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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
CAPT.LARsEll
IS TO SPEAK
Briny Program for
4 Clubs Friday
at Winthrop

offshors and hriny win Be the
program of the Young Mems Busi-
nesn club Friday noon At Hotel
Winthrop when Capt c. 7. Larsen.
sl<ippsr Of the deep-ssa laboratory
ship Catalyst VIII b the speaker.
Ths 7. n. B. c. has specially
invited members Of the Propeller
club. Yacht club and Transporta-
ton club and Vice Commodore
William L. Healy Of Tacoma Yacht
club win be chairman for the day.
President Hal Davis Of the Pro-
peller club, Stewart White OF the
Transportation club and commo-
oor~ Robert c. Bourbon Of the
yacht club, together with Marine
Editors Casey Dawson and Herman
Hunt Of the Tacoma daiiies win
have places at the head table.
Capt. Larsen win speak on MY
visit 10 Pitcairn Island. Home Of
me Bounty Mutineers." He win
supplement that with reminis-
eences Of old time sailing ships
and = question box
The catalyst il the U. Of w. re-
search ship. equipped with oceano-
graphic laboratories. and n con-
monty associated with ocean bot
tom research in the San Juan
1slands.
For musical entertainment there
win Be- Stan Hews. soloist. with
Mrs. Walter c. McHaney at the
piano.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
BORAH FIRES At
LEADER OF COP

WASHINGTON - Sen. William
+. Borah, r.. Idaho, who refused
TO support the Republican presi-
Dental nominee in 1912, 1892 and
1886. fired another shot Tuesday at
the G. o. p. leadership.
The incident aroused speculation
here whether Borah is headed for
a bolt or a political strike against
the 1910 Republican nominee.
Chairman John d. NJ. Hamilton.
of the Republican national COM
mittee. told an audience of women
last week that even blind party
loyalty was preferable to inde-
pendence in American politics.
Borah challenged Hamilton
today, asserting "the indepen-
dent voter Is the real saliva
ton of decent politics in this
country"
"Under out system" he said,
at seems that we must have
political parties, and parties
inevitably trend toward GEN.
tralizatiOn of political power
and toward corruption.
THE only remedy there really
is for the evils of the party system
is the independent voter. In other
words, 1t is the independent voter
who tends to keep politics clean.
1t is the business of every political
party to make such a record and
keep such a record as will win the
independent voter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
invite PARENTS
Of u FRESHMEN

-Four Tacoma girls are assisting
with preparations for the annual
presidents reception for parents
Of freshmen at the University OF
Washington. Seattle. Miriam
Geiger is in charge Of organiza-
ton OF students to guide parents
through the library, where the re-
ception viii be held. and Bickey
Decker made the badges to be
worn by members Of the faculty
and administration. Virgi n a
Hamilton and Ruth Bergerson are
among students who will show
visitors their ways.
Many Tacoma parents Of fresh
men at the university are expected
to attend the reception where they
will receive information as to the
progress of their sons and daugh-
tiers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

A bomb weighing no more than
five pounds would pierce and
splinter most of the shelters in
London, Haldsne said, and 500
pound bomb would destroy them.
He said there probably would be
no remedy for Great Bntain's lack
of preparedness until after the
first raid on civilian centers had
demonstrated the number of casu-
alties such bombing can produce.
CITES SPANISH WAR
Haldane said all of Britain
should be burrowing underground,
in preparation for 10 years of wars
and revolutions in Europe, which
he said probably would grow out
Of the present conflict.
Having witnessed raids In Ma
drid and Barcelona during the
Spanish civil war and seen how
mass attacks from great attitudes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
BY MARIAN iouNa

