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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-18
NON-REPRISAL POLICY SOUGHT
 BY L0yAL|STS
Willing to Surrender to Franco If There Are No
 Wholesale Executions

Londcn, Feb. 1s.-(UP)-Premier Juan Negrin of Loyalist Spain is ready to make peace on the sole condition that the Nationalists re- frain from wholesale reprisals against Republicans, according to information received in high diplo- matic quarters today.
 Negrin Is leader of those Loyalists who have insisted that the civil war must be fought to the end unless the Nationalists grant three condi- tions-a guarantee of independence and integrity for Spain, freedom of the country from all foreign infiu- ences and freedom of life for the spanish people, a guarantee against reprisaS.
 The British government was un- derstood to have been urging the Mathematics to. grant, the ro-reprisal guarantee, believing that this was the most essential one.
 Report Awaited
 It was learned today that even now the government Is awaiting a report from Sir Robert Hodgson, its special agent at the Nationalist cap- ital.
 If the information that Negrin had dropped all but the no-reprisal demand proved correct. 1t was indi- cated that the Hodgson report might help end the civil war quickly.
 Hodgson, ct Burgos, has been seeking an audience with Generals simo Francisco Franco the Nation- alist leader, to inform him person. ally thatt he British government has decided in principle to recognize his government.
 The British agents instructions were to add that the British public
 lHayakt,,Vad ax& na1a Ol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-18
MIDDLETOWN TO
 GET NEW BUILDING

Middletown, Conn.,, Feb. 16 = (U. P.) - Construction of modern store and office building on the site of the old bank building, which was destroyed by a $l40,000 fire yester- day, was planned today by owners of the site.
 Firemen extinguished the blaze last night after pouring water on It for more than 20 hours. A crew re- mained at the site today to prevent an outbreak of flames.
 It was the city's worst fire in a decade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-18
WESLEYAN GETS CIT

Middletown, Conn. Feb. lS.- (UP)--President James l.. Me- Conaughy of wesleyan University today announced receipt of gift of $i0.000 from Mrs. Emily ?. Abbey Gill, Springfield. Mass, fer scholar ship endowment. Mrs. Gill donated $lO,OO0 to the college last fal flor . similar purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-18
WAREHOUSE DAMAGED

Hartford, Conn, Feb. l8- (UP)- Damage was estimated at several thousand dollars today in fire which swept the warehouse of P. Garvan Inc, here last night. A fire- man was cut by glass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-18
Mason Supply Co. eadAdmits Books Of Firm Examined
Late as "One Day This Week. Says Ralph Devino; Federal Agents Have No Comment on Activities
 in City-''Mr. Beano's Name Is Recalled
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Books of the Waterbury Mason Supply and Lumber Company one of the favored group of contractors cited by the Waterbury Extraordinary Grand Jury in its May 193S report have been under the scrutiny of federal authorities during the past week Ralph Devno head of the firm which according to the grand fury received betWeen
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Evening star., 1939-12-17
Two Woshingtonions
Ordained as Priests

Two Washingtonian recently were
ordained into the Catholic priest
hood after completing courses at the
North American College in Rome, it
was learned yesterday.
They are Martin John Kiueen, son
of Mrs. Anna Killeen. 1925 Twentieth
street NV, and Philip NJ. Hannah,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick F.
Hannah. 1901 Seventeenth street
NV. Father Killeen celebrated his
first mass at st. Peters Church in
Rome last Sunday on the occasion
Of his 26th birthday anniversary.
Both priests. were graduated from
Catholic University in 1896. Father
Killeen also attended St. Charles
College at Catonsville, Md.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Finch to Be Speaker

Wilbur Finch, president Of the Dis
trict Suffrage Association. will ad.
dress members of the Monday Eve.
ming Club on Salient Points in Dis.
trict Governmental Reorganization
at pm. tomorrow in Barker Hall
of the Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth and
K streets NV. E. Barrett Pretty
man is chairman of the club.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

each casting and each polishing and
fitting. He explained he had de-
cided against a mirror finish be-
cause of the sharp reflection on
snlit days. The bas relief thus
will appear brighter than slightly
weathered worked silver, but not as
bright as the new metal trimmings
of an automobile.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

