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Evening star., 1940-07-20
Czech Film to Be Shown

The Rape Of Czecho-Slovakia, /"
q motion picture filmed in Prague
after the Munich conference in
1898. will be exhibited at 8 O'Clock
tonight at 2317 Calvert street NV.
The showing. sponsored by the local
branch OF the Czecho-American Ma
tional Alliance, is for the benefit of
Czech refugees.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Cardinal Como y Tomas
Of Spain Is Near Death
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associate Press.
PAMPLONA, Spain, July 20
Physicians attending Isidoro Car
dinal Coma y Tomas, 10, primate
OF Spain, said today he was near
death although human science has
done everything possible" The
primate has been i'll for months
with kidney ailment.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Reserve Corps Bill Signed

President Roosevelt yesterday
signed q measure granting benefits
under the Federal Employees Com
pensation Act to officers and men
IN the Army Reserve Corps who
were injured or killed on active
duty Or traaning between lo75 and
1894. ~
Evening star., 1940-07-20
\A/L,, kl...a No 38 Killed in Traffic Same
WY IN'uSN lucy DI0: Doe Lost Yeor-48
Analysts OF traffic death No. IS
has not been published pending
completion OF official inpestiga-
tiOn,
One Il a Series OF Fl

LtOn.
The place-Third street NV,
Immediately south of F street. !.
The accidental 37-year-old COL
ored woman pedestrian was in
jured fatally when struck by an
automobile while she was attempt,
ing to cross Third street. Her body
was carried or dragged q consid-
cradle distance before the striking
car came to stop. Skid marks
Is feet long were found by police,
who testified at the inquest that
the driver had told them the point
of impact wss in the north cross
walk at Third and F streets, which
would have meant the body was
carried or dragged about 1874 feet.
There was conflict in the testimony
on this point, however, passengers
in the striking car and another
witness maintaining the point Of
impact was south Of the intersec-
tion. Testimony indicated the VIC
tim darted in front Of large trailer
truck moving at right OF striking
car and then continued into path
Of latter vehicle. She died nine
days later in Casualty Hospital Of
q fractured spleen, ruptured lung,
hemorrhage, exhaustion and shock.
The time-About $50 pm, July 8.
Weather conditions-Clear.
The street-Dry, level. So feet
wide. Heavily Travelled through truck
route.
The vehicle-A late-model sedan
which was carrying three persons
In the front seat. Police testified
driver had placed his speed be-
tween 20 and IS miles per hour,
but it was pointed out brakes, which
were In satisfactory condition, would
have stopped car in between n
and 80 feet at 20 miles per hour,
whereas 75-foot skid marks were
found. ls.
The driver-A.s 81 -year-old colored
man with q. number Of years driv-
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Traffic Record

The trafhc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 7.
Motorists arrested, 3l8.
Pedestrians injured, 5.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control
regulations, 2.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

until he was about II feet away.
He did not testify ut inquest.
Cmoner's Jury verdict Driver
held for grand jury action.
Evening star., 1940-07-20

ing experience and no previous &C
eident record. Police testified he
was not intoxicated and said he
told them be did not re the victim
Evening star., 1940-07-20

Diagram indicates 37-year-od colored woman pedes-
ian injured fatally while attempting Third street
NV Police said driver Of striking placed point impact
In north crosswak at intersection Of Third and Streets
pepondeance Of testimony at inquest placed 1t designated
by "x Circed TX" represents point at which victim
picked up
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
7oddy's
Oddities

SEATTLE--Banker T. r. Fara-
CHER has moved to hotel. Life
at home became unbearable today
after a prankster advertised Fara-
CHER would purchase used Christ
mas trees brought to his house. A
forest of tattered frs was resur-
rected from dump heaps and back
alleys by young and old specu-
lators.
TURLOCk. Cai.-clyde Nc
Glade's rival for the hand of 49,
year-old girl played a dirty trick
on him--but he didn't know how
dirty.
He told the girl McGlade was
killed In an automobile accident.
She called Tracy. Cal. police for
information. and they asked state
police by radio for details. Turlock
police heard the broadcast and took
the air themselves.
III McGlade isn't dead, put
him In jail. we want him. they
said.
He was in Jail today in lieu OF
81. 900 bail pending trial Jan. 10
on a charge of forging an $3.50
check is months ago. McGlade
is "a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
ALASKAN ORE
SHOWS DECLINE

