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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-14
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WANTS MACHINE
PAYOFF IN STAMPS

Editor The Times: In Wash
ington as in many other states.
there is thousands Of dollars
monthly squandered in pinball
and slot machines. Like others,
have put many nickels into
these machines without hope of
winning, but even IL it does cost
a dollar to get so cents back,
it's lots of fun and a great many
keep trying.
My idea is a sure fire way of
winning. Make these machines
legal. but instead of paying off
in nickels have these machines
pay off in ''slugs" or "chits" that
are not redeemable in cash or
trade, but instead redeemable
in defense savings stamps.
1 realize it's quite a thrill to
hear the nickels drop into the
cup. but I'm sure Americans
would thrill more to think those
same nickels would cause the
clink Of a bullet sliding into the
breech of an American gun.
That's rough on Japs and all
Americans really like that
SGT. FRANK c. HILTON,
Hq. and Hq. Sqdrn., 10Th Group
Pendleton Field, Ore.
HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW:
Editor The Times: Late years
I have developed a rather bad
habit of contributing letters
containing my views on political
and economic problems to this
column.
I find that my views are not
always in harmony with the
powerful majority. This does
not distress me for l do find
that some do agree with me,
and as strange as it may seem,
l have more respect for the
opinions Of the few that do agree
with me. than I have for the
ma ority that do not agree.
Often have I wondered If my
mind has slipped a little out of
time. or can there be some
thing wrong in the thinking Of
the majority. I am not solicit
ing your opinion on this point.
We hear people arguing as to
who are and who were the great
men in the world. They never
settle that question By argu-
ment Some say the historians
will have 10 decide that ques-
ton. I doubt that We can de-
pend on them knowing. ! can
tell you how you can settle that
question to your own satisfaction.
A politician or statesman is
great man when his oratory
and conduct pleases you, and he
Is something not so compli-
mentsry then he displesses you.
You may ask how does one know
that his own views on the sub
jet Is right That Is the "ell"
Of II, you do not really know,
you only think that you know.
We simply blunder along. I
sometimes think that this would
be a better world, IL people
were not 80 positive that they
are right
have very little hope that
war between nations viii be
abolished in my time We have
not been very successful in
abolishing strife and war among
our own people in this nation
We find that the people have
divided themselves into groups.
and believe in using rather
forceful methods m obtaining
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are still those who feel the
same way about the Philippines
What they overlook is the fact
that in the Philippine islands are
great stores Of raw materials,
which, II they should fall into
the hands Of Japan. would give
that nation dominance on the
Pacific that would not be too
healthy for the United States
Besides the surface resources
sugar. hemp. coeoanut and
timber - there are deposits Of
iron ore. copper, manganese and
gold. Quinine and other medi-
cal products have recently been
discovered there.
Not long ago Manila was 81
days away by fast passenger
ship. The air liner has now
brought Manila rs close TO the
Pacific coast as New York was
In the fastest Of the steamship
days.
And here is something else
that students OF world affairs
have pointed out in connection
with the Philippines.
With Manila as a center. draw
a circle Of 5000 miles and see
how great a proportion OF the
worlds population will be in
cluded. With that important
center in control OF the Japanese,
whose naval strength and air
power have been demonstrated,
the question Of who is going to
control the Pacific becomes
something TO think about.
OUT of the serious situation in
" which the United States has
been placed comes a variety of
stories, ranging all the way
from that of the father who
wants TO join his sons in the
battle line to Jack Dempseys
rejection on account OF the age
limit. but one of the best con-
Germs a prominent New York
family.
The mother, it seems, was of
that hen with one chick type,
and socially prominent. whose
only son had been called in the
draft. Very much annoyed, the
lady went to the draft board
and emphatically voiced her OBJ
Jections but it didn't do any
good. The members of the
draft board weren't even sorry.
As last resort the lady
boarded a plane for Washington
to take the matter up with
President Roosevelt. Unfortu-
nately the president was in con-
ference and the lady was re-
ferred to Gen. Watson. When
she had told him how outrageous
it was for mere boy of ~.
tenderly nurtured. to be torn
from his home and shipped off
with lot of riff-raff. the genial
Gen. Watson, in soft southern
drawl, sympathized with the
mother and was so sorry but he
couldn't do anything about it.
The other side of the story In
that as soon as his mother had
departed for Washington the son
grabbed a few personal belong
ings, scrubbed a note Of fare
well and reported at the army
headquarters TO which he had
been directed. BY the time the
mother had finished her inter-
view with Gen. Watson, he was
going through the routine with
the "riff-raff'' and glad of II.
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MUCH OPPOSITION
TO DECENTRALIZATION


