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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
POLICE ARREST
IS MOTORISTS
At liberty under $50 bail Monday

At liberty under $50 bail Monday
was Charles M. Sprague. 81. of
Portland, accused of driving a mo-
torcycle on Pacific ave. between
So. 46th and 63d SITS, at speed
OF 70 miles an hour.
Sprague was arrested by Motor
cycle Officers Bill Nerbonne and
Earl Cornelison late Saturday. The
youth admitted. the officers said,
he had had the motorcycle only
a week. A girl. riding on the tam
dem seat. was not booked by ar
resting officers.
Seventeen other motorists were
arrested over the weekend for as
serted violation of traffic laws.
Booked for speeding were Donald
J. Browne. Pill No. Alder ST.;
Julian Neubert. 504sis South Ia
coma way; Jessie Bamford, 25l4
No. Junett St; II. II. Tillcy. 80
Orchard road; Elwood L. Lower.
Allyn hotel; Del Levage, Gil Ea.
45th St. Edward A. Bell. 44i7 No,
saith st; A. r. Bolin. 1910 So.
Yakima ave; A. j. Nymocn. 1888
So. l. ST.; James G. Lennon, 32lS
No. 26th ST.; DR.. Lewis X. Todd,
1921 So. l ST.: Maize B. Fuller. Rt.
3. Box 524; Norman Locke. si06
So. Thompson St: Frank Mueller,
Route 3. Box 325. and Lee ID.
Whitney, Puyallup.
Tagged" for failure to stop at
an arterial was Howard Ainsworth,
SIC No. Cove ST. George Nick, GIL
No. st, was accused of disobey-
ing traffic signal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

Yards of billowy chiffon, fun
gathered skirts, tiers of lace ruff
files. fitted bodices, some with
long sleeves, ankle-length after
noon dresses, blues featured for
both daytime and evening, a de-
cided beige note running through
the different collections reflect her
majcsty's tastes.
Small Hats
And hats? Queen Elizabeth
prefers them small. The advance
fall collections of millinery reveal
that small, close-fitting hats will
predominant.
There's a reason for a queens
influence on the World of Fashion
when that queen is Elizabeth. be-
cause she has opened vistas of a
new smartness and women the
world over know they can follow
her lead without appearing ridicu-
lous.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Cr0cheted Spread
Found In Street

Some woman, who undoubtedly
spent many tedious hours crochet
ing a bed spread, will be happy to
learn Monday that her fancy work
is being held at police headquar-
tiers.
The bed spread was found
shortly before midnight Sunday by
Prowler Car Officers Lyons and
Schnusger on the street at the
intersection of Wright ave. and
Ea. | st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Metal Box Loot
Taken by Thief

A burglar climbed through an
unlocked bedroom window at the
home of Harry +. Jones. 430T So.
7th St, late Sunday night and
stole a metal box from dresser
in the room, the man reported To
police Monday. In the box, which
was not locked. were three insur-
ance policies. receipts covering
payments made on the Jones home
and other personal papers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

