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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
Wallet Turns Up
After TuO Years

Two years ago James Cozza, who
resides at 947 So. Sheridan St,
went to the post office to get a
money order. He filled out the
blank, walked to the issuing win
dow and then discovered he had
left his wallet on a counter nearby.
Returning to the counter, he dis
covered the purse was gone.
Friday Cozza found In his mail
box at home a small package. He
opened 1t and inside found the
wallet. It's contents were intact
except for IS in currency.
A note enclosed recited that the
wallet had been found in a bundle
of shingles which had been shipped
to Elmira. VT. The purse was
turned over to the postmaster in
the small Vermont town, who in
turn, forwarded 1t to Cozza.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24

in an 1s-foot sloop was AZ an end
today.
The sdventurers, Ray Carreau
Of Seattle. and Alfred Noyes, p,
Of 81. Paul, MINI. left Seattle
three weeks ago. They were picked
up by a csnnery tender Tuesday,
while their vessel was becalmed
in Bellingham channel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
Four jailed Here
Released On Bail

-Four men ARRESTED for alleged
violation Of gambling or liquor or
1inances were 1t lihsrty on bail
Thursday shortly after their arrest
During raid made by city and
stats OFFICERS led by Police Lieut..
Amundecn.
Three were arrested at a place.
Domeo n. Stewart. IS. Frank
nuker. Is. and William Truck, rs.
loated bail bond after being ar
rooked It TO 50. 3eth 1t. They
Wsre booked a ''disorderly" for
fotux ID ! place where gambling
W. conducted. It 1910 .. m. Short
y oofore, Officers arrested Melvin
arris. -, It 1916 Pacific ave-, on
4 1iouor-violation count. Harris
10 pooted bond for his release.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
Barber CheriShes
Card Game MemOru

CHARLTON, O.-Dave Hender-
son, a barber, believes he is the
only man In America who has
played cards with Queen Elizabeth.
Henderson, secretary of the cham
Der of commerce of nearby Burton.
says he played cards with Eliza
beth. before she became queen,
when he was quartered with Scot
fish troops during the World war
at Glamis castle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
MISSING TAILOR
IS SOUGHT HERE

Missing since Wednesday eve
ming, James z. Tailant. Of Shell
ton, today was the object Of a
search In which police. sheriff's
deputies, and state patrolmen
joined. Tallsnt, who was the
county jailor in Shelton. was e
ported missing BY Sheriff Martin.
Tallant's age was not given to
officers here. but he was described
as 3 feet 10 inches In height.
weighing about $50 pounds, dark
hair and eyes. wearing dark
trousers and hat and a colored
sweater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24

PWA projects where work hss
been tagging behind schedule.
Clark warned that If the p~roiects
are not completed by the time
specified in the original agreement
with wPA, the government nav
withhold federal grant payments
on work done after that date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
Voyage
To Alaska Failure

ASACORTEs, Nash.-A voyage
of two men-one of them an Is
year-old Seattle high school youth
from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24
MORE CITIES URGED
TO SPEED PWA WORK

WASHINGTON - Acting Public
Works Administrator Z. ". Clark
yesterday sent word to 20 more
cities to speed construction OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24

graduate Of the State Teachers
College ut Bellingham. was little
more than n babe In arms when
she was brought outside from
Fairbanks by her parents In
1915. She was horn In an Alaskan
mining camp established by her
father.
Never before has she had an
opportunity TO return to her
homo town. This spring, how
ever, she left n position In the
schools Of Woodland, Wash. to
accept n teaching assignment In
Fairbanks. Many relatives Of
her family still reside In the
central Alaska city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24

