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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

Upon his hoe and gazes on
the ground,
The emptiness Of ages IN his
face
And on his back the burden Of
the world
First published in the San Fran
cisco Examiner. the poem sold
25o, 00G copies in book form and
Melted its author $3.50. 900, a rec
ord for poems for all time.
Born in Oregon
Markham wrote continually for
two generations. his II q h { y
Songs At Eighty" having been the
fruit OF his old age, but most OF
his admirers agree that In years
to come he will be known for one
poem alone, the word picture Of
farmer leaning on his hoe in
reverie, a blank expression on his
face. contemplating the lot which
his ancestors thousands OF years
of toll had created for him.
He was the son of Samuel and
Elizabeth Winchell Markham and
was born in Oregon City, Ore,
April %, 1852.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
Take a Look
AT Europe
By WILLIAM L WHITE

FRONT-When the sun has been
down an hour and it is definitely
dusk u O'Clock in the afternoon)
the planes stop coming over from
Russia and We may leave these
third line dugouts and 60 on up in
our cars into the second lines.
Although 1t is a short drive 1t Is
not a nice one, because it is still
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
Funeral Saturday
For Skauii Senator

SEDRO-WOOLLE - Emerson
Hammer, SO. former state senator,
Skagit county treasurer. and may
or of this city. died Thursday fol-
lowing short illness. Funeral
services will be held Saturday.
He was pioneer merchant Of
Burlington and Sedro-Woolley. In
recent years he has been justice Of
peace here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Wars in Europe
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

ly on all Finnish fronts. Informed
sources denied Paris reports OF q
Russian ultimatum to Finland de-
manding acceptance Of the new
peace terms by midnight.
c-Copenhagen n ew papers re-
y ported direct negotiations be-
tween Russian and Finnish repre-
sentatives had been undertaken at
Stockholm.
One of the reported Soviet de-
mands on Finland was the re-
moval Of Marshal Baron Carl Gus
tav Won Mannerheim and Gen.
Kurt Wallenius. commander Of the
Finnish northern armies. from
their posts.
Generals Differ
Helsinh dispatches indicated
wallenius already may have been
removed because of differences OF
opinion with Mannerheim regard
ing shifting of troops from the
northern front to the Karelian
isthmus, where the Firms have
been struggling to hold their lines
around Viipuri.
The war on the western front
continued comparatively calm.
The British air ministry an
nounced that royal air force
planes had flown over Poland on
reconnaissance during the night
for the first time since the war
started.
Sea War Goes. On
The Nazi high command an
nounced that IL British merchant
ships had been sunk or badly DAM
aged by German aerial attack
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
sHELMIDNE TO SPEAK

Speaking on Recent Political
Developments in the Far East"
DR.. L. 5. Shelmidine, history pro-
fessor at the College of Puget
Sound, will be the main speaker
at the meeting of the Cowlitz
branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Women to be
held Saturday afternoon at Long
view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

He had been bed-ridden since
Tuesday and In virtual retirement
since 1896, when he suffered a
stroke that ended so years Of
prolific writing.
Three years ago he was declared
incompetent by reason of old
age. loss of memory and under
standing" on the petition of his
sister-in-law, Miss Mary Murphy.
Only a son. Virgil Markham. a
writer, survives.
The Man With the Hoe" in
spired by Millet's painting Of that
name and written in 1899 when
Markham was a school teacher
in California, Is regarded as a
masterpiece OF American liter
allure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
Completing Reservoir

The WPA project of construct
ing a three-million gallon reser-
voir In Kent, King county, will be
completed next month. The gov
eminent furnished s36,153 and the
town $21,120.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

ton may be contained therein has
worn off. It's simply form Of
censorship which is quite uncalled
for, especially as America is at
present neutral. Still one of my
New Zealand friends here has re-
ceived many home letters (via
Great Brittany which have been
completely slashed to pieces by
the censor. 1t is a mess"
In a letter written Feb. 10. he
tells about the dance band and
his pupils" and continues:
And now for the weather Tenn
perature here In Oslo has been
about IL degrees below zero for
over a month. The sun IL so low
on the horizon that person casts
a s0-foot shadow at midday.
Both Eers Frozen
There is absolutely no differ
ence between the temperature at
. a. m. and 8 p. m. and the wind
Ii biting cold all the time. Last
week was late and forgot my ear
muffs; during the short walk be-
tween Blindern bud lives in a
dormitory there) and the UNIVERSE
~ / froze both OF my ears. II was
the most deceiving sort of a thing
I didn't realize that anything was
aniss until ! tried to rub my ears
and then found they were covered
with ice. Honestly. when / tried
to bend them they were stiff as
boards. / didn't rub them with
snow for that Is q false remedy,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
EpIlEpTItN

