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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
, STORIES
IN STAMPS
Turkeys New President
Wos Atoturk's "Shodow"

TSMET INoNU, who guides Tur-
keys destnies through the
present world crisis, makes his
first appearance on a stamp with
U. s. President Franklin D. Hoose-
Welt, on the Turkish commemora-
tive above, one of a series Of three
designs and six values honorins
the 150th anniversary Of the
American Constitution.
On Nov. IL, 1898, Inonu sue
ceeded to the presidency OF Tur-
key upon the death of Renal Alta
turk, founder Of the modern re-
public. Much of Ataturk's success
depended upon this small, Quiet.
entirely modern premier, who was
The dictator's constant shadow
Together they won the battle of
Sakkaris. driving the Greeks into
The sea. At Inonu, ISmet won a
second battle, gained his surname.
Inonu also won smashing diplo-
matte victories at Lausanne ana
IN uniting ancient enemies in the
Balkan Pact, but his greatest sue
cesses were at home, where he
helped Ataturk conquer years of
tradition and custom to modern.
ize Turkey. As prime minister
for is years, he put into effect
many Of the dietator's policies.
Education, industry, and democ-
racy grew under his hand.
AssaSSins have struck at him
twice, but he has not faltered in
ms drive to bring Turkey up 10
cate. Unlike Atsturk, who pre-
ierred dizzy whirl Of pleasure.
lnonu Is a model husband and
father.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN thss col
urnn letters must give name and
address u writer. Only Initials
win be published when requested.
Mr. Fixif: WIN you please
settle = dispute Has or hasn't
. store the hight 10 collect .
bill after five years.
The store has \ right 10 try
and the person who owes q bill
always has a moral obligation to
pay II. The statute of limita-
tons. which affects written
agreements In six years and
oral agreements In three, can be
the debtors defense but nothing
prevents the creditor from ask
ing for his money or even suing.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me
what station and time does
wayne Kings program come on
the air. What days:
l. r. r.
His orchestra Is on the air al
$50 every Saturday evening
over XVI.
Mr.. rxit: Would you please
inform me ~ 10 the training for
nurses In Tacoma or Its vicinity.
What are the requirements and
the earnings: Also what ships
are now ut Bremerton.
TERRY.
There are schools of nursing
at Tacoma General hospital and
at St Joseph's. You can learn
what you wish best by calling
the directors OF those two
schools. or the Public Health
Nursing association, Main 1886.
As Is customary now, student
nurses here are not paid.
Naval vessels In the Puget
Sound navy yard are the Mis-
sissippi. Wilson and Idaho. The
Brooklyn was scheduled to leave
Jan 3. Next due are the Sara
toga, Jan. Q, and New Mexico.
Jan. 20.
Mr.. Ffxit: Does Idaho have
state unemployment Insurance
same ~ Washington
II conforms to the federal un-
employment compensation law
30 does not differ from Washing
tons In any material way.
Mr.. Fixit; ! have n coin ~
large as q 50-cent piece. On one
side II has a woman with a
wreath around her head and has
Liberty printed ON II. and down
below II says 1882. On the other
aide II has = big wreath and has
written inside Of wreath one cent.
What ! would like TO know In,
has II any value. L. +. s.
Large pennies Of that year are
not on the list of premium coins.
Its value to a collector might be
from so cents down.
They were coined until 1857.
Mr.. Fixit: What Is the best
for removing . heavy
roat of rust from q handsaw?
SUBSCRIBER.
Since the job Is to remove the
rust and still leave the saw
smooth. we'd suggest you work
off some of 1t with a fine emery
cloth and then perhaps more
work with powdered pumice
stone in oil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