The strongest opposition TO
moving federal agencies from
Washington comes from the
very people who have lambasted
the Capitalization of govern
ment" ever since Franklin d.
Roosevelt came to town. Po-
liticos, bankers and businessmen
are more excited over the pro-
posed emigration than the indi-
viduals who must tear up home
ties and shift TO strange sur
roundings.
Now an industrialist can rush
up to Capitol Hill after a rebuff
in a downtown executive office
and persuade his congressman
to fix matters. Decentralization
will cost businessmen time and
money. At present they can
clean up errands at the SEC.
the treasury, the federal trade
ttAiAhAAcotOit anu rev ONttA
agencies on a one or two-day
visit to the capital. They will
be on the road most of the time
when the government spreads
out.
The removal Of federal units
not essential to prosecution Of
the war has become necessary,
however. Living and working
conditions at Washington have
become unbearable through con-
gestion. The latest estimate is
that the population Of the cap
ital area has leaped from $780,
600 TO more than 10000 in
two years. The burden threat
ems to swamp traffic. tele-
phones. office and living space.
hotels, restaurants. theaters and
shops. The condition is a def
mite handicap to swift and eff
cient operation Of the govern
ment-and the war.
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roDAY's COMMON ERROR

Continually and contisousous-
~ do not near the same thing.
Continual means renewed in
regular Succession, oft repeated.
very frequent, a. continued in
tsrruptions: continuous means
prolonged without interruption,
- q Fiver 1oss cansznaeanly.
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SO TheY SAY

Fsir-minded consumer viii
admit that farm product prices
have been bargain prices during
most Of the last % years.-sec-
rotary Of Agriculture Claude A.
Wiekard.
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An Inside Picture OF Finun-
Ii III j ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-Bitter exchanges marked the behind
hedoors debates of automobile manufacturers and labor
leaders the plan under which joint board will super
wise the industry after is reorganzed for total pro-
ducton The bosses fercey opposed to any scheme
which would give the workers equal partial
voice in management
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SEEING SOUND

According to the Better Vision
Institute of America, mysterious
curved bands OF light and shad-
ow sometimes sweep across the
sky after a large gun has been
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; ess me SOUND
OF A EiG GIN AZ IT ,S F,RE0/

His parents despsired Of fit
ting Kenneth Wolf in with other
children OF his age in the lower
grades. He finally was enrolled
at Western Reserve, where he
Ia a special student in chemistry.
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II Happened First Time l29 Years AGO
Thot Makes Fall of Monilo Hard to Toke
SO Years Ago AntiImperiolists Wondered
Today We Know Value OF the Philippines
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by John Hix

fired, and bear a resemblance 10
the ripples caused by dropping
a stone in a pond. These bands
OF light are actually visible
sound waves"
Tomorrow: Delayed Canal
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ELks GRATEFUL

