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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
Your HEALTH
By DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Apparently the campaign for
Standardization that began after
the World war is beginning to
show its effects on American
women.
A leading insurance company
has found, by comparing the
weights of women during 1929
with their weights during 1882
"a, that there has been a decline
in the average weight for each
height at every age. The aver.
age weights have declined from
3 to pounds. They affect older
women as well as younger wom-
en-. Actually the older women
have reduced more because they
weighed more in the first place
and consequently had more to
lose.
In an analysis of the reasons
for consistent reduction in weight
a good deal of credit is given to
the campaign Of education on
the dangers of overweight. 1t
is doubtful, however, that this
campaign was the most effective
cause.
Excess weight after middle
age Is associated with the
chronic degenerative diseases of
the heart, kidneys and blood
vessels and also with diabetes.
However. people who are under
weight suffer a higher mortality
from tuberculosis and pneu-
monia.
II any considerable number Of
women are questioned directly as
to why they have reduced their
weights, it is not likely that
many of them will reply honestly
that they reduced to improve
their health. II is much more
likely that changes in eating
habits and in fashions have been
the primary factors.
In the first place, the idols of
America girls are the movie
queens. The movie queens are
thin. Indeed, the glamorous girls
are gawky. There is a reason
for this: Fat women do not pho
togrsph well-in fact, shin wom-
en- look bigger than they are. A
Hollywood star who wants TO
look thin on the screen has to be
thinner than normal.
Hollywood girls help to create
the fashions. and fashion has an
irresistible appeal 10 American
women. When the ready-made
dresses are prepared to fit a GER
tain form, the vast majority Of
women fix themselves TO fit the
forms.
With the increasing knowledge
OF diet girls are being trained to
choose their foods for essential
factors rather than for bulk. Be-
fore We knew so much about
food, il was necessary to eat
large amounts Of a wide variety
OF foods 70 get the essential fac
tors Nowadays the proper Sc
lection Of proteins. mineral salts
and vitamins permits a reduction
IN the total quantity Of food.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
FEARS U. 5. ENTRY
INTO EUROPEAN WAR

Editor The Times: Our prob
lens in America are so compli-
Gated that many believe these
conditions may yet lead us into
the European massacre.
The truth is we are in 1t with
everything but soldiers We are
faced with the same problems
as were the French and English
prior to the Poland excuse, such
as unemployment and mass
misery.
Most countries seem bound to
the old theory on which Bis
marck operated: a theory which
appears to be the only solution
70 those in high command.
War in most cases has cut the
Gordian knot Of threatened in
ternal disaster. And when the
slaughter ends, with sorrow and
suffering its aftermath. wen be
told once more that war was
inevitable.
The millions Of unemployed
will have less To feel secure
about when faced with the fact
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r86eiI16

establish the fact that in the
entire train there was enough
rope TO do the job. unhl rev
years ago the stump of the tree
around which the rope was
snubbed stood a short distance
back from the edge of the de-
clivity with the burn MARKS
plainly showing.
Getting down the mountain
and over to Spanaway prairie
did not end the difficulties. There
were shelters to be built, food
to be provided. No victims OF
the depression in the last ten
years has faced so great a PROB
lem. How did these adventurers
into an unknown land meet
them?
Most important, they worked
together. They pooled their In
terests, just as they did In pro-
viding the rope TO let the wagons
down the mountainside. Every
body did the job that came TO
hand. Everybody did an honest
days work. None, except those
who might be physically incapac-
itated received anything for
which he did not work.
This spirit built out of the
wild land and virgin timber the
country we know today. The
early builders worked with moth
ing but their hands and the only
material they had was that sup
piled by nature.
With the modern equipment
and tools and the facilities for
providing materials; with ade-
quate transportation and COM
forts and conveniences not even
dreamed of when the wagon
wheelers" came over Naches
pass--what would happen II the
spirit of the pioneers should
come back: What would hap
pen to the depression and the
multitude of misfits that con-
tribute to want In the richest
country in the world?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
PULSE OF
THE PUBLIC

