The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04

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Mr.. Fixit: Nv children were
born in Tacoma but I did not
get their birth certificates.
Where and how can ! get them
MRS. o. l..
You can register them at any
time with the City Health De-
partment, in the City hall.
Mr.. ffNit: Can you tell me To
whom l might write TO get In
touch with the Washington State
Progress Commission who fur
nished material for the do You
Know" articles appearing In The
Times? MRS. X. W. l..
Members OF the commission
are scattered about the state
but its mail address is Olympia,
Wash.
Mr.. Fixit: Can you tell me the
steps in applying for a patent
and where can one get informa-
tion whether an article had ever
been patented SCOTTY.
II really requires the services
Of patent attorney for the re-
search necessary TO determine
whether an invention overlaps
an existing patent. One of the
first steps and financial obstacle
to most inventors is building a
workable model which must be
sent TO the Patent Office in
Washington, d. c. Some local
machinist with experience in
making such models might be a
good adviser.
MIR. Fixit: What IL multi
graph: MIR. /.
ANY of the Tacoma business
colleges and office supply stores
can explain the machine to you.
II is essentially small printing
press using hand-set movable
type mounted on cylinder.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you kindly
tell me how n person born at
Chicago. ILL.,, In 1920 would 20
about getting his birth certifi-
cate" Also please tell me what
day Armistice day came In in
1920: T.. T.
Such records should be filed
with the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics, Springfield H.. or
perhaps with the City Board of
Health. Chicago.
Armistice day in 1920 was on
a Thursday.
Mr.. Fixit: Does Jan. ~. 1888,
fall on Sunday. II not. what Is
the day of Jan. 20? c. r. {.
II was on Sunday.
Mr.. Fixit: How many years
from the last time a payment
Ia made on n doctor bill il II out
lawed and, II anything mt all Is
paid, can they renew the ac-
count: Can they garnishce on
= five-yea old bille II. r. ID.
A doctors bill generally would
be considered an oral contract,
30 would become outlawed three
years after the last payment.
Garnishment proceedings could
be started on any bill. regardless
of age. A showing that the bill
was outlawed might serve as a
defense. If the question arises,
better ask an attorney.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me II
there il anyone who can deter
mine the cause Of radio recep-
ton being 50 terribly had ut
times In our neighhorhood: II
comes Mt intervals like n grind
ing and browns out the pro-
grams. II is especially bad In
the foreno0ns.
II II not the fault Of our radio
for II will suddenly stop and the
program will come In very clear
~. All our neighbors report they
have II on their radios. too. The
noise bothers the radios In the
valley between Sumner and Au-
burn: r.. Is. {.
When something like that de-
velops. it is just case of maxi
ing the rounds of the neighbor-
hood to find out what causes
the disturbance. Quite possibly
someone has a defective electric
motor on a pump or some other
farm device which causes static,
He may not know it. The neigh
bors should keep close check on
the time the disturbance comes
on. and thus trace IL back TO
someone's machine which OPP
crates at that time.
MIR. Fixit: II an old age PEN
sioncr WAS taken sick and taken
to the county hospital and IL WAS
found out he would ne bed ridden
the rest Of his days, and one Of
his children should decide to take
him home where II WAS a little
more pleasant, even though they
could not really afford the added
expense-would that he any rea-
son for them to take away his
old age pension of $3.50 which
he was receiving when taken
sick: \ READER.
II the old-age grant was taken
away from the man when he
was taken into the home of his
children. the states investiga-
tors must have decided resources
of the children were sufficient
TO take care of him. Appeal to
higher authority in the county
welfare department is the only