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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
Greeters End
Sessions Here

Election of officers, choice of the
1871 convention city and a formal
supper dence were on the menu
Saturday to bring the 14th annual
regional convention of Pacific
Northwest Hotel Greeters and aux
iliaries to a close.
The last day of the three-day
meeting, at which Tacoma and
Southwest Washington Greeters.
Charter No. 10 of Hotel Greeters of
America, acted as hosts. opened at
1890 a. m. Saturday with a brunch
in the roof garden at Hotel Win
throp, at which greeters and aux
iliary members were in attendance.
Delegates Feted
Delegates from Washington,
British Columbia. Oregon, Cali
fornia, Montana and Idaho were
feted by Tacoma's smaller hotels
prior to opening of the morning
session.
Speakers included Charles w.
Hunlock, representing the Greet
ers' national convention; Norma
Mcdonald, international president
of Greeters auxiliary: T. A. Stew
enson, manager, Tacoma Chamber
of Commerce; William Thornley,,
Seattle, Black Ball Ferry lines;
Bob Owen, Seattle hotel manager;
Douglas Shelor, Seattle, American
Automobile association; George
Warren, Greeters' publicity chief,
and Madame Marguerite de Gus
semi, manager, Harrison Hot
Springs hotel.
Plan Supper Dance
The convention will come to a
close following a formal supper
dance to be held in the Crystal
ballroom at Hotel Winthrop, start
ing at 7:30 p. m. Frank Hickey
will act as POSTMASTER, while
Mayor-eleot Harry Cain will tell
visitors of future plans for Put
ting Tacoma on the Map"
Convention arrangements were
in charge Of Al Gamer, Olympus
hotel, president of the regional dis
trict, assisted by Jack Hadley.
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Leona
Gamer. president, regional aux
iliarIes, and Mrs. Pearl Croft.
secretary treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
To Meet In Everett

Mayor-elect Harry r. Cain was
in Seattle Friday where he at
tended meeting of Western
Washington mayors. Plans were
discussed for the annual conven-
ton Of the Association OF Wash
ington Cities to be held in Everett
May 1924. Also attending the
meeting was Tom swayze, Tacoma
controller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20

Royal Arch Masons closed =
week Of Masonic conventions in
Everett Friday by agreeing with
other groups to meet in Tacoma
next year.
Lee Allen Of Pullman was elect
ed grand high priest and Robert
Palmer, Auburn, was named depu-
ty. w. Otto Warn, Spokane, was
elected grand king; Ralph p. Null
vane, Seattle. grand scribe; Will
liam p. Williams, Walla Walla,
grand treasurer. and Wesley Stone,
Spokane. secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
To Discuss Problem
OF Jobless Youth

Why young people Of Tacoma
and Pierce county are unemployed.
and how the youth unemployment
problem may be solved. are ques-
tons facing the representatives
OF local industry, labor. school,
civic leaders and youth who have
been invited by Mayor J. J. Kauf-
man TO attend the Youth Employ
ment conference at weyerhaeuseT
hall, Y. W. c. A building. on
"Wednesday At 8 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
Police Open
Jaloppy War

Police Saturday declared war on
~Jaioppies" with an edict that
dangerous vehicles will be taken
OF the road.
Police scrgt Glenn Talbot, head
q the motor division. revealed the
5aloppy-drive was well underway.
AT least eight Of these cars have
been removed from the roads re-
Gently. and we won't stop there. :"
he stated.
The drive crystsllized with the
arrest Of Conrad Holmstrom. is.
71e So. NJ st.. on n charge Of reck-
less driving late Friday.
Officers c. w. Hughes and Bob
Poore halted the car driven by
Holmstrom and containing two
friends. and impounded the ma
chine. The driver was ordered to
appear in police court Monday.
The car, stripped" model with
only . chassis. wheels and radiator
hood to give It the appearance OF
IN automobile, was the center Of
attention at headquarters. The
steering wheel rim was gone. Four
spokes tapped onto the steering
shaft with a rock were used to
steer. but the wheel came off
with the slightest jar.
No license plates, no tail light.
headlights without connections.
and poor brakes were itemized by
police. The seat" was a precari-
Gus affair. Holmstrom said he had
bought the car and was taking II
home, but officers said he passed
his residence shortly before they
halted HIM.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
M Street
Goings. Comings and Doings
of Tdcomdns as the Re-
porter Found Them.

