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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
HOROSCOPE

While this Is an important day
In planetary direction 1t is for
tunate for merchandising. The
evening has q sinister aspect
that seems To presage an I'M
usual number of accidents. There
is sign suspicious for public
banquets or important speeches.
Heart and Home. Routine ac-
tivities will be lucky for families
today. Changes OF any sort are
subject to sinister portents. Al
though later the spring days will
encourage intense love affairs
and speedy courtships, this Is
not an suspicious date for ro-
nance. Girls should attend
strictly to study or work of
some sort.
Business Affairs: There Is
promising sign for merchants
and manufacturers, An expose
connected with contraband ship
ments from the United States
will cause an unpleasant inter-
national incident. Commercial
rackets of many sorts will be
uncovered and new recognition
of honesty as the best policy will
be fortunate for the nation.
National Issues: In several
states new leaders will seek
power by offering novel hslms
for indigeney. Demagegues will
gain followings in the west.
Texas viii contribute more than
one sensation in the national
election. for a high official of
the state will WELD unexpected
power. The planetary aspects
which encourage revolt against
existing conditions viii affect
members Of political parties.
Persons whose birthdate ii is
have the augury OF a year Of
fair luck. but a tendency to ex-
travangce should be checked.
Unexpected gain may be re-
ceived by many.
Children born on this day
probably viii be Individual and
magnetic. artistic and indnstri-
Gus. Those born IN this decan
like luxurious surroundings and
costly attire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
AFTER MANY YEARS
By E. T. SHORT

cussing a motion picture suppos-
eddy based on the experiences Of
a couple of newspaper reporters
and city editor. The students
wondered how a maniac, such as
the city editor was represented
to be, and a couple of drunken
reporters could work to a pur-
pose. The answer is that they
can not and do not.
The drunken reporter has no
more place in the modern news
paper set-up than the drunken
engineer on the streamline train.
And as for the disheveled, raw
ing lunatic which the pictures
present as the city editor-that
is as untrue as Hollywood's con-
eeption of life generally.
For instance. take Jim Grove,
city editor of The Times. In sew
en- years l have never seen Jim
flustered nor heard him speak
above an ordinary conversational
tone, no matter what the occa-
sion. That's one reason he is a
city editor.
The fact is that there is no
other place in the world where
orderly procedure is more neces-
sary than in the editorial room
OF daily newspaper. And in no
other profession is there a higher
type of personnel. When Holly
wood is called to account for the
sins of commission and omission.
outstanding in the first elassi-
fication will be the distorted pic
ture of the newspaper profession.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
Stories in
Stamps
HohenzoIlern Prince
Still Wears O Crown

NOT all the Hohenzollerns have
y lost their thrones. King Carol
II of Runanis is member Of the
same royal family that once ruled
imperial Germany,
Rumania's king traces his sue
cession through his father, Ferdi-
nand. to his grest-unele, Carol !,
first ruler of independent Rumanis.
shown on the Runanian stamp,
above, one of a series of II COM
memorating the Tp0th anniversary
Of his birth.
Carol | was elected prince by
the Rumanian people in 1866.
They rejected a native king. chose
the second son OF Charles Antony
OF Hohenzo llern-Sigmaringen.
When Rumsnia became inde-
pendent in 1888, Carol was
crowned king. ruled until his death
In 1914. Carol ! had no heir. and
his nephew Ferdinand was named
MS successor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
They Tell Il to Diaries

was scarcely surprising to learn that Londoners have
been buying more diaries since the bcgan-locked
ones, ct that.
During the all citizens in democratic Britain
expected to be of mind And people being what
they be unanimous in thought Britons,
than Germans be expected to agree with
government policy Many of them, perhaps. don't
agree that there should be But it isn't discreet
to say out loud. Hence, the diaries
It would be interesting to open all those diaries after
the to learn what people were really thinking How
much hating did they do and how many sacrifices did they
make and how much sorrow did they suffer?
These things can't learn easily from statistics
Only the people themselves and to extent the diaries
hold the answer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

