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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-03

Created along the lines Of the
farm security administration pro-
gram. but rhanneled 10 supply the
home and land needs of families in
the income group just above the
relief groups and below the 81 200
annual income group. the building
industry's Homeland Program
is meeting strong response in the
northwest. according TO W. C. Bell,
chairman of Western Homes Foun-
dalton. On the basis OF the pro-
gram, the foundation Is present
ing group of four lowest-cost
home designs by the National Plan
service. The second from this
group, the Ozark" is presented
today.
The Ozark Is true Colonial.
Architectural style and exterior
beauty and charm are maintained
in this design without affecting its
economy. 1t is home to which
additions can be made later, with
out injury to style and appearance.
The Ozark, as illustrated. contains
$40 cubic feet. When built first
on a strict shelter basis, on the
Homeland plan, II can easily be
afforded by the average family of
small but independent income. The
Homeland designs have such a
wide cost range, depending upon
individual requirements, that cost
estimates can be given only by
local retail lumber dealers.
The western building industry
will publish two more designs from
this group" says w. C. Bell, chair
man OF Western Homes Founda-
ton. I'VE shall then issue a plan
for a Homeland acre, ideal for
any one OF these four homes. This
is now in preparation. II is based
on the studies and experiments
made in Evansville, Ind. the birth
place of the Homeland program.
There is OF course no specific
rule that can be laid down for the
division and management OF a
Homeland acre for all localities.
Soil and climatic conditions differ
too widely. But authorities agree
that an average fertile acre with
sufficient water viii supply fam
lily OF five persons with potatoes,
wide variety of other vegetables,
and with berries and other fruits.
Near industrial centers with avail
able markets 1t is possible TO sell
enough produce above the family
needs to pay taxes and insurance
on a low-cost Homeland acre"
Help yourself 10 extra cash by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-03

The record 81 TIE FHA small.
homes Insurance rrsarsm ~
months since the first ef the yser
and fer ths corresponding menshs
81 isss 10 shown BY he following
table,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-03

All hot water plumbing ilnss
are regarded a. . soufes u ssst
loss osesiIss u the amount ~ PIPE
surface exposed compared 70 ths
amount Of hot water carried. In
order 20 minimize such kAses the
pipes and hot water tank should
be Insulated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-03

Help yourself 10 extra cash by
selling what you no longer use. A
Times Want Ad. will do the trick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-03

II You know Of she has Improved the appear
a. his property send the information Ths cossltss
1000. - proper recognition mas hs given
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Virginia Club Approves
Presidents Policies

President Roosevelt was urged to
continue his New Deal administra-
ton policies by the Virginia Demo-
cratic Club of Washington at a meet.
ing last night in the La Fayette
Hotel. After speeches by four DEM
ocratic members of the House Of
Representatives a telegram of in
dorsement was sent the Chief Execu.
tive in Warm Springs. Ga.
Signed by the club president. Ar
thur C. Smith, the telegram said:
Virginia Democratic Club of WASH
ington at its meeting here tonight
pledged itself to stand behind you
and your administration 100 per
cent. Carry on
More than 100 members and guests
attended the meeting, which was adj
dressed by Representatives John w.
Flanagan, jr., Of Virginia. Jennings
Randolph of West Virginia and
Frank w. Boykin and Luther Pat
rick of Alabama. Seton Darr, pres
ident of the local bar association,
also spoke.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Slant, {. U. Ringman,
Lands 165-Pound
Title With K. 0.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MADISON. Wis. April Fired
Slant. beetle -browed Catholic Uni
versity 165-pounder. tonight won a
national intercollegiate boxing
championship. scoring a technical
knockout over the highly regarded
Ed McKinnon of Washington State
after l minute 43 seconds of the
second round in the annual tourney
here
Slant was the only member of
the metropolitan Washington, D. C.
contingent to capture crown.
Benny Alperstein of Maryland and
Jay Turner of Catholic U. losing
first-round engagements and Joe
Bunsa of c. U. dropping a semi-final
battle.
I20 pounds-Sewele Whitney Hoyola Of
the SOUTH. outpointed Al Michael Nouisi-
Ie7 pounds-Ted Kara Gdaho,. out
pointed Carl Eckstrom North Dakotal.
l35 pounds-Gene Rankin wisconsin,.
outpointed Henry Davis mississippi Statel.
l45 pounds-Omar Crocker wisconsin;
% is % poundsMwoody svancutt twiscon-
sim, ,outpointed Heston Daniel louisiana
l65 pounds-Frederick Slant catholic
University, won technical knockout over
Ed McKinnon tWashinRton state'. l:43 Of
T rs pounds-rruman d Torserson wis
consin,, outpointed America Woiciesfas
ana sssse5 Nef se
sind.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Reading Tanker5 VIII
" Title; Boggs Of
D. {. Is Victor

