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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's page for the answers.
l. How many days are in a
Leap year?
?. Name the coach of the
Washington Redskins football
club.
5. What type of boat is a
lighter?
4. What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word acumen?
5. Name the third ranking
state in the u. S. in area.
s. Where is the Kentucky
Derby run?
7. Name the British First Lord
of the Admiralty.
s. In which South American
country is the city and port of
Coquimbo
Q. Approximately how long
does ii take the sun at its equa-
tor to rotate on its axis,
10. What is the American Bill
Of rights?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, DEC. 10

An unimportant day In plane
tary direction. A strongly ad-
verse aspect Is active in the morn
ing. threatening to labor unions.
A serious strike appears to be
indicated. II is not q lucky date
for ambitious women. but should
be helpful for those engaged in
philanthropic work. The evening
Is fortunate for constructive and
progressive movements. Shop
ping is well directed. The stars
encourage wise selection OF gifts.
Heart and Home: Families
should pay special attention to
health. An epidemic affecting
the lungs and digestive tract is
prognosticated. Men who carry
heavy public responsibilities will
suffer from nervous disorders.
Sudden deaths among persons of
prominence will be numerous.
Hospitals. physicians. surgeons
and professional nurses will be
much in demand.
Business Affairs: Speculation
viii engage attention in the new
year when sudden fortunes will
multiply. A reckless spirit which
encourages high living and ex-
travagance win be prevalent. In
cities. rentals and other living
costs will soar. Demand for
European and Far Eastern art
objects and handicrsfts will be
increased a. realization of their
value accompanies reports of tho
frightful waste and destruction
Of war.
National Issues: Minor Incl
dents will irritate the president
OF the United States whose too
frank comments may cause re-
sentiment. He win have reason
TO desire deliverance from his
enthusiastic friends. His third
term boom viii be greatly in
fisted at the beginning of 1910.
Despite some opposition to his
policies he viii maintain his
popularity.
International Affairs: Loans
will be discussed as Europe faces
severe economic problems. Fin
land viii be much In the head
lines and win wide admiration.
Jupiter win exert a beneficent
influence over Canada which will
prosper In industry. but find some
difficulty regarding ready cash.
Persons whose hirthdate Il is
have the sugury Of q year Of ex-
traordinary activity which should
be successful
Children born on this day win
be independent and observant,
positive and resourceful. They
may be self-willed and difficult TO
GUIDE.
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An unpublicized presidential
order creating a new purchasing
agency for the Allies bellies the
earlier official belief that for
eign buying would be confined
largely TO airplanes and other
war supplies. Only the officials
at Washington actually affected
are aware OF the new setup. Its
existence has been kept secret
To prevent speculation and a rise
In prices Of the commodities TO
be bought.
II Is an entirely separate out
fit from the war-navy foint COM
mission that now supervises Al
lied purchases OF naval and mill
tary goods. Secretary Henry
Morgenthau heads it. but the ac-
tive members are Capt. II. f.
Collins, head of treasury pro-
curement, the quartermaster
general Of the navy and the pay
master general OF the army.
These are the officials who or
dinarily buy the peacetime stuff
for governmental departments
food, clothing. building material,
office equipment, etc. Their
duties, like the army navy
agency, will be to insure that
foreign buying does not interfere
with the price and production
schedules needed for domestic
purposes.
Wall Street apparently had an
inside tip on the Allied plans,
however, and officials here are
slightly sore. The almost sensa-
tional jump in commodity prices
and stocks-wheat, corn, cotton,
metals - conceded mathematic-
ally with the information that
Great Britain and France would
expand their purchases into
those fields. The boys who have
the long green also have long
ears-and inside contacts here
and abroad.
President Roosevelt will out
fox the politicos - Democratic
and Republican = who expect
him to proclaim his 1910 inten-
tons in his Jackson day address
early in January. In discussing
the speech with advisers and
ghost writers, he has taken Pc
culiar-and h aract eristic
pleasure in anticipating their
discomfort.
The European war will fur
nish the theme for FDR's ora
ton. He will cite worldwide in
stability as evidence of the need
for national preparedness, de-
claring that peace is worth any
price - higher appropriations,
temporarily unbalanced budget,
heavier taxes. 1t will be a poll
tical answer TO COP rivals,
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Your HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

