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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-03
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention N this col
umn letters must ave name ana
address Of writer. Only initials
VII - published vh.n requested.
Mr.. Hait: Maybe some Of
your readers can help me. Two
Year, ago ] bought a household
broom from . house-to-house
salesman. The broom was called
Clean Sweep and was made ny
q man In Des Moines, Wash
Would like his address.
MRS. JACK sTRoM,
5so2 Pacific ave.
It's up TO the readers. because
this department has no informa-
ton about the manufacturer.
Anyone who can supply the in
formation should notify Mrs.
strom direct.
Mr. Fialt: .Kinly give me the
religious affiliations Of Governor
Brieker. senator-elect Burton of
Ohio, Senator Bridges, Tom
Dewey and Gov. SalfonstaiL IL
the white" paper issued by the
Die. committee for the public
and where can ! get IT, VIC.
Gov. Bricker Is a member Of
the Community church (Protes-
tant); Styles Bridges is given
no affiliation In Who's Who:
Burton and Saltonstall are Uni
tarians and Dewey is an Episco-
palian. II seems to be question
able whether the white" paper
of the Dies committee is ready
for public distribution. but you
might drop a line to Chairman
Martin Dies, Dies Committee,
Washington. d. C., and inquire.
Excerpts from the paper have
been published and apparently
II has been released"
Mr.. Fixh: Are National
Guard troops from Yakima nj
Camp Murray? G.F.P.
Yes. Yakima units are part of
the 4ist Division. now at Camp
Murray in training.
Mr.. Fixit: In what year and
month did the liner North Da-
kota, sister ship TO the Mime
sofa. arrive In seattle: I think
II was In 1904 but am not sure.
MRS. II. c.
do not have that record. but
perhaps some Of our seagoing or
waterfront friends can supply
the answer.
Mr.. Fixit: How old must q
boy or girl he 10 get married In
this state with parents consent
and without IL? n. \.
With parental consent. IL
years for the boy. Is years for
the girl; without consent, Il
years for the man. Is years for
the girl.
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those Foroottenest OF
Forgotten Men Again
But The Spotlight Ceniers
On Henry A. Wallace
And Cactus Jack-We See
Him through a Haze
COME time ago inspired BY
- numerous references TO the
forgotten man" this column
va. devoted 70 a discussion Of
the forsottenest Of all forgotten
men" the vice presidents Of the
United States. II you do not
think the vice presidents are for
gotten men. Just try and see
how many you can remember.
However. that may, il Is GER
tain that at least one vice presi-
dent-perhaps two-will not be
numbered among the forgotten
men. The certainty, as the pic
ture appears now, will be Henry
A. Wallace, a secretary Of agri-
culture who WAS elevated TO the
vice presidency. Elevated Is
used advisedly, for Mr.. Wallace
is even now on the way to a
career that will not be forgot
ten. Less certain IL the extent
TO which the memory of the re-
firing New Deal Vice President,
John Nance Garner - Cactus
Jack" from Uyalade Texas, the
frontiersman come to congress
will be held.
What brought the subject up
in the first place was the at
tempt of President Roosevelt to
lift his vice president John Gar
ner, popularity known as Gao
tus Jack" out of the mediocre
role into which tradition had
placed the holder of an office
intended by the makers of the
constitution to be an elective
heir apparent and the second in
command OF the ship Of state.
President Roosevelt went so
far as TO make Vice President
Garner an unofficial member of
the cabinet so that he would be
intimately familiar with the az
fairs Of government. He was
setting the feet of the vice
president on the first round of
the ladder whose top reached
almost to the heights of the
president himself. but II didn't
work out so well.
Like his precedent smashing
chief, who threw tradition to
the winds and flew to the con-
vention which had nominated
him and delivered his accept
ance speech before it adjourned,
Mr.. Garner has distinctions and
has broken a few presidents
himself. He started in by refus-
ing to countenance the expense
of the usual notification cere-
mony. He received hi. notice
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mine runs rampant in Europe.
plseue and pestilence will sweep
the world. These furies know no
boundsries-Englsnd and Amer
lea will suffer with the rest.
ALICE McKEAN.
Editor The Times: I fail to
understand what the bridge au-
thority has to do with the ques-
ton Of ferry service. Their con.
tract automatically expired with
the collapse of the bridge and
should remain dormant until
such time as said bridge is re-
placed, therefore eliminating any
claim to sharing transportation
profits.
In other words. the transport
tstion status now becomes that
Of a year ago. At that time one
large ferry took care of Fox
Island and Fosdick very salts
factorily and with the Gig Har-
bor-Pt. Defiance service all nee
esssry service should be equally
satisfactory now.
The effort to establish an ex-
ira service savors Of "hornins
in" in a possibility of profit on a
service given up a year ago as a
nonprofitable run. If those oper-
ating the present Fox Island run
can take on Fosdick, I for one
will wish them to have it. They
are well liked and giving good
service.
FLOYD E. JOHNSON.
Tow LELAND
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Nome through raging blizzard
in 1928. TO save that Alaskan
town from a diphtheria epidemic.
According to Father b. Lafor-
tune of Nome, Balto's dash was
unnecessary, though heroic.
JOB INVENTOR
George Plessman. Crete. Neb.,
invented job by collecting old
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TIcuT An Inside Picture OF Finan.
II u II ! ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-The World wtch-hunt tendencies
have broken out at Washington in high places in recent
days-the Dies committee and Bob Jacksons department
OF justice to mention few minor instances But the latest
and most surprising exhibition of filters has been staged
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roDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not introduce q quotation
with the phrase. Some one has
said" II you do not know the
name Of the author, say. 1T has
baen sd"
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bicycle parts and assembling
them into complete bicycles,
which he sold to his schoolmates
at a profit II you have invented
a job. send the story and a pi-
ture TO John Xix. care of this
paper. Strange AS It Seems
pays 81 for each job inventor
featured.
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Editor. The Times: Whv all
the wrsngling over the recent
guoernatorisl election The
latest and very absurd nro,.st
OF the men in charge Of the de-
feated candidate. c. c. Dill
campaign forces to carry said
protest TO the state legislature
Is very absurd. Arthur 3. Lang
lie, the peoples choice for gov.
ernor' was elected fair and
square. He has proven his
worthiness as mayor of Seattle
He will also prove his worthiness
as governor.
Langlie is blessed with a true
Christian spirit. something sadly
lacking in politics, and most
certainly needed in these trying
times His first interest when
ne makes his residence in Olym-
PA. will be to staff the depart
ments by qualified persons who
VIII have the welfare Of the peo-
pie al heart.
DO not believe il is mis-
statement when II Is said Lang
lie has proven himself TO be an
an-around guy. He can't miss
on proving himself, to show his
worthiness. and ending up as
one Of the greatest chief execu-
tives this state ever had.
HOMER AMUNDSEN.
Ponder chapel, r. 4, Box EOS, H,
Tacoma
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BALTO'S DASH

