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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23
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Santa Claus Will never find time
10 take care OF those gents. Not
70 mention all the other worthless
who infest our local tidewster
hsunts
Best We can do. We suppose
is To shout As loud as We are
able Merry Christmas 10 all
Hands.
We were very mildly surprised
to learn the other day that up
by Vancouver. 3 C. they have
= span called the First Narrous
Bridge. Hasn't fallen down yet,
however.
Canadian whaling operations
off the British Columbia coast
weren't 50 good during this sea-
son Just ended.
Only PIG whales were taken.
yield: 26s7 bbls of whale oil,
5.473 bbls of sperm. ISL tons
bone meal, 434 tons fertilizer.)
The whalers didn't put out for
the 1889 season. but the 1888
season netted the onee-great
fleet $40 whales.
And speaking Of whslers. we
are reminded that recently we
visited the scenes OF our child
hood. First time we'd done so
since Noah was an ordinary
seaman.
Gone, OF course. was the black
smithy and the traditional little
red schoolhouse. We rather ex-
pected that.
But what impressed us most
was the remarkable shrinkage
in the local geography.
One Of the wharves we fire.
quented. instead of the vast
acreage of planking and forest
of pilings we remembered. was
simply a tiny proposition about
as big as the front yard Of the
average city home.
From the goat lady's farm
down to the 'ferryboat dock
an all-day pilgrimage rife with
high adventure. as we remem-
bered-we walked in something
less than 10 minutes.
Some of the wharves have dis
appeared except for a stubble Of
rotting piles. Gosh, they must
have been little:
The venerable shop wherein
were manufactured mariners
compasses still had the same
old wispy plume of smoke curl
ing from the tired chimney, but
we were afraid to stop in for
fear we'd find our shrine was
turning out auto horns or egg
heaters or was filled with a
WPA sewing class.
But what" you are asking,
has all that to do with whalers >"
Well among other things
which have transpired in the
intervening years. there has
been established hard by the
wild jungle wed remembered
where there were probab
Wild Animals and certainly
Fierce Indians) nothing less
than homeport depot for a
fleet of six killer-ship members
of the Puget Sound whaling
fleet
There. instead OF mysterious
and inscrutable forest we had
known. were docks and piers,
warehouses, shops and lofts.
Instead Of weeds and mudhens,
couple of skiffs and a few
gulls. were swaggery, homely.
salty, rusty, be-cannoned little
steam whalers, snug and hushed
in the winters grey drizzle.
OF course it's not important:
Changing times. and all that.
But we can't deny we've a new
slant on things since that little
junket-we feel very old this
day. sir.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23

Because we are so dog
gone generous and helpful
and stuff. we've composed
a letter to Santa Claus. We
are going TO ask him to fill
the stockings of local gents
a. follows:
Perry Moore A trip 10 Blar-
new Castle in Old Ireland 50 he
can recharge the famous stone
with one Of his own kisses.
jaw McCune A small barrel
OF he beverage known as Cuba
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by John Hix

shorthand, types them and sells
copies to interested persons for
10 cents a page. If you have in
vented a job, send the story and
a picture TO John Hix. care OF
this paper. Strange As 1t Seems
pays 81 for each JOB inventor
featured.
TOMORROW-M Man and Tree.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23

Libra. to aid
and abet him
in m ? n o Ties
Of the Span
ish American
war
Allen Petrich
Twins Bet
ter yet, trip
lets.
Tom f1rfh u
Co.-An undis-
turbed night s
sleep for all
hands of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23
ALLSEEING EYE

To thwart early American
counterfeiters, Colonel Philip
Schuyler, in .1772, proposed as a
backing for New York paper
currency: An sll-seeing eye in
cloud cart and collins
-. three felons on a gallOws
weeping father and mother
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23

Food note: Dreamed salmon
filling in a ring OF spinach Is
nutritious. But maybe the KIDS
DON'T Like salmon. either,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23

with several small children
a burning pit; human figures
poured into it by fiends
and a label with the words. Let
the name of the counterfeiters
rot"
JOB INVENTOR
Irene Craig OF Mt. Vernon. H..
takes lectures and sermons in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-23

To receive attention in this COL
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer ONLY Initials
will be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
Fellow Travellers, Attention!