Pierce county WPA workers.
reduced In numbers next month to
approximately . third Of last falls
high mark Of 1000. largely win
be reduced also in salary. accord
ing to the new scale announced
Thursday by state Works Ad-
ministrator Don G. Abel in Seattle.
The scale, while considered
much more equitable for the state
~ Z whole, will cut the lowest
group Of unskilled labor on the
projects here from s65 per month
to $50.
For most counties. however the
level IL increased. Under the old
scale. some isolated counties where
living costs were found higher
than In Tacoma or Seattle worked
on . scale ~ low a. $40. There
will be nom lower now than
$3.50.
Only One Glass
Glass A unskilled workers In
Pierce county will be increased to
$3.50. Under the present ar
rangement only n unskilled
class has been recognized.
The new scale. going into effect
Sept. /. will mean the following
wage schedules:
In the three largest counties
King. Pierce and Spokane--S52
and &57.20 in the two unskilled
groups: intermediate classified
tion. raised from Sos to $500;
skilled workers raised Ss5 to
S8e. 70; and professional-technical,
from 80 to Se4.e0.
Lower scale
Clark and Kitsap, formerly re-
Garded A. contiguous to Portland
and Seattle metropolitan terri
tories after Sept. ! will join nine
others in = lower wage scale de-
termined for counties In that par
ticular population category.
Chelan, Clallam. Cowiitx, Grays
Harbor. Lewis, skaxit, Thurston,
Walla Walla and Yakima-win N
ceivc the following increases: 50
to &l6.o0 and 5000: $50 to $61.10;
SO to $7p.S0 and $50 to $sl 90.
Snohomish and Whstcom coun-
~ increases included: $46 to
$<S.10 and $50: SIS to S62.4o; $40
to 391.e0. and ST to $84.bo-
Abel said the states WPA en-
ployment quota under the reduc-
ton authorized by the 18th con-
gress would BE- cut from the pres
ent 2s.e20 persons to 1900 by
Sept. ]. chiefly through termina-
ti0n of employment Of those who
have been on WPA projects con-
tinuously for 10 months.
II Reduce Number
In Pierce county that win mean
Z reduction in the present roll of
shout 3.700 to nearer $500. Effect
of the 18-month layoff thus far.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-24

You'll love these new fall street dresses
in dark Challis stripes and prints, and
you'll want to buy several at this price
=. also included in this group are
reg. 3.99 summer dresses, reduced!
Rhodes. Annex
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Company Unions Held
Legal if Uninf|uenced
By Employers
Judge BiddIe, Former
Head Of Labor Board,
Writes Decision
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-A for
mer chairman of the National Labor
Relations Board, now a Federal
Judge, handed down a ruling yester-
day that COMPANY" unions are en-
titled to the same recognition as
organizations of the C. I. o. or A.
F.. L.-providing the independent"
organizations are not company in
fluenced.
Judge Francis Biddle wrote the
decision for the Third United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. He based
it on like opinion of the Second
Circuit Court in New York.
Judge John Biggs, jr., and Albert
B. Maris concurred in the opinion
which voided an N. L. R. B. order
on the Swank Products Co. of Attle-
boro, Mass, that it disband the
"Swank Products Employees Associa-
ton"
The courts decision said the fact
the association is an inside union"
does not make it illegal. The Swank
Co., the court said evidence showed,
took only a passive" interest in its
employees organization and never
Disseminated against labor unions
or showed hostility toward them.
The N. l.. r. B. had upheld the
International Jewelry Workers
Union CA. F. L. complaint that the
Swank Co.'S organization was com
pany dominated"
Judge Biddle said in his opinion:
"The act (Wagner labor law does
not purport to prohibit plant or So
called company unions, except
where they are linked with the en-
ployer. That relationship does not
arise from passive acquiesence Of an
employer, for acquiesence has none
of the positive and aggressive quail
ity contemplated by such words as
interfere restrain 'coerce' and
dominate which we find in the
act"
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Fourth Presbyterian
Sermon 10 Be Broadcast

The Rev. James H. Miers, minister
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
will preach at II am. on Where Is
the Lord God?" The sermon will be
broadcast over Station VOL from
1880 to IL. His subject at 8 pm.
will be Russia, the Land of Des-
tiny" At II pm. there will be a
watch night service.
On Thursday at 8 pm will be held
testimony, song, fellowship, prayer.
The junior choir will lead the sing
ing.
The Women's Missionary Society
will meet Wednesday at II am. in
the adult Bible classroom. The de-
votional message will be brought by
Mrs. Frederick Torrey. The spe-
cial message will be given by Miss
Rachel Benfer, missionary and board
representative The hostess will be
Mrs. Margaret H. Worrell; the
luncheon chairman Mrs. Harry
Blake.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Fifth Baptist Church
To Have Guest Pastor

At the Fifth Baptist Church to-
morrow the Rev. Cecil M. Perry of
Greenville, Ala, will be the guest
preacher at II am. service and 7:45
pm. The ordinance of baptism will
be administered. DR.. John E. Briggs,
pastor, plans to attend the morning
service. At $50 am. Gratz Dunkum
will teach the Darlington Berea
Bible Glass, Mrs. w. E. Mooney, the
Mooney Baraca Glass, and Deacon
J. r. Tune, the Philathea Glass
Baptist Training Union services at
$50 pm.
Following the evening service a
watch night service will be held
featuring a social, refreshments, a
sing, readings and musical numbers.
The service will close with a candle
light communion service.
On Tuesday at 7:45 pm. the
Women's Missionary Society will
meet. Mrs. George Ross, president
of the District of Columbia Baptist
Women's Missionary Association,
will speak.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Dr.. Carl {. Rasmussen
Announces Services

