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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
INQUEST INTO
z DEATHS HELD

Testimony Of state patrol off,
Gers and deputy sheriffs. and
photographs of two demolished
automobiles marked the opening
Tuesday OF Coroner r. II. Longs
inquest into the deaths of Norman
Otterstadt and Theodore Thomp-
son about midnight Of Nov. 1921.
Judge Layton's little courtroom
at the courthouse was packed with
witnesses and relatives Of occu-
pants Of the two ears which
rashed almost head-on ut the in
tersection cf the Pacific highway
and the Sales road south Of Ia
coma.
Testimony showed one ear con-
tanning Otterstadt. Thompson and
Barney schay was travelling
toward Tacoma on the east side
Of the double highway and that
the other car containing Arnold
Hasfjord and Alcna Lobe was pro-
cecding toward Olympia on the
west side before the collision.
Questioning of witnesses was
conducted by Deputy Prosecutor
Dewitt C. Rowland. Attorney
Owen Hughes. the coroner. MEM
bers Of the jury and parties Of in
terest In the affair.
The inquest was resumed after
luncheon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
YANKW|CH WILL
RETURN FEB. IS

Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black
Tuesday assigned trial dates for
six cases, which will be tried be-
fore Judge Leon Yankwich Of Los
Angeles, who will arrive here
Tuesday, Feb. ID.
Five of the trials will be held
on Feb. 20, including one IN which
George r. Moore will seek $61 $50
from the National Hospital ASSOC
citation for alleged negligence.
Moore, an employe of the East
ern and Western Lumber Co.. suf-
fered a gunshot wound inflicted
accidentally in November. 1897.
which he claimed caused perma-
nent disability because of allegedly
improper medical attention. He
lives in Wahkiakum county.
Other cases set for Feb. 20 fol-
low: U. S. VS.. F. E. Brooks, judg-
ment on FILA note; r. T. Davis,
jr., VS.. u. s., judgment on govern
ment contract.
Wenatchee Bottling Works VS..
Thor w. Henricksen, acting coll
lector of internal revenue, rebate
Of taxes; Charles A. Lilly Co. vs..
Arvo Louko, patent infringement.
The case of Abe Trujello, inmate
at Mcneil island prison, who has
filed petition for a writ Of
habeas corpus, will be tried on
Feb. Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
Holding Services
Ash Wednesday
Easter Sunday, This Year, Will Come
On March "a, Earliest in u Years

Ash "wednesday and Easter In
1870 come earlier than they have
II any time In n years.
lent starts this year on Feb. Z
and Easter comes March "a. In
1919. Ash Wednesday WAS Feb. 5
and Easter. March 70.
In connection with the opening
a Lent. there VIII b special serv-
ices Ash wednesday - follows:
u. Lso's church, masses, $50.
tbs and $50 4. m, distribution Of
ashes: services and benediction.
7:30 p. m. conducted by the Rev.
Fl. Gerald Fungruo. r. J.: Friday,
7:s0 p. m. Way Of the Cross serv-
Ices.
St. Jossph's church. mass. $50
Q. m. distribution Of ashes: SER
mon, 7;S0 p. m, distribution Of
ashes; Friday, 7:So p. m, Way Of
the Cross services.
Holy Rosary, masses. z and Sis
.. m. distribution Of ashes; rosary
and sermon, 7:30 p. m. distribu-
ton Of ashes: Friday. 7:3o p. m.
Way Of the Cross services and
benediction of blessed sacrament.
St. Patrick's. masses. and Sis
.. m, distribution Of ashes; 7;3o
p. m. sermon; Friday, 7:<5 p. m,
Way q the Gross services.
D. Ann's. mass. . .. m, distri-
button a ashes: services, 7:30
p. m: Friday, 7:So p. m, Way Of
III Cross services.
Holy Gross. mass, $50 .. m.
dlstributioa 81 ashes; rosary and
bsnsdictioa. 7:S0 p. m; Friday.
7:so p. n. Way Of the Gross ssrv-
icas.
Sacred Heart, MAS, 3 .. M:
service. 7:30 p. m; Friday. 7:S0
p. m. Way Of the Cross services.
Christ Episcopal church, holy
communion. 1880 4. m; Friday.
I p. m. services conducted by the
Rev. Mr.. Bristor.
Church Of the Holy Communion.
holy communion and address.
1870 .. m; litany, penitentias
offios and address, 7:so p. m;
Friday. 1880 .. m. holy COM
munion.
st. Luke's Episcopal. women's
council annual thanks offering. II
,. m; services, 7:30 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
JOB At /
MEDICAL LAKE
Charles A. Parker's
Resignation l.
Accepted
SPOkANE Re.

