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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15

f. r. Fetterolf. publicity director
for Tacoma Chamber Of commrrce.
viii be principal speaker Friday
night at meeting Of West End
Improvement club 10 be held At =
O'Clock In Franklin grade school.
Fetterolf will tell Of plans Of COM
mittees for celebration OF compile
ton Of Tacoma Narrows bridge
and AcChord field. slated for July
Ia. A program Of entertainment
Is planned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15
Mr.. Mason S Dispatch

Continued From Page onel
son for Hitler's success.
The Germans have been
fighting throughout on the
offensive. and the normal
proportion of offensive TO
defensive strength should
be three to one. There is
no indication that the Ger
man troops exceeded that
ratio, nor is there any pres
ent evidence that they pos
sesSed il.
Once the German break
through occurred in the
Sedan section. due to in
credible inefficieney of the
French high command, as
told by Premier Reynaud,
fighting took the form of
tactical development in
space. the classical way Of
combat.
The new idea of stale
mate from the start
through the erection of i'm
passable barriers like the
Maginot line broke down.
An opportunity then was
offered for offensive field
operations, for which the
allies were unprepared,
They had counted on the
superiority of defense.
The comparative strength
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15
Changes His Plea
And Gets 20 Years

]. a. Gerum, 5l-yeaf-old Seattle
bookkeeper. after two months In
the county jail intending TO fight
charge Of forgery. changed his
plea 10 guilty Thursday afternoon.
He was given maximum sentence
OF 20 years in the state prison at
Walla Waila by Judge n. ID.
Hodge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15
Widow OF "Stroto"
Victim Gets $4,000

SEATTLE Mrs Earl Als-n Fer
guson. widow OF Boeing strato-
liner test pilot who was killed In
a plane crash. Thursday In supe-
rior court here was awarded S. 900
damages for the death Of her hus-
band. Mrs. Ferguson had asked
$4,000 from the Bocing Aircraft
company Her husband died March
is. 1889. when the stratoliner
crashed near Alder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15
An Expert Appraises Days
Events in Europe's War

essentially different from
the opening phase OF the
World war. But the Ger
mans had developed their
novel attack method, using
reconnaissance planes, then
bomb diving planes. then
heavy tanks. followed by
motorized troops. blazing
the way for mass infantry
attacks.
In the long history Of
war the contest between
offense and defense for
supremacy has been contin-
uous. In the World war
defense gained the upper
hand. In the present con-
flict the. remarkably rapid
German advance To Paris
demonstrates that offense
has supremacy.
Always in the past de-
Tense eventually has caught
up with new offensive tao
tics. but not vet in France.
II 1t comes soon, strategic
conditions will change.
The allies have shown
deficiency in anticipating
German strategy. For some
time before the German
thrust through the low
countries there was COM
mon belief that Hitler was
planning this move.
Yet on May 4 the French
war ministry announced
that the two war classes of
1912 and 1913 were TO be
released from military SER
vice May II. the day after
the blitzkrieg began.
The allies actually were
reducing their active field
strength at the time Hitler
was making his final plans
for his great offensive.
Such was the misplaced con-
fidence the French high
command had in the SUI
premacy of defense over
attack.
General Weygand. faced
with these mistakes, has
succeeded in extricating his
forces from complete dis
aster. His line still is intact
for future operations. 1t is
the present major purpose
of the Germans to try TO
cut off the allied retreat. to
compel capitulation or ami
hilation.
Three German offensive
movements now are pro-
ceeding in the eastern sec
tor.
The first, which has
taken Montmedy, at the
northwestern end Of the
Maginot line, seems aimed
at a flank attack against
the Maginot line.
The second, which is di-
rected toward st. Dizier,
southeast of Vitry lie Fran
co.'s, appears to be headed
toward the center of the
line.
The third, pointed toward I
Romilly, is carrying the
German swing back toward |
Paris, seeking to hamper /
Weygand's retreat. |
The German plan thus
appears to have the double /
objective of isolating the
Maginot defenses and driv-
ing Weygand's retreat west
where the Germans
seem to hope it may run |
afoul Of new offensive yet /
10 be developed southwest /
Of Paris. T
Arrival Of fresh British
troops in force may save
the allies from a trap in the
west, but to prevent isola-
ton Of the Maginot line
appears at present a much /
more difficult problem for
Weygand.
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4. &. r. MEETING

