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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
ARTHUR COLCAN
JURY UNACREED

After celebrating approx
mately seven hours and failing Ia
reach verdict, jury of -four
women and eight men, who had
listened to testimony in the appeal
case of Arthur M. Colgan, 80, of
1903 So. Washington St, was dis
missed shortly after IL p. m. We'd
nesday by Superior Judge Fred G..
Remain.
The jury, it was reported by
court attaches, stood six for con-
viction and six for acquittal of Col
gan on charge of operating a
motor vehicle while under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquor.
Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metz
Ter said he would ask to have the
case set down for retrial during
the June jury term.
Colgan was found guilty by
Justice Clarence Layton last Jan.
20 of driving his car while in
toxicated and fined S125 and costs.
Colgan appealed to superior court.
The man was arrested Jan. Is on
the Tacoma Seattle highway by
State Patrolman J. E. Mckinney
as Colgan approached the Puy-
allup river bridge.
Testimony of Mckinney and
two deputy sheriffs was to the
effect Colgan was intoxicated at
the time he was booked at the
county Jail. Two other deputy
sheriffs. two county employees. a
former deputy prosecutor. two
prisoners and newspaper re-
porter, also present at the time
the man was booked at the Jail,
said Colgan was not under the in
fluence of intoxicants.
One juror is reported to have
informed court attaches ma
jority of the men on the panel
favored conviction. while women
opposed the verdict.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

Looking for bargain in a
range? Turn now to the Want Ad
page.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
'S973,926 PAID
IN TAXES HERE

When doors to County Treasurer
Paul Newman's office closed at 5
p. m. Wednesday, the deadline for
paying taxes in full to receive a
three per cent discount, a total of
973,926.49 had been paid to
Cashier George T. Selvig.
This sum, Selvig explained, rep
resented only money paid by prop
erty owners in person prior to the
5 p. m. deadline. Mail received
during the past week has yet to be
opened and money enclosed to be
tabulated.
Largest check received during
the last-minute rush was from the
Puget Sound Power & Light Co.
covering its holdings in Pierce
county. Newman received a check
totaling 1927 POI .05 from the corp
grafton.
Second largest taxpayer was the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co, with check for sol OF .33.
Other large amounts We're received
from Northern Pacific railroad on
incorporating property, S67 900;
st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co,
59,53S.66; Milwaukee railroad,
500, 542.0S; Weyerhaeuser Timber
Co, $33,042.50. and White River
Lumber Co., $22 900.
Property owners have until June
i to pay half of their current taxes
and escape the interest penalty of
10 per cent per annum. Last half
payment must be made before
Nov. Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Self-Preservation Hitler'S
Excuse for Czech Inuasion

II to Rumania as last resort, and
then fled into Rumanis.
Issues Proclamation
With Nazis confident that Ger
manys expanding power in central
Europe VII control Hungary and
thus Carpatho- Ukrainel If neces-
sary, Hitler delayed his scheduled
"triumphals appearance before the
hostile Czech population while he
cleaned up administrative details
in the newly-seized territory.
In a proclamation which For
eign Minister Joachim Won Ribben-
trop read over the radio the fueh-
rer said.
For thousand years Bo-
hemian and Moravian lands
belonged to the sphere of eNis-
teuce of the German people
F.. they were wilfully torn
from their ancient historical
setting were made a source
of continual unrest.
The German reich. In the
interests of its own peace and
security, could not tolerate
continuing disturbances in this
territory, which is so decisive
1y important to the general
welfare and general peace"
Thus, Hitler eontradicted two
fundamental points of past policy
which he had repeatedly declared
in public:
He incorporated in greater
Germany a non-German people
totaling almost 10000 600. of which
more than half are the descendants
of Czechs who played large part
in wrecking the old. pre-war Aus
tria-Hungarian empire.
0-He took over new European
4 territory, in contradiction of
the statement he made after the
Munich settlement that Germany
had no further territorial smbi-
tons on the continent.
In that connection, there were
strong indications that the next
Nazi move would be in the direc-
tion Of Memel, the little autono-
nous state on the Baltic coast
which is under nominal sovereignty
of Lithuania.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

