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Evening star., 1940-12-24
Industry Promises
To Do Impossible
For National Defense
Manufacturer Head
However, Protests U. S.
Criticism Of Output
BY the Associated Press.


LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. "a
While American industry is pre-
pared to "do the impossible" for
national defense, industrialists are
seeking a definition of the term
terrible urgency" as applied to
production needs.
Calling on the National Defense
Commission to supply the answer,
H. w. Prentis, jr., president of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, declared last night in
radio address:
Until the middle of December
less than two weeks ago no one
in industry had reason to believe
that any one in Government was
dissatisfied with the rate of de-
fense productions rate, incidental
ly, that Government itself had set.
Suddenly overnight there was
shift in the defense picture. The
word urgent appeared.
For the fact is that Govern
ment, as represented by William
S. Knudsen, production chief Of
the National Defense Commission,
revealed at the annual meeting of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers 10 days ago that the rate
OF defense production was not satis-
factory"
Mr.. Knudsen, Mr.. Prentis said.
had asked industry ito do what
was frankly termed the impossible. ;"
And let me add" the indus
trialist declared, that it will do
the impossible"
Speaking for industry, he asked
America to have no fears that in
dustry would fail to come through,
adding:
The defense job, however, must
be done by team work, not by hasty
alarm, not with sudden large orders,
not with impossible last-minute
demands, for manufacturing is a
process that requires more than
headlines as basis for production"
Evening star., 1940-12-24

torney Melvin Hildreth, well-knowd
Zoo and circus fan.
Mr.. Hildreth congratulated the
Zoo staff and the director on the
progress of the Institution, which,
he said, now stands without prec-
edent as the great Zoo of the
world"
The restaurant will oe opened to
the public in a few weeks, it was
said.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Chunukoh Party

The Service Council of the Jewish
Community Center will hold a Cha
nukah party at 8:15 o'clock tonight
in the hospitality room of the Jew
ish Community Center. There will
be grab bag, amusements and
games, and refreshments will be
served. The committee in charge
includes Morris Oshinsky and Sadie
Edlavitch, co-chairmen; Gertrude
Izakoff, Ike Lesser, Al and Irene
Rosenthal and Esther Horowitz.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Christmas music and informal talks
by Zoo officials and fans.

by Zoo officials and fans.
DR.. Alexander Wetmore of the
Smithsonian Institution was toast
master. In keeping with the in
formal spirit of the occasion, DR..
Wetmore presented the new restau-
rant scientific invention which,
he said, probably would revolutionize
the technique of spaghetti eating
a fork with hollow handle and re-
volving prongs.
Zoo Director William M. Mann
thanked the Smithsonian scientist
for his gift, and was persuaded to
relate few of his less serious ad-
ventures in Liberia recently while
collecting animals for the Zoo.
Malcolm Davis. keeper of the
birdhouse, told how he scrambled
after penguins for the Zoo on the
ice foes of Little America as
member of the United States Ant
arctic expedition.
Other speakers were Frank Lowe
assistant to Headkeeper William H.
Blackburne, who was prevented
by illness from attending, and A.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Zoos Lion Tanners
Served First Meal
In New Restaurant
Brothers Who Operate
Old Eating Place Are
Hosts to Mann and Stuff

The first meal in the Zoos new
10000 restaurant was served last
night to the lion tanners" of the
Zoo staff, including keepers, clerks,
e-trotters and collectors.
The hosts at the annual Christmas
party were Sid and Gordon Leech,
operators of the old Zoo restaurant
for the last seven years. Guests were
treated to beefsteak dinner,
Evening star., 1940-12-24

GOLDEN WEDDING-Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel L. Ozment, 1861
Perry place NV, who cele-
brated their 50th wedding an
niversary December IA. Mr..
Ozment, IS, a retired Interior
Department employe, and Mrs.
Ozment, ST, came here from
Tennessee 20 years ago. They
have three children and four
grandchildren.
Harris Ewing Photo.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Permanent Program
Being Devised for
Check on Aliens
Two Immediate Tusks
Faced After DeudIine
Is Passed Tomorrow
B, the Associated Press.

