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Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
Reservation League

At the end of the first round
of play in the newly organized
Reservation conference. The
Agency G-Men won with eight
straight wins. The WPA Beard
less Aces were second with Z
wins and one loss. The CCC-ID
Rangers were third having won
6 and lost 2. The rest of the
teams finished in the following
order: Boarding School Pole Cats.
Heart Butte Mountaineers, Starr
School Reds. Moccassin Flat
Moccassins. Old Agency Badgers
and the Starr School Blues.
Beardless Aces Clinch End
Place-Wednesday evening the
up and coming Moccassin Flat'e rs
almost upset the highly touted
Beardless Aces. The South side
boys performed we'll and sank a
good percentage of their shots to
keep them on the tail of Recrea-
ton team. Final Score $3.50.
Boarding School Shades Reds
Led by lanky Magee and La
Breche. the Pole Cats from the
Boarding School came from be.
hind to defeat the Starr School
Reds. The Reds led 17-l2 at
half time. In the last half the
Boarding School came to life and
with mid court shots cut the
Red lead and rallied to win 1926.
Rangers Down Boarding
School-The &C Rangers clinch-
ed 3rd place by trouncing the
Boarding School 4l-39. Both
teams expressed dissatisfaction
over officials. Hereafter the
teams should engage their own
referee to stop ill feeling.
Agency Cops first Place in
first Round of League Play-For
two quarters the lads from Moe.
casin flat pressed the Agony
only to weaken and fall in the
closing minutes. Doors one hand
shots were a constant threat for
the Moccasin squad.
Heart Butte Defeats Starr
School Reds-Heart Butte start.
ed fast and garnered 8 points be-
fore the Reds found the range.
Spotted Eagle swlshed the net
for four baskets to help give his
team 12-4 half time lead. In
the second half Horn took the
rebounds and kept his team in
front. Dusty Bull and Kicking
Women spanked the Reds. Each
sank three field goals; final score
Heart Butte %. Starr Reds ID.
WPA Remains In second
place-The hard fighting close
checking WPA team handed the
Starr School Blues another set.
back to further entrench them.
seves in second place. Led BY
Snack ''Whiskers" Juneau and
Vic David" Running Crane the
Recreation squad romped home
to win. by a 54-31 count. The
fans enjoyed the antics of both
teams when they mimiced the
House of David's pet plays.
Running Crane and Kennedy led
the yictors with II markers
apiece. Bull Child paced the
losers with IL points.
Recreation downs Heart
Butte-The WPA Beardless
aces ecked out a 61-55 decision
over Heart Butte Tuesday.
Trailing by l6 points at half
time. Their coach told them to
win or receive a 4O3. Bostwick
and Croft whipped through 20
odd points to eat up the Butte
lead and went on to win. Bost-
wick and Horn were high point
men: Bostwick Is. Horn %.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

years. He served as Assistant
County Attorney of Yellowstone
County from 1928 to 1882. He
was elected to legislature in 1886
and reelected in 1888. During
the last session of the legisla-
ture, he was the Republican floor
leader in the house. At present
he is the City Attorney Of Bill.
lings.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
Italian Technical Studies

Premier Benito Mussolini has ap-
proved the establishment of courses
of technical studies in Italian
schools, designed to produce a re-
serve supply Of technicians for Ital-
ian industry, business and COM
merce.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
Roman Catholic Cardinals

Cardinals of the Roman Catholic
church are appointed only by the
pope, are responsible only to the
pope, and may be deposed only by
the pope.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

Mattress Should Be Restful
A mattress should be restful re.
CARELESS Of the many different PEST
tons person takes while sleeping.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15
Latest Notes from Mont. State University

Special to the Glacier County Chief by Bob Price
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-15

Color Blind Men
Ten times as many men are color
blind as are women, according tc
the Better Vision institute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

Monday-Tacoma No !. Kay st.
Nofmanna hall, So. 18th and X.
Business meeting, followed by
dancing. Mckinley No. 7, Royal
Neighbors hall. East G and Div-
sion lane. card party at p. m.
sharp: no business meeting.
1uesdsy-All-City club No. 81.
no meeting. Speaking by Robert
c. Townsend. Masonic hall. Har-
ward and Pine st. Seattle. s y. m.
Special bus leaving Tacoma $50
For reservation see Randolph at
SOS Bernice Bldg. or call MA 5461
Manitou No. "a. S p. m. at Msnitou
hall. Mckinley No. 9. at Tppie
home. 5225 Mckinley ave. p. m.
Business meeting and watermelon
social Oakland No. II, at club
house. 1892 So. Tyler st, S p. m.
Orting No. /. at GAR hall. p. m.
Park Avenue No 10. at Lutheran
church, So. 74th and Park ave.
23d St. No. %. at 2344 So. Sheri-
dan. 7:30 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures No. 20.
S D. m. 26l0 East c ST. Business
meeting p. m. followed by games
and refreshments. Redmond No.
?. at old postoffioe. Sumner No,
, / at l. o. o. F. hall. 2. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Gee Boys Here
Still Banned

