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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20

SUMNER Baptist. Christian
Methodist and Presbyterian church
ministers have arranged union
services during the holidays.
Sunday evening these churches
joined to enjoy a sacred concert
by the Spartan chorus at the Meth
odist church. On Dec. "a the Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches
are uniting for a Christmas can
tata to be presented by the COM
bined choirs Of the churches at
D. m. in the Presbyterian church.
John Paul Bennett will be director.
The four churches will unite FOR
watch party and program at 9
p. m. on Dec. 81 in the parlors of
the Presbyterian church. The pro-
gram will include the showing Of
motion pictures. followed by a
social period and refreshments. and
closing with a devotional service.
Checks Issued
Additional checks have been paid
to growers on several items by
the Washington Packers, Inc. The
distribution covers payment on
berries and cherries.
This amount has brought the
growers upward to $4,000 within
the last 80 days. and further and
final payments will be sent out
at later date.
Moose Christmas Party
The Sumner Moose lodge will
entertain children with a Christ
mas tree and party in the Gray
building Dec. 10 at s o'clock.
Christmas carols win be sung. with
Mrs. C. w. Bradshaw at the pi-
ano. A reading. Shadow Of Santa
Claus" by Mrs. William Taylor.
Games will be directed by Mr.. w.
Sny. Members are urged TO bring
their families to the party.
Alderton PIT. A. To Meet
Mrs. Elm Nolin will be hostess to /
the Alderton PIT. A. Thursday. |
Dec n. at ? p. m There win be
q short business meeting. a pro-
gram, and exchange OF gifts. The
committee assisting the hostess in
cludes Mrs. Orno Oliver. Mrs. A.
Spooner, Mrs. Ester johnson and
Mrs. Emil Johnson Friends are
cordially invited.
Edgeinont Christmas Program
The Edgemont school viii give
its Christmas program Thursday, !
Dec. FL at s p. m. In the school
auditorium. The program will in
clude Christmas carols by the
seventh and eighth grades: carols
by the first and second grades. and
an operetta. Trouble in Toylsnd-"
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
Former Students
:FrOic Thursday
Puyallup High School Alumni Assembly
and Dance Will Be Program Features

by Mrs. Gladys Janowska. In
charge OF music; Miss Ethel Cor
don. dialogue; Miss Myrtle Rem
wick. costumes. and William Good
ell. stage setting. Included In the
cast are David scheyer, Richard
Cook, Sue Mckinney. Jimmie
Krefting. Jafukuo shirhara and
Donna Webb.
PLAN YuLE PROGRAM
Melinda Soies tent. Daughters
OF Union Veterans, has arranged
an ailday meeting for Friday at
the home OF Mrs. Ralph Bradford.
s07 ID. Main ave. There will be
a business session at IL O'Clock.
followed by = Yule program and
exchange Of gifts. Assisting hos
tesses win be Mesdames w. e.
Kinzie. Myrtle Williams and Eliza
beth James Of Puyallup and Mrs.
o. Moore OF Tacoma.
MEETING fosrpoSED
Meeting OF Dorcas circle Of the
Methodist church which was
scheduled for Thursday has been
postponed.
MUSICIANS GET GIFTS
At close Of singing of the Christ
mas cantats. Christ Is Come"
by the choir Of First Christian
church Sunday evening the direc-
tor. Rufus Fairbanks. and pianist,
Mrs. Madge c. Hurd. were each
presented with . gift. Rev. Give
Taylor. who made the prescnta-
tons. gave Fairbanks an initiated
baton mounted In chromium, and
the gift to Mrs. Hurd was a vase
filled with rose buds.
Following the service choir
members were guests at a recep-
ton given by Miss Florence Ball
and her class Of high school girls.
CHRISTMAS Party
On Saturday, from 2 until 5
o'clock. PuyaIlup assembly Of
Rainbow Girls win hold the an
nual children's Christmas party at
Masonic hall. to which about 80
have been invited.
There win be q tree, Santa Claus
and games. Miss Pearl Donley Is
IN charge Of decorations and
Misses Virginia Sidders and Flea
nor Reynolds. games.
10 INITIATE CANDIDATES
Corinthian lodge No. 30, r. and
4. NJ win meet Thursday night
1t Masonic hall with worshipful
Master Sam Ciemsnts presiding.
During the business session there
WIN b imitation Of candidates and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20

