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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can You answer seven OF these
test questions Turn TO the
Woman's page for the answers.
l. Name the japanese en-
peror.
2. In English money. how
many shillings are in q pound
5. When did the United States
last send troops 10 fight on Chi
nese soil?
4 Who wrot. "Gulliver's
Travels
5. Which Of the Great Lakes
is situated north Of Lake Nichi-
gan:
s. Complete the sdsge: "A
lean -- for a long race"
7. What did Admiral Byrd
name his camp in the Antarctic?
S. Who was secretary OF the
navy during World War i
3. What personal names are
combines 20 signify a couple that
have enjoyed long. happy
married life
10. Lord Chesterfield was not
ed for his culture. his knowledge
Of naval strategy or his wealth !?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

Narcotic commissioners repre-
senting the United states. Can
ada. India, Italy, and China
led the fight on the practice
Tokoy's bitterest critic was
Senator Cavazonni. who repre-
sened Mussolini. The British did
not Join the snti-opium bloc be-
cause the durg trade was
thriving business in many of her
Far Eastern possessions. When
the Japs protested against this
condemnation. Washington in
structed cur spokesmen to soft
pedal the question. So the only
evidence of the ten-year struggle
to shame Japan out Of this in
humane method OF warfare sp-
pears in dusty. unread files Of
the League Of Nations library.
Our state department hush
hushed an opium scandal invol-
wing Tokoy as late as two years
ago when the sppeasement poll
cy was inaugurated. Treasury
agents seized many pounds Of
the drug on japanese vessel
that locked at West Coast
port. But Prince Chichibu,
Emperor Hirohito's brother. Was
aboard and no publicity was per-
mitted. Now William J. Dono-
vans propaganda bureau il
radioing news of the barbarous
practice to the four corners OF
the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention N IN. chi
umn letters must give nsms and
address OF writer Only initials
vii be published when requested
Mr.. F1xit: I have two large
maple tres on the parking strip
which nerd to be pruned. ] have
been told they belong 10 the
city and I would have 10 get .
permit ]. this true They
were here WHEN I bought the
property. They have dead limbs
In them which fall to the street
sometimes MRS. W. &. G.
The city would have no OBJ
lection to pruning Of the trees.
but you should get a permit first
from the city engineer.
Mr.. Fixif: Could yeu please
tell me- where 7 should send for
my birth certificate. I Was
horn In Victoria, British Column
bia. J. J. H.
You should write to the Regis
trar Of Births, Deaths and Mar
riages, at the Provincial Parlia-
ment buildings, Victoria.
Mr.. FrxIt: After = person Sc
cures his final decree Of divorce.
how long must he walt before he
can remarry: NV final decree
will he granted 10 me next
month. X. W.
The final decree 10 the last
obstacle. except for the three
day wait between application for
q marriage license and issuance
OF 1t.
Mr.. Fixit: You had the wrong
information about the Boeing
employment office. The present
office In NJ the plant on the side
street just north Of II. From
Feb. On. II will he In the old
Bon Marche building NJ Second
and Union In Seattle.
READER.
Thank you for putting IN
right where we erred.
Mr.. Firit: Please tell me where
one can sell maple buris:
INTERESTED.
There II only one mill on the
coast equipped to cut them. we
are informed. II Ia the kelso
Veneer Co. at Kelso. II might
be interested, and % might the
Carlson Conrad Co. 500 No. Co
lumbia Blvd, Portland. Ore,
which handles some OF the stuff.
Mr.. Fixit: Il there n law In
the state Of Washington that
any second hand goods such rs
pillows. overstuffed chairs and
mattresses must be sterilixed be-
fore resale TO the public: Please
answer as soon n possible. Also
what could he done In case
where there was q label ON the
article when bought and when
they delivered II there was no
tag: MRS. NJ. t. H.
There In a law requiring steril-
ization OF second hand furniture.
In the matter of a missing tag,
the normal procedure would seem
to be to 20 back to the store
and ask for it, If you want II.
II something you bought actu-
ally is missing in the delivered
goods, you should have a right
TO complain or refuse accep-
lance. But you might have to
prove your loss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
AVIATION OUTPUT
AT NEW HIGH

