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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Lets Paddle Our Own Canoe

We ashamed of Tacoma and what is thought of
her. We have no excuses-but do have explain
alton, which think is due every citizen and particu
larly those of our vital maritime industry.
Too long has Seattle led Tacoma by the nose. And
we hope history will find repetition of the sad spectacle
which marked the recent visit of Admiral Emory s. Land
Chairman of the whpcrackng u s. maritime commission
Tacoma is the only city of the Northwest which is
directly concerned in the affairs of the commission Why
should the head of that commission upon his only visit
to the Northwest, then be subjected to itinerary
arranged by Seattlete?
Tacoma has huge, shipyard which is building
splendid merchant ships for the maritime commission
Why should allow Admiral Land to be high-pressured
into scant hours inspection there?
Tacoma supplies 70 per cent of the cargoes carried
to the Orient by the commssioncontroed ships of the
American Mail Line Why Admiral Land given abso-
lutey no opportunity to acquant himself with great
industries and shipping facilities?
Tacoma is vitality concerned with steamship services
to South America to the Orient with shpbuildng of the
time commission controls the destines of ALL Why did
we allow Admiral Land-the only representative of the
commission to visit the Northwest since the starred trip
made several years by his only
questions asked by Seattees to tell only Seatetes the
information necessary to successful future of maritime
affairs in short to make his unquestionaby important
speeches In Seattle, Portland San Francisco but not in
Tacoma?
Wherein lays the authority of self-appointed "host'
to usurp the time and attention and activity of nu
entail official behoden to the nation at large?
Wherein lays the oyalty-f nothing of the
Tacoma Port Commission which arbitrarily invited
favored few persons with Admiral Land during
his rdcuousy brief visit here? And since that august
body was doing the inviting, wonder how it happens
that neither Tacoma newspaper appeared the roster
but only Seattle newspaper?
But Seattle has led Tacoma by the too long
and Admiral Lands visit was a delightful example to
which we take exception. We inexcusaby muffed
opportunity to place ourself in favorable light in the
course of future maritime affairs We played Seattles
hand too well. The affair has an odor which offends
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

Mussolinis. A billion to a billion
and a half dollars a month is
the confidential military figure.
Serious domestic difficulties
still give Uncle Sam gray hair,
although the war clouds have
obscured their presence. The
federal government is quietly
but steadily being forced into
the real estate business on a
large scale as a result of FILA
troubles.
In instances involving vii
lagos" representing an invest
ment of more than $6,000,000
in Austin, Tex, and st. Louis,
Mo.-the local promoters have
been unable to make their pay
ments to the insurance compa-
MES which underworld the so
per cent government-guaranteed
loan. So the federal authori-
ties have had to foreclose, man.
age the properties, collect the
rents and pocket any losses.
And, of course, the additional
duties of actual landlordism tend
to increase the cost to the gov
eminent.
Senator Tydings and others
forewarned of this danger when
the proposal for large-scale fed
eral aid to housing was debated
on Capitol hill. Now that their
predictions are coming true in
a big way, it is more certain
than ever that no new appro-
priation-the sum of $500, 000,-
900 has been requested-will be
forthcoming. Even without the
war, this experiment would be
laid on the shelf.
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DISLIKES PROPAGANDA

Editor. The Times: Congress
man Mays of Kentucky hys-
terically rants around one week
and claims our country has in
adequate defense, and that we
should Immediately build $4,000
planes for defense, and then the
following week he proposes to
sell all of our army and navy
planes to the allies.
If all of his ranting around
is propaganda to Great war hys-
terra among the American peo-
pie. he should be impeached.
Propaganda has been coming
out of Washington to such an
extent and is being fed to the
American public by our highest
officials in such a way that 1t
seems to be a crime 10 be just
pro-Amerioan.
Chas. A. Lindbergh, our hero
of 13 years ago, could not be
bought at any price for cheap
publicity. today cannot be
bought with European gold. nor
the flattery of kings, queens nor
dictators. yet there are fools who
call him pro-German because he
refuses to be Historically pro-
ally and because he loves his
country first, last and all OF the
time and continues to remain a
good old horse and buggy day
American.
Our president has sanctioned
the sending OF arms and NUM-
lions TO both China and Japan,
which has slaughtered millions
OF innocent men, women and
children. yet he said nothing
about humaneness but of cocurse
he may not consider the Chinese
or Japanese humans.
would like TO propose that
those who think we should help
the Germans or allies financially
be given the opportunity To buy
bonds OF those countries. the
money to be spent in this coun-
try to buy anything the allies
and Germans may want and can
take away. In that way the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Stories in
Stamps

