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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
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ranged a bypass beneath the
Tacoma-Seattle bridge APP
proach at the east end OF Puy-
allup ave. for the benefit of
com ing auto passengers
from the Valley. The road
way permitted autos to dodge
around the heavy traffic that
marks the Pacific highway at
this point. 1t was a real con-
venience to the m toris t.
However, the situation has
now changed.
Due to heavy rains and lack
of hard-surfacing, this by
pass is virtually impossible
with its ruts and chuckholes.
1t is too hazardous. Broken
axles and what not are threat
ened if one attempts to use
the bypass. The situation is
intolerable. Some means
should be adopted by the pub
lie works department TO repair
the road and make it disable.
A fine idea in the first place
has been forgotten. Proper
repairs at little expense
should be made at the first
opportunity.
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Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06

Woterborne Commerce Heovy

Continued activity marked the
harbor's menu Tuesday as eight
vessels were berthed here TO work
their sundry csrgoes. and three
others were slated for arrival We'd
nesday.
Two of the trio due are Nor
wegian motorships; the Marie
Bake is calling at waterside
Milling TO lift lumber for another
voyage to South America, and the
Hoegh Merchant will berth at
Sperry wharves to load several
hundred tons of flour for the
orient.
The third vessel. Makiki. a
regular caller under the Matson
houseflag, brings 1900 cases each
of empty beer bottles and canned
pineapple from Honolulu. She
will load 2,400 tons of general
cargo and $4,000 feet of lumber
for the outward voyage.
Meanwhile, of the eight ships
here. biggest movements were be-
ing worked by two foreigners and
an American vessel.
The Swedish motorship VAL
paraiso continued her discharge
of 1900 tons of South American
ores at the smelter; the Meiu
Maru continued to load heavily
with pulp, logs, lumber and mis-
cellaneous items; the w. r. Keever
was proceeding with stowage OF
a million feet of lumber.
While two vessels departed over
night-Sslvor and Losmas-two
others arrived at the same time
to replace them-Coast Farmer
and Virginian, the former in the
coastwise trade and the latter ply
ing intercoastal.
Vessels in Port: Virginian,
Baker; Peter Kerr. Shaffer No. l.;
Coast Farmer, Shaffer No. 2; VAL
paraiso, smelter; Romulus. smell
ter; Amur. smelter; w. r. Keever,
Defiance mill; Meiu Msru, Mil
waukee No. 2.
Vessels Due Wednesday: MakilSi,
Port piers: Marie Bake, Water
side Milling; Hoegh Merchant,
Sperry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
Poor Weather
Most Of Way
Couple Buck From
9.000-Mile Trip

springsime In Tacoma looked
good TO Dana W. King Tuesday As
he resumed his duties as office
engineer in the city engineers DE-
pariment after a p.ooo-mile tour
Of the L. S. with Mrs. King.
King has been an engineer on
the city staff for 81 years and two
months ago decided he and Mrs.
King would take a real vacation.
Taking leave Of absence TO sup
plement his vacation time. King
and his wife left about Jan. 5 for
New York.
Dogged BY Winter
They visited In Pennsylvania and
Washington. but all through tina,
part Of the East they encountered
the worst winter weather. To
escape 1t. they headed south 10
Florida. Winter logged them ali
the way down the Atlantic sea-
board. said King.
Snow and killing frosts hit US
hard even in Florida and as va
moved west, we saw from Jackson
vile to Galveston. Tex. the de-
vastation which had hit crops
Farmers were working frantically
10 replant where the unpreee-
dented cold wave had killed plant.
ings right down 10 the ground.
Everything was laid low.
Cold And Raw
Across Alabama and louisiana,
at New Orleans. the weather was
exceptionally cold and raw. Across
Texas 1t was bad, We finally
caught up with a nice day at Los
Angeles. hut II didn't last and
they had heavy rains there.
we finally got away from San
Francisco and Oakland at night
They routed us out of bed ai
Redding. told us TO dress rs
quickly as possible and transferred
us from the train to a caravan OF
eight big Greyhound busses. our
baggage filled one huge van.
THE buses took us to Duns-
muir. From the highway we could
look down into the canyons and
see where the railroad tracks and
bridges had been washed out by
floods. At Dunsmuir there was a
l4-car train waiting for us and we
had to get settled all over again
i've seen lot OF country since
I left. but none OF 1t looked as
good as Tacoma and Puget Sound. "
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Hamlin Garland,
Author, Dead

