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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-14
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Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
Jan. ie Jan. a Feb Feb 8
Under instructions of United
States army authorities The Ia
coma Times il not permitted TO
publish any news Of current
weather conditions in the eight
western states.
News about weather conditions
on Sunday was released Tuesday.
High temperature in Tacoma that
day was AZ degrees and low 20.
Rainfall 30 far this month UP to
Sunday totaled SO inch. which is
log inches below normal
Sun rises at 1852 Wednesday and
sets at 4:46.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-14
TUESDAYS aucrArIoNs

eouotations courtesy Dean witter 4
Co. Warrington Bldg. member
New York stock Exchange)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-14

shares. compared with 400. 600 On
Monday. Curb sales were III. 900
shares against 5000.
NEW yosk-covsrnment aid.
10 stimulate output Of non-ferrous
metals and Of synthetic rubber.
Plus some initiation hedging, Tues
day brought demand for commod-
tty shares in . firm, moderately
active stock market.
Non-ferrous metals became ac-
dive. following word that the met
els reserve viii pay premium for
copper. lead and zinc production
n excess Of that for 1871. Gains
~ more than . point were made
by Anaconda. American Smelling.
cerro de Pasco. Kenneott. Magma,
Miami. Inspiration and Phelps
Dodge
American Zinc issues were strong
and active and large volume came
into Callahan Zinc at 81 = share.
IT. Joseph Lead at its high OF 81.
was up three points. Other non-
ferrous metals also were strong.
with Howe Sound up two points
and Patino Mines up more than q
point Homestake Mining was un-
changed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
FOUR-DAY DRUNK

When Annie really went after
him she got him drunk and kept
him that way for four days. On
the fifth day. she bundled him
down 10 the city hall. where she
already had taken out the license,
and married HIM. When he
sobered up, he had lost a job and
gained a wife.
There was nothing wrong with
Annie that good earthquake
couldn't eHfe.- She WAS a vInegary
female in her late ferties. She
was unlike a wasp in that she
didn't have TO sit down 10 sting
She could do il from any angle
She wasn't bad looking old girl
when she set her mind TO dolling
herself up. But she did this sell
dom. There were. she had dis
covered a lot Of more important
things than identifying herself sc
that some worthless bum woulc
give her a second look. Money
for instance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
camps

Annie nourncd Adolph. She didn't
because she refused TO believe that
Adolph was gone. She kept him
waiting around in the ether, wait
ing for her call and she used y
ouija board as a radio beam TO
summon him into conference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

battleaX-yOu married: Am
-ashamed-Of-yOu. Mike. Give
her the air. And-don't-
come - back - until - She
givcs-yOu a decent-salary,
yOu-the best janitor-in--the
city"
"WeII!" said Mike, "there you
have IL. That's Della"
And who is Delia?" Annie
demanded.
FINE, GENTLE WOMAN
Della was my wife, Mike
informed her. land n finer.
gentlier woman never lived. And
she thought a great deal Of me.
/ got To do what she says.
always did when she was alive.
Good-by, Annie"
He went out of there and he
spent the night with Pat Pringle
who had a nice big furnace room
over on West Foriy-eighth street
He had been there 10 days before
Annie found him.
II want YOU To come back,
Mike" she SAID and there were
anxious tears IN the back of her
eyes. THE building is going 10
rack and ruin. I got me
janitor I pay forty a month TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

which he spent at the corner
saloon But every night. he sat
IN with Annie and watched Adolph
spell out every name he could
think of from "loaicr' 10 fool
and he was always talking about
Mike.
If Adolph hadn't suggested one
night that Annie cut Mikes spend
ing money down from twelve and
a half to ten, Mike might have
gone on as a slave. When Adolph
spelled out this message under
Mikes own hand. Mike said;
II won't stand for It."
You will. or you'Il get out
Annie decrced land jobs il
scarce. You pay attention TO
Adolph. Adolph knows best"
Mike couldn't get past that
argument. But he got TO thinking
and three days later his thinking
bore fruit. 1t ripened when he
sat down with Annie and the ouija
board. |Io
Lets get Adolph." Annie said
"a, usual and when Mike nodded,
as usual. they went after him
But Adolph must have been of
that night. Della came on an
his place.
"This-is-Delia- the board
spelled out "Who Is this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
Bv CHARLES McGUIRK