speed up" the ratio will drop
again because 123,7o tons will be-
come average.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

earmarks of an isolationist In the
former President, who for years
has ranked as the incarnation OF
American internationalsm. "Our
country, standing apart" said Mr..
Hoover at Chicago, "can make a
contribution of transcendent service
in holding aloft the banner of moral
relationships" That Is not the
Hoover who sat On the logs at the
Rapidan with Ramsay Macdonald
and paved the way to the London
Naval Conference in 1890, or the
Hoover who, a year later, proposed
and carried through a one-year
moratorium on intergovernmental
debts, thus giving Germany and our
World War debtors a breathing space
which assuaged, If it did not end,
the great depression then paralyzing
the world.
Our country was not standing
apart" then. It cannot, in enlight-
ened self-interest, not to put the
issue on any higher basis, afford to
stand apart" today. Nor, may it be
observed in passing-as the present
tone OF the Nazi press reveals-is
any useful purpose served by indi-
cations that President Roosevelt is
not speaking for a united America.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Shooting Sturs
BY PHLANDER JOHNSON.
Out Of Tune,

Out Of Tune.
Oh, isn't it unlucky to be born vernal
bard,
With birds and bees and blossoms on
the brain;
Instead of fancies suited to a sugared
Christmas card
Or Valentine that sings of lass and
swain.
When the climate leaves no chances for
cen the smallest blossom crop
And the birds in silence shiver and the
bees have shut up shop;
Then the cheeriest disposition fears a
destiny ill-starred
And it's particularly sad to be a vernal
bard.
You're subject to deceptions, If you're
born vernal bard.
When the radiators hot you gaily
dream
OF May day merriment. The muse has
caught you off your guard.
Your balmy air, alas, is naught but
steam!
And when duty calls you forth into the
cherries street
Where you must face the rain and hail
and snow and slush and sleet,
There comes a sense of panic and the
times seem very hard,
Especially If you should chance to be a
vernal bard.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

are that this nomination will not be
confirmed.
The development of such a situa-
ton, of course, does not serve the
best interests of the Federal judi
ciary. These nominations should be
made solely on the basis Of the can
didate's qualifications, not as result
of the Presidents desire to embarrass
or reward any legislator. And the
Senate should reject a nomination
only when it believes the nominee
is not suited for the post. This power
of rejection, vested in the Senate by
the Constitution, should not be used
as weapon against President in
a political squabble.
1t does not appear in this case that
any useful purpose can be served by
forcing the nomination to final
vote. The result, on the basis of
present indications, can only be
humiliating to Judge Roberts, and
the President, who was responsible
in the first instance for precipitating
the controversy, would do we'll to
withdraw the nomination.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use OF
q pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!

Us lesson when we were spending little
over 81 900 900 per hour for a period Of
"a months Go back to the Spanish
American War and the Philippine insur-
rection when half of our Regular Army
died not from bullet wounds but mostly
from want of food and medical attend
ance We were rushed to Cuba without
any provisions made for our welfare. We
were equipped with .3O-caliber rifle
(some of them obsolete old .45-caliber
Springfelds). We landed on the island
with some hardtack and a piece of fat
back and green coffee as it came off the
vines. We finally got change in the
menu to embalmed beef and that was
more deadly than Spanish bullets. We
finally got back and the first thing we
knew we were recruited up to war
strength and placed on cattle boats at
New York and shipped by way Of the
Suez Canal to the far-off Philippines.
In the mea3time the men on Capitol Hill
could be seen in front of the bulletin
boards where the latest news was pub
lished about our brave soldiers winning
another victory. But in the meantime
those brave soldiers were dying from
want Of food and medical attendance,
and you can take it from me we were
the forgotten army. JOHN DEAVY.
January 26. Major, U. S. A., Reserve.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Junior LEAGUE Anniversary

