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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Phon. Want Ad. to NAN sin
Real Estate for Sale
he Live Wire Saws:

The Live Wire Says:
We are how assured prosperity
for the next four years Don't
blame me II you don't get YOUR
SET = house noW before the in
crease in prices
LISTEN 20 this; a-room bungalow
located in North End. walking
distance from town. al assess
ments In ana paid for Has fun
basement with OF burner. fire
place. nice cabinet kitchen ard
the terms - listen sSes cash
snd <27le per month II YOU
can use Il see Il. You viii
buy II.
Buy this and be your own land
lord. Has 10 rooms. hardwood
floors. fireplace brick founda-
ton. : lots. garage. located with
in walking distance 70 town
Total price $500 $500 cash
and So o5 per month. This wont
last. Come early and bring your
deposit.
W. 2. KERR CO.
sos Rust Building BR 2i5l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08

four room houss. outbuildfngs VIII
all for isss than eaxt % buildings
Ffes running sst<r a all buildings
9 " Tfs<n. Route ]. Boz szb
sumner
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70 2 Big Cords Upl. Block q Slab
DO BUY II NOW - Ma asa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
UpInd Edoinos $3.50

Dry slsb. o. cord Prompt delivery.
SUNSET FUEL - MAln 1882
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08

NEW tNo.roorn modern houS fur
nithtd tiS month. tz2o south
Stevens
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08

Fost-tction hdyertisinq
~ YOU have sousthinE - ssli rsssh
more Tacoma homes a. isas sfssT.
tisins cost b. placing your rnsssass
In TIE TIhEs WANT ADS
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HURRY! HURRY!

OF
b30S So Junett
IF OF want TO avail yourself Of
an opportunity 10 save your
rent receipts. then investigate
this little bungalow II consists
Of a comb. living room and din
ing room. cab kitchen. bed
rooms. bath. enclosed porch, Idly.
trays. fruit cellar. plastered. 2
car garage One-half block To
paved highway and bus service.
Neat little home. s2.t50. $3.50
cash, balance s25 per mo. ST 2l6
STEWART RAOLEY co.
iol P. s. Bank Bldg MA e45l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-08
Trucks and Trsilen

naodsn ,rsiisT for ssis
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
OREGON MADMAN
STRANCLES THREE
Hospital Patient Runs Amok
While Attendant Is Out
OF The DormitOry

SALEM, Ore, March 11.--lR-
An insane man who ran amok
while an attendant was out Of the
dormitory strangled three fellow
patients at the Oregon State hos
pital early today.
The victims: Jack Leavy, 81.
Aurora, Ore; Levi Haggren, "a,
Portland, Ore, and Sol Green, %,
a Francisco. The slayer's name
was not disclosed by DR.. ]. c.
Evans, hospital superintendent.
I. Dull, attendant in the dormi.
tory occupied by the slayer and
eight other BADLY demented" pa
tients, said he discovered one body
on a bed as he made his rounds.
Thinking the man had died from a
heart attack, he explained, he re.
moved the body to the hospital
ward. When he returned, two more
men had been strangled.
A wrinkled pillow case was found
near the bed Of the slayer, whose
mentality was affected by sleeping
sickness.
The superintendent and Governor
Charles A. Sprague, who announc.
ed an investigation would be con-
Quoted, agreed crowded conditions
in the hospital and lack Of at.
tendants yer responsible for the
tragedy.
District Attorney Lyle J. Page
ordered an inquest tomorrow
There a be no criminal prose.
however," he added, "be-
cause the slayer was not mentally
responsible. The inquest will be
merely to determine the cause of
The slayer was placed under
restraint.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Democrats, Republicans
Collect Million Dollars

WASHINGTON, March IL R-
Building up their war chests for the
presidential campaign, the demo.
cratic and republican national com.
mittees together have collected near
ly a million dollars already this year.
Reports to the clerk of the house
today showed that virtually all the
democrats $412,4S1 receipts came
from their Jackson day dinners
They reported only one contribution
of $1,000 from a private individual
from Wayne E. Palmer Of Mobile.
Ala.
The republican receipts, totalling
$500, 100, included $3.50. 900 from
Philadelphia as part OF the city's bid
for the national convention and sew.
eral hundred donations from indivi.
d ais ranging up to $4,000 contri.
buted by C. B. Goodspeed of Chicago,
republican national treasurer, whose
wife also gave / 200.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
SENATE REFUSES
TO SHUNT HATCH
MEASURE ASIDE

