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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Womans page for the answers.
1. Which president. other than
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had
the first name of Franklin?
2. Does foot and mouth dis
ease affect humans as well as
domestic animals;
8. Complete the proverb. "A
man Is either q fool or a p-s---n
at forty"
4. Name the capital Of Rus
STA during World War /.
S. Which state is nicknamed
Wolverine State >"
s. In which book is the fabu-
lous kingdom Lilliput described !,
Z. Pyrite. sometimes called
fools gold" and frequently
mistaken for real gold. Ia a
compound of iron and copper.
iron and lead. or iron and sui
phur7
s. Name the famous mo. )
Nazi leader" who Il now q
prisoner Of war in Great Britain.
Q. What banking reform was
consummated during the admin
istration Of President Andrew
jackson?
10. All postmasters in the U.
s. are appointed as a result Of
civil service examination; true
or false!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
Stories in
Stamps

RECENT arrivals from Europs
include the Free French Afric.
semi-postal issued in London.
headquarters OF the Gen. Charles
De Gsulle forces.
The stamp above. a chocolate
l-franc plus 2fr. bears an addi-
tional surtax Of pence in Eng
land. The latter fund is for the
De Gsullist movement while the
nrst surtax goes toward an un-
announced fund.
Although Free France oyerprint,
OF regular French colonial postage
have been current since the fall ~
France. this is one OF the first in
oividusl issues of the government
10 reach America.
The design pictures a coastal
scene and portrait OF Francois
Savorgnan de Brazzs. French ex-
plorer and colonial administrator.
PARAGUAY announced the sched-
uleo release in April of a serieS
OF stamps concentrating the
rounding Of Irslas City of
ASuncion."
Asuneion. capital Of Paraguay.
was founded in 1897 by Juan de
Sslszar de Espinoss, who erected
fort on the original site. Thi,
event was postslly commemorate
IN 1887. The new issue will honor
domingo Martinez de Irsls. who
became governor Of the city in
iS4i-42
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN tina col.
umn letters must give nam< and
addrees of writer onlr initiala
Win b published when requested
Mr.. Fixif; My brothers. birth
certificate was made out for
Henry Lee Jones. but when he
was only . tiny baby everyone
started calling him Johnny.
All through school. On al the
jobe he has had. his social Sc
curity card. his marriage license,
In everything. he has always
used the name Johnny. He now
needs his birth certificate. How
should he 70 about II 10 prove
that Johnny and Henry are one
and the same: He was born In
California In 1917. q. J.
II would seem wise to have an
older relative of Johnny, ne
Henry, make q sworn statement
that the two names 20 with the
same person. He can ask the
social security board TO cross
index his number under both
names. 90 there will be no
chance for confusion in its rec
ords. That should be sufficient.
There 10 bound to be some con-
fusion A. long A. people do
things like that.
Mr.. Fixit: I have quite q few
white rabbit hides ! would like
TO tan at home. Any advice win
Be greatly appreciated.
OAKvnLE
The Grays Harbor county ag-
ricultural agent at Montesano.
should have a government bulle-
tin on tanning which viii serve
your purpose.
Mr.. Fixit: I have . copy
righted phrase and ! would like
10 dispose of II 10 the govern
ment. How would ] 20 about
Il and 10 whom should ! write:
Also are there any novelty COM
panies In Seattle or Tacoma
which make stickers:
ID. X. VI.
It Is unlikely that the govern
ment Is interested in copyrighted
phrases, but you might submit 1t
to the secretary of the treasury.
who seems To be using the most
phrases just now. Any CONNER
cial Job printer should be able
to make stickers for you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

ANGERED OVER LETTER

Editor The Times: We Ameri-
cans pay very little attention
to the several chronic contribu-
tors TO the Pulse" They mean
well and are practically harm
less. but English Mr.. Halls let
ter made me more than dis
gusted. II made me mad.
Ny ancestors helped dump
King Georges tea in Boston
Hsrbor and some Of my family
has fought In every war We
have had, and won. If Halls
attitude is typical Of the Eng
lish AT this time. there will be
a whole lot more disgruntled
revolutionists TO see that We
don't go back into the fold as
he predicts.
can hardly believe an Eng
lishman could write such a let
ter and mean it, II sounds
more like nazi propaganda. I
hope il il considered as such.
reslizs this - not entirely
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

