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Evening star., 1939-01-31
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-General
liquidation upset an early advance
in cotton futures today and prices
by midafternoon ranged from net
losses of 7 points to a gain of /.
July. under hedging pressure,
reached low of 769 before recov-
ering 2 points. Scale down buying
by trade interest supported March
at $50 or net unchanged.
Pressure lightened in late dealings and
the trade covered in near months
Futures closed 3 higher to 3 lower
Evening star., 1939-01-31

after higher opening today Commission
house buying was Offset by trade selling,
thought to be hedging against crude sales
IN Texas, Around noon prices were / 10 4
points. net higher, with March at 6.95.
Lard, hogs and cotton were slightly easier
Cruoe cru % on was quoted 5'+,7s cents soutn7
Evening star., 1939-01-31
CottonSeed Oil.

Spot nominal: middlins, sos.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Cotton Industry Quickens

For the first time in monthA--
Frances cotton manufacturing m
dustry is increasing in activity.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

land that had rescued him. But he had
angels in his fingers. That's damn near
poetry. isn't it,"
But MIR. Petty could only stare.
The little man interested the inter-
ferlng old woman and she decided to
help him if she could. But she found
out, pronto, that she couldn't get her
foot in the right door, on the right
basis, either. But the interfering old
lady, having had lot of experience
with people who were out of town,
realized that her selling approach was
wrong. So she hatched little scheme
to have the little man be discovered by
an expert"
You meant"
Mrs. Abbie Tupper rubbed her
broad nose THE interfering old lady
had just bought a new vacuum cleaner.
So she drilled the little man in the line
of selling patter. He wasn't very adept
at it, but his shy ineptness was sell
ing asset of sorts. So one evening, after
last dress rehearsal, she drove him
out to the radio mans house and
Evening star., 1939-11-19

No hint of patronage. or superiority
tainted it. 1t was the delighted, slightly
startled mirth of young man who
catches glimpse of himself in funny
house trick mirror 1t was smile that
heartened Mrs. Abbie Tupper too. She
thrust a huge crimson hand forward.
Shake, BERTHE" she said. You're
the right stuff and knew it!'
They pumped hands in solemn
silence.
Then you'll give her chance"
Young Mr.. Petty nodded, almost
absently.
You won't regret it, Mrs. Tupper
assured him swiftly. "Her name is
Pynne Virginia Pynne. She won the
gold medal of the New York Music
Week Association when she was only
fourteen. She graduated from the
Damrosch Institute. She was pupil
at the Juilliard Graduate School on
five-year fellowship and she won the
Mcdowell Club award for the most
promising young artist"
The outer door opened noiselessly.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

mir. Epstein on the wire, Mr..
Petty"
Young Mr.. Petty's nod was purely
mechanical. Miss Lewton stared at her
boss. Mr.. Epstein was a most i'm
portant man. Miss Lewton coughed.
Her employer paid no attention. His
eyes were fixed on the big woman
mopping her face with a mammoth
handkerchief.
Il remember something you said
when you first came in. Aunt Abbie,"
he muttered earnestly. "You told me
that you got lift out of helping
younger people. Remember? You said
it was like listening to boy soprano
sing Take Me Home, Kathleen, or put
ting on new corset or - or taking
mild medicinal snort of rye in ginger
ale.'
Young Mr.. Petty smiled family.
I'D feel lot better about this whole
thing if - if l thought you got little
bit of a kick out of knowing that you
did me good turn, too -. today"
1t wasn't so much the words as the
tone that made Miss Lewton gasp.
Next week: Another adventure
ofthe iadomitabie Mrs. Tntber
Evening star., 1939-11-19
WEEK MAGAZINE
MRS. TUPPER TALENT SCOUT
Continued from pose eleven

