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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15
SOUTH
BRITAIN
BRIEFS
BY BILL aARRroUs

Did you know that southbury
township has 1856 farms, 40 dwell.
iiags In use the year around, ana
400 seasonal or vacant hofnes7
There's O thumbnail sketch Of 0
trim little community. There's
evidence Of doubling population
during the summer months.
There's O hint as TO how outSid.
ers feel about this township.
Back IN 1895, o gentleman who
later became Q VIA. ethnic %.
thority. supposedly took Q farm
tally IN Connecticut. He eounted
rust 0b farms In southbury town.
ship. when he started "compiis
ing data" on the "ethnfc picture"
In the Nutmeg state, he used the
figures from his 1885 check.up.
In 1899, the state Of Connecticut
bought several farms here END
consolidated them into onej ves
rious New York buyers did enc
same thing on o smaller scale. The
1910 count on farms 10 lS6, de-
spite che fact that We actually
have fewer farms than IN 1885.
Practical people ore asking II the
same holds true In oil ConneCtis
cuts 100 towns and, II Il does, Of
what use are W'P'A "ssuoies'
anyway
% 49,.
Taxpayers are that way. Apout
every 20 often tney wan wake g Up
ana ask questions apout new t,eas
money u spent. some aay my
may even AK wno y responsiD'e
2or the Waste OF puphc 1unos'
irs idi .1sc trying 70 De ~ nsu ,.,s
on the 1880 census In lvsV; We
have noted On inerease risnt IN
the squaw MOCK county since sne
count mere IN APRIL billy Danisn
dog Nrotted over mere !ust we
other day Win pair o. m'eny
heaIthy locking pups. ave new
pups In en- agficuIsurai sogion
make Q lot OF eimerence. TnInk
OF oil me wocdehueks sney W.
OF the crops they VIII soeve ~ ae'
stroying wocdchucks'
~
Charley, The F1sne!man' ID
glooriier than ever apout Me
chances Of COCO eaten Of ea1p III
me Housatofic TINS year. eomo.
thing . on'color GOWN tnere.
carp should 20 along snore ~
tins season, put tney gre not. Tns
nah. Perch, bass, ana pullheads
are dying n the river mighty 1857.
Charley claims the snores ore
lined with dead nsh. fernaps
some coilservatio1ist VIII check up
on conditions and ten VI wnat
Kills panflsh and sofces q me 9
lad % Charley 70 seek other
waters n which 70 eaten cafpY
With OIL the refugees pouring imto
New York these days, " LOOKS ike
good business 70 mvestieaN the
slackening on o. even as question'
able 0 focd supply ~ carp
Whoever said that . crews ton.
cue had 70 DO spIis 20 make Man
talk ID certainly niisinformed.
George Holmes mas tslking
crow with just 90 solid . songue
% esm Pierces. splitting tnas
crows tongue would Just give MIN
On Oxferd accent. end OxFeFd isn't
any more IN style IMAM esheF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15

anti.social 10 shoot crows, but Vs
good sport snd II saves o les OF
C0rn.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15
President Of Board

p. Ashton, president Of the board Of
education.
The exercises will be held In con.
Junction with the annual school
banquet.
Among the guests invited 10 at
tend are:
Stephen ]. Clark, president Of the
Eyelet Speciality Company; Charles
r. Book, superintendent OF the Eye
let Speciality Company; Gilman M.
Gay, superintendent Of the Shoe
Hardware Company Division Of the
U. s. Rubber Company; q. q.
Herbst, factory manager OF the Mat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-15
Several Industrial
Leaders Invited To
Attend Ceremonies
President Ashton Of Board Of Education to Present
Diplomas at 9th Annual Commencement Exer.
cises-Annual Banquet to Be Held

