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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12
PULSE OF
THE PUBLIC
QUESTION MARKS

Editor. The Times: Many var
led efforts are now being made
To unity our very much mixed
population into a solid phalanx
for the purpose of preparing for
and waging a foreign war
Germany, prior to this war.
strove with ruthless feyerishness
TO blend-or TO eliminate when
deemed expedient - all elements
of that nation to produce a solid
people that would respond, mill
tary fashion. to every behest or
order Of Nszi officisldom. Only
thus might successful culmina-
ton to the greatest war Of all
time be achieved.
Russia, 1t seems. suppressed
all liberty that seemed to Stain
and the Russian congress TO be
adverse to government policies.
liquidating perhaps millions of
persons so that a new order
pull TO & ct her Communism -
might be unhindered.
How far our own officisldom
will go beside the recent ostra-
cising and FALLING of leaders or
minor elements adverse 10 their
present war efforts of course re-
mains to be seen.
II appears that over SIS per
cent of a people taught demo-
cratic rule as their very own
are opposed to the all-out sg-
gression advocated by the RoOse-
welt out-posts. Hun. Knox and
Pepper. Within this overwhelm-
ing proportion of dissidents is
sure to De large number in
clined to violence against any
set-up here that would make
them a battlefront for Britsins
war.
How far they will react by
verbal outburst. sabotage or gem
ersl violence and how close to
the German or Russian strong
arm methods war government
here will 30 TO smother their fire
we may soon bear painful wit
ness.
VIII democracy" now gasseds
up with patriotism. have its
much sdvei tised right-of-wsy or
be forced off the highway
c. W. RANSOM,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

The decision to land troops in
the erstwhile Danish possession
was taken many weeks ago.
Regular army units tone divi-
sionl and marines have been
assembled at an Atlantic port
for more than six weeks The
details OF preparation indicated
that they were scheduled for
foreign service. Draftees were
weeded out because they cannot
be sent abroad under the selec-
tive service act. The expedi-
uonary force was provided with
extra suits Of heavy winter cloth
ing, overcoats, hats and shoes.
Vessels loaded with tanks. ar
tillery and machine guns were
fitted out at other ports. On
the west coast another division
OF regulars has been awaiting
orders To sail for Alaska. A few
correspondents knew OF the
plans, but did not reveal them
out of Difference to the govern
ments request for secrecy about
troop movements.
Several presidential advisers
suggested that Roosevelt first
seek authority from congress.
Not until then did the White
House make the request. and it
was submitted by Chief of staff
Marshall rather than the presi-
dent. The proposition got a cold
reception on Capitol Hill. Mem
bers took the position that II
the emergency required such &C
ton. Roosevelt should take con-
gress into his confidence. He
did. but not until no time was
left for the legislators TO debate
the proposition.
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Editor. The Times: The Rev.
DR.. Wendell Fifield. until late
~ pastor Of the Plymouth Con-
gregstionsl church. Seattle. has
accepted the psstorate Of the
Plymouth Congre gational
church. Brooklyn, n. Y. made
~orld-famous by pastor of
nearly a century ago. the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. brother
Of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
author OF Uncle Toms Ca bin.
Covering run away slaves.
trying to get through 10 Canada
with the bsying OF the blood
hounds in their ears. would,
trembling but trustful. make
their way to Mr.. Beecher. Again
and again he has taken such
ones into his pulpit. and raised
the money. on the spot 10 buy
their freedom and send them on
10 the safety Of Canada.
Can it be that our govern
ment would raise a hand 10 stop
those girls and hand them back
TO the slsYe-drver
When I was in New York 20
years ago, J wekt across TO
Brooklyn and found Mr..
Beecher's church. He had been
dead many years. But there IN
front Of his church was the
statue Of two runaway slaves,
ciinging 10 his feet. The sight
was almost too much for me.
How much better We are to-
day than NE were a century ago.
One night In those early DAYS,
s tall man knocked AZ Mr..
Beechers office door. Mr..
Beecher was waiting for him.
They were closeted together for
long time. And then, silently
and alone. the tall man left. He
WAS Abraham Lincoln. Wen.
Lincoln and Beecher and Grant
and Sherman and al the rest
were real men and we have no
more slavery nor divided
country. Thank God for that
JAMES p. RAWSON.
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NEED GUARDSMEN
FOR LONGER PERIOD

