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Canadian rather than American
manufacturers pockets. It ex-
plains why London has refrained
from placing orders. whereas
the French have been buying
planes furiously since the out
break of the conflict.
British emissaries operating
from the embassy here first
selected the finest planes of vari-
Gus types in the market-pur-
suit, observation, training. bomb
ing. Then they proposed that
the American makers sell their
models and permit Canadian fac
tories to turn them out on a
royalty basis. The suggestion
was sugar-coated with the re-
hinder that this procedure would
prevent overlooking of our avia-
ton plants, already clogged with
French and American demands.
But our officials, who are SUPER
vising the industrial machine
born of the war, ruled out this
proposition.
Tn other ways the British have
indicated that they intend to
use the war as an opportunity
for industrializing Canada. Lon
don has tentatively offered to
advance the Canadian share of
the cost of the st. Lawrence
waterway II that dream ever
comes true under the presidents
revived interest in it. The two
moves intensity the suspicion
that London, In the event of
Hitler-Stalin triumph-or IL the
European conditions remain un-
settled after the war-may shift
the seat Of empire to this con-
tinent. Washington no longer
regards the move as empty spec
ulation.
Behind the doors of their
secret conferences, Americas
military experts have already
agreed on building an establish
ment capable OF overnight ex-
pansion into fully equipped
army of 100000 men. 1t will
be based. however, on the his
toric tradition OF a comparative
ly small standing army.
The nucleus will be a force
of regulars totaling ESQ. 900 men.
which contemplates enlistment of
1oo.0o additional soldiers, for
the present strength is 1s4.513.
The national guard, whose sta
tutory limit Is $50, 900, will be
expanded tot $4,000. Unfit Of
ficers and men will be weeded
out. drills win be more numer-
Gus and intensive, and the militia
will be summoned to active duty
seven days year.
The guard. which nor has only
one field piece for training the
IS units. viii be assigned n SUI
ficient quota Of all classes of
arms to prepare them for mod
ern warfare. II will become a
military rather than a politico-
social organization.
The new feature Of the war
plan will be the strengthening
and expansion Of the reserve.
both officers and enlisted men.
Within few months the enlist
ed rolls have jumped from 10000
to $4,000, and a minimum Of
loo. 900 Is planned. Both officers
and private personnel will have
TO meet strict physical require
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SCIENCE NEWS

IN many automobile accidents,
a car glances off the bumper Of
another car and then crashes
into the side OF it. For added
protection, John Altmeyer Of
Naseca, MINI, has perfected
side bumpers" which automatic
ally spring out from the running
board Of a car when either the
front or back bumper is struck.
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ARsusTICE RECALLS
COST OF EXPERIENCE

Editor. The Times: The most
depressing angle 10 Armistice
day lies In the fact that prae-
teally none OF the principles for
which Americans fought have
been put into effect.
Here we are in 1881 years
since the cannon once ceased
and the same hatreds are abroad,
only they are more intense, more
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

