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Evening star., 1942-12-06
IA. A. Hanna Co. Votes
Dividend of IS Cents
v the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec 5.-The M. A.
Hanna Co., operator of Great Lakes
ships and docks and ore and coal
mines, has declared dividend of IS
cents common share payable Dec.
II to holders of December 7. This
brings 1912 payments to s1.50, the
same as last year.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Deadlock in Produce
Futures Continues
BY the Associated Press.

Ey The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Trading in
produce futures on the mercantile
exchange was virtually at stand
still again today. No sales were re-
ported except in the case of Janu-
ary delivery of onions, which were
up l cent to sl.6l on sales Of six
cars
Nominal closing prices of other
contracts were December butter
storage standards, Ass; January,
4460; December and January eggs,
refrigerator standards. 1890; De-
cember potatoes, Idaho Russets, 307.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
] FlotationS Set Record.
Odd-Lot Dealings

evritiss and faeh.nss Commission 8 Missions tods, az
reported these transactions By customers
with odd-lot dealers or specialists on the
4: 2.l6e purchases involving el,a67
shares and 2,ele gales involving 1920
eAafes, including 10 short sales invoiv.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Weekly Financial Hiqh Liqhts

Money and bank rates Call New York Stock Exchange
latest yield
term Government
1870 New
week. 1oe. previous
alton OF American Railroads New York Stock Exchange Edison
Institute; g. American Petroleum Institute Badstreet;
and Reserve banks 1o1 Cities Federal
Reserve On Treasury of shorter maturity longer
maturities
Evening star., 1942-12-06
CupituI Securities
lover The Counter.O

cover the C0unter.)
The following nominal bid and asked
quotations on washington securities traded
over the counter as Of Friday have been
assembled for The Star BY WASHINGTON
members OF the National Association OF
Securities Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Daily Price AyeraKe,

Press weesaa Seessie ee pree inGeH 81
35 commodities today declined to 1O1 80.
Previous day. 1nl .j5: wee ago. Slu0.'3:
month ago. 10000; year ago. 81 30
1912. 1a4I. 1910 1933-39
High ------ 10I.35 a512 1925 9sI4
Low 1854 1903 $3.50 1l.44
t1e26 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1942-12-06

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat prices were !. to = cent
heher TO-DAY: basis irm: receipts, az cars:
shinpine' seles, 10000 bushels. Corn, -
to ! ceat higher: basis Arm: receipts. 134
cars shirping sales, 1000 bushels: book
ings. 15,4c0. Oats strong: basis strong:
recei-ts. Z cars: shipping sales. 1000
bushels
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Washington Stock Exchange

BY B 1 Co, hinston d c
INCLUDING
Evening star., 1942-12-06


D Paid in
Evening star., 1942-12-06
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Sales. PUBLIC UTILITIES
$1,000 Ana d Pot Riv r r guar 5s 10
1000 Ana 4; Pot Riv R r mod 3s.s
145.500 Capital Traction 1st IS 1947
5000 City Il Suburban Ry mod 3,4s
12,500 GEORGETOWN Gas Lisht 1st IS /
5000 Pot Elec Pow 1st 3Hs 1855
$4,000 Wash Gas Light 1st 5s 1850 --
$4,000 Wash Ry q Elec Cons As 1881
Evening star., 1942-12-06
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Dec 5 lP.-National Asso-
citation Securities Dealers, Inc:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. A Fine Plan

Iowa State University has advanced a
plan to provide financial help for former
students who will return to studies after
war service. Gifts of not more than 5000
would be available to returning students in
need of assistance, from fund made up of
voluntary contributions of 10 cents a week
by each student remaining on the campus.
Iowa's plan-or something like it-should
be adopted by all universities and colleges,
but need not be confined to schools. Indus
tries, too, can create similar reserve funds,
matching company profit-dollars against
employe contributions in some plan to pre-
vent 1890 conditions, when returning
soldiers discovered their sacrifices in de-
Tense of democracy were not sufficient to
guarantee jobs or even a living
The time to plan is today - not after
the war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

