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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05

original measure vii be trimmed
20 a modest size. given = thor
oueh x-ray and presented some
months hence in N atmosphere
less conducive to hysteriesl con-
sideration-
John L. Lewis may find him
self marooned in a political no.
mans land in the presidential
election. Neither the new deal
ers nor the republicans appear
TO want the active support Of the
CLIO chieftain-
Lewis sought interviews with
several Roosevelt spokesman at
the Democratic convention, but
they sent back word that they
were too busy at the moment.
In view OF the trouble he has
caused at the White House, the
Roseveltians figure they can dis
pense with him as a fellow-trav-
eler. Moreover, they don't be-
lieve that ne can wean the RANK
and file of his followers away
from the New Deal.
The GOP-ers have no desire to
tie I'D with him. Their oonfiden-
tial election files disclose that
most Republicans who had his
backing In 1888 were defeated at
the polls. Lewis endorsement
of the slt-down strikes slienated
voters from congressional candi-
dates to whom he gave his bless
ing. especially in Pennsylvania
and Michigan.
The cold shoulder which both
major parties have given him
explains Johns recent policy
statement to his unions. He
urged them to back local, state
and national candidates who have
voted for measures desired by
the CLIO. He made no recommen-
dations regarding presidential
candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05

Not material. not labor not manufacturing faci-
ties but trained engineers prove to be the boteneck
Of the national defense effort That prospect held
by Dr. l. E. Grnter vice president of Armour Institute
of Technology during round-table discussion ut
Chicago.
But DR. Griner, aware of the problem is also hard at
work the solution He is director of the summer gradu-
ate institute being conducted Armour by which graduate
engineers called back for short intensive "brushp
fitting them for special fields in national defense
work.
The government also Is urging the training of
N sub-college primary engineering work.
Germany had the best brains and the best training
That the riddle of France DR. Grnter and
others like him who intent quickly training
and better engineers intent that such failure shall
be ours.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05
Stories in
Stamps
U. s. Navy Must Guard
South American Motions
WESTERN HEMISPHERE de.

WESTERN HEMISPHERE de-
" tense, as far as naval power
is concerned, rests with the U. s.
Navy. Many Of the other repub-
lies of the Americas have no ma
vies, and the fleets Of the others
are filed with obsolete battle
craft. There are I'VE battleships.
II cruisers and % destroyers In
South American navies.
Argentina, which honored il
naval forces with the stamp above,
marking the last voyage OF the
training ship presidents Sar-
miento," is building Ave new de-
stroyers and five patrol vessels
Two battieships, six cruisers, .
training cruiser, II destroyers.
three submarines, IL patrol YES
sells, two river monitors and SIX
small transports make up Argen-
tina's navy.
Brazil has two batfleships, two
cruisers, one destroyer, seven tor
pedo boats. four submarines, one
gunboat, three river monitors
seven mine layers and auxiliary
craft. Chile counts one battleship.
two coast defense ships. three
cruisers, eight destroyers, nIne
submarines, six coast guard ves-
sells.
Other craft inciude: Cuba, two
cruisers; Peru, two cruisers, Two
destroyers, four submarines. one
transport; Mexico, siz Transports
10 new gsinboats
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Mr.. FIXIT
he Fixes THINGS

