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Harpertszoon Tromp, and that
gent felt so tIckled with the
prospects Of absolute and total
victory on the sea that he en-
ployed the venerable sag used
even yet 10 identify a winning
ship:
lie dashed broom TO his
masthead-whlch any sailor IN
terprets as a clean sweep, and
signified his intention of chasing
the Britishers off the briny alto
gether.
But he wasn't SO funny as he
thought The British admiral
and we'd give a pretty If We
could be sure of his nsme.-took
a peek through his spyglass at
the Dutehman's signal. With a
wry smile and grim determine
ton, he somehow or another
contrived to obtain a horsewhip.
This he set at the masthead
aboard his flagship.
The implication was plain TO
every shipmsster in the British
fleet. The witty defiance en-
bodied in that horsewhip WAS
sufficient inspiration to enable
the Britishers to take fresh nip
and rally with such energy they
We're the ultimate victors in the
tedious and bloody battle for SUI
premacy of the seas.
And from that British sailor
mans classic bit of symbolic
nose thumbing, the horsewhip
remained at the masthead to de-
note its wearer was anything but
out of commission. 1t was inev-
liable that natural evolution
should change the horsewhip into
a piece Of bunting astream on
the breeze-a tradition still OBJ
served by most of the worlds
navies.
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Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Thinus

To receive attention IN m. col
umn letters must sive name and
address q winter ONLY initials
all Be published when requested.
Mr.. ENit: IL 10 In the method
of popping the corn or In the
kind Of popcorn boughts Why.
oh why i the corn bought down
Town "a much better than that
pop at home? sit and eat
hard kernels and wonder.
II. y. NJ.
No doubt the result may be
considered in the light Of the
normal results obtained by la1
amateurs. and tbD professionals
in any art or endeavor. There
may be difference in the quail
lily Of the un-popped kernels.
too. Insist upon the best when
you see your grocer: don't ac-
cept duds. Another thing is the
Importance Of proper heat, even
ly sustained. during popping
process. Attack this problem
as II you were learning to play
the violin and hoped 10 become
a great concert star. You might
consult an expert some time.
even borrow a few kernels To
try out. Don't let 1t lick you.
Mr.. Fixit: Which Il the better
route 10 the south. Highway 80
or 81 which il east of the Cas-
cades: I have been told that
No. 81 Ia much the straighter
route Of the two. l have been
over 30 and 1o1. No. 80 has
500 miles of mountain road In
southern Oregon and northern
California with six or seven
mountain passes. Would not 81
be the better route In winter or
spring! &. j.
Vaughn.
The Automobile Club of Wash
ington points out that 80 is the
main line which the buses use
and is recommended for year
around use, particularly winter
driving. No. 81 is straighter,
faster and less scenic for late
spring, summer and early fall
driving. It's too wintry east of
the Cascades, where winter is
winter.
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Today is the birthday of
a famous seafaring poem;
it was Just l01 years ago
that Henry W d wort h
Longfellow's verses immor-
talized the Wreck of the
Hesperus." The poem Is
certainly a good one. but
because we are something
of an amateur iconoclast
we'll explain how the facts
were garbled.
H.W.L., as you'll perhaps recall,
wrote quite dramatically about
the fierce storm which climaxed
in the grim wreck of the
schooner Hesperus on Norman's
Woe off the New England coast.
Well, there was a severe storm
off the New England coast about
a century ago, aside from that
lonesome fact, Lonefellow sort
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neighbors or when an unsound
economy like a house OF cards
will fall apart"
If we spend billions on arma-
ments which constitutes a COM
plete net economic waste and
sacrifice for the people and
fail TO constructively and by
whatever measures necessary
solve the problem of our people
at home we will have certainly
and effectively doomed the de-
mocracy we profess to love. We
ought TO be mighty careful that
this war scare is not used as an
escape from our plain duty. 1t
has been used in all ages as
way out whenever the govern
ment of nations lacked the cour-
age TO face the unpleasant task
of solving by new and unpopu-
lar methods pressing domestic
problems. This was a quotation
from II. Gerry Voorhis in the
house of representatives Feb.
"a. 1888. l wish We had more
men like Mr.. Voorhis.
A III
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FEARS WE MAY BE
DRAGGED INTO WAR