not trying TO force communism
upon them.
In the case of Poland, Russia
merely took back territory in
habited by White Russians and
Ukranians. which was taken
from her by the Poles, assisted
by a French army.
When the war is over, Fin
land. too, will have It's indie
pendenee. and Russia will be Sc
cure against invasion by way
of Finland.
One of the earliest acts of the
soyiets was to give Finland its
independence. The Socialists of
Finland were in the majority
and they at once organized
government. The Finnish cap
italists. however. refusing to
submit TO the will of the major
ity, called in German army.
and with this help, destroyed
the socialist government by the
simple expedient of butchering
the Socialists. About 10000 were
brutally murdered and many
others thrown into prison or
driven out of the country. No
Socialist was permitted TO take
his scat in the Finnish parlia-
ment.
The few representatives who
still bear the Socialist label are
just so many voting sheep who
know that they will be thrown
out of their seats If they dare
oppose the will of Butcher Man
nerheim and his gang. This is
the kind OF government which
Mr.. Pearsall says is regularly
and democratically elected.
After Socialism was crushed
In Finland. Mannerheim invaded
Russia but was driven out by
the Red army. At the same time,
a British fleet was in the Gulf
of Finland. throwing shells into
kronstadt. while another fleet
was in the Black sea, Smelling
Russian ports. firing on fishing
boats which wee bringing fish
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
Children Should Have Homes

Whenever socologsts tackle the problem of crime and
delinquency they find their studies carry them clear back
TO cradle days. when the potential enemy OF society Is
concerned exclusively with shaking rattle and utering
occasional soo-goos.
Most experts in the field that from that point
shaped the that will lead either to responsibility
in later life to crimedependng lot of factors
which the child has control Evidence that crminay
is coneenta is inconclusve proof that 1t Is nodded by
One of the important elements in preventing den-
quincy Is proper family relationships according to the
Childrens Bureau Of the U. S. Department Of Labor.
Children whose homes have been broken neglected mis-
treated handicapped childrena those dependent
cistyshoud be given, above all. the training
and affection In foster homes that they would receive from
their parents under normal circumstances
Al guide to citizens interested the bureau has set
forth list of desirable agencies and facilities for every
community investment against turning out criminals
Suggested services
Adequate public dependent
Housekeeping service children In their homes
whsa mothen must remain away long periods.
Cad welfare workers provide social services chill
drea
Facilities for caring children n
necessasy.
& GAIA guidance service ayanshle to parents
CoopeFnon between school health social
Organizations interested In improving housing conditions
Adequate facilities for supervising sureme activities
Broad in scope, the program is nothing that be
placed into effect by simple decree Where such agencies
and facilities do not exist they will have be built
up over period Of years.
Here constructive suggestions, designed
rlsh concrete good. They points every community
might well keep in mind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
Hanging on to Experience

Asong many of the nations employers. new move
ment retain older and experienced hands has become
evident recently.
Not forgetting the problem of jobess youngsters many
ndustriass realize that the postory worker is entitled
TO just much consideration They also that
the who has spent 10 20 years in the plant
i normally pretty well equipped to handle his job. His
steadness asset to the firm his Of serv-
ice, tribute to his craftsmanship.
Wedding out faithful old-tmers who are still capable
Il not the unemployment enigma The young
sters themselves don't want to get jobs that way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
UNIONS AND HOME
BUILDING IN TACOMA

Editor The Times. I note that
Bert Russell and myself are at
least agreed on one thing as to
building wages, l say with him
that there is no practical way
to set up an annual guarantee
for the building trades laborer.
However, in his arguments
against reducing the hourly rate
for building trades workers Rus
sell slips off the shelf a little
when ne admits that the ma
jority of home building in Ia
coma is being done non-union.
Why is this true? Tacoma Is a
good union town. We are told
it is the best organized of any
principal city in the United
States. We believe. therefore,
that a substantial portion of our
population would prefer 10 build
a home under union conditions.
II they do not do so. 1t must be
because they have feeling that
union wage scales would make
their home cost too much.
BY the same token perhaps,
there are hundreds of good union
families in Tacoma who do not
wish to build non-union and at
the same time do not feel that
they can afford 10 build union
who would be grateful for a
concession on the part Of the
building trades union to make
ii possible for them TO go ahead.
Whether building trades
scales are too high or whether
the public simply thinks that
they are too high. that thought
is still a deterrent TO a large
building program that properly
belongs 10 Tacoma.
Those of us who feel this way
about II are sincere in our be-
lief that a substantial cut in
hourly rates properly publicised
and tied in with a program of
similar cooperation on the part
Of material men would actually
produce greater annual income
TO The Building Trades workers,
besides rejecting itself in a gem
eral wave OF prosperity for the
entire community.
n. r. JOHNSON
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05

