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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
CANCEL CLINIC FUND

An ordinance doing away with
the old public clinic fund in the
city health department was given
first reading by the council Mon
day. Originally 81 600 was in the
fund: any balance now will be
transferred TO the general fund al
the end of the year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
MRS. EMMA MITCHELL

Mrs. Emma Mitchell. "A. of
Lakeview, died Sunday in local
hospital. She was a native of
England. and had lived in Tacoma
Is years. Surviving are two
sons. Hiram OF New Jersey and
William of California: two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Emma Nordman Of
Beaver. Wash, and Mrs. Mabel
O'Hara Of Moclips; two brothers,
Benjamin Sykes of Pennsylvania
and Hiram of Canada; nine grand
children, and one great-grandchild.
Piper will announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
WILLIAM r. PARTHIMER

William f. Parthimer. 2, Of
1916 Market st, died Sunday in
local hospital. He was a native
Of Pennsylvania. Surviving are two
sons. Russell of Bremerton and
J. w Parthimer Of Portland. Ore.
Piper will announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24

Mrs. Anna Gurina Seversen. IS,
died Sunday at her home. Ri. 8.
box AZ. Puyallup. She was a
native of Norway and had lived
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24

ENILEN d. kIRkMOOD

Emlen d. kirkwood, 81, of 81
st. Paul ave, died Saturday in p
local hospital. He was a native Of
Ohio and a member of the Pente-
costal church. Surviving are his
wife, Hattie; one brother. D. f.
kirkwood of Cadillac. Mich. and
one sister, Mrs. Louise Jackson,
Of Christina, Pa. Lynn will an
nounce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
PORT CALENDAR

Vessels in port: Mauna Loa. Port
piers: Dakotan. Baker: Pennsyl-
vsnia, smelter; West Notus, Nc
Cormick
Vessels due Tuesday: Edwin
Christensen, Port piers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
MRS. ROBERT WATSON

Mrs. Ruth Watson, As, of 40O7
No. 35th st. died Monday in a
local hospital. Mrs. Watson. a
member of First Baptist church
and active in its affairs, was a ma
tive of Tacoma. She was taken i'll
Thanksgiving day. She leaves her
husband, Robert P; one son. Harry
Allen Sanders, both of Tacoma !;
two stepsons, elects Watson and
Keith Watson. also of Tacoma: a
stepdaughter. Miss Avanelle Wat
son of Tacoma; her mother. Mrs.
c. f Griffin, widow Of Judge c. f.
Griffin, and a sister. Mrs. Beatrice
Griffin Esborg, also of Tacoma.
Buckley-King will announce the
funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
HIDEo kGBo

Hideo kubo, 81, Of 1e4s So. Ia
coma ave, died Sunday in a local
hospital. He was born in Tacoma
and had lived here all his life. He
was member of the Buddhist
church and the Japanese-American
Citizens league, Surviving are his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Goroku
kubo; three sisters, Misses Asako,
Yasumi and kimiye, and brother,
Torao, all of Tacoma. Buckley
King will announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
MRS. BERTHA ESTHER
TELLING

Mrs. Bertha Esther Telling. ~.
died Sunday at her home. $500
Ea. NJ ST. She was a native of
Red Lodge, Mont. and had lived
in Tacoma since 1915. Surviving
are her husband, David j.; one
daughter, Mrs. Esther Ridley:
three sons. John r, David A. and
Norris o., all of Tacoma; two sis
tiers. Mrs. Anna Lay and Mrs.
Ethel Gollmeyer of Helena, Mont.
and seven grandchildren. Piper
will announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24

Rev FlrEt run IaA
Noon Quarter Moon Quarter
d. "a Jsn,s Jsn,is De-: n
bureau Department of commerce.
washington's forecast-Rain to-
night and Tuesday: snow over
higher mountains; little change in
Temperatures: heavy rain at times
in west portion; strong southerly
gales off coast and occasional
gales over inland waters Of WASH
ington.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at a. m. Monday.
.05 inch; since Dec. !. 2.7e inches,
. shortage Of ZOE inches: since
Jan. i, 331e inches. a shortage of
$50 inches.
Wind at a m. Monday. south
Z m. .. h.: barometer AT 2e.15. fall
ing. .03. and unsteady.
Sunrises Tuesday at 1:55 a. m:
sets. AIS p. m.
Tacoma's weather on Dec. %.
1892 Partly cloudy. no rain,
maximum temperature 20 degrees
and minimum q. Highest wind
velocity 10 m p. b. from the south
east
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
HAPPY
M;rthday
STNDAY DTCTNRFR %

