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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30
Methodists VIII Honor
Jason Lee Party
Paw Tribute TO Founders
OF First Church
Story of Nisqually
Mission Reviewed

Included IN the activities If
the Northwest Methodist confer
enee which meets in Tacoma
next month Is a visit 10 the re-
constructed Fort Nisqually at
Point Defiance park where a
service will be held commemor-
ating the hundredth anniversary
of the founding Of the first
Methodist mission on Puget
Sound. The mission was estab-
lished by Jason Lee, a great fig
ure In Methodism whose worth
to his church and his country
was not recognized until after
his death. Lee prepared the
foundations on which others
built the superstructure under
the protection of the United
States government. He also
gave to the Northwest a spirit
ual background that was as i'm
portant as any contribution to
the material development of the
new empire.
When Jason Lee joined the
company of hunters and trap
pers bound for the "0regon
country. In 1884, his one mis-
sion was to preach the gospel
TO the Indians. Before he had
been here a year he saw the
privilege and obligation of
broader program. He saw In
the fertile valleys and tim
bered hills, great rivers and
moderate climate, possibilities
of development greater than
In any known portion of the
United States.
He also saw that unless some
thing was done to save the rich
country for the United States,
it soon would be British terri
tory. So, while he did not in
the least diminish the missionary
zeal which brought him to the
Northwest, he at once began to
develop a colonization plan
which would bring American in
stead Of British citizens to the
new country.
Lee outlined his plans to the
Methodist missionary board and
apparently they were approved.
The next step was to interest
the leaders in congress to de-
clare the Oregon country"
United States territory. At
every opportunity he sent east
glowing accounts of the coun-
trys great possibilities and
opportunities in the lower Co.
lumbia and Willamette valleys.
1t is doubtful if there has been
since a more consistent or
effective propaganda for the
Northwest than the man who
came here because he felt call
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AFTER MANY YEARS
By E.T. SHORT

