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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
A Conqueror Assumes A
Conoueror'. Woes

Conquest is, its face. dramatic and impressive spec
tace 1t naturally tends to inspire glow in the people
at home who have sent their bring it about
those whose did not come back.
But conquest is a coin with two sides. The bright face
the polished by the clash of readily visible But
the other face often dark and scay 1t is the business
of consolidating the gains of making the conquest actual
ly worth the cost.
Italy knows about that. Nobody draw an accurate
balance-shee the Ethiopian adventure but it is fairly
that outgo far exceeds up this time
There is the good Italian blood spilled the desert sands
there is the cost OF the expedtonay force and the connu
ing cost of supporting big army There the develop
ment costs which must precede any great in
materials.
Germany beginning to find about the other side of
the coin, too In kadno Prague German policeman is
shot, just what were the circumstances yet clear but
1t would appear that he got into of those jams which
are inevitable when foreign armed force is placed
native civilian populations.
Older Germans will remember the Zabern affair." when
young and arrogant Prussan officer down Asatian
townsman with his sword The Alsaans after many wears
OF German occupation still hated the garons rule
was necessary.
&c. too, We find now at Kladno meetings prohibited
theaters closed schools closed doors and houses
must be closed at night pain of being fired into civil
Officials are removed and local police disarmed.
These things have all happened before They happened
Belgium when the German troops occupied Dinant and
ipres, and score of Belgian cities The Belgian popula
ton was ruthessy repressed by the military But they re-
manned Belgian
1t makes particular difference who is Immediately at
fault in the kadno affair Such things happen they
happen, and will happen as long foreign military
mains in charge of a freedomloving people,
To cope with such situations polish the dirty side of
the coin of compassionate is task for which Germany
asked when seized Czechosovaka Leaving the moral side
out OF II Tor the moment, was it worth it?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
NO CLEANUP AT COURT
HOUSE NEXT ELECTION

Editor. The Times: I note that
A. A. Anderson is going to clean
out the courthouse in 1910. He
will have chance to vote for
three new superior judges, two
county commissioners and fill
any vacancy that may occur,
but he will have to wait until
1912 before he can bring about
a cleanup.
The present county officers
were reelected in 1888. and they
serve four years. Most of them
will be in their second term and
unless the constitutional amend
ment carries in 1910, they will
all be ineligible for reelection.
/ consider the third term
"boogie" as useless as a fifth
wheel to wagon as far as
locomotion is concerned. You
must have fifth wheel to
wagon in order to turn around.
The present bunch of county
officers has kept free OF any
political scandal and If the au-
ditor has made good exam
ination of the different officers.
everything is all right on the
bill. where we pay our taxes
and hold our courts.
There will be a crowd of at
torneys trying for the superior
bench in 1910. We also elect a
governor. one u. S. senator,
along with full legislature as
far as the house is concerned.
and also half of the state senate
along with all state officers.
have heard the old cry of
'clean out the courthouse" but
when the time. comes for the
nominations. the slate is so fun
OF candidates for every office
that the old officers are re-
elected
The big fight in the state will
be the election of a senator TO
succeed Louis Sehwellenbaeh.
and governor TO take Cover
nor Martins place. No man was
ever elected for a third term
for governor. Hartley tried to
make comeback, but was de-
feated for the third term.
Schwellenback will be renomi-
mated and elected, or l miss nv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

MEN SHOULD WORK
WHILE NEGOTIATING"

The Times: | don't see WHY
the men AT the st. Paul and
Tacoma Lumber Company can't
keep on working while the COM
mittees are negotiating. Other
unions don't stop work while
they are negotiating new
agreement. If they did. they
would be out OF work at least
a couple of months every wear.
What point is there To keep
ing the men off the job? Only
a few are needed on the ne
gotisting committee. There's no
reason why the rest should sit
around ard twiddle their thumbs.
What about these mems fsmi-
lies Aren't they entitled TO
consideration? The a erage
workingmsn doesn't have any
savings. Already many women
and children must be feeling the
pinch Of no wages coming in.
The company has asked the
union TO permit the men TO
go to work. The men should see
to 1t that this permission" is
granted.
MRS. r. NJ. ANDERSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JUNE Ii. Ieaa