HOLLYWOOD 800 Hsmlln Gar
land. famous author ~ stnriss
about the mid.wess.rn frontiers
and dean of American lssssrs.s
died Monday nigh, al Ms hame II
a cerebral hsmnrrhsgs. He VAS 10.
His wife. the former zuiime
Taft, daughter II sculptor dorado
Taft. and his two daughters. Mrs.
Constance Garland Harper and
Mrs. Mlndrst Lord, Shre II his
bedside.
Garland has spent several hours
on the final chapters ag his book.
The Unfortunate Exile" the day
he was sffishsn. he had asked
that II be publishsd after his death.
horn at salem. wis.. hept. IL.
1850, Garland was reared and sdu-
Gated in the middle west,
Most Of his writing was done IN
Boston. Chicago and Now York.
Ne sold his homestead claim for
5000 and went 10 Boston. whers he
wrote shetrhes of middle border
life for newspapers Then he re-
turned 10 ths prairies 70 gather
material for his first novel, Main
Travelled Roads
He wa. hest known far Ms
triiagy--"A Non Of thu Middle
rsarder," ~ Daughter cf the
Middle BORDER" and "Trai,
Maker. Of the Middle BORDER
lie completed 10 books among
them .Tha Book Of the American
Indian" and q biography Of Gen.
Ulysses Grant.
lie won q Pulitzer priss In 1871
shortly after he was elected TO tbs
American Academy Of Aria ana
Letters. After the death Of WIN.
IAN Dean uowells. his friend and
contemporary. be was named
Dean OF American f.sttsrs.s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
Two Arrested After
Truck Hits Woodshed

After a truck backed into Mrs.
Nettie Clark's woodshed at 2302
So.' G St, police lodged both male
occupants of the car in the city
Jail Monday evening. Gilbert
Viggers. 81, was charged with
drunkenness and held for investi-
cation as a drunk-driving suspect
and his companion, Elmer Fuller,
80. was booked for alleged drunk
enness. The truck, bearing no Ii
cense plates, was held for the po-
lice motor division. Neither had
posted bail early Tuesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
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Quortet of Ships To Be Sold To Aliens:
Shipping and Corgoes Moke Horbor Hum

men this week are busy Incorporate
ing = 5000 900 steamship company
to operate a fleet in the Oriental
trade.
To be known as the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Co. VIII
probably operate six vessels out
Of the Columbia river. II was an
nounced Tuesday by l. c. New
land. chairman of the incorporate
ing committee.
The move came as a result Of
several weeks Of investigation "of
needs for such service, and of
the attitude of the U. S. maritime
commission"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06

The u. S. maritime commission
Tuesday announced receipt Of the
following applications for approval
of sale of ships to foreign pur-
ehasers:
Capt. A. F. Lucas. a 36-year-old
tanker of 1000 tons owned by
Standard Oil Co. Of California.
for sale and transfer to a
Psnamsnisn subsidiary company.
The vessel has been laid up for
two years, and would be used for
short runs in the Persian gulf.
O'Brien Brothers. a 20-year-old
vessel of 5000 tons, to be sold by
O'Brien Brothers of New York to
4 Panamanian corporation.
Ruth Kellogg. a 20-year-old Hog
Islander converted TO tanker;
for sale by Kellogg Steamship Co.
of New Jersey to Scotland con-
Germ with transfer 10 British
registry.
Almeris Lykes. a 2o-year-old
surveyed cargo vessel of 1851
tons: for sale by Lykes Bros, Inc.
TO an Italian concern for general
trade in the Mediterranean.
n.:..x~l eo1v;ro pronsisod
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
Prepare 7 Ships for
Seali Hunt in North

ST. JOHNS. MID. Seven ships
are being prepared for the annual
seal hunt in far northern waters
The ships. al Of which went or
the hunt last year. are the limo
gene. Beotbie. Terra Nova. Eagle
Ranger. UBgasa and Neptune
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
Others Testify