The aviation industry has
promised President Roosevelt
that it will fill his order for
$4,000 planes in 1912 and 125.-
900 in 1913. II also informed
him that $4,000 Of the total
production will consist Of bomb
ers, fighters and pursuits, with
only 10000 trainers.
Detailed figures are neces-
ssry secret. Since the fall of
France emphasized the value Of
air power review of produce
ton suggests that the industry
must perform miracles to keep
its pledge. The average month
ly production of planes in June
of 1910 was only 40. For the
year Of 1941 ii had been stepped
up to 100 every 80 days a
remarkable record. The month
ly output today is estimated at
1900 of which about 1900 are
combat machines. FDR's quota
contemplates an increase to
5000 a month for the current
year and more than 10000
monthly for 1943.
But there is every indication
that the plane makers can make
good. For one thing IS percent
Of the automobile industry will
be devoted to this problem.
Manufacturers will go in heavily
for subcontracting of parts and
accessories. They will concen-
trate on few models instead
of sixty or more which will be
put together as several vast as
sembly plants. It will be strict
ly an assembly-line job. And
then-under present plans of
distribution-1e42 will see our
domestic forces reinforced by
10000 planes, while 10000 will
be shipped to the British Isles.
10000 TO the Russians, and 90
600 TO bomb the Jsps into Con-
fusius Come
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
AIRPORT ISSUE
Still. LIVE ONE

Editor The Times: With the
spring election on for various
offices. including that of mayor,
1t might be well for some of our
political aspirsnts to explain to
the people why no opportunity
was ever given them to express
their views by ballot on the
municipal airport issue.
While il is true that such a
vote Is not legally necessary,
since the city council has the
power to acquire lands. con-
struct and operate an airport"
they could nevertheless have as
Snred themselves OF public senti-
ment In regard 10 this matter.
by such a procedure. and II
would have entailed little extra
expense TO have put 1t on the
ballot at one of the many cleo
tons held since 1887, when il
was first called to their atten-
ton. after a federal survey was
made in this area for such
project.
The city council has re-
peatedly refused TO permit this.
WHY?
The reasons are as well
known to those of us who were
so active in our efforts to Sc
cure this valued industry for
Tacoma, as II is to those who
scuttled 1t.
Some time ago I stated that
the need Of this airport n =
commercial requirement. has
been exceeded. only as An
emergency need. and that time
has now arrived.
II is generally recognized
fact tnat the many landing
areas in the British Isles play
ed = major part in repelling in
vasion.
God forbid we learn our les
son so drsstieally. II is still
not too late. and II Los Angeles
county can support some 90
sirports. we in Tacoma should
surely be able to support one.
No other city in the United
States. Of Taeoms's size, is so
utterly lacking in air trans
portstion. All over the length
and breadth of this nation. cities
OF only 10000 population en-
joy airport services.
What is the power that pre-
vents Tacoma from being identi-
fled on the airmap of the ma
ton. Certainly not its citizens
since they have never been az
forded the opportunity to en-
press themselves.
Except for a few sincere IN
dividuals. the opposition hs,
been an unsavory one, packeS
with selfish motives.
Had cooperation been givel
by those charged with the hes
interests Of the city, in TIN
spring Of lssl. We would toda.
have one Of the finest airport
In the nation. one and one-thir
miles long. and . mile wide
large enough TO handle any trail
fic that the facilities might b
called on 10 assume. with ampl
room for expansion.
One and one quarter millio
dollars was turned down eolt
and a mere two mill tax lew
with the proper spirit. Was a
that was required to avail oul
selves OF these federal funds.
As predicted in 1889. Boein
field Is now closed 70 commel
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

