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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
Let's See If Our Hole
Cards. the Ace Of Spades

According to this week Gallup survey OF American
public opinion published in Mondays Times sentiment in
this country rapidly mounting in favor of American aid
to the democraces the event of European between
them and the fascist powers
Here's the way American public opinion has changed
In less than year. you didn't the figures Mon
day:
For selling food-rom 81 per of the people in favor
months ago to 81 per cent in favor today.
For selling armsfrom "a cent IN favor seven months
ago to sc per cent in favor today.
At the time Americans still heavily opposed
to sending American troops to help the democra
cles although more people favor that today than seven
months ago-16 per cent compared to per cent.
We think it's entirely natural for Americans to sympa-
thze with Britain and France in their struggle with the
fascist aggressor nations particularly Germany and Italy
We do ourselves. It's natural too for Americans to want to
help the democraces in the event Of by selling them
the food and materials which might help them to win
But the question s-wi they win? Will the sending of
supplies alone sway the balance in their favor strongly
that they emerge victorious in year two? Or
wouldn't it be repetition of 19l417 when not only sent
goods but loaned the Allies the money to purchase
these goods too-and yet with Italy the side of the
Allies, they couldn't win?
Suppose sell food and arms to Britain and France
for couple of Suppose after two years the
still raging and things begin to look bad for the democaces
What then? Will We wash our hands of the whole business
pull back into shell and We're sorry. We've done
all we could. Now We'll have to let you sink.
Can do that? Is ii humanity possible sympathize
strongly for years and then the side you for
and helped go down to defeat without lifting a finger?
We doubt it. so
What's the answer then Don't sell the democraces any
thing? Stay entirely aoof and give them aid at all?
That's hard choice to make. Probably hearts
wouldn't let us do it, minds said it the
wisest course.
But before we have to decde-before we make up our
minds 100 cent in favor of giving that aid we'd better
ask ourselves: Can We sympathze with and help Britain
ana France again IN European without again becom
ing involved that finally send dollars and
soldiers to back up sympathes?
II we're going to get into this of European power
politics. maybe we'd better first look our hole card 1t
might be the ace of spades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

General John Burgoyne. the
English soldier who Is famed
for his campaigns in America as
well as elsewhere on the globe,
lived the last years of his life
quite comfortably at Bolton.
During the latter years he en-
tered politics and represented
Preston for several terms. Dur
ing the election Of 1854 a party
OF his political opponents while
sitting in a tap room one after
noon proposed Joke on the old
general. A wooden manufacture
er. named James Elton. pulled
out q valuable watch and handed
II to Burgoyne S servant. asking
him TO carry II home 10 the gen
eral. and to ask the old man IL
he could tell the time OF day
with It. Burgoyne was unable 10
see the point of the Joke. SO he
placed the watch and a brace of
pistols on a tray, and had his
servant precede him into the inn.
where he asked every man in
turn If the watch belonged 10
him. Seeing the firearms. every
one denied ownership of the
watch Finally Burgoyne said.
Since the watch belongs TO none
Of you gentlemen. il remains my
property" and turning TO his
servant he said, Take this
watch and fob in memory of
the Swan inn at Bolton"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
/. What strait is at the SOUTH
ern tip of South America?
2. Name the first letter of the
Greek alphabet.
3. How often is population
census of the L. S. taken?
3. What is a magnetometer7
5. For which state is "Consti-
tuition" the nickname?
8. What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word allo-
pathic ?
I. Name the capital of Greece.
s. For what government agen-
cy do the initials FAA stand
9, In which states is Yellow
stone National park located
10. What body of water en-
circles the North Pole?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
;: YOUR HOROSCOPE ;.