To reoefv~ attention IN this col
umu letters must give name and
address Of writer Onfu Initials
win - published sbsn reouestss
Mr.. Fixit: Ple..e print when
children en- have their schosl
test 10 start school and where.
MRS. ". W.
The pre-school tests for child
rem entering the first grade this
fall will be given from Aug. Is
to 30 At the Central school.
They will BE- held At . a. m. only.
MIR. Fixiti Are any eircuse-
coming 30 Tacoma this year,
r. r. NJ.
A. you should have noticed By
this time, one u scheduled for
August 81.
hr. Fixit: Could you EEL me-
how to enter art work, In fact.
oil paintings, In the fair at Puy-
ailups They do enter and con
test art work. don't they? Also
where could I get pamphlets on
the different things % be En-
tered NJ. J.P.
Amateur artists can enter
their work At the fair in eompe-
tition for small cash prizes ~
well - ribbons. n can be en-
tered In Tacoma 1t schoenfelds'
between 1880 and 4;S0 wednes-
day. sept. 4, and at the art
building on the fairgrounds Sept.
between 1880 and 9. For \
premium list you can write TO
the Western Washington Fair
Association. Puyailup.
Mr.. Fixiti Gan = pcnsloner Of
the state Of Washington 70 on
n vacation In another state for
three or four months and get his
pension check forwarded 90 an
other state for that long or .
shorter time? A. E. q.
This state could not be en-
peeted except IN some very un-
usual case 10 pay old age assist
ance TO a person residing In
another state. There might not
be any objection 10 a visit out
side the county or state for a
limited time, but the pensioner
would be expected 10 inform his
home visitor at the welfare de-
partmsnt.
MIR. Fixiti 1 have found n
bonax solution Zone or two
tablespoons TO a quart of water)
used In washing the jelly cup
board effective against small
brown ants. n this shouldn't he
sufficient, a thin line Of the
powder around the edge Of the
shelf will do the trick. IL In
supposed 10 discourage any kind
Of ant. T. n.
The reader with ant trouble
will be apprsciativs.
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ministration will have to choose.
PRICE FACTS
AID TO HITLER
MEANWHILE, Arnold cites
lsl current British experience
az bearing out his argument.
The ultfa-eonservative London
Economist, in its June 10 issue,
remarks that only now ID Britain
realizing how badly Its war eff
fort has been delayed by the net
work of marketing and produce
ton agreements and priee-main-
tenanee devices built up in
British industry in the last two
decades. The magazine COM
ments that this "is emphatically
not a set of ideas that can be
expected to yield the maximum
OF production" and adds:
British industry, by and large,
has until recent Weeks been maxi
ing the maximum effort COM
patible with no disturbance to
It's customs now or to its profit
making capacity her etofore."
The same sort of thing. says
Arnold, is true on this side of
the water.
He also argues that monopo-
listio practices in America land
In England) have been of ines
Unable value to Hitler in recent
years. That. as he sees 1t, works
out like this:
A given industry "stAbilizes"
its domestic price structure. linn
iting Its yield to keep prices up.
It's surplus is dumped abroad
to fall into Hitler's lap, to the
vast benefit of his bolstered
economy. Or surplus capital, in
stead Of being invested at home
there's no place for 1t. because
increased production Is not want
eds invested In Germany, to
increase the productive capacity
of the German industrial ma
chine.
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P u LSE OF
T HE PUB LIC

Editor The Times: President
Roosevelt has asked congress
for fourteen billions Of dollars
for the military and naval de-
Tense of these United States,
the greater part OF which has
already been appropriated by
congress. Leaders in our ma
tional life have inveigned against
the great danger Of unprepared-
ness at a time when prepared
ness" should be our byword and
our wstchword. but nowhere in
the public prints have I recog-
nized "a hue and cry an
emotional expression of even
mild character touching upon
the gravity. the need, the neces-
silly Of building the moral de-
lenses of Our country.
We have learned from events
abroad that preparation Of
hearts and minds In unity to
defend the spiritual ends of
democracy Is as essential AZ
military armament. Repeatedly,
dictatorship has demonstrated
that a great military machine
may be rendered impotent II the
moral unity of the people be-
hind that machine is destroy
ed. Culturally, raeially and
religiously, We may be as
divided as the fingers Of .
hand, but as Americans we
must be as united as clenched
fist, ready 10 exert the united
strength of all in our determine
ton to preserve, for future
generations, our system and way
of life based upon the dignity
of the human soul. Governments
cannot create a state of mind
by legislative mandate or decree.
We. as a people. must rededicate
ourselves and reconsecrate our
selves to a great cause which
involves the preservation Of
human dignity,
We In the United. States have
just cause 10 be alarmed by de-
velopments abroad. We have
seen, within all too short a time,
the liberal democratic govern
ments of Europe fall one by one
and millions of people have
been reduced To serfdom. II
there IS a threat in such de-
velopments. it is to our home,
our families. cur work. our re-
hgious liberties and our freedom
of speech. We who rejoice in
the possession of those rights
today would do well TO east an
eye TO tomorrow.
To be prepared to defend our
selves with military and naval
force, against the forces which
threaten to attack as. is not
enough. A each democratic
government has fallen. it's coll
lapse has been attributed to sub
versive influences at home as
well as military unpreparedness.
One cannot but note with con-
eern that whispering campaigns
against Catholics. Jews and
Protestants have been employed
IN more than one nation now
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SO THEY SAY

