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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Mr.. FIXIT
lie Fixes THINGS

To receive attention n this col
unu astter mus give nane and
address - writer Only Initials
all - published When qusstee
Mr.. Fixit: VIII YOU please tell
me what became Of the Graf
zeppelin NJ l. A.
While Germany IL understood
N have abandoned construction
Of sirships for lack Of a source
Of non-flammabis heiium gas.
II IL presumed that the Graf
zeppelin and one other still are
in existence somewhere in the
country. There - no evidence
that any attempt has been made
10 use the ships in the war.
Mr.. f1xit. Please tell me how
! 20 about To get my birth eerti-
ficate: ! vas horn In Canada,
married In Emerson. Man. Can
ada. arm an American citi-
zrn; came To No. Dakota in
1882. No records of births in
those days. Now I understand
| am 10 write To Emerson. Man,
where I was married. and they
send me \ blank Ia fiji out.
want Ia know Tn whom I ad-
dress the letter at Emerson.
j.. W.
Try addressing your letter TO
the Registrar OF Births. Deaths
and Marriages there. II should
BE- able to provide you with a
copy Of your marriage license
application. presumably show
ing your age, though To get a
copy Of your birth certificate
you'd have 10 write to the regis
trsr Of the province in which
you were born, who would be at
the provincial capital.
Mr.. Fi,ii. / would nl. 10
know WHERE the Republican
headquarters 10 In Tacoma and
n they are active. IVAN T.
The parties haven't made a
practice Of maintaining head
quarters in Tacoma during the
off campaign years. You might
see Charles f. Taylor. jr., in the
Puget Sound Bank building. the
president of the Young Repub-
hcanx.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY. OCToBER /,


This is not an important day
in planetary government. Ad-
verse aspects rule the morning
hours, but after noontime bene-
fic influences are active.
Heart and Home: Under this
rule of the stars there may he
in the family a sense OF rest
less discomfort. Sensitive young
persons will reflect world I'M
happiness. Work for everyone
should be provided. Girls will
find employment in offices and
factories, shops and shipyards.
As the autumn advances dress
will show changes due to war
and many uniforms will be worn
by women. Cosmetics will be
less used than formerly and ar
tifical modes and manners will
be discarded.
Business Affairs: Inventors
will contribute to new msnufac-
turing enterprises. While new
designs will furnish employment
for many persons, there will be
improvements on old inventions
which provide profit. The radio
will become even more remark
able In its transmission OF
sound than 1t has been. Novel
instruments will be in demand.
Curtailment in the Use OF saso-
line will make cheap little cars
popular.
National Issues: Length Of
service no longer will be con-
sidered debatsble subject
where men called 10 national de-
Tense are concerned, for cir
cumstsnces will prove how nee
sssary is manpower in a coun-
try lying between two oceans.
This months has been designated
a. a time when events would
cause even the least patriotic
American to volunteer for de-
Tense.
Persons whose birthdats IL Ia
have the sugury OF a year OF
activity. Both men and women
should push all important in
terests. It Ia well to be on
guard against losses.
Children born on this day will
he vigorous. intelligent and in
dustrious Quickwitted and
sslf-reliant they will make the
most Of their talents which may
be varied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
There Will Be Elections, All RIGHT

II ID unfortunate that people chosen to raise
carecry OF panic with series of nnuendoes that there
won't be congressional elections 1892 freedom of
speech is about to be cut off, they nsnuate using
dent freedom of speech to make the nsinuation
Worry, worry. Vague hints of something strange and
Mysterious going beneath the surface" So don't
know about the plot Ell? Well WELL It's bad very bad
To all that, want to reply in just emphatic and
Wear way know how and the is, "Baoney"
There will be congressional elections in 1912 just as
usual and for two very excellent reasons:
l. Nobody in position Of the slightest authority
Influence wants to skip en-
2 they did, the American people wouldn't tolerate it
for instant.
The American people have been through some pretty
tough times together We have been through and
Of have been through economic ups and
downs; have been through pretty bitter internal
dssensions II has been seriously proposed by
considerable number of responsible people that the
of free be sacrificed temporarily. 1t is
not proposd now.
OF the whispering campaign suggests that il will
not be proposed in mysterious way made clear
the elections will just be omitted and nobody will
notice.
To raise, at a time like this limp man. do
service to the country and to weigh ser
ously the sincerity of those who make it, The ingenious
part of it that denial and discussion the point
by anyone in authority seems to give standing and
color to the charge And the who makes it, when
the 1912 elections in the usual always
WELL they planned not to have EN-, but campaign
headed off the plot It's cheap and easy way to try to
throw discred the government at little risk and
suspect that Of those who been spreading the
rumor know better.
The customary congressional elections will be held in
1912 and might ask the who the
contrary whether he wants TO make small bet it. Bet
ting the side of the American people is about safe
speculation a a confused world offers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWI EDGE

