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Evening star., 1940-01-08
City News in Brief
TODAY.

Meeting, Motion Picture Sales
men, Annapolis Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, Dupont Circle Citizens
Association, Mayflower Hotel, 4:30
pm.
Dinner, Daughters of the Union
Veterans of the Civil War, Raleigh
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Banquet, Society of the War of
1912, Army and Navy Club, 7 pm.
Dinner, Jackson Day, Mayfower
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, Beta Chi Sorority, Ward
man Park Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Abraham Lincoln Circle,
No. 3, Ladies of the G. A. R., Will
lard Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Federal Employees Union,
No. 262, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Aero Club, Raleigh Ho-
tel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, st. Daniels Society,
Powell Junior High School, 8 pm.
Meeting, Woodbridge Stamp Club,
Taft Junior High School, Z pm.
Meeting Bradley College Alumnae
Association, Mayflower Hotel, $50
pm.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard
Hotel, 8 am.
Meeting, Traffic Executives Asso-
citation, Southern territory, Carleton
Hotel, 10 am.
Luncheon, Dartmouth Club, Ann
apolis Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Institute of Electrical
Contractors, Carleton Hotel, 1890
pm.
Luncheon, Women's National Press
Club, Willard Hotel, pm.
Luncheon, Pi Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity, Raleigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Advertising Club, Ra-
leigh Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Phi Kappa Psi, Lafay-
cite Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Sales Rep
resentatives' Association, Lafayette
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
AuliCAlCO1l, OPCu4Aot SluU, May .
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Dinner, Connecticut Avenue AS
sociation, Mayf1ower Hotel, $50 pm.
Banquet, Graduate Nurses Asso-
citation, Willard Hotel, 7::30 pm.
Meeting, Luzerne Club, Wardman
Park Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Women's Union Bureau
of Printing and Engraving, Willard
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Women's American Ort,
Jewish Community Center, 8:15 pm.
Meeting, Junior Board of Com
merce, Mayf1ower Hotel, S:15 pm.
Meeting, D. c. Junior Bar As
sociation, Mayhower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Women's Overseas Serv-
ice League, Mayf1ower Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Banquet Committee, Fed
eral Bar Association, Mayfiower Ho-
tel, S pm.
Meeting, Junior Section, Women's
Federal Bar Association, Mayflower
Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
New York Bank Stocks
Rise Durinq Week
snecial Qispatch f. The Star.

Special Dispatch t" The Star.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.-New York
City bank stocks advanced sharply
during the past week. according to
figures compiled by Holt, Rose ~
Troster, specialists in bank and in
surance stocks.
The aggregate market value of Is
leading issues on Friday, January 5,
was s1,588, ,73l 900. compared with
s1,556,872 900 at the close of the pre-
vious week, an increase of $31 1853 900,
or 205 per cent.
The current average yield Of the
l6 issues of 4.07 per cent compares
with a yield of AIS per cent on
December %. The current market
value equals 113 times the known
book value, against Ill times at the
close of the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Contracts Are Awarded
On New Mexico CunuI

Three initial contracts amounting
to $1946, ,009 covering earthwork,
tunnels and structures on 25-mile
section of the Conchas Canal in
Northeastern New Mexico were
awarded today by the Interior De-
partment.
The entire portion of the canal
covered by the contracts lies within
the boundaries of the Bell ranch
owned by the Red River Valley Co.
The main canal carries water Of
the South Canadian River stored
in Conchas Reservoir to irrigate
farm lands in that section of the
State. .
The main contract Of 1880 $50
was awarded to = Los Angeles firm.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Dr.. J. {. Benedict,N.,
Retired Museum
Scientist, Dies
Authority on Marine
Invertebrates Was 86:
Funeral Tomorrow

