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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
BRITISH PRESSINE
NEED Is FOOD

Our defense officials gave the
British a perfect illustration, the
other day. of how the decks will
be cleared for help TO England
when production facilities are
available. The incident is being
cited 10 Lord Beaverbrook to
sllsy any notion he may have
that that deliveries have been
held up by governmental red
tape rather than by lack of men.
materials ana factories. Al
though the British minister Of
supply has been too polite OPEN
~ to charge unnecessary delay
under the lesse-lend program.
he has made if clear that he sees
no reason why = speed up for
his countrys benefit 10 not pos
sibls.
Next 10 tanks and planes.
the most pressing British need
is food. Our contribution 10
the islands dinner tables has
been far below their require
ment. Lack Of boats and pre-
vious curtailment of agricul-
ture output have been Response
bic. II hasn't been a question
of the u. S. hogging its own
grub.
One thing the British say they
want Immediately Is egg pow
der. This Is turned out normally
in the L. s. AZ the rate OF IL
900 900 pounds year. The
British asked for loo. 900 600
pounds. The request set sgri-
cultural experts back on their
heels. but they made a quick
start.
The manufacturers Of egg
powder were contacted prompt
" by telephone and ny field
agents OF the department. Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
DEFEN Sc
B o N D


@. When did the United States Savings Bonds first go
on sale?
A. United States Savings Bonds first went sale
March l. 1885. Up to April 80 1941, 900 Americans
placed than $1,000 900 of their savings in these
Bonds
@. When did the Defense Savings Bonds go sale?
A. Three types of Defense Savings Bonds-direet OBJ
legations of the government-were offered May l. 19dl
to help provide funds for National Defense The Defense
Savings Bonds Series E. the character of the
u S. Savings Bonds popular the past Through these
Bonds, and through the Series and Bonds, the
Government gives balanced and complete investment
to all the people, supplemented by the Savings
Stamps which available at post offices, banks depart
ment stores, retail stores, and elsewhere.
NoeTo Stamps the
saving
United Washington, mal-ordr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
AUXILIARY PARTS
FOR PLANES NEEDED

The British failed in attempts
to operate their own ferry sys-
tenn for lack of a commercial
service TO carry spare parts and
to return pilots 10 the United
States. There is more to main
tanning a bridge of war planes
across the Atlantic than merely
providing pilots to fly the ships.
Auxiliary planes are as essential
as tenders TO a fleet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
Peace Without Victory

There was point during the first Word when
Woodrow Wilson advanced the suggestion that the best
outcome of that would be peace without victory.
Only little than two months before he came TO the
American congress asking a declaration of Ger
many, he came to the senate to propose peace
Since it has been proposed by several sources, most
recently by John Cudahy former U. S. diplomat that the
United States ought TO take the lead in making kind
Wilson argued that worthwhile peace could be
ranged without the United States and other American
nations taking part First of all" he went on, st must
be peace without victory Victory would mean peace
forced upon the loser vctors terms imposed upon the
After this prophetic warning, Wilson then envsioned
his peace An international organization to create and
Jointly administer peace Disarmament Territorial adj
5ustment based national needs and rights Freedom of
the Equal rights for all nations, small and weak,
great and and strong
Neither side seriously considered Wilson's proposals.
Would such proposals, made now have any influence
In Europe? either side in mood to listen to them?
Could the peoples to whom they might be addressed be
uninterrupted string of victories for two years be
inclined to listen to terms which implied giving free
dom back to peoples from whom they have stolen it. and
whom they have declared unworthy TO it? Could
terms be devised which would make the British peoples
feel secure any peoples in the world feel
long terrible military force that developed by
the Nazis remains?
And most important of ALL does either side want peace
badly enough to make sacrifices to get it? Would either
side be willing to embrace formula of peace without
victory?
The obstacles which baked Wilson's proposal in 1917
doubled and redoubled today Yet leader able
TO put before the peoples of the world project for work.
able peace who knows what response he might arouse
Beware of the who at popular entertainment
H. "a TL.A- + l..t.A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

