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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN this col
umn ietters must give name and
address Of writer only initials
vii b published when requested
Mr.. Fixit: Please inform me
through your column n TO the
proper fee for the clergy In the
performance of \ wedding cere-
mony. When In q church. and =
rehearsal l. necessary, ought
one 20 give $40 OF more C.. h.
I do not know your financial
circumstances. but generally. I
understand, ministers perform
ing simple wedding ceremonies
are given IS or $40. More than
a score OF years ago when I
was married I handed the rector
$40 and. turning around, he gave
the $40 to my wife. Sometimes
they do that. but certainly,
don't expect IT, In some denomi-
nations. the fee collected goes
partly or entirely to the church.
! suppose a bridegroom OF means
might give S25 II he could af-
ford II. In the case of a church
or home wedding with rehearsal,
should consider SO as a mini
mum. II he ties a good knot,
it's worth more.
Mr.. F1xit: Last week we built
n small fish pond In our yard.
As soon ~ the cement was well
set, We purchased several gold
fish and placed them In IL. BY
morning Of the next day, 'one of
them had died and by late after
noon they were all dead. / am
curious 10 know why. n they
were supposed To he outdoor
gold fish. Our mixture for the
pond was just ordinary cement,
sand and gravel. MRS. 4.
It's too bad somebody didn't
warn you about that as they
warned me when our pool was
built 10 years ago. The cement
work must be not only thor
oughly set, but cured" before
fish are put in the pool. We
filled our pool and let the water
stand perhaps 10 days to two
weeks, and changed the water
n couple Of times before we put
fish in. Now they just die of
old age or when some dog or
crane gets into them. There's
something in the green" mix
ture that gets into the fish's
gills and digestive machinery
that causes his death. Clean out
your pool and put In a couple
OF changes OF water before ac-
quiring more fish. They'll do
better, too, II you sink a box
or two In the pool and grow
some water lilies. This water
hyacinth Ia also fine and neces-
sary II you expect baby fish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7

Good and bad balance in the
planetary influences for today.
Mars Is in an aspect fortunate
for offensive operations, but
labor Is. subject TO threatening
portents. The planetary rule is
promising for our navy.
Heart and Home: Women are
subject to adverse planetary In
fluences today which may affect
their spirits and drain their
courage. but they should over
come fears that concern men in
the service Of the nation. There
Is sign that seems to forecast
employment Of many girls who
will prove efficient I'm the gov
eminent service. Labor today
u subject 10 sinister influences
which may mark a new phase in
the manufacture Of war weap-
ons and machinery. Women in
industry win assume special inn
portance.
Business Affairs: Expansion
OF trade and commerce will be
great through the summer.
Again the seers emphasize the
element of surprise In world af-
fairs which inevitably affects the
United states. Prosperity will
continue. Retail merchants will
profit greatly.
Persons whose birthdste 1t Is
have the augury of a year Of
advancement and success, but
envy may cause a break with a
friend or relative. Unexpected
gain is indicated.
Children born on this day
probably will be energetic. keen
OF mind and strong Of charac-
ter. Success through life il
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In the event Hitler pressed on
to triumph over Cyprus. Alex
andria and other points. the
admiralty had planned to shuttle
its warships through the suez
canal and base them in the In
dian ocean and at Singapore.
That move was discussed h
That move was dictated by fear
that Japan might cut up on the
heels of der fuehrer's Mediter-
ranean cleanup.
The present worry is based on
Washington's belief that the big
battlewagons cannot be evacu-
ated through the canal. which il
supposed to be damaged or
clogged. Experts doubt that the
British can take their fleet out
by way of Gibraltar for possible
use in the Battle OF Britain.
London does not admit pub
licly that the Mediterranean
must be abandoned from one
end TO the other. But long ago,
as mentioned here. the admiralty
was prepared for such an eventu-
atty and so informed our people.
Now our strategists figure that
they may have waited too long.
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About Censorship

