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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-03-22

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us competitive field.
some Of the skis are IN the finest
Pins and Needles tradition
Nest Of them have the tradition
al V1ennese sparkle that endeared
the refugees 10 those who S7W
them in the rev0e'S first edition.
Prom Vienna Stand0uf
skis are a Character In Search
Of q Character a barbed fake-off
on Playwnghf-PlsybVy William
Sar9yzn. And the ~BEfz-Car-
men number. which 1ampo0ns the
fuSs over smuggling cigarettes
from New Jersey into New York
StandoUf performer Is love
" Katherine Maffern- who laughs
herself into the hearts Of the andi-
ence In . number called Keep
Laughing" IN which she demon
Strates various laughing tech
niGueS- Katherine, you should
- event she makes yOW
When Won see her,
happy man out
@rEick, publicity
~. L NJ Birk-
7es8OcrAcy." by
The night We
= nOfableS there
n 8. Wise and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
WEDNESDAY,. FEBRUARY 81


There Ii an aspect today that
presages transition. II Is likely
that dictators will demand even
more than usual OF those who
represent them. The stars en-
courage sacrifice for the sake OF
peace and seem to indicate that
great concessions will be made.
This is a lucky day for heads
OF business.
Heart and Home: Women are
well directed by the stars today.
II Is a favorable date for ro-
nance since girls may be able
TO make the. most of their
charms. sympathy and under
standing are encouraged In the
family circle where the COM
forts Of home will be more APP
preciated than In the past.
Business Affairs: In the world
OF trade good news will stimu-
late confidence, and there win
be much healthy enterprise.
Commerce with South America
win assume unusual phases that
are profitable to the United
States. Contracts signed today
should be lucky since they will
be the result OF careful consid-
Grafton. Women may be inclined
to seek the learned professions
more and more. Better salaries
for secretaries are indicated.
National Issues: Whispering
propaganda win be rampant
among political groups at this
time. Public officials viii be
subjected to gossip.
International Affairs: SYM
pathy for Finland will be ex-
pressed In practical ways which
will cause Stain 10 criticize the
foreign policy OF the United
States. Conditions will continue
to become worse In Russia
where purges Of many sorts viii
be felt. Economic strain will be
most severe in Europe where
scsnty food rations will under
mine health in three countries.
Persons whose birthdate il Is
have the augury Of a year OF
good fortune. Increase in ex-
penses win be noticed by young
married persons who may eN-
pect an enlarged family circle.
Children born on this day may
be charming in personality and
lovable In their natures. These
subjects OF Pisces are often dar-
ltngs Of the gods. lucky all
through life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
They Don't Want u. S. Aid

While the American Youth Congress, in Washington
continued to lobby, too subtly, for 500000000
appropriation to assist YOUTH another portion of Americas
up-and-comns ctzenry was heard FROM Thousands OF
high school youngsters all over the country replying to
questionnare circulated by Scholastic magazine
whelmingly rejected the idea Of government aid
What most of them said they preferred is something
much more ndamental-vocatonal guidance. Asked
what they believed would be of the greatest value
poyed young people, those in deadnd jobs So per cent
Of those guered agreed expert vocational guidance 81
per cent thought schooling would be helpful and only
10 per cent hankered for government jobs.
ftysx per cent of the youngsters agreed that people
with ability meeting obstacles than they did for
IN assurance Of success But Il they don't find work when
they get out Of school, 81 cent said they would blame
themselves for failure to take advantage of opportunities
and 81 cent said they would blame the system Only six
per cent would hold their education accountable and only
per cent would blame their parents for improper guild
ance.
The youngsters who took part in the poll 16 and II
years old Some Of their ideasm may be laid to unamli-
arity with the cold hard facts Of existence. There
period in life that inspires quite much personal ambition
as the latter years Of high school.
But there is something else about these young people
that makes their genuine and that should
offer much encouragement for the future All of them
learning their Cs when the depression struck They
went through their early schooling during of deep
despair They reached the age of when millions
around them were reconced to the fact that unempo
ent and aid and relief of all kinds had settled
over the country as something permanent.
would entirely logical il these high school boys
and girls had caught of the hopeessness of those
Gays OF depfeSS0n-nad been
to grasp at the straw of handouts many Of
their elders have But they haven't They still believe in
themselves
lot Of older folks might take hint from these
keous sprouts would be too horribly cruel to turn them
loose in world where all the things which they believe
shattered The hopes illusions of other young people
smashed by the depression and they have turned in
desperation to the only thing that to hold the sou
ton for them noss--government donations.
We've got to give these kids something to have faith
about when they get out of school, We've got to forget
about solving all the little problems and concentrate the
big thing that's causing all the
Give these youngsters just chance to exercise
their faith in themselves and in America and this country
won't have thing to worry about far European sms
concerned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
MR.. FIxIT
He fixe. Thing.