OF particular interest TO
newspapers was the announce
ment of q new method Of feie-
GRANNY where the dots ana
dashe. of the Morse code were
translated to Q system which
could be written on . ten-key
typewriter. While 50 words
minute was considered good
average speed for . Morse
telegraph operator. 1t MAS pre-
dicted that the new mechan-
ized system would make pos
sible a speed In excess Of 100
words q min"te.
The receiving mechanism IN
cluded a devise that produced a
perforated tape which, run
through an electrically operated
typewriter, produced the printed
words. There were many sksp-
tics who lived to see the modern
teletype machines which do
about everything but talk.
In Tacoma there was much
ado over the recapitulation Of
business In 1889. Real estate
transactions for the year AZ.
gregated $4,000, 900. Sixteen
hundred new homea built In
1889 represented n total In
vestment Of 5000, 900 in labor
and material Handsome
business blocks" represented
investments of sl,250,0O0.
Half and full page advertise
ments announced opportunities
to get rich by investing in real
estate in "Des Moines. an indus
trial and shipping center on
Puget Sound between Tacoma
and Seattle: North Pacific
City, q railroad and steamship
terminus on Willapa Harbor";
and Slaughter, trading center
of the White river valley, rich
est agricultural section in WASH
ington."
Des Moines il still a spot on
Puget Sound between Tacoma
and Seattle, but without the In
dustries and shipping.
North Pacific City blew up
like Ocosta and other boom
towns in the Willipa and Grays
Harbor areas.
Slaughter became Auburn
and survived by virtue of Its
location In the rich White river
valley and the fact that II be-
came the junction point where
the Northern Pacific stops
franscontinental trains 10
dump and take on passengers
for Tacoma, named In the
charter rs the main line
terminus.
A paragraph announced that
Edward Bellamy was collecting
about $3.50 a week in royalties
on his book, Looking Back
ward" People thought it was
a crazy dream. but many of the
things described by Bellamy
have come to pass. His at
tachment on the WALL which
could be adjusted to catch
sweet music from the air, is
represented in the radio of to-
day. What Bellamy did not fore
see was the microphone maniac
that came along with the radio.
If he had it is more than likely
that he would have eliminated
the magic gadget on the wall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

Looking Over the News
OF Yesterday
Spanish influenza
Worried The Medies
Slaughter" Nov Auburn,
Escaped Boom Town Fate
Bethany Would Be Sorry
If He Knew
T ookING back over the news
Il paper files of so years ago
WAS an interesting experience
on New Years day. 1t Is doubt
ful If anywhere there is a volume
of fiction that could have prov
ed more entertaining.
The first item to attract
the attention was Northern
Pacific announcement of the
installation of elegant chair
cars free Of charge between
Tacoma and Seattle" on the
7:SO a. m. and ESQ p. m. train.
In some respects railroad OPP
orators must have been smarter
so years ago than they are to-
day. They thought it was good
business to tell the public that
they are willing to pick up an
extra dollar or two between
Tacoma and Seattle when the
trains were running with plenty
of empty seats.
II might be smart even in
these days for railroads and
street car companies to make a
deal for transfer privileges in
points like Tacoma and Seattle.
An item that brought back
painful memories told of the
first death In Washington
from a new disease known as
Spanish influenza or French
Ia grippe"
Fifty years ago the weekly
paper in sawmill town in
western Michigan was short
handed because this writer was
at home having a severe attack
of a new disease which the old
family doctor said must be that
new Spanish influenza It
was so new that he was at
loss to prescribe effectively.
Several of his cases resulted
fatally, but this one obviously
was predestined for another end.
News from Philadelphia re-
ferred to a New Year conference
between the printers and news
paper publishers. The printers
wanted more money because the
papers were using so much
small type. The publishers an
nounced that refusal to sign a
contract at the old rate would
compel them to appeal to the
National Printers Protective
Fraternity" for printers. The
publishers were holding the
printers to clause in the old
contract which said: I'VE do
not propose to make any altera-
ton in our scale of wages ex-
cept with the consent of the
employer" The publishers were
foolish enough to try to inter-
pref the clause literally and no.
body was very happy over the
outcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Outlook Cheerful for 1910