Detroit lady finds relief for hus-
band. She will tell you how. All
letters answered.
Mrs. Geo. Dempster, Apt. Csc,
5000 w. Lafayette Blvd,
Detroit, Mich.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
AUNT HEI

Jennie shouldn't be proud
Of attractin' that kind o men.
A young married woman flirt-
in with green boys is like
shootin' birds on the ground"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

dash for the nearest bombproof or
subway. But Oslo has no adequate
air raid shelters. II was only last
week that the first civilian gas
masks were put on the market"
Young Jacobsen complained of
the British censorship of mail from
America which has kept him from
receiving mail from home for more
than six weeks.
Mail Held in EnsIond
The common practice Is for the
British to hold all transatlantic
mail in England until the damag-
ing effect Of whatever informa-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
Melted Him Fortune

Most often quoted of his "revo-
iutionary" lines, which warn bloat-
ed kings and plutocrats that the
workers will arise against them,
are:
Bowed by the weight Of CEN
turtles he leans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

Markham, Author OF Man
With the Hoe" Succumbs

NEW YORK-Edwin Markham, the bearded poet who
wrote "The Man With the Hoe" died Thursday night at
his home Staten island at the of 81 Mrs. Pauline
Joy, his housekeeper and nurse, at the bedside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09
Oslo Feels Effects Of War,
Youth Writes to Uncle Here
Student. Who Left for Beirut Forced
TO Stay in Norway; Living on Nerves

OSLO Norways capital city and refuge for many foreign
neuras trapped in Europe by the northern swing of
last fall is city of tters gasmasks air raid practices
and newly dug bomb-proof cellars and subways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-09

but did take my wool scarf and
rubbed them with that. They be-
gan to thaw out, the circulation
commenced and then did they
ache! Next day they were swollen
like a pair of cauliflowers. They
have begun to peel today and are
really a pair of unsightly relics.
Serious Cool Shortage
There Is a serious coal short
age In Norway. According to
government order houses must not
be heated to over so degrees fahr-
enheit and that Is an uncomforta-
BILE temperature IL there ever was
one. AS our buildings are heated
from an electric central, we have
no cause for worry; not yet.
Flour, sugar and coffee have been
rationed since the first of Septem-
Der. There is still good supply
OF food although the price of but
ter and meat has gone up and Z
per cent respectively In the last
few days.
The war Is going on as usual.
It's rather interesting to think as
one looks at Oslo's well-lighted
streets and colorful neon signs
that this is the only large city in
northern Europe that isn't covered
by black-out' every night. Gas
masks are on sale and bomb-proofs
are being erected along the most
important streets.
Count on Tunnel
oslo is counting heavily on It's
subway tunnel in time OF war be-
cause 1t is cut through solid rock
and is centrally located.
War is being accepted In a mat
ter OF fact sort of way, but all the
nonchalance can't cover up the
real feelings. People crowding the
streets In front Of the newspaper
offices waiting for the latest hulle-
tins; the hush that falls on noisy
restaurant when the news reports
are announced on the radio; the
sc, 900 packsacks donated by Nor
way to the Finnish cause: all tell
Of the intense feelings in Norway
today"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

s2,975 BUYS this nice little home
with four rooms. basement, fur
mace. hardwood floors. built in
kitchen and fireplace. Newly
decorated and painted. Located
near 50th and NJ st. LINCOLN
REALTY co. lit So. 36th, GA
443i
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Real Estate Wanted

VIZ can sell your south end home.
Call US for Free Appraisal
3. B. Buddy Mcdonald. I'd Schock.
Service Realty & Exchange
e3e Commerce St MA s13s
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY
LEASE on store with 2 gas pumps
and cabins. Sell stock and
equipment. Earn 5000 per mo.
on $1,000 investment. Agent,
BR 1876.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Phone Want Ads TO Main s151
LichtY

