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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27

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FAMOUS AMERICANS
AUGUST 81

AUGUST ~
iss5-James Henry Breasted. orr
entalist and historian, at
Rockford. Ill He became
professor Of Egyptology and
Oriental history at the Uni
versity Of Chicago in 1908.
In 1919 he organized the
Oriental Institute at the
University Of Chicago as a
scientific laboratory. the
first of its kind, for investi-
eating the early career Of
man and studying the his
tory Of ancient civilization.
He wrote many authorita-
tive works on archaeology
and history.
1865 Charles Gates Dawes, states
man and financier, at Mari
eta. o. After serving as
comptroller OF the currency
In President Mckinleys ad-
ministration. he organized
the General Trust Company
Of Illinois. at Chicago. He
WAS chairman of the gem
sral purchasing board and
chief Of supply procurement
on Gen. Pershing's head
quarters staff In France,
with the rank Of brigadier-
general. In 1921 he became
the first director Of the bud
get bureau. and In 1924 he
WAS elected vice president
Of the United States.
Theodore Dresser, novelist.
at Terre Haute. Ind. His
first novel. Sister Carrie"
was published in 1900. With
the publication in 1928 Of
An American Tragedy" he
was generally recognized as
perhaps the most impor-
tsnt realist writing fiction
in the United States. Among
his other important works
are Jennie Gerhardt," THE
Genius" and "A Gallery OF
Women"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27

Looking back. more than a year
after the first nails were driven
N the stupendous national defense
project. II is fairly obvious that
the Tacoma Building Trades coun-
cil. without benefit Of heroics. has
done a humping good job.
And they're not through yet.
There still II plenty of con-
struction work being carried
forward ut Fort Lewis and IL
would seem that there will
be plenty more work In the
future.
The council. Of course. didn I
have nearly enough men TO supply
al the labor required. Hundreds
and thousands Of men came from
ether sections Of the country. but
AL men, local and otherwise. were
placed on the job by the Tacoma
council
II was = job about which some
union officials would have become
flustered and excited. Not the
Tacoma council. II sized up the
situation calmly and went about
meeting the situation efficiently.
Takes On Big Job
The council comprises some 81
individual unions. In contrast tn
many other sections of the coun-
try. however, these 81 unions
handed firmly together. Working
as a unit, they made wage and
hour agreements for everybody.
Thus they avoided the confusion
and delay that would have come
undoubtedly If each union had
bargained separately with con-
tractors.
Membership in all the various
unions. OF course. skyrocketed.
There seemed to be a swell oppor-
tunity for little racketeering.
The unions could have raised
initiation fees. advanced dues,
making it financially prohibitive
for new men to join. Or they
could have charged men outrage
Gus fees for permits 10 work.
They did none of these things.
Dues and initiation fees remained
the same and men were given per-
mits to work at a cost similar to
dues paid by regular members.
Supplied Competent Labor
Another thing, no competent
man was denied the privilege Of
joining a union. All labor at the
various construction projects was
hired directly through the unions.
Non-union applicants. once they
had established themselves as good
workmen. were free to join a
union. but failure to join did not
Jeopardize their jobs.
IL was-and is today-up to
the men. Unions In other sec
tions of the nation were not
so scrupulously fair.
Representative of most of the
building trades unions is the car
penters' union. also the largest.
Before the construction boom il
had about 500 members. Shortly
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council has no authority to speak
for any one union. but may make
recommendations. which affiliated
unions may concur in II a majority
Of the membership agrees.
Besides the affiliated unions are
auxiliaries. composed Of wives Of
the membership.
Throughout the clio membership
prevails a determination to main
tain peaceful relations with en-
ployers so that the defense pro-
gram will not be interrupted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27
$500 Clio Members in County
Take Part in Defense Drive
St. Poul's Comps. Mills Monned;
l.400 Members Are at Local Smelter
PAGE rwENrY-sIx

Clio unions in Tacoma playing important in
this national defense program
Approximately $500 pad-up members have contributed
efforts to aid the nation in its campaign speed up pro-
ducton for the preservation of democracy and have sgn
fled intense interest continue such cooperation until
the cruelty of Axis tyranny is ended
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27
Fort Lewis Job Brought on
Tremendous Demand for
Army of Skilled Workmen
Pierce County Unions Proved
Equal TO Task: More Work Now
Going On. Still More Ahead