Also testifying Monday after
noon were Mel II. Nelson. design
ing engineer In the county sngi-
nesrs office. and Mike Wasollno.
Of 1909 so. lsth st.. another neigh
Dor Of the N,ckles and witness 70
the killing.
A. finally chosen the jury hear
Ing the case consisted Of J. &. Nc
hahon. c. ". Mccoy. Mrs Blanche
West. Mrs. Stella Petit. Mrs.
Elizabeth Prins. John Bridges.
David BIorklund. Mrs u. ". Odds.
Mrs Wlnifrvd Cox. Or. o. q
Button. Pete Alvastsd and Stew
art Perry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06

were eosnpietsd. work ~ laying
oaIt AMP plans began and tenn
plates we're constructed.
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tcnnslnued IRON Page
signed and General Isessens SfeseeM esn
came good
with whole ~as<F
rcnsnas % nfht
after nrstte Of enlist
bad sais
pared equipped Instead -
Tori both North am seah
almis two 10 get
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hAn - ccnnis - he
field Of battle
IN spite Of all Of which information 10 the contrary % our
chief Of staff claims the American schcolhoy u
of tho United STATES mas never
defeated And that trsAs h<kn %
dollars preparation which
really fighting such That N case q
national millions Of nly ssnsrs WI b found realty
o forth to triumph. etc. etc.
the chief Of staff was entirely rxhi n al q H.
contentious perhaps entirely gh blaming al
historians misrepresentation Of TIE facts
only AL this but they have said -
American history Fewer than 1ss
The other ps set
their from their textbooks
military history and hsnes The
about the development Of
the throughout the
az these facts
preparation for their The
Of all the people all cf the time
New rhes Get Pushed SHts
he background
cep,s,sh,. for y, MA ssrssss,
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Suspected Deserter
From Army Arrested

Military authorities we're nh'lr
fled by police Tuesday Of the ar
rest OF Robert Browning Conway.
20. taken into custody here AZ An
alleged army dessrtsr. Detectives
George Hurgsson and Al Farraf
arrested Conway IN his apartment
Al 1877 so. Tacoma ave late Aon-
day. the youth repeatedly con-
feasss he deserted from Camp
Ord ct Monterey. Cal. On Yen. y
-
Yes. Tacoma needs = nsw Lin
coin bosd. Vote yes adv
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Nickle Murder Trial

scene Of the stsbhlng. Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin n. ScehAfcr 81 i32a 30. IA
st, across the street from the
MCKEE home at 1903 So. 18th.
I'VE were just driving mp In
front Of our home. driving past ON
isth at" sechafer said. As we
neared the house. we heard loud
connection and then scream.
Help. he's going to XIII ma" Of a
woman's voice. from the front
porch OF the MCKEE house"
seehafsr said he and Ray Aarth
OF 1907 so. q ST. ran back 10
where the eommotlon was on the
parking strip where they saw q
girl, a woman and man In a
scuffle. He identified Nickle as the
man.
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Ms. sechafer told the same story.
relating wildly how Mrs. Niekic.
bleeding profusely. got over 10 the
car after the slashing and pleaded,
Help Save me-, I'm dying"
Mrs. Martin hsrth. who stayed
In the car while Marth and See
hafer approached. told how abe
saw her husband kick in between
the Nlekies trying 10 brvAk up
their struggle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06

Orienfol Service Promised
A group of Portland business
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AS We approached, Mr.. Marth
called out. What's going on
here -" Seehsfer testified.
THE girl said. Watch out. he's
got knife.
The man swung knife At Mr..
Marth and said. You keep out Of
this We backed up and he ran
over where Mrs. Nickls had gone
and cut her throat"
Mrs. Nickls, ne said. had tried
10 reach the Seehafcr car when she
was knocked down and slashci
When they first arrived. the wit
ness said. she was on the ground
bleeding at the throat and holding
her side with one hand.
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II you're not using II. sell I, with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad
Phone Main 1851.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
RESERVE OFFICERS
 RECEIVE NOTICES
Ordered to Report for Duty at Plattsburg, N. Y.
 This Week