A leading factor in the gradual
demise of haphazard charity has
been the Junior League, which this
evening marks its twenty-fifth an
niversary in Washington with the
presentation of a "Follies." The pur-
pose of the League is to awaken
young women to the consciousness of
the welfare needs of their commune
ties and to train them to do construc-
tive work toward alleviating those
needs.
During the past eight years the
Junior League of Washington has
raised 65,821 for its special welfare
project, the Social Service Depart
ment of Children's Hospital, and this
winter about 200 members are at
work actively in various social agen-
cies of the Capital. The proceeds
from the "Follies" will be used to
aid the work at Children's Hospital.
In twenty-five years, the League has
proved valuable adjunct of Wash
ington's community life.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Personally Offensive"

The refusal of the Senate Judiciary
Committee to approve the nomina-
ton of Floyd H. Roberts to be
Federal judge for the Western Vir-
ginia district is the outgroWth of a
purely political controversy that
reflects no credit on either the
executive or legislative branches of
the Government.
BY vote of fifteen to three, the
Judiciary Committee rejected the
nomination on the sole ground that
it was personally obnoxious to Vir-
ginia Senators Glass and Byrd.
There was no dispute as to the
qualifications of Judge Roberts for
the post; in fact, it was conceded
that he is we'll fitted for the judge
ship.
In making the nomination, how
ever, the President ignored the
recommendations of Senators Glass
and Byrd, and they believed, no
doubt correctly, that this was in
tended to punish them for their
activity in behalf of the conservative
wing of the Democratic party. The
Senate has never looked with ap-
proval on such tactics on the part
Of a President and the probabilities
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Crime and Punishment

Although it is relieved to some
extent by steps already underway,
dreary picture of the National
Capitals penal system is drawn from
the forum conducted by the Correc-
tions Committee of the Council of
Social Agencies in an effort to focus
public attention on the need for
reorganizing and improving the
means of exacting reparation for
crime.
The picture is not exaggerated. It
includes such grave social problems
as the existence of slums, extreme
poverty, inadequate health facilities,
and large floating population of the
class usually referred to as the sub
merged tenth" as major causes of
crime. 1t includes the lack of proper
facilities for convicted boys between
the ages of seventeen and twenty
one, badly crowded conditions in the
five institutions, demoralizing idle
ness of prisoners, inferior medical
facilities, and only rudimentary edu-
cational programs as major defects
in correction. It involves also the
apparent inefficient use of paroles
and probations as reflected in the
fact that sixty per cent of the Dis
trict's prisoners are repeaters.
There are brighter sides, though
Programs looking to better housing
and improved social welfare are
under way. A study of the entire
problem of the parole has been
begun. And the Criminal Justice
Association already has helped reduce
crime in the Capital by thirty five
per cent. These are answers to the
more serious of the problems, the re-
suits of which will be seen over a
longer period.
The elements which may be solved
more Immediately are those of a
physical nature for which adequate
answer has not as yet been given:
Improvement of facilities for hous-
ing prisoners, and betterment of the
means of handling them. More
adequate institutions are demanded,
but no more so than modern, intelli-
gent programs by which the con-
victed man may be fitted, mentally
and physically, to resume a suitable
life in normal society. The mere
serving of period Of time under
restraint will not accomplish this.
1t is a problem for the officials
responsible, but they cannot solve
it alone. They need the support
of an intelligent citizenry. Further
forums will deal with other phases
of the problem. Their results should
furnish an explicit guide to the
solution of one of the community's
gravest problems.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. TrdceUell.