Nobody has ever laid down better rule of guidance
communist fellow traveller organizations than Assistant
Secretary of State A. A. Bere in resgnng from the Ma
tiona Lawyers guild.
at is obvious said he, shat the present manage
of the National Lawyers guild is not prepared take
any stand which conflicts with the party line
So Berle resigned He has laid down fair test Many
people of liberal and progressive mind have joined organza
lions which proessed certain detectives with which they
in sympathy The organizations for peace" or
democracy civil liberties what not, all perfectly
laudabe detectives.
Then, in test after another these members found
the organizations committed time after time
which happened coincide exactly with the communist
party program In short the communists followed the
democratic line long il attracted liberal members
but never when it concted with Moscow's direction
When liberal members of such groups become convinced
Bere did, that the organization such that it will
take stand contrary to Moscow dictates then the thing
do is to get out Bere did For when that the case
matters little whether direct communist control be
mathematcaly shown The organizations possible useful
ness to democracy the American republic ended
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
Yes, We Can Help!

The wringing of hands never did anybody any good
Confronted with the desoation of all northern Europe
many people in the United States have been reduced to
sheshocked state which they able do nothing but
wiring their hands and utter feeble cries.
1t is true that the United States has been caught in
position where it do nothing about the military
paign rackng France and threatening Britain if
1t wanted TO- In respect to that helpless We shall
not always be helpless but for the moment
But this does not mean that do nothing We
be of definite help without compromising neutrality with
out rsking life We help to relieve the suffering,
clothe the naked, feed the starving.
So caoused have we become during the past few years.
used to the bombing and starving and dying in Ethiopia
in China in Finland in Manchura Poland and SPAIN that
do not react, do not respond once did.
But must fight this coarsening of sensblities.
No less tragic than the who dying the battle
fronts, in tragic. the refugees. In
France, there is refugee for every nhabi
tants That is the estimate of worker for the American
Friends Service committee the Quaker organization which
has done such splendid service Tor relief many lands
Try to imagine il! Suppose that the United States. in
addition its present relief and defense burdens had 49,
$4,000 refugees suddenly placed in its That would
be in the proportion the burden the French
bearing They have had half million Spanish refugees
Lorraine at the very beginning of the And the
tide of misery from Belgium and Holland and their
eastern border has come rolling in.
This burden they must bear even while they fight for
their lives Surely America whatever eventually does
about the ITSELF be deaf to the cry of these
ITSELF and that ebbing in the face of unspeakabe
privations.
The Red Cross the Friends Service committee the Nor
wegan relief and of other organizations doing the
best they can The response TO the Red Cross appeal for
100000 is nothing to be proud OF in its initial stages.
This appeal must not fail.
Whatever else lose in the grim coming years, let
never be said of US that we lost our hearts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
women's page for the answers.
1. How many American re-
publics are there?
2. Which American general
said, Lafayette, we are here"
when he arrived in France in
1917?
8. Was Pennsylvania or Mary
land the only American colony
that tolerated freedom of wor-
ship for Catholics before the
Revolution?
4. Name the present cabinet
member whose father held the
same position in a previous adj
ministration.
5. The Federal Reserve banks
are owned by individual stock
holders, the government, or the
member banks of the federal
reserve system?
s. Does increasing air pres
sure, increase or decrease the
boiling point of water?
Z. Who Immediately preceded
Henry Morganthau jr. as secre-
tary of the treasury.
s. Is labors Non-Partisan
league associated with the AFL
or the CIO?
9. What is the letter postage
to Canada
10. OF what magazine was
Glenn Frank the editor?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18

