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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

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umn letter. must e1ve name and
address Of writer Only initials
Win % published when rsuuested.
Mr.. Fixit: The state depart
ment Of labcr recently opened
an office In Seattle known ~
the wage and hour board. Could
you give me the name of the
person IN charge: W. b. W.
II wouldn't be the state de-
partment OF labor since the
wage-hour law Is federal There
IL an officer In Seattle In charge
OF administering that law,
though. You can write to J. r.
Ollie. acting supervising inspec-
tor. Wage and Hour Division.
Department Of Labor, 20s James
Street.
Mr.. FIxlt: Please list any pho
Biography schools In Washington.
Oregon, Idaho and Montana, and
give the address Of each.
We have inquired before and
found nothing resembling a pro-
Biography school except the wPA
classes.
Mr.. Fixit: We are very badly
In need Of a larger house and
would appreciate very much any
information on houses 10 rent In
the kapowsin or Orting district.
Or maybe someone may know Of
q home where a caretaker Is
needed? MRS. II. r. r.
All we can suggest Is that you
inquire Of some real estate deal
err in Kapowsin or orting. There
is no regular clearing house Of
rent-free homes since there isn't
any money In that kind of bust
ness. storekeepers In those
towns might give you some
ideas.
Mr.. Fixit: Where In the loca-
ton Of an island named Texel!
l. v.
Texei 10 the southermost of a
string Of islands along the coast
OF The Netherlands. II has the
North Sea on one side OF 1t and
The Netherlands' Zuider Zee
on the other. Population Is
about 5000. 1t is about Is miles
long.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me N there IL q place In
Tacoma where q person may
train to become n dental assist
ant. b. b.
The nearest place where that
training Is offered Is in the dem
tai school at Reed college In
Portland.
Mr.. Fixit: Did this state ever
have full year automobile IL
censes for sale at any time other
than the first Of the year? II
30. what month"; LIB.
Until about 10 years ago they
were issued In March to run
until the end Of the following
February. The year the change
was made they were issued from
March to December and from
then on. as now, from January
until December.
Mr.. Ffxit: Will You please tell
me where l can buy some astilbe-
Japonica root? MRS. w. N.
We can't find it available To-
cally. A. ,. Flagg. bulb i'm
porter at 2134 Elliott ave-. Seat
tie. might be able to tell you
where It can be found. Among
the seed catalogs filed at the
Tacoma public library, we found
II listed in that Of Joseph Breck
& Sons, so 1t may be in some Of
the others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

Washington Legislature
Eiehty-One Years Ago
A. A. Denny Late When
Storm Besehed His Canoe
Divorce Racket Hits a
Snse in 1858
OLD records obtained from
" Arthur w. Schlegel, chief
deputy county auditor reveal in
teresting practices and usages
common in early territorial days
in Washington. Among them is
the journal of the Council OF
the Territory Of Washington.
Sixth Legislative Assembly, Be-
gun and Held at Olympia. the
Seat of Government, Upon the
First Monday of December, To-
Wit, the Sixth Day of Decem-
Der. Ammo Domini, 1883"
The journal records that "this
being the day prescribed by law
for the meeting of the legisla-
tive assembly of Washington
territory, the council convened
in their chamber in the territorial
capitol at 10 a. m, and was called
to order by J. T. Turner, Esq,
chief clerk"
There was the usual routine
of roll call and report OF
credentials committee, and the
council, the upper house of the
territorial legislature was ready
for business.
Appointive officers included B.
F. Yantis, whose family still is
prominent in Olympia, chief
clerk: and William Horton,
whose family name is familiar
in Northwest financial circles,
doorkeeper. In the assembly,
the lower house, Levi Shelton,
who founded the town of Shelton.
was doorkeeper.
Absentees the first day OF
the session included A. A.
Denny, Of King county, whose
canoe was beached on Nashon
Island because of a sudden
storm which came up while
he was being padded from
Seattle to Olympia. Another
was william II. Wallace, Of
Pierce county, who had lot
of things 10 look after before
he could leave his home for the
long journey to Olympia.
One of the first official acts
OF the upper house was to order
for each member of the as
sembly six copies of the Puget
Sound Herald, published al
Steilacoom, and six copies OF
the Pioneer and Democrat, pub
lished at Olympia. Why, the
record does not reveal.
On the house side the first
official business after organiza-
ton was IAN act to dissolve the
bonds of matrimony existing be-
tween G. o. Merilatt and mis-
wife Lucinda A. S. Merilatt."
When the bill was sent over
the council that body was busy
with a report from the chairman
of the committee on printing
which announced that there was
not enough money to buy six
copies of the Steilacoom and
Olympia newspapers for each
member of the assembly. After
some debate the number was re-
duced from six to three copies
Of each paper.
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The divorce business must
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28
BELLAMY POINTED
WAY TO UTOPIA"