Editor The Times: The grand
jury has discovered technical
irregularities In the conduct Of
relief under Mr.. Ernst. Evidence
of irregularities not at all tech
nical may be found In the report
of the special senate committee
on investigation of relief, dated
March 8, 1888, which asserted:
/. From 10 to 80 per cent OF
the funds 1857 900. 000) expended
by the state emergency relief
administration was improperly
disbursed." Under this heading
are listed illegal disbursements
"falsified" on the records total
ing hundreds of thousands Of
dollars.
2. Much favoritism has been
evident in the administration of
relief" Many incidents are cited
of relief given up to 279 per cent
in excess OF the state budget;
this, while others literally
starved.
3. There is evidence of crimi-
nal conduct on the part of well
fare officials. Under this head
ing is the statement that Gar
penters employed on welfare
projects in Tacoma were car
ried on the roll at $50 per week.
Checks were issued for this
amount but were not delivered
to the payee, the workman re-
ceiving only $3.50 tthe relief
allowance) in cash per week"
4. welfare officials have used
their position for personal gain"
The list of misdemeanors under
this heading include three fla
grant cases in Tacoma.
5. THE cost of administration
as represented by Washington
emergency relief administration
officials is false and deceptive"
and mo proper account and
record of money spent by the
VERA has been kept"
The report was signed by
Senators Rebel Murphy, II. l.
Kyle and Charles Stinson. 1t
involved high-plaeed persons and
was promptly buried; but to the
writer it makes the present re-
port seem to be withdrawing
only.
ROBERT J. PEARSOL.
57l5 So. Park Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
1. Does placing an object in
vacuum decrease its weight?
2. From whom did Max Baer
win the worlds heavyweight
boxing championship?
3. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word caramel?
4. In which country is the
city of Poitiers?
5. Why do meteors rarely
strike the earth ?
s. Name the famous columnist
and president of the American
Newspaper Guild who recently
died.
7. Which letter of the English
alphabet is most used?
8. Which river drains the
Great Lakes into the Atlantic
ocean?
8. The retina is part of the
ear, nose or eye?
10. Who wrote the book, THE
Covered Wagon?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

If the Spirit Of the
Pioneers Came Back7
II the Conquerors OF
The Nsehes Returned2
What Would Happen TO
Our Misfit Economics?
WHAT would happen II the
" spirit of the pioneers could
be caught out Of the past and
applied to the disjointed eco
nomic system of today?
The question Is inspired by the
passing of George Hines, BE-
year-old secretary Of the Oregon
State Historical society. He was
one OF two survivors of the l65
"wagonwheelers" who crossed
Nachez pass and had their first
good meal In a month when they
arrived at Clover creek on Span
away prairie 81 years ago.
The story of the crossing Of
these settlers over the Cascade
mountains and building their
own road sounds like something
impossible of accomplishment. In
one place would be a great fir
tree six or eight feet in diameter
and lying three or four feet off
the ground. The ground was dug
away so that the wagons could
pass under. A little farther an
other tree equally as large might
be resting couple of feet in soft
earth. Brush and logs piled on
each side were covered with a
few shovels of earth and the
wagons numbered over.
After days of this strenuous
and exhausting labor, the train
came to the precipitous descent
on the west side of Naches pass.
Obviously it was impossible to
get the wagons any farther but
the men and women who started
this country did not recognize
even the obviously impossible.
After several hours spent in ex-
ploration it was decided that it
would be possible to build trail
over which the cattle and horses
and members of the party could
descend. The wagons would be
let down the side of the wall if
there was rope enough.
A fantastic story told in this
connection is that there was not
enough rope and the need was
supplied by killing several oxen,
cutting the green hide into strips
and tying them together. There
is nothing to substantiate the
story. The evidence seems to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
SCIENCE NEWS

Rioters or lawbreakers actu-
ally open up their hands and
drop any weapons they are
carrying when they get Whit
of a new kind of gas invented
by Charles Howett of Lancaster,
Pa. The magic fumes, composed
of ammonium carbonate, am
monia, alcohol and trefle oil, is
neither poisonous nor explosive.
When squirted in the eyes, it
temporarily blinds a person and
affects his nervous system so
that he drops anything he is
carrying.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10

