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Evening star., 1939-03-30
DAILY SHORT STORY
A SHARE OF GOSSIP
By Karl Groyson
By Karl Groyson

After is years
Emily Stark was
going to leave her
husband. She sat
alone in her bed
room, waiting for
him to come home.
Tonight she would
tell him. Tonight
everything would
be settled and to-
morrow she would
60 a W ay W ! t h
Chester M oore.
Idly she thought
of Chester. He was
pleasant and tall
and genial. And
rich. Otherwise
there was nothing
particularly i'm
pressive a bou t
him. He lacked
the fire and en-
ergy of John, her
husband.
Evening star., 1939-03-30
-Sav Easy Washer Dealers Euerywhere

~ Gets white clothes up to 25X sVbitsr
than we'll. known, advertised soaps lacking
this new ingredient. (2) Gives up to twjes
the ssds-suds stand up 2 to times longer.
given the equivalent of more than g fsll lysSr's
normal washing showed no perceptble sign
offading-stayed sparkling, bright.
Hgb-Teu OXYDOL is economical. Cup
for cup, it goes up to 2s% farther than less
efficient soaps. Try it. Proctor & Gamble.
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

cuencia chaparrones violentisi-
mos, un mar alborotado, b
Las gentes veianse obligadas
a permanecer en- los salones de
la nave, en- la biblioteca, charlan
do, pugando o bailando,
Isidoro y Pedro paseaban su
aburrimiento dando bostezos 20
loSales por las estancias lujosl-
simas o dejandose caer en- los
hondos sillones del salon de lee
tura, donde Sc enfrascaban en-
la lectura de revistas extranie-
ras o leian ell diario de a bordo.
Alden qued6 atras asimismo.
y comenzaron Ia travesla del o.
ceano INDIGO.
va hacia once dias que salle-
ron de Barcelona.
Cuatro mas adn y ell Marseille
hizo eScala en- Singapore, donde
Pedro de Ndhez y Borgoha sc
dierOn 81 Gltimo abrazo.
FL ingenierO esperaria aqui
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AL fin, dos o tres horas des-
pues, agotado un tanto ell tema,
comenz6 a hacer preguntas al
ingeniero sobre Java, sobre sus
trabajos y su vida en- la hermo-
sa isla, que Borgona habia visi-
tado dos wees en- su juventud.
NGnez fue contestando cum
plidamente a cada cosa.
-Y.... tie quedaras ahi mu-
cho tempo?
-Creo que otro aho u otros
dos. mo Sc! Depende de la mar
cha de los trabajos, que son muy
completes y dificiies,
Pedro, por cortesia y amabi-
y para correspondent de
manera al chaparr6n de
elocuencia con que Ell diplomat
90 lie habia aplastado durante
tres horas largas, do a su yez
ietalles y noticias de Java y de
~ existencia ALA.
Estaba, por esta parte, con-
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ahora lie escuchaba con atenci6l
Y con carino.
Seg1n 81, las relaciones entire
Espaha y Ell Jap6n aunque cor
dialisimas, no eran TODD 10 es-
trechas que fuera de deSear, en-
ell terreno econ6mico v mercan-
til.
FL remotisimo CipdRgO era en-
Espana cast un pals fabuloso.
Mucha genie, la mayoria de
la genie, nj siquiera saba en-
que sitio del planeta estaba.
Y a este respecto, ell diploma
tieo coment6, con tenue sonrisa
que ilumin6 un instante su ros-
tro demacrado y livido e hizo
sonreir con Ia misma palidez al
icon decirte que Fermin, q
mayordOmo de casa, cuando sill
pc que marchabamos al Jap6n,
llevandose las manos a
la cabeza y pico menos que No
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Vamos a dar, en- obsequio de
nuestros lectores, una lista de
los campeones del ano 1910, en-
differences actividades deporti-
vas: aA'
BOXEO.-Jose Luis, campe6n
del peso complete; Billy Conn,
campe6n de las II libras; Cefe-
rino Garcia, de los Angeles, cam
pe6n del peso mediano en- New
York y California, y All Hostak,
de Seattle, reconocido por la A
sociaci6n Nacional de Boxeo;
Henry Armstrong, de Los An
geles, campe6n del peso weller;
Lou Ambers, de Herkimer, New
York, campe6n de las 1875 Ii
bras; peso de puma, Joey Ar
chibald, de Providence, R. l.; pc
so bantam, George Pace, de
Cleveland, reconocido cor la A..
n. B., Lou Salica, reconocido
por la Association de Escritores
de Boxeo de New YVrk; peso
de mosca, Little Dado, de las Is
las Filipinas, reconocido por la
Association Nacional de Boxeo.
x ~AMATEUR.-Clase
de las liz libras, nacional, Jose
Mercado, de Honolulu; clase de
las 118 libras, William Speary,
de Filadelfia; clase de las 125
libras, William Eddy, de Flint,
Estado de Michigan; de las 1875
libras, George Toy, de Cleve-
de las lat, Cozy Etorace,
de Rome, N. Y; 100 libras, Ez-
gard Charles, de Cincinnati; ella
Sc de las ITS libras, James Rec
La gaceta., 1939-12-28
Folletin No. 26
TONIC SEGUNDO
LA MUCHACHA d.
DE LA GALE