DR.. Carl C. Rasmussen, pastor at
Luther Place Memorial Church, will
preach on Captive Humanity" at
II am. tomorrow. Charles Whitten
will sing "A Morning Hymn" as the
ofertory solo, with Mrs. Cornelia l..
Kinsella at the organ.
The Intermediate Luther League
will meet at $50 pm. to consider
What Am I Living For?" Miss
Hazel M. Anderson will lead the
discussion.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
to sew for the Red Cross at 10:30
am. Wednesday. Luncheon will be
served at 1890, and will be followed
by the January business meeting.
A preparatory service will be held
at 8 pm. Friday, and will be fol-
lowed by the Lords supper. Two
holy communion services will be
celebrated January Z at $3.50 and
II am.
Evening star., 1939-12-30

cordial despite
which re-esablshed the Papal state
relations United Italy
thinking lines; they both
Failing this
to all they keep their countries out of
William Phillips,
probably prominent diplomat the
kingdom-epre his unbiased
hope
confagraon lies getting
United
planning evolve
which acceptable Hull
cproca trade Not that the Italians have
get good graces
ernment.
Mussoni and the Italian people tasting blood
Heretofore they believed that nothing possible
country like Italy which lacks
teria Now Italian industry
the begerens and the nutra The Italian people making
real 1t is being driven hard their that legitimate
trade after ALL better than while military
going strong like
all hope Scian
be spared the experience of their neighbors.
willing peace
conversations whenever of the begerens think
propiious a on he
equvocal cooperation the Government
and the These three which longer
than few months far
closer than take slightest
opening to offer their services to bring to this which,
disrupt social
Since the allies have adopted their slogan.
Htler anmoy against
the misguided German people the question of
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Things That Count Subject
Al Sixth PRESBYTERIAN

Things That Count" will be the
subject of the New Year sermon
in the Sixth Presbyterian Church
tomorrow at II am. by the Rev.
]. H. Garner.
The nursery church will be in
charge of Mrs Bernard Smith and
Miss Ruth Latimer.
Claude j. Shifet, jr., will lead the
senior high young people at pm.
Parker Dorman will lead the forum
discussion and Betty Anne Richards
will have charge of devotions.
The Young Peoples Society for
college age and older young people
will meet at Z pm.
The Board of Trustees will meet
Tuesday at 7:45 pm, Luther Ellis
presiding.
The women's organization will hold
it's general meeting Wednesday at
SPIN.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Eldbrooke Methodist

Mckinley w. Kreigh will be the
guest teacher of the Community
Mems Bible Glass tomorrow and will
discuss Religion in Everyday Life. "
DR.. Walter M. Michael will deliver
a New Year message at the morn
ing worship service on Building
Bigger and Better Lives" The eve
ming services will begin at pm.
with two plays by the Woman's s
Missionary Society, "The Perfect
Gift" and "The Spirit Of Unif1ca-
tion." Mrs. j. Sterling Cook, presi-
dent of the Missionary Society, will
direct. This service will be followed
by a social and entertainment pro-
vided by the Women's Guild, under
the supervision of Mrs. Richard
Bedford Jordan.
A watch night service will be held
at II pm. The sacrament Of the
Lords supper will be observed. Spe-
cial music will be rendered by the
vested choir, directed by Clara
Young Brown.
Evening star., 1939-12-30

Matthew w. Stirling. t h Americas
equivalent to November 4, POI B. c.
A Princeton scientist traced the
honey highball back 5000 years and
thereby gained knowledge of great
historic Indo-European shifts in
population. Mr.. Stirling also has
found mans early day elbow-bend-
ing a light source. He discovered
that the drinking of primitive man
was premeditated and indulged in to
induce visions. Pink elephants were
a novelty then, and getting full of
burning water" as aristotle called
it. was just like going to the circus.
At Ostia, Mr.. Stirling found bar,
several thousands of years old, lack
ing only the brass rail and the free
lunch to match ours.
In British Guiana, in 1927, he
found pygmies who, for full dress,
wore artificial tails; whose babies
in arms smoked big cigars and
whose dogs were barkless. In
Florida he found the lost Calooshas,
the earliest Americans, who were
just palookas when it came to fight
ing. In the Jivaro, he was chubby
with head-hunters and learned
much, not only of their recipe for
shrinking heads, but of their visions,
legends and social customs. The
last embarrassed him when his
friendly hosts urged him to join in
head hunt.
He was reared in the Salinas COW
country of California and attended
the University of California. His
explorations have been in North,
Central and South America, Eu-
rope and the East Indies. He is 43
years old, and as usual, is having the
time of his life. He helps short
circuit thoughts of war. Most of
his discoveries suggest that things
might have been worse, in the light
of our early-day yen for deirium
tremenS.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Union Methodist

