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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Watch Out for
the Ghost Of 1851

Back in 1916 Is and II, when half the world was
trouble keeping the clear for American merchantmen
N fact he had much trouble that he finally decided
April 8, 1917, to get into the fight himself.
Today the United States has neutrality law. the chief
function of which is to keep out of inducements in the
current Yet the state department st finds it neces
ea from time to time dispatch curt little notes. partcu
larry to Britain reminding the English that for all theoret
cal purposes the are still free.
The present session of Congress has its eye the stua
ton. According to Washington Coumnist Bruce Cation,
Representative Melvin Mas (Rep MIMI will shortly in
troduce bill asking congress to halt exports of war
materials from this country to any nation which Is guilty
vessels for unreasonable lengths of time.
American vessels have been held for two or three weeks
while allied authorities have searched the holds for contra
band II has been decatey limited that the British
men cy. ever to it's own merchant fleet may be cooperat
ing with shipping interests At least is known that British
shippers watch cargoes that delayed American vessels
and then tell exporters that they throw their business to
the English fleet, no delays will be incurred.
So far American lives have been lost through sinking
Of American vessels Refugee Americans have persisted
foreign boats but this isn't quite the same thing and hasn't
succeeded in arousng any fiery show of temper on the
part Of the people.
Congress and American shippers. nevertheless, be-
ginning to feel that the situation had better be cleared up
master General Farley sent through the state department
concerning delays in mail bound for Germany The cate
goral expected will not satisfy Farley congress
unless the British do something about getting shipments
through faster. k
Freedom of the seas is of course. quaint tradition
during time of The rights of beigerent nations
always humping into the rights Of neutrals Begerents
have the right to pursue of action that will help
them win the and neuas should be permitted to do
everything to clear of it. But everybody the same
sea, and rights" sometimes get badly jumbled up.
It is difficult to understand the English point of view
IN this dispute 1t secret that Britain would like to keep
the United States neutral ally il it cannot have
IN active 1t is possible that England feels our sym.
pathies are so strongly anNaz that bear bit Of
pushing around.
At all events the United States must take great pains
become aroused by Incidents. 1t collection of such
incidents" that led us into the 20 years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
/. To which country does the
island Of Corfu belong?
2. In chemistry, does the SYM
boil "Fe" mean mercury, iron or
fluorine?
3. For which professional foot
ball team is Harold RED
Grange an assistant coach?
4. Name the foreign minister
of Japan.
5. Is electricity visible?
8. Which city was the capital
Of Oklahoma, prior to 1911?
I. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word fistula?
s. What is Photographic will ,
.. Name the last state to be
admitted 20 the Union.
10. In units Of length. how
many feet are in one chain?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is

This Is a day to seek pleasant
surroundings for there may be
tidings that are depressing to
sensitive persons. Contracts
should not be signed under this
sway. Places OF amusement
should profit as there will be an
inclination to seek crowds of
merrymakers. An epidemic OF
Gods and attendant maladies is
prognosticated.
Heart and Home: This sign
presages hard tests to character
as the winter advances. The
stars will influence the young
to acquiesce to good advice and
serious direction. Letters will
bring important news to girls
who are engaged.
Business Affairs: Commerce
Of the United States will suffer
from war limitations decreed by
foreign governments. Embar-
RAISING incidents will multiply
for neutral nations. Novel forms
of propaganda viii be introduced
by Maxi and Soviet governments.
Speculation should be avoided
under this eonfiguration.
National Issues: lnyestiga-
tons Of various departments Of
government relief will reveal
gross mismanagement. especially
in the west. Reduction OF the
number of persons receiving aid
will cause much suffering this
winter and will sow seeds Of un-
rest and even revolution. Co
operative projects will multi
ply.
international Affairs: British
naval losses in the war will
arouse worldwide reactions and
will precipitate surprising events
of special concern 10 the United
States. Secrecy and treachery
will appear to be responsible for
temporary victories for Hitler
and the Nazi government.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury Of q year Of
good fortune. Both men and
women should push their best in
terests in business or the pro-
LESSONS.
Children born on this day
probably will attain great sue
cess and happiness. The subjects
Of this sign viii prove talented
in the medical profession and
lucky In speculation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