SPOKANE = Resignation of
Charles A. Parker. superintendent
for the last six years of the East
ern Washington custodisl school
at Medical Lake. effective March
/. was disclosed Tuesday in q LETT
ter to the Children's Benevolent
League Of Washington.
The letter was written by Olaf
L. Olsen, state director of finance.
budget and business. to an official
of the league. Olsen revealed that
Lester F. Mason. now an employe
of the school. would be named as
acting superintendent.
There were reports Parker's
resignation resulted from an in
vestigation of the institution by
the Spokane county grand jury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
REVOCATION OF
Term POSSIBLE

A hearing on revocation of the
parole Of Dan Hasten. 19-year-old
Seattle youth. will be held before
Superior Court Judge Fred G..
Remain Saturday.
Hasten originally was sentenced
to Is years in the reformatory at
Monroe in June. 1888, for theft
of a black and white pinto pony
from the corral Of Carstens Pack
ing Co. The sentence was sus-
pended.
The youth was transferred to
the Pierce county Jail Monday
afternoon from Seattle where he
had been given a four months
term for petty theft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
Second Theft in
Month Reported

February is a bad month for
Len Scoby, operator of a service
station at 6647 South Tacoma way.
On Feb. 3. he lost s12 to a thief
who tapped the till' while he was
working in the rear of the sta
ton. Tuesday morning he opened
the station to find that a burglar
who had arrived during the night
and pried open the rear door left
with four cartons of cigarets, two
flashlights, and paused long
enough to smash the glass in a
gum-vending machine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

longer at Camp Hshobas. boarding
camp on Hood canal.
Program features of the meet
ing included demonstrations Of
clubbing. and of disaster relief
preparedness by scouts trained in
first aid and life saving.
Awards Announced
Eagle badge awards were made
by Commissioner Harmon to
Patee PLANT, acting scoutmaster
Of Troop 10; and to Richard John
son, scout Of Troop n. They were
attended by their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. PLANT and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl johnson.
DR.. J. Renwick Mccullough. pas
tor of First Presbyterian church,
introduced Rev. J. Arthur Steven
son, recently installed pastor of
Bethany Presbyterian church. who
some Is years ago was 4 Boy
Scout In Tacoma.
Presents Gavel
Harris Warwick presented the
councils president with a gavel
made from salvage from the his
toric Tacoma hotel.
George Nelson of Troop 2 pre-
scented a talk reviewing the 30
years history of the Boy Scout
movement in the U. S.. which will
be celebrated in the national ami
versary events next Thursday.
Executive c. N. Curtis reviewed
history of scouting in Tacoma.
noting that Troop 1 was organ
lied here in 1918; Troops 2. 6. Is
and 10 In 1919; and Troop 20 in
January, 1920-six troops that
now have 4 history Of 20 years
or more in Tacoma.
Congratulates Nye
Judge Remain in taking the
presidency congratulated Farlin
Nye on the progress made during
his leadership.
Elected to the 1910 executive
board were: Superior Judge e. M.
Card, William C. Deering, Douglas
r. Dyckman, H. r. Goold, w. w.
Glenn. Robert Hager,. Walter
Heath, DR.. Norman E. Magnussen,
C. r. Maybin, Lee p. Merrill,
Farlin B. Nye, L. B. Macdonald,
Nelson Morrison, ]. d. Ogden,
T. e. Roach, Bartlett Rummel,
DR.. c. G. Trimble, Harris Warwick,
Stanton Warburton and Arthur H.
Wickens. District members are
yet to be named.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
FIRE DESTROYS
OREGON SCHOOL
Early Morning Blaze
Races Building at
The Dalles

THE DALLES, Ore.-The
Dalles high school building
was destroyed by fire early
Tuesday, with an estimated
loss of between $225, 900 and
$3.50, 900.
The building was ablaze from
end to end when firemen were
called at 8 q. m Nothing was
saved from the main building. but
district school busses housed In an
annex were removed.
The new $4,000 gymnasium.
adjacent to the high school build
ing. was not damaged.
Origin Of the fire had not
been definitely determined.
Edward c. Spencer. night
wstchmaa, went off duty 1t :
q m. He reported no trace
~ fire when he left.
Electric clocks that could be
seen before flames had Quilted the
building had stopped at 2:35. in
dicating that the electrical circuit
had broken at that time.
Several nearby residents re-
ported hearing explosions
about the time the fire pre-
sumably started. Police were
investigating IT, possibility
that . flrebug might have
beeu responsible.
School board members said the
building and equipment are fully
covered by insurance. but diff
Guilty was anticipated In crowding
high school CLASSES into other city
school buildings. The civic audi
forum may be used, It was said.
All records were In 4 fireproof
that the school board had
purchased only a few weeks ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07

