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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19

yank. There was an audible pop.
and aside from considerable lame
ness. the sailor was N good as new.
Necessity's Inventions
Using the ships gear for surgical
instruments sounds a little far
fetched, but a carpenters mallet
and a spike are serviceable, II not
comfortable. for extracting teeth.
And many's the broken leg or
arm that's been reset with q
handy billy. a light block and
tackle.
One shipmate Of ours fwho
should have known better. certain
ly) tried to stop the run-out Of =
50-pound sounding lead by getting
turn Of the wire around his arm.
He received q bloody cash to the
bone, from arm-pit to elbow.
In response to his hollering, the
mate came on the run-with sail
makers palm, needle and twin.
Fortunately. the ship was only .
day out Of port, so hospital doc
tor was soon able to remove the
crude "homeward-bound stitches"
Contrary to the expectations Of
infectious bugs, our friend lived
and still boasts two arms.
Medicinal Bliss
We commented on one old
timers horribly SCARED hand, and
he explained he'd done a 'lubberly
job with his sheath knife" In re-
moving a big splinter. We sug-
gested 1t was q wonder that be-
tween the two he hadn't died Of
blood-poisoning.
''Oh, that was = long time
ago-we hadn't heard Of blood
poisoning In those days."
Boils are common at sea, and
the -honored poultice for their
treatment Is brown soap kneaded
with sugar; we don't know what
the theory IL. but 1t works.
Dandruff can be made TO disap-
pear with just few applications
of fresh. pure sea-water.
Sea-water-which IL NOT just
fresh water with salt in it's one
Of the very best general antisep-
tics known.
Soojee, that solution with which
sailors are endlessly bathing the
aboard steamers, also
seems to have medicinal properties
enough to disinfect minor
Knife" Disappearing
OF course. when you get into
the realm Of steamships you're
talking relatively modern times
and neutrality-suspicious. instruc-
ton via radio. coast guard airplane
service to remove stricken seamen
from ships to shoreside hospitals,
first aid instruction for seamen
and officers, government specified
medicine chests, surgeons and
nurses aboard the passenger liners,
and above all. greater care to pre-
vent accidents of any kind.
But 1t wasn't so very many years
ago that every sailorman had to
be his own. or his shipmate's doc
tor.
When an amputation was accom-
plished with the Old Mans razor,
Chips saw. and a red-hot poker
from the cook; when a worn-out
shirt served as bandages; when .
crippled sailor was no good to him.
self or his ship-"kill EN- or cure
EN-"
You'll never hear any Of the lads
wishing for the return Of those
good old days!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19

and French armies. but spends
much time in Paris.
The Duchess wears a smartly-
cut uniform, the work Of one Of the
big Paris dressmakers. but changes
to contrasting feminine garb for
evening affairs. When they go out
nights. the duke still Is In uniform,
but the duchess is doing her ut
most to maintain the pace that
rated her a. the worlds best
dressed woman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19

PARASITIC Duke and Duchess
OF Windsor are re-establishing
themselves In normal-for war
social activities, in addition
to their war activities. and the
duchess Is leading advocate Of
economics in the new fashions.
The Windsors have fully re-
opened their Paris residence and
are now among those most active
in attempting to cary on social
life, despite the Paris blackouts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19
PROTOCOLS OF ZION
TO BE RABBITS TOPIC

The Protocols Of the Elders Of
Zion" win be described by Rabbi
Baruch !. TRIGGER at Talmud
Torah synagogue Friday evening,
the services to start at Sis. Mel
win Novikoff win chant portions
Of the service which win be fol-
lowed by the tea and social hour
in the vestry rooms. Visitors will
be welcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19
time ON HIS HANDS
MYSTIFIES FIREMAN

RosTON-Fireman Timothy }.
Donovan had time on his HANDS
h,,, didn't know what to do with
it. He told police he was standing
in the fire station door when
stranger rushed up to him. thrust
a watch in his hand and said
Hold this" The stranger never
returned. so Donovan turned inc
watch over to police
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prcssive At the
time.
Like the time
the sailor slip
ped. fell and dis
Gated hts
. h o U | der. The
mates made sew
eral vain - and
paint u IA T.
tempts to set II.
and at last had
to give up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19
Woman Divorces
Trumpet BlOUer

BOSTON - Mrs. Leo Mckenzie
was awarded a divorce because,
she claimed, her husband woke her
every morning at 3 a. m. by blow
ing a trumpet a. loud as he could.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-19
Eminent FOR
Change GROWS
Voters Would Like
Wagner Labor Act
Revised Soon


