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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

Editor, The Times: Recent ac-
counts heard over the radio and
in the papers, of the visit of Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill to
Mt. Vernon and Alexandria, Vir.,
to worship side by side in the
Washington pew in the ancient
Christ church where Washing
ton attended services, called to
mind the trip my husband and 1
made over the same route in
1915.
We stayed at Mt. Vernon too
long, and arrived in Alexandria
rather late, nearly dark. How
ever we were resolved TO see the
church if possible, so we applied
to the caretaker who lived next
door, telling him it was our only
opportunity. as we were tour
lists on the way home. He good
naturedly tossed the key TO his
son standing near. telling him TO
unlock the door for us and he
would follow soon. The boy did
80 and went in, but came flying
back with scared look and
bulging eyes. gasping that there
was thief inside, who had
opened a window.
We hurried in, the caretsker
having arrived by this time, just
in time to see a man escaping
through a window. We took a
careful look around. and saw
that the brass name-plate at the
Washington pew was hanging
by a screw in one end. the screw
at the other end having been
extracted by the thief, who was
evidently a souvenir hunter. He
had been interrupted in his ne
farious work and made his es-
cape.
Upon deligent search he could
not be found. So il was that
we saved the name-plate on the
Washington pew for the eyes
OF the president Of the United
States and the prime minister
of England, when they visited
the old church a few DAYS ago.
GEORGINA c. HARRIS,
2e01 So. sth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
ON SIDETRACk

Key industrialists have recon-
eiled themselves to the realiza-
ton that private industry has
been sidetracked - lquidated-
for the duration. They have
heaved 10 with an energy and
loyalty which have commanded
the admiration of their old foe
man in the White House. Labor
too has behaved becomingly since
the crisis became a fact rather
than n theory.
Profits have been limited or
will be. Wages have been
frozen. Strikes have been
banned. New taxes will assume
confiscstory proportions Such
steps were expected. But far
sighted representatives Of man.
agement and organized labor en-
visage more revolutionsry
changes in the relationship be-
tween government and it's two
handmaidens. In the case Of the
Vultee Consolidated Aircraft
merger, Washington demanded
that the new corporation be run
by the sblest production man
ager available.
FDR revealed that he would
not tolerate second-raters in a
vital war industry. Likewise the
administration manipulated the
supplsnting of John l. Lewis by
the more friendly Philip Murray.
The president acted with the
same sort OF authority he exer-
cised when he removed Husband
kimmel as CINCUS after the
Hawaiian disaster.
Although il is perhaps too
early for speculation. insiders
predict that the government viii
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

POSTMASTER SAYS
THANK YOU

Editor. The Times: In taking
an inventory Of services rem
dered the postoffice in 1e41 l
find that you rendered US val
liable service in the splendid
publicity given 10 the sale of
United States Savings bonds
and stamps and other matters
that were necessary in the con-
duct OF our business. We were
fortunate in having very able
and courteous representatives
from your staff to call on US
here.
This letter Is 70 wish you and
all members Of your staff, in
dividually and collectively. q
Happy New Year.
C. p. FISHBURNE.
Postmaster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
IrIYT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
Ii 0A ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WESTINGHOUSE question which has intrigued
and saddened the capital during the holidays has been the
prospective fate of Gen. Douglas A. Macarthur heroic
commander of the Filipino American forces resisting the
Japanese around Manila. Not since William Tecumseh
Sherman vanished into the Deep South with the of
the West during the last act of the 186l865 has
there been such concern for a soldier of Uncle Sam.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

ficult to ana
~ re ev ~
time Ma rtin
sat d o WI at
the organ and
pulled all the
stops every
b o d Y jus I
la ug ed He
played the tune
30 often and so
lou an d so
long that II got
I o be three
times as tire
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