Pan Americans present inten-
ton Is to fly its own clippers
down 10 Puerto Rico, Trinidad,
Brazil and then over TO Africa
and up to Lisbon. while the war
planes make the same stops ex-
cept that Of course they will not
90 on TO Portugal. These planes
will not be overloaded with parts
and mechanics. A limited amount
of space will be available for pay
Passengers.
l.. A. T. I. has been accused of
carrying concentrated foods.
diamonds and other small-sized
valuable cargo from Brazil to
Africa and on to Rome. The line
is believed also TO have carried
Axis spies who have escaped
from the United States. and with
them whatever defense secrets
they had heen able to obtain.
Brazil is expected To be less
cordial 10 l.. A. T. I. once there
is an American air link with
Europe. 1t would be a COMPARE
lively simple matter for the
Brazilians To find the Italians
guilty of patrolling the coast
rather than crossing the South
Atlantic on schedule. Evidence
of this already has been turned
over to Brazil by adjacent coun-
tries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

Briekbais and Bouquets On
Cain and Abel Column
What TO Do When Judy
Backs Up for Spsnkine7
Two Other Viewpoints
Are Far Apart
Observations and a Few
Lines by Edwin Arnold
THE letters are beginning to
L come back on the Cain Abel
column which appeared Aug. IS.
That was to be expected. In fact.
honesty eompels the admission
that while the subject was IN
troduced with some fear and
trembling, there also was bit
OF malice intended to provoke
q controversy on the subject.
On top Of that there was the
desire to see how many readers
Of this column would take the
trouble to agree or disagree on
the old theory of sparing the
rod and spelling the child.
L liked your Cain and Abel
article on bringing up children
very much and agree with it.
My greatest difficulty is in
keeping myself in line with my
convictions. I've always main
tanned that spanking is no good
whatsoever except, perhaps, for
the moment-and that a calm.
pleasant attitude of approach
as far as the child is concerned.
But what about me One
thing know for sure Is that
whatever means may use in
the future 10 enforce discipline,
II will not include spanking.
Ny little Judy 1.-TWO years old
has come TO being disobedient
Notwithstanding the spanking.
Often, instead of complying with
my requests, she backs up to
me saying, II want TO be
spanked now"
Il ought not to complain, be-
cause most of the time she is
pretty nice, but l certainly
would like to know how to cope
with her occasional outbursts of
defiance
Another letter from grand
mother includes this:
Il agree with most everything
in your column of Aug. Is but
am afraid a good deal of it
went over the heads of the per-
sons who need advice along that
line.
81 have two daughters and
son, married, and there are five
grandchildren. My daughter-in-
law Is one of those calm souls
who seem to meet undisturbed
any condition with which they
may be confronted. Therefore
she does not go into panic
when her two-year-old son dis
plays bit of personality, and
as a result of her impertur-
liability the squall Is soon over
and forgotten.
My two daughters are al
most the exact opposite. They
are very much disturbed if their
children-one a year and a half
old and the other two and a
half-do not always obey like
automatons operated by string.
One of the mistakes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this COL
umn letters must give naTnr and
address ~ writer Only initials
VII be published zhsn requested.
Mr.. FiSit: VIII YOU please
publish In your column the
average number Of vehicles that
travel the Fort Lewis highway
In - hours. I. p. {.
The highway departments
latest count is 10000 cars daily.
Mr.. FiSit: VIII you please give
me some information Can a
federal judge grant me a divorce
when my husband i In the peni-
tentiary and can ! get IL cheap
err Whom would 1 see or write
to- MRS. o.L.
Divorce Is matter for state
courts, not federal. Though con-
finement Of the husband in a
pen Tertiary is unbeatable
grounds. you will need the serv-
ices Of an attorney. There isn't
any cheaper process of getting
a divorce.
Mr.. FfSit: If n party makes
out a marriage application and
then doesn't get married. vet
later makes out another mar
rage application with another
party, would the marriage he
legal, II the first license was
never used or annnIed.
A READER.
II the first marriage license
never was used, it is Just piece
OF paper, good only as a SOU
yenir. The owner Of il can't
even get his money back. There
is nothing TO prevent either per-
son from taking out another. or
several other licenses. as long
as there has been no legal mar
rage.
Mr.. FiSit: Would You please
tell me what the price of the
fair tickets IN, how much the
reserve seats are and II they
have the grandstand open every
night? My husband il working
six days n week and nine hours
n day. want TO make some
arrangements so he'll be able to
attend. Mrs. GEO. T.. II.
In the three weeks remaining
before the Puyallup fair opens
you will be informed fully about
prices and other details. If you
watch the paper. Since the
fair will run seven days, Sept.
Is To 81, inclusive. and the show
Is held each night. you should
have no trouble finding evening,
or even a full day to attend.
Mr.. Fixit: Could You please
tell me where 20 apply for work
Mt the Puyallup fair this year.
II. II.
Apply at the fair association
office, at the fairgrounds in
Puyallup.
Mr.. FiNit; I have n question
wish you would answer for
me. Can person getting the
old age pension go for a visit
out OF the state for three months
without losing his pension
A. =.
Not for that long. A reason
able visit outside the state, one
OF not more than a month, would
not be considered important.
but IL the person could find
means OF living in another state
for a longer period this state
would see no obligation to pay
him assistance. A grant can't
be paid 10 nonresident so it
would be suspended until the
person returned 10 the state and
reapplied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

