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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
GIRLS GROUP TO SING
CAROLS AT FISHERS

A group Of talented young Ia
coma girls under Miss Gloria
Gehrl's direction have been asked
TO sing Christmas carols in
Fishers Saturday and Monday
evenings at s o'clock.
In the group are Mary Fulton,
Dolores walquist, Lewanna Diekes,
Doris Simpson. Nadine Bennett
Shirley Peterson. Evelyn Phillips,
Florence Pratt, Norma Rice. Mary
Talbot. Hazel Harris, Florence
Aldrich and Betty Cleary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
FOREIGN EXCHAEE

Firm; closing cable htes on
major currencies: EnglaI pound,
S.94, up .oo7s; Franc franc,
.o223S, up .oo0oSs; Ity. Ira,
.o505; Belgium. belga, s55. up
.0007; Switzerland, fran .2245,
up .0001; Holland. guild, .5315,
up .0003ls; Sweden. kror .23s3:
Norway, krone, .2273. c .0001;
Denmark, krone, 1898; Jan, yen,
$3.50, I'D .0004.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
AIR CORPS MAN I'd
RECRUIT DUTY HERE

Corp. Julian M. Diamond, air
mechanic first class, has been
assigned to the Tacoma area and
will make his headquarters in the
army recruiting office, 10 Bank
ers Trust building.
Diamond joined the az corps in
1924 and has been in the army
since that time, with eSeption of
year in civilian life. luring the
war he served in Comany "E"
1880 Infantry, 41st diwion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
Petition Council
For Street Lights

Residents on So. 5sth st, be-
tween Pacific ave. and A st, re-
uuested of city councilmen that
two street lights be installed in
that area for the benefit of &C.
cupants of new residences. in a
petition filed with the city clerk
Saturday.
The petition was signed by Err
nest NJ. Hansen. 121 So. 5Sth St,
and six others. May Weber, 1924
Thompson ave-, filed a letter ask
ing that a light be installed in
the new Thompson ave. alley, now
under WPA construction between
So. SD and Saith SITS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
DRIVER is FINED

William Philes. SO. of 1925 So.
Union ave, was fined 500 and
deprived Of his drivers license for
year Saturday when he pleaded
guilty 10 drunken driving before
Justice Clarence f. Layton. Philes
was arrested by State Patrolman
L. T. Roberts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
Inmates at Prison Set New
Record in Canning Products

and 1900 pounds OF COW beef,
1850 pounds of liver and 900
pounds OF mutton.
The holiday season sees the
prison larder enriched with 1887
pounds of mincemeat, 2,16e pounds
OF piccalilli, LOSS pounds Of chow
chow and IL barrels Of 800 pounds
each OF dill pickles to top off
menus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18

A young woman wept in federal
district court here Saturday. She
was blonde, 25-year-old Mrs. Vir-
GINA e. Steinwart Of Vancouver,
Wash, who pleaded guilty to forg-
ing two government checks, one
for SIS and the other for S7.s5, fol-
lowing her indictment by the grand
jury Friday.
She stood before Judge jeremiah
Neterer and in a faint voice
pleaded guilty and after deliberat-
ing waived the right of counsel.
A moment later the chief proba-
ton officer. Adrian D. Miller,
stepped forward and recommended
that Mrs. Steinwart be placed on
prob baton, recommendation
which Assistant u. S. District At
torney Oliver Malm presented
formally to the court.
Grants Request
Judge Neterer granted the re-
quest and placed the woman on
probation for five years.
Mrs. Steinwart slumped into a
chair and wept.
Eight other persons under in
dictment were arraigned during
the morning. Five pleaded guilty
and were sentenced, and the cases
of the other three were set over
until Wednesday.
John Benedict, %, of Midland
Mich, and. Jack Elmo Dixon, Is
of West Grove, Ark. pleaded guilty
to violating the Dyer act. Benedict
was sentenced to serve two years
at Mcneil island penitentiary, anC
Dixon drew a three-year term a.
the federal reformatory in FL Reno
! Okla.
Gets Two Years
William Clayton Green, 10, wal
sentenced to two years at FL Rem
reformatory for escaping from tn
federal road camp at Fort Lewis
where he was under an 11-months
sentence for Dyer act violation
The court imposed a two-yea
sentence at Mcneil island o.
William McNalley, who pleade
guilty to a Mann act charge. H
served a year at Alcstraz in 1872
on a charge of deserving from tn
L. S. army.
Lonnie Mason, IS, pleaded guilt
to counterfeiting and was ser
fenced to three years at Meme
island.
Dewey PoindeXter. Al, Longviel
postal clerk. indicted on charge
of taking money from the mail
= pleaded guilty, but the court d'
ferred sentence until Wednesda.
' pending a further report Of Poir
dexter's case.
Martin f. Tucker, indicted on
liquor charge, and Joseph Ware
Smith. 33, of Aberdeen, accuse
of counterfeiting, pleaded guilt
, but the cases were set over.
Mcguire Sentenced
Friday afternoon. Frank NJ
! Quire, who boasted Of his mar
: escapes from some OF the nation
: best jails and prisons, was give
!, a one-year sentence for breakir
away from the federal road cam
The term was added TO the oriI
inal one-year sentence he began
Semptember. He was also flint
500.
Worden b. Spinks, 80. indict'
}. on charges Of stealing sever
d cases OF miscellaneous articl
r from an interstate shipment
d Centrslia, was sentenced to thr
e years in prison.
S jeremiah c. Boyer and Villa
n Pitts both pleaded guilty TO the
10 government property and r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
Woman, Is, Weebs in Court
When Judge Shows Leniency

