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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

Legend has the lost mine the
source of $4,000 worth of gold
when few white men trod these
parts and the smoke of Indian fires
dotted Bunchgrass Flats. Like a
Pigment of fiction, 10 also has
legend the story of two partners
who quarreled, and Of one who was
left for dead In the damp of a
mining tunnel.
Twenty years passed. so the
saga goes, and the partner re-
turned to look for the mine-and
found he could not locate the
shaft that had poured great wealth
of the yellow flakes into his hands.
He died, and left only to the world
the story of mine with a wheel
barrow in 1t, and some pots and
pans"
Find Backbone
This week workers at Fitsum
Mining Co, north of Potlatch and
on south slope of Gold Hill. dis
covered the weed-grown entrance
Of an abandoned mine. Out of
curiosity, they dug out the front
Thirty feet into the mine, they
found the remains Of an old wheel
barrow, its wheel rusted. its
whisky barrel slaves rottine To
the touch.
More gruesome find was that OF
bone. According to company Of
ficials, it was part of the backbone
Of q human.
The company is building a road
into the old mine. planning to
re-timber it. so that officials may
penetrate further into the mys-
terry of the tunnel-possibly to
determine If the quartz is that
from which $4,000 in gold was
taken half a century or more
ago.
Tells Old story
w. NJ. McCahan, Of Troy, who
settled in the Palouse country In
1901 and once sought the mine
near Moscow mountain, knows the
story well. In 1908 McGahan met
an old-time miner named Casper
As McGahan rscounted II this
week, this il the story Casper
told him.
My partner and / packed into
this district from Walla Wslla. the
closest town in the early days
We worked over the different
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
Old Lost 'Wheelbarroqv Nine
Found? Pal0use Folks Ponder

MOSCOW IdahO-Has the lost "Wheelbarrow mine"
been found? That the question pagung odtime resi-
dents of the Paouse country and officials of the Fsum
Mining company today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
Mrs. LaFle,u Sues Again;
Claims Club Slandered Her

suit. basing it on the new ground
Of Islander.
Mrs. LaFleur played at three
earlier card parties Of the Mehin-
ley ave. group on Nov. 4, II and 10.
She asserts that between the lstn
and the 25th. when she was re-
fused permission to play, the
women talked about her in
sIanderous manner.
Those In Suit
Named in the suit, in which
Frank LaFleur joins his wife as
plaintiff. are Mrs. Jessie l. killen-
beck, president of the Pre-School
group; Jean Nance. Hulda V.
Washburn. Verda R. Engler Donna
d. Stevens, Wilhelmine Black
burne, Reba A. Verlo. .Frieds f.
Hunter, Dorace f. Adams. Wini-
fred o. Vergne, Beulah X. Thrash
er, Hilda A. Markert and Thelma
G.. DuCharme.
1t was filed by Attorneys Earl
Clifford and Fred Lippmsn. An
other odd feature of the lawsuit
is that it has two prosecutors,
Thor c. Tollefson and his deputy,
Bill Goodwin, representing the
defense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