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions Turn to
Woman's page for the answers.
l. What atmospheric phe-
nomenon was visible over east
ern United States as far south
as Florida on the night OF Sep
TENDER IS. 1871:
>. Which insect Is mentioned
in the Bible passage Go TO
the. thou sluggard: consider
her ways. and be wise"
!. Is steel a chemical element
cr an alloy.
Z. James Oliver Curwocd Was
an American artist. author Or
religious LEADER
=. In the army, what " the
next rank above private
8. Under which president was
the famous Muscle Shoals power
and navigation project IN the
Tennessee river begun-
Z. What was the name Of the
Duchess OF Windsor when She
married the Duke
g.. How many teats does q
milk goat hsves
3. Who wrote Main Street,
10. The steward in charge Of
the domestic affairs 81 a house
hold 10 also called ND.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
TAkES ISSUE WITH
MAYOR ON PROSTITUTION

Editor, The Times. OF recent
date, Mayor Harry ?. Cam. is-
sued : statement in the daily
press. that since the snsctlon
Of that vlscious. hypo critical
and assanine law. commonly
called the "May-Act." veneral
diseases were on the decline.
Whereas. only a few weeks ago.
Mr.. Eastwood, our public safety
commissioner. Informed the
writer that as near as ne could
ascertain Seneral disease was
increasing within the environs
Of Tacoma. II that statement is
correct, no wonder.
Let US by way Of DEPRESSION,
engage = fev moments IN intro
spection- Befors this Jasmine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

revealed in detail how the So
000. 900. 900 was to be spent for
the nations resisting Hitler-the
type and number of weapons,
the class of planes and ships, the
building material for bases, the
sort of food. II was the only
Justification of and specification
for the vast expenditure pre-
scented by administration wit
nesses. Only about six of the
25 pages were devoted to the
war department. share in the
lease-lend operations. That por-
ton was composed by Mr.. Slim
sons own aides.
Before beginning his quiz Of
the secretary, q member asked
him if ne had examined the de
tailed breakdown in the blue
book"
II have not hitherto" replied
the CABINET memDef.
Later. member asked, In
speaking about the chief Of
staffs responsibility. you do not
mean to shift responsibility >"
Not a bit"
you mean that it is your re-
sponsibiIity, but they are carry
ing out that part of your re-
sponsibility?
Yes"
The inside story of FDR's
latest attempt TO restore Tom
nit Corocran to the federal pay
roll reveals Vice President Wal
lace as a man with a bold and
caustic sense of humor. The
VP's curt retort marks the sec
ond time the president and the
lawyer-lobbyist have been re-
buffed within a few weeks. Sem
stors warned the White House
that its protegs could not De
confirmed for soicitor-genersl.
Like many sincere New Deal
ers. Wallace has been disillu-
stoned BY the former brain
truster's callous use Of his in
fluence and White House con-
nectiOns IN cleaning up a mill
ion dollars or more since quit
ting the government The Up
also recalls Corcorans insist
ence that ne Join in the unsue-
eessful purge" Of Sen. Guy
Gillette Of Iowa. and in the
packing Of the supreme court.
When Wallace refused to enlist
IN those controversies. they eS-
changed harsh words, though
Henry Is mild man.
Recently FDR told the VP
that ne planned to put clean
dress suit on Tommis and re-
habilitate him in the eyes OF
the people" He asked Wallace,
who heads SPAB. 10 assign the
young man TO a speaking tour
as q prelude 10 giving him = JOB
in the national defense Setup.
Are you sure that be has
cleaned the suit he has on now ."
inquired the Iowsn without a
smile.
The president did not press
tins matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
An Inside Picture of Finon-
LII A ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGT0N-The lend-lease bill provides no
money re-armng Russia although White House leaders
fought every attempt to place ban any military aid
the Soviet confidential breakdown of the $600O,
900 900 appropriation reveals that Stain will have to get
his stuff secretly wait until American sentiment
conditioned further for outright grant Per-
haps even the bill records admission that Russia Is
oh
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Ar CHIEF DID
NOT KNOW SCORE

