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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-21
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in promoting studies OF finan-
cial and economic conditions.
The younger generation in the
United States is To prepare for
heavy responsibilities.
Progress in knowledge of prac-
teal things will be evident
among students of all grades.
The study of twentieth century
history will produce superiority
completes among the young. as
mistakes OF voters as well as
statesmen are revealed.
American girls come under
rule OF the stars most promising
to them. In addition to beauty
they are 10 have well developed
talents which contribute TO the
general welfare and progress Of
the nation.
Persons whose birthdste IL
is have the sugury Of a year
OF average good fortune. Many
will travel. but they have the
forecast of possible obstacles or
accidents.
Children born on this day
probably will be forceful and
able to produce successfully
whatever they desire to create.
be II musical composition or
practical invention.
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
How Columbus Ruled
A Mutinous Grew

THE rigors Of navigating q leaky
L ship on an uncharted sea
worked hardship enough on Chris
tophcr Columbus when ne set sail
fer the new world in August. 1892,
but MS tiny feet was scarcely I'M
der way when another. even more
serious. problem developed. mu-
tiny IL the crew.
Il Is easy 10 understand thlS. Of
course. Here was band Of lusty.
ignorant men. directed by officers
hardly more learned. They sailed
with visions Of gold and precious
jewels q, the end OF the course,
bat very shortly ne dread OF the
unknown sea began 10 tr!Eh'en
them.
SO they tried 10 turn bsck But
Columbus employed every SUbter-
fuge 10 keep moving ahead Daily
he cut many leagues from the dis
tsnce he reckoned they had sailed
and when he found that the COM
passes no longer pointed true
north he adjusted them
He took occasion. moreover, 10
point 70 every bit Of drif;Wood,
sesweed OF 10 every bird as inoi-
cation Of land nearby. Even
head wind was shown as an asSur-
srce that they could return. And
m the end Columbus irlumphed
KS feet Is shown above on
stamp Of the L. s. Columbia, Sc
RES Of 1893, <-cent blue, enlarged
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Canada-and the Next War

Ask almost any Canadian male of mature years what
part he thinks his country will play in the next European
and he'll reply with conviction, I'VE don't want
part of t,'
is largely because of this attitude of that
the heads of the empire sending the king and
their goodwill tour Canada. II is attitude that
has stronger during the past few has be-
and obvious that the point is no If
there is another but WHEN there is another
LOT of Canadians bitterly complain that during the
world their and the Australians used shock
troops and the dangerous assignments That has
always been true of all colonals of all empires.
So today you hear all sides determination not to
70 to
However, outside observers can't help but feel that
this attitude part of the traditional rite of all British
subjects to grouse Mother Engand-and that when
England asks every to do his duty again and
the flags begin fly and the band thunders God Save the
King you'll the Canadians marching up the gangpank
again TO fight on European soil.
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PROTESTS SHIPMENT OF
SCRAP TO JAPAN

Editor, The Times: Madame
Chang kai Shek has said,
wherever the invading armies
have been, they have marked
our land with ruin. They have
left scars upon our earth. our
hearts and our minds lndelible
scars that never can be healed
or eradicated.
This great woman. educated
in America, Is Christian and
formerly was an avowed paci-
fist. hating war as she hated
nothing else IN the world. Now,
facing no alternative other than
TO fight or TO submit to sur
render worse than death, she is
the guiding spirit behind Chlna's
mobilization for defense.
Shall not we the American
people raise our voices in behalf
Of China's heroic struggle against
the invaders Shall we not de-
mand that our government pro-
hibit munitions and raw ma
terials of war to Japan SO long
as her invading armies are on
Chinese soil
A missionary who left Ia
coma very recently for China
said This is the terrible trag-
edy The same boat which car
ried missionaries doctors and
medical supplies To China will
also carry deep in its hold tons
OF munitions, oil and scrap iron
TO Japan
Shall not We. the people of
Tacoma, Join in unanimous
protest against the shipment of
scrap iron from our port and
especially against our street car
rails becoming cargocs Of death?
Only a united public opinion
can accomplish great and wor-
thy detectives. WIN the public
give US their support?
MAUDE n. RICHARD.
1921 So. L ST.
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just about century ago daring young Engishman
named Brooke conquered part the isle Borneo and
made himself the only white maharajah, in of the
worlds most spectacular true adventures.
Now of his descendants, the gamorous Princes
BAHIA, is having startling adventures
First, she braved the family wrath by marrying a
wrestler. Now she is in Hollywood, playing supporting role
TO that wooden Romeo Charlie Mccarthy
Just imagine, if you WILL the first Maharaah Brooke
sitting by campfire of his military campaigns Up
him comes native soohsayer, who muers few incanta
tons and announces: MANY years from you will have
in your family beautiful girl She will go far the
sea- and will be given much gold for acting But she will
act upon stage-pctures will be made of her, and
these pictures will MOVE And with her, in her acting
WILL BE A LIVING MAN WHO is MADE ALL OF
WOOD
OF course sensible soothsayer would such
a prediction. He would be locked up That's how the
world has moved since Uncle Brooke
carved out his little kingdom.
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PRODUCTION LESS
THAN IN OLD DAYS

