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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
The Pinch Is Coming

The crack salesman shrugged ruefuly Yep; It's
going to be little tough. You I'm in the butter
business
Knowing that he was in the electrical equipment bust
his hearers all pricked their Then dawned
Guns or butter?
And we all remembered that his branch of the bust
household appliances. Butter Now the guns
first
We rapidly approaching the point where the shoe
Is going to pinch little. 1t worries few people Not
Others So many of the others have been learning for
10 years TO get along without things.
friend bought electric refrigerator the other day.
With it most polite and apologize explanation of
the lack Of aluminium trays. The substitute trays were
really quite satisfactory, it assured They seemed to be-
too So what? It's possible that if necessary could
even get along without any ice cubes at ALL
Suppose il should be true that in certain parts of the
east 1t should be to cut down little gasoline
consumption? Probably sort of rationing system
Sunday But suppose that came? Europe all of it, has
had gasoline ratoning for years How long since you've
walked mile, anyway?
Suppose the old must be driven a year longer,
the washing machine made TO do for another year?
Suppose cigarets cost few cents and the price
in glass jar instead of tin tube and anchovy paste
can scarcely be had at all? Suppose RISE and
is asked to give the United Service Organizations and
70 buy Defense Bonds?
Technically. some of these things may be called
reduction in the standard of living. Compare it with
what is going in Europe according to private letter
from the u. S. diplomat there: I'm Europe cannot
speak of reduction in the standard of living There is
standard Of living One gets what and makes it do
make little sacrifices Except for the called for
service real sacrifice has yet been asked of nobody
We should be ashamed speak of the little changes and
small Inconvenience proposed thus far sacrifices
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
ROAD PLAN STARTS
FURIOUS SCRAP

The state departments pro-
posal for a $4,000. 900 sppro-
priation TO complete the Pam
American highway To the Canal
Zone. provoked a furious row
behind the doors OF the house
foreign relations committee.
Republican me berx ex-
pressed fear that this would be
only another WPA project. with
Mexican and Cenral American
labor as the principal benefit
eisries. Pointing out that
highway can aid the enemy as
well as the defense. they de-
manded assurance that the
United States would exercise
control over the road in case Of
crisis. State department
spokesman refused at first to
discuss the road as a military
meaure. lest il wound the sensi-
bilitieS Of Mexicans and Central
Americans. They preferred TO
consider the route as no more
than = tourists highway. with
no hemisphere defense implics-
tons.
when II appeared that the
appropriation might not be
forthcoming on this basis. Sec
rotary Hull forwarded a con-
fidential memo. II reassured
committee skeptics that in ae-
cord with written agreements
and understandings, the road
would be available for United
States use at all times" The
memo also noted that as a
means of sending supplies 10
Canal Zone forces during a ship
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

Editor The Times: All prog
ress and higher living standards
depends entirely on the amount
of production in the nation.
Less than So of the people real
" understand this. That is why
there is so much fighting TO get
more money even at the expense
Of production. They think that
it depends on the amount Of
money that the people receive.
For simplicity let US assume
that all Of the goods and services
produced in the nation are put
in one big pile for the people TO
buy and use. Everyone who pro-
duces something puts it in this
pile. and is given tickets, in the
form Of money. which specify
what portion Of the pile he is
entitled to draw out when he
wants II. Now II Is simple
enough 10 understand that the
larger the pile the more there is
TO draw out The people cannot
draw out any more than there is
In the pile. II al. however. must
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

duulllOIldl CdIllOiiitlCillS anu
This move is believed here to
mean that the draftees and ma
tional guardsmen now in federal
service will not be released from
military duty at the end of the
year for which they were in
Quoted. They will be kept on
To help train the million new
Corners and to provide centers
for the new units 10 be formed.
The high command has discov-
cred what the experienced have
known all along but did not
publicize.
A year is not time enough TO
initiate rockies into the COM
plexities of a mechanical and
motorized machine. The short
est time in which a civilian can
be transformed into a blitz-
krieger Is believed now To be two
years. possibly three. And this
assumes the presence of equip
ment for training purposes.
The additional 10000 will
not be called up until camps and
equipment are ready for them.
The war department will not
repeat the mistake il made when
IL sent drsftees TO centers which
had neither housing facilities
nor weapons. Some may be
summoned next fall. but the
majority probably will not be
ordered into the army until
winter or spring. When they
will be called depends upon the
production achievements Of de-
Tense factories. and upon how
much of their output is retained
in this country for our own use.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

