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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks
to the many friends, Rev. L. w.
Harris and the Masonic, House
hold of Ruth and Eastern Star
Lodges for their acts of kindness
and floral offerings during the i'll
ness and at the death of our be-
loved husband, father and grand
father, Joseph Howard Bannister,
who died January 20.
These sympathetic expressions
win never be forgotten.
Mrs. Mary Bannister, wife,
Mrs. Hazel Pryor, daughter,
Mrs. Juanita Russell, grand
daughter, all of st. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
Merchants Who
Solicit Your
Patronage

Artistic Cleaners, $40 9Th Ave. S.
Acme Smoke Shop, go 9Th Ave. N.
Theodore Allen. Insurance, Atlantic 1886.
Barney's Lunch, TOO 9Th Ave. N.
BelPs Cafe. 2H Third st. s.
Beeehsr- c@mings. Inc, $40 End Ave. So.
BoqtelPs Furniture Co.. Marquette at
Brown Clothing Co., 500 Nieollst Ave.
COrneliAn Beauty Shop. SS1S 4th Ave. s.
Custom Food Market, 349 E. SSth St.
Dunham- ScOtt-StOve. Furnace Repairs, IT
Foreman & Clark. ClOthisrs. Esnnepin at
FlshsEty Coal Co. ss4 S. snsllinGAvs..
St. Paul
General Fuel Co., 712 Cedar st.
Goodm3n's-Jewelers. GIT Hennepin Ave.
Haller's Super Market, 1921 e. Franklin.
International Fuel Co, AIS N. It'll Sc.
J q b Laundry, Ssth and Cedar Ave.
Kato Beer
Knutssns Atheists Groceries. s752 4th
Mississippi Valley Fuel Co. 1914 Z. Lake
Lake st. Liquor Store, Lake st. at Nicollet
Liberty Cleaners, 2639 Nicollet Ave.
Lincoln Drug Co., Nieollet q 9th st.
81.
Maple Leaf Club. I2s Hyland Ave.
Mpls. Supply House. Furniture. lis S. 9Th
st.
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
o. X. Service Station, All e. 38th st.
]. w. Pate Insurance sos Third st. s.
Paulson's Fuel Co.. 44O6 Nicollet Ave.
Plymouth Liquor Store. Sol Plymouth Ave.
Porters q Walters Club, Is s. 3rd st.
Pete's Bakery, BAT e. 8Sth St.
Purity Drug Co., Warrington q Marquette
Maurice L. ROthSchild Co.. NicOllst at 9Th
q.
Royal Barber Shop, $40 9Th Ave. N.
RAINBOW Diner-See AID.
@outhtown Meat & Grocery, $3.50 9TH Ave.
s.
Service Cleaners, 1855 9TH Ave. So.
AT. 2S77
Standard Clothing Co., Nieollet at Sixth
St.
Jimmy Slemmons. Electric Appliances.
Skellet Transfer Co., 261 Sixth Ave. So.
SwenSon Furniture Co, zo41 Chicago Ave.
Universal Sewer Service. Cherry 2202.
ZinmAstsr Baking Co.-BakSrS Of MAS
TER Bread.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
Poetic Thoughts
Duty and Desire
By MORRIS GIBBS, Sr.

Many people can't distinguish the difference between,
That which is duty and desire for its seen,
That they argue wrongly from the very start
Which that they put the horse before the cart
Doing your duty may characterized mechanically done
From force of habit and fear of a gum
Because know if task is severe
Duty forces many to do job with fear.
Duty a certain force that mpels do,
Lots of things don't eshew
For to do what is right the desire must be there
then won't wonder about the results being fair
Duty has kept many family together
When the desire wasn't there in stormy weather,
Since desire is love and they waited to see,
That their duty superseded desire in every degree.
Desire should impel in all 60, i..
For desire comes first, then duty will follow thru
Remember without desire good is done,
So let duty take its place as the second one
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
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The Spencers are not novices by
any means-they have been identi-
fed with the Hair Culture Business
for number of years and have
given all their professional life to
research in order to produce the
one treatment that would meet
with the approval of the public.
They are identified with the pro-
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Teacher of Hair Culture Estate rec
ognition), and recognize their duty
to the public to such an extent,
that they have adopted the slogan:
when a better Hair Product 10
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1t is quite evident that the Spen-
Ger Sisters know how to get re-
suits, or they could not afford such
q generous offer. Fill out the cou-
pom below and get your full 81
days FREE Treatment. Send no
money.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27