Editor, The Times: You know.
utopia" means mo mans
land; which is where we are
now, or the writer doesn't know
his geography. II could be
every mans land. Plato. Sir
Thomas More, Campanella and
others have amused themselves
creating a dream state of So
ciety. But after writing his
Utopia" and becoming prime
minister, More made no attempt
to put his ideals into operation.
But none Of these dreamers had
the real stuff out of which to
make his dreams come true.
Discussing a current revival,
a friend once said, II sometimes
think we are in hell. now, and
wonder what would be the
power or pull to get us out"
However, the Utopian did not
have the science and invention
with which to do a real job.
But now we have abundance of
resources. miraculous machines,
and wonderful skill for making
every one comfortable; and so
we must paradoxically 20 on
with one-third of 40 millions
ill fed. Ill clothed and ILL
housed" TO quote President
Roosevelt, all because we don't
know how TO use what we have;
and IL millions unemployed and
suffering. That is really mo
mans land" or hell, whichever
Is the stronger term.
But 1t is hard to find a man
in the street who cannot tell
you just what ails us and what
We ought to do, and when he
has told you he has sold" him.
self so incurably that he is no
longer open to conviction. But
while he thinks he knows, no one
dkhces Win MIN.
Well, / have been one of them:
and here is where the humorist
comes in, II have been taking
myself seriously. Think Of one
with small qualification or
scholarship presuming to sug-
gest a remedy for our present
troubles. when 1t has already
been done so well.
In 1887. fifty-three years ago,
was published book, Looking
BACKYARD" as from the year
A. d. 1000, still 60 years to go.
During the next 10 years its
sequel. Equality" WAS written.
celebrating the first book. They
were written by Edward Bel
lamy, have been put into 40 diff
ferent languages. and several
million copies. sold Every at
tempt to criticize becomes a
boomerang. and the critic takes
refuge in "Utopian" or Com
munist." But Bellamy clearly
toresaw the trans-oceanic tele-
phone, aviation. television. and
many wonders Of every day life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28
LAKE CITY SAGE
LOOKS AT 1910

LAKE CITY SAGE
LOOKS AT 1910
Editor, The Times: September
primaries in 1910 promises to
have some of the warmest
battles for both the Democrats
and the Republicans that has
taken place in the last six
years. The Republicans are GO
ing to make a come back"
This will mean plenty of can
didates.
The Democrats have already
started their fight for governor.
Congressman knute Hill is out
with a letter to all precinct
committeeman asking for their
support. Gov. Clarence d. Mar
tin, like President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, has not announced
whether he will be a candidate
for a third term. No man has
ever been elected three times
governor of Washington. Ro-
land d. Hartley tried 1t but was
defeated for the job.
Congressman Hill expects to
carry the Grange and farmer
vote. How much the Grange
can muster has never been thor
oughly tested. Fred d. Cham
berlain ran for congress. He
was supposed to be backed by
the Grange but he failed to get
any following for the job.
II former u. S. Senator C. C.
Dill should come into the race
and Governor Martin does not
file, Dill will be nominated. II
matters little who is in the race
for governor in the Democratic
primaries. Should Martin make
the race, Dill may not 90 in the
field Of candidates. I cannot
see Hill as governor. and If he is
politically wise he will stay by
his $4,000 job. Should Cover
nor Martin file, he will be in
dog fight that will leave a lot
of political sores. In this case
it would be well for the Re-
publicsns to nominate their best
candidate, for the reason he
might be elected. but it's no
cineh that Martin would be de-
feated. That is if Roosevelt
should ask the Democrats for a
third term.
! cannot see Vice President
Garner as Rooseyeltss successor.
II Roosevelt drops out Of the
race. Secretary Of State Cordell
Huh stands a good show OF the
Democratic nomination and II
war keeps up, Huh would be
elected hands down and the
same thing would happen II
Franklin d. Roosevelt is nom
mated.
Senator Taft Of Ohio looks
like the Republican white hope
but lots Of folks have not for
gotten his fathers defeat in
1912 when Woodrow Wilson was
elected and Theodore Roosevelt
organized the Bull Moose party.
HARRY H. COLLIER,
Lake City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

