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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

PALM REACH. Flas--Mrs. Ma
Fiermonte. widowed Is the bride
Titanic disaster of 1912 and twice
Ct her winter residence Wednesday
with her at the time Of death
WA William Dick, son of her Sec
end marriage to William X. Dick.
whom she divorced in 1888. four
months before she married EMO
Fiermonte. handsome young 1tal-
ian pugilist.
Lyndon Dodge. relative who
flew here from New York, an
nounced the body would be sent
20 New York.
Neither John Jacob Aston. born
after his fathers death on the
Titanic. nor John Henry Dick,
another son by the second mar
riage. win come here. Dodge said.
He said both were in New York.
Married In 1911
Mrx. Fiermonte formerly Was
Madeline Talmadge Force. Of New
York. She married the fourth
John Jacob Astor. scion of the
wealthiest family In America, in
1911. They toured Europe on a
prolonged honeymoon. took the
Titanic home.
Some OF the 712 survivors
among the 2.224 aboard the ILL.,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Wood Is Transferred

Recent army orders from Wash
ington. d. C., announced the trans
fer of Capt Francis o. Wood. s0th
Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, to the
Panama Canal zone. Capt. Wood
at present is on maneuvers with
the Sixth division at Camp Jack
son, s. c. The s0th F. A. recently
was ordered to Fort Des Moines,
la.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
HERE'S MORE A ABOUT
Lincoln Bowl


some of the very splendid trees we
have In our parks"
Henricksen said that one of those
most jealously guarding the safety
of the Lincoln park trees Is Mason
M. Jones, park foreman there for
many years.
Hes all up in the air over IL,
the commissioner said.
Cites Dedication
According to Henricksen, Lin
coin park was first dedicated to
park use by the original platters
Of that subdivision of the city,
and u perpetual right to mainten-
ance of the park pertains to those
who purchased the property 'front.'
ing on the park.
III you'll 20 out there and look
the scene over, you'll see that
those big trees form a beautiful
background for the park from the
Thompson ave. side" Henricksen
said. 1T would be a crime to re-
move the trees because it would
spoil the whole appearance OF the
park and leave II looking bare.
Need Not Worry"
"of course. really, the people
out there need not worry because
the park board is just as much
interested as they are in protect
ing the parks development.
But, IL the board were minded
to yield to the present plan, you
can Just bet the property owners
would have us in court in no time
and could make their case stick.
AS I understand IL, they won't
object to construction If limited to
that part OF the gulch which now
is practically out of sight and un-
used. It's up to the school Off
Gals TO revise the plan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

anti-aircraft guns and seven Il
ton reconnaissance trucks.
All OF the prime movers will
20 10 the 146th F. A. regiment at
Seattle and the 14sth F. A. at
Tacoma; cargo trucks viii be
distributed among units az Ia
coma. Seattle. Olympia. Spokane
and Walla Walla. Tacoma and
Seattle will get all of the recon-
naissance trucks: and the dozen
anti-aircraft trucks will be sent
to Olympia for assignment to
units Of the 205th Coast Artillery,
anu-aircraft. of which one bait
terry Is in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Peninsula Camera
Club to Convene

GIG HARBoR-Th Camera
club will meet Tuesday evening
at the Linon's den. The session
will be in charge of Miss Eliza
beth Clay. Members win enter
pictures in an exhibit to be called
One Candid Camera Shot.
Miss Patricia Winney OF Gig
Harbor, member OF the Wash
ington State College choir. will
leave for Los Angeles to sing with
the student musical group at the
Musical Educators national con-
ference Tuesday.
Among College OF Puget Sound
student members of the Adel-
phian chorus to make the annual
spring tour this year will be
Betty Peterson. Betty Thralls and
Edward Trombley of Gig Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Brouse
are receiving congratulations on
the arrival Of son, born Easter
Sunday at Gig Harbor hospital.
Burley Library association win
stage its monthly meeting Tues
day in the library hall.
A committee has been appointed
by members of the Amateur Gar
den club to assist the Peninsula
J Identification committee in its
spring activities. Committee MEM
bers include Mrs. Ruth Bartlett,
chairman; Mrs. Vincent Skansie
and Mrs. Anton skansie. The
club decided 10 stage a garden
club exhibit at the Peninsular fair
to be held in September.
Miss Marion jackson of Van
couver. B. C., was a recent visitor
at the home OF her aunt. Mrs. J.
vernhardson of Gig Harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Finnish Relief
Dance Saturday