busness men have habit At the end of each year. of
taking inventory Of their prospects for the wen
of their tangible goods hand Insofar it possible
they like to know what to expect.
Looking At statistics politics and the war; all in one
broad squnt business reasonably confident that
the year ahead win Be happy They particularly
treasured BY the general state Of affairs at the years end
According to the Alexander Hamilton Institute, 2000
600 persons have found employment during the past year.
Although the ranks of the unemployed reduced
the same degree because Of the addition of empoyabes
the number OF obess dropped about 900 year. In
October according to the institute there
unempoyeda figure which agrees pretty well with other
recent estimates.
Similar optimism toward 1910 is reflected in set of
concise predictions made by the National Association of
bankers and wholesaler Generally the credit association
sees enough favorable factors the horizon offset any
unfavoabe elements which 1910 may produce 1t believes
the campasn VIII b too short to have any major effect
business and s convinced that the efforts Of both prn
cpa parties will make the possibility of participation the
European DINNER.
In broad way. the credit men sweep the entire realm
OF American institutions to with these specific FORE
casts:
despite present SURPRISES War activity may it
in 1870
Industry: Even the normal seasonal u in January may
not be usual The automobile industry in par
tcular win have sprint in 1910. While there may be
slight drop In steel early in the year. it will not be serious
Railroads and building industries standing up notably
and may be expected to continue 70 do So -.
Lnher There will Be higher pAyrolls generally In
cases. workers win receive pay Increases in Others payroll
gains win be reflected in jobs for persons currently
unemployed The credit also believe efforts
sodats the Clio the AL viii be made during the
ing yeabut they do not think any Of the efforts will be
successful.
Securities: It is expected that securities will generally
reach healthy condition because of their lag behind
earnings Only the 1910 campaign seriously interfere
with consistent advances.
Credit: There win be an abundance of credit during the
year. with abnormaly low rates The tendency will be to
make Of the credit possibilities and to revaze business
generally.
All Of the predictions offer America nice way ending
the 1889 For the most part business realistic
and If the picture dark they will not msforecast it, They
hopeful they enter another decade that the graphs
will look better in l940 1t is kind of confidence that
spreads quickly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Pulse Of the
Public

Eullof, Inc Times. All Renu-
Inc, fundamental d en- ocrats
have deplored the seeming neces-
sity for so much governmental
interference, so much regimenta-
ton, so much artificial employ
ment. as there has recently been.
OF course all Republicans have
been condemning these things
unreservedly when charged to
the present administration. So
II Is a little unusual to read the
following quotations from an
outstanding conservative maya
zine of dependable Republican
leanings:
For the first time In history,
a president of the United States
is guiding private business
through a crisis. This action will
probably yield at least a billion
dollars OF wealth which other
wise would not have been Gre
ated. And II will save a million
families, within the next few
months. from the tragedy of I'M
employment.
Hitherto II has been assumed
that periodic major depressions
in business were inevitable.
when millions of jobless men
and women have tramped the
streets, statesmen and employ
ers have merely shrugged their
shoulders and said, Too bad, but
1t can't be helped.
THE economic foundations of
the presidents program are as
sound for any other nation as
they are for the United States"
For this unprecedented
action, strange as it may seem.
we hear scarcely anything but
praise. What has become of
those who used to cry out
against governmental interfer-
ence with business. The fact is.
we have seen new light" why
have we had to wait SO long
for such craftsmanship - when
the stock market crashed the
president acted promptly to
stimulate constructive activities
throughout the country" etc.
Boston, for example. has need
ed a new post office for 20 years.
Shall we let the preliminary
planning drag along. as usual.
while several thousand men
stand in the cold waiting for a
chance to work ,"
'sWill all this be enough? In
the depths OF depression il would
not be-"
These quotations approving
governmental meddling become
more interesting when we find
that the magazine quoted is
the conservative, not to say re-
dictionary Review of Reviews.
the time being its issue Of Janu-
airy. 1880. and the chief execu-
tive referred TO being Mr..
Hoover. whom 1t may BE- re-
called was once president Of
the United States.
Robert S. Doubleday.
BENEFIT SUCCESS
Editor. The Times; The Larry
Strong Benefit club wishes to
thank The Times for the fine
publicity given the ticket sale
for Larry Strong's benefit dance
held at Century ballroom Dee.
20. We also wish you would.
through your columns. extend
s,.s~ -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
l. ~ eial and Political America