War may accomplish what continued
safety and sanity appeals have failed TO do.
Perhaps America can celebrate this Fourth
Of July without the appalling death toll Of
previous years.
A ban on the sale and manufacture OF
fireerackers and torpedoes will conserve
materials used in munitions. Restrictions
are placed on other fireworks. Thus the
deaths and injuries from fireworks may be
substantially reduced. If not eliminated.
Tire rationing will cut down highway
traffic on the holiday. Slower speeds
recommended for tire conservation, may
prevent accidents
But only common sense will keep cele-
brating Americans from rocking boats. ven-
turing in water beyond safe depths and
other foolhardy tricks
It's up to us to make all the holidays of
1912 safe and sane to keep more Americans
alive and fit to work and fight for the indie
pendence that makes July 4 holiday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Benefic aspects dominate to-
day which should bring reassur-
ing news regarding the world
war. The stars smile upon mill
tary movements. but there is a
warning omen for the navy.
Heart and Home: AS public
service care OF the health and
avoidance OF accidents become
imperative now. The govern
ment has emphasized the duty
of raising the national health
level. Newspapers and radio
programs have warned that in
times of national emergency il
is unpatriotic TO add to the bur-
dens borne by physicians or TO
the crowded condition OF hospi-
tails.
Business Affairs: Persons
who have lost positions because
OF war changes In shops and
factories will find reasonable
profits in small mercantile ven-
lures in eenters of industry. As
trologers warn that nothing
should be started when Saturn
affects the promising Jupiter
aspect. American resouroeful-
ness will be widely demonstrst-
ed in the coming summer when
novel enterprises will flourish.
Colleges will contribute many
highly trained technieians who
will become employees Of the
great industries.
National Issues: Again the
simple life will become fash
ionable. Cooking classes will
absorb the attention OF thou
sands OF women VINO realize that
scientific menus in army camps
will develop experts in the sp-
praisal OF home meals. Plant
ing of vegetables in many flow
er gardens will prove educs-
tional even though marked
economies will not result.
Persons whose birthdate IL Is
have the Sugury of q year OF
advancement There Will be rare
opportunities which neluoe
travel and new associations
Children born on this dsy
probably viii be intellectual and
artistic. These Pisces natives
love antiques and are loyal 70
old ideals Of beauty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
AMERICAN WAR EFFORT
BOTTOM SIDE UP
JAMES EMERY BROOKS.

Editor. The Times: While ii is
true that the democrscies have
a great advantage over the axis
powers in that we have much
greater natural resources, II is
also true that in one respect we
are at disadvantage.
In each of the axis powers
there exists but one government
and that government reigns SUI
prems.. The government either
leads the people or drives the
people. at any rate they get re-
suits, and that is the objective
especially in time Of war. II
their government finds the need
Of some law or decree il Is done
and put into effect. They do
not consider il necessary TO con-
suit William. John. or Sidney.
Note the contrast in al UNI
limited democracy such as We
now have. Our elected officials
seem to expect the electorate TO
lead them. They seldom moys
before public opinion favors the
move. and then It Ia often too
late.
II you have been following the
conduct OF congress lately you
have seen this plainly demon
strated. Most OF the popular
legislation put through congress
in late years is nothing original
or new. Certain organized groups
have been clamoring for il for
years. Il is just a case Of the
pressure groups dominating the
government.
You who are older can remem-
Der say 80 or 40 years ago when
the electorate would try TO select
men for congress that they fig
ured had more ability and under
standing OF national affairs than
themselves. and when elected
they expected these men TO use
their best judgment in govern
ing.
Now we find the electorate
organized into groups and these
groups are putting all the pres
sure that they can mlsster on
their representatives TO force
them 10 give them some special
privilege that they seek. The
officials can no longer feel free
to use their understanding and
best judgment, but must allow
themselves u bs dominated by
these self seekins groups. No
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. Helping Hirohiio

Down at Miami Beach, man hailed
taxi. Take me to 50th and Broadway" he
directed. The bill was $500.
Does that make you mad? II should.
Extravagances of this type went out of
style Dec. Z, 1941. If you have extra money,
buy bonds The taxi driver was not at fault,
but he cut a couple of thousand miles off his
tires. The fare did not gain time-planes
still operate between Miami and Gotham
on faster than taxi schedules
It's time ALL Americans realize that
dollars help win wars. that wasted dollars
buy Japanese victories.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
HOURS, GALL0NAGE AT
SMALL GAS STATIONS