deeply seated than before the
conflict.
What terrible price America
has had to pay in money and in
men for what for absolutely
nothing. In fact the refusal of
European nations to pay back
our loans to them has made gen.
erous-hearted America more sus-
pected than before the World
war.
1t would seem then that the
only valuable thing the boys of
the A. E. F. brought back from
France is experience. But when
We analyze that one word closely
and ponder over what it implies,
perhaps that dreadful holocaust
was not in vain. If experience
has taught us the simple every
day lesson to mind our own
business, then the World war
was not in vain.
There Is no necessity for the
United States ever to align her.
self with any European nation
or group OF nations. We are
splendidly protected by nature
from invasion. A common sense
degree OF precaution in keeping
our army. navy and air forces
up to par Is all that is required
to give US complete safety.
But for the love of heaven, let
us profit from experience. Any
invitations for American repre-
sentatives in the future to be
sent abroad and to sit behind
closed doors and discuss and de-
eide the destinies of Europe
these are unholy alliances. And
what is more, they are very I'M
American. European diplomacy
is saturated with what the mod
ems call 'B. o." 1t needs a
number of baths in strong soap.
But even this is not our concern.
All we have to do is attend to
ourselves.
RAY L. ROBERTS.
615 So. 18th st.
APPRECIATION
Editor. The Times: The Bust
ness and Professional Women's
club Of Tacoma desires to thank
you sincerely for the splendid
cooperation and fine publicity
given our club during its recent
observance of National Business
Women's week.
HILDA LEFT,
Corresponding Secretary.
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It is bad enough to be runt without being singled out
derded enved and otherwise prosecuted brainyMar-
5orie Holmes Nigel child authority.
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And Horse Racing
We Also Acquire the
Ryan Smelter
Olympic Waits and
Plays Poker
Round The World in
Twenty footer7
THOUGH the tangled affairs Of
state had not interfered with
business In Tacoma, everybody
breathed more freely when the
outgoing Gov. Moore and the in
coming Gov. Ferry received word
from Washington that President
Harrison would sign the state
hood proclamation. Public enter
prises were carried on with
little more assurance and many
new projects were proposed.
Among the latter was the race
track and the state fair grounds
on section SO, an area bounded
by No. Ninth. 27th, Union and
Orchard streets. Part of the
tract was covered with timber
which furnished material for the
grandstand, barns and fences.
The project was to become
the center Of the horse racing
and live stock activities of the
Northwest. 1t was "easy Of
access via Allen G. Mason's
fast electric street railway"
and "within a couple Of blocks
of the Tacoma L. Lake City
railway being built by Col.
G. A. Z. Naubert, Fremont
Campbell, Frank C. Ross and
Others"
1t was an ambitious undertake
ing and would have been all that
the promoters planned had it not
been for the lean years of the
nineties.
Another project growing out
of the interest created by state
hood publicity was the Ryan
smelter, one of the few concerns
which survived the wreck that
put Tacoma on a diet of SOW
belly and beans" and sometimes
little Of that. Dennis Ryan, head
of the firm, came out from the
east to investigate the project.
He predicted that Tacoma would
In few years become the iron
and steel center Of the west. He
may have meant what he said
but he did not figure on what
eastern steel interests might
think about such a development.
1t never has appealed to the
gentlemen who control the coun-
try's steel industry, but the
smelter itself proved to be a
good bet.
4 y
Sea going adventures of this
generation, including the builder
of the Ark" launched a few
days ago, have nothing on the
sailormen of 1889.
Several small boats were
being built on Puget Sound
for long sea voyages, but the
most ambitious undertaking
was that Of Capt. Chris John
son, of Tacoma. He was build
Ing a 20-foot boat In which he
proposed to sail around the
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ments. for the showing Of re-
servists ordered TO duty in CCc
camps was wretched. About IS
per cent flunked their medical
tests. Il Is estimated that the
proposed stresmlining viii re-
quire at least two years
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For the democratic countries after IL years of life
and work. Fascist Italy still remains absolutely unknown
country.-Yirgino Gayda. Italian journalist.
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Every prayer that is really suchthat is which flows
from the inward necessity of the soul-God
Olshausen.
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Where to Draw the Line In
u. S. Defense Of Canada?

COL Lndberghs most recent radio speech whether you
agree with its wisdom not serviceabe in drawing
attention to the promised American defense of Canada
Thoughtless has arisen from the possibility that
the United States might be drawn into because Canada
Is at 1t has been said that sort of attack Canada
by nations against whom she has declared would be
considered act Of against the United States Colonel
Lndbergh apparently felt this strongly that he suggested
that Canada ought to have asked permission before
declaring Germany that is she should string along
either with the United States or with Britain.
This seems entirely unreasonable The Canadians are
free people as proud people of their independence
of action They have the right sovereign people
to declare whom they choose They much too
proud people to expect to be shielded by anyone from the
consequences of their acts This readily UNDER
stand.
The Monroe Doctrine, the policy of the United
States Alone but becoming the united policy of all the
countries south of the Great Lakes is in very simple
1t is that the Americas closed colonization from
Europe Asia and united in resistance conquest from
abroad
What President Roosevelt said on Aug. Is, $685. at
Kingston Ontario, entirely in line with this traditional
policy give you assurance that the people of the United
States will not stand idly by if the dominion of Canadian
soil is threatened by any other empire"
Any threat to Canadian soveregnty-in short any mill
try invasion of sort which threatens establishment of
European permanent basis-is threat to the
United States, and will be so treated
But that does not apply to blockade of the Canadian
coast necessarily to bombardmen of its cities by
air. Canada is rapidly becoming the center and heart
of British air defense both to the building of planes and
the training of flyers Should those planes and flyers hold
the balance of power in widespread European air the
Germans would be than human they did not try to
strike at their source.
Technically it could be done Won Gronau flew three
times to North America from the North Seam 1890 to
New York. 4670 miles, AZ hours flying time; in 1881,
to Chicago via northern 0nafo and in 1882 around the
world through Detroit and Chicago and north to Winnipeg
The northern Great Circle route Iceland and Green
land pioneered by Lndbergh himself is shortcut" into
Canada from the northeast.
Such bombing attack Canada while long shot, is
by impossible. But there is present to
think that it could threaten the sovereignty Of Canada
result any occupation of the kind with which
the Monroe Doctrine concerned Canada understands this
distinction If this be true estimate of American policy,
there would be harm in everybodys understanding it.
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II you're not using 1t. sell Il with
Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Call Main 3151.
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Horn 10 London. He had in
vented collapsible mast by
which sail could be shortened
quickly in case Of q sudden
blow. and he had designed a
drag which would hold the
boats head into the wind.
With that continuance. Capt.
johnson said his boat could ride
out any storm while he kept
snug and dry inside. He had
cargo space for $50 days ra-
tons. What happened to the
idea is another story.
In the meantime good news
was coming from Olympia. Wal
ter Thompson, Pierce county's
candidate for United States sem
ator, seemed to be gaining in
popularity. Stephen Judson, a
member of the Pierce county
delegation in the house, was
proving to be a good skirm-
Usher. The "boodlers" were not
getting anywhere. Members of
the legislature seemed to be i'm
mune to the Establishments of
lobbyists with moneybags.
1t proved to be another case
of things not being what they
seem. Nobody was taking any
money but certain members of
the legislature were mighty
lucky at poker, which also il
another story.
Smile dUhile:
An applicant being exam
ined for n position on the po-
lice force was asked this ques-
tion:
'If you were alone in a po-
lice car on a lonely road and
were being chased by desper-
ate gangsters In another car
at the rate Of 40 miles an hour,
what would you do?"
Fifty" promptly replied
the candidate.
Foreman hear that you're
going to quit, Pat. What's the
matter? Aren't you satisfied
with the wages?
Pat-The wages is all right
but I feel guilty for cheatin' a
horse out of a job.
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Thou teaehest ambition the acdy to climb is to pod
I'D the ladder one step at a time
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" RAlAahahz sept a. Ns9.

