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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

Editor The Times: Listening
in on the speech by Sen. Gerald
Nye OF No. Dakota. ! was struck
by the similarity in the tone of
his voice with that of Hitler. II
almost developed into an hys-
terical screech. His reference to
our president making monkeys
of the American people was
both an insult to the president
and to our people. This crack at
the head of our government is
deeply resented by the writer. a
veteran of the Spanish American
war and Philippine instruction.
But even at that ! would prefer
to be monkey hanging by my
tail and be free than to he
traitor and running from Hitler
with my tail between my legs.
This remark about monkeys
brought loud applause from the
crea puff audience which
showed to real patriotic Amer
leans that this type of mental
ity, which would applaud such
an insult, is a little below the
mental type OF the monkey.
OF course we all know poll
ticians cater TO their constitu-
ents, so no doubt Nye made d
hit with his large number of
alien friends in Dakota. The
hearts of these SO citizens are
still in Europe and the politician
plays them for votes. even to be-
coming propaganda for Hitler,
for which ne should receive the
iron cross for giving us the dou-
bic cross.
Sen. Nye is attempting TO de-
ceive us when ne claims the
British would never help US.
Any veteran of the Spanish war
can tell these isolationlsts about
the British navy aiding our navy
in the battle of Manila bay
wnen German naval force
threatened the L. S
Nye and other Hitler propa-
gandists can buster all they
want. but they can't beat 100
per cent Americans. which
means love Of country and
willingness to fight and die Tor
il against brutal grants and IN
ternational murderers Of women
and children.
The momentous landmark OF
tins war has been reached By
the passage OF the lease and
lend bill. II marks the dedica-
ton OF the whole English
speaking world 20 the destruo-
ton Of nsZisn.
MICHAEL !. BRANNAN.
RI ), Box SIS, PUysllup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN fhls col
umn letters must ElFs name HH1
address OF writer OnIH initials
Sill L. published when requested.
Mr.. F1Nit: n a mall truck. a
fire engine and an ambulance
nfeet on a corner. which has the
right Of way. saw the mail
truek-sm ! right n. A. ".
For the time being. III say
YOU are wrong. The mail truck.
according 10 best advice I can
get from my lawyer. has no IN
usual rights In city traffic. and
IT'S operator Is bound by state
Law and city ordinance to obey
traffic rules. and established
rules of the road. Under the
oity's traffic code. emergency
vehicles have right Of way over
all others. and ambulances. fire
apparatus and police cars. when
responding TO actual emergency
calls. are classed as emergency
vehicles. Mail trucks are not.
Accordingly on your hypotheti-
cal question. the ambulance and
fire engine would have relatively
equal rights, and rules OF the
road would apply as far as pos
sible at the point OF their meet
ing: the mail truck. presumably.
would have to give way.
Mr.. Fixit: NV hoy friend goes
10 Camp Ord In MAY. lie has
entered The Times contest. Can
he still be In the contest:
BILLIE.
Yes; he can take the paper by
mail. You'll just have TO see
that he gets the contest pic
lures while the contest is on.
Mr.. F1xit: Will you please
give me the recipe for dsndelion
wine for spring tonic? l.. r.
How do I know it's for spring
tonic , Besides, / haven't such
a recipe. Try inquiring among
your neighbors out there. Surely
one of them has a good recipe
for converting our thriving lawn
blossoms into spring ambrosia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

vast body OF water that bisects
the town. O. course we had to
smear a little grease on the
gunwales first-but nobody ex-
pected so much shipping all at
one time.
Now we learn that Eugene
calls itself seaport. The local
citizenry will throw two-dsy
whingding next week TO cele-
brate the launching of a sail
boat.
Seems a gent by the name of
Chester "Noah" Good built him
self a $1,000 ketch. That's how
IL all started.
The nearest navigable water
was many miles away. The high
way commission steadfastly
avowed that nobody was going
to haul anything more than 40
feet long over Oregon pixies.
The railroad gents wouldn't
give the aspiring mariner even
a free timetable.
Then the citizenry decided to
make an issue of the matter.
Nobody could deny them the
right to be a seaport and ship
building center, by heck!
The crusade was successful,
to the considerable surprise of
the highway commission, and
the town is planning a vic
tory" celebration with plenty of
ballyhoo.
The mayor issued the regula-
ton proclamation. The Univer-
sity of Oregons junior Weekend
Queen will christen the disting-
uished vessel Norwind. Sur
rounding villages are sending
delegations of plenipotentiaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY. APRIL IS

