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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
POLITICULARS
AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Has Thurson county grand jury knocked third term
aspirations out of Gov Clarence d. Martins head by
ing two former state officials strongly condemnng of
state for private purposes and censung alleged petty
graft in the state patrol?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

acter Excellent and a few letters
Of commentator from former
commanding officers. was Sc
lected from field OF eight apph-
cants. none Of whom, other than
myself, had had any military ex-
perience.
Widely Travelled
In commenting on my appoint
ment, the local newspapers played
up, hard. the fact that / had been
trained in the Y. s. army and that
as a soldier l had been able to
travel far and wide.
You can quote me as saying
that my more than eight years in
the army were the finest schooling
l could ever hope to get. They
enabled me to complete my college
education, travel at home and
abroad, make excellent contacts,
and have an experience which has
fitted me admirably for the work
l am doing. Also. / have found
since taking up this job that my
army training is making it pos
sible for me to do my work easily,
efficiently and effectively.
Il heartily recommend military
training for any young man who
wants to complete his training and
education in very practical way
and then hit civil life again"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

much the grand jury's investiga-
tons and findings will hurt him.
Kelly and former patrol chief,
William Cole, will not be tried
until this fall and If convicted,
their cases would still be fresh in
the voters minds during the sum-
mer campaigns.
To the ordinary observer, the
governor has not been much per-
turbed at the grand jury's find
ings or at what it may find with
the $4,000 he gave it.
Reports were that he had diff
Guilty in getting Kelly to resign
his post until after his trial, on
charges of mis-spending $500. 900
in money collected under the work.
mems compensation law, but the
whole investigation failed to weigh
as heavily on him, apparently, as
earlier problems of his admins
tration. such as settlement of ferry
and lumber strikes.
Don't Like Vic
Another force which will be
active to get him to run for a
third term will be those who do
not want to see Lieut.. Gov. Victor
A. Meyers, the happy go-lucky
band leader. with chance to be-
come governor in 1910 1t is doubt
full If Meyers would run if Martin
did, but should he step out, Vic
might toss his hat in the ring.
Former Senator c. c. Dill also
is reported to be cycling the CUB
ernatorial post. after having been
in political obscurity since his re-
cent divorce.
Dill probably could rally the
support Of the Democrat party
machine behind him better than
the governor. whose conservative
policies all through the New Deal
have won him Republican support
AZ well as the right-wing Demo-
Gratis. who control the party Of
fices. even though they cannot con-
troll the state conventions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
HERE'S MORE A BOU T
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

assassinated Cneng Si-Keng, Chi
nese controller of customs under
the anese-dominated regime.
Actually. however, the issue was
much greater. At Shanghai, at
kulangsu. and at other places ia
pan had made it plain she wanted
dominance over foreign as well as
Chinese areas in the zone she
occupies, and it had long been
expected Tientsin might be made
the occasion for a test of her de-
mand.
Many foreign women and chill
dren have evacuated Tientsin in
recent days. japanese shippers
had notified foreign consignees to
remove their cargoes from Japan
csc warehouses in the vicinity, and
many japanese and some Chinese
business men had left the conces-
sions.
japanese anger over cOndi-
tons In China was increased
by an alleged plot to poison
guests Mt n japanese consul
late-general banquet Mt Nam
king.
Japanese foreign office dis
patches from Tokyo reported to-
day that about dozen suspects
had been arrested at Marking. 1t
was suggested that Chinese agents
had made their way into the con-
sulate-generars rooms, poisoned
wine Immediately before the din
ner, and escaped. Twenty high
Chinese and japanese officials
were taken ill. Tamehichi Miyas-
hita and Minosaku Funayama. at
taches of the consulate-general,
died within four hours. They sac
rificed their lives by treating other
guests with antidotes before they
tended to themselves.
A Japanese military statement
said the Tientsin blockade is being
instituted because "the last limit
of our patience has been reached"
1t said the blockade would be
continued until the British hand
over the four wanted Chinese ter
rorists.
The statement demanded the
British discontinue the following:
Protecting anti-Japanese and
communistic elements.
disappearing the Chinese cur
4 rency and hampering the cir
eulation of Japanese sponsored
federal reserve" notes.
Q-Causing a rise in commodity
- prices by boarding.
A-Conniving in the operation of
unregistered wireless stations.
C-Allowing anti Japanese text
- hooks In schools in the British
concession.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
Dread Raise in
Pension Rate

