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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, MAY 7

This il rather a doubtful day
in planetary direction. Until late
evening adverse aspects are act
i've but there Is a sign promising
TO statesmen and government
officials.
Heart and Home: This Ii not
a fortunate day for the ambitions
Of women. In the morning there
may be promising letters or good
news not later confirmed. There
may be a sense OF depression and
a tendency To borrow trouble re-
garding household responsible
ties. The younger generation
may be headstrong and trying.
This is day to apply the phi
losophy acquired in club and
college work.
Business Affairs: The stars
encourage bankers and men Of
influence to assume public re-
sponsibilities. Motives are likely
to be misjudged as reforms are
advocated. The configuration
encourages wrong thinking and
hasty conclusions concerning
heads of government and big
business. There is q good sign
for commerce which should be
helpful in providing export for
war sufferers.
National Issues: The president
Is to make an unusual list Of
appointments before the national
election date and these may be
severely criticized by his political
opponents. There is sign read
as procuring the elimination of
several Of his foes and the con-
sequent gain OF strength In the
Chicago convention. Gossip will
be a factor In the national cam
paign. especially in October.
International Affairs; Politi-
cal conflict In Belgium is indi-
Gated. There win be a change
in ministers and the king will
gain in world influence. Holland
is To meet many trying eondi-
tons that disturb the people.
New alliances are presaged. Re-
ligious revivals will be popular
among the people.
Persons whose birthdate II Is
have the augury OF year of ad-
vancement. Musicians will find
unusual demand for their serv-
ices.
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CoNrMENDs POLICE
AND FIRE FORCES

Editor The Times: Nothing. to
my mind, has contributed more
to the merited prestige of our
police force than your item in
Saturdays Times, in which you
published their donation to the
Tacoma Rescue Mission.
The beneficiaries of their good
will are certainly not God-for-
saken when other men, utter
strangers. cheerfully dig down
and hand over cold cash which
seems 50 precious to most of US.
This is direct relief without
the humiliating procedure Of
case histories, and the simple
fact that Chief Langseth's men
are disposed TO assist the Rev.
Mr.. Edwards in his fine work
should impel others to do like
wise.
The police and firemen Of this
city are gentlemen in every
sense Of the word. I have con-
tacted their kind in many cities,
and / am rs.
r. II. W.
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

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To secsiys sffertion n this col
umn letters must give name ana
address Of writer Only initials
viii Be published when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Nv birth was never
recorded NJ my parents lived
about 50 miles from the nearest
town. which was Kelso. Wash.
My aunt acted a. midwife at
the time Of my birth- Can You
ten me how 10 20 about getting
. birth certificate: l. NJ. ID.
You can get form for that
purpose from the Pierce county
health officer at the courthouse.
That win have TO be filled out.
with a statement Of someone
who knows personally Of the
facts OF your birth, such as
parent or your aunt sworn be-
fore a notary public and mailed
TO the state department Of
health In the Smith Tower. Sc
attic. A birth certificate would
be issued for you now which
would be Just a. effective as one
filed at the time Of your birth.
Mr.. Fixit: 1 would like to
know n there In . three-day
marriage law In Idaho. Also, II
you can get = marriage license
In one county and get married
In another. ,. c.
Idaho issues marriage licenses
Immediately upon application. A
license Is good anywhere within
the state where II Is issued.
Mr.. F'xit: Can you tell me
how to GET In touch with The
American Friends Of France ?"
And also what are the quaIifica-
tons for joining? r. c.
One Of the qualifications, APP
parently. Ia TO be In France. The
organization. according TO the
best information we have. con-
sists of 20 American expatriates
living In and around Paris. There
Ia an American organization de-
voted to sending kits to French
soldiers on the Maginot line
which you could address as lie
Paquet au Front, 745 9th ave,
New York City. Perhaps a let
ter there would be forwarded to
the Friends Of France you have
In mind.
Mr.. FixIt: Are news broad
casts and speeches. political or
not, censored: How would a
"round table conference" be CEN
sored WHEN the entire discussion
Ia extemporaneous?
A. G. w.
Radio broadcasts are not
exactly censored but the stations
are required to keep copies Of
scripts used or transcripts Of
statements. Since a script can
be okeh without insuring the
speaker VIII follow IT, the sta
tions must use some discretion.
as with round table discussions,
in permitting only trustworthy
persons on the air. The COM
munications commission has the
power to revoke licenses II 1t
considers broadcasts objection
able. That threat Is a type of
censorship.
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journalistic Trail
Blazers OF the Fiffies
Turned Travel Toward
Puget Sound
And Established New
Territory Of Washington


