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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Firms Set Fire 10
Towns in Arctic

BERGEN, Norway, Dec. "A. CUP.
Finnish troops set fire to tho
towns of Kolochoki, Salmijaervi an6
Borisgles today after severe Rus
sian onslaught, according to dis
patches received here The towns
are in the fighting sector south OF
Petsamo, Finlands Arctic port.
The Firms set fire TO the towns
before retreating in the race OF
the heavy Russian attacks, it was
reported.
Soviet Bombers attacked the
towns, bombing them severely three
times during the morning. The air
raids were followed by land oper-
ations in force.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Norway Reinforces
Border Defenses

KIRkENE.S. Norway, Dec. "A
CUP)-Norwegian frontier forces
we're strengthened tonight as Soviet
forces in arrnored cross country
cars and whippet tanks were re-
ported at Salmajaervi. burning
Finninsh towns near the border.
Russian troops advancing on SAL
majaervi, dispatches said. were at
tempting to cut the flanks of the
retreating Finnish army.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Rumaniar, Blast
Kills s. Persons

BRASHOV, Rumania, Dec IA
CUP)-Eighty-five persons were re-
ported dead today at Zarnesti after
an explosion in a paper mill there.
Dispatches said that las persons
were injured and that many werc
so seriously hurt that they would die.
Many critically injured were in
hospitals at BrashoV. Officials OF
the ministry of health from Bu-
charest arrived in Brashov en- route
10 Zarnesti TO direct relief work.
Residents of Zarnesti were for
hidden 10 leave their homes be-
cause the town was filled with
noxious gases after the explosion
The paper mill at zarnesti was
owned by a German group until
It was taken over by the Rumaniar
government recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
HOW TO "OPEN UP" =.
NOSE THAT CLOGS
At BEDTIME

HOW MUCH BETTER you feel-how much
easier you breathe when you clear
your nose of transient congestion with
a few drops of Vicks Va-tro-noll 1t
helps pave the way to refreshing sleep.
RIGHT AWAY you feel it hit the spot
and spread film of comfort over your
irritated nasal membranes.
KEEP vA-TRO-NoL handy, ready for use
the moment your nose feels irritated,
dried out or clogged. Then the nasaI
comfort you'll enjoy will make you
realize why Vicks Va-tro-nol is Amer
ica's most used nasal medication.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
Travis Smith Now
District EnlpIoye

Travis Smith, for eight years ma
nager of the Pure Ice company il
Calexico, has resigned to become
commercial agent for the Imperia
Irrigation district. the district an
nounced Thursday.
Smith will replace Carroll Camp
bell who has been transferred Il
Imperial as assistant to Harry Mad.
duX. business manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

States" he said.
ut was known that several Euro
pean countries recently supplied
war materials TO Finland and would
have supplied more but for the fact
that Germany government made
difficulties regarding transit"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14
LEGAL, NOTICE

Notice is Hereby given that the
Ell CENTRIC WRESTLING CLUB
has flied an application with the
State Athletic Commission to con-
duct wrestling matches in the Fox
West Coast Theatre, al South Sew
nth Street, e Centre. California
(N30 Ola inclA
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-14

BERLIN, Dec. IA. (UP)-The Ger
man government has confiscated the
property of Fritz Thyssen, German
iron and steel magnate who is
credited with having helped Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler to power, it was an
nounced officially today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
here yesterday,
BASKET LOOPS
OPEN TONIGHT

The Park-Churoh Fratsrnal Bas-
kethall league will open its off,
cial ie3e-40 season tonight on the
Beliarmine high naples with the
three following games:
6:4b. FARMLAND Trinity Lutheran
W. Epworih Methodist.
500, Latter Day Saints w. Mes
siah Lutheran.
300. Knapp's Business college
W.. Tahoma Camp woodmen Of the
World.
Church Fraternai games for
Tuesday night:
s;45. Central Lutheran W. P,iy-
allup Christian.
Industrial league Tuesday night
500. Northern Pacific Shops Va
First Methodist.
300, PetsrmAn Manufacturing
Co. W. Northwest Door Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
JONES BOYS WIN MYTHICAL
STATE SIX-MAN GRID TITLE

