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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Shall We Feed Europe?

Americans have the biggest hearts in all the world
Any nation Of Europe that has endured suffering OF
any kind, from famine, knows that TO be fact
And that's why the problem America faces today IS
one of the toughest had to decide Shall Americans
help feed European victims of Naz aggression this winter
Under ordinary circumstances the would be
easy. II would be thunderous YES. puncuated by the
eink of coins gladly given Under the usual conditions,
boatoads of food and clothing and medical supplies would
already be their But these not ordinary times
War still The fallen nations still fallen And
for the first time in American history citizens arguing
whether charity might not turn out eventually to be
a slap in Uncle Sans face.
The need is Enthusiastically there. Some folks contend
that this alone is sufficient for helping But should
the United States ask the British to relax their blockade
that food shipments to France and Belgium and the Meth
erands and other conquered territories will not be
priated by the Nazis?
Opponents scott Promisesl Has Hitler ever been
known to keep his solemn pledge? And if he meant
TO keep this does it likely that he would watch
unwaverngy the feeding of the conquered while the Ger
people, the conquerors subsst insufficient rations
No matter, those who favor aid TO Europe Unless
Americans display humanitaransm, they point out this
country will sink in moral prestige The act of feeding
Europe cannot directly influence the conduct of the
they maintain.
Oh. can't it? ask the opponents. Suppose there is
desperate people revolt Let Hitler feed them Even
meager rations of food among Europes vanqushed will
keep them in state of beaten lethargy.
Americans can never completely close their hearts.
Even those who violently resist the idea of relieving
Europes suffering must vince when they think of the
harships among innocent civilians They take their stand
because they ruthless and barbarous but because
toward the ultimate preservation of liberty.
It's difficult decision TO make. Whatever conclusions
reach it will take years before determine
whether il the right
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

e receive attention n this eos-
1m4 letters nzuz4 give nanH Hn1
address q writer CnIS initials
I'll p published Ehsn requezeed.
Hr. FIxit. came 70 the T.s-A.
~ fhs age Of ~ months. Born
IN Colon. Panama. Of German
parents. - father II re tine
Of ny birth vas N American
soldier stationed II the Panama
canal zone. What IN !. - Amer
lean. = German or \ fsnaman-
IAN :. o.
\ more complete statement Of
your fathers status would Be
necessary 20 tel what your
citizenship Il. Was ne an Amer
lean citizen when you were
born or Just = German subject
serving IN the L. S. army And
did he become a citizen before
you were IL II he was q
citizen at the time. = proof Of
his citizenship and certificate or
affidavit Of your birth date and
place would prove your citizen
ship.
Mr.. Fsxlf: Where could ! IN
quire 10 see n a person was In
the army or In f7he marine<s
MRS. 4. b. r.
To trace down 4 man VINO may
be IN the army. write TO the
Adjutant Generals office. Wash
ington. D. c. The Bureau of
Navigation. aiso At Washington.
should be able to find him. II
he IL in the Marine corps or
navy.
Mr.. Fixit: am hearing things
about our Republican presl-
DENTAL candidate. Mr.. WiIlkie.
WIN You very kindly tell us what
church he belongs to. n. 5. L.
Episcopaiian.
Mr.. Fixit: Could You please
tell me II there Is a state law
that company has 10 furnish
life belts TO its men who work
on the open water. l have
been informed that there Il such
law. NJ. e.
Bridge builders and other con-
struction contractors with jobs
over open water usually provide
their men with life belts. but
do so of their own accord. Fed
eral law requires that all boats
provide a life preserver for each
person aboard but that law does
not affect anyone other than
boat operators.
Mr.. Fixit: Would You please
tell me how many coats Of shell
lac and yarnish 10 use on my
new floors to give a durable
finish and n high gloss Also
what day of the week Jan. D,
1918, fell one MRS r. w.
You'll need to see a paint and
varnish dealer. He will wish TO
ask you questions about your
floor before he can tell you what
treatment 10 give them.
The day in question was a Sat
urday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
School for Weathermen

