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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-29

street project. but an overhead rail
crossing financed out of federal
and railway appropriations for
elimination Of grade hazards. The
Milwaukee railroads national park
branch line runs through the guloh
the span will cross.
Contract Obtained Here
The new bridge will take the
place OF the condemned wooden
trestlc span at 37th ST.
Among a large number OF other
state highway department prof.
ccts. Dickson Welding 4 Equip
ment Co. Tacoma. was successful
bidder at $5.2ss on improvement
Of half-milc of secondary road
II in Mason county, and included
in the blanket contract awarded a
Seattle firm for surfacing numer-
Gus secondary highways were items
for improving Auburn Berrydale
road, the Edgewood to Kits Corner
unit and others.
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The drill for units with animal
drawn carts or pack transporta-
ton has been revised so az to
make it identical with the drill for
units with motor carriers: there
fore, II machine gun squad finds
motor carrier substituted for
pack equipment instruction in a
new type Of drill will be unnces-
ssry.
The drill designed for motor or
wagon units is simply a means of
forming and moving units which
are composed entirely OF vehicles.
The movements are limited to get
ting the vehicles into a column or
mas formation where they can
follow a leader and operate as he
directs.
simplicity Of Movement
A primary advantage of the re-
vised drill regulations lies in the
simplicity of the movements. which
will facilitate instruction of re-
cruits. The new drill procedure
also will facilitate the prompt
movement OF units and individuals
into battlefield formations.
The drill procedure pertaining to
regulation ceremonies has been
considerably modified, the pa
rade' having been assimilated by
the review which becomes a
simple but impressive ceremony.
Under the revised regulations a
radical innovation will become ef-
fectiye in that the officers and en-
listed men being inspected by a
reviewing officers will execute
eyes right" and then follow the
reviewing officer with their eyes
until he has passed their posi-
tons. Formerly persons in rank
under inspection looked straight
ahead TO their immediate fronts.
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Weather Data

Weather forecast for Washing
ton: Increasing cloudiness Wednes-
day night with rain on the north
coast; warmer in the north cen
trail portion; cloudy Thursday with
rain in the west portion; cooler
in the interior; gentle variable
wind off the coast. becoming
southerly. and gentle variable
in the Sound and straits.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at S a. n. Wednes-
day. none: since June /. 40
inches. a deficiency of .0s inch;
since Jan. /. 1881 inches. a de-
ficiency Of ass inches. Wind at
S a. m. Wednesday, northeast 5
m. p. h.; barometer at 3o.03 and
falling slightly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Applications for marriage Ii
censes have been received by
County Auditor s. Clifford Davis
from Forrest Caraway, 20, Fort
Benning, Ca, and Betty Pace
Meddins. 20. Fort Lewis; A. j.
Quinby, so, Puyallup, and Mertice
Hutchinson. 40. Centralia; Henry
Fl. Gilbert, 90. and Violet A. Sy-
kosky. so. Tacoma. Burrel Ray
mond Gillette. IS, and Helen Grace
Schneider, ~. Tacoma; John
Joseph Ross. l., Gig Harbor, and
Lorraine Myrtle Armstrong. Is,
Tacoma; Thomas Howard Jones.
81, Auburn. and Mavis Latimer,
20. Puyallup; Cecil c. Pastor. Al,
Portland, and Jean c. Mankoff,
IS. Hollywood, Calf.
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nee rotations with ferry operators
failed to reach q settlement salts
factory to the union.
dock: Taithybius. Marie Bake ana
Amur. shelter: Lake Frances. Taco
ma Harbor mill Columbian. Dast-
holm and Southhhoirr. Baker dock.
Point San Pablo And waliinSford.
Mccormick dock; No-thholm. Wash
ships due: Thursday - American
orioie. Diekman mill. Maloia, Shaffer
No. 4.
SAN FRANClSCO-A bitter at
tack on Harry Bridges. president
Of Longshoremen's union and clio
West Coast director. for stirring
up waterfront strife. was voiced
Tuesday night by Aln.on r. Roth.
president of the employers ccun-
ell. in an address before the A.
ISOLATED Traffic cluhe.
Roth said he and his associates
have tried ITO make a Christian
out of Bridges, but he's bad medi-
cine"
For the first time ! am truly
tired Of Mr.. Bridges" Roth said.
There has been absolutely no ex-
cuse for the waterfront tieup
Harry Bridges is attempting to
keep his leadership by strife ana
militancy. but his end Il near
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-29

