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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
FOSS HOST TO
BRIDGE GANG
Group of ID Guests
on Thea for Trip
to Span Site

Thirteen members of the Mar
rows Bridge Gang. the orgsniza-
ton of Tacomans who campsigned
increasingly for many years to pro-
mote that connecting link with the
Peninsula. were guests OF Henry
Foss Wednesday night on cruise
around the bridge construction
aboard the yacht Thea FOES.
The towing csmpany chief serv-
ed dinner TO the Gang while cruis-
ing about the piers In the Narrows.
Explaining the present state of
construction were Foss and two OF
the Pacific Bridge Co. men direct
ing the work, Jack Graham and
Walt cathey.
Making the cruise were Earl V.
Clifford. G. f.. Hogberg, p. W.
Bourgaize. Wallace Morrissette,
Hy Mandles. c. F. Mason. T. A.
Stevenson. E. o. Rratrud A. f..
Ahlberg. j. =. Lesher. Frank J.
Walsh. Joseph A Mallery. Arnold
o. Andreasen and the host. They
picked up Graham and Cathey at
the construction and returned
them TO Day island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Flames RAE
OREGON Town
Blaze Hits Tangent
Causing SIS, 900
in Damage

TANGENT. Ore.-The tiny
Pacific highway town of
Tangent lay half in ruins to-
day. its business district
Quilted by a $4,000 fire which
late Wednesday destroyed six
buildings and damaged two
Others.
Levelcd were the ]. +. jerks
general store. which also housed
the postofficc: the ]. o. o. F. hall:
the Pete Christensen machine
shop: and residences owned by
jerks, J. u. Ross and G. A. cau-
field. The steeplc roof Of the near
BY Methodist church was badly
burned, as was the home of the
minister. Rev. A. l.. Metcalf.
The blaze started In the second
story Of the jerks store. and
spread rapidly, aided by a rs
degree temperature and low HUI
nudity. Fire departments from
Albany, Corvallis. Brownsville and
Halsey were called, but lack OF
water prevented effective meas
ures until the arrival of Southern
Pacific locomotive towing a 10000
gallon tank car.
The fire boosted the total dam
are to Northwest cities from in
dustrial biazes near the 81 1000
mark, all within To-day period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04

serving prison terms OF nine years
each for mail fraud. They went TO
the federal house of detention TO
await assignment to prison :.
Jack Benny's radio earnings dur
ing the past four years were fixed
at S1.I7O, 900 in a lawsuit at Holly
wood. Harry W. Conn. writer,
brought the lawsuit against Benny
charging breach of contract -.
Harold Dahl. American aviator,
and 20 other war prisoners whose
United States nationality has been
established, may be released by
the Spanish government by the
end of August. Authorities are
Collaborating with the L. 5. en-
bassv at Burgos in working out
the details Frank Catterton.
a Baltimore baseball fan. said that
razzing the pitcher was his con-
stitutional right and that because
manager Rogers Hornsby of the
Baltimore Orioles attempted TO
silence him he asked $1,000 dam
ages. He said Hornsby came into
the stands after game and
struck him In the face
Martha Rave, the wide-mouthed
singer. is under contract TO Billy
Rose to headline his Casa Manana
show in Fort Worth. Tex. for two
weeks Bob Burns, the bazooka-
playing comedian of Arkansas. re-
ceived the praise of his nome
states senator in long-distanee
telephone call from Washington
n. c. Sen. John 4. Miller called
Burns after seeing the picture
Our Leading Citizen and said
1T was our opinion that you did
q public service"
In a new book entitled The
Fate of Homo Sspiens," II. Il
Wells predicted that the United
States might not be able to sur
viye the disappearance" of Presi'
dent Roosevelt. that there woulc
be a revolution in Japan. that Rus
sia's regime would be endangered
BY suppression of free intellectua
energy. and that there would mos
likely be a catastrophe quite soon
at the latest in two or three years
Marshall NeiIan. once highly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
MUSSOLINI AND
KING IN FARLEY