Military construction Fort Lewis represented stag
gerng problem to the Tacoma Building Trades council
Never before had II been faced with such gigantic task
before had it been called supply such great num-
bers Of skilled and unskiled workmen at one time
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27
Steel Shovings Boost
Fruit Tree Harvest

ELKH ART. Ind. - Having
trouble with fruit trees Walter J.
Weybright advises steel shavings.
when his 17-year-old apricot
trees in his backyard bore bios
SONS but no fruit. Weybright cir
cled each OF the three trees with
shallow trench in which he bur
led steel shsvings. Now his trees
are loaded
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-27

ftme l.FV mfmr fft OF the
kawmill and Timber Workers
union. district No. 2. local No. q
affiliated with International Wood.
workers Of America. have been
toiling in the plants and camps of
It Paul 4 Tacoma Lumber Co
for some time rushing to compile
ton the finished product 20 vitality
needed for defense.
BoOMMEN HELP
Members Of the Boommen and
Rafters' union, District No. Q, local
No. 12e. likewise have unstintedly
given their labor to assist in this
important program.
Men in the camps have cut and
fallen giants of the forests. rushed
them by truck. rail and water TO
the Tacoma mills where they are
cut into lumber for numerous prof.
ecfs.
Some Of the lumber has found
its way to the Panama Canal zone
10 play an important part in con-
striction work at this great Army
base If the Western hemisphere.
Much lumber also has been used
for construction at army training
centers. while some has found Its
way into houses for defense work.
err.
DAMS NEED LUMBER
Then. too. IL II wasn't for lum-
Der. there might not he the man.
moth concrete dams now being
utilized for generating electrical
energy for production of materials
% essential In the manufacture of
war and defense equipment. Lum-
Der 10 used for construction of
forms and other devices necessary
IN building concrete dams.
At Tacoma Smelter some 400
members Of Tacoma Smeltermen's
union No. IS. Of International
Union Of Mines. Mills and smeiter
Workers. also have q significant
role in the defense program.
COPPER II VITAL
Copper. so essential in the manu-
facture Of war materials. Ia refined
by the latest and approved meth
cds by experienced workmen.
Other products that have q vital
role In either war or peacetime
periods include gold and silver.
4 by-product at the smelter.
which has . ready market. Is
arsenic. This solid. brittle poison
Gus substance Ia much in demand
IN the manufacture of sssses used
In modern warfare.
Another CLIO union Is the United
Construction Workers Organizing
Committee. local No. 80. which has
had . major role in the erection of
homes for defense workers.
Go Is YOUNGEST
Also having q part In the de-
fenss program are the Fishermen's
union and Tacoma Newspaper
Guild.
CLIO Is the youngest Of organ
lied groups in Tacoma's labor
movement. starting from scratch a
few years ago.
A majority Of CLIO unions in the
city are affiliated with Tacoma
Industrial Union council, which oc-
cupies the entire second floor of a
building at the Northeast corner of
30. 18th II. and Pacific ave.
COUNCIL ORGANIZED
Delegates of affiliated unions at |
tend council sessions twice q
Month. where matters Of import
sncs to the labor movement are
discussed and acted upon. The
Evening star., 1941-06-26