England's war. She did not
cause 1t alone. We are all gull
ty; there is ignorance, indiffer-
ence or avarice, of contribut-
ing TO the circumstances which
led to the ultimate crime, but
/ do not think she was a ma jor
league offender. II she had
kept skirts entirely clean, it
might not have happened.
I consider the English a brave
and indomitable people and
England an admirable country
In most respects. Ny ancestral
roots are buried deep in her
soil, but I do not consider all
her history glorious. nor her
conduct toward our country at
anytime too admirable. don't
intend for my son to give his
life for her King. II he must
give his life, it viii be for our
country. his own ideals, for
humanity. for progress and en-
hghtenment and the continu-
ance Of Christianity and the
betterment Of civilization.
GLADYS c. YESTERDAY,
Box sos. Falkland.
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We Are Asked to Settle an Argument
So We Repeat the Vancouver Story
Makes Good Reading Even If II Is Old
Luncheon Marker at Browns Point

that the meat was human flesh.
With evident disgust they threw
the food on the ground and
started to 60 away.
Vancouver caught the idea
that the Indians thought he and
his men were cannibals so he
sent one of the men down TO the
boat for a piece Of fresh veni-
son and called the Indians back.
BY pointing to the deer meat
and the potpie, he finally con-
WINGED the Indians that the
cooked meat was not human
flesh.
The Indians accepted another
dish but after tasting the meat
handed it back. shaking their
heads. As plainly as they could
they told the white man he was
q bum cook.
Commenting on this incident,
Vancouver said he was glad il
happened because it disproved
reports that some of the North
west Indians were cannibals.
After lunch. Vancouver round
ed the point to look for an
inlet taking an eastern course
Instead he found IAN inlet to
terminate in an extensive. COM
pact, circular bay whose
waters washed the base of
Mount Rainier. though its ele-
waited summit was at some dis
lance from the shore. with which
1t was connected by several
ridges of hills rising toward 1t
with gradual ascent and much
regularity"
Vancouver would have contin-
ued his search for the eastern
outlet around Point Defiance but
the Indians by signs indicated
that at some distance beyond the
Narrows he would find another
landlocked bay. That decided
him to turn back, and as he
passed an island of considerable
size he named it Vashon.
Vancouver is credited with
making one of the most import
ant Of the early explorations in
the Northwest under British
auspices but by queer trick of
fate he missed what would have
been the greatest discovery of all
the Columbia river. British
and Spanish explorers had been
looking for 1.-The great river of
the west" On his voyage up
the coast, Vancouver missed the
Columbia river by a hair. almost.
Noticing that the sea had the
color Of river water, he cruised
about off a conspicuous point
Of land comprised Of a cluster of
hummocks, moderately high, and
projecting out into the ocean"
He was of a mind to investigate
and did head toward shore. but
1t was finally decided that the
indenture in the shore was only
a bay with a small stream
emptying into it.
So, Vancouver headed north,
and just outside the straits met
Capt. Gray with the Columbia,
bound south. A couple of days
later Capt. Gray took the
Columbia into the bay noted by
Vancouver and that night an
chored at what is now Chinook.
A few days exploration con-
WINGED Gray that he had found
the great river and he named it
Columbia.
Had Vancouver been a little
more venturesome on that one
occasion he would have beaten
Gray to it and the greatest river
on the west coast in all
probability would have been des-
ignated today by q name a.
British as Rainier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
The Strategy Of Terrorism

Possibly part of the strategy of the Japanese
attack Pearl Harbor to ntimidate and terrorize the
American people. it had interesting byproduc
proofs Of our terror.
One Of hese is that It frightened 10000 young Amer
right into the navy 10000 into the army and thou
sands more into the marine during the remainder
Of the month of December. all-time high record.
II the japanese can brighten enough more, they
going to brighten us right into winning the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

