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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-29
Acclaimed BY Critics As Most Fabulous And OssIns
Screen Musical Ever To Come From Lend OF Mike
Judy 6sdsnd. FrsrL Nor
gar. Rsy solsss. Bert Lair
and JseL Haley iissd csss


rrvsenttnF What u A<ssised -
the mess ideal eemhsns 81 collar.
music. dancing, specsseis. psxssn-
try. laughs and thrills. The wissra
Of GA. . f1lnisstion 81 the celebrated
fantasy ~ 1. Frank Raum. come.
Wednesday 20 the Music nox the.
alter a. the most sensational
musical treat 10 come out ~ the
annals of Hollywood screen enter
tslnmens.
while natural color has hong
been held 10 be useful IN many
types al pictures The Wizard al
On" Ia declared the first 10 make
use Of Technlcolef Oh = sound
psychological basis
The story OF Dorothy opens on =
Kansas farm. This part Of the pie
tnre II done in black and white
photography with . new form a
tint on the film. Hut when Oar.
ethy goes TO the imaginary Land
Of On carried there BY = cyclone.
the picture becomes sll-ecior and
remains In Technieolor until shs
returns home.
The story IL the same ~ written
by l., Frank Raum. In Ca. Dorothy
meets . scarecrow. Tin Wcodman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-29

Few actresses have had . more
distia guished career in the theater
than Sara Perry. who plays Ada,
the wife. In Tobacco Road" which
comes to the Temple theater on
Monday and Tuesday nights Of
next week with John Barton a.
Jeeter Lester. She made her stage
debut under the management OF
Charles Frohman when she was
o young girl.
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Even rs we cling desperately TO the
last remaining days Of summer and
las our plans for the final week end
holiday Of the season We can feel the
nndertav nj Fall and Winter milling
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inflammation Of CCC
Bobs Up Again

Repeatedly squeched in the past the proposal to include
military training in the CCC regime has bobbed again
Though responsible military authority has asked or
even indorsed the pan it continues to be advanced
Congress not too definitely reject this proposal once
and for ALL
1t is bad in theory. 1t is bad in practice
First the theory. Not the most rabd hackers OF
increased armament have yet suggested universal mill
ary service for the United States Yet proposed to SUBJ
ject military training single class of young menthose
who have been able to find place in industrial life.
This is undemocratc If military training is to be estab
shed anything like universal basis then let all youths
be subject to it. Even the totaaran states do this and at
its worst their military program has the merit of taking
everybody without distinction The draft of World war days
at least had the merit of taking everybody.
But this proposal would train soldiers particular
segment Of the countrys youth leaving those in for
tunate circumstances untouched
To advance any such in democratic country,
whose foundation in the equal treatment OF all regardless
Of the circumstances, is o grave mistake.
Second the practical side The value of any such training
with six hours week of military training sandwched in
with the regular weeks work, is highly doubtful.
The CCC is work program. 1t is and is meant to be
civilian program, indicated plainly by its name Civilian
Conservation Corps The aim to furnish productive work
to young who have not been able to find place in
regular jobs, meanwhile teaching them much possible
to qualify them for regular jobs when they get out.
Military training doesn't fit into this picture at all 1t
would merely disrupt the work without providing military
training of any value whatever.
The CCC has done fine job almost everybody adj
mits To mix all Eat great expense with military train
ing would ruin its record work organization provide
worthwhile military to the nation and flout
the basic democratic principle that military
service to his country, all owe it.
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w ashinston Single.