Capt. W. E. Westerman
today is modestly celebrat-
ing the 18th anniversary Of
his arrival in Tacoma.
He was Il years old at the
time. having stopped with his
family for a while in Illinois,
Kansas and Missouri on the way
here from England
His dad homesteaded at Olalla
6then called Olillie) and Capt.
Westerman commenced his sea
faring career shortly thereafter
when he became the official mail
carriers weekly round trip 10
Tacoma in a little boat fitted
with oars and patch of sail.
Well he remembers one trip
that the thermometer plunked
down TO eight below zero and he
had to chop a channel through
four inches of ice that covered
most Of the harbor here. Says
that even steamers had consider
able trouble with ice hereabouts
during the winter of 1884.
He says Tacoma was quite
place then: Had seven saloons
and one grocery store; he bagged
IS snipe with one shot down
where the depot now stands and
another time got seven ducks
with q single blast at the same
place; loggers were still in pos
session of the forest around
Division and Tacoma ave. and
up around 18th and G sts.; down
around 18th and Dock SITS. was
a good spot to hunt deer. That
sort of place.
In the years that followed he
worked now and then aboard the
Puget Sound steamers - some
times in the engineroom and
sometimes on the front end.
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GzNzz9ZlEs5 49,

That led TO purse-seining for
salmon. and after eight years Of
working for the other guy he
built his own fishboat in 1915
and skippered her heresbouts for
Is years.
Name Of that boat was the
Battler-so it's easy to under
stand why Capt Westerman is
equally well known as Battler
Bill among the pioneer members
of the waterfront fraternity.
(His brother. George. keeps the
family name in circulation. be-
ing a pioneer member of the
Foss tugboaters)
Biggest fish ever taken by
Capt. Westerman was almost the
size of the Battler "A 22-foot
black shark netted in Alaskan
waters. It's liver alone filled a
54-gallon barrel His record pay
fish was a 255-pound halibut.
His seafaring career was also
supplemented with a tidy little
fish-buying traffic. and earlier,
with selling cordwood to the
freight and passenger steamers
that called at Olaila. He also
ticks off such diverse jobs rs
postmaster, justice Of the peace,
storekeeper. running a boat serv-
ice between Tacoma and Seattle
via the West Passage, and
farming.
August 5. 1888, saw the end
of the Battler. She caught fire
and burned at Minter Bay, and
that was one of the most har-
rowing and sorrowful episodes
in Capt. Westerman's notable
career.
In addition to losing the boat
he'd built himself and that filled
such an important and memora-
BILE portion of his life. Capt.
Westerman S hair caught afire
and fried his ears" and the
whole mess resulted in his hos
pitalization for we'll over a
month. Thus ended his very
active seafaring.
Battler Bill, by his own adj
mission, was quite a brawler in
his day-he's 70 now-but nova
days confines his belligerency to
welding a mighty pen.
Frankly, his fishe rm ms
gnarled hands and the weathered
wrinkles nf his mariners squint
don't offer much of clue to
the fact he currently confines
most Of Iiis activity to politics
and poetry.
In regard to the former, Capt.
Westerman is president of the
Pierce county council of the
Washington Old Age Pension
Union. a contributor to political
publications. including the Wash
ington New Dealer, and fire.
quently turns his capable hand
to pounding with gavel or taxi
ing to the stump for this cause
or that.
As poet. he doesn't suffer
from any illusions. And he
doesn't suffer from lack of a
sympathetic and spprec a tive
publisher. either, because he
prints his own poems regularly
and distributes them free to his
friends. His latest effort. Poor
Bows. Ricn Men and War" has
iust come off the press. He
hopes to exhibit his writings in
book form at the Western Wash
ington fair next autumn.
After chatting with Capt.
Westerman about the highlights
Of his 50 years hereabouts, we
ventured the comment that he'd
witnessed a good deal Of local
history in the making, no doubt.
He looked solemnly at us for
q moment, wsgged a huge finger
under our nose. winked. and
categorically declared: Young
fellow I've seen il ALL"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions > Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
l. For what precious metal is
the Klondike region famous.
?. In which state is the fam
Gus Coudersport ice mine
3. The short rein from bride
to saddle to keep a horses head
up is called a e--krnT
4. Where did Lee surrender 10
Grant at the end Of the war be-
tween the states.
s. Sound viii travel through
a vacuum. true or false
s. What are the names Of the
Dionne quintupletsg
7. Which state has the nick
name Gopher state"7
g. Who holds the record in
major league baseball for the
most home runs in one season
8. Who was president Of the
United States In 1907
10. What was the first name
Of caruso. the famous tenor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