NEW YORk-With their owners
on active duty In war-torn Europe,
many OF the brilliant uniforms OF
the foreign army teams were miss
ing at the National Horse show
when the new seasons great event
opened in Madison Square Garden.
But fashion came TO the rescue.
and seemed TO stress the attraction
of "the American way" by turning
out the feminine contingent Of the
spetactors In gowns that empha-
sized Americas red, white and
blue.
PATRIOTIC PATCHWORK
A view Of the boxes, filled 10
overlooking with debs. post-debs.
sub-dehs. their top-hatted beeux
and wealthy parents. gave the ef-
feet OF q patchwork Old Glory
with the pieces cut and hemmed
but not assembled. One got a dis
tinct impression that II would be
no trouble at all TO shuttle the
red and white gowns 10 form the
stripes for a giant nag. or 10 put
the blue wraps and gowns IN the
upper corner TO complete the iIiu-
sion.
Red roses and white orchids and
gardenias far outnumbered purple
orchids-long associated with the
opening OF the horse show. White
fox and snowy ermine In the boxes
and almost-as-snowy rabbit In the
tiers behind and above took first
place over silver fox and other
dark furs. The white or red wrap
left the black one behind In the
first quarter. Blue and silver
moods and sequin boleros were
out In front IN the stretch
Despite the absence Of the Cana
dian. French and other foreign
army teams Of nations now at war.
first night at the horse show was
a gay. giamorous, exciting spec-
tacle. az always.
American flags and flags Of our
Mexican and South American
nsighbors Furnished the decora-
lions. Soldiers and officers of the
United States army's cavalry and
artillery corps rode 10 the strains
OF martial music. And then. there
was thu gala audience In red.
white and blue!
FASHION IN REVIEW
Mrs. Dave wagstaff. daughter
Of Mrs. Henry Morgan Tilford.
wore light steel blue gown. Mrs.
Haskell Busk had on q handsome
white fox coat over q bright blue
dress. Mrs. Leray Bordeaux was
swathed from head TO foot In a
gorgeous. fitted wrap Of pale blue
hrocade.
Mrs. william G. Cavanaugh. the
former Janet olcott. created SEN
sation In q white fox cape with
attached parka hood and matching
mittens over q shirred dress of
pale blue. Mary Steele. ace con-
tender for the No. 1ase-is&0
Giamor Girl title. wore white or.
chids on her short. boxy coat OF
silver fox. Miss Jane Rovensky's
red velvet barrel muff matched
her gown. Her wrap was a white
fox cape.
There were muffs galore-in al
shapes and sizes and in luxurious
/ fabrics as web as furs. Lonf
opera-length gloves were greatel
favoritez than short ones
4 Bouffant skirts were few sns
far between The average snaari
spectator wore one splashy pies
OF jewelry rather than collection
Of bracelets. necklace. earrings
clips and rings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
CAPTAIN IS 1ST
WOMAN ON DUTY

WITH THE BEF ON THE
WESTERN FRONT PASSED by
field censor)--A middle-aged cap
tain with slightly CRAVING hair is
the first British woman to report
for duty with the army in France.
The first "WAT"-member of
the women's territorial service
to arrive behind the lines wore a
smart khaki uniform with a cap
tain's three stars and the ribbon
showing she is commander Of the
order of the British empire, dec
GRAFTON awarded during the World
war when she was a secretary in
the intelligence service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

Ask Extension
OF Water Right

OLYMPIA--The Federal Bureau
Of Reclamation today asked State
Hydraulics Supervisor Charles J.
Bartholet to withdraw ali waters
o. Yakima river from privats ne
until December 81. 1912.
In its application for extension
Of exclusive rights to the water
for the Yakima valley irrigation
project. the bureau notified Bartho-
Let II had spent <s7. 5s.05s ON the
six reservoirs and six irrigation
districts in the project The reser-
voIrs hold Loss. 500 scre-feet of
water and z00. 900 acres Of land ID
Included In the districts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

liner Rex en- route home. Constan-
tine oumansky, Soviet ambassador
to the United States, also was a
passenger. but the Japanese diplo-
mat said they had not met.
81 have seen him on deck" he
said. but I have not talked to him.
I do not talk Russian"
A military expert, General oshi-
ma discussed the German army,
war conditions IN Poland and on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

say this-the situation in Ger
many Is much better economi-
cally, automatically and in a
military way than 1t was In
1914"
oumansky waved aside political
questions when he was interviewed,
but seemed to be a trifle upset
when he was asked whether he
had ever been a member of the
oGPU as alleged in a magazine
article by w. G. Krivitsky.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

result in indiscriminate bombing
and tremendous death tolls, Hal
dane said no air raid shelter could
be considered safe unless II was
protected by at least six feet Of
concrete.
NIGHT ATTACKS FEARED
IF and when the raids begin"
he said, "the raiders probably will
come in waves at night. To escape
anti-aircraft shells and the bal
loon barrage, they will not be able
to fly at heights which would per-
NIT target bombing.
They won't be able to come
down under those obstacles be-
cause of the danger of hitting
steeples and chimney stacks; there
fore, they will probably stay at a
high altitude, in which event in
discriminate bombing probably will
cause great slaughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16

he western front.
at Is a very good army" he
said. "What that army has
achieved Is colossal"
He was asked whether he
thought Germany would win
the war.
There h one thing that
impressed me very much-the
spirit of the people In Ger
many" he said. ut Is good,
and Il indicates much. i can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
Pet Hen Escorts
Truck to Market

