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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
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Ohio has been having Interesting experience IN the
eection Of sales taxes When the sales tax law first
o.sed IL was widely evaded The Sales tax stamps
ven supposed be issued with each purchase But most
e either did not ask for them promptly threw them
away Some dealers promptly picked them up and simply
Issued them again
TRen : regulation was issued that such stamps when
1uae ust Sc partly torn in order make them unusabe
nnoer time But still many purchasers failed to ask for
fem thus making it possible for dishonest dealers to get
~ With fewer stamp purchases than they should.
Then the state found way: Consumers turning
- - stamps back to the state refunded cent
o their face amount Churches hospitals and other cnar
if orrnnxatious began asking people the stamps
f them hence customers began asking for the stamps
n e they didn't want them themselves. And tax coec-
lions jumped 100000 between January and june largely
. : result-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
FRIDAY. AUGUST IL

Uncertainties and lack of
foresight may affect business
men under this configuration,
according to astrology. Adverse
aspects rule until late in the
afternoon.
Good news for the United
States may be expected this eve
ming. The radio may announce
q great honor for the nation
which will continue as foremost
Of world powers.
Unwelcome immigrants may
be received through government
tai policies that will cause crit
icism, but the talents of refugees
will bring great benefits to our
nation.
This il not q favorable rule
under which to make new
friends. Secret agents may be
numerous in factories and places
of business.
Saturn will be In the seventh
house of the nations horoscope,
an omen Of acute troubles in
foreign lands and q portent Of
war in Europe.
Perils from within are fore
cast for the United States.
Many organizations, secret a.
well as public. will evolve indie
pendent policies that win clash
with the principles of de-
mocracy.
This year and next are be-
lieved to be affected by sinister
aspects. Action to make the
Panama Canal invulnerable Is
advocated by the seers.
Our certain war with Ger
many Is q trade war for South
American commerce, and warn
ing Is given that secret pacts
may cause the United States
heavy losses.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Il
have the augury Of q year of
average good fortune. 1t is wise
for both men and women to be
reticent regarding personal mat
tiers.
Children born on this day
probably win be gentle. ambi-
fious and intelligent. These sub
jects Of Leo like TO dress well
and may be extravagant. They
are generally fortunate all
through life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
FISH LEFT TO DIE
AT FRANKLIN PARK

