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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
HOROSCOPE
TUESDAY. OCTOBER Il

Until late today benefic as
poets rule. The morning is for
tunate for commerce and labor
Is under a favorable sway. This
is date for important decisions
and quick action.
Heart and Home: Women are
well directed under this con-
figuration which stimulates
them 10 wise initiative. II is
suspicious for intellectual ef-
fort and fortunate for teachers,
writers and executives. Girls
will find this = lucky date for
romance. but hasty marriages
should be avoided. The stars
presage impulsive courtships
and ill-considered weddings
Suitors will be inclined TO be
fatalistic a. war conditions af-
feet them.
Business Affairs: Agents and
merchants will discover loss Of
trade due TO government restYic-
tons. This month will reduce
greatly sales on the installment
plan. but general prosperity
among wage-earners will in
crease cash purchases. The
seers declare that from a seien-
tific point OF view the custom
Of buying automobiles or house
hold conveniences on time IL
most unfortunate for the morale
Of many men and women.
National Issues: Influx of
refugees Is TO arose envy among
American employees who imagine
that they will be crowded out by
foreigners. In the changes that
are directly or indirectly due to
war. astrologers forcsee higher
standards OF work. Thorough
ness and careful technical train
ing will be demanded more stub
borniy than in previous years
when postwar adjustments take
place in the United States.
Persons whose birthdate il Ia
have the augury of q year Of
progress. Business or profess
sional returns should increase.
The family may be extravagsnt
and the young should be taught
thrift.
Children born on this day have
the forecast Of happiness and
success They may be extreme
ly talented but well-balanced
and industrious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
POLITICAL PARTIES

Editor The Times: Daniel To-
bin, chief Of the teamsters' union,
Is out with a prediction of a
new party in 1912. He thinks it
will be composed of isolation
lists, anti-New Dealers, anti
Willkieites and several other
groups of "snti's." He is prob
ably right. Nearly always in
times of stress. new parties
spring up. and perhaps this one
may develop into a strong or
ganization.
OF course Tobin expects the
Democratic party to continue in
control, since II is the war party,
and in the very nature Of things
1t must carry the responsibility
and task II has created and &C.
cepted. Doubtless it will lose
many seats in the house of rep
resentatives, due TO dissatisfac-
ton in general and certain party
contests in particular. But with
all its dissensions and jealou-
sizes, 1t keeps its eye TO the main
chance, patronage, with attend
ant perquisites and nepotisms.
Yes, the Democratic party, New
Deal and all. In going to be in
there, a real contender in 1912.
The runner-up will be the Re-
publican party Some people
counted 1t out in 1882 and said
1t was through for all time.
They were, of course, somewhat
premature. Again in "a and SO,
certain folk got a lot Of salts
faction in viewing the remains
and saying their last farewells.
But this nine lived cat came
back in 1910 to scare the day
lights out OF lot OF sure and
sudden death forecasters. This
writer is wondering whether If
we had picked the fruit from our
own orchard instead Of going
into the neighbors orchard. we
wouldn't have less to regret.
though We might not have had
q bigger crop.
| think II is safe bet that
the Republican party will func-
ton right on through 1912.
whether it makes big gains or
small ones. There is spirit in
the party that was born in the
throes of rebellion against the
government Of this nation; and
il lived and motivated great
statesmen, and the party was a
vehicle for the expressed con-
yictions and opinions of a great
part of the American people.
and 1t handled so many great
problems and promoted so many
reforms and built so firm foun-
dauons for the nation. that even
the most wasteful and extrava-
CANT administrations haven't vet
bankrupted il.
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proportion or part of his contri-
button to the wealth of the
country. But, since under eco-
nomic regulations which fall
short of justice now obtain, it
would be well to 60 into the
matter of pensions or pension
changes proposed in more
fundamental manner.
The ideal condition would OF
course be that everyone capable
of productive effort and doing
his duty should receive the full
value of his services and be re-
lieyed of the necessity of subse.
quently depending upon charity
from the government. In other
words every producer should re-
ceive the full value of his eff
forts, and then in his old age be
prepared to care for himself.
Some would be unable to do
this. Some would be IMPROVE
dent, needless. thriftless, and at
the end of their productive
period of life would have moth
ing upon which to depend TO
maintain them. Some would be
the victims of circumstances, Of
misfortune. Whatever the rea-
sons for the need of help to the
aged, this prosperous and rich
America will never altogether
neglect any worthy citizens who
in advanced years find them
selves in need.
The question in regard to pen
sions, which is coming up again
most impressively. at this time,
is one which cannot be ignored.
Either the government wishes to
and will provide adequately for
the aged or lay itself open to a
damning charge of wanton neg
lect. No other administration
has done 80 much for labor and
the common people. No other
administration has had the rea-
sons to care for the aged who
are now in need as the present
administration.
As TO what the pensions
should be, as measured in dol
lars and cents, this is a matter
Of simple calculation. Instead of
permitting legislative politicians
to arbitrarily fix pensions, the
amount of pensions should be on
a sliding scale proportioned to
the cost of living as indicated,
by the market prices OF necessi-
ties. II market prices, rents, etc,
20 up rs per cent, so should
pensions and at once, without
waiting for any new legislation.
ROBT. S. DOUBLEDAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

