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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention In this coll
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only initials
will be published when requested
Mr.. Ffxit: Would you please
inform me "a 20 the time Of
absence allowed In this state 10
persons who have established
residence here but wish to travel
for an indefinite times For In
stance. voting rights. II absent
three months before November,
could such persons use absentee
voting rights. II absent one
year. do such persons lose old
age pension rights: Please mem
tion where one can get fun and
reliable information on this mat
ter. II. ID. j.
As long as the person merely
is travelling and intends to keep
his legal residence in Tacoma
and return to il some time. he
can stay away indefinitely with
out losing voting rights. To get
an absentee ballot ne must write
to the city clerk early enough
before an election for the clerk
to send him a registration GER
tificste, for him to sign and re-
turn IL, and for the clerk to for
ward II to the county election
board which will send him the
ballot.
To satisfy the residence re-
quirement for old age assistance,
a person must have lived in the
state five Of the past nine years
and among the past five must
have had residence here during
the immediate past year. That
does not mean he could not visit
outside the state for a few
months during that year.
IL still doubtful. see the city
clerk and supervisor of old age
assistance for the county welfare
department.
Mr.. Fixit: Since our CCC
camps are closed to protect the
boys against the paralysis cpl
demic, u seems there should be
some steps taken before they
are released from camp TO stop
their wild driving as they come
down the mountain. Their truck
drivers jimmy the governors on
the engines as soon as they are
out Of sight Of camp. Why can't
the highway cops do something
about IL before we have a truck
load Of our fine boys killed?
MRS. =. T. r.
The highway officers do the
best they can. you may be sure.
but catching of reckless drivers
always is largely matter of
chance. Camp officers. too. try
to give driving jobs only TO trust
worthy boys. They may be fooled
sometimes, though, as are par
ents who let their children drive.
The best you could do would be
take the license number of any
truck you see driven danger
ously and report II to the state
patrol. The report soon would
restrict that boys driving.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Stamps
Lighthouse Marks Spot
Where Columbus Landed

A HUGE beacon, to light sea and
"A air travellers, is to be the New
Worlds memorial to its discoverer,
Christopher Columbus, under a
project sponsored by the 81 re-
publics Of the Pan American
Union. The projected lighthouse
is TO be built in the Dominican
Republic, which Columbus knew
as Hispaniola, and where he es-
tablished the center of Spanish
colonization in America.
Five stamp issues Of the Do
minican Republic have advertised
the project. Official stamps issued
in 1923 and 1887 showed suggested
designs. A 1887 airmail also pic
tured the lighthouse. Most recent
of the lighthouse stamps were the
New York Worlds FAN commem-
orstive, above, and airmail. which
pictured the Lighthouse with the
Trylon and Perisphere.
Under present plans, the prof.
ect will include not only the light
house but also an airport. mu-
scum and Columbus library. The
ashes of the Great Navigator viii
be moved TO a tomb there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
These Childish ThieverieS

Mona Lisa, thckly cased in wooden crate, may
Be on her way back to Italy.
There is childish rrelevance about this performance
that freezes the blood Are and the bloody death of
thousands for no better purpose than this?
More than 400 years ago man named Leonardo lived
In Florence. He a great who was intensely
aware Of all aspects of fe whose talents ranged the
whole gamut of human capability He was painter poll
of around which the world doesn't produce
Leonardo painted picture of a nobemans wife. 1t is
small picture not too Impressive at first glance But on
the of Mona Lisa and her there played the ghost
of strange inscrutabe hasmile which fascinated those
who looked
King Francis of France bought the painting from
Leonardo when the painter to France to serve him.
Years passed, and the hold this small painting on
s behoders and grew Not only the Florentnes not
only the Parsan but people of all the world to know
Leonardo's Mona Lisa.
her in Partisan gallery at time when his legons re-
turned from Italy and Egypt staggering under the weight
of stolen works Of art.
Later in the Louvre gallery. Mona Lisa smiled down
from the wall Artists copied her. interpretive men wrote
her love letters One stole her. and for two years she was
in Italy. Then she recovered and returned.
Now Mussoni being urged to steal her back and TO
take with her other works by Leonardo and Titan stolen
by that other conqueror, Napoleon
1t is all pretty childish. What does the world care
whether Mona Lisa hangs in Paris gallery Italian
knocking eyes will smile still at those who steal her away
And Leonardo? He, too, would laugh at the strange
spectacle and say "Yes it is true that painted and am
glad that work still found good after 400 years But
what your artists painting today? Have you picture
grabbers, managed to produce climate in which man is
free to create l free to create?
That and who manages to steal paintings 400
DID, is what is important.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

