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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
Polo-Playing, Had-Riding Camacho Seems
To Haze Mexican Presidency Sewed Up

ton. however. vas regarded as
particularly humane The same
manner was apparent when he d.
reeted the military operations
which 50 quickly dispersed the 20
tentisl rebellion Of Gen. Saturnino
Cedillo in San Luis Potosi last
year
Csmacho. a tall and handsome
man. was born IN Teziutlan.
Puebla. May /, 1895. He had TO 90
to the birth records when MS
name was presented. for there was
a rumor that his father had not
been born IN Mexico. which would
have ruled camacho ineligible
under the Mexican constitution.
csmacho's political strength has
always been with the army. and
he has generally been regarded as
somewhat more conservative than
President cardenas.
But his active support in the
coming campaign has come from
Lombardo Toledano. the radical
leader of the CTM or major labor
organization. Almost completely
silent thus far on issues. Camacho
has not revealed his stand, but he
has been generally friendly toward
the United States. He is a pro-
gressive administrator. and to him
is attributed much of the mechan-
ization of tic Mexican army.
Active efforts have been made
recently to organize an opposition
70 the Revolutionary party Lead
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
women MEET
IN BREMERTON

GIG HARBOR - The executive
board of the Peninsula District
Federation of Women's clubs will
meet Thursday at the Lutheran
Brotherhood building at Bremen
ton. Representatives will be:
Mrs. L. N. Holt. Of Arts and Crafts
club; Mrs. Hubert Secor, Ladies
Fortnightly club; Mrs. Emmett
Ross. Peninsula Garden club; Mrs.
f. l.. Winney, Purdy Home and
Garden club. and Mrs. L. f. VIM
pany. Rosedale Mixer club. Mrs.
Secor is past president of the
Peninsula District Federation,
Mrs. Vimpany, treasurer. and Mrs.
]. M. Hutton. parliamentarian.
The Gig Harbor local Of the
Washington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry association will meet
Thursday evening at the Coop
hall Included on the program
will be a talk on dairying by Ralph
Hodgson of the Western Washing
ton Experiment station at Puy-
allup. and entertainment by the
Cromwell Kitchen band.
The Arletta PIT. A. will hold
its postponed meeting Thursday
evening at the schoolhouse with
a potluck dinner to be served at
Z o'clock. Games and entertain
ment will be featured on an Our
Dads" program.
The Fortnightly club has post
poned its next meeting until
March %, due to the Federation
board meeting which will call away
the presidents of the two groups.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

velop him for the place he was
TO occupy as the first governor
of Washington territory. He was
well educated. became a practical
construction engineer. and in the
Mexican war learned a great deal
that proved 10 be helpful In or
ganizing and directing the military
forces OF the territory in the In
dian war.
But there was still one other
major qualification required for
the man who could successfully
inaugurate the government Of
Washington territory and lay the
foundations for the fifty years of
statehood which we celebrate this
year. He must be good business
organizer and administrator That
training was offered Isaac Stevens
from an unexpected source when
he was asked TO become assistant
to the distinguished scientist, Prof.
A. p. Bache, head of the coast
survey.
One of the influences which in
duced Major Stevens to accept the
offer was an awakening interest
in the Pacific coast. The other.
always present, was his Unborn
desire to serve his country in any
capacity for which he thought he
was fitted. His feelings In that
respect are indicated in a letter
he wrote to his brother announcing
his intention to take the coast sur
vey offer and concluding with this
paragraph;
II feel that ! came 10
Washington nj the right time.
The coast survey needs me 10
overhaul II. know my
position-my strength and I
swear ny the Eternal, 10 use
JaclSson's expression, l will
put II forth"
Due 70 the long fitness Of his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
mile Road Cost
Exceeds Million

louisville. Pa.-The Gordon
Maggie trail. the most expensive
state-constructed stretch of road
in history. has been completed.
Thousands Of men worked on
the four-mile stretch for more
than three years. The course of
the Schuylkill river was changed
three times to make the highway
straight. About SIS per cent of the
work WAS on solid rock. Cost Of the
project, which will connect Potts
willie and Cressona and open new
highway between Philadelphia and
the hard coal region of Pennsyl-
vania. was estimated at more than
81. OOO, 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