The United Commercial Travel.
ers viii meet Al 2 p. m. Friday
In Odd Fellows temple. with n. n.
Jensen presiding.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Hokie Smith, Pin Stakes Champ
OF '39, Cracks Two Records
To Win Wolfe Memorial

Winner Of five major tournaments
last season, Hokie Smith of the
Lucky Strike today gave promise
of cracking his own national mark
by a record-smashing victory last
night at College Park and Hyatts-
vile in the fourth annual Pop Wolfe
Memorial.
In repeating his 1898 triumph.
Hokie, after an inconspicuous first
block score of 636. finished with a
sizzling 739 to establish two records
for the tournament when his 1875
topped u other leading District,
Maryland and Virginia duckpinners
who composed the biggest field ever
to roll in the event named for the
late Harry Wolfe of Prince Georges
County. Hokie's first round games
were 128, 80, 155, lib and 1856. His
final five were $50, l52, 1913, 1863
and ISL.
Karl Gochenour. defending cham
pion. last season rolled the previous
record Of 1859.
Stalcup Admirable Runnerup.
Giving the No. 2 bowler OF the
country a battle for the top prize
of 500 was Billy Stalcup Of Rosslyn,
who chalked up sets of 1858 for
1866. Billy, red hot from the start,
reeled of strings of Isl, 1853. 116,
1913 and 165 at College Park and
came back with 1856. 1923, $50, 100
and 129 at Hyattsville. His prize
was $50.
Ollie Pacini of Northeast Temple
made a great bid for the champion
ship with 1852 to collect $35. His
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
indian Spg Beaver Dam Teams Reach Semna Of State
Mrs. Lymon|s Maui Girl Adds
Another Crown as Outdoor
Horse Show Season Ends

which won the Marlboro Fair cham.
pionship on Saturday, took . fan
in the hunter hacks class, but was
unhurt. In the only other spill,
Virginia Lively escaped with nothing
more serious than q bad shaking up.
The summaries:
Ladies' hunters-won by Maui Girl.
owned and ridden by Mrs. c. B. Lyman;
by Miss Florence Fitzgerald: third. Lacquer
Lady. owned by Fenton Fadeley and ridden
by Mrs Lyman: fourth, Virginia Lee. owned
by Representative SasScer and ridden By
Miss Eva Rabbit.
Pony saddle tunder 12e hands)-won
by Napoleon. owned by Dorothy Lee Coun-
selman. ridden by Ralph Kirk: second.
Janey' owned and ridden by Jimmy Edle-
blut; third. Star Boy. owned and ridden
by David Belding; fourth. Little Spring
Hope. owned and ridden by Donnie Armi-
Pony saddle tunder 14a hands,-won
oy star Way. owned and ridden by David
Martin. ridden by Bob Leutbacker; third,
Happy, owned and ridden by Harry Ham,
ilton.
Pony jumping (unoer 1e2 hands)-won
by Janey. owned and ridden BY Jimmy
Edleblut; second. Little Spring Hope. owned
p noi.o Tdo oHns Sy b Donny third Ma
by. Ralph Kirk: fourth, Silver, owned and
ridden by Ralph Kirk.
Happy, owned and ridden by Harry Ham
ilton; second. Star Way. owned and ridden
by David Beldins; third. Nannette. owned
hacker
Junior horsemanship-wo by Ralph
Kirk on Charles Fletchers Nanette: Sec
selman,s Krisssi; third MaTrisn cgTran,
w. ": on on his s. Patrick; fourth. Jackie
"f PARK on Tid hfs Df soFsewop b, Recall
swned and ridden by Charles Carrico:
M sseond Maui h lTI Owned and ridden Dy
by Heiskell Gray ridden by Arnold Lusby:
Mrs. Donald c. Bradley. ridden by Mrs.
Triple bsr-won by Greystone. owned
BY Roland Hartman. ridden by Wilton
Hartman: second. Lacquer Lady owned
Master, owned by Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Bogley. ridden by Mr.. sosley;, fourth.
Knockdown-and-out, sweepstakes = Won
BY by M T. Taylor owned .I by MT Gray I'd
sand. owned and ridden by Miss Fitz-
gerald; third Isolde. owned end ridden
by Mr.. Carrico fourth. Cody. owned BY
Working hanter,-Won BY Maui Girl.
owned and ridden by Mrs. Lyman: second.
Recall owned and ridden BY Nj. Carrico:
G Rq Ts'0P %ake e.n' fourth 1nd 81 dd PaeH
owned and ridden by Marian Curran'
Handy hunters-Won by Ny Lass owned
and ridden by Mrs. Forrest Sherman; sec
ond Virginia Lee owned by Representa-
i've Sssscer, ridden by Mickey Mas!A:
third. Maui Girl. owned and ridden by
Mrs LYMAN; fourth. Mr.. TAYLOR. owned
by Mr. Gray. ridden by Mr.. Lusby.
Pairs Of hunters-won by M. Grays
Mr. Taylor and Maurice Oelss Top
O. Morn second Miss Warren's David
and George Mueller's Brown Bonnet third,
Representative Sasscer's Virginia Lee and
Mrs. Counselmsn's Kristi.
Hunter hacks-Won by Recall oVnsd
, TAYLOR, owned by Mr. GRAY ridden bv
Mr. Lusby: third My Lass, owned BY
| Mrs. Sherman, ridden by Il. Col c 3.
Lyman: fourth. Maui Girl. owned and
ridden by Mrs Lyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
Florida Saves Stars
From ViIIanova Tilt
To Battle Terps

