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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
.AR CHARGED FOR
DYER ACT VIOLATION
A complaint was filed in the I

A complaint WAS filed in the U.
district attorneys office here
.gainst Jack Elmo, Is, of Western
rove, Ark, and John Benedict.
US of Midland, Mich, charging
M hem with violation Of the Dyer
ct.
co Both are in the city Jail awaiting
melton by the grand jury. They
hisere captured In Battle Ground,
atgash., after they had allegediy
miriyen a stolen car from Portland,
)re., to that point.
w The pair met in vancouver
ti0ash., in the U. 8. army recruiting
thtation, changing their plans AFTER
eciding TO enlist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
Wants Paving On
}roadway Started
after January lst
: Recommendation that the Broad

Recommendation that the Broad
tay resurfacing project be started
the cheapest plan Immediately
tier the first OF the year was
e AIDE to the council Monday by
-. w. Reyes, property owner and
lad of the local improvement dis-
let petition.
Reyes had received copies Of the
lres alternative plans for paving
repaired by the public works de-
..artment. His petition applies to
roadway only from It'll to i7tn
Is. Many other owners had
rged only q complete reconstruc-
on of the streets subgrade, and
kclusion In the project Of St
Nelens ave. from 7th to 9Th sts.
The resurfacing estimate was
bout s76, 900, with st. Helens ave.
lcluded. The complete recon-
.ruction, less utilities changes
as slightly in excess of sloo,ooo'
M Works Commissioner Bergersen
ldicated the petition might be
rought out next "Wednesday and
date Of hearing set.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
Sold Classes Starting on
Wednesday Night at YMCA

fer OF the College OF Puget Sound.
c. J. shaw. and DIR. Fred y. Mesa
ing. oregon Social Hygisns scei.
ETY..
Behind the headlines - This
course will cover up.to-the-minuts
topics In the national and world
VIDE scope OF current events. Prof.
Frank williston OF c. p. =. will
be In charge.
Finding yourself - Thls eourss
win cover personality and devsl-
opment. character traits and the
means OF stimulating further per-
sonAl growth. Mrs. Lyle pr,ishsi
Of c. r. y. viii be In charge.
Effective speaking This course
will deal with the fundamentals Of
public speaking, with pariiamen-
tary practice. use Of good Eng
lish, pointers for the speaker. how
TO preside at meetings. A. L.
struthers viii be In charge.
The photography class viii be
under the sponsorship and dirsc-
ton OF the Y. N. C. A. Camera
club.
A recreation hour viii follow
these classes from . 10 10 o'clock
with mixed swimming. volleybail.
badminton. rifle shooting. bridge.
beginners ball room dancing. bill
isrds, ping pong, pool and commu-
nifty singing.
The social hour 10 follow from
10 TO 11:30 will be in the form OF
dance each week.
There IL still room for more
registrations. and they will be
taken up to the time Of the course
opening on Wednesday night. Also
applicants may register by phone.
Main 1896.
The committee In charge n Bob
Elsberry. Sven Lindberg. Art Linn,
Ed Meddins. Jack Blunt, Henry
Disbrowe, Royal Lindal. Rosemary
Rawson, Dorothy Morton. Myrtle
Dahl, Gwen Barton and Elaine
Smith
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
REPORT PORK
PRICES DOWN

A 2b-cent drop per cwt In the
wholesale price Of pork was an
nounced Monday. Cattle and sheep
markets held steady.
A five-cent raise In the whole
sale price of Utah celery and a
10-cent raise In white was noted
In the vegetable division. sauer-
kraut cabbage listed a drop OF five
cents, bringing the price down to
30 and 80 cents a sack, wholesale.
Oranges carried new whole
sale price Of $3.50 to $3.50. mark
ing the only change in fruit prices.
Other markets held steady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
WANT 56TH ST. TO
MEET WITH PIONEER

