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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the wo-
mans page for the answers.
l. The color of light is de-
termined by its wave length, in
tensity or velocity?
2. What is 4 post norton,
3. What are the regions sur
rounding the South Pole called !
4. Name the personal repre-
sentative to the Vatican, recent
ly appointed by President Roose-
welt.
8. Which has the larger area,
continental u. s. A. or Canada i?
6. Name the principal river in
Nebraska.
7. What is the correct pro-
nounciation Of the word dab
olism?
S. Which is the larger planet
Of the solar system, Pluto.
Mercury or Jupiter?
.. What is the highest rank in
the U. s. army?
10. Name the capital Of Tas-
mania.
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GRATITUDE AND COMMENT

Editor The Times: Not having
the space nor time to write per-
sonal letters to the hundreds Of
friends and supporters of this
little institution, II becomes my
duty and pleasure to thank you
through our generous press, and
wish for each of you very
Prosperous and Happy New Year
in remembrance for the we'll
wishes. gifts and cooperation
received In 1899.
The East Side chapel Is a
home-owned institution function
ing in behalf Of our needy citi-
zens.
Our records show that for
1889 every dollar or commodity
given the East Side chapel was
in 100 cents returned to the
needy folks, most of whom are
trying to keep from public well
fare.
The East Side chapel was
established in 1891 on the Pa
cific highway at 314 East goth
ST The essence of its service
is to create a good will, dissemi-
nate a cordial Christian spirit,
and relieve suffering and sus-
pense whenever possible.
There il no discrimination in
our hospitality, and we have
never said mo" to worthy hand
lifted.
Our social activities are regu-
lated by weekly program.
Each day and night there Is in
struction in music. civics. Eng
fish, sewing. and Christian ser
vice, together with literary
program.
EAST SIDE CHAPEL.
w. D. Poole, Mgr.
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are being manufactured mere ana
showed across the Canadian Dor
der-not flown-through a curl
ous construction Of the neutrah-
~ act. American ships are being
sold TO neutrals lined up with the
anti-Hitler bloc.
1t is probable that all these
activities can be justified from
the legal or national DEFENSE
standpoint. Nevertheless, con-
gress wants to make sure that
they will not lead to as unhappy
a sequel as loans and credits did
IS years ago.
Distinguished and interested
Democrats on Capitol Hill nave
made a serious but secret study
of the presidents third term IN
tentions as he has conveyed them
in private chats with cabinet
members. senators and sympa-
thetic politicos. Allowing for the
fact that any chief executive has
a right to change his mind-or
have it changed for him by shift
ing circumstances at home and
abroad-here is what they find
and believe:
The president will NOT, def
initely and unalterably, seek
denomination or accept one il it
is offered to him. His reasons,
among others which he has not
revealed even to his own family,
are % the growing realization
that he might have to fight a
Garner Farley Wheeler Clark
coalition; (2) the belief that such
a brawl would endanger chances
Of a Democratic victory in Mo-
vember; CD his natural and hui
man desire to retire, rest, write
and become the most famous
elder statesman of the United
States.
But these same congressional
investigators-and most of them
know FDR rather well - don't
expect him to announce and re-
nounce until the last minute. In
their opinion, he wants to DOM
mate the convention. But, most
important of all-and here is the
kernel of their discoveries - he
wants to make a third term
remuneration so ringing and elo-
quent that it will make G. Wash
ington's declination seem like q
refusal to attend a barbecue.
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HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, JANUARY %

