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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

. get married. have ceased maxi
ing TIRE trek south.
Seattle Il Strict
Spokane almost matches the
record Of Beilingham. Only two
waivers have been issued there
since the law went into effect n
1889. Both Of those were IN the
past two weeks.
The states largest city. Seattle.
has more than a dozen judges. but
they grant only about three
couples a week permission 10 get
married without waiting.
Out Of 500 licenses issued each
month. only about a dozen couples
are too impatient 10 wait three
days.
Tacomans Don't Ask
At Vancouver. out of 1000 mar.
rage licenses issued between Aug.
, to Oct. /. only rs couples asked
the court TO waive the time limit.
The large number Of licenses issued
indicated the Oregon trek to VAN
couver had not died out. When
the law first went into effect. the
city's marriage business almost
dropped to nothing. its marrying
justices turned out their neon
signs and county officials counted
large losses In fees.
Tacoma officials reported almost
none of its young couples seek to
escape the waiting period. County
auditors at Olympia and Monte
sano said about one out of every
10 couples asks a waiver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
U. S. to Expand
Navy Facilities

HONOLULU, T. H.-The L. S.
navy has acquired 1859 acres of
land near the Pearl Harbor naval
base. TO be used for the projected
development OF new Asiatic base.
The new base, which will sup
plement the facilities Of the Pearl
Harbor air station, will be used
chiefly to accommodate planes at
tached to aircraft carriers.
Servicing Of planes attached to
the fleet has resulted in crowding
of facilities in the islands since
ships normally based on the MAIN
land were ordered to stay indef-
initely in Hawaii.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Thousands Fail
To Cast Votes
B0llot Measures
Often Ignored

Voting IL the privilege and the
duty Of every adult citizen: yet
many who are eligible 10 vote
neglect to register ana many who
d. register fail for one reason
o. another to go to the polls.
In Pierce county IT the last
general election. eo.3s2 persons
were registered. OF this number
only II per cent cast their ballots.
This was a little better than the
state average Of 20 per cent but
stiE not good enough
OF the 81. 401 Pierce county
citizens who did 20 to the polls.
only 47.sp5 remembered 10 vote
on the measures along the top Of
the ballot. The rest voted for their
party or for their candidates. but
ignored the important issues pre-
scented as initiatives. referendums
and constitutional amendments.
This year the measures on the
ballot are OF utmost Importance.
Passage or failure of these issues
will make a great difference in
your pocketbook and In your we'll
being.
II would be well for every
Pierce county voter to take the
time well in advance Of election
day TO study these measures and
10 make up his mind how they
viii affect him and how he feels
about them. Then. when he enters
the voting booth. he should not
allow anyone TO hurry him out I'M
iii he has expressed his opinions
For" or Against" each measure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Lincoln Club Will
Meet on Tuesday

The Lincoln Citizens club will
hold its monthly meeting at S p.
m. Tuesday in the 3sth ST. Ma
sonic hall. Several community i'm
provement projects are to be dis
cussed. according to DR.. G. o..
Walters. president. Mrs. Jeanne
Ryan is in charge of the program
of entertainment. The public is
invited to attend.
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EJII1IlE
CGsZz3zzN1H;I1 80. -

runs between Puget Sound and
ports of the Atlantic seaboard.
The name comes from the Arab
ian word hijrah, meaning flight.
II refers more specifically to the
flight Of Mohammed from Mecca
The Mohammedan calendar is dated
from that time; thus Moslems
reckon this as the year 1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

