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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22

As part of the 25th anniversary
celebration of Zion Lutheran
church. So. seth and Thompson,
Mrs. John Mattson. former presi-
dent of the Women's Missionary
federation of the church body, will
direct the services Friday evening
at s o'clock. The Rev. M. G. c.
vaageness. missionary to NADIA
gascar, will deliver the address.
The anniversary celebration,
held in conjunction with the west
coast district conference OF the
Lutheran Free Church of America.
will open Thursday evening at 8
o'clock and will continue through
Sunday.
The Rev. c. sorkness OF Ia
coma will bring the opening ad-
dress. The festival will be con-
cluded with a sermon by the Rev.
J. NJ. Halvorson OF Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
RED SECRETARY
GIVEN z YEARS

NEW TORN = Federal Judge
John c. Max Tuesday sentenced
welwel warxsowsr. Rnzslan.harn
financial secretary Of the Amerl-
can Communist party. 70 two
years in prison for using - II.
legally obtained passport.
Judge knaS also sssd Re would
recommend warszowers depoFta.
ton after he had served tho two.
year sentence.
Warszo~sr. alias Robert william
Wiener. Who Tor % years posed
- = nstlve-horn American. uas
convicted last week 81 giving false
Information in his application far
passport.
His chief. Earl Russell Browsier
general secretary ~ the Amer.
can Communist party. was sen.
fenced to four years in prison
and fined $4,000 for = similar Of.
Tense. and Is now =, liberty pend.
ing appeal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
CANDIDATES INVITED
To SPEAK TO CLUB

Primary election candidates are
invited 70 appear Thursday eve
ming before the Roosevelts Heights
Improvement club At IL meeting
AZ 3 o'clock In the Roosevelt
school annex.
This VIII be the clubs regular
business meeting. held this week
instead OF next - that It's mem.
hers could hear the candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
DIR. KINNAMAN TO Be
SPEAKER AT Y. M. B. E.

DR.. J. o. Kinnaman, one of the
two surviving Psychologists of the
group which discovered King Tut's
tomb, will be the speaker at the
Tacoma Young Mems Business
club meeting Friday noon in the
Hotel Winthrop junior ballroom. A
mixed double quartet from the mu-
steal comedy, Little Tycoon" will
add to Fridays entertainment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
DEbATERS TO
L|NF|ELD MEET
{. P. S. Squad Leaves
for McMinnville
on Wednesday

A large squad Of College of
Puget Sound debaters will leave
wednesday afternoon for McMinn-
vile, Ore. to compete in the tenth
annual Linfield college forensic
tournament which will be held
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
More than so colleges are expected
to enter this meet.
Debating the national question
for women will be the following
teams: Marie and Margaret Gil
strap, Pomla Normand and Lucia
Gjuka. and Helen Hite and Anita
Wegener. Mems teams will be
Duane Lamka and Lawrence Hen
derson. Sam Bait and Herman
kliener, Bob Elliott and Frank
Hanawalt. Charles McNary and
waiehi oyanagi. Dick Dews and
Russell Alsgaard, Bob Hardy and
Judd Day, and Gene Albertson and
Yoshiteru kawanano.
Extemporary women speakers
will be Margarita Irle, Barbara
Healy and Pomla Normand. Mems
extemporary speakers: Chuck
NJ Nary, Lawrence Henderson.
Yoshiteru Kawanano and Judd
Day. Orotary: Frank Hanawalt,
Dick Dews, Waichi oyanagi. Sam
Bait and Duane Lamka. After
dinner speaking: Chuck MeNary,
Judd Day and Gene Albertson.
1mpromptu: JUL Day. Girls ora
tory: Barbara Healy and Mar
garita Irle. Congress of human
relations: Justine DeWolfe, Ruth
McCrae and Margarita Irle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
GASOLINE, DIESEL OIL
USAGE SHOWS INCREASE

OLYMPIA - Gasoline usage in
Washington during January was
three and a half million gallons
ahead of last January. license d.
rector Dave S. Cohn reported to-
day.
Total sales reached 2e.371 ,094
gallons, compared to rs, 760,944 for
the month a year ago. OF last
months total. 23,439.o3s gallons
bore the five cent state tax. Diesel
oil sales almost doubled, rising
from 93.s05 gallons To 15s,904.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Discharged CCC
Boys Get Jobs