More reserve oficers in Connecti- cut were ordered to active duty Monday to take part in First Army maneuyers near Plattsburg, N. Y, next month. They were directed to leave their homes August l to re- port at winthrop, N. Y., for 2l days training.
 Those receiving their orders in- cluded Captain Morris G. Cohen, infsntry. Captain Philip Haas, in fantry. Captain John l.. Cogland. medical corps, and Second Lieuten- ant Thomas E. Mullane, quarter master corps, all of Hartford; Ma for Lawrence E. Wilson, infantry, and Captain Oscar l.. Perkins, sig nal corps, both of West Hartford; Captain Frank Loughlin. infantry, and First Lieutenant Paul W. Schu- bert, quartermaster corps, both or Bristol; First Lieutenant Alfred w. Baldwin, signal corps and First Lieutenant Henry 0. Cody, dental corps, both of Bridgeport; Captain Earl B. Benton, infantry, of Tor rington; Second Lieutenant Francis T. Murphy, infantry of New Haven; First Lieutenant Randolph c. Bar rows, cavalry of Stafford Springs; First Lieutenant Adrian E. Ross, signal corps of Stamford: Colonel Bonnet Bronson, quartermaster corps of Waterbury; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Griffith, quar- termaster corps, of New London: Captain Daniel R. Kennedy. Jr, chaplain, of Sufield; Captain Henry L.. Hitchcock, infantry, of Milford, and Captain Bernard oKsicki. cav- airy of Middletown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
County Democrats In
 ThomastOn Meeting
No Action on Candidates -DOnahue Speaks for
 Congressman J. Joseph Smith

Thomastcn, July 30 = Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, new president of the Connecticut Federation of Dem ocratic Women's Club and Walter Darley, member of the Democratic State Central Committee were the principal speakers at the dinner meeting at the Park street Hotel last night of the Litchf1eld County Democratic Association. Sutherland Beckwith, president of the associa- tion, presided
 Although some action was antici- pated in the selection of candidates for the political picture of 1940, this matter was deferred until a later meeting to be called previous to the state convention. A motion made by a member of the Torrington delegation to endorse Anthony w Telesca for the post of state con- troller was withdrawn when atten- tion was drawn by State Central Committee Woman Miss Mary Doyle to the fact that it was not the pur- pose of the meeting to select candi- dates.
 In the absence of Congressman J Joseph Smith, his secretary, Josepf, Donahue, conveyed his greetings and informed the gathering that the congressman would be pleased to again accept nomination for hi; present office.
 In her address to the meeting Mrs. Woodhouse spoke very interest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
Heat WaveToEnd With ShowersDue
 This Evening

The heat wave was expected to reach its final stages today, with relief promised for tomorrow af- ternoon and evening in the wake of showers tonight and tomorrow.
 The eleven-day heat wave con- tinued yesterday when the maxi- mum temperature was recorded at 92 degrees and the lowest at 7S. By noon today the mercury had already passed the 90 degree mark and was expected to continue ris- ing.
 A strong breeze helped to make the temperature bearabIe yester- day, and the oppressive humidity which pressed down on Sunday and Saturday also was less in- tense. There were no heat pros trations.
 Shore and lake resorts continued to do a rushing business. Sales of ice cream, soft drinks and beer increased from 40 to 50 per cent during the past week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
IVA RELOCATION IN CONNECTICUT
Sum of S259,559 Allowed to Assist Needy School,
 College Students

Allocation of $26, ,240, ,281 among 48 states, New York city, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, for operation of the MA student work program during the 1940-41 school year was an- nounced today by Aubrey Williams, administrator of the National Youth Administration.
 These allocations will provide part-time work for needy students between the ages of IS and 24, in- elusive, to enable them to continue their education. Of the allocatioris made today $12,509, ,161 will be used to provide employment for second- ary school students and $13,731, ,120 will be used to provide employment for college students.
 The total allocation for Ccnnec- ticut amounted to $259,559 divided into $129,554 for the school work program, and $130,005 for the col- lege and graduate work program.
 MT. Williams also announced the allocation for the National Youth Administration special program to aid Negro college and graduate stu dents. This fund is used to provide IVA jobs to enable Negro students who live in states where there are no graduate institutions for Negro students to attend graduate nsti- tutions in states where they exist.
 It is expected that more than 5OO,0O0 different students will be employed on the IVA student work program in the course of the 1940- Al school year. More than 2T0OO non-profit making tax exempt sec ondary schools and over 1880 col leges and universities will partici- pate in this program.
 Secondary school students will earn between $3 and $6 a month. College undergraduates will earn between $10 and $20 month, and graduate students will earn be- tween $10 and $50 a month. lndi- vidual earnings will vary according to the number of hours worked and hourly rates of pay in the locality.
 School and college authorities will select the students to receive MA jobs on the basis of proven need and demonstrated scholastic ability. Oficials of the participating edu- cational institutions will also super wise the work of the students.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
BOARD OF REVIEW
 SELECTS WINNERS