DR.. Smith, who has waived ex-
tradition, and his wife surrendered
to Brockville authorities Saturday.
1t was the plan of the officers to
return Smith to Louisiana by plane
and Mrs. Smith by automobile.
The accused educator awaited
the officers calmly. but Mrs.
Smith was hysterical.
DR.. Smith indicated they would
fig h the charges against him.
Otherwise, he would say nothing.
Huey Long selected him to head
the state university because he
has skin tougher than a rhi-
noccros."
Smith has been indicted on a
charge of INDUCING in wheat mar
ket speculstions with more than
81 100000 of university funds,
100000 of which were lost. Mrs.
Smith has been indicted on a
charge of aiding his escape. Her
n eph w, their son-in-law. and
Smiths broker, also have been in
dictcd
BATON ROUGE. La. - Two
groups of officials struggled today
for direction of Louisiana's case
against DR.. James Monroe Smith.
former president of the state uni
versity. who is charged with en-
bezzling 100000 of its funds.
Reasons Obscure
One was District Attorne y
Dewey J. Sanchez and other Off
Gals of East Baton Rouge parish.
in which DR.. Smith is alleged to
have embczzled. The other was
Gen. Louis F. Guerre. superintend-
ent of state police, who is respon-
sible only to Gov. Earl Long and
other state officials.
Sanchez is aligned with the par
ish political machine. which was
bitterly opposed to Huey P. Long
and has been generally opposed
to his machine since his death.
The reason for the struggle was
obscure. II broke out first Satur-
day night. when word was received
that DIR. Smith and his wife had
surrendered in Brockville. Ont.
Sanchez claimed them as his pris-
oners and wanted to send his de-
tectives for them. Guerre wanted
them in the custody OF his police.
Gov. Long settled the argument by
saying Guerre could have Smith
and Sanchez men could have Mrs.
Smith.
Song Il Heard
But Sanchez stole a march. He
learned. before Guerre learned,
that among Smiths papers when
he was searched in Canada. was
"a little black book" in which
Mrs. Smith was said 10 have writ
ten. at his dictation. his story Of
what has been happening at Lou
isiana state university since he
became president. Sanchez tele-
graphed Canadian authorities to
turn the book over TO his man
and none other.
In New Orleans an impromptu
song gained currency over the
weekend. II was entitled The
Three Politicians" and II WAS a
parody Of The Three Little Fish,
es" Its contents were lihelous
Former Gov. Richard W. Leche.
who accused Smith and then re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
RETAIL TRADE BUREAU
TO HEAR new WORKERS

Speakers from New York CITY
viii feature a meeting of the Retail
Trade bureau Wednesday noon in
the presidential suite of Hotel Win
throp.
They are II. J. Kleinhaus, man.
ager of Controllers Congress.
agency to control retail costs. and
William A. Fitzgerald. assistant
manager of the National Retail
Dry Goods association.
All merchants and employees are
invited to attend the luncheon and
meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
TWO FINISH COURSES

Two Tacoma men. Obed T. Lund
Of 1712 So. X St. and Willis Riley
Peters, 2l5 So. G st, Won honors
here today for completing courses
with International Correspondence
Schools, Scranton. Pa. Lund COM
pleted a course in craftsmanship.
while Peters passed his final eXami-
nation in practical radio servicing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Danzig ''Fuehrer" Publicly
Declares for Reich Union!
CONTINUED From Page one)

CONTINUED From Page one)
zig Of Germans. ostensibly as
tourists. and that a fighting free
corps" was being formed.
Chamberlain did not say speci-
fically that Britain would defend
Danxig in case of an internal putsch
rather than outside aggression
from Germany, but the government
has indicated in the past that II
Poland rcsists putsch. Britain
will come to the rescue.
Answers Questions
Chamberlain's statement was In
reply to a question by Seymour
Cocks, laborite, who asked:
AS these attempts TO fortify
Danzig are illegal. does the gov
eminent propose to take steps to
inform Herr Hitler personally that
any attempt to change the status
Of Danxig by force will instantly be
resisted by the British govern
ment ="
Chamberlain replied:
Regarding the question of
treaty obligations. should like
to have notice Of question on
that subject. Regarding the other
part of the question. the position
has been made perfectly clear by
the foreign secretary"
Powers Consult
Hugh Dalton. laborite. asked
whether the government would in
form Poland Of Britain's admira-
ton for the calm courage and
self-control shown by our Polish
allies in the face OF gross provo
cation"
Amidst cheers, Chamberlain re-
piled:
we much appreciate the atti-
tude Of the Polish government.
Chamberlain said Britain is In
touch with France and Poland on
Oanx1k oevetopmcntS.~
The prime minister was asked
about negotiations with Russia for
= triple alliance with Britain and
France. He said the British gov
eminent II awaiting the Soviet
reply to its latest proposals.
II was announced today that Sir
Neville Henderson. British ambas-
sador to Berlin. is returning by
airplane from Berlin tomorrow to
consult his doctor. but also will
report at once to Chamberlain and
Lord Halifax.
Deny Reports
Officials denied knowledge Of re-
ports that Sir Neville would resign
because Of his health.
Meantime. Lord Halifax received
the Polish ambassador at the lat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
FEDERAL employees
GET EXTRA HOLIDAY