The 1889 legislature passed the
law mainly upon the urging O. :
delegation Of Oregon legislators.
Oregon couples at that time were
flocking by the hundreds 10 Van
couver's 'Gretna Green" to escape
that states compulsory medical
examinations and three-day wait
Washington still lacks the
medical exam requirement. but
the 1871 session undoubtedly
viii be urged 70 enact one.
This state wrote into its present
law a provision that the marriage
license could be issued immediate
" IL permission was obtained from
a superior court judge.
The draft and impending war
threat has driven hundreds of
young Washington couples to get
married the past few weeks, but
the deluge Of weddings has not
materially increased the number
seeking to escape the three-day
delay.
Talk Of Repeal
A survey today showed no es-
tablished policy was being followed
by Washington judges in granting
such permits. Yakima appeared
to be most leinent. Nearly one
third of all applicants there obtain
such waivers. Thirty out of the
last 100 couples getting licenses
were able to escape the three-day
delay. county officials reported.
There was talk there of repeating
the law.
At the other end Of the picture
was Bellingham. where the SUI
perior Judges were 30 stringent
only one waiver has been granted
in nearly two years. Judges there
require matrimonially inclined to
secure a lawyer and file a formal
petition before they win waive the
waiting period. Canadian couples.
which used to flock to Bellingham
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lakes, channels, harbors and
coasts"
Now we think that attitude Is
representative of a whole school
Of governmental philosophy = II
doesn't make any particular differ
ence who said IT. CAS- a matter of
fact, President Roosevelt said it in
budget message to congress. And
we'd have a scoop here II he hadn't
said II last January. But We find
1t increasingly difficult to keep
abreast the political parade, alas. }
When we first read that
paragraph, something seemed
vaguely amiss. But, being
practical, we nevertheless regi-
mented our furry thoughts
and tried TO imagine how the
idea would work In actual
practice.
But try as we might, all we
could conjure up was modestly
uniformed governmental minion
perched atop bubbling buoy with
a conductors coin gadget on his
stomach.
We tried again. We dreamed of
bargaining with a coast guard cut
ter's crew for fair price on rescu-
ing us from a watery grave. The
scene faded rapidly.
We imagined the whole United
States maritime commission sit
ting en- banc across the entrance
channel Of the harbor-they nod
ded sagely in unison. like members
Of an ultra-modern ballet-as they
acknowledged the clicking of a
turnstile.
1t was no use. We couldn't
make the thing jell. We shook
our head to clear 1t. drank cup
of strong black coffee. then re-
read that paragraph. We gritted
our teeth and stared.
At long last light dawned. We
hadn't been truly objective in our
amateur analysis!
The fault lay with US alone. We
were too narrow minded. We were
old fashioned. We were unques-
tionably too ignorant to appreciate
the subtle undertones of modern
political philosophy.
All that was wrong with our
was the aforementioned
vague feeling of something amiss.
In our dismal ignorance We couldn't
the wonderous value Of
paying fees for the use of things
and services for which we'd al
ready paid taxes to create and
Amt we dumb?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
GARD To LECTURE

Conrad Gard has returned from
tour of Canada and viii resume
his Tuesday evening lecture series
at Hotel Winthrop, 1t was an
nounced Monday.
Canada and the War in Light
of Bible Prophecy" will be the
title of his address Tuesday night
at 8 O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Mems Brotherhood
Will Heor Lecture

H. r. N. Boldly Of the state
game commission will give an
illustrated lecture on wild life Of
Washington at the first fall meet
ing of the Mems Brotherhood in
the First Congregational church
al $50 Thursday evening. Dinner
viii be served. All men who are
interested in the subject are in
vited TO attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Townsend at Spokane
Urges Willkie Vote

SPOkA DR.. Francis Z.
Townsend, head and founder Of the
pension movement, Sunday night
urged Spokane citizens 10 vote for
Wendell wllkie for president and
"a change in the administration.
Townsend addressed a rally which
filled Lewis and Clark high school
auditorium TO overlooking.
He called Willkie a fine. up
standing. two-fisted fighter If I've
ever seen one"
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insurance payments usually are
graded according 70 the size Of the
employe or officials paycheck.
with those in the higher brackets
paying the most money.
The Martin machine swung
Its support almost in IFS en-
tirety into the Din camp and
Is paying its monthly consri-
buttons to help elect him. in
hopes his oft-promfSed clean
up In Olympia win lop off
only department heads and
not lower employees.
The swing is tempered. however.
by some doubt in Dill. since he has
promised to reduce the state paw
rolls by millions. which would
mean many contributing to his
war chest would be discharged as
soon as he took offioe-if he car
ned out his promises for reduced
expenses.
Numerous Of the 10000 en-
ployes on the state payroll are
Republicans. followers from pre-
vious administrations. They are
pinning their hopes of staying in
office on the election of Langlie.
The majority, however. have
swung to Din. especially since he
and Martin smoked the nace pine
at the recent Democrat meeting
IN Seattle.
A good race In looked for In
the governorship ticket Nov. s
despite the fact the five Dem
ccrats who ran In the primary
election polled s54.oI0 votes
20 lss.ss1 for the five Repub-
licans.
One explanation Of the
higher Democrat vote was
that the Bourbons had an In
terestfng race between Dill
and Martin, while Langlie had
no serious opposition. Martin
drew many conservative votes
which undoubtedly viii 20 TO
Langfie rather than Dill.
In the senatorial race the six
Democrats polled only 2ee, 2es
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channels, buoys,
Zig h I h o u ses.
lifesaving sta
ito n s, etc. II
would seem rea-
5 o n a b lie that
some p portion
of I h sc a n
n al expendi-
lures 5 h o u d
come b C X in
I he form II
small fees from
the users of our
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

