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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-29
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can YOU answer seven Of these
test qnuestions Turn 10 Wo-
mans mage for the answers.
1. The term "southpaw' is
frequently applied TO certain
kinds OF baseball players. espe-
cially those who pitch. catch,
or piav centerfield
2. Which president first occu-
pied the White House,
5. Prawn is a shrimplike sea-
food. creole candy. or q name
for a brilliant sunrise-
4. Name the last books in the
Old and the New Testsments.
5. In which month does Flag
Day fall?
6. The Colosseum in Rome
was used for glsdistorial COM
bats, burlesque shows, or ex-
hibits Of fine arts!
7. Which state is sometimes
called Deseret7
6. John d. Rockefeller. sr.. or
John Steele. an oil operator in
Pennsylvania. was given the
nickname "coal-oil Johnny ,"
9. Name the first postmaster
general in Franklin D. Roose-
velt's csbinet7
10. Who composed the "is12
Overture -
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Labor on Dangerous Ground

Continuous labor difficulties, jursdictona and other
WISE lead thoughtful observers believe that
siderable group Of labor leaders think they stronger
than the federal Strike after strike is called
Defense production is hampered Innocent workers well
those directly involved lose wages the loses
the output of that labor The net result serious if not
critical soppage in essential industries that vital to
not only foreign to whom have pledged aid
but to necessary defense well.
Some method to forestal quickly cure, these labor
troubles must be developed To date the results have been
only hafhearted No sooner is group appeased than
another goes rampage 1t is difficult for the public
to judge when just grievance exists The upshot ter
rifle etdown in public opinion far unonsm is con
cerned.
The country whole believes in organized labor in the
right Of bargaining in the effort to make
with the higher costs of living but the country for long
will not stand for continuing stoppages of work when there
other methods and of getting keeping
at work. and settling issues at stake Sooner later
labor leaders who believe they above the federal
ment will suffer breakdown that will not be soft Also
the crackdowns will njure the individual workman
than his union leaders.
Adverse legislation to the unions is just around the
the present tempo of strikes and fratrcde struggles
il shortly halted Public opinion stands just much
when aroused it will demand action of congress- Then, the
pendulum will swing to the other side and labor will lose too
many hard-won gains.
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

TO receive attention N I'M. col
umn iettert must givt uzm< and
address % writer ONLY Initials
vii Be published when guesfec.
Mr.. Flxit: WIN you please tel
me In your column what the
Latin phrase on our American
dollar, ~ Pluribus Unum"
means. Also what WA the
origin Of the phrase or motto.
United We stand, divided we
fair. MRS. NJ. W.
zone out OF many" IL the
translation OF the phrase on the
dollar. The second quotation ap-
pears 20 have originated in
Aesop's fable. The Four Oxen
and the Lion" though il came
into Use as an American motto
In a poem, The Flag Of Our
Nation" written by George Pope
Morris around Civil war time.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please In
form me NJ 20 what IL meant
nv "chiddllngs,- In speaking Of
"hoghead and chiddlingse ?"
G. q.
Gatherings" IL the correct
word, though 'chittlin's" or
"chiddlin's" IL the common
pronounciation. They are the
smaller intestines OF the hog and
are boiled or fried. awesone as
IL the thought to northerners,
for human use.
Mr.. Ffxit: There are two
young ladies who live In Seattle
whose addresses would like 10
get. believe maybe you could
help me In finding them. 4. +.
You will find Seattle city di-
rectories at the Tacoma public
library and at the Tacoma
Chamber OF Commerce office. II
you can't identify them In the
directory, you may a. well give
up. unless you have some ideas
Of your own.
Mr.. Ffxit: ! was born In To-
ronto In 1906. I have lost my
birth certificate. What can I
do 10 replace IL: BOB ID.
Write TO the Registrar OF
Births. Deaths and Marriages.
Provincial Parliament buildings,
Toronto. Ont.
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Stories in
Stamps
Militoy Honors Foil
To Win Conocho Office