Although CCC enrollments are
going ahead in other parts of the
state, Pierce county still is under
ban because of the infantile
paralysis danger, Welfare Admins
traitor George NJ. V. Brown an
nounced Saturday.
The order from 9th corps area
headquarters prohibits acceptance
of Pierce county applicants until
three weeks after health authori-
ties declare the epidemic has
ceased.
Welfare officials have more than
200 applicants for CCC jobs on
their waiting list and still are taxi
ing applications, though they are
not expecting an enrolment at
present. Applicants will be notified
when the time arrives, they said
The epidemic order, the Veterans
Administration informed officials
here Saturday, also includes the
enrolment for the veterans CCC
jobs which had been in progress
here more than week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Hears Bride
Admit Bigamy

In Seattle courtroom Friday
Fred Weyerman, Carbonate log
ger. heard his bride of less than
two months stand before the judge
and plead guilty to bigamy.
His wife was Mrs. Margaret
Valleau, 33-year-old mother of
three children, who left them and
her husband and their home in Sc
attic in April. going downtown one
night to a show and never return
ing.
Two Pierce county deputy
sheriffs. Charles Mcdonald and
George kupka, investigated tip
last week that the missing woman
was alive and living in Carbonate.
A marriage license was found is
sued in Tacoma early in June to
her and to Weyerman. In her APP
plcation Mrs. Vslleau had de-
clared herself a widow.
Tuesday evening the deputies
traced the pair to Carbonate and
arrested the woman In front of
her amazed husband in beer
tavern. Standing by his wife then
and still. Weyerman has retained
an attorney to advise her. She
faces a possible five-year prison
sentence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Awards Of Merit
For Tacomans

Committee of 1000 awards OF
merit have been recommended by
w. p. Fuller & Co. for the follow
ing Tacomans:.
Ruth c. Herman. 25Os So. Sheri.
dan ave, for painting home.
Peter Eggsbo, 5614 No. AID st.
for painting home.
G. Thornton. 500 No. Steele st.
for remodeling home.
c. Snyder, 5425 So. Sheridan
ave, for remodeling and painting
home.
T. Buettner, 4042 So. A st, for
painting home.
H. Erdahl, 906 So. L st, for
painting home.
L. H. Hogh. 1892 So. NJ St. for
painting home.
George Piper, 2s0s So. X st, re-
modelling, painting home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Educator S Kin
Files Suit

A suit was on file here Satur.
day in superior court against a
Seattle insurance company by Mrs.
+. ]. Crowley. sister Of the late
Tacoma educator. Mrs. Margaret
Craig Curran. who died Dec. Is,
1898. from an injury in a fall three
months before.
Mrs. Crowley. beneficiary of the
policy. made a claim for $356.75
for compensation during the period
Of illness and $1,000 claimed due
upon Mrs. Curran's death. The
company, Teachers (Mutual) In
surance Co. Of Seattle, sent a
check for the smaller amount but
has refused the larger claim, the
suit complains.
Mrs. Curran. former district
head of the adult education pro-
gram when 1t was under the state
school system. and principal of the
Willard school at the time she died,
clipped and fell Oct. Z. 1888. in
the school cafeteria. She suffered
several fractured ribs and internal
injuries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Troop Officer Up
For Promotion

Lawrence J. Nelson. second
lieutenant of Headquarters troop,
oath Cavalry division, Tacoma,
has been called for examination TO
determine his qualification for
promotion to first lieutenant, 1t
was learned here Saturday.
Call of the Tacoman came as
part OF the preparedness program
of the Washington national guard
which also resulted in the promo
ton by Gov Clarence ID. Martin
Of six commissioned officers 10
higher ranks.
Promotions were headed by ad-
vaneement of Capt. Lacey V. Muir
row. state director Of highways
and slst division air officer, TO the
rank of major. air corps.
Four first lieutenants were pro-
NOTED TO be captains and one
second lieutenant to rank of first
lieutenant.
Also called for examination
were two sergeants. two privates
and one corporal to determine
their eligibility for appointments
as first and second lieutenants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Man S Leg Broken
In Fall on Dock