TO preach 10 the Indians.
IN the meantime. Lee was
looking about for other stra-
tegic points for the establish
ment Of mission churches and
schools as the centsrs around
which the American colonies
might be developed.
With a letter Of introduction
from DIR. John Mclaughlin. In
charge of Hudson's Bay opera
tions AT Fort Vancouver. Lee,
In the latter part Of 1887 or
early In 1888 came 10 Ms
qualify 10 look over the pros
poets for establishing n sta
ton on Puget Sound. The
result of that visit was the se-
lection of a site for a mission
east of Fort Nisqually and
directly south of what Is now
Tacoma.
About the time he returned TO
the Columbia river after the
Nisqually trip. the settlers
affairs reached a crisis and Lee
was sent east with a memorial
TO congress asking for the es-
tablishment of Oregon terri
tory. While he was enthusiastic
ally presenting the claims of the
Oregon country he received
message telling of the death of
his wife and newborn child
whom he had left at the Will
annette station. This proved
terrible shock from which he
never fully recovered but his
missionary zeal and his conse-
Grafton to the cause of oregon
was so great that he never
wavered from the purpose for
which he had been sent. He
talked to members of congress
and preached and lectured at
every opportunity.
The result was introduction
OF a bill establishing the ter
ritory of Oregon and the or
ganizati0n of a new expedition
including preachers, teachers,
physicians and mechanics.
In October, 1889. the party
embarked on the ship Lausanne
for the Oregon country, one of
the largest missionary groups
ever to leave an American port
up to that time. The Lausanne
was to the Pacific coast in 1889
what the Mayflower had been
to the Atlantic coast in 1920.
The Mayflower brought those
who laid the foundations of en-
pire in the new world. The
Lausanne brought to the Pacific
coast a shipload of consecrated
Missionaries who established the
American commonwealth in the
Northwest.
Continued Thursday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's page for the answers.
l. Who played the leading
female role in Dodge City ?"
2. Name the oldest city in the
United States that was founded
by Europeans.
3. Who made the first nom
stop trans-Pacific flight by air.
plane?
4. Who preceded Franklin D.
Roosevelt as governor of New
York?
5. What was the pioneer rail-
road in the United States
6. Can stars be seen within
the crescent of a New Moon?
7. Give the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word arehivist?
7. Dorothy Dolly Todd was
the wife of which president of
the United States?
Q. Name the first woman cab
met officer of the United States.
10. To what city In Westches-
ter county a suburban area7
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ment, using any weapon at their
command. The overthrow of
many governments by the dis
satisfied working class prove
this contention.
The overwhelming majority
votes cast the last few elections
for first one political party and
then the other warns US the
working people are becoming
dissatisfied, and that anything
can happen here. II change for
the better does not come soon.
The weakest spot in that link
Is the South where wages are
below subsistence levels; where
peonage flourishes and share
troopers. living in homes Of
which a hog would be ashamed,
barely exist.
The southern standard of iiy-
ing must be raised 10 that OF
the northern states or the north
ern standards retarded 70 the
southern levels. Hundreds Of
thousands Of northerners have
already reached the low levels
OF the south. The underprivi-
legged problem is a serious one.
and is a great menace to our
democratic existence.
Conditions caused by unem-
ployment breed malcontsnts
faster than anything else In our
national life. The foreign prop
uganda Is nothing compared to
il. Our national energies must
be directed toward solving that
problem. Hunger and want
must be abolished. II our finan-
cial overlords ever recognize the
foregoing facts. they viii rush
70 rectify them. The safety Of
their own neckS makes such =
move on their part imperative.
CAPT. w. f. WESTERAAN
1904 Market st
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To rcoeiv. attention IN this coll
umn letters must give name ana
address a. writer. Only Initials
vii Be published when requested.
Dir. Fixit: You were asked
recently the legal length of time
In which rent could be collected.
II il our belief your answer Il In
error. Our attorney advises ~
that . bin for the rent Of real
estate. unlike any other open
account, may run for ak years
from the date Of last payment
before being barred by the stat
ute Of limitations.
W. n. LARSON.
Thank you for setting Mr..
Fixit right
Mr.. Fixit: Where II Odair,
Wash, and how large = place
II its How far Is IL 10 Wenat-
chez by automobile: READER
II there Is an odair In Wash
ington. 1t escapes Mr.. Fixit's
search OF the maps. There Is an
Adair in Idaho, which was In
Washington territory.
Wenatchee. by the shortest
route from Tacoma--via Sno-
qualmie and Blewett passes
is 176 miles.
Mr.. Ffxit: Please tell me how
to get my sons birth on record
when IL wasn't when he was
born. The doctor passed on. only
one left that was there at the
time besides myself. n. J. S.
You can get information on
recording his birth and form to
fill out from either the Pierce
County Health department, 4th
floor of the courthouse. or Taco.
ma Department of Public Health.
3D. floor Of the city hall.
Mr.. Fixit: Will you please tell
me who one would have to see
TO apply for work In the Brem-
erton and Tacoma Seattle ship
yards and II the positions arc
filled through civil service ex-
aminations or nots Are Gala
lilies that are grown In the yard
to be dug up and rested during
the summer ROY L.
You have confused the navy
yard and a private shipbuilding
firm. The navy yard does en-
ploy men on a civil service basis.
You can get information about
that at lis Federal building.
Tacoma. The Seattle Tacoma
Shipbuilding Co. hires its men
through the Tacoma Metal
Trades council, which you will
find at 7401a Broadway.
Gala lilies, like all plants
grown from bulbs. must have
their rest period. When they are
through blooming, they should
be allowed to dry out naturally
30 the strength goes back from
the leaves into the bulb. Never
cut the leaves off. If the plant
is in part of the garden where
II is likely to be watered, move
1t to a dry place and just heel
it in until 1t dies down. II can
be taken up around July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30
AN APPRECIATION
PROBLEMS OF THE UNDER
PRIVILEGED BREWING

