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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
WARRANT FOR
EX-CONSTABLE
John Davis, Jr., Says
Father Deserted
Wife, Child

Sheriff Bjorklund was 10 notify
law enforcement agencies through
out the nation Tuesday 10 be on
the lookout for former Constable
John Davis, who mysteriously dis
appeared last Sept is after he was
seen at Point Defiance where he
said he planned 10 20 fishing.
A circular with description of
Davis is expected TO be sent law
enforcement agencies notifying
/ them the former constable is want
ed in Pierce county on a charge of
deserving his wife and 12-year -old
daughter.
Warrant for arrest OF Davis
was issued late Monday by
Justice Blanche Funk Miller
on complaint of John Davis, jr..
22-year-old son Of the missing
man. Bail was set at 81 900.
Davis served as constable for
nearly four years in Justice
Miller's court. He WAS defeat
ed for denomination in the primary
election Sept. 10. Three days later
he disappeared.
At the time. friends expressed
belief the man was respondent
over his political defeat and may
have ended his life in the Narrows.
Since then, however. reports
have come to attention Of the
sheriff's office Davis had been seen
In various parts Of California and
in Hawaii.
A check with authorities In
cities where Davis was report
ed TO have been seen failed TO
locate the missing man.
After Davis disappeared. county
commissioners appointed John
Davis, jr., to fill out the unexpired
term OF his father.
Justice Miller explained the
warrant was issued to enable Off
GERS to hold Davis in event he is
located.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

advise changes and improvements
Of the hospital facilities. They
and the trustees. always with the
best interests Of the patient in
mind, have made the hospitals
what they are today.
The hospital trustee Is an i'm
portant factor in the progress
There ia estimated to be $4,000
trustees In hospitals in Canada
and the United States. They are
charged with the obligation of
forging ahead to make even better
institutions. II is my earnest de-
sire TO see able business men gen.
orally taking a part in the boards
of directors Of hospitals in their
communities, thus aiding one Of
the country's worthiest causes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
DriUer Fined and
License Revoked

Kyle Kesling. 2e. of the Lansing
hotel. was fined $3.50 by Police
Judge Joseph Mallery Monday
afternoon when he pleaded guilty
TO a charge OF drunken driving.
keslinE was arrested Saturday
morning by Officer Earl Cornclison
while taking a friend home from
an sll-nirht party. His drivers
license was revoked for a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
HAS HEADLIGHT And
TAILLICHT ON CANE

1t isn't everyone who can sport
a cane with a headlight and tall
light. In fact. the only one in ex-
istence. according TO T. Thomas
retired stationary fireman. Of 1884
So Mason ave. is the one he car
ries. which he made himself.
Exhibiting his walking stick al
The Times office Monday. Thomas
showed that II has other remark
able features One is that II is
made. not OF wood but Of rayon.
BY some process which he says IS
secret. he put il together out Of
clippings from rugs which he also
makes. mainly as 8 hobby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
SUM RECOMMENDED

Don. C. Abel. WPA sdministra-
tor. has informed school district
No. 33s. Buckley. ne has passed
fsvorahly on the districts pro-
rossi requesting s12,4s4 in federal
funds for building and playfields
improvements for the Buckley
school. The proposal has been
sent TO Washington. d. c. for the
presidents approval
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
TOASTMASTERS GATHER

At the meeting of the Tacoma
Toastmasters on Monday evening,
Frank Sampson served as toast
master and Walter FARMLAND was
general critic. Economic problems
were discussed, speakers being Joe
Sohlberg. Dewitt Hawkins. May
nard Falconer, Dolf Falkenhagen
and DR.. Grin Simons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marrisge licenses have been Is
sued by County Auditor S. Cliff
ford Davis TO John Dovo and Vic
toris r. DeLorenxie, both OF Ia
coma: Howard ]. Wise and Gusta
NJ. Stewin. both Of Tacoma; r. W.
Bohrman and Esther Jayne Pierce
both Of Seattle. Walter V. Zelin-
sky. j.. and Msble Hsuksss. both
Of Tscors: Steve Kolls and Betty
Osborne, both OF Portland
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

izers. failed to produce the serious
rioting and bombing predicted
for IL.
Several hundred uniformed
storm troopers, in brown or gray
shirts. commanded the interior of
the building. with the aid of $50
policemen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

canals. one on each side of the
bowl-like valley.
SYMPTOMS Built
Out Of ii comes the life giving
water to make the Kittitas live up
to its Indian nRme-the Valley of
Abundance.
The years moved on The depres-
sion came, but work in the kitti-
tas went on. Huge syphons were
built; rocks were blasted away.
Harding was followed by Cool
idge, and Coolidge was followed
by Hoover.
The great depression came. Still
the kittitas valley buzzed with
workmen.
Then. at long last. in 1882 the
workmen packed up their tools.
The job was done. The kittitas
valley was open for settlement.
NEXT: How the farmers
were picked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
5. N. JACKSON
DELIVERS TALK
Speaks at Hospital
Banquet Held
in Seattle

