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Evening star., 1941-01-01
Natures Children
Yucca
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in material which produces fine
lather.
There is no question now that
the yuccas yield useful by-products
as well as valuable flbers. The
commercial utilizat ton has up to
this time been retarded because of
the cost of collecting and trans
porting the harvested leaves.
Processing the leaves has now
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Winner Won't Learn
OF Success for Awhile

THREE FORKS, Mont, Jan.
CP)-The worlds champion liar was
with his sheep today, unaware of the
Evening star., 1941-11-28
Hear This Interesting Radio Program!
"MORNING MELODIES"

lonsburshs new rodio program featuring Perry Mortn in
his clever renditons Of your oyoe songs Presented every
weekdoy morning. from S:o5 to go over stoton WRc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
Research, Ray Of Hope

Men like Or. Karl T. Compton and Charles Referring
quite aside from their considerable personal
pishments of double value the nation That
they always looking ahead
They apostles Of research preachers of never be
satisfied with things they are" If the world
needed such men, is when increasing numbers of
and all the world becoming convinced
that things as they are just aren't good enough.
At time when the defense program is just getting
fairly under way people begin to worry about what will
happen when the defense plug is drawn out of the national
bath tub! Will present relative prosperity promptly
down the drain There are plenty to say that the
uppance is coming
Certainly it should The conditions are being made
right for it. But that doesn't necessarily that
come
More and more mankind ncines today to reach out and
grasp his destiny firmly by the throat Tor by the hand
that is his nature) In other words, longer
content to sit supiney and that what will will
tificminded man woman.
True have badly hashed up attempts to direct
destiny since 1913 And whose fault that but
own? And whose fault will it be- with all the
Of 1914-1940 spread before U.S. fail do better
other time?
DR.. Compton, in study for the Advisory Commission
Scientific Research of the National Association Manu-
facturers research of the ways 1t is
tanly true he grants that it, after the emergency has
made before began there will be tremendous setback
But by research today Dr. Compton believes
prosperity tomorrow. He queried 1S1 companies, and
found that they spending per gross
research, some much as 10 per cent.
If this plan carried throughout industry Dr. Comp
ton believes new goods services, industries
jobs of and salaries may be developed
which will more than take up the slack
1t is this kind of forward look that America needs so
desperately today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

Editor, The Times: All out"
says Mr.. Roosevelt. Yes INDEED,
by all means let it be all out,
pole, hook, line and sinker. Be
side. let us pray that We may
not be too late in saving the
remnants of what we call de-
moeracy.
The most regrettsble feature is
that we should have all out long
before the inevitable necessity
had forced itself upon US. At
least, il would have sverted
much of the consequences we
Will have 10 bear now.
The present mysteries Of both
sides is nothing new TO some of
us. for they We're written in the
cards as a factor necessary 10
keep the worlds system OF
wealth distribution operating
''towith." But those who sensed
the outcome. and those who tried
10 prevent il by exposing its
cause - the Alsrmists. as they
were and still are known-were
derided by the majority as so
much bunk.
Tt can't happen here" but It
did. And that is but the begin
ming. for, even IL our attempt az
Democracy does Wiz the war,
MUST win the war. il wiz act
ually lose il in effect when the
eruption is over. Its cause viii
still be there and its pottery: to-
wards the complete breakdown
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
County Asleep at the Switch?

