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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
PROBE OVER PRISON
ESCAPE Is FAILURE

SAN FRANCISCO - James A.
Johnston, warden of Alcatraz
Island prison, revealed today that
investigation has failed to show
how five convicts managed to
saw out of their cells in Fridays
abortive break.
The inquiry was TO be intensi-
fled with James V. Bennett, fed
eral prisons director, establishing
headquarters on the island.
Prisoners and cells on the
rock" where the government
commits the toughest despera-
does. have been closely examined
since the break. Whatever in
struments Were used in cutting
the "file-proof" cell bars were I'M
found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Federal Prison Inspector
Paws Visit to I acOmd jail

prisoners escaped by climbing up
the side of the cell block during a
radio broadcast. -
LYONS said Anderson suggested
a complete re-painting Of the JAZZ
to improve light and sanitation
This step had already been PLAN
ned.
For the first time in several
months. there was not single
prisoner in the women's quarters
of the Jail At the time Of Andere
sons inspection tour.
Anderson spoke to the men prls-
oners. asking them II they were
satisfied with Jail conditions, no
criticisms were voiced. Lyons re-
ported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
CAULT PUPILS
VISIT OLYMPIA

To better acquaint them with
the functions of the state legis-
lature. pupils of the sA, 9B and "a
of Gault school were visitors at
Olympia Tuesday,
In charge of Principal Emery
Asbury, pupils left by railway
train at $50 a m. They planned
to return at : p. m.
Miss Lois Flint and Lewellyn
Davies. teachers, also were mems
bers of the party.
The pupils visited both senate
and house of representatives and
met many of the legislators.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
SLAYER TELLS
Of HIS CRIMES

NEW CITY. y. Y Frank
Mozda, "a, held for an attempted
assault on woman at Suffein.
\. Y, has admitted assaulting u
other women in the neighborhood
and numbering a girl at Simpson,
Pa, last December, Detective VIII
liam Stems said today.
Mozda denied that he had muir
dered Margaret Martin, whose
nude body was found in a burlap
bag in a creek near Kingston. Pa.
Dec. 81. but there was a striking
similarity in the manner of Miss
Martins death and the murder he
described
Mozda, poultry dealer. said he
did not know the name of the girl
he killed He said he sta bbed her
to death, put her body in a bag
and dumped it in the Lackawanna
river. No such murder had been
reported at Simpson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
SEAT OFFICERS
AT KIP. TEMPLE

New officers of Commencement
lodge. Knights of Pythias. and of
Washington and Tacoma temples,
Pythian Sisters, were installed at
joint ceremony in Pythian tenn
pie Monday evening.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Carl
j. Knuteson was installing officer
for the knights and was assisted
by Past Chancellors George w.
Thompson, J. y. Wilder, l.. j.
Cough and John Pace.
The new officers are S, A. Small,
chancellor commander; John Hip
kins. vice chancellor; Richard
Read, prclatc; Emmett f. Archer,
master of work; Arthur Rowan.
keeper of records; Robert j Har-
rison, master OF finance. o. A.
Johnson, master of cxchequer.
Ralph Otto, master at arms; John
Ryan. inner guard, and Percy X.
Parent, outer guard.
Installing officer for Washing
ton temple, as grand chief. was
Mabel Parch o. Kelso. Officers
are Louise Archer, past chief;
Helen Clark. chief; Josephine Ball,
excellent senior; Mary Crawford,
excellent Junior; Hazel Parent,
manager; Charlotte Becker, mis-
tress of records; Blanche Spanish.
mistress of finance; Maude Todd,
protector; Frances Pyette, guard.
For Tacoma temple the Install
ing officers were Inez Berglund
and Georgia Hardness, and the
officers Elvia lie Faive, past
chief Ethel Aldrich, chief; Della
Higbe, excellent senior; Simone Lee
Prohon, excellent junior; Nellie
Rohrs, manager; Eva Kerr, mis-
tress of records; Inez Rice, mis-
tress of finance; Emma Barnes,
protector; Anna Stacey, guard.
and Ruth Palmer, pianist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18


Public installation of Tacobat
Grotto officers will be held in the
roof garden of the Hotel Winthrop
at p. m. Monday.
All Tacoma Masons and families
and friends members of the en-
chanted realm and wives and fami-
lies are invited to attend.
Arthur f. Hoppe, special deputy
to the grand monarch. will be the
installing officer, assisted by John
F. Hall, grand marshal, and Nor
ton Gregory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
AbsOlUe DriUer
In Death OF Man

