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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30

which was attended by 10000 Re-
publicans and Willkie supporters.
Odlin, who is known to be one of
the best speakers in the state of
Washington, plans a lethargy- JOLT
ing speech which every Republican
in Pierce county should hear.
Colvin was the Republican stand
ard bearer in the United States
senatorial race in 1888 and is con-
Quoting a vigorous campaign for
the primary and general election
races this year.
The meeting will be held at p.
m. and the public is invited. Pierce
County Young Republicans urge
every person interested in Repub-
lican victory this fall to attend.
Col. Colvin stated at Seattle that
he would discuss fifth column"
activity in this country and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
acoma Women
Guilty Of Theft

Tacoma police received notice
Monday of the conviction in San
Francisco of two local women on
petty larceny charges. The two,
Faye Pethley and Myrtle Pittman.
were fined $50 and costs each and
drew six months Jail terms, but
were placed on probation for the
latter.
Detective Captain Cliff Osborne
was informed in a letter from San
Francisco police that the two orig
inally were charg with burglary
as well as petty theft. but that the
former charges were dropped.
The two women repeatedly were
apprehended after leaving Hale's
department store in the California
city with several articles of mer-
chandise allegedly taken from the
Emporium. another department
store. Miss Pittman. a waitress at
the Tacoma club. and her friend
were arrested July 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Tacoma Pilots
Are Promoted

The promotion of two former
Tacoma boys from the rank of CO.
pilots to that of reserve captains
for United Air Lines was an.
nounced today by w. c. Ables, sta
tion manager for United in Sc
attic.
Edward A. LePenske, son of Fred
J. LePenske here. and Thomas San
degren, son of the late T. Sande-
gren of this city, have been sd-
vanced. LePenske graduated from
Stadium high school and Sandegren
from Lincoln high school. Both
learned to fly in the army and
after experience in the military
service joined United as eo-pilots
in June, 1887.
LePenske, based at Seattle. flies
United's Seattle San Francisco
route. and Sandegren. based at
San Francisco. flies between that
city and Salt Lake City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
City Creeis
Shrine Head
Geo. F. Olendorf
On Officiol Visit

George F. Olendorf. imperial
potentste OF the Shrine, arrived in
Tacoma Sunday night to be greet
ed by Afifi Temple divan officers
and other Shrine mobiles, who con-
ferred with him and his party in
Guiding Mrs. Olendorf.
During Mr.. Olendorfs short visit
to Tacoma Shrine officials here
have arranged tours and a recep-
ton and dinner party in his honor.
At the dinner Monday, imperial
council representatives will be
present.
Edward J. Garrison, potentate of
Afifi Temple and Mrs. Garrison
were the first to greet their dis
tinguished visitor Sunday night.
the reception here having brought
together mobiles of Afifi Temple.
Afifi Temple divan officers ar
ranged to entertain Mr.. and Mrs.
Olendorf and party with a trip to
Paradise valley Monday morning
and tour of inspection of Nc
Chorn field and Fort Lewis later in
the day. In the group were Mr..
and Mrs. Edward J. Garrison.
Chief Rsbban Henry Foss and Mrs.
Foss. and Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
c. Nolte and other Afifi Temple
members.
Mr.. Olcndorf and party were
expected to leave Tuesday morning
for Portland. Olendorf's home is
in Springfield, Mo-, where he is
head Of the Olendorf Advertising
company.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
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certain number of electors.
Even that is better than re-
quirements for state offices,
or city offices.
There should be no resist
ance to such an act of law as
this now proposed. If a man
or woman has an abiding de-
sire to be elected to public
office, he should be glad and
willing to lay out, together
with his filing fee. any infor-
nation about himself which
the law requires.
THE law today requires so
= little ; certainly not enough.
How often do you hear the
remark about election time:
Il rather like so-and-so, but
| don't know anything about
him and | haven't talked to
anybody who knows anything
about him."
The state made a step for
ward when the secretary of
states office began issuing
pamphlets setting forth the
wording of initiative and
referendum propositions. and
constitutional a m n d ments,
plus perhaps identification of
the sponsors of the measure
and possibly a brief discus
sion of the reasons advanced
for or against the measure.
Why not a state-issued cleo
ton pamphlet, or a similar
one in city and other local
elections. listing all candi-
dates and their claims to COM
petence, their backgrounds,
birthplace and those other
facts that help the voter to
reach a sound reason for his
choice?
Filing fees could be made
TO pay for the cost of such
! information.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
CLERKS ARE HALTED
Girl Poker Player in
Jam With Alaskans

