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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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the Y W. C. AS sponsorship toured three of Tocomos we'll
known of Mr. John Dover and the
Mrs Dover; Thonewood" home of Gen. and Mrs Dovid l.
Stone ond Woomo" Mr. and Mrs Alexander Bellies home
Photographed in the oordens few of those offending
Left Of the rustic bridges Dowerde ore Miss
Ella Bennett general secretary of the Y W. c. A. Mrs Bertrom
Thomas general ohoon of the event. Mrs Leo Boucher and
Mrs Arthur Green In the group of the pocious lawns
Thornewood left right Mrs Walter Smell Mrs Frank
Cornody Mrs. A. R. oordner. Mrs. E. D. Hodge and Mrs.
Preston
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-01

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Evening star., 1940-02-25
u. S. Scientists Seek Answers
To Puerto Rico's Problems

Uncle Sans crack agricultural SCI
entists are concerned BY palms.
taking experiment they are looking
for and finding the answers to which
OF these varieties will produce the
highest yield per acre and can be
grown with fewer crop hazards and
the most profit on the island.
Our guides were Acting Director
DR.. Kenneth A. Bartlett, Mrs. Bart
lett and Donald, their 5-year -old
son.
Some of the Plants.
AS friendly neighbors in their new
environment, we glimpsed perfume
and quinine plants, cinnamon, gin
ger and vanilla vine. The latter,
by the way, is a member of the
orchid family. OF interest, too, was
the sub-tropical tung oil, which
produces one of the quick-drying
oils used in the manufacture of
paints and varnishes. Each of these
transplanted plants win grow readily
in the coffee areas of Puerto Rico,
suffering from the loss OF their
coffee markets in Spain and France
due to the war.
A piece of rubber which the ma
tives use for chewing gum was
pried from rubber tree for use by
DR.. Bartlett. 1t is difficult to think
of it as the basis for automobile
tires and thousand other CONNER
cial products.
Great clumps of Chinese bamboo
trees imported from the Orient by
DR.. Atherton Lee, the stations direc-
tor, are responsible for the develop
ment of a furniture indus
try, as yet only experimental, which
may prove as epochal as a village
or district cooperative among
Puerto Rico's men and boys as en-
broidery has among women and
girls.
In the main building of the agri-
cultural station, just of the Jar
dine Patio, named in honor of DR..
james T. Jardine, chief of the Office
lof experimental stations in WASH
IingtOn, are its laboratories. Here a
SAOup VI SClcIlClSIS are performing
the miracles of their task of adapt
ing the wealth of material about
them.
Miss Frances Arana, a young ma
tive Pureto Rican, is testing vanilla
beans in one of these laboratories
If her experiments are successful one
more industry for her people may
result. To help solve the problem
the Department of Agriculture has
sent DR.. A. Kent Balls from Wash
ington. An engine chemist of in
ternational reputation, it is hoped
his further research may do for the
vanilla bean industry in Puerto Rico
what it did for the pineapple in
dustry in Hawaii.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.


The partial solution OF Puerto
Rico'S paramount needs, the hous-
ing and feeding of its ever-increas-
ing population, may very readily lie
with The United States Agricultural
Station at Mayaguez-and the va
rious agencies which cooperate with
it, insular and continental.
This isle, which has great scenic
charm, bids fair to become the prob
lem population possession of the
United States, in addition to its in
creasing strategic Importance as
"the watchdog of the Caribbean"
Upon its area of 100000 acres,
about twice that of Connecticut, sub
sists native population of around
10000 American citizens.
For the last few years this popula-
ton, according to a fairly accurate
census, has been increasing at the
rate of 10000 to $4,000 a year. Un-
der improved sanitary conditions set
up by the Federal Government, this
ratio is apt to double, since the
island, good climate all year, is a
spot devoid Of rickets because of its
year-around sunshine and the vita
minis in its sugar cane, munched
freely by even the poorest of its
people. A birth-control bill passed
in 1887 is not yet effective, for the
prevailing religious faith is Catholic.
Land Grants Considered.
Agricultural scientists believe
Puerto Rico's happy. smiling, but
often underfed masses with families
of 5 to 10 will best work out their
future by being allocated one to two
or three acres of Government farm
land.
On these grants, it is believed, they
can, by proper agricultural and in
dustrial guidance, be enabled to live
in reasonable comfort.
Thousands of Puerto Ricans who
might have been self supporting as
tillers OF tiny little farm holdings
have ,beensforced by;&seconomic ne
cessityF into San Juan and Ponce,
Puerto Rico's two largest cities,
where they have become dwellers in
slum areas that make some of our
metropolitan slums look like Gar
dens of Eden by comparison.
On the heights above Mayaguez,
adjacent to the College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanical Arts of the
University of Puerto Rico, is the
Puerto Rico Agricultural Station of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, whose aim it is to help
solve Puerto Rico's agricultural
problems.
Horticultural Fairy Land.
Founded in 1902, its grounds are a
horticultural fairy land upon which
are thriving more varieties Of trans
planted tropical trees, rare herbs,
spices and flowers than would be
encountered in many years of travel
to distant lands.
Even its workshops are glorifed
by mantels of shower orchids, whose
exquisite pink and white Towering
is breath taking.
But the beauty of the scene, great
as it is, is mere incident as far as
Evening star., 1940-02-25
P.-T. A.
Continued From Page C-6.)