Reading, Pa. won the sixth annual
Middle Atlantic Y M. C. A. swimming
championship in the Shoreham
Hotel pool last night with 80 points,
doubling the score of the runner up,
Hackensack, N. j. Ernie Boggs was
the only Washingtonian to win an
event. coming first in the 100-yard
backstroke.
Team Totals.
Reading, Pa 81: Hackensack. N. j., lo:
Scranton, Pa. i: Garfeld. N. j.. q Balti-
more. .: Wilmington. /.
1OO-yard backstroke-Won by Bosss
fWashington>: second. Murphy New York, {:
third McKnight (ReadinR); Lynch Hack
ensack) Rme. 1908:
10O-yard freestyle-Won by Lutz Read-
ing): second. Auerbacher tMontclair, third.
Gantner Garfield: fourth, Fink tWilming-
tom. Time. O:55.5.
Low-board fancy diving-Won BY An
drews tHackensacko: second. Doran tMont-
fourth. schaef1er york. Winners points.
1046.
15O-yard medley relay-Won BY York
(Hinckle, Reidel and Janis,; second. Read
ms: third. Hackensack; fourth, Camden.
Time ] :26 new meet record,.
2O0-yard freestyle relay-Won BY Read
ing tB. Knight Eauman. R: McKnisht.
Victorl; second. Montclair: third. Hacken-
sack: fourth, Baltimore. Time. "A.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Gamblers Worried
In Fear Of Drive
In Prince Georges
Grand Jury to Sit
Tomorrow; New Stote's
Attorney in Charge
By . stan Correspond ent OF The Star.

u q otan correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. April
l.-Gamblers In Prince Georges
County today showed definite signs
Of the "jitters" as the Circuit Court
grand jury prepared to 60 into ses-
sion Monday morning.
The new grand jury will receive
its charge from Presiding Judge
Joseph c. Mattingly at 10 am. and
will go to work at once.
It will be the first grand jury
handled by the new States at
torney, H. Winship Wheatley. jr..
and consequently will afford Mr..
Wheatley his first opportunity to
carry out his threat to clean out
the gamblers" in Prince Georges
County. Since taking office. he has
brought about the arrest of several
in small raids, but it is known that
he looks to the grand jury to help
him in general clean up.
Refuge Of Big Operators.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Wheatiey
announced that he would take ad-
vantage of the law to force small
time gamblers and numbers slip
statesmen to testify before the in
quisitorial body in an effort to get
at" the higher-ups. He pointed out
that the little fellows" can be
forced to testify and that he has
the legal right to grant them
immunity.
Prince Georges County is ad-
mittedly the refuge of several large
numbers racket operators who were
driven out of Washington. Agents
OF these racketeers are reported to
take plays in Washington and carry
the receipts to the headquarters in
Prince Georges County. An an
nounced drive by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation against these
runners" has not resulted in a
single arrest. The F.. B. I. pointed
out that the crossing of State
line in the operation of the num-
bers game constituted conspiracy.
1t is through the testimony OF
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Police Accuse Woman
OF Staying Husband
By the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Pres.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April L.
Police charged Mrs. Pearl Gertrude
Bush, ~. tonight with shooting to
death her husband, James Anderson
Bush. IS. whom she had divorced
and remarked.
Calmly, she readily admitted the
shooting. States Attorney Morgan
c. Harris said, and quoted her as
saying:
"Yes. I done 1t. I won't lie about
1t and I won't cry"
The gaunt, raven-haired woman
was taken to the county Jail pend
ing an inquest Monday after telling
the prosecutor she didn't remember
what happened" when Bush struck
her.
Bush, a w. P. A. worker and for
mer tin mill employe. was shot
three times. Mr.. Harris said, after
a quarrel in front of his home at
North Branch. 7 miles east of Cum
berland. The police were summoned
by one of Mrs. Bush's step-children,
James, IA.
Mr.. Harris said the Bushes were
married in 1916 and divorced several
years later. She married and di-
vorced a second husband. and then
remarked Bush about 1920, he said.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Legislators Enact
Pollution Measure
AT Annapolis
Four-Stute Agreement
Plonned for Potomac
And Tributaries