agriculture and the office of
production management. More
than thirty concerns were per-
suaded to promise that they
would either build additional
plants or expand present facili-
ties. The next job was getting
materials TO build factories.
OPMs priorities division knew
right where the necessary struc-
tural steel and aluminium could
be located. Priority orders were
issued and the way paved for
architects and builders to 60 to
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

great many parents make Is n
paving too much attention 70
little infraetions. Another mis-
take is in making arbitrary rul-
ings and making them apply TO
every case. That is very silly.
It's hard on the parent and GER
tsinly does not add 10 the hap
piness Of the child.
In conclusion, I hope = great
many parents have read and viii
profit BY 1t Started With Cain
and Abel"
And this from a father. A
college man. He didn't write a
letter but just talked, man to
man.
After having read your
column several years I know
that Is covers a multitude Of
sins and takes in a lot of ter
ritory but I never expected you
to go so far afield as to get into
the realm Of child training.
What you said or rather filched
from report Of child train
ing school has some good points
but you or whoever inspired the
idea are way off on the theory
that parents should enjoy their
children.
II don't try TO enjoy my chill
dren. l have an obligation TO
train my children SO that they
will not he the nuisances some
of our friends children are, and
will grow into decent citizens
with some ideas rs To the rights
of other persons, including their
parents.
Parents who conscientiously
do that don't have much time to
enjoy their children
And that's that-Take II or
leave it. But no matter which
side you are on, the problem
that came with the first children
is still problem for great
many parents. Those who are
finding the way out are the
parents who can discipline them
selves and are endowed with an
abundance of patience.
Observations: Members of a
eoroners jury who have been
patiently listening and grew
weary of hearing city and county
officials pass the buck on the
recent speakeasy shootings in
Seattle, have taken the case
into their own hands. They are
actually trying to discover who
did the shooting. Very unreal
sonable, and not to say unkind,
for the jury to do that. 1t may
even result in kicking over the
white-wash bucket If YOU
are thinking of committing
suicide and can't decide on tho
method, try nonchalantly walk
ing across Pacific avenue from
the police station to the city
hall about the time the late
afternoon north-bound traffic
starts oregon supreme
court says state liquor board
has right to fix prices. And if
that is right, why not also the
right to refuse to sell to boot
leggers and operators of blind
pigs?
Som echere there pditeth
IN this World of Ours
For one lone soul, an
other lonely soul
Each chasing each through
all the lonely hours.
And meeting strangely at
one Sudden goal
Then blend they, like green
ledres Nth golden
HoWerS.
Into one beautiful and per-
feet 1rhOIp
And LIES long night is
ended, and the 1cdy
Lies open toWdrd eternal
day.
Sir Edwin Arnold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ii OA ciol and Political America

