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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
CIVIC DUTY TO
MAKE REPORT

In brief review of tho paints
that have mentioned. LEI me-
again state:
First. that | am not = candidate
and that am making what I hope
IL a most impartial report On ihs
government OF the city ~ Tacoma.
This make because I feel u my
civic duty 10 do % and trust
that YOU viii accept u In the spirit
In which n Ia rendered
Second, feel that ths fault lies
TO a great extent In cur present
charter and that u Ia a question
81 the solution u ths problem
that Il In the hands Of IA al a.
citizens.
There has been no recent action
for the amendment Of the charter
and I advocate prompt and intel
Iigent action along this line.
honestly feel that we should have
our form az government revised 30
A. 10 get away from the unsound
program Of having The Legislative
and the administrative functions
Of the city In the hands 81 the
same body. feel that there
should be greater coordination
and cooperation and that the as-
sistanee OF the civil servics en-
ployes Of the city should be
earnestly solicited towards work
ina out the portions Of the prob
lens In which they are most
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
OFFICIAL S. s.
FORMS ARRIVE
They're Designed to
Speed Up Old-Age
Insurance Pay

Official forms for taking apph.
cations OF persons entitled q
monthly payments under the fed
sral old-age and survivors insur-
ance program Of the social secur-
fly act are now available at the
Tacoma office Of the social Secur-
fly board. ]. II. johnson, local
manager. announced Tuesday. His
office Il az sos Washington bldg.
These forms are very simple
and are designed to speed up the
clearance Of applications both IN
the field and at Washington head
quarters where final approval Is
made" johnson said. Further
more. this office viii provide all
assistance necessary In executing
the application and no outside help
Is required"
The application for primary
benefit TO worker who Is now
IS or more includes only eight
questions. II the retiring worker
has a wife OF age 65, she will also
file an application which includes
only seven questions. The benefit
10 the dependent wife is one-half
that paid to the husband. A sim
liar form would be filed by a
dependent child Of the worker II
the child Is under age is. or under
is and attending school.
The amended social security act
also includes monthly benefits for
the surviving widow and children
of worker who dies after Dec.
81. Forms are available for these
benefits, but no application for
such benefits can be accepted until
Jan. 2. II worker dies previous
to that time lump sum payment
will be made to the widow or near
family relatives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

should BE given al ths facts ard
- allowed 10 vote On The proposed
plan with fun knowledge e vAss
ths Important factors are Ard
whAs the total cost wlli he. Ne
member. that this plan - Il nc~
siands n ths oct pes>sd ~ ths
Legislature. vas written - tn
hsnefielsriss wanted n. ard NO
y the people WHO are % pAy he
hi
se there yea have tn ssarY q
what your elected afflciAis are ~
against even whea An important
policy sich ~ tbs rxtlremens plan
= considered. And Pet I - not
blame TIE commissioner. eut
rather the system whieh places
them under the sssn 81 pressure
groups wtthcnt any escape cta<r
than Political oelivson.
I have mentioned . very few AZ
the problems that n>ef attention.
but which can never - solved
without changes n eur charter.
No man car - around ths eutsncii
table for any length a. time. with
out being sware az these giaFsnx
weaknesses At the same time.
no elective official can - . cru
sader In this cause and hope 10 BE
returned 20 cffsee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
TAXPAYER PROVES
FORGOTTEN MAN

