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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
NOT EVEN A SMILE
WITH PARKING TICKET

Editor, The Times: On Sun
day, Nov. 19. I saw the cheapest
trick a policeman could ever
pull. On a corner downtown
prominent business man stepped
out of his car and went into his
place OF business for a couple
of minutes. He left his car
idling and the car door open, 50
you see he wasn't gone long.
There happened to be bus
zone where he left his car. The
street was absolutely empty, no
traffic at all, not even a bus in
sight But out came a police
man from a cigar store on the
corner (is that where they are
supposed to be on duty?) with
a big grudge spread all over his
face. 1t didn't take him long to
write out a ticket.
This man came out of his
store and tried to explain, but
no. this policeman would not
listen. He first gave a grouehy
humble and stuck the ticket on
the windshield.
Children are taught to respect
policemen but how can they re-
spect this kind OF men who seem
to think because they are vested
with authority they can over
power the public.
This happened TO be an old
policeman. The younger ones at
least have a smile and an ex-
PLANTATION. They are paid by the
public, so why shouldn't they
use more common sense COM
bined with their duty?
A. C. L.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Cutting The Swss

Twenty-Five states permitting their citizens 10
bet their shirts or make killing the horsesas long as
the state gets cut of the In 10 representative
bettors with sure things paid the authorities total Oh
S9753l in taxes of total bets of $21S in 1885,
Although nearly half the states in the Union are per.
hitting parmutue betting the legislators who approved
this type Of gambling have generally not condoned betting
Enthusiastically Their position is simply that people are
going to bet anyway the practice well be made legal
and the state may as well take q share.
This puts the % states in the envabe position of being
the only the horse racing picture who really have
'hot tips" They can't lose Even if the favorite comes in
with the dawn the state still collects its share of what the
suckers put his system has been found at last
and it works every time
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HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY. NOV. rs

This is a mixed day in plane
tary government There Is
sign indicating discomfort among
the workers of the world. An
epidemic, centering around Sc
we're throat complications, Is
forecast. This sway presages
earthquakes and numerous acci-
dents. especially on the Pacific
coast.
Heart and Home: In the MORN
ing relations between house,
wives and employees will be
strained. Cooks may be extrav-
agant and chauffeurs reckless.
The afternoo and evening
should be favorable for social
affairs. This Is a happy we'd
ding day. although wealth prob
ably will not contribute to the
Joy Of those married on this
date.
Business Affairs: This should
be a fortunate date for Ameri-
cans. II Is good time for
planning and should increase
Christmas buying and holiday
generosity.
National Issues: Public senti-
ment win favor extreme prepar-
edness and be less likely to find
fault with foreign policies.
Events of great moment will
unity opinion regarding future
moves on the diplomatic chess
board. American statesmen may
show the effects of overwork
and grave responsibilities, and
one OF prominence will reach the
end OF his career.
international Affairs; Canada
viii have a strong commercial
and political influence upon the
United States. The famous Do
m n o n statesman, mackenzie
King, is subject to aspects that
promise wise policies for the peo-
pie whom he serves. He will ac-
complish much in the way OF
safeguarding Canada's CONNER
cial relations.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury Of a year of
good luck. Women should be
careful with love letters. Men
viii profit through inheritances.
Children born on this day prob
ably win be quick-witted. talent
ed and self-reliant. Many OF
these subjects Of Sagittarious are
cautious and secretive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
THANKSGIVING

Editor. The Times: Plant the
seeds of gratitude and you will
harvest rich blessings. Be mig
gardly of praise and apprecia-
ton, and tears and disappoint-
ments will be your lot.
A special day of Thanksgiving
is merely calendaric emphasis.
1t is a light hung high to mark
the fact and make acknowledge
ments for blessings received.
Each and every day Is really a
day for the giving of thanks.
Even the dark clouds which
seem at times to hang low and
lowering upon our horizon are
generally proven by expert
ences to be merely blessings in
disguise.
We are really what we are
conscious of. That which is not
known to US is not yet a part
of us. We add to our conscious
stature by adding to our under
standing, and as we come into
greater enlightenment we see
more and more clearly the I'M
varying and unfailing benignity
and perfect and exclusive good
ness OF the one source from
which "cometh every good and
perfect gift"
1t is an exclusive relationship
that we have there; one upon
which we thrive IL we fail not
to feel and declare our gratitude.
Praise be to the one God Of
infinite wisdom, infinite power
and infinite goodness.
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY.
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ARTIFICIAL METHODS
IN ECONOMIC PLIGHT

