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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19
Clear Conscience for So

Another Of those odd little stories has through
about person who had conscience.
This time it farmer, who felt he had been paid So
too much from the AAA funds and returned to the
treasury.
hose things come up and them relief Client back
on his feet who returns gratefully what his has
paid him. tax-dodger who decides wasn't worth it, and
forwards some forgotten but successfully evaded
ment
The odd thing that this should be all For after
II the world is still full of people who value clear con-
eeianso higher than few measy dollars.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1899


Benefic aspects dominate to-
day, according to astrology.
There is a sign promising to min
ing, especially to gold prospects.
The stars stimulate confidence
in American enterprises and
presage the launching of ambi-
tious projects. Government aid
will improve many communities
this summer, despite clamor for
reduced spending of public
money.
This is favorable date for
preparing future celebrations
and entertainments. Desire for
recreation will be more general
than in previous years.
Girls are warned against casual
summer flirtations. Ill omens at
tend many romances of 1899.
Young men will care more for
adventure than for responsibility.
Important changes in the Brit
ish government are prognos-
ticated. The popularity of peace
advocates will fluctuate as inter-
national problems change and
multiply.
Adverse planetary influences
are forecast for Belgium and
Holland. Internal crises and in
ternational perils are indicated.
Peru comes under threaten
ing portents next month which
may cause the nearby countries
grave anxieties. Subversive eff
forts will be widespread in South
America because of friendly rela-
tons with the United States.
Persons whose birthdate it Is
have the augury of year of
slow, but sure progress. Specula-
ton will be unlucky. Men and
women should be satisfied with
fair returns on investments.
Children born on this day may
be exceedingly well balanced.
Subjects of this sign are usually
shrewd, prudent and diplomatic.
Many attain supreme success in
life.
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l. LIGHT
Continued From Page One)

