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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
eTEST QUESTIONS

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to page z
for the answers.
/. How many stars constitute
the insignia of a general in the
U. S. Army?
2. What is the maximum speed
for rubber-tired vehicles in the
U. S. under the rubber conserva-
ton program
3. How many newspapermen
accompanied President Roosevelt
on his recent tour Of the nation 2
4. The present population Of
the United States is approximate
ly 12s, o0o, 900; 13o, 900, 900 or 1884,
000, 900?
5. Which of Hawthorne's novels
deals with Colonel Pyncheon
6. An invidious remark is most
likely to provoke laughter, H.
will, or goodwill?
Z. How can water be held in a
sieve?
s. The members of the British
House of Lords are also called
p---s?
Q. Is a wombat a bird or a
mammal?
10. The temple city Of Angkor
is in Indo-China, Persia or AZ
ghanistan?
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Successful close of the Community War
Chest campaign most successful in the
history Of the city. by the way = clears
the decks for action on another COM
munity matter.
Tacoma school district was hard hit
when the special three-mill levy proposal
last spring was lost The levy received a
two-thirds majority, but failed to carry be-
cause the number of votes was not 40
per cent of the number cast at the gen.
eral election in 1910. This is a require
ment of the z0-mill tax limitation Law.
Loss of the three-mill levy necessitated
reducing the school budget for 1928 by
1851. 1905. That amount had been made
necessary by increased costs, due to war.
Since then costs have increased further
and the district has lost many key en-
ployes because of inability to meet the
salaries offered in war industries. That
has produced this effect:
Evening schools have been eliminated.
The maintenance department has been
reduced from % experienced employees
to IL. This means maintenance of school
plant investment of approximately six and
"A half million is going to be sighted
Twelve employees cannot do the work which
required the full time of %. That certainly
is bad business.
The teaching staff has been reduced by
so. That is more bad business because it
means increasing the classroom load and
denying pupils benefit of some of the in
dividual attention so necessary in these
high pressure days.
The average text book cost per pupil
Is dollar and half. The cont in Tacoma
this year has been cut to So cents per
pupil. More bad business.
The probabilities are that the armed
forces are going to claim many members
of the school staff. 1t will be impossible to
fill their places at the salaries possible
under the present budget
Altogether the situation is serious. The
only possible relief lies in approval of the
five-mill levy.
The job for Tacoma is to see that
enough voters turn out Nov. to comply
with the provisions of the law and that
majority are in favor of maintaining the
public schools on q decent standard. This
job is just as important as filling the
Community War chest.
The same spirit that filled the chest
will help the public schools out of a bad
situation.
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, Durable Goods

Members of the Raj work much in
shirtsleeves. Therefore each of them is
permitted to have a new shirt once in
every nine months. WAAF women. not
working in shirtsleeves. must make their
shirts do for full year.
Raj men must make socks last four
months; trousers six months; ties, jackets,
boots, caps, vests nine months; greatcoats
four years. WAAF women must make
stockings do six weeks; jackets, brassieres,
corsets and suspender belts nine months;
paJamas and sweaters two years
Tough war on this side of the water,
isn't it?
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= Your Opinions