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
Will be published when requested
Mr.. Fixif: To settle q eontro-
versy could yeu please inform
me whether or not the person
mel Of tire army, navy and ma
rine corps h allowed TO vote or
cast . ballot In any election.
CLARENCE v. q.
Men in the military service
neither gain nor lose residence.
They can continue to vote by
absentee ballot In the elections
at their original place Of resi-
dence. A soldier enlisting In
West Virginia, for instance, and
transferred to Fort Lewis. could
continue voting In w. Va. He
could stay In the army here for
years without becoming a legal
Washington resident.
Mr.. FixIt: Where shall I 70 TO
inquire about putting mp n stand
and selling homemade knIck-
knaeks In spanaway park.
MISS X. o.
You would have TO get per-
mission OF the Metropolitan
Park board. Inquire at the park
office. City Hall annex.
Mr.. Fixlt: We had a friendly
debate about how to spell "pick-
nici<ing" or "picnicing." Which
IL right' X. X. p.
Neither. Correct spelling is
"picnieking."
Mr.. Fixlt: VIII you kindly tell
me- the real name Of Adolph Hit
ler? 1 understand IL II not Hit
Ter. A READER
BY all reasonable rules Of in
heriting names. 1t Is Hitler. But
the Adolf il spelled with an ''f'
not a phi" The stories that his
real name is Schicklegruber may
be amusing but are not strictly
accurate.
Mr.. Fixit: When and by whom
was the beautiful song. "God
Save America" composed:
A. II. 3.
The music Is that OF the old
Russian national anthem, COM
posed by Alexis Feodorovich
Lvov. Words were written by
w. G. Ballatine, but when we
can't tell you.
Mr.. Fixlt: Il 1t true the au-
thor Of Grapes Of WRATH" John
Steinbeck, Ii dead? =. W
1t isn't.
Mr.. Fixlt: VIII YOU please tell
me the address Of the Thomas
A. Edison school In Seattle:
II. X.
That vocational school Ii at
Harvard ave. and Olive ut.
Mr. Fixit; WIN you plesee
print the address Of Lou Gehrig;
II. X
He works for the City Of New
York, so you should be able to
reach him by writing In care of
City Hall. New York City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO the
womsn's page for the answers.
/. In. what country did Ma
poleon meet his Waterloo?
2. Is any particular Indian de-
pieted on Indianhead pennies
8. How many trips did the
rescue chamber make To extri-
cate the survivors of the u. S.
S. Squalus?
4. In what round was the
recent Armstrong-M ontanez
bout stopped
5. How many face cards are
in a regular deck OF playing
cards
s. How many associate Just
ices OF the United States SUI
preme court are there
7. Where In Europe Is the
Gotta eansl7
5. BY what other name is the
national labor relations act
known.
3. Has postmaster the night
10 open a letter addressed TO
YOU
10. What are The Harvard
Classics"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

Even n casual study of their
activities and political house.
holds convinces the Nicholson
ians that the New York and
Ohio men are spending large
sums for so early IN the game.
They are estimated to range
from $1,000 to $4,000 weekly.
They also recall that Taft's
output exceeds every other ma
tional candidate in 1888. He
spent ss4.0 900 to win the NOM
nation. and his total for both
primary and election was $751;
900. All four Ohio candidates,
including the senator, laid out
only $780, 900 from start to fin
ish. No other candidate for
Congressional seat even ap-
preached the Taft figure.
Taft has the backing OF sew
eral fortunes - his own, David
S. ingalls, and ex-Rep. and law
partner John HOLSTERS. Be-
sides a circle of generous per-
sonal friends. the Republican
branches of the Straus and Gug-
genheim families are supposed
to be financing the Dewey hope
chest.
Germany's food situation"
will reach the crisis stage with
in a year, according to Hitler's
own statistics as struggled to
officials here. The Reichs diet
experts concede the gravity of
the problem as it affects the
wars outcome, unless outside
sources of supplies can be dis
covered.
These reports point out that
the German people entered the
present war after three years
of below-standard diet. They
were much better fed from 1911
TO 1914, and had more resist
ance when the Allies blockade
began to pinch in May Of 1916.
Even the increased rations per-
mitted soldiers In the field and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
ENLIGHTENs CRITICS
OF CITY BELT LINE


