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more distant points as he brought
the program up 10 the 7:so mo-
ment when Ickes was to 20 or.
the air.
Only those at the head table o.
and not all of them-had their
moments at the banquet hall
microphone Besides those men
toned, there were at the head
table Harry Pierson. president
Of the Public Ownership League
Of Washington. Henry p Car
stensen and Ray Gill. respectively
masters Of the Washington and
Oregon state Oranges; Carl d.
Thompson. secretary and founder
CT the Public Ownership League
OF America and old-time associate
Of Ickes in Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs
John Boettiger Anna RoosevelO
Of Seattle; DR. Paul J. Raver,
Bonneville administrator. and Util-
ities Commissioner Robert ID.
ONeil Of the Tacoma city com
mission.
Il come again TO Tacoma at a
time when it is particularly i'm
portant for those Of us who be-
leve in public power 10 be on
guard lest we lose the gains that
we have made" Ickes began.
The private utilities. l assure
you. are just as ruthless as ever.
but they will make no frontal at
tack upon public power at this
time. They are too clever for
that.
while friends Of public power
are quibbling and sniping and
sabotaging each other, the private
utilities are attempting TO insinu-
ate Trojan horse behind the de
Tense of public power here In the
Northwest.
within this Trojan horse
turks so-ealled three man
independent board. Honest and
devoted advocate. of public
power, who are sincerely con-
WINGED that this brave steed,
gaudily decorated In coIors de-
signed 10 catch the eve, l. u
gift from the gods, are seek
ing TO persuade us To drag IL
within our walls.
Naturally this proposal has the
enthusiastic support. not only Of
the private utilities. but OF those
soldiers Of fortune who would
make an unearned profit out Of
our purchase Of these utilities
That is not surprising. What IL
surprising. is that sincere public
power advocates are confused by
the proposal that the more people
We have checking and counter
checking and re checking each
other, the more efficient we will
be
This apple Of discord has not
been thrown among US by the
private utilities. but they have
been quick to take advantage Of
il. You are asked TO believe that
the federal administration. which
has spent millions OF dollars 10
develop this area. and is prepared
TO spend many millions more. has
suddenly become a tyrannicsl in
terloper. You are asked 10 believe
that you are subservient 10 re
mote control. You are asked 10
believe that one-man admin
strstion has bound you in chains
10 an inimical force but that
three men. even though they we're
not selected from this region.
would mean freedom and independ-
ence ard local control.
IAN Of which il rank bald
erdash. Yet " YOU listen To
tho staoges of the priyafs
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Edward A aafpeatsf--a Monday.
! - p m. from the Bllf sisy- King
chapel Moore lodge No. as off
elsiing. burial ApaBsasy Gems.
TRY.
i>sifiA bfasishass - Monday. IL
90 trim the stefiis enapsi burial
Tacoma esmetsry.
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Valuation - real and psf~snai
pFgpsfty n Pierce county mas
beer been raised 81 ar SIS. &c.
corssing - figures fsisass1 sat
4resT It Olympia Total yaias
placed IN 1871 Vas $40 500 gTs
compared nlth tns Issz nEars u
80 Dss Dol
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Mrs Emma l. Tnbhsy. ~. o'
las Ea Wright ave. died Friday
~ her home She aaa a native u
Wisconsin and had lived IN Ia.
coma - years Surviving are her
husband, Erwin O.. daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Leschnsr u Tacoma
two sisters. MIRA. James Dolan u
Tacoma and Mrs Albert Hsthha
- MINI, and one brother. william
besaw ~ Tacoma Piper viii al.
nounes the funeral
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SOLDIER ROBBED