dropped the little man off at the cor
ner. She waited for nearly two hours
before the little man came back. And
then he was SO excited he couldn't re-
member whathappenedtothe cleaner"
But Brawlheim never -"
THE interfering old woman made
the little man promise never to tell
how he got his chance. 1t seemed bet
ter that way, especially after all the
stories in the newspapers telling how
the radio man discovered a master of
Debussy staggering around under a
vacuum cleaner.
For a long moment the cream and
chrome room echoed with the sudden
stiffness that followed. Mr. Bertrand
Petty picked up gold pencil and
studied it intently. His mouth opened
and closed several times Then he
smiled.
Miss Lewton would have been
startled as we'll as pleased by the quick
boyishness of that smile. There was no
cream and chrome in it. None of the
quick petulance of the busy executive.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

must play lOT me because "dS Soii-
hected with the program department
bf one of the largest broadcastlng sta
ions in the country But stopped her
ust in time" His cigarette wavercd
apologetlcally "As business woman
YOU can understand that, Aunt Abbc.
mean there was no sense IN giving
him an exaggerated idea of his own
ability until -
Until you had his name on the
kiotted line," his visitor finished with
IA twinkle.
We'll. err, something like that"
And now Brawlheim is the sensa-
ton of the ether waves.
MIR. Petty leaned back in his chair
and laced his hands behind his dark
head.
Exactly But do you see the point
| am irving to make, Aunt Abbie?
Brawlhelm didn't need friend who
had friend that had a friend in
broadcasting company. True, his
chance came as an accident. But -
Mrs Abbie Tupper twisted in the
tight chair. II think get you. Berthe.
Radio must be a lot like the motion
pictures. l suspect. 1t all depends on
who does the discovering, eh?' She
chuckled as MIR Petty flushed. 81
mean. Uncle John Does Jane has two
strikes on her before she hauls her
cello out and gets her music adjusted,
hasn't she? But if you, or some other
radio shark had discovered her -
"Your statement Is not -
Mrs. Tuppcr interrupted with a
ruminative rumble. Her dark eyes
were moist with amusement. My llt-
tie viollnist has been breaking her
heart trying to get the proper people
to discover her. But they're too busy"
Mr.. Petty frowned. You're talking
about short cuts" he protested
heatedly.
I'm talking about talent doing
selling job" Mrs. Tupper corrected
him blandly IF wasn't in a hurry.
suppose could do a selling job for
Virginia. But I'm going away for two
weeks to rest my feet on shore-hotel
porch. And the girl deserves chance.
She's good In fact she's damned good.
know that - even if my present high
notes couldn't jump over pebble
For your sake, I'll be glad to
listen -"
Remembering all the time that
she's protege of one of your Aunt
Does?" The big woman was on her
feet now, tugglng downward at the
reluctant silk around her massive hips.
mot on your life, BERTHE. don't dab
bic much in the patroness line these
DAYS - but when l do aim to do a
lob. And as | said before, if had the
time to let some professional dis
coverer do his stuff ="
Il assure you," the head of the
WBN program department said al
most haughtily, that | will be per-
fectly unbiased in my judgment -
Mrs, Tupper, shook her head. Her
hat bobbed drunkenly. "1ou don't
understand, Berthe" she protested
throatily. I'm glad you're willing to
give the girl an addition. Is that what
you call it? But before you listened l
wanted to - to prepare your mind
She lecred across the desk.
Prepare my mind"
Soften you up bit" Mrs. Tupper
amplifed, her smile growing broader.
do a bit of presiding. Take little
of the gimp out of you. as it were. Put
you in a more receptive mood. Things
like that
81 don't ~
Here's what | want you to do.
When you go home tonight get out
that vacuum cleaner you bought from
Brawlheim You did buy it as sort of
souvenir of your great discovery,
didn't you? Well, just look at it closely
Al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
l. ~ ! ! cial and Political America

