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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC

Editor The Times: Modern in
quiry into the esoteric phenom-
ena of mind az manifest univer-
sally in the exercise of prayer
by all mankind may some day
reveal how we may at will, sup
plement our present tangible
physical experience with
magic of power from the crea-
tive source itself.
Even the savage soul con-
trives by worship and prayer
that he may somehow tie in
with the great spirit" and be-
come beneficiary Of direct in
terposition or perhaps
victory over some foe. Some
think original power centralized
in the sun, in fire. idols, per-
son or other. The prayer atti-
tude. however, is the same in
all and rewards of equal import
accrue to all alike. The in
tensity of feeling or hope in his
upward and outward mental
stress is no less with the raw
barbarian than with us, though
he he yet untouched by the
cooked up creeds and formulate
of religions as we know them.
The sense that powers outside
our knowledge and will are re-
sponsible for all chemistry or
phenomena within the body and
mind exists with all. Thought
concentrated in this area of con-
sciousness l would term natural
religion.
Can we, by earnest upreach-
ing and inbreathing, enlist a
definite or special extra power
to heal. aid or direct us and thus
supplement natures present
gifts? Scientist Milliken. with
others. claims TO have tapped
the connection in the "cosmic
rays" emanating, if I remember.
from some far-off region of the
EN- test stratospheres. Scep-
tics. the scientific and other In
curing minds are apt to wait
upon Milliken for further dis
closures before joining us in
old-fashioned prayers. The av-
erage person resolves all this
into belief in God" as the ere
ators who will follow through
with His works and modify here
and there TO suit. Thus comfort
ed by his own mind he will hardly
await the more clarified picture
science may later present.
c. W. RANSOM.
Box 2s6, So. Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn 10 Wo-
mans page for the answers.
/. Thai is the clinical name
Of a majority of the people of
what country
2. Name the first United
States naval vessel to be sunk
By japanese bombs.
3. Are American male citizens
Of military age permitted 10
leave the country without per-
mission of the United states
government
4. What is q eantileverg
8. Who is reputed To have
said. "Slr. I would rather be
right than be president ."
q. In Spanish. a nap at mid
day is called a fiesta OF siesta
Z. On what mountain did
Nosh's Ark come 10 rests
8 What animal Is mascot for
the navy football team
3. John Adams. Thomas JEFF
ferson, Martin Van Buren,, John
Tyler, Willard Fillmore and
Andrew johnson were six Of the
nine U. S. vice presidents who
subsequently became president
Name the other three
10. Pure water Is always soft
water. trus @ fslss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
BRITISH NAVY
STRENGTH LASTED

Editor, The Times: Once be-
fore I wrote to correct stats
tics OF the British navy. In a
recent edition Of The Times you
stated by means Of a graph that
England had a batueships. This
is not true. Once before. and
again tins time. you have omit
ted the Inns Valiant and
Inns Queen Elizabeth from
British capital ship strength.
The full battleship strength Of
England is as follows:
/. Duke OF York: 2. Jelhcoe;
3. Beatty; 4. King George Y; 5.
Warspite; Q. Royal Sovereign;
:, Rodney; s. Nelson; 3. Rsmil-
lies; 10. Resolution; Il, Re
venge: p. Maylsya; Is. Bar
ham, Il, Renown; IS. Queen
Elizabeth; 16. Valiant.
You also stated that England
had SIX aircraft carriers sflost,
az three lost 7 beg 70 differ.
TIE, England hSx lost TIRES
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
Elastic Independence

Whole industries being developed in the United
States result of the just during World War
developed from scratch entire chemical industry
Fortyfive thousand of guayue bushes being
planted through the department of agriculture enough to
furnish 10 million pounds of rubber when processed That
only fraction of the thousand million pounds the United
States in normal year but il will be start and in
the future it may have become complete new y indus
try. With what rubber be obtained from South America
with the growing plants producing kinds os
thetc rubber the United States is digging in for the wSst
the possibility of being cut off from Malayan rubber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