Editor. The Times: The March
Il Tacoma Labor Advocate
stated that production per per-
son in this country was less in
1887 or 1888 than in 1899. in
spite of our vastly increased me-
chanical efficiency. Seeking
verificstion of this startling
statement. l found il in report
Of the National Industrial Con-
ference board, printed IN the
Wall Street journal, Feb. 10,
1889.
More gadgets were produced
but less OF the solid things Of
life, said the report. Thus from
the most respectable capitalist
sources comes confirmation Of
what socialist crsnks have
been proving automatically fer
many decades. that after a GER
tain period Of expansion. cRpl-
talst production must decline.
in spite OF scientists gifts or
government maneuVers.
Recently William Borah. pick
ed by Washington newspaper
men as the second most lntelll-
gent senator. recognized this
truth in saying, The greatest
problem in the world today is
the constantly increasing pow
erty OF the masses But Sena-
tor Borsh offered no remedy.
To the writer there seems
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SCIENCE NEWS

A mild new anesthetic. which
eases pain over a period Of as
long as 20 days from single
injection. has been developed by
recent medical experiments The
psln-easine agent. composed Of
proca.ne and other chemicals. IS
held IN a special oil. The oil per
mits only a small amount Of the
snetheuo TO seep INTO the
oody's tissues each day
Karl {. Hammer. Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, has proven
by experiments recently COM
pleted that there exists a plant
hormone. a chemical substance
within plants. that may De con-
trolled with light rays 70 force
flowers. vegetables and fruits 20
produce out OF season. L IS
based solely on the known facts
regarding the relation between
the blooming period OF plants
and the length Of The day al the
time OF blooming The expert
mcntS are being continued.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1883