A great many perils beset
mariners on land as well as on
the sea. pardon US, please,
if we seem a little wrought up
we may not be coherent,
but propose to be at least
audible.)
Another example is the $50
10000 the government spends an
nually in the maintenance of dredge
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e Langlie candidacy.
votes TO 233.e13 for the Repub-
leans, whose only vote-getter was
stephen +. Chadwick. \ tight race
between him and Mon wallgren
for the toga now worn BY Lewis b.
Sehwellenbaeh Is in prospect.
Legislators in the 1871 session
can yaise their salaries from the
present IS a day to $40 a day. II
the voters Of Washington approve
q proposed amendment to the con-
stitution TO be on the Nov. 5
ballot.
The amendment specifically
permits the legislature 70 In
crease any state officials pay
or their own II limits the
salary Of Legislators TO $50 a
month. This, however. means
$50 n month during their two
year term of office. or $1,000
for two months work. which
Is all the average legislator
works unless = special session
Is called.
Passage Of the amendment would
enable the state TO correct its
hodge-podge salary schedule for
elective officials. however. The
secretary Of state and state audi
tors salaries are fixed in the con-
stitution at $3.50 a month. or
$4,000 a year. The insurance COM
missioners office was created
later and he gets $500. more
than the governor.
The attorney general gets $500,
and the school superintendent.
treasurer and land commissioner
$4,000. There is no apparent rea-
son for the wide variation in the
amount the state pays its various
officials.
The low pay In some offices
creates nm unusual situation.
with several deputies getting
higher wages than the elective
official. Many of the latter
complain privately at their low
salaries, while directors Of
state departments, who do not
have 10 campaign 10 get their
jobs, get $4,000 or $500 n
year salaries.
In justification of paying the
director, social security
and finance dire<tor 81 800
q year, the governor has pointed
out they are called upon TO admin
Ister budgets totalling from $685.
BOO. 900 to $50, 900 900 a biennium.
He said few private corporations
With incomes far below that figure
pay their officials so low salaries.
Young Republicans will converge
IN Spokane Oct. 10 for four
'tate conference. to plan means
II bolstering the party's chances
n the November election.
Owen Clarke. Yakima, state
president of Washington Young
Republicans, said delegates would
'e present from Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. Scheduled
o keynote the session, Clarke said,
$ Stafford King. state auditor of
Minnesota.
Stephen F. Chadwick. COP can
iidate for u. S. senator. attend
d the Republican state COM
nittee meeting in Wenatchee Sat- I
lrday. and then swung into
N eastern Washington tour, be-
inning in Spokane Sunday.
Monday he was to be in Whitman {
ounty, speaking at Colfax at an /
vening mass meeting. He viii 20 ,
nto Garfield county to speak at ]
'omeroy Columbia, Dayton and !
Tuesday. en- route to
Valla Wslla and an evening meet |
ng. He will cover Walla Walla /
nd Adams counties Wednesday. I
peaking in the evening at Ritz
lille. {
He will be in Spokane county /
and in Stevens county 7
friday, with an evening address
cheduled for Colville. He will
eturn to Spokane county Satur-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Gin Marriage" Law Is Being
Evaded in Numerous Counties

Washingtons gin marriage law requiring full three
day wait before the marriage license viii be issued Is being
evaded today with varying by couples getting
superior judges permission we'd without the hreedy
delay
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
-P0LITICULARS
and
AFFAIRS

. Inc state capitol political camp divided within
seH To-Day, with most employees paying six per cent of
tneT salaries into the Democrat chest and scattering
OF Republicans supporting the Langle candidacy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

What's in n Name:
Hegira "A big steamer Of the
line, which regularly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

Reg. 1875 Tufted Rug. 54-in., 12.sS
Reg. s.e5, 3ox6o Braid. Chenille, $50
27x5z. reg. 81 Mottled Ros Rug zee
1896. as Shaggy Turf Rug AIS
1886, reg. 6se Cotton Hook Rug 3se
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Two on NY. Ring Body
Still Urge Barring
OF Davis for Life
Disqualified Fighters
Money Is Held Up, but
ZWic Gets Sll,340
Rr The Associated Press.

