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


Ernest Buchanan OF Portland
has been appointed city passenger
agent for the Union Pacific Rail-
road Co. here, effective Jan. l.,
it was announced Saturday by
Richard Ward, general agent In
Tacoma for the u. p. The appoint
ment was made by II. f. Louns-
bury, assistant traffic manager.
Buchanan has been connected
with the assistant traffic mana
gers office in Portland since June.
He was In the city ticket office OF
the railroad at Yakima for two
years previously.
A Kentuckisn by birth, he re-
ceiyed his schooling in the Pacific
northwest before entering the ser
vice of the Union Pacific at the
age of 10. He has had 20 years
of service with the Union Pacific.
Buchanan is moving to Tacoma
with his wife and two children,
Robert and Patricia, of school age.
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WATCH SERVICE
1T eIe nARb0R

asa HARMON \ watch ni9ht
SERVES. sseiansng 81 -. wsIi -
held sunday evening II IN msme-
rial Presbyterian church n usx
asrhrr. Christian nadenvcr. iead
BY rhlIiip csrispn. win start ~
evening. LancA yin - ssrvea =
the sccisi han n 10 e'elo<k.
csrisea. WIN y : pFcfsesur q
physics ~ = California eeii>ss. 4
spending tn holidays Win he p~F-
eats. Mr. and Mira John csri~nn.
Mr.. and Mrs W. W. 1hoMAs
and baby I'm u ltnpaiAn wsFs
holiday nussts II Mira. Thenss'
parents. NJ. sad Mr. rr~d rartsh'
Mr. Thomas was dirsetes - mosas
Il the olg Harbos wntea high
school for = tins.
Aih<rt Msars. who h sttsndsas
the University At washlnGten. ~
sp<nt HE vacation ~ the hnsne =
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs 4. I
hcofs.
Miss Murssi ntsin, dIstictan q
wsshinHton state collage ~ Pun
| man. viii leave sunday after |
visit with her mother. Ass. y
stein of prsmsrtpns Ths stain
were pioneer rssidsnss a. nuF1sy.
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n. N. OPERA CO.
1T SYNAe0euE

Th< Norfhwest uD~rn c. IN
present : concert 81 apero<i4 end
classical mu>ie On 21n<ay - :
.. n. ~ T1lmud Tur~h pyn1ue1ee.
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aspect ~ ths prcwrnn wfll -
rrss<ntstica a. n fIfst - -
th< hshllc>i np~rH soas>a ksen~s.-
t1aarscs Tuhts \ Airs<<ee = -
company. Tncema artists sr1per.
IND wsIl III Carmen fllll carellee
noers. Faye oswtsy. ulen<ns
ovefixnt. LndmiIIn yer<eeteHf,
Mslvsn jchnsor. Marvin ore1<.
Ralph nenefs ard Melvin rleeer1.
snn. a. wsil - . surperttag go
a. II other singers.
Tne ecneert wsIl - go - ~
public II = small a1mtentsN tnnsue'
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eight more for 1910. May the
winds he fair and your vey-
ages swift and prosperous. A
happy New Year. shipmaicsi
Well. ~. been a busy year At
that, hasn't IT. some Of us have
been affected more than. others.
of course. but sveryone at all
interested In the sea has found
much OF lasting Importance In:
Biggest Quartet
Resurrection OF a shipyards Of
Tacoma: result Of the u. y
maritime commissions cons,ruc-
ton program. for which building
was started on itt merchan,
vessels during 1899.
Spectacular war at sea. which
promises To be even more spec.
tacular and far-reaching befors
ith done.
Consolidation OF the lighthouse
service with the coast guard, tvs
OF the oldest branches OF oul
government and certainly two q
the most important from th'
mariners point Of view.
Revival OF trans Pacific yaohi
racing under sail. longest, biggest
and most important event In the
world Of pleasure boating.
Life Held Much
War games by the Pacific and
Atlantic fleets. loss OF Richars
Halliburton and his junk Sci
Dragon" disasters Of the sub
marines "sqnalus" and "Thstis.
increase OF motorboats In Amsri
can waters by nearly rs per cent
strikes--a thousand other evsnts
some little. some big. good. bad
laughable and pathetic.
Aye. It's been a busy year 10
the men OF the sea. both NJ homs
In our own harbor and far away
There's none who'ys known the
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BRIDGES HAPPY
over DECISION

