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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27

Mrs. Matte Boyd was the host
ess to the Jas. w. johnson Literary
Club on Thursday, January 10.
''The Life of Marian Anderson"
was the topic discussed by Mrs.
E. L. Larkins.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-27

Mrs. F. P. Arthur, 422 st. An
thony Ave-, has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia, at her home, for
the past three weeks. Although
still confined to her home her con-
dition is somewhat improved.
Miss Mabel Combs of 422 Carroll
is the recipient of beautiful en-
gagement ring, the gift of her
fiance, Mr.. James Spires.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

We've been wondering long time about these socalled
hats which the strong-wled weaker SEX brashy
Many time we've been tempting seeing peculiarly
outandish model parading Broadway Pacific to step
up and ask: Pardon me, madam, but didn't you put
Johnnie's Easter basket by mistaken"
Now the cats out of the bag In recent issue of the
New Yorker magazine there is note recountug
incident that took place at the famous Shoreham hotel
Washington
lady and her escort talking about the strange
hats by various in the dining The gentle
man pointed to wicker basket used to hold dinner rolls
I'm bet you could that he said and nobody would
notice it." 49,
The lady agreed to try it out She got basket from
the waiter put it at raksh angle in the dressing
She returned to the table, danced several times, walked
about the lobby, stopped at the bar.
No paid the slightest attention to her. The only
the basket made the dinner checkuse of
It cost her escort so cents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn TO the
woman's page for the answers.
/. In what month does the
vernal equinox occur.
2. Name the principal river
in Nebraska.
8. How soon after it is rem
dered does a decision of the
U. S. supreme court become eff.
fective?
4. To which race do the Ha-
waiians belong?
3. What instrument, used in
navigation, utilizes the directive
force of the earth's magnetism ?
s. Name the foreign minister
of Poland.
Z. What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word carniv-
orous?
s. What strait separates the
state of Washington from VAN
couver Island?
9. What is a bissextile year?
10. Name the national anthem
of Canada.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
INSIDE STORY OF
COAL DEADLOCK

The bedrock basis for the pro-
longed deadlock in the battle be-
tween John Lewis and the soft
coal industry is the rapid in
crease in the mechanization Of
coal mines. The new automatic
leaders require services of skilled
mechanics, men who naturally
fall into a craft union category.
The mechanization there
fore gives the AL a lovely
opening TO invade the indus
try which has always been
the backbone OF Lewis
strength. Such an invasion
might spell the doom of
Lewis power in the labor
world.
That's why Lewis has been
holding out for a closed shop or
at least the abolition Of the
penalty clause for strikes. He
urgently needs TO be able To use
the strike weapon to defend his
preserves from federation en-
eroachments.
It's a matter Of vital imnor,.
ance 10 his future as an influ.
entail labor leader. II he loses
control of the coal industry ne
might as we'll take the veil.
Copyright, 1897
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
First Conceived by William
CIapp. of Ephrata."


Then followed a detailed out
line Of the plan proposed by
Clapp. As he wrote, Editor
Woods saw his vision expand.
In that and subsequent articles
he pictured the completed pro-
ject and the benefits that would
accrue. He pictured a million
acres of unproductive land con-
verted into Orchids and gardens,
and the benefits to be derived
from the production of quantities
Of cheap electric power. 1t was
an alluring prospect.
Not much attention was given
the proposal at that time except
by those directly interested. We
were in the midst of the World
war and too busy making
money building ships and manu-
featuring munitions and war
supplies to pay any attention to
any such wild fancy as damming
the Columbia river. Generally it
was passed off as a crazy
idea"
But Rufus Woods kept pound
ing away. and after the war he
received a lot of attention and
adverse criticism.
In the meantime two organiZa-
tons had come into being. One
was the Columbia Basin Irriga-
ton League, controlled largely
by interests which expected to
profit by piece-meal develop
ment here and there along the
river. Power companies also
were interested and did not APP
prove the power development pro-
posal except as they controlled
the production.
The other was the Columbia
River Development League, with
Rufus Woods, president, and
James Sullivan, executive sec.
rotary. Mr.. Woods provided the
first finances which enabled
O'Sullivan TO bring into the
league a strong representation
of Columbia basin residents
whose primary interest was get
ting water on the land. The
Woods organization had the larg-
est membership but the other
group represented powerful in.
fluences, political and otherwise,
determined to control both the
irrigation systems and power
development.
What happened when the two
groups first locked horns 20
years ago will be reviewed to-
morrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