In its defense preparations, the army is doing
something about the weather Science hasn't yet reached
the point where control the elements and decide
that should have rain fog sunshine but
least has far in perfectng its methods of fore
casting.
A good share of Germanys in air warfare has
been attributed that counys longtime study of weather
forecasng For the weather-f you accurately fore
tell it far enough in advance-can be powerful ally
Taking the German lesson TO heart the u. S army has
set up a number of schools for meteoroogiss. At the
California Institute of Technology the largest of these
than 100 army and navy are to be trained.
They'll be taught longrange forecasting, and will be
equipped to give accurate to the old question,
Are going to have nice day tomorrow?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
Storiesin
Stamps
0ernony's Colonies
Are Rich Wor Prize

STATUS Of Germany's pre-
World War colonies, totaling
more than a million square miles,
depends upon the outcome Of Eu-
ropes present conflict. Most Of
the territory is in Africa, but Hit
Ter may attempt to regain control
Of numerous Pacific islands. There
were no German colonies In the
Americas.
belgium's surrender may cost
the rich Ruanda- Urundi section.
formerly German East Africa, and
control Of the natives pictured On
the stamp above, under Belgian
rule since the 1919 peace treaty.
Britain received the greatest share
OF German African possessions.
out France and Portugal also in
creased African holdings under
the Versailles pact. Japan and
British dominions shared Pacific
holdings.
Many Of Germany's pre-World
War colonies issued stamps: 9TH
ers used overprints Of German
issues. During the war, occups-
non stamps were introduced, and
when the colonies were Included
IN allied possessions, they adopted
stamps Of those territories, or cre-
sted new issues
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22


nm. cannon-and he guarantees
to keep the skyfighting in the
other teams territory.
Perhaps the only Texan who
ever came to Washington with
an inferiority complex il the one
man who can least afford the
luxury of a lower lip-Admiral
James o. Richardson. COM
mander of the U. s. fleet. The
big. hearty. fatherly head of our
naval forces in the Pacific occu-
pies one of the worlds hottest
spots these days.
When he left Texas for Ann
apolis many years ago, his
father warned him to work hard
because you can't hope to COM
pete with those smart Yankees
up north" That made the young
midshipman mad, and he grad
uated fifth In his class. He Is
now recognized as an all-around
naval officer, with as varied ex-
perience ashore and afloat as
any man in the service. He has
a cool. level head. and is dis
tinctly an Unconditional, unex-
citable type.
His hobbies are extremely nom
nautical. When on shore leave
or duty, he seeks relaxation by
puttering in his garden or kitch-
en-. But for the present he has
put aside his pans and posies.
Many years ago an adventur-
Gus assistant secretary of the
navy was cruising in familiar
waters aboard an old destroyer.
The civilian official offered to
take the wheel and steer the
vessel through tortuous pass
ages.
NO. sir" replied the COM
mander. This ship is my COM
mand. and l question your au-
thority to relieve me. | shall
welcome your knowledge OF the
local waters. but I win handle
her"
The volunteer steersmsn was
Franklin d. Roosevelt. The Of
ficer who rebuffed him Is now
Admiral Harold r. Stark. the
navy's No. / man as chief of
operations. Last year President
Roosevelt promoted Stark TO his
present post over many other
rivals. thus repudiating the be-
lief that F. d. R. never forgives
even the slightest wound 10 his
vanity. But Stark had admitted
" earned the elevation by many
notable performances.
And he still says mo" 10 the
president. He bitterly opposed
the transfer Of SO destroyers to
Britain. but he had to bow TO his
commander-in-chief this time.
Luckily. both these navy top
siders are calm and seasoned
veterans. II events - and the
diplomsts-win permit. they VIII
avoid incidents" which might
plunge the nation into sur
prise" war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Marshall Is n Pershing protege
- one of "Blackjack's boys"
They met under unfavorable cir
cumstances in France more than
20 years ago. General Pershing
had watched the First division
70 through maneuvers. and he
didn't like what he say. He gave
Marshall the works." and he
could give II. Then the divisional
commander explained that he
should have been allowed a week
instead of a hours to prepare.
Few years later Marshall re-
turned home as Pershings senior
aide-de-camp. Blackjack called
him the worlds greatest SOL
der" when he endorsed Marshall
for his present post.
General Marshall and his
World war hero, Pershing, dis
agree sharply on the question of
American military aid to Britain.
Blackjack has served as spokes-
man for the William Allen White
committee. The chief of staff
privately insists that this coun-
try cannot spare old or new
weapons. since they viii be
needed for training conscripts
until more modern arms are
available. Therefore, his popu-
larity at the White House has
dropped. and he Is frequently left
out of important military confer
ences. But most of his staff
associates side with him in the
acknowledgements squabble.
Two incidents In the career of
Army Corps Commander Henry
H. (''Hap") Arnold measure
vividly the swift advance of the
plane as wars most murderous
weapon. Even he can hardly be-
lieve that he was the star actor
In these aerial billings.
On a bright. breezy day in
1912 Second Lieutenant Arnold
cranked up the 40 h. p. engine
of his Wright biplane for a flight
from College Park. Nd. to Fort
Myer in Virginia. II was only
a 20-mile spin. but 1t required
IL minutes. When he landed, he
vas in a state OF physical ex-
haustion and nervousness" ac-
cording to the unofficial records.
But that short hop won him the
Mackay Trophy-the first flier
to receive this award for the
years outstanding air perform
anoe by an army officer. In 1884
he won II again. But this time
II was in recognition Of his feat
IN leading a flight OF ten army
bombers 10 Alaska and return
$500 miles.
General Arnold does not agree
with those who believe mere
numbers Of planes means aerial
superiority. as even President
Roosevelt suggests. He empha-
sizes the correlation OF first
class ships. good sirmen and
weli-equipped bases He is an
ardent apostle of long range
bombers-sir cavelry that can
get thar fustest with the mostest
bombs" Give him 1900 planes
flying fortresses and 40o-mile-
an-hour fighters armed with 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC

ALCOHOL AND ACCIDENTS.
Editor. The Times: A paper
issued recently by the Swedish
government states: That alco-
hol Ii the chief cause of auto
mobile accidents in that country.
In order to drive an auto in
Sweden each person must now
have a signed paper from the po-
lice stating that for ct least two
years he has lived a temperate,
sober life. Before the drivers
license is finally given him he
must have a thorough physical
examination and answer many
questions about the effects of
alcohol especially on sight and
hearing"
Warren @. stone. former grand
chief of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Engineers. said: "Alco-
hol slows down the brain. Any
member of the brotherhood found
guilty OF violating the rule which
forbids the use Of alcoholic
liquors either while on duty or
while off duty must be expelled
and any lodge of the Brotherhood
failing to enforce the law must
have its charter suspended by
the head of the National Broth
erhood."
Special rules against the use
of alcohol by railway employees
may be found in Austria. Bel
GUM, Czechoslovakia, Finland,
Germany, Great Britain, Latvia,
Lithuania, Netherlands, Sweden,
Switzerland. Jugoslsvis, and
other European countries.
When few machines were used
in daily life. the harm done by
alcohol was limited to the drinker
and his family.
Today. individual men have
tremendous horse power under
their control Their use of
alcohol can effect the safety of
everyone In the community.
Let Us make our community
safe for everyone by having local
option at once. VIII you not
work for that law in our state
MISS ELLA BRINGOLF,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Almost LIE Fiction IS
Story Of Homer Bone
Wish Recalls Happenings
Over Many Years
Advocacy Of Public Power
Put Hin in u. S. Senate
CONTINUING an sequsint-
y ance which began more than
30 years ago. a visit with Homer
T. Bone. United states senator
lust back from Washington. m
spired "Reminiscences that do not
have many equals in the history
Of politics. A. the mind travels
back over the years. the career
of Senator Bone Is > striking
example Of the opportunities
open to the citizens Of a repuo-
lie. A young man without the
backing OF wealth or influence,
he lifted himself BY his boot
straps TO an obscure beginning
in the legal profession. With
that toe hold he started 10 climb
until ne reached one Of the high
est offices with which an
American citizen can be hon
ored. and one In which there Is
no limit to the service that can
be given.
Not once IN his progress TO
the United States senate did
Homer Bone have any support
other than that of the voters OF
this state who believed in the
principle of the public control OF
natural resources. In this par
ticular case it was hydro-electric
power. That issue was made for
him when onerous burdens were
imposed on a few farmers who
tried to buy electric power de-
veIoped by the Nisqually power
plant. Tacoma's first venture
into the hydro-electric business
about IS years ago.
Seeking 10 obtain legisia-
fiou which would make II
easier for those outside the
city to share In the benefits OF
cheap electricity, put the pub
lie power Issue on Its way.
II does not require any stretch
of the imagination to see In
that effort Of an obscure
young lawyer the corner stone
of the great hydro-electric de-
veIopments that have taken
place In this state-Taooma,
Seattle, Grand Coulee and Bon
neville.
It Is the future of publicly
operated hydro electric power
plants and distribution of cleo
trfc power that brings Senator
Bone back to his home state.
He will be heard this week on
Iniatiative $50, a bill which
would require public utility dis
tricts operating power plants to
submit proposed utility bond is-
sues to a vote of the people.
As those bonds are to be paid
out of the earnings of the utility
and are In no sense general
tax obligation, Senator Bone
doesn't see why the demand for
Initiative 13e unless it be to
slow up the public power move
ment. Many people in the state
agree with him.
Senator Bone will also have
something to say about Wendell
Willkie, Republican candidate
for president, whose business for
some time before he was boost
ed over the back fence" into the
Philadelphia Invention had
been in connection with the
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

