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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
Houses for Sale
East of Woodward

ABOUT ~ acre with 4-toom home on pave
ment near lake 81 $50, $3.50 down.
256O0 f. Jefferson, near iO-Mhs rd., or
24T0O Harper
BAL. OWN .Jefferson-s-room nriek OIL
burner; owner sacrifice; 'erms' LenoA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
BERT BAKER

runs like new Price cut from 1919 10
$40. easy terms Heated showro0ms. open
evenings 1896 Gratiot
PONTIAC-1e3e t-door sedan black
heater good rubber all sround. fully
guaranteed See IL i0s33 Mach
PoNTIAC-I9sO torpedo club coupe and
torpedo sedbns dc luxe 2dr and 4df
A. luxe sedAns. opera couPes choice 81 =
beauties radios ana heaters only SSs7 up
] : down or trade ". Gregory, heated
Showroom 1855 Gratio'
pontiac 1897 coupe h.aAr good
tires see this one before YOU buy for
ppiN 1900 terms
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
Business Places for Rent
Offices. DESK Room for Rent

AT A MOST attractive
rate, large or small units
in a desirable downtown
bldg. Full floor if desired.
Fred G. Nagle, CA. 1740.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
Camp fraiiers
so TRAILERS

so TRAILERS
NEW, USED AND REPOsSESsED
DEFENSE HOUSING MODELS
EAST sIDE--2e4l EAST JEFFERSON
WEsT-25lf1 CD. RIVER ~ 7-NILE RID.
22-FT. factory built excellent condition,
sleeps four. oven stove. large closets I:
t5eo t2T5 down. S25 per mo No finance.
tax or insurance charge. Apt. 5, AIS Joy
Road
% MODEL. sleeps four; good condition
reasonable X. Kempfer Trailer City,
IL. Ane-CratiOt Roseville sl99.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
pUY YouR HoME NJ Sc. cLAiR

See We fpr other properties Lots for your
how home Acres half acres farms, bust
ness frontage lake frontage. Lake SHORE
Realty Co 2Jsit T.. Jefferson Phone
Russviile DISC
CANTON 2g3s--Four- bedroom, automatic
heat insulated site storm window, We
ne'ians full csrpetlng OPTIONAL Owner.
olive 1928.
CRANE-MACK SECTION Nice rooms,
basement furnace. garage. $3.50 down.
S2s NO. Edeinan aa2s Oakishd. TO.
7fiG AA
Gratiot Harper District
Comfort sbis f-bsdruom home, run bass-
unenf furnace. garage E1nd rnndh tsr; esfS
- 30 A. close ssfsts see u ~ yoa vasol
a real A,rgain.
sELDE JOHNSON PINo. 1sos'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
a automobiles Wanted

AAA-Help your country, sell US your
junk or wrecked cars for scrap. TO.
s-eio7. cash AT your door
AAA-JUNK CARS WANTED
Highest dollar paid Townsend $3.50
"A BETTER price for junk cars; also
wrecks s. 8. Auto Parts. To s-23s0
BETTER PRICE paid for junk cars and
trucks Olive $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
A Time of War

ITO everything wrote the wise old Preacher in the Book
of Eccesiastes. there is season. and time to every
purpose the heaven time to be born and time to
die time 10 plant and time to pluck up that which is
planted time TO kill and time to heal time to break
down and time TO build up: time TO mourn and time
TO dance time to love and time To nate time oil
and time of peace :.
Ii has beallen all of live of lives time
of war. At this moment with millions of Americas
hood registering for service of whom perhaps two
millions will be called this addition to two millions
serving. il is time Of goodby. II hard time for
everyone but hardest for those who must part and
who must say goodby.
If there than that ii would be insupport
able But the old Preacher his wisdom knew that
the time to kill is followed by the time to heal That too,
will come.
Perhaps all America is saying goodby to things.
world yet of it, Goodby the old tendency
every with dolarmarked rule Goodby to the hectic
easy of the twentes which nearly wrought
spiritual ruin Goodby TO uncontrolled sefishness which
made material life much better than it needs be for
comparative few much less good than ought TO be for
many.
Goodby to false social standards and cancerous envy
Goodby arbitrary and artificial class distinctions exist
America without shadow of for being,
conjured up sometimes where they do not exist
Goodby despair and impotence in the face of trouble
TO crngng submission to economic misery for which there
Is longer except the neastc workings Of the
mind of Goodby fear and doubt and lack of faith
Yes. goodby to all that.
Out of the fiery trial Of this war; with all its goodbys
and heartbreaks all its pain and suffering all its destruc
ton and hatred the America of which fathers
dreamed-a land of freedom for ALL
To everything there season. and the time for these
things also after the guns silent Anyone who
does not dedicate himself to this well winning the
has failed himself has failed America has failed hu
mainly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 4