University of Florida's football
team spent four hours in the Ma
tons Capital Saturday en- route to
Gainesville, following a $50 defeat
at the hands of Villanova at Phila-
delphia Friday night.
Tom Lieb, who is coaching the
Gators for the first time, said that
the score lust didn't indicate the
excellent play of our team"
With the annual homecoming
game with Maryland slated Satur-
day in Gainesville, Lieb declared he
kept five of his flrst-string players
on the bench that they might be fit
and ready for the Terrapin battle
The players, all suffering from in
juries of some sort, were Herbie
Huston, quarterback; Charlie Tate
and Red Mack, fullbacks; Frank
Smoack, right end, and Spike
Goodwin, right guard.
Lieb, former Notre Dame all
American, pointed out that Florida
was outgained by only IS yards, and
made 9 first downs as compared to
II by Villanova. But our mis-
takes beat u.s." Lieb added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

but such trifles were not expected
to interfere with the plan.
Ray Avis, who once managed a
stable Of fighters larger than Hy-
attsville's 1920 population, is the
gent behind the idea He has the
Stadium, claims he has $4,000 in
cash to guarantee Baer. and predicts
gate of between $40 900 and $50 900
If the warriors sign.
Avis said he wired Ancil Hoff-
man, Baer's manager, and expected
favorable reply today. Max Wax
man, Burman's agent. already has
agreed to the proposal
If the match goes in prices 60
unnecessarily. The plan is to
charge a $40 top for ringside pews
with the rest Of the house scaled
accordingly. Riverside's seating Ca
pacity would be upped to $500 for
the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

fA0AA AAS AAoA AAACAlIAoAlCO W ASkCttON
Storm the night before, and had
called together all the members of
the expedition who had been in Hur-
ricane Cavern at the time of the
initial tragedy.
Not only were all the members
Of the Ballard clan present. but also
Ken Brewster, dressed in blue Stacks
and the comfortable crepe-soled
shoes he had worn the day before.
The two school teachers were there.
too. looking more uncomfortable
than ever at being drawn into an
other murder mystery. Charlotte
Paige's pale blue eyes were popping
with establishment, while Myra Wat
kins. with a black wooden shawl
drawn about her angular shoulders,
looked like the personiflcation OF
Indignation. Only John Coventry.
the old miner, was absent. and
Storm made a mental note to look
into the reason for his non -appear-
ance.
Sheriff HUMPHREYS elbowed his
way through the crowd to Storms
side. There was little need for him
to question his colleague as to the
manner of Milo Skeletons death, for
his trained faculties told him at
once what had happened. The blu
ish cast of Milo's countenance, its
determined good nature now oblit-
Grated in the gravity Of death, and
the faint odor of bitter almonds in
the air told him at once that Milo
Shelton had died of a swift and
deadly poison.
Looks like a clear case of sui
eide to me-" he said in low tone.
noting the utter absence of any
indication of struggle.
Points to Racing Form.
mo, don't think so," Storm
answered quietly. He pointed to
the open racing form which lay on
the bedside table. Marked in blue
pencil were Milo's choices for the
days races. He'd hardly have
made his selections, folded his paper,
and quietly proceeded to take poi
son. The case seems to me to be
more complicated than that"
His alert eyes had already noted
the box of headache powders lying
on the table beside the empty water
glass.
was Milo Shelton in the habit
of taking these things regularity"
he asked, his eye falling on Denise
Ballard who seemed the most COM
posed member of the group.
why yes. He took them fire.
quently," she answered. He said
they were invaluable for that
mosning-a{tsr feeling. But surely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
BY JACK ALLEN.

