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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

Passage Of the bill by 81 to IA
vote climaxed hectic day of law
making which saw the senate jam
through its biggest calendar of the
session. ending with a two and a
half hour fight over the power bill
that concluded at 100 a m. today
Besides passing the power bill
which Sen. II. !. Kyle. d. King.
charged was drafted by private
power companies TO "hamstring
the power districts. the senate
passed fish trap bill. 4o-mill
tax limit referendum and killed a
bill TO have the state toll bridge
authority buy and operate all
ferries IN the state.
Thirteen bills were passed
b, the senate in its heaviest
daN, which stretched over I5il
hours. Earlier In thr day, i've
of COY. Martins bills were APP
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

Tacoma mad a belsfed taste Of
winter Thursday night when large
flakes Of SHOW fell for . short
time. Rain fell later. diss0lying
the fluffy white fakes. Nearby
Tacoma. however there were still
traces Of snow on the ground FRI
DAY morning
The sun WAS shining Friday
morning. but the forecast Is for
more unsettled weather. Low
temperature for the past "A hours
was "a degrees and high, AZ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

proved on subjects ranging
from tuna fishing to sweeping
reorganization Of school dis
fricts.
Three measures making a wide
revision OF the state educational
system We're passed Besides the
district reorganization bill, the
senate approved revision Of the
state board Of education To include
five laymen ana removal of the
vocational education program from
the hands of State Supt Atwood
Substitute Bill Up
The public utilities committee
brought out substitute for the
oranges power bill which placed
many restrictions on the power
districts operations. For one
thing. districts would have 10 sub
nit to the people any proposals To
issue bonds payable only out Of
revenues from sale Of power Such
proposals would have to receive 4
ma jority Of the votes Of Al least
80 per cent ~ those voting at the
last general election.
sens. hyle. and hapin A.
Mills. r.. Clark. led a desper-
ate fight To substitute the
oranges original bill for the
so-calied "compromIse" meas-
ure but the ma joriis defeated
then. - .xafx turn
II you pass this biii you viii
have killed public power IN Wash
ington Kyle predicted This
bill is the cleverest disbolicai
device 10 keep the power districts
from doing what the people voted
they should DO u vail eBdsngeT
future appropriations for Grand
Coulee 1am
some Cbeck Needed
Sen. Fred 3 Duggsn. d. Spo-
kane. was the leader u those
fsvoung the bill asserting some
check should Be placed on the
power commissioner elected 70
administer The districts business.
The house passed - meas-
ures. most ~ tbrn minor. In
night session last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
WAR APPROPRIATIONS
BILL PASSES HOUSE

WarHIs6TD< Ths hoi4hs to-
day passed and sgst 10 the senate
the ssss s57 .g5s war department
appropriation oil. the largest sup
ply biii for Inc military establish
men, since World war days
The house approved the bill as
the senate debated . s55s ,O)G. 600
emergency defense program 10 in
crease the army air corps 10
5000 planes The regular war de-
partment measure earned funds
for building 7sf new sirplanes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

NJ SSbpSS8s SQ0t~e04D000
A fssue ship succeeded late
t.dsY IN putting = hs~sef
aboard The leaking sssier
Ranger and reported shs Was
towing tbs vessel sba Ia ~.
most frozen crew members To
port.
rEIr1Sts. Chime me naval
radio intercepted IN NON usii
today from the stssmsf Gem
lock 10 TsshiIs gulf north NJ
shanisng psbinsuls. sAysos u
VAS aground On the rocks and
that The crew wss taxing 10
the boats
LoNtpoN--Sss~ ssS tIsssss.
~. = fsassss~ psslsstst ~
dI.essesss ~ ~ isswk ~ ~
iaakbss0es. djea YESTERDAYS ~
heart dts~ss< after Nsnat
Dsssths NJ ittse~.
Ols Mrls state liquor M
spsetar~ last night cracked
dawn ~ ts,ofisxgsfs in Oiyms
ria. sfFsssing five men aha
asss fined fsom tisD 10 $50
each 10 Jasties Wan n. Hin
kle esuft to-day
Harry Hardin. hotsi ee~y-
atSf. vas fined s71J and ms
iee employees. Lloyd Lewis
sn1 Harry STANLEY. sx1O sseh
fog s<siing liquor BY ths dfsss.
Two tsxi drivers. ssaKhn
ison and lee Jofdss. we're
fined 400 each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
FIND 8 BODIES
IN HOTEL RUINS

