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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
STORE BANDIT
BALL PLAYER
Tried Out for Place
With Tacoma Team
Two Years Ago

A IA year old u. 8. army
deserter. who had ambitions to be-
come a baseball player. but turned
bandit instead. was being ques-
toned Wednesday by city detec-
tives In an effort to clear up fur
Their recent robberies in Tacoma.
Harley II. Leo. who admitted
three holdups in Tacoma in recent
months and four others In Seattle
and Los Angeles following his ar
rest Tuesday afternoon. confided
to Detective Captain Cliff Osborne
that two years ago, while he was
q member Of Battery A, 10th Field
Artillery, Fort Lewis, he tried out
for position of shortstop on the
Tacoma Tigers team.
Had been successful"
Leo asserted, 81 planned 10
buy my way out of the army.
I didn't make II. 90 left the
service later on"
Leo was captured by police early
Tuesday afternoon after he boarded
q spanaway bus. intending to 20
to Spanaway to see his wife, from
whom he had been separated two
weeks following a quarrel.
Leo. who said his real name was
Harley H. David, confessed follow
ing his arrest he was the daylight
bandit who held up Miss Winifred
Cochran, manager of the Van
Duyn candy store at 252 SO. 18th
st.. on Feb. 3 and Feb. Is. His
loot totaled $50. On Feb. /. he
said. he held up M. Fukuyama,
operator OF the st. Helens Florists,
e32 st. Helens ave, where he OBJ
tanned $50.
Leo said he was married In
April, two months before he
left the army.
He admitted robbing the Van
Duyn store In Seattle and another
candy shop there, as well as COM
hitting two robberies in Los
Angeles.
Osborne said that Leo would be
turned over 10 the prosecutors
office later in the day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23

As part of a program for the
practical application Of theories
studied in the class room, members
of the advanced class in journalism
at the College Of Puget Sound, i'm
terviewed" s. A. Perkins Tuesday.
For an hour members of the class
kept one Of the Northwest's oldest
newspaper publishers and former
private secretary to Mark Hanna
busy answering questions concern
ing the newspaper profession and
politics. Inspiration for some of
the questions which brought in
teresting answers was the collec-
ton OF autographed photographs
of presidents, members of the SUI
preme court of the United States,
prominent members of congress
and other national figures whose
names have been associated with
the country's political epochs for
nearly so years.
Good Future
OF particular interest to men,
bers of the class was the answer
to questions concerning the future
Of the newspaper business as vo-
cation. Mr.. Perkins expressed the
belief that never in the history of
journalism was there a better OPP
portunity for those who are quail
fled for that work. As essentials
to success he stipulated natural
adaptability. honesty Of purpose,
tolerance, a broad knowledge Of
public affairs and a willingness to
work. AS preparation he recon-
mended a good liberal arts edu-
cation with two years in a school
of journalism which emphasized
the practical as well as the theoret-
ical.
Other Opportunities
Besides the opportunities In the
newspaper business itself. said he.
the profession Of journalism can
lead to large opportunities in the
field of public relations and poll
tics.
The Perkins interview was the
first OF a number Of such occasions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Pedestrian Hit
At 9Th And Cedar

Minor injuries were received by
a pedestrian early Tuesday even
ing when he was struck by an
automobile at the intersection of
9Th ave. and Cedar 81.
J. v. Brsssington. So, of 1907 So.
Cedar st., reported TO police that
shortly before p. m. he drove his
machine out 9Th ave. and turned
to 20 north on Cedar when the car
struck r. NJ. Nelson of GIL So.
Lawrence.
Brassington said he did not no
tice the man because OF dark
colored clothing he was wearing.
Nelson suffered a bruised hip and
ankle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
OUTLINES PLAN
FOR LUMBERMEN

PORTLAND - The lumber in
dustry can make first-class come
back, Pacific Northwest lumber
men were told Tuesday by M. d.
Idaho were invited Tuesday to be
dent of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' association, "if opera
tors have the courage to demand
prices for their product common
surate with investments and costs
of production.
Fleishel, president of the Putnam
Lumber company of Jacksonville,
Fla, was in Portland following his
recent election to the presidency
of the association at its national
convention in San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Alaska Dinner To
Be Held Dec. II

The Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce Alaska committee will stage
its annual dinner at Hotel VIM
throp Dec. Is, beginning at p. m.
Anyone interested in Alaskan af-
fairs is invited to attend. o. J.
Metzler is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge. Working with
him are w. c. Deering and George
r. Waiss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
HEART FAILS AUTOIST,
IJNHURT In ACCIDENT

ASTORIA - Harvey Willis OF
Gearhart survived an automobile
accident without apparent injury,
only to die OF heart attack when
he went to the hospital to see Mrs.
Willis, who was injured.
The two were in n car struck
by log truck on the highway near
here. Mrs. Willis was sent to Sea-
side hospital for treatment of Sc
we're cuts. Willis. after a physi-
clan had examined him and pro-
nounced him uninjured. went to see
his wife. At sight OF her being
taken to the operating room. he
tainted and died soon sfterward-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
TROOPS RETURN HOME

Some 1000 soldiers of the u. s
srmy's ID division left Centralis
Wednesday by motor convoy for
their Fort Lewis and Vancouver
Barracks stations after partieipat-
ing In three-day training exercises
IN the centralia- Chehalis- Grand
Mound area.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23

something like of Mahomet to the mountain
when members Of the journalism the College
Puget Sound the office Perkins laboratory
meeting digging
asking questions the field
journalism and getting pointers the development stories
In the photograph reading left right the
standing Betty Thral Port Orchad Madnoy Tacoma
James McCymon Carl Lndgren Virginia
off, Perkins, Betty Clearly Spokane
William Melton Tacoma;
Puyalup and Helen Gassaman, Fort Benton Mont.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
There's Good Opportunity
In Field, Says Publisher

for which prominent Tacoma bust
ness men and industrial leaders
have offered their offices as labora-
tories in which members of the
class will learn the art Of the per-
sonal interview and digging out the
news.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23

Angeles, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
wereik At Oakland. At Salem.
Ore. abe spent . week with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Jochimsen and little
daughter. sandra-
Grange BazAar
Fruitland Grange has set Fri
day, Dec. /. for its annual bazaar
and carnival. Dinner will be
served from $50 until 8 O'Clock.
The affair In In charge Of the
ladies' auxiliary with Mrs. Roy
Rinehart. president, heading the
dinner committee. She viii be
assisted by Mrs. Adolph Custaf-
son. kitchen committee chairman.
and Mrs. George Fisher, dining
room. Mrs. lone williams will
have charge Of the fish pond and
fancy work and Mrs. George Nell
son. food sale.
Mrs. Picha Hostess
Mrs. Hazel Picha Of clark's
creek will be hostess Friday to the
Willing Workers club a the Royal
NeiKhbors. Luncheon will be
served at II o'clock. Assisting
hostesses will be Mrs. Luella Ken
xiora and Mrs. Carl Schneider.
Thanksgiving Reunion
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jochimsen
Of lis 18th st., s. W.. will be hosts
at a family dinner Thanksgiving
day. Guests win be Mr.. Jochim-
sens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Jochimsen. Mrs. Jochimsen's
mother. Mrs. Lillian Lawson Of
Seattle, and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Jochimscn Of Tacoma.
Jones Services
Funeral services for William d.
Jones, 6s, who died at q Tacoma
hospital Monday evening. win be
held at the Wrigley and Clements
chapel Friday at o'clock with
Rev. Philip Raymond officiating.
Burial will be in woodbine ceme-
terry.
Jones had lived here for q
years. He came from Montana
The family home Ia at lis 18th
St. N. w. Surviving are his
widow. Ella: two sons. Irving OF
Puyallup, and Leonard OF Willis.
ton: two brothers. Arthur and
Harry Jones In North Dakota;
three sisters. Mrs. Jesse Heal Of
Sumner, Mrs. Carrie Mastcller in
Montana and Mrs. vern Enyart in
North Dakota. and Is grand
children
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
ONLY ONE TAGGED

Only one person was tagged"
by police during Tuesday after
noon and evening for alleged viola
ton of city traffic laws. Arnold
X. Bsnum. 1705 So. 9th St. was
accused Of exceeding the speed
limit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Another Indian
Sale Disclosed