Army officers confide private
" that they cannot build q mod
ern military machine unless the
National Guard and drsftees are
retained in service at least six
months more than the year for
which they We're called to the
colors. And they don't mean the
retention Of only few thou
sand. as Secretary Stimson sug-
gested i'm what was admittedly a
test OF Capitol Hin sentiment.
They want TO keep every Ma
tional Gusrdsmsn and selectee
under arms for a longer period.
Only lsS. 900 draftees had ar
rived at camp by March l OF
this year. The larger eonting-
ents were not summond until
April, May and June. For the
first few months the newcom-
ers receive only a ia rdening-up
course. Whipping them into
shape has been handicapped
further by the lack OF weapons.
Moreover. IT takes longer to
make a soldier now than it did
in the pre- blitzkrieg DAYS So,
only a few thousand Of the 500.
600 plus drsftees now in uni
form have even enjoyed prehm-
mary preparation for field duty.
There Is another difficulty.
The more advanced recruits
have been brigsded with Ma
tionsl Guard and regular army
outfits. They are learning TO
function IS cogs in a well-olled
machine. But IL will still be
many months before they can
be regarded ss veterans IN any
Of the branches To haul them
out OF the ranks at the end OF
their year will break up and
oemorslize the comparatively
few units ready for active duty.
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven OF these
test questions Turn to Wom-
ans page for the answers.
l. Who composed Melody in
f.
?. Which animal Is often
called ship of the DESERT
5. Which continent has the
largest area
Z. Who WAS King Of the Bel
gains during the first World
war;
5. A person can push more
than he can pull: true or false
6. King George VI OF Great
Britain is the grandson Of Queen
Victoria; true or false
Z. Major Gordon W. Little is
better known as ZEE BILL
s. What Is the minimum age
for representatives in the L. s.
Congress
2. An infant has more. fewer
or the same number Of bones as
an adult
10. OF what country is Mon
rovis the cspitsl7
.
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DEFEN Sc
, ON D


O. | would like TO provide regular income for myself
when retire Can this be done by the Defense
Savings Bonds,
A. Yes II you purchase Bond for S37 so each month";
each Bond will mature in exactly 10 years Thus at
end OF 10 years will have $50 payable each month
each of your Bonds reaches maturity.
@. But will need than $50 a month
A. Then should invest larger amount each MONTH
Every SIS put into Defense Bonds will pay you 500
ten years from Meanwhile your money your
government during this period of national emergency
NOTE-To Stamps 20 To the nearest
office United States
Washington. %. c, In form
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initiation. Under the OPM-er's
proposal. there would be such
shortage Of consumption goods
compared 10 purchasing power
that prices would soar. In Icons
opinion, II would lead TO disas-
trous initiation and speculation.
Both mems objectives can be
achieved by tremendous expan-
sion Of existing productive ca
pacity. But that cannot be ac-
eomplished soon enough TO solve
either problem. SO. the nation
is now faee-to-face with the
choice OF guns or butter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN tn. col.
INN letters must give name and
scores % writer OniF Initials
III be published When requested
Mr.. Fisit; WIN yau pleas
tel me how can clean NV oil
paintings Also will seu please
print your recipe for suntan To-
ton that leaves a nice glossy
look MISS n a.
To clean an oil painting take
the canvas out Of the frame and
lay over II piece Of cloth mois-
tened with rain water. II will
take up dirt from the picture.
Several applications may be nee
essary. Wipe the surface gently
with a tuft Of cotton wool,
dampened with absolutely pure
linseed oil. Incidental 10 clean
ing Of OIL paintings. 1t might
be added that q gold frame can
be cleaned With q freshly-cut
onion. A few hours later II
should be rubbed down with a
sponge moistened with rainwa-
ter and then dried with a soft
cloth.
We have no suntan recipe and
didn't think misses were inter-
ested in looking glossy.
Mr.. Fisit: Can YOU tell m.
where I can send for pamph-
lets containing the social secur-
lty laws: FL.
The Pierce County Welfare
Department. at path and Pacific
in Tacoma. could give you
pamphlet showing the state
laws. You could write directly
to the state Department Of So
eial Security. Olympia.
Mr.. Fixit: Some tim. aso. %,
May IL. one of your readers
who signed her name Mrs. y.
W. :. wrote about having q
copy Of The Peterson Maya
zine. ~ years old. containing
number Of Cooley prints. I
should like 10 get In touch with
Mrs. y. W. y.
MRS. y. y. y.
Since we no longer have the
letter. We must appeal to Mrs.
+. w. s. TO send US her address
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

