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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-11
HOROSCOPE

Good and Ill balance IN the
horoscope for today. There is
sinister sign for labor which may
preeipitate riots and strikes.
Merchants ana manufacturer
are under stimulating planetary
Influences.
Heart and Home: This Ia not
4. promising configuration for
women. This month Is . time
of preparation for important ex-
periences and for that reason
there should be relaxation and
amusement TO supplement home
duties. The stars seem to pres
age less social interest and more
desire for public service on the
part OF girls who will take
more serious view of life than
they nave held In the past. While
this IL not a lucky date for love
affairs. the stars presage many
suitors and numerous hasty mar
riages in the sprins.
Business Affair: Inventors
now will profit greatly through
their novel improvements in ma
chinefy. Airplsne design will in
corporate amazing TadEets and
will greatly increase speed. The
stars forecast for America mod
els = world fame surprising that
Of all previous manufacturers.
Mechanical genius now will be
sought and rewarded as war i'm
Elements and machines are in
great demand Al home and in
England.
National Issues: Considerable
discussion will ensue as TO the
methods of equalizing the sacri-
flee which is unavoidable IN pre-
pairing for national defense on
a tremendous scale. lnssmueh
as the young men drafted for a
year must relinquish positions in
business or shops. professions or
the arts. those who are able to
remain an pursuit of their usual
careers should contribute &C.
cording to their qualifications
and abilities, critics declare.
Unity of purpose mus, bind to-
gether citizens Of all ages and
all conditions. but the problem
of discovering and using what
such person can offer is vexing
TO statesmen as well as fault
finders.
international Affairs: Astrol-
oSers who have consistently
prophesied that japan never
could conquer China now see in
Venus rising at Tokyo. as shown
in the map Of the new moon Of
the year. n sign that before the
end of ie41 conditions will great
ly improve for the victims Of
aggression. BY is<3 China will
have achieved victory and inde-
pendence N which there will be
slight debt for aid from Europe
or the uaited tSates.
Persons whose hirthdate IL is
have the susury Of q year Of I'M
expected experiences. Trying in
cidents win be annoying but
good fortune IL indicated.
Children born on this day
probably VIII have ups and downs
in career, which they vii work
out successfully. Many subjects
At this s,Sn gain lasting fame.
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easier Z we have Lincoln On The
ticket With John { Fremont
Co. William Arcaer. o. Ohio.
also seconded the nomination
Of Lincoln he said he had been
acquainted with him for 80
years. IN that time he had
come to know Abraham Lincoln
well. He was a good citizen. a
true friend and great patriot
Judge spaulding, Of Ohio
wanted to know Il. with AL his
virtues. Lincoln could fight
Archer replied:
Haven't I told you that Lin
coin Was born N Kentucky
That means that he can fight"
With approximately a dozen
candidates for vice president,
the leaders went into huddle.
The temporary chairman Of the
convention Robert Emmett. Of
New York. had addressed the
meeting on the high motives
which had brought about the
organization Of the party and
urged that all 'isms" in Amer
ice might be abandoned for
patriotism. "1sms" provided ma
terials for political spell bind
ing just as they do now
The permanent chairman. Col.
Henry s. Lane. of Indiana, fol-
lowed this up with a picture Of
the common danger which
menaeed the country and urged
that personal preferences and
old party ties be side-tracted
for the good of the country and
the new party.
With this sentiment the ma
jority of the delegates agreed.
On the .irst ballot Dayton re-
eeived 253 votes. Other candi-
dates headed by Lincoln with
10. represented 275 votes.
There might have been a pro-
longed fight, but the Lincoln
partisans. in the interest of
harmony, withdrew his name In
that connection Judge Palmer
said:
In behalf of the delegation
of the state of Illinois. I return
thanks to such members of this
convention as have honored the
fayorite of our state with their
vote. Illinois asks nothing for
herself in this contest. She is
deyoted-and I trust that the
result of the next election will
prove that she is devoted-to the
great cause that has brought u
together.
We knew that in Abraham
Lincoln we had a soldier tried
and true. We offered him 10
the Republican party of the
United States for the position
that VIC have indicated. but we
are content to prefer harmony
and union To the success even
of our cherished favorite, There
fore. we say to those of our
friends who have honored US. we
commend them to withdraw the
votes thus cast for Mr.. Lincoln.
and give them that direction
that make the vote unanimous
and harmonious for William l..
Dayton
When Abraham Lincoln. then
on the circuit at Urbana. Him
DIS. heard of his having been
mentioned in the convention for
the vice presidency. he remarked
that the Lincoln named must
have been one of the famous
Lincolns IN Massachusetts. APP
parently he had no inkling that
his name was to be submitted.
But even then influences
were at work which were TO
make the name of Abraham
Lincoln immortal. his humble
home a shrine, and the date Of
his birth national holiday.
~
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can ,-ou answer seven OF these
ties; questions Turn 10 the
womsn's mage for the answers;
/. How many Islands sre In
the Hawaiian groupe-
:. Name the only bird that
car look AZ an object with both
eyes AZ TIE same time
:. Does q Lieutenant, general
rank below or above q major
general
l. Where are Bridal Ven VA
terfalls
S. WHAT letter Of the alphaoe,
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IIcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon
II II u IL ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHlNGTON-The problems confronting American
cities in preparing civilian defense plans staggering
that Mayor +. II. LaGuardia has barely outlined them to
President Roosevelt. Englands tragic experiences in
trying preserve municipal services and activities under
ncessan bombing form the basis for the studies. The
L. S. conference of mayors has been constant touch
with British and Canadian authorities.
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va. the sesrle, Letter,

