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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

U1HEN employment and hous-
w ing conditions were being
discussed in the house OF repre-
sentatives recently. one Of the
gentlemen from Indiana. Earl
Wilson, made some pointed re-
marks about the lack Of energy
and interest of some Of the
young women employees recently
brought TO the capital As
possible remedy he suggested
that congress establish a cur
few and require the young
women to be home and 60 to
bed by 10 o'clock. The inference
Was that the young women
spent 20 much time running
around with the boy friends that
they were all tired out in the
morning.
This was sticking the neck out
for Mr.. Wilson and gave one Of
the young ladies to whom he re-
ferred an opportunity to crack
back In the following exception
ally good poetry with the cap
ton, ode CD to Mr.. WILSON,:
I read acith amdzement
That failed to dmHse,
Your antimelg comments
On Women's curteics.
Tho I tried to be fair,
The more that I read
The more I lcds sure.
You Uere sadly mliSled.
And so I decided
'TWas only your due,
Thdt someone like me,
Should broaden your
uieW.
The incentive to shoW
Efficiency plus,
Is killed in the struggle
To get on q bus.
Nor can | believe that
A ten-hOur day
Leaves Government girls
Still ready for play.
EUen rom en- must eat
ITS sad bat it's true),
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
StOrieSi in
Stamps
Fortificotions Ouord
Secs Berine Discovered

THICKLY interspersed in wa
l. tiers discovered and named for
Vitus Johanssen Boring. are de-
lenses and Notifications that bar
japanese threats 10 Soviet bases on
the Siberian or Ksmchatka coast
and to Alaskan outposts in the
Aleutian or Diomede islands.
The stamp above, issued in l94i,
commentaries the bi-centenary
of the death of Boring, Danish ex-
patriate who served with the Rus
sian navy in extensive explora-
tons Of the long Russian north
eastern coast. The stamp pic
lures an 18th century sailing yes
sci.
Boring was born at Horsens.
Jutland, in 1881 and Joined the
Danish navy as a youth. In 1904
ne entered the Russian navy and
served in the war against Sweden.
Peter the Great, car OF Rus
STA, appointed Bering in 1924 TO
conduct an expedition to Siberia
10 determine whether Asia and
America were divided. The navi-
gator termed his first expedition
failure. In l7l0 he set out
again, this time with the backing
OF the Empress Cathsrine.
He "discoveredn America when
he landed on an island in the
Aleutisn group. On the return
voyage to Russia. Bering became
III, and died on an uninhsbited
island near Kamchatks. The
island was later named Berins in
! MS honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name ana
address Of writer oniv initisis
viii Be published when requested
Mr.. Fixit; I want In mail
some small plants 10 California
Where viii I find the inspector
- they VIII clear TIE California
border: j. A. G.
II IL Is Just q few plants for
a friend that you have in mind.
IL Ia recommended that you send
them by mail. They viii be
caught somewhere along the pos
tai route, inspected and passed.
II okeh. There IL not much
danger IN small gift shipments
Of plants.
When larger shipments are
sent 10 California to be sold
they must be certified by one
of our state Horticultural in
spectors. The nearest one In in
Sumner and can be reached by
phoning Summer 126. He makes
regular trips TO Tacoma to in
spect commercial shipments of
plants.
Mr.. Fixit; Can you tel me
anything about . school for
women In Tacoma In connection
with BoeInK field: I've heard
there was . school here hut can't
flnd out anything about n.
MRS. 4. NJ.
You can apply for training at
q school for women aircraft
workers by Alling at the u. 3.
Employment Service office. liz
So. 18th 1T.
Mr.. Fixit: To settle . dispute,
can q person living In another
county get his pension In this
county: say not. MY friend
says yes. Mks. >.
Your friend is in error, II you
are referring to state old age
assistance. The allotment could
BE- transferred from one county
to another, II properly arranged.
Mr.. Fixit: Has the official
temperature In Tacoma ever
been below zero or above 1907
n 10. when: II there 4 crab In
northern winters that measures
over 10 feet from tip to tip:
O.P.
The lowest temperature ever
officially recorded in Tacoma
was Z above zero In December,
1924: tho highest, es degrees In
June. 1925.
The Japanese spider crab
sometimes measures 10 feet In
spread.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4.