HONOLULU, T. n. Fifteen
powerful navy bombers. carrying
los officers and men. arrived at
Pearl Hsrbor at $50 a. m, (PST).
Wednesday TO complete another
spectacular mass transfer OF u. s.
fighting aircraft from the main
land.
Flying in perfect formation the
squadron. which left San Diego
at 4:01 p. m. psf, Tuesday.
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roared over Honolulu at $40 a. m.
and 10 minutes later began alight-
ing in Pearl Harbor.
The flight, regarded as routine
by the navy, was made in is hours
80 minutes new record for the
1850 nautical mile distance be-
tween San Diego and Pearl Har-
Dor. The previous record. Il
hours II minutes. was established
by II bombers which made the
flight last September.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-29

While being bcrthed at McCor-
mick dock, the ship underwent re-
pairs and renovation. Company
officials said they expect to press
the ship into service late this
afternoon. when she will leave for
various Puget Sound ports TO stow
general cargo for San Francisco.
Oakland and Alameda.
Point San Pablo Back
Another Mccormick steamer
which recently underwent extern
sive overhauling is the Point San
Pablo, which arrived at McCor-
mick dock Tuesday afternoon with
general freight from California
ports. This vessel crashed into
the Hylebos bridge here on April 5.
Also on the waterfront wcdncs-
day was the Mccormick lines
Hollywood. The ship bcrthed at
st. Regis dock at s p. m. Tuesday
to stow pulp for South America
and will shift to Mccormick dock
for additional burden before de-
parting.
! Leaving San Francisco Saturday
will be the lines steamer silver
ado. a regular caller here. which
will arrive at Mccormick dock
Wednesday of next week 10 dis
charge and load general Califor-
mia cargo.
b. c. Cargo
Three freighters of the Frank
Waterhouse line arrived on the
waterfront Wednesday morning
to work inbound and outbound
British Columbia ca.go. The East
holm and Southholm are at the
Baker dock. while the Northolm is
at the Washington Coop dock.
The British steamer Tslthybius
and the Norwegian motorship Ma
RE Bake shiftcd to the smclter
Wednesday. The Talthybius Ia
loading copper for the Orient, and
the latter Is discharging ore from
mines along the western coast of
South America. The steamer Amur
also berthed at the smelter We'd
nesday to discharge ore from Brit
ish Columbia.
Due Thursday at Dickman mill
Ia the Steamer American Oriole
to load lumber for the east coast.
Fear Ferry Tie-Up
From Seattle Wednesday came
word the Inland Boatmen's union
had approved a strike authorize
ton referendum in its labor con.
troversy with ferry boat operators.
Should union leaders decide to use
the authority. it will mean a gen.
eral tie-up Of virtually all Puge,
Sound passenger and auto ferries
early IN July.
A union spokesman s&ad thu
membership voted the strike au
thorixation after union negotiator,
failed to obtain wage. hour and
working concessions from repre-
sentatives Of the Puget Soun'
Navigation Co.. operators OF mos
Of the Sound ferries.
Union members are slated 4
meet again Friday night in Seat
tie to determine what time TIT
strike would be called II furthel
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OBITUARIES
MRS. MARTHA SMITH

Last rites will be held Thursday
at ) p. m. at the Piper mortuary
for Mrs. Martha w. Smith. 70,
who died Tuesday evening at her
home, $40 SO. Pine st. lnterment
will be in Mountain View ceme-
terry. She leaves a son. Thomas c.
Smith Of Seattle; one daughter,
Mrs. frankie NJ. Gray of Puyal-
lup; one sister. Mrs. A. d. Ludden
of Tacoma: one granddaughter and
one great-erandson.
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Mccormick Steamer Wallinsford Goes
Back Into Service Following Repairs

After remaining idle the past
i've days At Mccormick dock. the
Mccormick Steamship Co.'S 1929
ton coastwise vessel wallingford
was steamed up Wednesday pre-
paratory to going back into SER
vice.
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Centralia Woman
Heads AmQranth
CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND = The Order Of
Amaranth, Inc, elected Mrs.
Georgia Hill Of Centralia supreme
royal matron. and selected Phila-
delphia as the 1910 convention city
before adjourning here yesterday.
John Rau, Seattle, was elected su-
preme royal patron.
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Gray Gets Contract
For 38Ih st. Bridge
Actual Construction Expected to
Start Within 10 Days; $36, 1863 Cost