!.
Editor The Times: A delayed
reply 10 the article, Christmas
in England" by James P. Raw
son. Tacoma Times, Dec. 81,
1910. Mr.. Rawson asks, why
do we like the English so WELL"
would reply, God only knows
We've had more trouble with
England than with all the other
countries of the world put to-
gether.
Away back In the early days
when men were men our states
men signed Declaration OF
independence and our forefa-
Tiers fought and starved and
suffered TO free us from Brit
ish domination. Britain lost
that war. but that didn't discour-
age her in the least, for she
knew about that method now
called boring from within"
She knew she could regain what
she had lost in war by the clever
work of her loyal subjects who
were citizens 60 in this coun-
try. One of the first of these
WAS Alexander Hamilton. first
secretary of the treasury, who
enabled the Bank of England to
get a foothold here under the
name of The Bank of the Unit
ed States" Since then we have
been practically always under
the financial control of Eng
land. Rothschild, founder of the
great international king
firm. said. Give me the power
TO control nations money and
l care not who makes its laws"
So one can readily see that war
or no war We We're still under
British cotnrol.
Influential boosters for Brit
ain are found In the British
Israel movement. the English
Speakin sUnion and In that most
select society known IS the Pill
snms. president of which Is
Nicholas Murray Butler of CO.
lumbis university. The member
ship of this society. past and
present, includes men prominent
in leadership in the U. s. Fol-
lowing are a few of them:
them: Thomas w. Lamont,
James W. Gerard. Elihu Root
Cdeeeasedl. Frederic r. Cou-
dert, J. p. Morgan. John D.
Rockefeller, Ogden Mills Reid.
Henry Morgenthsu. Andrew W.
Mellon, julius 6. Bsche. Walter
p. Chrysler. Dwight w. Nor
row (deceasedl. Paul NJ. War
burg. and many others. The
names OF many OF these men
are found on the William Allen
White committee. They are in
close cooperation with the Brit
ish group OF Pilgrims whose
membership is made up OF the
royalty and nobility Of Eng
land. Many Americans would be
surprised 10 know that ST lesst
seven men at the head OF the
u. s army and navy have been
made Sir knights by King
George V. One Of these men is
Gen. John c. Pershing. and this
will help TO explain his great
concern for Great Britsin's well
fare. shown in his recent radio
address.
In addition TO this. one reads
Britain's own estimate OF money
spent in this country in the
World war 10 propsgandize US
at $50 million dollars. The rea.
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vessel in his poem, Longfellow
ignored all other facts pertaining
to that particular ship.
Then, having located a nice
name for his wreckee, he thumb
ed through the current marine
columns of his local newspaper
in search of something further
TO put into his classic-to-be.
A small item mentioning the
morbid fact that a group of II
corpses had been washed ashore
on Norman's Woe as a result of
the recent storm was the next
bit of information useful to the
poets purpose. That there was
woman among them was the
melodramatic clincher.
The name of the hapless ship
was the Favorite, a coasting
schooner out of Wiscassett. Me.
(But, of course, FayOrite didn't
have half the rhyming possibili-
ties of Hesperus, so the first
choice remained.)
And sharing honors with the
storm itself, it was the corpse of
the woman washed ashore which
captured Longfellow's imagina-
ton. She was virtually heroine.
He wrote of her youthful
beauty and tagged her the cap
tain's fair daughter" The read
ing really gets good when he de-
scribes her filial love for her
father, even as he dashed her to
the mast which eventually car
ried her to her grave.
Only trouble with that fact is
that the female corpse was lash
ed to a bitt, nobody ever did dis
cover who the woman really was,
and she was about IS years old.
Undoubtedly you have noticed
the skinny streamer-like pen
nants displayed at the masthead
of warships.
Technically they are known as
commission pennants (just a
sign or gesture that the vessel
is on the fighting payroll, as it
were) and as such are common
place enough to be only very
slightly interesting.
However. their origin is unique
among present day customs
either afloat or ashore. we
think, and the history of the
markers is certainly a long one.
= II all started as gag.
Those commission pennants
were born" some 800 years ago
because one sailorman had a
grim sense of humor.
In those times the English and
the Dutch were in the habit of
engaging in naval warfare at the
wink OF an eye We forget what
1t was all about. but they appar-
emily would rather pour broad
sides into each other as they
Unanswered smartly on the wind
well, it was practically a ma
tionsl pastime in both cases.
Finally 1t came to the point
where the Dutchmen had the
English navy virtually in their
pocket. The Dutch navy was in
command Of Admiral Maarten
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by John Hix

