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The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
Soyiets Work On
 Rubber Problem

Moscow, March 31-Scien- tific quarters reported that the problem of extracting rubber from a wild rubber bearing plant had been solved in a Soviet labora- tory. The experiments took place at the town of Fash kent, in the Soviet Asiatic republic of Uzbeck.
 The Uzbeck scientific in- stitute already had begun manufacturing rubber ar ticleS from this material. The announcement said that industrial treatment of the raw material was be- ginning this year.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
RAF Get In Good Licks On Auto
 Plant Near Paris

London, April 3 (AP) - The RAF bombed an auto motive plan near Paris for the second successive night while grounds crews on the southeastern coast and Wales struggled against a terrific German attack. An informed British source said the RAF "got in some good licks'' raiding France,
 The German attack on the coast was the worse which some of the resi- dents experienced there, not excepting the mass raids of 1940. There were a number of dead, some buried in the Wreckage of their homes.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
NO INCOME TAX

Butte, Mont, Mar. --- A miner sought the help of a deputy in the internal rev enue bureau with his in- come tax.
 You don't owe any tax' the deputy replied after a little figuring.
 Well, that's too bad re piled the miner. This is a pretty good country. So here's 20 bucks, a present for Uncle Sam"
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
PROCLAMATION
Headquarters Alaska Defense Command Fort Richardson, April

By authority of the Executive Order 9066 of the President of the United States dated February 20th 1942 and as an army commander designated there under by the Secretary of War, l, Simon B. Buckner commanding general of the Alaska Defense Command do hereby declare the Territory of Alaska to be a military which requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national de- fense material national defense premises and national defense utilities defined in section f. Act of April 2Oth 1918, 40 stat 533, as amended by the Act of November 30th 1940 54 stat. 1920, and the Act of August 21st 1941 55 stat 655 (U S. C. title 50, 1O4), from which all persons being of the Japanese race of greater degree than half blood and all males of the Japanese Is years of age of half blood shall be excluded.
 Now therefore, it is ordered and directed that all persons of Japanese blood aforesaid whether Am ercan citizens or otherwise do, April 20th 1922 report to the commanding officer of the Army post most convenient to them, in order that they may be transported to the continental limits of the United States.
 In accordance with the above Executive Order of the President of the United States it is requested that all executive departments, independent establish ments and other federal agencies and other civil thorties give aid and assistance to said persons and the military authorities designated to the end that this order may be carried out effectively and with minimum of hardship to persons effected hereby
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
Chinese Report Japanese Troops Land West Burma Port Akyab,
 Only $50 Miles From Calcutta

CHUNGKING, April 2 (AP) - A Chinese spokes- man said that Japanese troops covered by force of cruisers and destroyegs landed at the chief west Burma port of Akyab, only $50 miles across the Bay of Bengal from Caucutta Akyab is only 100 miles southeast of the India-Burma boundary The landing there represents direct threat to the of the British imperial lines guarding the central Burma oil fields These lines are based on the Irrawaddy River The town of Prone is 100 miles southeast of Akyab
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
Allies Suffer Reverses In Burma
Commission Fixes P'cent Profit Alaska Shipping
Maritime Order Fixes Profits At
 6 Percent on Shipping to Alaska

WASHINGTON, April 1, (AP) - The Maritime Commission order fixing profits at percent applies to Alaskan shipping generally but the surcharge re- duction applies to southeastern Alaska only. The Commission found that "the existing 45 percent sur charge has been shown unreasonable rates for AL aska ports other than southeastern We further find the surcharges unreasonable to the extent when they exceed 20 percent rates to southeastern Alaska ports"
 Governor Greuning said, q am very much gratifed at the modification Those who want Alaska for their home have won an important victory
 The Commission said the record dscloses a gen. eral Alaskan dissatisfaction with joint rates by the Alaska Steamship Co., and the Alaska Railroad, and said, despite the Commissions previously expressed opposition to joint rates, action deferred at the request of the inter-relation department.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
New Reyerses Mark British Defense in Burma

