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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Voice Of Peace Intrudes

British statesmen charged with the conduct of the
hre beginning to hear distant rumbngs that sound dis
tinctly like peace pleas.
The British Labor party nomnally behind the Chamber
Jain governments policy, is beginning to have some
quams about the The party has under consideration
Is separate resolutions for withdrawal of support The
various proposals will be debated at the Labor parys Whit
euntde conference May Is. War leaders obviously
disturbed The hostility of the Labor party would seriously
menace Brtain's home front
In the meantime, other pacfst groups, embodened by
the lengthy prelude to actual warfare becoming too
atcuate for the ignore Chief these
groups is the Public Economy league formed during the
World to promote sound economy It's members
that long war might conceivaby the defeat of
Htlersm and the prostraton of exhausted Germany
but that England too would be economically and morally
bankrupt.
On top of all this H. G. Wells who still enjoys an appre-
tiabe British audience and who has been constant critic
of British aims, has to the conclusion that the
government is grossly incompetent" Wells said that
recent British publication showed that I'VE are
fighting for the British empire and Imperialism"
Il" this is the stuff fighting for, he said, then
It is foolish to fight"
The trouble is not so much conflict with the Chamber
lain with the fundamental principle of war
itself While the military has been getting steam for the
big offensive the popuace of Britain has had time to
wonder whether it's smart idea to have at ALL
The World brought this cyncsm and eventual dis
Illusion, too-but until ii all This time it is
cropping up before the has seriously begun 1t looks
hopeful for the peace crowd The people don't need to
war if they make it clear that they don't want to-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

tons of their lands. She had
enslaved other nations and has
kept them in slavery by the pay
ment of low wages and the
might of her army and navy.
She is the nation which treated
the African negro with unparal-
led brutality when they tried to
rise in defense of their land.
Has Mr.. Rawson read of the
Boer war? The war of extermi-
nation in which $4,000 Boer
women and children were i'm
prisoned and left to die of dis
ease and starvation? No blacker
page can be found in all history.
The British are the people
who launched and kept going
for 800 years the slave trade
with the American colonies. The
stories told of these negroes,
taken from their native land,
causes one to shudder, even to-
day.
During the course of years
she had established fine repu-
tation for embarrassing, I'M
derground scheming, and plot
ting.
Just recently she promised
aid to the Checks, Poles and
Firms. What did she do? She
left them on the spot.
Twenty years ago she double
crossed Italy. She double-dealt
to Germany in the disarma-
ment pact and the famous, or
infamous, IA points. She MAIN
tanned her blockade six months
after the date. fixed in the Ar
mistice, causing thousands of
people in Germany and Austria
to die of starvation.
What of her war debts? She
borrowed So billion dollars from
us. Has she paid it back? The
answer to that one is easy.
The present war is in prog
ress because of the same rea-
son the last one was fought
namely, that of protecting the
competitive markets of the
world with particular reference
to South America. They are not
fighting for ideals, because no
ideals exist. The only thing this
war seeks to destroy is the COM
mercial rival.
ARTURS DE ROHAN.
Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Pouring Off the Cream

Reports flterng into Paris indicate that Nazis in
auered Warsaw are pursuing vigorous offensive against
Polish Observation-Disclosures lawyers and doctors and edu
Gators and cergymen and engineers. These people just
disappear from their homes II is difficult to tell precisely
what happens TO them Concentration camps for some
perhaps; death for others.
To guard against uprisings Of unhappy, captive
people, conquerors have always acted thus, Graduating
What conquerors forget is that righteous will
generate its leadership No tyrant however strong
thumb for very long.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