John w. Hopf telling about po-
litical meeting &C. G. Jenkins
laughing - Sam Crippen waiting
for elevator-Loyd (Connie) Ire
land winning box of candy-Mike
Scalara hunting story in news
paper-Ed Dahl wearing overalls
Rudy Myhan enjoying cigaret-
John w. Fishburne tipping hat
Robert Gilroy telling friend how to
repair teletype-Mrs. Bertha Brint-
nall window shopping - Enoch
Alexson making dash for telephone
Ted Grunden planning another
fishing trip and guaranteeing he
will not fall in the water-Bill
Gallivan seeing friends off to Alas
ka - Harold Cosier trotting down
stairs-Norton Gordon hurrying up
Harold Bird kidding Ernie
Metherell.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
Bankruptcy Petitions
Filed in Court Here

Bankruptcy petitions were filed
Friday in federal district court by
two Tscomans and q Centralian.
They included;
Dcnsld A. Soule. centralis. who
listed liabilities Of s2,144.s6. and
assets Of ss12.24 claimed exempt;
G. II. fred Csstrom. SSH So.
Asotin st.. with liabilities Of
S7eo.66 and assets Of $500 Of which
$500 were declared exempt; Paul J.
Caruso, I121 So. ] St, who de-
clared liabilities amounting TO
s.. 5000. with assets Of $3.50, said
to be exempt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
Pointer Held for
Statutory Crime

Ernest Erb, 3e-year-old painter,
Of 1910 So. 7th st. sought by
county officers for several weeks
on = warrant charging him with 8
statutory offense involving his IT.
year-old niece, was held in the
county jail under 1000 bail Sat
urday.
On . telephone tip. Undershsriff
Knowles and Deputy Sheriff Nc
Donald arrested Erb Friday after
noon on X 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
PuYallup Band Leaves
For Spokane Meet
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
School Assembly Speaker

PUYAILUP - Students Of the
fuyallup high school win remem-
her Friday - banner day. mark
I'd by two special events. depar-
tnre Of the senior bard and orches-
tra for the national regional music
meet At Spokane and appearance
q hrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
- speaker At the assembly.
Students. parents and friends
manscd At the Northern Pacific
station to give the young musici-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20
Exercise Buckinq
Horses on Sunday

Sixty head OF bucking horses. in
GLIDING Alcatraz, Sandpaper. Mid
night and Mae West. will be exer-
cised at the Nicholson ranch. Span
away. on Sunday. These horses
range here all winter and have
just been rounded up for the sum-
mer season of rodeo. They appear
at Pendleton, Ellensburg and other
noted rodeos.
Cowboys from all around will
meet here Sunday and attempt TO
ride these ''broncs."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20

sUMSER-Ivan PUTIN a n was
elected president Of the Sumner
Sportsmens association Wednes-
day evening Other officers will in
clude Grant Warwick. vice presi-
dent: Leonard Fox. secretary;
Walter Barnard. treasurer: Tom
Frye. John Baumbach and John
Radosovich, directors for three
years. Installation will be held
June 10 in Fryar hall at the annual
strawberry feed. On the commit
tee are Orville vittetoe, chairman;
Eliza Hummon and Al Mccoy.
The marching band Of Sumner
high school. under direction of w.
J. Peterkin. will give a demon
stration May "a at o'clock on the
lighted athletic field. The junior
high school girls team will put on
a baton twlrling exhibition. The
MacMurrav sisters will conclude
the program with saxophone
quartette.
Rites for Fred Nyman
Funeral services for Fred Ny
man, So, who died May Is in
local hospital, were held Saturday
afternoon from the Methodist
church. Burial was in the Sumner
cemetery, Rev. Shultz officiating.
Nyman was born in st. Paul.
Mimi. and had been a resident of
the valley the past Is years. Sur
viving are his wife. two daughters,
Mary at home, and Mrs. Ivalle
Carel of Puyallup; one sister. Mrs.
Gus Petersen in Minnesota, and
one grandchild. Arrangements
were in charge of the Voiles Fu-
neral chapel.
Phoenix lodge is entertaining
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-20

Rites for Fred Nyman

Phoenix lodge is entertaining
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Idea Born at NY.
Luncheon Takes
Form in Articles
Greatest Authors of
America Tell Why u. S.
WAY of Life is Best