Editor, The Times: For lack
of justifiable issue which
would warrant an attack on the
public utilities administration,
an attempt is being made to dis
credit the belt line operations, SO
I as a citizen determined to
check all phases connected with
that particular subject, which
necessitated m king inquiry
from people whom were in pos
session of definite facts. The re-
suits of my findings were as fol-
lows:
The belt line switches cars for
the Northern Pacific, Union Pa
cific and the Great Northern
railroads from the Lincoln aN-
enue interchange to the Port OF
Tacoma interchange, from there
the Port of Tacomas crew
switches the cars to the cold
storage, elevators and ships
side. The Milwaukee railroad
does its own switching on the
Port.
As for the longshoremen being
held up in their work the
thought is ridiculous. as a rule
the cars are in the Port of Ia
coma yards from one To two
days before the boats dock. And
aVNer hff M IN
call.
As for the belt line crews GO
ing To work before o'clock an
the morning. IL they did they
would have to stand idle until
s or after, 1850 of the time The
Northern Pacific railway. which
is the first railway to put cars
on the Lincoln ave. interchange
seldom does so before s o'eloS *
As for more than one crew.
the belt line. when business de-
mands II. works two crews. The
second crew. purposely TO &C
commodate the Port, which Is
given precedence over all the
other industries, and for the un-
loading of logs. In 1897 the
belt line switched for the Port
92s cars of flour and feed. 61O
cars of wheat, and e5 cars OF
fruit. In 1888. 742 cars of flour
and feed. s46 cars of wheat and
PSI cars OF fruit; in 1899. SOC
cars Of flour and feed. ass cars
of wheat and 225 cars OF fruit
Note: The foreign market on
apples collapsed in 1889.
The above data is available co
any citizen and so might I sUE-
gest that the person or persons
attempting TO show inefficienCy
enlighten themselves by study
ing the record. II is easy 10
assume when one is not IN
formed, but assumption Is
theory when records are avail
able JOE FORD
1928 No. NJ ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
Your HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN


Once ricketts, affected from
so to so per cent Of all child
rem. In this disease, the long
bones do not grow properly.
The child becomes restless and
irritable. his muscles are flabby.
Along the sides of the chest
where the bones Of the ribs meet
the cartilages, little knobs APP
pear. As the child grows, he
becomes knock-kneed or bow
legged and may even develop
twisted spine.
When man moved inside from
the outdoors. when smoke began
to fill the air. when tenements
were established and when win
dow glass was introduced and
eliminated the ultraviolet rays
inside homes. ricketts, began To
spread. There were great areas
In factory districts and in tene-
ments where practically every
child was afflicted by this dis
ease.
Probably the most important
of all of the discoveries in con-
nection with ricketts, was the de-
termination that the condition
resulted from a failure to obtain
the ultraviolet rays OF the sun.
One OF the first steps In the
attack on the disease was to
attempt to use window glass
which would permit ultraviolet
rays to pass. Another step was
the development OF special
lamps which would yield large
amounts OF ultraviolet rays as a
substitute for the suns days.
For many years physicians had
used cod liver oil in children
who were weak and rickety.
When II was demonstrated that
the action OF ultraviolet rays
upon the human being stimu-
lated development, within the
body. OF a substance called err
gosterol, which gave rise TO vita
min ID, and that cod liver oil
is the richest known substance
in vitamin d content, the medi-
cal profession was provided with
another miraculous method for
specifically controlling a definite
disease.
Today We know that II Is far
more important TO prevent rick
cts than II Is to attempt to cure
the disease. In this prevention.
vitsmin ID is now supplied in q
wide variety Of ways. includ-
ing not only the use OF definite
amounts of cod liver oil for the
mother before the birth of the
child and for the infant after
birth and during childhood. Con-
centrates OF cod liver oil and a
substance called viosterol also
are used.
II is possible nowadays to Sc
cure milk which has been irradi-
sted or 10 which extra amounts
OF vitsmin d have been added
80 that the infant and the grow
ing child in this way gets reg
ularly definite amounts of vita
min d, sufficient TO proven,
ricketts,.
All sorts Of experiments have
been attempted with vitsmin d
to control other diseases. but
these experiments are not con-
elusive Nevertheless. 80 vastly
important for the future Of man
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