1lkSOAn, MANN Il, 1901
According to astrology this
may be a confusing day, for
conflicting planetary aspects are
active with adverse influences
strong.
Through the morning hours
there may be sense of futility
and a lack of positive motives.
II is well to take no risks and
to follow beaten paths in bust
ness.
The Sun enters Aries on this
date and the spring ingress is
attended by portents Of supreme
importance TO the troubled
earth. Economic conundrums will
be numerous. Changes among
government executives in Wash
tngton are indicated.
There is sign presaging
tense interest in foreign affairs
among members OF the Cabinet.
Army. navy and air forces will
Be centers OF official attention.
With Anglo American rela-
tons exceedingly close. concern
regarding British affairs will be
keen as economic and financial
crises threaten.
Universities and other educa-
tional institutions will be active
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and experienced Junk dealer.
certain litigation over the pay
ment Of dgty dragged out 81
long that the hats which had
heen seized by the customs mem
fell completely out n style.
These hats went to ne relief
agencies for free distribution TO
needv clients.
Old CCC barracks are gwen
away 20 the forest service.
Army overcosts left over from
the World war are given TO the
NPA - although the Indian
again Is a good customer. TAX
ing these old coats TO make
layettes for papooses
Silver fox furs seized from
smugclers have been used in cos
tuning actresses on the federal
theater project Oddly enough,
workers on many WPA sewing
projects are using silk thread
that Was bought ny the war de-
psrtmcnt during the World war.
One Of the procurement divi-
sion biggest deals WAS turned
not long ago when the maritime
commission dumped two big
steamships in its lap These
are being converted into trans
ports for the army,
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of conservatives. 1t is the threat
of war.
The senate leader got the pro-
posal from the White House,
which received 1t from ClO-er
Lewis, supposedly as the latter's
price for participating in the
peace parleys. But when FDR
realized belately that II would
jeopardize swift enlargement OF
the navy and the air force, he
promptly withdrew his approval
and permitted drastic modifica-
ton in conference.
Similar considerations -
war preparation - inspired
the semi-truce with private
utilities and Henry Morgen-
thau's rather conservative
financing of the last month
refunds rather than new
issues.
Roosevelt appears TO be OBJ
sessed with the idea that inn
minent war is in the making -
and that the United States will
become involved. He listens for
hours to advisers who bring him
such bad news. And II domes-
tic liberalism endangers pre-
psredness. the former will suf-
fer-as ii did in Woodrow VIII
sons second term, No nation
can afford the luxury Of LIBERAL
ism in war time-democracies
or relationships.
Presidential purging of popu-
lar Cliff Woodruff may have inn
portant repercussions when and
IL FDR's request for an sddi-
tional $50. 900 600 for WPA
reaches house and senate floors
for political airing Mr.. Wood
rum exhibits no hard feelings.
but the inside story gals his
powerful pals on both sides.
For two years Mr.. Woodrum
has borne the brunt OF detailed
appropriations work because the
actual sub-committe chairman.
Ed TAYLOR. is old and ILL., But
the Virginisn'S economy streak
irritsted FDR when II assumed
the form Of the WPA reduction,
and the president "horsewhip-
ped House Leaders Bankhesd
and Rayburn At one OF those
Monday morning conferences.
The president was especially
sore at Mr.. Woodrum and de-
manded that he be superseded.
The bosses obliged. even though
they knew that il was Mr..
Taylor. not Mr.. Woodrum. who
suggested SIPS. 0oo. 600 as against
the presidential figure Of SsT5,-
600 900.
Such seemingly shlect surren-
der is explsinable only on the
ground that the congressman
still fear the presidents popular
ity with the mass and don't
dare assume all responsibilities
for throwing neople off the relief
rolls. Nevertheless. merely as
gesture OF independence, it's a
safe bet they viii cut his new de-
msnd by $4,000 600 or $50
ooo. 900 They knew that econo-
mixes Of Administration promptly
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HOW CAN | 7 3? !?
BN ANNE ASHLEY

@. How can I keep the rub
Der of the hot-water bottle soft
and pliable A.?
A. If the rubber hot-water
bottle IS seldom used, wash 1t
occasionally in water, to which
a little soda has been added. If
done about every other month
it will prevent hardening and
splitting
Q. How can I give better
flavor to salmon
A. Try using orange juice for
flavoring salmon, instead of the
customary lemon, and observe
what a delicious flavor it im-
parts.
@. How can I bleach flan-
nels?
A. Soak them in ammonia wa
ter. This Will also make them
soft after Laundering.
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO the
woman's page for the answers.
l In which river are the fam
Gus Whirlpool Rapids
? How is 1889 written in Ro-
man numerals
3 In singing. what is falsetto?
4 Who is Manuel Azana
3. What IS the shortest verse
in the Bible
6. What group of islands lie
north of the mainland Of Scot
land
I. Which state is nicknamed
"Hawkeye state ."
S What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word cadence
8. What Is the name for a
nine-sided polygon ?
10 In which state was Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson born
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-21
Your HEALTH
BY DIR. NORRIS FIsHBEIN