WASHINGTON - Alaska pro-
duced s24,sss,000 worth of min
erals last year, the Geological Sur
vey of the Department of the In
terror reported today.
The figure was about $1,000, 900
under 1888 but none of the great
copper mines, whose production
was valued at nearly $4,000, 900
in 1898, was operated last year.
Gold production for the year was
S22 300, 900, exceeding in value that
for any other year except 1888.
The continued large output of
platinum-$936, 000-was said by
the survey TO be of special national
significance since it went far to-
ward making the United States
Independent of foreign supplies.
Alaska is now among the half
dozen largest platinum producing
countries in the world, the report
said.
Other mineral production during
the year included coal, silver, lead.
limerick, tin, anthony. and a
small amount of copper. The total
value of the territory's mineral
output since 1880 reached more
than $500 000, 900 with the inclusion
of 1889 figures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
Government Import Policy
On Shingles Is Criticized

the loss in wages suffered by
American workers. The loss in
wages by the men getting out the
logs from which these shingles are
made, and by those hauling the
shingles to market is probably
nearly as great.
These figures may not impress
our officials in the state depart
ment who are so enthusiastic over
the purported benefits of their
present trade treaty program.
However, their Importance to the
industry may be shown by the fact
Phillip Zoller, 70 Sumner, who
came into the u. S. in the three
weeks from Oct. 2S to Nov. IL
would keep the largest single mill
in the U. S. running two shifts for
eight months.
The effect of the Canadian trade
treaty is shown by the fact that
Canada shipped over 1000 cars
more shingles into this country in
1899 than in 1888.
These figures should be a con-
vincing denial of statements being
circulated by foreign interests in
their attempt to hold the lions
share of American markets for
themselves.
F. j. MUSCUTT.
Columbia River District.
r. f. ALESHIRE,
Grsys, Willapa Harbor Dist.
C. A. BENFIELD,
Puget Sound District.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

Through Tacoma local 2550,
leaders of the Westinghouse
Shingle Weavers district council
issued a statement Wednesday at
lacking the federal governments
policy on Canadian shingle exports
to U. S. under the trade treaty.
The statement follows:
With the convening of congress
this week. the Single Weavers
union is intensifying its campaign
to secure some protection for the
American shingle industry which
has been so hard hit by the Excess
sive imports of shingles from Brit
ish Columbia. American work.
men have been handicapped in their
efforts to protect their jobs by
constant stream of propaganda cir
culated by the Canadian interests.
A recent dispatch quoted an Of
fetal from the Canadian associa-
ton in which he denied that the
Canadian shingle exports were re-
sponsible for the present condition
of the American single market.
This official took pains to point
out that the Canadian mills volun-
tarily halted shipments into the
United States on Nov. IL.
The average shingle weaver here
looks upon this action on the part
of the British Columbia mill men
as political gesture TO be used
by the Canadian lobbyists in WASH
ington.
Immediately following the an
nouncement that the British CO.
lumbia mills would voluntarily halt
shipments into this country on
Nov. IL apparently every mill
across the border attempted to
unload their stocks before the
date set for stopping exports. In
the two weeks preceding Nov IL
over 127, 900 squares Of shingles
entered this country from Canada.
Over 10000 squares came across
the line in the week following.
These figures may mean little
TO those not familiar with the shin
gle industry, but expressed in an
other way. enough Canadian shin
giles entered the United States in
these three weeks alone to cover
the roof of every home in q city
over twice the size Of Everett.
Also il represented loss of prac-
tically 500. 900 in wages TO Ameri-
can single weavers, many of
whom are out Of work AZ the
present time as the result of dump
ing foreign shingles on the Ameri-
can market. This Is only part Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
POWER Line REPORTED
NEARLY HALF FINISHED

PORTLAND-The new 220. OO0-
volt, 235-mile Bonneville Grand
Coulee line was reported 40 per
cent complete today. with work
started on the cable across the
Columbia river at Vernita today.
Towers have already been erect
ed through Status canyon. across
Yakima and Columbia valleys in
central Washington and between
Ephrata and Coulee City. Towers
are still TO be erected in certain
sections of the Columbia basin and
in the heavily timbered Cascade
mountains east of Bonneville.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
Fishermen Use
Wrong "Pole";
Pay $50 Fines
PORT TOWNSEND. wash