Of the IS Famous Americans
" honored in the new U. S. Sc
ries, only one, Jane Adams. has
been previously pictured on a
stamp. Miss Adams portrait ap-
peared on a Turkish stamp, issued
in 1895, one of series of Is COM
memorating the 18th congress of
the Women's international ALI
ance.
Miss Adams appears again on
the u. S. l0-cent stamp, above.
released at Chicago. ILL.,, April 26.
The stamp is the fifth Of the ed
ucators group. Miss Adams is
the third woman to be pictured
on stamps of the series.
Described as Americas most
useful citizen" Miss Adams de-
voted her life to the service of
humanity, founded and developed
Chicago's great Hull House, mod
ell for all settlement houses. Hull
House has grown from a shabby
mansion to a great enterprise, in
GLIDING IL buildings. From il has
come the impetus for the first
juvenile court, Fairgrounds,
health clinics, labor legislation
and sociological education.
Miss Adams campaigned for
peace and disarmament so vigor-
ously that she was awarded the
Nobel Prize in 1881. with DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler.
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AT TER MANY YEARS
By E. 7. SHORT

charge of Hudson's Bay business
in the Oregon country" in
structing the employees at MIS-
qually to do everything for the
comfort of the missionaries.
Even before instructions from
the company's headquarters at
Fort Vancouver. the Hudson's
Bay employees had given ma
terial assistance to the Rev.
David Leslie and Mr.. Wilson who
had come north several months
earlier to prepare a home for
the missionaries and erect a
school building. Among other
things DR.. Mclaughlin ordered
Nisqually to provide the mis-
sion with enough cows to fur
nish all the milk necessary and
to see that they did not lack for
food or other necessities.
In spite of all this kindness
DR.. Richmond wrote in his diary
that he believed the influence Of
the Hudson's Bay company was
being directed toward the estab-
lishment of the Puget Sound
country as British territory.
"The influence of the Hud-
sons Bay company" he wrote,
''is strong. Its subsidiary, the
Puget Sound agricultural COM
pany, Is stretched everywhere
over the territory and the
British government Is being
urged TO hold 1t.
II have no complaint to
make of the treatment accord
ed us by the company but
am impressed with the con-
yiction that l am an intruder"
In that last statement DR..
Richmond was correct. Ths
Hudson's Bay company was out
here to develop a fur trade busi-
ness. Coming of settlers in con-
siderable numbers would drive
the fur animals farther away.
The boundary question had not
been settled and this actually
was as much British territory as
it was American. Had it not
been for such men as DR.. Rich
mond it is possible that there
would not have been the pres
sure on congress to force the
boundary issue.
Though DR.. Richmond's party
did not fully accomplish the OBJ
jective at Nisqually, there is full
justification for the observance
which is to take place under the
sponsorship of the Northwest
conference. 1t will be an expert
ence worth while to attend that
ceremony inside the stockade of
the reconstructed Fort Nisqual-
ly at Point Defiance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO the
woman's page for the answers.
l. What musical instrument is
commonly called sweet po-
tato ?"
2. Can women vote in France ?
3. Is California nicknamed the
Golden State or Sunset State ?
4. In what county is Chica-
go. M?
5. What is the geographic
significance of the abbreviation,
T. H?
6. Do electric fans in q room
actually lower the temperature ?
7. For which commodity used
in making auto tires is the
United States wholly dependent
upon imports
s. How many times was Presi-
dent James Buchanan married ?
@ Are duck eggs edible7
10. Who said, I only regret
that I have but one life to give
for my country?'
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P PULSE @ F
THE PU BLIC
CHURCH APPRECIATIvE