Passage by the legislature of the law taxing pin
ball and slot machines gives poser to not few counties
The municipal subdivisions do quarrel much with the
intent and purpose of the state much needed add
tiona revenue where it find it. However the taxation
plan puts the counties particularly in vulnerable spot
Why haven't the counties generally this
means of getting desirable revenueg Some counties have
One county in the eastern part of the state has been
able to upwards of 900 annually by taxing and
licensing pnball machines and what have you. Pierce
county, the other hand hasn't had dimes worth of
from the machines despite the they
operating for long time irrespective of whether
they licensed in Tacoma.
Ia it that county commissioners have been asleep
the switch and neglected this fertile field of
Now that the state has stepped in and demanded its qud
pro quo perhaps the county officials will get and
demand too their share of from traffic that is
growing by leaps and bounds. Only the future will tell
whether not the county alive to its opportunities
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
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man blood. II was fitting she
should then be made a prison
ship stationed at the mouth Of
the Tetseh river-and her prhs-
oners were ugglers ard
pirates.
One day her skipper decided
his wards we're simply too much
bother. Mastering everybody
onto the main deck. he chopped
the heads off $50 prisoners.
Incidentally. the regular ships
gear included: a starving cage,
a guillotine sort of rig for be-
heading naughty people, fails,
thumb-screws. spears and pixies,
etc. etc. etc until a nightmare
couldn't compete with it.
And, so equipped, the Kin Tai
Fong escaped" and returned TO
piracy. For another 20 years
she again could brsg of tough
and bloody existence,
In 1861 the venerable ship
was seized by the rebels in the
TAPPING revolution, and because
of her size and speed she was
converted to transport duty. She
was captured by Col. Peter
Gordon. a Britisher who sue
ceeded Gen. Frank Ward, a New
England Yankee who command
ed the Imperial forces.
Gordon changed the infamous
ships name to Ning-Po, which
TO a Chinese means peaceful
waters"
Surprisingly enough. that
poeticsl monniker seemed IN
help, for she actually v'ss some
what more peaceful thereafter.
She just kicked around hither
and thither on the China Coast
until the summer of 1912. She
then set sail for America-but
typhoon wrecked her six days
out of Shanghai, and two of her
white crew were lost in the
melee.
After putting in for repairs.
she stood out again in the
autumn. A fortnight later a
second typhoon overlook her.
the Chinese crew mutinied, and
she was Abandoned at sea. The
mate and three sailors rowed
800 miles to Japan; a warship
found the Ning-Po and lowed
her to port.
Just before Christmas 1912,
and again with a white crew,
she once more departed for
America. Some 1000 miles and
IS days later, the Ning-Po ar
rived without misadventure at
San Pedro, Cal.
She toured Pacific coast ports
as a floating museum and genu-
Inc sll-around curiosity. and for
many years afterward was ex-
hibited to the paying public at
Catalina island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
Stories in
Stamps
In Peoce and in Wor.
Leipzig Hos Its foir

ENOR seven centuries Leipzig. in
dustrisl city OF esst-centrsl
Germany, has held an annual fair.
The le4l exposition is now in full
swing, despite Germany's war,
with p nations participating In
6222 exhibits.
The fair was given special phi
latelic notice last year in an issue
Of four stamps. One OF that issue.
above, shows exposition buildings
and midway.
Italy has the largest foreign ex-
hibii this year, with Soviet Rus
sis's displays second. No Ameri-
can companies are represented.
War influence is reflected in
toys. including sirplsnes which
drop psrschutists, and in civilian
air raid protection equipment The
German exhibits stress the new
economic order Hitler hopes to
establish.
Leipzig is the center of Ger
msny's publishing industry. One
value of the 1910 Leipzig Fair
stamp issue pictured johannes
Gutenberg. inventor of printing.
and the Hall Of Printing al the ex-
position
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

Canada is geared to an about
war industry and economy and
society. The Canadian pays a
rs per cent excise tax on luxury
goods. and an eight per cent
sales tax on everything he buys.
Thus he shells out $1.s75 for a
car that costs an American only
81. 200; he pays $4s.02 more for
10000 miles of motoring. He
cannot visit the u. S. except for
reasons of business or health.
He must carry an Identified
ton card. His news is censored,
though mildly. He cannot use
steel or aluminium or any vital
material in building a house; he
must rely on wood. He can buy
no new models of peacetime
utensils-from autos to electric
toasters-until Hitler is licked.
Employers so to Jail If they hire
a skilled worker away from a
war plant. Employees cannot
strike until a government medi-
alton board has tried 10 make
peace.
Wages are pegged at 1926-29
levels. But the employe gets a
cost-of-living bonus If domestic
expenses 60 up five per cent in
any three months. The Cana
dian system has produced good
war results with a minimum of
protest. So all schemes for
Tightening U. S. control are
based on the Ottawa pattern.
In future invssions, Herr Hit
Ter will feature the use of gliders
towed by heavy transport planes.
Interviews with captured and
tslkstive German pilots abroad
have primed the British for this
sort of onslaught.
The Germans relied on gliders
on a small scale in Holland and
Belgium. They were towed di-
rectly TO a strategic spot-inside
a fortress or near q public
utility and the occupants got
In their deadly work without
any delay. But in those COM
panies the gliders were pulled
by comparatively small planes.
The troops had to pack their
wespons-grenades, rifles. ma
chine guns. even a few motor
cycles and three-inch artillery
in a small space.
In the next efforts, the pro-
Polling power will be provided
by large ships similar to our
transport or commercial planes.
The latter will furnish space for
a far greater supply of small
and heavy arms.
This method of attack. accord
ing to csptives. has been de-
signed for use chiefly against
England itself, Gibraltar and
Britain's strongholds in Africa.
In preparation for this kind OF
invasion. Hitler is said TO have
concentrated on production of
thousands Of transports and
ghders. within the last few
months
The normally mild William s.
knudsen hit back At critics Of
his S1-a-year associates. He
cheered his co-workers with the
assurance that the president did
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
SO THEY SAY:

The secret OF successful mar
rage IN not SO much a matter of
finding the right person as II is
being the right person.-Rsv. DR..
Edwin Dshlberg. Syracuse.
The army and navy want their
men healthy and sound. and will
% what they can to keep them
20. We know enough now TO con-
troll these tsociaD diseases, but
do we have the applied common
sense TO do sor-Dr. Ray Lyman
Wilbur. president American So
cial Hygiene association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
rule TO RUIN"

Editor, The Times: Reviewing
"Out of the Night" Jan Valtin's
devastating account of his 20
years as leading functionary and
GPU agent in the international
communist movement, m
Rorty contrasts the fanatical
zeal and self-saCrifice of the
rank-and-file communist and
Nazi with the final result, and
questions:
How does all this teeming
action come to lose itself in a
haze of horror? Is it because
lies, while effective, beget lies.
and murder and sadism. When.
the final arbiteT of the class
struggle is capacity to tortue,
what do you get, in the end, but
rule by sadist? Is there not
something monstrous about the
political egoism that engineers
chaos, whose motto is not mere
ly rule or ruin but rule 10
ruin p"
Rorty might have gone
further to question whether any
political organization, given
complete power under todav's
condition. does not move newt
ably in the same direction. EIe
might also have profitably point
ed out that both the communist
and Naz movement. almost m
distinguishable in their present
corruption, were the product of
the last war, and of the CON-
tnuance of the psychology and
methods of war in times of so
called peace. He might also have
debated whether total" war
the sort of war into which we
are being led-can be fought
without establishing totalitar-
ianism as in the communo-ual
states; but he possibly thought
that self-evident beyond the
need of debate.
ROBERT J. PEARSALB.
BIS So. Park ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions? Turn TO
Woman's page for the an
swers.
1. Do male or female rattle
snakes have rsttles?
2. The minimum age for
President of the United States
Ia. 80. IS. or 40 years?
5. The names Of which
states begin with the letter
"w"?
4. Which tree il a poeticsl
symbol of sturdy strength?
5. Using the ssme amount
Of metal to make q hollow
tube and q solid bar, which
will be stronger.
8. Which two Presidential
nominees received a ma jority
of the popular votes and u mi
nority of the electoral votes
Z. Name the famous COM
pany chartered by Queen Eliz-
sbeth of England to trade
with India.
:. Who wrote the novel,
The Right of Way!
2. Edward J. Flynn is
Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. Post
master General of the United
States. Or member OF the Ma
uonsl Defense Commission
10. What color 10 compile
mentary to blue7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
FRIDAY, MARCH 81

AS the Sun enters Aries for
the spring quarter there is a
sign favorable to the settlement
of labor problems and even to
the discussion Of world peace.
Benefic aspects dominate today.
Heart and Home: Women
come under a fortunate plane
tary rule today. 1t should en-
able them to view personal az
well as world troubles with real
philosophy, for mental vision
needs to be clear and logic keen.
The CONFORMATION promises
much in domestic happiness.
This is promising date for
lovers. Romance will flourish
and there will be many mar
riages among widows, especially
those who live on the Pacific
Coast.
Business Affairs: This is a
most fortunate day for all forms
of merchandising. 1t is auspic-
ious for launching new projects.
The solar ingress of this date,
marking the beginning of the
spring quarter, indicates profit
through lands as well as manu-
featured products. There is a
good sign for the settlement of
many international problems
within the year. Peace terms
may be discussed by the end Of
1871, when the strength of the
United States il demonstrated.
National Issues: Cooperation
on the part of labor with capital
and government will be marked.
Discussion of laws TO prevent
strikes on national defense work
will be changed in few months
to commentator of great
achievements by the workers.
Unity Of purpose will mark citi-
zens Of every class. While there
will be widespread effort by sub
versive agencies, ii will accom-
plish relatively little.
International Affairs: In this
spring quarter, planets in the
sign of Taurus appear to threat
en- earthquakes in the East
within the next two months, and
Japan will suffer severely. Venus
rising at Delhi is fortunate for
Great Britain's interests in
India Great political changes
are prognosticated in both India
and Japan. Economic difficulties
IN Japan will weaken the mill
tary supporters. Their people
VIII become FESTIVE under the
long, severe period Of sacrifice
for war.
Persons whose birthdate il IN
nave the sugury Of a year of
exciting experiences. Gains in
financial holdings are indicated.
Children born on this day
probably viii be brilliant in mind
and well-balanced in character.
they may be profound thinkers
and energetic doors in the intel
leetual world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

