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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29
MR.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

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Mr.. Fixit: Could yen please
tell me the month. day and year
the powder boat exploded In the
Narrows MRS. q. T.
That explosion. which broke
windows all over Tacoma, occur
red at 7:20 p. m. Aug. Z, 1928.
in the Tacoma Narrows between
Point Evans and Point Fosdick.
The boat that blew Up was the
La Blanca. bound from Dupont
TO point on Lake Washington.
Mr.. Fixit: How long must n
sailor be in the navy or army
before he can marry: Il there
any law concerning that? What
are the wages OF n sailor or sol
der for the first year or so:
How are they raised according
lys Il there any book published
ON different forts Of the army?
How many days or nights a
week does a soldier have off !.
Ia their time ever their own:
What Is cavalry In the army.
J. A.
When a soldier or sailor en-
lists he signs an agreement not
to marry during that enlistment
except as authorized by his COM
mander. To get that permission.
he would have TO show authentic
evidence OF income sufficient to
support a family. After an en-
listed man gets up to the third
pay grade tstaff sergeant) his
pay Of $72 per month, plus quar-
ters at the fort which he Is al
lowed then. make sufficient in
come. Base pay on first enlist
ment Is S2l per month. II goes
up at the rate Of $40, s42 and
$54. according TO his promotion.
not according to years served
only.
A soldier generally can get
four or five nights a week in
town. II he wishes them, and be-
HAYES. Duties usually run from
8 a. m. until p. m. each day.
Between and the next morn
ing. there isn't much to keep
him on the reservation except
occasional guard duty or other
assigned special work.
For information about the cav
airy. which Is getting to be less
horsey every year. and for de-
scriptions of the various forts,
We suggest getting in touch with
the u. s. Army Recruiting office,
Bankers Trust building, Tacoma.
Mr.. Fixit: I wish 10 get your
advice regarding a loan. how 1t
would be best TO get s25 for six
months. l have n COD. ut the
postoffice which l would like TO
take up so II will not be re-
turned TO the factory. II Ii n
suit Of clothes l need so much.
1 am certified TO wPA but have
not gone TO work yet.
p. G. X.
Unless you have personal
friends who have the money and
faith in your ability to pay. you
probably will have to let the
suit go back. No regular loan
ing agency can take a chance on
being repaid out of a WPA in
come, and you don't have that
yet. All Mr.. Fixit can do is
preach you a one line sermon
about not ordering things when
you haven't money to pay for
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

costs incurred In hanging Les
chi. Nisqually chief, whose exc
cution was accomplished via the
steam roller route. On the date
previously set for the execution,
Leschfs attorney caused the ar
rest of the Pierce county
sheriff for selling whisky to In
dams. When the time for the
hanging arrived the sheriff was
locked up at Fort Steilacoom
and couldn't officiate. Neither
could any other person, for the
warrant was directed to the
sheriff alone, to be executed at
a certain definite time. When
that time had passed the sheriff
had no authority for the execu-
ton and Leschi's couldn't be
hanged.
. This SO incensed Gov. Stew
ems that he caused the terri
torial legislature to pass a
bill authorizing an emergency
session of the territorial court
TO act on any cases that might
come before the body. New
charges were filed, two judges
hustled to olympia, and the
death sentence again passed.
To guard against any more
interference from Pierce county
or the military authorities at
Fort Steilacoom, who were in
sympathy with Leschi. the hang
ing job was turned over to the
sheriff of Thurston county. He
didn't relish the job and turned
1t over to his deputy. who hang
ed Leschi in hollow on the
prairie short distance SOUTH
east Of Steilacoom.
The cost bill included 500
each to B. P. Anderson and 3.
F. Kennedy, special prosecutors;
500 each to two territorial
judges, o. B. McFadden and F.
A. Chenoweth, expense Of at
tending the special session Of
court; s501.25 to William Nit
chell, Thurston county deputy
sheriff, expense of the execu-
ton; s96.66, part of the regular
salary of the territorial attor-
ney, B. P. Anderson; $40 to c.
H. Mason, secretary to Gov.
Stevens. for rent of his building
in which the special session Of
the territorial court was held.
Smile d1Chile:
When Lord Northcliffe, for
mer owner of the London Daily
Mail, had any criticisms to make
to the staff he always did it
through bulletins posted in a
conspicuous place in the office.
On one occasion when he was
particularly displeased over the
paper, he put up this bulletin:
flames Gordon Bennett once
said the only successful way
to conduct a newspaper is for
the owner to sleep in the Of
flee. Judging by this morn
ing's issue, the entire Daily
Mail staff must have been
sleeping In the office all
night"
Applicant for bookkeeping va
cancy-Alright, I'll tell why I
left my last job if you'll tell me
why your bookkeeper left this
one.
The Oregonian paragrapher
remarks: THE face on the
barroom floor should be left
there. 1t doesn't belong be-
hind the wheel of the high
powered sedan"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

