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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
DAYTIME WIFE"
A GAY COMEDY

Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell
are co-starred in Daytime Wife,"
goth century-Fox's gay story Of
the hilariously romantic carryings-
on Of husband who goes whistling
under the wrong balcony This
secretary's) and a perfect peach
of a wife who rests on her oars
tbut not for longD. Like a woman,
Linda's wondering II, like a man,
Tyrone's wandering-and like most
women, she's right! 1t plunges
them into q series Of intriguing sit
uations, handled with just the right
light touch under the direction Of
Gregory Ratoff. Featured in the
cast of the film now at the Blue
Mouse Theatre are Warren Will
liam, Binnie Barnes, Wendy Barrie
and Joan Davis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
Waltz Finals To Be Held Saturday

The finals In the Century ball
room waltz contest will be held at
the big dance hall at Fife Square
this Saturday night. Twelve
couples, the finest teams in this
part of the country, will compete
for the local championship.
On the following Saturday, Feb.
oath, the winners will meet the
best Seattle has to offer and the
couple which energies from that
contest will be acclaimed the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16

A sequel to last years popular
film hit. -Four Daughters" it has
the same cast, consisting of the
three Lane Sisters, Priscilla, Rose
mary and Lola. Gale Page, Claude
Rains. Jeffrey Lynn. May Robson,
Frank McHugh and Dick Foran.
Added TO the roster of stars Is
Eddie Albert, comedy star Of
Brother Rat" John Garfield.
whose Mickey Borden" met an
untimely death in -Four Daugh-
ters," will be seen in IF our
Wives" but only as a vision.
While the story Of -Four Wives"
IL complete in itself, 1t takes up
the fortunes and romances Of the
-Four Daughters.
The same warm feeling has been
injected into the film as in -Four
Daughters" by Michael Curtiz. who
directed both.
Sharing the screen Ia "Br1tish
Intelligence" co-starring Boris
Karloff and Margaret Lindsay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16

The contest Is open to all stu
dents enrolled In a high school,
preparatory school or colleg> in
Pierce County. particularly those
who are studying journalism. To
participate in the contest students
must write review OF His Girl
Friday The review which, in
the opinion Of the judges. is the
best will win for its author the
first prize and the actual exper-
fence of a weeks work as a re-
porter on this newspaper. Rules
of the contest, together with the
list of prizes appears elsewhere
10 this issue of The Tacoma Times.
His Girl Friday" is said to be
a sparkling racy riot which bril-
liantly interweaves romance and
laughter. Grant is seen as the
maddest man who ever ran
newspaper; Miss Russell is his
capricious, captivating star re-
porter, and Bellamy the tuning,
fretting insurance agent to whom
she is engaged. Against a back
ground of drama and tragedy, this
splendid screen triumvirate move
through excitingly hilarious events
which top and climax each other
in breathless fashion.
The unusually well-chosen cast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
FLYNN FORMULA

Enrol Flynn, who ought to know,
advises: Chase your dreams II
you have to follow them across the
lost horizon. Bring them to life
and you have the world at your
feet and Its treasures in your
hands"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
so WHY NOT ELSA?
HOLLYWOOD - Elsa Maxwell

pokes fun at THE Women" in her
first Warner Bros. short, ''Riding
Into Society" In one scene she il
seen taking a bath. In the middle
Of 1t she turns around and says to
the audience: What are you laugh
ing att Joan Crawford gets away
with this sort Of thing"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
CHrNEsE-AMERICAN

John Litel's "early American"
rugs, just delivered to his new
home, were made to order in
China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16

Of featured and supporting players
includes Helen Mack. Ernest Tru-
ex, John Qualen, Gene Lockhart,
Roscoe Harms. Abner Biberman.
Porter Hall, Isabel Withers, Cliff
Edwards, Frank jerks, Harry Wat
son and Pat West.
Sharing the screen will be
South Of the Border" starring
Gene Autry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-16
Picture to Offer Students
Opportunity For Rich Reward
Weeks Work on Tacoma Times Editorial Staff and SIS
Salary Award for Best Review; Gene Auty TO
Be Seen in South Of the Border