Editor The Times: The ra-
tioning of gas and 72-hour week
for stations has finally arrived.
and rs suggested by the writer.
the operators are to choose their
working hours.
The short week IN more than
welcome by the small fry who
runs his own business, and the
problem of putting 1t in effect
is an easy one. As an instance,
the writer will simply keep his
place closed every other Sunday
and following Mondays, thus al
lowing himself two days in which
TO relax and tend to other BUSH
ness. With every other station
doing the same the public will
be none the worse.
In the matter OF hours, each
station could openly advertise it's
status-quo, thus becoming liable
for selling after the quoted
hours. As a sample the writer
will advertise his hours as from
10 am. To 10 pm.
AS for the 20 per cent reduc-
tion In consumption. that is n
horse of another color II APP
piled TO the average gallonage of
each individual station, many OF
them will simply have 10 fold up.
For. If taken on an average, II
is doubtful If 100 gallons OF gas
are being sold by each Of them
day in and day out. That's only
about So for the operator and
one fourth off wouldn't pay the
overhead.
In view OF this fact. and il is
one that can be easily ascer-
tanned. the proper method of ra-
tioning would demand begin
ming AZ the top where thousands
Of gallons are being dispensed
daily BY major stations. and so
on down the scale This is war
and the burden Of earning re-
striction should not be placed on
the shoulders Of those least able
10 bear il.
Another factor TO be con-
sidered. is the difference IN profit
on the sale OF gasoline. how
much is that OF a major COM
psny compared 10 that OF the
small fry on our highways and
side streets? II Is the latter who
usually renders the most service
TO the community. and the inn
portance Of these little fellows in
our scheme Of lie can be readily
enviSioned
Seems TO me that the public
should have = say about that
AL in favor. say Aye"
LEO V. SMITH.
Biz. Pacific Highway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
-~-~ The Tacoma Times Editorial and Feature Pages
. Our Opinions So
. Trim Off the Ruffles

Frills are frills. whether attached to a
school girls dress, or to the national. state
or local government petticosts. And If ever
taxpayers should insist upon their elected
servants shearing off all unnecessary gov
eminent lace and finery it is right now.
In greater numbers than ever before,
Americans filed their federal income taxes
this month and were darn happy about it.
They will pay until il hurts and then pay
some more because they know every such
dollar hastens the day.
In view of the certain rise in federal
taxes there must be sweet music in the ears
of citizens who foot the cost of government
in the states OF California, Illinois, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan and New York.
And the sooner officials of other states and
of many counties and municipalities join in
the song, the better Mr.. and Mrs John O.
Taxpayer will like IT,
The New York legislature voted to slash
the state income tax rate % per cent. You
heard it correctly, % per cent. one of the
sharpest levy cuts in history. Gov. Herbert
II. Lehman is expected to make it law. Fur
thermore, the same day the legislature re-
duced expenditures almost 10 million dollars
by abolishing or curtaillng activities which
are luxuries in time of war.
California, Illinois. Maine, Massachusetts
and Michigan voted appropriations ranging
from one to eight million dollars for such
war purposes as state guard expansion, adj
ditional police and state defense work. Of
flee of civilian defense cannot carry the
entire load and such appropriations by the
states are entirely worthwhile.
Notable in the cases of these five states
is that they did not increase taxes to pro-
vide additional revenue. Instead, they
whitfield at the frills, or took the money
from treasury SURPRISES.
California, Illinois, Maine, Massachu-
sets, Michigan and New York have drawn
special attention because they led the parade,
and have shown the other states it can be
done.
1t should be evident that the fewer state
and local taxes on the books, the more able
will citizens be to pay the more essential
federal levies and buy defense bonds.
After all, that's the big and only worth
while job right now. Interference with this
job by overloaded state county and munich
pal payrolls is little short of lending aid and
comfort to the enemy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
Today's Common Error

People is derived from the
same Latin word as population
and is properly used to desig-
nate people in the mass; as. the
people of the United States. For
smaller groups, substitute per-
son; as. Three persons were
killed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

leadership exists. You have put
the bottom on top, and 1t will
not work that way. Something
must be done about this If We
are to win the war. There must
be but one government and that
government must govern. We
can not afford to tolerate OBJ
struction.
OSCAR c. ERICKSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