Bs Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 1.-The
State of Maryland took the initia-
tive today in a far-reaching plan to
rid the Potomac River and its tribu-
taries of pollution.
Members of the General Assem-
bly, enacted q bill setting up the
necessary machinery for Maryland
to enter into a compact with Vir-
ginia, West Virginia. Pennsylvania
and the Federal Government to
abate contamination in those
streams.
Gov. O'Conor Is empowered under
the measure to name q committee
to represent Maryland on the pro-
posed Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin and to execute
a pact with the other affected juris-
diction in creating Potomac Valley
conservancy district.
The interstate agency will CO.
operate with the legislative bodies
of the States and the National Con-
gress in arriving at some agreement
both to correct existing pollution
and curb any future contamination.
The compact would become effec-
tive after 1t is ratified by the Legis-
latures of the four States and Con-
gress. Consent to the development
of such pact already has been
given by the national lawmaking
body.
Enactment of the bill came today
with its passage by the House. 1t
already had passed the Senate,
where it was introduced by bloc
composed of Senate President Ar
thur H. Brice of Kent County; Sena-
tors Robert Peter of Montgomery,
Charles c. Marbury of Prince
Georges. Joseph Mish of Washing
ton, Philip H. Dorsey, jr., of St.
Marys, and Emanuel Gorfine OF
Baltimore City.
The interstate group will be COM
posed of three representatives of
each State and similar number
to be appointed by the President OF
the United States.
1t is provided that the Maryland
committee is to consist of the Gov
ernor and two other persons who
are residents of the Potomac Valley
basin. They would serve without
compensation for a two-year term
beginning June !, 1899, but would
be paid actual expenses"
Maryland would bear its pro rata
Evening star., 1939-04-02
News Guild Members
Arrested in Seattle
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, April IA police
emergency squad today arrested
three American Newspaper Guild
members on a charge of distribute
ing handbills without license.
Patrolmen F. G. McGill and j. F..
Holland said the three were pass
ing out literature at the Sears Roe
buck store urging customers to re-
frain from patronizing the COM
pany on the ground it advertised
in the Chicago American and the
Herald and Examiner, where the
guild is on strike.
The three-Bob CamoZzi, an in
ternational vice president Of the
guild; Claude M. Smith. guild chap
ter executive secretary. and Mary
Yowell. %. newspaper stenogra-
pher-were released on their recog-
nizance.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Merrick Five Wins Title
In Uphill StruqqIe