Many hospital trustees. admins
traitors and medical staff officer
were In attendance Monday nigh
at = dinner meeting Of the trustees
section OF the Association Of West
ern Hospitals in Seattle. Wit
Samuel M. jackson, president q
the Tacoma General hospital. pre-
siding. the meeting was held at
p. m. IN the Olympic hotel. con
vention headquarters. II Ia IN.
first time that this annual conven'
tion, Feb. 1928, has been held In
Seattle.
A great representation Of the IL
states. one province and two terri.
tories. comprising the Association
Of Western Hospitals. heard DR.
Malcolm T. NacEachcrn. associate
director Of the American College o,
Surgeons, and president Of the
International Hospital association
speak on Trends In Professional
Standards Of Interest to Hospital
Trustees" DR.. G. Harvey Agnew,
director Of the Department Of Hos,
pital Service Of the Canadian Med
ical association. and president OF
the American Hospital association,
addressed the group on The Trus-
tee and His Job DR.. Robin c.
Buerki. president Of the American
College Of Hospital Administrator.
spoke. These speakers represented
three Of the four national hospital
accrediting groups In the United
States and Canada.
10 Pct. TO Hospitals
The talks in the evening GEN.
tered. In part, around professional
services and standards. In ex-
pressing the theme, jackson said:
1T il estimated that 10 per cent
Of the entire population of the
United States and Canada are
treated in hospitals yearly. This
fact 10 borne out by the figures on
group disqualification which show
that IN some communities one in
10 Ii hospitaltzed and in others
one in IL.
Thirty years ago. hospitals in
the West were merely boarding
houses for the sick and people for
the most part disliked to 70 to
them. Now hospitals have pro-
Ereesed to . high level Of human
itarian service. Before. they were
regarded ~ . last resort. Today
and tomorrow they will be first
resorts. health centers of the CON-
munity. They will not be. ~ be-
fore. places where life begins and
ends, but the laboratories where
disease can be recognized early or
prevented.
Born 1t Homo
Thirty years ago for the most /
part all babies were born In their |
homes. Now. with up-to-date facil- I
tiles. mothers prefer to come 70 the I
hospital. In our vicinity alone, rs
to % per cent Of the babies are
born In hospitals.
Twenty years ago. the average I
stay OF each patient in a hospital
was q days. Ten years ago it was
II and now II il more nearly seven.
Not only does the patient get we'll
sooner. but the following period of
convalescence 10 shortened ana he
patient returns to useful activity
sooner.
Keep Up With Science
The excellence Of the medical
staff Is responsible for this. These
fine. scientific institutions. stated
with skilled men. have been able
to keep up with the advances in
medical science and service be-
cause the medical stats have been
willing to give Of their time TO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
BY STUART wHiTEHoUsE

ELLENSBURG-The great bowl
Of the kittitas valley. so admir-
ably suited for irrigation. was
finally taken over as a government
project with work starting in
1928.
One Of the leaders in getting the
50, ZOO, 900 project under way was
Cliff Kaynor. Ellensburs publisher.
ut was long. hard fight" Kay
nor remembers. The World War
disrupted plans 10 start 1t much
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

The mighty diversion dam above
holds back water In the Cascade
mountains for the large kittitas
valley to the east. Through a
tunnel and pipe. shown At left, the
water IA poured into the 26-mile
canal at right for distribution on
farmlands below.
Editors Note: This IL the second In
2 series Of articles telling how the
kntitas valley Of Washington WINS
filled with $50 successful farm fam
lilies. II Is particularly significant as
''sardsfick" by which plans for
settlement Of the great Coulee Basin
may be made In the next few years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
THE CORE
PrNOCHLE MEET