Attorney General Frank MUIR
ply announced several weeks
ago that he hoped to find a place
for the former spokesman for the
Ku Klux Khan. But the A. G.
made the unfortunate mistake IT
demanding a $1,000, 100000 re-
duction in the federal payroll
and elimination of political pa
triots from office. His aides
warned him that, in the face of
that noble utterance. he would
be charged with inconsistency il
he larded his staff with Helm.
Senate leaders, how yer,
warned Murphy they would not
confirm another appointment of
his unless he took care of Tom.
The latter haunted the chamber
so assiduously that they STUN
bled over him when they went
out for drink of water.
Roosevelt met the predica-
ment by instructing Stewart Nc
Donald TO put Tom at work for
FILA. But l had him before"
complained Mcdonald. Il don't
want him again"
Never mind" said Mr.. Roose-
welt. He WAS in your bed be-
fore. Just change the sheets"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
questions , Turn TO the woman's
page for the answers:
/. For what college degree
does LIN. stand?
?. Why were the colors red
and green chosen for traffic
lights
;. What is crystsllography,
4. For what purpose is Ger
many seeking the use of Anno-
bon Islsnd7
5. Where is the Aar river7
s. Was Thomas jefferson one
of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence;
Z. II an sirplane flying 100
miles an hour encounters a head
wind OF 100 miles an hour, can
1t make any Roadway?
s. Is Cuba a protectorste Of
the United States.
9. What is the correct pro-
nunciation Of the word occult.
10. What term is commonly
used in zoology TO denote all
those animals not possessing
backbone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
BIG PERCENTAGE OF
W0RkMEN LIVE OUTSIDE
TACOMA CITY LIMITS

Editor, The Times: / hap
pened TO run across Mr.. Torve's
letter in your paper the other
evening and 1t gave me a liberal
education both from the stand
point of good English as well AZ
a smattering of geography. He
more or less reprimanded some
of US for writing in and criti-
cising the union for its lack Of
effort in getting the boys from
the st. Paul mill back to work,
and at the bottom Of our article
failing to give our addresses,
since he checked us up.
He mentioned three reasons
why we might have failed 10 do
this and the argument is
weak one. that IL we were so
called farmers" we wouldn't
appreciated any Of the problems
confronting the miIlworker.
In one plant handling lumber
in Tacoma happen TO know that
Just shade less than so per cent
Of the employees are men who
live beyond the city limits. and
can be classified as -psrt-time
farmers'-yet they are also mill
workers.
It might be interesting TO Mr..
Torye to know that on question
ing a few Of them reagrding
this, they explained it was nice
to have something to do while
the plant was shut down on ac-
count OF labor troubles since II
had been such a frequent hap
pening and incidently they were
able To eat through their efforts
in this small scale truck farm
ing.
1t Is an III wind - Maybe
the strike has accomplished
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
FRIDAY, JULY !, 1899

Mingled good and evil plan
etary influences are seen in the
horoscope for today, according
to astrology. Benefic aspects are
strong here and there through
the passing hours.
In the morning. persons in po-
sitions of authority are FORUM
ate. The stars encourage execu-
tive ability and keen foresight.
The people win turn to leaders
in business and government.
Business is subject TO stimu-
lating conditions, but warning is
given that there may be tend
ency toward too great optimism
as prosperity becomes more gen.
eral. This is to be a banner year.
Preparation for extraordinary
events has been frequently
urged. The stars warn that FL
nancial crisis, individual and ma
tional. may be expected, as
national election uncertainties
generate dangerous possibilities.
Women should find this an
suspicious date for entertaining.
The stars smile upon hospital
tiles and indicate that social
contacts may become signifi-
cant in public relations
The evening is a lucky time
for meeting strangers Of oppo-
site sex. Girls are sdmonished TO
depend upon their brains rather
than upon their beauty If they
desire 10 make impressions upon
eligible young men.
Persons whose birthdste 1t is
have the augury of a year OF
memorable events. For many,
domestic upheavals are prog
nosticated. but in certain cases
good fortune will follow changes.
Children born on this day may
be intensely sensitive TO occult
influences. These subjects Of
Cancer usually are intelligent
and gifted. but inclined TO be
temperamentsl
Copyright, 1881
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

some good; at least it has started
a back to the farm move
ment. But Mr.. Torve is mis-
construed into believing because
man lives beyond 96th street.
he is an inhabitant of the
Mohawk valley-and him and
ma only come in to town on
Saturdays to sell the city folk
butter and eggs.
personally know men who
drive in from Auburn, Sumner
and Puyallup every work day to
labor in Tacoma mills-and they
and their families are vitality in
terested in whether their plant
is shut down or operating.
You would probably be sur
prised, Mr. Torve, to know how
many people not working at the
st. Paul or Northwest Door are
aware that these two plants are
down and want to see them get
going. When you withdraw
$4,000 in wages per day from
circulation in city the size
OF Tacoma-the butcher, the
baker and the rest of them
know there is a strike on-and
frankly can't see why.
Maybe in the era of peaceful
picketing, arbitration. and no
coercion, the addresses have been
left off inadvertently so some
of the boys" won't take it upon
themselves to call.
r. n. OLSON,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Grain for Dust

