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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
PRICE OF GASOLINE

lowing the parallel strike action
begun at an oil compact meeting IN
Oklahoma City Tuesday and joined
today by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Market experts here pointed out
that, far more urgent 10 the larger
refiners than 10 the small ones, the
shortage had caught big COM
panies. such a. Texas. Gulf. Stand
ard. Shell and Sinclair with heavy
contractural obligations made
when an unlimited supply q crude
was available.
They had no recourse from full
fillment Of these contracts, II WAS
said, and with stored supplies
rapidly dwindlinG and the source
cut 70 per cent. they had no other
alternative than TO attempt to
make ends meet" by an increase
to non-contract buyers. or the
public.
American Petroleum Institute
records showed refiners had on
hand a. of last Saturday 76.<Sl 900
barrels of gasoline. a stock which.
when augmented with gasoline OBJ
tainable from estimated stores Of
crude, would meet national con-
sumption requirements for lees
than two weeks, oil men said.
First indications forcshadowing
q gasoline price increase were
posted last night in Oklahoma
markets. Natural, or "casinghead."
gasoline was listed up one-fourth
cent q gallon, quoted at 81 cents.
This Ia q product liquidified from
natural gas and used almost ex-
by refiners Of tailored
automobile gasoline. In blending.
etc.
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Sat ETY. Lectures
10 Open Aug. a

\ ssries II e1sratinnai lectures
% safety win ~ hsl1 a vSsAer's
auditorium Aug. ~ snd ~ and
sept. and II from I 20 TO : ,. n.
~ . feature Of fhs wPA sduea-
tionai services.
Instructions regarding drivers
licenses. operation of cars. ETC..
viii be given. commiansoner East.
wood viii speak Aug. ~. Mem
hers os state highway pesrci VIII
also appear during series of leo.
lures.
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II. F. Schroeder's
Funeral Is Held

Funeral services were held on
Thursday for Henry y. Bchroedsr.
90. at the orting funeral homs.
The farmer died from . self
inflicted bullet wound At hls hons
near Graham Tuesday night. He
had been = resident Of Graham
for 70 years.
The man 10 survived BY his wife.
Maria Anna. Services were held
from ths chapel. With the Rev. w.
G. Bsnadom officiating. and wers
followed by intsrmsnt In the Ort-
ing csmstsry.
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DIVORCE ACTIONS

Divorce actions were filed in
superior court here Thursday by
Leona M. against Arthur r. Mar
tin. grounds desertion; Lois
against Joseph Talk, incompah-
b, iity, and Kathleen against
Charles L. Inman, cruelty and non
support.
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Puy0Ni1p City Dads
Okeh POuer Tote
Mayor Still Must Give Approval;
Pipe Contract L. Awarded

