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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s

Good and evil planetary as
poets appear to balance in to-
days horoscope. In the early
morning there may be sense
of futility. However. the con-
figuration stimulates mental
powers and imparts reliable
foresight.
Heart and Home: Again the
stars seem TO indicate that wo-
men should stay in the back
ground of world events. This
indicates that they are TO foresee
tho need of careful training for
the future. Once more war is
to open new paths along which
wives and daughters must move
couragcously. II lis q time for
nurses and physicians of both
sexes to prepare for extra de-
mands upon them. Girls should
follow their natural vacations
with the thought that they must
succeed for the good of the ma
ton. This universal idea should
supersede petty personal desires.
Business Affairs: While the
nation is enjoying plenty In its
period of prosperity II is well
for individuals to conserve their
resources. The seers stress the
Importance OF independence and
self-reliance as applied to com
munities. Waste of every sort
should be eliminated and aid for
the unfortunate should be of
chief concern to corporations
and business establishments.
great and small. The spring is
TO come with new anxicties, If
the stars are wisely read.
National Issues: Oil is to be-
come much discussed as demand
and supply threaten to reduce
too greatly the nations stores
which might be needed in war
emergency. II will become
more apparent. as March ad-
vances, that in strong defense
measures the nation will pre-
serve its freedom. There are
signs of danger through pre-
mature peace efforts on the part
OF the dictators and in these.
treachery to the United States
may be involved. The radio is
to become more and more help
full in warning and educating
the public.
International Affairs: Rumors
will multiply as the dictators
meet more and more comphca-
tons. The stars presage min
gled good and bad news regard
ing the British who must find
way to limit or prevent the
loss of shipping in submarine
warfare. Night attacks from
the air will continue. Desperate
Measures are forecast as pend
ing in Nazi plans for extending
total war. All the signs ap-
pear to presage a terrible con-
flict through this year Sudden
coups may be expected as
secrecy and treachery aid the
Axis powers
Persons whose birthdate il
has the augury Of experiences
which demand caution and re-
straint. Employees should be
careful to observe all rules and
restrictions.
Children born on this day
may he too fearless for their
own good. They probably will
have talents that herald genius
but they must be carefully
guided. for they may be errstic
and self-willed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

clude Negro workers by consti-
tutional provision. This is to
say nothing of the unions which
discourage Negro membership
while having nothing in their
constitution against Negro mem
bership, yet discourage it. The
most outstanding of this group
are the Electrical Workers, the
Sheet Metal Workers, the Plas-
terers' union. the Plumbers and
Steamfitters' unions and many
others.
What really battles the aver
age colored person in this vicin-
ity is the Seattle Tacoma Ship
BUILDING corporation. which at
the present is employing ap-
proximately 1000 white en-
ployes of all nationalities, but
firmly excludes all colored
Americans from any type Of
employment, notwithsta n d ng
the fact that the United States
government is financing this
concern. We read and hear daily
of the inhuman treatment Of
other peoples in the totalitarian
governments, and that we in
America are the only remain
ing civilized people in the world
that are enjoying the fruits of
real democratic form of govern
ment. To be employed at the
shipyards one must be certified
by the Boilermakers' union.
ART CABELI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

cided to buy lights and offer
my services to motorists. II
proved a very successful ven
ture." II you have invented a
job, send the story and a picture
to John Hix. care Of this paper.
Strange AS It Seems pays 81 for
each Job inventor featured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
in
Stamps
DOSTAL paper Of q Pan Aneri

pOSTAL paper OF Fl Pan Aneri-
can republics will be given
special attention during April.
officials of the Pan American
Union at Washington, D. c.. have
announced a special philatelic dis
play. April ID is celebrated
throughout the western hemi-
sphere as Pan American Day"
Cover collectors are reopenins
an old field in censor markings.
Collection Of these items, which
ended shortly after the Armistice
in 1918, is in full stride again.
with plenty Of British Empire and
German mail supplying demands.
Overprints. natural result of war
and occupation Of conquered ter
ritory, are increasing, but only q
few are reaching United States.
Recent addition was the Free
France" overprint Of French CO.
lonials directing attention to Gen.
eral Charles de Gaulle's appeal to
Frenchmen to defend the empire.
The numerous German issues
bearing Hitler's portrait find no
counterpart in the philatelic his
tory Of Kaiser Wilhelm, leader Of
the World War I. The ksiser's
portrait appears OF q single issue,
the coronation stamp Of 1900. He
appears in group and can hardly
be identified.
New issues: Dominican Republic,
small. single value picturins Ma
mon Military Hospital; Slovskis:
sirmsil in climb against back
ground Of huge bird; Philippine
Islands, Jose P. Rial, 18th century
leader, orchids, and new sirmsl
showing plane and native boat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Behind the Walls al
WaIIa WalIa
Old Timer Explains the
Chaplain S Bow
Prisoners Glad When
Sparrow Escaped

