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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-11

IF THE man of the house realized
that when his wife does an aver
age weeks wash the old fash
ioned way, she literally handles sew
eral thousand pounds of dead weight,
he would rush off to his ELECTRIC
Dealers store and buy the new laun-
dering equipment for her an
Electric Washer and Lroner solve the
major problem with ease and dis
patch the small, fussy, ironing
and ''touching up" are quickly done
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-11
BOTTLES GOOD SAILORS

New York City.-Corked bottles
thrown into the Atlantic off New
foundland in 1886 were found on
European coasts in less than year
after travelling an airline distance of
l 300 miles. One made the long voy-
age in seven months, it is reported.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-11

Demand the Union Label when your
purchase that new suit.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27
WIEN ACTIVITIES

Sept G. Pilot Wien made two flights to Teller with freight and passengers. Ken Rank was a round tripper. Passengers from Teller to Nome were: Ira Rank, Harry Dobson, Duncan McLain, B. Monroe, M. Ireland, L. Camp bell, and J. A. Hull.
 Sept. 26 - Pilot Wien made a flight in the afternoon to all points in the Kougarok with freight. Passengers returning were: Rollyn Ball, Ed Bellows, Mrs. Gunderson, Irene and Rose mary Gunderson, Noxapaga to Nome.
 Pilot Lund arrived from Fair banks with freight and passen- gers: E. J. Maurer and one other. Lund left immediately for Fair banks via Council with freight and passengers: Ben Hansen, Nome to Council; Gene and Rich ard Margraf, Nome to Fairbanks.
 Pilot Wien made a flight this morning to all points in the Kou garok with freight. Trips are scheduled for Teller, and points in the Kougarok.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27
ALASKA'S OLDEST MAN PASSES AWAY AT JUNEAU

Perhaps Alaska's oldest man, Capt. Thomas Hill, is dead. He passed away Monday of this week at St. Ann's Hospital in Ju- neau, a bachelor, at the age of 100 years and ' months, accord ing to his close friend, Bob Tous saint, and 93 years old, accord ing to hospital records.
 Born, February 19, 184O or 1847, at Tiffield, England, Capt. Hill spent his youth sailing the seven seas during the time (quot ing the old gentleman) of wood en ships and iron men," Forsak ing the sea to go into the mining game, Capt. Hill came to the United States and settled at Ton opah, Nevada. He came to Terri tory around 1875, when Juneau was known as the Indian village of Newcastle, before the coming of Richard Harris and Joe Jun eau. After spending some time prospecting at Silver Bow Basin, the captain returned to the Stat es where he remained until the gold rush, when he returned to Alaska, this time going to Nome. He remained here until six years ago when he was brought to Ju- neau, entering the St. Ann's Hos pital on March 1, 1884.
 A character long to be remem bered, Capt. Hill was a favorite sight to visitoas at St. Ann's. At some time or another the "old gent" could be seen shuff1ing through the halls, little bent fig ure with a gray beard And never was he without his cap and cane and favorite pipe.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced next week.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27
FAIR NOTES

In order to give the children of Nome a real interest in this years Fair, the directors decided on a Queen contest, to be confined to lassies of 8 to IA years. Nome has always been extremely proud of it's healthy, happy, fine look ing kids, and they are just as much interested in the various exhibits and entertainment fea- lures of the Fair as the grown ups-perhaps more so. The con- test will begin Sept. 30th and end on October. 9, the day before the Fair opens. All entrants should register with the Fair manager before Sept. 30th.
 The Home Economies Division of which Mrs. Ole Hay is Super intendent is a department of con- siderable interest to Nome's house frauS, and perhaps should be to Nome's unattached young ladies. The old adage, that the way to a mans heart is through the stomach, still holds true - and crusty bachelors are prone to be influenced by visual repre- SentationS. All of which should portend a large and mouth-wat- ering display of the arts and crafts of the kitchen.
 The Art department of the Fair always elicits much en- thusiasm, and contributions to- ward this popular division will undoubtedly cause this exhibit to be of great interest to everyone. Mrs. Rhetta Harper is Superin- tendent of this Division, and any one wishing to participate in this exhibit may do so by getting in touch with her.
 One of the largest and most interesting Fair exhibits is that of Native Arts and Crafts. This Division is in charge of Mrs. Edna O'Leary who is in charge of the Arts and Crafts program of the Office of Indian Affairs. In addition to a display of na- tive clothing, native foot wear, and carved ivory, actual demon strations of sineW making, var ious types of sewing, and ivory carving will be provided. Also splendid school exhibit dis playing the handiwork of the primary and intermediate rooms of the government school.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27