DR.. James E. Benedict, ST., 86,
former chief of exhibits Of the De
partment of Biology at the Ma
tional Museum, died suddenly yes
terday at his home, 7l3 Highland
drive, Woodside, Md.
One Of the museums most valued
scientists, DR.. Benedict was an
authority on marine invertebrates.
His interest in the work which was
later to become his occupation in
life began when, as boy Of IL,
he was an orderly at the old Armory
Square Hospital here during the
Civil War.
A native of Norwalk, Conn.,, DR..
Benedict came to Washington dur
ing the latter part of the Civil War
to visit his father, James Benedict,
Union soldier i'll in Armory Square
Hospital. Through his fathers ef-
forts, he was made hospital order
ly despite his youth.
During his hours of duty, DR..
Benedict was frequent visitor to
the National Museum, the old hos
pital being situated just across the
street. After the war he attended
Union College at Schenectady. N. Y,
and received his bachelors and
masters degrees in 1880-8l.
Improved Sounding Device.
Two. years later DR.. Benedict was
made resident naturalist on the
steamer Albatross, outfitted by the
old United States Fish Commission
for three-year scientific voyage
in the Atlantic from Nova Scotia
to South America. Aside from his
regular duties on the voyage. he be-
came interested in navigational
sounding tube then in use and later
improved and patented similar in
strument which was to be widely
used by the Navy. merchant marine
and Coast and Geodetic Survey.
After the cruise of the Albatross.
DR.. Benedict came to the National
Museum as assistant curator of ma
1lllC AiNCl lCOl dlCo. 41C SOliIl
numerous articles on natural his
tory subjects to scientific publica-
tions. In 1909 DR.. Benedict was
made chief of exhibits of the biol
ogy department.
His associates at the museum to-
day described DR.. Benedict as the
outstanding marine biologist Of his
time. DR.. Paul Bartsch, the
museums curator of marine inver-
tebrates, said DR.. Benedict was one
of the last of small group of old
time, broadly cultured naturalists.
He was the keenest field observer
I ever knew" DR.. Bartsch said.
Retired in 1880.
Retired in 1880, after two extern
sions Of service beyond the age limit,
Dr. Benedict was active until his
death. He continued to imprSve
and study his private collection of
marine life, became a student of
the psychic. and amassed a great
number of writings on that subject.
DR.. Benedict also continued work
with his sounding tube, experiment.
ing in laboratory near his Mary
land home.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Junken Benedict: two
sons, James E. Benedict. jr., and
Charles J. Benedict: two daughters,
Miss Elizabeth j. Benedict and Mrs.
Joseph Childs, and eight grandchil-
dren. all living in Montgomery
County, Md.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the Pumphrey
funeral home in Silver Spring, Md
Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
George 5pransy, a,
Retired Business
Leader, Is Dead
Former Official of
Oldest Inhubitonts
Succumbs in Durhum

George spransy, "a, well-known
retired Washington businessman
and a former vice president OF the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants,
died yesterday in Watts Hospital,
Durham, N. c. He had been visiting
his son, Joseph w. Spransy, In
Durham.
Born at Marcus Hook, Pa, Mr..
Spransy had made his home in the
District since he was 10 years old.
During his early years he had wide
knowledge Of residents of the South
west section of the city. The night
President Lincoln was shot authori-
ties had Mr. Spransy identify per-
sons arrested in the search for the
assassin. Those taken into custody
were allowed to 60 home on Mr..
Spransy's recognizance
For many years he operated a
custom tailoring establishment at
434 Seventh street NV, terminal
ing the business around the turn
of the century. Afterward Mr..
Spransy served for time as presi-
dent of the old Washington Safe
Deposit e. Storage Co., In the 900
block of Pennsylvania avenue NV.
He made his home at 1929 r street
NV.
He was member of the Grade
Claims Commission appointed to
settle suits for damages brought by
citizens whose property was dam
aged by the filling in of ground for
the Union Station Plaza.
Active in Masonic affairs, Mr.
Spransy was a member of Leba-
non Lodge, No. 7. He attended
Calvary Baptist Church for many
years.
Another son, Brewer C. Spransy
of Milwaukee, Wis, also survives.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. Wednesday at Lees fu-
neral home, Fourth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NE Burial will
follow in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Crude Petroleum Stocks
Climb During Week
Hy the Associated Press.