A great variety of diseases
may produce pains in the joints.
$ m I j ne these pains and
swelilngs occur in people who
are representative to various
substances; sometimes there are
dietary disturbances; sometimes
infections elsewhere in the body
spread to the joints.
Once the pain and the swelling
are established. other conditions
in the body may affect the ar
thrills. The psychologist state Of
the patient. his diet. the nature
of his work. exhaustion and the
activities Of the glands may all
have some effect. Thus the
physician will want to make the
most extensive study Of all the
conditions affecting the patients
life in relationship to the control
OF the arthritis
Investigators have discovered
that great numbers of women
develop disturbances of the
joints between the ages of 40
and 90. The conditions seem to
occur more frequently in women
than in men of a similar age.
In Great Britain an investiga-
ton of 1000 women, at the
period in life when g womans
ability to have children disap-
pears. revealed that 23.7 per
cent of the patients had rheu-
matte pains.
During the age period between
81 and 50. five times as many
women AS men suffer from
arthritis. Such observations as
this have led to extensive studies
of the situation and to develop
ment of the term menopausal
arthritis as classification Of
this particular type.
In Massachusetts investigators
examined Il women who de-
yeloped arthritis or pains IN the
joints following removal of the
female sex glands. 1t was found
that the administering Of sub
stances to replace the secretions
OF these glands resulted in 20 per
cent improvement.
There We're IS cases of true
arthritis not definitely associ-
ated with the elimination of the
sex secretion. Some Of these pa
tents were also aided but not TO
as great an extent. There seemed
10 be good evidence that removal
OF the secretion coming from the
female sex glands may result in
various disturbances of the
joints and that the giving of
material to substitute for the
lack OF this secretion will bring
about Improvement in a high
percentage OF the cases.
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

only one remedy. He is not CO.
ing to repeat 1t here. Rather,
he is going to ask each reader
who IS interested in the con-
tinuarce OF civilization or the
future of his own children to sit
down quietly and think the thing
out for himself
ROBERT J. PEAR SALL,
5715 So. Park Ave.
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Mr.. Fixit: Please give me the
following information: What ma
tionaliiy and parentage l. Tom
Mooney, recently pardoned by
the governor of California Are
the votes cast In congress on all
legislation made a record Of and
are the records open 10 the pub
Iics Il Siwash the name of An
Indian tribe or just an implica-
ton: A. X. T..
Bryan Mooney. father OF Tom,
was a Pennsylvania and Indiana
coal miner, Of Irish descent
Whenever roll call Is taken
on an issue the Congressional
Record will show IL A roll call
is mandatory on final passage
Of every bill and occurs fire.
quently at other times when a
number Of congressman demand
one. You can see the Congress
sonal Record al the public IL
brsry. II you haven't access TO
II elsewhere.
Siwash is a term applied 10 all
Northwest Indians by early white
settlers.
Mr.. Ffxit: Will you please tell
me II there h hook on Jesse
James, And II there IL, where
can I get its l would like TO
read II very much. ID. NJ.
One is The Rise and Fall OF
Jesse James" by Robertus Love.
The Tacoma public library has
a copy of IT, The recent movie
is from the play. Missouri Leg
end" by T. 3. Ginty. Don't get
the idea from the movie that J.
James was regarded as hero
in his own day.
Mr.. Fixit: Could YOU tell me
when the pensions will he paid
TO the new parties who have just
put In for pensions this year,
And II pensioner should do
any prospecting for minerals and
find anything worthwhile. would
II 20 to the state: And also are
there any paying mines In the
coast mountains of this state:
j. n. &.
II isn't possible TO predict the
waiting period for old age as
sistance applicants The local
office is nearly up to date on
its Investigations, so grants VIII
be made as rapidly as funds be-
come available.
We see no reason why pros
pecting would interfere. OF
course, If the pensioner makes
millionaire out of himself, II
might be reasonable TO cut him
off the rolls. There has been no
outstanding mineral develop
mcnt in the Olympics.
MIR. Fixit; Would you please
tell me the address of Doris
Duke, the tobacco hciress. and
what are the real names Of Jack
Benny and Fred Allen"
MRS. {. r.. ID.
Doris Duke and her husband
James Henry Roberts Cromwell
bly, can be reached at their
new home in Honolulu. T. II.
Fred Allen appears to go by
his real name. Benny started
life as Jack or Benjamin ku-
belsky.
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GRANTED STAY AFTER HE


One of the most ironical
twist of fate in legal history
permitted Rush Griffin, convict
ed Negro murderer. TO be exc
cuted at San Quentin prison,
California. Just before he was
granted a stay of execution
which might have saved his life.
Griffin was sentenced to hang
and his execution date was set
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LOOK AND LEARN
BY A. {. GORDON