Poultry and Supplies
| COPIES POULTRY
MARKET
72nd and Pacific
and 8406 So. Tacoma Way
Dressed turkeys. 23c pound.
Colored friers. 2sc pound.
Cut-up chickens. l5c and
35c pound. Also roasting
chickens, geese and rabbits.
WE DELIVER Ga 44o6
PULLETS-wHITE LEGHoRNs. ali
ages: Matched from our high-qual-
ity breeding stock and raised on
clean open range. Beautiful birds.
WILCOX POULTRY FARM, ROY,
WASH, ut Hart Lake.
FOR sALE-swEEN laying cage.
nearly new. Inquire at $500 South
Warner.
lENc PULLETs AND FRYERs
wanted. Highest prices.
RoDMAN's. 1901 No. 26th. PR 1904.
Wanted TO Buy
WANT to buy good used fiat top
desk. Must be reasonably priced.
Prefer light oak. Write VA. Ia
coma Times.
BEST girls bicycle slo VIII buy. 1913
South Alder.
WANT second growth loes. A. Z.
Williams. orting. Wash.
STEEL buys Savings a Loan LAND
contracts. I'LL Pacific. MA el36.
RAGs-Bring them to 2ls So. 2srd st.
We pay SC ID. Main 1883.
Room and Board
sPRIN DALE CoNvALEsCENT
HOME-Ideal for aged people. in
valids or convalescents. Spring
water, certified dairy. Simmons
beds, special diets, trained nurses.
-Four miles from Tacoma Center on
old Puyallup highway. Main 5512,
Route No. 3. Box 767, Puyallup.
GOOD board and room. modern home.
all eonveniences. MeChord field
men preferred. Garland 572s.
PLEASANT room. good meals, home
privileges. 1859 So. 54th.
NICE home for pensioner or elderly
couple. quiet. 1922 Fawcett ave.
$40 BRoADwAY-"Ah home away from
home" Pleas. rms. Meals fam. style.
Rooms for Rent
BEDROOM. automatic heat. private
plumbing. business woman pre-
ferred Main 646i.
NEWLY furnished sleeping room,
near county hospital, Lincoln high.
LARGE pleasant room. modern home.
shower. garage. short walk down.
town. S24 North 4th.
CoZY. clean heated room, % per
month. SIS South L st.
furnished Apartments
For your apartment needs can
Tacoma Apt. Bureau
754 Broadway Main $3.50
Transportation-No obligation
SOUND VIEW APIS. 10 Stadium
way. 2-3 rooms facing bay. heated.
Frigidaire. plenty hot water. good
washing facilities Reasonable.
THREE rooms: private bath: lights.
water, garbage paid: adults. 9Th
Ave. business district: s2o. 3016
No. Tth st. Main e465.
FURNISHED two-room apartment.
redecorated. walking distance. oil
circuiator. 5o7is South Jay ST.
KEYSTONE APARTMENT HOTEL.
Single apartments. Just what you
are looking for. 721is Commerce.
APARTMENTS for rent. ss 70 si2
month. Mrs. Marie Jenhoff. ala
St. Helens ave.
TWO rooms. kitchen. nice view. $40
72o East Sand. Garland Abs.
i-2-RooM housekeeping apts- hot
water. 1851 Tacoma ave.
EirUood Clean: private bath.
/" "oo4 Garage. I945 Fawcett.
CLEAN hskpg. rms. and sleeping rms.
e2-5o wk- up McChord. loo71z Pac-
Clean ants ho< ana rol4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

Take Car or Boat in Trade
ON THIS beautiful. brand new
bungalow; basement, furnace,
hardwood floors. etc; marine
view and an acre Of land. Call
Lawrence for appointment
Healy Bros. Inc, BR 1897. us
Fidelity Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
FARM BARGAIN

ia ACRE dairy farm Best Of loca-
State highway. About i2o acres
bottom land, well drained. New
barn 36x6o. Sanctions for %
cows. Another barn. Is stanchions-
Good five room house, milk house
and other buildings. Family or
chard. Electricity, telephone.
Good well. spring creek. Barn full
hay. stock and machinery. This
farm will handle about so cows.
VIII sacrifice this farm at q reason
able price. some cash, balance
terms. No interest. No trade will
be considered. Route I. box 81.
Roy. Washington. Smiths place.
Five miles east of McKenna school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