UNDATED, April 3 (AP) Grave new reVerSeS mark ed the Allied defense of Burma as British headquar ters acknowledged that the Japanese cracked the right wing anchor at Prone, key to Burma's vital oil fields; but news from the Philip pines is more heartening. On Bataan, Gen. Vain wright's fighters are offic- ialIy reported hopping up pocketed Japanese units which yesterday b burs t through the main line, in two heavy assaults.
 With the Japanese inva- siGn threatening next door Burma, leaders of India's millions still Wrangelled bitterly over the British proposal to grant India self rule after the war, in re- turn for fighting support,
 Chiang kai-Shek. advo- cate of war collaboration between China's four hun dred million and India's 399 million, is said to have intervened in the negotia- tions, urging China to ac- cept the British proposals. Chiang is said to have sent a special messenger to con- Vey his views to Pandit Nehru, powerful former president of the All India Congress party.
 Deny Landings At Akyab
 In Burma, the situation is critical at both ends of the British Chinese de- fense line, guarding the Burmese oil fields, major source of China's gasoline and oil supplies, and the road to Mandalay. The British acknowledged that they were forced to retire north of Prone, less than a hundred miles south of the Yenang Yaung oil fields, falling back after night long fighting in the jungles south of the lrrawaddy Ri- yer town. However, Brit ish headquarters denied re- ports of a landing by Jap anese sea-borne troops at the west Burma pert of Akyab only 100 miles from the Indian frontier, which would have been an even greater setback.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
Defenders Mopping Up Jap Units Cut Off In Attack On Bataan

Washington, April 3 (AP) The War Dept. announced that savage Japanese at tacks penetrated the Ba- taan Peninsula defense line but equally savage counterattacks closed the gap and isolated several Jap units which Gen. Vain Wright's troops are now hopping up.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
Bill Would Permit Pay
 ment Expenses Employees Outside Continental U. 5.

Washington, April 3 (AP) - Delegate Dimond intro duced a bill to authorize the head of any govern ment agency to pay the ac tual transportation and sub
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03

sistence expenses of en- ployees to and from their homes while assigned to service beyond continental United States.
The Nome nugget., 1942-04-03
EXPLOSIVES ACT
 REQUIRING LICENSES EFFECTIVE APRIL 1

<. The following telegram was received from B. D. Stewart, Regional Officer, from Juneau:
 "Act requiring license for sale, purchase, and use of explosives in Alaska was effective midnight, April first, and vendors, pur- chasers and each foreman, individually must appear immediately in person be- fore the nearest U. 5. Com missioner and secure a li- cense to avoid possible pen aty for noncompliance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
PIC Choir Sings
At Hiqh School

Besides preparing for the an
nual concert, Pacific Lutheran
'choir OF the West" made two sp-
pearsnoes this week q, Lincoln
and Stadium high schools. Double
assemblies were held % that AL
the students might hear thu chorus.
Student speakers At Lincoln were
Shirley Henricksen and Merle Pal
mer. while Alice Ford. Nell Hoff
and Harry soloos spoke during In
srn.sslon numbers At Stadium
Next appearance Of the enoaf
x,Il BE- Friday evening, Aprii -.
In ths First Lutheran cnurcn
when tina coiumbas conference siii
b. In snzeion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Mountain View
Concert Series

Choirs of Tacoma churches and
other home music talent will be
featured IN a series Of concerts
10 be broadcast from Mountain
View Memorial park each Wednes-
day evening. This announcement
was made today by Y. w. schwab.
manager.
These Wednesday evening con-
certs." said he, .-wii. be q tribute
TO Tacoma. music talent and a
mernoriam 10 those who rest At
Mountain View. We hope the con-
certs will be enjoyed as q peaceful
interiude IN these tense days"
The first concert. given last
Wednesday. was broadcast from
the studio Of kAO. Others will
be heard from the chapel at Noun
tain View.
April 76 two new buildings. .
mortuary and chapel, win be for
msIly opened.
The pipe organ IN the chapel b
said To be one Of the finest In the
Northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Aus Recital Is
Saturday
Violin Pupils 10
Be Presented

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Stadium High School Band to Give
Annual Concert Thursday Night

Under the direction Of Ralph
kechley. Stadium high school
band, one OF the finest high school
bands In the Northwest. win be
presented In annual concert
Thursday at Q pm. In the school
auditorium.
In cooperation with q national
effort to unite more strongly the
Americas by the inclusion Of South
American music. culture. and folk
lore IN school music curiculums,
the program for the concert II
made up Of alternate numbsrs Of
South American character.
Following IL the program:
Semper F1delis John Philip sousa
Marching sons of the navy
Raymond Overture ..... A. Thomas
Rumbalsnd -. Arranged by ", ORGY
Famous rumba melodiers from
Latin Amerfcs)
Two Kings ana . Queen .........
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WA probably because the song
has no b~iljgerenf sentfments.