After the early morning
hours adverse planetary aspects
strongly dominate. This ia a
day for cautious procedure I'M
til after shutdown.
Heart and Home: Women
should benefit happily in the
evening hours today when there
will be pleasure in meeting
friends and in entertaining
them informally. Love affairs
that proceed rapidly are fore
seen for young girls. The date
is fortunate for meeting young
men. also for pursuing any Of
the artistic professions.
Business Affairs: AS spring
advances many business dislo-
cations viii be adjusted. Plenty
OF money Will be in circulation.
~ that merchants will partake
Of the extending prosperity.
Many former heads OF small
concerns will benefit as en-
ployes. Among both men and
women hidden talents will de-
velop as government needs are
emphasized
National Issues. Lack OF CO.
ordination IN many important
lines OF defense work will cause
criticism. The stars are read as
presaging imperative need Of
military direction in civilian at
fairs. Efficiency OF the highest
order and experience Of wider
scope will be required in pre-
venting waste effort and mis-
taken activities among the peo-
pie OF the United States, all OF
whom desire 10 contribute 20
the complicated machinery
which war requires.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury Of q year Of
many benefits. Travel is fore
cast Friends and relatives will
contribute to good fortune. Ro-
nance will be lucky.
Children born on this day
probably viii be kindly. gener-
Gus and sympathetic. Many
will have exceptional artistic
talents. Great success Is possi-
bic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

expend only four billions as
against more than 10 billions in
1871. Despite price restrictions
on many service items, we will
dispense at least three billion
dollars more than we did in
1941 for personal service"
That includes such items as
laundry and tailoring. out-of-
home eating and drinking,
recreation. medical care, trans
portation other than by per-
sonally owned vehicles.
President Roosevelt's vehe-
ment denial of stories that Cor
dell Hull wishes to resign con-
WINGED seasoned observers that
the rumors as originally report
ed here are true. Despite
r. d. RS disclaimers. the aged
and siling Tennessean would like
10 step out He is sick. disgust
ed and broken-hearted as we
explained here many weeks ago.
To recite the reasons for Mr..
Hulls encouragement and dis
illusionment is now a futile pro-
ceeding. From the first he
wished TO pursue tough policy,
and IL his advice had been fol-
lowed there would have been no
Pearl Harbor tragedy. Our mis-
understood secretary of state
and this is the first revelation Of
his attitude-wanted TO negoti-
ate a half-peace with Tokyo last
fall. His theory was that he
would stave off q Japanese at
tack through this diplomatic
compromise. Meanwhile between
then and spring Of the current
year We would become stronger
while Japan. as we fstuously
supposed. would grow weaker
through our encircling economic
embargo. That was MI Hulls
theory and strstsgem.
The White House. however. re-
fused to so along with Cordel.
To F. d. r. the proposed armis-
tice with the Japs meant selling
the heroic Chinese down the
river" Chiangs representatives
here protested against such =
deal. Neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor
Chung king sensed what Mr.. Hull
had in mind. The shrewd noun
taineer. though he will not admit
it publicly. wanted to give
ground while we prepared for an
about war with Japan. But
everybody especially Tokyo re
fused to heed his advice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can YOU answer seven OF
these test questions Turn 10
Woman's page for the answers.
!. Who Is Supreme Commsn-
der OF all the allied sea. land
and air forces IN the southwest
Pacific area
?. Name the War Presidents
OF the United States prior 10
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
s. New York ranks first in
population among American
states. Which state ranks sec
ond :
4 Which photoplsy featured
these characters. Dopey. Doc.
Sneezy Bashful Happy. Gr1m-
py and Sleepy
5. a squad Is fat person. a
young pigeon. or q floor mop .
s Name the author Of The
Cotters Saturday Night"
Z. Which planet Is fsrthest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
PULSE OF
T HE PU BLIC
WHO'S A FIFTH
COLTMNIST:

Editor. The Times: A few days
ago Feb. 1s) The Times pub
lished an editorial under the
title. There Stands Man"
quoting a certain highly prom
inent citizen as saying. IA do
whatever my president wants
me to do. II he told me to take
gun and walk guard in front
of this building, I'd do it," and
closes with the admonition,
There for all Of us (130. 000, 900
other Americans) to see and
emulate. stands a man"
Where, one is prompted to ask.
can one find more effective
and insidious teven if thought
less)-a more insidious fifth COL
umnist's work for nazism than
that editorial more insidi-
Gus because probably uninten-
tional?
Here is the proof: Performing
a trick utilized by Columnist Mel
voorhees,. not improperly a
short while previously chang
ing one word substituting the
word "fuehrer" for president
Of the citizens saying. and CIV
ing 1t foreign Berlin date
line. II is suspected that even
The Times would not hesitate
long TO call that author anything
else almost but. "a man"
Should 100. 900 900 citizens. or
even q majority emulate that
citizens viewpoint. in doing
without question whatever one
lone elected public servant told
them 10 do, we would have in
this country exactly the same
governmental philosophy we are
now sending our boys overseas
presumably to fight.
This is not criticizing that
prominent citizen: as & private
citizen he is entitled TO whatever
opinion he wishes TO hold the
crime lies with a great news
paper which seeks. and unavoid-
ably does more or less. influence
its reading public toward policies
that destroy the individual free
dom and liberties guaranteed by
the constitution. This probably
was not the intention Of the
columnist. but the intention is
not clearly stated; besides. in
tentions and what is actually
done may. and often are two
different things.
A. 3. SEAMAN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
A BOOK A DAY
BY JAMES Il. HELBERT

Many of us being intellectu-
ally lazy, we like things wrapped
up IN neat packages. We like to
oe able to say. that's good" or
mats bunk and say it with
out fear of successful contra
ulctlon because it's always been
that way. In other words. MANY
OF us Ike to believe in fables.
But IT is no fable or dream
thst bombs crashed on. Pearl
Haroor. After pulling the sheets
over our heads since the last
war we now find there was
somebody under the bed all the
time A great job of explaining
some Of the dreams we enjoyed
curing that slumber is contain
eo IN Gustav Stolper's THE Age
OF Fables" CReynal & Hitch
cock: So.
stopper. now an American citi-
zen, did research work for
austria in the last war. later
edited the leading German eco
nomic weekly, was a member Of
me Hamburg city council and
left Germany while free TO do so.
STOPPER flaws the more COM
mon fables of our age with
economic and historical facts
winch even the screenings Of
Doctor Goebbels and Junior
Partner Mussolini could not
Grown out After a thorough
trip through some intellectual
back alleys, the author rps
Gown such familiar banners as
these:
That the war is between the
nave and hsve-not nations. that
al wars tester from economic
sores; that the British empire is
1ne viiest oppressor of free peo-
pie IN history: that Russia is a
workers paradise: that Nazism
saved Germany; that democra-
cles are decadent and Dictator
ships efficient.
Probably Of most interest now
Is stolper's account Of the So
eaiied have and have-not ns-
IONS Taking Hiuer's own
statements that gold and land
oe1lne such nations. Stolper
SHOWS that the only three have
goio' nations were the United
states. Russia and Switzerland.
with none OF whom Hitler was
a. war when he sounded his TN
horn.
STOPPER has assembled strictly
aauit diet for adults who NAV De
growing puny on the frothy
nominations Of propsssndists
and sef-co1fsssed wise men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
Yale Shows the WAY

Tradition has it that earlyday students at Yale univer
sty chopped wood cleared brush and worked the fields
around New Haven to meet expenses and make the place
every bit attractive say that school at Cambridge
Mass.
dent Seymour of that venerable institution reveals Yale
will require all students to take physical training to equip
them for service in the armed forces OF there will
be baseball swimming tennis and other familiar sports but
after working up good sweat at such SISSY" pastimes
these follows will be put to choppng wood digging bitches
saving and other quick Henry activities
Sure. we're soft mentally and physically it's good to
Yale lead out IN campaign to make flabby muscles
unpatrotic warbling the Horst Vessel song at de-
tense bond rally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