SUMNER State champions are
the Jones Boys. They won the
mythical independent six-man title
here yesterday afternoon when
they defeated the 9th Field Artil-
lery OF Fort Lewis. ISIS. in a
thriller before a big crowd.
But. like all good champions.
the Jones Boys may risk their
laurels this Sunday. provided
Coach Oscar "stub" Jones sees
fit 70 accept one Of the many
challenge. hurled at his grid
derx.
The Jones Boys had no easy time
beating the Artillerymen. Twice
the Fort Lewis squad had the ball
right on the Sumner goal line only
TO lose the ball. But more than
that, the Jones Boys scored both
times.
Franny Grubbs a5-yard pass to
Ed Kiyohara in the end zone was
all the scoring the first half. al
though the Soldiers threatened sew
eral times.
But In the third quarter the
Artillery doomed through the
Jones Boys for = first down on
the Sumner three-yard line. A
pass was tried and John sader
Of the Jones Boys intercepted
behind the goal line and ran
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
City noopers Play Tonight

scn for she CITY tseV hneaseeeen
Considsrsnx NJ ee<llnsns ~ ~
season. th& ho1ps<efs - > mi
p~s<. sheatlns seeuxnteiy sAz1 80
lnx cFisply.
Al three winnin9 t~ams Thnre-
sisy may .xNin psi vssxnfiss -
night - sh<y - messias ~
losing eiahs.
Ihs FIasises clnah w11o -
teF~CttS Asts xyvi1ne - -
fsS1ssI tlis - J s'slee&. ~ =
s'rls~k ssnnssn re1n>. $780,
inx ehsmptans. sneet Geen~r
go slrel. A. cou.nopnnea
faes ChlItass. ~ tsmm -
ns~Fkra ~ ~ flese ~ sney
s.~e<vsps nfsps ~n1<h1na 49,
IN scstsu. b ~ flnel - -
3 sfeIsck.
Tbe thiils's xsme wiIi -
broadcast over radio staftoa xMo.
beginning ~ STA Larry ffszeeny
ana Jerry ossbaa VIII b - ~
mierophans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Cam Pinnlen
Cop Classic

TAcusna's Cammsreno Rainlsrz
blasted their way u TIE top q N
important sweepstakes event Sun
day IN The state tournament.
rsey eorpcd In vsissets
first prise axaiast . ned - "a
ef tAe he<s fsve-uzas te.uss N
wa@hiagses vita . Erasa
tsssl % eeSa rh<y turned N
better thsa 1000 IN their third
game.
krcnstsd took high individual
honors. with = 1ss game and co
total.
Louie yitalleh wen ths singles
sweepstakes shooting ios7 for
five games Jimmy Rsdonieh and
Paul Rsichert tied for second with
fols.
Here's the score.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Hall Sets Record
For Pro Passers
COLORADO SPRINGS. osse.--


Parker Hall. who during the
past National league season com.
pletsd almost three-quarters Of .
mile In forward passes fer the
Cleveland Rams. had the profess
sional passing championship tuck
ed under his belt today.
Hail. . 1888 Aii-AnseFican
hack from Mississippi. edgsd
out little Davey o'Briea Tor
the championship when he led
the Ram. 90 . ss-is victory
over the rhlladclphia Eagles
IN the WIN Rogers stadium
here yesterday.
The compound hslfbaek ended
the season with q record Of i0d
asrtsls completed In 2os attempts
for a total Of i.22T yards. II far
exceeded the former league record
Of Al compilations set by Sammy
Baugh.
o'Brien ended the season with
90 competitions out Of 2oi attempts
o'Brien. however. had a yardage
gain that exceeded Halls total
by 90 yards. His total passing
gain was 1879 yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Schmidt Denies
Stanford Offer

COLUMBUS, o. Francis A.
Schmidt, Ohio State football coach,
denied today that he had been Of
fered a similar position at Stanford
or approached by anyone connect
ed with Stanford university"
Speaking by long distance tele-
phone from New York, Schmidt
said that he didn't know a thing"
about reports that he will leave his
Ohio State job for Stanford. His
sixth Ohio State team won the
Big Ten championship this season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