fUfALLUP - After numeroui
verbal tiffs. the city council Wed,
nesday night made two decisions
which had been postponed from
previous sessions.
The members adopted unani-
mously an emergency measure
providing $500 to hold q special
election Nov. Z at which the voters
VIII decide whether TO purchase
the Puyallup holdings OF the Pu-
get Sound Power and Light Co.
However. the act cannot be-
come operative without the sigma
ture Of Mayor William p. Lough-
lin who did not state what his
action viii be. He has said re-
peatedly he is against any meas
ure which viii entail spending Of
large sums for attorneys and en-
gineers' fees. Should the mayor
veto the ordinance no further move
can be made until the amount be-
comes available through the 1910
budget
Pipe Contract Awarded
Other special business was the
awarding of contract to furnish
AGO feet of 20-inch cast iron pipe
to replace the old wooden main
from the city's reservoir at Salmon
springs. This went to the High G.
Purcell Co. for $500. The coun-
Gil turned down the bid of the Pa
cific Water Works Supply Co. Of
$500, with only Councilman Rex
Dunlap voting against the Purcell
bid.
Pacific Water Works company
was to have furnished French
pipe, TO be paid for with valley
blackberries. A petition from
growers representing AGO tons of
berries. protesting against the
two-cent price proposed, was read.
It was announced that wildwood
park, Puyallup's 100000 play
ground, has been completed by
WPA and turned over to the city.
A caretaker win have to be in
stalled, 1t was pointed out, and the
grounds taken into the city's park
system. The water committee was
instructed to work out a plan.
Councilman George Johnson
brought up the subject Of the re-
moval of the automobile testing
station from Puyallup avenue to
South Tacoma by the state patrol.
He believes there should be one In
the valley and moved that the
council suggest to the department
that one be installed in Puyallup.
His motion was carried. Jacob
Sizzling of West Pioneer way
asked the support of the council
in having work continued on the
72d st. road which would connect
South Tacoma and this city. The
WPA project was discontinued sew
eral months ago due to lack Of
funds, he said.
City Gas Pump
A gas pump is being installed
by the mayor on the city-owned
lot near the city hall, 1t was
brought out. Councilman Dunlap
protested that the council should
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Activity along Tacoma's water
front increased Thursday with 10
vessels berthed at various docks
and six new arrivals anticipated
during the next a hours.
shAffer terminals continued to
head the list with two ships berth
ed. one departure and two more
due for general.
The Swedish motorahip Delhi
noscd into shaffer No. 2 At mid
night Wednesday and bsgan dis
charging inward from the Philip
pines. which included hardwood
lumber. After completing outward
for China ports. she Will shift to
the smelter and discharge con-
centrates. Largest item for load
ing IL flour and plywood. Before
clearing she will visit at least one
of Tacoma's flour mills for add
tional burden.
silveray Slows 0eaerai
wi AtAAi8 VI kHE AS~fui WAIHeQ
her initial run here under the ban
ner OF the De IL Rama line.
Another caller At Shaffer No. Z
was the British motorship silveray.
stowing general for delivery to the
Orient for the silver-Java-Pscific
line.
Due late Thursday or early Fri
day ct shaffer No. ! are the
Hoyanger and the Pacific. The
Norwegian motorship Hoyanger
will come to handle inbound and
outward for the west coast OF
South America. The weyerhaeuser
Pacific will stow lumber and gen.
eral for the east coast.
One NJ Port Pien
Sailing from shaffer No. l at
3 a. m. Thursday was the steamer
Point Lobos altar working Gulf
ports cargo. She was 10 shift to
Willapa Harbor before clearing
for the south.
But one ship was At Port piers
Thursday. That was the big
Danish motorship Canada. coming
from British Columbia ports to
pick up flour, lumber and canned
goods for United Kingdom. Ths
East Asiatic Co. weasel will shift
TO Crays Harbor and then 10 A..
toria before clearing on Tuesday.
Due late In the day at Port
piers IL the Consolidated Olympic
lines ri cedro 10 work California
freight.
The Norwegian notorship VII
longer Of the Interocesn line dock
Cd at the smelter late Wednesday
night TO discharge ore from Euro
pean ports.
Other arrivals booked include the
lines Point San Pablo
at Mccormick dock. bringing IN
ward California freight The An.
steamer Panaman 10 listed 10 berth !
A. Baker dock with general from |
the east coast. Before clearing.
shs will handle outward
Anticipated Friday a. u. Regis
dock Ia the Quaker lines steamer
San Rafael, 70 stow pulp for the
sast coast.
Renew no cs~ss.es
From Washington Thursday was
! United Press dispatch disclos-
nz the martins commission had
revived a contract s1th the Pacific
Oriental lines 10 operate
yoyernment-ownsd ships In sryice
% the Orient.
The original contract was can
,eiled because the lines we're un-
Idle 70 obtain crews.
The maritime commission served
lotice last July II that II was
'sneeiling in contract a. Of Aug. I
i. 4
Managing Agents
Basis for cancellation was that /
he line could not recruit crews |
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
OBITUARIES