Nearly $4,000 shingles each mailed separately and bear
ing message being sent by Washington citizens
President Roosevelt urging that shingle imports be limited
by quota.
According to the Oregon Washington Council of Shnge
Weavers owpaid oriental labor in Canada is turning
shingles which being dumped in American markets. and
putting hundreds of Oregon and Washington the
WPA.
Because the whole northwest dependent upon its ln-
Der industry for prosperity the president should at least
investigate this problem.
Our western workmen deserve quota and tariff protec
ton just much eastern manufacturers do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
A Book A Day

If you think that the courage
and the stamina of the pioneer
are found wanting these days in
the city-breds, you can do no
better than to read Kathrene
Pinkerton's lusty story of hard
ships in the trackless north
woods. Wilderness Wife" Gar
rick and Evans: S2.75). You
lay it down with the feeling
that if America had frontier
left at all, the Pinkertons would
be daring it.
To begin with, the odds were
decidedly against this average
American couple. Robert Pink
erton, newspaper man, was
forced to abandon his job due
to i'll health. His wife, just
breaking into secretarial work,
was hardly equipped for house
keeping, to say nothing of MAX
ing a home in the rugged lands
above Ontario. Yet that is pre-
cisely what they did
What's more they did it on
$50 The soft-handed secretary
learned to paddle canoe. run
a trapline, crack the lash above
a straining. bowling dog team.
Her husband. meanwhile. built
a cabin with the hands that had
formerly built only sentences.
Somehow. they got through that
first winter. and found they
liked it, They stayed four
years. They raised baby for
good measure. And Mr.. Pinker-
ton sold some stories.
You will find Wilderness
Wife" an unusual book. strong
with the tang of conifers and
zestful living. A series of splen-
did photographs add the final
note.
In sharpest contrast is another
book of travel of a man and
wife. "Crusoe's Island in the
Caribbean" by Heath and JEFF
ferson Bowman (Bobbs-Merrill:
$3.50. This couple got away
from it all" too. but their story
is as languorous as the Pinker'
tons is vigorous.
You will find il an interesting
combination of history, personal
experience. color. But there is
little drama these days along
the Spanish Main. Fight. if
fight there is. is largely against
the insects.-P. G. F.
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

and Rainier mountain. we still
have THE Mountain That was
God"
Just north of Tacoma is the
well known smelter, a little to
the east a most wonderful port,
then the fertile Puyallup valley.
South of us the marvellous
view of our mountain can never
be cut off. Then we have splen-
did McChord field and little
to the west the Veterans hospi-
tai at American lake. Last, but
not least, our own Tacoma
Narrows bridge begins just a
10-minute drive from our bust
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Keeping Up w tn The Law
By BYRON BENTLEY, LIB.

preme court of Oklahoma in
awarding the divorce TO John:
From the whole testimony il
appears that a condition had
grown up between the parties
whereby a further continuance
OF the martial relation had been
rendered very highly unpleasant
if not actually intolerahle.
The conduct of either spouse
which grievously wounds the
mental feelings Of the other. or
so utterly destroys the peace Of
mind of the other as seriously to
impair the bodily health. or such
as utterly destroys the legiti-
mate end of matrimony, consti-
tutes extreme crelty"
While a few states allow di-
vorce on grounds Of incompata-
hility. most states require cruel
" TO be shown. This cruelty can
take the form of mental cruelty,
however. provided il results in
g physical impairment of health.
(Graham VS.. Graham. Okla.)
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for answers.
l. On which continent is the
Parana river?
?. Which American League
baseball team is managed by Joe
Cronin?
3. Which country owns Green
land
4. Name the place to which
Jesus withdrew with his disciples
on the eve of the Crucifixion.
5. What is the underworld
name for cocaine
s. Are whales cold or warm
blooded
I. OF which country is Tallinn
the capital?
S. In which city is the annual
celebration Of Mardi Gras?
9. OF what country is Nova
Scotia a province
10. What is the name for a
mass of compacted ice originat-
ing in snow-field
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

In Miami simple plaque has just been dedicated to the
memory of brave
The words craven in it deserve to be remembered.
They are:
I'm glad it me instead of your
They were the dying words of Anton j. Cermak of
Chicago, who mayor of that city riding with Presi
dentelect Roosevelt six years when mad Giuseppe
zangara fired his cowardy bullet and hit not the president
elect whose life he sought, but Cermak
So fast do events that inclined to forget
how Cermak dying in the hospital looked at the pres
dent whose life he had saved and gasped I'm glad
me instead of you'
They were the brave words of brave The least
the rest of do is to remember him.
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MAYBE VOTERS LULLED.
BY "SWAN SONG"

