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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-13
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fight us IN some spectacular xav
in almost too much 70 believe.
There are ways she can ret
at u in court. but I can't b.
lieve shell be content to wait To-
that. Shell Try to stop the show
in some hgh-handed way
show. Maybe We won't have anv
crowd. LaRue was mighty popu-
lar. you know" Jerry suggested
nervously. The public won't dron
her 30 quick and take me up. Pop
ulsrity just doesn't wane over
night"
That's Just where you're mis-
taken" Ace observed. The pub
lie is plenty tickle. A year from
now I predict LaRue's name win
Be pretty dim on Broadway. Only
name. that's all. Fame doesn't
mean much more than that
Better enjoy II then when
can Jerry muttered. II you
think there1l be a crowd-or
anyone at ell TO see me 20 on,
III get ready, Ace
Ace laughed and lighted an
other cigar. 20. X. see that she
looks pretty nice" he told Joan.
preparatory to leaving the dress
ing room. "Shes all wet when
she suggests there won't be a
crowd. There's a complete ticket
sellout and they're turning doz-
en- away every minute.
1T might not even be so bad
II LaRue did get out an injune-
ton or some other legal re-
strsint. Such things help =
play rather than hinder IT,"
His predictions were justified.
Ace Josnxton left the dressing
room Of his new star to come face
to face with the law as marshalled
by LsRue and her attorneys.
There were loopholes in the con-
tract. it seemed. LaRue could
close the show Immediately. and
that was exactly what she pro-
ceeded to do.
Her legal staff had outwitted
Ace and his less tricky counsel.
There remsinded an ugly fight
in court which might last for
weeks. Meanwhile. the show was
dark.
Jerry's big chance had arrived
and been blighted almost with its
first breath Of life.
ITO BE Continuedl
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BUT LINCOLN DID
SWAP HORSES
(Christian Science Monitor)

christian Science Monitor)
Those who favor shattering the no
third-term" tradition have quoted Abra-
ham Lincoln as advising the country not
to swap horses while crossing stream.
But Lincoln had frequently disregarded
his own advice when he thought the coun-
try's welfare would be served by ignor-
ing it.
The people of the North for two years
had been restive at the inaction of Gen
eral Mcclellan in Virginia. Little Mac"
was the result of Lincoln's first swap
the change in commanders after Nc
Dowell was defeated at Bull Run. The
campaign against Richmond having fail
ed, Lincoln replaced Mcclellan with
Pope, removed Pope after the second
Bull Run, reinstated Mcclellan, removed
him again and appointed Burnside. Burn
sides defeat at Fredericksburg led to
his replacement by Hooker who suffered
a drubbing at Charlottesville. Hooker
was actually moving the Army of the
Potomac northward after Lee, when the
President ""swapped horses" again, put
ting in command General Meade, who
won what proved to be the most impor
tant victory of the war at Gettysburg.
With the preservation of the Union at
stake, Lincoln had even proposed to his
friends that they nominate someone else
for President in 1864.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
by Willis Thornton
Skinninq the Wolf for Soup

of the selective service plan. is q
man with wide experience in pubic
administration and education. He
secs the plan not as merely sac
rifice, but as opening up great OPP
portunities for national unity and
for individual growth as well.
The period of service may expand
horizons, make the trainees better
fitted for national life, better citi-
zens. He hopes SO to administer
the act as to minister mot only
to the national power for defense,
but also to the education and
health of our young people as citi-
zens, and participators in the great
adventure of democracy which lies
ahead of us
These are high ideals good to
hear from the administrator. They
do not imply that the selective SER
vice machinery is to he turned in
to schoolroom. Primarily the pur-
pose is to create defensive power.
But invaluable by-productS OF
health, civic consciousness, technic-
al skill and esprit de corps may al
so be obtained.
They will be of double value to
the individual who approaches his
call in manly fashion, and says
not, ITS terrible that l have to
CO." but We'll, here we are, and
I'm going to get every scrap of
benefit out of it I can."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS
FictitiOuS Firm Name