The walters work long hours.
but they receive only S25 4
month-and tips are notably in
frequent. Moreover, If a custom
Or walks out without paying his
check-and it's surprising how
many forgetful people eat in the
official dining room-the waiter
IL locked $3.50 for each unpaid
slip. The bill may have been only
70 cents. but the penalty imposed
is always $3.50. Some months
the walters envelope contains
only few dollars in cash.
In other respects-snd depart
ments - Uncle Sam Is a hard
boiled boss. The average govern
ment work week is ~ hours, but
numerous clerks work many
hours of overtime for which they
get no extra pay. The general
pay scale Is far below the figure
which New Deal spokesman pro-
claim to be a living wage. II
you deduct the amounts which
everybody receiving more than
$500 is supposed to kick in to
the party-Jackson Day dinner
tickets, etc. - you wonder why
anybody wants to work for the
government.
Cordell Hull and John Nance
Garner would prefer to be caught
voting straight Republican
ticket rather than accept the
prospective invitation that they
sub for President Roosevelt in a
return visit to Britain next fall.
II would be the worst kind Of
politics and craftsmanship for
either man to give the question
a moments consideration - and
they know 1t.
II would be bad politics be-
cause, being presidential eandi-
dates. they figure that they
might be alternating powerful
voting blocs IL they hobnobbed
with British royalty. the men
who surrendered at Munich, the
officials who repudiated Bal
four's Palstine promise, the gov
eminent which may yet have to
take drastic measures against
Irish rebels" II would be I'M
wise public policy because there
after they would be accused OF
being pro-British in the perform
ance of their public duties. And
it's possible that tie vote on
neutrality may force the V. P.
to declare himself on that trou-
blesome issue.
Smart pohticos adopt a rather
cynical yet realistic attitude to-
ward suggestions that the presi-
dent, his secretary Of state or the
vice president return the royal
visit. IF the president goes. .
they remark. you can write II
down that he isn't planning to
run again. II Mr.. Hull or Mr..
Garner fall for the idea. you can
bet that they don't think much
of their chances for the presi-
Dental nomination.
The unAdvertised purge of
army officers Is beginning TO
have violent repercussions among
national defense experts on Capt.
toll Hill. The foreible attempt 10
promote young officers has al
ready driven several notable
military heroes from the military
ranks.
Latest TO be forced out ~as
sns u tAs thrss hvfng World
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Those Funny Hats
They Do Things To Us
Make Strangers Acquainted
State Makers Had Some
thing
A BOUT this jubilee business:
It's going 10 be a lot of fun
with everybody wearing serewy
hats that are nothing like those
worn so years ago and doing
crazy things that the builders of
the state constitution never
thought of. Even II the car
nivsl spirit evolves a great deal
that is not historically correct,
what's the difference If 1t makes
Tacomans mix, rub elbows q
little more closely and have
more good hearty laughs.
We don't laugh enough nor
even just look pleasant as
community. When we meet on
the street corner to wait for a
bus we have too much reserve.
Unless we are acquainted We
just stand and stare, draw into
our shells, AZ 1t were.
That hat business promises
10 break down some Of our
reserve. Some Of them look ~
funny ~ the wearers feel
and IL relieves the embarrass-
ment TO remark about II. The
week Of carnival hats prom
lees 10 make Q lot of new
speaking acquaintance.
There are drawbacks, how
ever, in being the first TO intro
duce the hat custom into a Sc
date community. On the College
bus line, for instance, which
serves a community inclined to
be circumspect. For two days
the hat worn by this writer and
purporting to represent a style
prevalent when Washington was
coming into statehood was the
only one in the neighborhood.
II looked like a solo perform
ance until DIR. f. H. Todd, presi-
dent of the College of Puget
Sound, dug up the old top hat
and Prince Albert that were in
style before the automobile
drove out the carriage horse.
The coat has that full skirted
effect prevalent In the nineties.
The hat has the sheen that be-
speaks its genuine quality
quality which is emphasized by
comparison with the papier-
mache model that serves a car
nival purpose. There is hope
that the solid front presented
by the team of top hats on the
College bus line, even though Of
widely different lineage, may
break down the reserve and
establish the new style at least
for the duration of the jubilee.
Participation in the statehood
jubilee is going to do something
besides make people conscious
of each other. Three nights of a
historical pageant in the Sta
dunn is going to remind Tacoma
that we still have one of the
largest outdoor amphitheatres in
the United States. There are
other stadiums, several of them
larger, but none with the out
look on broad expanse Of water,
mountains and forests. There
are few which lend themselves
so well to performance which
require large depth and width
of stage.
And when the last peF-
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APPRECIATES
COOPERATION
Editor, The Times;

Editor, The Times:
As secretary of the general
committee, I. o. o. r., on ar
rangements for the recent ses-
sion Of our grand bodies, held in
Tacoma June rs to 20, I have
been directed to express to you
our appreciation and sincere
thanks for the fine publicity
given W. in your daily paper
during the week of the session.
We, as members of the order
in this city. recognize the
Power of the Press" If you
please, and its usefulness to the
public at large. We wish for
your paper and staff, continued
prosperity in its growth.
Again thanking you for the
cooperation in making our SEES
sion q memorable one to all who
attended.
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN,
Secretary.
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picture industry lis strangely
based on the fact that the hu-
man eye Is imperfect.
This defect Is known as per
sistence vision"-a lingering on
the retina Of an impression re-
ceived. after the original impress
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READER FAVORS
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Editor, The Times: Maintain
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Herbert Sutcliffe IA cricket
chsmpion) says: "lntoxicants
are absolutely no use in training.
They take away stamina and
make one unfit for strenuous
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions. Turn to the
comic page for the answers.
/. Name the sea that lies
south of the West Indies.
2. Who wrote the play
"Ghostsg'
2. What il the product of Y
multiplied by "a!
Z. On which continent are the
Andes mountains
S. For what reason Was an at
tempt made 10 iripesoh secrs-
tary of Labor Perkins,
g. In what year did the Ameri-
can Civil war end.
Z. What Is the correct pronun-
Of the word preamble
8. Who was the first widow
of q president TO receive a PEN
sion from the federal govern
ment,
Q. What u the largest item in
the operating expenses cf rail-
roadsr
10. Name tina state flower Of
Kentucky.
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At the close OF the 18th cen
fury, coffee production extend
cd from Arabia TO Java. with the
japanese planters helping to
spread NJ production consider
ably.
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Ard soul sin. and commit any Of these things which
forbidden b done by the commandments Of the Lord
though ~ visit not yet he h guilty and shall bear his
NATURALIZATION SIT.
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ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
Do not say, She wore a dis
tinctly Russian costume; say,
distinctively."
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aay ~ appear adversssas publshed n.
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past tn advertisements which ths typographical
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~Ths pepsv to tas i the power to destroy.-
~TAoss rhe are governed least are governed best"
THOMAS yEFFERsoN.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Grace Abbott