Editor, The Times: We're the
voters of Tacoma sung into I'M
consciousness by the Wright
Park Swan Song >" Just how
much did the election, just held,
cost the taxpayers per vote?
l do not believe it was indif-
ference that caused the light
vote. 1t must have been uncon-
seriousness. Surely the citizens of
Tacoma are not 50 dumb that
they do not realize the power of
our metropolitan park board.
This political machine now
seems to have the idea they will
be allowed to lease, on long
term leases, choice building sites
at Titlow Beach to individuals
for nominal sums. Just who will
determine what nominsl sum
is? Just how will the lucky in
dividuals be determined VIII it
be personal friends of the park
board members Are the lucky
bidders already picked? Who
can say?
Do not forget that Rome
burned while Nero fiddled," 1t
is time the citizens reused them
selves from their lethargy
a GRANDMOTHER.
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Continued from Page ID

disappear entirely unless ne
contributes nightly to pri-
waite recovery.
The spenders include such
powerful White House cronies as
Mariner S. Eccles, Tommy Cor
coran and Harold 1ckes. Between
them F.D.R. is being hauled to
and fro, making plenty of prom
ises that he won't hurt business
but framing no specific program
for large-scale reductions. with
the persuasive Mr.. Corocoran's
return to active duty after his
illness, the squabble will come
to head-and heads may fall.
Betting favors the financial
free-wheelers.
Accidents frequently happen
on Capitol Hill even under a
system of strict party discipline,
but the house-senate working ar
rangements for spiking presiden-
tial plans is functioning too
smoothly to be just one of those
things. II begins to look like
a conspiracy among legislative
leaders on both sides of the cap
itol-and the aisles.
The house initiated the $780,
10000 WPA cut, and the senate
sustained IL without a murmur.
The senate stripped Frances
Perkins of control over Wage
Hour Administrator Andrews
funds, house conferees agreeably
assented and the rebuff of the
lady cabinet member swept
through the lower body. The
house will probably pass gov
eminent reorganization bill IA
vorable to the White House, but
the Wheeler amendment requir-
ing affirmative congressional APP
prevail of reshuffling will be in
serted by his colleagues. The
house will probably oblige again.
The senate will also knife the
Wagner act If il ever reaches
both floors. and once more the
lower chamber will bow to the
greater wisdom of its senatorial
peers.
Now, such good nature be-
tween the two bodies is not nor
NAL. Ordinarily the conferees
fight fiercely behind doors for
their own chambers handiwork.
II they don't. they are ordered
back 10 the operating table by
a mandate from the floor. But
there hasn't been a single quar-
rel this session. and the harmony
music strikes White House ears
as ominously coordinated.
The only kind OF economy
Washington will practice within
the next few months-or years
will be political. Although con-
demning the president for his
so-called extravaganza. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in con-
gress have already done their
share of raiding the treasury.
But they try to hide their re-
sponAbility.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

FRIDAY, MARCH Il, 1889


Benefic aspects dominate to-
day, according to astrology, but
adverse planetary influences are
active. 1t is a day favorable to
parades and celebrations, but
watch out for minor accidents.
Wide music appreciation I'M
der this sway indicates employ
ment of orchestras and bands.
Military strains will be popular
through the springtime.
Today is lucky for women and
encourages admiration on the
part of men. Beauty will be
magnetic and effective in pro-
noting the ambitions of girls.
The stars seem to frown upon
whatever is artificial or insincere
in modes or manners.
Newspapers and radios should
profit under this direction of the
stars Changes that bring the
two into closer relationship are
prognasticated. Fewer journals
will appear at breakfast tables.
Consultations n d. elipaiRs-
tions will mark the ne1r6 Sr
fields as chain systems become
less extensive and independent
dailies expand in power. Adver.
Using will increase greatly.
This should be a lucky day to
sign contracts and hose in
which &C tors are concerned
should be especially profitable.
Motion pictures are to gain re-
newed patronage and popularity,
it is forecast.
Humorists will be sought for
the printed page and comedians
will be in great demand through
the year. There will be a gen.
eral desire for recreation and
amusement.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of year of
fair prosperity, but there NAV be
disappointments in love affairs
where the young are interested.
Children born on this day
probably will be clever and orig
mai. lnventiveness as well as
studiousness may hold their in
terest. Their ruling planets are
Jupiter and Neptune.
Copyright, 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

