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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-01
A Boy In Prison

Herbert Niccolls ragged, frightened 12yearod boy,
shot and killed officer at Asotn Washington, when the
lad found robbng grocery store.
Rghtfuly, the boy was put in prison. He had done
terrible thing and deserved severe punishment.
At the state prison at Walla Wala, Herbert kept
isolated from hardened older criminals His careful training
at the hands of educators watched with nationwide
interest because of its direct bearing the question:
Can boy with bad start in life be reformed by sympa
thetc intelligent training?
Those who have given days and hours of their time
toward the education of Herbert Nccos have found ample
reward in the result Today at the age of 49, he has grad
uated with the highest honors from high school, and is
taking advanced engineering Educators and ps
biologists say he may go far in the world.
However, serious problem presents itself. Soon
this 19yearold boy must be turned in with the body of
regular prisoners.
Now is the time, if ever that Herbert Nccols be given
chance-under strict supervison-to if he make
good in the outside world.
he is thrown into the coarsening influence of regular
prison life it will not only be waste of his own potential
possibities-t will also that the untiring work of
educators throughout the nation in developing this boy will
be thrown on the scrap heap.
The time for Washington's Governor Martin and his
parole board to act in this case is NOW!
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

says that they will not allow
their own people to get out of
the country for fear that they
will tell the truth about it. They
have shot many who have tried
to sneak out. The American
tourists. school teachers, and
preachers, would stay few days
in Russia, and go home and tell
the people how wonderful it is
over there. They were only al
lowed TO see and hear what they
wanted them TO see and hear.
He tells of a Russian woman
asking one of the American
women what she thought of their
life in Russia? She answered:
1t is interesting The Russian
woman said: A house on fire is
interesting to watch, but we are
in the house. These Russian
women look at the fine clothes
of the tourists with envy.
If We have a revolution, there
is no telling where IT will stop.
OSCAR c. ERICKSON.
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QUESTIONS TO TES 7
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions ? Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
!. Where is the volcanic crater
kilauea?
2 What is an NJ. p. in the
army?
8. How should a female pre-
siding officer of a committee be
addressed?
4. Who won the recent 1899
Los Angeles Open golf tourna-
ment
5. Why are L. S. coins milled
around the edges
6. Who commanded the Union
forces at the Battle of Chancel-
louisville?
I. When it is 9 O'Clock a. m.
in New York City, what time is
it in Denver, Colo.
S. Which is larger, Lake Erie
or Lake Ontario?
g. Which states were admitted
to the Union during the Civil
war?
10. Name the premier of Siam.
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NFN YORk - Today. TO the
eve she Is typical. buxom,
dark-skinned southern nanny
Of the ads and story-oooks.
And few Of the plsygoers who
currently are spplsuding the
performance Of Georgette L.
Harvey as the shuffline aged
Manila OF the play, aMsmos
Daughters know that for IL
wears in her vanished youth,
she was 2 ca sret entertainer IN
pre-Soviet St. Petersburg. a IA
vorite Of royalty and an mt
mate OF the Mad Monk, Ras-
putin.
She was in her dressing room,
cocoa brown. amiable ana al
smiles. when We went back. We
got into the matter-at-hand. A
Harlem belle IN Czarist Russia
I'm not from Harlem said
the smiling negress. My homes
ST Louis birthplace Of the
blues. And this is how it all
happened: Ernest Hogan - he
and Bert Williams were the
greatest comedians my race ever
produced-suggested to me one
day, when I was much younger
that I ought to be on the stage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-01
ONE ISM Is AS
BAD AS ANOTHER