The committee for the Finnish
relief dance to be held AZ Nor
mama hall Saturday night met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Kronlund Wednesday for a bust
ness meeting. following which
cards were played and buffet
lunch was served.
The committee includes Or. and
Mrs. Einar Peterson. Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hag-
berg. Mr.. and Mrs Martin Mon
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Kron-
lund. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Strom.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Alvastad. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Bjorklund. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Wang and Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Kronlund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Bids Submitted
For Water Tank

Commercial Boiler Co, was low
bidder for furnishing new
water tank at the Western Wash
ington hospital at Steilacoom with
a bid Of S22 .195, Finance Direc-
tor Olaf L. Olsen reported Thurs
day in Olympia.
Allen g. Early, Tacoma, bid
S23,100, and Steel Tank e. Pipe
Co, Portland. S23,1e3. Olsen held
up the award for study of the
bids, which he said all exceed the
estimated cost on the job. The
new tank is being installed on the
hill south of the hospital to sup
plement the existing water tank
system and to enable repairs to
the latter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Gbe Gdecma 6imes
Vashon Isle Youth Selected
For Academy Appointment

vsshon island. where be graduated
from yashon Island high school.
and Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George J. Smith. His father is an
officer on the L. S. hghtship
Swiftsure.
Smith Is a member Of the L. Of
W. freshman debate squad and the
university's navy r. o. T. C The
youth plans 10 qualify for admis-
sion to the naval academy by sub
hitting college certificates. which
viii excuse him from entrance
examination.
Americas V. II. Bacon. jr.. Of
s5l No. Alder st. was selected BY
Congressman Coffee as first alter
nate. while Benjamin Fleetwood
Jones. 1909 No 33d St. was chosen
second alternate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

freshman. as principal nominee to
the u. S. naval academy at An
napolis. Md. was made Thursday
by Congressman John NJ. Coffee
at Washington. d. c.
Two Tacoma youths were nomi-
mated as alternates.
Smiths home Is at Portage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Glasses at Y. w. A.
To Meet on Friday

Members Of Y. ". c. A. leisure
time classes will meet Friday. the
session 70 start al els and con-
tinue until 2 Program features
VII include book reviews. = travel
talk. highhghts on world affairs;
instruction in handwork. language.
gardening and bridge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
BURGLARS FAB,

Victor Vine. 3701 No. 9th St,
told police that burglars who at
tempted TO jimmy bathroom
window at his home Thursday
night failed to gain entrance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Two Tacoma Boys
Named Alternotes

Announcement Of the appoint
ment OF John NJ Smith. 1e-year-
old University OF Washington
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

need for a new international peace
effort and, on the second day of
our WISH, a high Italian source
told me:
we need three or five
years Of peace, but We may
he compelled to enter the
war. We don't know which
side we will be on II that
time should come"
But. before Welles had COM
pleted his tour. the war in Fin
land was ended and the Italians
regarded II as an important tri-
umph for Germany.
The Fascist newspapers empha-
sized that the end OF the war in
the far north had prevented the
Allies from opening up new
Scandinavian front for a thanking
attack on the Reich and-in line
with Hitlers strategy-seemed to
confine the war to the Western
front.
Press Changes Tune
Then. without warning. Musso-
lini dashed up to Bremen Pass
TO confer with the Nazi fuehrer.
There was talk that Mussolini
might be seeking to persuade Hit
Ter to offer greater concessions
toward peace. If that was true.
the Italian premier apparently
failed.
But upon II Duce's return to
Rome. the press began talking
about the possibilities of a block
through which Germany and Italy
would strengthen their position in
the southeast of Europe.
The Italians considered by
many in the Allied countries as
unsympathetic with the Germans)
began talking again of the ties
between Rome and Berlin.
Change Instructions
And on the morning after the
Bremen Pass meeting the follow
ing confidential instructions went
out TO editors of Italian news
papers
Dedicate your front pages
to expressing the concrete
bloc of the axis eliminate
and abolish any reference
whatsoever to peace"
The Welles tour was something
of a personal triumph for the
American diplomat. His arrival in
Europe did not seem to be a
cause for rejoicing in any of the
capitals because all were worried
that 1t might in some way have
results not in line with their
own interests. But the under
secretary followed Mr.. Roosevelt's
instructions religiously - to find
facts and let other people do the
talking.
Comment Friendly
When we sailed from Genoa he
had succeeded in leaving nothing
but friendly comment in the capt.
tails he was leaving behind.
One reason for that WAS that he
didn't talk. Even the members OF
his party have not yet heard all
the details, which are for Mr..
Roosevelt alone.
About as close as he ever came
to describing conditions in Europe
was when we stepped aboard
special railroad salon car-just
like Hitler's-to leave blacked-out
Berlin.
Lord" he said, but it's cold" "
Another dispatch by Everett X
HOLES on the Welles tour OF
Europe will be carried tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29
Three Candidates

