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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-11
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Fairfield was q quaint. shady
one-street country town. Lights
blinked sleepily in old-fashioned
houses as they drove through the
square. No hotel sign was visible
only drug store and pool room
with a row of loafing men just
breaking up after the evenings
pow-wow.
Disappointment took hold OF
Iona until, down at the farthest
end of the flower bordered street.
they came upon a friendly Tour
list Home" sign. 1t pointed to a
stately home with a white-pillored
veranda set like the scene in q
stage play. back in a clump OF
pines with winding moss-grown
walk Of brick. Modern Accommo-
dations" the sign proclaimed in
smaller letter, and she and Jim
looked at each other.
II told you Fairfield was the
place." he reminded her triumph
antly. When he had brought the
throbbing car to stop, he got his
long legs out onto the ground and
reaching back for her. lifted her
bodily in his arms.
I'm going to carry you ill.," he
told her. and she struggled laugh
ingly.
please, jim! Set me down
There's somebody looking"
kiss me first!" he demanded
and she had to respond.
The woman who met them at the
door smiled at them as if she were
welcoming visiting friends.
1.-THE front room is the nicest,'
she told Iona, bustling about, gath.
ering up their suitcases while jim
signed a bol6 MIR. and Mrs, James
Claridge" on the thumb-n1arkeC
book the man of the house handed
him. He Winked at Iona as he
signed it, and she blushed as she
hurriedly followed the heavy-foot-
ed, kindly-faced woman up the
WlnQlHS STAIRS.
"We call this the blue room," hel
hostess told her. "Pa and me, we
had it done last spring, new paper
and everything. I'll just show il
to you before your husband comes
up" She proudly exhibited an ar.
ray of blue-f1oWered walls, blue
crocheted bedspread on the hugs
four-poster bed, and quaint lace
curtains, topped by rufled blue
valances, at the broad, many-panec
windows.
It was an ensemble that would
have caused a smart decorator tt
shrink in dismay, but to Iona il
seemed honey and old-fashioned
and brought to mind the room she
had occupied at home in the ole
days.
Been married long?" the WON.
an fingered to ask her, shyly.
mot long" Somehow Iona man.
aged to make her voice sound cas-.
ual.
You look like a BRIDE" The
Woman's eyes were motherly
with them flowers and all. I'd bet.
ter get vase for them" She bus.
tied about again, and impatience
shook Iona. Would she never
leave? She wanted suddenly to be
alone. to wait for Jim.
The bustling figure departed
finally. leaving behind her an at.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-11
CHAPTER TWENTY-TW

1T WOULD BE an odd sort of
wedding, Iona thought. as she sat
beside Jim, and watched his strong
hands on the wheel of the rented
car he was driving. No music, no
audience of hushed friends, no flow
ers. Just herself and Jim. She Won
dered, suddenly, if he had remem-
bered the ring, and looked at his
lean profile outlined against the
falling twilight as he threaded his
way through traffic out toward the
open road. She wanted to ask him
about it but, somehow, the words
wouldn't come out. She was feeling
shy and uneasy.
where are we going, jim" she
asked, suddenly, as he brought the
car to stop at busy corner. Her
heart skipped beat as he opened
the door on his side, and she looked
about her at the neighboring build
ings. No church was visible, and
she had a ridiculous feeling of re-
prieve.
'Tl be just a moment" Jim
told her michievously. you're to
wait"
He disappeared around the next
corner and was back again al
most before she realized he was
gone. In his arms he carried-look-
ing ludicrous against his dark suit
and causing passersby to smile-an
unwrapped boquet of red roses.
Tiny, fragrant buds of the sort
Iona loved.
For the BRIDE" he said, bowling
gravely as he handed them to her.
"Oh, Jim" She buried her face
in the fragrant blossoms needless
of the thorns they might conceal.
"How did you know was wanting
flowers ?"
Every bride must have flowers"
he told her, grinning and pleased
with himself, as he slipped back
behind the wheel.
They rode silently after that, the
ing them with an aura of sweet
ness. Out in the open country,
away from the hustle of the city,
with its ever changing traffic, the
supper-time shadows were length
ening peacefully. It was good, rid
ing along like this, Iona thought
: Just she and Jim together, the
breeze in their faces. She could
have gone on and on.
1t was before a rambling country
parsonage, an hours drive from the
city, that Jim drew up finally, and
stopped. With an air of finality he
snapped off the throbbing engine
and turned to her in the sudden,
pregnant silence.
Were here, girl" he said, soft
~, and something in his brown eyes
made her catch her breath.
Eyes, we're-here," she heard
herself repeating.
For moment he pressed her
hand silently. Guess it's I'D to me
to see if there's anybody home" he
said, then, and heaved his long
body from the car. "You wait"
He, too. was little embarrassed
as ne went up the long, flower
bordered walk and onto the run
down porch, putting his feet down
easy in an absurd effort to be quiet.
In another minute he was coming
oack, grinning a little sheepishly.
You're to come in," he told her.
without meeting her eyes.
The roses in her arms seemed TO.
double in fragrance as she walked
beside him. Like going up a church
aisle, it was, her steps measuring
themselves with his, and smiling
white-haired man with a book in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-11