MORE BOOTLEGGERS
NOW THAN EVER

Editor. The Times: I read
with much interest your edi-
torial of last Saturday on Lii
censed Speakeasies" in which
you commented on the fact that
in just one afternoon the boot
leggers of Tacoma paid $3.50 in
fines as their monthly contribu-
ton for liquor violations, and my
mind went back TO those DAYS
of not so long ago when il was
asserted over and over again
that but for prohibition there
would be no bootleggers. Well.
we have more Of them today
than ever before.
Bootlegging is becoming an
established industry, spreading
its tentacles all over the city
and county. The bootleggers
paying for the protection of
their Illegal business in two
ways, one of which is the pay
ment of license fees in the guise
OF regular monthly fine. The
law provides that on conviction
Jail sentence must be imposed.
When the cases are brought in
the justice courts on the hill the
two justices wilfully disregard
this mandatory provision and i'm
pose fines instead OF committing
them to jail. The fines go into
the salary fund in which the
justices naturally have a deep
interest: but when justices Of
the peace deliberately violate the
law themselves how natural il
is for the bootleggers to also vio-
late the law. Respect for law
observance is not bred that way.
In the municipal court the ar
rests are made under a city
ordinance that does not require
Imprisonment but which permits
il
! can well understand the state
liquor board inspector being dis
heartened over the situation.
When arrests are made ne finds
the liquor being sold has been
obtained from his own liquor
store-in other words his en-
ployer sends him forth to arrest
the retailer for selling what they
wholesaled TO him. well knowing
the uses TO which II is TO be put
The liquor store knows these
customers They buy regularly
three or four cases at time
The use TO which il is to be put
Is well known.
The business is increasing. In
its wake are ruined homes,
drunken fathers and mothers,
wives and husbands, daughters
and sons. and neglected and sor-
rowful children. The large sums
OF money spent with the boot
leggers TO enable them to pay
these fines and still make a
handsome profit come from wage
earners who should have spent II
with the merchants Of our city
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
;: YOUR HOROSCOPE -:

nations to maintain q selfish
point Of view will be strong,
but 1t Ii imperative that the
ideal Of general welfare be main
tanned.
The sudden death Of a dis
tinguished statesman who has
been champion Of the peoples
rights is prognosticated. Illness
due to fatigue is prophesied for
men and women who carry
heavy responsibilities.
Improved living conditions for
workers il to be a chief concern
In American cities through the
summer. Housing Will gain
much attention.
Persons whose birthdate il il
have the augury of year Of
pleasant and uneventful routine.
There should be healthful recre-
alton and limited travel for
young and old.
Children born on this day
probably will be strong -willed
and determined in character.
These subjects Of Taurus know
how to make the most Of their
talents and their opportunities.
Copyright, 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
BRIGHT MOMENTS
IN GREAT LIVES

During the trial OF Warren
Hastings-one OF the most IA
nous trials in English history
the great DR.. Parr was among
those who was present in the
ante-room. and in his scholarly
fashion he was praising the
speeches Of Richard Sheridan
and Charles Fox. two Of the
most gifted orators Of the day.
Edmund Burke. who knew the
doctor well. had also spoken.
and felt sighted that his speech
had not been commented upon,
so. walking up to Parr he said:
Did you like my speech, doc
tor No. Edmund" said
Parr: 1T was oppressed by
metaphor. dislocated by psren-
thesis and debilitated by ampli-
hcAtions."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