TARTs ON PAGE ONE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-29

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Tells Costs
OF 2 Levies

Lincoln howl and County hcs-
psssi special 10 iesies - re bsi-
bot Tuesday were Translated Mon
dsy BY County Assessor FIRED A.
Smith into cellars per tsxr<yer
n rrsponze u repeated requests
T. his Office - to actual cash
effect q TIE proposed levs<<. the
Assessor said ne has consulted
CITY Ccntrellcr Thomas A. swsyse
aad ether tax agents. estimated
next years regular levy ~ twn
mills under he pfvs~nt ens. ard
figured tho total posslhle lncrcsse
At a rate % - for . rsrson pay
ine this year = 500 tau
In case az oniy the three mill
hospital levy passing. Assexenr
Smith showed. = person now pay.
sng a $40 tan wcaid pay ssoTa
Adding the one-min Lincoln crwl
levy, hts tar would b. 81.
A property owner paying $50
ROW would pay ssi,so ZOE sA< three
mills and So for the foar mlis
A present 500 tax statement
would increase to siosTs for the
three mills
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Guordsmen Outside
Hatch Bill Scope
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - The depart
ment of justice ruled that national
gusrdsmen are not subject to the
Hatch act forbidding political ac-
tivity by federal employees.
The ruling affecting $50, 900 men
was disclosed in a letter 10 secre-
tary OF War Harry n. Woodring
from Assistant Attorney General
o. John Rogge.
That puts the glardsmen In
somewhat the same status a. the
100, 900 reserve officers. who. under
1880 act have all civilian rights
except when on active duty. when
they are subject 10 army regula-
tons. Al that time. however. army
rules forbidding political activity
apply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Jobless 'Chiselers'
Given Punishment

OLYMPIA 49, Three Washington
workers. who tried 10 "chisel+ un-
employment insurance checks when
they were not entitled 10 benefits,
have been punished In justice
courts about ths state. Jack A
Bates unemployment oompsnss.
ton commissioner. reports.
A Pasoo worker was given %
days sentence on two counts after
pleading guilty. Two Yakima work.
ers also were fined f25 each and
costs. A Seattle employer was
fined SIS for refusing 70 produce
In courts his payroll records IN
connection with figuring out his
job Insurance TAX due the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Rabies Epidemic
Ended, Report

OLYMPIA Rabies among dogs
In western Washington has been
almost stamped out. with ansrsn'
tines stili In effect In only two NJ
seven oountle. originally einesd
down. DIT. NJ. n. Baiss. supervisor
Of livestock and dairying. says.
Thurs,on eouniy's quarsntins ~.
plres April D and Grsys Harbor
county's May -. Clark, coviisx.
King. Pierce and snohofnish had
guarantees ths past year. but nov
are open. Haiss said no deaths of
persons from rabies were reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Private Utilities
0vershadow State

