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that the young Child is still
available to those who follow the
Christmas star expecting to find
him. 1t isn't necessary to wait
for second coming" He has
come and is dwelling in the
hearts of those who expect Him.
Theologically there will be diff
ferences of opinion as to the
meaning of the second coming"
But there are countless thou
sands to whom every Christmas
is a season for renewal of con-
tact with the infinite. It's some
thing like renewing an electric
light globe that has become dim
or making a new contact with
the power station.
AS we got the idea after an
hour in the be-wreathed I'M
manuel church Sunday morn
ing. there is a wreath OF ex-
peetancy in these lines from
Little Town of Bethlehem:
20 holy child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us we pray;
Cast out our sin and enter in,
Be born in us today"
It may or may not be good
theology, but the thought Is
mighty sustaining.
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Following the Star
To Bethlehem
Wise Men Found What
They Expected
Some thoughts From
Nativity Incident


TT WAS an unusual introduc-
L ton to the period of Christ
mas service-the sermon preach
ed by the Rev. Harold b. Long
at the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. It was
unusual in that il took an old
subject, surrounded with more or
less mysticism, and brought 1t
down through the years to turn
1t into a key TO unlock human
problems.
Logically the Christmas sea-
son becomes one of expectancy.
Before that first Christmas the
three wise men met in the desert.
They were looking for a star
which they expected would re-
veal TO them one who would
change the world. They followed
the star with hope and expect
ancy, and 1t led them to the
manger in Bethlehem where "the
young child lay"
What would have happened II
there had been no expectations
in the hearts of the wise men?
They would not have followed
the star. and they would not
have found the young child"
Theologically that might not
have made any difference, but
sometimes that which is theo-
logically correct doesn't seem to
exactly fit the human need of
the moment. The way the adj
venture turned out it was a good
thing that the wise men hoped
and expected.
The wise men found what
they expected. Nineteen GEN.
turtles later most persons, not
necessarily particularly wise,
find what they expect. Those
who expect much of them
selves find they can accom-
plish much. That's why the
busiest persons in the COM
munity always seem to be
picked for the community
service. Those who do not ex-
pect much OF themselves do
not attempt TO do much.
This expecting goes farther.
Those who expect to be insulted
or have their feelings hurt are
rarely disappointed. They get
what they look for.
Adults expect young people to
90 wrong. They become detec-
tives, and even parents expect
that their children are going to
do the wrong thing. All they
have to do is TO keep on expect
ing and some day they viii find
what they are looking for.
All this led up to the theory
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IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE Ross

ging the voters down 10 register
and then to cast their ballots.
The results were even more
startling than Tammany had
hoped. OF the II seats in the
city council, u, more than
enough to override a mayoral
veto. went to party standbys.
Alfred z. Smith. jr., was elect
ed, too, after his noted father
had engaged in a wordy battle
over the close count between his
son and Louis De Salvio, whose
father is Jimmy Kelly, political
leader and night club proprietor.
The elder Smith won and
Tammany interpreted his close
interest as meaning that he will
dictate his sons action, perhaps
even 10 introducing reform
legislation.
LOOK FOR
MIGHTY BATTLE
Next year is a presidential
year and Tammany may be
singing another tune completely,
but in the meantime district
leaders are marching in the
front hall Of Tammany Hall in
stead of sinking around the
side, and the Tammany office
holders are singing a new YER
sion of the parable of the seven
fat years following the seven
lean years.
Tammany thinks it can rivet
its hold on the city treasury
$3.50, 000,0 900 affair - again this
year. The Little Flower thinks
not. The clash promises to shake
tha n,fxr
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MOUNTAIN is NOT :
"FORSAkEN"

Editor, The Times: Mount
Tacoma is NOT forsaken! I
have lived at the foot of this
beautiful mountain for over so
years, and l for one, will al
ways ca. it by the proper name
Mount Tacoma"
Our city, of which we are so
justly proud, was named after
it. Why not change the name of
it? That might please some of
our neighbors.
Many old timers have talked
with me regarding this and all
are in accord the name should
not be changed.
I hope others will give their
views on this subject. ! have
been a reader of your paper
since it was first printed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcpherson
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SCIENCE NEWS

