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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07
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time 70 realize the cause OF this
unheard-of courage and persist
=enee, Fighting like fiends IN the
forefront OF the battle, were
twelve white. handsome, nude
womeH. with bows and arrows in
their hands and long dark hair,
plated aroETd their heads.
1T is known " continues. Father
Carvajal, that the lndios are
subject and tributary 10 the
Amazons and when they heard OF
our coming, they the subject ma
uves sent 20 seek aid and there
came ten or twelve OF the women
Amazons. fighting in the van as
captains and with such valor
lanimoSamcntel that the lndios
dared not turn their backs 20 our
soldiers or the women slew them
with clubs. and that was the
cause ihat-lhn- Indians defended
themselves SO obstinately.
These women go about with
out any draperies They are nude
and white and robust with bows
and arrows in their hands. They
are as good as ten Indios, in bat
tie. and in truth, one Of these
women went on fighting with
her hand shot off by shot from
one of the herEantines The chief
Of the Indios. their vassal in this
country. had sent messengers
overland TO the Queen Of the
-Amazens, GoAoEi.- help against
us. which she at once gave.
Il was a Pyrrhic victory for
the hldalgos, because the priest
goes on TO tell that after killing
seven of eight of the women, re-
Inducements came from the
pueblo, and.
our captain ordered that in
great haste the men reembark IN
The ships; for he did not wish TO
risk the lives of all and So Our
men went back to the bergan-
tines, not without great anxiety
for again the 1ndios assembled
for battle and many canoes came
IN fleets by the water and SD we
went down the river and forsook
the land.
This seems TO have been about
what happened: AS the maraud-
ing strangers came down the
river, helping themselves from
the villages which dared not re-
sist. some of the chiefs appealed
for help 10 their superiors. in the
distant fortress city. The prohd
Amazons did not deem the small
body of invaders worth dispatch
ing an army and probably there
was not sufficient time. Nor is
IT likely that they took seriously
the tales of magic clothes, thun-
der and lightning.
Nevertheless they sent orders
by runners to such few inspectors
and collectors of taxes as hap
pened to be in the vicinity, to put
an end TO the trouble and find
out what it was all about. Two
of them had been seen by the ma
tive woman, descending the river
ahead of the Spaniards. All told,
about a dozen had collected and
that was enough.
Carvajal calls them captains"
Evidently they were not only or
ganizers but fighting officers who
led from the front ranks instead
of from a bomb-proof grand head
quarters, safely in the rear. The
native male warriors were so
much more afraid of these female
terrors. that the armor and guns
of the Spaniards were insignifi-
cant by comparison.
Also the men knew that fleeing
ANpAA ION RI cTAppING
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

length of time. To succeed, the
women had to dominate not only
the opposite sex, but such MEM
bers of their own as Lived among
the subject tribes When any
thing went wrong with that un-
natural tyrrany, it must have
gone to pieces fast.
No doubt they had learned this
from past disasters and knew
that at such times their only hope
of remaining Amazons was to
migrate while the organization
still was intact. The Spaniards
were certainly a disorganizing
threat of the worst kind.
The chief weakness of the re-
gime was propagation. Among
the gynaecocracy Of the bees,
propagation is attended to by an
egg laying machine, called the
queen bee" A few male drones
who neither fight nor work, are
permitted to exist for a time each
season. The work and the de
Tense Of the hive is done entirely
by sterile females. whose egg-lay-
ing tube has been converted into
a poisonous sting.
Human gYnaecocracies-c could
not solve the problem in any such
simple manner. SO they were
forced to rely on periodical mass
invitations TO the males of sur
rounding subject trihes.--
The visitors whom Sir Walter
Raleigh calls Valentines seem
TO have been entertained royalty
and made no complaint but one
may pardon the Jealous fury Of
the subject women at seeing nus
bands and sWeethearts trapesing
away. once and sometimes twice
a year to become fathers Of
future semi-divinities.
If this was the Amazon GUS
tom. as it seems to have been,
how did the race keep itself
white, in spite Of generation
after generation of Indian faith
Fers?
That is one Of many fascinat-
ing questions which brave men
have risked their lives TO an
swer. This queer state Of things
forced the Amazons TO be not
only warriors but mothers and,
at least in some cases, also Ia
borers, surely too many trades
for one woman, even a super
woman.
Next we may as well put on
the witness stand. the glamor-
Gus Sir Walter Raleigh In his
I "Discoverie Of Guiana" he wrote
Upon the river Of Carroll are
the Canuri. which are governed
by a woman who is inheritrix of
that province. who Cthc CanurD
came fare off TO see our nation
and asked NEE divers questions
Of her Majesty, our Virgin Queen
Elizabeth"
He goes on THE kings Of the
borders assemble and the queens
of the Amazons, and, after the
Queens have chosen, the rest
cast lots for their Valentines.
This one month they feast
daunce and drinke OF their wines
in abundance, and the Moone be.
ing done, they all depart to their
own provinces. A present is sent
TO the Father. if the child be-
a girl: but it is not true that
their right breasts be cut off
They exchange plates Of golC
for green stones, called by the
Spaniards spleen stones
One is struck at once with the
similarity OF Raleigh's Canur
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-07

