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Evening star., 1941-05-07
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BIZ Frederic J. H1Sktn.

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Q. What has England paid on her war
debt to the United States?-H. F. z.
A. Great Britain has paid 5,497 O69,-
379 on her war debt.
@. Where is the geographic center OF
the United States?-W. H. D.
A. The position of the geogra phic CEN
ter of the United States has been de-
termined by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey as Smith County.
in Northern Kansas, in latitude go So.
longitude 98' 35
@. How many people will Memorial
Hall in Columbus, Ohio, accommodate?
X. B.
A. The full seating capacity of Me-
mortal Hall Is 1880.
@. Who said They also serve who
only stand and wal" t"?-L. c. o.
A. The quotation is from Millions
sonnet on his blindness.
@ What is panzer division?-H.
M. D.
A. Panzer is the German word for
armored. Thus, a tank division is
called a panzer division. and an armored
ship is called a panzerschiff.
O. How much metal could be re-
claimed from old tin cans?-T. J. H.
A. 1t has been estimated that maxi
mum of 10000 long tons of tin might
be recovered annually from used tin
cans in the United States.
@. When will the tobacco convention
be held?-L. M. K.
A. The annual convention of the To-
bacco Association of the United States
will be held on June 25, 26 and 27 at the
Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, Va.
Evening star., 1941-05-07
Urges People to Appeal
For Determined Action"

To the Editor of The Star:
1t seems that in spite of the fact that
a great majority of true Americans are
agreed that our country should do
everything possible (evep if it may mean
war; to turn the tide against the Nazis.
most of us are prone to do nothing but
talk about the situation.
In this respect, don't you think that
definite program could be started in
order to persuade the President and
Congress to get busy3
had In mind sending teleerams TO
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@. What has England paid on her war
debt to the United States?-H. F. z,
A. Great Britain has paid IS ,497 069,-
379 on her war debt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

CORN. daily target prssiies lie
has nc sbiify. gus, dlsoossrsd.
- putting - bullets righi N ths
bsslssys In ~ triss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25
Story Of Little Geisha Girl Told
In Puccini's Madame Butterfly
Some of Operas Finest Music in
Tragic Tole of Misplaced Love

Madam Butterfly" the Puc-
oini opera which will be presented
for Metropolitan Opera Guild
members Saturday from Il q. m.
10 p. m, Is built on the story
of little Geisha girl who con-
tracted a 9e9-year marriage with
a rowing American naval officer.
Lieut.. Pinkerton.
In Act ! Lieut.. Pinkerton his
delight as he is shown through
the house he is 10 share with his
japanese wife during his stay IN
Japan Arrangements for house
and wife have been made by Goro.
Japanese marriage broker and
real estate man. Into the scene
comes Sharples. the United states
counsel He has dim suspicion
that the affair may not turn out
so satisfactory but Pinkerton re-
fuses 10 be disilluRoned They
argue the matter in duet.
"Amore Grille" Love or Fancy
which IS one o. the magnificent
features cf the opera.
As they finish singing. a group
Of girls come unto the scene
smong them Cho Che San.
MAZDA me Butterfly She ~ in
troduced 70 her lover. swarms Of
relatives arrive. Pinkerton signs
tho wedding document and re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

q, Mscssvsr Junior high srha~L
Speaking far shs sssaisets ssve
ard for mssslf. ss ~ssid Ike yo<s
n krow nr~ muss ~s appropriated
The flns ~rifssur Great interest
sss taken IN 4. setn ~ tns musse
stussrss sna ~ sssen~ss sWa
pupils IN general u ~ss rsrctt.
nentiy displayed on mary sssilssia
hspsras and . rnnb~s ~ enlldfeo
hsvs told ma the article u 3aia0
into their .ef.pf.aaks ons mann
ber n ina xisls' s~stssls tnld ne
hsr mother vas ssnding . eory
hack % Japan. And needless u
cay ! sent copies 10 hs&nshss ~
my a~In family - thsy eoala 80
shst 10 h@sns dana IN NersTsss.
We wtsh Ia hank ysa fnT Yous
interest ard fnr the fssur yu<s
sld sac 10 making The pssbits &C.
qssslntsd ~ifh nstervsr mussc
program Mot mary tlsn~~ sa any
~ u. get featured. - %s ~lI1
lnnF remember fhe seessiap wnss
"a Fssd about osif n@n srhsoI 10
fhs rseafHs Times
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