BALTO'S DASH
1T was blowing snow so hard
could hardly see my hand in
front Of my face. That's
where BALTIC came in. He scented
the trail through the snow and
kept going" Thus did Gunnar
Kasson describe his famous lead
dogs 60-mile dash from Bluff TO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-03

Mr.. Fixh: Are National
Guard troops from Yakima nj
Camp Murray! G.F.P.
Yes. Yakima units are part of
the 4ist Division. now at Camp
Murray in training.
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Democratic National Chair
man Ed Flynn brands report Of
establishment Of a Washington
headquarters as a pipe dream"
Privately he suspects that the
Corcoran.Cohen crowd are BE-
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BOOST FOR LiNGiu

Fox Island.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Woodmen Circle

Willow Grove was hostess at a
national district convention on April
10 at Pythian Temple. Mrs. Catha-
rine Shugrue presided. Mrs. Odessa
Bishof, State president, opened the
meeting. A corsage was presented
to her and the State manager, Mrs.
Pauline Rohrs. Eight members were
Initiated. A buffet supper was served
At the second session the groves
were called to order. Oak Grove,
Maryland, and Morris Shepherd
Grove, District of Columbia and
Andrews Grove responded. Mrs.
Pauline Rohrs spoke on "Our Duty
in These Trying Times"
The following officers were elect
ed and installed: State past presi-
dent, Catharine Shughrue; presi-
dent, Marion Helfrich; vice presi-
dent, Ella Smith; attendant, Catha-
rine Thomas; assistant attendant,
Mabel Cabot; chaplain, Emma An
drews; financial secretary, Sadie
Neuman; corresponding and record
inc secretary, Thelma Rohrs; bank
er, Nora Hall; auditors, Virginia
Carr Elsie Abel, Mary Herman; in
ner sentinel, Elizabeth Walter; outer
sentinel, Lulu Smoyer; musician,
Ethel Doherty: captain, Lottie Deun-
ger; junior counselor, Catherine
Grazier: reporter, Evelyn Hunter;
chairman Of refreshments. Chris
tina Brown.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Eight and Forty