SOUTH AMERICAN military
- leaders often enjoy q dominant
position in the political life OF
their country. Many ranking SOL
diers are also high governmental
officials.
Bolivia has had many soldier
presidents. One of its most illus
trious soldiers, however, Eliodoro
Camacho, was twice an unsuc-
esssful candidate for the coun-
try's highest office.
Camacho, who was honored
alphabetically by his government
in the 1902 stamp above, was a
DISTINGUISHED general Born Nov.
Il. 1881, in Inquisivi. he interrupts
ed his legal studies al the Uni
versity of San Simon IN 1857 10
join the Linsres revolution.
He proved TO be an outstanding
soldier, was prevailed upon tn
make the army his career and
after moving through the ranks
became chief Of staff under Presi-
dent Frias. When the latter was
oyerihrown. Camscho was forced
into exile, but three years later
he returned 20 lead the Bolivian
army in the war against Chile.
Leader OF the liberal party, he
wss defeated as candidate for
president N 1884 and lSe1 he
dssd Nos. u. lSoa.
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QUITTING up the iron stand
L ards on which will be placed
the parking meters that are ex-
pected 10 solve the downtown
parking problem and nick the
auto owner for a few extra nick
els that In the aggregate will
add quite sum to the never
sufficient fund for traffic con-
troll, recalls the days when Ia
coma's traffic problem was COM
parativcely simple. That il, il
was simple compared TO the
present problems. but bicycles
and horses were the causes of
as many headaches as the auto
mobiles are today.
But serious as the problem 10
today, II makes one dizzy to
think OF what it would be IL
instead Of automobiles we had
horse drawn vehicles with which
10 contend. The other day 125
automobiles were counted park
ed at the curb in a little more
than two blocks on Commerce
and % cars and trucks were
double parked. Think (the older
generation can see the pictured
what 1t would mean IL 125 horse
drawn vehicles were parked"
in the same area. That would be
a real headache.
When the boulder from which
was cut the stone slab ut the
main entrance to Stadium high
school WAS hauled In from Fern
Hill, 40 horses. 20 two-horse
teams, were required to do the
job. A single truck would do the
job today.
Multiply that by a couple of
hundred heavy moving jobs and
where would we keep the horses?
And what about the parking"
problem If everybody drove to
the picture shows and football
games with horses and carri-
ages?
The traffic problems which
cause this generation 80 many
headaches, official and other
wise. are nothing new. As early
as the 18th century when
wheeled vehicles were coming
into general use, dire calamities
were predicted.
Kings and lesser dignitaries
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HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20

Benefic aspects dominate to-
day. but the morning is under
adverse influences. II is a for
tunste date for signing legal
papers. Avistors should be care
full for there Is an i'll omen for
air travel.
Heart and Home: This Is
lucky day for receiving letters
or invitations. II is not auspic-
Gus for girls who make new
friends among the eligible young
men, for the men may be critical
and elusive. Training for de-
Tense 10 held responsible for
cynicism due to too much effort
to distract attention from war
possibilities. Informal hospitali-
ties will be fortunate while this
sway continues.
Business Affairs: As citizens
OF the United States feel the
pinch Of war restrictions they
may be inclined TO study the
scheme Of trade and commerce
which impelled Americans to
sell To warning nations materials
and products that foresight
warned them to conserve. De-
sire for profit caused immense
shipments of scrap iron To Japan
which needed II for munitions,
and our oil has been sent out in
floods to the Orient when II was
not necessary to study the evil
portents in the heavens to know
that such a policy Of sppease-
ment and financial gain would
become a boomerang.
National Issues: Cure
events will inspire serious study
Of flaws In our methods Of ap-
piled democracy. The stars are
read a. giving hope Of raising
again the standards Of right liv-
ing. Truth is to take the place
OF treachery. honesty Is TO sup
plant double dealing among the
peoples of the world.
Persons whose birthdate II Is
have the sugury of a year Of sue
cess. but there Is a sign that
warns Of possible losses or tenn
porarv snnovances.
Children born on this day
probably will be ambitious and
able to assure brilliant careers.
They will be talented and indus
trious.
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GERMAN EXPERIENCE
SoURrD STAIN