ceived Is months on each count,
the sentences to run concurrently.
Julius Thurston, alleged accom-
plice of the pair, pleaded not
guilty, and the trial date will be
set later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
Wheat Jumps, But
Stocks Irregular

DOW JONES AVERAGES
Industrial - .lsslss. of e-zs
Rail .......... si.7s. off eos
Uflafy ........ PASS. of Dos
6 stccks -. Sol. of e.es
stock sales appropriated s4o.-
900 shares Saturday against ESQ.,
600 the previous Saturday. Curb
stock sales were 5000. against
$1,000 shares the previous satur-
day.
NEW Y0Rk--Stocks moved ir-
regularly in light trading satur-
day. while wheat jumped more than
two cents, to feature commodity
markets.
steel shares. firm In early trad
ing, eased when reports Indicated
another dip in the operating rate
next week. Steel scrap declined 30
centa ton at Pittsburgh.
Automobile issues lost small
early gains. Westinghouse Eiec-
trio dropped . point. Aviation Is
sues were mixed. with Douglas up
nearly . point and Glenn Martin
down slightly. Coppers, utilities
ana rails were about steady.
New highs were made In Con-
tinental Insurance, Martin-Parry
and National Cash Register. East
ern Air Lines equaIled its high.
Guantanamo sugar preferred
jumped four points on two lo-share
lot transactions. Oils were firm
ana mercantile shares steady.
souotattons courtesy Dean Witfer .
Co. Wnshinrton bldg. members
New yak stock Exchsnge)
High Low Close
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
RANK CLEARING

SEATTLE - Clearings6. FAC. =
s92 %; balances. S2.eE5s.63:
transactions. s13.15l .000.c
PORTLAND - Clears, So
eo2, SOFAS; balances, SI.76o9 90.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE

Stocks: Irregular and quiet
Bonds: Irregular; u. s. gov
ernments higher.
Curb stocks; Irregular and
quiet.
Foreign Exchange: Firm.
Cotton; Higher.
Wheat; Up about "a cents
70 new seasons highs.
Corn; Up around y to ~.
Rubber: Firm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18
NEXT MONTH

Tacoma's weather on Dec. Is.
1e3s-Partly cloudy. no rainfall.
maximum temperature 40 degrees
and minimum 30. Highest wind
velocity 6 m. p. h. from the
southwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18


Forecast for washington-oc-
casional rain tonight and Sunday:
snow over high mountains; little
change in temperature; southerly
gales off coast; fresh TO strong
southeriy winds inside over sound
and straits.
Outlook for Next Week
sionai rain In Pacific Northwest
and light rain first and last Of
the week IN northern California
and Nevada: otherwise generally
cloudy In far western states, with
temperatures normal to above
normal.
At Tacoma. 8 a, m. Saturday
Cloudy. wind south IL m. p. h
Barometer 2e.7o. steadily rising.
Rainfall at Tacoma for "a
hours ending a. m. Saturday,
1.39 inches: total since Dec. 1,
5.31 inches. surplus Of lbs inch
es; since Jan. !, 2s.2s inches, a
deficiency of STA inches.
Sun rises at Tacoma Sunday at
7:51: sets at 4:22; rises Monday
at 7:52: sets at 4:22.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18