mar latino, donde Sc abre, con
sus cascades de casas blancas y
sus rosales 81 puerto de Alejan-
dria, de Egipto, para enfilar FL
canal de Suez.
FL embajador Y Pedro de Nd
hez, fieies a su prop6sito de no
volver a aludir jamas en- sus
charlas el pasado horrible y el
drama que destrozara sus vidas,
hablaron ahOra bajo la Garcia
de un sol de orc que rielaba en-
las aguas azules y mansas, de
cOsas indiferentes o de sus pro-
pias profesiones.
Borgoha comunic6 sus planes
.diplOmaticOs al ingeniero, que
La gaceta., 1939-12-28
CON LOS GUANfEs

Fl campe6n mundial JOSE
Luis, del peso complete, derrott
en- este ano a cuatro aspirantes,
John Henry Lewis, Ell excam-
pe5n de las IT'S libras; Jack Ro-
per, ell veterano gladiator; To-
ny Galento, ell italiano de pecho
abarrilado, Y Bob Pastor. Los
cuatro fueron derrotados en- me
nos de II asaltos O sea en- 46 mi
nutos y Sc segundos.
La pelea de Detroit, con Pas
tor, llev6 a las taqrilIas $347,-
$40. cobrando Luis por sus SER
vicios S11S, 400; la de Galento
rindi6 $282,3O3, cobrando eli
campe6n SOC, 1923; por la de Le-
wis lie abonaron S34,413, y por
la de Roper, S34,850. Gan6 Luis
en- el ano 1898, 1886, subiendo e
S1,6S9,722 Ell total de sus ganan
cias desde 1884.
Ell momento mas emoclonan-
tie de las cuatro peleas fue GUAM
do Galento derrib6 al campe6n,
con IN golpe limpio, en- ell esta-
dio de los Yankees,
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conferencia de los Seis Grandes,
empataron Missouri y Oklaho-
ma; conferencia del Vale de
Missouri, empataron Drake y
Oklahoma A and NJ; conferen-
cias de los Estados Montahosos,
Colorado; conferencia del Sur
oeste, Texas; conferencia de Ia
Costa del Pacifico, Oregon; L.
ga del Este A. c., Caballeros de
Colon; P. S. A.. L., James Ma
Olson High School; escuelas pri
vadas del este, Escuela de la Tri
nidad; c. H. S. A. A., Power Me
mortal; Liga Americana, New
York Jewels; Nacional Profesio
nal, New York Renaissance.
&c del mum
do, tres bandas, Jose Chamaco,
de Sonora, MEXICO; campe6n del
mundo, 1871 Balkline, Willie
Hoppe, d eNew York; campe6n
del mundo, 1872 Balkline, Wei
ker Cochran, de San Francisco;
campe6n del mundo 1872 Balk-
line, Jake Schaeffer, de San
Francisco; campe6n nacional en-
TIP Balkline, Willie Hoppe;
campe6n mundial, billar de boil
sillo, James Caras, de Whining
ton, Delaware.
BILLAR AMATEUR.-Cam-
pe6n de las tres bandas, Edw-
ard Lee, de New York; campe6n
mundial 1871 Balkline, Edgar T.
Appleby, de New York; cam :
pe6n mundial 1872 Balkline, Ed
mundo Sousa, de Egipto; cam
pe6n nacional de las tres bandas
Eugene Dearborn, de San Luis.
BOLOS.-Campeones recono-
cidos por ell American Bowling
Team de cinco hon.
bres, Fife Electrical S. Compa-
ny, de Detroit; de dos hombres,
Murray Fowler y Phil Icuss, de
Steubenville, Ohio; campeon in
dividual, James Danek, de FO-
rest Park, ILL.,. todos los ''even-
Joe Wilman, de Chicago;
team de cinco mujeres, Kornitz
Pure Oil, Milwaukee; de dos mu
jeres, Connie Powers y Bobby
Reus, de Grand Rapids; indivi-
dual, Helen Hengstler, de De-
todos los "eventos", Ruth
de Dayton.
Daremos manana otra lista.
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Lista primera de los campeones de 1910 en-
dferentes a~ctividades deportivas nacionales