In trial-ballooning Robert II.
jackson for either first or second
place on the national ticket, Mr..
Roosevelt virtually reads his
postmaster general out Of the
picture. for two candidates cam
not come from the same state.
Even before he gave this evil
dence of his ehilliness toward
the Farley boom. the president
had Indicated 10 callers that he
did not take his No. / politico's
candidacy seriously. This infor-
nation. naturally, has been re-
layed to Farley. and did not tend
to make him very happy.
On his side the president I'M
doubtedly resents Jim's frequent
confidential conferences with the
vice president. perhaps wonders
what plans, if any, they are
Matching. No question of disloy-
atty is involved. for II is the ma
tional chairman's business TO be-
come acquainted with the inten-
tons of all the candidates for the
nomination. By the same token.
Jim must keep these secrets to
himself - certainly not carry
tales from one camp to another.
One thing is certain. however,
without Jim's active assistance
it will be extremely difficult for
the president to nominate Jack
son or any other dyed-in-thewool
New Dealer except himself.
Navy secrets involving bitter
backstage controversies over top
heavy destroyers, pocket battle
ships and 65.000-ton capital ves-
sells will be spilled before the
naval subcommittee of the house
appropriations committee when
it opens a secret investigation of
our naval establishment next
week. Several admirals are eager
to talk, and the hearings will
make sensational headlines IL
and when they are published.
They will divulge that the navy
general board has had to resist
terrific pressure from advocates
of construction of pocket battle
ships for the u. S. The president,
certain shipbuilding interests and
members Of congress insisted
that the Hitler type of ship would
revolutionize naval warfare, and
argued in favor of American
imitation. The decision to delay
the building of two cruisers last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
SCIENCE NEWS

Wars do not increase inventive
genius. Contrary to popular be-
lief they retard it. records show.
In 1917, the year America enter
ed the World war, the U. S.
patent office received 10000
applications. These dropped to
$1,000 in 1918 and rose again TO
$4,000 the year after the war.
The same kind Of drop occurred
during the Spanish American
and Civil wars. To further prove
the point, the British patent Of
flee revealed that applications.
which reached 10000 in 1918.
the year before the World war.
had dropped TO 1900 in the
year 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
TULSA EDITORS ATTACK
GOES UNANSWERED

