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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
MARGARET NJ. EVANS
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY. APRIL 4

Benefic aspects dominate after
the early hours today. In the
morning adverse influences rule
women. but the evening brings
happiness to many. There is a
promising sign for developing
what has been already planned.
Heart and Home; Under this
configuration girls may be diff
ficult to guide. for the stars do
not incline them toward domes-
tic tasks. In the evening, which
10 lucky for social entertain
ments. love affairs will flourish.
Warning Ii given that hearts
rule heads al this time when
speedy courtships and hssty
marriages will be numerous.
This ia a day of financial I'M
certainty TO many heads of ia
miles. but the worst will not
happen to those who speculate
on tricky market.
Business Affairs: Prosperity
will continue in rising tide as
groups Of smaller manufacturer
prove their ability to compete
with great industrial organiza-
tons. Miracles are to be per-
formed in mass production Of
sirplanes, machine tools and the
endless necessaries of modern
warfare. Tanks of incredible
power are 10 be invented. The
talents which have made Amer
lean business q leader will ac-
complish wonders when turned
toward defense.
National Issues: Seif-sufficien-
cy will be stressed by economists
who see the wisdom of develop
ing the national resources so
that complete independence may
be attained In case OF interna-
tionsl difficulties. Presid emit
Roosevelt will gain in the re-
spect OF all VINO recognize his
foresight in having discerned the
Hitler peril long before the Maxi
menace WAS accepted seriously.
The seers now believe that the
head Of the United States gov
eminent will be the Nemesis Of
the dictator.
international Affairs: Accord
Ing to sstrology evil portents
ruled when Mussolini issued his
ultimstum TO Greece. On the
date that spurred Greece to
heroic defense the Sun WAS
square 10 Pluto. which was in
conjunction with Mussolini's
natal Sun. The oonfigurstion
was forbidding and the final re-
suit Of the misdirected cam
paign win be an eclipse for the
italian dictator. although he will
be aided TO q certain extent by
Hitler. II is foretoid.
Persons whose birthdate IL il
have the sugury Of a year Of
success. Unexpected fsvors as
well as hsrd-esrned gains may
be attained this year.
Children born on this day
probably will be quick-witted
and strongly individual They
are likely 10 have talents Of a
high order. Artistic success il
Indicated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

Te receive attention IN this cell
un1r sttfrt must give name end
address OF writer Only initials
VII b publtshsd when REQUESTED.
Mr.. Flxlt; VIII there be the
usual graduation exercise. At the
u. :. Military academy nj Vest
Point fhis Junes j..
There vill b q graduation
probably about June Il. but 80
far no bulletin definitely an
nounclns the date has been re-
ceived AZ Fort Lewis Announce
nent Of the exact date IL expect
ed soon.
Mr.. Firii: wber. dee. m.
write % find out N q certain
person h enlisted IN the army
or navy ELSIE.
One doesn't. Right now the
army and navy are 20 busy ~
more important things that they
don't have time to answer ques-
tons about this fellow or that.
II the family Of the certain per-
son doesn't know. or won't tell
you. it's almost impossible TO
find out. II is left up TO the
individual soldier or sailor TO ad-
wise those ne wants TO know Of
his whereabouts.
Mr.. FixIt: Can a person re-
ceisine q pension from another
state come 10 this state and attn
receive hIs pension? He IL NOT
able TO work. How long could
he receive II here. How long
does q person have 10 live In
fhIs state before he can receive
a pension. It'd.
Whether the pension granted
by another state 10 one Of its
citizens Ia continued in case the
beneficiary removes to this or
some other state IL a question
answered only by the pension
law Of the state In which he now
lives. The man you mention
should learn all he can from his
own state authorities before he
changes residence. because he
would have to have residence
amounting to five years in the
last 10 years in this state in
order to qualify for a pension
here under our Senior Citizens
act.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me N
there In a Texas club or any
social gathering Of Texans In
Tacoma.
MARGARET NJ. EVANS.
1911 80. J 81.
do not recall OF any state
club here for Texans There 10
an increasing number OF Texans
In this vicinity. and many more
OF other southern states. Maybe
out of these will grow some new
state clubs not hitherto repre-
scented here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