there II now an American Mrs
Pinkerto1. sharples tres 10 tell
Butterfly her husband viii never
come back She Refuses to be-
iieve him. and as an lndycst ton n
her faith in Pinkerton she asks
the maid 10 bring In Trouble" the
little son whose existence - IN
known 10 Plnkerton.
Several tragic scenes follow.
Pinkertons ship returns and But
terfly learns Of the American wife.
In dramatic scene Butterfly kills
herself just ~ sharplcs and Pink
erton rush into the room In =
dying gesture she points 70 the
child. The curtain falls with the
orchestra playing stup-ndous
number.
Memh hers ~ tho cssf IN the
order IN when they viii b. heard.
are
p = Pinkerton. lieutenant.
Z. :. y. Tenor Armand Tobsiysn;
Coro = marriage broker. Tenor.
Ale~siS DsPsolis EBzukl' ssrvs ~
- Cho-Cho-ssr. Bezzo-sopranO.
LncieIle Browning; shsrplss u. s.
Consul. Baritone. John Brosnlse I.
Madam Butterfly tcho-Cho- San -.
Soprano Leis Alliances The I'm
perisl Commisslonsr, Baritone
Wilfred Engelman: The Uncle
Priest. Baaso. John Quincy: Yafna-
don. the wealthy suitor. Baritone.
George Cehanoysky. Kate Pinker-
ton. soprano. Maxine stsiimsn;
Tine. the present day. place
NaFssskl. Cennzro Papi, con-
cuctor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

Dead-shot Igor: HA baritone
voice - rave and ms couirg
Town Hall recital "a sol6-oyt. bgt
that doesn't interfere with Igor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

ceives gifts from his bride includ-
ing the sheath Of the dagger with
which her father has committed
suicide.
They talk a while and arc in
terrupted by a group Of relatives
who protest because Cho-Cho- San
has given up her religion. There
is quite a row but things become
quiet after time. Then Pinker-
ton gives his bride the name But
terfly" She IS very happy until
she remembers that some one has
told her that in America they
catch butterflies and stick needles
through their bodies
laughinely tells her II is true but
says he will always love her no
matter how much she may strug-
gle The scene closes with some
beautiful music. including Butter
flys song Of love.
Three years have passed as the
second act opens. Pinkerton. OF
course. has gone away Butterfly.
with her baby waits for him and
expresses her faith in the rowing
lover in Some Dav Hell Come. E"
the most enhancing air in the
opera.
About This time Sharples re-
ceiYes letter telling hin that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

R~esss.s - ths iaisrss n 80
opsrs cuiit movement n rseoms.
Ths ZINES today presents - inss-
mate -hsfch - Ersck Istnssinrs.
youngest ccndlctsr e nssfer rep
utatlnn IN America to-day. art
scenes In th< Mstroreiltsn op~rs
hau-. Nsw Ycrk. frona where re
rrodaetien. sFe hsesacss, every
Saturday.
At - IRE I<insfnrf rot eniy
hss earned = place smcnx TIE
great conductors ~ ~. sss. hat
~. career ~. k<en Dramatically
triumphant We drew the sttsn-
;ien ~ pruno walter during the
1894 ssishnrr festival IN Austria
when Ne slirred lntn tho chair
mementsftiy vacated ~ shs
Maestro ara carried on firm
where Walter left nff
Thst wss ire beginning - -
association With Walter ara ru.-
esnini that LED q his engagement
ss assistant conductor a. The
Metropolitan for the ipff.ss SEA
son. with the death - Arthur
Rodannky in 1910 Ne stepped into
the position ~ conductor. Critics
and the public alike have Acclaim.
81 hls WORK q. ore a. the hlxhess
achievements In the music field In
America.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25
KeYnotes