Tomorrow the Riao theater will present His Girl Fri
hilarious newspaper story cosarrng Cary Grant and
Rosand Russell The arrival of the film will also bring to
local students of journalism rare opportunity to win
weeks work the editorial staff of The Tacoma Times
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Barrymore Revival
In Domestic Clash

and go 'home" to her apartment.
The Barrymore Barrie reconcilia-
ton, which began in a night club
yesterday morning when she moved
in on his table over the protests OF
both Miss Barrymore and Miss Dud-
ley who were helping him celebrate
his Broadway opening. already had
raised a complicated legal problem
His and her lawyers went into g
huddle over what effect their spend
ing night together would have or
their divorce case pending in Cali
fornia.
Barrymore made no secret over
where he and Miss Barrie had spent
the night after leaving the club, and
where they spent last night.
Why" he said. stepping from hel
hotel apartment yesterday evening
II spent the night here. And what
of it? ! have 1t on good authority
that it's still legal in New York fol
man to spend the night with hi
lawfully welded wife. Or am mis-
inforrned?"
just before he had left Miss Bar
rie's apartment for the theater, she
had admitted reporters to see thu
happy domestic scene; he in robe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
CHESHIRE NEWS
Hubert Rigney
Cheshire Phone 334
CREDIT COMPANY
PICKS DIRECTORS

Cheshire, Feb. 2-The following
directors have been named for the
year, by the Cheshire Credit Co.;
George w. Wheeler, Phillip Rehbein,
Douglas M. Dunbar, Frank Rein
hard, Fred B. Holt, Mark Bishop,
Luke Stapleton, Dexter w. Durand
and Fred Willets. !;
At the next meeting Of the 6irec-
tors, which will be held this month,
election of officers will be conducted.
Home From Hospital
Joseph DeVyder is recuperating at
his home on Willow street after be-
ing patient at st. Mary's hospital.
No change il reported in the con-
dition Of Mrs. Emma Guilford, who
has been critically Ill at her home
on West Main street.
There will be an all day meeting
of the Senior Aid society OF the
Methodist church, today, at the
home Of Mrs. Chester Henion Of
Mitchell avenue. At noon luncheon
was served.
Banquet March s
Plans are being made for the an
nual father and son banquet, March
8, by Richard A. Storrs post, No.
90, American Legion
Temperature at 10 O'Clock last
night was "a degrees above zero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
JAN SIBELIUS.
IS WELL HIDDEN

Boston, Feb. 2.-(UP)-Since the
start of the Russian Finnish fight
ing, Finland's famous composer Jan
Sibleius has been hidden and pro-
tected like a national treasure
according to Tauno Hannikainen,
Finnish conductor.
Here as guest leader of the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra, Hanni-
kainen, conductor of the Turku
orchestra, said in an interview last
night:
II last saw Sibelius at an orches-
ira rehearsal in Helsinki at the out
break of the war, but since then
the government has hidden him
well as a precautionary step to pre-
serve Finland's great genius"
Hannikainen was excused from
civilian guard duty in Finland tc
keep his agreement with the BoS-
ton orchestra. ...
In his first appearance today, he
will conduct three of Sibelius' works
including 'Lemminkainen's Home
ward Journey" in its Boston prem
Ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
BY EARL STEELE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Feb. 2.-(UP)-John
Barrymore's Broadway revival ran
headlong today into the conflicting
demands of a reconciled wife, jilt-
ed protege and forelorn daughter.
A showdown was due at any mo-
ment between the wife, Elaine Bar
RE, Is, and the protege, blonde. %
year-old Doris Dudley, over who is
going to have the role of one Of the
great lovers daughters in his play,
my Dear Children" Miss Barrie had
the role while the show was on tour,
until she deserted both 1t and Bar
rymore because he spanked her too
hard in the acting at st. Louis. Now
that she and Barrymore have been
reconciled, at least for the past two
nights. she wants to be spanked
nightly again, and Miss Dudley is
ready to fight for the privilege of
being the great lovers subject.
The daughter, 17-year-old Diana
Barrymore, by Barrymore's first
marriage to Michael Strange. was
not interested in the play but she
still hoped her father would leave
"that weznan," end his wanderings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
SUICIDE ALSO
KILLS BROTHER

West Springfield, Mass, Feb. 2
(UP)-Mrs. Margaret Pierce, 80,
committed suicide with carbon mon
oxide fumees today and in doing so
inadvertently killed her brother.
A milkman found the woman's
body lying under the exhaust pipe
Of an automobile in a garage under
her Sheridan avenue home. ~.
When police entered the home
later, they found her brother, Dom
aid Carlson, is, dead in bed in
a room over the garage. Fumes had
seeped through the floor.
A medical examiner attributed both
deaths to carbon monoxide poisoning
but said the youths death was acci-
dental.
The cars engine had stopped when
the gasoline was exhausted.
Friends said Mrs. Pierce had been
respondent since her husbands
death a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
False Imprisonment
Alleged By Gnitraz
Rival Lawyers Argue on Demurrer Against Waterfowl
Judge and Grand JurOr-DecisiOn Reserved

