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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
u. S. Chart

Detroit and vicinity. Considerable cioudi-
ness today and Friday; snow Friday; no
decided change in temperature with loves,
tonight about freezing; gentle to moderate
east and southeast winds.
Shippers forecast tradius Of 200 miles) I;
Protect shipments during the next SO hours
for: North, 10 degrees, east. 20 degrees;
west and south. 80 degrees.
Lower Michigan; Considerable cloudiness
today and Friday: snow In south portion
Friday: no decided change in temperature
Upper Michigan: Partly cloudy today and
Friday; no decided change in temperature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
Private Dealers
Get State S Rum
Business
BY FRANK NORRIS

LANSING, March 20.-After
seven years of experimenting with
a dual system of selling whisky
the state today handed the BUSH
ness over TO druggists and other
private merchants and indicated
that government stores hereafter
will become minor outlets.
But so impatient were the drug
gists to cheer this final victory
after their long fight that they
almost upset the cart by announc-
ing their achievement before the
state liquor control commission
had time TO act.
The new ruling allows every
SID (which are the merchants
licensed to sell liquor by the
bottle) to open shop at a. m. and
sell throughout the day until 2
a. m. Under the previous system,
private whisky dispensers within "A
mile of state store were unable
TO sell until 6 p. m. Some were
ufdDlc W ofll uilll ". III.
ALMOST LOSE VICTORY
About 400 of the states 1875
SDD's have been in restricted
areas. They almost lost their final
victory because Francis b. Drolet,
secretary OF their Package Liquor
Dealers Association announced
the commissions decision yester-
day in a letter 10 all members.
The commission had not planned
TO make announcement until today.
The commissions action APP
peared TO end the old dream of
Federal Judge Frank a. Picard
for a government control system
like Ontario's. When he wrote
the original act in 1898, Picard
did not contemplate retailers
other than state stores.
n He even proposed a system Of
licensing whisky buyers by re-
curing them To have a permit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
Women's SIippers--I.69

SALE D'Orsay and bridge styles.
Leather soles and cuban heels. In
blue, black and wine. TO 9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20

Gen. Hugh =. job son,
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
Junior Miss Shoes

SALE Low heel sport shoes with
leather or rubber soles. Brown,
beige and white. TO 9 in group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20

Highest Temperature tn last ~ hours
TIscon and Phoenix. so degrees.
Lowest temperature In last - hours
Fairbanks. ] degree
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20

Sale! Print Dresses
Novelties! fIorals! o.

styles this Birthday Sale hglight Smart
popns Your fvorite styles in slide
types Drssy types for shopping entertaining home
Gorgeous "SoH of the Border prints and coors well the
popular you'll for Spring The includes
size to a. and 40 81.
BIRTHDAY SALE! WASHABLE PRINTED DRESSES-I.79
Sizes the
BAsEMENT-FARMER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-20
'Cor|iSS' Arch Shoes
birthday sale Z.65

Hundreds of will welcome this enhu-
sasticay Our of Corlss arch shoes that
popular higher price 265 Innerso meatarsal
pads and buiup arches Also NURSES OXFORDS in white
black a to 10 in the group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn to the
woman,s page for the answers.
]. II u easier to swim in deep
water than In shallow water;
true or false7
2. Boomer state Ii a nick
name for Wyoming. Oklahoma
or Florida
5. What Was the name Of the
hero In Alexander Dumas story,
The Count q Monte Cristo" .
4. How many watts are IN =
kilowstt!
s To which country do the
Madeira islands belong7
6. Who cut Samson's hair
7. The word b---r Is used a.
an unoomplimsntary epithet FOR
a man with q beard.
6. George Washington. Abra-
ham Lincoln OF Andrew Jack
son was the tallest L. S. presi-
dent,
2. Name the occupation Of one
who makes assays OF precious
metals
10. Who wrote Mrs. Mini
ver"f
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
The Navy Needs Men!

