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Evening star., 1939-05-03
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

We are fully aware of the value
of the blue gum" or Australian
eucalyptus, one of about 40 species
of the Australian genus that grows
so successfully in its native land.
For we have some very flourishing
immigrants in California and in the
semi-arid Southwestern States and
we are planting more of them.
We find there are about $50 Spe-
cies, found mostly in Western AUS
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Santa Visits Jail

GREEN BAY, Wis. (P.-Santa
Claus walked right into the Brown
County Jail. What's more import
ant, after while he walked out
again.
The big blue eyes of Marlene Kell-
ner, 4-year-old daughter of Sheriff
and Mrs. Clifford Kellner, popped
wide open. But the prisoners-they
just laughed and said nothing.
They knew that after Santa Wis
tied one of his friends in the pokev;
he had to 60 back to work at the
department store.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Plots 10 Kill Widows
OF Insurance Victims
Laid 10 Ring
Women Told to Take
Magic Potion Also,
They Declare
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3-A
scheme by the master minds of an
insurance-murder ring to kill not
only men on whom they could COL
lect insurance money, but also
widows who could be witnesses was
described today by Police Capt.
James Kelly.
He quoted two confessed wom-
en- slayers as saying they took small
doses of poison they gave their hus-
bands in the belief it was magic
potion" and would harm only those
'bewitched."
The poison, investigators have
said, was peddled by the ring as
'witch's brew" and sold for a high
price.
1T was diabolically ingenious, as
the two women and others of the
principals tell the story in their con-
fessions,' Kelly said. when a
woman purchased 'witch's fluid she
was told the charm would not work
on her husband unless she took some
of the liquid herself.
Emphasis was placed on the
magic properties of the fluid. A
number of bottles would be given
to the women, who paid $500 for
the lot They were instructed to
take teaspoonful of each bottle
themselves, give the rest to their
husbands.
apparently the master minds fig
ured the husband would die quickly
the wives live to collect the insur-
ance, but die of the slowly cumu-
lative effects of the poison-after
they paid the ring its percentage"
Meanwhile, with 13 persons already
In custody and approximately IS
known deaths recorded by inves-
tigators, District Attorney Charles
F. Kelley said Morris Bolber-re-
garded by police as principal in
the ring-had thrown new light
on many murders of which we had
no knowledge, not only in Phila-
delphia, but in other States as we'll"
He said detective had been sent
to California in connection with the
investigation, but refused further
information other than that each
and every one (of the murders) was
committed to collect insurance"
Other investigators predicted one
of the most important" arrests in
the case so far would be made
soon. Detectives still are seeking
Mrs. Rosa Carina, whom they de-
scribe as professional widow" and
a leader in the ring.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Retailers Will Hold
Forum Nav n and q

Robert E. Freer, chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, will dis
cuss the relationship between his
organization and the retailer at the
retailers national forum to be held
May % and % in the Mayflower
Hotel.
After an address by Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace, Hunter c. Phe-
Ian, past president of the National
Association of Food Chains, will
discuss the distribution of agricul-
turall surpluses. w. w. Welch,
Peru, Ind, will be chairman of the
Monday luncheon session, at which
DR.. David r. Craig, president of
the American Retail Federation,
will speak.
Evening star., 1939-05-03
Currun Will Address
Mount St. Mury's Alumni

Judge Edward M. Curran of Po-
lice Court will be the principal
speaker at the annual spring. ban
quet of the Washington Chapter
of the Mount st. Mary's College
Alumni Association at the May
flower Hotel at 7:30 pm. May 10.
Other speakers will be the Most
Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary
Bishop of Baltimore, and the Right
Rev. Msgr. John L. Sheridan. presi-
dent of Mount ST. 'Mary's College.
Honor guests will include Senators
Tydings and Radcliffe and Rep
resentative William Byron.
Evening star., 1939-05-03

tralia. Here they are valuable tim
ber trees. Many of the species pro-
duce a resinous gum and for this
reason have been dubbed gum trees.
This is the basis for troches and
lozenges, used for the healing of
the throat. The leaves produce an
essential oil which forms the basis
of the foundation of perfumery, toi-
let preparations, antiseptics and in
the flotation process for concen-
trating ores. One ton of leaves will
yield about 500 ounces OF oil
The eucalyptus is propagated from
seeds. They are very abundant and
almost as light as feather. Once
the baby seed gets foothold it is
so ambitious that it will accomplish
in 20 years what our oaks achieve
in 200. If some dire experience comes
along, cutting the tree down, sprouts
Evening star., 1939-05-03
First Wheat Payment