On the basis of type of work
alone 1t may be concluded that
the majority of married women
today work through necessity
and not through desire. = DIR.
Ruth Shalloross, research ex-
pert after a study Of the prob
lem.
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Gus year. There should be prep
aration for the future. even
though plenty may seem a Last
ing possession.
Children born on this day
probably will be capable of win
ming success. They may arouse
the jealousy OF their associates.
because Of unusual talents.
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TopAY.s COMMON ERROR

Do not say. Reverend Jones"
or The Reverend Jones preach
ed say. @the Reverend Mr..
Jones" The Reverend John
Jones" or "the Reverend DR..
Jonea" .--s-.- ..t..-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05
HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY. AUGUST I

Adverse aspects rule strongly
today. 1t is likely to be most
trying TO the health OF elderly
persons and nerye-wraeking to
those who are young. Under
this rule of the stars members
Of the family may be irritable
and exacting.
Business Affairs: Merchandise
ing will have a continued inn
petus because of the demand of
the government for enormous
supplies for all men who train
for national defense. Changes
in the fashions for women will
stimulate the sale of wooden fab
RIGS and other materials for tai
lormades. Girls will wear uni
forms of varied significance.
international Affairs: Cooper
alton among heads OF the totali-
tartan governments will reveal
perils OF diverse character for
the United States. The stars
that presage secret plans and
treacherous methods OF carrying
them out indicate sudden dam
gers Sinister omens warn of
troubles from both the north
and the south. Mexico will cause
an embarrassing international
incident.
Persons whose birthdate it il
have the augury of a year Of
moderate good fortune. but they
should look well 10 future ex-
igeneies.
Children born on this day may
be bold and venturesome. proud
and ambitious. They probably
will be intelligent and endowed
with ability to succeed.
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R RAY TUCkER

wASHINGToN-Wendell Wilkie intends 70 CONDUCT
tb .srna sort Of southpaw campaign that President
Roosevelt has promised to dish up Tor the american
voters The Republican nominee plans TO remain aloof
from the factions influences winch nave oonhateo
r. n p candidates in recent years
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MONDAY, AUGUST s

While this is not an important
day in planetary direction bene-
fic aspects strongly dominate.
IL is fortunate rule of the stars
for women, inspiring unselfish-
ness and desire for philanthro-
pie service. The afternoon is
not a fortunate time for signing
contracts.
Heart and Home: Women
should make much OF their home
opportunities for helping those
IN need OF encouragement There
is a sign indicating the demand
for hospitality for refugees of
ali ages and especially for chill
dren. Romance will be prevalent
among the young who must sac
rifiee many OF their personal
hopes for the public good. Mar
riages may be postponed owing
To changes in economic condi-
tons.
National Issues: Unity Of in
terest viii inspire the American
people in hearty support OF the
basic principles OF democracy.
Patriotism will assume foremost
Importance as the nation
strengthens itself for defense.
Full cooperation among Amera-
can citizens win accomplish In
dustrisl miracles in manufacture
ing. Labor viii contribute the
highest aid To the nation.
Persons who's birthdate il is
have the forecast Of a prosper
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05

Whether like to admit it not the Monroe Doctrine
for long time has been maintained behind the of
the British navy-Dr. Frank Tannenbaum Columbia uni
versity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05

And the hand Of the Lord there upon and he
aid unto Arise forth into the plain and will there
talk with thee.-Ezekiel 3 %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-05
ARNOLD DUE
TO HIT HARDER

