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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-30
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Sc nit ser 2iiee eeeen 6ie @obrbeit
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bes 2anoes entlang BEN anti=pluto-
fratii6en 2inien. 0ie &laiienberr-
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oienit miiiien al,d Oie iugenoliden
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dr,niten arbeiten. Die Mrbeitslaeer
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oungen bon Stang uno io5ialer Stel-
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ard sic proouftipe Stdrfe bes Gan.
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ipeiien nno ii6erau finoen tperben.'' -
- @ues 9arleguneen, Die bon tie
fem 8eritan6nis fir sic grttpicfl,m.
gen 5eugen, bic iib in BEN lettel
Sobren IN 9eutldlano boll5ogen ba-
ben uno nit oenen man iib ou6 in
England miro obfinoen niiiien. SIM
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-30

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lp &ebietp'' entnimmt oie Cine. ST.
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ser at SEN befannteiten l,no beoel1<
tenoIten MGnnern gnglanos gebort
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bouptung ser britiiben 8ropaeanoo,
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-30

gergangenen Sanstag 10. Sf'
tober, ridtete Haplt 8ius Ser
8tpolfte cine &aoioonipra6e an oie
Ser. Gtaaten. Na6 8eenoisung
1erieIben ertpiberte @r5bii6of
Spellman bon SEEM Dorf Dem Hap'
ite BEN 9ant ser &atbolifen @me'
rifas. Ser Stp'fte Serr Sbomas
S. Nc9onnen, nationaler Gireftor
Der @elenI9aft Ser @laubensper.
breituns, fiibrte 6en 81. 8ater am
&obio Der omerifanii6en 3ub0rer'
f6aft Dor.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-10-30
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bern sic lleberganesform gum beiie
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oes &imlnels, na6 benel1 iie iih bod
au tiefit Elm 2eben lang gelebnt bat
9eirgenoipo ols in ser fotbolii6el
@loubenslebre finoet biele Sraeooit
bes observation-disclosures cine 10 befrieoi
genoe ,no beriobnlide @nbloiung.
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gen, perglcide man bod einlnal bit
&altung, oie ber l1neloube ooer Solb
CLAUDE oher sic ionltige Ser Geligior
obgeiponote @e1t oem Sooe unb Ser
Soten eeeeniiber einnebmen. Mor
beobabte einmal an 6eren 8eitreben
sic @obrbeit bonn Sooe 5u peri6lei'
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nidt 3u beadten, setpaltlam nno oil
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Die N6be ,lnieres idonen 5riebbofes.
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S6iilern einen @efauen 5r TIM, ipenn
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

turns. Thls type q installation
provides circulation Of warm air
from the floor furnace 70 the out
SIDE walls Of the home where the
cold air enters the registers ana
returns through ducts TO the floor
furnace 70 be heated and re-cir-
eulated.
Only Type At Times
In most instances. this i the
only type Of installation we can
recommend. Requirements are
carefully surveyed and as much
care is given to insure complete
satisfaction with = floor furnace
as in the case Of the larger heat
ing plants" Bates says.
stoker-Lad. Inc. Is located at
I'LL A street. The firm handles
stoker-Lad and Whiting coal
stokers. Domestic floor furnaces.
Car Wood air conditioning plants
and varied line OF other heating
equipment.
Jay B. Fox. heating engineer Of
the firm. has had many years
experience in Analysing heating
requirements. He personally sup
cruises all installations made by
his firm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Walesby Store
Has Full Stock
Satisfaction Is
Firms Guarantee

First singing punches Of win
ter are reminding Tacomans they
have a hard fight ahead. A. a
fighter Is lost without a oompe-
tent second" IN his corner. 50 Is
the home owner lost without
proper heating facilities.
While Philip Walesbv. owner Of
the walesby Heating Co. 23i5
6th ave. may or may not know
anything about the manly are OF
fisticuffs. he Is adequately pre-
pared 70 discuss the question of
heat.
Our line Of stock Is inclusive
10 meet the requirements Of heat
ing. large or small" he said. II
an automatic coal stoker is need
ed. we handle three nationally
known makes. II an oil burner Is
required. we invite the person
needing II TO examine our Quiet
Heet, an aristocrat among oil
burners and one Of which we are
justly proud. Or perhaps the pros
pective customer would like a
floor furnace. We can also meet
that demand. and TO perfection.
with our Air-Flo-Therm floor fur
mace"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