Federal office building employees.
excepting post office workers. are
enjoying three and one-half
days holiday, which began Sstur-
day at noon and viii conclude with
their return to duty Wednesday.
All offices at the federal build
ing were closed Monday and, of
course. viii be closed Tuesday. the
Fourth Of July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

Joint control of the hlockaded
Tentsin British and French con.
cessions by concession authorities
and the provisional government;
CD cooperation by concession au-
thorities with the currency policy
of the provisional government"
80 permission for the provisional
government TO inspect" banks
and business houses in the eonces-
sions. and ca rigorous control Of
''anti-Japanese" publications and
organizations in the concessions.
True to its threats. the Japanese
army hardened its blockade of the
concessions. as preparations were
made by the government in Tokyo
to negotiate with the British on
the nentsin dispute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

blue" which along with beige and
white are Queen Eliza beth's choice
OF colors.
Hollywood. which has stolen the
style show from New York. has
gone Elizabethsn.
To those in the fashion know
this is indeed interesting. 1t is
the first time the motion picture
queens have bowed to any "influ-
ence' as far as their personal
wardrobes are concerned. They
set up their own style center be-
cause the stars didn't always find
in the Paris or New York collec-
tons, modes which were to their
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ter's request and fully discussed
the Danzig situation.
Chambcrlain's statement on
Danzig was supplemented with one
by r. A. Butler. foreign UNDER
secretary, on the Orient. Butler
said Sir Robert craigie. British
ambassador in Tokyo. had been in
structed to inform the Japanese
government that ANY extension
Of indignities to British subjects in
Tientsin must imperil the success
OF negotiations In Tokyo"
Buffers statement came closely
on news that another British SUBJ
ject had been searched and stripped
Of his clothes at Tientsin.
Russian Hopeful
As part OF the British national
unity campaign, the Daily Tclc-
graph. important conservative
newspaper. regarded as close to
the foreign office. urged today thct
Winston Churchill. dissidcnt con-
sentative leader. be included in the
cabinet.
A Russian spokesman in Lon
don gave the first admission today
that Great Britain and France at
last have made progress in their
efforts to bring Russia into their
security front.
THE latest proposals are more
serious" the spokesman said.
Britain and France came con-
siderable distance nearer to meet
the Soviet position"
Hing Views Troops
Chamberlain was understood also
to be planning to set aside full
day in parliament this week for
a debate on foreign affairs, in
tended to show Germany and Italy
Enthusiastically that all parties are
united in opposition to Nazi cx-
pansionism.
King George and Chamberlain
joined in the chorus of statements
designed to impress the totali-
tartan nations both with Britain's
determination to fight II it has to
and its ability to fight.
King George reviewed a parade
OF 10000 national service volun-
teers" brought from all over the
kingdom. Queen Elizabeth was
with him.
DanxiE Under League
Under the treaty of Versailles
and subsequent treaties. Dsnzig
is under protection of the League
OF Nations. Poland's rights there
are purely economic and guarantee
her free access 10 the sea.
The high commission of the
League Of Nations in Danzig is to
decide any differences arising be-
tween Danzig and Poland. The
harbor and waterways of Danxig
are administered by a commission
VI tlNt iiANinNtts NeNu kitttA Ltttsik
and Poland. with a president who
must be Of Swiss nationality.
The king received Chamberlain
in audience at Buckingham palace
today. II was believed they dis
cussed the International situation.
CHINA
A Japana1e spokesman at Pei
ping said today that compromise
between the Japanese and British
at Tientsin was impossible, and
that the Japanese might resort to
force unless the British accepted
demands made by the Japanese
dominated provisional govern
mcnt" at Peiping.
The demands Of the provisional
government" which purports to
rt,ie North China include. IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

American woman knows she could
not match them in quality, but she
CAN wear costume necklaces,
drapery brooches and pear-shaped
earrings in keeping with her crino-
line dinner or evening gown and
be quite happy.
The early fall collections con-
tinue to reflect Queen Elizabeth's
influence. Silk satins, moires, taft
fetas, chiffons, nets and organdies
lend themselves gracefully to the
"crinoline" mode. White plays an
important role in the advance col
lections and the queen adores
white.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Smith Calm, Wife Historical
AS Arrest Is Made in Canada