Accidents at two boat houses
within a few hours were RESPONSE
bic for injuries to a man and boy.
police reported Saturday. Lee
Danielson, 3s, 2O9 East 31st St,
sustained a broken left leg when
he fell on slippery dock at the
Holmaas boathouse. 7th and East
F SITS, Saturday. He was taken to
Bridge clinic.
Eleven-year-old James Adams,
1913 No. Park way, suffered a
painful injury when his hand was
caught in boat winch at the Point
Defiance penthouse Friday evening.
A police ambulance crew arrived
at the scene the same time as the
boys father, who took him to a
family physician for treatment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Maccabees Plan
Picnic August II

An attractive program of sports
will feature the ninth annual COM
munity picic sponsored by Tacoma
Maccabees at Meals Glendawn
park on Five Mile lake all day Sum
day, August IL.
Aquatic races, track and field
contests and softball games be-
tween picked teams are among the
events planned. Both men and
women will be invited to compete.
Bob Goldberg, general chairman
of the outing, announces that Max
Shain viii head the sports COM
mittee. Assisting him will be Bruno
Bertucci. formerly well known in
local boxing circles. Jack Eckroth,
Al Bouldron. Art Murphy, Elton
Richardson, Sid Cole, Richard Carl
son. Carl Samson and Charlie
Welsh.
For those who do not relish
physical effort. but who like to
take sporting chance, various
games will be open. Many prizes
are being offered picnic patrons
including cash awards of $3.50 and
merchandise of similar value.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Two Long Time Residents
OF Valley Summoned
Arranging Funerals for Ernest
Boortz and Mrs. Emma S. West

PUYALLUP-Funeral arrange.
ments being made Saturday fol
two longtime residents of the
valley.
Ernest Boortz, IS. who had lived
here 40 years. coming from Nil.
waukee. Wis, died at Tacoma
hospital Thursday night. He had
made his home with his daughter
tn-law, Mrs. Ada Boortz at Route
;. Box 2se. Surviving are two
sons. Oscar of Everett. and
Charles of Milwaukee: two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Blanche veermersch Of
Detroit and Mrs. Florence Houck
Of Port Huron, Mich: nine grand
children and seven great grand
children.
Mrs. Emma S. West. So, died at
the family home. Route 8, Box
$50. Valley Garden road, Friday
evening. She came to the valley
In 1909 from st. Louis, M. Sur
viving are her husband, Ira: two
sons. Gus Switzer of Bremerton,
and Elmer Switzer of California;
. daughter, Mrs. Lottie Brown of
American Lake: a grandson: one
brother, Joe Hickerson in Wy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Drunken DRIVING
Charge Expensive

Pleading guilty to drunk
driving accusation. Keith C. KEN
BILE was fined $3.50 and costs and
his drivers license suffered the
usual years revocation in police
court Friday.
kemble's car struck machine
driven by Harry Reynolds, $40
No. 35th St. at 9Th and X SITS.
late Thursday. None of the per-
sons involved was injured,
Jonas d. Nelson, arrested june
80 on a charge Of being drunk in
an automobile, forfeited SIS bail
by failure to contest the charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29

20. was released after serving a
drunk-driving term.
Chick was arrested early Friday
and pleaded guilty. declaring that
he was attempting to wipe the
rain off his windshield when his
machine ran into a car belonging
to James l.. Reyes, of Sumner. at
So. seth and G SITS.
Ike kembert would have been in
Jail when Chick arrived except for
the leniency Of Judge Mallery. He
was slated to serve IS days in
lieu Of payment of $3.50 and
costs fine when he went to Jail
June IL. On July IL the balance of
the sentence was suspended by the
court. Both youths live at $40 So.
Washington st.
Albert r. Davis. 81, a passenger
In Chick Rembert's car at the time
of the accident. pleaded guilty to
being drunk In an automobile and
was fined SIS and costs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29