sy the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported
stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum at the close Of
the week ended December 80 to-
tailed 237. 7.742 900 barrels, net in
crease of 1,7O4 900 barrels, compared
with the previous week.
Stocks of domestic oil increased
1892 900 barrels for the week and
foreign crude declined SO 900 barrels.
Daily average production for the
week was 3,545 900 barrels, de-
crease of $4,000 barrels, compared
with the previous weeks level.
Runs to stills averaged 3,445 900
barrels daily, compared with 1885,
900 barrels for the preceding week.
Daily average imports were $4,000
barrels, a decrease of 27,000 barrels
during the week.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
General Motors Sales
Soar 10 1,364,761
Units in 1899
TotoI Contrasts With
1,W1,770 Units
In Previous Year

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-General
Motors Corp. reported today the
sale of 1,364,76l automobiles and
trucks to consumers in the United
States in 1899, compared with 1,001,-
ITO in 1898.
Total sales of General Motors
factories in Canada and the United
States for domestic and export pur-
poses last year were 1,542,776 units
compared with 1,1O8007 in the pre-
vious year.
The company reported December
sales to United States consumers
of 156,008 units compared with 1872
881 in November and 1888 in De-
cember, 1888.
Total sales of United States and
Canadian factories to dealers and
for export were 207, ,637 units in
December compared with 20O,07l in
November and 172,669 IN December.
1888.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Pennsylvania Trooper
Pleads Innocent
In Girl Staying
AZ Witnesses Subpoenoed; i;
Porents Won't to Avenae
Duuahter's Death
BY the Associated fress.

BY the Associated Fress.
MAUCH CHUNK. Pa. Jan. g.
The Commonwealth placed one Of
its own peace officers, State Police
Corpl. Benjamin Franklin, on trial
today to face murder and man
slaughter charges in the fatal shoot
ing of a l4-year-old schoolgirl.
Franklin, 80. is accused Of pump
ing eight bullets into the body of
Joan Stevens the night of last June
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Thrown Trup Kills Mouse

BURGAW, N. c., Jan. 8 P,.-A
rat trap which Eugene Ramsey,
carpenter. tried to set snapped
prematurely on his fingers. Where
upon Mr.. Ramsey angrily threw the
trap under the kitchen stove. The
trap hit a mouse and killed it.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Sales of Mems Wear
Chains Up Sharply
By the Associated Press.

Sales of mems wear chain stores
during November showed gain Of
about 20 per cent in dollar total
over November, 1898, according to
advices to the Commerce Depart
ment. For the first II months of
1888 the increase was about 10 per
cent over the similar period in the
preceding year.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Hit-Run Victim Robebd

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 R.-The
"meanest thief" is back Mrs.
Manuela Gaut, 80, was knocked down
by a hit-run motorist. While wit
nesses carried her to shelter, the
"meanest man" drove up, jumped
from his car and seized her purse,
then sped away.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Incentive for Victory

KANSAS CITY (P.-The Farm
Bureau down Monroe County way
is supplying an incentive for a
membership drive. Members of the
winning membership team will eat
turkey at a banquet; the losers will
be served only spinach.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Money Market

NEW YORK. Jan. lP,.-cal money
steady; l per cent. Prime commercial
paper; ss per cent. Time loans steady;
5000 days. IA; As months. ia per cent
Bankers acceptances unchanged; 5000
days. i2-,s per cent months. l,sl2 per
cent: 5-6 months. ss-is per cent. Redis-
count rate New York Reserve Bank. l per
cent.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

citation Of Securities Dealers Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or frm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices and
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
BY the sponsors or issuers.
sAsterisk indicates mot quoted by
sponsors or fssuers."
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Steel Quotations

NEW YORK Jan. 8 R-Steel prices
per 100 pounds fob. Pittsburgh: Hot
rolled sheets. base price. 2.10; galvanized
sheets. $50: steel bars, 216.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 1st $500 at
981a.
Mergenthaler Linotype-75 at 15h,
13 at 15h
Evening star., 1940-01-08
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. Jan. S tIp-National As
sociation Securities Dealers. Inc.
Moon quotations.
Evening star., 1940-01-08
New York Bor Silver

NEW YORK, Jan. tP.-Bar silver,
3454; UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1940-01-08
PUBLIC UTILITY.

