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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

Asking for something from
every Tacoma family. the Home
Defense Corps aluminium COM
mittee adopted the national
slogan America Is Worth Defend
ing-Give Your Old Aluminium.
Besides the main depository for
the old metal at the corner Of
9th and Broadway, the committee
has arranged for collections of the
material at any of the Tacoma fire
stations and at service stations
outside the city.
Wont you rs n patriotic
American citizen" said Chair
man Anderson. Organize an
aluminium searching party
with members of the family
participating.
Who knows. IL the unhoped
hour should come, II we are at
tackled. II enemy planes should
approach our shores and be caught
and brought down by an inter-
ceptor plane-perhaps 1t is that
old percolator Of yours which did
the job"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
LOSES CASH IN PURSE

Miss Lois Porter of 1871 Broad
way told police Monday that some
one had broken into the girls
dressing room in the Roxy theater
Sunday afternoon and had taken
1918 from her purse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
GAARD TO SPEAK

A free public lecture on topic.
Coming Events Of the Next Three
Years, According to the Story In
the Heavens, will be delivered
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the
Hotel Winthrop by Conrad Gard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

himself a. one Of the impor-
tant characters In the North
west and a national historical
figure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
Core Of the News
SPECIAL MEETING

A special meeting of the Puy-
allup Tribal council and Gene
teries committee has been called
by Chairman Frank Wrolson for
Monday evening at T.s0 o'clock in
the office of the Tacoma Indian
hospital.
When wounds won't heal. poul-
tice with WOUNDEX. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
Wagonbox Ferry Ezra Meeker's
First Business Venture
Working From Down Till Dark He Mode
Sll0 ct Snake River Crossing
By (. T. SHORT
Tacoma Times STAFF writer

Though the members OF the Meeker party singu-
larry fortunate in avoiding serious trouble this background
Of the historical spectacle be given Puyaup Aug to
would be complete without reference the casual
ties that befel the army Of homeseekers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
DIVORCE ACTION

A new divorce action was on
file with the county clerk Monday
by EVELYN against Sam NJ. ORA
colby. charging burdensome home
life and asking custody Of one
child and $50 monthly support
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

LIST, $3.50 bond; I'd. 500 bond;
Sd. $50 bond; nine 4th prizes of
S25 bonds; $50 prizes OF 81 de-
tense stamps and 200 prizes of
25-cent defense stamps.
In addition per capita COM
munity" prizes will be awarded
to the high individual or group in
the town or city turning in the
largest amount of aluminium per
capita based on the towns popu-
lation as of the 1910 census.
Three such prizes will be award
cd: a first prize of one 500 bond;
second, $50 bond, and third, s25
bond.
Profitable Patriotism
This contest" said William
Sutherlan. store superintendent,
will afford an opportunity for
individuals and groups to get busy
and actually make their patriotic
effort profitable. Full details Of
the contest are available at all
participating stores of our indie
pendent grocers.
"All OF the old aluminium col
lected in the drive will be turned
over to the government along
with that being turned in through
other channels in the nationwide
drive"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
MEET ON TUESDAY

The Tacoma Emergency peace
committee will meet in room zoos
Puget Sound Bank building, AZ S
p. m. Tuesday. to discuss future
activities. according 10 Rex Roude-
bush. chairman. Members and
others interested are urged 10 at
tend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

One Of the worst experiences of
the Meeker party began just before
reaching the Snake river. The
heat was intolerable during the day
snd there was little relief at
night. Dust hung in heavy clouds
all along the trail and there was
very little water. This condition
continued for some time after
reaching the upper Snake. What
made matters worse was the cool,
rapidly flowing river in plain sight
but inaccessible on account of the
steep canyon walls.
The first opportunity TO get to
the water was near Salmon falls
and a few miles below it was de-
cided 10 move the train TO the
north side of the river where
travelling would be easier and
water more accessible. The cross
ing was made by caulking the
wagon boxes to make them water
tight and flashing three OF them
together. In few hours the sup
plies and equipment and personnel
were ferried across. The cattle
crossed by swimming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

While the Meeker party was
crossing the river. the company of
half a hundred wagons following
arrived and offered to pay for the
use of the wagon box ferry. Being
in a hurry the offer was refused
but 1t gave Meeker, whose cash
was running low. an idea. He
knew that 80 miles down the
river another crossing would have
to be made. II would take the
wagons at least 10 days to make
that distance. Meeker figured
that he would walk 1t in three days
and IL he could rent a wagon box
would replenish his cash by ferry
ing those who did not want TO
take the time to convert their
wagon boxes into boats. II was a
good guess. and by the time his
party arrived he had made sl1o, by
working from dawn TO dark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