A delegation from the o6th D.
Citizens club was advised Monday
to check with the county commits
sioners on their willingness 70 open
up the county share Of snort
piece Of road needed TO connect
So. seth st. with Pioneer way lead
ing to Puyallup.
Headed by Lloyd Dyments the
delegation appeared before the city
council to request the opening OF
the more direct route between the
Puysllup highway fhill road and
south Tacoma. II was shown that
only about ons-fourth Of . mile
Of road Is not yet constructed and
most Of 1t lies outside the city
limits.
Works Commissioners Bergersen
told the group he'd set up . WPA
project 70 open the city's end -
soon as the county was ready 70
open its part.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
EIGHT AUTO DRIVERS
ARRESTED BY POLICE

Police Monday listed eight per-
sons arrested on speeding charges
or other traffic violations over the
weekend. Those charged with
speeding were William Ellison,
$685. South Tacoma way; Arthur
I. Jensen, I'll So. Proctor; s. r.
Pannek, 1926 So. Montgomery st.;
Frederick A. Long, 1881 No. Steele
St, and William L. Quest, 1903
No. 18th, who also drew ticket
for disregarding a spotlight.
William A. Todd, Rt 2, box 3,
Tacoma and Allan G. Wood, BIB
No. 18th St, were charged with
failure to stop at arterials. Eugene
d. Munt, Tacoma, drew a ticket
for disrsgarding q traffic signal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
NO ASSISTANCE
FOR PLANNERS

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24

People IN
The Mll,s

nae.ssA nsamlp. rrsoen pnya-
ekst ~ha hslpst iavset ~ fnfl1e.
sslshsstsd he pesh btsth1ay II
hls daughters shassas n fimeees.
rranes. bat he vsfussd - hass .
rsd,s sFvsad b>esuss v dasenseo
him whsa ~ wprns nraeisy pre-
csded 0sutbsans nonseDa1 - -
early wireless sapertmente and 80
cpsrstsd WITH Mn = pessssehne
Csy1s nsAHepsv aa1 w. O..
ssil cruised ever nnnmcn6 dry
lake In southern California to-day.
confident they would establish =
nsw sndurancs record for ait-type
planss. Thsy insistsd thsy stu
would ~ 10 The air Thufsdny
Afternoon. ~ days aftsr taxing off
from foar Beach. Cal. their hosne.
Meanwhile, ~ hnnoie. Ind, ~.
vis naxfes and maeest nseOneaa
passsd THAR sieth hour aioft y
their light moaopians Thsy hops
10 stay up until Saturday snd
break the heavy plane sndursnos
record Il sos hours md ~ MIN
utes. Thsy passsd The light piane
record u sl1 hours and ~ mtnr
utss . week ago -.
U~ssee seansse. former Cab
fornis stats highway psirolman,
made his debut ~ an opera stnkef
At san rraneiseo. after two and
. half years Of training n Italy.
A hometown crowd gave him ~
peatsd curtain calls and Newspaper
critics praised his voscs. u vas
agreed. however, that hs wAs en-
sxtrsmsIy nervous IN front 81 N
full-drs~s audiencs go
A hollywood actors' agency an
nouncsd today II was negotiating
with the management Of nooly
Cena, world light-bssvywsaxht
champion. TO bring him 70 Holly
wood 20 act In the movies
ray Baintor and her husband,
Reginald ;. n. vsaabIs. : retired
naval officer. are recovering q
Hollywood from injuries suffered
In an automobile accident. The
actress was not seriously injured.
but her husband required smsr-
rency treatment ~ = hospitAL
Miss Baintor lost control Of the
car and crashed into = telsphons
pole
Tilm Director Alfse1 ,. 0eu11-
Ing today was at liberty under
$500 bali pending hearing On
charges Of being IN the United
States Illegally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
FEAR THREE ON FISH
BOAT HAVE LOST LIVES