Switching to a zone defense In
the second half after trailing, 1923,
at intermission, Merrick Boys CLUB
climaxed the annual District A. A
U. basket ball tournament at East
ern High gym last night by rallyins
to upset st. Martins, 34-33, and
win the 145-pound championship.
Stewart Brothers Photographers
defeated Northeast Boys Cluo
Flashes, 21-17, to win the 1885,
pound class championship. II
marked the fifth time Johnny Pos
ton and Bob Cannon of the winning
team had performed on local
A. A. u. title team.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Ranger Feud Tied;
Toronto in Ice Final

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Power
plays put on each time with their
rivals a man short gave the New
York Rangers the deciding goals
for a 3-to-l victory over the Boston
Bruins tonight before capacity
crowd of 16.63O at Madison Square
Garden and sent their National
Hockey League Stanley Cup play
off series into a seventh and final
game for decision.
TORONTO. April (P).-The To-
ronto Maple Leafs advanced to the
final round of the Stanley Cup play
offs of the National Hockey League
tonight by defeating the Detroit
Red Wings Sd In "sudden-dea
overtime game.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Buckeye Swimmers
Repeat as Unique
A. A. u. Champs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April L.
Ohio State University. only college
swimming squad ever to win the
National A. A. U. indoor champion
ship, snagged that title tonight for
the second straight year.
The Bucks, scoring in out of
10 events, piled up % points to %
for the second-place New York
Athletic Club team and 19 for Medi-
nah Club of Chicago.
In addition to taking the team
title, the Bucks furnished the meets
only double champion, Diver Al
Patnik of Ohio State annexing both
the / and 3 meter board crowns for
the third season.
Other team totals:
Detroit A. c.. is; Princeton, IS;
Yale freshmen, 10; Yale. S; Fremont
(Ohio) High and Mercersburg Acad-
eny, each; unattached, IA.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Tronsky Takes Lead
In Duckpin Singles
And AII-Events
Blue Ribbon Ace Rolls
AT and l,2M in U. S.
Championships

In what probably was the great
est day and night In the history Of
Washington bowling, the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress tourna-
ment reached a climax at the Lucky
Strike when Nick Tronsky Of Con-
necticut. twice No. l bowler of the
country, gained the lead in mems
singles with AT and the all-events
with 1,240.
Tronsky first topped Hank Now
bray's 40 In singles. shot 395 in
doubles, then eclipsed the Balti-
morean's 1928 in the all-events
when he fired a double-header strike
in the last frame of his final game.
He needed only l3 pins but counted
%.
Nutmeggers Dominant.
The final big day in the twelfth
annual tournament was monopOliZed
by Connecticut man and woman
bowlers.
AL Amick of Bridgeport moved
into a tie for fifth place in the
singles with Tom Connor of Balti-
more with AZ. Clayton Boeckman
of Ansonia, Conn, shot into seventh
place with 42l. Frank Marks of
Bridgeport gained tenth place with
4l4. Bill Tato. teammate OF tron-
sky. tied for eleventh with 400.
Third place was the best the Con-
necticut shooters could attain in
the doubles. Walter Berthold and
Charlie Gebler of Rockville, Conn.,,
rolling S07. A Baltimore pair. Lee
Seim and Earl Campbell, slipped
into fourth place with an even 800,
and George Brown and Tony IAN
narone of Bridgeport into fifth with
791.
Rolls High Set Of 451.
Stanley Pawlak of the Newfield
team of Bridgeport rolled the high
est set of the tournament, with a
451 in doubles. His games were
162, 1875 and 154 He and his part
ner, Frank Marks, hit 1872 for a
10th place tie.
Johnny Miller of Baltimore tied
Washington Sam Benson's top game
of 1e5. His 404 set coupled with
Ray Won Dreele's 352 gave them
756 and money place.
Mamie Mcdonnell. Thomaston,
Conn, alley owner, was the star of
the Connecticut woman rollers. with
a 356 singles set that gained her Il
tie for sixth place with Alice Lucas
of Baltimore.
Bill Roux and r. johnson of
Georgia Tech took the lead in the
intercollegiate doubles with 705
Roux rolled 372.
Sonny Maxwell Of the Rome (Gao
News-Tribune clinched the sports
writers championship for the Sec
ond straight year with 1856.
The Holland five of Bridgeport
shot to the front with a 1888 set
that is likely to give the Nutmeggers
the distinction of being the first
team ever to retain a title in the
national championships. Paced by
Tony Marinko's AS the Hollands
rolled 646, 6l5 and 672.
With Ida Simmons. No. girl
bowler, the featured star, the tour
nament will close tonight after
four weeks of competition at the
Lucky Strike. Ten teams are to roll
starting at this afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Liquor License Revoked
On Infoxication Charqe

