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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-06-08
NERVOUS?

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those dearest to you?
If your nerves are on edge and you feel
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up more physical resistance and thus helps
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Over one million women have written in
reporting wonderful benefits from Pinkham's
Compound.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Red Cross to Offer
Home Hygiene Course

A course in home hygiene and care
of the sick will be offered by the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross, beginning
Wednesday, at the chapter house,
1730 E street NV.
Open to men, women and boys
and girls, the course will include in
struction in methods by which home
conditions are made more health
full and in simple care for cases of
mild illness. Glasses will be held
each Wednesday and Friday morn
ing from 10:30 to 1890 O'Clock.
under the direction of Miss Caroline
E. Thomson.
The chapter also will organize a
class in Braille writing for persons
with good vision at 1:45 pm. Tues
day at the chapter house. Miss
Lillian Latimer, a blind expert in
Braille, will be the instructor. The
class will meet each succeeding
Tuesday for period of three
monkhs.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Use your doctors pre-
Scription. The medi-
Gated vapors relieve
nasal congestion. colds,
sinus. ca arr h. and
similar ailments. Cord
extra.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

Keep hands smooth. white
and young-looking with
this softening. fragrant
lotion,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
MAIN STREET
Goings, Com,.gs and Do'nes
OF Tncomons az the Re-
porter Found Them.

Ski Queen Peggy Mason pre-
pairing to attend Winter Sports
luncheon of the Tacoma Y. NJ.
B. c. at the Winthrop Friday noon
Mrs. Alice Higgins out for
walk w. A. Dryden telling about
meeting of Democrats - Jasper
Graft commenting on weather
Ivan Talbot giving friend lift
Lea Langebeer smiling-A. b. Bell
strolling down avenue-James Sell
den chatting with Judge Fred Il.
Remain - Carl Caddy answering
telephone CLYDE Brill lighting
cigar - Al Whitman waiting for
traffic light to change \ Harry
Austin telling funny story-Helen
McFarlane recovering from tonsil
opera tion-Dave Lindsay explain
ing theater ventilation - Maxine
Conner answering telephone-DOr-
othy Hull trying out piano rolls
Harry Ross listening to robin sing
as snow was falling early Thurs
day morning Clarence Lake
showing friends latest in kitchen
utensils Alice Ford planning to
attend card party - Cliff Davis
taking things easy because of
three cracked ribs Owen Hughes
buttoning overcoat-Dr. Hinton ID.
,Jonez answering telephone-G. H.
Wallace strolling about courthouse
Art Varco patiently waiting to
see 4, a. Rankin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
.A,naory Drill Floor
NolD Being Enlarged
1t Will Be So by 202 Feet and
Comparable to Any in State;
New Quarters for Custodian

Work OF remodeling the state
srmory. So. l1ih ST and Yakima
ave. at an estimated cost of
500. 600. is being completed BY
Steiro and Hansen. Tacoma con-
tractors.
The riding hall. dsrkened stair
way corners. bad lighting. dull
woodwork and ancient floors have
all been eliminated. In fact. the
entire interior of the building is
undergoing a hammer and saw
face-lifting.
The main riding hall is being
floored over as an extension TO
the former drill floor and q portion
of the brick wall has been re-
moved, which will make a drill
floor comparable to any srmory
In the state. the size TO be e6'x202'
New Heating Plant
New lighting system is also be-
ing installed. as well as a new
heating plant, which will provide
warmth for national gusrdsmen
during drill periods.
The mezzanine floor is being re-
modelled to Include quarters. locker
and shower rooms. officers quar-
ters and orderly rooms for the
complete second battalion of the
14Sfh +. A.. and headquarters
troop of the Path Cavalry division.
When finished. there will be nine
sets Of quarters. enough for
complete regiment. according to
Lieut.. Col. Joe Middlesworth. re-
tired, who is custodian of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
ArOu,7d the UOrId