Runl1c Opinion
PRINCETON, n. IA major
~ q American voters expressing
a opinion On the Wagner Labor
Aek n . nation-wide institute sur.
~ think The labor law should b
Sgvtosd at this time. Sentiment
lur revision has increased. the poll
xogults Indicate. since the house
Investigation Of the labor board
began making headlines . month
$50.
nevinsoa Favored
with some discussion In congress
6ur amending the controversial
Wagner act, the institute survey
1lnds that Len than one-third Of
voters with IN opinion on the act
think Il should b left unchanged.
~ TIE remainder. who are critical
q IL act, = few favor outright
topeal while the majority are for
suyisson.
Ihs survey. which began shortly
amer the house investigation
,o1noood = fhe first az : sefie. Of
-..rvs.s ~hsch min b. conducted
- -,r..,,- ~. sr.rS ~ .erti-
s-.rs Ir th,s study = = nrevi-
- IN. :, IL ishcr .ct the
s-St,s,t. sc,,,,d : relst,vely hIrh
g. rs,sn,cc. VT. Nor. thsn
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"Jackknife surgery is the given doctorng aboard
ship Big and little operations at conducted the
theory Of kill EN- EN-, and it's surprising how well
things out considering the methods sometimes used
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The duke wears his uniform as
liaison Officer between the British
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09
Defense Needed
For Neutrality

As neutral In the European
war. the United States Is not stand
ing idly by. but instead is gearing
its defense forces for any emer-
gencJ that may arise, Maj. Albert
H. Hooker. jr.. of the Hooker
Electrochemical Co, declared Tues
day.
Addressing the Kiwanis club at
the Hotel Winthrop, Maj. Hooker
said that to safeguard its neutral
ity the u. S. must and is pointing
its defense forces toward the day
when they may be needed to protect
the country's interests.
The war resources board In
Washington, ID. C., he said,
already has lined up 10000
plants for production Of war
materials In the event mobili-
zation day comes, and plans
are on foot to field four armies
of 100000 men each.
ouCI Pt CSdutiOito must NC lahtii
If the United States is to remain
neutral" Maj. Hooker said. AT
present our defense forces total
400, 900 men, but that is made
quate."
He then made reference to the
Norwegian army of 100000 men.
The speaker referred to the U. s.
army's lack of proper equipment
emphasizing the need for new and
up-to-date airplanes.
He said that only 81 Of this
country's military planes meas
ure up to the standards of the
German aircraft, which he
termed responsible for Mani
successes thus far.
The self-sealing gasoline tank,
heavy ornaments and high-pow-
cred, quick firing guns were point
ed out as the latest features which
U. s. planes lack.
Maj. Hooker was among the in
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lice said they believed Miller IN
tended to change trains At Clap
ham junction. and DID not realize
the train had reached the station
until after II had re-started.
Thinking the train was still run
ming along the platform he Jumped
out Of the door Of his compsrt-
ment. police thought. The body
was lying about 10 yards beyond
the end OF the station platform.
Letter II Found
Miller Is survived by his wife.
Marie, and son. Kenneth. is. both
Of whom are In the United states.
In his pockets railroad police
found . letter from his son In New
York. and a letter from q Holly
wood fan telling how much he had
enjoyed Miller's book. Il Found
No Peace"
The famous reporter died az the
height of his career. His last story.
describing the house of commons
debate. was written yesterday and
he was In good spirits when he
left the office around . p. m. say
ing he was going to the country 10
get a good nights sleep before re-
turning TO commons for the con-
tinuation of the debate today.
Last In Finland
Before leaving the United Press
headquarters In Bouverie st. to
make his way to the railroad sta
ton through the London hlackout.
he discussed Chamberlain's recep-
ton by the house of commons
with his staff and prepared his
overnight dispatch.
His last war front assignment
was in Finland. where he covered
the Russo-Finnish fighting around
Lake Ladoga. Before the war
broke out in Finland he was with
the British expeditionary forces In
France.
Although he was best known for
his personal reportorial exploits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09

Premier Eduafd Dalxdzer cf
France. Re watched German
troops march into Cz<chosiosskis.
Last fali ne again WA back On
the hattie front. First - vert %
the western treat with the British
forces 1T the outbreak a the war.
When war broke out IN Finland.
he hastenel 70 Heielnkl arriving
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09
Townsend Meetings

