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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention n fhs eos-
umn letters mus; give name ana
address ~ writer ONLY initials
will b published WIEN requested
Mr.. Fixit: VIII Won tell me
n the boys who enlisted In the
national guard and were mo
bilized sept. Is will have to stay
IN camp for the duration Of their
enlistment or just one year.
Some Of them were modified a
few days after they had enlisted
for three years. DO they stay In
camp three year. or one year.
v. W.
Probably II would take q fine
crystal ball 10 supply the an
swers. A one-year enlistment
was a one-year enlistment. how
ever. on the basis of need for
training az many men A. pos
sible for at least one year. Those
who signed for three years may
be held In service the three years
or even longer II Uncle Sam
should decide II were necessary.
Since selective training also is
In force, II In entirely possible,
In case OF a national emergency.
that all men trained and in
training would be held In serv-
ice. No one can say definitely
now. I believe II is Intended.
II we stay at peace. TO release
all the one-year enlistment men
at the end Of their year OF active
training.
Thanks to p. r. for the recipe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, APRIL -

.s'F"ss ~ VII -
Benefic aspects dominate to-
day. but adverse planetary in
fluences are active. Labor IL
under a sign promising enthu-
siastic aid In whatever IA con-
structive and well directed.
Heart and Home: Women are
fortunate In the early hours to-
day which are suspicious for the
signing Of leases and other con-
tracts. II In a lucky date for
writer's who contribute TO press
or radio. Labor should profit
under this CONFORMATION. which
IN more kindly to workers than
to those who employ them. Haz-
ards are indicated for manufac-
turers who may counter
obstacles Unforeseen in the max
ing Of contracts. Girls now will
replace many young men who
have been removed from wage
earning vacations by the draft.
Business Affairs: Activity in
most lines of trade will be wide
spread. Prices for certain lines
Of merchandise will advance.
Woolens and leather goods
should be purchased now by
those who practice wise econo-
mics. because these commodities
will grow dearer before autumn.
Financial matters should re-
ceive strict attention. for later
there will be reason to regret
lack Of foresight. Banks and
banking come under a planetary
rule that pressges strange
money problems.
National Issues: Need for
more dsstroyers and other ves-
sels win cause the British gov
eminent to make increasingly
urgent appeals for aid. The
stars appear to indicate that the
United States will risk its own
best interests by helping In
time OF supreme crisis. There
are sinister signs that presage
test to our great republic.
Probably the Pacific fleet will
be drawn into extraordinary
activity.
international Affairs: There
10 a sign read as foretelling an
aggressive world war campaign
this spring which will have a
much dreaded effect upon the
United States. Sinister aspects
are threatening to the Philip
pines at n time when the Brit
ish Isles and Africa will sustain
terrific ASSAULTS. The stars ap-
pear to indicate that the United
States win be drawn into active
participation In the conflict.
which Is to be lasting. for the
seers discern three stages In the
war which may extend through
more than q decade.
Persons whose birthdate II In
have the ausury Of q year of
prosperity. Businea progress
and Inheritance are indicated.
Children born on this day
probably will be intelligent and
popular. They may be intense
in their feelings and exceedingly
sensitive.
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WHEN PEACE COMES.
BARS SHOULD GO Up

Editor, The Times: Like the
English sparrow. the common
starting has become a natural
lied American. In 1890. some
so from Europe were released in
Central park. New York. AS it
spread westward, it has become
everywhere a permanent RESI-
dent. II often Gusts native birds.
Such displacement OF old Ameri-
can birds reminds US that, when
peace comes, we may witness
similar phenomena with our
humans.
The war once over, Z. S. A.
will probably have 10 face an
other threatened deluge Of war
weary Europeans. In 1e21-22-24
congress passed the quota acts.
then called our second declars-
ton OF independence" We had
had an influx Of as high a. \
millions yearly. Many countries
were reduced under above acts
70 quota OF q few thousands.
Had we not done this our insti-
tons would probably not have
survived the depression Of 1929
1888.
Should We not be alert TO the
same danger again ahead OF US?
c. NJ. GOETHE.
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
RAPS IMPERIALISM
OF GREAT BRITAIN

