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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
OROSCOPE
TUESDAY, DEC. 80

Benefie aspects rule strongly
today. II is fortunate sway
for shipping. although the stars
presage a naval disaster before
many days have passed.
Heart and Home: Price-fixing
will cause new anxieties in the
household where the danger OF
extending initiation causes the
family head many grave appre-
tensions. This is a most fortu-
nate eonfiguration for women
and their special interests. In
formal social events viii De sue
cessfuI. The stars presage ces-
sation OF pomp anu ceremony
in entertainment for the dura-
ton
Business Affairs: Warning
that RECOMMENDATION Of business
and regulation OF money-spend-
ing Will De necessary in 1912 Is
given hy those who read the
stars. Sacrifices will De many
as the nation plunges deeply in
to the world conflict which Il
has tried TO avoid There is a
portent which seems TO signify
that isolauonists VIII resort 10
desperate measures to obstruct
administration politics.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury Of year OF
extraordinary experiences and
success in business or profess
sional activities.
Children born on this day
probably viii be strongly indi-
vidual in character and talents.
Keen perception and unusual in
genuity should enable them 20
succeed in novel artistic pur-
suits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

ENpECT VICTORY
IN YEAR 1914

Despite current allied success
ses President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill do not
expect complies victory over the
axis powers until 1914. That
is the most important result Of
the conversations between the
two war leaders a. Washington.
Here Is the basis Of their figur-
ing.
The laps probably viii gain in
the Malaysn peninsula and in
the Dutch East Indies. thereby
obtaining the raw materials they
need for a protracted conflict.
Even II der fuehrer l. hurled
back TO his borders by the Rus
slams that will by no means bring
an end 10 the European conflict.
With shorter lines Of supply and
communications HitlerS armies
will become even more formid-
able. Despite pollyanna predic-
tons this country viii not begin
70 produce ships. planes and big
tanks in volume until late 1912
or early I945- Not until those
dates viii we be able 10 export
enough weapons 70 give Russia
and the A-B.cD. powers su-
periority in TIE air and on
land.
Cnal then our allies must
carry on and retain every bit q
earth which they now hold Tie
British must keep their grip on
Malta. Gibraltar. the Suez and
Singapore. We must hold such
Pacific bases as the Philippines
and Hawaii. and OF course the
Panama Canal. Without reten-
tion Of those key ceaters the war
might last 20 years instead OF
ending in ls4s o. le45. These
are subjects which MeSsrs.
Roosevelt ard Churchill discuss
ed at the White House.
A graphic picture q the cha
otc national defense sstgp wAS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
PEOPLE CYNICAL
AND INDIFFERENT

The basic trouble with the c.
william Defense setup from the
beginning Was the interference
OF social groups headed By Mrs.
Roosevelt. Florence Kerr OF New
York and Social Security Dr.
rector Paul Y. McNutt. Until
token bombings Of our coasts
became a possibility after Dec.
:. another reason was the indif-
ference and cynicLsm Of the
American people
Mayor LsGuardia envisaged
Civilian Defense as military
problem from the start. So did
his military and naval aides.
General GsSssr and Admiral
Woodward. respectively. Mr..
LsGuarcis asked Congress for
az least one hundred million dol
lars 70 finance bomb shelters.
gas masks and the new type Of
fire engines which bhtzkrieged
cites need. Until there came
the threat OF attack or both
coasts re was laughed a. BY
the Populzce and by the politi-
clans. Then came the invasion
o. the social weEzre-ites head
&C BY Mrs Roosevelt ard Mr..
AeSutt-
Civilian Defense. in their
philosophy. meant better nutr-
ton. health lessons. social wei
fare work. etc. Mrs. Roosevelt
and Paul saw q chance 70 u>e
the threat OF VAR 70 sell their
pet theories 70 the American
public. Nobody objected 10 this
sort Of sslesnsnship until ~.
Japs vent OF . rampage. New
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
The Medicine Cabinets Full

