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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
LET'S DRIVE Not Just Ride,

LET'S DRIVE Not Just Ride!
Perhaps It is because ride behind the wheels of ou
cars when we should be DRIVING maybe we are mere,
passengers while holding down the job of the engn
eeri it is likely there is too much of the ABSTRACT
about and not enough of the CONCRETE when we
control of motor cars
These may be some of the
ourselves behind the eight ball. suomotvely speaking
annually KIN 10000 highways
country.
Somewhere along the line these words creep into the ex
PLANTATION of nearly every automobile accident 81 ddnt
see him until too late he just seemed to come from
nowhere never even knew he there until my car
struck him. 1T all happened SO fast didn't have
chance to avoid hitting him."
With Christmas less than all you
and for bit Of driving
the coceyed world that minds
let rs not be the spoil the
hartache misery be filled with
Joy and happiness
The greatest Christmas present give our loved
ones IS to give the loved of others break let's hang
holly wreaths this year not crepe let's be DRIVERS
not just rdersl
Opens Up!
A. lBnD Sears IL charge the department
Of the Mclaughlin Motor downtown Hudson
Bill who Is Of Tacomas automotive pioneers
making easy for EN- to buy he took the front
car salesroom and fellow open
20 zee what Bill has to offer Smart guy Bill
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-14
P. ". and Mel Are Back!

Happy days are here again p.
back in town. and the Dodges are coming
carload today. another Saturday and pie
These two executives Of the Irwin-Jon
returned from flying trip to the Dodge
lot of folks happy. especially those VIII
anything else In the world
Evening star., 1939-12-06

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
SoutheastCounciI
Opposes Increase
In Gas Tax
Also Votes Against
Abandonment Of
Traffic Department

Opposition to legislation to in
crease the tax on motor fuel in the
District of Columbia was voted by
the Southeast Council last night, as
they met at No. II precinct police
station.
Adelbert w. Lee introduced the
motion, declaring the bill was an
excuse to shift the District income
tax to the shoulders of car owners.
A lively discussion followed intro
duction by William j. Smith OF 9
proposition that the Department. OF
Vehicles and Traffic be discontinued.
Opposition of the council to any
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the department
finally was voted.
The council voted to donate a
prize to the association within the
council which makes the best men,
bership advancement in the next two
months, the prize to be paid for by
a donation of so cents from every
one in the council.
Plans for the dedication OF the
first half of the John Philip Sousa
Memorial Bridge were announced,
and an appropriation of S. was made
toward the expenses of members
concerned in the dedication cere-
mony. William A. Maio told mem
bers that the ceremony would be held
Saturday afternoon, rain or shine.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Sale Of Office BUILDING
Up 10 District Court

Sale OF the one-story office build
ing at 727 Fifteenth street NV
for $4,000 to James ODonnell
retired druggist, today depended on
confirmation by District Court.
Mr.. ODonnell made the highest
bid yesterday at a public auction
in front of the building. depositine
5000 on his offer. The sale is to
be for cash.
The building is being sold by the
trustees Of Swartzell, Rheem &
Hensey, bankrupt investment
banking firm. George D. Horning
Jr., attorney for the trustees, said
the sale is to pay of dividends to
creditors, who already have received
per cent Of their approved claims
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Probationary Period
For EMPLOYEES Extended

All persons appointed to District
service in the future under the prac-
tice Of drawing applicants from the
register Of the United States Civil
Service Commission must serve q
probationary period of one year, in
stead Of six months.
An order to thiS effect was adopted
yesterday by the Commissioners on
recommendation by Maj. Daniel J.
Donovan, chairman OF the District
Personnel Board, who explained the
change in practice would be in ac-
cord with the rule laid down last
February by the Federal agency.
Mai. Donovan added that some
District services, notably the Metro
politan Police, the Fire Department
and the public schools system. now
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Marriage License
AppIicutions

