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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
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the Uruguayan time limit and used
also the phrase, fragrant VIOLA
ton"
The seamen. according to re-
ports. were in q launch near the
Admiral Graf Spec when II blew
up. and were charged with having
detonated the explosives which
sank the ship. It was understood
that the defamation had been ef-
fected from the launch, presum-
ably by electricity.
The four men arrested were
among about $50 Of the Graf
Specs crew whom the Tacoma
brought 10 Monteyideo after
the explosions.
Uruguayan authorities planned
10 intern all Of the crew for the
duration Of the war.
Black smoke still rose In
binows from the flame twisted
wreckage Of the Admiral Graf
Spec off Montevideo this morn
Ing, more than IL hours after
the ship Was blown up Mt 1850
p. m. $3.50 p. m. EST Sun
day.
Thousands remained at the wa
terfront watching the superstruc-
ture, which showed above the
water, shrouded in the smoke. The
ship was settling down into the
mud on which 1t rested at the
river bottom.
Capt. Langsdorff had started
toward Argentina soon after his
ship blew up.
II was the end of the first
big naval battle of the war,
and the beginning Of n diplo-
matte incident In which Uru-
quay was cooperating closely
with the United States and
other American governments.
Germans seemed bitterly angry
over the governments refusal to
extend the 72-hour period that had
been granted the Admiral Graf
Spec to repair the damage done
her in her battle with the British
cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
Cutting Green River Supply
Back in City's Distribution

Water department engineers
were planning L cut Green riFar
water back into the city distribut-
ing system Monday after several
days Of supply out OF South Taco
ma wells and reserves in the
MeNillin and city reservoirs.
Heavy rains OF last Thursday
and Friday had 20 muddied the
Green river supply that water
from this source had been by
passed at McAlllin to flow d.
rectly into the Puyallup river
without entering the city services.
All reservoirs within the city
were well stocked excepting the
North End basin. and in the
AcMillin twin reservoirs were
10, 000, 900 gallons. enough in
itself to keep the city's winter
requirements going for almost 4
week.
However, the NcMillin supply
was used only 10 supplement the
South Tacoma wells for domestic
and industrial requirements, and
city lines were kept fun Of clear
water.
Utilities Commissioner DAVIDSON
said Monday the Green river was
clear again and Its water was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
FRED C. HEWSON
SUCCUMBS HERE

Frederick C. Hewson. 50. = stock
and bond broker. with offices AZ
pos Pacific ave. died Sunday In =
local hospital.
Hewson, who lived at 3s12 No.
seth st, also dealt in transporta-
ton tickets and old coins.
He Wa . member OF Fair
weather lodge No. 50. +. and A. N.
of which he was treasurer. As a
member OF the Mason Methodist
church, Hewson was active In its
affairs. He was president of the
board of trustees.
Born in Thornbury. Ont, Hewson
was married in 1900. For a year,
he and his wife. who survives him.
lived in Vancouver. B. C., follow
ing which they came to Tacoma.
where they have lived since that
time.
Other than his wife, Estella, he
leaves two brothers, Rutledge and
Leslie, and two sisters, Miss Ger
trude Hewson and Mrs. Fannie
Rorke, all Of Thornbury.
Buckley-King's viii announce the
funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
CHURCH PARTY
TUESDAY NIGHT

The second annual Christmas
program and party viii be held
by the mems club of Central
Lutheran church Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock In the church parlors.
Women win be special guests and.
as part Of the program. will re-
ceiye gifts from q Christmas tree.
The Rev. o. n. Running. pastor
of Bethlehem Lutheran church,
will be guest speaker.
Community singing. together
with vocal selections by John ].
LaRue, accompanied by Miss
Orpha Aoser. will be featured.
A smorgasbord will provide
many favorite Scandinavian dishes.
A short business meeting will
precede the program. Harold c.
Keller. president Of the club, will
be In charge.
Master of ceremonies for the
evening will be +. c. Mason. c.
A. Benson heads the refreshments
committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
YANKW|CH DUE
ON SATURDAY
To Rule on Retrial
Petition of POO
Defendants

