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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
ACCUSE STILES
OF FORCERIES

Facing a possible sixth prison
term. Sterling fPaD Stiles. As. Of
Tacoma. was being held in the
citv Jail Monday on charges Of
forging at least 10 checks within
the past few weeks.
Police also announced arrest Of
Eugene johnson. 26-year-old ex-
convict. who allegedly drove Stiles
10 several local service stations
where the latter is suspected Of
passing fraudulent checks. john
son Is being held for questioning
by state parole officers.
Stiles was arrested Saturday
night by Detectives George Burge-
son. Henry Warren and John
Paulson and Patrolman Dave Penn
after having been sought by police
for several weeks.
Pm rather glad was caught, "
Stiles told Detective PaulsOn. The
nervous strain was getting me
down. I thought OF turning my
self In once or twice.
Paulson said the man may face
prosecution as an habitual GRIM
inal. which would mean life I'M
prisonment. Since 1910. he has
been in Washington penal insti-
tutions four times and in the Ne
vada state prison once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
$4,000 PHONE
BOOKS PRINTED

Tacoma new 1889 telephone
books are out today and distribu-
ton has been started to subscribe
ers. Indication of continued gain
in telephone use is seen in the fact
that $1,000 copies have been
printed. 1000 more than the previ-
Gus issue. There are eight more
pages in the 1889 book.
L. J. Conlin. district manager OF
the p; cific Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.. calls attention to sew
eral innovations. There is full
page of pace reserved for each
subscriber to list numbers most
often used. Another page shows
long distance rates to over 100
cities and towns. Special services
provided for telephone users are
listed on Page of the informal
ton section. On the last page Of
the classified section is handy
four-year calendar.
As usual, the "Johnsons" hold
the lead in number of persons
by that name listed, with over
three columns. The Smiths" run
second with almost two columns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
TWO HITCH-H|KE
WAY into JAIL

p L. Purser and J. J. Sovieeh.
soldiers from the 9Th Engineers at
Fort Lewis. hitch-hiked their way
10 all Sunday night. They were
in custody Monday for questioning
regarding what police believed was
an attempted car theft.
Frank c. Pratt. 5O23 So. Ferry
st. notified police he found the
two men trying to start the motor
of his car. which was parked be-
hind the city suh-station at 2oth
and Holgate st. He said ne pulled
Purser from the drivers seat. Botn
men fled, and Pratt informed po-
lice OF the affair.
A few minutes later, Prowl Car
Officers Charles Hughes and A. r.
Farrar saw two men hitch-hikng
on Wakefield drive. They stopped
the car and Purser and Soviech
stepped in. The officers picked
I'D Pratt. who identified the SOL
diers as the men he had seen in
his car. then took the two sus-
poets to jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
People In
The Mu,S

All. NJ. Landon's five-year-old
son, John Cobb. was reported rest
ing satisfactorily at Topeka, Kans..
after mastoid operation. The
1886 Republican presidential can
didate was twice the donor of
blood In transfusions to strength
en- his son.
Col. Valcry Slawck. 80. twice
premier of Poland and close col
laborator of the late Marshal Josef
Pilsudslxi, died at Warsaw of n
self inflicted pistol wound. Police
said he shot himself because of
personal matters.
Annamary Dickcy, %. lyric
soprano of Decatur. H., and Mack
Harreli, 20, a baritone of Green
Vile. Tex, were presented Metro
politan Opera company contracts
as winners of the fourth series of
Metropolitan additions of the air.
Each received in addition check
for $1,000 and silver medal
lion.
Mackay radio. Pan American
Always and ships at sea con-
tinued to report no trace Of the
Chinese junk last reported 1900
miles west of Midway island
March 81 while en- route from
Hong Kong to the San Francisco
worlds fair with author-advent-
uref Richard Halliburton and a
nf al
Movie producer Bryan Foy. who
has baseball picture scheduled,
will send camera crew TO the
baseball centennial celebration in
Cooperstown, N. Y, on June II
The crew will "shoot" Ty Cobb,
Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and
other diamond greats at the cere-
monies. /.
George +. Harding, 20. Repub-
lican national committeeman for
Illinois. died at Chicago. He was
a millionaire real estate operator
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
PLANES EXITS
WORKED WELL