NOBODY ever really knew why
~ Mike Dorich married Mrs
Annie Baltas. though there were
a lot of theories. The most pre-
valent one was that both had been
deprived Of their mates 10y death.
Loneliness brought them together.
You can throw thay one out the
window.
Another eRe-,lsN that AHRie
was accustomed 10 contact the
spirits of her husband and other
dear departed friends. Mike didn't
believe II could be done. Annie
started in 20 convert him and
ended up by falling IN love with
him. That one IS good rs far aS
IL goes. But il doesn't take Mike s
feelings into consideration. is
premise was that Mike was an
emotional rag doll who could he
pushed into any kind of shape or
belief. And that wasn't fair 10
Mike.
The truth was that Annie. as
the owner Of a large apartment
building, thought that the wages
janitors asked were out of all
reason and proportion. In Mike,
who was IN an almost constant
state Of befuddlemcnt. she thought
she saw a man who could be mar
ried and made into a ianitor who
would cost her little or nothing
She decided 10 marry HIM.
Mike knew OF her purpose, all
right. He laughed at IT. He
would al behind the furnace IN
the six-apartment building he was
supposed 10 keep in heat and re-
pair and laugh raucouSly at the
strategems of the old girl. What
he failed 10 take into considera-
ton was the fact that Annie was
a woman and knew what she
wanted. And he got drunk too
often.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

parts the consensus was that
Annie was a skinflint in skirts.
Mike wasn't like that at all. He
was just the opposite. He thought
money was something with which
TO purchase the good things of life
most of which came in bottles
When ne had a dime, he went
down and gave 1t TO the bartender
in the corner saloon. When he
had a dollar, he brought it to the
same place and stayed longer.
He was no beauty but he was
a presentable looking man. He
had a nice, large red face. fine
rheumy- blue eyes, big shoulders,
a large waist and a ready smile.
He was like Annie in one re-
Spect. He did not care for
romance He had nothing against
it. He like 10 see young love dis
porting itself and cluttering up the
apartment VeStibule late on a
warm night. But it was not foI
him. He had spent all that phase
of his life with Della, his departed
spouse, whom he never ceased &c
respect and miss a little whenever
he got too drunk.
But Della had been gone Ions
time. He had gotten used TO being
without her. In this, he differed
sharply from Annie. Annie haC
never ceased mourning Adolpf
Baltas. who had departed this life
10 years before she ever heard oil
Mike. Adolph. too. had beer
husky and. TO hear Annie tell it,
handsome" But what endeared
him TO her was his proficiency in
snatching money of all denomina-
tions out Of circulation. He had
been a very handy man with a
bank book. Indeed. he had taught
Annie most of what she knew
about savings.
1t is a miSstatement to say that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

and he's terrible. He never does
nothing"
I'll CO M e." Mike sa id
grandly, ION several conditions.
One, YOU pay me the same.
Forty "A month. Two, you do
not take anything from IL To
save. Three, YOU give me back
the SIS you said you put in the
bank for me. And four, you
never call Adolph any more. We
don't like each other"
"All right. Mike" Annie
agreed, but come on now"
when I've had "A drink or
two" Mike held out, give me
S. on account"
She gave it 10 him and when he
got sober, he went back. They
get along fine together. Their
is very well run. But
Adolph never calls any more
Neither does Della.
THE END.
TOmOrrOw'S short story:
Losers Weepers," by Louis
Davidson.
buy Bomber
For the INSIDE News Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
By Walt Disney
Hot on the Trail

