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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Doinq What Can Be Done

There's little story going the rounds that ought be
read every who has any connection with the de-
tense drive.
Il runs like this
In of biggest electric light plants the research
department had little joke that they used play every
Everybody knew that couldn't frost electric
light bulbs the inside had to be done the outside
though better bulb would have been produced with
smooth outside the frostng within. But of il
couldn't be done
So they would set each researcher to work the
problem. And when he came back little later and
ported that it couldn't be DONE they would all unlax for
big laugh and explain that yes, that was the joke.
But one serousinded new researcher never did get it.
He viewed the problem gravely Nobody put him wise to
the fact that couldn't be DONE So he kept peggng
at IT,
One day he in and reported that he had the
He showed his process Not only had he devised
of rosng the inside of the bulbs but that etched
the depressons uniformly in the glass and made stronger
and better bulb to boot.
The joke wasn't so funny then We don't know whether
they told the young about the impossible task
they had set him. But he hadn't known 1t impossible,
so he did 1t.
The arge-scale this summer, rudimentary
they in respects ought to give the top command
in the army kind of line which officers OBJ
sessed with mpossibties and which right ahead with
what they have to do the job anyway.
Those who sheer at gaspipe an-tank guns and shrug
shoulders at Anticipated tanks may well remember that only
few years the very German army which today looks
unbeatable training with Uncovered touring cars
for tanks and sailplanes for dive bombers
That's not To say that shouldn't get the equip
ment and get in gtime II is simply to say that much
valuable training be had anyway. General Marshall
didn't wait for the equipment to get ready fast
moving motorized marine landing force He took what he
had shook II together into real organization.
From lance corporal to secretary of need men
who haven't been told that tits impossible Among such
number do find out They get the job done
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's page for the answers.
l. The Duke of Windsor was
recently appointed governor of
which group of islands,
.. Normal temperature of the
human body Is es.e degrees F..
96.e degrees or $50 degrees
Are the largest guns on U. s.
battleships 14-inch, 16-inch or
1s-inch.
4. Into which sea does the
Danube river empty?
5. The Bureau OF Naturaliza-
ton is now q part of which
government department?
6. Which state is nicknamed
Bay state.
7. In what country is the yen
the unit Of currency
8. Which Of the following does
not have sand in its composition:
concrete. glass. or sandpaper >
.. Is the Republican presiden-
tiai candidate. Wendell willkie.
a Baptist, Episcopalian or a
10. All hope abandon. We who
enter here" is from what book ?
Lutheran
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Stories in
Stamps
u. S. Trademark Used
For Peru Stamp Design

THERE seems to be no limit "a
the subjects that may be used
for stamp designs. Portraits, build
ings, animals, transportation, even
legends and myths have been used
on stamps. One of the most un-
usual designs, however, was thai
OF the Peruvian unemployment
fund semi-postal of 1898, repro
duced above.
The New York engraver was
asked to submit design. An off,
cial found picture he liked, one
that seemed to fit the stamps pur-
pose. Peru accepted the engrsv-
ing. Only after the stamps were
issued was II discovered that the
design was the trademark of an
American insurance company.
President Roosevelt designed q
stamp - the u. S. Scent stamp
commemorating the Byrd Antarc-
tic Expedition. While discussing
the stamp. the President drew q
rough sketch that later became the
design. It shows a globe with
routes of Admiral Byrd's flights
and expeditions.
The u. S. 2-cent Red Cross COM
memorative was a poster before IL
became a stamp. The stamp has
retained the posters title, THE
Worlds Greatest Mother
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

aires and the creation of some
scores of thousands of corpses
dead from lead and gas has
bitten deep S. Capital was not
drafted during the last war.
1t cannot and will not be drafted
during the next one. The war
department Is not equipped to
do 1t, does not want to do it,
and will not do it. Capital will
be coaxed and flattered and
given what it wants. It will be
treated well behind closed doors
because the war departments
duty Ia TO win the war rather
than save money . S. Meanwhile
the draft of men Ii not subject
to behind-the-door evasion i.
The draft is not something the
boys can dodge. It is as real
as death Men are to give
up their lives, labor its free
dom The draft provision Of
this bill should be cut out en-
tirely and laid on the shelf un-
til after we are actually in war"
Today in 1a40 the slogan of
all loyal, liberty loving Ameri-
cans must be xiii the conscrip-
ton bill"
MAUDE N. RICHARD,
Womens Council for Peace,
1921 So. L st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