q purely literary appreciation of the
book.
The conversations between Chris
are interrupted from time to time
by choral numbers, while the setting
of each scene is described with rare
eloquence by the organ alone. These
latter are exquisite bits, especially
(See EVERSMAN, Page BID
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detailed explanation of the workings
of the program which is designed to
keep this country supplied with COM
petent Seamen. 1t accomplishes not
merely that purpose but offers the
incidental features of Photographic
excellence and musical score that
is invariably thing of merit.
X X
Best picture of the past week, no
matter how embarrassing it may be,
was the Louis-Conn fight film.
Best" of course, means from the
box Office standpoint. . 1t is now
being shown in a number of neigh
borhood houses. Among them
are the Tivoli, Penn, Central, Hiser
Milo, Cameo and Waldorf. 1t
was the first of the all-Negro cast
musicals, "Struttin' Along" that gave
Eddie Rochester Anderson his
start in show business. In that
one, which featured Mamie Smith.
first of the blues singers, Rochester
was a chorus boy and general utility
man. -. Since their Buck Privates"
came along to teach the naughty
what a sleeper" film really was,
Abbott and Costello have become
two of the comedians most in de-
mand in Hollywood. But Uni
versal, controlling the supply, in
tends to reserve them for itself.
The pair enter the Navy in the
picture which opened today at
Keith's. :. They are repeatedly ey-
ing the Air Corps for their next.
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movie composite of both their
life histories-struggle for recogni-
ton is the keynote. And Garfield
would star in it and perhaps pro-
duce-if his Warner bosses agree &.
Talking about 'Frisco-Gene Tierney
has the leading lady role in Hello,
Frisco, Hello" to follow her Sun
down" film.
Ben Blue-remembe him in those
poor film muSicals?-is coming back
to Hollywood, and I hope he gets
better picture treatment this time.
Ben goes into Panama Hattie" with
Ann Sothern and George Murphy.
.. You'll like Mary Martin in Kiss
the Boys Goodbye" It's one of her
better pictures. Mary just about has
everything-she can sing and act,
she's pretty. and one of the incest
people columnist could hope to
meet.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
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silly. And, We don't really mean
VIRTUALLY"
Technically, perhaps, the Chaplin
festival may represent the primitive
in movie making, but only techni-
cally, however Actually, the six
roles which the greatest actor in the
movies plays in the relatively ancient
featuretteS are as modern as the
next one being readied for James
Cagney They are life and have no
age, and that is the way they are
played by the little man who has
come closest to the truth as the
movies have sought it.
In the course of two hours, the
beloved Chaplin appears as the
pitiable, but hilarious fiddler in The
Vagabond," the pathetically bewil-
dered alien in The Immigrant"
the archly amorous aristocrat in
THE Count" the maudlinly Won
derful drunk in The Cure" the sly
philanderer in The Adventurer,
and the uproariously inventive cop
in Easy Street" The six roles not
only take care of every humorous
aspect of life of so-called homo
sapiens, but do it so effectively they
prove the movies are still using the
same old tricks.
The Chaplin theory of entertain
ment, which is the best one the
movies ever found, is perfectly eX-
emplified in the Little's set of six
r. L,v tIn J,, oon1,
of the half dozen roles, he is the
little man f1outing every convention
even as he seeks fervidly to live
strictly conventional life. He is the
good man tragically. but laughably,
at grips with evil; the gallant who
seeks to help the distressed damsel
only to find himself in worse trouble;
the perpetual stumblebum who
never stumbles so seriously that he
fails to be the symbol of faith, hope
and love.
Whatever the role-and it is a
case of each man to his choice
Chaplin plays it without a sign of
handicap in the form of dated cos
tune, or outmoded technique. Pan
tomime has its own eloquence and
1t is not affected by the circum-
stance that the talkies have sup
planted it. He is the little man
with the oversize shoes, the splayed
foot walk, the baggy trousers, the
impudent politeness-in short he
Is the Chaplin who made you laugh
and weep 25 years ago.
He is quite ready to do it again.
X X
Supplemental attraction on the
iittles screen this week, and for
as many weeks as the Chapliniana
can draw the customers, no doubt,
is the United States Maritime Com
missions Men and Ships"
Men and Ships" is simple,
straightforward account of the
Navy behind the Navy, in other
words, the commercial fleet, is an
altogether excellent piece of pictorial
journalism. It's major objective is a
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Maria in For Whom The Bell Tolls"
the current s-she-will" publicity
to the contrary. In the first place,
Paulette's personality is too hard for
the role. In the second. she is too
old. If my memory serves me, Maria
was under 20. Paulette is more than
80. No, some one like Betty Field or
Ingrid Bergman would be much bet
ter. AS for the printed item that
Nita Naldi would play Pillar, this
verges family on the ridiculous. If
this part is Improperly cast, the rest
of the picture will be out of focus.
Stirling Hayden, though, should be
fine for Robert Jordan. The lad is
taking his film career very seriously
and between films attends dramatic
classes.
Constance Bennett, after her
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Chosen for the performance were
the Brown Memorial Choir and the
Hanover Choral Club, under the di-
rection of w. Richard Weagly, with
Katherine Harris, soprano; Harold
Haugn, tenor: Harrison Chalmers,
baritone, and John Ademy, bass, as
soloists.
The eminent organist, Virgil Fox
provided the accompaniment. 1t
was however, an accompaniment
only in part, for the organ inter
ludes formed an equally important
role with the vocalists and revealed
some of the finest music of this
beautiful work. There is an extra
ordinary quality of hope and serenity
running through the entire compost
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Garbo chore, will finance a picture
with South American background.
co-starring with Husband Gilbert
Roland. Then the pair will follow
the film to South America for per-
sonal appearances. Sounds like
good business idea Fred Astaire
will be co-Starred with Bob Hope in
the Sam Goldwyn musical. Fred has
busy film schedule He does
Holiday Inn" with Crosby, another
dance musical with Rita Hayworth-
TOO Beautiful" and he has just
begun, You'll Never Get Rich" g.
They want Carole Lombard for THE
Mating Call" from the magazine
story.
John Garfield went to San
Francisco in the hope of returning
with William Saroyan. John is
trying to get the playwright to pen
Evening star., 1941-06-26

