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Evening star., 1939-02-09
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morgenthou Become
Stars in SeIf-HeIp Exchange Film Drama
Pair Plays Parts
Before Cameras
Like Veterans

Mrs. Roosevelt became q movie
actress for half an hour today as
she played the main role In brief
film of activities at Washington's
Self-Help Exchange.
With the First Lady on the "set"
at 2529 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
was Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr,
wife of Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau, who founded the ex-
change when he was private
citizen.
Playing their parts like veterans,
they required little direction to act
out several scenes in the sewing
room and beauty shop of the ex-
change, where unemployed are paid
in work scrip, which they spend with
the exchange.
Under the glare of kleig lights,
the click of motion picture camera
and the hum of sewing machines,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Morgenthau
joined with Mrs. J. A. Hover, super
visor of the exchange sewing de-
partment, in inspecting the handi-
work of one of the exchanges
woman participants.
Pictures Taken Of Set.
For a brief time, their movie
efforts were handicapped by news
photographers making shots of the
entire set, movie camera, actors and
all Exploding flashlight bulbs
caused the movie cameraman to re-
take two scenes.
The film made today will be used
as 15-minute trailer in Washing
ton theaters. 1t shows the work of
the exchange in rehabilitating job
less and unemployed persons. 1t is
being donated to the exchange by
the local Variety Club, with Busi-
ness Films, Inc, doing the actual
filming.
Mrs. Roosevelt was greatly i'm
pressed with the possibilities of CO.
operation" offered by the exchanges
new dental and medical service. Scrip
earned by actual work may now be
used for health services, as we'll as
food in the exchange cafeteria,
clothing and services Of the shoe
shop. barber shop, laundry and elec-
trical shop.
This is very interesting from the
point Of view of the one third of the
Nation that is our lowest income
group" Mrs Roosevelt declared. 1T
is a method one might explore fur
ther if it works we'll, and it points
the way to simple solutions.
Each thing that is added mere is
another avenue to a better stand
ard of living for the people who
are cooperating in the exchange"
Every Shop Visited.
Hugh B. Keiser. president of the
self-help enterprise, greeted Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Morgenthau
when they arrived at the exchange.
Mrs. Morgenthau is one of the di-
rectors Of the organization.
When their stint before the kleig
lights and cameras was finished
they made a brief inspection tour
of every shop in the three-story
building. Outside the beauty shop
where they enacted a brief movie
scene was a price list giving the
number of pieces of scrip necessary
for beauty service.
Each hour of work is paid for with
one piece of scrip. The exchange fur
nishes material and equipment. In
the last l8 months, scrip has been
issued for 250,000 hours of work.
Last year thousand people worked
at the exchange.
Also participating in the motion
picture were Mary Woodward Davis,
Ten Tenley and Lucy Howard of
the Washington Civic Theater.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Why Must They Die?

Eighty-sir persons Dere killed
last year in traffic accidents in
the District of Columbia-a need
less sacrifice OF liUes. The 1889
record is noD being made. Al
ready II persons haze been killed
this gear, three less than in the
corresponding period last year,
hoUeUer.
The Star, belieDing a study OF
fatal accidents may cause mo-
florists to driUe more carefully,
is Offering during 1889 tactual
analysis OF each fatal accident in
the District OF Columbia, illus
trated BY pictures or sketches.
What Uas the accident? Where
did it occur? What factors were
inUolDed? These facts, as pre-
sented, aOill be based upon OFFICIAL
findings. Herewith are details OF
the 10th fatality. Facts regard
ing the 9th, a hit-run case, ,DtH
be published after official investi-
cations haze been completed.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Tronsomerico Inquiry
Recess Is Ordered
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities and EXchang'
Commission took recess today in
its examination of Transamerica
Corp. because of the illness of a
witness.
The witness is w. L. Andrews,
treasurer of the company. An S. E.
c. official said hearings into charges
that Transamerica filed false and
misleading" registration statements
probably would be resumed tomor-
row morning.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Friday the 18th
LINK Routed by
Army Flyer
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army Air Corps made up
its collective mind today that the
Friday, the 18TH" jinx doesn't exist.
1t came about as the result of a
story which has just reached Wash
ington.
Capt. c. B. Overstreet, jr., found
himself at Kelly Field. Texas, on
Friday, the 18th, last month, poised
for flight to March Field, Calf.
His planes number was 13.
When he looked into the ship, 1t
held 13 passengers.
And-the trip was over a 1900
mile course.
Yes, he made it. The corps thinks
this was the supreme test.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Student to Speak

