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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-30
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Fourteen members q the Wash
iissais ss=ssSzsi GusTd were
named Thursday BY Brig. Gen.
Maurice Thompson. the adjutAnt
general. as officials OF members
Of the rifle team that viii repre-
sent the guard at the national
matches TO be held at Camp Perry.
Ohio. from Sept. l 70 81.
Capt. Fred Harrison Of spo-
kane wss named captain Of the
team. replacing Lieut.. Col. Irven
W. kenney who has acted in that
capacity for "A matches. Duties
relative to the mobilization of the
4lst division necessitated Col.
kenney's withdrawal this year
Sergt- Edwin C. Park Of head
quarters battery. 24sth coast ar
tillery. Aberdeen, was named as
coach.
Other members Of the team are:
Sgt. James P. Lyons. Spokane:
LIST Lieut. Ralph Z. Dever and
Tech. Sgt. Carl NJ Slower Of Aber-
deem; Staff Sgt. wilburn Lowe.
Tech. Sgt Dan L. Horn and Cor
poral Bedford NJ. Hertel. all Of
the 161st infantry. Spokane: 1st
Sgt Robert J. Russell. Sgt. Will
liam H. Russell and Sgt. Richard
+. Russell. all brothers and all Of
the 116 quartermaster regiment,
Seattle; LIST Sgt. Owen S. r. Rich
ards and Tech. Sgt. Raymond r.
Tobin, 14sth field artillery. Ia
coma, and Sgt. Edwin G. Park. jr..
with home station in Pullman, but
who is now in training in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-30

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To WORK FOR DOUGLAS

SEATTLE-Donsld G.. Simpson.
Of Vancouver. Wash. top ranking
member of the 1910 graduating
class at the University of Wash
ington law school. will become
clerk to Justice William o. Douglas
of the U. S. supreme court, IT was
announced today.
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can levy a state income Tax,
as Oregon does. for example.
Some taxation system other
than the sales tax on all COM
modities. including food neces-
sites. should be worked out
in the future. Our legislature
should seriously consider the
problem.
rs.s-
CANDIDATES for office
- have said little il anything
about how TO reduce govern
mental costs. Few have even
indicated that the problem
lies in eliminating useless
Jobs. wasteful operations. and
combining the duties of en-
ployees in some departments
and cutting out duplication OF
effort in state and county.
Much OF the governmental
setup today. especially in the
county, hanks back 10 the
horse and buggy age. Time
was when n taxpayer had Ia
drive all day and perhaps all
night To a courthouse and get
his business attended TO.
Nowadays. there Is hardly n
spot in the state from which
a person cannot drive in n
car TO the state capital. let
alone cover half a dozen
county courthouses in an or
binary day.
We need n streamlined gov
ernmental setup. We need 10
consolidate county or district
governments. We need TO
combine various county Of
fees. We need 60 eliminate
those county jobs that are to
all practical purposes and in
tents handled well by state
departments. That goes for
engineering. policing. and tax
ing, among others. A re-
modelled county government
is something the candidates
for the legislature might
study with profit.
Evening star., 1940-08-19

pretense of any wish to avoid the
responsibility, it is customary to abide
by the legend established a century
and half ago. Within the memory
Of living men the event usually has
been developed to the limits of its
possibilities as a spectacle convincing
in itself. Mckinley and Bryan,
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard
Taft, Wilson, Hughes, Harding, Cox,
Coolidge, Davis, Hoover, Smith, even
such minor contenders as Eugene
Debs and Norman Thomas, acknowl-
edged their debt to the past in the
routine fashion. Franklin D. RooSe-
welt instead flew to Chicago to talk
to the Democratic Convention in
1882. He went to Philadelphia for a
similar purpose in 1885. The facil-
tiles of radio sufflced his need this
year.
Wendell Willkie, however, may
have been wiser in being loyal to the
tradition in which he insisted he
takes pride. A quarter million of his
fellow-citizens saw him as we'll as
heard him when he returned to his
old home town to start his campaign.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
A Joint Rally

Those who have believed that the
Ku Klux Klan is a patriotic, though
misguided, organization should be
intensely interested in the reports
of the joint meeting yesterday Of the
German American Bund and the
New Jersey Realm Of the Klan at
Camp Nordland.
The leaders Of the Klan were
dressed in that organizations ia
miliar robes and hoods; the Bund
officials in their uniforms of white
shirts with black trousers and black
ties. But there the distinction ends.
Bundsmen and Klansmen Joined
impartially in applauding speakers
representing both organizations
when they denounced the Govern
ment of the United States, the
Democratic and the Republican
parties, the newspapers and the Jews
and Negroes. When a crowd, which
had gathered outside the fenced-in
camp, started to sing "The Star
spangled Banner" the Bund band
Evening star., 1940-08-19
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles z. Trdce1Dell.