Henry L. Stimson's unfamiliar
ity with the kind or amount Of
military aid TO Britain amazed
committee members. The elder
~ secretary OF war was so IN
informed on the White House
program that even Republican
members waived cross-exs nina
ton of their fellow GOPer.
Subcommittee members were
given a 2S-psee nimeogrsphed
pamphlet al the start ~ the
hearings. The blue document
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

law went into effect, there were
approximately rs houses Of
prostitution in Tacoma. That is
no alarming number for a port
town of this size. Let us as
sumo that each house domiciles
an average personnel of five
girls; that would be in the ag-
gregste, 125 girls.
The writer. who in addition to
many more persons. is opposed
TO this political travesty of the
law, is cognizant of the fact,
that all these girls are still ply
ing their profession. With this
sinister or negative difference,
however, that now, instead of
submitting to medical examina-
tons, which the madams of the
oawdy houses compelled them TO
DO, these girls are now free
lances. They rent a room and
make the same pay through the
medium of clandestine patrons,
that comparatively would make
the greatest industrial tycoons
blush with shame. And sinful
taneously, they are not obliged
now to submit to any medical
examinations because there are
no madams 10 compel them.
They are now in business for
themselves, thanks TO the insane
vagaries of a foolish statute.
The result is that all OF these
girls are now all potential "foun-
tain heads" Of ensuing veneral
diseases.
Why doesn't Mayor Cain study
the methods that are now in
vogue in the city OF San An
tonic. Texas, namely The Frank
Bukenheuser System" which is
receiving the worlds plaudits
son AA~eiAAo dAAtNs It's ApuStS
OF prostitution To operate under
an infallible system of careful
scrunity. with the result that
San Antonio has the lowest rec
ord Of veneral diseases of any
city In the world.
Another statement nv the
mayor was that since the enact
ment Of the May or Nav Not
Act, had been IN effect, no
cases Of rape mad been reported.
AS well expect 10 cut down an
oak tree for its lumber. whose
embryonic acorn had only been
planted two months previous.
II the statements were made
in an innocent vein he might be
excused, but. II serious. ne Is
6efuddiing the minds Of be-
lighted public.
The foregoing is not an at
tempt 10 harsngue our mayor.
He Is. I think. well meaning
man in general However, If he
sntertsins the delusion that no
can enforce the stipulsuons Of
the "Msy-Act" ne as well as
the general public will some day
receive . rude sws kenins from
= self-imposeo sociological in
difference.
The writer some years ago
was a Translator Of sex crimes
IN the largest hospital in the
world. and can vouchsafe the
statement that the greatest
number OF sex crimes as We'll
as social diseases are manifest
in communities where such
idiotic measures were adopted as
set forth in the so-cslled May
Act Think this over.
Adolph Il Mstzen.
111a So. 21st n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Bob explores the bridal paths
among the Baldwin Hills near
Los Angeles. Sandy seems TO
sense his responsibility for his
blind master.
TOM RROW: Borrowed
Blitzkrieg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

tute Of America. Bob Atkinson
has often toiled l6 to Is hours a
day-seven days week. In
what leisure time he can find
today he rides. mounted on
Sandy. Accompanied by his
loyal wife, Alberta Atkinson,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