State officials are watching with
interest congressional action on
an old age assistance measure
which would raise the federal
grant-in-aid to states from SIS
person 10 $40.
II the measure is approved. 1t
may put the state of Washington
in a difficult spot because the
state law provides the state must
match anything above the SIS the
federal government now gives.
The federal government pays half
the amount of each assistance
check sent out.
The states picture Is COM
plicated by the fact that only
q set amount - Se4. O00. 900 -
WAS provided for old age as
sistance. II Il IL forced to
follow the exact letter of the
state law, II would have to
find new money to match the
federal governments greater
liberality.
To date. the proposal to raise
the federal share 10 $50 has been
approved only By a house of rep
rcsentatives committee and is still
far from final congressional sp-
prevail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
BIG sum FOR
FIELD SOUGHT
$1,305,700 May BE
Appropriated for
Me- Chord Base

Appropriations totaling $685.
100 for carrying on the Northwest
airbase construction at McChord
field are expected of the present
congress following approval by
the appropriation committee Of
the house Of representatives, an
nounced Tuesday. Action by con-
gress is expected within the next
week or 10 days.
Proposed new construction at
NcChord field under the recon-
mended appropriation would in
clude: for completing and lighting
yunways. $4,000; for paving
aprons. $500, 900: erection Of base
shops. 100. 900; grading and drain
age, $lls.200; construction Of an
operations office, 100000.
The air defense program pro-
posed by Gen. Henry H. Arnold.
chief of the army air corps. in
cludcs $4.000,o00 for an Alaska
airbase at Fairbanks and $s.000.-
900 for an air depot ut Ogden.
Utah. arsenal where munitions for
Ncchord field and other western
and Alaska airbases would be
manufactured and stored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
State Auto Brand
Called hardship

Painting of the departmental
name in large letters on the side
of all state-owned cars Is work.
ing a hardship on various state
inspectors by tipping off law vio-
lators that they are operating in
their area, state officials COM
plain.
Thurston county grand Jury re-
Gently criticized the failure OF
state departments to obey the
1887 law requiring the signs in
two-inch letters on all car doors.
State Patrol Chief Harry c. Huse
has instructed all pstrolmen to
see that the signs are on all state.
county. city or other publicly
owned vehicles.
The public service and ag-i-
culture departments keep size
sble crews Of investigators In
the field at all times. and Of
ficials Of those departments
said having the big sigma ON
their doors slipped off. cattle
rustlers, truckers who are OPP
Grating outside the law. meat
markets selling adulterated
meats, and other violators,
who telephone 10 their friends
when the state car shows up.
The highway department gets
around the law by having the
coat Of arms Of George Washing
ton painted on all doors In three
colorr, bearing the words Wash
ington highway in small letters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
s, T.KIWANIANS
TO HEAR TALKS

Talks BY members OF the club
will constitute the program at
Wednesday evenings meeting of
the South Tacoma Kiwanis club at
6:15 o'clock in the Masonic temple
at 1901 South Tacoma way.
Speakers and their subjects will
be y. f Boyce, "Old Coins
George w. Ekman, Facts in the
Petroleum Industry" and Tom G.
Rathbone. The Unemployment Sit
uation and the Washington State
Employment Service
A stunt viii be staged by men,
bers whose birthday anniversaries
occur in June, under direction Of
Hugh Sowell. They are d. f. L.
Bird. A. l.. Lee, V. II. Shields. Fred
H. Brickley and w. B. Laughbon.
Harold C. Enger will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

Tnat question today was arous-
ing considerable speculation among
the 5000 or more state officials
and employees. whose jobs after
1910 depend on whether Governor
Martin runs for reelection and
wins.
Some predict the governor will
not run again and showed this by
giving the grand jury $4,000 more
to investigate state departments
under him and other elective state
officials action which prob
ably WITH further embarrass him
politically II new indictments are
returned against other Of his
directors.
Picks Republicans
Up to now. the governor has
shown few indications one way
or the other on the question Of a
third term. He has made his
usual number Of speeches at dedi-
catory ceremonies and gradu-
atoms and has toured the state
with his usual frequency.
He has shown no inclination to
make peace with Democrat party
leaders. and has picked many Re-
publicans among his appointees,
including former Lieut. Gov. Lon
Johnson for judge in Stevens
county and J. Webb Hoover to
succeed e. Pat Kelly. indicted la
Dor and industries head.
The biggest pressure on the gov
ernor to run for q third term will
come from state officials and en-
ploycs anxious to preserve their
jobs for another four years. He
also will have conservative Demo-
Gratis and liberal Republicans be-
hind him.
The question Is, however. how
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
EnumclalU Plans
Its Celebration