service devices to keep pace with
the times.
In recent months, under man
agement OF Edwin l.. Griffin, the
firm has extensively modernized
its plant in accord with this ira
dition, to make 1t the largest of
its kind in its field.
Emphasis is placed, Griffin
pointed out, on the condition of
fuel leaving the plant for delivery
to Tacoma homes and business
houses.
Latest device is the oil treat
ment of coal as 1t leaves the
bunkers. The process brings about
at time of delivery dustless.
clean-burning coal which. Griffin
asserted. will do much to popu-
larize automatic coal stokers. A
small added charge is made for
the oil treatments as an intro
ductory offer Full cost of the
process viii not be put into effect
for several days.
Enlarged gravity bunkers, COW
cred wood storage and a large
fleet OF modern trucks insure most
efficient fuel and fuel service,
Griffin declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Larger Model
Now Available
Stoker-Lod Auto
motto Increases Line

Addition Of a larger model TO
me line Of Stoker-Lad automatic
coal stokers has been announced
BY Bernard r. Bates, sales mana
ger Of staker-Lad. Inc. The new
model has a hopper holding $50
pounds Of coal and other dimen-
SONS are larger in proportion.
With two models in the 1871 line
this popular Tacoma made stoler
Is expected 10 exceed in sales the
big record II has achieved when
confined 10 the small capacity
model.
Floor Furnace Popular
Most popular among home
owners who prefer oil heat Is the
floor furnace" Bates says. This
unit Is proving to be the answer
to the demand for a modern. low
cost heating plant
Our experience has shown that
the floor furnace can be COM
pletely satisfactory when installed
with cold air registers and re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

kind OF a heating plant he could
afford and one which would meet
his requirements. We have select
ed our stock carefully to that
end.
However, we realized the best
heating unit made is worthless UNI
less 1t Is installed correctly. We
were right in this assumption If
one Is to believe the many hum
dreds of satisfied customers which
have bought our equipment and
had Il installed by our staff"
Nationally Known Makes
The three nationally known
makes of coal stokers spoken of
include the Master, Star and
Winkler stokers. Each of the
makes feature many sizes TO meet
all demands.
Walesby's pride regarding the
Quiet Heet" oil burner was ex-
planned with the knowledge II Is
scientifically designed. perfectly
machined and properly tested to
give the maximum heating salts
faction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Sues Wife for Divorce
And Asks AIimonY

SAN FRANCISCO-When Jacob
Reissburg. 60-year-old salesman.
filed suit for divorce he reversed
the usual order Of things and asked
for $3.50 monthly alimony. He al
legged his wife treated him in a
''patronizing" manner because of
her superior wealth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Overland Handles Coleman Heaters

ssThe name Coleman s known
throughout the world ~ a trade
marx Of gasoline lanterns. camp
stoves and kerosene burning cook
stoves. The traditional quality OF
these units are carried on IN Cole
man oil heaters" T. o. Overland.
owner OF the firm states.
Coleman heaters have every
feature desired in Al oil circulat-
ing heater. including automatic
fuel and draft control. heat fins
to boost ar flow. radiant and
circulating heat. silent. economi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Student Troiler-Home
Approved by College

STILLNATER, Okla. Robert
Sewer and Ralph Doughty have
solved their housing problem at
Oklahoma A. e. M. college. They
brought along i6-foot automobile
trailer. College officials, neigh
bors and the Saltwater city council
have approved the idea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
WELL PORTRAYED

Although more than so por-
traits Of Christopher Columbus
are known, none was painted from
life nor during the lifetime of the
discoverer Of the American con-
tinent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

ca operation and beautiful eahi-
net design
For the average home" Over
land says. circulating oil heat
ers are the practical heating I'M
its and with the Coleman. the
home owner can have oil heat ~ a
very small outlay fer equipment
and fuel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

Featuring one g the oldest
makes Of oil heating equipment
Overland Furniture company At
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

Through its many years Of OPP
GRAFTON in Tacoma, Griffin Fuel
Co. has built reputation for pro-
yiding the latest equipment and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Noted Author Roises
Funds for Red Cross

KENN B Z IMPORT. Me
Boeth Harrington. author. ralsed
$500 for the Red Cross by opening
his schooner 10 the public each
morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24

1887 Commerce street reports an
excellent selling season for its line
OF Coleman oil heaters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-24
Latest DEVELOPMENTS