Editor. The Times: Many peo-
pie have unexplsinsble ways of
interpreting history and facts.
Men like Kerzie. Germond and
other frequent public enlighten-
ers, in their blind love of British
might and hate of the rights of
others. place British imperialist
aims above the American major
ity's dire needs - peace and a
settled economic condition.
These tories cannot see that
American democracy does not
depend on that foreign imperial
list nation. We have very seri-
Gus domestic problems that we
should solve before we try TO
force our ailing democratic sys-
TEN on an unwilling world.
The sooner the British empire
is split up and deprived Of It's
world meddling powers, the
sooner will the world have peace,
but die-hards like the afore-
mentioned will befoul their own
graves with their crusading
ideas. JIM l.. PETERS,
p,ivailup
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
WANTS PROPERTY
FREED OF DOG MENACE

Editor. The Times: A woman
wrote to the commissioners to
protect the dogs. I ask them to
protect the people, their flower
beds and shrubbery from the
dogs that come through the
yards in droves. It doesn't take
long to kill the best Of shrub
berry when they are run through
by dogs every day. II We have
to fence our property to keep
the dogs from destroying it, why
not turn the cows, goats and
hogs loose, also?
In Puyallup a dog found on
the street is taken to the pound
and the owner has to pay 81 to
get il out or it is destroyed in
"a hours. Why can't we have
law like that here to protect
us: MRS. HANSEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22

No nation represented AT the
capital occupies a better head
line spot than Canada. Her new
minister, Leighton Goldie Nc
Carthy. is an attractive figure.
A former hockey player. he still
can, do tricks on the ice in spite
of his 20 years. His son was
cured of infantile paralysis at
Warm Springs. He gave $40, 900
to the presidents favorite foun-
dalton. He bought 4 cottage
next to Roosevelt's at the health
resort. In fact, the president
handpicked him for the post of
Canadian minister to Washing
ton.
His appointment was herslded
with journalistic and diplomatic
fanfares. It was supposed to
mark a new era in relations be-
tween this country and our
northern neighbor. Then the
new minister staged a full-dress
press conference, and said moth
ing. The understanding 10 that
Prime Minister King instructed
him not TO talk. Minister Nc
Carthy, naturally. forwarded 4
mild complaint to Ottawa. Also
q report on American reaction
to Canada's supposedly puny
effort on behalf OF the mother
country.
King apparently noted these
warnings. Few days after his
Washington representatives fu-
tile press conference. the prime
minister arose In the house of
commons at ottawa and deliv-
cred q three-hour Grafton on
Canada's war efforts. II re-
csived scant notice in the Amer
lean press.
Minister Mccarthy then asked
and received permission TO set
forth what his country was do
ins. He called another press
conference. Using Kings speech
~ material, he earnestly told
American newspspermen that
Canada was making greater sac
rifices than even in the World
war. For some reason most of
the metropolitan newspapers ig-
nored his revelations. So Cana
dian participation stin i. an
American mystery except to
those who have taken the trou-
bic to investigate.
Fact is that Canada il doing
her share. She has. as previously
described here. submitted TO al
most totalitarian RECOMMENDATION
economically and industrially.
Her actual financial contribution
To Britain in the 1912 fiscal
year will amount to $500. 0oo.-
600. In view Of the disparity in
resources and population. such
q sum makes our $1,000. 900 900
seem insignificant. Il win be
the Roosevelt-King aim to get
that message across To the
American people, who don't have
the same stake in Britain that
Canada does.
Secretary Perkins revealed her
resentment against recent en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22

London Papers Influenced
American journalism
Bennett Took Cue From
Addisons Spectator"
Scandal Not q Factor in
Circulation Building
JAMES Gordon Benefits New
- York Herald. now celebrst-
ing as the Herald-Tribune the
hundredth anniversary OF the es-
tablishment Of two Of the coun-
try's greatest newspapers, did
not gain prestige entirely BY the
news that was printed. There
were occasions when Bennett be-
lieved the interests of the public
were best served by minimizing
or suppressing entirely certain
types news. This included news
that was interesting but not i'm
portant and which would work a
hardship on innocent persons or
cast reflections on worthy
causes.
In that respect Bennett follow
ed policy established by Joseph
Addison and Richard Steele in
The Tattler," and later The
Spectator. These papers were
started in London in the early
part of the eighteenth century to
offset the influence of publica-
lions of that day whose contents
were largely confined 10 coffee
house gossip and information
gained at the servants entrance
10 the quality" homes. II was
said of the reporters that they
saw nothing but suicides. muir
ders a "pettifogger' in the pill
lory fashions. fictions, felon-
les. fooleries Scarce a cat
can look out of gutter but out
starts a half penny Chronicler,
The Tattler ran for two years
and was succeeded by The Spec
tator, which covered a broader
field The policy of the Specta-
tor Addison set forth in these
words:
II shall endeavor to enliven
morality with wit and to temper
with morality. that my readers
may. if possible, both ways find
their account in the speculations
of the day. And to the end that
their virtues may not be confined
to short, transient, intermitting
starts of thought, I have re-
solved TO refresh their memories
from day to day till ! have re-
covered them out of that desper-
ate state of vice and folly into
which the sge has fallen.
at was said NJ Socrates that
he brought philosophy down
from heaven to inhablt among
men: and I shall he ambitious To
have II said of me that ] have
brought philosophy out of the
closets and libraries and schools
and colleges to dwell in clubs
and assemblies, at tea tables and
In coffee houses"
A little later, commenting on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22

