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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03

pity the poor people Who have
sight and hearing and can talk
but who do not know how 10
make the most Of their faculties.
This latest story Of Helen
Keller who was so pitied by the
seventh graders Of nearly two
generations ago is rather breath
taking. Through her sensitive
finger tips on specially ar
ranged sounding board on her
radio she hears the broadcasts
az easily as a person with nor
NAL faculties.
Concerning her enjoyment OF
music, Miss Keller told one in
terviewer:
The music OF different instru-
ments is lovely to my touch.
I can enjoy the harp. the cor
net. the oboe. the viola, the vio-
lin in all its singing moods. and
the triumphant harmony of all
in a chorus of stirring vibra-
tionsi" But swing music dis
TURKS her. Its sensation is not
pleasant to her touch.
When /. goes on very long"
Miss Keller explained. Il have
wild impulse to flee from
something sinister that is about
to spring upon me. suppose it
wakes brimal emotions-shadow
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the jungle.
1t is thS cry Of dumb souls not
yet able 10 speak"
Helen Keller's "afflictions"
have developed some deep per-
sonal and understanding friend
ships. They begin with the
teacher who came into her ham
dicapped childhood and culmi-
nate in the secretary-companion
who translates to her through
the touch of fingertips on her
palm. That she understands is
quite evident from her side Of
the conversation.
Miss Keller goes unaided
through her home, house Of
more than dozen rooms. She
walks about the grounds and
describes the beauty of her
flower gardens to her visitors.
She operates the type writer
expertly. She is a great checker
player; few persons excel her
at that game.
All this leads up to one ques-
ton:
IL the rest of us with nor
NAL faculties would use all of
them to the same extent that
Helen Keller does those that
she possesses, what could we
not do to this old world:
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
questions Turn to the Wom-
ans page for the answers.
l. Who was called the Maid
of Orleans ?"
2. The members of what mill
tary organization are called
Devil Dogs"
3. How would you say Till
we meet again" in French?
4. Customs collie t ons are
made by the commerce, interior
or the treasury department
5. Are the moons phases
caused by its rotation on its
axis, or its revolution around
the earth?
6. What is the name for the
type Of dive bombing planes
used by the Germans in The
Netherlands and Belgium
Z. Joe Louis has fought five
former heavyweight champions.
name them.
s. Name the most distant
island possession of the United
States.
Q. Which country has been
called The Land of the Rose ?"
10. Four bells in the morning
watch is what time7
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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
VIII be published when requested.
Mr.. F1slt: Would you please
tell me how much Il our rain
fall below normal compared with
last year and 5. 10 and 20 years
ago? Friends In the east would
like to know. Y. NJ.
At midnight. June 30. Tacoma
was $50 inches ahead Of last
years rainfall. Where II was
1.56 inches below normal, last
year ~ the same time IL was
4.s6 inches below. Last years
total was 31.27 inches. or 9.13
below normal. The year before
that, 1898. 1t was only Pip
inches. The figure for 1885 was
1906, or s.34 below normal; for
1880, 21.96 inches. which was
minus 1874 inches. The total in
1920 was 37.05 inches. also be-
low the present normal.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me what
the fare for car and driver on
the Narrows bridge will be.
From Sixth and Junett 10 just
the other side Of the bridge,
what would the fare for one
passenger on the bus be? VIII
children under six have TO pay
fare on the bus?
MRS. T. A.
Toll for a car and driver is
SIS cents; for each additional
passenger IS cents. The Brem-
erton bus runs across the bridge
now and would carry you TO the
other side for Gig Harbor fare.
80 cents. Children would be SUBJ
ject to the regular bus rules.
which depends somewhat upon
the childs size and whether he
occupies a seat.
Mr.. Fixlt: would like an
elderly lady TO share my home,
one who receives an old age PEN
sion or has other means Of pay
Ing a small amount for board
each month. She would have a
good home In the country with
pleasant surroundings and could
help with light housework and
feel at home.
MRS. JOHN JOHNSON,
Route 1, Box IS, Sumner.
II you get in touch with the
Pierce county welfare depart
ment old age assistance divis-
ion, you probably can get on its
list of qualified boarding homes.
Mr.. Fixit: Am wondering II
you or any Of the readers could
tell ms about patching an old
plastered wall. The places to be
fixed are too large for the COM
mercial patching plaster. We
bought n sack Of plaster and
mixed a little at time with
proportions Of one-fourth sand.
We dampened the Iath with
plenty Of water. Now rs II dries
the plaster is cracking, in fact,
Is nothing but cracks. l plan TO
paper the walls. MRS. ii. c.
A professional plasterer I'M
doubtedly would be more salts
factory. but If you feel like try
ing 1T yourself it might be dis
est to do little research. You
can get a government pamphlet.
B. III. Is, Care and Repair of
the Home" for 20 cents from
the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, Washington, d. c.. or
much of the same information
from books in the reference de-
partment Of the Tacoma library.
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Haugen bill which was twice
vetoed by President Coolidge on
the advice of Mr.. Hoover, then
Secretary of Commerce, and the
late Andrew w. Mellon, then
Treasury Chief. In fact, it is
generally understood that the
veto was prepared by Mr..
Hoover.
Thus, in McNary's nominal
ton, the G.. o. P. reversed
sacred field. 1t took a retroac-
tive sideswipe at former Presi-
dent and the Union League
Pennsylvania often character
lied as the greatest Secretary
of the Treasury since Alexander
Hamilton"
But the selection of McNary
recalled fundamental differences
between himself and Mr.. Willkie
on the power question. AS a mild
hacker of numerous New Deal
measures, the Senator was glad
to wangle funds for public power
projects like the T. V. A. which
the head of the 1910 ticket has
fought so bitterly. Bonneville
Dam, for instance-almost a
twin to T.V.A.-had his whole
hearted support because it cut
power rates III a vast territory
where private control Was dis
advantage TO the public.
Maybe the leaders did not for
get these curious bric-a-brac of
political history. Perhaps the
COP, grown wiser through adj
versity. intends Fundamentally
to wipe the slate clean and start
afrechf
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that "Such a man was not fit
to live"
Is this to be the spirit of men
in general? Should we not read,
study and practice as far as we
can Isaiah 5s:7, and 49,? rs
it not to deal thy bread TO the
hungry. and that thou bring the
poor that are cast out of thy
house? And if thou draw out
thy soul to the hungry, and sat
isfy the afflicted soul; then shall
thy light rise in obscurity, and
thy darkness be as the noon
day"
1t made me angry when that
garbage can sight suggested to
me the food that's wasted; when
a little thought by people with
heart can find ways TO get that
food into the hands of the needy.
/ feel sure that the Hon. Harry
Cain, mayor of tbs city, is not
like the Cain of the Bible, who
slew his brother, and then said.
Am l my brothers keeper
But on the contrary will look
into matters of food destruction
in this city.
FRANK 7 PIERCE
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UNEMPLOYED NOT IN
SPIRIT OF CELEBRATION

