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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-01


 Every worker should realize that while labor is weakened by factional strife, the minority opponents of labor's rights are united to destroy the labor act. tis Senator Robert F. Wagner, New York Democrat, author of the measure.
 Business must conclude with deep disappointment that there is to be no real appeasement: that while there may be no further punish ment meted out at the moment. the resumption of a policy of persecu- tion awaits only some dramatic de- velopment in world affairs, or, at the latest. possible victory at the polls in 1040. 5-l Robert Strickland, Atlanta bank ing executive.
  I hate to admit it. but cows won't stand for Chopin. Liszt or any of the other classical masters. What makes them more content are fast and gentle tones of reels. old-time music and folk songs. Il. R. Richardson. Montana dairy man. after two years experi- nienting with effect Of radio music on cows.
 The world must know that to- morrow. as yesterday and always, we march straight ahead.
 -Mn44tll. A4sanuells4f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-01

e. How many two dollar bills are outstanding in the United States?
 A. As of March 31, 1889, the num-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-01

The world must know that to- morrow. as yesterday and always, we march straight ahead.
 -sHenLio Mnna0lIni.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-01

@. What was the error made Tn the first hundred Jefferson five-cent pieces minted?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-01

A. Despite many rumors, there was no error in the design of the Jefferson five-cent piece.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
SHOE STORE TO
Be M0DERNIzED

William Spellman. owner of
Spellmans Buster Brown Shoe
Store at 1922 Broadway, announced
today that contracts have been let
for complete modernization OF his
store. Approximately $4,000 will be
expended in bringing the esta blish-
mcnt up to the minute in appear
ancc and comfort to patrons.
Work will start Jan. %.
THE business outlook for the
next few years, coupled with the
growth of our trade in the recent
past justifies this expenditure, "
Spellman said. we have renewed
our lease for a term of years and
arc planning to make our store
one of the most modern in the
city"
Plans call for replacement of
floors. modcrnized display cases,
80 per cent more shelf space, new
lighting fixtures and complete rem
ovation.
William Spellman and j. A..
Spellman are partners in the Bus
ter Brown Shoe store here. They
also operate stores at Portland,
Vancouver, Bremerton and Bell
ingham.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
19-Yem-Old Guardsman in
Btty. E Gets Draine Medal

Pvt. Charles Hollinger 19-year-
old member Of Battery f, 14sth
Field Artillery. ". Y. G, will step
out of ranks at the armory Tues
day evening to receive the Gen.
Draine perpetual medal. awarded
annually for distinguished marks
manship to member of the
national guard of this state.
Up to a little more than a year
ago. Hollinger never had fired
rifle; then he joined a rifle class
conducted by Frank Gates through
the educational and recreation
division of the WPA.
At Camp Perry
Tho honors to be conferred upon
him Tuesday evening in a brief
ceremony at 8 o'clock, arc the
product of the youths ready re-
Spouse to Gates coaching. Hol
lingers skill in short order won
him a place on the 1888 National
Guard rifle team and later a place
on the state National Guard team
which represented Washington in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
4 YEARS FOR
BOGUS MONEY
James Ryan Is Also
Ordered to Pay
$500 Fines

James Ryan. found guilty BY a
jury Tuesday on two counts Of
counterfeiting I s. COINS, was sen
fenced to serve four years at Nc
Neil island by Judge E. <. cush-
man in federal court here.
Ryan, whose case was tried Sat
urday. was also fined $500 and
costs-S250 on each count He was
sentenced to serve four years on
each count IN the indictment. but
the court ruled the terms should
run concurrently
Jack Harrison Luckenbill. Ryan's
partner, earlier pleaded guilty To
the charge. He was brought from
Mcneil island prison. where he is
serving a five-yefr term. to testify
in Ryans behalf. Luekenbill as
sumed all blame for obtaining a
number of counterfeit coins. which
were found on Ryan's person when
the pair was arrested two months
ago in Vancouver, Wash.
The two men were apprehended
after secret service officers in Ia
coma were told they hoasted of
counterfeiting in local hobo
jungle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
AID CLUB WILL
SEAT OFFICERS
Gathering Wednesday
Evening at Lake.
wood Terrace