II was only natural that many
Of the popular songs Of the Civil
war period were written about
Abraham Lincoln because he was
a national figure, and because he
was 30 Intimately connected with
al the events Of the war. Thus.
the music relating 70 Lincoln not
only reflects the man. but forms
an obhFsto 10 ths history u the
man
Lincoln musie included rail-
splitter polkss and schottischss.
nomination and campaign songs.
funeral and memorial pieces. BY
far the largest number Of Ian
coin pieces IN any period were
written soon after hls ss<sxsins-
ton There were nearly 100 fun
ensl marches and memorial songs.
Through the CIVIL war, people
felt that music played ar import
ant part After II ended. many
people believed that music had
been ar important factor In the
outcome. The great hero. Robert
z. Lee. expressed N. opinion of
many when he said II the Con
sederate army had possesse1 such
tunes a. Marching Through
Georgia" and The Battle Cry q
Freedom" the outcome q the war
might have been different
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
81. Louis 'Walkure' Protests
Banning wagnerian Music
Flogstod Successor Coming 10
Close Tocomo Artist Season

iunstss sns observes. that snrs
people f~ei . certain sntsgensssn
toward the German composers
works a this time. nut I am
happy 10 fsnd tia, with the Er~~t
majority cs American audiences
both In the United eiatss and
Canada. the might and majesty
q waxnes-s muse Itself ceseur~s
any other issues. What hind cf
man the composer was. where or
Of what origin he vas ccrn. are
questions reiegated % insiknifi-
canoe by hts phenomenal musical
achievement. CERTAINLY we can
not hold n against wagner n roe.
more than hall . century after
his death. the legends which he
used a. q dramatic hAsis for he
operas legends which were part
Of centuries OLD fo,hiore-ars BE-
ing given neutrality-suspicious. be
could not have forssssn and have
been appropriated ~ moss"es Tor
. new philosophy a. hate 10 .
work q ART 1. sufficiently great
and universal IN ia artistic ak-
nificAnes. u wiIl often be sppro-
priated for widely divergent rurs
poses. After all. even the Devil
ear quote Scripture, YOU know
n the Gsrmsn language Itself
il offensive IN the ear st this time.
the American soprano suggests
that the EnEiish TRANSACTIONS b
used. She feeis that orsrs In Eng
iish shoald b encouraged In any
case. Before the war" she points
out. operas all over Europe ~srs
sung In the language NJ each
country. and the people who went
10 the opera house could under
stand and enjoy the dramatic &C.
ton a. well a. the music"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Aquinas Announces Spring Concerts

Lugino L~nto taking the solo part
Other features Of ths senior
concert are . group Of three num-
bers By the vocal ensemble. sew
eral piano solos. four piano en-
semblss and harp solo.
Sunday afternoon. April 70. st
$50. the elementary music stu
dents win be presented. The Jun
Tor high concert win BE- Monday.
April n. NJ . pm. Both win b.
In st. Patrick's auditorium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Orchestra TO Observe Centennial

