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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

SEATTLE Seattle felt = minor
earthquakes shock at s;o7 .. m.
Saturday. The shock lasted only
a second and did no damage.
Prof. Howard coombs. univsr-
sity " Washington ssssmsiogisf.
said seattle experiences such .
ahork about anea every two years.
No serious earthquake has svsr
struck this ARA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

why not It's swell Idea.
could explain my presence by say
ing was Haskeryillss cousin,
Wouldn't that set by all right
OF course. though. Haskefsllle
would have 20 b. fixed"
Barbara hesitstsd. 'Basksrsilie's
fixsble. could work that. Hut
Tn not altogether comfortable
about u. You're giving up your
vacation and and +. wsll, 4
seems a strange thing 10 do. After
all. don't know you"
We'll" said Roy softly. would
you like TOT"
She smiled at him. Yes, think
10. You've got q nice kind faoe
and a fatherly manner that makes
girl trusting. ON the whole. you
look like a good egg"
well then. what about baskst.
vile ?"
"Yon meet me- here nj 81 said
Barbara. rising. and III have II
all arranged. Now I've got 70
20. You,ll have 10 help me over
the wall
Royslton Augustus helped. IN
a flash he held Barbara Canning In
his arms preparatory to helping
her up ON the wall Then. 20 doing,
he shattered all existing records for
slo~ness In assisting young ladies'
over bunksrs. From the top NJ
the wall Bsbs Canning flashed him
an iris-eyed smile.
oh" shs said. thu corners NJ
her mouth quivering, I'VE forgot To
look for your watch
Lat II 20. let II 20" said Royal
ton Augustus handsomely. what's
a watch 10 one Of the Basksr-
viiiesfp
ITO he continuedl
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ever.
Temperature Mounts
Toward noon the Thermometer
had climbed to several degrees
above q hundred and we spent
about as much time wiping per-
SEPARATION ~ padding. We would
liked TO have shed most OF our
clothes. but the sun would have
burned US up. and. besides. there
Is a-or rather are. several species
Of flies that all but make life un-
bearable. Louise, wearing Bob's
only long-sleeved shirt was not
greatly bothered. but the tight
fitting polo shirt worn by Bob
made a perfect landing field and
work bench for them. One kind
looks very much like our common
house fly. and TO make things
worse he keeps his sword sheathed
so that we can't tell the difference
when he comes around on an in
spection trip. Even when he lands
he just feels around In lazy FASH
ion, then finding nice tender
piece OF flesh, he hauls a singer
from his hip pocket and shoves IL
all the way In. Though he leaves
no welts the sting is sharp and the
reaction adds wonderfully to ones
vocabulary.
Another pest is the grey deer
fly. This one has different mode
OF attack. He flies round and
round until you get tired of watch
ing him. and the minute you look
away, he points his singer. and
goes into a power diver. He lands
and stings at the same time. But
there Is one consolation-once he
buries that stinger 1t takes him a
little time to unscrew il and that
is when we take our revenge. II
there was bounty on deerflies,
Bob would have been able to III
nance the trip with the murder
spree he went on that afternoon.
Attract Yellow Jackets
Luckily, there are no mosquitoes
on the river to speak Of. but every
once in awhile q touring yellow
jacket or swamp hornet Will look
us over, and more than once one
or the other Of us has nearly upset
the canoe swatting at this heavy
artillery. We have been told to
let them alone and they'll eventu-
ally 60 on their way, but in our
case the streams of perspiration
from our bodies proves quite an
attraction and we have had TO kill
several.
1t was about seven o'clock when
we came to the bridge that was
supposed to be at the Cheyenne
Indian agency. We searched all
over both sides Of the river and
couldn't find anything but the tiny
store-and-filling-station town Of
Whitlock Crossing not far from
the river. Thinking the agency
was probably some miles inland.
we did no inquiring but prepared
to set up our camp just below the
town. 1t was one Of the best camp
spots we had seen along the river
and there was plenty OF driftwood
and protection from the storm that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

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day afternoon q IN Informal PARTY
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Athena Of seattle; Mo uelen
Mundhelm and hra. orvai tot1es
Of Tacoma. and nesdss1ee rFsd
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