Editor, The Times: They say
that fools will venture where
wise men fear to tread. II this
is our trouble now, what good are
our wise men?
We are and have been suffer-
ing from maladjustment for 20
years. During the World war.
when our government started
bonding and spending billions for
war materials, wages salaries,
and prices more than doubled.
The government should have
prevented this. We now suffer
as a result. The prices of the
farmers products were soon
forced back TO the prewar level
by the natural law of distribu-
ton. but the urban population,
by the power Of labor unions.
tariff walls, price fixing, and
legislation have been able TO keep
wages ana prices up, Wheh III
reality they too should have
dropped to balance the farmers
purchasing power.
This is an injustice TO the
farmers. the unprotected work
ers. and others, because they
cannot buy their rightful share
of manufactured goods. The
manufacturer finds IT very diff
ficult TO compete in world mar
kets because of the high cost OF
production. so our export trade
has suffered thereby.
Now. many a politician knows
that this Is the main cause Of
unemployment and distress. but
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since she was a baby, plans his
poses ahead of time, seeking to
make each one unique.
RICE MARRIAGE
It's an old Javanese custom
the marriage Of two sheaves Of
rice from the, first of the sea-
sons harvest. These first ears
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lIGHT
CONTINUED From Page one)

he knows that 1t operates for
the benefit of the Allies, even
though 1t is a technical violation
of the neutrality act. and so he
and the president-wink at 1t.
Naturalization of the aircraft
industry may result from the
major role which its output plays
or will play--in the European
war. The presidents younger and
more flamboyant advisers-the
Corcoranites-are urging him to
use the war as a pretext for
confiscation.
Airplanes. under present-day
war conditions, have become all
important. Even in peacetime
their service as carriers of the
mail, passengers and express rank
them with the railroads, the wire
services, telephone communica-
tions. Therefore. argue Tommie
Corcoran and Bonnie Cohen, they
should be observation-disclosures. The
airplane, in their opinion, has
become too important a weapon,
economically and militarily, to
remain in private hands.
American participation in the
European war, it was assumed.
would bring a tremendous CEN
tralization Of power. For that
reason both liberals and conserv-
atives have fought against the
suggestion that the U. S. get into
the fray. But Tommie and Ben
ME, regardless of this nations
behavior, intend to use the war
as a pretext for grabbing power
over aircraft - the railroads -
private industry-and finance.
New Deal legalites are chuck
ling over the series of psyche
logical and legal blunders which
great corporations under admin
istration indictment or invests
cation are committing. They
don't wish the present and pros
pective defendants any hard luck
of course not-but they pray
that the enemy does not get wise
to its mistakes.
In almost every prosecution
antitrust or income tax or
O'Mahoneyish--the corporations
bob up with a lawyer who was
once associated with the Du
Points American Liberty league
or a member Of some anti
Roosevelt organization. They
come to town with a William J.
Donovan, Herbert Hoover's as
sistant attorney general and 1928
adviser, or with John w. Davis
of Morgan & Co. Two of the
publicists employed by COM
panies on Senator o'Mahoney's
bad books were once associated
with the republican national COM
mittee In the Hoover era.
Donovan and Davis are most
excellent lawyers. but when they
appear before departmental law
yers or certain New Deaiish
courts federal judges are hu-
man-they so To bat with two
strikes against them on the UNI
pire's books.
Don't put too much stock in
Treasury Under Secretary john
ME Hanes' rebuke Of Mariner
s. Eccles for the latter's sugges-
ton that new federal revenue
must be raised by higher taxes
on the middle incomers. That is
the very proposal which Hanes
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umn lctterA must give nanne and