Meadow Park sunday morning.
turkey medal play event. a divls-
Ion. Elmer Clark, 7i.b.~ss. ,. l.
Hamilton. 7s-i0-~sa and M Car
cssu. Tp-io -es. y division. Ron
aid Grove. s3-fa~T0. and r. G.
McEwen. ss-is~70. Ne.
Sundays sweeps wefe won BY
Hack Adams. ss-Is 90. Jas cievs.
Ts.s 70. and A. 6ustafson, SAIL
Ia.
Saturday sweepstakes wsnt 70
Dick Rowland. sI.is O. stan
fiacior had 7h.a 81 and Iaek
Adams. ss-t5-ess
Thsfs viii be = meeting a lhs
Meadow PARK Mems club tonight
with dinner a q 70 aeieek.
Meadow PARK Women's club V
sponsoring . dinner dance at the
Firs. Saturday night. "a u . sort
Of get togsthsr event.
FIncHEsT Match play against
par sunday. three -foufshs handi-
cap. A division; ". l.. Duncan.
up. Lsn kolslad. . W. BOO Van DE
Marx. up. and Henry Schmidt. Z
up, n division. Claude ablpisy. !
up; Bili shsshan. , do~n. Jos Nc.
Arthur. 4 down. and Warren Law
son. : down.
In Saturdays points event w. L.
Duncan won with ~ - - co.
Henry schmidt. 7s-ii-~s a. Bernard
sehwsisn. zs-is--se; Neil Lssiis,
as ~. . dlsis,oa: Warren Las.
soa, 25-is-ti: Lyman Hal. iiszs
- % Bili Hheehsn. is,zt ~.
u IL plain the handicap commis~
tee will have 10 gst busy ora tbs
ratings a Duncan. Lasszn and
shsshan. Thsxfs getting too
good
BEooKDALE - Mems stsb
Medal play sunday foF tlsFAsys
fan hAndieap. first division
George Holm, II-lp~efs second
division. George Marshall. s1-is
Sc. nob Wilson, Te-it- 80. laird
1ivlsions Paul cemnfssd. so-zi 80.
Tsamtsers hidden hlies 0ns-
third handicap Ftrst aixisioa
chArisa Booth. zI.a \ 23ihs Fred
Hlmmslsb4ch. zs-fk z3,A; Sec
ond division. Pad 0emarsd SOL
-. third division. Dewey KFsss.
s4-ii4 2zM.
AfI.EsMORE - SUNDAY. heas
nlns. Daek Alien. 10 Jsek Van
wyhs. 20: osorgs Popsad. a. z.
W. Jensen. %. Guy Clifford. asa:
Fred Has. s0h: Raiph wstson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Tacoma Grid
Team Beaten

Merle Miissrs drive through The
Columbia lire ~ Rensnn yesterday
gave the Rentnn Rams . victory
over TscomA's columesas. North
west s<mi-Pre league. Tns seare
came in the third quarter and RED
Walters converted. seors. 7 10 o.
The coiumhias were unable %
stage a sustained drive and found
II difflcult 10 halt the piunEinx
Miller. former Husky. Miller aisa
took part IN the passing game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Spokane Draws
40 Pin TOURNEY

