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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

NEW YOR k-For many
months / wondered what had
become of the foreigners at
Gotham's Worlds Fair whose
countries have since vanished In
the bomb-flares Of the night.
Before the seizure Of Czechoslo-
vakia, group of czechs ar
rived here from Prague to at
tend their own fair pavilion.
While they were about their
chores In New York, suddenly
they discovered themselves to
be men without a country.
Nevertheless, they opened their
pavilion. to keep alive their ma
tional spirit in a symbol.
The Poles were next. used
to visit their pavilion often, for
not only was their building one
Of the handsomest in the for
eign area, but their restaurant
was an irresistible magnet.
They staged the most lavish
mel on the fair grounds. OF
their own native cuisine at such
absurd tariffs. that l once asked
headwaiter To explain 1t.
Good will" he said. I'VE lose
on every meal. But our gov
eminent takes the loss"
He was . handsome and en-
gaging fellow. / dined there one
night in September and he was
in q worried, confiding mood.
II received a mysterious cable
from my mother in warsaw
he said, something 10 going to
happen. can't believe it will
be war. / am sure Hitler
doesn't have enough nerve. But
must Of us here are scared"
The next morning. the inva-
sion was under way and did
not see the young headwaiter
again. The Polish pavilion con-
tinued until the fair closed.
STILL IN BUSINESS
But the other evening l en-
countered my old friends again.
They had opened Polish
Restaurant" on Fifty-Seventh
street, stated by the same
exiled Poles who were out on
Flushing Meadows. But now
they must be less lavish with
their dispensstions. They no
longer lose money on their Glen
tele. but they do not profit by IT,
They break even. They would
rather have II that way. II gives
them something to do in a
strange country which all Of
them passionately want to
adopt.
The ambition of each and
everyone there is to succeed in
acquiring American citizenship.
Men without q country. they
have found one that they think
excels any other of the world.
My friend, the headwaiter. has
found his meter. He has proved
eligible for a college course and
expects to finish his advanced
education here.
WHAT NEXT.
The Czechs stranded In this
country. after the kidnap, VIII
open their Czechoslovakian pa
vilion again as a sign that the
spirit OF their democratic gov
eminent survives dictatorship.
But the emissaries Of other
nations who were sent here TO
represent their nations at the
fair are quivering. The swed-
ish delegation wonders what will
happen next; 30 do the Neither
lsnders. - do the Belgisns.
Men without countries. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
SO THEY SAY

Crime is not physical. 1t Is
mental--Dr. Alex Hrdlieka, Gu
rator of snthropology, smithso-
MAN Institution.
All men who have TO serve
more than five years in prison
are doomed, but they don't rel
ize troy Gardner. ex-convict.
in farewell note written before
he committed suicide.
We must have q free legal
profession II we are 70 have
freedom in Americs. Charles A.
Besrdsley. president. American
Bar association
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

leave Us holding an eighteen
million-dollar bag.
Resentment against the White
House-not a desire for economy
lies behind the congressional
slsshes in the farm appropriation
bill and the navy authorization
program. The legislators sus-
pect that FDR tried to put them
on the political spot, so they
simply moved over to make room
for him.
When President Roosevelt,
through Henry Morgenthau,
asked congress to increase the
public debt limit from forty-five
to fifty billion. he got a terrific
turn-down. The boys and girls
figured that it would be fatal
move in a reelection year-a con-
fession of extravaganza and vir-
tual bankruptcy they could not
afford to make. Then, in order
to keep under the forty-five bill
lion figure, Mr.. Roosevelt SUBJ
mitted a budget reducing or elm
mating funds for the politicos'
bread and butter projects
roads, reclamation, PWA, WPA.
He expected that this sort of
pressure would force them to
hike the public debt maximum.
Instead, they Topped rs per
cent off his two-ocean navy pro-
posal-a program sponsored by
FDR personally = and cut his
farm financing arrangement to
ribbons. The White House grew
80 alarmed that it rushed Secre-
tary Edison to Capitol Hill to
intercede in person" 1t also
permitted Secretary Wallace to
utter the most serious indictment
of the legislative branch since
Herbert Hoover charged con-
gress with playing politics with
human misery"-namely, that a
Democratic house was scout
Ting agriculture.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's page for the answers.
1. Name the softest wood.
2. Did aliens who entered the
u. S. army during the World
war automatically become u. S.
citizens?
3. Name the Roman god Of
dreams.
4. Can women vote in the
U. S. at the age of eighteen?
5. The sycamore tree is also
known as the family tree, plane
tree or whippletree?
8. Name the capital of New
Zealand
7. With what sport Is Monte
Pearson associated?
8. What are vertebrate ami
mails?
8. Name the highest peak in
South America, computed from
sea level.
10. In which state was Vice
President Garner born?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