ranging from the ruby-throated hum
mingbird-the only one seen hereabouts
at 3A inches. to the crow at 19N
inches. (Yes, the crow is a songbird.
scientifically speaking)
The list follows: Hummingbird, Mary
land yellow throat, goldfinch, house
wren, Carolina wren, black and white
warbler, chickadee, brown creeper, Eng
Hsh sparrow, indigo bunting, nuthatch,
tufted titmouse, junco, purple finch,
oven bird, peewee. song sparrow, downy
woodpecker, fox sparrow, bluebird, scar
let tanager, barn swallow, white -throated
sparrow, yellow breasted chat, wood
thrush, Baltimore oriole, towhee, starting,
cowbird, catbird, cardinal, hairy wood
pecker, red-bellied woodpecker, robin,
m0ckingbird, brown thrasher, flicker,
blue Jay, pigeon hawk, dove, purple
grackle, pigeon and crow.
Fifty-six birds were identified in Falls
Church, Va, as follows:
Robin, bluebird, cardinal, titmouse,
chickadee, junco, toWhee, nuthatch,
downy woodpecker, red-bellied wood
pecker, flicker, song sparrow, fox spar
row, English sparrow, chipping sparrow,
startling, crow, wren, blue jay, Baltimore
oriole, scarlet tanager, brown thrasher
wood thrush, veery, brown creeper, black
and white warbler, Maryland yellow
throat, yellow-throated warbler, hum
mingbird, whippoorWill, quail, kildee,
indigo bunting, purple finch, phoebe, buzz
zard, dove, martin, catbird, woodoock,
hooded warbler, black -throated blue
warbler, crested flycatcher, warbling
vireo, myrtle warbler, redstart, magnolia
warbler, chimney swallow, barn swallow,
kingbird, marsh bird of the plover
family, and small gray bird.
So there you are. These are actual
lists, of actual birds seen, and have been
presented here with divergent spellings
and all, in full, in the hope that they
will give a real picture of real bird
observation.
They present mostly the same birds,
but each list has several different ones
not seen by the other observers.
The newcomer to bird Identification,
who will study the colored plates of these
birds, will be in fair way to recognize
them when he sees them in his own
garden.
If he will familiarize himself with
these, he will have basic bird educa-
ton on which to build. Let him forget,
for the time being, the families of water
birds, and all the others which seldom
come here, and concentrate on the above
listed birds.
X y X
The new enthusiast must not think
that these lists are rigid and fixed,
however.
They are presented as actual posi-
biities in local gardens, birds which have
been seen, but they by no means exhaust
the possibilities.
One of the great thrills of bird observa-
ton is that right outside ones window,
some day, there may be strange bird
which is on nobodys list.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

Gazing at the scores Of species pic
tured in any good book, the newcomer
to the art Of bird observation may think
he will never be eble to identify the ones
which come to his garden.
He will not have the opportunity to
spot so many songsters, however, for
only limited number come to any one
grounds. These are composed OF the
birds which winter here, those which
nest here in spring and summer and
those which stop for few hours or
days while migrating.
We are speaking here not Of observa-
tions by a professional ornithologist,
made in some favored wild spot, but
solely OF the species Of birds the average
amateur bird lover is likely to see in q
years time in the vicinity of Washington
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
There is a great deal Of difference be-
tween theoretical observation and actual
observation. Thus, the average house,
holder has something else to do besides
watch birds.
Nor will any one be able to look into
the garden and count so species in
one day.
1t isn't done that wayl
We have at hand three bird lists. The
latest of these is taken from the annual
report of the Chevy Chase Club, located
in nearby Maryland.
For long time" the report says,
"the section in which the club is located
has been we'll know for the great number,
as we'll as the great variety, Of birds
making it their habitat.
I'm view of the great interest mani
tested by many members, it has been
thought that some means of identify
ing these birds would be appreciated.
80 Among the birds which have been
identified on the grounds by interested
members are the following:
Scarlet tanager, mockingbird, brown
thrasher, downy woodpecker, robin,
blackbird, song sparrow, chipping SPAR
throated sparrow, English sparrow, logger
head shrike, barn swallow chimney swal-
low, black poll warbler, hooded warbler,
Kentucky cardinal, blue jay, wood thrush,
sap sucker, starting, goldfnch, vireo,
house wren, Carolina wren, cuckoo (rain
crow, pigeon, hoot owl, screech owl,
killdeer, night hawk (bull bait, sparrow
hawk, red shouldered hawk, bluebird,
catbird, redhead woodpecker, flicker.
purple grackle, junco (snowbird), Mary
land throat, towhee (chewink
mourning dove, quail, crow, peewee,
purple martin, king martin (beebird
Baltimore oriole, ruby-throated hum
mingbird, meadow lark"
Il
This list shows 81 birds, seen by a
large number Of observers over an in
definite time.
1t may be understood that an average
home observer is not likely to identify
as many in his own yard.
In garden just two blocks from the
clubhouse, two ardent bird watchers
were able to identify 43 birds in a year S
time. They are listed in order of size,
Evening star., 1939-02-03
A New Hoover