Following an investigation which
lasted a week, Deputy Prosecutor
Horace Geer said Tuesday that
Stanley Orloff, &c, of Roy, had
been absolved of criminal negh-
gence in connection with the traf-
fic death Jan. 10 of Peter Carroll.
67-year-old resident of the state
welfare home at McKenna.
Carroll was struck down and in
stantly killed by Orloff's machine
when the aged man attempted to
cross the highway in front of the
welfare home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Police Radio To Run
u Hours Each Ddv
Three Licensed Operators Hired
for Work at Station; Picken to
Remain as Department Engineer

An Improvement in Tacoma
police technique of great import
ance will go into effect Friday,
police announced today. when the
citys short-wave radio station will
begin operations on 24-hour
basis.
Three licensed radio operators
have been hired and arc being
broken in" on the intricacies of
police hroadcastine. according to
Sergt. Sherman Lyons.
The new operators are Clare w.
Sherrod. II. E. Olson and Thomas
Pancie. They were hired on
temporary basis, pending the hold
ing of a competitive civil service
examination for the positions. They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18

replace Officers Art Paul and
Bjarne Sagen. who viii resume
regular police duties.
James Picken, radio engineer for
the department. will continue in
charge of maintenance and opera
ton Of KGZN, the police broadcast
station. and viii also act as relief"
operator in the absence Of the three
other men.
Picken said the Inauguration OF
24-hour radio communication is
step toward an entirely new theory
of police operations. in which
radio-equipped cars are the nerve
center" OF the force.
At present, kGZN is in opera
ton only part of each day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Campaign Workers
To Lunch at Y. N.

Workers, captains and managers
for Tacoma's Y. NJ. c. A. funding
campaign, starting next Monday,
will meet for luncheon Friday noon
in the associations building to
make final plans for the organiza-
TONS drive. The goal of SIG 800
must be obtained to continue pres
ent Y. M c. A. service. according
to Sam Stocking, chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Man Arrested for
Defrauding Union

At liberty Tuesday under bond
of $4,000 and facing a charge Of
grand larceny was Arthur NJ. Vert,
IS, Of 604 East Gath st. secretary
of Local No. 1888 Of the Lumber
& Sawmin Workers union.
Vert was arrested on justice
court warrant obtained by Pros
ecutor Thor c. Tollefson by Under
sheriff Clyde Knowles. The man
is accused in the complaint Of DC
frauding the union Of S71s.s0 on
last Jan. ;.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
CIV Times staff correspondcnD

tBs Times star Corrfspondchtl
CAPITOL, Olympia - The Mar
rows-Mercer pontoon bridges main
tenance bill slipped across the mar
bic capitol lobby from senate to
house Monday afternoon. But it
found its way in the house not
creased. as was the case in the
upper chamber.
II was sent to committee. and
will stay there at least two days,
perhaps longer.
Then. probably. regardless of the
committee report. IL will be sub
jccted to considerable debate on the
house floor.
This Is Senate Bill IL, which was
rushed through the senate Friday.
under suspension of rules, at one
sitting. II would make not only
the Narrows. but also the contro-
versial Mercer pontoon project,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Roosevelt Urges
Ship Canal Again

WA SHIN TON President
Roosevelt today urged Chairman
Joseph Mansfield, D., Texas, of
the house rivers and harbors COM
mittee to take action for COM
pletion of the Florida ship canal
and the Passamaquoddy bay tidal
power project in Maine, two widely
disputed projects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
ACTIONS IN DIVORCE

Suit for divorce has been started
In superior court by Ruth against
Rex Rouse. Interlocutory DEGREES
have been granted to John c. from
Carrie F. Quill and to Gerda from
Frank Berg. Final DEGREES have
been granted to Margaret from
William d. Weaver, Marie from
Andrew Stingl. and to Eva from
Emil Anderson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Walker Fails to
ShOU Up at Trial

The government mail fraud trial
against Clyde II. Walker and JUS
tin 3. Sheehy scheduled TO open its
18th week Tuesday morning IN
federal court, was postponed until
afternoon when Walker failed to
appear.
Sheehy, bearing note from q
local physician. said that Walker
was confined to his hotel room by
illness. Judge Cushman set the
trial over until 2 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Barrack Contract
At McChOrd Let

