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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04

The cruiser Tusca ioosa. which
housed FDR. kept her anti-air-
craft guns in readiness day and
night. The two escorting de-
stroyers had their ash cans
depth bombsl IN position for
immediate repelling Of an under
water attack from the moment
the president left until he re-
turned to shore. From dusk to
dawn the destroyers' searchlights
played upon the stars and stripes
and the presidential flag flutter-
ing above the Tuscaloosa sea
warning that the American chief
executive was aboard.
Roosevelt. enthusiastically.
enjoyed the about safeguards.
though he regarded them as un-
necessary. But the navy COM
manders - and they were the
bosses for the duration Of the
trip isregarded his joking re-
marks on the subject. and kept
their eyes open for hostile At
tack. A. II turned out. their
precautions were unnecessary.
Harry Badt. delightful fell
low and formerly captain Of tho
presidential cruiser Tuscaloosa,
has been given an extremely I'M
portant post in the navy. To The
layman-or even the naval ex-
pert-ihe elevation of Captain
Badt may not mean a thing. but
here is the significant story be-
hind il:
Harry Was commanding the
Tuscaloosa when the German
commercial ship. the Columbus.
stole out of Vera Cruz for the
high seas. with its destination
unknown. The Tuscaloosa. then
on Atlantic patrol, pursued her,
and notified the navy radio sta
ton al Washington Of her posi-
ton every few hours.
Captain Badt forgot 10 send
his messages in code, using
plain English. Eventually. a
British destroyer off the BAHIA
mas got wise and asked him
What strange ship are you tail
ing
Captain Rsdt. = diplomat. wire
lessed hack to the British:
Come and see for yourself but
come fast The British came.
and as John Bulls destroyer
dsrted over the horizon. the
Columbus scuttled itself II the
l. 5. were a neutral nation.
Capt. Badt would have been de-
NOTED or court-martialed But
recently he was given the ex-
tremely influential post Of su-
peryisor over navy personnel.
Lord LothiAn's death has been
attributed even by his friends TO
heart break over conditions he
saw in England during his re-
cent return home. Washington
has buzzed with rumors that he.
like Chamberlain. died OF
broken heart over the present
and future plight o. their native
land
That Is entirely incorrect so
far as the ate British smbassa-
dor u the United States Il con-
cerned. He vas a Christian Sci
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
in


CANAL ZONE postal officials arc
issuing final warning to COL
lectors that all stocks of the 1899
airmail and postage commernors-
tives will be destroyed FEB. "a.
The stamp above, showing trans
port plane above Soss Hill. Is one
Of six airrnails. marking the 10Th
anniversary OF airmail service and
the 18th anniversary OF the OPEN
ing OF the Panama Canal.
The postage series Of is values
shows views OF the canal during
and after construction. This group
was placed on frst-day sale Aug.
IS. 1899.
Orders should be addressed 20
the Canal Zone Philatelic Agency,
in care Of the postmaster al Balboa
Heights, c. z, and should be ac-
companied by money order cover
ing cost OF stamps and return
postage
SPECIAL U. s. commemorative
honoring Vermont and Indiana
are on the Postoffice Departments
tentative schedule for 1871 release.
Vermont has requested an issue
70 mark the l50th anniversary Of
admission 70 the Union March T.
Vermont was admitted in 1881.
first state 70 join tire original ,
colonies. Indiana celebrates las
years Of statehood Dec. IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04

paying 500 500. the city S22 500
and federal grant Of about
$40. 600 For certain reasons the
committee had only "A days to
sign Up the property owners.
Il took them 10 days. but some
how the project was sidetracked
and nothing was done Then
came q stormy meeting with the
city council where the commit
tee fortified with the late Sena-
tor Kerstetter and the two rep
resentatives. Mr.. Jackson and
Mr.. Dickson. demanded action.
A participant threatened to
blow the old pipe out if it was
not removed.
The end OF the meeting was
promise from Mr.. Davisson to
remove the pipe in le40-41.
Dayisson is gone but the pipe
is still there and the conditions
are getting worse every day
with the growing traffic from
McChord field and the buildings
going on in this section The
road is absolutely inadequate
and dangerous. We still have
the s22. 500. Mr.. Befeersen has
500 500 or more All We are
waiting for is Mr.. O'Neil 10 re-
move the pipe
NFf.c RJARkE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
SO THEY SAY