WAS the Scarlet Letter"
8 Which American city Is
called The Workshop OF the
World
:. H1ose signature Was placed
first OF the Declaration Of hide
pendence
s. Give the name OF the Amer
lean frisate that Was nicknamed
-.Old ironsides-"
O. WHAT are the two colors Of
dorvood blossoms
10. Who started the custom
Of "eurying the Ratchet
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the same room His voice left
Schenectady via short wave
station W2XAD and was relsyed
from Huzen. Holland. Band
oeng. Java. and Sidney, Austria
liza Elapsed time for the cir
cuitous route WAS one-eighth
second.
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08Gl

Lincoln Nominated For
Vice President
First National Recognition
By First COP Convention
He Didn't Know II Until
Show Was Over
As the day approaches on
y which Ne vii give some
thought to TIRE life Of Abraham
Linooln ard his influence II Is
interesting 10 recall that his
name first received national rec
IGNITION in the Republic con-
vention in Philadelphia IN 1885.
The Republican party, organ
lied in 1854 by a coalition Of
political and other groups op-
posed to the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise Was seeking
a national ticket that would
represent the sentiment Of the
north on the slavery question
and be strong enough on other
issues 10 unite the majority Of
the voters.
TIE convention met in Phila-
delphia June Il. on the second
day. after there had been a
great deal of viewing with
alarm there was no pointing
with pride as the party had just
come into existence) the con-
vention nominated John C FIRE.
mont for president on the first
ballot. Political strateg1sts, as
they do now. had proposed that
the convention pick the presi-
dent and vice presidential can
dedicates from a widely separated
sections Of the country as pos
sible. and names Of several
prominent Atlantic coast figures
were presented vice president
Another element is the conven-
ton believed II would be the
man more than the locality and
the principles for which he stood
in which he lived that would
be the controlling factor in the
election
One of the leading candidates
brought to the attention Of the
convention was William L. Day
ton. of New Jersey. He finally
obtained the nomination be-
cause. in addition to his other
qualifications. he lived on the
Atlantic coast. With the can
didates for president from the
Pacific coast and the candidates
for vice president on the Allan
tic coast. il seemed as il the
ticket must win. But il didn't.
Personality and the record of
the candidates cut Just as much
figure as they do now and Bueh-
ansn and Breckenridge. heading
the Democrat ticket were elect
ed.
Lincoln's name was presented
to the convention by John Ali
son. OF Pennsylvania. II was
seconded by John Palmer. of
Illinois. one of the old line
Democrats who helped organize
the Republican party Confess
ing his former sffiliation "a
some If the other speakers had
done. he said:
Il. too. nave been an Old
Line Democrat. and am very
sorry for my last vote. (Ap-
plause). I rise TO second the
presentation of the name of
Abraham Lincoln for the vice
president. have known him
long. and ! know he is good
man and hard worker in the
field, although never heard
him-for when he Vas on the
stump. ] always lodged. He is
my first choice. Dayton, of
New Jersey. - the next, and
David Wilp,o. ia the nsrf We
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RoUND-THE-WoRLD TALK
c. d. Wagner, General Elec-
trio employe. on June 30. car
ried on one of the strangest
monologues in history when,
for half an hour. he talked
around the world to himself.
$4,000 miles away yet right IN
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should deprecate any com
panson Of Hitler 10 Napoleon as
! do not wish 70 insult the dead.
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill o. Great Britain
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buildings and livestock on which
he must pay taxes. This is also
true Of condition. in the dairy
industry. Milk and butter pro-
duction. including milking COWS
10 the finished product. is most
" done by machinery. the small
dsiryman being unable TO COM
pete owing 10 larger proper
tionate taxes and stringent
state inspection laws.
Automatic machinery Is also
displaeing mill and factory
labor. the employer reaping
more profits by reduced costs
Mass production is causing
increased unemployment and
enlarging the Social Security
burden. Before il is too late il
would be well for our legisla-
tors to levy an excise tax on
automatic machinery. and on
products OF same. both from
farm and factory. Al excise
tax would equslize the tax
burden. and place the budren on
those mos, able 70 bear it
those who are creating unern-
ployment HERBERT MILLER.
sol z. saith.
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| THANK YOU