The longest mail fraud trial in
L. 5. court annals" that Of the
government against officials of the
Peoples Gas 4 Oil Co. viii be re-
opened briefly Saturday in federal
court here. with Judge Leon Yank-
witch Of Los Angeles presiding.
Judge Yankwich saw the case TO
finish after Judge e. z. cushman,
since retired. was forced by illness
to step down after listening TO
more than three months testimony.
Judge Yankwich will hear mo-
tons for a re-trial of the case,
which saw four OF the eight de-
PENDANTS convicted, three discharg-
ed and the jury disagree on the
eighth. DR.. H. Harry Meyers.
Oliver Malm. assistant U. s. dis
trict attorney. refused Monday to
state whether the government
would proceed against Meyers in
q second trial.
II Ii expected also that Judge
Yankwich would deal with the case
OF Isadore Toub. Los Angeles, who
pleaded mono contendere.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
COlored People
Elect Officers

The Tacoma branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People elected
officers Sunday afternoon at the
Bethlehem Baptist church, So. 18th
and I SITS.
Officers elected were: DIR. L. Z.
Elmore, president; DR.. L. c. Bowl
ing, vice president; Mrs. Eliza Nc
Cabe, secretary; Harold Morris,
assistant secretary, and Mrs. Net
tie Asberry, treasurer.
Rev. w. /. Monroe, James L.
Beck. 4. NJ. Wilson, Louis McCabe
and J. A. G. Washington were
named TO the executive board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
FILE TWO PETITIONS
FOR STREET LIGHTS

Two groups petitioned the city
council Monday for additional
street lights.
Freeman L. Cochran. secretary
Of the Tacoma Industrial Union
council. sent in q request that
street lights and sidewalks be in
stalled between the 18th at. bridge
and st. Paul ave. Some Of the big
plants on the tideflats are operat-
ing two and more shifts and many
men. he said. have to walk the
distance from the bridge to St
Paul ave. through darkness and
mud.
Ernest NJ Hansen and others
appealed for two street lights on
So. 5sth 81. between Pacific ave.
and A at.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

Being taken through tia kcMiIlIn
storage again.
a minor problem had developed
AZ the North End reservoir where
old timbered plsnking around the
gate chamber At the bottom cen
ter Of the basin had collapsed.
DAVIDSON introduced Monday an
ordinance providing for exptndi-
ture Of 5000 to replace with con-
crete the walls and flooring OF the
gate chamber. This work will be
done by city crews on a day labor
basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
ELc|N As HOST
TP.-T.A. MEET

GIG HARBOR-The Gig Harbor
Union high school PIT. A. win
nset Tuesday evening At the
school house with Elsin the host
district. The debate class. taught
and directed by John wagner.
Win give \ classroom demonstra-
ton and stage \ debats. The DEM
onstration win follow classroom
procedure ~ closely ~ possible.
rAe Warren Arletta Improve
-snent club has set the regular
meeting ahead 70 Tuesday evening
mt the school house. The program
will include community singing.
vocal numbers BY Paul Bleid, and
the reading Of = Christmas story
by Ray Arnold. A Christmas tree.
-exchange Of gifts and refresh
menta win complete the evening.
: me LAdisS Aid society Of the
Methodist church 1t Gig Harbor
win omit the second December
meeting. gathering again Jan. 2
mt the home Of Mrs. Harry Rowiey.
The Tuesday Bridge club viii
-emit the regular meeting gather
ting again IN January.
The Misses Helen and Harriet
-Nsw arrived home Saturday to
spend the Christmas vacation with
-their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.. I'd
New. Niss Helen New u .
-senior, and Miss Harriet = sopho-
more. It Washington state col
-lege. Pullman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
CAFFNEY HEADS
B. \. s. alumni

William Gaffney was elected
president of the Bellarmine high
school alumni club at Its commu-
MON breakfast Sunday in the fac
ulty house at Bellarmine. He sue
ceeds George Marsico.
Other officers elested were: Ted
Kintz, vice president; Bob Tre-
leven, secretary, and Ralph Peluso,
treasurer.
Some 80 alumni attended the
breakfast, and for entertainment
viewed motion pictures of the
Santa Clara-Purdue and Santa
Clara-St. Mary's football games.
Several alumni gave short talks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
Louisiana Voters Say Recent Elections Haze Been Dshones
Stamp Collectors
To Hear Meredith

The Stamp Collectors Guild,
American Stamp association,
Chapter No. 2. win meet Wednes-
day At 3 p. n. In the rooms OF
the Tacoma SecretariA school.
Medical Arts building.
The meeting Of the society will
be In the form OF a Christmas
party. Charles Z. Vinegar. chair
man Of the party. announced Prof
Lucille Meredith. Of the College OF
Puget Sound. will give q short
talk on hobbies, after which re.
freshments will be served. Al
stamp collectors In Tacoma will
be welcome to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
WPA-PARK RECREATION
GROUPS IN BUSY WEEK

