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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09

Goings, Comings and Doinos
Of Tacomans as the Re.
porter Found Them.

Frank Sherman discussing fog
bells-Asa Troyer reporting on his
annual peach crop--Dr. Archie q.
Hicks waiting for sons car to ar
rive = Tom Swayze thinking up
humorous things to put In Gyro-
scope-EIarold Bird describing huge
gooseberries raised by John Paul
son-Frcd Mol and Libby Wllke-
con checking up on contents Of old
uAfe--Leona Schultz window shop
ping Ensley IIewellyn brushing
up On higher Mathematics Art
Varco getting autograph from
sally Rand - David McI1ennan
planning Christmas party---Helen
Murphy, from Alabama, giving
away chewing gum and telling
about her tour through the United
States. Canada and Mexico-R Ray
Evans helping push car that had
stalled on downtown street--ver-
dun Bounds relaxing in newspaper
office - Evelyn Decker enjoying
eoncert-Pcter Wilson up early
l. H. Burnett challenging reporter
10 smoke cigar and being taken
up on it-UArence Brown and
RUSS Wall looking over used car lot
On Puyallup ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
vOeEl NAMED
DAILY EDITOR
Former Lincoln Boy
Will Head Staff
of wv. Paper

Elmer vogel. s1s4 so. Yakima
ave-. Thursday evening was named
editor Of the University of WASH
ington Daily. student newspaper
the third man to hold the office
since school opened In October.
vogel win assume his duties at the
beginning Of winter quarter.
vogel's selection follows a series
Of "shake-ups" on the Daily which
dated from an article written on
"necking" \ month ago. In q re-
organization plan made by the
faculty Vernon Peterson OF Gle
Elum was displaced and Malcolm
Allen, Spokane. given the editors
post. Choice Of editors under the
plan was entirely up to the faculty.
Under the system now in operation.
students again have q voice In
choosing the editor.
The new Daily editor u 4 Lin
coin high school graduate and was
associate editor OF the Lincoln
News in the fan Of 1882. He Is
. three years veteran Of the Daily
staff. having started a. q reporter.
At the first Of this fall he held
the position Of managing editor
under Peterson. After the faculty
reorganization he was q member
Of = five-man editorial board which
Wa created.
vogel Il the second Tacoman to
head the Daily In three years. In
1895 Murray Morgan was editor.
A yet no editorial posts have
been filled by vogcl. He viii name
his own editorial board, subject to |
approval by faculty members.
Instead Of two Daily editors, a. |
formerly. there viii be three year |
from now on-one each quarter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
RECRUIT FINDS
NOTHING To DO

REGINA. sask.-The disconsol-
ate figure Of young recruit, sit
ting on q curb with his face cupped
in hands, aroused the interest %
the policeman on the beat. Half
an hour later the constable re-
turned. The young soldier was
still sitting in the same position.
Thinking the youth might be III.
the constable inquired If anything
was wrong.
No: I'm all right" the recruit
said. Il just got all night leave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
C1tstodial School Children
Showing Gain in Weight
RrOIEx-A

BUCkLEY-A report issued b,
DR.. Frederick n. Lash. superin-
tendent of Western State custodial
school here. disclosed facts of
vital interest to parents OF chill
dren in the school.
IN comparing weights Of chill
dren who have been at the insti-
tuition for one month. from Nov. l
to Dec. l, IL was shown that out
Of 81 boys, IS gained in weight.
eight neither gained nor lost. and
three revealed a slight loss in
weight The average gain was 2iz
pounds. One six year old boy
gained six pounds in one week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09

or Is girls. Is showed a gain
in weight three neither gained
nor lost. and eight lost. For all
the girls. there was an average
gain Of l ? 10 pounds.
Construction Rushed
The Brady Construction Co. Is
rushing the form work for the two
new ward buildings. Steam and
air lines have been run from the
power house to the new shop
building. The new pump house is
nearing completion and the electric
lines and pump are already in
place.
WPA crews are clearing the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
AFRICA IS STILL
DARK CONTINENT

JASPER. AIa.-Afriea sfiI Is
the Dark Continent in many ways.
c. J. Dotson. Baptist missionary
to Rhodesia, has found 1t so. ne
said. in an address at the First
Baptist church Of Jasper.
Greater Rhodesian superstition.
which British authorities have had
scant success In suppressing. Is the
killing Of babies. II twins are
born, they must Be killed. II 4
baby cuts an upper tooth first. II
must be killed. II either type were
allowed to live. the natives claim,
a great calamity would befall the
tribe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
DRIVER Is FINED $3.50

