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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
Ambulance DriUer
Finds Father Dead

SAN ANTONIO. Tex.-Roy
Weatherford drove his ambulance
faster than he ever had dared be-
cause the mar he had found
slumped against an automobile
steering wheel VAS his father. W.
r. Weatherford. SO. At the hos
pitsl. his brother. DIR. E. w.
weatherford. a staff physician.
examined their father and pro-
nounced him dead from q heart
attack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
PLANS FOR EASTER

Plans for 500-strong attendance
1t Easter Sunday school and
church services at the First Chris
tan church YER announced at the
annual pre-Easter rally and fellow
ship dinner in the basement dining
hall Wednesday night.
Addressing more than $50 men,
bers at the dinner e Rev. Carl
A. johnson. pastor: L. c. oberlies
and Judge U. E. Harmon. Presid-
ing was Sunday School Supt. Ray
Smith.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
TWO HELD FOR
ExT0RTION TRY

SEATTLE-Chief Of Detectives
Ernest " Noris said today he was
holding two Seattle politicians On
charges Of e~xtorting $500 from a
man who wanted TO open : gambl-
ing house.
Yors said police arrested Rica
Palmer. former boxing coach al
the University OF Washington and
the Washington Athletic club. ard
Jack r Sullivan, Who recently
failed III an attempt 70 file as 4
candidate for port commissioner.
Chief Yoris said Sullivan signed a
confession but that Palmer denied
the charges.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
OREGON SOLONS ON
10Th OVERTIME DAY

SALEM. Ore. The Oregon legis-
lature entered its Goth day today,
equaling the all-time record set in
1885. with the peoples utility dis
trict bill passed in the senate and
ready for house action.
Best guess here today was that
adjournment would not be until
late next week. possibly on We'd
nesdsy, March 10. but o prob
ably on Thursday or Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
Woman killed As
She Rescues DOq

AURORA. Mo.-A small bull
terrier was alive today because
its mistress had died under the
wheels of a fast freight train To
save IL.
Mrs. Earl Thompson, 80, was
walking her pet when il ran in
front of the train. She jumped
on the tracks, showed 1t to safety.
A second later the train struck
her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
MEYERS MAKES PEACE
GESTURE TO MARTIN

OLYMPIA Lieut.. Gov. Victor
A. Meyers made a parting ges-
ture of goodwill toward Cos. Mar
tin by proposing to the senate last
night that it pass the governors
bill clarifying the calling of special
sessions OF the legislature.
1t failed TO pass during the time
the senate was taking up senate
bills, but Meyers substituted his
bill under the number of a minor
bond bill that came over from the
house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
CARNATION COMPANY
EARNINGS INCREASED

Al a meeting Of stockholders in
Milwaukee Wednesday. E. II.
Stuart. president of the Carnation
company, reported increased earn
ings for 1885 as compared with
the previous year.
For the year ending Dec. 81.
1855. earnings were Sl.e6s,s2530 80.
compared with $3.50. 3el.2e in
1887. After payment of preferred
dividends, earnings IN 1885
amounted 10 S2el per share Of
common stock, as compared with
S2.65 in 1887.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
STORY TURNED DOWN
BY 28 PUBLISHERS

NEW Voorhees, Streeter
Aldrich, noted Nebraska novelist,
was in town today with a few
heartening words for aspiring
writer's. She said her story The
Man Who Caught the Weather
was turned down by IS editors.
The 29th bought il and subse-
quently it won the o. Henry
award.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10

Junior College Repre-
s~entatives to Meet
at c. P. S.

