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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-07

Thew are being trained and
tempered TO army life more slow
~ and thoroughly. both officers
and enlisted men. Things are not
so pellmell. Time. for the pres
emit at least, is not pressing so
desperately. But officials at
every center deplore the lack OF
weapons for training. Our two
armored divisions have no heavy
tanks, only light and medium
types.
Live ammunition is so scarce
that field pieces can be exercised
only twice every three weeks.
As vet there are no new 30
millimeter anti-aircraft guns on
hand. The number of training
planes is fesrfully inadequate.
Although Garand rifles are now
being produced at the rate of 200
a day. many units have not re-
ceived even limited quotas.
Chief significance Of the sur
vey Is the light It throws on our
general rearming program and
potentials. How long il will take
TO equip and elothe and house
the proposed army of 1,400. 900
is anyhody's guess. The program
can be accelerated under pres
sure. But higherups in the ser
vice are generally agreed that 1t
will be from Is months TO two
wears before such force would
be ready for action.
The interest which American
youngsters display IN army,
navy and CAA flying schools
resembles nothing so much as
their rush in the twenties TO
grab the wheel OF an automobile.
Printed or mimeographed In
structions on how TO become an
aviator are the best sellers for
all three agencies.
Despite some differences. the
army and navy have established
the same qualifications and
courses. Nays training period
lasts eight months. after which
successful students must agree
TO serve four years in the reserve
IL qualified and needed. Appli-
cants must be 10-year citizens.
between 20 and 81. unmarried
and agree to stay single for two
years after going on active duty.
They must have a minimum edu-
cation OF two fun years at col
legs. or its equivalent In the
number of credits for a degree.
They must. Of course. be physi-
cally normal. though not super
men. Before applying. they
ought to consult a physician TO
make sure they are not physi-
cally disqualified. Applications
may be filed at the nearest navy
recruiting station
The srmy's training period at
civilian schools and service cen
tiers lasts IS weeks. Successful
contestants must become mem
bers OF the reserve subject 10
active duty II called. Age and
intelligence qualifications are the
same as navy's. They must be
unmarried at the time OF sppli-
cation They must agree to serve
for three years on active duty
with the regular army air corps
a. reserve officers Training pay
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Editor The Times: While
listening to the news Sunday !
was alarmed when l heard a
statement made concerning the
unions. both CLIO and AFL. II
seems both unions have joined
hands land as soon as possible, "
quoted union leaders, our men
will be out OF work. Another
strike, and for what? A few
cents an hour more.
Have the union leaders con-
sidered what strike will mean
10 the thousands OF men who
will be thrown out of work.
especially at this time Of year >
And how long-if they get it
before they feel any benefit
from their raise The present
strike OF mills in Tacoma has
lasted for two months and the
men were told by union leaders
il would be settled in a few days.
What happened in 1889 when
the St Paul mill was down for
five months Did the men
benefit in any way from the
strike? Why let a mere hand
ful OF men decide when there
shall be strikes? We wives and
mothers should band together
and stand behind our men and
DEFY this union move 10 strike
We would fight II Hitler invaded
our country; why not fight to
gether 10 keep our men at work >
I shudder 20 think OF the many
little children who haven't much
10 look forward 70 this Christ
mas for some OF their dads have
been out Of work since Septem-
Der. Let US not even think
strike. but forever think peace
and harmony.
MRS. c. l. GARRISON.
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PULSE OF
THE PUB LIC

Editor. The Times: Why all
this controversy about VINO is
elected governor I worked and
voted for Dill and wished him
elected. The majority OF voters
wishe Langlie's. 1t appears to
the layman this agitation is be-
ing kept up by a few disap-
pointed would-be appointees to
lucrative positions by the gov
ernor.
Let us Democrats be good
sports and bow to the will Of
the majority and work for unity,
peace and harmony for our
party. and prosperity for our
glorious state of Washington.
The intent of voters must be
respected. According to princi-
pies OF our democratic country,
Langhe is elected governor He
has proved himself a progress
sive, with business ability. He is
just branded wrong an
"R" in place of a ID"
r. J. HARRISON.
5431 So. Yakima ave.
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HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER

DR
This is a day of mingled good
and evil aspects. In the morn
ing there may be sense of
futility and a distaste for maxi
ing decisions. Deceit and treach-
cry will flourish in certain rela-
lions sought by hostile powers.
Heart and home: This IL a
sway under which straigh
thinking Ia important. After
early morning. at which time
there may be a tendency toward
self-deception, Judgment should
be first-rate. II Is a better day
for planning than for any sort
OF initiative. Women must ac-
cept the fact that war changes
their world. Through the effects
OF conflicts which have reduced
male populations. il has been
necessary for women TO become
wage esrners and the future
presages increase Of economic
pressure upon all members of
family.
Business affairs: Activity in
all lines OF trade and manufac-
ture is To continue. The legal
and medical professions will
profit greatly. Extension Of OPP
portunities for government serv-
ice is forecast Incomes will be
good among persons Of all
classes. but the cost OF living
inevitably must increase. The
seers months ago recommended
early buying of clothing and
household essentials as well ss
canning and preparing OF foods
for winter consumption.
National issues: Independence
will be praeticed by the govern
ment in determined resistance
of dictatorial ambitions. The
new year is to test patriotism
and to require sacrifice, for
there will be need OF desperate
measures by hostile powers, az
the stars OF Hitler and Musso-
lini encounter adverse aspects.
Again surprise is to mark his
tory In Europe. where revolu-
tons will smolder.
International affairs: Russia.
which Is 10 become a dominant
power. will continue to keep the
world guessing for a brief time.
As two dictstors reveal decline
of power and lose unity OF pur-
pose, Stain will gain ascend
ancy. Lessons will be learned
from Germany and Italy. - that
the willy Russian dictator will
be fortunate. Danger in accept
ing his aid Is prophesied. but he
may be- helpful through = crisis
Persons whose hirthdate II -
have the sugury OF a year Of
interest In business and social
AFFAIR." Travel and change viii
be lucky.
Children born or this dsy
probably win be intense In their
emotions. subtle In their res-
soning and unusually talented
Too much romance may retard
their scholastic pxogrsA
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THINKS PRAYERS FUTILE
II WORLD CARNAGE

Editor. The Times: 1t is quite
incomprehensible how. in this
intellectual and scientific age
leaders of nations can calmly
plan and execute wholesale muir
der of their fellowmen and wom-
en- in the effort at international
economic adjustment. Praying
Christian" nations for centuries
have been the chief offenders.
They now refuse a peace confer
ence while they ape loyalty TO
a Prince OF Peace" Altogether
the politico-religio alliance seems
utterly illogical and the total
accomplishment at this date
merely accelerated slaughter.
Equally puerile and obtuse. IL
sincere. is the abortive effort OF
some to involve an infinite with
this debacle even though attri-
buting omniscience, omnipotence.
love and justice to all mankind
to such an One. Rev. Brum-
baugh, a local preacher, claims
God had performed miracles for
Britain because OF prayers. They
mostly want that he stop Hit
Ter" Is that too much for the
Creator or not just in His line?
So We could 90 on with Brum-
baugh's talk. show the absurdity.
even the real irreverenee of It
and its utter futility except as
propaganda war encouragement
To the religious.
II is but human for us 10 at
tribute the worlds origin 10 a
person for the human form is
the furthest reach OF finite i'm
agination. Actual imagery Of
the infinite is beyond US. So II
seems preposterous TO insinuate
an all-wise God as SO tickle and
cspricious as to help Britain al
Dunkirk. be needless Of their
prayers over Coventry and per
NIT Hitler the greatest victories
in military history. Would II
not be more healthful. some sup
port to sanity and reason-whle
we name religion - 10 accept
Creation as is. that God made II
all in six days. was satisfied
that il was good and rested on
the seventh Does It not truly
appear that. as concerns men or
nations He has been resting ever
ance7
Setting out with this latter
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. Which is the largest ocean,
2. Which state is nicknamed
Garden State?
8. What territory did Thomas
jefferson acquire for the United
States
4. In which city did Alexander
Graham Bell first demonstrate
his telephone
5. A recently developed sub
sttute for silk used to manu-
facture stockings is -2
6. Can a moving object re-
verse its direction without COM
ing to stop?
Z. Which vice president Of the
United States was arrested and
tried for treason soon after he
retired from office and, after q
lengthy trial was acquitted?
s. What are nits?
O. What 10 wright
10 Is NJ a m e Chang Kali
Shek a graduate Of Wellesley
college, Vassar or Bryn Mawr
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Peace Movement on a Diet

