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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14
Phones Busy
In Portland

In Portland. the telephone COM
pany was forced to increase its
generator load 100 per cent to
handle the terrific flood OF tele-
phone calls to police, newspaper
and radio station switchboards.
Several Portland residents said
their clocks stopped at HAT p. m.
In Longview, large sec
tons Of plaster fell In the
Monticello hotel. The quake
also was felt strongly In As
toria, Ore. on the coast.
Water mains were broken IN
Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Raymond.
in the Grays Harbor district.
chimneys fell in Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14
TIDEFLATS Get
WORST SHAKING

rAcoma's tideflats, jelly-like in
oheir geological structure. quivered
with only slightly eliminating
force nom l1:z7 p. m. Sunday
night until approximately $50
Monday morning.
This was an interesting con-
tribution to the local earthquake
data presented by the lines on the
paper disc recording water pres
sure n the st. Regis pulp mills
Industrial lines converging at 18th
md Canal sts.
Water supt. Kunigk had the
sheet Monday morning with the
unusual record.
Tranaformer oil stored In open
tanks It the city's steam plant
spilled over and up at the Nc
MiIIin reservoir Of the water de-
parfment, the 10 acres Of water
sloshed around until It spilled over
the coping. some three feet above
Me normal water level
Krnigk drove to the Hood Ut.
reservoir 10 check condition OF the
Green river gravity line on the
pressure recording instruments
there and found = displacement Of
10 pounds above normal to six
pounds below normal. illustrating
. tremendous surge In the line.
However. ~ far N could be
determined. he said there had been
no damage Of any kind to the
eity's water system
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Tacoma Experiences Most
Severe TrenOr Since 1880

CONTINUED From Page One)
= switch was Jared loose, throw
ing the Dash Point line off. and
that the line from the 13.000-volt
Dupont sub-station was shorted.
Power was restored quickly on
the latter line by cutting In on
another circuit, he said. There
also was some local trouble at
American lake where. he said.
his men had not yet reported ex-
actly what happened.
Puget Sound transmission lines
suffered no damage. the company
reported.
The quake was felt from
Vancouver. b. C., 70 Oregon
City. Ore, nine miles south Of
Portland.
Prof. Howard Coombs Of the
University Of washington's seis-
biological laboratory. said the
tremor was between third and
fourth Intensity. sufficiently
strong to cause damage.
The University Of Washington
ssismograph recorded vibrations
for II minutes.
Ia first temblor came at
HAT p. N. The most intense
shock followed minute later.
Disturbances which could not
- felt were recorded on the
selsmograph until 1908 n m.
Prof. Coombs said there was
little damage because the quake
was . slow swing rather than a
quick jerk. Coombs estimated the
spicenter 50 to so miles west or
east Of Seattle, probably west
because of the shap shocks felt
n Aberdeen on Grays Harbor.
Tacoma thsaters were
emptted In haste but without
mishap ~ thcater goers
rushed into the street. The
aters N Seattle, Aberdeen and
ChehalIs, holding midnight
performance, were aban-
doned, and the fact crowds
were small In that hour pre-
vented panic Or injury.
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Residents were not alone
aware that something was
amiss. Pheasants crowding
the game preserve near Park
land set up q shriIl, cIarion-IIke
clamor that was heard In
nearby Falkland. The fright
ened birds screamed In chorus
when the earthquake struck.
Dogs apparently were cognizant
that something was wrong. The
temblor either disturbed them or
they could not understand why
Tacomans were running into the
streets shortly before midnight.
They barked until long after lights
In most residences had been ex-
tinguished.
A night tender on the North
ern Pacific railroads steel
bridge Mt Salmon bay In Seat
tie reported the huge canti-
lever span, which was open.
swayed so far he thought IL
would collapse. The bridge
tender, Oscar Wickstrom, hur-
ried out of his tower on the
bridge and ran TO shore.
Mrs. Taynton Thayer reported
an old French clock she has had
for years and was unable to get
to run, started ticking merrily
when the earthquake came, and
continued running throughout the
morning.
DR.. and Mrs. M. N. Campbell In
Seattle were awakened at 1890
by a rock crashing through their
window with note attached.
II strike at midnight, or else.
To you from the Lone Clutch. Put
81 on portch." The Campbells
waited nervously for midnight
to see what the "or else" was. At
11:47 the quake jolted the house.
Il was scared stiff" Mrs. Camp
bell said. II thought sure the
Lone Clutch had blown up the
house."
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Thought Furnace
Had BlOlUn Up