70 receive attsnfion N thls col
uTnn lsfzsTz must si=H nzma ~
address o. writer onIs Initials
II - publishes ~hsn nsausssse
dr. Fixit: Are the=< children
coming In from England from
rich families II %. haven't We
got enough children here With
ont any from foreign eoun-
friess Y. A.
The authorities evaeuating
children from the British Isles
recently denied that those from
wealthy families are being IA
vored. Whether they are or not.
the second question IL not In a
very charitable spirit. The Unit
ed States. Ike Republican France.
has had a national principle Of
offering asylum to refugees. In
q large measure the nation was
built BY refugees from wars and
political and religious persecu-
ton. This would be no time to
draw the line at refugee chill
dren.
Birth statistics. incidentally,
do not show this country to have
too many children.
Mr.. Flxif; What h the lowest
recorded temperature In the city
Of Tacosia and date Of sames
The temperature was ST de-
grees above zero and the date
was Dec. is. 1924.
Mr.. Fixit: When n person
signs n contract and does not
make . down payment. may he
cancel his orders And also, n
the salesman makes the down
payment without your knowi-
edge, can | do anything about its
A. c. b.
Ordinarily. II you have signed
a contract. you have agreed to
carry out your end of IL. II you
haven't paid anything. though,
perhaps you can get the COM
pany TO agree to cancellation.
Mr.. Fixif: I have some reIa-
tives who when last heard from
were In the northern part of
Africa. They are employed by
an English company as mining
engineers. although they are
American citizens. Now where
would ! write to get information
concerning their whereabouts and
TO find out n they have sailed
for the U. So How can con-
tact the American consul In
Africa q. IL.
Unless you have more infor-
nation than that you can't ex-
pect to find your relatives. II
you look al map Of the African
continent. you will notice II con-
tains many countries and many
cities where there are consuls.
Unless you can write to the
company for which your rela-
tives work. or to them, you'll
have to be content until you hear
from them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

nessean. whatever Gore SAID
went.
Straus revamped his bill. but
Gore still disapproved The
president called Gore to the
White House, to no avail. But
finally, through pressure on
house leaders, the new housing
bill was forced to re-hearing IN
the rules committee, behind
closed doors.
Gore and the u. s. II. A. ex-
perts had a rapid-fire duel. for
three hours. When IL WAS over,
the rules committee stood by
Gore, IL to 2.
Actually, Gore is not opposed
to Stun clearance. He favors
IL. But he claims the Wagner
bill method Is Enthusiastically
wasteful, and inefficient.
Taking u. s. H AS own fig
ures, he showed the rules COM
mittee that the average family
in a given slum-clearance prof.
ect pays about $3.50 per month
in rent. The u. s. H. A. con-
tributes subsidy of about
$3.50 per month, for a total of
approximately S35.
That continues for so years
when-h the project Is still
standing-the tenant is still just
a tenant.
Gore said that IL the same
payments are made through
FILA for only IS years. the
tenant will own a $4,000 home
at the end of that time.
The only answer by Straus'
experts was that heat and light
are included in the rental cost
in U. S. H. A. projects, but must
be paid extra under the FILA
system. Gore said that did not
account for the difference, and
the rules committee agreed with
him,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
A VOTE FOR WILLKT

Editor The Times: A republic
can only function through po-
litical parties, and when we have
an administration of political
demagogues who think more of
office and power than they do
of principle. it is just too bad.
Mr.. Willkie can count on one
more vote, that of an old time
Democrat.
n nTTICU
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Britain Clinqs TO Freedom