ton which grips the listener and
leaves an impression of deep spirit
ual calm and answering faith. Mr.
Milford has intensified the religious
import of the famous story by the
character of his music and there
with has emphasized this angle,
which has nearly been forgotten in
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renee IN Lady
in the Dark. 3"
C arey, who is
tall, dark and
with sex appeal,
will probably re-
peat his Lady
in the Dark" as
sig n m e n t for
Paramount, who
paid the all-time
high of 1888, 900
for the m owl e
rights.
I will take bets
now that Paul
e t te Goddard
does not MAY
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the SIX pre-War (World War, ST.,
that Isl featurettes which have been !
spliced together-WithS suitable music !
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Veronica Gets a Raise
And a New Film Role
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

Veronica Lake result hope here her
small $3.50
than double they tell That's thing about the they
Travels"
She has date n September.
VeronicaS first film after
Blond leading
this will be Macdonald Carey ... Ill, &c.,. -.-..
culne atDo o.e WI Liae pCtu
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ADJUSTMENTS.

(See EVERSMAN, Page BID
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and sound ef-
fects in t hi S
calvacade, h e
movies have a
sound argument
with which to
a n S " er t h e
cvnic who insists
that they are
just an industry.
The result is
something not
to be missed by
any one who has
the proper num-
Der of dimes to
invest in laugh
himself virtually
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will be Macdonald Carey, mas
he opposite for Gertrude Law
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'Pilgrim's Progress Proves
A Musical Inspiration
Robin Milford's Oratorio Gives
Impression of Deep Spiritual
Calm and Unswerving Faith
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

great deal OF interest has been awakened hfougnu ne country
Pilgrims
ago evening
special of
Chesapeake
Guild responsible
Evening star., 1941-06-26
Early Chaplin Films Keep
Their Old Guffaw Power
Cavalcade of Six Early Featurettes
AT Little Excellent Entertainment;
Men and Ships Also Shown
BY JAY CARMODY.

Whether the MOVIES are art matter of small
to the customer. What he
diversion That is quite it should be- but there
Chaplin festival at the Little Theaer which
to than hint that Chaplin produced
movies which amusing today they years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Turning Over An
Old Leaf
BY Phillip A. Gladheim
"There were faces to remember in

