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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Negro Awarded
For Bravery

ST. LOUIS, MO- Louis Lee
Baker, key witness in bombing
trial and whose life was constant
ly threatened, testified against
gangsters in court here last week
and received $2,367, which was
raised by the general public in
appreciation of his courage.
Baker was shot by gangsters
several weeks ago but recovered
and vowed he would tell all he
knew. The gun shot wounds cost
him his left eye, but he refused
to be intimidated into silence.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Kappa Fraternity
Elects Officers

DETROIT, Jan. 5 (UNP)- At
the close of THE annual convention
of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fratern-
ity here last Friday the following
members were elected to office:
James Scott of Washington, D.
c., Grand Polemarch; Benjamin
Good of w. Virginia, Senior vice
Grand Polemarch; Atty. ]. Ernest
Wilkins of Chicago, ILL.,, reelected
for the 18th time as Keeper of
the Records; A. E. Reed of At
lanta, Ca, Grand Board of Di-
rectors; o. F. Dir of East st.
Louis, reelected to the Grand
Board of Directors; and Elder w.
Diggs was elected as Grand His
torian
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Spingarn Medal Award
Nominations Now Open

NEW Nominations for
the Spingarn Gold Medal award
for 1888 are now open and will
be considered by the award COM
mittee which meets at the head
quarters of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People at SO Fifth Avenue
during the latter part OF January,
according to an announcement
made today by officials of the AS
ISOLATION.
The medal, which is awarded
every year by Joel E. Spingarn,
President of the N. A. A. c. P, to
''the man or woman of African
descent and American citizenship,
who shall have made the highest
achievement during the preceding
year or years in any honorable
field of endeavor," was first offer
ed by Mr.. Spingarn in 1914.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Civil Rights Bill Put To
Multnomah Delegation

PORTLAND, Ore. (SpeciaD =
At a meeting of the Multnomah
County Legislative delegation
which convened in the city council
chambers Wednesday evening a
score of measures and bills which
desired legislation of interest to
Multnomah county were discussed
at length. All measures presented
and discussed were of Importance
and interest including the financial
status of the county; the extensive
unemployment situation; the sail
ors, soldiers, and marine cemetery
problem, and the school teachers
unemployment fund, but none were
more important than that of the
Civil Rights bill of Oregon.
Mr.. Edgar Williams, president
of the local branch of the N. A. A.
c. p, heading a committee from
that branch, very ably informed
the delegation of the why's and
dire need for the passage of the
bill for the state of Oregon. Miss
Roberta Robinson (white) repres-
enting the Portland Council of
Churches, made plea in the inter-
ests of the bill as did Mr.. Har-
low Lennon, member of the
Youth Council of Churches. Mr..
Lennon is young attorney. A
committee of eight members of the
branch accompanied Mr.. Williams.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Texas To Act On
School Ruling

AUSTIN, Tex.,-The u. S. SUI
preme Court decision that Missouri
University must admit Negro stu
dents is having repercussions in
Texas. Dean Ira P. Hildebrand of
the University of Texas law school
has urged immediate establish
ment of legal training at the
states Prairie View Normal Col
lege for Negroes, thus permitting
the continued exclusion of Negroes
from the University of Texas with
out violation of the courts rul-
ing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06

Appellants had a fair trial and
the Judgements are affirmed, the
decision said.
Evidence produced at the trial
proved that Lawson, an itinerant
waiter, was awakened from Sleep
ing in the lobby of a cheap down.
town hotel, roughly handled, and
finally beaten to death after arri-
val in the police station basement.
Laudable work was done by the
N. A. A. G. p. under j. S. jack
son who, as vice-president, took
charge during the illness of the
late attorney Clarence r. Ander-
son who was president of the as
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
u. OF MISSOURI LOSES REVIEW


ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Unwilling to
admit the justice of the recent
sweeping Supreme Court decision
which ordered the University of
Missouri to admit Lloyd Gaines, a
Negro college graduate, to its law
school, the State of Missouri will
file a petition December 81, for a
rehearing of the case before the
nations highest tribunal.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-Per-
sons who see in the penalties set
up in the Wagner-Van Nuys- Ga
vagan Anti-Lynching bill, which
lost out in the last Congress, a
parallel to the Nazi hostage pay
ments levied on Jews in Germanw,
and therefore just cause for
fighting the bill, are setting up a
poorly drawn" thesis that won't
hold water, according to Roscoe
Dunjee, editor of the Oklahoma
Black Dispatch.
NEW YORK-'Cotton Ed Smith
was the only official in Washing
ton who objected to a ribbing he
received at the recent Gridiron din
ner, according to an item appear
ing in the column of Leonard Ly-
ons, New York Post column.st, De-
cember 20.
WASHINGTON (C)-As a re-
suit of his voting with the major
ity in the Gaines case recently,
comment in the Negro press has
turned favorable to Associate JUS
tice Hugo Black, in spite of the
fact that he was proven a member
of the Ku Klux Khan. MI. Black
was severely criticized by the Ne
gro press when he was named a
justice of the court by President
Roosevelt.
NEW YORK CIT cost $3.50
per person to make reservations at
the Cotton Club, Broadway and
4Sth street, on New Years Eve,
where Cab Galloway and the Mich
olas brothers led the famous Got
ton Club Parade" as the old year
went out and the New Year came
in.
NEWARK, N. j. (C)-Miss Ed
ma Chappelle, 134 Barclay street,
was the first colored girl named
to the Newark Housing Authority
last week. Miss Chappelle's name
was sent to City Commissioner v.
j. Murphy by B. E. Anderson of
the Laborers' Union.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Noy Person
Buried Sat.

Noy Pierson, well known Seattle
barber, was buried from Bonney-
Watson's mortuary last Saturday
after succembing to a long illness.
He was laid to rest in Mount
Pleasant cemetery.
Mr. Pierson was a native of
Oklahoma, and had made his home
in Seattle for close to twenty-five
years, where he engaged in bust
ness at several locations. At the
time of his death he operated a
barber shop on East Madison st.
near 23rd ave. His widow, Mrs.
Lucille Pierson, survives.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Paschall, Stevenson and
Whalen Lose; Receive
20 Years Each

OLYMPIA Manslaughter con-
victions of F. H. Paschall, w. L.
Stevenson and P. L. Whalen, for
mer Seattle police officers, were
affirmed by the Supreme Court.
They were accused of causing
injuries to Berry Lawson on March
20, 1887, from which he died. The
Supreme Court said the officers
used more force than was nee
essary in taking Lawson into GUS
tody."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Want Negroes Included
In U. S. Air Program

NEW YORK-An inquiry into
the Governments plan to train
10000 college students annually
as civilian pilots, under the super
vision of army, navy and civilian
filters, to determine whether Negro
college students are to be integral
ed into this program, will be un-
dertaken by the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People, officials of that
organization announced here today.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
L. of Missouri Must Provide for Race:
u Supreme Court Denies Review
To Give Equal Facilities,
Establishes Precedent
For Other States

WASHINGTON The Supreme
Court refused Tuesday to reconsid-
er its December IL decision that
a state must give equal education
al advantages to white and Negro
students.
Reconsideration was sought by
the University of Missouri.
Binder the decision, Missouri
must admit Lloyd L. Gaines, st.
Louis Negro, to the University of
Missouri Law School or provide
equal advantages at a Negro
school,
In its petition, the university
said Missouri "must at once es-
tablish in Lincoln University NE
gro school at jefferson City, each
and every course of instruction
available at the University of Mis-
souri," 1t added that six other
states which have no Negro uni
versity twill be compelled either
to admit Negroes to sit with white
boys and girls in their state uni
versities or to build separate Negro
universities"
These states were listed as
Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
The decision, the University of
Missouri said, forced a Serious
dilemma upon states pract. .ig
"race separation"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
School Children and
Teachers To Learn
OF Racial Tolerance

