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The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Gimp S New Trial
Appeal Weighed

HOLLY WOOD. Jan. 6.
Superior Judge Thomas L. Am
brose today had under advise
ment the motion for a new trial
for Martin Moe the Gimp"
Snyder, convicted two weeks ago
of attempted murder in the shoot
ing OF Myrl Alderman, husband of
Snyder's former wife, Ruth Etting.
The judge promised ruling to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Pedestrian Killed
In Mi. Vernon Road

An unidentified man. about so,
was killed on the Mount Vernon
shortly after midnight
this morning. The man stepped
from behind a barricade into the
path of a car driven by George
Lyles, of Alexandria, park police
said.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
NAzI STRENGTH
Barred TO U. S.
BY L|NDBERGH
Plane Research Urged
To Protect Country

G.N.S) The United States gov
ernment has in its, possession
proof of Nazi Germany's amazing
air power-proof beyond informa-
ton gathered by the Intelligence
ServiceS-it was learned today as
it became known that Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh has submitted two
secret reports on Adolph Hitler's
air forces to American authorities.
Lindbergh'S reports, which were
unsolicited. were sent to high
Government agency, where they
were studied by top ranking avia-
tion experts.
WILL VISIT CAPITAL
Lindbergh revealed il. one of
the notes, it was ascertained, that
he plans to visit Washington on
an unannounced future date to
discuss with authorities Europe's
military and commercial aviation
picture
The Lindbergh memorandums
stressed the following points:
l. GermanyS airplane produc-
ton and laboratory research IA
cilities and activities far exceed
those of any other power.
g The Nazi air forces might
make Germany ruler of the
skies,
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
TIDE TABLES
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess of tempera.
ture since January /, 1899, so.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January |, 1899.
O.S4.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, %.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
RESEARCH URGED

3. Germany's unprecedented"
advances in airplane construc-
ton constitute a serious threat
to Americas airlines which ply
in foreign commerce, as well as
giving the Nazis a sharp mill
tary advantage.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
The Weather

District of Columbia-Fair and
colder with lowest temperature
about 38 degrees tonight; Satur-
day fair; Sunday Intermittent rain
with mild temperature; gentle
variable winds, becoming souther-
ly Saturday.
Maryland and Virgi nia-Fair
and colder tonight; Saturday fair.
slightly warmer in west portion;
Sunday intermittent rain with
mild temperature.
TIDE TABLES
High tides today at sos a. m.
and at $50 p. m.
Low tides today at 2:4O a. m.
and at PSI p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 8:57
o. m. and at 9:21 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 1929 a. m.
and at 3:43 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Still Hit Public Power

Iermites still work behind the scenes in Olympia
attempting to bore into the underpnnngs Of publicly
power systems such that of Tacomas
In the earlier forms of vicious legislation against the
Tacoma and Seattle systems, principally they checked
but not exerminated far this is concerned.
Senator Duggan Spokane, is sponsor of the newest
strategy filed Senate Bill AGO. il merely proposes that
publicly owned power utilities whenever in competition with
privately owned utilities, shall be subject to regulation by
the tstate department of public service lin all phases of
such business the competitive area and under section
shall be subject to uniform system of accounts prescribed
by the state public service commission for all privately and
publicly owned electrical systems operating in this
The Tacoma system for years has had to keep its
system set by the state auditors department
existing law does this Duggan bill propose that the city
maintain additional set of books to satisfy the private
power interests?
The 10 lines of this bill suggest nothing but erme nfes-
taon of the legislative functions at Olympia Legislators
should treat the measure accordingly and nip ii in
mittee before any serious damage can be done by it,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

were disgrace to this country.
Two men striving for the United
States senatorship, one from
Seattle and the other from Ia
coma A political trick re-
suited in election of the Seattle
candidate. This man succeeded
in getting congress to form a
body to select names on noun
tains, lakes, rivers and other
natural objects. About all this
body of ancient fossils ever ac-
complished was to take the H"
out OF Behring and insult the
great Tahoma with the cogno-
men of obscure adventure. If
we are to honor foreigners, let
us pick men worthwhile. Why
pick one who may have been a
brave and honorable man, as all
the old sea dogs were, but
whose name has been trailed IN
the dust by a bunch of I'M
scruplous crooks who stopped at
nothing to hold Tacoma down.
JAS. A. SPROULE,.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
The Same Siren 5 Song

