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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Permit Suspensions

In a new safety effort, the Mary
land commissioner of motor vehicles
has announced that motorists con-
victed of violating traffic laws on the
States highways on week ends will
face possible suspension or revocation
of their driving permits. The new
policy is being adopted on the recon-
mendation of the Maryland Traffic
Safety Commission. 1t was tried out
on the Fourth of July week end and
proved so successful in the opinion
of the motor vehicles commissioner
that he decided to make it applicable
between midnight every Friday and
midnight every Sunday.
Under the new procedure violators
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Quoting Lincoln

President Roosevelt, discovering an
obvious parallel" in the prevailing
emergency, read to his press confer
ence yesterday a quotation from a
statement made by Abraham Lincoln
in the anxious autumn of 1862. The
text included the lines: i have no
word of encouragement to give.
The fact is the people have not yet
made up their minds that we are at
war with the South. They have not
buckled down to the determination
to fight this war through. They
have no idea that the war is to be
carried on and put through by hard,
tough fighting"
Lincoln was speaking informally.
His listeners were a group of women
from Chicago, headed by Mrs. Mary
A. Livermore, volunteer leader in
the Northwestern Branch of the
United States Sanitary Commission,
later to win fame as a suffrage and
temperance reformer and as a jour-
nalist. According to the records of
Frank B. Carpenter, things had gone
on from bad to worse" The battles
of Shiloh and Antietam had been
costly but indecisive struggles. Gen
eral Robert E. Lee had demonstrated
his capacity to raid Northern terri
tory as distant as the Cumberland
Valley in Pennsylvania. The Army
of the Potomac had won some vic
tories which merited commentator,
yet its commander was regarded as
dilatory and slow Sentiment in the
States loyal to the Union was con-
fused.
eve had reached the end of our
rope on the plan of operations we had
been pursuing" Lincoln told Car
penter. Six days after he issued the
Emancipation Proclamation he wrote
to Hannibal Hamlin: while COM
mendation in newspapers and by
distinguished individuals is all that
vain man could wish, the stocks
have declined and troops come for
ward more slowly than ever"
How deeply moved the Emanci-
pator was may be guessed from a
statement he prepared for Mrs. Cur
ney, a Quakeress preacher, to whom
he said: 1--WE are indeed going
through great trial-a fiery trial.
Being a humble instrument in
the hands of our heavenly Father,
as I am, and as we all are, to work
out His great purposes, have desired
that all my works and acts may be
according to His will. y If I had
been allowed my way, this war would
never have been commenced. If I
had been allowed my way, this war
would have been ended before this;
but we find it still continues, and
we must believe that He permits it
for some wise purpose of His own,
mysterious and unknown to us, and
though with our limited understand
ings we may not be able to compre-
hend it, yet we cannot but believe
that He who made the world still
governs it,"
Such was Lincoln's faith. Remain
ing steadfast in it, he lived to see
the fulfllment of his hopes. The
conflict between the States ended
In victory for the whole of civiliza-
ton A similar result from the pres
ent worldwide strife is sought by the
democracieS. President Roosevelt
was we'll advised when he warned the
American people that the contest is
real and that there is need for them
to be awake to its demand, respon-
sive to it's challenge.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Tells Why Hitler
Must Be Resisted.
To the Editor Of The Stal

To the Editor Of The Star:
Caustic and pointed communications
appear in the press these days rebuk-
ing President Roosevelt for hopeful
statements in the past to the effect that
we would remain aloof from war, if
possible.
Very fine. We each and all have held
hopes that the United States would be
able to avoid physical participation in
the present conflict. Maybe it can. If
it cannot without traitorous desertion
of those principles of government which
have made us relatively great and pros
porous, then that is that.
We did not start any war England
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Expresses Skepticism
Concerning Religious "Slogan."

