davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
TRIBUNA LIBRE
tCARTA B POLITICA
SOmOS o no SOmOS

La palabra americana Sc la
han cogidO algunOs como 81 fue-
ra propiedad de ellos y utilizan-
dola a SUI capricho tratan de en-
torpecer ell canine de los demas
y quebrantar los preceptos de-
mocraticos de esta gran nacion.
Por 10 tanto, hay que guitar a
esos tipos la Garcia Y conteue"
sus impulses evitando que tuer-
zan las cosas en- su exclusive be-
neficio.
Ell NAL mayor, sin embargo,
radica en- ell elemento latino que
parece lie ha dado "por ser ra-
boz, algo que no aceptaban sus
antepasados, velando por Su dig
nidad personal.
70 quiero lamar la atencion
a los vecinos de Ybor City y
West Tampa en- favor de cele-
brar una reunion de todos los G.
lementos de nuestros barrios,
sin distinction, y nominar, can
didatos para todos los puestos
p1blicos.
Esto hara que reaccionen los
"cabeza de turco" y tengan que
contar con nostoros para la O.
bra de la comunidad, que es tan
nuestra como de ellos.
Tenemos los mismos derechos
y deberes y por encima de TO-
dos somos humanos.
En- la Junta Electoral tene-
mos derecho, por 10 menos, a
dos miembros, de cinco que son.
Debemos poner fin a la CO.'S
tumbre de que unoS cuantos lis
tos nominen a los candidates, en-
Downtown, y despues lie digan a
los latinoS, como 81 fueran cor
deritoS: voten por estos.
Tenemos la obligation de deS-
tacar a los nuestros y en- prime
ra fila a los intelectuales y hon.
bres que Sc afanan por Ell bien-
estar de todos.
Quedo a su disposition, Sc
nor director, atento amigo Y
S. S.
Julio Sanchez.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
PASADA A UNA C0M1SICN
MIXTA III N DE LA
~AUTORlDAD AL PRESI-
N EN- 10 QUE Sc
REFIERE A MONEDA

a Washington, JUNO 29.-Ios
jefes democraticos consiguieron
aver fuera enviada a una conf
sion mixta la ley que quita al
Presidente la autoridad que aho
ra tiene para devaluaar ell dollar.
Esperase que la ccmisi6n en-
cuentre una formula de compro
misc.
En- la camara contin1a ell de-
batesobre la ley de neutralidad.
La comision mixta debera con
siderar una MEDIA de la CANA
ra que extiende por dos amos ell
poder del Presidente para desva
lorizar ell dollar en- otro 9 por
ciento y mantener Ell fondo de
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
Ell negro al salir del CoIegio
"The Commonwealth, New Yor

les demasiado indigentes para
pagarle unos honorarios modes
tos, o hasta nominales; para no
mencionar los gastos incidental
les en- que hay que incurrir para
preparar un pleito. Ell aboga1o
de color sc We obligado con fire.
cuencia a presentarse al triba-
nal con un pleito preparado a ia
carrera e incomplete y apenas le
sorprende 81 10 pierde. Esto pro-
bablemente explica Ell que mu-
chos negros jovenes con buena
MADEIRA de abogados Sc hayan
dedicado a ser malos polfticos.
La medicina parece ser otro
campo alberto a las posibilida-
des Pero apenas 81 Sc puede ser
un buen medico recetando a pa
cientes que no pueden seguir
sus prescripciones. Algunas OBJ
servaciones de mi propio medi-
co acuden a mi memoria. "No
puedo hacer NADIA por usted",
me dijo una vez, despues de
eXaminarme. "Me agradaria re-
cetarle un par de meses de des-
canso, pero sus medios no lie per
miten dejar de TRAFALGAR. ST pue-
de listed tomarse un dfa o dos,
de vez en- cuando, para irse a
pescar, hagalo. No lie puedo i'm
poner otro t~ratamiento".
Me habl6 con libertad porque
es mi amigo ademas de ser mi
medico. I'm medico de color no
siempre puede ser tan escrupu-
losO. Su paciente puede que ne
cesite descanso, una dieta mas
saludable, una casa con mas ven
tilaci6n. Pero 81 no lie receta pill
doras ineficaces, su competitor
10 hara, y es muy probable que
su competitor sea un medico
blanco. La Inca del color en- las
profesiones es principaRmenre
una barrera que solo obstaculi-
"a I'm solo lado. Els cosa rara que
un medico de color tenga ellen
tela blanca; es cosa corriente
que los medicos blancos ejerzan
la profession en- communicates de
color.
FL gobierno da a los negros
los cargOs de que mejOr pueden
depender, desde barrenderos y
mOzos de limpieza en- general
haSta posiciones subalternas de
cuello blanco. Pero un joven de
color que piense dedicarse al
servicio civil no debe picar muy
alto.
Tales son los azares de ser ne
gro, o pardo o amarillo, o Sc
pia, o cualquiera de los dolores
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
P1DE QUE Ell GoBIERNo
E EEGA UNA IN
vESTIGACION DE LA T.
NIVERSIDAD DE LUISIA-
MA