Revocation Of the on-sale liquor
license of Christ S. Pappas, trading
as the Avenue Grill. of the 1900
block Of Wisconsin avenue NV,
was revoked yesterday by the AL
coholic Beverages Control Board on
intoXlcation charges.
This was the first case in which
the board has ordered revocation
of a permit on the grounds that the
proprietor had been intoxicated
while operating his business. The
revocation order is effective as Of
midnight Thursday.
The decision was the first In
volving punishment of a liquor Ii
censee since Thomas E. Lodge was
appointed a member and chairman
of the A. B. c. Board last Tuesday.
In its decision, which was approved
by Mrs. Agnes K. Mason and Isaac
Cans, as well as Chairman Lodge,
the board stated:
THE board finds that the IL
censee, Christ appas. was, on the
date alleged in the citation, found
IlllOA1CdCCo AL IAlC A4SSAAoSA ~ OAA
ises; that the premises were open
for business; that other persons
were present in the premises; that
another person was intoxicated;
that the licensee did, while intoxi-
Gated, serve beer to table occupied
by patrons: that upon his arrest in
the doorway of his premises he had
concealed on his person butcher
knife, the possession of which was
not explained satisfactorily; that
he was convicted and placed on
probation by the Police Court of the
District of Columbia on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons and
that he forfeited $40 collateral on
the charge of intoxication. The
board finds the licensee guilty of
the charges made in the citation. u
A copy of the boards order was
forwarded to Police Supt. E. w.
Brown.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

these agents that Mr.. Wheatley
hopes to bring about indictments
against the operators. He also hopes
to use the testimony Of owners Of
small business houses where the
numbers slips are known to be sold.
Judge Mattingly's charge to the
grand jury was the subject of much
speculation today. The jurist is an
open foe of gambling and many
persons hold the view that he would
order a sweeping investigation into
all crime conditions, with particu-
lar stress laid on gaming.
Jury to Get 100 Cases.
Mr.. Wheatley will present more
than 100 cases to the new grand
jury. While most of them are for
larceny. non-support, fraud and
other lesser crimes, at least three
and possibly four murder cases will
be laid before thc investigators.
Chief among these will be the
mysterious staying March II of
Sergt. Edman F. Garrett, IS, of
Fort Washington, Md. whose body
was found on the side of the Liv-
ingston road near Oxon Hill. A
finding of murder was reached by
a coroner's jury at Suitland last
night.
Another unsolved Staying which
will be considered by the grand jury
is that of Richard Starughan,
Washington bus driver, whose body
was found on the banks of Paint
Branch in Berwyn several weeks
ago.
Although Mr.. Wheatley would not
comment, he indicated that he
might possibly reopen the Corinna
Loring murder case after lapse
of two years. It is known that a
Baltimore detective who worked on
the case recently conferred with Mr..
Wheatley.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
WASHINGTON c,