SAN FRANCISCO - Harry r.
Bridges. west coast maritime labor
leader pressed today for a settle
ment Of the strike which has tied
up San Francisco bay for 80 days.
He Was too busy to comment at
length. but said he was very
happy" 10 learn Of James NJ. Lam
dis decision.
Naturally. l am very happy 10
learn that after a fair hearing this
constant charge Of membership in
the Communist party has been
cleared up" Bridges said, "and that
Dean lands has not recommended
deportation from q country hap
pen 10 want TO live in. just as
much as most Of those luckily born
here.
II intend 20 continue 10 do
whatever ! can To improve the
condition of the working class
In this country, and l hope that
now this red herring has been
worn out by its frequent
dragging.
Anyway. there is no more Ia
say until ! have had q chance Ia
read the text Of Dean Lands re-
port"
The Bridges Defense committee,
to which longshoremen and movie
stars alike contributed. issued a
statement In a similar vein through
Secretary Estolv f. Ward. II said:
THE report of Dean Lands Is
not only a vindication OF Bridges
:. It is a vindieation of a quarter
OF a million human beings on the
Pacific coast who have found in
militant trade unionism the answer
to employer oppression"
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New Years get-together at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Con-
nell on Mckinley hill Sunday.
Places will be marked for Mr..
Connell's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Connell. also OF Mckinley
hill; brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray L. Connell Of Puyallup.
and their sons and families, Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Connell, and Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Connell. also Of
Puysllup, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Connelrs sons, Lester Ray and
Jimmie, and the hosts sister and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. William Sim
chen and sons, Glen and Calvin, Of
Tacoma; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Woodwork, cousins. Of Puysllup.
and Wanda connel. daughter Of
the hosts.
To BE Hosts Sunday
Mrs. Horace Williston and son,
George Williston, of 4th ave. S. w,
will be hosts at dinner party
Sunday at which members of the
Miller and Williston families will
be the guests. Included in the
group will be DR.. and Mrs. Frank
Williston and children, Frank, jr.,
and Ann, of Tacoma; Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Miller and son, Warren, and
daughters, Janet and Gail; Mrs.
w. A. Miller, sister of the hostess;
Mrs. Miller's daughter, Miss Mar
ian, and Mrs. Nettie Miller, OF
Vancouver, Wash.
Guest from Canada
Miss Olive Lawrence of Abbotts-
ford, B. c., is the guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Knipe of 1246 9th St. S. w.
She will remain here until after
New Years.
At TruedsOn Homo
Miss Evelyn Truedson Of In
dianapolis, Ind, is spending the
holidays in this city with her
father, f. P. Truedson, and sister,
Miss Hildur Truedson. She will
be here 10 days.
Visits Sidders Home
DR.. and Mrs. A. w. Sidders of
5th ave-, N. W., have Mrs. Sidders'
father, w. S. Avery of Upland.
Cal, as their holiday guest.
IL P. NJ. Service
Following its routine of regular
services Sunday, the congregation
of Pentecostal tabernacle will
gather at the church Sunday night
at IL o'clock for an hours service
to watch the new year in. Rev.
A. B. Cross will be in charge, and
invites the public to attend.
Because the regular meeting
night falls on New Years day, the
Puyallup Valley sportsmen's asso'
citation has postponed its next ses-
sion until Tuesday evening, Jan. O.
at the Elks temple.
First Meeting Tuesday
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold it's first meeting of 1910 Tues
day noon. New officers, headed by
Hiram E. Spear, will be in charge.
Spear will outline his program for
the next IL months and announce
committee appointments.
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Police Saturday were invsstigas-
ing two hurriasss IN which ioot
was taken frcn = Kroesry stars
and . residences. Thomas itosns.
grocer Of 7ooi South Tacoma way,
reported loss Of three cartons o.
eisArsts BY burglars who cut sisss
from the trent door bus failed %
unlock the door and thsn broke =
sids window 10 enter.
". 1. McEihsry. tsoe No. chsy'
enns st.. reported . pair Of sinoeu'
lars In . tan case. and . reading
glass. wsrs stoisn fron biz home
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PuyaMlp Firen1en
Plan Ceremony
New Truck Free of Indebtedness;
New Years Dinners Arranged

