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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28

Tacoma smeiter. Richards. Il was
announced, would continue in COM
bination with his new duties. the
general management OF the Taco
ma and Selhy smeltcrs of the
A. 5. 4 r. Co,
The advancement of Richards
came drought changes in organ
ization of the Federated Metals
division under which samuel
Jacobson. vice president and Pa
cific coast manager. and Ralph
Jacobson. assistant manager. re-
signed effective July Is.
Jack Schwartz, widely known in
the metals industry of the Pacific
coast has been appointed Pacific
Coast manager OF the metals di-
vision. +. w. Farnow WAS APP
pointed branch manager Of the
San Francisco plant and Fred
Walker was appointed Pacific
Coast sales manager. A new plant
is being erected by the Federated
Metals division In San Francisco
and one was recently completed in
Los Angeles. The division Is one
Of the worlds largest producers OF
non-ferrous metal products with
plants In st. Louis, Detroit. Pitts
burgh. Newark and Perth Amboy.
When Richards was stationed
here. he served term as president
OF the Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
PULLING FISH FROM
MANHOLE IN STREET

WAUTOMA-Tourists stop and
look again when they see local resi-
dents pulling real fish from a man
hole in the concrete pavement Of
the main street here.
It isn't a gag. The odd Mil
Stream" crosses town beneath the
pavement. Miles Colligan. post
master. landed the seasons first
catch-a German brown and a
rainbow trout weighing nine
pounds together.
You can sell your pups with a
Times Want Ad. Call Main 3i5I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
PLANET MARS
CLOSE TODAY
Radio Tries to Get
in Touch With 1t;
Only Stunt"

The planet Mars. whose mys-
teries have intrigued every astron-
omer-professional and amateur
since Gallileo. came closer to the
earth at p. m. Thursday than il
has for Is years and closer than it
will again before 1856.
At that moment 1t was ss.022.-
300 miles away, only four per cent
less than the nearest point II ever
comes to this world.
Men who have spent lifetime
studying the planet believe that
life. as we know Il. does not exist
there. but thousands of laymen,
including the radio listeners who
were terror-stricken last October
by Orson Welles' broadcast drama
tization of The war of the
Worlds" by II. G. Wells. wonder.
Radio station WOR at Newark,
N. J.. flashed a radio signal to the
Martians who invaded New Jersey
in Welles' play, hoping it will
bounce" back. The New York
Worlds fair amusement area plan
ned blackout tonight with mobil-
ization of a squadron of national
guard planes and an army anti
aircraft battery to defend the
city against Marian invaders.
Several American scientific ex-
petitions were ready to photo
graph the planet from South
African observatories. The planet
was near the zenith there, rather
than low in the sky, affording sci
entists view less obscured by at
mospheric impurities.
Witch doctors Of Jslisco state,
Mexico, feared the proximity of
Mars would destroy the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
Infant Mortality
Reaches NeU Lou

ADELAIDE-T'he state of South
Australia established last year the
lowest infant mortality record in
the world when its statistics show
ed only 5000 deaths per thousand
births. Previously New Zealand
had held the record with 30s6
deaths. For the 1925 period
the death rate in England was 81;
United States, SO; Italy. 105; Brit
ish India. 1902; Chile, 252.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
AMATEUR ADDITIONS


The Park Theater on Wheels viii
be at Manitou park at 7:30 p. m.
Thursday. Amateur additions for
show talent will be held at the
park from 5 to 7.
Funeral flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
DAIRY GOAT ASSN.
Members of the Washington
Dairy Goat association win meet
Sunday at 2 p. m. August 8, at
NJ. p. Eggers place. about two
miles south Of North Bend. DR..
Robert Prior. director Of the state
dairy products act, will be the
speaker. Those attending are
asked To ike lunch.
Hospital flowers. Him. florist.
lady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
100000 Visitors
Since Feb, 1888

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. - Lodge
guides will make their appearance
at Timberline lodge here beginning
Saturday, July 20. Since the lodge
was opened to the public in Feb
ruary, 1888, more than 300, 900
persons have visited IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
MEET AT MIDLAND

Entertainment, refreshments and
a national convention report by
c. c. Randolph are scheduled for
the meeting OF Midland Townsend
club Thursday at p m in the
Jehovah Witness hail al Midland.
President Z. z. lockwood an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28

New--st the height II summer he~s--s
wonderful -~leetlcn ~ susrm~r frssks ~
amazing prices, Dresses Tor te~s, tssvv1.
sports. formal w~ss ssd drr>ss eccssless.
Sheers. iae~~. srep~~. nets. ratfess. shark-
skins. prints. ps-trts and white. MT every
siss In eAsh sssi~ ~ fshsie- sises fee
mi>se~. wemen and Janier~.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28

affairs. has just
been advanced
To vice prcsi-
dent of the Fed
Grated Metals
division 81 the
A m er ic a n
Smelling a Re-
filming Co.
Word Of the
promotion was
received here by
r. A White.
who succeeded
RE ards as
manager of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
A. H. RICHARDS
IS PROMOTED
Former Tacoman L.
Advanced to V. p.
of A.S.&R. Co.