The of the sheter-bet plan of treepantng in
the dust bowl is marked enough after five years to
justify Secretary Wallace in saying that they may help to
make the Great Plains region breadbaske for the nation
rather than ever threatening desert.
At four cents apiece the government has helped plant
127 900 trees along 900 miles Of wndbreak Some of
the trees which vocferous and sarcastic critics insisted
wouldn't grow 30 and IS feet high. And
than 10000 FARMS life has to the and new
hope to the farmers.
Without faith, there be progress; without the
willingness to take risk there be solid gain. The
cedars pines ocusts, Chinese ems and willows waving in
the prairie breeze of banners to risk justified
and faith indicated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Franco Foe Killed
Every Nine Minute.

The Spanish government is reported executing
person every nine minutes result of the Spanish
Such brutality is the usual aftermath of war, most
brutalizing force earth.
The great enough to see that mercy and kind
ness should follow victory Abraham Lincon-and he
not allowed to live to put his policies in effect
The development of our southern states held back
many by the harsh reconstruction policies of
ful northern politicians.
II Franco loves Spain the he says he does he'll bor
this leaf from American history and forget reprsas
Spain has surely suffered enough!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
LESSONS IN ENGLISH


synonyms: Needful, neces-
sary, requisite, essential, in
dispensable, vital.
Often misspelled: Tweed; not
twead nor twede.
Word study: Use word
three times and it is yours"
Let us increase our vocabulary
by mastering one word each day.
Today's word: Indictable; capa-
bic of being indicted, or charged
with an offense. pronounce
second syllable dit, as in die,
accent second syllable). He
had committed an indictable Of
Tense, and was brought before
the jury"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
LIGHTING OF COURTHOUSE
TOWER WOULD HELP

Editor. The Times: / see that
Commissioner of Public Works
Abner r. Bergersen is cleaning
the exterior of the city hall.
preparatory to the celebration
of the Golden Jubilee. He has
assured me that he will also
light up the tower.
1t would be great advertise
ment to Tacoma and Pierce
county if the county commits
sioner would light up the tower
at the courthouse. The tower at
the courthouse is wired and all
that is necessary would be to
put in some new globes to re-
place those that are burned out.
There will be an immense lot
of traffice over the Chinook
Pass road from the east and
people returning from Mount
Tacoma at night and coming
down from the top of the hill
on Pacific ave. to the business
district would find the additional
lighting attractive.
Thousands Of people will come
to Tacoma from Victoria and
the cities west on Puget Sound
and will thoroughly appreciate
the view from the water ap-
proach to the city. People COM
ing from Vancouver, B. c., on
the Pacific highway by way of
Seattle will receive an impress
sion they will never forget az
they approach the city from that
direction.
FRANK C. ROSS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
A New One

Everyone is for traffic safety Everyone agrees that
the liberty of drivers be compromised for the
sake Of the safety of others.
But like all these compromises between the rights of
and the rights of ALL there must be point where
reason marks off dividing line.
That line be somewhere pretty close new Ger
regulation promulgated by Gen. Kurt Dauege chief of
German police who has ruled that may smoke while
driving.
Apparently Germany has not yet bred the omnipotent
sort of American auto driver who drive smoke listen
advertisements all the time This is peculiarly
American product not yet developed it would seem,
Hitlerland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