The Italians regard Fascisn
as they have nearly always re-
garded their government-as a
racket ~ whereas the Germans
regard Nazixm as = religions
Arnold Lunn, British lecturer N
Buffalo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
DOT GHNTT HOLES

You can actually buy the
holes from doughnuts in a Mar
tinsburg, ". Va. bakery. for
half a cent each The little
dough centers are fried and sold
as delicaeies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04

David T. Dickinson Of Cam
bridge Mass. speeds Is miles
an hour through traffic in his
bright-red motorized wheelohair
10 photograph fires In nine
years he has Travelled 10000
miles and visited over 1000
fires
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
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saloons brought more gambling
and other di>orderlN joints.
Along With them came the usual
increase in that part of the popu-
lation for which. largely. the
police department i maintained.
II uas a poor Investment.
L : not only IN Washington
that the liquor interests are
fooishly seeking TO lei down the
bars put up to control the bust
ness. One Of the most vicious
agencies N that connection =
the roadside tavern that not only
makes the highways unsafe but
promotes drinking among the
minors see Pierce county su-
perior court records and en-
eourages them 10 play slot ma
chimes and engage in other forms
OF gambling
IN an address recently Federal
- j
district Of Wisconsin said.
ANY high school boy or girl
with a dime can buy a drink or
PLAY the sot machines in yir-
tually every roadhouse in my
home county. This evil Con-
dition prevail, throughout most
of northern Wisconsin"
Following publication Of Judge
Stone statements the Milwau-
kee Journal had this 10 say
editorally.
L vie open conditions such
as the judge describes continue.
the day will come when there
will be but one answer to the
tavern problem - prohibition of
public retailing of liquors and
beer. And next time It will be
really prohibition and not the
tawdry imitation Of the late
twenties.'
Coming back 10 Washington.
the Wenatehee World observes
that the seventh anniversary Of
the repeal of prohibition en-
phasizes the fact that hardly any
of the results forecast by advo-
Gates of the change have been
aeeomplished-that the promised
sane, temperate. moderate use
of liquor has failed to material
ize. and continues.
The underlying fact il that
there il and never can be any
temperate and moderate Use of
nature. liquor breeds excuses,
immortality, law-breaking and de-
prayity when II gets out of con-
troll.
Police and court records COW
ering traffic accidents. moral
crimes. crimes Of violence. gam
bling and other law violation in
nearly every state in the union
show 4 decided increase since
December. 1888. There are still
some states hold tight
rein on liquor, few are still
dry, and others like Washington.
have capable control board sys-
TEN.
But survey covering the en-
tire country shows a growing
approach to pre-prohibition con-
ditions. Greedy manufacturers
and dealers in booze are CON-
stantly reaching out for more
sales and more profits at any
price and are taking commercial
lied gambling and crime into
partnership.
The extent of territory dry
by local option is constantly in
creasing. and several states have
recently adopted laws permitting
repeal referendum by county
or city units One would think
that this rising tide Of rebellion
against the excuses of the
liquor industry would serve As a
warning Of future disaster. But
while the reasonable element in
the trade would put on the
brakes. the majority appears tn
believe that there is no limit 70
+ license
The foregoing are some of the
arguments that the proponents
+ Of a looser rein for the liquor
business will have to meet when
they appear before the 1871 leg
islature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
LINCOLN INAUGURATION

When President Lincoln vas
inaugura.ed. four future presi-
dents were in the audience. Also
present were Schuyler Colfax.
William a. Wheeler and Levi P.
Norton. each a future vice
president Of the L. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
POSTMASTER
APPRFGIATIyE

Editor. The Times: In 1910 7
enjoyed continued association
with the very able and courteous
members Of your staff covering
the post office. I am holding re-
served heats around my 1871
wishing well for you and all the
mem bers of your staff
G. p. Fishhurns
Postmaster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
An Inside Picture OF Finon
LII u IL i ciol and Political America
RN RAY TICKER