CONTINUED From Page One)
"Hatch-act the democratic par
ty out of Washington.
Attributing to them a "holi-
er-than- thou" attitude, he said:
"They're for the Hatch bill
because they've got a fight on
with a governor or a road
commissioner who might run
against them. They're for the
Hatch bill because they want
to play their W kind Of poll
tics. I'm not much impressed
with their purity plea.
"It's a spectacle not OF
purity but of practical poll
tics, smart politics, Hatch.act
politics."
The vote on the Russell amend
ment came as a distinct surprise
to- the democratic leadership and
to Senator Hatch (D-NM) himself.
He had entered a plea that If the
bill were displaced for the farm
measure, there was little chance
Of it being revived at this SEES
sion, but frankly thought he was
On the losing end of the argu-
The general expectation had
been that enough members from
farm states would be drawn away
and their number added to foes
If the bill to give the latter the
Previously, after charges Of a
filibuster had been made and de-
MED, Senator Barley (D-Ky) tried
% obtain unanimous consent that
he Hatch bill be put to a vote
tomorrow at five p. m. After a
'ull half-hour of parliamentary
sparring, Senator Bailey (D-NC)
objected, saying he thought the
dill objectionable"
One amendment came to a vote
the day, which also showed
he pro-Hatch group in command.
This was on an amendment by
Senator Brown (D-Mich) to forbid
political activity to officers Of COR
receiving salaries Of
b25, 900 a year or more, which have
government contracts or receive
:ariff benefits.
The opponents Of the Hatch bill
to its support in the hope
hat if it were written into the
dill, its presence would ALLEVIATE
he republican membership. But,
hey were beaten, So to 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Captain John Firth
Fined For Violating
States Trawlinq Lau

BEAUFORT, March IL Up -
Capt. Tohn Firth of Newport News,
Va, was fined $500 in superior
court here today on a charge of
violating the North Carolina trawl-
ing law, which prohibits non-resi-
dent vessels from fishing within
the three-mile Iimil.
He was master of. the 11O-foot
trawler North Sea, a converted SUBJ
marine chaser, when it was ap-
pretended il November, 1888. The
vessel was not brought into port
at that time, but was apprehended
again last weekend off Cape
Lookout by Capt. Glenn Willis in
command of the state patrol boat
Hatteras.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
PROMISES
" PENSION SYSTEM
,.1,s winston-salem Gather
'' ing Get Money To Pay
Teachers Pensions

,cToN.sALEM, March II.
ror Thomas e. Cooper of
VI a candidate TOR COVER
said today that if elected ne
',,d find enough corners to cut
'V'a anough pennies to save to pay
.ocbers the pensions which
deserve 80 +no
i hs fraternity of the Win
't oa said pensions for teach
C0Gp his native New Hanover
ss cost tax payers $1,000 a
c0uil' and estimated that even if
yeal' oounty in the state has as
'Fsls +oachers as does New Hanov-
mall! similar statewide plan would
CO... orring to his county's pension
he said, i" That is GER
:V SnI,. not too much for the people
:a'l NV for the loyal and faithful
" WOES" of teachers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Rn;gham Addresses Meet
NJ Extension Workers

,uE1GH. March IL Up -
,n;rning farm youth to deal with
anrobIems of maturity is one
.,o most important phases of con-
.u,.tion of human resources, Reu-
-, Brigham, assistant director of
". EXTENSION Service of the U. S.
ns,srtment of Agriculture, said
here today
10 smoke at a staff conference of
A., North Carolina Agricultural EX-
tension service.
He challenged the workers to de-
mite their efforts to three objectives
.;mnroving the outlook for farm
N, as business, making farm life
more satisfying, and bringing about
nuhlic understanding and apprecia-
linn Of the relations between a sound
agriculture and a sound national
economy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Tag For Farm Products
Suggested By Grauely

SILER CITY, March 11-R-L
l.. Gravely of Rocky Mount, a guber'
Material candidate, suggested today
the use of North Carolina tags" for
Tar Heel farm products.
Speaking before the Siler City
Rotary club, he stressed the need for
law uses of farm products, and said
that North Carolina is ''but a big
corporation with you and me as the
stockholders"
The candidate also suggested the
use Of vacant space in county homes
for mentally sick who are "senile
and hopeless cases needing only care
and attention." while younger men
tai patients could be given more at
tention in the state hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Trial Of Cases Against
Southern Railroad Under
Way In Superior Court