and so on from handles of old
toothbrushes and sells them at a
nice profit. II you have invented
a job, send the story and a pic
ture to John Hix, care of this
paper. Strange AS 1t Seems
pays 81 for each job inventor
featured.
MONDAY: largest Airplane.
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WANTS NoN-CITIiENs TO
SHARE IN HAZARDS

Editor The Times: How about
the thousands of young men in
the U. $. who haven't become citi-
Gems Of this country? Couldn't
they be compelled to do some
thing for England or else be-
come citizens Of these U. s?
Or. If some Of our boats are to
be sent 10 England. couldn't
these English young men convoy
them and not endanger the lives
Of our own American boys
feel II the Americans are
willing TO fight for England.
surely the English boys in this
country should be compelled to
do as much for their own eoun-
try, or be sert hack 70 England
where they surely are needed.
7. P.
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our school has been invaluable
in the building Of successful
music department. 1t has Gre
sted great interest and comment
among the students who have
looked forward with anticipation
to each issue.
Again I would like TO express
my appreciation and thanks.
ALFRED A. ACTOR.
Director Of Music. Gray School.
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OF took off on
his own and
twisted around
the n e VS. of
the day to fit
his own needs.
There was a
= c h o o n e r
n a m e d I h e
Hesperus, and
II WAS WIeC keU
in b st o n
harbor. Except
for using the
n a m e of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-13
JOB INVENTOR

Mrs. Joe A. French. Kansas
City, kas., former basketball
star, found way to earn money
while tedridden for two years,
following a major operation.
Using only emery stone, nail
files and scetone, she carves
lucky charms. lodge emblems
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HARP DENTIST

DR.. A. L. Billings, Wichita
dentist. tells of the soothing eff
feet of his music plueked from
a homemade harp. He points
out that the music In no way
alleviates pain. 1T is just a
matter of plain psychology
not mesmerism, he says
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SUNDAY, JANUARY l2

peheilc aspects rule today, al
though adverse planetary influ-
ences are active. Ii is fortunate
for the clergy who will note a
resurgent interest in religion.
Heart and Home. In the fam
ily today there may be a sense
OF unrest and even discomfort
which should be quickly over
come. The tendency to behold
what Ia unpleasant while ignor-
ing the blessings, may be appar-
ent among the young. The mind
may be open to discouraging
suggestions, but warning is Civ
en- that this is time to rejoice
IN peace and liberty. for the
stars presage grave tests in the
future. 1t is we'll to make the
most IF present joys.
Business Affairs: Fluctua-
tons in the stock market will be
sharp as the winter advances.
Weather conditions will be Sc
we're and may cause losses for
various industries. Obstacles af-
fecting freight consignments and
shipping are foretold. General
business will continue to expand
and employment will extend to
many workers long deprived of
jobs. Warning is given that Nazi
power will be used in trad,
war that must be kept in mind
as the United States prospers at
the beginning of 1871.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of year OF
really good fortune. Sudden and
unexpected gains are indicated
for many.
Children born on this day will
meet with success and happiness
along the path OF life. They
should have fine intelligence.
strong will and sturdy character.
MONDAY, JANUARY Is
Conflicting planetary aspects
are active today. In the morn
ing the judgment should be keen
and later there is = sign making
for foresight. Planning is under
an suspicious sway.
Heart and Home: Women
should follow routine affairs to-
day. Under this eonfigurstion
girls will find their best inspirs-
ton in books and not in love
affairs. For a time the interests
OF women will be submerged be-
meath duties that belong TO the
home or TO wage-earning. for
world changes will affect father.
brothers and husbands first. II
is well TO keep the mind open TO
new suggestions as it becomes
necessary to make social and
economic resdjustments.
Business Affairs: Labor trou-
bles must be eliminated as war
clouds continue TO draw nearer
to the nations possessions. The
stars pressge perils that must
speed defense preparations TO
the dimit. srmony among
unions Is indicated as posi-
bility before strikes cause seri-
Gus results. Trade and commerce
will continue most favorable,
with novel innovations affecting
oldtime channels for exports and
imports.
Persons whose birthdste Il Is
have the sugury Of a year OF
ups and downs. Gains may be
balanced by losses. but expert
ences VIII be valuable.
Children born on this dsv
probably Will be restless and
fond Of change. These natives
Of Capricorn will be clever. witty
and artistic. They will be de-
voted 10 parents and members
Of the family.
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