Adverse aspects are discerned
In the horoscope for today. 1t
Is not a fortunate date for sign
Ing legal papers nor Is it prom
ising for initiative.
HEART AND HOME: Under
this sway the head Of the family
may be difficult to manage. The
stars presage a period Of ex-
IRENE consciousness of financial
problems. From small wage
earners to the nations highest
treasury officials, there is likely
10 be concern regarding debts
and how to meet them.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: The
stock market fluctuations today
may bring profit. owing to an
unexpected demand for certain
commodities, but there will be
headaches for spectators before
the end OF the month. Trade
should continue brisk. Synthetic
foods will gain In popularity.
New inventions will be profit
able.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Wo-
mems organizations will gain in
influence as they strive earnestly
to advocate peace. The stars APP
pear to presage little political
recognition OF women. although
they may be effective in secur-
ing reforms In governmental
policies.
IN TERN TION AL Az
FAIRS: The Unite States
should be able to WELD supreme
influence this year in interna-
tional conferences. While the
president win exercise only such
authority as belongs to a neutral
government, his policies viii be
courageous and viii command
respect. Our governments offers
to serve in peace negotiations
may bring about a delay in the
general conflict.
Persons whose birthdate it Is
have the augury Of a year Of
good fortune. Many pleasures
await both men and women.
Children born on this day
probably VIII be talented in
music and the arts. They should
be successful in procuring recog-
milton.
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Your HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Orthopedic surgeons have been
giving a great deal Of considera-
ton to the feet, particularly
since feet are being used less
than they were before the COM
ing Of the automobile.
Once the small foot was adj
mired not only by the Chinese
but by American women. Now
it is recognized that a foot
ought to be proportionate to the
rest of the body. and that foot
too small for the rest Of the body
Is really a deformity.
Women pay much more atten-
ton to the covering of their feet
than do men. In a perfectly
rational world, women would
wear the same type Of shoe for
all purposes. But, nowadays,
women wear low-heeled shoes for
walking. something with a slight
heel for sports. and a high
heeled shoe for dancing. DR..
Emil Hauser says that ii would
be just as ridiculous for a wom-
an to wear hiking shoes on a
ballroom floor as il would be
for her to wear high-heeled slip
pers for sports. Others insist,
however, that high-heeled shoes
are Objectionable at any time.
Great changes have also come
about in the kind of stockings
that are worn. Women used to
wear heavy cotton. isle, and oc-
casionally silk stockings. Now
there is silk for all purposes,
except when rayon is used as
substitute. Wool hose have
practically disappeared except
for skiing and skating. There
are also combinations of silk and
wool. Cotton has almost dis
appeared as material for stock
ings. Most important in rela-
tionship TO stockings. however,
is the elimination Of wrinkles
and worn places. and also fire.
quent changing.
Few people stop to consider
the Importance OF proper n.y.
giene in relationship to cover
ings for the feet worn at home.
House slippers are useful, but
they do not provide a substitute
for regular shoes. II the arches
of the feet are weak. house slip
pers which do not provide ade-
quate support will increase the
difficulty.
Proper hygiene for the feet de-
mands adequate rest and suit
able exercise. There is tend
ency. as we grow older. for the
valves of the veins to break
down and for the blood TO be-
come static in the legs. Eleva-
ton of the feet at frequent inter-
walls during the day is hygienic
measure. particularly for those
who lead sedentary lives.
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With a fervid demonstration
of an economic streak, the COM
mittee sliced the maritime COM
Missions appropriation by 49,
100000. But at the same time
the political financiers raised by
$50. 900. 900 the amount for
which the shipbuilders are au-
thorized to contract-after the
election, OF course. Thus the
next congress and the next presi-
dent. whether Democratic Of Re-
publican. must make up these and
similar deficiencies by emergency
appropriations.
Louis the XVIII had a couple
of words for this sort Of shenani-
gans. They were AFTER me,
the deluge." But 1t is still very
doubtful whether the more hard
boiled and more anti-administra-
ton senate committee will fall in
with this scheme.
The proposal Of American aid
TO Finland may precipitate nom
partisan congressional investiga-
ton Of the moves which the U. S.
has made on behalf Of the Allies
in favor of the so-called de-
mocracies. Nobody criticizes the
stratagems, for public sympathy
is generally with Great Britain,
France and Finland. But there
is an insistent demand on Capitol
Hill that Uncle Sam make no
commitments which will event.
ually involve him in war.
Besides summoning Cordell
Hull, the investigators may call
Ambassadors Kennedy, Davies
and Wilson. who are now in this
country on leave or special duty.
They may also question Navy
Secretary Edison and Army Sec
rotary Woodring and, most OF
all. Treasury Boss Henry Nor
genthau. He has recently and
quietly been made the personal
representative of the president
in supervising Allied purchases,
both military and non-military,
in this country. The New York
Federal Reserve bank is virtually
acting as the Allies payoff agent.
The army has winked-as re-
vealed here several weeks ago
at the shipment Of planes to
Finland which had been built
for our forces. American planes
destined to bomb German cities
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Tax Me, Please

Offhand anyone would say that II isn't possble-except
that it he's really happened.
man in Newark N. j. asked to be taxed. He said he
had lived in Newark number Of years. always earned
decent salary and had received tax BILL He even
sounded little hurt about it.
Well Newark officials discovered the real
estate But they're going him for personal prop
erty and maybe they find few other taxes to levy
against him. just to make MIN feel that he belongs.
Anyone else who wants to complain in similar vein may
do So few incidents like that and won't
Be worried about its tax program in election year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-23
SO THEY SAY