The latest of those who would tie Europes troubles to
Uncle Sans coatais is Clarence STREET. former Rhodes
scholar who for the years has been newspaper
correspondent at the league of nations headquarters.
STREET has written book, Union Nowv' the subject
Of combining the so-caled democraces into union
oppose the relationships
As opposed he lists such countries the United States
England. France, Canada the Netherlands, Belgium, Aus
traia Sweden Switzerland Denmark Finland Ireland Nor
way, South Africa and New Zealand.
Pridefuy he points out that these countries in combna
ton have strangehod the worlds resources95 per
cent of the nickel and rubber 80 per of the oil and
kon 81 per of the worlds gold reserves and
When Cecil Rhodes established the Rhodes scholarships
70 train American youth in England he did mighty thing
FOR the Empire, if Mr.. STREET and his book is result.
Such world combination could not help but start
the union monopolized within itself such strangehold
IN the worlds Italy Germany, Russia and Japan
H0ud be FORCED to go to in order to exist! nation
you'd starve without materials
Furthermore there is irony in Mr. Streits list of de
Dcraces" All except three in the list monarches
: The Anglophes desperately trying to get America
b sacrifice young and to protect
decadent Europe We wisely stayed out of the league of
nations trap union of the democraces differs from the
hague only in that would promote immediate for
yhich America would pay the bill in gold and blood
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Where Waterfall Sproy
Is Seen 10 Miles Away

FIRST warning OF Victoria Falls
that a traveller gets in Rhodesia
is huge cloud of spray rising a
thousand feet TO the heavens. On
clear day this spray may be Wis
ible as far as 20 miles distant
Next comes the dull laundering
roar of the falls which may be
heard at least 10 miles away under
perfect atmospheric conditions At
the falls proper the roar is dcafen-
ing For Victoria Falls. on the
ZambeSi river, are the world S
greatest.
They are almost two and one
half times as high as the gigantic
Niagara. II is estimated that
enough water pours over the brink
every second to supply every per-
son in the United States with three
quarts The falls are believed TO
be about 400 feet high although
geographers have never entirely
agreed There has been as much
as 43-foot difference IN calcula-
tlonS.
But whatever the height there
Is no question OF the power behind
Victoria Falls. From ITS source 10
the falls, the Zamocsi rolls 500
miles. Counting its many tribu-
iarieS the river covers in all more
than 1900 miles. II is one of the
four great rivers of the African
continent. starting at an altitude of
5000 feet.
Victoria Falls are shown above
on a current stamp of Southern
Rhodesis.
tCopyrighl. 1883. NEA Service. Incl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
GREATEST NEED Is
PURCHASING POWER

Editor. The Times: What Is
the Greatest Need of America
Today"
The above question will be an
swered In different ways by diff
ferent people. according to their
own viewpoint. The minister of
the gospel will say, More re-
ligion," the lawyer will say,
More laws the merchant,
more profit" and the laborcr,
Shorter hours and more pay"
In answering this question we
cannot expect much help from
the politicians, lawyers or econ
omist, because tn ey decide
things by precedent, and to them,
if a thing hasn't been done be-
fore, it is Impractical.
To me, Americas greatest
problem is to provide sufficient
purchasing power to all our peo-
pie so that they will have access
to all the good things of life that
nature, science and archaeological
advancements have made pos
sible. You cannot teach re-
ligion. poetry. art OF music sue
cessfully to people in physical
want. The scientists. techni-
clans and engineers have made
possible a fuller life for every
body because they do not dwell
on the past. but have dared to eX-
pertinent and try new methods
to accomplish desired results.
But the politicians, not having
the scientific viewpoint. have
been incapable of utilizing those
results for the welfare of the
people.
1t is my conviction. therefore,
that The greatest need Of Amer
lea today" is for the president
of the United States to appoint
a committee of unbiased seient-
lists, technicians and engineers to
formulate a social and economic
plan based on the latest scien-
tific developments. And when
their plan Is completed have
congress approve it and make it
mandatory for the president TO
put il into operation.
J. Z. NIELSEN.
d. D,,,anp,,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

OPPOSES "RAiNIER" As
NAME FOR BRIDGE

Editor. The Times: why
should we Americans abandon
the splendid Indian name Taco
ma in order TO call our noblest
landmark after an obscure for
eigner whose only connection
with our history is that he
fought against us when We were
an infant nation ?h-Theodore
Roosevelt.
The above quotation from one
of our greatest statesmen ought
to be sufficient answer 10 the
silly, inane suggestion To name
the bridge across the Narrows
after an obscure foreigner whose
only connection with this coun-
try was as an enemy.
A man IN San Francisco has
letters that an ancestor received
from George Washington in
which that hero and statesman
complained of the fact that the
American colonies had man
power of 400,0 men and that
he could not get 10000 men.
and OF these. three-fourths were
Of foreign birth. If we are to
honor heroic deeds why not pick
those who sided with Washing
ton and liberty. The leading
statesmen of Great Britain and
Ireland sided with the colonists
and when liberty was won. the
hills of western England blazed
with "bonfires, for the colonists
had won what their ancestors
had fought for in TWO revolu-
tons
The name Rainier brings up
unpleasant memories. II was
officially fixed on the mountain
In a succession Of scandals that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Holes In This Metz