Teachers, Is reporting associations
showed an expenditure of $1,399.
When the survey is completed this
sum will be much larger.
Perhaps there is no better way for
parent-teacher units to spend money
than in such a character building
project. But, on the other hand, a
garden is definitely a community
project, in that the whole COM
munity benefited, and it should be
the responsibility of the community.
Since 1887 the school budget has
provided $2,400 to be used for these
gardens. For the 1904 budget, the
Board of Education asked that this
sum be doubled, but when the l940-
Al appropriations bill was finally
sent to the Budget Bureau for hear
ings, it had been reduced to the
original 81 400. However, for 81 gar
dens this sum is inadequate.
It was hoped to secure w. P. A.
labor for the heavy work which chill
dren and teachers are unable to do.
But the stumbling block there has
been that by a ruling of the authori-
ties, w. P. A. labor can be used only
for new work and not for MAIN
tenance. Garden labor has been
placed by them in the latter cate
CORY. In our opinion a garden" as
distinguished from garden plot"
is made new each year. Therefore,
labor for a garden can very easily
be placed on the "new-work' agenda.
Many May Be Abandoned.
Unless more labor can be provided
between now and the time for spring
work, more than likely many Of the
school gardens will have to be
abandoned. This would be a grave
error in more ways than one, for in
some instances, the school gardens
are the only bright spots in the
whole community. Children have a
justifiable pride in the work they do
in their gardens, and through this
work, they are learning many in
valuable character building traits.
If public sentiment for this very
modest request for funds can be
sufhciently aroused, undoubtedly
Congress will restore the item of
$2,400, thus insuring the continuance
of this more than worthwhile
undertaking.
Mrs. ]. r. Lyddane, chairman of
the Garden Committee for the Dis
trict Of Columbia Congress Of Par
ents and Teachers, Is exhausting
every resource at her command to
secure this additional appropria-
tion. She needs your help. Even
" the item Is restored to the budget,
there still remains the question OF
labor for the spring work. for the
money granted In the budget would
not be available until July I. II Ia
impossible for parsnt-tsachsr unils
IL supply this labor
Mrs. Lyddane will ws,e~ms any
susessik... may have % os5sr
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Evening star., 1940-02-25
Washington Low College
PIuns Yearbook

Washington College Of Law seniors
are now completing plans for the
publication OF the college yearbook,
"The Brief, l940."
William j. Chisholm Of the eve
ming division senior class has been
selected editor in chief. He Is be-
ing assisted in the work OF planning
and preparation by the following
staff: Jeanne A. Gaines, assistant
editor; Albert w. Abbott, business
manager; Edwin A. N. Mooers, as
sistant business manager; Masinia
Rulien. advertising manager; Gwen
dolyn T. Ducrest, assistant advertis-
ing manager; James H. Cowan,
Photographic editor, and Gale P.
Gotschall, assistant Photographic
editor.
At recent meeting Of the fresh
man class of the college, George F.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

