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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-04
Costume Parade
In Park Tuesday
Children in Valley
Asked 10 Compete

PUYALLUP- Children from all
parts Of the valley are invited BY
the committee IN charge Of the
ehildren's DAY program Of tine DAYS
Of Ezra Meeker celebration 70 par
ucipats in the costume parade and
circus arranged for Tuesday at
Grsyisnd park.
The program begins at 2 o'clock
and continues until 5 with a cos
tune parade. field events. side
shows and a regular Kids circus
scheduled. There will also Be lem
onade. ice cream and peanuts
Special carnival tickets will be dis
tributed TO each youngster TO be
used at the opening OF the carni-
val show Tuesday evening. The
committee IN charge includes Mrs.
Irene Aankertz. Miss Anna Brand.
Paul b. Wngley and Dr. NJ. r.
Thomas.
AH-DaN meeting
An all day meeting OF the Pres
byterian Women's society will be
held in the church psrlors Thurs
day with the opening session
scheduled for 1880 when Mrs.
Frank Nicholson will lead mission
study.
The business session will be held
at 1l:15 with Mrs. Lewis BEDFORD
presiding and luncheon will be
served at u 80 BY Circle l with
Mrs. John Fraser as chairman. The
afternoon program beginning at ?
o'clock will be presented by Mrs.
X. J. McInnis.
The August meeting of the VAL
ley Riding club will be held We'd
nesday evening at the Experiment
station with Winfield Angel, presi-
dent, in charge. Final plans for
the horse show TO be held at
Viking field Saturday evening.
Aug. ., will be made.
Visits Brother
Y. NJ. Pember of Deer Park Is
here for a visit with his brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
l. Pember, Of 10th st, N. w, and
a sister. Mrs. L. L. Collins OF
Berkeley. Cal, who /. a house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Pember.
Mrs. Detta Maloney OF Portland
is the house guest OF her brother
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ross OF Fruitland ave. She
arrived Saturday.
The Valley Theta Rho Girls club
will meet Monday evening at s
o'clock at Odd Fellows hall with
Miss Emma Lou Statler, president.
in charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-04
Return From Camp

Lloyd Livernash, Charles Whit
more. Eugene Bumgardner. Dale
Hitsman. Glen Faux. Billy Blu
chanan. Joe Altman. Fred Clog
ston. Lynn Underwood and Charles
True returned this week after
spending the past nine days at a
Boy ecount camp on Hood canal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-04
Buckley Site
For Conclave
Benevolent League
Meets OF Weekend

BUCKLEY-The Western Stat.
Custodial school at Buckley vii
Be the site Of the state convention
Of the Children's Benevolent lessu.
this Saturday and Sunday.
The executive board. headed BY
President Roy Fowler Of Belling-
ham. will hold a meeting Saturday
morning. At $50 there will he
. meeting in the school suditor-
nm. A banquet will be served in
the school cafeteria At 600 p. m.
Governor Arthur r. Langlie will
b the principal speaker on the
program starting at s o'clock. MI
sic viii be provided by the boys
and girls choruses OF the school.
Stevenson Smith. head Of the
psychology department Of the Uni
versity of Washington, David
Lockwood. director Of finance,
budget and business ut Olympia.
rs well as DR.. y. NJ. Lash, super
intendent Of the Western State
school. viii also speak.
Exhibits Of the children's work
from both the eastern and west
ern state schools will be on dis
play In the school here Saturday
evening.
The Benevolent league will hold
Its annual picnic in the grove near
White river Sunday. The league
held . similar picnic in this grove
three years ago. shortly after
work on the Western state school
had eotten under way.
Mesdames I. Taylor and Mac
Warren of Seattle, Peter Demko
and Melvin Wells OF Enumclaw,
Ellsworth Hackman Of Wilkeson,
Fred Hinklemn. Fred Larson. Ed
Romberg. Fred Romberg. and Miss
Ross Murphy OF Buckley were
guests Of Mrs. Edward Trolson of
Buckley or Wednesday afternoon
at = picnic at Pete's Pool near
Enumclaw.
ttst =
Return From Camp
Lloyd Livernash, Charles Whit
more. Eugene Bumgardner. Dale
Hitsman. Glen Faux. Billy Blu
chanan. Joe Altman. Fred Clog
ston. Lynn Underwood and Charles
True returned this week after
spending the past nine days at a
Boy scount camp on Hood canal.
Honor Birthday
The birthday of Mrs. Odessa
Berger was honored with a gift
this wednesday when the Birthday
club met at the home of Mrs.
Clarence Ridout Of Burnett with
Mn. sam Larson A. the assisting
hostess.
Whatcha Maxim club met Thurs
DAY evening for an eight o'clock
dessert lunch at the home OF Mrs.
y. N. Harbor. The birthday of
Mrs. X. A. Parkinson was hon
ored with a cake and a gift from
the club.
Torty-two members Of the Wom-
ems Benefit association and ju-
uiors enjoyed q no-hostess picnic
Tuesday at Lake Meridian.
leaves for South
Mr.. Blanche Beckett left Thurs
day for her home in Los Angeles.
after spending the past month with
her brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. T. T. Riggs. Tuesday
Mrs. =. vensks entertained at a
n o'clock luncheon honorins
Mrs. Beckett and having as her
guests the Mesdames r. c. Le-
vesqus. Ralph Courtney, Frank
Morgan. c. Z. whitney. c. II.
stewart, T. T. Riggs and the honor
guest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-04
Honor Birthday