The close of the outdoor horse
show season in the Capital area
found Maui Girl, veteran cam
paigner of Mrs. Polly Lyman of
Washington, wife OF 1t. Col. Charles
B. Lyman and one of this countrys
finest eQuestriennes, in possession
of another championship award to-
day.
Indian Spring Hunt Clubs titular
ribbon was added to the long string
of prizes won by the bay mare when
the Lyman hunter emerged first in
q jump-o1 after capturing two firsts
and several lesser awards in the
annual meet at Four Corners, Md,
yesterday.
Winner In Northern Shows.
Maui Girl, which has taken down
blues in Madison Square Garden and
other leading shows in the North,
showed only occasional flashes of
her true form. but managed to top
the disappointingly small field of
horses after hard pressure from Mr..
Taylor, a newcomer performing for
Heiskell Gray Of Suitland, Md.
The latter. formerly three
gated saddle horse and untried over
fences until two months ago, tied
the Lyman mare in points during
the running of the 13-class program,
but in the ensuing jump-off over
an outside hunter course was rated
second to the Washington horse by
Capt. David Wagstaff of Fort Myer,
judge OF the show, and was pinned
reserve champion.
Greystone, owned by Roland Hart
man and ridden by 18-year old
Woody Hartman, defeated some of
this sectors best open jumpers in
the triple-bar class to run his string
OF victories in this particular type
of competition to four straight.
Two Riders In Falls.
Charles Carrico narrowly missed
getting a second LEG" on the Indian
Spring Hunt Clubs Challenge Tro-
ply in the working hunters class.
His reliable old fencer, Recall, win
ner Of the cup in 1899, finished sec
ond to Maui Girl, and the trophy,
which must be won three times to
be retired, went to Mrs. Lyman for
the first time.
Recall, which shows to equally fine
advantage as hack or hunter. won
two of the largest classes of the
day, however, with blue-ribbon per-
formances in both the park riding
competition and the event for hunt
er hacks.
Donald Bradley of Silver Spring
riding Charles Fletcher's Nanette
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14
20 Years AGO
In The Star

Harry Vardon and Ted Ray,
British golf stars, overwhelmed
Fred Mcleod Of Columbia and
Jock Hutchinson Of Chicago, 8 and
7. in 36-hole exhibition match
at Columbia Club.
Gallaudet defeated Naval Air
Station eleven, So to 0. in a prac-
tice football game
Samuel D. Riddle. owner Of
Man-o-War. announced that the
conqueror of Sir Barton will re-
tire to the Glen Riddle farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

big high schools of this city and
once they played a scoreless tie
in the State finals.
They won 81 games, lost Is,
tied 5 and scored 1859 points
against SOB for the opposition.
This season they not only are
indicated in four games, but
have rot been scored on.
Il do not find the teaching Of
50 many plays any great prob
lem" Russell says. They are
built on what we think is COM
mon sense basis, and we do at
tempt to educate the boys in the
fundamentals of the game. which
makes the task Of learning hs.
nAk much eAsisf."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