The College of Puget Sounds
nfth annual junior college loren
pics tournament will open Friday
A two-day competition. it vii
draw approximately $50 contest
ants from Is schools in Washing
ton. Oregon, Idaho and British
Columbia.
Students from junior colleges,
along with first and sccond-year
students in four-ycsr institutions,
viii take part in mems and
women's divisions Of three events
debate, extemporaneous speak
ing, and oratory.
{. p. S. will be represented by
the following:
Debate-Bill Melton and Ken
meth Sulston. Gene Albertson and
Yoshiteru Kawano. Judd Day and
Lawrence Henderson. Charles Nc
Nary and Russell Alsgaard. Bob
Corliss and Lawrence Bonneville.
Robert Hardy AND Margaret
O'DonneIl, Helen Hite and Anita
Wegencr. Lucia GJuka and Palma
NormAnd. and Justine Devote
and Edith Hammond.
Extemporaneou& speaking Ken
meth Sulston. Lawrence Bonneville.
Judd Day. Bill Melton, Yoshiteru
kawano. Anita Wegcner and
Lawrence Henderson.
Oratory--Kenneth Sulston. Ma
'garita 1fie and Edith Hammond.
Other schools participating will
include: Lewiston State Normal.
Grsys Harbor junior college. Multi
nomah college. Linfield college.
Washington State college. st.
Martins college. Pacific univer-
sity, Oregon State college, Spo-
kane Valley junior college, uni-
versity Of British Columbia. Seat
tie Pacific college, Lower Columbia
junior college. Whitworth college,
and Seattle college.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10
BLIND TO MEET SUNDAY

a meeting Of the Pierce County
Association for the Bind will be
held at ? p m. sumo" IN the
grin room at the hotel Olympus
The c. p. S. Adelphisns viii sing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10

Theft of $50 from his trousers
pocket was reported TO police
wednesday evening by Phil s.
Jones. 1920 So. saith ST. The money
was taken while he was asleep.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10

ricks. sr.. Garnet Y. Williams
Sergts. Gustave Houx. Norman d.
Roberts. Joseph Z. Shaffer and
Ralph G. Stewart. Corps. Howard
V. Judson. Chell Ross: Pvts LIST CT.
Francis E. Berry, Donald o.
Brison, Robert f. Weaver. Harold
T. Wheeler: Pvts. James W. Parry,
Seattle, and Donald f. WHY'S.
Brig. Gen. Carlos A. Pennington.
commanding general, and Capt.
Walter f. Halleen, executive of
ficer. of the S1st brigade, also
stood the inspection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10

Front Opening Oren Vent
Hydraulic Oren Heat Control
Siirer Contact SWitches
Atmored Wiring
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-10

Do"ble-Dmy "Thermj:er" Front o.
I-Piece All Porcelain Cabinet Hydrdui
1-Piece Stainless Porcelain Top Silrer CT
H~igh-Speed Br0ler .AfmOred
Here is an electric range designed for women
be thrilled with its Full-Size. "Even-Heat" o,
Cooking Units with ) Cooking Speeds. its Do
Cooker =. and scores of exciting features.
you why the new Frigidaire Electric Range i
satiOn all over town.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
DISPUTE
HITS PETWORTH

Allegations liquor sales by an
Upshur Street restaurant would
be detrimental to Petworth were
weighed b. the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board today against con-
tentions the establishment is a
credit to the neighborhood.
The controversy developed yes
terday at a public hearing on the
application of George Walsh, who
now sells beer and light wines in
his restaurant in the 800 block
of Upshur ST. N. W., for authority
to sell liquor.
Opinion was so sharply divided,
the board ordered a second hear
ing February 13 for presentation
of additional evidence. Identified
With the opposition were virtually
the same spokesmen who fought
unsuccessfully the issuance Of a
liquor license some weeks ago to
Leo Roster. a resturateur of the
400 block of Georgia Ave. N. W.
They repreS sen ed organized
church. educational and civic in
TereStS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
CHEST FORUM
ELECTS TODAY

Nomination for 1889 officers
will be made at a meeting of the
Federal Community Chest Forum
at 1890 p. m. today, at 1923 Penn
Sylvania Ave. N. w.
The nomination committee, un.
der the direction Of w. c. Bowen,
chief of the classification division,
Social Security Board, will report
the names of nominees. Other
members of the committee are
Patrick H. Loughran. Serge Ben.
son, Frank w. Kelsey and John
L. McGraw.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Oyster Bill
Is FQCinQ
Fight