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Better than ever for complexion, bath, dishes!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
Let's Keep Firemen's Park

City and government officials have turned
thumbs down on the suggestion to utilize Firemens
park for proposed United Service Organizations
recreation building. And that is WELL There are
too few park spaces in downtown Tacoma as it
is. To eliminate this little breathing space on
the bluff at street between 9th and 9Th streets
would be just too much. Besides, it offers very
little room for any kind of building. Suggestion
that the city rae the brick building housing fire
department headquarters, No. s, at 9th and st.
cinched the decision. The city hasn't funds enough
for rebuilding the structure at another location.
The proposed site on the northwest corner of
18th and Fawcett ayes. is much more to the point.
A properly equipped recreation center should
easily be built there. Furthermore, it is better
located from transportation angle than the Fire
mems Park area. Just one block east of Tacoma
avenue central outlet to the SOUTH the location is
ideal Centering every single activity downtown
isn't healthy. Transportation and parking facl-
tiles of the or considerations these days.
Judicous scattering of recreation and similar
facilities appears to be the better plan. We trust
meanwhile, city and other authorities forget
tirely any promotion scheme to eliminate Fire
mems Park We need those breathing spaces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF
these test questions Turn 10
Womsn's page for the answers,
/. When one moves steslthily
one is said in U. s. slang TO
Sc.
?. Kristen flagstad Is an
opera singer. an artist, or q
tennis player?
s. More force can be exerted
with q long screwdriver than
with a short one Of otherwise
similar dimensions. true or
false
l. What famous statue is
located IN Bedloe's Island IN
New York hsrhor-
s. Where is Dartmouth col
lege.
s. How many articles are in a
bakers DOZEN
:. Crossed rifles are the in
sigma Of the infantry, coast
artillery, or cavalry
s What was the nickname of
the National Progressive party
instituted by former President
Theodore Roosevelt In 1922
.. The youngest living brother
OF King George VI OF Great
Britain is the Duke Of Kent or
the Duke of Gloucester
10. Can the sddressee he com
pelled to accept registered
letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
OIL. MEN CHARGE
NATURAL GAS DUE

Donald Nelson. executive d.
rector of SPAB. has begun an
investigation of charges that the
proposed Texas Bsyonne pipe
line is designed to carry natural
gas rather than oil needed TO
relieve the so-cslled lekes-Davies
shortage in the northeastern
area.
Rival oil men have informed
Nelson that the pipeline now IN
the blueprints has only q S-to-l
safety factor. whereas normal
demands would require 4-to-l
safeguard. The answer To TINS
highly technical question lies IN
the hands Of engineers whom
Nelson has called into consults-
ton. Politics apparently lies
behind the pipeline proposal. in
ssmuch SIS q tube with only
Stool safety factor would De
able 70 carry natural gas from
Texas 10 the New York area
Both President Roosevelt and
Mayor Lacuardis would reap
votes in that section If. through
construction OF the 3-to-1 pipe
line, they could claim credit for
cutting lighting and heating
costs by so per cent. Natural
gas heating is much cheaper
than oil or manufactured gas.
Here John l. Lewis walks onto
the stage. He is one Of the men
VINO believes that the proposed
pipeline eventually will become =
carrier Of gas rather than osl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER II