Pictures in color sent over an
ordinary telephone line! Such is
possible through a new process
patented by William Finch of
Spuyten Duyvil, n. Y. The pic
ture is broken down into three
elemental prints of blue, red and
yellow, then three black and
white negatives are made from
them. These are transmitted
across country by regular tele-
photo process. and reunited to
make a color print.
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president in 1884 under an ex-
ceedingly democratic constitution
which provided a one-chamber
parliament with a president and
prime minister and permitted
many parties.
Unfortunately this system him
dered effectual government and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-12
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
lrish-Born Sculptor
Honored by U. S. Stomp

A UGUSTUS AINT-GAUDENS,
= sculptor, who is to be honored
on the 3-cent value of the artists
group of Famous Americans, was
an lrishman by birth, and Ameri-
can by adoption parents
moved from Dublin to New York
IN his infancy stamp will go
on sale in New York. Saint
Gaudens studied in Paris and
Rome statue Of Admiral Far
ragut gained him recognition
his Lincoln" in Lincoln Memorial
in Chicago was country's ideal.
Adams Memorial in Washington,
D. C., considered by many to be
greatest work j.. enjoyed mod
cling portraits Of friends
member French Legion Of Honor
and Institute of France died
in 1907 at age Of 50.
Artist newcomers TO philately.
whose portraits appeared on
stamps for the first time during
1899. include Cezanne and PuviS
de Chavannes, France; Matthew
Maris and Mauve, Netherlands;
and Grigorescu, Romania.
Supplies of Mozambique's series
OF seven stamps honoring the visit
Of President carmona of Portugal,
were exhausted within a week
after release.
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To receive attention n tnE col
umn letters must give nams and
address Of writer Only initials
xlli De published when requested.
Mr.. Fixlt: Your authority on
eribbage Is all wet. The highest
count possible Is 20, but 10 get
that count you have 70 hold
hand OF three SIS and . Jack
with another 5 Of the same suit
- the Jack, turned up. That
gives rs for eight combinations
of Is. II for four SIS and one
for the Jack. n total Of 25. The
hand you used totals only zs.
READER.
Thank you and the other gen.
tleman with the Scotch burr
who caught the error so quickly.
We already have informed our
expert" who has folded his tent
and quietly stolen away.
W.T.. EtAits Dufs notuftF IN
the u. \. army have 10 pay the
government for equipment acci-
dentally broken In line Of duty7
At least, Ia IL customary
G. X.
II the breaking amounts TO
willful destruction, he does. II
a man on X. p. duty, for in
stance. gets to dropping dishes
all over the place. the value Of
the breakage will be deducted
from his pay. II more import
ant properties are involved. as
in an auto wreck, an investiga-
ton will determine whether the
soldiers negligence was the
cause. II 1t is, the loss will be
charged up to him.
Mr.. Fixit; I would like very
much To know the political
status Of the FilipInos In the
United States before the Tyd-
ings-McDuffy act was passed
and also during the 10-year
transition period to their COM
plete independence IN 1916.
A. X. COLLIER.
Before the independence act
Filipinos were regarded as ma
tionals Of the United States, but
in a class OF their own, neither
citizens nor aliens. They were
admitted to the country without
restriction Of any kind but never
have been permitted to become
citizens except when honorably
discharged from the navy. ma
rine corps or naval auxiliary
corps.
Since passage of the act they
are subject to quota restrictions.
They are admitted at the rate
of so per year. As far as citi-
zenship Is concerned, their
status has not changed.
Mr.. Fixit: / would like to
know II 1 can take shelled pop
corn across the line into Cali
fornIa. Also how about Christ
mas gifts: Would they open
all the packages? I'll have them
all fancy wrapped and would
hate 10 have to undo all OF
them. A READER.
California Is not a major pop
corn growing state SO would not
be particularly interested in
that. You might have to give
assurance that you plan to pop
1t and not plant it. II your
Christmas packages don't look
as IL they are full Of oranges.
you should have no trouble with
them. California's border patrol
is merely trying to keep out
fruit diseases and parasites
which might cost the state mil
lions of dollars in losses. You
won't find the officers tough.
We were informed recently
that, contrary to our previous
information, they offer no objec-
tons to dogs and don't even look
for health certificates.
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NEW Y0Rk-Echoing the re-
cent election Is the hum Of
activity around what, for 10,
these many moons. has been one
of the saddest buildings in town.
It's the squat, red brick struc-
ture that houses the ancient
order Of Tammany, once one Of
the most power local political
organizations in the land.
When Mayor LsGuardia and
his Fusion administration took
office some years ago, it was
over the dead" body Of the
Tammany Tiger. ct a m many
Hall is finished" its foes
chortled, consumed in the burn
ing wrath Of long-suffering
citizenry."
Burned by that wrath, Tam
many undoubtedly was. But
hardly consumed" For today,
like a phoenix arising from the
ashes, Tammany is on the march
again, and Mayor LaGuardia, no
longer in control of the city
council, is worried about the re-
forms he has fought for.
There is only one fly in the
Tammany ointment-Alfred f.
Smith-but the boys" hope that
the former governor will not be
too harsh.
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II manufacturers continue TO
add automatic gadgets TO auto
mobiles. We may look for a ma
chine that will automatically
keep a drunken driver on the
right side Of the road.
Japan's complaint: Honor
able Chinese are too many"
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