Baton Rouge, La, JUNO o.
diario Shreveport Tines, en-
un editorial de primera plana,
pide hoy que Ell gobierno de los
Estados Unidos investigue la o.
bra de la WPA en- Luisiana Y
las hazanas financieraS del DR..
Smith, ell fugado p~residente de
la Universidad.
Los altos funcionarios del Els
tado acusan a Smith de haber te
nido libre aceeso a $1,209,000
en- bonos y que redimi6 la mi
tad de ellos en- 100000 al con-
tadc, por medic de notas sin "a
Tor.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29

que rehusan colocar a los ne
gros tienen 81 excusa. 70 creo
que 81 20 fuera patrono, con los
intereses del patrono, contrarfa,
solamente a empleados blaneos.
Mi excusa serfa la convenience
economical. Dudo que mi posi-
ci6n pudiera ser sostenida por
ningdn principle de leyes eco
n6micas. Estoy convencido de
que no estaria justificada por
ning1n principle etico.
Pero ell objeto de estas breves
observaciones no es de tomar ell
consideration causas y conse-
cuencias, nj sugerir remedies.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29

(Viene de la ga pdg.)
Ell Picnic

Ell Picnic
Sc completarn entire hoy y ma
mana los preparativos para cl
Picnic que ell domingo ofrecera,
en- su edificio de la Novena ave
nida Y Gale 16, Ell Castillo Girls
t6bal Colon No. 7, de los Caballe
ros de Aqua de Orc.
E Castillo Sc reunira esta no
che, como todos los jueves, y les
Comisiones informaran.
Centenares de tickets sc
han vendido va.
A las IL 80 Sc servira ell al
muerzo en- ell piso bajo, y des-
pues Sc bailara en- la sala alta.
S6locuesta un peso la entra-
da con derecho al bale y Ell al
muerzo. La entrada general Sc
ha fijado, para despues del ai-
muerzo, en- % centavos.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29

II

La POGO risuena perspective
que 10 aguarda naturalmente
que influye en- su election de W
caci6n. Puede que desee ser con
table, quimico, metal1rgico o in
geniero. Pero ell exito en- estos
terrenos Sc CANA en- los labora-
torios de las grandes universida
DIES o al servicio de la industrial
Y ell concrete. En- este 1ltimo
campo los administrators del
personal es muy probable que
interpongan su veto a la carre-
ra del solicitante de color antes
de que esa carrera commence.
Sus oportunidades de ingresar
en- Ia facultad de I'm planted su-
perior para blancos son solo IL
geramente mejores que los de Ia
proverbial bola de nieve en- agos
to. Tiene buena oportunidad
de ~profesar su ciencia en- un Co
legio de color, pero puede THU
bear en- instruir a la juventud
de la proxima generation en- una
ciencia que quizas jamas tenga
la OCCASION de utilizar.
Ciertas vocaciones parecen a.
biertas a todos sus adeptos Ell
pie de igualdad. Por ejemplo, Il
derecho. Pero un abogado no
puede ganar pleitos sin clientes,
y los blancos que necesitan SER
vicios legales Sc muestran dudo-
SOS de la ~capacidad del abogado
de color. Claro que los negroS
tambien Sc ven en- dificultades
que n~ecesitan dos servicios de I'm
abogado, y Sc ven en- elias con
mayor facilidad de la que pue-
de desplegar un abogado de CO.
lor para sacarlos de elias. Pero,
hay diversos angulos que tomar
en- consideration.
Tengo un amigo que una vez
defendi6 a un cliente de color
complicado con ciertos blancos
en- un case de secuestro. Los acu
sados blancos Representatives por
abogados blancos, fueron convic
tos y condenados. Ell cliente de
mi amigo fue absuelto. Algo te-
MIA que tener este. Sin embargo,
vive en- un cuarto que no es sine
una perrera. Y a menudo pre-
tende envidiar mis- constantes
ingresos de trabajador diestro.
"TM luchas por mantener una
norma de vida, me dice bro
meando. "Yo lucho para vivir."
En- momentos de converse
ci6n seria me ha explicado los
tremendos obstaculos con que
tropieza ell abogado negro: ellen
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
The AWFUL PRICE YOU PAY FOR BEING
NERVOUS
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ANY OF The Signs