VANCOUVER, u. &. - II o p .
waned here Monday for the safety
Of three men aboard the missing
fish boat Carlisle No. 4. unreported
since leaving Granite bay, Van
couver island, for here Thursday
afternoon. She was last reported
off Cape Nudge, fighting heavy
seas.
skippered by Captain J. c. Spar
ling, and with two other unidenti-
fled men aboard. the 60-foot vessel
should have reached here within
"a hours. Search for the ship by
provincial police, aided by more
than IS fishing boats, began sun
day, but with no success. Efforts
viii continue today to find the
craft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24

Sold fsociai educationl glasses
for young men and women Will
start at 8 p. m "Wednesday at the
Tacoma Y. N. G. A.
The program this year viii con-
sist Of five educational classes
given between 3 and 3 o'clock.
Glasses are as follows:
Modern marriage. where vital
questions will be considered. The
speakers Will be DIR. Marvin Scha-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
TO HOLD clinic AT
ARI.ETTA WEDNESDAY

Persons planning 70 visit the
Gig Harbor district should take
cognixance Of the fact there have
been three recent cases Of diph-
iberia there and that exposure to
the disease may be possible.
This statement was issued by
DIR. Norman E. Magnussen, county
health officer.
Immunization clinics have been
held since Friday. One will be
held at Arletta on Wednesday.
Magnussen strongly advises i'm
munization against diphtheria.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
MARRIAGELICENSES

Marriage license applications
have been received by the Pierce
county auditor from Richard
Rowe, 2e, Of Seattle, and Carol
Mary Cavansugh, 70, Of 3s1l No.
oath ST., Tacoma; John Oscar
Carlson, 81. and Mary Anne
Jones, 2s, Of Livingston, Mont.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
WOMAN TELLS JURY
OF FALL DOWN STEPS

The s2s. 900 personal injury suit
Of Karl and Olga Sandal against
Robert and Marian crsso. opera
tors Of the crsso Bungalow Court
apartments GA Sixth ave-. opsnsd
before = jury and superior Court
Judge Ernest N. Card Monday.
Mrs. sandeIl took the stand TO
explain how shs WAS injured
when shs stepped through . door
way into what she thought was
the bathroom In the crsso apart
msnt and fell down the basement
stairs. In her large damage
action she holds the crssos rs'
sponslbls for the accident. claim
ing ths stairway was not lighted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

A presidential pardon has been
sranted to Walter Fritz, %, OF
sscoma, who in 1929 was fined
m,,25o and sentenced to three
pinonths in Pierce county jail on
ST violation of the National Proni-
e nbition act. The pardon Ia fun and
: . unconditional. renting the me
s = nd restoring his eiyl rights.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
CAN'T CONTINUE
THEIR QUARREL

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sanasv nsshs. rhs s~~ hsaa fas
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sh&rkss
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ard Turner s~sd tkst ntsnisf hss
h>~a uz<ser ssssxvestna fs< srses
tins. Ne siisxsaiy hss hs>n ss>a
lsstsfsns asauna . s<ss ststi~a "
me company II yeaaa usFis stse-
lev ana has wtfs vets ssssfsstfat
Al istA and Pacific ~b~a thsy
~sss arrested Ths stfsesss feuss
. iT.yesr-esa siri In ssssisys sNs.
parked nearby. via admitted pre-
slaus date. ~ith sssHisy. ahs 49,
MED kns~inx ~ wss married. Ths
couple was hsia foe ennttHusd
Questioning,
Police records ats<losed thai
Stanley vas ARRESTED here one yss'
axe 10 tbs day. Oct. ~. ipss. fu'
investigation Of assault and res'
berry. but that charges against him
were never pssassd After hs ~
rslsassd On hla persossai 70
oosnlssnes by stuart Elliott, for
msr deputy pusseus~. ssAnie,
was . suspect In thu rcebsry q
Frank Miller, 77s7 %. Cakes. tn
night befors. and was caught an
held for police BY Witness. y. W
Buffin and Verne Rsynosds \ ~
stated.
Stanley has . police record TIA
goes hack 10 July. 1880. and hal
been arrested In Montana. Nsysd'
and Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
LOUealI Leaves
To Get Prisoner