Prominent Waterbury Industrial
lists will attend the 9th annual
commencement exercises Of the Wa
terhury Continuation School Nom
day night at 6:45 o'clock In the Eo-
tel Elton as the guests Of the facul-
~ and student body.
A class or fifty members will re-
ceive their diplomas from Thomas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Consumption
Certain, Sen.
BarkleY Says
New Deul's Senate
Leader Is Sure:
Fight Goes On

WASHINGTON - seHst, IA.
iofitv Leader Alesn ". nafsley
said SATURDAY that ths administers
tons neht Zoe the nf.t r~acs
time CONSUMPTION iaN already B.
won. though ths debate 10 he
senate ~ill continue two weeks
NE expressed himself a. well.
pErased" with the first dAvs 40
hate On the controversial leglsls
ton. The Burke .wsd-sefth eaun.
puisory military training hlll and
predicted CONSUMPTION opponent.
would fan 20 muster mors than
Is votes
Despite hi. optimism. Toe.
% eas.erlptlea iassesiea -
iseilsstiea o. reias their drive
90 m.difs terms Of the iesi.-
i.sl.n. which wesis Require
fs.eeo. zoe msa set~eea ~
aud ~ % register far . years
military service.
Win the senate IN r~~e...
assen epposit,as senator.
~ere e.ii.tinE ssrr.st fer ..
ssse.afAest b, sea. fFssris 7.
Msiene,. u. Casa. ~ deter
epesaiiea % the ps.pssed csa-
scrlptlsa act aatii Jsa. 4. 1871.
N voluntary es~ year snilst-
meats failed ie procure saffi-
eieas msspawss ~ thai date.
the draft hill weaid become
effective.
ON the ether hand. Sen Edward
n Burke. D.. Neb. eo-auihof 81
the CONSUMPTION bill. said he
would attempt 10 obtain approval
Of an amendment 10 widen sppll.
cation 81 the bill To all men 10.
tween the ages of n and -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12

Bliizkrieg Study
is Admiral S Job

WAsHINGTON-One Of Amer
teas foremost naval strategists-
Rear Admiral Rober. Lee Ghorm-
ley. assistant chief Of naval opera
tions-wss en- route 10 London 10
send President Roosevelt conf
Dental reports on the expected
German blitzkrieg sgsinst the
British isles.
He left Washington secretly. &C
compsnied by two aides. 1t Com
mander y. L. Austin and Ii Don
aid J. Macdonald. who viii b
attached 10 the London staff Of
Ambassador Joseph r. Kennedy.
The regular naval sttsche. Capt.
Allen G. Kirk. will remain At the
em bassy.
Naval officials could recall
no other pesce- time mission Of
sach . nature and with sDsh .
hIgh-raskiBg officer n hs
chief.
The German blitzkrieg against
the British isles IL expected 70
answer one sll-importsnt question
in American defense schemes the
relative defsnss strength n
Brftains great navy against Ger
msny's swift torpedo boat flee,
ana other reported weapons and
tactical deplovusut are Of great
interest 10 u. =. defense experts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Boeing Dispute
To Be Arbiiraied
fBUIETIN)

SEATTLE The Aeronautieal
Mechanics union lAFL) voted
Saturday afternoon at a mash
meeting Of 1000 employees Of
Boeing Aircraft company 20 arbi-
trate q dispute over wages and
working conditions. thereby avert
ing . strike
SEATTLE - Nearly 1000 en-
ployes Of Boeing Aircraft factory
today were preparing TO strike at
midnight unless their new con-
tract was signed or submitted TO
arbitration
The Boelng company. which has
untitled orders for hundreds Of
planes for the u. s. army and
the Royal Air Force. offered 70
Law the case before a board APP
pointed by President Roosevelt or
the national defense advisory com
mission
Negotistors for the company and
the American Federation Of La
bor's Aeronzuticsl Mechanics unior
met with Federal Labor coneilrz-
tors John L. Conner and Ernest
Marsh to consider arbitration The
union was scheduled 20 hold 3
mass meeting to consider its course
Of action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Jim Farley Enters
Soft Drink Field