IERE pleasant little game that will give you message
every day numerical puzzle designed spell
fortune Count the letters in first name the number
subtract II the number IS less than
number Start the upper
rectange check of
the the letters
the checked figures give you
Copyright Distributed 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
TAKE IT OR GET OFT

Well. this went on for six
months. Mike worked like a
beaver and collected exactly S75.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
HE COMES IN HANDY

HE COMES IN HANDY
Mike came in handy here be-
cause. as you know, it takes two
TO work a ouija board. The couple
lay their hands on the little
wooden dinGus that looks like an
ironStand. and their Subconscious-
neSseS- get III touch With The Iloat-
ing spirits. These, in turn, spell
out their messages with the
boards letters.
Things began 10 90 wrong be-
tween Annie and Mike as soon as
their honeymoon was over, which
was about Is minutes after Mike
moved into Armies flat Her well
coming speech was a lulu for kill
ing any thoughts of sentiment that
Mike might have been harboring.
"Well, Mike" Annie told him,
"yOu drank yourself out OF your
job down the street. You are
now unemployed and It's good
thing l married you. From now
or you are superintendent OF
this building. You handle the
fires and YOU take care Of all
the little odd jobs that turn up.
For this I will pay you $25
month and give YOU board and
room. Just AS il we weren't
married"
Mike opened his mouth to pro-
test, but thought better of it.
Annie's jaw was set and there was
a lot of vinegar in her eye. He
sighed and went down to the fur
mace room without a word.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
HE WAS PRESENTABLE

Annie was crazy about money
When a dollar got into her stock
in. II went out of circulation and
INTO the bank. In five or 10 years,
II had gathered so many little
brothers and sisters around il that
she could buy another piece of
property She had several parcels
Of real estate here and there about
the city. The Chamber Of Com
merce respected her as an example
Of what thrift could do for a per-
son. But il never put her on any
welcoming committees for visiting
celebrities. When the Chamber
dissolved into its several individual
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-06
SKIMPS ON EVERYTHING

II wouldn't have been so bad il
Annie had put out sufficient money
TO run the building aS 1t should
have been run. But she didn't.
She Sklmped on coal, on repairs
on paint, on anything that called
for any outlay of cash. The tenants
raised hell, and Mike had to take
all the abuse. And even that
wouldn't have been too bad if
Annie hadn't summoned Adolph on
their wedding night. She sat Mike
down opposite her, and she held
the ouija board on her lap and
said:
Put your hands on this thing
and relaN. You'll see il will
spell out messages. because YOU
are communicating with the
spirits. They'll tell us what 10
do. Let's get Adolph."
SO they got Adolph and Adolph
was very serious about Mike.
You - should - not - have
married this - bum" Adolph
spelled out under Mikes and
Annlcs hands "He-is--no--
good, He 49, will - bring - YOU
--unhappine>S. Sec--that-he--
works - hard - and - save
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
There il is" Annie exclaimed.
Prom now ON, YOU get twelve
fifty a month. I'll put the rest
in the bank for uS. II will keep
YOU from drinking and Nou'll
have "A little money"
Mike SquaWkcd loudly You
could take anything away from
INN but his drink. Bu, Annie
simply pointed out that Adolph
had deCrccd d..
TAkE IT OR GET OFT
Well, this went on for six
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Careless Sabotage

A WARNING that Detroit
workers are unintentionally sabo-
tagging the war effort through
carelessness, has been sounded
by WPBs Ernest KanZler.
Making no attempts TO mini
mize the serisness of the
situation, Kanzler says that
shortage of steel for breaches,
reamers and taps has become so
acute that machine tool firms
have been told 10 use Of
FOURTH QUARTER priority
alloc lions on the THIRD
QUARTER production.
This situation, which threatens
to impede the entire war effort,
is blamed almost entirely on
careless production workers and
foremen.
"Foremen and superintendent
should make certain that all
men working with cutting tools
have adequate supervision"
Kanzler said. presumably,
many employees do not know
when tools need resharpening
and are damaging them beyond
repair. Breach teeth and other
cutters are being broken In
many plants for no other reason
than that they are not properly
cleaned between operations"
Kanzler concludes with plea
for every plant executive to take
steps TO prevent this waste OF
vital tool steel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
State Farmers
To|d.to Provide
Gym Storage
Prsfabrieafed Wood
SiIos Seen Available
in Limited Quantities

