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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Erma Anna Turner. As. wife of
the Rev. William T. Turner, pas
tor OF Sixth Avenue Baptist
church. died Monday at her home,
1922 No. Anderson 1T.
Mrs. Turner was active In
church work and musical circles.
At one time she was director of
children's work for the entire state
of Idaho. Since coming to Taco
ma three and one half years ago
from Blackfoot, Ida, where she
had lived 20 years. Mrs. Turner
had been in charge Of children's
work at the church. She was a
member of the Eastern Star at
Weiser. Ida.
Other than her husband, she
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Flor
ence e. Martyr of Twin Falls,
Ida, and Mrs. Lillian r. Ander-
son of Portland, Ore; a son, Rob-
ert * the home; her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Rogers Of Wilm-
ington, Del, and three grandchil-
dren of Twin Falls.
Funeral services will be an
nounced by Tuell's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Tenneni Case
Is Appealed
Arguments Before
Stute Body in May

Challenging the decision Of su-
perior Judge II. G. Sutton. which
declared Harry p. Cain Tacoma's
legally elected mayor. Former
Mayor Melvin G. Tennent Tuesday
filed with Pierce County Clerk
L. w. Craig . bond TO perfect an
appeal of the ruling TO the state
supreme court at Olympia.
Meantime, Leo Teats. attorney
for Tennent, sent to Judge Sutton
at Port Orchard. who was called
In to preside at the hearing March
p on the contested city election
last March II. q transcript Of
testimony for certification.
Teats, who filed a statement Of
facts In the case with the county
clerk last Saturday. said Attorney
Charles Hunter, counsel for Cain,
had stipulated arguments be heard
before the state court during the
May term. II was believed argu-
ments on the appeal would prob
ably be heard about the middle of
the month. a few days after the
state body convenes on May IL.
Mandamus Denied
Judge Sutton. in his ruling on
the hotly-contested election ac-
ton, dismissed the suit of Tennent
for a writ of mandamus to the
county election board to certify
him as mayor-elect Of Tacoma.
Tennent contended that Gains
name was placed illegally on bal
lots under order of Superior Judge
Ernest NJ. Card following the
death Of DR.. c. B. Kerstetter. who
received the highest number Of
votes for the post Of mayor at the
primary election in February.
Judge Sutton held Tennent was
the defeated candidate and hed
been deprived Of no legal rights
through substitution of Gains
name for that of DR.. Kerstetter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Lincoln Bowl Improvement
Placed Before Park Board

The park board was brought
face to face with the Lincoln bowl
question in its meeting Monday
afternoon. On one side were men,
bers from various garden clubs de-
handing that trees and shrubs of
Lincoln park not be destroyed. On
the other was Leo Teats, Tacoma
attorney, appointed by the school
board to secure title to the prop
erty in order the project may be
approved and work started.
Blueprints of the project were
studied. While most of the bowl
il to be built in Lincoln gulch, a
portion of the park will have to be
sacrificed if present plans are fol-
lowed.
Transplant Trees
Teats said he had authority of
the school board to promise that
any trees or shrubs which could be
moved would be transplanted.
After much discussion, it was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Must Overhaul Civilization,
Belief of Three Lecturers

ter than it is usually credited
with being.
Need For Experts
He said there is a need for ex-
perts in certain functions of gov
eminent, and need for flexibility
in constitutional provisions and
interpretations.
Throughout, he voiced his faith
in American institutions and in
the American people.
DR.. Schafer urged that men dis
cover creative means of loving,
loafing and laughing in order to
live more fully, but doubted that
this could be done in a machine
dominated civilization. which he
said has destroyed creative
values.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Colonel Wash
Plane Arrives

Col: Carlyle Wash, commanding
officer at McChord field, will fly
the first plane to be consigned to
the U. S. army's new airbase here.
A twin-motored bombing plane
was placed at his disposal Tues
day, landing at 1920 at Gray field,
where it will be kept until work is
completed at McChord.
II was flown from March field,
Calf, and will be used for trans
portation to various army airports.
At the controls of the craft on its
northern flight was Capt. Nathan
Forrest. Capt. Forrest will return
to March field with Capt. Edgar A.
Sirmyer, who flew north in another
ship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

agreed to have the ground sur
veyed and staked off as a means of
determining exactly what part of
the park would be affected. No
decision will be made until this
work has been done and inspected
by the board.
Show in Fall
Use of Floral hall at Point De-
fiance for the Dahlia society's an
nual show Sept. Z and 8 was
granted by the board.
The annual fishing derby for
fathers and sons, sponsored by the
Poggie club, will be held at Point
Defiance May 26.
Harold S. Kern, district NYA
supervisor, presented plans for a
metal shop to be built in Point De-
fiance park. The federal agency
would equip the building and use it
as a means of training youth in
that profession. The output of the
shop would be available for park
Use
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Police Burn
River Shacks
General Cleanup
In Jungle Comps