An eastern editorial writer launches editorial
ment the long range American program of water
servation with these words:
Because there not at the moment under way many
spectacular river dams which catch the public imagination
as did the Norris Boulder DAMS don't hear much
about river control"
There's something wrong with that statement to resi-
dents of the Northwest We thought the Columbia
projects at Bonneville and Grand Couee quite spectacular
As matter of fact Grand Coulee dwarfs both Norris
and Boulder in size, river control and power production
There just isn't comparison Grand Couee the biggest
thing EARTH
And yet this eastern editorial writer doesn't know or
has forgotten, about it.
It's unbelievabe-but maybe it's our own fault Maybe
we have taken Grand Couee greatness for granted and
failed to properly pubcze this mammoth project through
out the nation.
Certainly Grand Coulee and its to develop great
store of electric power and rrgate than million acres
Of desert land is project that should catch the public
imagination" as much Boulder Norris dams. The
thrilling story there But it must be told if Grand Coulee
Is to be appreciated-and remembered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

about so billions. instead of DR..
Townsends inflated bank trans
actions which amount to 1900
billions or "a times as much.
Now since Mr.. X has raised his
voice against DR.. Townsends
inflated figures he is regarded
as a viper by all true Town
sendites. OF course DR.. Town
send could come down to the
green earth and adopt a straight
sales tax but cold calculation
must tell him how little that
would raise in money. In this
modern day and age a two per
cent tax on sales (which crossed
so billions in 1927 probably
wouldn't produce enough to keep
grandma in cigarets.
F. C. STONE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

FRIDAY, APRIL -. 1889
Astrologers announce this a.
m unimportant day in planetary
government. Adverse aspects.
however, appear to dominate.
It il 4 time for careful pro-
cedure.
Labor il subject to . sway
threatening to the peace Of at
least one great industry. Co
operation il recommended a. the
stars presage cause for patriotic
unity.
There IL q sign forecasting
for the people of the United
States supreme benefits through
xeadjustments in economic and
social relations. Understanding
Of different points Of view il
Indicated.
Under this rule OF the stars
accidents may be many. De-
spite warnings and safety regu-
lations the roll Of summer IA
talities IL to be great, IL the
portents are rightly interpreted.
Again the sign supposed to
encourage secrecy. deception and
double-dealing II discerned. The
Inclination for individuals and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
NAZIs Don't WANT
WAR WITH BRITAIN

"encirclement" to arouse their
people, but actually they have
no fear that enlightenment can be
made effective. Moreover, while
they will buster and threaten
and twist the British lions tail
on occasion, for tactical reasons,
they do not want a war with
Britain and will take all reason
able precautions TO avoid one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
MUS SOLINI MAY
BE OUT IN COLD

Shrewd timing has been the
essence of Hitler's success. He
Is in no wild hurry. For the near
future, he will probably get what
he wants from Poland without
a war. Otter immediate &C.
Invites will focus on the expan.
sion of Germany's economic in
fluence in the Balkans. No sem
sational military measures are
in prospect.
1t should be noted that Hit
ler's grandiose long-range plans
take no account of the desires
of his Italian partner. In the
end, Mussolini is likely to be
left out in the cold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
HOLDS TOWNSEND
PLAN NOT DEBATABLE