WOULD GIVE WOMEN

Editor The Times: In regard
to the letter Of Mrs. M. N. Rich
ard, / should like to compliment
her on some of the things she
wrote.
l had a son in Flanders fields.
He was lucky. He came back.
/ had two nephews in the La
dies from He'll" They didn't
come back.
The Communist and Nazi
menace in this country shouldn't
cause US a great deal of worry.
We can always kill a snake. I
say if your good neighbor talks
against our country the proper
thing to do is report said per-
son to the proper authorities.
1t isn't the sons you send to
Flanders field. 1t is a story too
long to tell here.
should like to ask Mrs.
Richard. do you, with all your
hate of war, think we should
forget our sons if they spit in
Uncle Sans face? What should
we do when they slap our
cheek ?"
Not for me. I'll fight. That
isn't a brag. I'm not a Com.
munist or a Red.
1t is my suggestion that wom-
en- like Mrs. Richard take hold
Of things: Women, your mother
and mine, make this nation
pardon. I mean world. The
men, ii must be admitted. have
not done such a very good Job.
Remember when your Ma"
couldn't even vote? Perhaps you
recall the song, Tie Me To Your
Apron Strings Again? Maybe
1t wouldn't be such a bad idea.
HARRY G. DICKSON.
4s05 So. Ferry st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

To receive attention IN this cole
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
win be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixif: Can You tell me
how much the federal and state
governments take In taxes, II
person wins the following
amounts In contests: $1,000,
5000 or $4,000: I'm curious
about II. MRS. NJ. III.
Winnings in contests are not
taxed a. that but as part of the
persons total income for the
year. Since this state has no
income tax only the federal gov
eminent would share here.
Just TO take purely hypo-
thetical case Of a single person.
with no other income. no exemp-
tons OF any kind and no de-
pendents, there would be no tax
on $1,000 prize. a tax of s14s
on $1,000 and one of $5ss on
$4,000. You couldn't find any
body TO fit that exact case
though.
Mr.. Fixit: Upon obtaining q
marriage license n couple finds
that they cannot marry for a
year. At the end OF this year
viii the marriage license still be
valid. s. j.
It will be just as valid year
or five years from now. A mar
rage license Is good until used
by the parties whose names are
upon 1t.
Mr.. Fixit: We have an old
Bible, containing the old and
new testaments, published In
1920. We wonder II It has any
value outside Of sentimental, and
where we could find out. II Is
In good condition.
MRS. w. G. L.
Since Bibles were the first
books printed. have been print
ed continuously and are thrown
away less often than any 9TH
ers, they can't become rareties.
You might inquire Of some deal
er in second hand books. like the
Sharman Bookstores at 1908
Pacific ave, in Tacoma, but we
are certain the sale value would
not be enough to interest you
in parting with your book.
Mr.. Fixit: Would You please
tell me the area Of McChord
field: ID. Il.
The field consists of 1900
acres. OF that total e89 acres
were donated by Pierce county.
311 were purchased by the fed
eral government from private
holders and the remainder was
taken out of Fort Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Preventing Tomorrow's 0akies

group Of persons, interested in conservation organ
lied recently to conduct campaign to save the soil.
known as Friends of the Land the sponsors con-
WINGED migration of farm families is largely attributable
to lack Of soil conservation efforts in the past
"No matter which political party gains ascendancy
rs the years 20 by said Morris L. Cooke. of the
sponsors whether remain at peace go to again.
this fact viii remain: long keep scrubbng off
top soil and wounding water sources, business and
social conditions in the country will remain fundamentally
unsound"
Any steps that be taken to keep land fertile for
longer period of time should be considered seriously
may be important In saving ourselves from having to
consider the problem of migrants in years to come
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
P USE OF
THE PU BLIC
LETTER OF APPRECIATION

Editor, The Times: We want
to thank you for the coopera-
ton given us in the way of
publicity when we staged our
days of 's9" celebration on the
Legion's birthday.
II. J. c. BERG, Adjutant
Edward B. Rhodes post, Amer
lean Legion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the wo-
mans page for the answers.
1. How many amendments has
the United States Constitution ?
?. Which were the first people
TO make paper. the Chinese,
Egyptians or Greeks7
3. Which is correct: ~Can It
be them" or "Can II be they?
4. Which is correct: Can the
house OF representatives special
committee 10 investigate un-
American activities" known
5. How long did the Russo
Finnish war last
6. What Is the meaning and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
AFTER MANY YEARS
By {. T. SHORT