Edwin Carlson, 102s No. Cush-
man. assistant postmaster. was
sitting In the living room of his
homo reading when the quake
struck. The rumble started him
for the basement to investigate
because he thought the furnace
had blown up"
Mrz. Carlson said that neighbors
In the district went outside to see
what was happening. and one re-
ported the sky IL blue over near
the mountain" The phenomenon
was not definitely linked with the
quake
Railroad officials In Tacoma
started N immediate checkup
On their tracks, roadbeds, tun-
nels and bridges. John r.
Alsip, superintendent Of the
Northern Pacific, reported that
there was Amazingly enough.
no damage. A similar report
was made by Francis s. Dew
Lin. superintendent Of the MIL
waukee line.
Telephones in the office Of The
Tacoma Times buzxed necessarily
from residents wanting informa-
ton on the extent Of the shakeup.
Radio stations received a swarm
Of calls, and several stations broad
cast special bulletins.
Police managed to handle al
the calls that came through, and
were called only for one investiga-
ton They checked on the damage
At the hank building where the
cornice was dislodged.
! Eqslpment from feux fira
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

In the survey. which comedies
with the announcement In WASH
ington Of plans for a new 81, 3o0.-
000. 900 naval building program,
the Institute put three questions
to = representative cross-section
Of the voting population In each
OF the IS states:
ID Do you think the Unit
ed States should increase the
size Of Its armys
(2) Do you think the Unit
ed States should increase the
size Of Its navys
60 Do you think the Unit
Cd States should increase the
size Of Its air forces
North and South. East and
West, an average of nearly nine
Americans In every ten say that
they would like TO see increases in
each Of these divisions. Since the
Institutes survey was under way
before the announcement Of the
administrations plan to build e5
additional warships. the results of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14
No Damage at
NMrOlCs Bridge

Clark Eldridge. resident engineer
for ths Washington state ton
bridge authority, reported that
construction II the Nsrrows bridge
sile wishstood ths shock
we had reports that some bolts
had fallen from the towers" he
sid, but provision for such an
oecaaxrenee had been made before
hand. snd our cbeckup showed that
1be towers were intact"
psbase Works commIszionsr A.
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r. Bergersen said that debris at
Jefferson ave. and 25th st. was not
to be blamed on the temblor.
There's a bulkhead there. which
We are taking out. 1t may look
AZ though It had been hit by an
earthquake. but IT'S just public
works."
The Washington Gas q Electric
Co. reported no damage to its plant
and no calls from the homes OF
gas users.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

stations and the fire boat
answered the call 60 the st.
Paul and Tacoma lumber COM
pany mill. The fire resulted
from a short-circuit In
cranes wiring. caused by the
tremor, II was reported.
The firemen were on hand until
2:S7 q. m. Damage was confined
to the crane motor and the frame
shed on the wharf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

buttons In Canada Is owned by
Robert s. Duncan. He has 1000
army buttons which have come
from every section of the British
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

empire and from II other eoun-
tries. They are divided into 81
groups mounted on corrugated
boards covered with paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14
Majority Willing
To Pay More Taxes
For u. S. Defense
BY DIR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director American Institute of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. with most of Europe in a state of
mobilization the twentyfrst anniversary of the World
War Armistce the great majority Americans nation
wide Institute survey favor strengthening the countrys
national defenses in all branches land, and in
the air.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

Two years later. with Ameri-
cans absorbed by the problems Of
the 1887 recession" the institute
found slightly less sentiment for
increases in the three branches.
But last year, in the uneasy after
math of the Munich conference.
which American voters interpreted
as merely a postponement of a
European showdown. the number
favoring increases had once more
increased.
The four-year trend is shown in
the following figures:
II A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14
Voters Average Nearly for Increasing Strength of Army and Macy