To the Editor Of The Star:
Some of our preachers seem to have
adopted what seems to me to be a dam
gerously deceptive slogan: 'This Is
Gods world" I do not know what they
mean by that.
If this is Gods world, should dislike
very much to see how Satans world
looks.
Is it possible that our preachers
thoughtlessly use that slogan as a sub
conscious alibi for their conformity to
the status quo? Or do they mean to
say that, since this is Gods world, all
that child of God needs to do, when
he wants anything, is to help himself?
1t sounds to me as though that slogan
were invented by the racketeers, who are
the cleverest Of all slogan-makers.
ERNEST D. MacDOUGAIL.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

there would be no basis for allow
ance of a credit.
The whole business may be some
thing of a headache to the Virginia
authorities, who fear that the cost
of administration will exceed the tax
receipts, but it is situation which
nevertheless throws revealing light
on the governmental handicaps
placed on community which has no
voice in the selection of its governing
authorities.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the t0riter, although the use of
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q Uiel0 to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

1t may be all right, these hot, lazy
days, to let the grass grow in the back
yard-but not in the ship yard.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
American Quiz BOok-Confned

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to quizzes on American subjects.
Contains 30 quizzes of Is questions
each. Know your country, its his
tory and Government. The ques-
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Evening star., 1941-08-20
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsktn.


A reader can get the dnSUer to any
question of fact By tUrittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HaSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. What percentage of stockings sold
in the United States are silk?-H. P. A.
A. Eighty-one per cent of the 540,000.-
600 pairs of stockings sold annually are
silk
@. How many Canadians are serving
in the armed forces of Great Britain?-
B. E. j.
A. At present 100000 Canadians are
| in Britain and 100000 are ready and
waiting to go.
Q. Why has Mona Lisa no eyebrows?-
E. L. H.
A. There are numerous explanations
as to their absence, one being that they
disappeared in the course of cleaning
the portrait.
@. What is a StatoScope?-T. K. E.
A. 1t is a very sensitive aneroid barom-
eter for recording minute variations of
pressure.
@. How much does it cost to equip an
Army trainee with clothing for year?-
T. C. D.
A. The cost of initially equipping him
is S10468, and the cost of maintaining
him is S53O3, making total clothing
cost for the wear of S157 II
@. Are there more nuns or priests in
the United States?-C. H. T.
A. There are l52l59 Catholic nuns
and 5O,2O3 Catholic priests and brothers.
@. How long does it take a bomb
weighing so pounds to drop 1000 feet
from an airplane?-J. P.
A. The time of fall for a 5O-pound
bomb dropped from 1000 feet is approxi-
mately 111a seconds.
Q. What is the origin Of calling the
| Republican party G.. o. pm. H.
A. In 1880 the Republican party was
referred to by campaign orators as the
| Grand Old Party. 1t was abbreviated to
| G.. o. P. in the Cincinnati Gazette in
| 1884, and thereafter that became the ac-
cepted form.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

@. When was Gen. Chang Kai-shek
kidnaped?-T. j. P.
A. On December IL, 1886, he was kid
naped at Sian by Gen. Chang Hsueh-
liang and was held prisoner until De-
cember 25.
@. What insignia is used by the men,
bers of the U. S. A. parachute troops?-
E. B. J.
A. The emblem of the parachute troops
is a replica of an open parachute be-
tween wings. 1t is made of silver.
@. Is it customary for the bridegroom
to furnish suits and gloves for the best
man and ushers?-C. D.
A. The best man and ushers at a
wedding supply their own suits. If gloves
are to be worn, these are furnished by
the bridegroom.
@. What is vermiculite?-C. E. S.
A. 1t is a type of mica which expands
enormously when heated, thus giving a
cellular structure with large amount
of air space. Its utilization for house
insulation has led to a marked in
crease in production.
@. How long is the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal highway?-J. B. C.
A. 1t begins at the Arlington Memorial
Bridge on Columbia Island and extends
approximately IS miles along the Vir-
ginia shore of the Potomac to Mount
Vernon.
@. What newspaper had the first col-
ored comics?-C. c. S.
A. On November 18, 1894, the New York
World printed the first colored Sunday
comic, by R. F. Outcault.
@. How much floor space is there in
the American Museum of Natural His
tory at New York City?-C. L. S.
A. The museum building has % acres
of floor space, 13 of which are devoted
to exhibits.
@. What famous philosopher expound-
ed the belief that man should live only
for himself?-C. r. B.
A. Nietzsche's guiding principle was
the will to power and the conviction that
the moral man must live only for self.
@. Does lightning flash or bolt al
ways strike the earth?-A. K. E.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
many lightning discharges take place
between two parts of the same cloud,
or between two clouds without striking
the earth.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