The Park-WPA recreation pro-
gram will be turned over to Santa
claus this week. its officials an
nounced Monday. Christmas tree
gatherings, earoling, socials for
elders and many other events are
planned during the week.
In wPA directed putter-shops,
toys Of all descriptions have &C.
cupied the woodworkers for sew
eral weeks. They are being fin
ished up this week for distribution
to needy children in the city.
After the Christmas week pro-
grams the recreation activities will
be shut down during the week OF
Dec. % TO Jan ! and will reopen
Jan. Z.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
18th ST. Span
Open TUESDAY
Dedication Ceremony
and Banquet Plans
Announced

The ssth street bridge, which
spans the Tacoma Eastern gulch
from Pacific ave. TO East B St.
viii be opened to traffic Tuesday
night.
Dedication ceremonies win be
held ut $50 o'clock. with state
and city officials taking part.
Starting at 7:30. q parade will
wind through the city In celebra-
ton OF the event.
Mrs. J. ]. Kaufman, wife Of the
mayor. will cut the ribbon that
stretches across the entrance to
the bridge. Then 8. r. Gray, con-
tractor. win turn the structure
over to Lacey Murrow, state high
way director. who In turn win
present II to Commissioner A. r.
Bergersen.
Cost Of es6.1es
Construction Of the bridge began
4 few days after the contract was
signed on July Z. and was fin
ished In approximately five
months. The span was built by
the state highway department at
q cost OF S36.16e In federal and
railroad funds. II Ia 7e5 feet long.
has q 24-foot roadway with a four
foot sidewalk on each side, and
10 Of reinforced concrete.
Three bands will furnish music
for the ceremonies and parade.
They include the Lincoln high
school band. the Messenger post.
v. r. W.. junior band, and the
drum and bugle corps Of the Ed
ward B. Rhodes post, American
Legion.
Guests Of Honor
Honor guests will be Lacey V.
Aurrow, c. c. Davis, chief con-
struction engineer: C. d. Forsbeck.
city engineer; Mayor and Mrs. ].
]. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs. East
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira DAVIDSON,
Val Fawcett. Ferris Bell, Charles
Bedford. Martin J. B. johnson
Gerald Dixon, Monty Percival, C.
B. kerstetter and II. N. Barney
jackson,
A banquet will be held at 6
o'clock in the Masonic hall, So.
ssth ut. and Yakima ave. Mrs.
Jeanne Ryan In chairman. assisted
by Mrs. Alex Brown. Mrs. H. An
derson. Dorothy Cox. Helen Cox,
Esther Durdle. Mrs. A. L. Royse
and Mrs. Jerry Bott, Charles Bed
ford and Charles r. Mason. Rev.
L. Edgar Taber also will assist.
The line of march for the parade
follows: Start from 3sth at. and
Thompson ave, east to 3sth and
G SITS. north to Center ut and Ia
coma ave-, west on Center ut. to
] st.. then north to Esd, west to
X ST.. north to 18th and X sts,,
east to Tacoma ave. north to 9th
St, east to Broadway, south to
18th 81. and Broadway. east to
Pacific ave, north to 9th st. and
Pacific ave. west to st. Helens
ave-. north to Sixth ave-. west on
Sixth ave. to Union ave. south to
o6th ST., east to 56th and NJ SITS.
north to 3sth st. then east to the
bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
JUST THE CORE
DEWEY CLUB TO MEET


The Dewey for President club
will meet for the first time We'd
nesday at 8 p. m. In Greenwich
coliseum. 18th and Market sits.
Dewitt Rowland. temporary chair
man. said interest in the orgsniza-
ton Ia widespread.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. lady.)
GAARD TO LECTURE
The Anglo-Saxon Federation
viii present Conrad Gard in =
free public lecture Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock at Hotel VIM
throp. Cards subject will be
win Italy Line Up With Britain
and France In World Affairs ?"
Special. Walnut meats, SOC ID.
Dates. 1sc 10. Helen's Nat. Foods,
Crystal Pal Mkt. 18th Ut. ent.
Free gifts. Free samples. adv.
TOWNSEND MEETING
The Hawthorne Townsend club
win sponsor a hingo and card party
at its club rooms. sos East s0th
st., Tuesday at 9 p. m.
Choice cactus. Hinx Florist
adv
Camelias make lasting Christ
mas gifts. Puget Sound Nursery
s201 Pacific ave. adv
i BUDDHIST SERVICE
An English Buddhist servic,
viii be held at . p. m. Tuesda,
IN the church at TIT Fawceti
ave. with Rev. sunya n. Pratt
speaking on -Buddha, Truth ans
Brotherhood.
Order Christmas Poinsettias now
Garden shop. Rhodes Bros. adv
TO SHOW FILM
A moving picture entitled Con
strnction Of the City Light skagi
Transmission Line win be shown
~ part Of . 45-minute program
which the Tacoma Engineers' clnl
has planned for its meeting Wed
nesday noon at tina Hotel Win
throp, junior ballroom. The fin
viii be shown by Herb strsndbeFs
Transmission engineer for the Sc
attic light department W. J. Rysl
u program chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
WHEAT SUPPLY
WILL Be TOPIC