to then, he had not sailed The
craft is of % net tons, and is a
double-ender adopted by Colin
Archer from the famous Norwe-
gian pilot boats.
Sails are boom-and-gaff on both
main and mizzen totalling 1923
square feet. She also has a 20
horsepower auxiliary gas engine.
She's able and comfortable and
stout-a craft worthy of pride.
Dewey has actually done with
his life what you and I only threa-
ten to do amid wishful day-dream-
ing.
He came to the town of White
Salmon, Wash. on the Columbia
river, in 1909 to raise apples,
grow up with the country and get
rich - grew apples and grew up
only" in his autobiography.
However. he managed a couple
of terms as president of the cham
Der of commerce. past commander
of the American Legion post, built
modest business building. oper-
ated a movie. etc.
Then he decided life is pretty
short, after all. He scraped to-
gether all the cash he could and
had the Oregon Webfoot built
nothing fancy, but good. No rich
yachtsman. he nevertheless was de-
termined to enjoy life.
And now for a word about his
son, Dave. He shipped out several
years ago on a steamer. Forecastle
EARNING and his taste of the sea,
apparently, determined his career
He demanded canvas and the
breeze.
He engaged with the Marine
Trading Co. which operates a fleet
of schooners in the Gulf of Califor'
mia and Mexico's west coast. II,
soon rose to mate Of the four
sticker Lottie Bennett. and later
master of the Romancia and the
Loop. His last voyage was in the
161 foot schooner Goodwill. Salty
In 1887 father, son and the Ore
gon Webfoot made a thorough TRIP
of the Hawaiian islands. They re
turned to Long Beach, cal, to pre-
pare for their Great Adventure.
Last November the voyage Of
voyages began.
Aboard the Oregon Webfoot are
Chef Dewey and his wife. Dave anc
his wife. and two inexperienced
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Tacoma Pilot TO
Seek Scholarship

One Of seven student pilots in
this region. and one of 40 in the
u. S. Warren B. Holt. 3216 9th
ave. has been selected to compete
in the semi-finals of the Shell
intercollegiate aviation scholar
ships and awards competition, it
was announced Saturday.
Holt. a College of Puget Sound
student. will compete with six
other youths in this area for the
right to compete in the finals at
Washington. ID. c. The semi-final
competition will be held at Sno-
homish county airport, Everett, on
Aug. 2.
Winner of the national COMPETE
ton will receive a $1,000 scholar
ship to be used in furthering his
aeronautical education. Scholar
ships of $3.50 and $500 will he
awarded to those placing second
and third.
Hoit's record in the c. A. A.
civilian pilot training program
earned him his place in the semi
finals of the Shell competition.
He was recommended by Prof.
Raymond S. Seward of the College
of Puget Sound and by his instruc-
tors at the Tacoma Flying Service
tMueller-Harkins) field, Bert
Thrasher and Ben Barry.
Holt completed the preliminary
flying course last summer and
presently is taking an advanced
course at a Seattle flying field,
along with four other members of
his class. OF the 20 students en-
rolled last summer, Is completed
the course. This summer there
are AZ students learning to fly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Main Street
Goin0s, Comings and Dotngs
Of Tacomans as the Re.
porter Found Them.

Al zarelli reading 4 newspaper
-The Rev. Nell N. Jones recover
ing from an illness. Peter r.
Healy walking up Pacific ave-
Officer Marty Soyce laughing -
Capt Cliff Osborne talking on the
telephone-Lee Boyd laughing at
his grandson Don Wheelihan
visiting friends = Fred Hoffman
talking about his vacation-Austin
Benson trying to find a home for
some cats - George Montgomery
preparing for q night out--Harold
Dcdson talking about the Narrows
bridge-Dr. Edgar +. Dodds going
Into his office-George Dolan, wife
and daughter dining out.
Roe Shaub recalling old days in
Newspaper business Clarence
Lake returning from Tokeland
with carload of deep-sea crabs
Dob Doten. Dob Barlow and Gerry
Mccarthy figuring out some new
angles = Eddie Ashing installing
Dew transmission gears.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Market Week Is Under
Way in Queen City

SEATTLE-Retailers OF l.dies'
appare. will attend the sixth semi
annual market week. sponsored by
the Pacific Northwest Apparel as
ISOLATION. starting Sunday.
Association executives said res
ervations for the show set new
record. with two floors of the
Olympic hotel turned into series
Of apparel stores. The meeting Will
end Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Endangers World Peace
Useful Life: Cow
Gives Milk. Money

SEATTLE-A Seattle slaughter
house uncovered a miniature boz
nanza when butchers came up with
a 1925 penny from the brain of a
HoIstein COW. II was found in the
left front section of the brain
and was believed TO have been
shifted up" by the COW while the
animal was grazing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
First Gordnd Rifles
Reach Guard Here