Newspapers in the United States are not censored
They must not be- should the emergency become
critical
We have the word of Lowell Mellett head of the Office
Of Government Reports that censorship contemplated
We have the word of George Cree who such
tiers during the World that it doesn't work anyway,
when voluntary" Both men ought to know what
they talking about
There be only for censorship of news
papers One is to manipulate people home The other
to keep information of military value away from possible
enemies abroad The first we don't want The second
the sphere in which to operate.
Free, democratic peoples be told the truth II it is
bad, much the for telling them. They will
hold firm, even when it's bad. Britain proves that
Good indicates that information of military value
ehn not be passed to enemies potential enemies.
That's the place for censorship When piece of nforma-
on Of value to potential enemy becomes known what hap
Now military information a perishabe product like
fish, II not received in time, it's good Modern condi
tons being what they be assumed that mill
tary secret be kept forever II delayed long enough
however, that is enough for practical purposes.
Thus it may be that censorship is apt to do the
thing should not do namely becloud local opinion
while failing to do the thing ought TO do namely pre-
venting the enemy potential from getting the in
Voluntary censorship keeps little news from going
abroad especially since the cables abroad uncensored
Shortwave radio and the cabes Those the points
choke off information going abroad censorship of
American newspapers True such restriction is not
tight The will sift abroad later but prob
ably too late to be of value
That Is the of restriction which Cree recommended
with his World experience with voluntary censorship
back of him. That the censorship together with
proper yetcence at the which will do what needs
TO be done.
For free Americans full information; for enemies or
potential enemies nothing That is the general framework
which any arrangements for coverage
gency should be worked out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07

Plenty Horses Made
indians Friendly
Barren Country" Nov
Rich Iskine Valley
Wilkes Party Again Head
For Neehes Pass
THROUGHOUT the account Of
L the wilkes expedition over
Naches pass there are occss-
sionslly bits OF philosophy that
apply today. as strikingly as
they did when they impressed
the writer Of the record, a hum
dred years ago. For instance,
resuming the narrative as the
party left the Spaulding mission
on the return trip TO Nisqually
via Naches, there is this:
We came upon the banks OF
the Snake river. where we found
at a salmon station a number
OF Indians probably Nez Peree)
30 the amount of 20, having
about them a flock Of fine horses
to the number of 400. On pass
ing they paid no attention to
US but soon after sent up two
canoes to ferry our luggage
over.
THE native in charge Of the
canoes, when they had fin
ished, went off without de
manding anything for their
trouble, showing that they are
an independent people, = trait
of character which usually
follows when they become rich
IN horses-at least such h the
fact 20 far a. / have observed
among Indian tribes"
Not only Indians, but the white
brothers Of a century later, also
seem 10 be affected by the
things which they possess. When
they have plenty they are in
clined, as a whole. to be more
independent and friendly than
when they are In want, al
though there are exceptions to
the rule.
The wealthy Indians were
more friendly To the whites and
most of the trouble was caused
by the fear that the whites
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
Public Authority Must Control

There only authority in the United States which
must be allowed to maintain order in public assemblies
that is, the regularly constituted public authority.
People who attend meetings with the obvious purpose
Of dsruptng them be suppressed not by members
Of the organization holding the meeting but by police
other public authority For il meeting organizes its
bouncers to its order then they only
embryo storm troopers
Freedom speech does not include organized dsrup-
ton and hoodumism at meetings. There have been Incl
dents in which those who disagree with the point of
view they knew would be expressed at meeting attended
that meeting not to dissent in orderly manner but to
disrupt and break the meeting That sort of hoogan-
I'm has place in America
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07