This is an uncertain day in
Planetary direction. according to
astrology. Adverse influences
may cause delays in CARRYING
out important plans.
Under this configuration fear
may underlie many decisions
affecting both business and do
nestle affairs. Adopt positive
attitudes of mind and reject
ideas that are limiting or dis
turbing.
Optimism should be persist
entity invited in thought and act.
The mass power of minds will
be demonstrated through ma
tional policies that improve for
eign relations.
warning is again given that
Neptune and Herschel are in
positions unfavorable to the peo-
pie of Japan, who may suffer
many privations as well as perils
from upheavals of nature.
While Manchukuo will gain
greatly in developments and
Japanese army strength will in
crease, unusual events will affect
the results of the Chinese war.
Defense measures on the Pa
cific coast will be greatly
strengthened and movements of
the United States fleet will be
watched with wide interest, it
is prognosticated.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury OF a year of
profit through clever invest
ments. Real estate should be
lucky for buyers.
Children born on this day will
be fsr-seeing and well balanced.
They are shrewd in business and
many achieve great success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

guess. C. C. Dill, former sena-
tor, Spokane. will be the Demo-
cratic nominee, and if the New
Dealers win in the nomination
OF a president, Dill will be the
next governor.
There is great sentiment for
third term for Franklin d.
Roosevelt. and if he is NOM
mated he will be elected. There
is no outstanding Republican
who can defeat the president.
If the Republicans could get to-
gether, they would n>lke a good
showing, but they have abso-
lutely no get together" or
leader that is worth nickel.
Criticism will not get a party
anywhere. Constructive action
is what counts with the voter.
TO talk always about a balanced
budget is bunk. When the COM
mon people cannot balance their
own budget. how can we expect
the government to keep within
their income?
AS far as being frightened
about the national budget, l am
going to get scared when no
one wants to buy government
bonds or they raise the interest
on the bonds that are being is
sued. Money is plentiful in the
banks and if those who are ask
ing special favors will take a
chance and put their money to
work. we would have prosperity
at once.
A national pension. paid from
Washington direct to the man
or woman who is granted a PEN
sion would go far to help ball
anee the budget, because this
money would be put to work at
once and first thing We would
know is demand for every
commodity being produced by
the manufacturers and the farm
ers that produce all of our eats.
HARRY H. COLLIER.
Lake City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

