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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17

he identified himself as Russell c.
Donaldson. IS. Of Connelsville. Pa.
On Feb. 5. IN Uhrichsvin.. o. he
said. he found two freight cars
standing on siding one WAS
billed 10 Florida and the other
here. At midnight he returned.
but got into the wrong car. The
car. loaded with l5-inch sewer
pipe. was sealed shortly afterward.
For eight days he rode, crsmped
in a half-sitting. hslf-stsnding po-
sition without food or water.
While young Donaldson was be-
ing treated at hospital, police
telephoned his father, Charles. in
Pennsylvania.
Hes good boy, but he got
mad when l wouldn't let him 20
10 see his girl friend every night
of the week. and Just left home"
the father said. Il guess we have
another Corrigsn."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

The following Townsend meet
ings have been scheduled:
Friday-All-City club No. "a al
1871 Commerce st at 80 p.
m. TO be followed by dance and
refreshments. Eatonville in l. o.
o. +. hall. Fern Hin No. 4. club
house. So SD and Yakima. Puy.
allup No spirituslist church.
Roy No ] hall. and 81. summit
No. 80 Community clubhouse with
{. l.. Gree az speaker
Saturday. Wcett No 10.
Eagles hall. SO 18Th and Fswc.tt
sunda y-Townsend hesdqusr-
ters. 1871 = Commerce, business
meeting. speaking and refresh
ments
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
CZECH REPUBLIC ONLY.
"a PCT. OF OLD Size

PRAGUE Official statistics of
new Czechosloyakis reveal that
the area Of the republic now com
prises IS pi2 square kilometers II
surrendered III SOS square kilome-
ters to other countries after the
conference OF Munich last fall. OF
this total Germany received rs
$50. Hungary IL $50, and Poland
1 MA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
WARNS THIEF STOLEN
CHICKS HAVE CHOLERA

BLOOMINGTON. Ind - Dent
est these chickens yuu stole ffcm
me-. Joseph Montana warned a
chicken thief Through ieeal
paper
They've all so, cholera and
sene ready - dle anyway fou
may dc u ypa eat them Men.
fana said
in closing his warning Mon'
tara invited the thief 10 return
and steal his four remaining ehles'
ens which alan had chelefs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17

the store has been made easy by
walk on the mezzanlne level be-
tween the flights 81 stairs The
entire store. below the Broadway
level. has been dressed UP IN full
modern style.
He frat thought himself. that
Commerce II would be merely n
market for irade-ins and similar
merchandise. Neisfieid said In
stead. he says now. the street IL
definitely one for the newest and
best
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
RED PLUSH RESENTED

SAN FRANCISCO-Art and red
plush furniture do not mix. WPA
muralists of the federal arts prof.
ect who decorated the walls Of an
aquatic park sports center are at
daggers points with the park
commission because the red plush
furniture was installed beneath
the murals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
MaN-NADE LIGHTNING


lars that viii be able 10 generate
10000 600 volt flashes Of man
made lightning ACROSS 3o-foot
space have been completed here.
They Will be installed In steinmrtz
hall on the New York worlds fair
site
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17

Weisfield said an encouraging
number Of shoppers has taken adj
vantage OF the arcade he has pro-
vided and that purchases made
by them have satisfied him u was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-17
Commerce St. Store Proves
Increasing Business Source

An old notion that Commerce st. just alley be-
tween Broadway and Pacific has been completely ex
ploded according Morey T. Wesfield OF the
Wesed Goldberg store in Tacoma which last fall broke
on that "alleY'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
(COntinued from PAGE |

to take over Finland was not indi-
Gated definitely. II was made clear,
almost on the 22nd anniversary of
Finnish independence, that the So
Wet government intended to force
out the government of Finnish Pre-
mier A. K Cajander and to bring
about the capitulation of Finland
to Russian demands for naval and
land bases on Finnish territory.
Reports said that Russians have
completed the occupation of Fisher
mans Peninsula. in the Arctic reg
ions of northern Finland.
The raid on Helsingfors, a city
of 100000 population, caught mid
afternoon crowds in the streets as
bombs aimed at the railroad station,
the harbor and the airport exploded
with terrific force in the center of
the city.
Finnish authorities directed rescue
work speedily and efficiently but
the people appeared to be stupefied
by the swift onslaught from the
air Instead of diving for shelters,
many stood watching the Soviet
planes dart in and out of the clouds
while the bombs fell.
Most of the fires started by the
bombardment were quickly eXtin-
guiShed but three big blazes still
light the sky in the downtown dis
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Ry NORMAN B. nFuEL