To receive attention in this coll
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer Only initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: DO you know II the
Japanese have a school where
they teach the Japanese language
In the vicinity Of Tacoma
o. o. NJ.
There are three Japanese
language schools In the Tacoma
vicinity. one at Firwood, one at
Fife and one In town. at 18th
and Tacoma ave. They teach
mainly the spoken language. so
the young people will be able to
converse with elderly members
OF the first generation who find
English difficult. II you wish
more information. you might
talk to Mr.. Fukui. at 134s
Broadway. who is good au-
thority on things Japanese.
Mr.. Ffxit: Please inform Y. J.
T. that ! have the book. "a
World In Perplexity," by Arthur
G. Daniels which he inquired
for several days ago.
ALBERT l.. OCkFEN
Ri. l. Box ~, Roy.
We thank you for f. J. T.
Mrs. Middleton. al 612 So. 18th.
sso informs us she has copy
of the booklet.
Mr.. Fixit: Where should I 20
TO apply for work at the Brem-
erton navy yard . Can anybody
join or apply who Is a citizen E?
]. Il. II.
Work In the navy yard Is
largely of a highly skilled ma
ture. You can get information
on applications at the Tacoma
office of the u. s. civil service
board. first floor of the Federal
building. Civil service jobs are
restricted to citizens.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you tell me
how TO mount envelopes and let
ters? have some curious enve-
lopes. also two old letters of 1927
and 1919. and want 10 know how
To mount them In n book to pre-
serve them. Also would like to
know how 10 obtain a cachet OF
McChord field and the Narrows
bridge. COLLECTOR.
The usual way to mount enve-
lopes and letters in an album is
with art corners. obtainable at
any stationery store. If the let
tiers need preservation from wear,
you can cover them with cello
plane.
You can get a special cachet OF
McChord field by sending your
letter. addressed to yourself and
stamped. to the Tacoma Cham
Der of Commerce. The chamber
staff will affix the cachet and
put your envelope in the mail.
Put your name and address as
far to the right Of the envelope
as possible. Incidentally. the Air.
port Historical society rules that
only air-mail covers are legal for
rport dedicstions in its point
of view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
Pc
TUESDAY, JUNE 10

This is an unimportant day in
planetary direction. II Is prom
Using for ambitious leaders and
fairly favorable for women. The
week marks definite concentra-
ton on detectives. military as
we'll as political.
Heart and Home: Women
should enjoy pleasant hospital
tiles at this time when the stars
appear to encourage preparation
for exacting duties in the future.
Opportunities for recreation
should be improved. This is
time for full enjoyment for peace
and plenty, for later there will
be tests to Americans as well as
Europeans. This is a happy we'd
ding day.
Business Affairs In the man.
ufacture of airplanes and war
ships the United States is to
attain new standards this year.
Americans are to make import
ant contributions in designs and
machinery The summer will be
profitable to whatever is con-
nected with travel in the way of
transportation or housing.
Restaurants are to gain in their
patronage as scientific prepare
ton of food becomes imperative.
National Issues; Jupiter is TO
have a definite effect on this
country which will attract world
attention by its prosperous con-
dition. The national political
campaign is to be distinguished
by daring presentation of con-
flicting opinions and personal
criticisms that provide material
for libel suits. However. there
will be compete unity in all that
pertains TO patriotic mainten-
ance of democratic ideals.
International Affairs: Mexico
comes under q configuration
that is disturbing to the govern
ment. Organizations with sub
versive aims will encourage diff
ficulties with the United States
and may retard settlement of
certain financial matters. The
seeds Of revolution may be wide
ly sown as groups under foreign
direction gain support. Travel
in Mexico should be heavy and
certain manufactured products
will be exceedingly profitable.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of a year of
good fortune. Men will gain
through connection with the
army or navy.
Children born on this day
probably viii be energetic, in
dustrious and optimistic. They
may have varied talents. Ora
tors belong TO this sign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18