ROME - Diplomatic quarters
showed unusual interest today in a
conference between Premier Be-
nito Mussolini and King Victor
Emmanuel, believing that it might
foreshadow some important inter-
national development.
Mussolini and the king met We'd
nesday, and talked for an hour, at
the new military airport at Ca
meri, in northwest Italy, where
Italian troops are engaged In the
most important maneuvers in seY-
ersl years, repelling an imaginary
invasion from France.
1t seemed to be the general be-
lief in diplomatic quarters that the
conference was not connected with
the maneuvers. Speculation CEN
tered rather on the possibility that
Balkan problems were discussed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Man Atop Tacoma Building
Keeps Eye Out for Planes

Enemy aIrplanes can't get away
with 1t: they can't bomb Tacoma
without warning.
That's the conclusion already
drawn by the military experts
from daylight tests Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, and due to
end with a night attack" Thurs
day evening sometime between 8
and II O'Clock.
There's a one-man reason ~
George NJ. Kennedy. whose usual
occupation is that OF lineman for
the Puget Sound Power 4 Light
Co.
So far George hasn't missed.
Stationed. telephone In hand, on
the roof of the Tacoma building
high up over 18th and A sts..
Kennedy watches for enemy
airplsne flights during the test
hours. and If he sees anything,
phones his find to the message
center at the p. S. P. & l.. offices
in the Electric building. Seattle.
None Appeared
First enemy" flight was due
Tuesday. but Kennedy looked and
looked. and cooked and cooked in
the baking sun. up there on the
Tacoma building roof. There
wasn't any enemy here.
1t developed that the flyers got
their signals mixed and flying
northward from Olympia. swung
far over TO the west missed Ia
coma about 15 miles and were
spotted finally over Bremerton.
More Lack Wednesday
Kennedy had better luck We'd
ncsday afternoon. He spotted and
reported two flights. one at LAC
the other shortly after 3 o'clock
Again Thursday morning M
sighted three planes that passed
over. apparently bound from Bell
ingham to Chehalis.
He'll wind up his special dut,
Thursday night when the army
test of civilian observation will end
/ It's all a game, based on tn
possibility that sometime, msyb
years hence. an enemy may at
tack this state by air.
The first test of It's kind II
Washington Is being directed b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
CHARLES BRINK
RITES ARE HELD

Funeral services were held IN
Seattle Thursday at the Bonney-
Watson Co. for Charles Edward
Brink. 59-year-old former Taco
man. who was found dead In MS
garage on Monday.
Brink was manager of the Home
Telephone Co. when he resided
here from 1909 to 1917. Upon
leaving Tacoma, he joined with w.
e. Boeing and established the Boe-
ing Aircraft Co, later becoming
treasurer of Boeing Airlines.
His wife. daughter, Virginia, and
son Herbert. Seattle, survive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
PEOPLE in the Neus

paid movie director, is free of bad
check charges and friends are at
tempting to help him get new
start. Arrested with only S1.2O in
his pocket, Neilan said he issued
checks for S25 and $50 on an
empty bank account because he
had been forced to keep up an
expensive front in Hollywood If
he hoped to get employment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Grants Non-Suit
In Damage Action

Judge Leon r. Yankwich IN
federal district court here Thurs
xlay granted = motion for non
suit In the case of r. j. Dudley,
Auburn baxeageman, who sought
damages totaling Sss,420 for in
jnries assertedly suffered while he
was working for the milwaukee,
railroad.
IN dismissing the motion. Judge
Yankwich held that the railroad
was not responsible for the wrist
injury sustained BY Dudley on
Oct. 5, 1885. while loading baggage
here.
The motion was made by Robert
B. Abel Of Tacoma and A. j.
Lauxhon of Seattle.
Frank c. Hanley Of Portland
attorney for the plaintiff. said he
may appeal the case to the U. s
circuit court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
BAN IRA HEAD
FROM ENGLAND

LONDON Sean Russell. reputed
head Of the Irish Republican
army" and an unnamed leader OF
the organization, were barred from
Great Britain by home office order
today and thus technically made
outlaws II they seek to enter the
country.
Sir Samuel Hoare, home secre-
fary. in signing sthe prohibition
orders. also signed deportation
orders against - persons accused
OF affiiiation with the IRA"
Bridget Sullivan, 10, formerly
employed at a west end dance club,
was the first woman ordered de-
ported under tho new special act
which parliament passed to aid
police In combating IRA" ter
rorism.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04