utssg M ~ - fFff<utE
weather. which turned the water
soaked ruins Of the fire-destfoysd
Queen hotel into ice. interrupted
the search for bodies today "a sii-
,horities started Investigations ~
the ciiys worst disaster IN 20
years
Fifemen and others had recover
ed eight bodies before their search
NaE halted Authorities officially
estimated the death toll 81 ~ In
dic@iing that IS persons previously
reported missing had been sceount-
eo for
Tesniy-elgbi II the ~ guests
and % employees IN the 10sysaf-oid
wooden hotel sbsn fire broke out
early yesterday Wsts IN the hDs-
piiai with burma o. fractures sui
fsfe6 when they jumped from
NindoNa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
RoDDER GETS
Cash SICK N
PoI(T q elM
Wosnan n ApayluuDoae
Aeross Serooe So
Heldup Man MalDs
Escape n Auto

An armed robhsr a. ysuth.
fnl appearance. enriched neaE.
~ 500 BY = service atatiom
holdup Thursday night. wne
the object II : poles ssAreh
Friday.
l.. n, InwetI. nwn4v ~ : -
station 81 t71t ~. Yehtun evv..
sold police ~ ~ss neesele1 ~ IN
bandit fuomeus e1fpre ~ toehe4
up The ssstl0a sbps1l = o'ete<n.
oioNes 1usUp1 ~
fowejl said ~ ~ lhfNeG ~
mast n The lights NheN IN nsoa
approached. and wne uaen1e - -
his fsee distinctly
seesve yee - ~ anono99s
~ seeess $500 Wastno :
sesu1ves.
~Nss s~srh.- ls~sn spe1pA
without fssrsh~r wu<d. M
stranger stepped inn1<1o ~ Gnfneet
mfshhsd usnssey seen lsobn = onlop.
and ran toward IAN =. Epeon
said the sssh roWin1R2t hpowuon
- ssd - n seea - ~
ehsrhn.
Nssan - -
- e1o - M ruln
~ aon1 Npn9 kr@1u cU 1 =
~ Sopsel W - - 11e
~ neattle ~ ~ $50 -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
WOMAN INJURED
BY BACKING CAR

Merle HoStetter. 10. Of Sill SO.
Yakima ave. notified police Thurs
day night his car had bumped and
slightly injured a woman IN the
alley back Of his home The wom-
an gave her name ss Mrs. Jewell,
Route 3. Box 3s3
II. o. Hoffard. s35 So Pine ST.
said woman walked into the SIDE
OF his car Thursday night A. ne
stopped for an srter1al sign Al 18th
and Tacoma ave She fell down
he said. but did not appear to BE-
injured and did not tell her name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

An Inside Picture of
Financial and Polit-
ical America

WASHINGTON - On the
advice of political counsel,
Mariner s. Eccles has tenn
porarily abandoned his cru
SADIE to convince the financial
community of the efficacy OF
deficit spending. But the
fact remains that-over the
protests of Henry Morgen-
THAI, jr.,-he has sold the idea
to President Roosevelt as a
permanent policy.
It isn't generally realized, but
the system of emergency spending
for recovery was never basic New
Deal plan until now. Ii was adopt
ed with many misgivings.
II became a necessity when the
NRA was killed by the supreme
court. and reduced expenditures
Cprivate and public threatened
economic collapse. II worked then,
and did so again when congress
forced the payment OF two billion
dollars to war veterans.
II also buttressed the economic
structure for third time in 1887
and 1888 after the conservatives
had persuaded Mr.. Roosevelt TO
curtail.
Detailed stIdy of the ups
and downs of the economic
charts have convinced Eecies
and now Roosevelt - that
the theory il sound. II took
some persuasion. hut almost
every member of the federal
reserve board-once a Gibral-
tar of conservatism - now
agrees with Chairman Eccie>.
He's the money boss at the
Capital these days.
Despite ali the harmony" re-
norris Senate Leader Barley got
the same sort Of razzing from
senatorial Democrats that house
members handed their bosses when
the latter sought to stem the anti
Roosevelt revolt IN the lover
chamber.
The No. / question at both pow
u,ovvs was. When is the presi-
dent gong to cooperate with US
No satisfactory answer was forth-
coming from House Leader Ray
burn OF Senate Leader Barley.
Nevertheless. there u sincere
desire among Capitol Hill Demo-
Gratis for reconciliation win the
man in the White House.
Justice Hugo Black has az
stunned one mantle formerly
worn by the late Oliver Holmes
and eN-Justice Louis Brandeis-
The man from Alabama i no"
the supreme courts great
di>senter." a. he WAS al the
last term.
In SIX Instances Black disagreed
with ali -of ms associates. telling
them they were al out Of step out
MIN. Only twice has ne been joined
bv other members in his protests
against the majority opinion IN
affections IN combination with
other Jurists he has been out
distanced oy justices Butler and
McRevnoIds. They have shared
dissents with others Is times each.
Er.NEA ETInNA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
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Soldier Killed in
He0dOn Crash