Police Chief Einar Langseth
led a squad Of his officers into
the hobo jungle camps" on the
Puyallup river banks Tuesday In
n continued drive to rid the city
of undesirables.
Emphasizing that the drive was
aimed at denatured alcohol ad-
diets, "floaters" with criminal
records and squatters living in
filth despite previous warnings.
Chief Langseth revealed five
shacks were burned Monday. The
torch will be applied to others.
he said.
IF they're not good enough for
other cities in this state. they're
not good enough for u.s." said
Langseth. Tacoma is not going
to be a dumping-ground for the
'unwanteds from other COM
munities. Conditions have been
frightful, and would lead in time
to knifings and other crimes"
The chief said regular residents
Of the jungles, those who have
erected shacks and kept them
clean, would not be molested
merely because they were down
on their luck" Monday two
novels on the east side of the
river, and three on the west bank
were burned. one of them the
vacant dwelling where an Indian
woman died of typhoid a few
weeks ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Moy Form L. |. DIS
To Obtain Lights

No. Cushman ave. and Ea. B
st residents desiring stronger
street lights were invited by the
council Monday to form local i'm
provement districts for ornamen-
tai lighting systems.
Petitions of r. L Elliott for
more lights and brighter ones on
No. Cushman ave, from No. 9Th
TO 1t0h SITS. and Ira Hults and
others for similar improvement of
Es. B ST. from Gath to 72nd sts.
were denied.
The utilities department report
held that both streets have
bracket lights, and on No, Cush-
man. some ornamental lights, that
represent usual lighting in resi-
Dental areas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Stanley Smyih
Dies Suddenly

Stanley C. Smyth. 4s. secretary
of the Drum and Bugle corps Of
Edward B. Rhodes post. American
Legion. Of which he was q member,
died of heart attack In Puyaliup
Monday evening. He was stricken
as he was unlocking his Car. fol-
lowing the guest appearance OF
the drum corp at the Puyallup
legion meeting.
Smyth. supervisor timekeeper
on WPA, lived at 14ls So. 14th st.
Other than the legion. he was a
member of the Eagles lodge and
of Luther Memorial church.
Surviving are his wife. Martha
of the home; two sons. Stanley. jr
and Robert. also OF the home. and
a sister, Mrs. Anna Stannard Of
London. Eng.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at l:30 p. m. from Piper's
chapel. The Edward B. Rhodes
post and the Rev. A. r. M. Ket-
tner will officiate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Members of the Washington
State Retail jewelers. associa-
ton will attend a banquet at the
olympian hotel, Olympia. Tues
day at 7 p. m. to discuss plans
for a state convention to be held
in Seattle on April rs and 20,
1t was announced by Louis H..
Burnett. chairman of the commit
tee for the Tacoma delegation and
vice president of the association.
Those attending from Tacoma
will be Arthur Gunderson. Jay r.
Merrick. William Mahncke. Wal
ter Mierow and Sverre Grim
stead.
Louis Friedlander. Seattle, presi-
dent of the association, and Harry
Harold and Simeon Burnett. past
presidents, will be guests of
honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Census Racket
Is Reported Here

Pierce county district office Of
the u. 8. census was buzzing
Tuesday with reports Of "a rae
keteering. t2) failure of some per-
sons to declare ALL members Of
the household, and go raids
made Mon day on Tacoma
"jungles.
Mrs. Emil Trenton of 1891 No.
30th st., reported q man carrying
a brown briefcase had appeared
at her home Monday. declared he
was a census enumerator, but in
sisted upon collecting the usual
fee of so cents"
Mrs. Trenton told the man she
did not have so cents.
Mrs. Kathryn Malstrom, district
census director. told the police,
the federal bureau OF investigation
and warned Tacomans not to pay
a cent TO any enumeration.
Mrs. Malstrom said enumerators
were having some difficulty in
enumerating all the members of
each household. She said some
persons have been cooperating by
listing all members of their fam
lies, but at the same time not
telling about other residents at
the home.
Monday was transient day" as
far as enumerators were con-
cerned. Into "jungles," freight
cars. jails. hotels. auto camps
all places were transients might
be found-went dozens of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Grain Prices
Lowered Here