An idea was born across a
luncheon table in New York
"a gathering of editors, au-
thors, publishers-and as a
result there was born a series
of articles written by "a of the most
distinguished writer's in the United
States.
The first article of that series
written by the brilliant author
Stephen Vincent Benet, appears to-
day in the Post-Press.
The talk over the luncheon table
was of America and of America S
future in a darkening world. Widely
travelled, highly informed men and
women about that table found they
agreed on one unpleasant truth ::
that there is startling amount of
indifference in this country to what
we might call the American way or
the democratic idea.
One of the men at the luncheon
table put it this way:
I'VE face an emergency that is
not only physical but moral. Physi-
cally, if we are given time, we have
the plant and the men to make
ourselves secure But that isn't
enough A split, divided and
fumbling nation won't use plant
or men in time. A nation that does
Continued on Page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09

big and small. But there never has
been time when we-all of us
were content to sit quiet under in
justice. There never has been an
injustice in this country that some
Americans haven't gotten up and
yelled about, fought, protested, gone
to Jail about, lived and died to
fight. That's sometimes forgotten.
Now we are challenged and our
way of life is challenged. It is
challenged because we are democ-
racy. 1t is challenged because, for
all our depressions, we have riches,
as nation. 1t is challenged because
we are. potentially, the most pow
erful democracy in the world. The
event has come upon us so abruptly
it remains hard for us to realize
still. Within months we have seen
free nations snuffed out like CAN
dies. Within weeks, we have pledg-
ed to arm ourselves as we have
never armed in our long history.
And that must be done.
Yet there is another armament
an armament of the mind. 1t is
not enough for us to sing God
Bless America" and wear little flags
on our coat lapels. Those things are
symbols-they are only of value
when they express an inner and pos
tive faith. 1t is not enough for us
to look for Fifth Columnists under
the bed or to say that of course
democracy will survive because it
always has. Democracy never was
handed anybody on a platter. 1t was
brought about by the will and &C
ton of the people-the common
people. 1t was brought about by
their faith and their hope, and
their long endurance, very often
against great odds. 1t is not a
negative virtue but a fighting faith.
Without buster as without panic,
but with deep resolution, we must
go ahead. We must look In our
minds and our hearts and discover
what certain words we have largely
Continued on Page 6, col. D
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09

teeth, two spools of thread, three
pairs of carriers and two old felt
hats and his $4,000 in stocks and
bonds which were wrapped in old
newspaper
Davidson told officers he sold his
livery stable and dry goods BUSH
ness in 1921 and since then he has
lived frugally in rooming houses
in Riverside and Long Beach, Cal.
He said he came to Kansas City
to look up an old friend and then
planned to go to Nebraska to visit
a brother.
He was not afraid anyone would
take his stocks and bonds because
the ''Lindbergh law" would protect
him. He said he had carried a re-
volver, but it was taken away from
him on the train.
Police gave Davidson a meal and
bed and put his stocks and bonds
in the police vault for safer keeping.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09

of the day by bad weather over
Britain-slashed at London late ~
the afternoon in quick "hit and run"
raids that British dispatches said
were made necessary by sturdy de-
lenses. Six NaZi planes were report
ed shot down in the first phase of
fighting.
The Germans appeared again to
be concentrating their attack on
British air bases in an effort to
knock out the royal air force, but
damage to civilian areas in London
continued to mount and thousands
were evacuated from bombed dis
tricts in the east end.
A German military source said
Monday night that mass German
air attacks on London would go
on day after day and night after
night until Great Britains resis-
lance is smashed.
Aerial attacks on London we're
reported officially in Berlin to have
again reached climax, with Nazi
bombers diving through a haze to
blast military objectives and start
huge new fires with earthquake
explosions. The military spokesman
declared that the attack on Lon
don "has barely begun" and pre-
dicted that it would be continued
with intensity equal to that of the
weekend or exceeding that.
Already" the German army
spokesman said, British fighter de-
lenses are beginning to show un-
mistakable signs of weakness and
fatigue.
However, British bombers have
blasted back at the great German
port of Hamburg and pounded heavi-
ly at German barges and shipping
all around the North Sea in the last
"a hours, the British air ministry
revealed.
Scope of the British counter-of-
fensive against the bases and ship
ping which Germany might employ
in an invasion attempt was indi-
Gated by the air miniStry's report
that Is British bombers were miss
ing after the operation.
The attacks, it was said, were
directed at key harbors and ports
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09