ATTL Fan Alaskan jury
may be called to d rm e
whether Josnn Thompson. S0-yesr-
old waitress. raised funds for an
Alaska clipper flight to Seattle in
poker game or whether she
forged the name of the mayor of
Juneau to a 5000 check.
Miss Thompson was in King
county Jail today awaiting arrival
of territorial authorities, who or
dered her arrested on the COM
plant of Mayor Harry Lucas.
Miss Thompson contended she
won $500 in a friendly poker
game" at Juneau. and that the
$500 check was part of her win
nings. Territorial officials. how
ever. claimed she forged the check
after obtaining a signature. on the
pretext she was an autograph coll
lector.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Tacomans May
Get Children
Refugees from Ct.
Brituin Con Be Had

or interest to the hundreds Of
citizens Of Tacoma who have been
seeking information relative to the
placing Of refugee children in
American homes. the following an
nouncement has been released:
Functioning as the only agency
through which the placing Of refu-
gee children can he effected.
local committee under the chair
manship Of Mrs. Rodman Titcomb
is being organized with Geo. Ches-
sum as executive secretary. This
committee will function under the
direct jurisdiction of the United
States Committee for the Care of
European Children which is the
only national agency through
which refugee children can be
placed.
All information relative to refu-
gee children and forms to be filled
out by families desiring to take
these children. can be obtained
from Mr.. Chessum in the Com
munity Chest office, 500 Rust
building. telephone BR 1868.
Children being evacuated will be
under Is years of age, and fami-
lies applying for them will be
thoroughly investigated as to re-
sources. willingness and ability TO
care for a child, If necessary until
1t becomes of age. This includes
education and preparation of the
child to be self-supporting. This
investigation will be carried out by
the local committee with the as
sistance of the local public and
private welfare agencies.
As all applications sent to the
national committee headquarters
in New York will be Immediately
returned to the local committee for
investigation, it will expedite mat
ters if all applications are made
directly with Mr.. Chessum.
The local committee in consid-
ering applications must conform to
rules and standards set up by the
national committee, under the lead
ership of Marshal Field.
American families in direct con-
tact with friends and relatives
abroad can make individual ar
rangements for the care and
transportation of children exclusive
of the committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
3 Cars Collide,
Two Persons Die

SEATTLE-Two persons were
killed Saturday night in a spec
tacular eight-car collision on the
Naches pass highway east Of here.
George w. French. 30. was almost
instantly killed. Mrs. Hilda Mar
shall. Sc. passenger in French's
car. died Of a skull fracture shortly
after the wreck.
State patrolmen blamed an "oil
slick on the highway for the acct
dent. Two Of the eight cars in
volved overturned.
June Lucille De Lappe, ~. was
fatally injured when a car in
which she was a passenger over
turned three miles north of Rem
ton, Wash. Lena Rigan, 20. criti-
cally injured in the same accident,
was in a Renton hospital.
Robert kolb. Seattle. died YES
terday of injuries received in a
two-car collision Saturday on the
Tacoma highway.
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Peggy Mason Wins
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representing the Tacoma Drama
league. Miss Jean Hudson of the
society staff Of The Tacoma Times.
Jerry Hurley, director Of advertis-
ing for Rhodes Brothers; ]. r.
Eyerman. Northwest representa-
tive of Life magazine, and Dick
Ross, production manager OF radio
station KMO.
Miss Mason Is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James n.
Mason. She graduated this
spring from Lincoln high
school. Born In Tacoma,
she has lived here all her life
with the exception Of three
years when the family was In
Chicago.
She was this citys Snow Queen"
In 1889 and was also its fashion
queen III the fall of the same year.
Skiing. swimming. tennis and
morse back riding are her favorite
sports and a personality that
would freak up the war in Europe.
her chief stock in trade. Blessed
with a pretty figure. she is 5 feet
4 inches in height. weighs us
pounds. has brown hair and brown
eyes and possesses a dignity ana
charm which BELTS one so highly
honorec.
Plans for the state finals which
viii bring girls from some 20 cities
to Tacoma August nth. are al
ready under way and the most
colorfui and elaborate show in the
city's history Is promised.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Visitors Pocket
Picked of SlO9