AMERICAN JOURNAL, a Brit
ish-owned magazine published in
Brazil. In q recent issue it said
that Hitler's attempt to pose as
the defender of Christianity by
attacking Moscow had fallen
flat in South America.
Latin America is a Catholic
continent" the article said,
land knows too much about the
Nazi attacks on Catholicism and
other religious confessions to be
able to regard Nazism as
Christian champion against the
goddess bolshevist."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

Naval architecture Is the
scientific and exact art of
designing ships and boats.
Perhaps a few generalities
here about the remarkably
fascinating and important
topic will not be amiss.
For centuries shipbuilding just
rocked on nothing more than
practical experience and good
guesswork 10 guide 1t; 200 years
ago shipwrights still hadn't any
idea how much water a ship
would draw until after II was
afloat and completed. or had
anybody bothered TO investigate
what actually took place when
heavy weather and seas buff
feted a ship about, or did any
body attempt to calculate on
paper beforehand the intricate
construction and arrangement OF
q vessel, or do more than hope
for speed.
However, no less a sailorman
than Sir Francis Drake appar-
entity was the first to do a little
plain and progressive thinking
on the subject. He wrote a
treatise on the comparative
values Of warship sizes and de-
sign. Among other important
things. Frank said the principal
feature required Of any ship is
that she be strong ande to
make her strong consistent IN
the truth Of her workmen ande
the care of her officers" The
maxim he authored is still good.
The next scientific attention to
the art of shipbuilding seems to
have come - not from marin
ers at all - from astronomers,
physicists and mathematicians.
France and England divided the
honors among respective scien-
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tifie thinkers and writers who
offered ideas and theories.
But although several learned
scientists Of those times did a
modieum Of brain work. nobody
made much Of a fist al employ
ing their suggestions. In fact,
IL was as late as 1863 that one
observing fellow wrote that ship
construction had been aban-
doned TO mere carpenters and
complained that nobody realized
that naval architecture was
based upon a constant applica-
ton Of mechanics and geometry.
However. there meanwhile ap-
peared one book on the topic
worthy of note: it was called
The Shipbuilder's Assistant
and was written in I'LL by Will
liam Sutherland-and a hundred
years later was still an author
ity. Sutherland's grandpa was a
foreman of shipwrights in a Brit
ish navy yard for 80 years. his
uncle was a master builder in
another navy yard. his father
and several other relatives were
master carpenters in the navy:
Sutherland himself was master
carpenter In three warships over
a period OF years and wound up
a full life with Is years as in
spector of shipwrights in a navy
yard. II is noteworthy that one
third of his book is devoted to
rigging.
And the next important book
on naval architecture came along
in 1858 under the awkward title
Architecture Navslis Merca-
toria" by Frederik Hendrix
Chapman, who was an all around
master of design, construction,
seamanship and naval tactics.
Chapman was apparently the
first to use models for testing
ship design, and he conducted
some valuable experiments with
them. And he was the daddy
Of them all when 1t came TO
drawing - among naval archi-
tects, Chapman's craftsmanship
is still considered the absolute.
Whether designing a yacht,
fishboat, battleship or a barge,
present day naval architects
draw only three views: plan,
looking straight down; profile,
looking straight at the vessel
from the bow, stern or beam;
section, looking at the innards
from a slice somewhere. Chap
man drew fascinating detailed
perspective views quartering
from below the keel, or on other
occasions from an angle aloft-
remarkable mathematical pro-
jections that BATTLE the best of
modern naval architects.)
Then, during the early 1so0's.
the science and theories of naval
architecture made great prog
ress. The best brains of Europe
devoted close attention to its de-
velopment. It became a recog-
nized profession combining art
and science. unquestionably in
one Of the most complicated and
exacting forms.
OF course no mention Of naval
architecture can be worth much
without notice of such famous
Americans as Donald Mckay,
who gave the nation supremacy
of the seas with clipper ships.
and Benjamin Franklin Isher-
wood, whose developments in
iron and steel construction made
possible many Of the features
used in merchant vessels and
warships we have today. They
made important contributions to
naval architecture and will be
remembered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
SO THEY SAY

