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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
"Ihe Biscuit Eate Main Attraction At The Riato Theaer Today
Kelleher Estate
SET at S204,2l5

: SEATTLE-The estate of Mrs
Elsie kelleher, widow OF Daniel
kelleher. pioneer Seattle banker,
WAS set at x2s4,215 today by
Robert F. Walden. supervisor of
:. the state inheritance tax division.
Beneficiaries were two sons,
Hugh G. NJ. Kelleher. New York
City, and Campbell Kelleher. Seat
tie bank official. Each received
$l42.1o7.
Mrs. Kelleher died in Virginia
March Q, 1892.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
NOW PLAYING At LOCAL THEATERs

RE\-Rochelle Hudson and June
Lang in Convicted Woman: also
Frank Morgan and Billie Burke in
The Ghost Comes Home"
sHELI.-Wayne Morris and Ronald
Reagan in Brother Rat and a
Baby: also Tex Ritter in Sun
down on the Prairie
Robert Montgomery and
Reginald Owen in The Earl of
Chicago: also Gene Autry and
Smiley Brunette in In Old
Monterey"
TENPIH-Errol Flynn and Miriam
Hopkins in Virginia City. also
Mae Robson and Henry Davenport
in Granny Get Your Gun"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13

cnange the situation one DIT.
In "Susan And God" Miss
Crawford has one Of the most
difficult roles OF her entire
career, with pages upon pages
Of script and almost unnum-
bered demands upon her ahiI-
Ify =. and she wraps tho
whole thing up In as neat =
package rs you ever saw In
your life.
Fredric March gives an excel
lent performance as susan's hus-
band and the supporting cast.
headed by Ruth Hussey and in
John Carroll, Rita Hay
worth. Nigel Bruce. Bruce Cabot,
Rita Quigley and Rose Hobart,
end the masters touch to a truly
line screen offering.
Baby Sandy moves into the star
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13

class in picture that will amuse
you every minute 1t is on the
screen s. and Baby is in very
fine company.
She has the cream of Holly
woods fun makers who work
overtime to deliver a thrill packed
comedy that Is hard to beat.
Butch and Buddy, of I'm
derpup' fame; Tom Brown,
Nan Grey. Mischa Auer. Eu-
gene Palette, Billy Gilbert,
Edgar Kennedy and Fritz Field
all trail the little darling
through a days experiences
that will make you forget
your troubles like good
nights rest.
The new Music Box bill liz prob
ably one of the best double feature
programs to show here for some
time and will generously reward
those who seek relaxation and en-
joyment at the Hamrick house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13

Bennett Tousey newly elected president of the Showmens
Vorey Jubilee of the Miss America poeeont takes
Ruth Crowford-Mss Atomic City 1910, and Potco Don
nelly the reenno queen Miss America for stroll in front
of of the exclusive cobono colonies the Atomic City
Beech Tousey director of the Hotel Troymore and other
beochfront hotel and civic eoders cooperating in the
organization of the 1910 pageant be held here Sept to
The local to be held at the Century ballroom Sotur
day. July IT. Girls desiring enter the 1910 Miss America
contest may oppy at the Olympus hotel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
Death and Taxes
Only Ceriainiies

II you are inclined to grumble
about taxes. don't do it within
hearing distance of Enrol Flynn.
star of Virginia City" now at the
Temple theater Flynn has read
considerably on customs and laws
of Virginia City in the Sixties. He
can rattle off a list of revenue laws
and taxes that leave the complain
ants speechless.
For example. there was poll
tax of two dollars on all males be-
tween the ages of q and so. If the
tax was not paid promptly the ante
was lifted to three dollars. Among
others. was a tax of five dollars
per day on theaters; pawnbrokers
paid a toll of $500 per year: cir
euses were taxed at the rate of
$40 per day; bowling alleys con-
tributed $50 per year and agents
added another $500 per annum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
James Streets Famous Story
Comes 10 Life on Local Screen
Zone Grey's The Light of Western
Stors" Offered os Companion Film

moving down-toearth story about life in the Georgia
sporting country-wh grand boy and equally grand
dog its central characters-s told in THE Biscuit Eater
Paramouns new drama, which opens today at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
TRY FOR A FREE ART COURSE