Adverse planetary aspects rule
today, which may be exceedingly
depressing to those who study
world events. 1t is time not
favorable to reaching conclu-
sions regarding any subject. The
worst will seem about to hap
pen.
Heart and Home: Both men
and women will turn to religion
for consolation and the churches
will benefit greatly through
united effort toward high attain
ment. Warning il given that
cults of various sorts will gain
supporters. especially among
women. Interest in the study
of Old Testament prophecies
will be widespread as days of
tribulation continue in Europe
and Asia.
Business Affairs: Because the
United States is to reflect to
a certain degree the financial
instability and strain of Eu-
rope, the greatest care should
be given to investments. With
much money in circulation,
wage earners should exercise
the utmost caution regarding
their savings, Homecoming
should be a first concern. IL is
emphasized, and speculation of
every sort should be avoided.
Before the end OF the month
new perplexities may be pre-
scented.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the sugury OF a year of
activity and excitement. There
will be substantial gains in
money and prestige with a few
minor losses, IL il likely.
Children born on this day
probably will have much good
fortune in opportunities as well
rs finances. They should be ex-
traordinarily careful in manag-
ing property.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

We are insulted. We
didn't get an invitation 10
attend a launching that will
be held next week amid the
arid terrain Of Eugene. Ore.
Were you ever In Eugene. sir7
We were-once. Matter II fact.
the occasion was less than a
year ago.
After endless miles n farms
and farmers, we were an easy
victim Of the local propaganda
about the river" We discovered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

the world what ne has seen,
with the hope that Berlin papers
will please copy.
Wendell l.. Willkie has no re-
grets for the post-election for
eign policy he has pursued.
Smilingly but doggedly, he made
that abundantly clear at several
private conferences during a re-
cent visit to the capital.
The 1910 Republican presiden-
tial nominee said he was willing
TO bet any amount that this
war will be over by December,
ls41, and that it will be won by
the allied forces" veral
army-navy officers listening in
Tor hearing about it atterward)
wanted to take him up. but they
decided that it was inadvisable.
Mr.. Willkie was equally sure
that every non-interventionist
senator or representative who
comes up for reelection in 1941
will be defeated" With the re-
mark. though he may not have
realized it. he condemned almost
every G.. o. Per on the house
side. As previously reported
here. he turned thumbs down
on them.
Mr.. WILKES attitude gave no
comfort to key Republicans who
are striving to prove
schism over foreign affairs. es-
pecislly National Chairman Joe
Martin. The reaction of this
group is best expressed in the
chuckling comment of a G. o. p.
observation-disclosures senator who
must meet the voters ballot-to-
ballot next year: 81 should
worry. Up to now Mr.. Will
kie's reputation as q political
prophet or go-getter has not
been so hot"
While the dispute over con-
voys RACES among certain unin-
formed circles. the decision to
protect bulk shipments of war
goods to Britain already has
been made. The only question
remaining is as to the method.
On that point there is spirited
discussion in White House-army-
navy-state-OPM quarters.
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~.::z -, -
E0III0I03
cE2.s5z1I1H3

Eugene elected traditional
chairman FOR the two-day eele-
brstion-
This department Is asked %
quote the latter gent as follows:
Eugene Is now a shiphuilding
metropolis. and its budding in
dustry formally challenges The
ports Of San Francisco. New
York. Astoria. Portland. Seattle
and Tacoma o."
okay, buddy Relax.
The msn-o war bird. or FRI
gate bird. distant relative Of
gulls, goonies and albatrosses.
is a huge but graceful critter
whose wing-spread on the aver
age is seven feet from tip 10 tip.
IL is a remarkable contradiction,
however, that the man-o-w war
birds skeleton weighs just about
four ounces,
At the eats emporium where
we daily spoil our figger the
gals are now wearing aprons
made from stuff like super
fancy oilskins.
Great stuff, this progress.
But like your reporter the gals
find it difficult to keep abreast
OF civilizations march.
That is apparent in the look
Of perplexity and Illustration
they are wearing most of the
time these days whenever they
try the old fashioned method Of
rassling a hot pot or want to
give their mitts quick wipe.
Among other rumors. we hear
it narrated around that there's
a shortage hereabouts in the
new outboard motor dept. Sup
position is that manufacturers
of same are giving their atten-
tons to other matters these
days. HMM.
Capt. Tommy Saddler. xpretti-
est member of the Fpss zoo.
nowadays responds to the name
Bottleneck. Mystery shrouds the
reason for said tag.
Eve simply report that NOR
sci here for the sake of the I'M
sinkable Tommy's merry record.
which also includes his candi-
dacy for vice president of the
L. S. as Oracle Aliens con-
spirator; his current candidacy
for harbormaster of Puyallup
since his aspirations to the
mayorship of shelton went
blooey when the boss refused to
let Tommy keep his tug at that
port for use as a fireboat. get
ting lost in the harbor without
the least trouble every time
there's a wisp of fog on the
horizon; and participating each
year in the Pendleton roundup
attired in splendiferous mess
of bsndanas, parasol hats, high
heeled boots and horses. Such a
peoplesD
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