AZ past seHtst @hoattNkt h9s oeNia
the taking off place for many down.
river-bound travellers. but few have
put in there from upriver. Like
30 many towns along the Missouri,
II has turned its back on the river,
and moved away from II. A good
deal Of the town used OF be on the
river, but today II is four miles
inland. The only thing on the bank
now Is the tiny tourist camp with
one cabin and the swimming pool
and a dance hall that. at the time
we were there, seemed more inter-
ested in getting their beer license
renewed than feeding us.
After paying our respects to the
city's officials. we prepared to
shove off for the three-day run TO
Pierre. Our schedule called for a
nine o'clock start in the morning.
but representatives of both small
newspapers had made us promise
not TO leave until they got there
with cameras. This was quite a
novelty to us, for up to now 1t had
always been us who took the pic
lures. So We waited almost fun
hour for them to show up. an hour
which we begrudged somewhat be-
cause our destination that night
was the Cheyenne Indian agency
and that was a good 57-mile run,
and the temperature was nearing
a hundred degrees.
Watch for Snags
Just as had happened when we
had come into Mobridge landing,
we had trouble locating the chan
mel. We spent a good ten miles Of
aimless zig-zagging before we fl
nally were able to follow it with
any consistency. The river widcns
out considerably here and though,
of course, there is a channel, 1t
isn't very deep nor very wide.
There is usually enough water on
the sandbars to float us, but there
Is always the ever-present danger
OF running across snag just be-
low the surface in the shallow
water. The very shallow water has
very small boils and sometimes
ripples. but when there Is any kind
of breeze these are hard TO see
until it is too late. One time, with
the ripples obscuring our vision,
We had run into big U-shaped
sand pocket and had wasted a good
half hour trying TO escape.
With the heavy and frequent
rains the country here has been
having, the bottomlands and the
hills have been deep soft green,
though to us Washingtonisns, the
lack of trees or even shrubs on the
valley banks or the prairies, lends
a rather dull touch to the country.
But, today, the land began to take
on a different hue, particularly on
the right side of the river. The
hills carried less vegetation as the
miles rolled by until only a few
tufts of scraggly sagebrush man.
aged to exc out a living. Then as
the hills became a solid mass Of
gumbo and rock, nothing whatever
was able to find a foothold and
we were told that this arid section
4, fairly alive with rattlesnakes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

Adding nesaun~st ~ ~
Point Defiance park IN costumes
the Daughters II rcsesss
photograph secretary tie Wash
nrtou Mrs Creher. Mrs y. A.
Harris George Gilbert Mrs W. p. Hearey. Mr. . nrss~
H. I. MahiserE Ms Van n iAyse~ stand
Ing IL wearing Sunday" a~s
Of grasdmcsh~ wearing bonnet made ~ her
mother Bigow. thresuarsers II century ns<s
cation Mems
business ciab part program Of jubilee week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24

The Washington and Oregon
state councils of the Junior Order
Of United American Mechanics. to-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24
WILLIAM \. ANDERSON
FUNERAL sERvycgs

Betty Ann Peterson Wa sent
py Cassidy \ Alien n Tho ~iissr
funeral home IN Shelton vhsfs
services xrli 10 held
Robert Leo rortmss Monday,
1919 a. m. from Holy Rosary
church: int.rmsut Calvary Gene
terry under tina direction of
Pipers
Mrs. ksthryn Rough saies-
Monday, . a. m from Holy Rosary
church. intermsnt Calvary CENT
terry. The eortsge viii leave Calf
ney's AT es45 q. m. Friends will
reelis the rosary Sunday. 1850 p.
m. In Gaffnsy's chapel
Martin wright Thompson -
Monday. i:c0 p M. from ths Buck
Isy-King chapel: Mrs. Agnes An
dsrson officiating, inttrnsnt
Mountain View burial PARK.
Mrs. Anna Pryor Monday, $50
p. m. from the Buckley-King cha
pei. Rev. J. r. Mccullough offiei-
sting; intsrmsnt Tacoma GENE
tsry.
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CdnOeiStS Battle
Flies on Journey


taicr. S.,e Tn. sar,h .,r, q ..',. r.lns
washington Jubilee CELEBRATION In the states BORDERING
them s'eo miles the fext
In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24
By LOUISE and BOB LyND
WHITLOCKS CROSSING, South Dakot