national pensions is far from
playing fair with your readers
when the entire facts are known.
Thousands of "oldsters" be-
lieved that congress would act
promptly but failed to under
stand that any great social re-
form required outstanding lead
ership and the weight of public
opinion TO put 1t across. Surely,
the old folks should not be con-
demned for their optimism. The
old folks are not the only ones
who are disappointed with the
apparent slowness of Congress.
The House and Senate are often
handicapped by rules and regu-
lations primarily intended o
prevent any hasty or i'll advised
action. That is the case with
H. r. 1854 in the present ses-
sion. A few members of the
powerful Ways and Means COM
mittee are opposed to this
measure and decline to vote it
out for discussion. That is the
reason for the discharge petit
ton which to become operative
needs 21S signatures. Ten days
ago 165 members had signed.
The Townsend Plan as pre-
scented by H. r. 1864 will, if
enacted into a national law. not
only restore peace of mind to
the persons growing old. giving
them an assurance that in their
declining years they will be
equitably provided for, but also
that it will create jobs for the
multitude of young people now
looking for work. without burd-
ening the taxpayers. or our in
dustries of individuals.
Some 10000 delegates repre-
senting ten million voters will
convene in st. Louis June 30 to
July and will endeavor to help
along the efforts of sincere
leaders and thinkers who are
trying earnestly to solve some of
the tragic economic problems
facing our country and its peo-
pie. These delegates should be
commended for the time and
energy freely given in a move
ment which they firmly believe
will bring about improved con-
ditions in every state and be for
the benefit of all our citizens.
If Clarence Dolan has something
better to offer now is the time
to bring it forward and not
stand on the sidehnes and find
fault with the fellows who are
trying TO do the job.
EDWARD c. WESTWOOD
S206 South A st.
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that everybody was agreed that
war was inevitable within a few
years. England and France and
the United States were engaged
in financial and commercial
transactions with Germany and
Italy for the development of the
military machines of the dicta-
tors. The amazing thing today
is the stunning defeat of the
allies in the brief period of
few weeks.
For three years our great
president has been hurting de-
fiance and making dire threats
against the Dictator nations of
the world, since even before his
celebrated quarantine speech in
Chicago. Presumably the basis
for enforcing these threats was
the naval and military might of
our own country. France cries
out now in her dying agony for
the help our government encour-
aged her to believe she would
get. Our great president replies
that in furnishing her the junk
of an acknowledged obsolete
naval and military establishment
we are giving France all the
help We can. Yet, we have spent
seven billion dollars in seven
years for ornaments. which some
of our U. S. senators say has
been poured down a rat hole.
For his timely warnings Lind
bergh has been heaped with abuse.
Throughout this tewildering con-
dition the ascendency is granted
TO such windjammers as the
chauvinistic Senator Claude Pep
per.
Our national administration
has sought to discipline the ma
tons of the world. We attempt
ed to punish Japan by refusing
the renewal of a trade treaty.
In alarm now at the allied re-
verses we are seeking better
understanding" with that die
tator(D nation. As a crony of
the British we encouraged France
to repudiate her Russian treaty
which would have saved demo-
cratic Czechoslovakia as Russia
demanded. Now we are anxiously
toward the Russian might which
we deprecated and sneered at.
Dictator Spain today edges into
the German-Italian orbit. Spain
was once a friendly democratic
neighbor-but somebody stabbed
her in the back,
E l. CIRRIFR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18

many years after the WAT
Blackjack" once said pub
hcly that George Marshall Is
the finest soldier in the world
today" In addition to their
respect for his soldierly quail
ties, the generals love Pershing
because he promoted youthful
men, because he refused 10
brigade American units with
the French and British forces,
because his sole ambition has
been the good of the army.
Nevertheless, his hero wor-
shippers have had to break
down the military system he
established. AS cavalryman,
General Pershing stated the
top offices with men from that
service. The demands of mod
ern warfare have forced the
"cavalree" into the background
until now only one member of
that branch-Brig. Gen. George
V. Strong-is attached to the
general staff. And he has not
been on duty with that arm for
many, many years.
Chief of staff Marshsll-like
most military men-loathes war.
His attitude, which is almost an
obsession, derives from the
scenes of death and suffering
which ne eyewitnessed during
the World war. He also saw
the burdens which wastefulness
and blunders imposed upon the
taxpayers. It explains why. un-
til recently, he sided with Secre-
tary Woodring in the latter's
rather modest proposals for ex-
pansion of the army.
The general, like so many
other high-ranking officers, is
not a West Pointer. Born in
Uniontown, Pa, 60 years ago,
he was the No. / soldier and
athlete in the 1901 class of Vir-
ginia Military Institute. A year
later he was commissioned a
lieutenant in the infantry. Dur
ing the World war he was the
operations chief of the famous
First division in the Meuse-
Argonne drive. His perform
ances led General Pershing to
select him as aide upon their re-
turn to the u. S. Standing s
feet l inch, still carrying the
weight of a husky but trained
halfback, he looks the soldier
without trying to. Frank, free,
easy-going, his men and assoc
ciates have always worshipped
him.
Although sometimes - at his
press conferences and before
congressional committees - ne
talks too freely. he has won the
confidence of the congress. They
still quote his prophetic re-
mark of last winter: IF Europe
blazes in the spring. we must
take steps to prevent the sparks
from falling across the u. S."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
HITS ADMINISTRATION