We have been so aborbed in the vital problem Of building
the wo-ocean navy waiting and watching breahlessy as
each ship slides down the ways that we have orgoen
that Il takes men to operate them Further have be-
so the idea of seecve service for the
army that we apt forget that the navy stu depends
On volunteers for its personnel
The declaration of full emergency makes 1t imperative
that every ship be instantly manned by trained sailors
The navy now needs 1000 recruits and has sent out
second urgent call for them Requirements to teeth and
height have recently been lowered somewhat which means
that thousands who formerly rejected may now per-
haps be able to
The navy first line of defense. Every post must
be fully and ably manned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

TO reeeive attention In this col
umn letters must Etye nams and
address q writer Only fnffials
yin Be published when requested
Mr. Ffxit: When win Leopold
stsksuski's youth srchestrs Be
In seasfis. d. ,.
The orchestra II scheduled TO
be in Seattle June zs.
nr. rxit: Il Yukon. In oaa-
sds, . province or territoryf
y. II.
II IL a territory. administered
by the dominion's Interior de-
partment through the Northwest
Territories; Law ana order are
administered and maintained by
the dominion (fedsral) Royal
Northwest Mounted Police. with
headquarters at Dawson. tho
capital.
Mr.. Fixit; Can You or some
Of your friends In the lumber
business tel me the difference
between ''old growth" and -sec-
ond growth" timber - applied
to Douglas fir' am . car
penter and can tell the differ
ence the moment I put my tools
into . board. I have had many
try TO explain II, but I don't
think any Of them knew any
more than I DO about u.
CARPENTER.
The difference Ia pretty obvi-
Gus to anyone who works with
tools In the stuff or who burns
the fir for fuel I don't know
where the lumbermen put the
dividing line for marketing pur-
poses. but ] take old growth
to apply to timber OF this coun-
try's original stand. Some mills
may be cutting lumber Of good
quality out Of trees so to go
years old that have grown up
since this country was settled.
I'd call such timber second
growth because II was not part
Of the original stand. I do know
Of mills cutting new growth
from trees only about
IS years old-it is merchandise
timber and compares with mer-
charitable timber OF former
great forest states Of the upper
West fold Northwest)
and Northeastern states. There
Is stin considerable original told
timber left in this state
but, boy. It's going fast. I refer
to trees that began growing be-
fore white men amounted to
much In this neck Of the woods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
POGGH CLUB
Is GRATEFUL

Editor The Times: The Taco
ma Poggie club wishes to extend
its appreciation to you and your
sports staff for the fine help
given US in making our second
annual father and son fishing
derby a success. Despite the
unsettled weather, the contest
drew a record attendance Of 122
boys and fathers with As salmon
being caught.
The many merchants, too nu-
merous to mention. are also in
no small way responsible for the
many prizes given the young
sters. In fact. every entrant. in
addition TO receiving free ice
cream and pop. drew a prize.
Such an event. free Of any
charge or entry fee. must nat
urslly have the fun support Of
all those interested in teaching
and showing our youngsters the
fine sport available IN our own
Puget Sound
Our club feels that such an
event IL worthy Of its place on
the city's sports calendar. In
fact, we have decided TO forego
our own club derby this year
and concentrate on the third
annual father and son derby 10
such an extent that il viii gain
national prominence.
DICK YOUNGMAN.
President.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
VACATION with PAY"
MISNOMER TO TEACHERS

Editor, The Times: MY. but
you are lucky, Three months
vacation with pay" Many such
greetings are called to Tacoma
teachers during these busy clos
ing weeks Of school.
But wait - the truth is that
the teachers do have two and
one-half months Of vacation "a
good long one. TO be surel. But.
absolutely without pay. The
money they earn in nine and one
half months OF intensive teach
ing Is not paid as II is earned,
but is spread over the u months
OF the year. This practice was
started a number Of years ago
but without an increase OF
teachers salaries.
This 12-month payment plan.
obviously, is a distinct advan-
tAge TO the taxpayers Of Tacoma
BY il, less money is paid out each
month for salaries. and 50 the
interest on warrants Is cut Fur
thermore. the money Withheld
during the nine and one-hAh
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months accumulates interest
which is credited to the district.
This is a stable saving for the
district.
Another practice connected
with this 12-month payment plan
is this: Though full salary pay
ments are deferred, salary de-
auctions for absence are not
except in a very slight degree.
Should a teacher be unavoidably
absent one day for a cause other
than illness, such as attendance
at an out-of-town funeral, the
salary deduction for that days
absence, In the pay check at the
end OF the month, Ia more than
the amount paid the teacher for
any day that month. Also, an
additional deduction for this one
days absence is made when the
18th and 18th months checks
are received. In short, deduc-
ton for absence is based on pay
withheld as well as that received
during a teaching month.
Clearly. then, the teachers va
cation is not with pay" The
money received IN summer is not
a vacation salary" but a part
earned and withheld from Sep
TENDER on through each OF the
succeeding eight and one-half
months.
People want to be fair and are
fair when they understand the
situation. This statement Of
facts should lead to that under
standing.
WILBUR II. PATcHIN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
Buryinq the Industrial HatChet