The customs house win be
closed Dec. Is and Dec. so, In
addition to Christmas and
New Years observance. Entry
and clearance Of vessels may
be especially arranged.
With five steamers In the har-
Dor Saturday, four more were
slated for arrival over the week
end.
Bringing q cargo not seen local
~ for several years, the Grace line
freighter Derbley comes loaded
with 5000 tons of copper "blisters"
for the smelter.
The product is semi-refined cop
per containing small amounts of
gold and silver, and comes here
from the Braden plants in South
America. .'Blisters" are slabs
weighing about $40 pounds each.
Also to be berthed at the smeit-
er, the Heian Maru will call to
load 100 tons of copper ingots.
Point Bravo Of the Gulf-Pacific
line will have a short turn-around
here to discharge and load a small
consignment of general cargo.
The Canadian coaster Amur Is
scheduled to arrive at the smelter
to discharge her regular cargo OF
ore Monday.
Plan for Dock Peace
SAN FRANCISCO - Striking
CLIO dock clerks and San Francisco
waterfront employers agreed Il
meet with Gov. Culbert Olson Sat
urday to discuss last effort
to end a waterfront strik,
through union surrender of its de
mand for control Of monthly con
fidentiai and supervisory doel
checkers.
Olson indicated II the effor
failed, he was prepared to as
the state legislature to legaliz
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-18

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
 The stars incline
 but do not compel
TUESDAY, MARCH IA. 1889

Adverse aspects are strong today according to astrology The stars encourage the lighter side of life and the sway should benefit all who promote recreations or amusements
 This is not fortunate date for signing legal documents. Contracts and leases should be carefully in vestigated, for sharp practices are encouraged by the stars
 Women should be fairly lucky in domestic activities and entertaining < warning is given that accidents may be numerous finder this plane tary government which is perilous for transportation in the air or on the water Wherever machinery is involved, extreme caution should be exercised.
 Excitement over espionage and sabotage in American factories may be intense, but there will be little success in discovering persons gull ty of hostile acts.
 III Uilt COilllllB ouililliCl, WIlcIl Od = turn will be stationary in Hitlers Sun, danger of a rash move which precipitates conflict is indicated Diplomats are under direction indi- eating caution in their communica- tions and conferences.
 Surprise moves are prognosticated for Mussolini who may reveal him. self in magnanimous mood toward Abyssinians and others whom he has overpowered.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of more than average good luck. Health condi- tions should be watched and ner- vous strain avoided.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be inclined to worry over small things and to be rather timid but many of these Pisces subjects develop into courageous personali- ties.
 (Copyright, 1889
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
Confident Japan
Cincinnati Enquirer)

tClnclnnat Enqulrer(
 For the first time in nearly 20 months of war Japan has bombed territory other than Chinese The air raid on Brtish-owned Hong Kong, resulting in the death of British policeman and injuries to 20 civilians marks a new high point in Japans daring
 Presumably the Japanese Foreign Office will apologize for this mistake" But London officials may well bear in mind the of the Panay. Japan destroyed that American gunboat deliberately first in order to find out how much resistance might be expected from America, and second to show the Chinese people that Japan can defy any Western power
 The bombing of Hong Kong may indeed have been accidental But when bombing plane strikes three miles away from its objective there probably is something more behind it than carelessness It makes more sense to explain the event as another Panay incdent-an attempt to find out just what opposition Britain is likely to offer and an attempt to show the Chinese that there is no hope for them in British or American assistance. Ever since the revelation of Britains weakness at Munich, Japan has had confidence. The seizure of Canton followed just few days after the Munich settlement The seizure of Hanan came some months later, carrying Japan's sea power into the region between Hong Kong and Singapore Now an attack British soil marks the peak of Japanese effrontery. If the British merely protest in worlds that will be evidence in Japan that new nroads on American and British interests be made without much risk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13

we might have been able to her and at the same time brought relief to the suffering Simeon Neketta IT, at Iliamna Even though we are on the main line If travel from Anchorage to Bristol Bay we're ex- ,remely isolated, in the fall and spring.
 T hope to be financially able to install a radio station here and then in small way expedite the many and diverse services to the natives as well as he whites in this vicinity"
 These things happened almost four months ago Doubtless others like them have taken place in the ar-away parts of Alaska since and will continue to occur for many years to come.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13