Copy this sid and send Us your drswins per
hsp: you'll win COMPLETE FEDERAL
COURSE FREE! This contest Is for amateurs,
70 Is you like to draw do not hesitate to enter.
Pixies for Five Best Drawings = FIVE
COMPETE ART COURSES FREE, M
eI0dins drawing outfits. Value 81 each
esussss $fss.oo.)
teeG1 Each contestant whose dsswins shows
ssffciert merit will receive ysdins and
sdvies q 70 whether he o. she hes, in our
sstimskioa sstisde talent worth developing.
Nowadays design and color play en- important
pst in the sale Of almost everything. Therefore
he sdist. who designs merchandise or illustrates
advertising has bseome real factor in modem
industry. Machines can never displsce him.
klsny Federal students. both men and girls who
sse NOW commercial designers or illustrators
cspsble q canning Up to 5000 yearly have
6een iSsined BY the Federal Course Here's
; splendid opportunity to test your talent
Resd he rules and send your drawing to the
sddsss bsIow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13

Gene Raymond, favorite Of
thousands OF film fans, was
stormed by loyal autograph
hunters upon his return to the
RKO Radio studio to resume his
screen career. He will be starred
with Wendy Barrie in Gross
Country Romance" He spent the
past year working on his music,
and recently sold two Of his
compositions to a New York
publishing house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
RULES

This contest open only
TO amateur, Is yesn
old OF more. Professional
commercial artists end
Federal students are not
eligible.
1. Make drawing Of girl
5l9inehesh high, on paper
] inches high. Drsw only
the sih. not the lettering.
2. ussonlypeneilospen.
}. No drawings will be
returned.
4. Print your name, ed
dress ltown, county,
stated, sse end oecups-
ton on back Of drawing.
5. All drawings mus, be
received BY July Dist.
1910. Prizes will be
. awarded for drawings
best IN proportion end
nestness by Federal
Schools Faculty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13

So great is the pull of gravity on
the small companion star of the
bright star Sirius. that a 150-
pound man would weigh 1000
tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
Susan and God"
NIFW bII1s agfaAaAAaNAN

Fredric March in Susan And Cod"
In fact anyone who hasn't any about Joan but
who is looking for really top flight movie may follow the
advice Here indeed is real entertainment,
and the companion picture, SANDY Is Lady, doesn't
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11

may occur.
 Christian Heiss, e. o. P. town committee chairman, was chairman of the session and Fred c. Curtis' was clerk. Josiah Evans, Prank Bronson and John Donahue were telIers
 200 To Register
 It is estimated about 200 local men will be required to register for the draft next Wednesday. All men between the gaes of 21 and 25 will have to register.
 The registrars of voters, Ruth Carroll and Blanche Brennan, have appointed the registration board. It consists of: First Selectman Austin Ford, chief registrar, Ralph Tucker, Sr., George E. Bronson, Ralph Up- right, Fred c. Curtiss, Miss Carroll and Mrs. Brennan, all volunteers.
 Meet Tonight
 A meeting of the Polish Demo- cratic club will be held at S:3O to- night to plan for a social and rally. The session will be in White Eagle hall.
 To Make Voters
 The board of Selectmen and town clerk will meet tomorrow from a. m. until S p. m. in the town hall tn make new voters. Only those who applied to the registrars will be el- igible. Another session will be held on October 19 from g a. m. until p. m.
 In Hospital
 Mrs. John Lee, wife of the local postmaster, is patient at the Bris- tol hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11
BRADLEY WINS
 OVER JOHNSON
State Representative Re- nominated at Republican
 Caucus Last Night
BEACON FALLS
Correspondent Wm. , Baxter
 Phone Naugatuck s94s

( A
 Beacon Falls, October 11-A close contest marked the Republican eau GUS in the town hall last night, with Rep. William Bradley being renom- mated for the office of state repre- sentative by margin of 16 votes. His opponent for the nomination was Oscar Johnson.
 MT. Bradley secured 68 votes to 52 for MT. Johnson. Fred c. Curtiss, Richard Johns, Ernest Clark and Melvin Witherwax were nominated as justices of the peace.
 George G. Lynch of Middlebury, representative of the 16th district, attended and delivered talk. It was voted to authorize the town committee to fill any vacancies that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11
WORLD WAR
 ENGINEER DIES