Pvt. Charles Boyce. 3rd Quar-
termasters corps, Headquarters
Co, Fl. Lewis. complained to po-
lice Friday that he had been
knocked unconscious by a recent
ly acquired friend who stole his
wallet containing $50 in currency.
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CAMP PENNY. Ohas f'srey
chspmsa ~ rasoms, ens NJ ths
nations outstanding pssssl shoot
sss. vas an lnsfsasetsr n 'hs patel
division ~ ths ~ss a<psftmsnt's
annual small arms flffns seisoet
bssnE hsla haFs recently,
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congressman to vote for western
projects money that comes in large
part from the east
Getting down TO the pend
Ing legislation In congress on
the Columbia river power con
troll. Ickes said;
The department OF the interior
hiss carefully considered the bill
introduced in the house OF repre-
seniatives By Congressman knute
Hill and Is IN general approval Of
its provisions
The department honors and
respects Senator Bone for his
vigorous espousal Of the principle
OF public power during the years
Of his public hfe. There are fes
men who have done no much for
public power a. Senator Bone.
No one can doubt his sincerity,
but We cannot agree that Boune-
Vile should be administered BY a
debating society instead Of a single
n-political administrator
Ickes declared that with the
possible exception Of Churchill.
President Roosevelt Is probably
the busiest man IN the world today
and should not have the relatively
small matter OF control OF Column
bia river power dumped into his
lap: the president. he commended
prefers that this be left 10 ad-
minlstration directly under his sec
Rotary Of the interior.
In entire good faith" he
said. some public power adj
yocates say; We trust sec-
r.tsry Iekes; We know b. IL
sound On power, but he will
not live forever OF course
won't and neither viii ih.
president nor the members of
three board. But can
do something 10 consolidate
our gains.
Il can help 10 make further ad-
yances 20 that when am no
longer secretary OF the interior.
public power VIII be 20 firmly en-
trenched that none may attack
Il with impunity. believe that
Il the present administration IL
continued during the next three
years its roots VIII grow even
deeper into the soil Of this great
region. the fine work 10 which
you have devoted yourself with
no hope Of reward or gain. except
the satisfaction Of a great JOB
Nell done. vii be brought .
frlltion. and none elii b. able %
destroy this great monument 10
the public power leaders In the
Northwest"
Iekes said he wanted 20 see
the Hiii bill or one like u
passed at this session Of con
Kfe~s.
We need this hlii.P ~ said
because IT slii make il possible
for "a 70 buy out the private
power companies IN this area. We
sant 70 pay them fair pucs.
We want 70 take them over - a
whole. We can d. tha II Ns 81
agree mat ~ a1li not fight -
swap a proven administration for
three pigs IN = poke"
fekes broke his typswrttsn text
70 admit It's . long speech. but
want % get i over. don't
know when ~ get back here
again
Mr. Ickes paid Tribute - Ptssi-
cent Roosevelt FOR much u ne
Impetus that las been gwen public
power dsYeiOpmsnf throag neut the
nation. He also paid q bfsf
tuoats % ConEressmaH John ~
Coffee - Tacoma ~ahils I am IN
MS district Hs referred o.
Coffee a. a true literal ard .sl8
hs could = counted upon 70 &C.
the ugnt thing IN this possr
fight.
After recltinE ~ some length
his nan history IN pubic po'aef
advocacy. fckez Wsnf on
y have aid that this crest
Northwest IL destined 10 b.
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n.. f.ts.iIa ,,lnma.

Mrs. EstrsIls Hlllnan - Itoi
Ea S4ih 81 died Saturday IN a
local hospital. Hbs leaves oas son.
Herman hlllHaB - seattle Suck
10y KING ~iii annosmes the "a
neral
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INFANT IFE

Funeral services and cremation
were held under direction ~ piper
Tor Infant Ire. son ~ Mr. and
Ms Glen a. Ire Of hechsra
field.
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liz CoLLisIoN CLAI.I