The undersigned does hereby cer-
tify that he is conducting an Elec-
trio Appliance and Refrigeration
business at 1247 Main Street. Ell
Centro California, under the ficti-
tious firm name of
SHELBURNE REFRIGERATION
COMPANY
and that said 1irm Is composed of the
following persons, whose names and
addresses are as follows, to-wit:
r. A. Shelburne, SOL Olive Street,
Ell Centre, California.
Witness his hand this 7th day of
Oct, 1910,
r. A. SHELBURNE.
STATE OF CALIFORNIAN
)ss.
COUNTY OF IMPERIAD
On this 7 day of October, AID,
1910, before me, w. w. McEUEN, a
Notary Public in and for said Coun-
ty and State personally appeared
r. A. SHELBURNE, known to me
to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the within Instrument,
and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in
this certificate first above written
w. w. McEUEN,
Notary Public in and for
said County and State.
tO10-17-24-3D
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
by Paul Harrison
HOLLYWOOD S Fads, Fancies and FoibIes

from Germany, Italy or any of the
Axis-dominated countries. Of 49,
511 persons regularly employed by
the eight major studios, only 18
are refugees. Of the 18, only four
are actors: Felix Bressart, Karen
Verne, Fritz van Dongen and Err
win Kaiser.
All the Will Roger pictures were
made by Fox, and the studio has
a Will Roger Memorial Sound stage
But it looks as if the company will
lose to Metro in bidding for the
film rights to his life story The
idea of screen biographer of
Christopher Columbus has been
kicked around Hollywood for a
dozen years. Now it's going to be
done by Gabriel Pascal-in Engl-
land. Director Mike Curtiz
went to Jack Warner with a pro-
duction problem and began: "For
you information, I want to ask you
a question"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24

A little story was often told few
years back when America was try
ing in bewilderment to understand
the tough times that had fallen
SO unaccountably upon her.
1t was about a man who found
the wolf at the door. But instead
of giving up, he coaxed the wolf
closer, whanged him over the head,
skinned him, and made soup of
him. The point, of course, being
that there are some people who
have the knack and the courage
seem desperate misfortunes.
Selective service is going to work
out a little like that. Americans
generally don't banker after mill
tary service. They are as good SOL
diers as the best when they have
to be. But everything else equal,
they don't itch for it.
Very we'll. Times are what they
are. The American people, through
long and careful debate by their
elected government, have decided
on widespread military training as
necessity. Millions of our youth
now await the call. Thousands have
already volunteered.
Out of the millions who now face
military training for year or
more, very many indeed will con-
vert this interruption of their lives
into a real opportunity. 1t is not
pleasant to have plans interrupted
by this kind of necessity. But
there is little grumbling and the
prevailing tone of youth is This
seems necessary. I will do it,"
In short, the fact is here and
accepted, that young men will have
to learn to fight, and give a period
of life to their country. All right.
Shall it be merely regretted break
IN normal life? Or shall the select
ed man beckon his wolf closer and
skin him for all the soup that's in
his bones?
Clarence A, Dykstra, director
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
WHAT If WiLLKIE
WERE ASSASSINATED? A