"na Ha4ans afDsfe DOth of Silver sne spfns Gaay Nd
the Rev G R. Banes;
H Lillian M NUM- lawson "t Aessoufs 81 Rrminsham ano
Ala: the Rev. G. Peyton Craighiil.
John Hoh%ann mann e. I@ L9ssn a9tel and
NV: the Rev Seth Brooks. i''N'N' ''
va 2na ISs HHbY RsE abs sSs rS5'5
Enar B. Olson. ?5, 49l5 Crescent. St,
land. 90. Walla Walla. Wash; the Rev
willie T. Edmonas, e5, 14o7 Belmont St
nv, nv, and Hattie v; TuEman, "a. 1000
ponss 5s5s St sTna the Rev. FS w. ksm2s AstGsk St
NV: and Elizabeth ". Hogentogler., q,
1927 37th st. NV. the Rev, H. S. Will
Daniel Miller, %, BROOKLYN NY, and
G,y the orgoS Rsy Charles a .Sl WamOwsky
l279 owen pl. ne; the Rev Eddy L..
Leon pore Cooper. s. 4s4s Kansas ave. NV,
and Esther Weinberg. 27 1900 shep-
; herd st. Il W; the Rev. Solomon. H.
Herman R Adkins. 90. and Lillian L. Ad-
kins. Is. both of Roxbury. Va; the Rev.
johnson 5a', EDps x, s.a alA MoTsan Nor 5, st.
Fred Murphy. 22, 306 NJ st. s;w, end
s.w.; the Rev. wiley westray.-
Nathaniel w. Brown; 49, 1915 v st. NV.
and Theresa S. Johnson 35, 511S Chevy
Chase parkway NV; the Rev. Ernest
c. Smith.
Nathaniel Austin %, and Lucy M. Taylor.
11s, both Of Of Sosl st. Sc; the Rev,
Clarence cl R. Tuii. 20, e4-A Bates st. NV,
and DOROTHY r. Miller nI.s @o ;,,1.nhsrAtl la5a 4th
Oscar E. Wiberg* 81. and Kathryn H.
Ellen. %. both Of Jersey City, N j.:
the Rev. Frederick j. Eckert.
Clifton Nelson. %. and Clara Porter, 23
both Of l401 18th st. NV; the Rev
steuart W. Raub. 80, and Dorothy c.
Stevens, %, both Of Baltimore, Md; the
Rev. George E. Schnabel.
Dean Nichols. 25. New Haven. Conn, and
ii1Deti caiif.: the Rev. Charles T. Warner.
Foster @. Sheets %, 10 3rd ST. ne. and
Doris E. Denton. 81. Roanoke, Va; the
Rev. Charles j. Sheets.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Births Reported

Sverre and Svea Ovrevik, boy.
Francis and Mary Power, boy.
Edwin and Elizabeth Holland, boy.
James and Alice Malnou, boy.
Joseph and Eleanor McAndrew. girl.
Reese and Radie Hill. girl.
Miguel and Helen Chaves. girl.
Ralph and Lillian Fleharty. .jrs. girl.
Edgar and Grace Hurley, girl.
John and Edna Mosley, girl.
Betram and Catherine Kasler. boy.
Maurice and Lorraine Borders, boy.
Milton and Lillian Kessler. boy.
Charles and Elizabeth Tappy. boy.
George and Florence Leonard. boy.
Aaron and Beatrice SchWartzman, boy.
Harry and Evelyn Miller. boy.
Cyril and Margaret Dietrich. girl.
John and Bernice Pratt, girl.
Guy and Mariana Latour, girl.
John and Frances Respess, girl.
Keith and Phyllis Freseman. girl.
Joseph and Thelma Koch, girl.
Harry and Vera Ross. girl.
Claude and Margaret Johnson. girl.
Richard and Esther Murphy, girl.
Paul and Joan Zevgolis. girl.
Percy and Helen SamuelS, girl.
Howard and Mary Norton, boy.
James and Dorothy Newton. boy.
Vessels and Elsa Middaugh. boy.
Maurice and Margaret Sebban. boy.
John and Peral Holladay. girl.
Wally and Athel Tucker. girl.
Lewis and Kate Hanke, girl.
Joseph and Marie Ver2i. girl.
Richard and Margsret Jackson, girl.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Charles and Frances Grace. girl.

Charles and Frances Grace, girl.
John and Mary Pratt, boy.
Bartholomew and Elizabeth DAILY. boy.
William and Margaret Halle, boy.
Gordon and Bernardine Barnes. boy.
Chester and Marjorie Tuell, boy.
Stanley and Estelle Wright, boy.
John and Mary Cannon, boy.
Edward and Josephine Radue.. girl.
Charles and Mary Mower. girl
Malcolm and Emma Matheson, jr, sirl.
Thomas and Mary Cossentino, girl.
Meruin and Marie Auhart. girl.
Philip and Dorothy Porter, girl.
Howard and Dorothy Goodwin. girl.
John and Margaret Bradley, girl.
Ernest and Mary Wartenburg. girl.
John and Dorothy Coils. girl.
Vincent and Elizabeth Myers, girl.
Herbert and Bertha Harris. boyN
Lawrence and Lucille Dance. boys>
Elliott and Mary Timmons, boy.
James and Susie Coleman. girl.
william and Lavina Cooper, girl.
Herbert and Bertha Harris. boy.
Linwood and Linwood Dudley girl.
Pearl and Hattie Thornton, girl.
John and Hazel Payne, girl.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Cormody Will Address
Personnel Society