Editor, The Times: The most
urgent problem for the U. s.
to solve today is not will we
enter the European war ," II is
. question Of will our UNDER
privileged be given an opportu-
nifty to get decent standard of
living in this land OF super
abundance. where nature has
provided more than enough for
our needs without worry of fu-
ture problems. such as illness,
accident. blindness, old age or
loss of a job" Immunity
against these problems should be
the guarantee OF those willing to
perform their service to society
during productive years.
A chain Is no stronger than
its weakest link. A government
is no stronger than its working
class. II the workers are salts
fled and happy in their environ
ment. they win fight TO the death
in protection Of their homes.
But strangely enough. they close
their eyes 70 what the financial
sharpers are doing 10 them. On
the other hand. II they are un-
derfed. poorly clothed and
homed. they are likely 10 turn
criminal and prey upon society,
or revolt against the govern
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corralled about 10
The appeal paints a dark pic
ture for Great Britain and
France. It reveals their desper-
ate need of material in which
they were supposed to be tops.
But Washington's response to
their begging for guns is the
really important factor. De-
spite our desire and willingness
to aid the allies, we have not a
thing to give them. Army rec
ords show that we have only
about 500 75's left over from
World war days.
Off the record, Washington is
shipping to Great Britain and
France every weapon we have
which is available. If the allies
eventually stop the German
thrust, II will be because of the
stuff which We have thrown in
during these critical days. We
are backing up Great Britain
and France today as strongly as
our troops did at Chateau
Thierry in 1918. Which means
that we are In this war up to
our necks. though comparatively
few of our citizens realize that's
possible.
Despite plenty of evidence to
the contrary, President Roose-
welt has convinced political init
mates by his words and actions
that he will not seek a third
term. He will, according to his
disclosures to close friends. get
behind a ticket consisting of
Secretary Hull and Attorney
General Jackson. II the Demo-
Gratis In convention assembled
take that slate, F. D, r. will step
aside.
Within the past few weeks
since Hitler's blitzkrieg against
the low countries-the president
has told political friends that he
will not run again. He has said
that raising the third-term issue
at this time would be most un-
fortunate. II would divide the
eountry-and his party-at the
very moment when unity OF the
national spirit Is an essential
need.
Men like Mayor LaGuardia,
Phil LaFollette and George Nor
ris-unselfish citizens - have
tried 10 convince Roosevelt that
he ought to run again. But he
has told them what he has told
the intimate members of his po-
litical household: Namely, that
he will seek a third term only
in the event of actual invasion
Of the United States"
Despite President Rooseyelt's
declaration that war condi-
tons" win not end the era Of
social and economic reform in
sugurated in days Of peace. the
benefits legislated for the for
gotten man" during the last
seven years will be sharply cur
tailed.
r. D. r has proclaimed that
such institutions as the national
labor relations board and the
wage-hour law viii not be IN
jured or weakened because Of
the stress OF war. He has said
that the securities exchange
commission will continue 10
function SIS Il has in the past
Every other social and economic
agency which ne has established.
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FIRST TRANSMISSION

DR.. Richard Lower. an English
physician, performed the first
recorded blood TRANSMISSION with
any suceess-upon dog. In
terested was Samuel Pepys, who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30

'er cent of the total balloting.
That total, although seemingly
small, is almost unprecedented in
a primary where a candidate like
Mr.. Willkie made no political ap-
peal. It suggests that he would
have swept New Jersey and
other states had he entered as
an active candidate for the NOM
ination. His large WRITTEN in
New Jersey. and his strength in
other sections of the country,
have had this effect on the Re-
publican politicians: They are
afraid of Willkie because II be-
gins to appear that the common
folk like him. District leaders in
at least two states have told
their state chairmen that they
could "go to town with that
fellow"
The politicians will smother
him in the back room at Phila-
delphia If they can: they will try
to select one of their own kind.
But If they think they can win
with Willkie, they will take him.
Incredible as II may seem. he
appears to be the COPS dark
and Trojan horse" for use under
foreseeable circumstances.
The Allies have made frantic
appeals to Washington since the
blitzkrieg in the low countries
for arms and ammunition. They
have asked for the famous IS
gun. for machine guns and for
coast artillery weapons which
shoot a shell $4,000 yards.
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speculated in his diary on trans
fusing the blood of a Quaker
into the veins OF an English arch
bishop. But Jean Denys of
Montpelier was first to perform
a TRANSMISSION upon a human. He
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according to the president. will
carry on as usual.
Well, that is the bunk. The
heads of these agencies concede
quite frankly that they are now
on a war time basis at the
specific instructions of the White
House. You cannot-and nobody
realizes 1t better than President
Roosevelt-be liberal and war
like at the same time.
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chose a 15-year-old boy and used
lambs blood. An account was
published in London in July,
1867.
Tomorrow: Juror at His Own
Murder Trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-30
TTcuT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0a / ciol and Political America