LON DON p Lloyds reported
from Hull today that American
steamer Meanticut and the Greek
steamer Katina Bulgari collided
off the Humber river and that
the Greek ship sank. The Mean
ticut wirelesscd that she had res
cued all the crew of the katina
Bulgari.
ROME Italy and Russia have
signed series of economic agree
ments. IL was announced today.
Commercial relations were sever
ed in 1886 because of disagree
ment which resulted in Russia S
alleging default by Italy of Ger
tain payments.
ALLAHABAD. India Five hun
dred prisoners at Nagpur central
prison went on hunger strike to-
day. complaining that their food
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09

Manufacturer and their friends
from various parts of the state
attended the first in a series OF
Washington products banquets
held in Tacoma Wednesday eve-
ming at Hotel Winthrop.
A second in the series of BAN
quets, sponsored by the Washing
ton Manufacturers association.
will be held next Thursday evening
in Seattle.
A large display of a wide va
riety of products manufactured in
the state greeted visitors.
Gov. Clarence d Martin. in
vited to attend the session, failed
to make an appearance.
Among speakers We're Tom
Dummy of Seattle, president of
The Washingtonians, sta e
booster organization; S. X. Schiff,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
LAKEWOOD CLUB Next King
To VISIT RINK Of Spain?

Lakewood Community club com
mittees had plans completed Thurs
day for their first annual pubic
ice skating party to be held from
10 to u O'Clock Saturday night
at the Lakewood ice arena.
Dr. Harry + Johnson. general
chairman for the event. promised
two hours OF unusual entertain
ment including number Of special
features
The affair Is public but for
adults only. senior high school
students included Proceeds will
90 to the Clover Park high school
athletic fund for purchase of
equipment.
Tickets may be obtained at the
Lakewood Community center or at
the arena.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
REV. FORSBERC
ARRIVES HERE

The Rev. and Mrs Gordon Lind
say have resigned the psstorste Of
the Tacoma -Four Square Gospel
church. 1908 So. Sheridan ave.
and will bring their farewell mes
sage to the church on Friday night.
They will be succeeded by Rev and
Mrs Harry f. Forsberg. recently
of Cleveland. Miss.
Rev Lindsay has been appointed
to do field extension work for the
Four Square organization in Mon
tans under the supervision OF DR..
Harold Jefferies. of Portland. field
supervisor OF -Four Square churches
in the Northwest.
Rev. Forsberg comes to Tacoma
from Cleveland. Miss. where he
was pastor of the Four Square
church there nearly two years. He
also preached in California in sew
eral churches. Services in the
local -Four Square church are held
Sunday mornings and evenings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
Ski Luncheon to
Be on Friday Noon

The Young Mems Business CUBS
meeting Friday noon at the Hotel
Winthrop will be a civic ski lunch
con to call attention to the winter
sports carnival at Mount Tacoma
this weekend. Jim Walker will
talk and show eolored movies of
ski races. Special guests will be
Queen Peggy Mason and her at
PENDANTS, Jane Carlson and Mary
Meinert. Louis Nomellini and Joe
Spano will play an accordion duet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
Guard Officers to Attend
Army'S Exercises in S. F

Official announcement of the
dates and problem was made at
San Francisco yesterday by Maj.
Gen, Albert J. Bowley, Ninth Corps
area commander and in command
also of the Fourth Army. Troops
will not be used and only key
officers will attend.
The problem. purely theoretical,
assumes that an enemy force occu-
pies certain parts of the west coast
and the Fourth army's job is TO
prevent expansion of their holdings
and then drive the invaders out.
The skeletonized headquarters
staff and communications system
will be quartered at barracks of
the Both Infantry at the San Fran
cisco presidio.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09

| building.
steel For Wood Lockers
Steel lockers will replace former
wooden ones.
Quarters for Middlesworth will
be on the 18th 1t. side of the build
ing and will be the finest Gus
todian's quarters in the state. ma
tional guardsmen declare.
Veterans quarters, formerly on
the lower 10th St side. win be
moved TO drill floor level on the
18th ST. side. There will be a large
meeting room. 37'x65', with mason
lite flooring. kitchen. restrooms,
cloakrooms and a 16x30 foot ban
ouet hall.
In the basement will be 40-car
garage. complete with repair ia
cilitics: modern rifle range. a
large band room for the 14sth
state championship band, and a
banquet hall.
Provide Classrooms
improvements will include re-
modelling Of the 10th ST side of
the building where there will be
classrooms for guardsmen, offices
and a clubroom.
Should additional money be ap-
propriated, exterior brick will be
cleaned and the balcony extended
over the new drill floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09