Some time ago the governments tremendous stocks Of
opium stored away in treasury vaults revealed.
With qunine this is regarded indispensable drug
Now is known that 10 million of pure qunine
have been also stocked in similar vaults enough for
four five years supply in emergency.
In respects national foresight has not been Of
the best We have in Scrpura language left undone the
things which we ought to have DONE Here, however
the stocking of the national medicine chest where
foresight TO have paid out in a big way
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

70 receive srtsnsfcn q ~. eoi-
una ietzrrs must sic lAzns and
sdr-rz q uritrr D-lr t-irtalt
Sil - purisned wnsu requested.
Mr.. f1xit: I want 10 do NV
bit fer our country. New the
enly thing ! am experienced IN
- Telephone operating. l. there
any demand Tor u ED operators
since the dial phones could
give fun time and ueuld work
for either civilian or military.
I-B.y.
First you might see TIRE tsle-
phone company and the state
employment service. with a
view toward getting paid for
your services. Il they are need
ed There seems no doubt that
the civilian defense organization
could use = volunteer telephone
operator somewhere. II YOU
haven't already signed ID. call
A. the Tacoma srmory some
evening soon ard you should -
welcomed.
Mr.. fiNii: I would appreciate
IL II you could tell ue where
10 get q list Of books ss q book
on ia Htsu wrestling, one on
boxing and a book Of old poems
such A. The Face on the Bsr-
room Floor" and The Girl With
the Blue Velvet Band" I've tried
to get these books at some book
stores but had no success
II you inquire at the public
library. you will find books on
all those subjects. II merely
reading them is unsatisfactory TO
you. you can take the names,
titles and publishers and order
the books yourself or through
any local book dealer.
Mr.. Ffxit: I have two grown
daughters whose births have not
been recorded. VIII you kindly
tell me how TO 20 about this:
II. X. r.
Write to the vital statistics
division Of the public health de-
psrtment Of the city or state in
which they were born. You will
be sent forms upon which you
can supply information for regis
tration of the births now.
Mr.. Fixit: Can YOU tell me II
there has been law passed In
regard TO I. I. ID. bonds: II n
poorer district cant pay, can IL
take money from q richer dis
trict: J. p.
A local improvement district
must stand on its own feet.
There is no law allowing the
tapping OF the general treasury
TO aid poorer districts. other
than the L. l. ID. guaranty fund
law. which provides for redemp-
ton at public expense of
small percentage of unpaid L. 1.
ID. bonds each year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

THEY stiu think Il can't hap
L pen here. Those alarmists
who want 20 conserve automo-
BILE tires-use the old ones
carefully 50 that they will last
lonEer-some crazy goofs in
Washington are Just trying 70
scare people when they say tires
will be rationed after Jan. 5.
The idea Of this great rich coun-
try. telling its people that they
cannot buy automobile tires
when they want them. What
about the bin Of rights7
Driving 70 Seattle and back
Sunday at a consistent speed Of
forty miles an hour. we became
the parish Of the highways.
With the blst n a horn and
whish. the other cars-flivers
and stream lined models-swept
by disappeared in a haze in the
distance.
These speeding machines
they must have been going
fifty. sixty or seventy miles an
hour-seemed TO hum this re-
frain:
Why worry about what may
happen 20 the rubber market:
We have tires that are good
for another five. ten or fifteen
thousand miles. Let's be merry
today and think of the troubles
of tomorrow when tomorrow
eosNe>.
The speedsters recalled a fea-
ture in an old motion picture
based on a story about what
war can do TO prosperous
country. II showed a sedan in
the higher priced class, without
tires. being drawn by horse.
A small boy. the only person on
the street. shouted something in
derision al the driver. Stopping
the horse, the driver was repre-
scented as saying something like
this:
"Son. you don't remember be-
cause you were born after the
great war. This machine at
which YOU are laughing. once
was one of the finest vehicles on
the highway. 1t had great rub
Der tires, and with the tank
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
FACTS OVERLOOKED
by John Hix