READ THIS FIRST:
Out Of job. and asked to leave her
boarding house because Of the wide
publicity she received as the result of
an attempted prison break. Iona
Ackerman is almost desperate because
only friend she has left. Just before
Iona sped to the penitentiary to see
ner dying fathere serving. life term
for murder. she and Jim had fallen in
love. At the warden's house during her
visit to the prison. two escaping con-
victs force her into the warden's car
and make a safe getaway until Iona
grabs the steering wheel and the car
crashes; Only slightly hurt. she finds
her father has died in the meantime.
After taking his body home, she re-
turns to the city. Finally Jim calls her
and asks her to marry him. To escape
further publicity. they. decide to elope.
Iona is recognized when they go for
photographer when he attempts to
take their picture. They are married at
. parsonage in small town.
(NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
WHEN THEY had left the tiny
inn where they had eaten their
wedding supper, Jim turned to
Iona in the deepening darkness.
"Guess where we're going how?"
he bade her, solemnly.
II couldn't, JIM" She was en-
barrassed again. Tell me-"
For answer he stopped the car
and pulled from his pocket the road
map he had procured at a service
station just outside the city. With
solemn mein he spread it over the
wheel in the dim light of the in
strument board, traced the route
over which they had come with an
inquiring finger. At a red-lettered
"Sandringham" the finger paused.
That's where we are now" he
told her, and she stared at it with
q catch of her breath. Sandring-
ham! What an odd place in which
to be married.
And here's where we are go
ing" The finger traced an uneven
inch or two and stopped triumph
antly at a tiny speck. lettered.
Fairfield"
"Fairfield?" She rolled it on her
tongue questioningly. I've never
heard of it. Have you been there
before, jim? What kind of place
is it?"
He laughed and started the mo-
tor. Were going there now" he
told her. Sounds like swell place
for honeymoon"
But don't you know anything
about mtg"
II know it has a nice NAME" He
was grinning down at her.
"But maybe there's no hotel, no
place to stay"
Lets try it. Are you game ?"
He looked at her like a boy, a gay,
irresponsible boy.
"Of course I'm gamer She
leaned back in the seat, catching
his mood. He began to hum as the
miles sped by, funny, old-fash-
Toned tune that had been popular a
decade ago. Memory stirred in her
brain, and she joined in, her clear
soprano blending with his bari
tone: 9
With someone like you. PAL
good and true,
Id like to leave it all behind. and
go and find.
Some place that's known to God
alone.
lust a spot to call our own =.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-11

Miriam Verne (above), 19-year-old
Pittsburgh girl summoned from a
Berlin musical show to dance before
Hitler, also made a hit with Propa-
ganda Minister Goebbels, who called
on her to give command perform
ance at a party. Marion Daniels,
Chicago dancer, was also called be-
fore Hitler recently.
Central Press)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
PREMIER Is ON HAND

At Sis q. m. tPsTl two men
went up the gangplank of the
Empress Of Australia. both Of
them dressed in the goid.laced uni
form and ostrich-plumed hsts--the
levee dress Of privy councillor.
They were W. l.. Mackenzie King.
prime minister Of Canada, and
Ernest LaPointe. dominion minis
ter of justice.
They extended the official greet
ings OF the new world To these
monarchs from the old world. and
then, at 6:35. the royal party went
slowly down the gangplsnk and
set foot on Canadian soil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
SWIM CLASSES
At Y STARTING