ing in mid Lent, is the only formal
concert the club gives on the cam
pus.
DR.. Donovan is an alumnus Of
GEORGETOWN, having graduated IN
1911. The university conferred upon
him the degree Of doctor Of music
some years ago In recognition Of
his reputation as a musician. For
many years he also has been organ
list and choir director at st. Paul's
Catholic Church in Washington and
also is known as a pianist.
The Rev. Daniel E. Power, s. j.,
moderator Of the club, has arranged
program for the forthcoming con-
cert which will feature numbers in
honor of Tschaikowsky's centenary
anniversary. The music Of Yon,
Grieg and Elgar also will be
stressed. Kervin N. Cosgrove of Yer
mont, president Of the glee club, will
be the soloist. He will play the Fine
Kleine Nacht music of Mozart on
the violin. In addition the glee club
will sing some of the popular Negro
spirituals and ''hit" numbers from
It's various programs of the current
season.
The other officers OF the club are
Waiter j. Folgelsanger Of New York,
vice president, and Joseph l.. Ecken-
rode of Pennsylvania, secretary.
Father Power has arranged for a
concert next spring in New York
City, and, If possible, a New York
club will be brought to Washington
to sing in a joint concert with the
Georgetown gleemen.
viii Attend Conference.
A delegation of Georgetown stu
dents representing the Sodality of
Our Lady. oldest student organiza-
ton of its kind in the United States,
will attend general conference of
Eastern sodalities at Fordham Uni
versity in New York City today.
They will be accompanied by stu
dents from number of Washington
schools.
The Rev. James A. Buckley, S. j.,
moderator of the Georgetown sodal-
ity. and Hugh v. Duffy, student pre-
feet, will head the delegation. Among
other campus leaders to make the
trip are Thomas G. Callaghan, Burke
E. Schoensee and Dexter L. Hanley
It is to discuss a Catholic youth
viewpoint on democracy that Ford
ham is sponsoring the general con-
ference.
Due to an extra holiday given Fri
day in honor of theTecent final vows
taken by four members of the
Georgetown faculty, the Hilltop
campus was almost deserted after
Wednesday night. Most of the
boarding students went home.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

nished by the string quintet from
Wilson Teachers College, and re-
freshments will be served.
Eliot Junior High.
The study group meets each We'd
nesday at 1:30 pm.
An Executive Committee meeting
will be held Tuesday at 1880 pm.
The association will meet March
at 1:30 pm.
Bundle days for benefit Of student
aid were observed February IL
and 13.
Grant Weightman.
The Executive Committee will
meet Tuesday at pm. in the Grant
School.
Bundle days for benefit of student
aid are held every Wednesday and
Friday.
Langley Junior High.
Capt. r. Mansfield will speak at
the meeting Tuesday at 8 pm. Re-
freshments will be served. The asso-
citation reports a membership of 504.
Stuart Junior High.
The Executive Committee will meet
tomorrow at pm.
Janney.
The Executive Board will meet
Tuesday.
The first-aid class will meet Tues
day at las pm.
Oyster. 3,
The first of series of study group
meetings was held last week to
discuss What the Modern School
| Expects Of Child" The next meet
ing will be held tomorrow at / 80 pm.
The subject for discussion will be
Child Health and Habits" Other
subjects scheduled include: Motion
Pictures and the Radio" "Recrea-
ton and Playmates," and "The
Modern Method of Education"
Wheatley.
One hundred members of the
association were present at the
assembly Wednesday morning, when
Miss Frances RoberdS, a missionary
on furlough from North Africa, gave
a lecture on Customs and Costumes
of Algeria" Miss Roberds dressed
numerous pupils in the various cos
tunes. The lecture was arranged by
Mrs. Stephen Jones, parent educa-
ton chairman.
Twenty parents and teachers have
registered for the newly organized
arts and crafts class to be held at
Wheatley School, under the super
vision of Mrs. j. Craig, an active
member of the association and well
known in art circles. Starting
Wednesday the group will meet each
week on that day at 2 pm.
Truesdell.
| Founders day will be observed
Tuesday at pm. with a candle
lighting service. Mrs. C. D. Lowe,
State president, will be guest speaker,
and the quartet from the Wilson
Teachers College Glee Club will
furnish music.
Bryan.
A meeting will be held Tuesday at
7:45 pm, when pupils of the school
will present candle-lighting service
in commemoration of founders day.
Mrs. Marjorie Colson, historian, will
read history of the association,
and short skit will be presented by
members of the Executive Board.
Past officers of the association will
be guests of honor.
| Blair Hayes.
The Executive Board will meet at
the Hayes School ). Thursday at
las pm.
Mrs. c. E. Smith, health chairman,
announces that members will meet
at the Goldenberg Center Tuesday
to make first-aid supplies.
| Hubbard.
The study group.will meet Tuesday
at 1:30, under the leadership of Mrs.
Helen Lyman.
Mrs. J. G. Wick, president, will hold
a party for benefit of the association
at her home, 1867 Irving street NV,
on Wednesday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
School Aids Hospital