Based on records OF groups and
trains. historians estimate that at
least 10 per cent Of the adyen-
turers died on the trail That
would be approximately 5000
deaths for the year that brought
the Meeker party to oregon.
From June II to y, 1882. the diary
Of one Of the immigrants reports
seeing 81 new graves beside the
trail
A diary published In an Ore
gon pioneer bulletin relates
that one family of husband.
wife and four small children
were abandoned on the prairie
by their own train when their
cattle died. Several hundred
wagons passed them before the
Good Samaritan episode was
re-enacted.
That seems like a harsh example
Of mans .nhumanity To man. and
the only justification. II any. is
that by the time Independence rock
had been passed most OF the home
seekers had abandond their extra
wagons. furniture and part OF the
food 10 tighten the load 40 that
their cattle could continue to the
end Of the journey.
Another record tells of Sec
ing IL wagons with women or
children on the drivers seats
going back east In these
cases the husband and father
had been left In a grave beside
the trail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

Bedding plants Hiaz Florist ad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

There was a temptation to stay
in the ferry business until fall but
the journey was beginning TO tell
on the young wife and baby who
was only a little more than
month old when they left the Iowa
home so Meeker hurried on. The
load was lightened by abandoning
everything but the necessities, but
the $50 miles trip from the Snake
river 10 The Dslles on the Column
bia was another bad experience.
Men and animals were be-
coming worn out. Many Of the
women and children were Ill.
In most cases the money was
gone and there were no relief
agencies - no WPA nor free
hospital service. and the term
social security was unknown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

You help yourself when you buy
L. s. Defense Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

Like other unpleasant expert
ences OF the journey. the last lap
was finished. At The Dslles the
homeseekers and what was left Of
supplies and equipment transferred
from the ox-drswn prairie schooner
10 = scow and float down the CO.
lumhia 10 Portland. The scow
landed at Portland the night Of
Oct. /. 1882. Meekers brother.
Oliver, who had come on ahead,
had arranged for a temporary liv-
ing quarters in a boarding house
run by q Negro. Meeker turned
the baby over 10 the care Of one
Of the women OF the party and
carried his wife. too III TO walk,
up the steep bank Of the VII
lamette river and nearly quarter
OF a mile over a tran TO the board
ing house.
When Meeker reached Portland
ne had only s2.T5. Tire next morn
ing. never having even seen any
kind Of a ship before. he went down
70 the river and applied for work
on = schooner taking on a cargo OF
lumber. Luckily the captain had
been having difficulty getting men
who would stand the hard work
ard Mee<er got a Job.
That was the toe hold nv
which Ezra Meeker established
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

Always better butter at Cow
Butter store. Adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22

which Ezra Meeker established
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Other Side of Imitation

It Is quite certain that 1t is desirable and necessary to slam down the imitation brakes. Imitation is a condition in which the available supply of money outruns the production of goods on which it may be spent; with more dollars bidding for the restricted stock of goods, prices rise, money loses It's value, and the spiral speeds toward chaos. Efforts are now being made, through taxation and the Defense Bond drive, to cut down on the available money supply.
 But there Is another approach. Every effort ought to be made to increase production of such materials as do not conflict with defense. There is tre- mendous carry-over of cotton, for in- stance. The more cotton goods of all kinds that are produced, the more sales offerings there are to match the money floating around That is the other side of inflation- control - to produce more of every kind of goods that can be pro- duced without hampering the defense effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
A Thought for Today
Successful Man Meets Death

When really successful life ends, the sense of completion, fulfillment, dulls the edge of grief. And what is a successful life? Surely it is not always to have made great deal of money, though that spells success to some. Surely it is not merely to have exercised great power, nor to have attained great fame, though to some those things are success. Often the man who has made the money would give it all for little fame, and the one who baSked in the limelight of the great wishes at the end he had been comfortably ob- scure Mo- success is perhaps simply to have done what one wanted to do, to have achieved roughly what one wanted to achieve.
 Chief Many Rains, full-blooded Sioux Indian, was known to his associates on the New York police force as Patrolman James Alvin SchoWerS. He was killed a short time ago in the performance of his duty, and to his funeral came many of those who had known him on his beat in Harlem, many also who knew him long ago, and who attended the funeral in the feathered lead-dress of the Sioux tribesmen. At the funeral they read a letter SchoWerS, or Many Rains had written 1t three years ago and stipulated that he wanted 1t read at his funeral. It began:
 "It IS with deepest regret that l
 leave behind the department that
 loved since was little boy. But
 also leave you with a joy no one will
 ever know, and that is being a mem-
 Der of the finest police department
 in the world"
 Chief Many Rains was 40 years old when he was killed. How was the little Indian boy drawn to the New York police department? Somehow he must have seen a reflection in pictures, or in per sonal contact with that fine body of men, of the virtues his own fathers had taught the young tribesmen. So he wanted to be a policeman, and nothing would do but to be "a member of the finest police department in the world" He made 1t, and he passed his life thus. And when he died they read at his fun eral his letter. It closed:
 'T have been looking forward to
 the day when could go on to Happy
 Hunting Grounds of my ancestors, to
 live in peace always"
 There were tears in the faces of the tribesmen at the funeral, and tears also in the faces of the men and women of Harlem who had known Patrolman Schowers. Shall anyone say this was not successful life? Shall America not be proud of true native son who knew how to live and how to die?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Nimble Name-Calling