Editor. The Times. Lately we
have heard some of the spokes-
men for the New Deal warning
us of the danger in the growth
of fascism and nazism in this
country. but no mention of COM
munism. Have the communists
become good New Dealers
Is ii not true that there would
not have been either fascism or
nazism if it were not for the
activities of the communists
The people grasped for fascism
and nazism to keep from getting
communism which they consid-
cred much worse. All who are
working for communism should
read Eugene Lyons book, An
assignment in Utopia" Lyon
was a good radical; a member of
the IW.W.; reporter for the
Daily Worker. and the Commun-
list Paper. He was sent over to
Russia as a correspondent for
the United Press.
He thought that he was surely
getting to the promised land
where everything was adjusted
properly. After the first year
he began to lose his enthusiasm,
and at the end of six years in
Russia he does not think that
life under capitalism is as bad
as ii has been painted
According to him there is much
more starvation and cruelty in
that country than ever existed
under the old regime. After 20
years of communism the people
are hungry and unhappy. They
take the grain away from the
farmers and give them inflated
money for it that will not buy
any manufactured goods. He
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OLD FOLKS SHOULD
BE .ANNIHILATED:

Editor, The Times: A popular
magazine considers old folks a
menace. Secretary Wallace's SCI
entific method by semi-starya-
ton liquidation proceedings is
too slow Personally, we have
never understood why Secretary
Wallace hasn't plowed them I'M
der-say one out of three--as a
starter.
Some time ago a Wall Street
economist estimated there were
80 million useless people in the
United States that should be an
initiated.
This magazine writer did not
contemplate any procedure of i'm
mediate solution. Is an impede
ment to the perpetuation of the
Roosevelt dynasty. There is the
necessity of time in this old age
question. since F. D. wants an
other 4 years. Eleanor is preen-
ing for couple terms in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-01
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
When Africa Discovered
Its Gold ond Diamonds

TURMOIL swept the whole OF
South Africa in 1867 with the
discovery OF diamonds near the
Orange river. Native tribesmen
were aroused and foreigners
fiocked TO the scene 10 complicate
the picture. Before long, blood
soaked the ground and law was
lost in the mad rush for wealth.
But diamonds were only the be-
ginning. For years men had found
gold in small quantities. In 1886
il was struck in abundance. Pros
pectors located rich lodes on the
Witwatersrand. The diamond rush
was a trickle compared TO the
boom that greeted the new Edo
RADIO.
Caught in the maelstron was
President Paul Kruger of the
Transvaal. Kruger hated the
British. So when Cecil Rhodes
turned UP as one Of the first TO
exploit the gold find, Kruger
locked horns with him. The two
men fought each other interrnit-
tently for many years. But il was
useless TO try 10 stem the TIDE Of
that rush. The foreigners surged
in and stayed.
Today the Union of South AZ
RIGA is still one Of the richest ols-
mond and gold-producing areas
in the world. 1t produces approx
imately s400. 900 900 in gold an
nuslly, and more than. 6oo.o 900
carats OF diamonds. Nearly so
per cent OF the worlds supply OF
gold comes from South Africa.
Coal. iron ore. chromite. manga
nese, copper. asbestos, tin. silver
and platinum are NAMED as well
South Africa issues stamps in
two languages. English and the
old Afriksnder. due TO the pow
erful Boer influence. Two cur
rent values showing South Africa's
gold mines are shown above.
sccpyrishi. 1919. NEA Service. inc)
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WEDNESDAY,. FER I 1890

NLDN ESDAI, FEB. ], 1889
According to astrology this is
an suspicious date for pushing
business affairs. particularly in
connection with luXuries such as
works Of art, jewels and costly
clothing. Under this planetary
government women will be in
clined to extravaganza.
High nervous tension is indi-
Gated among leaders in the
world of commerce and politics.
While promise of prosperity ap-
pears to be realized, there will
be apprehension regarding world
affairs
Women will be less concerned
than men with international por-
tents and will initiate new eff
forts for improvement of living
conditions among the poor and
for the general welfare of Amer
leans.
Grave differences of opinion
Will mark all associations in
which economic problems are
discussed. The planetary influ-
ences Will be strong in congress
where much talk Will precede
laWmaking.
Leaders should benefit at this
tune when the need of wise d.
fecuon will be widely recog-
nized. The rule of the stars
iaYors business heads as we'll as
government officials.
Increase In the cost of living
VIII be marked as the month
advances. Foods will be more
costly and rentals high in cities.
Persons interested in horse
races are advised that favorites
are most lucky on the ninth and
fourteenth Of the month. while
outsiders have better chances on
the fourth and sixth.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury OF a year Of
good fortune. but they should be
on guard against deception and
fraud. The young viii be ex-
tfemely susceptible.
Children born on this day NAV
be restless and strongly indi-
vidual. They are subjects Of
Aquarius and have Saturn and
Uranus as their ruling signs.
Copyright. 1882
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-01
Your HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