Entering plea Of guilty to q
charge of drunk driving, John L.
Mahon, AZ. of Puyallup, drew a
$3.50 fine and suspension of his
drivers license for year. Ma
hon WAS convicted in police court
Thursday afternoon by Judge Nal
lery, who imposed the minimum
penalty because no accident or in
jury was involved al the time Of
thu arrest Wednesday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09

pCIts VI JUS VI even VI lOOu
Rumania alone has 100, 900 o.
them, mostly in camps where they
get q bare subsistence. but many
still roam the countryside like
stray animals.
Some are 80 fearful of being
sent back TO Poland that they have
hidden out In the hill towns In
the north. where hospitable peas.
ants give them handouts. Ru.
mania's attitude has been gener-
Gus but 1t cannot cope with the
situation adequately even though
q Y.M.C.A refugee committee Ii
functioning In Bucharest.
Hungary has $4,000 Of them
and the condition of these In
said to be dcplorable. Hum
gary has had no outside help
In providing for them. They
have been crowded into aban-
doned, unheated buildings, to
sleep ON floors without cover
Ing. There II not enough food
for them.
More fortunate were those who
reached France for there. II they
were able-bodied men, they could
enroll In the Polish legion. Many
of Poland's high officials have en-
rolled as private soldiers In this
legion.
In Paris, also. one may see once
prominent Polish bankers living in
novels; men who once toasted
each other In champagne at the
stylish Bristol bar In Warsaw, now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
Polish Refugees
I'LL Over Europe

BRUSSELS. Belgium-Amost 100000 Polish refugees
are scattered over Europe homeless without
poets of jobs of food and shelter.
Rumana alone 100000 Of touching
them most in camps where thew franc loans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-09
HERE'S MORE A BOUT
COLUMBIA BASIN VOTE
8 ARTS ON PAGE ONE


5 TARTS ON PAGE ONE
other agencies have combined eff
forts to assure a heavy turnout.
Special busses and trains will
carry landowners from almost
every corner of the state.
An old log cabin seven miles
from 0thello has been con-
yerted into polling place
named Sagebrush. In another
section a private home win be
the election scene. Other vot-
Ing places win be Mt Wheeler,
Schragg. Othello, Cunningham,
Lind and Pasco.
The exact number of votes that
may be cast cannot be estimated.
according to those who have been
in charge of the election. since
many sections OF land have been
sold on contract and the pur-
chasers are as equally entitled to
vote as the present owners.
In addition to the question of
irrigation, landowners also will
elect five men from each major
district to serve as commissioners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

took only elght minutes
in Maricopa county superior court
to return a verdict for Blair in a
strange lawsuit he brought to es-
tablish his identity as Charley Ross,
Blair sought no money, but only
recognition He named as defen-
dantS the four other Ross children
of Germantown, Pa, who have re-
fused TO recognize him as their
brother.
The kidnapping of Charley Ross
IS years ago stirred the country as
only the Lindbergh case has done
since. Charley was 4 years of age.
With his brother Walter he was
abducted while playing in the FAM
lily yard. The other brother was
freed but Charley was held for
ransom. His father. Christian K.
Ross, agreed to pay the $4,000 that
was demanded, but not until the
boy was produced.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09


troversial Yorty wages and hours
bill.
President pro tenn Jerrold Sea-
WELL Republican senator from Rose
Vile, said the rules committee NAM
ed the following budget commit
tee:
Republicans: Frank W. Mixter.
Exeter, chairman; Ed Tickle, Car
mel; Ray Hays, Fresno; Arthur
Breed, jr, Piedmont, and T. H.
Delap. Richmond. Democrats: r.
w. Kenny, Los Angeles; Harry
Westover Santa Ana; Charles Deu-
ell, Chico, and Charles Brown, Mono
county.
OF the nine committeeman, only
two Kenny and Westover - are
strong administration b ack ers
Deuel. definitely is an economy adj
vocate Both he and Brown are
conservative Democrats and will
not oppose drastic economies in the
budget favored by the conservative
Republican bloc
The Olson budget was cut So
100000 by the assembly, in addition
to having a $72000,OoO unemploy-
ment relief item removed for sep
arate handling. The Democratic
controlled senate finance commit
mittee recommended that the cuts
be restored but the senate declined
to accept restorative amendments
and the new committee will start
work where the assembly left off
In view of a Republican sugges-
ton that $3O,OO0,O00 be Topped from
the budget-in addition to relief
it is expected the report of the
Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Blast
Sewers
Elbow
Explosive Set Off
In Hands of Man
In Crowded Room