tPlus extra d 35c paid in 1899. e2%
extra. gS14.O0 extra paid December %
1899. k 2Oc extra. m 81 so extra soc
paid September 20. 1898. S So 90 paid in
1899 SOC paid December 20, 1889.
Evening star., 1940-01-08

H, JOHN p. The comrades OF
Richard J. Harden Camp, No.
, ,. United Spanish War Vet
Grams. will assemble at S:15
m. Tuesday. January 8. 1910.
] at 1908 East Capitol st. for
the funeral of olIr late comrade.
JOHN P. McHUGH. Interment
Evening star., 1940-01-08

Washlnetcn National Cemetery
VICTOR McCLOSKEY, Commander.
H. L. LESLIE Adjutant.
MHEY. JESSIE MAE, On Sunday jan
v Me She laH%2s aso leaves eg other
Ernest Jarvis funeral church 1882 You
st. NV
fTsm ThursasE ps sssm 5aRssTy Rss, cnch at
R.. D Grymes officiating Interment Lin:
coin Memorial Cemetery. Relatives and
MILLER. JOHN W. On Saturday. Jan
ison place NV, JOHN w MILLER. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs Ada Miller: six
reaives Istr % and s frends Remains will rest
at his late residence after pm. Mon
day. January 3.
from Rock creek Baptist Church. Rev A.
Jones ofhciatins. Interment Woodlawn
| Cemetery.
MUCH. GEORGE W. On Sunday. jan
uary T, 1910, At his residence 2Gr 81 Fill Il,
MUCH. beloved husband Of Emma Virginia
Much and father of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Lindane and George W Much. He also
James H Much. and three sisters. Mrs
Ada Johnson. Mrs. Nellie Taylor and Mrs
Mamie Wakefield
Remains resting at his late residence
until Wednesday January 10; at :15 pm:
| thence to the Annandale Methodist Church
Annandale; Va. where funeral services vices Tiil sin
Gardens Cemetery .
MULLICAN. MINNIE F.. On Monday
January 3. 1870; near Damascus Nd.
MINNIE f. MULITCAN. formerly Of Rock
vile Nd Remains resting s at the Colonial
Notice Of funera, later
EaTy 1919 at IT so n Monroe va
Newton and mother Of Eimore L. Newton
She also is survived by . her mothes .,N Mrs
calfe and Mrs Alverta Chaires.
bos ass Wson ba the lines rrnSTs Ts
where funeral services will be held Thurs
SAX oafwood 9a1Ss1n cemeterv FANS ch"rcn Vs
uary e. 1850 HHNNRy P1MBIF' Sdsife"i. beloved
Pimbe Pinbie and Martha wilkins and father Of
Henry and Edward Pimble;
1STss resting s Re 1e Ernest ,a5y vsss
uars uansfs l. ssfVses ct W" De Rev Harvey
oficiatins. Friends invited. 1nterment
| OranReburg. S. c.
/ ROWLAND, IRENE. On MONDAY. jan
uary s. 1910, At her RESIDENCE, 1435 Fair
| mont st. NV. Mrs IRENE ROWLAND,
mains resting sad, At the 1sts ! H Hines Co. fu
~ Services at the S. H. Hines C.. funeral
home. 2anl 14th ST. NV. on Tuesday
January o. at 2:3O pm. Interment Con-
gressional Cemetery Please omit flowers
day s.HMa; Jsnnarv 's 8. ia4o' GUSTAV HUGO! HUGO
| SCHULTZ. beloved husband of the late
Theresa schnlze tnee Becker. father Of
Hanna schulze. Mrs. William T. Heyser.
Mrs. T.. J. Trodden and Gustav H..
Remains resting at the Lee funeral home.
| 4th st. and Mass. ave. ne, where serviceS
will be held on Monday. January s. at 8
pm. Relatives and friends invited. In
| terment private. Please omit nowers.
January !. 1910. JosEPHiNE Y SPENCE:
mother of Homer r. Spence; Remains
resting at Chambers funeral nome. 400
Chaplin St NV. until Tuesday January g.,
Interment Pittsburgh, Pa.
sPRANSY, GEORGE. On Sunday. Jan
uary 1910, at Durham. N. c.. GEORGE
| SPRANSY beloved husband of the late
Estelle Spransy and father of Joseph w.
and Brewer C. Spransy.
Remsins resting =. ihs Lee AZ. iuneIs.
January 10. at $50 pm. Relatives and
friends invited. 1nterment Rock Creek
Evening star., 1940-01-08