HELSINGFORS, Finland. (Via
Telephone TO Copenhagen Nov. 80.
tUP)-Terrifie aerial bombardment
shook the center of Helsingfors to-
day
! saw several fires started build
ings damaged and windows shat
tered as I telephoned this dispatch.
was hurled to the floor OF my
hotel room by the terrific explosion
OF the bombs.
saw one automobile bus crushed
and bodies thrown out into the
street
At least a dozen bombs were DROP
ped and there were two gigantic
blasts among them. Windows for
dozen blocks around were broken.
Anti-aircraft guns are firing con-
tinuously as I telephone.
From my hotel window 1 can see
: at least three burning buildings.
There is smoke and apparently there
are other fires in the background.
1t would appear that the casual
. ties inflicted by the Soviet planes
were high because the people-re-
covering from earlier air alarms
had returned to the streets in mid
afternoon when the bombs began
falling from cloudy sky.
The attacking planes were high
in the sky. They presumably struck
at the railroad station, but if they
. did their aim was poor and tons
sof high explosives rained on the
center of the city of 268.0OO popu-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30

latlOn
Observers believed that the raid
ing planes were dropping "ther-
mite" bombs, which are designed
like aerial torpedoes TO penetrate
buildings and sometimes are in
cendiary.
As we watched. more bombs fell
and it appeared that 90 or 80 in
all were. aimed at the city. The con-
tinual firing of Finnish guns, how
ever. made it difficult TO tell how
many had been dropped.
The population was dazed by the
sudden fury of the aerial attack.
There had been air raid warnings
during the day. but the people had
shaken off their first fear of attack
and the streets were crowded in
mid AFTERNOON when the alarm
sounded again.
Some shops had reopened and
crowds were reading the news on
bulletin boards.
The daughter of member OF the
United Press staff, quartered in the
Torni hotel, had gone out to buy
the latest editions of the newspa-
pers when the bombing attack came
She was missing about an hour
afterward.
The Torni Grower hoteD is three
blocks from the railroad station at
which the bombs apparently were
aimed. The huge glass dome of the
hotel fell into the lobby as result
of the conclusion caused by bombs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Moscow Public in
Ignorance of War:
Reds Deny Raids
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page u
tions with Finland had been broken.
The Films expected to get away to-
day or tomorrow.
Thurston acted on the United
States good offices offer, messaged
from Washington, in the absence
of Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt,
who had been in Stockholm on pri-
vate business several weeks. He re-
turned by airplane with Charles
Bohlen, while Thurston was at the
foreign office.
Soviet Premier-Foreign Minister
V. NJ Molotoy had said in his mid
night radio speech explaining the
reasons for the breaking of diplo-
matte relations with Finland, that
the quarrel was between Russia and
Finland, suggesting that no peace
making was wanted. A message by
President Roosevelt to President
Mikhail I. Kalinin of Russia two
months ago, expressed the hope
that the Soviet Finnish territorial
dispute could be settled peacefully,
had resulted in bitter attacks in
the Soviet press on the American
foreign policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
U. May Break
With Communists
Continued from Page l
Finnish developments.

Finnish developments.
He added a cryptic and possibly
significant hint that in a day OF
two the wisdom of waiting for the
official dispatches would become
apparent.
Strong sentiment, it was known
has been building up in both gov
ernment and public circles favor
ing a rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions with the Soviet Union.
Sen William H King. s., Utah
urged the United States to sever
diplomatic relations with Soviet
Russia. declaring that he hoped
my country no longer will grasp
the bloody hands of Stain
Russia" King said. 'is a brutal
semi barbarous land governed by
tyrants and those who seek the
destruction of liberty and demo-
cratic governments.
Finland. which represents the
antithesis of the principles Of Boil
shevism, was to them (Russia) a
constant challenge, because error
is ALWAYS challenged by truth. Anc
so Stain determined to destroy
Finland. He has already brought
Latvia. Fsthonia and Lithuania un-
der his authority and Finland, a
liberal democratic Christian nation
aroused his bitter animosity, and
he pronounced its doom"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Roosevelt Keeps
Ewes on Russia

