The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
Mr.. fIXIT
He Fixes Thing.

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Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me how
our navy compares with other
Sra powers in tonnage. Ms.
Latest figures available to Us
show Great Britain's total naval
tonnage. all types OF ships. at
1888. 64s; the United States. /
6ls,os5; Japan, 500 .6si; France.
1889; Italy. 6s5.s42, and Ger
many, 4s6.1s3.
Mr.. F1xit: Is IL legal for n
girl To get married In the state
Of Washington without her par
enfs' consent after she is Is
years old: J.G
That Is her privilege. A man
must be Il before he can marry
without parental consent.
Mr.. FI.it: Please give a lis,
Of eireuses due In Tacoma this
year and the dates Of arrival.
A. Il. c.
The only big show scheduled
to come To the Pacific coast this
summer IL Barnum & Bailey A.
Ringing Brothers. II had not
been decided yet whether il will
come to the Northwest, the last
We heard.
Mr.. FixIt: win YOU please .et
tie an argument for me: Does
Joe Louis tape his hands with
- feet Of tape each before he
goes into the ring to fight: And
tell me. too. just how many
acres there are in the large lot
on Meridian street in PuyalIup
OF the fair associations where
they park cars during the fair:
MRS. Il. b.
1t has been charged by sports
writers that Louis uses that
much handage gauze. There is
no way for US to verify it beyond
that.
The big parking tract We pre-
sumo you have in mind consists
Of IA acres.
Mr.. Fixit: see by your pa
per Hollywood has "verboten,
the showing Of the 1886 Olympic
Games films Of Berlin, Germany.
Since this film has been shown
In most Of the rest OF the world
and titles translated In different
languages. I am wondering why
Americans are not allowed to
see II. Since our athletes made
such = fine showing. especially
our own U. Of w. eight, many
Americans, I'm sure, would like
TO see II. Can you tell me IL IL
has been shown In Canada. Nex-
leo or In what country nearest
to U. s., or do we have 10 90
to Europe to see IL.
HERMAN ID.
The films have not been for
bidden and couldn't be when far
more Hollywood pictures are be-
Ing shown in Germany than Ger
man pictures here. High cost of
the Olympics picture, and the
TACT that 1t takes three nights
TO present the whole show. make
It financially Impossible for
American motion picture houses
10 take 1t on. The full showing
takes around six hours. Certain
public disinterest in anything so
long Is what forbids it. For
more complete explanation you
might write to Joseph Guldner
at Box 9lS, Tacoma, who runs
the Continental Nights at the
Lakewood theater. He has had
some correspondence in regard
to that film.
Mr.. Fixit: We have some
chrysanthemum plants that we
would like to protect next winter
and wondered II sawdust would
hurt the soil or plants, IL we
used II for q mulch. Would YOU
please advise ms: JACK NJ.
We are advised that no cover
should be necessary in this cli-
mate. Only an occasional severe
winter will damage chrysanthe-
mum plants and usually they
come up too profusely. Sawdust
IL not recommended and might
be harmful, causing the roots
TO rot.
Mr.. Fixit: Please where can I
purchase . book on antiques.
II. J. n.
Any of the Tacoma bookstores
should be able to get such books
Tor you. II you know what you
want. It would be advisable TO
go over some of those at the
public library before you buy
one. since they cost up to $3.50
and higher. Two general works
relating to American antiques
which the Tacoma library has
are Bowlers' About Antiques"
and Child's Geography Of Amer
lean Antiques" One little more
general is Singleton's Correct
ing Of Antiques" listed in the
catalogs but not available at
the library.
Mr.. F1xit: have q lot Of first
runner improved Marshall straw
berry plants for the digging. I
intended to set out an acre or
two hut can't under the cir
cumstances. Anyone who can
tell the old plants from the new
ones IL Mt liberty to come to the
ranch and dig some up. There
are about 20 or 80 thousand.
I'm about 80 miles from Ia