We can do much to prolong
our lives and to prevent heart
disease by maintaining suitable
hygiene, including control of
diet. exercise, work, sleep. re-
Taxation. and rest. For the per-
son who already has a heart dis
ease or weakness, there is also
some important advice.
Sir Clifford Allbutt. one of the
greatest British authorities on
heart disease. used to say to the
young physicians who studied
with him. Tell a patient with
heart disease to find out what
he can do and do it; tell him to
find out what he cannot do and
never do it,"
The one most important rule
for prolonging life in the case
Of people with heart disturb
ances Is to keep all their activi-
ties within the capacity of the
weak organ. This means that
people with heart disease should
avoid any kind of work that in
wolves sudden effort. such as
lifting heavy weights. the con-
slant use OF the arms in swim
ming-even sweeping and ham
mering.
Any exercise that the patient
can take without becoming short
OF breath or feeling a pain may
be helpful. The first prescrip-
ton, however. L. rest. To pro-
vide rest for a weakened heart,
we must consider what causes
strain.
An excess of fluids in the body,
an excess of food that must be
digested, an excess of muscular
endeavor of any kind. and ex-
cess Of emotional tension will
make work for the heart. speed
up its rate, and endanger the
life of any one whose heart is
not up to normal capacity.
A doctor can prescribe drugs
which induce sleep and lower the
tension OF the nervous system.
He can also prescribe drugs
which slow the rate OF the heart
and strengthen its beat. Every
drug, however. is capable of
harm as well as good: no drug
should ever be taken in case of
disturbed action of the heart UNI
less prescribed specifically by
the doctor after the patient has
undergone a careful examination.
Few people realize that worry
10 bad for the heart. In fact,
worry over the condition OF the
heart may actually lead people
to feel symptoms that do not
exist. Women frequently COM
plain Of palpitation OF the heart.
which turns out usually to be
something wrong with the men,
tai and nervous system.
We now have tests for measur-
ing not only the size Of the
heart and detecting the chsrac-
ter Of the heart beat but also
for measuring the capacity OF
the heart to DO its work. Such
tests made by competent doctors
are OF the utmost Importance in
determining how much work a
heart can do, and in regulating
the routine OF the patient to en-
sure him the longest possible life
expectancy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
City Hall Come. To Life

Deeponed chimes of the city hall tower heard again
IN their the outline of ncandscent lamps again brings
out the old world architecture of the building which has
housed city government offices for something like As years.
For and the chimes have been silent because
Of councmanic whim; and only spasmodicaly has the
tower been lighted At night
This council may be commended for giving life to dis
tncve bit Of Tacoma architecture and for answering the
pleas Of many Tacoma individuals and organizations
Most of like to hear the chimes in their carlton
cf simple mua In their way, they give Tacoma dstnc-
ton shared by few cities.
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DRAMATIST, NOT
AN ECONOMIST

