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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Rosellini Hot on
Scent Of BURGLAR

Hugh Rosellini isn't sure exactly
what the burglar wants. but hopes
the perfume . satisfactory.
After three attempts to burg
larize the Rsellini home at 966 Nc
Kinley road, the burglar made a
hasty departure with an ounce of
perfume Friday night. and nothing
else.
Rosellini. local attorney and
state representative. told police the
burglar is persistent. Two weeks
ago he left a ladder against an
outside wall. but didn't manage to
break in. A few days before that
he apparently did get in. but left
in a hurry and forgot to turn off
lights he left burning. Nothing
was taken on the previous visit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

However. she'd gone just one
mile when her paddle-wheel ceas-
ed its thrashing & the treacherous-
ly swift current promptly put her
ashore.
Veteran rivermen blamed the
iron will e. defiant pride of an old
lady" - e. broken pittman - for
the mishap. They guessed she
could be patched & delivered even
tually, whether she liked it nor not.
T.Y. G. Note
The Tacoma Yacht club will hold
its March meeting Monday eve.
Entertainment will star moom-
pitchers of the Narrows bridge, q
tasty buffet luncheon-the form
er provided by Henry Foss, the
latter by Steward Floyd Somers.
All hands.
Events slated for the near fu-
ture, bye the bye, include a sail
ing match Mar. 10, 26.5-mile
powerboat race Mar. II, another
sailing match Mar. "a.
Nota Bene
II always gives us pleasure to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

WASHINGTON - First Lieut..
Harold l.. Nicely. who took his
chances In guiding disabled army
bomber to earth during a Kansas
dust storm was selected today as
the army air corps outstanding
hero of 1899. He will receive the
annual Cheney award.
Nicely could have jumped, but
he believed one passenger had not
been able to get out Of the plane
and would certainly be killed. He
feared, too, that II he let the plane
crash. 1t might hit in mid-air
those who had taken TO para
chutes.
Nicely, stationed at Lowry field,
Colo. was plotting a bomber at
IL. 900 feet near Hill City. Kans..
on Dec. IS. when the motor went
dead and he made the landing.
This heroic act demonstrated
extreme courage and self-sacrifice
far beyond the call of duty" As
sistant Secretary Of War Louis
Johnson said IN announcing the
award.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Insurance Men
Incomes Small

WAsHINGTON-The fedora
monopoly committee learned to-
day that more than half Of the fun
time agents working for n large
Insurance firms earned less than
$3.50 In 1888. according to tenta-
tive figures.
The figures were introduced
into the committee record by
Securities and Exchange Counsel
Gerhard A. Gesell. who pointed out
that only per cent Of the agents
are in the $1,000 bracket He
stressed that the figures only re-
lated TO n insurance companies.
According TO the tables. s.s2s
insurance agents fell into the class
earning $3.50 or less during 1898.
Only 7e3 earned between $1,000
and $4,000, and 1881 earned moth
ing at all.
The statistics were presented
after Charles J. Zimmerman. of
Chicago. president of National As
ISOLATION Of Life Underwriters. told
the committee that use Of unfit
ted" insurance agents has cheap
ened" the profession.
Zimmerman contended that
too many men untitled for the
business were selling insur-
ance. and that this led TO high
costs 10 policyhoIdcrs, dissafis-
faction and excessive policy
lapses.
The SEC figures showed
that IS Insurance companies
hired l5,745 new agents In
1888 and dismissed 1921. In
1899 they hired ls,o55 and
dismissed 22,178.
Commission payments. without
any other type Of compensation.
said, puts q pres
sure" on the agents to sell ~
much insurance as possible. This
he asserted. often leads
10 unhealthy overseeing.
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pital. Furthermore, the commits
sioners have declared their inten-
ton to preserve the existing ad-
ministrative set-up.
State Reasons
The Pierce County Medical
society cannot approve of the
three-mill levy "a because this
attack on the county hospital
problems is totally unscientific in
the light of accepted practice and
abundant experience; CD because
the crying need at the hospital is
proper administration and no pro-
vision Is made for the correction
Of this fault; (3) because no EVIL
dence has been produced thus far
to show that two new wings are
necessary; (4D because it is be-
lieved that the expenditure of
1922, 900 for new wings will not
correct the evils that now render
the hospital nefficient-the evils
that have removed it from the
approved lists Of the American
College of Surgeons and the Ameri-
can Medical association"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