News Flashes Nowhere TO go
but out. no place 10 come hut IN
Jusz Bioerlings contract with
Columbia concerts came high .
But that's what happens when you
want top-lins tenor The
opinion consensus IL that LAIR,
Tibbett's throat experience has
bettered his voice-quaiity and his
singing nv quite n substantial per
cent. fsings In Tacoma March 10,
Ladies' Musical club Com
munity Concerts representatives
have come and held their annual
gambol and sales meetings. and
the same - true Of civic Concerts
fthe former a Columbia Concerts
subsidiary. the latter part Of
NBC Concert Seryice) Now
for the first part Of the big push
into the five hundred towns and
cities where these two orgsniza-
tons figure importantly In concert
activities Old man Lsryngitis
cheated Helen Trabuel out Of ths
opportunity last week 10 do her
first-time anywhere Brinnhilde I'm
''Waikure"D nj the Net. but an
other chance A. the role II certain
10 com. along soon. for Helen's
going big this season stage
seats for Dorothy Msynor ~ her
recent Town Hall recital. which
marked the thirty fourth program
In the sisty-fiys she'll sing tbi.
season. Sings In Tacoma Feb. "a.
Ladies' Musical rIub Dimitri
nitropoulos the Minneapolis sym
phony conductor who has h~sn
making such = hit "gussting' With
New Yorks Philharmonic. Sym
phony. may b. that orehestra's
next permanent conductor. but II
40 II won't be until 1stz.4a since
the BaFbirolli contract mas one
year more 10 run.
Big Take; Breaking box office
records. that's what New Yorks
Metropolitan Opera IL doing. Some
smashing performances this year
is part 81 reason. but main one h.;
public bent on saving" the good
old Met
Drop stitches Only Helen Jepson
doesn't S~nee the Knitting shs IL
oosng between acts during her
Metropolitan Opsrs Appearances 10
for English children sho must
have their little garments warm
and comfy.
Desd-shot Igor: HA baritone
voice - rIsys and ms coning
Town Hall recital a sols-oyi. but
that doesn't ibtsrfsr. with Igor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25
What's Coming in Music

s-Rieh@rd Temple ths@tsr. Owe Music.
Pee. Is-G4dys s~srthoof. Temple ths~t<r. Ansssr
hall College 81 Puget sound
Baptist church LADIES Mosi. club
s-solo College u Puget sound
Ladies Musical club
March IZHsran Anderson Temple thezt<r Civic Music
April Baptisi church ladies Musical club
April 1s-AIec Tenpie;on. Temple fhsztsr. AHstar
2f-Aaslphan Hall e. r. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25
Tho staff i.ciusi~s tbeiwis
Jones, Mrs. - rita Meath.
Je~ tsnts s1d I.sssssa AsA~s.

stf tfNf' sWN s~8ss@f3 y .sss~'
saa.
''Ths entire school Including
teachers and principal isArs
pride IN the fact that interest ~
music has been developed a. sueh
degree that students who
formerly we're discipline problems.
have nov enjoyment IN somsthing
Of an educational nature
The purpn~ u the whols p.o.
gram has bssn 10 develop pef.
forming shill, and the ability 10
discern what ls good mussc and an
appreciation for ~
The help given by The Times
very shls music .dltar M. hhoft.
10 appreciated ~ all MUSE lov~rs
both inside and outssd. the Ia
coma school srsa
And ffsH HeCafNsf school Miss
Dorothy cafsoN ~rifss this isstsf
ON Jan 10 YOU printed an
sr,iels M ths music department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

hand the Newspaper s.lfioni -
rapss receiving dsrosAtory com
menn on articles which We dls
like
Music 81 Central sehooi IL
an Inclusive program. ~hieh
offers eiementary Instruction
In NEST u ths Instruments in
q modern hand sr orchestra
plano. piecsrum insirunssnis.
vocal. and music appreciation
In general Tho INSTITUTION. In
zach field have background
.f se,asi playing ssperis"es.
be.ids the educational e..rs~s
necessary 10 COED teaching.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25
In Letter 10 Times, Central School
Principal Pays Tribute 10 Music
McCurver School Director Comments
On Interest in Music News

Muse occupies an important
place IN the Tacoma public schools
both as cultural activity and
a. an ameloratlng influence 40
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

MeIbo Abbott Miller, colofo-
turo soprono. we'll known m
Tocomo, will be soloist with
the Seottle Symphony orches-
tfo when Dr. Nikoloi Sokoloff
directs the lost popuIor con-
cert OF this seoson OF Music
HoIl theoter Wednesday, Jon.
2q. The proerom IS one Of
colorful contrasts. with compo-
sitions Of the mosters in popu-
lor appeal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-25

