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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
Book Is Topic for
SYNAGOGUE Sermon

The Nazarene," by Sholom
Asch. one of the much discussed
books Of the season, will be the
topic for sermon to be delivered
Friday at Sis p. m. by Rabbi B. I.
TRIGGER at Sabbath services to be
hel dat Talmud Torah Synagogue,
So. 4th and I SITS. Following serv-
ices there will be the customary
tea and social hour in vestry
rooms. Visitors are welcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12

Communist and Fascist activities.
The sentiment Of the house and
the country Is s5 per cent in favor
OF such legislation" he said. The
house win BE willing to pass some
effective legislation quickly. We
could have = bill through here in
three or four weeks.
Dies said the committee would
resume hearings at once on very
important matter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
City Defendant
In Court Action

Louise Freda Vogel, whose
claim against the city for injuries
when she was struck by a depart
ment of utilities truck az 18th and
Court f last July ~. filed superior
court action Wednesday afternoon.
For a torn shoe and stocking
where the trucks front wheel
allegedly ran over her left foot,
bruises and burns, abrasions of
the knees and elbow and shock,
she asks 1859. Codefendant with
the city is the truck driver, Merle
Leedy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
State Pair Contract Bridge
Title to Be Decided Here

league; Joseph Muckley. chairman
OF the Seattle COMMITTEES: Mrs,
Elizabeth Davidson. secretary OF
the Seattle committee. David Ma
deau. Tacoma. governor OF the
southern district; Charles Hart,
chairman Of the Tacoma com
mittee: or Mrs. Rachel Peterman.
1l16 No. J st.. secretary OF the
Tacoma committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
Dies Plans Bill
Aimed at 'Isms'

WASHINGTON Chairman
Martin Dies. Of the house commit
tee investigating unAmerican ac-
tivities, said he planned to ask the
justice and state departments for
help in drafting a bill To curb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
CONSERVATION WEEK

OLYMPIA - Gov. Clarence ID.
Martin Issued a proclamation today
designating the week beginning
April IS a. Conservation week and
April 10 a. Bird and Arbor day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12
MAKING INSPECTION

A party Of FIVE army air corps
officers are In the vicinity Of Bend.
Ore. travelling by air. seeking =
proposed bombing range for planes
to be stationed at Mech0fd field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-12

For the first time, the state
pair contract bridge championship
Of the state OF Washington will be
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Women's City Club
ToHearN.Y. A. Aide

Mrs. Beatrice A Rudes, assistant
administrator of the National Youth
Administration In the District, will
be guest speaker at the luncheon
of the civics section of the Woman s
City Club at 1870 pm. tomorrow at
the clubhouse. Mrs. Rudes will
present a supervisor from the prac-
tice art shop and from the craft
shop to show the type Of work be-
ing done.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley is civics
chairman.
The tea at the club Sunday will
be in honor of Mary liant Couch,
who was the clubs chairman of
music for 10 years. The club presi-
dents under whom Mrs. Couch
served will be in the receiving line.
These are Mrs. William Lee Corbin,
Mrs. John B. Bennett. Mrs. Wiley
and Miss Marjorie Webster. There
will be a musical program by Mrs.
James Stone, contralto, and Mrs.
Gladys Vail, pianist.
The Hospitality Committee in
cludes Mrs. Gladys Middlemiss,
crairman; Mrs. George Eastment,
Mrs. Grattan Kerans and Mrs. Har-
ry M. Packard. Miss Ruby Nevins
and Mrs. Ruth H. Snodgrass will
preside at the tea tables.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

bry. chairman Of the Entertainment
Committee, which has charge Of
the banquet Tuesday night; Mrs.
David D. Caldwell, chairman Of the
Credentials Committee; Mrs. Charles
Haig, Resolutions Committee; Miss
Margaret Fraser, Transportation
Committee; Miss Chenoweth, Pro-
gram Committee; Mrs. Lois Mar
shall Hicks, chairman Of the Music
Committee; Mrs. Elmer Curry, chair
man Of the Printing Committee, and
Miss Elinor B. Moudy, Press Rela-
tions Committee.
Miss Margaret A. Turner is chair
man Of the pages, with Miss Re-
becca Rely, vice chairman. Miss
Helen Towner will act as personal
page for Miss Chenoweth, Miss Hell
en- Montgomery for the recording
secretary. DR.. Ella r. Fales, and
Mrs. Richard s. Green for Mrs,
Charles Carroll Haig, vice president
general.
Other young Daughters" who will
act as pages are Mrs. j. McKenney
Berry, jr.; Mrs. Rosalie Bond, Mrs,
Laurie l.. McCranie, Mrs. r. r. DAILY.
Miss Jane Duvall, Miss Bonita Fin
ney, Miss Charlotte Garland, Miss
Virginia L. Gray, Miss Katherine
Hadley. Mrs. Leo F. Haines, Miss
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Scholarship
Is Won by
Girl
Breckenridge Club
Announces Award
At Banquet