Albert Abramson, local college
student, will speak on The Chosen
People as the feature of tomorroW's
services at Beth Sholom Congrega-
ton, Eighth and Shepherd streets
NV. Services will start at 8:15
pm, and will be conducted by Louis
Fenik and the choir.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Student Hurt in Fall

James Shipman, l5-year-old soph-
omore at Montgomery Blair Hign
School, suffered severe head injuries
when he slipped and fell on the
stairs of the school yesterday after
noon.
The youth was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital, where he was re-
leased after treatment and sent to
his home in Fairland, Md.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Boy Scout Programs

AS part of the ceremonies of Bow
Scout Week, the religious services of
the Adas Israel Synagogue tomorrow
and Saturday will be dedicated to
the Boy Scouts of America. The
Scouts will conduct the services Sat-
urday morning.
Evening star., 1939-02-09
Senator Minton Recovering

Senator Minton, Democrat, of In
diana Is recovering in Naval Hos
pital from an attack of influenza
An office aide said his condition
was reported satisfactory and they
expected him to return to his office
in a day or two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28

charge of "barratry" against the
former prosecutor on which he
asks that the action be invalidated.
Assigned Claims
In the suit, which started in
September, 41s election board
workers of the past three years
assigned claims for overtime to
I. C. Gaspard of Puyallup. The
claims were based on pay due at
the statutory so cents per hour
over a flat SIS per day paid to
polling place staffs for several
years. Individual claims for 81
to 81 total s5,45o.
Attacked 8 Times
Three times Deputy Prosecutor
Peterson has attacked the suit in
answers to Johnston, charging the
former prosecutor first with con-
spring to defraud the county and
later with barratry-the crime of
being a party to the lawsuit him
self. In each case, Judge Evans
has ruled out the answers. On a
basis of his exclusion of the last
one, Johnston asks immediate
judgment.
Co-counsel for the suing election
board workers is Johnston's former
deputy, John w. Fishburne.
In a $4,000 libel suit which
former Prose cutor Johnston
brought against the county as a
result of Peterson's first charges,
Johnston filed a motion Wednesday
to change venue from the court
to Judge f. d. Hodge.
Johnston charged the judge with
prejudice which would make an
impartial trial impossible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
], P, whitney
ENDS HIS LIFE

Last rites were being arranged
Wednesday at the Mellinger NOR
tuary for John P. Whitney, rs,
veteran Tacoma manufacturing
engineer, who ended his life by
firing a bullet through his head
late Tuesday at his home at 1922
9Th ave.
Coroner T. II. Long, summoned
to the residence. said the man
ended his life by shooting himself
with a .3s-caliber revolver.
Whitney, resident of Tacoma
the past 3s years and president
of the Whitney Engineering Co.,
is believed to have been despond-
ent over i'll health.
He was member of the Shrine,
Tacoma lodge No. %. F. & A. M,
Elks lodge and was Spanish
American war veteran.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Alice
Niesen. and a brother, V. J. Whit
ney, both of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
Story
or Nazi
Mine

HERE'S an inside picture
story of the death-dealing
German sea mines. When a
ship strikes the defamation
caps tprotruding), glass tubes
inside the caps break, releas-
ing a chemical which flows
through other tubes to metal
plates corresponding to the
plates in an electric battery.
Wires lead from the battery
plates to an explosive in the
lower half of the mine. Upper
half of the mine is buoyant,
with the lower portion acting
as a counterweight, thus per-
hitting the mine to float at a
predetermined depth. When
the mine is laid, a huge salt
bar is attached which carries
the mine to the bottom. When
the bar dissolves, the mine
rises.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
Building Permits
For ; Neu Homes

A post-Christmas building squirt
was indicated at the building in
spector's office Wednesday when
permits aggregating close 10
$50, 900 were 500 Of the
total being for three new homes.
Permits TO construct new resi-
dences were issued to Gunnar
Dahlquist for one costing $4,000
at ola No. Union ave: $4,000 at
6021 So. Montgomery st. for
Jacob Eckroth. and $4,000 at 35o5
So. Melrose for B. F. Smith.
w. d. Hopping will build
81 900 private garage at 3421 No.
3oth ST. Ed DuCharme obtained
a permit for alterations to cost
81 500 in the second floor OF the
building at 1919 Pacific ave. and
for a like amount. permit was
granted for demolishing the
wheeler-Osgood sawmill at 1880
Railroad ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
Athletic Coach
To Be Candidate
For House Seat