Three boys honorably discharged
from cCC camps In the Tacoma
area recently stepped into other
work almost Immediately, Local
ccC Selecting Agent Carl Hopkins
reported Wednesday.
William Sommery1lle. 422 SO. ]
st. who left Camp Millersylvania
after Is months. was hired at the
Tacoma shlpyard. Francis A. Ter
I'll, 10, OF Puyallup. who left Camp
Rainier after 10 months. has taken
a job as gardener for Norton clspp.
Joseph Taylor. 90 OF Box 274,
Buckley. went from Camp Sun
shine point into the U. S. navy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

Townsend club meetings sched-
uled for Thursday are as follows
Fircrest No. 10, Community
church; Gig Harbor No. /, base
ment of Catholic church. with
Ernest w. Foreman as speaker.
Harmony No. 30, X. c. hall. open
forum. program and refreshments;
Hawthorne No. 20. Ladies' auxil-
larry at clubhouse. 306 East 30th
St, at 11:30 a. m: South Tacoma
No. 8. Reisinger home, 1921 SO.
Puget Sound ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
DRILL TEAMS
TO TAKE PART

Drill teams OF Tacoma Council
No. IL. J. o. u. A. NJ, and of
Tacoma Council No. 7. Daughters
of America, viii take part Thurs
day evening In a joint open meet
ing at Sumner where new officers
of the Sumner council viii be In
stalled. John A. Arnold. deputy
state councillor. will head the Ia
coma council drill team and direct
the installation.
Assisting Arnold win be Ioran
Mcbride. Arthur Holdal. Wesley
Frazier, Bernie Foote and Harry
Frazier. William p. Mute, past
state councillor from olympic
Council. Seattle. Will be the
speaker.
The Tacoma Daughters OF Amer
lea drill team, oaptained by Mrs.
Guy II. Sellers. will perform a
fancy drill during the evening.
Assisting Mrs. Sellers will be
Mesdames Robin Otis. Edwin Good
ale, Cecil Gregory. Frank schar-
mann, Joe Roberts. William Tyler.
William Mcclelland, Adelbert Up
right, Hugh Greenfield and Ken
meth Reeves. Mrs. A. w. Paulson,
national organizer for the Daugh-
ters of America, will present a
short talk.
Members of the order from
Bremerton, Kent. Auburn. Beiling-
ham. Snohomish and Seattle coun-
ellis Will attend. An entertainment
will follow the installation cere-
monies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
TACoMANs GET CITATIONS

Two Tacomans are among IT
naval ROTC students who have
been awarded inspirational cita-
tons from Commander Eric c.
Barr of the University of Wash
ington NRCTc. They are Robert
Carlson. a junior, and Robert II.
Miller, sophomore. Both are men,
bers of Compass and Chart, naval
honorary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
TABERNACLE SPEAKER

Rev r. J Zach. KenerAi dlrpetnf
~ the aesndinavlan Alliances t1in-
sion. viii speak IN Calvary sabess
nAsls. 10 18th and ~ sts. a
fstn =. m. Thursday IL Wa m
many years In ths missionary
service IN sassih America
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22
Fuel Prices Drop in Tacoma
When Spring Comes Earlier

IT. hen |. lovely. hslmy winter
thus far and virtually everybody
= inclined - talk happily these
asss akeaE re entire weather
situation.
But not she fsa<i dealers Tn<y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-22

frown. cast dark looks and. "a The
whole. are burning up Most
Of them looked forward 10 an aver.
axe winter. containing ths usual
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
Liberia S Anniversary
Stamps

In celebration Of its Tooth ami
yersary, the Republic of Liberia has
issued special set of postage
stamps. Collectors are said to re-
gard them as one Of the most in
tefesting end c lorful sets Of stamps
recently issued
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
Great Exhibition of Democracy
Ru lMiIliam pickens for ANPl

