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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17


Actually the Great Dane"
(who submitted an entirely new
defense program to the presi-
dent few days ago. was pull
ing his punches when he testi-
fled before the house appro-
priations committee. Under the
schedule which he presented TO
the congressional crowd, we
would spend only about $50, 0oo,-
900 900 for war purposes next
year. That WAS the figure which
stunned congress and induced
the Democratic leaders to cut 1t
TO So per cent in the release tc
the press.
But the estimate which the
White House and OPM have
now agreed upon as the 1912
war expenditure is about 500
600 600. 900. We will build ships,
planes. tanks and ammunition at
the rate of five billion dollars
a month. That Is the program
of spending that will soon Do
given out at the White House.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
KEEPS FAITH PEOPLE

Editor The Times Ny wife
objected TO one of my age and
condition serving in my Pre-
elnct 81 as Air Raid Warden"
but l would not have missed il
for anything; For the People
have given me another evidence
of their good sense and Pa
triotism in obeying orders. Be
side also the Patriotism of the
boys who came to me asking TO
serve as Wardens and did in the
blsckness Of the nights. Bruce
Stewart and Bill Stewart i211-
s. It'll 81. of JaSon-Lee high
school Jerry Bergman SIN.
Anderson. Winslow Granlond
51s-N J. St Lee Custos STA
s. 7th ST. Cliff Hoff 1855
Adams. Jerry Loyed 1910 s.
It'll st. Such boys appealed N
me greatly. and I believe should
he given highest honor credit
for their noble spirits and pa
triotism.
F. L. PIERCE
s04-S X. St
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN this col
umn tetttrs must FlFf name and
sddrtss Of writer. OniT initials
viii be published when requested
Mr.. Fixit; Could you please
publish the nationality Of Don
Ameche. Tire movie actor
MRS. ". X.
American midwest. He Was
horn in Kenoshs. Wisconsin.
Mr.. risit: I. An, provision
made for civilians IN borrow
guna from the government for
home defense Where can we
Iesrn 10 shcots I mean men,
women and boys. ID. NJ. =.
Civilian defense and military
defense are two different things.
Unles you are in the military
service or police you won't need
. gun. There are plenty Of
things you can do for protection
Of your home and those Of others
which require only good judy
ment and vigilance. not weapons.
Most American men learned 10
shoot when they were boys with
~ rfles or air guns. There
Isn't any logical reason for mos'
women. children and older men
" learn 10 shoot unless we get
In a much more critical position
than we are in now.
Mr.. Fl.it: Can you tell me ~
. healthy man. 81 Year, old. can
jcin the state patrol and what
HE salary would he: Also
where could one address . letter
to Bing Crosby 30 he would re-
ceiye 10: And 10 John kabel Of
Dayton, Ohio (artist).
ANXIOUS.
That probably IL too old for
the state patrol, which normally
nos AAfhfAta AlrtA 70 Ahtu ~ "
IS. There is nothing to prevent
your applying. however. to State
Psrol Chief James A. Pryde in
Olympia. Starting salaries aver
age si25 per month.
Bing crosby's address is 10000
Camsrillo st. North Hollywood,
Calf. John Cabel. a photogra-
pher. 10 at al Mcclure St. Day
ton. Ohio. Could you mean John
Cadet. who Is an artist. but lives
in Chicago?
Mr.. ffxit: In what year did
Missouri begin keeping birth
records and tn whom should one
write. &. v. X.
That state began In 1910.
Write to State Board Of Health.
Dept. Of vital Statistics, Jeffer-
son City. Mo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
PRICE FINING
MAY BE SHELNED

Two controversial pieces Of
legislation recently passed by the
House. the price-fixing and anti
labor bills, probably will be
shelved or sidetracked in the
Senate. Japan's attack with the
national unity It has provoked
makes II unnecessary for the
Upper Chamber to dabble with
sach dangerous measures.
Labor has indicated that it
will waive its night TO strike for
the duration Of the war. There
fore il becomes unnecessary to
enact anti-strike legislation
which would antagonize a large
portion of the voting population.
Prices can be controlled under
the authority which the presl-
dent assumed when he announc-
ed the existence OF a national
emergency. With the country en-
gagged In actual war Congress
will be in no mood 10 legislate
on issues which might boomer
sng politically. They will glad
~ pass the buck to the presi-
dent.
F. d. r. has discussed these
problems with his congressional
leaders within the past few days.
They have begged him to use his
emergency powers instead Of
calling upon Congress 10 give
him statutory authority for
curbing labor and prices. If ne
insists on congressional action
on these two provocative meas
ures. he has been advised that II
may mean the defeat Of at least
so Democratic members Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