Award of the contract for con-
structing a l.2S5-man barrack at
McChord field to the Ross B. Ham,
mond Co.. Portland. on bid of
S76s.000. was announced in Wash
ington, D. c.. Tuesday by the war
department. Bids were opened at
Fort Lewis Dec. rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Man Arrested for
Smashing Bottle

Accused of breaking bottle on
the sidewalk at 18th and Broad
way, William Gunnon was ar
rested at a. m. Tuesday by
Patrolman n. F. Thore. He was
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Duties of Police Officers
Aired in Civil Service Case

squad although for some time he
had been police departments con-
tact man with the F B. 1. &C"
men working in Tacoma.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Civil Service
Jobs Seen In
Wage-Hour Field

WASHINGTON--(A CA N P)-Civil
service jobs in the wage-hour
field offices which are to be
opened soon offer an excellent op-
portunity to prove the true
n meaning of the words which de-
clare the positions available for
all United States citizens
With offices in Boston, New
York, Buffalo, Newark, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Rich
mond, Charlotte Atlanta, Jackson
vile birmingham, New Orleans,
Nashville, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Indianapolis, Chicago, Minneapolis,
Detroit, st. Louis, Kansas City,
Dallas. Denver, San Francisco
Los Angeles and Seattle, there
seems to be some possibility for
Negroes to obtain appointments.
The requirements include one
which is important--a person must
be a legal resident Of tic state or
an adjacent state to OBTAIN such
appointments.
Included are some very high
class positions: pay roll eXamin-
ing clerks, assistant pay roll ex-
amining clerks, which require that
the person be already Oh the pa1g
roll of the government and with
year or two of government expert
ence in auditing, statistical work
or fiscal accounting and investi-
gational work.
other Jobs are available also
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
PHOENIX HIGH
GRAD TO STUDY
OUT OF U.S..

John Carl Eichenauer, Jr., 1888
graduate of Phoenix Union High
schccl, left for The city of San Sal
vador, Ell Salvador in Central
America where he will enter the
University of Salvador. He sailed
from the Los Angeles harbor on
Monday. He is representing the
Bahia is of the United States and
CANADA in E! Salvador where he
intends to teach the Bahai Faith
He will choose a course of study
at Ere University that will famil-
iarlze MIN with the conditions OF
the countries Of Central America
and South America and also assist
him in teaching the Bahas Faith
i'll these countries.
The newly inaugurated teaching
campaign in these countries is an
other step toward the establish
ment of new World Order found
ed on the principles of the BAHIA j
Faith. TIE Baha'i Faith recognizes
the unity of God and His Prophets,
upholt's the principle of an unfet-
tered search otter truth, condemns
all forms of superstition and pre-
JudiCe, teaches that the fundamen-
tai purpose Of religion is to pro-
mote concord and harmony, that
1t must go nand-in-hand with
science, and that it constitutes the
sole and ultimate basis of a peace
full, an ordered and progressive
society.
1t inculcates the principle OF
equal opportunity, rights and privil-
eges for both sexes, advocates
compulsory education, abolishes
extremes of Poverty and wealth.
exalts work performed in the spirit
of service to the rank of worship,
recommends tire adoption of an
auxiliary international language.
and provides the necessary agencies
for the establishment and safe
guarding of a permanent and uni
versal peace.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
NYA PROJECT
DIRECTOR IS
ANNOUNCED

Haaley c. Murreil, will supervise
leisure time activities Of colored
youth in the Phoenix National
Youth Administration project at
Elstlake Park, Jane H. Rider,
state director. announced yester-
day.
A graduate OF Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute, former
3raGuate stuoent at Arizona State
Teachers College at Tempe and a
former techeT in county train
ing schoo: in Ouitman, Ga. he was
one of approximately so applicants
for the job, Miss Rider said.
Mr.. Murrell intends to create
discussion groups among colored
youth of the city, and supervise
handicraft, shop, homemaking and
recreation activities. His temporary
headquarters VIII be in conjunction
office here.
Miss Rider also announced
continuation OF funds supplied last
yeas for lolored students in three
Arizona colleges.
She said sperial colored student
aid would be furnished at Arizona
State Teachers College at Flags
staff the state teachers college at
Tempe, and at Phoenix Junior
College. The amount this year is
$3.50 for each school allowing an
expenditure Cf $45 each school
r1onth a5 each institution.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