10 decide Just
what should be
charged against
a service Of in
70 m alto n,
VI here leEiti-
m ate n G " s
leaves off and
u here propa-
gands or eduea-
ton begins.
Sure au OF the
Budget, which
should know the
a answers 10 all
such questions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Robert Atkinson was rs when
he lost his sight while punching
cattle in Montana. Instead of
giving up, he went on do great
service for the sightless Of the
world. In his work as founder
and director Of the Braille Insu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
WASHINGTON COLUMN
Cost Of Government Information
Service Remoins Deep Mystery
Another in a series Of articles on government pfor-
nation serUces.
~. nrrn EnSnA
By PEIEk tDSON
Tacoma Times Washington Correspondent

IUASHINGTON-How much Is the federal government
spending for It's services Of Observation-Disclosures 10 by
opponents administration propaganda and defended
By the propagandsts themselves educational work to
inform the good citizens Of the country what their
ment Is doing TO improve their lot?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Republican on the house ap-
preparations committee, got
interested in this subject and
has tried TO smoke out some
Of the facts on these eNpendi-
lures But he has had a good
many barriers put in his way.
Jones got tabulation Of IN.
budget estimates Of expenditures
for information and publicity for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1871. covering the 10 cabinet de-
partments Of the government and
Is principal independent agencies.
The total reported was S241s.343.
No small sum. but it doesn't begin
TO cover the story.
For instance, the first item Of
this budget bureau tsbulation is:
Department of Agricul-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Nations IN spite of being occupied, cannot be said to
have lost their judicial enttiesAberto Enchand foreign
minister of Costa RIGA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
ADDITION

Secretary Of Agriculture Claude
r. Wickard. in a letter to Rep
resentative Jones dated Nav Is.
1871, reported that the cost for
al personal services devoted TO
the preparation Of materials for
the press, radio. motion pictures
and exhibits. including only those
employees who work directly on
these materials and not tvpists
stenogrsphie help. etc. for 200
employees amounts to S519. 7a2 an
nuslly; other expenses are $685.
1872"
The total of these two sums il
S746.174, or S4s.006 more than
the report TO the budget bureau.
That's only a beginning. On
top of the S746,I74 there was
printing appropriation for
the year of S1,66O,4S5. Add
those figures and you get a
total of S2,3SS,61S, which is
only SS2,7S0 less than the to-
tai reported 10 the budget
bureau by all 26 departments.
Now, it can probably be called
unfair TO make this comparison.
for the department of agriculture
expenses for information and pub
licity rank among the three or
four highest in the government.
and it is not cricket to charge all
OF that S1.660,000 printing bill
/ against the service of inforina-
ton. For instance. 1t takes
million dollars worth of forms to
run the department year.
When the department II
agriculture boys get TO brag-
ging about what they've done
In any given year, they don't
hesitate to spread IL on thick.
In fact, when the report from
the department of agriculture
director of information was
submitted for the year 1910,
the printing and binding ex-
penses were listed as not
Sl,660.000, but S1.955, 72I.
That was for 23,s13,344 publica-
tons and periodicals and s,583, 400
lists of farmers bulletins and
leaflets, distributed free in re-
Spouse to specific requests. There
were 2,s76 posters, charts and art
department jobs. And 267 ,424
Photographic prints.
From the duplicating depart
ment were issued ISL, 323,e75
pages of material which went to
60S7se customers on 1851 mail
ing lists. At the end of the year
there were 1e,60O,573 copies OF
publications on hand. waiting for
someone to ask for them.
COST OF PROPAGANDA
1t would be unfair TO multiply
these totals by 10. or by IS. or
by 26-the number of federal de-
partments and agencies for which
Congressman Jones was able to
get figures on publicity expenses
to make an estimate of the to-
tai government expenses for in
formation, education, propaganda,
or whatever you want to call il.
But from these figures il can be
seen that the government depart
ments aren't as frank and honest
about this business as they should
be
Generally speaking" wrote
Harold D. Smith. director Of the
budget to Congressman Jones,
there Is no segregation IN the
accounting. hudgetsry or appro-
priatlng procedures of the federal
government Of publications, pub
hcity or news material as specific
objects or purposes of expenoi-
ture. As consequence. il woulo
De a practical impossibility 10
prepare a compilation Of the &C
tusl costs under these heads over
period Of years"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