months ago American engineers
surveyed Mexican terrain In the
hunt for airports between the
Texas line and Mexico City.
They discovered that the best
sites were owned and controlled
by Germans who refused TO sell
their property except at an ex-
cessive price.
American Always tipped off
the Mexican government which
is taking action against the Ger
mans Our Army Intelligence
system was also notified and
we are taking steps to drive
nazi air interests off the West
ern Continent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

Iron time To time in this col
umn reference has been
made TO the traffic problems
in the horse and buggy days.
II has been amusing 10 read
about the traffic officer on a
bicycle warning drivers Of
horses not to exceed six miles
An hour on streets down town
and to slow down at crossings.
There has been many a
chuekle over Taeoma's first au-
tomobile traffic ordinance pre-
scribing twelve miles an hour
anywhere in the city limits and
eight miles down town.
As We go dashing over the
highways in highpowered and
costly cars at fifty to seventy
five miles an hour. and the
ialopies and f1iyers careen
crafty along In their wake. the
efforts to control traffic In the
nineties and earlier. seem ter
ribly silly. And traffic cop
on a bicycle-it Is 10 laugh.
But at least pedestrians were
safe. and there were few acct
dents in which the driver was
hurt. There were occasions
when horses became frightened
and ran away. There were
drunken drivers. too. but the
drunk on the seat of a wagon
or buggy was not as dangerous
as the drunk behind the wheel
Of an automobile. When the
driver became partly irrespon-
sible or wholly so, the horses
took charge of the situation and
kept the vehicle right side up
and out of the way of other
traffic. The automobile. lack
ing horse sense" can only re-
spond as the intoxicated drivers
foot presses the accelerator.
There is no amusement In the
traffic situation today. Omni-
ously the traffic death toll In
Pierce county increases. Start
ing with clean slate January
|, 1871, We are rapidly head
ing toward the century mark
by the end of the year.
Three weeks ago four peace
officers were killed when two
cars, one from the sheriffs of
flee and one from the police
department, crashed together at
a downtown intersection, The
killing Of the four officers
shocked the community into
demanding that something
should be done to check traf-
fic deaths. A blue ribbon"
eoroner's jury was chosen from
the advisory traffic control
committee recently appointed
by the mayor to hear the evil
dence, such as il was. The
jury found that excessive speed
was the direct cause Of the ac-
cident, and recommended that
more officers and equipment be
provided for traffic control.
The verdict is good as far as
it goes. but the machinery by
which the suggested remedies
can be provided is slow moving.
II may be months before the
recommendations can be trans
lated into action.
In the meantime the killing
goes on. The ninety-fourth
death this year was recorded
when a pedestrian Was killed on
Milton Hill early Sunday morn
Ing. The driver Of the car re-
ported that he did not see the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
SMITH
AiIsNTERPRErED

Editor. The Times: / wish to
register my objection to the
radio news purporting to be or
ders from Pres. Roose Welt. I
don't believe he meant it that
way at all. viz. that we were
not to buy anything from Jap,
or Jap-produced product. I'm
sure he only means Japs and i'm
ports, not our own American
born who are engaged in pro-
ducing food which helps the
health and food supply of this
coast.
It's not so hard TO weed out
the aliens or at least shouldn't
be. It's like Hitler 30 waste all
the produce and starve the peo-
pie who are really our citizens.
more 20 than lots of Germans
and Firms around this coast who
don't produce much of anything
but strikes and trouble.
ANGIE PHILLIPS.
r 3, Box PAS, Shelton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WANTS SCHOOLS CLOSED