SEATTLE - T he Washington
State Bowling association today
awarded next years tournament
to Spokane and predicted 200
teams would enter the champion
ships. Bob Schnebley of Spokane
will head the association as presi-
dent for 1910 with Archie Cald-
well of Olympia vice president.
Champions were crowned
Saturday night at the end of
a weeks tournament play
here. Olympia won the five
man team honors with 1869
pins. Aberdeen, last years
champions, took second with
1858. Seattle was third In the
open class event.
Yakima won in class A with
2799; Centralia in class B with
2717 and Auburn in class c with
2575.
Jim Mullen and Fred Converse
Of Spokane won the open class
doubles with 1862, one of the
highest totals ever rolled In a
northwest tournament. Mullen hit
649 and Converse 713. The team
of Turner and Clifford, Seattle,
won class A with 1897: Bulman
and McFee. Bremerton, Glass B,
1104, and c. Hoff and C. Book,
Wenatchee, class c, 1911.
Joe Stenstrom of Seattle won
the open class singles with 662.
A. Jifalka of Tacoma took class
A with 647; r. Vanderboou. Seat
tie, class B, 624, and N. Ellison,
Wenatchee. class c, 576.
Converse won the all events
title with 598 In his team
event, 7l3 In his doubles and
.576 In singles for a total OF
1887 pins. Ray Petereit OF
Yakima was second, is pins
behind Converse.
Lou Book of Yakima won the
class A all-events with 1910.
In sweepstakes winding up
the tournament, Tacoma placed
first with Olympia second.
Converse went over to the Wash
ington Athletic club and won the
annual sweepstakes there with a
1899 total for five games. Ted
Tadich of Tacoma was second with
1914. Other out-of-town scores:
Fires, Walla Walla, 1912; Burdoch,
Tacoma, 1911; Forbes, Shelton,
1047; Leftwich, Tacoma, 1912:
Cooley, Spokane. 1884; Stewart,
Shelton, 1890; Olson, Everett. 1928;
Burlington, Spokane, 1928; Seine
billy, Spokane, 1921; Berry, Tacoma,
101I; Hutchinson, Vancouver,
1905; Vulletich, Aberdeen, 1905;
Maczen, Tacoma, 1902; Morris,
Aberdeen, 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Trojans Not
Unbeatable
BY JAMES A. SULLIVAN

United Press STAFF Correspondent
SAN FRANCIsCo-The sport
ing element of California owes q
rising vote Of thanks today to q
gallant University of Washington
team which proved all is not gold
that glitters by showing. for 81
minutes and 40 seconds. that South
ern California Is not entirely In
vincible.
The fact that the Huskies forced
the Trojans to come from behind
with a pass and a prayer to exc
out 81 win, gave next Satur-
days encounter between u. S. c.
and University of California at
Los Angeles all the earmarks Of
the big game" of the year on the
coast. The winner will 60 TO the
Rose bowl.
The near victory Of WASH
ington--it should have gone
into the books as a TT tie
was q good turn for Troy. for
II means the Trojans will 20
into Saturdays encounter with
both feet on the ground In
stead Of dreaming Rose bowl
dreams.
The freak safety by Ernie Steel
which presented U. S. C. with two
points probably wouldn't have
been the determining factor in a
football game once in 10 years.
Cutting back into the end zone to
get around Al Kruger, Steele
fell without a Trojan near him
and when his knee touched the
ground Field Judge Bruce Kirk
patrick blew the whistle.
WOLVES PRAISE PHELAN
The crowds of wolves singing
paeans of praise for Coach Jimmy
Phelan strikes strange musical
note. Jimmy's season can now
be regarded as highly successful,
and those sophomores and juniors
who proved their worth against
Southern California will be dyna-
mite next season particularly
those great money players, Dean
McAdams and Rudy Mucha.
Only one other football
game Is scheduled this week.
The College Of Pacific, which
dropped a surprising 80 game
to Nevada Saturday, goes to
San Diego on Thursday night
to play the unbeaten, united
marine base eleven. COP Ii
en- route to Honolulu where IL
meets Hawaii Dec. 16.
Hawaii took a 1872 beating from
Fresno State in Honolulu Satur-
day, and inasmuch as Fresno only
beat Coach Alonza Stages team
by 10 score, the Roaring Rain
bows seem doomed to take an
other licking.
That "3s" score was quite pop
ular Saturday. Pasadena Junior
College walloped Phoenix ]. c.,
8s to o, and San Mateo ]. c. trim
med San Bernardino J. c., 3s to 6.
Occidental defeated Colorado Col
lege, 33 to 6.
Stanford's second-half comeback
to win, IA to 3, over Dartmouth
came just about two months too
late, but it was a welcome VIC
tory for the Indians, previously
whitfield down to the size Of pa
posses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