Browsing in the familiar
hooks of the state historical
building the other day an inter-
esting hour was spent looking
over some of the early issues of
The Columbian. established in
Olympia in 1882 and first news
paper published north of the
Columbia river. What makes
the pages OF the The Columbian
distinctive is the continuous edi-
torializing on the virtues of the
"Oregon country" north Of the
Columbia river and particularly
the Puget Sound region. OF
course there Is a reason for The
columbian's boosting. The paper
was established to stimulate
sentiment for creation Of
separate territory north OF the
Columbia river. and those jour
nslistic trail blazers certainly
lived up to that purpose.
Every issue for several months
told of the superior advantages
of the Puget Sound country over
any other part Of the Pacific
coast. The climate was all that
could be desired and the soil
was the most fertile In the
world.
As the editors Of The Columbia
saw II. the Puget Sound country
had all the potentialities Of the
Garden Of Eden. and needed only
intelligent and industrious set
tiers to develop it For the sgri-
culturist. the mechanic. the pros
pector and the capitalist il
would become a land literally
flowing with milk and honey.
The following paragraph Is
typical;
From the great natural adj
vantages which there exist:
from the fertility and extent
Of the soil and Its various pro-
auctions and capacities: and
from the great salubrity Of its
climate. the country around
Puget Sound must soon be-
come one Of the most import
ant areas ON the Pacific coast.
Though congress knew very
little about the Pacific North
west at that time and cared less.
the enthusiastic Columbian edi-
tors visualized a not far distant
day when this country would be
getting its proper attention from
the government Obviously. some
day there would be established
. great naval base on the Paei-
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AFTER MANY YEARS
By {. T. SHORT

fic coast, and where outside
Puget Sound was there so great
an erea of deep water which
could be so well protected from
enemy attack. Any one of many
bays on the sound seemed to
have been created for that very
purpose.
II was about thirty five years
later that the government act
ed on the advice of the Column
bian editors and authorized the
establishment of the Puget
Sound navy yard at Bremen
ton. Before deciding on that
location n congressional com
mission spent several months
cruising about Puget Sound.
Two other sites for the navy
yard were considered-Gig
Harbor and Quartermaster
HarboL. Congress debated
nearly two years before maxi
Ing the decision.
The effect Of the Columbian's
boosting was to turn more Of
the wagon trains TO the north
and concentrate the efforts of
the settlers on establishment of
a separate territory north of the
Columbia river.
After reading the week after
week promotional editorials of
the Columbian editors. one is
inclined to speculate on how
they would go about boosting
the Puget Sound country today.
They undertook and did a good
Job when there was not a single
smooth graveled highway in
what Is now the state Of Wash
ington and part of Idaho. There
were no railroads. Transpor-
tation facilities were limited to
q few stage coaches or such
vehicles. usually OK teams, as
the few settlers possessed.
For water transportation.
an example was Smiths ex-
press" the fast clipper yacht.
LaPete, making weekly trips
between Olympia and Port
Townsend. stopping at Ms
aually. Steilaeoom. WILDLY
island aud other points.
A great desiderstum' was
the new saddle horse service
just established by the proprie-
tors OF the greatly improved
and refitted" hotel al cowlitz
landing. They provided saddle
horses with relays at the resi-
dence of Mr.. jackson jackson 8
prairie), Lewis county. SO that
travellers can reach Olympia In
one day from Cowlitz landing.
What would they say about
the Puget Sound country today :
Or more specifically, what sort
of an appeal could they make on
behalf Of Tacoma as a place for
home OF investment!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
1. How many ribs do human
beings have?
2. Which U. S. President was
operated on for cancer aboard
a yacht in Long Island Sound?
8. What is the fourth dimen-
sion?
4. Name the most famous Ital-
ian volcano.
5. Is the sun a star?
6. which two presidential
nominees were defeated in the
electoral college after receiving
a ma jority of the popular vote?
7. When will summer begin?
8. Who was named by Hitler
TO be his successor
Q. Who was Mata Hari?
10. What does pro tempore
abbreviated pro tenn mean?
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