Nazis as a sign of weakness. In
view of japanese successes in
the Far East, any proposal for
generous treatment of enemy
people would have been capital
lied by Berlin and Tokyo.
Therefore. although they believe
confidently that the German and
Italian hearts are not in the
war and that friendly appeal
at this time might weaken their
determination, they decided to
postpone such an effort.
The president and the prime
minister agreed to take force"
to place the emphasis on the
industrial and man power of
the nations arayed against the
Axis countries. They figured
that this is the only kind Of
language which Hitler, Mussolim
and Hirohito understand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
Share Your Books

Go through your home library within the next few
days and what books you share with soldier
sailor On JAN IL national campaign will begin to pro-
vide books for the armed forces by the American
Library association. the Red Cross and the US0.
Libraries and other places will repositories in
every town. and every good book that be spared will
be found useful Don't this merely opportunity
TO be rid of trash but dig books of the kind that
you think you might like to read yourself if you were
soldier.
Even your spare books can help win the warl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
OPM REORG ANIMATION
AGAIN EXPECTED

President Roosevelt will prob
ably reorganize the Office of
Production Management within
the next few weeks in order to
meet the demands which the
war with Japan have imposed on
our industrial structure. His
closest advisers are begging him
TO create war production
agency which will have sole re-
sponsibility for turning out
tanks, planes. ships, etc.
The plight of our forces at
Guam, Wake, the Philippines
and Hawaii demonstrates that
We are tagging behind in the
manufacture of war weapons.
One is not permitted to discuss
the supplies we have sent to our
beleaguered islands, but each
days headlines reveal that they
are quite inadequate. oPM is
nv hbAAt the JeS.
Whereas there are about
$4,000 factories which can ham
die war contracts. the bulk Of
the orders has gone TO So firms.
The nations vast industrial
power has not been modified.
II will not be under the present
setup.
President Roosevelt is sup
posed to be irriated at the ia
voriusm which OMP has shown
to big manufacturers. He wants
TO bring the little fellows" in
10 the picture. and he has so
informed the OPM bosses. IN
less they obey his instructions
they may find themselves out a
job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

wall included about 1000 Chr
nese. most Of them servants. two
hundred shops and = detsch-
ment Of two hundred Spanish
soldiers.
Long before public owner
ship was generally established
in America. the city Of Manila
owned its water system. The
plant was established In l74s
with funds received as a legacy
from = Spanish philanthropist.
This waterworks system. which
Included reservoir and q
pumping plant that took the wa
ter from a river several miles
above the town. was one Of the
things which set Manila apart
among the progressive cities Of
the world in the eighteenth GEN.
fury.
On the land side as late as
the middle Of the nineteenth CEN
fury Manila was protected by a
moat, receiving water from the
Pasig river east of the city and
returning 10 the river short
distance west NJ the wall.
Drawbridges crossing the rnost
were raised every night at IL
o'clock and lowered in the morn
ing at 4.
Filipinos are by temperament,
peaceful people but they are
good defensive fighters. That
fact is established in the early
history of the islands. On sew
eral occasions the Filipinos
joined with the Spsniards in
sending aggressors about other
business.
In 1854 the Chinese pirate.
Li-Ma-Hong. who pretty much
was boss of the sea in that part
of the world, attempted to cap
ture Manila so that he could
establish his headquarters there.
He made several landings on
parts of the island as the Japa-
nese are now doing but was
driven off
Next war was when the Dutch,
looking at the natural resources
Of the islands. tried 10 take them
from Spain. That fight con-
tinued nearly fifty years but
the Dutch finally gave up. The
Spaniards beat them on the sea
and when they landed the
little brown brothers" effec-
lively helped the land forces dis
pose of them.
In the middle Of the seven
tenth century another powerful
Chinese pirate, Ko-Seng, at
tackled Manila and demanded the
surrender of the islands. Like
his brother pirate three quarters
Of century earlier he was
given a good licking.
The Chinese in Manila were
suspected of being in the plot
fifth columnists. they would be
called today. Suspicion grew to
accusation and there was a gem
eral massacre of Chinese on the
islands. Most of that killing,
however, was done by the Span
iards.
Another hundred years passed
and then came an attack and
capture of Manila by the British,
who held the city ten years
and then moved out. Between
the withdrawal Of the English
and the attack Of the Spanish
fleet by the American navy
there was peace on the islands.
Ito Be Continued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
FORCE ONLY THING
ANS UNDERSTANDS