A Chicago girl, Lucy Rose samsell.
was announced rs the recipient Of
the first scholarship award Of the
M. Eleanor Breckenridge Club at
its second annual banquet last
night at Wesley Hall. The affair
was held In memory OF Miss Brack-
enridge, Texas philanthropist and
club leader, whose life was devoted
to helping young girls, many Of
whom received their education
through her assistance.
The Washington club was organ
lied by Mrs. E. w. Schwartze, pres
ident Of the club, who received the
first scholarship to the Texas State
College for Women awarded under
fund established by Miss Bracken-
ridge.
Club Is National.
Mrs. Schwartze, in making the
award announcement. drew atten-
ton to the fact the scholarship
had gone to a Chicago girl and
not a native of Texas.
I'VE want the country to know
that our club is national" Mrs.
Schwartze said, "and that the
scholarships are not restricted to
Texas girls"
Miss Samsell is the daughter of
Lucy Rose Richmond Samsell, who
was the second girl to benefit from
the original scholarship fund. Her
father. Richard Samsell, Is dean Of
the La Sale Extension School,
Chicago.
Speakers at Dinner.
Speakers at the dinner included
Representative Kilday Of Texas,
Robert D. Haycock. assistant super
intendent of schools; DR.. Seth r.
Brooks, pastor Of the Universalist
National Memorial Church; Clyde
Crouch of Strayer Business College
and Miss Helen Morton.
Mr.. Kilday spoke of the work of
Miss Breckenridge, describing the
numerous memorials to her home
city, San Antonio. Parks, schools
and tablets are to be found through
out that city, he said, in memory to
the woman who befriended all, re-
gardless of race or creed.
Mr.. Haycock's subject was THE
Teacher, the Pupils Friend; DR..
Brooks spoke on "The Greatest of
All Friends" and Miss Morton gave
a tribute to Miss Breckenridge as a
friend.
The day given to the memory of
Miss Breckenridge is now observed
as friendship day throughout the
Evening star., 1940-03-08
DR.. Hu Shih
Century Club
Speaker
Says Husbands
Were 'Henpecked'
In Ancient China

"Hen-pecked" husbands, who
cringe before the commands of "the
little woman may gather consola-
ton from the knowledge that even
the sages of ancient China were
ordered about and humbly accepted
orders from their consorts, according
to DR.. HUI Shih, the Chinese Ambas-
sador, in an address before the
Twentieth Century Club yesterday.
'The belief that Chinese women
have been suppressed and maltreatd,
is untrue" DR.. HUI declared. Chi
nese women have always held
power In the home and in the polit-
ical life of the nation. In TACT"
the Ambassador continued dryly, a
twinkle in his eye. "the Chinese wife
has been the power and the terror
of the Chinese family"
That "hen-pecked" husbands are
found principally in democracies was
intimated by DR.. HUI, internationally
known as student Of history and
literature.
You don't hear of 'hen-pecked'
husbands in Japan" he said. Nor
do you hear of them in Russia or
Germany. There may be few in
Italy" he admitted, "and there are
lots of them in France. There are
many many more in the Anglo
Saxon countries" he continued with
considerable laughter from his audi
ence, but my people are probably
the most 'hen-pecked' husbands in
the world. Our 'hen-pecked' hus-
band stories are probably the most
numerous in the world. too"
In a more serious tone, the Am
bassador sketched the modern status
of Chinese women, who, after many
generations, have been granted equal
inheritance and property rights with
men. Chinese women are also hold
ing important offices in the govern
ment and the schools, he added, and
have proven themselves capable and
efficient in many ways.
The greatest period of Chinese
history, the Ambassador declared,
was the revolution of 1911 and 1912,
when the Chinese overthrew the
monarchy, establishing the first
republic in Asia. Progress from that
day until the present has been rapid,
he said.
Tracing the cultural changes
which have occurred in his country,
the Ambassador spoke with praise
of the Jesuit Fathers, who intro
duced the first Western culture into
China in the 18th century.
They brought three new infiu-
ences,' he said, new mechanisms,
new scientific knowledge and new
religion"
At the business meeting resolu-
tions were passed to establish a
permanent committee for the Gal
linger Hospital project and to es-
tablish a revolving fund. the Eliza
beth Antoinette Gilbert fund, to
which 500 will be donated. A let
ter was read from Dorothy Garfield
Fisher, who recently addressed the
club, who requested her expense
money be donated to the Gallinser
project.
The next meeting will be April
at the Chevy Chase Junior COL
lege, when Mrs. Frederic Farring-
ton will be hostess. The club will
be entertained by a skit now being
written by Mrs. harrington entitled
There's Life in the Old Girl Yet"
Mrs. Edward G. Montgomery pre-
sided at the meeting and intro
duced the speaker.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Board to Discuss
ID. A. r. Conference
Plans TONIGHT