The secret service has not
lost a president since it was
created in 1902 and it does not
intend to.-Tho m as Qualters
president Roosevelt,s personal
bodygusrd.
All of US Russian democrats
and true Russian patriots pro-
test against the shameful and
dishonest action of Stain in Fin
land--Alexsnder Kerensky
leader Of 1917 Russian revolu.
ton. now living in the United
States.
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Keeping Up-fo-Da

The Finnish people can be at
tackled. but they cannot be con-
quered. They can be humbled.
but they can neither be Destroy
ed nor acknowledgements
tive Bruce Barton rep. n. ".
Our people are sincerely con-
WINGED that they can win next
yesr-snd they are going to win.
John Hamilton, national COP
chairman
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Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this COLI
urnn letters must give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
will be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: Can the state gov
eminent or any lesser govern
ment In the L. :. A. tar any
federal property What Is the
elevation at Tacoma; NJ Eaton
Vile. MIKE.
The state. county and city
cannot tax federal property and
the United States cannot tax
theirs. On the theory that the
power to tax is the power to
destroy. taxation in any degree
il regarded as infringement on
sovereign rights. Until this year
that was interpreted by the SUI
preme court to mean that the
federal income tax could not APP
ply TO stat employees. and vice
versa. II you wish an opinion
on tsx-free federal property. ask
Assessor Fred Smith. whose
county, with national park and
military reservation, is largely
u. S. owned.
Tacoma's elevation at the city
hall Is 10 feet; Eatonville at
the railroad station is 800 feet
above sea level.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me about when this ma
neuvcr between the army and
navy will be over: And also.
II the third tank company will
ever return 10 Fort Lewise
LOUIS NJ.
The present maneuvers are
due to end this week, but the
soldiers are expected 70 remain
at Camp Ord, Monterey. Calf,
three or four more months, pos
sibly until late May or early
June. before returning to Fort
Lewis.
Mr.. Fixit: My child was horn
In Michigan. Where would I send
to get Its birth certificates To
whom would I address the letter
and how much would this cost
me? MRS. r.
Write 10 the Bureau OF Vital
Statistics. State Capitol, Lans-
ing, Mich. II should cost about
so cent for a duplicate copy Of
the certificate.
Mr.. Ffxit: I am widow near
90 years old, have no relatives
who can aid me. Is there a wild
owls pension that would help me
and where could ] 20 to receive
aid !. MRS. r. J.
AhtfE - it ERttiai PtttAhth
to aid widows except those with
dependent children under 16
years Of age. For one not old
enough to qualify for old-age
assistance but out Of the young
err group the only source of aid
Ia direct relief, for which you
would have to consult the county
welfare department in your COM
munity.
Mr.. Fixit: I have two so cent
pieces, one dated 1884 with ar
rows on each side Of date and
one dated 1864. Would you
please tell me n they are listed
u more than 80 cents value:
NJ. ID. II.
They appear to have no special
value. though 1883 and 1855
"four-bit" pieces do.
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FEDERATION OPPOSES
PENSION INITIATIVE

Editor, The Times: II has been
announced that within a few
days. petitions are TO be circu-
lated to secure signatures in SUP
port Of an initiative. known as
the Senior Citizens Grant Act, ="
sponsored by the Washington
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An Inside Picture Of Finan-
.;.l and Political America
L IGHI

WASHINGTON house appropriations committees mas
lust supplied curious closeup It's OF the
tricks the party patriots will employ to satisfy 'ne gimme
boys" without necesstating the politically dangerous
81 b hic debt limit in reelection year There are other
methods of sdestepping the problem until after November
but this appears TO be the slickest record SO far
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in service that year, as follows:
Freight, 81 per cent; switching,
q per cent; passenger. Is per
cent. and work. l per cent. The
1884 railroad-operated trucks,
over a third again as many as
railroad locomotives, were used
for: Intercity service, $500:
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terminal transfer service, Gill;
store-door delivery, 4s,7S0; ex-
press agency trucks WHOLLY
owned by the railroads), 10,063.
Another fact revealed by the
commission was that the rail-
roads had 1,771, 900 freight cars
at the close Of 1888.
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TRUCKS VS.. LOCOMOTIVES
Strange as it seems. there
were in the United States In
1888 more railroad operated
trucks than railroad locomotives,
according to Interstate Com
merce Commission.
There were 56, 544 locomotives
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ToDAy's COMMON ERROR

DO not say. Il want to see you
very badly. say, very much"
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At this critical time. Mr..
Roosevelt should not eliminate
himself from the contest.-Sen-
stor George w. Norris lind.
Neb1. advising the president to
remain silent on third term in
tentlons.
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IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE ROSS