II you're not using 1t, sell 1t with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Call Main 3151.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

plaster, s. S. Reynolds. building
superintendent, reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

the study are not an index Of
sentiment on this particular plan.
Further measurements OF public
opinion will be made AZ the ques-
ton of national defense heads for
debate in Congress next January.
The survey does reveal, however,
that there has been a significant
increase in national defense senti-
ment over the past four years, UNI
til today there is little public dis
agreement on the principle of ad-
ditional u. S. armament. The vote
Of those with opinions in the In
stitute are:
l. For Strengthening
Army .............. 86%
Against Strengthening
Army .14%
.. For Strengthening
Navy ...............S S9o
Against Strengthening
Navy ...............12%
3. For Strengthening
Air Force .sIes
Against Strengthening
Air Force ........ 90
In each case the Institute found
only one person in IA (7e6) unde-
cided or without an opinion on the
question.
Most in favor Of national de-
Tense increases in the Institute
survey are Southerners and East
erners, with Middle Westerners
the least aroused. Even in the
relatively impregnable middle
west, however, an average Of four
persons In every five say that the
United States should have a larger
navy.
Similarly, a difference of only
one or two points separates Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in the three
questions, with Democrats slightly
more in favor of increases than
G. o. p. voters.
Want National Security
Today's institute survey Is not to
be interpreted as a sign that
Americans are eager to participate
In the present European war: pre-
vious institute studies have shown
repeatedly that they are not. But
as long ago as 1887 the institute
found 73 per cent saying that an
other major war involving threat
to the security of the United
States probably would occur sooner
or later, and there have been con-
sistently large majorities in favor
Of strengthening u. S. arms for
basic national defense.
Just four years ago this month
the institute put similar questions
to a nationwide miniature electo-
rate with the following results:
I. For Strengthening
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-14

CANADIAN COLLECTS
1000 ARMY BUTTONS
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Moratorium on
Liquor Licenses
In State ForeseeIl

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug, II
lUP)-A virtual moratorium on new
liauor license was foreseen today
by the board of equalization as
the result of adoption OF new
policy to limit licenses on a pop
ulation basis.
The types of licensed premises
affected will be restricted to one
for each 1000 population in cities
and one to each 500 in unincorpor-
ated areas. Nearly every city and
area in the state has more than
this ratio now. which means no
new licenses will be issued and any
new establishments will be forced
to transfer or purchase a license
from some other concern.
Since many concerns go on off
business under norma lconditions,
the ban on new licenses will grad
ually cut down the total licenses,
it was explained.
No new applications will be ac-
cepted by the board and a public
herring will be held here Sept. Il
to discuss possible mendments to
the ruling,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Fireworks Slated
Over Direction
OF Actor Unions

Continued from Page l.
Stage Employees, parent union of
props, makeup artists, cameramen,
electricians and others who preen
the actors. design and shift their
scenery, manipulate the lights and
cameras and perform other techni-
cal duties.
Adopted Orphan
The AAAA kicked out one OF its
subsidiary unions, the American
Federation of Actors, composed
mostly of night club and vaudeville
performers, because of the way
Wardness of some of its officers, and
the IATSE adopted and chartered
it. The AAAA demands that the
IATSE turn the AFA out again and
says that if it doesn't, 1t will be
proof that the IATSE is trying to
recruit and dominate the acting
side of the business.
Whole airplane eand train car
leads of artistic ceBbrities converg-
ed here yesterday for the fight. but
after presenting their arguments
in secret AFL sessions yesterday
most of them evacuated last night
some back to the spotlights. others
| to the cozier New York night CLUBS
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
London Saved from Destruction
In BIack-out Air Raid Test

panied by casualties in the royal
air force. A fairey bomber crashed
into an electric pylon today at Car
lton bedfordShire, Killing two per-
sons and injuring one.
1t was apparent to ground OBJ
servers that the blackout was only
partial. With those window lights
which showed during the blackout
hours of midnight to A. M. today,
and the lights of automobiles and
trucks In the streets. raiding ayi-
ators might have been able to
trace London areas by ribbons OF
reflected light. Sits of light es-
capped from curtained railroad
coach windows, and some stations
remained lighted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Roosevelt Says
He Will Oppose