are unhyphenated Americans, let
your love of American democ-
racy and OF decent living here
spur you to action. If you love
another country more than your
own, or if you find delight in
the bloody shambles into which
Europe is passing, then aid the
war-mongers to urge us farther
along the road which Europe has
followed to ruin.
ROBERT J. PEARSALL.
5715 So. Park Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
PLEA FOR PEACE


Editor The Times: Roosevelt.
the first third-term candidate.
won election by his pledge to
follow the road to peace"
Roosevelt. the first third-term
president. follows a devious road
which many believe is intended
to lead to war, and will lead to
war.
God grant they may be wrong
in their terrible conjecture! But
II they are right-if Roosevelt's
solemnly voiced pledge was, like
Wilkes, merely campaign or
atory-what can the people do
now.
BY sheer mass pressure ex-
pressed in meetings Of protest,
letters, kilograms, petitions. they
can cause congress 10 compel
the president to keep his pledge
even II against his will. For con-
gress is still the servant OF the
sovereign people, and the mas
ter OF the president in most
matters concerning foreign rela-
tons. In spite of the lend-lease
bill. Under the constitution, con-
gress alone can declare war. and
can make rules for the gov
eminent and regulation Of the
land and naval forces"
The next and probably the
final step toward actual combat
would be armed convoy Of
American shipping through the
war zone. Two months ago,
Roosevelt ridiculed a newspaper
mans question concerning the
possibility Of armed convoy as
Mother Hubbard talk" or Cow
jumping over the moon talk"
Yet now he seems busy prepar-
ing the public mind for that
step. Congress has the consti-
tutional power to prevent it, and
the Tobey resolution forhiddine
armed convoy viii presently be
forced out OF the committee and
upon the floor Of the house.
II the lives OF your sons, your
neighbor's sons. or mine, are
worth a postage stamp. a square
OF paper, and ten minutes e.
fort, let President Roosevelt,
Congressman Coffee and Sens-
tors Bone and Walgren know
you want the Tobey resolution
passed. More strongly, II you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
IIcuT An Inside Picture OF finan-
II u IL i ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mistakes in handling
publicity at Washington and Ottawa among the
sons for Mackenzie Kings projected conference with
President Roosevelt American ignorance concerning Can
adas contribution has provoked muttered criticism
Capitol Hill and elsewhere especially since passage
of the S7000000000 leaseend bill and the arrangement
m and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22