The office of the Alaska line announces that on the arrival of the SS Mt. Mckinley and after dicharging freight and passen- gers the vessel will proceed to Golovin and St. Michael, then will come back to Nome to take on the passengers for the return trip to Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27

The Selawik returns have been received by the Clerk of the Court and are as follows:
 Cole II, Dimond 15.
 Mccain 14, Roden IA.
 Boyle 13, Humpheries 15.
 Hesse 12, Miller 15.
 Cochran Is, Egbert II.
 Anderson 5, Ball Is, Cross 13, Lyng 12, Ost IA, Smith 12, Stan groom 13. Taggart IS, Whaley II. For Liquor Control g, Against 21.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27
NEWS ITEMS

A regular meeting of the City Council is called for Monday. September 30, at 7:30 pm. at the City Hall. Special business. The public is cordially invited to at tend.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-27

The PAA Electra arrived in Nome yesterday piloted by Hall and Joslyn with H. c. Stryker as a passenger. The plane re- turned to Fairbanks about noon.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
60-StOck Range Since 1927 /:
Associated Press Financial Writer.

fsSbCldIeC russ FlUanCldl writer.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Traders
singled out metals and specialties
for boost today, but let most of
the rest of the markets stocks
straggle doWnhill.
Fractional losses about balanced
similar gains toward the close, al
though traces of buoyancy had
erased some of the worst declines.
About 100000 shares changed
hands.
The best performers on the upsics
included Anaconda, Kennecott,
Phelps Dodge, Bendix, Chrysler,
General Motors, United States Steel,
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit. COL
gate, Canada Dry, Twin Coach and
Thompson Products. The five last
named established new highs for
the year.
The list of retreating shares in
cluded Brooklyn &, Queens Transit
preferred-which fell IA points but
partially recovered-Loft, Harvester,
Caterpillar, Pan American Airways,
American Can, Westinghouse, Du
Pont, Standard Oil of N. j., Douglas
and Martin.
The bond market was thin and
irregular. Commodities were trife
higher. At Chicago wheat closed
up IA to 2ss cents a bushel and
corn was up 3s to g cent. Cotton
was unchanged to 20 cents bale
lower. The London market was
fairly firm, but prices were off at
Paris and Amsterdam.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Wheat prices
shot up dizzily cents bushel
from early lows in closing minutes
OF trade today to the highest level
since early January.
Similar to the sharp advance last
Friday, the quick upturn carried
Mary contracts to SLOT, up a,
cents overnight and within about
3 cents of the season high estab-
lished early in the year. July con-
tracts scared to 1O4L and Sep
tember to LOSS. Traders attrib-
uted buying to indications of inten-
slfied sea warfare.
Earlier prices f1uctuated moder-
ately above and below previous clos
ing levels. Wheat finished 1L-23a
higher, May, 104-1O4lS; july.
l:O212 "a; corn, 5s-5s higher, Nav,
571s-]4; July, 57l2; oats UNCHANGED
to 2s higher.
In the cash market wheat prices
were steady to "a lower and the basis
was firm. Receipts totaled 10 cars
and shipping sales 5000 bushels.
Cash corn was steady with receipts
at AZ cars, shipping sales %, 900 and
bookings, $4,000. Oats were steady
to i, lower.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
SkeIIy Oil Debentures
Placed on Market
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-A SIG, ,00O.-
900 financing program for 5kelly
Oil Co. was launched today, with
the public offering Of $4,000, 900 of
3 per cent debentures through an
underwriting group headed by East
man, Dillon & Co. and the an
nouncement that Eastman, Dillon
g. Co. has placed private serial notes
aggregating 100000, maturing
annually from April /, 1912 to 1916,
and bearing interest rates ranging
from ia per cent to 21s per cent.
The debentures are due February
1, 1850, and are priced at 100 and
accured interest.
Net proceeds from the sale Of
the debentures, together with pro-
seeds from the serial notes and any
treasury funds necessary, will be
applied toward the redemption Of
$4,000, 900 of the companyS 4 per
cent debentures, due 1851, at 1921,
and $1,000 shares of 6 per cent
cumulative preferred stock ($10O
par value) at $l03 per share.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Feb. 20 l4n UNITED States ne.
partment Of Agriculture) Boston wool
In most kinds Of domestic wools todsv
Efforts have been made to secure orders
Tor the new Arizona woods at around az
cents secured basis. delivered to Eastern
buyers. Scattered offerings of country
packed mixed lots Of three-eiehts and one
quarter blood bright fleece wocls quoted
users. found little buyer interest. Limited
quantities Of low ouarter-blood domestic
wools were sold at 77-SO cents secured basis
tne sresse for bright deeces Of this
Evening star., 1940-02-20
"mnipes ffIceS
WINNIPEG. Feb. 20 tP.-Grain range
New York Cotton


NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Cotton
mills provided fair degree of sup
port for the futures market today
and early easiness made way for
partial recoveries in the list.
The pattern of the days trade was
similar to that of the previous ses-
sion's. Moderately active straddle
selling by Bombay and Liverpool
accounts caused declines, at the
start. AS foreign sales subsidized,
prices moved up on demand from
trade, New Orleans and local &C
counts.
Trading on the whole was quiet,
with mill price fixing absorbing scat
tered liquidation and light hedging.
Late in the day the market was
unchanged to points lower; March
(old), 1102; May (oldD, 10.77; De-
cember, 956.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Effects of U. S. Tuxes
On Markets Cited
By the Associated Press.

0y tle hSSOCldLeQ freSS.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20.-Arthur M.
Belts, chairman of the Chicago
Stock Exchange, said that Federal
income and inheritance taxes were
adding to the necessity for CONVEX
sion into cash of large security
holdings and increasing the nor
NAL predominance of selling pres
sure in the markets."
Because of this, he added, ode
velopment of stable investment
markets of great absorptive power
Is essential"
Belts declaration was made in
a statement of policy to exchange
members regarding dual listing OF
stocks. ''The New York Stock Ex-
change" he said, should heartily
approve of efficient secondary mar
kets IN dually listed issues on the
regional stock exchanges"
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 P,.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc;
Evening star., 1940-02-20


bankruptcy reorganized under
BANKRUPTCY Act or securities assumed
Rates Of dividend in the foregonR are annual dis
bursements based quarterly or dcara
Unless
Included - ~ ' "Ae'"0'
Ex dividend rights extra or extras
Acfpmused diyidend paid last Declared OF paid
stock Accumulated dividends paid declared this yea
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Bio Bonus Announced

LONDON, Feb. 20 (P.-Imperial
Tobacco Co. announced today pay.
ment Of an employees bonus equiva-
lent to 16 per cent of annual wages.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
C0ttOnseed Oil.

Switching operations dominated forenoon
trading in detachable cottonseed oil fu-
to midday. As were in the form Of ex-
changes Noon prices were UNCHANGED to
4 points lower; March sold at "a May.
oil sold at 6 cents a pound In the south
east and valley. Texas oil was bid 534
to 57s cents. depending upon location.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

Cottonseed oil opened steady; March.
6.43b; May. .6.59b; July. $40; September,
6.76b. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

Chicago Cash Market
Cash wheat. No. mixed o61,: No.
:, 1.n4h4; No. 2 red, l.o5A. Corn. No.
| yellow; 5s34-59I2; No ., 5sI4-5aIz;
43,s: No. . white. 4394-44i4: No 3, Az
43'4; sample grade white 42i4 Rye. No.
6Sh4. Barley. mailing. 56-65 feed,
4o-5o. Field see. per 100 pounds( nomi-
nah. Timothy. 4.9O-5.25: sweet clover.
4-5O-5 5.ea red clover. IL 5O-15OO: red
top 5000 90; alsike. 15.001s 90; alfalfa,
1S.00-23O0.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

a-Also extra or extras,
Quotations furnished BY National Asso-
citation OF Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
should indicate Approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS Feb. 90 tR.-Cotton
futures were quiet and irregular here to-
day and at noon prices were points net
higher to l point lower
Evening star., 1940-02-20
New York Bur Silver
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 R.-Ba1
silver, 3434, unchanged.

Lessen your speed ana lensthen
your life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Laichsm Would Keep
Veteran Employees

Revealing he intends to keep
Sam Starks, bailiff. and Harry
Frost, court reporter. at their re-
spective posts. Frank A. Latcham
seeking election as Judge in De-
partment No. of the Superior
Court, said Friday night at a meet
ing Of The Past Presidents club
Of John r. Thompson auxiliary.
U. s. w. v, that these men had
informed him two other candidates
for the position were going to dis
charge them II elected.
Both these men," Latcham said.
ARE well qualified for their posi-
tons which they have held since
being appointed m 1880 by Judge
Chapman"
starks is a Spanish American
War Veteran. and belongs TO John
r. Thompson camp.
Frost. a World war veteran and
a member Of Rhodes post. has a
record Of Is years court service,
before being appointed 10 has pres
ent position 10 years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
18th Paralysis
Victim Passes