bank along the lines of the Pan
American institution recently
created 10 finance commerce
among the western republics
That agency was hurriedly flung
into existence so that 1t would
stand as an example 10 Europe
of the assistance which might be
forthcoming from this continent
Washington in particular. In
1919. when world problems were
seen as chiefly political. Wood
row Wilson created the sbortive
League of Nations as a peace
maker. Next time. since the
difficulties are principally eco
nomic, the u. s. will kick
through with offers of trade,
gold and bank.
The state departments pub
LEGATION of the Lansing diplo-
matte papers of the Foch-
Pershing demand for a march
on Berlin-ties in with the
Roosevelt Hull Taylor parleys
with the pope. 1t supplies an
indication of the kind of peace
Roosevelt will support.
French War Premier Clemen-
ceau was mainly responsible for
a Versailles treaty which per-
mitted Germany to revive and
rearm. For years, as a Paris
politician, he had hated and
fought two dominant influences
in French politics-the army
and the Catholic church - be-
cause he regarded them as anti
democratic. Therefore, mixed
motives inspired him in making
the 1914 peace. He opposed
union of Austria and Hungary,
establishment of powerful
Poland and separation of SOUTH
ern German states from Berlin
for fear they would become
strong Catholic countries.
He preferred reunited Ger
many to such an alternative.
Likewise he would not permit
Generals Foch. Pershing or Man.
gin to invade the reich. The re-
suit was Germany that was
not ringed by strong and hostile
nations or supervised by sus-
picious soldiery. That policy
made it less difficult for Hitler
to reoccupy the Rhineland, to
destroy Austria, Czecho-S lovakia
and Poland. England contributed
by aggrandizing Germany out of
suspicion of the French mill
tary expansion.
Today's neutrals want no &C.
cupation or destruction of Ger
many, realizing 1t would sow
seeds of another conflict. But
they apparently seek European
reorganization that will ring the
Reich with foes able to make her
behave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of
these test questions Turn to
the woman's page for the an
swers
/. Where is the crest of a
hill?
2. With what sport is Jackie
Flinchum associated
3. For whom was Tuesday
named
4. Name an insulator for mag
netism
5. According to Homerio leg
end, who were the cyclops7
8. Which state in the union
has no counties
I. Is Warm Spring, Ca. a ma
uonal park?
S. Which of the following
beasts is largest. lion, jaguar or
tiger?
9. In what month in 1929 did
depression begin
10. How many articles were in
the original constitution of the
u. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05

Editor The Times: The Ma
son Mems class Of Mason Meth
ODDS. church wishes to thank you
for the splendid publicity which
you gave our movement 70 clean
I'D the magazine stands Of our
city. From the meeting a per-
manent committee on public de-
eency is forming. which may be
able 70 do lot Of good.
C. z. DAVIS, J. P. AcCULLY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
Gypsy Smith Recalls
Old Time Religion
And Youth Presents
Another Picture
Hollywood Guesses
Wrong Again