WE thought everybody knew
" about the visit Of the British
Capt. George Vancouver 10 Pu-
get Sound. but the other day
there came a letter concerning
a discussion at a neighborhood
gathering recently in which the
question was raised as to
whether Capt. Vancouver ever
actually was in Commencement
bay. II he was. would the
after Many Years" column tell
about it?
Complying with the request
makes il an easy matter to fill
the column today. for the VAN
couver story. having been read
so many times and written at
least twice. is quite fresh in the
mind. In that connection there
is recalled the marker at the
light house on Browns Point
indicating that the Vancouver
party stopped there for lunch
on a certain May day in 1892.
And though the story has been
told before, 1t loses nothing in
the retelling. for there are few
early characters which added a
more interesting touch to North
west history than George VAN
couver.
As the historians put 1t down.
Capt. Vancouver, in command of
H. NJ. S. Discovery, was sent
to the Northwest, principally
with a view to ascertain the ex-
istence of a navigable commu-
nication between the North Pa
cific and the North Atlantic
oceans" He also was commits
stoned to settle some disputes
with the Spaniards who had been
prospecting in the Northwest.
According to a record kept by
Vancouver. he reached the
Straits of Fuca the latter part of
May. He stopped a couple of
days at Nootka Sound, Vancou-
yer island, to talk things over
with the Spaniards and then
started on his quest for the
ocean to ocean passage, and be-
gan scattering about the British
names which remain to this day.
Duncan Rock, near Tatoosh
island, he named after the navi-
gator who described the place to
him. Port Discovery was named
for the British ship and Dunge-
ness after the low point Of the
same name in the English chan
mel. Mount Baker he named for
his third lieutenant, the first
TO sight it, and Puget Sound
honored his second lieutenant,
Peter Puget.
Port Townsend was named for
Marquis Townsend, and when he
sighted great mountain he
gave it the name of Admiral
Rainier, his chief in command.
Admiralty Inlet, Hood Canal,
Point Wilson, Point Grey, Point
Roberts, and Barrard's Inlet all
were named on this trip. The
names Vashon and WILDLY,
members of his crew. were given
the two islands.
As Vancouver told the story
of the expedition into Com
mencement bay. the party was
proceeding south and towards
noon landed on a point on the
eastern shore around which we
flattered ourselves we should find
an inlet taking an extensive
eastern course. This conjecture
was supported by the abrupt
division in the snowy range of
mountains directly south Of
Mount Rainier"
How little support that con-
lecture had he was soon to
know.
For lunch on Browns Point
that day Vancouver and his
party had, among other things,
venison pot pie, which he invited
a couple of Indians to share.
Noticing that the Indians wore
deer skin jackets. he pointed to
them and then to the potpie, in
tending to indicate that IT was
made Of deer meat. The Indians,
however. thought he was point
ing TO their bodies 10 indicate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
IIcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon.
II ! u IL i ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON The federal governments annual
expenditure for advertising itself has reached the stag
gering sum of almost 100 million dollars according to
official breakdown by the bureau of the budget. But
Director Harold D. Smiths experts admit that they
cannot compute hidden costs which skyrocket the total
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17


The actual, treaceable outlay
for 1871 amounted to approx
mately 30 million dollars. of
which 10 million dollars went for
saaries. But this estimate does
not include money laid out for
the tons of circulars, posters,
booklets. statistics and year
books which divulge the love life
of the frog or the monthly Nor
genthau borrowings. Nor does it
take into account the 52-million-
dollar charge on the post office
for free distribution of these
pieces Of literature, which ex-
ceeded 500 million last year. Ag-
riculture spends the most for
ballyhoo. With I'll full-time and
2o,5oo part-time employees en-
gagged in publicity work, this de-
partment shelled out more than
IL million dollars in 1e4l for
headlines.
These items were tabulated
without any recognition Of the
tremendous drain on the treas
ury which such agencies as OCD.
OFF, oGR. army-navy publi-
cists and Henry Morgenthau's
bond = selling establishment will
impose in coming years. They
have just begun to fling the gold
around. when the accountants
were asked to make the survey,
nobody dreamed that high-priced
fan dancers. movie stars. fiction
writers. Hollywood cartoonists
and prizefighters would be need
ed to keep Uncle Sam on the
front page. II is current that
the current years splurge for
self Qualification will top 200
million dollars - or enough to
build two battleships and eight
destroyers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
NIP SUCCESSES
CHANGE POLICY