Final plans for the State Confer
ence Of the District Daughters Of
the American Revolution will be
discussed tonight by members Of
the State Advisory Board, who will
be dinner guests Of Mrs. Carlton g..
Hoffner, State treasurer, at her
home in Arlington. The three-day
session will open Sunday at Me-
mortal Continental Hall.
State and National officers in the
District, headed by Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, State regent, compose
the advisory board.
Among the women working on the
conference are Mrs. Barton s. En-
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Mrs. Plunkett Goes
To Christen Ship

Mrs. Charles P. Plunkett, Wild
ow of Rear Admiral Plunkett, left
this morning for New York, ac-
companied by her son-in law and
daughter, Comdr. and Mrs. R. S.
Field. Tomorrow morning Mrs.
Plunkett will christen the de-
troyer Plunkett, named after her
late husband. The ceremonies
will take place in Kearny, N. j.
Mrs. Plunkett, who is the
granddaughter of Commodore
Stephen Bayard Wilson, U. S. NJ,
makes her home in Montgomery
County, Md, near Rockville.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. FRIDAY MARCH g. 1e4o

State Of Texas. Il Is tho hope Of
the club that 1t may some day be-
come nationally observed.
Mrs. Schwartze presided at the
banquet and read poem by Eta
Baldwin Oldham to her memory.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

MI. William Joseph Dugan, son Of
Mrs. Mary Dugan Of Wilkes-Barre,
Pa.
The wedding will take place March
80 at the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart, the Rev. L. J. Wempe ON
ciating.
Mr.. Dugan and Miss Stone are
employees Of the International Busi-
ness Machines Corp.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

Helen L. Hamblin. Miss Lois Deane
Hoffman, Mrs. Camille Lefebre, Miss
Elizabeth Mcneil, Miss Caroline
Schalle and Mrs. Francis M. Shore,
jr.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Miss Janet Stone
To Wed Mr.. Duaan

Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Stone of
Arlington, Va, announce the ap-
preaching marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Janet Lorraine Stone, to
Evening star., 1940-03-08

The ,Di5e of Chancellor Grd-
ham OF Syracuse University
,oill be the guest OF honor at
the tea tDhtch Representative
and Mrs. Clarence E. Hancock
1Dtll giue tomorrow afternoon
at the Kennedy-Warren. The
party 1Dill precede the ban-
Quet gipen by the local Syra-
cuSe University Alumni at the
Shoreham Hotel.
-Bachrach Photo.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

Japans finance ministry will relax
Its decree against salary raises.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

Now -: :.s .9-u marketing eoi-
-. o: - Daily Dispatch Is out and
sons. :: : = o-oe: . express the
2sos~S appreciation, for the assist
s~,s So cooperation OF every one
~, - , -; = making il a sue
cess :. s.,.y las: individual OF
..sn~ ~ - deeply grateful. They
S.S ne -, ana We have tried 10
8 ...-s. - :o- or interest IN II
We &.ps "a believe the effort will
% os"e::c.u. 70 the community
Through ;sa publicity that will re-
SUIT
An e;.yg; Of this sort is largely
a matter O. good will. II is good Will
.oy the whole town. and every one
should have share in such a task
in one way OF another, according
TO the individuals capacity to con-
tribute. What benefits one benefits
all in some measure. for we move
forward together to permanent eco
nomic gains. If and when we make
them at all.
For small organization like that
of the Dispatch. when each days task
is sufficient 70 occupy the entire time
of every individual, an undertaking
like this special edition is in every
sense a big job. 1t demands extra
effort and lot of it. and continuous
~ while the process goes on.
BY and large, there is little money
and still less profit in the effort. The
biggest and about the only thing that
can be said Tor it is the benefit that
comes 10 the community in promo
ton OF its Interests as whole. To
that end it is carried on from year
10 year. (
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
guard until the next day.
. RObcsOn county in 1886.