son, then. for our great love for
England is not the old sentiment
tai line about blood being thick
or than water. but that good
hard cold cash has been spent
in millions and millions over a
period of many years when no
one was aware of the plot and
has resulted in our school books
being changed and our national
anthem being deleted to please
the English and the general
public being made into subservi-
ent chestnut pullers for people
who see us as the suckers we
really are.
When Mr.. Rawson refers to
some people being more war
like than others he's skating on
very thin ice. FOR a reference in
the World Almanac. 1888. gives
a list of the percentage of years
of war of each of the European
countries as follows: Spain
$40, Great Britain $50, France
Soc, Russia 46fe. Italy 800.
Germany $50. His statement
that England has always been
protected by her encircling
tides" makes the comparison
even worse for she has gone
from one end of the world to the
other and destroyed and con-
quered until she now owns one
fourth of the earth's surface and
has 500 million people under
her heel, $50 million of whom do
not live in the British Isles. II
the people in this country don't
wake up there will be another
100 million added TO that.
We certainly need 10 prepare
for defense of our own shores
with our pro-British politicians
insulting every country that
England doesn't like. but the
great aiority Of people who do
not favor our having any part IN
foreign war should write their
congressman and tell them 81.
Make yourselves heard or the
wsrminded minority who are
loudmouthed enough TO make
themselves appear as the ma
jority will have us in il before
we know IL.
MRS. ANNA RAY.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. Z, 1s4l.
CANADA's EXPERIENCE
Editor The Times: Cansda's
10000 people were ssddled
with public debt Of s7,7l5.-
16f.140 before the war began.
Defense cost will add TO this
debt. which now amounts TO
S700 per capita. Our debt per
capita is $3.50. including obi
cations OF federal, state and
local government
So we shouldn't feel too sorry
for Canada. II we mix in this
war we Will increase our debt
per capita double what 1t is
now.
| quote Franklin d. Roosevelt:
We know that vast armsments
are rising on every side and
that the work Of creating them
employs men and women by the
millions. II Is natural. however.
for US TO conclude that such
employment is false employ
ment, that il builds no perms-
nent structures and creates no
consumers goods for the main
tenance Of lasting prosperity.
We know that nations guilty of
these follies face the day either
when their weapons 81 destruc-
non must be used against their
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Editor, The Times: According
to statistics Americans con-
sumed 1,s71,653,57s gallons of
all types of alcoholic liquor dur
ing the year ending June 80,
1910, while bootleg and Illicit
sales are estimated at 80 to 4Oeo
of legal sales.
The government spent S2,401,-
O0O, 900 for relief and recovery
during that period while Stats
tics show that from 16 to 1850
of the relief money was spent
on liquor. according to locality.
According to internal revenue
reports for the same period. only
So24 .253.156 was received from
the sale Of liquor while the in
creased cost of regulation Of the
liquor traffic in police. jsils.
courts. hospitals. illness. power
~. accidents, and the related
social ills which inevitably fol-
low the sale Of liquor are not
given but some give in the
millions.
Liquor revenues certainly
have not lowered taxes but
greatly increased them as YOU
can see by the rapidly increas-
ing national debt ever since the
repeal of prohibition.
Liquor has lessened the desire
for employment Of thousands as
well as employment, as the
brewing industry only employs
IS for every million Of capital
invested while other industries
employ SIS for every million Of
capital.
Don't you think 1t I. about
time for Americans TO do some
thing TO safeguard their re-
sources and not permit this
waste longer by educating and
legislsting against this greatest
waste in American history.
ELLA BRINGOLF.
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And he taught saying 10 them: Is il not written, MY
house shall be called the house of prayer 10 all nations?
But you have made il a den of thieves.-Mark H.
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OFFERS A~T,i.Nk YOU"