address Of writer. Only initials
VIII Be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: / understand they
are buying teams nj Fort Lewis.
Kindly let me know how I can
get In touch with them. TIP.
No purchases Of horses have
come TO our attention, but II
you wish To inquire. you can see
or write TO Capt Emile p. An
tonovich, contracting quarter
master at the fort.
Mr.. Fxit: Can you tell mo
about how much it would cost TO
20 tthe cheapest way) TO Roa-
nole, Va, using my carr get
about 20 miles 10 the gallon.
What should I take II 1 stay
nights In cabins: Driving eight
hours q day, about how long
would II take? Is June a good
month to 60? G. o. N.
The distance. via u. S. 30,
which Is the best road across the
continent IL approximately
5000 miles. At 20 miles per
gallon and an average Of around
20 cents per gallon, one way
would cost you about $32 in gas
oline. II your eight hours of
driving each day are fairly fast,
$50 to 400 miles, you should
take about eight days. For a
party of two we'd suggest taking
about SIC for the eight nights.
You viii find auto cabins a.
far as the Missouri river and
tourist homes in most places be-
yond. That means you can get
your own meals In the West and
eat in restaurants In the East.
You can figure less than 81
day per person where you get
your own meals advisable any
way where the towns are small
and eating places mediocre) and
S1.50 TO 81 where the cities are
larger and the food better.
That kind Of figuring would
mean a total of around SIS for
essentials. June should be an
excellent month to go.
Mr.. Fixit: Please let me know
II there Is q law that gives a
person the right to refuse a sale
Of any merchandise to a party
with good standing. Can the
buyer cause any trouble to the
merchant by this refusal?
ii. II. w.
Under ordinary circumstances,
the merchant who places goods
on sale merely invites the shop
per to come in and negotiate
with him. The merchant has no
more obligation to sell, II he
doesn't want the business, than
the shopper has to buy from
him.
Mr.. Fixit: II n recipient Of an
old age pension Of $50 or less
per month receives an occasional
gift Of a dollar or two from
childhood friend who lives In the
South. Is IL necessary TO report
this to the pension authorities
and viii the amount be reduced
from pensioners allowances
G. b.
That all depends upon how
frequent those occasional gifts
are. II they are small and come
only rarely. the welfare depart
ment probably won't be much
concerned, but If they are regu-
lar, they are open to considera-
ton as resources Of the pen
sioner."
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we're a few small display adver-
tisements and a couple Of col
umns Of what compares with
the modern classified advertise
ments.
One of the display advertise
ments announced that the hall
for travellers" hotel run by
Edmund Sylvester. founder Of
Olympia. specialized in good
food prepared by IAN accom-
plished Chinese cook who comes
highly recommended by the
American consul at Canton"
There also were "commodious
rooms for those who could fur
nish their own blankets"
Other advertisements dealt
with the arrival and departure
of the few sailing vessels then
calling at Puget Sound ports
and announcements of tea,
molasses, tub butter, salt pork,
tobacco and red flannel just
received from the states.
That the Columbian served its
purpose well is indicated by the
bound copies of the first volume
in the Washington State His
torical library. There also are
indications of the tribulations
of the pioneer newspaper pub
Usher. On one occasion when
the boat from San Francisco
was delayed several weeks, the
supply of white paper ran out
and it was necessary to print
one issue on wrapping paper
borrowed from the general store.
Smile diChIe:
She-Let's talk about you.
Heal right.
She-Well, then, what does
a young man like you see in q
girl like me?
Briggs-1'm a self-made man,
Griggs-I'm the made over
product of a wife and three
daughters.
Charity Worker - We are
having a rattle for a poor
widow; won't you buy
ticket?
Henry-Nope, NAV wouldn't
let me keep her II 1 won and
amt got no money to throw
away.
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KEEPING UP-TO-DATE