We must be tough-fibred
enough TO make all sacrifices,
including both property and life
itself IL necessary. for the at
tainment Of the detectives which
ve think essential.-Walter P.
Armstrong. president nominee,
American Bar Association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0a cidl and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON = Claude Wickards revelation that
lease-end advances to England include $10000000 worth
of agricultural machinery friends among the farm
bloc for the fund before the house His
testimony which given at appropriations SUBJ
committee sessions polished carefully before release
To tho
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

Z ditor, The Times: With
prices Of the necessities soaring
and initiation threatened il is
quite consistent that the matter
OF pensions be al least brought
out for discussion again.
We may all be agreed that
pensions are not and cannot De
the equalizing factor 10 gusrsn-
tee to every citizen the exact
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Time begun in the past and
stin continuing should not be
expressed by the present tense;
as We have been mot are) in
Washington for the last ten
days
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
Stories in
Stamps

poST Office Department an
nounces that four stamps have
been removed from public sale at
the Philatelic Agency, Washing
ton. These are: three-cent Pana-
ma Canal issue OF 1899; fve-cent
Louisa May Alcott; lo-cent Sam
uel L. Clemens; and l0-cent Alex
ander Graham Bell. The stamps
were among those issued in the
Famous American series Of 1910.
Sweden has issued IFS highest
denomination stamp. new five
kronor value. Printed in light
blue, IL shows view OF the royal
palace in Stockholm. II is inn
printed "5-Kronor-5" and "Sver-
ige."
Despite the war, Russia contin-
ues 10 issue new stamps. A two
denomination series marks the
death of Mikhail Yurevich Ler-
montoff (lsl4-l84D, poet and
novelist. Values are l5-kopecs
blue-green and 30k violet. The
other, a four-vslue series, honors
v. !. Lenin (ls70-i924, founder
Of the U. s. s. r. Values are l5k
and Ask blue-green. BOX violet
and i-ruble red-brown.
II is reported air mail service
between the United States and
Liberia will soon start. The gov
eminent Of Liberia is overprint-
ing 500 sets Of current airmsil
stamps for use as postage on first
fight covers from Monrovis. II
is also overprinting $1,000 copies
Of Commonwealth commemorative
stamps for airmail use.
New issues: Paraguay, four
seni-postsls for maternity well
fare. AL values are 7 plus 3-peso
but eoiors are different. :. Span
ish Morocco, FIVE scenic, low-value
EDITORIALS. Values - 5-centImos
brown, lo-c red, l5-c green. zo-c
blue and 4o-c maroon. Union
OF South Africa, Sd deep olus
hcnoring defense work of women
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

