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Evening star., 1940-03-18
New Years Low Set
By Insurance Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Insur-
ance stocks in the New York City
market touched new 1910 low at
the close of the last week, according
to figures compiled by Holt, Rose
& Troster.
The aggregate market value of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance
issues on Friday, March Is, was
$622. 2.819 900, compared with $685.
100000 at the close of the previous
week, a decline of s10,284000, or
1852 per cent.
The current average yield of the
20 issues is 3.83 per cent, compared
with a yield of 3.77 per cent on
March 8. The current market value
equals 108 times the reported
lquidating value against 100 times
at the close of the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Prices Boosted on WooIen
And Worsted Fabrics
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-An in
crease of 2712 to 33 cents a yard for
Woolen and worsted fabrics was
announced today by American
Woolen Co. for the 1910 fall season.
The increase, in line with trade
expectations, raises the price above
a year ago, but still places it 20 to
30 cents a yard below the peak of
last fall.
Three successive rises in fabrics
took place following the outbreak of
the European war last September /,
due to advances in raw wool costs
BY october. fine grades of raw wool
averaged S1,06 a pound, compared
with 73 cents in August. At present,
the same class of wool averages
about 80 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. March IS tP, -Nationa
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction lst $500 at l0l
Washington Gas Light com.-15 at
231a.
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Buick division of General Motors.
announced over the week end that
employment in his plant has been
maintained consistently in the
neighborhood of $500 for the last
six months, described as peak
level" Since last October, he added.
the pay roll has averaged $4,000 900
monthly.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
New York Bank Stocks
Lower During Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 18.-New
York City bank stocks continued to
decline during the last week, &C
cording to figures compiled by Holt,
Rose & TroSter.
The aggregate market value of 16
leading issues on Friday, March IS
was $1,551 ,438, 900. compared with
$1,578. $4,000 at the close of the
previous week, a decline of s26,-
720 1000, or 1853 per cent.
The current average yield of the
16 issues is AIT per cent, compared
with yield of 40 per cent on
March 8. The current market value
equals ITO times the known book
value, compared with 1.12 times at
the close of the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, March ls lP, Omitted States
Department OF Agriculture) The Boston
wool market was very quiet today Wool
houses were getting practically no new
inquiries from worsted manufacturers or
from top makers Users were showing
very cautious attitude A little business
initiated, last week. however. was closed
on Monday. This involved graded three
elshths and also quarter blood bright old
clip neeces to be shipped from the country
al around IS cents in the grease delivered
to mills: These were reported to be COM
paratively light wools
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Crude Oil Prices

TULSA March IS (P.-Base crude oil
prices: Midcontinent area, Illinois. / O5:
Oklahoma kansas, gravity scale, go 10
10; North, North Central and west
Central Texas, gravity scale, II TO / .O3
East Texas, ! 10: West Texas gravity
scale. 53 to 95: North Louisiana Arkansas,
gravity scale - to l .05: Rocky Mountain
area. Salt Creek, Wyo.. gravity scale, s6
to 10.
Eastern area, Pennsylvania grade Brad
lord-A!leehany', 2.75 same grade in
southwest Pennsylvania lines. $40; same
grade in Eureka lines. 2.34. Corning l12
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Poris Exchange Rutes

PARIS, March Is lP,.-The United
States dollar closed unchaneed at 43 so
francs (2.2S3 cents to the france in foreign
currency transactions TODAY The rate
compared with Zip cents to the franc
in New York over the week end Exchange
on London. 116.625.
Three per cent rentes were quoted 734o
francs in bourse trading. Alas "a" 1885
francs, and 412s 1887, 21S.OO
Evening star., 1940-03-18
Money Market

NEW YORK, March Is LT.-cal money
steady, L per cent. Prime commercial pa
per u per cent. Time loans steady:
5000 days IA: 4-6 months. Ia per
90 DAYS. l2-i. per cent months. ,.-ia
per cent SO months Sal. per cent.
Rediscount rate New York Reserve Bank.
l per cent.
Evening star., 1940-03-18
London Tin Prices

LONDON March Is P-Tin prices
sassed in the metal exchange today Clos
ing quotations were: Spot, f24s bid, f24s
f252 IS asked on Friday: futures e24e
bid, f246 los asked, against $3.50 bid,
$3.50 5s asked on Friday
Evening star., 1940-03-18