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80 CUP)-
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington today and went into
an immediate conference with Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull on the
Finnish Soviet conflict.
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived by special
train from Asheville, N c., ending
his Thanksgiving Day holiday. Hull
was at the station and Immediately
gave him a fill-in of the latest de-
velopments involving Finland.
At the moment of Mr. Roosevelt S
return, word was received that the
Soviet union had indicated it would
reject the United States offer of
its good offices" in settling the
Finnish Soviet dispute.
The Soviet governments recep-
ton of the United States offer was
conveyed to the American charge
d'affaires in Moscow by the Rus
sian vice commisSar of foreign af-
fairs.
Early this morning urgent cables
began pouring into the State De-
partment from American diplomatic
representatives at Moscow, Hell
singfors and other Baltic countries
Before daybreak came the news of
the Russian invasion of the little
Baltic republic by land, sea and air.
In contrast to the Soviet attitude
the foreign minister of Finland had
accepted the good Offices proffer
The American Minister F. Arthur
Schoenfeld reported to the State
Department that he called on Elias
Erkko and handed him a memor-
anda containing the text of Hulls
statement yesterday. Erkko said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
BoneI|i Charges
He IS Prosecuted
Continued from Page u

CATION into the two particular cases
Bonelli, thoroughly aroused, de-
clared the revocations had been
handled in the regular way. He
charged the district attorneys Of
flee aided and abetted by a sub
servient grand jury, has embarked
on a program of villification, per-
secution, attempted mpoverishment
and slander. not only against Off
cials of the state, but against the
board itself"
He declared Fits office had in
vaded the constitutional authority OF
the board and made promises OF
what the office would do with, for
or against liquor licensees if their
statements were not satisfactory for
purposes of the investigation" Gnto
Bonelli's alleged acceptance Of pay
offS).
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30

the Finnish government would vel
come the exercise of good offices to
put an end to the Russian attack
specifically as the Finnish gov
errment had no communication
with the Russian government.
Erkko emphasized that no attack
had been made upon Russian forces
from the Finnish side but that an
artillery bombardnlent by Soviet
land and sea forces had begun at
Z a. m. near Teriioki and Kuokkala,
as well as north of Lake Ladoka
where the Russians crossed the
frontier.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Soviet Turns Loose Air Squadrons.
Heavy Artillery Against Finland

trict tonight The fire department
announced that they were under
control.
The population was calmer than
might have been expected after the
raid, and police said that it was
not even necessary to put cordons
around the burning buildings as the
people were self lf-disciplined and
avoided congestion.
The hotel lobbies and travel bu-
reaus were thronged with foreigners
seeking to leave the country quickly.
Darkness descended at 4 pm. and
the city presented an eerie scene,
with flashlights winking in the dusk
and the flare of burning buildings
across the sky. The population, new
ertheless. returned quickly to nor
NAL business pursuits.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901.
Published every afternoon except
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state Street. FL Centro, Calf.
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Johnston, yice-president, and
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Reporter Describes Air
Attack on Finnish City

When the raid began, the people
went calmly from the streets. En-
ployers of the hotel and air raid
precaution workers methodically be-
gan directing people TO the cellars.
Just as the first blast struck.
I was called to the telephone. The
operator coolly said that there was
an urgent call from Copenhagen.
She put It through
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
WEATHER

oData compiled by observers for
the official United states Weather
Burcau station at EI CentrO.p
Maximum Wednesday ................ 76
Minimum Thursday .....-.............. 43
Reading at Noon Thursday
Temperature .................................. IA
Humidity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 48
Reading at a. IN. Thursday
Temperature ......................-........... As
Humidity ..................................... &c
Reading at 5 p. m. Wednesday
Temperature ........................... Ga
Humidity ..........,.......................... 65
Southern California-Fair Thurs
day night and Friday, normal tenn
perature; gentle northwest wind
off coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Rambling Reporter

Continued from Page u
ing his year and half in Mexico
he saw his boss. a renegade Texan,
shoot down three members of the
Rurales because they tried to arrest
him for beating up a rich mans
son.
Il could tell you some real stories"
he declared. Come around and
see me when I'm 90l"
Another Date Changer
If anyone wants to start a cam
paign they might join Lawrence
Niles. He wants Christmas moved
farther away from New Years so
he will have more time to draw
up good resolutions.
Personally, we've never had any
trouble making them-or breaking
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
DIVORCE COMPLAINT