the kitchen stove in the copper
wash boiler. an heirloom, and
the big teskettle. The Mac
whiggan family was favored
above others in the neighbor-
hood with a pitcher pump" and
sink in the kitchen, the others
having the pump on the porch
or in the back yard.
When the children were real
small two of them could be
"dunked" in the washtub at
one time, thus shortening the
process. AS they grew Older,
however, only one could battle
at a time. This prolonged the
ritual and sometimes the I'M
heard OF hour of IL o'clock ar
rived before the last of the
MacWhiggans had been proper
ly scrubbed for the ceremony OF
wearing the Sunday clothes
which had been carefully put
away at the close of the previ-
Gus Sunday
In summer the routine diff
fered somewhat but there al
ways were chores that had TO
be done. There was less wood
to carry in as 1t was required
only for the cook stove. Longer
hours of daylight made less fire.
quent the chore of filling the
lamps and the ehimneys did not
have to be cleaned every day
but the MscWhiggans always
had a garden which produced
some Of the fruit and most of
the vegetables required to carry
the family through the winter.
Mother MacWhiggan prided
herself on her tomatoes. peas
and cucumber pickles. Father
MacWhiggan always had the
finest corn and potatoes in the
neighborhood and was a spe-
cislist in the production of car
rots, parsnips, beets and turnips,
and his cabbage couldn't be beat.
All this involved, ii SEEM
ed TO the youngsters. end
less hoeing. wedding and
picking potato bugs. There
were strawberries to pick,
too, and in the wild berry
season there was a six mile
walk along the railroad
track to where the best
thimble berries and huckle-
berries grew. II was fun
going. but the long walk
back at night with a pail of
berries-Whew.
IN spite of the lack of SO
many Of what we call necessities
today, the MacWhiggan family
OF TWO or three generations ago.
survived and were healthy and
happy. Though it NAV come
as shock to have to give In
some of the modern convent
ehces to help win the war, we
can learn to get along without
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
SO THEY SAY

The laps and the Nazis won.
wait for our family souabbles
10 be settled. That is whv IL i
our JOB 70 blow out the bottIe.
neeAs strangling Production
Ernest Ksnzler. chief Of War
PRODUCTION Board automotiy.
branch.
We. not they. VIII win IN.
final battles and ve. not they.
VIII make the final pese.
President Roosevelt
Hoarding helps Hitler regard
less Of whether its sugar or
snoelsoes- canned goods or cloth
lng.-Priee Administrator Leon
Henderson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN ths col
umn letter. must give nam sno
address 81 writer ONLY Initials
I'll ~ published ~hsn renuested
Mr.. Fixit: Tell me please n
YOU know Of someone who re-
covers umbrellas. d. II.
No doubt there are more than
one In the business. but Ne can
find only Miss jackson at l712
So 57th 81
Mr.. Fixii: M husband IL
working On q defense job In
Alaska. II h true that n he
quits there. he cannot get on
defense ioh here. or will he he
subject 20 draft: VI. b.
Your husband might be doing
a little more for his country by
staying In Alaska He'd feel
foolish II he came down 10 the
states and was sent right back
up there In uniform. He has
a RICH; To quit and look for an
other job here, but no assur-
ance OF getting one ahead of
other men. The mere fact that
his Job II In defense work will
not defer him unless he Is vital
10 the war effort in his employ
er's opinion. lie might be more
vital in Alaska.
MIR. Fisit: To settle a dispute.
viii YOU kindly state the exact
time for the closing of the 10th
century and starting Of the 21st
century: y. l. {.
The hour OF II o'clock. mid
night. on Dec. 81. Of the year
1000. would he a logical one 10
call the end of the goth century.
The 21st century will start i'm
mediately thereafter.
Mr. Fixit: Il II all right 10
trim our weeping willow tree
now or shall I wait til fall
when there are no leaves on it,
Our tree Ia very large No big
branches Will have 10 he cut
off. IL there a chance for Il TO
die, II cut off too muche
IL would be better to wait
until fall, after the leaves have
dropped. While there should be
no leaves on the tree yet. the
sap has started up and cuts in
the tree might bleed considera-
bly, and hinder growth You
need not worry about killing a
willow tree. They do not get
discouraged easily.
Mr.. FiSit: Last year we
planted onions. radishes and car
rots but by the time they were
large enough 10 eat they were
worms. Can YOU tell me how
10 prevent this Also where
could I obtain pamphlets on
garden rare for this locality.
MRS. n. A. n.
Try working naphthslene
flakes into the ground before
you plant your seeds. Work the
flakes In well. and later. to be
sure, you might sprinkle some
along the row. Don't do that
within a month of the time you
use the roots, though. or the
stuff might taste. The flakes
are not expensive. about 10 cents
a pound.
MIR. Fixit: Please tell me
where the glove factory In Ia
coma Ia: And what does one
do 20 work there
MISS A. \.
You will find two glove fac
tories In Tacoma. Dent c Glove
factory. 1888 Broadway. and
North Star Mfg Co. 2s17 Pa
cific. You might ask them what
their employees do.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