Editor The Times: We, as as
sociates of the Northwest Geo.
graphic Society, Inc, cannot, at
this time, be expected to be other
than neutral to the controversy
between Seattle and Tacoma
relative to the continuation of
Mt. Rainier VS.. restoration of
the name Mt. Tacoma.
But, as residents of the lat
ter, we were greatly astonished
and as equally panied to see
what little effect an article pro-
duced which was published re-
Gently in one of our local pa
pers. Richard Lloyd Jones, edi-
tor of the Tulsa (Oklahoma)
had the following to say con-
corning the Chambers action:
Tacoma, a City of Softies.
Cities are built by the courage
of their Observation-Disclosures.
IF any town in America
should be awarded a medal for
having the softest, most spine
less citizens, that distinction
should 60 to Tacoma, Washing
ton. 1t is a city that was made
not because its settlers were
men of any particular purpose
or power. II is a city that was
made because nature provided a
setting where a city was inevi-
table. Even spineless citizens
could make city where Tacoma
stands"
The above is just one of the
many paragraphs too lengthy for
further quotation here, but addi-
tional information can be had
by writing Northwest Geograph-
ical Society, Inc. 1888 Es. d
st, Tacoma.
However. we are sure that
Tacomans interested in the well
fare of the city did not deliber-
ately sidestep the challenge
made by Mr.. Jones. We trust
that they would be interested II
il were brought to their atten-
ton. At such time as this a
huge defense program would be
OF vital Importance If the peo-
pie of Tacoma are not TO lose
the respect of the nation, and
of the people who have fought to
uphold the name Of Mt. Tacoma
these many years.
r. BERGO,
President.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Your HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor, journal Of the American
Medical Association, and Of
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Most OF the 1899 research on
the glands was concentrated on
the male and female sex hor-
mones. These substances are now
available in various forms, and
may be injected into the body,
rubbed into the skin, or planted
In pellets. for slow absorption,
under the skin.
The male sex hormone. which
Is scientifically called testoster-
one propionate, has now been
shown To be Of value particularly
In men who have lost the func-
ton Of certain glands because Of
disease which necessitated surgi-
cal operation. because of acci-
dent, or because of some failure
at birth.
Men of the feminine type,
when given this substance. pro-
duce a growth of beard and de-
velop a deepening of the voice,
and show general increased mas
culinity. The material is also
used In men past the age Of so.
who, in some instances, seem TO
pass through period resem-
bling the change OF life in
women.
Particularly significant in re-
lationship to the use Of the fe-
male sex hormone is its effect
on cases of leukoplakia. In this
condition, there is a thiekening
OF the surface of the tongue and
sometimes OF the membranes
lining the cheeks.
Investigations also showed that
these glandular materials, when
injected into animals in excessive
amounts. stimulate the growth
of cancer. particularly when in
jected into mice of a cancer
strain. In human beings. in
stances are reported in which
there has been sudden. massive
swelling OF the breasts. These
occurrences indicate the neces-
sity for extreme caution and con-
troll in the use of these powerful
preparations.
As the year ended, II was an
nounced that synthetic sub
stitute for the female sex hor-
none had been discovered. The
product Is called stilbesterol.
Much interest during 1889 was
centered on the numerous hor-
mones which are derived from
the pituitary gland. and the re-
lstionship OF this gland 10 the
other glands of the body. The
pituitary gland seems 10 be the
source Of hormones concerned
with growth, with the flow Of
mothers milk when she Is nurs-
ing baby. with the hair. and
with all Of the sexual functions
OF the body. No doubt. 1910 viii
see new hormones isolated from
the pituitary gland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
ASKS EXPLANATION
OF WAR TALK

Editor. The Times: Loose talk
as we have just heard. war in 10
or 20 years, needs explanation
from those who speak Of such
things.
Living up TO the democratic
way which We hold superior,
means all voters should know
all OF the facts. II those who
tell Of the future cannot prove
their statements We are need
lessly creating fear and con-
fusion
II the steel makers are starv-
ing Il would be much better 10
feed them than 10 build bigger
targets for mines, submarines
and bombers in the line Of super
battleships.
As the writer understands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
NIGHT
WRITER

Paul Vincent Carroll, eminent
Irish playwright, became so ac-
customed to penury in Glasgow.
where he toiled as a S12-a-week
schoolmaster and wrote his plays
In the dead of night, cancelling
sleep. that he cannot change.
Now that he is affluent and
able to live well and regulate
his hours to leisurely routine,
he still seeks out the smallest
room at the Algonquin. busies
himself with other matters by
day, and when the town sleeps,
burns the figurative midnight
oil. and writes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: Is II against the
law 10 attempt TO collect . bill,
orally or otherwise, In . public
place In the presence Of onlook-
ers or listeners In the state OF
Washington! ELS.
There Is nothing slanderous
In reminding a person that he
owes you money. Possible en-
barrassment Ia one Of the pen
sities Of not paying bills.
Mr.. Fixlt, Could you please
give me the origin Of the police
dog: Il 10 . fact that silver
coins coined In Mexico that are
counterfeit are welcomed In the
United States without protest
due TO the fact that they con-
tain more silver than u. 8.
coins? The story goes that
these coins are eventually gath
cred In TO the banks and turned
over 10 the government for re-
minting. II. N. Y.
Police dogs may be of q num-
Der Of varieties srained by Euro
pean police forces to aid In
their work. Most Of those we
think Of as police dogs. how
ever. are German Shepherds,
which clearly trace their line
age to the wolf.
Deciding whether a Mexican
coin is counterfeit or legitimate
might take an expert In inter-
national law. Various states. in
time Of revolt, have coined
their own money. II might be
that particularly ignorant coun-
terfeiters some time have made
q few pesos with higher silver
content than lawful coins. but
1t In not the rule. All Mexican
coins are valued exactly accord
ing to the amount OF silver in
them. Face value means MOTH
ing.
Mr.. Fixlt: What do you use
for dog that has mango around
his eye. I have medicine but Il
Is too strong for 80 close TO the
eye. We can't afford to take
him 10 . veterinary.
A READER.
From what we learn about
mango. you can't afford not to
take the dog to veterinarian,
ut least To find out what kind
OF mango he has. There are two
distinct kinds of mango and
treatment for the wrong one
may be dangerous. A fairly safe
home remedy we've seen APP
piled Is a simple paste of sui
phur and lard. but 1t would have
little effect on the more serious,
penetrating type of mango.
Mr.. rxit: What states would
one 20 through on the Milwau-
kec road between Tacoma and
Chicago? What In Al Jolson's
address, Some tell me Bling
Crosby was born In Puyailup.
Others In Seattle and Tacoma.
which Of the three is correct?
BLUE EYES.
The Milwaukee goes across
Washington. Idaho. Montana.
corner of North Dakota, South
Dakota. Minnesota. Wisconsin
and rs miles OF Illinois.
Al Jolson's address is The
Lambs. $50 w. 44th ST., New
York City.
Who's Who says Crosby was
born In Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