With its back to the wall. face-to-face with a
tnual drain of nerve-rackng destruction. Britain
tnues to cling firmly to its traditional freedom to
what it pleases
Recently Duff Coopers ministry of information tried
to clamp many restrictions British publications. He
found himself the receiving end of bitter attacks like
that of the London Daily Mail, which charged His aim
is to hamper restrict and penaze the press to tighten
the grip of the dead hand of that masterpiece of
British democracy. the ministry of information"
Similarly when Lord Beaverbrook appealed for alum
mum pots and pans to provide scrap aluminium for air
planes tons of the material collected and the drive
But critics leaped the collection
costing that merchants already had vast stocks
hand for which there demand And Beaverbrook
had to admit in letter to the Times that scrap stock
not wanted being of inferior quality for arpane work
To such criticism made and permitted in the face
of great emergency is to realize how deeply i'm
bedded in the AngloSaxon spirit is the right sound off,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
REFUGEE QUESTIONS
WOULD BE ANSWERED

Editor. The Times: Those
wishing information upon settle
ment Of refugees in South Amer
lea may write New World Set
Element Fund. Inc, End West
43d St, New York, N. Y.
Movements of this kind are
very important at this time and
If refugees can show their worth
the present day movements can
be enlarged to take care of
more unfortunates.
r. A. KIEsZLING,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

Even after Bronx Ed Flynn
had been selected as Jim's sue
cessor. and the name had been
announced to the press, the hurt
but smiling Farley was called
to the White House for dinner.
He found himself the target of
a high-pressure bombardment.
Harry Hopkins worked on
him. Steve Early. General Ed
Watson, and three or four other
White House aides did the same.
II WAS still not too late, they
said. Flynn would be glad to
postpone his date of taking over,
If Jim would only remain.
Finally, Mrs. Roosevelt. whom
Farley holds In particularly high
regard. tried her luck. She said
the president needs him, and 1t
might be the difference between
victory and defeat in the cam
paign.
At last, the Farley smile van
ished. and he said bluntly to the
entire group:
stop 1t, before I get dis
gusted"
They accepted that as final
edict.
Behind Gen. pershing's pro
ACCOMMODATIONS Brit
ain" speech. is a background of
dynamite that may blow a big
hole in the Washington news
paper corps.
Pershing's speech was promot-
ed by a pair of young news
writer's, whose syndicated col
umn Is advertised as unbiased
inside" Actually. one of them
Is a relative OF the Roosevelt
family; both are fair-haired boys
of the British embassy, and both
are strong interventionists.
Non-interventionist senator's
are reluctant to NEEDLE with
any newswriter, because political
experience has proved that 1t
usually has a boomerang wind
up. They feel. however, that
the public should know the back
ground of the Pershing speech.
in order TO correctly evaluate il.
They may yet break the full
story, through the medium of
the Congressional Record.
It's seldom that a 33-year-old
congressman, in his first term,
can single-hsndedly tame the
president. New Deal maestros
and house democratic leaders
combined. but Rep. Albert Gore
accomplished just that. on the
proposed Stun clearance expan-
sion bill.
New York's bronzed Senator
Wagner. having put across the
original $500 .ooo. 900 U. S. Hous-
ing Authority program, in 1896,
tried for an additional $500. ooo.-
600 last year, and got his bill
through the senate.
In the house. however, Rep.
Gore made a ten-minute analysis
in ultra-simplified terms-and
the house voted . to l against
even debating II. That was last
August.
Since then. diminutive Hous-
ing Administrator Nathan
Straus has haunted COMPRESSION
al corridors. trying TO override
youngster Gore. Rep. Eugene
Cox Of Georgia-rezl head Of
the rules committee - said il
was all up 70 tina baby Ten
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