again about this place. giving him
fun particulars. I told him of the
special nights. Mondays. Thurs
days and Saturdays. when keno
was in full swing. with two $40
drawings in the afternoon Ito
stimulate sttendance) and ten
drawings of $3.50 each in the
evening. I told him of every Sec
ond Monday in the keno game
with six drawings. $3.50 being dis
tributed a. special prizes over
and above the regular chance
awards. At these drawings, II
the winner was not present the
money was retained in the jack
pot to be duplicated at the next
drawing. bsnk-night style. The
mayor was informed that in the
back room poker. panguingue
and rummy games are played for
money stakes. the house taking
its percentage In the usual way.
Also he was made aware Of the
fact that IS slot machines and
three pinball machines were In
operation.
On Oct Is received from the
mayor a reply to my letter. He
enclosed = copy OF a letter ad-
dressed by him TO the commits
sioner Of public safety. In this
letter he said: In October of
1871 Mr.. Harry II. Johnston
called my attention TO games of
chance or gambling which were
being conducted in the club then
located at sl3 Commerce st. I
personally investigated the club
and found that women in rather
large numbers were playing Ike
no." He then advised Mr.. Lang
seth he was enclosing my letter
to him and requesting that he
proceed promptly with an investi-
cation and scquaint him with the
facts. That was 10 days ago
and the mayor now advises me
he has not yet had a report from
the commissioner.
The gambling still goes on. The
proprietor stili makes his decla-
ration to his patrons that he is
paying his protection money and
his place win not be raided- And
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the adage is still true that when
protection money is paid it is
always paid to those who have
the power to protect"
HARRY II. JOHNSON.
Editor. The Times-Yours seems
to be the place for letting off
steam. so here goes again Why
did we have to have a hunting
season at all this year of all
years. Think of the money spent
on guns and shells that should
have gone TO the war effort. Think
also of the firearms and ammuni-
ton that should be at our fighting
fronts in the hands of some ca
pable soldier (who may be needing
1t badly right now instead of in
the hands of some so-called sports
man who stands a good chance of
killing some innocent person by
his Ignorance and carelessness. /
say to draft all these time and
money wasting game hunters TO
do some real hunting, Jap-hunting
which is in season for the dura-
ton.
p. S: When / see hunters going
by on our country roads and
shooting from their cars in game
preserve areas; feel like throw
ing my waste kitchen fat into the
garbage instead of sending it in
TO help win the war. We house
wives just don't have the heart to
save q little when we see such
a wholesale waste of the mater
ials that are most essential.
HOUSEWIFE
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, HOROSCOPE
Friday, Oct. so

This is an unimportant day in
planetary direction, but Mercury
is in adverse aspect which seems
to presage disappointing news of
some sort
HEART AND HOME: This is
a favorable sway for hard work
and should be stimulating to
women who use hands as well as
brains. For many the novelty of
proving efficiency in great indus
trial plants will be replaced by
WEAKNESS. Recreation in the
form Of home tasks is recon-
mended by the seers. Deep in
the feminine nature is the urge
to make much Of housekeeping,
which brings real enjoyment TO
the average woman, even the girl
bachelor. The stars seem to en-
courage cooking and interior dec
Grafton as nerve tonics.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: In view
of the prophesied changes in post
war economics and finance, heads
of big business will gradually
adapt their present day programs
to future needs If they have wise
foresight. The seers foretell that
the position and power of labor
will undergo certain restrictions,
although a political party COM
posed of workers will be a force
with which to reckon. In the
commercial world death will re-
move foremost bankers who will
be succeeded by young men of
financial genius.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Leading
thinkers of the United States will
stress the Importance Of DOM
mating spiritual ideals in the fu-
ture peace treaty to which VIC
torious United Nations will sub
scribe. With belief in justice as
a common ground on which to
build firmly for lasting peace,
representatives of those who have
fought and conquered in the name
of human liberty will treat their
Axis enemies with impartial JUS
tice, the seers prognosticate, for
they will remember the declsra-
ton: Vengeance is mine" saith
the Lord.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
According to certain astrologers,
the United Nations are to win VIC
tory by supreme effort. They are
to face great losses again. as they
have in the past, before they can
bring about wholesale defeat OF
the Axis forces. Reverses sus-
tanned by Russia, China and the
United States will merely preface
sweeping successes. Pearl Har-
Dor viii be the memory that in
spires superb heroism and splen-
did victories by our own fighters
the seers foretell.
Persons whose birthdate IL is
have the sugury Of a year OF busi-
ness problems which will require
tact in word and speech Women
should be on guard against de-
ception.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be fortunate in acheiv-
ing the moderate success which Is
satisfying. They should be active
and reliable, happy and depend
able
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SAYS GAMBLING
CONTINUES

