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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
INFANT sAMUEI.soS

Funeral services for Judith Anne
samuelson. infant daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford ". samuelson
OF <22i ia. nth st. who died
Tuesday In a local hospital. will
be held In New Tacoma cemetery
Thursday At 2 p. m. with the Rev.
J. Renwick Mccullough officiating.
The oortege will leave Melllnger
mortuary at lao. Other than par
ents. surviving relatives Include a
brother. Kenneth ~ Of Tacoma
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. ~.
Erickson and Mr.. and Mrs. ". ~.
samuslson. and Kreat-grand-
mother. hrs u. Erickson. all OF
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
She Happy
About Draft
Mrs. Kerr Of WPA
Inspects Projects

One psHson. II east. s DE-
lighted with prescription for mill
tary training
That's Mrs. Flonence Kerr. as
slstant commissioner in charge q
professional ard service projects
q the wrA. Who was : Tacoma
visitor Wednesday.
Her first trip 10 the Northwest.
Mrs. Kerr ends = twe-week nation
wide sirplane Ianket here. return
ina 10 Washington. D. &. wednes-
day night.
''Conscription.- Mrs. Kerr avs.
solves the WrA's prime ehlec-
tive much better and faster than
W can ourselves. II takes trained
personnel and places them IN In
dustry affiliated with the national
defense program. That ends the
wPA's JOB Of training. employ
ing and placing people engaged In
our professional ana service prob
ects. It's definitely good from our
viewpoint with regard 70 national
economics
soc Are Employed
Approximately 500 Tacomans
are employed on wPA professional
and service projects. which include
education and recreation. sewing
libraries. school lunches. records
and survey tasks
Under those headings are trained
a wide range Of mechanics. arti-
sans and professional workers who.
Mrs. Kerr anticipates. wili before
long Be absorbed In the many
phases OF national defense mobih-
zation.
Mrs. Kerr commenced her TIA
coma inspection tour with a yisit
TO Mcchord field and Fort Lewis,
afterward calling upon each Of the
professional and service projects
here. She was guest OF honor at
no-host luncheon held In the
university-union club.
Others With Her
With her were Bill Post. state
supervisor Of recreation: Mrs. Mary
Isham. regional director Of profess
sional and service projects. from
Denver; Mrs Louise Taylor. state
director Of professional and serv-
ice projects: Kermit Livingston.
district director OF the same diu-
sion.
Mrs. Kerr voiced only one dis
appointment with her day-long
visit here: I've heard 30 much
about your beautiful mountain
here. I guess III just have TO take
your word for H."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

II you're not using II. sell II with
q Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

Two-thirds Of the tires manufAe.
tured are sold a. rsplaeemsnts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

Mrs. Marie zwyef. 81. Of tsoa
so. Park ave. died Tuesday IN
local hospital She Vas a native
Of Switzerland and had lived in
Tacoma five years. A member Of
Holy Rosary church Mrs Zwyer
leaves one daughter. Mrs Carl
Suffer OF Albany. Calf. two
brothers. Herman Fuchs Of Span
away and STEPHEN Fuchs OF
Switzerland. four sisters. Mrs
Aeinrada Britschgi, Mrs. Joseph
ochsner and Misses Selma and
Wilhelmina Fuchs OF Switzerland.
and one grandson 81 California
Gaffney win announce the funeral
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31
IIiaIHE3N
Alosko Steamer OFF Rocks. In Tow;
Operators Pleod for Help 10 End Strike
eossr TRADE =pooaFp-