I hope you have the courage to
print this letter so that others
may have a chance to consider
my views.
Paul Satko is welder by
trade, and a good one, too. He
could not make a decent living
In Tacoma. however. because he
is not a union member. For that
reason he could not build himself
as good a boat as he might have
wished for his trip to Alaska
but he did the best he could
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under the circumstances and
managed to complete what the
Federal government considers
one worthy of the voyage.
After setting out, however, he
was stopped, not by the people
of Seattle, nor directly by the
Seattle courts, but through the
petty persecution of another Ia
Dor union, this time the Mas
tiers. Mates and Pilots, local
No. 6. of Seattle.
This sort of persecution has
no place in our country. Labor
unions have their place here and
no one cen deny that they per-
form a great many good serv-
ices. but there have been too
many small. mean and petty in
justices committed in its name,
such as in this clear-cut ex-
ample and 1t Is high time cor
receive measures were taken.
Under existing conditions, you
can't make a living In a trade
II you are not a union member,
and you can't even go some
place else in search of a decent
living If you are not a union
member. This is not the Ameri-
can way. II. A. COLLINS,
1914 No. 3lst st.
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was slightly injured. The papers
said he was being held Tor
drunken driving.
In a recent issue. saw his
name again-drunk again-driv-
ing into another car. No one
was injured.
But he killed my father.
wonder whose father he will Kill
next? q. L.
City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07
NEW ANGLE ON
THE sATKO CASE

Editor, The Times: Like most
Tacomans and a great many
Seattle people. too, i have been
thoroughly disgusted over the
Satko affair. Most letters I have
read in the papers take either
the people Of Seattle or the Sc
attic courts to task, but this is
not where l place the blame.
In my opinion the entire dis
credit lies with labor unions and
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1884 Ea. saith 81.
DRUNKEN DRIVING

Editor. The Times: Six years
ago my father was killed In an
automobile accident at 18th and
jefferson ave. Both his legs
were broken. his skull fractured
and neck broken. The driver Of
the car which caused the acct
dent, stood there like a stupid
fool. watching the life 90 out
Of a broken body. ] lost a
father. The driver OF that car
went on his merry way.
Some months later that same
man. riding In the same car. had
minor accident IN almost
exactly the same location He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07
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zev; Flying Ebony, sired by
Zev's father.
First Hamburg horse bred
elsewhere to win the great Ken
lucky event was Plaudit, who
captured the 1898 Derby in 2:09.
TOMORROW: Kiss Machine.
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An Inside Picture of Finan-
cial and Political America
LIG HIT
WASHINGTON

WASHINGT0N-Presdent Roosevelts key speech on
his June trip the country will be demand for
coazed government whether the republicans democrats
win next November In private conversations the need for
non-partisan administration has been F. d. RS theme
son
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07
AN APpREcIaTIoN

Editor. The Times: The cast
and production staff wish to
thank you for your splendid
publicity during the preparation
of the play Little Women"
We feel that much of the
credit is Que your paper for the
keen interest shown by the gene
raj public.
HENRIETTA CRAFT,
vice president.
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so THEY SAY

Let US keep the light Of good
viii burning through the black
out Of greed. distrust and hatred
until = better day has dswned-
Norman II. Davis. Red Cross
chairman.
The SEC cannot make a gilt
edged security out Of wallpaper.
but II the gold Is there. It viii
not destroy 4 particle Of it.
SEC Chairman Jerome Frank.
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The Son Of aoeth Il Is written of him: but
INTO that man BY whom the Son Of Is betrayed II
had been good for that he had not been born
Matthew 26:24
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MIRACLE BARN

MIRACLE BARN
Strange as IL seems, six win
ners of the famous Kentucky
Derby have run under the colors
of Hamburg Place at Lexington.
Five were foaled and bred In the
same barn: Old Rosebud. who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07

set a track record of the mile
and-a-quarter in 2:03 rs; Sir
Barton. only maiden performer
ever to win the stake; Paul
Jones, famous mudder, who won
over a heavy tranck in 200;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-07