The smonpure 100 per cent pacfis has become almost
the dodo. To such pass has Europe led the
world that few indeed the and who still
feel that nothing worth fighting forthat nothing
than The object lessons set in Europe of
things that definitely than too impress
sve to be overlooked.
Thus il ia that the peace movement which flourished
and waxed fat few short years ago slimmng diet
today and looks haggard and pale The National Committee
the Cause and Cure of War example For the past
Is years it has called together delegates from
In national meeting This year those groups almost
a having budgeary troubles, and the national meeting
will simmer off into a few regional gatherings.
To say this is not to say that the peace movement
il dying Most of the world is at But the
problem of constructing peaceful world, of building
ways of living at peace more important. No
amount past failures kill this imperative urge to
reduce the chance that in future the worlds failure of
1914 and 1889 shall be repeated.
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Dress Suit "Overalls
OF Vice President"
Did Most OF His Work in
Banquet Halls
Second Class Men"
Indian Product
ONE field Of activity in which
" the vice president Is useful
tn the administration Is as the
official diner out Il has been
observed by several writers that
the vice presidents working day
really begins when he gets TO
his hotel in the evening and
finds his evening clothes laid
out. His evening clothes are his
working clothes. and have some
times been referred to as the
overalls Of vice president.
Besides being the official diner
out. he is the lion for which
ambitious hostesses go cunning
when they want 10 splurge.
Some of the vice presidents
liked that particular field of
activity and others did not. II
required a strong stomach and
a good constitution TO withstand
the rich food and the late hours
of the capital dinners. Too much
of that is said TO have shortened
the life of Vice Presi d e n
Hobart.
Social requirements OF the vice
presidency were included in
Theodore Roosevelt's objections
10 accepting the nomination on
the Mckinley ticket. To one Of
his friends ne wrote:
81 have not sufficient means
To run the vice presidency r. II
should he run. | should have to
live very simply and would al
ways he In the position of the
poor man at the feast. | would
not care a snap Of my finger
about that II was doing a real
hit of work, hut l should want
10 consider IL when the office il
in fact merely a show office"
On another occasion he said:
THE chance Of vice president
10 do anything is infinitesimal. l
suppose that it would give me
leisure to take up my historical
work again but that is all !
would get out of it," He added
that "a constitutional monarch
in Europe has the same place
in government as a perpetual
vice president, and that is rat
ing them pretty low"
For some vice presidents the
ambition to succeed to the presi-
dency has proved their downfall.
Charles G.. Dawes furnishes a
case in point. The issue became
so evident that 1t had the effect
OF straining the relations be-
tween Coolidge and his vice
president. outwardly they were
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for both services is s75 a month
with 81 day for subsistence
allowance. Applications should
be submitted to the corps area
headquarters or to the chief of
air corps at Washington.
Both the army and navy air
experts have had running
fight with many World war avia-
tors over intelligence require
ments, but they refuse to lower
them. Oldsters who came up
the hard way scott at the re-
quirement for two years at col
lege or its equivalent. but pres
ent-day flying chiefs maintain
it's necessary.
They point out that ships were
not so complicated in World war
days as they are now. Instru-
ment boards carried few and
simple gadgets. An airman did
not have to make lightning-liks
calculations while zooming along
at $50 miles an hour. Any sand
lotter would serve. they retort.
Now a birdman must know de
tails of science and higher math-
emstics. In 1917. too. II was an
era OF dog-fighting as against
the formation flying of today.
The slightest mistake in calcula-
ton or computation might crash
a whole squadron. Lastly. II Is
argued that the collegiate re-
quirement tends to produce more
mature and settled candidates
rather than boys out on a sky
lark.
Contrary to popular belief. the
physical tests are not exces-
sively stiff Both army and
navy want normal and stable
filters rather than geniuses. Given
two men in a plane-with ones
reactions two seconds fleeter
than the other's-the former
might constitute a hazard. II Is
like the forward pass in football;
the timing by both passer and
receiver must be accurate. Co
ordination is the word for II.
Working Republicans want a
James A. Farley type as their
new national chairman rather
than any Of the distinguished
figures SO far mentioned as Rep
resentstive Joseph A. Martins
successor. They are now on the
lookout for a ground-up organ
izer like Jim. but so far they
have not been able to exhums
one.
The need for a builder was
never greater than right now. IN
the opinion OF practical politieos.
For ten years-since le3o-ihe
grand old party has been dying
from the roots UP. II lost fed
eral and state and local offices