handkerchief from the recesses OF
the bag. He unwrapped 1t swiftly,
then uttered an exclamation Of dis
may For the package contained
not only a sheath but another dag
ger which was an exact copy Of the
one which had killed Stephen
Ballard.
A hasty examination of the inside
of the sheath revealed the label of
the K'ang Lo curio shop just where
the old Chinese had indicated that
such merchandise was always
marked.
so this was why Milo was fright
ened.' Storm said slowly. LAS soon
as he saw the dagger that had
killed his uncle. he realized that
he had one just like it, and was
afraid that we'd pin the murder on
him. Well. there was certainly
plenty of evidence pointing his way.
But the old Chinaman was right
after all. He warned me that there
were scores of knives like that one"
That means we're back where
We started" HUMPHREYS said, his
chagrin evident in his voice TT
clears Milto Shelton. but we're as
far as ever from knowing the iden-
tity of the real murderer"
His words were interrupted by a
loud knock at the door, and Hulda
Svenson entered, her huge bulk fill
ing the doorway.
There's phone call for Inspec-
tor Storm" she said stridently.
Long distance-from Denver"
Storm hurried into the library and
picked up the receiver.
This is Storm speaking" he said
quietly.
Important Information.
Listen, inspector the voice at
the other end of the wire was urgent,
this is John Coventry. You re.
member me- was on that tour
yesterday when Steve Ballard got
bumped off. Well, I've got some
important information for you. I'm
not the guy to say anything until
I'm sure, and I couldn't be certain
until I checked my bunch here in
| DSA'Ci -Do0 oAlliAN hilOW WiiO
killed Stephen Ballard"
Who was it?" Storm asked
quickly.
Its not safe to tell you over the
phone-Ive heered there's extern
sions all over that house. But I'll
be back from Denver at about one
O'Clock tomorrow. Could you meet
me in my cabin about that time2"
You bet your life could" Storm
said Just tell me where it is"
"Tain't hard to find" the old
miner answered. IT'S about 3 miles
due west from Hidden House, Just
of the main road"
I'll be there Storm promised.
20. K, mate-till tomorrow, then"
John Coventry hung up.
For a moment longer Inspector
Storm held the receiver to his ear.
He was immersed IN thought. Then,
just as he was about to replace II,
he heard the soft. unmistakable
click of one of the extension phones
being replaced on its hook.
(copyrisht, 1910. CHICAGO Daily News. lne.l
Tomorrow: Storm finds two Wis
| itOrs at Hurricane Cavern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

her voice was incredulous, "he
didn't die OF an overdose OF head
ache powders?"
He died of an overdose Of poison
Storm answered soberly.
"PoisopI" said Denise shrilly.
We'll, if you want to know where
it came FROM her eyes darted
around the group and came to rest
with a peculiar malignancy on the
Chinese gadget that Storm had
noted the day before in Joan Bal
lard's lapel why don't you ask
dear little Joan about it?"
Il don't know what you mean
Joan answered. Her face was sud-
denly drained of all color.
Cites Advertisement.
Then I'll show you" answered
Denise. She turned suddenly to
Storm. Il saw those ornaments
advertised in the New York Star.
They have a secret compartment in
the base where you can insert cot
ton saturated with perfume. But
what remember particularly about
the ad was that it said, Or, if you're
the Borgia type, you could keep
your supply of poison there I
know that the ad writer meant it
only for joke, but just the same
I did think it was strange when
Joan appeared with one the next
day"
THE woman is insane!" Joan said
desperately. Il didn't see the ad.
I just happened to be shopping
downtown one day and saw this on
the counter. 1 told the clerk I
wanted it and she wrapped it up for
me without so much as mentioning
any secret compartment. If there
is one. I'm sure I don't know how
to work it,
"A likely story!" sneered Denise.
you're a very clever little mink. II
you won't show them how it works
I will I"
Look" she said. pressing a. tiny
spring in the bottom of the urn.
Immediately it spranC open to dis
close a small chamber that might
easily have held enough pison to
cause a mans death But the COM
partment was empty
For q moment Denise was taken
aback. Then she turned to Storm
triumphantly. OF course it's empty"
she said maliciously. Don't you
see? She had just enough Of the
poison to kill Milo
That's a lie!" said Joan, her eyes
blazing. If you want tn know where
the poison came from why don't you
ask Nu10o Hamilton? Che knows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

put the spindle-shanked boys
over.
There are 70 boys in the school
and "a are out for the football
squad. That's really too many
for Coach H. N. CRusty) Russell.
He never uses more than two or
three substitutes and this year
he has two good ones, so he's all
set.
The home has been in TIE
Texas Interscholastic League for
eight seasons. The enrolment
was so small it required a SPECIAL
rule for them to compete in the
top division.
They have won the district
championship I'VE times over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-14

By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Oct. IA
They call them the Mighty Mites,
the Little Rascals and the Giant
Killers of Texas schoolboy foot
ball.
Such names are associated
principally with gridiron fight
and that's only half the story
when you consider Masonic Home
Of Fort Worth.
The Masons are the scourges
OF high school football, beating
the best and winning champion
ships over teams that outweigh
them from 20 to 40 pounds to the
man and are overwhelmingly
ahead In manpower.