BOYINGTON. JOE. On Sunday. jan
uary :. 1910. AT his residence 1918 u ST.
NV, JOE BOYINGTON. beloved husband
of Carrie Boyington, father of Daisy Hay
wood jamie Harden. Georgetta DIckerson.
joseph. ir.; jerry, Carrie and Ruth Boy
ington; son of Maria Prester. He also
leaves two brothers. four grandchildren.
other relatives and friends Remains
resting at the w Ernest Jarvis funeral
church. 1432 Won 81. NV.
Funeral Thursday. January IL. at 80
. m, from the Goodwill Baptist Church, U
ST between 18th and 10th SITS. NV. Rev.
J. l.. Plnn officiating. 1nterment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited. 10
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Mount Vernon Enriched by Jennings Memorial Art

AK event sPeeo interest and significance
Wh"sto"s birthday the exhibit octu,
o. tne washington" fom being held there through
MOST collection
Jennings Connecticut o presented
north
benefoctor
hbied the Jennings collection"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
. SERIAL STORY
BLACKOUT

You're 10 look after Mrs. Lenox
while I'm gone. understand ,"
Il win indeed" the worthy
Britisher said. But all the time.
Mary could read in the candid
face the thoughts that went on be-
hind IL. Mrs. Simmons was OBJ
viously thinking, Handsome DR..
Lenox, him to be saddled with
such a poor little nobody of a
girl"
AS they had their tea, DR.. Lenox
did not refer again to the brief.
business-like ceremony at the
registry. II was as II they'd been
two people who'd signed a con-
tract to make them partners for
a stated time at the end Of which
they would go their separate ways.
Nor did Gilbert talk any more
about his departure. Instead. he
was very much the physician in
these last few minutes with Mary
Carroll. He called her Anna, of
course, and every time he said the
word, Mary felt a trace of guilt.
But it was too late now to tell
him her real identity.
DIR. O'Connell is doing special
surgery in the same base hospital
where I'll be stationed" Gilbert
CONTINUED on Page II, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
GYM ASSISTANTS AT
STADIUM APPOINTED

Miss Katharine Bernard and
Miss Annie L. McCulloch, Stadium
high girls gymnasium instructors,
Friday announced the names of 36
girls who viii assist them next
semester.
Those selected include:
Bette Snyder, Harriet Ehricke,
Betty Nelson, Shirley Blades, Anita
Hansen, Charl Knapp, Pat Towne,
Marian Mahncke, Teddy Thedens,
Jean Button, Betty Korsberg, Nina
Brinkerhoff, Jackie Lanahsm,
Muriel Spofforth, Janice Braget,
Jeanellen Calkins. Joyce Smith,
Louise Nichols. Pat Ofstad, Ruth
Albertson, Annabelle Hupe, Wilma
vidos, Mary Eleanor Adamson.
Margaret J. Hill. Elvira Ricono,
Shirley Danforth. Maurine Jones,
Betty Hart, Ruth Taylor, Pat
Cook, Kazu Sumiyoshi, Marian
Ricono, Betty Warter, Mary v.
Strous and Gail Selle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Brings Suit OUer
Watchman's Death

A damage suit totalling $780,
432.S4, based on the death of Ga
year-old Charles Gamble. Peoples
Store janitor and night Waterman,
last June, was filed in Pierce
county superior court Friday by
Mrs. Ethel May Gamble, widow
and executrix of the estate.
She names the store and Man.
ager cassius M. Gillespie defend
ants. charging negligence in main
tenance Of the store incinerator,
flames from which caught Gam
ble's clothing on fire. The acct
dent occurred June 10.
Mrs. Gamble asks SIG, 1882 for
loss OF earnings during the re-
mainder of her husbands expected
life; $4,000 for suffering and the
rest for hospital expenses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
FLYNN PRAISES
THOMAS DEWEY