Deputy Bhsriff Bud IlovsaiI, on
his way 10 return John Everett
Chapman for trial here on = grand
larceny charge. will reach the
Illinois state capitol At Springfield
about Tuesday. UNDERESTIMATE Clyde
Knowles said Monday.
Gov. Clarence d. Martin signed
request for extradition Of Chap
man Saturday. Hss was arrested
in Rochelle, H.. last Thursday.
Chapman u wanted here to answer
for theft Of = 800 guitar, $50 In
cash and four suits Of clothes from
a Mcneil island guard who had
befriended him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
-HAPPY--
BID HDAy
MONDAY, OCTOBER zs

MONDAY, OCTOBER ~
Jaequeline Funk, 3s05 No.
10th ct.
Donna Dawson, Puyailup.
Leo !. Colin, Dos So. Aims
worth ave.
DIR. Roy A. Morse, sloI 30.
Park ave.
Marshall Parkhurst, ABS Faw-
oett ave.
Lucille Blgelow, ia East
Columbia ave.
Barbara Owen, a52s So. Ia
coma ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
DAWSON 5 WILING
FOR DEAL On SNoyR

II = jsst posabse ut . vol1s
department power GhOsok 5000
70 III puhlis WORKS depastmouk
may yet cut dorm ~ Mn ~
now blocks cuttine thsough = ~
72d II. from nouth Tncouna 40
10 the Wapato District
commtsslonsr pevinuun ~ Z
delegation recently u wo1ss -
partment couldn't loan ~ s,sovuIo
without compensation, but Mnndav
he filed with ~ ooencll : Report
offsring uas a. Z nhoyet thae noedo
repairs provided III WORKS -
partmsnt vii put \ ipte worlEIno
order. limit IL ~ - - - -
days, and return \ n good wcehr
ing ordsr.
Ths report Wa psfsrTs1 - ~
works dspartmsnt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
Investment Trusts
BANK CLEARINGs

seattIe-Clearings ss,109, 250.6 SO;
balances 4,711,7s2.25; transactions
s12, 374, 10000.
PortIand-Clearings s7,242, 49,
"a; balances 32,sS7, Sl7.s4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24

y. c. Norwood. ssso Esst y -
filed with The council Monday 8
claim for S200 damages IT, -
sonal injuries rocelyed VIA -
fell through = manhole + ~
sidswalk on Commeece q Noes
wood said that On ct 9 -
stepped on : manhole cover 1not
slipped and let him DOM *
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
BANKRUPTCY PETITIoNs

Voluntary petitions IN bank
ruptcy have been filed In federal
district court here by y. l..
Taught, railroad trainman, of
cosrnopoIis, Wash. with debts Of
1904 and assets Of 500, exempt;
and by Benjamin Harrison De-
Hart, plywood worker. Of Clym-
pia, with debts Of S4e7.e2 and
azssts II $625. exempt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
MONDAY QUOTATIONS

Suosauo<s eourt~sy p<sn Nli.s- =
- ws.nfHgxon k.cx. nDeiahsfs
x.x Yea e4D<s KxchsnSsl
Hxh loo C1oss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
MARKETS At A
GLANCE

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
80 MILES OF STRIPES
FOR TACOMA STREETS

Safety commissioner Eastwood
told a Park ave. delegation Mon
day that q program Of fog-striping
city streets was all set to 20
Monday morning when the rain
spoiled everything.
Eastwood said the state high
way department was going to help
In q program Of painting so miles
of stripes. about half on South Tia
coma way Estate road No. - and
the rest on other principal
thoroughfares, Park ave. included.
The work will be started, East
wood said, on the first dry day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-24
Tacoma Times Almanac
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Forecast for Washington SHOW.
srs Monday night and Tuesday:
SHOWS over the mountains. cooler
In the interior u the north portion
Monday night and In the east
portion Tuesday. Fresh southwest
wind off the eoast. and mcderats
southeriy IN this sound and straits.
Rainfall IN Tacoma for the "a
hours ending At = q. m. Monday.
trace. since Oct. !. Lao inches. =
deficiency OF / inch. since Jan, 1,
10 20 inches. a deficiency II 30
inches.
Wind at .. m. Monday, west
8 m. p. h.. barometer At 1887 and
falling steadily
sun rises at $40 =. IN. Tuesday
and scts at sos p. m.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-11
PREL|M|NAR|ES ON
PLANTBEDS BEGUN
Farmers Getting Ready For
New Crop Of Tobacco
In The County

