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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Browns Point Group
VIII Picnic

Members o. the Browns Point
Improvement oiyb auxiliary viii
meet for a no host picnic On Mon
day afternoon At the home n Mrs.
Ernest BUrrouGhs Mrs. l.. reruneo
IL In charge u the afternoon pro-
gram
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Mrs. Love Returns from
Cross-Coniinent Trip

Mrs. Herbert Love returned on
Friday from an extended trip
across the continent she attended
the Daughters q the Nile eonyen-
ton in Terre Haute. Ind. with Mrs.
A. r Long and Mas Nell Simpson,
and then met Mr.. Love In Chicago
N continue on 20 Rock Island. New
York city and the Worlds fair
and Washington, d. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
House Party F eies
College Friends
M;ss Arends Enssrisins ~
Home OF Parents

Miss Jean Valerie Arcndt
wa. hostess al the No. Stew
ens II. home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher ".
Arsndt. NJ a ray little house
party during the week. for .
group Of college friends. scs-
cral AZ whom came over firm
walla Walla for the Kelly
Mautx wedding NJ Olympia
Monday evening. Arriving
Sunday afternoon. the group
Of girls were taken 10 Miss
Arendta home where dinner
was served by tho young
hostess and her mother.
Later In the sv~ntnm They we're
Icsuei ny msmh~ss % the wedding
party. who drove fFum Olympia
relieving shs r~he.rssi Vnnsr
there.
Mondsy. the group ~ sssis with
Miss Afensft's aunt. Mrs. Charles
ovtan. were 10 Seattle fnf Iuneh-
ssu and fnr the reception and tss
given ~ Mr i.ssuy p~ekm and
fsmsiy At tho Seattle uss~eum In
the evening they wsns - u
Olympic fer shs wedding ~ Mis-
Mssxr~s Laura Kelly and Nv.
William Mckinney Mants Al ths
rp..rapsi church. and she f~eeps
tinn which followed.
Miss Asradt was ho~srss 10 .
group ~ faur far dinner ard dane.
ing al The University. unias club
aa Wednesday evening. iHeiusisd
In IN. hes,s~ PARTY wvse the Mssses
M.rsnn Tsyiaf. Msrihsi Preston.
Joyce Andersen and Evsiyn Page
ami the Ns~~s Lee Mants ~
Tom Kslis. Kenneth Baldwin. Vie
tos Kelly and Hand wafisy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Miss Margaret James 70
Visit Parents Here

Eagerly awaited By her many
friends here IL the visit u Miss
Margaret James. daughter Of DIR
and Mrs. Edwin " James. VINO
will arrive from New York City
Saturday evening Miss James.
who has been 10 Vermont and
New York for the past few years.
Is coming by motor With her two
brothers. DR. Murray johnson q
Baltimore and Hr. Hunter John
son of this city who recently vent
east 10 take purchase n car.
Miss James will be Nth her par
ents a. their nsdrona way home
during her stay here She plans
h remain In Tacoma through the
month Of July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Ne~ly~eds Leave on Cruise
To San juan Islands

Mr and Mrs. Dwight Allyn Ma
son Edith Rgmnell. VINO were
married here last Saturday. re.
turned from q few days motor
trip % Vancouver and Victoria.
u. c. On Tngfsday afternoon.
While IN Vancouver they stopped
at the new Vancouver hotel They
left again FRIDAY from he Ia
coma Yacht club harb0r aboard
Mr.. Hasons cabin cruiser. Anu,
for weeks cruise up Hood canal
and through the San Juan islands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Miss Rebecca Duean Returns
From Eastern School

Friends and relatives of Miss
Rebecca Jane Dugan of SIS So.
Sprague ave. are pleased to have
her home following her graduation
from the Boston School of Occupa-
tional Therapy in early June.
Her brother, Mr.. Robert Earl
went east for the occasion, after
which they motored home to-
gether, taking in the New York
fair and visiting with friends and
relatives along the way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08

The bride approached the arbos
with her father who presented her
In marriage. sha ~as gownsd In
hsavy white bridal satin fashioned
princess style with fun skirt
which fell In graceful folds 10 .
ANAL train. A sssd.psafi halo
held In place her fingsf.tip lsngth
veil II ttilr
The bride carried a white hAf'd-
ksfchisf trimmed with hand.fnads
lace which was carried ny Mrs. ".
". pefeiyai. sn old frisnd II the
family. at her wedding ever 40
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Harmon MiIIers 10 Be
Georgia Bound Soon