United States and renamed it
the Bank of Stephen Girard.
This institution became one of
the country's foremost financial
institutions. In 1914, when the
United States governments
credit was at its lowest ebb, Cir
ard subscribed to 95 per cent Of
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Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixe. Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. ONLY initials
VIII Be published when requested
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a 100000 government loan,
permitting the country to finish
the war of 1912.
At the time of his death he
had a fortune of $500. 900,
largest in the United States.
nearly all of which he left in
public benefactions.
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STEPHEN GIRARD

STEPHEN GIRARD
Born in Bordeaux, France
(1750), Stephen Girard as a lad
followed the sea. but eventually
settled in Philadelphia as ship
master and merchant.
Girard bought controlling in
terest In the old Bank Of the
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Trust in him al times; We people, pour your heart
before him God is refuge for US. Selah-Psalms 62:S
Evening star., 1939-11-21

Naval authorities here take with
a grain of salt" stories from Europe
of magnetic mines which may be
attracted to the side of an IRON
hulled vessel passing in the vicinity
by means of a large magnet built
into the mine.
The possibility of using such a
mine on a practicable scale was
thoroughly examined and discarded
as unavoidable before the close of
the World War and has not shown
promise of further development
since that time, it was reported un-
officially.
Naval officers here are inclined to
believe that reports of magnetic"
mines may be confused by lay OBJ
servers with electrically operated
mines, which function on a differ
ent principle and which are in COM
mon and successful use.
During the World War a Naval
Consulting Board, of which Thomas
A. Edison, the inventor and father
OF the present Acting Secretary of
the Navy, was member, made a
thorough study of various types of
mines. This board reported that
the magnetic mine was impracti-
cable, because magnetic effects are
very materially lessened under
water.
Sea Has Weakening Effect.
To overcome the weakening effect
of sea water the magnetic field re.
quired to make a magnetic mine ef-
fective even at close ranges would
have to be so powerful that the
device could not be used for practi-
cal purposes. the board reported.
THE United States Navy never
has published anything on the
Evening star., 1939-11-21