The Dramatic Twelve Club met
at the home of Mrs. Lillian Hick-
man of 812 st. Anthony avenue.
Plans were made for the club to
give a Cocktail and Chitterling
Party, Saturday, January 20. A
lovely luncheon was served by the
hostess. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mr.. Harold Holland.
Mrs, L. A. Gwynne, Jr., reporter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
In MemOriarn

In loving memory of our beloved
Hilyard who left as two
sad years ago, January %, 1887.
The depths of sorrow we cannot
tell,
OF the loss of one we loved so
well
And while she sleeps a peaceful
sleep
Her memory we shall always
keep.
Harold Hilyard
and Family.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
Hair Grown Long! Free!
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The most remarkable offer ever
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this paper by the famous Spencer
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Scalp Specialists are so certain
that their method of treating the
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affected, thus assisting Nature to
function properly.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
MT. oLIvEr NOTES

During the morning services last
Sunday Rev. E. H. Mcdonald was
quest speaker and Rev. ]. Phelps a
guest preacher on the Mortal
Walk" at the evening services.
The Junior Missionary society
will take charge Of the first Of five
series Of missionary programs to
be given this year. The Junior So
ciety composed Of young boys
group, the Royal Ambassadors"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27

Therefore submit that the time
is at hand when every business
community must be told that citi-
zens who have the interests Of this
city at heart urge upon them q
more generous attitude toward the
Negro group, anxious and willing
to join with others in the future
development of the Twin Cities.
The unions should be similarly in
formed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27
ILL

Mrs. M. v. Littlejohn, 698 Rondo
St., is slowly recovering from an
illness after being confined to her
bed for the past five weeks.
IMPROVING
Mrs. Elizabeth Echols, 585 West
Central Ave., is improving after an
illness which has kept her under
medical care for the past year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
TRUMP THAT ACE

THOUGH IT is habitually re-
sa.led as the worst play in the
:ame. trumping your partners
l:s in the proper spot. may be
" Of the best. That is true usu-
a-T when it is essential for you to
!f.into the lead and do something
4-ch is impossible except from
Flur side Of the table. Most peo-
;e would op-ne that partners
aces are tlumped more by buffers
man BY fire players, but a care
tA caeckup probably would show
that the very greatest experts are
i. ne ones Who do i most-and de-
asaraceiy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

dealer: South. East-West vul-
isr-5lel
4 magnificent example of de-
.sasFe play was given on this
"a by Charles H. Goren of Phila-
.5-lala, national tournament
.1a7a7!on Of the last season. At
.'s. tables South played at 4
ies24aes Where West led a third
4sm9ad the contract was made
y '--aag. dropping truraps and
-s.-2g two hearts on clubs.
H vest shifted On the third
Distributed by King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
round 90 a heart. the game was
beaten one trick
'eThe Authority on Authorities"

round 20 a heart. the game was
beaten one trick.
Mr.. GOren'S partner had such
unbounded confidence in him that
he made an absurd double of only
3-Spades. The diamond K was led,
then the A. Mr.. Goren trumped
this and returned the only heart
that could set the contract, the ].
He reckoned that the contract was
hopeless unlesE lis partner had
the heart A, as seemed probable
f. ON the bidding. If SO, the ] re-
turn would result in three heart
tricks, even if South had the Q.
Just figure out that combination
Of cards and notice what would
have happened, even with the bril-
liant trumping of the A, if any
other heart had been returned
North and South would have TAX
en- at least one heart trick, ano
the 3-Spade contract would bavS
been made.
Mondays PrOOlelA
q Q 106
V743
AJ643
q K @ 9
AJ97 53 ~ as 2
81 ." @ 10 5
A8 g U . Q 10 8 I
= A 10 8 IS 6. + ] 3
A A K 4
GA K @ 986
q A K 2
!! None
dealer: South Neither side
vulnerable.)
Against q lead Of the heart ]
how should South play fo- G
Hearts on this deal?
eatures Syndicate. Inc-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