Federal Works Administrator
John M. Carmody will be the guest
speaker at a dinner meeting of the
Society for Personnel Administra-
ton Friday at Childs' Gingham
Club, 1923 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. His subject will be Person
mel Administrator as I See It."
The meeting will adjourn at 8:15
pm. to enable members to attend
the Society for the Advancement
of Management meeting in the Ma
tional Archives Building. Dinner
will be served at pm. g..
Evening star., 1939-12-06

have the one-year probat tionary plan
and that greater uniformity was
desirable.
At the same time, the Commits
sioners included employees Of the
Commission on Mental Health in
the present District system Of using
the United States Civil Service Com
mission register for most classes of
new District employees. The rule
was requested by Thomas Gillespie
Walsh, chairman of the mental
health body, and was recommended
by Maj. Donovan.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Leoion Benefit Dinner

OAKTON, Va, Dec. 6 (SpeciaD -
The Women's Auxiliary Of Dyer
Gunnell Post Of the American
Legion of Vienna will sponsor 4
benefit dinner at the local school
tomorrow evening. The committee
in charge includes Mrs. Warren G.
Beard, Mrs. Carlton YAK and Mrs.
John, w. Parrish.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
since the arm went into bankruptcy

since the arm went into bankruptcy
In 1881.
The trustees are Henry p. Blair
julius I. Peyser and former Munich
pal Court Judge Michael M. Doyle
Bidding opened yesterday at
$10O, 900, advancing only $4,000 be-
fore the final offer. The structure
is 80 years old, located In the heart
of the financial district.
Vernon G. Owen was the auc-
tioneer.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Citizens to Act on SeoI PIon

Friendship Citizens Association
will act tonight on the Seal plan
for reorganization Of District gov
ernment at its regular meeting,
starting at pm, in Janney School,
Albemarle street and Wisconsin ave-
niue NV. Action also will be taken
on q proposal to convert into a park
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Deaths Reported

Katherine D. Cary S5. Al 8 Nicholson ST. NV.
Catherine OBrien, 20. 6O1 East Capitol st:
Oscar James. IS, United States Soldiers
Marguerite Patterson, s5. s2s Quincy st.
NV.
ordela L. Latcham, 50, 2111 Randolph
William F. Fulton. 4s, sibley Hospital
Willie E. Boswell. Al. Providence Hospital.
Ann L. Quinn. 36, GEORGETOWN Hospital
Infant Padgett, Galinger Hospital
Infant Quinn. GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Louise T. Holmes. 7s. 429 st; NV.
Mary S. Chapman. 20. 32S I st. Sc,
Ellen Haden 80. Freedmen's Hospital.
Edward Jackson. 46, Freedmen's Hospital.
Samuel Muse, "A, Providence Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Burcroft MEETING

The Bancroft School and Civic
League will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Community House, Eighth
and South Buchanan streets, Arling-
ton. Va.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

and recreation center the area
bounded by Yuma street, Alton
place, Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth
streets NV.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

created. I'd marry her tomorrow IT
she'd have me"
Matresser through half closed eyes,
looked across at his guest and took
careful note of him. Samuel An
drews, M. D., was a very fair type OF
the country doctor-a short man, stock
ily built with correct manners, mar
row vision, sufficient knowledge OF
his craft to earn something of repu-
tation and absolutely content with his
life.
81 should put her out of my mind,
if I were you," Matresser advised.
ct have never allowed myself to
nut her in there" was the mournful
reply.
"What l cannot make OUT" Mattress
ser continued, ''is why she consented
to come. She strikes me as young
lady who has been used to very dlt-
ferent atmosphere"
ct saw you look at her when she
came in" Andrews confessed. 10
tell YOU the truth it put queer idea
into my head. I wondered whether
YOU had ever met her before"
"Hard to remember exactly" was
the careless reply. Gone meets SO
many people. A month in the cities
and a year or more in the wild spots
of the world and you find that your
memory is perforated everything
has slipped away. All the same you
can make sure of one thing. Whether
I have seen her before or not it was
great surprise to me to see her es-
tablished in this household"
care you sure that you have never
met her before?" the doctor asked
point blank.
eff had" Matresser answered, and
though his voice was raised scarcely
above a whisper it seemed to An
drews that an icy chill had crept into
the room, cit would not suit me just
at the moment to divllge the fact
Have you yur car outsider"
"Of course"
'I should like to drive back with
you and have alook at your patient
I should be perfectly within my pro
vince as chief magistrate for the dis
trict in asking him a few questions
The doctor removed his pipe from
This mouth. He was frankly astonish
- ~ h
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

that was getting the better of him.
I had revolver in the car pocket
and 1 tried all the time to struggle
near to the door which was left open.
Then we both fell away for moment,
we saw some motor lights flashing
down the hill and knew that car was
coming. He jumped on his motor
cycle and started off straight for the
coast. I wasted a few seconds taking
out my revolver. I let fly the NOM
ent I had it out but his lamp went
out, he rode away slap into the dark
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
CHAPTER 8