WASHINGTON-The L. S. navy gave President Roose
ve extraordinary protection during his cruise of
Caribbean waters They taking no chances that
stray mine torpedo. accidentally otherwise. should
damage approach the ship carrying the president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. Every morning 7
take a run followed by a shower
hath. say. and Immediately
sfterwsrd a shower bath"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04

To Try Old joke On
State Legislature
But There Be No Joke
In Dry Arguments
Liquor lioerslirers May
Step Into Something
II They Do-Well, They
Are Asking For II
0LD timers. vet and dry. are
" getting = good laugh out
Of the arguments beng pre-
pared % induce the state legis-
lsture % modify the liquor con-
trol law.
First. there viii be several
million dollars added 10 the pay
rolls ef Washington through new
jobs that VIII be created BY more
tayerns. hotel bars and al the
joints that VIII be permitted to
sell hard liquor BY the drink.
Then there VIII be the increased
local and state tax income more
Joints. more licenses and prop
ertv taxes The federal gov
eminent also Will get more
money out OF the tax on the
increased liquor sales.
Several bills embodying these
theories are being prepared for
submission to the 1871 state leg
islature. Some Of the shrewdest
political manipulators in the
state VII be directing the CAM
paign.
These arguments are as old
as Methuselah and as fallaeious
as the theory that an education
can be acquired by sitting on the
steps Of the university and wish
ing They were moldy when
Jason Lee bought and turned to
a useful purpose the outfits of
bootleggers who came to the
Oregon country hundred years
ago. Some of the bootleggers
moved 70 the more attractive
fields - California. others at
tached themselves to the Ameri-
can missionary colony and be-
came decent citizens.
Fifty Years ago the same
arguments were used to obtain
more saloon licenses in Tacoma.
The city council fell for IL and
then discovered that the in
creased income was absorbed In
taking care of the product. More
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04

4 THANK YOU
Editor. The Times. In behalf
of the Elks Stocking Filters I
wish to extend the thanks Of
the Tacoma lodge for the gen.
erous support and cooperation
The Tacoma Times has rendered
the Stocking Filters in its 1910
efforts
We wish the public to know
that your efforts have been Of
material help 10 all benefited.
X. NJ. KENNEL.
Chairman. Elks
Stocking Filters
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-04
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The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
BRITISH TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE CONTACTED ENEMY
 BIG BATTLE IS DEVELOPING
Germans Attempt Advance Under Heavy RAF Attack

UNDATED, April II lP)-Brit ish expeditionary troops are re ported "to have established con- tact with Hitler's blitzkrieg in vaders in northern Gre-ce as Nazi panzer columns knifed clear across lower Yugoslavia to threat en Greece in a new direction, from the northwest. The London radio said German forces were ad vancing on Greece through Bitolj Gap in Yugoslavia, at the bor- der. Apparently in this sector, great and perhaps decisive bat tie between the Germans and British is developing. The British radio said the German troops are attempting to fight th-ir way through the gap under a heavy RAF attack.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11

UNDATED, April 10-Fears of an imminent German attack on Turkey, neutral ally of Britain, was seen by the Turkish govern msnt in an announcement that it found 1t advisable to remove a considerable part of the popula- tion of Istanbul. The announce ment followed only few hours after a Rome radio broadcast re ported that Germany's ace diplo- mat, Franz Von Papen, and am bassador to Turkey reiterated the assurance that Germany has no intention of attacking Turkey.
 Istanbul lies on the European side of the strategic Bosporus, the link between the Dardanelles and the Black S-a. t is less than a hundred miles from German occupied Bulgaria.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Man Reported Runs Amuk In
 BendiX Plant

BENDIX, New Jersey, April 5 - The Passaic Herald News, in a copyrighted story said that civ ilian employee of inspection in the Bendix Aviation plant ran amuk destroying machinery and g cret models valued possibly as high as a quarter of million dollars, setting back production in some articles as much as four months.
 It was said that the man swung metal housing weighing about 10 pounds, in each hand until over powered. The plant makes pre- cision instruments for aviation, among them parts for the secret bombsight. The FBI and the B9n- dix officials would neither con- firm nor deny the story.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
apan Not Use 1 cree to Realize Ambitions in East