professed to like It best without either
cream or sugar, but most persons took
both.
There is no use to try, in these days,
to return to the past by brewing your
self cup Of sassafras tea.
1t can't be done.
Maybe time, itself, cannot be turned
back so easily. But 1t is a sure thing
that one cannot recapture the tastes of
youth, or really recall now how things
tasted long time ago.
You see child on the street with a
certain kind Of candy.
You realize instantly that 1t was an
old favorite Of your own, In the days
when a penny was treasure.
You sneak into the store and purchase
one, looking around to see that no one
spots you.
Once outside, you tear off the wrap
per and pop the whole into your mouth,
expecting you know not what taste
thrill.
You might have known better.
Was this the great and wondrous
candy? Surely they have ruined it, as
many other things have been ruined
over the years.
Recently in this column we recounted
the use of hot milk with butter in 1t as
a "cold' remedy
Then there is hot lemonade, favorite
with many. Many persons believe that
peppermint tea is good for this purpose,
too.
A queer old remedy for sore throat
was the use of stocking which had
just been taken of at night.
The stocking was wrapped around the
neck and worn until the next morning.
Stockings were made Of wool, in those
days. The fact that it was one just
taken of ensured that 1t was warm, not
cold and clammy from lying in
drawer.
Camphor was held in great repute for
many ills among them the misery caused
by the itch Of insect bites.
Probably it should be stated that thou
sands of persons have. no conception
whatever of the real misery caused
others by such bites.
No doubt there is a certain poisoning
which sensitive skins undergo when
bitten. Tougher skins do not expert
ence it. hence their owners simply can
not understand how any one else can
make such a fuss about such little
thing"
The martyr to bites, therefore, not
only must bear his pain the best he can,
but also must submit to misunderstand-
ing and even ridicule into the bargain.
Surely any remedy. no matter how
simple, which mitigates the itching,
which NAV be real pain, is very much
worth while.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Fishing de Luxe

Merchants of Wautoma, wisconsin,
no longer beWail their fate when
the pressure of business keeps them
in town during the fishing season.
AS a matter of fact, they are better
off there than anywhere else, because
fish have come to town in big way,
via the sewer route. What need to
spend time and money journeying to
sylvan dells after trout? Four kinds
thrive on, or rather under, Main
street and points adjacent-Speckled,
rainbow, brown and brook, and are
caught through manholes.
One searches in vain the magic
pages of Izaak Walton for tips on
how to- lure sewer trout from their
limpid retreat. 1t is doubtful, even
if he had heard of it, that he would
have devoted a chapter to the art,
and he may even be turning over in
his grave at the mere thought, but it
is at least practical and provides an
additional use for sewers. This would
be welcome in some cities where the
main function of sewers has been
that of enriching politicians and con-
tractors.
If the city fathers Of Wautoma
want to make their anglers paradise
complete they will ban that small
boy who uses a discarded curtain
rod, piece of twine from a bundle,
a rusty nail for a sinker and bent
pin for a hook, and insolently pulls
out one trout right after another in
the faces of adults who, equipped
with grade-A tackle, cannot get
single bite out of the entire munich
pal sewerage system.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Notification

No statute requires that a can
didate for the presidency of the
United States shall be notified of
his nomination. The ceremonies at
Elwood, Indiana, on Saturday had
nothing but precedent for their ex-
cuse. "An acceptance speech" the
Republican standard-bearer said, "is
a tradition of our pioneer paSt-be-
fore the days of rapid communica-
ton"
George Washington, it has been
recalled, was informed by the Presi-
dent of Congress of his election as
the first Chief Magistrate of the new
Nation. The intelligence was con-
veyed to its recipient at Mount
Vernon in a letter delivered on April
IA, 1789 Characteristically, the
father of his country was reluctant
to obey the summons, yet "he alone
commanded the respect of both the
parties engendered by the struggle
over ratification" of the Constitution.
Also, "he alone would be able to give
prestige to the Republic throughout
Europe" When these qualifications
were explained to him, he answered
the demand in spirit of patriotic
sacrifice.
Something of the same pattern has
been followed ever since. Even when
an aspirant has sought the Office
openly and without the slightest
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Desires improvement
In Pronunciation.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have thought for some time of writ
ing to express my appreciation and ap-
proval of the constructive articles that
appear daily in The Star, and also the
clean and true presentation of the news
of the day. I no longer subscribe to
any other newspaper. At the present
time we certainly need everything help
full and constructive that we can get.
always enjoy Mr.. Ellis Lesson OF
the Week." and in these lessons I never
fail to find something helpful. usually
cut out these articles and inclose them
in letters.
This week was much interested In
the letter Of George S. Parker, calling
attention to radio pronunciation.
heartily agree with Mr.. Parker and
thank The Star for publishing that letter.
And I hope that it will be food for
thought for some radio speakers. 1
heard a cultured woman remark re-
Gently that she wondered why we hear
so many words mispronounced in radio
talks, and she said that she would like
some explanation of why so many radio
speakers say "figu" for figure" have
often thought that the radio, the
instrument through which most OF
us hear the only public speaking that
we ever hear, should give us the op-
portunity to improve our speech. But
does it7
OF course. there are some pleasing
Evening star., 1940-08-19

