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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
SEWING CLASS
SCHEDULE SET

Completion of a schedule of free
sewing classes for the new year
was announced Wednesday by the
WPA division of education and
recreation. Some were resuming
their fall activities along with the
rest of the adult education classes
in Tacoma and the county, which
have taken a two-weeks vacation.
The sewing classes. where re-
modelling, tailoring and fitting,
color harmony and materials are
studied, were used during the fall
as an aid to making Christmas
gifts. Such articles as mems ties,
quilts, aprons. gloves and dresses
were made during class periods.
Scheduled to meet in the city
Monday nights is a class at Holy
Rosary school. I o'clock; Tuesdays,
Robert Gray school. $50, and 500
Farrallone ave. Fircrest, l D. m;
Wednesdays, St Patrick's church
and 422 Spring st, Fircrest, /
p, M: and Jason Lee school, $50;
Thursdays. Mason school, $50;
1880 No. Pearl st, ! p. m; Marine
View drive. $50 a. m. and Nc
Carver school, $50; Fridays, East
side chapel, ! p. m,
To meet outside the city are:
Tuesdays. Milton, 1880 p. m; Elk
Plain, $50 a. m; Benston, p. m.
Buckley, $50: and Lake Bay, l
p. m Wednesdays, Puyallup. I
p. m; Home. 9 a m. and l p m
Cd and tth Wednesdays, Fox Is
land, 10:45 a m. and LIST and Sd,
Collins, $50; Thursdays, Lake Bay.
! p. m. and Saturdays, Home, g
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
TO HEAR PLEAS
Of 7 SATURDAY

Two Tacoma youths-Leonard
Grout, is. and Chester Shade. 10
are scheduled to appear before
Superior Judge Fred G. Remain
Saturday and enter pleas TO
charges Of second degree burglary,
filed against the pair late Tuesday
by Deputy Prosecutor Anthony M.
Ursich.
The youths are charged with
burglarizing the Mountain tavern
at So. seth and Pacific ave, early
Tuesday morning.
The pair was taken into custody
after prowler car officers noticed
the youths lettering outside the
tavern. Investigation revealed a
small quantity of loot allcgedly
taken from the tavern In an auto
mobile parked nearby. which was
said to be owned by Grout.
The two youths were taken be-
fore Judge Remain late Tuesday,
but the court declined to permit
them TO enter pleas. because of
their age. Judge Remain ap-
pointed attorneys TO represent the
pair and set the arraignment date
Tor Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
Variety of Loot
Taken By Thieves

Theft Of from 900 to 1000 feet
Of l and IL inch pipe from a
house at Falkland was reported by
G. H. Rowan. Box 80. Milton. TO
police Tuesday He said some
electric fixtures had also been
taken.
Tools were stolen recently from
1851 Tacoma ave, Nels Frandsen,
Route l. Box ISL. told police Tues
day. He set the time of the tools
disappearance as being Dec. 10
or II.
Other thefts reported Tuesday
included sets of chisels and
wrenohes and defroster from the
garage of Mrs. David A. Jordan,
sos East 35th st. suit and bill
fold. containing SIS, from the room
of Herbert Brown, 1888 Market
st: an auto radio from Bardys
Used Car lot. 5s14 South Tacoma
way: tire from L. p. CIRCUITS
service station. 5625 So. Yakima
ave. and a defrosting fan from
an automobile. parked at 6205
Puget Sound ave. and owned by
E. II. Watts. 43ls So. X ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
SW,6O5 For More
Underground Work

For continuation Of project
whose year is about 10 expire,
s4o.602 has just been allotted to
Tacoma by federal headquarters
OF the WPA for mapping the city's
underground structures sewers,
telephone and telegraph oonduits,
gas mains and similar subter-
ranean conductors vital in the life
Of the city.
Assistant City Engineer Q. H.
Hsllberg said Wednesday the cur
rent appropriation will expire
about Jan. Is with only a part Of
the work complete. Five field
parties OF four men each are doing
the outside surveying. while four
craftsmen. a clerk and a stenogrs-
pher compile the field notes in the
city engineers office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05

Looking forward TO 1889 as their
Golden Jubilee year, members Of
the board of the Children's Indus
trial Home brought to a close the
10th year of the organization s
activity at their annual business
meeting in the loft of the Y. w.
C. A. shortly before noon Tuesday.
Reports for the past year were
given for both the original Home
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
Words-kilIions Were Used
In l93s-But They Give
Only One Side OF issues
That PLAQUE the World