Urban League, through its De-
paTlmeEI of Industrial Relations,
is Urging all Negroes trained for
this type of work, whether or not
they are at present employed, to
file applications for these exam
nations Immediately. Special ef-
forts will be made to secure place
mems ior those who qualify.
Tie examinations are for the
following positions: PRINCIPAL
STATIS1ICIAN, $4,000 per year;
SENIOR STATlSTICIAN, $4,000
per year; STATISTICIAN $4,000
per year; ASSOCIATE STATIS-
TICIAN. $4,000 per year; and AS
SISIANT STATISTICIAN, $4,000
per year. Examinations may be
taken in the following optional
subjects: economics, public health,
socioiogy, socia. service, public ad-
miniotration, biological science or
engineer ng anG physical science.
REQUIREMENT
Applicants must be citizens of
tbs United States and must show a
Legal or voting residence in the
state or territory claimed for at
least one year before the closing
date for receipt of applications,
which is October 16, 1939 They
must nave succs sssfully completed
FIJI tcur-ye6r course leading to
bachelors degree in a college or
university of recognized standing,
which has included Or been supple
mented by Cd 20 semester hours
In economies, social service, public
health, sociology, mathematics, BIZ
illogical science. engineering, ply
Slcal science, OF public administra-
ton, ana at least six semester
hours in statistics; or (b) at least
26 semester hours In either mathe-
matics; or (cj at least 20 semester
hours in statistics. Post gradu-
ate study in the optional subjects
may be substituted for a specified
number of years of experience.
Applicants for the position of
ASSISTANT STATtSTICIAN must
have had, in addition, at least two
years of succt ssfui professional
experience in technical statistical
work III che ur more of the op-
tlonai fields, which must have in
cludec the development and COM
pletlon cf at least one statistical
study of moderate difficulty. The
higher positions require longer
periods 81 experience and increaS-
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Indifferent RACE LEADERS
RAPED BY U.c.E. PRESIDENT
Legion Fails To OkayAntinnobB Bill
To Enroll Ten Million
For Job Emergencies

WASHINGTON - (ANP) - Rapidly completing
plans for the mobilization of the civilian population of
the United States well for the mobilization of the
military forces, governmental agencies are busy with
program Wich will list of TO- OOOO 900 citi-
for job emergencies.
The first st Yep in this huge listing is the recording
of unemployedA9nd relief workers by their primary
and subsidiary occuIaonal abilities, it is reported,
and this has already been started
1t would involve the gigantic task of work CEN
sus which would contain the of hundreds of
thousands of Negroes throughout the country who have
suffered most severely during the depression.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Chicago Pastors
Wire President

CHICAGO, .-(SNS)-A strong
telegram condemning racial injus-
tice in the United States of America
and pledging Negro loyalty to
America Was sent to President
Roosevelt on behalf Of 10000 Ne
gro Baptists in Chicago by the Chi
cago Baptist ministers Conference.
The telegram which follows was
signed by the following Negro Bap-
tist I.as. .oers: DR.. L. K. Williams,
president, National Baptist Conven-
tiCn; OI. L. r. Mitchell, pastor ,
Zion Baptist church, East Chicago,
Indiana; DR.. D. z. Jackson, pastor
Liberty B pits church; DR..
e. T Coles, president, Chicago Bap-
tist Ministers Conference; Dean H.
NJ Smith, Chicago Baptist Insti-
tute
President Fral.kiin DeLano Roose-
velt
White House
Was. .lington, l.. G.
My dear Mr.. President:
III the face OF the present world
crisis which faces America, the
Chicago Baptist Ministers Confer
ence representing $50 Negro Baptist
Ministers and Pastors and 10000
communicates wishes to assure you
Of their earnest prayers that you
may be guided of God as our lead
er AS. DR.. l.. K. Williams, presi-
dent of the National Baptist Con-
vention has air>ady said-"We pray
for peaoe"-and urge that no
means untried TO keep our country
out of Tie tragedy of war. Ameri-
can Negroes have always been 10y
al to this country even though
they have not always shared in the
democracy Offered by America to
others of its citizens.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Natl Farm
Group Will
Meet Soon.
jefferson City,
Mo-, Scene Of
10th Meeting

