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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Fewer Foreclosures

Every person. every family owning the house and land
which they live have doubled stake in the country
they may be asked to defend All of have stake in
America, all derive very tangible benefits from free
way of life But those who actually bit of the land
itself have double stake They rightly considered
anchor of social stability.
So it il good note that foreclosures city homes
have fallen to the lowest level since 1926 decline of 25
per last There only four foreclosures per
1000 city dwellings last compared with ID in 1888
So far, good Now the problem is to increase by
hundreds of thousands the number of people who able
TO their homes Increased income decreased cost
Of land building and financing charges all elements
in attaining this desirable goal But recent rises in the
of building modest home, estimated by the North
western National Life Insurance Co. several hundred
dollars for modest home within the last IL months
going hold back that desirable trend toward widespread
ownership One of problems is to try to
ttion of the 19l4-l920 situation when construction
100 per cent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

Benefic aspects dominate to-
day, but there are strong ad-
verse planetary Influences In
the early hours the Judgment
may be unreliable but later,
foresight may be keen.
Heart and Home: Self-donial
that enables generous contribu-
tions to relief In recommended
To families Of all classes. This
Is the time to make ready for
future exigencies when there
may be lessened opportunity to
indulge in luxuries. Simplicity
In dress and economy in the
purchase OF non-essentials are
enjoined. Dancing is to become
less popular a. serious demands
upon time affect young as well
a. old. Training classes Of
many sorts now will take the
place of bridge.
Business Affairs: As the
United States assumes more
and more the character OF an
immense armed camp. there will
be amazing prosperity in which
persons OF all walks of life will
participate. Skilled hands in
industry will profit as much as
trained brains in the learned
professions. The value of
mechanical ability will be recog-
ni1ed as never before.
National Issues: AS aid for
starving victims of ruthless war
becomes OF greater necessity.
there IL danger OF treachery in
connection with British block
aid regulations. While there will
be opposition to sympathetic
policies that arc rapidly involv-
ing this nation in world perils.
the stars forecast inevitable
participation in the greatest of
human conflicts.
Interna tional Affairs: De-
mands for self-government in
India will be more insistent this
spring. II is forecast. for Mars
will eliminate al Delhi in Cap
rieorn. midas ruling sign. Wise
diplomacy may assure an ally
to democracy II independence is
attained without bloodshed. In
tensified world warfare is prog
nosticsted as this month prog
resses. Evil portents are read
as most threatening for the
democratic ideals and those who
defend them.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury OF a year of
extreme activity. Prosperity is
foreseen and much unexpected
good luck may be expected.
Children born on this day
probably win be fortunate all
through their lives. Ambitions
will be realized. Many will gain
fame.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of
these test questions Turn to
Woman's page for the answers.
l. The characteristic sourness
Of vinegar is due 10 the presence
OF what acid
2 Was a submarine first used
for military purposes in the
Revolutionary war. war between
the states or Spanish American
war?
3. Name the capital of British
India.
4. Which president of the
United States was the grandson
Of former president
5. viii an electric motor op-
crate in vacuum
s. In which month in 1910 was
the population census taken?
T. Which race horses defeated
Seabiscuit in the Santa Anita
handicap?
s. Name the famous two-act
comic opera about pirates.
8. Who was Paul Lawrence
Dunbar?
10. Who played the role of the
woman who aged after leaving
Shangri-La, in the photoplay.
Lost Horizon ,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Philharmonic Under New Leadership

Election of Axe II. Oxholm. managing director Pacific
Forest Industries the presidency Of the Philharmonic
society, of the smartest things the members of
that organization have done Mr. 0xhom not only knows
and appreciates good music but is also of those useful
citizens with large of civic consciousness He
also is good business and will bring TO the organ
zaton practical ideas how to get things done On top
of that, he Is good cooperaor. He knows how to get
along with people and will be able to smooth
of the wrinkles that have mpeded the progress of the
Philharmonic.
What is said about the head of the organization
Is not intended a criticism of those who have worked
unselfishly keep the orchestra alive They had
nothing to gain but the satisfaction that from
munity service That there have been unfortunate
occurrences which have added natural difficulties is
not the fault of those sincere persons who time
other during the years have abored make
good music available to greater number of persons To
them Tacoma is grateful
In the reorganization which nevertheless will place
under the administration there will be many problems
to solve and many rough spots to smooth out if the
orchestra to become civic asset Those matters how
be left to the president and the members of
the board who wisely chose him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
SER, !yzzz2z5RzE1..