predecessor. Maj. Stevens found
the coast survey office in a badly
disorganized condition. IL was
large assignment but on Oct. %,
1s49, he approached it In this
characteristic mood:
To-day ! enter upon my
duties. I see no particular
difficulty. There Il no need Of
being a mere office drudge.
All the work can be done with
out any mans breaking down.
The coast survey IL a large
operation. The RESPONSE
bility will be considerable. But
all details can M thrown upon
subordinates.
The fact N. the work of
the world has got Ia NJ done.
But II can M done by proper
distribution and arrangement
In an easy, quiet manner. This
will ~ my study In the new
dutie4."
The energetic Stevens created
CONSERVATION in the office. Old
timers protested the scrapping of
custom and tradition, particularly
the requirement to be at work on
time. Strict punduality, prompt
compliance with orders and exact
performance of duty he required
and exacted with military disci-
pline.
The idea of young army
jor enforcing military rule in a
scientific institution was amusing
to the members of the staff. Even
Prof. Bache wondered II his as
sistant were not carrying things
too far and one day said of new
call bell and inter-communication
system
"Sipce Major Stevens took
hold there has been q con-
tinual juggling Of bells all over
the building, but I suppose u
won't do to Interfere with
these army officers"
(To be continued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
Maj. Stevens Seeks New
Fields TO Conquer
More Training for Job in
Washington Territory
Coast Survey Sets
An Overhsulinq

Rack from the Mexican war on
clutches. spending a few weeks
with his family, and then Maj.
Isaac Stevens, who was to he the
first governor Of Washington ter
ritory. WIS back on the job super
viEinc construction of Atlantic
coast defense. Because the wound
In his foot. his only injury in the
Mexican war, was slow in healing.
he was confined largely to office
work. That was extremely irk-
some to one of his energetic nature
but II gave him time TO work out
some practical ideas for the re-
organization of the army, cspeci-
ally in the engineer service.
Appealing from the standpoint
Of Improvement of the service
rather than of any personal bene-
fit. he WAS able TO get a hearing
for his proposals and many OF
them were adopted. Mcclellan. one
Of Maj. Stevens associates in the
service, tried TO do the same thing
but didn't get very far because
he was more interested in finding
soft berths for officers than he
Was In the general good Of the
service. That Characteristic will
appear in McClellan's activities ms
an aid to the governor of Wash
ington territory.
II was pointed out the other day
how Isaac Stevens training from
his boyhood WAS such ~ to de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

ers in this have been largely old
army men and conservatives who
believe Cardenas has gone too far
and too fast with his new deck"
Nomination of Camacho by the
Revolutionary party is expected 10
draw army support toward the
official party" dominated by
union labor, and thus pull the
teeth. at least in part. of the con-
sentative reaction.
The fact that Camacho is drawing
support from both extreme left
wingers and army conservatives,
combined with his silence as 10
issues, shroud in considerable mys-
terry the policies which he might
be expected to follow il he sue
ceeds President Cardenas in 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
OREGON TRUCK
LAW MODIFIED

SALEM. Ore. - Out Of state
trucks may enter Oregon for -
miles under terms Of bill passed
today by the state senate.
Sponsors Of the measure said II
would facilitate interstate COM
merce carried on by trucks from
other states, which have q maxi
mum weight limit of O. 900 pounds
as compared TO the 81 900 limit
now in effect in Oregon.
Under the present Law these
large vehicles may not operate on
Oregon highways
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
Knows For Fact
Hitler Is Aliue