TOKYO, April Il l4) - Prince Konoye, Premier of Japan, in a highly significant statement re- iterated Japan's southward pol icy was purely economic and peaceful" He insisted that Japan will not use force to realize her ambitions. Konoye made the statement in a press conference with Japanese reporters.
 He appeared optimistic regard ing United States and Japanese relations, but acknowledged how ever, that Japan's membership in the Axis and the continuance of the China conflict were obstacles in the path of a completely am- icable relationship between Tok yo and Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
FDR Reopens Red Sea To
 Il. 5. Vessels

WASHINGTON, April II GP)- Pre- ideat Roosevelt rsonened the Req Sea and Gulf of A5en to Am erican V-esals. He announced st 9 pres conference that h has talk en cut the stopper at the mouth of ths wa erway so that A0cri can vessels may now enter il.
 shias will be permitted 10 go all tae way to the Suaz Canal and sise Egypt is a ncugal terr. tory, he indicated that w.1l he no tendency on the part of tae gov ernmaat to explore the question of whether supplies consigned to a neutral might ultimately get to a bellig rent.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
PEPPER DEFIES ALL AGGRESSORS

MONTREAL, Canada - Sen ator Claude Pepper, Democrat, of Florida told Canadian officials that the United States and Can ada are what he termed grown up" and that they may have to face the world alone. Said Pep per:
 ''We defy the monsters who would crush all the fine things out of our life. We shall throw back the beast that leaps at us all. We will destroy his power and return the world to an era of progress"
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
YugosIay Court
 Flees to Turkey

In Budapest, a semi-official tele gram from Istanbul said that many members of the Yugoslav royal court had arrived at Llane, Turkey. King Pater is expected to follow. Peter is the boy king who seized the throne in blood less coup on March 27 two days after the pro-Axis regime of Re- gent Prince Paul signed the Yu- goslav nation into membership with the Axis.
 Tn Swiss newspaper Geneva Tribune said a dispatch from Der lin said that Belgrade had fallen.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Greeks Declare Army Intact For Decisive Blow

UNDATED, April 10 (P)-Nazi blitzekrieg forces have already slashed down through Thracian Greece alongside the Turkish
 frontier. Greece's own struggle against the Germans took on a slightly brighter aspect as mili- tary quarters in Athens declared that her army remained intact to Ideal a decisive blow at Ger man invader with allied sup port" A German military spokes man in Berlin asserted that more than 80,O00 Greeks were captur- ed in the sweep through Thrace
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11

reached Yanitza, 35 miles north west of captured Salonika, but the resistance to the German ad vance is stiff ming in souther& Yugoslavia." " The British said the situation in eastern Macedonia, the locale of the so-called Greek Hest army' trapped by the Ger man seizure of Salonika was "ob- scure' but characterized by the magnificent resistance of the Greeks" Previously the Germans claimed officially that the Greek east wing surrendered and that 80,000 Greeks were taken prison CTS.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
TURKISH GOVERNMENT FEARS IMMINENT GERMAN ATTACK
 PART ISTANBUL EVACUATED


and that the final number will be much greater.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Roosevelt Reopens Red Sea To American Vessels
Office
 Price Adm. and Civilian Supply

WASHINGTON, April II lP)- TAc President signed an exec ltive order creating the office of Price Administration and Civil n Supply to be headed by Leon #Tarderson. The agency, h. said, sin be set up under the office of emergency of the White House ai will continue to emphasize
 Jtgeioa of the consumer.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Greek Resistance is Stifffening

A British communique said that Nazi panzer forces have
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Asserts Serb Army Destroyed

In Berlin the German com- mand asserted the Serb army in Southern Yugaslavia was destroy ed and Nazi columns are plung
 ing northWard toward Belgrade from Ms "in close pursuit of the Serbs" Unconirmed reports pre-
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
Mechanical Divisions from Africa

Mechanical Divisions from Africa
 The British radio said that Bal kan war news was reaching Lon don in little more than a trickle but it seemed clear that the Ger mans were still making headway.
 Battalions of British flame throwers, tanks and armored cars newly arrived from Africa, are reported rushing north from Pir- aeus, the port of Athens, for decisive battle with Hitler's leg ions. As the fVe-day-old battle of the Balkans neared a show down, unconfrmed rumOrs cir cuIated in Budapest, that bomb- scared Belgrade was entered by Nazi troops.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
British Line Across Greek Pen.