and va! va. l told you SO.
Orange, Tex.
tive agencies bellysched At the
accusations on Comm u n istie
leanings Of some Of their EN-
ployes. but the department OF
justice in particular. IL seems.
didn't like the way the Dies dis
closures interfered with the work
Of the FBI What the justice
boys claimed was that the open
nature Of the Dies activities
interfered with the undercover
work Of the Omen.
According 70 Dies investigs-
tors. this complaint was carried
10 the White House and a deal
was worked out. II was agreed
that Dies would keep the White
House informed Of what he was
up to. II for any reason II should
seem advisable TO put the shush
on the committees doings. for
fear Of spelling something that
the executive departments Of the
government knew about and
were watching, then Dies would
call off his dogs and wait till
the moon was right before taxi
ing up the hunt.
Four months or 30 ago, the
Dies investigators got interested
in the activities of the Japanese
consuls and the Central Japanese
association which seemed to be
the principal organization of
Representations in the U. s.
After getting a couple of file
cabinets full of evidence and
lining up some so witnesses to
testify, Dies notified the execu-
tive end of the government he
would like to hold some hearings
and show the country what was
going on.
Back came word from Mat
thew F. MCGUIRE, then acting
attorney general, that approval
could not be given to these hear
ings. The assumption was that
1t would interfere with the &C.
tivities of other departments Of
the government.
Dies locked up his evidence
and his investigators told the
witnesses to hold it for a while.
Time passed and nothing hap
pened. A month or so ago, Dies
called up the department of state
and asked how about going
ahead with the Jap investigation.
The Nomura-Kurusu-Hull talks
were in the offing then. Dies
had to call off his hearings
again.
ON THE OTHER HAND
1t is of course impossible to
guess what might have happened
If Dies had held his hearings on
Japanese activities In America.
Everyone might have yawned
that Martin was at it again, and
gone on dreaming On the other
hand, the hearing might have
had the good fortune to wake
everybody up. Some of the Dies
Investigators evidence 10 rather
sensational - Japanese b a tie
maps of the Pacific, U. S. fleet
formations supposed to be secret,
directories of every Jap in the
United States, with his address
and telephone number, hand
books of diagrams and photo
graphs of every ship in the U. s.
navy. All of this was material
obtained from Japs resident on
the west coast.
In fairness, it should be made
clear that the Dies committee
had nothing at all on japanese
activities in Hawaii. Their in
vestigators weren't permitted to
investigate there. But now that
appeasing the japanese no longer
does any good. perhaps a more
realistic attitude of the situation
is permissible. If some of the
navy gold stripers had their way.
the whole bunch of Japanese
Americans would be rounded up
and put in concentration camps.
Such proposal supposedly has
been made to the White House.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
FBI TROUBLE

ceaseless change through vio-
lence seems to preclude all hope
of permanent peace and con-
structiveness anywhere in our
sphere of motion. Persons who
lust for war and destruction
play quite the role of the hurri-
cane, the pestilence or the clash
ing Of worlds. They who strive
and yearn for PEACE. their
part is as the frutifying sun
shine, the ripening grain, crea-
tive.
c. w. RANSOM,
Box 2s6, South Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
rODAY,s COMMON FRROR

Many cultured persons misuse
the word calculate for likely. as:
Auggy weather IS calculated 70
produce sickness" Calculate i'm
plies calculation. design
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

some as Who's Afraid Of the
Big Bad Wolf ," after the first
broadcast.
Then came Pearl Harbor that
you are admonished to remem-
Der, and Secretary of the Navy
Knox's admission that the fifth
column work there was the
most effective since Norway.
That's what entities Mr.. Dies TO
his va va" today.
Congressman Dies is famed
principally for his digs at the
Communists, and more recently
for his exposes of Nazi activi-
ties. Most people won't recall
that Dies ever raised much cain
about the Japs and in that re-
spect they'll be correct, for the
simple reason that the lid was
put on the Dies committee in
vestigations of the Jap fifth col
umn in America before they
had a chance to get started.
The reasons for the putting on
of the lid make interesting back
ground in the light Of recent de-
velopments.
FBI TROUBLE
The case goes back to some
Of the earlier Dies Investigations.
Some agencies of the govern
ment complained that the COM
mittee's open hearings were up
setting administ tive apple
carts. Nearly all of the execu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

italized for only about one-third
of the value of the shipment at
that timel The special train
that carried the gold was accom-
panied by so armed guards. No
untoward incident took place.
TOMORROW: Sky Defense
Metal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

II = Ut III :.
Since 1889. he has been yell
ing about un-American activities
and nobody would listen. For
reasons which Il would be dif-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
RICH HAUL