never was brought home so dra-
matically as through the scene
at Flushing Meadows.
BACKWARD
SPELLING
On an auto jaunt out to Long
Island the other day, few of US
paused at a stately and beautiful
mansion near the Wading River.
A neat signboard proclaimed it
to be called Seldom. Now one
becomes accustomed to estates
such as The Belly Acres" Bed
side Manor" and Wits End"
but this was a new one. So I
begged to stop at the next gas
station for illumination. That
place" said the attendant as
part of the service, belongs to
Henry Mueller, the spaghetti-and-
macaroni man." l asked why
that explained the name Sell
doom" Spell it backward" said
the attendant, land ii comes out
noodles"
ATE HIS HAT
The last quaint bet heard
about and recorded was the
wager between Fred waring and
Paul Douglas on the outcome Of
the gridiron season. The loser
agreed TO lead a live bull into =
Fifth Avenue china shop and pay
for ensuing damages. Waring,
the loser. paid his debt. But now
l hear OF Harold Burum, the
journalism instructor, who de-
SPARED Of teaching his students
the Importance Of making head
lines. Finally, he remarked that
he'd be willing to eat his hat
IL the student paper ever came
out on time. Well, the paper
came out on time. And Burum,
a man of his word, ate his hat.
He reduced 1t TO sandwich
spread by using various adulter-
ants. smeared IL over crackers
and swallowed it down. And he
HAD proved his point, he re-
marked later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
BY BRUCE CATION

WASHINGTON-If you want
to join the U. S. army you've
got to find some soldier whose
time is up and who isn't re-
enlisting. The biggest peace
time recruiting drive the army
ever put on is over-a complete
success nearly six months ahead
of schedule.
Beginning last July. the army
had to jump its enlisted strength
from 165, 900 to 227, 900. 1t also
had to enlist nearly 10000 more
men to fill vacancies due to ex-
piration OF enlistments.
1t figured on finishing by
next July. Actually, the job Is
done now.
All of this is 8 big feather in
the brass hat of Maj. H. N. Gil
bert, who handles recruiting de-
tails in the adjutant generals
office. Early in November, Ma
jor Gilbert was asked what the
army's enlisted strength would
be by the end of 1889.
He figured a bit. and then al
lowed it would be 223.000. When
they checked up at the end Of
the year, they found II was 223,-
Dol. They're still trying to dope
out how he did il.
Recent stories said the cam
psign was way behind. AS
matter of fact, IL was so far
ahead the army could have gone
far above 227 900 if that had
been necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
FsiII-Iess Homes

Leave out the fancy trimmings and maybe can get
comfortable home for yourself this year In fact the FILA
predicts that most of the family dwellings constructed this
year win cost less than $4,000, with good many costing
lee than 5000.
10 do this the FILA says, builders will have to be salts
fiod With pain comfort Fris out The houses don't
Md to b ugly but solid and unitarian.
Most people who badly require better living conditions
won't mind They want houses for what they afford
to NY they can get them for $4,000 and $4,000 they
wont mind If little scroll work must be eliminated here
and there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