Good and ba9 planetary in
fluences are active today which
IL not important in its major
aspects. There is good promise
for whatever Is in course OF
careful development.
Heart and Home: Women OF
all ages should avoid late hours.
This Is a time 10 conserve physi-
cal energy as well as financial
resources. The young should
refrain from spending money
foolshly. Night clubs should be
avoided and the quest of pleas
ure that is wasteful should be
frowned upon. While this con-
figuration prevails girls must
take no risks when seeking en-
ployment.
Business Affairs: Immense
drains on the products and re-
sources of the nation will have
an effect upon financial centers.
Banks and bankers come under
a planetary government which
seems to promise added ankle
ties and perplexities. The sec
rotary OF treasury will urge
more general buying of bonds
and there will be clever methods
of arousing enthusiasm in help
ing the greatest defense money
spending project in all history.
National Issues: Old preju-
dices against communism now
will be revived by enemies of
our nation. The seers stress the
desperate need for forgetting
whatever blurs vision of future
dangers and present perils. De-
liverance of the world democra-
cies from the power of Nazism
In the controlling purpose OF
our splendid preparations to
protect freedom. Old things
have passed away and now
new order is in process of es-
Establishment through high serv-
ice and supreme sacrifice.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury of q year Of sd-
vancement and profit. Success
through dealing with agents is
indicated.
Children born on this day
probably will be mentally keen.
tactful and resourceful. They
should be good students with
special sptitudes for science or
literature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
COURAGEOUS Costa RIGA

Costa Rica is of the smallest countries of Central
America. You can't help admiring the bantam rooster
courage with which it recently refused to withdraw its
consus from occupied countries in Europe Said Costa
Rca These representatives accredited to certain
governments The fact that those governments happen
not to be funconng the moment because Naz bayonets
have their lands simply has nothing to do with
the They still the legal governments and far
Costa Rca is concerned they still exist Germany
kick out those Costa Rcan consuls but Costa Rca isn't
withdrawing them.
Even the United States didn't have the courage to take
this eineny proper stand 1t remained for tiny Central
American country whose belief in and practice of democ
racy stands out in all the Americas despite its large
centage of GermanCosta Rcan citizens fatly that
it does not and will not admit either the justice the validity
the permanency of the Nazi conquests
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
Oslo Dances

From the occupied countries of Europe little word comes
directly. To know what there, must study
carefully what the Germans themselves reveal then read
between the lines.
Here comes FRITZ Folk. the newspaper organ of the
Qusng in OSLO Those people in Oslo suburb
who the evening of British air raid organized dance
in honor of the enemy be assured that their
known and that they will be reminded of il at favor
able opportunity"
As gallant gesture. answered by nasty and skulk-
ing threat we've read lately Does anybody seriously
believe that the decent people of the world going
to consent to be ruled by creatures of the Qusng cas
In apparently believing that they would Hitler revealed
the blind spot in the eve of the Great Reast"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
PARTICIPATION IN WAR

