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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27


Mr.. Ffxit: Could you please
ten me II smelt fish are running
mp the Cowiitz river this year !.
And n 30, what IL the date:
I. c.
The smelts are in the Column
bia river but the water still IL 4
little high for them In the Cow
litz 10 they haven't started up
that stream yet. They should
almost any day now.
Mr.. Fixit; Would you please
tell me II n person has 10 have a
license or permission to sell =
household article from house to
house. II 30. where would q
person apply for same? 6. B. G..
II you make the article and
peddle II yourself. you win not
need a license. II 1t IL of some
one else's manufacture. see the
city clerk in the city hall about
a peddlers license.
Mr.. FlxIt: II the person want
Ing guinea pigs will write 10
stahi's outdoor Enterprise Co..
Inc. New City. n. ". he viii
be able to get the finest guinea
pigs Mt reasonable prices. II. s.
And II he sees L. +. Lyman
at Milton, or another reader at
3617 SO. M ST.. he will find some
much nearer.
Mr.. F'ixit: win you please
settle . dispute for me. Did
the metal or paper tax tokens
come out first, and the reason
for the change? l.. NJ. w.
A few OF the metal tokens
went on the market when the
law became effective, but not
enough. The paper ones were
printed to supply. the demand
until enough metal ones could be
struck off. 1t always was In
tended to use metal ones. The
change was made gradually.
Most Of the paper tokens wore
out anyway about the time they
were replaced.
Mr.. Fixit: Can you tell me
what the wages are Of william
Green and John l. Lewis
READER.
A magazine which looked into
the matter in March. 1888, listed
Green at $4,000 a year and
Lewis at $4,000.
Mr.. Fixit: ! am nm American
citizen horn In Tacoma, unem-
ployed and looking for work. II
] came into this city from Cali
fornia or the dust bowl, do you
think would get a job without
any trouble. Print this. II. p.
II depends mostly upon what
you can do.
II there Is need here for
bridge cable spinner, for ex-
ample. and you and other Ia
comans are not trained at that.
naturally the job will have to
20 TO an outsider. Where less
technical trades are concerned,
local labor has its projections.
The unions can insist upon their
local memberships going to work
first and the state employment
service has tried to discourage
outside labor from coming here.
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SO THEY SAY

England did not fully realize
what the Rhineland meant as g.
strategic position on the CONT
nent. Over a period OF 500 years
she reJoiced over her immunity
TO invasion ana lost knowledge
of the Importance of the Rhine
lsnd.-Alfned Duff Cooper. for
mer first lord of the British
admiralty.
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INIT cial and Political America

WASHINGTON-The man who is running this war for
the Allies is tough arrogant, fivefoottal Frenchman-
Maurice Gaen Allied generalissmo. The foreign offices
at London and Paris well both military headquarters
take their orders from him. He responsible for the fall
of British War Minister Belsha, and he may guio-
tine restore many important heads before long He
is Joffre Foch LLOYD George and Pershing unified
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

Editor. The Times: Whereas,
the Washington State Chiroprac-
tors convened at the beautiful
Hotel Winthrop for the mid
winter meeting, adopt these
means to express our sentiments
and hereby, Resolved:
That an expression of ap-
probation be made to The Ia
coma Times. its manager and
employees, for the friendly SER
vice and fine publicity accorded
the Chiropractors at this con-
vention.
DR.. FRED RING,
DR.. MAX BAUMEISTER,
DR.. SIDNEY MILBANK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Frooonord's Pointing
Wise Choice for Stomp

AN IDEAL selection for q stamp
- design is Jean HoDore Frsgo-
nard's La Lettre," reproduced
above on the French semi-postsl
issued for the Postal Museum. The
18th century painting shows lady
composing a love letter aided by
q winged cupid.
Bohemia and Moravia have is
sued a new stamp under German
protectorate, showing factory
buildings at Moravsks Ostrava.
Paraguay's postage series of
four values, honoring the New
York Worlds Fair, shows the
shields Of Paraguay and the United
States, with inscription in Eng
lish and Spanish.
Monaco had announced that no
new stamps would be issued until
the Eucharistic Congress. late in
1910. but change in plans will
permit release of special Red
Cross issue in January. There viii
be Is stamps in the series
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DOUBLE CHAMPION
Tor further PROOF. address The auth