yes, de Cleveland; peso compile
to, Tony Novak, de Chicago.
BOXEO COLEGIAL A
Clase de las 120 libras, Sewele
Whitney, de Loyola, New Or
leans; 127 libras; Ted Kara, Ida
no; 1876 libras, Gene Rankin,
Wisconsin; las libras, Omar
Croker, Wisconsin; 155 libras,
Woodrow Swancutt, Wiscon-
sin; 165 libras, Frederick Slant
Universidad Cat6lica; IT'S Ii
bras, Truman Togerson, de Wis
consin; peso complete, Rene
Trochesset, de la Universidad
de Luisiana.
Z PELOTA PROFESS ONAL.
Campeones del mundo, New
York Yankees; Liga America
ma, New York Yankees; Liga
Nacional, Rojos de Cincinnati ;
club vencedor en- ell juego de es-
trellas, Liga Americana; mas
valioso p%elotero del aho, Jose Di
Maggie, en- la Liga Americana /;
mas valioso p%elotero en- la Liga
Nacional, Buckley Walters, pit
cher del Cincinnati campe6n al
bate, Liga Americana Joe Di-
Maggie; campe6n al bate, Liga
Nacional, Johnny Mize, de San
Luis; club Yencedor en- la peque
ma serie mundial, Louisville; Co
pa de los Gobernadores, Club
Rochester, de la Liga Interna-
cional; Liga international, Jer-
sey City; Liga de la Costa del
Pacifico, Seattle; Series Dixie,
Fort Worth; Association del Sur
Chattanooga; Liga de Texas
Houston, y Liga del Este, Scran
ton.
CAMPEONES DEL T
en- la
carrera de 500 millas de India
napolis, ell clasico anual, Wilbur
Shaw; campe6n por la AAA,
Wilbur Shaw; National Mid
GET, Morris Bower, de Filadel-
fla.
CAMPEONES DE BASKET
BALL-Nacional de hombres,
A. A. u, Denver Nuggets; mu-
jeres international, Edmonton
Grads; Muieres Nacional, A. A.
U, Galveston AMIGOS; Colegial
Nacionai, A. A., Oregon; Liga
METEOROLOGICAL del Este, Dar-
mouth; Conferencia Intercole-
gial del Este, empataron Carne-
gle y Georgetown; conferencia
del oeste, Ohio State; Conferred
cia del Sur, Clemson; Conferen-
cia del Sureste, Kentucky; In
THEOLOGICAL del Sur, Maestros de
w. Kentucky State; conferen-
ella Dixie, Mississippi College;
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Susrripci6n semanal: 90 C.
1908 Ia. Ave-, Ybor City, Fla
Teksfono Y 1892
SERA NOMBRADO BARKER
PARA LA VACANTE DE
OKERMAN