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 81.
Strong opposition to pending
legislation was voiced today
by Southern Maryland oyster
men.
The administrations plan
for a new Seven-man advisory
commission to handle all
questions of conservation is
opposed by the Oystermen,
who hold that strict enforce
ment of the present laws is
all that is necessary. They
also asked that the entire
Western Shore of Chesapeake
Bay be reserved for tOngers
only and dredges be banned
from the area.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

ped into the District by truck,
rather than sent through the
mails.
The association voted to request
Representative Jennings Ran
dulph, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, to hold hearings
on local problems at night, espe,
cially on any proposed bills deal
ing with the question of suffrage
for the District, in order that
more free and broader discus
sion might be had"
Proposal by the Public Utilities
Commission to reduce the number
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Citizens Fiqht Immoral Publications

of taxis in the city by 1900 was
opposed on the ground such a
move would add to the local un'
employment and relief problems
The association opposed a bill
drafted by Representative Carl
Mapes of Michigan calling for an
increase of cents per gallon on
the local gasoline tax.
The request Of Major Ernest
w. Brown, police chief, for so ad'
ditional policemen-which was
stricken from the proposed 1910
District budget-won approval OF
the body.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
Open Soon
On Fairfax Buduet

FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 31.-A ten
tative draft of its 1939-4o budget
will be completed by the Fairfax
county board Of supervisors to-
morrow. John s. Barbour, repre-
senting the Fairfax citizens library
committee, will ask establishment
OF a county library system, and
directors of the chamber of COM
merce will ask that public hear
ingS on the new budget be held
at night.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
itizens Associations Editor

A battle against sale Of salacious
magazines in the Northeast sec
ton was opened last night by the
Trinidad Citizens Association. 1t
was voted to appeal to U. S. Attor-
my David A. Pine for aid in the
fight.
Mrs. M. w. Mahoney, secretary.
reported a personal investigation
revealed a number of immoral"
publications on sale in the neigh
borhood, an6 said some were ship
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
so SORRY!
BABY" Congressman
Mistaken for Boy

Boy. get me my hat and
coat" said Congressman Charles
A. Anderson CD of Missouri.
today. as he left the House
chamber when the House ad-
journed.
The boy" replied:
Il will be glad to get your coat,
but I am also a member of Con-
gress."
The boy" was Representative
Lindley Beckworth CD of Texas,
baby member" who just turned
25 years before he came to Con-
gress.
Mr.. Anderson smiled, apologized,
and shook hands.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
LACK OF Water
HELD TO BLAME
IN $4,000 FIRE
Volunteers Reply to
Boswell Charges

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Jan.
S1.-Indignant volunteer firemen
tonight will meet with Perry Bos-
well, former Prince Georges COM
missioner. who charged the fire
department was without proper
equipment when it responded to
the blaze which destroyed his
home Saturday night.
Smarting under BosWells crltl
cism, a number of the volunteer
firemen have demanded that the
State fire marshal be requested
to make an investigation. The fire
caused damage of more than
$4,000.
REFUTES CHARGES
Boswell declared that the vol
unteer company responded with
out chemicals or ladders. Assistant
Fire Chief Clevie Buck said the
firemen first learned of Boswell's
charges through newspaper stories
and added:
"The statement that we re-
sponded without ladders or
chemicals is without foundation
as We not only had both with
us, but used them in fighting
the fire"
WELL SUPPLIED WATER
Chief S. R. Kramer said Bos-
well told the firemen no water
was available when they first ar
rived. Later a tenant directed
the firemen to a well which sup
piled water for 20 minutes,
Kramer said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
New System Due