Looks Like WsHop
For Too Lurid "Funnies
Truth Stranger and More
Thrilling Than Fiction
New True Comics Seeks
To Prove II
A AoNG the numerous eontri-
n buttons the mail man leaves
Al this nesk was a new maya
zine called True Comics. " The
name. however does not tell the
story. While IL is q magazine
Of colored cartoons for children
and youth. il is not BY any
means comic" as that term has
come 70 be used A bold face
line across the front page,
ruin Is stranger and ? Lhou-
sand times more thrilling than
fiction" tells the story more
accurately For the front cover
AZ first sight is a fac-simile of
the comic OF funny" magazine,
read by millions OF children. the
similarity ends there. Primarily
1t is an antidote for those lurid
publications which exaggerate
facts, Enthusiastically misrepresent
family relations and over-stimu-
late young minds
Seventeen pages Of the first
issue of True Comics" features
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04


Opponents of the bill figure
that British losses from sub
marines will become heavier, as
the weather clears in the chan
mel and the North sea. They be-
lieve that German pressure will
force Greece to make peace with
Italy, and that Hitler will estab-
lish himself throughout the Bal
kans. They anticipate that
events in the Far East may
necessitate semi-warlike opera
tions by our Pacific fleet. In
conjunction with British and
Dutch forces. Any one OF these
happenings, in their opinion.
would increase public opposition
to the White House proposal.
Men behind this senatorial
rearguard action do not regard
themselves as fifth columnists"
or "defeatists" or "appeasers."
They believe that such develop
ments as those mentioned would
demonstrate that a gamble on
eventual British victory Is not
a wise move at this time, from
the American viewpoint. And
any incident that threatens TO
embroil us with Japan, they
think, would support their srgu-
ment that the Lease-Lend bill is
a step toward rather than away
from war.
Administration spokesman are
going through the motions OF
opposing the amendments de-
signed to prohibit conveying or
sending another A. f. F. abroad.
but 1t is only a sham battle.
After e careful study OF these
proposals, the Neutrality Act
and the constitution. 1t doesn't
take a constitutional lawyer TO
dicover that the big prohibitions
are meaningless.
Adoption of the Ellendar
amendment barring the sending
OF American soldiers TO foreign
soil will be only gesture-an
expression OF congressional
sentiment. Under the constitu-
tion, the congress cannot in
fringe on the right OF the COM
mander-in-chief (the president)
10 dispose of American forces
in any way he considers neces-
sary for national defense. The
same applies 10 the question OF
conveys. The Neutrality Act
prevents the president from per-
hitting any United States vessel
carrying articles" to enter the
combat zones he has established.
But the same law permits him 10
modify his danger areas procla-
nation as ne may choose.
In reality. White House agents
hope that both these seeming
restrictions will remain in the
bill when II reaches a final vote.
In the belief that these amend
ments insure this country
against active participation in
the war (which they do notl.
many people inside and outside
the senate may be persuaded TO
support the measure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
in
Stonps Troce History
OF Worlds Transport

YOU can go almost anywhere IN
the world in practically any
type vehicle in a stamp collection.
One of the Oldest types of primi-
tive transport is pictured on the
North Borneo stamp above.
Many stamps are designed 10
show progress OF transportation.
Such a stamp was New Zealands
centennial issue showing OK cart.
railroad, steamship and airplane.
Canoe, sailing vessel and steam
ship were pictured on the U. S.
HudSon-Fulton 2-cent issue OF
1909.
Stamps keep pace with advances
IN transportation, as evidenced by
the streamlined trains Of Ru-
maniss railroad issue. one OF
many such designs. Trucks and
buses have found their way into
stamp albums
In the air, stamp designers have
traced the progress Of aviation
from Pilatre de Rozier and his
balloon TO Zeppelins, and from
Leonardo da Vinci's flying ma
chine TO the 1910 airliners. U. S.
issues include aircraft from the
Wright plane 70 the trans-Pscihc
Clippers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