not. 1t asked 81 400 a year for
an average of one family in four.
That is more than possible un-
der certain conditions. Now let
us demand $4,000 year for
each of those four families. 1t
is easily possible and to the bene-
fit of everyone, giving security
to all. No unbalanced budgets
and all taxes abolished. The
basic industries owned and con-
trolled by the people. The larg-
er enterprises are often the more
easily obtained said H. G.
Wells.
One little book, Abundance
For ALL" by the American Foun-
dation for Abundance. will con-
vince you if you are open to con-
viction, or attendance at the
Fred w. Shorter lecture in Mac
eabee hall, Wednesday evening.
will help Don't we know we
are counting destruction just
drifting on? Let us, the COM
mon people, study, think and
then act. 1t is only ny study
and thought that we can learn
to act intelligently.
GEORGE E. ST. JOHN,
404 So. Sixth Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
I Had, One Time, a Lovely sthehsnd'

Everyone who has known or sung the infinitely and
tender Of the Germany of the Brothers Grimm OF
Hebe Schumann knows the that begins Itch hattie
einst Elm schoense Vaterand Il had one time, lovely
fatherland).
1t is filled with that haunting melancholy, sentimental
longing for localized homeland that of the most
ngratiatng things about people of German origins They
seldom think that perhaps like the mystic faherand of the
song 1T q dream"
deliberately used wedge by organizations in Germany to
gain information about Americans of German origin which
could easily day be used against them their relatives
or friends and which most certainly is being used to pe
dice them against the country of their adoption.
The technique by which those who respond with fam
letters to German shorwave stations all caaoged for
purposes best known the German propaganda service is
we'll known But further development of the technique has
been revealed in pamphlet material being circulated by
organizations in Germany to Americans who left that
try long 40 and who have perhaps been
good American citizens for almost that long,
To one-time Swabian comes for example from Stutt-
CART attractive brochure describing nostalgia terms
the beauties of Germany especially since 1888 1t contrasts
assumed indifference to these peoples welfare in their
present lands them of the continued soctude of
Germany. Playing those chords of sentiment which lie
hidden every Germanb person. the propagandists
work up mood of longing and "Reminiscences Then comes
the catch.
Included in the brochure is QUESTIONABLE which the
reader asked to fill out and return to Germany for
bodys files 1t wants to know things like this Full NAME
exact address, calling when and where born religious faith
and brthdate of children ancestry of wife and
dates and place of destination of other relatives who emf
grated from the region And last but not least what
real estate does the family possess!
1t is not likely that very many American families of
German origin will return any such information this to
any German bureau for filing For is hard imagine any
legitimate why anyone in Germany should want it.
But there other which be easily imagin-
ed 1t might be used in tracing Jewish blood in black
mailing families still in Germany in engineering the
fscaton of property And it unquesonaby being used in
building up vast anti-American propaganda machine in
this country
1t clear that Germany learned nothing from the failure
nj Qpdn in he N State he
war. The lesson il should have learned is: All such i'm
pertinent and mpudent meddling with American citizens,
those who retain sentimental attachment for the
Germany they remember is not only useless but builds
resentment against the country it aims to help.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
WANT NO PART
OF ANOTHER WAR

Editor, The Times: After
reading several articles on
opinions of whether we should
60 over to foreign soil to help
France and England block Ger
many and Italy, l couldn't help
writing you my views OF the
situation.
The only hopeful note regard
ing this European question IS
that at this writing, the sentl-
ment of the country seems to be
80 overwhelmingly against any
other policy than that of prepar-
alton for active defense of our
own soil. that at least 90 per-
cent of the congressman will
vote against any move to send
any of our young men to for
eign soil.
1t seems. after one attempt
has been made to make the
world safe for democracy and
rid our land Of all foreign secret
organizations. II we were TO as
much as organize an American
Boy Scout troop in Germany
and italy we would be squelched
before we got started and prob
ably land with our necks in the
guillotine.
But here in our own land for
eign nj tary organizations
have been formed and are grad
ually becoming stronger. while
we sit and do nothing to stop
them.
The generation that fought in
1917 and 1918 is fed up on this
safe world democracy. The gen.
eral answer to that is Tets
stay right here and make our
own country safe" The world
already owes billions Of dollars
in war debts to the U. S. that
Ii is not paying. Instead of pay
ing their war debt to us. Eng
land is paying her debt to the
Nazis She is not only helping
Germany finance her army but
by doing this. she is putting her
own neck in the moose. Germany
in return will use this money
England is paying her to kill the
youth which is the cream of the
English crop.
Uncle Sam is the first one to
help in time Of need but as far
as paving back is concerned,
Uncle Sam is always forgotten.
We who have seen the things
that happened in the World war
want No piece or part of another
war. We will fight 10 the last
ditch IN case OF invasion. but We
do not favor another A. z. r.
on foreign soil.
VICTOR 6. HALL.
1915 No. 18th ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
MURPHY Is LEADING
DEMOS MERRY CHASE