NEW YORK-New Yorlx's l.
100000 elementary and high school
students who attend the 1000
schools in the city's five boroughs,
will be required to attend two as
semblies devoted to the teaching
of racial tolerance every month,
according to an announcement
made here Wednesday, December
81, by DR.. Harold G. Campbell,
superintendent of schools.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Abstract Vote Shows
l29 Wins By 2 to ]

The Abstract of votes polled at
the election of November s, just
issued by the secretary of state,
shows that Initiative No. 129, the
Forty Mill Limit Law, was ap-
proved of by a vote of approx
imately two to one in every Leg
islative district in the state.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Phi Delta Kappa
Hears Roy Wilkins

PHILADELPHIA - Phi Delta
Kappa Sorority, in it's annual con-
clave here, had as its principal
speaker on December 81 Roy Viii
kins, editor of the Crisis maya
zine and assistant secretary of the
N. A. A. C. P. Mr.. Wilkins spoke
on 1.-THE Education of the Child
of Tomorrow"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Red Caps to Fight
For Workers Law

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 Jump =
Pledges of support for a $4,000
drive to enforce the application of
the Federal Wage-Hour Law to
railroad workers were announced
this week by the International
Brotherhood of Red Caps.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06
Elks Home InstaIls
Pool and Billiards

A pool and billiard table have
been installed in the Elks Home,
926 Yesler Way for the pleasure
of the members and guests. The
tables are a gift from Mr.. ]. w.
Williams, custodian of the home
Many members have taken advan-
tage of the tables to play a game
of pool or billiards in surround
ings that are congenial.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06

Only 38 per cent of the Negro
families studied in the Southeast
villages reported movie expendi-
lures. They spent an average of
So on movies for the year; this
represented 81 per cent of their
total recreation expenditures.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06

In New York, Negroes with in
comes between 1000 and $4,000
spend for housing as much as or
more than white families at cor
responding income levels. But
spend more for clothing.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06

ISOLATION at the time. 1t was
brought to light that several wit
nesses, all white, had been bribed
to leave town and to testify in
favor of the police.
The former officers, obviously
praying for hung jury, refused
to testify, basing their hope on
finding prejudiced person on the
jury who would place his preju-
lice above duty. Henry Clay Ag-
new, recent candidate for prose-
cutor on the Republican ticket, was
the deputy in charge of prosecu-
ton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-01-06

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

With Caps
On Sunday

Vancouver Capilanos win make
their final appearance of the sea-
son in Tacoma's Athletic park
Sunday night when they play Hal
Rhymes Bengals doubleheader
beginning at Z o'clock.
With the twin bill against john
ny kerr's outfit. the Tigers will
open a home stand OF five nights.
On Monday night the Tigers
will play an exhibition game
with the smuggling Portland
Beavers Of the Pacific Coast
league.
This game is scheduled TO begin
at Sis o'clock. marking a change
in starting times that will be In
effect for the remainder OF the
season.
The Portland club has taken a
new lease on life during the past
few days and now lead Seattle,
three games to one. in their cur
rent series in Seattle.
Seattle's pitchers have been
unable TO hold the Portland
sluggers, who rank among the
hest In high minor league
baseball.
Among the Beavers who have
dynamite in their bats are Man
ager Bill Sweeney. Ed Coleman.
Harry Rosenberg. Irving Jeffries,
Eddie Fernandes and Johnny Fred
ericks.
The Yakima Pippins come to
Tacoma Tuesday night to open a
three-game series with the Tigers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
Ouch! Tigers Capped Again BY Vancouver Nine
So. Tacoma
TitIeStaked