NEW YORK - How do mat
ters stand with the dainty
Viennese star, Luise Rainier. and
her turbulent dramatist-mate,
Clifford Odets?
Matters stand pat.
Rumor has pursued this pair
in all directions since incompati-
bility drove Luise into the d.
vorce courts, only to annul the
separation. They cooed and
made up.
One night, at a nitery named
La Conga, they memorialized
their mutual affection by draw
ing a lipstick heart on the wall
with the initials, IL. r." and
&C. o." thanking Cupid's arrow.
Then a relapse-for the famed
twain was known to be sepa-
rated again by distance and un-
even temperament.
And to tell the truth, even
those who pursue privates lives.
were finding the Rainer-Odets
vaccillating bit tiresome. But
/ promised to come clean and
here goes:
Recently Luise dropped into
town from Hollywood to per-
form a local chore. The rumor-
mongers insisted that she would
remain with her playwright
mate while. But they were
wrong. The chore done, Luise
arranged to fly west without
postponement. So there you are,
so far as that love-saga goes.
NO SOUR NOTES
IN BANDMAN'S BLISS
Your correspondent also is in
a position TO state that it isn't
true what they are saying of
Bandleader Hal Kemp and his
socialite wife. Martha Stephen.
son. All rumor. friends, and not
a grain of truth. A couple of
seasons ago, Martha was New
York's No. l Glamor Girl, a
forerunner to Brenda Frazier.
Hal, an amiable batoneer OF
humble origin, was leading an
orchestra.
And one night they got mar
ried. The cosby tongues
wagged, 1T couldn't last" and
they won't get along" And
now two years have passed and
the nuptials are virtually at the
honeymoon stage. There will be
rumors TO the contrary. anyway.
until the couple celebrates its
25th wedding jubilee. That's all
/ have on the subject.
HIDING OUT
IN PUBLIC
In an obscure corner at the
Algonquin the other midnight
sat Marian Anderson whose
voice was hailed by Toscanini as
the ages miracle" supping on
a cup Of thin consomme. She
was not RECALLED by more than
the attentions of two companions
but only a half hour before at
Carnegie hall, throng of many
thousands was cheering her
magic warbling. after many
thousands more had been turned
away for lack Of space.
It's not unusual In Manhattan
for a much-attended celebrity 10
seek a hideaway in a public
pub. a midnight supper and a
relaxing hour. without the pack
Of admirers al the heel.
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There is no sense In q union
making demands for twice as
much as they expect 10 get and
for employers refusing to do
anything about 1t at all.-Gov.
Luren ID. Dickinson OF Michi-
gan.
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70l Commerce st. Just across
from city hall).
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To receive attention N this coll
unn letters must give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
will be published when requested.
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Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me- about when this ma
neuvcr between the army and
navy Will be over: And also.
II the third tank company will
ever return 10 Fort Lewiss
unUfUC ~
La gaceta., 1940-06-26
MEJICO NO
RIA Ell EJERCITO CON d.
NERO AMERICANA
UN ALEMAN HABIA CONS
TRUIDO UN AEROROMO
Goes Monteiro recOmienda Ia
cooperation de las dos Americas

Ciudad de MEXICO, JUNO 90
FL gobierno desminti6 la noticia
de que Sc propone cuadruplicar
ell ejereito con ayuda monetaria
de los Estados Unidos.
Una session. especial del Con-
greso sera convocada para dis
cutir la ley de servicio y entire
namiento militar Obligatorio.
Tambien sc Ia desmentido ell
rumor de que 1000 oficiales Sc
ran entrenados en- Estados Uni
dos y que Sc compraran seis des
tructores al Gobierno de la We
Gina RepGblica.
Cerca de Chambo, en- ell E
cuadOr Sc deseubri6 un aer6drO-
mo que secretamente habia cons
truidO un aleman. E Gobierno
le Ina dado 10 dfas para salir del
territorio.
FL general Pedro Aurelio Goes
Monteiro, jefe de estado mayor
del ejercito brasilerO, pide hoy
la cooperation de todos en- un
programa de defensa, pOr GUAM
to es necesario salvar las con-
quistas de Ia cultura y apartar-
las del virus imperialista.
En- una eomida dada al corO-
mel Allen Kimberley, del ejerci-
to de los Estados Unidos, Ell ge-
neral manifesto que Ia p0siei6n
de- Brasil. material J tteniea-
La gaceta., 1940-06-26