In Attorney General Murphy
the president has a fanatically
minded man by the shirt-tail and
dare not let go even If he wants
to. Some OF the Michigan mans
friends fear he has taken too
seriously the decree that he out
Dewey the district attorney OF
New York county.
The new A. G. has already
landed veteran Democratic
politico - Tom Pendergast - in
prison. Now Murphy is making
threatening gestures at several
other highly placed Democrats.
hardly yelling the prospect that
he may examine the careers of
Mayors Ed Kelly Of Chicago and
Hague Of Jersey City. In other
sections of the country Demo-
cratic politicos are shivering.
Betting Is even that FDR viii
soon curb the Galshsd from De-
troit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. Is there legal require
ment that the president of the
u. S. must be college gradu-
ate.
2. Where is the group of
islands called The Hebrides?
3. For what government sgen-
cy do the initials NLRB stand?
4. Name the foreign minister
of Finland.
s. With what sport is the
name of Kay Stammers ssso-
cisted,
s. In which city ia Madison
Square Garden,
Z. What is the correct pronun-
citation Of the word horizon
s. Which state is known as
THE Cornhusker state
2. Where is United States
paper money printed
10. Under what river is the
Holland vehicular tunnel9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
HOROSCOPE

Adverse aspects are strong in
the horoscope for today, accord
ing to astrology. II is not an
suspicious date for seeking aid
or encouragement from persons
in power.
In the morning there may be
bitter criticism of men in high
place. The stars encourage
fsultfinding with every one but
oneself.
Under this rule of the stars
the inclination to tear down may
be strong Destructive tenden-
cies may affect mobs and cause
damage TO property Physical
violence may be easily preeip-
itated
Business should be profitable
today which stimulates trade
and opens new markets. Mer-
chants and manufacturers will
prosper through the year, but
they should conserve their cap
ital.
Secret activities Will be wide
spread throughout the summer.
Organize tons with subversive
aims will gain in numbers.
Political Vaccinations may af-
feet party lines as interest in
national candidates gains The
autumn will provide a sensation
affecting long established
precedent.
This should be a favorable day
for informal tsinments.
especially picnics and outdoor
festivals.
Fairs and expositions are 10
prosper through the coming
weeks. The seers advise gayety
today since certain tomorrows
carry evil pOrtents.
Persons whose oirthdate il is
have the sugury of year of
success and advancement For
many, speculation VIII be profit
able, but should be avoided
Children born on this day may
be Of vigorous body and
happy nature. These subjects Of
Geuiri like good living ard
make many friends.
tCopyright. 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
BRIGHT MOMENTS

The late VIII Rogers. whose
famous phrase was, "All l know
is what read in the papers
had q pretty high regard for the
daily press. Still. at times bad
reporting and Misrepresentation
OF facts got under his skin. One
day. in New York City. he no.
ticed a tabloid story of a case
that he Was familiar with. The
story was written to sell papers
with little regard for the
truth. Rogers read il. and said:
4 hope l never live to see
she day when q thing 10 ~ bad
a. some OF our newspapers
make 1T
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
MILD RECOVERY
NOW UNDER WAY