DR.. Edwards will preach at II
am. on "The Crown of Life" The
choir will sing De Koven's "Reces-
sional," the solo part being sung by
John Wolf Mrs. William B. Cafky
will sing "Jesu Bambino"
Methodist Advance" watch-night
services will be held at 8 pm. DR..
Edwards will give an address on
"The Methodist Advance" At pm.
organizations of the church will
meet to consider their program for
the New Year, and will reassemble
at GAS for reports and statement
concerning the new program Of re-
liRious education by Miss Gertrude
Fay Marsh. Between 10:30 and II
pm. pictures will be shown by 8.
n. Breidenbach. The services will
close with an hour of conservation.
Evening star., 1939-12-30

Whether dictatorship preiers
business All
whom they consider solely responsible for the caacy
both beigerens
credited to experience" and there
reparatons
changed
provide
with materials
by
it will induce the retire
the German
feat but least check experiencing
Evening star., 1939-12-30
B. Y. P. U. News

Bethany No. 2-"The Story of My
Life" will be discussed. Miss Dor
othy Inscoe, president, will preside.
Senior No. l will take charge of
meeting. Devotional will open at
6:45 pm. After the evening church
service the unions are invited to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kirk
land, 5000 Connecticut avenue NV,
for New Year eve get-together.
Calvary-The B. Y. members are
urged to attend the watch-night
service from to II.
East Washington Height-6:30
pm, prayer circle: GAS pm, the
Service Commission will conduct
the devotional meeting. Topic,
The Crown and Its Ideals" Fol-
lowing the church service there will
be combined Seth Parker meeting
and watch-night service.
An executive board meeting of the
federation will be held Tuesday at
8 pm. at the Central Union Mission.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Choirs to Sing Spirituols

A program Of Negro spirituals
will be presented by the senior choir
Of the Ephesus Seventh Day Ad-
ventist Church, assisted by the Phil
harmonic Choral Society, in Co.
lumbia Hall of the Washington
Missionary College at Takoma Park
Md, at 8 O'Clock tonight.
DR.. E. B. Dykes will be masVl
Of ceremonies and the choral group.
will be directed by George w
Murphy.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Court Fight Likely
As Stockholders
Approve Fisk Sale
Only a Furry Of
Opposition Develops
At 12-Hour Meeting
B, the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClAteo fteSS.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec 30-A
majority of Fisk Rubber Corp. stock
holders last night approved sale Of
the corporation to the United States
Rubber Co. for about $l1,227 $3.50.
Only furry of opposition de-
veloped at a special meeting Of
stockholders called to vote on the
proposal approved December Q by
the Fisk directors. The meeting
lasted u hours.
There was little debate, but .
group holding proxies for stockhold-
ers opposed to the purchase at the
price United States Rubber Offered
indicated it would challenge the
vote in the courts.
Whitfield Reid, former Fisk ON
cial opposing the sale, said there is
a "close question" whether a court
review of the vote would be found
in favor of the management" He
added:
"The corporation does not know
what it is selling"
Mr.. Reid lost a motion to require
United States Rubber to register
the securities it would give in ex-
change for Fisk assets with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission.
Under the purchase agreement.
United States Rubber could with
draw it's offer If Fisk required such
registration.
With the stockholders approval,
the $14.00O,000 Fisk concern would
be absorbed completely by the $780,
900 900 United States Rubber Co.
The opposition succeeded in block
ing dissolution of the Fisk concern
at least until January 9. A two
thirds vote would have been required
to dissolve Fisk. removing the cor
poration name from stock lists.
United States Rubber has said 1t
would pay $6,827 ,33625 of the price
in cash and 109981 shares Of its
common stock for all Fisk properties
and assets. Fisk stockholders would
receive $6.75 in cash and one-fourth
of a share of United States Rubber
common stock for each share OF
their stock. Holders of Fisk pre-
ferred stock would receive $110 for
each share.
The vote authorizing the sale was:
For the sale, 24,056 shares of pre-
ferred and 280, SIT shares Of common
stock; against, 28 preferred and
58,5O6 common.
Most Of the lengthy meeting was
taken up counting the proxies. Only
a half dozen stockholders were
present.
Evening star., 1939-12-30