/ What was the first animal
to be domesticated
?. Which is the Sunflower
state
8. What was the name of the
winged horse of Greek my
thology?
4. Which is the only European
country having a single Ian
guage?
8 Who was the first of the
great Hebrew prophets?
An SWERS
l. The general belief is the
dog was first, although some
historians think the pig and
sheep were partially domesti-
Gated about the same time,
?. Kansas.
8. Pegasus.
4 Portugal.
3. Isaiah.
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and did not reach the high
tribunal until after Griffin
death.
The strange situation resulted
in CALIFORNIA; Legislature taking
steps to avoid such occurrences
in the future. Now the state
supreme court must review all
cases involving death sentences
and write and file decision
before the date of execution can
be fixed.
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IN NEW YORK
DICE ROLL BACK
BY GEORGE ROSS

Having toyed with all other
tablespoons in the towns pubs,
the folk with time on their =
hands have reverted to the great
national pastime. They are play
ing craps. But they are playing
for fun, rolling the polka-dotted
cubes around the table-cloth
with stakes no higher than a
round of drinks o "a handful Of
match-sticks or, occasionally,
loose change
1t would be against the rules
to contest the cubes for real
money stakes. 1t is about time,
too. for the games that the
zanies were thinking up around
the clubs for the killing of time.
were beginning TO pass reason.
Games fatiguing the brain. and
not the Drawn. have multiplied
by the hundreds and along with
tall drink. the waiter usually
brought a tray resem bling the
ouIja board and a set of 1.020
questions. But the customers
baked They were getting away
from the most popular of all
American indoor sports. And
out came the dice 10 replace the
brain-tWisters.
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for April 5, 1885. Griffins
counsel. Deputy Public Defend
er Richard f Bird, made a for
NAL notice Of appeal before the
execution date. the appeal
legally operating as stay Of
execution.
The appeal was filed in Los
Angeles. but the California
state supreme court was sitting
In San Francisco. Somehow
the appeal became misdirected
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HACK WRITER'S

SOMETHING about the ton
neau of taxicab puts
thoughts into a creative mans
head l don't know why
Noel Coward boasts that he
wrote his best songs for Bitter
Sweet in cab rides around New
York. and Lorenz Hart climbs
into a cab for an idle spin when
he needs ideas. TOO.
Max Gordon. they say made
the decision TO co-produce the
quarter of-s-mlllion dollar spec
tacle. The American Way" dur
ing a crosstown taxi trip SIM
clan Lewis preached the idea
for his current show, Angela Is
% TO friend while riding in
A % and 5 chariot. and Fred
Allen says he conceives good
gags for his etherized quips as
ne he listens 10 the meter tick
ing away nickcls and dimes.
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Uncle Sam j. az aCCompllSIle'
Federal departments arc for
ever coming into possession If
things they have no special gse
for. When that happens they
turn theru over . the procure
meHt division Of the treasury
depsrtme
This division then hunts
around until IT finds some other
government department that
can use the things Failing
that. Il offers them for public
sale.
REDSKINS
BOOTY
some queer deals are put
through al times. Confiscated
alcohol. for instance may wind
I'D in possession OF the war de-
partment 10 he made into gun
powder. And the copper stills
which the treasury department
occasionally seizes are given
ia--tL al kNNliN A+tN A4at4a44E
The Red Man doesn't use
them 10 make f!rewater. though
Instead he hammers the copper
into bracelets. necklaces and
what-not TO sell to tourists.
The Indians came in handy,
too. when changing styles put
an end to the fashion OF wear
ing beads all over dresses.
Most OF these beads were i'm
ported from Italy and Jugo-
slavia. and when the fashion
changed a number of importers
simply abandoned their ship
ments on the New York docks.
Eventually the beads landed
with the procurement division,
which gave them to the Indian
bureau. Now the beads are
back in circulation as examples
of native American beadWork.
HATS AND
FTRS
The division fell heir 10 lot
of imported feminine hats, when
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adopted could have saved the fun
amount. but there's no power IN
the house 70 force the issuance
Of appropriate orders by the ex-
ecutive.
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ToDAYrs COMMON ERROR

DO not say. Henry and John
held opposite views say, cor
trary views"
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Most of the so-called dark
days" occasionally reported in
the United States are due to
forest fires.
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Bruce Cation
Tacoma Times Washington
Correspondent

INSTITUTIONAL with al his other activities
nce sam an accomplished and experienced Junk dealer.
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Mr.. fIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive sttsntio IN thu COL
uur letters n ust give uG-ns and
sdcFesS OF writer ONLY initials
vii oe published when requested
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