Open 10 non-members as we'll as
members, the Y NJ. c. A learn
to-swim campaign starts at 7:30
Wednesday evening at the ~"
tank. This instruction will be for
men is years of age or over. There
viii be no charge unless those re-
porting wish to rent towels.
Harold Keller and Cantello
Strickland will be in charge of in
struetion with Charles Carter and
Bob Smith as assistants.
Beginners registering for the
free course will be divided into
small classes for instruction pur-
poses. There will be eight free
lessons in the course.
Men may bring their own tow
els and wearing of swimming suits
will be optional Keller said.
when those who apply them
selves have completed these eight
lessons. they should have good
foundation which should enable
them to take care Of themselves
in further swimming in the tank
this summer or in the lakes, If
they like" ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
1854 MILES AHEAD

The 42.year-old monarch. who
mounted the throne upon the abdi-
cation OF his brother. Edward VIII,
thus began his tour Of Canada.
which viii include a visit 10 the
United States.
The most arduous journey ever
undertaken by A modern king. IL
will carry him 1854 miles through
Canada and to Washington and
New York. George VI. by the
grace of God Of Great Britain and
Ireland and OF the British domin-
ions beyond the seas. king, de-
fender of the faith, emperor Of
India monarch Of a vast empire
of SOC. 900, 900 subjects who speak
more than $50 lsngusges--was
making history.
Today. for the first time. a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
Royal Party's
Guests Picked

WASHINGTON Lady Lindsey
American born wife of the British
Ambassador, said today she had
culled every social register in the
United states for the names of
representative American" friends
10 invite TO the garden party Of
King George VI and Queen Eliza
beth at the British embassy on
June a
The guests from outside wash
ington. she said. viii include only
persons known personally 20 her.
self and Sir Ronald. Because she
does not know persons in every
state. some states are not included
in the list Of the 300 to 100
invited TO the party. The only
state governors 10 he invited are
those Of adjoining Maryland and
Virginia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
HERE is TEXT
Of KINGS TALK

QtERec Following y TIE
text or a speech ~ King Ceoege
to-day al government luncheon
welcoming him 10 Canada
Mr.. rrsme Minister am deeply
moved hy yogr words ~ welcome
10 the queen and myself on behalf
Of the Canadian people,
I recognise Inst this moment ia
historic. II ia the FIRST time that
British ksny has crossed The At.
lantie. I stand to-day ON The soil
Of North America Here. IN tbs
past two centuries through lcas
and through gain the British
% nations has heen
largely moulded into It's present
form.
This is also the first wish a
the sovereign to one ~ hts over
sea dosnlnions II - f,tung that
u should be 20 the senior dominion
Of the crown. am particularly
pleased that on The day % ny
arrival in Canada. should have
the pleasure ~ meeting net only
my ministers but ali the members
Of my privy council fcF csnads.
You, In Canada. have already
fulfilled part 81 the Hihliosl
promise and obtained dominion
from sea TO sea You arc noW
engaged In talfilhng tho latter
part Of that promise IN censoll.
dating government from the river
10 the ends Of the earth. from the
st. Lawrence 10 the Arctic SHOWS
The queen and | are booking
forward. with anticipation too
great for expression, to seeing ali
We possibly can Of this vast
country. Particularly. do NC
welcome the opportunity Of greet.
ing the men and women who are It's
strength and stay. and OF seeing
something of the younger genera.
ton So soon 10 become the guar.
dams Of It's future,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
COUNTY AUDITOR
GETS Is YEARS
GOLDENDALE, wash.-A Is