spokesman because Of Majority
Leader Barkley's general inept-
tude. Now F-D.R- may feel that
he doesn't need an extra hired
man. He usually gets what he
wants by insisting that u Is nee
essay 10 national defense
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
INITIATION DANGER
VERY ACUTE

Price Car Leon Henderson
argued the imminent need for
completely controlled and man.
aged economy. at an executive
session of the house appropria-
tons committee. Some of his
schemes for government regula-
ton ~ production. prices, profits,
wages and stock market levels
made his listeners heads swim.
Forecasting drastic cuts in
the output of ordinary con-
sumers' goods. Mr.. Henderson
warned that there will be acute
danger of initiation. Heavy taxes
alone, he added, cannot repel
that threat. He expressed be-
lief that John Maynard Keynes
suggestion of compulsory saw
ings may have to be employed
TO prevent an orgy Of spending
and spirsling Of prices. Even
more stringent measures. he
said, may become necessary
when and il the United States
spends 40 or so billion of a pre-
sumptive 500, 0oo. 900 900 annual
income on war stuff. All the
regulatory powers once utilized
by NRA and now exercised by
the SEC may need To be in
voked. according TO Mr.. Hen
derson, for control of commodity
and even stock market prices.
Henderson assured the COM
mittee that such system would
operate only during the war
emergency. But his voice did not
carry conviction 10 some Of his
hearers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. I saw the party
and he said 50 and SO: say.
saw the man" or Mr.. Doe.
or the Doctor" Professor.
etc.
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An Inside Picture of Finon.
II i u IL ciul and Political America
Ry RAY TICKER

WASHINGTON = The department has arranged
for expansion of the regular guard army
from its present strength of 100000 to total of
2400 900 men. Bueprints have been prepared for 80
additional cantonments and training centers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

Price advances not justified when profit levels
favorable. though costs have advanced-Leon
Henderson, price-fixer for the oPACS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

saker found a one-acre plot
teeming with rattlers. Although
this plot was alive with the
reptiles, strangely, there were
few in the surrounding district
Tomorrow: Bug with Nine
Livesl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

The only state that has no limit women's working
hours is the state of matrimony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

Help your country: Buy U. S.
Defense Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

lets the client set his own fee,
not to exceed $40.
RATTLESNAKE HAVEN
In 1887 while hunting on the
prairie near Olney Springs,
Colo. Floyd and Wallace Hun
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
TIE FAIRY FIN lS hE
smallest 4-WlhdED INSEC1n.
Ns7HcH LoHd/
81 LAWYER
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81 LAWYER
After 20 years of successful
practice, William Weiss became
crippled with paralysis. He then
started his legal clinic and in
cases where he believes more
than 81 should be charged he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

ping shortage. the Pan-Ameri-
can link would be invaluable for
national defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

TO receive attention In thia col
umn istters must giTe name md
address a. writer OnlS Initials
VII b published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

But IL do forgive neither will your Father which
h in heaven forgive your trespasses.-Mark 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
PRODUCTION is ALL

JOHN LEGRANDE
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24

IONIA- @ - George Almy,
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Let's Trode Now!