If some fanatic killed Wendell Will
kie, would Roosevelt be elected no mat
ter who got the most votes?
The question was prompted by the in
creasing personal violence demonstrated
against the Republican candidate and his
wife, who have been Showered with to-
matoes. eggs and other more dangerous
missiles. mostly hurled by addle-brained
morons employe in some minor govern
mental position One was a girl en-
ployed by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, who dropped a waste bas-
ket from high building. Another was
the WPA worker who Wednesday bruised
Wilkes forehead with a solid missile,
and splattered Mrs. WILKES back with
an egg.
But to get back to the question: Would
WILKES assassination result In Roose-
velt's election?
1t would not.
Most people do not know it, but either
Willkie or Roosevelt could get majo
ity of votes Nov. 5, and still not be
elected Either one could carry every
state i'm the United States, and still be
cheated out of the presidency. The fact
has bearing on the question PROFOUND
ed above because it demonstrates that,
should electors pledged to Willkie be
elected in majority, they woul be per
fectly free to name whomever they chose
as president The same is true of elec-
tors pledged to Roosevelt.
The explanation?
We will not vote Nov 5 for Willkie
or Roosevelt We will vote for persons
who, in turn are pledged to cast their
votes for either of the major candidates
They are called electors. There are %
of them in California. Their pledges,
however, are not legally binding any
where in the nation Only tradition
the tradition at which Mr.. Roosevelt
scoffs so freely, binds them to vote for
the candidate to whom they are pledged.
They are free, if they desire, to vote for
John Jones for president. and if enough
of them disregard tradition and their
promises, they could elect John Jones,
regardless of the peoples wishes.
The point is, of course, that if Willkie
or any other candidate were killed or
died at the last minute, the electors
chosen by the people in that candidates
name would be free to choose whom they
wish in his place.
Perhaps the founding fathers, when
they set up our laws, foresaw such a
possibility. They were not so dumb,
those old timers, in spite of the New
Deals disrespect for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
UNDEMOCRATIC WHISPERS
{ Riverside Press

(Riverside Press)
If senate committee really started
to probe whispering campaigns against
candidates it would have lifetime job
on its hands and could probably partici
pate in no other work.
For whispering campaign is really
only gossip, started with mean purpose
and pushed ahead by thoughtless or vim
dictive gossipers.
Whether or not such whispering cam
paigns are started Intentionally, they
would be rendered short-lived and in
effective by a widespread determina-
tion on the part of fair-minded men and
women to have nothing to do with them.
Whispers do not harm if they are not re-
peated. If every hearer made it plain
to every whisperer that he would never
listen to or pass on to friend any such
gossip, and showed his disgust of all
gossipers in general, there would be less
and less of such despicable activity.
The people of this nation ought to be
interested in the issues confronting them
this fall, in the work that lies ahead for
officeholders in the smallest to the great
est governmental units, and in the abili-
ties of contending candidates to do that
work we'll In discussing such matters
there is no place for cowardly whisper
ingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
WHICH IS INDISPENSABLE
Cincinnati Times-Star)

IOIIICITIIIdII IIIIItS-SIdTJ
Indispensable is defined in the die
tionaries as absolutely necessary Such
in the belief of Americans is the tradi-
ton against third term for Presidents.
Washington set the example. Jefferson
put it into words. For $50 years the
nation has accepted it. Every ambitious
executive heretofore who has toyed with
the thought of breaking it has backed
back and told to sit down by his party or
by the country. Now, and for the first
time, another conflicting "indispensabi-
lity" appears on the horizon. Mr.. Roose-
velt is just that, if you believe him.
Either an indispensable tradition or so
called indispensable man must take the
count.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
So They Say

I agree that this nation has the
power to lead the world to new
heights of civilization. I do not
agree that this can be done by
fawning on powers in Europe or
Asia because they happen to be
strong.
Col. Louis A. Johnson, former
secretary of war.
American democracy cannot be
defended by fanatically throwing
foreign language out of the
school and college curriculum.
DIR. George F.. zook, president,
American Council on Education
I wish to be good and to be
loved by my people.
President Batista of Cuba.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
MHMBKR

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Call
fornia Newspaper Publish.
crs Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