The answer is one OF the mys-
teries OF Washington. Part OF the
trouble comes from an inability
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Go home 10 thy friends and tell them great things
the Lord hath done for thee and hath had compassion
thee.-Mark 5:l9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Congressman Rob bert r.
Jones Of Lima, Ohio, youngest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-03

Amount Of Taxes
and Costs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-03
DESCRIPTION OF LAND

ROGER I.OsNEss SUB. nag PINE
sUB. or TT. ETA OF Slsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-24
STATE

If you intend to see Errol Flynn ard Olivia de Havllland in They Died With Their Boots On," thrill CT of the old West, currently at Warmers State theater you'll have to hurry as performances tomorrow evening positively conclude it's eYl. gagement. Moonlight in Hawaii" with Jane Frazee, the Merry Macs, Leon Errol and Migclla Auer in principal roles is the second hit.
 Theatergoers who are looking for something different in the way of screen entertainment win find just that when "One Foot in Heaven" opens It's engagement on Wednes- day at the State.
 Based on the recent best seller by Hartzell Spence, "One Foot in Heaven" is a farm, genial story of family life In the first quarter of this century, and of the lovable tyrant who ruled the family.
 Fredric March and Martha Scott are co-starred at the head of $ large cast with March as father and Miss Scott as the doting wife who subtly diverts his benevolent tyranny. Other cast members who portray the children of the Spence family at various ages, and their Iowa neighbors, are Frankie Thomas, Elisabeth Fraser, Esulah BOndi, Gene Lockhars, Harry Dav- export, Moroni Olsen and many more.
 "One Foot in Heaven," is essen- italy a true story. The author based 1t on the life of his own father, a country minister. As for the title, it is taken from fathers own words. Explaining to his children one day why they couldn't be allowed to play on Sunday although all the other children in town did, he said ''The pastors family is in a specia. category. It's as if we walk Q sort of tight-rcpe balancing precari- ously-with one foot on earth and one foot already in Heaven"
 In addition the management will present a delightful comedy titled Ewing It Soldier" starring your gavoEite radio stars with such names as Ken Murray, Frances Langford, Don Wilson, Brenda and Cohina included in the top-night cast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-24
POLI'S

"The Shadow of the Thin Man. will be held.over three more days 1t was announced today by Manager Ed. Fitzpatrick of the Loew Poli theater. William Powell and Myrra Loy are the ham ard eggs, the peaches and cream, the salt and pepper of the movies. They go to- gcther naturally as night and day. It was destiny, nothing legs. There Is no other logical explanation why dapper youlg employe of the Kansas City telephone company and freckle-fsced girl from the Mon- tana COW country became the screens No. 1 team. They've been that ever since being joined togeth- CT as MT. and Mrs. Thin Man."
 In Q fantastic business, there is no more unusual story than that of the Thin Man." who from a mod est beginning has been pyramided into a multi-milion dollar prop perty, and there never was a more propitious u ion than of Bill and Myrna. So well did Bill and Myrna hit 1t of that when Dashiell Ham, mett'S ''whodunit," ''The Thin Man." was suggested for a movie, they were the choices. Bills selection for the role Of Detective Nick, Charles was casting to type. In more than half this picture. Bill has either been Q detective or a lawyer.
 Recently, there has been an in- portart addition to the Thin Man. He is the Junior Thin Man." The tag scene of "Retsrn of the Thin Man" revealed that Nora was going to present Nick with a son. In Another Thin Man." Myrna be- came the mother of an eight months-oId son. In the nsw picture, Shadow of the Thin Man" he is five and played by Dickie Hall of Brooklyn. He is the kind of son Nick ard Nora might be expected to have. He started to read at the age of one, and not only studies his lines from the script but reads the daily newspapers.
 By this time, Bill and Myrna take things nonchalaEtiy, even to having genius for a son. were used to t" they say. Anything can happen in Q Thin Mar" script"
 On the same program is e laugla- ing smash hit, ~Afoon Over Her Shoulder" starring lovely Lynn Barl and hMndsurn@ John Sutton.