(This is the third in a series by
leading American writer's on the
theme of the Williamstown Institute
of Human Relations at Williams
College, Aug "a to 29)
Evening star., 1941-08-20

@. What percentage of stockings sold
in the United States are silk?-H P. A.
A. Eighty-one per cent of the $4,000
600 pairs of stockings sold annually are
silk.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

A reader can get the dnSDer to any
question of fact By lDrittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HaSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

@. How many Canadians are serving
in the armed forces of Great Britain?-
F. j
Evening star., 1941-08-20

A. At present 100000 Canadians are
in Britain and 100000 are ready and
waiting to CO.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

O. What is statoscope?-T. K. E.
A. 1t is very sensitive aneroid barom-
eter for recording minute variations of
preSSure.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Argues for Christian Charity
As a Substitute for War.

Tacoma, Wash.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

@. What insignia is used by the mem
bers of the U. S. A. parachute troops?-
E. B. J.
A. The emblem of the parachute troops
is replica of an open parachute be-
tween wings 1t is made of silver.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

o"B.O." is a winter menace, too. Be-
cause even pcrspiration you don't
notice leads to 30. if you don't take
care. Any little nervous upset or ex-
element may cause Precipitation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

Be free of DO" all over, all day.
Switch to Zephyr.F Fresh Lifebuoy in
your daily BATH The new Lifebuoy
has the same deodorizing and germ
removing properties as the old.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers
l. Name the tallest of the
mammals.
T. Mothers Dav is observed
on the first, second or third
Sunday in May?
). The name Nellie BLY, is as
ISOLATED with an early trip
around the world, parachute
jumper. or mine disaster?
4. What was the name of the
favorite daughter of Moham-
med
5. What are the numismstic
names for the front or face. and
the back of 2 coin?
6. Is il easier TO fill an ele-
waited water-tank through the
top or bottom
7. Name the actor who first
created the role of "Jeeter" in
Tobacco Road"
8. The father of which prom
inent leader was repeatedly
named Alois Schicklgruber?
Q. Does the postoffice forward
first class mail anywhere in the
United States?
10. During what crisis in
American history was Lafayette
a participant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
.Ri3c

He might have had any position
in the profession and named his
own salary. but he had become
Disguised with politics. business
and partisan journalism He de-
cided that he vas called ss
missionary 70 correct that situ-
alton. and he could DO 50 only
through his own publication.
Bennett made several attempts
10 interest capital in the ven
ture. without success. One Of
the men he approached was
Horace Greeley and was turned
down because Greeley wasn't
quite sure Of Bennett
As last resort Bennett do
cided 10 start penny paper of
his own. He put the price al
penny because he wanted 10
reach the mass of the people.
With q cash capital of only $500
and with the aid of a firm Of
printers. he launched the Morn
ing Herald on May 6. 1885.
The Herald business and edi-
torial office was one basement
room, where the founder. seated
at an improvised des.S and coun-
ter consisting Of a plank resting
on two empty flour barrels.
wrote sparkling news items. edi-
toriais that carried conviction.
received advertising copy and
subscriptions and transacted all
the business Of the paper.
In the prospectus Bennett
pointed out that in New York
there were about 10000 per-
sons who glanced at news
paper every day. and with only
about 10000 copies of all papers
combined to supply the demand
there must be room for at least
$4,000 copies of the Herald. In
appealing for these readers he
announced this policy in the
first issue:
We shall support no party
be the organ of no faction or
coterie, and care nothing for
any election or any candidate
from president down to con-
stable. We shall endeavor 70
record the facts on every public
and proper subject, stripped Of
verbiage and coloring with COM
ments when suitable-just. indie
pendent, fearless and good tenn
pered"
After this introduction me-
chanical difficulties interfered
with publication and the second
paper was not issued until May
IL. but by that time Bennett
had things well organized and
WAS prepared to carry out a def
mite policy new to the journai-
ism of that period.
('ro be continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
CALLING NAMES DOES
NOT WIN WARS