Please accept the sincere
thanks Of the Pierce county
chapter. National Foundation
for Intantile Paralysis. for your
assistance 70 our Mile o Dimes
campaign. We appreciate very
much the assistance and fine
publicity which your paper gave
70 this very worthy cause.
Yours very truly.
John II. Bins, Chairman
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HAT EATERS
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
PROTEST LETTING DOWN
BARS ON LIQUOR SALES

Editor. The Times: The fol-
lowing letter was to Represen-
tatives c. A. Erdahl and 2. A.
Vane and to Senator n. y.
Barney Jackson Of the 29th dis
trict.
Whereas. we the members of
the Asbury Fellowship club, the
Epworth league. and members
and friends of Asbury church
wish to register protest
against efforts to remove re-
strictions from our present
liquor laws. we trust that you
Will do your very best to see
that these efforts are defeated.
You know that intoxicants
are the cause of much suffering
and destruction. You have seen
that alcohol is a source of much
loss to society and much gain to
only a few. Why. then, reduce
restrictions on the sale of alco-
holic beverages
y. NJ. JONES. pastor.
LORRAINE JUSTMAN.
president Fellowship club,
ELMER MOFFETT.
president Epworth league.
WESLEY J. vANDE WERE,
publicity chairman.
TAN DODGERS
Editor The Times. The real
source Of mounting taxes Is the
tax dodgers. There need be no
increase in taxes TO provide
funds for a more liberal old age
pension. if the burden is equal
lied. The 4o-mill limit does not
keep taxes down. but shifts the
burden To homeowners Of limit
ed means who live and make
homes on small farms or tracts,
or lots in towns and cities.
Tax dodgers fool voters,
claiming graduated income
tax will increase taxation, when
the fact is il would only shift
Just proportion 10 those most
able TO pay.
Population has been retarded.
income from taxes decreased,
east of the Cascades by auto
matte mae hinery replacing
horsepower and human labor.
Huge tractors now pull gangs
OF plows or disks and hsrrows
10 prepare whole townships for
crops. and large drills put in the
crops. that are harvested and
prepared for market ey CON-
hines and taken n market by
trucks. a. no time being touch
ed by human hand. Market
price Of grain produced in this
way effects profits only. "a
cost Of production Is fractional
10 that OF the resident farmer
with limited aereages. and farm
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Mr.. Fisif: What are the
dates Of Lent this year, &c.
Lent begins on Ash wednes-
day. Feb. rs and ends on
Easter Sunday. April Is.
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T. receive attention IN tbs ooi-
uur lsftsrs must Eaes name ara
address ~ writer OnIT Initials
VII b< published vnsn requested.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
SHORT STORY COMPLETE ON THIS PAGE
AFRAID OF NOTHING
Bill Turner knew he was gambling with his life
-. But he was sure he held the trump card
by Gaxret Smith
Illustrated by Seymour Boil
Illustrated by Seymour Boil