GOLDENDALE, Wash.-A 10
year term in the state peniten-
tiary today awaited George NJ.
Baker. 54-year-old Kliekitat coun-
ty auditor.
Baker pleaded guilty in Superior
Judge J. f. Stones court late
Tuesday to five counts charging
misuse of S4,40245 in county and
state funds. He then asked for
leniency because of poor health.
There's nothing | can do for
you" the jurist replied. You
should have known better"
Judge Stone melted out Is years
on each count, the terms to run
concurrently.
Baker was arrested last Friday
after nearly three days question
ing, during the course of which he
was taken to Yakima for an over
night stay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
MAIN STREET
GOings. COmings and DoIHgs
Of TGc0mdns as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Hugo Guettinger getting 1000
aces in pinochle game At Point
Defiance while playing with I'd
Miohajls and Harry Anderson and
then getting beaten Ned Edris
greeting friends Ted Allan look
Ing At pictures in front OF theater
Roy Compton telling about first
horse race he ever saw and that
in Vancouver. b. C-Miss Mari
Pardon planning TO take her sta
dium and Lincoln classes in Nor
wegian to the reception Tuesday
night for Prince Oiay and Princess
Martha - Gus Appeiman enter
tanning Travellers Aid society
Joe Dargan talking about smoker
a. n. Comfort on way TO keep
appointment Tingley TO new
Leonard. Laurence and Bin
Dammeier the life OF a softban
game - Johnny Fowler walking
down Brosdway-R. ID. Lytle sub
hitting briefs In rate case kath-
ryn Bruner and Raymond {. Fus-
sell busy with spring festival pro-
gram to be given Friday night at
Jason Lee school-Connie Ireland
appearing to be disappointed -
Gus Storassli singing Kan du
glemme gamle Norge Les Tut
tie and George johnson entertain
ing at meeting of Kiwanis club
Ella Reese commenting on swarm
of bees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
Col. Greene Will
Talk on SATURDAY.

The Anglo-SaXon Christia n
World Movement VIII present Col.
II. NJ. Greene. NJ. d.. of Portland.
ore. on Saturday at S P. m. at the
Tacoma hotel. where he will speak
on when the Crisis Comes
DR.. Greene, well known in Port
land as skin and blood specialist.
is a colonel in the L. S. army re-
serves. He was in charge Of the
base hospital at Camp Lewis in
war days. His hobby is economi I
and he has written and lecturea
on this subject both in the u. s.
and Canada. The public is invited
TO hear his free address.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
SLEUTn GOT HIS NAN
BUT IT'S CLOSE SHAVE

RG>u. Nev. nstsctlve s<rxt.
Anay wliisves got nts man al
sho0sh A required . eEa<s sh~v~.
Ne was CERTAIN that man with
= swe-yeass' xrnwtn Al wntsHers
en sts fare vss ths man wasted
for SERIES af hesdur~ II Oakland.
Gait. bat thnse wAtskers 80 scn.
stltugs . csmeufisss 90 wuitvsv
hsst tuos the nsn into . hefhsr
sner ard ersssrei = eieo< sAAvs,
Thea. sure sssoaxh. sst from ~.
Asnsi th< ssss ~ hirunse stevr-
msass that ~ss ds<xussnx nsm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
Export Timber Aid
Prorided in Bill

WASHINGTON - sen Charles
4. NcNsry. n ore. has intro.
sucri amendments 70 The Mervh.
ant Marine act providing govern.
meat subsidies zoe rSpasss 81 mar.
afAcsurcsi timber predaess
The Subsidy wouia squsiise the
differences bessesa the rates nsaste
svsliAhls ~ feFrssn rompesituFs
ana the rate. eatt ny American
shippers ever TIE same ruuses sst
distances.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
Reigning King of Britain in
America LIST Time in History
lContinned From page Onel

Continued From Page onel
dove gray gown with gray fox
furs and gray halo hat
Much of the military might OF
the dominion was mustered around
the wharf 10 guard their males
ties. A company Of scarlet-eoated
Canadian grenadiers. in tall bear
skins, stood in an unwavering line
with naked bayonets glittering
Representatives OF the navy and
local police were there. too. and
the bright coats Of Royal Canadian
mounted police made red dots In
the crowd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
Water District
Petition Denjej

Pierce counkv coUsrn(rooc1>9gu
have a<rs<s sh< pesittoe ~ . nv
water district b<twesn Tocoese ~
FARMLAND fcstowtng = bpavsNo ween
. xroup ~ r~ss6pMts - ~ or~A
p<etstea wss me<e aftw 4 woo
revealed snes mene ~ f1pne ~.
snt ned "a S<ssrs ~ Nsoa Z ~
trs<s xaa water eouid ~ ooenfne1
fscsn Midland nscre esn&nea>1oz1y.
'A'ssf
there saewsy ss~>vned IN ~ ~
lures ~ shs msn - - ispn1ng
for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-18
use |NFORMER
FOR EVIDENCE
Appeal to Be Taken
In Conviction On
Liquor Count