Trial of five civil actions brought
by negroes against the Southern
Railroad company was under way
when civil court recessed yesterday
afternoon.
The five negroes, Iris Spaulding,
Palestine Jones, Henry Noyes,
Derrick Green, and Helen Louise
Halves, all by their next friends, al
lege that T. S. Neal and the South.
ern Railway company failed to pro-
vide adequate transportation for
them.
Mrs. S. Kelley was granted a di.
vorce from Floyd B. Kelly at yester-
day mornings session on the
grounds of abandonment and adul.
terry,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
BJLBO BLOCKS BILL

VASHINGTON, March 11.-R)-
snor Bilbo (D-Miss) blocked in
fin snate late today passage of a
MWO21.52 deficiency bill which
carried $50, 900, 900 for the 1939-40
Soil Conservation program. The
Mississippi senator asked that the
MEASURE go over until tomorrow be-
he had not had time to
tr5v II
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
STEINBECK SAILS

MONTEREY, Calf, March H.
P-John S%teinbeck, the author,
sailed south today on a study of
marine fauna along the Mexican
coast. He was accompanied by his
wife, Scientist Ed Ricketts,, who will
do most of the technical studying;
and Webster Street, Monterey at
torney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
"GWTW"

COLUMBUS, o., March H.
PA birth certificate filed here
today listed only the mothers
name.
In the space reserved for the
fathers name was written:
"GOne with the wind"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
RAPS FBI

Senator Norris (Ind-N eb) wrote
Attorney General. jackson that
the Federal Bureau of I%nvestiga-
ton needed a "strong, restrain
ing hand to keep it within
bounds" He charged persons ar
rested by FBI men in Detroit
for recruiting soldiers for the
former loyalist army. of Spain
were subjected to third degree
methods"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
PASSAGE BLOCKED

Passage of a S92, 769, O21 de-
%ficiency, carrying a $50, OO0, 900
item for the 1939-4O Soil Con-
servation Program, was blocked
temporarily by a parliamentary
objection from Senator Bilbo 3D.
Miss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
WILL BUY N

WASHINGTON, March 11.-tF
The Reconstruction Finance cor
poration announced tonight that 1t
ready to purchase up to $751;
900, 900 par value New York City
tunnel authority bonds to finance
construction of a tunnel from
to the Battery in New
York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
Simple RingWornf Itch

To get relief from the itching
and burning discomforts and sore
ness Of simple ringworm, use Black
and White Ointment, the soothing,
cooling a%ntiseptic dressing that
destroys the responsible fungi upon
actual contact. Use with famous
Black and White Skin Soap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
ALLEN FILES

RALEIGH, March 11.-LR-J. LIE.
roy Allen, Raleigh grocer, filed to.
day for democratic nomination to
the state house of representatives
from Wake county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
WILL ISSUE BOOK
(NEA Photo)

Postmaster General Farley
said the democratic national
committee would follow custom
and issue a convention book
for this years convention. John
Hamilton, republican national
chairman, said Sunday that re-
publicans would not issue a con-
vention book because they be-
lieved it a "subterfuge" to obtain
money from large corporations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

Failure to shift to a lower gear
soon enough is said by experts to
be the most common fault of motor
lists in hill climbing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, March II. - (, -
Weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing 8 p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
The Day In Washington
by The Associated Press

The senate refused, by a vote
of Al to So. to shelve the Hatch
bill to bar political activity by
state employees paid in whole or
part from federal funds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12
MEET DATE

RALEIGH, March 11.-P-The
next meeting of the state highway
and public works commission, origi-
nally set for April -, has been
moved to April S, Chairman Frank
l.. Dunlap said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-12

California now has a frog hospi-
tai. The medi-al staff there, no
doubt, must keep on the jump.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
KILL MANY COYOTES

A report from the United States bu
reau of biological survey, covering the
months of February and March,
states that Arley Jersey. state hunter
in Lincoln county, killed II adult
coyotes and one coyote pup during
that period. Merle Williams, ~no
works in Whitman. Adsms aid Lin
coin counties, killed 80 adult coyotes
and eight pups during the two months.
State game protectors in this region,
including H. j. Duggan of Davenport
killed sixtytwo coyotes. During the
two months there were killed altogeth-
er $50 adult coyotes, SO coyote pups,
IL bobcats, eight badgers and one
skunk
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
1T the Theatres
MAE WEST SAYS w. G.
FIELDS GREAT LOVER.