sue. 1t was not & matter Of
financing.
High pressure statesmen were
imported from outside the state
to help scuttle the airport. when
it appeared it was about to sue
coed, AMI project Of homes
proposed to disrupt further air
port development II only par
TALLY succeeded, since we have
neither.
Any sincere project is worthy
of the support of all citizens,
but it is clearly evident that
this housing project was de-
signed of an Interior motive,
since there is ample room. geo
graphically speaking. to place
the residences of New York
City, without expanding an
inch, within the confines of the
city Of Tacoma. and without
attempting to drive a belt right
through the middle of so i'm
portant an areas was proposed
for the SIXTH AVENUE air
port.
For reasons best known to
those persons, well known. who
attempted to promote tn is
scheme. the so-called housing
project fell through. Ny con-
tribution to the belief OF the
failure Of it's success. is that
the people and the FLA would
have been left holding the sack.
At one time. half of the area
of 679 acres known as the
SIX TIL A VEN L E site, was
largely owned by the county.
and SOS. 900 which would have
been available through a two
mill tax levy. would have been
sufficient not only TO acquire
the site. but also to have in a
modest way made a beginning
in development. after which, we
were in a position 70 secure the
million and quarter Of dollars
Of federal money.
This. mind you, as recent as
year ago.
That t.his was not taken sd-
vantage of, will always leave
those who were responsible.
something to answer for. 10 Ia
comans.
Their tentacles reached as far
as Washington, d. c. 10 pre-
vent our citizens and others
from enjoying these vital bene-
fits.
Il remains for Tacoma citi-
zens 10 wake up. and TO find out
What's the matter with Taco
ma. ana then to do something
about il.
We are not a disunited Taco
ma, as has been charged, but
as I see il, we have been con-
tent 10 let others do our think.
ing. and they have made mes:
OF il.
We need q more militant At
titude IN our demands Of thos'
who serve US. Il Is time VI
put forth some real effort 10
Tacoma. and not be satisfies
with those things alone. tina
happen 10 come our way, sn'
which a few jump forth 10 elsin
credit for Speech making an
hep hep hurrah stuff is o. X
when something is being accom-
phshed. but do not be foole'
BY IL
I implore al q Us. psrticu
larry those who are supposed [
uphold our honor and dignity q
live. progressive community
70 = re-deoicslo1 TO thoSs az
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

Clhl type Tying.
Where will the airlines go?
Temporarily, to an airport up
near Everett, now known as
Paine field. That is where your
airmail and express will be
trucked, and IL you are so unfor-
tunate as to want to make a trip
east by air. you can now taxi
through Seattle to reach your
point OF embarkation. This may
be only temporary inconven-
fence, as it is said that these OPP
erations will be moved to Ia
coma in the near future.
The locating of these facilities
here Is not by choice. but due
to the fact that there is no
choice.
Under extremely limited OPP
erations, the alrlines will oper-
ate from Tacoma, only until
such time as Seattle locates
new site, and spends the million
dollars provided, to establish a
new airport.
Can you visualize what il
would mean. had we the perma-
nent facilities to accept this
business now?
II would mean the operation
of aviation In all of its phases;
mail, passengers, express, pri-
waite as well as commercial fly
ing. student training, schools,
shops and other air activities,
and this would have been In the
form of g permanent nature, as
the proposed site is the re-
quired distance from military
operations.
Furthermore, II would have
been located but ten minutes by
bus or taxi, from the downtown
section of Tacoma. which would
have meant a great deal to busi-
ness men. coming or going.
For some time we have been
aware OF movement TO con-
struet q joint Sesttle-Tscoms
airport, somewhere between here
and Seattle. No doubt a rosy
picture will be painted by the
statesmen of this move, psrticu-
larry the representative Of the
owners Of logged-off land.
The extent of our glory in the
enterprise would be any con-
tributions We might make, after
which. we could tell the world
that We were permitted 10 still
drive some twenty miles over in
King county TO the airport
known as SEATrLE'S. and this
instead OF an airport OF our own,
Let Seattle build her own air
port. There is need. and there
will be ever increasing need. FOL
an airport in both cities. Call i
what yoa Will. a POINT airport
will mean nothing but a very
limited service. to Tacoma
with all its inconvenience.
There IL no logical excuse FOL
the apathy 10 the interests o
the city Of Tacoma BY those h
a position 10 direct her course
and 4 for one, must assuup
! that these same persons do no
fully have our interests n
heart, aud that there Is an al
terror motive behind IL all
II is time We. the people
not only ir ballots. but smongs
business men who more or les
control the destinies q our city
and largely the actions OF Gu
city officials.
The line put forth sbou
lack Of funds, is q monstrosit
! created 10 beclOud ths real Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

lakes. but because. being a dec
orative plant, 1t is often set out
for ornamental purposes. II is
thought to have been introduced
in the u. s. from Asia about
1884. The beds vary in size
from a few acres to more than
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rs
WATER CHESTNUT WAR