SUNDAY. DECEMBER -
Carol FVonne frederiksen,
Midland.
MONDAY. DECEMBER %
Lawrence Panico. 2l22 80.
18th st.
Allan Richard Midday. ALL No.
26th st.
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MONDAYS auorArroNs

(cuotation. courtesy Dean witter a
Co. Warrington Bldg. members
New York Stock ExchAngeD
HIah LOW Clnse
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Markets at q
Glance
MONDAY

MONDAY
Stocks - 1rregularly lower in
moderate trading.
Bonds: Irreeulsrly lower, L. S.
governments higher. A
Curb Stocks: Irregular.
Foreign Exchange: Steady.
Cotton: Steady.
Wheat: Up J. 10 = cent.
Corn: Up = cent.
Rubber: Firm.
silver: Unchanged in New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-24
City Garbage Receipts Show
$40, 900 Increase Over 1889

There's money in garbage, even
at reduced charges TO Tacoma
householders. city hall figures
showed Monday.
The city's garbage collection
utility, directed by the mayors Of
flee, already shows nearly $50, 900
surplus in all funds for the first
IL months OF 1910. a gain Of nearly
500 900 for this year over the sur
plus AT the end Of 1889.
The figures came to light follow
ing Mondays introduction by
Mayor Cain of an ordinance trans
ferring 500, 900 from active current
funds to the reserve fund.
Actually the net gain in cash
at the end OF November was SIS
331 IS after deducting outstanding
warrants for that month.
Fund Described
The high reserve fund contains
$4,000 of invested funds already,
a gain of $4,000 over last years
reserve fund balance Transfer of
SIC, 900 provides S45,oO0 in reserve.
TO which must be added SIP. 1854
accumulated through the year
from a special ALLEGATION of 5000
per month TO reserve.
However. the fat reserve is due
for a substantial reduction as bids
were being considered Monday for
two new trucks and 1S new bodies
for the garbage department fleet.
This equipment may run close 70
$50, 600. the amount provided by
! ordinance.
Further, the mayor introduced
an ordinance Monday 10 appro.
pirate $4,000 from the garbage
fund TO pay extra salaries anC
wages made necessary by in,
creased business of the depart
ment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
VERDICT IN WILL
 FIGHT TO STAND
Judge Baldwin Denies Mo- ton to Set Jury's DeCi-
 sion Aside

A motion to set aside the verdict of a superior court jury In holding valid the will of the late Anna Buck Robinson yesterday was denied by Superior Court Judge Alfred c. Baldwin, who, in upholding the decision of the jury said, There was aestimony upon which the jury could have found teStamentary capacity"
 Mrs. Robinson's father, L,orenz Buck, seeks to break the will, claim ing that undue influence was ex- ercised in its execution. Mrs. Rob- inson left her entire estate, valued at approximately $25, 900 to her hus- band Stephen Robinson, of Plaza avenue, who defended the action.
 Originally Probate Judge Patrick Healey accepted the document as the last will of the woman. From this ruling an appeal to the Super for court was taken, where a jury that listened to evidence for many days ruled that it was her last will. It was then that Superior Court Judge Alfred c. Baldwin was asked to set aside the finding of the jury. | Part of the wife,s estate consists of holdings in the Palace Cleaners and Overs, of which MT. Robinson is manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28

northernmost point of the suns ap- parent path through the field of stars and which the sun occupies on or about June 22nd.
 At the time of this writing the prospects are that this newly dis covered comet will attain a high degree Cf brilliancy about the first of the year and for several weeks thereafter. It is now moving south ward in the sky from Aquila toward Sagittarius, Look for it close to AL tair, just after sunset. About the 18th 1t will be close to the sun after which date it will be on the western side of the sun and the early morning sky will be the best opportunity for observation. As it is rapidly moving into the southern portion of the heavens the inhabi- tants of the southern hemisphere will have the better conditions for observation.
 The only bright naked-eye plan cts in the evening sky now are saturn and Jupiter which are situ- ated close together in the constella- ton Of Aries. Jupiter is the brighter. A very interesting series of observa- sscnk car Se carried 6,As now hy watching and plotting the relative positions Of the two planets. Jupiter will mcve eatiwGfa and pafs to the ether eide cf Saturn in February.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
Country's Said ToBeLiteraIly Walking Into
 Trouble