share of the Interstate Commission's
operating expenses and would con-
tribute mot less than 5000 annu-
ally" for two years toward this end.
Power is conveyed to the inter-
state group through the Maryland
bill to adopt rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the commits
sion's aims and to employ engineers.
clerical help and any other experts
and assistants necessary.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Bill Passed 10 Give
Troopers Full Power
In Montgomery
Enactment First Step
! Toward Setting Up
Quarters in County
By q statI Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan correspondent OF Ihe star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 1.-The
bill to give State troopers full police
powers in Montgomery County stood
clear of the Legislature tonight
and requires only Gov. OConor's
signature to become law.
While there are no funds avail
able to establish a Substation in
Montgomery enactment of the bill
is the first step in renewal OF
efforts to have the force set up
quarters there.
Current laws prohibit the troop
ers from engaging in any law-en-
forcement activities-other than
State traffic regulations-in Mont
gomery. The same situation prevails
IN several other counties.
Other measures enacted for Mont
gomery County would place county
policemen under the Workmens
COMPENSATION Act of Maryland;
codify the public laws of the county
enacted this year and increase the
salary of the Circuit Court crier.
The latter bill would raise the
crier's monthly wage from $50 to $50
and also provides that he be paid
an additional $25 a month if named
librarian for the county law library.
The game of bridge would be re-
lieved of any possible identification
with the anti-gambling laws OF
Montgomery and Prince Georges un-
der bimonthly enactment.
With a number of gambling meas
ures before the State Assembly.
many bridge enthusiasts asked the
legislators to pass such a bill so
that their game might not be classi-
fled with gambling.
The House passed and sent to
the Senate the following Mont
gomery bills. They would:
Change the boundaries Of the
Kensington Fire Departments spe-
cial taxing area to give tract
around Four Corners to the Silver
Spring Fire Department. The new
subdivisions located along Old
Bladensburg road and back OF the
Indian Spring Country Club would
be placed in the Silver Spring area.
Make the beer tax in Mont
gomery discretionary with county
officials. At present the tax is 5
cents per case or so cents per barrel.
Permit the commissioners to pub
licize information concerning county
administration or regulations, and
appoint q secretary to the president
Of the commissioners to assist i'll
preparing such data. He would re-
ceive S2.70O year.
Prince Georges bill passed by the
House and sent to the Senate would:
Remove all privately owned land
but the tract OF Fred w. Shrom, sr.,
and Fred w. Shrom, jr., from Green
belt, the Federal community in
Prince Georges County.
Under an amendment attached in
the House the Shrom property would
not be subject to any municipal con-
troll by Greenbelt authorities.
Increase the pay Of the beer license
commissioners. who now are paid
$500 q year. Two of the commits
sioners would receive $3.50. while the
chairman would draw 81 900 annu-
ally.
Legalize bingo and other carnival
games when operated by bona -f1de
county organizations as benefits.
Permit the Board of Education to
sell $60,000 in bends to build new
school or addition to an existing
school at or near Beltsville.
Incorporate Glenarden and Glen
arden Heights as a municipality.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Late Sports News
See Part " for the Complete Sports Section
Scores

National LeaSue Hockey riays6s.
Toronto Maple Leafs. B; Detroit Red
WINS. 4. toverttme)'
New York RANGERS. 8: Boston Bruins. !.
lnterns tienai American Hockey Rlayo6s.
Cleveland. .: Philadelphia. 1.
Cellege Baseball.
Bradley Tech. Z: Illinois. 4.
Minnesota. 4: Tulane. 2.
Pacific Cast League.
oakland. .: San Diexo. 0.
San Francisco. 10: Seattle.
Hollywood. 10: Los ANGELES. @.
Portland. 1: Sacramento O.
Cellese Pole.
Army. 8; Yale. q. untercoIlegiate dnal)
Coilege Tennis.
Duke 8: 0eorkia Tech. 3.
Seholastic Track.
Thomas Jefferson. Richmond. Va. TN:
Glass Hikh. Lynchburg. Va. 39h.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Easter Sunrise Services

The annual Easter sunrise services
at St. Johns Church in Mount
Rainier Md, will begin at 6 am.
with holy communion at 7:30, hold
communion for the church school at
$50 and the sermon by the Rev.
c. Randolph Mengers, vicar, at II
o'clock.