Editor, The Times: Mr.. Chan
ming Pollock, distinguished play
wright and sparkling star in the
literary and dramatic armament,
recently addressed a substantial
group of the intelligentia in New
York on the subject of the gen.
eral cause of poverty and the
reasons for it being spread 20
thickly in rather large spots at
this time.
Mr.. Pollock was quite sure
that it is all due to extrava-
gance, more particularly the ex-
travagance of the poor and
needy. But it should be borne
in mind that Mr.. Pollock is a
fictionist and dramatist, with a
brilliant and vivid imagination,
filling a worthy place, though
somewhat naively. in his own
world.
When any invade the realm OF
economics with such equipment,
the results are disastrous. Mr..
Pollock's performance was no
exception to this excellent rule.
That Americans are wantonly
extravagant cannot be denied.
We do big things regardless OF
cost and with scant considera-
ton for the returns we may
receive. We are indulgent and
needless. We like the good
things of earth and we propose
having them.
We like automobiles, silk hose,
sport coats and cream puffs. We
spend more for lipsticks than
we put in the contribution
plate. In almost every state.
more money is spent for ciga-
rets than the state, from which
we expect so much, can collect
in taxes.
We pay prizefighters 100000
or more for a half hours assault
and battery on each other, while
we dole out dinky stipends to
teachers and pay even less to
ministers of the gospel. For
sheer and rather pointless en-
tertainment we spend untold
millions. We are indeed extrava-
CANT and extravaganza is a mis-
chief maker and an ill-breeding
contriver of troubles.
But why should not people, all
people. have all the good things,
the really, reasonably good things
of life IL they are willing to work
and produce them? Indeed. why
do they not have them now
Mr.. Pollock deplores our re-
luctance to merely take our
belts up another notch when
want presents its ugly face. like
Mrs Wigs bringing on album
dance by the simple process of
adding water to the soup. Well.
suppose it were possible and sup
pose We did. would cutting down
further on our purchases and
consumption set business aboom-
ing and hop up employment. or
would just the reverse be true?
The rich do not need 10 take
up any belt notches. II would be
fine II all were rich. just reason
ably, and we might say properly
rich- II is the poor. however.
whom Mr.. Pollock processes to
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TO receive attention N fhia col-
umn letters must Eive name and
address Of writer. Only initials
~iu % puoii.hed when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me the
meaning of the cross with the
double bars now used on Christ
mas seals Of the tuberculosis
group. Why h this cross used :
And when was u adopted I
thought the Red Cross was used
formerly. NJ. l. BURICH.
The double barred cross on
the Christmas seals originally
was the Lorraine cross. used by
the Duke Of Lorraine during his
crusades In the Holy Land
around the year 1899. An in
ternationai convention Of tuber-
culosis associa tons in Paris
adopted the symbol in 1902 be-
cause IL was considered Of good
design and had not been taken
over by any other organization.
Until 1919 the Red Cross en-
blem was on the seals though
funds always were handled by
the tuberculosis league. The Red
Cross loaned Its symbol TO the
league 10 further a good work
while the league was small and
little known.
Mr.. Fixit: I would like to
know n you could help me OBJ
tain some Information on breed
Ing and Raising Of beef cattle In
the Y. 8. I'D like TO get some
charts, pamphlets or bulletins on
this subject. b. v.
The Pierce County Agricul-
tural agents office in the court
house Ia supplied with many
such pamphlets and can suggest
other sources of information.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please tell
me where l can sell old papers
In Tacoma MRS. r.. O..
0rting.
Try the Independent Paper
Stock Co.. is2 Puyallup ave.
Mr.. rixit. kindly tell me II
the 1898 nickels are being called
In. ] heard that being the flag
was not on the capital building,
they have been called In and
are worth rs cents. II 20, where
should they be turned In.
r. NJ. 8.
The only way you might get
more than cents for one of
those nickels would be in a slot
That building, Incl
is not the capital but
Jefferson's home Monticello"
You soon will see all of those
the market needs, and
without any flags. Maybe it
should have been there. but the
treasury Is ignoring the error.
There are too many out now to
make a premium value possible.
Mr.. Ftxit: Could you tell me
II there Is . night class one can
20 TO and finish a high school
II there Ii such q
place In Tacoma, whom could
Dne get In touch with:
READER.
Call Garland 1880 for infor-
about the night classes
1t Lincoln high school. and GAR
and 45s5 for a list of those
Uttered by WPA.
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understanding of music, as for
instance, residents of London and
the great cities of the continent,
and modified his style accord
ingly.
Whether that be true or not,
the fact remains that no other
oratorio seems to have the
popular appeal Of THE Mes
siah." The appeal Is the same
whether 1t be produced before
an audience of the most cul-
tured or sung In a mission In
the slums, and II Is sung In
the missions.
The oratorio is best loved and
appreciated by those who know
1t best. AS Deems Taylor ex-
pressed the thought in a recent
commentary, the way to acquire
an understanding and apprecia-
ton of good music is the same
as in acquiring a sun tan-con-
tinued exposure. That is the
reason so many people who know
the Handel masterpiece were in
the audience at the First Pres
byterian church in Tacoma and
Trinity Lutheran at Falkland
when the Messiah" was sung
Sunday night.
The sustained interest in The
Messiah" begins with the over
ture, carries through into the
vocal score and reaches its
greatest heights in such pas
sages as the chorus, And the
Glory Of the Lord" the aria. II
Know that Ny Redeemer Liveth,"
and the "Hallalujah" chorus.
How riany OF the modern
stone poems and some Of the
atrocities that are introduced in
symphonic concerts as a mod
ern touch" land poorly played
in the bargain) will be alive in
200 years? How many of the
present composers of Jazz" and
swing" will be remembered in
two generations from now?
One OF the influences most
likely to control the trend of
music appreciation among the
coming generations is the work
of the music instructors in the
public schools and colleges. To
those who listened to q broad
cast Sunday morning by the
combined choruses and orches-
tras Of the Cleveland. Ohio. high
and intermediate schools OBJ
tanned an idea OF the excellence
Of the work being done else
where. Those who have listened
recently TO the music perform
ances in the Tacoma public
schools or have looked in on q
rehearsal OF civic orchestra be-
ing developed at the College Of
Puget Sound. get an idea Of what
Is happening at home.
Progress made in the Tacoma
public schools in the last five or
six years Is almost beyond belief.
What may happen in the future
nobody knows One thing is GER
tain-at no other time in the
history of this country was
there a greater appreciation for
good music nor more opportunity
for music education.
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SO THEY SAY