Construction of E. 38th bridge, crossing the Tacoma
Eastern guch east Pacific ave. expected start within
10 days following award of the Steve Gray
Puyallup on his low bid of $36.169
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MRS. DELrNA lEvEQUE

Mrs. Delina LeVeque, 81. former
Tacoma resident and widow Of
Joseph LeVeque, died Tuesday in
Yakima, according to word re-
ceived here Wednesday. She leaves
a sister. Mrs, Elizabeth Barwell in
Yakima; one brother. Frank o.
Farrell of Vancouver. B. c.; two
stcp-daughters. Melinie Limbocker
Of Retzel and Irene Garner of Sc
attic; four grandchildren. The re-
mains will be brought to Tacoma.
where funeral arrangements will
be made at the Cassidy 4 Allen
mortuary.
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From the time il leaves the
ground ~ crude" until it van
ishes out the exhaust Of your
car, gasoline is always = con
tained" commodity. LIS always
inside something pipe or tank
or refinery fraetionatins col.
umn-hidins like frightened
nole. You don't even see it
pass from service station hose
20 The sank Of your automobile.
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This means our customers
buy on faith-and judge BY per-
formanee. Lacking either per-
Torrance or faith, we'd never
Be able to hold sales Leadership
In the West. In othes fields il
might be possible 70 keep 1t
de top through ak and uidks
-huf NOT in this oee. where We
don't - much = show our
eooda"
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VIZ hnhSvv INV Vk1hlAeANA
Mathew Stsnsberry died sudden
ly Wednesday in a local hospital.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
I.eols Stansberry OF New Orleans.
La. The Buckley-King chapel will
announce the funeral.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Richard Gary Nordlund. infant
son of Mr., and Mrs. Henning
Nordlund. Grsveside services held
Wednesday at p. m. at the Ia
coma cemetery. under direction OF
the Mellinger mortuary.
Edward =. Mills. Thursday at 10
a. m. from the Buckley-King
chapel: burial at Mountain View
cemetery; Edward B. Rhodes post
No. 2, American Legion, offici-
atine.
Charles Roswell. Thursday at
1880 a. m. at the Mellinker chapel;
Rev. Clarence johnson officiating.
Interment in New Tacoma ceme-
terry.
Herman Albert Geiger. Thursday
at / p. m. at the Mellinser mortu-
AIRY: Rev. r. H. McGinnis offici-
atinE. remains to be shipped to Los
Angeles for interment.
August Bloom. Thursday at Ais
p. m. at the Mellinser mortuary:
entombment in Tacoma msuso-
leum.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Congressman, Diplomats
On Traffic Ticket LIST

A Congressman. two diplomats. q
deputy coroner and a detective
sergeant were among the so persons
whose traffic tickets problems were
settled by police last week, it was
announced at police headquarters
today.
The weekly list of those whose
traffic tickets have been fixed was
made public in Maj. Ernest w.
Browns Office. in compliance with
orders drawn up recently by the
Commissioners.
Representative Compton I. White.
608 North Carolina avenue Sc, q
Democrat from Idaho. received a
warning in place of ticket that
charged him with disobeying q
signal device.
Otto Jansen of the German En-
bassy and Jorge Gutierrez of the
Cuban Embassy got their tickets
adjusted on claims of diplomatic
immunity DR.. Richard Rosenberg
of 1882 I street NV, a deputy
coroner, and Detective Sergt. Frank
M. White of 304 F street NV. had
parking tickets Strengthened out
when they pleaded emergency calls.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
18-Year-0|d Youth Held
On Two Arson Charqes