8 Puf ALLUP-Its rural fire
truck free of Indebtedness. mem
oers Of the fire department will
burn the mortgage on the s.. 800
apparatus at public ceremony at
the kiwanis lot, Sd st. and Main
ave, Friday night at s o'clock.
Chester Wallace, president Of
the volunteer department, will pre-
side. Earl Riser heads the pro-
gram committee. Building Of the
truck by members of the depart
ment was begun in 1885. Object
was to give fire protection to rural
communities tside Puyallup.
Members Of the department who
have assisted in building and fl
nancing the truck and who are
now conducting a campaign to
create a rural district under the
new state law include Chief A. J..
Mccarthy, Chester Brakefield, l..
- >oA away ShCslcl w dllhIt, Eu-
die Roberts, Lloyd Donley. L. P.
Clark, John r. Heath. A. P. Nc
Allister, Lee Thomas, F. w. Krue-
ger, r. B. McMullen. Carl Pool
man, Earl Riser, Lou Stanton. Lon
Spencer, A. w. Schafer, William
Voight and Stanley Young.
In connection with the ceremony
the schools have been asked to
have students collect old Christ
mas trees which have become a
fire hazard and bring them to the
lot, where they will be used in
the mortgage burning.
Connell Family Party
Members of the Connell family
of Puyallup and Tacoma will
gather for dinner and their annual
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sc arers In
getting careless
about the old
customs which
are an integral
part OF the sea,
n ut the old
timers are sure
TO see TO II that
I he n n n n n ]
ce re m o n y Ii
properly car
ried on in real
sailor fashion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

At midnight on New Years eve,
vessels all over the world will
sound 10 bells--a group of eight
to end the last watch of the old
year, another group of eight to
start the first watch Of the new
year.
True, a rising generation Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
JUST THE CORE

"Norsk Aften" Norway Night,
Normanna hall, Thursday. Dec. rs.
s D. m. Norwegian program, re-
freshments and dance. admission
CSC. adv.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

kiss Of Mother Carey win deny
that the ssilorman's life IL the
hest Of ali, blow high, blow low.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
BORROWED CAR

Police Saturday were inysstigst-
ing . is-yesr-old suspect said to
have taken a car belonging 70 an
acquaintance and driven 1t TO Be-
sttle 70 visit his mother.
Always better butter ct Cow
Butter store. (adv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
TAR HEEL

Humphrey Bogsrt once served
in the United States navy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

As the old year gives way the true saormen VIII
observe an ancient tradition Of the simple rite II
actually more appropriate and significant than the mere
boisterous revery found ashore.
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FOR FINNISH RELIEF

Additional contributions locally
10 the Finnish relief fund were
announced Saturday as follows:
Fred Alexander, Charles y. Leake,
II. knight, w. II. Smith and
friend, $40. Hazel Daley. Roy
Daley, s. c. Fynboe. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Haakenson, Lou johnson, Inc,
Mrs. J. p. Kane, VIM. ID. King,
Mrs. otto Peterson, 3sth 81. Club.
Edward Young, and two friends,
total $40.
Flowers for your hostess. Car
den Shop. Rhodes. lsdv.)
HELD UNDER BAIL
jailed on investigation Of a
morals accusation, Sidney G. Mar
tin. Tacoms. and Clyde L. Wolga-
mot. Of Seattle. were formally
charged with disorderiy conduct
and held under 800 bond each,
Saturday.
Bush roses, for 81. Puget
Sound Nurseries. s2Ol Pacific ave.
lady.l
Choice cactus. HIM. Florist
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HELD UNDER BAIL

Choice cactus. HIM. Florist
ADV.
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Connell Family Party

Members of the Connell family
of Puyallup and Tacoma will
gather for dinner and their annual
Evening star., 1940-05-28

occupied during the years Immediately
gone, building up gold reserves unpro-
tected. Mighty altars to mammon have
reared their domes high on the horizon
OF human events: while the antiquated
sinews of defense, by immediate COM
parison, have suffered deterioration. Ag-
gressor nations were building instru-
ments Of death and destruction hereto
fore unknown, employing all their man
power to create these things, while peace
ful governments curtailed production
along all lines! Many seven years of
plenty came and have gone, but there
was no laying up in storehouses of the
prime values (viz, food and clothing) for
the days and years of famine to come.
During this unprecedented era the
machine replaced the man to an extent
alarming to any thinking mind, and while
bread lines increased and allotments for
relief mounted higher, we have fiddled
and danced toward that dismal abode,
oblivion. Yet, believe, there's room in
which to turn-if no more time is lost.
Men are dying because they love free
dom more than life without freedom.
Mothers, together with their infant chill
dren, are being massacred to destroy the
morale of the defenders of freedom.
There's a-going in the trees"
What are we doing, standing here?
MILO ELSON EMMERSON.
Nav a.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Capitals Preservation