1910 Chevrolet 2 dr.. town sedan.
special deluxe. heater and defrost-
er. low mileage. perfect condition;
finish upholsterins and tires like
new; see this one todayi
1910 Packard 4 dr.. trg. sedan |;
low mileage. radio. heater, very
clean inside and out; good tires, ex-
cellent mechanical condition.
1899 Packard Club coupe: radio.
heater, excellent condition; good
tires.
POWELL g SCHWARTZ
Oldsmobile Packard
EOS South Cratiot at the Bridge
Phone Mt. Clemens 900
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LIVESTOCK

Horses and Cattle -
FOR SALE-Fresh Mich Cow. Good
mixer, Waldo Weller. 1s47 Base st.
New Baltimore Mich.
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MOUNT CLEMENS. AAlcl

ss.ss az country thsy s.s r.si4sats -.
On molten g Joesn = Nsrriu p1n1n-
lifts Attorney n y ordered thes -
sid DsfsnAanas saanas tnsir spDoag1nes
TO Be entered within three noa1As fsuW
the dsts 81 thie eg6o1 md h GO -
their spsarsnce that they cause Ibalr
answer 70 the p1aintiffs Bill ol Chm
plant 20 be nlsd. and . copy thereof
to be served on said Plaintiffs Attorney
within fifteen days after service on
them Of . copy Of said bill and notice
of this order; and that In default there
of. said bill be taken as confessed by
the said Defendants.
And II II Further Ordered. That within
forty days the said Plaintiffs cause . mo-
tice OF this order to be published In the
Mt. Clemens Daily Monitor. . newspaper
printed published and circulating In said
County and that such publication be con-
tinued therein at least once In each week
for six weeks In succession. or that they
cause q copy of this order to be per-
sonaIly served on said Defendants ut
least twenty days before the time above
prescribed for their appearance.
NEIL T. REID.
Circuit Judge.
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JOHNS AUTO SALES
Dependable Used Cars
Gratiot Ave. at Church st.
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TEAM PLAY RECOGNIZED

Pontiac, Mich. annually awards
the most valuable local amateur
ball player a watch. Batting and
fielding count only one-third.
Sportsmanship, aggressiveness,
team play and leadership count
twice as heavily in ratings.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24
Legal Notices
ORDER or PUBLICATION

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The Circuit
Court for the County of Mscomb. -
IN CHANCERY
Edward Vermander and Margaret YER
mander, his wife, Plaintiffs. vs..
Jane Wynekoop and James s. wyne-
and T. d. Laurence. and their unknown
heirs. devisees, legatees and assigns. De-
PENDANTS.
Suit pending In the Circuit Court for
the County of Macomb In Chancery. at
the City of Mt. Clemens in said County.
on the 18th day of June A. d. lS4l.
In this cause II appearing from affi-
davit on file. that the defendants are not
residents Of the State of Michigan. and
that IL Is impossible TO determine what
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!, 81 =. 9
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less. and $500 lGa1s 60 0WnG4 0
Antoine vsruo11ns g - 49, @ {
decease. Alss ~ sDslh yl.1o Segu1 -
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sideD Of The west hah ~ = - $500
east quarter tel q soet1D9 - toU6 &
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JOHN =. l0EUultl 4 "
Attorney ~ p1D1nell1s 3
Bustns0 Ad1eona o1-1Do
Price uldg-. - Clon
Michigan. s'
June II. ~. July !. -. - 0-Aeu1.
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Bunting q ball before it reach
es the plate, reduces the chance
of fouling it off because 1t gives
the batter wider angle in which
to "lay the ball down"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24

MONROE - Up - The city
commission vote d Monday to
raise wages of all salaried city
employees $40 m n thly and
those of hourly-rated workers
five cents an hour.
o
DETROIT-(R-Mrs. Dorothy
Kemp Roosevelt of Birmingham.
a sister-in- law of Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, was app oint e d
Monday as director Of the Wayne
County Community Service De-
partment of the WPA. She prev
lousy had served the WPA as
State Supervisor of its music
project and chief of its public
activities section.
o
IONIA-@ George Almy,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24