Victor T Davies. 1906 No.
Union svs flied claim 11th me
city council Saturday fer So s.
damages - Ms car AMI for an
additional t7s Tor deprecated
value - me ear after y asd beer
M ~ a city carriage truck.
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eoihe q fruitful public power
empire. And ihi. ~lIl come
10 be unlss. We do something
ourselves 60 cause . failure.
or at least a partial failure
where only . gieria8s suoee.-
VIII result n those Who be-
liefs In public power stand To-
Eether against the common
enemy and tight loyalty.
1t IL as disturbing ~ - T.
anomalous 10 listen o. condemns.
tons and misrepresentation com
ing from the mouths 81 the enemies
u public power that are Identical
with combinations and miarep.
reservations that issued from men
whose devotion 10 the cause ~
public power cannot 30 doubted
There may be more than eoinel-
dence Ia such a situation.
II We are 70 have here IN the
Northwest great public poNer
empire. u means that Wc must
Duy out the private utilities I
am IN favor ~ such program
and have been doing 81 pos
sibiy could 20 bring II about
would Ike - Sc the private
Utilities bought out - soinplste
entities. 81 a price that would BE-
fair ard Just. Dat which would con.
tain 40 Kfatint0us squsndsring IT
I public funds
TO 10 more specific. We
must sequir. bY ssgsiiation
or by condemnation. n 20
Efsttabis necessary. the pr
waite utiiitls. B@s operating in
this natural ps'blie psssr
field. Negotiations have al
ready progressed under the
direction - the 4bis admins
TRAITOR 81 Bsans viii. Df.
Bassr. II is 10 b. hoped that
he can ooniisss these nsEetis-
lions without intefsisfrsas. /"
Hs to5k one final dlg At sup
peftsfs u the Bous biH ~ say.
inR tb.s II. - Bgunfuiis. 80
cannot expect help from 1hoss
shD ought u volunteer 4 ehssf-
fuzzy. AZ least Ns have tire right
- Immunity from flank attacks
~ fflsnas u pubic power that
ao4id hinder and delay. n they
would not defeat. our efforts -
make THIS a p'isl4c p0esr empire.
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Harry Pierson
Is Reelected
P. o. League Ends
Business Sessions

lHEfnH FIrIlE - NJ SUN H#eA - =
the 2o0 convention delegates closed
their business session in Tseoma
FRIDAY evening. just before ths
banquet IN honor a Secretary q
Interior Harold / Ickes
Selection Of Pierson Vas made
hy members Of the executive COM
rlttee. VINO also reelected Mrs
Lillian r Sylten Of Everett as sec
retary.
Delegates 10 the convention
were on their way Saturday 10
SPEND two days at the Seattle CITY
Light skagit development and VIII
wind up their five-dsy tour Mon
day with an inspection Of Bonne-
VILE
A principal speaker a. the FRI
DAY afternoon session vas Charles
Carey. chief consulting engineer
on the lower Columbia rlver
power project.
mite flepnants
Pointing out that both Grand
Coulee and Bonneville projects =
few years ago we're called white
elephants. Carey said Friday II
there were five million kilowatts
on the Columbia river. all that
power could be used today.
The nation faces one Of the
greatest power shortages in his
tory" he said Unless the nation
increases its generating capacity
by 100000 900 kilowatts by 1g45.
we will not be prepared for the
emergency we are facing"
Power. he declared. is the prime
point of all national defense.
Carey commended Utilities Com
missioner r. d. o'Neil OF Tacoma
for foresight in going ahead with
the new Nisqually development
Ask Conferences
Before electing officers Friday
afternoon the convention adopted
resolution calling on sponsors of
both congressional bills for the
Columbia Power authority to hold
conferences. calling in President
Roosevelt, If necessary, to iron out
differences in proposed administra-
ton systems.
Administration. the resolution
stated, is incidental to the purpose
Of both bills. which is TO authorize
acquisition as soon as possible OF
all private power properties in the
area
Chamberlain Elected
Elected TO the league executive
committee were Fred Chamberlain
of Puyaliup, for many years pub
lie power leader of the grange;
Pierson, who is a PUD commits
sioner in Grant county; DR.. U. s.
Ford Of Forks, state senator and
POL organizer; Carl Ericsson of
Kelso, treasurer of the Cowlitz
county league; Andrew Winberg of
Aberdeen; Charles Petersen of
Bellingham, also a PUD commits
sioner; DR.. J. B. Plastino of SpO-
kane: Ray Simmons. Selah; G.
Merton Dick, Waterville; john l..
King, Seattle, and Charles Savage,
Shelton.
BY the bylaws adopted at the
Friday afternoon session, all the
other executive committee mem
bers will rank as vice presidents.
At first seven were to have been
chosen from the IL nominated, but
on motion by Attorney + K.
Murray of Tacoma, the entire
group was elected unanimously.
TOWNSEND MEETINGS
Townsend clubs have scheduled
the following meetings:
MISUNDERSTANDING No. Z. 612
Fa. 35th; Tacoma No. /, Norman
ma hall.
Tuesday - Oakland No. II.
3512is So. 35th.
Observation-Disclosures No 20,
2sl0 Ea. c ST.; Park Ave. No. is.
Park Ave. school. Ruston No. ! :.
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TOWNSEND MEETINGS