How many words did you read in
1888 about what's wrong with
the world. including the United
States? How many times did you
stop to think whether the words
were based on fact or prejudice.
sentiment, hatred, the emotional
urge on behalf of a cause" or
were just mere propaganda Most
OF US took the words for granted
but, the renowned Joseph Henry
jackson. literary editor of the san
Francisco Chronicle. in his New
Year radio book review raised the
question of how many of the mil
hons Of words written in 1885 were
based on fact or added any to the
sum total of the worlds knowl-
edge. Mr.. jackson also drew aside
the curtain Of history and revealed
that some OF the practices for
which our reading of mere words
caused US to condemn other ma
tons had been condoned when il
seemed expedient for the United
states TO do the very same things.
Without any thought of con-
donement of the situation as we
understand it, for all the hundreds
Of thousands of words written
about Germany in 1888. how much
was fact and how much was fic-
ton How much was propaganda
the same kind of propaganda
that was used in 1861 to get
the United States into the Euro
pean war, as we learned when it
was too late?
And speaking of Germany,
how Is it that one man can
dominate millions of German
citizens: Can IL be that the
writers who used so many
words to condemn Hitler could
have overlooked any virtues
that may have some appeal TO
the German people:
we have become indignant as
we read thousands and thousands
of words about the civil war in
Spain, but has anybody ever writ
ten anything that tells US what
the shooting is about
From prolific typewriters there
came thousands of words about
the bombing Of the United States
gunboat, Panay, in the Yangste
river, but how many writer's. in
Guiding our own Jim Marshall,
were able to give US unprejudiced
facts on both sides of that affair?
How much of that story and later
news of the conflict in the Orient
was propaganda written in the
hope that the United States would
be induced 10 jump into the ORR
entail mess regardless of the ulti-
mate consequences
Without going into the right
or wrong of Japan's agrees
sion, Mr.. Jackson wonders how
much of our concern over that
situation Is due to real interest
in the Chinese people and how
much Is due to the fact that
few million American dollars
are invested in China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
Kisses His Wife.
Then Kills Himself

LA CONNER, Rudolph
Erickson, 3s year old Ellensburg
farmer, kissed his estranged wife
goodbye Tuesday, drove down the
road and shot and killed himself.
The couple had been separated
between two and three months.
Erickson came to Seattle over the
holidays with son. Robert, who
had been left with him to complete
school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05

Propaganda pictures Of orphs
Chinese babies crying on rsliws
station platforms excite us
great heights Of emotion and II
dignauon. but we forget that
helped make orphan babies wht
We were fighting the var 70 mai
the world safe for democracy an
end war forever.
AS we read the words Of 1888,
in our indignation We forget that
we are somewhat in the position
Of the chap who lived in a glass
house and threw rocks at his neigh.
Dor. What about our acquisition
OF Texas. and how we gloried in
the fact Of annihilating an entire
regiment of Mexican students
And Speaking of orphan ba-
bies, how many did we make
while we were assimilating the
little brown brothers" in the
Philippines Or going back
few decades. how many orph-
ans did we leave to die in the
forests while we were teach
ing the Indians to he good
and give the white men their
choicest lands without remun-
cation
Our prolific users Of words have
grieved over the plight of Hailhe
Selassie. but was he more abused
than Sitting Bull. Red Cloud. or
our own Leschi, chief of the MIS-
qualities?
Mr.. Jackson's summary of the
words of 1888 make it appear that
the bars are down for a best seller
that will give the facts on both
sides of issues tina tone minute
perpleX us and the next make us
cry for blood. II won't be neces-
sary to go to Europe OF the Orient
for material for a factual book.
Most of the more than one hundred
million persons in the United
States would like the facts on both
sides of the New Deal. A great
many would like TO know how de-
porting Harry Bridges would save
our democratic form of govern
ment. provided it is in any danger
of being overthrown by any in
fluence other than our own blinc
prejudice or dishonesty.
Because we have so many
words tthe newest dictionary
lists nearly half a million dis
tinct words), many of them
will be repeated many, many
times in 1899. but II is prob
ably too much TO expect that 2
any considerable number will
he used TO honestly give the
facts on both sides of the is
sues which plague this chaotic
world. That would require a
master mind, and we don't
have many masters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05

B 7 o W n, presi-
dent Of the as
ISOLATION. Dates
for the cam
paign TO raise
S26 900 for this
years budget
are J an. %
TO 80.
DR.. Whitacre
who is serving
as cam p ig n
chairman for the
sixth consecu-
tive year named
Brown as head
of the prelimin-
airy gifts divi-
sion. Those who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
FISH CANNING CALLED
SEASONAL BY OFFICIAL