The first man to fly the Inflated
Boeing stratoliner. Test Pilot Ed
mund T. Allen Of New York and
Encinitas Cal, told n Civil Aero
nautics Authority investigation
board in Seattle today that doors
and emergency exits in the huge
plane were satisfactory in loca-
ton and operation
The four-motored, cotton plane.
the worlds first built to fly in
the sub-stratosphere. crashed near
Alder on a test flight March Is,
with a loss of 10 lives. The men
were apparently unable to escape
from the spinning, diving plane.
Allen, who made approximately
Is test flights in the stratoliner
and spent about 81 hours in the air
in the big 33-passenger ship, testi-
fled the plane had satisfactory
stability.
He said It showed no tendency
to stall at low speeds. Lay wit
nesses testified last week the plane
apparently went into spin fol-
lowing a stall and then into a
dive and began to go to pieces
while trying to pull out of the
dive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04

intermission in the Saturday night
performance and looked over an
audience which reached to the
back wall half a block away
There is a reason for this great
audience and the exceedingly fine
music we are hearing. Somebody
did something to sell public school
music to Tacoma.
81 have attended these con-
ferences all over the country.
1 have seldom seen larger
audience and none where the
people seemed to he so under
standingly attentive. Nowhere
had there been more inspir-
ing climax.
You do not realize 1t now but
it will be a long time before Ia
coma hears the last of this. When
I go back east to places like Bos-
ton, where they still think the
west is wild and crude, they will
open their eyes when / tell them
about this great Tacoma meeting
Over 5000 at Concert
The concert by the All-Confer-
ence band and Washington college
choirs brought out an attendance
of more than 1000. 1t was the
largest audience ever to attend an
indoor function in Tacoma. And
the program was one of the finest
and most interesting ever given
here.
In a last-minute Encouragement,
the college choirs We're placed
first on the program. 1t was the
first appearance of the groups
three representing state institu-
tions-on the same platform.
From the opening numbers by the
singers from Western Washington
College of Education. Bellingham,
Nils Bosen, conductor, the pro-
gram was of an exceptionally high
standard of performance and
musicianship in which the honors
went to the Adelphian Choral
society. official singing group from
the College of Puget Sound, under
the direction of John Paul Bennett.
Sing Latvian Numbers
Wearing the colorful costumes
of the Latvian peasants. the group
sang four numbers from the rep
ertoire of Latvian music in which
the publishers. kahlin, Mohr &
Aspit, of Riga. have offered to
sponsor the Puget Sound singers
in a nationwide tour.
Pacific Lutheran colleges
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
CAR DIVES INTO
LAkE;4 SAVED

COEUR D'ALENE-Four young
men were recovering today from
shock and minor bruises suffered
last night when an automobile in
which they were riding plunged off
a highway into Lake Occur
d'Alene, two miles east of here.
The youths were saved from
possible drowning when one of the
party, Lloyd Dahl. broke a win
dow Of the car, enabling the occu-
pants to climb out and swim
ashore. Dahl suffered a cut wrist.
Herbert Elbcrling, driver of the
car, told officers he was blinded
by the lights of an approaching
car and drove off a narrow Shout
der on the side of the road.
Other passengers were Yugo
Hyenga and Larry Reagon. All
the youths were from Occur
d'Alene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
AID FOR CHILDREN
SOCIETY'S OBJECT

Adequate education for children
with defective hearing was the
principal subject of discussion
during a weekend visit of Fred
erick NJ. buckles of Berkeley,
Calf. with the Tacoma Associa-
tion for the Hard of Hearing.
buckles is Pacific zone field
secretary for the American Soci-
ETY. for the Hard of Hearing, which
has its headquarters in Washing
ton. d. c. The national organ
izations purpose. he explained. is
TO work for prevention of deaf
ness and conservation of hearing,
for adequate vocational training
for hard of hearing young people
and retaining of adults who must
change occupation because of
encroaching deafness.
Headquarters of the local society
is at 3S4S Mckinley ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
CAMP Align SET
FOR CHAMBER
Members Drive April
2426 First Here
In Is Years