A general national election III the United
states where over % million people dis
agreed with over 25 million, and yet we all
stand united behind The choice Of 25 mil
lion That is because We are u democracy.
Ne totalltaran state could stand such
division Of Votes. Nearly half the voters Of
tile great republic were for Wendell Will
kie. and slightly more than half were for
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Roosevelt wins.
therefore and Il the President of the re-
public. That Is order. civilization, de
mOcracy.
If there We're proportional representa-
ticn in this government, Willkie would
have received nearly half the electoral
college; there would be about 10 Republ-
can senator's III the congress, and nearly
half Of the representatives IN the house
would be Republcan.-For an outsider,
working against relief psychology and
war-scare, Willkie did as much as any
human could have done
But what interests as now, and what will
continue TO interest rs, Is the sinister ex-
hibticn Of undemocracy. Look at those
election figures: Alabama cast Just around
100000 votes in all. and Alabama had /
votes in the electoral college
Alabama $ II Nent to Roosevelt, loWa's
IL went to Willkie.
That is: Two people in Alabama out
weigh IL people in Iowa
There are other comparisons Of the same
sort: for example, Connecticut cast nearly
100000 votes, but Connecticut has only
votes for president, while Alabama, cast
ing only 100000 votes, has / / votes for
president
That is NOT democracy That is dis
grace to democracy. That is cheating
plain and simple
Alabama is poll tax state. a device to
prevent democracy. What will the over
wheiming democratic congress do about
this? There are other problems with
which the coming congress will have to
deal-but none more vital to the essence
of democracy in America than is this
problem
There is blessed South Carolina, for ex-
ample. with the same number Of electoral
votes for president as has Connecticut, but
while Connecticct was casting 500 thou
sand votes, South Carolina was casting
8A-odd thousand Democracy is made
bvWord in South Carolina.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is our presl-
dent, even though only small margin OF
popular votes put him ahead. With the
rotten borough situation in Dixie, he could
actually have been elected by a few mil
lion LESS popular vote than Wllllle re-
ceiyed-That too, is threat against de-
mocracy.
Will a Democratic congress and de-
mocratic administration move to remedy
this evil thing? We shall see.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

iS0FEhhbLi u I1fu.
To the Ediuor of
The Dayton Journal Herald
Dayton, Ohio:
In Re. Article referring to Joe
Louis in Dayton, Saturday Nov. 2.
Dear SIR
As life long subscriber Of the
Dayton Journal and the Sunday
Journal Herald, have always held
your publication as one Of fairness
III fererring TO the colored popula-
tion Of the City of Dayton until the
article appearing in the Sunday issue
regarding the interview of Joe Louis
regard his past and future in the
ring. The article was written by AL
Clark, who gives all indications of
being typical Southern Democrat
working on what I had always term-
ed as 100 per cent Republican edi-
ton and like all members Of my
race have boosted ybur paper as
being just that.
However, when the article appear,
cd in the sports edition referring to
Joe Louis as u .Darky" instead of
the true example of good clean man.
hood coming down the road with a
violin, and to his mother as MAN.
N.Y. instead Of the proud mother Of
the worlds greatest athlete, ! can
think Of nothing short of tcrming the
"Craek Pot amateur sport writer
who thought it funny to enter in
print such remarks real Southern
Democrat who is making his living
on Republican paper which for
years has been regarded as the
choice of the colored race so far as
racial references are concerned
It is regrstable to read such in
suits at time when we need all
tile encouragement we can get in
order to aid in this great struggle
for the return OF our people to the
ranks of the COP Party AS Com
mander of Lee-Carpenter Post No,
328, American Legion, have lis
tened to phone calls all day long
from various fraternal, social, labor
and church groups in protest to the
article mentioned.
+, After all Joe Louis came to Day
ton for the sole purpose Of urging
the people To vote for Wendell L.
Wilikie, Republican Candidate f9r
the Presidency Of the United States
and for real American IDEALS and
not to be insulted by Democrats
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