Faith is to believe the word of God what do not
see and its reward is to and enjoy what believe.
Augustine.
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The New Yorker didn't marry the hatcheck girl after
Ne Vas arrested for cashng bum check and for posing
millionaire All that trouble, probably just to avoid tip
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Straw Blowing the Right Way

First and conspicuous of sraws that show which
way the business wind blowing for 1910 in list of
the first $50 corporations reporting for the first quarter
It shows that their average profit 30 cent greater
than during the same period Of 1939ther threemonth
profits were compared to $lslS75ooo last
year
Unfortunately this doesn't that business generally
Is that much better o doesn't mean that it's 80 per cent
easier to eat find job II doesn't that small enter
prises necessarily profited in proportion.
But certainly encouraging to note that in spite of
war and political uncertainty many large enterprises can
make more money than they did when there was
war, and presidential politics still far away. May
the wind driving this political straw prove strong and
STEADY that win gain velocity throughout the year!
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The power to tar Is the ro'oev to destroy.

"TAoss Uho are oorerned least governed best"
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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To seceive afferfion N this col
umn letters must give name ana
address. Of writer Only initials
viii Be published when requested
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Mergenthaler Linotype-20 at 15A,
40 at Is.
Capital Transit first 5s-$l 900 at
101h.
Lanston Monotype-46 at 31x.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Foreign Exchange

s,te1Iins; and most other foreign monies,
exchange market TODAY,
A san Of ~ cents in sterling was
action s0e the srsS a. Decision 20
more holdings OF English-held American
pound will probably be slim banking
quarters said It was. interpreted as an
reserves. '
Sale Of the American securities will be
the Bank Of England which is about 50 50
cents higher than free sterling
~ otner tns eurreneies priced higher included
The Swiss franc was unchaneed
The Canadian dollar rose fl cent to s6H.
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars others in ceEtso
Tor United States dollars: Buying 10 per
cent premium: selling / / per cent premium.
eauiyalent 60 Mu L to discount on Canadian dollars
inv IN NeS o9 9ors * OF BUYING 9s1 per cent SELL
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
Mnt;, Ket; i5.. per cent discount, or s6.25
united States cents Europe.
Great to Britain demand; 352t: cables,
e, Belsium 1885: Denmark unauoted;
1870; benevolent 5000 Greece. .seia:
! Hungary. 764n: Italy, sos; Netherlands
53O9 Norway unouoted: Portugal. 35In;
Ruma mia. .55n Sweden. 23 ION; switzer-
land. 22.43: Yugoslavia. 235n.
Latin America
Argentina. Official. 2a71: free, 1900:
Brazil Official sos; free. $40 Mexico
1615n.
japan. 23.4s: Hong Kong, 22.1O; shanz-
hal. l.2O
., Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dlcated. Eominal)
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April Is (P'.-United State.
hogs II 900: total $500; market strona
to 10 higher than Fridays average: only
moderately active at advance: GOOD tc
choice ls0-e70 pounds, 5 535-55: top. !. so:
270-360 pounds. 5.O5-35; good 40O-5OC
pounds packing sows, 4.4O-e5; lshts. 4.75-
salable cattle. 10000; salable calves
1000; run largest since last November
supply mainly, medium to good steers;
strictly choice kinds very scarce: compara-
steer trade steady to 25 lower; medium to
good grades showing decline: yearlings, in
Guiding light heifers and mixed offerings
steady: COWS steady to weak: bulls and
vealers steady: early top fed steers, IL so:
but 1900 bid on medium and weighty
buliocks; several loads. 10.50-11 25; s!zable
supply sold at 1000 down to 900 feeder
dealers c9mpetine with killers at ,9.:5
down: replacement market firm; fed heif-
ers up to 1850; cutter cows to 500 in
small way; sausage bulls to 40 and choice
vealerS to ] ] 90
salable sheep, 5000; total 13 600:
market on fed wooled and shorn western
lambs opening fully steady with late last
week, week: most early sales handyweisht
pounds shorn lambs. 925
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Of 80 stocks taken over by the Brit
iSh government in March.