Great credit is due the Park and
Planning Commission for the man.
ner in which it recently has co-ordi-
mated the demands of modern traf-
nc with the preservation of the beau
ty OF the Capital. Praiseworthy is the
approval of tentative plans for the
separation of the grades of Sixteenth
street and Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island avenues. And equally notable
is the action of the commission in
blocking, at least for the near future,
plans to widen Massachusetts, avenue
from Rock Creek to Wisconsin
avenue.
Original proposals for the develop
ment of the Scott Circle underpass
would have been efficiently modern
istic, but would have meant complete
changing of the character of the
circle as well as destruction of the
present beauty of the Hahnemann
and Webster memorials. Objection
had been raised by numerous citizens
ana was echOed In protest by the
Secretary of the Interior on behalf
of the National Park Service. Under
the revised plan, which as yet is
tentative, although funds are pro-
vided in the Senates amendment to
the District appropriation bill, the
monuments will be preserved, the
circle enlarged into an ellipse, the
shorter diameter of which will be
equal to that of the present circle,
and the needs of motor age will be
served equally we'll.
So far as upper Massachusetts, ave-
nue. is concerned, the necessity for
widening, while it may become press
ing in future years, is not now acute.
To carry out the plan, which was
conceived In connection with the
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Good Work

The House yesterday did a good
days work in the space of a few min
utes when it passed the McGehee bill,
liberalizing local unemployment ben
efits and lowering the outrageously
high pay roll taxes. The action Of
the House was doubly gratifying in
view OF the long delay in preparing
amendments to the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Act that
would satisfy labor's demand for lib
eralized benefits while reducing the
excessive rates of taxation. MIR. Nc
Gehee at one time had abandoned
hope OF any action at this session.
The House District Committee de-
serves credit for finally whipping
into shade the amendments that
could be agreed to now and plotting
them through the House.
In brief, the amendments aid the
unemployed by increasing the maxi
mum of compensation benefits from
fifteen to eighteen dollars per week
and by extending the period of pay
ments from sixteen to nineteen
weeks. At the same time the en-
ployers pay roll tax would be reduced
from 3 to 2.7 per cent and would be
limited in application to the first
$4,000 of salary. The effect Of the
tax reduction would be to save en-
ployers an estimated 81 900 900 year
and to retard the further piling up of
excessive reserve funds, which will
aggregate about $21 100000 by the
end of this year under existing taxes.
The bill now awaits action by the
Senate. There appears to be little
doubt that this body will follow the
example of the. House in approving
this necessary measure. There can
be no excuse for voting this bill
down or for letting it die for want
OF action. Washington looks hope
fully to the Senate for quick, favor
able consideration of the amend
ments which represent all that can
be expected this year in effecting de-
sirable changes.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
An Egyptiun Doll

Two thousand years ago q mother gave
This plaything to . little dark-eyed
girl.
And still its stifny -carven wooden curl
And wondering stare q tender notice
crave.
Since 1t was found in an Egyptian grave
Held closely in the little mummied
hand
OF her who would not enter death's
dark land
Unless she had her doll to keep her brave.
I wonder If its nearness comforted
A wistful whisper breaking through ths
night
From all the endless wrappings of thu
dead
That kept her innocence in bondao.
tight,
Who. century on crowding century
Remains q child for all eternity
CHARLOTTE BECKE1
Evening star., 1940-05-28
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1UeIl.