tempt to repeal the johnson Act
prohibiting loans TO nations in de-
fault Of payment on past loans, will
undoubtedly be made IN order to
permit the extension Of credit to
Great Britain. Many believe that
the movement will have the backing
the Administration. Ii is also ex-
ctea that, as result Of campaign
cliticisms Of national defense pro-
gress, the Administration will make
every endeavor to speed up the tenn
po Of the National Defense Program.
On the economic side many predict
that there will be no reduction of
public expenditures, but instead
there may be an increase; that the
budget will not be balanced; that
the national debt limit will be neces-
sity be raised; and that the nation
II dcbt may approach the one hum
dred billion dollar mark during the
next four years. Business will be
better and industrial activity will be
much greater during the next year
or so, as a result Of national de-
Tense expenditures. Prices are cer-
tain To rise, despite attempts to
control them. Many economists
believe that initiation is bound to
come as result Of the present fs-
cal policies of the Administration.
Almost without exception students
of the present situation predict that
when peace comes to Europe the
whole world especially the United
States is IN for another depression
tina. will make the depths of 1882
appear, in comparison, as the heights
of prosperity. Opinion seems to be
we'll divided as to the involvement
ot this nation in war during the
ncxt four years. Representations
and predictions are always danger
OTIS; but there IS one preGlctIon that
can safely be made. The next four
years wi be interesting one in which
to live, for many. many new and un
Usual things will be happening,
y y
AS this ii written the final election
Icturns from numerous Congress
sional districts. and from some states
where the contests for Representa-
tives and Senators are close, have
not been reported. However, it seems
certain that the Republicans are to
gain several seats In the next Sen
ate and that the Democrats will make
Il like gain in the House. The DEM
ocrats will, of course, continue to
control both branches of Congress.
However, this does not mean that
the Administration and President
| Roosevelt will always control legis.
lative action. In both House anc
/ the Senate will be serving substan
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
With a Buckeye
In Congress.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt will BE
the first President Of the United
States 70 be indicted into Office for
the third time. An analysis Of csec-
ton figures show his victory was not
as great as Is indicated BY a first
glance ct the electoral vote stand
ing; for In number Of the larger
states Mr.. Roosevelt won by only
small margins. Yet even the small
est majority in q state gives the can
didate for President the electoral
the state contests the, Roosevelt
vote Of that state. In d number Of
margin over Willkie was less than
one per cent of the total vote cast.
= =
1t is in the United States, and in
the United States alone, that great
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

the returns Of the recent election
demonstrated that Mr.. Roosevelt
would be reelected, candidate Will
kie was among the first to congratu-
late him and to pledge whole=hearted
support to Mr.. Roosevelt during the
coming four years, Other opposition
leaders were also quick TO extend
congratulations and bet wishes to the
third term President. All over
America after the polls closed No
vember 5th, interested citizens stay
ed up most Of the night listening to
election returns. By the next night
the shouting and the tumult had
died; the radio programs were back
to normal; newspaper headlines be-
gan to shrink; and the voters turned
ONCE more to their individual and
personal interests. Such is repre-
sentative government at its best.
OF course, the discussions by those
interested in national policies have
Immediately turned to the weeks
and years ahead. Each student Of
public affairs has his own opinion as
to what the future will bring. How
ever, 1t seems to be the general con-
sensus of opinion that the reelection
Of President Roosevelt means stiff
fening of our international policies
toward Germany, Italy and Japan.
Undoubtedly it will be the Admins
tration policy to have this country
cooperate with Great Britain even
more closely than in the past. Like
wise there are indications that this
country may assume a sharper and
stronger position toward affairs in
the Far East, A Congressional at
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
SENTENCE
SERMONS
By Rev. Frank Clarence Lowry,
Minister, The Quincy-Golden Rule
Community Church

I. Pleasures sought are sometimes
most costly bought.
2. You've got job on your hands
when your mouth and feet run
away with your head.
3. If our mouths didn't run so
much, our feet would have a
chance to get tired.
4. a lawyer may be great in his
profession and win many cases,
yet lose his own soul.
5. A real leader won't fake when
4 principle is at stake.
6. When you practice getting
back" at your neighbor, you
cant hope to keep up a good
front.
Z. Practicing what you preach
also means doing as your teach.
8. When you help to bear others
burdens you don't get hump
shouldered half as bad as when
ducking them.
Q. The more one does for unfor-
fortunate lives the less is he in
c.ined to criticise.
10. No one can keep you down, as
long as you can keep your
courage up.
II. Don't be SO silly as to think
that, putting your finger in
your brothers eve, your own
eyes later won't have to blink.
10. 1t is sometimes long long way
to where we are going, but the
end surely come through "sow.
ing anareaping.'
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
The Old Elephant