81 believe" Matresser continued,
chat I am in as perfect health as
any man of my age could hope to be.
It was not that at all. When one has
led the sort of life I have, knocking
about all the time in foreign coun-
tries and there's chance Of real ad-
venture, one is inclined to take risks
which would seem appalling at home
here. Anyway, you can see, I have
won my bet. Here am safe and
sound and wondering whether I have
forgotten how to swing a shotgun.
/ have carried nothing but a rifle for
months"
There was brief pause. Mattress
ser pushed the tobacco little further
down into the bowl of his pipe.
"By-the-by, you are great pal of
my mothers, Andrews" he remarked.
"Have you any idea why she sudden
ly decided that Ann needed a COM
panion and what made her bring
Mademoiselle Stamier down into this
part of the world 2"
The doctor smoked on in silence for
several moments.
"Your mother does occasionally
come to me for advice" he admitted.
"On this occasion she did not. We were
none of us prepared for such visi-
tation."
"Visitatioh ?" Matresser queried
thoughtfully.
"Can't think of any other word for
a moment" Andrews confessed. "She
has been here a little over a year and
there's not man I know who hasn't
lost his heart to her."
Including yourself?"
Including myself" Andrews groan
ed. cts no good know that all
right-but for the rest of my life I
shall go on thinking that she is the
most beautiful creature God ever
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

man replied. "I would not have stop
ped anywhere in any other country,
but here I was in one of the quietest
corners Of England and very near the
end of my journey and frankly it new
er entered my head that this was
anything but an ordinary request for
help Of some sort. No use making
excuses. I know. did it. The per-
son who had descended asked me if I
could oblige him with a wrench. He
had left his while tightening up a
joint on Newmarket Heath. went
arund the back Of my car to unstrap
the toolbox and while I was doing it
I got a blow on the back Of my head
which almost knocked me out"
"And after that 2"
II was not quite unconscious" the
other went on" and when came to I
was lying on my back in the road, my
macintosh and overcoat had been
torn open and the man was feeling
in my inner pocket where, as matter
of fact, the letter I was bringing to
you is concealed. gave myself an
other ten seconds while the fellow fun
bled, he did not seem much of an ex-
pert and then I made my effort. I
rolled over on my side kicked him on
the shin and staggered on to my feet.
Then we had something of a set-to.
I suppose he would have laid me out in
time but just at first it seemed to me
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"Do you mean to come down with
me tonight to the surgery just to in
terrogate this fellow"
"Why not? It is only a few min
utes drive and the night is young.
We all have our foibles, you know.
dislike strangers hanging about the
place."
The doctor rose to his feet.
IF you feel that it is worth your
while, I am at your service. will
fetch my coat and hat"
"You don't need to-" his host re-
piled, knocking the aches from his
pipe. "You will find them in your
car outside the private entrance here.
I made up my mind soon after mid
night that should ask you to take me
for this little spin. We don't want
to wake up anyone at the 'front.'"
what an organizer" the doctor
observed. 81 forgot that you had a
private entrance here"
"We need one" was the careless
explanation. 1.-TWO of the keepers are
up here every morning to get out the
guns and fill the cartridge bags when
there's much doing. This way!"
It was about mile and half to
the doctors house along an almost
typical Norfolk lane. They had jog
ged along about half the distance
with only the side light burning,
when Andrews broke off in the middle
of thrilling account of the INSIDE
meanors of certain magistrate and
with a startled exclamation, jammed
down his braeks, swung almost into
the hedge on the side and blew his
horn furiously.
"What on earth was that?" he
asked.
"a car driven by a lunatic," An
drews exclaimed furiously. course
the fellow! Not a single light show
ing. Not a thing to be heard with
this accursed wind blowing and he
must have been travelling at forty
miles an hour. If had not just man.
aged that slight swing away we should
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
NENVOY EXTR.AORDuNA
By E.PHILLlPS' OPPENHEIM