Here's a tidy little yarn
about Iceland and a rather
remarkable Sailorman who
set himself up as king of
same in the year 1880.
At that time. England and
Denmark were At war. and tiny
little Iceland. which was under
Danish rule. vas virtually for
gotten in the hubbub. The
townspeopie Of Reykjsvik. espi-
tai Of Iceland. were suffering
from lack Of supplies and news
Of affairs IN Europe
But certain sympathetic
London merchant obtained per
mission 10 send to Reyk javik
shipload OF food and supplies -
and that mans kind mercy had
fantastic results.
Jurgen JOrgensen vas hired
Ia skipper the little ship. He vas
quite a guy.
First he had to be bsiled out
Of jail, where he had been tuck
ed away over a little matter Of
gambling debts That was no
difficult trick 80 far as the Eng
lsh authorities were concerned
when they learned he intended
to leave the country forthwith.
inasmueh as they had previously
done little but worry about Jor-
gensen's activities as a clever
privsteer and pirate.
Jorgensen had at one time or
another sailed in ships Of nearly
every flag. seen the inside of all
the best jsils in the world. and
In general and been and done
just about everything in the sea
fsring book. X. was a good
sailor but mighty tough people.
Well. the ship was cleared
from England - and then the
Danish government said nix.
1orgensen sailed anyhow for
ykjayik.
Jorgensen anchored his ship in
the harbor on a Sunday morning
while the townspeople were at
church. The Danish governor
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whose name actually vas
Count Tramp. and apparently IL
was quite appropriately was
meanwhile passing the time in
his mansion with his current
lady friend
II was raw and blustery dav
and the streets Of Reykjavik
were deserted Jorgensen mus
tered an even dozen Of his sailors
and passed out pistols and cut
lssses all around. and the little
group rowed ashore. He had an
idea.
Upon landing they made di-
reotly for the governors man
sion. and when they arrived Jor-
gensen posted six men at the
back door and tersely told them
10 shoot down anybody who
might attempt to interfere with
his activities; the other six sea-
men were stationed at the front
Of the mansion with the same
grim orders.
With a cooked pistol In each
fist, JorgeDsen stomped through
the front door 10 the parIor.
There he pointed his guns at the
astonished governor and melo-
dramatically demanded that
gentleman surrender.
The sailors thereupon entered
btiskly and seized Count Tramp
and his girl friend and hustled
them off to the ship where they
were quickly battened below
matches without so much as
toothbrush.
Just IN case. tho ships can
non were aimed at the towns
wooden buildings. but as il
turned out this was unnecessary
inasmuch as at no time during
the proceedings was single
shot fired or was there any
bloodshed whatever.
Upon hearing the news of the
governors arrest. the towns
people went into a quick hubble
but decided it was good radiance
and what did they have to lose
the big Tramp?
And Jorgensen thereupon es-
tablished himself as King Jur-
gen !. Although he was just a
seagoing roughneck. he never
theless was naturally an able
diplomat.
Without ever having dreamed
OF How To Win Friends and
Influence People" he put across
the idea that the people them
selves had chosen him as leader.
Next he boosted the paw Of
clergymen. And then he hit the
jackpot when he proclaimed that
no more money was to be paid
to Denmark; he was a popular
monarch and no mistake.
However, tire thing was Just
too good to last. A few weeks
later a British warship stood
into the harbor of Reykjavik.
Hopelessly overpowered, King
Jurgen | was slapped into irons
and trundled off to England and
tossed into Jail again
Later convicted and given
life sentence In the penal COLONY
Of Tasmania. Jorgensen wasn't
with his spectacular
career-not by long way.
During the remaining years of
his life as a convict, Jorgensen
enjoyed considerable fame and
popularity in Tasmania as
government clerk. a newspaper
a constable, a ranger for
me of the big land companies
md several other Jobs that were
equally disassociated with either
'ailormen or royalty. Capt. Jor-
Jensen had plenty of talent in
EDITION TO more than a little OF
What is commonly called CUTS.
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IL is the fact that they are NOT
able, due 10 the difference in
heir purchasing power, or
credit, that forces them to take
them IN any way they can.
That's a law of nature g.
LIFE. Buying them is man.
made law.
Therefore better distribution
system. hence a better money
system, is not "one" of the
worlds needs, but the one and
ONLY need. Others will adjust
themselves on their own accord.
No, the reasona BILE is not I'M
reasonable when il is reasoned
out What is unreasona BILE is
the stupidity OF man sticking
TO system that has never
brought him anything but chaos.
What is unreasonable is the
sight of intelligent beings kill
ing one another by the millions.
ton far into the future to paw
ton far mot the future to pay
Tor weapons of destruction.
when the same amount of efforts
would give them a life OF lei
sure and peace. What is unrea-
sonsble is the sight of free in
dividusls who, knowing that
something is wrong with the
system, do nothing to right that
wrong, but hope" that George
Tor Adolphe) will do it. What is
unreasonable is to close the
door Of democracy after it has
flown the coop. That. is what is
unreasonable.
Let's not just talk about it.
let's DO il.
To ~ =NsV,p.r
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r. An Inside Picture of Finon.
IL u IL / ciol and Political America
Ry RAY TICKER