Only four states In the Union
are larger than the Philippine
Islands.
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AUToMoTIve
MR.. MOTORIST

BEFORE SPENDING any money
on your present car to put II In
condition for the long drives ahead,
why not select q better used car
from our large lot?
Every car Is exactly as represented
to you by our statesmen. Stop In
your next car.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-24

II, ID held for Circuit Court after
waving examination Monday in
Justice Court on a murder charge
in the axe killing of his 67-year-
old wife Saturday in their home.
He will be examined by q State
Sanity Commission.
MARQUETTE - (R - Law
renee Gerou, 10, and James Hal
sley, 20, who escaped Sunday
from the northern state prisons
honor camp. were recaptured
Monday by a posse Of pris o n
guards and state police about Is
miles south Of the camp. Warden
S m o n r. Anderson said they
would be arraigned in Municipal
Court on a charge of breaking
prison.
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State
Briefs

Observation-Disclosures
lex De Young. 10, of McBain
drowned Monday in Lake Char
'levoix. He was believed to have
suffered a heart tack while
swimming.
IONIA- @- Howard Pond,
Is, and Carl Westcomb, 18, both
TRUSTEES, were recaptured by
state police ten miles northwest
of here Monday night a few
hours after they had wa k e d
away from the state reforma-
tory's farm. Pond, sent e n e d
from Jackson county in 1910 to
to S years for breaking and
entering, had recently been par
oiled and was waiting assignment
to a job. Warden warren j.
Dodge said. Westcomb, sentenced
from Muskegon to 21s to Is
years for breaking and entering
at night, was scheduled for a
parole hearing this month.
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FOR SALE
PHOTO FINISHING

BETTER PIcTuRES-oUicKER SERVICE
Rolls developed, . prints each negative 25c. Re.
prints &c. sdouble weight SKI enlargements S1.OQ,
o STUDIOS BILLINGS, MONTANA
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Me 4nother
Q A General Quiz
The Questions

/. What is the southernmost
capital city in the world?
2. In what year did the first
ocean steamer 60 through the
Panama canal?
3. What denomination consti-
tutes the largest Protestant group
in the world?
4. How does the coffee consump-
ton in the United States compare
to that of the remainder of the
world?
5. In what story does Jean VAL
jean appear?
6. Which of the following did not
sign the Declaration of Independ-
ence: Thomas Stone, George
Washington, or Roger Shermani
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-06-05

Mary Spargo, before Dies COM
mittee in Washington, testiies that
$50 government employees attended
an American peace mobilization in
New York as official delegates. She
said these employees have been sup
porting the Communistic APM.
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The AnsUers

l. Wellington, New Zealand.
2. In the year 1914.
3. The Lutherans (61 ,000, 000).
4. The coffee consumption Of the
United States far exceeds the
combined consumption of all 9TH
er countries.
S. Lies Miserables" (by Victor
Hugo.
6. George Washington.
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fME&4a4;&a3
Self Patience

Self Patience
Be patient with everyone, but
above all with yourself.-Francis
de Sales.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-06-05

Assistant Secretary Of Treasury
John L. Sullivan, appearing before
house ways and means committee
on the new So, SOC, 900, 900 tax pro-
gram, urged drastic revision Of the
excess profits tax levied last year,
In an effort to drain of arms profits.
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BONES
Mandan

RANCH BOYS
THE WELSH MINERAL CO., 18th and
Montana Ave, Billings, Montana, is pay.
ing S18 per ton delivered to their plant for
dry, bleached cattle and horse bones. $11
per ton for discard green bone.
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BABY CHICKS

RELATIONSHIPS RESISTANT BABY
ern bred, range raised hocks. All our
hocks are. y. s, Approved. double blood.
tested and banded under the supervision
provement Board. Leghorns, Rocks, Reds,
Orpingtons, Wyandottes.. Giant, MinorcaS
week. Special prices and discounts. Write
for catalog and prices to -
BLUE suPPIYY COMPANY AND
Mandan North Dakota
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NYSTRAND POULTRY CO., cash buyers
of live poultry and eggs. Ship anytime. f13S
PLACER STREET. BUTTE, MONTANA.