Fortune attends contracts
signed today. Musicians should
profit greatly in the coming
weeks. Writers also will be in
demand for press and radio.
Painters will have a busy sum-
mer, although astrologers proph-
esy that critics will arise on
every side. Murals will be slow
to gain public approval,
Persons whose birthdate 1t is
have the augury of year of
unusual advantages which bring
profit and pleasure. Both men
and women are fortunate in the
probability of happy twelve
months.
Children born on this day
probably will be keenly observ-
ant. extremely studious and pos
SCISSORS of varied talents. Many
subjects of Aries are poets and
novelists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC


900 a year because every dollar
that is accumulated is taken out
of the total national circulation
and thereby those having less
than $4,000 a year will be con-
tributing by lowered standards
of living to build up this accumu-
lation.
Statistics make it evident that
for the last 20 years or more in
America the national income has
been shrinking almost exactly
the amount of accumulation that
has taken place in incomes above
500 Coo and if the same accu-
mulas:on should go on for an
other 20 years the few persons
who have incomes above $780,
600 will own practically all the
wealth of the United tSates.
This would mean drastic re-
duction in the standard of div
ing of every family whose in
come is today less than $4,000
per year. II will mean the de-
struction of organized labor and
the wage scales that are now
maintained by organization, the
casting on bread lines of addi-
tional millions of people and the
curtailment of industry because
people have been deprived of
buying power by the accumu-
10 ut .t -
large fortunes. This is going on
like a gambling house rake-off
on a poker game where the play
ers are the people of the L. S.
and II is inevitable that those
who accumulate will soon own
the whole country.
Truly the philosopher OF old
understood the situation when
he said that where wealth accu-
mulates, men decay" Il is in-
evitable that men cannot be
happy or prosperous when their
standard of living is being taken
away from them.
The problem that we face to-
day Is TO educate those persons
who have sufficient income TO
afford a few luxuries to realize
that they are not rich and that
their interest is TO see to II that
no income is allowed to expand
beyond the point where it accu-
mulates and impalrs this ma
tional circulation. All incomes
from the present government
exemptions should be taxed SUI
ficiently to balance the budget.
even though the taxation is one
third of the national income.
We now take less than u per
cent of the total national In
come. whereas for the welfare
of humanity and 20 restore the
balance of society We should
take as much as may be neces-
sary 70 balance budgets and re-
store business by giving buying
power through employment 10
our idle workers
Germany Is now taking over
so per cent Of the total national
income and she has no unem-
ployment. IN fact there Is a
shortage of labor. They are
wasting their national resources
by diverting over one-third Of
their total national income 70
military enterprise. Think what
could be done here II we put the
same percentage into construc-
tive work TO improve public wei
fare. FRED A SMITH.
Assessor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

saturday. APRIL Is, 1889
Mingled good and evil are seen
b the horoscope for today, ac-
cording to astrology. The wise
win enjoy the spring out Of
doors.
The stars do not encourage
work under this sway. which in
clines both men and women to
indulge In idleness. The after
noon should be fortunate for rec
feation.
Women today are subject to
the most stimulating and prom
1sing planetary aspects. This is
Z date fortunate for tcte-a-tete
luncheons with prosperous and
susceptible young men.
Actors and actresses should
benefit under this rule of the
starr. which presagcs success
On stage and screen. New plays
Of merit are foretold by the
oeers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
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Continued from Page One)
New Dealers have missed no
chance to capitalize on the dis
pute with the tremendously I'M
portant colored vote.
She was originally scheduled
to sing in the d. A. r. hall. but
eventually permission was re-
voked. Then her sponsors sought
the use of a high school attended
by whites. and again they were
denied.
Headed by Mrs. Roosevelt
herself, not to mention
Democratic senators and
cabinet members. officialdom
sided with those insisting
that she he allowed to sing.
Finally they arranged nm
outdoor concert near the
Abraham Lincoln memorial.
Despite the undoubted sim
certify of those urging equal
treatment of white and colored
artists. the political implications
are unacceptable.
AFRAID - President Roose-
velt's pals in New York are
Matching scheme designed to
'encircle" Thomas +. Dewey be-
fore the 1910 presidential pri-
maries roll around. From the
extent of their attempts to lower
his prestige as the Hines prose-
cutor, they must be afraid of
New York's young district at
torney.
The new United State district
attorney in New York-John T.
Cahill, a friend of Tommy Cor
coran-has several headline cases
to spring before long. An ex-
ceptlonally able individual, Ca
hill is counted on to match his
Republican rival in the prose-
cutorial field.
Relations between the Dewey
and federal forces are distinctly
unfriendly. Mr.. Dewey tried un-
successfully TO "chisel into" the
Coster swindle. according to the
federals The d. of J.-ers sought
to steal the ball from the New
Yorker in the Manton affair. but
so far they have been rebuffed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
INTEREST OR USURY
BASIS OF DECLINE