Editor, Times: II seems to me.
as to many parents, that We are
not taking precautions by send
ing our children to school for
the short time of seven days be-
fore Christmas holidays, during
this critical time of blackouts,
etc.
IL conditions are such that a
raid is possible at any time,
then our large city schools where
so many hundreds are in atten-
dance, are in danger at all times.
Why not dismiss for this short
period and play safe?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

through an important message
having 20 do with the safety and
welfare Of the government.
Actually he Was calling his
wife and here Was his national
defense message. Darling. the
japanese air force is attacking
America 50 I suggest that you
ask the hotel n give US an
apartment on the tnlrd floor in
stead OF the eleventh"
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by John Xix

dent of the United States"
Little did Cleveland dream
that this alert child was not
only destined to become presi-
dent - but fated 70 be the first
man ever elected to the office
three times,
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victim until the headlights pick
ed him up land then II WAS too
late 10 avoid the collision.
Anybody who knows anything
about Milton Hill road knows II
IS one OF the most dangerous
speedways in Pierce county. II
the blue ribbon" jury could get
at this case. the verdict I'M
doubtedly would have 10 be the
same as II was in the case Of
the death Of the four officers
excessive speed. The coro-
ner, however. says the seci-
dent appears To have been I'M
svoidahle" and lets IT 60 at that.
The victim is dead and there
were no other witnesses.
In the maiority Of traffic
deaths, the excuse Of the driver
usually Is. II didn't see him
until IL was too late" He's like
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
killer. In the opinion Of the pub
lie generally. two many cases
are closed with that excuse.
The opinion also Is quite gen.
eral that the blame for failure
10 hold an inquest or punish the
killer goes farther than the
coroner.
A little before the tragedy on
the Milton Hill road, three Eat
onyille youths narrowly escaped
death on the mountain highway
when a blowout sent their car
off the highway to overturn six
times. A blowout will cause
car to do strange things, but
how fast must this car have
been going to turn over six
times2
Notwithstanding the many
fatal examples. speeders. not the
average careful drivers, continue
to speed. Admitting for the
sake of the argument that
pedestrians sometimes are care
less. there still is the driver who,
coming along at fifty miles in
residence district, sees a
pedestrian crossing the street
at a designated lane a block
away. He merely blows his
horn but does not attempt to
get his car under control. Hun
dreds of cases of this charsc-
ter occur every day on Sixth
avenue, Division avenue, NJ
street and other heavily
Travelled streets. In the morning
hours the caution light at Sixth
and X might just as we'll might
not be there. Pedestrians take
their lives in their hands when
they attempt to cross that in
tersection either way.
Since we started with a clean
slate the first OF the year We
have talked a great deal about
traffic control but haven't done
anything about 1t while the
killings reach unprecedented
and unthinkable figures.
When responsible public off
Gals take the traffic deaths
seriously, there will he law
making the killing Of a pedes-
trian by an automobile driver
prima facie evidence OF mans
laughter. and put the burden
OF proof on the driver.
It's mans tnhumdn,tp 10
man
Makes countless thousands
mourn.
Robert Burns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
SEEN AIRLINE PERMIT
TEXAS To MEXICO

American Always has an sp-
phcation before the Civilian
Aeronautics Board for a certifi-
cate emitting them to operate an
airline form Fort Worth to Mexi-
CO City. The request may be
denied because il is opposed by
Psn-Americsn Always which
seems to have powerful friends
on Capitol Hill
But American has turned over
TO Washington and 10 Mexico
City evidence that the nazis
have obtained landing fields BE-
low the border for a possible
attack on this country. A few
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
An Inside Picture OF Finon.
Al01 j ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-WilamS Knudsen was laughed at
when he told a congressional committee several weeks
ago that the United States would devote at least 90 per-
cent of her productive capacity to warmaking purposes
in 1912 His politically minded Capitol Hill listeners were
shocked that in the published hearings they cut his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
ropAYrs COMMON ERROR

Appropriation means setting
apart usually money! for
special purpose: therefore, II is
improper TO say. He appropri-
sted his friends auto" instead
Of took II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

responsibilities Of the highest Of
flee on the land weighing heavily
upon him. looked at the bright
eyed lad and said:
I'm making a strange wish
for you. my little man. hope
that you never become Presi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17
Another Enemy TO Be FOUGHT

Shortly before the raising of the new army when the
defense drive began year and half ago, the United
States had bucked down for the first time in its peace
time history in fight to reduce venerea disease For the
first time the problem being frankly discussed in gen.
eral public print and beginning made in resoute
campaign against these old enemies.
Then came the draft, and two million young Americans
entered the military service Surgeon General Parran and
in book plain Words About Venerea Disease" that lack
Of resolution the part Of authorities is permitting
the venerea disease rate to creep upward in the army
This problem should be tackled without delay. II isn't
though didn't know what to do. In the time of World
War army authorities met the problem resouey and
eessfuly. Their experience is at the armys disposal.
Venersal disease is any army's No enemy within. II
must be conquered before other be faced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