Gertrude Christine Childers filed
divorce suit against Claude NJ
Childers Wednesday in which she
accused him Of cruelty. They were
married "a years ago. she said. and
have seven children, five of them
minors
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
WEART TAKES POSITION
IN ARIZONA

Jack Weart, deputy sheriff in I'M
perial county for two years, left El
Centro Thursday to take a position
with the Southern Pacific railway
company at Grand Canyon, Ariz
He was employed as special officer
for the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30
Ministerial Group
Adopts Project

Building a church program of
family education was new project
adopted Wednesday by members of
the FL Centro Ministerial union at
3 meeting at the Salvation Army.
TWenty-three ministers attended.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-30

Press Classified, Page.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
DR.. Cove 6. johnson
Will Continue Series

"The Coming Star and Scepter"
is the theme Of the second in the
series OF pre- Christmas sermons on
''The Coming Of the Messiah" which
DR.. Cove Griffith johnson will
preach tomorrow at II am. at the
National Baptist Memorial Church.
The ministry of music is furnished
by large chorus choir, directed by
George F.. Kortsenborn, with Mrs.
Page NICK. Etchison at the organ.
The Rev. A. Lincoln Smith will
have for his subject at pm. "Op-
posing Spirits" He will be assisted
by Shelley Williams and Deacon L.
B. Grening. The Scouts will be in
attendance.
The pastor and deacons meet at
the church Tuesday evening.
The Bible School Board will have
its Christmas meeting on Thursday,
opening with a dinner at 6. The
officers and teachers of the Wiscon-
sin Avenue Baptist Sunday school
will be present.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
When Christmas Comes
To Be Pastors Topic

when Christmas Comes" will be
the subject of the Rev. Orris
Gravenor Robinson at the Calvary
Methodist Church at II am. to-
morrow. Louis Potter will conduct
the junior choir in special anthems
and the minister will preach short
children's sermon.
At 8 pm. Camilo Osias, assistant
TO the Resident Commissioner OF the
Philippines, will address the Calvary
Evening Forum on "The Economic
and Social Conditions of the Philip
pine Islands" This will close the
forum presentations for this year.
Next Sunday evening the pastor will
interpret the book, THE Nazarene,"
by Sholem Asch, and on Decem-
Der "a, at pm, the Calvary choirs
will present Handers Messiah"
The Young Peoples League will
meet at Z pm, with a special
speaker from the Family Service
Bureau.
Henry Rhodes will be in charge
of the service conducted by the CAL
vary Mems Glass at Central Union
Mission Monday evening. William
B. Wells will sing. Alton Carly and
Ralph Bodle will take part and
Joseph Leverton will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Dr.. Brooks 10 Speak
On Peril Of Puttinq
Personal Safety First
UniversuIist National
Memorial Forum to See
Lutin American Films

At the Universalist National
Memorial Church tomorrow at II
am. DR.. Seth r. Brooks will preach
on "The Peril OF Putting Personal
Safety First" The National Capital
Choir will render the ministry Of
music.
At 9:45 am. there will be a prepa-
ration service for church school
teachers in DR.. Brooks study.
At 10 am. the Adult Forum will
have colored motion pictures of
Latin America shown by A. Kelly
Shelton. who has recently returned.
At $50 pm. the Young Peoples
Christian Union will join the young
people Of All Souls Unitarian
Church and be the guests of the
young people of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church. The Wom-
ems Association meets Tuesday at
1870 am. and the Mission Study
Group meets with Mrs. John Van
Schaick, jr. Luncheon will be served
at 1890. There will be q short
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a stereopticon talk on Madonna
and Nativity Traditions" will be
given by Miss Grace Lincoln Temple.
The Clara Barton Christmas stock
ings for the Camp for Diabetic
Children at North Oxford, Mass,
will be collected at this meeting
and the members are asked to bring
small gifts to be sent with larger
gift to the Family Welfare Service.
There will be Board of Manage
ment meeting Tuesday at pm. On
December 10, II and II there will
be a display Of garments, made by
the women Of this church, for the
Family Welfare Service. Miss Rose
Erdman is in charge of the welfare
sewing and under her supervision
the women have made many attrac-
tive and practical articles of cloth
ing for girls and boys.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Universal Bible Sunday
Will Be Celebrated