mountains around Moscow and
opened up rich vein of gold
bearing ore.
I'VE would crush the rock by
hand and pan the gold. After
taking out $4,000 in small mug
gets and dust, we prepared to
return to civilization.
Couldn't Find Mine
las Indians still roamed the
district, we lived in the mine. AS
we prepared to leave, we quarreled.
l struck my partner with a pick.
l took the gold and left, believing
had killed my partner.
went down to California, lost
most of my money and then came
back to Portland There, l heard
my partner had not died. Twenty
years had passed, and I came back,
but could not find the mine. The
shrubbery and trees had grown up.
| was completely lost.
II knew this mine was on the
south slope of a mountain and
that probably inside of it would
be found the handmade wheel
barrow we had used Also in the
mine should be our pots and pans"
Pan Reveals Gold
McGahan said Casper lived in
cabin on Moscow mountain and
spent much Of his time looking
for the lost mine. A year or so
after he told the story, he died.
according to McGahan. The fact
that Casper willingly came back
to the territory and was convinced
the cooking utensils would be
found in the tunnel has nearly
convinced McGahan Casper's part
ner died in the mine.
On the old wheelbarrow were
found large chunks of quartz. A
pan revealed several flakes of gold.
Although MeGahsn said Casper
sought the mine in the Moscow
mountain district, he said he be-
lieved 1t possible the mine WAS
located farther away. inssmuch a.
Casper admitted being lost" as
to directions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
MAIN STREET
Gof~gs. Cowings and Doin0s
Of Taeomans as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Stan Wsrburfon and family
leaving for months trip to San
Francisco fair, Los Angeles. and
other California points Otto
kegei chatting with Joel williams
Harold Bird hunting for photo
of Heinie Schuman-EtheI Olson
talking about S. r. Worlds fair
Betty Stark looking at Stadium
yearbook-Joe johnson watching
brother Carl paint house-AnnabeI
Miller enjoying sodsAHariey MIL
Ter hopping face with large red
handkerchief - Marion Warner
planning tea--Harold Piete quot
ing Shakespeare-Eldra Y. Hazcn
chatting with young friend-Jobn
ID. Register, dean of c. p. s.. get
ting early start on motor trip
Johnny Winterhouse telling about
life at Brigham Young university
Lloyd Suffer passing out circus
tickets-Vivian Havel en- route
from Washington. ID. c., to San
Francisco, where she has been
transferred-Ed Carlson watching
baton twirling exhibition - Vic
Vine drinking cup of coffee-Dick
kimball waiting to catch early
morning bus - Holmes Eastwood
listening to telephone conversation
Neal Roberts talking about Tiger
baseball team - Reggie Johnson
listening to Active club speaker
Pat Cardin outlining contest to
select Golden Jubilee queen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
Mills Production
66.6 Pct. Average

Operating mills in Washington
and Oregon, which reported to the
West Coast Lumbermen's associa-
tion for the week ending June 10,
produced 102 1921 SAP board feet of
lumber. At the rate Of cutting at
the reporting mills. the entire in
dustry produced 66.6 per cent Of
its average weekly cut during
1926-l929.
The new business reported taken
last week by the 143 mills was
107 1855. 926 board feet. Shipments
were 9s,643, 1928 board feet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17

Mrs. Dillman's hands but changed
his mind abruptly when she pulled
the trigger. One blast of salt
missed him but he wasn't sure an
other one would.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-17
AYRES GETS CONTRACT

When Lew Ayres returns from
his vacation in Europe toward the
end of the month he will find 4
new lone-term contract waiting for
him at Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
Williamson Waiting
 For Income Tax Agents
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the courthouse early this morning. He was alone, and proceeded to the top floor of the building, which was the scene of the grand jury investi- gation, and which is now used as a general headquarters for the state staff.
 He remained there until 1O:3O o. clock, then departed, saying he would be back" At that time he declined to disclose his mission. No members of the Alcorn staff were present in the courthouse with the exception of the three regular ex- hibit guards.
 Returns At II A. M.
 Williamson, who admits receiving $58, 400 from the city of Waterbury in two years, for division with Mac kenZie and Leary, came back to the courthouse at Il 8. m., and proceed ed to the top floor again, where he chatted with MT. Moss of the states accounting forces.
 At noon the federal agents, with whom he had been called to confer, had not arrived. He frankly ad- mitted that he had an appoint ment with tax men,"
 In four days of testimony, Will iamson practically joined himself, Mackenzie and the late J. Henry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

pulp before the will to make ad- justment is begotten?"
 He said that the desire of the Irish government was to keep the nation out of war, preserve its neutrality and put the nation in the best posi- tion to defend itself.
 Bigger Navy Says Walsh
 Washington, April IT, (UP) - Chairman David I. Walsh, d., Mass of the Naval Affairs committee, de- clared in the Senate today i've can no longer adequately defend two- ocean nation with a one-ocean navy"
 Tn the light of present conditions we cannot afford to rely on the in- dulgence of the pretended friend- ship of any nation on earth" Walsh asserted. Our navy and air force must be. sufficient to combat any possible combination of foreign powers, which. by any rule of prob- ability, may be arrayed against us."
 Walsh said that the United States must remain strictly neutral in the current European crisis, and warned against efforts to apply economic sanctions against aggressor nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

