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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-03
Stories in
Stamps
Sixty Yeors O Monarchy
Observed by Rumonions

DOMINATED today by Nazis.
Rumanian patriots this year
are observing the Goth anniver-
ssry Of their nations recognition
as a monarchy. The monarchy
was recognized in 1881. three
years after Rumsnia achieved in
dependence and Is years after
King Carol I became ruler.
The first king Of Rumania
grandfather of Carol II. who re.
Gently took fight from his home
land and found refuge in the
Western Hemisphere, is pictured
on the stamp above, issued as part
OF q commemorative series in
1888. The series Of Il stamnS
was issued in observance OF The
Tooth anniversary Of Carol rs
birth.
Rumania was founded in 1861
from the two ancient principals
nes OF Wallachia and Moldavia.
both under Turkish sovereignty
FOR nve years, Rumania was ruled
by Prince Alexander John Qua
who was finally forced TO abdi-
cate because Of his despotisrn and
70 make way for the Hohenzollern
Prince Charles. who became Kin
Carol I.
Irsoiiionally a part Of Balkan
turmoil, Rumsnia again finds II.
self dragged into World War II
sitnoush the country has not ~
become an active participant
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn 10 the
womsn's page for the answers.
1. Which major league base
ball club changed its nickname
five years ago to Bees" and
recently returned to its former
nickname, Braves.
2. Who said a quart Of ale
Is a dish for 9 king?
>. Did Admiral Byrd. Sir HUI
bert wilkins or Capt ROAD
Amundsen make the first polar
flight by airplane.
4. Wimbledon. England, IL as
ISOLATED with rugby. tennis or
soccer.
5. How did "greenbacks" get
their name.
g. which Of these constella-
lions Orion. Gemini. or Cssse-
opeia, has the general form OF
the letter 'w"7
7. What aromatic herb IL liked
especially by cats.
9. Which horse won the 1e41
Kentucky derby!
.. Do all the states in the
United States have compulsory
laws requiring children 10 be
vaccinated ,
10. Who wrote The Ballad Of
Reading Caol"?
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HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY, JUNE 3

Labor comes under a promis-
ing aspect today. Neptune is
In threatening sway which BODIES
III for ships at sea. There is a
sign read as indicating poor
Judgment and an inclination TO
criticize.
Heart and Home: Women are
under q sinister sign while this
configuration prevails. It Is a
day when they may be easily de-
ceived or may be determined TO
do what IL deemed unwise by the
members Of their families. II Is
q time to prepare for a summer
Of wise service for the nation.
College girls should concentrate
on studies and should forget
dates" which may be disap-
pointing. The stars seem to in
dicate much happiness and COR
responding anxieties for women
of all ages through the next few
months.
Business Affairs: Advertising
and propaganda are to become
more and more forceful in the
summer months. Newspapers
and magazines should realize un-
usual profits. Peace organiza-
tons will suffer through sinis-
ter implications. Embarrassing
efforts will arouse suspicion as
bogus philanthropies flourish.
Fortune-telling devices and per-
sons who prophecy will gather
large amounts Of money while
prosperity spreads.
Persons whose birthdate Il II
have the sugury Of a year OF In
tense activity. Gain in profess
sional or business returns Is
prognosticated.
Children born on this day
probably viii be skillful in de-
signing and in technical attain
ment. They viii be generally
fortunate through life.
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Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

70 receive attention IN this col
address Of writer. Only snftiais
wfii - published when requested.
Ar. Fxit: Gan you supply
the answer 20 this situation that
Tacoma people are heedlc~sly al
Iouings Haven't you noticed
the buses that replaced thu
street cars do not carry or dis
play on the exterior the name
81 the company operating them.
An the cities I have enceun-
tered show the name OF the bus
company in large type lettering
m their equipment. What In
the motive or Psychology behind
this that these Tacoma busses
or not properly labeled. An un-
identified commercial equipment
intimidates questionable suspl-
cson. I hope II gets fixed up
before Life magazine sees n.
,. 4. ID.
II you read Saturdays Times
you probably saw that the COM
psny has changed its name. I
believe this change was con-
templated long before II was
actually accomplished and the
company purposely left It's name
off the new equipment 30 1t
wouldn't have to paint the buses
over when the change was made.
Now that II IL Tacoma Transit
company instead OF T. r. 4 p.