Mr.. and Mrs Harmon Miller are
giving up their house next week
end and viii leave soon for At
lanta, Ca, where they will be
established for the next year.
Several parties are in the offing
for the popular Tacoma couple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Mr.. and Mrs. riolt
Entertain al Day Island

Hosts on Thursday for a family
Fourth Of July party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Holt Of Day Island.
Their guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene W Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart Of Seattle. Mr..
w. c. Noe and Mrs. o. Moore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Mr.. and Mrs. CrooLs
To Arrive Monday

Guests for several days al the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lipy
wili BE- Mr.. and Mrs John Crooks
Of Los Angeles. who are expected
/. 70 arrive 10 Tacoma on Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Luncheon at Country Club
Planned for Friday

Miss Mildred Brown will enter
tain at luncheon Friday afternoon
az the Tacoma Country and Golf
club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-08
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nssts
vlsii rimbsrlins lodge

Mr.. ard Mrs. /. c. Van Malta
sf aioa 10. sheridan ave. are
vaoatlanias this week ~ 11mhes-
l,ns lodge ga tho ssapss Of Mount
itoud. Ore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Early Roman Elevators

The tremendous scale on which
gladiatorial spectacles were present
ed in the Coliseum, Rome's ancient
madison Square Garden" is being
revealed in new excavations, which
have uncovered 80 ''behind-the
scenes" elevators which were used
to carry lions and tigers 80 feet up
from subterranean cages to the lev
Ell of the arena. An ingenious system
of weights and counterbalances op-
Grated the lifts, which all reached
the level of the arena at the same
time, simultaneously releasing the
animals maddened from long hours
without food and combining cages,
to face hundred husky gladiators
gathered in the center. According
to Giuseppe Cozzo, architectural en-
gineer in charge of Coliseum exca-
vations, the new discoveries are
among the most important in the
2,000-year history Of the world-fa-
nous arena.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Iron Sports Equipment
Used in Ancient Times

Steel or iron have been favored
for sports equipment since ancient
times, when Greek athletes hurled
the javelin in their games, and then
down through the Middle ages, when
armored knights tested their skill in
tournaments. Today steel is more
prominent than ever in sports and
games, and every year millions Of
pounds Of steel are bought in the
form Of sports and recreation equip
ment. When many modern sports
were developed wood and leather
were used widely, but the trend is
now toward steel where speed,
strength and safety are important.
Coli, q game in which little steel
was once used, in 1888 absorbed
about 1908, 900 pounds in the manu-
facture Of new clubs, exclusive OF
other uses on the courses.
OF the total for golf clubs 5000
pounds Of steel were used for the
shafts Of wood-headed clubs, while
1914, 900 pounds were used for the
shafts and heads of irons. On the
courses indeterminate amounts of
steel were used for pins to mark the
steel cups and for watering equip
ment, pals, mowers and other ma
chinery for upkeep.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Walking encyclopedias

Forty interpreters, Rome's hand
soonest bus employees" speaking as
many as seven languages each,
have been given their graduation
diplomas by the Alag Transportation
company, Rome's largest bus con-
Germ, and were told to ride all day
long on Rome's buses interpreting
and acting in the capacity Of veri-
table information booths, gratis to
all passengers. Each graduate
wears an emblem on his uniform OF
an Italian flag crossed with an
American, French, German, Eng
fish, Spanish Arabic or Polish flag
indicative of languages he speaks.
The 40 men passed a written exam
ination involving comprehensive
knowledge Of Rome's archaeological
background, points of tourist inter.
est and a thorough knowledge Of
train departures and arrivals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