Editor The Times: We have
again completed another year Of
effort for the needy Of Tacoma
We have met with fine coopers-
ton. and among those who have
helped, the assistance Of ths
Tacoma Times has been out
standing. You have cooperated
1000 for which ! wish TO ex-
tend the thanks OF Tacoma
Lodge Of Elks for all you have
done for the Stocking Filters.
CHARLES J. WELLER,
Chairman Christmas Committee
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what they think they should
have. The spirit of cooperation.
the thosght, and consideration
Of the welfare of the people as
whole, and the nation Is very
noticibly lacking. 1t liz this
same attitude or philosophy that
is undoubtly the main cause OF
war between nations.
OSCAR c. ERICKSON.
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Is undoupJly the main cause OF
war between nations.
OSCAR c. ERICKSON.
MISSES LETTERS
Editor The Times: When l
read Mr.. Pearsalls goodby to
the Pulse soon after war began
l was sorry. Since then I've
missed others of the same point
of view-Rex Roudebush, STAN
ley Shaw, Alice Mexican, L. S.
Mastrude, etc.
They haven't even answered
the attacks upon them as nom
interventionists, which would
have been easy. After all, they
were right in their main claim,
that our foreign policy led to
war. Proof. we are in war.
And nobody seems very happy
about it. Their other claims as
TO the cost of war to this coun-
try seem on the way to being
proved. AS for patriotism, If
there's any lack of it in trying
to save the young men Of ones
country from slaughter, I belong
in a padded cell.
They were beaten there, but
their point Of view is needed on
other matters. Civil liberty was
one of their strong points. OF
course, their own liberty is lost
in regards To criticizing our for
eign policy. The Smith bill takes
care Of that. But what of the
rights OF labor in war time and
afterward, and what of the right
of the people 10 have some say
as to the sort Of peace they are
going to pay for and die for?
think John Doe has as much
right to have a say in that as
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stain or
the paid columnists. John Doe
viii do most OF the suffering.
And IL we're to fight till we
control all of Europe. Asia and
Africa. and keep that control
for a hundred years. thene'n be
plenty Of suffering TO do.
The people mentioned above
had some ideas along that line
that I'd like 10 hear more about.
Surely the bill of rights would
protect them in that. Or were
all the talks and editorials on
the hundred and fifueth ami
versary Of the bill Of rights
really funeral sermons
JERRY MCMAHON,
10l2ls so. Tacoma ave
EI-kS GRATEFUL
Editor The Times: We have
again completed another year Of
effort for the needy Of Tacoma
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called upon To produce a mill
tary breed.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

olic Conference in 1898, is the son
of Mrs. w. J. Carroll of Pittsburgh
and is the eldest of three brothers,
all of whom are priests of the dio-
cese of Pittsburgh. One brother now
is engaged in graduate study in
canon law at Catholic University.
Msgr. Carroll was ordained to the
priesthood at Fribourg, Switzerland,
in 1927.
On his return to the United States,
he became assistant pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, Pittsburgh.
He served as professor of philosophy
as Mount Mercy College in that
city and was vice president of the
secondary school department of the
National Catholic Education ASso-
citation, member of the Pittsburgh
Diocesan Matrimonial Board and
spiritual director of the University
Catholic Club of Pittsburgh.
In 1910 Msgr Carroll became iden-
tilted with the work of the National
Catholic Community Service and is
at present serving as secretary Of
the Governing Committee and q
member of the Executive Commit
tee of the organization. He is also
a member of the Board of Directors
and of the Executive Committee of
the United Service Organizations
and a member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Community Chests and
Council, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
.WLB Will Retain
Jurisdiction Over
.AFL-CI0 Disputes
Davis Tells Policy After
Murroy Accuses Green
Of 'Evodine' His Plan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William H. Davis, chairman of
the War Labor Board, told CIO
President Philip Murray yesterday
that the board will take and re-
tain jurisdiction until final settle
ment" of jurisdictional disputes be-
tween AFL and CIO unions.
Mr.. Davis telegraphed this infor-
nation to Mr.. Murray who yester-
day wired from Pittsburgh a COM
plant that the American Fedora
ton of Labor had tried to evade
Mr. Murray's proposal for joint
AFL-CIO Committee to arbitrate
jurisdictional disputes. Mr.. Muir
ray concluded his telegram by say
ing: Again I repeat the CIO offer
to submit all such disputes to pub
lie members of the War Labor
Board What do you intend to do
about thiS?"
Mr.. Davis replied that the board
would take jurisdiction in such dis
popSo, appointing dll al Olel dtoI w
make final determination if nee
essary." The board chairman then
added:
Il very much appreciate your Of
fer to submit all such disputes to
arbitration. We are, of course,
deeply desirous that they should be
settled on a basis agreed to by the
parties. If Mr. Green fAFL Presi-
dent William Green feels that such
an agreement requires the bringing
into the discussion of representa-
tives of the international unions in
volved, then we will try to work
out some procedure by which the
consent of the internationals may
be had"
Mr.. Green at Chicago said yes
terday that his international unions
had not empowered him to help set
up an Arbitration Committee and
that Il viii act when sucn power
is delegated to me-"
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Navy Identifies Two Flyers
Killed in VIRGINIA Crash