In August. 1918, the British
government sent $50, 900. 900 in
gold to the U. S. to pay for
munitions purchased. The ship
ment was consigned to a New
York bank, and arrived at Hail.
fax, Nova Scotia, aboard a fast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

attempt to employ this brand Of
parental authority in postwar
days. It may be one of the prin-
cipal reforms born of the revolu-
tionary conflict. If the system
works well in wartime, advocates
of the innovation see no reason
why it should not be adopted
permanently.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
WASHINGTON COLUMN
ev PETER EDSok


UTASHINGT0N-K there is anyone in the United States
who has a right to get up and Yal va told you so!
i, /. Hon Martin Dies of Orange, Tex.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
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1t was shipped via American
Express company ia cilities,
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other insurance than the firms
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-08
RECALLS TRIP EAST

c. w. RANSOM,
Box 2s6. South Tacoma.
Evening star., 1942-11-15
HE KEPT TRYING 49,
~.

The torpedo struck at dawn.
The Third Mate. who had gone off
watch only a short time before, was
asleep. He jumped out of his bunk.
grabbed hisnavigation instruments
and ran to the radio shack.
Come on, Sparks. he shouted.
There's no time to lose"
Cant" replied Laurence, push
ing his tousled blond hair back.
Haven't got the thing running
yet"
So the Third Mate went ON
deck and helped launch his
lifeboat. Then he dashed back
to the radio shack.
Hurry up. Sparks, he shouted.
1.-The boats are launched"
Haven't got that S O S out"
Laurence said without looking up.
The ship gave lurch that threw
the Third Mate to the floor.
Come on!" he called, scram-
bling to his feet. She's going
down"
Sure that Laurence was fol-
lowing, he rushed to the deck,
jumped overheard and swan
for the lifeboat. just n he
reached it, he heard q great
roar of rushing waters. He looked
back. She was going down, Prov
first. Laurence Gianella went with
her. He was still trying to get that
message out. Whether he Sue
oeeded or not. no one knows. But
he died trying. And his buddy, the
Third Mate who wasn't a hero,
remember - thinks the world
should hear his story.
-NIA HALLE KEEnAn
Evening star., 1942-11-15

Soaking plates and bridges in
Polident dissOlres the cloudy
film and ugly stains. -. dissolves
food particles from hard-to-
reach crevices and corners. The
Evening star., 1942-11-15
And became the hero
Of a sinking ship in
the South Pacific

|" HIS is not the Third Mates
story. He won't even let his
name be mentioned. Anyway,
all he did was to go back to the
sinking ship in vain effort to save
his buddy and later, weak and i'll
after 81 days in a lifeboat, to sum-
mon help for his shipmates by
padding 36 miles in a 16-foot
canoe. These things, he says. were
just in the line of duty. This.
therefore, must be only the story
of Laurence Gianella, radio opera
tor, who now lies somewhere in the
South Pacific.
~SpuxIu"
LAURENCE was about 20 when he
went to sea, a tall boy carrying in
his blue eyes and fair skin little
hint of his Italian ancestry. As a
boy, he had wanted to be a radio
operator, and had picked fruit to
earn his way through radio school.
When war came, he shipped on a
cargo vessel bound for Australia.
She was an old ship, with creak-
ing body and antiquated equip
ment. Laurence told his buddy
that if the ship was torpedoed, it
had better be near help: if he got
any message off the ancient radio
at all, it wouldn't reach farther
than a couple of hundred miles.
He was right. :.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
DrugIess Health!

AFTER 3 DAYS examine
your urine. You may see small
pieces OF white stone, threads
and crystalline matter, which
should not be in your system
PUISONS = coming out, re-
lieving YOU! THESE poiSOnS,
collecting there probably for
years, like rust in an old iron
pipe, were weakening your
kidneys and running your di-
gestive system. BE sure to
watch for these symptoms to
realize the priceless value of
BIO-MINERAL.
PHARMACISTS - CHEM
lists do not make BIO-MIN-
ERAL. II comes from the
depths of the earth, Natures
laboratory. Contains NO alco-
hol-N0 drugS-NO dOpe-N0
oil. NOT a SINGLE habit
forming ingredient. ONLY
Natural, Life Giving MIN
ERALS-the oldest and most
reliable remedy for Rheuma-
tism, ArthritiS, Neuritis, Stom-
ach and Kidney disorders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
OP.A Srriy,S $hirltaiIS
Shortened Two TO Three Inches Dec. 5 TO Save
Material for 10 Million More

paiamas a. tho same time will
save enough material 10 make
more than 100000 additional
pairs.
By-swing or box ploaled backs
are prohibited ON shirts as are
pleated fronts overall length Of
SKIRTS viii bc limited 10 80 inches
for Shrunk fabric, and 3li2 inches
for unShrunk fAhrIcs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Natural Minerals!