Bill Turner Want to come and talk to you."
Stop I'll shoot" Slat warned.
1T won't help to shoot an old friend with
out gun on him." Bill answered Hands still
in air. Bill got to his feet. He saw the CLINT of
sun on Stats rifle barrel between rocks. He
thought of Stats cold gray eyes squirting
across the sights. Bill wondered if he would
hear the shot before it hit him. He didn't real
ize until his breath burst from tight lungs that
he had been holding it for good twenty
PAGES.
OvER the last few rods his nerves drove
him into stumbling lope. He found himself
face to face with Slat Horgan again - after
five years.
"Well!'' Slat barked. II let you come to
hear what you had to say. You amt been
friendly for some time. No foolin', now"
The automatic lay across the stone pile in
Evening star., 1941-08-03

80? knew you two helled around to-
gether some"
Yeah. l saw him pull his first job. Told me
he was just goin' to scare guy and made me
promise not to tell. We got away without
being recognized and kept my word, bein'
fool kid, thinkin' I'd be yellow if squealed.
All the time was really yellow. Knew if
squealed he'd swear was in on the holdup.
But if had talked, Slat might be in prison
now, instead of robbin and KILN right and
left"
"You get the hell out of this" Hates
ordered Il can't let you be killed"
lust say you tried to stop me-" Bill re-
torted, dodging into the open. The sheriff
reached for him. Slat' s rife spoke again. Hates
changed his mind. Bill drew white hand
kerchief from his pocket and raised both
hands, waving the handkerchief
Don't shoot, Slat," he called This is
Evening star., 1941-08-03

- ILL TURNER crept from the woods and
darted up the slope to protecting boul-
- ders A rife barked. A bullet whined
through the space his body had just left. From
the cave mouth. at the base of the cliff three
hundred feet beyond him, puff of smoke
drifted.
Slat Horgan sure meant business. Slat
wasn't one to hem and haw at little thing
like bullet between friends Bill pushed his
head cautiously above the shelter to study the
stone pile behind which the train robber knelt
at bay.
Here and there up the hillside, sheriffs
men knelt with ready rifles in hollows or
behind piled rubble. Sheriff Hates squatted
nearby.
Bill dropped to all fours and made for the
sheriff.
Hates glared. He remembered Bill Turner'S
harum- -scarum boyhood Five years of steadi-
ness hadn't wiped off the slate
What the hell are you doing here?' Hates
grunted.
Heard out at the ranch about Slat Horgan
Robin the express car and shootin' the mes
senger," Bill told him. Heard he'd holed up
here You know there's oevices he can climb
to the top soon as it's dark"
Sure We got men on the cliff"
But he'll give 'em the slip, maybe shoot
one Of EN- might get Slat for you."
What" the sheriff snorted. That fellows
killed one man. Can't be hanged but once if he
shoots more"
Bill flushed We'll" he said, Il owe it to
the man he killed to go after Slat. Sort of owe
it to myself too You see, l helped start Slat
crooked
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06
TURKEY BELIEVES
ITALY OUT OF WAR
Continued From Page One)

said it was because of the italian
defeat that Germany fears lat
tack from the Balkans. Therefore
the Balkans need not fear attack
from Germany.
1T is probable that the Bulgar-
ians will talk with the Germans
about how to prevent a British at
tack, rather than how to carry out
a German attack in the I,alkans."
Vakit said.
Yeni Sabah declared that de
feat is Hitler's only destiny-only
the form and date of the defeat
are unknown"
Commenting on Italian
sabah said that sending German
planes to Italy is a humiliation
for Italy which always was boast
full of her air force,
Italy has completely lost indie
pendence of action" this newsna.
per asserted. "Such a nation can.
not claim an empire"
The Turkish government at An
kara prepared a bill which would
make anyone circulating false
news liable to court martial. Mill
tary tribunals already have been
set up and the bill is expected to
pass almost automatically. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06