Editor. The Times: At Christ
mas time we are supposed to
have good thoughts. even IL our
hearts are stone. Well every
time I turn the radio I hear
some over estimated, over paid.
IL not over stuffed, clergyman
or statesman filling the atmos-
phere full Of such words as
Americanism. patriotism. etc,
but never once do I hear them
comparing the soldier boy out in
the mud, drawing s25 a month
and sleeping in a pup tent. with
the punk in the factory drawing
from $40 TO $50 a week doing
practically nothing but wearing
their hat full. OF union buttons
and trying to rib up a strike for
a vacation with more pay. We
speak with swelling words Of the
Bill OF Rights. etc.
There is the soldier boy with
his head stretched out to stop
bullets saying: Sure the country
I represent can conscript my life
but they can't conscript the
Sheenies money. The truth IS
what gets one into trouble and
this is TRUTH. Some may think
one hears truth in & court room
but Christ said there was no
truth in US. One cannot believe
our congress is dead TO these
facts but they never mention
them.
The men from 50 10 IS years
OF age are turned out 10 Craze
on sage brush and cactus. with
the unions on one side and the
insurance companies on the other
saying. no-in this land OF the
free where you can't work for
who you want. or hire who you
want either. Is this democracy
Are We fighting for a special
few who call themselves capita
list or unionlst7 II it isn't
worth as much 10 90 out and
stop bullets as il IS 70 clip COT
pons or wear a union button,
then where are we
The truth came TO earth about
1a41 years ago. Christ told
PLATE that he came TO bear wit
ness 81 the truth. and PLATE
said. What Is truth That Is the
question to-day. and why do
these 50 called big shots avoid
IL. Believe me, Uncle sam.
these things are going through
the soldier boys head and they
are HOT.
know We have 70 finish
these Futzies and Jsps over
there but while We are getting
that dirty JOB of our hands, why
not get our heads cleared q =
dirty mess, toe Why not pay
the soldier as much as the
Stacker anyway. There IS 8 Jew
here that Christ said vas called
a Jew but Was the synagogue Of
Satan haven't got il IN fer
the Jews, either the individual
union man, neither is this re-
hgion. These are facts and We
must face them The more one
lies about the truth the palmer
the truth becomes.
Revelation 18th chapter gives
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

recently presented 10 President
Roosevelt by Lynn Stambaugh.
national commander of the
American Legion. Its submits
sion explains why F.D.R. asked
Wendell Willkie to bat for the
overburdened Fiorello LaGuar-
dia as civilian defense director.
Only about 20 states have a
state guard organization, accord
ing TO the Stambaugh report.
About the same number have set
up Councils OF national defense.
In many OF these there is no
civilian defense unit. Thus there
are perhaps 80 or more states
entirely bereft OF state or fed
eral agency which can serve as
rsllying point for home defense
activity. In some areas Ameri-
can legionnaires. after the jap
snese attack on Dec. :. under
took to guard bridges railroads
and public utility centers. on
their own initiative. No federal.
state or local unit was function
ing in their vicinity so they
simply took orders from them
selves.
President Roosevelt appears
determined TO transform the
10 an active. cohesive unit. Al
though his plans are tentative,
and he does not want 10 offend
Mayor LaGuardis, it IS probable
that the o. c. .. viii be mill
tarized and made an integral
unit OF the War Department.
civilian defense organization IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
Old Groy Mare MoY Come Back
II You Don't Sdve Those Tires
Good Example by President Roosevelt
10y Come Back