WASHINGTON-U. s. tariff
commission was expected today to
begin hearings soon in Its investi-
cation to determine whether wheat
and wheat products imported into
the United States are interfering
with the governments efforts to
lift wheat prices to parity levels.
The investigation was asked last
week by President Roosevelt. II
was the outgrowth OF an increas-
ingly disturbing wheat situation
caused by huge United States sur
pluses, heavy Canadian production
and curtailment OF United States
export markets because of war;
disrupted shipping facilities.
Roosevelt lacks power to change
the duty on wheat, which now is
AZ cents a bushel, but he is en-
powered by the agricultural adj
justment act to order an investi-
cation by the tariff commission.
The tariff commission will seek
to determine "if wheat and wheat
products are being imported into
the United States under such con-
ditions and In sufficient quantities
as to render or tend to render in
effective or materially interfere"
with the wheat program under the
soil conservation and domestic
allotment act, which is designed
to bring American wheat farmers
income to parity.
Officials said that il the investi-
cation disclosed that the imports
are interfering with the parity
program, the president could i'm
pose quotas of up to so per cent
of the average imports over a five
year period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
CALLS FOR WAR
ON PROP ACANDA

SALT LAKE CITY Western
labor leaders were urged here to
rout eommunistic and other sub
versivs influences from the ranks
OF labor and continue to battle
against propaganda tending to
draw America into war.
The message was delivered to
$50 delegates from IL western
states by Meyer L. Lewis, San
Francisco, western director of the
AFL. at the opening session of
the first Federation of Labor con-
ference ever held In the west.
The conference was called as
part of the national federation's
movement to coordinate activities
OF state declarations, central labor
councils and international unions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
CREDIT UNIONS
MEET TUESDAY

Plans for 4 special January
meeting will be discussed by the
Tacoma Chapter of Credit Unions
Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock
In the city council chambers.
The special meeting in January
will be called for the purpose Of
hearing q farm credit administra-
ton official give instructions on
closing books and figuring divi-
dends.
An open discussion on annual
credit union meetings will be held
by the program committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO 0SSIAN AMIDON

ossian Frank Amidon. approx
mately IS years old. was found
dead Sunday night In his room At
the Croft hotel His death re-
suited from a heart attack. Ami
don was q janitor at the Cooks
and Walters union hall He Ia
thought To be survived by nieces
In Grays Harbor county. The body
was removed 70 Aelhnxsr'A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
HEARING DATE Is SET

Resolutions adopted Monday by
the council fixed Jan. 8 as the date
of hearing on two local improve
ment districts for sidewalks. Three
districts grouped as one will be
heard regarding sidewalks on So.
Montgomery St from seth to I'D
SITS. The other district Ia on So.
cushmsn ave. between Wright ave-
and 30. sSth 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
To Arraign Pair
Before Neterer

Merton Tucker, charged with
selling hard liquor to an Indian on
the Quinault reservation, and Jul
Illus Thurston, accused of aiding
in theft of 81 pairs of hip boots
from a WPA storehouse, will be
arraigned in federal district court
Wednesday before Judge jeremiah
Neterer.
The two men were indicted by
federal grand jury Saturday. Both
deferred pleas until Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
2 SPEAKERS MONDAY
EVENING AT FORUM

Michael O'Connell and Mark C.
Dolliver will be speakers at 7:45
p. m. Monday at the Tacoma
Public Forum at Mccormick
branch library. O'Connell will
speak on ireland" and Dolliver
on Pipe Organs"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
Majority Doubt
Present Regime
Will Clean House
By DR.. GEORGE GALLUP