Thursday - Fircrest No. 10 Mt
Community church; Harmony No.
80 at X. c. hall. So. 9Th and Steele
St, card party, business meeting:
Hawthorne No. 20, ladies' auxiliary
at 1870 a. m, 2610 East C St:
Midland No. IL. s p. M, at Church
of Jehovah; South Hill No. 2,
8 p. m, Fir Grove school; So. Ta-
coma No. s. s p. m. at Veterans
hall, 1929 So. Tacoma way.
Friday-All-City No. "a, Town
send hall, 1131h Commerce ST.,
1880 p. m, business meeting, card
party; Des Moines No. 1. s p. m,
home of Mrs. Art Campbell; Fern
Hill No. 4. at clubhouse. SD and
So. Yakima ave-; Issaquah No. 1,
at Grange hall; Roy No. l, s p. m,
at town hall.
Saturday-Fawcett Ave. No. 10
1880 p. m, Eagles hall. Rex Roude-
bush, speaker; Kirkland No. 1
p. m, Coop hall; Summit No
2727, 8 p. m, at home of Philip
Larson, second house south OF
Pennsylvania ave. and 96th st.
Sunday-South Prairie No. 1,
at C. Battig home; meeting at
Townsend headquarters. 1871 n
Commerce St. at 2 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09
Get Joyful
Relief From
BACKACHE
CAUSED IT sLucoisa KIDsEYs
Stop Getting Up Nights
And Feel Healthier

Here's one good way 70 flush sxcsss
waste from the kidneys and rsiisvs
bladder irritation that often causes
seanty. burning and srnarting passage.
Ask your druggist for q Is cent
Dor Of Gold Medal Haarlsn on Cap
sules - splendid safe and harmless
dluretic and stinuiSnt for weak kid
nsya and irritated bladder.
Besides getting ~ nights. Soma syaptsn.s
81 kidney txoubls mar b. bA1kaehss. p9Hy
syes. and isT ersBps Bet ~ s1rs 70 Ct
GOLD MRDAL,-lta a genuine rse1ieine for
weak kidseys-fizht frorn HasFis1 n Hsi-
aBd- DoA't aeesDs . sahatitzta.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09

zbIzcstion Ne witnessed - core
nAtinn q sn< rev kInx <5<orE<
vI--and later eove<~d IT, mar
riske n Fraace e - eNtIe6
fscnsrch snd rIrs. xImpenn
Last year Miller accompanies
King George an1 ozs<<n EII<4t<<n
- Their tear q the uait<d states
nd csns<zz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09

Secretaries of Tacoma Rotarians
will take full charge of the pro-
gram at the clubs meeting Thurs
day noon at the Hotel Winthrop.
1t will be the fifth annual meeting
at which the members are hosts
20 their office aides.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09
Election Set
For May Is
Will Bullot on
Five-Mill Levy

GIG HARBoR-The Gig Harbor
Union high school board announces
legal technicalities pertaining to
the extra millage election have
been satisfactorily cleared up and
the election win be held Saturday.
May rs. at the high school from
to 8 p. m. The election will call
for an extra five mills for one
year only.
The county track meet will be
held on the Gig Harbor high school
grounds on Friday. May 10.
The Peninsula Federated clubs
will meet with the Horsehead Bay
club at Arletta school on Friday.
David Glenn. one of the Narrows
bridge engineers. viii be present
and moving pictures of the bridge
construction will be shown.
Club VIII Meet
The Purdy Home and Garden
club will meet at the home of Mrs.
Art Mcintyre at Purdy on Friday.
Mrs. L. S. Carlson, president of
the Gig Harbor high school PIT.
A. will represent that organiza-
ton at the Washington State
PIT. A. convention to be held
at Aberdeen on May 1917.
The Narrows bridge celebration
committee win open an official
headquarters at the John d. Edwin
radio store.
The Sportsmen's club will meet
at the Lions Den on Thursday at
s p. m. Arne Eriksen of the State
Pollution laboratory at Purdy will
talk on Water Pollution and Fish
Life
Wins Honors
Miss Irma Hawkins, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Hawkins of
Wanna. won high honors recently
when she was made a member of
the Mu Sigma Delta, an honorary
sorority of the College of Puget
Sound, where she is junior stu
dent. Irma attended the grade
school at Wanna and then Sta
dunn high in Tacoma where she
graduated three years ago with
honors. She is an art student and
has made several sketches for the
Tahoma, the high school annual.
The Grays Harbor and Lewis
County Camera clubs have invited
the Gig Harbor Camera club to
picnic at the State park on Sun
day, May II.
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dustriahsts who attended a two
weeks session recently at the
Army Industrial college in Wash
! ington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-09

