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The Washington times., 1939-01-09
GAMBLING
Appeals Court Holds
En7ploye Culpable

1t is not necessary to own a
gambling establishment in order
to be convicted of setting up a
gaming table, the District Court
Of Appeals ruled today.
The decision came in the case
Of Herbert Donald. given six to
nine months on a gaming-table
charge in United States District
Court. Donald had appealed the
conviction on the ground he was
not the proprietor of the premises,
but Cnly an employe.
The Court of Appeals held that
a person in charge of the place
was culpable as a person in per
manent possession,
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
SAFE
TO DEMOCRATS
FOR SIX YEARS
Geographical Status
Ensures Majority
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

by 1hEODOhE ONAAG1
President Roosevelt at the Jack
son Day dinner reminded his audi
ence that the Democrats, for the
first time in 100 years, have kept
control of both branches Of Con
greSs and of the presidency fol
eight successive years.
He might have gone farther
There isn't chance that the G.. O.
P. can recapture the Senate for an
other six years. 1t will have to be
lucky to do it then.
MAY WIN HOUSE
1t may capture the House in
1910 if the G. o. P. wins the preSi.
dency. Probably the control re.
sulting from the 1910 elections
will not be disturbed in 1912, com
ing midway of the new presi-
dental term. In 1910. therefore,
the situation in Congress and the
White House will be:
l. A Democratic President,
Senate and House, as at present.
Or
2. A Republican President, Re
publican House and Democratic
Senate.
In the Senate now, as Congress
gets going for the new term, there
are SO Democrats, % Republicans,
Progressive, two Farm-Laborites
and an independent. The four
trailers are La Toilette, Shipstead,
Lundeen and Norris.
DEMOCRATS SAFE
In 1910 one-third of the Senate
will be voted on, as usual. But
of the 80 Senators who will be up
for reelection, IS come from the
solid South. That leaves II posi-
BILE Republican gains in a country
wide sweep. But this group of
contests will not all fall
to the G. o. P. 1t is unlikely, for
example, that Republicans will
King, of Utah; O'Ma-
honey, of Wyoming; Pittman, of
Nevada; Walsh. of Massachusetts,
or Wheeler, of Montana. It is
questionable whether they will
beat Holt, of West Virginia, and
Mead, of New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
BY BRUCE CATION

Three months ago Sen. Arthur
H. Vandenberg of Michigan was
hardly so much as mentioned as a
presidential possibility. Today he
is one of the top contenders for
the Republican nomination.
This is partly because he is po-
litically astute, and partly because
he has made an excellent record
in his job.
Few senators are more indus
trious. He seldom misses a senate
session or a committee hearing.
Usually sits with crossed leg, one
arm over the back of his chair,
chewing gum-but paying close at
tention, always. He is good at the
rough-and-tumble interchange of
senate debate. His colleagues like
him.
Vandenberg was the first man
to criticize the huge revolving
fund which the social security act
would have set up. 1t looked like
bad business politically to criti-
CHE it, at the time; now congress
agrees with him and is cutting the
fund down. Vandenberg led the
fight that beat the Florida ship
canal project. He is one of the
most energetic economy advocates
in the senate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
JUNIOR FOREST
COUNCIL TO AID

Formation of the Junior Forest
Council of the Douglas Fir region
was announced Monday to protect
the growing timber crop of west
ern Washington and Oregon.
Secretary w. r. Melton estab-
lished headquarters in Seattle in
the offices of the West oCast Lum-
bermen's association.
Washington State Forester T. s.
Goodyear and Oregon State For
ester j. w. Ferguson were named
chairmen for their states.
Listed on the board of advisers
were E. T. Clark. Seattle, secre-
tary of the Pacific Northwest
Loggers association; c. S. Cowan,
Seattle, of the Washington Forest
Fire association; John A. Beck
with, Portland, commander of the
Oregon department of the Amer
lean Legion; Hugh Winkenwerder,
Seattle. dean of the University of
Washington school of forestry;
John B. Woods of the Oregon
Forest Fire association; Harry
Lawton. Seattle. commander OF
the Washington department of the
American Legion; w. B. Greeley,
secretary-manager of the West
Coast Lumbermen's association
Earl G. Mason, Corvallis, acting
dean of the Oregon State college
school of forestry. and Lyle H.
Watts. Seattle, u. S. regional
forester.
The council said it will coordin-
ate forestry education among
young people who will be depend
ent in future years upon the grow
ing forests of today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
No. S-4rfhur H. Van