PRINCETON, n. IA month from now Louisiana poll
ca forces win clash state primary that may be the
fercey fought election contest since the days of Huey
Long viii be important to Louisiana because it will deter
mine the fate Of the Long machine headed by Governor Earl
Long which has survived the Kngsh by than four
years IN spite Of Investigations and disclosures which
rocked the state from end to end
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

Political observers throughout
thu United States viii be watching
the results with unusual interest
Does the Long regime still hold
the support Of the people OF
Louisiana ~ II did In Huey's day
To find out what the real senti.
ments Of Louisiana voters are Al
this time the American Institute OF
Public Opinion has conducted m
impartial statewide survey. From
the Mississippi delta to the Ar
kansas line. and from East 70
West, the Institute has reached .
carefully selected cross-section OF
the state voting population. asking
= series Of questions on the state
government, on the coming pri-
mary election and on Huey Long
himself.
In ~ other state IN IN lie
four years - experience has
tn Institute encountered such
n amazing situation, . situa-
tien that exists In spite ef .
trnAition Of democratic gov
srnment extending ever the
past 1T years.
1. The great ma jority Of
persons who were interviewed
say they think state elections
IN recent years have not beca
honestly conducted.
.. The majority have 10
faith that the present Long
regime win ''clean house" n Il
h returned - power NEXT
year.
:. A substantial number 81
voters even say they think
that state courts Of Louisiana
are dishonest.
The Institute has no concern
whatsoever with the honesty or
dishonesty Of Louisiana elections
or institutions only with the peo-
Piles opinions Of these elections
and institutions. The results In
this case give . striking picture Of
what the public themselves think.
The Institutes questions. which
were put to Louisiana voters by
resident interslewers and by q spe-
cial crew Of field Investigators
sent into the state, were:
do you think elections In
Louisiana In recent years have
been honestly conducted :"
Think they've been hon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19
"Nsl0,us,
Mister New
Nar-bauea
Nosegay"


ELSEWHERE Ia the United
IL Seapes the New Year sen
= rowdy reception 10 the &C
compartment Of tootling horns
and popping cofl<s. In Paa-
dena they DO il differently. The
whole town sfeps up 10 the
bashful Stranger and hands him
= poy. But What . Posy!
4 4 4
In no other eity add no other
country b sach an assembly of
nidwinter Aoral beauty 70 Be
found q Gil the streets Of Pasa-
dena On New Years Day
nnsses Of blossoms such as the
snrienn might have gathered
% lay q die feef Of some re-
suraing cooqueror. Often more
blossoms g On . single host
shsn there were people IN Pasa-
dena hack n 1859 when the
Valley Hunt Cub looe may
il wave!--firsf proposed .
Tournamenf Of Roses
- = -
Pasadena has her conquefora,
soo--the football champions
Who cap de greatest Of New
Years Day celebrations with
their intersectionaI sournament
IN de Rose Bowl OF every
ding. Il seems Pasadena car
ries over the best Of the Old
Year and lays Il n the feet Of
he New.
Yearly more and more West
ern people emphasize the ease
Of rsyel over their all-yeaz
Highways By joining Pasadena
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

In conducting Its survey the In
rtitute talked with more than $500
voters in q total Of 81 Of the states
81 parishes. and used the same
procedures which were followed In
state surveys q year ago in New
York, Kentucky. South Carolina.
Georgia and Maryland. in which
the Institutes average error was
less than , per cent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-19

DO you think that II the pres
emit state administration 10 re-
turned To office next year 1t will
clean house In the state govern
ment!"
Think administrator
win clean house. 49,. 500
Think administration
win not clean house. 81
No opinion ............ls
DO YOU think the state courts
OF Louisiana are honesty"
Think courts are honest ss,s
Think courts are dis
honest ............. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-19
Pontiac Gets OFF
To Flying Start

Retail deliveries OF new 1910
Pontiac cars got off TO big start
the last 10 days In September
when 1892 Of total Of 4,S23 new
cars delivered were 1910 models,
according to d. u. Bathrick, gen.
eral sales manager. The total 10
day figure represents an increase
of b42 per cent over the second
10 day sales and 525.s per cent
over the final 10 days Of Sep
TENDER, 1898.
Total deliveries for the month
were 1851, POI per cent over Sep
TENDER of last year, 1t was pointed
out.
I'VE have approximately $4,000
untitled orders on hand, equalling
the high point Of 1897, which was
Pontiac's biggest year" said Bath
rick. with two shifts OF men
working five days a week we are
doing everything we can TO fill
the most urgent orders"