Three drops of skunk musk are
sufficient to scent an area Of
about one square mile.
In Palestine, gasoline costs 50
cents gallon, with half of the
amount being government tax.
Gray hair begins to show on
white persons at an average age
Of IS years; In Negroes, seven
years later.
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II Was Good Music Two
Hundred Years Ago
Handel's Messiah" Still
Popular with Masses
Public Schools Make
Music Opportunity

IN A financial extremity George
Friedrich Handel left the
peratic field to write his
greatest and most popular ora
torio. Like some other good
things it was written on the
spur Of the moment-in other
words, Handel followed "hunch"
and in "a days-between August
% and September IA. 1s41-he
had produced masterpiece
that has stood the test for 200
years.
The oratorio was written in
Dublin. What may account in
part for the universal popularity
OF the Messiah" is that Handel
wrote it especially for the Dub
lin people. He assumed, so his
biographers tell us. that the
people Of Dublin were not as ad-
vanced, culturally and in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
SCIENCE NEWS

After IL years of studying
sleep. DR.. Nathaniel Kleitman of
the University Of Chicago can
still keep awake Animals so
10 sleep. he says. because they
have not the brains to stay
awake Animals could never
work 16 hours out of every "a
like humans do, he relates.
Human beings, DR.. Kleitman
says, can keep awake longer
than normal by the process Of
thought. whereas animals carry
out their sleep instinct
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feet over Columbus, N. NJ. and
let her go. Anna made GAS jumps
with safety, in seven years.
Anna was never hurt" Bal
boni says. Once in Wisconsin
she landed on a church roof and
the fire department got her down.
In Reno, New, l was warned by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

the dog catcher that I would be
fined $40 if l let Anna jump.
Well, I got $50 for the jump, paid
the fine and left town"
Anna died in 1887. Airline
pilots. who had long been her
friends, attended the funeral.
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PARACHUTEING DOG

A pioneer transformer in early
postwar days. Arrigo Balboni,
Los Angeles flying junkman,"
In 1925 formed a strange team
with a little dog named Anna.
Balboni rugged a small parachute
for the dog, flew her up to 5000
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

proper secrecy only the mystery of able mys
terry the only secret Of weak and cunning onesChester
field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

We want TO help TO encourage
the ordinary man and 10 bring
about q boom.-Atty.-Gen. Frank
Murphy.
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Monroe Rushed Jefferson
Into louisiono Purchase

JAMES MONROE has been pic
tured by contemporaries as a
slow thinker and procrastinator.
but he showed neither OF these
qualities in his negotiations with
Napoleon for the purchase of
Louisiana. Afraid Napoleon might
change his mind, the special am
baSSador urged President Jeffer-
son to disregard constitutional
limitations and rush the treaty
through the Senate. Monroe is
shown on the U. S. Scent stamp
above, issued in 1904 to comment
crate the centennial of the LOUISE
ana Purchase.
Whether you collect stamps or
not, you'll enjoy John W. Nick
Inns new book on rarities. 'Fabu-
lous Stamps" Hastings House:
$3.50. Nicklin has added the
story Of the rare stamp, its origin
discovery and subsequent history
to the cold facts OF color. denou,i-
nation and value. TO make a high
~ readable book.
The infant King Feisal Of Irao.
who succeeded 10 the throne kp-il
4, 1883, when his father, ling
Ghazt. was killed in an auiorro-
bile accident, IS soon TO be hon.
ored with an Iraq stamp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say. II intended 10 have
answered; say. y intended to
answer"
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Mr.. FIxIT
He fixe, Things