Editor. The Times: Many I'M
employed single persons in the
city. who cannot find work in
private industry and who are
denied work on WPA. have been
heard to remark the money used
in decorating the city could
have been used TO much better
advantage in feeding them.
These men. who are living on
81 per month from the state,
have also been heard asking the
question Does society want US
10 turn criminals ,"
CAPT. w. f. WESTERMAN
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could not afford to nominate a
public utility magnate. Worst of
all, Mr.. Hoover pointed out, such
a man could not be elected in
year which seemed to offer a
Republican triumph. The public
utilities. he insisted, had often
proved a liability to the COP.
and would again damage it if
Willkie was nominated.
The new nominee grabbed the
phone and asked for an appoint
ment. They conferred for two
hours in Hoover's suite. Willkie
was polite but firm. He told
Hoover that, if the latter knew
anything in his record that ruled
him out as a candidate, he
should divulge it. Willkie said
he ought to be given the infor-
nation out OF common decency.
But the facile-minded business
man - the salesman par excel
lence-voiced another argument
for frank speaking on Hoover's
part. He pointed out that. as
fellow Republican" Hoover
owed it to tell him what charges
he would have to meet if he
became the party leader and
standard-bearer.
Willkie climaxed those auda-
cious statements by suggesting
that, if Hoover had no factual
information damaging to him.
self, the former president ought
to admit it publicly. In a sense,
it was an attempt TO smoke out
Hoover before the balloting
reached its critical stage.
Hoover finally admitted that
he knew nothing which would
initiate against Willkie, except
the bare fact that he was associ-
ated with ar industry which has
been pilloried by the politicians
in recent years. But Hoover did
not accept the suggestion that
he make a public statement to
that effect. He sat in his room
and worked quietly, though not
fiercely. for the nomination of
Senator Taft.
Politicos have racked their
brains TO discover the reasons
for Hoover's GOODNESS toward
Willkie. II could not properly
be characterized as hostility"
but the former occupant OF the
White House is not enthusiastic
about the man who has chance
TO be the next tenant. The rea-
son is purely subjective. Hoover
remembers that Willkie gave
active support to President
Roosevelt in 1882. and praised
first-term reforms which cast
discredit upon the Hoover rec
ord.
Willkie has endorsed the Hull
reciprocal trade agreements
the Palo Alto mans No. l hate
and he has damned the Haw-
ley-Smoot Act as one of the first
moves that barricaded the free
flow Of world trade.
In nominating Senator Nc
Nary for vice president, the con-
vention administered another re-
buff 10 Hoover, although not
with trumpets. The delegates
even the lesders-appesred 10
forget that the Senator from
Oregon fathered the McNary-
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Suckers and Signatures