ANDOVER, Mass--The town OF
Andover cost Sc more than the city
of New York. but even so it was a
bargain. According to the WPA
Historical Records Survey. Rev.
John Woodbridge bought the site
from the Indians back in 1876
for $50 and a coat.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
UNION LEADERS HOLD
INSTITUTE

Asheville, N. C. (ILNS).-Forty
leaders from the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union in Georgia,
Tennessee and Virginia held an insti-
tute at the Southern Summer School
for Workers at Asheville, over re-
cent weekend.
The institute was conducted by
Mark Starr, national educational di-
rector of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, and John
Martin, southern regional director of
the same union, in cooperation with
the teachers of the Southern Summer
School.
Including students from the l. L. G.
w. U. attending the school this sum-
mer, there were forty members of that
union present at the institute, from
Dalton and Atlanta, Ga; Chattanooga
Tenn; Roanoke, Va, and Baltimore
Md
The Southern Summer School fol-
Workers is in the midst of its thir.
teenth summer session.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
THE OLD U-BOAT SPIRIT

A German newspaper, commenting
on recent naval manoeuvres in the
Baltic, says triumphantly that "the
spirit of the German U-boat of the
World War lives on in our new U-boat
arm" What was that spirit?
1t showed itself in the sinking of
thousands of tons of allied shipping
which may have been good for Ger
many. 1t showed itself also in the
murder of unarmed ships crews and
passengers, including women and child
ren-which turned out to be bad for
Germany. 1t showed itself finally in
muting of submarine crews which
spread through the fleet and helped
to end the war. 1t did more than any
one thing to create the world opinion
which made victory for Germany i'm
possible.
If this spirit is abroad again it is
nothing for the German people to be
thankful ever. For them, as for the
rest, it is an evil omen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
WPA CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
FINISH Is NEW BUILDINGS DAILY

Washington, D. C. ULNS)-Colonel
F. C. Harrington, Works Projects
Commissioner, has announced that
WPA workers on building construction
projects had achieved rate during
the eight months period ending last
March l of approximately Is new
buildings completed per day, or about
$50 per month.
Total building projects completed
during the period from July 1, 1888,
to March 1, 1889, was set by Colonel
Harrington at 1858 new buildings
completed, 10,267 to which improve
ments were made and 33S for which
additions were built. All were public
buildings of various kinds-schools,
hospitals, auditoriums, etc.-and a
substantial proportion were built at
total cost in excess of 100000. Under
the new relief bill WPA is prohibited
from undertaking any building pro-
ject costing more than $52, 900 in Fed
era! funds.
"The completion of the construction
of Is new buildings every day by WPA
workers, and the improvement of sew
eral hundred others, is considerable
contribution to the nations wealth."
Colonel Harrington said. "This achieve
ment is particularly significant, I
think, in view of the fact that a great
part of the work was carried out dur
ing the winter months when con-
struction normally comes to a stand
still"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
BOMBED BY A FRIEND
(From the New York Herald Tribu

(FrOm the New York Herald Tribune)
TT is, of course, entirely natural and proper that
the House Labor Committee which is consider
ing amendments to the Wagner act, should listen
O. officers of the Congress Of Industrial Organza-
ions in defense of the status quo. But the more
TRch gentlemen protest that the administration of
thee act by the National Labor Relations Board has
F. en- fair, the more obvious it becomes that
Dirarges of the boards bias in favor of the c. |. o.
Ere true When violent partisan like Mr. Philip
Murray vice president of the c. l. O. and Lewis's
chief lieutenant, can see nothing unfair in the rul
ngs Of the board, he double-rivets the against
it.
Mr. Murray il! his testimony was particularly
concerned with the amendment sought by the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
LIVING STANDARDS MENACED
|'HE sinister influence of armament

I'f1E sinister influence of ornaments, national
economic self-suficiency, and the menace of
war upon economic and social conditions are in
cluded among the outstanding features of the past
year by the international Labor Office in it's Year
Book, published at Geneva Switzerland.
"ln the first place." the Year Book declares,
"armaments, autarly and the resultant business
uncertainty tend to impoverish every community
affected The betterolf sections will feel it event.
ually in increased taxation, the poorer sections in
decline in the standard of living.
In the second place, as already noted the huge
diversion of demand to ornaments is resulting in
a massive distortion of the whole economic fabric
''ln the third place, in a world made smaller by
modern means Of transport, communication and
aggression, if country adopts methods which
carry within them the menace of war, every other
country is liable sooner or later to be affected.
FINALLY, unless a modicum of social justice is
achieved as between country and country as well
as between man and man, recourse to such meth
ods may become practically inevitable
"These, perhaps are long-term rather than
short-term considerations, but none the less op-
posite to any understanding of the present time" )"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
WHAT IS STOPPING US?