Two airmen who were killed yes
terday in Navy plane crash in
a wooded section off Telegraph
road about six miles south of Alex
andria, have been identified by the
Navy Department as Ensign Paul
Augustus Knox of Philadelphia and
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate
Jesse Eugene Lockwood of West
Philadelphia.
The plane crashed at full speed
with it's motor racing, witnesses re-
ported, and the bodies were
mangled. Naturalization was an
nounced several hours after the &C
cident The ship buried itself in
15-foot wide, 4-foot deep crater.
Earl Taylor, %, was the first. to
reach the scene of the accident.
He reported the sound of the plane
first resembled a power dive, then
a backfire. He said he heard the
motor racing before the sound Of
the impact.
Navy Department officials said the
plane was a North American trainer
which left Philadelphia about 8
o'clock yesterday for Norfolk. The
crash occurred about 10 am.
Evening star., 1942-08-09

D. Baker and former Chinese Am
bassador Alfred SEE. Though she
retired in 1923, her students still
kept in touch with her Some of
them brought their children to see
her, and one Chinese banker had
his children write letters to her
headed, Dear grand teacher god
mother"
She was born near HagerstoWn,
Md, the daughter Of member of
Gen. Ulysses S. Grants Civil War
staff. She was graduated from Mar
tinsburg (W. Va High School as
the youngest person in the class and
the following fall became history
teacher there. Mr.. Baker was one
of her pupils during the five years
she taught at Martinsburg before
being assigned to teach history at
Central High School in 1889
Miss Ditto took an unusual in
terest in preparing students to take
the college board examinations for
the New England colleges. She
stressed a type of current events
recitation which prompted her pu-
pills to read the newspapers and
digest the news for themselves.
When she retired in 1929 her last
classes presented her with testi-
monial scroll
She is survived by a brother, Ed
gar N. Ditto, former proofreader
for The Star, and four sisters, the
Misses Carolyn X. and Jessie E
Ditto, and Mrs. H. Warren Smith
of Washington, and Mrs. George
Wildwood Murray of Montclair, N. J
Evening star., 1942-08-09
James f. WoItz Dies
Al Home in Bethesda

James Edward WoltZ, 50, died
after a heart attack in his home at
1918 Montgomery avenue, Bethesda,
early yesterday. Mr.. Woltz had
been custodian of the safety deposit
vault at the National Metropolitan
Bank for Is years.
Funeral services VIII be held at
the funeral home of w. Reuben
Pumphrey, Bethesda, at 2 pm. to-
morrow. The Rev. James S. ALBERT
son, pastor of the Bethesda Presby-
terian Church. will officiate, and
burial will be in Prospect Hill Gem
etery.
Mr.. Woltz is survived by his wild
ow, Mrs. Louise E. Woltz; three sis
ters, Mrs. Ray Grove, New York
City: Mrs. Perry Grove, Baltimore e,
and Miss Lille Woltz, Washington,
and a brother, Max 'Noltz, Liver
more. Calf.
He was a native of Williamsport
Nd.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Russian Educator Dies
In St. Petersburg, Fla.