MIN. kI>MkH ". ARMOUR
Funeral services were bring
completed 81 Msilinser's chapel for
Mrs. Sarah Armour. 90. Of iT0i
30. saith st.. who died Wednesday
in q local hospital. Born In Eng
land. she had resided In Tacoma
30 years. coming here from Texas.
Mrs. Armour was . member of fhe
Episcopal church and IL survived
by her husband. Elmer E.: one
son. Albert L.. = brother. John T.
Timba. all Of Tacoma: one sister.
Mrs. Lizzie kinsey. H. Petersburg.
Fla. and three brothers and tbrse
sisters In England.
MRS. AlI.rriE J. JOHNSON
Mrs. Alisttis Jenslnx Johnson.
90. of 1904 No. Adams at. died
Wednesday al her homs. sbe was
born In Minnesota and had resided
In Tacoma ~ years. She N sur
uysd by two daughters. Alice r.
and Jsunita X johnson. both u
Tacoma. one son, Clifford Y, u
Tacoma, two ssstsrs, nrs. Jn<e-
Prime Field. Canada. ard Miss
Anna oison Of spokane: two broth
srs. Albert J. Olson AZ spoksns
and Emil Olson Of 81 Paul. MINI.
ana two grandchildren. Asliingers
will announce the funsrsi
MISS BETTY LOUISE GEORGE
hias Betty Louise George. II. al
svinomish. Wash. died Thursday
In local hospital shs u survived
by her parents. NJ. and Mrs
Thomas George: two slsfsrs.
Bertha and Esther. one brother.
Farrell. and q grandmother. Mrs. /
Julian Charles. all Of the home.
Cassidy 4 Allan viii announce th<
funeral
yusEsAL sE.vroEs
Herbert y. Thsmpsss-Fridsy. i
3 30 ,. m. from the Tueii chapel:
Rev. George J. Cunningham Off
eating: intsrmsnt Mountain View
burial park.
Jack Nell Bees - Thursday. .
}. m. from Pipers chapel: Saliva
ION Army officiating, intsrment
New Tacoma csmstsry.
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lin said the purchasing committee
had approved and that al gas and
oil being used BY city equipment
10 being checked closely.
Il would like 10 have the gas
record for three months before my
administration 10 compare II with
the record since I have been In
office but there In none available
for three months previous. Mayor
Loughlin said.
A claim for Si65 damages by
c. r. Henry. whose car was hit
by the city prowl car at the inter
section Of Meridian 81. and Stewart
ave. recently. was rejected. Henry
claims that he was driving Is miles
per hour through the intersection
when the light changed and he was
hit by the prowl car.
Entertain. For Granddaughter
Mrs. Georgia Just Of s24 eth st..
n. E.. entertained Wednesday af-
ternoon for her granddaughter,
Shirley Chapman. on the occasion
of her eighth birthday. Mrs. Jus,
was assisted by shirley's mother.
Mrs. John Poolman, and her aunt.
Mrs. Robert LaBrash.
The party was held on the lawn
and the luncheon served at 4 table
decorated IN pink and blue. center
I'd with . birthday cake. The
guests were Virginia Thompson.
Doreen and Shirley STAN, Diane
and Marie Dracoby. Rosie Hagen.
Clair and Bobby LaBrash. Vivian
Goodals. Bonnie Stewart. Fred
simonson, Eddie James. rrancis
Sratton and Judith Poolman.
Leave For Kansas
DR.. and Nr. John Grove, their
son and daughter-in-law. DR.. and
Mrs. Jack Grove of Newton, Kas..
left for home Wednesday follow
ing a visit with relatives here
for the past 10 days. They were
guests Of their aunt, Mrs. Aargery
Chase Of 18th st, N. W.: and
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Chase
Of 9Th ave-, N. w: Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Farnsworth Of 9Th st., N. W.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Chase
Of Election.
DR.. and Mrs. John Grove stopped
at Puyallup on their return trip |
from a vacation in Alaska and
we're met here by DR.. and Mrs.
Jack Grove. DR.. John Grove Ia
president of Axtell hospital in his
home city.
Plans Open House
Miss Josephine Baccus of 407
End st., 9. T.. will hold open house
Tor her many friends Sunday from
until 9 p. m. The home has been
newly decorated.
Back From Olympics
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur spooner of
Alderton returned Wednesday
rom Sol Due springs near Port
Angeles. They were accompanied
,y Margaret Jones and Doreen
Davis and while at the springs took
hikes To Seven Lakes basin and
Deer lake.
Visiting Lamb Home
Mrs. Bertha L. Bruce of Ocean
tide. Calf, is the guest of her
brother, Thayer Lamb Of Route 8.
She will be here several weeks.
Lamb and Mrs. Bruce recently
attended the pioneer banquet at
doquiam.
Daffodil aerie Of Eagles, at the
Elks temple Wednesday night, dis
,ussed plans for the Ezra Meeker
Days celebration. !
Saturday of the celebration week
he Eagles will hold a district
here which will be at
ended by 10 aeries. There will
be a costume ball in the evening.
5ov. Clarence d. Martin has been
invited to attend.
Plans also were discussed for
he lodge picnic At Clendswn park
Aug. rs and n. Carl Knudeson
nd veriin James Lewis were
into membership at the /
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Picnic at Dyslin
Ranch on Aug. Is

The annual Tacoma Young Mems
Business clubs annual family pic
mic win be held on Friday. August
rs, at the Jessie Dyslin boys
ranch.
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Federated Clubs
To Meet Fridav

A meeting Of the Federated I'M
provement clubs will be held At
8 p. m. Friday in the council cham
bers at the city hall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

Basis for cancellation was that
the line could not recruit crews
because q . labor dispute. But
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
City Gas Pump