The steel Industry eIpends 81
so 900 annually for miscellaneous
office sgpphe&-
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osAes which one. presented dis
culinary problems. according 70
Lawrence 2. Roeehs. principal u
Central school. Tina thought u
expressed In a letter IN which be
also eomplimsntsd Tbs TIMES foo
the support being given 10 public
school aid other music NJ
Eoschs writes
Il zlsh L. express my appfseia.
ton Tor the service being rendered
ihs Tacoma Public - hDois ~ the
Tacoma Tines IN the series ~
articles concerning the dessiop-
rntnt ~ music In each sci.o>i of
the city.
..Esid0n N AZ sxpFs~ oaIr
thanke ~ nsNspapsr for That
Vnleh plss~. 10 On ths o'heF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
Military Tumult Chafes Icelanders; Quaint Way Of Life Swept Aside

douRhboys and kilted scottieS. Tiny English. made family automobiles strive gallantiy to navigate between the hulklng military trucks, and native fishing boats chug through the harbor amid the procession Of American and British ships bring ing supplies to the armies of occu- patton. .
 Housing the throngs Is . critical problem. Many men have sent their families to the country and are renting their homes. Several families returned from summer vacations in the north to discover their apartments occupied. Rooms at the Hotel Borg, the only good hotel by American standards, vir- tually are unohtainable by anyone without official status, and rooms In private homes are almost as difficult to find.
 An emergency housing project Is under way for I:elarderS, but 1t will not solve the shortage. A few store buildings are under construc. ton, but difficulty in obtaining lumber and cement which Is not required for military purposes makes extensive physical expansion of the city almost impossible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
National Art Week
 Chairmen Selected
Several State Communities Arranging Local Activities
 Prominent Firms Offer To Cooperate In Plan

Eighteen persons have already acc cepted appointments as local chair men for National Art Week ace cording to e statement issued yeS- terday by Theodore Si2er, director of Yale University Art Gallery and chairman of the state executive council for Art Week. Twelve ad- ditional people already functoning as chairmen for American Art Week, sponsored by the American Artists Professional League have been Irl- yited by MT. Sizer to serve as chair men for National Art Week and to extend. their exhibitions through November 23.
 Several art organizations In vari- ous parts of the state are acting as sponsors of local Art Week activi- ties. Tn Norwalk, Revington Arthur, president of the Silvermine Guild Of Artists, has appointed Frederick Hicks as chairman and he will In" augurate for the first time art sales on the installment basis. Hyman Landy of the National Bank of Nor. walk is cooperating in setting up the plan under the direction of Do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
WATERBURY CAR.
 RUNS INTO COW
Patrick Charrett, Driver, May Have Suffered
 Brain COncussiOn

TerryVille, Nov. 4,--Patrick Char l@ett. 70. of IT Judd street, Water" Rury, is c patient in the Waterbury Hospital suffering from lacerations Gf the forehead, and injuries to his wAack and shoulder, as well as a con- A7ussion of the brain, following an taccident on the Mount Tobe road
 lyrnouth, near the Mount Tobe Inirport Monday morning, shortly (after 10 e. m. when the car he was Striving struck COW owned by Fred sericls Serra, which was crossing the Highway.
 Charrett damned his brakes on, laait the COW, he dragged the animal ealong the highway a considerable faistance before his car turned over several times. The car was com pletely wrecked.
 Hersry White, g, and Willis Moore 'Ba. both of l7 Judd street. passen- kers in the car, were thrown out aS lt turned over and were treated al Che hospital for lacerations about Nhe face, following which they were discharged.
 Tho cow was badly injured by the esnpaot and will probably be de- stroyVd. The accident was investi' Nated by Police Chief George Rohe %Sdcor Samuel Lawson and State NTooper Ralph Burton of tho Beth' .Auy barracks. The police gre con- sAanuinR their investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
ANOTHER MOTHER
 VERY THANKFUL
Was Not On Reuben James As Was ThOught-He
 Sent Telephone

Catonsvllle, Md, Nov. 4.--CUP)--- Mrs. Anna Delisle said today that she was mighty thankful that her son, George ]. Delisle, telephoned her last night from Norfolk, Va, where he is stationed with the naval air arm. Otherwise she might have thought he had gone through the ordeal of the Reuben James sinking,
 For soon after the telephone call was concluded the navy department in Washington announced the list of those rescued from the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James. The name of c, J, Dalisle was listed among the survivors who had not been injured. Even though the announcement list- cd Dellsle from Fltchburg, Mass, the identical names and the fact that both men are in the navy could have caused anxiety in two house. holds.
 She received several telphons calls from newspapers today checking the names.
 T thank God that my son called me last night" Mrs. Delisle said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
|OLD SUBMARINE
 GIVEN TO ALLIES
Two Aged U-BOats Go To British, Polish Navies
 By Lend.Lease