When President Roosevelt last De-
cember announced he had invited
Alfred M. Landon to be one of the
United States delegates to the Inter-
American Conference at Lima, the
action was widely acclaimed as evi-
dence that party politics ends at the
waters edge. A few weeks later Gov
ernor Landon, in a notable address
in Peru, which was broadcast
throughout the world, warned all
concerned that they would labor
under delusion if they thought
there is any partisan division of SEN
timent in this country on the ques-
ton of upholding the Monroe Doc
trine. That utterance, too, by Mr..
Roosevelt's 1886 opponent, was de-
signed to strengthen the impression
that in foreign affairs the country
knows neither Republicans nor Dem
ocrats, but only Americans.
1t is unfortunate that so distin-
guished and highly respected a citi-
zen as Herbert Hoover has chosen
this moment of international high
tension to call into question the wis
dom of the Administrations conduct
of our external relations. In an ad-
dress broadcast from Chicago
Wednesday night, the former presi-
dent accused Mr. Roosevelt of initial
ing a foreign policy which would
provoke international i'll will and
possibly lead to war. The Califor-
mans paper evidently was prepared
in advance of the Presidents sane
ton of American warplane sales to
France and Britain as deliberate sup
port of democratic defense prepara-
tions against attacks by the dictator
ships. At any rate, Mr.. Hoover con-
fines his criticisms to the general
program enunciated in Mr.. Roose-
velt'S annual message to Congress
on January 8, when he advocated
American methods short of war"
to assist our sister democracies
overseas.
1t is a decided novelty to discover
Evening star., 1939-02-03

The extreme of carelessness has
often been described by the phrase
che could lose a bass drum" Now
comes the acme of alertness as ex-
emplif1ed by Bridgeport Comm
man who, after two years of watch
full waiting, rushed into the midst Of
a parading drum corps, collared one
of the young thumpers, and regained
possession Of his stolen snare drum.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
First American Coins Minted
From Swedish Copper.

To the Editor OF The Star:
"Uncle Rays" article in tonights Star
concerning the 3O0-year-old Swedish
coin that weighs As pounds, recalls to
mind the fact-now not generally known
that Sweden supplied the United
States with copper for the purpose of
minting our first coins.
The first Director of the Mint, Dr.
David Rittenhouse, the distinguished
astronomer statesman, who was appoint
ed to that Office in 1892, advocated the
purchase of copper from the Scandi-
navian country. On November %, 1892,
Secretary of State jefferson wrote to
President Washington: 'The rise in the
price of copper and the difficulty of OBJ
tanning it from other quarters, has in
duced the Director of the Mint .. to
turn his attention to Sweden as the
country from which, according to his
information, it maybe obtained on the
best terms" In view of the friendly
intercourse that now prevails between
this country and Sweden, it is interest
ing to learn from the Secretarys letter
that because there is so little direct
commerce between this country and
Sweden" it would be advisable to have
our Minister in London conduct the
negotiations.
The President approved the directors
recommendation, but added that 1t
would not be best to confine the nego-
tiations of the Minister to Sweden" If
more advantageous terms could be Sc
cured from another country 1t is appar-
ent, however, from Director Rittenhouses
letter of December %, 1892, that the cop
per was ultimately obtained from
Sweden.
MILTON RUBINCAM,
Corresponding Secretary,
National Geographic Society.
January rs.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
gravest problems.

We are amused because the Greeks
termed all who did not speak their
language "barbarians," based on the
ancient equivalent of our modern
"blah-blah." Yet, let a movie actor
deliver a few serious words of Gaelic,
tongue infinitely older than ours
and somewhat less harsh, and guf-
flaws pervade the audience.