Editor. The Times: One of
your friends just asked me when
interest on loans was started.
The question is certainly a poser.
Earliest records of mankind
speak of usury, which is inter-
est. Wherever men have had
things which they could eX-
change or loan they have de-
manded profit II the article
was TO be returned, it was with
interest, or usury,
l feel, however. that the ques-
ton of interest has been much
over-emphasized although it in
itself is sizable injury to So
clety, but the injury is not the
acceptance or demand for a fair
exchange value. which interest
very often is. The injury results
from the accumulation which is
implied in the ability to loan.
If an individual or a bank or
any other outfit has funds to
loan 1t means that these funds
have been accumulated and are
not being spent in the sense that
wages and earnings are put in
circulation as living expenses,
where the transaction results in
the exchange OF the money or
credit for something that is to
be used up, such as food. clothing,
housing. roads. bridges. parks
and a hundred other things that
mean the transaction is ended as
far as that capital is concerned
The investment that is the re-
suit of interest comes largely If
not entirely from the usual con-
dition that the source from
which the money is loaned and
10 which the interest is paid is
steadily accommodating and not
being spent. II might be said
that the entire distribution of
money and control of banking
and monetary systems is subject
to the same analysis and con-
clusion. Wherever large centers
of wealth are accumulated in
the control of corporations or
individuals. this wealth is neces-
sarily in large measure, If not
entirely, withdrawn from what is
the total national circulation.
The exchange Of monies. notes,
credits. stocks. all merchandise.
building and sale of houses. every
exchange that results in final
transaction constitutes the total
national income and when any
individual or corporation or insti-
tuition of any kind accumulates
from this circulating medium Il
acquires a buying power that IS
not exercised and consequently
is preventing an even distriou-
ton OF national buying power.
Whenever anyone's income is
no greater ths1 his expenditure
for what We might term conSum-
ers' goods. not for investment 10
accumulate. there is no resulting
injury to follow even though the
income and expenditure may be
quite large. The researches of
the Faux Foundation of Pitts
burgh indicate that incomes IN
the L. s. under SIS. 600 a year
are substantially spent IN this
manner 80 that very little
accumulation takes place. but
when incomes exceed S10o. 1000
year. more than two-thirds Of
the income Is accumulated
Do you see the inference Of
this Everyone whose income Is
less than $4,000 year should
be interested 10 see that no in
come exceeds the 500. 900 a year
limit. In fact they ought 10 IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
CRIPPLED ARTIST

Although his body was racked
with govt and twisted by ar
thrills. the genius of Renior,
great French artist (1s41-1919),
would not permit him TO cease
his painting. Instead, Renior as
an old man painted more grand
ly than he had ever painted be-
fore In his life.
When he could no longer hold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

IF he once gets in we will never
be able 10 get him out.
So the supporters Of Ander-
son and Judge Lancaster COM
bined. GOV. Stevens was defeat
ed and Anderson was nominated.
Defeat did not lessen Gov.
Stevens efforts on behalf OF the
projects he believed were neces-
sary for the development of the
territory. but he found the going
pretty hard sometimes. Those
who opposed his policies capital
lied his defeat in the Democratic
convention. They tried to make
it appear that he had lost all
his influence in the territory
and induced the Legislature to
pass a resolution eensuring him
for his conduct of the war.
That was carrying things
too far. Resenting the CEN
sure, the governors friends
rallied TO his support. GOV.
stevens produced evidence re-
futing the charges and some
of those who were responsible
for the resolution apologized.
Eager to make amends for the
attack on him, the Democratic
convention meeting at Cowlitz
Landing unanimously nomi-
mated him for delegate to con-
gress.
To have something concrete to
present to the powers that be
at Washington, Gov. Stevens in
duced the legislature to pass an
act providing for the incorpora-
ton of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, with a capt.
tai of S15.00.000 which might be
increased to $50, 100000 if neces-
sary. The charter provided for
the construction of the road
from one of the passes in the
Rocky mountains TO the Column
bia river and Puget Sound.
4 mong the incorpOrators
were the governor, Senator
Rams and Gen. James
Shields, of Minnesota, and Col.
William Cook, Elwood Evans,
A. 4. Denny and W. :. Laid.
That was the beginning of the
Northern Pacific railroad of
which "New Tacoma" became
the terminus in 1873.
The narrative of Gov. Stew
ems activities and the progress
of the territory toward state
hood will again be interrupted
for a few days while the writ
er makes tour of the East
Side with the Adelphian Choir
nj society and presents daily
picture of the activities of the
singers and sidelights on mat
tiers of interest In the state.
The first of these articles will
appear Saturday and continue
until May 25.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