Editor. The Times: In view OF
the rancorous epithets applied
BY our super-pstriots to Ger
many at present represented by
their worshipped Hitler we
should be given full justification
for the language used. They
condemn in utter terms top
mem bers OF civilizs ton. la
Gusrdia. Willkie. Sen. George.
Hull, Roosevelt. Churchill and
others too often have failed 10
acknowledge the true setting Of
German seventies .nslaving
etc. which is state of actual
war. Then even fellow murder
Is heroic in all countries 50 in
VOWED.
II. indeed. the Germans are
"harbaric.' cruel etc. our
country is in a most unhappy
plight for IS million persons
among us are OF German origin
And thousands Of them in key
positions militsrily and politi-
eally. IN science. medicine. bank
ing etc. Strange the criminal.
murder, and divorce records
here DO not indicate a German
American menace from within.
We grant an oath of sllegi-
snce' In itself the same effect
upon racial blood as a baptism
In the name Of tire Lord" upon
a deep-dyed sinner. Hence your
hypensted Americans and the
recent great lrsh parade IN
New York City. Blood will tell.
and sinners multiply.
Meanwhile the world bows be-
fore German constructive gen.
ius; il qusils befor. that same
genius turned into destructive
channels. Then. II seems. the
whole world must gang Up 10
defeat them and even borrow
their blue-prints.
II we are about to cross
swords with Germany shortly
let Us realize that they are
schooled by most bitter expert
s,css 70 a very hiEn morale and
solidarity And v1l doubtless
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WAR AND INITIATION

Editor. The Times: Godfrey
Crowther. editor of The Econ
omist," London, writes in a
Bulletin From Britain" there
are just three ways to finance a
war: by taxation. government
borrowing and initiation Skip
ping over the taxation method
as something familiar, he says
borrowing and initiation have i'm
portant functions apart from
getting the money the govern
ment requires. And he explains
that by withdrawing money from
the people or by increasing the
prices of the things they buy the
government compels civilians to
buy and consume less, and thus
puts more man hours Of labor
at the disposal OF the govern
fnent.
This is an important part. II
means governments power 10
borrow is the power to make
civilians tighten their belts. and
since it il also the power TO
initiate, it is like the power TO
tax, only more so, a means 10
destroy.
War economy requires higher
prices and initiation. This is
big subject. and important 10
every one. RAY F. ROBERTS.
Gil So. 18th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Thinus

70 rec-iv, attention r. ths 49,
INN Astters must EIF- nErls snr
address ~ zrffsr Orla initials
I'll - PUBLISHED rhsn requested
Mr.. FIait: have n hoy who
IL In n hcds oast and needs q
she~l chair. Could You try n
zet him one through your paper.
either 10 rent. bay. or a. a loan
MRS. OLIVIA kIRkRIET.
zsos No. 18th II.
I'm sure that Z any reader.
can help you in this. they all
get in touch with you direct
Mr.. FISit: l. there sny place
In Tacoma ahere girl can
ind cut N she really has talent
for dancing. LOIS.
Probably the best thing for
her 70 do would b. 10 see SON.
n the teachers q dancing and
eegin there. The teachers plll
soon know. and knowing viii h.
quick % do something about II
Il the talent Is real.
Mr.. Fisit: There are no girls
Of my age Ill years. who live
here. - thought You would
try 10 approve Of starting .
girls club. like the bows club.
Many girls are like me. haven't
any friends around nv age.
There are only boys around
here. and I just got out Of the
hospital ] can run q little. hut
I've bern playing with bows for
three years. And ] think many
girls would approve Of having n
girls club.
BETTY JEAN ANDERSON.
It's like this. Betty Jean: IL
takes a great deal OF money
and great deal Of hard work
70 rai> money for any kind Of
a club for you young people. 1
can assure you IL does take a
lot Of money 10 build one, and a
lot more TO keep il running so
II will be Of use to you. II viii
take months more OF work and
planning before the boys club
can possibly be realized. Mean
while, perhaps you can get into
some Girl Scout troop or some
other girls group that will help
you use your spare time in an
Interesting way. You didn't send
your address. 30 can't ask
anyone to get in touch with you.
Suppose you get your parents
or some friend 10 take YOU 10
the Girl Scout office or 10 the
Y. w. c. A. I'm sure some
group would be glad to take
you into their organization.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, APRIL IL