The first price adjustment pay
ment on wheat to be made in Mary
land was paid to Morgan Russell, a
farmer of near Loveville, St. Marys
County, c. z. Keller, executive off,
Ger of the A. A. A., announced to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

Marker and Silveray of Silver-Java
Line to Work Tacoma Harbor This Week

Two motorships of the Silver
Java Pacific line, far-flung ship
ping fir. will work at Tacoma
docks this week. They are the
Marker, which calls at the Philip
pines, Dutch East Indies. Persian
gulf and Bombay. and the Silye-
ray, bound for Manila.
Both vessels We're originally
slated to arrive here on Wednes-
day. but Port piers received word
Tuesday that the Marker will be
delayed until Friday.
The Silveray will take flour and
grain products at the Centennial
mills on Wednesday and at Sper-
rvs on Thursday Oriental pro-
ducts will be discharged at Port
piers by the Marker, which re-
turns here on April l or to load
outbound freight.
The Silveray. one of the smaller
carriers in the SIP. fleet, has
been absent from Tacoma since
June. 1886.
Docking at Tacoma smelter
Tuesday evening, the peculiarly
shaped steamer Donau of the
North German Lloyd line will lift
copper for continental Europe. The
big vessel will shift to Port piers
grain dock Wednesday morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

to receive grain, pulp, plywood,
logs and lumber.
The Weyerhaeuser liner Ian
caster will handle east coast cargo
Wednesday at Shaffer No. l. and
the intercostal freighter Holly
wood of the Mccormick line is
TO load pulp at the st. Regis dock
At Dickman mill since Sunday,
the Liberty Clio will move to
Olympia Tuesday night to finish
her lumber cargo for the east
coast.
Two oil tankers. the Petroleum
and Brandywine, pumped gas at
Tacoma Monday evening. the first
at the Standard Oil dock and the
second at the Maxwell Petroleum
Co.
Ships In port: Illinoian Baker
dock. San Antonio Waterside mill;
Shaffer No. / Oakmar, Port piers,
Coast Banker. Shaffer No. q Brandy
vine Maxwell Petroleum Co.; Liberty
Clio. Dickman mill
ships due. Tuesday-Donau, smell
ter. Wednesday - Portland. Baker
dock, Lancaster, Shaffer No. !. Holly
wood. St. Regis dock. Silverrav, Gem
tennial mills Olympic. Defiance mill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
BIDS OPENED;
JOBS AWARDED

In brief but busy session Mon
day afternoon, the city board of
contracts and awards opened two
sets of bids and awarded two con-
tracts.
Lighthouse Electric Co. Tacoma
ing the light department three
1,000-KVA transformers on the
low bid of $1,000. The bid was on
Wagner equipment.
kelman Electric a. Mfg. Co vas
awarded contract for undermining
two kelman circuit breakers at
Cushman power plant. The KEEL
man figure was S56ss.
Four bids were opened for sup
plying tractor bulldozer To the
city garbage department for oper-
alton on the city dump. Service
Hardware Co. Tacoma, bid 50 494 j.
three Seattle firms bid ms follows.
Western factor and Equipment
Co, 81 400 Pacific Hoist 4 Der
rick Co. S2.s42 50; Howard Cooper
Corp. 81 ds7 80.
General Electric Co. Allis-Chal-
mers and Westinghouse bid the
Identical price of S1s.2a7 for three
300-kVA voltage regulators for
substation installation. The only
difference was in delivery time,
General Electric guaranteeing 45
days. Westinghouse so and Allis-
Chalmers so days.
Awards await departmental rec
concentrations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
Frank Ross Celebrates His
81st Birthday With Dinner

ington a direct outlet TO Puget
Sound.
Boyhood Friend
A member of the birthday gath
ering was George Talcott of olym-
pia. a bovhood friend of Mr.. Ross
in Illinois who came To Puget
Sound in 1873. He established a
lewelry store in Tacoma IN 1881
but the following year moved the
business to Olympia where. with
his brothers, he established the
Talcott Bros. jewelry store that
has been in the same block for
81 years Though there was fric-
ton between the two communities
in past years, he always associ-
ated Olympia and Tacoma as the
key points in any considerable
development on the upper Sound.
He still has faith that the dream
of his boyhood ehum will come
true TO the great benefit OF both
Tacoma and Olympia. and the en-
tire west side. What he doesn I
understand is why Tacoma has
not capitalized on the tideland and
highways proposals and pushed
aside selfish interests which re-
tard development.
Other members of the party
were newspaper friends of Mr..
RosS-1au,eS Fry c Y Nav
bin and f. T. Short
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
HARRY LAWTON
TO help CAIN
Pick Vice Chairman
for Celebration
of Jubilee