WHlTLOCkS CROSSING, South Dakota-We hated 10
leave Mobridge It's people much interested in
trip and did everything in their power OF make short
stay pleasant The little tourist the bank of the
Missouri boasts swimming pool fed by clear cold water
from nearby srtesan WELL We spent most Of the there
ong in the luxury of cool water occasionally swattng azy
at bold frogs and answering questions about voyage
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OBITUARIES
MRS. ERICK ANDERsoN


Mrs. Ida Andersen. "a. Of 1874
So. Sheridan ave, died Saturday
IN q local hospital A native Of
Sweden. she had resided In Taco
ma ~ years Surviving are her
husband. Eriek. Of Tscors. and .
brother and sister In Canada. Ser
vices will be held Monday. > .. m.
c. o. Lynn chapel, Rev. Carl He
deem officiating. Intsrmsnt Ia
coma cemetery.
MIS-. WILLIAM n. ANDERSON
Mrs. Eva n. Anderson. AL NO.
9Th st.. died Friday In q local hos
pitsi. She IL the wife Of William
\. Anderson and Il survived also
by a daughter. Mrs. Frances A.
Baekus OF Seattle. Funeral ar
rsngsmsnts are being announced
by Bueklsy-kinE.
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lMORE LATER }
Evening star., 1939-10-16

They march three abreast, In blue
green uniforms and steel helmets,
rifles and packs strapped over their
shoulders, led by captains and lieu
tenants carrying very ugly looking
unsheathed swords. The companies
whistle as they march. One today
was whistling "Alexander's Ragtime
Band"
Soldiers are everywhere. Res
taurants and movies are full of
them. Uniformed bicyclists fill the
streets, soldiers and their sweet
hearts riding side by side and hold
ing hands. It is rather amusing
to see a soldier and his girl on
their bicycles passing an officer on
his bicycle. It was little awk-
ward to salute at first under these
circumstances, but now they do 1t
with snap.
Prepare for Sudden War.
Altogether the city Of Peace"
is being transformed very rapidly
Evening star., 1939-10-16
WASHINGTON MONDAY

there was very lovely rose garden
directly across from The Hague
railroad station. Now it is deep
hole In the sandy soil. A gasoline
engine pump goes night and day
keeping out the water and already
the walls of a shelter are under
construction.
Concern over the progress of the
war is intense and almost cc,ltinu-
ously the narrow streets in front
Of the newspaper Offices are i'm
passable because of the crowds
gathered watching the bulletins.
The populace is worried over the
constant possibility of an "inci-
dent" There can be no question
that the sentiment is preponder-
antly pro-ally. An angry crowd on
a street corner the other night were
shaking their fists at lone Hitler
supporter. But there must be
strenuous protests over a French or
British airplane over the land, or
Evening star., 1939-10-16

into a city girded for war. If 1t
does come, the Dutch feel, it will
come very suddenly. The Dutch
capital is spacious town with some
Of the finest city parks in the world.
Now these have been filled with
the curious underground structures
called "schuilkelders," corresponding
to the "abris" OF Paris and the
shelters" Of London. They are
the places where the populace will
throng in case of an air raid.
The Hollanders have gone about
their construction leisurely and
thoroughly. They have been made
comfortable inside. Their exte-
riors have been sodded with green
sward or covered neatly with paw
ing blocks so that they do not look
incongruous in the surroundings
and there are SO many Of them that
there need be no crowding.
Nevertheless, new ones are being
built every day. Two nights ago
Evening star., 1939-10-16

else Germany might feel called upon
to protect" the hapless neutral.
The man on the street breads more
than anything else this protection.
Dutch cities are moving to pro-
tect themselves, apart from the ef-
forts of the national government.
Burgemeister De Mouchy Of The
Hague, for example, has called for
a public subscription to set up ad-
ditional anti-aircraft guns at crucial
points. Already the ugly noses Of
many of these emerge from sod
encircled emplacements in the
parks.
Evening star., 1939-10-16
Dutch, Fearing
incident, Prepare
To Meet War
Capital Of Peace
Sworms With Soldiers:
People Pro-AIly
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