WILMINGTON. Dsl - N9poiai-
msat ~ Jane. A Fsrisy. ana has
resigned ss posi master general snf
Chairman - ths Democratic na-
tianai COMMITTEES - chairman -
ths rsafd - the Goes cola sspsrs
Corp sas announced hsfs tosisY
ne appointment wss aiseiosesi
~ Eossft y Woodruff. president
~ the Coca csls IN. snd ionE tins
friend II Farley
Mr. FafisY wlii ~ In eharEs II
81 sspaft business ard particularly
- fbs sspahslon ~ sas business N
foreign countries Woodruff szid.
woodruff 40 not Hlenflan shstB-
81 FsfisY ~ossif airy On ~ aaflss
simultaneously Nifh inas~ II prssi-
dent ~ m 49, fars Tsasss
Baseball eias. ~ shieh p.sss ~ 70
poffsaiT Nss 81 - sppoiofsd rs@
safsrY Fsfis4 slH fsesizs ffssa
Coca c1la 80 rot aiseiessd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Smyser Fire
Loss $4,000
Builder OF Fair
Exhibits Hard Hit

Damage from q fire thsi rsvsEsd
the smyssr Display Service, Inc
1oie South racoma way. amounted
To 5000. according To officials
Of the firm.
Tacoma. first t~o.alarm fire In
months started IN the furnace
room Of the one story frame build
ing shortly after the dinner hour.
The building became an inferno
of nsm.. and flfsm.n we're una Dis
to prevent spread Of the bi-xs.
which caused more than 80. 900
loss 10 the building sions.
smy.sr's firm vas the
birthplace 81 Wssh
state displays for Two .sria's
fairs, bath the Sss yssh fair
aud the Goldsa Gate sspe.i-
ton la ssa Fraaei.es.
In addition. numerous fair en-
hiblts slated 10 make appearance
81 the Western Washington fair
in Puysliup we're under eonstrpe.
ton. How greatly ths fair ga
hlbits would b. affected could not
bs determined early saturday
Bert smyssr. owner. said business
would 70 on ss usual
the blazs at the advertising
agency attracted thousands ~
spectators after ths frs, sisrm
vss ssnt a. s7s .. IA Polies
were on hand for hours handling
traffic that started % choke With
congestion as ths early
swarm ~ ears eourssd through
ths srtsriai into sosth Tacoma
May witnessed the nss
frsm .sjslalsE hiiis .sd isps
81 b.iidisEs. Cars Mid
street. In ali the sssssy $50
Tor. and psiies sgass. ksgs
the traffic moving =. mssh
ne po..ibis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Eighty File
For Public
Offices Here


An eleventh. hour nsh -
politicians On The Pierce soun-
" auditors office boosted the
total number ~ candidates
for various county positions
10 30 - filings closed At nom
Saturday
The primary election vii
be held Sept ~. general slec-
ton Nov. 5.
A complete list ~ those
who flied follows
snss.is.is.ss Dl.t ~. - r.
Varco M iofs "a fsa - GER
aid . aisau tpi. co.'s ~ 49,.
esti sxs Harvey " rsaa fnl.
rssaitsp Prank . usmks 20.
Ha Prairie q . glsasan 20.
~ q hos 40 fssams Fsftsss
n E@stsfisy tpl gtos rssln~
az e " Van seaYae N. oct.
ina q os,iund M. rafkisna
Commissioned. psst Ne f--GuT
y. Asiton fpi. 1918 - % -
ksrpseh fui ipsi - X -
George a smi'lsy III. so -.
AhsfidsH ave
state .easiss. dat NJ fs--rsi
y Schroeder ipi. r,5Ysllup ~ ,
came. fDi. ruYsliur Aafnaay {.
stella fpl. Dash Foint
state representative. Ds-, Ne.
rs-rem Montgomery M r,iysi.
isp. Frank chsfssnks fD4 auas.
pss. William "a anoaA co. oct.
laE afs Lille pfisa~ fnl. rtsy.
aiiup hsnnstb nopAins Himnnns
% Aiitoa Aies : smith "a.
oftlnE Ralph tubbe ~. rsy.
aliup.
state seeaiss. Ds.i Ma ra~E
X naray ID ssts ae Tyler .,
AAfthaf ~ nassslt ~. 1907 No.
Prosper Of i.ss A nsaas1rk
10 stg Ne st
state representative. fss.t Ma
fs-JsY Fialsy faHns ID zfl0
Ne. Prospect q 1. n Kfaass fpI.
~ J IDs sit faeaua lem r.
Mecutshsoa ~ atsiiaeaafn tss
T.. WiaEafa fpI. sins Ne Shirley
q Charles DulrY 10 it3i sa
tceniiaas,i an psEs : colsms -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
WAR ON 5 CONTINENTS