chorus n third larger, there
were others In which the effect
was produced with delicately
shaded pianissimo tones.
1t is all due, says Director Ben
nett, to the voice methods adapt
ed in the conservatory.
What is of interest to Tacoma
is the number of prospective stu
dents for the college who were
contacted through the formal
concerts and matinee appear
ances at high schools. How many
will be here at the beginning of
the next school year is uncertain.
but half hundred or more high
school students and their parents
were sufficiently interested to
ask about the requirements for
entrance and the opportunity for
membership in the chorus.
Going about the interesting
section of Washington east of
the Cascades revealed some in
teresting developments. In Ad-
ans county there had been for
some time complaints about the
increase in the number of gam
bling devices and road houses.
When complaints were made to
the prosecuting attorney he did
not pass the buck but made an
investigation. He found most of
the complaints were justified and
started cleanup. Among other
things he clamped down on the
pin ball machines, those games
of skill" which have increased
like mushroom in a pasture after
a warm rain.
OF course the owners of the
machines made quite a fuss
about vested rights, ETC., but
that didn't make any differ
ence. Machines that were not
taken out were sealed. So far
the Adams county prosecuting
attorney seems {, be the boss.
All over Eastern Washington
there are complaints of the in
creasing number of taverns and
highway beer halls. but that
situation is more difficult. to
control. Shrewd attorneys and
sympathetic juries make it nee
essary to have direct and posi-
tive evidence of a violation of
the law. Circumstantial evidence
on which a jury would hang
man doesn't seem to go when a
beer joint is involved.
The cross state highway which
viii provide a direct route be-
tween the Columbia basin area
and Puget Sound is gradually
becoming a reality. Some of the
various tentative candidates for
the Republican nomination for
governor are inclined to discount
the Importance of the project.
They argue that the road is
waste Of highway funds and is
being built so that Gov. Martin
viii have a short cut between
the capital and his home In
Cheney. The people in the area
affected, however. are very much
pleased to see the project pro-
crossing. They say that Gov.
Martin is the first state execu-
tive in 20 years TO give Eastern
Washington decent break in
the expenditure of state highway
| funds. And that, Watson, Is that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Farley's present trip. which
opened with a eulogy of the sec
rotary Of state in Tennessee. is
designed to win delegates for a
Hull-Farley ticket. jim believes
that the old and new deal wings
can compromise on the Tennes-
seean, and thus save the party
from a disastrous split. He also
figures that he would be more
likely to win second place on
such a slate than il somebody
else got first call. Fact is that
Farley and Hull have discussed
the proposition in vague,
roundabout manner, and both
appear to be agreeable to such
a setup.
F. d. R., until recently at
least, was talking up his secre-
tary of state, although he has
consistently talked down Farley
for first or second spot. A Hull
in the White House, Roosevelt
figures, would mean that his
foreign policy would be contin-
ued by his successor. There is
also the belief among Roose-
veltians that, If the moment for
peace making ever arrives,
President" Hull would name
F. d. r. as chairman Of any
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Stories in
Stamps
Foreign MoiI Poys v. S.
$22, 458, 682 Annually

DISPATCH of U. S. mail to for
eign countries pays profits into
the Postoffice Department. The
1899 postmaster generals report
estimates revenue of interna tionai
postal service at s22 ,45s.6s2 and
cost Of service at approximately
.o0s,22o. This function OF the
U. ). postal system was honored
by the U. S. l0-cent parcel post
stamp, above, issued in 1912.
Many philatelists collect sea
post cancellations and navy COW
ers. In 1899, sea post service was
IN operation on 20 ships, % in
transatlantic and six in trans
Pacific service.
Navy mail service operated ON
Sls vessels, IS domestic and four
ioreign-shore stations. The serv-
ice was established on % newly
commissioned vessels and two do
nestle shore-stations.
Mails dispatched by sea totaled
Io.393 ,26i pounds, an increase OF
LA per cent over 1898 shipments
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

correct pronunciation Of en-
hbris?
z. What Is the highest rating
that can eventually be bestowed
on a graduate of the u. S. Coast
Guard Academy?
8. Where is Little America?
3. From what country did the
United States purchase the Vir-
gin Islands
10. What famous English
poet went blind?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
CITED FOR
INSTRUMENTATION