News of the death of Grace Abbott.
professor of public welfare admins
tration at the University of Chicago,
has been received in Washington
with profound sorrow. The Nations
Capital was her home during the
thirteen years through which she
presided over the Children's Bureau.
and she will be remembered with
gratitude here. But it was to no
single neighborhood that she devoted
her genius. The truth is that she
served the whole world. Her quail
tiles OF sympathy, earnestness, sim
cerity and efficiency were pledged
to humanity at large. In that
notable respect, she was an ideal
American.
Yet there is no easy explanation
Tor the vast success of Miss Abbott's
career. She was not a reformer in
the ordinary meaning of the word.
Rather, she was builder. Her mind
and heart had no negative aspects.
With materials readily available,
she constructed new social val
ues in people. To hear her speak
was to catch vision, to labor with
her toward any useful goal was to
share in a dream being made real.
She quickened hundreds, perhaps
thousands, by the fire of her own
spirit. But her enthusiasms were
governed and controlled by her scien-
tlflc attitude toward every problem.
She was gracious and kindly per-
son because she willed so to be. Her
achievements were practically helpful
because of her determination that
they must have direct application.
None OF her contemporaries excelled
her in knowledge of human char
acter.
Miss Abbott focused her principal
effort upon the neglected portion of
the population. She befriended the
mothers of the United States be-
cause she realized as few other
soclologists did that they hold the
fate of the republic in their hands.
With similar comprehension she
strove for every conceivable advan-
tage for children, appreciating the
fact that democracy can survive only
with the support of a loyal younger
generation. Her fame, then, was not
temporary. She created immortality
Tor herself. But those who knew her
best, always understood that she
cared nothing for honors. The re-
membrance she wanted was imper-
sonal. ALI that she asked was that
the task should be finished, the
obligation met, the duty done. She
Will have her wish. Her inspiration
is living force now and forever
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Americans Urged to Study
British-Japanese Incidents.
To the Editor of The Sta


I am hoping that Americans will not
lose. their perspective in appraising the
most recent British-Japanese incidents
in China, particularly that of the ingen-
ious use of charged barbed wire inclo-
sures to keep the British in.
Ever since Britain set the pace for
the aggressor> nations in devising effec-
tive means of carrying home their points,
such as the pacif1cation of India, or the
starving of $4,000 Boer men, women and
children in concentration camps, the
British have never been effectively
challenged in their conquests-not even
during the current pacification of Pales-
tine. 1t remains, appropriately enough,
for Japan to add refinements which
now seem to touch the sensibilities of
Britain. This may seem to account
for the frantic effort now being made
by Mr.. Chamberlain to enlist the aid
of Soviet Russia to help Offset those
considerations now being offered Britain
by the Japanese. M. 8.
June 10.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
Not So Dusty