This IL an uncertain day in
planetary direction. The stars
seem to warn jewellers of the
planet earth that established
customs, governments and ideals
are to be overturned. A new
order is at hand and will bring
sad experiences to humanity
through the processes of change.
The United States is to be fortu-
nate in a year that is ill-omened
for Europe and Asia.
Heart and Home: Astrologers
stress the need of practical
aims in education. stenography
and tipping is recommended as
of real Importance In the train
ing Of boys and girls. Youth
should be prepared for a world
In which the redistribution of
wealth Is forecast as likely to
be accomplished rapidly.
Business Affairs: As the
month progresses many avenues
of profit will open up in mer-
chandizing and manufacturing.
General prosperity will be en-
joyed until midsummer when
there may be lag in certain In
dustries. New opportunities for
small concerns are visioned. as
the wisdom Of community efforts
on cooperation is demonstrated.
National Issues: Sectional
differences will cause anxieties
and embarrassment In congress.
Efforts toward party unity may
be unsuccessful. Strikes will
cause heavy losses on the Pa
cific coast where labor demands
will be difficult to meet.
International Affairs. Warn
ing is given by astrologers that
predictions regarding Hitler are
precarious. since he is a believer
in the planetary influence on hui
man destiny and guides himself
in such way that he escapes
many dangers. He has half a
dozen astrologers who predict
lucky days for German naval
maneuvers. However, there are
evil portents that he cannot
escape and there is an indication
that he will die suddenly with
IN the next two years.
Persons whose birthdste II Is
have the sugury Of a year OF
distinct progress In business or
professional matters. Women
will be lucky in love affairs.
Children born on this day may
be sensitive and intuitive. and
extremely imaginative. Many
Capricorn natives succeed as
writers and most OF those be
longing TO this sign excel in
mental attributes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
Plenty To Do In 1910