 No one will challenge the merit of the reasons which President Roosevelt cites in bis letters to Will jam Green and John L. Lewis, as arguing for a peedy ending of the rift between the American Fed ration of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Or yanizatons. aNss' s~ss@ssse .,zsysa ?
 In brief the President asks for peace negotiation because "it is right because responsible officers in both camps and most of the rank and file wish it. and because the Government and the American people look upon it wise and almost necessary step" for cooperation between free men in demo- cratic society"
 Those familiar with the recent history of indus trial relations add many specific examples which would find proper place under the general terms of the Presidents admontion. Outstanding the plications which the present situation of dual and rival unionism has put in the work of the National Labor Relations Board, and the the split has plagued employers anxious to deal fairly with labor but put in the middle of controversy in which they have interest and for which they are in no way responsible Secretary Harry L. Hopkins was abso- lutey correct, when, in his business peace address Friday he warned that it is not to industrys bene- fit to keep the labor movement divided"
 The fact that most employers now recognize this truth should help to bring business as well as the general public and the rank and file of organized labor, to the Presidents side in his demand for an ending of costly and needless quarrel
 The heads of the two rival organizations can not fail to comply with the Presidents request that they name committees to effect genuine peace and har- mony in the labor movement"
 The test will come, as it has before, upon the ability of such negotiators to find common ground somewhat similar effort at compromise more than year came to naught largely because of the per sonal anmosity between the at the heads of the rival organizations Since that time there have been increasing evidences of impatence, in the rank and file of labor at this obstructive attitude the re- speetive leaders.
 Yesterdays letters phrased with delft Roose- veltian courtesy and appropriate compliments to the two rival leaders None the less they are in effect an appeal to all organized workers and to the public over the heads of the belligerent commanders l Friends of labor hope that the plea will be effec- tive, for it is a timely appeal to and good sense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
DAWSON VIkE DIES SUDDENLY
 AT kETCHIkAN
Went to Nome in 1900, Later to Yukon Territory,
 Then Turned Fisherman

KETCHIHAN; Alaska, March 13. Ole Dawson" Vike, 69, died here as the result of an attack of the heart early Sunday morning. He only returned 10 days ago from vis- iting his sister, Mrs. Mildred Beckle, at l414 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, Cal, who he saw in Ketchikan two years ago for the first time since he went to Nome in 1900.
 Vike later left Nome and worked in the vicinity of Dawson from Which he obtained his nickname.
 Vike came here in 1915 and turned to fishing. He was born in Norway where a son survives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Say, T shall enclose Cor inclose) the papers you requested" Both words are cor rect.
 Often Mispronounced: Inquiry. Pronounce in-kwir-i, first and third is as in it, second as in ice, accent second syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Sarsaparilla; four as, two Is.
 Synonyms: Rebellion, revolt, mu- tiny, insurrecuon.
 Word Study: "Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word Lucrative; profitable. He has a large and lucrative business"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
The Battle With the Bund
Philadelphia Record)

Brought from all parts of the country, the 10000 pro-Nazis who attended the boisterous bund rally in Madison Square Garden Monday night constituted about one-eghth of percent of the population of New York. The crowd which tried to break up the meeting constituted about two-eighths of percent of the population
 The 99ss percent of New York's population went about their usual business, unperurbed and undis- turbed by the battle of the tiny minorities
 mats also about the rating of importance which the event deserves The Nazis had their say It was stupid, mtolerant say. But the American system IS to let them say because free speech much more important to all of than would be the suppression of this handful of Hitlerites
 It may be argued that drop of poison is enough to kill man, and that even tiny minority of Nazis therefore constitutes danger We don't oelleve It. Uncle Sam has been taking it" for so long In the matter of poisonous intolerance that he's become immune-and throw off such attacks with ease
 Ihfcughout the country's history, from the Know Nothings on down to the Ku Klux Klan such groups nave Eeeli reared as menaces. But in every case thanks to the freedom of people to think and speak for themselves, the menaces have brought about their own ruin
 The best way to organize decent people against NaA intolerance IS to let the Nazis spout it freely
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
M o D E R N ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Les