A gas pump is being installed
by the mayor on the city-owned
lot near the city hall, 1t was
brought out. Councilman Dunlap
protested that the council should
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Spooner Of
Alderton returned Wednesday
from Sol Due springs near Port
Angeles. They were accompanied
by Margaret Jones and Doreen
Davis and while at the springs took
hikes To Seven Lakes basin and
Deer lake.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
AMERICAN REPRESENTATIO
ARE OF INTEREST TO PEACE

Washington Oct. 13.- (AP) =
President Roosevelt said today that
American representation to Soviet
Russia were merely an expression
Of interest and hope that nothing
would be done to disturb peaceful
relations in the Battles or the in
dependence of Finland.
The chief executive told a press
conference that the diplomatic action
was not to be construed in any way
as a pressure move by the American
government.
For that reason-because he did
not want any misunderstanding, the
president said he was withholding
for the time being the text Of the
representation made at Moscow yes
terday by Ambassador Laurence
Steinhardt
Asked about latest informal peace
bids from Berlin, the president said
he had nothing to say on that. He
added in response to another ques-
ton that he had received no official
word from the German government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
NOTICE.

Pursuant to order of the Superior
Court of Vance County in the cause
therein pending entitled r. W.
Hamm, Administrator Of Ida G.
Oakley, deceased, VS.. II. j. Hamm,
ct ais, same being number 1921 upon
special proceeding docket, the under
signed commissioner will offer for
sale the hereinafter described real
property for sale for cash to highest
bidder at courthouse door in Vance
County at midday on Monday the
30th. day Of October, 1899, viz
All that certain lot or parcel of
land in South Henderson on Isaac
street: Beginning at a stone Bagcr
Jones corner in south edge of street
leading to Moses Croker property to-
ward South Henderson Baptist
church, and run thence along said
Jones line 3 degrees w 40 feet;
thence N 80 w 1919 "a feet to Isaac
street; thence along said street on
eastern side thereof N w 40 feet
to stone on street first named; thence
along said street S SO 1-2 degrees 4
200 feet to the point of the begin
ming. See deed Book 1874 Page 242
Vance Registry.
This the 29th. of September, 1899
D. P. McDUFFEE,
Commissioner
29-6-13-2O
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
Chamberlain's Rebuff
Seen as Inadequate

Continued From Page One)
Action asked the government "to
state its willingness to negotiate a
peace"
After private meeting, the
Council announced:
"While agreeing to the full that
10 people which recognizes and
scqulcSes in the result of aggression
and no people which does not give
real security to the world can meet
the needs Of the situation, it never
'neless calls upon the government
to propose for the consideration of
the House of Commons and the
country a fuller and more precise
statement Of the aims it desires to
achieve and to state its willingness
to submit these aims to a conference
OF belligerents and neutrals for the
purpose Of negotiating an enduring
peace"
The man in the street felt that
following their prime minister's re-
lection of Hitler's peace terms be-
lore the House Of Commons, the
only doors left open were those
leading to air raid shelters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
OTHERS VIEWS
IN ANSWER TO MIR. WRIGHT
BRUTUM FULMEN
0 the Editor:

20 the Editor:
If MI. Wright can get his farmers
to organize as the people of Dabney
township did l can assure Mr..
Wright that he will have no trouble
in effecting the very reforms that
he has been writing about SO much.
Since Mr. Wright has been plead
ing so vehemently for the proletariat
to elect governmentals that will in
tervene in their bahelf, there have
been innumerable plebiscites, and
none of the 'champions Of hoi pOlloi"
have been elected yet. Mr.. Wright, |
want to say this, if YOU can organize
the "herd" as we'll as the Dabney
township organized you can become
a Hitler yourself. That's exactly
what has happened in every revolu-
ton, id est, organization. | think Mr..
Wright is beginning to get an ink
ling of what | have been writing
about Mr. Wright has been critics.
ing plutocrats right along; but I'll
bet you Mr.. Wright has never asked
himself the question: how long
would the plutocrat, king, dictator
or any monOpolist rule without the
aid of the people? How long would
the King Of England remain on his
throne, if it were not the desire of
the "herd' that he do SO? Mr..
Wright, have you ever studied herds
of sheep? If the leader Of the herd
train and is killed the remainder
of the herd Of sheep continue walking
into the passing train. Many a Wes-
terner will truthfully tell you that
the afOre- mentioned has been the
cause Of innumerable train wrecks
in the great west. Now if Mr. Wright
is better Shepherd and shepherds
do control their sheep, than big, bad
capitalists then, and not till then,
will Mr.. Wright effect his proposed
reforms Although, Mr. Wright, you
can keep right on trying, as that lit
tie atom Of cruelty Napoleon Bona
parte, used to always say: "C'est
impregnable interpreted: There is
nothing impossible.)
Now, Mr. Wright, since I have
written an eulogy in your favor I
deem it nothing but right that l
gain at least lieutenancy in your vast
army when it becomes organized;
but alas! there will be no discrimi-
nations in your vast army, only the
voice Of the people, that being the
case, maybe we will scare the enemy
away.
Frank L. Faulkner.
Henderson Oct II, 1899.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
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RECEIVERS SALE.