AT the other pole is the Ma
"A tional Defense Committee.
No direct or indirect protest
at Arnolds activities has come
from top Committeeman stet-
tinius or Knudsen. From lesser
lights there has come a good
deal of muttering; from various
army and navy officers. a good
deal more. This is ttural enough.
The committees job Is to place
a lot of orders and get quick
delivery. which is also what the
army and navy are interested in;
IL antitrust suits and investlgs-
tons make manufacturers jit-
terry and seem likely to cause
delay. protests are inevitable.
So far. things have not come
TO a head. During the next few
months. however, Arnold's shafts
are going to hit various firms
which make essential war mate
rails on government order. Com
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Bruce Cation Writes
by John Xix

plaints will increase. and the adj
ministration will have to choose.
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l1JAsHINGToN-s o oner or

WAsHiN1IoN-s o ner or
w later, the Roosevelt admin
istration is going to be forced
to make up its mind whether 1t
considers the antitrust law an
obstacle or an asset to its great
rearmament program.
The decision will be forced
on It partly. at least, by the en-
srgetic official now charged
with enforcing that law-Assist-
ant Attorney General Thurman
Arnold, head of the antitrust
division.
Arnold argues that full-eapae-
ity high-speed production cannot
possibly be had until cembina-
tons which restrain trade In the
interest of stabilized prices and
orderly" marketing are broken
up.
He argues. further, that such
combinations exist in almost
every great industry = with a
few important exceptions.
Despite a lot of undercover
opposition, he is going ahead as
fast as the men and money at
his disposal permit. his record
breaking oil trust suit being only
the most recent move.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-29
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
LEARNING FROM OTHERS
Charleston NV. Va Gazette

In Europe, one nation imposes its 'cul-
ture' on another by the anschluss route. In
the United States, one of our commemorative
tries out some method and, if it is successful,
the other sovereign states get around to copy
ing it later.
For instance, Texas is the only state in the
union with such complete control of its fire
insurance business that every city knows just
what to do to get lower policy rates for its
property owners, and immediate reductions
follow on putting in specified improvements.
The other AZ might look into that. A number
of states have free textbooks for school chill
dren, and it might be that one of the 48 has
found a way of beating the textbook racket
entirely, but We haven't heard of it. Our sug-
g%estion that West Virginia college professors
write the books, prison labor publish them and
the schools distribute them is yet to be
adopted.
Nebraska has something in its unicameral
legislature that our law makers might consid-
er. Senator George w. Norris fathered this
innovation and generations of high school stu
dents had debated it pro and con long before
he got his state to adopt it, but politicians do
not like it and it Will take an uprising Of citi-
zenry to install it anywhere else. Our bicam-
eral confusion every two years has been
smoothed out somewhat by interim commit
tee work, but the fact that it requires an
agency smacking somewhat of the star cham
Der to make our assembly work should lead
us to study Nehraska's institution.
First session of the unicameral group cost
SOB, AS in 1887, We are informed, the 43-mem-
Der senate operating like a big business board
OF directors and attracting a higher calibre
citizen to this duty of public representation
The 1889 session cost 500, 678 and the last
regular session cost $202, 593. A recent special
session, dlsposlng of a score of vital bills in
IL days, cost the taxpayers only 81, 900. Our
1897 legislature cost $268, 722. IT., exclusive of
legislative printing which cost $50, 688. OF more.
Critics of the unicameraI system say it
could Wreak great damage in the hands of a
political ring, but then we've known all sorts
of legislatures subject to manipulation and
they were all And as it stops the
jockeying between upper and lower houses
with that parliamentary confusion so dear 10
the politician and bewildering to the Main neo-
pie, responsibility is clearly fixed. A unicam-
eral senator can't go back home and albi the
way a delegate or senator can. No 11nicarnera1
legislature could have done a more slavish
job than Huey Longs two house assembly, IN
Louisiana.
We think our interim comroit+ee ida, T.
good one, and maybe one of it's iohs oon7d ha
a little travelling around other states ~ 80
up some of their tried and tr,,e noatho w Pm
problems we haven't found the answer to vet
Instead of those blanket ECONOMY, oria go
that electioneerlng politicians set IN lot ~
hear something definite and to Tho =, &c -
will work better than what we ~ oiit INA
less expense, ""o a'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-29
WPA DRIVING SCHOOL