1.-THE Bible, Our Bulwark" will
be the subject Of the sermon at Zion
Lutheran Church by the Rev. Ed
ward q. Goetz. Universal Bible
Sunday will be celebrated.
The Sunday school teachers and
officers will meet on Wednesday at
pm. at the home Of Miss Gladys
Broker, 2153 California street NV.
They will continue their study of the
book, my Bible"
The following holiday services are
planned: December II, $40 am,
Sunday school white gift service;
8 pm, Christmas service in picture
and carol; December "a, II am,
sermon, "The Days Before the First
Christmas; December Is, $50 am,
sermon, "The Glory of Christmas;
December 27, 7:3O pm, Sunday
school Christmas service; December
81, II am, sermon, '"The Days After
This Christmas; January 7, II am,
holy communion and reception of
new members.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Dr.. Abernethy Selects
His Sermon Topics
For Tomorrow
Love Thy Church, o
God,' Will Be His Theme
At Morning Service

The Rev. w. 8. Abernethy. min
lister of Calvary Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on Il
Love Thy Church, o God!" For
the children's story sermon his sub
ject will be Bridges" For the eve
ming the pastor has chosen the sub
ject, playing Second Fiddle" He
will be assisted at this service by
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Abraham and
Mr.. Herbert v. Pate.
DR.. Abernethy will address the
Philadelphia Interdenominational
Ministers Association on Monday in
Philadelphia.
The Sunday school will hold an
executive meeting Monday evening
at the home Of Mrs. Edward H. Cox
1925 Western avenue NV. Bert H
Wise, superintendent, will preside
The circles Of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society, recently organized
will hold a meeting at the church
next Tuesday. Federation work
will begin at 10:30 and continue
throughout the forenoon.
The Florence M. Brown Class will
hold a supper meeting on Tuesday
at 6 pm.
The young people will be hosts
to the intermediate B. Y. P. u
Federation on Friday evening In
Woodward Hall. :
The Cradle Roll officers and teach
ers will meet from 2 to 4 on Satur-
day, Mrs. L. G.. Greene, associate
superintendent, presiding.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Western Presbyterian
Session 10 Honor
Dr.. and Mrs. Durham
80 Years of Service
Occasions Reception
Friday Evening

The session of the Western Pres
hyterian Church is arranging a re-
ception for the Rev. DR.. j. Harvey
Dunham, the pastor of the church,
and Mrs. Dunham, for members
Of the congregation and friends on
Friday from 8 to 10 o'clock in Eel
lowship Hall of the church.
DR.. Dunham was born in Cam
bridge, N. Y. He was graduated
from Union College and Princeton
University. He entered the minis
try as an assistant pastor OF one
Of the largest Presbyterian churches
In Minneapolis. He became pastor
Of the local church in November,
1909, thus serving 30 years.
Many prominent men have been
associated with this church, among
them President Franklin Pierce,
members of his cabinet, Senators
Representatives and leaders of the
military forces Of the country. In
the list of subscribers to the old
church, directly opposite the pres
ent beautiful new stone house OF
worship, is the name of Jefferson
Davis, then Senator from Missis-
sippi, who, in a few years after its
completion in 1856, became Presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy.
Gen. Grant, it is also reported
was an occasional attendant upon
its services, and an unverifled state
ment to the effect that Abraham
Lincoln, w. w. Cochran and other
prominent citizens were supporters
or attendants upon occasion.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Third Church Of Christ
Is Cleared Of Debt

The Third Church of Christ. Sci
enlist, announces that its edif1ce, at
Thirteenth and L streets NV. Is
now free Of indebtedness and that
in recognition of this accomplish
ment dedicatory services will be
held tomorrow. Four services will
be held, II am, 2:30, 5 and 8 pm.
All are welcome.
The original structure, known as
the Church Of Our Father, was built
by the Universalists in 1883. Old
Washingtonians will remember 1t as
the scene of early meetings in the
cause of woman suffrage, and that
Susan B. Anthony was one Of the
notables who occupied its pulpit.
In 1926 the property was pur-
chased by the Christian Scientists
and the building remodeled to such
good effect that the last pastor Of
the old church, the Rev. DR.. John
Van Shaick, jr., said Of 1t: I'VE
(his old congregation can be glad
that the building, dear to us. has
fallen into hands that touch it only
to beautify, and into possession Of
people who set high on the walls the
central truth we hold, that God Is
Love-"