Benefic aspects are active to-
day. Vision should be keen for
American leaders in war plans.
Mars Ia IN q place that presages
intense conflict in which our
foes will be fortunate.
Heart and Home: Women are
under benefic planetary influ-
ences In the evening which
uhould be fortunate for the love
affairs Of young girls. Club
members come under a sway
making for splendid service in
the cities of which they are resi-
dents. Relief projects will be
well managed by them. II will
be remembered that astrologers
counseled preparation for ma
tional emergencies more than
two years ago. and that they
have persistently predicted our
part in the world war.
Business Affairs: With the
progress Of the world war the
economic revolution produced by
the conflict will present many
new problems to bankers and
business men. The immense re-
sources of the United States
now win safeguard the nations
trade and commerce. but there
viii be amazing changes In our
methods OF trade.
National Issues: American
born Japanese and Germans will
suffer many injustices. despite
efforts to guard against unrea-
soning prejudices. The seers adj
wise the utmost charity and pa
thence in dealing with these VIC
tins of the war. Emphasis is
put upon the fact that the gov
eminent maintains highly
trained secret service network
which safeguards the people.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of a year Of
many perplexities. Gain will
come after financial difficulties
children born on this day may
be extraordinarily brilliant. The
configurations under which tbs
greatest Of all wars is fought
viii quicken the intelligence o.
newcomers in chaotic world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

Roosevelt asked for $25o,0o0
for the 1912 expenses Of his
separate checker -uppers, al
though the annual cost will grow
to seven million dollars. But a
resentful appropriations commit
tee refused to approve with
hardly dissenting ballot.
When administration spokes-
men tried to override this ac-
ton with an appeal to the floor,
they were licked by an almost
unanimous vote. 1t is the most
serious setback the I'VE will
spend and spend and spend"
school Of Hopkins-Ickes-and-
Wallace has suffered.
McNUTT PUTS FOOT
IN 1T ONCE MORE
Paul McNutt made no friends
for himself when he tried to
appropriate the states unem-
ployment compensation systems
under cover of bill supposedly
designed TO finance those
thrown out of work by the war
emergency. The episode ex-
plains why Congress has be-
come increasingly suspicious
and watchful of rival branches
of the Government.
The federal security admins
traitor recently forwarded
tentative measure for tiding
over victims OF the industrial
conversion process. Since it in
volved a three hundred million
dollar expenditure, Speaker
Rsyburn gave IL only a cursory
glance and referred it TO the
Appropriations Committee. Last
week. with a hungry CLEAN in
their eyes, McNutt and an aide
hustled into the Committee
anteroom. laden with brief
cases and documents.
They were kept waiting while
the legislative group made
ready TO hear their arguments
in favor of the scheme. The
delay grew unbearable to the
imps tent welfare workers. es-
pecisIy as sounds of hot ar
gument drifted through the
closed doors Of the hearing
chamber.
Eventually they were told 10
peddle their goods elsewhere.
Shsrp-eyed state officials had
scrutinized their proposal and
discovered that several provi-
sions would have abolished their
relief systems and placed them
under Wsshington's manage
ment. Their protests forced
transfer of the McNutt opus e
the Ways and Means crowd
who tossed il back at the Hoo
sier with instructions TO figh'
II out with the hometown OBJ
jectorS They are still squad
bling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
GOVERNMENTS AND
RACKETS