Townsend clubs have scheduled
the following meetings:
MISUNDERSTANDING No. I, s12
Fa. 35th; Tacoma No. /, Norman
na hall.
Tuesday - Oakland No. II
3512ia So. 35th.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. No. 20
2s10 Ea. c St: Park Ave. No. is
Park Ave school. Ruston No. /
Sumner No. /.
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DOUSED DREAMS

That soft thud reported heard throughout the upper Puget Sound country Saturday evening was the echo of Rose Bowl hopes shattered at the Uni versity of Washington stadium.
 The repercussions were heard here in Juneau as Husky fans clicked off their radios and swore Once again, Jimmy Phelans boys who by their actions to demonstrate dislike for Southern California in the winter, will be staying home to celebrate New Years Day.
 Before the first pigskin plunked into the mud this fall jokingly chose the Huskes to go to Pasadena The selection made out of a sense of old loyalty to the men in purple and gold yet with the belief that the Steel, Younglove, Means Brick son and Barrett boys along with their various team mates were pretty fair football players. After a season of fumbes and boners still think that the boys, individually, good men on the gridron. But collectively, we have to admit that at times they not our idea of football team.
 What we think about MT. Phelan, when we think about him. just an't polite" The 1941 disappont- ment however, isn't going to turn us against the Seattle team with the Alaska dog for mascot, although just how many times we can stand having an Oregon eleven make three touchdoWns in the last half without going sour is certainly a question.
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WALKIE- -TALKIE

It's not being announced, but the Army's fanfared 'walkie-talkie portable radio equipment isn't so hot.
 Actual field use in this years rigorous maneuvers and war games have uncovered a number of bugs" that will require major improve ments before the sets are effectively practical under combat conditions.
 One of the principal bugs" is the tall, tubular, aluminium aerial that goes with the pack strapped to the soldier-operator's back. It was found that this aerial constantly caught in brush and low tree branches, se- riously interfering with the opera tion of the equipment often when most needed. In fact, in heavily wooded areas the "walkie-talkie'' proved frequently useless. | The 37-pound sets originally were designed for two-way radio com munication within a five-mile range. Mounting a two-foot aerial they proved very efficient in field tests. But the fast-moving motor ized infantry and artillery protested the short range, declaring it was inadequate. They demanded a 20- mile radius.
 At the same time they insisted
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TEN INITIATED AT MEETING HELD ON
 SATURDAY NIGHT

Conducting his last meeting in
 Juneau Saturday night, A. Haug- rud, organizer of the Sons of Nor way, held initiation ceremonies for 10 new candidates in the organiza- tion. Haugrud has been here about
 month, and since his arrival has
 initiated approximately 30 persons
 into the group.
 Following the business meet, a
 public card party was held, for the
 purpose of raising funds for the Wings for Norway" campaign at Little Norway, training center for
 Norwegian pilots in Toronto. The party was the third of series of five weekly gatherings.
 Winning first prizes at Satur- days games were Mrs. Soma Carl son and Ed Welle. Low prizes were
 won by Mrs. c. E. Carlson and Os-
 car Olson.
 Following the games, Haugrud gave a short talk on the work being carried on at Little Norway, and 1 the activities of various branches
 of the Sons of Norway in aiding Haugrud left Sunday morning for
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Baby in the Woods
Philadelphia Record)

Many mothers and fathers today asking each other whether their five r-olds could survive the experience of Pamela Hollingworth
 Pamela rescued several weeks ago after eight days in a New Hampshire wilderness without food, with temperatures below freezing. She lost eight pounds and suffering from exposure; her feet were swollen and frostbitten. But she was found alive hour after searchers officially had given her up
 It is possible that any five -old child MIGHT survive such an ordeal, but that the parents wouldn't
 A veteran conservation officer among the search CTS explained: "A lot of grown-ups heavily clothed couldn't have lived than couple of nights through it-lack of fear saved her.
 Like most fve-year-olds, Pamela probably has a vivid imagination but she didn't have the knowledge to realize how serious her situation Her safety lay in ignorance in lack of fear.
 The average grown-up, unless experienced woodsman, would have realized the dangers of star vation and exposure. He might have become panic stricken used up precious energy in futile efforts to save himself; have around in circles and fallen exhausted.
 Pamela wasn't conscious she fighting for existence, probably knew her life was in dan ger Very likely she was pretending she the heroine of fairy story, new babe in the woods. :.
 We of the grown-up world need not envy Pamela. ledge of the world, the same brave unconcen that children feel instinctvey. We have to work for ours.
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CHRISTMAS WARFARE