To receive attention IN this coll
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only Initials
will be published when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me the addresses of the fol-
lowing cartoonists: Chic Young,
Ham Fisher. Al Capp. Billy De-
Beck and George McManus
kRIST II.
Chic Young fBlondie) can be
addressed at 235 East 45th St,
New York; Billy DeBeck Bar
ney Google at the same place;
Ham Fisher doe Palookal, at
1873 Broadway, New York: Al
Capp lii Abner). 1900 West Sd
St. Cleveland, O.. and McNamus
CJiggsl. Beverly Hills, Calf.
Mr.. Fixit; Would you please
settle an argument for ms?
Tire II a party | know who
married In this state and never
divorcing this man, went To an
other state and married see
ond man under another name.
A says she will have to get a
divorce or annulmcnt from this
last marriage before she can get
a divorce from the first party.
Now b says she has to get a
divorce from the first party and
she will he automatically free
from the second party. A. A.
Having very clearly commit
ted bigamy, the lady isn't In
position TO get out of anything
automatically. She had better
get an attorney to help her out
of the second marriage-which
is the one by which she COM
mitted a crime before she thinks
about the first one.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please
tell me at what date the state
or Oregon began the keeping OF
birth records? Also how could
one obtain proof of birth date
previous to that time? On what
day did the 9th Of April, 1925,
occur?
Oregon started keeping birth
records under state law in 1903.
Counties and cities undoubtedly
kept them before that year and
can furnish copies of certifi-
Gates. Any organization which
asks for proof of your birth
can tell you numerous ways OF
getting it other than a birth
certificate.
The date in question fell on
Monday.
Mr.. Fixit: Can any certain
state of the u. $. enact laws to
prohibit citizens from passing
from one state into another with
the purpose in mind Of becoming
"a citizen of n certain state, I'm
less they have certain amount
Of money" My opinion on this
question IL that citizen Of the
u. S. can go from one state to
another seeking employment or
a home without being stopped
by law. II. 6. N.
The state of California finally
came around to your opinion.
No state legally can interfere
with free movement of citizens
throughout the United States.
.Joh seekers without means are
discouraged, however, and the
states like California can keep
out unwanted immigrants fairly
effectively by making three
years residence or longer neces-
sary to qualify for relief.
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ness district.
Our loyal citizens have work
ed increasingly to accomplish
this magnificent bridge, and why
not let the world know we de-
mand credit for it-not label it
with name that instantly re-
minds one of our neighboring
city. who after all, considers us
her suburb. Let's advertise
TACOMA, a true name of the
west.
Mrs. Blanche Sprague Doore,
Alb Ea. 44th ST.
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, STORIES
IN STAMPS

CrTY OF pre-Roman origins is
picturesque Carcassonne. To-
Gated in southwestern France and
capital of the department of Aude.
The river Aude divides 1t into
two parts. one strictly modern.
the Villa Basse. and the other
eminently ancient. Cite
II is in the older city that re-
mains of the early civilizations
may still be seen. the chief OF
which is the striking fortress.
Carcassonne. rising on an isolated
hillock on the right bank of the
river. Probably no fortress IN the
world has changed hands more
often. certainly none has seen
more history sweep through Its
massive gates.
On the dlSintegration OF the
Roman empire. it fell into the
hands of the Visigoths. But they
in turn were expelled by the
Arabs and the Arabs surrendered
TO Pippin the Short For a time
the town and fortress was sep
arate countship. but II was taken
in 1909 by the Crusaders. Revolt
followed. however. and IN 1862
the insurgents were expelled by
royal authority. They moved
across the river and founded the
new Carcassonne. In 1886 the
citadel successfully resisted the
Black Prince. but II changed
hands often during the religious
wars. The forttication lost ITS
significance finally when the area
was annexed to France IN lo5s.
But its historic significance lin
gers on and recently France PIC
tured the famous old fortress on
a stamp shown above.
copyright. 1888. NEA Services Incl
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MENTAL CRUELTY