CAMP MURRAY - Several
Washington National guard Off
GERS who hold key positions in the
41st Division will be ordered to
Preside of San Francisco next
summer to participate in command
post exercises based on a problem
of defense of the Pacific coast.
Col. A w. McMoriis. chief of
staff of the 41st division and as
sistant to the adjutant general,
said today the "CPN' problem
would involve $50 officers of the
Fourth Army who will be called
together Aug. to 10 from regular
army. national guard and reserve
units now spread out over 16
states west of the Mississippi
river.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
CASE TO GO TO
GRAND JURORS

OLYMPIA C. II. Ahlstrom and
L. II. Baird. Tacoma. were releas-
ed on their own recognizance and
held for grand jury investigation
on charges of grand larceny. Pro-
scouting Attorney Smith Troy re-
ported today.
The men were jailed last week
after J. n. johnson. owner of a
dragsaw, accused the two of load
ing ii on their truck and taking it.
The Tacoma men declared john
son had no right to saw timber on
their property and took the saw
so they could catch the person
doing the cutting The grand jury
is expected TO be called in March
or April and their case will be
presented to it at that time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
SPAIN COSTS ITALY

DOND0N-Actvity in the Span
ish war has cost Italy more than
the Ethiopian conquest, London
labor organ asserted today Cost
of participation in the Spanish
conflict was placed at 81. 900 600. :
900 to date, compared TO $780,
o0o. 900 for the Ethiopian drive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
Preacher Proud
He Beat BObbu

MLNf Ills, Tenn. - Ut. hODtIl
G. Lee. pastor of the Bellevue Bap-
fist church here. believes he is the
only preacher who ever defeated
Bobby Jones playing golf
Dr.. Lee and Golfer Jones met
on a New Orleans course They
did not know each other and the
partner of each was late. While
waiting they decided to play
few holes.
Dr.. Lee made the first hole in
regulation par three figures. But
Jones drove his tee shot into the
rough and took a four.
Il quit then DR.. Lee said. so
I could say l had beaten him"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
PRISONERS PUPPETS

BURGOS. Spain - international
exchange of prisoners ias become
game. More than 200 prisoners
today had been released respect
lively between Great Britain and
Italy. A dozen British prisoners
remaining viii have to await the
capture of A dozen Italian prison
ers by Loyalists before they can be
traded to freedom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
First of Series of State
Producers Banquets Held

Seattle, radio director for WASH
ington Manufacturers association;
/ Chaplin Foster chairman of the
state progress commission. and
T. A. Stevenson. secretary-man-
ager of Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce. Harry Cain acted as
POSTMASTER.
Entertainment included musical
selections by the -Four Esquires and
numbers by Glen Dodge, Tacoma
mimic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09

allowance had been reduced. their
work doubled, that they lacked
proper clothing and that they
were generally i'll treated
PEIPING. China Chinese guer-
rillas interrupted service on the
Peiping Tientsin railroad today
by tearing up rails and damaging
a bridge. Limited service was re-
sumed this afternoon. and 500
Japanese soldiers were sent to
guard the area where the damage
was done.
DI RBAN, South Africa Thou
sands of natives We're homeless
today, some marooned in tree
tops and II persons were known
dead. as the result of floods in
the Transvaal and Natal areas.
Several towns Were isolated and
livestock, crops and bridges were
DESTROYED.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
FARM SHOWS GROW

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS officials
stated today more than $50 col
lective and state farm theaters are
now in existence. performing in 30
languages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
Lincoln Choir TO Present
Concert Thursday