Friday being st. Patrick's day,
all Eagles of Irish descent are ex-
pected to attend the evening meet
ing of the aerie. A program Of
entertainment has been arranged
by Nemil Larson. Chairman Berg
Of the athletic committee asks all
golfers to be present. Gerald
Dixon and H. N. Barney jack
son are expected to report on the
last session of the legislature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

quist, Mrs. Nettie Bryan and Mrs.
Ivy Mae Bailey.
Mrs Mabel E Yates of Seattle.
secretary of the first district
board of the General Welfare
Federation of Washington, will be
speaker at the meeting of General
Welfare club No. 2 at Odd Fellows
hall at O'Clock Saturday even
ing. She will speak on the Cen
eral Welfare act of 1889 now be-
fore congress. All other organiza-
tons and the general public are
invited. After the meeting there
will be card games and refresh
ments.
Mrs. Eva Amey of Fruitland
ave. was hostess Wednesday after
noon for the regular luncheon and
party of the Daffodil Birthday
club, with Mrs. l. c. Lane as
sisting.
Members present were Mes
danes H. f. Blakeway. Harry
Humiston, f. F. Templin, May
belle Felker, James Turnmire,
Lloyd Ward. Clarence Otto, f.
Otto. Charles Burr and nephew,
Bobbie Rose, Mrs. r. B. Andrews
and Mrs. Burdette Graham of Gig
Harbor. Decorations were in
green and white.
Officers Announced
Officers who will serve Rhoden-
dron court No. s, Order of Amar-
anth, for the ensuing year are Miss
Verna Barton and Paul Wrigley,
royal matron and royal patron
respectively: Mrs. Elsie Clements
and Oral Sloat. associate matron
and patron; Mrs. Beth Reynolds.
conductress: Hazel Orner. assoc
late conductress; Isabel Tunnard,
treasurer; Mrs. Ray Crabs, sec
rotary. and Miss Bessie Bum.
trustee for three years. The
group will be installed April Il.
Miss Helen Lucille Fassnacht.
daughter of Mrs. F. Fassnacht of
$50 Bird st, S. w. and Victor
Rogers, son of Mrs. Blossom r.
Rogers of Tacoma road. will be
married at quiet ceremony FRI
day evening at the home of Rev
and Mrs. Give Taylor. ST Pioneer
ave, west About AS relatives and
close friends will be present for
the candlelight service to be read
at S o'clock by Rev. Taylor.
Baskets of greenery will form the
wedding setting.
The bride will wear a costume
of rose petal Romanie crepe with
corsage of white roses. Miss
Kathryn Fassnacht will be bride $
maid and wear gown of royal
blue taffeta with corsage of pink
roses. Corbett Gushing of Fort
Lewis will act as best man.
Before the ceremony Miss Luz
ellie Parish Will sing. accompanied
by Mrs Ada Simpson. who will
also play the wedding march.
Immediately following congratu-
lations the young couple Will leave
tor short motor trip.
Miss Fassnacht graduated from
Puyallup school in 1884 and from
the nurses training course at St
Joseph's hospital in 81. Mr..
Rogers is graduate of Lincoln
high. Tacoma. and is employed
at Queen City market here. The
new home will be at SIG West
Pioneer ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

Augustin Volosin, president OF
this self-proclaimed independent
state, the only remnant of Czecho-
slovakia not taken over by German
troops, defied an Hungarian ulti-
matum demanding surrender. by
calling all able-bodied men up 10
20 years of age to arms.
Gen. Lew Prohala, who had been
minister Of the central Czecho-
slovak government TO this semi
autonomous province. abandoned
this political job. and, assuming
command of Czech army forces in
the province. placed them at Vol
sons disposal.
Together these two forces,
the now theoretical homeless
Czech regulars and the proyiD-
cial fighfers, were reported
holding their own against the
Hungarians from the south.
Although Hungarian troops had
pushed northward at the eastern
tip of the province until they
reached the Polish frontier, the
Czechs and Ukrainians still COM
manded chust, the capital, which
has population OF $4,000 and is
located in the south central part
of Carpatho- Ukraine.
Gen. ,Prohala established mill
tary courts there and at Volsin,
enforcing acts Of the parliament
which had declared this an inde-
pendent, sovereign state, ordered
1t hurriedly placed on war foot
ing.
Hungarian Foreign Minister
Stephen Csaky's ultimstum expired
at 8 p. m, last night. Volsin had
replied he was sending three
man delegation to Budapest in an
effort TO reach a truce and stop
the bloodshed. but he ordered the
continued.
A radio broadcast at Budapest
last night said Hungarian troops
had occupied 100 villages in Car
patho- Ukraine. II said the advance
was rendered difficult by bad
II WAS assumed Chancellor
Adolf Hitler Of Germany had
approved. or had ut least not
forbidden. the Hungarian inva-
sion. German troops were oc-
cupied with taking over the
western provinces Of Slovakia.
Moravia and Bohemia and
there had been no criticism
In Naxl circles Of the Hun
garian activities.
Hungary and Poland had been
for several months that
cede Carpatho-
Ukraine to Hungary 80 the Hun
garian and Polish borders could
be joined and fortified as bar
rier against Soviet Russia.
Alarm over the fighting in Car
pstho- Ukraine spread throughout
central Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Olympia Brewery
Builder Is Dead