hon-farm products and services is
about II per cent below the pre-.
World var base, the department
said. In. the months Immediately pre-.
ceding the outbreak of the Euro.
pean war in September 1889, the ra-
ton WIS about 25 per cen below the
IRE -World war base.
The department reported that to.
tai supplies of food were adequate
for civilian and military needs dur.
ing the coming year. Hogs were said
to be the only major commodity o.
which there would be a smaller SUD-
ply in 1871 than in 1910. Larger
supplies of wheat, potatoes, citrus
fruits, dried fruits, canned foods,
truck crops and dairy products are
in prospect.
Paintings allotments under crop
control programs will be practically
the same for 1941 as 1910, the de.
partment said, and good yields,
would increase SURPRISES stored for
future needs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06
CITY TO OBSERVE
EPIPHANY TONIGHT
Continued From Page One)

the Rev. Father William O'Byrne, of
st. Mary's Catholic church.
James E. L. Wade, commissioner
of public works, will act as master
of ceremonies for the occasion.
Bells of churches in the city will
ring at 1880 o'clock and Christmas
carols will be played on the chimes #
the Church of the Covenant begin
ming at 7:45 o'clock.
The Rev. J. Harry Whitmore, pas-
tor of the Church or the Covenant,
will deliver the invocation and group
singing of Silent Night, Holy Night"
will be led by the New Hanover high
school glee club.
Following the story of the Epiph-
any by Father O'Byrne, Arthur Bull
lard, accompanied by the glee club,
will sing, I'VE Three Kings of
Orient Are"
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper will
place the first torch to the pile of
trees and will light the torches of
the representatives of the Boy and
Girl Scouts, the Hi-Y club, ROTC
and Majorettes, Brigade Boys club
and the New Hanover unit of NYA
girls, who in turn will light the pile
Of trees for the bonfire.
Albert Brown will direct the sing
ing, which will include the carol,
'It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
The Rev. c. D. Barclift, pastor of
Fifth Avenue Methodist church, will
pronounce the benediction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06
NAZI FIRE BOMBS
ARE EXTINCUlSHED
Two Waves OF Raiders At
tempt To Repeat Last
Weeks Attack

LONDON, Jan. 5.-R-Defiant
men, women and boys extinguished
every incendiary bomb dropped on a
London sector tonight by two waves
of German raiders apparently at
tempting to repeat last weeks dev-
astat;ng fire raid" and then chant
ed from the safety of their door
ways:
1--WE want some more!"
The Luftwaffe quickly obliged the
fire watchers with another batch of
incendiaries but it vas dealt with
just as quickly. ,
The volunteers, apparently Lon
don's answer to official appeals for
more fire watchers to prevent an
other terrific fire assault, fell upon
the bombs as 500 as they were drop
ped.
There seemed to be as many fire
watchers as there were fire bombs,
even though the Germans were drop
ping them in this area by basket
fulls.
The Germans also were reported
over Liverpool, the East Midlands,
and northwest and northeast Eng
land.
They launched the incendiary at
tack on London early in the evening.
Anti-aircraft fire sounded even De-
fore the night alarm was heard. The
all clear sounded in the London area
before midnight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06
MEXICO KEEPING
WATCH ON NAILS
Presence Of German Secret
Police Organizer Prompts
New Investigation

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5-R-The
reported presence of a German Sc
cret police organizer and a form
er military governor of Berlin in
Mexico, along with recent pro-
Nazi, anti-Jewish manifestations,
was said by responsible diplomatic
sources today to have prompted
a new investigation of Axis aims
in Mexico.
These sources said there has
been a shake-up in the leadership
of Vanguardia Nacionalista, Mexi-
can nationalistic, anti-semitic poll
teal party, which has taken to
disseminating it's ideas at street
rallies.
These developments, diplomatic
and police sources said, are being
watched closely as possible symp,
toms of further steps to come
perhaps Ringing upon the course
Of the European war.
These sources said the former
Berlin official was in Mexico osten-
sibly as a salesman of machine.
guns and other arms of German
manufacture, but that he had ne
gotlated no contracts.
The gestapo Mazi secret police)
organizer was said to have arrived
a few days ago from the Domini-
can Republic after operating in
Panama and Guatemala.
Sources who said they had fol-
lowed the activities of the two
asked that their names not be dis
closed. They declared that almost
every Japanese passenger vessel
arriving at Mexico's Pacific ports
recently has disembarked a num-
Der of Germans. Twenty-Five were
said to have landed from one ship
alone.