FOR MANY CENTURIES,
Medical science has believed
in the curative properties of
minerals. Now. as never be-
fore. Doctors. Hospitals. Sana-
forums. NaturaliStS and Spe-
cialistS are streSsing the inn
pOrtance of Minerals. The cry
is: MINERALS. MINERALSu
Sufferers go TO IN in ral
springs t. get cure or relief. I'm
BIO MINERAL YOU get the
very same Natural minerals Of
the famous springs in highly
concentrated form. As : logical
thing. there should be a bottle
~ O.MINERAL i'm every
home TO take the place of
physics. cathartics, oils and all
harmful drugs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
RHEU MATISM
CONSTIPATION
WEAK KIDNEYS
For Better Health!

WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
SEE AND BELIEVE the relief
YOU get from these ailments.
BY a NATURAL astonishing
easy way. Without the use of
harmful drugs. You may UP
ROOT and drive them OUT of
your system. Regardless of
how long you have been suf-
fering. 1t takes ONLY 3 days
to prove il. To SEE-NOT TO
guess the results.
DRUGLESS HEALTH H
NATURES WAY Cathar-
tics Do NOT CURE constipa-
ton. Doctors can tell you that!
BIO-MINERAL is NOT a cath
artic. II works the NATURAL
way. Watch your elimination
from your bowels after taking
BIO-MINERAL. In 2 or 3 days,
the waste. black as coal and
hard as rock, may break from
the walls of the colon, and you
will see il in the stool. 1t is
almost unbelievable that such
waste could be in your inteS-
tines, UNTIL YOU SEE 1T.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
VITAMIN B
What II Is
and What II DOES!

Vitamin B is called the
appetite vitamin" because
it helps the body to use
starches and sugars from
which great energy is de-
rived. 1t is also helpful in
correcting certain forms of
neuritis-and is extremely
valuable to nursing mothers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
DAILY INTAKE

Vitamin b. - Adults, 1880
mig; children, 1920 mg.; in
fsnts, OSLO mg.; VitSmin BIZ
Adults. 2.0.4.0 mg.; children,
1920 mg. infants, OSLO ing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

Redueing-Iearn how 20 lose weight quickly by ,At-
ing right foods Rheumatis diet
brings relief. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS whole story
plua 81 food-ehA -sHd-tAhles.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
FOOD SOURCES

Vitamin B is present in
grains, nuts, beans and peas
also in eggs and milk, all
fruits and vegetables, pork
and the dark meat of
chicken, and glandular or
gans such as liver and kid
news
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
WHOLE STORY LATER

Nelson's only formal statement
after his conference with the Pres
ideut n conference which Wilson
attended was
you'll ret the whole story
later"
An informed source, however
said
THE President more or less
left II up 10 Nelson 10 fight the
thing out. after telling him that
he had the power 10 do 80, That
was all the hacking Nelson
needed from the White House
"The WPB chief il standing
on his executive order appoint
ing Wilson TO the aviation post"
BACKED BY COMMITTEE
However. Nelson. wishing fur
ther 10 strengthen his hand sought
out the members of the Truman
committee He outlined the sinla-
ton 10 them and found them
sFdeHtl t'-t,ft- ms -Sfriir--
One outstanding senator said.
Nelson actually obtained the
informal approval of the secre-
tsries of war and navy before
the Wilson appointment. How
ever. when he sent around a
letter for their signatures for
mally approving Wilson, the sig
natures were not Forthcoming.
Something had happened In
the interval, and that something
was Gen. Brehon SomerNell. who
wants complete power over all
production himself. IL apparently
resolved itself right there into n
test OF strength between Nelson
and Somervell. and II appears
that Nelson Will win.
II was after hlS conference with
The Truman committee that Mel
son decided 10 carry the war 20
StimSOr and Knox and call upon
them 20 approve Wilson II was
reported on Capitol Hill, mean
while that those approvalS might
be speedily forthcoming
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