The board of review meeting at Camp Mattatuck has announced the following promotions and merit badge winners for work done during the week:
 Second class, Francis Bottelli, Troop 9, Washington Park: bugling, John Riley, Troop 13. Sacred Heart church; life saving. Bernard Pack Ter, Troop 1. Thomaston. John Sur gener of Troop T, Second Congre- gational church, and Robert DePuy, Troop 34. Christ chapel: rowing, John Altman, Troop 13. Sacred Heart church, and Robert Wooding, Troop 1s. South Federated church; swimming. Robert DePuy, Troop 34, Christ chapel.
 scouters present at this board of review were: David F. Bahsun, scout executive and camp director; Arol Charbonneau. assistant camp director in charge of activities; Har- old Beecher, waterfront director, and other members of the camp staff, including Chester spiers. Nor- man Baril. Arthur charbonneau.
 The boys of Troop 13, which is at camp this week in nearly full strength, last night enjoyed e late evening nature hike, leaving camp about Q o'clock. and returning after taps had blown. ana the rest of theiE comrades had turned in.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
Major Corbett Pays
 Visit To Waterbury
fIead of Marine Recruiting Service Highly Pleased With CaIibre of Recruits Here; Motion
 Picture Films Available

Major Murl Corbett, Q. s. Marine Corps Officer in charge of Marine Recruiting activities for northern Connecticut, Western Massachusetts and Vermont arrived in town this morning from his headquarters in Springfield, Mass. for his regular monthly inspection of the local Ma rine Recruiting Office in Room 209, Post Office Building. Major Cor bett highly commended 1st Sergeant George A. Beck, NCO in charge, and his assistant. Sergeant A. c. Caron, USING for the excellent record they have made this month in obtaining IA new Marine Corps enlistments from this vicinity this month. Major Corbett stated that as result of the splendid showing made by the Wa terbury office this month, his dis trict had been able to complete the quota of g enlistments required for July, the last seven men of that number having been sent to the Ma rine Corps Recruit Training Center just this morning. And of those en- listed this morning by MajorC Corbett before leaving Springfield were the following two young men from Wa terbury; Stanley P. Sienski, son of MT. and Mrs. Stanley Sienski, 37 State street; and Charles V. Gwaz- dailskas, son of MT. and Mrs. Alex cnder Gwazdauskas, 131 Sunnyside avenue. Charles graduated from Leavenworth high school where he took a technical course, and has completed 8 years service in the eco.
 Splendid Type
 Major Corbett expressed himself as highly pleased with the type of recruit whom the Marine Corps is obtaining locally, and emphasized his appreciation of the splendid sup- port being rendered by the radio, newspapers and other activities of the community in the interests of the recruiting efforts. So far, the Marine Corps recruiting service has been able to procure sufficient re- cruits each month to keep pace with Marine Corps plans for the orderly ulQuCtlOkl Ol bllC kAlCAl 4ACCACA " oUb- lsfy the 5000 man increase in the Corps recently authorized by Con- gress. However, with a bill now in Congress authorizing another in- crease of 16,000 to a total strength of S0OO0 Marines, Major Corbett point cd out that there now exists a gol- den opportunity for ambitious young American citizens to get in on the ground floor in military organ Ization which is in the process ot expanding to double it's strength of 5000 men in June of this year.
 Major Corbett stated that records of the Eastern Division of Marine Corps Recruiting, which extends from Maine to West Virginia and includes this area, show that the average United States Marine as be- hR enlisted today is young Amer can citizen of about 5 feet 9 inches m height, weighing about IA pounds, of nearly 20 years of age ir,d with at least two years of higt school training along educationa lines. He emphasized that in spite of the added number of men re. auired. the Marine Corps has no' lowered itc standards for enlistment mentally. morally or physically. Ant that obviously. for the sort of inde- pendent and adventurous service t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-30
SpotigE,ting Brass City News
Good Health

Waterbury for the third success sive week is given a clean bill of health as far as communicable diseases are concerned and as re- corded in the weekly morbidity report issued by the State Health Department. Generally speaking, the current report is one of the most favorable issued by the state in many months. Noticeable de- clines are observed in incipient epidemic of measles and whooping coughs.
 Sixteen cases of measles were reported this week as compared tc 36 the previous. The City of New Haven had the only case reported in the county. Bridgeport with four led the state.
 New Haven with three cases of scarlet fever also led the state whose total number of cases of this type was but six for the week. Incidentally Hamden with two, gave the county five out of the six cases recorded. And the City of Films had the lone case of ty- phoid fever reported.