Under and by virtue Of authority
from the Superior Court Of Vance
County, North Carolina, the under
signed Receiver Of the Union Ware.
house Company will offer for sale
by public auction at the courthouse
door in Henderson, N. c., at IL
O'clock, on Monday the 18th day of
November, 1889, the following de-
scribed lot
Begin at point on College Street
SO feet from a stake in the inter-
section Of College Street and an alley,
run thence along College Street to-
wards Montgomery Street, so feet;
thence in Northerly direction
parallel with said alley 40 feet,
thence towards said alley parallel
with College street so feet to point
so feet from edge of said alley,
thence parallel to said alley towards
College street, 40 feet to the place
of beginning, the alley referred to
is the one between what is now the
Banner Warehouse and the property
formerly belonging to the Union
Warehouse Co., the above lot being
the remainder Of lot purchased by
Union Warehouse CO. from E. M
Newman, see deed book 100, page
329.
Terms of sale: Cash
This 18th day Of October, 1889.
A. A. BUM, Receiver.
13-20-27-3
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
air raid on. say. London

air raid on, say, London
1t must take lot Of planes; may
be 1000
They'd make a sight out Of Lon
don, but it's guessed that Adolf
would lose about half of them. Then
Paris? Another 500!
The Fatherland couldn't keep this
up long, it's argued, before it not on
iy wouldn't have a majority in planes
it wouldn't have enough trained tliers
left to keeu up his strafing
That, the experts contend, is why
Adolf has been slow to resort to
aerial frightfulness over London and
Paris.
And why have the Allies been
slow as to Berlin?
Well, they don't want London and
Paris bombed, either.
In fact, aviation has become SO I'M
pleasant in wartime, between fairly
balanced powers, that virtually it's
neutralized itself.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
ANSWERS.
I'm 3 w LNOs
tho Summer of 1740 ENGLAND

/ In the Summer of 1740 England
called on all the American colonies
for aid in the war against Spain.
North Carolina formed four COM
panies of 100 men each, and sent
them to Wilmington where they
boarded transports for Jamaica. At
that point they joined other forces
and were sent to Venezuela where
they took part in attacks on Spanish
ports. Losses were heavy, especially
from disease. Probably less than 100
men finally returned to their homes.
2. In 1928 there were in operation
511 banks with combined resources
of S534,O47 600. Today there are 262
banks with combined resources Of
S491 ,898,000.
3. He wanted to limit activities Of
American colOnists to channels that
would offer no competition to the in
dustries in England In advocating
bounties, he wrote authorities in Eng
land that unless the cOlOnistS ARE
favored in the beginning" by boun-
ties on crops, they may at length
fall into such manufactures as may
Interfere with and be prejudical to
those at home.
4. MecklenbUrg county with a total
of 6212 cases. These were divided as
follows: Whites, 1904; colored, 2O08
5. Department Of Agriculture re-
ports show a total Of S6,960,00 for
the 9,405,000 head Of poultry in the
State.
s. Scabies, a serious skin disease
to Itch" in man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-13
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1739-LOuiSlaha population is
5000 white and $500 colored.
1878 Masonic Grand Lodge or
ganized, Willamsport, Va.
-Colner1tone Of the White
House laid. Then called the Presi-
dents House. The plans those of
an Irishman, Fohn Hoban, winner in
d competit;o'1. no prize being $500
in cash and a lot
1812-At q time when American
spirits were ct . low ebb, U. S.
sloop-Of-War WI %, $50 tons, left
Philadelphia 70 lie IN wait Tor Brit
ish ships in second war with Brit
ain Took British brig Frolic after
battle which heartened Americans.
l866-Big Quebec fire took toll
Of $500 house.
1869 Southern Commercial Con-
gross meets in louisville.
1915-Zeppeiin raid on London
kills and Injuries 140
1922-Hague arbitration tribunal
awards Norway $12O0O,00O for
ships requisitioned by United States
in world war
1927-Presidont Coolidge in Pitts
burgh speech calls on America
men Of wealth 20 devote thcir mon
ey to spread democracy and to de-
NelOpment Of the arts.