Co, maybe the company Will
hsye the name applied to equip
ment.
Mr.. rxit: Please print some
ideal vacation places around
Seattle BY . lake where there
h not much activity going on.
What do you think the price
would be for . month for full
home accommodations. Also,
70 settle m argument. IL there
An old age pension system In
Texas, and how long do you
have 10 be q resident theres
CONSTANT READER.
suggest you look over The
Times outing section advertise
ments and articles appearing
every Friday. Then call on the
outing department here for fold
ers and rates. There are so
many lovely places and so many
different rates and accommoda-
tons that space IL not available
here to explain them. Yes, there
Is an old age pension system in
Texas, but do not have any
information about It's limitations.
Write for a copy OF the law or
whatever information you need
TO State Relief Administration,
Austin. Tex.
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II sounds little fantastic cy's forests. Yet in the
Europe before World War many cities of the continent
operated their forests at the edge of town part of
municipal operation The practice has not yet become
common in the United States.
Troy Maine, is exception. Troy took 1000 of
taxrevered land, cuover and deterioratng timber land
and abandoned FARMS and made municipal forest of it.
Planting of $4,000 seeding trees in May 1940
NYA and All clubs cooperated; forester hired Old
woodlands 'reconditioned." Already, reports the
American Society of Planning Officials the city has sold
$3.50 worth Of pulp. fewood and other byproducs
balancing total Of $11So put into the project by
way Of Improvement.
Whether such project really stands chance of paying
cut In view Of the fact that NYA edera funds also
used remains to be SEEN but might be worth investigating
By communities with dead lands their hands,
The importance of political stability in all the countries
ef the western hemisphere at this time can hardly be
exaggerated Secretary Of State Hull.
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plain provisions OF the law.
Aluminum's lawyers deny this
allegation. They insist they
simply sought to safeguard the
interests of their stockholders.
PRICE BOOST OF
1922 APPROVED
Government price experts pri-
vately have fixed 10 percent as
the maximum increase in con-
sumers' goods that they consider
justified by existing conditions
Of supply and demand. Any rise
beyond that point may lead them
to intervene under the Presi-
dents PRONUNCIATION of an ''un-
limited emergency"
Food prices are certain to
mount at least 10 percent. per-
haps more, as a result Of the SIS
percent measure signed by the
President. But the official opin-
ion Is that retail cost of agricul-
tural products has been too low,
and there will be no objection to
an upward swing. The same
spplies TO such articles as cloth
ing. household goods. rents in
some sections. and semi-luxuries.
Several imported items which af-
feet the consumer indirectly,
such as tin, rubber, coffee and
sugar. probably will go up be-
cause of shortage OF shipping
and attendant increased tonnage
rates.
Price Gar Henderson Is max
ing preparations to step in. IL
the level begins to spiral and
skyrocket as it did during the
World War. Thus far he has
tried, by persuasion and gentle
steering. to keep the consumers
boat from rocking. But now he
is building up q big staff to in
vestigate unjustifiable increases
and refer them to the Depart
ment OF Justice for possible
prosecution. He believes that
FD.R.'s declaration gives him
all the weapons he needs.
President Roosevelt's restate-
ment of the doctrine Of the free
dom OF the seas may set the
stage for the same sort Of con-
flict which thrust the U. S. into
the World War. In the opinion
OF some international experts il
may be fraught with more
dangers than conveying.
Under the historic freedom-of-
the-seas theory, q neutral may
ship goods to q beligerent pro-
viced they do not include contra
band. But another belligerent
has the right to seize and search
ruch vessels, and to confiscate
any goods which IL has placed
out OF bounds. The system is
designed TO safeguard the lives
Of neutrals aboard. Because the
Kaiser's U-bosts could not COM
Ply with this provision, they
ssnk numerous ships and their
American passengers. That was
the avowed cause Of President
Wilson's request for a declsra-
ton Of war.
But Hitler is in the same fix
that the Kaiser was. His subs
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and planes and raiders cannot
comply with the requirements Of
international law. II he con-
forms with Admiral Raeder's
threats. he probably viii order
that United States vessels. naval
or commercial. be sunk on sight.
Meanwhile. Washington waits to
discover how far the President
viii extend his freedom -of-the-
seas doctrine, and what der
fuehrer viii do about H. The
answer 10 those questions may
determine our future role.