Francis B. Sayre, assistant sec
rotary of state and former son-in-
law of the late Woodrow Wilson.
has been appointed by President
Roosevelt as high commissioner of
the Philippines William j.
Graham and James c. Mckay,
Reno, New, gambling partners,
surrendered to U. s. Marshal John
}. Kelly at New York to start
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO SKAMANIA SHERIFF

OLYMPIA Sheriff Nj. T. Bor-
den of Skamania county died late
Wednesday from heart attack
here while sitting in his parked car
in the downtown business section.
He was talking with a friend
when stricken. Application Of an
inhslator for a hslf-hour failed.
Borden was on his way from Seat
tie to his home in Stevenson ana
stopped in Olympia when he was
stricken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Hard of Hearing
Picnic on Sunday

The annual picnic of the Tacoma
Society for the Hard of Hearing
will be held Sunday, Aug. 8, at the
main picnic grounds in Point Def
ance park. Lunch will be at p.
M. Coffee. cream and sugar will
be furnished by the society. All
interested are invited 10 attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Applications for marriage IL
censes have been received by
Pierce County Auditor S. Clifford
Davis from Leonard c. Jenkins,
50. and Ella May Denton. As. Ia
coma: Denis Sullivan. so. Fort
Lewis, and Emma r. Mckee. A.
Tacoma: Walter ]. Lyskoski. y.
and Leona Kennedy, Is. Tacoma:
Clara Brechhiel, -. Puyallup and
Arlene r. Regain. %. Tseoms;
Stewart Wetzel. IS. Fort Lewis,
and Ora Weaver. IS, Tacoma; n,
h. Hixon. 35. and Ava Buell.. 2i,
Zenith. Wash; Ray Clifton Hag-
man. II. and Alice Blanche Alien
IS, Tacoma; Charlie Alfred Pars-
neau. SIS. and Mrs R B. Nc
citchson. rs. racoma-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04

coast artillery officers who mark
on their maps at Seattle the course
of all planes reported by some $50
civilian observers scattered over
the state.
Estimates Altitude
II any aircraft in formations OF
two or more come close to Taco
ma. for example. Kennedy spots
them, notes their number and d.
rection OF flight and estimated
altitude. He then phones the in
formation which Is relayed over
the leased wires Of the power COM
pany,
r. s. r. & l.. facilities are only
part of the big network of civilian
communications organized f... the
purposes of the test.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Esiimaies Altitude
National Guard
Planes in Drills

SPOKANE - Airplanes of the
4lst division aviation, reputedly
the nations most efficient national
guard air unit, engaged in drills
over a l00-mile radius five hours
last night.
Each plane covered a separate
district. maintaining constant con-
tact with Felts field here by radio.
Officers said the purpose OF the
flight was to familiarize crews
with night operations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
SUSPECT IS ARRESTED

Arrested on drunkenness
charge and under suspicion of hav-
ing stolen carpenters level found
in his possession. Leo Wolkowiei,
SIS. was in police custody Thursday.
He was arrested by Officer j..
Smith at 14th st. and Pacific ave.
and held overnight in Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
EskimOs Sewing
For Expedition

JUNEAU Eskimos in the Nome
region are busy sewing $1,000
worth Of fur-slSin equipment for
the Byrd antarctic expedition,
Virgil Farrell. supervisor of native
arts. said today. The equipment
includes mukluks, parkas and
sleeping bags.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
YOUTH PICKS WRONG
MOTOR CAR TO STEAL

PORTLAND-Leonard Elkin, ~,
Eugene, picked the wrong car to
steal, he discovered when he was
arrested only few moments later.
He stalled the car at an inter-
section and Traffic Patrolman W.
C. Hogue recognized the vehicle as
having eight traffic tags against IL.
Elkin was charged with automo-
bile larceny. and police said they
would hold the car until the owner.
A resident of Vancouver. WASH,
pays up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Today's
Oddities