Territorial Auoifor
Money Came Slowly While
Expense ealIoped
Steam Roller for leschi
Hanging Cost $sS7.92
TAXES and budgets-balaneed
and unbalanced - are not
problems of this generation
alone. Going back again to the
1855 journal of the Council of
the Territory of Washington"
II appears that budget balancing
was a serious issue because the
counties did not pay the amount
of taxes apportioned by the ter
ritorial assembly. This added
to the burden of the territorial
auditor. Urban e. Hicks. whose
salary In 1858 amounted to S25.
His report 10 the assembly in
dicated that half the counties in
the territory were in arrears or
had not paid at all. For Pacific
county he made this report:
"No returns from this
county. l should be happy to
say something In favor Of this
county IL had any data TO go
upon; but as 1t Is, l only
know that such a county Is
said to exist somewhere be-
tween the mouth of the Column
bia river and Shoalwater bay.
The auditor found data to 60
upon" and SAY something IA
vorable" about some of the
other delinquents. Skamania
county had not turned in any
money because nobody could be
found to do the collecting. Gov.
Stevens embargo against set
tiers going into the eastern part
of the territory because Of the
expense of protecting them from
the Indians, made Spokane and
Walla Walla unproductive Of
territorial revenue.
r 4
A warrant for SS1 author
lied BY the assembly to re-
imburse Lewis county for the
expense Of moving territorial
arms and ammunition from
Olympia to the Lewis county
seat during the Indian war
was held up by the territorial
treasurer because Lewis coun-
ty was in the red TO the terri
tory S454.
Chehalis county had made no
returns for the years 1s54-55-56
and was charged with an indebt-
edness of 1851. Tax valuation
was low.
Pierce, one of the most popu-
lous and wealthiest counties in
the territory, was in arrears
1871, but made a substantial
payment that year. The total
white population of the county
then was APO. Value of the
property assessed was S749,
1880.
Value of the Hudson's Bay
company property in the county
was estimated at $4,000. Prop
erty claimed by the Puget Sound
Agricultural company, subsidiary
of the II. B. company, was of an
estimated value of 1854 OTIS,
leaving only SIS, $3.50 worth OF
taxable property owned by set
lers.
One item of territorial ex-
pense that year was Sss7.92,
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

Strange as 1t seems, more
students of Piedmont college,
Demorest, Ca. attend courses off
the campus than on--receiving
full college credit for field trips
extending more than 1000 miles.
The 10 Piedmont buildings
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29
Social Security Depends on
Consres. Mood in io42

private insurance company interested in remaining
solvent would scarcely approve the United States social
security policy. 1t is noble gesture to set up system
designed to bring greater security to the aged and nfm
But unless the federal government finds sounder financial
footing the whole plan is likely to be like scuttng the
steamship to save lifeboat.
The regular session of Congress earlier this year re-
vamped the entire social security system increasing pay
ments generally but postponng increased payroll
ments employer and employe. The amendments will
into effect JAM Of next and during the of
1910 1t is estimated that 100000 persons will collect total
of $114,000,O00.
Under the Security Act of 1887 the present per cent
payment made by the worker and matched by his employer
has been cancelled by the and instead
1t will be necessary for to raise the payments to
cent each for the worker and employer in 1912 and to
per cent in 1945.
The big trouble is that these increases are not assured
Congress simply told the Social Security Board to
back 1912 and the legislators would what could be
DONE At the moment Congress in mood to discuss
further tax evies much less pass them And 1912 isn't
far The argument that the benecares aren't really
being taxedhat they just casting their bread upon
the waters-fals little fiat In these days you can
tell which way the tide will turn.
If the increases in 1912 and 1945 definite and
assured the social security system would pretty closely
resemble sound actuarial management The big difficulty
that practically the entire gigantic scheme is based
these future rate ncreasesand if they're not forthcom-
ing there is likely to be financial explosion that will be
distinctly heard the planet Jupiter At the best
the u s. treasury would have to lay in goodly supply of
bright red ink.
AS Bruce Cation recently pointed out in his Washington
column 1t is estimated that by 1914 the Social Security
Board will have paid out about $2093 100000 to bene
ficiares This is approximately $1500000000 than
counted under the original act The annual payments
expected to increase year by year until distant
date when they will finally level off
program as tremendous as this can't simply be sheved
after few years if it doesn't to be working And not
the United States operate forever under steady
deficit So it appears that the will evntuay have
to be raised through general taxation instead of through
payroll taxes.
the federal government does this it will also have
to include in the social security programmed
Just industrial workersbecause everyone will be kicking
into the kitty Them when the number of benefciares in
creases the total annual payment up and
will be needed.
The whole thing might easily turn into vicious circle
that win leave economists dizzy and taxpayers broke
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29
Reg. u. g. Pat off,