Editor, The Times: Old Hood
lum lake has gone dry for the
first time in years. Over 5000
fish have been left to die, in
Guiding bass, crappie, karp, gold
fish and mud cats.
The Times called attention to
this condition by printing a pic
ture of a 14-inch bass which
jumped into a boat to commit
suicide. The writer has seen
several bass, some as large as
10 inches in the lake. Several
hundred fish can be found in
pools and tubs in my neighbor-
hood.
The game commissioner each
year prints figures concerning
the fish they hatch, but have
failed to figure the fish which
go to waste in the state of WASH
ington.
The fish left to die in the
state this year will run into the
millions, as our streams are low
er than I've seen them in over
so years.
But to refer once more to
Hoodlum lake. 1t belongs to the
Metropolitan Park board and
they should clean out the rub
bish, including old water boilers,
bedsprings, hoops and tin cans.
Two men could easily do this
work in a day or two. If the
park board cannot do this. they
only need to give this writer
their permission and he viii see
to it that this trash is cleaned
out JACK THOMPSON,
1910 So. Union Ave.
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which the Spaniards have or
dered-250, 900 bales - isn't UNI
reasonable. Under normal con-
ditions Spanish mills could con-
sumo that much readily. Com
merce department records dis
close that Spain purchased from
this country 1000 bales in the
year before the civil war, 243.-
900 bales during the cotton year
1934-35 and 2s7, bales for
the year 1s33-34. Its total con-
sumption of all cotton in those
years was $4,000, $4,000 and
41S,000.
Commerce department author
tiles are skeptical, nevertheless,
that Spain can use anything
like that much cotton in the
coming year. Unless her mills
were miraculously spared the
ravages of war, they won't for
some time be In any condition
to fabricate more than frac-
ton of the American shipments.
And the Spaniards have ordered
Egyptian and Indian cotton be-
sides. Spain Is considerably in
debt to Germany and Italy. Cot
ton, the u. S. trade authorities
point out, would make a form Of
payment readily acceptable to
her creditors.
This Spanish cotton deal high
lights a problem which has been
disturbing administration lib
erals for some time. 1t is be-
ing sold with subsidy of Ia
cents a pound. Foreign mills
get II for less than American
mills. foreign consumers get
handout from the U. S. govern
ment while American consumers
have TO pay higher prices.
The government economists
Just can't make 1t rhyme. 1t
looks even more cock-eyed to
them when they figure that the
subsidized cotton may be going
to Germany and Italy. Ameri-
can taxpayers dig into their
pockets to give Germans a low
price on cotton. The Germans
then use the cotton for war
purposes and the American tax
payers dig still deeper into their
pockets to pay for battleships
to prevent the Germans from
using our cotton to attack US.
Prime Minister Mackenzie
King Of Canada has a prophets
Job on his hands. He's reported
by informed sources as ex-
tremely anxious to hold an cleo
ton this fall. But he doesn't
want to hold it in the midst Of
a new European crisis with the
threat Of war terrifying his
electorate.
Under Canadian law a mimi
mum Of SIS days must elapse be-
tween issuance Of election writs
and polling. A whole lot can
happen in Europe within that
modest span
If the sky shows any sub
staptial signs of clearing across
the Atlantic. King will grab the
opportunity. His popularity has
waned discernibly. Right now
well posted wsshingtonians be-
lieve he can swing majority
although his hold on the house
Is certain to be slashed- But u
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Something More From
California
Can Claim First English
Religious Service
Great Episcopal Cathedral
OverIooks the Spot
And Now, Another
Vacation Is Over
7 asst of the notes made on a
vacation in the San Francisco
bay area relate to the partially
completed Grace Cathedral and
the story of the long struggle to
provide a structure that would
adequately commemorate the
holding of the first Christian
service in English on the Ameri-
can continent. Without any
particular reason for doing so
we are inclined to give credit
for the first English service to
those pioneers who established
a Christian civilization on the
Atlantic coast.
History records, however,
that the English prayer book
was first used In the New
World when Sir Francis Drake
landed near the Golden Gate
in the summer OF 1879 and
the first act of his chaplain
was to hold n service Of
Thanksgiving. Never before
had the English voice been
raised In a religious service
on this continent.
Many years after that first
service there was established In
San Francisco a Grace Episcopal
church. 1t became known as
Grace Cathedral when Bishop
Kip, first bishop of California,
placed his chair there. From
that rich historical background
has grown the desire to estab-
lish a great Cathedral over
looking the scene of the first
service.
In the great disaster of 1906
seven Episcopal churches, in
GLIDING Grace Cathedral, were
destroyed. In the heart of the
burned area stood a hill over
looking most of San Francisco
and the bay, and on that site
Bishop Nichols visualized
great cathedral and community
shrine. He presented the pic
ture to members of the pioneer
families of the city whose
homes had been on that site.
The result was their donation
of an entire block on the crest
of the hill.
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The corner stone was laid
Jan. "a, 1910, with impressive
ceremonies at which the state
of California was represented.
Four years later the crypt was
completed and opened for SER
vice. Then followed a delay Of
10 years due to the war and con-
ditions which followed it, but in
1927 a movement was started to
complete the great cathedral
according to original plans. In
the prosperous days of 1928 suf-
ficient money was pledged to
start the work. Then, in 1929,
stocks and bonds which repre-
scented the wealth of some of the
largest contributors began to
shrink. Many of them continued
to pay in spite of their losses
but in couple of years the
shrinkage had become so great
that work was suspended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
SCIENCE NEWS

An intensive workshop" plan
of study is being carried out in
a scientific educational expert
ment this summer by the Har-
ward university summer school.
Workshops are being held in fine
book printing. binding, foreign
languages, moving pictures. ra-
dio technique and social sciences.
Experiments are conducted with
equipment right in the classes.
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not say. Il am anxious to
learn; say, eager"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