WASHINGTON-The shrewdest traders in the Roose-
welt administration urging the application of economic
against Great Britain in order force her to
purchase agricultural supplies in the L. S. Though
no formal note will be dispatched to London it will become
the of backstage talks between Whitehall and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

If we were home we would be fighting in the front lines
against the Russians Since be there we will do
a here to support brothers in
]. Procope, Finnish minister to u. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

Every war means letting of the best blood Many
victory Of arms at the same time devastating defeat
for the nations vtality.-Henrch Himmer head of Naz
police organxations
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

firms who contributed so SPLEEN
di6ly in making the dance
success. MISS JUNE WRIGHT.
Secretary.
SteiIacoom-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
IN NEW YORK BY GEORGE ROSS

make obeisance to their respec-
tive Buddhas by kindling the
joss sticks before their shrines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

NEW fORk-Dr. Frank B.
Robinson of Moscow, Idaho, who,
by his own proud admission,
profitably retails religion under
his own label-"Psychiana"-
dropped into New York for a
spell and may have found the
populace indifferent to his be-
quilting faith.
But New York can be for
given, for in this town is assem-
bled as diffuse an array of di-
whites as is gathered, probably,
in any other metropolitan cor
ner of the world.
Worship of many gods in
Gotham is in itself an eloquent
sermon for democracy. Though
some may deride DR.. Robinson's
Psychiana as a dubious route to
heaven, none will deny him the
privilege of proclaiming it here.
And In the same wise, many an
esoteric faith finds 1t own small,
flourishing sect in Manhattan.
BUSINESS LOFT.
Is TABERNACLE
For example, only a few who
hurry by the prosaic building at
36th street and Broadway real
lie that instead Of being a dusty
business loft, il is one of the
four Mormon tabernacles in
Manhattan, branches of the faith
that were extended eastward by
the disciples of Brigham Young.
A seant few devotees there
are of the Vedanta society.
whose shrine is in a modest
building on West fist street. A
scant few when you regard New
4ork's seven million people, for
the Vedanta cult consists of four
hundred Pensioners who sub
scribe to the East Indian phil
osophy Of gentleman named
Swami Vivekannanda. He intro
duced his way of life at the
Worlds fair Of Chicago in 1928.
Only the other day a bearded
aesthetic of Long Island incor-
porated his new faith under the
laws Of the state. II is his Tenn
pie Of Aphrodite and he beckons
to his midst those who see the
goddess IN the light that he has
witnessed her inspirationaliy.
What that light is has not
been made clear.
There are $4,000 Chinese in
the Oriental population Of New
YORK II IS estimated that
one-third Of their number is
Christian. But a safe. conServa-
tive guess is that all the rest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

Jesw aaid unto her. am the resurrection and the life;
y that beeveth In though he dead yet shall he
6ve.-John 1l:26.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
INVALID's MASTERPIECE

Robert Louis Stevenson was
i'll In bed when he wrote THE
Strange Case of Or. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde" His inspiration was
a real character--Deacon Will
liam Brodie of Edinburgh, Scot
land, a town councillor who spent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR
Do not use the word "aught"
meaning zero" the correct
word is "naught."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Reg. D. q Fat OF.