hgious beliefs. Like the sacred
COW you must not touch and
woe unto the politician who
dares to say he does not believe
in them.
Here is one of the sacred
cows: The importation of for
eign goods made by cheap labor
and selling at a low price to the
consumers, is detrimental to the
interests of the people and low
ers their living standards; there
fore, It is absolutely necessary
10 build a high tariff wall TO
keep the goods out Of the
country.
At the same time we have
heard the president say that
"one-third of the population is
i'll housed, i'll clad and i'll fed"
So. we believe in building a high
tariff wall to keep this one
third from getting more goods
with their low money incomes.
Would not their low incomes
reach further and buy more
goods If the price Of the goods
were lower? Is il not more
goods that they need? What
do they live on?
Here is another: High prices
and high money wages make
prosperity and high living stand
ards. They know this is true
because when prices and wages
are high we have good times.
Mark Twain said: He had dis
covered that 20 per cent of the
deceased had died IN a bed:
therefore, never again would he
sleep in a bed"
Living standards Of the peo-
pie as a whole are based en-
tirely on the amount of goods
produced in the nation. That is,
the people must get possession
Of more goods and services In
order to get higher living stand
ards. VIII anyone dispute this?
That being true. does it matter
what price the goods sell for or
what money wages the people
receive7
The important thing is TO get
more production in the nation.
The more produced. the more
the people receive for the simple
reason the employers or bust
ness men must sell the goods
TO the population. In spite OF
appearances Of a few. tho en-
ployers can consume but q sInsil
part Of the production. The
people get IL.
These ideologies have put the
country on the bum. II has
robbed the farmers. farm labor.
small business men and many
others Of their Just share Of the
national production. A major
ity in the cities may gain by IL
but It has ruined the rural pop
ulstion. As I mentioned before,
our government does not repre-
sent al Of the people.
nc~n = -DVrUCnN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
ATLANTIC FLEET
STRENGTHENED

President Roosevelt's secret
measures for new aid to Britain
include a major Strengthening
Of our Atlantic fleet. That il
the message which Ambassador
John G. winant will carry back
TO the harassed war lords NJ
London.
The U. s. has more vessels In
the Atlantic than is generally
realized. There are three old
but still serviceAble battleships.
six modern cruisers. TWO (pos-
sibly three) aircraft carriers. so
destroyers and about 20 sub
marines. with auxiliary craft.
We probably will transfer an
unknown number OF the same
types Of ships from the Pacific
10 the Atlantic within q few
weeks. II we have not already
done 20. The three bsttleships
soon TO ~ placed IN ACTIVE eerN-
ics-the North Carolina. Wash
ington and South Dskota-siso
may be kept in these waters
instead Of being assigned 10 the
main battle fleet in the Pacific
ocean.
Our naval experts believe that
such an aSsemhlage OF warships
could carry out the presidents
promises OF % safeguarding
shipments OF weapons and food
TO England. and ~ repelling
any attack on territory which
the administration regards a.
essential 10 the defense OF the
western heuaisnhRre
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
OPPOSE CONVoYs

OffOSE 1OR NO1S
Editor, The Times. Last week
20 Spokane business executives,
quizzed by me, came out strong
ly against the Roosevelt war
policy. This was the first time
my own personal poll. conducted
on a statewide basis, was unani-
mously anti-interventionist.
In the previous week the
Indianapolis News, most i'm
portant paper in Indiana, polled
its readers. The vote against
conveys was % to s: the vote
against war was 30 to 5.
Thus the nation approaches a
unity different than that de-
sired by the president. And thus
il explained the presidents al
most complete reversal over
night Of his belligerent fireside
chat May 81.
Tuesday evening he was for
complete freedom of the seas TO
American ships: dnesday
morning they were not to enter
dangerous waters. Tuesday eve
ming the American navy was to
assure delivery of war supplies
TO Britain. Wednesday morning
he again rejected the convoy sys-
tenn. Tuesday evening strikes
were to be forbidden; Wednesday
morning no immediate steps in
that direction were To he taken,
nor any immediate steps to inn
pose the controls implied in his
national emergency proclsma-
ton.
Overnight the president had
heard from the people. But
doubtless he had known what he
would hear. and his strategic re-
treat had been prepared in ad-
vance. Again and again he has
shifted his position to disarm
opposition and mollify the peo-
pie. as in his prediction anti
war pledges. and his pacific ut
terances after his demand for the
dictstorial powers given him in
the lend-lease bill.
But he is always consistent in
seeking more power, the latest
instance being his proclamation
OF a national emergency. Does
he intend a sudden exercise Of
those accumulated powers TO
force an unwilling people into
war. History shows the danger
Of that. II not. is he not serv-
ing the English people as badly
In promising unlimited aid as
Colonel Donovan and his other
spokesmen in the Balkans served
the Greeks and Jugoslsvs. in
promising aid that could not be
delivered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
AMERICAN SECRETS
READILY REVEALED