st. Paul Methodist. services.
$50 p. m.
Faith Evangelical Lutheran.
services. p. m.
Hope Lutheran church, Thurs
day. 7:3o p. m.
Zion Lutheran church, So. 18th
and L SITS, Thursday. 9 p. m.
Our Rcdeemcr Lutheran, Thurs
day. 7:3o p. m.
st. Paul's Lutheran, services.
7:30 p. m.
Luther Memorial. services. 7:so
p. m.
First Lutheran. communion
services. 8 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
To Retire Bond,
Issued in 1900,
For Sl,O83.OOO

In mid-Februsry. Tacoma will
retire the last Of a S1.0s3, 900 bond
issue she shouldered ut the turn Of
the century. Commissioner Of
Public Finance C. Val Fawcett
said Tuesday that the last of the
bond issue Of that amount on Feb.
Is, 1900. will be retired on Feb. Is.
The city issued the bonds for the
retirement Of existing warrants at
q time when the debt burden was
exceptionally heavy. Tacoma re-
funded $3.50. 900 worth of the bonds
two decades later, on Feb. Is,
1920. The balance will be retired
this month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
||DT fatal TO
INK HlPLOyE


/: without regainins con-
Dciousnsss, Paul E. Anderson.
Wyear-old hank teller, died
= = local hospital shortly be-
loro midnight Of Z self-in-
ctod wound.
\ An1ouen,o wifo an6 okhor rela-
49, Woro q NJ bsduIds. IN
16ElnL n euaplpye a Ire National
Do1k e Waakingtoa hsre. NC
1umhe1 In hpuzs after shooting
5osk thEougA IL hsad b Fire
100 park.
Ehynfcians nd that h remained
ul : conscious almost untfl the
- g NJ 6on&h. Anderson, who
MI e 49, No. 18th It. was
49, G1unpo1 over . bsnch IN
unnn,o posk during IL noon
- 1em1nE. A antbmattc -
~ q ~ ut. The ons bul-
- flro6 non IL weapon had
nfcred hi right temple and
lnlrxed from the left. There
peso 10 eyewitness.
:, EolIce Iisfcd TIE death ~ = sui
-. n. Z. n. Long. Pierce coun-
~ eorpnsr. was awaiting the final
olfno F1poFt a circumstance of
- trogsdy.
y Donk efflcia1s said Anderson. aid
~ orpoar ~ work Monday. but
~ Wogd Ct IL hank that ~ was
y. 1hev eou1d givs - reason for
- nct
Anos1Dsn leavss Nh wife. Elisa-
- - = ~ Paul r.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
Remain Is New
Scout President


Superior Judge Fred c. Remain
was chosen president of Tacoma
area council. Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. at the annual meeting held In
Stone hall. First Presbyterian
church. Monday evening. Judge
Remain has served for some time
on the executive board.
He succeeds Fariin B. Nye who
had served two terms ~ president
Of the council.
Vice presidents Of the new
executive staff are Phillip Gar
land. Capt. Fred w. Griffths.
Puyailup: r. z. Shaub, Norton
Clapp and Clark Oberlies: Howard
p. Braman was reelected treas
urer; u. e. Harmon, commissioner;
c. N. Curtis. secretary. and Norton
Clapp and w. w. Kilworth, ma
tional representatives.
Large Membership
Annual report Of the executive
showed . registered membership
Of 1,7e3 scouts and senior scouts
in 104 units In Pierce county and
small part of King county; 623
cubs in "a units, and 523 adult
leaders. committee members and
advisers, classed as scouters-a
total registered membership in this
area of 1888. There was a 1875
per cent increase In registration
for the year. Twenty-four eagle
scout awards were made during
the year.
The report showed 1905 scouts
had spent from one to five days
at Camp kilworth last year and
ass scouts had spent . week or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
RANKRUPTCY PETTTIoNs