Drew Pearson and Robert 8. AL
len, who write our weekly feature
washington Merry-Go-Round," are
probably the best known of Wash
ington correspondents.
National attention was drawn to
Pearson and Allen when their first
book, 1.-THE Washington Merry-Go-
Round,' became a best seller The
book concerned the foibles and the
strong points of the great and near
great of the capital city. Since that
time Pearson and Allen have held
national attention by other best sell
ers, including "The Nine Old Men,
and by their sprightly column of I'm
side news. This column deals with
highlights and sidelights, rather than
with opinion, for Pearson and Allen
are essentially news reporters
rather than commentators. Their
news, scoops" have been historic.
Drew Pearson is tall, slender, pro-
fessorial-looking. He was profess
sor in fact, having taught at the
University of Pennsylvania and at
Columbia between periods of globe
trotting and covering important
news posts in various parts of the
world. Pearson was born in Evans
Vile, Illinois, 1897, graduated from
|Swarthmore in 1919, then worked
with the British Red Cross in the
Balkans and was head of Quaker
Relief work in Serbia, Albania, and
Montenegro. In 1922, he shipped as
a seaman from Seattle, and what
with some newspaper work and as
a lecturer, he lived for time in
Japan, China, the Philippines, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and London. In
1926, he became foreign editor of
the United States Daily. In 1927, he
covered the Geneva Naval confer
ence In 1928, he was with Secre-
tary of State Kellogg at Paris, with
President Coolidge at Havana, and
Conference for. the Baltimore Sun.
He is recognized today as an expert
writer on foreign affairs.
"Bob' Allen, in contrast with
Drew Pearson, Is short, read-headed,
and fiery in his enthusiasms. He
was born in Latonia, Kentucky, in
1898, helped Perishing chase Villa
1898, helped Pershing chase Villa
into Mexico in 1916, went overseas
with the calalry in the world war,
got wounded, came back as a boy
lieutenant, and worked his way
through the University of Wisconsin.
Winning a scholarship for study
abroad, he chose a year at the Uni
versity of Munich. There he re-
ported the Hitler putsch
for Boston newspaper. He re-
turned to the U. S. in 1924, holding
various newspaper posts. In 1924 he
was head of the Washington bureau
of the Christian Science Monitor.
Just prior to that, he accompanied
President Hoover on his good will
tour of South America. In 1929, he
also went to Mexico to write a series
of articles, and 1880 made study
of European capitals, including
Moscow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Airplane Insect Trapping
Developed Into Science

Pioneer work by federal entomol-
ogists in collecting insects from the
upper air by means of traps mount
ed on airplanes started as early as
1925, when p. A. Click made the
first of long series Of collecting
flights using a trapping device which
was improved repeatedly in the
course Of the experiments.
Results Of these flights aroused
scientific interest in what has come
to be known as aerobiology and has
indicated the need for further def
mite investigations, entomologists
believe. They think that insect col
lection over seas and oceans and
at distance from land might clear
up questions as to whether destruc-
tive insects can and do enter the
country by flight or drift across
broad expanses of water.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh CO.
operated with the late c. F Meier
of the department of agriculture in
studying plant spores and micro
organisms, and Colonel Lindbergh
invented the "sky hook" or trap
used for this purpose. Mr.. Meier
lost his life in the wreck Of an air.
liner over the Pacific while on col
lecting trip. Amelia Earhart was
using the Lindbergh trap on her
plane when she was lost.
Under the National Research coun-
Gil, research in this field has been
organized under the committee on
aerobiology which is arranging for
cooperation Of scientists from the
universities and government bu-
reaus, and flyers as represented by
the commercial airlines, and the
army and navy aviators.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
HEALTH CONDITIONS IN
MARYLAND

Use of approved statistical yard
sticks" on the health record of
Maryland for 1889 shows that gains
and losses were fairly well balanc-
ed and that health conditions
throughout the State were generally
favorable.
Provisional figures for births and
deaths during the year announced
by DR., R. H. Riley. Director of the
State Department of Health, show
that though there were fewer births
than in 1898 there was an import
ant increase in the number Of babies
in each thousand born alive who
survived the perils of infancy; that
there were slightly fewer deaths
from all causes in all age groups.
and marked decrease in the deaths
from certain diseases
typhoid fever and pneumonia.
There were nearly $500 more
births than deaths. There were 49,
81 births and 20,825 deaths re-
ported in Maryland in 1899 in COM
parison with $3.50 births and 2O,-
S57 deaths in 1898. Infant deaths
dropped from 1918 in 1888 to L.
416 In lss9--Ss7 white and Sic
colored. The births reported In
1889 were divided e. follows: H.
81 n ~ -t@a<N s4sr -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