Chapeau Departmental Edith
Landvoigt presided at the meeting
held at the Washington Hotel We'd
nesday night.
Ten dollars was appropriated for
the national May day fund, through
which generous contributions are
made annually for children's care In
hospitals over the country, and $40
as first appropriation to LIE
Chapeau Nationals (the salons own
Ellen Louise Warren 1910 Health
Center at Tucson, Ariz., to be estab-
lished by the National 8 and 40.
District of Columbia salon will make
special contribution at La Marche
Nationale to be held in September
at Boston.
The salon will participate in the
ceremonials at the District World
War Memorial on May Day Chapeau
Edith Landvoigt will extend greet
ings for the salon, Chapeau Ellen
Louise Warren will be a speaker,
National Chairman Public Relations
Helen McCabe will be hostess to
Chapeau National Passe Thelma
Bailey of Michigan and Secretaire
Rationale Pauline Rairdon of In.
dianapolis. Dorothy B. Harper is
chairman of the trees to be dedi-
Gated in memory of E. Lester Jones,
the first department commander,
and James Tracy Brady, the depart
ment's Goth commander; M. Edna
Mcintosh will greet distinguished
guests and Florence Campbell will
have charge of the ushers from the
salon, Demi Chapeaux Catherine
Crompton and Virginia Mccarthy
are marshals for the national guard
of honor and massing of the colors,
with Ada M. Riley and Mary
Schaumleffie.
A luncheon at the Army and Navy
Club on May 4 will honor and 40
members who are serving the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary this year, Mrs.
Mary B. McMillin, department presi-
dent; Mrs. Myrtle Spudis, depart
ment vice president, Mrs. Agnes
Hazard, property custodian, and 10
other members who are department
committee chairmen.
The next meeting will be held At
the Washington Hotel on May Is.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

If the local troops are to partici-
pate in the great Army maneuvers
being tentatively planned for the
northern part of New York State
the operations of the anti-aircraft
artillery of the local Guard will be
materially aided by the instruction
which Col. Burns proposes to give
them In the new communications
schools. 1t will enable the local
artillerymen to keep in contact with
the planes that will be used to di-
rect the fire of these gunners and
to keep them informed of enemy"
aircraft that is coming with the
range of the gun sections which
will be allocated to the local gunners.
The subjects to be taught in the
school include code instructions,
care Of radio equipment, installa-
ton and maintenance of equipment,
radio communications and field net
operations Commanding officers of
the Headquarters Battery, Head
quarters Battery, 1st Battalion, and
Headquarters Battery I'd Battal-
lion, have been instructed to
each detail two men for this in
structions, the men to be detached
from their organizations for this
important duty. So that the organi-
zation will obtain the full results
from the instructions, it has been
ordered that no man be detailed to
the school who has less than six
months remaining of his present
enlistment, who cannot attend every
session of the school and who will
not attend the field training.
Members of the 26Oth Coast
Artillery Regiment, will not be per-
mitted to hold any pistol target
practice until after the close of the
field training period of 1910.
Specification of the duties of ad-
ministrative functions, in the opera
ton Of guard units which entitle the
officers assigned to this duty ad-
ditional pay, above the regular drill
pay. have been announced by the
National Guard Bureau of the War
Department, which also indicates the
pay for each class of unit. Admin
lstrative functions include all duties
other than drilling or training
troops. These include duties in
connection with discipline, super
vision of caretakers, preservation of
equipment, safeguarding of all
property, subsistence, pay, clothing
accounts, reports, returns and the
keeping of unit records. It was
pointed out that an officer will
receive administrative function pay
only for the faithful performance
OF such duties, and defines this as
performing them in keeping with the
oath and requirements of his Office.
There are seven classes for such
pay: Regiments, battalion or SQUAD
ron which does not belong to a
regiment, battalion or squadron
which is stationed in a different
State from that of the headquarters
OF the regiment to which it belongs,
company, troop or battery organized
with a maintenance strength of go
or more enlisted men, battery, coast
artillery corps, organized with a
maintenance strength of so or more
enlisted men, each received s24O per
annum.
Service company, battery, or troop
organized with maintenance
strength of so to SO enlisted men.
$210 per year; company, battery or
troop organized with maintenance
strength of 40 to 49 enlisted men.
$3.50 a year; company, battery, or
troop organized with a maintenance
Evening star., 1940-04-28