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Let the wholesome herbs and roots Of
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Make 4 note NOW to get a bottle Of this
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La gaceta., 1939-06-29
BOdG

BOdG
En- la residencia de los padres
d ella novia, esposos Mendez vi
go, nGmero 1912 de la Gale de
Ybor, Ell domingo 2 contraeran
matrimonio la bella Srta. Anto-
MIA M6ndez Vigo y ell estimado
joven Dario Trashorras. Ella
tiene II amos y 81 81.
Apadrinaran a la enamorada
pareja los queridos esposos Ma
ria y Tristan Barcia. Una boda
de caracter familiar en- la que
actuara ell notario Angel Mason.
Tendra lugar ell acto a las 8
de la nbche. Muchos regalos re-
cibiran.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
En- De Soto Park

Los viejitos del Club lie
Townsend No. 20, ayudados por
los j6venes que apoyan csc plan
de pensiones, celebraran un Pie
mic, con entrada gratis, ell dia a
de julio, en- ell parque De Soto.
No costara NADIA ell bale, Sc
gun Sc nos informa, y tocaran
las orquestas de Manuel San
chez y La Florida.
Sc hacen gestiones para To-
graz que las Hermanas William
tomen parte en- Ell programa.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
la GAOErA
de carne designados bajo Ell

de carne designados bajo ell
rombre generico de NEGRO"
por la mentalidad norteameri-
cana. FL solicitar un destino 81
Sc tiene ell rostro obscure IS
siempre correr un riesgo. Una
aventura, 81 ell solicitante posee
una mentalidad elevada. I'm
juego de azar, 81 uno es vulgar.
Frecuentemente un desengaho
para uno Y otro.
En- todas las razas hay esprit
tus a quienes no Sc desvia facil-
mente del canine que conduce a
la meta que Sc han propuesto. Y
la naturaleza ha dado a muchos
negros una piel clara. Muy cla-
ra. Muchos de ellos cuando los
patronos no los contratarian
por ser negros pasan por blan-
cos al solicitar un cargo. Nunca
sc sabra ell n1mero de negros
que Sc insin1an en- "cargos pa
"a blancos" por medic del per-
jurio de raza. Otro misterio es
10 importante y lucrative de las
posiciones que obtienen.
Todos los negros que "pasan'
no apuntan al cielo. Algunos son
directories y otros infimos sub
alternos. ConOci a un negro que
"pas6" y que lego a ser admins
trador de una gran tienda lie
Woolworth; otro que era pOr-
tero en- una casa de departamcn
tos de Park Avenue. Una de mis-
amigos de piel clara era Deepen
dienta en- una tienda mixta. O.
ira era doncella de servicio. T.
no de mis- parienteS polfticos lie
go a ser un destacado actor de
teatro y de la pantalla.
Los negros no justifican ell
"pasar" en- principle, pero 10
justifican en- la practica. EST
man que puesto que son victi-
mas de una discrimination in
justa en- la b1squeda de trabajo
su duplicidad es cuando mas
una falta venial. Entire mis- CO.
'nocidos que trabajan como blan
cos ninguno sc enorgullece de
su habilidad para evadir la ba-
rrera del color en- ell trabajo. En-
presencia de sus congeneres ira
tan de sincerarse. Elsa parece
ser la actitud general de los ne
gros que pasan. Aunque no sian
ten remordimiento por enganar
al mundo de los negocioS, pare
cen eStimar que ell explotar gu
don natural de blancura es en-
cierto mode tomarles ventaja i
nequitativa a sus hermanos mas
obscuros. Las razaS son STEM
pre- celosas de sus nGmeros
y a los padres no agrada la idea
de que sus hijos lleven una vida
de falsedad para triunfar, O ST.
quiera para ganarse ell susten-
to.
Claro esta que los patronos
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
Ell TEMPO