galore. II could not even pay
rent for district cluohouses in
many places. oldsters died or
lost interest or. during the de-
preston. had TO devote all their
time 20 private business The
small srmy-the nucleus-neces-
ssry for maintaining organize
ton activity and interest
dwindled 10 a corporsrs guard
The results became convincingly
manifest in the last presidential
election.
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Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN this col
umn lsttsrs must give name and
address % writer OnIV Initials
I'll % published when requested
Mr.. Ffxlt: When does tho In
tere.t On taxes On real estats
hegin-on Dec. ! Of this year
or Jan. Of NEXT year:
The penalty interest starts
Dec /, Is+o. on unpaid ls4o
taxes.
Mr.. Ftxit; Could you tell me
how IN make butter and elimi-
nate the strong odor that ap-
pears IN a day or so after max
ing" should butter he washed
nut with water or milk:
MRS. :. p.
Fairfax.
Those who have made butter
tell me the portant things
are to work the whey out of
II and work the salt into IL.
The salt is the preservative. The
cream should be fresh: that il.
the butter Is more likely to be-
come strong fsJ II there Is any
stale cream In the batch and
fbl If the whey isn't thoroughly
worked out of IL. It's quite a
little chore by the old home
method and when grandma used
to make the butter. she'd work
the butter a long time after II
had been churned. Wash with
water after the buttermilk has
been drawn off Authorities
agree good butter requires
scrupulous cleanliness through
out the entire process.
MIR. Fixit: What IL the best
fiS-it for broken glass A
choice old piece was broken and
ho'7 can ] put u together ~ II
viii stay: was horn In TIA
coma 40 years ago: where ran
l get my birth certificate:
&. G.
Answering the last question
first. 20 to the vital statistics
department. city health office.
third floor, city hall. Tacoma.
The fee for certificate II so
cents. Mend the broken glass
with any of a number of good
cements available at hardware
and drug stores at little cost.
Follow directions about permit
ting joints to set before putting
any stress on the broken parts.
Mr.. Fixit: I was born In 1918
nj Leavenworth. Wash. Where
can ! get n copy OF my birth
certificate ID. J.. NJ.
Write TO State Department of
Health, Smith Tower, Seattle,
Wash.
Mr.. Fixit; Kindly tell me the
name Of the hoy VINO took the
principal part In the movie,
Golden Boy G. v. n.
William Holden.
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harmonious but Dawes declined
an invitation 10 sit in thu oshi-
net as Coolidge had done in the
Harding administration.
Though he did not approve
the McNary-Haugen farm re-
lief bill. Dawes was credited
with favoring it as q means Of
developing support in the west
for his presidential aspirations.
BY one Of the many possible
manipulations. Dawes brought
about a combination Of the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill and branch
banking bill so that both went
to Coolidge at the same time.
He approved the bank bill but
vetoed the arm relief bill. When
Coolidge and his friends saw
how Dawes had passed the buck
to him. the mutual distaste be-
tween Silent Cal and Holland
Maria" was heightened, and was
one Of the influences which
cost Dawes the presidential
nomination.
Incidentally, the effect Of his
opposition to farm relief was
one of the reasons for the LIDO
not-choose-to-run note with
which Coolidge declined the
third term nomination which the
Republican national committee
was urging him to accept.
Most interesting of the OBJ
servations on the office of vice
president are those of Thomas
K. Marshall. colorful figure in
the Wilson administration. He
used 10 say that he came from
Indiana. mother of vice presi-
dents and home OF more second
class men than any other state"
This also was credited to him:
"Since the DAYS of John
Adams there has been a dread
and q fear that some vice presi-
dent Of the United States would
break loose and raise hell and
Maria with the administration.
Everything that can he done.
therefore, is done to furnish
him with some lnnocuous occu-
patton. They seek to put him
where he can do no harm.
Among the other nameless, I'M
remembered things given him To
do Is the making him a regent
of the Smithsonian Institute.
There, If anywhere, he has an
opportunity to compare his fos-
silized life with the fossils Of
all ages"
Marshall was a hereditary"
Democrat. He descended from a
grandfather who was willing
to take a chance on hell but
never on the Republican party"
Marshall and Wilson remain
ed on good terms through their
long association. Marshall knew
that he was overshadowed in the
public estimation by the Wilson
personality but accepted that as
one Of the "perquisites" Of the
vice presidency. No other vice
president was more universally
liked by his associates at the
national capital
Monday: Henry Wallace-one
vice president who will not he
submerged by the office.
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From actual tests. according
to Robert II. Seashore, noted
Northwestern university psy-
chologist, the total average yo-
cabulary OF college student is
1856. 900 OF Funk and Wagnalrs
$50, 900 words.
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LAST MAN