Under the direction of Miss
Margaret Goheen. members of the
Lincoln High School A Capelk
choir will present a concert in
Westminster Presbyterian church
Thursday evening at o'clock.
The program will include:
o Bone Jesu .......-....P alestr1na
10. What Besuteous Rose
............... .Praetenous
Break Forth o BeauteOus Heav-
emily Light from the Christ
mas OratOiia. by Bach
Catslon Nativity Song 81. DOMAIN
Three Kings ............W william
Swing Low. Sweet Chariot ....
.................A schenbrenner
Lost in the Night. -. Christensen
Hosanns ..........Ch Christensen
Silver Swan ..--........- GIBBONS
Good Night. German Folk Song
And the Glory Of the Lord
"Messiah"-Handel
Soloists will include Misses Shir-
ley Brooks, Dorothy Nelson, Viz
ginis Schuster. Lorraine Orman,
Carole Webb and Lois Hartung.
Members of the girls sextette are
Misses Eunice Walters. Phyllis
Watts. Dorothy Wickens. Mar
guerte johnson. Phyllis Duncan
and Shirley Hendrckseh
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09
REBUILD GAS STATION

Expenditure of $1,000 for re-
building its service station at 1901
South Tacoma way was authorized
Thursday in building permit
granted the Associated Oil Co
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-09

Motorists convicted OF driving
offenses In Santa Ana. Calf. have
red stripes. four inches wide,
painted on their cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
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EQQl1I0E
cRzNa3Nln31 - -

happened number of years ago. but the who were
witness still muster smile There's no particular point
to the stounless be that the old wooden wndbags did
actually breed iron men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
Wark's Marriage Ends as
Did Tokyo Hop = on Rocks

Bob Wark's hopes Of being a
hero as pilot of Tacoma-to-
Tokyo flight crashed nine years
ago on the fringes Of a Vancouver.
B. C.. airport, but a Seattle judge
conferred the degree of heroine
on Mrs. Wark Tuesday as he
granted her a divorce from the
now ex-flier.
Wark. Elizabeth Faben Wark
testified. had not supported her
since their marriage Aug. IL.
1887; as a stenographer-secretary
she had supported him. she de-
clared. He's now managing his
fathers apartment house In Sc
attic. she told Presiding Judge
James T. LAWYER.
The courts Judi mont
awarded Mrs. Wark $50 .
month alimony and restor-
alton Of her maiden name.
Elizabeth Faben.
Wark, IL was shown, Is 20 years
older than his 22-year-old spouse
Wark and Dave Brown. young
parachute jumper. resnrrected an
old crate" out Of obsolescence at
Seattle and announced a plan to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30

never cause a growl aboard ship
making chatting gear, splicing,
fancy rope-work, a little ships
carpentry. overhauling rigging and
the like.
He lived by himself in the boat
house which overlooked the moor
ings and where he could hear the
chuffing tugs as they came and
went.
Well, one of the tugs had land
still has, for that matter) a fire.
fighting tower on the forward
trunk; one of those nozzle-hydrants
that makes a two-inch stream of
water squirt with force enough to
fell an army mule.
That same tug also made enough
water in "a hours to make ii neces-
sary to pump her out twice a day
using bypass on the hydrant.
Normally, the hydrant was kept
closed: strict orders.
Upon this particular occa-
sion she was moored bow-to
Old Man Wilson's boathouse.
When her skipper reported for
work in the morning. the first
thing he did was start the big
pump to empty the bilges. He went
below, turned her over = but no
water from the discharge.
He checked the guage. but the
pressure was higher than a kite
and perfectly okeh.
That took some "puzzling Out"
as you might imagine. And then
he remembered the fire hydrant.
A glance on deck told him all he
wanted to know--he slammed off
the pump switch and scrambled
ashore and out of sight as though
pursued by thousand demons.
1t seems that some wag had
opened the hydrant valve during
the night. Tons of water per min
ute were making a ram-like stream
right in through the window Of Old
Man Wilson's bedroom.
The force alone was enough
to kill any ordinary mortal, to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
Chiyoko Matsuda
Concert Friday