sEATTLG--A Fort L4~ssa sos-
gsef Edward X siiisoa. eFasbssi
hls #ntom0biis hsao-oa into . bus
Last night snd uss almost m
stAntly allied u Ma the zttn
fatal ffsffie accident In Hesttie
thls year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
IS PINTS TOO MANY

Los AA1Ei-Es--Poltce removed
the body Of Mrs. EVA AIfons. ~,
ana ~ empty whisky bottles from
her apartment today and announced
that = eoroner's examination In
dicstsd she died Of hemorrhsgs
cailsea BY alcohol
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
MEAIHER AND TIDEs

Unsettled tonight and SUNDAY
Temperatures: High. ~; l0w, 81.
sun rises, ga. sets, $3.50.
Tides Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Program of Public Power
Is Dealt Blow by Senate

OLYMPIA-Goy Clarence d. Martin today abandoned
his stand against and asked the legislature to
knock the food exemptions from the sales tax levy the
tax gasoline and add another cent tax cigarets.
The increases would boost revenues for the biennum
50 100000 In special message to the legislature concur
ring with demands heavier taxes, the governor said
they made necessary because the budget could not be
pared down to existing revenues
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
BY ARTHUR 1. SCHOENI

OLYMPIA-The public power district program in the
state dealt stunning blow early today when the senate
passed bill placing heavy restrictions issuance OF reye
bonds hy the districts buy private properties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

BANk TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ......$25ie, 900
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Waterbury Housing

The report of the Building Inspector shows healthy increase of housing in Waterbury and would seem to argue against the need of any large scale hous- ing movement in our city. Some federal funds in the amount of $1,000,000 were set aside for our city about year ago. but since withdrawn. Meanwhile private citizens building the type of houses they want and where they want them have added about $l0oo,000 worth of new homes and housing to Waterbury.
 This is obviously a better type of growth and development as compared to the stereotyped structures that result from government construction. Private building is spread over the entire city, not concentrated in one section, therefore it is more evenly related to schools, churches, and other public conveniences.
 In spite of the pickup in local business, there is no evidence of housing shortage in Waterbury and our city fathers should avoid the evils of over-development. Water bury has enough places to spend public money to better advantage and greater public benefit than in lop-sided housing program. Private enterprise has always provided housing growth as demand arises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Fair to Critics

Michigan's puritanical Governor Luren Dickinson is not dictator and wants no totalitarianism in his state. Criticized often on his militant stand against Wine, Women and Song, Governor Dickinson now springs to the defense of one of his critics. John O. Kavanaugh, editor of the student paper at the University of De- troit, was expelled from his post by uni versity authorities for having criticized Dickinson and then the university, when the institution heads refused to permit publication of his editorial. Said the gov ernor: "1f young MT. Kavanaugh gave his honest opinion, I would be the last to censor him. In fact, think would be glad to commend the young man for his fearless interest in public affairs" Any man who can make a statement like this is not, perhaps, as narrow-minded as you have been led to believe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Approach With Caution

Little imagination is required to recall the government enforced "bank holiday" of 1883. Bushes sand industry lived in a state of suspended animation. Pay checks could not be cashed, bank oc- counts were frozen - in short, the man on the street learned almost instantly just how vital the banking industry is to the country.
 According to the National Labor Rela- tions Board, employees in 16,000 banks are subject to the persuasion" of organized labor. Labor organizations, If the decis- ion sticks before the courts, apparently have rich field in which to operate, but will assume heavy responsibility requir- ing an unprecedented degrees of intelli- gent management and restraint on the part of men responsible for acts of labor. Nothing would damn the case of labor more than use of strong arm" methods to organize the banks.
 Modern banks are a highly geared mechanism regulated by the public to serve the public. In nation of 3,000,- 900 square miles and 130,000,000 inhabi- tants, their job is to keep the financial side of society going concern. And the undisputable truth is that they have attained degree of success unequaled in the history of mankind. Labor in its own interest had best approach the banks with caution!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06