Voluntary bankruptcy petitions
have been filed in federal district
court here by Albert LsFoud. la
borer. 722 Third ave. NV. Puy-
sllup. with liabilities Of sl.6T55o
and assets Of si.Il7.2z, OF which
$40 ID claimed exempt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
LEVY ON BALLOT

ton on the ballot will be pre-
scented to the board at 2 o'clock. I"
Commissioners Melton and A. A.
Rankin were expected to vote for
It. . majority being all that Is
necessary.
Commissioner Schlarb issued =
written statement of his position
after the letter from Ernst was
received. He said:
The refusal Of the state to
supply funds for new wings at the
hospital should surprise no one.
The state people told US several
weeks ago that 1t would be no use
to present q request to them until
the pending case In King county
was settled. II has now been de-
cided, and the decision will prob
ably add new burdens to the state
financial situation. As q conse-
quence the state viii not embark
on any new building operations at
this time.
Saw Move Coming
This Is the view which I took
last week when I refused to vote
an emergency appropriation to be
matched with state funds. At
that time I pointed out that this
move was coming. and ] asked
that instead Of begging down in a
row over money we cannot get
anyhow that we should 70 ahead
with an orderly and sane reorgani-
ration along the lines already
worked out and with our own
money. Now this Is the only thing
left for US to do.
The county advisory commit
tee. the county medical society
and the American College of Sur
geons all agree in favoring the plan
for . new administration At the
hospital. In an open letter about
this plan. DIR. Brown said. 1t is
recommended that this change be
made. This has become necessary
in order to maintain recognition
by the American College of Sur
geons. This would be q definite
step forward in the development
Of the hospital
Staff Reorganization
The plan referred to calls for
reorganization of the staff, the
purchase of much needed equip
ment. renovation of the present
building, and, when this is done.
to attack the problem OF new
wings with the benefit Of the
guidance of the new staff and
administrator. ! have always ia
vored this as q sane and reason
able way out. and ] have supported
II for two years In that time
there has been ample opportunity
to budget for this In the regular
budget
The question Of the resig-
nation Of DIR. Brown IL entire
" separate and only ccnfuses
the situation. The plan Was
endorsed by DIR. Brown and
does not call for HIS resigns-
tisn ~ ALL That h . question
which should be taken up
after the Reorganization has
been decided upon
Now ii has been proposed to
put the question on the ballot in
the spring election. This will de-
lay action still longer and think
il Is not either wise or necessary
but ] viii not oppose 1t, but the
public does not yet know all the
story about the need for a reor-
ganization at the hospital. and II
the question goes on the ballot we
win have to see that all the facts
are made fully public"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
cOgnIlOR PAIIBEARR
III MATTHEWS FUNERAL

suLx101A-c Gov. Clarence D.
Xnrtin nd Tuesday be would 80
q osattle thursday afternoon TO
~ - honorary palibsarsr 1t the
11nersI II III late Rev. Marx A.
ktfhsss. seattle Presbyterian
1nfstsr.
B1v. Matthew'S was pastor q
I y church ths g0vsrnor attended
- yoats asu W1zen ~ was . stu
1nk y UnlvsruIty a. Warrington.
4 y fs1nerul = ncheduIsd for : p N.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-07
STUDY CLASSES ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING

Study classes for the Prospec-
tors and Miners association will
be held at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday
at the Carlton hotel. Subject will
be manganese and chromium.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Gov. James Is DeIuged
With Patronage Demands
BY the Associated Press.

6y tQe hSSUClhtcu ITcca.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. a.
Republican leaders of Pennsylvania
moved in on Gov. Arthur H. James
today with a new demand for more
Jobs on Capitol Hill and their very
insistence turned attention momen-
tarily from the meeting of Demo-
cratic legislators called to organize
for the 1941 Legislature.
The dual situation flooded the
capitol with politicians.
Republicans called on Gov. James
to voice new call for patronage,
and out of series of conferences
grew a survey showing there were
several hundred Democrats still
holding fairly important jobs In the
State Capitol.
Tim here for jobs" said Jay
Cooke, Republican leader of Phila-
delphia. as he left the Governors s
office in company with G. Mason
Owlett, former State Senator.
Other party chieftains voiced
about the same thought.
Gov. James reduced the State pay
roll as keynote move in what he
called his economy administration
when he took Office, and this slack
never has been taken up.
Democrats won control of the
House, 126 to 81, in the November
S elections, although the Repub-
licans retained a 32-to-18 hold on
the Senate.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Heart AiIment Kills
D. {. Officer Who
Survived Gun Duel
Policemen Fronk L. Ach
Helped Send 3 Bandits
; To Electric Chuir