a touch. hard game With no fed
for an expected hostile demon
strafion-
But imagine TIE surprise @
the invaders when the whole
town came down % welcome
So 80 /. Committee hesAsH
b. \ chairman who spoke Chi
nese fluently invited the feet
commander 20 come ashore and
bring his boys along. The result
vas that after two Or three days
in Monterey most Of the crews
quit and went 10 work On the
railroad. The others. including
the fleet commanders. got jobs
in town.
The war Junks never did get
back to China. Most of them
went to pieces On the beach.
The Chinese who had crossed
the Pacific to see that their
countrymen here got \ square
deal found that the worst con-
difions In the American railroad
camps were better than the best
labor conditions In China Des-
cendants Of some Of the laborers
who helped build the first rail-
roads In California are now capt.
talists In the "Chlnafowns. Of
America
II anybody wanted to attack
the story from the standpoint of
historical accuracy. I wouldn't
argue one way or the other. It's
a good story anyway. and it's
worthwhile chiefly because 1t
emphasizes the fact that things
are not always what they seem.
Information sometimes Is twist
ed in transmission. and the other
fellow may not be half as bad
as he is made to appear.
When we know all the facts
we may possibly learn that civil
lization Is not in as much danger
as some of the folks would have
us believe; 1t may also appear
when we get the facts straight
ened out that the need for con-
scription is not as urgent as the
arguments Of the proconscrip-
tionists would make 1t appear.
Il Is one of those situations
where the answer can be may
be, yes; maybe, no." But until
we are sure we have the facts
straight we shouldn't get too hot
under the collar. Just think
what would have happened IL
the gunners on those Chinese
junks had hlazed away at the
Monterey reception committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
OPPOSES CONSUMPTION

Editor, The Times: Those who
have studied the report of the
munitions investigating commit
tee of 1885 In the u. s. senate
land urge everyone who can to
do sol, are not deceived or misled
by the Burke Wadsworth con-
scription bill, neither are they
unaware of its insidious back
ground and treacherous implica-
tons.
When the Nye committee ex-
posed to the American people, IN
evidence irrefutable and under
the seal of the government it.
self, the awful and revolving
record of almost unbelievable
profits made at the price Of
young blood and agony on the
battle fields Of France. they
stressed one especially import
ant discovery. 1t was col
lection of seven bills, Senate
bills 1716-1721. known as the
Industrial Mobilization Plan In
War Time"
They found that this plan had
been in formation since the close
of the World war. that during
the intervening years numerous
financial and military experts
had added their weight to its
provisions. and that 1t definitely
called for a drastic and ruthless
military dictatorship over labor
and man power in the event Of
another war.
Due to the widespread denun-
citation OF this plan by the Nye
committee. II was next present
ed to the public In 1887 under the
name Of the 'Hill-Sheppard bill. /"
and in 1888 as the May bill"
In 1e4o we have the notorious
Burke wsdsworth bill. Take
note of one change. however.
The present bill calls for con-
scription even before war Is
declared. Make no mistake II
does not conscript capital.
In the Nation" Of February
81. 1897. stephen Raushenbush.
who was secretary Of the Nye
committee and its special in
vestigator, wrote an article en-
titled XIII the Consumption
Bill" At that time II was the
Hill-sheppard bill TO which he
referred May I quote several
pointed statements The con-
trsst between the creation Of
some thousands Of new million
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
An Inside Picture Of Finon.
Il i u II i ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
ASuINCTON

WASHINGTON - It's secret that the president
wanted big jim" Farley to remain in harness and run
the coming campaign for him, but only 8 few insiders
knew to which lengths FDR went to hold him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

Chinese Navy Came 70
Fight celifornis
But the Boys QUIT TO
Work o. The Railroad
Then They Built Our
Chinatown
CONTRACTORS building the
y first railroads IN California
hired = great number Of Chinese
laborers. Under the loosely ad-
ministered immigration system
they were imported by the ship
load. Railroad building then was
\ tough. hard game with no fed
erai official nor walking dele
gates nor business agents to
see that even the few meager
regulations we then had for the
protection Of the common Ia
borer were enforced. Labor
bosses feared neither God nor
man and under their regime the
the "pigtailed haythen" had
tough time. at least II was tough
compared TO present standards.
Finally news of the illtreat-
menf of the Chinese reached the
authorities back home and they
decided. 30 the story goes, TO
do something about 10. Fitting
out half n hundred war junl<s.
armed with muzzle loading brass
cannon. they started the fleet
across the Pacific to get = square
deal for the Chinese laborers.
Failing In that the fleet COM
mander was instructed 10 blow
California out Of the Pacific
ocean.
After several close shaves, in
GLIDING threatened death from
thirst which was averted by a
heavy rain when the sails were
spread out to catch water and
ill the casks. the fleet arrived
at Monterey. The junks came to
anchor with the guns loaded and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
SO THEY SAY