To celebrate the golden wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. l..
Conrad, friends and relatives will
Join them in an evening Of enter
tainment and dancing at the Sun
shine Community hall Saturday
evening ut 8 o'clock.
Married In Winfield. Kansas.
March 2, 1890. Margaret and
Oscar Conrad came to Tacoma At
years ago. They h@e three chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Rotter of Buck
ley, Mrs. Lee Keirstead and Ralph
Conrad of Tacoma.
The party Saturday night Is
being arranged to honor them by
the Sunshine Community club and
the Sunshine Bridge club.
There will be program in
which neighbors and friends will
take part, at which r. N. Rem
wick, president of the Sunshine
Community club, will be master of
ceremonies.
Following this a mock wedding
IL planned with Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad going through the ceremony.
to be performed by Otto Damkier.
Mrs. Clydes Scales, sister of Mrs.
Conrad. will act as her matron of
honor. an she did 80 years ago.
Patty Conrad. . granddaughter,
will be flower girl and Jimmy
Keirstead, q grandson, will be ring
bearer.
Following the ceremony. Mrs.
Rose Mckay will be in charge of
the guest book. Mrs. Mildred
Laird win assist at the gift table
- A.. u NJ Ranwick president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Better Late Than
Never, He Agrees

BRANSON, Med Trout was
paid today for the blacksmithing
job he did in 1909.
An aged woman walked into his
garage and paid the $3.50 bill. She
said her husband told her from
his deathbed In 1912 to pay the
bill but that she had been unable
to until now. Trout refused TO
divulge her name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Dewey Supporters
To Provide Speakers

Robert Z. Hunt. president of
the Thomas z. Dewey for Presi-
dent club of Pierce county. an
nounced Saturday that a speakers
bureau has been established in
view Of interest in Dewey can
didaey here
Dewitt Rowland is chairman of
the bureau and organizations
wishing a speaker can call him
at the courthouse. or call Ralph B.
Evans. secretary Of the club. al
Main 6l56.
Hunt reported Saturday that
membership in the Dewey club
now Is almost 500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Complete Binding
Of Birth Records

DR.. Norman e. Aagnussen,
Pierce county health officer. an
nouncsd Saturday completion Of
the binding into permanent rec
ords At birth and death certificates
IN his office dating back TO 1924.
with thu greater use Of birth
records developing In recent years
with the new government pro-
grama DIR. Aagnussen said. II was
determined 10 make the valuable
file more secure. In past years.
he said. the certificates have been
filed loosely In boxes. They win be
kept hereafter in the county vaults
in the court house basement
Duplicate certificates Of all
births IN the county outside the
city a Tacoma are filed in the
county health office at the court
houss and originals sent to the
state Office In Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Seattle Filler
Going to Finland

VANCOUVER, B. @. - Advsn-
turs beckoned again Friday to
Elwyn Cibbon. former Everett and
Seattle aviator, and he answered
by leaving for Finland.
Gibbon. 20. was . member Of
China's foreign flying legion"
two years ago and was detained by
the Japanese government In Yoko-
hama ~ he sailed home. The
American state department inter
vened to win his release. Japanese
authorities accused cibbon cf
bombing japanese troops.
A Fiunish reserve officer.
John vwirola, accompanied
GIbbon from here Thursday
night en- route - New York
and then 30 Finland.
Gibbons brother. w. l. Glib
bon. an attorney. said IN Seattle
he knew nothing about Elwyn's
latest adventure ~ = soldier Of
fortune.
Gibbon was born IN Seattle and
formerly lived IN Everett He has
relatives In San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Gambler Indicted
On Tax Charge