SAN JOSE, Cal, May 9.
UP)-A dissatisfied relief
client attempted to bomb the
State Relief Administration
office today, but before he
could throw the bomb into a group
of approximately 40 persons, it ex-
ploded in his hand, tearing off his
arm at the elbow.
The bomber was Primo from
bello. 40. He was the only person
in the crowded office who was in
jured.
The other persons, endangered
by explosion of the crude bomb,
fled panic-stricken from the Of
flee.
Trombello collapsed unconscious
to the floor.
The explosion damaged only the
roof of the office, knocking some
of the plaster to the floor.
Trombello suffered seriously from
loss of blood before he could be
removed to a hospital where his
condition was believed critical.
Trombello ran into the office
where relief clients were standing
about waiting to talk with men,
bers of the SRA staff.
Brandishing the bomb in his
right hand, he shouted:
Look here!'
Horror stricken, the persons in the
office watched as he brought his
arm around to throw the bomb.
Before he could release it, the
bomb exploded with terrific i'm
pact, tearing off his arm at the
elbow.
Miss Alice Stockton, San Jose,
and John Wieley, 800 Bush Street
San Francisco, who were standing
nearest to Trombello, suffered slight
shock from the explosion but ap-
parently were uninjured.
Trombello, SRA officials said, had
been dissatisfied with the service
he had been getting at the office.
A few days previously he shouted
as he left the office:
Some people kill legally, others
just kill"
Trombello gave no warning how
ever that he intended to attempt
destruction of the office today
Police said the bomb was a crude
affair, with the explosives stuffed
in a pipe They said Trombello ap-
parently made the bomb himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Coal Operators, Union Officials in
Parey with President Roosevelt

tions would resume tomorrow IN
the Biltmore hotel in New York
All participants declined any fur
ther comment. but it was under
stood that Mr.. Roosevelt had made
an urgent plea that they settle then
dispute, which has caused idleneSS
of 100000 miners and an alarming
coal shortage.
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins attended the White House
conference, but did not leave with
the others. She was cloSeted in
secretary's office with James F.
Dewey, a federal conciliator who
has been in close touch with the
long and inconclusive negotiations
in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
District Receives
Powerhouse Bids

Imperial Irrigation district dir
ectors Tuesday opened IA bids fol
contracts to build power house ex-
tension, substation structures, and
Oil tanks at the Brawley diesel
plant and referred them to the en-
gineering department for study and
recommendation
Bids for the power house addi-
ton were submitted by eight COM
panies with the low bid $l9,556.
Seven firms bid on the tanks with
the lowest at $2,558. The low bic
for a travelling crane to be installed
in the addition was $3.50.
Awards will not be made unit!
after the board receives the recon-
mendation of the engineering de-
partment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

huoutiuH ai TIE mucn cfltlcReos
national bitumlnous coal commits
sion and the transfer of all of its
functions to the interior depart
mcnt
Mr. Roosevelt's reorganization
plan second 10 be submitted TO
congress since approval of the gov
eminent reorganization act. is the
last 10 be presented at this session.
he said a third reorganization
program VIII be drafted for submis-
sion early in the next session OF
congress. he said
Highlights OF reorganization plan
No 2:
Transfer of functions of the
foreign commerce section of the
bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce and the foreign agricul-
tural service nom the commerce
and agriculture departments to the
state department.
2-TranSfer of the bureau Of
lighthouses from commerce to the
treasury and its merger with the
coast guard.
3.-Abolition of the virtually de-
funct wartime agencies of the
war finance corporation. and the
director general OF railroads
4.-Transfer of the Federal Pris-
on Industries. inc. and the ma
tiCnal training school for boys %
the justice department.
5.-Abolition of the bituminous
coal commission and the transfer
of all its functions TO the secre-
tary of interior
G.-Transfer Of the bureau of in
sular affairs from the war depart
ment to lac interior department.
Transfer cf the bureau OF
Continued on Page 3. Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Poland Approves
Wartime Measures
To Meet Threats