THIS is the tenth year of unemployment Three
months from now will mark the anniversary
of the 1929 crash. And the American Federation
of Labor states that unemployment is still meas
ured by about 1O,400000.
Is this an Act Of God? Doubtless there are
those, of older theological persuasions, who sin
cerely think that is the meaning.
But when skilled workers see idle and de-
preciating machinery standing in closed factories
see fifty per cent of the installed machinery in
great industries useless and unused for decade
see over 100000 new young workers come onto the
scene every year with no adequate or secure en-
ployment for them and the families they ought
to be raisng-there is liable to be something of a
challenge to the old faiths.
Science has taught the last generation or two
quite abiding faith in the general reasonableness
of things. We believe that as long as the seasons
come and go in their regularity, and the laws of
nature hold gravitation in place, things which
have a useful and reasonable function ought to
be able to go on.
The query is becoming pretty insistent: What
is stopping from using the things we have
made, to produce the things which we need?
When the answer to that question becomes
clear, it behooves those who have furnished the
stopper to keep out of sight for while.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
GIVES CAKE TO CIGAR MAKERS

Washington, D. C.-The Bakery
and Confectionery Workers Inter-
national Unio of America presented
r. E. Van Horn, President of the
Cigar Makers International Union of
America, with a huge birthday cake
during the recent celebration of the
Cigar Makers seventy-fifth anniver-
sary here. The affair, held in the
Raleigh Hotel, was a brilliant one
The cake, made by Clement of Wash
ington, who also made the cake pre-
sented to the King and Queen of Eng
land during their recent visit to this
country, was spotlighted, paraded
among the 400 guests, photographed,
and eaten forthwith.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
! COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Work of the International Labor
Office at Geneva is shown at an ex-
hibit at the New York Worlds Fair,
in the Education and Science Build
ing, short distance from the central
theme-the Perisphere and Trylon.
The exhibit is worthy of the attention
of every member of organized labor
who visits the fair.
Included in the exhibit is an illum-
mated map of the world showing the
countries which are members of the
International Labor Organization and
indicating by a series of colored lights
the countries which have ratified in
ternational labor treaties. Above the
map is a photo-mural of the Inter
national Labor Office, building and
grounds, with a view of Lake Geneva
on one side and of Mont-Blanc on the
other. Inscribed on either side of the
map are quotations from the Internati-
onal Labor Charter.
A panel on one side of the booth
gives the principles on which the LILO
is founded. On the opposite wall an
other panel shows the state of ratifi-
cation of ILO conventions. An his
torical account of the international
Labor Organization is given pictorial
ly by means of mechanical book
chart.
There is a philatelic collection show
ing various stamps which have been
issued by the Swiss Government for
the International Labor Organization
since it's establishment in 1919; also
photographs of the three men who
have served as directors of the ILO-
Albert Thomas of France, Harold But
ler of Great Britain and John G. Win
ant of the United States, the present
director. There are also photographs
showing the interior Of the Internati-
onal Labor Office building in Geneva
with scenes of special interest; as the
Gompers Room, established in honor
of Samuel Gompers, former president
of the American Federation of Labor
who presided over the session of the
Peace Conference Commission at which
the International Labor Organization
was created.
| A special feature of the exhibit are
photostatic reproductions of the orig
inal documents concerned with United
States membership in the Internati-
onal Labor Organization. These in
clude the Joint Congressional Resolu-
ton accepting membership for this
country and the proclamation by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on September 10, 1884
announcing the membership of the
United States in the International La
Dor Organization.
| X X x
Samples of the various publications
issued by the lilo and pamphlets de-
scribing the work of the organization
are on exhibit.
An interesting part of the exhibit
are the colored wooden statistical
charts which were sent from the Cen
tral Office in Geneva, comparing in
dustrial production, wholesale prices
imports and exports, cost of living anC
unemployment in different countries
A representative of the Washington
Office is in attendance at the booth
to explain the exhibit and the work
of the International Labor OrganiZa.
| ton
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtchet Out
The Truth
. PRACTICAL POLITICS
. EXPERIENCE WITH G. O. p.
. PLENTY OF WARNINGS
. KEEP FAITH WITH PEOPLE