Extreme cruelty is a ground
for divorce in most states. What
constitutes extreme cruelty is
often left to the tender mercies
of the Judge who tries the case.
The Grahams had been mar
ried since 1911. They were
nearly 90 years old. and had
three grown children. but love
had never made their home q
resting place and Maggie de-
cided TO sue for a separation
John countered with charges of
extreme cruelty on Maggie's
part.
Neither could show acts Of
physical violence by the other,
but over a period Of years they
had been obviously drifting
apart. until neither could toler-
ate TIM presence Of the other.
The last straw came when Mag
gle brought q friend 10 live with
them over Johns openly ex-
pressed objections. SAID the su-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
SCIENCE NEWS

Seaweed may become more
useful than a menace to bathers.
a method for manufacturing
mucilage from the sea plant has
been developed in Japan. Prov
ing the practicability of the new
process. more than 10000 pounds
of paste were produced the first
month it was tried After salt
is removed from the seaweed.
the plant undergoes a secret
process.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

PET POISONER AT
WORK HERE

Editor, The Times: A pet
poisoner evidently has moved
into our neighborhood a fiend
who throws around meat satur-
ated with slow poison, 1t must
give a person like that an insane
JOY to watch cats and dogs lying
in the streets and yards gasping
out their lives, while children
who own them sob their little
hearts out-unable to help be-
cause even a veterinarian can do
nothing after they're gone so
far. These little animals die
after three days of commissions.
Let's report anything of this
nature to the humane society.
c. PARKER,
912 So G. st.
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HOW CAN | ~?
BY Anne Ashley

9. What is a good treatment
for falling hair?
A. A remedy that is often eff
fectiye is to brush the hair
thoroughly every night and
morning, and shampoo every
two weeks with CASTLE soap
suds, following with a good
rinsing.
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Bruce Cation
Tacoma Times Washington
Correspondent
WASHINGTON-B;

WESTINGHOUSE Of this new movement for get
ting surplus farm commodities the dinner tables of
relief families there rather surprising swing TO the right
on the part of the department OF agriculture.
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notably. one scheduled for March
u and Is st Washington, when
the idea will be discussed
thorough y with retail and
wholesale food trade leaders.
The important thing about
this plan is that the handling of
SURPRISES would be taken care OF
by the country's regular COM
mercial distributive syste m
from the wholesaler down to the
corner grocery store. The gov
eminent would not do any buy
ing it would not license any
dealers, it would not fix any
prices. It would simply funnel
buying power into local commu-
mites.
PROGRAM GOES
ON TEST BASIS
A start viii be made on a
purely experimental basis, prob
ably in half a dozen carefully
chosen cities. Unless and until
the program proves a success, no
change will be made in the pres
ent activities of the Surplus
Commodities Corporation.
But the potentialities of the
idea are vast. Already, for In
stance, some department experts
are trying to figure if the idea
could not some day be expanded
TO include such commodities az
cotton.
Ultimately, the program could
be pretty costly. President Milo
r. Perkins of the Surplus Com
modities Corporation estimates
that some 20,000,000 people are
now receiving some form of pub
lie assistance. If these tickets
were made availa Bile to all of
them, a fair estimate of the cost
is about s45, 1000, 900 a month.
Copyright, 1887
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REMEMBERS BIOGRAPHIES
WITH INIT. TACOMA"

Editor, The Times: This writer
was born in Tacoma and pos
sibly may be forgiven for re-
Numbering that our grammar
school geography had a map on
which was printed MT. Ia
coma" If daring to go into
Seattle and speak the name
MT. Tacoma" labels me foolish,
petty or even old-fashioned, then
I'll admit such faults
Let Seattle have its Rainier
club. Rainier ave. Rainier beer