that by using
a maximum OF
dexterity and
all the expert
Sc a m q n ship
we could re
m e m er We
could maneu-
yer the canoe
we rem { e d
past the other
c a n oe tina I
DID ened 10
~ HHasNaG NA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
TopAY's COMMON ERROR

In letter writing the forms OF
complimentary close are Yours
truly. Very truly yours. Respect
fully yours; informal forms are
Cordially yours. Faithfully yours.
and Sincerely yours.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
Stories in Stamps

Reveal Moyon Golden "A
THE runs Of Chichen-Itza. CIT;
del OF ancient Maya cultur
are known 10 philatelIsts throus
Mexlcos 1898 stamp picturlng :
air view Of the pyramids. A ne
view Of the famed Thousand Co
umnS IS now available in the Pa
American Unions poster stan
above, one Of series marking Il
5lst anniversary of the Union.
Chichen-Itza was founded %
fore the sixth century, abandone
90 years later and rebuilt aboi
964. For two centuries the eli
was center OF Mayan sciend
art and religion. until the ItzaI
were conquered by their one-tin
friends, the MayapanS, aided |
Toltec and Aztec allies.
The conquerors built Chiche.
liza 10 new greatness, construct
the court OF d Thousand Columr
new temples, pyramids, surpassla
all its previous grandeur. CnicheI
liza remained the Mecca Of Nav
world until 1884. when Il VI
finally abandoned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
An Inside Picture of Finan-
L. u IL / ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON = Cordel Hulls optimism the
possibility that Moscow might withdraw from the axis is
surprise to his diplomatic associates here and in London.
The secretary of state until lately, has been bearish
the prospect of the sovets participation in contrbu-
To the Tic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

which battleships and bombers
will ever gain. II we can't be
intelligent. can't we at least ex-
ercise a little Yankee prudence
and lock the barn ere the horse
is stolen
STANLEY T. SHAW.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

And David knew that Saul
secretly practiced m ise h eff
against him: and he said TO
Aoiathar the priest, 3 n g
hithes the ephod. Samuel 2S.e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

made him king of Iraq-the for
mer Mesopotamia. Feisal died
in 1888, but his six year old
grandson, Feisal II, is king of
Iraq today.
MONDAY: Strangers Tomb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

placed on the throne Of French
inundated Syria. When Feisal
refused to abide by French reg
ulations he was deposed and fled
to Palestine. A year later. in
August, 1921. British coup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

Everyone wishes that the man
whom he fears would perish
Ovid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14
THOUGHTS

Abide thou with me. fear not:
for he that seeketh my life seek
eth thy life: but with me thou
shalt be in safeguard.-Samuel
1928.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

2006 So. seth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

In 1920 Britain desired control
of the rich oil lands OF the Mid
die East, and Emir Feisal, who
had aided Colonel Lawrence in
his raids against the Turks, was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-14