Every organized worker, and every who has a
responsible directive position in industry ought to clip
and paste his hat these words from President Roose
velt's Unlimited National Emergency" speech:
A nationwide machinery for Cancellation and
mediation Of industrial disputes has been set up
That machinery must be used promptly-and with
out stoppage Of work. Collective bargaining will
be retained, but the American people expect that
impartial recommendations Of our government sery-
Ices viii be followed both by capital and by labor
There is disagreement about arming the nation
Isoatonss that must be armed to the teeth So
do ntervenoniss Both agree that il must be done with
utmost speed Unity this the job must be pushed re-
entess forward at increasing speed without interruption
Unless this Job is done organized labor is finished Pr
vaey owned industry is finished Both in the same
boat in this emergency and in that boat all the
American people and the way Of life we have loved The
plainest common says: Don't rock the boat!
Two things the American people in mood to
tolerate:
L. Strikes run to further political policies formed
abroad and strikes called for trivial reasons or without
grievances and to align justly with changing living
conditions without making them leader in rising price
spiral
2 Any effort to use the emergency to smash unions.
to block and nufy genuine collective bargaining egt
mate organizing effort.
Let us not deceive ourselves. We not going to
Of all labor controversy Britain has not achieved it, and
there good to doubt that Germany and Russia have
achieved complete industrial concord though by force
they able to prohibit actual strikes Men held to the
Job by force the best most productive workers
But the number of strikes can be cut below danger
point far below the two million days lost through
them since Jan. l.
Labor leaders, and every with voice in choosing
those leaders, must realize that with the right to organize
goes the duty to devote the of that organization to
public cause that may now mean life or death
Industrial leaders realize that with their right to
and direct private industry goes the duty to devote
that industry to the public need In time Of crisis
Both will certain. rise to do their duty to the
country that has assured them those rights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
DEPRESSION LEFT
LASTING IMPRESSION

Army draft officers here and
elsewhere report that Americas
two bizarre decades - the GIN
prosperity years of the twentes
and the depression days Of the
thirties-have left their marks
on candidates for our new ma
tional army.
Youngsters who were ado
descent during the boom years
lack a sense Of responsibility,
according TO army psychologists.
They figure now. as they did
before the bubble burst in their
faces. that the world owes them
a living. They are quite I'M
amenable 10 discipline. Grsdu-
ates OF the depression era, on
the contrary. make responsive
soldiers. They do squads right
and left without complaining.
The food they eat is better than
they ever had before. But IN
health and stature and robust
ness they show the imprint Of
the days when they did not get
enough 70 eat.
Oddly-or luckily-the army
training seems TO affect both
groups in about the same way.
The prosperity and the dePres-
sion groups, after a few months,
match up. They make good sol
diers. But the fact is that the
youngsters who took II on the
chin make better military men
than ths 1855 class which took
IL with gin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10


As a result of prior confer
ences at the White House. at
which Roosevelt had denounced
stoppages impeding national de-
tense, war department officials
got the impression that the
president sided with them on the
problem. So they framed the
measure which has aroused such
a hostile reaction on Capitol
Hill and elsewhere. They ham
mered out a bill which goes be-
yond anything Great Britain has
tried to impose upon its sub
jects. even in the face Of a war
crisis which the United states
may never have to meet.
Fact is that the president has
all the authority he needs for
the Communicating Of industry
under the national defense act
OF 1916, as revised IN 1920. I'm
der that statute, he can take
over any defense plant in the
country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10