Enumclaw will celebrate its 50th
anniversary with historical page
ant on August Q, 10, IL and IL.
The pageant will be dedicated to
episodes and interludes
important historical
events of the city and COM
munity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

Reason for the law in the first
place was to curb the practice Of
state officials and other public
officers from using the state cars
for private pleasure tours. or at
least to curb the widespread prae-
tice somewhat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
CZECH TROOPS
REACH POLAND
EASTERN EUROPE


-Four thousand men Of the for
mcr Cxechoslovak army have
escaped across the frontier to
Poland. 1t was disclosed today. A
new arrivals at Warsaw reported
German troop movements along
the Slovak- Polish border.
Officers. non-copmissioned off,
GERS and privates were among
those who have arrived In Poland
during the last few days, It was
revealed.
All were taken to refugee camps
Polish military authorities estab-
lished for them. pending their
further disposition by the govern
ment.
Newly arrived refugees alleged
the Czech population was bearing
the cost Of the German military
occupation.
Their reports Of German
troep movements along the
Sloval- Polish frontier came
after persistent rumon In
recent days that German
troops were to occupy slo-
valkia, though the treaty
establishing . SlovAk protec-
torats provided Slovakis
should maintain it own army.
Aside from the soldiers and
other refugees here. Poland was q
haven today for . Cxechoslovak
political leader who escaped the
country, and for six slovak bonn
hers flown across the frontier in
fear Of the rumored German mill
tary occupation of Slovakia.
Volta Benes. 81. brother Of for
mer Czechoslavak President
Eduard Benes and . former men,
Der Of the Csechoslovak parlia-
ment. arrived here with his wife
last night after fleeing across the
border from Bohemia.
Benes said he slipped through
the Man Gestapo (secret police)
Gordon without Z travelling permit.
He hoped, when his health had
improved with rest from the strain
and anxiety Of recent months. to
continue on to the United States
to join his brother.
IAe three elovak planes. loaded
with bosnhs and carrying machine
guns. arrived late yesterday 1T the
Deealn Military airport Polish
authorltaes Temporarily interned
~ nyers while they questioned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

Union Pacific Railroad photo.
Erma NJ. Smatlan, new chief
stewardess for the Union Pacific
railroad. in command of its corps
of 20 registered nurse-stewardesses
serving on Union Pacific trains.
Miss Smatlan. a native of Scheyler,
Neb.. had been assistant chief
stewardess since Jan. and sue
ceeded Florette c. Welp. the rail-
roads first stewardess, who re-
signed to he married.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14

citals ut PuyaiIup and Seattle.
Although the youngest of IS con-
testants, she won the highest
rating In her division at the re-
cent Northwest Washington solo
meet.
Virginia Wepfer also has gain
ed recognition among the young
er musicians OF the Northwest.
She has been frequently heard In
Tacoma and will he presented
next Friday In a recital by a
group Of pupils Of Bernard Aus.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-01-12
g
=. fG ia You Ought to Know That
(>N %HN by

Charles F. Spector

Less than 80 per cent Of rainfall in the Uni ted
States comes from the ocean, all rest is the re-
suit of evaporation from the and TRANSPORTS ii
Of plants.
California scientist has shown that ripeninp
fruit natures much two to three weeks earl er
II nights are than it does if nights are COOL
Dogs do not often like fish unless thew learn to
eat it when young.
Woodohuoks are called whist1e-pigs in the Great
SMOKY Mountains of Tennessee and Carolina.
Benjamin Franklin experimental with electric
cooking.
Since $780, l52 scientific, cul tural and learned
societies have been founded in China.
The sapphire's romantic blue is prosaicallv ex-
planned In this chemical action one part of
iron 100 Of aluminium.
Approximately 40 per cent Of hunting accidents
are caused by hunters shooting themselves.
Grasshoppers sserved food in China. are known
as "shrimps of the earth".
Prior to $780, it was generally elieved that to-
natoes were poisonous. (Called "love applesn Ed
itors note
Angleworms do make slight sound, as mi ght be
simulated by moistening the lip opening and
closing them wi thout moving the jaws.
H0Oan's black handbag. with strap handle. In two
sections. containing IL Is dollars, the vici-
nifty Of the Food Store. Finder please coumui cate
wi tn Martha lA1kin, l5C Ridge Rd. Phone Greenbelt
5SA6.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1939-01-12