Ihe umpire's WhiSk broom is a
time-honored institution that per-
forms other duties than merely
sweeping off home plate. 1t is his
scepter OF authority and his refuge
When a batter, after letting a third
one go by for a called strike, delivers
an extempore funeral sermon over
the run on third base that died in
the full bloom of health. It has been
found that the game goes along more
smoothly If H. M. the ump can ease
the situation by busting off the plat
ter instead of having to do it to the
batter.
1t comes as surprise, therefore,
to learn that recently an umpire, of
all people, has invented a vacuum
device for restoring the pentagon to
It's pristine purity. No more will be
heard the barely audible soothing
swish of the broom as it sweeps up
the debris of the base hit that never
saw the light of day; the inventor
proposes to replace it with a def
n1tely provocative wheeling sound
with touch of the raspberry in
It's tone not calculated to lower the
victims temperatures below the boil
ing point. Many players and spec
tators are protesting vigorously.
They feel that it would be un-
wise to try any more experiments
with vacuum, and that it should be
left undisturbed in its present loca-
ton between the umpire's ears.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrdceUeu.

So there you are.
The fycatcher, at any rate, Is a fine
small bird, about inches long, as
ornithologists measure him.
His distinguishing feature, aside from
his snake skin habit, and his odd voice,
is the nice ruff of feathers atop his head.
He looks for all the world as If some
one had rubbed his head backwards, Just
for fun.
The effect is pert giving the bird an
alert look which it otherwise would not
have.
The cardinals crest is more peaked.
1t gives the redbird military air. The
crest Of the bluejay has somewhat the
same effect But the f1ycatcher's top
piece is merely ruffling Of the small
feathers on top of his head, which gives
him roguish look.
The phoebe or peWee is a near rela-
ton to the flycatcher; two finer songsters
it would be hard to imagine
Both of these are tremendous insect
eaters. The flycatcher by no means limits
its diet to flies, as its name might sug-
gest 1t eats almost anything in the
line of small crawlers. Caterpillars,
beetles, and other bugs" form 96 per
cent of its diet.
Hence it may be realized that there
are few birds which do more for a gar
den. The flycatcher harms nothing in
the garden except forms of life which
are inimical to plants Perhaps it hurts
that fine little beetle, the ladybug, which
Is good for a garden, but that must be
taken along with the rest. 1t is too much
to expect that a f1ycatcher can distin-
guish between good and bad, as applied
to garden.
The crested fycatcher has very pc
culiar song, sort of cry, sometimes de-
scrlbed as "wheep." 1t rather is what
one would expect from such a shy bird,
but it cannot be said to be exactly
pleasant.
Honestly listened to- many bird sounds
are peculiar, to say the least. Many birds
make clacking, grating noises, as a sort
Of relief from their purer notes.
The beautiful wood thrush is a classic
example
In between each section of his four
part song he makes grating noises which
most listeners are willing to overlook. In
deed, unless the singer is comparatively
close, they cannot be heard. 1t is a
question as to why they are interlarded
with the song. Is it for relief, as sug-
gested, or does the bird have to make
the harsh sounds in order to wind up
his vocal organs for the real music?
AS to why the f1ycatcher uses snake
skin in its nest, that is a question for
others to wrangle over. Such skins are
used by other birds, at times, although
by no means invariably 1t may be that
the fycatcher likes bit of ornament in
Its nest, as some species do; or it may be
that it knows it is a good stout and i'm
pervlous material, capable of holding the
nest together and protecting the nes-
things
Evening star., 1939-06-21
FOURTEENTH ST.