Harry r. Lawton of Tacoma
state commander of the American
Legion, has accepted vice chair
manship Of the Washington Golden
jubilee Homecoming committee. 1T
WAS announced Tuesday by Harry
Cain. general Jubilee chief.
To head the Homecoming COM
mittee. which will try TO bring
back as many as possible of the
states former residents TO par
tcipate in the 50th anniversary
celebration this summer, the Jubi-
lee executive body has invited
stephen F. Chadwick OF Seattle.
national Legion commander.
Sale Of Jubilee Seals. with which
the organization hopes 10 finance
preiiminaries to its huge celebra-
Ton here July 20, 81 and %. al
ready has brought in nearly 1000
Chairman Cain announced.
That has been without general
appeal to the public. Eventually.
he said, larger crew will begin
sale OF the seals. at 2 for a cent.
to the public on the streets In
the meantime. they are on sale TO
anyone at the Golden Jubilee
office, LOG Rust bldg.
Working with Lawton, and
Chadwick, IL he accepts chairman
ship of the homecoming committee.
will be A. II. Heath of the Jubilee
executive committee. LRwton Ia
secretary OF Columbia Breweries
here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
Income Tax Take
Up To Expectation
WASIIINCTON :

WASHINGTON - The treasury
announced today income tax col
lections during the first 90 days
OF March amounted to S47S.l22 o52,
about 80 per cent below last years
figure. but more than had been
estimated in the presidents bud
get.
The report was the first compre-
hensive guide the treasury has had
on revenue it will receive from
1888 incomes. March income tax
revenues are TO be studied as q
basis for possible revision of the
governments tax structure.
II had been unofficially esu-
mated that the government needed
around S425 900 900 from income
taxes to meet budget estimates.
The actual figures. therefore, eN-
ceeded by around $50 900, 900 the
estimated revenue requirements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
TO ENTER PLEA
HERE THURSDAY

John Jack kitto 1e-year-old
Tacoma youth. Was given until
Thursday by Superior Judge E. D.
Hodge to enter plea to a charge
of second-degree burglary follow
ing his arrest by Puyallup police.
kitto. who said his address was
303 So. 9th ST. was taken into
court by Deputy Prosecutor Hugo
Metzler. Jr. When the youth said
he desired to consult an attorney
before pleading TO the allegation.
the court appointed James Selden
as defense counsel.
kitto was arrested early Sunday
in the Ford garage at Puyallup
by valley city police officers. Ar
resting officers reported he had
broken into the garage and had
backed a car into the place and
was filling the tank with gasoline
at the time he was apprehended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

dams and they sent group OF
chiefs TO meet him. In the party
were CLOUDY Robe" who opened
the way for negotiations by pre-
senting Gov. Stevens with horse.
After Cloudy Robe" came the
Eagle" big Top" Ball in the
Nose "Man-Who-Goes- on Horse
back. white Tail Deer Running
Fisher, Wolf Tsker, "Old
Horse Sitting Squaw' and Lit
tie White Calf
They were very courteous and
deferential but said they Were de-
termined to avenge the murder of
Il member of their tribe.
Through an interpreter Gov.
Stevens argued against war and
the folly OF trying to avenge one
death by other killings. He prom
ised to send to the Blackfoot
chiefs and demand that they give
up the murderer and have him
punished according to the white
mans law
The Indians held pow-wow but
couldn't agree. and came back for
more talk with Gov. Stevens. They
argued for quite while and TO
his first proposition Gov. Stevens
said he had in his train quantity
of fine presents for Indians who
would do as he asked
The promise of presents ap-
pealed 10 them. They went
away for another powwow
and came back TO accept the
proposition. The peace pipe
was smoked and the parley
ended with n big dinner and
for time the feud between
the tribes was settled. The
agreement also included n
pledge that the Gros Nentres
would not Interfere with emf
grant trains which Gov. Stev-
ems told them would soon he
passing through their country.
Distribution of presents among
the Indians took some time and
lightened the expeditions load of
freight about 1000 pounds. While
the Indians were in q happy mood,
some of the Yankees in the eNpe-
dition did n little trading on their
own account. They exchanged a
number of very indifferent saddle
mules for some of the Indians
best horses. Even though they
were on mission of peace, they
couldn't resist the temptation TO
slip one over ON the noble but
credulous Red Man.
Ito be continuedl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