An 18-year -old colored youth was
held today in Police Court under
$25 900 bond for grand jury action
on two charges of arson in connec-
ton with recent mysterious fires in
two apartment houses in the 1900
block of Ninth street NV.
The defendant, Louis A. Rhodes,
of 13141a Ninth street NV. was
arrested Friday about am. as he
sat in an automobile in an alley
at the rear of 1920 Ninth street
NV, shortly after f1remen were
summoned to fight a blaze in the
second floor hallway at that ad-
dress.
Fire Inspector J. T. Mooney and
Policemen j. F. Ash and v. Broziel
of the second precinct, who started
an investigation at the scene, To-
Gated the youth by trail of coal
oil leading from the apartment to
the automobile in which Rhodes sat.
Police said several additional arson
charges would be placed against
Rhodes before he faced the grand
jury. They are attempting to con-
meet him with the recent series of
fires which routed tenants from
apartment buildings in the Mount
Pleasant and Eighteenth street and
Columbia road sections in the early
morning hours.
Rhodes, represented by Attorney
Robert Miller, waived preliminary
hearing and requested no bond
figure. Judge John P. Mcmahon
then set bond.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Christmas Mail
May SET Mark,
Burke Says
Volume May Go
10 or IS Percent
Above Lost Year
(Ptcture on Page A-4.)

Checking the deluge of Christmas
mail which poured through several
stations Of the City Post Office over
the week end, Postmaster Vincent
c. Burke today estimated that the
volume this year will exceed last
year by 10 or IS per cent.
Last year was a record breaker
for Washington, said Mr.. Burke,
but I can see signs already that
the mail this season will be much
heavier than last. 1t may set
new all-time record"
Mr.. Burke cade a personal inspec-
ton OF all stations open yesterday,
and was busy today supervising the
postal service going full blast.
Thousands took advantage of the
opportunities offered to put into the
mail packages they had purchased
late last week. Many substations
we're open from 2::30 to $50 yester-
day afternoon.
The two places open "a hours q
day. the main office, near Union
Station, and Benjamin Franklin
Station on Pennsylvania avenue at
Twelfth street. were busy up to a
late hour last night. and were
flooded early this morning by peo-
pie trying to get packages into the
mails before they went to work.
There will be special hours at sew
eral substations from Monday to
Thursday inclusive. when the fol-
lowing stations will remain open
until $3.50 pm:
Anacostia. 1920 Good Hope road
Sc: Benning. SIG Minnesota avenue
NE; Bethesda. Nd, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Montgomery lane; Bright
wood. 1921 Georgia avenue NV:
Brookland, Twelfth and Newton
streets NE; Columbia road. It'll
Columbia road NV; Connecticut
avenue, 1920 Connecticut avenue
NV: Friendship. 4441 Wisconsin
avenue NV; Georgetown, 1915
Thirty-first street NV; Northwest
substation, 5632 Connecticut avenue
NV: Park Road. 1913 PARK road
NV; Takoma Park, 301 Cedar
street NV; Temple Heights, 1902
Twentieth street NV: West End,
1751 Pennsylvania avenue NV;
Woodbridge, 2211 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Marathon Champion,
Companion Killed
In Plane Crash
Martin Employees Die
As Croft Falls After
Banking for Trees
Star Staff Photos.

Fred J. Dengis, 81, national and
Pan-American champion marathon
runner and three-time winner Of
The Evening Star marathon. and
Richard H Sohn, 21-year-old pilot,
both of Baltimore, were killed yes
terday in an airplane crash near
that city.
Mr.. Dengis died instantly with his
companion when their two-seated
plane fell from an altitude of 200
feet. According to a witness, the
plane was banked sharply to avoid a
clump Of trees. then nosed dger to
crash into a field. r.
Botn victims were employees Of
the Glenn l.. Martin Co., &tfplane
manufacturers. near Baltim6sE.
Mr.. Dengis first gained recognition
as marathon runner in The Eve
ming Star national championship
race of 1881. Twice after that he
won the title and to this added the
Pan-American title. He scored his
last major victory at Yonkers, N. Y.
last November. when he won the
national championship for the thirc
consecutive time.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Procope and Bostroms
Attend Services

The Minister of Finland, Hjalmar
j. Procope, and the Minister of
Sweden, Wollmar F. Bostrom, and
Nine. Bostron worshiped together
with others at services yesterday
morning at the Augustana Lutheran
Church, when DR.. Arthur o. HELM,
the pastor, in the course of his SER
mon denounced the invasion of Fin
land by Russia.
The services were for Finland
day" in connection with an appeal
issued by former President Herbert
Hoover. chairman of the Finnish
Relief Fund of the Federal Council
Of Churches of Christ in America,
who urged its observance.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Intruder in Home
Battles Two Sisters
And Their Mother
Robbery Believed Motive
Of Attack by Man Who
Forced Way Into House