COAST TRADE =DooaEn=
Cargo movements faesliY IN
creased tksif rsss "Wednesday vlth
six vessels vefsina to athsfs
slated fef arrival hsfofs niEhtfsH.
and 40 expected THURSDAY
Lifting ~ sensiEnnsufs -
fiouf and general msfebandlss
fhrss lsraness vessels sonfInusa
thsir several days leadIHk ts hrsas
lire ne rnstsf
VALE ne satzFiIs rnnHnusa
stowsEs preparatory q . voyage
-. ~ orient. - intsfsaasfsl
Steamer tlbsftY Ga sna fhs fnass
ne tanker STANDARD ssfvirs ests
iischafxink huik sulphur snd
petroleum rfssiuets respectively
ESr~etsd ate wednesday afs
ne William Lucksahaeh a. ~
Coast Farmer. hoth regular callers
~ this port While the NAffhss
tueasnhaeh and the wind Rush
are slated for Thursday arrival
Meanwhile the saastlns sfsam.
schooner Astoria remained sfews
ls.. and IDLE here - ths eeastWidr
strike continued IN status quo
"Wednesday biggest stumbling
block N Negotiations fef settle
msnt ~ ne 7a.aaY cd strike vs.
anian refusal 10 afeufals ths az
puts
Operators Wednesday dispatched
message - Secretary n tahaf
Frances Perkins petltlanina fef
aid rhey pointed OFT they've
agreed 10 three ifedefail sfhitfs-
ton proposals and submitted tso
u thrlr ewn n the uninns al a.
whieh have been rejected
II uniens' sifiks demands afs
enforced. operators declared. the
dying coasilng trade win be- finally
killed
approximately 81 vessels are
| atfihe hnund IN ruaaf pnffs
roRr CsIENpaH
Vessels In port t1hsfty Ola.
shaffsr No I koei Maru ahaffer
No. , Aalsrtla. AllNaukrs Sa. :
Ahiafa haru. sperryl Huzihaws
Aaru. Centennial standard ssfs.
Ice. stand OF Astoria. North
western
Vessels due Wednesday , ~
William tAlckenbaeh. Port piers
ncast Farmer. Ahaffsf Ne !
Thursday. Wind Rush. shaffsr No
H. Matthew iueksnbaeh. Port
piers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-31

fresa fren : ieslzs - EiH.ati
island near Prince Rupert. y c.
~ eezsiai steamship klsska q.
a. HEADED r. ssattte. east
szsri headquarters aid Nsaars
day
salvage tHxs Yesterday Fvfieai
ID the vessel which grounded safis
sunday with % passengers md
leo sssmen sbesfd
Capt q a. Andstscn seid 10
Wenld not require sn eseeFt II.
sesctien 81 the vessel IT nearby
Kennedy island showed dsmAks
was confined q - fefrpeak ant .
small lsak n to Ne. ! bald A..
defscn reported
The passengers wsfs returned q
kstrhlkan where they bearded ths
seuthheund Aieutian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Roudebush Speaks
For Dill al Picnic

Attorney Rex Roudebush, speak
ing in behalf of the candidacy Of
Elk Senator c. c. Dill for governor
at the picnic of the Federated I'm
provement Clubs at Horseshoe
lake. Sunday afternoon, among
other things said:
Eek Senator c. c. Dill Is well
out in front in the governorship
race. but to make his margin as
great as possible those who have
been supporting the minor eandi-
dates should help consolidate all
Martin forces by swinging
behind Dill. He can be depended
upon TO clean up all of the depart
ments of state government, and
particularly the fisheries depart
ment and the social security de-
partment. He will use greater care
in the selection of his directors
and state employees. He will not
only establish more business-like
administration than the present
governor but ne will adhere to the
policy of putting human rights
above property rights and keeping
them there"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Accused Man Is
Suicide in Joil

SEATTLE-A King county jail
prisoner held on a stabbing charge
strangled himself to death yester-
day with laces from his logging
boots.
A jailer delivering letter found
David B. Raymond. 81. hanging
against the cell door with the raw
hide laces knotted around his neck
and looped through the bars.
He was charged with second
degree assault in connection with
the stabbing July 10 OF Byrd
kelso, Northwest president of the
Workers Alliance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Auto Accident Leads
To Liquor Charges

Three young men were due to
appear before Police Judge Joseph
Mallery Tuesday to face repercus-
sions Of a traffic crash that re-
suited in liquor charges against
them.
Dave Pentergast. n, 1886 No.
Huson. and Louis Akin, p. 3s1l
So. 14th, were accused of violat-
ing the city's liquor code by hav-
ing in their possession a quantity
of home-brew and wine. Adolph
L. Egan, "a. Rt 4. Box PISA.
Puyallup, remained in jail under
a like charge and for investigation
of an automobile accident. The
others were freed on bond. All
were in a car driven by Egan
which hit a sedan operated by c.
B. Simmons. 340e No. 27th St, at
No. 26th and Huson Sunday after
noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Want Shops Closed
AT 7 on Saturdays

City councilmen Monday agreed
TO study a proposal submitted by
members of Tacoma BARRIERS union
for an amendment TO an ordinance
which would change the closing
hour for barber shops on Satur-
day from p. m. to o'clock.
Members of the union pointed
out that at the present time 1875
union shops alone close up at p.
m. on Saturdays and days proceed
ing holidays. but that p non-union
shops remain open until 8 p. m.
Mayor Cain said he would call a
public hearing in the near future.
at which time both sides" could
be heard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Propaganda
Rife In u. S.
Rep. Dies Insists
Notion Is Flooded