A former Michigan newspaper
publisher, he has been in the sen.
ate since 1928. He is IS and has
been active in Republican politics
since his youth.
He pulled the canniest political
coup of the year by announcing
that the next president, ought to
pledge himself to one term, since
he would have to do many unpop-
ular things which man seeking
reelection would be loath to do.
That announcement, plus a dawn
ing realization that his senate rec
ord is first-rate, has focused new
attention on him as a possible
nominee.
His Assets: Political shrewd-
ness, along with considerable ma
tive ability; geographic available
ity; the probability that economy
will be a popular issue in 1910;
consistent record in public office.
His Liabilities. A speaking
voice which doesn't radio" WE'LL;
the fact that he has committed
himself on many roll calls; his
solid conservatism (Which. Of
course, will be an asset if the
swing to the right" continues).
His Chances: As of today, ex-
cellent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
DI0NNE AGAIN
SUEINC DAFOE

NORTH BAY. Ont.-The legal
offensive of Olivia Dionne against
DR.. Allan Roy Dafoe. the physi-
clan who delivered his quintuplet
daughters, gained volume today
with suit charging Defoe had
profited personally from the quints
through private contracts with AZ
corporations.
Dionne asked Nipissing district
court to order Dafoe to produce
his private papers, to show the
extent of his income from corpora
tons and individuals using the
quintuplets' pictures or names in
advertising and manufacturing.
Defoe described Dionne's action
as "a fishing expedition.
1t was Dionne's second suit
against the man credited with
having kept the five famous babies
alive during the difficult first
months of their lives. Six weeks
ago he asked damages against the
doctor on the allegation that he,
Mrs. Dionne and the babies had
been slandered by the nature of
Dafoe's initiation into the Saints
and Sinners club of New York.
DR.. Dafoe was required to appear
before the club members in coat
labeled, Doctor of Litters."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
PICNIC AUG. L
At HORSESHOE

GIG HARBOR-Severa annual
events claim the attention of PEN
insula farmers. with the third an
nual Peninsula fair to be held
September 9 and 10 at the high
school gymnasium at Gig Harbor
the agricultural high light. Sew
eral committees are active on the
plans which are rapidly going
forward.
The Alag picnic will be held
August IL at Horseshoe lake with
all agricultural and civic groups
on the peninsula taking part.
Pierce County Pomona Grange
No. 16 will pay the annual visit
to the peninsula in August with
Peninsula Pomona Grange No. so
the host group.
The annual farm tour, sponsored
by the local Pomona Grange and
the county agricultural office, will
be held late in the summer.
Herman Uddenberg post No.
1854, v. F. w, and the Ladies
auxiliary, will meet in regular
session Thursday evening at Com
munity hall. Both groups will
hear reports on the department en-
campment held in June at Van
couver, Wash. The post will drape
the charter in memory of the de-
parted comrade, Timothy Frank
Cowgirl.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gran and
son, Bill, of Hits, Calf, are holi-
day guests of Mrs. Grams parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Roby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
Ralph Hodgson OF
Puyauup Winner

A 81 900 cash award. offered an.
nually by the Borden Milk Co. for
outstanding dairy research in the
u. S. has been won by Ralph z.
Hodgson. of the Western Wash.
ington experiment station in Puy-
allup.
Announcement of the award was
made at a meeting of the Ameri-
can Dairy Science association at
Pullman. Hodgson, a dairy hus-
bandman, has been working in de-
termining nutritive values of feeds
and advancing new practical me-
thods of utilizing forage crops and
hay for feeding of stock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
LIEUT.. GOV. MEYERS
RECOVERING RAPIDLY

SEATTLE-Dr. ]. L. Ash, physi-
clan for Lieut.-Gov. Victor A. Mey-
ers, said today Meyers might be
able to spend part of the Fourth of
July at home.
He is much better today the
doctor said. land probably will be
able to go home from the hospital
today or tomorrow"
Meyers is in the Providence hos
pital suffering from a glandular
condition of his throat. He has had
one operation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
~ APP y
HDAy
TUESDAY, JULY 4