After the morning hours be-
nefic aspects dominate today. II
Ia an unfavorable date for sign
ing important agreements. There
IL sign read as encouraging
to Misrepresentation.
Heart and Home: This is an
suspicious date for starting any
work in the home. II isa fav-
orsble time for making i'm
provements and repairs Cen
trslizing energies upon domestic
comforts will bring large re-
turns since Ravens Of peace and
plenty will assume special sig
nificance to thousands OF young
men. Warning is given that de-
structive ideas may be prevalent
as women pause to take stock
Of family changes. The wise will
count their blessings and refrain
from regrets. Women workers
will benefit greatly at this time.
Business Affairs: With continu-
ing prosperity will come temp
tauon to spend freely in various
forms OF recreation. Because the
future appears uncertain in the
world upheavsl. the tendency to-
ward al forms of gambling will
Be definite. Disguised gambling
viii be sNtrs mely popular.
Whatever diverts the mind from
apprehension and fear will re-
ceivs hearty support. This
should mean good profits for
thesters.
National Issues: As extrsor-
binary accomplishment becomes
more and more imperative in de-
Tense production, there will be
resentment from persons whose
inefficiency will lose for them
high wages or generous rewards.
Patriotism must be expressed in
restraint wherever criticism is
aroused. Service awaits all who
have an interest in the preserys-
ton Of democracy. The good Of
all must be considered above the
interests Of the individual. the
seers warn.
international Affair.": Jupiter
eliminating AT Dublin this month
helps lrelsnd's foundation map.
but the Free State may come
close 10 grave experiences. de-
spite signs read as fsvors bic.
Intensive warfare will engage
Great Brtain's fun strength.
Frustration " an effort TO aid
the British will cause dissppoint-
ment in the United States. but
there will be increased help 10
offset misfortunes. The stars
indicate progress against the
Axis powers.
Persons whose birthdaie II is
have the sngury Of year Of
good fortune Happiness in the
home is foretold-
Children born on this day viii
be well endowed with brains
They may have unusual talents.
but should be prevented from
indulging IN temperamentsl out
hlIrxfs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
A Shared Duty

President Roosevelt, in naming his National De-
tense Mediation Board also set down the guiding principle
of labor relations in times like these He said in his
tive order:
1T hereby declared to be the duty of employers and
employees engaged in production transportation of
teras essential to national defense to possible
effort to settle all their disputes without any interruption
production transportation.
As general gudepost that stands out fair and clear
Neither employer empoye should take lightly today the
responsibility for failing exhaust completely every
of Cancellation and mediation, including the newly created
board before allowing defense industry situation be-
q strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-17
DEFENDS BRITISH

Editor The Times: Very re-
Gently state official brought
out the ever stale joke that
England's now got its American
colonies back because Of the
lend-lease act. Not very many
months ago in almost so many
words Winston Churchill said
that England would be mighty
happy to be part Of ourselves
IT other words Union Now.
Wonder who is right
Drumming upon English past
relations OF $50 years or more
ago always makes me doubt the
sobriety Of the prepayment. Why
not with as much logic bring out
the fact that IL was not the
English people but crazy George
III and his Huns and Hessisns
that fought against the patriots
And why also not stress the fact
that IL was the English common
people who prevented their
Tory government from recog-
nizlng the Confederacy7
Nye, Wheeler and all the rest
Of the spiteful haters of Frank
lin Delano as well as Of every
thing else that comes along
should have brains enough to
know that We never have and
never will fight Englands wars.
II We finally get into il this
will be because we have been
repeatedly and for years threat
ened. Tell me not we have not
been. Ten years ago and more
Hitler's bible promised it. Let
Putrid pscifisrn beware
A prominent local pscifist the
other day had the effrontery 70
call himself courageous. Then,
wonder what ne would call the
heroisrn Of the Dutch. English.
Polish. Jugoslsy women and
children-murdered in cold blood
BY that Nan gorilla Would q
sane man call an ultra-pacifist
courageous in comparison with
these glorious dead? Anc, you
know. these so-called pacifists
never shed any tears for the
martyrs OF the most ignoble
killing in al history. Courage
no, putr1d mental degeneration
r. l. KERZIE.
Tacoma, Wskn-