NEW YORK-Rep. Martin Dies,
d. Tex. chairman Of the house
committee investigating un-Ameri-
can activities said fodav he had
positive evidence" that the Ger
man. Italian and Russian govern
ments we're flooding this country
with propaganda designed to dis
rupt national defense and prevent
American aid to Great Britain.
Dies said his committee had
seized records and taken testimony
in Texas. on the west coast and in
Kansas City which proved that the
Nazi and Fascist governments are
working through Americans Of
German and Italian descent to dis
seminate propaganda designed to
divide the country along lines Of
racial and religious prejudice and
to aid their efforts 10 establish
spies and saboteurs in key defense
industries.
The congressman said we would
write a letter to PRESIDENT Roose-
welt tomorrow asking administra-
ton support for a bill he intends to
shortly which would out
law all agents and organizations
controlled by any foreign govern
ment.
Dies said he also would seek
legislation making 1t impossible, as
under existing international mail
agreements. for Germany. Italy or
Russia to disseminate propaganda
in this country at the expense of
the u. S. postoffice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Northwest Livestock

PoRTLAND-Hogs. 2150. total
2500; active. 25-35c above Friday.
Good-choice. 17021O lbs, S7.4O-T.50;
230-260, s6.75-7.l5; light lights.
Se.75-700; packing sows S475-6.25.
Feeder pigs S6.5O-6.75.
Cattle 1850. total 1850: calves
125. Active. steady to strong; is
.25e higher than last weeks low.
Good fed steers, Stops: grass fat
steers, Ss.25-e.2b; some held higher.
Good 775-lh. fed heifers 1925; COM
mon-medium grass heifers. $500
775. Good beef cows. S6.00-6.5 so.
Choice veslers, mostly $40.
Sheep 2250. steady. Good-choice
spring lambs. S7.75-s. feeder lambs,
81 Good slaughter ewes, 1925
$50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Destroyer Sole
Moy Bring Wor

PORTLAND - Sen. j o h n G..
Townsend, r., Del, said today
that sale of so destroyers to Great
Britain would be war-like step
from which the United States
should shy.
I'm afraid II we sell these
boats TO England we're in the
war" said the senator. who is in
Oregon to attend ceremonies hon.
oring Sen. Charles L. McNary,
Republican vice presidential NOM
inee.
Regarding cons c ription. Sem
Townsend said, Il feel that if
the nation cannot raise an army
by voluntary enlistment, then
some form of selective service is
necessary and should be set up"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Ickes Urges Expansion Of
Basic Northwest Industries
Interior Secretary Publishes Report
Recommending Wide Use of Power

The water traffic is most vul-
nerable to complete interruption:
the rail traffic is subject to the
congestion and delay incidental to
heavy movements of goods during
emergency. Consequently, the most
effective defense of the Pacific
area requires a more diversified
distribution of war industries near
the Pacific coastline."
Pointing out that the west coast
already is a major factor in air
craft production with 10 compa-
MES. the report emphasized that
only two aircraft engine compa-
MES are located there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Deputies Checking
Late Registrations

Deputies in the city clerks office
Monday continued the task of seq
regating signatures of persons
registering before the deadline Sat-
urday in order to be eligible to
cast ballots in the primary election
set for Sept. 10.
Miss G enevieve Martin, city
clerk, said that as soon as all
names had been checked and
properly classified, tabulations
would be made to determine totals
and possible increases over previ-
GUS registration figures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27

LONDON = Lord North. elder
son and heir of the eighth earl of
Guiford, and his sister, Mrs. Gym
thia Williams, were killed and
Lady North was severely wounded
yesterday when they trod on a
concealed land mine in prohibit
ed area of the southeast coast near
a cottage on their estate.
Lord North was IS. His widow
is Joan Louise. daughter of Sir
Merrik Burrell, seventh baronet.
The heir to the earldom is their
son, Edward Francis North, Z.
Lady Cynthia Williams married
Max Wells williams, an American
steel man, in 1885.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27