Infantile paralysis claimed two
more victims in Pierce county
Saturday morning with the deaths
of two-yesr-old Tavern Wether-
bee. IT.. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Luz
vern Wetherbee, 1906 So. Yakima
ave-, and of Anna Joncgyk. 10,
of $500 So. Thompson. Their
deaths raised the total to Is.
The child was admitted to the
polio ward in the county hospital
last Monday.
Besides parents. the boy leaves
a sister, Retta Mae of the home,
and grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herb Bentz of Auburn, Wash,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Wether-
bee of West Union. Ia.
The body was taken to Mel
fingers.
One former patient in the
county hospital polio ward was re-
admitted Saturday. DR.. Norman
E. Magnussen, county health Off
GER, announced. The readmission
was William Corwin, Is. of Route
4, Box 3es, Tacoma, in before for
observation.
Miss Jonegyk died shortly be-
fore noon Saturday. She became
i'll Aug. % and was admitted to
the polio isolation ward at the
hospital Aug. 26.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Moiorist Fined
AS Reckless Man

Near-injury to Officer Dave Pc
terson of the police motor division,
while he was patroling the scene
of fatal accident downtown Fri
day night, caused the arrest of
Dale Mason, %, on drunk-driving
charge.
Mason, who was going south on
Pacific ave. at high rate of
speed, almost struck Peterson at
the accident site at So. 18th, police
said. He pleaded guilty To the
charge before Police Judge Joseph
Mallory Saturday morning, and
was fined $50 and costs. His
drivers license was revoked.
Martha Moe, 36, 31s Ea. Mercer
st, Seattle. was arrested early
Saturday morning and charged
with driving while under the in
fluence of liquor. Her car hit a
post at Ea. 25th and C SITS. dam
aging the post and machine.
The woman told Judge Mallery
in court that she hit the post to
avoid a hesd-on collision with an
other car. She entered a not guilty
plea and the case was set over
to Sept. IL for hearing. while she
attempted to raise $500 bail for
release from Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Library Fund
Is Requested

City councilmen We're urged 10
do everything possible to retain
1e41 budget items calling for
establishment of a branch library
in the south side, Saturday.
The request was in the form
of resolution passed by the
executive board of the South Ia
coma Business club Friday and
transmitted to the council by
c. A. Erdahl. president.
The board said library facilities
are below the standard of other
cities in the Northwest, and ask
ed that every effort be made for
continuance of the plan and the
purchase of additional books with
which to stock the library.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Mckinley Buses
Will Experiment

Extension of Mckinley ave. bus
service on an experimental basis
for so days, to test whether it may
become permanent, will start Sept.
..
Curtiss L. Hill, president of
T. r. & p, notified Mayor Harry
P. Cain Saturday that in accord
ance with the petitions of Hills
dale improvement club and resi-
dents of the district, the extension
trial will be made.
He asked that surfacing on East
L and East M SITS, where the
buses will run, be improved to
make the extension possible.
IL check of passengers
shows an average Of not less
than three passengers per
coach for every additional
mile Of service h maintained,
the service will be made per-
manent. Otherwise IL viii be
discontinued.
The service will extend from
Ea. Saith and Mckinley south along
Mckinley to the city limits at Ia.
72nd St. thence east to Ea. L St.
north to East 6sth St. east to NJ
st. north to Ea. Gath st, and west
to 64th and Mckinley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02

international Paper preferred divi-
dend accumulations may be cleared
by close of 1910.
Crown Cork 4 Seal common
dividends not unlikely late this
year American Smelling
1910 net placed at about S4.35 a
share; dividend extra likely {.
for fiscal six months ending oc-
tober 81, Zenith Radio will show
81 a share Worthington
Pump operations to hold high rate
for at least six months; this Off
cial and, that Electrical
Equipment industry earnings this
year near record level.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Mid County Federation
Planning First Picnic

Midcounty Federation Of I'M
provement clubs will hold its first
annual picnic Sunday. Sept. s. at
Dawson field, So. ssth and Port
land field. according TO Frank
Johnson. general chairman. Politi-
cal candidates of the district have
been invited TO speak at p. m.
The picnic will open at 10 a. m.
Basket lunches viii be opened at
noon. Coffee. cream and sugar will
be furnished by the federation.
Other than johnson. the commit
tee in charge Of arrangements in
clude Earl Simmons Of South Sum-
init. z. +. Aunsey Of Canyon road.
c. r. Baker and Mrs. Joe Moore
of Larchmont
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Local Market
Prices Steady