EVERETT, Wash. Funeral SER
vices will be held Friday morning
for A. d. Belanger, 81, prominent
Pacific Northwest building con-
tractor who died here Monday Of
heart attack.
Belanger was born in Montreal.
He had lived in Everett and Seat
tie the last 80 years. Survivors
are his widow, Theresa, and a
daughter Mrs. Paul Mcmahon,
who plans to fly to Everett from
ner home at Pittsfield, Mass. for
the funeral. Among buildings CON-
structed by Belanger We're the
Olympia brewery in Olympia and
the armory in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

Continued FROM rage One1
six years ago and taken on an ad-
ditional population of about as
600 600, including non-Germans he
had said in public speeches he
never wanted to see within the
reich.
The assumption of rulership over
Slovakia came suddenly and unex-
pectedly. when Tiso. who had
started the breakup of the Czecho-
slovak republic by demanding Slo-
vakian independence under Nazi
pressure. telegrsphed to the Ger
man fuehrer:
IN fun confidence in you,
fuehrer and chancellor of the great
German reich, the Slovakian state
places itself under your protection.
The Slovakian state requests you
TO assume this protection.
"TISO."
Fuehrer Answers
Hitler replied:
gram Of yesterday March 49, and
take over herewith the protection
of the Slovakian state
Thus, with no more than an
exchange of kilograms. such as
might confirm a small COM
mercial deal, the Mani leader
brought into his territory
state Of $4,000 square miles
In the heart of European
agricultural country needed in
the reich's shal<y economic
structure.
German troops already had oc-
cupied the Slovakian territory
which sticks like sharp knife
eastward into the thin line of
buffer" states between the reich
and the Soviet Ukraine. The So
Wet frontier, toward which Nazi
eyes long have been turned, is
only about $50 miles away.
Carpatho Crumbles
The surprise of Hitler's action
regarding Slovakia was illustrated
by the fact that Poland and Hun
gary already had recognized the
Tiso government, but now it be-
came obvious that there never had
been any intention of permitting a
free Slovak state and that Tiso had
cooperated with Hitler to under
mine the Czechoslovak republic,
after which he turned over Slo-
vakia to the fuehrer.
The swift action by Hitler today
left only Carpatho- Ukraine's future
uncertain, but it appeared likely
that it would-as in fact il al
ready has-fall to Hungary, whose
troops now occupy virtually all of
the area as they seek to crush
armed resistance by Ruthenian
separatists. The fighting has been
severe and many dead were re-
ported officially on both sides.
Still Showing
The Ruthenian press spokesman
said that Czech troops began re-
treating from Carpatho-U Ukraine as
the Hungarians pushed ahead.
Most of the Czechs went westward
through heavy snowstorm and
many surrendered to frontier
guards in Rumania, having crossed
the line to safety.
General Lew Prchala ordered the
Czechs to retreat after Premier
Augustin Volosin, of Carpatho-
Ukraine, vainly attempted to de-
clare the state independent, offered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
HODCERT new
HEAD Of ELKS

L. L. Hodgert was unanimously
elected exalted ruler for the COM
ing year by members of Tacoma
lodge of Elks at their meeting
Wednesday evening.
Other officers chosen are as fol-
lows John d. Cochran, leading
knight; Kenneth NJ. Kennel. loyal
knight; Charles J. Weller. lectur-
ing knight: Walter Liggett. treas
urer; l.. II. Flood. tiler; Erling
johnson, secretary, and Arno Red
Itch trustee for the five-year term.
They will be installed April 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

Permits for three new residences
we're Issued by the building in
spector Thursday. H. J. Schneid-
er. 1852 No. Prospect St. obtained
. permit for a $1,000 residence at
G1oo No. 18th st.; Z. H. McBreen,
3ooe 30. J st.. was authorized to
conatruct Z $500 house at $3.50
%. J st.; and Elmer Dye. 7246
Fawcett ave-. will erect a $4,000
reeidence at SslS So. Yakima ave.
A permit was granted Northwest
Door Co. 10 alter its offices At
i3o3 East D 1t. At an expense Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
PAID FOR HIS KINDNESS