Ali Babi had a magic word. When he pronounced
Open. Sesame the door of the thieves swung
and al the riches within lay before him.
We of the twentieth century have inclined to believe
that we, too. had magic word Science says We
mouth and expect all the riches of health wealth and
happiness to lie before
There people today who trust in science blindly
almost forefahers trusted in God Faith like that
by the way, even in science, Is not scientific.
But science requires sort OF faith Mt bottom
faith that the truth is diseoverabe and that is worth
discovering That faith has been shaken in these days
the Rockefeller Foundation admits in its review of its
1870 activities.
Science has placed powerful tools in the hands of
But of what they IL they used merely for mans
ensavement II the German dye industry produced sua-
also produced mustard II deep principles of physics
used 70 point 500on telescope at hitherto unknown
star they used also to point 16nch gun II means
OF communication are multiplied that men may speak
more freely to and thus multiply truth the
be used to multiply false and destructive propaganda
But il scarcely follows that should therefore abandon
science or the scientific methods teaches What need
IL TO realize that science is not enough. We need
science has given We need faith the ultimate faith that
lies beneath science that the truth dscoveab and good
We need to faith also that there aspect of
apart from the material things in which science deals.
None of these things contradictory. We need to
put science in its place by faith that mans spiritual side
ID also important. We need moral development. that
the tehnioues of science may be used for good and not
method that given brains them to think,
and 10 achieve.
Science ia swell and we're all for it, But science is
not everything Is great that he afford to
discard anything he can achieve in faith, in morals or
in scence?
Surely. the fault with any of these but with the
fact that man has not yet perfectly developed them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
" STTTFEaaay2E2SRs

the doors and windows in. hut
the interior was far from fin
i<hed. Getting ready to open
the school that fan looked like
. big Job. but the two pioneers
went ~ 10. They established
headquarters In couple Of
partly finished rooms Mrs.
Wells began organization If the
school and the bishop put In
most Of his time nseginr the
contractor 10 hurry. And the
school was ready 70 open In
September. lss4. n "a. . sue
ce>s from the start.
The second year. 1858. Ami.
Wright seminary va. an estsb-
hshed fact. The community Was
proud Of the school and proud
Of the two people who were run
ming 1t. but they didn't know
that besides knowing how to run
a school. there WAS another side
10 them.
That was the year Of the eli
max Of the snti-Chinese senti-
ment which had been developing
in Tacoma. Two Chinese serv-
ants a cook and a laundrymsn.
were employed at the seminary.
but nobody thought they would
be molested. One night early in
November. one of the teachers
rushed into the quarters of Mr..
and Mrs. Wells with the infor-
nation that two armed men
were At the door and had do
manded that the two Chinese
be turned over TO them.
The very ides." exclaimed
Mrs. Wells we will A. nothing
Of the kind"
"1'll soon settle that" said
Bishop Wells A. he took a loaded
revolver from his desk and
started for the door.
When the two men with omi-
nous looking guns in their belts
saw the slim, mild-looking per-
son in clerical dress, they
thought their purpose would be
easily accomplished, even though
he did have a gun in his hand.
We've come for the Chinese"
they said, and thought that was
the end of IL. What they did
not know was that this mild
looking person was the young,
athletic Lemuel Wells who be-
gan pioneering for the Episcopal
church in the seventies: that he
was veteran Of the Civil war,
and had successfully contended
with hostile Indians. highway
men and other rough characters
that thronged the Puget Sound
country in the early days. and
were not prepared 10 hear this:
Those men are employed by
rs and are under our care. They
have violated no law, and ] am
going to protect them. IT II 10
the desire Of the community
that they leave, they will do 30.
but You can't have them. I'll
shoot the first man who crosses
that Threshold"
There was no misunderstand-
ing that sort of talk, and the
men withdrew. Fearing that
they might come back. and
knowing how strong the anti
Chinese sentiment was, Bishop
Wells obtained a team and
wagon and drove the Chinese
to Nisqually that night and saw
them safely on the train for
Portland the next morning.
The foregoing is only a par
tial picture Of the beginning ~
Annie Wright seminary and the
part 1t played in the stirring
days out of which the city Of
Tacoma developed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. We have a
traitor in our midst" say.
among US" While In our
midst" may not 10 wrong
technically. II Is subject TO a
ludicrous Interpretation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

graphy of the sea His findings
resulted in vast savings in time.
distance and money. and formed
the basis for all sea routes used
by ships to this day
TOMORROW; Twenty Times
Higher Than Niagara
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
MOTHER WOULD KEEP
SONS OUT OF WAR