be served there is the safety and
security Of an ideal inside pas
sage where at present market
ing facilities and the possible
ties for the moving Of war ma
chinery need great improvement.
just now Is the time to push
for this really great betterment.
beside which many other new
projects which are favorably re-
gsrded are but small change
indeed.
A defending army, II we come
10 need one. would find this IN
side canal route Of greatest pos
sinle aid and value. Reaching
from Alaskan waters ana Ali
the way from Alaska south
through Puget Sound ana on 10
the Columbia river valley. and
thence to the center Of the STATE
this projected waterway would
be OF inestimable economic
value But this canal will never
be built until some Of those who
see its value and possibilities
put a promotive shoulder 10 the
wheel.
ROBERT 6. DOUBLEDAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
TTcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon.
Ll00 i ciol and Political America
by RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON = The Is 600 Americans who re-
Gently registered might like to meet the frecked lean
faced man who will command them if the peacetme
draft blows them into the army and into war-Chef OF
Staff George c. Marshall He is the soldier who VIII
supervise their drilling training. eating sleeping and
when buples blow-ther fighting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
CANAL PROJECT
STILL GOOD ONE

Editor The Times: Cham
pions Of the plan TO build a ship
canal from a point on Puget
Sound near Olympia to Grays
Harbor. and on to the Columbia.
have been alternately smiled
upon and sat upon This has
gone on for many years, and
we have no more such ship
canal today than we had so
years ago. sad to say.
Nevertheless the outstanding
merits Of the plan have been
right there all Of the time TO be
observed, If any cared TO look.
This proposed canal would
give u an inside route not
merely from lower Puget Sound
to Grays Harbor. but. inclusive
Of the. inside Puget Sound route
north and south, would provide
a perfectly safe inside passage
from lower Alaska to the Co
lumbis river and up the Column
bia as far as II 10 nsvigable.
What more could be asked for
the reasonably small financing
required.
To Tacoma and Olympia this
route would be Of very great
advantage. saving as II would
upward Of 200 miles in distance
and for AL the area that would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
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operation Of holding companies
controlling privately operated
power companies. The radio
promises to have : new interest
tbs week.
TIE place attained ~ sena-
tor Bone with the electric
mower issue - > vehicle waz
not reached without oPposi-
ton. Because they believed
- thoroughly that the Bone
program was wropk. and II
accomplished would take the
power business cut Of private
hands entirely. the folks On
the other side Of the fence did
not spare their resources. They
used every device and trick
IN the bag ~ web ~ large
sums Of money 70 defeat him
and the issues he repre-
scented.
Even - late - his day there
were poker games at Olympia
In which members of the legis-
lature were permitted to win
the jackpot. The money never
failed to get into the hands Of
those whose votes were needed
except in one case related by
John Rea where a newspaper
reporter dropped into q room in
the old Mitchell hotel, swept the
kitty of $500 into . handbag,
asked the boys what they want
ed to do about 1t, and walked
out.
Obviously there was nothing
they could do about 1t, but the
next morning a messenger from
q bank headed by the Northwest
representative of q power hold
ing company in Seattle brought
another seventy five hundred
dollars to Olympia and the boys
got their take just the same.
In later years other but
Just As effective methods Of
sharing the wealth with the
underpaid members Of the
legislature were adopted. IL
Is not going beyond the record
to say that some of the heay-
lest artillery was turned upon
Homer Bone and the measures
he sponsored for the develop
ment of publicly owned cleo
trio owned power plants.
Even some of Senator Bones
friends at times worked against