OLYMPIA-Social Security DIf
rector Charles F. Ernst announced
today that the fish canning indusv
try was seasonal, in figuring ben,
efits workers in the industry may
receive under the new unemploy-I
ment insurance program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
US CAMP IGN
LEADER NAMED
$26, 900 Is Goal to
Be Raised; Drive
Opens Jan. %

Appointment OF DR.. Horace J.
Whitacre as general chairman Of
the 1889 maintenance campaign
for Tacoma Y NJ. c. A. was an
nounced "Wednesday BY Harry L.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
ELECTRIC SHOCK FATAL

WALLA WALLA - Frank G.
Richardson. 81. telephone repair
man. picked up broken power
line Tuesday and was electrocuted
by Sc, 900 volts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
Mrs. William Taub
Darlene Meyers

Private funeral services for OAR
lene Joan Meyers are 10 be held
Wednesday afternoon st 3 o'clock
az The Nolles funeral chapel. Sum
ner. with interment in Sumner
cemetery She died Monday az
Tacoma hospital.
Shs was the infant daughter OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05

MI. and Mrs. Freddie Meyers,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Burrows. motored to Ellensburg
where they We're guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Frear
for the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The bond
market tried to climb again today
but enough selling appeared to leave
prices narrowly mixed.
Irregularly trends carried over into
United States Governments, where
gains running to 4-32ds of a point
were otfet by losses of 2-32ds near
noon.
Traders continued to handle for
eign dollar loans warily. Japan
5l2s, however broke out of a narrow
price groove with a gain of over a
point on light turnover.
Interest elsewhere, brokers de-
clared, was hampered by speculation
over Chancellor Hitlers Reichstag
speech Friday. At the same time,
domestic business news provided no
clear-cut incentive for the market
TO work on.
Issues traded at fractional ad-
vances included Youngstown Sheet
q Tube 4s, st. Paul 5s, American &
Foreign Power SIS, Portland General
Electric Alas and Southern Rail
way As.
Off as much were Baltimore &
Ohio convertible 4l2s, Common
wealth Edison 3l2s, Erie SIS of rs.
Great Northern IS of AS "G" and
International Telephone SIS.
Warren Bros IS added points
on sale of five bonds.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Argentine Trade With US.
Continues 10 Slump

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. April 27.-A re-
port of the Argentine finance min
istry today for the first quarter OF
1899 showed a continued slump In
importation of goods from the
United States.
Purchases from Germany rose
rapidly, although they have not
reached the 1898 level. Argentine
shipments to Germany, however
compare unfavorably with those of
1888, Germany being ousted from
second place among Argentina S
customers by the United States.
Imports from the United States
for the first three months of this
year were valued at 44,178O0O pesos
(nominally s13.695, ,O0O), as compared
with 69961 900 pesos (nominally
S2l ,687 ,OO0) for the same period of
last year.
Exports to the United States in
creased from 28,868, 900 pesos tnom-
inally s8949,0O) in the first quarter
of 1888 to 1851 900 pesos (nominal-
ly S13,5OO,OO0) for the first quarter
of this year.
Imports from Germany fell from
Al, ,788 900 pesos to 34,467 ,0O0 and
Argentine exports to Germany from
53,666 900 pesos to 29,755,00O.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Massachusetts Doctors
Map Insurance Plan
By the Associated Press.

6y Lhe Associated Press.
BOSTON. April 27.-Two Massa-
chusetts Medical Society commit
tees started work today to devise a
plan of nom profit insurance for
payment of doctor bills incurred
by families of low or moderate i'll
come.
The societys council approved
the idea in principle yesterday and
decided to ask the Legislature to
pass enabling legislation at this
session to permit adoption of such
an insurance plan.
The Committees on Public Rela-
tlons and on Legislation imme-
dlately set to work to map out de-
tails of the plan. DR.. Claiming II.
rockingham, president of the So
ciety, said scarcity of data on such
insurance would mean months OF
work before a specific plan could be
drafted.
Some physicians suggested an an
nual payment of $50 or $40 by
1907 900 subscribers would provide a
sufficient fund to pay the doctors
bills in all the group which would
need medical attention. Private
companies now insure against the
cost OF hospital bills in the State.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Large Steel Contracts
From Britain and
Holland Reported
More Than 100, 900 Tons
For Bomb Shelters
Placed in U. S.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 27.-The Wall
Street Journal said today the British
government had placed orders for
an estimated total of 100000 tons of
hot-rolled sheet steel with American
producers to be used for construct
ing air raid shelters.
Substantial orders also have been
placed with American makers for
similar type of steel for construction
of shelters in the Netherlands, the
Journal said. These are the first
contracts placed in this country for
steel as direct result Of the exist
ing uncertainties in Europe, the
paper said.
The steel for England is to be
delivered by June Is. and there are
prospects of additional contracts for
similar material as we'll as orders
for. barbed wire, the Journal said,
although confirmati of the latter
has not yet been obtainable.
A considerable part of the British
order has been placed with Car
negie-Illinois Steel Corp, principal
subsidiary of the United States Steel
Corp, the Journal said.
At the current price Of $43 a ton
for hot-rolled sheets the British
order involves a total of $4,000, 900
for that particular type of steel
alone.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Bank CIearings Lag
Behind 1888 Levels
During Week
Decline Due Entirely
To Substantial Drop
At New York
By the Associated Press.