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such undertakings 20 think Of
consulting anyone. Sixty dol
lars for = guide personal TO
Johnson) and nifty more per
month for a boy TO wait upon
him day and night h rather a
round sum TO 70 for nothing.
At least never saw what
these two indIyid did
toward the furtheranoe Of the
party"
Or. Pickering. who also wrote
an account Of the expedition.
saws Pierre Charles. the Fort
Nisqually French Canadian
loaned the expedition BY the
Hudson's Bay company, and
Jachemere. the walla walla In
dian boy. proved the main re-
lance of our party"
The party reached Fort Okla
hogan on the afternoon OF June
8. pretty much spent because Of
the short ration. Food was the
greatest need, and the indigna-
ton of the rest Of the party can
be imagined when the expedition
equipment was unpacked at the
fort and there was found among
Lieut.. Johnson's personal sup
plies about IS pounds of salt
pork, n quantity Of cheese and
several cans Of sardines.
Had I then had the least
idea that such conduct would
have been approved by the
CO m m a n der" Breckenridge
wrote, cor that he Lieut..
Johnson) had orders to act as
he did, I certainly would have
taken the shortest way for the
United States, viz, across the
Rocky mountains"
AS the narrative proceeds IL
becomes more and more evident
that Lieut.. johnson was the type
of officer which once brought
the army and navy into disre-
pute, and the character of in
dustrialist who laid the founda-
ton for the labor racketeering
which was to reach a vicious
control a hundred years later.
Two days rest at Fort Okla
hogan fitted the party to resume
the exploration, this time down
to Columbia to the Whitman
mission and over a trail from
Walla Walla to Naches and back
to Nisqually. One of the inter-
esting references in the Brack-
enridge diary on the return trip
is this concerning Grand
Coulee:
AT 10 a. m. (June 12) we
made the Grand Coulee. The
pass that led US into 1t was
down a bank of loose rock
about 500 feet high. Its breadth
where we crossed was about five
miles. About the center are sew
eral deep lakes, bounded on the
upper end by precipitous rocks.
=. could observe no feature
whatever that would lead one
to suppose confidently that the
valley had ever been the course
of the Columbia, as it bears no
traces of a sweeping current
ever having passed through it at
any time. On the contrary it
presents in many places a rolling
surface with several rotund
bluffs Of a height of several
hundred feet.
AT the upper end of one Of
the lakes is a deep gap or hol-
low, so that had water ever
flowed through the coulee this
must have been the principal
channel, and yet these rocks, in
place of being water-worn or
rounded off, are angular and
show their natural disposition"
In that opinion Breckenridge,
a naturalist, disagrees with SCI
entists who find proof that the
coulee was the result of river
action.
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Finding New Roads 10
Connect With Nsehes
Wilkes Party Gets on
Despite Poor Leadership
Down the Columbis and
Back Toward NisqusIly
A CROSS the Yakima river the
n wilkes party spent the az
ternoon Of June 3 and the night
resting men and horses. The
thermometer fell during the
night to 80 degrees. which was
anything but comfortable" That
may have been the reason for
Lieut.. Johnson's order to break
camp and get under way without
breakfast. That June A. was
one Of the worst days of the
entire trip. The early part of
the forenoon was cold with
showers of sleet. The road for
the first five miles was over
swampy ground. About noon
the party reached small
stream.
"On the banks of the same at
II o'clock" Breckenridge wrote:
we halted to take breakfast,
which was ready about one and
served for dinner also. In all
our operations we have wanted
system, but with such a leader
Lieut.. Johnson) we had all we
could expect; in fact, Jared and
got further along than l at first
anticipated we could" (Brack-
enridge had been associated with
Lieut.. johnson since the Wilkes
expedition left the home port
on the Atlantic and knew his
shortcomings, but the foregoing
Is his first direct reference to
the lieutenant's failure as a
leader.
Late that afternoon the party
reached the Columbia river near
where the Wenatchee flows in.
There, "wen ding down
towards the Columbia was
beautiful patch of meadow
land, about a hundred acres in
extent" on which the Indians
cultivated potatoes (Irish) IN
n very systematic manner"
This is one of breckenridge
'irst references to the fertility Of
he Yakima valley and land along
he upper Columbia. The sage
brush areas through which the
party had travelled were described
Is barren land unfit for farming.