Many farmers were engaged this
week in preparation of plantbeds for
their 1899 tobacco crop. They were
taking advantage of the good weather
that has prevailed for the past week
or ten days, in the fear that the imme-
date future may see a recurrence of
weather conditions that would he
of these seed beds
]. w. Sanders, county farm agent
for Vance county, and AAA admins
traitor for the county, said today it
was too early as yet to determine
what the size of the crop might be.
The number and size of p'antbeds
will not he an accurate indication,
however, of the crop. Growers will
Put in what they regard as a suffici-
cnt acreage to supply them with their
needs for young plants for transplant
ing to the growing fields later in the
spring.
The AAA officer said farmers to
whom he had talked did not indcntc
I hey would so in for much increase in
acreage, even though control was vot-
ed. down a.. the December 10 refer
cnGum on tobacco. He said, however
he had not talked to very great
na2ry growers, and that those who in
tended 70 increase their acreage prob
ably would not go out of their way to
advise him of their intentions.
The general impression, as cleaned
in conversation, has not pointed to a
great increase in tobacco acreage.
Growers realize the. danger of over
planting and glutting the market in
the fall. Whatever danger in that re-
spect there may be will come from
the newer tobacco belts, in sections
where tobacco is more or less of a
new crop.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-11
National Bank Profits
Above 1887 By Is Prct.
Stockholders Told 1888 in Many Ways Banks
Most Successful Year; $3.50 Dividend Paid;
Old Directors and Officers Are Reelected

Other real estate owned was listed at
$4,000.
In his report to the stockholders.
Mr.. Harrison said that, in spite of the
business recession in 1888, "the pub
lie has experienced no fear in the
safety of their money in our banks"
Despite unfavorable agricultural and
manufacturing conditions, the banks
deposits ''today are almost to the dol
lar the same as they were a year
ago." Mr.. Harrison reported.
The report also said: "By order of
our board of directors, you have been
paid during the year out of our earn
ings cash dividends of $3.50 per share.
$40 per share has been set aside as
stock dividend, and $3.50 per share
has been added to your surplus funds,
making a total of $40 per share paid
out to and set aside for you during
the year 1888"
Present market value Of the bond;
held by the bank shows a substan ial
margin above the figures at which
they are carried on the books Of the
bank, Mr. Harrison tod the share
holders.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-11
MRS. THOMAS THOMAS DIES
AT HOSPITAL HERE
Ill Two Weeks Of Compli-
cations; Funeral Thurs
day At Sons Home

Mrs. Bette Thomas, 63-year-olc
resident of South Henderson, died
shortly after O'clock Tuesday even
ing at Maria Parham hospital She
had been i'll two weeks with a COM
plication of diseases.
Mrs. Thomas was a native of
Orange county, and was born Oc-
tober 1, 1875. She had been a resident
of Henderson thirty years. Her hus-
band died some II years ago.
Surviving are four sons, June, VIII
liam and Howard Thomas, all of Hen
derson, and Ben Thomas, Of Durham
one brother, Fone Jones, of WAKE
county; and three sisters, Dora Gates
Mag Halle and Luna Lowry, all of
Neuse, in Wake county.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the home
of her son, June Thomas, in South
Henderson, in charge Of Row ]. x
Worthington, pastor of White Memo
rial Methodist church, of South Hen
derson, and interment will be in tkc
Thomas family cemetery in Wake
county, where the body will be taken
following services here She had been
member of the Holiness church for
about twenty years. ,
Mrs. Thomas had made her home
with her son, June.