The Midland Improvement club
announces a pinochle night AZ the
club hall Tuesday. Feb. 81. There
will be prizes and lunch will be
served. Play will start at 3 7. m.
Lee Rowland. chairman Of the
committee In charge, ANNOUNCES
lady pinochlers will he welcome.
DIR. Albert Enrich announces he
has taken over the practice Of DR..
James A. La Casa, 1912 Med. Arts
Bldg. MA 250s. Res. BR 2141. adv.
Funeral flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The Tacoma Contest class will
meet at 730 2. m. Wednesday Of
this week at els No, Ainsworth
ave. Glasses will be resumed at
Jason Lee school March l.
Major Mccain from the town of
Strabane served $4,000 cups of
Sproule's coffee one winter to
down -and-outers in Tacoma. The
ma ior's picture is now az the Cow
Butter Store, Pacific and jefferson.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

earlier. But when the work did
get under way, II was the happiest
time this valley ever knew"
Canal 20 Miles
At the height OF the work. more
than 1000 men were employed,
digging. damming, building.
Above Easton. Wash. a diver
sion dam was built, throwing
water into tunnel, which leads
into the main canal
Then this canal runs for 26 miles
to the valley.
There il is divided into two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22
DEMO CLUB TO MEET

The 26th Legislative Democratic
club will meet on the third floor
OF the courthouse az 80 ?. N.
Wednesday. Feb. p. according to
Ross Nisonger, secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

Spring FlOwers-Hin, Florist,
CLOSED WEDNESDAY

The Washington State Employ
ment Service will close its office at
ll2 So. 18th ST. Wednesday. along
with other public offices observing
Wsshingtons birthday. Manager
Tom Rathbone announced that un-
employment insurance claimants
due 10 report that day can call
the latter part Of the week.
Five-pound tins pure Yakima
honey, soc. Cow Butter Store.
adv.
Fruit trees. rose bushes. shrubs.
Puget Sound Nursery. s2oi Psc.
lsdvl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-22

The excellence Of the medical
staff is responsible for this. These
fine. scientific institutions. stated
with skilled men. have been able
to keep up with the advances in
medical science and service be-
cause the medical staffs have been
willing TO give Of their time to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
MORE LATER
VISITING NEW YORK

Clara II. Young and Ida Peter
son, both of Tacoma, were recent
visitors at the Time-Life bldg. in
New York City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
MEET TUESDAY
ON PENINSULA

GIG HARBOR-The Burley Ii
brary association will meet Tues
day evening at the Library hall.
The Tuesday Bridge club will
convene Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. M. M. Pike.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Gig
Harbor will travel to Bremsrton
Tuesday TO be the guest OF Mrs.
Malcolm Lawrence at a 1 o'clock
luncheon.
Sanfrid Swensen is under treat
ment at the Gig Hsrbor hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Rowley
and children are house guests of
Mr. Rowley's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Rowley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
1900 Year-OM
Craze Is Found

LONDON - Discovery of the
grave of an Anglo-Saxon chieftain,
buried about 1900 years ago or
around 500 A. d. in his rowing gall
ley, was hailed by antiquarians
Monday as one of the most mo-
mentous finds In Britain.
The grave was uncovered by the
Ipswich Museum authorities near
Ipswich.
II included the remains Of an
s2-foot rowing galley in which the
chieftain was buried. jewelled
ornaments, a gold sword and silver
and gold vessels.
An inquest will be held over the
treasure trove.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01

managed to get the mud and
water-filled boat clear of the
stream where we could do lit
tie bailing. We wanted to rest then
but 1t was impossible, for the bank
WAS fast cutting out from under
the canoe and any minute 1t might
be claimed again by the waters.
Emptying the water was but a
moments work. but digging out
the collected mud that had settled
took more time. The sticky sub
stance stuck in the bailing cans
and we had 10 scoop II out with
our hands. II WAS nearly an hour
from the time we started salvage
operations before we were able to
get everything. including the canoe.
high up on the bank, where 1t
would be securely out Of reach of
that still-swelling creek.
Louise and Bob then solemnly
shook hands and sat down to catch
our breath and enjoy a cigarette,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
DOCKTON MAN
DIES Of BURNS