DANCES FOR BENEFIT
Dottie Spangler, 16, student
at Modern Studios of Dance,
will participate in Santa
Claus With His Riddles Re-
view" at 7::45 pm. tomorrow
in Masonic Temple, 1929
Rhode Island avenue NE, for
benefit of twelfth precinct
police Christmas basket fund.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

she managed to get through waters
allegedly infested with German sub
marines, other French craft would
give the run try. The De La Sale
got through all right, Miss Rhoades
and Miss Ehlers, the only Americans
aboard, happily testified, but the
next two to make the effort, the
Louisiana and the Bretagne, were
sent to the ocean floor by torpedoes.
The Washington travellers said
they tried TO get scared something
would happen to the ship but we just
couldn't become afraid" The hun
dreds of refugees, representing scores
of countries, kept a marvellous
morale" they said, and I'VE just
seemed to string along with them"
The French officers seemed plenty
jittery," Miss Rhoades stated,
"but otherwise things were CHEEKY
enough"
The girls docked-with their BIZ
Evening star., 1939-12-12

I'VE know every small-town mayor
In south France"
It took the outbreak of a major
war to do it but that's the exaggera-
ton of Miss Rhea Ehlers and Miss
Georgia Guddie) Rhoades, Govern
ment employees just back on the job
after a thrill-packed six months
leave spent on the high seas and
astride bicycles.
The bicycles Tapped up 5000 miles
Of Europe's highways and byways
In three months and eventually took
the girls to Bordeaux after the out
break of the war.
Refugees packed even the small
village hotels in south France after
war was declared, and that's how
the girls happened to become ac-
Quainted with so many mayors.
when we had trouble getting lodg-
ing for the night" Miss Ehlers said,
I'VE simply went to the mayors.
They always could find way" Most
of the nightly stops were made at
Youth Hotels, inexpensive lodges
established throughout Europe for
young mixers and bikers.
Miss Ehlers, who works with fig
ures in the Statistical Division of
the Tariff Commission, and Miss
Rhoades, who does secretarial work
in the land office of the Interior
Department, agreed that their BIZ
cycle togs gave them an appearance
conducive to sympathy.
They carried knapsacks weighing
about 80 pounds and containing a
few clothing changes, mostly addi-
tional hiking outfits. They did have
a street dress apiece but donned
them only twice in three months,
and then we didn't fare nearly as
well" They made the entire trip
for about $500 each.
The girls didn't have a bit of
trouble getting out of the war zone.
They took the first French boat to
sail after war was declared, the
troop ship de La Sale. Nobody else
wanted to take it.
That is, nobody except a couple
OF hundred refugees from Barce-
Iona and Czecho-Slovakia, and, as
Miss Ehlers put it, "it didn't make
any difference with them"
OF course, there were 100 French
officers on board, the girls smilinglv
related, but they apparently didn't
want to make the voyage. They had
to.
The De La Sale. it seems, was
ordered to the West Indies, and if
Evening star., 1939-12-12

cycles, purchased originally In Eng
land-at Martinique, sailed a few
days later to Trinidad and thence
to Panama. They first figured on
bicycling through Central America
and Mexico but tales of bandits, bugs
and reptiles changed their minds.
Instead, they took a banana boat
to New Orleans and arrived there
October 20, five weeks out of Bor-
deaux. .>...
Agreeing they were lucky to get
home alive-or at all-Miss Rhodes
commented::, "One of our best
breaks came when we missed getting
an American ship directly back to
Evening star., 1939-12-12

fenedants, appeared In court yester-
day and demanded jury trial. The
case was transferred to the jury
calendar on that date.
The plaintiff seeks to collect $500
from the police officials, alleging
that they failed to honor a copy of
six-hour writ demanding that
Donovan either be released from
Jail or specific charges be placed
against him. Donovan was picked
up by police for questioning in
1927 restaurant holdup and held for
As hours.
At a hearing on November 27,
Judge Nathan Cayton overruled a
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Jury Trial Granted
| In Six-Hour Writ Case