soon realized that the tax.
payer was the forgotten man. The
pressure On the elective officials
was such that without public
knowledge Of the subject and
active backing by the pubic. that
they would sooner or later be com.
PEELED to accept the program. lock.
stock and barrel The situation.
frankly. Is such that elective of-
fieials can actually. BY themselves.
give the taxpayer little or no
representation OF protest even in
matters Of such Importance AZ this.
involving perhaps millions OF dol
lars. and which win extend into
the future beyond your life and
mine.
After we had wrestied with pre-
liminary figures leading up to
adoption Of the preliminary bud
get, I thought all the other COM
missioners appreciated the fact As
I did. that we hardly had enough
money for the necessary functions
Of city government Yet here we
were. considering assuming the
burden OF an additional immediate
expense and a constantly recurr-
ing and increasing annual cost
The first figure given me
by n representative Of the civil
service group. n TO the cost
TO the general fund of putting
the retirement plan into ef-
feet. was about $4,000. but
when the figures came out In
the preliminary budget, the
amount had risen to Sts.se0
for the general fund. and S7s.-
900 more for the utilities. .
total of nearly $4,000 Just
for the first year.
Even this would not be 20 seri-
Gus II the city were not so finan-
cially strained and there were not
so many things left undone which
obviously see most necessary.
The average person may not
realize that the first years cost
of a retirement plan Is generally
its lowest and that II increases
in volume each year until II
reaches a leveling-off point some
years In the future. For example.
benefits paid the first year under
the firemen's and polieemen's PEN
sion funds combined were roughly
SIS, 700, but for 1888. more than
Sss,000 was paid out in benefits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
JUST THE CORE
TACoMANs HAVE ROLES

Two Tacoma co-eds at the Uni
versity of Washington have roles
in the annual dance drama to be
held on the campus the last part
of February and the first OF
March. Miss Nancy Jane Bare
is one of the members Of Orche-
sis who will carry the main bur-
den Of the drama. Last year she
had the leading part. Helen EN-
mons is one Of Is girls chosen
outside the Orchesis group who
will supplement the cast.
Holly wreath in cedar box, mall
ed anywhere, S1.75. Puget Sound
Nursery, s2o1 Pacific ave. (adv.)
CONTINUES IN ARMY
John Lawrence Poison, Tacoma,
has reenlisted for the air corps
Pat McChord field.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. (adv.)
WILL ADDRESS Y. BIC.
James Brett Kenna, Seattle,
will speak at the Friday noon
meeting of the Young Mems Bust
ness club at the Hotel Winthrop.
His subject will be STORIES and
Songs Of the Romantic South"
There will be reports of two NOM
mating committees in preparation
for the clubs election on Dec. 20,
and the Lincoln high schools
choir of so voices will sing. Also
on the program will be Coach Cliff
Olson Of P. L. c. and three MEM
bers of his football team, Marvin
Tommervik, Earl Plat and Sig
Sigurdson.
Holiday flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
Choice cactus. HIM, Florist.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
IMPARTIAL STUDY
NOW UNDER WAY

Il seemed 70 me that the only
ousiness-like thing to do was 10
put that proposed pension matter
over until an actuarial study could
be made by an impartial expert !
asked for such q study. the coun-
ell ooncurred. and the study u
now under way.
II was obvious to me that 20
budget this item was an implied
endorsement Of the plan on the
part Of all members of the council.
Whether we could provide the
funds for the plan AZ this time. or
whether the plan Itself Was fair
To the taxpayers. was known
neither to the members Of tho
council nor 70 the public a. =
whole. Although I opposed this
item As foreibly a. ! could. even
to the extent OF voting against
the adoption Of the final budget
because OF this item. II IA included
and pensions may be paid starting
in 1910, II ways and means can
be found 10 provide the money.
To put the plan into effect IN TIA
coma. IL u necessary only to adept
the State Pension Enabling act.
Before We leave the subject
of the pension. l want 10 def
nitely understood that I am
heartily In favor 81 . retire
ment plan that Ia equitable 90
you taxpayers and the city
employees alike. but I do feel
that the Taxpayers ara entitled
20 nee the entire picture. and
20 know what the cost win Be
not only 10 initiate the plan.
but also what n win be ~ 10
becomes progressively greater.
Those who win pay the bill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
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Clerk to Stadium

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14

n TIE teu-yrar period the IRE
mems and policsmen's pension
funds have hen N operation. :
total of nearly $3.50. 900 IN benefits
has been paid TIE firemen and
policemen contributed about sis0.-
90 Of this total from their sai-
aries. ever $4,000 was raised
from taxation ard license FEES and
about 5000 q the firemens fund
came from the state Insurance
commission. There are seine other
miscellaneous items. including sp-
proximately $4,000 whlch the
fircmenas pension fund ewes the
general fund. ard we had TO In.
crsass the levy in the 1910 budget
from one-half min u three -fourths
MIL cut az cur slim Is mills 10
avoid adding $4,000 70 the $50
600 deficit already incurred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
WEAKNESS IN
SECRETARY SETUP