Fritz Kuhn is thankful for get
ting only five years behind the
bars instead of being shipped
across the big pond.
SEVERN HERNES,
7A02 60 C. ST
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SMART TIGER
STOLE \ MARCH

All this happened at the re-
cent election. Guessing wisely
that its enemies might relax in
an off-year election, Tammany
sent its thousands of workers
out from house to house, drag
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in protest Fascist party sought
a new president. But the new
constitution provided the presi-
dent be elected for an "indefi-
mite term" AS Pats was already
in office he had his job as vir-
tual dictator to fight the new
Fascist party from the top.
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Search the scriptures for In them We think We have
eternal ife and they they which testify of me-John
6:S9.
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We hear the Christmas angels the great dings tell
come to us, abide Nth as, Lord, Inlmanuat'
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DICTATOR AGAINST
HIS WILL
Strange as 1t seems, Estonia,
tiny Baltic state bordering on
Russia AMI Latvia, is ruled by a
dictator who never wanted pow
er. Konstantin Pats became
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Our true acquisitions lie only in charities, We gain
only give.-Simms.
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Pause In Europe

For week between Christmas and New Years day.
the guns Europe which haven't been booming very much
anyway to sputer altogether providing all hands
agree to proposed holiday truce.
The French newspaper LOeuvre, speaking for the allies
says France and Britain willing The neutral nations
of Belgium, SPAIN Holland, Italy and the Vatican which
have been informally invited to make such offer will
undoubtedly be happy to do their part 1t remains,
for Hitler himseand there isn't much doubt that
Hitler viii agree if everything is handled right
When couple Of pugnacous urchins tear into each
other in the alley they usually fight until is sent home
with bloody If they agree to stop the maung to
grab sandwich the chances that the won't be
resumed If the Christmas truce could be arranged the
people both sides might become fond of brightly light
ed streets again that they won't want to pull the switch
Jan. 2.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, we divided up the
proceeds; omit up"
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Christianity has made martyrdom sublime, and sorrow
triumphant.-E. H. Chaplin.
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CHANGE APPROVED

742s So. G st.
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Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

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umn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only initials
xln Dc published when requested.
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All this led up to the theory
Evening star., 1939-02-03
President Casts
Doubt on Whether
He'll Sign W.P. A. Bill
Roosevelt Uses Phrase
II ! Sign 1t at
Press Conference