, magnetic mine nor on the elec-
trically operated mine, which is a
very effective weapon and which
was used extensively in the North
Sea during the World War and
which is unquestionably being wide
ly used in European waters today"
a Navy officer explained unoffi-
cially. Most scientists will tell you
that the magnetic mine is prac-
tically an impossibilitiy under war
conditions"
One of the most effective of the
World War mines was one with an
electrically sensitive "antenna," "
which floated above and around it,
greatly increasing it's field of effec-
tiveness. Thousands of these mines
were planted by the United States
Navy in the North Sea during the
World War.
U. S. Navy Removed Mines.
Contact of metal hull with any
part of the antenna was sufficient
to explode the mine. The exact
method of operation of this mine
still is carefully guarded military
secret, and it is probable that varia-
tions of the same principle are be-
ing used in Europe today.
At the close of the war the Amer
lean Navy was given the responsible
ity Of removing the mines it had
laid. The operation was one of the
greatest difficulty and danger. II
was found that wooden vessels coulo
contact the antennae of the mine.
without causing an explosion-but
only so long as there was no exposed
metal which could make contact
with the antennae. Even the heac
OF a nail was sufficient to explode 6
mine, it was found.
Removal of the mine fields was
Evening star., 1939-11-21
Russia's S Baltic Fleet
Holds Largje-ScaIe
Maneuyers
Admiral Warns Firms
Soviet Will Establish
Strong Peace
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Nov. 21.-Soviet Russia
disclosed today that her Baltic fleet
Is holding large-scale maneuvers
from newly won bases in that area.
At the same time she warned Fin
land that nothing will ever break
our decision to establish a strong
peace all over the Finnish Gulf
The warning was voiced by Ad-
miral v. Tribute, commander of the
Baltic fleet, in an article in the news
paper Konsomolskaya Pravda, or.
gan of the Communist Youth League
Tribute declared that the Soviet
fleet now was in command of the
! Baltic with the acquisition of bases
Evening star., 1939-11-21
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Evening star., 1939-11-21

new Baltic bases into the open sea
for gunnery and target practice.
The Russian admiral expressed
"the regret of Soviet Baltic sailors"
that Finland refused the Russian Of
fer.
He added:
I'm Finland we hear but the rat
ting of arms and the call to war
with the U. s. S. r. 80 The dark
game Of Finnish ruling circles favors
incendiaries of war who aim to use
Finland as base for hostile plots.
mo obstacle will ever break our
decision to establish a strong peace
over the Finnish Gulf to safeguard
Soviet borders, the great city Of
Leningrad and friendly Baltic coun-
tries. The red-bannered Baltic fleet
is ready at any minute"
Evening star., 1939-11-21

from Estonia and Latvia. He said
the Baltic feet, previously land
locked in the Gulf OF Finland by
winter ice, now could navigate
throughout the year.
Negotiations between Finland and
Russia over Soviet territorial de-
mands were halted last week when
Finnish delegation refused Rus
sia's demands and left Moscow.
Russia asked a naval base on the
north coast of the Gulf of Finland, q
strip Of territory north of Lenin-
grad and concessions In the Finnish
Arctic. In return Russia offered
Finland a larger section of Soviet
Karelia.
Admiral Tribute said Soviet ships
now were making cruises from theil
Evening star., 1939-11-21
F. A. Alexander Dies;
Power Executive
Hv the Associatod prese

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-Frank
A. Alexander, president Of the
Southern Pennsylvania Power Co.
and general manager of the Como
wingo Power Co., died today after
years illness. He was 48.
Mr.. Alexander, who lived in OK
ford, Pa, was president of the Mary
land Utilities Association, president
Of the Elkton Rotary Club, past
president of the Elkton Chamber
of Commerce and director of the
Peoples Bank of Elkton.
He is survived by his widow and
four daughters.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

not completed until late fall Of
1919, year after the close of the
war, and several American mine
sweepers were destroyed or badly
damaged in the process. Removal
Of the North Sea field is regarded as
one Of the major American opera
tions Of the past war and the re-
turn Of the mine-sweeper fleet to
New York in December of 1919 oc-
casioned one Of the large postwar
celebrations.
Evening star., 1939-11-21
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due to colds, when you
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m e d inc for your
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Evening star., 1939-11-21
Hunter Ordered to Kill
5000 Cunudiun Bison

WAINWRIGHT, Alberta, Nov. 21
canadian Press Sam Purshell,
caretaker at the Wainwright Ma
tional Park, may become known as
the greatest buffalo hunter of all
time.
The Dominion government has
oydered Purshell to kill the 5000
bison kept at the park.
Supt. A. G. Smith estimated
Purshell had shot about $4,000
buffalo in the Is years he has been
employed to kill of surplus animals
in Wainwright and other parks.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

It truly wonderful, for real relief.
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granulated sugar and one cup of water
a few moments, until dissolved. No
cooking needed-it's no trouble at all.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

Mine planting is illustrated by this diagram At left mine
and its anchor roll side of ship In figure they strike the
water and Figure - roll to upright position Figures and
show depthreguating pumme dropping
the bottom When the pummet reaches bottom figure 81 it
operates pper preventing paying anchorage cable
required depth.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
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Points for Parents

(which Bible school has the greater
opportunity to help teen-ager, the
one he attends from. choice or the
one he is forced to attend?
Evening star., 1939-05-20

DRIVERS, who can furnish
ton trucks for delivery. Give
experience, reference, year
and type of body of car. Box
BAD. Star.