Washington, Die. 28.-Reco-
mendados por los senadores Pep
per y Andrews Sc da por SECURE
que Ell p%residente Roosevelt nom
brara juez federal del distrito
sur de la Florida, en- Tampa, al
juez William j. Barker, de Bar
tow, un hombre de So amos. Pep
per telegrafi6 aver que Barker
es IN juez de Circuito de gran
experienced y con una ejecutO-
ria digna del respeto de todos.
Su actual circuito judicial
comprende los condados de Polk
Hardee y Highlands.
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UN PEQUENO VAPOR CHIC
co CON UN

Bergen, Noruega, Die. 28.-
En- ell Mar del Norte I'm peque-
no vapor noruego de 254 tone
ladas, Ell Torwood, choc6 con un
submarine y Sc hundi6.
Cree Ell captain que ell subma-
rino Sc hundi6 tambien o sufrio
seria averfas. La tripulaci6n del
"Torwood' Sc safv6 en- los bo-
tes.
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cualquier buque japones de los
que hacen la travesia y llevan
correo a Java, a Sumatra y a
TODD ell archipelago de las Mo-
lucas.
i Adi6s, Pedro querido! IVA
lor!-murmut6 ell grande hon.
bre con voz conmovida.
-iAdi6s, Isidoro; tenlo td
tambien! Y 81 seguimos los dos
por estos paises tan leianos de
Espaha, haremos ESQ que hemos
aicho dias atras.: o til vendras
a Java o yo subir6 a Toxic. a
9asar unas semanas juntos este
verano,
Los dos hombres Sc sepa-
raron.
FL junco malaga que Sc lie.
vaba a Pedro entire un monitor
de maletas y dos marineros
chinos que bOgaban de pie, Sc
perdi6 de vista, tragadO en-,
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

Ell Marseille, dos dias despues
hizo escala en- Alexandria y
Port-Said, y cOmenz6 a atrave-
sar ell canal de Suez.
FL tempo habia cambiado.
A los tres dias primeros de Ia
navigation por ell Mediterra-
neo, azules, con I'm sol brillante
tibio, con un eielo serene y des
pejado, habian sucedido en- Guam
to ell enorme paquebote desembo
CO en- el Mar Rojo, jornadas tur
bias y obseuras, un cielO plomi-
20 y girls, que lorsba con fire
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The AWFUL PRICE YOU PAY FOR BEING
NERVOUS
Check Below And See II You Have
Amy OF The Signs

Quivt. ne nerves can make YOU old ana
hagEaTd looking, cranky and hard 70 i've
Nlth-can keep you awal'e nights and rob
yo4 o. good health, good times and Jobs,
popt let yourself Ego" like that. Start
eahng.R good, reliable tonic-one made Sspe-
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than vorldiamous LYDIA Z, Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound3
"a the wholesome herbs and roots Of
Plnkhemis Compound help Mature calm
your ahriedng nerves, tone up your system,
and help lessen distress from female fune-
honal disorders.
Make . note NOW 20 get . bottle Of this
Nme-proven Ptnkham's Compound TODAY
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

Sixto EscObar defendi6 su t.
tulo del peso bantam, en- abril,
derribando por la cuenta de diez
a Kayo Morgan.
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

tento, muy contento.
Los jefes lie querian mucho,
tenia un sueldo esplendido, y 10
eompahia, agradecida a sus SER
vicios y trabajos, lie hacia de vez
en- vez, cuantiosoS regalos posi-
tivos, en- dinero contante y so
mantle la mayor parte de las We
ces.
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