patient briefly. When he turned a
way he was clearly puzzled.
Anything wrong?" Matresser ask
ed.
Andrews shook his head.
"Not actually wrong" he replied.
"A trifle confusing that's all. There's
only my old housekeeper, Anna Foulds
in the place and she's a model Of neat
ness. This fellow has not been out Of
bed since I left. I can tell, because
I arranged the pillow and blankets
myself. His clothes were all neatly
folded up and laid out on that sofa.
Now as you can see, it looks as though
an earthquake had struck them"
"How do you account for it?" Mat
resser asked quietly.
II can't"
"Do you suggest that third per-
son has been here-a nonresident of
the house?"
ut seems absurd" the doctor re-
piled, "but what else is there to think?
Mrs. Foulds would never have left his
clothes in that condition and I'll wag-
er my patient hasn't left the bed"
"She may have let in a caller dur
ing your absence" Matresser suggest
ed.
Anything like this is possible Of
course" Andrews admitted. "Any
how, it is not worthwhile making a
mystery of it. You can wake him up
quite safely Matresser, and ask him
any questions you want. I will just
step across to the Police Station then
I'll come back and bandage his head
up for the night"
Matresser acquiesced silently. He
waited until Andrews had descended,
until in fact he heard his footsteps in
the street below then he moved over to
the bedside and laid his fingers upon
the sleeping mans shoulder.
Fergus" he cried softly. "Wake
up! Do you hear? Wake up!"
The man opened his eyes. He star
ed hard at Matresser with only troub
led sort of recognition.
"Pull yourself together, Fergus.
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have had him on top of u.s."
Matresser stood looking for a mo-
ment earnestly into the pool of black
ness and beyond on the right hand
side to the family shining harbor
lamp.
"The fellow might go into hiding
anywhere if he thinks he has done
any damage" he pointed out. "There
are two lanes into the woods, you
know. When you drive me back we
could have look for him."
They started off again with head
lights blazing. There was no sign
of any other traffic on the road, how
ever and the lights in the struggling
village of Upper Matresser were all
extinguished as the doctor brought
his car to standstill before long
house of ancient red brick fronting
the street.
"The surgery entrance, if you don't
mind" Andrews proposed. " see my
housekeeper has gone to bed so that
means the patient is asleep. He is
in the room call my clinic just above
the surgery. I'll take you up there
and you can have word or two with
him while ! wake the constable and
tell him about that car"
He led the way after a few min
utes fumbling for the keys through
the surgery across small oak panel
ed hall of irregular shape and dimen-
sions to flight of crazy stairs. Ar
rived on the first floor he paused to
listen for a moment outside one of
the rooms:
"Quite all right" he whispered,
opening the door. "Not sound. The
fellows asleep. I gave him a mild
dose of bromidia before I went out
just enough to keep him quiet"
Matresser passed on into the sleep
ing chamber pleasant airy room with
old-fashioned furniture and chintz
hangings. A motionless figure was
lying bumped up underneath the COW
erlet of small fourposter bed. The
room was picture of neatness except
for discarded mass of garments
which seemed to have been thrown al
random upon the floor. The doctor
glanced at them with a puzzled frowr
and hurried to the bedside. He pulled
down the coverlet and examined hi.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

You seem to have been in the wars
but you are all right now. You rec
ognize me?"
The sick man raised himself a lit
tie.
"You are Matresser, aren't you?"
he asked in puzzled tone. "Where
on earth am I and how did get
here? Did I reach the Great House
after all 2"
"You were picked up in field with
in half mile of the Great House,"
his visitor told him. "They brought
you to the local doctors. You will
be all right in a day or two, but you
have had nasty blow. Remember
how you came by it?"
The man raised himself little fur
Their in the bed. He was still pale but
there was livid spot of color in
each cheek. It was obvious that he
was only making troubled progress TO-
wards recovery.
II remember perfectly WE'LL" he con-
fided. ut all came back to me in a
sort of dream about an hour or SO
ago. Ever since than have been ly-
ing here kicking myself. deserve to
be thrown out of the service. I prob
ably SHALL"
"Tell me about it, anyway" Mat
resser persisted.
II was motoring down." he recount
ed, sin a small government car and
just as I was mounting the hill to
Cley someone on motorcycle passed
me, wheeled round and stood with his
hand up in the air. I thought he
wanted to ask the way or something
and pulled up too.
"On Government Service" Mattress
ser reminded him quietly.
mo use rubbing it in, sir" the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

ness and don't think / ever came
near him."
"And them"
more bungling, I suppose" the
man in bed groaned. "The truck
it was too large for an ordinary car
turned at right angles at the top
of the hill back to Blakeney. The
storm was SO bad that I don't think
I could ever have turned round and
caught him and it seemed to me that
I'd better make dash for Matresser.1
Continued next week 4