the sticks of pastel with which
he created many pictures of the
impressionist school, he strapped
brushes TO his hands and con-
centrated on portraits and nude
studies.
While thus crippled Renior
created such masterpieces as his
Portrait of Nine. Jean Renior,"
Bathing Group" Composition
of Nudes" Two Nudes Reclin-
ing" and countless others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
Mr.. fIxIT
He FIXES Things

To receive attention IN this COL
umu letters must give name and
address OF writer Only initials
Tili be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
HOW CAN ~?
BY ANNE ASHLEY

@. How can launder ex-
tremely dirty overalls
A. Lay them flat on the wash
board and scrub with stiff
brush. Starch them little
afterwards. and the dirt will
come out much easier the next
time they are washed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

Behold, God will away perfect man. neither will
he help the evil doers--.Job 800.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

Longest belt in the world is
gravel conveyor at Grand Cou-
lee Dam. Washington, stretching
for 1866 feet, or nearly two
miles.
The belt, made from cotton
and rubber is four feet wide,
weighs so tons. and has a capac-
ity of 1000 tons of gravel an
hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15

Gov. Stevens Taxes a
Flyer in Politics
Defeated as Enemies
Combine
Meets and Overeones
Opposition
Northern Pacific Railroad
Is Incorporated
DECKING up the threads OF
L Gov. Stevens official actiyi-
ties. It is necessary to go back
to a period beginning Just after
the Medicine Creek council which
resulted so disastrously. The
territorial government was well
organized and functioning salts
faetorily. Gov. Stevens felt that
in the treaties he had made with
the Indians he had settled for
ever the possibility of any seri-
Gus encounters between the In
dams and white settlers.
w. o,,,, d,st,,rhiro element
80. ." ~ a..;.,,Sa ~ tho no.,ors
-. ~. a.;oa1 aa.i.oi
Ias, NE No. s,iu hucLing tho
sana.od Nj paoisio rai1roos
rop ~ go osralossnosv i,
- S.aiisa ta.r; -, atfairs
.I.amat.a ~ nat;onaI s;,,a.ion
- - -, ao,i.eao.o,,
- '''' >''
As last resor, 10 OBTAIN
support TOT the faiiroao PROF
ect ana finances 10 continue
surveys and explorations IN
the Northwest, Gov. stevens
became a candidate Tor terri-
torial representative IN con-
gress. He believed that being
." .ne soe"e anu "a,"s ."e
pe's, " =" ."e "ouJ ,
.e WIN ~ ~ -. pos ;
Nv" ~ pus 'o,""'a VI" p'o'
o''s "e ia" III ''''''"
"heH me De'iioci d1lc ColNeh-
lioii met III Olyihp'd 10 Illuminate
deieeate 10 congress, there
were TWO candloates pesldes
Gov stevens. Judge columbus
Lancaster, the incumbent was
very ANXIOUS 10 succeed himself.
Inc third candidate was }. Pat
ton Anderson United States
marshal. Anderson mad Just I'm
lsheo taxing the territorial CEN
sus. he mad improved the OPP
portunity by paying court to the
women, playing with the chill
dren ana flatterlng the men.
Aitogether ne puilt up quite a
Iu,'o"iiis, iiieiuuiiis d coiisluei
aD.e I"iilu.i Vi 80 > " no "ei'
ho' ~ 'eii''iy " wv S'e'eii''
Judge Lancaster also had quite
a personal following and the
convention opened with the votes
pretty evenly divided between
the three candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-15
KEEPING UP TO DATE