esSe armament workers
are not sufficient to sustain the
kind Of heavy labor demanded Of
the German people.
In general says the mem
orandum. "the study reveals
that the question OF Germany's
food supplies is not likely 10
reach a critical stage during the
first year of the war. Five
months have now passed.) The
existing rations. however, al
ready jeopardize the palatability
Of the diet. Even an increased
consumption Of bread and pota-
toes may not be sufficient to
keep up efficiency and physical
and psyeholo 6 ical balance.
since the demands on physical
exertion Of the people have been
greatly increased.
Despite the gloomy picture,
Hitler's experts have assured
him that they can avert star
walton conditions for long
time Meanwhile. they will
strive to break Britain's sea
stranglehold and wiring food
stuffs from the Balkans and
Russia.
German stocks of bread
grains and potatoes are report
ed as plentiful. Deficiencies
exist with respect to meats and
fats, fruits, vegetables. eggs and
milk. Future war burdens inn
posed on the transportation and
agricultural systems may ag-
gravate the present shortages.
Thus, as dietetians will recog-
nize, Hitler's folk may be re-
duced to filling but not body
building foods. 1t is hardly the
proper kind of eating for people
required to build up bodily en-
ergy in fighting and working
and worrying. In short, the
German diet will hardly equal
that of an American depending
on W.P.A. funds alone for sub
sistence.
This situation helps to ex-
plain Berlin's latest threat to
torpedo neutral vessels, includ-
ing American, If they stop at
British control stations also
the anticipated blitzkrieg against
England's shipping and indus
trial strongholds. Der Fuehrer
must obtain food or be starved
out-sooner or later.
The report prepared by the
Attorney Generals Committee
on Administrative Procedure
constitutes the dullest and must
lest set of volumes compiled at
Washington in many years. But
hidden in its thousands of pages
is one of the most rollicking po-
litical jokes of the decade.
The committee was proposed
and named by former Attorney
General Cummings in an at
tempt to stave off passage of the
Walter-Logan Act. That bill is
designed to curb the indepen-
dent authority and administra-
tive eccentricities of the New
Deal commissars on such bodies
as the AAA, SEC, FEC. NRLB.
Mr.. Cummings appointed his
committee, and they engaged a
batch of youngish lawyers to
make study and report on the
operations of these bodies. They
did-and how
In general. they suggest that
the commissars have been too
lenient in their treatment of liti-
gants-that they give too much
time and attention to complaints
against alleged abuse of regu-
latory power-that full dress
procedure should be abolished in
favor of one-man hearings-that
the commissars ought to assume
even more czaristic powers.
When published generally, the
reports will sharpen pressure for
the Walter-Logan Act instead
of side-tracking it. Somebody
missed the astute Homer's sig
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

Editor. The Times: Carroll
Carter the energetic clerk Of
king county. - issuing a hun
dred thousand pamphlets, in
which he calls attention TO I'M
necessary dup1icstions in the
state EO~ernD1ec e. particularly in
the Use OF special auditors APP
pointed By the governor. which
everybody VIII admit should be
placed under the control Of the
state auditor In his statement
MI Carter says
The answer cannot be higher
taxes
The answer must not be less
government services.
The solution lies with our
system OF state government"
Nj Editor If all Of the cor
rec1ons which Mr.. Carter item
1zes were made and all the econ
om6eS which he suggests taken
advantage CT together with 9TH
ezs which would add 10 his list
Eh@ total savings would not ex-
c<<d $500 600 y year. while the
state deficiency is now jan
uzE~ 80 - S2S .2i543 I would
z<E Nj Carter or anyone who
desires to speak on tins subject
H-~< can N<-e balance the budget
n this Ny
ERED A. SMITH.
Pierce County Assessor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
IN NEW YORK
BY GEORGE ROSS