GYPSY SMITH, angels
u spending a few hours at the
Christian Youth conference in
Tacoma, brought back touch of
the old style method of salvation
which is responsible for so many
of the stalwart characters in the
older generation. In the audience
which filled every corner of the
First Methodist church Satur-
day night, there were many who
regretted that we do not today
have more of the type of eveng-
elism represe te d by Gypsy
Smith.
In some ways it was a hard
religion those old revivalists
preached. There was in it much
of the doctrine of an eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth. They
preached adequate punishment
for stepping off the straight and
narrow path, but there was a re-
ward for those who persevered
to the end.
Many, of course, stayed in the
path of rectitude more from the
fear of punishment than for hope
of the reward. Man. queer
creature, will play with fire if
he thinks he can get away with
only seorched finger tip or a
singed eyebrow, but convince him
that he will be thoroughly bis
tered and permanently SCARED
and he will shun the bright lights
of the evil one. Many pillar of
the church today became that
way because he acquired the
habit through fear. found it was
very much worthwhile and stay
ed with il.
Whether the old evangelism
was more effective than the new
Is open to argument. One of the
evidences that there is virtue in
the new evangelism was the
Christian Youth conference which
completed a three-day meeting
here Sunday. Sipsy Smith nor
Billy Sunday in all the years OF
their preaching ever brought to-
gether a more earnest, whole
some and enthusiastic group Of
young Christians. There was
nothing in their demeanor 10 even
intimate that they had been
scared into righteousness. Rath-
er they gave the impression OF
joyful participation IN an sctiy-
ity that was its own reward.
MEMBERS Of journalism
r1 class the other day vers dis-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
urnn letters must give nhfns and
address Of writer Only initials
VII be published when requested
Mr.. Fixif. | would like 10 find
out the two names Of the star
players playing the leading roles
In Lilac Time One says Gary
Cooper played with Colleen Moore
and the other says the man was
Maurice Chesalier. @. p.
The second party should know
that was not Chevaller's style.
Stars were Gary Cooper and
Colleen Moore.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me
where I can get . copy of the
1910 census questions Who win
be the censor In this vicinity and
how viii he be recognized
20 ~
The census bureau officials In
Tacoma have just received copy
of these controversial questions.
Mrs. Kathryn Malstrom il In
charge of the census here. She
will not be making the canvass
herself. but you will recognize
the census taker when he calls
on you and tells you that's who
he is. IL is not a secret investi-
cation. The bureau Ii at 500
Rust building.
incidentally a census taker can
be called correctly censor" as
you use the word.
Mr.. Fixit; I would like TO join
the CCC, but am not sure I am
eligible. How can l find out IL I
could get in9 READER.
You can call on the ccC select
ing agent for the county at the
Welfare department. Path and
Pacific. or phone him at Main
9141. 1t Ia his duty to help you
establish your eligibility. Incl
dentally. Mr.. Fixit erred a little
the other day In answering that
ccc applicants need not have
social security numbers, New
forms require them and registra-
ton with the state employment
service. which is necessary. cam
not be obtained without an SIS
card.
Mr.. Fixit; Where could I find
the value of q stamp. II bears
Washington's head and New
York postoffice, 8 cents" across
the face In red Ink. MRS. G.
You could ask Clyde Brill. at
I'LL Pacific ave. who is a stamp
dealer, or you might attend a
meeting of some group like the
Tacoma Stamp club, which has
sessions second and fourth Tues
days at p. m. at the Tacoma
Secretariai school offices.
Mr.. Ffxlt: I want 10 know II
a person making a deed 10 anoth-
err and not having II recorded but
stlll signed by notary, a lawyer,
would hold good TO that person,
made out before one got PEN
sion and after getting n pension
and having TO sign over all land.
Could this person hold the tract
after death or when saw fit TO
hand It 70 him. Il. A. c.
While that might be per-
fectly innocent deal, on its face
1t would appear as an attempt
TO defraud the state.
Questions like that really re-
quire court Interpretation more
than the mere opinion of Mr..
F'ixit. Probably. II you signed
away property In an attempt to
make yourself eligible for old age
assistance. the state might ex-
pect you to have received enough
from the sale to keep you awhile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. ! claim to be
the strongest man in the world"
say. assert that I an the
strongest man, etc You can
claim something that Is due.
ss q reward"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
An Inside Picture of Finan-
cial and Political America


observation-disclosures Roosevelt has adopted
now-youdont attitude toward the third
term draft movement, but he no longer mystifes POI
tca insiders who have carefully checked his activities
F. D. R. is running the campaign himself, devsing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
DIES COMMITTEE
UNDERMINES LIBERTY