Attorneys John F. Tobin and Mi
chael v. Blansfleld argued at length
at this mornings short calendar ses-
sion of superior court on demurrer
in the case of Chester Gmitraz
against Russell Pope, judge of the
Watertown town court, and Francis
Flynn, grand juror of that town.
The case has been before the court
mcSly times on different motions. It
is the plaintiffs claim he was falsely
imprisoned and he seeks damages as
result. He was arrested in Water
town on a charge of theft from the
person and assault and arraigned be-
fore Justice Pope June Goth last. He
received suspended Jail sentence
of 80 days and Immediately took an
appeal to the local court of common
pleas. On June 9th he was rear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
KAISER FEARS
SOVIET THREAT
Thinks Germany Should
Join England, France
\ to Beat BOIshevism

! New York, Feb. a. CUP) Will
helm, II, former ruler Of the Ger
man empire, believes his fatherland
should scrap its treaties with Soviet
Russia and join with Great Britain,
France and Finland ito rid the
world and civilization of Bolshe-
Vism."
The 8l-year-old former Kaiser's
views were expressed in a letter
mailed January 16 to Poultney Big
Glow of the Maiden on Hudson, N.
r., his friend and biographer.
The letter arrived three days ago
and Bigelow, "a, decided to make
public a portion of it in the belief
that Wilhelm'S views-which he has
voiced infrequently since he went
into exile at Doom, Holland, 20
years ago-were of extreme current
significance.
1.-THE magnificent stand of the
Finns," Wilhelm wrote to his friend,
"has smashed the nimbus of Boil
shevism and set people thinking
with the result that the wish for
peace Is gaining ground.
1.-THE belligerents should stop
fighting and join their forces to
help the Firms. They should first
fight in one line to rid the world
and civilization of Bolshevism."
Bigelow refused to disclose whe-
ther Wilhelm had expressed himself
directly concerning Adolf HitlerS
leadership of the German people
or on the treaties with the Soviet
Union, but the portion he made
public left no doubt that the former
emperor believed the Reichs rela-
tons with Russia should be altered,
Germany would be entirely justi-
fed in cancelling her Russian al
lance, however, Bigelow said, be-
cause the Reds have failed to meet
their treaty obligations by their
failure to deliver "a single bushel
of wheat" to Germany.
Bigelow said Germany's alliance
with Russia was matter of eXped-
iency comparable to political rela-
lions between various normally an
tithetic groups in this country.
The former Kaiser heretofore had
divulged his opinions about Euro
pean affairs but seldom and then
with caution. AS a guest" of the
Dutch government, he was under
obligations not to participate in pol
itics.
When Germany allied with Rus
sia, however, he made no secret of
the fact that he was disappointed.
The treaties, he felt, smashed his
dream of Hohenzollern restora-
ton in Germany and the return Of
the Romanov's in Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

and slippers; she serving his dinner.
She asked the reporters to please
leave while he ate but he said:
"Hell, let 'em stay. I've done
everything else in public-so why
shouldn't I eat in public?"
Miss Barrymore heard about this
in silence, but not so Miss Dudley,
who already had begun to fear for
her job. OF Miss Barrie's appear
ance in the night club, on the trail
Of her husband who is just two
weeks and two years under go, Miss
Dudley said: I
II never saw anything more crude
ly done. she just barged right
into our party. She kept saying. John
dear, you're not angry. are you? You
still love me? We're still friends2'
And he wouldn't answer her but he'd
kiss her and give her big bear
hug"
Back stage last night, Miss Dudley
was telling the rest Of the cast about
it when Miss Barrie came In. She
found Barrymore in the wings and
sprang 30 him. shouting, my hus-
band" He let her fall into his arms
and kiss him on the cheek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

Harry F. Ward, chairman of the
league since 1884, said:
The coming of the war which the
American League for Peace and
Democracy has some years endeav-
ored to prevent, bringing with it the
Increased attack on Democratic
rights for which we sought to pre-
pare the American people, has Gre
ated q situation in which a different
program and type of organization
are needed to preserve Democratic
rights In war time and thereby help
keep the United States out of war.
Therefore the national board here
by resolves to cease activities as Of
this date"
The league was called Comnnu-
mist front organization by Rep.
Martin Dies. D., Tex, chairman of
the committee investigating un-
American activities. It was founded
here in 1888 as the American League
Against War and FasciSm, with rep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