SAN FRANCISCO - Capt.
Fritz weidemsnn. personal adj
jutant and close friend Of Fuehr-
er Adolf Hitler. took over the
German consulate as CONSUL
general today and Immediately
set at rest published ''rumors"
that Hitler is dead and
double" Is ruling Germany.
Il have known Adolf Hitler
for years He is the same man
today he was 20 years ago"
He disclosed there have been
SUCCESSORS selected TO take over
the Maxi dictatorship when
Hitler dies.
Naturally ! can give no
names" he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

ular or large-scale actions. He
led the government forces against
the Cristeros in Jalisco in 1928.
and suppressed the church re-
bellion." His conduct of the opera
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
W.P.A. HIRE MOSTLY
YOUNG, MIDDLE-ACED

(By A. r. OF L. weekly News Servtce)
The somewhat prevalent belief that
the millions of unemployed largely
consist of elderly working men and
women is completely refuted by the
recent report on the "Age of w. P. A.
Workers." issued by the Works Prog
ress Administration Division of So
cial Research.
Based on an age census of the one
and one-half million jobless employed
on w. P. A. projects in November,
1887, taken in connection with the
national unemployment census of
that year, the report gives the fol-
lowing summary of the age status of
the w. P. A. workers:
"The average (median) age of W.
P. A. workers in November, 1887, was
APP years. Of the 11a million per-
sons employed on W.P.A. in that
month, 48 per cent were between 25
and "A years of age; 9 per cent were
less than 25 years old; and 43 per
cent~were 45 years or older, but more
than half of this group was between
45 and 81 years. Workers 65 years
or older accounted for less than per
cent of the total"
Breaking down these 1h million
jobless persons by a per cent distri-
button into age groups the report
gave the following enlightening sta
tistics:
Nine and one-tenth per cent of the
w. P. A. workers ranged from 16 to
"a years of age; 22.6 per cent ranged
from % to "a years; 25.3 per cent
ranged from 35 to A years; "a per
cent ranged from 45 to 81 years; 16.1
| per cent ranged from 55 to GA years;
L 2.9 per cent were 65 years of age and
over.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
Exclusion Of Many Thousands
From Social Security Act Hit
By A. F. Of l.; Favor Changes

aware of their rights and will greatly
foster general understanding of the
act.
"No employer should object to rem
dering the employe an honest account
of his wages and of the part withheld
for the tax, in form suitable for re-
tention. The provision that the state
ment may be furnished either at the
time wages are paid, or quarterly or
annually makes it possible for the
employer to arrange for the small
amount of extra clerical work in
volved in furnishing such receipts at
his convenience.
"In other respects the bill of amend
ments is definitely retrogressive."
Limited Coverage Condemned
Turning to the exclusion of thou
sands of workers from the benefits
Continued on page two)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
Senator Wheeler Raps
The Proposed Merger
Of Western Air Lines

Washington, D. C. (ILNS) Sen
ator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana,
chairman of the Senate committee on
interstate commerce, has written
sharp protest to the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority against the proposed
merger of Western Air Express and
United Air Lines.
eff this consolidation goes through"
says Wheeler, in part, sit will mean
that United will have a virtual mo-
nopoly of air transportation through
out the West There will be no COM
petition so far as service is con-
cerned 1t will tend to stifie initia-
tive which leads to better transpor-
tation facilities and improved service,
and in my Judgment is wholly un-
desirable thing to happen at this
time.
"We should not permit monopoly
of the air service in this country"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
BUILDING DECLARED
WORST LACCARD in
RECOVERY MARCH

Washington, d. C. (ILNS). - The
construction industry is the worst
laggard in the march of American
industry toward recovery, Isador Luz
bin, chief of the U. S. Bureau of La
Dor Statistics, said before the tempo
rary national economic committee,
popularity known as the monopoly
committee.
Had the construction industry up
held its part, employment in durable
goods industries would have exceeded
the peak of 1929, Lubin said Re-
covery in the durable goods industry
in the terms of employment and value
reached the 1929 peak in 1887. The
construction industry, however, did
not keep pace and this angle, result
ing in what he said is a great un-
filled demand for better houses, is the
object of study which the committee
has opened.
Joseph j. O'Connell, special com
mittee counsel, described the con
struction industry as vital to stimu
lation of the capital goods consump
tion and business recovery. O'Con
nell explained that there was a tire
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
Shingle Weavers Sign Pact
Maintaining Present Wage