Tacoma wholesalers. busy meet
ing last q holiday orders. re-
ported market prices unchanged
Saturday. Imports were held 10
a minimum as dealers attempted
10 clear their stock N preparation
for a fresh start Tuesday.
Fruit continued in demand with
emphasis On peaches. They were
quoted from IS 10 rs cents per
crate. seedless grapes. At 81 20.
also were reported moving well.
Grapefruit was available at So
per crate.
Tomatoes. priced from 20 10
IS cents per crate. depending upon
variety and quality, headed prod
uee sales. Cucumbers. local let
tucs, sprouts and spinach also
were in popular demand
Above quotations are wholesale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Townsendiies 10
Picnic Labor Day

A Townsend picnic, sponsored
by South Summit No. 33, will be
held Monday at Spanaway park.
A program including speaking.
dancing and entertainment has
been arranged. All Townsend club
members are invited to partici-
pate.
Meetings scheduled Monday
through Wednesday follow.
Monday-Tscoma No. /. SD. m,
Normanna hall. So. 18th and X
SITS, business meeting and speak
ing by Paul Olson, secretary to
John NJ. Coffee: Mckinley No. Z.
S p. m, Royal Neighbors hall. Ea.
g st and Division lane. and Span
away No. 1, p. m. school house.
Tuesday - All-City No. "a, 8
p. m, Emerson han. 110sls Broad
way, business meeting, speaking
and card party; Manitou No. 81,
s P. m, 6440 So. Cove st: Nc
kinley No. ., 8 p. m. 5225 Nc
kinley ave; Oakland No. II. s
p. m, 1892 So. Tyler st: orting
No. /. s p. m, C. A. r. hall. and
Twenty-Third st. No. 20. T:3o
p. m, 2344 So. Sheridan ave.
Observation-Disclosures No. 20.
5 p. m. 26lo Ia. c st: Redmond
No. 2 8 p. m post office: Sum-
nit No. ~, s p. m. Central Ave.
school; Sumner No. l, s p. m,
l. o. o. r. hall. and Park Ave.
No. 10. s p. m. Park Ave. school
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
BY LOUIS NJ. SCHNEIDER

NEW YORk-Political straws
in the financial district indicate
that Wendell L. Willkie's election
campaign thus far doesn't disturb
top-flighters of the democratic
party. This because Willkie isn't
cooperating with the republican
party. and is trying to make it a
one-man drive.
New Deal circles say Willlxie will
try slogan Of business VS.. politics.
That's expected TO be offset by a
White House intimation that presi-
Dental campaign will be run under
the slogan OF Main Street VS.. Wall
Street. Political minds say Willlie
is lost unless he cooperates with
the G.. o. p.
Movies-Motion picture theater
attendance, as judged by New
York and Chicago box-office re-
ceipts, is averaging IL per cent
ahead of last year. This is as
cribed to the extensive use of air
conditioning.
Talk of elimination of double
feature attractions is discounted in
trade circles. But all await the
outcome of such test TO be made
by an important Pacific Coast
chain exhibitor.
Test Due-Rail officials insist
the industry is capable of handling
all war freight and that govern
ment operation of carriers is un-
necessary. A test is due soon.
That will come when thousands of
men are conscripted. The test will
be on passenger travel rather than
freight.
Probiem-Textile trade advices
are that about 80 per cent of all
producing machinery is operating
on national defense orders. In
wooden mills the percentage is
greater. Since nonmilitary orders
are tagging. the trade fears a de-
livery problem when clothing man.
ufacturers and other consumers
enter the market late next month.
Reports Are That: Bridgeport
Brass voted a 25-cent dividend:
first payment since December.
1887. when 10 cents a share was
distributed investment man.
ayers regard First National
Stores dividend reasonably secure
+. chrysler Corp. 1910 net placed
at about S12 a share: this on old
tax basis General Food
shares going into long-pull ac-
counts Cutler-Hammer to
show about 50 share after ex-
cess profit tax.
Acme Steels 1910 net estimated
at IS or more per share; subject
to excess tax for six months
ending August 81, Collins q Ak
man viii show about $50 a share
Hecla INNINGS 1910 net
estimated at about 20 cents a share
. Revere Copper A. Brass may
resume preferred dividends this
year; no payments since 1887
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-02
Three Men Jailed
For Drunkenness

Cliff Fountain. 3. was Jailed
early Saturday morning for
drunkenness and investigation for
having no drivers Incense or own
ership card for q machine he was
found in. Junior Adams. 81. and
James Williams. So. two Negroes
with Fountain. also were jailed for
drunkenness and investigation.