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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
Stories in
Stamps
Worlds Oldest Democrocv
Is Also Newest Republic

| TITLE Iceland, the Oldest de-
mocracy, is the worlds new
est republic, having severed ties
with Denmark in May, le4l.
The stamp above, issued by Tce-
land IN 1887, commemorate the
silver jubilee of the accession n,
King Christian x TO the throne q,
Denmark. The king is the noni.
nal ruler Of the Danes and their
ice!sndie possession although the
latter asserted its Independence
when the Germans occupied Der
mark.
Christian X at present is prae-
ueally captive in his native land
Tor the control Of the government
Is IN the hands Of the Nazis. While
not actively hostile to the British
me monarch believed that the m.
s .ITe oestinies Of his country were
allied with Germany.
hlng haskon Of Norway. BROTH
er OF Christian, is in England 10,
ne espouses the British cause and
,elt ms native land when the
.! NsziS invaded IT, Although in ex-
,le, Hsskon is engaged in conduct
ing EFFORTS to overthrow the Ger
mans and Quislings in Norway.
Ieeiands Althing, her parlia-
menL has been in continuous ex-
.s1ence since $50. 1t came under
me Danish crown in 1881 and il
was IN 1918 that the island BE-
came an Independent state with
.he KING Of Denmark as its mon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

TO receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address o. writer only inrlals
vii be pubihheo when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: When just . boy,
my husband he'd . nickname.
After he left school this name
stuck. 20 he signed his social
security application with this
name. his own middle name and
last name Now he wants %
Join the service. We understand
Ne needs his birth certificate for
this. n he signs mp for service
u<ing his right name. win this
cause him any trouble In getting
his social security after he Ia
IS: Sd.
There should be no complica-
tons a. long az he can identify
himself with his social security
account number. That Ia more
important than his name. To be
certain both his real name and
nickname are identified with his
number, II would be wise for
him to call some time at the
nearest u. s. social security
board office In Tacoma, In the
Washington building, and ex-
plain his case.
Mr.. Fixit. II there q union
local in Tacoma comprising such
clerical workers ~ timckeepers
or are they unorganized and
hired directly by the employer
In all cases. q. L. X.
Timekeepers are within the
jurisdiction Of the Office Work.
ers union. which is to be found
at the Labor temple. 18th and
Market sts. Some are organized
and others are not.
Mr.. Fixit: In the air corps h
m armorer . member Of the
ground crew or air crew: What
Is his Job. What disposition has
been made Of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, the famous draft
dodger Of World War L? Who
IL the mayor of Eatonville nowf
IL . dog license required In
Pierce county outside Of Ia
coma: b. g. l..
An armorer in the air corps,
whose job Is self-explanatory, is
essentially member of the
ground crew. Plane armor can't
be installed or repaired in the
air.
Bergdoll still is in prison, UNI
less his release. for which he
has applied. has come recently
and very quietly.
The mayor OF Eatonville IL
Frank van Eaton.
Dog licenses are not required
the city limits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JAN. 10

81 8hADHs VAN ~
Benefic aspects rule those
who desire TO plan for this new
year of crisis. II is a date well
suited TO relaxation and serious
reflection. There is q promis-
ing sign for romance.
Heart and Home: This Is
favorable sway for looking after
details usually avoided in the
household. Girls should attend
to mending. the arrangements
of closets and the improvement
of their wardrobes. The wise
Will make much of bargain
sales, because the stars seem
to warn that prices will soar
for all sorts of household neces-
ssries as well as clothing.
Business Affairs: Many Sud-
den slumps in securities are
forecast. The stock exchanges
come under a critical planetary
rule after the % OF this month.
Grave war complications will af-
feet trade and commerce, but
wage earners will prosper.
National Issues: Women's part
In war service now will be wide
~ discussed as the highest eff
cheney II planned. Increased
numbers win be employed in fac
tories. but training in nursing
will be Of greatest value in 1912.
College girls who specialize in
chemistry and the sciences will
be much needed. the seers fore
tell. Public health will engross
wide attention. since there is a
sign presaging spread Of illness
through coming weeks.
Persons whose birthdate IL is
have the augury OF year of
surprises. some of which are less
acceptable than others. Danger
OF domestic discomfort IL fore
seen.
Children born on this day
probably will be studious and
especially interested in sciences.
They should have successful
careers.
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All Can Serve Including Lindberuh