Stains refusal 10 let foreign
observers inspect his forces at
the front may be traced 10 the
sour experience he had when he
allowed the Germans 10 use Rus
sian terrain and weapons as
military laboratory. The dc
tator did not confide his reasons
TO members Of the Anglo
American mission. but some OF
his high officers were not so
reticent.
During the eos the Germans
lived up to the Versailles treaty
provision prohibiting the con-
ouered nation from possessing
an army. But the ambitious
officer clique at Berlin trained
the Young men in military for
nations. with imitation weapons.
Stain then envisaged Germany
as a buffer state between the
Soviet and western cauitalistic
nations: he also thought that
some day the suffering people
across the border might become
ripe for communistic infiitrs-
ton. So he permitted small
German units TO gain experience
In sctuai battle conditions by
using his war msteriel. They
drilled and trained and staged
sham battles in the Ukraine.
The German and Russian general
stsffs exchanged plans. attended
the same lectures. observed the
maneuvers in a comradely way.
As result Of this ccopers-
tive experiment, young Nan Of
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AN APPRECIATION

Editor The Times: The men,
bers of Tacoma Business and
Professional women's club have
asked me to thank you for the
excellent publicity given US in
The Tacoma Times during "Busi-
ness women's week"
Your fine cooperation az all
times is greatly appreciated.
KATHRYN MACDONALD,
Corresponding Secretary.
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be ours in cleaner and health
Ter Tacoma.
Let us do 1t now.
CHARLES A. PALMER,
American Social Hygiene
Association.
621 No. list 1t.
Editor The Times: Young Mr..
Lindbergh, erstwhile hero, has
more recently come in for rather
sharp denunciation quite in re-
verse to the garianding most
lavishly done for him at one
time.
The fact 10 from the beginning
rather too much ado has been
made about Lindbergh. In all
kindness it may be said that he
does not rate and has never
rated the pedalistic degree, nor
perhaps the whitening scorn Of
this moment.
He was a nice enough young
man who made a solo airplane
hop to Paris, q commonplace
enough now. and came home to
marry a charming little girl
with a whole hogshead full Of
money made in a hated Wall
street by her father, who was a
derned good fellow. incidentally.
After all, neither the former
praise nor the present denuncia-
ton was or is directed at Lind
bergh as a person. II has all
been predicated upon his con-
duct and pose at one time or an
other. II change has &C.
CURED in public attitude it is
attributable to Mr.. Lindbergh
himself, and TO no one else. After
an outstanding but after all
rather unimportsnt achievement
he was fairly flooded with
laurel leaves, but soon after he
developed an overweaning and
almost intolersble snobbishness.
Notably. newspaper men who
had built up his repute for him
were treated CONTEMPORARY.
Feted and dined and be-medal-
ed by the Nazis, he came home
10 tell US that Hitler and has
war machine were invincible,
that they could crush US easily,
and that We had best continue
on friendly relations with them
even II at sacrifice. Now. he
tells US that we have no need TO
be alarmed, about anything the
Nazis can do to US. that we have
no need to go TO great lengths
in preparedness for defense
against them. and that our coun-
Try Is run by a bum lot any,
way.
No one knows where Mr..
Lindbergh achieved distinction
in statecraft. economics or lead
ership. There is no record Of
his having served in any public
capacity, or Of any exceptional
erucition and enlightenment on
his part Those who are pref
udiced against the Roosevelt
administration are hurrahing for
this young and totally mex
psrieneed and improved young
man That il al IL amounts to
There is nothing TO build on
Quite too much TODD has beer
made over this Mr.. Lindbsrgh
There are millions Of young
Americans his equal.
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY.
Santa Claus il known rs Fath
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
SOCIAL ADVANCE
CAN BE HAD HERE