Prest snt Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill de-
.lloerately passed up chance 10
appeal 10 the supposedly dispirt-
ed people OF Germany and the
unhappy folk in the countries
occupied by the Nazis. The two
great war leaders gave con-
siderable thought 10 such a geS-
ture. but finally decided TO
sbondon Il.
Winnie" and FDR concluded
that any offer Of . kindly peace
would be interpreted oy tns
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
SO THEY SAY

In our present condition, frills
and trimmings are waste. 49,
Donald NJ. Nelson. executive di-
rector. SPAB.
We learned the hard way that
liberty and freedom and demoe-
raey are prizes awarded only 10
those people who fight 10 win
them-and then fight eternally
10 hold them. - Sergeant Alvin
{. York 10 the American Legion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
TrTJT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
Ll01 ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-Herr Hitler is employing the same
tactics today that he utilized before his attack Russia
late last June Our military experts admit that ne has
them worried as to where he will strike next.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

aircraft carriers - Ark Royal,
Courageous and Glorious, but
England has nine afloat. They
are:
/. Illustrious; 2, Victorious;
3, Implacable; 4, Formidable;
3, Indomitable; 6, Indefatig-
liable, I, Furious; s, Eagle; Q,
Herms.
II my figures do not please,
] suggest one write the British
Naval Attache at Washington,
Admiral Rott, or the British Ii
brary of information. Respect
fully, JAMES w. MORRIS.
Editor The Times: In past
months there has been much
democratic discussion in the
democratic way between adher-
ents of so-called "Isolationist"
and "Interventionist" parties.
So-called peace groups sincerely
and Loyalty tried to forward
their causes. Let us recapitulate
the basis of their contentious
and mistakes for their future
guidance. These mistakes are
characteristic of their prototypes
in every like situation of re-
corded history. They may learn
something from this experience.
! saw il with doubt, although
their children will, as previous
generations, have to learn the
way their elders did. For each
new generation thinks its prob
lens different from any others,
vet all are fundamentally based
on the same errors and blum
ders of thinking.
I'VE learn from history that
we learn nothing from history
as someone wisely said. Some
day a wiser generation may
arise which will learn the les
sons history has to teach. Then
will be q golden age of civiliza-
ton. I do not expect to see it.
This writer and many others
warned OF the dangers of the
worldwide PLACE OF fascism to
America. warned that the Far
Eastern war and the one in
Europe are one war.
The president wished TO for
tify Guam. Isolationists scoffed
and howled "Warmonger." We
publicly analysed the NaZi phi
losophy and propaganda and
pointed out the appeal it has
to human weakness and the
methods il uses to exploit these
to the downfall Of its victims.
Isolationists ignored IL. as they
did everything that endangered
the ivory tower Of unreslity
they wanted America to build
and inhabit, setting ourselves
apart as judges Of the rest of
the world by standards they for
got are a part OF the world and
universe we inhabit. So little
faith did they have IN democ-
racy and the will TO liberty. God
given. that they feared contact
with world affairs and a COM
mon share OF responsibility in
them would destroy them.
Fear and prejudice ruled them
as We warned they would, and
made them. as subsequent events
prove. tools for their country 5
enemies in many cases. inno-
Gently. but their lack Of faith
and prejudice made II inevitable.
Events have blasted and smashed
their theories. as always hap
pens 10 their type. WIN they
a. soon as danger has passed,
again deny responsibility for
world order and morality and
close the doors on reality, open
ing the way TO q taeit permis-
sion for another snsrch 10 brew
further world oatsclysm, or hav'
they learned their lesson
o. 3. GERMoND.
Pc e, Wash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
ToDAY,s COMMON ERROR

One may claim assert owner
ship an object. but one may
not claim that he has hesn fool
&c. elected. etc. Re afflrmx IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

ALL-YEAR XMAS
Little Ruth Stewart, Mrs.
Bryson's grandchild, was born
too late in 1910 To see Santa
Claus, but she soon noted the
Christmas tree and cooed with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
Monilo Leader in Education. Philanthropy
Also Set Example in Municipal Ownership
Filipinos Peaceful But Also Good Fighters