Mae West and W. c. Fields two
Of the most celebrated figures in the
entertainment world, come to the
Roosevelt theatre, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday in their new starring
picture, My Little Chickadee. Z"
Heralded US one Of tho outstanding
screen combinations Of all times, the
curvaceous actress and tho flaming
noscd funstor blend their colorful per
sonalities in rip-snorting comedy Of
frontier days. The story il said t.
be alive with rootin 'tootin action
played against background OF ro-
nance, skullduggery and music.
Mae is seen rs glamorous big-city
belle who stirs up mess of trouble
when the boys of tho wild and woody
frontier start to vie for her affee.
tions. Among "the boys is Fields,
as a medicine man and card sharp,
who is completely captivated by Mac
and strives throughout the film to
claim her for his very own.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
CCC FORCES DO VALUABLE
WORK IN WASHINGTON

Seven years Of work by tho Civilian
Conservation Corps camps in Washing
ton have resulted in great benefit TO
the state and it's natural resources,
the State Social Security Department.
reports.
The department assists in register
ing youths for enrolment in tie corps
A summary of the work done in
Washington by the $4,000 boys and
men who have enrolled since 1888
shows, among others, the following
|nchievcments 4,S34 miles # truck
trails built into the forest for fire pro
lection; 3,42S miles Of telephone lines
constructed: $4,000 acres of land
treated against rodents; $50 miles of
fire breaks laid; 9,085 erosion check
dams built, $3.50 acres of foregt
lands improved; 1.s44,2oS acres of
timber estimated; 334 fire lookout
towers and houses built and the almost
Incredible figure Of 20,71s,s40 trees
being planted in burned or cu,-ovcr
land.
Last, but not least, is the 243,529
credited man days fighting forest fires
to save the original natural resources
of the state. State Forester T. S.
Goodyear credits this ever available,
fast-moving CCC fire fighting crews
with saving the state thousands of
acres of forests which otherwise would
have been destroyed by fires before
ordinary crews could be hired and
transported to the far-flung fire lines.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
INJURED WORKER SUES MwAE

The suit of Roy Young against the
Mason. Walsh, Atkinson & Kier com.
pany for $4,000 damages for in
julica received while working at tho
Coulee dam was opened in federal
court in Spokane yesterday, when at
terneys for Young filed an amendo d
complaint.
Argument on a motion to dismiss
the amended complaint was set for
today, and the case itself was tenta-
lively set for May 2 by Judge Jere
miah Neterer.
The case arises out of an accident
ta Young on January s, 1887. He
was walking in one of the interior
galleries of the dam and fell through
a manhole or chute to the floor Of q
gallery so feet below.
1t is alleged that the galleries were
unlighted, and the manholes unguard
ed Young incurred permanent injuries.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
Fishing Season
10 Open Sunday

Happy days will be here again Sun.
day for Coulee City fishermen, with
the opening of the 1910 angling sea-
son. Lakes in the coulee are expected
to attract a good many Big Bend
sportsmen.
Fishing laws are practically un-
changed, and restrictions the same
as last year in this particular vicinity.
However, those desiring to trek
to lakes on the Colville Indian reser-
walton will find the license fee doubl-
eed, according to late reports. The In
dian council voted unanimously TO is
sue permits to non Indians to- fish
and hunt on Indian land at the rates.
of $3.50 per season for Okanogan
county. $3.50 per season for Ferry
county and $500 per season for the
entire reservation. These fees will be
in addition to the regular $3.50 coun-
ty and $500 state permit issued by
the state department of game.
The permits shall oe confined to
the following waters only: MnGinnis
lake, Buffalo lake, south Twin lake.
north Twin lake and the San Poll
river. All other waters will be closed
to fishing for non-Indians throughou4
the year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
HUGE CROWD ENJOYS 5OTH
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET

More than 200 persons attended
the Fiftieth Anniversary banquet, in
commemoration of the plating of the
town of Coulee City. Old timers from
nearly every town in the Big Bend
enjoyed the bounteous feast and parti-
cpated in the program.
Judge T. E. Austin was toastmaster
for the occasion, and Tom T,wining
introduced many of the pioneers to
the audience. Governor Clarence D.
Martin delivered an address follow
ing the banquet, which was served by
the PIT A.
A complete summary of the pro
gram will appear in next weeks pap
er, being omitted this week on ac
count of lateness of the affair
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
MOLD ACTIVITIES