Editor The Times: Paris has
been overwhelmed and the Ger
man military machine rolls on.
The French army shows signs of
Decentralization and rumors are
coming in that the government
may make overtures for a sep
srste peace. While the French
have been taking a beating the
British seem TO have been occu-
pied with saving their own skins.
running true to form with their
immediate past exploits in Po-
land. Finland, Norway and Bel
GUM.
Five years ago in Los Angeles
Bruce Bliven, just returned from
Europe where he had intervieded
many most prominent statesmen
in those countries and some from
the United States, spoke al a
public meeting. I heard him say
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18

lbi iOus iildIOAA AOA AAAAiNA . ICe
Contrary to optimists here
and abroad. they look for a
separate peace between Paris
and Berlin. The main reason
for such a stunning blow, in
our peoples opinion. is that the
Germans will control all the
ports except possibly St Ma
zaire and Bordeaux. and close
the avenues for British rein
forcements. It is understood
here that Premier Reynaud has
already limited to Churchill that
such crisis would force France
to follow the example of Holland
and Belgium.
In such an event, il is be-
heved that Hitler. who has suf-
fered terrific losses in men and
material. will need at least a
month in which to rest and re-
pair his war machine. But by
Aug. l at the latest-perhaps
earlier-our military realists ex-
pect that he will launch his
blitzkrieg against the British
Isles. And our people do not
feel that England can withstand
the shock more than three
months at the most. What will
happen thereafter-to the en-
pire. the royal family, the fleet,
British resistance-is anybody's
guess!
Administration spokesman pro-
pound solemnly that der fuehrer
will follow up an economic pene-
tration of South America
Brazil, especially-with an at
tempt to establish bases there.
Roughly, they insist that he will
make physical attack upon US
within a year if he finds the
Latins sympathetic to such aims.
Our military men, on the con-
trary, assert that it will take
him several years-from three to
five - to assimilate his con-
guered countries - to re-indus-
trislize them-to forge an army
and navy and merchant fleet
capable of any major move on
this side of the Atlantic. BY
that time, they also maintain,
the U. S. will be so strong as
to deter him or defeat him.
Brightest ray is that, if the
allies collapse. this country will
take over the 5,00o-s, 900 planes
now being constructed for them.
With deliveries of the planes
now under order for ourselves
and those on hand, the virtual
confiscation of the allied supply
would provide Uncle Sam with
more than 10000 first-class
planes. That air force plus the
navy convinces our strategists
that the White House-state de-
partment gloom is wholly I'M
warranted. It does mean, how
ever. that the American people
must sacrifice their normal and
comfortable ways of living.
Gen. John ]. Pershing is still
the legendary god and the in
spiration of the gold-starred men
now commanding and rebuilding
the American army. The behind
the-scenes influence of the near
octogenarian who led the A. E.
F. in France is almost un-
believable.
Most recent presidents have
sought his advice in naming
chiefs of staff and their top
notch aides. He was responsible
for the appointment of ex-Staff
Chief Malin Craig and the pres
ent head of the army. General
George c. Marshall The latter
served as Pershing's aide for
Gallant oonnerafiOp ,r;ya,, -. ~,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-18
AN APPRECIATION

Editor The Times: We wish to
thank you for the advance pub
licity which played q large part
in the success Of our sale Of
peoples on Poppy Day. 1t is
indeed gratifying TO have the
cooperation of The Tacoma
Times who so willingly helped
US put our poppy program be-
fore the public. We surely ap-
preciate this.
American Legion Auxiliary.
Edward B. Rhodes Unit No. 2,
BY MRS. c. H. BURROWS,
Corresponding Secretary.