A. II Richards. who was man
ager II the Tacoma smelter for
several years and during hls rest.
denee here took active part IN civic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-28
JUST THE CORE
TO SHOW BRIDGE FILMS

First showing of Tacoma Mar
rows bridge colored films. taken
by Barney Elliott, will be shown
through the courtesy of the Foss
Tug Co, at the meeting OF the
Young Mems Business club at
the Hotel Winthrop Thursday noon.
Comments will be made by Henry
Foss.
Two pounds Sunrise coffee, 25c.
Cow Butter Store. adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

sage Of Christmas, will receive the
hearty Endorsement of religious
minded Amerlcans-not only OF
Roman Catholics, but of Catholic
churchmen not only Of the Roman
obedience, protestants and Jews as
we'll"
Peace, recentlv rare in the land
Of the Ns5a@>&-y rervaded Bethle-
hem. NE ss2. :2est time in three
years pils1.4Ass eFss2sniped in the now
demilitariSec thsater where the
Christ CHILD, Mary, the wise men
and shepherds took part in the
drama that was to live and grow
in the hearts of mankind for 1000
years.
Along the western front the
worlds great names mingled with
men in arms.
Hitler Gathers With Soldiers.
Hitler and his high command
gathered with soldiers near the West
Wall IN . small hall decorated with
evergreenS. German communities
dipped into their slender rations to
send soldier boys sausages, nuts
gingerbread, chocolate and ciga-
rettes. Churches were crowded and
communities outdid one another in
supplying home talent for the front
fighters.
French and British troops behind
the Maginot Line worshiped in
their churches and field chapels in
which affairs of pine wood had been
erected. Premier Daladier addressed
the nation in a Christmas broad
cast.
Across the numerous no-man's-
lands came carols in all the Ian
guages Of the belligerents.
London, saddened by the disrup-
ton of families, variously went to
church and "muddled through" the
holy night with all the gaiety it
could enforce.
In the waters of the world the
American Navy. alone Of the worlds
powerful sea forces, celebrated
Heaping dinners and entertainment
for sailors and their guests-many
OF them children-was the order
Of the day.
All America wept-for Scrooge
But they were happy tears.
Opposes Diplomatic Relations.
Bishop Paul B. Kern of the Meth
odist Church told reporters at Nash
Vile:
If the appointment of Mr.. Taylor
is intended as a means of working
for the amelioration of world con-
ditions am in sympathy with it.
However, if it is the first step in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

that men and women in every land
have a basic faith in God and
therefore in human brotherhood,
and that even in the present chaos
and darkness they are preparing a
better day"
Hopes for Unanimous Support.
Rabbi Cyrus Adler. president Of
the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, Philadelphia: 1T is a
noble deed to bring the forces of
religion together. I have the con-
f1dent hope that the leaders will
unite the members of their churches
and synagogues into a unanimous
support of the Presidents efforts"
Miss Mary C. Duffy, Supreme
Court regent of the Catholic
Daughters of America, New York:
The appointment should gladden.
the hearts of all Americans who are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
ve!t's appointment of Myron G. Tay-
Tor is exceedingly good"