Editor. The Times have
nothing hut sons 10 give in this
war when Winston Churchill
asks for them. President Roose-
welt will take them from me
and send them n foreign
country 10 die-or haps
worse. When he does, I will
know. as a mother and an indi-
vidual. I did all that I could do.
/ have written the president
and representing senators and
congressman. II all mothers
and wives who are opposed to
war and would like to see this
push In" stopped. would do this
II would create a march of let
tiers even greater than the
march OF dimes"
1t will be noted that before
election II was "cash and carry"
Shortly sfterward. 'Lease-Lend-
Give. Now IL Is Give and
Convoy. Before election II was
"All Aid Short of war Now
IL Ia Total Aid"
We are giving all we have TO
give 10 fight a foreign war
which is none of our business.
We are paying out billions Of
dollars 10 feed every one except
ourselves. Our own country re-
mains In a most deplorsble state.
Millions are going hungry.
Total defense" for our own
country instead Of total aid"
for foreign countries. then these
self-stylsd Lords Of creation"
dare not attack us.
MRS GOODMAN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0H ! ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON = Sea lawyers here wonder why the
L. S did not invoke the ancient right of angary
justification for Selling foreign vessels nterned in Amer
lean ports II might have saved much diplomatic trouble
and nossihle sf-Wa combinations
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

Psychologist says short. thick.
rotund persons have easily sd-
Unstable natures. Hs obserss-
tons were never made in a foot
bali stadium whore the seats are
IL inches wide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
COMPARES WAR TO
SUICIDE OF JENNINGS

The Times: have often won
dered why hordes of Jennings
periodically rush out Of the Nor
weEian mountains and down into
the sea TO mill around until
drowned. Particularly at this
this time Of an analogous crisis
in our own lives do / ponder the
cause Of this mass-lemming sui
eide. Are they. perchsnce. poor
Jennings. propagandized by
crafty, fat leaders-leaders, who.
wanting the forests to them
selves for the food monopoly
reasons. doom their fellow lem
mings into believing that they
are "threatened"-that the At
lsntic will surely sweep UP and
engulf the mountains unless
stopped by force :"
For those who might say.
See, War is a law Of nature.
may point out that we are not
rodents tat least. not all Of u.s..
We are supposed to be endowed
with reason-which. In times like
these. il is criminal not 70 hold
fast TO.
Ten years before the last
World war. Mark Twain. with
prophetic vision described. in
his ''Nyterious Stranger" the
witt Transition from reasoning
TO war hysterla- His words are
just a. applicable now.
TERESA o'HISER.
3l05 n. 18th st
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

scarcely dare to hope that the world after the
viii be good world il win. but if lose, it will be
hell-Bertrand Russell. British philosopher
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

In 1889 a United States naval
officer was injured in a stage
coach accident and this started a
chain Of circumstances that led
TO complete revision of the
science OF navigation, strange as
II seems.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

Mr.. Flxit: Please tell me n
there In a Texas club or any
social gathering Of Texans In
Tacoma.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-06-13
Middle Age Starts at Middle.

Middle Age Starts at Middle.
THAT discouraging matronly
l bulge at the waist! You push
it in, girdle it in, but out it pops
unless you exercise it awayi
Or is your special problem fatty
hips or heavy legs or a dropping
bust?
Our 1.page booklet has exercises to
remedy those figure faults. too. Tells how
to correct poor posture. faults Of shoUl-
ders. bust, arms. waist1ine. Gives exer.
cises to relieve foot troubles. constipation.
nervous tension. also q daily routine for
the entire body. Send order for your
booklet to:
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Atlantic States Derby
For West L.anham
Is Announced
Best Midget Auto Pilots
In East Expected to
Compete JuIy22