The water caltrop or water
chestnut threatens to become a
menace TO navigation as well as
wild life on inland waterways all
over the U. s. Not only because
its growth chokes streams and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

/ 900 acres in extent The war
department requested STRANGE
AS 1T SEEMS to use this OPP
portunity for issuing a general
warning of the potential dangers
of the plant. lest ii spread to
other parts of the country.
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50 IhEY SAY

! am for what Hitis did and
! am not squesmish about the
methods he employed. - Robert
Noble. West Coast organizer for
Friends q Progress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
IruT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
III i ciol and Political America
Rv RAY TICKER

Observation-Disclosures systematic Of drugs IN
demoraze enemys military and civilian population was
under attack at Geneva for than decade But Al
attempts prevent dope peddng weapon of war were
handicapped by the foreign offices Of the principal world
powers. The problem regarded academic ques-
ton until the mkados troops invaded the Philippines and
Malay STATES with oplum prescribed CONTINENT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

Invites and purposes ~nlcn
make a city progress and keep
abreast with the times
There is no standing stu
Either We 90 ahead or fall back
The task is ours. Let's co Il
Look Up. not down Know VINO
you are voting for-find out
II you don't know how good
candidate is. You can do this by
studying his past record Who
Is he Who Is she = Remem-
Der Tseomss first must
which is a ereditsole place in
the world Of aviation o< tomor-
row, as well as today.
n. J. ACASL1A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16
CONSERVATION UNDER
FIRE AT OPM

Leasing Rosenwald is having
attorney trouble as head Of
OPMs Bureau of Conservation.
Although 1t - three months
since he undertook the task of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

saving raw materials BY stand
ardizing and simplifying manu-
featured articles. he has not yet
issued single order that would
save q niekels worth Of goods.
His experts and the operating
managers OF various corpora
tons reached tentative simph-
fieation agreements on numsr-
Gus key products bottles. writ
ing paper. cans. building mate
rails. clothing. etc. in only
few hours. When Hsrhert
Hoover tried to introduce this
scheme as Secretary Of Com
merce in the twenties. years
were required before Washing
ton and industry got together
on standard models. But the en-
trance Of lawyers for the gov
eminent and the corporations
spoiled Mr.. Rosenwald's initial
success. They have refused n
oksy these agreements for fear
they may be prosecuted by the
D. Of J. as violstors of the anti
trust laws. OPM has proposed
enactment Of legislation giving
clearance TO any pact negotiated
in the interest of national de-
Tense. But Thurman Arnolds
Representatives have refused to
approve such a blanket blessing.
Statisticians estimate that
millions OF dollars worth of raw
stuff could be saved If manu-
facturers would agree to turn
out two or three sizes and types
instead of twenty or thirty.
Engineers and operators are
willing. But the and IL boys"
stand in the waV.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

Nov therefore fear the Lord and him In sincerity
and In truth and put away the gods which fathers
served the other side Of the food and in Egypt; and
serve ye the Lord.-JudRes 24:14.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-16

Published evsy veek day - TIE Tacoma TINES
tunlenin< CO. Al BIB hsrkst s. Tacoma. wash
Ine llme> delivered By carrier IN eitT IS crns p<r
ye<k ~ - cena per month By mail outside the ststs
% e<ufa per month. t7to Per In Washington
- cpnfe per month. - year.
hteroc - second caes matter the post Office II
xeeenA Wenh- under the oct Of Consre~ hsr .. ie7f
re1ephone all departments Main sisi
weird w1ds 1sased wire services through ths
Onffed Pren-
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ps Tacoma responsibility for
which sdvertissens. published In its
ce,usHns fault u win
HAT which the Typographical
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The pousr 10 tar u
the powsr to destroy

"Those who are governed
least arc porcrned best"
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-27
PARITY FARM PRICES