One cannot help question the necessity
for all these governing and taxing bodies.
even assuming they operate ceaselessly
for the welfare of the citizens Of this
fortunate area.
An astonishing number of public Off
GERS for local governments is elected in
Illinois. There are approximately $4,000
elected school district officers and 10000
political township officers (When the
number of superintendentS and elected
school township officers are added to
these it means that there is at least one
officer for each of the 47,000 school
teachers in the State. In 9,507 rural
school districts three officers are required
to direct the affairs of one teacher and
a handful of pupils. In this connection
it may also be noted that Illinois has
one-tenth of all the school board mem
bers in the United States, but less than
one-twentieth of the teachers.)
To the above $4,000 public servants
must be added more than 10000 officials
of other units including counties, cities,
villages and incorporated towns, bringing
the total to nearly 10000 elected officials
or one for every 100 citizens of the State.
Cook County (Chicago) has 761 elected
officers. When this figure is subtracted
from the above and the Cook County
population excepted there is one public
official in downstate Illinois for every 81
persons. These facts were all brought
out in a recent study conducted by the
Illinois Tax Commission.
1t is very apparent, therefore, that the
cry of states rights" in many instances
merely expresses the grim determination
of local officeholders to exercise an un-
limited opportunity to plunder the cltl-
zen. We have all witnessed the recent
attempts of some of our Congressman to
have relief money administered by the
States. On the basis of past perform
ance, II such result should obtain, Illi-
nois would probably have one public
official for every "a persons. Further
more, assuming the average Illinois fam
lily consists of four persons, this could
conceivsbly result in one public official
for every six families.
So let us all be a little bit skeptical
when the hue and cry of states rights"
or Federal pap" is raised every time the
Federal Government attempts to enter
en- a program of general welfare. II
there should be any campaign against
"big government" (since We are all now
convinced that "big business" is no
longer culpable) it should be directed to
such conditions as are above outlined.
August 6. L. S. TRAVIS.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Advocates Defeat of
Training Bill.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t cannot be urged too strongly that
compulsory military training in peace
time should be defeated. Such measure
is totally un-American; and in spite Of
what its proponents say, there is no
democracy in compulsior. 1t is hearten-
ing that many Americans are beginning
to question the motive behind the Burke
Wadsworth bill.
If a decent wage were offered en-
rollees, the Army might get the type
of men it says it wants; conscription will
get them all right, but it will at the
same time make the youth of this
Nation no better than chattels.
1t is indeed ironical that the American
people should be told to fear a Nazi
menace without and at the same time to
succumb to Nazi methods within. Once
freedom is taken from the American
people, they may never regain it.
August IL. VIRG1NIAN.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Conscientious Objector
Opposes Conscription.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I am conscientious objector there
fore believe that war or preparation for
war is absolutely wrong. One cannot
combat evil with evil.
However, do not understand how even
those who believe in the war method can
sanction conscription. Experts have
agreed that for military preparedness
small, highly mechanical units with a
large number of airplanes are the best
defense. Putting guns in the hands of
every youngster is at once inefficient,
wasteful and possibly dangerous, even
from military point of view.
Let's stop conscription
IRA MAY WALTON.
Los Angeles, Calf.
August 2.
Evening star., 1940-08-19

voices and beautiful speeches, but oh,
how many poor ones.
Why can't the radio give us more
broadcasts such as VOL gives in
the Sunday broadcasts of Agnes Mccall
Parker? Not only is her message
divinely inspirational but I also feel
that her talk is a lesson in beautiful
language and pronunciation. 1t is truly
a delight for cultured people to listen to
such a voice and language.
More articles such as William T. Ellis
writes and more broadcasts like Agnes
Mccall Parkers will do much to i'm
prove the readers and listeners both
mentally and spiritually.
DAILY READER OF THE STAR.
August 8.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
"RIvERDALE, Md.