THE HAGUE CBy MaiD ALI day
long the streets of the City of
Peace resound with the tramp of
marching feet-the black booted
feet OF companies of Dutch infantry.
Evening star., 1939-10-16
Women to Meet

The Washington Chapter of the
Women's Organization of the Ma
tional Association of Retail Drug
gists will meet Wednesday at the
Tabard Inn for luncheon and busi-
ness discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
ReIiefer Sought
For Quizzing in
FIiuht with Child

MARYSVILLE, Cal, Feb. %. CUP) 5
james Osborne, 80 year old relief
worker who assertedly coaxed his
IL year old stepdaughter into his :
automobile then started to drive.
out of town with her, was sought
today for questioning by police. /.
Officers said they wanted to learn J.
more about Osborne's attempted
flight with Gwendolyn Scacewater, .
the Stepchild, Monday night. They
said Osborne had been drinking
excessively since Saturday and that
Mrs. Osborne had become alarmed
and asked search when her daugh--
ter did not return home after at
tending movie.
The child was discovered at "a
ranch yesterday. She told of enter
ing her stepfather's car on the pre-
sumption he would take her home.
Instead, she said, he started to
leave the city, and she jumped
out, hiding until morning in some
bushes along the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

just and amicable feelings towards
all should be cultivated"
THE great rule of conduct for
u.s." Washington said, ''in regard
to foreign nations, is. in extending
our commercial relations to have
with them as little political connec-
tion as possible.
Europe has a set of primary
interests. which TO us have none,
or very remote relation. Hence, she
must be engaged in frequent con-
troversies. The causes of which are
essentially foreign to our concerns.
why, by Intervening our deS-
tiny with that of any part of Eu-
rope, entangle our peace and pros
perity in the tolls OF European am
bition. rivalship, interest, humor,
or caprice?
ut is our true policy to steer
clear of permanent alliance with
any portion of the foreign world -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

series of demands-reported from
Tokyo to approximate ultimatums
to authorities of the foreign-con-
trolled international settlement late
today. = -7
It was reported that Japan would
demand an increase in Japanese
members of the Shanghai municipal
police and possibly authorization
for Japanese military units to pa
troll the international settlement to
combat terrorism. - :
Within 18 months Chinese terror
lists, operating with astonishing
audacity in the heart of Japanese
occupied territory. had assassinated
more than 80 Chinese TRAITORS" !"
who were cooperating, openly or
secretly. with the japanese con-
uuerors. While Chinese guerrillaS
harassed communications and at
tackled isolated garrisons in terri
tory long nominally under Japa-
nese domination, these men, some
of them members of the blue
shirt" patriotic organization, had
operated in denSely populated
Shanghai.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

, ployment Service Director o. d
Hollendeck.
The meeting was ordered by the
president. who was reported to
have been impressed by a briei
drawn by a committee headed by
Rep. Alfred J. Elliott. D.. Calf;
Other members were Rep. Jerry
II. VoorhiS. D.. Calf, and Rep
Thomas F. Ford. D., Calf. Through
his secretary, stephen S. Early,
Mr.. Roosevelt asked an immediate
study of the problem.
In their memoranda. the con-
greSSmen said the California prob
lem has five principal phases: En-
ployment, health, relief, housing
and education. They recommended
immediate establishment of emer-
gency hospitals in California to
guard the health of the $4,000 fam
lilies; and suggested that the fed
eral surplus commodities corpora
ton might help by earmarking
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Wife Says Husband
Objects TO Church

Charging that her husband OBJ
iected to her attending church or
visiting her parents or friends, Mrs
Viola Happen filed suit for di-
vorce against Elmer Happen Tues
day.
She alleged that he compelled
her to remain within the four walls
of their home and threatened to
beat her if she attended church or
if he ever had proof that she had
been in the company of any other
man.
Her husband launched a TRADE
of abuse at one time when she told
him she had attended church dur
ing his absence from home. While
in a jealous rage, she alleged, he
once choked her and knocked her
over a couch. She asked the court
to permit her to use her maiden
name, Viola Tillman.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Migratory Labor Problem
Under E Eye Of WPA Chief
In Talk with Californian