During January, particularly
on the Presidents birthday. spe-
cial attention is concentrated on
the raising of funds for control
Of infantile paralysis.
While there were no maj or cpl
denies of this disease in the
United States during 1888. an
outbreak occurred in England
between July and November OF
157 British cases. 80 were male
and 81 female. Apparently the
epidemic spread from one per-
son to another through droplets
from the nose and throat
As usual, it was difficult TO
make a diagnosis of the condi-
ton before paralysis occurred.
Sixteen of the 157 infected died;
10 of the fatalities had been Civ
en- treatment in an artificial res
pirate or iron lung
The importance Of early coop
Grafton between the doctor in
charge of the patient and some
specialist in orthopedic surgery
was emphasized by a study Of
the epidemic. The specialist would
secure rest for the patient at the
earliest possible moment and ef-
feet a proper splinting of the
affected limbs.
Early symptoms of infantilt
paralysis are fever, general sick
ness, and pains in the limbs and
the back. The greatest aid in
early diagnosis is examination of
the spinal fluid.
In many of the cases in Great
Britain serum of patients who
had recovered from the disease
was administered, but it did not
seem to prevent the condition or
the extent of the paralysis. The
chief obstruction to control
seemed to be failure to give the
serum to the patients early
enough, due to difficulty in MAX
ing the diagnosis.
A previous epidemic had oc-
CURED in the same area in 1926.
In that epidemic. however, there
were not nearly as many cases
affecting the breathing. In diff
ferent epidemics of infantile par
alysis the nature of the disease
may vary.
Moved perhaps by the 1888
epidemic in England, a prominent
British philanthropist presented
every hospital in the nation with
an artificial respirator.
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Continued from Page One)
si0n--still unmade-may de-
termine whether they will
win or lose In 1910


The smart boys--Messrs. Nc
Nary. Davis of Pennsylvania.
Lodge of Massachusetts, Lana
her of Connecticut-figure that
the wisest policy is 10 aecede to
almost all the presidents de-
mands. Give him all the power
he wants. give him the money he
asks for, approve his appoint
ments.
The idea behind such strategy,
of course. is the old, old game of
giving man enough rope to
hang himself. Clever Charley
McNsry figures that the only
way to beat Roosevelt is to let
him beat himself.
But the orthodox. old fashioned
Republicans - the Hoovers and
Landons and Hamiltons $500 have
little patience with such subtle
strategy. They want the Capitol
Hill GOP-ers to fight Roosevelt
even when he's right, even when
II is obvious that the people are
on his side. as they are most of
the time. In the long run. how
ever, Charley McNary's advice
pribably will prevail. He's rated
as one Of the smartest Republi-
cans here or elsewhere.
The 1899 social season at
the capital can already he
crossed off As complete
bust. Political squabbles at
home and diplomatic feuds
and wars abroad have trans
formed dinners and rccep-
tons into armed camps
even inside the sacred portals
of the White House.
On several occasions conserv-
ative members of congress have
deliberately and flagrantly
avoided handshake. even a
bow. with cabinet members who
participated in the purge. "
Hostesses must consider politics
as well as social status IN making
up list for dinner, also in plan
ming their seating arrangements.
II would never do. for instance.
to place Guy Gillette Of Iowa
near Harry Hopkins. while II
would be inviting fight TO have
Harry Byrd and Mariner Eceles
beneath the same roof.
The diplomats have virtually
gone into hiding. Not in years
have there been so few parties
at the British. Japanese, Italian
and German embassies. During
the holidays several foreign rep
resentatiyes solved the difficulty
by acquiring a cold or a touch OF
the FLU. declining all invitations
and extending none. The old
timers and ff-dwellers who
ought 10 now compare the at
mosphere 10 that which prevailed
from 1914 TO 1920. It's hard TO
smile and break bread with peo-
pie whose governments are
bombing your folks back home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-01
Keeping Up With
The Law
LIE-DETECTORS
BY BYRON BENTLEY. LII