The suit Of James F. Donovan
against Maj. Ernest w. Brown, police
superintendent, and Detective Chief
Bernard w. Thompson for alleged
violation Of the six-hour writ law
following Donovan's arrest last
August will be heard before a Mu-
nicipal Court jury on February g.
1910. $685..
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester Gray, representing the de-
Evening star., 1939-12-12

motion by Mr.. Gray to dismiss the
suit when it was revealed that an
unserved warrant, on file in the
United States marshals Office, was
not produced on demand of Mr..
Donovan's attorney, James j. Laugh
lin.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
Among His Souvenirs

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. IL up.
Frank Williams, 81, after serving
a 41-day Jail term for a minor Of
Tense, was about to go home.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Bledsoe
searched him and found a jail
owned towel, soap and spoon in his
pocket.
He sent Williams right back to a
cell, charged with petit larceny.
Evening star., 1939-12-12
More Movie PIuys

Many more movie play films will
be needed, it is claimed when tele-
vision fully functions; thus enlarg-
ing the field of the movie industry
rather than taking from It, as might
be thought.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

The first waterworks and tho
first steam water pumps in America
were built in Philadelphia in 1901,
in Center Square, now City Hall
Square.
Evening star., 1939-12-12

the States. Think Of what we would
have missed"
The girls like adventure. ....
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
BIG CROWD At
BAND CONCERT

In concert sponsored by the
Band Parents association TO raise
funds to finance the groups par
tieipation I'm the Northwest music
meet at Portland next month. Sta
dium band gave a good account Of
It's musieianship before an audi.
enee that filled the school audi
forum Friday night.
Under direction of ". e. Russell.
the band gave a program which
demonstrated the players versa
tility and music understanding
This was particularly true Of the
first movement Of Beethoyens
Unfinished Symphony" de Vile
arrangement of Swiss Boy" with
the clarinet duet by Milton Thomp-
son and Robert Newman. Chicago
Tribune March" played under the
direction of Robert Bowling. stu
dent conductor, and March Of the
Ausketsefs with I'd Efeegovie.
Ted Haley. Dick LaurHen and Bob
Huston singing the male quartet
The band was assisted by three
solois,s - Gertrude Kineald. ac-
Gordon; T-helms Brsirud, Soprano.
Alto Johnstsad. marimbs. and the
Choir Of the West Pacific Luth-
efsn college singing group con-
Quoted By Cunnsr J naimla.
The financial report has not been
completed but indications are that
the receipts were large enough 10
insure Stadiums participation in
the Portland festival
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
SALMON RANKS
TORN BY RIOTS

E-Riot squads OF
policemen patrolled Alaska salmon
fishery docks on Lake union today,
as hundreds OF rival unionists gath
cred and a third day OF violence
doomed.
Nearly ! 900 men fought a pitch
ed battle for five minutes yester-
day in a iurisdictional dispute be-
tween Alaska Fishermen's union
of Congress OF Industrial Orgsniza-
tions and Cannery Tendermen's
union, affiliated with American
Federation OF Labor. Each union
claims control OF the men sailing
on cannery tenders for Alaska.
Two men were injured seriously
and scores cut and bruised with
knives and rocks. c. II. Bowman,
80, Negro, suffered fractured
jaw. Robert Francisco. %, Fill
Pine, was cut on the left leg.
Cannery tenders at the docks
were unable to sail. First rioting
occurred Thursday The dispute,
delaying the start OF the Alaska
salmon fishing and canning indus
try, has been brewing for months.
II did not become violent until
ships attempted TO sail north.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
RADIO PROGRAM
FOR May LISTED

The Tacoma schools broadcast
concludes its sixth year on the air
with a program for May embrace
ing music, guidance, administra-
ton and a Memorial day address.
The music presentations include
the girls glee club Of the Jason
Lee school in a varied program,
. and a joint piano-organ recital by
two pupils of the conservatory of
music of the College of Puget
Sound.
Miss J. Mae Chambers will dis
cuss guidance and its more peril
nent aspects; Supt. Goold will talk
about general school matters, and
Judge Mallory will deliver the Me-
mortal day address.
The programs over station KMO
Tuesdays at 7:15 p. m. are as
follows:
May 2-Girls' glee club, Jason
Lee; Kathryn Bruner, director.
May o THE Developmental
Guidance Activities of the Tacoma
Schools" J. Mae Chambers.
May 16-"The Life and Program
of Our Schools" Supt. Howard r.
Goold.
May 23-Piano and organ recit-
al; Kathleen Sheriff., piano; Betty
Wagner. organ.
May 30 Memorial day address,
Judge Joseph A. Mallery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
Senator MalstrOm
Enters Bankruptcy