Today in Alaska, an annual declaration of war was renewed
 With much of the world at arms, it is only ap- propriate that look at the military aspects of the ceaseless war against the White Plague tuber- cuosis this Territory's greatest scourge
 Today is an important date in the against the tuberculosis germ for today the National Tuber cuosis Associations annual sale of Christmas seals starts. It is the only time during the year when the tuberculosis fighters appeal for financial support in their life saving battle. As important to public health as Defense Bonds are to national security, the Christmas seals are a sort of Liberty Loan in the against the gray death.
 With the threat of international war which Will take U S. troops into the battlefields drumming our minds these days it is a startling reminder to realize that the single tuberculosis has killed more persons during the past four years in this country than have been killed in action died from wounds received in action in all the the United States has fought since We first defed Eng land in 1776
 They're killing them faster in this war, though" you may say. During 10-month period in Britain in 1940 and 1941 when Na2i bombings were heaviest civilian ar-raid casualties approximately 1000 During the same period in the United States, more than 50000 lives were lost in the war against tuberculosis.
 Remember, too that these 5O0OO lives lost in the recent 10-month period represented a decrease in tuberculosis death rate under loss of life by the disease ill previous years, for through the money raised in Christmas seal sales and other donations by interested persons there has been a slow but steady, decline in the number of victims claimed by the disease each year
 We speak of the horrors of the First World War. and certainly no one wants to minimize the grue-
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THE AMERICAN PARTY

These plans have been under con- sideration in the inner America First command for some time.
 Two of the chief advocates of a new political party, are Lindbergh and Phil LaFollette, former Gov ernor of Wisconsin and younger brother cf isolationist U. S. Senator Robert M LaFollette. Phil has all ready coined a name for the new party-The American Party.
 At the secret Washington pow WOW the group agreed to constitute themselves a nucleus" to set defin- ite steps in motion to start a new party.
 Local America First units will be used as the initial framework, and undercoVer scouts will be dispatched throughout the country to whip up political activity. Also discussed were plans to bring John L. Lewis active ly into the movement.
 The proposed anti-war driv e among clergymen and the intensified general agitational plan are directly tied up with the political scheme On the surface, however, there will be no connection.
 For the present the inner America First moguls are carefully soft-ped- alling their political ambitions. Theii strategy is to organize a powerful body Of public sentiment against Roosevelt's foreign policies: ther
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to boomerang against the America Firsters. It was also decided that such an attack would get nowhere on Capitol Hill because of Demo- cratic control of Congress.
 Knox was substituted as the vic- tim because he is the most out spoken Cabinet exponent of war, has incurred much criticism because of attempts to censor the press, and is bitterly hated by Republican isola- tionists because he entered the Roosevelt Cabinet.
 It was the opinion of the America Firsters that these background fact ors would play powerfully into their hands in enabling them to start an impeachment hullabaloo
 Actually they know there is no chance to impeach Knox. Their real purpose is to get a Congressional forum to wage propaganda of feilsive against the Presidents for eign policies; also to push their secret political aims.
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JUMPED THE GUN

Each year the American Red Cross opens its fund-raising campaign with ceremony at the White House, featured by a pretty girl pinning a button on the President and pre- senting him with a membership card.
 The President usually responds with siZeable check. But this year he fooled them.
 When lovely young Adelaide Whitehouse, Assistant Director of Red Cross Volunteer Services, pinned on the button in order to launch officially the l941-42, drive, FDR grinned.
 Young lady, he said, I've beaten you to it. I've already sent in a check for my contribution.
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B DRAFTEE5 LEAVE JUNEAU
 ON TORRANCE

With 13 draftees from Juneau aboard, the Army tender Torrance sailed for Chilkoot Barracks at 2 o'clock this morning after a week. end visit to the capital city.
 The draftees, called to fill va cancies in the city's first quota, will be given final physical examinations at Chilkoot Barracks and then form ally inducted into the army. Those failing to pass the examinations will be returned to Juneau at Federal exepnse.
 The Torrance arrived in Juneau late Saturday evening. Lieut.. Col. Jesse E. Graham and Warrant Off, ficer Hamilton H. Bond came here to take charge of the drafteeS.