Another blow at the state hospital system in vogue in this state and which is getting lot of the blame for the alleged conditions existing presently at the Nor wich State Hospital was delivered the other day by Attorney Lucius F. Robin son, Jr, of Hartford. He was chairman of the commission named back in 1885 by ex-Governor Wilbur L. Cross to revise the existing laws in the field of mental hy- giene. One of the commissions sugges- tions was for centralization of control over the existing institutions that had anything to do with mental treatment of patients. Such change was blocked, according to MT. Robinson, by the insti- tuition trustees who, he says, preferred to exercise their sovereignty" over their individual institutions. This commission was also the one which urged the set-up of a state department of mental hygiene, but the 1887 Legislature couldn't quite go for this suggestion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06

Any talk of the Indian as the vanish ing American" is just so much nonsense, according to the head of the Indian of- flee at Washington, Commissioners John Collier There was an increase in the Indian population of this country in the last year of almost 10000. This Is ex- elusive of Alaska, too Just like the deer and buffalo, the Indian tribes are now definitely on the increase. And whats more to accompany this marked advance in numbers there is corresponding in crease in worldly goods. number of cooperative endeavors have been at- tempted with much success by the 1ndi- ans, and coupled with the natural re- sources, have given them sound footing in many places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
BALDWIN vs BRIDGES

: Some time ago our Governor Bald- win made e coast-t -to-coast trip, mak- ing speeches on the side. That got him attention as e vice-presidential possibility.
 Now another New Englander, Sen. ator Henry Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, Is on the Pacific coast, where he is making what is termed 'an extensive speaking tour"
 Senator Bridges is taking in more political territory than even our Governor. The senator is being styled as Ian avowed candidate for the Republican presidential nomina- tion."
 But 1t is said that the New Hampshire political expert would be satisfied with the vice presidential nomination"
 But 1t is said that the New Hamp. shire political expert would be satis- fled with the vice-presidential nom- nation if the party moguls denied him the higher honor.
 It is this latter and lesser ambl- ton that causes Bridges to compete with Baldwin. Perhaps our Governor had better arrange another trip, with speeches stressing the beauties
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
WPA Becomes Institution

Into it's fifth winter rolls the WPA car avan, carrying nearly as many passengers ss 1t did when it first started its long trek across the American economic desert in 1885. A few have dropped off at wayside stations during the past four years, and new ones have hitched on, but the load total hasn't changed much. Before the end of the month, the total national WPA load is expected to be 2,250 ,000. Just now 1t is about 2,000,000. The first WPA showed the total load to be 2,740,0 ,070. By March, 1886, 1t had increased about 100,- 900 and then proceeded to drop off. In June, 1887, WPA was supporting less than 100000 and in September 1t dropped to an all-time low of 1,45l,112 From that point 1t started to climb again. By June, 1888, the WPA rolls were carrying 2767,- 125 persons
 All of this has cost the United States government pretty penny. The bill for 1935 was $256653 000, and in 1936 tax payers remitted $2,068, ,630,000 for main- tenance of WPA. By June, 1888, after a little more than three years, the whole bill had come to $4 1888, ,730, 900 - more than half of what 1t costs to run the entire government for whole year. Alarmed by increasing costs, authorities have endeavored to perform pruning job on WPA from time to time. Inevit- ably, the resultant burden has fallen heavily on the state or communities where WPA discharges were forced to seek straight relief.
 There was a vague hope, shortly after the war started, that increased industrial activity would bring about substantial trimming of WPA rosters. Unfortunately, production gains have not yet been re- flected in Work-relief conditions. Col onel F. c. Harrington, WPA administra- tor, explained that failure of industry to absorb WPA workers was due to the fact that most of the men being returned to work were those living off their own re- sources and were not on work-relief. The 1030-40 fiscal budget was shorn of some of it's funds, and consequently, Colonel Harrington forecast, the rolls would have to be trimmed again in the spring. Mean time the WPA is prepared to carry needy workers ocer the difficult winter months.
 After January l, part of the WPA pro- gram will be financed by 25 per cent con- tributions from the state. Up to this time, the only local aid came from com munities sponsoring projects and was contributed in the form of materials, supplies and supervision. The problem of WPA will probably be tackled in the 1940 presidential campaigns. Originated principally as an emergency measure, this form of employment has grown into a national institution; the temporary" jobs have grown alomst into careers. For some time to come perhaps perma- nently - the federal, state and local governments must provide in some way for the men and women now on WPA projects. It is bleak and discouraging prospect - but both political parties rec ognize 1t and are resigned to face it.
 The present organization of woork- relief may have to be cast out or drastic ally revised; but some substitute that will act as a shock-absorber to privation and poverty will then have to be found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
Selected Poem
SEA COUNTRY
(Marguerite Janvrin Adams in the Christian
 Science Monitor)