It always has been good rule Think before you act"
College professors have tme-honored way of impress
ing this upon their students They often have done
thing like this:
Appearing before their class one morning with long
petition they ask the class to sign it. Sleepy in hurry
just careless they all do without reading the long
petition itself Then the professor plays his he reads
the petition which all have signed 1t turns out that all
have agreed to have their heads cut off.
Moral: Don't do that.
Many student learned in this simple but unforgetabe
way not to sign things without knowing what they
But not everybody has learned this simple lesson
In Pennsylvania the Communist party wanted to get
the ballot To do certain number of signatures of
voters petition required, is customary every
where.
Evidently feeling that they did not have enough
bers of their party to fill the petition to the required
length party workers went around seeking voters sigma
. lures wherever they could get them.
Many people are willing to sign anything especially
political petition Many signed this
The Pittsburgh Press however smelling rat, began
to print the of those who had signed the Communist
petition And 10 and behold literally hundreds of people
learned for the first time what they had DONE
Il thought it petition to keep the U. S. out of
war! cries Il told it to help people get
jobs says another II thought had something to do
with the q" thought it to keep the WPA at
work. Il didn't read it. had idea it had anything
I to do with the Communist party"
People supposedly smarter than these innocent people
have been taken in by organizations with aims laudable
the surface but which turn out to be deeply influenced
within by forces with which they were not in sympathy
! at ALL
There times when all must think. 1t is less the
duty of citizen in democratic republic to think than it
is to pay taxes bear arms.
The defense of democratic people is not only in tanks
and planes and guns but in their ability to be alert KEEN
: and clear-sighted.
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After making his speech.
Hoover headquartered in the
conventions political hotel on
the eleventh floor. Having tailed
to achieve the nomination-he
realized that his speech had not
vowed the customers-he re-
turned to his role of elder states
man and adviser. But Wilkie
heard from mutual friends that
Hoover's references to his candi-
dacy were hardly compliment
tary.
The ex-president. according to
information reaching the 1910
nominees large ears. was warn
ing consultants that the COP.
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An Inside Picture Of Finan'
II / "a IL / ciul and Political America

WASHlNGTON-WendeW illke handed out sample
of the drectacton tactics he will pursue in the coming
campaign when he bearded former President Herbert
Hoover at their historic but conference during the
Republican convention. Both have declined to dis
cuss what happened, and here is the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03

George e. Towards life runs
strangely to SIC. Just 81 years
ago Howard ran locomotive 81
on the U. p. railroad, and today
a yard engine in a st. Louis
steel works, named for him, is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03

numbered 81. For more than a
quarter century he has owned
city and state license plates 81.
DOG WATCH
Despite many legends regard
ing the origin of the nautical
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-03

the who sell the products of the nation do not
sell America to the people, there may time when
there will be need for salesmen-Warren X. Rishe
secretary, National Federation Of Sales Executives.
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FRANK L. PIERCE.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
COL0RED PIONEERS OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