Editor The Times: A year ago
I called Mayor Gains attention to
q gambling house situated on Com
merce street between Ninth and
Eleventh. largely attended by
women. where keno. and other
gambling games. were going fun
blast. The mayor expressed ignor-
ance OF its location. and ut my
suggestion paid . visit to the
place one evening. and reported
to me that he found II jammed
with--to use his expression
mostly women. and were they
gamhling." He professed inability
to do anything about 1t. At that
time he was informed that the
proprietor Of the place quite fire.
Quently addressed his patrons adj
vising them they need not fear
. raid because he was paying big
protection money. and they would
not Be molested-
Since then this gambling place
has been moved to larger quar-
tiers on Commerce 1T between
18th and 18th, where II Is doing
q "land office" business. being
attended by crowds Of women
averaging between 500 to 800 of
an evening. the afternoon at
tendance being smaller. On the
night Of the big raid by the state
patrol Of the two gambling houses
on Pacific ave. the proprietor Of
this place. sensing the feeling Of
uneasiness among his patrons
over the news which was pass
ing current among them. made a
speech assuring them that they
need have no fear: that he was
paying his protection money and
that his place would not Be raid
ed. He surely seems to know
whereof he speais. for nothing
is being done 70 check his iucra-
tive inrosds into the incomes Of
Tacoma citizens. ss many . for
iorn household can testify.
Unabazhed BY the fact that our
mayer was content to permit this
boss gambler to pursue his dep
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He Knows or Finds
The Answers

duty with the army air corps in
the British Isles; 1t Franklin
Roosevelt, jr., rs. gunnery officer
on a destroyer in the North At
lantic, and 1t. (jg) John Roose-
welt, &c, on duty as a supply off,
GER for four destroyers in the
Pacific.
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. WAR QUIZ

This insignia is worn by navy
enlisted personnel in one of the
following branches of service:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Today's Common Error

The word show" is often used
vulgarly when we mean = play,
. concert, an opera Avoid il
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WiNkie and Wallace
ca A. H.
0Arx<:l> tn rx:I-.
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NJ RAYMOND CHATTER
-
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q thons IN the Administration are
fsellnw hurt over wenden wiilkie,.
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VET
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present especially IN nis first
NO tA ne hasn't
snown me same 'esoefsn'p IN h'a
s.ru
President Roosevelt In HE first
Or second term would never nave
waited . let wendell Wiiikie de-
liver n speech that he himself
should have mace
Vics PRESIDENT wanace mace
u sane speech. N ,o oentrAi
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w.. 49,. . ,.rS of leader
sn,r ~ thls sorf az thing on the
part Of President Roosevelt True
he has been heavily burdened with
day-to-day war problems- Yet me
impact Of Waliace's fres world
speech Of Nay 9. snd OF WINES
broadcast Monday night shows
the hunger for leadership In tne
purposes Of victory. In his last
radio chat. Mr.. Roosevelt talked
about Furnishing the maxi criminals
sftsr the war. But that IL only
the beginning OF the postwar JOB.
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jobs is driving the generals car
Why?
3 How many square miles Of
territory are estimated in Nazi
hands: 100000. 1000. 900. 1000
DOOR
Answers on Page ]
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a d. yeoman.
chief petty Of
ficer. w hic n
one >
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slang. one Of
the most hated
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W7IIlkie exercised M
a m American private citizen 70
1iscuns mattsrs Of deepest I'M
porfnnce to the American peoPle:
snd 70 DO It with intelligence sno
: sense Of responsibility The
nI1sed cause would Be In bette.
EDITION now Il his criticisms mao
bsen anticipated. Perhaps some
bodv w1n yet have the initiative
70 lake up r-.v. soong's idee %
rsttinx up = United Nations ooun-
A. ons listener. I got the I'M
rrunufon 81 hearing Wiline. tn-I
= nms matursd into . big-ieseue
rnnn WHO must be listened TO with
respect. / believe that what ne
had 70 ~ made 20 much sense
thaf nobody IN the government
ear 1augh II or BY saying Wi'ikie
int Sufficiently informed TO %
talking abeut these affairA
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-04
Calendar of Social Events
TO-DAY