Although 1t had generally
been conceded that James J.
Corbett was the first heavy
weight boxing champion under
the Marquis of Queensbury
rules. John L. Sullivan actually
fought Dominick F. McCafferty
under the same regulations, in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

1885, winning in six rounds.
Sullivan also carried to his
grave the world title under the
old London prize ring rules. At
the end of the McCafferty-Sulli-
van bout Referee Billy TAFT
leaped from the ring--and the
decision was not final until he
was contacted in Toledo 4s
hours later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

be deprived Of citizenship II he
fails or refuses to vote for a
number Of years.
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WHO INTERPRETERS
THE LAW:

Editor. The Times: The clause
in the 1889 old age assistance
law on the ability of relatives
is exceedingly unwise. This law
permits the young sociology stu
dent to budget the income Of
relatives and then to put over
on old people nice little job Of
bluffing by reading this nasty
clause then fitting back in her
swivel chair with the mental
query, now what does that
mean to you? Which of course
does not mean anything but
tumble Of words to the average
individual who hears IL for the
first time. The failure to under
stand this tumble of law words
is the cue to the social worker
to convince the old person that
unless that relative comes across
with the cash or else signs a
written statement disowning him
that the pension will be cut off.
No one need have a very
active imagination to see that
the next step after children have
been forced either to support
their aged parents or sign a
written s at IN n disowning
them, is to get a psychic racke-
teer on the job and cart the old
people off to the insane asylum
where they can be cared for in
herds at saving of a few dol
lars. Is it any wonder that we
have murders and suicides? Is
it necessary that the state Of
Washington endure for another
whole year the hatred engen-
dered in the foolish enforcement
of this niggardly law?
MANN TILLY,
III East 96th st.
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Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters MUST give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
will be published when requested.
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BY BRUCE CATION

WASHINGTON - Everybody
wants to know how business is
going to be in 1910. OF course
nobody knows for sure.
But for once, economists both
inside and outside the govern
ment are almost united on this:
the rise in business which mark
ed the last quarter of 1889 is
not likely to collapse in 1887
style. but hold its ground gen.
orally through 1910.
There are reasons for this.
Never before have so many di-
verse elements focused every
thought and effort on making
solid business advance. Put the
Administrations desires on the
lowest level and say that 1t
wants better business so ii can
be reelected. But it still wants
it-and badly. In 1910 recovery
is pretty sure to get the call
over reform.
Let's sort out a few straws,
and see how the wind blows:
TRY PROSECUTIONS
TO BREAK JAM
Here is Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold pre-
dieting a flock of indictments
within six months in the building
trades. No such political risk Of
offending both organized labor
and organized business is taken
except by deliberate decision TO
break the long-stagnant jam in
the building industry.
Here is Secretary Morgenthsu
demanding economy and a re-
duced regular budget Remem-
Der that even If the regular bud
get is greatly reduced. thus
"sppeasing" business which has
been demanding IL. military
spending will probably Overhaul
snce it. though creating little
opposition. Point is. the effect
on business is much the same
the money circulstes. whether
released through the regular or
the military stopcock.
Here are administration Of
ficisls from the president down
actually trying to stop the gen
tie rain of checks to farmers.
The thought is to make an econ
omy showing and encourage coy
capital to come out, come out,
wherever il is.
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PLAN ENCOURAGEMENT
To PRIVATE CAPITAL

Private investment has not
yet shown a single sign Of life.
Some encouragement is at last
being recognized as necessary.
Hence the stand-pst on social
security. the down-nolding on
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or social propaganda They are
telling how a man. at the age Of
SIS may retire and take advan-
tage Of social security = which.
at the most. win amount to only
5000 per month.
Now. all we need Is some
smart mathematician to come
forth and budget this amount
and tell US how white man can
live on that income. This Of
course. will include rent. food.
fuel and other items such as
clothes. a postage stamp now
and then. and an occasional
newspaper. HENRY VERT,
1ll2 Fawcett ave.
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have showed you all things, how that laboring ye
oogkt support the weak and TO remember the words Of
The Lord Jesus how He said II blessed 10 give than
70 receives-Acts 81: 35
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-27