The birthday of Mrs. odesss
Berger was honored with q gifr
this Wednesday when the Birthda,
club met at the home of Mr.
Clarence Ridout Of Burnett with
Mn. sam Larson N the assisting
hostess.
Evening star., 1941-10-29
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
Swordfish Have No Swords

Full-grown swordfish have been
checked during journeys they have
made across the Atlantic and
through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Little breeding of true swordfish has
been observed on this side of the
ocean.
When I make that statement. I
am not thinking of relatives of the
true swordfish. Martins and SAIL
fish also have swords" but their
breeding habits are different.
A true swordf1sh usually Is from
7 to II feet long when full-grown.
The weight most often is from 100
to 300, pounds.
EXtra-large sWordfish may reach
q length of from 13 to 20 feet. and
a weight of from 500 to 750 pounds.
The sword may be from to feet
long. Swordfsh relatives known as
martins sometimes weigh half ton
or more
Swordfish look for herrings and
mackerel Finding a school of such
fish. they come up from below and
strike right and left with their
swords. Before the attack is fin
Evening star., 1941-10-29

II you saw a baby swordfish in
the sea, you might not think it
amounted to much. A matched
swordfsh is only about one-fifth of
en- inch long.
Even after the baby swordfish Is
q week or two old, it does not look
tra-interesting. 1t has no sword.
The Jaws of a little swordf1sh are
Of equal length. AS the months go
by, 1t grows barbs around its body
and these help keep other fish from
gobbling 1t up.
Big changes later take place. The
gwordflsh loses It's barbs, but It's up
per jaw grows out. In other words,
what we call a sword comes into
being.
The breeding habits of swordfsh
are not known completely. Yet it
appears that many, if not most, of
the swordfish around the Atlantic
shores of this continent were
Matched from eggs laid in the Medit-
erranean Sea, chiefly near the island
Of Sicily.
Evening star., 1941-10-29
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week
SPOT YOUR PLANE
YE,.

The definite article YE, as in ''Ye
Olde Gift Shoppe," should not be
pronounced wee for the reason
that YE simply is an archaic wore
orspelling the word THE.
In the early English alphabet, the
letters "th' were represented by a
character called thorn 1t re-
sembled the small "y" Later, when
thorn" was dropped from the al
phabet, the small ''y' for time was
used in the spelling of "th" words,
as: "yat" for that, yen" for then,
"yis" for this, we" for the, etc.
The definite article YE, then, is
pronounced exactly like the modern
form THE. that is, thee" before a
vowel (thee airplane). and "thuh'
tesore a consonant Cthuh mani.
Mote. This article does hot refer
to the pronoun ye, as in ''Inasmuch
as We have done it unto one OF the
least of these =" The pronoun
ye, Of course, is pronounced 'yee." ."
There Is No Dust in Industry.
LII d ItCSIlG idulO Tain, lllSll
Government official gave voice %
times to the mispronunciation "in-
DUST-ree"
No dictionary shows the word i'll
dustry with the second syllable
accented. If we page Mr. Webster,
we find that the only sanctioned
pronunciation is: IN-dus-tree.
Important: Ny new Grammar
Pamphlet No. 2, offered for the first
time this week, lists 25 additional
errors in grammar and explains, in
simple, non-technical language, how
to avoid them. One of the most
helpful pamphlets to be offered mere.
Ask for your free copy today. Send
q stamped (3-Cent, self addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, in care of
The Evening Star. Ask for Gram
mar Pamphlet No 2 Requests can
not be filled unless self addressed
envelopes bear correct amount of
postage.
sReleased by the Bell Syndicate, mc)
Evening star., 1941-10-29
Three Hours Yearly
With Dentist Urqed