OLYMPIA II public power dis
tricts IN the STATE want 10 buy up
all priva,sly-owned electrical COM
psnies II viii cost them nearly hair
a billion dollars, the state public
service departments survey for
iaas showing the "a companies had
s44s.sTS.5st In assets
The private companies sold three
times as much power during the
year as IN. municipal plants. but
the total kllowaii hours used IN
the state during 1888 was IL per
cent lower than In 1887. During
the year the ssi,i40 customers %
the private companies paid t2S,-
500 e23 for power. representing an
increase Of I.ss per cent In total
revenues but a drop in power used.
The big drop In electrical usage
was In commercial houses and rail-
roads. The increase In customers
IL mainly In tho residential field,
Total operating revenues fell 81
per cent 10 SIT s07 ,ssS during 1898
Because Of their larger clientele.
the big power companies continued
TO sell their power 10 residential
customers at the lowest rates. Ths
little Soap Lake Utilities company
was first on tho list In average
charge for each kllowatt hour sold
the Washington Water Power com.
pany second. Pacific Power q
Light. third. Portland General
Electric. nth. and Northwestern
Electric. sixth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Higher Sales
Tax Looming

oLYMPIA-Faced with q pos
sible deficit estimated variously AZ
from $1,000. 900 TO $4,000. 900 by
the end of the biennium, the state
legislature may be forced 10 enact
a three per cent sales tax 10 raise
more tax money.
Every time the question Of q
three per cent tax came up the
past few months. however. tax ex-
perts were careful 10 point out q
three per cent levy did not neces-
ssrily mean 80 per cent more
revenue.
CALIFORNIA; three per cent sales
tax last year brought them q total
Of ss7.ei0. 900, compared to wash
ington's take OF only si3.250. 900
from Its two per cent levy. Ths
per capital cost 10 the taxpayers.
however. was not much more In
California. Its sin million residents
paying an average Of only about
Si4.e0 compared 10 tiz4o each
Washingtonian paid.
Washington Il not the only state
with financial woes. however. Des-
pits It's s5i2. 4e3 .6gz income for the
year ended June. 1889, California
still spent 5000 900 more than
that h run its affairs That in
coms total IL five times az much
az Wsshington's.
Many state officials believe the
present revenue Law in Washing
ton will raise sufficient revenue TO
balance off spending while others
see no balanced budget In Olympia
until the legislature snaets new
taxes. The deficit today 10 better
than % .oo0. 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
War Metals
Are in This
State, Report

OLYMPIA 49, Seven OF the nine
metals listed by the Y. s. war de-
partment as strategic" for war
time use have been found in Wash
ington in commercial quantities
Thomas B. Hill. supervisor of mines
and mining. reported today.
In a preliminary report on such
metals. Hill said aluminium, Anti
mony. chromium. manganese. nick
ell, mercury. and tungsten occur In
Washington. There are many other
metals not classed as strictly
strategic" in munition and indus
trial production for national de-
Tense. but the above list includes
metals not produced in sufficient
quantity within United States to
satisfy the country's armament
needs.
The war department holds strict
ColofIfhtio anu bisAi iouAioh Noh-
trd measures will be necessary" 10
develop and produce those metals.
Congress appropriated 100 million
dollars. TO be used over a period Of
four years. 10 buy up and store
strategic metals and $500. 900 for
field Investigations 10 find such
metals.
One Of the eight projects In the
United States to discover such ore
deposits il being pushed on the
Olympic peninsula Manganese belt.
OF the nine strategic metals the
nation lacks. only mica and tin are
not found thus far in Washington,
Hill said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Two Cyclists
Injured Here
Seuttle Mon And
Soldier Victims

HIS skull fractured In = motor
cyele-automohile collision. William
Hoffa. n. 81 Seattle. Was under
observation in : Tacoma hospital
Monday. A second motorcycle &C.
cident left Robert varnstte. a.
year-old Fort Lewis soldier. in the
fort hospital with hs right leg
broken.
Both accidents occurred Sunday.
Hoffa. who lives a, 2o2T 18th ave,
south. Seattle. VAS riding tan
dem" on the motorcycle operated
BY Robert v. Manvr. 20. also cf
Seattle.
Robert williams. aS2s sth n. r.
Seattle. was driver Of the car In
VOWED. He Was ahou, to make a
left turn onto No. s6th II from
Proctor 81. when tho motorcycle.
also northbound. crashed into the
car. With Williams were Ms wife.
Clara. and their daughters. Betty.
jean hhd tofbnF.
BasaI skull Fracture
Police took Hoffa 10 Tacoma
General hospital He had suffered
a basal skull fracture His eondi-
ton was reported fair Monday.
Williams and Manrer were arrest
ed for investigation Of the acct
dent and released on their recoR-
nixance by Prosecutor Thor rol-
lefson.
varne,te. a member of Company
A. 3rd Q. NJ. c. suffered a COM
pound fracture Of hts leg and
shock. The accident occurred about
a. m. Sunday. varnette told pc-
lice he was blinded by the lights
of an approaching car and fell
from his machine at s222 South
Tacoma way.
No Auto NJ Scene
An unidentified woman reported
by telephone TO police that the mo-
torcycle was involved In a collision
with a car. No car was at the
scene when police arrived. Later
Sunday Fred o. Swanson, IS, asia
No. 9th St. appeared At police
headquarters and said his car,
parked at the curb near that ad-
dress. had been struck by a mo-
toreyele, A technical arrest charge
for investigation OF the nishap
was filed against Swanson. who
was released on his recognizancs
by the police motor division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