Editor The Times: Every at
tempted social advance made in
Tacoma has had its coterie Of
opposers who insist upon crying
II Cant be done"
One of the most timely re-
forms ever attempted by our city
authorities is the present one OF
-suppressing commercial prosti-
tuition. It means the lessening
Of the spread of social disease in
our midst. II can be done as
has been the wiping out of yell
low fever, Malaria and Small
pox. Either gonorrhea or sy-
philis may be more deadly than
all three. The incidence of So
cial disease is being rapidly low
cred, and prostitution is already
on the run, in spite Of the howl
ing of the wolves. The citizens
of Tacoma are now alert TO the
dangers of commercialized pros
titution.
Our free press, modern litera-
ture and citizens are no longer
shackled by the chains of pru-
derry, ignorance and taboo. They
do not fear to meet the frowns
and censure of a certain society,
nor the threats of the white
slavers.
Prostitution can no longer
hide its disease-spreading body
and soul-wrecking character be-
hind Its frowsy-tinseled cloak
and red light. Our courageous
mayor and director OF health and
safety commissioner have drawn
this nefarious racket from the
obscurity of its hiding place out
into the light OF scientific in
vestigation. And here it will be
kept If loyal and conscientious
fighting Tacoma public will con-
tinue to exert itself and back
up these courageous men in their
task OF providing the young
men OF our defense forces, those
in civil life, our youth in our
public schools, and the adult
population with the protection
they have a right TO demand
under both local and federal law.
That the fight is not yet won
is well understood. We are not
deceived. nor will we be. Every
thinking man and woman knows
only too well the strength, per-
sistence of, and the money be-
hind white slavery. Between
forty and fifty thousand dollars
per month has been taken out
Of Tacoma by the gang IN the
past. but commerciahzed prosti-
tuition is on the run. II can be
kept so by a thoroughly aroused
and active public conscience.
What help can we give our
civic authorities / would sug'
gest that all Of our civic organi'
cations comprising both mems
and women's clubs: Social. poll
teal. educational, ethical and re
hgious cab a special meeting
and by e vote plsce their orgsni'
xation on record approving thu
campaign to clean vice from Ia
coma and pledge full suppor'
70 our civic authorities from thii
day onward. This act viii CIV
assurance that our citizens ar
back Of them in this fight w
must not let them down. The
are courageous men and men
our full support Let US give /
20 them now in full measure an
: without stint The reward NJ
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Although the Americans were
not permitted to visit army
headquarters. they saw enough
to convince them that the Ger
mans may not be able to cap
ture Moscow. But even II the
capital falls, Stain told them he
would withdraw to the interior
and wage war from there. There
were no signs that the loss OF
this symbolic city might threaten
the Stain regime.
Our engineering experts were
amazed at the technical accom-
plishments of Russian industry,
transportation, supply system.
In some respects. they report
their planes, tanks, artillery ana
motorized equipment m ost
equal American standards.
FDR'. Russian advisers are
urging him to divert every pos
sible weapon to Soviet forces
even If they have to be taken
from existing army stocks and
troops now In training They
see no danger in ultimate Amer
lean safety in such a move.
Immediate reinforcement OF
the Reds. In their opinion. viii
keep Hitler involved in the east
ern front not only through the
winter, but also during next
wear. He will be in no position
to turn on Britain or to shit
hi. attack 10 the Middle East.
Note: What makes this Russ
ian report most significant is
that II represents the viewpoint
of both New Dealers and eco
nomic royalists" serving on the
Hartman mission.
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Traffic Headaches Very Old Stuff
Even Hod Them In Fifteenth Century
Pickeril Gives Phil Caesar q Thrill

WED with each other for the
most splendid equipages. New
models" were continually being
designed and the highways were
being terribly cluttered with the
coach and four and the two
wheeled cart. A person who
ventured on the highway on foot
took his life in his hands. Post
houses were springing up like
gasoline stations and road houses
today. Everybody was gadding
about and spending money for
horse feed
The situation became 30 seri-
Gus that the British law makers
considered putting stop 10 II.
And a poet by the name Of Tsy-
lor wrote this:
"Carroaches. coaches, Jades and
Flanders mares
DO rob MS of our shares, our
wares, our fares;
Against the ground we stand
and knock our heels
Whilst all our profit rms away
on wheels
w. w. Pickerell, who had 4
music store at s45 Pacific ave,
brought the first automobile to
Tacoma. II was a funny look
ing thing with a high, open body
something like piano box.
turned out by Henry Ford long
before he dreamed of his pres
ent product. Later Pickerell
bought a second car and became
the first automobile. agent with
a garage and salesroom at no.
TIP Pacific ave.
Another car to come TO Ia
coma was owned by c. Uzafo-
wage, a real estate man who
lived at SIS No. 5th st. II was
painted red and looked terribly
large. There was a door in the
back and steps that dropped
down when the door was opened.
The car was bought for the
two Uzafovage daughters, Alma
and Anna Louise, and they be-
came the first women automo-
bile drivers here. They not only
could drive, but as there were
no automobile mechanics then,
they learned to take care Of the
car themselves. They learned
all the tricks and could give
pointers to some Of the modern
mechanics.
About the time the first Pick
erell car arrived Chester Thorne
bought one a high backed,
open runabOut. 1t was quite a
car but Chester didn't think II
was so hot and sold II to Del.
bert Young.
On the highways, which had
known nothing faster than q
horse, the automobile naturally
created something Of a sensa-
ton, and many a nervous sys.
tenn was wrecked by the terrible
bursts of speed, such as Phi
Caesar experienced one day
Pickerell took him on a fishing
trip and when they came back
Pills eyes were sticking out a,
IL he had seen a ghost.
That was = terrible drive,
be said. Part of the time w
were going Is miles an hour
To euery life there comes O
time supreme;
One day, one night, one
morning. or one noon,
One freighted hour, one
moment opportune,
One rift through whict
sublime fulfillm ent,
CLEAN.
Mary Ashley Townsend
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Motorist Not Only One Obligated