Close. mtontlys h~ttied hoop
games are on tap tonight In shs
Lincoln gym - ths CITY fsaskst.
ball leagues hsif-dessn teams re.
sums play. beginning a e'cioeh.
Loop effieiais have usas
preparations for . bumper 90
aleaee. iassmnch - nseuheSs
sf ths fair sex win ~ admit
ted free. naskrtb~Il. = Eaups
which women themselves play.
although with diffssent rui<s.
has Ioaa been . fHssrite win
them and many are esp>rted
10 tsks advantage af The ep-
psytnniiy offered.
In opening gamss last Thursday
night, California Florists. chIiis'a
and johnson Paint scored victories
over Consumers Meat. fntsf-cits
Auto Freight and cammafanos.
respectively.
Quality % play was tnp-noteh.
acquiring . highly suceeasfni sss-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Yer ,,55T,st SS go, ss.r wsi'ss..
Tyees Biting

Tyses are biting now according
"a Art Akin Of the Point Dsflsacs
boat hosiss. Last year thu tyses
showed up December Q. but many
fishermen reported limit catches
Saturday and sunday The fl<h
ran from AZ 10 10 pounds. Black
mouths. too. are biting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati
Reds still have si2 900 sent Ia for
tickets 10 the unplayed fifth game
Of the world series. Fans can get
their refunds merely BY returning
tickets.
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the length Of the field 10 score.
sader kicked the conversion,
which counts two points In air
man N kicked.
Again the Soldiers drove down
the field and they scored on a lat
ersl from Friei 10 short. with
White kicking the extra point. to
make the score. it-s
In the final period short got
away on n long run 10 tho
Jone. Boys one-foot line but
on the first play Elmer Davis
grabbed . Fort Lewis fumble
In midAlr and raced dowafield
for . sumner touchdown.
This tough break for the Artii-
lerymen cinched the game for the
Jones Boys. who added another
touchdown on a pass from Grub
TO Gordon Hill.
In = kicking contest at hAiftime.
between Sumner and Puyailup high
school boys. for the Leroy Mills
trophy, Sumner won by three
points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
ONE MANS noe

Frankie Thomas has trained
water spaniel that he rents out
10 picture companies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
ORTING OPENS
WITH VICTORY

ORTING Mel Eagen's Orting
Cardinals opened their season with
a 22-13 victory over Rainier high
at Rainier Friday evening. Dick
Humphreys was high point man
for the Redbirds. orting won the
reserve game, 24-9.
Coach Eagen also announced the
balance OF the Orting practice
schedule for December: Auburn
at Orting, Dec. 8; Orting at Me-
ridian, Dec. II; Stadium midgets
at Orting, Dec. Is; Orting at Au-
burn, Dec. Is; Meridian at Auburn,
Dec. 81; Rainier at orting. Dec.
20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Sings Praise OF WASHINGTON Team
HERE'S TEAM THAT
REALLY RATES As
An AI.I-AMEKICA

NEW fokk-.ans wss 80
lesk 81 q. fAi< = - rsol an
America far iases
E--s.Fkkln<n. ohse state. Fin-
af<h.
rs--Dr.h.<. osre<1l f4Iha.-
0s--O'nesle. TslNee. Irtsh
Cs--De riilire. Fsrahsm.
ItAlise.
o.--<ckaIta orer.n state. Ger
rs-Weln<r. kss~.s state. les
E--Anska s~asa Clara. H.
WaIlAn.
h-sltke. Metre u~ase. fsii<h.
n-C&fees. reasr>~~e llun-
KAFian.
ns---IHcsh~ oklskcnza. fsdlsa.
B.--Wsshlnxfan. uCI-A. Negro
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05
Siluer Barons
Batter Jackets