Inc bnlth nave announced
that they viii buy only 10o.0 900
bales of cotton from the U. s.
each month, as against = far
higher volume in normal times.
And they may revise that quota
downward at the end of the cot
ton year in August. Now Wal
lace hears from his foreign scouts
that the British will soon impose
sharp quota restrictions on the
amount Of farm and other food
stuffs which we may export to
European neutrals. The ration
will be based on our normal ship
ments under the assumption
that any marked increase will be
evidence that the extra supply
is slipping through to Germany.
Henry's people have had quiet
talks with the British blockaders,
but to no avail 80 far. He has
been given to understand that il
the United States wants to re-
tain the Allies market for our
agricultural products. the John
son act barring loans and credits
to debt-defaulting nations must
be repealed. Otherwise, England
will continue to conserve her
resources by trading within the
Empire and obtaining supplies
from other neutrals by the bar
ter process.
Adolf A. Berries Yale univer-
sity suggestion that Uncle Sam
may have to give away his gold
stock in order to reestablish a
sound economic system after the
war was the most important dip
lomatic utterance delivered by
any American statesman since
the wars outbreak. 1t had the
full approval Of the White House
and the state department.
Here is the off-the-record back
ground: The British and French
governments have made clear
that they do not want the United
States to have any part in the
peace making process, if the
Allies win. London and Paris,
though concealing their ultimate
aims, are set to smash and carve
up Germany if they emerge VIC
torious. They don't want their
strategy to be spoiled by the
same sort of silly western
idealism" their expression
which Woodrow Wilson intro
duced at Versailles.
Unless the u. S. becomes an
active participant, as in 1917.
the Allies will probably have
their way. The idea is naturally
repungant to the Roosevelt adj
ministration, which fears the
longtime worldwide effect of
such a Carthaginian peace. So
Mr.. Berries speech was a gentle
reminder that this country owns
most of the gold chips, and there
fore has a powerful claim to a
seat in the prospective poker
game. 1t also reflects the grow
ing fear here that the postwar
world may discard gold as
basis of trade and currency, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
Army Hangs Out Full Up
Sign; Strength Now $4,000

government. Pretty soon Green
belt will have an election to
name town offieials-and none
of this so per cent can run for
office or do any campaigning.
This same problem has arisen
elsewhere, notably on some far
western reclamation projects.
where practically everyone works
for the government. Chances
are that some amendment to the
act to take care of such cases
will be sought.
Unless and until this Is done,
though, towns like Greenbelt will
have to pick their officials from
among a select few.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
BRlGHTENERS

All that the small neutrsls
now have left Is determine
ton
Possibly those German avia-
tors who dropped bombs over
Shetland Islands were only play
ing the ponies.
Harry Bridges present sug-
gestion for "Five-Year Peace"
on the waterfront indicates how
hard IL Is 10 break q habit even
when you change your strategy.
John L. Lewis has been given
an appreciation plaque but
you can easily guess that Aessrs
Garner. McNutt and Roosevelt
did not contribute,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
PRIMITIVE GLASS

Long before they had any con-
tact with civilization, the Eski-
mos discovered that sheets Of
clear ice, inserted in holes cut
into their igloos, admitted light.
kept out cold winds and were
cheap to replace. Igloos are not
the regulation dwelling of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

court position in England, from
1897 until death. Sir George
became judge of the prerogative
court of the Archbishop of Can
terbury in 1851 and held that
post until death.
Tomorrow: What type house
did the early Pilgrims build in
America?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
/ IGAT An Inside Picture e Of Fin.n-
Until cial and Political America

Observation-Disclosures Wallace is writing over the
hammering his farmers are taking from the American
congress and the British ministry of economic warfare
He has charged that the legislators scuttng agcu
ture and he would voice the complaint against Lon
don if Cordel Hull would permit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
MR.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only initials
VIII be published when REQUESTED
Mr.. Fixit. How much re-
enlistment money docs . navy
man get on each re-enlistment :
Is this paid right after re-
enlisting or when. n . man
retircs on 10 years and II out
Of the navy 10 years and il
called hack, does he get any re-
enlistment money.
A READER.
II he Ia third class petty Off
Ger OF under. he gets SIS for
each year served. a total of 500
paid As soon as he re-enlists.
II he Is a second class petty
officer or higher. the shipping
over" money viii amount to
$500.
That applies only IL the man
ships over within 90 days of his
discharge. Ten years would be
too long.
Mr.. Fixit: Can you give me
information ~ 10 whom l should
see In regard 10 employment on
the construction job Mt Panama
canal? ! believe . contract has
to be signed somewhere In Sc
attic. H. n. p.
The Washington State EN-
ployment Service, at 112 So.
18th St. in Tacoma. Is trying
TO get together some informa-
ton on that work, which pre-
sumably will be directly under
the war department. There Is
no likelihood of any contract
employees being taken down
from Seattle. A possible source
of information Is George w.
Green, municipal engineer, Bal
boa, Panama Canal Zone.
Mr.. Flxif: VIII you please
give me the requirements and
wages paid for = social worker.
T. ID.
College education. with some
specialization In sociology is the
general qualification for a be-
ginner. Most of the social work.
ers In the state department of
social security are paid 500 a
month. though some receive $3.50
to $3.50, II in executive positions.
There are, of course. higher po-
sitions In social work with some
private agencies. and few
with the state, as you will no.
tice. II you care to read the
governors budget, on file at the
public library.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you tell me
II there are many people who
have passed the examinations on
the waiting list for civil service
jobs: Are the chances very
good that you would 20 TO work
right away after passing the
exams or would you perhaps
have to wait q couple of years
before you would get n chance
mt anything READER.
Both federal and city civil
service eligible lists usually are
long SO that two years Ia not
an unusually long time to wait.
Getting civil service jobs, how
ever. is one of the most unpre-
dictable things in the world.
The wait may depend upon how
many pass the test. how high
you pass It, and upon the fire.
quency Of deaths and resigna-
tions in the service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
CANDIDATES LACKING
IN u. S.-BUILT TOWN