Observation-Disclosures President Roosevets state
ment that the Pan American Always system is organizing
ferry service to fly leaseend planes Africa is we'll
defined plan to make it hot for the Axis commercial air
lines which span the South Atlantic. OF equal i'm
portance with the decision to hasten plane deliveries
the British command in the Middle East is the program
to substitute regular u. s. air between South
America and Europe for that operated by the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23
BLACK AND WHITE
BUT READ ALL OVER

Bagpipes are as numerous In
Italy as they are in Scotland.
Many of the uncivilized races
Of the world are adept at ven
triloquism.
Only one bridge spans the
Yukon river in its entire length
Of I.4s7 miles.
The tortoise-shell is the long
est lived Of all butterflies, living
for about a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

a mammal of the sea. has shown
a richer fat analysis in tests,
apparently 1t has never been
used by humans!
FEATHER POSTAGE
Behind the japanese lines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

RICH MILK
The richest milk used for hui
man consumption Is that of the
reindeer. the fat content having
run as high as % per cent. Al
though the milk of the porpoise,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

Beware of the who at popular entertainment
because it isn't uplifting. That moral dictator
an esthetic yrant at heart-Gibert Seldes, critic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-23

Chinese guerrillas. lacking regu-
lar postage, use feathers. Or
binary mail is marked with one
feather, special delivery two
feathers, and three feathers take
the letter special express"
Askov American., 1941-04-10
Nazis Can't Invade u. S.

No military authority in this coun-
try believes an invasion of America
by Germany is possible, says John T
Flynn in the leading article of the
current Readers Digest.
Flynn appraiSes the question ''Can
Hitler Invade America" and reaches
the conclusion that Americans should
disabuse themselves of the panicky
illusion that they must help Britain
because a victorious Hitler would
conquer America next.
"When Hitler turned on England, "
Flynn says, "there was the English
Channel-only % miles wide at its
narrowest point. Ten months after
France fell, he still had not attempted
to cross that narrow strip of water
with soldiers or tanks. When he at
tempts to invade the United States
or Canada-he would face the prob
lem of crossing with his armies 5000
miles of the Atlantic Ocean and
confronting not 50,OOO,OOO people or
Askov American., 1941-04-10

a small island with small natural
resources, but a vast nation with
l30,00O,0O0 people and resources far
exceeding his own. =.
Germany, even with the British
fleet, would not have complete COM
mand of the seas. The American
navy would have to be wiped out.
Two things must be remembered.
First, at the end of this war the
American navy would be larger than
the German navy and the British
navy combined. Second, Germany
would have to do its naval fighting
on this side of the ocean,"
Quoting President Roosevelt's mes
sage to Congress of January 9Th:
Even if there were no British navy
it is not probable any enemy would
be stupid enough to attack us by
landing troops in the United States
from across thousands of miles of
ocean, until it had acquired strategic
bases from which to operate" Flynn
cites this as 'a complete admission
that invasion is impossible, from the
lips of a man who has done more
than any other to frighten us with the
fear of INVASION"
Askov American., 1941-04-10
THE DANISH cows
PREDICAMENT
(Minneapolis Star-Journa

Minneapolis Star-JournaD
Danish cattle are feeling the pinch
of the blockade, and now are being
fed diet consisting chiefly of weeds
and kitchen scraps-food that a Min
nesota cow wouldn't look at twice.
The matter of cattle feed has come
to such pass in Denmark that the
Danish Royal Agricultural society
has issued book telling how acorns
and nettles can be prepared as an
emergency snack for bessie, and how
to mix pine cones, heather and peat
dust in combinations that are tasty
and nutritious.
Ersatz cattle feed must produce
ersatz milk, and it probably sends
Herr Goering into a rage to taste
jimson weed in his milk and cheese.
A poignant note is supplied by a
cautionary paragraph in the instruc-
tions to Danish dairy farmers-cakes
made from poppy seeds should not
be fed often enough to make opium
addicts of the cows That cuts out
what is probably the only fun left
for the cow that feeds on the scrawny
pastures of Hitlerized Denmark
Askov American., 1941-04-10
FARM DEBT is LOWER
(St. Cloud TimeS)