Proposition No. 9 on the Nov. 5th bal
lot, senate constitutional amendment,
has all the earmarks of special interest
legislation pushed through the legisla-
ture by high-pressure lobbyists and now
presented to the people for their vote.
The bill attempts to exempt from To-
cal taxation commercial fishing boats
and other small watercraft. Without go
ing into the convolutions of the measure,
it is apparent that such exemption would
in coastal communities, increase taxa
tion on property and other assets ashore.
There are, we believe, other branches
of industry far more worthy of tax ex-
emption than the one touched in this
amendment, yet we would oppose blan
ket exemption for any of them.
Furthermore, it has been argued that
the measure would exempt a large class
of pleasure boat owners from local tax
alton There is no reason why this should
be so, that we can see.
We are opposed TO the measure as one
which would create Just another privileg-
ed class
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
REFUGEE
ItORDES?
Barbs

Helen Hayes has spurned her
goth Hollywood offer, giving a lot
Of folks big kick out of the yes-
men getting all those nos.
Extreme ugliness will keep you
out of the army, which may be an
item the War Department over
looks. Scare the enemy to death
aid save lead costs.
o.
Modern version. DO you think
television and Roosevelt are here
TO stay?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. "a Short
takes: Picture people don't allow
anything to eclipse their local in
terest for very long. Most of the
talk now is of football. Roosevelt
and Willkie have been benched;
King George and Hitler have been
sent to the showers.
Newsreel executives, though, can
tell you campaign excitement a.
round the country is at unprece-
dented pitch. Cheers, boos and fist
fights begin with each flash of a
candidate. Representative of both
parties are bitterly charging the
movie companies with favoritism.
The Hays Office plans to ask all
theaterS never to present shots OF
only one candidate. Also a screen
note is being prepared asking pa
irons for no demonstrations in
order that statements made from
the screen can be heard.
And speaking of neWsreels: Lon
don may be only hop and a hol-
Ter from Berlin, but the way it gets
a look at German war films is
via Miscow, Siberia, Shanghai,
China Clipper, San Francisco, New
York, Atlantic Clipper, and Lisbon.
FILM FOR
CONSCRIPTS
Consumption will be of some help
to Hollywood; an allotment of ST.
100000 has been made for projection
equipment and film leasing for
training camps.
Twentieth Fox thought it would
borrow a couple of aircraft carriers
and go right to work on that sea-
war story, Attack" The Navy said
it was sorry, but the fleets kinda
busy right now
The agent of bibulous screen
comic pleaded with the client to
sober up because there was a good
role coming up for him at one of
the studios. So the actor trained,
abstained and finally got himself
in hand just in time TO report for
the Job. He's now playing the part
Of drunk :. . Incidentally a mar
ried pair of dress extras are named
Tom Collins and Ginger" Allie.
The towns champ joiner is Or
son Welles. Because of his varied
activities he has to belong to the
Screen Writers guild Screen Actors
guild, Screen Directors guild, Radio
Writers guild, American Federation
of Radio Artists, and Actors Equity
Association. Dues for all these
unions are about double the average
union workers annual wage.
Carole Lombard goes clothes
horse in Mr.. and Mrs. Smith" for
the first time in three years Her
wardrobe used to cost less than $500.
The 90 outfits she's wearing now,
as the wife of Park avenue lawyer,
are budgeted at $3.50 TOO
Many Girls" reveals startling
changed Frances Langford. The
little gal with the big voice weighed
30 pounds when she married Jon
Hall. He has been bossing her
diet, which includes a lot of cream.
and she's now a curvesome 116.
UORDES?
There has been some indgnatnt
discussion about foreign refugees
flocking into Hollywood and being
given jobs which u. S. Citizens
should or could hold The situation
has been overstated. The Pro-
ducers' Association has made a sur
Vey on the subject, defining "refu-
gee as a person who has come to
Hollywood since January !. 1938
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
Bruce Cation
In Was|1inqton