Over Neehes Again and
Back 70 NisqusIIy
East Oregon Journey
Completed in 80 Days
Question Still Is: What
VIII Taeoma Do About IN
ONE month less than q hun
" dred years ago. July o. 1s41.
the wilkes expedition had made
the circuit east Of the mountains
blazing a trail now followed by
the principal hard surface high
ways and were following the
water courses up the east side
Of the Cascade mountains to re-
turn to Fort Nisqually via
Naches pass. That night they
camped at the summit, where
they had stopped several weeks
before on the way east. AT that
time there was approximately
eight feet OF snow on the sum-
init. When the expedition re-
turned the snow had disappeared
with the exception of few
spots under the trees where the
branches hung low.
Five days later the party was
back at Nisqually, having made
the round trip and crossed
Naches pass twice in sixty days.
fast travelling through q coun-
try with no roads and few trails
except those made by Indians
and trappers.
That day Breckenridge wrote
in his diary this brief review
of the trip:
Casting a look back on that
part of Oregon that we had ira
versed it appears to me that
we certainly must have viewed
it in a very different light from
the majority of writers who have
come out so boldly in its favor.
AS an agricultural country it
appears to me that to take the
upper lands Tor those above
Walla Walla) on an average.
that ten acres out OF a hundred
would not produce rye enough
to cover expense of seed and
labor. I have chosen rye as being
a grain that succeeds better on
poor soil than any other that /
know. And not more than two
acres out of a hundred would
produce wheat that would pay
the farmer for his trouble.
The valley extending from
Colville to Chimekane (Tshima-
kahn, the Walker and Eells mis-
sion station); at LApwia on the
Kus-kutskii 1.-THE Spaulding sta
ton on the Clearwater), and at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
ALMOST NATIONAL
SCANDAL REVEALED

The Truman senatorial COM
mittee investigating national de-
tense struck pay dirt when It
cross-examined o. p. M.-ers on
the failure of the program for
subletting war contracts TO
small and idle factories. The
refusal Of army and navy and
private interests to utilize Amer
ica's full plant capacity amounts
TO national scandal.
Last September-ten months
ago-the defense contracts divi-
sion of o. P. NJ. made an ex-
haustive survey Of idle men and
plants in various sections OF the
country. II reported that 80 per
cent Of our national production
capacity had not received gov
eminent contracts. These were
being awarded by the army and
navy TO big established concerns
already overloaded with war de-
fense business. The army and
navy and prime manufacturers
fought against the idea Of TAX
ing in the little fellows.
SO within the last week. the
o. P. NJ. has requested factories
already burdened with 10000
Ooo, 900 Of war orders to take
on another $4,000, 600 900 worth.
They cannot handle the add
tionsl burden. naturally. The
small factories can. IS they have
IN England and Germany. But.
despite the crisis, there seems
10 be . continuing prejudice
against small industry and the
fsrming-out process at Wash
fn0for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10