A campaign for increased Cham
Der of Commerce membership
necessary to carry on the present
ccale Of community development
will be held from April "a to rs,
President Norton clapp announc-
ed Monday.
II will be the first membership
drive of the Tacoma chamber in
.13 years. Purpose is to raise
income to eliminate loss of
5000 last year caused by heavy
expenditures in bringing large de-
velopments here.
A similar loss is faced this year,
President Clapp said, unless MEM
bership Is increased. Without the
greater income from the member
ship the extensive program must
be curtailed. he said.
The Narrows bridge last year
cost the chamber several thousand
dollars. 5000 was taken from the
funds to assure location of the
custodial school at Buckley and
location here of the air base cost
about 81 200 in time and money"
Clapp said. I'm addition the cam
paign for the Mud Mountain dam,
the armory Improvement, S112,-
600 Hylcbos dredging project and
the $4,000 federal building all
drained heavily on chamber rcve-
nucs.
Because our stake was so
heavy In Washington, d. c.. we
had to open an office and employ
. representative there" Clapp
asserted. This cost another 81, 900.
We feel that the community has
been handsomely repaid for these
efforts and our expenditures arc
justified.
Our program for the future
includes reestablishment of ship
yards in Tacoma, promotion of
needed highways, adequate steam
ship service TO the Orient and
Europe. continued promotion for
development Of McChord field and
Fort Lewis. tourist advertising,
industrials expansion, development
OF the u. s. Tacoma hospital, and
other needed projects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
THREE HELD FOR
LONDON BLASTS

LONDON-Three men appeared
in Bow street police court today
In connection with series of
bomb explosions in the heart of
London Saturday. Their names
were not revealed.
The entire London detective
force, including Scotland yards
most brilliant Investigators. had
worked feverishly over the week.
end. All public buildings, news
paper plants, big business prem
Uses. the homes of high officials,
and transportation and utilities
systems were patroled.
Saturdays bombings climaxed n
week of terrorism laid TO the Irish
Republican army.
KILLARNEY, Ireland 49, Walls
and boardings were planted today
with slogans reading; Join the I
r. A. Down with the treason
bill" stand by the men who chal.
lenged the might of England and
Don't be n traitor. Stand by Ire.
land" They We're painted during
the night by unknown persons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Z Skiers From
Seattle Injured

Although several hundred Taco
mans skied at Mount Tacoma over
the weekend. none was reported
hurt by Chief Ranger Oscar Seder-
gren Monday. Seven Seattle skiers,
however. were recovering from
broken bones and sprains.
Those who suffered fractures
were o. l.. Crammer. fractured
leg; Larry Butler, leg injury, and
Stanley Taylor. fractured rib. Miss
Helen Schneider, Lewis Hauge,
Miss Margaret Taylor and Jack
Schneider. all suffered sprains.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
S. FEE PLANNED ON
VENDING MACHINES

BY new ordinance introduced
Monday. Commissioner Eastwood
proposed a IS annual license fee to
be required for all machines vend-
ing candy, peanuts and other con-
fections. excepting only machines
installed in places Of business
regularly dealing in the type of
merchandise vended.
The licensing would start May
/. machine licenses would not he
transferable and $500 penalty
clause is included.
Eastwood has not yet reported
back TO the council the result OF
conferences held with operators Of
music vending MISUNDERSTANDING
cal monographs and the like.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
DaffOdH Display
At Bank Praised

Solid banks of daffodils thanking
the entrance of the Puget Sound
National bank won unstinted at
tention during the parade Satur-
day. 1t was regarded as one of
the finest floral displays of the
Daffodil festival. Thousands Of
the choicest blooms had been gar
nered from the fields of the Puy-
allup valley and taken to the bank
TO make the floral display. The in
terror of the banking room also
was gay with thousands of daffo-
dis and presented springtime
appearance to the hundreds of
customers who came to the bank
Saturday and today. Officers and
employees of the bank worked
jointly in helping to make the
festival outstanding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Reckless Driving
Arrest Is Made

Accused of driving at high speed
through a crowd of persons who
were leaving the armory Saturday
night. A. a. Boushack OF ITO
Fawcett ave. was placed under
arrest by Officer Earl Cornelison
on charges OF reckless driving.
Police issued court summons
during the week end to Fred A.
Sauer. 700 So. Grant ave. charged
with failure to stop at an arterial,
and Elmer E. Peterson. 1922 So.
J St. and Dean Daugherty. s5l So.
Oakes, charged with speeding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
DeMolay Meeting
Thursday Night