Editor. The Times: I have at
tended number OF Townsend
meetings and, like many others,
was struck by the spiritual ex-
altation of the member. remi-
niscent of colored camp meet
ing in the deep south. Now,
there are many good people who
DO believe that revelation is a
more reliable guide than logic,
and they are as much entitled
to their opinion as | am to mine.
But, clearly, the subject is not
debatable, for debate is based
on logic or it is meaningless.
In the early days of my opposi-
ton to the Townsend plan,
did not understand this angle
OF the matter. | did not realize
that to the rank and file the
Townsend plan was based on
revelation and not on logic, that
DIR. Townsend was the Messiah
who had discovered the trans
actions tax. After being vir-
tually thrown out of one Towns
end meeting because of my
questions properly and courte-
ously putt l came to realize
the true nature of the move
ment. and that my status in
the meeting was about the same
as one who disturbs the Sabbath
services to debate the decalogue
with the minister. Then | quit.
Now. il is not at all difficult
to invent a new tax. Go down
to 18th and Broadway some
bright Saturday afternoon and
count the people passing the cor
ner. Then you can figure that
If you taxed each one of them
81 you would have a tidy sum
of money. Multiply by 365 and
you get yearly income that
would pay all the old-age PEN
sions in the state. OF course.
some people would turn another
corner If they had to pay a tax,
and some days are not as busy as
this Saturday. But we disre-
gard this because II Is revelation,
not logic.
Or how about a tax on home
numbers Two per cent on all
house numbers in the United
States would certainly raise lots
of money for pensions. But don't
these two examples prove that
II takes more than school boy
arithmetic to determine how
much money can be raised by
any tax These two taxes would
not actually raise one per cent
of the amount calculated. Con-
trsry 10 Townsend logic it takes
more than the stroke Of a legis-
lative pen to raise large sums
Of money by taxation and at the
same time not wreck the whole
economic structure of the nation.
II you don't believe that. ask
the present administration at
Washington which would like
mighty we'll to balance the
budget and can find no suitable
place TO put the burden. And
the amount they need is only
fraction of what DR.. Town
send proposes TO raise for PEN
sions.
One thing recently struck me
as being really funny. About
two years ago when I asked
through this newspaper who. II
any. economist OF importance
supported the plan, l was en-
Enthusiastically referred 10 a Mr..
\ This real name has escaped
me for the moment1. who. as
they said. had endorsed the
transaction tax as a basis for
pensions. But as nearly as I can
discover this man was thinking
Of sales. which totalled in 1929
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
H55515!575! 222

A Crazy Idea and What
Came Of II
Grand CouIee Tour Recalls
Beginning Of Project
Ephrsis Man Saw
Great Vision
Rufus Woods Pushed
II Along
TRAVELLING about the Inland
L Empire for 10 days, one is
impressed with the magnitude Of
the Columbia river project and
the beneficial effects to be rea-
lized when the Grand Coulee dam
is completed. Visuallzing the
transformation that will take
place when the waters Of the
Columbia ar, Transforming waste
desert lands into productive
areas and the hydro-electric gen.
Grating plants are providing
cheap power, recalled TO mind
the struggles of those who first
sponsored the project and the
opposition that developed in vari-
Gus quarters. Particularly did I
recall a meeting at Pasco about
20 years ago when the stage was
set TO put the skids under the
Grand Coulee project and adopt
a piece-meal plan OF irrigation
development that would ulti.
mately have cost more and pro-
dused only about half the re-
turns to be realized from the
complete utilization Of the re-
sources of the Columbia.
There had been more or less
talk for several years of the use
Of the waters OF the Columbia
for irrigation. There had been
some talk about power develop
ment and one of the private COM
panies had prepared plans for
utilization Of Priest rapids and
other power sites on the Column
bia. But nobody had the vision
of the KEY development with the
dam at Grand Coulee.
One day in July, 1918. Rufus
Woods, editor of the Wenatchee
World, was talking with William
Clapp. Of Ephrata. about using
the water of the Columbia for
irrigating that particular area.
Several spots around Ephrata,
irrigated by pumping projects.
had shown the effect of water
on those dry lands. But pump
ing was expensive. and the areas
possible of irrigation were neces-
sarily limited. Clapp was insist
ing that the only way by which
those lands could be irrigated
would be from a dam on
the Columbia. He pointed out
how a high dam at Grand Coulee
would supply water to irrigate
the entire Columbia basin and
provide for a power development
that would pay the entire cost
of construction.
Editor Woods caught the
vision. "Clapp," said he, "you
have hit on the idea that we
have all been looking for. I'm
going home and start promOt-
ing the Grand Coulee DAM"
He did. On the front page of
the Wenatchee World, the next
issue there was a signed article
with a big heading like this:
Formulate Brand New Idea
for Irrigation of Lands in
Grant. Adams and Franklin
Counties. Covering a Million
Acres or More.
Last and Newest and Most
Ambitious Idea COntemplates
Turning of Columbia Back Into
Old Bed in Grand Coulee. De-
velopment of Water Power
Equal to Niagara and Con.
struction of the Greatest Irri-
CATION Project in the World
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