and Wagner Of the presidents
own state. Lee Of Oklahoma.
Guffey of Pennsylvania. Green
Of Rhode Island. Steward and
Mcclellan Of Tennessee. Shep-
psrd Of Texas. Thomas Of Okla
homa. Schwellenbaeh OF Wash
ington. Nicely Of West Virginia.
They wandered off the White
House reservation nov and then.
but most Of the time they were
content To roll IN the presidential
pasture.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

The San Of indeed goeth, as IL is written Of him:
but that BY whom the Son Of is betrayed!
geod 4 for that If h. had been born.
Mark 14:21.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

There's nothing so kngy kindness and nothing so
ROYAL as truth"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

Bellamy's Looking Backward"
and Equality" are on file at
the library all the time. Each
can be gotten. probably locally,
or by addressing IL. B. A" $50
No. Wilton Place, Los Angeles.
Also read Chemists Make a
New World" In the November,
1899 National Geographic"
GEO. E. ST. JOHN,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

most exclusively, doctors found
that removal by milling of the
pericarp eliminated the import
ant Vitamin B and caused beri-
beri. Polished rice is an excell-
ent food If the deficiency is made
up by eating other foods.
TOMORROW: College in
Livery Stable!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

Those scho are governed least are governed best
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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MR.. FIxIT
He fixe. Thing.

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fast destroyer was sent after 1t.
but the tiny craft eluded. The
feat won Parsons a government
order, and he was later knighted.
DEATH BY RICE
Noting that many deaths oc-
CURED in the Orient among
natives eating polished rice al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-28

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Evening star., 1939-05-17

/ had remarkable effect on the
musical progress of that country.
Talents Won Recognition.
Entering the Paris Conservatoire
his talent won recognition from the
first and during the five years of his
stay there he carried off many
prizes. The rather unprogressive at
titude of the directors of the con-
servatoire at that period could not
brook the originality Of the young
student, who at his first examina-
ton exceeded the requirements by
sight-reading work in a key third
below that in which it was written,
and, at another, astonished them
with his treatment of fugue. His
career in the conservatoire, which
might have led him to the winning
of the Prix de Rome, was cut short
by his autocratic but music loving
father, who dreamed of his son
rivaling Liszt as a concert pianist.
Reverses in the family's financial
condition, the war, and his own
sudden determination to marry cast
coils around Cesar Franck that he
was never to be free from. His
hardy constitution, his courage in
facing the future and his tenacity
in following the dictates of his
creative genius, made the acceptance
of life of hard work easy for him.
He began to teach, croWding the
hours as much as he could and
hurrying from one end of Paris to
another on this mission. Yet never
for moment did he allow his teach
ing, which was to bear such fine
fruit in his pupils, to interfere with
his composing and a certain time
usually early in the morning, was
set aside for it every day. Some
times in the midst of a lesson ideas
would come to him, when he would
leave his pupil to jot down a few
measures, then continue the lesson
where he had interrupted it.
Devotion From Pupils.
The devotion of his pupils to him
made them respect these little in
Evening star., 1939-05-17

references, for he had the knack
of binding them to him with true
affection. In the evenings he de-
lighted in gathering the most tai
ented of them around him for music
discussion, even asking and listening
to their advice regarding his own
compositions which he played for
them. This tranquil and regular
life continued in spite of his appoint
ment as organist of Ste. Clotilde.
which he held 80 years until his
death, and his appointment to the
staff of the conservatoire.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.