NHILE the United States
W forces continue the effort
10 hold the Philippine islands, an
outpost that becomes increas-
ingly important as the world
war goes on. II is interesting TO
continue the study OF the is
lands. particularly the ancient
capital city. Manila. Like many
other important names. Manila
is derived from a species called
"Maynils' which grew thickly
all over the site OF the city.
The founders of Manila selected
that particular spot because Of
its slightly and strategic locs-
ton on the bay which indents
the island Of Luzon.
The record does not definitely
tell when II was built. but at the
beginning Of the seventeenth
century. Manila proper was sur
rounded by a wall Of hewn stone.
making a circuit Of between
three and four miles. Inside the
wall were the two universities,
and later a school for girls,
called the "Sanfa Potenciana."
one of the finest institutions Of
that character anywhere. The
Filipinos at that time were con-
sidered a hit eccentric on such
issues rs education for women.
Other institutions maintained
inside the wall by these saw
ages" as they were referred to
even as late as the end OF the
eighteenth century, included
two hospitals, one for Span
iards and one for Filipinos:
House of Mercy" where sick
slaves might be cared for; logd-
ings for poor women.
The residence district inside
the wall includes several hun
dred houses built of stone,
some of them very elaborate and
most of them occupied by Span
iards. The population inside the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

home, with food. music and
liquid refreshments. At the
stroke of II ne eonsigns the un-
worthy paintings to the flames!
TOMORROW: Bread From
the Waters!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02

delight. Mrs. Bryon saw no
reason why her enjoyment
should not continue, so she left
the tree in all its holiday glory.
John Hilton, desert artist,
throws a party at his canyon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-02
AII-YEAR XMAS

cepf 1879 ~ unlteS Frsturs Ssnaissis tns
Tn hsI q Pat on All nights reserved
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Dodge
Continued From Page I


several persons not yet interro-
gated will be summoned at an
inquest next Wednesday or
Thursday to tell of their en-
counters with Dodge during the
last escapade of a career that
often had brought him into the
public eye.
The prosecutor said he was
convinced from questioning Miss
Mignon Fontaine, 33-year- old
interior decorator, that Dodge
had not suffered the injury in
the home of a friend, Howard E.
Lange, where she roomed and in
which the encounter with Mrs.
Dodge took place.
Police seized Dodge in the
Lange home after a neighbor re-
ported a prowler. Miss Fontaine,
who told Bowling she saw the
arrest from neighboring
porch, told the prosecutor yes
terday that she admitted Dodge
earlier in the evening and,
Bowling said, described him as
boisterous visitor whom she
and an earlier caller left to his
own devices.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Death Claims
M'Professor
illness Fotol to
Edwin G. Goddord

ANN ARBOR, MICH, Aug.
IS - (P - Emeritus Professor
Edwin c. Goddard, whose home
was also home, at various times,
to more than 100 students whom
he provided with free board and
lodging during their college
days, died last night in Univer-
sity hospital.
He was II years old, and had
been with the faculty of the
University of Michigan Law
school for 35 years. -
Prof. Goddard first came to
the University in 1885, as stu
dent, receiving his Phi. B. de-
gree four years later. From
1889 to 1895, when he was re-
called as an instructor of rhathe-
mates, he served as a high
school principal in Saginaw.
He completed his law studies
in 1899 and became a member
of the Law school faculty in that
year. The University accorded
him his professorship in 1917.
T. found time, apart from his
academic work, for many and
varied off-the- campus activities.
He was a member of the origin
al committee appointed to study
proposals for the Identification
of the Huron River valley and
the development of its recrea-
tional resources. When the COM
mittee was succeeded by the
Huron Clinton Parkway Associ-
alton, a group made up of those
who conceived the idea of ex-
tending the Huron Valley devel.
opement through five counties
from the mouth of the Huron
River west, north and east to the
mouth of the Clinton in a semi
circle embracing the populous
Detroit area, he became the
Associations vice chairman. He
also served as a director of the
Farmers G. Mechanics Bank I'M
til its merger in 1895 and as
trustee of the Board of Educa-
ton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
First Iron.huIIed
Warship is Drafted
But It'll Join War
Simply as Serop Iron