Editor The Times: While I
am only one OF the many work
ingmen to be affected should
our Honorable Sen. Barnev
Jackson's bill IS. B. 2s7) against
the pulp mills be passed. I do
hope that you will be able to
find space to print this letter.
As l understand it, the Sports
mems club of our fair city is
backing this bill with the feeble
excuse that the waste matter
coming from the pulp mills is
killing a few OF the millions
of fish in Puget Sound.
First. l would like to ask lust
what kind of sportsmen are in
Tacoma. Is it sportsmanship to
ask that hundreds Of men he
put out of work? Is it sports
manship to ask that the indus
try which supports Tacoma leave
and go elsewhere I. as MANY
others, have been laboring I'M
der the illusion that our hon
orable senator was friend Of
the workingman."
1t appears that the damage
done to the fishing industry in
Puget Sound is small compared
to the suffering of hundreds of
families that would be affected
should such bill go into effect.
II the waste matter from the
pulp mills do such terrible dam
age to the poor fish. why is il
that the waste from the smell
ter, Carstens and other indus
tries does no damage: not to
mention the sewage from the
city? Do the sportsmen's club
and our honorable senator want
all industries to move elsewhere =?
II Tacoma is TO continue to
be a city il is necessary TO keep
all of our payrolls. With all
OF Tacoma's natural resources
we should encourage instead of
discourage all industry. II this
is a sample of Tscoms's Boost
er Spirit then il is understand
able why its expansion has not
been faster.
II Tacoma is 10 continue 10
grow. then II Is the responsible
ity Of every citizen TO demand
that the smoke continue to pour
from the stacks OF the pulp
mills JOS. r. MARTIN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Another Tide Reversed

For scores of years, America poured each year into
Europe golden tide On it foaed the thousands of tour
lists who liked to the continent make the
grand tour about which they could spend the rest of
their lives talking.
But in 1940 for the first time receipts from visitors
to the United States from Europe and the Mediterranean
exceeded what u s. tourists spent those or
the whole thing very small last year,
$4,000 900 compared to the quarter of billion which Amer
lean tourists used scatter Europe every year The
amazing thing is that there should have been any such
travel at all
Such losses in trade and intercourse the warning nations
Of Europe and Asia have not only brought themselves
but imposed largely on the rest of the world.
Gentlemen, choose girls who less intelligent than
You'll feel much more comfortable with them.-Dr
Blake Crider, Fem college psychologist
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
by John Hix

and shaped into various designs.
then hand-painted to sell for %
cents each. II you have invented
a job, send the story and pic
ture TO John Hix, care of this
paper. Strange as II Seems pays
81 for each job inventor fea-
tured.
Tomorrow: Magician of Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
MOTHER OF SOLDIER
WOULD DRAFT EVERYONE