VIVIAN soswsll. supervi-
sor Of the efficient telephone
staff which serves Chica<o's
Stevens. one Of the worlds
great hotels. takes time out
70 enjoy = Chesterfield.
cnssrsRrIEln is Amsysrs ,
Bsssssf Csrsvsffe because rs
Cooler smoking. Better.
Tasting and Deiinitely
Milder.
Evening star., 1940-04-16

Egypt spent more than 81 1,0OO, 900
a month for products from the
United States in the last year.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
House Group Reports
Polish Relief Bill

The Polish relief bill was favor
ably reported today by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee. 1t au-
thorizes the President to spend up to
SIS 100000 for the relief of refugees
from Poland and other similarly af-
fected areas.
AS finally drafted, the measure
makes it possible for the President
to extend in the form of food, cloth
ing and medical supplies to the suf-
fering people Of Poland, Finland,
Denmark, Norway, Czecho- Slavakia
and China, Chairman Bloom ex-
planned. The bill, he said, applies ito
any area where there has been occu-
patton by outside forces
The legislation was urged person.
ally by former President Herbert
Hoover, who appeared at committee
hearings. It requires the President,
before any money is spent, to deter
mine that the relief shall reach per-
sons for whom it is intended. Ad-
ministration of the relief fund must
remain in the hands of representa-
tives Of the United States Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Number Called 10 Court
For Jury Duty Reduced

Good news for District residents
summoned for jury duty was pro-
mulgated yesterday by District Court
IN an order which radically reduces
the number of persons who will be
summoned periodically to the court
house as members of prospective
panels. Heretofore, $50 persons
have been subpoenaed when grand
Juries were involved, except in July
when the court is in summer recess.
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat, in
an order adopted by the entire court,
announced that before the first
Tuesdays of october, January and
April, when new grand and petty
juries are drawn, 425 persons will
be summoned; before the first Tues
days Of November, December, Feb
ruary, March, May and June, when
only petty juries are chosen, 325;
before the first Tuesday of July,
when a new grand jury and a linn
ited number of petty juries are
picked, $50; while before the first
Tuesdays of August and September
when the court is in summer re-
cess and usually only one criminal
court is sitting, 100. When an ad-
ditional grand jury is required, the
order provides that 100 names be
chosen from which to pick the %
members for it.
Tomorrow the Government is re-
quiring the presence of $50 citi-
zens in District Court from which
to select an additional grand jury
that will investigate the gypsum in
dustry under the supervision of the
Department of Justice Antitrust
Division.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
STAR, WASHINGTON G, TUESDAY APRIL 1e 1so

zalde. brought by DR.. Pornrio q.
Sevilla Of New York, who contended
the Resident Commissioner was not
legally qualified for the position.
DR.. Sevilla, q citizen Of the Com
monwealth of the Philippine Islands,
sought a District Court injunction
Ito oust Commissioner Elizalde. That
tribunal, however, threw cut the
action, holding that the complaint
raised political question over which
the court was without Jurisdiction.
In the opinion, written by Asso-
ciate Justice Harold M. Stephens
and Joined by Associate Justices
Henry w. Edgerton and Wiley Rut-
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Lothiun
Continued From First Page.)

in charge Of the reciprocal trade
agreement program.
Discussions Near Completion.
The Ambassador said discussions
looking toward settlement of nu-
merous pending disputes between
this country and the allies. growing
out of the allied blockade of Ger
mani, mail censorship and restric-
tions on certain imports from this
country to conserve foreign ex-
change, were nearing completion.
He said the British and French
economic experts who have been
conferring with Government ofncials
here on details of the problems ex-
pected to return to Europe next
week and that a joint statement on
results of their mission here prob
ably would be issued before they
left.
Navicerts May Be Extended.
Lord Lothian predicted that the
system of navicerts navigation GER
tif1cates) now applied to Atlantic
shipping might be extended to the
Pacific. to prevent supplies from the
West Coast from reaching Germany
via Russia.
He was shown a dispatch from
London quoting Ronald H. Cross.
minister of shipping. as saying that
Britain had sufficient evidence that
shipments from Los Angeles and
South American ports to Vladivo-
stok. Russia's Far Eastern port, were
really intended for Germany.
The Ambassador recalled that
Britain already had detained two
Russian ships which left San Fran
cisco for Vladivostok with cargoes
of copper.
Will Stop Ships.
There seems no doubt that some
supplies are going across Russia to
Germany on the trans-S Siberian
Railroad" he said. 1--WE shall have
to adopt the same procedure we
have adopted in the Atlantic. that
OF stopping ships to see whether
they are carrying contraband des-
tined for Germany. This will prob
ably mean the beginning of sys-
tenn of navicerts for the Pacific"
Navicerts are documents issued by
the British Embassy certifying that
certain items OF cargo are of "inno-
cent character"-that is, are not
contraband and are not destined to
Germany.
Copper and a wide range of ma
chinery, along with some gasoline,
formed the principal exports of the
United States going to Russia from
West Coast ports. Until several
months ago molybdenum also was a
large item of export, but was cut oil
under the moral embargo" since it
was useful in the manufacture of
airplanes.
American products from the East
Coast also are being sent to Russia
via Mexico, chiefly from Mazatlan.
Russian ships take the goods from
American Eastern ports, transport it
Evening star., 1940-04-16