his measures because they
thought he was going too far
toward what might ultimately
lead to socialism. In spite of
all opposition he had attained
a position that in 1882 enabled
him to obtain the Democratic
nomination for United States
Senator and that meant cleo
ton. His opponent for the
nomination for the senate was
our old friend Steve Chadwick.
Steve was so sure that the
money being spent and the
other efforts being made to de-
feat Bone would give him the
nomination that he is said to
have suffered a near nervous
breakdown when he learned that
he had lost. Steve Is now seek
ing the nomination for United
States senator as a Republican.
hoping for better luck as q fol-
lower of the Willkie bandwagon.
The election of Homer Bone
to the United states senate in
1882 gave a new impetus to the
public power program in this
state. The Grand Coulee and
Bonneville federal power projects
were meat in his dish. When 1t
came time TO run for a second
term he had become so well
established that the voters just
went to the polls and cast their
ballots for him as a matter Of
course. Now he's back here to
fight for one of his projects
threatened by Initiative 13e.
There's a lot more to the
story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
JOB INVENTORS

JOB INVENTORS
Three Bowdoin college youths
last summer turned an idea into
profit by harvesting red algae.
or sea moss. from the sea floor
off the Maine coast. There are
still millions of tons of the moss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

The people of Japan do not want with the United
States and ! equally convinced that the people of
American do not want with Japan.-Kensuke Hori-
nouchi, Japanese ambassador to the L. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

all along the seaboard. just for
the raking, they say. In one
day the three boys harvested
200 pounds. worth S72.00. The
moss Is used in preparation of
foods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

II you're not using il. sell it with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main S15l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22

Mexico expects to sell scrap iron to Japan long
as Japan has yen for it, of course.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-22
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
/. A ruminant animal climbs
trees. chews the cud. or burrows
in the ground?
2. Name a former president
who led the famous charge up
San Juan Hill. near Santiago,
Cuba in the spanish-American
war.
3. Caviar Is obtained from
catfish, whales or sturgeon
4. Are kits worn by High
landers or Lowlanders of Scot
land?
5. Which state is nicknamed
Keystone State?
8. Give the reciprocal of four.
I. What does the war term
open city, mean?
8. What is the largest species
Of living animal7
.. What verb of three letters
means to choose. decide or
exercise an option
10. Who led the Norman in
vasion of England in 1866 A. d.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-25
Sank Centre
Band Puruded
in MiU City
Engaged AS Musical
Unit For Greyhound
Marching Division

Sank Centres American Legion
band received a lot Of fine COM
ment as the official musical organ
ization for the Greyhound Lines In
the Aquatennial parade Saturday
afternoon in Minneapolis. The
local band led the Greyhound divi-
sion, consisting of $50 employees in
uniform.
Selection Of the Greyhound divi-
sion as one of fifteen leading
marching units in the Aquatennial
parade, announced in this city by
bus drivers, brought considerable
pleasure to local band members.
Official notification of this honor
was not received by the band.
Exceptional formations in the
line of march and excellent music
rendered by the local band, were
reason for considerable favorable
comment by many who viewed the
large parade in Minneapolis.
A letter from a Greyhound Lines
representative to the band follows:
you did a grand job of it here.
Everyone was very pleased with
your excellent music and exception
al formations"
A large bus transported the band
to the Mill City, where as guests
Of the Greyhound Lines, the men,
bers enjoyed one Of the best en-
gagements they have had since or
ganization.