vets appointment of Myron G. Tay-
Tor is exceedingly good"
DR. Burris Jenkins, Community
Church, Kansas City. Mo-: This
gesture ought to have influence In
Europe, and our sympathies and
prayers should go with the new
emissary."
DR.. F. w. Starring, executive Sec
rotary of the Oregon State Baptist
Convention, dissented from the ear
liest opinions received. He said:
IF it. as it seems to me, means rec.
ognition OF the political power OF
the Vatican, regret the appoint
ment. I believe in complete sepa-
ration of church and state"
Clifford P. Morehouse, editor of
the Living Church, Episcopalian
publication. Milwaukee, Wis: Il am
confident that this forward step
which is In harmony with the mes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Mandate Of Good Will
Observed by Warning
And Peaceful Nations
Comment Indicates
Widespread Support
Of Taylor Mission
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
Large areas of the world in arms
as we'll as nations at peace last
night observed, as well as they
might, the mandate of the Prince
of Peace to all men of good will.
The French communique said
merely: Nothing to report"
The German: On the west front,
a quiet day"
Fighting Firms, beset by foe that
recognizes no Christmas, continued
to drive Russians back to their own
border.
japanese said a Chinese winter
offensive had been crushed and
$500 Chinese slain.
But peace found it's staunchest
champions in Vatican City anG in
Washington. The Pope and Presi-
dent Roosevelt developed further
their crusade against war in their
Christmas greetings
Plus XII urged belligerent nations
to begin considering their war aims
and their projects for establishment
of better order at the wars end.
Taylor Calls Mission "Inspiring."
President Roosevelt, who had ap-
pointed Myron c. Taylor his per-
sonal representative to the Vatican
to promote peace, stressed that sub
ject in lighting the national Christ
mas tree.
Mr.. Taylor. former head of the
United States Steel Corp, phi
lanthropist and one of the Presi-
dents oldest Wall Street support
ers, described his peace mission as
most inspiring" and added that
mo cause could find any one of us
more willing to serve to the utmost
of his ability"
The first response to Mr.. Taylor's
mission indicated widespread sup
port of the Presidents peace moves.
Typical of comments were:
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman,
New York: ut is opportune that
on the vigil of the anniversary of
the birth of the Prince of Peace, the
President of the United States
should take this action for peace
George A. Buttrick, president of
the Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America, New York: I'VE
share the Presidents confidence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
anxious to see an end to the present

anxious to see an end to the present
European conflict"
Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho: II support the principles an
nounced, and I shall support them
when I come to vote on these huge,
and to my mind, unnecessary arma-
ment bills"
Representative Bloom, Democrat,
of New York: 1T Is one of the most
outstanding things done up to now
by any one to try and bring peace
into the world"
Senator McCarran, Democrat. OF
Nevada: TT is one of the finest
things this country has done for a
long time
Appointment Praised.
Right Rev. Cameron J. Davis,
Episcopal Bishop of Western New
York, Buffalo: president Roose-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

when spiritual and civil leaders
could move forward on a specific
plan to terminate destruction and
build anew" He made it clear he
had no specific program to end the
European War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

opening diplomatic relations with
the Vatican, which I regard only
as a nominal state, I am opposed
to it,"
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote the Pope
that the time would surely come
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
CUTTER HAIDA
PICKS UP BIG
BARGE ADRlFT
Will Sail for Westward To.
morrow on Annual
Court Cruise

A seven thousand dollar barge
loaded with $4,000 worth of piling
was safely secured and towed to
sheltered waters in the Gulf of
Alaska yesterday by the Coast
Guard cutter Haida.
The Haida returned to Juneau,
this morning after a two-day triI'
to the Yakutat area after the dere-
lict barge which was cut adrift from
the tug Mathilda Foss when that
vessel suffered engine troubue.
The tug threw a propeller blade
and limped into Yakutat, where the
cutter Joined it later after picking
up the barge about 80 miles south
of Yakutat.
The Haida will sail tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock for the
Westward on annual court cruise,
picking up District Judge Simon
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
ST. TERE5E SHRINE
WORK STARTS AGAIN
FOR SUMNER SEASON

Work for the coming summer has
already started at the Shrine of st
Terese according to the Rev. William
G.. LeVasseur. head of the project
The stone chapel on the island will
be finished this summer, possibly by
the end of June, and the. doors
and windows will be installed by
the end of the year.
-Four small cabins will be con-
structed this year and the logs for
the buildings are being cut in the
nearby forests. The road to the
beach will be improved and the
grounds further cleared.
Within a few weeks the Rev. Le-
Vasseur will take to the retreat house
collection of religious oil paint
ings SO that tourists may see them
when they visit the grounds.
The crew now at work consists of
six men: D. p Holden, Harvard
Brown, J. Klinkenberg, William c.
White, Charles Halvorsen, and Dick
Kirschner.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
ELkS TO PLAY
ISLAND SQUAD

A dubious sky was trying baseball
players and fans respective pa
thence reserves today, with seven
inning ball game scheduled for this
evening between Douglas and the
Elks
The Islanders are sitting in top
place, having won two of three by
virtue of first sacker Andrews home
run Tuesday, and the Elks are in
second spot with one and one.
Hurlers for this evening have moi
been chosen, but good ball game
is certain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
SEVEN WILL GO
TO HAMILTON
BAY FOR TROUT