Wshtenaw Rebekahs o'clock regular meeting ODD Fellow Hall
Club dinner dance o'clock. Charles McKenny Hail.
Temple Pythau Sisters dinner Sis followed by meeting
and initiation
Methodist Club. 7:l5 D. m.
and Bond Benefit Game Night Charles McKenny Hail.
and your city Ypslanu High School auditorium 7:45
THURSDAY
aak Walton League father banquet $3.50
Presbyterian Church Jack Van Covering, speaker
Prospect Child Study Club with Mrs Alvin Anderson 24 ~
St. at 7:45. Miss Eleanor Meston speaker.
Queen City Tent Hive OF Msccabees, $780, GAR. Hall
Presbyterian Womens Union. 2:30, at church.
Ypslanu Commandey number Templar.
followed by stated conclave Masonic
Ypsanti Child Study Club 1875 with Mrs E. Chapman.
Fred Older will speak The Teen Age in Sunday School
and Church.
Lutheran meeting church dining
St. Luke Auxiliary sewing in morning communion ~
o'clock luncheon o'clock business meeting $3.50
House.
B. b Bunco Club Mrs Gerald Foust
Miss Minnie Dupslotf
Congregational with MssFannie Beal Prof
Paul Samson will speak Social Service the
churches.
Society Of Christian Service $3.50 in church
parors Mrs Harlow Iaing will speak Christian
Democracy in America"
Hobby Club of Woodruff School o'clock faculty room
Queen City Lodge number 1877 Knights Pyhas party
o'clock X. P
Hornet Model Aplane Club room 221 Ypsan High
School
troop three o'clock troon ssvar
o'clock Rackham; St Luke; troop H. $50
Roosevelt Woodruff Brownies $3.50 at school; Prospect
Brownies, 1890 at school.
Ypslan Business and Professional Stamp
and Bond Benefit game night Charles McKenny Hail. p
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-04
Initiation Ceremony
Conducted For New
Princes of Syracuse

Thirty-sour boys were Initiated
into the Princes Of Syracuse.
junior o. ganization OF the Knights
OF Pythias. in an impressive eere'
mony presented by a team from
Queen City Lodge. K. OF P. Tues
day evening in X. Of P. Hall. This
is the first organization OF the
Princes OF Syracuse TO be formed
in Michigan. At the conclusion OF
the initiation. short talks were given
by Mayor Ross k. Bower. James
Hart, Rev. David Porter and A. L.
Augustus. grand organizer.
Harold Harris was elected 10 the
office Of vice prince regent 10 take
the place Of Sam Clark, resigned.
Three past regents elected were
Hugh Atleson, Wendell Anderson
and Max Murdoch. There will be a
special initiation, Mar. II. for the
candidates unable TO be present at
this meeting. The new officers will
be installed at a public meeting
Mar. Il.
Sherman Garnet. owosso, past
grand chancellor, OF Knights OF
Pythias. has accepted the office Of
grand regent OF Princes OF Syracuse
OF the state OF Michigan. and will
MAZE his appointments soon.
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Patterson Banquet in First
Methodist Church Enjouable

The Legion OF Methodist Men
sponsored a very enjoyable father
and son banquet Tuesday evening
in the church dining rooms. Over
100 guests were served delicious
roast beef dinner.
Following the dinner. Edwin G..
Staeb presided at a short business
meeting and spoke OF the sons not
able to be present because Of tho
war. All stood in silent prayer and
after the flag salute, sang God
Bless America"
c. C.. Durfee was chairman and
announced the program. The Need
OF Good Fathers was the subject
ably treated by Ben Vanden Belt
Jr., and Principal Norris Wiltse
gave the response OF the fathers.
Interesting motion pictures we're
shown by Ralph Gerganotf. Many
had been taken OF Ecuador and
Quito where he and President John
Munson had stopped while on their
trip TO South America this winter.
He also showed motion pictures Of
q bull fight in Mexico and pictures
OF Havana.
Music was furnished by group OF
five boys from the Ypsilanti High
School orchestra
The dinner had been arranged by
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-04
Officers Reelected
by Arbeiter Verein

All officers OF the Arbeiter Verein
we're reelected at the annual meet
ing Of the Verein in Arbeiter Hall.
Officers are Albert Bortz, presi-
dent: William Rhode. vice presi-
dent; E. J. Schafarik, secretary;
Carl Hipp. treasurer; Christopher
Miller, cashier; Otto Rohn. Albert
Forester. L. K. Forester, Henry
Hayes, William Kaiser. Frank Lidke.
trustees. L. K. Forester is house
keeper.
It was reported that the Nerein
has sold nearly $500 worth Of de-
tense bonds.
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Tribute TO the late Mrs. Florence
W. signor was paid at the March
meeting of the Ypsilanti Business
and Professional Women's Club In
the Women's Lounge OF CleaTy Col
lege Tuesday evening.
The president Miss Elizabeth
Warren told about the sorrow that
had come TO the club in her passing
Miss Warren spoke OF the vivacity
and charm OF Mrs. Signor and he.
splendid outlook on life, and said
that sympathy should be extended
20 her family. Other members told
about her generosity. her genera!
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Mr., Mrs. Kaplan
on Wedding Trip