That description applied generally
Until the development of the irri-
cation projects.
At the Columbia river a new
problem was presented. Lieut..
Wilkes instructions were to
follow the Columbia for a road
to Fort Okanogan, a trading
post established by the North
west company. Lieut.. johnson
was reluctant to make the at
tempt but was persuaded the
way was not difficult.
Three days passed before the
party arrived at a point on the
upper Columbia opposite Fort
Okanogan and during this time
Lieut.. johnson seems to have
again shown himself incapable
Of leadership. On one occasion
he insulted a friendly Indian
chief. On another occasion he
ignored the advice of the guides
and ordered the party to pass
up good camp site with plenty
of water. without knowing that
no more water would be found
for a considerable distance. OF
this instance Breckenridge
wrote:
He was far too conse-
quential and too Ignorant Of
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~ AANOA<lAND
Editor The Times: The spirit
Of England shows forth in its
great men and women. We don't
want Canterbury Cathedral to
be blown TO pieces. for il was to
Canterbury that Charles Dick
ems, when a small boy, journeyed
from London and found his aunt,
who became a great friend TO
him. And many places in Lon
don knew him well. and it was
there that he wrote a part OF
The Christmas Carol" the
greatest small book ever writ
ten.
Tennyson the poet lived where
now the bombings are going on,
as did General Booth. the great
founder Of the Salvation Army.
We wonder If the Germans have
blown to pieces the tomb Of
Shakespeare.
John Wesley, the great preach
er and the founder Of worldwide
Methodism, lived in London, and
Addison. Swift and DR.. Johnson.
who wrote the dictionary did
much Of their work in London
Does Germany take pleasure.
we wonder, in desecrsting the
tomb Of Shakespeare? And
there is Gladstone, whose great
speeches were delivered in be-
half Of the prosecuted Irish. and
Of those who were being butch
cred by the Turks.
Many OF the greatest souls OF
earth did their magnificent and
beneficent work in England.
JAMES P. RAWSON.
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An Inside Picture of Finon-
II u IL / ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WESTINGHOUSE Reynolds Metals companys en-
stmen of key officials in its national defense
duel with the Aluminium Company of America pro-
voked sharp criticism among surviving New Dealers The
acceptance of juicy salaries and fees from the Reynolds
interests by such Walter Rice of Justice, R. j.
Lindquis of RFC and Tommie Corcoran is branded by
their erstwhie colleagues desertion to the enemy
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the above realities or any others
that contradict your ideas?
Also that the people who ad-
vance such ideas are called war
mongers" ? Isn't it a fact that
your ideas concerning these
things arise from premises in
herent in your political beliefs?
Let's have straightforward an
swers to these questions for a
change-no evasions.
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ANSWERS PEARsALL

ANSWERS PEAhSALL
Editor The Times: If Mr..
Pearsall will descend from con-
temptation Of the rarefie ID
heights Of MARKHAM social and
economic distractions, 1 would
like to ask him a few questions
founded upon existing. non-theo-
retical facts.
In view of the trade methods
of the Nazis so far, just what
good would our army do in
commercial war with our oppo-
nents using slave labor, suppos-
ing Britain falls? OF course we
could defend ourselves II need
arose. Let's not have patriotic
generalities. no one questions
your loyalty.
In view OF the impossibility of
peace TO Nazi dynamism as long
as unconquered territory exists,
and the methods Of total war,
isn't it Illogical to speak Of this
war tactically in terms of pre-
vious wars considering the re-
suits OF such views in Europe?
Especially 10 the Socialistic
Scandinavian countries. and
France. Have you considered
the results of an indefinite ar
mament program to US in case
Germany wins?
Can't you realize that what
happens in one part Of the world
must affect all the rest T?
l heard the presidents speech.
Isn't it a fact that HE DID NOT
say that we were going to
FORCE" the four freedoms
upon anyone. but that conditions
must be maintained in which
the four freedoms would be
available to any people who de-
sired TO enjoy them? Yes or
no? You speak OF logic. Isn't
1t a fact that you and your
sainted pacifists carefully ignore
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PULSE OF
THE PUBLIC
AGAINST DEPUTIES

AOAAlsoI DLE " lies
Editor The Times: l would
like to say a word in regard to
the recent news items about
Fred Smith, the county asses
sor's request for additional depu-
ties.