There are approximately 40
900. 900 drivers on United States
highways today, operating 20
600 900 vehicles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-16
ManyTOoAttend H. S.
Home Economics Meet

Members of high school home
economics classes from Hardin, Put
nam, Hancock and Allen counties
will be held Saturday to attend the
annual Home Economics club round
up at Bluffton high school.
The program will open in the
morning at 10:30 o'clock when Miss
Harriet Criblez who spent the past
summer in Europe will speak in the
auditorium on the subject "Homt
Life in France.
Also appearing on the program
will be club members from Colum
bus Grove, Liberty, Spencerville
Rawson, Arlington, ,Kenton and Dun
kirk.
Luncheon will be served at nool
in the cafeteria by members of tn
Bluffton club. In the afternoon tn
group will make a tour of Bluffton'
new houses and also enjoy a recrea
tional program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-16
"SQudtter" Family In
Trailer MOUeS South

Richland townships "squatter
family who resided in house trail
er on the old Hilty school ground
four miles west of Bluffton have
left for the south.
The family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.
Strait and eighteen-year-old daughter
Alice, originally from Lima who
lived for the past year in their
trailer are headed for Bradentown
Florida, according to reports from
neighbors.
Strait, a iobless Lima machinist
deserted the city last fall and with
his family in their auto trailer, took
up residence on the Hilty school
grounds now owned by Levi Althaus
and Melvin Hilty.
For the past year he had worked
intermittently on farms in that vi
cinity. The family's trailer-home
was heated last winter by a wood
burning stove. Strait kept his auto
mobile in the abandoned schoo
house during the coldest weather
but the remainder of the time it was
outside.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-16
Women From q Churches Coming
For Missionary Meet Thursday
Fall Session of District TO be
Held in Presbyterian
Church Here
Work Among Southern Noun
tain Folk to be Told by
Afternoon Speaker

One hundred women from the mis-
sionary societies of twenty-one Pres
byterian churches of this district are
expected in Bluffton, Thursday to at
tend the fall meeting of Lima Pres
byterial.
Morning and afternoon sessions
will be held in the Presbyterian
church here. The Bluffton meeting
is the first of two day session, the
second days meeting to be held in
the Presbyterian church at Vaughns-
vile.
Churches which will be represented
at the meetings include Ada, Blanch-
ard, Bluffton, Celina, Columbus
Grove, Delphos, Enon Valley, Fair
view, Findlay, Conner, Lima, Nc.
Comb, Middlepoint, Rockford, Rock
port, Sidney, st. Marys, Van Buren,
Van Vert, Venedocia and Zion.
The Thursday morning session
mere Will open al lusOu CiOSh VIII
Mrs. Thad Moorhead of McComl
presiding. Routine business will b
transacted in the forenoon. Lunch
con will be held in the church dining
room at noon.
The afternoon session, beginning
at 1:30 o'clock will be open to the
public at which time Miss Rutl
Hudson of the Asheville Farm
School, Swannanoa, North Carolina
is to be the guest speaker. He
subject will be "Men to Match Oul
Mountains.
Miss Hudson, graduate of Noun
Holyoke college, has also done grad
uate work at Columbia university il
the field of religious education and il
prominent in work among the
southern mountaineers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-16
With The Sick

Mrs. J. J. Sutter, former Bluffton
resident, now living in Wooster is
convalescing in Wooster hospital
from an operation which she under
went in the hospital at that place.
Her husband, DR.. j. ]. Sutter, form
er Bluffton physician is health com
missioner of Wayne county with
headquarters in Wooster.
Mrs. H. T. Unruh who underwent
a major operation at Bluffton hos
pital has been removed to her home
on North Jackson street where she
is convalescing.
M. M. Bogart who has been i'll at
his home on South Main street for
the past month is improving.
Mrs. d. w. Fox, who has beer
quite i'll at her home on South Lawr
avenue is showing improvement.
Albert Vermillion is patient ir
the Bluffton hospital.
Oliver Locher who is convalescine
at his home here following an opera
tion in Cleveland, expects to leave
the latter part of this week fol
Tampa, Florida, where he will spens
the winter. His wife, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Edwin Diller o.
Pandora, left Monday for Tampa tt
make arrangements.