King Carol Is demohilizing his
army. probably figuring it's
much better that way than TO
have Hitler or Stain do il for
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
P USE O F
THE PU BLIC
BLASTS
CoNsCRIPTION

Editor The Times: ! note in
recent issue Secretary of the
navy, Frank Knox. announces
that President Roosevelt has ap-
proved names for IS new war
ships being built" His daughter
in Seattle christens them; his
wife insures them, and he names
them. Now, II his sons would
man them, instead Of his con-
scripting our white American
boys to do so, I think there
would not be such serious objec-
ton to the family tradition of
ambition for world power, globe
policing, war mongering and hys-
terra: but this Ia where the rub
comes in and friction starts.
Possibly there is no remedy; it's
In the blood. Those with the
most serious qualms against
offering themselves for military
service just love to see others die
so they won't have to.
LOIS DE LAFAYETTE
wASHBURN.
Box 1926, Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13

We must be prepared to shoulder share of the
worlds problems be submerged by them-W S Swingle,
national foreign trade council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-13
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To rsesfv~ attention n this col.
UNI 1sE1sTz must sf=s name and
address q writer 0nIs initials
III - publishes ~hsn requested
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-24
CARIBOU p0ACHER
ARRESTED ON way
OUT OF TERRITORY

Managing to keep just ahead of
The long arm of the law at Fair
banks. Anchorage and Juneau, Les
ter T. Fassio, "a, was finally ar
rested at Ketchikan Sunday night
by Wildlife Agent Gerald Banta
of the Alaska Game Commission
and charged with hunting with an
improper license.
Fassio killed two caribou at Coal
Creek on the Upper Yukon. BY the
time a Wildlife Agent there had
determined Fassio was a non-resi-
dent hunting with a resident Ii
cense, the youth had left Fair
banks for the Outside. Attempts to
intercept him at Anchorage and
Juneau missed fire.
He pleaded guilty in U. S. Com
missioner's court at Ketchikan and
was fined $50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-24
N0CHANCE
FOR PEACE
SAYS AXIS
German Spokesman De-
(Iares Britain Must
Now Be Crushed

BERLIN, Sept. "a. = A German
spokesman today said that Britain
has lest her last chance TO make
peace
The past weeks conference be-
tween high officials of the Rome
and Berlin governments, it was said,
resulted in a decision not to accept
any kind of a negotiated peace.
The Axis powers decided, instead
to continue the war until Britain
is crushed and forced to an uncon-
ditional surrender.
Meanwhile the position of Spain
in relation to the Axis powers re-
manned uncertain
Spanish Interior Minister Suner
resumed conferences with Nazi
Foreign Minister Won Ribbentrop.
At the same time Secretary Cen
eral of Spanish Morocco. Figuraz
Pc, flew from Berlin to Madrid. 1t
was understood that Pc carried an
message to Spanish Die
tator Franco regarding the Balkan
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-24
seine BOAT
CAUGHT; IS
DEER BELOW
Hoonah Indian Pair Ar
rested al AUX Bay
Does Included

It's hold loaded with IS deer, does
and bucks mixed, the seine boat
Washington of Hoonah was inves-
tigated at AUX Bay by Deputy
Wildlife Agent Jack Jeffrey last
night, leading to the arrest OF
George Dalton and Daniel Shar-
clane, natives.
Nine of the deer, being in ex-
cess of the legal limit were seized
and turned over to charitable in
situations here.
Dalton and Sharclane were
charged jointly with unlawful pos
session of doe deer and possession
of deer in excess of the legal
limit. The pair pleaded guilty be-
fore u. S. Commissioner Felix Gray
here today and were sentenced u
pay fines of 500 each and serve
four months in Jail, with the jail
sentence suspended if the fines
were paid promptly.
The Indians said they shot the
deer on beaches between Hoonaf
and AUX Bay.