LANSING, July 4 (UP).-
Michigan wheat growers. with the
bumper 1912 wheat crop nearing
the harvest stage. today puzzled
over the question Of how they
could provide their own storage
space in view of the possibility Of
embargoes being placed on grain
shipments from local elevators 10
terminal centers.
Michigan AAA officials said
farm storage would be the only
answer and that farmers would
be playing safe if they provided
all possible grain storage space on
their own farms.
Sees Some Relief
Clarence J. Swanebeck, acting
Michigan AAA chairman said
some relief would be offered by
use of prefabricated farm granar-
les of wood construction Swsne-
beck said a limited number would
be available. especially to farmers
In the area which suffered wind
damage to farm buildings in the
storm OF May 20.
He said two sizes would be Of
fered-one with a capacity OF ITO
bushels and the other with
capacity Of 1910. Swanebeck
said they could be purchased
through county AAA offices by
farmers who were eligible to re-
ceive commodity credit corpora
tion loans on farm-stored wheat.
Asbeans, rye and barley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Where companies are forced
by wartime exigencies to lower
their standard Of service to reg
ular customers, they are wise
in making a courteous explana-
ton. In this spirit, railroads
have been apologizing when
forced to use old, non-air condi-
toned equipment. or TO offer
only upper berths after the
lowers have been sold. Excuse
il please" advertising eonsti-
tutes an effort to conserve in
tangible corporate assets OF
customer loyalty. brand accept
ance, and good will. which
otherwise might be carelessly
dissipated while the national
economy is In khaki. The far
seeing business man, while max
ing an about war effort. recog-
nizes that this is a highly alb
normal period. and hopes to
salvage something for the post
war normal era.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Brand Names Fade

THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE says brand names
fade out of public consciousness
fast if they are not kept alive
through advertising that
every manufacturer has a blue
print of exactly what he's going
TO do when the war ends ;. the
state yield of motor fuel taxa
ton totaled just under a billion
dollars last year or 25 per cent
of all state revenues Cam
ada's sugar ration was recently
cut from three-quarters OF a
pound to the half pound that you
and I get that 10000 tons
of iron and steel were collected
in the United Kingdom in the
first seven weeks of the scrap
drive and that Canada spe-
officially prohibits individual tire
owners from pooling their tires
to operate single vehicle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Seek New Arms

RECENT ALLIED defeats
have sent the armament makers
scrambling for hurry-up anti
dotes. according TO Wall Street
Journals Washington wire.
If further envy break
throughs are to be avoided, some
fast changes are in order and
changed equipment must pre-
cede any drastic change in mill
tary tactics.
Among the possible winners
already in the making are:
An anti-tank gun which
can outshoot the German So
millimeter and which hurls 25-
pound projectile. "a new
heavy field piece which will fire
from the unfinished open-top
turret of a tank. 3-New type
and more armed escorts TO
smash the sub campaign. A.
A souped-up higher octane avia-
ton gas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
On the
Business
Front
BY WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Time. Financial Editor

WAR WORK has already
given the Packard Motor Car
Company a volume in the first
six months OF this year double
it's sales OF motor cars in the
first half OF 1871.
At the same time, unofficial
estimates indicate that net pro-
fits for the first half of this year
were well in excess of the earn
ings for the entire previous year.
Although, il is admittedly diff
ficult to estimate second quarter
earnings because OF tax uncer-
tainties, IL is anticipated that
the income did surpass the ST.
120,323 or seven cents a share
reported in the first quarter.
On this basis alone, IL is fairly
obvious that the first six months
profit OF better than Ia cents
share must exceed at least by
small margin the 1871 profit
which amounted 10 only IA cents
on the common.
Although Packard does not
release quarterly sales figures, a
substantial part of its 100000
900 sales volume of last year was
chalked up in the first six
months.
Packard was one OF those for
tunate firms which started on
arms work early. getting its first
contracts back in 1889, and to-
day its employment rolls top the
peacetime peak by several thou
sands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Maxi Plane Best?