Great Britain, Germany and
Italy traded aerial blows in Europe
and Africa today. as Fascist forces
moved toward a possibly decisive
battle against the British in Soma
Hand.
On the European front German
var planes again bombed many
areas In the British Isles. sweep
ING down over southeast England
q mschine-gun important objec-
fives-including workmen at one
tovn-and drop bombs the British
nnid fell chiefly in country sectors
The German raids. begin
ming during the night, were on
large scale and many places
~ere attacked, resulting In
casualties.
The Mari high command re-
ported that hzrbors, arms fac
tories. ship yards, air fields
md anfi-aircraft positions had
beea attacked, and named
Rochester. Fsyersham. New
onstIe, Sheerness and Chat
am Ton the Thames near Los-
1eal ~ among the places
embed-
Ne Germans admitted British
nbers ranged over northern
-. Belgium. Holland and Ger
y. but claimed their attacks
CIV ineffective
y Africa still heavier aerial
Us were reported. while
kish forces were said to be
vfng in along the hills south
Derbera. capital Of somzii-
20 stand off Italian col
= advancing from the des-
4 go frontier area and possibly
1~E thu coast from the port
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Seattle Bids Goodbye
To Old Cable Cars

sEAITIE--seattls bid goodbye
10 cable cars saturday. So many
persons went down 20 Yssisr Way
for a last ride that sEtra equip
ment had to be pa, IN service
Buses and traekis~ trolisys
have replaced the czbls ear and old
streetcars. San Francisoo Il the
only city on thu Pacific coast
with cable cars attn IN seryics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12

Here are overnight entries and
selections for Longacres' Washing
ton Handioep Sunday:
Glad March. Smoky W. Mis-
ter Smoke
2-Plueky You. DeListo. Hsnky
Panky.
3-Es Weep. Double Brush.
Heidi.
Broad Royal. Dignity. Shasta
Clipper.
5-Moblon. Sun o. Pride. Fonsse
g. Jobioso. sympathfzer,
Georgia Miss.
-Ferverito. Dolly X, Crowns
Flight
sc. Note. Mr.. Grundy. Rolling
Ball.
Marco. Painful. Count Nc
Cluke-
sub-veiled Comet vietorfs
Star. Bronc Rider.
Best bet--Jobioso.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Sen. Clark Attacks
Tax Measure Proposal

WAsHi>sfO> - sen Bennett
r cisfk . No enafgsd Axtur-
aay lnst ne proposed sxcsss
gfoflts fas hiii s4s sagar-eoatinK
- s-f ths people 70 ssaiio~ amer
ilzatloa ths grating of ia enn-
e<ss.ons % private plant sxpsn-
s4an gFo lsets Tor defense
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12