West Townsend, Mass, oct. II -- tUP) = Arthur Patch Homer, GA, a consulting engineer and special U. s. Navy envoy to England during the World War, died yesterday.
 A native of Galveston, Tex, Ho- mer was active in shipbuilding cir cles before he became vice-president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11
More Volunteers Needed for Registration Wednesday

of the Cochrane, Harper and Com- pany brokerage firm in Boston. Be- fore he retired few years ago. Homer was president of the Power Transmission Company of Boston.
 ell leaves a wife and a daughter. Funeral services win be held to- morrow, with burial in Riverside cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11

Two hundred thousand school children. will take part in celebrat- ing Mexico's national antirlm day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-11

Uruguay is. trying to fanufacture articles previously bought abroad.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
New Technique Eases
Removal of Bits in Eye

New York. Dec. 11-UP-A new
technique for locating splinters and
glass imbedded in the eyes, said to
be so effective that the patient 5
sight in most cases is not injured
when the foreign body is removed,
has been perfected by DR.. Raymond
i. Pfeiffer, roentgenologist at the
Eye Institute Of Presbyterian Medi-
cal Center here.
While the patient wears special
curved contact lens over the in
jured eye-ball. two X-ray pictures.
profile and frontal, are made of the
injured eye.
The contact lens used has four
lead dots on its surface and the X
ray passing through the eyc-ball
and the lens reveals these dots as
white spots on the negative. The
foreign body is then charted by COM
pairing its position on the film with
the tiny white spots. The side view
reveals the depth to which the splin-
ter has penetrated.
Metal splinters in the eye are re-
moved with the aid OF electric mag
nets weighing 10 TO several hun
dred pounds. Large magnets are
used to draw particles from the
back of the eyeball to a point near
the surface of the eyeball where
they can be removed more easily.
Bits of glass must be removed by
forceps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

great interest in noticing the
character difference between Ger
mans and Bslgians. The Belsians
are indiyidualists and are always
ready TO protest. Some years ago
It took a long time TO accustom
them 10. the idea OF crossing the
street between the buttons (Which
represent the American white
linesl. The average Belgian show
ed a pronounced preference to
crossing everywhere but between
them. He seemingly does not un-
derstand the words you must.
even II such an order is made for
his welfare.
Thus two different worlds exist
side by side IN Belgium-soldiers
and civilians. This difference is
only emphasized by the fact that
there are no incidents at all.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Duluth Enters Bid to
Become Peony Capital

Duluth, MINI. Dec. IL UP
With the intention OF making their
city 'peony capital OF America.
Duluth residents are conducting
census of peony plants in the re-
gion.
The poll OF plants Is one OF the
steps in the city's "four-year plan"
aimed at an exhibit OF millions OF
blossoms by 1913, according to
John NJ. kleitsch. president of the
Duluth Peony and Iris Society.
Census cards, distributed TO ap-
proximately 600 members OF the Du.
luth Garden Flower Society, will
be filled in with the location. condi-
ton and number OF plants already
growing in the city.
Kleitsch said that once the avail
able number OF plants is determined,
individual growers will be urged TO
exchange and share roots with other
residents.
Meanwhile. business houses,
civic. service and community clubs,
church societies are undertaking
large-sale paintings in public
grounds and filling station areas,
kleitsch said.
As part of the "four-year' plan,
the city will hold a gigantic peony
festival next summer patterned af-
ter the Van Vert. O.. peony show
and the Holland, Mich, tulip festi-
val.
Kleitsch predicted the show would
attract more than 100000 visitors to
the city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

Dinner guests Sunday at the
home OF MIR. and Mrs Leland Cor
ton were Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Carey daughter Edna Marie
and Mrs. Alkaline Gorton. Willis.
Mrs. Gorton leaves Thursday for
Kalamazoo where she will spend
the winter with her daughter and
son-inlaw, Rev. and Mrs. Alfred
Halsted.
Miss Josephine Filant and
brother John have moved into
their new house built to replace
the one burned last May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Basom.
son Myron and daughters Mary
lyn and Marjorie were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Colts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Gorton,
daughter Lelanel and mother Mrs.
Alkaline Gorton. We're supper
guests Sunday evening at the
home of Or. and Mrs. George
Lindsey, Ann Arbor
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dolby, daush-
ters Dorothy and Eileen and Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Youngs. Ypsilanti,
were recent guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Colts.
Thomas Ashley. Birmingham,
spent the week end at the Claude
Colts home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Raymond,
Wayne. were guests Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ray
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl SchanZ and
children spent part of sunday al
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
/ Schanz and family. Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Schanz visit
ed Mr.. Schanz' father. j. Martin
Schanz. who is In Boyer Hospital
Sunday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. ZAP - An
adviser to the national defense
commission and a leading econo-
mist warned the nations invest
ment bankers today that the ur-
gency and gravity Of the defense
program must be Immediately re-
cOguiZed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Letters From Home Fail
to Catch up With Sailor