Senator Burke's first hurdle may be
the higher. For in Nebraska the
party yoke is lightly worn, and the
Democratic Senator has many Re-
publican friends. In the Democratic
primary, however, he is faced by
Gov. Roy L. Cochran, now serving
out his third term in that Office. Mr..
Cochran has proved himself vote
getter and has stuck pretty close to
the Roosevelt administration. Sena-
tor Burke, on the other hand, split
with the administration on the
Presidents Supreme Court bill. He
does not believe in third term for
any President. However, Senator
Burke took the Presidents part in
his last big fight with Congress
over the repeal of the arms embargo
and the cash-and-carry neutrality
which was successfully passed.
Burke is a hard hitter and good
campaigner. When he was elected
to the Senate back in 1884 he ran
against former Gov. Bryan, who like
Gov. Cochran, had three times been
chosen Governor, for the Democratic
nomination. Burke won.
Norris to Back Weaver,
Senator George w. Norris. inde-
pendent by title but New Dealer
by practice, does not care for either
of these contenders for the Demo-
cratic senatorial nomination. He
does not like Cochran personally
and he does not like the Senator's
attitude toward some of the New
Deal policies. So he has announced
that he would be willing to sup
port former Gov. Arthur j..
Weaver, a Norris Republican. Mr..
Weaver has not yet filed for the
Republican nomination. He might
decide to emulate Senator Norris,
stay out of the party primaries and
run later as an independent candi-
date. Two Republicans, however,
have filed for the senatorial nomi-
nation. One is former Represent
ative A. w. Geofferys-who once
was defeated in a race for the Sen
ate by the late Senator Howell. The
other is Hugh A. Butler, a grain
dealer of Omaha, who has been
Republican national committeeman
for Nebraska.
So far, the Administration has
apparently taken no part in the
Democratic senatorial contest in
Nebraska. If it intends to take up
the cudgels for Gov. Cochrane and
against Senator Burke it has given
no sign. Any open attempt by the
Administration to purge" Burke
would in all probability cause q
bitter intra-party row in the State.
Burke has been a foremost critic of
the Wagner Labor Relations Act
and of the administration of that
act by the Labor Board. Neither
the act nor it's administration has
been popular in many of the rural
sections of the country-and Ne
braska is no exception.
Nebraska has a considerable Ger
man-American vote. But these
voters are by no means all against
Evening star., 1939-12-30
St. Morgoret's Episcopal

In keeping with the Christmas
season, the. Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott
Smith will preach at II am. tomor-
row. Morning prayer will be said.
Festal music will also be sung under
the direction of DR.. Charlotte Klein.
Holy communion will be at 7:30 am.
The church school at $50 am. will
sing carols.
The Daughters Of the King will
meet Wednesday at 8 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Swanson, 1882 Lamont
street NV, and on Thursday there
will be holy communion at II am,
and at 2::30 pm. q meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary in the parish
hall.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
Dean Steinberq Named

Dean S. S. Steinberg of the COL
lege of Engineering, University of
Maryland, has been named regional
representative on the American
Engineering Council, Frederick NJ
Feiker, executive secretary, an
nounced yesterday. Dean Stein
berg will represent the district which
includes Maryland, Virginia, the
District, West Virginia, Delaware,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. The annual
assembly of the council will be held
January II and IL In the Mayhower
Hotel here.
Evening star., 1939-12-30
The Capital Parade
Even IsoIotionists Seem Unwilling
To Oppose Move to Aid Firms


that when Congress meets the President will
Of fairly substantial aid Finland
poses purchase planes which
able Hjalar
his almost daily visits of State Sumner
anxiously sng his countrys
ammunition ordinary supplies of
How something the Firms being carefully pondered
the administration help
President had to previous nclnation the
isoaonis sentiment although aid for
Finland straight the the kind Of mandatory mechanical
Evening star., 1939-12-30

tlonS Act oc-
casions lit I'll e
surprise because
1t has been ap-
parent for sew
eral months that
the refusal of
the New Deal to
let the law be
amended at the
last session has
created unnec-
eSSdry dIltdSOu-
isms for the ad-
miniStration.
The belief ex-
pressed by the
Man, noalarS
Evening star., 1939-12-30

States for con-
gressional nomi-
nations. both for
the Senate and
Gus e. Candi-
dates are no t
letting the grass
grow under their
feet. Take, for
e x a m pie, the
situation in Ne
braska, W her e
Senator Edward
r. Burke, Demo-
crat, is up for re-
nomination and
reelection.