ERIE, Pa, Aug. IS R) -
Americas first iron-hulled war
ship, the 98-year-old Wolverine,
has been consigned to the Junk
man to be scrapped for making
into steel.
After listening to consider
able debate, including an hours
plea by James Purcell, president
of the Niagara Historical Soci-
ETY., to save the vessel for its
historic value, city council yes
terday instructed its engineer
ing department to take bids from
scrap dealers for the ship.
Originally the u. S. S. Michi-
gan, the Wolverine was turned
over to the city in 1927 but two
years ago it was ordered closed
to visitors. Since then it has
been disintegrating at a moor
ing in Misery Bay. Even the
name has been lifted, to be
given the former Great Lakes
luxury liner Seeandbee, taken
over by the Navy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Utica Woman
Passes Away
Rites Monday for
Mrs. Roy BoiIey

UTICA-Mrs. Roy Bailey, 81,
of 9578 West Utica road, died at
Herman Kiefer hospital, Detroit,
where she had been a patient for
two weeks
Besides her husband, Roy, she
ID survived by three sons. Rod
erick, Frederick and Kenneth,
one daughter, Emma Jane, her
mother, Mrs. George Ingram; a
sister, Mrs. Edward Haney and
two brothers, John and Daniel
Ingram,
Funeral services will be held
Monday at 1890 a. m. from the
Schwar-koff Funeral Home. Uti-
ca, with Rev. l.. j. Stuckwisch,
pastor of Warren Lutheran
church, officiating. Burial will
be in Utica Cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Kidnapped Cops
Rescue Effected

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug.
Is - (P) - Fast-shooting Ten
nessee and Georgia officers
early today rescued kidnapped
Chattanooga policeman, killed
one of his abductors and cap
tured three others.
City patrolman Ray Evatt was
wounded slightly in a gun fight
with the kidnapers at a dairy
farm just across the Georgia
line a few miles south of here.
The abducted officer, Patrolman
Logan Stroud, was freed un-
harmed.
Stroud was forced into an
automobile at pistol point after
he had stopped the car for
speeding along a Chattanooga
street last night.
Names of the slain man and
the prisoners were not disclos-
ed Immediately by police.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
WARNS RATION BOARDS

DETROIT, Aug. Is - N) -
Local war price and rationii,o
boards in Michigan were CAL
toned today by Arthur H. Sar-
Wis, state OPA director, against
setting arbitrary maximums on
the amount of fruit and fruit
juice canning sugar that may be
allotted to family.
1t has come to my attention
that many boards have set flat
fixed maXimums, Sarvis said
This policy of local boards is
contrary to the letter and in
tent of the regulations"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Legion Convention
OPENS in Kalamazoo
Governor Scheduled
TO Address Veterons

KALAMAZOO. MICH. Aug
15-(P)-Delegates to the an
nual Department convention OF
the Michigan American Legion
pitched into official business to-
day.
Meeting in wartime for the
first time, the veterans of the
first World War : ere scheduled
to hear speeches by Gov. Muir
ray d. Van Wagner, secretary
of State Harry Kelly and V. M.
Armstrong of indianapolis, Ma
tional vice-commander.
Approximately 10000 Michi-
gan Legionnaires were expected
10 be on hand
The convention opened Off
cially at noon today, but early
arrivals last night INDUCED in
traditional fun-making, with the
Forty and Eight Society in high
command.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-15
Bridges
Continued from Page l

former Dartmouth ski coach,
and Floyd Wilson, American
Alpine climber, are demonstrate
ing how to lower simulated cas-
ualties, and raise materiel over
rocky precipices every day.
In another area of this canton
ment. the engineering troops
are building bridges and blow
ing them up and burying tank
traps only to watch them plow-
cd up by tanks. They never
get discouraged; that's the only
way they can learn TO build bet
ter bridges. bury better tank
traps, and blow enemy bridges
higher.
A unit constructed a bridge
over a swamp. 1t took two days
10 build and a half second to
blow up. The huge 12-inch dia-
meter logs rose into the air yes
terday and fell to the ground
like matchwood.
Just before the blast, the
bridge was tested for strength
by running seven light tanks
over 1t.