H. L. Nichols, progressive planter of Holmes county
and president of the Holmes County Farm Bureau. has
taken exception to the attempt being made throughout
this nation TO present the farmer as a greedy, selfish,
grasping, unpatrotic person.
Mr.. Nichols said a story in the paper recently said
production of war materials was behind schedule and the
same edition of the paper carried the information that
agricultural production for this year was at an all time
high. Americas farmers are growing more wheat, cot
ton, corn, more milk, eggs, cheese, more livestock and
food products than ever before, in response to the re-
quest of our government.
AS this good citizen said the above situation does not
seem to indicate the farmer is a grasping, selfish, indi-
VduaL. Rather it indicates that he has gone all out to
make successful the program his government has asked
of him.
1he truth OF the matter is because the farmer is
trying to get parity or fair prices for his products in
nhe with what he has to buy, his patriotism is being
questioned and his character impugned. That is always
the case when anything like fair prices is achieved for
the farmer. Labor can go skyhigh but the farmer must
still sell his products dirt cheap to meet popular approx
al Meanwhile his wife and family can continue to enjoy
the lowest standard of living and have the lowest per
capita income of any group in the nation.
owen Cooper, research director of the state Farm
bureau Federation says that farm prices are relatively
low now and points out that in 1918 corn sold for 1.52
per bushel and today is ninety cents; wheat was 2.O5 per
bushel and recently Congress voted to sell government
wheat for .83 cents; cotton was 80 cents per pound and
today is 18 cents with the price falling.
On the other side of the picture automobile work
ers IN 1918 were averaging 81 cents per hour and today
they are getting 1.13 per hour; in 1918 the average wage
of the iron and steel industry was 74.S cents per hour
and today it is 90.
The truth is that it takes a smaller portion of the
consumers income to buy food today than at any time
during the past 80 years taking only % per cent now
compared to 3S percent in 1918.
If farm prices were at the industrial ratio, cotton
would sell for % cents per pound; wheat at 2.02 per
bushel; corn at LAT per bushel and butter fat at 60 cents
per pound.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-27

of shut downs due to materials short
ages has tapered off, though the
shortages themselves won't be solved
for many months. Fact is the war
has come pretty close to making this
a have not nation practically over
night, and the readjustments are
extremely sobering- Nevertheless;
California Shipbuilding company
challenges the Henry J. Kaiser outfit
with the claim Of a SO day record
from keel laying to launching of a
Liberty ship, but the latter has n
zen route" that it hopes to finish in
a new record time of 81 days-And
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing
company in June produced enough
medium trench mortars" to supply
seven U. S. armored divisions-all
this being over and above the sched-
uled rate for the plants that gave A
merica the streamlined train-And
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-08-27
BEHIND THE SCENES

NEW YORK, Aug. "a PINCHES
-Meatless days, heatless apartments,
songless kilograms, bounceless ten
mis- balls, ~spiceless spice cakes
These are some of the recent threats
that keep impressing on US, in vari-
Duh new forms, the fact, that there's
no escaping the backlash Of war on
civil life. Even up to a couple of
months age, food was one item A
merican hadn't worried about at all
in connection with the war. Yet so
sweeping has been the tide of this
global war that already there are a
number of elements in the civilian
food supply situation that cause on
Germ and establishments, if not
worry" There's no cause for alarm
concerning the overall food situa-N
ton, but We'll surely feel a great
many pinches in the way of specific
foods. These will probably be tenn
porary and regional in nature. AL
Icduy VIVID lids ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VI
meats to relieve regional shortages.
If that doesn't work, there'll almost
surely be consumer rationing of meat.
Packing executives say the combina-
ton of price ceilings and war boosted
incomes is chiefly responsible for de-
mand outrunning supply.
LESS'N LESS-Chances for chill
blains along the east coast are still
good this winter. New Workers got
serious when Mayor LaGuardia warn
ed that apartments may be allowed
to supply warm water-not hot-on-
ly in morning and evenings. on ac-
count of the fuel oil shortage-Wes-
tern Union and Postal Telegraph are
giving up all ~''luxury" items like
singing kilograms, kiddiegrams, holi-
day and birthday specials, come Sep
TENDER IS, because war drive mes
sages need SO much space and prior
ity on the wires-Very few tennis
balls made of virgin rubber are still
available; those made with reclaim
are holding up pretty well, but they
must have at least a pinch of crude,
and it's not sure that even those "a
mounts will be available indefinitely
for such use-Some spice prices have
ballooned fifty fold and more.
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