The lie-detector. or pathometer
as II is called, is the latest adj
vancement in the field of scien-
tlfic criminology. Has the day
yet arrived when a man can be
convicted Of murder through its
use
Wolkowitz was killed in cold
blood during robbery in his
store Forte was arrested a
short time later. No one saw
the shooting, but one witness
saw Forte enter the store be-
fore the shots were heard and
another saw him leaving just
afterward. A gun was found on
his person and bsllistic experts
testified that the shots came
from his gun To prove his in
nocence, Forte asked the Judge
TO allow him To be examined
with a he-detector His request
was refused and the jury found
him guilty of murder in the
first degree Said the New York
court of appeals OF the he-de-
tector:
We cannot take judicial
notice that this instrument Is
or is not effective for the pur-
pose of determining the truth
Can il be depended upon 10
operate with complete success
on persons Of varying emotional
stability?
Evidence relating 10 hand
writing. finger printing. and bal
lstics IS recognized by experts
as possessing such value that
reasonable certainty can follow
from tests. Until such a fact.
if il be a fact. is demonstrated
by qualified experts in respect TO
the lie-detectOr. We cannot hold
as a matter Of law that error
was committed IN refusing 10
allow Forte 10 experiment with
IL" People VS.. Forte, New
York;
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MIR. fiNit: Kindly inform me
do sweet potatoes grow here In
the state of Washington or in
Vancouver. Il. G.? Or do they
require a special soil or spe-
ciaI cultivation or special seed
Ing time : y. b.
They require a special climate
which we don't have Sweets
grow as far north as New Jersey
on the east coast and in the
same latitude. which is around
San Francisco. on this coast.
They are considered tropical.
There may be some isolated in
stances of sweet potatoes being
raised in Washington. since figs
have ripened here, but we know
OF none.
Mr.. FiNif: What are the
chances of securing employment
at the Veterans hospital at
American Lake? am vet
eran and have three years Of
college work. Where should
application be made r. j. X.
Jobs at that hospital are under
civil service regulations When
any are available, examinations
are announced through the press
and bulletins posted at the Fed
eral building Applications TO
take the examinations are OBJ
tainable al the Tacoma office
OF the L. s. Civil Service COM
mission, 107 Federal building.
Mr.. Ffxlt: Replying TO the in
quirer about sale Of agates. wish
TO inform him that there IN some
market for moss agates, pctri-
fled wood and jasper OF polish
Ing quality. We might he able
TO assist him II he could furnish
us with specimens.
HOPE 4 JILE, 82s 81. Helens
Also suggesting that they
might be able to help the in
quirer market his sgates arc
Goes Agate shop, SOB So Goth,
and Herbert Ostrander. 4730 So.
Washington ST. Mr. Fixit finds
he was misinformed about the
amount of interest in the
stones.
Mr.. FiNit: Would like to
bother you for information on
how 10 raise rabbits. Could l
get the information from the
courthouse or from one OF the
experiment stations at Puyall-
up: Please answer soon AS
have the rabbits and don't know
much about them. ID. NJ.
Pamphlets obtainable from
the county agricultural agent,
Pierce County courthouse, Ia
coma, should be sufficient to
start you off.
Mr.. Fixit: In regard 10 old
age pension. my husband was
born In Canada. has his fathers
citizenship papers and his moth
err Is living. We have been told
he will have TO he identified by
someone nj least seven years
older than himself. There Is
record Of his birth In the family
Bible. He is not old enough Yet.
Should he take necessary steps
while his mother is living:
b. {. J.
A Bible record should be SUI
ficient to establish his birth
date, if he is otherwise eligible
and in need of public assistance
when he reaches 65.
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IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE Ross