One thing is certain about our state hoSpitals-after the contradictory re- ports on the status quo at Norwich, there will have to be changes made in the methods of direction at the three insti- tutions At the present time separate and distinct board of trustees is in charge of operations at each of the three Norwich, Middletown and Newtown. The actual direction, of course, is entrusted to the superintendent, different one in each case, but under the present set-up the board of trustees enters largely into the management of the three hospitals.
 The cure for some of the reputed troubles is said to lie in establishment of a central controlling board for the three hospitals. It would standardize practices and customs in all of them and enable them to be operated under Sys- tenn which could be made almost fault less. This would necessitate setting up statewide policy with regard to opera tion of the hospitals, but this in itself would be advantageous to all concerned. There certainly is no logical reason for a different type of treatment to be prac- ticed in all three institutions which are created for virtually the same purpose.
 Several years ago this coordination of management of our state hospitals was recommended but nothing came of it. It may be that the aftermath of the Nor wich exposure" and the anticipated fol- low-up by state officials will produce the results that were anticipated several years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
Formula for Licking Depressions

New England is fed up with the de- pression Cooperating with their state and municipal governments, the tolKS living along the upper Atlantic seaboard took the matter into their own hands and put into operation a simple formula for making industrial smokestacks puff again. Right after 1929 things looked bleak for New England. The textile lrl- dustry took pretty severe kick in the stomach and for long time people did what they could to resuscitate 1t. The states helped by trimming business taxes to the bone Most of the efforts were like hypodermic injections with short-lived effects. It looked as if cities that once sizzed with activity would become ghost towns.
 Then New Englanders began to ap- proach the problem from brand new angle. So the textile business was no longer what it used to be- So what? Were textile products the only commodl- ties ingenious Yankee communities could produce? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology lent hand. Financiers transferred idle capital to new enter priSes. Some communities took over the factories and leased them to energetic business men. New England forgot 1t was textile center and began manufac- turing articles for which 1t knew there was market,
 Neither the most stable industry nor the most reliable agricultural product can forever hold out against tine terrific offensive of progress, Advancement or science is always showing some indus trial group out the back door. The redeeming feature is that for every ln- dustry pushed off the scene, at least one new one springs up. Even established industries are hit whenever new machine is developed to speed up pro- duction, cut down the number of work CTS needed Someone must build the new machines, someone must service them, run them; others must build parts for them. And while the changes are being made - while workers are worrying over technological improvements - the laboratories plod on, uncovering new by- products to be manufactured.
 The invention of the automobile put virtually all blacksmiths and wheel wrights out of business. But the indus tries that sprang up and the jobs created directly and indirectly by the automobile industry are almost beyond computation.
 It requires some pretty radical read justment sometimes to put the world aright. New England, for instance, re- fused to nope away in it's corner. It simply adapted itself to a new order. People are going back to work. In three years, not only have most of the old plants been pu, back into operation, but 1,600 new factroes have been built and are running under full steam Other com munities may have to come around to this system of salvation before very long. There is nothing sacred about tradi- tional industry when it ceases to support its people. It is much better to find something new something that will bring in enough cash to cover the pay rolls.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
CURBING DUTCH ELM DISEASE
 (New York Sum

A mildly encouraging report on the status of the Dutch elm disease was given to the American Association of Economic Entomologists by William Middleton of the United States de- partment of agriculture. The area secuted for the disease was increased this year, but the number of infes- tatiols discovered was smaller than might have been expected. Infested trees found in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania up to mid September of this year num- bered 56,000, of which nearly four fifths were found in New Jersey. The discovery of few isolated areas in which the infestation appeared for the first time was also reported by MT. Middleton. These were in Bing- hamton, Indianapolis, Cumberland, Maryland; Woodbury and Bantam, Connecticut; and in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Farmer recently reported that the Dutch elm disease had been found in Bucks, Northampton and Monroe counties as well as in Lehigh county; in each instance diseased trees and all other elms within a radius of twenty-five feet of the diseased trees were destroyed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
Honor For Clockmakers