The Arlington cshs sna South
Tacoma Pines tsnxi< sund<y a.
serncon II fsa ocieek On the Esti.
son field with ire championship II
eessth Tacoma ~ stake.
This game win he The grand eli
max % the ssssan for both teams.
rivals for many yesfs. Th< Cuts
hald the ssssnssss e more power
~ the plate. eight Of the nine rvx-
uisrs eloatInx the ball IL 4 go
cup. or better
In the experience division. how
ever. the Pines have the saEs. -
meet q the Cubs are youngsters
Ja.t graduated from high schcei.
The Pines have wen rs out q -
games played this season,
nlll Kemp will hufl for The Cuhn.
while Al ilbks. b.. viii h< on tbs
mound for the Pines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
Wightman Net
Squad Picked

NEW YORk-Nstlonai Cham
pion Alice Marble OF San Fran
cisco and nine others were named
TO the wightmsn cup squad today
BY tho United States Lawn Tennis
association.
The players were ordered 10 re-
port to the West Side Tennis club
Aug. Fl for practice which win be
supervised by Mrs. George Wight
man. non-playing captain. The
cup matches are scheduled for
Aug. 1925.
The others named were Mrs.
Sarah Palfrey Fahyan. Com
bridge. Mass: Helen Jacobs,
Berkeley. Cal; Dorothy Bundy,
Santa Monica. Cal: Gravyn
Wheeler. Santa Monica. Cal:
Dorothy Workman. Rosemead,
Cal: Virginia Wolfenden, San
Francisco; Mary Arnold, Los
Angeles: Helen Bernhard. New
York. and Patricia Canning,
Alameda. Cal.
The American team will be seek
ing its ninth straight and 18th
triumph since the wightman cup
competition was inaugurated in
1928. They scored So victory
last year. winning four singles and
one doubles match.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
TEAR MET: How many games did tine
- through Aug. 6: -. Just Fan
Consumers Meat To Play Soldiers

will play an sll-star squad COM
posed OF men from the Third Tank
company and 10th Field Artillery
teams. The game will be started
at 2 o'clock.
All Consumers Meat players are
10 meet at the market at noon
Sunday to have pictures taken Of
the team and to make arrange
rnents for the game at Bremerton
Wednesday night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
9Th Straight
Dropped, 6-5

VANCOUVER Ths c<rllsnre
stsxei = thfe<-fan uprising = Ne
eighth inning To ne ~ scefe ssd
then went an r. sccrr ne winning
run IN th> ninth - they defeated
rscams. . 10 !. fer the fiftn time
IN - many nights
And TIE Tigers pfsnl<m fadsy
~. not to fin=isnx - wsYs sud
ns<sn< "a avsrssks tp< ls&xu<si<sd-
lax wsnstshs< cni<fs gth<y was
anashsx lzst night. II ecafs<f. but
hcw ~ Frnsssn 10 s<ennt place
rh<ir in.s last night PIT N CAPT.
lsnos within en< game - 49,
placing shs n~ursis u he s>cesd
spot.
Rad fssser sesvte1 ~ To-
rsusa. ~ ~ ~ Usn ~
i've runa fes s~v~e lasteeA
hat Ms NJ vt<stm - ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

Both Brown Jade and Faithful
Maud have been training impress
sively for their Sunday engage
ment and no doubt will be top
weight horses OF the field. Brown
Jade II one Of the fastest thor
oughbreds ever produced In Cali
fornia and Is expected to go post
ward In the role Of fsvorite.
Faithful Maud is another Of the
west coasts top-notch handicap
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
Brown Jade, Faithful Maud
In Longaeres Race Sunday

LONGACRES - Fifteen candi-
dates for the $4,000 Longacres
Mile Aug. "a. including Brown
Jade and Faithful Maud, arc
among 10 horses nominated today
for the $4,000 Speed handicap to
be run at the Renton track sun
day.
The Speed handicap. nj SIX
furloDgs. will mark the
debuts In the Northwest Of
Brown Jade and Faithful
Maud. regarded as the two
leading contenders for the
mile classic among horses al
ready on the grounds and
their meeting promises To
provide the greatest speed
battle so far this season.
Following Is the list OF nominees
for the Speed handicap:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
BY UNITED PRESS