How well France is learning the Nazi technique is shown in the arrest of the 10000 anti-Nazi French making a total of 150,000 since the armistice. The Vichy-Nazis announce that they are all "JewS and Communists"
 Does it make sense? Certainly not. All it means is that France has now adopted the technique of Hitlers early days, when anybody who opposed him became immediately Gin his propaganda either Jew or Communist, or prefer ably both.
 We have not been entirely innocent of the use of this trick in this country, where Communists have loudly denounced all who oppose them as Fascists, and con- eervatives have often been able to raise dust against reform by denouncing any progressive as Communist.
 But SO transparent a demonstration of the technique as that now being giv- en in France should make us wary. Be- ware nimble name-ealling, avoid too-
 'Im aREafinaklnn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Of Death and Taxes .

Taxes in the United States will actually be higher in 1942 than in Britain. The U. s. Chamber of Commerce is authority for that, passing it's figures on both the per capita tax burden and the percentage of national income taken. For some years Britain has been paying the heavier taxes, the U. s. Chamber admits, but beginning next year we Americans, long accustomed to having the biggest and best of every thing, are going to have the biggest taxes, too.
 Not only that. Our tax collectors also bear away the palm for ingenuity. Down in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the city fathers are spiritedly debating proposed tax of 25 cents a month on all toilet seats All this is bit breath-taking, perhaps will suggest new vistas for the ubiquitous tax gatherer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Don't Play Hitler Game

The very able statement by nearly a hundred American leaders on racial and religious intolerance ought to be pom dered by every American citizen. Under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews these leaders merged their own very diverse political, social, and religious Backgrounds in an eloquent plea for toleration and under standing.
 Confusion and division have been defin- itely and consciously used as weapons by the Nazis. The trick of fomenting ra- cial and religious divisions in opposing countries, thus robbing them of their strength has been exposed again and again. Forewarned is forearmed. Don't fall for it. Let every citizen guard his own tongue, and squelch the peddlers of hate Then it won't work in Amer ica.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
OVERCROWDING or MENTAL HOSPITALS DUE TO PERSONS ACQUIRING INSTITUTION
 AL MINDS

October 2, t94l. Editor of The Democrat:
 Rodney H. Brandon, Director of Illinois Department of Public Well fare, and editor of Welfare Bulle- tin, the Departments official publi- cation, has an interesting article in September issue on "A Program for the Mental Hospitals" MT. Bran- don points out how many persons having the care of social problems have acquired the institutional mind" with the result that Amer ican mental hospitals and other in stitutions are overfllled. A study of case histories of men and women coming under the scrutiny of psy- chopathic hospitals, for instance, shows us how cases that were down on the record as commitment recommended" were taRGn home by relatives and today occupy respon- sible positions in the community. Over-zealous social workers, young girls with institutional minds" are partly responsible for our increas- ing institution populations and on this subject Mir. Brandon writes:
 "The institutional approach has been used in nearly every field of social problems-in penology, in juvenile delinquency, in the field of mental illness and mental deficiency. We are now veering away from this approach; we know that organiza- ton Is necessary In welfare work. but we also know that insEitutional- i1ation is not an end in itself but only mems towards an end
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

Our attention is drawn to the import ance and value of efficient credit unions by an article in the current issue of the Cathloic weekly, America. The article by Rev. Patrick T. Quinlan, pastor of Corpus Christi church in Wethersfield and rural-life director for the diocese of Hartford discusses the spread of credit unions among Connecticut parishes. Few of us realize the work that is being done by rural life groups right here in our own locality. Father Quinlan explains that before procedure in credit union opera tion detailed study of the project is neces- sary, and in the place where they operate careful study is made The credit unions in the various Connecticut communities including the organization of St. Cecilias parish in Waterbury, are, naturally, bona fide, operating with federal charters. It is revelation to read what has been ac- complished in the neighboring towns of Windsor Locks Meriden, Broad Brook and New Haven. The development stems from rural areas where cooperation, 1t seems is excellent. This cooperative movement is worthy one and deserves great praise for pastors and their assistants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