PORT TOWNSEND, Wa h.
Two fishermen learned today. at
cost of SITS. that east is east
sometimes and at other times it
just depends.
Frank Nordland and Harry
Guffey. of Seattle, were in superior
court on a charge of fishing in a
restricted area south of an east
west line in Discovery bay.
They said their compass showed
they were north of the line-and
that their computations were based
on the magnetic pole rather than
the actual North Pole.
Judge ]. M. Rayston fined them
$50 each and SIS costs after ex-
perts testified there was several
hundred yards difference between
"due" east-west line and one COM
puted from the magnetic pole.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

under 16 years of age. or Is, if in
school, SIS and S62.40.
WEALTH NOT FACTOR
The wage Garner who is IS quail
flies for benefits when he stops
work and if he has earned wages
of $50 or more in each of the six
salendar quarter since the system
went into operation Jan. /, 1887.
A workers widow receives three
fourths of the sum which would
have been paid her husband; the
wife of an annuitant. each child,
or each dependent parent gets one
half.
Wealth is not factor in the dis
tribution of benefits. To qualify, a
worker must retire from his job
and make application for the bene-
fits.
Here are those eligible for the
payments:
Wage earners IS or more who
retire with sufficient wage
credits for jobs covered under the
program; the wives of such work.
ers, if or when they are IS; or any
children under 16, or Is if attend
ing school.
7-Widows at age of IS; widows,
regardless of age, if there are
young children; and dependent
children themselves until age 16 or
IS if attending school.
3-Surviving parents of the wage
Garner, at age 65, if they We're
dependent on him at the time Of
his death, and if he leaves no widow
or child.
Not all jobs are covered by the
program. Those exempt include
agricultural labor; domestic serv-
ice: government service: work for
educational, charitable or religious
non-profit organizations; workers
in fishing industry, newsboys and
certain professions. Railroaders are
not included in the social security
act because of their own railroad
retirement fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

slamming SAMMY SNEAD, and
he speaks it when he muffs a five
foot putt, which is rarely.
If you want a catch, there's
CHARLIE GEHRINGER, who does
all right on second for the Detroit
Tigers. He's SO and his favorite
off-diamond sports are bowling,
skating and squash racquets.
Another Detroiter who should
be on every leap year girls list is
LAWRENCE p. FISHER, whose
business is bodies - for automo-
biles. He is 81, vice president of
General Motors, is listed in Who's
Who and has six married brothers,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
ARMY TO need
26 MILLIONS
Transporting Troops
for Training Will
Prove Costly

WASHINGTON - War depart
ment officials estimated today that
IL would cost more than $26, 900, :
600 during the next six months to
train combat forces In the army
In the south and west.
The estimate was given to q
house subcommittee handlin z
President Roosevelts requested
$275, 0oo, 900 deficiency appropria-
ton bin to meet unexpected ex-
penditures arising from the war.
Officials said that most Of the
money will go for transportation
Of the $4,000 men In the army's
new streamlined infantry and cav
airy divisions, which are being
concentrated In the south and west
to take advantage of the climate
for '.year-round training pur-
poses. II Ia planned to return
the troops to their northern bar
racks In June.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

Bill Sparks, president of the
student body Mt Sumner Junior
high school, has the important role
of Professor Miller In youth
Takes . Holiday" to be given on
Friday, Jan. IL.
loyalty and merry teasing of
adolescent youth.
Those appearing in the double
cast play are: Bill Sparks, Shirley
Dybdahl, Laurie Higgins, Lillian
Lutuella, Margaret Hopkins,
Wanda Renfroe, Lorraine Atkin-
son, Vera Rutledge, Gladys Han
son. Tommy Gilshannon, Lester
Flowers, Phillip zoller, Art Bow
man, Calvin Dawes, Don Wynn and
Donald Reeves.
The play is attracting much at
tention in the valley with students
of nearby schools attending the
Friday matinee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

Phillip zoller, Of Sumner, who
plays the role Of Bill Mckenzie in
"Youth Takes = Holiday" . three
act play written and directed by
Miss Ruth Moline Of Tacoma.
youth Takes a Holiday" a play
Of youth in three acts. written and
directed by Miss Ruth Moline of
Tacoma, viii be given three per-
formances on Friday, Jan. IL. in
the senior high auditorium at
Summer.
Miss Moline has gathered ma
terial for her three-act play from
three years of teaching experience
with adolescent youth.
The play deals with the wealthy
students Of the Loekvenshire
academy. Because of their wealth.
certain restrictions have been put
on their young lives and they de-
eide to rebel and have a holiday
at the old Martin ranch. Through
clever planning they persuade two
members of the faculty to accom-
pany them The main character
Of the play. Tom Shannon, a poor
Irish boy from the slums, Is mys-
teriously enrolled at the academy.
He is taken into the conspiracy
and goes with the group on their
holiday for personal reasons. The
holiday proves to be one of excite
ment. Horace is thought to be
kidnaped-diamonds are found
Toms brother is shot.
The charm of the play lies in
the thoughts. romances. vitality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