Commodore Thomas Jones, U. S.
N, heard rumors of war and
sailed into Monterey bay to
hoist the Stars and Stripes over
the Preside. Two days later he
learned his mistake.
Tomorrow: Four Centuries of
mourningi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

his nights at burglary. Brodie
invented the gallows drop, and
later was hanged on his own in
yention.
A CoMMoDORE'S MISTAKE
Two years before the United
States officially took over Cali
fornia then part of Mexico),
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

To receive attention IN tnss col
fiEnn letters must give nams and
address u writer. Only initials
VIII be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
BENEFIT SUCCESS

Editor. The Times: The Larry
Strong Benefit club wishes TO
thank The Times for the fine
publicity given the ticket sale
for Larry Stnong's benefit dance
held at Century ballroom Dee.
20. We also wish you would.
through your columns. extend
our thanks to the many Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

All Of the predictions offer America nice way of ending
the 1899 For the most part business realistic
and if the picture dark they will not msforecast it, They
hopeful they enter another decade that the graphs
will look better in l940 1t is kind of confidence that
spreads quickly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-21
Phil 0s0PHY OF YOU Work. eat
IS GREATEST Menace TO U. S.

| One-fifth of the entire population of
| the u s. is enrolled in school. In
high schools and colleges there are S.
100000 boys and girls who would do
adult work on the farm and who, in
the towns and cities, generally live
on the work done by their parents.
The very nature of city life pushed
millions in the "You work. eat di-
rection
Technical developments have furth-
cred the trend. Mass production de-
mands large capital outlays. Those
who furnish the capital are able to
live without working on the S6,000,-
100000 of dividends and interest paid
yearly in the u S. to the owners of
stocks, bonds and mortgages.
Life insurance companies are adver-
Using policies whereby people can
have permanent monthly incomes.
The ideal Of millions of Americans
is to retire at SO and eat without
working for the balance Of their lives.
The "You work II eat" principle
lies at the basis of all class-divided
communities. 1t separates people in
stead of bringing them together. 1t
is the anti-thesis of cooperation. Run
ming rampant in the U. S. it is today
the greatest single threat to the fut-
ure of the republic.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-21
|U. S. Intervention
FOR SPANISH
REFUGEES ASKED

NEW P)-American in
PREVENTION on behalf Of thousands of
Spanish refugees in French concentra-
ton camps was urged in telegram
from the Pan-American Spanish Aid
Co-ordinating Committee to President
Roosevelt Spanish circles here re-
port that the refugees are now being
sent back to Spain, where they face
the danger of execution.
The telegram to the President asks
him to urge the French and German
governments ito halt this shocking
move" and permit the evacuation of
the refugees to Mexico and other
American countries willing to admit
them. Among the refugees are 1000
disabled veterans of the Spanish civil
war and numerous former government
officials.
The committee also sent kilograms
to the German and French embassies
and to Pres. Cardenas of Mexico. 1t
requested Cardenas to initiate Pan
American action in obtaining guar
antees for the evacuation of the re-
fugees and ships for their transporta-
ton to this hemisphere. The French
and German embassies were urged to
permit evacuation Of the refugees and
give safe conduct to ships transport
ing them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-21
COOP HELPS
Transfers
Win STRIKE

DULUTH, Mimi = (FP) - Another
story of collaboration between coop
eratives and organized labor came to
happy ending when teamsters, with
the aid of the Central Cooperative
Wholesale, won their strike against
Kelley-How-T Thomson Co., big hard
ware firm.
Hourly wage increases of " c were
granted in the new contract signed by
Local 346, init. Bro. Of Transfers
Chauffeurs Stablemen & Helpers
(AFL).
AS soon as the strike started June
"a, the cooperative, which was buying
about 100000 worth of hardware
month from the firm, stopped buying
and refused to place any more orders
until the strike was settled.
In announcing sales figures for the
first seven months of 1910, Arnold j.
Rom, assistant manager of the Coop,
reported an 1870 increase in sales
over the same period the previous
yaer. Sales would have been higher
but for the strike, which tied up the
Co-op's source of supply, Rom said.