Mold, Wash. Especially The La
dies Auxiliary met Wednesday at the
Grange hall, and sewed the lettering
on the suits fer the baseball team
Next meeting will be Tuesday, May
Sth. In honor Of Mothers Day, all
the ladies of the community will be
guests. Ice cream and cake will be
served.
Mr.. and. Mrs. l.. ]. Lean1cr went
to Electric City Thursday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wilburn'
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Lynard ano
Billie Jeanne we're guests at the
Jasper Burton home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Henry, Ted Hen.
ry and John Arnold Of tho dam spent
Wednesday at the C. w, Jcnos home.
Betty Len,ley spent the weekend
with Dean and Jean Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lemley ano
Dorothy Fralcy went t. Rock Island
Friday afternoon to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Fraley. They attended
Pomona, Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Hlyes and Terence OF
Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hayes
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baltz. Fred
,Jr.. and Thelma Of Leahy spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hayes
Mr. ard Mrs. Del Mclean spent
Sunday with Lloyd Mclean and fam
lily at st Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay Leander a"c
Wesley Hillsrd spent Sunday at bue
Jackson IS at Pearl Hill.
William zahrudt, tie census eu"m'
orator, is working this vicinity now
MIR. and Mira Dale Leander anc
George Martin went to the dam sun
cay.
Mrs. Genovieve Mercer and Bruce
went 10 Wenatcnee, Friday a1ter
noon. She attended, Pomona ut ta't'
AIDES, Saturday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
Spectacular Dam
Attracts Tourists

1Ae mighty Columbia river is Great.
ING . caldron Of spectacular proper.
lions at Grand Coulee dam where it
~ beng thrown through outlet
gates in the rapidly rising mass of
concrete that is designated TO be the
biggest thing on EARTH The rush.
ing torrent is tossing white water 80
to SO feet in the air, forecast of
the stirring sight the mightiest river OF
the west will display when it falls
over the full length Of the epillway
of the world q largest dam.
! The beautiful spring weather Of
eastern Washington already is at
tracing the vanguard Of the flood Of
tourists that are expected to visit
Grand Coulee this travel season. The
past several week ends have euen
thousands from almost every state in
, the Union, and from many parts Of
Canada. The large number of early
spring sightseers forecasts very
great crowd during the summer,
In the two government vista houses.
which are really comfortable grand
stands that give excellent views Of
the project, regular hourly lectures,
to explain the purpose of tho dam and
the meaning of the fascinating con-
struction activity spread before he
visitor, will be resumed May 1.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-04-18
81. Andrews

ST. Andrews, Wash especially i
Those from st. Andrews Grange to
attend the Douglas County Pomona at
Palisades last Saturday, were Mr. ana
Mrs. E. w. Rice, Mr.. oal Mrs. Dan
,Tollv and Mrs. Edwin Mickelsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Jolly and Mrs.
Elmer Vaughn and Karen visited IN
spokane Wednesday Mrs. Maurice
Schoibner of Coulee City, went WITH
them.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Hillbiick and Mary
left Monday for Portland to JON oth,
e;s and start out OIL evangolistic WofB
.brouph the southern ard eastern
states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jensen we.s
business callers in Mansfield, We'd
nesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Cal Larseu AMI
daughtei of Osborne, spent FRIDAY
and SATURDAY at Mr. and Mrs. CHRIS
-
Jorgensen home
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl 3Ssper@en ano
daughter, Alta, Of Bennington arc
spending q few days with their daugh-
ter and family, MIR. and Mrs. Fe'hoi
Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Jorgenscn Wis
tied At the homo OF Mr.. and Mrs
L. Huntington,
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Jorgsnsen ant
jeanne spent Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Don Gilden of Ccutcs lily
Mrs. O. [. Frederick of Mold. Wis
tied friends Friday, at st. Andrews
Mr.. and Mrs. has Tanneherg an'
family were dinner guests Of Mr.. am
Mrs. Lawrence Tanneberg, Sunday.
! Mrs. Marie Kjersgaard and Jutt'
, igitcd Monday at the Huntington
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Alrand an'
! daughter of Coulee City visited NJ;
and Mr.. Frank jenkins last Thurs
day.