SKYSCRAPER FOR PLANTS
The Jewel Box, giant glass
dollhouse In Forest Park, st.
Louis, stands today as mans
graceful tribute to the plant
world. Glass forms only its
sides; the roof surfaces are
sheathed to protect it against
rain, snow and hail.
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MATHEMATICS AND
SOCIAL SECURITY
Editor, The Times: Just
word about this social security
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AN APPRECIATION

III East 96th st.
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cated in Walt Disney's Sugar Bowl.
 Other members of the party, Lee Wilson of Boston, Ava Morrison of Cambridge, and 16-year-old Lowell Thomas Jr., son of the well known commentator, remained at the 3,80O-foot base camp as an emergency party.
 Washburn labels the Bertha climb Q0,182 feet) the most stag geringly beautiful of any climb in the many he has made in Alaska, and also the most fortunate.
 At one spot, where the knife-edge ridge which led to the summit was bent with crested snow, the sun melted away a tWofoot wide path on the rock that gave the party a regular stroll with snow bank on che side, and a nearly sheer four thousand-foot drop on the other.
 Aerial Photo Flight
 Returning to Reid Inlet to eros: over to base camp on the beach pilot John Amundsen was calico for on the portable radio telephone set and a five-hour aerial photog. raphy flight was made.
 Back ill Juneau today guests q the Baranof Hotel, haircuts, bath and restaurant meals were beinI enjoyed preparatory to sailing soutl on the Canadian National boat Sat urday night
 As for Government efforts il the Glacier Bay National Monu ment, Washburn feels strongly an' mutters about crazy dopes.'
 He declares Doc Silver at Dun das, and Johnson on Willoughb Island have been ordered to nov with year notice"
 Just because someone has mad park around them, why shoul, they have to get out?" Washburl demands. People come to flask not only to see glaciers and othe scenery. They come also to SC people.
 Running People Out
 'The glaciers have taken all tn vegetation out of Glacier Bay. No1 the Government is running all tn people out, and what will you hay left-nothing but ice and rocks. But as for the tourist possibili ties, Washburn feels Glacier Ba has no equal in the world as spot for scenic boat tour. an right back of tidewater a fe' miles on Reid and Hugh Mile glaciers, you can get the mos
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ANCHORAGE
 WARNS MEN
 NOT NEEDED
Unemployed List Is on In. crease as Workers
 Bunk in Garages

No more workmen needed at the Anchorage air base project.
 That was the word that came to Territorial Employment Director J. T. Flakne today from the office s Anchorage representative, W. w. Maitland
 Maitland wired Flakne there are now approximately $50 unemployed in Anchorage and the Quartermas- ter's Office has announced that nc more men are needed, skilled me chanics included.
 Housing, in addition, is sadly lack ing, Maitland said, for even sucE workmen as are already on the job and declared that men are sleeping in sheds, garages. poolrooms ane in makeshift tents.
 It will be at least several weeks before accommodations are avail. able at the base for housing work men, Maitland said, and until then anyone will have a hard time find ing sleeping room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
U. S. TO BUILD
 LOCAL AIRPORT,
 SEApLANE BASE
Hoppin Makes Reeommen- : dafion 10 Civil Aero
 nautiCs Board

A Juneau airport and Aux Bay seaplane ramp are to be included in an airport development recom- mendation to be made to Washing ton September 1 by Marshall c. Hoppin, Superintendent of Airways for the Civil Aeronautics Board in Alaska.
 Hoppin sent this word today in reply to an inquiry by R. E. Rob- ertson, Chairman of a Juneau Chamber of c Com m cree airport committee, who was prompted by story from Anchorage and pub lished in The Empire that Hoppin
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 of Brady Glacier across the ridge. Brady was crossed then in a six mile traverse, the dogs pulling heavy loads across the smooth snoWs, and an assault was made on the pass which had been chosen for the route to the foot of Mount Bertha.
 Here, avalanches roared down so frequently, and the ice falls were so steep that it was necessary to backtrack camp and try another pass, finally making camp July 20 at the base of Bertha, at an alti- tude of 3,800 feet
 Pack Supplies
 Supplies were then back-packed ,o 1000 feet in four days of work, and foggy and rainy weather stopped operations for three days while trails were cut and fixed ropes set where climbing was diff ficult.
 Finally, on July 30, with weather alternately misty and clear, Wash
 