THROUGH The Agenda, b.
L monthly publication issued
BY the inmates Of the state pen
itentiarv at Wslla Walla. there
often comes 70 this desk inter-
esting bits Of sidelight on what
happens inside the prison walls.
Sometimes there is pathos and
comedy: both are reflected IN
The Chaplain Bowed" a con-
tribution in the last issue. While
there may be some fiction. quite
obviously there IS a great deal
of fact as well as yearning in
the article which is so good that
it is passed on to the readers OF
this column:
Some screwy things happen
in these castles" Old Timer said.
His cell-partner sighed resigned
" and laid his magazine down.
No use trying TO read when Old
inner was III al COZ '~N+4't
mood.
Like the joint where was
doing time about fifteen years
ago" Old Timer continued. we
were all in the chapel one Sun
day morning when it happened.
ut was too nice a day to be
spending In a prison chapel
just beginning TO be summer,
and the sunshine streaming
through the windows way up
on the chapel walls made a
guy think of all the things
he'd he doing on sunday
morning II ne wasn't in prison.
But il was choice of being
In chapel or being locked in
n cell.
AL of us were shuffling our
feet and twisting in our seats.
II was the sunshine coming in
through those windows up there
that was doing it. All the guys
kept looking up at the windows,
instead of listening to the chap
lain who was waving his arms
and telling us the things you
usually hear in chapel. His
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

voice kept getting louder. and
his arms waving higher but
most Of US were thinking about
what 2 swell day il was.
Then the sparrow showed ID.
There was a little hole in one
Of the windows way up on the
wall. and the bird liz there,
lettering back and forth on the
edge Of the broken glass. The
chaplain didn't know about the
bird. AL he saw was that ne
were all sitting quiet and had
our faces lifted up. He began
pouring il on twice as hard.
First the sparrow Just sat
there. fixing up his feathers with
its bill Then it looked across
the chapel and its curiosity got
the hest Of it. In it flew. All
US cons settled back in our seats.
We had something TO watch
now.
For a while IL was all right.
The sparrow flew around. light
ing on first one of the steel
girders. then another.
But pretty soon II found out
what any con in the place
could have told it-prison gets
tiresome after a while. II got
ready to go out again. But II
had another thing to learn
that us cons already knew
prisons are made to get into.
not out of. At first II just
flew around, but finally II
began 10 get scared. II lost
its head and started banging
against everything.
Il guess it was the quietest
the chapel had ever been. The
chaplain was still talking so he
didn't hear what us cons were
really listening to - the little
thump-thump the sparrow made
when Il flew against something
Finally the bird started
toward the broken window and
we all held our breath. Then we
all let our breath out at the
same time in kind of sigh
when the bird landed on the sill
of the broken window. just
couple NJ inches from the hole.
But the bird was too worried TO
know how close he was TO being
free. II just perched there on
the window, kind of punch
drunk.
THE chapel got quieter
than ever. all except the chap
lain. We were all wondering
If the sparrow would start
out banging against every
thing again or II il would -.
TT would. The bird hoped
around a little. and finally saw
the hole. Then-just as the
chaplain reached the hottest part
of his sermon-the bird jumped
up in the air and flew back
out through the hole.
For moment we just sat
there. feeling swell, Then some
con down in front started it and
we all joined in-clappine louder
and longer than we'd ever
clapped for anything in chapel.
THE chaplain stood there
looking down at us, like he
couldn't believe his ears. Then
he got sort of red with pride
and started bowling, bending
real low with every bow"
Old Timer shrugged philo-
sophically.
There wasn't any way TO
let him know we were clap
ping for a sparrow"
AS climax to the Old
Timers story. these verses from
the twelfth chapter of Luke
seem to be appropriate:
Are not fire SpdrrOWs
sold for t1co forthings, and
not one Of them is forgot
ten Of God.
Bat ereH the rery hairs
Of your head are all num-
bered. Fear not, there
fore. ne IRE of more anLne
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
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COLOR LINE DRAWN