Waleshy went on 10 explain that
all models and makes OF heating
equipment in his store represent
the latest developments in that
field
Our policy Of business demands
we keep in step with the modern
trend IN heating" he said Our
first thought in opening our bust
hess was to give the customer the
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Arguments Show Need for
Citizenship Rights.
TO the Editor Of The Star:


No more potent argument could DOS
sibly be advanced for reshufie in Dis
trict of Columbia reorganization and for
some element of suffrage and national
representation than the "tragicomedy"
now being played before the House Dis
trict of Columbia Subcommittee re
the personal income tax.
The more potent the arguments being
posed by members of the House COM
mittee in rebuttal to points made by
local representatives or citizens, the
greater the indictment of Congress (sole
legislator for the voteless District Of
Columbia) for the half baked law they
passed at the last session.
Every point they may score that will
stand the test Of reason, logic, ETC., is q
damaging self-blow in the congressional
solar plexus for not having taken time
and thought to advance the same hard
thinking before Che law was passed.
Truth Of the matter is-legislators
elected by constituency to whom they
are beholden are never in the nature of
things going to give much time or con-
secrated effort to the fiscal, economic
and cultural needs Of the District of
Columbia.
The answer-in this writer's opinion
is full-fledged representation in both
Houses of Congress-on the same formu-
In - controls representation OF the
vaxaoN States Lst oongreas kssp lAg1s-
Evening star., 1940-03-05

ing information to enemy warships,
the merchantmen Of belligerents or
dinarily will not send wireless mes
sages, even when requested to do so.
Yet 1t may be wondered, the posi-
ton of the Southgate having been
revealed by the original call for help,
why no reply was returned to wire
less requests for further information
In this case.
The captain of the Southgate
cried Wolff" But there was no wolf
or was there? The American pub
lie, disturbed by the tidings that
submarines were invading the neu-
trail zone, rejoices to learn that the
news was erroneous. But it would
like to know just what did happen on
Friday evening.
Merchant ships, surely, ought not
to send such appeals for help need
lessly; and captains, however fright
ened, ought to be willing to admit
the groundlessness of their fears
when they learn that they are, in
fact, groundless.
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Science Congress

The Eighth American Scientific
Congress will be in session in WASH
ington from May 10 to 18. 1t will
convene for two cardinal purposes
to advance scientific thought and
achievement, and to assist in cele-
brating the flftieth anniversary OF
the founding of the American
Union. Representatives of twenty
one republics are expected to par
ticipate in discussion of problems
peculiar to the Western Hemisphere
to the end that better understanding
Of the elements of those problems
may be developed. The sponsors
declare: "The American scientist Of
today no longer works alone. AS a
member Of a great and far-hung
fraternity, he may draw at will upon
the knowledge and experience Of his
brothers who are committed
to the same altruistic objectives and
imbued with the same lofty ideals"
A similar convention was held in
the Capital of the United States in
1915 and 1916. Then as now "some
of the major countries Of the world"
were engaged In armed conflict"
which interfered with normal scien-
tific research and retarded scientific
progress. But perhaps largely be-
cause the Fifth Congress was an
affirmation of peace and brotherhood
in the face Of strife abroad the sue
cess of the gathering was notable.
Those present felt responsibility
for maintaining important cultural
standards and traditions while
Europe was locked in struggle. So
again it is a duty to preserve in
tellectual values in the Americas
during a period of turmoil under
other skies. 1t will be a solemn
moment when President Roosevelt
formally opens the first of the several
assemblies. His audience will be
composed of earnest men and women
whose lives are dedicated to humane
detectives. They will understand the
significance of the ties which bind
them together in freedom Of the
mind and of the soul. Without such
liberty the work in which they are
engaged could not prosper. It is the
basic endowment of consistent ad-
yancement in what T. H. Huxley
aptly called "organized- common
sense"
The general public, both north and
south Of the Equator, likewise is
grateful for democracy and for the
opportunities which it provides for
the pursuit Of learning and its appli-
cation to the welfare Of the race.
Logically, then, the proceedings Of
the Eighth Congress will engage the
interest of millions of citizens of the
nations of the western half of the
earth, by no means excluding those
Of the city which will be host to the
meetings.
Evening star., 1940-03-05
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles y. Trace1uell.