Editor The Times: The choir
and / wish TO thank you for the
excellent publicity given by The
Times for the Gray school
csppella choir. sextet and quartet
this semester. We wish especi-
ally 20 thank you for the fine
write-up and pictures which viii
be something 10 remember for
a long time.
This fine cooperation given
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WASTEFULNESS AND
LIQUOR

H. w. ATKINS.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
He Antedated Orson Welles
Thomas Mitchell Went Hollywood as Four.Way
Genius, but His Acting Was Too Superb

extent OF his original contract Un-
like the current wonder boy of the
movies, however, Mitchell was bless
ed with a touch of laZiness. AS a
neWspaperman, he will tell you, not
to mention as the brother of a
couple of very fine neWspapermen,
he had learned the miraculous Joy
of doing nothing occasionally. He
liked to sit and mediate and put
off until tomorrow virtually all
the things that might have been
done today, He developed almost
as much skill in that as in
acting, and out of the two talents
he made not merely a successful,
but happy career for himself.
Among Mitchells distinction as
an actor is that he is an actors
actor as well as a public's one.
Without exception his associates in
a given picture enterprise regard
him as insurance of the films sue
cess. Their attitude is the more
remarkable in view of the fact that
Mitchell, along with Spencer Tracy,
is the finest scene stealer in the
movies He has the perfection of
the Irish personality which makes
such a kleptomaniacal practice ad-
mirable instead of reprehensible.
1t is very rare thing.
He Admires His Authors.
Although he has become alto
gether an actor in his movie career,
Mitchell shares with Welles-and
a lot of other people who think un-
like most screen stars-a much
deeper admiration for writer's than
(See CARMODY, Page F-2D
Evening star., 1941-06-01
By Ira " oifert.

NEW YORK.
The second theater season Of the
second World War ended last night
and this is what it was like, If not
exactly play by play, at least hit
by hit:
June, 1910.
Irving Berlin and Buddy De
Sylvia brought in louisiana Pur-
chase" advertising Victor Moore
William GaXton, Vera Zorina and
Irene Bordoni and surprising the
town with Carol Bruce. She sings
softly and makes the words step
into your ear. Jimmy Durante and
Ray Bolger are poorly supported by
Keep Of the Grass" and Kitty
Carlisle can't make walk With
Music run. So the big effort TO
revive the summer musical is
cooled off. One hit. one run.
July.
The defeat of France and the
supposed imminent murder Of Eng
land make producers decide people
want to be helped to laugh, Seri-
Gus playwrights are told to Join the
Army while Al Jolson, Ed Wynn
and Joe Cook come in out of the
mothballs to look for work
August.
The attempted murder Of Eng
land begins. Higher and Higher"
the Jack Haley musical a good
one) reopens hastily for business.
but doesn't get 1t. Producers are
Evening star., 1941-06-01

Der that he was Broadway's out
standing actor for Is years. Some
may even remember that he was
playwright of worthy skill or even
that he could produce or direct, or
doctor a play as we'll as any one
in those branches of the business.
The Contrast Was Broad.
But it is unlikely that many will
recall that when Columbia Pictures
finally lured Mitchell from his be-
loved BroadWay-its theaters, its
clubs, its ball parks and its prize
fight stadia-it was one of those
multiple contracts. 1t called for
Mitchell to act, to write, to direct
and to produce. even as Welles' con-
tract today calls for the same things.
Before he could write, direct or
produce, however, Mitchell went to
work at his main business, acting,
in "CraigS Wife" He was fine.
Then he worked in Adventure in
Manhattan, Theodore Goes Wild"
Lost Horizon" and several other
pictures Of that general caliber He
was fine in those, too. So fine was
he, indeed, that parts came too
fast to leave time for anything else.
Mitchell was set on the actor career
from which there was no escape.
Had he been temperamentally
more like Welles. he might have
rounded out his career to the full