QUINCY, Kindness of A..
G. Parker. owner of small pop
corn concession here, to a e4-year-
old Civil war veteran brought him
financial independence when the
aged veteran died leaving to Park
err his entire estate, valued at
more than $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
THREAT FROM HITLER

Newspapers and people. though
showing their dismay that he had
consented to the dismembermeni
q csechoslovakia--a partial dis.
memberment. preliminary to the
big operation. II proved-he had
at least safeguarded peace.
Newspaper PesSimistic
Today there were hints that ne
mad only weakened Britain's posi-
Newspapers. which had loyalty
supported conservative govern
menta since the World war. and
which had hailed the Munich
agreement A. triumph. joined
the criticisms OF Chamberlain and
his government today with bitter
denunciations Of Hitler.
This time they saw no ray of
hight In what they and apparently
the British government--saw as =
work Of absolute aggression and
conquest.
Andre Charles Corbin. French
ambassador to London. conferred
~ the British foreign office for
the third successive day. reported
~ In connection with proposals
that French Premier Edouard
Daladier come here with the Off
rial party of President Albert
leorun, who arrives for 4 state
visit next Tuesday. to discuss
common front in the European
situation.
Seize Vast StoreS
British experts were studying
The immediate military and
economic consequences Of the Ger
man seizure of Czechoslovakia.
In addition TO acquisition of gold
estimated here AZ high as $685.
000, 900. the Nazis will obtain vast
storea Of war materials including
artillery and other modern equip
ment for at least 600. 900 troops.
They also get outright possession
~ the Skoda arms works, which
next to the Krnpp works is the
biggest in Europe and employs
almost 10000 persons. Thirty
four other Czech factories produc-
ing ornaments ranging from rifles
to tanks also will be taken over,
while the number of sirplancs
gained IL in the hundreds.
Market II Lost
Estimates Of the number Of
Czech war planes varied from 700
to $500. but British experts said
the actual figure was probably In
between--about 300 craft.
For Britain. the German seizure
means loss of 4 market that last
year bought S35. ZOO, 900 worth Of
Bl5tiah goods and sold Britain
about $40. 000. 900 worth.
Britain also 10 expected TO suffer
Z severe setback economically in |
other central European nations
because many Of the Czech indus |
trial products will now pour into
the Danubian area markets, espe-
caally textiles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
TREE KILLS z LOCCERS

CATHLANIET. Wash. A fall
ing tree Wednesday struck and
killed Emanuel Robinson Of Oak
Point and Joe Marks of Longview,
loegers employed at Crown-Wil-
lsmette Logging camp near Cath
lamet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
PLANS CHICAGO TRIP

Joe O'Reilly, e06 No. Stadium
way, president of the Standard
Carton Co, plans to attend Fold
ing Paper Box associations con-
vention in Chicago March 29-31.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
PuydM1p Operetta
Scheduled March 24
High School Students Will Present
Hollywood Extra" to the Public

PUYALLUP-Several events of interest to those con-
cerned in school activities scheduled for high schoo
students during the few weeks On Friday night March
"a the spring opereta will be presented under direction OF
Verne Jennings. music director of the school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Hiu7g0nia,1s Grabbing
C1rp1thO.Ukrui,1e Are0
Homeless Czech Army Regulars
and Provincial Stitch Guards
Carry on Hopeless Fight
cARPATHO-UKRANE

Czech army regulars and provincial Stitch guards were
engaged furious battles today against the invading Hun
sarian army Hungarans beaten back many points
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-16

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NJ me N.,'slie -, Will A. lie.
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her practice because al The
f'irui and lhsroush service
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more occasions Mr.. Bacon ha>
hefn AWARDED rril'. rs the
Nine. 4. !. Walker. Company.
i"r her >rl'ndid ahilits a.
>alc.lad. ior their products.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-16

TIE churches ard various organ
7a'ions vii pay a. 'mpor;s1'
Az ~ -er,fr. he-.-r 'ss .ess '0-..-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20
Communicated
Kennewick on The Columbia