oY tIC nocOSi0tcu TIcbS.
NEW YORK, April 27.-For the
second time this year bank clear
ings, for the country as a whole,
were smaller than In the corre-'
spending period year ago. Clear
ings at practically all of the outside
cities remained at a higher level
than last year. the decline being due
to the sharp drop recorded in the
New York total. The poor compari-
son at New York was in turn caused
py the unusually sharp upswing in
bank transactions which took place
in that city during the similar 1888
week.
Total clearings for % leading cities
for the week ended April 26
amounted to s4,S26 ,239 900, accord
ing to Dun e. Bradstreet. This was
1913 per cent less than the $685.
8l5,O0O for the same 1888 week.
Clearings this week dropped 1884,
1854 900 under the total for the week
preceding. This was in contrast
with the rise of $500 ,5S1 900 recorded
between the two similar weeks of
1888
Clearings at New York aeere.
gated S2.902 $4,000, against s3.574.
$4,000 last year, giving a decrease
OF 1873 per cent. For the 81 outside
cities the amount was sl923. .599 900.
or gain of 6.5 per cent compared
with the sl,8O5, 1893 900 a year ago,
Except for slight loss at Min.
neapolls, all outside centers reported
larger clearings than a year ago.
The more important advances in
cluded: Louisville, 1875 per cent:
New Orleans, 1873 per cent; st.
Louis. 124 per cent: Detroit, 121
per cent; Boston, 1O.5 per cent:
Kansas City, l05 per cent: Cleve-
land, l04 per cent, and San Fran.
/ cisco, 93 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities.
together with percentage changes
IRON year ago, follow:
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Foreiqn EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. April 81 lP,.--The Neither
lands euilder-volatile money that has
often set the pace for price movements of
other leading European currencies-jumped
90 Of a cent In relation to the dollar to-
Gay
Buoyancy of the euilder apparent for
Che last three days, was believed due to
short covering and demand to satisfy end
of the month commercial requirements.
The belga. also bought heavily in the
past few days, advanced .03 of cent in
foreign exchange dealings. Sterling, how
ever. slipped back i, of a cent and the
French franc lost OO1ls of cent. The
Swiss franc was narrowly up,
Late rates follow: Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents. Great Britain. 4.6Sls:
60-day bills. 1861, Canada, Montreal in
Montreal. 1oo;5o: Belgium; Is %; pen
mark, 2OaO; Finland 2.n7; France 2.647s;
Germany. 4o.l3; benevolent, 20,$0; travel
1890 Greece, SO; Hungary. 1870; Italy
1888: Norway. 235a; Poland, 1887; Por-
tugal 421 Rumana. ~: Sweden "a IL
switzerland, 2241; Argentina: 3I.20n
Brazil, $50: Mexico City, 20. 5n; Japan
81 80; Hong Kong % "a; Shanghai. 1918
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Stock Increase Voted
By CopperweId Steel
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PITTSBURGH, April 27.-To pro-
vide for future capital needs of the
company stockholders of Copper
weld Steel Co., Glassport, Pa, at
their annual meeting yesterday
voted an increase in authorized
common stock, par value SIS per
share, from 100000 shares to 900, 900
shares, and authorized creation of
$4,000 shares of serial preferred
stock, par value $50 per share.
In January of this year stock
holders approved a two-for- lone
split-up of common.
OF present authorized common
stock 43l,714 shares are now out
standing and are listed on the New
York Curb Exchange.
The company declared a quarterly
dividend of 20 cents per share on
common stock payable June 10 to
stockholders of record June l.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Sears Sales Up
22.4 Per Cent
From Year Ago
Bv the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 27.-Sears, Roe
buck & Co. reported today gross
sales for the third period of its fs-
cal year. March 27 to April %, in
creased 224 per cent. compared with
the corresponding 1888 period.
For the first three periods this
year the increase was It's per cent.
Gross March-April sales were
SAG, 9,159, ,636, compared with S4O,156,-
Isl a year ago. Three period sales
this year-January 80 to April 23-
were l25,42S,184, compared with
Sl06,778,151 in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
FOREIGN Markets