Twin Falls Cowboys regained top
position in the Pioneer league Fri
day after defeating the PocateIlo
Cardinals So.
The Cowboys percentage margin
over the Csrds In four.
Lewiston Indians garnered six
tallys in the sixth TO defeat Boise.
81.
Ogden blanked Salt Lake Bees
so In the first Of a three-Eame ne
ries.
Ogden and Salt Lake tsngle In
Salt Lake Saturday. Lewiston
plays Boise. Pocatello IL at Twin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

mares and IL a worthy foe for tho
fleet Brown Jade.
The nomination sf Jeffs
Pride, which won the British
Columbia handieap here and
then returned 70 Vancouver.
was sent down by the Digger
brothers. hut II Isn't known
for certain whether he VIII h
= starter sunday. Jeff IL I'M
defeated In the Northwest
with four consecutive handi-
cap victories 10 HE credit and
IL the hope of Canada In tho
ten-grsnder.
The field In Sundays feature
looms ms ths most brilliant 10
face tho starter here In several
seasons and the fastest six fur
longs Of the meeting. n not new
track record. Is in prospect.
Lo>GAfHEs HIsIITs
First hacs=-s40o, claiming. a-year-
oids and up. Q furionFs.
d. Dc o,lmor. Ga asAo 1920 1910
Queen Jean 107p as.io
winning Jockeys In order Napier.
orohs. Merritt. Time. ii7 As. Tor
monds, Gold jet, xenter, Nj STAN.
ford. Haidee. whatassl. Princess Dodo,
Pink Title also ran.
second Race - 300. claiming. 3
ysAr-olds ana up, Washington breds.
81 fufionss
s SIN Train ,,oO =. i7io go 40
Mad spasm fiioi $50
winning jockeys IN order; Bovine.
Dodson. Meffitt. Time. l % 81
Premier Jim. Violate &. Hidden
5moke. First tffott also ran.
Third Hsee 400. claiming, s-yssr-
olds and up. / mile.
Georgia Mis- lio7. iz0o 80 400
Alta Dawn t07 -. 40 2s0
cisos Pride 'ioo) 2so
winning jockeys in ORDER sp<sry.
Dye. ufohs. Time. ~ as. Hossns
foz Magic Baby. Befends. Koreena.
English ON. cisdis. No Doubt slso
Fourth Nae. - s4oo. eisimlns. A.
year -olds ana Nd. q furionEs
Thistle Ray nial $40 80 27o
Louis Morgan 1isb 500 a7o
~
winning jockeys IN order: urohs.
Dye. Fassn. Time. Ii7 Parade
Step. shady Past. Spool bon Ivy.
Bank shot. Peter '. Diet. Double
Chin also ran
rInh Nae. - $500 allowances, o.
yesr-olds and mp. Q fiirionEs
Lovely Bills 1o2.. 40 7so 7s0
Nastin u07i .... 770 $50
HOCKEY iiOsi ..s. $50
winning JOCKEYS in order: Classify.
ROYAL snxy, Teresa ONO. Dzsso also
ran.
slsih Race $500, claiming. s.yssr-
oids and up. i-ie mites.
Behsmoth tlo1t 49,. seo 17o ESQ
Temper ni7i 80. 40 10
Ton Dog iO4l -. 400 40
.D<ad heat for place.
winning joeksgs 10 order; Dodson,
Napier. B1Yins. Tins. 20 i-s PAL
ilstlon. Malta. Ho~dy ANDY, Lsonis
ss,snih race - ssoo claiming. ..
yesr-oids ana up; / mile
Edgar Boz iiisl 90. 7to sto 7s0
AohAc ui0y s.s... 100 4 80
Fsnasay fl0et 49,. SO
winning Jockeys Ia order Tryon
Bovine. Dfohs Tims 30 Eleft-
rose. hsst<r Bues. Melody Boots siso
Ilshth Eaes - ssoo. elsimins. D
year -oids ana up. La miles
esl1. cen essr.a iii, "' 40 az
Inis f3a uisl 80. $50
Winning joessy. In order. warner
DFohs. h<ns- fins. Is -. Ibs
Break fABaso fndsp~ndsnf Nay.
huEe Alta Nnud Hogan. Shasta Prs.
stepmotnsr siso ran
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Portland 3. Seattle !.
Oakland q. Los Angeles ]
San Francisco s Hollywood 4
San Diego 6-i, Sacramento 4-3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
M] The
Aa[a4udngs