President Roosevelt today cast
doubt on whether or not he will sign
the $725 100000 relief bill. cut by
Congress from the requested total
Of 1915 100000.
The Chief Executive used the ex-
preston ''if I sign the bill" at his
press conference The President,
however, did not answer directly
questions as to whether this meant
he would not sign the measure,
which he has not yet received.
The President indicated that more
than 10000 w. P. A. employees whom
he intended to blanket into the civil
service will be half in and half out"
as a result of the wording to the
relief bill.
The President explained his execu-
utive order blanketing in the P. w. A.
workers along with more than 40 900
others still makes the w. P. A.
workers eligible to enter the civil
service classification, but they are
prevented from doing so by stipula-
tions in the relief bill.
The congressional stipulation, &C
cording to the President, is an all
important one because it would
block pay for this class of employees
If they are put on the civil service
rolls.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
J. {. Willis, White House
Aide, Dies Of Heart Attack

John Chauncey Willis, assistant
chief of the White House files, died
at Emergency Hospital today, after
having been stricken in his office
at the White House with heart
attack.
Mr.. Willis, who was SIS, came to
work as usual this morning, but COM
planned of not feeling well. He COL
lapsed in the Office and was rushed
to the hospital where he died shortly
afterwards.
A veteran of the White House
staff, Mr.. Willis had been pail
bearer Tuesday at the funeral of his
associate and friend, E. S. Smithers,
chief telegrapher at the White
House, who had died last Sunday.
Mr.. Willis resided in Arlington,
Va. He had entered the Federal
service in the Government Printing
Office, December S, 1898, and later
was detailed to the White House,
where he had been on duty ever
since. He was born in the District,
October 8, 1883.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Fire Routs Students
lunchinq in Store

A two-alarm fire beneath the floor
of a drug store at Fourteenth and
Clifton streets NV. at noon today
drove score of Central High School
students from their lunches. and
caused damage estimated at $4,000.
Firemen said the blaze originated
when sparks from welding torch
ignited cinders between the floor
and the ground of the cellarless
store.
To get at the blaze, firemen had
to chop through 8 inches of con-
crete. The Welder apparently had
entered by way of a trap door at the
back of the store.
Firemen were able to quell the
flames within half hour after
chopping through the floor.
The proprietor of the store, DR..
Marcus Smith, said the estimate of
damage was high because be be.
lieved the smoke would ruin the
bottled goods on the shelves.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Eight Firemen, Buried
In Debris Of buiIdinq,
Believed 10 Be Dead
Side Walls Foil In After
Roof Collapse Crushes
Men Into Basement
BY the Associates; Press.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Feb. 3-The
plight of eight firemen buried for
more than five hours in the fire.
Scared ruins of a five-story Office
building, was described by rescuers
as hopeless when the structures
two remaining walls fell inward to-
day.
We've just about given up hope
Of getting any of them out alive"
declared District Fire Chief Frank
M. Savage.
Collapse of the two side walls of
the building piled tons of additional
debris upon the trapped men. who
were fighting the blaze from the
third floor when the roof collapsed
and carried them with it into the
basement.
A ninth fireman, TRAPPED in the
wreckage with the eight still miss
ing, was rescued an hour after the
collapse and taken to a hospital,
critically injured. Two others were
treated in hospitals for minor in
juries received earlier.
Flames Break Out Again.
Final collapse of the walls was
accompanied by a fresh burst of
flame from the smoking wreckage.
Firemen poured new streams Of
water on the blaze before resuming
rescue operations.
Two hundred Public Works De-
partment employees were put to work
in the ruins with picks and shovels
as the city modified all its re-
sources in a desperate attempt to
reached the trapped men.
Before the collapse of the walls,
rescue workers had reported hear
ing voices coming from the ruins
and had expressed hope that some
of the men were still alive.
Families of the victims huddled
in fire station near the scene of
the blaze, many of the women weep
ing and hysterical.
Near Business Center.
The structure where the fire oc-
CURED, known as the Collins block,
is located near the heart of the busi-
ness section. An adjoining building
was undamaged, fire walls prevent
ing spread of the flames.
The lone fireman rescued from the
ruins was identified as William F.
Moore
Those still missing were listed as:
Lieut.. David Lavine, Lieut.. Albert
G. Young, Lieut.. Raymond f.
Bauder, District Chief Thomas j.
Dugan and Firemen John w. Agan.
James E. Diamond, G. Michael
Dixon and Frank HARLAN.
The others injured were Firemen
Warren Ostrander and Clayton
Crandall.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Moormon, Former
House Member, Is Dead
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. s.
Henry D. Norman, So, Hardinsburg,
KY, former Representative from the
4th Kentucky district, died today in
the Army and Navy General Hos
pital after a months illness.
Mr.. Norman served in Congress
two terms, 1882 1896. He was county
judge four years, district attorney
IA years and served three terms as
commander of the Kentucky State
American Legion.
During the World War he held the
rank of corporal headquarters COM
pany, 10th Field Artillery. He was
also a Spanish american War vet
eran.
Survivors include his father, w.
r. Moorman, Hardinsburg; a sister,
Mrs. Sarah D. Monarch, Hardins-
burg, and brother, w. r. Norman,
jr., Glen Dean, KY.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Senate Committee
Kills Census Bureau
Building Fund Item
Deficiency Bill Is Still
$l2.703, 900 Higher
Thon House Figure