ish government In March.
London finanial circles estimated
the first list covered around $780,
100000 In American securities. No
reliable estimates were available on
the amount involved in the latest
List.
AS in the first move, brokers ac-
cepted the extension Of the program
as assuring orderly selling here.
British treasury agents have estab-
nshed New York Offices to direct
the liquidation.
Shares Remain Firm.
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Steel and other prominent issues
listed among the lit issues to be
turned over to the British authori-
ties April 20 in return for English
money held firmly in early trading
today in face of the news.
Some brokers pointed out the
announcement followed closely re-
ports allied buying agents were about
to close on more contracts for war
planes In this country and the shift
Of the fighting front into Scandi-
navia. In the absence of credits,
they observed, the allies have to
rely on gold and securities to bol-
ster the war chest.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Du Pont Earnings
AT $2.04 a Share
In Quarter
Result Compares With
$1.55 Per Share for
Same 1899 Period
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-E. I. Du
Pont de Nemours e. Co. today re-
ported net income for the March
quarter of S2.04 a share on common
stock. CThis indicates net earnings
for the quarter of about $24 382, ,740.)
This compared with Sc, ,420, ,42O, or
$2.58 a share. in the preceding quar-
ter and $l9y075, ,376. or $155 a share,
in the March quarter last year.
Cream of Wheat.
Cream of Wheat Corp. today re-
ported net profit for the March
quarter of s331,573. equal to IS cents
a share, compared with $309, ,997, or
81 cents. ir the first quarter last
year. Manufacturing activities are
concentrated in Minneapolis.
Alpha Portland.
Alpha Portland Cement Co., in a
preliminary report for the IL months
ended March 81, showed net profit
Of s675, 1892, including $l84,234 real
lied on sale of securities. This was
equal to S1.05 a common share and
compared with SAL .468. or SO cents,
in the preceding 12-month period.
Company has eight plants east of
the Mississippi.
Addressograph.
Addressograph- -Multigraph Corp,
makers of office equipment, and
Canadian and English subsidiaries
reported 1889 net profit of s1,O21,2
equal to $l35 capital share. Profit
was exclusive of a foreign exchange
adjustment of $214,5O7 deducted
from earned surplus, and did not
include operations of German and
French subsidiaries. Net profit in
1888, on the same basis, totaled
$9l0,457, or s12O a share.
MathiesOn AlkaIi.
Net profit of Mathieson Alkali
Works for the March quarter was
placed at s364,142, equal after per
cent preferred dividend requirements
to 80 cents a common share, COM
pared with $16l, ,947 or Is cents on
common, in the 1899 March quarter.
So oPOll OlOciS Ill lldI1Q,
2. M. Allen, president, said, I'VE are
looking forwar dto the next quarter
tor continued substantial shipments
covering alkalies and a decided in
crease in our seasonal products
which should help results in
the second quarter"
Jersey Public Service.
Thomas N. McCarter, chairman,
said the Public Service Corp. of
New Jersey in the first three months
OF this year earned a surplus after
common dividends of 81 ,O5l 900, COM
pared with S945 900 in the like 1899
period. He told shareholders in the
annual meeting the results SO far
this year indicated the corporation
could maintain dividends on the
common at the 1899 rate. Common
stockholders have been receiving
80 cents quarterly.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
New British Efforts
To Get US. Funds
Are Indicated
Decision to Take Over
III Additional Issues
Stirs Speculation
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-The de-
cision Of the British government to
take over from English holders 1T
additional issues Of United States
stocks and bonds was interpreted
in some Wall Street circles today
as indication of an intensified effort
to obtain American dollars for war
supplies.
The latest list brought to 1T the
American issues brought under con-
troll of the British authorities for
liquidation as war strategy and mar
ket conditions dictate.
The Federal Reserve Board esti-
mated British holdings of American
readily negotiable securities" at the
start of the war Appropriated $685.
600 900. United States Treasury fig
ures showed British nationals sold
about SOS, 900 900 In the first three
months Of the war.
Rate Slowed Recently.
In recent months liquidation of
British holdings has proceeded at
slower rate than in the first few
weeks of the war, but brokerage
houses lately have had rumors
sizable blocks have been sold off
the Stock Exchange out of the list