make up the unique campus.
GUN WIELDER
Pretty Gloria Jacobs. Is, of
Woodland. Cal, recently defend
ed her title to the California state
womens pistol championship
with a score of 279 out of 800.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29
REFERENDUMS AND WAR

Editor, The Times: For fresh
evidence that no political govern
ment will ever willingly relin-
quish power to the people, con-
slider the gradual weakening of
the war referendum proposal.
Rep. Ludlow's original resolu-
ton, introduced in February,
1885, provided that a war refer
endum be held except in event
of an invasion of the u. S. or
its territorial possessions, and
attack upon its citizens" The
administration forces held 1t in
the judiciary committee for two
years. and on JAM. 10, 1888,
Roosevelt mustered his full
strength and defeated Ludlow's
move to bring it up for discus
sion in the house.
Meanwhile, in November, 1887.
version two had been introduced
in the senate, with exceptions
multiplied to include: Except in
event of an invasion of, or mill
tary expedition against. the u.
S. or its colonial possessions; or
attack by a foreign military
power upon its citizens residing
therein; or invasion of. or a mill
tary expedition from abroad
against, any other North Ameri-
can or Caribbean nation"
A little later, the final version
to date was born: Except in
case of attack by foreign forces,
actual or Immediately threaten
ed. upon the u. S. or its terri
torial possessions, or by nom
American nation against any
country in the Western Hemis-
phere." This was interpreted on
the floor OF the senate, even by
Nye and other friends OF the
measure, to permit declaration of
war without referendum in case
OF another Panay incident. or "if
the situation seemed to be that
in order to wage a successful
war We must anticipate what
foreign power may do i. and
attack first"
Even this meaningless pro-
posal was defeated in senate and
house.
RORERT 7. pEARSAII.-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

Taxes and Budgets Plagued
Territorial Auditor
Money Came Slowly While
Expense Galloped
Steam Roller for leschi
Hanging Cost $8S7.92
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

All of who citizens badge of trusteeshp in
America 1t represents heritage and responsibility
and to future generationsW G. Gibson Carey
jr, president, United States Chamber of Commerce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

Frankly am afraid we have overemphaszed the impor
lance of neutrality legislation It is mportantyes But it
is not important than entire foreign pocyAfred
M. Landon, 1896 G. O. P. presidential candidate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29
THE GEORGIAN MOVEMENT

Editor. The Times: II occa-
stoned very definite surprise 10
read in recent contributions TO
the local press that the move
ment for the adoption OF the
Georgian philosophy in govern
ment is practically extinct, and
that Henry George advocated the
state ownership of land in any
socialistie sense.
The contributor referred to has
merely yielded TO a rather gen.
eral but entirely false impress
sion and is mistaken.
Never since the passing OF
Henry George, one OF the great
est and profoundest philosophers
and economists OF al time, has
there been so many substantial
and informed citizens in earnest
favor OF the Georgian philoso-
ply. Hard-headed business men
and statesmen are beginning TO
see that whatever else may be
necessary, the adoption Of the
Georgian philosophy in govern
ment is essential. As Count
Tolstoy, Woodrow Wilson, Mich
olas Murray Butler. Robert In
gersoll, Theodore Roosevelt. Ber-
narr McFadden, Major General
Gorgss. Prof. John Dewey and
scores OF other thinking men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-29

II there be controversy between men, and they come
unto Judgment that the judges judge them then they
shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked
Deuteronomy ISL
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Entry Blanks Ready
For orLong-Distance
Yacht Contest