6s tne ASSOClaIeo fIeSS.
With the deadline for registra-
ton of aliens set for midnight
Thursday, Justice Department Of
ficials are devising a permanent pro-
gram for keeping track of nom
citizens in the United States.
More than 100000 registrations
have been received since August 27,
and officials expect the total to
reach 100000 or higher. That
compares with an advance esti-
mate of 100000 on which the reg
istration machinery was based.
After the registration period ends,
the Justice Department will have
two immediate tasks-filing, check
ing and classifying the aliens, and
finding and prosecuting those who
have defled the law.
Further Record Job.
In addition, there will be the
continuing job of recording changes
Of address, noting new affiliations
and activities, checking off those
who leave this country or become
citizens, and completing the regis
tration of alien children when they
reach the age of IA.
All foreigners seeking entry to
the United States hereafter must
register and be fingerprinted when
they apply to the American Consul
in their native land. Widespread
enforcement of registration may be
delayed for months by the neces-
sity of checking the list of those
registered. an official said, but
continuous effort will be made to
handle all reports of violations.
S3,O0O,OOo for Work.
The Alien Registration Division
was given 100000 for the job,
most of which was assigned to the
Post Office Department., which has
done the actual registering in ABOUT
1000 locations. The cost of regis
tering and fingerprinting is expect
ed to average about go cents a per-
son.
In general, the law provides that
every alien, except officials of for
eign governments and their fam
lilies, must register and be tinger-
printed.
Each registered alien will set
receipt card The Alien Registra-
ton Division has mailed ous L.
100000 thus far and expects to have
all sent out by February IS.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

And you were suddenly asked to decide
which make of streamlined car to buy, what
make of radio or refrigerator to choose.
Suppose you were asked to vote for Jones or
Brown; to support or oppose some social
security measure.
know of such pitiful case. 1t is the case
of young man raised in Communist Russia,
who found himself prisoner Of war in Fin
land and, later, an escapee to America.
You can imagine his confusion of mind,
his mistakes and then his delights in his new
found freedom.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
No news
is BAD news
By NORMAN CHANDLER
kewspoper Publishers commases
Bv NORMAN CHANDLER
cbo1mon, Newspaper Publishers commases

CUPPosE that for twenty years
- you were walled off from the
world. Hearing no news, seeing
no change, feeling no beat of the
public pulse.
Suppose, then, that you were
released into the world of l941.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

chairman Of Western Homes foun-
dation. Defense wa made with
simple facts. and thase facts hsvs
been accepted by the public. The
federal housing administration re-
ports record-brsaking business for
the first six months of this year
For the same period the Federal
Home Loan hank board reports
"a per cent Increase II mortgage
lending over tho first half Of 1850
This triumphant surge Of home
building has been In the face OF
war threats. The reason u sm-
bodied In five plain. basic facts:
I'D Not since Americans first
built their homes from logs has
1t been 20 simple. from a financial
standpoint. for the average fam
lily to acquire = new homs on terms
which II can afford.
"i7l Building material costs re-
main low. Increased building la
Dor rates have been balanced BY
new economical construction meth
ods. particularly in the introduc-
ton of power tools. There has
been no boom IN home building.
"tsl The federal housing admin
iatration plan Of home ownership
not only places the whole cost OF
living In and buying ns~ nome
ON a level often below prevailing
rents. but Its specifications and
It's Inspections Of new homes car
ryinE FLA insured loans are a.
sufanes Of Sound design and good
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Many Ideas Expressed When
300 Women Plan One House

Three hundred sunsn designed
haass shlsk - recently hanI
- California - pakHzhsfz = :
maksans.
Involving surh : 81 afosz So
ttcn q opinion. FEDERAL housing
Administrator Officials fhaaEhf
- reactions = - - designers
toward certain features suald -
- general interest = ether Hfez=
rsrEsss Haass es#nsHa
n Naaa -
Among sons - fhe nnlnlans -
presses curing ne sexsi sspzFI.
utsnf ssfe
! ~sns : lsxsl - n ira =
rsyIxina ny friends Whsa IhsY -
re ~hs@Hink - ~ aeef
! Nant sAsY aHasz4 = - HaHz
IN ny hushana hasn't keen n
eufs ~ tWs year,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

: sant - ironing hasrd nlsesd
- i rsn - ased fFem 18th 81
- = ~ daughters - -
handed. they'll mis- at 800 -
eszzs II saT 49, he.4@s
HSa stsps - ana dasu between
feens ~ HothsFsinslsw came =
saeaa fhs weekend. slipped - -
80 = - dEnlnz faaHs - zzaYsd
sxvsn weeks
tsuad. ri Frafurss fIztNsi
~ = TN eantaa pafla. It
taehed TafAKe. aspafass alnlnE
feana. savsfsd ~ntfanes. ffenf hall=
~. powder rpon. ptsnfY II siss-
sts. - hafhrama package sdelts=
- 49,. szfTa nzHraant. flfzt=
flaef laundry. sxtfz slestfls asf=
-
my dldnf ant step affves
-. aHwIsIHIr garage aaoFs.
changes n isxsl aaFa entrances
nj eafnsF etnaawa. Faand yin
aows Fneas a. traffic ianss. lastaf-
nsIsat - spsss. fzlsnhans =
lara esrnsF. drafts. aessY piuFHh-
lna. rsnsilnn an fuur walis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Awards Of Merit
Recommended