Strange as it seems, Baron
Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, who
built Finland's amazing military
defense system. formerly fought
for Russia, Finland's 1910
enemy When the World War
broke out he was a major gen.
eral in the Cars army and was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
by John Hix

ated. He took matters into his
own hands, retired to the left,
and covered the only road to re-
treat, thus brilliantly saving the
day.
For this act of disobedience he
was presented the sword of the
Order of st. George and cited
by an imperial order. TO-
MORROW: The Strangest Ac-
cident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
An Inside Picture of Finan-
ciaI and Political America
LIG HIT

WESTINGHOUSE the first time in many bitter
months President Roosevelt and James A. Farley have
found subject upon which they agree. Both favor
the nomination of Cordel Hull the Democrats I94o
although the president and the national chairman
motvated by different purposes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Gte Tacoma Gimes

sent to Opatow to protect Rus
sian mobilization there. A sud-
den Austr o-German attack
caused Mannerheim's superior
general, Delsal, hastily to with
draw an entire army group,
making the mistake of ordering
Mannerheim to cover the right
flank.
But Mannerheim saw that an
entire division would be annihil-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

The Silver Shirts may have
adopted the idea Of taking over
the White House because il has
been vacant too much Of the
time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
ToDAY,s COMMON ERROR

Do not say. Whenever my
friends starts on a vacation
trip. I ask them to send me a
souvenir card; instead. say,
ASK him to send" etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Adelphians Tell About
Kerosene Lamps
Chorus One Of Best
In Ten Years
Adams County Prosecutor
Call the Shots
East Side Folks All For
Gov. Martins Highway"

A FTER tour of little more
"A than 1000 miles in Eastern
Washington, members of the
Adelphian Choral society were
back on the campus at the Col
lege OF Puget Sound Tuesday
telling classmates how the other
half lives. They are telling, for
instance, of great areas of pla-
teau where the farm homes are
several miles apart. Most aston
ishing of all, there are homes
without electricity and lighted
with kerosene lamps which had
to be filled and cleaned every
day. 1t was quite thrill to blow
out the lamp just before getting
under the covers. Some of them
admitted lighting and blowing
out the lamp several times just
for experience. II was the first
time most Of them had seen a
kerosene lamp and 1t was diff
cult to convince them that il is
only a comparatively few years
since that was the principle
means of illumination.
Almost as much of a novelty
to the Puget Sound natives MAX
ing the East Side tour for the
first time, was the absence of
trees in the wheat country. 1t
was unthinkable that people
could live in land where there
were no evergreen trees. But the
people there seemed To be very
happy without the trees. They
exultingly pointed to the broad
view over miles of level country
which in a few months will be
covered with ripe grain that will
help provide bread for those who
live in a part Of the state where
SO much of the land is taken up
by big trees.
As for the chorus, II was I'm
many respects one of the best
produced by Director John Paul
Bennett In the ten years since
the first group was taken out.
The program arrangement also
marked a new high. There was
greater variety Of music that
provided opportunity to dis
play the particular qualities Of
the voices. While some Of the
members brought out n volume
that would have been consid-
cred an accomplishment for .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
ATTENTION OF POLICE
CALLED TO SPEEDERS


Editor. The Times: Recently
a man was killed and another
seriously injured on Wakefield
drive. At the time of the acct
dent, 10 or IL police, sheriff
and highway patrol cars were
closing in upon a young man
fleeing from a hold-up attempt.
Basing my suggestion upon
the assumption that saving a
mans life is equally important
as catching an alleged bandit,
why couldn't prowl cars be
assigned to streets which need
stringent traffic regulation ? De-
spite the speed limit of 35 m.p.h.
which has been placed upon
Wakefield drive, cars travel
along it at so to so m.p.h. both
day and night. Other areas
needing speed supervision are
Pacific ave, between So. Saith
and 96th St. South Tacoma Way
and Puyallup ave.
II Commissioner of Public
Safety Holmes. Eastwood would
conduct his prowl cars in
concentrated drive against
speeders, the danger would be
removed. because speeders,
knowing the law was being en-
forced, would obey it.
In my humble opinion this
would be in better taste than
the commissioner. together with
his chief of police. announcing
over the radio-with a great deal
of satisfaction - that a bandit
had been captured. No mention
was made of the fact a woman
pointed out the mans hiding
place.
II. H. BLANKENSHIP,
1918 Ea. 2sth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
ENGLAND REBUKED