BY TIE Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Dr. Willard
c. Fleming, dean of the University
Of California college of dentistry,
figures the average American should
spend 3 hours and u minutes each
year with his dentist.
In each 100000 persons, he said,
at least 10000 have dental disorders.
Evening star., 1941-10-29

ished, they may kill dozens-or even
hundreds-of the fish they attack
Later they take their time in eating
their victims.
Now and then swordfish strikes
against an ocean vessel. The British
museum in London and other mu-
seums contain heavy planks taken
from the bottoms Of ships which
these fish have attacked" I'M
planted in the planks are swords.
After making such a mistake, the
fish usually breaks of Its sword and
swims away.
For Nature section Of your scrapbook }
If you want a free copy Of the
illustrated leaf1et on the "Seven
Wonders of the World" send me
a Scent stamped, self addressed
envelope in care Of The Evening
Star.
I~eA& Ra4
Tomorrow: Sharks at Work.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Sanctuary

The night minds bIo1D and tUillo1os
bend and sigh
Close By the riuer tphere the shadotus
play
A symphony of silence to the sky
Whose stars 1Deep tUhite tears at the
death of day.
I seek here sanctuary 1Ohen desire
FleeS from the earthbound heart and
disappears:
And 10, my soul beholds mystic
fire
Whose glo,o reflects the dreams OF
Uuntshed years.
This timeleSs beauty calls me, /
belong
Where shadows and the sighing
night minds guide
My vagrant thoughts to melody and
song.
Here beauty, truth and loneliness
abide.
My yearning soul, tohich in the day
a1uS mute
DareS sound at night the poets
silper lutte.
JOHN PooLEY WRIGHT.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trace11eH.

them stay where they were. We found
an old cellophane box about 5 inches
square and with hair pins stapled it
down around the place where the eggs
were hidden.
weeks passed. Rains fell, warm
breezes of summer famed the earth,
the sun shone hot on the incubator
Mrs. Box Turtle had prepared for her
eggs Anxiously, every once in while,
we peered into the box. Birds nested,
raised their young, and left for their
Southern homes. Still no sign from
the earth under the cellophane in
closure.
1--WE were about to give up hope, when,
on the 9th of September, after very
heavy rain the night before, we found
a tiny turtle! 1t had evidently only
just emerged from the damp earth, as
we could look down into the place it
had left and see the other little turtles,
one below the other, with pieces of
their leathery shells around them. We
were certainly excited. When they all
came to light there were four of them,
and all the eggs had Matched.
They were but slightly bigger than
a quarter.
'We just couldn't bear to leave them
to the vagaries of the fall and winter
weather, they we're so very small and
helpless, so we converted the aquarium
into a nursery by filling it with moss,
partridge berries and wood plants, leav-
ing place in one corner for a small
dish OF water. We partially covered the
aquarium with glass.
THE turtles ate little during the fall
and early winter and finally dug them
selves under the moss and we seldom
saw them. AS the warm sun of early
spring began to shine into their home,
they began to appear frequently and
eventually were out most of the day.
Their shells had hardly grown through
the winter months, but we could notice
a definite thickening of their necks,
and their heads and feet were larger.
"On the 2lSt of April, 1941, a lovely
day, we took the aquarium to the side
woods near some piles of old leaves un-
der which they might hide, and let
them out. We watched them as they
stretched their tiny legs and ambled
away into the great, big spring world
and wished them happy turtle lives.
I'VE wish to express our apprecia-
ton for your many fine articles.
Sincerely your, F. N. M"
"P. S.-You asked the other night
for food acceptable to wood thrushes.
Our wood thrushes, and we have had
many pairs of them this summer, have
eaten quantities of soaked bread, and
tinually during the day to get large
mouthfuls which they carried away to
their nestlings. They also took suet
and some hamburger In fact, soaked
bread has been a great favorite with
all the parent birds this season, cardi-
mails, tufted titmice, blue jays. wood
thrushes. thrashers and catbirds have
all seemed to enjoy it and we have fed
at least a loaf of bread a day through
the nesting season"
Geological classification recognizes
only turtles and tortoises. Those called
turtles are most fresh-water species and
all marine species, while most terrestrial
species are called tortoises. Box tor
toises have lived for SO years in cap
tivity when permitted to bury them
selves in winter. They dig down below
the frost line, whatever that may be,
usually from to feet.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
To the Editor Of The Sta,