The country is literally walking into trouble"
 So states Stanley F. Withe, safety education director of the Aetna Life Affiliated companies, in commenting today upon the alarming rate at which pedestrian fatalities are in- creasing from month to month.
 According to MT. Withe, whose department has been making 8 study of the circumstances sur- rounding pedestrian fatalities, most of such deaths are the direct result of carelessness on the part of the victims themselves. For instance, approximately one out of every ten pedestrians killed by automobile suffers death at an intersection while attempting to cross in direct violation of the traffic signal or traffic officer. There is no valid ex- cuse for such disobedience of a warning established in the interests of safety.
 Approximately 40T5 of all city pe- destrian deaths occur while an at tempt is being made to cross the street at some point between inter- sections. This is almost as inexcusa- ble as intersection jaywalking and definitely even more dangerous. The high ratio of such fatalities is all the more thought-provoking when one considers that the majority of city pedestrians use the designated crosswalks. The careless minority should certainly heed this warning and mend their ways.
 The impatient jaywalker who elects to dodge and weave through traffic in the middle of a block or who disregards the traffic signals, saves only a few seconds at the most. Even assuming that the inn petuous walker decided to correct his ways at cost in time lost of ten minutes each day, he or she could not hope to invest this time more profitably than thus assuring the greater protection of life and limb. Betting a life or a maimed body against the saving of a few seconds which are not ordinarily missed in the course of days activity is hardly considered good gamble.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
@SATURN @UpANus
 0JuPlTER.

concentrated on any area of the surface on which it falls. Under these conditions the amount of heat received in the daytime exceeds that radiated into space at night. In the other hemisphere at the same time, conditions are, of course, re- versed. About March 22nd and Sep tember 22nd, the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are of about equal duration. They would be exactly the same if it were not for the refractive property of the earth's atmosphere which tends to lengthen the day at both sunrise and sunset.
 Certain bright stars which lie close to the 'ecliptic circle enable us to trace it's course through the heav- ems with a fair degree of approxi- mation Starting in the east it runs close to Regulus, the first magni- tude star in Leo the Lion, through Cancer and the Gemini and just to the south of the PleiadeS. Any plan cts which are visible are further reference points, for planets always lie in the band of the zodiac, which lies within eight degrees on either side of the ecliptic circle. The ce- lestial equator now lies south of the ecliptic in the eastern sky run ming from the east point of the horizon, passing below Procyon in Canis Major running through the Belt of Orion and crosses to the north of theecliptic in Pisces. This point of crossing is the vernal equinox where the sun will be on March 22nd next, At that time, Of course, this part of the sky will be above the horizon in the daytime and the part now invisible in the daytime will then be visible at night. Near the western boundary of the constellation of Gemlnl, the Heavenly Twisg, marked partIcu. larly by the brillIent stars Castor ard Pcllux, jusi ninety degrees cast Of the vernal equinox, Is the gum mer solstiee point which marks tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
CONTRACT FIGHT
 WILL GO HIGHER
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we'll as the army, and plans to press his case before the new office of production management, of which he is assistant director, as soon as possible.
 The war department signed what is known as an emergency facilities contract with Ford for construction of an aircraft engine plant and a magnesium casting foundry at Dearborn, Mich. The company will furnish funds for the construc- tion and the government will repay the cost over five years. At the end of this period Ford may buy back the plants at cost less a prearrang- ed deduction for depreciation or permit title to pass to the govern ment.
 It was disclosed yesterday that Gen. George c. Marshall, army chief of staff, had ordered inserted into advertisements for bids the provision that the department would be guided" in awarding contracts by the defense commis- Sion's statement of labor policy This would conform with Hillman's position except that it does not provide a method of enforcement.
 War department contracts now require compliance with the Walsh Healy prevailing wage requirements and prohibit the use of convict labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28