BkOCkVlLLE, Ont.-Two Louisiana state officials ar
rived IN an arpane today to take custody of Dr. James Mum
roe Smith, resigned president of Louisiana State university
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

liking.
Irene Dunno. Dorothy Lamour,
Patricia Morrison. Claudette Col
bert and Anna Neagle have had
their designers in terpret the
queens crinoline influence in a
number of ways.
Costume Jewelry
The Elizabethan influence goes
further. too. The bonny queen
likes ermine capes. If we cannot
have ermine, we can have squirrel
and mink and feel pretty queen
ly," too. The queen adores dia-
monds and pearls. Her jewels
are rare and priceless gems. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04
Actresses Go EIizsbethsn;
Lsmour, Colbert Take Hint
BY VIOLA O'DONNELL
American Wire FashIon Editor

storybook queen, Elizabeth of Britain set upon
American soil for the first tme-and political history
made!
But this not all far in fashion.
above politics the Thousands of adoring feminine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

eyes got only a glimpse of her
majesty, but instantly they APP
proved her charm. naturalness. her
truly feminine wardrobe-and so
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-04

American fashion history has been
made.
The kings English has left no
greater impression than queens
Evening star., 1939-02-11
< ytsc4zID]EUlGM|ED.I!|EESHAll III
IS IS :AHEoRI = ! ~ I[]IYlNGAI<|I

tint one of the other colors yourself
by applying small amounts of fresco
colors or dry colors not in excess Of
l pound to each gallon.
If you are in the market for new
hot water heater consider whether
you don't need a more modern gar
bage disposal plant for your home.
The two things may seem to have
no connection with each other, but
that is because you don't know the
combination incinerator and hot
water heater which We have been
looking over. Here one unit per-
forms two essential home tasks.
This isn't brand-new product
we have known about it ourselves
for several years-but good things
bear repetition. and it seems a good
idea to make heat serve two pur-
poses instead of one. This is how
it is done
The water is heated by a gas
heater which works on a thermo-
stat, turning on and of as the tenn
perature of the water recedes from
or reaches desired degree of heat,
usually set at l30 degrees Fahren-
heit. But the copper coil heating
unit is equipped with vent through
which hot gases and heat generated
by the burner are discharged under
Evening star., 1939-02-11
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Here's some inside information on
an outside paint. This is the time
of the year when we are planning
our spring painting-up maneuvers;
knowledge of all the kinds of paints
there are for special purposes and
particular surfaces is good prepara-
ton for the actual sprucing up OF
the outside of the house.
This special paint for concrete,
brick or stucco surfaces is time
and labor saving concoction because
1t is made with a binder of casein
and synthetic resin. The use of
these two comparatively modern
ingredients means the surface does
not have to be wet down" before
the paint is applied. nor allowed to
cure" after the film is applied.
In most cases only one coat of
the casein- -and-resin bound paint
will do the job on any unglazed
masonry surface. 1t may also be
spread over previously painted
wall, providing the old paint clings
tightly, for the paint is designed
to form a close bond with masonry
which it does by penetrating the
pores of the masonry, thus anchor
ing the paint to the wall. If it
doesn't touch the masonry because
of old paint. you must be sure that
old paint clings very closely.
The film formed by this paste
form paint, mixed with water or
with equal parts of water and alco-
hol, if the temperature is freezing,
is not rigid. 1t remains seml-elastlc
so it can breathe with the wall when
changes of temperature occur. Water
on the outside can't get through the
film, while moisture within the ma
sonry won't raise or blister the
paint film.
The company making this paint
challenges you to prove it by soaking
an ordinary brick in water, painting
it with this special paint while it is
wet, then baking the painted brick
in an electric oven. This test is one
of the most devastating for exterior
paints, but the makers of this paint
aren't afraid. They say the paint
film will remain intact, greatly en-
couraging use in climates which
change from wet to dry and cold to
warm.
The paint dries in about an hour
under normal conditions, and one
gallon of the paste covers from 225
to $50 square feet of concrete, brick
or stucco. 1t comes in ivory, gray,
light gray, blue. buff, cream. green,
brick red. black and white, and any
special color can be furnished if you
need 80 gallons or more. If you
won't need that much paint, you can
Evening star., 1939-02-11
Associations Disburse
100000 Loans in
Three Years
One Out Of Every 26
FomiIies Has Borrowed
Since First Of 1886