To the Editor of The Star:
In a recent issue of pictorial weekly,
photo reveals a pitiful group of un-
derfed German children taken at the
termination of the first World War,
waged to make the world safe for every
body. Certainly, starving millions into
submission failed to promote the glorious
freedom promised by the politicians of
that period.
History again is repeating inasmuch
as We are being told that when Ger
many, Italy and Japan-nations COM
prising over 200 million souls-are sub
jugated, quartet of beautiful banners,
symbolizing universal freedom, will be
unfurled over every one.
Hosts of thinking men and women are
asking, isn't it possible to find better
ways and means of settling international
disputes than by burning, starving and
bombing innocent civilians?" If not, our
so-called civilization is cruel myth.
The ghastly policy of IAN eye for an
eye" has been tried and found wanting
repeatedly. The founder of Christianity
said, Feed my sheep" and blessed are
the peacemakers."
EDMUND K. 0OLDSBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Lesson in Taxation

The announcement by Harry K.
Green, Arlington County commits
sioner of revenue, that District resi-
dents working in Government build
ings to be located in the county will
be subject to the State income tax,
should serve as an object lesson to
those responsible for drafting the
Districts income tax law.
Under the Virginia law the State
can collect the tax if it has jurisdic-
ton over the person or the subject
matter-in this case the source of
income. The District law in its origi-
nal form was patterned after the
Virginia statute, but for purely po-
litical reasons it was finally enacted
in such form as to be applicable only
to persons "domiciled" in the District.
The result, of course, was that thou
sands of persons working and living
here were able to escape the tax by
asserting legal residence in one Of
the States.
AS to those already subject to the
District tax. the Virginia levy will be
more of a nuisance than a revenue
raiser, since they will be given credit
for the tax paid in the Capital.
But if any of the thousands of en-
ployes slated for assignment to jobs
in Virginia have been escaping the
District tax by claiming legal resi-
dence in States which have no in
come tax they will become subject
te the Virginia tax, for in their cases
Evening star., 1941-08-20

Hitler set out to dominate the world
just as die Alexander the Great and
Napoleon. Hitler is undertaking tc
cram down the throats of all the peoples
his anti-democratic ideas. AS for us
we happen to believe in those democratic
ideals which have made us the greatest
and most generally prosperous nation
the world has ever known.
Going back to the starting of the
present war, England saw clearly
enough the purposes of Germany; and
England, among others, promised that
if Germany attacked Poland she would
go to the latter's aid, so far as was pos
sible.
Now nobody wants war. President
Roosevelt does not want war. President
Wilson did not want war, yet war oc-
CURED under his leadership.
Even Hitler does not want war. or any
more war at least-providing he may
have what he wants without it.
But some while ago we reached the
forks in the road We know what Hitler
would like to do, and we know what he
can and doubtless will do unless Britain
substantially and Immediately is aided.
Shall we help Hitler and his unholy
plan. or shall we stand by the democracy
which has given the world the most
equitable form of government and the
widest distribution of benefits the world
has ever known?
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY.
Tacoma, Wash
Evening star., 1941-08-20
of traffic regulations during the week
ends are brought before the commits

of traffic regulations during the week
ends are brought before the commits
sioner or his examiners for indi-
vidual hearings to show cause why
they should not lose their licenses.
AS result of the July Fourth week
end, $50 motorists had their licenses
revoked or suspended. This penalty
was in addition to the ordinary pun
ishment for the specific offenses on
which the drivers were arrested.
Out-of-State drivers also were af-
fected, being deprived of the right
to use Maryland highways.
The new system is listed by the
safety commission as one of the fac
tors which led to 80 per cent reduc-
tion in the number of fatalities in
July, 1941, as compared with July,
1910. 1t may have been mere coinci-
dence, but July, 1941, the first month
that the new system was tried, saw a
reversal of trend. Until that month
fatalities in Maryland were up 80
per cent over 1910, but the reduction
in fatalities during July lowered this
excess to II per cent for the year.
In administering the new policy
officials will be called upon to make
judiciouS use of their powers. There
is no excuse as a rule for suspension
or revocation of permits for mere
technical violations that are not ac-
cident breeders. But border-line
cases inevitably will occur which
require common sense application of
the rule. This policy, however, has
been followed successfully in other
jurisdictions.
If Maryland has the personnel
available to handle the hearings,
there seems little reason why the
system should not apply every day
rather than be limited to week ends.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Discusses unfortunate" Plight
OF Loyal" Italian in America.