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Vancouver 9. Tacoma 5.
Spokane 4. Yakima 2.
Wenatchee s, Bellingham 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

At Fort Lewis field Sunday az
ternoon the Consumers Meat team
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

'''-" sssoaa ~ nsmis!ss
ehIuehsm ss.ss.s-s
nnHs hefte6 n. cbr1o1uolnDR. 49,
~. kI!ent. n2eestI Z. t5lz1(ng te4s
s ''ss' sss.s e.. sssss a M 49,
bssss. hsSsriSee' 6ie1Ir1so. -
pisy. sssusrt y nees1ss6e ~ 6I1li
ieft on eeees. netiteehem q 49,
ehsg 4 bseee ~ n9tIA ~ ku1fr@ \.
kssiestxh 1, s<fs1es sss>. ~ H. -
~ xssiesifh u peeeea Ill. O.
time q bsnls. t<eI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL. LAG

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New YORK .. Philadelphia Q.
Detroit 4. St. Louis 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

Tetfis go -
scoas ~ mmssoe
Thsss- sxss bit. peseseems tuo~oGno
Rita 3temnef. uDA411u11< l1G41A
nsfshi. Me<ftees ssefen hnn1D, 49,
eamisk nD<1efege. oo<reff 6ont1o
STAR rsxn4nas~ y n1em1w -
ssssssn ssssss M c,ssssees
sxessfi<s hix' 1xl1oszei1. nG1eon11.
ssnpir<z n<i>nH sna ctssu. >lno -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-14

Following Is the list OF nominees
or the Speed handicap:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-04

Warden Court Smith
Strike of prisoners in CALIFORNIA;
San Quentin prison over food put
Warden Court Smith TO test, for.
San Quentin has more inmates than
any other in America-5,300. APP
proximately 1000 inmates joined in
the strike.
central Press,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-04

Ready for new tests is H. L. Child.
The Buffalo, N. Y, test pilot who
set a new speed mark in 575-mile-
an-hour dive in a new type pursuit
plane, is shown as he was about to
go a!oft to test another plane-just
another days work for the in
trepid flier.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-30
Past Is Reiterated
In House of Dolls
Many Figures Displayed by
Florida Woman.

ST. CLOUD, FLA.-The interna-
tional doll household heaven"
somebody called it once-boasts one
of the largest and most varied col
lections of dolls in the country.
Mrs. Jack Baughman is mother to
the dolls, which she has gathered
from all over the world and exhibits
in this little Florida cattle town.
She has hundreds of the little fig
ures. filing cases and lining the
walls of her international doll house.
Some are exhibited in miniature
displays. such as Innocent Nell'
of the old melodrama who is shown
in an old-fashioned bedroom with a
tiny maple dresser and cross
stitched sampler and rag rug. Be
side her is the bedroom of a mod
ern girl, with latest design furniture,
including cigarette tray and a
miniature radio.
A few of the dolls are old and
valuable. One is labeled an sItal-
ian Lady of Quality" Her clothes,
embroidered with gold, were copied
from painting by Pisanello. Fiji
teenth century artist. She wears a
girdle and neckpiece of rubies. en-
eralds and diamonds.
An odd pair is Amanda Button
and her son, Ezra. Their entire
clothing consists of 10 pounds of
metal, ivory and bone buttons-all
colors, sizes and shapes.
The collection shows the progress
of dollmaking since time began. The
dolls represent many national and
international personalities who were
famous years ago. Among them are
Queen Wilhemina, Lillian Gish. Jen-
ny Lind and Lillian Russell.