Youth Of Thomas f. Dewey was
upheld as his principal asset as
presidential timber in a talk by
Creighton Flynn. young Tacoma
attorney, Thursday evening before
the Dewey for President Club of
Pierce county. meeting in Royce
hall.
Flynn told the club Dewey
already has gained the experience
Of a man many years his senior
and already has demonstrated his
ability in governmental operation
on an economy basis by staying
within his budget in his prosecu-
tions as New York district at
torney.
r. E. Hunt. a former classmate
OF Dewey at the University of
Michigan, was second speaker.
Next meeting of the club will be
held at date TO be set some time
in February, Secretary Ralp h
Evans said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Woman Arrested
After Accident

Marjorie Kite, 80, resident of
Concrete, Wash, was held in the
city Jail in lieu of $500 bond FRI
day as the result of a traffic &C.
cident in which she was involved.
Officers A. Anderson and r. Poore
arrested the woman at 2:20 a. m.
after sedan, repeatedly driven by
her. struck a parked car at 721
Fawcett ave-, damaging both ma
chimes. The officers were not able
to determine ownership Of the Sec
ond car involved at the time. The
woman was held for drunkenness
and investigation of the accident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
School Children
To Aid Campaign

At the request Of John II. Binns,
state administrator of the National
Youth Administration and local
chairman of the Presidents Birth
day Ball committee, Tacoma school
directors voted their approval
Thursday afternoon to distribution
of cards through the schools ex-
planning the nature of the Infan-
tile Paralysis foundation, for which
the ball viii raise funds.
Approximately $4,000 cards will
be carried home by school children
at the end of next week. The same
day, Binns explained, envelopes for
contributions to the foundation
will be delivered to all homes in
the city by an arrangement with
the Milk Distributors association.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Milk Inspector
Exams on Jan. 30

The city civil service commits
sion announced Friday examina-
tons will be held Jan. 80 for milk
inspector. Applications must be
submitted by Jan. %. The position
carries a salary of S1s5 a month.
Applicants must be graduates of
recognized college of dairy
science and have one years expert
ence in dairying or the manufac-
ture Of dairy products.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
FIREMAN MAKE
SCHOOL PLANS

Final plans for the fire college
to be held in Port Angeles during
1910 viii be completed Sunday
when members Of the Washington
State Firemen's association and
the Washington State Fire Chiefs
association convene AZ Tacoma
hotel.
Tacoma Chief Emory Whitaker
will be In charge Of arrange
ments for the local session.
Attending the meeting will be
Gerald Foisy. president, and W.
II. Groce. secretary, Of the fire
chiefs association. and Hugh
Leslie, secretary of the firemens
group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Morgan Charged
In Siluer Theft

First degree burglary charges,
involving entering Of home at
night and stealing silverware
valued al $1,000. were filed
against Russell Morgan. So. OF
spanaway. and Clifford Merle
Armstrong. 81. also Of spanaway.
whose confession to Sheriff John
c. Bjorklund Tuesday implicated
both men.
Morgan. who already was in the
county Jail when Armstrong con-
fessed, was charged by Deputy
Prosecutor Hugo Metzler. jr.. with
a second crime Of grand larceny,
theft of SITS in cash from Scotty's
tavern at Roy on New Years day,
The silverware burglary, the
night OF Dec. %. was at the home
of Mrs. NJ. A. Briggs near Eaton
vile. The loot was recovered
though one silver pitcher had been
broken up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-13
Officers Elected
By Italian Lodqe

Meeting Thursday night in
Eagles hall, the Cristoforo Co.
lombo lodge elected and installed
the following officers:
Roberto colombini. president;
Primo Menicocci. vice-presidcnt:
Michele Michel, End vice-presi-
dent; Silvio Mencci, corresponding
secretary; Domenico Lengi. fin
ancial secretary: Guiclo Spadoni,
treasurer; Baldino Bald an d
Amadeo Lucchesi, trustees; Frank
Csrrsra, conductor: Augusta Ia
nols, inside guard; and Primo
Rosellini, orator.
The new president viii appoint
his committees at the next meet
ing.