To r<ceivs attention m fhh col
umn letters must eive name ana
address Of writer. Only initials
vii bs published when requested.
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Those Uho are governed least are governed best"
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
CHAPTER VII

Jerry parked his car in front of the Carter house, The street was deserted except for Santa Claus Brown stumbling homeward so tired he was hardly able to walk, Across the street from his boarding house, he stopped and leaned wearily against a tree to rest, Alice and Jerry did not see him,
 This isn't where l live - this Is the Carter house" Alice said to Jerry.
 Well, you live right next door and I'm parking here, want to talk to you, and not have an those ooarderS listen to me-
 "Hure you Just want to talk, Jerryp" she asked,
 "YeS," Jerry said, Then he embraced her 2 suddenly, And look -- l want to tell you really think you're a swell girl"
 Alice pulled away.
 That's all over, Jerry, You're juSt--druNE," E,"
 "Au right. If that's the way you feel about it," Jerry said bit- terly, He started the motor again,
 Thanks for the lovely even- Ing, Prince Charming"
 Jerry looked at her hard,
 Going formal on me9 okay, home for you,
 He started the car suddenly, Neither of them saw santa Claus Brown as he started to cross the street to the boarding house, The car shot out, bore down on him, There was q grating of brakes, a SNarp stop, then silence,
 Alice and Jerry got out,
 You've killed him you've killed santa Claus Brownl" Alice screamed, "oh -- Jerry --"
 Together they bent over the old man,
 Darling, it wasn't my fault - he walked right into tho path of the"
 santa Claus Brown opened his eyes with q little moan,
 Don't blame him." he mur- mured, II was tired, I could hardly sec, walked right in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

ing" he recalled. "but got my deer"
 And my almost grown up grandson can't hit . barn with q modern high.powered repeater ri- fle," he ohided,
 Since then the gnarled veteran has forgotten how many deer he's down. cd. He shot nine in one afternoon.
 Has Hunted "Everything"
 He has killed about c dozen bears and quite 6 few mountain lions. antelope, mountain goats, wildcats, and most everything on four feet on this continent"
 At i7 he worked briefly in a New York City store. It was too eonfining, From then on he was q professional hunter and guide. It didn't matter 6 hoot where his employers wanted him to go - Canada, the Rockies or the Adi- rondacks -- he knew the trails. his grandson testifies. Where no trails existed he cut them.
 Now at s7, the deer season closed, Peacock Is waiting for next years hunting and gun.barrel sight of weil-pointed buck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20
Q SERIAL SToW
 SANTA CLAUS BROWN .s... BY @Dsto PR p. e!MAM :!... N.

Gov =. maybe he is at that--never thought I'd grow up to knock out = Santa Claus - ot1 Christmas Eve
 Alice turned on him suddenly.
 T didn't either in those days. You were different. You had feel- lngs, ambitions. You were going to be great engineer = reTnein- berq Then on explorer, do big, dangerous thlngs-you had Q qial- lty--I don't know what happened to 1t. You've turned hard and hateful--and drunken"
 "Alice - don'tl" Jerry pleaded weakly. "Pleasel"
 T can't help it," Alice sobbed. T loved you -- the really you, not this silly bragging rich mans son Oh, Jerry you know Santa Brown hasn't much chance he's making them tell the crowd every- things all right--he doesn't want to spoil their Christmas. He wouldn't let the officer hold you for drunken driving.
 He loves you and me, all of us. He's trying so hard to give us all 0 merry Christmas-the last thing he can do for us. And you you"
 She ran off, leaving him stand- Ing there, staring after her.
 Alice -- you hate mel" Jerry said bitterly. q wish the car had hit my worthless carcass = instead of --- Santa Claus"
 He watched her disappear in the darkness.
 (TO Be Continued)