Auckland. n. T.. Dec. 1l-UP-
Letters from his family have never
reached a young Latvian seaman.
because he travels round the world
so fast.
He is Leonards Noitkeyics. who
left his fathers farm in Latvia six
years ago when he was only 10. and
has been sailing the seas since.
Noitkevics was left in Auckland
by a Norwegian tanker, to undergo
an operation.
lie IS a man without country, for
Latvia has lost its Independence
since the Russian demands on the
country were accepted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
bELGIANS GROW
ST0L|D TOWARD
RULE BY NAILS
Normal Life Upset by War
Restrictions, Change
in Time

Brussels, Dec. II Up Like
Germany. daylight saving time
has been prolonged in Belgium so
that the clock is now two hours
ahead of the sun This is hardly
felt in summer, but the approach
Ing winter has thrown both the
ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES
into sharp relief.
The advantages are outnum bar-
ed by the disadvantages, actually.
and exist mainly in the fact that
the blackout Is postponed until
about $50 o'clock. leaving bust
ness people and workers enoueh
time to get home during daylight.
Shops and stores can also keep
open that much longer.
The greatest draw back 10 the
new time system il the fact that
people get up. dress and go TO
work in complete darkness. As
Dec. 81 draws closer it is becom-
ing increasingly probable that
even school children will have TO
90 to their first morning classes
before dawn
Cycling Is Necessity r
The situation is made more dis
ficult by the huge number Of b.
cycles on Brussels streets. Every
one cycles Old people and young
workers, clerks and students; old
women, short-skirted girls and
house wives on their shopping
rounds diligently pedal through
the city. Cycling is not fad or a
reawakened sport. but actual ne
cessity. First, autos are banned
for private use and even If spec
ial permission has been granted.
gasoline is strictly rationed and
expensive. Second. bicycle is
great time-saver. In the morning,
At noon and around e O'Clock cars
are so crowded that people often
have 10 let several pass by before
there is one with bit OF room
Buses have disappeared. They are
now employed for military pur-
poses.
Belgium's capital Is doing It's
best TO resume the old way OF lie.
Cinemas are open from > TO ~
y. M, but the films with the eX'
ception of some new German pro-
ductions are old Theaters, the
opera and the music halls have re-
opened with their old repositories.
Except for the matinee perform
ances. they are rarely fun. The
increased rost OF living has re-
duced the audiences and most
elderly people are reluctant to
venture ont after dusk now that
the raid sirens have begun TO
sound before l / o clock,
People Seem Bewildercd
In general, there seems to be a
slight all-pervading air OF Devil
derment in Belgium. as if the peo'
ple could still not quite reconcile
themselves to this new way OF lie
The ordinary Belgian. usually gar
rulous. has become silent. There is
an unusual stiffness about cafes,
public places and on street cars.
No one chats. And now with the
advent OF cold weather, card
! players who used - whue.Aw2Y
the time in the public parks also
have vanished. Any conversation
nowadays, with 80 per cent GER
tainty. will center on rationlnS IN
general and food in particular.
Because OF the difference IT
language there is virtually no con
tact between the German soldiers
and the population, at least IN th'
towns. Sports, mostly football, are
about the only connecting INK
Soldiers and young Belsians car
be seen occasionally amicabiy Kick
inz a ball around a park meadow
Belgians are Rugged
Amateur psychologists tax
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

BUCHAREST APP Rumani-
ans who work against the inter-
ests OF the state abroad not only
win lose their citizenship. but all
their property. under a new de
cree by Premier lon Antonescu.
The property of their children will
be cOnfiscated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
Auctioneer Pays Ten
Cents to Dispose of
Non SaIeable Horse