New London; Conn, Nov. 4-(Up) The United States turns over two over-age submarines, the S.26 and R-S to the British Polish navies to- day--the first of the undersea boats to be transferred to the allies under the leaseslend act.
 The R.a built, ct quincy, Mass, in 1919, is of 650 tons and is i7e feet long. It will be redesignated by the British as the P.bli.
 The s-26, also constructed at Quincy, is of 300 tons displacement and Is 2iI feet long. It was built in 1923 and will be manned by the Polish crew.
 Both British and Polish officers and crews have been ct New London for Q month or more, getting ace quainted with the boats. In all, there have been eight Polish officers and 46 sailors. U. s. naval officials gave no estimate of the number Of Brit. iSh, although they said both subs would require more than 60 officers and men.
 The ofiicial transfer will take place public ceremonies, according to base at the submarine base late today at commandant Capt. Elwin Y. Cuts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04

death of 2,43e inhabitants of Con. necticut and Of over l50,000 peo- pie in the United States.
 Facilities for the diagnosis and treatment Of cancer have been es- abolished throughout the state ir 20 strategicaily located hospitals as an important part of the Connecti- cut cancer program fostered by the State Department Of Health and the Tumor Committee of the State Medical Society. Doctor Griswold points out that extensive studies ot cancer eases and deaths have been carried out and are under way by the Division of Cancer Research as Q means of finding the most effec- tive diagnostic and treatment pro. cedures. The recent appropriation by the General Assembly flor the study of cancer and the mainten- ance of diagnostic treatment elm les" will greatly aid the establish ment of more and better facilities for the care Of Connecticut cancer patients.
 The general public should realize that early cancer is q curable dis ease. Doctor Griswold emphasizes Tn this connection, annual or semi- annual physical examinations help to cali attention to premalignant legionS and allow physicians to take prompt steps for the prevention oi malignant changes. Careful investt- gation of apparently unimportant chronic conditions often leads to the early detection of cancer and the discovery Of ailments which, fl neglected, frequently lead to periods of long suffering and perhaps death.
 Refinement and improvement al methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer are being constantly sougl4t and applied as rapidly as they are demonstrated to be ef1i- ciert, according to Doctor Griswold. Cooperation of the public with phy- gicians in putting developed methods of cancer prevention and treatment properly Into effect Is essential to . substantial reduction in the death rate from cancer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04

Park, Mir. Weisner objected.
 Mir. Weisner, who 6 also q Democrat, incidentally, protested that he owned one half of the COW and that she should remain right where she was.
 SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO KEEP MOLLIE THE MOO
 The superintendent's argument was based on the contention he has Q contract with MT. Flynn to run the farm, pay all the costs and keep any and ell profits for himself.
 'Mollie," he reminded Mfr. Flynn, was the best of heard of 46 head of cattle and could be relied upon implicitly to produce 50 pounds of Grade A milk every day. And, what with the price of milk going up every day, MT. Weisner argued this loss of the COW and her milk would sour his profits.
 MT. Flynn, however, believes in keeping c bargain.
 told the President I was send- ing him 6 cow" he was quoted as saying. Now, either you take that COW up there right now or get off the farm"
 MT. Weisner, who has e wife and three young children, shrugged his shoulders and carried out the order.
 If the matter had ended there,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-04
SAFETY 'D0NI'S' GIVEN AUTOISTS
Motor Vehicle COnlinis- siOner Warns Against
 Closed Windows ;;

For safety don't drive your ca with the window at the driver's seat closed, or with doors locked, Motor Vehicles Commissioners John T, Mca Carthy urged drivers in Q depart. ment bulletin today. s
 The commissioner pointed out that regardless of weather drivers are required by law Go signal their in- tentions when stopping, changing their course of travel, or pulling out from the curb.
 "Also," Commissioner Mccarthy added, most cars accumulate some carbon monoxide gas when tho win- dows are closeod. An open car win- dow will contribute to health as well as safety"
 As to locked door, lt was explained that Q number of supervisors at inc spection lanes throughout the stata have reported to the Hartford oGaco that many cars checked at the lanes have had one or more doors locked.
 Commissioner Mccarthy empha- sized that locked door might seri~ Ously hamper rescue work in the event Of nm accident, even causing Q fatal delay if the car should have caught fire.