Policeman Frank L. Ach, in charge
Of the schoolboy patrol in the tenth
precinct, died yesterday in Walter
Reed Hospital of a heart ailment.
He would have been 20 years old
Monday.
Pvt. Ach participated in q gun
Tight i3 years ago which resulted in
the death Of . fellow ofiicer and the
capture and conviction Of three hold
up men. In the shooting, which
took place at New Hampshire avenue
and Upshur street NV, he was
wounded three times in the abdo-
men, and Policeman Leo Busch was
killed.
The gunmen were captured and
after he recovered from his wounds,
Pvt. Ach was able to give testimony
which helped send his assailants to
the electric chair.
Pvt. Ach, who made his home at
l32 Madison street NV, was active
IN Masonic circles. He was a mem
Der Of Almas Temple of the Shrine,
the Tall Cedars of Lebanon and
was commander of Potomac Com
mandery, Knights Templar.
A native Of Tuscaloosa, Ala, he
served In the Marine Corps before
becoming a policeman and at the
time of his death held a captaincy
In the Marine Corps Inactive Re
serve.
His widow, Mrs. Loretta Ach,
survives. ....-.
Funeral services will be held at
l:3o pm. Monday at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Shirt lroned on Weurer;
FoiIs HoIdup Attempt
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Charley Moy
irons shirts-on or of. He chose the
unorthodox method when Ave COL
ored holdup men sauntered into his
Chinese laundry.
Instead Of handing over the days
receipts, he pressed his hot iron
against the gang chiefs chest. With
q roar Of pain, the leader charged
out OF the door, sweeping his COM
panions along.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Cudohy
Continued From Page A-4)

toned his hostile critics and their
condemnation as If, with the wages
Of war, calumny was to be expected.
Only when he talked of the Uni
ted States did I detect note Of
anxiety in his voice. as he told me
how much he valued the respect
and good opinion Of the American
people and how confident he was
that this one country, free from
the war madness, would Judge his
action with the eyes Of justice.
Just three weeks ago we had sat
in that same pleasant study. Out
side the same greensward glistened
under that soft Flemish sun. There
were the same purple rhododen-
Evening star., 1940-11-22
sos a Hoax; 0rinoco
Remains at Tampico
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Nov 22.-Tampico
port authorities last night declared
the German motorship Orinoco re-
manned at anchor and expressed be-
wilderment over an sos sent out
in the name Of the refugee vessel
and picked up by wireless agencies
in the United States
Newspapermen and the captain Of
the port confirmed the presence in
the port Of the ship which had at
tempted to reach the Atlantic last
week only to dash back to harbor
when warships Of disputed national
ity were sighted.
Observers said the SOS apparently
was a hoax. The port captain said
"the Orinco has not left" and added
that 1t was unable to send such a
message while at anchor.
Navy Department officials here
said all ships of belligerent nations
In Mexican ports for refuge were
required to dismantle their radio
equipment.
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Bohomos Acts to Acquire
lunds for u. s. Base

By the A1sociated Preas.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 22.-The
government introduced an emer-
geny bill in the House last night
designed to acquire private lands at
Mayaguana preparatory to leasing
to the United States for q defense
base.
A memorandum to the bill said
1t was desirable that the govern
ment should be the lessor Of lands
leased to q sovereign state"
Final stages Of the bill are sched-
uled for Monday.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

drons unchanged and the swans ID
the still pool beside the same old
beech trees. All remained as be-
fore in the imrnutable scheme Of
nature, this tranquil, sentient beauty
the skies, the colors, the trees
and growing things went on un-
Evening star., 1940-11-22

moved, when the blight Of war had
swept the land. leaving . trail Of
woe and anguish and human mis-
cry, which would afilict. sorrowing
Belgium for generations.
paper Alliance and Time Inc
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Cochin-Chinu Dissident
Move Denied by French
~ the Associated Press.

VICHY, France. Nov. 22.-The
French government cateeorically
denied yesterday what 1t called
foreign" reports that there was q
dissident movement In Cochin
China, q part Of French Indo-
China; that the Governor General
Of Indo-C China would resign and
that hostilities had begun between
Indo-C China and Thailand (Siam).
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Pacific Drainage

Although the Pacific Ocean is by
far the largest of the five great
oceans the portion of land drained
into 1t Is comparatively insignificant.
Evening star., 1940-11-22

Canada's death rate is lower than
the United States
Evening star., 1940-11-22

Nearly all scholars agree that
Homer's poems were not written
but handed down from memory.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-05-09
HIGH COURT TO REVIEW
LABOR ANTITRUST CASE

Washington, d. C.-The Uni t
States Supreme Court agreed to re-
view the decision of the eastern Mis-
souri, Federal district court dismiss
ing an antitrust indictment against
President w. l.. Hutcheson and three
other officials of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America charged by the Department
of Justice with the conspiracy to re-
strain the interstate business of An
heuser-Busch, Inc, St. Louis brewers,
in connection with jurisdiction dis
pute between the carpenters union and
the International Association of Ma
chinsts.
The Federal district court held the
purpose of the carpenters union was
not to restrain commerce but to pre-
| vail in local labor controversy. II
ruled union officials were immune from
antitrust prosecution.