Tacoma wholesalers Tuesday re-
ported the price of barley de-
creased 81 per ton. Oats were
lowered 81 and 81 per ton, and
Red & White feed, so cents per
ton.
Cantaloupes are priced at $3.50
per crate, cabbage held at s2.25.
Lettuce, dry and ice-packed. was
being sold at So to $3.50 per crate.
Celery was unchanged at $2.75.
A price of $3.50 per cwt. was
placed on new potatoes. Old po-
tatoes were being sold at S2.25
per cwt.
Staple markets remained UNI
changed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE
rrfR<nav

tocks: Irregular In active
trading.
Bonds: Lower; Danish and Nor
wegian issues break sharply
TO record lows; u. 8. govern
ments weak.
Curb Stocks: Irregiisrly lower.
Foreign Exchange: Weak In
terms of the dollar; dealings
in scandinavian units sus-
pended.
Cotton; Up as much a. so cents
q bale.
wheat; 81 TO ~ cents bushel
higher.
Corn: Up x To IN cents.
Rubber Futures: Gain a. much
AZ Il cent a pound.
silver: Unchanged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
City Warrant Coll
Issued by Fowcett

All outstanding local improve
ment district guaranty fund war
rants totsling S24,607.s2 were
called Tuesday by Finance Com
missioner Fawcett for payment
Wednesday. There are is such
warrants outstanding now, num-
bered from 127 to 142 inclusive.
Fawcett at the same time called
in general fund warrants amount
ing to S33.026.0s. covering those
numbered from 34,3s3 To 34.s3s
inclusive. Interest on both types
Of warrants will cease after We'd
nesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Marriage license applications
have been filed with County Audi
tor S. Clifford Davis by Thomas
Demakis. 50, and Mabel Elinor
Fette. IS. both Seattle: Lou C.
crelling. Il. 1908 So. L. st, and
Esther Finley, SO. GIT Fawcett
ave. both Tacoma; Kenneth H.
Anderson. 81, Tacoma smelter,
and Alice Afford Berry. %. 30l6
No. 22d st. both Tacoma; George
]. Bonness. a.. sol Ea. 25th st.
Tacoma. and Ruth c. Sather, 80.
Burlington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

William Brock, junior at Sta
dunn high school. was judged the
best clarinetist in the national
high school music contest held last
week in Los Angeles. The compe-
tition was held in conjunction with
the National Music Educators
conference. and was entered by 40
music students from Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

New enrollments are being
taken for the spring adult educa-
ton classes being held at the
Mccarver school Tuesday, Jason
Lee and Gray school Wednesday
and Stewart and Mann schools
Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
BUILDING PERMITS

W. H. Garden was granted a
permit Tuesday to construct a
80 by los store building at 5602-s
Pacific ave at a cost of $500.
A. F. Swanson obtained a permit
for a $4,000 residence at 3311 So.
18th ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Civilization will need a general
overhauling before it rightfully
can be called modern civilization.
The lecture program Monday
night at the Talmud Torah syna-
gogue seemed to point toward
that conclusion.
POLITICALLY" said DR.. Marvin
r. Schafer, professor at the Col
lege of Puget Sound, I'VE are
driving a 1887 model vehicle in
a civilization that is slightly con-
temptuous of even a last years
model"
Another speaker, DR.. Frank G.
Williston, also of c. P. s., urged
political forms be adopted to
changing social conditions.
Share the Program
ITO achieve good government, "
he declared, IAN alert and civic
minded citizenry first must be
interested in good government.
With such civic interest a city
could function under any type of
government
DR.. Schafer and DR.. Williston
shared the program with DR..
Donald Webster. of the bureau of
government research at tn
University of Washington. They
discussed the topic. THE Com
munity of Tomorrow" concluding
a series of eight lectures given
weekly at the synagogue.
DR.. Webster held the belief that
the American government is bet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
May 7 April is April 81 April 20
Washington's forecast-Gener-
ally fair Tuesday night, slightly
cooler in interior; increasing
cloudiness Wednesday with light
rain in the west portion; moderate
westerly wind off the coast; de-
creasing southwesterly over the
inland waters.
Rainfall In Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at 8 a. m. Tuesday,
% inch; since April 1, 81 inch,
a deficiency OF % inch; since
Jan. l, 14.70 inches. a deficiency
of .s3 inch.
Wind at s a. m. Tuesday south
southwest Is m.p.h.; barometer at
5000 and rising steadily. 06.
Sun rises at 5:31 a. m. We'd
nesday and sets at 6:51 p. m.
Tscoma's weather on April p,
1939-Partly cloudy, trace of rain.
maximum temperature SO degrees
and minimum a. Highest wind
velocity % m.p.h. from the south
west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
FORT ON MAPS