To the Editor of The Star.
I would like to answer Mario Ric-
ciardelli's explanation of his love for
his native land in the light of Miss
Casts letter on False Patriotism"
1t is only natural that one should
love the land of his birth as one would
love his parents. But if one forsakes
his natural parent for foster parent
for one who owes him nothing yet law
ishes on him the best she has, equal
with her own, one would expect that
out of pure gratitude his love for the
foster parent would take precedence
over his love for the natural parent.
can understand Mr.. Riccardelli's sor-
row over world conditions and the posi-
ton in which he, unfortunately, is
placed. 1t was only my good fortune
(but praise God it was my good fortune)
that was born child of this land.
Mr.. Ricciardelli rebels" at propagan-
da against Italy. Does he know it is
propaganda only, and not fact? There
is an old adage which, in my experience,
never has failed: Where there is so
much smoke there is bound to be some
fire" Does Mr.. Ricciardelli rebel" at
the propaganda built up in Italy and
Germany against the land in which he
now dwells?
If he is too unhappy over this criti-
cism, am sure Italy would welcome so
loyal son to her bosom again.
I am sure Miss Cast meant just such
patriots" as those who stay here, gath
er in the good things of this land and
then curse her because she denounces
pirate.
Mr.. Ricciardelli resents the attack on
the dignity of his race. When one low
ers his dignity to the point where 1t is
subject to attack, can one expect right
thinking people to refrain from express
ing indignation?
America loves and respects her loyal
adopted children.
Each individual is, naturally, proud Of
his origin. But if this pride oversha-
dows the pride he feels in being child
of his adopted country, he should set
sail for the shores of his native land,
no matter what his lot there.
LYDALU PALMER.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
Recently we read your interesting
article about turtles and we thought
you might like to hear about our ex-
perience of last year.
1--WE live on a woodsy lot, but back of
the house is a cleared space across which
an old road used to run. We have lived
here five years and up to this tire
grass has grown much in the ruts Of
this road, worn through the use of many
years.
ut was in one of these ruts on the
10th of June, about S o'clock in the
afternoon, that we found Mrs. Box Tur-
tie working in the earth. Why she
selected this hard, dry rut for her pur-
pose is mystery.
When we found her she had scooped
out only shallow place but we mis-
trusted that she was digging a hole
in which to lay her eggs, and so de-
cided to watch and see what happened.
Slowly but persistently the turtle
worked. First she scraped the earth
with one hind leg, using the claws
to bring out the dirt. Then she moved
over and used the other leg. Then
she would rest for a second or two.
From side to side the turtle went, re-
moving the earth with the tiny nails
of her feet. Instead of leaving the
earth in pile, Immediately behind her,
she spread it evenly around her on both
sides in a ridge. She paid no atten-
tion whatsoever to us, not even when,
as it grew dark, we found need of a
fiashlight
"As the hole grew deeper and deeper,
she stretched her legs out more and
more into the earth, until finally she
could reach down no further 1t was
finished. 1t was about o'clock and
the turtle had dug hole in the earth
81 inches deep.
Into this hole she then layed four
smooth. leathery-covered, ivory-white
eggs IA inches long and about "a of
an inch through at the widest part,
and the long job of covering them up
began.
"She scraped the earth from around
her little at time, beginning with
what she had piled nearest her head,
first using one foot, then ponderously
moving over and using the other, bend
ing her leg at the joint from time TO
time, using it as a knuckle to press the
dirt down into the hole tightly against
the eggs.
1T was then that we understood why
she had distributed the earth around
her in digging the hole. She could
reach it easier and she could reach it
all On and on she worked From
side to side and from side to side again.
Reaching out with her leg fully ex-
tended, pulling the earth in with first
one leg and then the other, pressing it
down now and then. At GAS she had
put the finishing touches on the ground.
1t was smoothed off, pressed down,
smoothed off again and covered with
little pieces of grass. No one could
have possibly guessed the secret that lay
beneath. Mrs. Box Turtle began slowly
to waddle away and disappeared out of
the circle of our light into the night
and the woods, her maternal duties at
an end.
"At first we thought to dig up the eggs
and try to hatch them in the house in
our old aquarium, but decided to let