YAKIMA - Elwyn Butler. IS,
principal and athletic coach at
starbuck high school, announces
his candidacy for Congressman
from Washington's fourth con-
gressional district. Butler said
he would run a. q republican In
the 1870 election.
The candidate declared he stood
equarely on q platform Of q bal
snced budget and planned econ
envy. He asserted that "the fruit
industry, fruit grower and sugar
beet industry have been sold down
the river by Congressman Knute
Hin and the reciprocal trade tire
aties Of Secretary Of State Hull"
Hin u the incumbent In the fourth
district
Butler also declared himself in
favor Of q unicameral legislature
for the state. and took an en-
phatic stand against the state
sales tax which. he said. hits only
The poor man"
Butler. who was graduated from
Warrington State college in 1897.
WAS the first to announce his
candidacy for fourth district con-
gresham
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
CLUBS OPPOSE
DAWSON PLAN

Protest of the Federation of I'M
provement Clubs against granting
the utilities department Si50,0oO
for a survey of any or all power
possibilities in the state of Wash
ington" was received by the coun-
Gil Wednesday in letter from the
federation's secretary, Claude ".
Munsey.
The letter was ordered placed
on file and there was no comment.
Munsey wrote that the fedora
tons position had been reached
at its last meeting by adoption of
a resolution authorizing his COM
munication TO the council.
Munsey attended the Wednesday
council session but made no ref
erence to the letter. He came to
protest delays of the light depart
ment in making extensions of
service TO his property and that
of neighbors on Ea. seth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
RAID ON SUNDAY
WILL Be TESTED

Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metz
Ter, r.. flied appeal in superior
court Wednesday from n decision
Of Justice Clarence e. Layton Dec
IL. throwing out all evidence In q
liouor law violation case on the
ground that the warrant had been
served on Sunday.
Defendant In the case was Maria
Tomas, whose house at 4545 SO.
Union ave-. was raided by state
liquor control officers at 2:l5 a. m.
Nov. 20. q Sunday. The record
showed showed two cases OF beer
and rs quarts Of whisky seized in
support Of charge OF possession
Of liquor with intent to sell by the
drink.
A charge Of sale OF liquor was
dismissed. MIRA Tomasi was to
Be tried Dec. Is on the possession
count. but on the 18th the court
held the search Illegal.
While the state can't appeal
from an adverse decision on a
question Of fact. It can on q ques-
don Of law rs involved in this one.
Netxler said 1t would be taken to
the state supreme court. n neces-
sary, to establish whether Sunday
searches by the liquor board Off
eers are to Be Illegal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
GEN. sweeney
TOCALIFORN|A
Fl. Lewis Commander
Precedes Troops
Going South

FORT LEWIS--While Maj. Gen.
walter c. Sweeney. Third division
commander. and his staff were en-
route to California for a technical
conference. troops Of the division
concentrated here were today hard
1t work preparing for the big
scale coastal attack problem to be
centercd on the California coast
the middle Of next month.
Most intensive training Is being
Impressed on three infantry bat
talions due TO sail from Tacoma
next week on the army transport
Republic. bound for San Pedro
where special naval instruction
viii be given IN boat landings.
Gen. Sweeney and staff Officers
entrained Tuesday for Sacramento
where Sweeney was to join 1t
Gen. John L Dewitt. Fourth Army
commander and chief military
sfrstegist Of the fort h coming
war on the west coast They
win nv to Long Beach, Calf. for
the final conference with the CO.
operating navy officials who viii
direct navy's participation with
sweeney's troops In the attack on
the coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
INTERNATIONAL
BROADCAST DUE

A Tacoma organization already
famous from coast to coast will
make its debut in international
broadcasting at 3:45 p. m. Satur-
day when the Rhodes Junior Con-
cert band will give concert
broadcast over KMO and 1926 sta
tons of the Mutual network, and
30 affiliated Canadian stations,
PIG stations in all.
The band directed by Louis G.
wersen has personnel of 90 who
obtained most of their training in
the public schools.
Admission to Saturdays broad
cast, which will be from the stage
of the Jones hall auditorium at
the College of Puget Sound, will be
by ticket only. a limited number
will be available at the controllers
office at Rhodes Bros. department
store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
BRINGS CIVIL ACTION
FOR RETURN OF $4,000