Frank Gillian. president of the
Young Mems Business club an
nounces that due 70 the efforts Of
the club, all Washington maps
published by Rand McNally in
their road atlas for 1910 and any
portions Of maps Of Washington
showing Tacoma and vicinity, viii
have Fort Nisqually properly To-
Gated In Point Defiance park. They
win also have on them the Tacoma
Narrows bridge at its proper To-
cation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
2 BOOKED AS sPEEDERs

Arrested on speeding charges,
Virgil o. Barkley. T02 Fawcett
ave. and Fred Sepic, Tacoma,
faced citations to police court
Tuesday. Vernon w. Sheriff, Ia
coma, was ticketed on a charge
of failing TO stop for arterisls al
So. 18th and Union ave. and at
Center and NJ SITS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Stars fell on Alabama. but those
were different stars than the ones
Norris ormsby saw the night Of
Feb. rs when an old unused city
light pole fell across his taxicab
at Ea. 18th st. and St Paul ave.
Tuesday he filed claim against the
city for S775.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Actions in Divorce

Suits for divorce have been
filed in superior court by Pearl
against Lloyd F. Berg. James r.
against Pauline Burke. Helen Z.
against Robert l. Clark, Julia
against Elmer Armstrong. Chris
tena against George A. Sund-
strom. Final DEGREES have been
granted TO Norma from Walter
Greene, Gunbrit S. from Ivan
Taylor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Lecture on Tuesday

The Anglo-Saxon Federation will
present Conrad Gard in a free
public lecture Tuesday at S p. m.
at the Hotel Winthrop. His sub
ject will be Gods Hand in the
Destiny of Nations Today"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
ARREST JUVENILE

Accused Of trying to force en-
trance into f. A. Thomas bicycle
shop. 2sos 9th ave. a juvenile was
arrested by police Monday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Bee Talk Wednesday

Another Of a series of Illus
trated talks concerning bee keep
ing techniques and problems win
be given at Z p. m. Wednesday
at Robert Gray school. Any in
terested person may attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Portland clearings S6.lis.72e.-
ss. balances sl.43e. s05.55.
seatfie-Clearings <5.i53, 234 rs.
balances 81. s6o. 57s.os. transactions
Slz.075. 10000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Honesty Always Paws

FINDERS OF lost articles adver-
tised below, please take notice.
After you have returned the arti-
cles to the loser SO TO the Tacoma
Times office, 9th and Pacific,
where you will be presented with .
guest ticket 20 one of Hamrick's
theaterS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

HDAy
TUESDAY. APRIL Q

IIESDhf, hNh
Miss Sofie Lee, Lake Bay.
Wallace Hansen, se9 Fawcett
ave.
Oscar Hcdney, 64ss So. Alder.
G. r. 6rieb, 1918 So. 5Sth It.
Margaret A. Funk. l4ls East
25th st.
Margaret +. Hill, sl2 No.
Ainsworth ave.
Dolores Sutich, 1927 No.
Steele st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

or demonstrator STATE
age. telephone number. address and
experience. VIII pay salary Write.
"a Tacoma Times J
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Stock Market Cyraies Over
Nazi Scandinavian Invasion