SEMESTER COURSES
Plans completed for college credit
to be offered in the night school by the
iversity of Maryland for the second semester Begin
ming January 81. Registrat will take place from
January to January 80 inne offices Of the College
of Education in College Park. late registration
fee will be charged after January 81.
To assist local citizens in registering for these
courses without making a trip to College Park, two
oppori ties to register IN Greenbelt wi IL be given.
Students wi ishing to enroll inquire about the
course in Principles Of Accounting. which will be
offered at Greenbelt. may Professor S. NJ. Wede-
berg Friday evening January Is between and $3.50
Pm. in Room 225 Of the Elementary School.
course in Contemporary American Political Pro-
blems will also be offered in Greenbelt. Students
wishing to enroll in this may meet wi tn Pro-
fessor H. A.. Bone between 7 and Pm. on Thursday
January IL in Room 225 oc the Elementary School.
Professor Bone will also inquiries on the
following which will be offered evenings
nearby College Park Sociology. Psychology, Con-
stitui onal History Of the Uni ted States. contempor
a1y Democracies, English. Drama, Education, ysiol
ogy, Speech, and Animal Genetics.
The fee for the two offered at Gree enbelt.
Political Problems and Accounting. viii be $12 each.
Those unable to Professor Bone January IL
may get in touch wi tn him by telephone, Greenbelt
5526.
hTRONIzE YOUR CooFEIATOR ADVERTISERS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

There was only the flash of the in
terror of Miss HasWell's room, before
Mamma ,Sobbing with hysteria, dragged
me into our room, closed our door and
locked it. But in that flash, as the gas
fumes rushed out at us, had clear
glimpse of Miss Haswell. She was seat
ed, facing the door, at her tea table,
before her the pretty LoweScroft tea
set and the little gas ring attached by
its hose TO the chandelier. Her clear
white face, above her high-necked
nightgown was tilted upward against
the back of her chair. White, calm.
Wonderful, wonderful.
II didn't want you ever to see death,
at least not for many a day to come,
and to think you had to see it this
way. Oh, oh, If your father had only
listened to me when we were in the
canning business, our troubles never
would have happened and would not
have had to raise my child in a board
ing housed"
Mamma, please-Mamma, please
''Lora, promise me you will not let
yourself think of what you've just
seen"
"Mamma-pleaSe-"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

casual precincts Of Mrs Leland's, an
asphyxiation had taken placel Appar-
emily Miss Haswell had thought that
she had lighted her gas stove. Actually,
though. 1t had not ignited. Sitting
there waiting for her tea water to boil
she had been smothered by the es-
Gaping gas.
Next room, but one, TO ours, as Mamma
had been attaching my blue. taffeta
hair ribbon. "L'ora, you must forget
what you've seen"
Strangely, it was Papa who seemed
to find it most difficult TO recover
she was a fine woman. To think
she had to die that wayl"
Don't tell mel don't swallow every
thing I pretend to. / don't know what
the reason was, but there was crying
and plenty Of it in that room, and
those weather strips weren't ordered by
accident. Don't tell me"
Exactly. You didn't need to tell
Mamma. That was part OF the mex
plicable smartness of her. She knew. I
knew Only she was never even TO re-
motely dream that I knew.
And knowing. I cried into my pill
low, long after Miss HasWel had been
carried out of Mrs. Leland's boarding
house that night after we were all IN
bed. I cried, and even when I was
not crying, something as damp and
heavy as a wet cloth lay inside of me.
I thought beautiful thoughts such as
swans with creaking wings flying
across a moon at night. read Than
atopSis, which made the wet cloth in
side me feel heavier and damper. l
laid my cheek, when passed, and no
one was around, to the new panel OF
Miss HaSwells door, that is, until the
room was rented to Mr.. Brown. claim
agent for the Suburban Railway COM
pany.
Oh, how I cried those nights
Lent came along then and, although
its observance was not our ritual, /
resolved to keep seven weeks OF pri-
vate mourning by not touching choco-
late, of which I was Unfortunately fond
1 would have lasted out the period
but for one exception. 1t was six in
stead of seven weeks later that bit
into my first piece of chocolate.
I wouldn't have then, except mean
while, Con Calvert had moved on our
block. He was Just my age and very
handsome in his Culver military acad-
envy uniform Mamma let me invite
him to Harry Hardness birthday party.
It wouldn't have been my right to in
vite anybody to Harry's party, put
Mamma was paying for the birthday
Con brought a box of chocolate creams.
He said the funniest thing. He said
he wanted me to eat one Of them, be-
cause he would like to see my small
white teeth close down on chocolate
I felt sure that dear Miss Haswell
would understand.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