1hGEt&H hEI hLSAfhA Nv II
Editor The Times: At the an
nual meeting of the congrega-
ton of the First Presbyterian
church Of Tacoma. the modera-
tor and pastor, DR.. J. Renwick
Mccullough, directed the atten-
ton of those present to the
splendid contribution to the
work and program of the
church, made by The Tacoma
Times. through generous publicity
given all church events, week by
week during the past church
year.
BY unanimous vote, the con-
gregation directed that the fol-
lowing resolution of thanks and
appreciation be drawn and
spread on the minutes:
Resolved, That it is the
unanimous wish of the congre-
cation of the First Presbyterian
church of Tacoma, that an ex-
preston of thanks and appre-
citation for the generous public
ity given all church events by
The Tacoma Times during the
past church year. be perma-
nently recorded in the minutes"
VIM. N. WEBER,
Clerk of the Congregational
Meeting. First Presbyterian
Church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Mussolini S Mentor

At the table where Italys prince and Iays die
ttor sat discussing the other day. there have been
another presence, unseen but not unheard.
Niccoo Machiavelli, who wrote for Lorenzo the Mag
nfcent political gudebook under the title of THE Prince
is not unread in Italy today
Crafty and INSCRIPTIONS Machiavell felt it better go
to than to be neutral for whoever wins will not desire
friends whom he suspects and whoever losses will not
ceve you did not take to venture yourself
in his cause" But he added another word that Mussoln
might profitably review today:
:" prince ought never to make common cause with
powerful than himself inure another, unless
necessity forces him for if he wins you rest in his
power
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, MAY 81

Good and evil planetary as
poets appear in the horoscope
for today. The early morning is
suspicious for freedom of action.
There is promise of good luck
for anything started on this
date. Important matters should
be looked after in the morning.
Heart and Home: There Is
good luck indicated for those
who go shopping under this
CONFORMATION. There may be
tendency toward secrecy or de-
ceit among girls. Envy and
jealousy are prevalent under
this sway which inclines the
young toward too much indie
pendence. Many accidents occur
under this CONFORMATION. Dan
ger in travel by automobile or
airplane is discerned.
Business Affairs: As the
month closes speculation should
be avoided. All lines of stable
trade are most promising. Manu-
featuring will bring large pro-
fits. Freezing of surplus farm
products will bring benefits to
agriculture in coming months.
Prosperity will be widespread,
although the relief load will be
reduced by only slight numbers
in comparison to the millions
supported by government agen-
cies.
National Issues: Politically
minded women will have cause
to resent the domination of men
in both major parties. Equal
suffrage will not include equal
chances to hold office or even
to dictate who shall be nomi-
mated. The two major political
conventions will be noteworthy
for the subordinate parts played
by women and later dissatisfac-
ton will cause lack OF interest
in campaign work.
International Affairs: Stains
power will cause anxiety as the
summer advances and the con-
test between democracies and
the totalitarian governments be-
come more marked. The stars
seem to presage extension OF
territory for the Soviet govern
ment. The United States is to
meet a grave problem in neu-
trality.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury Of a year of
continued good fortune. En-
ployes will gain promotion.
Women will be exceedingly
lucky.
Children born on this day
probably viii be well-balanced
and dignified. They will take a
serious view Of life and find
pleasure in intellectual pursuits.
II you're not using il. sell il viii
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

