British Premier Pledges Continuance Of :
War Until HitIersm Is Wiped Out

27,765 tons have been sunk by
mines or bombing.
Evidence has been received
that a German raider is operat-
ing in the South Atlantic. One
of our ships has been sunk and
the crew has been picked up by
a neutral ship. This fresh menace
will be dealt with according to
prearranged plans.
The reiterated misstatements of
the German broadcast have given
prominence to the action in the
middle of the North Sea on
Tuesday, September Is, between
German bombing planes and Ger
tain units of the home fleet.
The Germans have claimed the
sinking of the aircraft carrier
Ark Royal, later changed to
Glorious or even Furious, and
severe damage to battleships
without loss to themselves.
The facts are that no British
ship was damaged and that all
of them, the Ark Royal included,
are carrying out their normal
duties sublimely unconscious of
these rumors. The only casual
ties incurred in that action were
suffered by the German aircraft
themselves. Four of the crew of
these aircraft are prisoners in our
hands.
The preparations of the do
minions to which I have referred
in previous statements are con-
tinuing, and I should like this