3. At Weir Point. nodnoKe Island.
In 1902 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden'
a Canadian. former head chemist Tor
Thomas A. Edison. and professor Of
electrical engineering al Perdue Uni
versitv. built an experimental Wire
less station for the United States
Weather Bureau at this point. From
this station he was able to establish
communications with 4 ship similar
ly equipped located off the coast.
+. From 1901 to 1920 when William
Walton Kitchen. Of ROXE0ru. and his
brother. Claude Kitchen. Of Scotland
Neck. were representing two North
Carolina districts. w. w. Kitchen,
who later became governor, was
elected in 1896 and served until
1909. Claude Kitchen was elected in
1900 and served until his death in
1923. They were the sons of former
Congressman William Hodges Kit
chen.
5. Delegate Hugh Williamson piac-
ed national affairs in gloomy and
unsettled condition, saying that the
congress was unable TO adopt any
plan. adding that the prospect
thickenS."
6. The constitution ct l776 provided
that no person under 80 years of
age and who has rot been a resident
of this State for five years. for hav-
inc in this State, a free hold in lands
and tenanments above the value Of
1000 pounds. shall be eligible for
governor" He also had to be Pro-
testant. The present constitution.
adopted in 1863. retained the age re-
ouirement and reduced the residence
requirement within the state 10 two
years. TIE religious requirement was
eliminated from the constitution
prior to 1868
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
ANSWERS.

|. Private Thomas jefferson CappS,
Company E, Third N. c. Infantry
Private Capps was in charge Of am
balances at Charlottesville on that
fateful day of May 2, 1863, when he
was approached by an officer and
ordered to the front. Upon his re-
fusal to leave his post the Officer TOLD
him that General Jackson had been
severely wounded and that an am
bulance was needed Immediately to
take him to the rear. Private Capps
left his post and drove the ambul-
ance himself, passing down road
under heavy fire, and brought Gen
eral Jackson from the field. In an
effort to keep the news from spread
ing Private Capps was held under
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

What Do You
Know About
North Carolina!
BY FRED II. MAY

l. When did the Coast Guard on
the North Carolina coast rescue the
crew from British ship which had
been torpedoed by 4 German sub?
,. How was Congressman William
Kennedy in 1918 returned to the
same congress for which he had been
defeated?
8. What kind of police system did
Chapel Hill have in l841?
/. How did Captain George Nor
rison. former engineer on the Adj
Vance. prove the ships speed to u
S. Navy officers?
). Why did North Carolina fail to
scrd delegates to the Colonial Con-
srcSS in l765?
6. When was an oath 10 support the
Constitution of the United States Ilrst
REQUIRED Of North Carolina olllce-
holders?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13

made held the office once before ana
was badly defeated. He tried 1or II
again and was defeated. Now he re-
turns to power by popular choice o'
the same people. And few puolc
men have been more bitter critics OF
the Roosevelt philosophy than he,
though he did promise 10 support ln'
national ticket III this years election.
On the morning. after the elec-
ton in which he WAS defeated IN
Arizona. AShu>t delivered speech.
= sort Of valcdictory. which 10 our
mind is one OF the finest and MODEST
tributes to the American system OF
government and the American way
Of life that ever echoed against the
walls OF that stately chamber. 1t bore
no bitterness and no rancor. but was
4 simple acceptance of the will of the
people OF great democracy.
Recosniziug the un6oubtcd right
of the people 10 change their ser
wants" and at any time they
choose. for i good reason. for Il Dad
reason. or for no reason 1t all. this
veteran statesman commented on III"
changing times. He observed that
Daniel Webster could not today D.
elected to the Senate by any con-
stituenCv IN the nation, nor could
Henry Clay. John Calhoun or Thomas
II. Benton. Yet ali are remembered
and reveyed us among the great OF
America. The senator also voiced The
belief that no member OF the Senate
today could have been elected any
where in the country in the days OF
that famous quartette. people
change. They advance. Their philoS-
opaieS differ. although principles re-
main the same said he.
In those words AShWSt apparently
found the answer 10 the mysteries OF
political puzzles. 1t may explain the
that occur ever and anon
n American public life.
Another radical departure of the
people from custom and tradition
awaits only the counting OF the bal
lots on November 5, when the I'M
written Law OF the third term Will be
into the discard. and man
who has been praised. "cuSSed and
discussed as few men have been in
the nations history will be commits
stoned to a tenure in office hitherto
without precedent. Where it may
lead us as a nation. no man living
can now say We can but anticipate
il as another Of those riddles Of Amer
lean politics. and trust that the
guiding genius of better Judgment
Of the whole people shall make no
mistake.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
Political Puzzles