The famous goyernment-bunt
town of Greenbelt, Nd, gets
minor new headache out Of the
Hatch act, which rules federal
job-holders out Of politics.
About so per cent of Green
belts inhabitants work for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
BROTHER JUDGES

Sir William Lee (16ss-1754),
brother of Sir George Lee t1700-
1889, served as chief justice of
the kings bench, highest civil
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

Eskimo, however; they are used
for temporary structures during
travels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

To receive attention IN this coli
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer Only initials
VIII be published when requested
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
m NEW YORK BY GEORGE ROSS

never was brought home so dra-
matically as through the scene
at Flushing Meadows.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please
give me the requirements and
wages paid for = social worker!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

Cspf 1876 b, tinted restsrv s,ssiest Is< -
II het Z. .. Pat oh.-An rights resssvsl
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-12-20
ALSATIA DANCE

The Alsatia Christmas dance will
be held on Monday night, Dec. 80,
at The Club. The committee, com
posed of Claude L. Crawford
chairman; S. M. Fockler, Edw..
H. Rooms, Jr., F. w. Younkins,.
Merle Potter, Frank Minnick and
VIM. McCardell, are putting forth
every effort to make this social
affair of the club a big success.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-12-20
THE sun PAUSES

Next Sunday the chariot of Apollo will skid against the
Capricorn rail, pause moment, and zodiaca
Which will mean, according wishful hoping that from
then the days will be getting longer Unfortunately will
also that winter large part of this hemisphere
arrived in real and that months
the northern will galoshes
coal and fuel oil, chains and antfreeze.
The only consolation that there anything can
e done about It, The prospect of decisions be made actions
TO be taken is hard the system
to the progression of the back
his hands of the whole affair.
To be there certain paatives the young and
the strong in for winter sports The and the feeble
can hug the fire and AS for the nbetween group
WELL the alarm clock still rings, grocery bill
first OF the month"; and somebody bring home the bacon
Still most northeneIs could stand tiff the picture
would stop running those frOcking folk south
beaches
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
VIRGINIA TR0UNCES
MARYLAND 10 TO 6
Credit Is Due To Iron Man
Bill Dudley, Cavalier
Quarterback
BY WILLIAM

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Oct. 12.-
R-Virginia trounced Maryland, l9
to 6 today so far as the score goes,
but the credits due to 'Iron-Man'
Bill Dudley, the Cavaliers brainy
quarterback.
Dudley, Handwriting and hawk
eyed, was almost the difference be-
tween victory and defeat. His passes
accounted for two touchdowns and
he tailed the third personally.
Tosses And Punts
In between, he set UP long gains
through the line, tossed aerials for
others, and punted Virginia out of
danger several times.
In the first period, Dudley held a
bare margin over Quarterback. Joe
Murphy of Maryland in a vigorous
punting duel. The Terrapins put on
the only long march of the quarter,
a 43-yard drive to Virginia's 33
where Bryant intercepted a pass and
halted the advance.
Dudley set up a scoring chance to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
NAVY UPSETS PRINCETON

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 12.-R
"A Navy team that had be e n
vastly moderated came with an
irresistible rush in the second half
to-day to beat the daylights out of
the favored Princeton Tigers, IL
to 6, before &c, 0 in Palmer stadi-
UNI. There was nothing flukey in
the Middies' triumph. Thev stamp
ed themselves an eleven to be
watched and respected as they
ripped 70 to 80 yards for touch
downs in the third period and were
deprived of another by a goal
line tumble in the fourth. In storm
ing to their scores the Middies dis
played a set of brilliant running
backs in Bill Busik, Cliff LEM and
Howard Clark. Clark and Busik
took turns passing more brilliant
ly than either of Princeton's famed
.tossers, Dave Allerdice and Bob
Peters. Princeton capitalized on
its only sustained march of the
game to score it's touchdown in
the first quarter, Peters passing
~ yards to Bob jackson in the
end zone to cap off a 56-yard
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Federal Government
Conflicts Bet Boro,,