Another obvious weakness In
this set-up is the paid secretary
to this commission. He Is under
civil service himself and a MEM
Der OF the Civil Service League.
In my opinion, the secretary should
be selected by the commission and
should not be under civil service.
Obviously. to get impartial SER
vice In such an important posi-
ton, the Civil Service commits
sioners should have the freedom
to select the best man available
to act in this position. He is in
effect the personnel director for
the entire city. Bear in mind,
that l have the highest regard for
our present civil service commits
sioners, who have co-operated
fully with me since I took public
office.
I feel the board is probably one
OF the most imposed on groups
serving the city today. because I
know II has met several nights a
week for long periods and some
times also held special meetings
during the day. feel the MEM
bers should be adequately paid for
the services they render in this
all important work Of choosing
city personnel.
The Civil Service League re-
tains a paid representative who In
supposed to see to 1t that the civil
service employees are efficient in
their work. He apparently has
other duties, including a jealous
guarding of every prerogative Of
the league or its members. This
has been built into a powerful
political group which he repre-
sents. II is constantly vigilant
and doesn't hesitate 10 use pres
sure when II feels this 10 be
necessary.
The best example of that Is
afforded by the city employees
efforts 10 secure adoption Of
. tailor-made pension plan
which the state civil service
group got through the last
session Of the state legislature.
They tried 20 have the act
passed as mandatory upon all
cities of the first class. but u
was finally modified rs an en-
abling act and the city must
take II as II Il, or not at all.
So let me tell you the methods
followed 10 put the plan over
In Tacoma
As We were preparing our esti-
mates for the preliminary budget
last summer. an attorney repre-
senting the civil service group.
asked the city council for an op-
portunity 10 discuss the proposed
pension plan. was asked 70 call
q meeting Of the commissioner as
COMMITTEES Of the whole. ard this
meeting was attended by ~ or is
employees from different branches
Of the city government BY a rep
resentative Of the Seattle pension
system. and by the attorney.
The commissioners were asked |
70 provide IN their budgets the
amounts necessary 70 put the pen
sion plan into effect next year. /
asked . numbAr Of questions re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
EN- ROUTE TO OMAHA

On his way to Omaha, Neb.,
where he has been called to the
pulpit Of the First Baptist church.
the Rev. E. B. Pratt, former In
term pastor of the First Baptist
church here, stopped in Tacoma
Tuesday. He recently has been a
supply pastor at a church in Port
land.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
usaily Interested

vitality interested.
A ict AZ Else ard take /. ruinH
10 be involved. ut I e<n piesuss :
most Harmonious and co-op~sstsvs
government n TIE city a rseoms.
n which every werker I'll prsde
himself N being q part - : city
government not nnty nnted fnf "
outstanding ssrr~sz. bat sise fDf
IL effscisncy ara eccnosny ef
opsrstsan
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
fContinneh Ann Parn