The navy revealed all the Sc
crets of Americas embryonic
industrial might TO South Ameri-
can colleagues who recently
toured our new warships, our
shipyards and factories. The in
spection was designed to strike
blow for naval solidarity in
the western hemisphere.
The South Americans were
permitted TO see the new weap-
ons. especially guns larger than
those now in use on any battle
ships. 10 which access Is being
refused Americans. They were
given the run OF the North Caro-
lima. our latest wsrship n b
placed In commission. They
were shown hundreds Of planes
and bombers that are beginning
To roll off assembly lines like
peas off a fork-50 per cent for
Great Britain snd-theoreticslly
so per cent for the United
States. Perhaps even more i'm
portsnt. they were taken into
plants where the raw materials
for a mighty naval and military
machine are being fabricated
wholesale.
The tnp also had its diplo-
matte angles. The Latin Off
GERS. who had been virtual
strangers before. came 10 be
good friends during the months
journey and eamarsderie. They
came 70 realize. our people be
heve. that South America and
the Z. $. have q deep JOINT in
terest in the safety OF the west
srn hemisphere II this estimate
q the effect is correct. it's i'm
portRnee cannot hs under-esti-
mated. Tor South American
Arny officers, VINO saw cur
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-07
INVENTORY or
HELP DEMANDED

Non interVentioniSt senators
soon wih submit g resolution
demanding a complete inventory
Of the extent and nature Of the
si8 which We Rave furnished %
Britain ~ far. They viii agree
&c accept this information in
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LINED PUBLICITY

Editor, The Times; Mount Ia
coma Lodge No. 4o3 celebrated
its golden anniversary here IN
Tacoma on May nth and 18th,
and our members. many visiting
members and friends had a very
enjoyable time.
We thank you for the many
favorable comments contained
In The Tines which helped
greatly toward our successful
Celebration
:. p. BURNS.
President. No. 40s
A. !. RYAN,
Sec. -tress. Ne fo2-
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I09icl