Congress, as the hour of adjourn
ment draws near, accentuated the
heat, fury, confusion, buck-passing
and diversion of this session. All along
cynically political lines.
The three party cleavage has sharp
ened even in the last few days. New
Dealers licked to a frazzle. And by
combination of revolving Dems, egged
on by solid phalanx of "tongue-in-
check" Republicans.
The first has front. Economy. Re-
trenchment in government spending.
No more pump -priming.
The second? Confuse and confound
the Dems to set the stage for return
to power of their party.
Hornswoggle the Dems into attacks
upon their party shibboleths- prevail
ing wage-Fair Standards Act-Labor
Relations Act.
Jockey the vote of their disciplined
and experienced bloc to worse con-
found the confusion, divide and re-
divide and frustrate.
A sweet game of practical politics.
x X x
The anti-New Dealers, Dems and
Republicans and what have you, hope
they are on the way to "get theirs"
reputation of the New Deal. "We will
liquidate the depression if government
will quit interfering with us"
What will they do with it?
Will those for whom they speak,
make good?
There is rise of industrial activity.
A claim of 1000 new jobs, during
the period when the confusionists were
wrecking Dem unity.
What is it? gesture ? speculative
furry? Or will there be unity, push
and pull and tug until we climb out
of the slough, put 100000 back to
work, regain the confidence and cour-
age which was the motive power be-
fore 1929?
Or will the wrecking squad and
those for whom they speak push
through to repeal or cripple the Labor
Relations Act, the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act, the Social Security legisla-
ton, the prevailing wage, the Wagner
Healey and Bacon-Davis Acts? Fight
unions, continue wage cutting openly
as is now done secretly?
Ride with high hand?
That would be folly but consistent
folly.
X x X
Warnings-plenty of them. Spon-
taneous strikes of desperation in
WPA. With about 100000 to be cut
off because they have been on too long.
More and more industrial conflicts
Cleveland - Detroit - Massachusetts,
Colorado. Each more violent and
determined than the last.
Or will they be wise? Keep faith
with the sorely tried and amazingly
patient people? Improve and perfect
hastily passed emergency laws with
good objectives? Prove that they can
be trusted to perform their duty to the
social and industrial order?
X x x
They had better. Trial after trial
have been given them. They may be
about to be given another. If they
fail-what then? Hunger. Despair.
Hopelessness. Desperation. Violence.
And then what?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
WILLETT ELECTED

Cincinnati, o. (OLNS).-John Will
let, business agent of the Beer Drivers
and Stablemen's Local 175, was elect
ed treasurer of the Cincinnati Central
Labor Council at its last meeting, sue
ceeding the late Harry kruck, who
died several weeks ago.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
FIFTEEN NEW BUILDINGS DAILY

Washington, d. C.-Colonel f. G..
Harrington, Work Projects Commits
sioner, has announced that WPA
workers on building construction
projects has achieved rate during
the eight months period ending last
March L Of approximately Is new
buildings completed per day, or about
450 per month.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
WHAT NEXT?

b. +. Sturtevant Co. of Boston
says that by use of its "VitaliZed
Air-Conditioning" system the air
in railroad cars can not only be
made comfortable but can be pass
ed through ultraviolet light rays
to make it more healthful, can be
given the refreshing ozone of
mountain air, and can be sprayed
with water to remove dust and
bacteria, or to add the salty tang
of the seashore.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10

If honesty, integrity and frankness character
lied the attitude of employers and employees
toward each other in wage negotiations and in
their relations in industry costly strikes could be
avoided. When tolerance and proper respect for
the rights of all concerned influence and control
all human relations in industry strikes, with all
their attendant hardships and losses will be re-
duced to minimum.-William Green.