filled with gasoline. u ran on Its
own power and could 20 a fast
a. a hundred miles an hour. But
the war took a lot Of things
away from NJ. including the rub
Der from which we made tires.
The people said IL couldn't hap
pen. hut II did"
The foregoing may not ex-
sctly represent the incident but
the idea is there.
Perhaps 1t Will be a good thing
II We have 20 slow down a bit
because there are no automobile
tires. II we do. it will be our
own fault. Tres last nearly
twice as long If the car is driven
az a moderate speed. slowing
easily for a stop. and starting
the same way. Skidding TO a
stop and getting away on a
jack rabbit start. and excessive
speed. burns the life out Of tires.
Our forefathers got quite
thrill Of Jogging along behind
the old gray mare az eight miles
an hour. II the war goes on
Winston Churchill says we won't
be ready 10 fight till 1873
its going TO take a lot Of rub
Der to make tires for the ten
wheel army trucks and the rub
Der tired trailers on which are
mounted the guns that are de-
signed 10 protect us from such
air attacks as have wrecked so
many cities in Europe and killed
and wounded so many persons.
The sources OF supply of rubber
are getting pretty much under
control OF nations that do not
like US very well. Our tires will
last longer and we will ride far
Their is We slow down a bit now.
While on the general subject
of the crisis that involves this
country. it might help US keep
our balance if in our converse
ton we follow the example Of
President Roosevelt.
The issues which confront the
American people are unpre-
cederted. The courses Of action
between which we must choose
are separated by differences so
wide that champions Of one are
seldom able to appreciate the
honesty and sincerity Of the
champions OF another. Partisan
politics have been mixed into
the situation with the usual
embittering effect. The result is
that We are substituting violent
speech for reasonable srsEt-
nents, and we care calling our
opponents names instead Of fac
ing their facts.
One of the elements of
strength displayed by President
Roosevelt Is his dignified, though
friendly, public utterances. He
spoken forcibly and with direct
ness. but he has stopped TO the
practice of calling names even
though his provocation has been
very great at times. But the
same tribute cannot be paid to
all OF those who support his
position. neither can il he said
OF all who oppose him.
Nothing can do the American
cause any greater damage at
this moment than that we should
indulge in vulgar and vicious
practice Of smearing those who
oppose US.
It's a good time 10 follow the
injunction TO prove all things
and hold fast TO that which is
good.
The foregoing il submitted in
this column as another contri-
button to national defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
50 HEY SAY

What Go you think Is TIE ef-
feet upon those people looking
across the channel from half
fed France or Holland and see
ing the British getting enough
10 eat Claude Wickard. sec
Rotary OF agriculture.
Informed public opinion was
never more important than II IS
today. - Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Latin American co-ordinating
committee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

FLYERS FOOTSIES
Flying without a footgear is
not standard practice in the air
training centers OF our armed
forces. but many Hedging pilots
believe it helps in handling the
delicate controls until they are
used 10 them. Other aviation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
TTrfIT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
Ll0a j ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-Although the battling between Japs
and L. S. forces is the great story in the United States
our army experts have glued their eyes the Russo
German struggle. Without minimizing the Importance OF
the Far Eastern conflict they feel that the apparent rou
of Hitlers egons is more important than the ebb and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
Record Ore Shipment

Sheer weight of metal may well win the war in the
long run, and il is encouraging TO read that the all
time record transportation the Great Lakes
exceeded by nearly 900 tons during the past
More then 80 million gross tons of came down the
lakes TO the smeter, yielding iron and copper for the
war effort.
And there is plenty where that came from.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

one slant on the fall of these
earthly kingdoms that are found
ed on lies. Also, Christ said we
were liars and the Father Of
them. John 9th chapter. 44th
verse. Yes sir, some one is going
TO pull that old mask off OF US
and then what? I trust this
will be published in fairness to
the boys that are giving their all
for this system and whether It
be politics. religion or dumbness
that causes the rulers 10 try TO
avoid these facts. they must be
dealt with.
JOHN THURSTON.
Rte. l, Box 366, Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

O.cD. officials think that Flea
nor and Florence and Pau had
better get down 10 the zrim
business % preparing the United
States for real trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
TopAY,s COMMON ERROR

Il s possible 10 suffer from a
disease. but che cannot suffer
with anything that itse. q in
capable o. suffering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30

The manufacturer who think of nothing better to do
than to hurry up and dump himself into the governments
lap destroying enterprseDonad Nelson executive
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The whale-shsrk. second only
10 Sibbald's Rorqual. a whale. as
the largest creature on earth,
is not ferocious. has a spotted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-30
FANTASTIC FISH

cadets wear flexible soled
sneaker or slipper.
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FLYERS FOOTsIEs

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-21
LEONE SLUKA, %
three years probation.