who sell the things that are de-
signed for their comfort and hap
piness. The system breeds disre-
spect for the law, creates wide
spread misery. makes our city a
breeding place for crime. cor
rupts public officials and con-
unually grows upon what il
feeds.
Kansas City has many imi-
tators and Tacoma seems to be
one Of them. but AZ the gates
Of such a city retribution ever
sits hiding her time.
HARRY II. JOHNSTON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
DOLL HOUSE MEMORIAL
Me want 1t now"

1Ht Will II HUW
These pitful words of a dying
four-year-old expressed the vain
hope of Nadine Earle, Lanette,
Ala. that she might get a doll
house to play in.
Death did not prevent her par
ents from granting her wish.
Over the little girls grave they
erected as fine a doll house as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

in England. he lived for few
years in India. In 1898 he went
to kenya colony, Africa, on a
case. Because of indignities
there his attitude toward the
British government changed and
he did not go back TO India until
1914.
Famous for his unconventional
costume. Gandhi in England
wore full dress and took lessons
in dancing and violin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
HOW CAN | 7 7

@ How can I treat linen
which has been sco-ched onlv
slightly?
A Rub a cut onion on the
marks, and then give the linen
a good soaking in cold water
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
ABSENT GANDHI

Strange as it seems, the Ma
hatma Gandhi, Great Soul to
his 355.0O0.000 fellow-country-
men of India, spent 81 consecu-
tive years of his life in a for
eign country. After studying law
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

many years hence-as the Ural
mountains, the eastern boundary
of Russia in Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28
TODAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say, The ancients
maintained that the earth is
flat; say, "contended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

she could have wanted-com-
plete with tiny fireplace, fur
niture, curtains and even two
life-sized dolls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-28

To receive attention IN this col
lnn setters must give name and
sadres. OF writer Only Initials
VII De published when requested
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-05-19

tended the country should be-
come a completely Jewish state
and the same time would deny
Palestine had been promised
completely to the Arabs. /
Governmental powers, one by
one. would go to the Palestine
lans over a ten year period as
peace and order were restored.
After We years a council would
be created to recommend q con-
stitution with safeguards for
he holy places and embodying
Britian's obligations to Jews
and Arabs. 49,.
If after 10 years an indepen-
dent state were impossible, the
English would propose consulta
ton with Palcstinians, the Lea
que of Nations and neighboring
states on the future course. +
Land sale would be regulated
by the British high commissions
'r during the transition-triaI
pcrod. ......
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-05-19

| any of you oldsters ever enjoy
,,6eter apples? 80.
In those days education was
not needed for all to the upper
ranges because there was still
plenty of room for the grades
graduate to walk out and get
almost any kind of a job because
competition was not so very
hot and high. Today all is quite
different. Practically every
field of work is crowded, jobs
are scarce and go to the best of
job hunters. Fields of endeavor
wherein a few years ago one
with a third grade education
could g ct employment almost
at will now refuse to consider
applicants with less than high
school education. Numerous
"new" businesses are so far ad
vanced they cannot hire but
trained and almost finished
workmen, h e trae apprentice
learns in school, now in the shop
today. The boy or girl who gets
on in the world today is he or
she w h o has already learned
a lot about his or her work at
graduation, few factories or Off
ces will bother with a rank be-
ginner. This order of Things is
growing, and it will be harder
and harder for students just out
of school to find jobs. There are
always jobs true, but they go
to those that can fill them best.
The day o the boy who is too
lazy or ambitionless to get all
the education he can in his
youth succeeding in life is gone.
For these reasons we think a
shortened school term much
more a serious matter than the
teachers losing few days pay
and the children turned over to
the care of their parents some
what sooner than they expected.
We hope that the powers that
be, the financial condition of the |
state and county will be such
next fall they will be able to
guarantee a full term with all
the trimmings-for the youth of
today is indeed America of
.....