The West Lanham midget auto
speedway will be the scene Of the
Atlantic States championship derby,
according to an announcement to-
day by General Manager Eddie
Bean, with the 40-lap title race to
be run on Tuesday, July %
Special prizes will be awarded, ac-
cording to Bean, in order to draw
the best drivers in the East. Final
tests for the derby will be held
next Tuesday with another seven
race program planned.
Speed records for the track were
shattered last night in several races,
but the real thrill was supplied in
the final when Henry Banks, one OF
the East's ranking drivers, lost a
heart breaker to Ernie Gesel.
Banks, spinning over the West Lam
ham oval for the first time, had
50-yard lead with only three of the
30 laps to 90 when he blew rear
tire and Wobbled crafty along the
track as the field roared past him.
Gesell led the parade past the Grip
pied doodlebug and finished first in
7 minutes 1913 seconds, a better
than 60-miles-an-hour speed.
Before his luck left him in the
final, Banks broke two track records.
Driving a powerful little Offen-
hauser. he topped the 212-mile mark
with minutes 2615 seconds in his
qualifying round, and in the 3-mile
semif1nal added another record Of
2 minutes 5674 seconds.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Kavakos Ten LOCKING
To Cleanup in City
.SoiibaI| League
Winner of First Half,
1t Opens Second Port
Aouinst Cobmen

Flrst-half champions Of the Cap
ital City Softbal League as re-
suit of last nights 6-3 victory over
Fat Boy, Kavakos Grill will inaugu-
rate its second half campaign to-
night at Washington Stadium when
1t meets Yellow Cab in the feature
of double-header at o'clock.
The Cabmen, who led the league
until the closing days when they
fell prey to KaVakoS' sensational
stretch drive, will start either Cy
Stewart or Bump Simonds against
the Grillmen who will counter with
either Paul Grace or Lefty Horejsi.
Census Bureau will meet Civil
Service in the second game at 9:15.
Trailing. 1-3, as they entered their
half of the fifth. the Grillmen
jumped on Fat Boys Harold Steffer
for four hits and as many runs in
that frame to sew up the decision
Billy Burke's single produced the last
two scores after one of the first two
had resulted from wild pitch. Jack
tCannonbalD Smith famed 10 of
the Fat Boys and scattered the five
hits. the losers were able to get. Ex-
cept for five errors behind him, he
might have pitched a shutout.
Lannon's one-hit pitching in the
nights other game was too much for
The Evening Stars ten, which
bowed to IanSburch's. SO in a
National Night League contest.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
By ROBERT MYERS,
lssociated Press Sports Writer.

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-T'he
hands on the clock pointed to pm,
and the thermometer In the Main
street gym was flirting with the 30
mark. Bob Pastor demanded:
Just who started this thing, any
hoW?"
Pastor, the New York heavyweight
who always has had a tough time
staying heavy in weight, was COM
planning about the fact that most
all prizefghters hold their workouts
in the early afternoon.
Pastor, it might be added. was
pretty hot about the whole thing.
Even Horses Treated Better.
They don't take horses out in the
middle of the day when the sun is
the hottest and work EN-, do they?'
he inquired with feeling.
Fighters amt exactly horses, If
you get what I'm about to say
interrupted Mr.. John Conde, mean
ingfully. Mr.. Conde once crowned
himself Mayor of Main Street
using huge billboard to back up
his claim.
Pastor ignored him completely:
They don't make football teams
or track athletes train in the hottest
part of the day.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Pressure Applied Early Struggle for Woen Tennis Championship
Pastor Would Train at Night
To Avoid Heat of Day as He
Gets Ready for Thompson

"And what's more. We don't fight
at noon. We fight at night. So why
shouldn't We train at night?'
Some fighters do agreed Tom
Gallery, the prominent promoter.
And that's what's wrong with EN-.
I refrain from mentioning names,
Of course"
Seriously" pleaded Pastor, why
should go in at noon and lose all
my strength, and weight. too. know
that all the great fighters from
Sullivan on down trained right after
midday, but"
But you amt Sullivan" came a
whisper from behind.
Sees More Quarters in Till.
Pastor, here to train for his re-
match July % with Turkey Thomp-
son of Los Angeles, said he would
take up the matter with his man.
ager, James J. Johnston, when he
gets into town.
III bet We could get more people
down to see the workouts at night
too, and that ought to be worth
something"
Pastor will have to get a better
argument than that. A few more
people would only mean a few more
quarters in the till-and Johnston
doesn care anything more about 2
few more quarters than he does
! his two legs.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Baldwin, Aggressive Farm Boy,
Who Tops A. A. u. Show, Seen
Headed for Ring Heights