Crown Milling Co. warehouse) &C.
cupied the 400 feet next northward
from Northwestern Dock. from
1900 TO 1887. at which time 1t wal
destroyed by fire.
Balfour-Guthrie Warehouse No
! stood next on the north side OF
old London Dock.
Il also was built In 1900 by the
Northern Pacific Railway ane
leased to the big shipping concern
whose name It took. 1t was origi.
nally q one-story warehouse CSC
feet long and 1855 feet wide.
Some Of Both Remain
However. In 1895 the northern
sos feet were remodeled and leased
to the Younglove Grocery Co. al
the same time, another 100 fee,
was cut off the remaining portion
for . driveway.
So It il the remaining 265 feet
Of Balfour- Guthrie No. 1, and the
ss5 feet Of Northwestern Dock. lef,
over monuments to the erstwhils
vast warchousing facilities of the
Northern Pacific Railway, that are
soon to be no more.
Their passing serves to increase
the mistiness already surrounding
those busting. colorful days when
salt-crusted square-riggers locked
yardarms and took millions of dol.
lars worth Of wheat to markets al
over the world: when the roster OF
ships berthed there was the honor.
roll Of fine vessels prided on two
oceans.
Almost without end are the
yarns spun about the ships anc
men who were 30 much q part OF
Tacoma and those terminals: they
were an important part Of ''home'
to the oldtimers.
Future Unknown
And what ia to become of tn,
sites where they once stood? Well
that's hard to say; rumors of Opt
mism are mingled with signs fol-
the good old days that'n never b,
the same again.
AS they stood there during iattel
yesrs--fenanted only by scurryinl
rats and rsucous seagulls, with
now and then foot-sore and shiv'
ering hobo an overnight guest
tax-paying grew as q Northern
Pacific problem. That was one rea,
son for getting rid of the old build
ingz-
Officials Of the Northern Pacifi,
Railway hint that perhaps ''some'
thing bigger and better may ulu
mately take the place Of the OLE
warehouses - II commerce war
rants it"
They look vaguely into space ans
speak obscurely about "a quartet
Of q million dollar grain elevator
or perhaps it's suggestion tina
its merely progress and there
no thought Of requirements. 1T
hard 10 say" And the old Is gone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
Clio OUTLOOK GLOOMY
FOR OPENING MONTHS

WASHINGTON - The Congress
Of Industrial organizations predict
ed sharp recession in the first
three months Of 1910 bringing in
creased unemployment and dis
tress."
The outlook was made by the
CLIO in the first issue Of a new
bulletin. The Economic Outlook. Z"
which it viii publish monthly
henceforth-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

indicating there's nothing in his
family against matrimony.
Want to Try
Fighting Irishe
A COUPLE of fighting Irishmen
\ on the loose are BILLY
CONN, the light-heavy champ, and
red headed FRANK MURPHY,
U. S. attorney general. Billy is 81
and champion eater. Murphy is
As and doesn't smoke or drink.
If you like 'em original, there
is MOSS HART, Broadway play
wright and psychologists pal. He
was partly responsible for the
screw-ball comedy, "You Can't
Take 1t With You,r and currently
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
TO VISIT ROTARLANS

Or. H. Cline Fixott Of Portland.
uistrict governor Of the Rotary
international, win pay his official
visik to Tacoma Rotarians Thurs-
Gay noon At the clubs weekly
luncheon meeting in the Hotel Win
fhrop roof garden.
Thursday evening. At Or. Fixott's
request. . club assembly win be
held 1t the Tacoma club in the
washington building. Directors
and committee chairmen will meet
Il dinner there It 8 O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04