One out of every 26 families in
America has borrowed money from
q savings, building and loan aSso-
citation since the first Of 1896, the
United States Building and Loan
League said today. About 100000
separate loans have been disbursed
by associate in these best three
years of the 3Os in home building
and general business.
At the same time the national or
ganization estimated that lO,5OO,O00
homes have been financed by instl-
tutions Of this type since the f1rst
ono was established in Frankford,
Pa. in 1881.
Their record of loans made Is
inseparable from the story of home
ownership in America" comments
George w. West, Atlanta. chairman
of the Home Building and Home
Owning Committee of the league.
During the last three years, he
said, savings. building and loan as
sociations have been financing more
than half 1856 POS out of some 395 900
one-famuy and tWo-family homes
which the United States Department
of Labor records show to have been
built
These 10000 construction loans,
along with 326,885 disbursements for
purchase of existing homes. 400, ,906
for reflnancing of old mortgages
and remodeling and 1874 900 loans for
miscellaneous purposes make up the
total of savings and loans contribu-
tion to home ownership during the
period.
Mr.. West said that each year of
the triennium has seen as large
contribution by these associations to
home owners available credit as in
1923, the year the rapid expansion
OF thrift and home financing activity
In the 20s got under way Average
loans are smaller now than they
were then, an indication that rela-
lively small disbursements for re-
modelling and undermining are play
Ing a larger part in the lending
than they did IS and Is years ago.
At that time people were not doing
~ AiuSAA DdI WCIC
Ing entire new houses, because the
housing shortage had begun to pinch
much more keenly than it has yet
touched today's renting group, the
league committee chairman ex-
planned
The committee also says that rela-
lively small refinancing loans are
more prominent in the last three
years activity than they were at any
time in the 1920s. The last several
years emphasis upon monthly re-
payment loans. coming alike from
the Government agencies and from
experienced mortgage men, has in
fluenced large numbers of persons
formerly accustomed to straight,
short-term mortgages to put the
debts on their homes on a monthly
liquidating basis. Thus, there has
been an increased demand for saw
tngs and loan mortgages from people
who were already started on home
ownership undertakings.
Evening star., 1939-02-11
Modernizution
Continued From First PAGE J

analysis, according to the magazine,
are that the last three years have
been the biggest modernization years
In Main streets history, that this
accelerated pace so far shows no
signs of falling off. and that mod
ernization during vacancies invari-
ably precedes reoccupation of the
premises
Steadying Backlog.
Main street is interesting to the
building industry as a real estate
phenomenon. as customer, and as
a design problem" the Architec-
tural Forum points out. 1T is the
place where land values and all
important ground floor rentals peak
and are most stable, where compe-
tition is keenest and activity reaches
Its highest pitch, where judgment
and farsighted vision earn the
biggest premium.
. LAS a customer of building, Main
street is good in good times and a
steadying backlog when times are
bad. 1t furnishes buildings only
repeat business and is more recep-
tive to new ideas than any other
market-a market which empha-
sizes quality and good workmanship
to an exceptional extent, highly
concentrated for easy selling.
81 AS design problem Main street
ix more exacting than any other,
where design and dollars directly
lnterlock-a problem which has pro-
duced many brilliant individual
solutions but which put together
too often spell chaos. In short, Main
street is challenge and an
opportunity.
Evening star., 1939-02-11
hosiery are other places this COM

hosiery are other places this COM
pound can be used.
BY spreading the plastic on soft
twine, so that the twine Is thor
oughly coated, you can I'LL q large
sized crack between two boards or
shingles. The coated twine is mere
ly forced into the opening, and the
compound expands nicely to make it
fS tight againSt the edges of the
crack. We heard of one case where
1t was used to flll the cracks in
an old-fashioned drainboard of a
kitchen sink, and 1t held up, though
boiling water and soap were poured
over it every day.
Another unique use is to apply
the plastic on the cloth bottom of
a French telephone, in little blobs,
to keep 1t from slipping while you
dial a number. The rubber tips
Of door bumpers and loose chair
rungs can be repaired with the
versatile stun.