Who later became a memeef
Of the state supreme court
He Was intrigued BY the earn
estness with which Young
Hagemeyer went after the
messenger job that he inn
mediately nominated him for
convention page and he vas
elected.
For several days after ths
convention opened the news re-
ferred TO prohibition as one OF
the main issues. Kansas was
used as a horrible example Of
the results Of prohibition. Re-
sponsibility FOR all the poverty
of bleeding Kansas" was laid
TO prohibition and the fanatics
who were promoting II.
A Kansas prohibitionist, In
the opinion of some of the
license advocates was a crea-
ture more reprehensible than
the followers of "Sockless'
derry Simpson, populist con-
gresham from Kansas. Per-
ish the thought that the new
state Of Washington should
take pattern from the prae-
tises Of such a crackpot crew.
Then there was the argument
that the new state would need
the payrolls and the business
which breweries and distilleries
would create. And think of the
revenue, too. With sufficiently
high license the income derived
from saloons would go a long
way toward paying the operat-
ing costs of the cities and
towns.
While making heavy contri-
button TO the public treasury the
saloons, of course, would be very
stringently regulated. There
could be no gambling. Drunk
ards would be unable to obtain
liquor. There would be laws
also for the punishment for the
head of a household who dissi-
pated the contents of his weekly
pay envelope at the bar and
then went home and beat up his
family. 1t was a cinch.
The other side of the argu-
ment was being maintained by
the w. c. T. u, Good Templars
and represe tatiyes of
the churches. How they were
overcome by the high license
crowd will appear later.
While the controversy was on
at Olympia. Tacoma was busy
tying up the loose ends of the
boom and planning for a great
expansion in the next five years.
The Chamber of Commerce en-
phasized the need for the exposi.
ton hall and auditorium and a
greater hotel capacity.
The Tacoma hotel was filled
every day. The other hotels had
so many steady roomers that the
accommodations for transients
were limited.
Frank {. Ross had eight lots
on the corner of Tacoma ave-
nue. and Ninth street, a site
100 by l20, which he Offered
at a reasonable price to any
body who would put up a good
hotel. He was willing to take
part of the price in stock. 1t
seemed like good idea but
there were no takers. There
was too much money to be
made in quick turn-overs.
Tacoma worried along without
the hotel.
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Continued From Page Ons)


sides wrecking the party, they
predicted that ii would lead to
certain defeat. They also re-
ported that IL Roosevelt stepped
aside graciously-not in bitter
ness-the people of their states
favored Garner as their presi-
Dental candidate. Even the
governors who opposed the
Texan admitted that his rugged
personality had captured the
popular Imagination in their ter
ritory.
Most exciting political happen
ing. however, is the fact that
certain prominent New Dealers
with or without the presidents
knowledge and consent are
making shy advances to Garner.
They are timidly proposing a
ticket headed by the vice presi-
dent and seconded by a Roose-
veltian-an arrangement which
would permit both factions to
crow. Solicitor General Robert
II. jackson of New York is the
man most frequently mentioned
as prospective running mate on
such a slate. He stands high
with the president and the Gar
ner folk like him.
CONTRAST President Roose-
velt's ease and poise in handling
the press-also the politicians
has vanished under the strain Of
domestic and foreign burdens.
His Hyde Park outburst against
the congress. the press and the
international bankers was remi-
niscent Of Hoover's duel with the
outside world.
As the reporters assembled in
his study. he said: Well, you're
q pretty smart bunch, but some
OF you are too darn smart" The
New York Times able CORE
spondent-Felix Belair IRE
torted: II suppose that was
meant for me. Mr.. President"
Felix referred TO an earlier news
paper article of his which had
angered F.D.R. because it report
ed that he went fishing after
hearing of the original senate
action stripping him of his de-
valuation authority.
"oh." said the president. Il
didn't mind the story, but there
wasn't a word OF truth in IT,"
Then he launched into a detailed,
technical history Of currency
manipulation under the New
Deal.
After ten minutes of hard.
close writing, Mr.. Belair paused
to uncramp his fingers. The
president glared at him ana SAID
Felix. you take this down. even
If your newspaper won't publish
it." That's a strange contrast
TO the friendly. thoughtful chief
executive OF other and happier
days.
CHOICE-President Roose-
welt interviewed personally TO
solve what was fast becoming a
major and dangerous issue on
Capitol Hill. He has unearthed
government job for Tom
Tom" Heflin. the white-sui'ed
former senator from Alabama
who Was driven from public life
for his attacks on Al Smiths