Roraback as the invisible govern ment" of Connecticut.
 Probing Income Taxes
 The calling of Williamson by the federal authorities is but a continu- ation of their chain of investiga- tions into income tax returns of others arrested on recommendation of the grand jury--and some who were critized by the same jury.
 For the past year the income tax Investigators have had headquarters here in the post office. They have attended sessions of the trial, talk ing notes, particularly when men, ton of payments was made.
 The fact that Williamson was to be questioned at the court house in- stead of at the post office indicates perhaps that the federal men wish to refer to some records of William sons in possession of the state.
 18th Week Opens Tuesday
 The 18th week of the trial will open tomorrow, with the continua- ton of the reading of the minutes of grand jury testimony of Harry Mackenzie, confessed conSpirator. Mackenzie, who has been on the stand three days, should be excused tomorrow, for the reading of his transcript may be finished by noon.
 Timothy Horgan, superintendent of city hall, may be called to the witness stand Wednesday of this week, for testimony concerning the disappearance of city records. Hor- gan, one of the accused, has plead ed nolo contenoere and thrown him. self upon the mercy of the court.
 A group of city employees, includ- ing city hall janitors and city yards workers have also been subpoenaed, and will take the stand, apparent ly, before the end of the 18th week of the trial. Tomorrow's session will be the 59th since November 29, 35 of which have been given over to testimony taking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

Continued from Page D trol of the operator.
 'The car finally came to c stop on the northerly shoulder of the highway facing west toward Water bury, ana Guiliano got out immed- lately noS knowing whether he had succeeded in avoiding the couple, but found that they were both lying injured on the southerly side of the roadway in the travelled portion of said highway and approximately IvsI 9uSE1 suL ;zvo SUI slIsoddl bumper and mudguard had struck the couple and they fell to the road way, the deceased striking his head on the pavement as a result of which he sustained 8, fractured skull"
 Both Taken To Hospital
 Both were immediately removed to St. Mary's hospital, where MT. Ritchie died at $50 p. m., Feb. 5.
 T find that the death of said James Ritchie was caused by mul- tiple fractures of the skull, prob. able intracranial hemorrhage, lac- eration of the brain and other in- juries, but that said death was not due to criminal negligence on the part of the operator of the car, the said Anthony Guiliano," said Deputy Coroner Hennessy in his finding filed today in superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
BIGGEST FRENCH
 FLEET IN YEARS
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tier are those in the Alicante zone Gin southeastern Spain) and that this statement could be made public If the Portuguese government con- sidered it convenient.
 '"The government, not having con- sidered it worth while to deny the unfounded rumors in view of their absurdity, therefore now conceives it its duty to respond to the cour- tesy of the Italian governments spontaneous declaration by giving publicity to the foregoing"
 Italian Troops Not There
 Thus the Portuguese government, without mentioning the rumors or the background, put on record an Italian government assurance that Italian troops were nowhere near Portugal and thus, presumably, could not be a threat to Portugal.
 Authorities here had placed de- fenSive booms across entrances to Admiralty harbor and strengthened all land defense. The battleships Bretagne and Lorraine and the destroyers Fantasdue and Terrible of the French Mediterranean fleet steamed into the harbor yesterday to join the British fleet.
 The Spanish side of the frontier continued to be active militarily, and tens of thousands of Nationalist troops were in the Seville area for a big victory parade co0ay.
 It was reported here that more than 100 technicians had left during the weekend for Carcagena, on the Nationalist army engineers to ring Spanish East Coast, after aiding Gibraltar with new Qualifications and guns.
 At Malta, the British naval base between Sicily and North Africa, harbor defenses were manned yes- terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