viii % b4o4toar0 EaEA fS4e1.s<*
Mr.. Fixif: IL II possible for
. boy who has been In . CCC
camp for two years and has
got an honorable discharge 10
get hack In, II he cannot find
work? A READER.
Two years Is the limit, unless
the boy has attained some par
ticular proficiency which makes
him indispensable to the camp.
II he cannot find work after be-
ing discharged, his best pro-
cedure will be to register with
the Washington State Employ
ment Service, which tries to
find jobs for ccC boys.
Mr.. Fixit: II / have = tub Of
water weighing . total Of 50
pounds and put In = 10 pound
fish, what will Il weigh then?
READER.
Sixty pounds. As Mr.. Fixit
has answered that question at
least once every year, the fish
adds to the tub Of water what
ever the fish itself weighs. 1t
makes no difference whether
the fish In alive or dead.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you give me
some information ON . u. =.
penny that n 81 years old
Year 1858. Whist h this penny
worth. MRS. X. #.
An Indian head penny Of that
year In listed In the coin cata-
logs A. worth IS to 30 cents.
That does not mean there IL q
buyer at that price. You'll have
to find the buyer for yourself
and then agree on = price.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please tell
mo whom i may write TO get
MI the requirements Of = fire
man and who docs the hiring Of
firemen in Tacoma
II. nj. w.
Write to the Civil Service
Commission, City Hall. Tacoma.
Jobs in the fire department, just
~ on the police force, are filled
from lists qualified by examina-
tions conducted by the COM
mission.
Mr.. Fixit: May 1 have the
address of Jay Clarke, the men,
talist, please VIII he answer
. letter direct? X. NJ. b. M.
He still Is playing the Or
pheum theater In Seattle. You
will have to find out for your
self whether or not he answers
letters.
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Mr.. Fixit: II = person riding
In . car travelling 30 miles per
hour should throw . rock for
ward with . force that ordin-
arily would give It = speed Of
30 miles per hour, how fast
would the rock be travelling?
T.. H.
II the rock Is travelling 80
miles per hour In relation to
car going 80 miles an hour, 1t
is q simple case of addition.
Mr.. Fixit: A pigeon was killed
. few days ago In front Of our
shop. Could you tell mo who
would be interested In the band
number? i found = metal band
on one leg and = rubber hand
on the other. ID. ID. r.
Mr.. G. l.. Cornforth, 450S No.
30th st.. Tacoma, who Is secre-
tary of the Tacoma Racing
Pigeon club. would be Interested
In the numbers on that band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

he waits much longer, he's liable
to lose out entirely. An cleo
ton some time In the near
future would ensure him five
more years In office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC
Reg. u. 9. Pat. Of.

before we got OH the DuS.
She walked up to the driver
and explained, but all she got
was a cold, fishy stare, while he
pointed to a sign saying, Get
your transfers when paying your
fare"
Well, we paid another % cents
to get home. That sum of money
didn't break us, while I hope it
will help the bus company, but
it made my blood boil to be
treated in such cheap manner.
But, believe me, brother! I am
going to make it rule at all
times after this to demand a
transfer which / don't need. AS
it is, I am working from place
where there is always somebody
who can use a transfer. l have
never believed in that kind of
business, and won't start now,
as that would be robbing an out
fit who has to scrape and pinch
the pennies, and whenever pos
sible, double-deck its passengers
in order to keep its head above
waters. j. p. JENSEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

And the Lord your God he shall expe them before you,
and drive them from out Of your sight, and shall possess
their land the Lord your God hath promised unto YOU
Joshua 1885,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
CRITICIZEs PARK BOARD

Editor, The Times: In the in
terest of humanity, it seems to
call the attention of a body of
public servants to a menacing
condition in the center of our
fair city.
The west side of Tacoma has
been neglected in many ways
"low these many years" by our
public officials. These same pub
lie servants are neglecting the
little fish in a lake that was a
beauty spot if it had been prop
erly cared for.
Through neglect, the inlet, I'M
foreground spring. has been stop
ped up by the partial grading
of So. 18th st. This park board
Is ignoring the condition and
allowing thousands of fish to
die and lay on the banks Of the
lake as a menace TO the health
of the children in the COM
munity.
We teach kindness to ami
mails to our children and kind
ness to all living things, but this
body of men, true to their utter
indifference, of this section of
the city, ignore this condition as
well as the wishes of the peo-
pie in this district.
Had this board intended to
keep their many promises to the
west end. this condition would
not have been brought about.
These fish, planted in this lake,
would have been removed to
other pools in various parks and
not allowed to die.
MEMBERS OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
GRANDMOTHER CLUB
INSISTS 7. X. 4 p. BUS
MANAGEMENT UNFAIR