Terryville comes to the fore today with an announcement that efforts are being made to have the Post Office Department at Washington issue a commemorative stamp in honor of Eli ferry, one of America's first clockmakers It is a worthy suggestion, but unfortunately it comes at time when the P. o. Depart ment is speeding up work on long series of postage stamps which will honor many famous Americans This series is divided into several groups, according to pro- fession or calling. It is most compre- hensive one and the Americans honored were chosen by suggestion and vote.
 It is too bad that Eli Terry could not have been included in the list of the five American inventors as this nation IS proud of its early clockmakers and no opportunity should be lost to pay signal honor to this little band of itinerants who set up an industry that is today one of this country's foremost. It occurs to us, though, that in seeking honor for Eli Terry there might be protests at the exclusion of other great Connecticut clockmakerS, Seth Thomas, and Chaun- cey Jerome, this trio comprising the really "greats" of the Connecticut clock world of pioneer days.
 And then there were the Ingrahams and William L Gilbert, founders of great clock and watch empires and Water bury's own James Harrison, one of the earliest of all craftsmen in this field, not to mention the later-day Ingersolls. All are truly deserving of recognition in this great Connecticut enterprise of clock making. To single out Eli Terry would naturally be singling out fine example nf clock-maker. but 1t would not be giv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
THAT LET-DOWN FEELING (New York Herald -Tribune)

To most of us a "charleyhorse" is a muscular vexation that strikes down our teams only 1920 hitter the day before the start of crucial series. Considering how often it seizes our hero when he is on his way to first base, it is interesting to learn that the malady is com mon even among those who have not gone that far. The victim, it seems, need never have been an athlete at all, for there is an in- door "charleyhorse"- of 8 slightly different color, perhaps - that at- tacks persons while they are seated at desks, or sewing on buttons or looking out of windows.
 We have all been calling it "that let-down feeling" and other unsat- isfactory names possibly because loss of originality is one of the first symptoms-but Dr. Russell R. Jones, a Pittsburgh industrial physician, says it is occupational charley horse" staleness due to overtrain- ing. Those whole zeal has made them subject. he says, are likely to have an attack between 70 and 1l:30 a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
subject that 1t was assigned to special committee for study,

SupJect tnat lt was assigned to @ special committee for study.
 The distinction between the skilled and the semi-skilled trades is worth noting. The former includes those occupations demanding a high de- gree of craftsmanship and an ex- tensive training now supplied through trade schools. The latter comprises the many good jobs re- quiring lesser degree of skill and a modified amount of instruction that is not generally available.
 The inclination of most localities has been to look upon the trade school as meeting their most press ing vocational training problems. Nevertheless, the need for training in the semi skilled trades deserves consideration. How many high school students are fitted for suc- cessful and happy career in this type of occupation? Would not un- employment be reduced If this group were fitted for their intended work by special training? And does not expediency suggest that this be given in other than trade schools, which are already overcrowded and afford a more intensive preparation than is necessary for the semi skilled trades? These questions irl- vite investigation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
Whats Your I. O.?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.

1. Is aluminium a conductor of electricity? 2. What college is located at Han. over, N. H.2
 3. Name the 1889 National Open Golf champion.
 {. Who is Vyacheslaff Molotoff? s. 1n astronomy, what is the name of the path described in space by a heavenly body in Its revolution around another body?
 6. Which city is built on the site that once was Fort Dearborn?
 2. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word amperage?
 8. Name the second letter of the Greek alphabet.
 9. What is the quotient of leg div ided by 1-4?
 10. Name the highest mountain in the world, computed from sea level.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
Students And War

A sampling of opinion among 500 col leges and universities indicates that an overwhelming percentage of students is unequivocally opposed to entry of the United States in the war This condition might be a little more encouraging if it weren't for the memories of student action before and during the last war.
 Between 1914 and 1916 opinion against participation in the European struggle was almost as great among university students, Then, quite suddenly, it tot tered and fell. Students who stuck to their original positions were left out in the cold while their patriotic fellow class men stampeded to the nearest recruiting offices to get natty uniforms.
 Perhops the thread of peace is not so thin in 1889 as it was in 1917. Maybe the bands will have to play louder and the flags wave in greater profusion before to- days college man is converted to the war attitude