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today killed the $500, 900
estimate for Census Bureau Build
ing in Washington in reporting out
a s22, ,682, ,o41 first deficiency bill.
Despite the dropping of the
building item, the total of the bill
is S12703,041 higher than when it
passed the House. most of the in
crease being for social security pro-
gram and for insect control by the
Department of Agriculture.
Senator Adams, Democrat, of
Colorado. in charge of the bill, said
it was felt the Census Building is
not an essential need He argued
that while the staff of the bureau
is greatly enlarged for brief per-
iod during the taking of each de-
cennial census, the normal working
force is only 750 He declared more
employees could be provided for in
the Department of Commerce
Building by Encouragement of the
space llOW OCCuplcU.
The Census Building encountered
some opposition in the House, but
remained in the bill when it passed
that body. The final decision will
now rest with the conferees of the
two houses if the Senate leaves the
item out, as recommended The
other changes made by the Senate
committee were:
For administration of the unem-
ployment insurance laws of the
States, under the social security pro-
gram, an additional 100000.
For New England hurricane dam
age, through the Forest Service, ST.
100000.
For control of insect pests, prin-
cipally to eradicate grasshoppers,
S54l7,O00 additional.
For purchase of land at the Naval
Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Va,
100000.
The remainder of the increase is
for payment of claims against var
ious Government departments.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
II. S. Asks Rome to Explain
Bitter Attacks on Roosevelt
Itoys Government Controlled Press
Continues Third Day Of Denunciotion

the President and requesting an ex-
planation.
The campaign was continued to-
day for the third day, with Virginio
Gayda, Fascism's chief newspaper
spokesman, leading the attack.
Since Roosevelt wants to push
his offensive into the heart of
Europe up to the Rhine and Alps, I"
Gayda wrote in II Giornale dTtalia,
'it is natural that the defense to
counterbalanace it be extended up
to the Rio Grande as we'll as to
the line of the Panama Canal, which
has been developed by the United
States as one of its bases for ma
neuvers between the Atlantic and
Pacific"
(Gayda wrote before news Of
the Presidents denial reached
Europe)
The Fascist editor declared that
(See ITALIAN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-02-03
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, Feb. 3-The United
States Embassy today asked the
Italian government for an eXplana-
ton of bitter personal attacks on
President Roosevelt published in
the Fascist press.
The attacks were part of an in
tense hostile press campaign pro-
voked by versions of the Presidents S
meeting Tuesday with Senate
committee which quoted him as say
ing that the frontiers of the United
States were in France.
(The President today said re-
ports which quoted him as say
ing either that Americas FROM
tiers were in France or were on
the Rhine were lies.)
1t was learned that United States
Ambassador William Phillips sent
a note to Count Galeazzo Ciano,
Italian foreign minister, calling his
attention to the press attacks on
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Corcoran Under Knife;
Appendix Removed

Thomas Corcoran, close adviser to
President Roosevelt, underwent a
successful operation for removal OF
his appendix this morning at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ac-
cording to the Associated Press, He
was said to be in normal condition" :"
DR.. Warheld Firor, surgeon who
performed the operation, said: 1T
was a perfectly simple appendec-
tony. There were no complications
and the operation was successful"
Vice President Garner is rapidly
recovering at his residence from a
recent illness,