Editor, The Times: The sabo-
tage of civil liberties continues
In our country. My letter few
weeks back praised John Coffee
for his message In defence of
our civil liberties. In the sabo-
tage of our civil liberties We will
find the seed of growing politi-
cal power of those few who are
striving to destroy the best in
terests of the people In order to
serve their own.
This Dies Committee" which
la parading under the white BAN
ner of purifying American insti-
tutions of foreign monopolies
and isms Is going so far now
as to say our movies are teach
ing Us to be communists. fas-
cists, blackshirts, silver shirts,
and every other kind of shirt.
According to the Dies Commit
w. VIC doil WSdi 1iu Saitie
color shirt we cannot claim to
be good Americans.
II seems. though. that labor
is carrying the brunt of this at
tack upon our civil rights. Ever
since the Wagner Act was first
put into effect, 1t has been false
ly accused as being fair to labor
and unfair to capital. Thus it
became the sore spot in the pro-
gram of organized monopoly.
From its inception, even Roose-
welt drew the name of commune
ist from the enemies of labor.
But a. this silly blah blah failed
to fool the public. the Wagner
Act itself became the chief OBJ
ject of unamericanism. When
the law withstood the battering
of the ballot, and the malicious
underhand methods TO destroy
its fairness To labor, the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board be-
came the next object of the Dies
committees purifying affections.
Throughout this crusade 10
clean America Of un-Americans.
hundreds. and even thousands of
good natural born Americans
were put upon the auction OF
criticism and falsely accused of
being not good citizens. but paid
instruments OF some foreign
power. The charges OF the Dies
committee became so ridicu-
lous that II we We're 10 believe
them all, we would find that
even our government was in the
control of foreign powers.
j. COLLINS. Spanaway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
DEFENSE OF RUSSIA

Editor The Times In your
Feb. "a issue, Mr.. Pearsall said:
I'VE ordinary people only know
that cold-blooded hutchery for
conquest is the same. whether
perpetrated by Attils or Stain"
Let us look at the record and
judge II conquest is the motive
for the invasion of Finland.
Russia recently conclude
treaties with the three little re-
puhlics of Latvia, Lithuania and
Esthonia. These nations leased
TO Russia the same kind of air
and submarine bases that Russia
asked of Finland. and they re-
ceived in return certain advan-
tages. which included the cession
OF wilma TO Lithuania.
Russia offered Finland terri
tory al least 70 times the area
OF that which she asked OF Fin
land. Now Russia could easily
conquer and annex these little
nations. Instead OF doing that,
Russia is respecting and protect
Ing their independence and Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05

To receive attention n this col
umn letters must give name and
address OF writer Only initials
vii be published when requested
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MEMBERS Of journalism /.
A'A elass the other day vers dis-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-05
AN APPRECIATION

n. r. JOHNSON
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
ACTIONS IN DIVORCE

Seven interlocutory divorce de-
crees were handed down at Tues
day afternoons hearings in Pierce
county superior court. Granted
DEGREES were Edith G. from VIM
cent D. Reyes, Paul T. from Alma
Garrett, Miriam from Clarence
Rinard, Paul from Eleanor Thomp-
son, William from Katherine
Emma Shearer, ]. c. from James
Trimble and Dorothy from Nor
ley Preppernau.
Final DEGREES were awarded to
Violet from Arthur Reiten and
Coda from Joe B. Gleason.
New divorce actions were filed
by Dorothy II. against Ralph L
Sexton. grounds mental cruelty
LaRue against Elmer c. Moran
cruelty, and Eveline agains'
Arthur Erdmann, cruelty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
FAIL TO SAVE
i. S. PRESCOTT

Efforts of police to save the NE
of Harry Sumner Prescott o. OF
1112 No. Washington ST., proved
futile early Wednesday.
Prescott was seized with a neart
attack shortly after 1 a. m. ana
police were summoned by his "ife'
An inhalator was sent to the resi-
dence. but officers were unable TO
revive the man.
Prescott was a sales agent Tor
the Heating Specialties Co. Born
in Virginia City. New, he had lived
in this state for "a years, coming
from Wisconsin.
Surviving are his wife, Irma
Peach Prescott; two brothers,
Frank Of Tacoma and Clay 5. OF
Marysville, Calf, and sister, Mrs
w. p. Mars of Duluth, MINI.
Funeral services will be announced
by Mellinger's.