slaves and they usually served in reoi-
ments with white soldiers and were
scattered all through the army. Some
times the slave took the field instead of
the master and showed that their valor
was equal to that of their master.
Not only did Colored Americans fins
help establish the Declaration of hide
pendence but in the War Of 1872 with
England they helped win the victory
for America which made the Declara-
ton secure and permanent. It is well
established that many Colored soldiers
and especially sailors fought in the
second war with England--In Nc
Kenzie's Life of Commodore Perry.
Col. Crogham, says about l in 10 of
crews were black. Comm. Chauncev
wrote to Perry: 81 have nearly so
blacks on this ship. They are among
my best men," Rossiter johnson in
History of War of 1912 says that manv
Of Perry's men were Colored, especially
at battle of Lake Erie, and Lake Cham
plain, decisive naval battles of the war
Many famous war pictures show them.
Cong. Martindale of New York, in
1928 said: "Slaves, or Negroes who had
been, were enlisted as soldiers in the
Revolution and I myself saw batta-
hon of them attached to the Northern
army in the war of 1812-1815 on the
march from Pittsburgh to Sacketts
Harbor an important land battle" But
all the world knows that 500 Colored
fought and helped in the Battle of New
Orleans for Gen. Jackson officially APP
pealed to them and then again officially
praised their valor.
This little pamphlet is designed to
shed light upon facts that are often
obscured or hidden in historical sket-
ches lest too much emphasis be laid
upon the Importance of the Colored
soldier in the wars for Independence.
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NOOnClnueQ from Page ~
wallis, the British General, to surprise
and defeat Lafayette and he gave i'm
mediate warning and frustrated the
plot, and was fortunate to be present
at the surrender Of CORVALLIS. Arm
stead was also slave, and at the end
Of the War was returned to slavery,
but, hearing of his bravery the Legis-
lature of Virginia passed a special act
that set him free. Some of the masters
in the South were willing to give ND
their slaves if they would fight, some
were unwilling, and some promised
them freedom and did not keep their
word.
Forty years after the Revolutionary
War a member Of Congress from South
Carolina said, speaking of the Colored
soldiers, 'to their hands we are owing
the erection Of the greatest part of the
Notifications raised for the protection
Of our country: some of which particu-
larly Fort Moultrie gave at the early
period of the inexperience and untried
yalOr of our citizens, Immortality to
American arms: and in the Northern
states, numerous bodies of them were
enrolled and fought, side by side with
whites, the battles of the Revolution.
Thus, though a great many of them
we're laborers, thousands of them were
soldiers.
In the Virginia Legislature in 1888
at the close Of the War, appreciation
was shown in their services by the pass
ing of ian act directing the enamel
patton of certain slaves who had served
as soldiers in the state and for the
emancipation of the slave Aberdeen"
Did you ever hear the story of
George Washington and Primus Hall.
a Colored body servant, lying down to-
gether in the straw and covered with
the same blanket? It is a true story
and happened in Massachusetts. GEORGE
Washington was not afraid to lie down
and sleep with a Colored man. Today
there Is much fear entertained lest the
twain OF different hue live under the
same roof in separate apartments, or
on the same street in separate houses.
The people of Red Bank, N. J.. love
to tell the story of how those daring
Rhode Island Regiments of Colored
soldiers wallopped the terrible Hes
SANS, band Of German soldiers the
British brought over to intimidate the
americans and played heroic part in
the War. There was disastrous bat
tie fought at New York, and you know
the story of Colored men still living
under Broadway in New York-bones
OF the heroes who fought in battles on
Long Island and in New York. These
two Rhode Island Colored regiments
displayed. ferocious bravery and enthu-
slastic defiance in their engagements
with the Hessians, which is worthy of
the highest praise and most grateful
remembrance. They numbered 1900
men.
There was altogether about 5000
Colored soldiers in the Revolutionary
War, both free Colored people and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
K. p, CALANTHEANS
ANNUAL SESSION
CONTINUED from Page u

Lillian Herbert, grand trustee; Mona
L. Whitehead, past grand worthy
chancellor.
Following are the newly elected
Calanthean officers: CIVIC, Sara A.
Stratmon, Boston; G.W.Inx., Bessie
n. Simmons, Boston; G.WIntro.,
Josephine Hayes, Boston; G. Orator
Emma L. Lee, Roxbury; G.W.S. Direc-
tress, Eva Kennedy, Worcester; GW.J.
Directress, Mary A. Jenkins, Spring
field; CIR. of Deeds, Ruth A. Brown,
Lynn; CIR of Deposits, Cora V. AL
den. Boston; G. Conductress, Pearl
Henry, Hartford; G. Asst. Conduc-
tress, Maggie Walker, Roxbury; G..
Escort, Winifred Williams, Boston; G..
Herald, Mamie Brown, Springfield; G..
Protector, Lottie Davis, Boston; 3 Yr.
Trustee Lillian Pierce, Hartford; yr.
Trustee, Olive Higginbotham, Wor-
cester; / yr. Trustee, Lillian Herbert,
Cambridge; G. Lecturer Mary c..
Hogan, Cambridge; GU. Matron, Helen
Russell, Dorchester; G. Sec'y of End,
jamie Charles, Springfield; G. Med.
Registrar, DR.. w. o. Taylor Boston;
G. Atty, James G. Wolff, Allston
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
Hampton Choral
Society Gives Tea