CHICAGO-The federal govern
ment obtained an indictment Sat
urday charging William tBig BID
johnson, reputed co-ruler with
William r. (Billy) skidmore of
Chicago gambling empire. with
evading more than a million dol
lars taxes on his income from 1886
TO 1888 inclusive.
The government charged his
total income for those three years
was s2,437 ,220, and that he had
reported only $503,672.
The same grand jury indicted
Skidmore yesterday on a charge
Of evading payment of $2e5,64s
taxes on a $40e. 210 income during
1888. A previous grand jury had
indicted Skidmore for alleged eva
sion of S210,11s from 1892 to 1887.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Turn For Worse In
KennedYs Condition

Condition Of James Kennedy. 20.
victim Of . 16o-foot automobile
plunge from the Ea. s4th st. bridge
into the rscoms-E Eastern gulch.
took . turn for the worse during
the night
Kennedy. a 1907 30. c St. was
critically injured In the spectacular
accident late last Monday night.
He was taken TO the Pierce County
hospital with q fractured skull and
other hurts The young mans con-
dition has been perilous since. and
attendants reported his condition
Saturday vas alarming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

SEATTLE - Postmaster George
=. starr. Of Seattle, executive COM
mitteemsn Of National Association
Of Postmasters, said today the an
nual convention of Washington
State Association of Postmssters
will be held in wenatchee June
1919.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Gives Himself Up
Because of Cold

READING. Pa a 15-year-old
escaped reformstory inmate, suf-
fering from exposure and FROST
bite. surrendered to police and told
them that while a fugitive he made
fire in a box car to keep warm
but finally was forced TO flee into
the cold TO escape being burned
10 death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Partridge OF TO
Gas Meeting

Hsprsssnting the Washington
Casolkne Dcalers' association. Of
which ~ y state executive Sec
rotary. Gust Partridge Of Tacoma
Mn leave Sunday for Los An
geIes to attend q joint meeting Of
ths California. Oregon and Wash
ngton gas dealers associations.
Tbe session viii be held March
q I and .. and win take up
enx1Dus problems of the dealers.
Partridge win return IN two
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cases.
Should Be lsoloted
On the third. or women's floor.
1t was intended to reserve the
south half Of the floor for the ma
ternity department. AZ In all
standard hospitals this department
should be isolated and be under
rigid control against invasion Of
the other cases and possible dis
ease carriers from the outside.
However, due to restricted floor
space. II became imperative ut
once TO reserve half OF the materni-
ty department for clean surgical
cases. There never has been space
for proper segregation of border
line cases or infectious or contagi-
GUS cases.
On all floors the lack Of dressing
sterilizing and examining rooms
has been keenly felt Without
these adequate control Of infections
70 not possible. Thus. the conse-
quences Of squeezing and elimina-
ton made necessary by inadequate
funds and therefore . plant less
than half the size originally plan
ned. The hospital still suffers from
this malady only IN amors aggra-
waited form.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Banking Head Dies

NEW YORk-James NJ. Hutton,
senior partner Of w. f. Hutton
a. Co. one of the country's largest
investment banking firms, died
suddenly in his Wall street office
late Friday. Hutton. a native Of
Cincinnati, vas 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

since 1881, de-
parted down.
sire a m from
her namesake
city amid great
& loud fanfare.
She W as en-
route to Port
land, where she
was to put into
service pushing
barges of wheat
an ignomini-
Gus end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

The last of the Upper columbia's
famed stern-wheelers. making her
atriumphal final voyage Friday,
came TO grief, alas.
LEWISTON, sole survivor Of the
fleet of stern-wheelers plying the
Upper Columbia 4 Snake rivers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