raigned and the jail sentence was
made operative and he was sent to
the Litchfield county jail.
Attorney Tobin Immediately Sc
cured his release on writ of habeus
corpus, granted by Judge Munger
of superior court. It is Attorney
Tobin's claim that irasmuch as the
man was sent to jail while he had
an appeal pending to higher court
he was falsely imprisoned.
This mornings motion was insti-
tuted by Attorney Blansf1eld in an
attempt to have the name Of Grand
Juror Flynn withdrawn from the
case. Attorney Blansfield claims the
grand juror had nothing to do with
the alleged false imprisonment and
did not conspire with Justice Pope
to have Gmitraz sent to jail. The
attorney further claims the grand
juror did not act in malicious and
corrupt manner as alleged. and that
his actions in the case were merely
those required in the performance Of
his duty as grand juror.
Judge McEvoy reserved decision
on the demurrer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
films APPEAL
FOR AIRPLANES
Need Urgent Following
Latest Red Raids on
ROvaniemli
BY HuBERT UEXKUELL

UNITED Press Staff CORRESPONDENCE
Haparanda, Sweden, on the Fin
nish Frontier, Feb. 2-(UP)-Ftn-
lands appeal for foreign airplanes
became urgent today after bomb
ing raid by 43 fast two-motored Rus
sion planes on Rovaniemi. general
headquarters for the Finnish north
eastern and northern armies.
The planes dropped 200 bombs, Of
all types, on the city yesterday af-
ter having dropped 100 bombs We'd
neSday.
The people of Rovaniemi expressed
belief that Russia intended to de-
stroy the city by systematic raids
and when I left there last night to
file this story, because Royaniemi
communications were disrupted, they
were urging that only the immediate
receipt of planes from nations
friendly to Finland could stop the
raids.
Two Russian planes were shot
down during yesterdays raid. In
three formations of nine each and
two of eight each, the planes went
over Rovaniemi between 1880
and II a. m. yesterday. They flew at
about 10000 feet.
Telephone and Geographic COM
munication failed as soon as the
bombs started crashing into the city.
Hours later, with communications
still out, managed to get an auto
mobile to bring me the rs miles to
Haparanda, to telephone to the
United Press Scandinavian head
quarters at Copenhagen.
The Russian planes dropped bombs
ranging from Is pound incendiary
ones to great 500 pound demolition
bombs.
Twenty bombs, mostly heavy ones,
dropped in the immediate vicinity of
hospital without hitting it direct.
In the two days raids two nurses at
the hospital were killed and eight
wounded, some seriously.
Buildings elsewhere without mill
tary value, including two churches,
have been wrecked or damaged.
Authorities at Rovaniemi have
asked newspaper men not to report
the specific buildings hit, in order
not to inform the Russians.
During yesterdays raid one man
SO yards from me had his legs cut
of by a splinter from a 200 pound
bomb which also wounded two other
persons nearby. He died on sled on
the way to hospital.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. a.
Feb. 2.-(UP) - An unconfirmed
dispatch to the newspaper Berling-
ske Tidende reported today that
fires were burning in Roveniami,
Finland, as the result of severe
Russian airplane bombing yester-
day.
It was asserted that the town had
been largely evacuated and that
many homes had been destroyed.
Fires were reported burning at
Kemijaervi in mid Finland.
The Copenhagen dispatch was &C
cepted with reserve as a United
Press dispatch from Hubert Uex-
kuell, who was at Rovaniemi during
the raid, did not indicate damage to
have been as severe as the Berling-
ske Tidende dispatch implied.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Use OF SILVER
DOLLAR URGED

Boston, Feb. 2-(UP)-Revival of
the old-fashioned "cartwheel" silver
dollar was urged today as means
of advertising travel opportunities
in the United States.
The suggestion was made by
Glenwood j. Sherrard in O. letter to
Secretary Of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau Jr. Sherrard is man
ager of the Parker House and chair
man of the American Hotel asso-
cations travel committee.
Sherrard suggested that the coin
be known as the Travel America
Dollar" to remind citizens it should
be spent in going places, in seeing
America and helping prosperity
prosper"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
a VIOLENT DEATHS
in CONN. THURSDAY
(By United Press)

Two automobile fatalities were
among four violent deaths occur
ing in Connecticut Thursday.
Jack Primo Genovesi, 40, GA
South oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y,
died almost instantly when car in
which he was a passenger overturned
at Talcotville. Three companions es-
capped serious injury.
Frank Kulas, 20, a pedestrian, died
from automobile injuries at New
Britain.
Harold B. Bengston, As, jobless
mechanic, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the cellar of his
home at Portland.
Burns suffered when a lamp over
turned at his home, caused the
death of Charles Kwasnick, 38, Ken
sington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