Washington is breathing easier
about the Far Eastern situation
now. Belief is that the japanese
feel Uncle Sam means business, an1
that he holds most of the cards.
Threat of an embargo on the
Japanese silk trade is one of the
best of these cards. To see why,
all YOU need to do is look at a few
figures.
The United States right now
takes about IS per cent of Japan's
raw silk exports. This is vital to
Japan, not only because so much
of her domestic economy is keyed
to the silk trade. but because this
trade brings her the foreign ex-
change she has to have to buy
war materials abroad.
For instance: last year Japan's
exports to foreign currency ma
tions Gas distinguished from the
yen bloc amounted to 1929 000,-
coo yen Groughly $450,000, ,000). OF
this, 642,OOO,0OO (s16O,OOO,OOO came
from the United States, and silk
sales to the U. S. accounted for
100000 yen ($109, 100000.
SILK MORE VITAL
TO JAPAN THAN U. S.
Stoppage of silk sales, in other
words, would knock good "a per
cent off Japan's annual intake of
vitally needed foreign exchange.
In addition, Japan's whole farm
system leans heavily on the silk
trade. More than 100000 farm
families-better than 40 per cent
get too little from the soil to
make living. They get by only by
raising silk cocoons for the export
market. Close this market and it
isn't merely Japan's silk business
that goes blooey-it's the whole
japanese farm structure.
On top of all that is the fact
that the United States could get
along without japanese silk a lot
more easily than Japan could get
along without the U. S. market.
MARKET BEING
WHITFIELD AWAY
Silk is used in the United States
chiefly for hosiery. OF $4,000 bales
of raw silk imported in the first
eight months of this year, all but
444l bales went to the hosiery fac
tories. Percentage of silk imports
used for hosiery has jumped from
72 in 1897 10 81 at the present time.
This means that development of
synthetic fabrics has made the
United States more and more in
dependent on japanese silk. Trade
experts figure that capacity now
exists to produce enough rayon to
replace silk for all non hosiery uses
without much trouble. Tho rayon
yarn industry today can produce
at the rate of 3200O,00O pounds
q month. That will be 35,000,000 in
1941.
Which brings it down TO a aues-
ton of Womens stockings. Nvlon
Is becoming an extremely impor-
tant factor here. Right now. nylon
people can supply about 10 per
cent Of the full-fashioned hosiery
manufacturers needs Doubling of
hylon production is in sight for
l941. In a pinch, fabrics such as
rayon, vinyon and treated cotton
could make up the deficit.
Hosiery manufacturers could make
the necessary adjustment with con-
siderable retiggering of much of
their machinery. Most of their
employees. however, could make the
switch without difficulty. One gov
ernment expert believes that stop
page of silk exports would eventu
ally mean more employment. ra-
ther than less, in the United States
that the makers of synthetic fab
rics would become busy enough to
Offset the drop in the silk mills
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
Famous Sayings

He is of free and open nature that thinks all
honest who but seem to be so, and will be tenderly
be led by the nose as asses are-Shakespeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24

A number of aliens who have
been voting for years in New Jer-
sey have been arrested. An alien
in Boss Hague's territory probab-
y means u Republican.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24
thoughts for the Day

How long, We simple will We love simplicity? and
the scorners delight in their scornng and fools hate
knowledgep-P Proverbs l: %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-24

Upset scored by Long Pass. says
headline on racing story Same
thing holds true in many a foot
all game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
McNary Endorses Plan,
DR.. Townsend Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Dr. Francis
E. Townsend last night quoted Sem
ator McNary of Oregon, Repub-
hcan vice presidential candidate,
as saying he would "go along the
whole way in his support" of Sem
ate bill which incorporates the
principles Of the Townsend national
recovery plan.
In the current issue of the Ma
tional Townsend Weekly, official
organ of the movement, DR.. Town
send said he visited Senator Nc
Nary in Washington recently and
added:
Il told him we wanted a state
ment from him on our plan and I
outlined what we would consider a
minimum statement.
THE Senator told me that he
would go along the whole way in his
support. He added that he would
give his support to Senator Dow
ney's Senate bill, rather than the
House bill, out of loyalty to his own
legislative body. OF course, the bills
are identical, so it didn't really make
any difference which bill was in
dorsed."