Mrs. Virginia Moore, 1880 So.
Ferry 81.
Bill Carroll, 1523 So. G st.
Billy Belcher, 5411 So. Mont
gomery st.
Albert Anderson, 1854 Spo-
kane ave.
Richard {. Pedlar, 5219 So.
Pine st.
Albert j. (Highline) Ander-
son, 1884 Spokane ave.
Roger Chase ir., Tacoma bldg.
George w. Leahy. ss0S No.
SD st.
Lawrence Grotz, Goldau.
Elmer 7. Thune, 3l15 No.
10th st.
Burdette b. Busselle. Ills No.
18th st.
David Dickson, 361s No. 9Th.
Charles l.. Abel, 1914 9th ave.
John A. jackson, $50 So. 54th.
Mrs. Albert II. Wannberg,
1907 So. 21st ST.
Theodore Johnson, 100 Ea.
68th st.
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of gasoline it did not receive.
"A city paid double the price
paid for fire hose of the same
quality by another Nebraska city.
MANY counties paid 10 to 40
per cent more than the state for
identical tractors. though the law
let's counties buy through the state.
Some officials bought public
printing at five times the standard
price schedule.
''one county paid cash for steel
bridges and then found 1t paid for
one more bridge than it got"
Only One Way
Talking about such remedies as
a shift of taxation Is bunk, ac-
cording to Arnold. The fedora
tons research indicates the tax
problem is not so much one of
wrong method as enc of wasteful
spending.
There is no possible way. by
any one act, for taxes to be cut
IS or so per cent the fighting
tax leader says. Public expendi-
lures can be controlled only by
pointing at one item and saying,
You paid too much for this at
another and saying, You bought
too much OF this at still another
and saying, You should not have
bought this at all
at makes no difference whether
II is in Nebraska or Utah or
Washington. The only way it can
be done is by analyzing hundreds
of thousands of infinitesimal items
Of waste. And II must be done
by a group such as the Nebraska
Federation of County Taxpayers
leagues, which is strictly nom
partisan and no part of the gov
eminent payroll"
Saves S115.00o.oe0
The militant Nebraska citizens
are digEfng up mnlions on ligureS
from reliable sources. The results
Of their research are spread TO the
people by public meetings, the
press and pages and pages of in.
formative booklets.
Today Nebraska has no sales
tax. no use tax. no service tax
no luxury tax. no cigaret tax, nc
income tax and no bonded debt
Savings to its taxpayers IN gen
ersI property levies alone since
1897 total more than s1T5.00o. 900
To the Woodworking organiza'
ton which makes It's hesdquar'
tiers in this little town goes a goot
deal Of the credit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
TdcOnldns Visit
". Y. World Fair

Recent Tacoma visitors at the
World fair in New York were Dix
Liddle, Jim Murphy, Josephine
Galloway. Mr.. and Mrs. z. ]. Cal
loway. Capt. and Mrs. Henry NJ.
Petrich, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Stancer, Lucille J. Bromley, II. M.
Bromley. Philip Toon, Jerry keely
and Dallas Duppenthaler.
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Is becoming famous because NcDr
taxes arc not % hopeless A. dealt
Tiny Fullerton u the headquar-
ters OF 4 group Of fighting citizens
who attack every wasteful or in
efficient public expenditure from .
paste pot to . cake Of soap.
In one Nebraska county alone.
the organizations research and
publicity on extravagant tax ex-
penditures caused voters to march
to'the polls like . vigilantcs COM
mittee and turn every elected Of
fetal except one out into the
street. The group II turning the
finances Of every county inside out.
Arnold 1t Helm
The Fullerton postoffice II bonn
harded with hundreds Of letters
from every other state In the
Union seeking latest returns on
the fight between Nebraska tax
payers and public waste. The Me-
hrasla Federation OF County Tax
payers Leagues form the biggest
taxpayers organization In the
United States.
Heading the militant band IL
Frank Arnold. tax-blasting cam
paigner who Is a. comfortable on
= soap box ~ robin on . limb.
Under Arnold's leadership. the
federation digs into every dime
spent by the counties and cities
and schools. More than $50. 900 900
in tax expenditures have been
audited penny for penny and then
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