SIT in Baltimore City; and 15,794
in the counties. There were 10,548
deaths in Baltimore City and TO-.
277 in the counties.
Considering the births and deaths
in relation to population, the report
shows that there were approximate
ly 16 births and IL deaths in each
thousand of the total population.
There were Is births and IL deaths
in each thousand of the white pop
ulation and 20 births and Is deaths
in each thousand of the colored
The most significant improvement
indicated in the report was in the
number Of survivors in the youngest
group of citizens. In each thousand
babies born alive in the State dur
ing the year there were so deaths
and $50 youngsters who survived
the health hazards of infancy, and
started In on another year. In 1898,
in each thousand births there were
Sc infant deaths and 944 survivors.
Two thirds of the deaths reported
in Maryland last year occurred
among two age groups-the young
est and the oldest. The total infant
deaths 1,416, constituted over 6 per
cent of the total at all ages and
from all causes. The deaths at the
other end of the scale due to the
degenerative diseases of the middle
and older age groups accounted for
12,462 deaths, or so per cent of the
total from all causes. Included in
this group were the following:
Heart disease, 5,667 deaths: cancer,
1881; nephritis. 2,147; cerebral
hemorrhage. LAO and diabetes,
SGT deaths. There were increases in
all of these causes of death except
nephritis, which dropped to 2,147
deaths from 2,326 in 1898.
Outstanding decreases in deaths
from communicable diseases were
shown in those from typhoid fever
which dropped from 81 deaths in
1888 to IS in 1889. new low rec
ord from that disease, and in those
from the pneumonias which dropped
from 1851 in 1898 to 1928 deaths
in 1899.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

1t is admitted by everyone that
the automobile manufacturers make
cars many times as good than those
formerly manufactured, and sell
many times more value for far less
money than 20 years ago. And ex-
cept for the fact that motor taxes
have been more than IN billion
dollars year for several years the
national debt would now be nearer
so billion dollars than in the early
forties" OF billions today.
If it is fact that the farmers
and consumers pay the taxes then
the injustices of continuing to tax
a mechanical article used for trans
portation the same way liquor and
tobacco are assessed must have be-
come a national racket in which
car-owners are unjustly penalized.
Thirty million car owners in the
United States are the principal VIC
tims--not the automobile manu-
facturers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
Original Short Story

The short story as it is now de-
fined, had its beginning in America
In the sketch Book of Washing
ton Irving. Before 1919 there had
been an abundance of short fiction,
but Irving was the first to recog-
nize that it could be nodded into q
literary form of its own. After Irv-
ing, the next important figure in the
history of the short story was Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, who gave 1T
beauty of style and perfected for it
an artistry that called forth the
praise Of Poe. It was Poe who de-
fined the short story as one that
could be read at sitting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS

On February first the United
States Treasury made its first old
age retirement payments, under the
terms of the Social Security Act. To
be eligible for the benefits you must
be SIS (by January -, must have
worked in six different calendar
quarters since the end Of 1885, and
must have earned $50 or more dur
ing each of them. Persons of So
who can't qualify may work on I'M
til they have gained sufficient wage
credits. And pensioners may con-
tinue to work after qualifying, pro-
viding they don't earn over SID a
month. Maximum benefit at this
time is $S2.8O-for worker with
a wife over IS and one or more de-
pendent children.
So government social security
is now a going endeavor. But that
doesn't mean the problem has been
settled. The sentesystem, in the
view of most economists, is unwield-
ly and may prove unavoidable. In as
much as the sums paid in by the
workers of the country must be in
vested in government bonds, and the
money goes into the Treasury where
it can be spent for any purpose Con-
gress desires, there is no absolute
guarantee that the future benefits
will be paid as contracted. Under
any circumstances, unless the law is
changed, the program will increase
the Federal debt by tens Of billions.
Many officials of both parties are
convinced that the system must be
revised.
On top of that, the present law
makes no provision for the millions
of farm and domestic workers, or
for people who own their own little
businesses and make smaller in
comes than many salaried workers.
Persons in these categories are ex-
erting pressure on Congress to ex-
tend the program to cover them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
TOME SCHOOL