the eourse Of which all nine sym
phonies viii BE- given. In addition
10 the hissa Soiemnis and other
Beethoven works sololsts In tbs
hisss solemnis and tbs Ninth
Symphony viii be- Fiorencs Klrh,
Edwins Eustis. Bruna Castsxna.
Hsrdssty johnson and Aiszsndss
Kipnis. The wsstminstsr choir
VIII assist In both performances.
Including the Toscaninl series.
thu orchestrs win have given 1is
concerts during Its is4i-tz sra
son. Eleven distinguished eon-
ductors sitsrnstsd On ths podium.
Besides Toseanini. tbey were John
Bsrbiroiii. regular conductor: Fritx
Busch, Walter Damroseh. Eugene
Coossens. ssrgs koussevsxky.
Dmitrf kitropouions. Artur ROD
Einssi. Leopold stokowski. Bruno
Walter and Rudolph Cam. tbs last
directing the young psopis's con
esrfs.
There vsFs 20 solossts IN ths
course Of the season. Elghiy-six
composers vtrs representa- On tia
programs In 1ss works. 10 Of the
composers hing American born.
OF the compositions presented. 10
Ssrs first performances anywhere
snd - first performances In New
York. Beethoven led In ths num-
bar o. works presented. while wsg-
nsr cropped b fiffh place.
Ths festival will b. sxtsndsd
Into NEXT season because. while
ths society wss founded on April
2. 1912. TIA first public rsrform-
snes vas On Dec. 2 - that year.
Ogtstznding guest conductors siD
again ~ engaged
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eitals and op-
cratic p 70 d u C.
tons were also
rather well pa
uonizd
At a great
performance Of
sacred music in
the broadway
Tahern Gle,
New York. in
1889. the New
York s &C ed
Music society
vas assisted by
ehairs from 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Men Of 0rphsus
Ready 10 Sing

Twill scoo - ovphsus time
again. President C,snrs souis an
nouness April - - the date Al
tho spring concert by the Tacoma
orphsus club. one Of the top
ranking male chorus Groups ~ the
Pacific coast. The concert ~iIi -
in the prrst Methodist church audi
forum.
Guest soloist win ~ harjnrss
Douglass II Seattle. who wili -
here the third time In that 60
pscity. Mis- Douglass u . pops-
lar dramatic soprano and has ap-
pearsd with some of the leading
music organisations In the North
west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Antifode for Mustard
Gas Is q Soopy Bath

BERKEf.Ef, GAL - III. 1oei
HIldsbrsnd. head Of tia AK .
Chemical Warfare service IN Word
War 1, said that the bes anti
oots for mustard gas 10 bath
with plenty Of soap. The gas. ne
said. u Principally harmful where
II eonsss In contact with ths akin.
and the important thing 10 10 vssh
II OF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

..s...s's a.sssssss.-. - hhn
Trumpet Trio
paul Montgomery. barbara csrmody.
Dob orssoryl -
Cuban March
WhifiSind .4.s.....t.ss..J. Green
xylophons soho
beverly kaubsrt1
Jsiousie tJeaiousyb ......44..J Osds
fTanso di afgenunsl
suite In = Fiat for military Band !.
.,...,.....s..,.. GUSTAV Hoitss
1. chseonns, . fnt<rmexxo .. March.
IFTEhAfhsfof
Ms Honor March ...,.... w. FILLMORE
pAnoes t........... jim nt'ennef
Boiero Hitmioo 80. Fererico Lonoas
Two Little Bullfinehss m Killing
fCiafin<t Dueff
Albert and Anthony MAsxues
drsso pobisl
einpad the Sailor .s..s..U,. q. Coops
"a Band Trayesty on the Private Life
Of sinbsd the sailor
Gene web<t<r--Nsrrstos
Remember Pearl HafboF ,4..4.....
49,. Don Reid and Sammy Kaye
soprano Solo BY Lola has smith
National Anthem SUNG by Audienrs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

surrounding towns. there being
! 900 singers in all. Italian, French
and German opera had taken root
IN this country and was becoming
permanently established.
Foreign artists who made peri
MIC visits to this country were
raining a strong foothold here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Heller rrsue>i. Metropolitan ep-
er.s hesdiine-masing -wslkars-
from ST Louis ~ill APPEAR Al
the Temple thestsr wednesday.
April .sth. 10 eicss the season of
concerts by ths Ladies Musical
club.
Hitler may have appropriated
Richard Wagner ~ the John the
Baptist q the new reutcnle reii-
gion. but Helen rrsueel sees no
reason Why that should keep any
American musie-lover from thrill
ing 10 the immortal outpourings
Of Tristan ana fsoids's love or
ruissting 10 Rrunnhilde's heaven.
storming rmmoistion cry.
To dislike the musie cf Wagner
because In structural form and
peculiar harmonies OF the oeca-
sional brute force al lie orchestra
ton does not appeal 10 ones IN
dividuai taste 10 permissible. even
understandable. OF course" admits
Miss Trsubel. but 10 refuse 10
listen 10 wagner because Of his
OF the fact that GER
tain Of his literary theories have
been re-interpreted by the Mania.
would ~ an intolerance n Pre-
eisely tho same brand ~ that
which has banned the novels of
Thomas Mann and the scientific
theories a Albert Einstein from
Germany. II would not be Ameri-
can. We must beware of H."
IN recent months some letters
have reached the great singer pro-
testing her participation in wag-
merriam opera performances and
her inclusion OF srias from the
Baurcuth music dramas on her
concert programs. 1T 10 unfor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