LONDON. April ~ Fp-The stock mar.
kst headed doTnT.rd nh to-day as Prime Min
spireo new caution British funds SaREed
as much as "a point. Trans-Atlantics.
however, moved up in wake of Wall Street
improvement Among industrials main
declining movements were in the heavier
shares. Commodity issues moved evenly
without attracting much attention
PARIS.-The Bourse found q steady
footing In quiet dealings today Rerites
closed UNCHANGED to 80 eentimes up. but
Bank Of France dipped 30 francs. Royal
Dutch was down more than 100 francs,
while suez Canal added around so.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. April 27 R.-Buyers OF
cotton grey goods continued to resist
though inquiry was reported fairly active
turnover was small
Burlap prices rose again in the face
OF only nll-in business. Rayon and silk
fabric markets were quiet. Despite ner.
vous tension over events abroad. buyinO
Of voolen piece goods increased and &C.
tivity Stepped up,
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Phelps Dodge Bonds
Will Be Redeemed
Special Dispatch to The Star,


NEW YORK, April 27.-J. P. Nor
gan & Co. as sinking fund agents are
notifying holders of Phelps Dodge
Corp. convertible 3l2 per cent deb
entures due June Is, 1852. that ST.
142,S00 principal amount of these
debentures have been drawn by lot
for redemption on June Is, 1888. at
los per cent of their principal
amount, together with accrued in
terest, out of moneys in the sinking
fund.
The drawn bonds will be redeemed
and paid on and after June Is at the
redemption price upon presentation
at the office of j. P. Morgan & Co.
Any debentures drawn for redemp-
ton may be converted on or before
the redemption date into capital
stock of the corporation as provided
in the indenture.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Paris Bonk CHANCES

PARIS, April. ~ R,.-Bank Of France
statement As. ss Of April % 10 Gn millions Of
5000. Balances abroad 739: decrease. &
Discounted commercial bill-France, g. 254:
france. 3.14e: increase. 5. Advances
against securities, 3,3e9; decrease. 86
Thirty-day advances against government
securities. 3O1: decrease ia. Temporary
advances to state. 2O,576: unchanged
Circulation. 123. 3.O64: increase. 964 Total
credit to current accounts q 719; increase.
1854. Ratio OF gold to sight liabilities
63.75 per cent. compared with 6235 last
week. Rate of discount. 2 per cent.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Grocery Chain Sales
Exceed 1893 Marks
By the Associated Press.


The Commerce Department says
average daily sales of grocery chain
stores IN the first quarter of 1899
were about 3 per cent larger than
IN the same period last year. March
sales were 18 per cent better than
February's and per cent better
than those of March, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
New York Produce
Reported by Smith. Ba

NEW YORK. April 27 R,.-Eggs. 26,s9e;
irregular. Mixed colors: Extra fancy selec-
tion, tsI 1s2.-2os.; standards: lsls; firsts,
dirties, No. l, 15I2: average checks 1434;
storage packed flrSts is.
Whites-Resale of premium marks 90
Nearty sad e1nhanse
20-2O12: exchange standards 19-19h.
Resale Of nearby heavier mediums, 1S-21R
17a
Browns-Nearby extra fancy. 2Oh-22.
Nearby and Midwestern. exchange specials.
19h-2O: exchange standards, 1Sa-A.
Nearby, exchange mediums, 16AA.
Duck eggs-2O-21.
Butter. 1,O50. .353, about steady. Cream
ery-Higher than extra, 23-23A; extra
(92 score). 22a-A: frsts (ss-9G. 21H-
22h: seconds (S4-S7) 2O-21.
Cheese. 70,287 quiet. Prices UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Metal Market

NEW YORK. April 27 R.--copper
steady; electrolytic spot 10.25-50: ex-
port 1919, Tin Arm: scot and nearby,
1892. forward. 1925. Lead steady;
psa Zinc fose Steady East s. Louis spo
and forward, 4.50 Pig iron. aluminium.
antimony quicksilver. platinum and Chi
nese wolframite UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

{ In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganlzed under Bankruptcy Act. OF
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividend in the FOREGOING table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly OF semi-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
dends are not included
xd Elk dividend xr Ex rights. q Also
extra or extras paid last year fPay-
this year h Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividend Daid or declared this wear
ur Under rule wv With warrants. xv
without warrants. war Warrants,