OSloiC Cllo VI OllC WCCh.
Senate and house versions of the
bill differ widely on several points
age limits of those liable to com.
pulsory military training, effective
date of draft, and a provision fol
forcing industrial cooperation with
the defense program.
Reports circulated in reliable quar-.
tiers that President Roosevelt favors
a house provision making all mer
between 81 and As subject to years
compulsory military training. On
the basis of those reports, some
legislators predicted that the SEN
ate, which fixed the age limit at
81 to 81, will accept the house fig
ureS.
simultaneously, it was believed
that the senate will insist upon an
immediate draft of manpower in
stead of waiting go days as proposed
by the house. Mr.. Roosevelt has
voiced opposition to the house pro-
posal. A similar delay amend
ment lost by only two votes in the
senate.
AS congressional debate on con-
scription neared conclusion, cities
and towns throughout the country
drafted plans to register men. Reg
istration becomes effective immed-
lately regardless of the outcome
OF the draft waiting period" issue
Approximately 24OOO,OOO men woulc
have to register under the house
bill; 100000 under the senate
version.
Assistant Senate Republican Lead
er Warren r. Austin, who probably
will be ranking minority member
OF the senate conference committee
told reporters who asked his opin-
ion on what form the bill finally
would take:
Its the duty of the senate to
maintain its position"
But he said that with a twinkle
in his eye, for word has been circu-
lated that quick compromise is
planned. Mr.. Roosevelt's position
concerning the 21-45 age limit
adopted by the house has been made
known to his closest advisers. it was
said, and they are working to have
the provision retained.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09

tical top" is taken rather than the
actual top.
An investigation was authorized
by the board into reports of Sub
sidized competition" in the Los An
geles hay market for Imperial VAL
ley products from southern San
Joaquin valley ranches.
Although Foulds pointed out that
the reports had not been substanti-
ated, it was possible that San Joaquin
alfalfa, which has depressed Los
Angeles markets, has come from
ranches that formerly grew cotton
but shifted to hay because of the
attraction of Soil Conservation pay
ments. If this situation proves cor
rect, Imperial Valley hay growers
are operating against a subsidized
rival, Foulds explained.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Final Vote Gives
Fletcher Big Edge

Official totals in the recent pri-
mary election showed Monday that
State Senator Ed Fletcher of San
Diego polled a total of 1888 votes
over Rep. Ed LAC and won the
nomination on four tickets.
The combined vote for Fletcher
was 46,661 in San Diego and I'M
perial counties while Izac's was 3d.
sos.
Fletcher in San Diego county won
the Republican. Townsend, Pro-
gressive and Prohibition party NOM
nations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Two bIazes Keep
Firemen Busy in
Warm Weekend

Two Ell Centre fires Sunday eve
ming and Monday morning gave the
fire department a warm week END.
The first alarm, early Sunday
night, was to the V. w. Mcbride
home at 855 He'll where flames had
broken out in the kitchen. The
blaze was extinguished quickly but
damage was estimated at around
$1,000.
Fire Chief Corn Reed, after a
further inspection Monday said the
fire probably started with oily rags
in cupboard above the stove" He
said 1t appeared to be spontaneous
combustion.
Two small shacks behind a cafe
at 458 Broadway were damaged in
another blaze that was reported
early Monday moning. They were
inhabited by a number of Filipinos
No one was injured. The fire might
have started from defective wiring.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Head Oman Warns
5h Column Real
Danger in America
Police Well Organized
To Combat Menace Says
Enforcement Chief

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept.
9. (UP)-Director J. Edgar
Hoover of the Federal Blu
reau of Investigation told the
47th annual convention of
the International Association OF
Chiefs of Police today that this
nation and hemisphere is "men-
aced" by fifth column activities.
That there is a fifth column
in America is an acknowledged
reality; that it does menace Amer
lea is an established fact; that it
must be met is the determination
of every decent American" Hoover
said in an address opening the con-
vention.
"a fifth column of destruction
following in the wake of confusion,
weakening the sinews of a nation
and paralyzing it with fear can be
met only by the nationwide Often
sive of all law enforcement. All
America must determine that these
foreign interlopers shall not estab-
fish themselves behind masquerad-
ing fronts"
Hoover, whose audience included
a number of Latin American police
officials, said that the, law enforce
ment agencies in the United States
are better prepared to meet the chal-
lenge of foreign agents now than
they were during the World war.
THE effectiveness of our efforts
cannot be gagged by screaming
headlines of dragnet arrests of spies,
saboteurs and subverters," he said.
BEST results cannot be obtained by
blatant statements or sweeping ac-
Continued on Page 6, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
BY STEPHEN VINCENT BENET
Author of "JOhn Browns Body"
Spanish BayOnet," "a Book Of
Ar,or;oopcO ofo