On Nov. 8, 1869, Rutgers de-
feated Princeton in the first in
tercollegiate football game on u.
8. soil-6 goals to 4-but Prince
ton avenged the score goals to
o the following Saturday and
drubbed Rutgers "a consecutive
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TTcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
u ~ ~ ! ciol ond Political America

WASHINGTON-An unofficial inspection of the
banded regular army disclosed it to be strong the
human but weak on the mechanical side The soldiers
after from three to six months traning-show the
spirit determination and adaptabity which char
rrod Aho A
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Stamps

LIMITED STATES 1881 stamp
program gets of 10 an early
start with announcement Of a
new series OF airmails and an en-
tirely new set of stamped en-
velopes. No changes in values nor
colors Of the stamped envelopes
were indicated.
Also suggested for May % re-
lease is a commemorative marking
the l22nd anniversary Of the first
transatlantic crossing by an
American steamship. A picture
Of the Savannah. which made the
historic crossing. has been sug-
gested for the design.
Suffering Of war refugees in
Europe adds Importance 10 ls40's
Christmas charity issues. Swift
erland has announced four new
stamps in the annual For Youth"
series. Belgium will issue semi
postal set picturing Queen Mother
Elizabeth and royal children. Den
marks Red Cross item bears a
portrait OF Queen Alexandrine.
Turkey forgeis the axis invasion
Of the Balkans 20 issue Tour
stamps COMMUNICATING the lin
Balkan Olympic Games. Ah-
letes IN action form the designs
Germany's stamp designers iol-
low closely after the NaZi Wn
machine. New German issues tos
+ Alssce and Lorraine are expec'eo
soon. following expulsion o.
French from the conquered area
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times until Nov. 5. 1888. On that
day Rutgers whipped Princeton
20-1s The same day died Will
lam Preston Lane. last survivor
of Princeton's 1869 team!
Tomorrow: Unrecorded His
tory.
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would not say that the bombing of Europe is not
blessing because least will give the architects
there chance to start again--Frank Lloyd Wright
architect.
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WILL NOT SPREAD

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