and senate: they enjoy legislative
excitement more than the dull
life Of v.p.
Johnson was the only one who
had even a go-to-it sign from
FDR, and it was only a wink.
The president told him that he
did not object If Louis friends
mostly American Legionnaires--
whooped it up for him. but even
then he warned he was making
no outright commitment.
The assistant war secretary
might have defeated FDR's
choice had he stayed in the race.
On Thursday morning he had $50
delegates, and the snti-Wallacers
were planning 10 rally around
him. But at IL a. m. of that day
he walked into Boss" Hopkins
suite at the Blackstone. Harry
was in the midst of a telephone
conversation with the White
House. When he hung up, he
turned to Louis and said: ITS
Wallace" Then the West Vir-
gilman Withdrew without MUIR
muir.
Republicans were inclined to
boot John Hamilton for his i'm
pulsive action in reading Frank
Knox and Henry l.. Stimson out
OF the party. They felt he was
making no friends for the party
by casting reflections on these
elder statesmen for accepting
service under President Roose-
welt.
Now they think John had the
right and the bright idea. It
was the presidents acceptance
address that changed their view
point. In leading GOPers' opin-
ion, Roosevelt used the two
hepuuIlCdH a u IL ihcihotiS
as "stooges" - as alibis. He
pleaded their submission to
draft" as partial justification
for his decision to run again.
He also cited their abandonment
of partisanship as a reason why
the voters should go and do like
wise at the November polls.
Washington still speculates on
the identity of the lone excep-
ton" who declined to serve. II is
generally agreed that it is Aft
Landon, who offered Republican
cooperation only on condition the
president promised not to seek a
third term. Some identify the un-
known holdout as Henry Ford
for his refusal to make airplane
engines. But the indictment
could hardly hold against him.
for he agreed to manufacture
them for the United States. And
there was no compulsion-patri-
otto or political-for him to turn
them out for Great Britain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

increased from SIG, 900, 900 to an
estimated $4,000, 10000 on
July /, 1910. In addition, the
government has liability of
nearly $4,000, 100000 which is
not included in the public debt.
Third: The federal govern
ment is spending four times as
much for relief as the total cost
of government in 1916.
Fourth: Interest on our fed
sral debt is now $1,000, 900, 900.
This represents more than the
total cost of the government in
1916. Twenty cents out Of every
tax dollar goes to pay interest
on our national debt.
Fifth: The federal government
is spending $4,000 every minute
of every day and night, includ-
ing Sundays. OF this amount
$11, 800 is being added each min
ute to the public debt.
1t was also revealed that pub
lie and private debts amount to
1886, 400 900. 600 Total national
wealth was estimated at $780,
sos, S62 900 for the year 1922. the
latest figure given in the 1889
almanac.
1t was added we have placed a
mortgage on our 81, 500. 900 fsmi-
lies of sS,140. Every married cou-
pie in United States is strug-
Cling under this debt no matter
how thrifty, industrious or saw
ing. They may imagine them
selves free of debt but they are
not.
/ wonder what Thomas Jeffer-
son would think if he could come
back today and see that old glory
still waves over a land of billion
aires, millionsires, paupers and
bonded slaves?
Our youth will be very foolish
If they fall for the trap imperial
lists set for them. wish we had
more June Bullsts. l hope the
youth OF our great nation will be
patriotic enough to demand and
fight for that thing which June
Bullat defines as Americanism.
o. o. NORRIS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