That VIII give you an idea The German army, OF
course, is five six times large These
soldiers abebodied normally producers, but not
of them is producing anything Under normal civilian
economy they would be producing these things which
they consume. But under a economy they consume
them. but somebody else has to do the producing.
With figures like that in mind, it is easy see why
Germany has Immediately stolen every eatabe and disable
thing her soldiers could get their hands in every
quered country; why captives work in Germany and
why labor must be imported under pressure from sarapes
like Italy, Vchy France, Hungary, and all the others
The answer Germany has just cut clothing rations by
So per cent that the army be clothed; Italy cuts
bread ratons Too producers shooting each other
not enough producers producing
the sheerest Madness and he who started all must
be conceded the place of chief mailman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
OVERDUE RENT
a.s 4 sss NJ o si..:ls 80, 49, 800, ,s

OVERDUE RENT
The terms OF the Hudson's
Bay Company's charter of 1870
called for the payment to the
crown of two elks and two black
beavers whenever Charles III or
his heirs and successors visited
the domain. When. In 1899,
George vi visited Canada, he
WAS the first British monarch
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14

Your postmaster can tell you
how TO invest in L. S. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
NEwsMAN's ESCAPADE

As a correspondent for the
London Post, Churchill was at
tempting to get to Ladysmith,
beseiged by the Beers. Riding a
British armored train which was
ambushed, he was captured but
managed to escape from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
PENSIONS

c. W. VAN sCoYoC
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-14
Closeup of a Problem

Germany has had millions of under for five
and for the past years they been
actually in the field couple of million of them
quered countries holding down the population at least mil
hon more actively campaigning in Russia and North
Africa far from home.
What does mean to supply horde like that with bare
necessities of things and things to wear? Here
hint based estimates made by General Mills of a few
things that will be used up each year by 900
the army and navy Of the United States:
Cgarets OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 530,154,324 packages
Cigars INSTRUMENTATION. 69,600,000
Smoking tobacco ............ 20,917700
Pipes Observation-Disclosures. 2,196,457
Toothbrushes ............... 9,734,244
Toilet soap ................. 44,S22, 400 bars
Shaving cream .............. 100000 tubes
Soft drinks ................. 5l,526,736 bottles
Razor blades ................ 1884. 800 packages
That will give YOU an idea. The German army. of
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-08
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

stolen from his car while he was
visiting Sherman E. Lee, curator
OF the Art Institute, at his home.
9O4 Collingwood avenue. Heerma-
neck is a dealer in Siamese art.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

sAvEDI Yup, they cost less! So you save cash
on every pack when you're "bonus-smoker"
-. a real help now that cigarette taxes are up.
Try triple-bonus BEECH-NUTC Cigarettes today.
PRODUCT or p toRIttARp COMPANY. s.tObli,hed 1850
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Old Newsboys
Broadcast Set
For Next Friday

Have you marked down the
date, next Friday, December II,
III D. M? The occasion will be
The Detroit Times-WJR Annual
broadcast for the benefit of the
old Newsboys' Goodfellow Christ
mas Fund for needy Detroit chill
Idren.
You are urged to be at your
radio for this gala radio program
and also TO phone Madison 4440
and request a special song or in
|strumental number. At the same
time you are asked to pledge
some money (no matter if the
amount is smalD for the benefit
of the Goodfellow Fund.
You don't have to wait until
Friday night to make your re-
quest; you can make it now, and
at the same time mail your pledge
in advance to Norman White,
Station WJR, Fisher Building.
Promptness in mailing pledges is
very important.
A brilliant company of WJR
artists will be entertaining many
thousands with a program which
will last into the wee hours of
Saturday morning. Directing the
festivities will be Leo j. Fitzpat-
rick. vice president and general
manager of WJR; assisting him,
Uncle Neal Tony and Norman
White. both of WJR.
Among the artists who will en-
terrain are: Tim Doolittle and His
Gang; John Mckenzie, tenor; The
Mummers. directed by Geraldine
Elliott and Eric Hewlett; George
Dorm, tenor; Harold Kean, 'the
Sunshine Boy; Cyril Wexemael,
baritone; Lyn Carl. singer of popu-
lar songs; Helen Hadley, soprano,
and others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Red Cross Alert
In Attack Areas