Why should he have more
deputies when the ones he has
only work part of the time?
Why should the women in his
office have special privileges and
work less hours. Why is one Of
his office employees taken off the
valuable office work to chauf-
feur Mr.. Smith around?
When his employees are al
lowed to work less hours with
the same pay. they are stealing
county time and money.
People should know how their
money Is being spent.
A taxpayer for many years,
A ]. BUZEL,
1882 So. Tacoma way.
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TWO oAMf-DfvrsioN
SHARPLY ILLUSTRATED

Ewing's experiences in handling
Aicoa's application for the privi-
iege Of constructing an alumni
um-producing power plant in the
T. V. A. region illustrate graphi-
cally how Washington Is divided
into two camps, even in the face
of the foreign crisis. They cast
light on the kind of feud New
Dealers and oPM.-ers are wag-
ing.
The Alcoa lawyer originally
applied to the federal power
commission for a license TO build
the $4,000. 900 project. But he
discovered that under the Fed
ersl Act the government could
recapture the plant after fifty
years Of private operations. So
he withdrew this application.
turning for assistance 10 the
r. F. c. and o. p. NJ.
He was assured by officials Of
the latter agency that they
would recommend construction
Of the plant by the war depart
ment. Under that method the
Aluminium Company would oper-
ate II for q five-year period, with
an option to purchase at the end
Of that time. In the event Of
initiation. the latter transaction
obviously would Be more bene-
fetal TO the private interests
than the Power Commissions re-
capture deal.
Power Commission Chairman
Leland s. Olds. a rampant hber-
al and Roosevelt New Dealer. re-
scented bitterly the withdrawal
OF the original application by
Ewing. A commission report
subsequently charged that Alcoa
had not dealt frankly with them
and had attempted to "svsds the
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Newly discovered evidence.
however, reveals that Alcoa has
not hesitated to utilize promi-
nent Democrats in its fight to
retain a monopoly on aluminium
production. Its legal representa-
tive is the firm of Hughes. Rich
ards. Hubbard & Ewing. 1 Wall
Street, New York City. Mr..
Hughes. the senior partner. is
the son of Chief Justice Hughes.
But the specific member who has
represented Alcoa in its dealings
with the government Is Oscar r.
Ewing. Before they resigned
from federal service. hessrs.
Rice and Corcoran blamed Mr..
Ewing for Alcoa's successes in
grabbing the lions share of the
aluminium industry expansion.
They may be correct in their
suspicious. Mr.. Ewing was Ma
tional Chairman Flynn's No. /
aide during the 1910 presidential
campaign, with the title of As
sistant Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
When Ed toured the country on
inspection trips. the Alcoa law
yer subbed as boss of the Roose-
welt reelection campaign. Ma
turally he has excellent contacts
at the Capital.
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CHALK CLIFFS
England's chalk cliffs were
once part Of the sea floor. built
up in countless centuries by ma
rine creatures that died. This
chalky sediment was eventually
heaved up by some CONFUSION
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SCOOTER TRIP
In the summer Of 1910 Ed
Hickey. a writer, made his pud-
die jumping trek from San Fran
cisco to New York by riding II
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GENIUS HAS LIVED
IN ENGLAND

o. B. GERMOND.
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Will Hold Open
House Sunday

Would you like to know the diff
ference between a back drop" and
q "teaser?" Would you like to
find out how an actress can be
working 'down-stage' and yet act
ing "up-stage >" II you would
and II you would like TO learn a
lot more about the way a produc-
ing theater gets its productions
on the boards. you have your
chance this next Sunday. On that
date September a, from 200
10 500 p. m, the Tacoma Little
Theater is extending a wholesale
invitation 10 everyone in Tacoma
In visit their special Open House
al their new theater on 2i0 No.
ST Admission free.
On the program ~ special
events will be biz birthday cake
Tor cakes 70 celebrate the first
birthday Of the Little Theater
IN its new location. A special play
will also be presented on stage
during the open house. In addi-
ton, work will be in progress back
stage for the sets Of The Wo-
men" first vehicle Of the local
theater for this years season
Demonstrations Of makeup. light.
ing and staging technique will also
be given and there will be a host
Of lovely looking ushers TO guild.
IN. guests