Well, the Old Elephant comes hobbling IN,
All batlled SCARED, and little thin.
He made good fight under WILKES lead:
But lost the decision for the want Of speed.
But Bishop Gregg and Bishop Sims
Will gently massage his aching limbs
Until the blood begins to circulate,
And he's able to strike his usual gait
He's not discouraged because he got licked;
For many time he has been tricked
BY foes within and foes without
Who knew not what it was all about.
In Nineteen hundred and forty-four,
He's coming back with mighty roar,
Switching his tail and waving his snoot;
Telling the Roosevelt crowd, they'd better get out
The next four years he'll watch and watt
Standing guard at the Republican gate,-
Whom the time is ripe, he'll jump right in
And the Presidents chair he's sure TO win.
When this takes place, then You viii see
The Country prosper under the G. o. p.
Therc'l be no need for the WPA's;
The Gees and the AAA's
The people then, will be busy as bees,
Flowing corn and telling trees
Planting cane and hoeng cotton,
And the Alphabet will all be forgotten.
Rah Rah | Rah Whoopse!
Three long cheers for tho G. 0. r.
Compliments Of r A. NICHOLS.
AA-.- --xss.--a - -
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c O M M ( N T S

tial number Of Democrats who are
independent Of mind and conserva-
tive IN their views. They vii not
support legislation that will take
this country farther to the left, but
will insist that the American vern-
ment follow more orthodox lines.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
Grave Dangers
NV Dean Gordon B. Hancock for AMP

1t is good for our citizens in general and
Negroes in particular, to bear IN mind,
that the contest between Roosevelt ana
Willkie is not one of sin and evil, OF rlgnt
and wrong, and Of heathenlsm and CIVIL
zation. After all, the decisive influence
which shall save or destroy onr nation IS
not with Roosevelt or Willkie; the future
OF this country is in keeping OF the peo-
pIe. AS long as the soul Of the people IS
saved, the nation is safe; when the people
lose their souls, the nation is lost. So then;
in the final analysis. it is the people ana
not the president that will determine our
iraradiate and ultimate future.
For r,anv months, since my return from
Europe. have been pointing out sns
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
OPEN LETTER SENT TO DAYTON
JOURNAL CONCERNING AN
ARTICLE ABOUT JOE LOUIS

sc-called sports editor" who knows
how to show his true Southern Hos
tility' and nos H 'spitaliay.
The people ! represent demand an
aIplogy from this article and the
writer responsible for same at the
earliest possible time. | would not
cherish the matter gaining sny fur
taer i'll feeling on the part Of the
paper we have always thought fair
and impartial to my people.
Very truly yours.
JAMES N. JONES
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

battle for the lead
ershil, Of the ma
tion can be fought,
q close contest de-
cided, an d t h e
people accept the
verdict In Il spirit
Of true sportsman
shin AS soon as
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

They reserve the right to vote on
each administration proposal on
merit ard on merit, alone. Desvite
the precedent breaking results Of
the recent election. the 77th Con-
gfess will not be a rubber stamp"
Congress.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15

November 3. 1910
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
The Truth About Me
Rv William Henry Huff for AMP J

! drudged and sent myself To school
Who else was there To do il g
| heed the cotton, ploWed The mule
And smiled While plodding through it,
| had no books from which to read
But that did not deter me
For IN the class I'd often lead.
Ny plight seemed to bestir me
IL 90 ahead and blaze away
Through forest field OF thicket.
I'd take the same rough course today
Il il Mere nlne 10 pick L.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-15
THE ANSWER

THE ANSWER
Mr.. James N. Jones,
s68 Frederick Street,
Dayton, Ohio
Ny dear Sir.
Please consider this letter a form
of apology for the use cf term
Objectionable to you and members
Of your race used by me in connee-
tion with Sunday story concerning
Joe Louis
Be assured that had no intent
Of offering an insult to the Negro
race or to Joe. person | know well
and have often interviewed.
The term was used entirely in
setting stage for a story. You will
note the concluding paragraph
which said: Louis has come long
way" | think this serves TO show
my intent was good,
Accept this apology, please in the
manner It Is made.
With sincere regrets.
AL CLARK
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

week and We'll come to enjoy it to the
full"
And now everyone at the Fair is
working to make Farm Week an un-
fcrgettable occasion. Welcome signs
huge signs conveying the greetings
to the Farm Week patrons ap-
pear at the entrances and on the ex-
hibit buildings. The Ford, Chrysler,
Goodrich, Firestone, General Motors,
General Electric, Telephone, Gas In
dustries, Hall of Fashion. and other
exhibitors will offer special programs
to them and in keeping with the theme
of the respective Farm Week day.
Frank Bucks elephants, famed radio
and screen stars, stage notables as
ISOLATED with the Fair, or through
special Invitation, will participate in
the daily programs. Contests of all
sorts-ham guessing, pickle guessing,