Scientists as yet have not
found a cheap way to repair tur-
bines, according 10 r. S. Nesbit,
eastern power executive. He re-
lates that it costs $1,000 daily for
a 25.000-kilowatt turbine TO be
inactive, and that 1t costs five
times that much just to open
one up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23

columbian was Tifsr
Paper In Territory
Founded TO Help Us Get
Away From Oregon
Tn ONE Of those to-settle-an-
L argument letters a reader OF
this column wants to know the
name Of the first newspaper in
Washington territory and where
It was published. That happens
to be an easy assignment, for
only a few days ago the infor-
nation was prepared for pre-
sentation at a community gath
ering.
The first newspaper in the
territory Of Washington was the
Columbian, published at Olym-
pia. The paper was started by
T. F. McElroy and ]. w. Wiley,
two young men from Portland.
They were induced to undertake
the venture by certain eminent
gentlemen living in Oregon ter
ritory north OF the Columbia
river who realized the import
anee Of having a newspaper at
their disposal.
The eminent gentlemen"
referred TO included John Chap
man of Steilacoom and Daniel
Bigelow Of Olympia. The rea-
son they, with a number OF
others, wanted n newspaper
was to promote the organiza-
ton Of a territory out Of that
part OF Oregon north of the
Columbia river.
Residents north of the river
did not think they had been get
ting a square deal from the Off
Gals of Oregon territory, most
of whom lived south of the river
and couldn't be bothered with
the affairs of settlers away up
in the Puget Sound country"
So Chapman and Bigelow started
the new territory idea and
McElroy and Wiley established
the Columbian to boost it along.
The first issue is dated Sat
urday, Sept. IL, 1882 at "olym-
pia, Pugets Sound" From the
first the Columbian hammered
away at the opportunities for
settlers in the Puget Sound
country. In editorials and in
spired correspondence from set
tiers north of the river, the pro-
posed territory of Columbia
THAT was the name first sug-
gested for the new territory was
a paradise compared to the
country south of the river.
Believe 1t or not, according
to the Columbian, down south
of the river the population
had become so dense that IL
was almost impossible to find
a decent $40 acre claim with
out going down toward the
California line or up into the
hills. In the Puget Sound
country 1t was different
there was plenty of open land
where a man wouldn't be both
cred with too close neighbors.
The Columbian dope d
largely on subscriptions and con-
tributions from some of the pro-
moters of the new territory.
Owing to the fact that there
were few business concerns in
the territory at that time the
advertising was limited. There
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Reg. q. D. Pat OF.

are plucked by priest and,
tied with anointed flowers, are
tremendously married in the
granary in the presence of we'd
ding guests" = represented by
other sheaves.
Tomorrow: U-boats and bat
tleships.
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advanced behind the doors Of the
house ways and means commit
tee. II explains why, after listen
ing to Johnnie. the legislators
recessed until January.
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixe, Things

To receive attention IN this coli
umn lctteTs must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
VIII be published when requested.
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For further proof. address The author
PICTURE A DAY

PICTURE A DAY
Title Of the Worlds Most
Regularly Photographed Girl"
would probably go to Annette
Ayers, ia, of Portage, Wis.
Franklin Ayers, her father, an
amateur photographer, who has
photographed her every day
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Is 1t Time To Go After the Tourist Business

Thirty million money. snug HAT
left in Montana last year
It expected that will be
the chamber authority
Large numbers will be travelling from the East the San Francisco
Many from the West will attend the
New York Those travellers will
and other of
sectiong
important every establishment
this district Here potential
sell them incompatible great
and heavengven which spend
fed and brains and muscles Shall
what have to offer tem In other
advertising the ndescrbab
If the time for such
One of the first things
INC That organization doing wonderfully
work for Montana benefit
Montanans will bring up
such unwilling help
If the time for local campaign of publicity
ways IN which be undertaken But all Of them will
less The world
and
wild hfeof the door
Wlshfu waiting
Montana for recently Libby
prised ~ the marvellous mountains
Fertile ground for publicity
Such campaign will the the fund
The campaign will reach Are who will
tourist business ready to undertake the financing Of such
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BOOK ENDS
BY INEZ RATEKIN
County Librarian