DEGREES REMARKS
OF SENATOR NYE

STANLEY T. SHAW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

that those two sequences require
just six minutes running time.
Publicity department: If you don't
think "Charley's Aunt" is going to
be funny picture-it will kill you
the publicity department would
have you know Kay Francis laughs
so hard at Jack Benny's antics al
most every scene has to be shot
and reshot. Miss Francis can't
stop laughing-and, of course, they
can't stop Benny from being that
funny.
Puts a studio in a dilemma, you
can bet.
Society department.: Brightest
party any one has thought up in a
long time was the second anniver-
sary gathering in honor of the
Rhythm Rockets in the Carlton s
Cosmos room. Twice as energetic
and lasting twice as long as the first
anniversary affair last year, it has a
lot of people looking ahead to when
it's the 10th anniversary.
Any missing persons might still
be there. 1t was that much fun.
Promotion department: Latest
cinema writer to move up-that's
what they call ito directing is
John Huston. He Is doing The
Maltese Falcon" by Dashien Ham,
NETT, for his first picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

visor on his balding, pink head.
I'm disguised" he explains. The
rest of the lineup is normal. Mrs.
De Mile is on the set to wish her
husband of 80 years the usual good
luck And the usual yes men
hover around the veteran director
assiduously ''yessing' C. B.
Midland, who gets the girl-"of
course he does-he's under contract
here" says. Rival John Wayne-is
having his hands made up to match
his facial tan (the picture is in
technicolor). A pretty hairdresser
combs Milland's locks, and the boy
grimaces, pretending he does not
like so much attention. CP. S. He
does I'm hot" he means, tug
ging at his white silk cravat. The
period is 1910, and Ray is a dandy
and in the ship business. So is
Wayne - without the dandy-ism
Miss Goddard is Scarlet O'Hara"
character, but much tougher.
The climax of the film finds
Milland and Wayne fighting it out
on the bed of the ocean when they
are attacked by a giant squid five
times larger than an octopus
Only Milland comes up. The high
light of this scene will be De Mile,
who goes down in a diving suit to
direct the squid!
X X X II
William Holden, on the set of
Texas" tells me why he denied
persistently-his marital intentions
toward Brenda Marshall-who, by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

the way, is postponing her appen-
destOmy until the end Of her cur
rent film. Il didn't like to announce
it until Brenda was absolutely free
Of her marriage" he tells me. Her
husband would have been sore.
And so would I in that position"
The couple are now legally free to
wed. But there is another hitch.
Il may be called by the draft any
day now Bill tells me- AT first
l thought I'd be in the Army this
month. But now it may not be
until next month or perhaps the
end of the year. I'd like to know a
little more definitely before we get
married"
Fred AStaire says to Director Sid
ney LanfielG: Come and meet your
new comedian" They thread their
way through the dangers on the
You'll Never Get Rich" set to
where Robert Benchley is sitting
on small camp chair.
Il started my movie career with
Bob" AStaire tells me, in Dancing
Lady Our parts were both very
small. Mine was one dance with
Joan Crawford. The stars of the
film were Joan and Clark Gable.
A bit player in the picture, Nelson
Eddy, sang one song" If you were
to put this cast in the same picture
today the salaries alone would near
ly touch the million-dollar mark.
watch AstaiTe and his new dane
ing partner-Rita Hayworth-per-
form number on the top of an
Army tank. rs it bigger than it
lookS?" 1 ask Rita. Its smaller"
signs the actress The strenuous
numbers with Fred have shed
pounds from the Hayworth figure,
but this is her biggest opportunity
in films to date, and you don't hear
her grumbling. Neither is Fred.
I'm lucky to get her" he says-and
really means it. Rita started as a
dancer, although this is her first
song ambulance picture.
Fred shows me letter from Sis
ter Adele, who arrived in London
from Ireland on the day of the last
terrific air raid. 1T was my biggest
opening night" writes Adele, and
the loudest!"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