NEW YORk-The table-talk
turned the other night TO ideal
literary dens. A scrivener was
moaning that he had drifted
from office to hotel room to
Greenwich Village flat to a
bucohc refuge--and had not yet
found the place where he could
summon the muse. And so the
cases of others so afflicted were
cited.
Clifford Odets has found his
eyrie in mammoth Village
apartment house. He is up high,
and in the apartment are an
electric organ and gramaphone.
There he sits at his console and
plays a few classic tunes and
listens to a couple before he
sits down to compose his taut
and brittle dialogue.
Maxwell Anderson owns
stately house at New City. just
beyond Suburbia. But he does
not work in the house. Half an
acre beyond 1t he has had built
a little hut, heater for the win
ter, where he retires to write
his dramas in one piece, not
emerging until he has finished.
KOBER Is
CUBICLE COMPOSER
Gene Fowler used to find
creative solace at Fire Island,
accessible only by boat from the
mainland Of Long Island. A rest
less scribe, though, he needs the
shifting scene in order really TO
get down to work.
Recently, he safaried TO Java
and out OF that journey emerged
his newest book, illusion In
Java"
Arthur kober, a successful
playwright. short-story author
and scenarist, could have COM
Portable domestic surroundings
II he sought them, for his lit
erary labors. But he became so
habituated in his earlier occu-
patton to office hours that he
rents a miniature cubiele in a
downtown office building and
hides away there when he is at
work.
One with his office in his hat
is Thornton Wilder. most pedes-
trian. in literal sense, OF
scribes. Wilder walks when in
the throes Of composition. When
he was writing "Our Town, he
prowled Paris and its suburbs
for more than year. collecting
thoughts and lines.
When he was writing a new
play in Manhattan. he used TO
cover the territory from the Bat
terry to the Bronx before he was
finished.
crExNrnECE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

A psychiatrist advises women
10 baby their husbands. This
does not mean encouraging them
TO take to the bottle.
Georgia fisherman made a
pretty good haul by draining q
pond and soooping up the fish.
Anything. these days. for sport.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE ROSS

quent excursions to the nearby
Salinas or San Francisco.
One of the most fabulous of
methods for literary work is
William Faulkner's. In his home
in the deep south he boasts that
he does his best writing to the
accompaniment of breezy swing
songs played on an old. battered
monograph.
Because it is difficult to write
and change records st the same
time, he employs small negro
boy to stand by and replace the
discs. The pickaninny has no
other duty in his job with Faux
nPr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
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A0aH.
Is The RICHEST NAN
IN The MaRLD/
III 0MWS The /
MHANESE MRRE//
HIRoHITO's WEALTH