every neighoor knows pretty much
everything about all his other
neighbors And such a familiarity
tends to keep everybody honest.
For let a government official in
a small Dutch or Danish town be-
stow a fur coat worth $50 crowns
upon his wife, when all his neigh
bors know that he could accord
ing to his incomel afford only lao
crowns for this unnecessary lux
ury. and pretty soon a delegation
of government accountants will
appear from the nearby capital to
make an inspection of his books.
A LII this. to an even more mi
Horoscope degree, held true Of
ancient Greece. Athens. even In
the heyday of its glory, was not
much larger than the township of
Greenwich. Conn. in which | am
writing this. Ten New York City
blocks would have taken care of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Two Escapes Face
Long Prison Terms
WAII.A MALTA n,

NALIsA NAII.A Two inmates
u shs Washington state peni,en-
tisry Monday faced additional
prison terms for escaping from
the PRISM farm Ia; Thursday.
EAri Frederick ARR. si-yeaf-oia
b4gamist convicted IN Yakima
county. vNs recaptured Saturday
night near Eureka Artz offered
no resistance and told officers he
had been without food sncs he
escaped
Hla companion. Robert Cameron,
serving q prison term for con
vietion IN King county q bur
giary. Was captured Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Blind In Favor
OF Both Levies

The Pierce County Association
~ the Blind. meeting at Emerson
hall on Sunday. voted endorsement
Of the thrre-milI levy for the coun.
~ hospital and one-miil levy for
improving Lincoln howl.
This action was TAKEN after
members at the association had
heard an address by State Rep,
Gerald Dixon
A memorial service for tho late
G.. h. Ksrstetter was held. He was
considered . strong friend by
members OF thu association.
The neat meeting Of the organ
ization viii be held In Emerson
hall on Sunday. April O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

all the ''frce and equal" citizens
who made up Aristotles ''polity.
And the strength Of those ia
nous Greek cities therefore lay
not In the number Of their In
habitants.
On the contrary, they were
strong because they were small
For being small, they were
homogeneous. That word means
being Of a common origin being
slike-being of the same kind OF
nature"
Therefore there Is small profit
to be derived from comparison
Of the ancient forms OF democracy
with our modern ones.
NEXT: When Good Democ-
racy Becomes Bad Democracy,
Autocracy Grows.
Copyright. ie40l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Social Workers To
Hear Mrs. Wilkinson

Mrs. N y. WiikinAt,n. 6fisEnts
u the Parent Teachers association
70 the white House conferences In
Washington. - G. wtil speak 70
ths Tacoma Social WORKERS. club
Tuesday aftsrnoon on "childrsn
IN a Democracy" Ths club. head
ed By Ernest 1. BsaHnlsh. new
president. win meet In ths private
dining room of kresS restaurant.
Division ard Tacoma ave. Bsser-
ysiions are bring taken At Broad
way szsz
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Protests Bill for
Hydrunf He Hit

Andrew =. AndersOn. fbt< No.
szpd 81. filed protest - ths city
council Saturday against eslag
billed for $40 70 for damages 10 .
FIRE hydrsnt struck BY his ear. lie
ssd he hii ths byaranf wnsn ne
tired 10 dodge . ehisnx u wood On
Euttoa way. ara declared II ina
ihofougbfaFs had oesn IN ina pro-
per condition the accident could
have been avoided" iiis car dam
age amounted - $50. and he re-
qared = phyalelAn's ssrylcsa. hs
acde8.