jalopy. This means not merely
an added ten per cent on actual
cost for our motor fuel but an
added ten per cent on actual
cost for all of the gasoline we
use. Ten per cent on the cost
of aggregate purchases sounds
quite different from "a cent
gallon" but in the end they are
identical.
The state and federal taxes on
gasoline amount to billion
and more, or, to be exact, to
S1,031 ,650,325 a year. Nor is
that all, by any means, for the
public is taxed on products and
services in the petroleum indus
try. Also there are the income
taxes. the capital stock taxes,
the inspection fees, the license
fees, and so on and so on and so
on. The land taxes, taxes on the
natural resources of enormous
social value and which should
be heavily taxed are only taxed
about $35,000,000 a year. The
grand total of taxes of one form
or another, in the petroleum
field, and which are passed on
to the public amount to s1.354.-
166. 1913. Thus do we aid legiti-
mate and essential industry.
The burden of taxes imposed
upon the petroleum industry and
those applied to other productive
activities without limit are
crus & business, reducing
earned profits, increasing living
costs and decreasing employ
ment. And the vicious thing
continues. round and round and
round. snubbing US up more
tightly at every encirclement
until the business interests are
stagnated, the masses of people
are frightened and the govern
ment feels called upon to dole
out more money to the needlessly
needy. And. then. raise that
money by more taxes on indus
try and upon the necessities of
life.
The only real, active efforts
being made TO reduce or stop
excessive taxation are those Of
certain tax associations" the
sole objective of which is to re-
duce the taxes on land or limit
such taxes to forty mills" As
a matter Of common sense and
sound economics, suppose we
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
PLANS DESTROYED
STATEMENT OF WAR
PROFITS QUALIFIED

Editor, The Times: Alice Nc
Kean's recent article published
here relative to large war prof
its is misleading and should be
qualified. l quote from her COM
ment: "A few samples of in
creased percentage profits in the
first quarter of 1910 follow.
Douglas Aircraft 1349o, Glen L.
Martin 21ses. Fairchild Aviation
274es. Bethlehem Steel 5000,
Youngstown Sheet a. Tube 1900,
Republic Steel 4so@o, U. S. Steel
20o0eo."
Here are the facts-Douglas
Aircraft paid in dividends per
share 1888 -75c; 1884 - none;
l935-75c; 1936-37-none. 1885,
39-S3; 1910 to date-none. Glen
l.. Martin 1929-3s-none; 1888
500: 1910 - Sl.00. Fairchild
Aviation 1929-35-none; 1886
l5c; 1851 share stock; 1888
zoe: 1e3e-40c: 1940-25c. II h.
lehem Steel 933-35-non< 1886
$3.50; 1887 So; 1885 - none;
1939-S1.50; 1940-S2.25. Young
stown 1926 - none; 1887 -
1925; 1e3s-39-none: 1s40-50c.
Republic Steel-1eS0 to date
none. u. S. Steel 19S3-36-none;
1871. 90; 193s-39-none; 1e40
81 90.
Stockholders. and this includes
widows, trust funds. insurance
companies, colleges. churches,
hospitals etc, who owned all the
above stocks for 10 years GER
tainly haven't received much for
supplying the capital that allow
ed the plants to operate, pay
taxes, labor, wages, etc. People
ought TO write letters demanding
that the government cut out
waste and extravaganza and re-
duce taxes so proper and rightful
dividends can be regularly paid.
Obviously any concern operating
at a loss and then showing
profit might indicate a big per
cent gain from the loss but
doesn't indicate large profits.
Under the Vinson Act, govern
ment contracts limit shipbuilding
and airplsne profits to So and
7@o. Under present income tax
laws, no individual can possibly
retain large income. The more
he gets. the more the govern
ment takes. In the high brack-
cts. IL is almost confiscatory, as
it should be. II we don't start
putting trained business men IN
Washington instead Of the pres
emit type Of inexperienced poll
ticians who have been doing
quite well for themselves, every
laboring man in the country and
everyone else viii pay lot more
in taxes and have less for his
family. That's the only solution
TO our problem. It's about five
wears overdue. A. r. JONES.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