Editor The Times: William
Green. president of the ALL.
in a statement TO the Negro
Press of America, in answer 10
the question of the attitude OF
the ALL. toward Negro work
srs, said:
There are within the Unit
ed States wage earners OF many
nationalities and races. The
ideal for which on republic
stands requires tina all these
wage earners shall be accorded
equal opportunities for self-de-
velopment and progress. keenly
conscious of these self-evident
facts. the ALL. in eonven-
ton assembled in 1890, declares
that the ALL. looks with dis
favor upon any trade union af-
filiated with the ALL. having
provisions in their constitution
excluding from its membership
persons on account of race and
color, and request they be ex-
plunged. as the ALL. stands
ready to give TO the Negro
workers the protection of an
organization movement.
At the beginning of the de-
preston period. the following
are examples OF the types Of
union relationships and unions
which exclude Negro workers.
Twentv-one international and
national labor organizations ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
SO THEY SAY

We will attain no good peace
aims hereafter unless we have
good bomb aims now. - Hugh
Dalton. British minister Of eco
nonic warfare.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
IIcHT An Inside Picture OF Finan-
II u IL / ciul and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Wendell Willkie denied several pro-
vocatve and controversial explanations of the origin of his
spectacular trip during his recent visit to Washington
He informed friends that he did go abroad head
line hunter to obtain data for certain proBtish interests
in the United States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

soloist for the American Legion
and Gold Star Mothers.
FOB INVENTOR
Says John J. whitley. Sr.. Of
st. Louis: "One night when
was unemployed and riding my
motorcycle l noticed how many
cars were without lights. I de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
ropAY,s COMMON ERROR

Different" is not pronounced
dif-rent: the middle syllable u
sounded, dif -er-ent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

6. rode 10 MS inauguration on
horseback
s. Which race horse finished
second in the 1910 Kentucky
Derby?
8. Does President Roosevelt
have five, eight or ten grand
children
10. What is the title Of the
poem. the first two lines Of
which are:
i stood on the bridge az
midnight,
As the clocks were striking
the hour -"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Lucy Monroe. Metropolitan
Opera soprano, set a patriotic
record last summer by singing
the national anthem more than
700 times, as star of the Amer
lean jubilee" at the New York
Worlds Fair. She is official
Evening star., 1941-01-19

They had made a great team, she and Jim.
''Landon-Foyle, Unlimited the Gazette
gang called them. They had covered court
rooms, conventions and catastrophes to-
gether; suicides, celebrities and racketeering
politicians had been grist for their camera
typewriter mill. Jim's column, Tales of Our
Town, hadn't hit the syndicates yet; but it
had something Winche didn't have - pic
lures!
AINDA finished her coffee, and wondered Just
how it would seem when you picked up a
Gazette and didn't see "Foto by L. Landon"
anywhere in the paper when three
alarm fire didn't mean grabbing your news
camera and kit of flash bulbs when 'front.'
page murder story didn't cause strategy con-
ference with Jim on how to smuggle candid
miniature box into the courtroom Maybe the
Evening star., 1941-01-19
bY L. Exnenwein
HIvarofed by Michael

thereafter she'd forget that Linda Landon
had ever carried a candid camera on crazy
crusades with demon newshawk
Linda slipped her coffee, and tried to Wis
ualize how Jim would look when she told him.
The telling wouldn't be easy He would come
sauntering in with smile on his high-boned,
hungry-looking face and glib alibi for being
late. He'd say, "Howdy, Indy Lou" = and
would probably forget to take off his hat
No, telling wouldn't be easy at all; not with
Jim looking at her as if he had just discovered
that her blue eyes had incredibly long black
lashes and that her honest to-gosh blond hair
had habit of coiling into tight ringlets dur
ing damp weather. But she would tell him,
regardless. A girl couldn't go on living alone
In two-room apartment all her life, even
when she had the most exciting job in New
York, and Jim Foyle for boss.
Evening star., 1941-01-19
Il Short Story Complete on This Page