A civil action asking return of
81, 900 claimed obtained by frau
dulent representations was filed in
superior court here Wednesday by
Marie Strand. Of S07 So. J St,
against Herbert Brewitt and Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Wright.
Mrs. Strand. a widow, complains
that in December. 1888. they knew
she had $1,000 and attempted to
sell her 1000 shares Of stock in
the wigwam Mining Co, which.
she states. were worthless at the
time, though represented to her as
not speculative. She declined TO
purchase the stock. but later
loaned them the same amount of
money and accepted the stock as
collateral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
B. \. s. ALUMNI
MEET THURSDAY

Alumni of Bellarmine high
school will gather Thursday even
ing at the school for their annual
reunion. according to Tony Nc
Hugh. Homecoming chairman.
Events will start at 7:30 with
a basketball game between the
present Bellarmine team and one
composed of alumni.
Afterward there will be dancing
and a card party, the latter ar
ranged by the Philomathea club.
Louis Grenier. Bellarmine
alumnus. and his orchestra will
play for the dancing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
FIFE TEACHER
FREE ON BOND

King County Coroner Otto H.
Mittlestadt has set Jan. as the
date for an inquest into the death
of six-year-old Seattle girl,
Emma Jean Woodbank, killed
Monday in Seattle when struck by
car while she was riding her
scooter, a Christmas gift.
The car was driven by Miss
Virginia c. McKilliam, "a. Fife
high school teacher. who was visit
ing her parents in Seattle at the
time OF the accident. She was
released on $4,000 bond pending
the inquest.
A charge of reckless driving
was filed against Miss McKilliam,
who said she did not see the ap-
preaching scooter until it was too
late. The accident occurred at
Seth ave. S. w. and West Kinds st.
Funeral services for the child
will be held Saturday at p. m.
from the Daniels and Brinton
chapel in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage license applications
have been filed with the Pierce
county auditor by George nellie
Hodge, 80. of 612 So. 18th St. and
Jessie E. Bassett. 35. of s415 Park
ave, Tacoma; Robert Walter Eggi-
mann, 81. of 6507 So. st, and
Margaret Lucy Reynolds, 20, of
6007 So. Clement ave. Tacoma;
Frederick J. Novak. "a, Bolton.
Mont. and Elizabeth Seabury
Prentice, "a. Kalispell, Mont; Ray
Clifford Willoughby, rs, of 3s1s
No. saith st. Tacoma, and Frances
Vrtner. 10. Roslyn; orvile Klaber
Linville. ~. OF Mae. Wash, and
Dolores Cecilia Williams, 20, Of
zoo Ea. 31st ST, Tacoma; George
vernsy Juhl, "a. Route ?, Box
3o2G. Tacoma, and Eunice Ates,
%, Of 4051 Ea. C St. Tacoma;
Hubert L. Evans. SO, of 1902 So.
18th ST, and Alice Chervensk. %.
of 1101 Es. 27th st. Tacoma: J.
James Allmon, "a. Louis hotel,
Tacoma, and Bernice orphs Lloyd,
IS. Of 715is So. Yakima. Tacoma;
Richard Lewis Johnston, %, Of
1T35 So. NJ St. and Dorothes Nil
bred Everts, q, Of 645s So. Mullen.
Tacoma; Weden Alexander Berg,
%. Of 2104 No. Verde. and Joyce
Daphne PROXY. 20. Of 1914 So. 43d
ST. Tacoma: Morris Franklin Kig-
gins, so. and Agnes Beleh, so.
both Of Kent: Henry K. Skones.
81, OF l07 No. Tacoma ave, and
Nell wattlin, %, Of 1914 So. Ia
coma ave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
Arrest Girl, IA,
In Stolen Auto

A 14-year-old girl, who ran away
from home at the age of IL, was
being held in juvenile detention
quarters at police headquarters
Wednesday for questioning by FBI
agents following her arrest in Ia
coma by police late Tuesday.
The girl, whose parents reside in
Bellingham, was arrested by Off
GERS while she was driving a car
which allegedly had been stolen in
California.
Motor division officers said the
girl, whose identity was withheld
because of her age, left Everett
several weeks ago for California.
She was picked up Tuesday when
officers became suspicious of her
actions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
YIN. Be. WILL
ELECT FRIDAY
Past Presidents of
Club Are to Be
in Charge