The presidents pet economists
have handed him a confidential
memo that we've hit the bottom
of the economic slide and that the
month of June should ring in the
start of a slow but steady up
ward climb. In their belief, 1889
will duplicate the 1888 pattern,
which brought a period of mild
recovery after May low.
Almost every factor for inn
proved conditions is present.
Phrased more correctly, per-
haps. influences weighing heavily
against better times have van
ished from the scene or from
mems minds. The war scares and
strike threats that beelouded May
skies have disappeared for the
moment. Inventories have drop
ped to new lows, and retail pur-
chasing power continues high.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
Continued From Page One)

ditures based on a taxation sys-
tenn providing annual federal
revenue Of more than ten billion
Observation-Disclosures of income
through taxes.
Except for the few billions
needed for normal government
expenses. the balance would be
showed into the channels of re-
tail trade in an endless chain
sort of way. The government
would borrow and borrow and
borrow, and the people would
buy and buy and buy.
Slowly but surely Mr.. Roose-
welt is heading toward this solu-
ton. as his speeches reveal if
you read between the lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
HOW CAN l 7 7 7
Nv Anne Ashley

@. How can 1 fashion an
emergency CANDLE
A. Heat a cake OF paraffin un-
til il il pliable, and then wrap
1t around a piece Of heavy cord.
G. How can l prepare a good
salve for ehapped lips?
A. Mix twenty parts of white
wax. forty parts Of spermseetn.
ten parts Of oil OF sweet almond.
and thirty parts Of perfectly
pure fresh lard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
Jim Grove Reminds Of
An Important Date
Concerning Jim Me-
CarrieIe's Glue Pot
And q Fire Which Nearly
Wiped Out Seattle
And How Tacoma
Generously Went
To The Rescue


A DAY or two ago Jim Grove,
Times city editor who seems
to have an uncsnny faculty for
remembering dates, laid on this
desk a note reminding that June
s would be the fiftieth anniver-
sary Of the Seattle fire. That
was an adroit way of saying that
something ought TO be done
about it. II was short notice, but
fortunately it was an easy mat
ter TO dig the following out Of a
barrel which has been accum-
ulating for nearly six years.
Fortunately, too, the incident fits
in with the story of the imme-
date pre-statehoos days, as the
disaster occurred just before the
meeting of the state constitu-
tional convention.
Late in the afternoon of June
6. so years ago tomorrow Ia
coma folks noticed a cloud OF
smoke rising down Sound. Soon
they learned that the smoke
was from fire which was
sweeping the business section oil
Seattle. It started when kero-
sene oil heater of the glue pot
in Jim McGarrigle's paint shop
near the corner of Front and
Madison SITS. tipped over and set
fire to an oil soaked bench. The
flames broke through the out
side wall and a stiff southeast
wind whipped them to adjoining
buildings. In half an hour after
the glue pot tipped over the
fire was beyond control.
Seattle called for help. A few
minutes after the call was re-
ceived Tacomas new four
wheel hose wagon, manned by
Chief j. D. Rainey and rs men
of company No. l were on the
way to the Northern Pacific
railroad yards, where a special
train made up of locomotive,
flat car and caboose was wait
ing. The run to Seattle was
made in three minutes more
than an hour, speed record
to talk about in those days.
Two hours after he arrived in
Seattle, Chief Rainey called for
reinforcements. A flatcar hooked
onto the passenger train car
ried the full complement and
equipment of Hose Company
No. 2 and eight members of
Alert Company, volunteers, to
Seattle. All the members of the
volunteer company wanted to
go, but Mayor S. A. Wheel
wright ordered them to stay in
ldCOIIld. - itpotl hdh itdNhth
Tacoma that firebugs had been
responsible for the Seattle fire.
There had been several mys-
FERROUS fires in Tacoma and
there was general fear that
incendaries might take the alb
sence of the fire companies to
start a conflagration here. The
situation was all the more
alarming as fires had continued
here notwithstanding reward
of $500 had failed to produce the
firebug.
With the remaining members
of Alert company as a nucleus.
Mayor Wheelwright called for
volunteers and organized force
with the late Charles McAtee
as chief to patrol the city all
night. He promised the boys SO
each, but they never were paid.
After the scare was over some
body raised the objection that
the city had no fund from
which volunteer or special fire
men could be paid. The claims
were discussed at various times
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-06
THE TOWNSEND PLAN

Editor. The Times: An ancient
prophecies. the Cumaean sibyl.
offered King Tsrquin nine books.
records Of oraeles. at high
price. Being refused. she burned
them and demanded the same
same price for six. Again re-
fused. she burned three more
and demanded the same price
for the remaining three. and got
it. Ending the history lesson
here. let us turn to the Town
send Plan.
The Townsend Plan has failed
through its defeat IN the house
Of representatives. No. It has