The presidents concern over
international developments both at
home and abroad was unmistake-
able.
Reports he had received from
diplomatic sources in Europe, it
was learned, confirmed his belief
that Germany and Italy viewed
the house action on the neutrality
bill as a setback for the democ-
racies and a step that would lead
them to believe that the American
people were not sympathetic TO
the anti-aggression policies enun-
ciated by the administration.
Expected to Talk
II was expected that at press
conference the president would
give expression to these views and
also attempt to rally administra-
ton forces in congress in behalf
of his dollar deyaluation powers
and other aspects of the monetary
legislation which he considered a
vital aspect of the nations defense
policy.
The president has taken the
position, White House sources
said. that the United States would
make a telling move for world
peace by serving notice on the die
tatorships that friendly demo-
cratic powers. such as Great Brit
ain and France, would be able to
purchase arms and munitions in
event of crisis.
President Entertsins
The president took time, how
ever, to entertain his Duchess
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
TROUT FISHING FILM

Sun Nhia>Lh, tuanu. - Chuet
the technical supervision of Ray
Holland, fly fishing authority and
editor of Field and Stream maya
zine, staff of four cameramen
and script supervisors from the
Pathe company will begin imme-
distely to produce a short feature
motion picture of Idaho trout fish
ing. tentatively titled The Land of
the Rainbow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
AFA WILL. MEET

War and Want or Peace and
Plenty viii be discussed by several
speakers after a brief business ses-
sion of the American Foundation
for Abundance at room 30s. YMCA.
Wednesday evening at s. The pub
lie is invited.
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insists upon marching up and down
the corridor lPomorze) outside"
There also has been a run of
umbrella jokes" as result of the
famous umbrella British Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain car
ried TO Munich when Germany took
the Sudetenland from Czechoslo-
vaxia.
IN fact, the valet of one foreign
diplomat recently begged his en-
ployer not to carry an umbrella in
Warsaw. although they were at
tending an open air top-hatted
ceremony at the airport with thun-
derheads on the horizon. The dip
lomat complied with the request
and was drenched by rain.
we can hold out" a leading
Polish diplomat told me. we have
known centuries of battle. We can
fight II necessary.
'sDanzig Ii not TO US a question
Of % many thousand Germans or
no many square miles. II Ia
question of German guns dominat-
ing Gdynia, of a German extra
territorial highway across our cor
ridor to the sea. like a moose
around the nations windpipe.
Won't BE Subject
I'VE are willing to negotiate all
fair demands. But we realize -
and recent experience certainly
bears us out--that one concession
to German threats opens up a vista
Of unending concessions to come.
We do not intend TO become SUBJ
ject people.
England and France are now
tied to Poland.
1T Is merely a question of
Poland has gained the
strength she needs to be pillar
10 which England and France will
tie in eastern Europe.
we say this is our lebcnsraum
diving spaced. Hitler comes 500 |
years too late to find his leben-
years too late to find his lebens-
raum here"
Next-Poland's military strength /
md weaknesses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
OBITUARIES
MRS. BELLE WINTERSoN

Mrs. Belle Winterson. 81. of Ana
cortes. died in local hospital Sun
day She was formerly of Topper
ish and is survived by sister,
Motley f. Deggeler, Centralia; a
brother, Hiram Rountree. Oregon,
and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed
ward Rack. Anacortes. Graveside
services will be held Wednesday, IL
a. m. under direction of Mellingers;
Rev. W. A. Moore officiating; in
terment, Mountain View burial
park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
TWO SISTERS DROWN

WHEELING, w. Va.-Two sis
tiers were drowned while SWIM
ming in the Ohio river here, in
first Independence day
They were Betty, ID,
and Ethel Stewart. I. Their bodies
were recovered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
GUITAR AMONG
THIEVES LOOT

A thief. whose ambition may be
10 start hill-billy band. was being
sought for questioning Tuesday by
city detectives after Rex Bundy,
who resides south Of the city limits.
complained that while he vas al a
lake resort near Tacoma Monday,
someone stole a guitar from his au-
tomobile.
Providers entered the garage Of
Ann Mullens at 1880 Mckinley ave,
and after ransaeking her automo-
bile, stole q small assortment of
tools and a savings and loan as
ISOLATION pass book, she reported
10 police.
Wings Missing
Theft of windshield wings from
his car while it was parked IN a
downtown alley was reported to
detectives by Glen Stevens of Till
cum.
A two-gallon fire extinguisher
was stolen by providers at an apart
ment house at 130S12 Broadway.
Charles Miller. proprietor, COM
planned.
While Norman Haugland of 6l3
Ea. 35th st. was trying on pair
of shoes in a downtown store. some
one walked off with package con-
tanning a woman's dress.
Clothes Stolen
Don Baker, 1918 No. G st, had
plenty of trouble Monday. His car
stalled on the Matches pass. He
went for assistance. When he re-
turned to the machine, he discov-
cred a suitcase, containing his
clothes, was missing.
Two blankets and small assort-
ment of tools was stolen from the
automobile of Irving Void, lilo
Ea. saith St. while it was parked in
front of his home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