1llC CSCANCu OOOll SeA'' ~-SHSSAAD'
by the local battalion to reorganize
along lines more closely resembling
battalions of the regular corps in
the Fleet Marine Force.
The rife team, under the leader
ship of Capt John A. Fon6ahl,
won 10 of is competitions, and Is
ranked as one of the leadinp Reserve
rifle teams of the United States.
Master Technical Sergt. G0rge
w. Scott has announced few
vacancies in the battalion band.
Those interested are requested to
apply at 1890 am. Sunday at 458
Indiana avenue NV.
Battalion headquarters has an
nounced the following enlistments:
Headquarters Company, Patsy A. Di
Stasio, Thomas H. Graham and
Winlow G. Ware; Company B,
Homer A. Gusack; Company c,
Wyatt D. Davis and Phillip L.
Page; Company D, Herbert c.
Broyhill, Arthur G. harrington,
James w. Ferrieter, jr., Russell S.
Thicker; Company F, Upton N
Everhart, Junior A. Polling, Thomas
I. Schooley.
There are also vacancies In the
battalion for men between the ages
of II and IS.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Y. M. c. A. News

The Central Y. M. c. A. has sched-
uled the following events this week:
Today-9 am, National Training
School for Boys, Page NICK. Etch-
ison, speaker; S pm, Sunday after
noon concert.
Tomorrow-6 pm, US Mems Club
at the Smorgasbord, DR.. j. Lowrey
Fendrich, speaker; 8 pm, finals in
Bible story contest for seniors and
health lecture.
Tuesday-12:30 pm, youth prob
lens lunch; $50 pm, Girls Aux
iliary, boys building; 8 pm. finals
in Bible story contest for junior boys
Wednesday-9:15 am, junior Sec
retaries training group; 4 pm, clay
modelling; S pm, Junior Gym Lead
ers' Club; 1880 pm, international
Club; 7:30 pm, Checker Club; 8
pm, finals In Bible story contest
for junior girls, Senior Council and
Evening star., 1940-04-28

ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will be held tomorrow night at the
Harrington Hotel.
Among those who will attend are
Past Post Comdrs. William P.
Cavanaugh. A. B. Hammond,
Stephen T. Nichka, Thomas E..
Fawcett, Sumner Perry, Edgar T..
Spedden, John w. Thompson,
Nathan D. Golden, A. E. Sniegoski,
Aram Kojassar. Arthur T. Quinn,
William A. Obey, Leon B. Lambert,
Richard A. Burton and William E.
Burch, reelected commander of
Advance Post; also all department
officers.
The second Roundup Recruiting
Rally" will be held at Odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday evening. Chairman
F. R. Ihrie expects to have about
600 members and eligibles in at
tendance on that occasion. There
will be entertainment and refresh
ments.
The Honor Guard took part in the
installation at United States Treas
ury, National Capital, H. L. Ed
monds, Police-Fire, Washington and
Defense Posts. Capt. George H.
Johns announces that the next
official turnout will be in the en-
campment parade in Cleveland Park
in June.
The newly organized Follow Me-
Defense Post held a public install
lation of officers last Wednesday
evening in the John Burroughs
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Convention Committee. Marie Fox
has received an appointment to
Veterans Vacility at Sunmount,
N. Y, which necessitated her resig-
nation as welfare officer, being re-
placed by Anna Birtwith.
The James Reese Europe Post will
be the guest of the Peoples Con-
gregational Church today at pm.
The Rev. A. F. Elmes will de-
liver the sermon. All members and
their friends are invited.
The American Legion bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to
furnish fiat grave markers for the
graves of World War veterans, To-
Gated in modern garden-type of
cemeteries which forbid upright
markers, was passed by the Senate
April 10. 1t was passed by the
House on February 10.
This is the second time that this
bill has reached the White House.
President Roosevelt vetoed the
measure last year on the grounds
the bill as then worded would re-
strict to bronze the material which
might be authorized for use in sup
planting the stone markers. At that
time the President indicated he
would not object to a bill which
would authorize the furnishing of
fiat markers without restriction
upon the type of material from
which these might be made.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday evening at Pythian Temple,
with Comdr. Douglas o. Reed pre-
siding.
The opening of the regular play
ing season of the American Legion
Junior Baseball League was post
poned last Sunday. The games will be
played prior to June on weekdays
agreeable to each team. The Sergt.
Jasper team will play today the
Fort Stevens team at l pm. on the
West diamond of the Ellipse.
Memorial Day officer has made
plans to participate in the annual
Memorial Day rites on May 30 it
Arlington National Cemetery.
Comdr. Reed announced the COL
lection taken at the annual church
services at st. Johns Church re-
Gently were donated by the rector
to the District of Columbia Depart
ment to be used toward the pur-
chase of an iron lung.
Fort Stevens Post will hold q
charter member meeting in Stans-
bury Hall Thursday at 8:15 pm, with
Comdr Edwin L. Donaldson presid-
ing. Among founders of the post who
will be special guests are Past
Comdr. Comdr. George Hobson
Smith and Past Comdr. Leo Joseph
Reel. Refreshments will be served.
Fort Stevens Junio, League team
will open the season today at pm.
on the Ellipse diamond against
Sergt. Jasper Post team.
Comdr. Donaldson, his staff and
color squad will participate in exer-
cises at the District of Columbia
World War Memorial on Wednesday
at 4:3O pm.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
More Training for
Guard Keymen Urqed