MOLINE, Ill.-(ANP) -
1t was announced from the
office of the president that
the 10th annual convention
of the National Federation
of Colored Farmers will meet
at Lincoln university, Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, Oct. 25-37.
This is the third annual
meeting of the organization
to be held in Missouri, two
previous meetings having
been held in Charleston in
the southeastern section.
Supported wholly by it's men,
bership, the NFCF, has retained
its independence, and has thus
been able to speak autiioritatively
on matters pertaining to the well
fare of the nations Negro farmers.
Since 1929, when the fnst unit
was organized at How ard, Miss. its
growth has been substantial. 1t
row has members enrolled from
81 states.
The detectives and efforts Of the
NFCF relative to the welfare of
colored farmers have received the
endorsement of agricultural lead
ers IF both races throughout the
nation and the coinmerdation of
federal and state departments of
agriculture. Memoirs are en-
couraged to practice cooperative
buying, production and marketing,
to own the land they till and to
improve living conditions in their
homes and communities. BY advice
and instruction the federe ton has
aided many tenant farmels to Sc
cure farms of reasonable terms
Eleven years ago 1t organized the
first cooperative in the nation,
the membership of which was COM
posed mainly of tenant farmers
and sharecropperS. Today, most of
these members are farm owners
and are selling several thousand
dollars worth of their farm prod
ucts comparatively.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Many prominent agricultural and
other leaders viii deliver addresses
at the convention. These include
Lafayette Patterson, Washington,
D c., who will represent Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
E. a. Miller, assistant director,
Southern region, AAA; James P.
Davis, head field officer, Little
Rock, Ark, a former president of
the MICA; James a. Jackson,
Standard Oil Co., New York; James
w. Washington Chicago, president
of the United Cooperative league
(Cnrtinupd nu hacL na~el
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Statisticians Sought For
Federal Civil Service

ing ability to plan, develop, and
direct statistical studies. No writ
ten test will be given applicants,
but each will be rated upon his
education and experience as reveal
eel in his application blank.
Blanks must ne on file with the
United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c., before
October 16. They may be obtained
without charee by writing to the
Commission and requesting An
nounceraent Nc. 104.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Remember Index
Advertisers

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The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Legion
Quiet On
Lynching
Committees
Report Is
Unfavorable

CIaICAGO-'SN SNS)-The Ameri-
can Legion 1tfGSed to consider a
FedeIal anti-lynching resolution
curing its mGn.entous session here
last week, but The closing sessions
were enlivened by the lobbying
effol:s ol the resolutions sponsor.
Tie resolution, which was pre-
Senttd TO the Legion'S national
comlnlttee on resolutions after
adtption by tie Connecticut State
Legion convention, was given an
unfavolable report. 1t was, there
fore, net presented on the floor of
the convention.
KEPT LOBBYING
PerciVai o. Carter, colored COM
mander of Pest 140, Bridgeport,
Conn, sponsor of the resolution
did not let the unfavorable repo.
de5er rim from action. He con-
tlnutd lobbyine among delegates
from all sections of the country
in favor of The bill. AS the gavel
sounded for adjournment, Carter,
was still! fighting for his pet
measure, which he said is aimed
at preventing mob violence against
any race or religious group and is
not intended to apply only to Ne
groes.
Garter Saia one of the main
causes for his SOW progress in be-
half OF the r.Casure was the vast
amoGnt of title consumed by the
convention in the discussion of the
repeal of the Neutrality Act. He
Said there is positively no distinc-
tion between Colored and white
Legionnaires IL his home state,
Connecticut. Carter is employed as
clerk in the Bridgeport Geodetic
Survey office. Ie is a former men,
ber Of the Police Constabulary
Colc,lbo, Ceyion.
ST. LOUIS TOP POST
Top nonors among the 5000 COL
ored Lcgionn; .ries attending the
big coliclave went to st. Louis.
That city's goiG-and-blue compris-
ins the Drum: and Bugle Corps of
Powell Post n, led by rollicking
Drum Major Russell Boone, swept
aside all competition in Tuesdays
12-hou.' long paiade. AS the color
ful, trained mGrchers of the st.
Louis unit passed Before the
judges reviewing stand, pande-
moniuun broke loose, countless
thousands yelling themselves
hoaIce at the rhythm, pace and
style shown Ly The st. Louis unit.
Later when p' izes were announced,
the national championship in this
closely contested event, was award
ed to tile proud Tom Powell post
of st. Louis.
Other colcled prize-winners
were: The Tlllman Harpo post of
indianapolis, awarded fourth place
in the senior drum and bugle
corps contest and Leamon Boiler
CT tLe Indianapolis post won fourth
prize Tor Individual bugle honors.
night, but did not Investigate be-
cause 1t was not unusual for the
aged woman to groan after re-
firing.
Mrs. Roberts discovered the pody
when she went downstairs to see
why Mrs. Stewart had not re-
ported for work.