Detroit Red Cross officials re.
vealed today that Red Cross chap
tiers in Honolulu and Manila were
well prepared for the Japanese at
tacks and Immediately swung into
action with first aid and evacua-
ton plans.
Twelve medical stations in the
Philippines and 10 in Hawaii, fully
with doctors, nurses, per-
sonnet and supplies were immed-
lately put to work.
Evacuation and relief prepare
ton have been under way there
for months and rehearsals had
been held. Additional trained
staff members were recently sent
to the various islands from Wash
ington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

from other branches of the de
partment on Grand River at an.
one time.
Fred A. Nolan. general manage
of the DSR, submitted a repor
showing that a drastic reductioi
in congestion could be effected b.
encouraging greater use of mas
transportation facilities rathe
than private cars.
Nolan predicted that congestion
in Detroit was apt to solve itsel
as the war time restrictions or
gasoline and automobile produc
Ition shifted more and more of the
public to mass carriers.
The establishment of a ring o.
municipal parking lot.
around the loop district and other.
Just north of Grand boulevard
were urged by Nolan in spite o.
the GOODNESS which the DSR com
mission has recently shown to-
wards such projects.
TRAFFIC PROGRAM
The traffic engineers program
for next year includes:
New signals at ~ locations;
Il improve signal visibility at
100 locations; controller modern
izatiOn at 82 locations.
C-Experiment with prohibiting
- left turns on Grand River
and all other major arteries.
C-Experiment with semilimited
- access MISUNDERSTANDING
off all cross streets on a major
thorOughfare except at inter-
sections with signal lights.
I-Installation OF n bridge at
II East Grand boulevard and
Brush street to carry north
south traffic over the boulevard.
S-Rebuilding safety zones so
- that automobiles will be
thrown to one side instead of
crashing head on.
c-Expenditure OF 100000 on
" traffic islands to channelize
the flow of cars near intersec-
tiOns.
IA 80 per cent increase I'm
erection of signs and a 80
per cent increase In lane mark
ings on pavements.
Q-Drafting Of a long range
- transportation plan for De-
troit. This would be carried on
in cooperation with the DSR.
0-Improve visibility at hazard
~ GUS corners by restricting
parking and removal of signs
and building distractions.
1n-C0ntinuance Of the pedes-
III TRAN protection program
and experiments with portable
steel overpasses for pedestrians
near factories.
11-Designatlon Of 80 addi-
IL tional miles Of new stop
streets.
1O-Remova OF all remaining
L. center piers at railroad
crossings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Druggists Widow Dies

COLDWATER. Dec. 9.-Funeral
services will be held tomorrow
afternoon for Mrs. Marietta
Houghtaling, 81, who died at her
home in nearby Quincy from in
jurieS in fall She was the widow
OF Charles Houghtalin, retired
druggist who opened Quincy's first
drug store i'm 1882.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

Juergens, director Of traffic, en-
phasized the need for so additional
motorcycle patrolmen.
There are times now when
we are lucky to get even three
policemen TO umpire the drivers
on Grand River avenue "A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

stretch OF IA miles" Juergens
said.
The mayor reminded Juergens
that every policeman in the de-
partment was responsible for en-
forcement of traffic laws and that
probably there were many men
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Munshaw on Commission

LANSING, Dec. 9.-The name
of Senator Earl w. Munshaw Of
Grand Rapids, was added to men,
bers of Governor Van Wagoner's
revision study COM
mission, today. The commission
will. determine the need for con-
convention.