The Young Mems Business club
win elect officers Friday at its
luncheon meeting at the Hotel
Winthrop. Past presidents will be
in charge Of the program, with
Otto johnson chairman.
The Tacoma junior symphony
orchestra, directed by Alex Melovi-
doff. will open the program at
1918. Election of officers and
introduction of new members is
scheduled for 12:45. At o'clock,
Matthew Hill, Seattle attorney,
will be heard on the subject,
whats Wrong With Our Young
Men ?"
New Members
New members of the club in
clude: Harold Tollefson, Louis S.
Burnett jr., Ben Grimes, Eugene
Linden, Bob Richards, Howard
Tatman, Ray Fenster, Al Kahn.
Thurston Friberg, Leonard Nc
Hugh, Lester Webb, Charles J.
Allen, Max Tibbs, Oke Okeson,
Richard Dykeman, Holmes East
wood. ]. c. Cunningham and
Harold f. Dahl.
Candidates for the various Of
fees follow: Gilbert Richards
and Frank Gillian, president; r.
r. Mann and Jerry Geehan, first
vice president; w. A. Richmond,
V. d. Patterson and Marvin Lynn,
second vice president; conney Mel
son and Maj. Fred Edgerton, SER
geant-at-arms; Dave Fogg and
Jerry Bott, head greeter.
To Elect Trustees
Six trustees will be chosen from
these candidates: Oscar Williams,
Frank Walters, L. S. Tullus. David
Tuell, Leonard Peck, George Neu-
meyer, Elmer Mortenson, DR.. Will
liam. F. McGovern, Max Rosen,
Karl Jaech, Richard Hodge and
Norman Henshaw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
MUST TRANSFER
FOR DEFICITS

BY ordinances and resolutions
considered Wednesday the city
council undertook the annual
process of balancing funds in
which deficits have been created
during the year.
An ordinance proposed by Safe
ty Commissioner Eastwood re-
quests an emergency appropriation
of $1,000 to cover deficits in MAIN
tenance and operation of the police
and fire departments. The depart
ment is $4,000 or $1,000 over re-
quirements for salaries and wages,
however, which will reduce the
departments shortage at the end
of the year.
The firemens relief and pension
fund board presented a resolution
adopted by the council loaning
$500 temporarily to the pension
fund from the general fund. Con-
troller Swayze said it was neces-
sary to have the loan approved
before the fund got into the red"
The council passed an ordinance
taking care of shortages in the
public works shops, municipal
shops operated by the board of
contracts and awards and in local
improvement district engineering
as follows: for maintenance and
operation, public works shops.
$500; L. I. d. engineering, 81. 500;
municipal shops, $4,000; asphalt
plant, $4,000; salaries and wages,
asphalt plant. $4,000; L. I. D. engi-
neering. $500
Another ordinance appropriated
$3.50 from the sewer construction
fund to meet final expenses of
limit A South Tacoma trunk sewer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
Johnston Asks Judgment of
$3.50 in Election PAY Suit

Taking action to wind up the
long-pending election pay suit for
which he is acting as attorney,
former Prosecutor Harry H. john
ston filed a motion in superior
court Wednesday asking judgment
for S5,450 from the county and
notified Deputy Prosecutor G. E.
Peterson that he would argue the
case before Judge Robert E. Evans
Saturday morning.
Almost simultaneously Peterson
filed a third amended answer to
the suit, intended to clarity a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
HOFFMAN PLEA
DELAYED week

Plea of William r. Hoffman,
young Sumner bank clerk, secretly
indicted two weeks ago for misuse
of funds, was deferred for a week
when he appeared in federal court
late Tuesday for arraignment.
Hoffman, arrested last week in
Los Angeles, is alleged to have
misa p propriated approximately
$500 while employed by the Sum-
ner branch of the Seattle First
National bank. He was returned
by U. S. deputy marshals from
Los Angeles Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
TdcOndn's Father
Dies in Hospital

Thomas E. Mccoy of Seattle.
Spanish-Ameriean war veteran.
died Tuesday at q local hospital.
A native Of Michigan, he was a
retired automobile tire salesman
and a member Of the Catholic
church.
Surviving are a son, Thomas E,
IL, Of Tacoma and a sister IN the
east. Mrs. Gertrude Lehman.
Buckley-King will arrange fu-
neral services.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
FUNERAL SERVICES
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Divorce action was filed in
Pierce county superior court We'd
nesday by Hugh F. against Ducie
Chandler. grounds incompatihility.
A final divorce decree was
granted 10 Frank +. from Laura
Chopper.