A voluntary petition in bank
ruptey by State Senator Kathryn
F.. Malstrom was filed In federal
district court here Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. Malstrom stated that
she had had no employment since
1896 and that during the past two
years her only income was SIS per
month from her son. Total OF debts
was listed at A,734.37. against
assets Of $500. all claimed exempt.
Her address Is 2034 Sixth ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
TACOMAN, ga, FOLLOWS
CRANDCHILD IN DEATH

Death Friday claimed Joseph
A. Saeher. "a, OF 1925 Ca. nth st.
the grandfather Of t0.ycsr-ald
Carlens Walls. who was killed by
an automobile April 10 near her
grandparents home. saoher vas
critically III In a local hospital
when the child was fatally injured.
lie had lived In Tacoma 10 years.
and Ii survived by his wife at the
family home and a sister In New
Jersey. Arrangements for the
funeral are being made by Mel.
linger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
OBITUARIES
MRS. WALLACE r.. CARTER

Mrs Wallace K. Carter. 81, for
merly Miss Lois sprague Of Ia
coma. died early Saturday in a
hospital at Auburn. four weeks
after undergoing an operation. She
lived here in her youth, attending
Hawthorne. Mckinley and Grant
elementary schools and Stadium
high school. Surviving are her
husband, Wallace, Al the home.
SOB 9Th st. $. f., Auburn; son.
Dick: two sisters. Mrs. Blanche
Doore Of Tacoma and Mrs. Aileen
Mckinney OF Portland; a brother,
Del Sprague Of Tacoma, and three
nieces and two nephews. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been
completed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
Fort MdneuUerS find
Firing Start Monday

FORT LEWIS Formal and Of
fetal welcomes TO Brig. Gen. Dom
aid c. Cubbison and Brig. Gen.
George Grunert. visiting infantry
brigade commanders, today mark
ed the conclusion OF arrival Of
outside elements OF the Third divi-
sion for a months maneuvers and
field exercises due TO start Mon
day.
Five regiments OF infantry
the 4th, 9TH. 18th, 30th and ssth--
will begin at 8 a. m. Monday a
weeks intensive work on the field
artillery and pistol ranges.
Every day OF the week from q
a. m. TO 6 p. m. there will be firing
of some sort TO create danger
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
MISS Anna SWANSON

Miss Anna swanson. 43, a native
Taeoman. died in a Spokane hos
pital Friday. She IL survived by
four sisters. Mrs +. J. Borell and
Mrs. Susie Bogan Of Tacoma. Mrs.
n. S. Cory Of Seattle and Mrs.
Marie Ezekial Of San Francisco,
and two brothers, PETE and Jake
Swanson. The body Is being
brought 70 tho Lynn mortuary
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01


Telling Tacoma Chamber q
Commerce members the ms and
outs Of modern air transportation
Monday will be one o. Tscoma's
own filters, Edward 4. LeFenske.
VINO has chslked up approximately
$50 600 air miles on TIE Seattle
Oakland United AirIines planes
since May, 1887.
LePenske. son Of Mr. and Mrs.
r. J. LePenske Of 30l4 No. Puget
Sound ave. attended both Lincoln
and Stadium nigh schools ana the
College Of Puget Sound. His air
training was AZ the army's Ran
dolph field and year and a hai
active duty n the army air corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
TO MEET ON MAY DAY

Section Tacoma of the Socialist
Labor party will hold its annual
May Day lecture Monday, May /.
at the Eagles hall, 8 p. m. William
Durych will speak on the sub
ject. May Day-The International
Labor Day"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
PuyaNup To Hear
Chorus Wednesday
Famed Portland Coloratura Soprano to Be
Special Guest Soloist on Annual Program
PUYALLUP-observing Ma