After serving as rescuer him
self in a Vashon island accident
Saturday, George Wheat, 26-year-
old Doekton truckdriver. was burn
ed fatally when a match ignited
his gasoline-soaked clothing.
The inflammable liquid poured
over him when his truck. in
which Elmer Pearson of Ia
coma also was riding. went off
the road. Wheat's companion was
trapped in the cab, so the truck
driver summoned help. Pearson
was rescued without injury, but
Wheat. unmindful of the gasoline,
started to light cigaret.
Flames which burst forth at once
were beaten out but Wheat was
burned so badly that he died in
Harborview hospital, Seattle, where
he was taken in a coast guard boat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01

when we came in sight Of the creek.
a quarter Of q mile above its mouth.
From a dry arroyo. bordered by
water-hungry trees. IT had swelled
to q swirline. angry river. 30 feet
wide and several feet deep. AS We
ran along the bank. great drift
logs and small trees raced past us,
gouging out great chunks of shore
line a. they spun round and round.
Coming TO the mouth OF the creek
we halted momentarily to catch our
breath 20 we could let out q sigh
Of relief. The canoe was still there,
but most Of II was In the water
with the black flood roaring over
the whole stern half. But we
couldn't spend any time feeling re-
lieved. Every log that swept by
threatened disaster. II was only
that the banks were a little higher
on this side that caused the verita-
Bile spillway TO sweep them away
from the canoe. The mooring line
was taut a. q violin string and
threatened to part at any moment.
II fairly sang when we touched II.
Fight With Canoe
There was no time TO lose. Work.
ing like beavers we broke out an
other rope and moored to another
and more secure SPOT. Then, with
one eye on the charging logs and
another on the changing flow that
was throwing columns of water rs
high a. our heads, we literally
threw everything out of the canoe,
whether 1t was breakable or not.
Clear Of luggage that little canoe
weighed only rs pounds. but we
couldn't bulge 1t. That overgrown
creek held II securely In Its raging
NAV. despite our concerted efforts.
Desperately we changed the direc-
ton Of our pull and were able to
bring II up an inch at a time. For
almost = half hour we fought that
canoe. each time we moved IL, one
Of US had TO run back and take up
on the ropes. or the hungry waters
would have taken back our hard
won gains.
Finally. when both Of US were
near the point Of exhaustion, we
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
LODGE LEADER
IS REELECTED
Jr. 0. u. A. Nj. Picks
Olympia For 1910
Convention

c. Edward johnson Of Spokane
was elected TO a second term as
state councillor of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics
which held its 18th annual conven-
ton in Tacoma the past weekend.
Meeting at the same time was
the auxiliary order, Daughters Of
America. which chose Anna Car
retson Of Tacoma state councillor.
The two conventions wound up
Saturday afternoon with selection
o fthe state capital city as next
years meeting place.
To serve with Councillor John
son will be George w. Anderson,
Seattle. vice councillor; Roland G.
Burr. Portland, conductor; c. E.
Fredeen. Belllnghsm, warden;
Harry Stoner. Bremerton, inside
sentinel: c. F. Csskey, Belling-
ham, outside sentinel; G. Mahan,
Spokane. chaplain; Guy f. Bron-
well Jr., Seattle. national repre-
sentative. II. f. Summerkamp OF
Tacoma council No. Il, was re-
appointed state editor.
The Jr. o. u. A. NJ. and Daugh-
ters of America, devoting their
business sessions to patriotic
measures. both adopted resolu-
tons opposing weakening Of inn
migration laws and condemning q
congressional move to permit
aliens who claimed immunity from
war service in 1918 to seek citizen
ship now. Approximately 26o
delegates attended the meetings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
ANNUAL PICNIC
FRIDAY, AUG. 4
DeMolays, Rainbows
To Have Outing
AT Spanaway

The first. in what IL to be an
annual affair. Of joint Rainbow
DeMolay picnics will be held Fri
day. Aug. 4, at spansway park.
The picnic group will consist Of
members Of Tacoma, Cedar and
White Clover assemblies of Rain
bow for Girls and Tacoma and
keator chapters Of DeMolay for
boys. Parents and friends Of all
members are invited.
The picnic will get under way
at O'Clock with such activities as
three-legged races, running. jump
ing. throwing contests, and a
mixed softbaIl game being part of
the land sports. Many swimming
and diving contests. with valuable
prizes for the winners of each
division, have been scheduled for
the warmer part Of the day.
As the sun wends It's way tow
ard the west, all members will
partake Of the evening meal in
true picnic style. with the usual
sandwiches, pickles. watermelons,
ice cream. swatting ants, etc.
The jitterbugs. swing fans and
smoothies may complete the per-
feet picnic by dancing from s
until IL o'clock In the spanaway
park dance hall.
Tickets may be purchased from
members Of the Observation-Disclosures
committee, namely: Evelyn Moe,
Anita Sherman. Emile Nofke, Bob
Carlson and Max r. Mrohs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Today's
Oddities