CITY AMI county registration
books eioss t~o ~sssa from %
14Y on AuE -
Aiss lenssi~ws Martha. city
clerk. sfEsJ psopis 80 haven :
registered % 81 81 TIA earliest
opportunity - prevent lssts
minute rush
psrspns living efitaafs ne city
limits ~ not register 81 m eitf
hsi. bisf ~ foonn 3i7. eoslfthoaise
instead
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
All State Political Races
Wide Open Following
Many Last Minute Entries
Rufus Woods. Tocomo. Files Aguinst
Preus: Johnston. Huse lump Into
u. S. Senatorial Contest

otssrtA-Feliewisr I. = nst
~ candidates SO fi.a sta see
rotary ~ aists nsils Rsss.s - rua
for the eight elective state affisss
supreme court flstles. - fof e"es
kfr-=
EH>On Des..srst.. t.eefgs
~ gannan. - rsllimaa Alss
gahfislsaa. vsnsoassf 2 e pn
spokane Ten smith. ssalt~
ciarsncs q MARTIN. Olympia !
Carroll esu.r. seaitis Rsrss.
ncss.. warren kinnsf. Seattle
Frank Burns sssttis Arthur
tAnsns. sesttis san } Hamss
Seattle asfiss Hssmua.sn. cisis
Ian nsy usafus psas Lam. -
sttls
4. = SENATOR - I,smeessls.
Donald u aulsf srohsns HaY y
Aissnsf. Seattle CserEs . Ysnus
Olympia Ffsns 7 nsil SEPARATE
Harry G. Ituss cheney. Aen e
wsllTren. Essfstts nep.sisess..
Robert Prior seattle e~inE .
Calvin. seattle Lester Edge. spas
kane Howard y fe.tsf. seattle
stephen D chadSes seattle
Ere iohnstoa Spokane
LIEUTENANT CONVERSION
Democrats. Harry wsstfaii. ~
st,is inEsr : Hsftuaf. sssiiis
Va AsYsts seattle 1afi " Cob
san. Tacoma. Art Carton. chslaa
Harry = Nefdluad Tacoma
John G. rstsssoa. seattle Ne.
pusiscas.. Charles n AAYbaifYi
Olympia Cecil A shalson Hski.
ma william /. i.afoilstis. Caifss
nsrb-rt n Aislsr. chshahs. Milton
J. Evans. Zenith. Eugene , a
Lord, seattle W W stfstioa.
Yakima Harry A Abb. sssiils
George Christensen. stsvsnspn
n " Dale. aeattl. chas , STA
rist. Enumcias Chester Chsstsk
seattle csorE. Davis. seattle
Ernie &. Nest. seattle
SECRETARY 90 STATE D-ss
ecssis. Belle Reeves. wsnatcese
Fred n Lambert. Taeoms t.s.
Ysrnsii. seattle ssrsh,ie-ss. 7
Bruce iIlnhls. seattle stanley y
Wright. NailA walia ~ a. Bur
nett Olympus Stella Nay Alss
sndsr. Renton Amy Albright, -
attls. Amos , aturgis Puysii'ir
Albert Johnson. uninn Claude .
Hay. sultan. Ray Kendall Wen
stehss
ATTORNEY GENERAL Ds.s
esst-. Smith Troy. Olympia Ne
psbllesas. John & Mccoy. che
hAhs Mitchell paumiti. caihia
met. Walter q illnmsa. Asattis
Thomas \ henderson. Tseama
Carl - Liiossrsth. Seattle . y
Anderson. Seattle
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Democrats. William A sullivan.
seattle GssTEs D. htasss
seattle. Hsp.sllssa.. Ray J
sehnsidsr. issagnsh George -
iamplns. Seattle Fred G Becker
Hsaifls
STATE AUDITOR Dsmesrsts.
chr Yslis. colfsa nspahilssss,
George ". blanchard. seattle
Collin ~ hufdocs. Tacoma
LAND COMMISSIONER Demo.
erals. sibsft g. Martin. Seattle
&. A heKsaHY. Tseoms charis.
Benson. Seattle Peter . Tsfsiek
seattle . g Martin. Edison
Jack TsYiof seattle nspsbi'".as
Ted ioEsdsn. colfas 4 Henri
Poe seattle John a CsllatiY
wsnatshss. E4fi DotiEiss seattle
Thomas O. hoftisnd Essfsit
Martin a BsfG seattle
STATE TngAsrHFs Dssa.
sssis. otfs a Cas-. Seattle ksH
CONTINUED on Page q Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
One Dead, z
Men Injured,
One Missing
Driver of Wrecked
Cor Leoped Into
PuYollup River