Lincoln Citizens club had rec
commended Wednesday that Com
mittee of 1000 awards OF merit
be prsse to the following
Taeomans:
Otto X. Bangsund. secs SO.
Sheridan ave-: painted house.
P. II. Clark, s633 So. L ct. {:
painted house.
Lloyd Beell, a712 So. L st;
painted house.
Mrs. Rose sohn, sohn apart
ments. 1910 So. yakima ave. !:
papered and redecorated all apart
ments. also painted home adloin-
ing. 1914 so. Yakima ave.
A. M. Rhines. sT32 So. AIMS
worth ave.; remodeled and redec-
GRATED interior of home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

Home Improvement which are
better uadeftakea In tas fall. IN
eluds
Installation and repair II home
heating plants
Installation - hsal=eaHlFaI de-
vices a. paFT ~ ths heating sYss
tenn.
Installation ~ water heaters a.
part II ths water sYstsm.
Interior and exterior painting
ReroofinE OF repairs Ia ssisis
Ing reef
handspring or putting In
plants more easily trsnsplsnssd
IN the fall s~a~on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Design Needed
In Modernizinq

Tos imrarfanes e keed afehl.
tsetuFsl design n - mesasFnlzss
- = - existing hease = equally
- important - n - heass eea.
ssraetloa. masf uullasFs believe.
sines ths faults II TIE houss anasf-
kelnx determination sfs frequent.
i tfseszale y fhs go Il -
design n ths beginning
FeF thls fsasaa. re advice - n
aFrhtteet !. effsn xaiuzhle n nd.
cruising Cd heu-e. working 18th
: carefully nlannea design. -
property eWner eAn - assured
that ths layout snd outward sp-
resraaes conform = hasse enns
captions a Eood taste. nd thaf
The lnterteF . e<st adapted Il ~
needs ~ thass Nho sffi I've n Il
FLA officials aiss remind PRO
rerty owners thai structural I'M.
tations may make impractical d.
sired medaFnixatlan. ana kaa~i-
sdks 81 thls beforehand I'll save
The owner considerable expense
In many esses. saeh - thess
where nc modsfniaaiinn pruIect
entails largely tha removal - ~
oxerahundanee - decoration sna
minor alterations he ~aFa 80 :
reliable builder u al that = nsoes.
sary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

ingfon cities IN 1889 was xss7 %.
rise Of se3i1. ar III per cent.
above the 1sss level Of szs4.oa.
Such cost last year VS. xso7s. or
"a pei cent. higher than the 1880
average OF ss2es7. Cost Of new
housing for the 1eS1.1e7a period
averaged x7e7.5s.
This = strictly = mathematical
study based On government Stats
tics OF estimates. Some new build
ing reported herein undoubtedly
replaced structures destroyed By
fire. flood or wind. or wrecked be-
cause OF ohsolescence. Another
factor necessary In accurately
measuring total housing made
quacy would be the shortage or
surplus existing at the beginning
Of the survey period. Neither Of
these factors Is given considera-
ton in this strictly mathematical
study
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

IN presenting re -skskeu-
l.h.- the sixteenth IN the series
Of western Living Hausez.-
western Homes Feundaflan
again sound. the slogan. -Lef
there - light IN Western iiviax-
This design. like ether. IN The
series. ". developed ~ retail
lumber dealers 81 this Fezlea. ts
meet the special wants and need.
Of people who live here. Ter
homes On the eloudler side ef
the Cascades. there has heen IN
erea<lnE demand for mare light
In the rom. mo<f used for
family living.
The influence ef tn. demand
10 evident In the skykoml.h and
related designs Of Western Liv-
Ing Homes. W. C. H<ll. chair
man % Western Homes Feunda-
ton. points eut -Nete the Nv
ing-room offset IN both elesa-
ton and floor plan. Light !.
made 20 stream Into the living
room from three ways. The
large dining rom bar not only
provides living light but exie-
rsor beauty. While the Kitchen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
ThinkUpswing
Will Continue
Conodo's Building
Compared 70 u. S.