Traffic through the Panama
canal during the fiscal year just
ended showed a loss of nine per
cent in volume of shipping as COM
pared with last year, according to
government report released
Monday.
A total of $3.50 vessels tran
sited the canal during the recent
period, the lowest recorded since
1881.
However, volume of tonnage car
ried by the ships was only two per
cent under last years totals. and
amounted to ~ ,29s, 016 tons.
Decrease in canal traffic was due
to curtailment of Europe-North-
west trade and Europe Sout h
America trade; losses there were
offset in some degree by increased
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Argentine Leader
Will Retain Office

u 4 NOS AIRES-President
Roberto M. Ortiz of Argentina
agreed today to remain in office.
The legislative assembly Saturday
night had rejected his proffered
resignation.
The legislative assembly. COM
posed of the senate and chamber
of deputies meeting in joint ses-
sion. had been called after the
president offered his resignation
when scandal resulted from pur-
chase by the government of land
for an air field at a price said to
be exorbitant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Ron1s Pole to Avoid
Colliding With Cur

Lawrence c. Strong's sutomo-
bile and a city light post emerged
somewhat dilapidated after a COL
lision Sunday night but Strong.
who swerved TO avoid a head-on
meeting with another automobile,
was not hurt. The accident oc-
CURED near So. 45th ST. and Pa
cific ave. Strong. 81, Of 40 So.
72nd st, told police the other
machine was coming toward him
on the wrong side Of the road
when he turned sharply TO avoid
II and struck the pole.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Tocomon to Write
And Direct Script

Pat McCallum. $500 So. Asotin
St. a sophomore msjoring in
journalism. will direct and write
the script for the Adventures of
Tom Sawyer" program of the
School of the Air series conduct
ed by KWSC, radio station of w.
S. c.
McCallum opens his adaptations
of the much loved Adventures of
Tom Sawyer" on Wednesday. Sept.
rs. from 2 until 2:15. The program
will be broadcast each Wednesday
thereafter. through January, with
the exception of Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
JUDGE ASSESSES FINES

Helen Wells, So. and Henry lie
Garde, 43. an Indian, arrested in
a downtown hotel room Sunday,
were fined $40 and costs in police
court Monday and remained in Jail
for investigation by the board of
health. Drunkenness fines of $40
and costs were assessed by Judge
Mallery against Fred Young and
Mike Bernier, occupants of the
same hotel room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27

women's Bay on Kodak island
where women are principally
memory and the navy Is building
a huge airbase-is the destination
Of the Tacoma tug Edith Foss.
which departed Monday morning.
The craft will call en- route at
Seattle. where she'll take charge
Of her usual tow, the former coast
guard cutter Algonquin.
The Algonquin's 2.5oo-horse-
power steam engine has recently
been converted into a turbo-elec-
trio generating plant to provide
power for construction machinery
and the workmen's city at the new
airbase.
Built 40 years ago at New York.
the Algonquin did spectacular
coast guard duty on the Atlantic.
Pacific and Arctic oceans for 30
years until her retirement at
Tacoma in 1880.
At the time she was purchased
by the 'Foss company, and re-
manned idle here for over a year;
she was later taken to Seattle.
Recently the Algonquin was
turned over TO the navy for her
present task.
The tug Edith Foss. acquired
less than year ago by the local
concern. made one trip to Alaska
and trip to Hawaii earlier this
year. Capt. William Stark is
master.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Workers Laid Off
Fairbanks Project

FAIRBANKS, Alaska-Further
dismissals were expected today
after the war department laid off
an undisclosed number of work.
ers at Ladd field military air base
project Saturday.
1t was reported 500 men would
be off the army nayrolls by the
end. of the week. swelling Fair
banks sizeable unemployed popu-
lation. A large quota of workers
arrived only three weeks ago from
Juneau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Behind
The Ticker
BY LOUIS NJ. SCHNEIDER