Echoes Of prohibition DAYS re-
sounded in police court Tuesday
afternoon when Attorney Steve
O'Brien was successful in drawing
from q witness for the city the
assertion he was TO receive remu-
neration for cases worked up for
city dry squad officers.
The testimony was admitted in
the case of Dick Bendelh. alias
Gino Figuis. aired before Judge
Joe Msllery. At conclusion of tes-
timony. Bendelh was fined $500
and costs and sentenced TO serve
80 days in jail. O'Brien gave notice
of appeal to superior court.
Had Search Warrant
Dry Squad Officers c, o. Rolf
son and Larry Amundsen had testi-
fled to going to 5216 South Tacoma
way last April 20. with a search
warrant. They each related that
when they approached the address
in a police car, Bendelli ran inside
the premises and locked the door.
Robson said that after kicking in
the door" they gained entrance
in time to see Bendelli allegedly
emptYing liquor from pint bottle
into a sink.
City Attorney George Abel called
Jess Worth, 1859 So. Tyler st, to
the stand. Worth, who said he was
q mechanic. alleged he had pur-
chased liquor lots of times" from
the defendant. Asked by O'Brien
where he purchased the drinks.
Worth said he wasn't sure" but
Thought it was in the 5000 block
in South Tacoma"
Promised Pay
After much questioning. the
attorney Was finally successful in
getting Worth TO admit he had
been promised remuneration for
working up liquor cases"
Robson was again summoned to
the witness stand and he confessed
he had promised" Worth compen-
sstion for his efforts. depending
on the case"
Robson said he had offered to
pay Worth "s3 for each case, plus
expense money and witness fees.
The officer added. however. Worth
was to receive no money until
after the cases are disposed of"
Evening star., 1939-08-29
Exchange Of German
Polish Minorities
Is Suggested
Warsaw Paper Sees
Gradual Transfer
Solving Problem
BY RICHARD MOWRER,


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
WARSAW, Aug. 20 (By Radio -
A gradual exchange of German and
Polish minorities is suggested in an
officially inspired editorial in the
government newspaper Gazeta Pol
ska today as peaceful solution Of
the minorities problem which Fueh-
rer Adolf Hitler now seems to have
made the principal point at issue
in the present crisis.
If certain group of people" 1t
writes. finds it too difficult to ad-
just itself within the framework Of
the state in which it lives, and if, on
the other hand. in a neighboring
state similar situation exists, then
the easiest way of solving the prob
lem would be gradual exchange of
the populations affected. We say
gradual because we realize that
such an exchange carried on quickly
and by violent means would involve
methods which could not be re-
garded as humane. A solution of
the problem exists. All that is nee
essary is good will to carry through
this exchange"
The idea of an exchange of
populations is reported to have
originated in Washington yester-
day. It was said that the sug-
gestion was presented to ofncials
Of the United States Government
who passed it on to Ambassador
Kennedy in London. He in turn
offered the suggestion to the
British government, 1t was said,
and the result was an editorial
In the London Times, which was
communicated to the Polish news
agency in London. 1t then was
taken up by the Gazeta Polska.
According to Polish figures, there
are 100000 Poles living In Ger
many as against 100000 Germans
living in Poland. The fact that the
suggestion OF a minorities transfer
is brought up today is thought by
some political observers to indicate
that the British note to Hitler re-
ferred to such a solution of the
minorities problem as Der Fuehrer
agreed to with Italy last July. At
the time the Polish press pounced
on the South Tyrol settlement as
a possible solution of the German
Polish minorities problem. Both
Polish and German minorities con-
sist mainly of agricultural workers.
Meanwhile, Germany has lost the
war of nerves and If it wants the
other kind it will lost that, too, the
| Poles are saying today. The press
this morning reported food riots in
Berlin following the establishment
in the Third Reich of meager war
rations.
In Warsaw and other Polish cities
preparations for war 60 on. The
digging of trenches is now organized
SO that groups of people work in
teams.
Evening star., 1939-08-29

examined for, Mr.. CASTOR said the
law required customs inspectors to
look for "Unmanifested cargo and
ships stores, and to examine crew
and passengers, as well as many
other things
Told that a New York customs
official had referred graphically to
"privateering' in connection with
the examination of the Bremen.
Mr. CASTOR said there were strict
laws and treaties on privateering
He declined to discuss the connec-
ton of privateering with the GUS
toms examination, but hinted broad
ly that it had a major part.
Privateering was explained by Of
ficials, in general way, to consist
of warlike actions by merchant YES
sells of belligerent nation.