Warmth Of friendly greeting in
Tacoma puzzled Dsn Shay. rail-
road man from Salt Lake City,
until he finally discovered the
welcome cost him 500. Shay
told police a man effusively greet
ed him n 4 long friend at
the Union station, then departed
with feigned embarrassment.
Shortly after Shay learned his
pocket was picked. He had IS
cents in change remaining as he
made use Of the return ticket to
Utah. Saturday.
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illustrated intensity of the anti
aircraft barrage. Every type of
defense gun was in action, eye
witnesses said.
Planes wavered and tumbled
to the ground. Two dive bomb
ers were reported hit so
squarely they exploded and
flew to pieces in mid-air.
Royal Air Force fighting craft
suddenly filled the sky, striking by
scores at the big German bombers
The defense planes dropped from a
tremendous altitude on the attack
ing bombers and spurted thousands
of rounds of bullets at them.
The attack had been opened by
about 100 German planes. including
probably IS dive bombers which
swooped on coastal detectives in
the early hours. Each plane drop
ped a salvo of one big bomb and
four small bombs, but British re-
ports said there was little damage
The Stuka dive bombers
streaked down in almost yerti-
cal power dives, attempting to
ignore the defensive barrage
to release their bombs. They
came in waves of eight and
they dived so low that persons
on the ground could count the
bombs left In the racks as they
leveled off and darted away.
There was short pause after the
first attack, then another wave OF
bombers, which Immediately was
engaged by the British fighting
planes.
Terrific conclusions Of bombs
shook houses along the seafront
for miles and shattered windows
everywhere.
Spouts of water shot high into
the air, spraying ships which
bobbed like corks off the shore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Parks Car on Bridge.
Then Goes 10 Sleep

Police, critical Of the place Ad-
rian C. Mccarthy. 20. chose for a
snocze Saturday, arrested and jail
cd him on q charge of drunken
ness N an automobile. Officers
found him asleep in a car parked
In the middle Of the bridge east
Of So. 34th and Pacific, after other
motorists complained the machine
was blocking traffic. Mccarthy
posted bail for his release.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Young Demos Hear
About Convention

Highlights of the recent Demo-
cratic national convention featured
an address by Mrs. Kathryn NAL
strom, former state senator, at a
meeting Saturday of Young Demo-
Gratis of Pierce county.
Mrs. Malstrom commented on
the the increasing activity of wo-
men in the Democratic party and
said they received more recogni-
ton this year than at any previous
political convention.
H. S. Barney Jackson. another
convention delegate, was also
speaker. Wayne Melcher, club
president, introduced candidates
attending the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Minimum Soft Coal
Prices Will Be Set
WASHINGTON-Dir

WARRINGTON How
ard A, Gray, of the bituminous
coal division. said Monday mini
mum prices for the soft coal in
dustry will become effective Sep
TENDER g.
Details of the minimum prices
have been worked out and actual
price schedules for the Rocky
Mountain and Far Western states
We're mailed to district code su-
thorities.
When established. the prices
will range from n low Of 10
cents a ton at the mine for
low-grade coal dust in Indiana
TO S5.25 a ton for high grade
lump coal in Washington
state.
Changes made in the minimum
prices recommended last April by
three division trial examiners have
not been tabulated. The examiners
prices showed an average increase
of IL cents a ton over 1887 prices.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
F our Hurt in
Traffic Cases
Two Motorists
Held by Police