So he went out and fetched NE
a part in = show called Rufus
and Rastus. Three Of the other
girls in that show had fine voices
and mine wasn't so bad. So I
formed a female qusrtette The,
first female qusrtette. sy the
way. in this country.
And before I knew much about
the show business. an agent
asked US i We wanted 10 play
in Europe for six months. Eu-
rope! We grabbed the chance.
Went to England. France Ger
many and We planned to stay
in st. Petersburg a couple Of
weeks"
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White House why, no one
knows she doesn't linger around
there now. And then comes in
surance-impoverished jimmie
and so on Elliot not excluded
Texas must have a president
big state now that he there re-
sides.
Well, there you have it, old
folks. don't get too impatient.
Time is the essence in New
Dealism.
MRS. HENRY BROWN.
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Hung AROI Nd
FOR l2 YEARS

She planned TO give Russia a
fortnight's glimpse and remained
y years, At a night club (the
Aquarium II was called favor
ties Of Car Nicholas court de-
clared her a unique personality
and urged her to hang around a
while
After hanging around few
years, she moved into a gilt oasis
known as the Villa Rode and
there the Mad Monk made his
frequent visits. He patronized
the club regularly, sometimes
brought his own party and lock-
ed the doors of the place for
days at a time
And the fabulous Miss Harvey
also recalls that Rasputin made
an awful racket while eating his
borscht, that he was the kind Of
stew who got up to dance on one
foot. but that he had the most
hypontic eyes the same eyes
that had mesmerized the Czarina
she had ever seen.
This St. Louis woman was
well-to-do when the revolution
broke out. but being the favor
lite entertainer of the aristocrats
did not endear her to her rebels
A fugitive from the Leningrad
reds she landed back in Amer
lea in 1921. at the height Of
jazz. She didn't know much
about it. but there was show
called Strut With Lizzie in the
offing and she got a job in it.
MADE HIT IN "poRGY"
Soon, she was in many another
Harlem razzle-dazzle and one
day she was chosen for "Porgy,"
memorable play about Negroes,
in which she made quite name
for herself. Soon she was getting
other jobs on Broadway and liv-
ing in Harlem, but she was miss
ing that social life over which
she presided in st. Petersburg.
So she did something about ii.
She gave midnight soirees at
her house on Lenox ave. and a
lot of celebrities from the thea
ter literary and journalistic
world dropped in casually. Stars
used to entertain informally, the
parties became famed, Georgette
felt at home.
She hasn't been giving them
lately, but that's because she has
been pretty busy, compiling her
memoirs into a book. Soap
Studs to Champagne, she calls
it and the story is going to be-
told frankly. so if some men,
bers of the eX-Russian nobility
want to duck. let them duck
now. She's swell in Manila S
Daughters, - incidentally.
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HOW CAN | q? =? 7

@ How can l make a good
appetizer?
A An excellent one can be
made by combining orange juice
and gingerale. and serving in
cocktail glasses.
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Proclaim Liberty through all the land"-Lbertv BELL
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MR.. fIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN thu COL
umu letters must give name and
address o. writer ONLY initials
Will be published when REQ uested
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But when they in their trouble did turn the Lord
Chronicles 1854.
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1acoma Times will
which appear published
columns In those instances where the fault viii
print that the advertisement
mistake
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THE poscer to tar is the polcer TO destroy"
Those rho are governed least governed best"
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Music Conference to
Close Tomorrow;
Many Events

Highlights of the Northwest
Music Educators conference
Friday from the standpoint Of
both the public and conference
members is the concert 10 be given
at the srmory tonight at s.l5
by the An-Northwest orchestra
and chorus. The 20O-piece orch
estra under the direction Of the
eminent Vladimir Bsksieinikoff
sill be heard in compositions Of
Sscchinl-Frsnko. Beethoven. Wsg-
ner and Sibelius. closing with
"Finlsndis."
Taking the place Of s. Earle
Blskeslee. Of Ontario, Cal. Ralph
Peterson. director Of vocal music
at Los Angeles college. viii con-
duct the chorus Of 80 voices In
second part Of the program. Both
groups are composed Of public
school pupils gathered from all
over the Northwest. Their per
Torrance under conductors they
saw for the first time wednesday
win demonstrate the character Of
music training In the public schools
OF equal interest will be the
presentation Of the 200-piece con-
ference band and four college
choirs in 2 concert At the srmory
Saturday night at Sis. The band
wilI be conducted by Arthur s.
Haynes, United States army band