of 30,00O tons ana it was remark able that the British would risk a ship of this size and importance in the dangerous waters of the North Atlantic,
 MRS. ROOsEVELTs JOB
 A friend of Mrs. Roosevelt came to see her at the White House, to talk about the First Lady's new Job in the Offlce of Civilian Dee fense. She was much impressed at Mrs. Roosevelt's grasp of ths problems, but Q little disturbed at the boldness of some of her plans.
 So thinking Director Latiuar. dia, the friend rUmOnStrated: "If you introduce such bold ideas, what will the Mayor say?"
 The First Lady smiled. My dear," she said, "I don't think the Mayor will say Nc to me-"
 NOTE - Mrs. Roosevelt can. not spend full time at her desk in the OCD, and during her abs sences, the job will be held down by her good friend Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury.
 CAPITOL CHAFF
 Marshall Budenny now defend- ing the Ukraine, enee gave q white race horse to pr. Armond Han- mer of the Hammer Art Galleries in New York, in reward for Ham- mer's job of assembling tractors in Russia. Hammer is now dis- posing of the vast William Ran- dolph Heart are collection No one takes his ball-room dane. ing more seriously than Price Controller Leon Henderson, He has been taking Conga lessons recently The Newport News Shipbuilding company recently painted the Army transport West Point in the amazing time of exactly eight hours J. II. Crutchfield of Pittsburgh, has devised an auto sticker reading: "GivC . lift to every man ln uni- form." .. Carlos Davila, ropu- ex-president of Chile, has been appointed special amhasador to five Central American countries. With European markets closed, Chile has asked Davlla to make the most of trade possibilities in- side the Western Hemisphere.
 Copyright, l94l, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Popping Up the Poultry

The great American hen is going to have to do her bit. Fifty billion eggs is the goal for 1922 in place of the mere 42000, ,000,C00 that rolled from the hen houses in 1941. Something will have to be done to pep up the poultry.
 Electric lights in the hen houses might do 1t, but there's the power shortage to be considered. Just how to appeal to a hens better nature we'll have to leave to the experts. But it's too bad they can't be patiently told of the fate of the hens of Europe. They all wound up months ago in the stew pots of the Ger man army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

huriedly expanded, have never been able to keep up with the inc crease in the number of patients. and 1t has also been inevitable thas our institution personnel has had to devote more and more time merely to keeping the institution going and has less time to devok to the actual treatment of the pN tientg."
 It is high time that this vicious trend is reversed. It Is absolute folly to permit this vicious cycle of more and moro admissions and fewer and fewer discharges approximately. Rate of discharges must exceed the rate of admissions even if 1t meare throwing hospital workers out of their jobs. A 5000 patient hoSpita with nearly 1000 attendants to cart for them is out of all reason h these times of community clinics ant. other agencies for the supervision of the socially maladjusted. Greater at- tention must be paid to post-insti- tuition adjustment. Thousands of harmless mentally i'll are confined in hospitals because they have no- body to supervise them in the com munity.
 MT. Brandon wisely concludes:
 we must convince the people that social problems are their problems, that they can be solved. not by agen- cies in institutions, but py them by the family and by the commun- ity. We must convince thsm and ourselves that the purpose of ln- stitutions IS NOT TO GET THER IN BUT TO GET THEM OUT"
 EUGENE BERTRAM WILLARD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
In Today's Mail

"This attitude is in no field of welfare work more apparent than in the present attitude towards the cure of mental illness and the social adjustment of mental deficients. So- ciety, disliking to face unpleasant facts, has conveniently stored away in institutions its mentally i'll and its feeble minded without attacking the problem realistically. It has in too many cases communicated this attitude to the personnel of the irl- stitutions with the result that they have paid more attention to enlarg- ing the institutions to increase the facilities for an ever-growing popu- lation rather than to curing the pa- tients so that such enlargements would not be necessary.
 "The inevitable consequence of this attitude has been that our in- stitutions are constantly overcrowd- ed and that facilities, no matter how
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
Selected Poem
SONG oF THE EVENING

CMarjorie Leichner in the Poets Column,
 Hartford CouranD Walk softly ever softly, through the night Lest Luna and her steeds whisk out of sight; And harken to the orchestration made When queer nocturnal melodies are played The winds that lightly breathe between the trees Are nightly clarinets and joining these, The pzzicato crickets are the Tyres, Briefly plucked, each concert hall requires Then darkly from an ancient istess pond The frogs and deep bassoons have formed pond; For out the shallow shining water rolls The throaty double-reeded notes from the shoals. Walk softly, ever softly, stepping light. Lest you disturb musicians of the night; And harken to the orchestration made When strange nocturnal symphonies are played.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03

October 12 to 19 will be observed as National Wine Week The fine qualities of American made wine which has now reached stage where 1t is winning the respect of connoisseurs, will be brought to the attention of the wine-drinking public. The wines of California, New York and Ohio put up in American made bottles will be the principal theme during the week. That good wines come only from France, Spain and Italy will be re- futed by the presently. aging American wines The latest region to develop vintage is the Finger Lake locality in New York State. The California vineyards continue to improve their wines, first cul- tivated by the Franciscan monks.