Sixty years in Tacoma. 81 of
which We're spent promoting high
ways, railroad projects and water
ways TO develop the great posi-
bilities of the city's tideland area,
Frank c. Ross celebrated his Sist
birthday with few friends at
dinner at the Walker Monday
night.
In an hours reminiscing the
picture of Tacomas progress was
reviewed with the tidelands always
in the foreground as the key 10
any important development. And
after 81 wears, a once comfortable
competence gone, the pioneer IN
tideland development is still
working to make a dream come
true. A highlight in the picture
now is a highway 200 feet wide
connecting the Port of Tacoma
with the Pacific highway near
Fife. Tied in with that is his
hope for the completion Of an
original waterway plan and a
system of railroad terminals aud
docks superior 10 any in the
world.
Alluring Picture
Put together. ii was an allurlng
picture, with the worlds steam
ships meeting the American trans
continental railroads and tideland
waterways lined with industrial
plants. An important feature IN
the picture was the low level high
way through Naches pass, the
route by which the first emigrant
wagon train reached Puget Sound.
and the completion of the White
pass and connecting highways, all
ending in the 2o0-foot wide APP
proach 10 the Port of Tacoma,
hut also serving Southwest Wash
ington and giving Eastern Wash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
JEROME FRANK LIKELY
TO SUCCEED DOUGLAS

Exchange Commissioner Jerome
Frank probably Will succeed
William Q. Douglas as SEC chair
man, informed sources said today.
They Indicated the former brain
tr,lster" has the unqualified back
ing of several administration Off
Gals. who believe Frank best
qualified TO continue the policies
established by Douglas, nominated
TO the supreme court. Friends say
Douglas would be pleased BY the
elevation OF Frank 10 the chair
. manship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
FIGURES WILL
ADDRESS WAC,

To its next meeting. set for
Tuesday. March IS. the Tacoma
World Affairs council Will bring a.
the speaker. F F Figures Of
London. encouragement Of the
international Federation Of League
Of Nations Societies
Figures lecture. (which Wav
World Peace viii be given IN the
Masonic temple roof garden and
Will be open to the public At
nominal fee
Figures. who has been close 10
political developments In Great
Britain, France and other parts of
continental Europe for several
years. IL nov on visit from Eng
land 10 the L. S. and Canada.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

d. IIAE / - & ~ AHt1 \ IT. - = a x
This as revealed today BY a
population survey Of Pacific
Northwest Savings and Loan asso-
citation. L shows Taeomss popa-
lstion has grown % per cent slnee
1880
Both a sweet dream and a night
mare 10 chambers Of commerce.
the survey builds Weathervane
of facts. pointing an unmistakable
drift of migration into this north
vest corner of the nation. partieu-
larry from drought-shriveled farm
lands of the great plains states.
The Dream: A new industrial
and agricultural empire. The night
mare: Multiple problems caused
by the growth of the points from
a collective population of 336. 052
in 1900 to 1875, 765 in 1889.
Based on latest L. s. census
bureau data. water meter connec-
tons, post office service and other
information, the survey draws from
the northwests January. 1889.
population figures such findings as
these:
THE q cities-12 in Oregon. Il
in Washington. three in Idaho
have gained lis per cent in
population since the 1880 census.
1.-The growth rate of the nation
at large was roughly six per
cent for the same period.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT
GIVES GARNER BOOST
FORT WORTH. Tex. :

FORT WORTH, Tex. - Elliott
Roosevelt, second son of President
Roosevelt, said today that Vice
President John Nance Garner, as
leader of the conservative wing of
the Democratic party, was pres
emily the most likely candidate to
head his party ticket in 1910.
Roosevelt. who only yesterday
had described himself as the pres-
dent s "severest friendly critic. ;"
SAID in a broadcast over his Texas
state network that John Garner
is in the drivers seat right now.
We'll in the lead as a likely Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency
in the 1870 elections.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

J II the last q Years oregons
population has increased B .
per cent. Washington 52.3, 1dahos
. = But the past nine years Idaho
lea With Isl per cent. Washington
I2e. Oregon o.
"A noteworthy development has
been the squirt of medium sized
cities.
( The favored position of the
northWest-climate. resources.
potentialities- more of an IN
fluenee than normal growth. since
It Is generally conceded that L. s.
population rapidly is reaching 4
peak.
However. the low infant NOR
tally rate. particularly of Oregon
and Washington. was considered 4
factor.
OF the cities studied, the follow
ing recorded more than IS per
cent population increase IN the
1e30-39 period:
Corvallis, Ore: klamath
Falls, Ore; Longyiew, Wash;
Roseburg, Ore; st. Helens,
Ore: Vancouver. Wash, We
natchee and Yakima
Cities with a 1925 per cent In
crease.
Boise. Ida: Eugene, Ore: PEN
dleton. Ore: Poeatello. Ida. Salem.
Ore; Seattle, Spokane and Walla
Walla.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
TRY TO KILL WOULD-BE
ORIENTAL PEACEMAKER