Continued from Page Il

Continued from rage i
of our party.
Calling himself liberal the
President in his statement said
THE Democratic party will fan
if it goes conservative next year
or if it is led by people who can
offer naught but fine phrases Last
winter, IN speaking at the jackson
Day dinner l referred to the sad
state the country would be in II
it had to choose between a Demo-
cratic Tweedle-dum and a Repuo-
lican Tweedle-dee. l want to
amend that simile. so let me put it
this way The Democratic party
will not survive as an effective
force in the nation if the voters
have to choose between a Republi-
can Tweedledum and a Democratic
Tweedle- -d,mmer."
Some Senators recalled Mr.. Roos-
evelt bolted the Democratic party
once before-When he supported
Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 against
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democrat,
HE would have precedent for
declining to take part in the elect
ion of a Democrat who will be nom
mated at the next convention,
said William H. King. D., Utah
There are millions of men and
women in this country who still
believe in the principles of JET
ferson. Jackson. Cleveland and Will
son and who will not follow any
fantastic, socialistic schemes fab
ricated by some who claim to be-
long to the party but who never
were members of it, and some OF
whom were found in other political
parties"
Sen. Josiah w Bailey D.. N. c..
who has voted against the admin
istration on almost every issue, sale
at his North Carolina home: We'll
it wouldn't be the first time hi
bolted i. G. no comment. l won
say anything now"
Room For Only Two
Sen. Elmer Thomas, D, Okla
commented: Il said some time ago
in advocating Mr.. Roosevelt for E
third term. that there is only room
in this country for two parties
conservative and liberal The Re
publicans have pre-empted the con
servatiye party and there is ONLY
one place for the Democrats to GO
It will have to be Roosevelt in 1874
or someone who will carry on hi
liberal policies. We've made mis-
takes. but they've been on the lib
eral side. If VIC turn back, we fac
defeat"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Boy Hangs Self
With Belt While
In School Cell

WHITTIER, Cal, Aug. Il. oUP1
Benjamin Moreno, l3, today COM
mited suicide by hanging himself
with his belt while locked in SOL
itary confinement at the Whittier
state school. the sheriff's office
reported
The youth had been placed in SOL
itary confinement, officials of the
school said, because he yesterday
made his third attempt to escape
from the school
Gov Culbert Olson, in Los An
Geles, was informed of the Youths
hanging and Immediately ordered
the state department of institu-
tions to make an investigation.
Deputy Sheriff j. T. Green re-
ported the boy had used his belt
as moose with which to hang
himself His body was found by
guards during the morning.
Superintendent E. j. Milne re-
ported that the lad was placed In
solitary after he broke ranks yes
terdav and made a dash for free
dom. He was captured within a
half hour. Milne said he was ab-
sent at the time but an assistant
ordered Moreno placed in solitary
The superintendent said he talk
ed to the boy following his escape
and reported that the youth ex-
pressed regret at his act and gave
no indication that he contemplate
ed suicide.
The boy, son Mr.. and Mrs. Do
mingo Moreno of Pacoima, was SEN
fenced to the state school last Jan
l8 after he and a group of other
Mexican boys stole an automobile
and went on a Joy ride to Tulare
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Pianist Plays


Piano selections. played by 3
soloist of the Boston symphony
orchestra, featured the Friday
luncheon meeting OF the El Centro
Kiwanis club at the Barbara Worth
hotel
The musician was David Nelson
Bacon of Cambridge. Mass, brother
of DR.. Sem Bacon of El Centro,
who was chairman of the day. Da-
vid Bacon is Harvard graduate
and an instructor at Langley school
at Cambridge.
Among guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. McNeece. Mrs. Olga
Costello. Harry Maddux, Mrs. Don
Ketchen. Mrs. Ed Mason. Mrs. Burt
Hamburger. Mrs. William Hlld gins
Mrs Joe Foss, Malcolm Macurda,
Nolan Smith and Joseph Bacon. also
brother of DR.. Bacon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
'Sunbaihers' lNudisfs TO You'll Doff
Clothes at Annual Convention in Woods