IoSDo> Malcolmn Bradbury
told the International Psychology
summer school that he had psyeno-
anslyzed a prize COW and eufeu
her of the inferiority complex sne
suffered when her owner took ner
calf away.
Cows. like women. need pettnlg
and fussing." he said. II mssssged
and petted Fancy (the cow ana
gradually got her to the hand MIX
inc stage. I treat all of my own
cows as individuals. according 10
their moods and fsneies.'
REGGIE Ill CALaBRIA. Italy
Francesca Serrano. IS. and Gio-
vsnni Miniti. 76. married today &C
st. Marks church. They had been
counting since 1880.
TFyISO, Italy Luigi Guidottis
good manners put him In jail. Gut
dotti ransacked the apartment OK
Monsignor Antonio Mantiero, blsh-
on of Treviso. He decided to leave
a note of thanks for his loot and
started to write it on the bishop ,
porta BILE typewriter. The noise OF
the typewriter woke the pishop y
nephew. Limo Beccegato, who telc-
phoned police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
HERE'S MORE A BOUT
SKANSIE STRICKEN
STARTS ON FACE ON r

OhhlhlN0AA ~ AlAlOhAAAN
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
Joseph. all of Gig Harbor. and
three sisters. Mrs. George Ursich.
Tacoma, and two residing in Jugo-
Slavia.
The body was taken to Cassidy
4 Aliens. where funeral arrange
ments will be made.
Mitchell Skansie's career il writ
ten indelibly IN the history OF
Tacoma and its neighboring island
ports. More than pioneer. he Is
credited with being responsible for
the growth and progress Of the
peninsulsr transportation system
as well as its creation.
Had Vision
A man of imaginative vision and
one with the ability TO carry his
dreams TO realization. he envis-
toned the Puget Sound system of
transportation and made II an in
tegral part of Tacomas water
front activity.
Backed by experience in actual
management of ferry systems to
Steilacoom and other ports. he was
the visionary who created the idea
of the Washington Navigation
company.
With others active in making 1t
reality. he formed the company
/ in January, 1927. He was aided
/ in the venture by his brother,
Joseph, by Charles T. Peterson.
the attorney, and by /. c. Row.
! land. of the firm of Hansen d
Rowland.
Moving Spirit
Mitchell Sksnsie was the NOV
ing spirit in the organization, and
i its president from the time of its
formation until it's dissolution at
the time construction started on
the Narrows bridge.
But in the intervening decade
he operated the firm and made
possible constant communication
and transportation between Taco
ma and its neighboring ports. Ii
addition, the shipbuilding compan,
bearing his name constructed thu
ferries Skansonia and Defiance
built all the ferries used in tn
service with the exception of tn
City of Tacoma.
Native Of Dalmatia
Mitchell Skansie and his thre
brothers, all residents of Gig Har
Dor. were born in Saint Martin
Island of Brac, Province OF Dial
malta.
Mitchelrs elder brother. Peter
nine years his senior, was tn
first TO come to the Pacific North
. west, arriving in 1889. Andrew
A arrived 10 years later in April
;. 1899. and they We're joined b
Mitchell and Joe in October O
. that year.
/, Mitchell went into the fishin
! business with Peter Skansis
About five years later they starte
To build boats. constructing thei
first power boats within the mex
two years.
Formed In 1910
/ The Skansie shipbuilding CON
|, pany WAS formed in 1910. wit
. all the brothers participating
!, Later Mitchell and Joseph too
! over the active management. an
, during the course of its career III
|, firm built over 100 fishing boat
n The firm. under Mitchells guit
anee, built its first. ferry befoi
the brothers knew they wonl
form the Skansie Ferry Co. abol
1922. Stock i'm the ferry compan
Is later was sold to the Wsshingto
p Navigation company.
a Mitchell Skansie's hobby was h
!; work. the building OF boats al
:, their operation. He also was q
ardent golfer, but that sport vi
!. secondary to his intense intere
in being at all times a part
the transportation system tn
Q served to build up the insult
. communities and gave reguls
u efficient service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
THOMPSON IMPROVING

C. L. Thompson, superintendent
of the city fire alarm system.
who has been seriously i'll AZ the
Mary Bridge hospital was reported
Thursday to be showing some
improvement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-10