A1DllIuCl lIRzHl EaEe -
Of the proper type OF leadership
In civil service. demand and secure
fun measure Of honest and ef-
fieient service In return for Job
security. easy hours, and generally
better pay than Is 10 be had in
private business. There IL a maine
o. claSzficstions which Is confus-
ing 10 me. but l can see one very
definite tendency. and that l. 20
create more jobs and TO see that
no Job Is vacated after IL has once
been established.
One example with which I
am quite familiar h In the
health department. In this
case IN empioye has remain
ed On the city payroll for
some six years since his
duties were almost entirely
taken over BY other employees.
Had his Job been eliminated
Mt the proper time, there
would have been = saving 10
the city Of nearly $4,000.
After I took office one Of the
recommendation Of Or. Gregg. who
was loaned to the city Of Tacoma
by the u. S. Public Health Service.
was that the position be abolished.
inasmuch as the need for IL had
ceased TO exist. I felt Il To be
the only business-like thing TO do.
and so made no provision for 1T In
the 1910 budget.
This matter is not as yet closed,
however, inasmuch as the Civil
Service League Immediately be-
came interested. II Is quite evil
dent that they follow the budget
making program with eagle eyes.
for Immediately their attorney sent
me letter that the position could
not legally be abolished. Legal
cases were cited but no apparent
effort was made on their part to
determine whether or not the city
needed this mans services any
longer or whether II was an I'M
justified drain on the public |
treasury. We find 1t necessary %
go to court before this problem
can finally be solved.
/ have this comment to
make about the Civil Service
Commission, three men elected
TO serve without compensation
and charged with the tremend-
Gus responsibility of examin-
ing and classifying of the per-
sonnet. In brief, the members
are responsible for the type of
people who serve you, and
when an employee begins work
and serves six months, he In
pretty nearly guaranteed
position for life.
Ambitious politicians in the past
have used the commission as a
springboard for appointive or cleo
tive office. When such man
serves on the commission, he be-
comes super sensitive TO the
wishes OF the Civil Service League,
that without the support |
Of this all powerful pressure group, |
he has no political future.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
Mayor Urges Charter Chance

gardinE the proposed plan. trying
20 get enough information on
which 10 reach some basis Tor
sound judgment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
,is.sj jSiESAssA 4 EI
Promised For May

Promised For May
 For May, Foulsham's prophecies agreement in international affairs which will be very prominent Poland, Russia and Rumania are likely to be the scene of much-if unhappily at war-successful mili- tary activity
 Walkers old Moore predicts for may shadows of uncertainty are looming across Europe. Particularly in the Mediterranean are things be- coming increasingly full of tension. Changes are made in the disposition of the fleet and the easter nend is particularly active. The Balkan area is also unsettled and frontier clash es are disturbing factor. The war of ideologies is by no means settled"
 For the winter quarter-December 9, 1899, to March 19, 1940-Foul- sham's Old Moore prophecies there may be efforts to create a new state in the Ukraine.
 Something In July
 Walkers Old Moore does not men, ton this possibility until July when "the vast territories under the con- trol of the Bolshevist regime come into prominence by the clearly marked intentions of one of the to- talitarian states to assume influence over certain areas at present in the power of the Soviets. While the in- tention is ostensibly economic, fears are not allayed that other motives may be the reason and the powers watch the situation closely"
 In October Foulsham's says "there is good ground for anticipating that the cause of peace will make fur- ther great headway, for the condi- tions are certainly most propitous for a real and lasting understanding on 8 very wide and comprehensive scale, which Is likely to include a substantial reduction in the terrible. unproductive, useless burden of armaments."
 Hopeful Signs
 For the same month Walkers says Ian attempt to come to some agree ment on the subject of armaments is proposed and there are hopeful signs that in the conferences which take place, some advance may be made towards easing the burden. The thorny points of colonies is a difficult question and some agree ment on this question seems to need settlement . proposals to change the ownership of African colonies causes trouble among certain black races"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Major Crisis Coming In Europe, April 194O
Both Editions of Old Moore's Almanac Prophesy Ap-
 peasenent, Disarmament Return of Colonies

London, Aug. 16-(Up)-A major international crisis is predicted for April, 1940, by both editions of the Original old Moore's Almanac Foulshstn's, which is published un- der the original copyright dating back to l697," and Walkers, which claims to be in its 97th year.
 Both prophecy appeasement moves involving disarmament and the re- turn of colonies.
 Fculsham's, which predicted the September, 1888, crisis, says for the month of April "an outstanding po- litical achievement on the part of Mfr. Chamberlain towards pacifica- ton in western Europe is probable, notwithstanding great obstacles and difficulties.
 United States In It
 "The U. s. A. from now onwards will play an increasingly important part in world affairs, mainly through Anglo-American coopera- ton, which will continue to be ex- tremely close. There will neverthe- less still be much political excite- rlnert in Central Europe, Irak, Po- land, Hungary and western Russia" |"
 Walkers says for the month of April affairs in the international sphere show signs of becoming crit- ical in more ways than one. The de- mands of certain countries, the re- ported movements of troops and ar- rogart attitude in respect of certain changes which are desired, all tend to keep the governments in a state of tension.
 "Cnce again the sabre is heard rattling in the scabbard and great efforts of statesmanship will be needed to pour oil on troubled wa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