a
NEW YORK. Nov. l6-Bash
boulevard still hummed today with
talk of the fistic fiaSco in Madison
Square Garden last night and the
possibility that Al Dummy Davis
of Brooklyn might be barred from
New York State rings for life.
1t was pay day for only one OF
the principals in the show. Welter-
weight Champion Fritzie zivic, who
was the winner in the second round
when Referee Billy Kavanaugh dis
qualified Davis for repeated fouling.
stopped in at Promoter Mike Jacobs
headquarters and picked up a check
for Sl1,340 as his share of the gross
gate of S44 $40.
Davis was to get the same amount,
but the New York State Athletic
Commission ordered his purse held
up pending its meeting Tuesday.
Commissioners Bill Brown and D.
Walker Ware still maintained they
were in favor of barring Davis
for life.
The reaction in most fight quar-
tiers was that the thing might have
had serious consequences, with the
largest crowd of the indoor season,
17,l01, aroused by the affair, which
not only wound up in fouling, but
went even further when Davis shook
off the referee and started the fight
all over again after being disquali-
fed and until police dashed into
the ring to break it up.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Boxing Promotion War Looms
As Riverside Signs Abrams,
Fur Spurns Turner Pact

George Abrams will be featured
on the next boxing card at River
side Stadium November 28- old
Thanksgiving Day-and the an
nouncement explodes with the ear
shattering force on a bombshell in
Washington little fistic family.
The signing Of Abrams follows
closely on the heels of Phil Furr's
withdrawal from a bout with Hol-
man Williams scheduled a week
from tomorrow night at Turner's
Arena. He begged off on the eX-
cuse he couldn't get in shape in the
two weeks allotted for the purpose,
and his run-out means the Arena
will be dark for three weeks at least
and possibly a month.
The connection between the two
incidents is not obvious 10 one and
all but highly significant to those
versed in ring politics. 1t means
that Promoter Joe Turner may have
lost some badly needed financial
support and that Chris Dundee,
who owns and operates a sizable
string of fighters, has formed an
alliance with Ray Avis, the gent
behind Riverside's latest pugilstic
plunge.
Both Managed by Dundee
Dundee manages both Furr and
Abrams. Furr was signed. sealed
and virtually delivered for a bout
with Holman Williams at Turner's
Arena a week from tomorrow night
Never before has Furr pulled out of
a fight for which he had had two
weeks to prepare, so when he takes
powder" on this one-and Abrams
is announced as Riverside's next
headliler few days after-it is pat
ent that there has been a rift in slug
circles.
Dundee is the good friend of
Beau Bregman, a boxing enthu-
siast who was reported to be the
"angel" behind Turner. Joe insists
he has no partners and no evidence
of any can be proved, but reports
that Bregman was the gent behind
the purSestrings persist. When
Abrams fought for Turner, as he
did against Cocoa Kid last summer
at the ball park, the deal was engi-
neered by Bregman, who had sent
George to Hot Springs to recuperate
from a back injury incurred in a
bout with Steve Mamakos.
Beau also supplied the cash for
Avis ill-fated 6-day bike race at
Riverside on which both took a fear
full finanial humping. Thus it
would appear that Bregman has
thrown in his lot with Alvis at
Riverside in an effort to recoup his
losses on the pedal-pageant and
Dundee, good friend that he is. is
going along with him and taking
his fighters along, too. Turner is
Evening star., 1940-11-17
us Closes With Rush
To Grab Au Revoir
At Rockingham
Granted Neck Decision
Over Tired Charitable
In Camera Finish
BY the Associated Press.


SALEM. N. H., Nov. IGNORE
than $4,000 persons attending the
closing of the New England racing
season at Rockingham Park saw
Mrs. Sam Orr's Us close with a
rush today to defeat Mrs. Harold
o. Simmons Charitable and Mrs.
F. c. Rompels Deimos in a photo
finish of the 6-furlong Au Revoir
Handicap.
The brown 3-year-old daughter
of American Flag just managed to
get in front of Charitable after COM
ing from behind over the muddy
home stretch to win by a neck in
1:122s-good time for the sticky
footing
Charitable was only nose ahead
of Deimos, an outsider coupled in
the betting with the favorite, Phil
SchwartZ's Napier Tandy.
Early speed was shown by Mrs.
Louise Palladino'S Remarkable and
Charitable, which ran side by side
four lengths ahead of the rest of
the eight-horSe field for the first 3
furlongs. Remarkable tired round
ing the turn. but Charitable saved
ground on the rail and stayed in
front when Us made his final move
under the desperate urging of Jockey
Ross Driving hard down the mid
die of the track, Us barely out
pointed the exhausted Simmons
sprinter.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
zaIe Is Not Riskinq
Grown in Battle
With Aposto|i
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-A couple Of
boys who beat the best middleweights
this part of the country had to offer
will show their wares in a 10-round
scrap Tuesday night.
They are Tony zale, the National
Boxing Associations middleweight
champion, and Freddie Aposton of
San Francisco, one-time holder OF
the New York California version of
the title.
Zale's title will not be at stake.
Zale, former steelworkeer from
Gary, Ind. won his title by knocking
out Al Hostak of Seattle in i3 rounds
here last summer.
Apostoli established his claim to
the title as recognized in New York
and California by stopping Freddie
Steele of Tacoma in the seventh Q
few years ago in New York.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Steinborn Gets Top
Mat Billing With
Emil DuSek