No other composer was so thor
oughly able to fulfill his destiny
as high priest of a great art as
was Cesar Franck. Nature seemed
to have pre-ordained him for his
calling by endowing him with a
special detachment from worldly
things and SO benign a character
as to be completely oblivious of
the evil that exists in the world.
He knew none of the inner storms
that harassed Beethoven, none of
the battle for fame that Wagner
fought his life long and little of
the extreme poverty that dogged
the footsteps of Mozart and Schu-
bert. Serenity was the keynote of
his life and a. religious feeling in
which music and his church were
equally blended
Not often is such complete vo-
cation for music to be found among
the great composers with a detach-
ment from all earthly things paral-
lellng that of religious Cesar
Franck was unconscious of the
jealousy and intrigue that his tai
ent engendered about him and of
the little appreciation from the
public that was awarded his works
during his lifetime. He was alb
sorbed in attaining his own artistic
ideal, in a loving direction of the
young talent confided to his care
and in cultivation of that mystic
communion that seemed establish
ed from his BIRTH with a world be-
yond the ken of ordinary mortals.
Heritage From Ancestors.
In Franck lived again the fine
heritage that came from his artist
ancestors, all painters of distinc-
ton in the style of the "primitives. "
The composer also was endowed
with real talent in this line,
which he cultivated throughout his
life and the influence of which can
be easily traced in the purity of his
musical form. His constant striv-
ing was to express in music the
finest sentiments in their noblest
aspect and he was able to bring the
first touch of beautiful mysticism
to music that the world has ever
known. Seated in the organ loft
of Ste. Clotilde, he gave rein to
his peculiar powers of penetration
into a rare and holy sphere, earning
the loving name of 'Pater Seraph-
icuS."
Vincent dIndy, pupil of Franck
and his biographer, tells how the
word most frequently used by
Franck was love" He loved his
work, his own creations, the works
of other masters and, most of all.
the group of coming musical lights
who came to him for guidance.
Noble in appearance, Cesar Franck
was like dreamer living life apart
from that around him and far above
its pettiness
He left his native Belgium for
Paris when he was Is years of age,
having studied for some time at the
Conservatory of Liege. He was not
to become a naturalized citizen of
France until his 48th year. although
he was actively identified with its
musical life with the exception of
a tWo-year sojourn in Belgium all
these years and became the founder
OF a new school of composition that
Evening star., 1939-05-17

The sweetness of the character Of
Cesar Franck and his uneventful
life passed in constant toll, his un-
worldliness and his charitableness,
his high ideals and generous atti-
Evening star., 1939-05-17

tude toward every one, makes him
the most lovable Of all the great
composers. His end came when he
was still robust. Struck by pole
from a passing omnibus as he was on
Evening star., 1939-05-17

his way to give lesson, he con-
tinued his work without properly
treating his injury so that in a few
months he developed complications
which resulted in his death.
Evening star., 1939-05-17
Appreciation of Fronck
No Other Composer Was So Able
To Fill His Destiny in Music

This is the last of series OF
articles by The Stars music
editor on composers 1UhoSe Works
are recorded In the music appre-
citation campaign. The first OF
tho groups OF Franck recordings
1Das released this Week.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
JACK RUSSELL IS
 WANTED BY MANY
5 States, Uncle Sam NegO- tiate for Accused Kid-
 naper, Murderer