One man was dead. two
men were in critical condi-
ton AZ Tacoma General hos
pital and a fourth man. said
10 be the driver of the
automobile which smashed
through a guard rail on the
Puyallup- Tacoma high way
Friday afternoon. was missing
believed TO have drowned
himself in the Puyallup river.
Dead Was n. .. Morgan, about
so.
Seriously injured were Harry
ogsa. e5. and n. y. Marvin. as
Missing. probably drowned. his
body caught In one OF the many
underwater snags in the muddy
Puyallup river. was a man tenta-
lively identified - .. y. Lnsd.
Land, as well a. his three COM
panions in the car. lived al the
Van Noyes hotel. 7is 81. Helens
ave.
State patrolmen and witnesses
Of the mishap did not agree upon
the circumstances leading to the
disappearance OF Lund in the Puy.
sllup.
Lund. II. Identified a. an EN-
ploye OF the weyerheauser Lumber
company for many years. left no
known survivors.
Officers established that the car
was his.
Leaped Into stream
One theory held that he leaped
into the water to put out the fire
said TO have caught on his cloth
ing. Mrs. Alfred Nelson and
Maurice Thum. both Of Route 2,
Box 500. told state patrolmen that
"a few seconds after the crash a
middIe-aged man with white hair
climbed out OF the rear of the
automobile. his clothes smoking.
He leaped into the river. came up
once. went down again and did
not come 10 the surface again"
A second theory. however. also
supported by witnesses. held that
the man had plunged into the river
after he had first watched the re-
moval OF his friends bodies from
the car. Witnesses said they be-
lieved he was suddenly stricken
with remorse and deliberately
ended his life.
Tried To Pass Car
Reconstructing the aeeidsn Z
from skid marks. state patrolmen
said the driver Of the machine.
which was travelling at an ex-
tremely high rate Of speed. at
tempted TO pass another auto on
the right hand side OF the high
way.
Patrolmen explained that the
operator lost control Of his ma
Continued on Page ,, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12

got opposition when Attorney
Rufus Woods filed against him
on the Republican ticket.
Ralph Shaffer. banker and
shipping man, decided. despite
urgings of his friends. not to
run against Preus-. The latter
was the Republican nominee
for the same post In 1884.
crippen is youthful. active
Democrat. who ran a close race
in 1888 with the then prosecutor,
Harry Johnston. for the Demo-
cratic nomination to that office.
Sesttles dynamic Mayor Arthur
Langlie. candidate for governor
tGOP), met here Friday night in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Dynamite Blast Fatal

1nEHEf-An. ws.A.r-rhs n-sty
~ fs-year-oid Ralph Martxsii
spsingdals. sas returned here 10
daY follo~ing hi. death IN = ayna-
mite explosion near Camp Kettle
in Ferry county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Swiss. Nazis Sign Pact

BEHNg. sslsssrs.sd - A Ger.
msn-sSlss trade sKrssmsnt Sss
signed At Berlin isst night. u ~ss
announced today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Bombs Rain From Airplanes;
Italians Press on Berbera