WARSAW, Poland. May 9. up
Parliament today granted President
Ignacy MoScicki extraordinary pow
ers in all military and economic
matters necessary to strengthen the
country's defensive power.
The presidents powers will be op-
erative until November /.
Aroused by the necessity for COM
plete and unquestioning national
unity at a time of emergency, the
Sejm or parliament granted the
powers by unanimous vote Even
the Ukranian and Jewish members,
long in opposition. cast their votes
for the extraordinary powers.
The vote was taken as the city
awaited the arrival tonight of Via
dimir Potemkin, Russian vice for
eign commissar, on a brief visit
which it was believed might prove
decisive as regards Russia's role ir
the British-French security front"
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Mother Describes
Agony on Finding
Child Not Normal
Father on Trial Before
n. Y. Court Charged
With Mercy Killing

NEW YORK, May 9. (UP)
"A haggard woman in black
told a story of the years OF
maternal agony that follow
ed the realization that her
baby was an imbecilc today IN
Bronx county court where her hus-
band stands accused Of killing his
son with chloroform- saturated
handkerchief.
Mrs. Anna Greenfield spoke in a
monotone, scarcely above a whiS-
per. She was called as the first
defense witness when the state
rested today with the testimony
Of the stenographer who heard
Louis Greenfield's confession to the
Staying of his son, Louis, 16.
Greenfield told his story to As
sistant District Attorney Ralph
Peltin with Stenographer Ralph
King sitting nearby. King said
Greenfield told how the plight Of
Continued on Page S, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

WASHINGTON, May 9. UP)-
Soft coal operators and United
Mine workers officials at a 75-
minute conference with President
Roosevelt today agreed to resume
negotiations in New York tomorrow
in an effort to settle the tie-up OF
bituminouS mines.
UNIV President John l.. Lewis
and Charles P. O'Neill, spokesman
for the operators, announced joint
ly that any statement concerning
the conference with Mr.. Roosevelt
would have To come from the White
House.
w, L. Robson, Cleveland, chair
man of the joint conference, then
announced that the joint negotia-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
AFL Fomenfed War
At Westwood Says
California Agent
State Official Charges
Lumber Town RiOting
Without Foundation

WASHINGTON, May Q.
(UP) The American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor deliberately
fostered labor disturbances
in the California town of
Westwood to discredit the Wagner
act and the National Labor Rela-
tions board, George c. Kidwell, di-
rector of the California state de-
partment of industrial relations,
charged today.
Kidwell testified before the sem
ate labor committee that this al
legged provocation was part of the
AFL's nationwide campaign" and
that the situation at Westwood was
an "artificially stimulated labor
crisis with a political objective"
There have been frequent clashes
between AF'L union members and
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tionS affiliates in Westwood. AL
most year ago it was the scene
of rioting.
The political objectives of the
artificially stimulated labor crisis
are to create a case for the AFL-
advocated amendments to the labor
act and to bring about the down.
fall of the liberal Democratic gov
ernor of California, Culbert l..
Olson" Kidwell testified.
"AF'L misleaders of labor moved
on WeStwood for the first time in
July, 1888, after CIO members had
been driven out of town by the COM
pany. On July Ia there was not
one CIO worker-and not one work
Continued on Page 5, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Burglars Raid
Braw|ey Theater

BRAWLEY, May 9.-Burglars
ripped the lids from boxes contain
mig half a million theatre tickets,
left the ticket supply intact, and
walked away with $40 in change in
an after midnight raid on the
Eureka theatre this week.
The invaders apparently were
we'll supplied with keys or are good
at picking locks, investigation re-
vealed today. They unlocked both
the front door and the door to an
inner office. They were forced, Of
ficers said, to break the door on
store room where the tickets were
kept.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

with the Congress OF Industrial
Organizations or Homer Martins
independent UAW has right to the
original UAW headquarters, con-
tracts. treasury and debts.
Before the automobile workers
split they borrowed 100000 from
other CIO affiliates. If Martins
UAW wins the suit, the CIO unions
presumably would demand immed-
late payment of the loans.
Biggest prize at stake is the con-
tracts of the former organization
with automobile plants. Most fac
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Judge Cole Sets
License Hearinq