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-LP-Tha ,or
ernment's campaign against bet b,,
ons was capped today by the ~.
viction of William R. Big Dan,
johnson, alleged Gear" of Chicas,,
gambling, and five of his aida.
A federal court jury convic,,,
them of conspiracy to violate Nv
income tax laws.
Johnson, As, tall, suave and do,
per, was found guilty on all fir,
counts of an Indictment accusi,,
him of failure to pay $1,SS7.S e. IN
taxes on a 1868 income of -,
377,615. The maximum penalty Womb
be % years in prison and a $5Omo
fine.
Also convicted on five counts vsy,
Jack Sommers, James A. Harticon
John M. Flanagan and William p
Kelly. They were charged with aid,
ing the evasion and identified a,
gaming house managers.
Found guilty on three counts Va,
Stuart Brown, portrayed as the n,
orator of the syndicate's currepn
exchange.
Three co-defendants EdVai
Wait, Andrew j. Creighton and Rec.
maid Mackay-were acquitted at ts
conclusion Of the biggest trial in,
volving gambling gentry in the civ;
recent history.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
'SPILLMAN CATCHES
LARGEST SEA BASS
"a LIB. 10 Or. Drum Nets
., Him First Prize In Fish
ing Club Contest

Johnny Spillman last night was
bass division of the September
contest of the New Hanover Fish
ing club, having landed the largest
drum caught during the month in
Zone A.
Winners, announced by Bob
Sneeden, chairman of the clubs
contest committee, were:
MEMS DIVISION
Zone A
Channel Bass-first prize, John
Spillman, "a lbs. 10 ozs., ESQ yard
Ohio reel. Second prize, A. M.
Montcastle, 20 pounds, 200 yards
Is line. Third prize, Sam Zarkalis,
9 pounds Is ounces, $500 worth
tackle. Fourth prize, E.. G. Whis'
nant, 8 ga pounds, $3.50 worth
tackle.
Bluefish-first prize, Tom Skip
per, ST., 2 pounds, $50 yards Ohio
reel. Second prize, Mrs. R. H.
Order, 1 pound IL ounces, 200
yards Is line. Third prize, D. B.
Branch, 1 pound 6 ounces, $500
worth tackle. Fourth prize, Mrs.
S. J. Springer, 8 IL ounces $1.50
worth tackle. Va. mullet-prize
1 IL, G. G. Morse, one carton
cigarettes. Trout-prize, Mrs. John
Beckwith, 3 pounds. $3.50 tackle
box.
Zone B
Channel bass-first prize, Swift
Boatwright, 26 pounds, 2 ounces,
H. r. rod No. IS. Second prize,
w. M. Kernels, % pounds 1 IL
ounces, 200 yards Is line-already
won first prize. Third prize, Don
Watts, 26 pounds, $500 worth
tackle. Fourth prize, Fred Mote,
"a Ia pounds, $3.50 worth tackle.
Bluefish first prize, H. N.
Shumpert, 2 pounds Z ounces, H. I.
rod No. 70. Second prize, Chas.
Walker, 1 IA pounds, 200 yards
Is line. Third prize, M. B. Muir
ply, l pound 2 ounces, $500 worth
tackle. Fourth prize, Jack Chris
tan, Jr., Z ounces, $3.50 worth
tackle. Va. mullet-prize-no entry.
Trout, prize, Julien, K. Taylor, Jr.,
1 pound Z ounces, $3.50 tackle box.
Fresh Water Division
Rock, prize-Jas. S. Hall, 8
pounds, No. $50 S. B. reel.
Black bass first prize, J. P.
Nall, 2 pounds IS ounces Pflueger
Trump reel. Second prize, c. w.
Clark, 2 pounds 6 ounces, $1.50
worth tackle.
Jack-prize, E. B. Lewis, one
pound 6 ounces, $3.50 tackle box.
LADIES DIVISION
Channel ~bass-prize. No entry
except Mrs. J.. E. D. Clark who has
already won prize.
Bluefish-prize, Mrs. R. H. Grid
er, 1 pound IL ounces, $50 yards
Is line.
Va. mullet-prize, Mrs. P. Bat
son, 1 pound 4 ounces, $3.50 flash
light.
Trout - Mrs. Jno. Beckwith, 8
pounds, $3.50 tackle box.