Salisbury y C.. Dec. LAP
They were holding a public auc-
ton sale at lot near here.
y horse was put on the block.
1t wasn't much OF horse, it's true
but
Not a single bid was offered.
PIN a dollar bill TO its name and
see what it'll hripgs someone sus-
gested.
This was done. Then the horse
and the greenback were knocked
down at 90 cents.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
FAITH HIGH ON CAMPUS

New Wilmington, Pa. Dec. IL
UP-All but three students of
total enrolment OF 500 at Westmln-
ster College are affiliated with some
church. a survey here has dis
closed. In this number are p diff
ferent church groups. The largest
number, ia, belong TO the United
Presbyterian denomination.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11
futile ksihI
ATTENDS RANoTEr

futile Hin. Mich. Dec. 11-Leo
Salaska attended a banquet at
the Michisan Union, Ann Arbor,
given recently by the Sportsmens
Club.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

There will be a Fellowship Sup
per in the Friends Church at $50
Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-11

A clean burning coal that
saves you money on every
ton purchased. Ideal Coal Is
easy 10 start, forked clean,
burns without elinkerS. Il Is
also sold on money back
guarantee. Save from SOC 20
Use on every ton you buy.
Order q bin full Of Ideal to-
dsyl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
STRAND

susan and God," the gay COM
edy of high society that ran on
Broadway for months, arrived in
film form at the popular Warner
Bros. Strand theater this afternoon
with Joan Crawford and Frederic
March in the co-starring leads.
The film is considered Miss Craw-
ford's laugh packed. star studded
successor to the women" As the
rattlebrained and self-centered Sus-
an who adopts new social move
ment as q fad and tries to convert
all her friends TO 1t, only to see
them antagonized and her own life
develop into a seemingly hopeless
tangle, she attains q dramatis as
surance which her most devoted
fans could scarcely envision. Her
performance gives her q top spot In
FINLAND.
As the inebriate husband. Barrie,
who wins the Anal victory with him
self and Susan, Frederic March
makes O brilliant return 10 the
screen.
other outstanding performances
are turned IN by Rita Quielcy,
young newcomer 70 Aim. who APP
pears as the lonely unWanted
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
BATTERY E SIGNS
IS MORE RECRUITS
Total Enlistments to Date
10 Officers Given
Assignments

The enrolment Of men in Battery
E, anti-aircraft, Of the 208th coastal
artillery is continuing to increase,
with the enlistment Of Is more sue
cessful candidates, according to
Lieut.. John j. Egan, Cares. The
total is now almost forty men, and
there are a dozen more applicants
who have not yet been able to have
their physical exams to see If they
would qualify.
Two more officers have been or
dered to duty with the 208th regi-
.ment, according to the commander
Col. Francis j.. Shearea. They are
Col. Walter K. Dunn, CA-USA, now
on foreign service, and Maj. John
E. Reierson, CA-USA. The major
who will report before the end OF
this month, is well-known as an ex-
pert on anti-aircraft work.
According to Lieut.. Egan, there
are still some vacancies in the ten
tative non reconnaissance staff, espe-
cially for men who have had motor
vehicle, electrical, and mechanical
experience.
The new members Of Battery z
are as follows: Edward Epson, Ed
ward Nelson, Delmar Dunn, Edward
Golden, Harold Kreidel, Richard
Sugden, Russell Austin, Michael
Geremia, Arthur Massicotte, Robert
Golden, Raymond LeBreux. Walter
Dunn, Anthony Purcaw, Peter Sy.
dorisk and William Menturel.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-07
$50 YOUNGSTERS
AT YMCA CAMP
Final TwO-Week Period
Starts Today; Series Of
Events Arranged

The last two week period Of camp
ing at the z. M. G. A. camp at
Smiths pond, Waterfowl began to-
day, with population Of more than
$50 boys and councillors registered.
The events which will take place
between now and the end of the
season include q backward day, q
minstrel, a birthday party for the
boys celebrating birthdays during
the period, stunt night, and various
hikes and canoe trips.
Harold Lynch and William Herr
yesterday set OF for Bantam lake
with a contingent Of boys, from the
Junior division in tow. Those maxi
ing the trip were: Peter Brinkerhof,
Robert Coleman, Richard Todd,
Donald McGuinness, Nelson Schulz
man, Hugh Dunphy, Charles Rey-
nolds and John Green.
Joseph Nolan had charge of the
campfire activities last evening. He
told the story Of 1.-THE Master Of
Ballantrae," and led the program OF
group songs.