Mr.. Pickens was taking a two--weeks
holiday. mid-term He had left Tor
Columbia, Mo-, the night before, there
to be married to a young lady nbrar-
ian in the State university.
After a honeymoon trip TO Niagara
Falls and Washington, D. C., Mr.. PICK
ems and his bride would take up gneH
residence in ST.. Louis.
doubt If any one besides myself
including Miss Chase, the Latin teacn-
er. who was the only close friend OF
Miss HasWell's I knew, had any loea
of what had happened to our history
of art teacher when this news OF MI;
Picken's marriage struck our scnool
community, kicking up great ouSC
of surprise and comment.
Even while / was profoundly happy
that Miss HaSwell and dry fingered
little old Mr.. PickenS were not penlg
man and wife together, I hurt Tor her
so that the very structure OF my pooy
seemed sore, as it does after callst1nlen-
les, if you haven't been doing tneni
for a very long while. ...,,
loA ant as if to enhance by admiration
If Miss HaSwell to an almost unpeaI-
able degree, she took her olow WIN an an
external serenity that was absolutely
That yery day after school I heard
/ her making small requests OF MIS-. L.
4 land in the lower han, ner low 800. voa =,
/ filled with its fascinating throaIy
QUALITY. The hot water faucet IN the
bathtilb leaked. Would Mrs. Leland
ash her grandson Harry to deliver
book for her to Miss Chase who lived
/ lust across the suburban street car
/ tracks. Weather stripping please, loI
her windows. The wind ratified tnem
SO. Would Mrs. Leland please not Ior-
get the weather strips.
She was like that. White, calm. WON
derful wonderful. Weather strips ana
faucets were to keep her mind occu-
pied.
What happened the Sunday morning
before the Monday that Mr.. P1ckens
and his bride were due to arrive from
their honeymoon, has not even yet,
80 years after, taken on the shape OF
reality in my mind or my memory;
I recall its details with crystalline
clearness, yet the pattern Of that nor
rible Sunday remains blur.
It began with Mamma .Wrlgglng her
nose as she braided my hair prepare
torv to surmounting it with the ex-
ceptionally large taffeta bow reserved
for the Sabbath.
II smell gas Whew!"
"M-m-m, so do I, Mamma.
simultaneously Mrs. Leland's high
inquiring voice rang through the hall
ways. ANYBODY forgot to turn OIL
the gasp"
Then suddenly, after an intetermin-
ate pause and silence, there ensued the
confused medley of feet running along
the carpeted Railways, Papa, who had
been standing in his undershirt and
trousers shaving before mirror,
scrambling into his coat, Mammals
strong voice everywhere, and finally
poundings against a door down the
hall. Miss Haswell's door,
1 was there, crushed against the
bannister with Harry Hardness and
Tress Townsend, when Mr.. Townsend
crashed through the door panel with
the handle of a broom.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

Not let myself think What I had
seen was a face turned into eternity.
The face of Miss Haswell, suffering,
had turned into the face of Miss Has
well, beyond suffering. Why couldn't
Mamma know that? I began to cry,
not so much from what I had seen, but
from Mamma not knowing.
Death! Death had touched our house.
To think that actually. within the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

Texas led all other states Ia 1885 I'm
the production OF mems work clothing.