metal cutters which completely
surround the craft, enabling
them to cut or defect the ca
bles hanging from the balloons
without becoming entangled.
Specially trained crews service
the balloons, keeping them fill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

Prime purpose of Britains
barrage balloons Is TO keep
enemy fliers high. making sc-
curate bombing impossible. To
combat those obstacles, recent
models of Nszi planes are
equipped with huge, circular
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

In using coordinate conjune-
tons such as and and but, ideas
must be expressed in similar
construction. Say He was
strong in body and in mind;
not, He was strong in body and
also mentally"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

Purchase of consumer goods
will be about 10 per cent less
than in 1912. but the money paid
out for this smaller volume OF
retail stuff will be about the
same as last year because OF an
anticipated IL per cent rise in
prices. The supply of manufac-
tured materials (durables such
as radios, washing machines, re-
frigerators, etc. will be sharply
restricted. But in these lines
there is large inventory based
on anticipatory construction in
1e41, and no shortages will de-
velop for five months. BY mid
year. however. II is expected that
these articles will disappear
from the market because of
sales of accumulated stocks and
conversion of producing fac
tories TO defense work. But these
heavy reserves are counted on
to soften the severity of the
pocketbook pinch.
A great deal more will be
spent during the emergency
years ahead for services" a
term which the average Ameri-
can does not understand. He
will soon learn what II means.
however. II he cannot buy
durable goods or non-durables
(elothing, furniture other
household articles). he must find
outlets for his cash. That is a
law of nature and economics and
the only safety valve for these
billions of dollars consists Of
service" activities. The gen
eral analysis above and the de-
tails listed below might well
serve as guide for both inves-
tors and purchasers.
National income for the COM
ing year will total about ITO
billion dollars. according to
present estimates. although II
may be even higher. In this
reckoning. however. the eco
nomic experts allow for a IS per
cent rise in prices for the ls41-
1912 period So far we have
experienced only about half Of
the expected advance in the cost
OF living
Consumers income for 1912.
which is quite different from
national income. will amount TO
approximately "A billion 100
million dollars. How that
money. which you and I receive.
is distributed determines the
trend. the rate and the direction
OF our economic activity. We
may handle the receipts foolish
~ or wisely. but our actions are
decided usually by circumstances
beyond our control. Never did
We have less say regarding the
use OF our wages and salaries
than now. But here is the best
forecast that can be complied
about our 1912 finances;
We will spend about A. billion
dollars on non-durshle goods
the inventory stuff mentioned
above. Allowing for price
changes. that is about the same
as we paid out in 1871. For
heavy goods such as autos.
houses and utilities We Will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
TTcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon.
II / u IL ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-The average American expenditure of
dollar bill in 1912 and future years will differ rad
cay from the he used that amount in prePear Har
Dor days Here is the picture it has been painted by
linn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

The job see it is to prepare this country against
the danger of physical attack by the enemy I'm looking
ahead rather than back-James Lands director, Office
of Civilian Defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

Capitalize points OF the COM
pass when they are used 10 iden-
tify geographical sections Of the
country. as: The South is IN
creasing its manufacturing Ia
cilitieS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

Your postmaster car tell YOU
how 10 invest in u. s. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

Your postmaster car tel you
how TO invest in L. s. Defenl~
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

,Twos q Simple But Adequate Life
Mr.. MocWhiegon Does Some Reminisclns
About the Ice Box and Kerosene Lomp
Secs Nation Survive if War Cuts Luxuries
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04

from the EARTH
5 A kind Of straw nsed n
weave baskets and mat, :.
named TIA
:. Name the author Of the
following aphouSm: With MAJ
ice toward none. with charity
for al"
10. Who composed the I'm
finished symphony >"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-04
by John Hix

ed with gas and repairing them
when they are damaged Often
in high winds the balloons be-
come unmanageable. and ex-
perienced men must disengage
them from rooftops. church
steeples and power lines.