It Il not time to harbor past grudges to brood over
PAST m1stakes, to moon mighthavebeens lot of
states were wiped clean Dec l941 In sense every
thing began from the beginning that day. 1t is what
We DO now and hereafter that counts What we thought
Or did not think did did do before that day when
actual war came, is all tineed with unreality.
IN tins war Tor our existence. every and woman
must bear share; every hand viii be needed.
named Charles Augustus Lindbereh trained II
years ago flyer Later the holder of reserve
commission which he resigned April g. 1941, he now
wishes be Of service again Though this man was against
since war has they wish Though this man
repeatedly said that the could be won and that
70 send military supplies to the Philippines strip
American home defense he probably realizes that the
war MUST be won, CAN be won. and WILL be won.
II would be mistake to reject the services of
today who by action that he is willing help
IL odays action not yesterdays word that the
Nothing would be gained by making an Issue of Lind
berghs As matter of fact is highly important
Lndbergh trained army flying cadet at Kelly and
Brooks fields IL years ago. He flew the mail briefly He
became captain in the Missouri National Guard After
his civilian flight to Paris he given colonelcy which
largely honorary He served brief tours of active duty
in 1925 1927 and 1882 the largely inspectiona He
has done the refresher flying required of
ofcers since his civilian flying regarded equiv
aent He learned much of European air forces did
siderable valuable exploratory work routes abroad all
Of which has been reported and is presumed to have
been available to the army for several years He is 80
DID, too old to fly actively in combat
field command for which he trained anyway. The
has plenty of officers who trained cadets at the
time Lndbergh who have devoted the whole inter-
vening IL years to the air service
Lndberghs experience, unique it u.s. should be used,
and used in whatever way the army authorities believe it
most serviceabe The Lndbergh became just
another like all other with certain qualifications
which the country should to the best advantage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
LEADERS KNOW
THEIR PSYCHOLOGY

The Roosevelt Churchill con-
ference on United States soil had
domestic as well as interna-
tional reprecussions. Since both
these world leaders are smart
politicos. it is probable that they
arranged their get togethers
with the home folks in mind.
They know their political psy-
chology.
The president has been under
attack, though it has been
muted for our failure TO antici-
pate the Japanese blitzkrieg
against Hawaii. the Philippines.
Wake and Guam. Were II not
for the need OF national unity,
house and senate would explode
with assaults on a foreign policy
which was not sufficiently sup
ported with planes and tanks and
warships. Even during his alb
sence from England, Mr.. Church
III has been denounced because
Of British weakness at Penang.
Hongkong and along the Ma
laysan peninsula. Under ordin-
airy circumstances there might
have been demand for i'm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
The Side Of the Heaviest Battalions

Who said it first is not clear. Cynical Voltare is gen.
orally given credit 1T is clear that God is always the
side of the heaviest battaions Napoleon is said
cracked that Providence is always the side of the last
reserve"
Leaving the theological aspect out of consideration for
the moment Libya and the British Commando raid on
VaAgsoe island suggest that the Germans not nvncbe
when confronted with equal superior force.
All men are brave, and own performance at Wake
island Hawaii and in the Philippines suggest that the
valor has not of American veins Our job is TO
provide that superior weight of and which
victory. We already have God and the right
side What must develop force such to evil
dence our faith in both
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peachment Of our president and
dissolution Of the house Of COM
mons based on a vote OF no
confidence in the Churchill
ministry. These are cold facts,
not guesses.
But the president and the
prime minister are the most
colorful. challenging and brsvest
figures in the world today. There
is nobody to replace them in the
democratic hierarchy. But with
out the drama which they staged
At Washington and Ottawa it is
doubtful II the d EN- ocrscies
would have the assurance of
eventual triumph which they en-
JOY today.
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The Texan has fought. silent
and persistently, against over-
expansion of key industries as a
means of gearing the United
States for about participation.
He pointed out that excessive
construction of new facilities
would produce a postwar head
ache that would make the 1929
depression seem like a godsend.
AS head Of the Defense Metals
and Defense Plant corporation.
he knew the extent of our short
ages in raw materials and ma
chinery.
Time and again, as the defense
financier, he slashed OPMs pro-
posed expenditures for enlarge
ment of the steel and automobile
industries. He became anathema
to the breast-beating New Deal
ers. Now in view of the lack Of
building materials and machine
tools for new plants. his insist
ence on the utmost utilization Of
our pre-war plant capacity APP
pears to have been prophetic.
He knew what he was talking
about all the time.
The Jones appointment to this
policy-fixing agency also restores
the balance between conservative
industrialists and New Dealers
with star dust in their eyes.
With Messrs. Hopkins, Hillman.
Wallace and Henderson as a ma
Jority of four, the hell-to-break-
fast expansionists could outvote
Messrs. Knudsen, Knox and
Stimson every time. But when
the cash-slinging Jesse moves in
with a White House okay. the
brethren who thought the war
could be won with hallelujahs
will have to sing low.
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FINALLY CALL
TURN ON HITLER