Editor, The Times: AS am
unfortunate enough not to own
a car of my own, have to de-
pend on street cars for my trans
portation, and have got along
with that fairly well here in
Tacoma for about IS years.
But since the ct. r. 4 p"
change from street cars to
busses, they have become the
most smallest. cheapest, and
meanest penny grabbing outfit
! have ever known.
They are not ashamed TO let
men and women and children
be jammed together like sar-
dimes in a can. so that often
half dozen people have got to
step off the bus to let single
passenger off at its destination.
The next thing am looking for.
Is for the company to charge
them a second fare, when they
get on again. II my transfer is
a minute over the allotted time,
either have to pay a second
token or get off.
Last Sunday night. my wife.
our niece and I boarded a south
bound buss at the Temple the
alter to 60 home. Just before
getting off at Ninth St. it struck
me that i had forgotten to get
transfers. and told my wife so.
"Oh. that's right" she said. I'm
60 get transfers from the driver.
it's a good thing you remembered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
sHIPWRECK CHAIR

A mute record Of tragedy at
sea In the strange armchair
built by Gilbert Nickerson, Shag
Harbor, N. S., retired fisherman.
Wood therein came from nearly
two score shipwrecks, including
such famous vessels as the
French warship sunk by the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please tell
mo whom i may write TO get
MI the requirements Of = fire
man and who does the hiring Of
fireman In TacomA?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
ORION TANKERS
 TEST TORRINCTON
Fine Swimming Match Is Set for Tonight at
 YMCA Pool

Waterbury's Crack Orion swim ming team will inaugurate the 1938- 39 state league swimming season as they oppose the strong outfits of the loop, Torrington "" mermen at 800 p. m. at the Central "Y".
 This will be crucial test for the Waterbury outfit, even though it is the first league meet for the Brass City splashers. Torrington has a strong team every year and this year is no exception. The New City combine will press Coach Turkeys charges to the limit in their effort to spoil the opening night for a large crowd of Waterbury followers who are expected to be on hand.
 One of the big stars of the Tor rington combine will show in the backstroke when Flash" Thorpe will clash with John Falvey and McNaught. Spirited competition in every event is expected. Johnny Barron, Eddie Valechko, Jenkins, Boardman, O'Flaherty, and other crack stars will show for the Brass City team.
 Manager Al Lauria has secured George Gelgauda as referee, Fran cis Kreiger as head timer. and Bob- by West as the judge of fancy div ing. Bud Davis will be the an- nouncer.
 Torrington lineup incudes:
 Thorpe. Backstroke: Weigold. 100 vardsr free style; Mitcock, 40 yard free style; Schmidt, Diving; Beli, Breastroke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
IDEAL PAINTERS BLANK MILKMEN

Bill Verriker's Ideal Paintmen shut out the Thompson led Wor- den's Dairy combine 3 to 0 in the feature match of the Mercantile Bowling league last night at Sam Sena's recreation alleys. The vic- tory advances the Ideal Paint into the second place position formerly held by the Worden's Dairy. Bill Verriker's three game total of 414 and secretary of the league Al Kos key with a high single game for the evening of 162 was the great factor in helping the Paintmen on to victory. The Ideal Paint also threatened the team high single game with a score of 671. The league leading Fulton Bombers won 2 to l from Sam Madnick's Matzkin Fur niture men in very interesting match, while the Mohican Markets took 3 games out of 3 from the Suozzo Grillers. The league captains last night voted the acquisition of Toby Crosse another member to the roster of the Suozzo Grill lineup, who vii lreplace Pat DiAngelo, for merly with the Suozzo Grill team In the other match of the evening, the Metropolitan Cleaners led by Rocky Masi whitewashed the Greco Speedy Parcel Delivery men to the tune of to 0. Sam Greenblatt and Rocky Masi featured with superb bowling for the Metropolitan clan The victory advanced the cleaners from the last place position to fifth in the league standing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
ABLE ANSONIA ARRAY TO TEST
 LEES TONIGHT
Game at Wilby Gym Shapes Up as Best of
 Early Season