Editor The Times: ]. p. Raw
son, who wrote a glowing ac-
count of England's history. does
not seem to be well informed as
to that sloppy. shoddy, fake
democracy.
1 was in England last year,
and while there visited London.
Liverpool and Manchester. Its
filth and dirt is beyond descrip-
ton. Britain has a very rigid
class distinction with her kings.
earls. lords, counts, etc. Her
church is run by bishops and
archbishops at princely salaries,
all paid by the impoverished
worker. No other country can
compare with England's exploit
tation Of the poor.
She denied existence to the
Danes, destroyed their fleet;
she did the same with Holland.
Spain. and France. During the
civil war she aided the south in
an attempt to destroy our own
union. Twenty years ago she
destroyed the German fleet.
All over the world. she has
robbed and cheated other ma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this cole
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
will be published when requested
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

But whatsoever hath beish that shall We not offer:
FOR il shall not be acceptable for youLevcus 22:20.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-06-27
YOUTH KILLED
IN PROPELLER
r.~e ACCIDENT HERE
Allen Lee, Of Petersburg,
Dies instantly at
a Boat Horhor

Struck on the head by a wllir1ihg
airplane propeller, Allen Lee. 81. OF
Petetsbure, was killed instantly early
this morning at the plane landing
ramp in Juneaus new small boat
harbor.
Lee was 2 passenger on the plane
Of James Rihehart OF Petersburg
He arrived here yesterday afternoon
and was about to leave on a flight
to Sitka when the tragedy occurred.
Lees death was declared to be
accidental in the verdict of a Cor
oners Jury which held an inquest
this morning before u S. Commits
sioher Felix Gray. Serving on the
jury we're George A. Getchell. James
Monagle, Morgan H. Truesdell,
George w. Laverty. George Jorgen-
sbn and Walter E. Battle
Accident EXPLAINED
AS described at the inquest, Rine-
hart and two passengers, young Lee
and Leonard B. James, left the
Main Street seaplane float early to-
day TO fly to Sitka AS the motor
of his Fairiiid biplaue NC-9IO8 APP
peared to be missing fire, Rinehart
TAXED to the plane ramp in the
small boat harbor to change spark
plugs
-On arriving at the ramp, Lee
volunteered TO step out ON a pontoon
and take a line ashore. He was
cautioned by Rinehart against APP
preaching the propeller, which con-
tinued to spin by spurts through
pre-igniting of the hot motor, even
though the ignition had been turned
off.
Rinehart shouted to Lee twice to
be careful. but the youth crouched
under the momentarily stilled pro-
peHer, which suddenly turned over,
striking him on the shoulder and
head
Lee fell into the water, killed
instantly.
"Hc never knew what hit him, ="
DIR. L. p. Dawes testified at the
inquest.
Dero Slnshcs ,.
The nine-foot six inch metal pro-
pellcr left gaping wound in Lees
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-06-27

skull, laying his head open cleai
to the jaw The cut in his left
shoulder was also deep.
The body was retrieved immed
lately by Rinehart from where il
lay partially awash on the ramp
James telephoned Chief of Police
Dan Ralston who. with Deputy u. S.
Marshal Walter Hellan, took the
body ashore in skiff.
The accident occurred at about
6:35 O'Clock this morning.
Rinehart and his two passengers
arrived here yesterday. Rinehart
and James. a Portland contractor,
flew from Portland to Petersburg
the day before. Lee arranged at
Petersburg to fly to Juneau. saying
he wished to inquire here about en-
in a new pulp mill which
he was informed was to be built on
Baranof Island
Experienced at Task
The youth had tied up the plane
on previous flights they had made
together, Rinehart said. James tes-
titled that it was common practice
for passengers to help handle the
lines on small planes He was about
to get out on the opposite pontoon
with line at the time of the
accident, James caid.
The victim was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Lee of Petersburg.
His mother. Mrs. Nadia Lee. is
member of the Petersburg City
Council. With his father, Allen
lad owned and operated the. half
)ut boat Vesta. Miss Randi Molver,
IN employee in the office of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission here, is a cousin.
The body is at the Charles w.
carter Mortuary pending funeral
arrangements.