Our army experts have been
wrong time and time again in
diagnosing military prospects in
Europe, Russia and the Far
East. They have been so errone-
Gus in their predictions that they
no longer invite in a few friendly
newspaper correspondents to tell
them the lowdown. But they
seem to have called the turn on
Hitler's winter war plans.
The axis strategy has become
obvious. Japan hopes To close
the Malscca Straits through con-
troll Of Singapore. Hitler will
try to stabilize his lines in Rus
STA, and devote the winter TO
blockading the Suex canal.
Should they succeed. the re-
suits would be almost mortal to
the allies. We would not be
able TO supply the Soviet with
weapons or machinery except
through the hazardous port Of
Archangel.
There would be no way
through which the anti axis
powers could fortify Chisng-Kai-
shek's gallant guerillas. More
Importantly. neither Britain nor
the United States could obtain
the rubber, tin. hemp. opium
and other materials necessary
for prosecution Of a protracted
war. We might be strsnged eco
nomically.
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pigeon message was received
from the aerial explorers, and
after that, silence-for 80 years.
In 1880 a fishing vessel touching
at lonely White Island found the
remains of the explorers. Among
other effects, a fountain pen of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10

GREAT ARSENAL
IN THE BUILDING

To give details is not per-
mitted. but somewhere East of
Suez." as Kipling wrote, the
United States is building and
manning the greatest supply
base in history. 1t will be
equipped with tanks, planes, ar
tillery. motorized and mechan-
lied stuff and ammunition in
vast volume. 1t will be our
arsenal of democracy" in the
Middle East"
The site of this hidden supply
center Ia ideal geographically 1t
can be protected easily by a few
planes, destroyers and submar-
ines. Fact Is that neither the
Germans nor the Japs have any
force in that area. II can send
planes and tanks to almost any
trouble spot in that part Of the
world. II can reinforce British
forces in Egypt and North
Africa. II can rush materials
into Turkey and Asia Minor If
Hitler tries to drive through
there during the winter. Il can
reship weapons TO Russia through
the port of Basra. II will be an
all-American base.
FDR. on the advice of his
military and naval experts, or
dered the construction and equip
ment Of this port long before the
Jap attack on Hawaii plunged US
into the World war as an active
participant. Now that we are in
the fight, nobody objects to his
heating the pian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10
Two Guesses on Whot Stops Your II
II You Don't Believe There's War
Railroad Travel viii Convince You