meddlesome"-as the first step to- ward solving the nations business and employment problems in an ad- dress yesterday before the club.
 He urged finding jobs in private industry for every pobless person, balancing the federal budget, a policy of America first in foreign affairs" and restoration of busi- confidence.
 Baldwin said that Connecticut be- gan a new deal" this year with a government friendly to both busi- ness and labor: g balanced budget:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

economy in government: and a pro- gram for putting men back to work at jobs in private industry.
 Did Very Little
 "We have done very little, but the results are most gratifying" he said in copies of his speech dis- tributel for publication.
 Business is on the upturn in Connecticut. Employment $ increas- ing. New businesses and new in- dustries are coming into the state. Money-envestment capital-encolir- aged by friendly government is com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

He criticized the trend toward centralization of power in the na- tional government and it's emphasis on relief instead of unemployment.
 "The real problem is not relief but jobs-not unemployment, but re- employment" he said.
 Baldwin came here for Connecti- cut day at the Golden Gate Inter- nation Exposition. He dined with former President Herbert Hoover and Republican National Commit Seeman William Knowland of Oak land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

ing out of hiding.
 'It is all very amazing. I say, Con- necticut is a little state-we have done what we could but that has been very little.
 But that little contains, I think, a lesson for Amerlca. or If that ht- tie can produce 50 much in the lit- tie state of Connecticut what would & similar policy-the policy of friendly government friendly tc business, to industry and to laborJ what would a friendly government mean to us nationality"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
CITY COURT CASES
 CONTINUED TODAY

James Duroucher, 24, of 36 Birch street, arrested Monday on a charge of breach of the peace, was grant" ed a nolle by Judge Theobald E.. Conway at . brief session of City Court today.
 A suspended jail sentence of 30 days was given Perry Petitjean, of 10 Grand street, on Q charge Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
MARGARET HARVEY ASKS FOR DELAY
Local Woman Has Water- town Case Put Off Till
 September

Wstsrtov4a, Aug. 16-- Margaret Harvey of Fern Circle, Waterbury, was granted a continuance until September 12 when arraigned in town court last evening on charges of violating rules of the road. A re- quest for the postponement was made by Attorney Hichael Blans- field of Waterbury, counsel for the accused.
 Joseph Hymel of Watertown pleaded guilty to a charge of viola ticn of rules of the road and was fined $5 and costs of $5, with the fine remitted.
 No cause for prosecution was found against Sherman Perry whose automobile Is said by police to have struck tree on Cutler avenue a month ago. Ae report on the acci- detat was filed.
 Charges of breach of the peace payment and intoxication against Prank Voltage of Oakville were nolled on payment of costs of $5 Justice Guerin Carmody presided and Frank P. Flynn, assistant pros- ecutor, presented the cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

breach of the peace. The case of Ralph Rocco, of 2lo Cherry street. arrested August 1 on a motor vehi- cles charge was continued until Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

Quaiut cottage sets st a price we ehsIIenge yeu to duplicate for |. this hiwh auaIity' baek cse the regular price after Thursdsy. Dollar Dayi Be pPempti
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
SPECIAL 8 DAY WEEK -END 'I9.so

Rssn meals F s csme you'll spend whole vacation MoNTAuk
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
GOV. BALDWIN
 SPEAKS IN WEST
Tells COP Group That Connecticut Has Started
 Great Things

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-(UP).- Governor Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut, told the Commonwealth club of the Connecticut way play for business recovery and increased employment and recommended its adoption nationally.
 Baldwin stressed the importance of a friends friendly, helpful. cooperative, not officious,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

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