WASHINGTON - The presidential maneuvers which
preceded announcement of the occupation of Iceland illus
trae the methods by which the United States edgng
gradually toward the vortex of On Capitol Hill
where the revelation received with dour faces some
legislators, prowar and anti-war. believe it furnishes
prevew of the down which the country will
into the conflict $ a shooting partner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12
SO THEY SAY

School systems must not wait
for factories and shipysrds 10
be built before they start tram
ing men and women for national
defense industTies.-Dr Edwin
A. Lee, dean. School Of Educs-
ton. U. Of c. st Los Angeles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12
roDAY-s COMMON ERROR

VIII you set and rest awhile.
is wrong because set means 20
cause something 10 sit, as set
q lamp on the table. and SIT
means the act o. being seated
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

There dictators in South America, but that is
disease and not normal state of countries
illness of which the people conscious and which they
striving conquer-Dr. Raou Herrera-Arango
tary of the Cuba embassy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

championship fights held in the
West Coast city, as well as the
American Olympic Games box
ing matches.
PEST CONTROL
In 1920 the Department of
Agriculture imported the Kor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12
FIGHT TIMER

FIGHT TIMER
William f. Billy" Coe. tailor
by profession. began his career
at a Los Angeles athletic club
IN 1909, and has been holding
his stop watch on bouts ever
since. He has timed all the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

can digger wasp. whose young
prey on the young Of the Japan
ese beetle. II is kept from be-
coming a pest by the fact that
IT attacks only this particular
type Of beetle!
Tomorrow: Church Of Silence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-12

You help yourself when you buy
Z. s. Defense Bonds.
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Southeast Trade Unit
Demands Action
For Air Raid Funds
Col. BoIIes Says Token"
Bombing Possible; Sees
BIuckout Traffic Toll

Action within "a hours by the
Commissioners to obtain money to
help organize the air raid warden
setup for the District and by the
newspapers and radios to inform
the citizens what to do in case Of
a raid were demanded by the South
east Businessmen Association last
night.
These demands we're made fol-
lowing hurried visit by Col. Lem
uel P Bolles. executive director of
Civilian Defense, to the meeting,
Token Bombing" Possible.
"A day ago a great many people
thought civilian defense was shadow
boxing" Col Bolles told the group,
Now there is a possibility of token
bombing
You are gambling with death
whenever such possibility lies
within control OF the enemy and
you think he's a good fellow and
will not use it
Col. Bolles further stated that If
q blackout were attempted in Wash
ington, the resulting loss of life
from accidents would be terrific.
You must organize warden posts
In every block. You must get ready
now" he said.
Indorse Incurables Home.
The association indorsed the idea
Of a home for incurables in the Dis
trict on motion of Alex J. Berlin.
who pointed out the need for such
a home as expressed by the Public
Health officials.
The inaction of the Commission
ers following the request for in
vestigation Of the building inspec-
tors ONCE and the electrical in
spector's office was condemned and
. meeting with the Commissioners
was asked TO discuss the problem.
The group collected SIS for the
Christmas fund for the underprivi-
ledged.
Adelbert w. Lee presided at the
meeting. held at 3l4 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.