~aHE SAT in the third booth, absently con-
templating cup of black coffee A drip
~ ping umbrella made growing puddle on
the floor beside her, wind-blown rain slid
down the front windows in sleety sheets of
reflected neon light, and one of the bar Gus
toners said sadly: 1T looks like the beginning
of long, hard winter"
But it wasn't going to be hard winter
for Linda Landon. Not after tonight, it was
mt. For she was all through with newspapers
and rains soaked shoes - and Jim Foyle. No
more midnight meetings with a young col
umnist who believed the pen was mightier
than the sword. and thought girl could go
through life waiting for him as she was waiting
now. Tomorrow night she would accept Sid
Elliott's fifth proposal of marriage and soon
Evening star., 1941-01-19

For long moment Linda continued to gaze
at the proof sheet When she finally glanced
up, she saw the boyish grin on Jims lips,
heard him say:
I've been wanting to ask you for long
time, Indy Lou. But I'm lousy spellbinder
- so had to write it.
Linda looked at the wind blown rain sliding
down the front window. The rain didn't look
sleety now. 1t sparkled in tinted splendor.
And her feet felt dry.
She said censuringy: You were quite
sure of me, weren't you, Jim? To put that in
the column"
Not too sure" he admitted The COM
posing room is holding the page until phone
an okay."
Linda asked Have you got nickel?"
Jim nodded.
She said Then why don't you phone?"
The End
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
FREE BOOKLET IN
 UNUSUAL DEMAND
Million More Copies of Chesterfield's Interesting
 Illustrations Needed

Heading the advertisements in Chesterfield's latest campaign, re- leased nationally this week to news papers by Liggett ds Myers Tobacco Company, is Q new offer of the free book, "Tobaccoland. U. s. A."
 This book, a large, completely H. lustrated story of the tobacco in- dustry, has proved so popular with American readers that Q second mil- lion copies were recently published and are rapidly being distributed. Free copies may be obtained upon request to Chesterfield, P. O. Box No. 2l, New York City.
 Veronica Lake and William Hol- den of the coming picture, T Wanted Wings" and Carole Landis of the current comedy, Topper Re- turns head the parade of stars" in this newest Chesterfield series. A special advertisement. to. be releas- ed when the baseball season opens. features Frank Mccormick, star first baseman of the world cham pion Cincinnati Reds. Other adver- tisements feature vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier of the new picture. That Hamilton Woman." and Pris- ella Lane of the new release, Miss Wheelwright Discovers America"
 4 new campaign theme, Its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
PARENTS-TEACHERS PLAN SYMPOSIUM

The New Haven county council of Parent Teachers associations will meet at the First Baptist church in Waterbury next Wednesday, April 9, 1t was announced today.
 Supt. of Schools Dr. Thomas J, Condon will open the all-day con- ference with @ speech of welcome Mayor Vincent A. Scully will also attend to greet the delegates. Other speakers, who will discuss various phases of education, war prepared ness, delinquency, and new school legislation, include:
 Warren Crockett, speaking on Youth Activities in Preparedness; Mrs. Lionel Dawson, who will dis cuss "New School Legislation; and High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin, who will speak of Delinquency in Youth"
 The evening program includes a dinner followed by addresses by Mrs. Clifford F. Thompson, retiring state president, and Sheriff Slavin. Mu- sical entertainment will be fur nished by the women's chorus of the Baldwin school in Watertown, while the combined Waterbury high school band will play during the afternoon session, under the super vision of Floyd Evans.
 Supper reservations may be made with Mrs Clarence Isbell of Bristol Terrace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
Fifth Annual Recital of
 WPA Piano Students
Mrs. L. c. HeaIey Directing s-PrOgram Feature
 of Adult Education Dept.-ExceIIent Progress