ledge, the appeals court declared that
courts have no authority to pass
upon the qualifications Of delegate
from territory and that apparently
the Federal courts have never been
asked to determine the qualifications
Of q member of Congress, as that
power Is presumably lodged exclu-
sively In the legislative branch"
Representing the Commissioner
were Attorneys Harry B. Halves,
Raymond A. Walsh ami Carl l.. Ris-
tine.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
u. 5. Foreign Trade
Climbs 80 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Sales of War Materials
Make Up Increase as
Food Products Decline
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Americas war-stimulated foreign
trade sent export figures climbing
again in March to 1914, ,oO0, ,000-30
per cent above year ago.
The March total Was about Sc, ,OOO,-
900 over February figures, but still
about $14,000,000 under the Decem-
ber-January level.
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins
today attributed the increase to
larger sales of machinery, trucks,
iron and steel products, other metals,
chemicals and airplanes. Sales of
cotton, meat, lard, corn and fruit,
however, dropped of slightly.
Geographically, the principal gains
were made in Canada, France,
Japan, Russia, Argentina, Finland
and the Philippine Islands. Eng
land, which has been expanding
purchases here rapidly, bought
slightly less last month.
Norway and Denmark, cut of at
least temporarily from American
markets by the wars recent spread,
had divergent trends Denmark re-
duced purchases from $2,891 900 in
February to $1,2O5 900 in March,
while Norway increased purchases
from 81, ,724,000 to $5,377,0OO.
Seven-Month Total Rises.
Reviewing trade since the begin
ming of the war, Mr.. Hopkins said
that the United States merchandise
exports in the last seven months,
totaling s2,293 100000, were 80 per
cent larger than in the similar
period last year.
The allies, meanwhile, cleared
away the final obstacle to large-scale
purchases of the American war
planes with which they hope even
tually to outmatch Germany in the
air.
Their purchasing mission agreed
without reservation" to all United
States requirements, including the
condition that they help defray the
expense OF developing improved
models to succeed the craft being
released to them.
1t has been estimated that the
allies will invest about $1,000, ,OO0,O 900
IN warplanes in this country. The
War Department has released seven
models of the newest craft for their
purchase, the latest being a Martin
light bomber of the F-4 tyne which
was released late yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Portuguese Club to Mark
Nations 9th Century

The third In q series Of celebra-
tions marking the creation Of Portu-
gal rs nation 500 years ego and
the winning of the nations inde-
pendence 400 years ago will be held
by the Portuguese Club Of George
town University at 8 O'Clock tonight.
DR.. J. De Siqueira Coutinho, G. E.
Of the stah of the American
Union will give an illustrated lee
ture on "The Political Evolution of
Evening star., 1940-04-16
One in d Million Victim Dies
After Anesthetic Gas Blast

Sloane Hospital for Women at the
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Cen
ter and had just lost consciousness
when the rubber bag exploded. She
regained consciousness mornentarily
then lapsed back into sleep. The
operation was performed, and she
was wheeled back to her room.
Three hours later she was dead.
Acting Police Capt. Thomas v.
Hannigan, who Investigated, said
there was mo sign Of negligence"
Mrs. Sutphen was the wife of an
advertising executive and had two
children,
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Appeals Court Dismisses
Move 10 Gust EIizaIde

The United States Court of Ap-
peals held yesterday that Resident
Commissioner of the Philippines
Joaquin M. Elizalde, who has a seat
IN the House Of Representatives here,
Is immune from court interference
with his present post. His sppoint-
ment is a political question, the
tribunal indicated, in Affirming q
District Court decision which dis
missed a move to unseat Mr.. Eli