Editors Note-At the re-
quest Of the writer the follow
ing letter 10 reprinted due to
several omissions in the original
publication that tended to dis
tort the writer's viewpoint)
Editor, The Times: In these
days of propaganda and csmou-
flaged reports one may become
bewildered and ask, as did
Plate, What is truth -
Let us not become confused,
resentful or bitter. But with
calm kindly thought, and de-
sire for truth. let us ask our
selves some pertinent questions.
II the act of governing be-
comes a profession for a hveli-
hood, what difference does it
make what label it wears?
Do we want a representative
form Of government with power
to tax, with representatives
whose interest are directly OPP
posite Of those they represent?
How can the act Of governing
become that which 1t should
govern, without governor,
without becoming a racket?
And when government be-
comes a racket, does 1t not be-
come the parent Of all rackets?
How can we look to person
in place Of principle for govern
ment. without looking for
dictator
How can we have q dictator
without the largest army and
navy? How can we have the
largest army and navy without
having war?
How can we have war with
out preaching hatred?
How can we preach hatred,
If we profess Christianity; and
after reading Math. 22:34-40,
have a day of prayer, without
giving nourishment to Com
munism and Nazism
Why are we always looking
for the mote in our brothers
eye. without looking for the
beam in our own
These questions will give food
for thought, and then you will
not even wonder why there are
30 many candidates for the
office Of safety commissioner
in our local election.
CHAS. L. PAULSON.
Box 80 Route Z.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
QUESTIONS WRITER
ON VIEWPOINT

Editor The Times: Being full
blooded Cherokee Indian l
would like to say the English
man who wrote his viewpoint
the other night is all wrong.
The real American was never
in England at any time 50 we
do not have to go back TO the
fold" or the king" We In
dams should know. Some folks
ought to learn more about
America before they talk or
write.
WHITE EAGLE BARRIERS,
61e East 18th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
Slogan for Nanyo

The 5000 islands of the south Pacific which the japanese
have been busy stealing for the past 40 years. have been
named by their new bosses Nanyo.
All the island archipeagoes which Japan was
granted mandates by the League of Nations after World
War have been fortified in direct defiance of treaty and
Japanese have been filtered into them until in
thy ounumber the natives The whole has been loosely
linked into an economic empire that primarily
chain of military bases for the Pacific war; So one Of the
talks before us may will be stated in q slogan:
Tie can-yo to Nanyo!"
Some men have head for figures-and many more
"a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
QUESTIONS
HALL

HALL
Editor The Times: I want
to be one Of the first redblooded
World War veterans to answer
William Halls letter. 1t made
my American red blood boil
when Hall stated that after
all this country is rightfully
British soil in spite Of the fact
that a few disgruntled revolu-
tionists have for a time estab-
lished rebel control" Since
when, Mr.. Hall, did you ever
read American history? Or
are you one Of the redcoats
who were too young to fight
for your adopted country in
World War I and now too old
to fight for America and Eng
land in the present conflict?
Have you helped England to
pay her World War ] debt TO
the U. s.? Have you ever
heard the song, now more time
" than ever: Don't bite the
hand that's feeding you" Read
1t.
RAY F. ROBERTS.
Gil So, 18th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

Editor The Times: In your
Monday edition under the
Pulse Of the Public there ap-
pesred a letter purporting to
be written by an Englishman
under the name of William
Hall
I think IL is either the most
Jasmine letter. or a very in
genious fifth column attempt
TO create Ill feeling. I cannot
believe an Englishman with any
experience OF American resi-
dence. guilty Of writing such
a letter. and think the address
OF such a writer should be
given. that he may be inyesti-
gated, and II found To be truly
an Englishman, he should be
banished as an undesirable
alien. as We have no place in
our midst for any such type
7 am an 100 per cent Amsri-
can, although born In England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
The Gentlemen Sticks His Neck Out
And Is Wolloped With a Bit of Verse
Worry About Defense Workers at Capital
FORGET the Bows in the Mud
Forget the Boys in the Mud