of civilization will be increased
many fold.
Should the opposition win this
war, that which we cherish the
most civil liberties. free en-
terprise what there is Of it,. all
Is doomed. If we win and
pray God that we do regardless
OF cost, 1t will be up to us TO
share our living standard with
the rest of humanity. The cues
ton is, what will our living
standard be by that time. when.
as clearly stated by Mr.. Roose-
Velt. we will have to sacrifice.
Sacrifice WHAT? What will
there be to sacrifice when the
status quo ever increasing
unemployment faces US again?
While, due to the peoples
pass the buck" attitude in gov
erning' their future. the urgency
VI oeiense has temporarily OBJ
secured the urgency of solution
Tor the cause, it is not to be con-
strued that the aftermath will
take care of itself in their favor.
There must be life before one
may feel the need of eating. and
TO keep life in the nation in
wolves more time than our con-
gressmen can crowd into the de-
msnd OF the moment.
The greatest weapon in the
hands Of Hitlerism is contained
in these few words What
else have you got to offer? The
greatest weapon that WE could
use against Hitler's new world
order is in the immediate in
sitution Of an adequate distri-
button system. We alone can
bring the necessary change in
the monetary setup.
LEO Y. SMITH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

actually peddle passengers IN
the same manner he does the
Ducats. but that hasn't any
thing to do with the business at
hand.
And to do any sort of justice
to the topic, We had best start
at the beginning-which was a
long time ago.
In 1853 merchant ship was
launched. She was chrstened
the Kin Tai Fong, snd as her
name indicated, she was a
Chinese junk.
In those days land particu-
larry in China) materials and
methods were somewhat differ
ent than today's. The fact that
the ship was built of hand-hewn
camphorwood, teak and IRON
bark made her invulnerable to
weather, use. teredos and all the
other things which contribute to
a ships short life.
The Kin Tai Fong was three
master and typical of all the
seagoing junks native to Yang
TIE provinces-with one excep-
ton: she was fast.
Her quaint high poop and
painted eyes on her bows belied
her reputation as the swiftest
vessel in the coastal waters of
China.
And in her speed lay the be-
ginnings of her career. First
she was a smuggler, and that
led logically enough to running
slaves. From there it was no
trouble whatever to turn pirate.
She was successful all down the
line.
She raided other junks and
coastal shipping in general, and
occasionally beseiged and cap
tured peaceful coastal villages.
Her armaments and torture
equipment were kept abreast of
progressing civilization" and
during the frequent revolutions
and uprisings las well as during
her normal occupation) she was
a fearsome warship which
singlehanded virtually ruled the
China Coast.
Thus she operated for more
than 20 years! BY that time,
however, the British owners of
the famed East India Company
had enough of her preying on
their opium cargoes and other
freights.
She was temporarily put out
of business, but what with one
thing and another. she was soon
back to her old game. Then the
c h inese government finally
seized her about 1871.
Already saturated with hui
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

not sympathize with some of his
young friends jibes at business
men attached to the office of
production management.
Addressing 800 Washington
and field workers, Knudsen adj
mitted frankly that they had
been under attack. But he told
them that they must be philoso-
phical about it, and learn to
take il on the collective chin"
as part of the game-like taxes.
He related few humorous ex-
periences involving himself and
his old firm, General Motors, as
evidence that he no longer wor-
ried about criticism. Then. dis
cussing reports that some S1-a-
year men had used their Off
cial positions to feather their
corporation nests, he offered to
put up personal, $1,000, 900
bond as guarantee that no.
body in O.PM. would profiteer
on national defense contracts.
President Roosevelt, in his
historic address before the
White House Correspondents
association, appeared to take
cognizance of some of the new
dealers sabotage of business
men. He praised them for their
cooperation. and reserved some
of his harsher words for groups
responsible for strikes and work
stoppages. 1t appears that
Roosevelt and knudsen have
kissed and made up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

We were just as sur
prised as the next guy when
a railroad gent visited our
Sanctum sanctorum and do
mated today's blood and
thunder essay about a PR
ate ship with a spectacular
career.
Leslie ". futile - the gent
ally loquacious railroading gent
IN question. His personal paste
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

boards are en-
blazoned with
the coat of
arms Of the
Northern Pa
cific Railway
and proclaim
Br er Tuttle 10
be no less than
city passen-
ger and ticket
a G Q n I al
thong h 1t
stands to rea-
son he doesn't
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
TTcHT An Inside Picture OF Finan-
AAOA ciul and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS economy may furnish
some idea of the shape of things to in the U. S.
Complete reports the domnions program have been
supplied to our governmen-by request President Roose-
welt discussed it briefly when he received the credentials
of Leighton Goldie Mccarthy, Canadian minister
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21

We have been spoiled and softened by victory; shall
be braced and hardened by distaster-Andre Maurois
French writer and lecturer.