geographical standpoint, and 10
simplify the corporate structure
Of holding systems.
Simplicity Asked
The so-called death sentence
clause provides that holding COM
pany corporate structures must
b 20 simplified that not more than
two are superimposed on operat-
ing companies. A holding COM
pany could control a holding COM
pany which controlled operating
companies. but further pyramiding
would not be allowed. The second
section of the clause refers TO geo.
graphical migration.
The commission has attempted
for more than two years to in
ducs large utility systems to COM
ply voluntarily with death SEN
tence" clause requirements, and 1t
was intimated the SECS action
was taken after 1t had decided
the large systems were waiting
forcible measures.
Company Described
SEC described Electric Bond 4
Share as the largest utility hold
ing company system IN the coun-
try. and said that its top holding
company controls, directly or in
directly, electric companies operat-
ing In rs states and gas companies
operating IN II Of those states"
n said its electric companies
mot including American a For
eign Power Co.. Inc. and its sub
salaries, of American Gas 4 Elec-
trio Co. and its affiiiates) operate
In rs states. including Oregon.
Washington and Idaho.
Its gas companies mot includ-
ing the two companies mentioned
abovel operate In II states. in
GLIDING Oregon and Washington.
Includes p. 4. p. 4 l.
Among electric bond and share
subsidiaries listed in the SECS
notice were American Power &
Light company. Pacific Power a
Light company. Electric Power q
Light corporation. Utah Power q
Light company. National Power q
Light company. and American 4
Foreign Power company. Inc. all
of which are registered holding
companies. The notice also lists
So electric and gas utility subsidi-
aries and - subsidiaries which are
non-utility companies.
The SEC said Engineers Public
Service controls electric COM
psnies operating in 10 states. In
Guiding Washington. and gas COM
panies In three Of them. again In
GLIDING Washington. Engineers
electric and gas subsidiaries. SEC
said. include Puget Sound Power
a light company.
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The statement follows:
"A three-mill tax levy for the
enlargement and equipment of the
Pierce county hospital has been
placed on the ballot for the cleo
ton on March IL.
The Pierce County Medical
society wishes to express its atti-
tude on this issue at this time,
because 1T feels a definite respon-
sibility to the public in matters
pertaining to public health and
medical care and IL deeply con-
cerned that such medical care be
efficiently and scientifically adj
ministered to the patients of the
Pierce county hospital.
Outline Standards
Definite standards for the Or
ganization and administration of
charitable hospitals have been de-
veloped by the American Hospital
association. the American College
of Surgeons and the American
Medical association. Briefly, these
requirements are as follows:
I'D An administrator or bust
ness head, trained in this highly
technical field of business ad-
ministration.
"(2) A sufficient number OF
internes, nurses, technicians dab
oratory. X-ray, dietetics) and other
personnel.
"(3) An organized medical
staff covering the specialties OF
medicine and given definite respon.
sibility for professional services
rendered.
80 Definite standards fol
adequate medical care.
The Pierce County Medical so.
ciety approves of these standard,
as practiced throughout the u. S.
and has recommended this type Of
organization, with the addition Of
full time medical director, u
the Pierce county commissioners
Faulty Administration
This type of organization doe,
not exist at the present time anc
il is believed that the present
breakdown in service is due Il
faulty administration by the com
missioners.
The Medical society has adj
vised the county commissioners
further that neither the county
commissioners nor the Medical so.
ciety can state at this time with
any degree of accuracy just what
expenditures will be necessary fol
additional equipment, new build
ings or personnel. and have recon.
mended that a decision in these
matters be postponed until such
time as proper organization has
been developed.
The county commissioners havs
refused to accept these recon-
mendations, and have decided te
remedy existing inefficiencies by
building two new wings to the hos
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Bruno Photo.

Of the Sunshine Bridge club. will
join the honor guests in the re-
ceiving line.
After the Ceremony and enter
tainment there will be dancing
and late supper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
SEC Prepares for Action
Auainsi PSP & L Parents"