 burn led his party out on a try for the summit. Leaving at 5:45 in the morning, and breaking out into brilliant sunshine at 5000 feet, the summit was gained at 3:30 in the afternoon after snaking along a knife-edge crest for hours.
 We sat up there for an hour and a half in our shirt sleeves, Washburn said. Tt was just like a day at the beach, and the view of Mount Crillon, across from us, was unbelievable
 At nearly 1 o'clock the next morning, negotiating the last three hours of travel by flashlight, the party returned to the 17,000-foot camp.
 Those on Ascent
 Those who climbed the peak were MT. and Mrs. Washburn, Tom Win ship of Boston, Maynard Miller 0f 1 Tacoma, and Austrian Michl Feur- singer, recently Of Europe, now To-
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. 1850 women helped Frigidaire and General Motors design this sensational new range It gives you- model for model more important advan- tsges than any other ranges combined no matter which model you select, from lowest to highest in price!
 Come in Check over the list. See for yourself what thrillingly greater compie eteness your money havs in a beautiful new Frigidaire ranget
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4as, American Can 94, Anaconda 195s, Bethlehem Steel 745s, Commonwealth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright 6 7/8, General Motors 45A, International Har- veSter 41A, Kennecott 26, Ne W York Central HIS, Northern Pa cific 6, United States Steel 51 Ho, Pound $4.02.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-15
DRASTIC ORDER TO
 JAPANESE
Minseifo Party Is Formally Dissolved by Premier's
 New DiCtoriaI Order

TOKYO, Aug. 15.-By dictator ial order this morning the new Pre- mier of Japan dissolved the Min seito Party which held majority of the seats in the lower house of Japans Parliament.
 The Minseito party represented the urban and industrial popula- tion of Japan.
 This mornings decree effectively puts an end to Japans political parties after sixty years of exist ence The way is now clear for Konaye's single party movement in connection with what he has referred to as "Japan's new politi- cal structure.
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JOHNSON NAMED 10
 GOOD JOB

READING, Pa, Aug. 15.-State Commander Edward Stirling told the Pennsylvania State American Legion convention delegates today that Col. Louis Jo former Assistant Secretary ( War, was unable to keep a speaking engage ment here because he has "just been appointed Coordinator of Ma tional Defense in the United States"
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DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: industrials 123.04 rails 26.43, utilities 21.84.
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magnificent skiing you ever ima- gined"
 An excursion route to Glacier Bay would give Juneau something to place it on the map, Washburn believes, but moving the people out of the bay under Government or der throws a nasty light" on the whole project.
 Run your residents out and get so many tourists the place will be cluttered with them" Washburn declared, Maybe that's sensible. I don't think so"
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Subscribe fol The Empire.
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OLD SOCKS FLAP FROM
 MT. BERTHA
Mountaineer 5 Wife Econ. omizes Won't Leave
 Shirt 10 Posterity

tContinuec rom Page One
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was drawing up a program for the most extensive airport development ever contemplated for Alaska.
 Superintendent Hoppin said the Juneau airport will be a primary field. He is drawing up the rec concentrations at the request of the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington.
 Hoppin said a result of the pro- gram would be the building of a chain of airports across Alaska at cost of "a million dollars and multiples thereon"
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Baseball Today

The following are scores O. games played this afternoon in the two Major Leagues:
 National League New York l; Boston 12. Philadelphia 4; Brooklyn 2. Cincinnati o; Chicago l.
 American League Boston II; New York 1. Washington g; Philadelphia 4.
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MRS. MAGNUS HANSEN,
 SON, RETURNING HERE

Mrs. Magnus Hansen is enroute home on the steamer Baranof after an extended tour of the States with her daughter, Miss Clara Hansen, winner of last years ice pool. She is accompanied by her son, Magnus, Jr
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ATTRACTIVE JOBn