What there to do In the 1040s? Plenty The biggest
problem of the world in general is to find kind of
peacea peace that viii outlas the powerust of selfish
men, Whatever America contribute toward such
it should offer unhesitatingly.
Within the United States however, still the enigmas
we have tried but haven't succeeded in solving We must
concern ourselves with unemployment with security with
national economy We must try to set sound agricultural
program and to improve housing conditions We must do all
these things while, At the time keep out Of
Europes struggles except insofar help in esab-
fishing peace.
There will be plenty to do in the next 10 years We had
better roll up sleeves and get going before time slips
away.
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against both these warning ma
tons.
Congress will be bombarded
with demands for legislation per-
hitting the government to go to
Finland's rescue directly and in
directly. Both House and Senate
hoppers are already filled with
measures designed to repeal or
side = step laws which now bar
such excursions. The administra-
tons attitude-the Hoover drive
for Finnish relief-and the grow
ing demand among the public to
succor the Scandinavian nation
may force congressional action.
Since Finland may eventually
become the key to the outcome
of the conflict, any definite Amer
lean commitment may get Uncle
Sam in up to his neck-or at
least his hip pocketbook.
The trial run now being given
to Cordell Hull's presidential
ship by certain administration
engineers may toss the craft on
Democratic and Congressional
rocks. The poor timing - five
months before the convention
furnishes sure proof to practical
politicos that FDR had no hand
in 1t, contrary to the amateurs
reports.
Several overzealous admirers
of the secretary of state were
responsible for the story that he
was the presidents favorite for
1910. Their strategy was OBJ
lique, to say the least; they fig
ured that the advertising would
strengthen him in approaching
arguments with congress and the
warning powers overseas. II he
We're pictured as the fair-haired
boy, they thought that Demo-
cratic congressman would be
more reluctant to vote against
the trade treaty bill. They also
felt that this enhanced prestige
would help him in dealing with
Whitehall, the Quai d'Orsay and
Wilhelmstrasse. European ma
lions. in their belief. might be
less eager to defy future presi-
dent of the United States.
Domestic political strategy also
motivated their whisperings.
They threw out Mr.. Hulls name
only few days after Vice Presi-
dent Garner had announced his
formal candidacy. believing that
the prestige Of the secretary Of
state would prevent many state
delegations and influential indi-
viduals, especially in the south.
from pledging themselves to the
vice president. Despite their good
intentions, the amateurish plot
tiers really injured the chances
Of Mr.. Hull. who was the first
to scotch the scheme.
President Roosevelt's 1871
budget program would never get
by the Securities Exchange COM
mission II il were the financial
statement of a private corpora
ton. Even Democratic financiers
on capitol hill grinned when they
studied the Ifs. and and butts" in
his message and the accompany
ing document.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
MR.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn ietterz must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. FIxlt: Would like 10 know
how Arlington school and Arl-
ington Park addition came by
that name. MRS. NJ. ID. W.
When that addition to Tacoma
was laid out, Oct. IL, 1907. by
II. Robert Paul. he named IL
after Arlington Park, Virginia,
Just across the Potomac from
Washington, ID. c. Arlington,
Va, In turn, was named after
an estate in southern England.
Arlington school apparently was
named after the addition.
Mr.. Ffxit; VIII you please
tell me where and when the mar
Rage ceremony originated. I
am thinking Of the wedding
ceremony Of today. NJ. !.
1T has developed by such
gradual evolution from the days
when cavemen stopped dragging
their wives off by the hair and
began bartering cattle for them
that 1t would be impossible to
say where the ceremony orig
mated. Rites of religious sig
nificance and others based pure
ly on the closing of a contract
agreement have been highly
developed for thousands of years.
Mr.. Fixit: How would we 20
about legally changing our
names. My husbands mother
remarked when he and his
brother were small children.
They took their step-father's
name and used II all through
school. When we went to get
married his mother thought we
had 10 use his name, 80 we did.
He also Joined the union under
his real name. His brother, how
ever, refused 20 use the real
name and married under the
step-father's name. The results
are confusing. We would like to
use the step-father's name for
good. MRS. Z. Z. c.
You will have to file a petition
with the superior court for an
order changing the name. An
attorneys services will be re-
quired. Including court costs and
attorneys fees, the legal charge
should amount to $50 or S35.
Mr.. Fixit: have q Spanish
coin Il believe II is.) II is dated
1870. Could you tell me II II
has any value or . dealer l
could asks MRS. q. j..
Whether 1t Is a Spanish or
Mexican coin, you may feel fair
ly sure II has no value beyond
that of the silver or gold in 1t.
A couple of persons interested in
coins who might be able TO tell
you are Fuller A. Coy, 1909 So,
Asotin. and Arthur Hall, 1914
Maple ave. Sumner.
Mr.. Flxit: What In Walt Dis
ney's personal address
READER.
His personal and studio adj
dresses are the same, 2719 Hy-
perion ave-, Hollywood, Calf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
Gods Winged Messenger
Speeds Greek AirmoiI

WHEN the gods Of Greek nv
" Theology ruled from Mount
Olympus, Hermes, later identified
by Romans as Mercury, carried
messages for Zeus. II was entirely
in accord with ancient legend.
therefore. TO entrust this deitv
with the conduct Of modern mail
The first Greek stamps. issued
IN 1861, bore a likeness Of Hernes
in winged helmet. Numerous other
Greek issues also honor the uytb-
illogical messenger. The airmaii
stamp, above, shows the head ~
Hermes above an airplane
Trinidad and Tobago will iss,,.
two new high values bearing ~.
portrait of King George vi 's
SugoslaVla has issued three n.w
semi-postal sets Of four v.I,,,.
each The first set. for the RI
grace motor races. shows s,rr,
motorcycle racing, mo,o,c,N.Ia
racer and racing motor car The
Adriatie Guard set includes = sa;ie
ing Vessel, river steamer. mot.
snip and wsrship. The final 80.
OF one design. shows the IJnLros'.','
Soioiers monument. near Rel"
grade Gel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