Japan = success IN the Far East
have forced evolutionary
switch In the administration
basic tariff and trade policies.
Cordell Hull's far-reaching
scheme for q free exchange of
goods among the worlds en-
pires Of production has been laid
on the shelf At least tenn
porarily.
Earlier moves to make the
United States self-sufficient in
tin. rubber. minerals and other
key products have failed because
Of Observation-Disclosures oppo-
sition. The advocates Of eco
nomic internationialism hoped
even as recently as December
It'll that the need to develop
these industries at home would
be obviated. British and Amer
lean naval authorities promised
to keep open the sea lanes to
Oceanic. But now all objections
to q program Of self-contain-
ment have been withdrawn.
Jesse II. Jones will finance q
synthetic rubber business. With
out a dissenting vote congress
okeyd the Anderson-Downey bill
for securing gusyule on a large
scale. At Rio de Janeiro Mr..
Jones No. / aide. Wayne Chat
field-Taylor. arranged for build
Ing roads into Brazilian jungles
in order to tap the tree hevea
brasiliensis.
Harold L. Ickes. after avoid
ing the problem for years, has
asked for millions to mine low
grade manganese. Within a few
days he will announce a grsndi-
ose plan for bringing almost all
the neglected resources OF the
west into production. II will not
be long before almost very raw
material needed in peace or war
will be obtainsble in quantity on
the North American continent.
How to revive the Hull-Wsllsce
system will present a difficult
problem at the peace table.
Democratic leaders in the
house will not admit IT, but their
handling Of the first deficiency
bill srouses the suspicion that
they tossed Mrs. Roosevelt, Mel
vyn Douglas. Msyris CLANCY and
Donald Duck 10 the wolves. They
will 20 down the line for
y. d. r.. but not for the
first LADY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

Of going to watch Roberts
not OF going to see billiards.
Until w. J. Peall perfected a
new type Of play, with which
Roberts was unfamiliar, the
champion was never dethroned
Roberts was known as the
Beau Brummel" OF the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
BILLIARD KING

The best contemporary bill
lard players OF his day had no
chance when they stepped up to
the table with John Roberts.
This great expert made the
Egyptian Hall In Piccadilly his
headquarters and people spoke
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

Your postmaster can tell you
how 10 invest in u. 6. Defense
Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

His entrance into the billiard
hall made a picture which those
who saw it never forgot. As he
grew old he finally dropped out
Of the game, but as long as he
was in his prime he was SUI
preme, particularly in his own
type of play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17

scheme was tied into the general
legislation solely to corral votes
for two of FDR's pet ambitions.
These are the st. Lawrence sea-
way and the Florida ship canal.
Both have been outlawed by the
members as wasteful expendi-
lures and they would be side
tracked again II presented so
that a separate vote could be
taken on their merits. They
have been slipped into the "over-
all" grab" to compel promoters
Of worthy developments to &C.
cept them or get nothing. It's
an old trick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-17
NELSON KNOWS
POLITICS. TOO

War Production Boss Donald
M. Nelson has proved to certain
members Of congress that he
knows how TO finger political
ropes around Washington. With
in two days he changed his stand
on one of the latest pork barrel
bills ever submitted to Capitol
Hill.
On Jan. 20 he wrote a letter
10 Rivers and Harbors Chairman
Mansfield. urging quick action
on the proposal to build a new
Sault Ste. Marie canal lock. He
advocated prompt passage of the
Brown bill. which provides for
separate consideration Of this
undertaking. The argument for
haste here lies in the fact that
IS per cent of the ore needed
for weapons passes through this
waterway. But on Jan. 81 the
former mail order executive
withdrew his recommendation
He informed Mansfield that he
had learned" of the inclusion
of the 500 project in the one
billion dollar omnibus measure
for internal improvements. He
explained, therefore. his original
endorsement was superfluous.
The WPB heads scrobatics has
created establishment among
congressional veterans. The 500
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
E|oise Budget
Shaved S213,785