chiyoko Matsuda, internationally
famous young japanese coloraturn
soprano. comes TO Tacoma Friday
evening to appear In recital In the
crystal ballroom Of Hotel Win
throp. A native Of Petalums.
Calf. Miss Mstsuda has had .
meteoric rise 10 fame In the past
two years Of concertising In
Europe and In the United States.
Following a highly successful con-
cert in Vancouver. b. C.. Saturday
evening. she viii appear In Seattle
Wednesday evening under the
auspices Of the Seattle chapter of
Pro- Musica.
Miss Matsuda win have Helen
Louise oles Of Seattle ~ her ae-
eompanist. Tickets for Fridays
concert may be obtained at
Fraser's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
Carl HaymOnd's
Home Rdnsacked

a maid at the home OF Carl r.
Raymond, ia No. Yakima ave. in
formed police Wednesday that a
prowler gained entrance TO the
residence Tuesday via an unlocked
front room window. After ran
saeking effects in several rooms.
the intruder departed. Nothing
was reported missing. The Hay
monds, the maid said. were absent
al the time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
ROW DEVELOPS
over TACOMAN

seat,ie's paoiie safety cen.
mittes. Il was reported Wednesday
i split IN twe on th< question II
recommending the appointment q
= Tacoma man ~ head q Seattie'u
meat inspection and grading ds-
rartment
DR. James 3. Kelly. for several
years U. s. inspector At the Car.
stems Packing On plant here but
lately retired after many years Al
government service In various
parts Of the country. IN ecnser Al
the controversy and al because,
upon retirement. he established q
home in Tacoma.
Halt the seattle councils COM
mittee viii recommend Monday
that the ordinance appointing him
be passed; the other half win rec
ommend the ordinance Do not pass
The opposing members. u was
learned. favor appointment Of a
Seattle man.
The pending contract u for enc
years service AZ $4,000 salary.
Or. Kelly had 81 year, expert.
ence In federal service. IN the bur.
eau Of animal industry. department
OF agriculture. After retirement
here. he assisted Al various times
In the states meat inspection serv.
Ice in Tacoma. last year directing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
COAL AND IRON
IN MANCnuku0

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IN enp<rrr Nnd psuc<<<sed q men-
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fu1ay MHnahu>me y : cn<1nlFy
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f.auiesana. oHlshema ard New
N<xieo combined. with 3 pnpule-
ten roughly sqaNi 70 That = ~
states of New rurk. Nsw ieruey.
Pennsylvania snd ohse n = -
extremely Fi<A Axricalfurul rour-
try ard Ass lArks deposits u eel
And iran. n b helIeve1 = enateln
large quantities u cthsr mtHes~tz
bit h4s never lsrea pru~pectsd -
t~nssveiy. tir~at parss ~ q arv go.
rrsd ~ith virrtn fnr<els
repQl< tN1e(1y co1oeaa
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Chinese win nprinkiInx a. Man.
chus. Japanese. koTVAnn. Moa-
Enllans and nunnlanA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30

At the time of which we are
speaking, Old Man Wilson was
already retired from an active life
sfloat al A. B. in sail.
His job with the towboat COM
pany then was more or less unoffi-
eial. but admirably suited to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-30
QUIZ DRIVER ABOUT
EXTRA LICENSE TAGS

When he failed To give a salts
factory explanation for license
plates from Spokane county being
in his car, Roy e. Hughes. Of Routs
1. Box 3s3-x. was arrested late
Tuesday by Patrolman p. p.
Schultz at So. SD st. and Pacific
ave, and was being held in the
city jail Wednesday on a charge Of
speeding and for investigation.
Hughes. who said be came to
Tacoma three weeks ago from
California, asserted he did not
know the Spokane county plates
were In the machine. He said he
purchased the car but two weeks
ago and also denied knowledge Of
the siren having been on the auto.