Strange as 1t seems, His I'M
perial Majesty Hirohito, 124th
emperor of Japan in an unbroken
dynasty, Is the worlds richest
individual. his own personal
wealth comprising the whole Of
Japan. Reason is that the Jap
anese emperor. considered di-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Changing Pace

Comrade Stain Of the Soviets has changed his mind
There will be no 'blitxlrieg" in Finland.
What poppycock said official Russian communicates to
assume that the Red army thought for moment it could
squelch the Firms with lightning stroke 1t seems that
however badly the Firms may sweep up the Soviet army
Joe Stains press agents win have the world believe their
boss planned il that way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
An Inside Picture of Finan.
eial and Political America
| lGH

ference toward James A. Farleys l940 ambitions mas
assumed the proportions of family scandal among tne
elect of the party and congress Odfashloned democrats
cannot reconcile F. D. RS present standoffishness with
the key role Jim played in nominating the man IN the
L;fa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Soldiers Of France Find
New ldeos Prevail in Army

THERE'S new spirit and new
l. strategy evident in the armies
OF France today. The caste spirit
has practically disappeared. Of
ficers and enlisted men mix freely
when discipline permits. Strict
observance of all army regula-
tons is not demanded in the
Maginoi Line. and obedience is
based upon the poilu's apprecis-
ton of the necessity of such dis
cipline.
French generals have a greater
regard for the poilu's life than in
the World War, and il is improb-
able that the slsughters Of Verdun
and other battles will be repeated.
France modified $4,000 men
during the World War. After the
Armistice, the nation counted
1887 500 dead, 4 ,266 900 wounded
and 537 900 taken prisoners.
Funds for a monument 10 these
heroes were collected by the issue
OF the French seni-postal stamp,
above, honoring the French in
fantryman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
STEINBECk
NEEDS QUIET

John Steinbeck has said often
that he would find 1t difficult TO
write his books in the hurry
burly Of New York and. indeed.
when he was dramatizing OF
Nice and Men" had TO take
refuge at George S. Kaufmans
farm, in order TO sense his old
environment
For he does the major part Of
his work on his ranch At Los
Gstos. Cal. and he is said TO get
into the spirit Of things by fire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

THINKS STAMP PLAN
WILL PROVE JOKE

Editor, The Times: Please let
me express my opinion about
these green stamps the govern
ment furnishes to go with WPA
and straight relief. Personally
/ think they are a big joke, but
good for the state as this will
allow the state to shift addi-
tional cost to the federal gov
eminent.
A person receiving voucher
for food will be required to allow
the amount deducted from his
present food allowance and ap-
piled towards green stamps.
The answer is the fact that
the state just worked the rab-
bits foot on Uncle Sam. You
can buy certain things with
these stamps so this will give
the store a chance to get rid
Of some of its junk.
GLEN NICHOLSON.
1921 Fawcett Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

The defense of liberty is great and honorable duty
Our only hope Is that It will prove too great for the
powers Of the small natonPremier Rsto Ryti of Finland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

the old military theory was to
carry the war to the enemy, but
mined harbors, submarines and
finally defense lines that even
an earthquake couldn't break
makes us wonder If we want
any dead heroes thousands Of
miles away.
Actions speak louder than
words; will our billions be for
defense or aggression?
r. A. KIESZLING,
oA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

A special U. S. commemorative
stamp may be issued on July 10.
1870, to honor the 5oih snniver-
ssry Of the admission Of the state
OF Wyoming 10 the Union
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

1897 by Schwartz, German in
ventor, was covered with thin
aluminium and was braced by
internal ribbing. In the first
ascent by a soldier named Platz,
the airship flew about four miles
and crashed. Platz escaped in
jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this coli
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
viii be published when requested.
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vine being, is the state. AL
though recognized by Japanese
law. this conception is today not
rigidly adhered to.
FIRST RIGID AIRSHIP
Similar In construction to
modern giant dirigibles, an odd.
bullet-shaped airship built in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13

Naked and We clothed me- was sick, and visited
was In prison and ye came unto me.-Matthew 25:36