Lluvias para la tarde de hog.
Nublados p~arciales.
Maxima temperature aver,
80 grades minima, "a.
La gaceta., 1939-06-29
Los PanGderOS

Los PGnGdeT0S
Siguen preparando su Picnic
para ell dia 16 los obreros pana-
deros miembros de la Union Lo-
cal 361.
Ell Comite de Propaganda rea
liza ~gestiones que seguramente
culminaran en- un exito compile
to para la fiesta.
Cuando Sc nos envien los de-
tales, con mucho gusto los pu-
blicaremos.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

followed q $5O0,000 strand Of pearls
in a parade of gems designed by
Paul Flato. 5t.
A 55-carat champagne-hued dia-
mond drew more obs and abs. It
sparkled on the hand of Lucy
Saunders, and her necklace was
golden oak leaves with diamond
veins. Another dazzling piece, a
jeweled clip, had ribbons of dia-
monds.
The show, to all outward appear
Evening star., 1939-11-29

ances, was a casual event during
luncheon at the Ritz; but six detec-
tives and two patrolmen had an eye
on the jewels.
The Duchess de Tallyrand, the
former Anna Gould; the Archduke
Franz Josef and his Archduchess of
Austria and several hundred other
socially prominent persons stopped
eating their dessert of marrons glace
to see the beauteous Brenda adorned
Evening star., 1939-11-29

with q 125-carat chunk from the
Jonker diamond.
Her gown was sweeping black
velvet, made in Spanish style, and
a black lace mantle covered her
head. The great diamond, which
was being shown for the first time
since 1t was cut and mounted, is
part Of the 726-carat stone found
five years ago by poor South
African farmer, Jacobus Jonker.
1t Is owned by Harry Winston and
Evening star., 1939-11-29

more with other girls of her own
age.
She entered the seventh grade of
a private schools for girls. Although
the school is not far from Shirley's
home, she will be driven to and
from classes each day by her chauf-
feur bodyguard.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Shirley. Temple Drops
Tutor for School
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 29.-Shirley
Temple started to school yesterday
Heretofore, the 1O-year-old star
has been tutored privately at home
and on movie sets. Her mother de-
cided, and Shirley readily agreed, it
was time she began associating
Evening star., 1939-11-29
ISL, 100000 Diamond DuzzIes
Elite at Gem Style Show

Brenda Frazier modelling a q, 900 900
diamond.
Onlookers agreed the show was
the ultimate. in something or other
when, the great diamond, which
cleaned like a fair-sized beacon,
Evening star., 1939-11-29
ToiIetries, Street Floor
l48 Boxes Csc ShuIton ToIcum, 3 for soc

70 DOrsay Cleansing Cream quefying 15c
4-$l95 Kits, rubber lined 81
5$1 Travel Kits print plain rubber lined SOC
novelty packages sec
H3-Boxs 81 Shuon Dusng Powder
1851 Shuton Sec
1880 Teur Gift powder and bath salts soe
Styles SEQ
$500 Shower assorted coos In rubber 2sc
25o-25c Tooth Brushes variety Of styles for 45s
$3 Bottles Worth Perfumes "Sans Adieu 'veas -
es1 Christmas with bottles of perfumes So
Evening star., 1939-11-29

1911 Change Pures-leathers more
slipper pocketback, white blue
5e-S3 Evening Bagssequins gold and multi
1858 Handbag-no half price,
handle and frame pouches black. brown, green
slightly mArred from display
1W-85 Street Evening grained suede
wool fabrics fabrics-black and
3s5o Handbass-bak, brown green brown tan
ca-lght and dark brocades
vasabond frame pouches evening bags
N3e Handbasssnede leathes In black green;
and bsek-sexaD peaches
Evening star., 1939-11-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The BRIEF
est, costliest style show in many a
day took place yesterday, with $2,-
100000 worth of jewels flashing by
in Is minutes and Glamour Girl
Evening star., 1939-11-29

Legend makes the amethyst q
protection against thieves and
drunkenness.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

Is said to be the largest diamond
in the world with modern cutting.
Among the other pieces shown
were rainbow diamonds" in pale
yellow, blue and pink, a necklace Of
diamond sea shells with big conch
shell set in platinum, and neck
lace Of gold-colored diamonds set In
the shape Of a sunflower.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