NEW YORK-Industrial activi-
ty high on national defense orders:
win continue 70 expand from here.
Non-military industries. too.
report good operating prospects:
aHSiSiPIss nigneT consumer buying
over last year. Auto sales
averaging 2s.3 per cent ahead of
1899: industry set for 1e41-model
output Textile industry's or
der backlog largest in years; on
war defense buying.
Machine-tool output off slightly
but prospects bullish. Power
output rising against normal trend
due to high rate industrial activity.
Arms loadings to boost rail
freight revenues; carriers coming
into market for large volume new
freight cars. Lumber output
up more than seasonally preparing
for government building. Food
sales show betterment; grocery
sales gains 5 per cent over last
week.
Piano sales again setting new
highs with 81 per cent gain over
1889. Furniture sales reflecting
"svoid-draft" weddings. i. ID. Carpet
sales this autumn expected to equal
volume last year. Clothing de-
mand good. Millinery trade
says black favored color for fall
wear. -. Business failures on de-
cline. Retail trade prospects
bullish; confirmation had in fact
paper-box demand is expanding.
Commodities-Egg supply holds
high Butter stocks high with
no near-term relief in sight .
Orange crop conditions fair 4.
Cuba shipping larger quantities of
fruit to u. S. -. Cocoa trade fears
British dumping Commodity
traders say prices in various mar
kets subject to war reports and not
supply and demand factors.
News-Bits Neither treasury
department nor civil service have
instructions to draw 81 per year
for 100 top-flight industrialists now
working II hours per cay on ma
tional defense preparations :. War
department to spend S250.000 on
newspaper promotional advertising
to encourage voluntary enlistment
i. 4. Lewis II. Brown, head of Johns
Manyille, assures employees their
jobs are safe in case Of war or ma
tional draft.
Passage of Wheeler-Lea omnibus
transportation bill will start rail-
roads on move to abandon unneeded
lines and spurs Mathieson Al
kali Works developed new chemical
to bleach wood pulp. cotton, rayons,
etc. :. Governments helium plant
at Amarillo. Tex, can supply total
war needs; no helium exports per-
mitted New York stock ex-
change membership changed hands
last week at $35, 900; lowest price
in &c years.
General Motors expanding Cleve-
land diesel engine output -. Louis
vile a Nashville railroad ordered
100 boxcars from Pullman-Stand-
ard at cost of $3.50, 900; Pullman fill
ing 81, 5000 Illinois Central order
for 1000 boxcars If all celle-
phane used on cigarets sold in one
day were laid end to end. three
inch carpet would run from New
York to San Francisco, or some
3,176 miles-so says George Mohl-
man, vice president Package Ma
chine Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Little Change
In Produce

The local wholesale market en-
tered the new week rather quietly
Monday. with activity about
normal and prices generally I'M
changed.
. Butter. eggs. meat and other
sfanles held - Tire sarne nriees
and vegetables we're unaffected in
most cases. No. l potatoes and
Sixth ave. tomatoes. to list the ex-
eeptions. were priced = little lower.
No new produce was put on the
market. although there were many
shipments of foods 10 replenish
waning supplies The demand for
peaches continued without q letup,
as canning still vas at its peak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
File Counter-Suit,
Charging Negligence

William L. Bitar. plaintiff in
$3.50 personal injury suit filed
in superior court Saturday against
the Commercial Garage of Taco
ma, was counter-sued in an action
filed Monday.
The garage company admits the
accident of Sept. 1e. 1899, nine
miles south of Seattle, on which
the original suit was based, but
claims any injuries to Bitar were
caused by his own negligence.
For damage to the garage wreck
ing car in the collision the COM
pany asks $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Arrested for LIQUOR

At liberty Monday under $500
bond, Sam Spadoni, as. nabbed on
liquor charges by city police Sum
day afternoon. was notified to ap-
pear before Police Judge Joseph
Mallery Thursday. Spadoni was
taken into custody when Officers
d. H. Peterson and Dave Penn.
armed with a search warrant,
rsided an alleged bootlegging es-
Enlistment at 1343 Market st.
confiscating = large amount Of
whisky and beer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
FINAL GRAIN

CHICAGo-Quiet conditions pre-
vailed in wheat and corn trading
today after early moderate rallies.
Offerings generally were light.
Wheat closed ! TO l y cents high
er. Corn was : to I cent higher
oats were up y TO 4 cent. Rye
was y TO = cent higher. Soy
beans were = 10 / \ cents higher
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Investment Trusts
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW hOhh-f ofelsn exchange
steady. Closing cable rates on ma
jor curreneies: England tpound)
402%; Canada dollar .s67s. off
.005k; Italy Oira) O505: Finland
(markka) .0206; Switzerl land
Cfranc) .227e: sweden Ckrona)
1887, up .O00l; Japan (yen) .2S46:
Mexico (peso) .2035.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
MARTIN ENDORSED

Members of the Roosevelt Boost
er club, which met at els So. M
St, Saturday night. endorsed Gov.
Martin for reelection. it was re-
ported Monday by Mrs. Marie
Rodness. president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
Hits Phone Pole

SEATTLE-Edwin Brandon, %.
was killed yesterday when his
automobile skidded from rain
slick road into telephone pole.
He was thrown from the car and
ths telephone pole was uprooted.