WASHINGTON-Wendel Wilkes write-in-vote in the
New Jersey presidential primary has shocked and surprised
the COP poltcos Without making any speeches any
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30
Republicans Defer
Reorganization Of
Committee Lists
National Chairman will
Be Selected by Twelve
On Steering Committee

PHILADELPHIA, J u n e
20. (UP) = The Republican
national committee today de-
ferred organization as the
party braced itself for the
1910 campaign behind ticket head
ed by an eastern business man who
has never neld public office, and a
veteran western politician.
The committee met in executive
session for dill hour and empowered
a subcommittee of II to pick all
committee officers, including a
chairman. after a conference with
Wendell L. Willkie, the presidential
nominee.
Walter S. TIallanan of West Vir-
ginia, who was named chairman of
the subcommittee. said the group
probably would meet with Willkie in
New York.
Members of the subcommittee
are Samuel F.. Pryor, jr, Conn; Will
liam F.. KnoWland, Calf; Ezra r.
Whitla, Idaho; Werner w. Schroed-
err ILL.,; Mis-. Grace B. Reynolds,
Ind; Harrison E. Spangler, Ia; Sin
clair Weeks, Mass; William Stern,
N. D.; Mrs. Worthington Scranton,
Scranton, Pa; Henry Fletcher, R..
l.; Frank O. Horton, Wyo.
Usually well informed persons
predicted that John ID. M. Hamilton
would be retained as national chair
man, but it was understood that
ALT M. Landon, who gave Hamilton
the job when he was chosen the
Continued on Page 5, col u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30
Yamatoda Denies
Threat of Murder
Against Rivals

LOS ANGELES. June %. CSpeclah
Trial of j. Sterling Oswald, for
mer Ell Centre police chief, and
eight others on a charge of kid
mapping H. Yamatoda was in recess
here today after tedious testimony
yesterday afternoon in which va
matoda denied threatening to
knock off" one of the men he
accused of kidnapping him.
Defense Attorney Lorrin Andrews
IN cross examination, asked:
Isn't it true that YOU told Ota
Sctsu2o Ota, one of the defend
antS) that there had already been
ten murders that were known and
many others that had not been dis
covered in tins gambling war?
Isn't it true that you said "A
man with money can't be convicted
of murder IN the United States. 2"
Yamatoda flatly denied making
these statements and said he had
never engaged in any such con-
verSation. He also denied having
said that he was worth 100000 and
could sell members of the rival gam
ing group GOWN the river.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30
Balkans, Far East
Feel War Shocks:
ItaIian-hero Dies
Hungary, Bulgaria Look
Toward Rumania for
New COnquests
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor


The Balkans and the Far
East felt the swiftly spread
ing shock of new explosions
Saturday IN war that claimeX the
life of Italy's hero, Air Marshal
Italo Balbo.
The 44-year-old Balbo. governor
general of Llbya, a founder Of Fas-
cism and the leader of a spectacu-
lar air. saAafiyosa, flight, to America
in 1888, died In the flaming wreck
age of his airplane, shot down by
British pilots "at his post on the
field of battle"
But as Balbo crashed in an air
battle over Tobruk, in Libya, while
plotting his own plane, the war
threatened important developments
in three main theaters:
The Balkans-The Soviet occupa-
ton of Rurlania's Bessarabia and
North Bukovlna provinces was car
ried out peacefully, but Rumania
mobilized perhaps 100000 men and
warned that she would fight threat
ened renewal of territorial claims
by Hungary whose troops maSsed
on the 1rontieO and by Bulgaria
(Whose leaders were consulting
Rome and Berlin on the next move.)
Rumanian and Soviet officials de-
MED wild ruElorS circulated abroad
of fighting at Cernauti and Ger
man officials said that reports the
NaZi legation at Bucharest had
Continued on Page S, col q
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30