National Guard officers are Study
ing certain suggestions made to the
National Guard Association of the
United States by Maj. Gen. James K.
Parsons, U. S. A.. commanding the
Third Army Corps Area. One Of
them particularly is that Of checking
lost motion so that the very most
training will be obtained by men,
bers of the National Guard during
their very brief drill periods each
week. This includes the planning by
the officers for the use of every
minute. While pointing out that the
new equipment which is to be sup
piled if necessary now because 1t will
be difficult to obtain it quickly in
time of conflict, he said neverthe-
less that the equipment was Of little
use unless the men were trained to
use 1t efficiently. He said also that
he was cognizant of the fact that the
problem of training in the National
Guard is most difficult, adding that
many Of its members now devote
more time to training than they can
afford.
He suggested that it would greatly
improve the Guard If additional
training were authorized for the
commissioned officers and key
men. He said there are many units
in which the privates require very
little training, but the non-commis-
stoned officers great deal. In this
group he placed the coast artillery
units, engineer units aand medical
units. He suggested to the guards
men that the strength of these units
be restricted to commissioned
officers or key men, and the savings
on the pay of the privates be used to
pay the non-commissioned officers
for the time devoted to additional
training. He thought that If addr-
tional pay was offered that most, If
not all, of the commissioned
officers would be willing to attend
several training periods one or two
evenings week. He suggested that
they should be granted q bonus on
the passing of technical examina-
ton held under War Department
supervision.
He said ground must be obtained
in each corps area for maneuvers of
large forces. In the Sd Corps, he
said, there Is not any reservation
where corps or even q division can
maneuver. Last year, he said, the
Sd Corps maneuvered in the Vi
cinity Of Manassas, Va. The country,
he added, Is excellent for the pur-
pose, but the movements Of the
troops were greatly restricted be-
cause Of the prohibition against
entering fields with growing crops.
He suggested that a suitable area be
obtained either by purchase or long
leases, but in order that 1t will not
grow up and become o wilderness
farmers should be allowed to live on
1t and farm 1t, with the understand
ing that they will raise no crops that
will interfere with the movement of
troops at the time Of the exercise.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Third Division

A Last Mans Club was organized
at meeting here last week. Mem
bership is limited to 100. Appnca-
tions have already been received
from Maj. Gen. Peter G. Harris,
retired, D. S. NJ, former adjutant
general, United States Army; John
B. Dickman, ST., brother of the late
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, COM
mander of the Sd Division in
France; Grover Inglis, 9Th Engi-
neers; Russell Sizemore, 9Th Engi-
neers, and recipient Of the British
military medal by order of King
George v, and Sam Baumgarten
Of the 10th Field Artillery. Mem
bership will include only those who
served with the Marne Division and
honorary membership.
William A. Shoemaker, 3811 Twen-
ty-fifth place NE, is temporary
secretary. Regular election Of Of
ficers will be held in July, when
the division will hold its 22d an
nual reunion IN Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Army and Navy Union

Presidents Own Garrison will
meet at the District Building on
wednesday at pm. At the last
meeting l.. Lipscomb and Jack Tou-
art were inducted. National Junior
Vice Comdr. Carol H. Baker spoke.
Department Comdr. Milton j. Eek
ert has ordered all garrisons to be
represented at the meetings of the
General Committee of the G. A. r.
Memorial Day Corp. in the Central
High School May 8, IS and %.