Newly-elected officers of the
Advertising and Sales club OF Ia
coma will be installed Wednes-
day evening at the annual dinner
and informal ceremony, to be held
at the Terrace, Lakewood Com
munity Center. Reservations have
been made for 80 guests and din
ner will be served at o'clock.
With Harry Cain as master of
ceremonies, several outstanding
entertainment features OF sur
prise nature have been arranged.
including a novel resume of the
clubs programs for the past six
months.
Dudley Brown. president of the
Seattle Ad club, will make the ad-
dress. Brown. active In Pacific
Northwest advertising circles, Is
with the Associated OIL Co, Seat
tie. Accompanying him to Tacoma
will be Hal King. past president
of the Seattle club and officer of
the coast advertising organiza-
ton.
E. J. Ludeman, newly-elected
president, will receive the gavel
of authority from Elvin r. Evans.
who has held the presidency for
the past two successive terms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

any other tax not levied according
to ability to pay. II recommended
that all tax exemptions and re-
strictions be removed from the
state constitution.
New Highway Plan
1t opposed use of gas tax money
except for roads and opposed cen
tralization of road control in the
state. II came out in favor of a
non-political highway commission,
with lump sum appropriation
for highways by the legislature
instead of appropriations by roads.
Another recommendation was
that counties share of the gas
tax be raised from As per cent to
so per cent. 1t suggested ferries
be made part of the public high
way system and operated by the
state.
The oranges educational pro-
gram included election of county
school superintendent only by
second and third class districts,
statewide adoption of textbooks
for public schools, and appoint
ment of state funds to districts on
basis of need.
Adequate fire control and legis-
lation encouraging sustained yield
cutting of forests were advanced,
alon" with public ownership of all
power facilities, the right TO
amend the constitution by initia-
tive and erosion and flood control.
Publicly-owned utilities should
be taxed the same as private
utilities. the grange recommended.
An owners permission should be
required before hunters could in
wade private property.
The grange was the first ma or
organization to lay its legislative
program before the 1899 session,
although the judicial council filed
some recommendations Monday.
The senate was scheduled IL
convene today at l o'clock and
the house at noon. Lieut.. Gov
Victor A. Meyers and Speaker
John n. Sylvester were expected
to name their senate and house
committees today or Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

A burglar who broke into bed
room in which a baby was asleep
escaped late Monday night without
stealing anything, police were in
formed by o. r. Lambert, 1926
So. 5lst st.
The attack occurred between
1890 and IL o'clock, while the
Lambert family was entertaining
guests. Lambert said everything
was in order at 1880, when his
wife went into the bedroom where
their guests wraps were left.
Half an hour later, however,
when she again went in TO look
after the baby, the door would not
open. Fearing kidnapping, she
called for assistance. II was found
dresser had been pushed against
the door.
II was believed the prowler en-
tered through a window but left
hurrie6ly when he heard approach
ing footsteps. Lambert said IL was
the fourth burglary attempt at his
home in two months.
Police were also investigating q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
II + RES MORE BOU 7
HELD FOR MURDER
STARTS on PAGE ON r

of several murder victims of a
coast-widc gambling ring. Wit
ncsses, who finally agreed to talk
when promised security, told in
vestigators they saw N a m b a
beaten up in the club. Detectives
said their information indicated
his body was thrown into the
ocean.
Namba left his Lodi ranch
last May II and drove to Los
Angeles. He disappeared
few days later and his car was
found In a garage near the
club. II was learned Manila
lost more than $4,000 at the
club two years ago.
Yamatoda and two reputed body
guards. X. kubo and Maceo b.
tMosel Sheffield, former Los An
geles Negro policeman, were ac-
cused of kidnapping Lefty Sonada
in Ell Centre. Sonada was said Ia
be a key witness in the investiga-
ton of the Little Tokyo" club
The three were released on 5000
bail each, and Yamatoda was re-
ported to have gone into hiding III
MeXicali.
Detectives. investigating Other
possible killings, declared the club
had doctor and an undertaken
on the payroll. to aid in covering VI
violent deaths.
kinowalsi and another Japanese
investigators said, were twice tried
on IA murder charge at Tacoma
In 1926. In connection with the
killing of Japanese couple ant
their five-year-old son. but both
juries disagreed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
AOu1d
the UOrLd