hall, Philadelphia. is covered
with cedar shingles cut from
South Jersey mined logs Labor
costs have made it less profit
able than formerly.
Tomorrow: Monkeys Unclei"
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the tremendous growth o. Spec
tator circulation. Addison point
ed out that in his paper there
were no fashionable touches az
infidelitys no obscene ideas no
satires upon priesthood. marri-
age and the like popular topics
Of ridieule. no private scandal.
nor anything that may tend To
the defamation Of particular per-
sons, families or societies. and
added.
Notwithstanding that I have
rejected everything that ssvors
Of party; everything that .. loose
and immoral. and everything
that might create uneasiness In
the minds of particular persons.
! find that the demand for INV
papers has increased every
month"
Benefits New York Herald
did not follow the policies Of Ad-
Olson and Steele entirely because
of deep convictions. He believed
that the people had been fed I'D
with the tiresome gossip of the
police courts and the chickering's
OF sef-serving political groups.
and he took an opposite policy
because he believed 1t was good
business. In that respect his
judgment was correct, for il was
not long before the Herald was
running way ahead of its compe-
titors.
Like Addison in his Spectator.
Bennett injected touch Of clean
humor into his columns. That,
with concise style and = gen.
eral policy intended to appeal tn
the men in the shops more than
10 their employers: to the clerks
In the counting houses rather
than to bank presidents: and to
those of moderate education
rather to the ultra cultured.
proved to be a money-making
policy.
Bennett was one of the first
American publishers to empha-
size the fact that the chief func-
ton of a newspaper is not get
ting people into trouble but is
more inclined toward keeping
them out of trouble, especially
when important issues and
movements are involved II is
related that on one occasion
Bennett permitted his COMPETE
tors to scoop" the Herald on
the story of discord in one of the
churches because he believed
such publication might bring dis
respect on religion generally. He
also often refused to print police
court news involving young girls
and boys and was particularly
concerned in keeping the stories
Of first offenders out Of the
paper II there were any axtenu-
ating circumstances whatever.
His policy was that IL is just as
essential to newspaper success to
know what not to print as it is
to know what to print.
Contrary 10 general belief,
the great majority of news
papers follow that policy to-
day. Very often an incident
that would make interesting
reading In purpOsely sup
pressed because of the harm
1t might do. BY the same
token newspaper publishers do
not keep In constant consulta-
tion with certain special inter-
ests popularity believed to con-
troll the news sources. In
career that probably covers q
longer period than that of any
other working newspaper man
In the Northwest. this writer
recalls only two instances
where he was directed To write
news story that seemed to
him to he not strictly In &C
cord with the facts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-22
LUMBER MINING

LUMBER MINING
Well over a century ago IT
was discovered that ancient ce-
dar logs were buried In the muck
OF southern New Jersey swamps.
More important, 1t was found
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Pip Koehler
Begins Work
OF Visiting

Pip koehler. Tiger manager.
vii attend the meeting q the
Edward 3. Rhodes Post No. Of
the American Legion. Monday
night lie viii speak briefly.
At noon Monday he was a CUES,
AZ the members forum Of the Ia
coma Chamber Of Commerce along
with Robert b Abe. new presi-
dent Of the Western International
league.
on Tuesday koehler VII be a
guest a. a luncheon at the Univer-
sity Union club At noon ana II q
meeting Of the Sumner sports
mems club in the evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Vikings Play
In Wa-Wa Gym
Whitman Court to
Be PloYoff Floor

PUYALLUP - Ordered by Ire
state high school athletic board
and approved BY the Puget Sound
Conference Principals association.
The plsyoff between Puysllup vik-
ings and Walls Walla Blue Devils
for = berth In the state high
school tournament viii he PLAYED
in wslls walls on Friday. March
Is.
Whitman college gymnasium
floor had been designated as the
neutral floor for the playoff.
Puyallup Principal Harry Han
sen announced.
Officials for the game viii
he Jack Moobery and Squinty
Hunter. Moobery i a former
WSC track star while Hunter.
basketball coach at Lewis and
Clark high school In Spokane.
Ia also a Coast conference
basketball official
Puyallup will probably leave
Thursday night for the game.
Hansen said. Coach Al Dahlberg
expects to take squad of ten
players for the vital contest.
Arrangements for a game with
Fife Trojsns reached the tentative
stage following the setting OF the
,Wslls Wslla playoff. The game
will be played Tuesday, March II.
provided Fife does not have TO
play in the West Central district
tourney on Monday night.
Principal Hansen said Monday
noon that Puyallup would play
Fife. If Fife won the West Central
district tourney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
EYE Sells
Out 10 Interests"

WICHITA. Mass The worlds
No. 4 gate ersshsr sold out TO the
interests" today.
ons-sysd Connolly. 1ho claims
10 have ersshsd more gates than
any other individual. signed . ron
tract with officials 81 ths National
ssmi-rro baseball tournament to
act 81 hssd Fsis.ksspsf Ne will
b. In charge ~ all ssiss during
neat summers tourney and BE- On
ths pass gate IN person"
I soos tho guy. aha Try 10 set
IN on passes they're plenty tough.
bi't they aren't real gate ersshsfs. .
Connolly said. I'm going 10 crack
down ON ihsm"
Tbs ss-yssT-old Connolly sald
his asfisetlon 1ss . vacation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Harry Crayson's Scoreboard