Mission Party Finds
Going Hard
Even Religion Could
Become Painful
Or. Richmond Fights
British Influence
DEsUMING briefly the re-
II view Of the beginning Of
Methodism on Puget Sound. the
hundredth anniversary Of which
will be celebrated by the North
west Methodist conference here
next month, reveals some in
teresting sidelights on the lead
ing characters associated in the
mission at Fort Nisqually. Those
good people were deeply sincere.
They left comfortable homes,
congenial associations and Sc
curity to carry the gospel to the
Indians and the settlers who
were going into the Oregon
country"
In spite of their earnestness
and belief that they were obey
ing a divine call, the mission was
not a success. DR.. John Rich
mond had been a leading men,
Der of the Illinois conference. He
had good charge with a good
salary that enabled him to pro-
vide home that included many
of the luxuries. Mrs. Richmond
had been tenderly reared.
Miss Chloe Clark was rare
soul who took her religion seri-
ously. In fact, she took it so
seriously that it was painful.
She always was so afraid that
she would transgress even in
thought that it is doubtful if
she got much comfort out of it.
Like Mrs. Richmond she was
cultured and had been accus-
toned to conditions far removed
from those which confronted her
on arrival at Nisqually. w. H.
Wilson, a mechanic as well as
teacher. was the only one of the
party at all fitted for the
strenuous life at the Nisqually
mission. He didn't really care
much about the job. not because
he was not interested, but be-
cause he soon saw that the set
up would not work out. He was
extremely sorry for Miss Clark,
and it was not long before
sympathy developed into a ro-
nance and marriage.
Besides unsuitability of the
party as whole for the rough
life at the Nisqually mission, DR..
Richmond was irritated beyond
measure by the feeling that the
Hudson's Bay company in
fluence was not conducive to the
good of the United States gov
eminent.
When the Richmonds came to
Nisqually they brought letter
from Dr. John Mclaughlin in
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Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn lettsrx must give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: Would you kindly
inform where I may obtain the
following magazines: Weston,
July, 1880; Aviation. March /,
1890. and Dec. Is. 1928. and
Commercial Standards Monthly,
Feb. I9sos II. H.. Eibe.
II IL doubtful that you can.
You might write to old maya
zine dealers like Swans Maya
zine Mart, 261 So. 18th ST.. and
the Eleventh Street Magazine
Mart. at 18th and Fawcett, in
Tacoma
Mr.. Fixif: Does Tacoma's
light department pay taxes.
Il. r. l.
Tacoma light financial reports
show 11.65 per cent OF the total
revenue paid In taxes, a sum of
1901 ,361.es in 1889. II includes
the public utility tax. business
and sales taxes, license fees,
Pierce and Mason county school
taxes, gross earnings tax, in
spection services and other items
for the city. It also pays 80
per cent Of the city office ex-
pense.
Mr.. Ffxit: DO employers with
fewer than eight employees have
10 pay unemployment compen-
sation I? II II Is less, how many
and when was 1t changed? Is
II Illegal for an employer 30 pay
the whole payment? r. p. b.
An employer cannot be COM
PEELED to pay the unemploy-
ment compensation tax unless
he employs eight or more per-
sons in each of any 20 weeks
in the year. One with fewer
employees may participate, how
ever, at his own option. That
Is a tax which is paid entirely
by the employer.
Mr.. Fixit: Did Gene Tunney
see active service In the World
war. or was he physical di-
rector? Also the same question
about Jack Dempsey.
JAMES w. ID.
Tunney served in France as
a member of the u. S. Marine
corps. Dempsey was a civilian,
working in an American ship
yard.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you help us
find woman who could help
a semi-invalid woman I'm and
out Of bed and help with light
housework? Could furnish bed
and board and pay $40 per
month. Two In family. J. X.
Your request has been referred
TO the State Employment serv-
ice, which will hold it in case
someone should be interested. At
the moment, though, domestic
help is scarce at any price and
the chance of finding someone
at $40 per month always is
slight. Working with an invalid
usually calls for a higher price.
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urged the shift of Harry Hop
kins from w. P. A. to Commerce
when the latter's policies and
political speeches threatened a
hostile congressional investiga-
ton. The vice presidents sturdy
rescue work has closed the
breach which was developing be-
tween him and the president.
Indeed, there are reports that
F. D. R. may ask Jack to take
second place again if the head
man decides to run himself.
A sharp drop in the Ameri-
can standard of living is fore
cast by private and public
economists as a result of the
terrific costs of rearmament
planned and contemplated. They
envisage higher prices, soaring
rents in inland industrial areas
and steep rise in taxes for all
brackets of wage-earners.
The pinch will come slowly
because the politicos will not en-
danger their reelection chances
by boosting income levies over
night; they probably will give
us a moratorium until after No
vember at least. But it is pre-
dicted that one of the first con-
gressional acts at the next ses-
sion will be to impose a set of
taxes rivaling the British sched-
ules. Under those rates the in
dividual pays in about one
fourth of his income even at the
$4,000 level. If that has the
natural effect of curtailing pur-
chases, prices for Injuries and
necessities are bound to rise
sharply.
The presidents initial three
billion-plus request for rearma-
ment was deliberately placed at
a minimum. II has provoked
criticism among his military ad-
visers and even his political
friends as being entirely too
modest. They fix five billion a
year as the least we must spend
if events require US to keep up
with the Hitlers and Stains and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