PUfALLUP-O bser wing Ma
tonal Music week, the Puyallup
Civic chorus, under the direction
Of Paul B. Wrigley, Mrs. Kay <.
Logan at the piano, will give its
annual concert at the Puyallup
high school auditorium Wednes-
day evening at s O'Clock.
The guest artist for the evening
will be Miss Cinlla Bunnell, lyric
coloratura soprano of Portland.
Miss Bunnell is acclaimed one of
the most outstanding sopranos of
the Northwest. She has appeared
with the Chicago Csvetina enesm-
bic and with American and Rus
sian choral groups as we'll as with
both NBC and CHS hookups.
This concert is given free so
that everyone may be given the
opportunity of hearing a splendid
soloist and the chorus of so
voices.
The program will open with the
singing of America" by the
chorus and audience and continues
as follows: Dedication (Frenz),
Ciribiribia (Postelozze-W isl,
and Tales from the Vienna Woods
(Strauss-Riegger) by the chorus;
Liebestraum (Lizst and March
ing Along Together (Pola-Stein-
inger), mems chorus, and The
Gypsy and the Bird (Benediet).
and One Fine Day (Puccini), Miss
Bunnell.
Stanley Johnson of Puyallup
will then be heard in the tenor
solo. Three More Looks Ahead
(Gaull. followed by Nocturne
(Cain). chorus; Children of the
Moon (Warren) and Echo Song
Gasso), women's chorus; Roll.
Chariot (Cain) and Mississippi
(ApperD, chorus; Solveigs Song
(Grieg) and Bell Song (Delibeel,
Miss Bunnell; and Nightfall in
Granada (Bueno) and InWctus
(Huhn) by the chorus.
High School Elects
Friday was general election
day at the high school, the stu
dent bodies of both the senior and
junior schools going to the polls.
In the senior high Marie Jones
was the choice for president;
James Picha was elected vice
president; Patricia Howard, sec
rotary, and Jennie johnson, yell
leader.
Darlene Kemble is the new head
of the junior students with Dor
othy Berry vice president; Fred
erick Barto, secretary, and Karen
Mahaffie, yell leader.
Give Play at u. w.
Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock
advanced drama students of Puy-
allup high school will present the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-01
fair
DISPLAY fine
Will Be Leading At
traction at N. Y.
Exhibition

the New YORK; worlds fair
opens Monday.
Magic words these. ~ . city
that for months has prepared
severishiy 10 oatae all previous
worlds fair. In showmAn.hir
spsctaculsslty. scientific advance
msnt and rulehrstude
President Roosevelt viii say the
magic words that wtll open the
World % Tomorrow, before an
audience NJ aixnitsrtes from all
parts ~ the umtsd states and
foreign countries Ths first flasss
of customers will click through
tho tufns,iles Monday.
Not the least interest," II cen.
tered In the dssslinx white build.
ing erected by the state ~ Wash
inxton to house liz beautiful az.
play ~ scenic pictures and indus
trial panoramas,
Dssttacsive nallalag
nuiit Of native pIvwocd and
other Washington building ma.
teriais, u stands out distinetively
along . central avenue af maroon
buildings,
Washington was one Of the first
states 10 sign Up for the New
York worlds fair. consequently
was accorded ons ~ the mo~t sd-
vansaxeous positions on tho vast
grounds. on Crescent boulevard.
II IL fisnhsd By Belgium and Mis.
soufI. To the rear IL the mann
moth federal building. and nearby
IL the Russian sshihit.
Washington, tho only western
state represented here. had it,
building and exhibit completely
installed and ready To run several
days ago.
Mstssvers u Opesiag
Among the dignltsfiss WIN wers
invited 10 the formal opening by
Grover whsien. fair president. 10
". ~ Motjoveru ~ seattle. mem.
her II the Washington stats prog
ress commission and general d.
rector of his states worlds fair
participation.
wsshinetnn's pictorial display
has wen wide acclaim from those
who have pfeviewsd IL.
A replica Of the exhibit that
was pronounced outstanding ~
the Golden Gsts international en-
position. n consists ~ ]. soo square
feet OF photomnrsls enaircling the
upper walls. with u phototrsns-
parencies. nine animated dioramas