The two occupational therapy
rooms set up at Gallinger Hospital
have furniture and equipment made
by students at Armstrong High
School.
The rooms, sponsored by the
Twentieth Century Club in COM
memoration of its 50th anniversary,
have been fitted out by the students
at the instance of Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith, a member of the Board
of Education and also of the club.
The club provided the materials and
the students the labor, and their
efforts drew special commentator
from Mrs. Smith at recent meeting
of the school board.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Japanese Graduate
OF Wilson Donates
Wedding Kimono

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, Feb.
PA Japanese graduate Of
Wilson College has made an
unusual contribution to Will
sons 10th anniversary fund
campaign for 1900 ,000-her
purple and scarlet wedding
kimono.
She is Satoko Matsumoto
Tasaka. who returned to Japan
after her graduation here in
1898. She Is now the wife Of a
young Japanese Christian
teacher. She has requested
that the kimono be sold and
that proceeds Of the sale con-
stitute her campaign gift.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Tuke Vocational Tests

Co-eds at the American University
College have been taking special
vocation tests during the past week,
as an initial feature Of the voca-
tional guidance program being
sponsored by Cap and Gown, senior
women's honorary society. On
Thursday afternoon the girls will
hear talk on Vacations in Gen.
eral," by Mrs. w. s. zapoleon, spe-
cialist in guidance work for young
women in the United States Once Of
Education.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

Van Winkie, jr., was elected presi.
dent. Chosen to serve on Mr.. Van
Wrinkles staff were John w. Austin:s
vice president; Omega Inglee, secre-
tary; Clyde D. Nicoll, treasurer, and
Joseph D. Loughrin, sergeant at
arms. DR.. Hamilton Vreeland, jr.,
Of the full-time faculty, was selected
to serve this class as faculty advisor.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

Wall, WIZ ID C1AIl. ' ~S's"'
pleting his twentieth year as direc-
tor Of the glee club. An elaborate
program of music has been arranged
in his honor and among the invited
guests will be the Very Rev. Arthur
A. OLeary, S. j., president; the
Rev. John E. Grattan, S. j., dean
OF the College of Arts and Sciences,
and members OF the faculty.
In the 20. years DR.. Donovan has
served as director of music at
Georgetown the glee club has grown
in size until 1t now represents all
departments OF the university. In
early years the members were drawn
chiefly from the college. The 65
members of the club this year come
from % States and the District of
Columbia. They have given nearly
a score, Of concerts this season in
Washington and nearby places, but
the annual Mi-careme concert, COM
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Esfhetics Of Liturqy
Will Be Subject Of
nc. u. Lectures
Research Professor
Of Art Will Speak
On Thursday Evenings

The esthetics of liturgy in the
Roman Catholic Church will be the
basis of series of IL Thursday eve
ming lectures to be given at Catholic
University by John H. de Rosen,
research professor of art, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Most Rev.
Joseph M. Corrigan, titular bishop
elect of Bilta and rector of the
university.
Mr.. de Rosen is a native of War
saw, Poland, and was an officer in
Poland's Lancers Regiment during
the World War. He is the son of
Jan de Rosen, who was the court
painted for the last of the Russian
Cars. After studying with his
father, he worked under Luc-Olivier
Merson, the noted naturalist, in
Paris, at the University of Paris,
and also in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Paintings for Pope.
Two large murals and Several
small paintings in the private chapel
Of Pope Plus xI, in the Castle Gan
dolfo, were done by Mr. de Rosen.
In the Polish Embassy here can be
found one of his murals and two
more on the same theme, episodes
in his country's long history, were
in the Polish Pavilion at the New
York Worlds Fair. He also painted
a mural in the Chapel of st. Joseph
OF Armathea at the Nationa, Ca
thedral and another in st. Hedwig's
Church in Trenton, N. j.
Ten of the lectures will be illus
trated with lantern slides and one
with musical accompaniment. All
are public, university officials said.
The first lecture will be given
Thursday evening, February 20, in
Mcmahon Hall auditorium, on the
university campus, at 8 o'clock on
definitions of Esthetics of Liturgy"
This lecture will not be illustrated.
Historical Background" will be
given on March and THE History
of Vestments" on March IA. The
lecture on Thursday, March 81, will
be omitted because of holy week.
The Mystic Code.
1.-THE Mystic Code" will be given on
March %, characteristics and
Legends of the Saints April-4 and
"The Mystic Latin April II. The
latter will not be illustrated.
'The Altar" will be given on April
18, THE Chalice, the Cross, the
Chandeliers" April Is, "The Stained
Glass Window" May 2 and THE
Music" May 9. This lecture will be
illustrated with different types of
musical accompaniment.
THE Holy Image" will be given on
May is and The Interior of the
Church." the last of the series, will
be given on May %.
Three students in architecture
have passed the first preliminary
examinations of the Paris prize
competition. Because of world con-
ditions, the usual scholarship.
which provides for architectural
studies in Paris, will be granted
with a choice of using it when con-
ditions are better, or spending the
money now on travel, during which
time will be devoted to the study of
architecture. The three Catholic
University men to pass the first pre-
llminary are Walter Litwin, grad
uate student from Chicago; George
Tsuroka, 49, of Lyndhurst. N. j.;
and Edgar c. Beery, 40, of WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