A report from the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics shows that the
farm debt has been reduced some
81 900, 100000 in 18 years. This is
really a remarkable reduction. The
amount of debt by liens on farm real
estate is now the smallest since 1919.
Farms carried the biggest load of
debt in 1923 when it reached $1O,-
786,000,000. Now it is down to So
91O,0OO,OOO.
Part of the reduction in this debt
resulted from the scaling down by the
mortgage holders who wrote off some
of the debt by reducing the loans.
AS result much land is held at a
lower figure now than it was 20 years
ago.
The other beneficial effect has been
that young farmers are given the op-
portunity to buy their own farm
homes. This is encouraging because
only through owner-operated small
farms can solution be found for
agricultural stabilization.
Askov American., 1941-04-10
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
(St. Cloud Daily Times)

One of the reasons that the United
States congress refused to join the
League of Nations and insure peace
in Europe was the fact that President
Wilson wanted the compact to pro-
vide provision that the League should
jointly come to the assistance of any
nation which was attacked by an
aggressor and protect its liberty and
independence by force of arms. The
opposition grabbed that and it had
more to do with the defeat of Will
sons IA points than anything else.
There seems to be an increasing
tide of public opinion in the remain
ing democracies in the world, that
it will now be up to the United States
and England together to do at the
close of this war, if the democracies
can defeat the dictators, what Wilson
wanted all of the nations under the
League of Nations to do at the close
of the first World war.
Askov American., 1941-04-10
MARTYRIZING LOMMEN
Duluth NeWS-Tribune)

This little controversy involving
Senator Lommen of Eveleth, Governor
Stassen and radio station WCCO may
turn out to be bigger than any or all
of the parties involved.
The facts seem to be these:
Senator Lommen prepared radio
talk roasting the Stassen administra-
tion's spending. In manner not ex-
planned certain people" got wind of
what was in the talk and told the
radio station that it contained false
and libelous matter for which the sta
ton would be sued if it were broad
cast Governor Stassen's secretary
told the station that the speech was
false, but did not threaten suit or ask
that the speech be kept from the air
Governor Stassen offered to 60 over
the books with Senator Lommen to
compare the Stassen and Benson
spending records. Senator Lommen
said he wanted to deliver that speech
as written. Then Governor Stassen
said that Senator Lommen had con-
fused fiscal and calendar years in
such a way as to blame the Stassen
administration for the spending in
Askov American., 1941-04-10
DISMAL ANNIVERSARIES
Minneapolis Times-Tribune)

Soon it will be full year since
some of Europe's more tragic de-
velopments occurred. Denmark and
Norway were invaded on the ninth
of April, last year. About a month
later Belgium and the Netherlands
fell before the Nazi blitzkrieg. A few
more weeks, and then came the fall
of France. One Nazi gain after an
other brought morale to a low ebb
last summer. But the Nazis have
not consolidated those gains for the
expected big push. They have had
to divide their forces and spread
their strength over scattered areas
in virtually all of Europe Shoulder
ing resistance to the new. order"
breaks into veritable flames in the
occupied regions, every now and
then.
Locally, April 9 is to be marked as
solemn and yet an encouraging an
niversary. Among those of Nor
wegian birth or descent in this coun-
try, the day-which is Wednesday of
Holy-Week-will be one of prayer
in the churches, prayer for the safe
ty and for the restored independence
of kinsmen in the old country.
Danish leadership in America is
enlisting the cooperation of fellow
Scandinavians in public meetings, all
the way from mammoth rally in
New York to neighborhood sessions
in the smallest communities. Ameri-
ca in general is to be reminded of the
plight which Denmark and Norway
share. Courage is to be given those
who face a hostile occupation by
getting word to them that there is
interest in their cause. Drives for
the raising of relief funds will re-
ceive new impetus.
Danes, unarmed and helpless, sang
in their public parks last summer,
demonstrating their unity of feeling
in protest against attempts to enforce
the new order. The Nazis soon
forbade community sings as mot good
for the people" In many a Danish
community in the United States next
week, some of those same songs will
be sung. That is not as stirring as
military parade, but it suggests the
survival of culture that must ulti-
mately emerge triumphant again over
the doctrine that might makes right.