BURLINGTON, Ia---No dead
head is Charley vogt's hen. Dolly.
Each morning the Plymouth Rock
rides with vogt when he brings his
garden truck to market She pays
her fare hy laying an egg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
Axis Strong, japanese Says;
Praises German Army Deeds

NEW YORK-Hroshi Oshima retiring japanese ambas-
sador to Berlin said here that the pact did not
weaken the axis because he Japanese
understood it necessity for Germany to make such
pact"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
TO COORDINATE
VET ACTIVITIES

GIG HARBOR-Herman Uddcn-
berg post No. 1854. v. r. W.. and
the Ladies' auxiliary, viii omit
regular meeting Thursday evening
to 90 to the Clencove han to hold
. Joint session with Peninsula post
No. 90, American Legion. and the
Ladder auxiliary. The meeting
win be held TO coordinate veteran
activities on the peninsula. John
d. Edwin n the vFw commander.
Jim Commers the Legion COM
mander, Mrs. Ethel Fraisure the
Legion auxiliary president. and
Jeanne Sellers Roby the WV aux
Mary president.
The meeting win be open 10 all
veterans.
The Gig Harbor station Of the
Warrington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry association win meet
Thursday evening at the Coop
hall with DR.. c. N. Hamilton.
assistant veterinarian Of the West
srn Warrington experiment sta
Non 1t Puyallup. a. guest speaker.
10 Meet Thursday
The Ladies' rortnightly club
win meet Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. +. N. Perkins
with Mrs. Charles Frost the a.
sistant hostess. Mrs. Roy Even
son win have charge Of the pro-
gram which win feature the topic,
ave, the Consumers: Facts for
Homemalers,s and members pro-
grams win be judged by Mrs. A.
II. Fleuss and Mrs A. w. Fuller.
Members OF the Ladies' Aid So
cieties and the L. d. r Of the
Peninsula Lutheran parrish have
been invited 70 the luncheon
Thursday at the Brotherhood
building IN Bremerton. Mrs. Ho-
kenstad. who y president Of the
Pacific Coast w. r. N. will be
guest speaker and the Bremerton
Ladies' guild win be the host
group.
Mira Hutton Speaker
The Wanna Social club win meet
Thursday afternoon At the homo
Of Mrs. ID. J. Amos with Nrs. J.
~. Hutton the guest speaker.
Mrs. Arthur Buri<land has ~
turned 10 her home In Crescent
Valley where me n convaisscing
1rom Z recent operation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-16
London Air Raid
Shelters Unsafe!
British Scientist Startles England
With Assertion; Fear Night Attacks

LONDON-Prof J. B. S. Haldane world famous British
scientist told United Press today that not one of Londons
public air raid shelters safe, and predicted frighfu
.;,;,;ar sIouobter whom and If the bombers come
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Welfare Act
Changes Proposed
To Session

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the house
and senate social security commit
tees met last week with Robert w.
Beasley of Denver, regional rep
resentatlve of the federal social Sc
curity board, to discuss % proposed
to the public welfare
act passed by the last legislature.
The amendments would gixe the
welfare board power to prohibit
political activity by the department,
and would make absolutely private
the names of persons receiving re-
lief He said there never has been
a complaint that the Montana de
partment is politically active
County commissioners would re
ceive pay and expenses from the
state for the time spent as county
welfare boards. Persons known to
have "dissipated' relief checks
could be paid in disbursement or
ders at the discretion of the board
Counties could not spend poor
fund money for buildings if the
money were needed for direct re
lief use. When a county could not
reimburse the state department for
It's share of payments made to well
fare enrollees, the. welfare board
could audit the county's books and
determine just how much of its
share the county should pay.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Truck Load of
Cattle Tips Over