NEW YORK - After one fun
year Of var the building industry
IN Canada = booming and = CON-
parison with conditions n the
United States suggests that hulld.
ing here probably win also sxpe-
rienoe N upzwing - the current
defense program l. stepped up. the
Architectural Forum magazine de-
elares IN Is September issue.
Atfrihuting the Canadian boom
70 the large deficiency IN housing
and other building types secumu-
lated during depression years." the
magazine Of building points out
that similar situation prevails in
the L. 5. although perhaps not 10
the same degree.
a comforting omen 10 u. 3.
builders and developers who may
fear housing slump impends. Can
ada's residential curve IL holding
its own surprisingly well. the
Architectural Forum reports. al
though the half year total Of xaa.-
500. 900 for total residential runs
about } per cent under last year.
due chiefly TO low returns for jan
uary and February. the figure Of
SIS. SOC. 900 expended for approx
mately 10000 privately owned
houses represents an increase Of
roughly 6 per cent over 1889 and
exceeds every six-month record for
the past 10 years.
IF further proof Of boom times
ahead for Canadian building il
needed IL can be found in the news
of rising eosts-another omen for
u. s. building TO reckon WITH" the
Architectural Forum declares. In
terest rates remain steady under
the governments policy Of lending
money for low cost housing in con-
junction with private institutions
at flat rate Of per cent to the
borrower.
The price index OF building ma
terials. however. has jumped to IS
after averaging 20 for the past
two years.
Current index figures for build
ing labor costs are not obtainable,
but observers report that recent
wage agreements show an increase
of 10 to II per cent in some locali-
ties. Local shortages OF labor
notably carpenters. masons. brick
layers. welders and mechanics
are reported by some observers.
but general shortage of skilled
workers Is fatty denied by the
Dominion's Labor department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Questions and
Answers

@. Should a basementless space
under a house be ventilated7
A. II the basementless space il
enclosed. provision should be made
for foundation wall vents. There
should be at least two of these
vents, and their size should be pro-
portioned on a basis of one square
foot Of effective free opening for
each Is lineal feet of exterior wall.
Openings should be protected by
noncorrodible screening of not over
one-eighth-inch mesh.
Q. How thick should mortar
joints be In brack-masonry wall
construction
A. Although no definite relation
ship has been proven, walls with
thin joints, about one-fourth inch,
tend to have somewhat higher
strength than those having thicker
joints. For stndard brick, a one
half-inch joint Is most useful in
forming patterns and bonds. since
two headers plus the joint approx
mates the length Of the stretcher.
Five-eighth-inch and three-fourth-
inch joints are used extensively,
the difference in unit length OF a
stretcher and two headers plus
joint being compensated by varia-
tons in the width Of the vertical
joints. Walls having joints three
fourth-inch or over require more
time for erection and win therefore
cost more than II a thinner joint is
used.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

The shower head. u placed En-
The val. should - located -
that the lowest part II ths head
Il approximately 4 feet 4 inches
from the fleof. n - essFhssa
shower |. used. The lowest part 81
he head should Be st least 4 fee
a inches from the neor. Combined
NJ ssrsrsts soap tray and hand
arp may - placed about feet
above the floor. n the shower sn.
closure IL not 10 he equipped Win
= door. locate ths rod for The
shower curtain 81 = height Of
about : feet & lnchss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Washington Home Building
Volume Up 5 Years in Row
Increase Of 26.3 Per Cent Is Noted
Among Five Cities in This Stote

Washington nome building last
year reached the second highest
volume and value levels IN ten
years. c. !. Ryan. vice president
Of Investors Syndicate. revealed
IN Minneapolis today.
The five cities used In this hous-
ing survey are Bellingham. w.
erett. Seattle. Spokane and Ia
coma
Volume Highest Since 1880
These Washington cities.s ex-
planned Ryan In commenting on
the company's new national hous-
ing survey. provided new homes
IN 1889 for 1880 people. = rise
Of 26.s per cent. over 1883. when
new residences were erected for
e.216 persons.
These cities. in point of 1889
new home volume. ranked twenti-
eth In list Of Il states and the
District OF Columbia: their volume
position for the nine-year total
was eighteenth. The forty-two re-
gions covered by the survey con-
tain $40 cities.
Home building In these five cit
les In 1899 represented 24.s per
cent of the total residential build
ing for the nine year period. Vol
Tune peak of 1918 came in 1890,
while the low was In 1894. when
only 1.164 people were furnished
with new homes"
Valuation Up 4IT In Year
Value OF new residences built in
these five Washington cities In
1889 totaled ss.20e.15 a rise of
x2,6s4.s4 or Il per cent. above
the 1888 level. New home expen-
ditures in 1889. the Investors
Syndicate survey also shows. were
s2,152.4ss. or 1s.e per cent. lower
than the 1880 total of 81, 361 ,e35.
Cost Per Person
Highest Since 1886
Average per person new
housing cost In these five WASH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Sl,570 Houses
Sell Rapidly