Editor The Times: opinion as
to whether or not We should
have participated in the present
world conflict to the extent that
We have, or whether or not We
should go further. depends upon
the view point.
II is contingent upon which,
In our estimate outweighs the
other-men. money. merchandise
and munitions, or the principles
of Christian democracy
We have no responsibility to
fight for or 10 aid England as
England. The same Is true ~
France and Belgium and Poland
and all of the other countries
that the Germans have ruthless
" subjugsted and are at TINS
moment pillaging.
But what about these princi-
pies Of Christian democracy TO
which England subsenoes as
heartily as ourselves and IN
which Belgium. Poland. Holland,
and other fine nations have
placed their faith and conf
dence to greater or lesser ex-
tent
Let US put aside all questions
OF racial or national prejudice
or favor. II matters nothing
whether or not we like the Eng
bsh or the French or any Of the
ofhers-or even the Germans,
and incidentally there Is prob
ably no finer group than the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention m this col-
umn 'stters must give name and
address ~ writer only initials
VIII 30 published when Tuested
Mr.. Fixit; Can n person write
Ia Judge Blanche Funk Miller
privately tn AK a question :
VI. &. p.
You may feel sure all Of the
justices Of the peace here open
their own mail and read H.
Mr.. Fixit: We have n record
ing machine at home and I've
been quite successful at making
records tor nv friends of their
voices. I've been wondering "
advertised and made records
nj small profit for anyone
who wanted 10 send them IN
relatives or friends. N ] would
have 10 get some kind Of .
permit or license.
MRS. A. II.
The city doesn't require IL
eenses of little home manu-
featuring businesses. which that
sort Of enterprise would be.
MIR. Fixit: Could You please
tell me N YOU can obtain a d.
yorce In Nevada within SIX
weeks or do YOU have 10 walt
so DAYS after the first six
weeks Il there any other state
where you can obtain one
sooner r. W. A.
Apparently cases are tried in
Nevada as soon as they can get
into court after residence Is
satisfied. The time would de-
pend upon how crowded the
courts are. Nevada's six weeks
residence law is the countrys
shortest. but don't get the no.
ton the process is inexpensive.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII YOU please tell
me n there IL n place In Tacoma
where they hollow-grind razors
and edge them up like new
ones: r. SMITH.
Try the Steffens Barber Sup
ply at 1871 Commerce ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
FLEET

Navy headquarters hints that
we might do well to call atten-
ton to the fact that there are
even yet several warships which
have names honoring the North
west.
Let's see now: There's the
old battleship Oregon, which
rounded Old Cape Stiff in '9s
and helped whop Spaniards; and
the Olympia, which flew admiral
Deweys flag at Manila; and the
cruiser Seattle, which was a
battleship bearing the name of
this state during the Spanish
American war; and the new and
big battleship Washington: and
the existing cruisers Astoria and
Portland. and two cruisers under
construction. the Spokane and
Juneau. Quite list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
MANY To LOSE
JoBS IN TRANSITION

When Republican n alto n q l
Chairman Joe Martin visited Los
Angeles on his recent tour
around the country. he predicted
that two million people would
lose their jobs during the transit
ton from a pescetime 10 war
time economy.
Local capitalists. including
some good Republicans, scoffed
at Martins figures. They re-
fused TO agree with him and
FDR. own economists that the
United States has slipped into
defense boom slump. While
they were arguing in Joe
room. the telephone rang and
Herbert Hoover was at the other
end OF the wire.
Joe" said Hoover. you're an
optimist. l have just had q sur
vey made through my friends IN
business and industry. And the
number who will lose their jobs
totals five million, not two mil
lion"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
Critics PROCEEDINGS

Editor The Times: The case of
State of Washington VS.. Van
Wagner! The judge from the
bench announces the court is
ready to proceed with the trial.
Prosecuting Attorney Tollefson
arises and announces bravely
that the state is ready. Attorney
Sam Crippen then also arises
and with a look of anxiety ana
concern spreading over his fea-
lures, tell the court that he has
looked around everywhere for
his client and can't find him
anywhere. Great excitement in
the court room! The bailiff. in
the best stentorian voice he can
muster. calls Van Wagner
once. twice, three times. No
response.
More excitement, mingled
with suspense. The bailiff goes
out into the corridor and again
calls out the defendants name,
once. twice. three times. Pro-
found silence. No response,
your Honor" Prosecuting At
torney Tollefson again arises
and again, even more boldly
than before. announces that the
state is ready to proceed. Court
not satisfied to take Crippens
word. has him put under oath.
Crippen solemnly assures the
court be doesn't know where
Van Wagner is or where ne
could have gone to. Can't I'M
derstand il. (Visibly overcome
by the thought that his client
has betrayed him. Remembers
the Decalogue and feels no self
reproach.) Court orders the
bail forfeited.
A solemn hush pervades the
court
And justice from her seat on
high
Looks down upon the scene
below
And heaves q sigh.
HARRY Il. JOHNSTON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17