LONDON - Sixteen rivers in
England and Wales overlooked
their banks today and flooded
thousands of acres of land The
floods were caused by winter
thaw during which temperatures
rose to SO degrees, IL above
normal.
MOSCOW - IA per cent de-
crease in the piece work rate in
the machine industry, and % per
cent increase in the required unit
of production for each worker,
were announced today.
MELBOURNE-Tw forest Off
GERS have been killed, more than
100 houses burned and hundreds
of animals and thousands of
chickens destroyed in forest and
bush fires in Victoria state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

the national rifle matches at Camp
Perry. Ohio last August.
Thus Hollinger helped Washing
toms team win second place among
national guard teams from all
over the L. S.. and over more
experienced guardsmen, the lad
won third place in individual
shooting. The Drainc medal is
being presented to him in recog-
milton of this feat.
Other Honors
To its team honors at Camp
Perry the Washington team added
the A. E. F. Roumanian team
match, the Enlisted Mems team
match and the national pistol team
match.
1t. Col Howard Wright, COM
manding the Tacoma station. will
personally make the presentation
to young Hollinger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
CONVICT z TRAPPERS
IN SPANAWAY COURT

SPANAWAY - Two trappers
were found guilty Of state game
law violations in justice court here
yesterday and Justice Delbert
Bresemann fined them $40 and
costs each. They were Byron
Clark, %, and Donald NJ. Clark,
rs. brothers.
Testimony of State Game Pro-
tectors Haley and Grant Shager
indicated they had spent several
weeks in obtaining evidence that
the men were trapping muskrats
in South Tacoma swamp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

The program was placed on the
desks of all senators and repre-
sentatives, as the session opened
its second day with decks cleared
for appointment of committees and
full legislative action.
Erwin f.. King, state grange
master and chairman OF its legis-
lative committee. said the grange
would push an l1-point program
of reforms in taxation. roads,
education and other governmental
practices.
In the field of taxation, the
grange declared itself opposed to
any increase in the sales tax or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Walker Asks III
More Witnesses

Clyde H. Walker, defendant
with J. B. Sheehy in a government
mail fraud case now in its 18th
week in federal court here. Tues
day swore out an affidavit in sup
port of his desire to have the gov
eminent subpoena 217 defense
witnesses.
This. despite the fact that Judge
f. E. Csuhman Monday allowed
only four out of the 100 persons
whom Walker had asked to be sub
poenaed in his defense Judge Cush-
man said he would consider the
affidavit later in the afternoon in
regard to the PIT persons, who.
like the other 100, live in Van
couver, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

Gen. Hugh y. johnson, columnist
and chairman of New York CONF
mittee of National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, criticized per-
sons who refuse assistance in the
fight against the disease because
they don't like this administra-
ton Constance Iaimadge,
former screen star petitioned the
board Of tax appeals for redeter-
mination OF an alleged 1888 and
1886 income tax deficiency OF
SLIT -.
Captain Anthony Eden, former
British foreign secretary, called
President Roosevelt's message TO
congress "a signpost which points
the way along which all liberty
loving nations would choose 10
travel" Cecil r. Dc Mile, 81,
directed movies from a stretcher
after a physical collapse attributed
to overwork -.
Reports in Rumania that an att
tempt had been made to assassi-
nate King Carol within the last few
days were officially denied
Harold Lloyd. film comedian and
producer. will become potentate OF
the Los Angeles Al Malaikah tenn
pie of the Shrine Saturday night.
Elliott Roosevelt. second son OF
the president, said in a radio broad
cast that states must enact their
own wage and hour laws if the
federal fair labor standards act is
to be a success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
To Sponsor Ball Jan. 80,
Also MexicO-P.L.C. Game

The committee for the celehra-
ton o. President Roosevelt's birth
day met at The city hall Monday
evening and decided 10 sponsor
the customary ball At the Century
the night on Jan. 30 and also a
basketball game between Pacific
Lutheran college and the Univer-
sity Of Old Mexico Saturday eve
ming, Jan. IS.
Lakeview. Gig Harbor and Puy-
allup also are planning celebra-
lions.
Speakers at Monday nights
meeting included Mayor Siegle,
Postmaster Fishburne. Hans John
son. J. II Ryan. H S. McIlvaigh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Want SPECIAL
STAMP ISSUED
Request Is Made in
Connection With
States Jubilee