Misfortune came in double meas
ure to Frank Nittel Sunday after
noon when a truck load of cattle he
was driving tipped over on highway
No. west of Libby The accident
was caused by the slippery condition
of the road. Nittel sustained a bad
cut in the head and lost all of the
cattle
One of the animals laid down and
died shortly after the accident Nit
tel was unable to round the others
up at once and in the meantime
four of them had got onto the rail-
road track and were killed by a
passing train. The one surviving
animal swan the river and is at
large on the top of the high hills in
that district, at present out of the
reach of the owner, a record of a
total loss of the six head that were
in the truck.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Investigations by
House and Senote
Getting Under Way

HELENA The second week of
the legislature saw investigations
of state offices, boards and commits
sions getting under way by both the
house of representatives and the
senate. The upper house started off
by adopting resolutions calling for
five-man committees to investigate
the liquor board and the highway
commission.
A committee of is men was APP
pointed in the house to investigate
all state officers and departments
after a heated contest that began
when a house resolution to have the
liquor board investigated by a
picked committee of five was in
troduced BY a roll call vote of IL
TO % the house decided to empower
a committee of Is to do its investi-
eating.
Rep Byrne Of Toole was named
chairman of the committee and Moss
of Flathead was named vice chair
man. Moss announced that all in
vestigations undertaken by the
house committee will be carried out
with the intention of impartial
action.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Ski Club Has
First 1889 Outing

If the hill will not come to Ma
homet, Mahomet will 60 to the
hill In other words, if snow
won't come to the town hill, the
Libby Ski club will fare forth in
search of skiing snow
Last Friday nights1President Lee
Harmon called meeting of the
club and there was unanimous de-
eision that there had been enough
inactivity so far this season. 1t was
planned that trip be made to the
Ratekin cabin on Leigh creek Sun
day Other business matters dis
cussed were, the decorations for the
club house, and a houseWarming
The men are to meet next Sunday to
work on ski run back and above
the hill. Committees and workers
were appointed and much enthusi-
asra displayed.
Bright and early Sunday morning,
l3 mot unlucky) members of the
club met and proceeded to drive to
the Cherry creek bridge where ii
was necessary to leave the cars.
The four miles to the cabin made
rather long first run of the sea-
son but everyone made il very cred
itably. After a good lunch and
rest ? ? the trip down was a per
feet JOY, the down grade being suf-
ficient to keep one going most o.
the way 1t was lovely day anc
the members will not soon forge
the beautiful scenery, the thrill o
$50. 4 a Ar
companionship and sportsmanshiE
of their fellow members.
Those making the trip were Mr.
and Mrs. John FINLAND, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Otto Nordstrom, Miss Heller
Winston, r. w. Smithberger, Mrs
f. M. Davidson, Carlton Joughin
Miss Margaret Sleizer, Miss Alice
Larson, Miss Vesta Knoke, Lee Har
mon, and Miss Inez Ratekin
Breeze on Libby skis
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Battle Looms
On Automobile
Assessment Act
Many Want Date Changed
Back to March |; Car
Licenses Same Date.
SAYS PRESENT LAW
INCREASES COSTS

According to veteran members of
the senate, there will be hard
battle this session to have the car
assessment date changed back to
March from January /. There
also will be a drive to have car Ii
censes purchased March | instead of
January |, they said
The last legislature passed Law
requiring that car taxes be assessed
January |, rather than March |.
when all other property is assessed.
Members of the legislature said then
that car dealers wanted cars assessed
January | SO they could buy their
new stock tax free soon enough for
early spring sales.
The Motor Trades association
denied the allegation. The new law
has been in court several times. Of
ficials of several counties have COM
planned that it increases office costs
IN making two assessment dates in
stead of one The law also resulted
In having car licenses sold by coun-
tv officers rather than being mailed
directly from the state prison at
Deer Lodge, where they are manu-
featured.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Montana Miners
To Hold Meeting