Five-sixths Of Estonia's popula.
ton Of 1,126,O00 are Lutheran.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Fur Salon, Third Floor
6-Sl25 CorocuI Lamb Fur Coots, $3.50
Ka1r brown dyed and Eel grey dyed; sizes IA to 49,

Mink-dyed Coats, sizes IA to s4sss
Muskat COats H. 16 $6925
$3.50 Caracu Lamb Coats dyed Kah eel black ls SIS
1-S169 Mink Muskrat Short Fur Coat size 16 $S450
1-$175 Eel Caracul Lamb Coat size $3.50
$98 Caracu Lamb Fur Coats sizes 20 and S99
198 Mink dyed Murat Coats in short lengths II to 1S S99
Sabledyed Muskra Coats 16 $1125
Persian Lamb Coat size $l6250
Black dyed Persian Lamb Fur Coat; size SITS
1-S425 Black dyed Persian Lamb Coat; size
1-$495 Black dyed Persian Lamb Coat size $24750
Coats; Blackdyed lamb 161 kidskn
kidskn, IL $695O
1-Se5 SeaI-dyed SIS
2-Ssso Coney Coats
a-S65 Hudson Seal-dyed Coats; SIS
I-s265 Hudson Seadyed
Muskra -Sl25
$3.50 BLACK dyed Persian Lamb Fur Coat
1-s395 Black -dyed
1-S3975 Blue Fox-dyed SIS
Boleros $50
2-Sl50 $50
l-$165 Natural Red Fox Bolero size IL ------- $50
2-S75 Silver Fox Scarfs: single style $37 50
SIZES Silver Scarf twin skins $50
1-$198 Silver Double-Skn Scarf $SS
Evening star., 1939-11-29
60-$3.95 6 $5.95 Skirts, $1.98

lON-S295 Skirts-woo sheand rabbit
hannes-hgh- pleats
front and back kick peas and gores-navy aqua,
vintage, plum a. 31.4S
12o-$2s5 type sephyr
"Cuna Oambswools-classc novelty
white red vintage, maize, natural
1855 Short Sleeve Jackeplain wool
s$SS and $7ss Jackeplaid checks stripes woes card
classic; brown, blue, navy, sreen vintage
$685. S3ss
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Misses Coot Shop, Third Floor
| l6 Misses S69.75 Fured Dress Coots, $3488

yoke collars minkdyed fitch vesee
black; beaver brown
black blended mink IA to 20 in
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Jewelry, Street Floor

800 Pcs. ST JeweIy, 81 to 81 Rings, 59c; for 81
Pins clips metal with cooed stones
bright beadssone Styles large stones, sd-
Unstable.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

$16e5 and s1ss5 Suitsdressmaker type, 2pc
nubby woolens black, wine brown; H. II $Ss
Misses $1995 Suts-3pc shetland woos, gabardnelned
versibIe topcoa, coars jacket suit sreen blue $SS
Suits 2pc cotton velveteen; black green
Misses Sis Dessy Furred Sus-Pesan lamb banded col
paon Forsmann wooens; black; II S4SSS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15
TAC0MAN ASKS
INVESTIGATION

An affidavit charging sabotage
by Communists on the State
Writer'S Project. signed by Robert
y. Pearsall. supervisor Of the
writers in Tacoma. is being sent to
National wPA Chief F. C. Har-
rington. 1t was announced Sunday
by State Senator Mary U. Far
quharson in Seattle.
She said she had the affidavit
in her possession, and that in for
warding il to Col. Harrington
would demand an impartial inves-
tigation of the project in this
state.
Supervisor earsall asserts,
Senator Farquharson said. that
Communists were shown favorit-
ism on the Tacoma project and
that writers not in sympathy with
the party were replaced by Com
munists. He charges both ma
tional and state directors of the
writer's project with delaying the
two local projects, Tacoma Guide.
sponsored by the city council. and
Labor History, sponsored by the
Central Labor council here.
State WPA Administrator Don
G. Abel retorted that investigation
of similar statements a year ago
brought out no proof.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15
BARNETT BAIL
IS NOT POSTED