Seymour Kaplan and his bride,
the former Rebecca Danzig. Wyan-
dotte, are in Chicago and New York
on their honeymoon after their mar
riage which took place Sunday af-
ternoon at 4:30 in the Bethel Tenn
pie. Wyandotte.
Mrs. Kaplan is the daughter Of
Rabbi and Mrs. Abraham Danzig,
and Mr.. Kaplan is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Kaplan, Ypsilanti. The
father OF the bride officiated at
the marriage service before large
group Of relatives and friends.
The bride was gowned in teal blue
crepe. and wore sheer shoulder
length veil. She wore a corsage OF
orchids and gardenias and carried
Bible with a white corsage upon
It.
DR.. and Mrs. Morton HICKMAN
were the attendants. Mrs. HICKMAN
wore a tasteful gown OF beige.
Mrs. Danzig wore blue and Mrs.
Kaplan. the groom's mother. wore
black lace. All the women in the
bridal party had gardenias.
The wedding ceremony was fol-
lowed by a reception for 100 guests
In the church and a dinner of seven
courses was served in the brides
home in the evening.
Both Mr.. and" Mrs. Kaplan are
high school graduates and Mr..
Kaplan is associated with his father
in business. When they return from
their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs.
Kaplan will reside with Mr.. Kap-
lan's parents in their new home at
91o Pleasant Drive.
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Army Calls More Men
From WaShtenaW County

Several more men from Wash.
tenaw County have been called TO
service in the Army by selectivs
service board number two.
They include Frank J. Cubon,
Robert F. Kenady, Lloyd X. Wat
son, and Carl E. Kilian. Ypsilanti;
vergil B. Hines. Raymond L. Ives.
and Wilfred c. Lane, Chelsea; Jo-
seph L. Lemlre and Wesley A.
Goech, Milan; John c. Lindbert.
Manchester; Herbert G. Shattuck.
South Lyon; Earl A. Goodnuff,
Whitmore Lake, and Theodore F.
Braun, Saline.
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Tribute Paid to Mrs. Signor
By Ypsilanf B. p W. Club

interest in the clubs welfare and
how she would be greatly missed as
a friend and valued member.
AS tribute 10 the memory Of
Mrs. Signor. the dancing program
that had been planned b. the health
committee for the evening was eau
celed.
During the business meeting. Miss
Warren. Miss Leeta Baird, Miss Ora
Mae Hartley and Miss Janet Renton
reported on the recent meeting OF
Distric. One at the Highland Park
Y.W.C.A
The Ypsilanti Club will be hostess
to the clubs in District One in
Charles McKenny Hall.
Announcement was made OF a
broadcast on each Saturday from 4
TO 4:S0 p. m. co-sponsored by the
National Federation OF B. & P. w.
Clubs and the Federated Music
Clubs. The program entitled Down
Mexico Way" is the first section OF
a new Pan American series. II is
built around an idea conceived by
the Vice President OF the United
States. Henry A. Wallace for the
purpose OF increasing interest in
the Spanish language IN the United
States.
Miss Warren read excerpts from
Winged Victory" emblematic OF
the Federation ideals and Miss Doris
Milliman read an outline for health
program during war time written by
the national chairman OF publicity
The Ypsilanti club will have a de
tense stamp and bond benefit Game
Night" Thursday evening in Charles
Hall Miss Msgdalen
Blum and several committees are
In charge OF arrangements.
A social hour followed the bust
ness meeting and guests for the eve
ming were. Mrs Ivy Bird. Mrs. Lena
5 chmid. Miss Mary Freeman. Mrs.
Violet Morrlsh. and Mrs. Edna With.
row. Mrs. NJ. E. Soller was vel.
coined as a new member.