Ey the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8-Vladimir N.
Smolianinoff, 81, educator and
former grand master Of the Russian
Imperial Court of st. Petersburg,
died today after an illness of two
months.
Graduated in 1882 from the Uni
versity of Moscow, Mr.. Smolianinoff
was placed in charge of education
in the Grand Duchy of Finland and
later of educational institutions in
the southern district of Russia.
He became a senator, an honorary
curator of the Smolny Institute, and
a member of the Imperial Historical
Society. After the outbreak of the
Russian Revolution he went into ex-
lie in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and be-
came a faculty member of the
Sremsky- -Karlovtsi Seminary. He
came to the United States in 1888.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
midwest Schools
Chosen 10 Train
Enlisted WAVES
10000 Will Be Sent
To Wisconsin and
Indiana Universities

The Universities of Wisconsin and
Indiana are to be used beginning
November / as training schools for
the first class of 10000 enlisted
WAVES, 1T was announced yester-
day by the Navy Department.
Smith College was designated two
weeks ago as the training school
for WAVES officers. The enlisted
WAVES will be divided between
the two schools, radio operators at
Wisconsin and clerical yeomen at
Indiana. The training will take
about four months.
The proportion of radio operators
to clerical yeomen was not dis
closed in the brief announcement.
1t. Comdr Mildred McAfee, WAVES
director, will be away from the city
until tomorrow and could not be
reached for comment 1t is eX-
pected, however. that the greater
number of WAVES will be trained
at Wisconsin.
More May Be Called.
Training of 10000 WAVES to re-
lease enlisted men for active duty
will take care of the Nays i'm
mediate needs, it was explained. but
more enlisted classes are expected
to be called up later. The teachers
and drill instructors of the enlisted
personnel will come mainly from
the group of 900 officers who begin
their own indoctrination October l
at Smith. About 55 of these will
be trained as technical teachers and
many more of the younger class Of
'V-9' ensigns as officers in charge
Of enlisted personnel.
A stable staff of enlisted men
and officers of the Navy are eX-
pected to help conduct the enlisted
classes at first, just as they are
starting off the training program
at Smith. Later, however, only a
few men who are indispensable for
explaining Navy customs will be
assigned permanently 20 training
of WAVES, it has been indicated.
Women will take over the program
almost completely.
Commandants to Be Named.
Announcement of commandants
for the schools is expected to be
made by the Navy late this week
Capt Herbert w. Underwood is COM
mandant of the school at Smith
| College, with 1t Elizabeth B. Gram
dali. former assistant dean of Le-
land Stanford University, as dean of
women.
Indiana and Wisconsin students,
where there are many fraternity and
sorority houses as well as dormitor-
les, will have to double up to vacate
buildings for the WAVES.
About 700 Smith girls are going te
sleep in double decker beds. All o1
them will be sharing class rooms
the gymnasium and the playing
fields with the WAVES. The entire
Northampton Inn. favorite hostelry
of visiting parents and boy friends
also has been taken over by the
Navy. Only the Northampton
Tavern, in one corner of the Inn, ha.
been left open to the public.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
Funeral Tomorrow
For Thomas Gruhom

Thomas Graham, 83, long resi-
dent of the District. who died while
visiting his family in Tacoma,
Wash. will be buried tomorrow
at Glenwood Cemetery following
funeral services at the S. w. Hines
Funeral Home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV, at $50 am.
Mr.. Graham is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Henrietta Richards
Graham, four sisters. and two
brothers.
Born in South Shields, England,
In 1859, Mr.. Graham had been living
at 1401 Fairmont street NV. A
prominent Mason, Mr. Graham, was
life member of the Washington
Centennial Lodge No. Ia, Mount
Vernon Chapter No. 3, RAM, Co
lumbia Commandry of the knights
Templar and Almas Temple.
Evening star., 1942-08-09
COP Expected 10 Name
Good|oe 10 Oppose Smith

A prediction that Col Henry
Goodloe, Charlottesville attorney
and an Army Reserve officer, will
be the Republican nominee to op-
pose Representative Smith Of the
9th Virginia congressional district
in the November general election,
was made yesterday by Lawrence
Michael, chairman of the Airing
ton County Republican Committee.
Col. Goodloe was the Republican
nominee against Mr.. Smith two
years ago.
There is some sentiment for
Harry Byrd Conlin of Arlington as
the Republican nominee, but I am
confident Col Goodloe will be nomi-
mated and that a vigorous cam
paign will be waged," Mr.. Michael
said
The Republican district conven-
tion has been called for August %
at Culpeper.