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. CUP)-
Works Progress Administrator F
G. Harrington planned today for
what may develop into a drive by
government agencies to solve the
problem of interstate migration OF
labor and particularly the plight OF
California. where $4,000 families
are exected TO be stranded during
1899.
Harrington, designated by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt to head a commit
tee to study the situation and make
specific recommendations. Will dis
cuss the problem tomorrow with
William r. Lawson, WPA admins
traitor for northern California. So
cial Security Board Chairman Ar
thur B. Altmeyer. Surgeon-General
Thomas Parran of the u. S. public
health service, Farm Security Ad-
ministrator F. S. Alexander, acting
U. S. Housing Administrator Leon
Keyserlmg and acting L. S. En-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
CCC Enrolment
Slated April 1st

Next CCC enrolment is schedul-
ed for April to 20, j. P. Holman
county welfare director, announced
Wednesday.
Since there are three applica-
tions for every existing vacancy
youths are urged to file applica
tions Immediately at Hofman's Of
flee in the court house in Ell Cen
tro. A delay in registration may
result in the applicant filing his
application after the quota is filled
Enrolment will be carried for
ward under the regular conditions,
Holman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

were closed, both houses OF con-
gress met As usual. The only con-
ceSsion at the capitol for the holi-
day was the reading of the message
Washington delivered at the end
of his second term as president.
Washington's advice in that ad-
dress to avoid permanent alliance
with any portion of the foreign
world" may be considered more sig
nificant this year in view of the
congressional controversy over ma
tional defense measures and ad-
minisuation cooperation with France
and Great Britain in obtaining
American-made military planes.
Opponents of the administration S
foreign policy pointed TO that sec
tion of WaShingtons address in
which he said ''nothing is more
essential than that permanent, in
veterate antipathies against parti-
cuiar nations and passionate at
taehments- for others, should be ex.
cluded; and that, in place of them
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Lassie Tweeds, Plain
'RefIe ectone' Plaid. etc.

Color's "must" for Spring! SO flaunt q
bright swagger coat over all your frockS! J!
New Tuxedo, cardigan and revere styles
with new swing backs. Shetlands in gold,
cyclamen, boy blue, navy, black. Tweeds,
plaids See the new belted semi-fitted
tweeds and cashimeres See the new
Geometric stitching =. See the big variety.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Mankind United to
Meet Thursday

The Truth branch Of Mankind
United will meet at 8 pm. Thurs
day night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. j. Hartman at 1853 FL Centro
avenue in FL Centro.
Individual registration in the
Pacific coast division will close Feb.
%
At a meeting last week an Off
cial speaker from Oakland outlined
for Imperial Valley a plan ana a
course of study which will culmin-
ate in a free 30-day program.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Infant Buried at
BrawIey Cemetery

BRAWLEY. Feb. %. - Funeral
services for Melvin Edwin Linn
three-weeks-o old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Linn, were held at the
Hopes funeral chapel here at $3.50
pm. today.
The Rev Mr. A. J. Price of the
Baptist church officiated
The baby suffocated in its sleep,
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
said. Death occurred Monday at
the Linn home three miles west OF
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Moforisf Faces
Drunk Charue

zig-zagging by motor car on the
highway between El Centro and
Holtville Wednesday landed w. H.
Kirkpatrick in El Centro Jail on
a drunk driving charge.
Examined by a physician at po-
lice headquarters. kirkpatrick was
declared under the influence OF
liquor. Police Officer Floyd Ack-
ley said he had warned him re-
peatedly against driving in such
condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22

surplus foodstuffs to distribute to
the needy. Federal grants in aid
to the states affected most serious
ly by the problem of migration and
establishment of federal migratory
labor camps were also urged
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-22
Japanese Threaten New Crisis Over
Chinese Terrorist Activity;U.S.
Marines Called Back from Leave

SHANGHAI Feb. %. (UP)-Leaves of majority of
United States marines Cancelled by their officers to-
dav as japanese anger activities of Chinese errorss
threatened crisis involving the interests of foreign
tries Lapanese authorities expected to present