The invaders are filtering in
and obtaining positions with
such key industries as oil, min
ing, shipping, railroads, chem
icals. They have plenty of
cash, and are spreading it where
it will do the most good. Others
are arriving as tourists, teach
ers, clerks. and exhibit an I'M
usual interest in travelling
throughout the country. especi-
ally in resorts along the coasts
and border. Despite some COM
plants against their activity by
Mexican officials. the Cardenas
government appears to be TAX
ing no steps to check them.
The pattern is shaping up like
that in 1861. As then, mill
tary action against Mexico is
planned with mobilization before
June Is possible. First results
of the / m m igration service
transfer was the issuance of
sharp warnings TO border in
spectors for a more vigilant
watch of aliens crossing the line.
BY June "a, when the G. o. p.
convention meets, newspaper
headlines may have changed the
national picture so greatly as to
completely reshape the issues on
which nominations will be made.
It was hard-headed Jack Gar
ner who proposed the shift of
the immigration service from
labor to justice. Although the
vice presidents suggestion at
full-dress cabinet meeting drew
tears from Secretary Perkins,
it was eagerly accepted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t represented
major triumph for the Texan,
who has frequently protested in
vain against the administra-
tons Partially to ultra-liberals.
Two purposes lie behind the
move. The first was to insure
a stronger policy against Fifth
Columnites by coordinating anti
red activities in a single depart
ment. Although alarming re-
ports of the wholesale entry of
aliens at various ports and
across the Mexican border have
reached the capital, Miss Per-
kins insisted to the last minute
that they were untrue. The sec
ond reason was semi-political.
The transfer tends to refute
C. o. P.ers' claims that the ad-
ministration has "coddled radi-
calls almost TO the danger point.
This is the second time that
Garner has served as No. l
trouble-shooter. II was he who
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TTCHT An Inside Picture of Finun-
II / u IL / ciol and Political America

WASHINGTON = Mounting evidence of the steady
growth of fifth column in Mexico-and a persistent
nfltration into the u Shave alarmed officials at Wash
ngon German agents apparently preparing foment
disturbances based bad economic conditions and the
political turbulence attending the presidential election there
So top administration advise
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CORDELL HULL

Strange as it seems, Cordell
Hull, U. S. secretary of state,
was admitted to the Tennessee
bar at 10 after only a ten
months law course at Cumber-
land university. In 1903 Hull
became circuit judge at Garth
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taxpayers will be saved several
billions OF dollars and those that
are urging financial aid so
urgently will just about save 100
per cent.
Let US resolve that upon next
election dsy we viii throw out
OF office every pro-German and
pro-ally and put in their place
pro-Amerieans that viii arm our
nation 10 the teeth il necessary.
so all the hoggish nations OF
Europe or the world would not
dare to modest US.
MARTIN L. APPEL.
Sumner.
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age, Tenn, known for his i'm
partial justice. Once he fined
his own father SIS for sitting in
court with his hat on.
FRANKLIN'S GIFT
In 1871 Franklin bequeathed
Boston fl 900 to be used a CEN
fury later "for public works to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

I've been trying to give the people who going to
be here later folklore and imaginative existence. God,
how they'll need one Edgar Lee Masters, poet.
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The centurion answered and said, Lord not worthy
that thou shouds under roof but speak the word
only, and my servant shall be healed.-Matthew Ss.
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