fair labor practices upon employers and labor unions.
 Burke criticized blind partisans" of the present act and its admins trative board who make light of the suggestion that anything need be done to make this law fair"
 "There is, unfortunately, more than suspicion of lack of even- handed justice in the present la- bor act and the present board. In- stead of an atmosphere which is calculated to encourage reasonable men to understand each other, there has been created suspicion, hostility, and distrust." ...
 He contended he was not opposed to the broad objectives" of the act, but that he did not mean by that "the interpretations by an en. forcing agency that has been right ly denounced from one end of the country to the farthermost corner as wholly biased and unfair"
 Burke's Amendments
 Briefly summarized, Burke's amendments would:
 l. Substitute a new preamble to the act to impose restraints on im- proper practices "by whomsoever engaged in, in the employer -em- ploye relationship" Burke said the present preamble fails to recognize that "a large majority of employers were perfectly willing to bar gain with freely chosen representa- tives" of their employees, and to place the blame for many indus trial disorders on some employees and labor organizations"
 2. Appoint 8 new labor board of three members, representing the employer, the employe and the pub- lie. Charging that employers and the public now feel that the "cards are stacked against them," he add- ed that the independent minded workers .. Do not relish board composed exclusively of partisan advocates Of a particular type of national unionization."
 3. Prohibit restraint, interference or coercion of employees from any source." This would list unfair la- bor practices for employees and unions as well as employers, lift the present ban against employers ex- pressing views to employees on la- bor unions, prohibit the closed shop and check-off of union dues, and afford protection to the employer in labor disputes to which he is not party.
 4. Place limitations on the right to strike. It would list as unfair labor practices strikes called other than by secret ballot of "a majority of the employees in the appropriate unit," and strikes in violation of 6 valid contract or agreement"
 5. Grant employers. or any group of employees representing not less than 30 per cent, the right to pe- ton for an election. Denial to ein- ployers of right to call for an elec- ticn. he said, 'has convinced most open-minded people that the board
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
LOCAL MEN IN LINE
 FOR JUDCESHIP
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Continued from Page D not of his own making. Nominated back in 1881 for 8 position on the Public Utilities Commission his re- jection in the Legislature caused a great stir for he was admittedly a fine candidate for the office in view of his reputation as an expert on utility law. At that time he was one of the youngest members of the Yale Law school faculty. Incidental ly during his law school days at Yale he was a roommate of Con- gressman Smith. They are not re- lated, however.
 Mary c. C0ughlan Another
 Among the latest to be suggested for the judgeship is Miss Mary c. Coughlan of Stratford, practicing lawyer and Democratic National committeewoman. John c. FitzGer- aid, son of Democratic National Committeeman David E. FitzGerald of New Haven, is also being men, tioned prominently in Elm City political circles.
 Even Congressman James A. Shanley's name has been brought into the picture as a candidate. To round out the list of congressional eligibles 1t is heard that former Congressman -at-Large William M. Citron would like the $l0,OOO-a-year lifetime position (depending on good conduct).
 New Haven Has Served
 New Haven has a number of other candidates, too, in Corporation Counsel Vincent P. Dooley; Thomas J. Dodd, Jr., special assistant to the U. s. Attorney General and former head of the MA in Con- necticut; and Professor Fleming James, Jr., of the Yale Law school.
 Up Hartford way former State Senator Joseph P. Cooney is said to be in the running, as well as former City Court Judge John M Bailey.
 Mayor Martin J. Cunningham of Danbury, recently reelected and also the towns Judge of Probate has strong backing from northern Fairfield county. In Fairfield coun- ty, too, there are Superior Court Judge John A. Cornell of Fairfield Pasquale Vioni, Bridgeport, John T. Cullinan, Bridgeport, Paul R. Con- nery, Norwalk, Thomas J. Ryle, Stamford, and last, but certainly not least in view of his strategic position at Washington, Assistant U. s. At- torney General Brian McMahon of Norwalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17