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-After a visit to the White House today, Col. Louis Johnson said President Roosevelt has offered him quite an attractive job'
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FRED SORRI ENROUTE

Fred Sorri, Jr, High School stu dent, is returning here on the steamer Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-28
Russian Defense Against Lithuania
Philadelphia Record)

(Phlladelphla Recoru)
 Soviet Russia is protecting" itself again. It has invaded and taken over Lithuania. The popu- lation of the Soviet Union is 17oOOO0OO The popu- lation of Lithuania is 2,300000.
 This brings Russian troops to the border of Germany proper to the border of conservative East Prussia, at that
 But Hitler won't complain. He still has Great Britain to fight is still resolved not to make the Kaisers mistake of being trapped into war on two fronts
 The Nazis say they have not defined their position as to the Russian grab of Lithuana, which indicates that Stan did not consult Hitler before moving But this mild pout from Berlin may be all that is forthcoming in the way of protest, until the Western Allies are finally defeated.
 Hitler knows well that the seizure of Lithuana is not aimed at Britain or France It is aimed at him. just as the Russian invasion of Finland was designed to acquire bases on the Baltic and to pre- vent the Baltic from becoming a German lake.
 Stan is putting Russia in the best possible position against future conflict with Germany, and at the same time still helping the Germans fight the Allies On the same day the Lithuanian seiz- ure Russia asked Turkey to stay out of the war. Since Turkey was committed to Great Britain, this Russian pressure distinct help to Hitlers active ally, Italy.
 Just as Great Britain formerly built up Germany against Russia, Russia now continues to build up Germany against Great Britain. The Soviet Union has not yet decided that Germany is the main enemy.
 It is possible that this Russian policy will prove shrewd From here, it seems more likely that the Russians will learn, the British are now learning, that to build up Hitler is to invite disaster.
 Meanwhile, the hypocritical Soviet policy of protecting the rights of small nations discredted again in case anyone still believed in it.
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 1924 was delegate to the Demo- cratic convention.
 Struck by Willkie's work, B. c. Cobb of Commonwealth Power Corporation, summoned him to New York to help assemble Common wealth and Southern Corporation. When Cobb's health failed he backed Willkie for the presidency of the firm.
 It was as President of Com monwealth and Southern that Willkie gained national fame by fighting the Administration taking over company property for IVA Finally, the SEC arbitrated the dispute, setting price for the company's holdings and Willkle sold out at good figure.
 The Willkies live simply for people in their position. Usually they vacation in Indiana where they have 1,5OO acres of farmland, Willkie puts on old clothes then and chins with the farmers. At home in the Willkie apartment are thousands of books. Ard he can tell you what's in most of them.
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HAIL WILLKIE!

In Wendell Willkie the Republicans undoubtedly picked their strongest possible candidate for the presidency. Young, energetic, handsome, he may be depended upon to carry forward vaiantly the banner of big business and reaction.
 Willkie up until few months ago couldn't de- eide whether he a Democrat a Republican. Then suddenly under the direction of the editor of Fortune Magazine an unparalleled publicity cam paign brought the broad face of the glib utilities executive into everybody's front room. The nation, dsgusted with the ptfu paradings of Dewey, Taft and Vandenberg became Wlkie- conscious overnight. Dewey and Taft had almost all the votes of Repub- lcan convention delegates sewed up but they went to Philadelphia beaten men Willkies triumph yes- terday may be attributed almost entirely the fact that none of the delegates who voted for him knew him very well He was still very largely myth, still picture in the magazines. By November he will look pretty much like any other Republican. For nobody is handed the Republican presidential nom ination unless he is the prince of privilege.
 The buld-up for the big is already under way Wall Street did it's bit today by buying nobly, demonstrating to the nation that far the specu lators are concerned Willkie is a fine guy and would make the greatest Republican President since Herbert Hoover
 Willkie, repeat, is a strong candidate. His charming personality and down. -brass-tacks man. and discredited system he must represent. We wish him all the success Alfred M Landon enjoyed four years ago