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Aug. IL
sUPp - The American Sunbathers
association-called nudists by those
VINO don't "belongp-opened its ma
tional convention today on an 81
Pore ranch in the Redwoods eight
miles from here.
DR.. Louis P. Clark. ordained min
ister in the Christian church who
preached in Ohio before becoming
connected with the sunbathers. well
coined the 300 delegates who will
doff their clothing and relax until
Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
McLag|en Speaks Out Of Turn About
Monkey Gland Treatment and Sets
Hollywood Reporters Buzzing

ed like Well-tanned rhinoceros hide.
Dr.. S. G.. Sonneland, it developed,
handed the mighty Victor a bill for
s2,700 for professional services. Vic
claimed he paid it. The doc said
he didn't-and filed suit to collect.
Thus it was that the heman of
uncounted dramas of the silver
sheet was ordered into the offices
OF S. S. Hahn, the physicians at
torney. These offices didn't look
like a court to Vic. The whole pro-
ceedings didn't seem TO be any too
serious. to him.
So when Hahn asked him what
treatment he had undergone. he
said he'd been taxing" monkey
glands Wowiei
Victor's phone began To ring
The photographers wanted his pic
ture standing beside an ape. Vic,
who never had blushed before in
his life. turned deep cerise around
the ears and confessed that maybe
he'd been talking out of turn.
The idea he'd tried to convey to
Attorney Hahn was that he'd been
taking treatments for his complex
ion at the recommendation of DR..
Sonneland and that the treatments
consisted of shots in the arm. Vic
didn't know what was in the shots
so ne just said monkey glands"
He certainly was sorry he ever said
any such thing. He'd made himself
feel fussed-and that's no way to
feel when you draw down $4,000
week for acting tough.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
-Four Arrested
In Securities
Probe in Arizona

PHOENIX, Ariz. Aug Il. iTP)
The federal governments invest
igation into the affairs of the de-
funct Arizona State Securities Cor
poration resulted today in the ar
rest of four former officers or en-
ployes on mail fraud indictments
returned secretly by the federal
grand jury.
Those arrested were George F.
Cornes, president of the corpor-
alton and vice president of one of
it's subsidiaries, Harry S. Marquis.
former vice president; his brother
Raymond F. Marquis, secretary,
and Earl Canning, Phoenix audit
or, employed by the corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11

Anxious TO promote anything that
is beneficial to health, a strenuous
sports program was worked out for
the delegates. ranging from yolley-
bali. badminton to swimming, hik-
ing and dancing.
Clothing must be Worn during
dancing, DR.. Clark made clear.
Chamber of Commerce officials.
newspaper editors and other folk,
al nude, will conclude the biggest
sunbathers convention of the west
with a barbecue.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11

LONDON, Aug II oUP)-Lon-
don was theoretically saved from
destruction during combined
black-out maneuyer air raid test
in the early hours of this morning.
the air ministry announced today
A determined defense of the city
by fighter squadrons of the air
force and by anti-aircraft guns.
was coupled with the efficiency of
the observer corps, whose men
crouched in wet, muddy listening
posts all over southern England on
the alert for enemy airplanes.
Some 400 square miles of the
greater London area, inhabited by
100000 people. looked like few
small, scattered villages, the air
ministry said in describing the Of
ficially announced success of the
blackout test.
The air maneuvers were accom-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. II. CUP)-
Victor McLaglen, the toughest
looking gent ever to smash break
away chair on the hero's head, was
a little coy today on the subject Of
monkey glands.
He testified in deposition that
he'd been taking" them, all right,
but this seemed to have been a
McLa glen wisecrack, and hence a
mistake. What he meant was that
he'd been taking something, and
he didn't know quite what for his
complexion, which always has look
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
Aug. 23 Set
For Hopi Dance

HOPI RESERVATION, Ariz.. Aug
Il. fUP)-Priests Of the Hopi snake
fraternity consulted their stone
sun calendars" today and decreed
that signs were right to hold on
Aug. % the first of the historic
Hopi snake dances-oldeSt relig-
ious ceremonials in north America.
The first of the nine day long
dances will be held on the long me-
sa OF Mishongnovi while the second
will begin Aug. 26 on the first mesa
at Walpai, five miles from Mish-
ongnoyi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-11
PROBATION SOUGHT

W. E. Haye pleaded guilty IN su-
perior court Friday to charge he
operated as produce dealer with
out license, and applied for pro-
bation. A charge of issuing check
without sufficient funds in the
bank to cover it was dismissed. The
probation hearing was set for Sept.