to take place ct T:i6, pupils of Mrs. Healey playing, after which the eve- hing will conclude with some piano recordings. The plano division of this wPA project has been operAt- ing in this city for several years and tonight,s concert Is the final one of this, the fifth annual recital of the pupils benefttiQg by this educa- tional program.
 The following program will be pre- sented this evening:
 Part I 1. Two pianos woodland Waltz ........... 0wynn May Mccarthy and Joice Webber 2. Two pianos Qenevieve Leary and Elsie Pelrul 3. The River. r................,A Adler Transposed Into key of 0, F, c, A Major
 Elsie Pekrul {, Theme in F Transposed into key of Q, c. A
 denevieve Leaxy
 Part n Folk songs and dances of the ddf-
 ferent nations Miss Helen Higginston, narrator. Script was prepared by Miss Mar garet Higgiston.
 l. French Happy Rostna-Three pianos Vincenzia Denorfia, Helen Higgiston
 and Margaret Higgisto1t 2. Italian--Torna A Surriento
 Josephine Pettin1chi 3. SwisS-In den Alpen
 Mrs. John Raymond 1. derman-Theme song from "fIansel and Gretel" ...... ..................... Humperdeck s. Canadian-two pianos
 Alleuetta
 Jean Bibeau and Joan Nault 6. Negro Spiritual-Swing Low Sweet Chariot
 Mrs. Gertrude McKenney 2. Swedish Folk Song
 Mrs. Ruth Johnson 8. India--Two pianos
 The Snake CnaTtneT
 Joan Nault and Eileen Healy 9. Scotch --Solo-Vocal
 Annie Laurie. ........... Douglas
 Mrs. John Fitznaurice 10. Finland
 Finlardia--(Choral Theme)...
 ...................J Jan Sibelius
 Irene Brophy ii. Russia Prelude in 0 Sharp Minor. ...... Rachmaftnof
 Margaret Stanahan i2. Three pianos Moonlight Sonata ...... Beethoven Margaret Shanahan, Mrs. Thomas Ashton and Mrs. Lena Healy 13. Two pianos Soldiers March.-Op. 68 No. 2..... .............. Robert Schumann Mary Mccarthy and Joyce Webber
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
MAHANEY FAVORS
 SCHOOL FOR DEAF
Joins Opposition to Clos. ing Mystic Oral School;
 Rae MartinO Testifies

State Representative Daniel J. Mahaney of this city is among the seven legislators opposing abolition of Mystic Oral School for the Deaf and providing that the school property be made @ part of the Norwich State hospital for the In. sane and be used to house pa- tients who need no more than cus- todial care.
 Rae Martino, of this city. who said she had spent the last eight years teaching deaf persons, told the General Assembly committee on Human Institutions and Public Well fare at Hartford yesterday, told the committee the bill promises to give every child Q good education and other advantages because 1t means they will have to 90 to a school where both sign languages and lip reading techniques can be taught. Such an educational achievement is not possible in a one-method school, she added.
 Three boys from the Mystic school yesterday read and recited to the committee to prove that the school Is successful and useful in It's aims to teach the deaf how to speak and acquire an education. They were enthusiastically applauded by the 200 present at the hearing.
 The measure, abolishing the school, was strongly opposed. The bill, would, in effect, require the deaf to attend the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford. The bill was sponsored by the Barker Commission, appointed by the 1889 Legislature, to study problems con- cerning state persons afflicted with mental or physical disabilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03

The closing debate of the semi- finals in the Knights of Columbus tournament will be staged next Mcn- day evening In Columbus hall. It will feature Q meeting between two outstanding contenders for the James P. Arnold Memorial trophy now held by the Catholic Youth Or ganization unit of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. The latter team was eliminated recently by St. Joseph's speakers, who are now awaiting the finals. Their oppon. ents will be known Monday night at the conclusion of the debate be- tween St. Margaret's and St. Ce. elias teams.
 An interesting subject has been chosen for the coming discussion, Resolved, That the Dies Commit. tee Should be Made e Permanent Investigating Group" St. Margaret's has the affirmative side.
 Preparations for the finals will be made Monday evening also. It Is expected that the closing debate will be broadcast as in former years. The presentation of the trophy and the medals to the individual members of the teams will be made e special feature of the closing chapter in the third annual tournament.
 Sixteen teams entered the contests early last fall. The debates have been exceptionally interesting this season due to the fact that several current problems, including the Lease-Lend bill, the power to de- clare war, the right of unions to strike in face of c national emer- gency, lifting the English blockade to feed dominated countries of Eu-