Two Lots; Six Rooms
NEAR St. Joseph's hospital:
four rooms and bath on
lower floor: two bedrooms
upstairs. Part basement
ALSO q broom house and
large garage. Excellent con-
dition throughout. Paved
street.
A DESIRABLE HOME for
g. 500.
SEE Mr.. MURRAY
r. {. Anderson & Co.
Fidelity Bldg. BR 3255
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Phon. want Ads 70 NAN slsi
Real Estate Tor Sale

Sfe~erf School District
Only $500 Down
5-Ro0N home in fine condition
Living room with hardwood
floors. dining room. cabinet
kitchen. 2 bedrooms with ample
closets. modern bath This
home in a fine location. close %
schools and bus. 2 fun lots
with lawn and shrubs. Full price
only $3.50. Pay $50 per month.
H. A. BRIGGS co.
Community Builders
Puget Sound Bank Bldg. BR 215s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
EXTRA! ExTRAl

FIRCREST BUNGALOW. sI 500
THIS dandy bungalow IN fine condl-
ton. Large living rm.. hardwood
floors. cab. kitchen. wired for
range, ! bedroom, bath. large closed
porch. laundry trays. concrete
foundation. Venetian blinds. lots.
garage. sewer. fruit. Needs $500
down. Hurry Il won't lasti Call
Stanley. PR 5414 or MA ei3s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

Real Esfafe for Sale
.IlJST TAEHOME

JUST TIE Home
n GOOD North End location; hss
nice living room. dining room.
cabinet kitchen. modern bath.
two nice bedrooms ALL HAVE
II. ". floors: two lots. 45x1o2-ft.
Basement, furnace with sawdust
burner. Total price, $3.50.
Terms.
LOOK At This
MODERN bungalow located at 773
No. n St Has living room with
fireplace. dining room, 2 bed
rooms. cabinet kitchen; = base
ment. with furnace: ? very nice
corner lots and paved streets
on each side.
Service Realty & Exchange
Macdonald and Schock
q36 Commerce st.
Main 5235 Garland 2260-J
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Special Notices

WILL NOT be responsible for any
debts not contracted by myself.
(SiRneo) ANGELO BELvEDERE.
Route s. Box ia. Puyallup.
I WILL NOT Be responsible for any
debts not contracted by myself
ROBERT NJ. BENNETT. Route 3.
Box io2. Pt1yAilup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

IF YOUR property can be
sold. we can sell II. Bretrud
Co.. Fidelity bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

FOR SALE-Gentle morse and har-
ness. s65. Across from Edgemoni
school. Edgewood.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-30
Self-SoIving Alien Problem

Back in fathers and grandfather's
day, "the alien problem was a constant
source of worry for the kind of people
who have to have something like that to
worry about. That problem is rapidly
solving itself. Very soon there will be
so few aliens as not to make any prob
lem at all. In 1880 there were eSti-
mated to be 6,284,613 aliens in the coun-
try. Today the estimate is $685. a
decrease of practically so per cent in
the past 10 years. At that rate, unless
immigration restrictions are changed,
there soon will be no important number
of aliens in the country at all.
That's good enough as far as it goes.
But the world is arranged in this per-
verse fashion: as soon as one problem is
solved, another pops up to take its place.
That is the case in regard to aliens.
Though the number of actual aliens is
falling rapidly, the problem of the sec
ond-generation American is just as diff
cult and no less important. In many
cases second generation Americans, born
here of immigrant parents, are even worse
adjusted to American life than the old
folks
What happens in many cases is this
the immigrant parents came to this coun-
try as their choice. They wanted free
dom or opportunity or both. They were
prepared to be politically loyal to the
new country, and they were. But they
remained culturally attached to the old
country and the old ways In dress, in
language, in tastes, in cultural interests,
they remained of the old country, with
roots too deep for change.
But their children, too often, have been
another and less happy story. Born in
this country they were Americans not by
choice but by circumstance. The old
culture, the old ways, the old country,
were only tradition, and sometimes a
family ridiculous one. In language, in
dress, in tastes, they were of the New
World, yet they were somehow set apart
from it by the nearnesS of their alien
origin. Instead of kindly help in achiev-
ing solid position, economic and social,
in that world they met ridicule and re-
buff. They felt alien to both worlds, the
Old World left behind, and the New
World not yet quite achieved.
So the problem, which used to be
'the alien problem" is now "the second
generation American problem" 1t will
be solved by no rigid demand that such
people utterly forsake the ancient Gull
ture to become synthetic Yankees. 1t
will be solved only by accepting and
encouraging their roots in ancient back
grounds as not inconsistent with the
highest loyalty to the United States, but
as contributing very definite share in a
culture which we may make the richest,
most varied, and hence the highest In the
world.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-30
"Hatch Act Buttons"