Foreign Minister Ribbentrop
has climaxed his bad guesses by
urging intervention on the side
of the Soviet. Field Marshal
Goering just as strongly opposes
any involvement. To sign paper
with Russia as diplomatic
stroke designed to brighten the
Allies. he argues, Is one thing.
To antagonize the Scandinavian
nations and to gain foothold
in that area for the Communists,
in his opinion, would be disas-
trous. The German people, who
have much in common with the
Firms and cannot yet understand
the reasons for or the implica-
tions Of the alliance with Mos
COW, apparently side with the
field marshal.
Goering has still another argu-
ment - and he is advancing it
repeatedly in his effort to dis
credit Ribbentrop. The Russian
military and economic debacle
demonstrates that the Reich has
nothing to fear from Soviet hos
tility; but neither can Hitler look
for active assistance from the
broken-down Communist regime.
Instead of reinforcing Russia,
Goering believes that Germany
should take advantage of her
extremity to move eastward into
the fertile granary of the
Ukraine. These are the contrast
ing considerations which Hitler
must weigh before he hands a
final answer to Foreign Minister
Molotov and Comrade Joe.
Unless congress stands firm,
Finland may furnish the gate
through which the U. S. will
enter into open participation in
the European war. The official
and the popular waves of SYM
patty for the heroic debt-paying
Firms surpass the outburst Of
emotion stirred by the dictators'
destruction OF other nations
Austria, Czecho-Slovakia. Alba
mia. Ethiopia, China, Poland 1t
approximates the 1914 resent
ment over the invasion Of Bel
GUM.
For two weeks our military
and naval experts have been
budding with Frank Murphy's
legalites to devise some means
of giving more direct military
and financial reinforcement TO
the Firms. So far these off-the-
record conferences have found
no solution because Of specific
laws prohibiting the sale or ship
ment of arms to that area, the
advancement of public funds. The
fact Is that only the general
friendliness for the Firms and
hostility toward Russia have en-
abled the administration to dodge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10
| n LIT An Inside Picture of Finan.
- ~ / l ! cial and Political America

WASHINGTON-Moscow's proposal to ask for German
military aid in the drive against Finland has split Hers
Berlin councils into two squabblng factions Our dplo
matte scouts describe the breach violent than
controversy yet precpitated by der Fuehrers to
remake the map of Europe in the last five years
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

fair and ordered similar dress
for herself.
BIGGEST BET
One of the strangest bets on
record is that between J. D.
Stotler and r. E. Collins
whether or not the Louisiana
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~ ..; r :. S:. .z: : .s. ;.::, y:

Inspired by the beauty Of spun
glass cloth exhibited at the 1893
Chicago Worlds Fair. Georgia
Cayvan, actress, ordered a dress
of the material. Fame of the
unique garment reached Eulalia,
Infanta OF Spain, who visited the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

that last years production ex-
ceeded that OF 1929 and was
accomplished with three million
less workers. To avert disaster.
the days work must be short
ened TO absorb those eyicted.
based on a decent wage. plus
adequate old age pension. At
least that has been my theory
since the collapse Of 1929.
s. HERNES.
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state capitol will stand 500
years. Strange as it seems,
when the 500 years are up the
heirs of the winner will receive
more than $4,000, O00,000l
Tomorrow: Beethoven's Jam
Sessions"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

To receive attention IN this col
umn ietterz mus give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
will be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

Mr.. Fixit: What In Walt Dis
ney's personal address:
READER.
His personal and studio adj
dresses are the same, 2719 Hy-
perion ave-, Hollywood, Calf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-25
CHAPTER XVII

Lynn's hands were In Rene's. He
chung to her. In her desperate lone
illness she was tempted. Could she
find kind of happiness with Rene?
Helping him TO paint his fine pic
lures? It would mean wonderful
life, Europe, all the strange places
of the world. For Lynn knew, too,
that Rene had a great future before
him. It would be wonderful to have
a part in that career.
His arms were about her, as he
pleaded his case: ''We'n find a place
down in Capri, and III work like
mad, Lynn" Rene's eyes were
burning, his lips were on hers.
Rene, I can't!" Lynn chung to
his arm, appealingly as she spoke.
''I can't, Rene. It's too late" He
let her go then, and the suffering
on his face accused her. Why make
him unhappy? There was no peace
for herself Why not at least try to
make him happy? But even as she
argued with herself, she tried to
make him understand: "You
wouldn't be happy, Rene, knowing I
loved somebody else. You're too
fine a person for half measuresi"
Rene could not agree. I'm will
ing to take the risk, Lynn" He
held her hand that wore Wild's en-
erald. please think it over!"
She left him then to 60 back to
her apartment. There she wondered