Piled. Who was it?
2. Who is Ernest King?
3. Horses are not usually as
ISOLATED with the U. S. navy.
Yet the navy has great base
named after a member of the
horse family. What is the base ?
Answers on Page Seven
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

dashlng into the headlines, should
talk with the trade privately.
In this way producers and de-
signers would be cautioned
quietly and in advance concerning
the need for simplIfication.
Thereby q rush to the counters
would be avoided.
But the WPB answer was;
I'VE don't give q boot about the
customers or initiation. We
simply want 20 warn the gar
ment industry that II has Ia
shift over 20 the manufacture of
gums"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
= Your Opinions

To correspondents: Because OF
the lack of space. letters for publ
cation must not exceed 400 words.
This rule will he strictly enforced
except In some possibly rare In
stances when In the Judgment Of
the editor the public Interest will
be served by q longer letter.
Letters exceeding the limit NAV
be rejected entirely or excerpts NAV
be used when In the Judgment of
the editor u NAV be done without
impairina the meaning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

pictured mere
cut in a n d
took her away.
Later the girl
asked the pri-
waite why he
stood for II.
II take a lot
fro m [ h a I
guy" he re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
PICK CONGRESSMAN
NOW, HE URGES

Editor. The Times: Millions of
men and women in the United
States are wishing they could
do something To win the war.
Next November we are To elect
an entire house of representa-
tives and one-third, Of the SEN
ate. II Is not too soon TO begin
picking out good men as esndi-
dates for these offices.
Very few Of the present men,
bers of congress should be re-
elected. This 10 WAR time,
We want the strongest and
sblest men we can get-men of
vision, men who will insist upon
sound business methods in gov
eminent affairs. men who will
stop the spending of vast sums
OF money on non-essentials, men
who will face ballots rs our
soldiers will face bullets.
The present members OF con-
gress will say we should re-eiect
them because they have had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. Edison Writes
. Capital
Comment
~ In EtfeoS
Airmen Still See
Navy on Top
Scion Would Hail
Judges Pensions
Gas Tex Income
Due 10 Decline
By PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON - In spite Of
the promotion of many AIR off,
GERS in the recent war oepsrt-
ment general organization and in
spite of the designation of sew
ersl air generals as army COM
msnders in various theaters,
there are a number of these ag-
gressive. ambitious air force men
who are still unsatisfied with the
role of the flying arm.
Discounted is the fact that the
new deputy chief of staff. Maj
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney. il an
air officer. So Is the fact that
Lieut.. Gen. Delos c. Emmons of
the air force Is commander in
Hawaii, that Mai Gen. James r.
CLANCY of the air force is army
commander in England, that
Lieut.. Gen. Frank Andrews Of
the air force commands in Pan
ANA, and so on. Reason for all
this belittling? shhh! It's the
navy.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz in
over General Emmons: Rear Ad-
miral F. II. Sadler. commandant
of the 18th naval district, Ii over
Andrews; Admiral Harold r.
Stark is to be over General
CLANCY. According to these avi-
alton enthusiasts who are strain
ing at their wheel blocks, the
navy still is running the war.
Not all congressman are pro-
nigates with Uncle Sans money,
and a lot of them have little pet
economy projects they like to dig
up and promote. Rep. Robert
r. Jones, of Lima, O., who has
been after government publicity
expenditures for some time, put
his finger on a new potential
economy by proposing that re-
tired federal judges voluntarily
surrender their pensions for
duration of the war
There are as federal judges
now drawing pensions, from ex-
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes, who gets 500 a year,
down to ~ district judges who
get $4,000. Total cost of this
Is 1888, 500.
A draftee, who had been re-
classified from At to 1-B. got
30 mad about IL the other day
that he made a long distance
call for selective Service Direc-
tor Lewis B. Hershey.
There must be some mistake"
the draftee complained to Mrs.
Hershey who had answered the
phone, because l have only one
eye" What the draftee didn't
know was that in polo aeci-
dent IA years ago, Hershey him.
self lost an eye and it hasn't
impaired his military service in
the slightest. Today, in fact,
hes a brigadier-general.
Treasury sctuaries are general
ly conceded to be pretty good.
As statisticians. their estimates
and predictions have to be good
or else. Consequently, Secretary
OF the Treasury Henry Morgen-
THAI Jr.'s forecast for the house
ways and means committee on
the probable reduction in federal
gasoline taxes gives an indication
Of the amount automobile traffic
may fall off this year.
Federal gas taxes Of cent
and g half q gallon collected at
the refinery last year yielded
s342 million. The estimate for
this year, II the rate is I'M
changed, is S242 million. That's
30 per cent drop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. Mr.. Fixit