''There were faces to remember in the
Valley of the Shadow;
There were faces unregarded, there
We're faces to forget;
/ There were fires of grief and fear that
are a few forgotten ashes;
There were sparks Of recognition
that are not forgotten yet"
In company with my esteemed
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weber,
on this recent Thanksgiving Day,
among many interesting things men
toned in conversation was an express
sion Of hope that this beautiful Table
land would once again see established
the life Of the Manor.
To those who are not familiar with
the term, would suggest that they
read "Kristin Lavansdatter," by Sig
rid Undset. 1t is part history and
part fiction, describing life in Sean
dinavia in the Middle Ages. 1t was in
the Scandinavian culture that the
Manor-life originated. 1t became the
way of life in England and Continental
Europe, and is still operating there,
though not as widespread as in for
mer times.
The dictionary defines Manor GA
eentleman's landed estate" Estate
today means money primarily, and
land secondarily. But under the Manor
system an estate means land primar-
lily and money secondarily. In this
country it was the old South that
cultivated the life of the Manor, and
it was the South that was responsible
for the short-lived Manor establish
ments in Garrett county which lasted
from 1915 to the end Of the Civil War
The essential reason for the decline
of the Manor in this country was its
dependence on colored slaves. The
Civil War resulted in their manumis-
sion and the entire country reorganized
its social concept around industry
of the towns and cities.
A large portion of the county was
at first the Lord Baltimore Manor
Lord Baltimore had planned to estab-
fish his Manor here, but the Revolu-
tionary War changed this plan and
his relationship to this Manor was
that of an absent proprietor. At the
close Of the Revolution, his Manor was
subdivided into Military Lots of st
acres each Many of these subdivis-
ions are still intact under present own
ership.
First Patent in County Was In 1851
The landed estates in Garrett coun-
ty begin with the patent granted to
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Joseph Tomlinson in 1861. For a de-
scription of the establishment of
estates consult The Republican for an
article entitled early Land History in
Garrett County," by Charles E. Hoye.
The Southern influence did not COM
mence until landed families from
! Prince George, Frederick and Mont
gomery counties, in Maryland, came
into the county. 1915 is only an APP
proXimate date. Such families as the
Fairalls, the Bruces, Lynns, Gun
ninghams, belong to this group. They
brought with them their colored slaves
and raised tobacco. Whether the eli
mate was incompatible, the distance,
in those days of slow transportation,
too great for economic marketing, or
the outcome of the Civil War, never
theless the raising of tobacco did not
remain a permanent agricultural en-
terprise.
| venture to say that with the adj
vanced knowledge and experimental
ton in tobacco agriculture, together
with modern machinery, it would be
possible to re-establish the raising of
tobacco here in the county. 1t will be
increasingly a valuable product, be-
cause the tobacco market in this coun-
try has become the dominant market
for the world.
My real first glimpse into the Manor
life of Garrett county was reading the
"reminiscences of Frederick Gustavus
Skinner in a book entitled "A Sport
ing Family of the Old South" Men
ton and review of this book was made
in this column last spring. concluded
that life in Garrett county was far
more ideally happy under the Manor
system in the 10Th century than under
the industrial system of this century,
A farmer today is so preoccupied with
his work that he does not take time t.
live. He really ha svettlyilr
to live. He really has very little conlr
munity life in terms of neighbours.
ness. His social contacts are limited
to business, the school and the church
(when he goes). But business comes
first. His social status, because of his
struggle for existence, has almost
been reduced to that of peasant His
only freedom perhaps is money that
buys him a car which he uses for an
occasional trip-but the trip is 4
visit far-off among strangers. He does
not visit among his own people. TIE
Manor life was a social life conferred
around the bonneville today in the
present Observation-Disclosures pat
tern the social life is conferred in the
community-and its quality is differ
emit l would say that the difference is
! fundamentally spiritual. In the Manor
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era social life meant the cultivation
of friendship for its own sake. There
was along with this the cultivation Of
the arts and handicrafts. Today the
social contacts are largely made from
the standpoint of self-interest.
With the advent of machinery, the
extensive programs of education in
agriculture, horticulture and handi-
craft that is now available through
Federal research and State universe
ties, it will not be necessary to I'M
port slave-labor in order to restore
the Manor life.
Mr. Weber has a clear vision of the
potential land-wealth of this county,
and can see how very ideal life can
become here in the Tableland with a
new vision. 1t is predicted that the
leadership for this movement will be
asserting itself in this generation,
largely through the youth that are
nv" Gil OllGu III Jul universities. L Hey
will be the new pioneers. 1t is further
predicted that unless we repent of the
abuse made of this Land of the Free,
robbing it of its forests, wasting the
soil, polluting the streams, letting
good land lie idle because children
prefer to live in the cities for mere
pittance, this very land will be taken
from us-not just because taxes are
too high-but because our morale has
become too low. The only genuine re-
pentance is an earnest determination
to re-establish the family on the soil
and cultivate the fullest life in terms
Of the spiritual and cultural values.
This can be done if the hardy viz
tues of our forefathers is restored
in the love for manual labor. Now
that the farms can have every adj
vantage of the city and with the addi-
tional service Of power and machin-
cry, those who inherit the land today
and have a new vision are bound to
multiply in blessings and become
partners to a way of life that is I'M
precedented in any civilization and
next to Paradise itself.