Fact is that every shipyard
is now straining under the burden
Of constructing vessels already
appropriated for. They total
about 200 at an estimated cost
of three billion dollars. There is
already a shortage Of plant ca
pacity, building ways. tools, ma
terials, skilled workers for the
fleet now in the making.
Another problem slowing up
expansion is that of changing
designs Of all types Of ships on
the basis of lessons learned in
the European conflict. Naval
designers and engineers-slso the
knudsen commissioning work
ing night and day to break
these bottlenecks.
Assuming that Hitler should
attack any portion of the western
hemisphere soon or late-or
make nasty demands for French
and Dutch possessions in this
area-the president feels that the
only salvation is continued Brit
ish resistance and survival of
the British fleet. That explains
why. in his acceptance address,
he went so much farther than
the platform in promising aid to
our former ally.
Our naval, military and diplo-
matte experts are none too hope
full about Britain's capacity or
ability to withstand a grand as
sault. The Anglo-Saxon spirit
may be willing, but the ramparts
are weak.
England has certain definite
assets, according to this cold
analysis. but they are spiritual
rather than physical. She has
achieved national and political
unity. The corruption that par
alyzed the French does not exist.
She is fighting a last-ditch battle
on her own territory. She is at
last aroused to the realization
that it is, literally, do or die. Her
navy, enlarged by the seizure of
French vessels, has demonstrated
its power and seamanship. The
r. A. F.. though outnumbered,
appears to be superior to Ger
man filters.
Even so, her liabilities are
grave in the face of the threat
ened blitzkrieg. She lost much
of her most modern equipment
and some of her finest soldiers
in the battle of Flanders. and re-
placements have been slow. In
possession and production of
modern planes she lags fearfully
behind Germany. In the narrow
channel waters her great navy
may be peculiarly vulnerable to
air attacks.
Already her industrial and
shipping centers have been dam
aged. Her long coast line offers
landing places difficult to defend.
In the last analysis, it will re-
solve into a battle between Ger
man air and British sea power.
Privately. even our pro-British
experts give Merrie England only
a 40 pei cent chance.
President Roosevelt has been
charged with giving the green
light to six vice-presidential can
didates, and then flashing it to
red against all except Henry
Wallace. The inside story of the
struggle over second place DEM
onstrates that it is an unfair &C.
cusation uttered in the political
heat of Chicago.
The five supposed to have been
slapped down are Jesse II. Jones
Paul V. McNutt, Sam Rayburn
Senator Jimmie Byrnes and AS
sistant War Secretary Louis
johnson. Jones and McNutt die
want the nomination, but they
never had FDR's approval. Sam
could have had the solid floor
support of the Texas delegation
but he turned it down. He and
Jimmie preferred to remain in
their respective posts in house
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Now It's Unanimous

Everyone of the 48 states has state law enforce
ment agency, police force highway patrol Creation
of such force in Wisconsin makes the rolca of states
complete, the International Association of Police Chiefs
notes.
The first the famous Texas Rangers organized lO5
years ago to combat cattle rustlers and aiensmuggng
Pennsylvanas state police organized in 1905, was really
the pioneer of the "auto-age' forces.
Interstate transport and travel by road well as the
increasing traffic problem all rural roads which followed
the universal of the auto made this inevitable Cen
orally speaking state forces of this kind have been efec
tive because free from the local influences that hamper city
police.
Again the state laboratory is evident. the system
whereby other may profit by the experience of
adopting such as been found good in
neighboring state Thus slowly and without central COM
pulsion arrive at much unity of procedure among
the states as seems desirable and good
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
GASOLINE CHARGE
AN UNWISE TAX