IN bet. yes. the old 10y tosl
them. me horss mug wtn. Ne
Vas no sssk ksf.
Col ifhh cnlon ara Pet knSnst-
ssmp lad tina general for . large
~sxss then got 10 thinking
sbes, ssx remark ~rss horse mug
yin
10 th< sofss shlen mus vtBs
sss scratched II Vas one tine
ths boszmaksrs eeatdsst win
VIVA SGT no action he uoesy
taek.
the boy. 1t csilsnts recall one
fellow beng r,ls~d off the turf foe
toatinx villa on . stssd whoa
aidnt yin.
Villa demanded payment To
b<okmsksn paid. ror 10 years
that ~rdeiy known race track
wasn't restored 70 good standing
because he started scmsthing -
not 10 handle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Huskies Capture
Swimming Title

SEATTLE - with Capt. Pete
Goldberg taking three first places
University Of Warrington power
ful swimming team swept the
Northern Division tournament
here.
The Huskies scored rs points
Goldberg won the go. 100 and
440-yard free style competition.
University Of oregon was sec
ono with IS points: Oregon state
College. third. Is; Idaho. fourth.
Il. Montana. ffth. 10. Waning
ton state College, sixth. five.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

Results In tho races sunday are
u follows;
Nsn's slalom
Rob Poison. ] ~. wash sal club
Joe Poitsvin, ~, 4 Of "
Bob Benke / So Z. Of W.
John Scott ~. u. OF W
Blll Morse al. wash sal club
n. wsldrlck. asI. olympia sal
n Lent. 40 J. nremsrtan Hki club
J Mulhsilan, 1851. Il Of ".
y Peterson. s77 Olympia club
shA DAY Dawiey, SIS, Olympia club
u SchiVely a.bh Wash FIJI club
To Allen. IA wash stl club
Fred Brown. J s. Olympia hsl club.
Bill OAfhart. "a. seattle
" McCariy, ai0. Olympia sal ciub
Bud Dinsmore a 40, Olympia club
Don oafhsft. 7.3n. Seattle
s Mclarrn. 2.bb, Lewis Co. sal CLUB
Nomrn's <iaiom
Gertrude Harley, liza seattle.
Dotiy Haseman, az. SEATTLE,
Marian Heston. 2.t4a seattle
Jayne woodin. 2.3l.l. OLYMPIA club.
ID Isacson. q 80 q. Olympia Sal club.
Dorothy HlAct. abe. Olympia club
Mel Mayson, s,is4. Olympia CLUB
juniors sIaiom
& Carter % = Bulldog sal club
Gene Fhfr ! or ? Tacoma
G. schmiotks. 40 Ptsrmigan eiuh
A kFistofsrson - Bulldog club
NJ Bildaoe. ! ~ Bulldog tki club
ID Steele a32. olympia hiEh
Rob Crslg. iiaA4 ptarmiRan club
ioe IApofe BIS Hsllarmins hish
Bob Coz. 2 oH ? ftsfmiEhn club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Bowling
HAM AND EGG LEAGUE
PLAY NOR ALLEYS

Three new league records were
written as the result Of fine bowl
ing in the matches Of the Ham
and Egg lelgue on the Play Nor
alleys Sunday.
Pearl Houser rolled 220 for
new nigh single for the
Nomen of the league. The
stemp team hung up n new
single game mark with 1895
and n new three game score
with 1868.
Tex Ellis rolled the best series
Of the men trundlers. shooting 40.
] go and 223 for 543 score. Joe
Stemp rolled his usual good series
tallyinc $50.
Frances Lusier led the women
with a 5l1 total. Her high game
was 100.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Hall-McKnighi
Top in Shoot
Blost AZ Each in
Local Gun Feature

Turner Hall and Joe Mcknight
shared top honors in the i6-yard
event at the Tacoma Gun club
scattergun shoot yesterday Each
smacked off as out OF so targets.
Capt. Adams was second. Ben
Lipsomb, third.
The handicap went 10 Me-
knight with % out % s5. Pat
Mellman was second and Capt.
Adams third with 20 and 81
respectively.
Young Dave Metcalf
knocked off the doubles event
with 90 out Of ~ q. c. Jen-
nings was second with II and
Mcknight third with IS.
DR.. G. f. Blair won the skeet
shoot with AZ DR. C. f. Griffith
was second. 80. and Miles Jiiliniek
third. s.
There will he a practice shoot
Sunday.