First shipment of the new
Garand. gas-operated. semi-auto-
matte rifles received by the ma
tional guard arrived this week in
Camp Murray.
They will be first used on the
rifle team. along with regular ser
vice rifles. according To 1t. Col.
Irwin w. Kenney, ordnance officer
and captain of the rifle team.
Kenney added the rifles can be
fired about three times as fast as
rifles now In use. Firing beyond
that rate increases difficulty in
sighting and decreases accuracy.
he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Follows Brother to Jail as
Aftermath of Auto Accident

When Charles c. Chick Rem
bert went to jail Friday, he just
missed a family reunion by two
weeks.
Chick, %. entered his cell to
serve out until September 1 a $75
fine for reckless driving just a
fortnight after his brother. Ike,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29

lads who pay their way as men,
bers of the crew.
To the best of our knowledge,
the Oregon Webfoot Is somewhere
between the Hawaiian islands and
Tahiti. At any rate, Chef Dewey
promised before he left that he
would write.
His letter arrived the other day.
The little band of sesgoing adj
venturers has been to Cocos island.
where the $4,000, 900 Loot Of
Lima" is buried; to Costa Rica; to
the Galapagos-and Chef Dewey
has written a fascinating tale of
the trip in his book-length letter
to US.
We think his letter Is just
about the best thing of the sort
we've ever read.
Therefore, we are reprinting
generous portions Of II In this
space commencing Monday
and for several days there
after.
We sincerely hope you will enjoy
its salty flavor. Chefs keen obser-
Walton. and sharing the glories and
LONELINESS of voyaging thousands
of matter-of-fsct sea miles in =
small ssilboat to visit interesting
and lonely way ports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-29
Here More About
Gold Remains Sore Spot in
World War II Economic Spells
Continued From Page One)

| N1oillihueu II Ioitl TdEe oiitJ
81, 900, 100000 annually. At the
rate Uncle Sam is currently pur-
chasing, in less than three years
he will own the remaining world
supply.
The 1910 refugee gold rush start
ed with the German legions over
running Belgium and The Neither
lands. England and France were
the largest shippers. The deluge
averaged close to S200,0 900, 900
weekly. June gold imports estab-
lished a peak of s1,162, 975, 600
equal to nearly half of the first
six months.
Thus the month of June shows
the largest imports since 1884
when the dollar was revalued.
Contrary to public belief, the bulk
Of the nations gold hoard is not
collecting dust at the world
famous Fort Knox. Kentucky,
vaults. There is only $5,523, 000,-
600 actually buried in those re-
inforced concrete militarized
vaults.
Most Lies In New York
Uncle Sans greatest concentra-
ton of the precious yellow metal
Is in the New York assay office
located at the corner of South
street and Old Slip, on the East
river. 1t is reliably estimated
there is some $1,000, 100000 in
bullion in those underwater safety
vaults.
In addition to about two billion
dollars of unmarked gold held at
the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, located on Maiden Lane, OF
which $500, 100000 is French
there is some $4,000. 900, 900 in
gold at the Denver mint, S1,250,.
ooO. 900 at the San Francisco mint
close to $4,000 in gold at the
Seattle assay Office, and si2,5o
900 in gold at the Philadelphia
mint.
Believe ID or not, no one
except the treasury depart
ment's bureau of the mint,
guardian of this wealth of In
ventory. has ever made an
actual count to see II II really
exists.
Here's more on money metal
Uncle Sam now owns more thar
three billion ounces of silver. O
this amount 1850, 100000 ounces
was purchased in foreign markets
at a cost of SLIPS. 900. 900 at al
average price of "a cents pc
ounce. Yet the silver buying pro
gram continues. The huge i'm
ports are neatly stored and burie'
in the underground vaults at Yves
Point. New York. But the silvel
buying is insignificant compared
with Uncle Sans gold buying.
No Open Market
Today there is no open gols
market. There was one in Parii
and London up to last year. Thu
last one to close was that Of Lon
don. Usual procedure in fixinl
the London price of bar gold wal
suspended on September 5. 1889
The price is now fixed by IN,
Bank of England at l6e shillings-
at which II stands today.
In keeping with its Wartime
policy, the Federal Reserve banl
makes no statement OF its golC
receipts. But prior TO the down
fall of Holland. Belgium. Franc,
and Luxembourg. the allies rusheC
the yellow metal TO this country
Even today England keeps up th'
huge shipments. The only wa,
to check imports is via the treas
ury statement.
British gold Is coming In
record amounts It's practical
~ all here now. The French
metal was first shipped by
merchant boatA. II later came