Powered and Empowered vehicles
Monday contributed to police lists
the names Of four persons hurt in
= weekend traffic accidents and
two others held as drunk-driving
suspects.
Mrs. Thelma Crosta, 26. s12
East Division Lane. was the only
person hurt in a crash of two
automobiles AZ 26th and Pacific
ave. early Sunday morning. She
was taken to Pierce County hos
pital, her back bruised and with
head cuts. A machine in which
she rode, driven by William c.
Coberiy, 81. 1905 East r St, was
struck by Z. Earle Taylor's car.
Taylor, Of Olympia was jailed as
= drunk-driving suspect and ad-
mitted having consumed two
quarts Of beer before the accident,
police said.
Coberly and his wife. also In the
car. were unhurt The coberly
machine was overturned by the
impact. The accident happened at
Ass 4. m.
Bicycle Hits Auto
Evelyn Holmquist. IS. 6007 So.
sprague St. was hurt Saturday
when her bicycle crashed into
car at So. Seth and Sheridan ave.
A police prowl car arrived just
after the bicycle hit the car driven
by H. K. Tricky. 1898 So. Thomp-
son ave-. and took the girl to the
county hospital. Her injury con-
sisted Of bruises to her left knee.
She was taken home.
Chest bruises were sustained by
Frank Conklin. 10. 220 So. 40th
st.. a passenger in a car driven
by Louis J. Dybdahl, 26. when the
machine smashed into an electric
power line pole at Goth and Pa
cific at 5 q. m. Sunday. conklin
was detained briefly in the county
hospital.
Held For Investigation
Dybdahl was booked at police
headquarters for Investigation as
= drunk-driver after he allegedly
told police he had had several
beers on an empty stomach" He
had not posted bail Monday.
Fourth victim was Harold Beck
man. 10. 650l South Tacoma ave, |
riding tandem on = motorcycle |
operated by Byron L. Blanchfield, |
67S2 Pacific ave-. when an acct
sent occurred Saturday afternoon. |
Blanchfield told police he had |
TO lay the machine down" to
avoid hitting an oncoming car at |
56th and Asotin SITS. He was not |
held. Beekman sustained multi
pie bruises and was taken to the
county hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Head-on Accident
Claims Baby's Life

CRESTON Sixteen-month-old
Luann Bing was killed and her
parents and three others sent to
hospitals in a head-on automobile
collision near here last night.
The girls parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis z. Bingle. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oswald Sucksdorf, all of Rosalia.
were seriously injured. T. Jones.
30, Mason City, the driver of the
car, was taken to the Mason City
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Nazi Moves in France May
Mean Isles Attack Near

were permitted neither to enter
nor to leave this zone.
Only farmers, ministers and fac
tory workers were permitted to en-
ter second zone, including the
Havre and Dieppe port areas, ex-
tending down to the mouth of the
Seine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Six Killed in
Car Accidents
Tocomon Fatally
Hurt on HighwoY

A man identified as Erick n.
Westlund, SIS. 1882 So. X st. Ia
coma, was killed Sunday night
when he repeatedly ran across the
road into the path of a car on the
Seattle-Tacoma highway.
The victim, an engineer for the
Consumers Central Heating Co.,
was the fifth to die in a series of
weekend traffic accidents in King
county. Details Of the accident.
investigated by state patrolmen
from the King county district,
were not learned.
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coma Chamber of Commerce,
Washington and Tacoma Bar asso-
Citations.
Surviving are his wife. Margaret
NJ; one son, Guy E. Kelly. jr.; two
daughters. Mrs. Frederick d.
CGene Kelly Minis and Margaret
S. Kelly; his mother. Mrs. Alice
L. Kelly: three sisters, Mrs. NJ.
Cole. and Misses Effie and Alice
Kelly; and two grandchildren. all
residents Of Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
CUT IN HOME FALL

Painful forehead cuts sustained
by Martin Casperson. Sc. 1920 So.
Tyler st.. in a fall at his home
Sunday afternoon sent him to Ia
comm General hospital in a police
ambulance. The injury was not
serious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
Assistant Weather
Observer Arrives

Tacoma's new assistant weather
observer arrived for duty at head
quarters in the Fidelity building
Monday. He is Harold Ficken-
scher. who came here from Crown
Point, Oregon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-30
BLITZKRIEG MAY BE NEAR