Northwestern Dock. sometimes
known a. the Northwestern Grain
Warehouse. abuts the Municipal
Dock northward: its red-brick
fircwall and tower have been fami-
liar waterfront landmarks for two
score years-
Dofh HAD le-Yoar Life
II was built IN 1900 by the North
ern Pacific Railway. Originally.
the Northwestern Dock and the
Municipal Dock were all one struc-
fure, but in 1910 the city bought
the southern 500 feet Of warehouse
fer it, own use. 1t Is the northern
portion. s55 feet long and las feet
wide, that u soon TO be no more.
London Dock lknown also a.
KERR ifford wheat warehouse and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

lives in an ultra modern house full
of antique Victorian furniture.
JOHN EDGAR HOOVER would
be a capture. He is AZ, and once
wrote a story on how he'd raise
his boy, if he had boy.
Dentist. Bandman
Racketeer?
HANDSOME DIR. JOHN BAN
IL JOCK" SUTHERLAND
Gloomy Scot, il double threat
provider. One of the greatest
football coaches. he is also a dem
fist. Every other year he visits
Scotland to brush up on his
brogue.
If you're looking for a husband
you can keep, there are a couple
of prospects on the palmer side.
One is KAY KYSER, smooth
voiced bandsman who admits his
face is slightly curdled. His
mother wanted him to be a drug
gist, but now he's filling prescrip-
tons in rhythm.
Red headed DON BULGE il
another rhythm boy. His mother
once said, Don may never get to
be the best tennis player in the
world, but they'll have a hard
time keeping him from being the
homeliest."
Might Give a Whirl
To This Guy
THERED be six days each
L month or so when TORCHY
PEDEN wouldn't come home, for
his business is bike riding. He is
33, sprinkles sugar on his lettuce.
Today's best bet for Romeo is
MAURICE EVANS, who played
the part of Katharine Cornell's
Juliet and is currently famous for
his uncut Hamlet that runs longer
than Gone With the Wind"
Most experienced prospect-he's,
almost a professionals TOMMY
MANVILLE, Manhattan society's
madcap bachelor. He's been in
and out Of marriage four times.
Least experienced il MICKEY
ROONEY. Here is the perfect
lover, the ideal cave man, the per-
sonality kid. But Mickey is strict
ly amateur.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04
MOTORCYCLE POLICE
ARE NOT SO TOUGH

ST. LOUIS Motorcycle police
aren't so tough. says Patrolman
Joseph w. Hunt, adding that Just
because their chins stick out YOU
can't assume they're mean. That
distended chin just indicates a de-
termination to stick in the saddle,
and it's no easy job" he told mem
bers of the Optimist club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

Tic program DtCdIHt Effective
with the arrival of the new decade,
ushering in a new era for the ma
TONS retired workers past 65 years
of age.
Estimates, based on 10000 claims
already on file with the social Sc
curity board, show that the COM
bined benefits of a worker and his
wife, if she also is over IS, will
range from SIG to SCI 20 a month;
for a single person, between $40
and $41.60; for widow regardless
of age, and one dependent child
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-04

! most important intercity commu.
nications service: OBJ leased pr.
waite lines of Bell system and
other competitive services: le) at
tempts to retain or recover bust
ness. and Id duplication Of facili-
ties"
It said IL would be possible Ia
superimpose the entire telegraph
traffic Of the two companies upon
existing facilities of telephone
companies, but cautioned congress
that such a radical change In ma
tional Legislative policy, with re-
spect to monopoly a. a public SER
want, would be fraught with seri-
Gus consequences"
RATE CUTS FAIL
Strenuous efforts by the two
companies to prevent diversion of
the telegraph business to other
forms Of communication through q
reduction In rates," the commits
sion said. have proven to be in
effectual."
AL groups affected in the pres
ent situation. the employees, the
creditors and the stockholders. are
faced with the problem of adopt
ing the course which Is designed
to produce the maximum benefits
or cause the least losses" the COM
mission said.
1t Expressed belief that consoli-
dation. Il properly safeguarded.
would maintain for the telegraph
public the benefits inherent In
competition in the communications
field, and result In the rehabilita-
tion Of an industry which at pres
ent offers little security for its
employees"
NOT BLAMED
Western Union maintains almost
"a. 900 branch offices. with 43,490
In the United States,
while Postal Telegraph has about
4.400 offices. with 1880 employees.
The commission said the offices
by the two companies
''are greatly in excess Of facilities
required to handle the present or
prospective volume Of business.
The employees cannot be held
accountable for the causes Of ex-
sting conditions, and they should
receive primary confederation In
he formulation and adoption Of
my consolidation plan." the COM
said.