SHANGHA1-Threc Chinese at
tempted to assassinate Wang
Ching Wei, former Chinese premier
Who sought several months ago TO
advance Chinese Japanese peace
proposals, dispatches from Hanoi.
French Indo- China. said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22

pimus's Golden Medical Discovery gave han
bett9 appetite and greatly impso.ed hs
81 n Discovery relieves stomach upsets
DE to acid Indigestion. and you feei better
= 0any ways. So why rot sr. d.. Pie-ees
&C - D. Whea YOU are feeling weak. sred.
1ngy and dull, iris vegetable tonic made
dsig1instes waste from the infestinee- Sod 70
~ onwm for ajDoot seventy yesn. Neg
- 0hauB y eeaaas liquid ei-oo . lisa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
RUTLEDCE NOMINATED
D. C.. COURT JUSTICE

ASHIN TO N-president
Roosevelt today nominated Wiley
Blount Rutledse. II. dean of Iowa
university law school. as an assoc
ciate justice OF the District Of
Columbia court of appeals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
Now Many Wear
FALSE teeth
With Little WORRY

Fat. talk. laueh or sneeye without
fear OF false teeth wabbiinG or irritat-
,nc tender gums. FASTEETH holds
dental plates firmcr and more COM
fortably. No gummy gooer pasty
taste or feeling Relieves burning and
gum soreness due 70 ehafin. OF
loose plate or TO excessive acid mouth.
Oct FAsTEETH n any drug store
ADV.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
Northwest Population Groavs
Fastest of Any l. S. Section

million people have surged into p Pacific Northwest
cities in years and they still coming rapidly that the
regions population squirting than half again as fast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-22
Blaekfoot squsw
Pulls A Fast Ono
Creates Problem for
Gov. Stevens
Solves II in His Usual
Thorough Manner
Then Yankees Beat indians
In Horse Trade


THOUGH they have no direo,
bearing on affairs in Washing.
ton either rs territory or state
certain experiences of Gov. Stevens
as his. expedition Travelled toward
the Northwest are exceedingly in
teresting. This is particularly true
of some of his dealings with the
Indians in an effort to effect peace
treaties and form alliances that
would. remove the hazard of At
lacks on cmigrant trains. One such
instance occurred just before the
expedition reached Fort Union at
the junction OF the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers.
As he neared Fort Union, Gov.
Stevens heard disturbing rumors
of an impending conflict involving
the Blaclxfoot tribe proper and
three associated tribes the Bloods.
Piegans and Gros Ventres. War
was their specially.
They cherished \ special
hatred toward the whites. es-
pecially, particularly those not
identified M king George
men. The grudge grew out Of
the killing Of one Of their
number by n member Of the
Lewis and Clark expedition.
The only reason they tolerat-
ed the British trading posts
on the upper Missouri WINS
that they needed aome agency
through which 10 trade their
pelts for arms and blankets.
When Gov. Stevens reached the
Blackfoot country he found that
feud had broken out between
that tribe and the Gros Nentres
which promised to make a peace
council difficult.
II seems that a Gros Nentre had
married Blackfoot woman. One
day while the two were going to
neighboring village they were
ambushed presumably by Black
foot hunters. The eros Nentre was
killed and his horse. an exceed
ingly fleet animal. was confLscatcd
by the murderer. He urged the
Blacxfoot women to accompany
him and 20 to faraway tribe
where the Gros Nentres woulc
not be likely to find the killer
Apparently consenting. she started
off with him. riding his slow horse
Tha, afternoon he sent the woman
/ TO look for water.
When she came back and
told him that there was n
spring In the bottom Of n ra-
vine alongside the trail. he
/ left her holding his horse while
i he went for a drink. As soon
I rs he MAS out Of sight She
jumped on the hack Of the
! fast horse Of her slain hus-
band and galloped off toward
the Groe Ventres camp.
1 When she told the story, tn
eros yentres vowed vengeance
They had assembled quite wa
party when Gov. Stevens arrive'
on his peace mission.
II was a ticklish situation, bu
Gov. Stevens In his usual decisiy
way took the bull by the horns
He sent one of the interpreters 4
tell the Gros Ventres that b
wanted a conference. The mex
morning he rode into the India
camp Of approximately 1000 In
dams.
His boldness fascinated the In