SAT. keeper Of the family ,un tn,h-
ready money for rent, 1000, 60
80 smussments. de Mna
Tens, stamps -Four com WS
o.y,m.n,s indsSed. Has ~
loek and key.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Nelson Winner
OF Round for
Output Control
RV DAVID NNFION
nffr,.r Itr,.a tNHshInN NuHtau

WASHINGTtE \aN D. Nal
victory ap07re-v within ra
grasp. congressman leaders an.
civilian pra5gg. chefs tota'
marched ,Vaf., auard l0e
showdown W.. trs army IN ,h'
saiGe for coa, -: aA Am,rea
W8rtmc. rrororrr
These vele r alll1pmect
following day o.. last Hrcakn-
move.
! Chief Donald Nelson ~
the -W-r- ra-.!.----a-haat+- eaa-
ferrei with tho President and
WAS ta,G
You've rot the power 20
settle tins Yourself. why don't
yoti ti~t' -
-N-4-ea -f~-H $3.50 hen-
With fn. TI.0 national de-
tense committee behind locked
ri-7---z- =r--- yy-7----r- commit
tees complete saYpor' for ms
stand IN re controversy with
the army
TO SEE STINSON, KNOX
= WIN thar hacking. Nelson
prepared 10 cali upon Secretary
Of W7r- SUmSon and Secretary
OF Inc Navy Knox. 10 demand
an explanation ot their failure
10 approve the appointment Of
Charles r. Wilson WPB vice
chairman. 10 a postVhich gives
him complete control of an
Graft production and procure
ment.
Senators Marley NJ. XII
gore Harry s Truman and
Claude Pepper. and Rep. John
II. T0lan prepared 10 call upon
the President al the earliest
opportunity, and, in a session
10 be marked hv straight talk.
urge him 10 adopt their plan
for an overall civilian chief Of
production, manpower and pro-
CuTemeni
s Representative Tolan, APP
pearing before a Senate labor
subcommittee. declared that
generals are no more qualified
20 run factories than manu-
facturerS are qualified 10 run
armies
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
J. Edgar HOOUer
At Top of List

Obviously the most energetic
Connie storm gatherer would not
do all this cloud-rolling just TO
annoy a society woman.
OF course. such a low if some
what thin cloud might befog popu-
lar attention from strikes by some
of Mr.. Murray's unions, such as
the aluminium strike in Cleveland
which was holding up bombers.
That might make his interest
understandable but not that of the
-Gommies who are waiting IN RUS
STA for the bombers.
The Connie interest was appar-
ent in their choice of government
officials for their Cliveden Set
blacklist, a list to which their
paper is daily adding.
Obviously, too. their "Cliveden
Set could not be the same one
Mr.. Roosevelt was talking about
because at the head OF their black
list were:
J. Edgar Hoover. the FBI pur-
suer Of Nazi agents.
Assistant state Secretary
Adolph Berle, presidential brain
ADVERTfsEMFNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-01
'CHUeden Set
Put Under Fire

The first shrill test of their re-
adjusted larynx came only 10 days
ago when they took up a phrase
dropped by Mr.. Roosevelt at a
press conference and discovered
the presence of "Cliyeden Set"
In Washington. Their magazine
"rhe New Masses" published a list
OF women. senator's and govern
ment officials whom it charged
were in this set"
No one here paid much atten-
tion because the Commies tried 10
lay il all on the he d OF Mrs.
Evalyn Walsh ~he-has
been prominent socially but not
active politically.
The magazine was not qu {
clear what Mrs. McLean's set
was supposed 10 be doing. II IS
implied they had spread some i'll
founded rumors. but did not men,
ton any such rumors.
II is said Hitler must have
heard OF the rumors from Mrs.
McLean's salon, but did not say
how he got them or how they
could have done him any good
II they were ill-founded. Clarity,
however. has never been an essen
tial OF the party line when il was
Nazi, democratic unbluShingly
conrniIniStic