Public authorities traffic enforcement agencies in
tcular urging utmost cooperation these winter months
to death and injury from traffic accidents cannot be
cut down. if not eliminated This large order but edu-
cation of the public will help Most motorists willing
to cooperate in the safety movement Likewise, most
pedestrians ready and able to do their share However
punishment for law attractions must not rest on motorists
alone.
There plenty of aywakers inviting disaster to them
seltes and to the motorst coming them unawares
Also, the law officers might do well to check upon the
juveniles who dare death and injury in the in which
they ride bicycles Take arteral street day and
you will youngsters tempting fate by the manner in
which they pedal their the bicycles. Worst Of all
too many youths ride their bicycles at night without
lights and with all little regard for the hazards involved
The motorst has his obligations but does the average
pedestrian and particularly the juvenile riding his bicycle
without lights after dark extremely busy highways
little cooperation all around would help.
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Ulcers anu tcNnuiSiahs 81 oi
INSIDE" on Stains industrial
and military setup. In fact, two
dictator-hating generals - Tux
hashevsky and Fritsch-became
30 friendly that they eventually
were purged by the OGPU and
the Gestapo. Having been
burned once. the naturally sus-
picious Stain does not intend
to expose himself again to
friendly flames.
ICKEs "o6T" AS
ADVISER ON OIL
Harold l.. Ickes has been told
in polite presidential language
that the White House will rely
henceforth on Donald M. Mel
son for all advice on the problem
OF oil shortages and surpluses.
As revealed here, the job WAS
turned over TO SPABs executive
director several weeks ago. but
Mr.. Ickes did not believe IT until
he got it from r. d. Rs own
lips.
In order to save Harold's face,
the president has permitted the
emergency petroleum division
headed by Standard Oil Man
Ralph X. Davies to remain in
the department Of the interior.
But 1t can no longer issue orders
or decree reductions in gasoline
consumption without Mr.. Nell
sons prior approval. 1t will
serve simply as an advisory body
for SPAB. which will handle the
oil question only as one of many
matters vitality important TO ma
tional defense preparation.
Nelson's first act was TO re-
quest a complete report on the
national oil situation from Mr..
Davies. especially on its trans
portation features. SPAB heads
hoped TO begin their study of the
Davies facts and figures at last
weeks meeting. but the lekes
aide sent word that he had not
finished his own survey. lnas-
much as the Ickes-Davies organ
izstion has been on the job for
two months. the Nelsonites can
not understand the reasons for
further delay. They suspect
however. that Harold mey be
holding out on them.
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rare fly. and 1t carried lights at
both ends to attract its prey.
To his smazement DR.. Fulton
discovered that this creature ac-
tuslly spins web in which tiny
spiders and other minute insects
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TNTTT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0a ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

observation-disclosures of the Hartman mission TO
Moscow have informed the president that they have SUI
preme confidence in the Russians determination ana
ability to resist Hitler the utmost Our emissares were
pleasantly surprised by the excellent state OF DOM e
rnorae and the machines in the Soviet
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SO THEY SAY

Those people who. on the eve
ming OF q British air raid, or
gained dance in honor Of the
enemy can also be assured that
their names are known
FRITZ Folk. Quislings news
paper in Norway.
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dictatorship in Europe cannot function with the rest
Of the world holding opposite beliefs There would be
chance of Carlo Sforza former Italian
foreian minister
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ToDAY,S COMMON ERROR

Never say. DO like you are
told" substitute az for like"