The Tacoma Philatelic society
has gone on record requesting that
Postmaster General Jim Farley
issue an appropriate 3-cent post
age stamp, depicting some early
history Of this state, IN connec-
ton with the 50th anniversary
of statehood.
Action was taken at the 3lst
anniversary dinner Of the organ
ization the motion being presented
in the form of a resolution by Ben
jamin J. Weeks.
r. r. Thiele is president Of the
Tacoma philatelic society. and
Mrs. Ethel Kneiling is secretary.
Copies Of the resolution have
been sent TO Governor Martin,
Postmaster Fishburne, representa-
tives in congress and others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

Roy r. Murphy. Ruston's mayor
/ c. Gaspard Of Puysllup. r. 3.
Sccor Of Gig Harbar. and Mrs.
Fred Pflaum. president Of the
Tacoma PIT. A. council
John II. Binns. county chair
man. appointed committees. For
arrangements. Hans johnson and
Carl Club will serve. Maj. D. D.
Olds and RAY Sandegren are IN
charge of publicity Club is
chairman OF the ticket committee.
with Rex S. Roudebush and Joe
Buckner co-chairmen. Heading the
womens committee Is Mrs. F. A.
Cole. chairman. and Mrs. Calvin
Stewart. co-Chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Red Tape Hats
Sale of Bridge

SANTA ROSA. Cal.-The coun-
~ still owns steel bridge over
the Russian river. In preparation
for building a new one, the board
of supervisors made the necessary
legal arrangements for the sale of
the bridge at auction. But on the
date OF the auction there was no
bidder The next day, however.
the supervisors had a bidder but no
legal authorization TO make sale.
So they just decided to keep the
bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
eastman Overr1lleS Demurrer
In $4,000 Action of Widow

her complaint that the container
was not marked with warning
that the fluid should not be used
without rubber gloves and gas
mask,
Radke, who was ~ at the time
of his death. died March 81, 1886.
His widow filed suit Aug. "a, 1887
asking $4,000 for her husbands
suffering during life. and $4,000
for his death in behalf of herself
and a 17-yearold daughter.
The company's demurrer was
based on the fact that the suit
was not filed until year after
Radkes death and. therefore, the
statute of limitations had run. But
Judge Cushman overruled that
premise
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

Judge f. Z, Cushman Tuesday
overruled r demurrer filed by the
California Ink Co. defendant in a
$4,000 suit brought by Mrs. Clara
Radke of Mount Vernon in federal
district court here.
Mrs. Radke charges that the
death OF her husband, Benjamin J.
Radke. formerly a pressman on a
Mount Vernon newspaper, was
caused by a California Ink Co.
cleaning fluid, which her husband
used at his work.
She claims that the cleaner
contained benzol. poisonous
LIQUID, and that he contracted BEN
zol poisoning, which eventually
caused his death after much
physical suffering. She states in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Thief Flees When Found in
Bedroom of Sleeping Child

burglary at the home of Mrs. A. F.
kutchera, 30ls No. Proctor st.
Mrs. Kutchers reported she saw a
light flash off when she returned
home shortly before Q p, m. Mon
day. The thief had disappeared
before she entered. however. He
stole watch and two chains.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Lincoln Banquet
TO Be On Feb. IL

Plans for the Lincoln day ban
quet will be completed Wednesday
evening when members of the
Pierce County Mems Republican
club convene in Hotel Winthrop at
s o'clock. The banquet is slated
for Feb. 10 in Fellowship hall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
People In
The NeUS

A motion picture studio signed
Max Baer. former heaYyWeigh1
boxing champion. as the Grooming
COWBOY hero Of SIX western films.
Raer VII sing on horseback and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
WILL ELECT OFFICERS

All members of the Tacoma
Humane society are requested to
attend the annual meeting Thurs
day evening at the Y. w. c. A,
when officers will be elected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11
Grange Lays Its Legislative
Program on Desks of SOlonS
BY ARTHUR l., SCHOENI