And 1Chen pe get home
There's the cooking TO do.
So hoic can you think
There is time or ambition
To gdd late at night and
Get out of condition?
And. besides
Since Washington uomen
Outnumber the men,
Just 1Cho is to keep US
All out after ten?
The gentleman from Indiana
in facetious mood. attempted to
reply in verse but made a pretty
bad job of 1t. 1t was almost
though not quite-as bad as the
verses Bing Crosby sings about
Gen. Macarthur or Irving Ber-
Inns ode to cheerful income tax
payers. That makes 1t bad
enough to bring unholy remarks
from some of the literary con-
noiseurs on The Times editorial
staff if it should appear in this
column. Readers who are in
terested can find the verses in
the issue of the Congressional
Record for Feb. 5, page 1896.
The poetry writing, good and
bad, seems to have been inspired
because some of the army Of de-
Tense workers in the national
capital do not have all the con-
veniences and comforts they
once enjoyed. Neither do some
others who are doing harder
work for less pay.
In less than an hours
drive from Tacoma, a couple
Of hundred military police
on outpost duty are tenn
porarily quartered In IN old
factory building and sleep
ing on the floor
A little farther on, others
are living In tents on q
muddy airfield. There are
stoves in the tents but those
old army coal burning
stoves don't get so hot when
the fuel is wood and not too
good wood at that.
On duty these defense
workers who wear uniforms
and carry guns and who will
defend the civilian workers
when war comes to Puget
Sound mote "when," not
IF" war comes) are sloshinR
around In mud up to their
shoe tops.
More and more the folks back
home are thinking that the
gentlemen who do so much de-
batting in the halls of congress
and unanimously extend" their
remarks in the Congressional
Record, sometimes overlook a
good bet. Just now many OF
them, all hot and bothered, are
defending the faith by finding
fault with a couple of persons
suggested by the wife of the
president for places in the
civilian defense set-up. They
don't seem to be worried about
the army that is putting up with
a good deal of physical discom-
fort to prepare for the defense
of the homeland. Perhaps that
is intended as training to harden
the boys for worse things to
come.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
CRTTICIZES
SOLONS

Editor The Times: wish to
compliment E. Tsppan Tannstt
for his letter of Jan. 80. II
sure expresses the sentiment OF
the public A word in regard
to the pension our congressman
voted themselves; just remem-
Der this fact in the next cam
psign. I for one worked hard
TO get some Of these men in
office, but next time they run
I won't 20 outside my door TO
assist them.
There are also too many cam
psign promises made-promises
they never intend 10 keep. How
do they expect to command re
spect from the public IL they
are not trustworthy?
HRF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

and along with all Americans.
resent this type of individual
(if such exist as much as 1
do any pro-axis party; con-
slider him just as undesirable,
and think he should be investi-
gated with the same jealous
attitude as fifth columnist,"
or taken care of in our Stella
COON institute.
A. 3. SYKES,
5645 South Alder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

not rot. Recently one of these
old timber basins was uncovered
by dredging operations, the logs
having sunk to a depth Of IS
feet in the mud. Officials of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard state that
some Of the old wood, far harder
and stronger than any currently
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
RECLAIMED TIMBER

RECLAIMED TIMBER
In the days Of wooden ships
and iron men timber for naval
construction WAS preserved by
placing 1t in large basins Of
water. Becoming water logged,
the wood would sink, and as long
as 1t remained submerged would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
SO THEY SAY

The only thing this country
cannot afford is idieness--Dr.
Ayla II. Hansen, Harvard eeono-
mist
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
TTrIIT An Inside Picture OF Findn-
LlG0 ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-No action by congress in many years
has provoked such barrage of sharpedged bckbas as
the so-caed pension grab" But it is the steathy cir
cumsances under which the boys feathered next years
nests rather than the itself that warrants the
L. L.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
ToDAY,s COMMON ERROR

Madness signifies insanity or
uncontrolled emotions. Usually
person who says he is mad Is
only angry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12