IONA. Wis Albert
cronk found fishermen's paradise.
His baited hook hardly touched
the water before a fat fish COB
bled 1t up. He caught IL nice
German brown trout, some Is
inches long.
Then the game warden came
along.
The judge gave Albert % DAYS
in jail or a 800 fine for fishing
in the state fish hatchery.
AMSTERDAM, n. Y.-An su-
topsy revealed today that Donald
Palmer. or Schenectady who was
killed in an automobile accident
had lived IS years with an up.
side-down" stomach.
Physicians said 1t apparently
had functioned perfectly"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01

secure in the knowledge that we
had managed TO avert serious
disaster. We tried not to think of
the fact that the predicament from
which we had just emerged was
more or less of our own doing, for
had we not been warned?
In fact. we didn't think much
at all. We just sat there and rested
and mentally jeered at the verita-
BILE spillway that roared into the
Missouri in front of us; a spillway
that struck the main river with
such volume and force that it
created one of the biggest whirl-
pools we had seen.
MORE IATER1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Excuse Please,
n Little
BackSeat
Driving

NToST Of us feel we retain
N streak OF Leathefstock-
ing. Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson.
Lewis and Clark. We may be
on roads so unfamiliar that
homing pigeon would admit
I'm a stranger here myself.
Yet we insist on finding our
way by the moss on trees, the
direction of shadows, and
other Indian signs-ineluding
lunches
That's where old Common
Sense does a little backseat
driving. Common Sense says
that in these modern days,
Sacaiawea or Daniel Boone
would frequently consult 4
map. Yet we dread TO stop.
fish the right map out of that
instrument board attic, and
make sure we're on the right
road.
So it's nice to report that
our Travel Service has devised
a common sense gadget which
takes a lot of unnecessary pio-
neering out of long distance
travel. It's heavy duty enve-
lope with the flap perforated
10 fit over an instrument board
knob.
In this envelope you keep the
right map always at hand.
You can consult it in an in-
slant. You don't need wait un.
iii you're Is miles down the
wrong road. These envelopes
are mailed with information
sent out by our central Travel
Bureau in San Francisco, rs
Bush Street-a new way we've
figured out to be helpful to
the modern Daniel Boone.
Standard Oil Compan,,
of California
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Lw7dS Find Thrills
In Rdn7paging Storm
Creek Swollen To Size Of Torrent When
Cloudburst Strikes; Nearly Lose Canoe


whon Jubilee celebration In the state. hoans
then $50 mile. down the greatest .aI, ~. sosnr, from re
exclusively
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
SOMEWHERE NEAR FORT PIERRE, So

SOMEWHERE NEAR FORT PIERRE. So. Dakota -
Everytme build somebody up they promptly let down.
These ranchers neither particularly clean they
accomplishing We hardly settled when hardtimes
stories started Probably those stories started
with the idea of limiting to that they could little
nav forf he oh lodo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01

The first national Boy Scout
jamhoree was in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Business Women
To Hear DR.. Dreese

DR.. Mitchell Dreese of George
Washington University will be guest
speaker at the dinner meeting of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club of the District at 7:30 pm.
Monday in the garden house of the
Dodge Hotel. He will discuss voca-
tional guidance.
Mrs. H. L. Rust, jr.. director of
Marionettes, Inc, will give a short
talk on the application to vocational
training of the diversified crafts and
branches of the fine arts necessary
in the construction and presenta-
ton of marionettes, followed by q
demonstration.
Musical entertainment will be fur
nished by Mrs. Jewel Downs. The
program has been arranged by the
Education Committee, headed by
Miss Daisy Reed. Committee mem
bers are Miss Julia Mcfarland, Mrs.
Louise WEIGH, Mrs Norma Henne-
berry, Miss Estelle Zirkin, Miss Mar
garet Hickman and DR.. Agnes l..
McNutt. and assisting for this occa-
sion are Miss Vera Lundquist, Miss
Alice Webster, Miss Catherine
O'Donnell, Mrs Emily Thoenen,
Mrs. Mary Steele Ross and Miss
Maxey Mayo.