ANNAPOLIS, April 22.-William
H. Labrot, chairman of the Race
Committee of the Annapolis Yacht
Club, has announced that formal
entry blanks are being mailed to
yacht owners inviting them to COM
pete for the Governor of Maryland
Trophy, to be awarded to the winner
of the race from New London, Conn.,,
to Annapolis this summer.
The event will start June "a, the
day after the Harvard Yale boat
races.
Peter H. Magruder. commodore of
the Annapolis Yacht Club, reports
large number of requests and
much interest in the race.
The Navy Department has given
permission to the superintendent of
the Naval Academy to enter the
Vamarie.
Arrangements are being made at
Annapolis to accommodate a large
number Of yachts and officials of
the Naval Academy and of the Glib
son Island Yacht Squadron will CO.
operate with the Annapolis Yacht
Club in entertaining the visitors.
The race will be open to cruising
type boats between 35 and 70 feet
in overall length. Prizes will be Of
fered in each of the two classes into
which the entries will be divided.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Blue Arranges Varied
Sports Program
For banston

6emi-pro baseball games on Tues
day and Thursday nights and Sun
day afternoons, softball games on
Friday nights and boxing and
wrestling on remaining evenings
will be the summer program for the
new Boys Republic Stadium in
Ballston, according to plan an
nounced last night by Lu Blue, ath-
letic director of the Boys Club.
Blue, former first baseman with
three American League clubs, has
arranged for the crack Old Mil
.waukee softball team to play out
standing opponents on Fridays, but
contestants in the other activities
will be chosen from week to week.
The summer program will open on
May Is and continue through the
early fall when Blue hopes to intro
,duce football.
A complete revision of the old
Ballston Stadium which will enlarge
=, the seating capacity to 5000 is being
planned.
: Players desiring trial with the
semi-pro nine are asked to tele-
phone Blue at Chestnut 676O or
write to him at 1921 North Irving
street, Clarendon, Va. Blue is plan
ming to enter the team in the ma
tional tournament at Wichita, Kans.,
in July.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Event for Mermaids
Put in Program Of
Interhigh Meet
Junior A. A. u. Crown
Will Be ot Stake in
50-Yord Free-StyIe

Next Saturday nights interhigh
swimming tournament at the Shore
ham pool won't be dominated en-
tirely by the male element, for Off
clals announced last night that a
50-yard freestyle race for mermaids,
carrying with it the District A. A. U.
junior championship, would open
the meet.
The girls competition will start
and end with that event, however,
as the remaining seven races and
fancy diving contest will comprise
the program which will determine
the champion interscholastic SWIM
ming team of Washington for 1899.
Racing events will include the So
yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke.
220-yard backstroke, 10O-yard free
style, 150-yard medley relay and
2OO-yard relay. Entries are being
accepted from the seven high
schools-Central, Eastern, Anacos-
TIA, Roosevelt, Tech, Western and
Wilson. The Shoreham Trophy will
go to the team scoring the highest
number of points, and individual
winners will be rewarded. Silver
and bronze medals will be awarded
the winners of second and third
places and gold medalettes to men,
bers OF winning relay teams.
Entries close Tuesday with Dudley
Gordon, manager of the Shoreham
pool.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Thomson | Over Par
In Congressional
Links Victory
Here on Surprise Visit,
Pairs With Pittmun to
Beut Cox and Nolan

Hammering Jimmy Thomson, who
wallops golf ball country mile,
showed up unexpectedly in WASH
lngton yesterday. And Jimmy, being
around town infested with golf
courses, turned to golf on a motor
mans holiday
He played at the Congressional
Country Club and took a couple of
bucks from Witty Cox, his host Of
the day. Paired with Gene Pittman,
Compassionate little master of the
chip and putt, Jimmy licked Cox
and Seige Gun Parker Nolan l up.
Hammering Jimmy led the scoring
with a one-over-par 70.
Its sure good to get back in this
fine town." said Jimmy. Sure Ill
be here for that exhibition match
on May 81. And maybe Witty and I
can show those fellows something
about how this game should be
played" Jimmy and Witty will
clash on May 21 with Ralph Guldahl
and Sam Snead in an exhibition
match at Congressional. The hand
some blond. born in North Berwick,
Scotland, about 80 years ago, laid
here in Washington the foundation
for the game that has vowed thou
sands of golf enthusiasts. Jimmy
served a hitch at Burning Tree as
assistant to his father, Wilfred
Thomson, about IS years ago.
This afternoon Thomson will play
at Columbia with Fred Mcleod,
another North Berwick man; Al
bert R. Mackenzie, William w. Hin
shaw and DR.. Paul NJ Stewart.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Only Three Records Survive
Sensational Campaign in
District Duckpin Loop