The retirement scheme was
catapaulted through the House
when only q handful were in
their seats and was railroaded
down the political track by the
procedure known as unanimous
consent" which means that ut
terance of two words by q sin
gle mani object'-would have
defeated II. The legislators
themselves, by behaving 10 Sc
cretive. stirred suspicion that
they had stolen the household
jam or burgalized a bank.
Now the absentees absolve
themselves by protesting their
ignorance Of the existence of
such a bill. Here IL where they
are kidding the voters: For
months they have buttonholed
Civil Service Committee Chair
man Ramspeck. begging him to
do something about those an
nuities." He admits that he has
never been 20 ''pestered" about
any legislation he has ever ham
died. Leaders on both sides
wanted II.
A few wealthy men, chiefly
Messrs. Byrd and Capper, alone
resent the idea. 1t entails no
eventual drain on the treasury.
Only three senators and two
representative are now eligible
for the full benefits. II all took
immediate advantage Of the
boon, the temporary cost to the
government would be about
S235 900, which would be wiped
out quickly by future payments.
And il may give US a more in
dependent breed of lawmakers.
At the worst ii is another no
BILE experiment.
CONGRESS KEEPS EYE
ON SPENDERS
A presidential attempt 10
shift the auditing of billions in
federal expenditures from the
comptroller-general TO executive
underlings has been blocked bv q
bipartisan revolt on Capitol Hill
Thereby the congress served
blunt warning that IL means to
keep a sharp eye on the honesty
and efficiency of downtown
spenders.
Several weeks ago FDR
signed a special order authoriz
ing the Treasury TO establish Z
Bureau of Accounts with
branches in every department
The decree empowered its Off
eials to prescribe their owl
methods for checking their owl
disbursements-thst is. for in
vestigsting themselves with
out any regard TO the Geners
Accounting Office. The latte
agency was created by the legs
lative branch after the Frs
World War In a deliberate NOV
TO regularize and reduce out
lay.
The c. C. Is responsible TO IN
Congress rather than TO IA
White House. although he
named by the President. Tn
present incumbent. Lindsay
Warren. is a rugged North Car.
hnian who has been too ind
pendent TO suit the reformer
He has denounced practices Z
such favorite units as T.V.l
and MA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12

available. will be used in repair
ing the old frigates "Constitu-
ton" and Constellation" once
again on the Nays active list.
Big timbers. two feet square and
more than twenty feet long, will
be used during construction Of
warships.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-12
REsENTs STATEMENTS
OF WRITER HALL

Box $50. Route
Evening star., 1942-08-23

German guns, captured mementos
of World War I, will be used again,
but this time to help defeat the
Axis
Approximately Is cannon weigh
ing from IS to 20 tons each, most
of which are German, have been
contributed to the War Department
in the Nationwide salvage drive
for scrap metal, it was announced
yesterday by DR.. Alexander Wet
more. assistant secretary of the
Smithsonion Institution.
Several Of the cannon still are
usable and will be put in service
without being scrapped. With the
exception of one American gun, the
first to be fired in the last World
War, the entire display in artillery
park will be contributed to the war
effort.
Included In this collection is a
Russian cannon captured by
Czecho-Slovakian trrops from the
Bolsheviks in 1918 and presented by
that government to the institute
and gun taken by United States
troops from Philippine insurgents
on the island of Luzon In 1900.
L will certainly be glad to get
Evening star., 1942-08-23
6. W.U. Will Offer
Six New Courses
In War Training
Government to Poy
Tuition for Studies
Opening Sept. 8

George Washington University. in
cooperation with the United States
Once Of Education, will offer six
new war training courses beginning
September 8 through its engineer
ing extension division, Prof. Frank
A. Hitchcock, director, announced
yesterday.
These additional courses bring to
8S the total number to be offered by
the university Tuition is paid by
the Federal Government on all of
the courses, most of which last for
10 weeks. No college credit is given,
put certificates of attainment are
issued at the close of each term.
Minimum requirement for admission
to any Of the classes is two years of
college engineering training or it's
equivalent in industrial experience.
Since the program was started a
year and half ago more than $500
have been enrolled in science, engi-
neering and management. Approx
mately 300 are taking one or more
classes at this time. Those wishing
to enroll for the next semester may
register between 9 am. and $3.50
pm. each day except Saturday,
starting tomorrow and ending Fri
day, September 4. Registration will
be held in Corcoran Hall, 725 Twen-
ty-f1rst street NV.
Prof. Hitchcock announced the
following new courses: Advanced air
conditioning, circuit analysis by
operational methods, engineering
procedure for city development un-
der war conditions, fundamentals of
radio, radio communication-la
tory, tool engineering.
Other courses to be given include:
Advanced reinforced concrete design,
building construction and supervi-
sion, cartography, combustion en-
gines, concrete testing and inspec-
ton, construction materials, prop
critics, tests and specifications, in
dustrial labor relations problems.
inspection of engineering defense
metals, introduction to radio COM
munication, ordnance materiel,
plane table topography, photogram-
metry, propellants and high explo-
sives, small arms ammunition and
water supply, sewage and camp sani-
tation.