Editor The Times: am
mother of a whole family. one
Of whom is young man re-
Gently drafted into the army.
We arc all honorable American
citizens, horn in this land of
the free.
I emphatically desire to reg
lister complaint This son of
mine ELK thousands more,
doubtless-had begun learning
a profession, or trade, by which
he intended earning goodly
living. He had made the money
himself which he had spent on
his higher education. Now he
must drop all his training for
year for less than one dollar
a day, and he must spend part
of this paltry sum for the up
keep of his clothing. He must
also pay for part Of his pleasure
in his enforced confinement.
All that would be all right If
the whole country shared in this
sort of sacrifice. But the radio
and newspapers tell of strikes
galore for bigger wages and
shorter hours. These sons of
ours are serving "a hours daily
even their so-called free time
is subject to curtailment any
moment Any infringement of
rules. either by accident or in
tent, means punishment Labor
outside gets by with all kinds
OF stuff as long as they do their
work passably.
Labor claims-and so far as
] know, correctly-that employ
ers are making huge sums from
their work. Very frequently we
hear a strong protest against
drafting labor and industry.
Well. why not draft Them both?
Surely, it cannot be any worse
for them 10 share in the bur
den Of defending this great
country of theirs than 1t is for
our boys to prepare to give their
lives.
During the last world war the
song, II Didn't Raise Ny Boy
TO Be a Soldier" was anathema
to most of US. Now we have a
better understanding of war as
We have lived with il so long.
and we really did not raise our
boys TO be soldiers although
believe all Of us who were old
enough to vote before would
gladly take our boys places
now.
II seems to me we should ALL
BE DRAFTED. Every adult not
too senile 10 do useful things.
night down to every child old
enough to do errands as in
structed. can learn how to be
most useful suspect that
sounds like communism or some
such ism. but IL some must pre-
pare 10 sacrifice their all
Jesus said. All that a man hath
will he give for his life"-then
plain justice demands that the
rest either give large shares OF
their wages TO make bigger pay
for the soldiers and sailors and
marines. or else take much
smaller pay themselves and see
to it that the employers charge
our government much less too.
I am oraced TO take the re
plies. But for the sake OF the
community and relatives I wish
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To rsceiv. attention IN ths ool-
nmn letters must give name arc
address OF writer Only initials
vii be published when requested.
Mr.. Fxiii What IL the width
Of an alley In city Of Tacoma
READER
Most Alleys in Tacoma are Is
feet wide. The city rule IL any
"trip not less than 10 feet wide
nor more than 20 feet wide. dedi-
Gated n public use. IL an alley.
II wider than 20 feet. II becomes
a street.
Mr.. Fixit: l. fhere n law that
ssys a fence must he set hack
from the sidewalk 80 many feet
We would like 10 Use all Of our
yard. J know II isn't fashion
able at present, 20 have a fence
In front Of = house. hut II GER
tainly IL nice when YOU have
children or dogs. We have both.
MRS. J. p.
The -ule varies In different
parts OF the city according to
the way lots and streets were
plated; IN some places. the dis
lance " only 2 feet, some 8 feet.
but generally in your part OF
town, 3 feet which IL quite
common. You see, regardless OF
lawns or other improvements on
what you think is your prop
erty. the public street area dedi-
Gated is what controls. The
fence must be on your own prop
erty.
Mr.. Fixit: We are terribly
bothered with pigeons roosting
and nesting under our caves.
Our house Ia tall and nothing
hut . fircman's ladder could
reach them. The caves are wide
and have beams under them
which make II ideal for the
birds. They have ruined the
sides Of our house and we want
to give u . coat Of paint. hut
we certainly would like to get
rid Of these nuisanceS first. Not
only are they messy hut they
make so much noise NIL day and
all night. NJ. j. 4.
Probably nothing short of a
major operation on the house
will cause those pigeons to leave.
One thing about as cheap, prob
ably as anything would be to
stretch chicken wire along the
beams under the caves so that
the birds would have no place to
alirht The wire could he paint
ed to be fairly inconspicuous and
In time II might be safe to take
1t down. Not knowing the size
of the house or width OF the
beams, ! cannot advise whether
this would be feasible. Some
day, the city council is going to
have to face this pigeon menace
and abolish the birds. or estab-
lish a public pigeon loft where
the rascals can be controlled.
A. II Ia. they are becoming A
greater pest all tho time. and
soon viii be nesting in the
mayors wastebasket
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
SO THEY SAY

Because democracies deplore
war. avoiding it when possible,
we now behold the professional
against the amateur. and il
takes time to change an anna
teur into a professional-Archie
T. Colwell. president Society Of
Automotive Engineers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

to keep my name and address
secret. l am honest enough to
admit that ] would not ask any
one else to do what / would not
risk myself. l can and will han
die a gun If such a need comes
Even with its faults our United
States way is BEST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