Judge Franklin ID. Cole Will con-
duct a hearing tor the state board
of equalization IN FL Centre Friday
on Candido Rodriguez request for
a liquor license in BraWley.
The liquor control division de-
MED the petition for a license on the
grounds OF a previous violation OF
the liquor control act and the petit
toners police record
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
CaIipafria Plans
Junior Police

cALIPATRIA. May 9.-The Cali
patria 2O-3O club will sponsor a
Junior Police corps organized along
the lines of the FL Centre corps. Il
was decided at a meeting here last
night
Chief of Polcie J. Sterling OS-
walt OF Fl Centre. founder of the
first junior police corps IN the
United States, Teddy Smyer. one
of the charter members, and F.
Centre Police Patrolman Frank
Smyer described the organization
and its accomplishments 10 the
club members.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Ride in Stolen
Car Ends in Jail

BRAWLEY, May 9.-An all-day
joy ride ended in a night in Jail
for Juan Guerra, %, who was ar
rested at midnight last night with
a car stolen from l.. w. Land, Nj
land rancher, early Monday NOR
ming.
The Mexican was taken to the
Calipatria Jail to await trial On a
charge of car theft. police said
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Doctor Says World
Leaders 'Savaqes'

CHICAGO, May 9. tUP) - DR..
Richard H. Hutchings. president of
the American Psychiatric associa-
ton, said today that wars and
threats of wars are proof of the
need of mental hygiene for the
guidance of those charged with the
conduct of nations.
The evils which afflict the de-
waited personalities who rule ma
tions, he said, make evident the
thin veneer which separates mod
ern man from the tom-tom beating
savages of an earlier day"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Vandenberg. r.. Mich. former Gov.
ALI M. Landon OF Kansas. Sen
Robert A. Taft. o.. and Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia of New
York.
Dewey was given support Of a
majority of those expressing opin-
ions in three areas: The East. New
England and the Pacific coast.
Garner was a majority choice in
the south. Gamers national sup
port was substantially higher in
rural than in urban areas whereas
Hull, who was second Democrat in
the poll. was stronger in the cities,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

tories have declined in instances
where there is a division OF em-
ployes. to recognize either faction
as the sole bargaining agent, Neg
citations have continued as in tho
past in plants where only one bar
gaining committee has existed even
since the split. .Chrysler corpora
ton twice has extended the eSplra-
tion dates OF its UAW contract.
The original union treasury OF
100000 has been impounded pend
ing outcome OF the court action.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

Hurja, former Democratic national
committee statistician.
Hurja explained that the poll
was predicated on the assumption
that President Roosevelt would not
be a third term candidate.
Runners-up in the Hurja poll
we're:
Democrats-Secretary of State
Cordell Hull Postmaster General
James A. Farley, Sen. Bennett c.
Clark, D., Mo-. and Paul v. Nc
Mutt high commissioner of the
Philippines.
Republicans - Sen Arthur II,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Waitress Hunted
After Sfabbinq

BRAWLEY. May 9. = Police
searched tooay for a waitress. want
ed for Stabbing Sammy Garcia with
an ice pick in a cafe braWl here
this weekend. Her name is un-
known to police.
She is charged with assaulting
Garcia with a deadly weapon Car
cia's condition is said TO be critical.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Gasoline ExpIodes,
laborer Burned

Charles Crawford, employe of an
FL Centre oil company, is recover
ing from slight burns suffered when
gasoline exploded while he was
filling a tanker Monday.
FL Centre firemen used four lines
of hose and five patent extinguish-
ers to check the flames. Tanker
damage was estimated at approx
mately $500. Cause of the eX-
plosion was not determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
YUMAN FREED AFTER
BAD CHECK INQUIRY

Julius Vrana. 30. Yuma water
melon loader. was released from the
Imperial county jail late Monday
after being held since Sunday while
officers investigated charges that
he had given several FL Centre
merchants bad" checks. No COM
plant was filed against Vrana.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
Troops Ordered
ToCoaI Fields

FRANKFORT. KY, May 9.
UPl-Gov. A. b. Chandler was
reported to have ordered 500
national guardsmen into the
Harlan coal fields today.
The general shut down of
mines has kept 10000 Harlan
area miners idle since April 1.
There have been several minor
clashes.
II was reported that guards
men were to leave from several
cities for the coal fields tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09

the Pope offered the good offices
of the Vatican to mediate in the
French-Italisn Mediterranean dis
pute.
News came from high diplo-
matte source that the Pope had:
Invited the governments Of
France, Great Britain, Poland, Ger
many and Italy to a conference at
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-09
BALTIC NATIONS
REFUSE TREATIES

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3
(UP)-The foreign ministers of
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and
Finland meeting here today de-
cided to decline Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler's offer of reciprocal anti
aggression pacts between Ger
many and the Baltic countries.