A young housewife who invaded
the home OF a former employer,
threw pepper in the eyes of a
maid. slugged nurse and stole a
bank checkbook with which she
later tried to cash 81 600 check
was placed probation today by
Judge Thomas NJ. Cotter
The wife is Leona Sluka, %. OF
654S Frontenac avenue Last De
cember she dressed in her nus
bands clothes and went to the
home OF William Frank. 1926
Wildemere avenue. for whom she
had once worked. When the maid,
Elba Sweet. answered the door.
Mrs. Sluka threw pepper into her
eyes, rushed into the house and hit
Marta Kahn, then fled with the
checkbook and bank paSsbook.
She later attempted TO cash the
large check in d stefe .-htti btu ffesiEh
nerve and ran out. She explained
she had spent some of her hus-
bands savings and. fearing he
would be angry when he discovered
II, attempted 10 get money 10 re-
place them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-21
5arnoff Ordered
" Sent TO Clinic

Upon orders of Traffic Judge
George T. Murphy, the psyche
pathic clinic today was preparing
- report on Joseph Sarnoff of 1881
faichton avenue. a repeated vio-
aator of the city building code
ordinance.
you've been a source OF trou-
BILE to this court" said Judge
sHIurphy. We'll let the clinic
: try and find cut why you get
/, IN so many messes."
:. =. Jury found Sarnoff guilty OF
ignoring p of 30 complaints made
against his apartment building in
Rivard street by health and build
ing inspectors.
E, The inspectors declared the
building was unsafe and dangerous
10 the health of the tenants.
Sarnoff owns numerous buildings
(which he rents to welfare clients.
Judge Murphy said Sarnoff has
been cited 50 times for violation
pf the housing ordinance. lie will
be sentenced next Thursday in the
present case and faces $500 fine
Or 80 days in the House oil
Correction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-21
EXPERIMENTAL BASIS

Nolan said he would recommend
to the DSR commission that the
plan be tried out on an expert
mental basis in March or April on
q few lines.
The setting up OF the system on
on a large scale. however. must
await the contemplated purchase
of 200 TO 500 new coaches, which
is still under consideration by the
commission.
Something resembling "zoned
transportation is already In ex-
istence on some of the street car
lines. Nolan explained
However. the large capacity Of
street cars and the limitation of
having 10 follow tracks makes II
impossible for the street car
'irippers' TO deliver the passen-
gers directly to their homes.
Nolan explains the type of equip
:f1ent used by the DSR, the light
inexpensive buses. is better suited
10 'zoned transportation than the
larger and heavier types of car
Tiers that are used in most other
city transportation systems.
One of the objects OF ''Zoned
transportation" is TO relieve con-
sestion on the streets by inducing
tnore and more persons 10 leave
their cars al home and use mass
TRANSPORTATION facilities
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-21
E(orse Councilman
Faces Assault Count

A warrant charging assault and
battery has been issued against
William Born. Ecorse councilman
as a result of an election night
braWl in an Ecorse restaurant
which al least two other FcorSe
officials are reported TO have at
tended.
Justice OF the Peace John L.
NokerSky. who issued the warrant
thinking IT was on the recon-
mendation Of Assistant Prosecutor
John Mowatt. Immediately said he
would void the warrant when told
that Mowatt denied making the
recommendation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-21
Army BIlnks i'm Snow
Custer Troops Pitch Pup Tents at Selfridge Field
in Training Trip to Test Endurance

Sleeping on the ground in plp
tent may not have struck your
fancy, considering last nights Win
ter cold. but to the men and
officers of the arny's 50th Field
Artillery, its just part of the
training.
With the temperature some
where around 10 above zero lthe
commanding officer had hoped for
colder weather and snow mem
bers of the 50th Field Artillery
from Fort Custer slept out last
night on The reservation at Self
ridge Field.
This morning AT 6 o'clock camF
was broken and the 70 trucks
guns and field equipment of tho