Retuvo Joey Archibald ell t.
tulo de campe6n de las 1875 Ii :
bras por sus victorias sobre Leo
Kodak y Henry Jeffre. La deci-
sion en- ell case de Jeffra fue vio-
~lentamente criticada,
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

lPoniendo a dormir en- cuatro
asaltos a SolEy Krieger, de Broo
klyn, AL Hostak pas6 a ser 81
campe6n del peso mediano para
la Association Nacional de 30 =
xeo,
Las Comisiones Atleticas de-
New York y California sostie :
men que ell verdadero campe6n
10 es Ceferino Garcia, ell filipino
que la semana pasada derrot6 g
Glenn Lee, en- Manila.
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Despues de Jose Luis, Billy
Conn fue la figura mas impor-
tante del ano.
Primero ell joven de Pittsburg
que ahora aspira tambien al t.
tulo del peso complete, venci6 al
i~taliano Fred Apostoli, un fuer-
te contrincante. Pas6 despues a
Melio Battina y tambien lie Eva
puleo". En- septiembre defendi6
su corona y logr6 retenerla.
La gaceta., 1939-12-28
LA GACETA

q psri6dieo en- idioma EspAhol
10 mks circulation en- Tampa
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rando ell pobre: "Al Jap6n, Dios
mic L.. Que horror! iPero 81 yo
me creia que era otro planetar"
-iQue barbara!
-iAsi, como 10 Dyes! No, y re
advierto que hay muchos compa
triotas nuestros que tambien 10
Green asi, y seguramente, entire
ell pueblo japones ocurre 10 mis-
mo con Espaha. Y este hay que
empezar a ev~itarlo. Somos dos
pueblos demasiado grandes y De
masiado bellos para ignorarnos
m~utuamente. ....
va conocemos a Isidoro de Boz
coma y de Leon 10 suficiente, pa
ra no extraharnos que, una vez
iniciado el tema, parti6, parti6,
hasta 81 infinite, ha-
Dlando en- el terreno diplomat
20.
Pedro lie escuchaba con humil
lad perdonadora.
La gaceta., 1939-12-28

victoriano Manteiga, Editor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
Rufus hoods E7LiUens
p G. O. Federal Trial
Dignity of Court Gives Way When
Wenatchee Editor Takes Stand Here

plgnl,y ~ federal court gave
way 10 hilarious entertainment
Thursday when Rufus Weeds.
eicwnsas. ~erla.trsveiinx sdisor
and publisher 0s me wsns,ehee
Daily World appeared a. gov
erumrnt witness in the s. cno, 90
Peoples Ga. a OF fraud trial
Needs was called n testify
about certain enthusiastic news
stories about the y a. q O enter.
prise which appeared IN hs paper
and which government attorneys
claim were inspired by tho defend.
ant promoters As part Of their
alleged scheme 10 defSaud
Gestulatins 60 tho point where
Defense Counsel George Wander.
veer complained once that court.
room was no place tor gymnastics
Editor wuoas told of interviews
with Defendants William A
Rrcame, J y. simnns and "pr. !"
w. Harry Meyers
And hefer~ that article waa
written" a.k~d Assistant y, =
Attorney fraak rcll~Estnt.
what conversation diA yeu
hav~ with Defesdaass nrccme
and Siu,ars -
Why, they came ,o me In the
World office" hc aAid, 4 asked
them about finances first and they
said they were all set. that this
man Meyers who had built the San
Francisco bridge. was putting up
the money.
Il asked them about stock sale.
~ course. and they said there Vas
no stock for sale They said they
were going TO put IN good ria
the hest there IL. and were going
down and find out what there Ia
there
Later. he said they appeared in
hts officr and wanted 10 sell him
some shares
- said. Z though you teid
m~ this WAS al financed. that
Dr. Meyers WAS putting up the
money. Now You're up here
20 sell stock" Woois testified.
And you're taking this story
IN tho World saying there " TO b.
no sale 81 stock and using II and
I'm hearing about II all over the
state
II said. Mr. Hroome, you hsvs
no right 10 USE stuff like that He
said. we're not selling stock, were
selling leases ! said ITS all jus,
a subterfuge
4 chorus ~ objections from
four defense attorneys was
voiced Ia that remark. Judge
Cushman agreed that " should
b~ stricken from the record ~
pre- Judicial.
Editor Woods and Attorney
vanderveer had a fervent battle
over Woods general knowledge
particularly relating 10 the Colder
Gate bridge and Cascade tunnel
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ern Union office for about IS
years. and before that had worked
in the firms office at Everett
Since retiring from the telegraph
company, he had been an agent
for the Travellers Insurance. Co
A native OF Rlairstown. la, he
moved To Edmonds. Wash. at the
age Of II lie learned telegraphy
at the age Of 20. and worked for
the Northern Pacific railway at
Sedro.Woolley for several years
before joining the Western Union
force.
lie was an early member of the
Tacoma Rotary club, having
Joined In 1918. lie was also =
member OF the Chamber of Com
merce and the FRS, Presbyterian
church.
In addition 10 HIS wife and
daughter, he Is survived by two
grandchildren. Donna Grace and
Gary Ralph Bingham of Seattle.
three sisters. Mrs, John slipper Of
Seattle, Mrs. Fred skipper Of
Hamilton. Wash. and Mrs. James
Plot of waynesville. N. G, and a
brother. Ward Sprinkle OF Seattle.
Buoklcy-king Co. IL in charge
of funeral arrangements.
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CHANGES MADE
N 6. \. Office
E. A. Dye Appointed
20 Position Held
BY Nesssnson