IF THERE is any doubt in your
L mind as TO the effect the Wat
IL going to have on our usual
normal activities. take q tram
journey. For instance, take a
trip TO California. A pleasant
procedure IL to start from Taco
ma on the train leaving at 1:30
p. m. and go tourist" or Inter
mediate" That will give you
a comfortable seat in a coach
from here TO Portland where you
will board the intermediate
train. This train is pretty
good pattern Of the first class
Pullman Of a few years ago
and the service il better.
The train will get away from
Portland a little after S p. m.
and If things 60 well you will
land in Berkeley, Oakland or
San Francisco a little after
noon the next day. But right
now the chances are that things
won't go too well. The Tacoma
Portland run will be made on
schedule and you will start from
Portland with a sort Of a swish
and a whoop, but lot of things
are likely to happen.
Just the other side Of Salem
the train may shunted on . side
track with q long string Of
freight cars-automobile cars
almost rs big as q house and
which everybody knows do not
contain automobiles-will pass
slowly by. Don't be surprised
II you see on the caboose plat
form a couple of lads wearing
tin hats, and bundled in army
overcoats with ammunition belts
and gas masks and army rifles
slung over their backs. There
may be more than a couple, but
that's all you will see.
It isn't going to take more
than two guesses to figure out
what has happened to your
train. You have been shunted
off the main line to let a train
load of army supplies go by.
After what seems an inter-
minable wait your train will
start again and get going with
that rhythmic click of fifty to
sixty or seventy miles an hour.
You will think you are going to
make the bay" on time when
there will be a preceptible low
ering of the cadence of the
wheels on the rail joints. The
next thing you know you are on
another sidetrsck and you'll
wait while another train passes
on the main line.
A few more delays and your
train will reach the bay ter
minals two or three hours late,
which isn't too bad, with the
war and all.
You've had quite a time in
San Francisco and Oakland and
Berkeley, with an occasional
flying trip into the county and
out to the Preside and Fort
Scott, and it's time to think
about going home. You call
at the Southern Pacific office
in San Francisco to see if your
tickets are all right and be
sure of berth on the way home.
You waited pretty near too
long on that berth reservation,
the ticket agent will say. I'VE
don't have too many and a lot
OF people want them. but you
just got under the wire"
At the other side OF the count
er another conversation is taxi
ing place.
Now which section is this ?"
asks the traveller who has just
bought Pullman ticket for
Galveston.
TITS the only section there
is on the train" replies the
ticket agent. I'VE don't run in
two sections any more. We're
trying to run just as few civilian
nasSeneer trains as nnssih1a IN
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That Stops Your Troin

that ". can take care o the
army"
In the meantime your tickets
are OK and you board the $50
p. m. train at Oakland thst
ought to get you in Tacoma
about 8 the next night. You
start off on schedule but some
thing happens. There are long
delays in the dark, and the next
day you snail along three hours
late and miss your Tacoma con-
nection in Portland.
You don't like it but try to
make the best of Ii and get a
great deal Of amusement out Of
a conversation in which one Of
the passengers on your train
gets a Southern Pacific agent
the corner and draws on a sup
ply OF colorful adjectives to ex-
press his opinion of railroad
company that would bring q
train in three hours late and
make no provision for q con-
nection by which the passenger
could continue to his destination.
The passenger articulates
forcefully and colorfully.
at wasn't my fault! paid
for my ticket and did every
thing you asked. It's up TO you
to fulfill the contract
The ticket agent, with less
color but with an assurance
that could not be mistaken, re-
piled:
I'm awfully sorry, but you
see it's one of those things. Our
road only runs to Portland and
please sir, wait and let me
explain-we only run to Port
land and have no control over
any trains running north. The
best we can do is to put you
on train leaving for Tacoma
and Seattle at 1890"
ut isn't quite as simple as
that but IL adds up that way.
At 11:15 the passengers crowd
on TO the Puget Sound train,
and there they sit for more than
three hours. Why the train
doesn't 20 must be q military
secret, for nobody seems to
know the answer. Finally the
air Kisses, there is a jerk and
the train Is on the way, and ar
rives In Tacoma about $3.50 in
stead of 5 a. m.
That's the way it is going to
go until we get this war licked
you can make a contribution to
civilian defense by accepting
the inconveniencess caused by
army movements.
How serious the California
rail transportation situation is
becoming is indicated by
United Press dispatch announc-
ing that Chambers of Com
merce in Southern Oregon are
protesting the petition of the
Southern Pacific to discontinue
part of the train service to
California on the Shasta route.
Railroad officials said the equip
ment is needed for defense work.
Protestants allege that the rail-
road has wanted for some time
to cut out part of that service
and is using the war emergency
as an excuse. The railroad re-
plies that the service will be
restored when the war is over.
In either case it's what war
does.
Reminds Of 1911-18 when rail-
roads were swamped and the
government had TO take over for
the duration.
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ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Because il is one OF the COM
monest errors of speech. it can
not be reiterated too often that
i feel bad" means that you feel
unwell, and i feel badly i'm
plies defective sense Of touch.
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
TAKES ISSUE
WITH ASSESSOR