Observation-Disclosures and Exchange Commission pre-
pared today to invoke the death sentence clause of the
1885 utility holding company act against nine major holding
company systema.
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Inc pIcScHt Hldiu DuiiOiuk
was opened in late November.
building was so marked that
and pride in the brand new }
before we realized that our 9,
. ANAL boy blissfully satisfies
The anticipated over-crowding
and lack Of space for proper func-
tioning Of essential departments
was quite evident to the superin-
tendent The first and greatest
handicap had IT. origin In lack of
noney to construct the building
according to the full and original
plans Of Hill and Mock. architects
(now Mock and Norrison). The
money available for awarding con-
tracts wAs quite insufficient. The
plans for . superintendent resi-
dence (which was one Of the in
ducements In securing the super
lntendenf) were eliminated. The
north and south wings Of the build
anK were also eliminated. as was
any hope Of . nurses home. or
power house and laundry. These
were simply relegated to the fu-
ture. The board Of county COM
..,,s-,or.r. - ,h.t t,ue .s.erted
49,. .,,-.,,, -,,,n,r sv. var. time
-. .r,,rs n,,,,d,rv nroer,u :.
49,. $1,000 -,n,,,d ,rch.h,v \.
.,[.-S r,.,. s,a ,h.v ar..u
- -. cn~or,r~ a.nr..s,or .nd
*. 1900 ~ ,,r.rr,s1 .tr,n.epcv
~,ss~r = -,c.,,a .,t.u
ploao Woee Revised
1he architects accordingly were
nnlEsd - revise their plans and
uu,it thsm 70 the one central unit
This = the building - 4 now stands
sncomplete with both north and
south ends unfinished, waiting for
the two wings which have been 10
long delayed. To keep within
available funds many features were
sacrificed and In addition the
building was greatly cheapened.
Dncavations for basement ana
storage spacs, office space, interns
quarters, dental offics laboratories.
examining rooms. essential rooms
for cut-patient departments. a.
oembly and lecture room, cystos-
copy room, plaster and fracture
room, record storage rooms. many
wards, freight elevator. ETC.. were
al eliminated to get the building
under way 1t all. Thus. the foun-
dations for most Of our present
endorsements were laid before We
entered upon the new epoch.
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tip-off possibilities OF q job for
mariners 4 affiliated brethren.
Men aged 22-so holding a college
degree in engineering (non-ma-
rine) are invited TO take a civil
service exam for a job as assistant
engineer. corps of civil engineers.
Of the u. S. Navy. II carries rank
& pay of lieutenant jg.
For details apply chief Of bureau
of yards & docks. navy department.
Washington. d. C.
Tinker, Tinker Little Tar
Capt. I. NJ. Jacobson of the hall
butter FALCON knows more
about "Gone With the Wind" than
anybody else around the Porta-
coma moorage. He learned the hard
way.
The FALCON has an air-whistle.
Capt. jacobson decided it needed
an overhaul. He began letting-go
this g. that with a monkey-wrench.
HIT had the whistle almost adrift
when whamme, something whizzed
past his beezer. knocking his cap
into the briny-& the whistle with
it.
Seems he forgot 10 release
the air-pressure before he
started to unscrew the blessed
whistle.
With a sheepish grin "Toots"
Jacobson admits you live 4 learn.
FALCON has new whistle.
A-buiIding
Seven new round-the-worh ships
for American Presidents Line will
be named PRESIDENT ADAMS,
MONROE, JACKSON, VAN BUR-
EN-, POLK, HAYES Il GAR
FIELD.
Built by the U. s. maritime COM
mission, they will all carry 96
passengers & crew of 124; all
are 492 feet long, $500 gross tons,
have a speed of 1914 knots. Round
trip will take 9s days. The first
will be launched late in May.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04
Medical Society Attacks
Special Levy for Hospital

statement attacking the proposed 3mi county hospital
special levy because county commissioners have rejected
reorganization plans issued Saturday by the Pierce
County Medical society the signature of its president
DIR w w Mattson
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BY DIR. BURTON A. BROWN

The present main building of the Pierce County hospital
opened in late November 1927 The contrast to the old
building marked that naturally felt much eaton
and pride in the brand building But it long
before realized that satisfaction akin that of
. ANAL boy bssfuly satisfied with his dollar watch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

These extreme high and low tides we've had hereaoous
recently have responsible for thorough shutting OF
much otsam and etsam Among that which has been left
on the pages of our notebooks find:
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Gospel meetings win be held m
commufnfy hall. Waller road. Sum
1ny svening At 7:3o O'Clock. and
"Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
oveningB ct 7:45 O'Clock Services
axe hing conducted by Evangelists
MARITIME Gu1hrAa end Ethel l.
Wright 1he public y invited
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Wings for County Hospital,
Other Buildings Eliminated
Lock Of Money Wos Greatest Handicap.
But Overcrowding Then Wos Anticipated

Thix h the third ~ series articles about Pierce
written b. Or. Burton 4. Brown superintendent Of
othsr articles BY Dr. Brown win appear daily In The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

It always gives us pleasure to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-04

geographical standpoint, and 10
simplify the corporate structure
Of holding systems.