A drunken colored man who
forced his way into home in the
2800 block Of Cathedral avenue NV.
last night and battled for 10 minutes
with two sisters and their aged
mother before he was frightened
away was the object of a police
search today.
Investigators believed robbery
was thAEmotive Of the intrusion,
but thS han fed without taking
Miss Caroline Gibson, so, told
police she answered a knock on
the door of her. residence at 1902
Cathedral and on opening 1t was
brushed aside by burly colored
man who lunged into the hallway.
Warning Miss Gibson to keep
quiet" the intruder then attempted
to drag her into drawing room
nearby. She broke away and fled
screaming, up the steps with the
man in pursuit.
Miss Adele Gibson. 40, a sister,
who was ill in bed on the third floor.
heard her sisters cries and hurried
to her aid.
The marauder then grabbed both
sisters, throwing Miss Caroline Glib
son to the floor. He began choking
her, whereupon Miss Adele Gibson
scratched and kicked the assailant
until he turned on her.
At this point. the mother, Mrs.
Sampel H. Gibson. "a, joined in the
tussle and the man struck at her
with one hand while forcing Miss
Adele Gibson against a bathroom
door frame with the other.
Miss Caroline Gibson, freeing her
self, rushed to the street screaming
for help. The man fled from a rear
door and escaped through an alley.
The victims, who declined medical
aid, told police they thought they
recognized the intruder as a helper
who had done some work around the
house several months ago.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Brother lassoes
Man in Well and
Saves His Life
Victim Of Leop at
Berwyn Is in Critical
Condition at Hospital

Moody A. Robinson. 4S. of Cam
bridge. Md. lassoed by a brother
and saved from drowning after
leaping into well in what police
described as a suicide attempt, was
In a critical condition at Walter
Reed Hospital today.
The man, a World War veteran
and formerly member of the fac
ulty at Staunton (Va) Military
Academy, suffered injuries to the
spine in 23-foot plunge into 4
well at the home of his brother
John Q. Robinson, near Berwyn,
Md, Yesterday. -. 4
Police and firemen were told by
the injured mans wife, Mrs. Ruth
Robinson, that she heard a scream
for help and raced from the house
with her brother n-law to investi-
gate.
Water Several Feet Deep.
Her husband was at the bottom
Of the well in great pain. The water
was only 2 or 3 feet deep, flremen
said, but the mans back was in
jured in the fall, and he could not
keep his. head above water because
he was unable to hold himself erect
John Robinson dropped a rope
down the we'll and the Cambridge
man slipped the loop over his head
John Robinson then held Moody
Robinsons head out of water until
the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment arrived and rescued him
Bernard P. Odum, %, a member OF
the Fire Department, was lowered
into the well on another rope, tied
himself to the injured man, ban.
daged the latter's head to protect i,
from injury against the brick sides
OF the we'll and then both were
hoisted to safety.
Taken to Hospital.
Moody Robinson, fireman said
told them he first took several poi
son tablets and then leaped into
the we'll He was taken to Wash
ington Sanitarium and Hospital at
Takoma Park, where police said he
was treated for poisoning, and later
was removed to Walter Reed for
treatment for back injuries.
John Robinson said Moody Rob-
inson and his wife had been living
with him for about a month. His
brother, he added, recently was re-
leased from the Perry Point Hos
pital, near Baltimore. and was still
despondent because of ill health.
Sickness forced him to retire as
Latin instructor at Staunton Mill
tary Academy in 1888, police were
told.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Army Pursuit Plane Hits
Cumberland Power Line

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 18 Up
An Army pursuit plane underwent
repairs today after an encounter
with a power line during a landing
IN near darkness late yesterday.
1t. j. j. Wander Zee of the Army's
Oath. Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge
Field, Mich, started to land at Cum
berland Airport, but wound up in q
corn field across the Potomac River
in West Virginia, thrown by the
power line he failed to see in the
twilight. The Cumberland Airport
borders the river.
1t. Wander Zee, on a flight from
Boston to Pittsburgh was uninjured.
A wheel, the left wing and the tail
assembly of the plane were dam
aged. 1t. R. j. Watt, in another
plane, landed safely. They said
their gas supply ran low because
they encountered unreported head
winds.