r A. pye. assistant eeaeyu1
Freight and psse~nwev aesnt At the
Great Nc<shern railway. Tneume,
ss1ay annoanre<1 ~ appo1aeWseNe
II wsnsasr Y t3ssdy 10 ~ ppalttea
At contracting fyvsoht aGuas neve
affective - once
nyv. VIM succeeds 4. n NsnDsW-
scr. aeesns~si. hae oseu eh>pe eIesu
In the rseoma O. y. cfSlee ~ swo
and . hais yssss swd pTev1Uue u
coming Ia Tae~asa wne n ~ og0-
sral offies ~ The railways fre1gAt
traffic department N seattle NJ
10 vsass
Frank ), tnashNsv y promoted
10 the posstinn a. ehtef elesh. ~
eomes here fscm IN lvneflu -
rersmsns. Seattle
Robert T. wsllstn. elesa n tno
Tacoma office frs ton years. u
promoted u she peastteN fcsMeyty
held ny t<caghney 10 seattle
Maynard Huffman. Seattle. y
promoted To The position vncstea
~ Wsiiein.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
MISSING CHILD
IS FOUND here

william James. is-yeaF-et1 ny.
silup youth. vim alsappeese1 fFwsM
HE homo early rssee1oy. ~ 49,
prshsn1ed In Tsccma'a aswntoWn
district Isls Wednesday an lusNG1
over Ia undershest0 Ctyde
knowiea.
The by was nslNG detAtas1
Thursday In the county 6etentiaN
homo, pending : ooafefeNse win
Juvenile authorities - desermlmo
~hsthsv ths youth wtli - resurue1
10 HE home.
Last mnush The boy was Avrsese1
al T~ninc In : ssx NJ haA ssolea
from = downtown pashino vi. ~
was Hiven . Suspended term IN IN
stats training srhooi ~ Iuveallo
Judge Pred q, nsmann.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
MORE FIGHTERS
ON FIRE LINES