OF leila. previously occupied
by the Fascists.
In the far east the japanese
pushed steadily ahead with their
program for driving out Occidental
CONTINUED on Page 3. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12

hAh'A A~"aA ~ > wi aAoAA Wttss 49, ",
his Pierce county supporters.
II was an unpublicized session
to enable Langlie and those who
intend to campaign for him here
to compare notes"
II was agreed Ianglie will
appear here later at n public
rally, and that he will speak
Aug. IS at a Willlie mass
meeting In PuyaiIup. the lat
ter to be arranged by Pierce
County WiIIl<ie-McNsry club.
Tom Henderson. Tacoma Young
had filed today for
the COP state attorney-general
nomination. Let's" he says. put
Continued on Page 4. Column II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Man Leaps 10 His Death

skAffLE-Despondeney over
long lllness Was blamed BY au-
thorities today for the spectacular
suicide late Friday OF John B.
Strickland. a. N a l75-foot leap
from Aurora bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Head OF Army 10
Visit Fort Lewis

wAsHisSfOs--ssn. George 9
Marshall. chief u staff. left ~
plane today for Camp Ripley,
hinn. and FORT Lewis. Wash
where b. viii inspect the 5000
troops engaged IN ths fourth army
maneuyers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-12
Troops Here
Reviewed by
Army Chiefs
ll.000 Guurdsmen
Pass in Parade at
Fort Lewis Field

Spotlight of events In the
Fourth army troop concentra-
ton in the Tacoma -Chehalis
area turned Saturday to Fort
Lewis where more than
1000 North west national
guard officers and men
marched in review before
high ranking army generals
and governors OF two states,
The review set for ? o'clock
Was expected 10 require three
hours to complete, site Of the
review was the main Fort Lewis
parade ground
Governors Clarence u. Martin
Of Washington and Charles A.
sprague Of Oregon were honorsd
by the parade. other Northwest
governors had been invited.
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The review Was received by
1t Gen. John l. Dewitt. COM
handing general Of the Fourth
army and the Ninth corps area
Receiving the review with him
were MAJ. Gen. John Francis VIII
liams. chief Of the national guard
bureau. war department. Maj Gen
George A. white. commanding the
tist division and the red" de-
Tending army In the war problem
starting next Wednesday.
Troops Of the southern arm,
enesmped around csntraiia and
ChehAiis did not participate In tho
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PARTICULARS
and
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Som Crippen Files Against John Coffee;
Longlie Meets With Supporters Here

battle for the sixth district Democratic congressional
nomination assured Saturday when Attorney Samuel
L. Crippen filed against Rep John NJ Coffee, incumbent
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BASEBALL
FINALS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NAHUM Al fsEAOlE
New York. o0i 900 600. S I
Philadelphia 600 600 600 S \
Gumbert and banning: 81 John
son. L Brown (e) and Warren.
Chicago -. 900 100 00o-I q o
Pittsburgh 900 600 600 o
Olsen and Todd; Kllnger. Brown
te) and Davis. Lopez.
Brooklyn -. 200 900 1908 n 0
Boston -. 900 0o4 coy q .
Grisson. Hamlin C6), Head 90
and Phelps: sslvo and Berries.
st. Louis :. 900 900 600 4 2
Cincinnati. $50 900 2oox-5 0 o
Bowman. Doyle 49, and Pad.
gett. l. Moore and Lombard.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 900 900 600 S o
New York. sll COS osx-Is Is 1
Potter. Dean. Beckman 90. and
Hayes: Bonham and -Dickey.
Cleveland at st. Louis, both
games postponed, rain.
First Game-Five innings. called
account rain:
Detroit $500. ESQ O2-5 7 !
Chicago ..... 10 00-z q 1
Rowe and Tebbets. Lee and
fresh.
Second game. Detroit at Chi
csgo. called off account rain.
Boston .... 00s 600 0oo-s S I
Washington 600 600 600 ?
johnson. Wilson fs) and Foxx:
Chase, Masterson 49, and Terrell.
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
acoma ............x - .soi 900
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WEATHER FoREcAsT

Pair tonight snd Tuesday. Tenn.
pers,ures; High. 10: Ina. S.. syn
rise.. ss0zs s<ts. Ira.
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