Tacoma chapter of the Order of
DeMolay viii hold its first regular
stated meeting Thursday evening
in Masonic temple at o'clock
when both degrees Of the order
will be conferred. Tacoma chap
ter will exemplify the initiatory
degree and Temple chapter of Sc
attic win confer the DeMolay de-
gree. according TO Max r. Mrohs,
master councillor.
Following degrees election of
officers to serve the chapter dur
ing the next term will be held.
Refreshments will climax the eve-
ming.
On Friday. the recently organ
lied DeMolay band, under guild
ance of the Shrine band. will con-
vene in the .bandroom of the tenn
pie at 1880 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04

"Choir of the West" gave
Enthusiastically fine inter
pretation of four numbers
from the repertoire for
Pacific coast tour which will
end with an appearance at the
convention of the National
Choral union in Hollywood
bowl.
Also worthy of recognition were
the groups from the University OF
Washington. under the direction OF
Charles W. Lawrence. and Ellens-
burg Normal. conducted by Wayne
S. Hertz. Had the presentations
by the state school groups been
Judged honors would have gone
10 Ellensburg.
Band Concert Is Climax
The climax to four days OF
demonstrations and music was the
program BY the conference band
under the direction OF Arthur 5
Haynes, United States army band
master at Vancouver barracks
Vancouver. Highlighting the pro-
gram of standard concert band
compositions played with profess
sional skill were the dance from
Scenes Napolitaines" by Mas
senet: The Great Gate of kiev,
masterpiece by the Russian
composer, Moussorgsky, and the
spiritual Interpretation given the
conductors own arrangement Of
the long meter doxology, "Olc
Hundred"
A surprise number at the con
clusion OF the program was thu
presentation of a fine leather trav
cling bag to Mr.. Haynes by the 21t
members of the band with whom
he had worked four days Tht
conductor came right back with
a compliment to the band for theil
fine cooperation and high standard
of musicianship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
FOUR new CUSTOMS
GUARDS PLACED HERE

Four new customs guards for
patrol OF Tacoma's waterfront
started work on the docks Monday
morning. They were the first of
six to be appointed for this port.
The four. c. l.. Baldwin, G.. K.
Eaton, r. l.. Ballinger and w. F.
Richardson, are all former resi-
dents of Seattle. Ballinger will be
transferred back there later in the
week. it is understood. He is the
son of Assistant Collector Roy
Ballinger of Seattle. who started
with the customs service in Ia
coma many years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Dinner April 10
For HOllingbery

Washington State college alum
nj and friends are sponsoring a
banquet at Hotel Winthrop next
Monday at $3.50 p. NJ. to honor Grin
+. (Babel Hollingbery, football
coach at the Pullman school. Bill
Goodwin. chairman in charge of ar
rangcments, said that entertain
ment will include motion pictures
of Pacific Coast conference games,
taken by .Hollingbery. Glen
Dodge will also be on the program
with limitations of well known per-
sons. Tickets are on sale at Lanes
cigar store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
BIBLES, DOLLS and
EASTER EGGS STOLEN

The "meanest thief is at large
again.
During religious services Sunday
night in mission at 4oos McKin-
ley ave, he broke into parked
car outside the church and stole
five Bibles, several dolls and a
generous supply OF Easter eggs.
A. kubes. who reported the theft
10 police. said the congregation
was going to take the articles to
the Cushman Indian hospital to be
distributed among the sick chill
dren.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
JOINT CONCERT
pLEASES CROWD

Normanna Male chorus and the
Edelweiss Swiss Singing society
gave q fine presentation of tradi-
tional national music in the joint
concert at Normanna hall Satur-
day night. Tho program by the
colorfully attired singers was pre-
ceded by an address Of welcome
by Thor Tollcfson, Pierce county
prosecuting attorney.
George johnson conducted the
Normanna group and the Swiss
singers performed under the direc-
ton of Egon Schmidt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Dvkeman Arrests
Soldier Kicking
Recruiting Sign

Police today surmised William
A. Bodie of Fort Lewis is not en-
tirely satisfied with his life as a
soldier.
Bodie was placed under arrest at
$50 a. m. Sunday when Officer A..
r. Dykeman found him Justify kick
ing an army recruiting signboard
on Pacific ave The officer said he
was making considerable noise and
trying to pick fight" with by
ISLANDERS. Bodie was booked on
charges of disorderly conduct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
CLAIMS BANKRUPTCY

A voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in federal dis
trict court Monday by Vernon E.
Clinton. Tenino cook. listing debts
OF S473.0S and assets Of $50. all
EXEMPT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
M ARRIAGELICENSE

Marriage licenses have been
issued by County Auditor S. Cliff
ford Davis TO f. Farwell and NJ.
Farwell both of Astoria, Ore.
Harold r. LeVane of Puysllup and
Merna Whitlock Of Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Fellowship OF PRAYER

Rev. Ludwig johnson OF Oslo,
Norway. will conduct Monday eve
ming the final service in his series
sponsored by the Fellowship Of
Prayer. The service will be al 7:45
O'Clock in Apostolic Faith church,
1913 So. J ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
WILL. MAKE TOUR

A member OF Pomona College
Women's Glee club az Claremont,
Calf. which Will 60 on a two
weeks tour April Is. is Miss Doro-
thea Glenn, 3si2 No. Madison ST.,
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
FOR BACK PAY

An emergency ordinance appro-
priating $3.50 to pay police officers
denoted last fall the amounts TO
which they were entitled beyond
that they received was passed
Monday by the council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
ASK CITY HELP

Request Of the Lincoln Citizens
club for city council cooperation
in plans to construct the new Lin
coin bowl was referred by the
council Monday TO Works Com
missioner Bereersen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
I oday's
Oddities

KANSAS CITY. Mo. - Richard
Brooke, 25, hadn't had his new
trailer transport truck an hour
when he tried to go under a low
bridge and there he stuck.
The huge truck blocked traffic
for half an hour. There were
plenty Of motorists to lend advice.
Brooke mumbled something about
having to tear down the bridge to
&c. his truck loose.
A little fellow on the fringe
Of the crowd suggested:
"Why don't you let the air
cut Of the tires ?"
In another minute, the truck
Was free.
But Brooke wasn't.
Tho police booked him for
careless driving.
CALEXICO. Cal.-snuffy. a
trained rabbit that walks on a
leash like a dog. went east today
10 superintend the Easter egg
rolling at the White House.
The 3-ycar-old white Angora
etrolling the streets with her mas
ter and mistress. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Watts. is a common sight in CAL
oxicO.
She will be featured N the
ssQuecn of Rabbits" at the New
York Worlds fair and will attend
the egg rolling at Washington
Easter Sunday.
NEW YORK The sandwich
Aen. who instituted the personal
touch in advertising and were as
much q part Of the Manhattan
acene - the late Sixth Avenue
elevated. trudged New York's side
walks for the last time today.
After Tomorrow, Police Com
mknolonor Lewis ]. Valentine
ordered. anyone carrying .
sandwich sign will be arrested
and fined.
The Hobo Fellowship complained
Immediately the bar would throw
5000 members of that profession
cut Of work.
=
PORTLAND. Ora police Of
Acer stopped Willard A. Gicse. a
tvo0d-hauler. to question him abou,
improper license plates.
Today Wood-Hauler Giese sal
fuefully in the city Jail, held on
SO bond. and charged with: Fail
IRE 70 have his truck tested; not
having q fuel dealers license; moi
having = drivers license: not hav.
ing ! chauffeur's license; having
Improper license plates.
PORTLAND, Me. - Jailed
Gix unnnths ago for refusing
- ~ . = poll tax, James A.
Esfey was free todAy-his tar
s1in unpaid.
n city treasurer found
Rs5eyss Keep already had cost
~ city SIZE. md said II could
{. ~ sfferd = lodge him any
James Lick. founder of Licl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
Tacoma S Love OF
Music U1ins Praise
East To Hear Of "Wild Vests" Appreci-
alton Shown At Music Meet Concerts

Last visible indication that this city for four days
host to the largest gathering educators and school
musicians ever held Northwest disappeared Monday
but in the opinion of c. V Butteman OF Chicago executive
secretary Of the National Music Educators conference
Tacoma is going to feel the effect for long time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04
BUILDING PERMIT

o. N. Grything. l40i No. Proc
tor st.. obtained a building permit
Monday to erect $500 residence
at sos So. Madison st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04

Things like this don't just hap
pen" he said as he stood in the
balcony in the armory during an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04

James Lick. founder of Lick
observatory. lies buried beneath
~ pier Of the great TELESCOPES,
aGop Mount Hamilton, CALI.