were coming TO take their prop
erty. as some OF them did Most
Of the troubles today are due Il
the fact that certain people fear
that others are gong 70 take
their property or because in
dividusls and nations are trying
10 get more than their share al
the things"
As the party travelled east to-
ward the Whitman mission Il
became more apparent that
Pierre Charles, a member Of
the Hudsons Bay crew at Mis-
oually, was. as Breckenridge de-
cribed him. the backbone Of the
party. Pierre was one Of the
first men sent north by DR.. Nc
Laughlin from Fort Vancouver
TO build the plant at Nisqually.
He was an expert woodsman and
his hewn umbers were almost
as true as il they had been
sawed. 1t was a slip Of Pierre's
axe that kept DR.. W. r. Tolmis
at Nisqually when he should
have been ministering to the
needs Of the Hudson's Bay staff
on Vancouver island and pro-
vided the experience which re-
suited in his appointment a.
chief factor at Nisqually. DIR.
Tolmie. who had stopped TO visit
Nisqually on his way to Vic
toria, was about to board the
ship when Pierre was brought
in with q badly cut foot. The
injury was so serious that DR..
Tolmie stayed several weeks To
care for him and no became
identified with Nisqually.
Next important stop as the
expedition Travelled west toward
Naehes was at a place called
Waiileptu, a mission established
by DR.. Whitman" apparently
the Whitman project did not i'm
press him as much as the
Spaulding project in the lap
wal valley as Breckenridge
passes 1t with only a brief men,
ton. Crossing a sandy prairie"
now rich agricultural land be-
cause of irrigation, Breckenridge
was astonished at the number
and size of a variety of hare
(JaekrabbiD on the prairie.
He was no more surprised
than tourists, who for the first
time, make an early morning
drive over the highways which
now traverse the prairie. Hun
dreds of jaelSrabbits, blinded
by automobile headlights rs
they cross the roads, are killed
and litter the highway for
miles. Crows, magpies and
hawks, seeking fresh meat for
an early breakfast, prevent
the dead rabbits from becom-
ing . nuisance.
-
Two days after Leaving the
Whitman mission the party took
a route up the Yakima river
which. Breckenridge wrote,
flows through one of the most
barren countries 1t has ever been
my lot to witness. A few scat
tered NORWOOD bushes with an
occasional tuft Of grass is all
that relieves the eye from the
almost unbounded waste. We
encamped in a marsh where the
mosquitoes were So plentiful that
we could get no rest. Rattle
snakes also very abundant"
Today that barren cOun-
try" due 10 irrigation and sci
entif1e cultivation, IL one Of
the most productive agricul-
tural areas IN the United
States. You never can tell.
Two more nights on the way
and the party reached the camp
Of Chief Tobias where horses
had been obtained on the way
TO Ozsnogsn. The chief and his
son with four horses were wait
ing 10 join the party 10 20 over
the pass 70 Nisquslly.
June Q the party was again at
the summit Of the mountains
where camp had been made in
the snow on May II.
ITO Ra Continual
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TTcuT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ii u II i ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

Observation-Disclosures naval experts begin
ming to feel the fate of the British fleets
surviving units in the Mediterranean They wonder
whether these be withdrawn to safety in view of
the Cretan demonstration that the Germans and Italians
moss air control Of ma
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confidence II the president re-
fuses 10 furnish It under any
other conditions.
The inquisitive members are
willing to keep England on her
feet, II only to give this country
additional time to re-arm. But
they do not want to strip the
western hemisphere of essential
defenses particularly II there is
danger that this material might
fall INTO Hitler's hands in Africa
or the Middle East. The presi-
dent long ago promised TO con-
suit army-navy technicians on
the amount of assistance which
we could safely advance. Now
n develops that his naval and
military experts disagree on this
question. Some advisers. par
ticularly army airmen. believe
we should keep more planes for
ourselves. Others side with
=. ID. r.
The questioners want to know
how much we have advanced al
ready. and how much we plan
to ship in the future. They would
like 10 learn also where these
ornaments are TO DO used. In
short, they want facts which
have been withheld hitherto
from all except a few insiders.
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There bridge between the Bible and "Mein Kampf;
quarter There is only road for usDr Chain Weiz
MANN Zionist leader
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MORSE

Samuel F. 3. Morse. inventor
of the telegraph. was a success
full portrait painter. He visited
Paris in 1889 and met Daguerre,
one Of the inventors of a pho
Geographic process. Daugerre
later sent Morse specifications
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RAILROAD UNDER THE
DEAD

At two places on the North
western Pacific in northern Cali
fornia, railroad travellers actual
ly pass under a cemetery! How
ever, the tunnels were there
first.
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shortcomings on = similar visit
last fall. departed for home
quits unimpres~ed BY Uncle
Sans seriousness o. potsnuall-
nes.
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They're damned hungry there-Edward Lebzeltern
officer Of u S. relief ship. just back from France.
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ROBERT J. PEARS.
SACRED cows

Editor. The Times: II you are
contemplating being a candidate
for public office there are GER
tain sacred ideologies thar you
must accept as gospel truths II
you hope 10 be elected. These
ideas have been 50 implanted in
the minds OF at least so per
cent Of the electorate that 10
attempt To cislodge them Is as
dangerous as attacking their re-
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which the American used in con-
structing a crude camera. In
the summer of 1889 he took the
first U. S. photograph-from a
back window of New York uni
versityi
TOM oRRoW 1900, 900
Hammer Blow!