II has long been customary and legal in the United States
r property of religious educational charitable and similar
institutions to be tax-exempt
But in these days of rising when federal and local
governments need money desperately the National Asso
station of Assessing Officers is looking this field.
1t finds variety of laws and interpretations of the gen.
oral idea Some states base immunity the of the
property If it actually used for the stated purposes then
is exempt
Other states regard ownership by such institu
6on ground for exemption Others base their the
Use of profits from the property and whether any of them
accrue private persons Some require that real property
must actually be occupied by the institution to be exempt
This lack of uniformity has probably resulted in exemp
ton of large of property which legislatures
intended to be exempt the assessing officers believe
: Without changing shade the present principles on
which such exemptions made, it likely that
careful survey of the field might yield surprising
in taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Keeping Up With
The Law
ILLEGAL LOANS

To protect depositors stringent
rules have been made regulating
bank loans. and the conduct of
banking business III general. II
the bank officials violate the law
by entering into unlawful agree
ments. will these agreements be
enforced on behalf of the bank ?
The Fergus County bank went
into receivership Its officers
agreed with some of its debtors
to take new notes from them at
two per cent interest in man.
ner prohibited by law. Later the
bank sought to enforce these
notes and the debtors replied
that, since the officers disobeyed
the law in accepting the notes,
the notes were uncollectable
In late decision the supreme
court of Montana pointed out
that TO refuse To enforce these
illegal agreements would merely
hurt the depositors whom the
law sought to protect, and or
dered the money paid. stating:
While generally party to an
illegal contract will not be per-
mitted to enforce it, yet there
is an exception TO the rule which
has been so uniformly accepted
by the courts that il is no longer
regarded as an exception.
III refusal to enforce or to re-
scind an illegal bargain would
produce harmful effect on
parties for whose protection the
law making the bargain illegal
exists, enforcement or RECESSION.
whichever is appropriate. is al
lowed
The purpose of laws regulating
the contracts which banks may
make is TO protect the depositors.
The state may punish the bank
or its officials for making the
illegal agreements but the agree
ments viii usually be enforced.
(Fergus County VS., Osweiler,
Montana).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
CRIES FOR HALT
TO GOVERN MENT
INTERFERENCE

Editor, The Times: House Bill
No, 2S2, Unfair Practice Act,
is a further step in the process
of recommendations of the sitting
of free enterprise, of making 1t
impossible to continue in bust
ness at a profit.
In recent years. the business
man has seen new expense after
new expense piled on him be-
cause of increased taxes and
payroll assessments and count
less bookkeeping records neces-
STATED by different government
agencies. Surely it is time to
call halt on government inter
ference in business.
One provision of this act states
that nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit
the meeting in good faith OF
legal competitive price Ii you
are meeting the other fellows
price how do you know that his
price is legal? You must either
wait until the state snooper
gives you a report or run the
risk of punishment for a price
that turns out to be illegal.
Violation of the act is punish
able by fines ranging from 500
to S1,000-and by SIX months IN
Jail In other words, respectable
business men can be put in Jail
like common criminals for sell
ing piece of merchandise or a
service below what some gov
eminent official determines TO
be its cost.
Shades of our ancestors. What
are we coming to. Why not ask
the legislature to furnish nurs-
ing bottles to the weak sisters
in our business setup who are
unable TO stand on their own
feet and meet modern COMPETE
ton
It is high time that this pro-
cession Of government Interior
ence be halted and that We all
return 10 business sanity. Write
our Pierce county senators your
views on the above. The senate
should XIII this vicious measure.
y. r. JOHNSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
ANSWERS DEFENSE OF
"LOSS LEADER" POLICY

Editor, The Times: / noted
with a great deal of interest the
letter of Mr.. George c. Franklin
regarding lib. 2S2. or the fair
trade practices act, addressed
to the Washington legislature
through the columns of your
paper.
Nh. Franklin apparently did
not see fit to discuss the bill in
full, but rather to discuss those
sections of the bill that would
affect his own business; so /
would like to discuss it from
the standpoint of the average
business man.
For number of years past,
the small business man has had
To stand helplessly by and see
his business being taken away
by large chain groups who have
built up their business on the
loss leader" method of mer-
chandising, The small merchant
is unable to market his staple
articles way below cost in order
to draw customers into his store
that he may sell them other
articles which are marked up to
cover the loss on the staples.
The introduction of the fair
trade practices act to the pres
ent legislature is the small mer-
chants last attempt to stay in
business. A small business is
the foundation upon which ma
tional industry is built. and this
is recognized fact. The small
merchant is the largest con-
tributor TO his community's well
fare. He is, by force. a local
man who bears a fair burden of
his civic affairs, who gives
credit to the deserving and char
ity TO the needy. He pays taxes
into his own state and spends
his money in the community in
which he lives. He is truly
valuable citizen. and he is ask
ing the legislature TO enact the
fair trade practices act so that
he can continue in business. not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Ell GE\ICS PROGRAM