Seven of the "faithfuls" are max
ing the annual migration to Hamil-
ton Bay for trout fishing over the
weekend.
For years, a small group of juneau
men have pilgrimaged to the fine
cutthroat trout fishing near Kake.
This year, seven will go, leaving
Saturday night on hte motorship
Triton and returning Tuesday night.
Those going are, DR.. G. c. Carter,
r. R. Hermann, Ed Jones, Fritz Car
rothers, Elmer Freeberg, Rod OAR
nell and L. F.. Kann.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
ROYALTY WILL SEE
u. ). DICTIONARIES

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 26. -
Commander H. o. Brown of the
Vancouver Post of the American
Legion said today 100 Vancouver
members of the Legion will line the
tour route of the King and Queen
here May 30. &r
The American Legion band from
Bellingham and so other Legion
members from that city will join in
the group.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
E|ks' Dance
On Saturday
Regular Weekly Event
Will Take Place in Ball.
room Tomorrow Night

The Elks will give another OF
their popular Saturday night dances
in their ballroom tomorrow night
and the committee in charge will
all be there to see that everybody
has an enjoyable time.
The affair is open to the public
and starts at 10 o'clock
Klonda Dufresne's orchestra will
furnish the music for the Saturday
night party.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26

Hellenthal and party at Valdez
to make a many-stop cruise as far
as ST. Paul Island, bringing float
ing court to the front yards of iso-
lated residents in large area.
The cutter is expected to return
here within a month.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
THREE HALIBUT
VESSELS BRING
$4,000 POUNDS

Fifteen thousand pounds of hall
but were sold on the Juneau market
today, with all boats getting prices
Of 6.10 and 40 cents.
The Perseverance sold 5000 pounds
to Alaska Coast Fisheries. The Aer-
oplane sold $500 pounds and the
Harvester, $500 pounds, both to
Elton Engstrom.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
WINNIFRED R IS
OBJECT OF LIBEL
FILED IN COURT

A libel against the boat Winnifred
r has been filed in District Court
by Paul Hudon and Roy Lunn, OPP
orators of the Standard Machine
Shop, for the collection of 1904 al
legedly owed for supplies
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
FOUR FLOWN TO
ISLAND MINES

Four passengers 1elt here today by
Alaska Air Transport plane with
Shell Simmons.
Ed Swope, O. ]. Longmire and
Bill Kennuy went to Hirst and Eric
Oslund flew to Chichagof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-26
ON VACATION

Lillian Bonner, clerk in B. M.
Behrends, Inc, Co, is now on a
short vacation
Evening star., 1939-05-01
Virus of Disease
Isolated in Mice

Mus musculus is a carrier of
Emphocytic choriomeningitis.
Mus musculus is a common gray
house mouse and lymphocytic
choriomeningitis is a disease of the
central nervous system.
The active virus of the disease has
been isolated in three of five mice
trapped in two Washington homes
where the disease appeared, DR..
Charles Armstrong, senior surgeon
of the United States Public Health
Service, announced today.
The disease affects the covering
Of the brain and blood vessels of
the interior of the brain, but is not
fatal, and the victim usually re-
covers completely within 10 days or
two weeks, investigators said.
DR.. Armstrong concluded that the
findings in the Washington cases
point to gray mice as reservoirs of
the infection from which human
cases may be contracted. Methods
by which the effective exposure
comes about are being investigated.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