Speed Cop on Bicycle in Gay Nineties
Death on the Highway in Fast Forty-ones
Pierce County Heads Toward Century Mark
And We Don't Do Anything About II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

We can-and we shall-establsh an economic floor
below which no American citizen whatever his personal
misfortunes may be. fall. The ultimate Of
democracy will depend upon the maintenance of such
foundaton-Paul v. McNutt Federal Security admins
TRAITOR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-17

In the meantime the killing
goes on. The ninety-fourth
death this year was recorded
when a pedestrian Was killed on
Milton Hill early Sunday morn
Ing. The driver Of the car re-
ported that he did not see the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-30
SprowIing 3 ScrowIing
There's Limit to What Well Do
for Free Ticket to Football Come

had neglected to have the field
lined, and SO a ten-yard per-
centage of error had to be figur-
ed in when giving the yard
lines.
So let's all pause for a mo-
ment Of tribute to those heroes
of the sports page who battle
the sun, the flies, the rain, their
aching muscles. the ridicule of
the crowd those by-lined
heroes who tramp, tramp,
tramp up the sidelines of the
Bather field, running their sunny
disposition and the crease in
their -rousers. all for a free
ticket into the game.
But seriously football is a
paying proposition in Mount
Clemens. Several years ago.
crowd Of 4 900 saw the Bath
ers and Port Huron play here.
The schoolboaro, eager for large
crowds and a big gate on the
sports fields, could we'll afford
to break out a few dollars and
build press box-if they wish
to give the cooperation they ask.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-30
Hart Seeks
to Develop
Offensive

OWe're going to work on just
one big thing this week-getting
our offense in gear" Coach Lee
Hart of st. Mary's said yesterday
afternoon as he showed his
.Mountaineers through a long
practise session.
ION the whole, was fairly
we'll satisfied with the defensive
play. If it hadn't been for bad
break on a tumble, the game
would probably have ended in
a tie.
"Our offense lacked punch,
though. Blocking is what we're
going to drill on. Booking and
getting the backs to run harder"
Yesterday, the first team went
through a long drill on block
ing assignments and timing in
an effort to clear up some of the
errors that showed up in the
game against St. James. Playing
at left end on the first team was
Earl Coke, who last week was
with the reserves. Although
slightly built, Coke displayed
plenty of fire in the game and
snagged several nice passes. Ed
gar Smith, at an end, has been
moved into the guard position.
The Mountaineers play st.
Michael's of Pontiac there next
Sunday.
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Six New York
Writers Picked
League Winners

oNEW YORK. Sept. 30-(R-
Six New York baseball writers
picked the New York Yankees
and Brooklyn Dodgers to win
their remnants in an Associated
Press poll before the season
started
They were Gayle Talbot, As
sociated Press; Ed Murphy, Sun;
Hy Turkin, News; Eddie Zelt-
ner, Mirror; Jack Singer, Journ-
al, and Tom Holmes, Brooklyn
Eagle.
Many others picked one win
ner, but no others named
both, old even the writer's who
figured out the champs could
Mt get the other positions
Strengthened out. The nearest
anyone came 10 hitting the final
standings Of an entire league
was Burt Whitman, veteran
sports editor Of the Boston
Herald, who lined up the Am
erican League: New York, Bos-
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oOrdinarily, q sports writer
has no more beef coming than
a cat blessed with nine lives
and three saucers of milk a Gay
but th;ags have reached a crux
We have our pride and there's
just Sd much well 60 through
for a free ticket.
This sprawling and scrawl-
ing life il beginning to wear on
us. BY which we mean scam
pering up and down the SIDE
lines of the high school football
games like a third grader, &C
companied by Mr.. Bernard
Ballantine of the enemy paper
and a pair of assistants busy on
statistics. AS q matter of fact,
the group of us look like small
troupe of apes, running and
jumping along the sidelines,
standing up to ease our weary
bones only to hear "sit down"
from the fans behind.
AID SOCIETY NEEDED
Now that S. Mary's and the
Bathers are playing their games
in on the same field, the two
schools could combine as a sort
Of Sports Writers Aid Society
and build q press box.
How can the dignity of the
press and our new shoeshine be
upheld when squatting like a
jackanape along the sidelines.
Small roughnecks boot in deri-
sion and mothers, watching the
game, remark smugly to their
husband is, "I'm glad we didn't
bring OUR boy up to be news
|paperman."
The high schools would
screen - and loudly - should
their publicity be cut off, but
unlike most schools, they SEEM
ingly fail to appreciate it. Rath-
er, the school board fails to ap-
preciate 1t.
Covering most local games
are two sports writers from
each local paper, a staff writer
from The Mirror, high school
paper, and at least one reporter
from the home town paper Of
the visiting team. Yet no pro-
vision is made for them.
With no special section or
press box reserved, the writer's
usually wind up without seat.
Sundays game between St.
Mary's and st James afforded
a disaereeable example of what
life in the raw is like for sports
writers. A violent wind tore
at notes throughout the game
and at 15-minute intervals a
light mist dampened the paper
into a scggy mess. Just to
make matters worse, officials
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-30
Bafher METERS
Seek 18th Win
in Match Here