Ozark, Ark, July 19.-(UP)-.Five states and the federal government negotiated today for convict Jack Russell, who is accused of four kid- napings and murder.
 He was captured yesterday by Sheriff Champ Crawford and Con- stable Richard Hill. He surrendered quietly, without battle.
 It was believed the states would relinquish Russell to the federal gov- ernment which has the strongest charge against him-violation of the Lindbergh law in the Kidnapping and murder of Billy Hamilton, 23, Arkansas City, Kans., flour sales man.
 Hamilton's body was found at Solon Mills, H., and Russell was charged with the saying of U. S.. Commissioner Edwin K. Walker at Chicago. Conviction under the Lind bergh law could carry death penalty
 Crawford said Russell confessed all the kidnapings except that of Hamilton.
 Russell, 39, is the son of former Okmulgee, Okla, police chief. He was sent to McAlister, Okla, prison a year ago for armed robbery. A week ago he escaped from a guard taking him to visit an oculist, kid- naped R. E. Brown, a McAlistor photographer and began the week. long tour of crime that ended here yesterday.
 He forced Brown to drive him to Pittsburg, Fans, where he is al- legged to have kidnapped Hamilton. After Hamilton's body was found, Russell's trail was picked up at Kenosha, Wis, where Hamilton's car was abandoned and Bud Egholm, Oklahoma City, was kidnapped. Egholm was released near Elgin, III. Russell left his car in Kansas City garage Monday morning and stole a police car. Kidnapping the garage attendant.
 The attendant was released few minutes later a-d the car was re- covered at the tourist cabin here where he was arrested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
CASTLE DONOR
 BECOMES ANGEL

Newport. R. T., July 19.-(UP) The wealthy Newport woman who offered her castle" to Father Di- vine for use as a "heaven" may be- come an "angel" in lis dusky flock.
 Mrs. Angela 0. Kaufman admitted today that she is Interested in Father Divine's earnest group"
 The 43-year-old former wife of Joseph Kaufman, safety razor blade manufacturer, said through her counsel, Earl Blake:
 "At the present time I am inter- ested in Fat"er Divine's earnest group for all such causes as any other well-thinking and investigat- ing person would be.
 Preparations are being made to accommodate Father Divine on his visit which is anticipated in the next three weeks"
 Blake said Mrs. Kaufman was "very much interested in Father Divine and his religious movement" :" She is abed as result of a nervous collar-e attributed to her futile bat tie to obtain a liquor license for the mansion she had opened as a hotel.
 "She would not say definitely whether she had joined with Father Divine" Blake said. "She only is- sued thaA brief statement I don't know when Father Divine is coming here or what the plans are for his arrival yet. ."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
NEUTRALITY IS
 OUT UNTIL 40
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 that no action on neutrality legisla- ton can be obtained in the Senate at the present session and that a majority of the Senate would con- cur in that view.
 Senate Minority Leader Charles. L. McNary expressed the same view.
 They agreed that majority of the Senate would consider neutral 'ity legislatio nat the beginning of the next session."
 The second statement said:-
 "The president and Secretary of State Cordell Hull maintained the definite position that failure by the Senate to take action now would weaken the leadership of the United States in exercising its potent inc fluence in the cause of preserving peace among other nations in the event of new crisis in Europe be- tween now and next January"
 Soon after the conference began in the presidents study. 1t was said the participants told MT. Roosevelt that his neutrality bill, embodying repeal of the existing arms embar- go. could not be acted upon at this session. Garner/was quoted as tel ling him:
 We might just as well be candid about this, captain. You haven't got the votes.
 It was not determined whether the president contemplated taking the neutrality issue to the country by means of a fireside talk. an ad- dress on his forthcoming western trip, or by some other means. How ever, at a 20-ininute private confer- enee with Barkley and Garner, after the other conferees had left. MT. Roosevelt was reported to have warned that he would be compelled to call Congress into special session to act on neutrality in event of a European crisis.
 With neutrality disposed of. Con- gress faced only one major obstacle to quick adjournment-the e3460.- 0O0.O00 lending program, Barkley and McNary were agreed that unless that legislation ran into difficulty, senators and representatives ought t0 bc able to 60 home by Aug. Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-19
Character Witnesses
 Aid Kingsley Staff
Testify Firm Enjoys Highest Rating for Efficiency;
 Testimony Features Yesterdays Session

son as "very foolish conduct"
 Any person who could read figures, even a person who did not under stand accounting, could tell the con- dition of the city's books from the Kingsley audits, he said.
 Confidence in Men
 In answers to cross-examination by Alcorn, the witness said that it is not unreasonable that an officer of an accounting firm which had charge of a city's books for eight years, had not read the city char ter. Confidence must repose in the men who are in the field" said Nell son.
 And thus" said Alcorn, "the part nership escapes responsibility, isn't that what you mean?"
 No" answered Nelson. "When I talk about responsibility, I have in mind that there is civil as well as criminal responsibility"