Editor. The Times; Race I'M
provement through eugenics leg
lslation is extending TO many
countries Brazils federal con-
stitution now provides for medi-
cal examination before mar
riage
Thus one nation after another
is coming to understand that. IN
order 10 build better race. II
Is necessary to proceed eugeni-
cally. Though we exclude states
like Brazil that nave only adopt
ed part Of the eugenics program.
some 40 millions now live under
advanced eugenics laws Mega
tive eugenics provides for elm
ination by sterilization OF those
criminal. insane. blind through
heredity Meanwhile, by posi-
tive eugenical measures, the
blrthrate Is accelerated.
Ought not every American in
form himself of the progress
herein 81. particularly, North
west Europe
z. Fl. PITTS, NJ. D.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
LESSONS IN ENGLISH
n ~. 4,
By W. l.. Gordon

Words often misused: Lux
uriant means eXuberant in
growth. Luxurious pertains to
luxury. Her hair is luXuriant."
His life was one OF luxurious
ease.
OFTEN mispronounced: Bury.
Pronounce ber-i. as in bet.
Often misspelled: Pale want
ing in color; also a stake. Pail
a vessel.
synonyms: Quota, share, all
lotment, proportion, apportion-
ment.
Word study: Use word
three times and it is yours"
Let us increase our vocabulary
by mastering one word each day.
Today's word: Dilate; to enlarge
or eXpatiate Pronounce the i
as in die. accent last syllablel.
1t is unnecessary to dilate upon
what has been sufficiently point
ed out. '-Craik.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

SATURDAY. MARCH I, 1888

Good and evil portents are
seen in the horoscope for today,
according to astrology The
morning hours are favorable TO
constructive projects.
Public building will help large
numbers of people and there
will be shortage of certain
lines of trained workers. Agi-
tadon regarding limited appren-
tice systems governed by labor
organizations is forecast.
The stars encourage transport
tation by water and seem TO in
dictate much travel in Europe
and the Orient. despite war COM
plications. This is a lucky day
for starting an ocean voyage all
though rough weather is prog
nosticated
Clothing merchants and real
estate agents should profit to-
day. Increased d c N n for
wines and beers is forecast.
A London astroloser predicts
that the aftermath of the Span
ish war will produce mcnacing
developments II o t " outstanding
rumors of tolerance by Insur-
gent leaders. Pcrils to many
nations threaten as the Spanish
conflict ends There is a warm
ine sign to the United States as
we'll as to European govern
ments.
EXpositions will attract great
numbers OF visitors through the
summer and will contribute
colorful pages to history, it is
prophesied A sensational oc-
currence may mar a ceremony
at the New York Fair.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of
gam through personal effort.
New opportunities will come to
women who have trained hands.
Children born on this day
probably will be extremely Wig
orous and ambitious. Many of
these Pisces subjects are ath-
letes and there is often artistic
and musical talent.
Copyright. 1897
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
QUESTIONS TO les |
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn To the
womans page for the answers.
l. Name the most important
island of the Dutch East Indies.
2 In which round did Tony
Galento knock out Matte Brown
in their recent boutg
8 For what government agen-
cy do the initials FHLBB stand
4. What are the dimensions Of
a board foot
5. What is the correct pro-
nunciation OF the verb contract
8. On shiphoard. what is q
capstan
I. Which countries m pose
the Iberian peninsula
S. Name the capital OF Para
quay.
Q. While h OF the American
colonies was founded by James
Edward oglethorpeT
10. What is the plural of the
word tempo?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
AN AILABILITY
Is AIM

Now, however, the regional
office of the technical staff is
likely to be within fairly easy
reach. The taxpayer can go to
that office and lay the whole
case before the technical adviser
who will then hand down his de-
Cision.
AS far as the bureau of in
ternal revenue is concerned, that
is final. But the taxpayer who
wants to keep on fighting may
do so, by appealing to the board
of tax appeals. This board-it
has 10 members, by the way
is going to follow the policy of
the technical staff and make it.
self more easily availab Bile to
the taxpayer, too. 1t will ride
circuit so to speak hold sit
tings in different parts of the
country. so that the taxpayer
can get at it more conveniently.
The case usually ends with
the board of tax appeals, al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

to evade just and fair COMPETE
ton, but to have some protec-
ton from firms who use the
loss leader method of mer-
chandising.
WASHINGTON GASOLINE
DEALERS ASSN,
Pierce County Chapter.
BY Gus Partridge, Executive
Secretary.