The public is expected to laugh
itself just as daffy as if Hope had
been willing to dress as Paramount
thought he should.
X \ X X
Conservation department: But
don't get the notion that the nightie
Hope would not wear represents SO
much useless expense to the picture
True, Hollywood will throw away
100000 in film footage, but not an
expensive nightie.
This one got into the picture and
that's where it is going to stay
The new role worked out of it
which just shows the ingenuity of
script WriterS-iS that it shall be q
piece of damaging evidence against
Hope when found in his room. That,
you see, will put him in spot, but
he will think fast and explain that
he had the thing around as souve-
mir of the days when he played a
heroine in the varsity show.
That answer will be almost as
funny as if Bob wore the nightie
and more in conformity with Hays
office taSte-and ours. Yours, too,
no doubt.
Employment department: Just
how one goes about making an ap-
plication is something that is left
unexplained, but Warner Bros. have
announced a system of summer
term contracts for school and col
lege students. The idea behind it
all is not that Joe and Lucy College
shall rush straight from the campus
into stardom, but rather that they
shall receive training which eventu-
ally will be helpful to achievement
of that status.
Positively are the children not to
be taken out of school-if they want
to finish. They will be on salary
only during the summer months,
sent back to the campus in time
for fall registration and not brought
back until next summer.
First student to win such a deal
is Barbara Barton of Winnetka, Ill.
If you remember the name you
may be able some day to say: "Oh,
yes, I remember when she left COL
lege for the summer course at
Warner Bros
x X
Statistical department: Barbara
Stanwyck devoted a total of 200
hours putting on and taking off the
costumes for her role as the 100
year-old lady in the prologue and
epilogue scenes of The Great Mans
Lady" In itself that is not startling,
but Paramount is amazed to think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10
Where and When
Current TheaterAttractions
and Time of Showing

NatiOnal-"Fantasia," the much
discussed Disney, with music con-
Quoted by Stokowski: 2:20 and $50
pm.
Keith's-"Citizen Kane" the ini-
tial Orson WelleS film venture: 2:3O,
and $3.50 pm.
Palace-"I Wanted Wings life
with the air cadets, exciting: 1890
am, lis, 4, 6:45, $40 pm.
EarIe-"Reaching for the Sun"
romance among the assembly lines:
II am, lao, 4:25, 7:05 and $50 pm.
Stage shows: 1885, 1886, $40 and
9 pm.
CapitOl-"A Woman's Face" Joan
Crawford in a psychological melo-
drama: 10:45 am, 1875, 4:25, tbs
and 1905 pm. Stage shows: 12:45,
1856, 6:25 and 9:10 pm.
Little - Flight From Destiny"
crime without passion. with humor:
11::30 am, 1:2O, BIS, sos, 6:55 and
$50 pm. George Takes the Air" at
10 pm.
MetropoIitan-"Me John Doe, "
Frank Capra discusses the plight Of
the little man today: 11:30 am, 2,
Abs, 7:05 and $40 pm.
Columbia-"Ro to Zanzibar"
Crosby, Hope and Lamour loose in
the jungle: 11:20 am, 1:20, 1925,
$50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10
Ann Wins Contract

Ann Miller's twinkling feet have
danced her into a long term motion
picture contract.
Because of her work in Columbia S
Time Out for Rhythm" in which
she shares headline honors with
Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, AL
len Jenkins, Richard Lane, Joan
Merrill, the Three Stooges, the Six
Hits and Miss and Glen Gray and
the Casa Iona Orchestra, Miss
Miller has been given contract by
the studio calling for her services in
two pictures year.
Ann, who was the hit of the 1910
edition of George Whites Scan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10
Choir Boys Given
Additions This Week

Additions and examinations for
choir boys at Washington Cathedral,
which began yesterday, will last
the entire week, according to an
announcement by Paul Galloway,
Cathedral organist and choirmaster.
A number of vacancies in the choir
for the next school year have been
made by graduation from st. AL
bans School, where boy members
of the Cathedral choir are granted
four-fifths of their tuition. Audi
tons will be granted all applicants
between 9 and II years old.
Examinations for entrance to st.
Adams School also will be given
in connection with additions this
week. Tests are under the direc-
ton Of Alfred r. True. director of
studies of the school, while the mu-
sic additions are handled by Mr..
Galloway. In addition to all school
privileges, the choir boys are given
daily instruction in music by the
Cathedral choirmaSter. They also
furnish the music at the daily and
Sunday Cathedral services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

dalS," became one of the few triple
threat actresses in Hollywood dur
ing the filming of the musical She
not only dances and plays one of
the featured roles, but also has three
songs
The new contract is the first which
Miss Miller has ever signed in Holly
wood
Her first picture under the new
Columbia deal will be synthetic
Lady" which is to be produced by
Irving Starr. who was responsible
for the production of Time Out for
Rhythm directed by Sidney Sal
kOW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10

the Booth he
has produced all
t oil d-f or t h e
first time, C. B.
is phoning
minus his green
riding breeches
and brown rid
ing boots. He is
practically I'M
recognizable in
plain Stacks and
a cloSed-a the
throat S h ir t.
The only re-
tanned touch of
the picturesque
is the tennis