NEW YORk-The New York
MISUNDERSTANDING win Close
its Tooth anniversary season Sun
day with an afternoon concert
directed by Bruno Walter.
The centennial season Win BE-
followed by . post-season Bee
thoven festival 0 SIX concerts
conducted by Arturo Toscsnini. In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

The annual spring concerts by
the music department Of Aquinas
academy viii BE- held April -. 10
and ~.
The senior program will be siyen
April Is. opening with tins Star
spangied Banner" by the orcbes-
ira under the direction Of John
II. Kelly. The orchestra also win
play the "orient March" fBerrh).
and Melody tDawes). with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Newcomer Has
Background
OF Old Tacoma
Pionist Kin of
Prominent Folk
OF the Nineties

When Mrs. Leo Emil rapren.
dick. In professional hfe Marie
Wright. teacher and concert pisn-
ist. came 70 Tacoma . few weeks
ago N the bride Of . member a
the medical corps At Fort Lewis.
she decided that Tacoma would
be a good place for one Of her
profession. When something Was
said about some time being re-
quired for q newcomer 10 become
established here she replied:
-But Tn not . newcomer.
belong b one 81 Taccmas
oldest families. NV ErandfA-
ther WA manager Of the To-
coma hotel nifty ycar ago
and my GRANDMOTHER gave .
voice recital In the Tacoma
theater.-
That started some Of the old
timers reminisclng. They recalled
n. c. Bowers. q rather important
appearing but tovin gentleman
who came here A. manager Of the
old Tacoma hotel In 1889 or 1920.
he left the Tacoma IN the late
nineties 10 10 10 Portland A. man
agsr Of the Portland hotel
The fine artist VINO gave
. voice recital In the Tacoma
theater many years before 10
became . motion picture hcuss
they identified ~ Ada Marie
Bowers. wcil-known In mu-
steal circles In those days,
mother Of Mrs. Pappcndick.
The Wright family also was we'll
known on Puget Sound. Some Of
them moved 10 California. Mrs.
Pappendick 10 the daughter Of Mt.
and Mrs. Arthur Allen Wright. Of
San Francisco. She will be intro
duced TO Tacoma at q Red Cross
benefit concert to Be give
In the Winthrop Hotel Crys-
ballroom concert she has chosen
Cross unit at Fort Lewis will share
in the proceeds.
Professionally she In known a.
Marie Wright, a name under which
she has appeared In concert and
as piano soloist. For the Crystal
ball room concert she has chosen
these standard but well-known
and much liked compositions from
the piano classics:
Fantasia in c Major ....... Mozart
Sonata Opus as No. IL =. Beethoven
Funeral March,
Etude IN Il Major Trimming Chopin
Nocturne In y Sharp Major Chopin
Prelude in ID Plat Major see. Chopin
Etude In G Minor ............C Chopin
Arabesques I and 2 ....... .Debussy
The Little Shepherd ...... .Debussy
Night Winds ......... .chas. Critics
Before coming TO Tacoma Miss
Wright was teaching in San Fran
cisco and for several seasons was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
For Your 1912 Music Dates

Apra zs-orphsas Club-P1rst Methodist church
zs-elen TrAabe Ladies Musical eDb-TeDpis theAte
May Ie-Choir west-CentraJ Lufhsrza church
May Iz-P12ao Concert-Crysta bail
NAY zs-Psget Orchestrz-yones Hall
Ladies Musical eiub-Bspsf church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Rail Splitter Schoiiisches and
Polkas in Music Of Lincoln's Day
Also Compoign Songs. Bollods
And Folk Music Thot Lives

Not only were minstrel shows
popular during the lifetime Of
Abraham Lincoln. but concerts. re-