Wednesday will be the first birthday ami
versary of a school in Wilmington, the exist
ence of which too few know anything about.
1t was on May l, last year, that the WPA
opened its school for automobile drivers, under
GEORGE SMITH. Today, Mr.. SMITH is opening
his 18th course. Between the first class and
this one, 1855 students have been graduated.
1t is a helpful institution, this safe drivers
school, chiefly training beginners, but offering
It's services to persons in all stages of driving
knowledge. Students get a thorough insight
into the rules of safety and courtesy, so es-
sentlal to proper travel on the highways. This
theoretical instruction is supplemented by &C.
tuai tests behind the steering wheel, in which
the instructor participates, with an eye on the
aoaptabll1ty OF the novice to traffic conditions.
1t would have been we'll for the country, if
the almost universal use of automobiles had
peen foreseen, if all persons at the start Of the
auto era had been permitted to drive only after
such a course as the WPA is sponsoring now.
1t would be better, now that practically every
oody processes to be a skilled driver, if we
all LOOK such a course, that many of the faults
we persist in, and many of the hazards we
create because we know so much about "safe''
driving could be done away with. But lacking
this, it is decidedly to the advantage of begin
ners to have the WPA training, and it is a
hopeful sign for improvement in the traffic
situation to find so many taking it.
Wilmington has had many reasons to be
grateful for the existence of the WPA, None of
them is greater than the driving school it
maintains in our midst. Started only for three
weeks, it has reached a birthday. We can but
nope that nothing will arise to cause it's sus-
pension. Wilmington has need for it's long con-
tinuation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-29
AN INTERESTING INQUIRY

Representative DIES, chairman Of the house
committee investigating subversive influences
in the United States, announces that he does
not contemplate an inquiry of conditions at
the University Of North Carolina. A dispatch
from the AsheUille Citizens Washington bu-
reau says that the fiery Texan and his commit
tee received but one eomplaint of the situation
at Chapel Hill an Lat was so inconclusive it
received only cu~sotJ attention.
This, of course, $ gratifying, especially to
parents with children at the university, and
shows how easy it is to make a great show of
smoke in certain circumstances where no fire
exists. At the same time, it is to be regretted
that an investigation has not been made, not
so much to discover what every North Caro-
linian knows does not exist, but with the pur-
pose of exposing the source of the SANDER.
That would be an interesting bit of infor-
"o'1on' Il =, n sG4ksS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-29
THE C. A. A. FIGHT

The proposed transfer of the Civil Aero
nautics Administration to the Commerce De-
partment has stirred a tempest, both in con-
gress and in aviation circles, which promises
to gain hurricane proportions before it ends.
AS forces are aligned against it a notable
combination of republicans and democrats is
shown, which indicates that even in politics
there are many who believe that this bureau
should remain free of political influences
which would surely swamp it if it were turned
over to the Commerce Department.
TIL Civil Aeronautics Administration has
succeeded under many adverse circumstances
and against powerful influences in building
up a service marked for efficiency and prog
ress. We must believe that a large measure of
its success is directly traceable to it's indie
p%endence from political wire-pulling. At least
it has achieved a higher degree of efficiency
in it's administration than could have accom-
panied political domination. It's staff has been
chosen only because it's workers were compe-
tent for the tasks assigned them, not because
they were partisan job hunters.
To believe that it's record could be perpetu-
ated or its high standard of service continued,
were it brought under control of a federal de-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-29
Star-News Program

Consolidated Ctty-County Government
under CounciEMandger Administration
Public Port Terminals.
Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving
and Marketing Facilities.
Arena for Sports and Industrial
Shors.
Seaside Highuay from WrightsvtHe
Beach to Bald Head Island.
Extension OF City Limits.
S5-Foot Cape Fear River channel, 1otd-
er Turning Basin, aCith ship lanes into
industrial sites along Eastern bank
south OF Wilmington.
Pared Riuer Road to Southport, via
orion Plantation.
Development OF Pulp Wood Produc-
ton through sustained-yield methods
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Unified Industrial and Resort Pro
motional Agency. supported BY one,
countrywide tar.
Shipydrds and Drydock.
Negro Health Center for Southeastern
North Carolina, developed around the
Community Hospital.
Adequate hospital facilities for Nhites.
Junior High School.
Tobacco Warehouse for Export Buyers.
Development OF native grape gro1oino
throughout Southeastern North Carolina.
Modern tuberculosis Sandtorium.