The Wayne County board oi
auditors. contending that Eloise
Hospital is overstaffed. today rec
commended that the institution
budget be reduced by $2l3, 785.
The recommendation. made fol-
lowing a budget hearing. was SUBJ
mitted to the board of county
supervisors. The new budget will
be effective October l.
The board of county institutions
had asked for S4,843, 423 to run
the hospital for a year. This
figure is $261 SIT less than the
prior budget. The auditors rec
ommendation would reduce the
figure by another S213, 7S5, TO a
new low of S4.629,638.
Still TO be decided is the demand
of unions fer wage increases IN the
institution. This question was re-
ferred back 10 the board of county
institutions by the auditors.
A decrease in the number OF
hospital patients was given as a
reason for the S261, SIT decrease.
Said Auditor Ray Hafeli:
There are l,848 employees on
the staff. This institution IL
overcrowded with employees and
can do with less people"
James f. Frazer, member of the
board of county institutions said
this is not true" while DR.
Thomas X. Gruber, superintend-
ent, said Its all a matter of how
much service is needed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01

In the field Of military prepared
ness, as reported TO me by my
intelligence service. The mo-
ment II perhaps not far distant
when Germany and Poland will
have TO defend tn e MISE
against a threatened invasion
from the east.
RED ALLIANCE ABSURD
"In my judgment" he con-
tinued, "the policy of the previ-
Gus Germa governments, a
policy especially favored by the
Reichswehr, OF a Russo-German
alliance against Poland was
political absurdity. l myself had
n sharp brush of opinion with
General Won Schleicher. who adj
vocsted such an alliance to
crush Poland.
"The supporters OF this plan
failed 10 see that such a policy,
even II 10 did result I'm the con-
quest of some Polish territory,
would be a risky business for
Germany. am fully alive to
the menace of bolshevism."
Ambassador Lipski reportet
Hitler's words to Warsaw.
But, in Warsaw, they shook thei
heads obviously.
GOERING EXPANDS
What Is back of this: they
asked. What Is IL all about 2"
The answ was not long II
coming.
A week after the diplomat
Gen. Hermann Goerin
arrived in Poland for his annua
winter visit. He had a conferenc
in Warsaw with Count SZembel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
LandIady's Victory
Her Sitdown Strike Keeps Tenants Out but Court
Rules She Must Give Up Clothes

at the residence OF a neighbol
who has offered her temporar,
home.
Said the court in agreeing I,
the Dismissal:
"Under the law i am COM
PEELED to dismiss the action
against Mrs. Bartels, and I do
so reluctantly.
"She has taken the law into
her own hands. What she did
was against the law and she
knew IL. She acted without
knowledge of her own attorney
and II IL were not for the fact
technicality compels other
wise I would dispose of this
case today. reluctantly grant
the motion to dismiss, but with
out prejudice so the suit may be
started again IL desired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
Governor Spurs
Sewage Project
Times star Correspcndens

LANSING, Sept. declaring
they were absolutely necessary to
the health and welfare Of defense
workers and families" Governor
VanWagoner today wired the Fed.
eral Works Agency urging APP
prevail of two war public works
projects providing sanitary sewage
facilities for Wayne and Maccnnb
Counties.
The governor sent the telegram
to Brig. Gen. Philip X. Fleming.
administrator. pointing out the
projects also would serve war
production industries in Michigan's
southeastern industrial district AZ
well as workers. ~
With an unforeseen influx at
defense workers and their families
in defense plants bordering the
two counties, sanitary sewage a.
well as housing facilities have
been extremely limited.
The governor anticipated an
early reply.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-01
EBI Asks TaiIofs
Check Uniforms

Federal Judge Edward J. Monet
today Joined John S. Bugas, head
of the FBI. in demands that tailors
make an investigation before sell
ing officers uniforms.
The courts ire was aroused by
the appearance Of Edward j
Cwick. II. of 1853 Ohio avenue
who. testimony showed. carried
both ieutenant's and captains
bars in the pocket OF his uniform.
There should be n law
agains this practice" said Judge
Monet. Too many abuses are
occurring"
Cwick was placed on two years
probation. TO be terminated if he
enlists.