D0W-y0NEs AVERAGES
TUESDAY
Industrial ....I5o.s1. off e.ss
nail ......... Sl-s1. of e-ss
Ut1llty ....... 35-1s, or e.s<
8 Stocna -. bo.1R. of o-5l
Stock sales amounted to 2,1<o,-
600 shares. against 1880. 900 on
Monday. Curb volume rose 10 AL
90 shares from 1s2.o Monday.
NEW YORK German invasion
Of Scandinavia brought wide gyrs-
tons into the stock market Tues
day. war-bsbies. particularly pa
per stocks. spurtcd sharply, while
the so-cailed domestic" issues
slumped.
Trading was the most active in
more than six months. with the
9.o00. 900 share level reached for
the first time since last Sept ~.
Tickers ran late. on two occa-
sions during an early buying rush
that lifted the general list TO
around the highest levels Of the
year and during = noon selling
wave that carried issues like chry-
sler down almost four points. In
hate trade the list was mixed. with
~ averages lower at closing.
TUESDAY cuorAruoNs
eouotatfons courtesy Dean witter 4
CO.. Warrington Bldg. members
New York Stock Exchange)
Hi1h Low clnne
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

WANTED elderly lady on relief who
wants good home rather than
vases. Housekeeping for older man.
write Rte. No. 8. Box 6O4. Summit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Female Help Wanted

hoosEWIVES-n you need TO earn
money but are unable to give full
time We have Just the job 70 fill
sout needs. Only 5 hours daily re-
quired. 6i0 Wash. Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
N. Y. CURB STOCKS

Closing Prices Furnished by
Dean Witter a. Company
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Male Help Wanted

- Give yourself
chance TO become a skilled artisan
under one of Northwest's finest
welders. Personal instruction in all
phases OF electric welding. For
information. write or call Tacoma
Welding School. I'LL st. Paul ave Z
Tacoma. Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
lnstrucfion-MaIe

MEN who would like to take up air
conditioning and electric refrt0eT-
alton 70 better themselves Must
be mechanically inclined. willing to
Train IN spare time by preliminary
nome study 70 qualify for our prac-
Teal shop training Write Utilities
lnstltute. Y-6. Tacoma Tinfs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

girl for general house
WORK Reference required BR 1905.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

COUNTRY GIRL for light house work,
$50 week. Write "a. Time
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

NEW FLYING CLUB now being Or
ganized-Business men and women
who would like to learn to fly are
invited to inspect the new Aeronca
Seaplane at American Lake, north
side. For more information tele-
phone BR 4373, evenings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

Quotations courtesy Dean witter Il
Co. Warrington Bldg. members
New York Stock ExchanGe)
High Low Close
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

COMPETENT woman. bousswork
References. e29 East s7th.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

WANTED-House painting for Osteo-
pathic or radio-electronic treat
ment. DR.. Thomas. $40 So. Cakes.
FOR BARBER JOBS learn with nav
at Moler's College 1915 Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

MEN for full or part time employ
ment. Phone Main 240o for APP
pointment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

WANTED to work on dairy farm. ex-
perienced. industrious, middle-aged
married man. Inquire Lee Edwards.
McKsnnR Store. McKenna, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

MAN familiar with Instruments in
real estate negotiations. purchase
and sale. Must have some sales
ability. Write Y-2. Tacoma Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

New First Full Last
Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
May 7 April Is April 81 April 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Lost and Found

OST-Brown male COCKER SPAN-
l TEL with white blaze on chest:
near University Place. Call Krause,
GA 0l29. Reward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Secret Of Happiness

What is the secret of happi-
ness for employers?
| think I have found il out.
1t is being Fundamentally
interested in making workers
happy-and at the same time
maintaining a successful enter
prise.
Before the arrival of the ma
chine age and of mass produc-
ton. American employers knew
all or many of their work folks.
called them by first name, and
knew about their families .
Then burst upon the country
an avalanche of mergers, corpo-
rations, combinations. often
hastily thrown together and
extremely loose iointed-It MAS
: often impossible to find one
directing head who had been
ACKNOWLEDGMENT tl4e-eeneefns
slapped together.
Usually bales and bales OF
stock were sold to the public
''watered stock as il became
known in Wall Street because
OF notorious character who
fed lots of salt TO cattle before
taking them TO market so that
they would add many pounds 10
Their weight by shaking their
thirst. and who later became a
conspicuous. unscrupulo1s-' stock
market manipulation.
Boards Of directors frequently
consisted of financiers. rather
than of managers who had
grown up in the component
parts Of the bloated "soulless
corporations, as they were
dubbed. not without reason.
These men usually were put
TO their wits end 70 earn
enough profit TO dispense decent
dividends 10 those inveigled into
Investing" in the over-capital-
lied ventures. So they rarely
gave adequate consideration 10
the employees. in whom they had
no personal interest.