iiiculDtIS thursday ana FIludy dIlu'
reported two major developments:
State engineers will visit Ell Cen
tro in the near future TO start draft
ing definite plans.
State Director of Public Works
Frank w. Clark and Highway Com
missioner Bert Vaughn are slated
to visit Ell Centre soon to look
over the proposed site.
Mayor Robert Hatton. Council
man H. w FaWcett and City Direc-
tor of Public Works c. Walter Helm
ecke appeared highly optimistic for
the project Saturday and said that
Ell Centres offer to supply rights
OF way and pay property damage
on the Adams avenue highway
route if the state and the federal
government finance the balance of
the Vaughn Plan, met with APP
parent favor with the commission
Both in formal meeting and pri-
vately the commissioners appeared
to believe The underpaSs project
deserved No. l prominence among
projects all over the state, Mayor
Hatton said.
One factor was apparently re-
moved when j. H. Edgar of Ell Cen
tro appeared before the commits
sion to make his position clear
He explained on behalf of his COM
pany, whose building at Fourth and
Main street would be affected by
construction of the underpass, that
he was only interested in adequate
compensation and did not oppose
the project itself.
State engineers were expected to
visit Ell Centre soon to study pre-
liminary plans and draft their own
recommendations for construction
of the structure. They were ex-
pected to report back as soon as
possible to the highway commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30
Japan May Invade
French Indo-China
To Enforce Policy
Asia's Monroe Doctrine
Cited as Reason for
Possible Aggression

SHANGHAI, June 20.
(UP)-Well informed quar-
tiers here today believed Jap
an was considering invasion
of French Indo-China as nee
essary to achieve success against
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek and
to assure the empire southern bases
in event it is necessary to enforce
Japan'S idea of Monroe Doctrine
for the southern Pacific.
There were reports that the Jap
aneSe fleet was being concentrated
in the vicinity of zap island, in
the Carolines. as a shield for pos
sible Indo-Cnina operations.
In November, 1888 an, agreement
was reached under which the Japa-
nese promised to give the British
"a hours notice of any Japanese
operations on the border
Continued on Page 5 col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30
-Four Perish in
Flaming Home
Ell MONTE Cal. Juno

Ell MONTE, Cal, June 90 CUP
"A mother, two daughters and
step-daushter were burned to death
early today in fire which destroy
ed their modest home here. tho
Sheriff's office reported.
The dead were identified as Mrs.
Blanche Lane, 40, her daughters,
Patricia, 9, and Joyce, 6, and step
daughter, Clara Brookman.
Their bodies were SO badly char
red that Identification was pos
sible only through Mrs. Lanes hus-
band. j. E. Lane. who with a
guest, Charles Shanabrook. 3d. es-
capped from the burning house. Lane
told officers that Shanabrook was
Miss BrOokman's fiance.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30

waterfront here.
The boat is the 68-foot, tWo-maSt-
ed Bergholm. 1t looked like a ghost
from the seas when it slipped into
port yesterday. 1t evidently had
made its last voyage, and it had been
a long and hard one. 1t was caked
with dirt. Paint was pealing from
its sides. But tattered Norwegian
flag flew proudly from the stern.
Capt. Bernt Hague, 40-year- old
seafarer from the Viking land, said
he and his crew of seven had crossed
the Atlantic roaming west" with
only the thought in mind of reach
ing some point in America.
He was IN command of a Nor
Weglan mine-SWeeping fleet operat-
ing on the west coast of Norway
between HaugeSan and Bergen,
when Germany invaded Norway
The Bergholm had been converted
from a fisher into mine sweeper.
On May i, he said, he received
word that The fighting in southern
Norway was over The Norwegian
government ordered him to sur
render. When he refused, the gov
eminent ordered him to get out
of the country"
We had captured some German
prisoners who had been released
from Norwegian prison camps" he
went on. We loaded them on the
Bergholm and took them to the
Shetland islands. We crossed under
cover OF darkness, but the night
was only two hours long and the
air was filled with German planes.
They were bombing everything in
sight, even little fishing boats. How
we escaped that bombing, I don't
know"
After reaching the Shetlands,
Continued on Page 5. col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-30

IOSdi dilcllo DuI pleuStu IildI IIleTe'
will be no narassment Of any loyal
aliens.
1T seems to me that attempts by
the states OF communities to deal
with the problem individually will
result in undesirable confusion and
duplication" Mr.. Roosevelt said.
Il ask that citizens and non-citi-
zens alike cooperate with a full
sense of the responsibilities involv-
ed SO that we may accomplish this
task of registration smoothly, quick
ly and in d friendly manner, our
aim being to preserve and build
up the loyalty and confidence of
those aliens within our borders who
desire to be faithful to it's prin-
ciples.
With those aliens who desire
to be faithful to it's principles.
with those aliens who are dis
loyal and are bent on harm TO this