(Continued from Page D
 might have gambled on an invasion attempt if it's planes had succeeded in knocking out the Royal Air Force in the great battles of last Septem- Der. But so long as the Royal Air Force maintains its superiority in the air over Britain, and the Brit ish navy rules the sea, they believe an invasion attempt hopeless.
 No Balkan Move
 Similar doubts are expressed that a German move is imminent in the Balkans. They say that with the Danube frozen railroad lines would betaxed severely in moving large German force. They estimate that it takes 60 trains to move one Ger man mechanical division. They said that the Germans had learned in the last war that a winter campaign in the Balkans was difficult and that the roads had not been im- proved much since then. Therefore they had some suspicion that Ger many was moving its small forces in Rumania about the country much as theatrical company moves ex- tras across the stage to give the im- presSion of large numbers.
 There was no confirmation here that the Germans were sending large forces to Italy.
 They said that they doubted whe- ther the German staff would care to risk its troops in Albania and par ticularly in Libya, where the British navy might cut supply routes. Fur ther, responsible observers believed that the time had not arrived when Hitler must intervene to save Italy.
 Pressure On French
 Brief reports from France give the impression that Hitler is exert ing serious pressure on the Vichy government. His immediate object is believed to be to obtain possession of at least a large part of the French fleet. Frances 80 submarines and 150 destroyers and torpedo boats would be invaluable to Ger many's long range campaign against Britain and might prove decisive.
 Available information is that Marshal Philippe Petain is firmly resisting Germany's alleged de- mands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
LONDON RECEIVES
 SEVERE ATTACK
Continued from Page D

east coast, in the southeast and in the south.
 A United Press office boy, Des- mond Walder, who came to work by bus during the height of the raid, said he counted 41 incendiary bombs blazing in a 250-yard stretch of one street and that one glanced of his bus and rolled under a street car without doing damage.
 He counted eight homes and six other buildings ablaze along a half mile stretch. An hour later all these fires had been put out.
 High explosive bombs which struck in a field damaged a London area hospital without wounding any or the TOO patients.
 Numerous persons were trapped in the ruins of homes in one dis- trict. Rescue squads rescued most of them. A market. restaurant. c theater. laundry. a butcher shop, a saloon. and an auxiliary fire service station were among the places dam- aged. Persons in a big basement shelter continued dancing to the music of an orchestra when Q big hsanb AsnEst nearby snd filled the room Nsth 6uAt.
 During oil of the rald. busses and trains continued service and the streets were never deserted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28

sian astronomers say, and probably will take advantage of the oppor- tunity although only the end of the path of totality lies in their country. The best part of the path lies in rather inaccessible parts of China. There will be two partial eclipses of the moon, March 13 and September 5th. An annular eclipse of the sun on March 27th will be visible from the southern Pacific Ocean, the path entering South America for some distance and in- cluding the city of Lima in Peru.
 Planetary Orbit
 January 3rd at about 6 p. m, eastern standard time, the earth will be at the point of it's orbit where it is closest to the sun. This point in planetary orbit is known to astronomers as the periheion point. This word is Greek in origin and is compounded of the preposi- ton peri" meaning near" and the word "helios," the Greek word for sun. The earth is at this time about three million miles nearer the sun than it is at aphelion which occurs early in July. On the whole, there fore, the earth naturally gets more heat from the sun at perihelion in January than at aphelion in July: but this difference is only a matter of about seven per cent. It has thus but little effect on the seasons al- though the southern hemispheres summer heat is slightly more in- tense than that of the northern hemisphere. However, this Is coun- terbalanced by the fact that the northern hemisphere has summer which is seven days longer than that Of the southern hemisphere. Out of the 366 days Of the year. i86 lie between the vernal equinox, March 22nd, and the autumnal equinox, September 22nd. Prom the latter to the former the rest of the year contains only i70 days. The true cause of the season Is the feet that tho rotation axis of tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
INAUGURATION
 CHANGE FOUGHT
Continued from Page II