Only three all-time District Duck
pin League records escaped this sea-
sons sensational shooting in WASH
ington's strongest bowling circuit.
These were the 736-game and 2,063-
set rolled by Occidental Restaurant
at the Lucky Strike during the 1888
80 season and the 188-game held
Jointly by Howard Campbell and
Joe Pricci, president of the league
Pricci established his mark at the
Recreation in 1881 and Campbell tied
it four. years later at the Lucky
Strike.
Following are the new records; -
81 games
High individual set-Astor Clarke. All.
High spares-Clarkc. 2g1
Greatest, number OF 900 games in 4
roTc-Mariboro c.osiari Hotel Is. an -
Greatest number of 1000 sets-Marlboro
hoesl; Greatest L number o, games over 900
Marlboro Hotel, 81 out OF "a
Greatest Create t,I,l, number of 400 sets on team
e5 A''%e %efs. se'PEa i55,5i iveFafe'c'aFke 12s-
clsiFe GEsatfs; IS nqmosr II a,, qf 400 se'sAstor
=, Greatest number of l7o games-Astor
Greatest number of strikes in one set
Astor Clark in the 447 set.
Greatest, number of spares in one set
Fred Murphy and Sam Benson. L each.
Greatest number of marks in one set
Astor Clarke. 81 ,b strikes and 15 spares).
Astor Clarke. 3 417. 4I5. Az
Seventy-two 400 sets and 30 games over
160 were rolled in the league: "a men
rolled sets over 400 10 sets over 900
were rolled and go 500 games Is men
finished with averages of 120 or better for
40 or more games
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Evening Star Golf Tournament Largest Federal History to Start May
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
New York at Washington, 3.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 3.
Virginia Tech at Maryland, 4.
American U. VS.. Wilson Teach
ers, Central Stadium, 3.
George Washington Frosh VS..
Seven-Up, North Ellipse, 3.
Wilson at st. Adams, $3.50.
Montgomery Blair at Tech,
$3.50.
Tennis.
American at Georgetown, 3.
Central at Maryland Frosh, 4.
Maryland at Duke.
TUESDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 3.
American u. at Georgetown, 3.
Western at Central, interhigh
series, $3.50.
Anacostia at Roosevelt, nom
series, $50.
George Washington Frosh VS..
Heurich Brewers, North Ell
lipse. 3.
Wilson at Episcopal.
Jefferson at National Training.
Rockville at Bethesda Chevy
Chase.
Mount Rainier at Montgomery
Blair.
Fairfax at Washington-Lee.
Boxing.
Chico Romo VS.. Eddie AlZek,
feature bout, Turner's Arena,
$3.50.
Tennis.
Maryland at North Carolina
State.
Roosevelt at st. Adams.
WEDNESDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston, 3.
George Washington Frosh at
Tech, $3.50.
Anacostia at Washington-Lee.
Track.
Maryland Frosh, Central, For
est Park in triangular meet, COL
lege Park, 4.
Catholic U. at Western Mary
land.
Tennis.
Maryland at North Carolina.
THURSDAY.
Baseball.
Philadelphia at Washington,
3:15.
George Washington Frosh at
Eastern, $3.50.
Randolph Macon at Episcopal.
Wrestling.
Jack Hader VS.. the Golden Ter
ror. feature match, Turner's
Arena, $50.
Tennis.
BridgeWater at American U.
Central at Episcopal.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
london, Sons Of Legion
Get Rifle Charters

Landon's Junior rifle club and the
District Sons of the American
Legion Rife Club have been granted
charters By the National Rifle AS
soclation, it was announced last
night.
The Landon club is headed by R.
K. Patch, president. with D. T.
Reuter- as vice president, w. G. Hill,
IT., as secretary: w. P. Herbst, Sd,
as treasurer, and E. NJ. Tierney. jr.,
as executive officer. H. H. Mac
Cubbin is the instructor. Dean Fish
is the captain of the American
Legion group, with Eugene Clark,
first lieutenant; Norman Rocca, Sec
retary; Lloyd Lipkey, treasurer, and
Warren Johns, second lieutenant.
Warren Fish is the instructor.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Set Bowling Records

Season records were posted In the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes' League when Price of War
Department rolled 1854 and Eddie
Collins, captain of Navy No. 3, to-
tailed 406. Ralph (Bus) Provost, ace
of Navy No. l, is tops with an aver
age of 112. War No. 2, with q one
game margin, leads the pennant
chase. Navy No. l. Treasury No. l
and Treasury No. are deadlocked
in the runnerup spot. ia,