Editor The Times: Read with
a great deal of disgust was the
news item in Mondays Times
having to do with a letter writ
ten by the honorable county
assessor to our congressman.
Disgusting from the fact that
1t casts reflections upon the in
telligence of John Q. Citizen.
All Mr.. Smith would have to
do to realize the fallacy of his
remarks would have been to take
a concrete example such as the
following: If the speed limit on
motor traffic in a city is so
miles per hour, should the mo-
florists be criticized particularly
for going rs. or should We get
after the city council.
Standard Oil company, Beth
lehem Steel and the rest might
have put into effect a moral
embargo on the shipments of oil,
ingots and other vital war ma
terials to potential enemies of
the U. S.-but legally the great
body of lawmakers, of which
John Coffee is one, didn't see fit
to put through legal embargo.
which would have and could
have been enforced. Why blame
Bethlehem Steel for evading the
scrap iron embargo by shipping
ingots when those learned men
of the U. S. congress allowed
for such simple evasion
whether on purpose or not we
will never know.
Our present predicament is
the result of an appeasement
program-someone must be the
goat. In England ii was Mr..
Chamberlain the u. S., Mr..
Smith suggests it be the presi-
dents of the Standard Oil. Beth
lehem Steel. Shell Oil-and quot
ing Mr.. Smith, the traitorous
commanders at Pearl Harbor."
r. n. OLSON.
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IrIIT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
Al01 j ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-Jesse H. Jones appointment to SPAB
which fixes major policies for prosecution of the struggle
was one of the most significant FDR has made in
many months Although generally unnotced it reflects
the presidents belief that practical and hardboied
na,,str =
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PRAISE FOR THE PRESS

Editor The Times: In report
ing the events of the past hectic
weeks, when all Of the people
hungered for real news and fac
tual background material on the
Axis-American war, the news
papers of our country performed
a notable service which will not
be soon forgotten.
No longer can debates rage
on radio VS.. newspapers so far
as the public enlightenment is
concerned. Radio is useful for
news flashes, special broadcasts
from the scene Of action. and
public addresses. But soaring
circulation figures for December
prove that Americans inevitably
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by John Hix

English make that belonged to
one of the men was picked up
and, according to the Swedish
Geographical Society. contained
ink and was fully disable"
Tomorrow: Animal Inspira-
ton.
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PRESERVED PEN

FhESEHNED FEN
In 1897 Solomon August An
dree headed an expedition to the
North Pole using instead Of a
dog sleds, large balloon. A
short time after departing from
Spitzbergen, Norway, a carrier
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II does good to talk about your cod-but il does
lot of good il you keep it to yourself.
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In spite of what people say seek always to be
constitutional president.-Presdent Roosevelt.
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This is not pleasant pros
pect. But IT is one which our
army-navy planners, as well as
our British associates, must
face. The enemy forces are on
the march, and the allies are on
the defensive in the Indies. The
Japs may take Singapore after a
long siege. but they may meet
their match later in the Far
East.
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TO receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address o. writer ONLY inrlais
vii be pubihheo when requested.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-18
First Troops
At Butner

Eight hundred soldiers, transfer
red from Fort Bragg. arrived 1t
Camp Butner early tins week is the
vanguard OF 10000 to 10000 troops
who Will garrison the camp when it
is fully completed, reliable sources
reported here today.
The contingent already at the
camp IS quartercd in the section be-
ing constructed by the CuuIdWcjI-
WIngate company, about five mile
southwest of Crecdmoor, near the
site of the S4,000,0O0 hospital tFhlel.
is n OF the largest units in The pro
Jcct. Duties of the ilrst arrivals viii
be cleaning and preparing 81 jHe
camp for more troops to follow a.
rapidly as quarters are lcady tal