man." saving section out OF q cocoanut
is test for saving ability and temper.
Getting the cocoanut milk" out is
easy. You just bore hole in one OF
the eyes, where the shell is thinner.
Out comes q colorless, rather acrid
fiuid. At lesst, that is what came out Of
our first coconut. Curious thing, that
one could live 50 long and never have
held q coconut in ones hand before.
We gingerly-very-gingerNy tasted the
so-called milk"
Terrible.
That is our verdict, and we stand on
1t. First thing, the coconut milk" was
poured down the kitchen sink. Maybe
We made mistake, there, but until some
one tells us what coconut liquid is good
for. and what to do with 1t, down the
sink 1t goes.
Now came the saving.
This was worse.
The idea was to get out neat sector,
which would permit the birds to get in,
but at the same time leave as much
roof" over them as possible
This would have been easily possible,
II it had not been for that tough shell.
We have been accused of having the
pen of a ready writer, but no one yet
has complimented us on the personal
handling of that famous American i'm
plement, the saw.
Saving, we are convinced, is a gift.
An art.
To be a good sawyer is really some
thing especially if the object of your
affection at the time is a coconut.
Well, it was done.
There it was, as neat a little feeding
station as any human or bird could
desire, with a nice red-brown outside,
slightly hairy, and a neat lining of
almost half an inch thick, white as
porcelain.
Through the two eyes piece of bell
cord wire was strung.
This was attached to an old hammock
hook on a tall locust tree.
Which would be the first bird to
discover it?
They flew and flew. past and over
from front, from behind. hour after
hour-but not bird went in.
X X
The first bird to discover 1t, as we
had suspected he would, was a squirrel
He scarcely could believe his eyes.
1t was the biggest nut he had eve,
seen, growing oddly on the side of a tree
Well. he would try it.
Fortunately, we had placed a handful
of sunflower seed in the cavity.
The squirrel ate all the seed, tore away
few sections of coconut meat, Just tn
see what they were, but positively did
not eat bite of them.
We are still waiting to see bird OF
any kind STOW the slightest interest in
coconut.
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Southqote Incident

On Friday evening last the captain
of the British freighter Southgate
reported by wireless that his ship
was being attacked by a submarine
approximately one hundred and
seventy-f1ve miles north and east Of
San Juan, Puerto Rico, and well
inside the three hundred mile
neutrality zone proclaimed by the
Panama conference in September.
Immediately upon receipt of his
message the Coast Guard cutter
Unalga and three United States de-
stroyers, the McLeish, the Satterlee
and the Mason, were ordered to his
assistance. Meanwhile, repeated ef-
forts to establish radio communica-
ton with him were made without
avail. He did not answer. On Sat-
urday the vessel was located by Navy
fliers, back on her course, seemingly
in no danger.
But the incident cannot be closed
without comment. A certain mystery
remains to be solved. Did the South
gates captain really see q subma-
rine? The German government has
denied that undersea boats of the
Reich are operating in the western
Atlantic. Similarly, it is asserted
that no American craft of the type
indicated was in the neighborhood.
Some question, then, exists as to the
cause of the freighter's appeal for
help. Naturally, an honest mistake
may have occurred. For fear Of CIV
Evening star., 1940-03-05
Senate District Duy

Senator Overton's suggestion that
the Senate set aside a regular time to
legislate for Washington, to corre-
Spond to the two days month the
House reserves for that purpose, is
worthy of favorable consideration
by Senate leaders.
In fairness to the Senate it should
be said at the outset that that branch
OF Congress has not neglected the
major needs of the National Capital.
On the contrary, it has taken the
lead on nearly every occasion in
Battling for fair play for the Wash
ingtonian whenever vital issues have
been at stake.
The Overton proposal relates chiefly
to the routine, miscellaneous bills
that are not of sufficient general i'm
portance to be taken up for unlimited
debate. In the absence of District
day, the only chance these minor
bills have is on the call of the unani-
nous consent calendar, but at that
time the objection of single Senator
puts bill aside for that day. While
this only postpones action until the
calendar is called again, the lone OBJ
lection may be renewed no matter
how many times the bill is called up
under the unanimous consent rule,
until Congress adjourns.
What Senator Overtm has in mind
is that some definite time period
even less than day-be designated
when these bills to which one or two
may have objected could be debated.
OF course, vote could be prevented
even under that procedure, il the
opponents were determined, just as
controversial bills are occasionally
sidetracked in the House despite two
District days a month.
But the Overton proposal would at
least make 1t necessary for the oppo-
nents of a bill to do more than
bluntly announce, II object"