Ways can be found of evading the spirit
of almost any law Latest dodge is de-
vice for getting around one provision Of
the Hatch act prohibiting federal en-
ployes from taking an active part in
political campaigns
Forbidden to wear political emblemS,
employees of the federal building in Bos-
ton have taken to wearing blank white
buttons. The buttons don't say who the
wearerS are supporting, but everyone can
guess.
While the courts might rule the prac-
tice an evasion of the Hatch act, there
doesn't seem to be much cause for con-
Germ. Forbid them to wear blank buttons
and some federal employees would prob
ably cut holes out of their coat lapelS
where they'd wear buttons if permitted.
If the thing were carried to an extreme
but logical conclusion, the courts might
eventually get around to prohibiting any
one from working in federal building
during political campaign. For that
matter, they might even prohibit federal
buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-30
Mr.. Willkie And The American Way

Repeatedly in his speeches Mr.. Willkie
has promised to solve our problems IN
"the American way" Unemployment,
production, agriculture, business, ma
tional defense, everything is to be handled
in ''the American way. Now just what
is the American way, translated into
terms of legislation 1t must be very
largely the New Deal in Mr.. Wilkes view.
He has approved of one New Deal meas
ure after another until he has adopted
practically the entire fabric. We cannot
recall one New Deal measure or policy,
even that on public utilities, which he
has attacked.
Everyone has his own Interpretation OF
the American way. President Roosevelt,
John Lewis, Al Smith, Hiram Johnson,
Doctor Townsend and also every last voter
has one What is Mr.. WILKES? In his
acceptance speech Mr.. Willkie said that
we will handle Hitler in our own Ameri-
can way. In discussion as to just what
this means a facetious supporter OF Mr..
Willkie, anxious to keep the discussion
amicable, said, Perhaps he means we are
going to scalp Hitler"
No intelligent American thinks that
Mr.. Willkie is engaging in mere flag
wavings when he talks of the American
way. To Mr.. Willkie the phrase has a
definite meaning. The difficulty is that
In terms of legislation each of us is too
prone to consider his own viewpoint as
the true American view point.
The voter is entitled to know just what
viewpoint Mr.. Willkie has, in terms OF
legislation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-30
Wine from Milk

Many people interested in the welfare
of agriculture have been disturbed by the
drinking of wine, spirits, and beer, feeling
that it tended to decrease the use of dairy
products. In short, people who drank
wine would be less likely to drink milk.
Now the chemurgists are making wine
from milk. It is produced from whey,
much of which is now wasted Chemists
have been trying for long time to devise
new products to be made from whey.
Clothing is already achieved, and now,
more or less by accident, they have
stumbled on the fact that a sort OF wine
may also be made from it,
This jumbles everything all up, for
milk is even more directly farm product
than the grapes or grain that go into alco-
holic drinks at present. With steering
wheels made out of beans, stockings made
out of coal, sweaters from milk, magnesi-
UNI metal from sea water, and now wine
from whey, nobody is going to know the
source of what he consumes unless he
keeps close by him textbook on higher
chemistry.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-30

ment was tacitly regarded as a political
expedient.
Now selective service officials predict
that voluntary enlistmentS after registra-
ton day may make it unnecessary to
draft many men for the first contingent
of 100000 conscriptS.
Many unemployed youths, young doc
tors and lawyers ABOUT to start their
careers, and others about to enter bust
ness, are seeking to enlist in the army
now, rather than risk interruption of their
lives later. In addition, they are attracted
by higher pay and the chance to choose
the branch of service they may enter.