NEW YORK Manhattan's
famous Swing Lane" as the
SD Street block between Fifth
and Sixth Avenue is called,
houses at least two dozen tiny
bistros, saloons and restaurants.
at night, it is New York at its
maddest-rhythm, veritably, on
the run.
And so 1t seemed bit incon-
gruous the other afternoon when
a sweet-faced, elderly matron.
swathed in the lace and fashions
Of yesterday, descended tn e
stairs of one of Swing Lanes
brownstone houses and entered
her chauffeured limousine. 1t
Is her home, and she no doubt
is frightened by the Jazz Age
growing about her.
There is a new club about to
open in the basement of her
building. They are painting the
murals now and the entertain
ment has been announced as
"typically Gay Nineties." II
this doesn't drive the kind lady
from the block. We can think
Of nothing that will.
IT'S KNOWN
AS PROGRESS
Progress, we suppose, may be
directly attributed to persons
like Tom Adrian Cracraft, who
are not satisfied with the way
things are. Mr.. Cracraft's fancy,
when it doesn't run TO scenic
designing. is the identification
of musical instruments, and he
has just come out with an Or
chestra that is composed of
dozen electrically controlled vio-
Inns, cellos. string BASES, pianos,
tympani and guitars.
The electric orchestra. let it
+. be known, does not replace man.
power, but merely broadens the
scope of an instruments tone
and special effects. The era
craft violin employs no reson-
stor; 1t is merely a skeleton in
which the sound emerges from
an amplifier and not from the
violin itself
Stradivarius would MT ] ike
that,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Golden Cote Sponned
BY SIS, 600, 900 Bridge

GAN FRANCIScO'S Golden
~ Gate, shown above on the U. S.
panams-Pacific commemorative
scent stamp above. is now
spsnned by the 42oo-foot Golden
Gate Bridge, completed in 1897.
The towers OF the bridge are If6
feet high and the center OF the
span is 200 feet above the waters
OF the Bay. The completion OF
the Golden Gate bridge and the
ST.. 00o. 900 San Francisco-oak-
land Bay bridge was celebrated by
the Golden Gate international Ex-
position. commemorated philsteli-
eaIly by the u. S. scent Golden
Gate Exposition issue. released IN
1888.
Postmaster General James A
Farley has announced receipts q
the Philstelic Agency at Wssh~
ington, d. C.. for Decemoef
amounted 10 s5i $685..
The postmaster general also an
nouneed that stamps OF the %
NOUS Americans series VIII
printed in the following ouantt-
ties: I-ceni. z-ceni and scent va
ues. so million each. scent. =
million: io-ceni. 10 million. ne
same quantities will be ornereo
for each OF the seven groups p
FIVE stamps
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

the American Lake South Sec
ton Acting for the American
Lake South property owners, we
would like to express our graft
tude and thanks for the willing
ness and courteous way the fire
fighters from the fort came to
our need when called Without
their speed and assistance there
would have been six or seven
houses lost recently instead of
three
Thanking Fort Lewis fire
fighters again. and also the Ia
coma Times for printing this.
MRS ERIC l. JOHNSON.
THINKS COFFEE WRONG
IN HOUSE VOTING
Editor. The Times: 1 want to
disagree with june A. Bullatt
about John M Coffee unfolding
the principles upon which he was
elected to represent us in Wash
ington- If Mr. Coffee's record
was clean as TO his representa-
ton in every other respect, his
one failure by voting against
continuation OF the Dies commit
tee. would be enough to kill my
support for him
want Mr. Coffee to know the
real Americans Gvvho have build
ed the most progressive and
wide awake nation in the world)
feel that his vote making about
40 OF the House of Representa-
tives- was a backward act and il
such an attitude prevailed would
lead TO chaos and communism.
You may mean to include all
the communists in your ?.
but this il 10 advise you not
10 include me W ould you mind
telling the public whether you
are affiliated with the COM
muni$G org animation in the
Mort Invest or Russia. What have
the communists tried to stir up,
IL not pre- JUdice and hate?
4 S WATTS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
- VII cial and Political America

WASHINGTON - Democratic scouts keeping
close check two Republican presidential hopefus
pendures. The they watching out of the
Of their hostile eyes the two leading G0Pers in the
for the nomination Bob Taft of Ohio and Tom
Dewey Of New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21
roDAY.s COMMON ERROR

Do not say. The presents
were divided between the chill
dren at the hospitAl'; instead
say. divided among"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-21

We are fighting the evil things. tyranny and oppres-
sion savage dull brutality, which would Freeze if they
could the very spirit Of and end altogether hopes
Of saner liberal future for continent and for
the world-Water Z. Elliot, British minister Of health.