ana JOhn ,. pokeT SOio
| Kerosene Oil
And Gross Bros. Had the
Biggest Store
Today there is added TO the
background for the celebration
OF the flftieth anniversary of
Washington statehood the inter-
esting story of Mrs. Mary a.
Kestes, 7435 So. Tacoma way.
Mrs. Keates is one of the few
survivors Of the thousands who
came to Washington territory
over the oregon trail. She has
very vivid picture of Tacoma
in the early eighties and the
events that preceded the transi-
ton from territory to state.
That portion of Pacific ave.
with the old pavement torn up
and piled in heaps for removal,
reminds her somewhat of the
Pacific avenue she first saw
early in 1888. The rutted wagon
trail which wound among the
stumps on upper Pacific avenue
was about as easy to ride over
as the piles Of old pavement
would be.
But il wasn't the rough
roads that proved the great
est trial for Mrs. keates: ii
was the smoke from burning
stumps and logs good
sound timber - rolled into
piles and burned to make
room for new buildings. Fine
ashes settled over every
thing and added to the iffi-
culties of housekeeping.
Mrs. Keates particularly re-
members two stores of that day
john S. Bakers grocery and
Gross Bros. dry goods estab-
hshment. Bakers store was
headquarters for staple grocer
les, butter and kerosene oil. He
was Tacoma's coal oil Johnny"
Gross Bros. claimed the largest
stock of dry goods north of San
Francisco. That was taking a
lot of territory but there was
nobody to dispute them.
For several days before
Feb. %, 1889, when Grover
Cleveland signed the Wash
ingtotn statehood bill, that
news was anxiOusly awaited.
When the first shot from the
brass cannon that now
stands In front of the state
historical building was fired,
there was no doubt of its
meaning. People began run
ming from all over town and
soon great crowd had
gathered near the corner of
Seventh and A sts., to par
ticipate in the imprOmptu
celebration.
Back of the story of one of
the most interesting periods in
Tacoma history is the expert
ence of Mrs. Keates' family
coming to the Oregon coun-
try" In the spring of 1884,
her father, Charles r. Morgan.
with his family. consisting of
wife, four sons and two daugh-
tiers, the youngest being Mrs.
keates then 10 years old start
ed west from Putnam county.
Montana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Womsns page for the answers.
l. In which South American
country is Lake Maracaibo
?. What is the highest known
gas. next 10 hydrogen?
3. What are homonyms7
I. With what sport is the
name Raymond Sonny Work
man associated
S. On which river is the Sho-
shone dam?
6. What is the correct pro-
nuneiation of the word itera-
tive
I. Which was the first coun-
try that officially recognized the
Soviet government
S. In which city did the Di-
onne quintuple;s meet the King
and Queen of England
2. Name the famous theater
in Milan. Italy.
10. On which ocean does the
South American country Peru
border,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention In this COL
un1n letters must give name and
address OF writer. ONLY initials
Will be published when requested.
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Every big plant is In the litter
bug state.
Harry Hopkins business adj
visory committee members have
explained this problem to the
president time and time again.
They have tried to impress it on
Secretary Perkins and Hopkins
himself. But Washington Off
Gals dismiss the question with
the suggestion that 1.-The situa-
ton will eventually take care of
itself
Confidential reports from bat
tlefronts in the major industries
steel, automobile. lumber, etc.
= disclose that Messrs. Lewis
and Green may be killing the
geese which have been laying
their golden eggs. Labor's rank
and file are growing sick of be-
ing locked out OF work by their
own bosses.
In hardly single instance,
according to industrial and gov
ernmental files, do these dis.
putes revolve around such ques-
tons as wages and hours. They
are entirely jurisdictional-a bat
tie for power between Green and
Lewis or. as professional labor
ties characterize it, for status"
A careful check shows the
time may soon come--if IL
Is not already here in the
great automobile centers ~
Michigan ~ when the men
will refuse to walk out at
the behest Of the shadow
boxers at Washington.
Though they refuse all infor.
nation on the state of their
treasures, Lewis and Green can
not finance these fights much
longer. Their members. inelud-
ing those at work, are refusing
to pay their dues in an alarming
degree. The situation is so acute
that another presidential de-
mainland one may be forth
coming soon -- for peace may
meet happier reception than
the last one.
The federal trade commissions
too bulky report on the automo-
bile industry carried a warning
note which was widely missed.
II suggests that this key market
for raw materials and employ
ment is rapidly drying up.
A certain motor car company
which leads in the sale Of low
priced cars has not made a penny
for the last nine years. The
breakup of its profits and losses
is even more significant. On new
cars II lost IS cents on every
dollar 1t expended in their manu-
faeture. 1t made a profit of is
cents on every dollar invested
in parts and accessories. The
answer seems to be that people
have been buying secondhand
and older machines.
The railroads have almost dis
as a field Of capital ex-
penGiture. So have the public
utilities. Should the auto indus
try ever fall into their state
and the threat is real-Herbert
may be proved RICH; in
MS contention that the system
of private capital stands in grave
Hanger without our knowing il.
Among a few New Deal insiders,
he FrC report was an eye
opener. Or an eye-oloser.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

CUBAN EYE-POPPER
Alevino Perez was born with
defective eyesight and learned
his strange eye-popping trick as
a child. Physicians cannot
explain how such control is pos
sible.
JAILED FIGHTER
Fined heavily and sentenced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

England imposed a capital
levy as early as 1862.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
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The journey across the plains
lacked the adventures of sons
Of the emigrants. The Indians
had been pretty well subdued
and though there was the con-
slant fear, there was no trouble
from that source.
The Indian episode which made
an impression on Mrs. Keates'
mind occurred at camp where
the train stopped for the noon
meal. The equipment included
a servicea Bile camp stove on
which Mother Morgan baked
batch of biscuits every noon big
enough to last "a hours. On
this particular occasion the pan
of biscuits had just been taken
from the oven when half
dozen Indians came up.
In friendly gesture
Father Morgan held the pan
toward them expecting each
would take one. Instead Of
that one of the Indians
grabbed the pan and ran off
with the whole batch. The
train was delayed An hour
while Mother Morgan baked
another batch.
The worst experience of the
journey was crossing the Ameri-
can dessert. The party had
been without water three DAYS.
The third night the train
reached one of the creeks tribu.
tary TO the Snake river. Mrs.
Morgan reused the children who
had cried themselves to sleep
and told them there was water.
Mrs. keates remembers that she
was one of the first to reach
the creek. Laying flat on tbs
ground she put her face in the
water and swallowed until she
could hold no more. The rest
Of the family did likewise.
When daylight came they
discovered in the creek a few
rods above where they had
been drinking. the bodies Of
several Indians. They had
been killed in fight with a
wagon train few days be-
fore.
The Morgan family came down
to Columbia river and Joined one
of the new colonies in Oregon.
In a few years along came John
Bolton keates, an English paint
er, and married the youngest
daughter. They had been on
homestead near Goldendale a
few years when keates heard
that the Northern Pacific shops
In Tacoma needed car painters.
The Goldendale claim was sold
for $500 and the couple came
to Tacoma. Keates obtained the
job and for So years earned a
good income as a car painter.
III was much more satisfactory
than trying to make living on
the Goldendsle claim. but there
was some disappointment when
the North Bank railroad paid
$4,000 for the land they had
sold for $500.
In spite of her SIS years, Mrs.
keates is as straight as an arrow
and AS active as many a person
naf her age. She is anticipat.
ng with interest the celebration
Of the golden jubilee of the
state she knew as a territory.
IN her younger days she gained
distinction as an artist. A mum.
Der of her paintings adorn the
walls of the So. Tacoma way
home. After a rest of ten wears.
'he is about to resume her
England imposed capital
eVV as eariv nc 1890
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