ron en- Holanda, Noruega, Bel
gica Y Francia.
Manejada por excelentes pi
lotos, la aviaci6n inglesa es in
ferior en- numero de aviones a
la alemana, pero sigue proban
do su efectividad. Cinco apara-
tos de bombardeo del enemigo
fueron derribados aver EN- In
glaterra.
Los cazas alemanes atacaron
a los aviones b~ritanicos de bonn
bardeo, sobre su territorio Y en-
Holanda, pero todos regresa.
rom sin novedad. Lord Beaver
brook declare hoy que la inten-
sificaci6n en- la industrial de
aeroplanos ACADIA de llegar a
un nuevo nivel de production.
Las iltimas n~oticias de los
Balkanes hablan de un enten-
dimiento italo-nazi- s~ovieticO.
Aseg1rase que Russia lie quiz
tara a Rumania la Besarabia,
sin guerra; Alemania Sc apo
derara de Hungria; Bulgaria
recuperara una porci6n de su
antique territorio, e Italia Sc
apodeara de la costa de Dial.
macia. por cuenta de Yugoes-
lavia. Hoy Sc observe un nue.
vo movimiento de tropas italia
mas en- direction de Yugoesla-
via.
Por otra parte Sc asegura
que Alemania buscara pronto
un pretexto para romper con
Russia y crear una agitaci6n de
independence en- Lituania, a
poyado por sus tropas.
La impres6n en- los circulos
oficiales es que a Stain lie lie
CARA su bora de aggression ma
ri; pero que Ell prefiere, actual
mente, agarrarse a la esperan-
"a.
Ell Soviet ha ordenado una
semana de trabajo de Sc no.
ras, con siente dfas, y probibe
a los trabajadores pasar de un
empleo a otro, y de una pObla
ci6n a otra.
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Los del 'aislamiento" Sc oponen a una
proposition del Jefe de Estado
Stassen apoya a Wilkie y Gannett Sc declare en-
contra del "Caballo Negro"
Ford, un condecorado de Hitler, "deshace" UT
c~ontrato acceptable por su hijo

La mayoria de los lideres re-
publicanos no acepta el "aisla-
miento" pero desea una plata.
rorma ode manos atuera" en-
suantO a la intervention en- IA
guerra.
A las dos de Ia tarde de hoy
sc anunci6 Que la convention 81
reunira a las cinco, con el fin de
DIR V aprobar 'la plataforma'.
Creese que las nominaciones,
con sus correspondents discur
SOS, comenzaran en- horas de ia
noche.
Ell secretario de la presiden-
cia, Sr. Early, fue interrogado
hoy sobre ell sentir del gobier-
no en- cuanto a la actitud de
Henry Ford, un condecorado lie
Hitler, oponiandose a construir
5000 motores de aeroplanos pa
ra la Gran Bretana. Edsel Ford
habfa acceptable ell contrato, pa-
70 ell viejo resolvi6 cancelarlo.
Mr.. Ford, declare ell secrata-
rio, tiene deredho a.escoger v a.
ceptar contracts. Ell problema
es de la incumbencia de Mr..
Knudsen, de la General Motors,
que tiene a su cargo Ell dar las
6rdenes y otorgar los contracts.
Dfcese cue la compania Pack
ard dispone de grandes recur-
SOS y que recibira la orden de
5000 motores para Ing~laterra y
5000 para Estados Unidos.
Ford es considerable aqui an
hombre terco y estimase que no
m~odificara gu actitud.
Hace algunos amos, sin en-
barge, inici6 una violenta cam
paha contra los judios, campa-
ma totalitaria, pero mas tarde
di6 una explicaci6n v diio que
habia cambiado de parecer.
No Sc recibieron hoy noticias,
en- cuanto a publicidad, de la es-
cuadra americana, salida aver
&c Hawaii con "rumbo descono-
cido".
La gaceta., 1940-06-26

mente, facilitara las tareas de
los pueblos de Latin America.
la Amrieca Latina debe unir-
Sc para coDnservar Ell continent
e impedir que sea presa de ms
tintos depredatorios.
"El p~residente Roosevelt. Dor
medic de su norma de Buen We
ha creado una nueva at
mosfera y dado objetividad tan
gible a los ideales pan-america-
nos. Pidi6 ell general al coronel
sea interprete, .nte Ell gobierno
de Estados Unidos, de los sem
timientos de amistad del pueblo
teblasilero.
"Ahora mas que nunca debe-
mos laborar por una America Il
nida capaz de defender su sobe-
rama. La cooperation defensive
de las dos Americas es necesA-
ria para conservar Ell future de
cada uno y todos los pueblos de
este hemisferio.