amount Clemens high school
METERS, victorious in their first
three meets, will play Wyandotte
this afternoon-weather permit
ting-in a match which will put
them at the top of the Border
Cities League standings if they
win.
Boys expected to play are
Merit Swan, Herbert School,
Roy Middlestadt, Gordon Kukuk,
Karl Kolher and Louis Bush in
the singles bracket.
Dick Donaldson and Arnold
Breiling, Don Hashow and
Charles Keller and Diamond
Mighion and Gerry Cont will
handle the doubles play.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-30
" Feels
II Was
iigtified

- 0A3LR TALBOT
4 H1CEyISyoRK, Sept. 30-(R-
~; Louis has fought his last
then the world can say
I - byet 10 Z fighting man the
boa Ct which it may never see
IL risht that Joe laid on Lou
lGoV0'S law IN the sixth round
~ naGht at the polo grounds,
jmoclking the big Californian flat
and preparing him for the tech
sninaI knockout that came Q mo-
INT later, was the sort Of pic
t1re punch that . fight fan might
wait . lifetime to see.
BLOW SHOCKS CROWD
The big Negro, now awaiting
his call into the Army, may new
O again deliver q single blow
with the precision and power OF
the one that paralyzed Nova's
senses and shocked q great crowd
of almost 90. 900 that had been
slowly warming up to what it
thought was q fairly even con-
~.
~ year Of absence from the
h0at Of championship fighting
xniGht rob Louis Of the perfect
Denso, Of timing and the deadly
kick that went into that one eli
1noctic blow. II that happens,
TIM 4 will be something to re-
xa6mber.
Nova was close to the ropes,
loo9 his own corner, boxing
oenfldenfly and well, waiting
~ lee to give him IN opening.
Iouis, his face impassive -
4 ovoE, was shuffling about and
Hot1lng nowhere, apparently.
H. crowd had been doing
800 booing, and the Cham
Sec L0U1S-Page 7
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use? Why man, I just wish ]
could think OF something that
would hold the score down."
OK. Then, Fordham; you
have IL from Matty Bell him.
self that you re going to get
revenge indirectly for that un-
satisfactory Is. IL defeat at the
hands If the Aggies In the Cot
ton Bowl.
S.M.U., you know. was CO
champion of the southwest con-
ference last year. A. 4 ~. was
] the other han.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-30
Gosow, Modou
Split LOOP Lead

OGaSOw boat and Madou, each
with nine and three record,
held down the lead in the Bowl
O-Drolne house league as the
fourth evening of play ended
last night.
j. Alv, lead off man for the
Auto Shippers FIVE marked a
225-onc pin over j. Frederick of
Tromb'ey Construction-to take
the hops top single honors.
High triple, however, went to
Frederick, who added a ITO and
215 for a sos
High game went to the Goebel
Jr. team with q 884 in the final.
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ton, Cleveland, Detroit, Chic
ago, St. Louis, Washington and
Philadelphia. He should have
had Chicago third.
The AP balloting gave the
Yankees 612 points to Gil for
Cleveland in the American
League and overwhelmingly
favored Cincinnati in the Ma
tional League with $40 points
to $50 for Brooklyn in second
place.