OLYMPIA-Publc ownership of Puget Sound ferries,
formation of onehouse legislature and taxation of publicly
owned utilities advanced today by the grange
announcing its 1889 legislative program
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-11

the pictures viii
be in technicol-
or John II.
Hanson resigned
as chief of the
federal bureau
of Invesuga CATION
office in Los An
geles to take a
Job with Lock-
heed Aaircraft
Corporation. Il
was said the job
involves protec-
ton Of the COM
many which Is
manufacturing
hundreds of war
planes, from es-
DIpun rp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12

Like the President Frankie Frisch, WATR- ColoniaIs ace base ball brOadcaster, receives his tele- grams by the bushel and his phone calls by the yard-hour. The variety of subjects covered in these spOn- taneous communications have al- ways been a source of amazement to Frankie and of intense amuse- ment to his pals. For instance someone of the thousands of base ball fans i'm New England got wind of the fact that Frankie loves Holsters .(He swears he even eats the shells) and so the follow ing wire from Cape Cod;
 "Am sending two dozen choice
 Holsters, hope you enjoy them
 as much as I do your broad
 castS!"
 From the depths of Maine came
 a telephone call:
 "HellO ... MT. Frisch? You don't know me from a hole in the ground, but I thought you'd like to know that Pm filling up the car with Atlantic and starting for the Golden Gate Exposition En- joy your broadcasts."
 Again, a raptuous female voice greeted Frankie: "Oh! MT. Frisch how does it feel to be , a broadcaster? Isn't it just too marvellous etc. etc." The last call lasted ten minutes and Frankie had just time to say "Hel- 10" and Goodbye" Then he dropped from exhaustion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-12
ATTY. GENERAL
 MURPHY IS BUSY
Condition of Courts Is
 Blamed on the Harding, ! Coolidge Era
By LYLE c. WILSON

Limited Press Staff C0rresp0ndent) Washington, May 12-(UP)-At- torney General Frank Murphy s campaign to purge the federal judi ciary of politics, patronage and in- efficiency has just begun, it was in- dicated today as District of Colum- bia courts came under inquiry. Mur- pfy has promised to remove "every unfit person."
 Current but unconfirmed in Wash ington is report that Thomas G. Corcoran is spending considerable time in the just department on a hunt for conditions which would be better corrected by the admiflistra- tion than discovered by its enemies. Corcoran for some time has been attached to the justice department as an assistant without pay. He remains on the payroll of the Re- construction Finance Corporation. More Judges to Go
 The United Press has been off, cially, but cautiously, informed that 'quite a few judges still are to be moved out" Where or who they are has not been revealed, although the number has been estimated at six. Murphy's house cleaning extends frcm the office of United States marshal, up. The most spectacular development was resignation of Judge Martin Manton. of New York, a case in which District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of New York county intervened in time to share in the custer action.
 Murphy holds that federal courts have slumped in public estimation. He excludes the supreme court from that indictment and has explained that it is for the sins of the few that the lower bench generally suf- fers. He recently outlined his com plaint in an address in New York, as follows:
 '"The main source of the changed attitude Coward the federal bench is:
 First, their failure to achieve eff flciency in their work; and
 Second, tendency to allow that work to drift into the realm of poli- tics and patronage"
 Harding, Coolidge Era
 Murphy cited congested court dockets-the supreme court docket is clear-and the appointment of unfit judges 6 the bench. Respon- sibinty for that condition, he as- signed to the Harding Coolidge era," but appeared to limit his own benediction of Roosevelt adininis- tration appointees to those made since Jan. 2 when he became att torney general. In that speech, Murphy interpolated a phrase that his plan was to take out of it (the judiciary every unfit person."
 Departure from the bench norm ally is by retirement, and some judges may leave under such cir- cumstances in perfectly good stand ing with the justice department. There have been retirements since Murphy took office. It is Hot unlike- ly that judges deemed inefficient also would be permitted to retire. But Murphy's public statements seem to indicate that where there are im- proprieties or irregularities, the dee partment would seek resignation rather than retirement. That would prevent collection of pension.