M.CdrcUlc con-
cert which cli-
makes the home
season of the
Georgetown Glee
Club.
To the univer-
sity and mem
bers Of the club
the event has q
special signih-
canoe, since 1t
will be in the ma
ture Of an ami
versary observ-
ance for DR.. Ed.
ward p. Dono-
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Traditional Concert
OF 6. u. GIee Club
Scheduled March ;
Event Will Be Observance
Of 10th Anniversary Of
Dr.. Donovun's Directorate

Hundreds Of Georgetown Univer-
sity students, their parents and
alumni will crowd CASTOR Hall next
Sunday evening for the traditional
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
SAY-IS THE FERRY
Visitor Was Told So?
STILL OPERATING?

Odd stories concerning lack of
knowledge about Key West come
quite frequently out of Miami,
but the prize, in the opinion of
The Citizen, was presented this
morning when the reporter met
and talked with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Hersey, of Kingston, Jamaica,
B.W.I.
The HerseyS came down from
Miami to purchase transportation
to Havana, for the ship sailing
this morning. They were told
by "some travel bureau" in Mi
ami that the ferry was still in
operation to Key West and that
"they would have to take their
chances on catching it, as the
reporting information-giver didn't
know the ferry schedule.
Officials of the Overseas High
way commission were wondering
today, when acquainted with this
story, whether or not their ad-
vertising in and around Miami.
and all the free advertising
obtained in the press of the ma
ton, was worthwhile. eve GER
tainly felt that tour agencies, at
least. knew that the ferries have
long since departed, one of the
officials stated.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16

presence of phosgene, he expert
enceS a sharp metallic taste in his
mouth.
In an area as big as a room 10
feet square, a lethal dose of phos-
gene is one-third of an ounce, If
the victim is exposed thirty
minutes In higher concentra-
tions, of course, it is quickly fatal
Drops of Watery material form in
lung tissues, stop oxygen, and
the victim suffocates.
1t is well suited to use against
civilian populations also because
victims would be likely to run or
exert themselves The slightest
,exertion produces death almost
Immediately.
PhOSgene is known to all mill
tary forces. The common gas
mask is one hundred percent ef-
fective against it.
Military experts point To re-
cent statements of the German
high command accusing the Brit
ish of dropping poisonous mate
rial in grain fields. They suggest
the Germans are preparing 10
use gas and are ''justifying'
wholesale raids on London in ad-
vance by accusing the British of
barbarous bombing of civilian
populations.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
new COMMANDER
ASSIGNED TO BASE
COMING FROM SAN DIEGO:
RESERVE OFFICER REPORT
ED YESTERDAY

Captain w. F. Jacobs, COM
mandant at Key West Naval Sta
ton, announced today that 1t.
Comdr. Edwin Fisher, U.S.N.. re-
tired, had been ordered to report
to this station by September 80.
Commander Fisher will come
from San Diego, his home city.
Captain Jacobs did not state to
which department he would be
assigned.
1t. ]. H. Fessenden, U.S.N.R..
of Sebring, Florida, reported
for temporary duty with the air
force and destroyer fleet here for
two weeks.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-16
The Democrats Vls<

WASHINGTON. Sept 16-
Since 1888 our public debt has
increased from So. .0O0. .O00. 90 -
S43. .O00. 600. 1000 The 81. 90. 90
600 increase represents an AZ
nual average deficit q about s.
000. .OOO. 900 for each q these 80
en- years.
During the early pan q thls
period the unparalleled depre-
sion with which We found oU-
selves afflicted mad 50 re1ucec