ON THAT last mentioned
item, the Germans are credited
with a new aviation engine
which tops the best the Allies
have in production and the
British now admit that the new
German Focke-Wulfe 100 fighter
can outmaneuver their best
the famous Spitfire-at medium
attitudes.
The British say the Focke-
Wulf is powered by about 1900
horsepower as against the Rolls
Royce 1850.
Their answer is the new Ty-
phoon with 1000 horsepower.
but it developed a few minor
bugs and isn't In production yet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

The largest steel company Il
a social accounting OF its con-
tribution 10 victory.
The new style ad obviously
wasn't intended 10 sell steel DIT
a time when il is under priority
restrictions. but was designed 10
improve the prestige OF the COM
pany.
After giving a factual record
of the companys accomplish
ments, il further pointed out:
mo matter how many records
we break-hOw fast schedules
are pushed ahead-the men OF
steel will not be satisfied until
they've delivered more than
enough steel for every war need
enough fer total victory.
"All this In bad news for
Hitler and the Japs. The news
for them will get worse.'
The company, in explaining
the purpose of the new type OF
advertising. disclosed:
Tho above report of progress
II presented In the public In
terest. This Is the peoples war.
The people are entitled TO these
facts"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

stockholders, voters and the gen.
eral public.
Secretary Morgenthau made
contribution to this development
when he recently announced that
good will institutional advertis-
ing would be considered a proper
deductible expense from the tax
able net incomes of corporations.
The cabinet member. however,
seemed a little confused when
he specified that advertising
should be directed 10 public
patronage which might reason
ably be expected in the future,
for much OF the patriotic war
savings bond advertising, con-
tributed by business firms. tech
nically would come outside OF
this specification.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Roosevelt Urges
Farmers 10 Pay Debts

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has sent a letter to
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
urging that farmers begin immedi-
ately to pay off their debts, mort
cages and other obligations so as
to avoid unnecessary hardships,
such as were experienced by farm
ers and others during and follow
ing the first world war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Unlisted Stocks

Approximate prices furnished by the Ma
tional Association Of Securities Dealers,
Z
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Business Neglectfui

! have long felt that business
was subject TO misrepresentation
by demagogues and others be-
cause il was negligent in cor
rectly representing its true
status before the public.
Now il is making amends.
The new style educational ad-
vertising is a step in the right
direction. and il further holsters
the progress already made in
simplifying and undermining
corporate accounts in forms in
telligible 10 workers, small
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

employing advertising to provide
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Good Will Advertising
Usedto Hold Customers
Enlightened Firms List Restrictions
and Tell Of Wartime Contributions
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYSER
international News Service Economic Continental

showing inventive spirit In developing
for advertising 10 wartime.
abnormal period In which many
relationships temporarily broken on some
companies wisely employing advertising retain the good
This involves helping the public
adjust exgences and courteous explanations
of usual is out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
Elevators Grounded

Swanebeck said the embargo on
grain shipments was made neces-
sary because Of crowded condi-
tons in terminal elevators and
warehouses. With the necessity
Of keeping railroad rolling stock
free 10 handleewar materials. u
may mean that farmers will not
be able TO sell their grain as soon
as IL is harvested, he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05
New Bond Offerings
Climb TO $4,000, 900

NEW YORK, July New bond
offerings this week totaled $685.
900. 900, against S2.030,000 last
week and SIS. 436 900 last year. it
was reported TODAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

Transameriea Corporation has
declared the regular semiannual
dividend of Is cents, payable July
81. 10 holders of record July Is.