Devastating British air raids
along the French coast. closure by
Germany of coastal zone opposite
Britain, suspension of railroad
traffic between occupied and un-
occupied French territory, and in
dications of intense German activ-
ity in occupied territory caused re-
ports Monday in France that the
blitzkrieg against the British Isles
is imminent.
Germany sealed also the STRAIT
egically important Maginot line
zone opposite Switzerland, and
great military activity was reported
there also.
Disclosure of severe British raids
along the coast was made in the
announcement that the Vichy gov
eminent had sent an energetic pro-
test to Britain against raids on
Cherbough, Nantes and st. Nazaire.
CASUALTIES HEAVY
Casualties in the raids were said
to have been heavy, and it was as
serted big fires had been started
and oil depots hit by big bombs.
There are important concentra-
tions of German air force and naval
units at all points bombed, it was
understood.
Fleets of British Blenheim bomb
ers flew over Brittany. almost in
visible in the thick clouds. Friday
night and last night, it was assert
ed. and bombed shipbuilding yards,
naval bases, oil tanks and oil re-
fineries at the mouth of the Loire
river. Nantes suffered greatly, it
was reported. Numerous fires were
caused there, and at st. Nazaire
where several big oil depots were
hit.
PAMPHLETS DROPPED
Raiding planes dropped pamph-
lets tterly attacking the govern
ment, it was reported.
An agreement was announced
between France and Germany UNI
der which occupied territory was
divided into five zones. 1t was
explained that the division was
intended to speed up the return OF
refugees without interfering with
German military preparations for
the attack on Britain.
Effective at 5 a. m. Sunday, how
ever, the Germans suspended al
railroad and highway traffic be-
tween occupied and unoccupied ter
ritory.
CLERKS ARE HALTED
The suspension. effected without
notice, immobilized trains and pre-
vented thousands of bank workers
whose return the Germans had de-
manded in order that banks might
be reopened. from reaching Paris
Under German orders, the French
coastal zone between the Belgian
frontier and the Somme river, in
GLIDING the big channel ports Of
Boulogne. Calais and Dunkiri
closed tight. Ordinary persons
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H Err ELS MORE ABOU T
Guy Kelly's Death
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Hoska, DR.. II. G. Willard, DR.. Will
lam B. McNearthney, F. o. Lund-
berg. Earl M. Rogers, John Dover,
Mark Wight, c. H. Palmer, Fred
Hoskins, Thomas A. Spencer, DR..
M. II. Jewell.
F. A. Latcham, S. A. Gagliardi,
Robert B. Abel, Scott 2. Hender-
son, Louis Muscek, A. o. Burmeis-
ter, Leo McGavick, u. f. Harmon,
Carl II. Skoog, Hugo Metzler, Ber-
til E. johnson, Joseph H. Gordon
and Fred Kenworthy.
Few Tacoma men could claim
the distinctive service which Kelly
gave to so many Tacoma organi-
cations, to his community and to
the state, over so many years.
Though he suffered a prolonged
illness last year, he had seemingly
made a fine recovery, had resumed
his extensive law practice with ac-
customed vigor and was active to
the last, working through last Sat-
urday at his offices in the Puget
Sound Bank building.
Born In Minnesota
Guy Kelly was born Ga years ago
in Rochester. MINI. At the out
break of the Spanish American
war he joined Co. II. LIST Volunteer
Infantry of South Dakota and was
sergeant before his enlistment
ended.
Kelly was educated at South Da-
kota State college. 1899 to 1901,
then became secretary to U. S.
Sen. Kittredge, and while in the
national capital obtained a law
degree from the George Washing
ton university in 1908.
He came to Tacoma as young
lawyer in 1906 and began TO carve
out here the career which brought
him distinction in civic, political,
fraternal and veterans affairs.
Speaker of House
Kelly served two terms in the
House. was elected speaker and
served as Republican national COM
mitteeman in the Harding and
Coolidge administrations.
The attorney was an ardent
baseball fan and played prom
inent part in getting the game
started here again at various
times.
Headed kiwanis
He was active in Kiwanis affairs
and from leadership in the Tacoma
club was made district governor
Of kiwanis.
For many years he was president
of the board of directors Of the Sal
/ walton Army in Tacoma, a position
he held al the time of his death.
He kept in active touch with
his comrades of the United Span
ish War Veterans and held the
position of judge advocate for the
department of Washington and
Alaska.
Kelly was one of those associst-
ed in the early conducting of
automobile races in Tacoma and
was chief timer at many Of the
annual Fourth of July races at
Tacoma speedway.
He assisted in promotion of the
Tacoma Tokyo airplane flight
projects of Harold Bromley under
sponsorship of John Buffelen.
Prominent Mason
4 His Masonic affiliations were
numerous. Kelly was member of
Evergreen lodge. F. { A. NJ. the
Scottish Rite bodies. the knights
Templar and Afifi temple. Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine. Other fra
ternsl affiliations included the
Knights of Pythias. He was a
member of the Tacoma club, Ia
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II you're not using il. sell IL with
Fast : Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 3l5l.
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0dlin and Colvin Will Speak
AT Young Republican Session

and Republican leader ana
Ewing Republican nomination for United
senator County Young Repuo
Tuesday evening Maccabees hall
Republican stopping it. when
ran n, Yakima last "Wednesday speaks Repub
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Fight Over Britain

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