Unhappy Home Life
Causes Wife Worry
Feels Husband Should Be More Thoughtful
About Attitude Toward Child
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey | often wonder if other feel
the way do-fee ashamed and Inundated about their
home life?
| have been married nineteen years. Ny husband is
hard working and honest soul but he the
who lived when he in temper He would love
dominate the whole household and being rather strong
minded myself refuse to let him get away with his high
handed manner.
We have eighteen year old daughter whose spirit he
bent destroying He told not long ago "I'l
break her spirit III kill her.
Of course knew he did not he would really do
harm to the child but his harsh attitude is crushing her and
taking all the JOY out of her young life.
thought that by writing to you and presentg my
problem other wife and mother might answer and tell
me how she solved similar problem. MRS R.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-10
CAR BURNED IN
CRASH; 3 HURT

A rear-end collision at f4th ana
south Tacoma way early Satur,
dav sent three persons to loea,
hospitals with minor injuries ana
resulted in the destruction of one
of the cars by fire.
The machine. owned and driven
nv ". T. Jones of Route l. Box d.
was repeatedly struck from the
rear by another car. Jones auto
overturned and caught fire Is
occupants escaped with only minor
injuries. however.
Reitha Farrar, %. of Route l.
Box ST. was taken to PIERCE
county hospital for treatment OF
decorations. She was riding IN the
second car. the driver of winch
was not known to police.
Mrs. W. T. Jones. sr., and Mrs.
James Murphy of Lakeview. two
of the occupants of Jones car,
were removed to the Northern
Pacific hospital. They suffered
bruises and shock. Jones and
Murphy were unhurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-10
Uddenberg Post, Auxiliary
Elect Officers for Year

GIG HARBOR-John D. Edwin
was elected commander of Her
man Uddenberg post No. 1854,
V. F. w, Thursday evening Of
ficers to serve with him are w. c.
Perry, senior vice commander;
John d. Eide, junior vice COM
mander; l.. M. Holt, chaplain; Joe
Parker. quartermaster adjutant;
George Magnussen, surgeon; Hugh
Cavanaugh, guard; John Murphy,
service officer and officer of the
day; Milan Mikich, patriotic in
structor; George Magnussen, his
torian, Mike Kinkaid, legislative
officer. and Bert Uddenberg and
Jim Commers, color bearers.
The Ladies auxiliary named
Jeanne Sellers Roby president for
the coming year. Officers to
work with Mrs. Roby include Mrs.
Aileen Gross, senior vice president.
Mrs. Matte Skansie, junior vice
president, Mrs. Selma Burkland,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Berthe
Moshier, chaplain; Mrs. Rachel
Murphy, conductress; Mrs. jamie
Elms. guard; Mrs. Huldah Smith,
trustee six months; Mrs. Sarah
McCuin. trustee twelve months;
Mrs. Ebba Uddenberg, trustee
eighteen months; color bearers;
Mrs. Selma Petersen, No. /; Mrs.
Flora Curl, No. 2 Mrs. Beatrice
Commers. No. 3; Miss Katharine
Dorotich, No. 4; Mrs. Ebba Udden-
berg. patriotic instructor; Miss
Edith kooley, musician; Mrs. HUI
dab Smith, banner bearer, and
Mrs. Blanche kooley. flag bearer.
Officers will be installed at a
joint installation April 20, at Com
munity hall.
The Lions club will meet Mon
day evening at the Den in the
Glitch building with c. o. Austin
and A. L. Hopkins in charge of the
program. A. l.. has planned an
old time orchestra.
Officers of Tahoma camp No.
1o.696. Royal Neighbors, who at
tended the Pierce county conven-
ton at Sumner and shared in the
work were Mrs. Ann Moore. Mrs.
Mae Daniel. Mrs. Dorothy Carlson,
Mrs. Phyllis Rucker. Mrs. Hazel
Major. Mrs. Ida Oberlies. Mrs.
Edith Deyo, Mrs. Ann Conan and
Mrs. Mabel johnson.
Mrs. Arthur Patti was hostess
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