German press dispatches indie ated that a British expeditionary force, estimated at 100000 men, was massed in the vicinity of Mount Olympus, 50 miles south west of Salonika, near the Aeg- can sea coast. Other reports said the British were completing a nsw defense line stretching ac- ross the Greek peninsula from a point south of Salonika to the Albanian port of Chimara on the Adriatic Sea.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11

viously listed Belgrade as captur ed but the commands report in dicated that the bomb-smashed capital was still holding out.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-11
British Achievements Arrive

Advices reaching Bern, one of the few remaining outlets for un censored news of war-ridden Eu- rope, said that British trans ports and supply ships were bringing fresh reinforcemnets to southern Greek ports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
, McKENNEY'S BRIDGE QUIZ
Clever Handling of Trumps Balks Defensive Threat
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY America'S Card Authority

I was busy writing this series of articles in the famous old Hamil- ton Bridge Club in Philadelphia, when suddenly realized that was alone. The afternoon game had broken up and the members had gone home.
 AS I strolled through the differ ent rooms and saw the vacant tables, I could imagine the old timers discussing the soundness of the Deschapelles Coup or the Bath Coup, whether the game of auction would replace whist, whether con- tract bridge would last the year out. You know, there were many who predicted that contract would have only a short life, and none realized 1t would become the popu- lar game it is today.
 Contract is popular because it is both a bidding game and 8 play ing game. In the days of auction, only a good card player got the most enjoyment out of 1t. Today, if you don't make the contract. there is some self-satisfaction even if yo udon't make the contract.
 Take today's hand, for example. It takes good bidding to arrive at the correct contract. It is little difficult to make but you can make it. and eyen f you 60 6own, you are not entirely disappointed.
 East led from nothing" because he thought West might hold
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Mozart String Group To Play

Miss Ethel Ziglatzk of this city prominent in music circles, will present the Mozart String Sinfon- ietta of New York Sunday afternoon at the Waterbury Women's Club at 3 o'clock in a program of music, with Wesley Sontag conducting. MT. Sontag is 8 composer of note and has specialized in program arrange ment combining the cultural ap- proach with entertainment.
 The Sinfonietta group is an or- ganization of fourteen string play CTS who play both old and new mu- sic. The ensemble has acquired tonal richness and technique and ranks high among the small orches- tra groups. Assisting artists include Eugene Marki, violinist and concert master of the ensemble, Joseph Saunders, cellist and Faith Daniels, eleven year old pianist, who will play solos as well as the first move ments of Mozart's A major concerto with the orchestra. The program planned for Sunday afternoon will be suitable for young people as well as adults.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-17
Personal
Trinity ALl1rlnae Meet At Supper

Miss Alice Corcoran, Director of the Jubilee Fund of Trinity College, Washington, D. C., was the guest of honor at Q supper meeting of the local alumnae last night at the Copper Room of the Hotel Elton.
 In her talk Miss Corcoran descri- bed the purpose of the Fund and the various means employed for contributions to 1t. The money col- 1ected at this time is being used to erect a Science Building which shall be completed in June of 1941. Until the expiration of the Fund in 1947, the proceeds will go to the College for scholarships and buildings.
 Mrs. John Gilmartin and Miss Helen Belveau were in charge of, the arrangements.
 The members present were: Miss Margurite Dwyer, Mrs. Richard Hinchey, Mrs. Frank Kenney, Mrs. William K. Lawlor, Mrs. Charles Mccarthy, Mrs. Francis Mcdonald, Mrs. Thomas Nolan, Mrs. Edward B. McElligott, Miss Lillian Mangan- arc, Mrs. Ralph Vaughn, Mrs. Jack son Sherwell, Miss Helen Beliveau and Mrs. John Gilmartin.