FUNERAL SERVICES

Mrs. Eliza Higley Gardner -
Wednesday, l p. m, Mellinser $
chapel; Rev. w. A. Moore official
ing: interment Sumner mausoleum.
Einar Sel,ig-Wednesday, 2:15
p. M. Mellinger's chapel, Rev. A.
NJ. kettner and Rev. Mikkel Lono
officiating; interment Old Tacoma
cemetery.
George Winton Edwards--Wed-
nesday, 10 a. m, Sumner funeral
chapel: interment Sumner ceme-
terry.
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tons research. ne relates. These
were put Immediately before the
public at the polls. Arnold relates
some samples Of the tax waste
his organization has found:
"one county paid for a carload
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
/" A,7Other Gfll,7U0ld"
TAINTED BY Poles
Correspondent Describes Hatred for
Naxis in Nation Now Under Pressure

s .as, toward s,r NAM Dispatches
WARSAW, Poland-Scrawed in chalk on a wall at the
main entrance of the Polish foreign office four words that
resound today in the of millions of Poles I'VE want
other GrunWadr,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
President Fears Embargo
Is Aid to Dictator Nations

HYDE PARK, n. Y-President Roosevelt, increasingly
concerned possible in Europe. believes that the
house of refusing lift the embargo
has materially strengthened the hand of the dictator
close to the chief executive indicated today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

county friends and neighbors at an
Independence day picnic.
Late Tuesday night his s4-year-
old mother, Mrs. Sara Delano
Roosevelt, was to leave for New
York, whence she will sail on
Thursday for Europe. Mr.. Roose-
welt was to entrain for Washing
ton late Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

Phil Harris. pictured here, brings
his tremendously popular orchestra
to the Century ballroom this Sat
urday and Sunday, direct from the
Cocoanut Grove I'm Los Angeles,
California. a. one of the rare treats
of the current dance season. Phil,
the talented singer, actor and or
chestra director. has added more
TO his popularity during recent
months by his appearance every
Sunday evening ON the Jack Benny
radio program and a banner turn
out of dancing enthusiasts Is ex-
pected both evenings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05
Nebrs.ks Citizens Chop
Tax Million. BY Research
Into Every Penny Spent

FULLERTON. NebThis little typical American village.
becoming Nebraska finally proved
taxes arc not hopeless
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-05

classified and analysed for every
dollar Of possible waste.
Research Results
Thousands of inconsistencies
have been exposed by the fedora
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No Pole reads the words or hear
them spoken without remembering
the story Of the bloody battle Of
Grunwald, near Tannanberg. five
centuries ago. when the Polish ar
mics. aided by the Lithuanians,
crushed the order Of German
Knights.
Those words, say some enthusi-
astic Poles. are the nations an
swer to the question whether Po-
land can take 1t" in this years
vital struggle with Mari Germany
over Danxig and the Polish cor
ridor.
Two weeks 81 travel, con-
vessations and interviews have
convinced ne that hating Ger
many b now . popular pursuit
IN Polnnd.
pefiantly. Poland gives the i'm
precision Of = surge Of national ef-
fort wiping out party and race dis
unity and putting new life into .
chemically under-nourished eco
nomic machine. ~ result Of the
threat from abroad.
jokes Are Toll
When / was in Prague before
last september's Maxi triumph.
there always was . note Of hys-
terra IN the czechoslovak protesta-
lions that they never would suffer
the fate Of Austria. But / could
find no such strain Of uncertainty
1t the present moment in the chal-
lenge Of Warsaw. Lodx. Cracow
and other populations for the
Naxis to ''come and get it,
On the contrary. the information
al situation seems on the surface
at least to have ended for the time
being the Ukrainian separatist agi-
tation. and to have brought Poles
rallying to 4 defiant nationalism.
A taxi-driver told me about
preparations for the battle Of
Berlin" A train acquaintance re-
peated one Of the many jokes now
in circulation 1t the expense Of
Germany. This one was that Adolf
Hitler Ia sleeping badly these
nights because the Polish army |
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President Entertain,

The president took time, how
ever. to entertain his Duchess