(COnClnueQ ITOfU FdBe IT facing a grave fiscal mix-up. This could be the case, for instance, it is pointed out. if the city should have mayor not planning to seek reelection. He would be able to spend virtually all budget appro- priations for the year by mid-Oc- tober, leaving his successor with no funds to carry the city through to the rest of the year.
 It is expected that the local leg islators, all Democrats, will ask to have the terms of office of elected city officials begin on the first Mon- day of January after their election as was the case in the past.
 Effective In Al
 The October inauguration require ment did not apply last year be- cause the city manager referendum delayed the city election until Nov ember, and the Culhane amendment provided that the new terms sys- tenn should be effective as of I941. The change will be only one of many to be sought in the city char ter next year. Many of the pro- posals will be directed at amend ments sponsored by Senator Gull hane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
otal Solar Eclipse
 Promised This Year
Earth to Be at Point of Its Orbit Where Is Closest to
 Sun, Jan. About D. nl., Eastern Standard Time

earth is not set perpendicularly to the plane of the earth's revolution about the sun. As a result of this inclination of the earth's axis the apparent path of the sun through the heavens, which is known as the ecliptic circle, does not coincide with the celestial equator. The sun therefore attains higher attitudes in the sky during it's daily round at one-half of the year, approximately, than in the other half year. The former effect results in summer, the latter in winter. When the sun is higher it not only stays up longer above the horizon but also is more effective in heating tLe earth s surface because it's heat is more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28

and spending tends to push busi- ness ahead. The taxes tend to weigh it down, particularly in the peacetime industries.
 One major decision has been made by the government = to pay for the defense effort by taxes and by borrowing. That is about all. What proportion of taxes and bor- rowing will be adopted is not yet clear.
 This last year two tax increases were made by the government. Three months ago the government made an estimate of this years proportion of taxes and borrowing It said the return from all taxes will be $6,367 100000 (including social security taXes).
 It is estimated that it will spend e12,O58, ,000 ,000. This, however, mere ly takes up to July 1, 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28
LOCAL PLANTS MAY GO ON SEVEN-DAYS
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Employment locally is higher thar ever before.

G1APAOJA1C1Av 4ONeSAAJ 10 AAA5AASA oAAes@ ever before.
 Chase Co. Notice
 The notice given to Chase em' ployeS is as follows:
 To Employees of Chase Brass & Copper O., Incorporated
 Our country is not at war, but we are in the midst of arming ourselves to protect us against the sort of destruction that has occurred in Europe, and that has been threatened against our way of living and our liberties.
 President Roosevelt, and the Defense Commission, tell us that time is essential if we are to be properly prepared. Under these conditions it behooves everyone of us to do our utmost to assist our country with its rearmament program. Every effort that each one of us can put into our work to do it efficiently mad promptly may prove to be a great contri- button to the preservation of this country and our liberties. Let us bear in mind that by our indi- vidual effort we are contributing to the cause.
 With your help our record so far has been excellent. write this to let you all know that your eff forts are appreciated, and urge you to continue to give our coun- try your enthusiastic support.
 We hope that the coming year will see sanity and kindliness re- turn to the world and bring hap piness to us all.
 CHASE BRASS & COPPER co. Inc
 Charles E. Hart
 Executive Vice Presiden
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-28

Great Britain via Ireland in Amer ican ships.
 Gayda, close of the foreign office and at times Premier Benito Mus solinis spokesman, warned the Uni- ted States that Japan would inter- vene immediately under the terms of its military alliance with Ger many and Italy if the United States openly violated it's neutrality.
 He said the British were attempt ing to spread the European war to the western hemisphere.
 American shipping to Ireland foi England would be an open violation of neutrality and would equal Uni. ted States intervention in the con- fiict." Gayda said. United States interventionists would be responsi- ble for spreading the conflict in Europe to North America and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. What ever may happen. England Is con- demned. Amerlcan interventlonistl mus aaeAE tAe tsi-pAxtits pest end the fact that Japan. with Anpit means at its disposal. is watching the situation and won't permit spreading of the European confiict.'