NV foHh = nss - n
ias cost housing has hen s.tahs
llshed wifh ths eamnleflan q ths
aafian.s first lafns=seAia TIA IN
sufsa operation n which prices 80
under - 900
Thls first project u b financed
with FIiA-lnaaFesi Title /. Cas- }
leans comprised - thfee=seem
houses erected IN OWensborn. ~
and I'D Ter $50 wIih land.
Al - houses esHs sid wlshln
Is hours frnm fteer nisns. sketches
and specification. Nhsn nee. -
ina project leaked nat. ia maaas
sire explains
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Here Is Simple WoY
To Polish Bruss

To preserve the luster Of brass.
polish the brass with a good metal
polish that is recommended for use
on brass and, while the brass In
stu bright. wipe off the greasy
residue with benzine. When this
has evaporated apply a coat OF
clear lacquer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Triumphant Home Construction
Surge. Despite Threats Of War

a study just released by American
Builder.
During tina same period build.
Ing was subjected 10 the heaviest
bombardmsnt OF hostile propa-
ganda ever suffered by = basic u.
s. industry declares ". {. Rel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Sleeping Porch Useful
For Large Family

In considering the needs Of adj
ditional space for a growing fam
lily, homecoming families might
give thought to the possibilities of
a sleeping porch. The sleeping
porch of today In disable the year
round.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

On june ~. 1e&o. seven weeks
after the start OF total war In
Europe. home building in this
country reached the peak Of = rise
that began In May. 1888. and has
continued. with only one marked
lapse. to the present. according TO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Convenient Entrance
To the Bathroom

One door opening into a small
hallway serving two bedrooms IA
better planning than a bathroom
shared by two bedrooms having
direct access to each bedroom
Two doors are inconyenient and
waste valuable space in the bath
room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
Things to Consider
In Style OF Fence

Whether the fence il intended
as a complement TO an attractive
house or as a thing OF utility TO
mark boundaries. provide privacy.
and restrict dogs and children. the
home owner should consider the
architecture Of the house In ehoos-
ing the style of the fence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

!. . mid. feam. he conner .lnk
II located - thai light may pear
In where the eurk with dlsh~-
and preparation 81 meals zoe.
IN. The front entry arrange
ment n another striking feature
% the skykamlsh. . design
which perfectly STRIKE. the hey
note ef let there - light N
We.sern living"
Information and service .. TIE
skykemi.h r.as h< nd freu re-
tail humber a~sl~rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

Old-Fushioned Door
Con Be Replaced

Replace an old-fashioned door
with a convenient swinging door
that viii be in keeping with the
general trim Of the room. The
swinging door may be Of a style
Identical with the other doors Of
the house and equipped with suit
able hardware.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19
WOOD PREVENTATIVE

Wood coming in contact with
the soil or within Is inches Of the
ground should be treated with q
preseryatiye-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

II you're not using 1t. sell IL with
Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-19

Average per person new
housing cost IN these five Wash
Evening star., 1940-02-28
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Louis the Fourteenth was called
"the Grand Monarch" His power
was great and his life was carried
on in s"grand STYLE"
-Vnen a ruler spends vast sums
OF money for his palaces, feasts
and wars, one thing is certain
someone is paying for it. Louis,
and later French Kings, spent
' money which the people Of their
country earned.
Seventy-four years after the
grand monarch died, a revolt broke
out In France. Thousands of the
so-called plain people" had come
to believe they were being badly
treated. Mobs were formed and
buildings were destroyed. In Paris
the much-hated prison called the
Bastille was broken into and the
prisoners were set free. The prison
was burned and was left q wreck.
The "faN of the Bastille" took
place In 1889, on the 18th of July
This date later became a national
holiday, and it is celebrated In
present-day France.
When the Bastille was taken an
other Louis-the Sixteenth-was on
the throne He and the mobiles did
what they could to end the troubles.
In August a large number OF mobiles
' gathered and gave up some of their
old rights.
For q time it seemed that things
might quiet down. The King moved