The Board of Managers of Tome
School, at its recent quarterly meet
ing, established a precedent by elect
ing to the Board, for a period of one
year, the head of the Tome Parents
Association, Mr. Frederick N. Schi-
erbaum of South Truro, Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Schierbaum, whose
SON Frederick, Glass of 1910, has
been at Tome since 1886, will here
after represent the Parents Associa-
ton in all matters which should be
brought to the attention of the
Board of Managers.
In connection with its expansion
program, aimed toward greatly en-
larged registration, Tome School
now has an Office in New York, at
1876 Fifth Avenue. Mr.. C. w. Will
hanson, the Alumni Secretary, is in
charge of this Office with further
duties as Assistant Director of Ad-.
missions for Tome, and is available
to both alumni and parents seeking
Information about the school.
BY January %, 1940, more en-
rollments for next September's en-
tering class have been received than
in any other year in the entire his.
tory of the institution. Prominent
among these enrollments are the
sons of Tome alumni. an indication
of the renewed enthusiasm the Tome
graduates have for this famous
school, which next fall begins its
fortieth year. ss> ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

1t appears likely that the bill in
troducted by Senator Wagner pro-
widing a national health program
will become an important issue in
Congress this Winter.
1t proposes amendments to the
Social Security Act Ito provide for
the general welfare by enabling the
several States to make more ade-
quate provisions for public health,
prevention and control Of disease.
maternal and child health services.
construction and maintenance OF
needed hospitals and health centers,
care of the sick, disability insur-
ance and training of personnel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
PROGRESS m TRAFFIC. SAFETY

Chairmen of the various perman-
ent committees of Governor O'Con-
or's Maryland Traffic Safety Com
mittee all reported definite ''pro-
gress" at the first meeting for 1910
Of the Executive Committee, held at
the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor par
ticipated In the discussions, with a
great deal Of interest.
In addition to the eighteen men,
bers of the Committee, there was
present Paul r. Stricken of Chicago,
Field Director OF the National Safe
ty Council, who at Governor O'Con-
or's invitation, assisted in the forma-
ton Of the Statewide Committee
last September. Mr.. Stricken con-
graduated the Governor and Thomas
P. Abbott, General Chairman of the
Traffic Safety Committee, on the eff
fective work done to date, and pre-
dicted that the 1910 record would
fully justify the detailed, plans per-
fected by the Committee.
january shows Betterment
Those present were deeply graft
fed at the report for the first 81
days of January, which showed a
saving of eight lives during that
period While Baltimore City had
two more deaths than in the same
period of 1889, with eight fatalities
from traffic accidents, the counties
showed a reduction of ten in lives
lost, with only seven deaths against
IL for the same period last year
This record is definitely in line with
the achievement of the counties dur
ing the four months of '39 during
which the Maryland Traffic Safety
Committee functioned.
Enforcement Group Active
A. Burton Metzger, Chairman of
the Enforcement Committee, pre-
scented an interesting picture of his
check-ups with the Maryland State
Police and the Baltimore City Po-
lice Department, with view to
greater enforcement as means of
preventing accidents. Colonel Bever-
ly Ober, Superintendent Of the State
Police, pledged the support of his en-
tire force and Office to the commit
tee, stating that many of the sug-
gestions of the Enforcement Com
mittee could become effective i'm
mediately.
Isaac S. George, Chairman of the
Public Education Committee; form
er Senator Raymond e. Kennedy,
Chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee; and Dean S. s. Steinberg,
Dean of the College of Engineer
ing at the University of Maryland,
who was appointed by Governor
O'Conor as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Engineering, all reported
their committee organized and func-
tioning. Mr.. George made special
mention of the cooperation given by
the county newspapers of the State
throughout the entire campaign, and
to this group attributed great part
Of the success obtained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02

The National Labor Relations
Board is being thoroughly analysed
in the House of Representatives in
vestigation. This is a whale of a big
economic situation,
The quarrels OF the two great
unions bring out lot OF facts to
sustain A. F. of LIS. claims that 1t
does not stand on an equal footing
with its new and radical rival, the
G. /. o.
The upshot of the Congressional
investigation will force new labor
legislation. Congress cannot con-
tinue to dodge responsibility for
amending the labor laws so that
they will be fair to the public and
to all units that are grouped IN
union labor membership. Naturally
the law must be fair to the pubic,
employers and all concerned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
RECIPES FOR AMERICAN
HOUSEWIVES

A collection. Of tasty, tested re-
cipes to stimulate jaded appetites
helpful hints to tighten housework
and other valuable information
Don't miss tie Housewives Food AL
manack every Sunday In
The American Weekly
the big magazine distributed
with the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
On sale at all newsstahds.