The regular biennial legislative
meeting of the Mining Association of
Montana will be held at the Placer
Hotel in Helena on Tuesday, Jan. %.
Procedure will be confined to rec
concentrations to our state legls-
lature and congress in regard to
Legislation covering the mining in
-dustry, especially the problems con-
fronting the small operators. Such
problems as the future prices Of gold
and silver, tariffs on lead, zinc, cop
per and some of the alloy metals
like manganese, chrome and tung-
stem will be discussed All of these
metals are being produced in Mon
tana and their production will be
greatly stimulated If prices are
equitable, SO the lower grade de-
posts may be worked at a profit.
Discussion on the Wagner Act,
state and national Wages and
Hours" bills, taxes, mineral land
Withdrawals, stream pollution, roads
to mining camps, mine financing,
etc, will take place.
The meeting will close with an
All-Montana industrial banquet at
the Consistory Temple, at which the
members of the state legislature
will be guests. DR.. Francis A.
Thompson will be POSTMASTER and
speakers will be Hon. Howard A.
Johnson, chief justice of the SIT
preme court who will talk on min
ing; DIR A. A I L. Strand, of the State
College, who will talk on agricul-
ture. There also will be a poppy
floor show.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
WPA Money
Set Aside For
Fish Hatchery
Sum of $11,556 Set Aside for
Needed improvements AT
Local Plant.
ALSO REARING POND
ON SUMMIT CREEK

kilograms last Friday from both
Senator Wheeler and Senator Muir
ray brought the information that
President Roosevelt had just APP
proved WPA project that would
set aside sl1,556 for improvements
at the state fish hatchery near Lib
by It is said this project is now
eligible for operation at the discre-
ton of the state WPA administra-
ton.
The Improvements to be made at
the fish hatchery include installing
a water main across private prop
erty from source of supply 20 fish
hatchery and the construction of a
rearing pond on Summit creek in
the Kootenai national forest This
creek is in the Eureka district and
is small stream emptying into
Dickey lake.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Burglars Rob Libby Motors

The office of the Libby Motors
was burglarized last Sunday night
or Monday morning. Approximate
ly SIPS in currency and checks and
money orders were taken from the
spot in which the owners had kept
money at night during the past
year.
The garage section was entered
by the culprit by prying the large
double doors apart and crawling in
between them After he had en-
tered that part it was still neces-
Sary for him to gain admittance to
the office. There are Two windows
in the wall that separates the two
sections and the robber pried one
of these open
Parties concerned are under the
impression that the person who
pulled the job had watched the own
ers place the money in the, hiding
place on previous evenings and
knew just where to find it. Appar-
emily the person, after getting the
money, left the building in the
same manner in which he entered.
No clues were in evidence Whel?
the matter was taken over by the
sheriff's office.
Tuesday the sheriff's office an
nounced that the following denom-
nations made up the money which
was taken. fifteen dollars in dimes
fifteen silver dollars; ten dollars in
half dollars; five dollars in twenty
five cent pieces; two twenty dollar
bills; three five dollar bills; one one
dollar bill; one check for $40 and q
money order for five dollars. The
total amount stolen was $4,000.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Would Put Speed
Limit On Roods

HELENA.-Passenger cars and
trucks and busses would be placed
under speed limits for day and night
driving under terms of bill spon-
sored by Rep. Anderson of Phillips.
His bill would permit cars to travel
SIS miles per hour by day and cut
them to. As at night. Trucks and
BUSES would be held to Is miles
per hour in the day and IS at night.
A similar bill was defeated at
the last legislature. The present
highway patrol law sets no speed
limit except on marked curves (40
miles per hour) and through towns
and cities us miles per hour. but
driver can be arrested for reck-
less driving at any speed
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
Ask for Increase
in Pooching Fines

HELENA--A measure to in
crease from SIS to s100 the fine for
conviction of killing deer out of sea-
son or killing does or fawns has
been placed before the house by
Representatives Armstrong, Moss
and Parker, all of Flathead. Cases
illegal deer killing have greatly
increased in northwestern Montana
during the last few years they said.
Members of the delegation said
the deer herds in their districts are
seriously threatened by the great in
crease in poaching and that the il
legal killings will continue unless
game laws are frightened
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-19
OBITUARY.
Helen Lucille Fuller.

Services for Miss Helen Lucille
Fuller were held at the Gompf
Funeral home here last Saturday
with Rev. Fl. w. Woods officiating
Miss Fuller died at Warm Springs
where she had been confined to bed
for some time. She was 20 years of
age and was born at Eureka.
Miss Fuller was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fuller and is
survived by her parents and sisters
and brothers, Mrs. Margaret Titan
Marion and Joyce, and Norman oi
Libby and Louis, who is attending
the state university at Missoula.
Burial was held at the Libby GEM
ptprV