Hard on the heels of the cap
ture of a German raider in Ice
landic waters by the u. s. navy
there will appear an item in the
new aid to Britain measure
which provides $4,000 900 for
construction of permanent Brit
ish naval and convoy bases in
Iceland, where American troops
are quartered. Another calls
for the expenditure of S5o, 000,-
900 for additional Notifications
at the British Far Eastern
stronghold of Singapore.
Still another supplies funds
for the building of several hun
dred British escort boats" pre-
sumably corvettes. in American
navy yards. Naval officers ad-
mitted frankly that this con-
struction. plus repair of wounded
British battleships, would slow
up the building of a two-ocean
navy by one or two years.
Army and navy officers indi-
Gated somewhat cautiously that
they opposed the lease-lend pro-
gram insofar as IL tended to de-
lay the building of an army and
navy strong enough to defend
the United States against all
corners. Admiral Robinson. for
instance. admitted that naval
aid to foreign countries has
handicapped our construction
program. Chief of Staff Mar
shall denounced schemes under
which we should reduce or freeze
our army in order To divert
weapons to England or Russia
But their testimony was buried
or withheld from the text hand
cd out to the newspapers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17
LABOR MUST JOIN
IN DEFENSE SACRIFICE

Labor hitherto has been ex-
empt from national defense con-
tributions. Government agencies,
notably the national mediation
board. have given the workers
higher wages and conditions APP
proximating a closed SHOP
Meanwhile, Washington has not
hesitated to crack down on other
classes of society. The White
House figured that it would be
less embarrassing. politically, TO
sock the manufacturers and the
consumers. They do not have
very powerful lobby at the
capital. But FDR's advisers
reached the conclusion that If all
other groups were made to sur
fer and sacrifice in the defense
effort. labor could not remain
exempt. II was an indirect ana
seemingly non political methoo
of attack a thanking move
ment.
Just what form new White
House demands on labor will as
sumo is still a question. But II
would surprise nobody in Wash
ington if FDR. in a patriotic set
piece Of fireworks. called upon
labor 10 work so instead Of 80
hours = week without extra pay
He limited at such request IN
his recent appeal to the AL
convention at Seattle. And ne
has them on such a spot. now
that every other group must give
up comforts and luxuries. that
II will be difficult for them TO
refuse
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-17

Americanized Germans. The
point is. what do they and what
do we ourselves stand for and If
need be are willing to fight and
die for.
So far as our own nation has
gone upon the course of Democ-
racy and liberalism and freedom
our achievements under this
policy have been at least suffi.
GENTLY favorable to justify a
determination to resist any eff
fort to force us to adopt some
other governmental pattern.
The present war. as yet con-
fined to Europe, is not, so far
as we are concerned based upon
any national or racial prefer
ences though we might well be
forgiven for feeling of kin
ship with Great Britain. But il
is cowardly and inconsistent to
try to ease ourselves out of the
picture and out of any response
bility by holding that 1T is
their war; let them fight it out
among themselves.
The sole plotter and aggressor
in this present war candidly
confesses to the purpose and in
tent 10 overthrow democracy
everywhere. Now, Christian
democracy is based upon the
tenets and the sound economic
and sociologic philosophy of
Christianity. We should not
permit a substitute TO be ram
med down our threats by either
war machines or economic pres
sure.
ROBERT S. DOUBLEDAY.