The Hampton Choral Society of
Greater Boston presented a Musical
Tea at the residence of Mrs. Sarah
Aston, AZ Cunard st. The home was
beautifully decorated.
Harold R. Evans opened the pro-
gram with a piano selection, followed
by several songs by the Hampton
Choral Society, Claudius ]. Broadfield,
Conductor; Mrs. Una Blackjack, ac-
companist Remarks were made by
Mrs. Fannie Lonon and Mrs. Mabel J.
Dean, Chairman of the Society Mrs
Zelma Johnson was most interesting
in two readings. Vocal solos were
rendered pleasingly by Miss Marjorie
Hudson and Mrs. Mary ]. Alleyne
Miss Mary Mallory accompanied Her
bert Williams in a violin solo. The
Angelic Quintet, Mrs. Ella B. Hayes
Miss Marjorie Hudson, Mrs. Mary J
Alleyne, Mrs. Grace Storms, Mrs. Una
Blackjack sang with Harold r. Evans
accompanist. Joseph Stewart render
ed delightful piano solo.
The members of the committee
were: Mrs. Mabel J. Dean, chairman;
Mrs, Mary E. MILKY, Mrs. Fannie
Lonon, Mrs. Ella B. Hayes, Miss
Maude Smith, Miss Queena Hopes
Miss Elizabeth Hyde, Mrs. Ethel
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alleyne
Fred Henderson, Mrs. Sarah Allston
Mrs. Lillian Williams, Miss Nora Mel
win, Claudius ]. Broadfield, and Miss
Alvira M. Hazard.
The Community Chorus will render
special music at Ebenezer Baptis
Church, Boston, Sunday, July 2S a
1880 pm. Rev. William S. Ravenell
pastor.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20

%, short drive out of Hyannis, and
visitors easily found their way to the
new dine and dance mecca. Paul Payne
and his Harlem Aristocrats were on
hand and will play every Thursday
and every Saturday throughout the
season. The rule at Guiomar's is no
cover charge, no minimum. 1t is the
home of Southern fried chicken . T.. &.
At Hide-a-Way Inn, Yarmouth are Mr..
and Mrs. Ziegler of Boston . Among
patrons at Joe Comes Twin Villa last
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Al Tynes,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Evans, Mrs. Marie
Pierce, Wallace Roundtree, all of
Boston.
Guests of Zilpha Cottage include c..
G. Grant, New York; Henry Johnson,
Brooklyn; Ethel Maynard New York;
Miss Peggie Johnson, Cambridge; Mr..
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Oak Dlnffa

Mrs. Jamie Kennard Coleman, her
grandmother, Mrs. Everett, and two
nieces, Jean and Shirley, are at Mrs.
Colemans cottage -. Harry Bur
leigh of New York is expected here
shortly =. Frank Turner, New York,
arrived Tuesday and is at the Shearer
Cottage q. Mrs. Carrie Jones was in
Boston Wednesday and eturned here
Thursday bringing her granddaughter,
Jacqueline -. Mr. and Mrs. Ralf
Coleman, Mrs. Gladys McAdoo's daugh-
ter, Rev. and Mrs. Adam Powell of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
SECOND VISITORS DAY
SUNDAY AT VETS. CAMP
Continued from Page u

special features to offer for their plea
sure.
Maj. Alex Davis says that there is a
full compliment of officers and enlisted
men present, the health and moral ex-
cellent, and that the movement by motor
trucks from the South State Armory to
the Reservation was made without any
trouble.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
WHERE TO DINE WHERE TO DANCE WHERE TO REST

and Mrs. William Reed, Baltimore;
Mrs. c. Henderson, Montclair n j.;
Mrs. Fannie Wilkerson, Baltimore;
Marian Dunbar; Mrs. Pearl Elliott
Whisnant, New York.
Seen at Casa Manana: Mr.. and Mrs.
M. T. Braxton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Simmons of New Jersey; Mrs. Henry
Brown, Boston.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-07-20
CITY NEWS

Mrs. Matilda Birch Charleston of
Holyoke Street entertained at break
fast-luncheon on Wednesday in honor
of her guest, Miss Samuels of New
York City and Mrs. Daisy Holman and
Mrs. Marie Boykin.