Dear Sir:
"The crested flycatcher has some very
interesting habits. Frank Chapman, in
his classical Birds of Eastern North
America in referring to this bird, states:
Nest, of grasses, twigs and rootlets, with
generally piece Of cast snake skin, in
hole Of tree, usually less than 20
feet up
"The first nest found by the present
writer, about a dozen years ago, was
at Woodford, near Vienna, Va, in a
hole of an old apple tree, about 6 feet
above the ground, and contained young
birds on June %.
"A pair Of lively crested f1ycatchers
have nested for the past seven years
IN tree hole some Is feet above the
ground at the John Dickson Home, and
these birds always introduced section
OF caSt-off snake skin into their nest,
possibly to serve as scarecrow.
Last Sunday the writer was asked
to identify bird that had, strangely
enough, built her nest in the rear of
a horizontal metallic newspaper tube,
about inches in diameter and SUD-
ported on a post not over 4 feet above
the ground, near the farm house of
DR.. M. B. W., in Maryland, some 30
miles northeast Of Washington. d. C.
The nest contained the shed skin of a
pilot black snake, some coarse brown
rootlets and quantity of yellow wheat
straw.
Naturally. I concluded that our old
friend, the crested fycatcher, had built
her home in this queer place, in lieu
OF suitable hole in a tree.
incidentally, DR.. w. told the writer
that house wren had nested last year
IN an adjacent open letter box, and had
the queer daily habit of throwing out
any letters placed therein, regardless
OF weather or decency.
Sincerely, T. u"
Ihls letter serves to call attention to
a common summer resident of WASH
lngton and vicinity.
The crested flycatcher is here from
about the last of April to the middle of
September. Homeowners who are for
tunate enough to have him in their
yards possess one of the most unusual
of birds
Its habit of using a part of a snake S
skin in its nest has been the subject
OF much argument among people inter-
ested in nature.
Does the bird put the skin in to
scare away other birds? Or other
enemies?
That is the question, and it has been
argued pro and con.
Some observers have no doubt of it
in the world.
Properly enough, they point to the
skin.
Those who do not hold to this theory
say that the greatest enemies of the
hycatcher are hawks, crows owls, laws.
squirrels and snakes, and that a piece
of snake skin would not keep a single
one of these away.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
The Steudfust Heart

In this fast-moving world we seem t,
face
Each day, each hour a new environ
ment.
Machines of lightning speed decide our
pace:
Only In searching is the mind content.
Movement and haste are our companions
now;
There are few precious hours for
fragile dreams;
Yet, can we by an arc light, disayow
The white enchantment of the nights
moonbeams?
And If the world has changed, and if
the eye
Now spurns the tallow candle Shelley
used;
And If the ear needs not the soft winds
sigh,
Lost in the frightful din where steel
is fused;
Then mark young hearts In love, and
you will see
Hearts little changed since Homer,S
Odysseyl
II. P. STODDARD.
Evening star., 1939-06-21

than with these bones safely hidden
away in the interior Of China.
It matters little that Genghis was
not, strictly speaking, a Chinese.
Neither was Napoleon a Frenchman,
nor Alexander a Greek. Genghis be-
longed to closely related race; he
was identified with China when she
ruled the greater part OF the known
world. 1t is easy enough to adopt
him and to draw upon the mystic
power still adhering to him in the
greatest crisis the ancient land has
experienced.
Evening star., 1939-06-21
The Third-Term Issue

Some inkling of the storm which
will arise in this country should the
"third-term issue" be carried to the
people with another nomination of
President Roosevelt may be cleaned
from the address of Senator Burke of
Nebraska, Democrat, denouncing
a third term in the White House for
any man.
The Nebraska Senator, speaking
In the National Radio Forum Monday
night, replied specifically to state
ments by Secretary Ickes and others
that the tradition against a third
term is political humbug." The lead
ers OF the Democratic party, from
Thomas Jefferson down to the pres
ent day, as Senator Burke said, have
not only aided in maintaining this
tradition, but have agreed that the
tradition has as much weight as
though a two-term limitation had
been written into the Constitution.
Never before in the history of the
country has an administration had
at its disposition such great powers,
such huge sums Of public funds to
provide all kinds of subsidies to all
kinds of people. Never before has
there been bureaucratic control of
the people and their lives to be COM
pared to that of today. And finally,
never before has an administration
been in so strong position to per-
petuate itself through bureaucratic
form of government, armed with i'm
mense sums of money. All this Sen
ator Burke pointed out. He warned
the country that should the third
term tradition be broken in 1910, mo
man can safely predict the fate of
our form of government"
The truth of these assertions by
Senator Burke is borne out by the
failure Of the Senate-or the House
at this time to press the adoption of
an anti-third-term resolution. How
many Senators and how many Repre-
sentatives-particularly of the Dem
ocratic faith-wish to impair their
ability to obtain money and jobs
from the Federal administration?
How many of them would care to
place themselves in a position where
they would have the Indian sign"