Kennewick on The Columbia
Dear Editor:
I have tried no less than a hun
dred times during the past six
months to write you a short inform
al letter but always with the same
result. Just as would get to going
good I would begin to realize that
my radical opinions had no place in
your conservative sheet, but now
that I have changed my political af-
filiations and joined the popular
ond-doodling'', waste your way
to prosperity group" I feel as if
could do better.
Yes sir: when a man bites a dog
that's nothing. The dog goes to
the hospital and the man takes an
other drink, but when q "rock-rib-
bed" straight laced" "dyed-in-the-
WOOL" lifelong" republican be-
comes q staunch patriotic Eyes,
please" democrat almost over night
that ought to be news for any pa
per. I have been a republican all
my life. I am stepped in the tradi-
ton, I grew up on the doctrine, I
inherited the beliefs and have
spent life time promulgating the
teachings. Every since my early
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20

come in time, the general prac-
tice.
Gene Bell visited for several days
last week with the Thomas family
in Prosser as a guest OF Glennette
Thomas. The party made a trip TO
Seattle and also TO Walla Walla.
Gene returned home Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Louis Tyacke and daughter,
Jeilani spent Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Raymond Anderson.
Elmer Smith visited Wednesday
with his mother, Mrs. Marie Smith
in Prosser
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tyacke and
Geneva Travis visited Wednesday
evening at the r. NJ. Travis home.
Ed Juzeler OF Prosser spent Sun
day night with Bern Gable.
Fred Kemp OF Proser was bus
mess visitor in the community on
Monday, buying wheat.
Curley Wade, representing the
Rolf Implement Co. of Pasco called
at several ranches Monday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20
Sale 1 %ss% R Giant Tires $S S E Westem Auto Supply
is STILL ON.
DOUBLE
TRADE IN
ALLOWANCE

ancestor shot his first New England
Indian and confiscated his garden
plot for a farm, have been a firm
believer in that immortal doctrine:
ITO the Victor Belongs the Spoils."
Some people, due to ignorance or
indifference, are prone to argue that
there is no great difference between
republican and democrat. But
I'll tell you there is. The demo-
Gratis simply mortgage your prop
erty and leave you the imaginary
right to redeem it if you can while
they retain the arbitrary right to
value or revalue the dollar they re-
ceive and the one you are to pay
back. But when a real republican
gets his hands upon q valuable
piece of public domain the title
paSses-that is his-so long as the
state troops answer his call and he
can enforce the law of Rights of
Private Ownership"
Did you ever hear rnas old story
of Mike and Pat climbing the
mountain through the brush and
timber. Well, that is how I came
to change my political views. Mike
was ahead and he caught q low
hanging branch and held on to it
until when he did finally let go it
struck Pat with such force that it
knocked him down and out. When
he regained consciousness, he re-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20

grant cigar in your mouth and a
cool bubbling drink at your elbow
and see an endless string OF pic
lures depicting your earthly exist
ence. Not so much what you did
that you should not have, but the
thousands Of things you should have
done and did not. OF what all your
friends really thought OF you and
etc, time without end.
How about the time you took your
first girl home from your first real
party and was debating whether or
not TO try to kiss her goodnight.
When the picture Of what was really
going on in her mind was flashed on
the screen, I'll bet you would be
glad the place was dark so no one
could see the expression on your
face.
Well, enough OF this foolishness.
Oh, yes, in regard to that third
term business. I told you / had be-
come a staunch New Deal support
er, so say by all means elect FDR.
again, as I have said before and
about to say again. He sunk the
ship, let him go down with it.
Hoping you are the same, beg to
remain,
Yours as ever,
Leslie j. Smith.
P. S. I see where some wheat raisers
collected crop insurance because the
cheat took his crop. II they would
include sand burrs and really pay
up, then every farmer in the valley
could attend both World Fairs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20
Horse Heaven Farmers
Busy Bulking Wheat

WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN
Harvesting is well underway this
week. d. L. Henson is bulking his
wheat this year, as is the Smith
Bros. and z. Perrault. Several of
the Eastern Horse Heaven farm
ers are also bulking instead of sack
ing this year, and it promises to be-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-07-20
at TerrOr's Door,

rIEILO EVERYBODY:
one doorbes looking for it. And who rings more door
hIs than house-tohouse canvasser? Olga McComic of
Astoria N. Y, tell you all about that On day in
An 1885, when the wolf bowling around the door and
here weren't any other jobs be had Olga tried her hand
a. canvassng and for week she went pushing bell
utons receiving pleasant greetings some scowls
.ome angry outbursts, and having good many doors
damned in her face.
the toughest day Of the whole bunch says
be bad
weekend this
Ann whole order
a
food of and patches growing
vegetables.
Disregarded "Beware of Dog' Sign.
looked inviting Olga gets order
there Disregadng that said the dog" she
went down board walk,
the There doorben Olga
10
that mo
knocked aganand