1t was rather much of shock to
the literary world to learn that
Mao De la Roche was writing a
new novel that would not be con-
tinuation of the popular Jalna ser
les. But, it was rather a delightful
bit of news and the new novel
Growth of Man." is being
watched with great interest.
Canada is the setting of the story
of Shaw Manifold who is a child
when his mother finds it necessary
to leave him for his grandparents to
raise while she makes a living in
the city. The struggles he has and
his victories are the ones that us
ually 60 to the self-made man. One
feels rather SNUG satisfaction
when he starts out On a world tour
in the interests of forestry at the
end of the book. His and the 9TH
er personalities are described with
yividness and there is a sense OF
honesty prevailing in the book.
Not all critics are favorable-this
would be too much to ask-but the
book is being read great deal and
as one well-knoWn critic puts it.
Mao De La Roche will be for
Ftff for deserving -sTalna. i--.s------
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Pluck the Beam Out of Thine Own Eye"

Oh consistency. thou a
Apparently people little weight ewe-lke values
of that characteristic
Neither do they believe consistency there
moral strength
the three
wrersmany of them which
newspapers dominated by
Sedes
IN the presentday world
FOR While there by
advertisers it not a condition IS al al common,
But here where
itself.
AS everyone knows who has kept
editorial workers of the large
or UNIONS under the of the
fortunately the leadership
manifested strong tendency
called against
probably Justified But what do
er interests are involved and they fighting their ends2
Ponder this
FOR nearly two months the Chicago guild wagn strike
the chicago American
amner And how do the strikers was
70 demand that the large advertisers
from these newspapers If the big
OF the guild the strikers threatened
W boycott INTO the
tacucs nave been used against other newspapers
now we are not arguing guild strike
But isn't highly inconsistent for
upon the big advertisers to force
piance with the guilds demands " -
II THESE writers feel that the
te huIp Oh the bug advertseras
can they BRING themselves to that gain their
own ends On surely consistency thou jewell But level 50
seldom ' =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19

The old being played the legislature
Helena
Bills have been introduced egaze gambling
held whereby
influences the old erefrom
In effect the of the bill thing tax
all the thereby
of And part the
Use to good
old of
fact that wckedness always eventually
from the quverng bodies of
II it policy relieve Of by
lng why be piker? Why pocy
Let's legaze prostitution corruption and
thereby fill public Golfers
hps could build develop thereby
the therefrom the burden lifted
from the shoulders of the people
Of course sensible believes such Rigthinng
people know that with
OF teachers let be said that meeting
ASSOCIATION vigorous stand was taken against the gambling
ery bills Word also from Helena that the gambling
bills will
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"llI be finished in iify-or know the reason Why"
Astaire-Rogers in New Show

An Astaire-Rogers picture is al
ways film event. And it is a
pleasure to report that Fred and
Ginger's latest RKO Radio vehicle,
"Carefree,' is in many respects the
best thing they have ever done.
The new offering, which opens
Sunday at the kootenai theatre,
brings the two favorites together
again after year and half Of
separation, in an actionful and tune
full romance. full of surprising nov
elites.
The plot is sparkling modern
lied John Alden-Miles Standish-
Priscilla affair. with Astaire as a
psyehiatrlst who pleads the suit
of his lawyer pal, Ralph Bellamy
with the latter's fiancee. Miss Rog-
ers. noted actress Bethany, GER
tain that there is something wrong
with Miss Rogers because she keeps
putting off their marriage, begs
Astaire to psychoanalyze her
It's against this story background
that the stars top their previous
dancing feats with new creations
Astaire's unique solo Golf Dance; the
dangerously romantic Change part
nersa number: the Yam, which
promises to become the years most
popular ballroom number; and the
Dream Dance. gorgeously mag
NATIVE routine in fairyland set
ting.
Weaving these numbers to catchy
Irving Berlin melodies, the stars
are also aided by the brilliant work
of the supporting cast, including a
new comedy find" Jack Carson,
who scores notably as Astaire's we'll
meaning assistant, LueIIa Gear, fam
Gus Broadway comedienne, Clarence
Kolb, Franklin Pangborn and other
top-ranking players.