hotels. rooming houses and eat
ing places are jammed. II is
almost impossible to move about
on foot or wheels. There never
was such a boom town.
But the army refuses to rec
ognize or help solve the problem.
When a bill for construction Of
new office facilities came before
congress, the legislators voted
that the headquarters for gov
eminent clerks should be built
within the District Of Columbia.
The congressman allocated sew
eral acres on the grounds of the
army war college. accepting the
advice OF local officials who
pointed out that construction
there. far from the center Of
the capital. would tend to relieve
traffic congestion.
But 1t developed, to the indig-
nation and dismay Of army Off
GERS. that the proposed erection
Of such q building on the war
college grounds would clip two
holes off Of their nine-hole golf
course. The army lobby went to
work and blocked this invasion.
So now the office for several
thousand clerks is about TO be
built in an outlying section
where already the traffic bottle
neck is most severe each morn
ing and night. Despite the crisis
facing the army and navy, the
slogan il golf as usual
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
ALCOHOLISM PROBLEM
OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Editor The Times: Machinists'
Monthly Journal for May has a
very interesting article on
what Too Much Alcohol Will
Do to YOU" by DR.. Emmett ].
Murphy. Before national prohi-
bition we heard and read much
about the evils of strong drink.
Nowadays we hear little about
the destructive effects of too
much alcohol - too little, In
fact, for Mother Nature still ex-
acts from hard drinkers the
same severe penalties she has
always demanded Of those who
disregard her laws.
DR.. Lawrence Kolb, assistant
surgeon-general Of the U. s.
public health service. discussing
the causes of alcoholism, de-
clsred, THE United States has
a higher death rate from alco-
holism than European countries.
due probably to the fact that the
people here are more prosperous
and have more leisure in which
10 drink"
Conservative estimates indi-
cate that there are at least 200
900 chronic alcoholics in the
United States and 1000 900 po-
tential chronic drunks. DR.. Kolb
declared and shows that alcohol
ism is a public health problem
OF as much Importance as many
OF the major infectious diseases.
Alcohol Is one of the major
causes OF eriminahty, DR.. Kolb
added, since studies have shown
that almost so per cent Of
crimes committed are dye TO
intemperance.
Judge Joseph T. Zottoli of the
municipal court of Boston re-
ported to DR.. Kolb that accord
ing TO his studies 90 per cent
of the adult population of Mas
sachusetts prisons were confined
for misdemeanors due to drunk
enness. and so per cent Of those
convicted Of felony were slco-
holics. Alcohol is a habit-form-
ing narcotic and the only safe
course is total abstinence.
MRS. REGIME BENNETT.
520e So. Yakima.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
HOROSCOPE
TUEsDAY. JUNE Io

This IL not an important day
In planetary direction. In war
and peace whatever has been
set in motion win gain impetus.
Labor IL under mildly adverse
influences which seem 10 indi-
cate dissatisfaction regarding
women workers in defense prof.
ects
Heart and Home: Adverse
aspects may be disturbing to
women today when they should
prepare for unexpected calls
upon them for public service.
Minor tasks OF all sorts should
be accomplished and the home
calendar cleared for important
work. The summer is to hold
for girls many opposite expe-
riences. They will enjoy much
OF romance while they engage In
hard work for the general good.
This week may be a time Of
waiting for something important
TO happen. The wise will be
ready to respond TO any call of
duty or opportunity. In the
great human drama Of 1e41
there will be a return to high
thinking and simple living
among Americans who will use
their resources generously for
the common good.
National Issues: Gradual har-
monixing Of interests viii be
accomplished as employers and
employees unite TO produce the
tremendous machinery OF de-
tense. The spirit of democracy
il to flame in the hearts Of
Americans who in time OF emer-
gency reach an understanding
Of opposite points OF view.
Persons whose birthdate II il
have the augury Of a year Of
mixed experiences with un-
expected good fortune compen-
sating for losses or disappoint-
ments.
Children born on this day
probably will be industrious and
ambitious. impetuous and deter
mined. They should be mentally
alert, imaginative and sensitive
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
GOLF AS USUAL
FOR MILITARY

Washington is 10 eluttered
with hundreds OF new govern
ment buildings and thousands OF
new workers that il has been
transformed from . pleasant,
leisurely southern city into a
confused metropolis. The strestss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10

ships TO strike back. The Con-
stellation engaged the French
L'Insurgente in February, 1899.
and another French warship a
year later, defeating both. Both
battles were fought in the West
Indies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
WAR WITH FRANCE

The French Directory, which
governed France after the revo-
luton, became hostile to the
u. S. over trade engagements,
and soon French cruisers were
SEEKING American ships. The
U. s. congress ordered u. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-10
TTcuT An Inside Picture OF Finan-
Ii II j ciol und Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WESTINGHOUSE new property draft bill which has
provoked so much resentment Capitol Hill for
warded that august legislative body without presi
Dental blessing The explanation is that department
officials including Secretary Smson, took F. d. R. at his
word when said that he would not tolerate strikes on
wal defense Jobs.