SEATTLE Enumclsw ADDED 10
lts FIRST place rating here ysstsr-
day by beating the West Seattle
Yellow Jackets, 70 TO 0. In North
west league play. Mas Tonsy.
Enumolsw's little dynamo. scored
all four Of his teams ,ouohdowns.
One safety was run up BY the
Barons. Tonsy intercepted = pass
on his own si-yard line and ran
for a touchdown.
STATISTICS
AVsfaaa waFsfaas Of nttufaH .ataafnat
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Totals -. s.o ss4 1904 ssss
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The lineups:
Orting (22) (Is) Rainier
Humphreys (9) F.. ~ Paine
Martin az ...F a. Rehwinkel
Albright a. &c. 80 d. Avery
Johnston (2) &C.. Chapwood
Rounds .......G.... Shearer
Subs: Orting-Steenerson 49,,
Claiming, Gilmore; Rainier - T.
Avery, Gehrke (2).
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Average yaraass q pun.sR. .ss~ainst
aentan Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-05

nlnss Daek Aiisn. rs Iaek Van
wyhs. 3d. George Poprad. a. q
W. Jensen. %. Guy Clifford. as4.
Fred Haas. soh. Raiph wstson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Crew Going Away to College,
Engineer to Quit Yacht Home

With his "crew" going away to
college, Robert B. Kellogg is going
to give up the 150-foot white steel
yacht that has been his family's
home for three years.
Mr.. Kellogg, former Naval on
Ger and now chief engineer for the
Potomac Electric Power Co., was
"fed up" with big houses when he
bought the yacht, Tech, and moved
in with his wife and two children.
He's still "fed up" but his son,
Robert, II, is going to the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
this fall and his daughter, Barbara,
has enrolled at Michigan State Uni
versity. So Mr.. Kellogg has lost his
sailors.
When the family gave up their
Bel Haven, Va, home and boarded
the yacht to live, they kept 1t
docked most of the time at the
Wilson Line Pier, which was fairly
near Mr.. Kellogg's job at Buzzard's
Point and the children's classes at
Technical High School.
The yacht, built for the late
Senator r. Coleman du Pont, has
large living and dining rooms, plen-
ty of cabins and a fine galley. Mrs.
Kellogg has ample room to do her
cooking. while the children study
or leer1 to navigate thu ahip and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Mrs. Mary McChesney DuIey
Dies at Age of SO
Pioneer D. 6. Resident
Watched Bottle of
Fort Stevens

Mrs. Mary McChesney Duley, SO,
died yesterday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Richard D.
Crompton, l01l Maple avenue, Sill
yer Spring, Md, after an illness of
several months.
Born in Washington, Mrs. Duley
was the daughter of the late Rob-
ert McChesney, whose large truck
farm at one time occupied the site
which Is now Petworth. She lived
there until she was 6 years old
when she moved to Brightwood
where she married the late David
Duley.
During the Civil War their home
in Brightwood was burned in prepa-
ration for the battle of Fort Stew
ems. While watching the battle,
she related later, she and her hus-
band stood near President Lincoln
and heard him deplore the fact that
SO many men had to be killed.
She was the oldest living men,
Der of Emory M. E. Church at
Brightwood where she had been
affiliated since she was II years old
For the past Is or l6 years she had
been a resident of Silver Spring,
where most of her 70 lineal de-
scendants live. Until she became i'll
last Easter she had been quite active,
spending most of her time in recent
years in chocheting rag rugs for her
relatives and friends.
Each year on her birthday anniver-
sary date. May 20, her family and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
{. J. Ryan Found Dead;
Son Of Rail Magnate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 21.-Clendenin
j. Ryan, Sc, a son of the late
Thomas Fortune Ryan, multi-mil-
lionaire railway magnate, was found
dead at his home of Fifth avenue
today, a victim of Illuminating gas
poisoning.
Police said his head was inside
gas heater in the fireplace, with
several jets wide open, when the
body was discovered by a business
agent.
The butler in the household suf-
fered heart attack when the dis
covery was made. The business
agent, Frank Merklin, and a handy
man, Irving Daniel, were almost
overcome by gas while lifting the
body from the fireplace.
A son, Clendenin j. Ryan, jr.,
former secretary to Mayor La
Guardia and assistant to Santa
ton Commissioner William F. Carey,
survives.
The home where he died-a sepa-
rate residence from the Fifth avenue
house of his estranged wife-con-
tains many valuable art treasures.