MIR. Fixit: DO you know Of any
way / could get rid of moles
that are eating my flower bulbs
and seeds? A. NJ. X.
The county agricultural agent
on the fifth floor of the court
house has bulletins on the trap
ping Of moles and your garden
supplies store can suggest poi
sons and other methods to you.
Mr.. Fixit: I would like 10
know what the census shows the
population Of the United States
10 be in children and adults.
A READER.
Out of the total population
tailed by the 1910 census of
131 $50 900. there were 33.115,-
900 persons IA years of age or
under; 3,90s. 900 between IS and
"a years and 74,647 900 persons
Is or older.
MIR. Fixit: Why do we have TO
tell the world when, where and
how we are going to attack
Japan: Did they tell u.s. Why
do we tell the world we have
Gen. Macarthur and reinforce
ments In Australia SO Japan
can get a bigger and better
army before the attack They
tell the people not TO talk. Why
don't they shut upe
MRS. q. q.
II you could see all the re-
strictions on publication and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

The Arizona and Colorado folks
scream they won't have them and
have nasty cracks 10 make At
California but they'll probably
cool of later, take them. and then
start worrying about their com
fort
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
BY John Hir

mounting the gun that fired
through the propeller hit or
miss, Anthony Fokker Dutch
plane designer, conceived and
developed the idea of a machine
gun synchronized to fire through
the propeller and miss the whirl-
ing blades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
UNCLE Eff

Looks like
we're doing
everything in the
good old Amer
lean way about
every place. See
W here they're
madden than wet
hens in Colorado
and Arizona be-
cause it's been
propos G d at
some Of Cali
fornia's laps and
Germ a ms be
shipped there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
BARBS

Continued neutrality Of the
Irish Free State suggests that
De Valera hasn't got his Fire
aroused.
TN be hard to convince tina
new bridegroom there's a tire
shortage after he tastes the
brides pancakes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

The navy does not indulge in the policy
of overststing losses that we inflict upon
the enemy or in Understanding the losses
inflicted upon us.-Secretary of Navy Frank
Knox
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
LOVERS LIGHT

In 1851 the old light at Minots
Ledge was destroyed in a gale,
and q 114-foot tower Of granite
was built in its place, lighted
In 1860. Some of the worlds
highest waves have crashed
against the beacon, and the sea
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
He Knows or Finds
The Answers

broadcast of news now. we don't
believe you'd be alarmed. You
may feel sure our censors are
not letting out news which the
army thinks will do our enemies
any good.
Mr.. Fixit: What Is being done
about Henderson's rent fixing
orders: Who should q person
appeal to in order To have ones
rent lowered And IL there
any loophole whereby an owner
ran still demand the present
rent: When are these orders
to go into effect and who shall
enforce them: MRS. A. J. ID.
The time is dwindling away
while the government Office OF
Price Administration waits to
see what landlords do about
rents before May 2. II, with
few exceptions. rents which have
been raised since April 1, 1s41,
are not now lowered, an admin
istrator VINO can compel redue-
tons will be sent here. In the
meantime, If you watch the
news columns, you will learn all
that is known locally about the
rent orders.
MIR. Fixit: I'D also like 10 get
in touch with the Martha who
wrote To you Tuesday about put
ting a poem to music. I think
/ can help her. EDNA $.
Since Mr.. Fixit failed to save
the address Of the lady who
signed Martha. perhaps she will
write again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20

experience. 1t is true they have
had experienee--so much expert
ence in doing things the wrong
way that there is little hope of
their doing things the right way.
Every voter in the United
States can help win the war by
obtaining nominations and cleo
ton of the right men TO con-
gress. DO not let the politicians
make the nominations; make II
your personal business, and DO
1T NOW!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-20
. WAR QUIZ

l. A private was dancing with
q pretty girl at post dance
when a man with the cheyrons