white MARBLES. the myrtle and yellow
warblers, and Maryland yellow throat, I
have recently seen from my studio WIN
dow the chestnut-sided, Canadian, blue
winged, yellow and Nashville warblers,
and the redstart.
ALSO red-eyed and warb,ing vireos,
purple and gold finches, scarlet tanager.
and Indigo buntings, great crested fiy-
catchers, Baltimore and orchard orioles,
veery, olive backed thrush, chewink anc
hummingbird.
I, OF course. have not mentioned the
regulars, Of which we seem to have all
except the bluebird this year.
These familiars include six kinds of
woodpeckers. though the hairy is less
frequent than flickers, downy, red
headed sapsuckers and red -bellied, which
prefer to call Zebra, as I can never
see the red anywhere but on his head.
Il have even had Zebra on my window
feeding box. Regular boarders there are
cardinals, nuthatches, titmice, black
cap. and, in winter, juncos.
Il keep sunflower seed there winter
and summer, varied by cantaloupe seeds,
and it is the one place that, as yet, the
squirrels have not invaded.
Robins, thrushes. mockingbirds, cardi-
mails, jays and wrens all nest regularly
within sight of my windows, vet we
always have cats-seldom less than two,
and always have plenty of birds about
in baths, feeders and trees.
II have no patience with the mis-
guided ones who say with such superb
ority: We never keep cats-we prefer
birds
with best wishes to your continued
success in awakening interest in our
mutual friends,
Yours most sincerely, M. J.R. r."
Our correspondent possesses, among
her many gifts, wonderful imagina-
ton!
Pretty soon she will be hearing her
wildbirds calling WMAL, VOL and
WJsV.
1t ought to be easy, for such talented
creatures.
BY the Fourth of July chorus of
them will be doing THE Star r-Spangled
Banner" We feel sure, music and words
complete.
Nothing should be impossible for birds
which can say, and distinctly, such
words as million" cherries" and cher
ish!"
X 4
Friends of birds will understand, of
course, what our correspondent means.
She knows what they say to her, and
that, after all, is the big thing.
To many of U.s. they say a great deal,
too, but they do not say it in words.
What they SAY" is said in a tongue
all their own, the language of Birdland.
1t comes fresh from the heart of ma
ture, which is just another way of saying
from the hand of God.
To some persons, the birds will seem
to say something in words. To others,
just in tones. But we can all feel sure,
no matter how we hear them, that what
they tell us is precious.
Evening star., 1940-05-28

decisions, for the former is now the
law Of the land. But that very fact
presents serious and urgent ques-
ton to Congress-namely, whether
existing statutes should not be re-
vised to place reasonable curbs on
unlawful labor activity while retain
ing appropriate restrictions on the
conduct of employers.
There are now pending in Congress
the so-called Smith Committee
amendments to the Wagner Act,
which, with other things, would re-
quire employees to observe certain
reasonable standards of conduct in
their relations with employers. The
Apex case, and the implications
which fiow from 1t, are excellent
arguments for adoption Of the Smith
amendments.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Belgium Surrenders

King LeopOld'S unconditional sur
render of the Belgian Army to the
German invaders-a surrender nego-
tiated against the advice of his
government and without consulting
France or Britain-is a disaster of
almost calamitous proportions for
the Allied cause.
Its immediate consequences are
obvious. Some 100000 French and
British troops, who had been fighting
with the BelgianS, are now put in
gravest jeopardy. Already threat
ened with encirclement, these forces
unless General Weygand can cut
the Germans southern salient with
out delay-seem to be left only with
choice between annihilation and sur
render.
But there is another and, so far
as Britain is concerned, perhaps an
even graver aspect of the Kings
capitulation. The Belgians had been
holding the defense line from Menin,
on the border between France and
Belgium, to Client, some fifty miles
to the north and east. Their sur
render removes the only obstacle
between the Germans and the port
cities OF Ostend and Zeebrugge,
which must be regarded as lost. And
II the French port of Calais has
fallen, as the Germans claim, that
leaves only Dunkerque as a possible
avenue of escape for the trapped
Allied forces. No doubt the Allies
will strive to hold Dunkerque long
enough to evacuate some of their
surrounded troops, but there is little
hope that the city can long be
defended.
When Dunkerque has been taken,
the Nazis will be in undisputed COM
mand Of the Channel ports from
Abbeville to the Netherlands border,
and will be in position to launch
the long-threatened air attacks
against the British Isles. Whether
these attacks will be undertaken in
force while the main body OF the
French Army is intact remains to be
seen, but there is no disputing the
fact that Britain must be prepared
at any moment to endure the most
destructive attack in the history of
the empire.
On the basis of known facts, it
would appear that King Leopold's
decision to surrender his army of
some 100000 men was not in keeping
with the tradition of people who
fought gallantly, despite terrible
punishment, throughout the entire
course of the last World War. But
1t would be well not to pass hasty
Judgment on his act until all the
facts are known.
The Germans had broken through
the Allied lines just north of the
French border and had crossed the
Lys River, Belgium's last natural
defense position. King Leopold was
on the field; his government in
Paris. It is possible that the Bel
gians were in such immediate peril
that the King felt there was no
choice but to surrender, and critics
far from the battlefield should not
be too ready to condemn his decision.