State Forester r. = Goodyear
today dispatched new firc-fighting
crews in Western Washington and
reported he had $50 men fighting
100 blaxes in this area
Considerable mechanical equip
ment. such ss trucks and bun.
dozers. also has been put into scrv.
ice hurriedly 10 try To check the
unseasonal wave of brush and
forest fires caused mainly by
settlers trying To burn off land.
Goodyear said there were IL
fires in Cowlitz county alone. two
of them sizeahie. One covered 200
acres and was still uncontrolled.
while the other covered $50 acres
Clark and Skamanis counties have
? fires. a 2,ooo-acre blaze in the
Yacolt burn and one Of 6oo-Rcres
AZ Washougal being the worst,
Grsys Harbor county continues
to be one OF the hardest hit. with
its two major fires covering 900
and 900 acres.
The state N putting on so
additional fircfighters each
day. In an effort Ia stem the
spreading fires. Damage thus
far has not been extensive,
Goodyear said. although some
second growth and young trees
have been destroyed.
one factor Handspring the state
Is the lack OF iookouts on noun
tain peaks TO spot the fires when
they are small The state has 81
lookouis, none of whom can get on
the job because of deep snow
around their lookout stations
Goodyear said he doubted II any
of the men could get to their sta
tons before May l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
ACQU|T YOUTH
IN DEATH CASE
Jurors Find Bennett
Not Guilty of Neg
ligent Homicide

Not guilty WAS the verdict re-
turned late Wednesday evening by
jury OF seven men and five wom-
en- who had listened 10 testimony
during the day In Superior Judge
f. u, Hodges courtroom in con-
nection with the trial OF Lester
Bennett. %, Of 6T02 So. c st, &C
cused Of negligent homicide by
means Of a motor vehicle.
The jury deliberated but two
hours 10 return the verdict which
freed the young man. who acts ss
dispatcher for the Neyerhaeuser
Timber Co. when the firms camp
at Vail IS operating.
Bennett was accused by the
state of being responsible for the
death last Nov. 5 OF Don Hubbard
OF $500 SO Montgomery st
Testimony Of states witnesses
was intended 10 show that Bennett
was driving an automobile in q
reckless manner on So. h6th 81. and
eollided with a motorcycle being
operated by Hubbard at the inter
section of So. Junett ST. The mo-
torcyclist was assertedly thrown
into the air by the impact, landing
on the pavement on his heed.
Rushed to the county hospital by
police ambulance. Hubbard died
from injuries received.
Bennett denied he was driving
his car in reckless manner, at
an excessive rate Of speed or on
the wrong side OF the road. De-
Tense witnesses asserted Hubbard s
motorcycle was unlighted at the
time of the accident. which oc-
Cured shortly after p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
Bulletin Planned
For Credit Unions

Plans were going ahead Thurs.
day for publication Of monthly
bulletin dealing with credit union
activities. following a meeting Of
Tacoma Chapter 81 credi, Unions.
held in offices Of the Washington
Gas & Electric Co.
Charles Emlgh, president ~ the
chapter. announced committee APP
poiniments Ter the year as follows
meetings. r. Mckee and \ An
COVE. publicity. r W Hilton. =
Wilbur. and program. c n. Bow
man, { ELscnbaeher. and J Sharp
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
VdledictOrian at
Puyallup Chosen

PUYALLUP-Frank Hanawalt.
son of the superintendent Of schools,
Paul Hanawalt, won the honor OF
being valedictorian of the senior
class by having the highest
scholastic standing, II was an
nounced today by Harry Hanson,
high school principal. His stand
ing was 97.25.
Doris Absher. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. Absher of 100 25th
st, S. e, won the place as saluta-
torian with a standing of 1864.
Lena Bauquier, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Bauquier. 70l 18th
st. s. e. was runner up with a
standing of 1852
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
v. F. W. CONFERENCE
To Be IN CENTRALlA

The semi.annual conference for
posts and auxiliaries OF Veterans
OF Foreign Wars In Pierce county
and Southwest Washington coun-
ties will be held Sunday in the Elks
club at Centralis, II was announced
Thursday by Leon Cecil Of Puy-
allup. commander OF district No.
3. The conference will begin al
1880 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-21
JICCS ~ IS MASCOT
OF U. 5. MARINE CORPS

PHILADELPHIA-Jiggs ". an
11-month-old bulldog. has succeed
ed Jiggs III as mascot OF the u.
s. marine corps.
The fourth Jiggs was presented
to Col. Charles 4. Sanderson. com
mander of the depot OF supplies,
by Frederick n. James, professor
of dental surgery at Temple uni
versity. Jiggs III recently was
killed following his transfer TO
Quantico, Va.