trying to pass bogus money. o. K.
give me back the bill and I'll trade
elsewhere"
"But-but-you see-er-one Of
our men stepped across to the
bank"
Just then a man entered the door
and came up to them all smiling and
ingratiating. Sorry to inconven-
ience you, sir. We have to be care
full OF course, the bank confirmed
our belief that the note was all right.
You'll have your chance in a mo-
ment
Yeah? Well, get this! I'm not
trading where I'm suspected Of being
a crook" He snatched the note from
the startled and chagrined clerks
hands and stomped out.
An hour later, his anger appar-
emily having cooled, Vincent re-
turned to the store. "The fact is" he
admitted, II haven't been able to
find stone cut in exactly that man
ner or with exactly that setting. If
you want to treat me like an honest,
self-respecting citizen, I'll buy your
rock"
The clerk was not only delighted,
but went through another long apol-
ogy. Vincent handed over his thou
sand-dollar bill, received his change
and a box containing the ring, and
departed.
A taxi rushed him to the pier. He
got aboard Just as they were hauling
in the gangplank Jenny, looking
lovely and blond, but worried,
greeted him severely.
TONY Vincent, if this is your idea
Of" She stopped. her eyes grow
ing wide at the sight of the gleam-
ing stone nesting in its downy box
TONY! For me? Oh, Tony, how
could you afford Oh, Tony, it's
gorgeous!"
Tony chuckled. The steamer gave
three long blasts of its whistle and
moved away from the dock. Serge"
he said. Serge didn't think I'd have
a thousand-buck banknote of my
own. A good one, mean"
Serge? Why, Tony, don't un-
derstand.
Don't try, honey. Forget Serge.
He's rat. We're through with him
for good" He laughed again. and
kissed his wife. Why bother to ex-
plain how he'd outsmarted Serge by
passing the counterfeit note-the
very note that Serge had thought
would send him up the river. Why
worry about Serge now?
Evening star., 1939-05-01

voice. Then he smiled. "Oh, it's
you, Jenny -. What? -. Yes, I'm
backed. Meet you at the boat at S.
Couple of things I want to do first"
He hung up and took a long pull
on his cigarette. Could Jenny be
the reason? His mind drifted back
over the past year. He remembered
things now that he hadn't noticed
before. The way Serge had looked
at Jenny. The way his face had
always lighted when Jenny came
into the room. His solicitousness
In inquiring about her the time. she
was down with the grippe.
Yes, Jenny must be the reason.
But why hadn't he thought OF her
before? Suddenly he knew. Serge
had been too clever. Serge had
been willing to bide his time, wait
ing for just the right break. That
was Serge's way. He was smart,
thorough.
Vincent picked up his hat and
went out. He walked two blocks along
Broadway, turned up side street
and crossed it toward Solomon's
jewelry store. AS he did so man
slouched away from the doorway.
Vincent smiled to himself. Serge
wanted him out of the way. He had
given him the thousand-dollar note
as an anniversary present and told
him to take his wife on a binge.
Nothing wrong about that. Serge
!. fnof
Vincent was sure Jenny didn't
know. Jenny would never know.
Serge would gradually wean her
away from him, Vincent, as soon as
he was out of the way up the river.
Vincent entered the store. 1t was
q big place, one of the largest of its
kind. Two dozen people milled
around inside. Vincent waited until
the clerk he had talked to before
was free.
Lets see the rock I was looking
at the other day"
The clerk, obsequious and eager,
pulled out tray of diamonds and
laid it on the counter. From it Vim
cent selected the largest ring. How
much did you say?"
Three hundred and forty dollars.
Such bargain! Diamonds right now
are lower than"
20, K. Wrap it up and take it out
of this" Vincent showed thousand
dollar bill under the clerks nose.
The clerk looked at 1t moment,
hesitated.
"Just one moment, please" he
muttered and disappeared.
Evening star., 1939-05-01
1okomu Student Honored

Miss Beatrice Tear, daughter OF
Mrs. D. A. Tear of 720 Kennebec
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, is one
of IA Syracuse University students
in the School of Library Science
who will be initiated into Pi Lambda
Sigma, national honorary and pro-
fessional fraternity, Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-05-01

Vincent lighted
a cigarette and
waited. Minutes
passed. He began
to look around in
annoyance. Pres
emily he saw his
clerk skulking at
the Tar end of the
counter. "Hey!" he
called, attracting
a t t e n t / o n,
wv h e re- s the
change for my
thousand bucks?"
The clerk tried
to appear CON-
posed, and failed.
$50 sorry. So
sorry. 1t Is, you
must understand,
a little unusual. I
mean, one-thou-
sand-dollar bills"
so that's 1t,
e h?" Vino e n t
roared, looki n 6
outraged. "You
SIlSDect me of
Evening star., 1939-05-01
DAILY SHORT STORY
THE COUNTERFEIT
By Richard Hill Wilkinson

Vincent took the
$1,000 bill from
his wallet and ex-
anined it closely,
first peering at it
beneath the pow
erful bulb of the
table lamp, then
squirting at its
markings through
a hand magnify
ing glass.
After about Is
minutes a smile
creased the cor
ners of his mouth.
AS he suspected,
the note was coun-
terfeit Vincent
lighted a cigarette
and lay b a C k,
thinking deeply.
Why had Serge
given him a coun-
terfeit $1,000 bill?
The telephone
at his elbow rang.
"Hello," he said,
di sguising his