spanish BayOnet," "A Book Of
Americans" etc.
I like to think about some things
when I think about America.
I like to think about a certain
New Hampshire Yankee. He was a
strong Union man, but he died in
1862, when he couldn't tell how the
Civil War was going to come out.
But he had carved on his tombstone
Il dedicate this side of my monu-
ment to the sacred cause of Liberty
and Union. May they endure and
prosper forever" He might be dead.
to be sure, but dead or alive, he
wanted people to know where he
stood. You can find this tomb
stone still, though he wasn't a ia
nous man.
I like to think about the Iowa
woman who embroidered a banner
for the state dairy contest. She
did good job on it. She embroider-
ed COW in a pasture and under
meath it she put Our liberties we
prize ana our flgnCS we VIII IldiIl-
tain.r That was what she meant and
so she said it. 1t didn't seem incon-
gruous to her to talk about cows
and liberty on the same banner.
Maybe she was right.
American history isn't just famous
names and gaudy trappings. 1t isn't
merely the great men-though we
have had great men. 1t is a peo-
pies history-the history of thous-
ands and millions of ordinary men
and women, come from all over
the world or born in the land, who
tried to work out a system where
people could live free. worship free
ly, make their own laws instead of
having them handed down from a
ruler, and, in general, stand up
on their own hind legs. And, because
it is a peoples history. there is
no other history quite like it.
We've had crooks and thieves, big
and little. We've made mistakes,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Ford Pays wi|Ikie
Surprise Visit

RUSHV1LLE, Ind, Sept. 0. CUP
Henry Ford made a surprise visit
to Republican presidential NOM
lnee WENDELL L. Willkie today
The automobile manufacturer re-
NAMED closeted with Willkie fol-
about 10 minutes but his visit was
kept secret until after hs depart
ure.
When Willkie then was asked
whether Ford would support him
in November, he replied: You'll
have to ask Mr.. Ford"
Ford has been a persistent critic
of the New Deal.
Willkie had scheduled a quiet
day gathering material for a 15-
day speaking tour of the west
while awaiting returns of the Maine
election.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Chicago Bans Film
Berating Nazis

CHICAGO, Sept. 9-CUP-Iieut
Harry j. Costello of the police cen
Sorship board said today showing
OF the movie Pastor Hall" had been
prohibited In Chicago because It
would WELD undesirable influences
The novel was based on the
Rev. Martin Niemoller, pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran church of
Germany, who was imprisoned for
challenging the right of the Nazi
government to interfere with the
spiritual freedom of the church.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt had COM
mended the film in a special pro-
gram. Her eldest son, James, holds
distribution rights on the movie.
Costello said the movie had been
banned because at this time 1t
would WELD undesirable influence
and because its subject matter Is
of an exceedingly controversial ma
ture."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-09-09
Londoners Defiant.
Hopping Mad Says
American Reporter
Morale Still Strong as
Business Goes On with
Repairs fastened
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR.

LONDON, Sept. 9. (UP)-
l travelled for six hours to-
day through smashed dis
tricts of London and in the
whole 20 mile trip I saw no sign
that Londoners are growing demor-
allied or slack under the German
pounding.
That was the word that was re-
ported after the terrible Saturday
night raid. 1t should be reported
again today because last nights
raid affected even more people than
the first one.
Together the two raids make one
OF the worst bombardments in his
tory.
The LOndoners don't like the
bombing. They make no bones about
that. They no longer need to be
urged to take shelter. Some of them
are nervous. All of them are hopping
mad and nobody that I have seen
or heard of shows any symptoms of
defeatism.
My tour started little after seven
O'Clock this morning. The early
workers were getting to their Jobs
one way or another.
There were more bicycles on the
streets of London today than have
ever seen outside of Holland and
Denmark.
Many people we're late for work
because the trains were not run
ming on schedule and some were
not running at all. Emergency buses
were pressed into service to bring
IN the millions of suburbanites who
flood into town each morning and
eob back to hundreds of country
towns in the evening.
AT the place where I had break
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