Maurice big Mose) Barnett. in
the Pierce county jail more than
= week since his return from Min
nesota to face his 12-year-old Peo-
Piles Store burglary charge. kept on
sitting there Monday with no move
to raise bail.
And bail remained at $4,000,
just n 1t was set on Jan. %. 1928,
two days after Barnett failed to
appear for arraignment and for
fcitcd the $1,000 cash on which he
had obtained his release.
II Barnett does apply for reduc-
ton of bail. he apparently viii
make 1t before Superior Judge e.
d. Hodge. who becomes presiding
Judge In the county Tuesday.
Judge Robert e. Evans. sitting for
the past two weeks, viii resume his
vacation then.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15

suit Il . triangle lsve affair.
0As - beea narrisd twice.
Ducarley so - - ~tws
go suspects wAsr Nh
thumA.s
Knapp came upon the body sat-
urday evening. It lay near the
waters edge, wrapped in . quilt
and tied with baiing wire. At
tached to II was an s0-pound
stone that had been used to keep
it submerged.
The woman's arms had been
meticulously folded across her
bosom before the guilt was rolled
around her.
The body had been exposed to
water and the elements two
months. DR.. I. S. Collins, coroner,
said. II was In . bad state Of de-
composition, but Identification and
the cause Of death were estab-
lished within several hours.
An autspsy Disclosed the
wennan hAa been shot In the
hea1- RArts Of = bullet were
recovered
Identification was accomplished
through clothes and the fact the
woman's legs were broken In an
automobile accident two years ago.
II physician who treated her in
juries made the identification posi-
tive.
Mrs- Coates second husband.
James Coates. was an engineer at
Sacred Heart hospital until July
= She has q daughter, Mrs. Helen
Forwood. living ct Colbert. 10
miles north Of Spokane. and . son
reading It Portissd-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Applications for marriage licen-
ses have been received by the
county auditor from George Cliff
ford Pariari. 20. Buckley. and
Mary Wasalino. 20. South Prairie:
Clifton vandine Stanhope. %.
Enumclaw. and Margaret Opal
Wall. Is. Snohomish: Paul Judson
Van Buskirk. 40. and Gladys Lind
sey Hackerd. %. Tacoma; Ernest
Ripoli. "a. and Clara BLADDER. 10.
Tacoma: George w. Drexler. 81.
Tacoma. and Hazel Mae Smith, IS,
Summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15
20 Killed and Ill Injured in
Nevada Train Catastrophe

Engineer Ed Hecox was driving
the Diesel-engined power unit at
approximately so miles an hour.
The momentum pulled the auxil-
larry power car and the baggage
car over the buckling rails. The
next car. a chair car. Market
Street" also hurtled the collapsing
bridge and ended on its side 200
feet on the other side. The next
six coaches ripped through the
side of the bridge and into the
river, landing one on top of an
other.
After the three power units,
the baggage car and q day
coach came the combination
kitchen and coffee shop. At
the west end Of the span II
overturned. Then was the
diner. In which most of the
fatalities occurred.
Behind the diner, the luxurious
club car smashed into what was
left Of the bridge. the front end
plunging downward at an angle
of about 20 degrees. its nose rest
ing in the shallow depths of the
Humboldt.
The next two cars. forming a
double unit. overturned. throwing
passengers from the berths and
injuring many. The 18th car, also
q sleeper, likewise left the track
and turned on its side.
The next three were derailed.
remaining upright, but one of
them, jolted to . right-angis
position by the twisted rails,
narrowly escaped sliding down
the steep slope into the river.
Only the last three cars. in
Guiding the lounge conservation.
remained on the rails.
Every car was darkened imme-
diately by the broken main eiec-
trio cable running between the
auxiliary power unit and the re-
ma'uder of the train. Some OF
the passengers broke through win
dows and leaped to the rosdbed
The majority rode the cars in their
5o-foot drop into the riverbed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-15
Police Hunt For
Car Lot Looters

Systematic burglars were Sought
Monday in connection with loot
ing OF the Square Deal used car
agency. 2132 jefferson ave, while
police also Investigated a burglary
at tn. Atlas Lumber Co. 622<
Mckinley ave.
The car lot looters made their
getaway late Saturday night. TAX
ing a set of wheels off a car and
also leaving with the car keys
They tore pickets off a high fence.
climbed over a roof at the rear
of the lot, dropped onto the top
of a parked car. and removed the
wheels from coupe. They care
fully replaced the nuts on the
hub of the car before leaving.
n. J. Williams, who reported
the lumber firm burglary, said a
lock was twisted off the door and
that IA feet of chain, with hooks
on both ends, together with mis-
cellaneous tools, comprised the
loot.