o. Isn't it rude for a person, in conversation, to keep repeating, What did you say?"
 A. Yes, because this shows in- attention, unless the person is deaf.
 Q. What entertainments should bachelor give in his own apart ment?
 A. Afternoon teas, dinners, after theater suppers, card parties.
 Q. Are relatives and friends ob- ligated to send gifts to an engaged girl?
 A. No; this is entirely optional
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
OO YEARS AGO
 LO From THE EMPIRE
MARCH 13. 1919

MAIvOIl To, lSl0
 E. J. White, Chief of the Alaska Bureau of Publicity, had received a request from H. Van Vlack, Pet ersburg fisheries concern, for six women to pick shrimp.
 Work was progressing rapidly upon the herring plant of the John L. Carlson & Company, according to w. O. Carlson, who was in Ju- neau from Aux Bay.
 Fred H. Tucker of Funter Bay was registered at the, Alaskan Hotel.
 iff--- In answer to inquiries received, the Governors office sent tele- gram to Washington and received reply. from the Commissioner of the General Land office that. the bill providing for the abolishment of the 8O-rod strip between home steads in Alaska along navigable rivers and channels, died in the Senate, and therefore the old act in which the strips must be reserved was still in force.
 The Moonlight Club at Thane were to entertain with a basket so- cial and dance for the young people of Thane. The party was to be a St. Patrick's Day affair and for those who did not dance, cards were to be provided
 H. L. Simonds, general manager of the Hoonah Packing Company, left Bellingham with party on their way north, according to word received by Glen c. Bartlett of the Gastineau Hotel.
 Charles D. Garfield, acting Col lector of Customs, left on the last boat for the Westward to appoint a deputy Collector of Customs at Cor dova. MT. Garfield was also to visit Valdez and possibly Anchorage be- fore returning to Juneau.
 Weather: Highest g; lowest g.; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
EXTENSION CLUB
 MEETS WEDNESDAY,

The Extension Club No. ?, will give a demonstration in the Pent 1ouse of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The pub lie is invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
Girl Killed 

AUCKLAND, N. g., March 13.- Pierced to the heart by the tail of a stlngray she encountered while bath ing near here, Jessie Merle Laing l8, died almost immediately after she was pulled out by her fiance, who was bathing with her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
2,OOO-OR BUST!

Ralph Kennedy played over 154 golf courses last summer, most of them in Canada, to bring his total to 1852. He hopes to celebrate his fifty-eighth birthday in l940 by playing at St. Andrews, Scotland, as his 2.00Oth course.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
YEAR IN ADVANCE

Train reservations for Michigan States football trip to San Fran cisco to play Santa Clara next October have been made almost a year in advance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
RECORD. SNAPPED

Colorado hadn't lost a basketball game in its new fieldhouse in three wears until it split series with Ok lahoma this season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
MRS. LISTER RETURNING

Mrs. Ronald Lister and three children arrived on the Princess Norah. They have been visiting out side for several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13
LOOK and LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

l. What color predominates among flowers?
 2. Which country has the most timber actually available? 3. What instrument is largely used in determining the height of mountains?
 4. Tn what two countries are earthquakes most common? 5. Which book of the Bible con- tains the story of Samson?
 ANSWERS 1. Red.
 2. The United States. 3. The aneroid barometer. 4. Italy and Japan. 5. Book of Judges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13

Chinese Ambassador Roo says Japan is tiring in her fight against China and the latter eventually will Win We'll 1t seems we have heard of fellows getting knocked out by punching bags but we never heard of it happening in a war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13

Mexicos President Cardenas' administration is attacked as both Communist and Fascist Its enemies should make up their minds which, and stick to their story.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-13

Prince Franz Josef ruler of Lichtenstein 55-mile- square principay, is to have an audience with Hit sler Wonder if he has read about what happened to Austria and Czechosovakia