Dear Sir:
Your article on mosquitoes gives me
the courage to write you. I am an
American by marriage and have never
learned to spell English. So hope you
will pardon my spelling.
II am thin-skinned and everything in
the insect form bites me. have been
in discomfort for years about 1t.
Several years ago visited my mother
in Germany again and she also has the
same skin. She told me she had learned
from an old gentleman she had met in
a sanitarium how to stop the itching
and heal the bite without infection.
ut is so simple that one can't be-
lieve it.
Just piece of loaf sugar, dampened
with water.
Sometimes one has to apply it sew
eral times. 1t always stops the itching.
Regarding chiggers, 1t stops them
from hiding under the skin.
You, Mr.. Tracewell, have a way to
get to so many people and am sure
every one is going to be thankful as to
lldNC n way W eCe AANi oA WIG o6OAiJ VA
the itching.
Thanking you for all your wonderful
articles, I am
Sincerely, E. F. T."
We waited hopefully for mosquito
bite or two, in order to try this simple
and novel remedy, but. as one might
have suspected, the insects were ex-
tremely chary about biting.
That is the way it always is, when you
want something to happen. Here our
life had been made miserable all sum-
mer by mosquito and flea bites, but
when we wished new fresh bite for
scientific purposes, not a single darned
insect would appear!
So we have to present this remedy for
what it may be worth pointing out at
the same time that the simple is often
the best.
Home remedies have their place, let
the doctors say what they will.
Many of us remember sulphur and
molasses, and sassafras tea, as spring.
time blood remedies"
The theory was that somehow the
blood got thick. during the winter, and
needed a thinning out when spring
came.
People had eaten all sorts of heavy
foods, including sausage and griddle
cakes, in those days. They believed
that the change from winter to spring
was a drastic one, aided perhaps by a
good medicine"
Sassafras tea was one of the simplest
OF all herbal aids.
1t came out dark and red and took
sugar and cream until it was toned down
to a nice pink. Some hardy persons
Evening star., 1940-08-19
Lost tChiIdren

So many of them wander in land
Laid waste from farthest hill to curving
shore,
Caught up by surging, struggling hordes
that bore
Them on, a conquered, panic-stricken
band
Cut off from kindred, helpless, fright
ened, and
Bewildered by the spectacle of war,
Then lost amid the tumult's deaf'ning
roar;
Such tragedy they could not understand.
To babies wailing, crying in the night:
To tod ling ones, their faces grimed with
tears,
Whom anguished mothers seek, and fail
to find;
To children starting from their sleep in
fright;
To those made old, by war. beyond their
years;
Dear God. to all lost little ones, be kindl
CORINNE CHANDLER DAVIS.
Evening star., 1940-08-19
A Political Philosophy

Wendell Willkie properly described
his acceptance speech as an outline
of his political philosophy. He spoke,
necessarily, in broad terms, but the
main issues were clearly drawn.
That section of his address which
dealt with domestic questions was,
in its essence, an appeal to the
American people to recaSt their
thinking. They were urged to dis
card the idea that Americas great
ness lies in the past-that there are
no new horizonS-and to turn their
eyes upon the future where there is
written the promise that strong
men will perform strong deeds" In
those words the Republican nominee
set forth the substance Of his polit-
ical philosophy, recording his belief
that the America of the future can
be made a place of opportunity for
any man who is willing ito stand on
his own feet, and work and fight
1t is on this score, in Mr. WILKES
Judgment, that the New Deal has
been found most seriously wanting.
As he diagnoses our condition, the
present administration by fostering
class feeling and undermining con-
fidence in productive industry, has
acted as brake on the forces that
might have brought about recovery,
thereby impairing its own efforts to
improve economic conditions by the
expenditure Of billions of dollars in
pump printing projects. AS a result
there are millions of persons in the
United States who are dependent on
the Government, directly or indi-
rectly. for the necessities of life.
Normal means of SelfSupport have
been denied to them for so long that
they have lost hope, and it was to
them, in particular, that the Re-
publican candidate addressed his
message.
Mr.. Willkie is not under the illu-
sion that a mere change of admin
istration will solve the problem. Our
strictly domestic difficulties, vexa-
tious though they are, may be made
infinitely more complex, as he
pointed out, by the necessity in the
near future of competing for trade
in world largely dominated by
tOtalitarian governments. If Amer
lea is to survive as a democratic
state in the hard world of tomorrow
1t is essential that the people be told
the truth and prepared for the ar
duous days that lie ahead. 1t is
dangerous to deceive them with
empty promises of a still more
abundant life"
The Republican candidate set forth
his program in these words: In the
months ahead of US every man who
works in this country-Whether he
works with his hands or with his
mind-Will have to work little
harder. Every man and woman will
feel the burden of taxes, Every
housewife will have to plan little
more carefully. I speak plainly be-
cause you must not be deceived about
the difficulties of the future. You
will have to be hard of muscle, clear
of head, brave of heart"
This program is the antithesis of
what the New Deal offers. That Mr..
Willkie elects to stand on it is ample
evidence of his courage and of his
faith-faith in the capacity of the
American people, given proper lead
ership, to face the hard truth and
work out their own salvation, even
though that cannot be done with
out hardship, without sacrifice, even
without suffering"