Milo Steinborn, often referred to
as the sturdy oak of Europe" win
get his first headline wrestling role
of the season Thursday night at
Turner's Arena.
BY virtue of his three straight To-
cal victories, Steinborn has been
matched against Emil Dusek of the
notorious riot squad" for a finish
bout.
Steinborn gained feature billing
last Thursday when he moved down
Herbie Freeman In 1oh minutes
with Q bear hug.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Bowie Results

olds; Maryland bred maidens; 51a furlones
Wise. Brave HarrelD $50 go 2.ss00
Maiere CWrightJ $50
Also ran-Bobby Bunting, Brisadette,
Skirmish, Bill K, Baby Novice, Ward.
an L. straus-Mrs. r. A. BonsaL IT,.
entry.
Ds sE9oND and Ts 81 ta4oass 2Go claim
fompiva POM De EceardP Ssai1'S' 0 80 80 go
Wisbech (CorbetD $50
Also ran-Amnesty. Boy Baby The
Chord, Donna Julia, Ann Mowlee. Dream
Boat, Double Back and Golden Era.
Daily Double paid S17.4OJ
THIRD RAcE-The Leor srdtown: purse.
81, 200: 3-year-olds and up; 6 furlonss.
REHSn Miamssa8n ssaSn Rs m.2, S1m 7o SS toS ssS
O-Play (Knisley) 2.40
Also ran-of Shore, Young County and
FOURTH RAcE-The JOCK; purse, ST.
600; 2-year-olds: 8 furlonss ,o
asb Gaps skis GSd Msrri,t Rs fa"il'' $50 1tfS sS sS
DsTins Tims Lady GLindoers' $50
Also ranDCurious Coin. Don orlan. San
Stetana a Etruscan and Big League.
Victor Emanuel entry.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $4,000 added;
the Thomas K. Lynch Memorial; all ages;
Sir Marlboro TAYLOR $3.50 1870 $50
Dollar Bay (Renickl 3O.40 $50
a Rosetown Mower 20
Time, l:4S35.
Also rsn--a Birch Rod; Roman, Red
Wrack Burning Star and Dolly Val.
Georee D. Widener entry.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; elsimins;
3-year-olds and up: Lis miles:
Brodea Garner 64.oU Il. ~ l5 ~
Essjaytee Taylor s.o0 2'ono
ScrooHe tWallace) o.oO
Time, 1:494s,
oino Thor, Topee. Histrionic- Absnerea And
Felsun.
Evening star., 1940-11-17

left to sink or swim In his own
pond, which is no new experience
for him.
Uline Undecided on Stand.
The opening of Mike Uline's arena
this winter will complete an odd
triangle in the indoor sports situa-
ton and possibly bring third and
new boxing promoter into the pic
ture. Uhne and Turner were under
stood to have an agreement whereby
the latter would have exclusive
rights to ring promotions at the new
plant. which is to have a seating
capacity Of 1900 This was before
Turner's decision to enlarge his pres
ent quarters TO a 1000 capacity.
Meanwhile, Uline occupied a box
at Riverside's first indoor show a
couple of weeks ago and it was
limited broadly that he and Avis
had reached an agreement whereby
Ray would have exclusive right to
the new plant. Mr.. Uline himself
is undecided just what he will do
with his arena regarding boxing
and has no idea who will get the
ring rights.
But all this happened before an
announcement that Alvis had OBJ
tained exclusive rights to Riverside,
so subsequent developments only
serve to heighten the puzzle of who's
going to do what and where 1t
could be that Turner will stage
his run-of- -the-mine shows at his
own arena and use Uline's for a
major bout, or that Severine
Leoffer, Riverside's owner, who
isn't exactly boxing fan, doesn't
intend to continue Indefinitely at
the waterfront stadium.
Chmielewski Faces Abrams.
Abrams opponent, getting back
to the fighters, will be one Henry
Chmielewski, a tough Polish kid,
who upset George at Milwaukee be-
fore all the National Boxing ASSo-
citation bigWigs who were in conven-
ton at the time.
Meanwhile, Gabe Menendez, Tur-
ners matchmaker, is in New York
trying to lineup a worthwhile top
bout for the firms next presenta-
ton.