New Orleans for stake of
$1,000
PEACOCK'S TAIL
True tail of the peacock is
composed of short, stiff feath-
ers, spread behind the beautiful
train of enormously long and
brilliant upper tail-coverts, hold
ing the latter upright at will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

to prison for two months for his
M m or able rs round bare
knuckle fight with Champion
John L. Sullivan in July, 1889,
Boxer Jake Kilrain was
Harmed" to the custody of
friends for 80 cents a day. While
serving his sentence, Kilrain
actually fought local pug in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

unin letters must give name and
address OF writer. ONLY initials
Will be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: Please inform ms
through your column the sig.
nificancc or meaning Of the fol.
lowing colors - white. black
green. red, yellow. blue, purple,
orange, violet, maroon, and gray.
n. b.
In early art, as in old stained
glass. colors always were used
symbolically. White signified
light, faith or purity; black
darkness, wickedness, or Satan;
green-the color of spring. vic
tory and hope; red-fire. the
Holy Spirit, royalty. creative
power. or heat: yellow 49, sun,
goodness of God, marriage and
fruitfulness; blue-heaven fidel-
ity, constancy and truth; violet
passion and suffering. love and
truth, the color worn by the
martyrs; gray - mourning, hui
mility. or accused innocence.
You might consider purple
the same ~ violet. Orange and
maroon weren't on the list.
Mr.. Fixit: When you are
lighting more than one cigaret
with the same match, which il
correct, to light your own first
or the other PERSONS? Ed.
Whether you are lighting Gig
arets, passing food at the table,
or sharing anything. your man
ners will look better IL you ex-
tend an offer to the other per-
son first.
Mr.. Fixit: Please list the
names Of the so-calIed big five
sororities at the University and
at Washington State. Which
one IA listed first on each
campus? MISS ID.
Are you asking Mr.. Fixit to
risk the wrath of all the loyal
alumnae in town? We suggest
that you borrow copies of the
year books of both schools and
10 your own research into sor-
ority ratings. The year book
vii show you pictures of the
members from which you can
Judge standards of pulchritude.
pictures or drawings of their
lists of members from
Which you can see how large
lass of frosh each house was
bile to pledge last year, usually
tatements of the number of
hapters, national age, and age
n the particular campus, in
act. almost everything but the
'ze of the house bills. II you
'ish a less neutral expression
( opinion than Mr.. Flxit's, YOU
I'LL have to ask more recent
raduate.
You might also get objective
dvice from the dean of women
I each school.
MIR. FiNit: Would you please
I'll me II there is any value to
920 tuberculosis Christmas
eals? What day Of the week
oes March IL, 1888, fall on:
MARY T..
Christmas seals of that year
re appraised at 10 cents to 35
ents. depending upon the type
perforation and other phila-
slic classifications.
That date fell on Monday.
Mr.. fiNit: What are the ad-
resses Of several good vocal
'structors In Tacoma Il. NJ.
we'd suggest that you ask
he conservatory of music at
lie College of Puget Sound for
Twice.
Mr.. FfAit: Win you please
ME know II there is n place
Tacoma or Seattle where
icy do carding and battinge
not, can YOU tell me where
'e place Is in Oregon
A READER.
You can get that work done
the Empire Furniture Mfg.
D., 2sl4 So. Alaska, in Tacoma.
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KEEPING UP TO DATE