Editor. The Times; Among
other trifles coming our way at
the moment is a new and add
tional federal tax of a cent
gallon on the gasoline we are
going to use In our good old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

stop worrying about the taxes
on land or real estate" and in
sist upon taking the taxes off of
the needed products of labor,
like gasoline; off the the prac-
tice of the worthy and needy
professions, and off of the rea-
sonsble wages or profits of le-
gitimate business.
ROBT. S. DOUBLEDAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
FIGURES OF DEBT
Is REVIEWED

Editor The Times: For oene-
fit of o. B. Germond Of Pc Ell.
Wash. The following statements
were made by Senator Harry II.
Byrd in a speech to members OF
the Illinois Manufacturers ssso-
citation:
First: Our tax burden is the
largest in pescetime history.
Federal taxes are two and one
half times more than in 1888.
Second: The federal debt has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ii u IL i ciol and Political America

must remain only paper fleet for years The four
billion dollars worth of warships be built in time
affect the present world situation except psychologist
ally-and that does not to work with Hitler Every
Superintendent and private-knows and deplores this
dilemma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

walls of his shop with penciled
sketches to show the workmen
how the new plane was to be
altered from a previous model,
also built without plans. He
carried in his head essential de-
tails.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

port, N. Y, airplane factory in
1911 Delivery was held up two
weeks until Curtiss could work
out the details again!
No master plans of airplane
construction existed in those
early days Curtiss covered the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

You can have freedom in the wide of the west
but you can't have it in overcrowded life boat-Pres
dent William E. Wickenden of Case School of Applied
Science.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

II man be found stealing any Of his brethren Of the
children Of Israel and maketh merchandise Of him, sell
eth him. then that thief shall de- and thou shalt put evil
away from among you-Deuteronomy 247.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18
OHIO EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
SURPRISES 1889 RECORD


COLUMBUS Following con-
structive program instituted last year
for the relief Of unemployment, the
ohio Employment Seryice'is exceed
ing its 1889 record performance in
placing applicants in jobs in private
industry
The Service, a division of the Bu-
reau Of Unemployment Compensa-
tion which was reorganized under
the administration of Governor John
w. Biicker, was endorsed by the
Ohio Federation Of Labor Conven-
ton this year for it's work in pro.
noting employment.
II p accd 128 932 persons in pri-
vate employment in 1899, number
virtually double the total So placed
in 1888. The record for the first
nine months Of 1910 exceeds thai of
the first nine months Of last year by
40 per cent, and in placing app icants
in regular employment, where the
job lasted more than one month,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18

FIGHTERS in the Colonial Wars
and American Revolution. are among
Burton's f6rebears. On his mothers
side were men high in the diplomatic
service. His great-grandfather was
the first consul general sent by Switz-
erland to Washington, and was sue
ceeded in that post by his son.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18

surpassed the first nine months Of
last year by Al per cent. Youth
placeaaents in 1889 almost doubled
those. in 1898 .and in l940 are sur
passing last years record by 4O
per cent.
Complete figures for 1889 show
that through the Dayton office, which
serves Montgomery county, the new
administration of the Division se-
cured 1863 jobs in private employ
ment that year, compared to 2718
secured in 1888.
In the same year, unemployment
benefits to the amount of $1,081,-
604 were paid to s,975 Montgomery
county individuals through the Bu-
reau of Unemployment Compensa-
ton.
Old age benefits also were in
creased. When the present admin
istration took office, there were ALT
old age pensioners in Montgomery
county. Now there are 5343, an in
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-18

tion caused a change throughout in
many positions in that institution, !"
President Scruggs said.
Mr.. Hamilton was Immediately
called to Morris, Brown College
where for eight years he has served
as Business Manager. Recently he
was invited to Virginia State Col
lege to serve as Special Assistant to
Mr.. Foster.
President Scruggs expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Hamilton "comes TO
the position with an impressive rec
ord for sobriety Of judgment, a high
degree of social acceptability and
social technique, ample vigor and
good health along with excellent
training and successful experience in
the management Of the business Of
Ace Of an educational institution Of
higher learning" J"