From the Copper City of Ansonia comes high school basketball team that will make itss second Water bury showing within a week, and when it takes on the high-scorine Wilby Wildcats tonight, will be af- ter Its second win in as many starts against Brass City opposition. Last December 30, the Aylsonia lads came to town for a tussle with an un- certain Crosby team which had but one game played, and that against the collegiate Alumni outfit Christi mas night When it was over, Ansonia had 36 to g victory to take home.
 Going Strong
 However, from what Wilby i,as shown in four straight wins over strong opposition, an average of nearly 50 points a game and a smooth heady unit built around center Joe Kalosky, Ansonia will have to show g minutes of great basketball in order to pin tn. first defeat of the season on the charges of James Wollschlager Lee. Billy Kalosky and Buggy McGrath, ex- cellent floor men and good short shots will also be apt to put crimp in Ansonia plans for victory, though on the basis of the Crosby game its hard to figure what Ansonia could do under pressure as Crosby provided little or no opposition.
 Mcfarland and Bartkus, the two Kaloskys and Captain McGrath will probably start for Wilby with Dun- can to be used in a guard spot, and Rinaldi, Brickel and Rossi in re- serve. The game, set for 8:3o D. m. will be preceded by a 7:30 prelim- mary between reserve teams of the schools.
 Crosby Plans
 Crosby goes to Bridgeport tonight for Its third game of the season. against Warren Harding, a week of practice having smoothed out the kinks of the last tilt, though there is plenty of room for improvement which is expected to be coming shortly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
BOYS CLUB CADETS
 TROUNCE BALDWINS

Tossing the ball through the hoop with monontenous regularity and ease, the Boys Club Cadets won their fourth game in as many starts when they defeated the Baldwin Props by a 50 to IA score. Sweeny, former Colgate star, was high man in last nights contest on the Cot tage street flour, with 6 double deckers to his credit.
 The Chrichton coached quintet pentrated the visitors defense at will and passed the ball around so well that every man on the squad tossed in at least two hoops.
 Friday night the Cadets journey to New Haven to tackel the strong Boys Club team of that town. The Ravens will return the visit on next Tuesday when they play return game at Cottage Place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
BOROUGH 'KEDS'
 BOOK 2 GAMES
Torrington Fashions in Naugatuck Friday-To
 Meet Meriden Sunday

The Naugatuck U. s. Rubber "Keds" swing back into action this week with two home games sched- uled. The first game will bring the Torrington Full Fashions to Nauga- tuck Friday night in State league attraction and the second one Sun day afternoon, in the first Sunday game in Naugatuck in years, when the Keds oppose the Meriden Inter- national Silver Go. "Insilco" team in non-league game. Future Sun day games will depend upon the support accorded this Sundays pro- gram.
 The Fashions and Keds finished the first half with the same number of victories and defeats, and 2, but both have high hopes of faring bet ter during the second half. The Torrington team has been strength ened by their recent acquisition of Joe Joyce, the Waterbury K of L mainstay, who with Joe Boley, an- other K of L performer, should put the visitors in the thick of the sec- ond half pennant scramble. Others with the visitors will be Capt. Muddy Richards, the smallest regular ir the circuit; Beauty, Dranginis, He bron Prep captain of last year; Al Dankin who played with Yale the past two years: Baccie, York and Del Knox, Springfield college.
 The locals have signed big Russ Weaving in an effort to add some defensive strength and hace had two weeks of intensive practice ir preparation for their opening second round game. A new starting lineup will be tried out Friday night ano will have Capt. Bob Gair back in his regular spot, Bob Mariana al the other forward, ziggy Kowowot- ny the injured center back in the lineup at center, and Sterniak anC Ceslewski at guards.
 Dancing will follow the Friday night game. The preliminary vii bring together the U. s. Big leaguers and team from Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
CHASE, BRASS WIN
 DUSTY MATCHES

Chase Metal and American Brass, teams that have been running one- two in the Industrial league all sea- son stayed "as is" last night when both won 2 of games, the Chasers holding the second round lead Johnnq O'Connors Brassies rolled one 610 and another 595 game to take two games from Waterbury Manufacturing while Chase hit 612 and 616 to win from Farrel Foundry, who won the first game with 586 total. T. EspoSito of French hit a 399 high three set with zucca of Waterbury Clock contributing high single of 1858. Scores:
 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
 (The Mattatuck Recreation Alleys)