II their pets bark after Q p. m.
DOG owners in one Balkan VII
lage are fined. with The fine
being doubled for each new Of
tense.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
LOYAL Order Of Moose

Columbia Lodge will meet Tues
day at pm. at 14l4 Eye street
NV. to vote on applications for
the II Wilr' membership contest,
which closes December 30. Seven
teen applications having been re-
ceived toward the quota of 30
necessary for the lodge to be on
the honor roll. There will be an
entertainment.
The Tin Pan Sizzlers will have q
party and dance in the lodge room
on Saturday at $50 pm. to raise
funds toward the Christmas baskets
to be given by the women's chapter.
At the last meeting three young
men graduates of Mooseheart, the
school maintained by the Loyal Or
der of Moose, were the guests and
received the first degree of the
Moose in the Washington Lodge.
Regional Director Charles M. Ken
nedy was the principal speaker on
the work being done at the school
and James Norman, also q grad
uate and q member Of the local
lodge, spoke.
Women Of the Moose.
Mrs. Howard ]. Clark, senior
regent of Columbia Chapter, an
nounces the Mooseheart and Alumni
Committees will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. at Moose Hall to plan q Christ
mas box to be sent to the children
at Dixie Hall, Mooseheart. Mrs.
Frances Baldwin requests members
holding Mooseheart penny bags to
turn them in at once, so that the
funds may be used in preparing the
box.
On Tuesday evening the Member
ship Committee will meet with the
Moosehaven Committee at the home
Of Mrs. Margaret Deegan, 1910
Rhode Island avenue NV. Personal
gifts and gifts Of linen will be
wrapped for the old folks at Moose
haven, Orange Park, Fla.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Deaths Reported

Katherine A. Lands. 80. 5437 Conn. ave.
Ellen p Thornton. 81. 1917 Wisconsin ave.
Mary Martha Hibbs, 80, 637 Quebec st.
Annie H. Perrie, 70, 1858 Euclid st. NV.
Horace Butterworth. II. Providence Hos
Delmore Alton Teller. II. "a T st.
Sydney Small, SO, 551S Chevy Chase park
Anna M. Behling. So. 12 Girard st.
william J. Ransdell, 81, 1920 Upton ST.
Osmun Latrobe. 65, Walter Reed Hospital
Alfred H. Rodrick. 81, 5411 Nevada ave.
Lemuel H. Ford. 81. 317 E. Capitol st.
Elizabeth Brown. 40. 247 14th place ne,
Eunice Tucker. 4S. Gallinger Hospital.
Fred ChaimSon. 40. 1885 18th st.
Clarence Lane 48. Emergency Hospital
George M. Cover. 43. Walter Reed Hospital.
William Sogorka, AZ. Walter Reed Hospital.
Louis Q. Goldsmith, 90, 5115 7th St
Herbert r. Athey, %, Casualty Hospital
Hayner Humbert. 8. Childrens Hospital.
INFANT Janet e. Wasner. Gallinger Hospital.
infant Edward C. Wanamaker, Children's
Hospital
James Allen. SO. Home for Aged and 1nf,rm.
Wtllies Alsup. "a, 1851 2Sth St
Joseph Goldsby. 80, Garfield Memorial Hos
pital.
Masgie Waters. 80, 1892 P st.
Olivia Brown. "a, ia Lamont st.
Annie Gross, 81, rreedmen's Hospital.
Dorothy Anne Parker. Al. Freedmen's Hos.
pital.
1thsi ". Bissers.- 20. Freedmsn.s Hospital.
3eeev joonstoo. %. 0Aalinssr HosDttaA
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Births Reported

Ernest and Jane Mayhew, boy.
Milton and Elisabeth Miller. boy.
Charles and Hazel Bryan, boy.
Dol and Wilma 6hub. girl.
Wilmer and Anna Hancock, boy.
Joseph and Nargaret SAnsone, girl
Ward and Julia Koepenick. girl.
isoae Horsce sna snd n'c Ssncy 1sos Robison So,
John and Mary Lynch, girl.
Paul and Dorothy Mcdowell. girl.
Michael and Frances Bassi. girl.
John and Philippe Price. sirl.
xana xa(ia:s "a "a sses' go ds9eSS Sxsa' SeS. g.