| Seven fights-short amateur bouts
of three tWo-minute rounds each
| is the sum of Larry Baldwins ring
experience, yet this red-halred,
| square-faced farm boy is collecting
real following of ring fans who
declare that this youngster is head
! ed for boxing heights not only as an
amateur but as a professional.
Only Is years old now and
junior at Mount Vernon (VaD High
School (he plays guard on the foot
ball team there, Larry definitely
/ looks to a pro ring career He be-
/ lieves he has the makings and so
does his trainer. Naaman Massey of
ST. Mary's Boys Club of Alexandria.
He still needs plenty of expert
ence, but he's savage. ruthless
puncher who adds to his list of fans
/ every time he steps into a ring.
Last night was a fair example of
/ his work. when he stole the spot
light on very good amateur card
| sponsored by the District A. A U. at
/ Turner's Arena.
/ Opposing Melvin Shanks of Ma
/ tional Training School in the 147-
pound bout Baldwin lost no time in
battering his foe to the floor with
a heavy furry of rights and lefts to
win technical knockout in 80 sec
onds of the first round
Just Loves to Fight.
That's the way he is. SAYS Trainer
Massey. He loves to fight and Graves
action all the time. In one of his
earlier fights he knocked his oppo-
nent down and picked up the fallen
( fighter and knocked him down again
before the referee could interfere.
Larry is an eXcetionally well-built
lad with good arms and shoulders
and not an ounce of fat. With no
/ bad habits. he trains religiouslv.
/ travelling 10 miles daily from his
/ Baileys Cross Roads farm to the
! Alexandria gym for workouts.
/ Massey intends to bring him along
| slowly and get him plenty of ex-
! perlence before sending him against
real good amateurs. He will not
/ accept the challenge issued last
night by Charlie Mamonei of Po-
lice Boys Club Golden Gloves 16O-
pound champion.
Boys like that with 80 or 40
fights under their belts are too ex-
perienced for Larry right now, but
give him another year or so and
he'll take them ALL" Is the way
Massey puts it.
Baldwin's fight was only one high
light Of last nights card. a success
in every way except financially.
About 300 paid customers con-
tributed s156. leaving the A. A. U.
to pick up deficit of about $50,
according to Bill Blake, who ran
the show Another similar show
will be run on July % and others
will follow at about the same in
| terval.
There's no reason why we can't
build up a real following for anna
teurs here" says Blake. ''Tonights
a fair sample of what they can do
You get action all the time by
youngsters who like fighting-give
me that kind every time over some
of these pro shows we have here
where a coupla buns loaf around
for 20 minutes"
Number of Good Bouts.
There really was plenty of fight
ing last night, with four of the
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Federal Horseshoe
Pitchers 10 Stage
Test Friday
Leagues to Be Formed
After 100-Shoe Trial
On Commerce Layout

How many ringers can you toss in
100 pitches? If you're Federal
employe the chance is you can find
competition in your class. Friday
on the Commerce Building courts
dozens of Federal workers will try
their skill in a 100-shoe test. Later
they will be grouped into leagues.
according to relative ability, and
some of the hottest competition of
the season is bound to result.
The Interdepartmental Horseshoe
Pitchers Association invites all
Federal employees to participate in
Fridays test, which will get UNDER
way at o'clock on the electric
lighted courts opposite the Com
merce Building on Fifteenth street.
Directing the test will be Kermit
E. Goodger, president of the pitchers
association. assisted by Walter
Haley, vice president: Irwin Carl
berg, secretary treasurer. and Harry
Woodfield, promotional director of
the National Capital Horseshoe
Pitchers Association.
Those who bring no shoes Will
be loaned some.
On July % the 1nterdepartmental
Association will stage a horseshoe
program over Station WJSV. with
clanking irons furnishing an
obligato The final playoff also will
be broadcast.
A meeting of horseshoe leaders
shortly will be called to plan for
The Stars 18th annual champion
ships in which the titles of WASH
ington, Northern Virginia. Southern
Maryland and the metropolitan area
will be settled. The Stars tourna-
ment annually climaxes the season.
1t will be held in August.