Thofnas West had said the last prayer and Rests grave in the churchyard had been filled in, it was raining and blowing hard and about 40 of the mourners took shelter in the church.
 Death Came During Hymn The Rev. West sought to quiet the fears of several women in the church and called for hymn. As the mixed voices were raised in the traditional funeral hymn, God Be With You Till We Meet Again" the tor nado's funnel came roaring out of west, dipped to earth and struck the flimsy, frame building broadside. Its blanks, pews, flooring, and the bodies of victims were sucked up and carried for several hundred yards.
 The wind caught up with Under taker Raymond Stevenson, who had departed the churhc when his professional duties had been finished, about five miles away. He turned his automobile and sped back. The debris of ftrees, parts of roofs and out houses blocked the road and it took more than an hour to reach the scene of devastation.
 He called police and hospitals in Dermott, Warren and Monticello over the first telephone he could reach. Ambulances were started but could not negotiate the roads gull lied by heavy rains. Stevenson man. aged to bring out the bodies of Rev. West and Ebert Hart, farmer, but wagons were sent to remove the other bodies to a morgue at Mon- ticello.
 Bodies Carried Some Distance
 Bodies of some victims were found in fields lying amid twisted wreck age several hundred yards from where the church stood. A check of hospitals in Monticello, Dermott and Warren showed that 20 injured had received treatment.
 The funnel at last dropped to earth at Haynesville, south of Mon- ticello. where it cut straight through the little oil town fiatetning homes, overturning automobiles, uprooting trees and telegraph poles, killing eight persons, injuring 45, and caus- ing damages estimated at $500 900.
 A few minutes after 1t wrecked the Baptist Church at Cenetr Point, it dipped to earth again at Tillar, Ark, 20 miles away. cut across the plantation yard of J. A. Gabbie, and killed his wife.
 This is the season for tornadoes in the southwest and middle west where tornadoes are not infrequent. Early Saturday g tornado had wrecked the village of Capron, Okla, killing seven persons.
 Torrential Rains with Blast
 Yesterdays storm was accom- panied by torrential rains, which had several points in Tedas, Louisiana, and Arkansas threatening to lift small streams over their banks.
 It was first charted near Pipe Creek, Bandera County, Tex, early Sunday morning, where it killed three persons, including Harry Steel man, 59, and his 10 months old baby.
 It dipped 10 miles north of Athens to strike farm house, killing Mrs. Hubert H. Skinner, 27,
 At Gladewater, 1t overturned an automobile, killing two Negroes.
 Next it struck a well populated farming district two miles west of Texarkana, Tex.-Ark.. injurying B persons. three of whom were so critic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
ROOSEVELT MAY
 STOP MINE STRIKE
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John l.. Lewis, president or tho UNIV and of its parent congress o1 industrial organizations, was out ci the city yesterday when the tele- gram was sent, as were most of the negotiating operators. No comment was forthcoming from them nor from the White House, but it was believed the president might act tc bring about an agreement when con. ferences are resumed at 10 a. m EST today.
 There was no immediate prospect for a settlement.
 340,000 Men Are Idle
 The stoppage has made idle more than 340,000 men.
 Lewis has threatened further to order a shutdown in all soft coal mines outside the region now affec- ted. These mines operate under sep- arate district agreements with the Appalachian contract as the master instrument. He also has minated that strike of 100000 miners in the Pennsylvinia Anthracite district might be used as a weapon in the soft-coal dispute. The hard coal contract expires April 30, and nego- tiations for new agreement were scheduled to begin here today.
 The soft col operators have of- fered to renew the former contract as regards wages, hours, and work ing conditions for two years but have refused a union demand for elimination of a so-called penalty clause and for closed shop. The penalty clause penalizes miners $1 to g a day for strikes unauthorized during hte contracts life and pen- alizes operators who call lockouts $2 to $4 per day per miner.
 LaGuardia Asks Mediation
 LaGuardia asked White Houes mediation after comforting with power and transit company repre- sentatives who reported an alarm ing shortage of coal" Transit lines said they had little over a weeks supply. The Consolidated Edison company, largest electricity genera tor. has ordered coal from Europe as precaution.
 LaGuardia's telegram said:-
 May call your attention to the emergency confronting the city of New York. As you know the very life of the city depends upon our Rapid Transit System which in turn must have coal to generate its pow CT. In addition to that the munici. pal Subway System is entirely de- pendent upon the main source uf York City, as are hospitals, city, electric power provided for New city lighting and industries.
 We also depend upon electric power for our high-pressure system for the fire department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
cally hurt they may die. Seventy five homes were wrecked.

Among the dead at Haynesville was E. T. Stelzig. commander of the American Legion post. The dead in- cluded two Negroes. Of the injured, four were critically hurt. Thirty buildings, including the power plant, were wrecked and the town was in darkness last night. Physicians at the Haynesville sanitarium treated the injured by the light of kerosene lamps and candles. A company of National Guardsmen was sent there from Minden, La, to help search the ruins for dead and injured and assist in keeping order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-17
SYDNEY LOOKS TO FUTURE

Sydney, N. s. w. (UP)-Wilfred Hay, chief survey officer of the postmaster generals department has completed a survey that predicts a 5000, 900 population for Sydney by 1946. Similar forecasts made three years ago are within six weeks of tallying with the city's population, mail and telephone needs at the present time.