The more extreme New Deal
ers suddenly have taken the of
fensive against the army OF bust
nessmen and industrialists the
president has summoned to
Washington to rearm America.
For the first time publicly, they
are pulling out blue prints of the
economic system they plan for
this country after war. They
may lose out in the national de-
Tense setup. but they are deter
mined to win the peace.
The key to their future plans
and dreams is government
spending" They have advocat-
ed this philosophy among them
selves and at their evening
seances in Georgetown, but never
before have they advanced 1t
as permanent solution for
economic problems. Briefly. they
maintain that constant and
tremendous outlay of federal
money will keep industry at
peak capacity, provide total en-
ployment and eliminate the
necessity for saving. When
man can work no longer because
OF illness or age, the social bene-
fits he has piled Up and his en-
ployed children will take care of
him. Funds now idle in banks
will be taken out and kept at
work through taxation on A
scale hitherto undreamed of in
normal times.
Their willingness to air their
unorthodox views now derives
directly from the results OF ex-
penditures for rearmament-as
forecast here some time ago.
They argue that in the past the
recovery spending" program
has been practiced on too limit
ed a scale. The billions being
poured out for national defense
and the bountiful economic
results-convince them the way
to prosperity is TO spend as
much In peace as in semi-war-
time. And they fully believe
thar. once the emergency is
over, President Roosevelt will
adopt this viewpoint.
National Chairman Ed FLYNN is
making a clean sweep Of Farley
hangovers At Washington head
quarters. The Bronx cheer lead
er has not yet removed any OF
the bigwigs. but they understand
from grapevine sources that
their heads are destined TO fall
soon.
Ed is getting rid OF the sec
retsries, clerks. stenographers
and office assistants Jim had
hired over period OF more than
eight years Although occupy
ing relatively minor roles. they
have been important cogs in the
Farley machine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

the life q Winston Churchill.
premier Of Great Britain. IN
startling manner il brings out
the highlights in the life o.
World Hero No. I" In pictures
and story and reveals facts
probably known 70 very few.
For instance. who recalls
that winston Churchiils
mother Wa Jennie Jerome.
daughter of Leonard Jerome
one time publisher Of the Ne"
York Times. = sports fan and
politician. His father was the
son of the Duke of MARI
borough. From there until We
find him leading Great Britain
In the greatest crisis ever
faced h. that country. the
pictures are script. hold the
attention closely.
Next is series Of pictures
representing critical times in
the history Of Holland. The title
is Famous Failure" The text
is by Hendrix Willem van Loon.
historian and author Next il
a series of pictures on aerial
warfare and a breath-tsking
feature on Frontier Fighters.
beginning with George Rogers
Clark, trapper. hunter and
guide of Revolutionary days.
There are pictures and script
on the Olympic --'es. the story
Of the suhmar ne series
closes with fea on Simon
Boliver. father Of i've South
American nations.
shirley Temple, Mickey
Rooney. Gloria Jean, Virginia
Weidler and Janet Cantor. the
thirteen year old daughter of
Eddie Cantor, are Junior Ad-
visory Editors Of the maya
zine. Senior advisory editors
are George II. Gallup. director.
Institute of Public Opinion:
Gertrude Hartman. author of
THE World We Live In"
Arthur T. Jersild. professor Of
education, Teachers college,
Columbia university: Daniel
c. knowlton. professor OF ed
ucation. social studies depart
ment. New York university:
Clara Savage LittledaIe. editor
Parents magazine.
TRUE Comics" by no means
is opposed 10 newspaper comic
strips. most of which are what
the name implies -carictures Of
comic situations though some Of
them may be overdrawn. 1t ia
emphatically however, intended
to give serious competition to
the lurid, grotesque comic maga-
zines that are particularly HARM
full to nervous, high strung
children.
Wisely the publishers are not
planning to fight. They are
merely providing a healthy sub
stitute for something that edu-
Gators, Parent-Teacher leaders
and psychiatrists believe il
harmful.
The next step along that line
should be a substitute for some
of the features that pass the
censor in the colored supple
ments of the Sunday papers.
Overdrawn, CHASTITY. atrociously
colored features most of them
are. And the strange thing
about 1t is that some publishers
used these dull, silly features to
advertise tnelr papers.
Virtually they say, BUY my
paper-it's funnier than the
other fellows" Something
like the theory on which the
cigaret manufacturers are
working-"Buy my cigarets.
they don't have as much poi
son as the other fellows" and
won't kill you as quickly"
A substitute for the Sunday
funny" probably is too much IN
expect but perhaps the young
generation can be educated TO
something better and the afro
cious section which publishers
wrap outside the news sections
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
TTcHT An Inside Picture OF Finan,
Ii u IL ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON - Senate non-interventionists are de-
beratey dragging out debate the easeend BILL in hope
that events in the various theaers of the will
vert reinforcements their side They afford to
pubcze their plans but the strategy has been formu
lated carefully at their secret conferences.