New York, Feb. 2s-(UPD-A
firmer tone developed ON the stock
market today after five sessions Of
decline. Around noon the main list
registered gains ranging to a point
( Slightly more activity came into
recognized leaders and aided sem
timent. Steel shares led the re-
covery and q substantial improve
ment was noted in the mercantile
division.
Bethlehem Steel sold at "a 1-8 up
1; u. s. Steel 81 IL up 7-8; Chry-
sler 81 IL up Ia; General Motors
So 1-8 up So: Anaconda ~ 3-8
up "a; Santa Fe q 5-8 up Ia:
New York Central 16 IA up 3-8:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
TEACHERS ENTITLED
TO COMPENSATION

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 2.-CUP).-
Public school teachers are entitled
to wcrkmen's compensation because
they are employees and not public
officials, Attorney General Francis
A. Pollotti ruled today.
In an opinion to the state depart
ment of education, Pallotti said:
Public school teachers are of the
class that are employed by contract.
In their case the mutual relation OF
employer and employe exists
through contract"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
McLEVY is BLAMED
FOR TAX SHORTAGE

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 2.-(UPl
Socialist Mayor Jasper McLevy
was held responsible today for an
alleged shortage Of $4,000 in the
tax marshaPs books by Democratic
Town Chairman James j. Whelan.
Marshal Charles j. Mcnamara was
under arrest for the alleged short
age.
Said Whelan: Responsibility must
be laid at the door Of Mayor Nc
Levy. If he had spent more time
in arranging protective measures
instead Of spending his time de-
grading other administrations, per-
haps this condition could have been
avoided"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
Market Shows Fir1ner
Tone Around Noon
S Sessions of Decline Temporarily Halted-MOre
Activity Among Leaders

Montgomery Ward So Ia up 1; May
Department Stores 81 Ia up and
Douglas Aircraft 81 3-S up 7-8.
Several issues made new highs for
more than a year, including JCluett
Peabody at 80 SD up 7-8; Pfetffer
Brewing g 7-8 up "a; Savage Arms
"A IL up / 1-8 and United Cor
poration 40 So up 1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
PRESIDENT HOME

Hyde Park, N. Y, Feb. 2. CUP)-
President Roosevelt arrived at his
home today for a weekend holiday.
Accompanied here by Secretary Of
Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., he
plans to remain until Monday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

from various organiza-
lions including the Communist
party. When the name was changed
in 1887 it was decided to eliminate
political parties from membership
The Communist party withdrew but
it was said that Communist leaders
remained.
First president of the league was
J. B. Matthews, now an investigator
for the Dies committee. He said he
was fellow traveller" of the Com
munists in 1888.
DR.. Ward, who is professor OF
Christian Ethics at Union Theolog-
ical seminary, denied in his speech
last night that the league had been
Communist-controlled.
| In letters to local branches, league
directors urged members to carry on
the fight for Democratic rights by
local forms Of organization.
Rev. Alison j. Smith, now on leave
of absence from his duties as pastor
of the Grace Methodist church in
the Waterville section, left this city
to serve as a field representative of
the American League for Peace and
Democracy. He is expected to resume
his church duties here soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
TAX COLLECTIONS LOWER

Hartford. Conn. Feb. 2. (UP)-
Federal tax collections in Connectt-
cut totaling $4.372,327 during jan
uary, were $l49,352 less than re-
ceived during the same month IN
1889, 1t was announced today by
Internal Revenue Collect Thomas 8.
Smith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
League For Peace,
Democracy Folds Up
Branded as COn1munistic Front By Dies Committee;
Local Minister Loses Field Agent Position

New York, Feb. 2 up TIL
American League for Peace and
Democracy, with $4,000 members
and branches in 1T cities, has dis
banded.
A statement given out last night
during a testimonial dinner for DR..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
FLORISTS ELECT

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 2. (UP)-
Meyer Wilson, New Haven, today
assumed the presidency of the Con-
necticut Florists association. Elect
ed to serve with him were w. w.
Thomson, West Hartford, vice-pres-
ident, and Charles B. Barr, STRAIT
ford, secretary-treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02
WORLD WELL LOST

WORLD filled with confusion, blood world well
lost far these people concerned For them the secret
hankerng Of people get from ALL reality Wars
them untouched often Obv0uS and
they found
their lives assert
mans claim that he master Of his fate can't be done?
cam and these people doing it,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-02

Temperature at 10 o'clock last
night was "a degrees above zero.