Marguerite Janvrin Adams in the Christian
 Science Monitor) [ have brought bits of the sea country to my door And they are more Than crystal or a candelabras sheen, For have been Gathering amber tints the autumn makes Beside salt lakes, And berries red as cherries can spill Into green bowl on my window-sll. They have more meaning, mere of precousness Than all that possess. Here IS a feather from a shore-bird's breast That came to rest Upon 8 reed close to tidal marsh; And here the harsh Rayberry twigs are like smoky mass Against the window-glass. There is nothing in my room but a bit of beach, The tranquil speech Of wind and water, and in a fiuted shell Surf and far ships bell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06

A New York City councilman thinks that the city should build lot of indoor garages for parking. They would be of the ramp-type and by placing them at various parts of the city lot of conges- ton on city streets could be prevented, he thinks. A special fee would be placed on cars registered within the city to pro- vide funds for erection of such parking garages. This fee, the proponent says, would be no more than the average driver pays in year for parking privileges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06

Murphy these days the reason IS that he Is doing Q lot of behind- the-scenes digging to bring about @ labor peace. Both he and Roose- welt are desperately anxious to put this across before Frank goes up on the Supreme Court .. Movie star Melvyn Douglas garnered more fans in the White House last week when President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave dinner for him. At a New Deal luncheon also he met almost the entire Inner Circle-Ickes, Murphy, Tom Cor coran, Ben Cohen. Aubrey Will Hams, Lowell Mellett, Leon Hen- derson. All, incidentally. were in- vited to Hollywood. All accepted Business moguls who hear Senator Burt Wheeler at the Na- tional Manufacturers Association annual splurge this week may be interested to know that he got the OK of labor before accepting the invitation. Wheeler was especial ly meticulous about getting the OK of the Railroad Brotherhoods and John L. Lewis Burt has his eye very much on l940.
 SANTA CLAUS COTTON
 Henry Wallace, acting as Santa Claus, with Milo Perkins as Santa Claus helper, are planning a sur- prise Christmas package to the cotton industry. It will be a new Stamp Plan for disposal of cot- ton goods to low-income families.
 Much pleased with the success of the stamp Plan for disposal of surplus foods, Wallace directed Perkins, who runs the Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora ton, to explore the possibility of doing the same thing with cotton goods. Perkins has had several conferences with business groups, and Is almost ready to move.
 The plan calls for distribution
 to relief families of stamps,
 which will be accepted as cash
 in retail stores for purchase of
 heavy cotton goods such as mat !. tresses, blankets, sheets, towels.
 overalls, and piece goods.
 Wallace is hoping to blot from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-06
IS IT :PRovIsroNAL'9
(Hartford Times)

The State Finance Commission CT announces the appointment of Q Waterbury accountant as 6 special investigator" to make c series of studies whose aim will be the even- tual wedding out of obsolescent equipment in State departments and institutions"
 The State Comptroller recently announced the appointment outside the Merit System of Q well known Eastern Connecuticut Republican politician to make studies to de- termine what becomes of the States money after 1t is turned over to the institutions for whose support 1t is appropriated.
 In view of some quite vigorous demands by Governor Baldwin that the integrity of the Merit System must be preserved and that pro- visional appointees of the wicked Democrats who have overstayed their legal time. shall be busted, the State might be interested in knowing whether this latest ape pointment is under the Merit sys- tenn, whether 1t is provisional. or whether 1t is just an appointment.