After every election campaign is
held. and the results become known
there are those who make il 4 part
OF their business to explain how
and Why it all happened as it did.
But the boys in that role are find
ing some tough nuts to crack in this
year 1870.
Analysis Of referenda that have al
ready taken place reveals that in some
instances the same issue bears sig
nificance Oh varying kinds and types
in different sections.
Take the case of Senator Hiram
Johnson in California. Except for
the time ne served as tail to Teddy
RooscvcltS kite in the third party
campaign Of 1912, he has always
been known as Republican, at
times carrying the mark Of liberal
and again that Of a conservative. He
opposed the draft measure now about
through Congress, and was opposed
for reelection by President RoOse-
Welt, who no longer considers him Z
liberal. He has always been known
as an isolationist. Yet in the pri-
maries in his state u few weeks age
he won complete victory FOR renOm-
nation on the combined Republican
Democratic and liberal tickets, get
ting more votes than all opponents
on all tickets put together.
In Arizona last Tuesday Senator
Ashurst. Democrat, who has repre-
sented his state in the upper house oil
Congress since it was aClmIIted to tbs
Union % years ago, was defeated. He
likewise opposed the draft, but tina
position or something else proved hi.
undoing. He has been reasonably
regular in his support Of New Dea
reforms.
Senator ShipStead, to cite another
instance. Won the Republican nomi,
nation in Minnesota after only re,
Gently Hopping to that party from
the Farmer-Labor organization. HI
was also an opponent of the draft
Still another illustration Of thi
strange characteristic of demo
cratic peor!e is the reelection of for,
mer Governor Eugene Talmadge a
chief executive o f Georgia. Tai
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-13
ANSWERS.

|. On August lG. 1917, Il German
Submarine attacked and sank the
British tanker. Mrlo, just off the
North Carolina coast at Rodanthe. on
from the tanker ignited and spread
over 4 wide area. Captain Jonn Allen
Midget. with his crew of five coast
oilardsmen from the Chicamacomlco
Coast Guard station went INTO the
flaming infern) and rescued the AZ
members of the crew of the Miro.
Ccngress voted Captain Midget ana
his crew bronze Medals OF Honor Tor
their bravery.
=. Following his defeat in regular
election OF 1912 to succeed himself
he was later elected at a Speclal
election to fill a vacancy caused by
the death of Congressman William
Biount. Congressman Kennedy Was
born in Washington. n. c., in 1868.
Died in 1884.
3, Citizens of the town were re-
CURED to form patrols for policing
the town. Professors and students OF
the University We're exempted.
/. The Advance after lis capture
by the U. S. Navy had been convert
ed into Il gunboat and renamed the
Frolc. In 1867 the Frolic was sent
to Wilmington. Officers ON the ship
interviewed Captain Morrison about
the speed the ship could make. They
had been able to gel only about eight
knots, while at one time. as the Ad-
Vance. she was considered one Of
the speedieSt ships afloat. Captain
Morrison examined the engines and
boilers and found certain hampers
had been installed. He removed these
and ran the ship to Smithville, now
Southport. at rate OF nineteen
knots.
). Governor Tryon. British COVER
Tor. opposed the congress and refused
to cali the assembly in order to pre-
vent the naming of delegates. New
Hampshire. Virginia. Georgia and
North Carolina were the only COL
onies not represented at this con-
greSS.
6. In 1891. Two years earlier the
state legislature had refused to allow
state officials to take such an oath.