Seattle, Wash. (ILNS). Wages
and working conditions embodying
the pact in effect the past four years
are continued in a new working agree
ment affecting some 1000 shingle
weavers in the northwest.
The pact, signed here by the Ore
gon- Washington district council of
shingle weavers, provides for a min
imum wage scale of 6712 cents an
hour and six-hour day.
Signing of the new agreement is
regarded as another big victory fol
the A. F. of L.-affiliated shingle weav-
ers, who have organized the entire
northwest shingle industry in re-
markable fashion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
Definition Of Agricultural Labor Adopted By House OF
Representatives Unjusty Bars Large Numbers From
Benefits, Green Tells Senate Finance Committee

measures be taken to embody that
recommendation in the law.
Workers Should Have Receipts
sWe wish also to endorse the
amendment which makes it obligatory
for employers to furnish their en-
ployes with receipts showing the
amount of wages and the amount of
the tax imposed for old-age insur-
ance. Common honesty in handling
the workers money demands that
they be supplied such receipts for
amounts withheld from their pay and
for which the employer is trustee
until he pays the taxes due under the
act. We believe that receiving such
notices will help make the workers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
(sy A. F. of L. weekly News servioe)

A.
Washington, d. C.-The American
Federation of Labor heartily APP
proves the amendments to the Social
Security Act adopted by the House
of Representatives which increases to
more reasonable standards the bene-
fits of the workers and their depend
ents in the provisions covering old
age pensions and the extension of the
coverage The federation also ap-
proves the amendment which requires
employers to provide employees with
receipts showing the wages earned
and the tax collected for old-age in
I. surance.
But with regard to the amendments
which exclude from old-age insurance
or unemployment compensation work
ers now entitled to these benefits, and
the amendments which may be used
to decrease unemployment compensa-
ton, the federation is positively and
definitely oppoSeu.
In addition, the federation believes
that the rates of compensation for
unemployment should be higher than
those now prevailing, with minimum
rate of not less than $5, and opposes
any reduction in the federal three per
cent tax for unemployment compen-
sation.
These principles were emphatically
presented by William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
| Labor, in a letter to Senator Pat Har-
Irison, chairman of the Senate finance
committee, during the hearings hello
by the committee on the amendments
to the Social Security Act adopted by
the House of representatives, anc
read to the committee by Paul Schar
irenberg, A. F. of l.. legislative rep
resentative.
House Amendments Approved
On the subject of House amend
ments approved by the A. F. of L.
Mr. Green said:
"The American Federation of Labor
J approves those amendments to th'
Social Security Act, now being con
sidered by your committee, which
would operate to increase the secur
: ity of workers and their families
against the hazards of old age ant
premature death.
. Particularly, the federation ap
proves the extension of the old-ag,
insurance coverage to seamen for
merly excluded by the act.
1--WE heartily support the recon
mendations of the Advisory Council
on Social Security that coverag
should be extended to employees o
non-profit religious, charitable, an
educational institutions, and as sool
as administratively possible to farm
and domestic employees, with the ulti
mate objective of including other ex
cluded groups, and we urge tina
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
FACING the FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL

Jabberwock contributed half million
dollars to the Democratic party.
Before 1886, the Jabberwock was
one of the outstanding opponents of
Communism in organized labor. He
hated them and fought them. After
1885, he grew to like the Communists
and hired many of them as assistants
and the Communist party came to
love him and hail him as leader.
Before 1885, the Jabberwock told
Senate investigating committee the
Communists were plotting to capture
the American labor movement and
he warned that their method would
be to force the adoption of industrial
unionism. After 1885, the Jabber-
wock himself preached the gospel of
industrial unionism.
More Adventures
Before 1885. the Jabberwock was
! great admirer of the president of
| the American Federation of Labor.
He always used to make the nomi-
mating speech himself at each conven-
ton. He called President Green a
| great American a great leader of
| labor defender of human rights
and champion Of democracy After
1885, the poor topsy-turvy Jabber-
wock called the president of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor a traitor.
"In fact, dear children, the Jabber-
wock soon got into the habit of call
| ing everyone who didn't agree with
| him a traitor And, strangely enough,
the people he had expelled from his
organization before 1885 as traitors
he recalled after 1886 to serve as his
chief aides.
"As time went on, the Jabberwock
began to miss his looking glass more
and more until he discovered new
kind of mirror for his vanity. 1t was
the newspapers. The Jabberwock
found he could get just as much of a
| kick out Of seeing his name in the
| papers. And he learned that the
easiest way to get his name into the
newspapers was to burble. That is
the word used in Wonderland for de-
nouncing someone. So the Jabber-
wock began burbling, louder and
founder. In fact, during two days
in the month of June, 1889, he set a
worlds record for burbling. In that
short time he managed to denounce
Congress, business, the administra-
tion, the Labor Department and the
American Federation of Labor. 1t
was all very amusing"
At this point the luncheon bell rang
signalling the end of the lesson. But
one not so very bright pupil had q
question.
What" he asked the teacher, "Was
the real name of the Jabberwock :"
"For not knowing the answer tc
that question YOURSELF" replied the
teacher, eyou will go straight to the
bottom of the class"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07

mendous demand for private housing
and that such an outlet was necessary
to absorb accumulated savings.
In his outline, O'Connell scheduled
witnesses to present an inventory of
the building industry, its relation to
the national economy, the items of
cost of materials, labor, the sources
of credit, speculation and investment,
the effect of taxes, the scope and de-
terrent effects of certain alleged labor
practices and alleged collusive com
binations in restraint of trade.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-07
(Ry A. r. of L. weekly News service)

(By A. r. of L. weekly News Service)
A straight diet of facts may be-
come little too heavy for summer
reading SO today we are adding spe-
cial salad dressing of fantasy. And
to escape the heat we're taking little
trip into the year, 1860, where the
school children of the next genera
ton are getting history lesson. The
teacher speaks:
"And now, dear children, want to
tell you little story about the Jab-
berwock. The Jabberwock was kind
of dragon back in the 1930's. No one
ever actually saw him breathe fire but
he sounded like that.
"Once upon time the Jabberwock
was an ordinary man, but strange
transformation came over him in the
year 1886. No one really knows how
it happened but there is legend
about it. The story goes that he was
reading Alice in Wonderland was
a great reader-and greatly admired
Alice's exploit in stepping through
the looking glass. Now this man
wanted to do the same thing but he
was too fat around the middle to climb
up on the chimney piece as Alice did
SO he just stared into the mirror ano
wondered what to do
"The more he stared into the mirror
the more fascinated he became He
discovered his face was really some
thing to behold. 1t was broad face
with deep-set eyes under bushy brows
and it was topped by heavy name Of
hair. He tried making funny faces
in the mirror but he didn't like them
Then he tried to scowl. That pleased
him much better. And he scowleo
and he scowled and he scowled, look
ing fercer and fercer all the time
And the next thing he knew-that is
if he really knew it-he seowled his
way right through the looking glass
New Adventures in Wonderland
What did he find on the other side
Well, dear children, in the first place
he found he was the Jabberwock. The
scoWl was fixed permanently on hi:
face. He couldn't get it off if hi
tried And even more bewilderine
was the fact that everything looked
upside-down and topsy -turvy to him
Don't laugh, children. 1t WASH
funny. 1t was very serious. Seeing
things upside down always is serious
Let me explain what it meant to th'
Jabberwock and his followers.
Before he stepped through tn,
looking glass in 1885, the Jabberwocl
was an influential leader in the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. Afterwar,
he formed a new organization calle'
the c.. |. o. and tried to destroy th
American Federation of Labor.
Before 1885, the Jabberwock wa
a Republican, politically. He wa
what is known as black Republican
a die-hard. But in 1886, after step
ping through the looking glass, tn