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
ciation OF Securities Dealers, Inc, which
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices. and
by the SPONSORS or issuers
mot quoted by SPONSORS or issuers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Claim Bulgaria
Rsbuifs Hitler

sOT1A. Gsissssa---sNsli informed
sources believed to-day thai King
isoris. ~ his conference with Adelf
Hitler last Sunday. had declared
nulssfiss uu~iliinsn~ss 10 sign .
pact with the ssis Powers or %
sntsr the ~sr unlsss Russia alan
enters ~ specifically approves Bui.
gsriss sntFy.
II was believed. hsw~sss. that
the signal far some nee diplomatic
u not military activity IN spufh-
east Europe had besn sivss ~ ths
return 10 Ankass. Turkey. NJ shs
German ambassador. rfsaz vsn
rspen.
rspen hal prolonged diseus~sons
with tina highest ss<l leaders In
ciadins Adoif Hitler. with sovsst
frsmisf cosnpsiss~r v. n noiosov
during his slsii la Berlin. sna with
tsuissris's premier and foreign
minister during . ssop-sv~r n~rs
this week On his way bark 10 hls
post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Helena Ax-Murders
End With Suicide

HELENA. sIoBt.--sheriff Bran
d. O'Cpnnsil aid today that c.
e. Peterson. 20. had b>atsn his
with an Ak and killed himself In
the basemsnt ~ his home
The bodies were found Friday
nignt - Ted Murphy. secretary
n the Production Credit aA1ocia-
ton. for which Psterson worked.
Mrs.. Petsrsyn 90. and the ~
children. Betty Ann. IL. ana
Homer. -. had been slain while
they slept. and apparently with
out struggle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Bombers Fillinu
Desiroyers' Task

WASHINGTON - Navy sources
said today that long range patrol
bombers operating from two Of
the eight bases obtained in the re-
cent deal with Great Britain are
doing the work that would have
been assigned to the so average
destroyers traded by the United
States.
simultaneously the navy dis
closed that President Roosevelt
has allocated S25, 900 from his
defense blank check" funds for
additional surveys and TO start
construction on the base sites
stretching from Newfoundland to
the northeastern shoulder of South
America.
Neutrality patrol areas in North
and Central American waters -
which would have been assigned to
the so destroyers are being
covered in the extended range Of
the navy's big patrol bombers
working out Of Bermuda and st.
Lucia as well as Atlantic coast
stations.
II was said that one patrol
bomber, properly based, can cover
in two and one-half hours the
distance that a destroyer would
have required "a hours to patrol.
The range of vision from a low
flying patrol aircraft, il was said,
also is far greater than from sur
face craft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Clio Readies For
Impending Drive

TIC CITY. y. J.
Pledging cooperation in national
defense and opposition 70 subver-
sive influences. the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations embark
ed today upon what its new presi-
dent Philip Murray described as
the greatest organizs tionsl cam
paign in history"
Unionization Of the Ford Motor
company and Little Steel" com
prising Bethlehem. Republic. Weir
ton. and Youngstown Sheet and
Tube companies. were described a.
major oblectives.
Leaders called upon the govern
ment 70 withhold government con-
tracts from alleged labor law NO
lstors
Michael F. Widman. head Of the
Ford drive. announced that the
United Automobile Workers would
be prepared 70 call a strike
against Ford soon Il the sutomo-
bale maker wants q strike"
Murrsy's course was clear
exclusive attention 70 an organ
national drive 20 bring It's mem
bership 10 10000 600 BY Iss4-
but Lewis future vas the subject
Of considerable speculation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Flames Seen
In Nazi Wake

Adolf Hitler threw the Nazi
air force against Great Brit
aims war industries again to-
day and FASTENED Nazi diplo-
matte negotiations in Balkans
to offset new gains by Greek
troops tn at hammered the
armies of Italy back into Al
bania.
Hundreds of German planes re-
newed the bombardment Of the
Industrial city Of Birmingham
throughout the night while Royal
air force bombers again struck at
German bases. the Italian Adriatic
naval base OF Bar and Fascist
targets in North Africa.
Fire destroying cotton and other
supplies at Birmingham shot
/ flames 10 such tremendous heights
that the glare could be seen ITS
miles away on the French coast,
I according 10 the Nszis. who re-
ported that vast destruction had
been done in aerial offensive de-
signed to knock out British air
plane production.
Dispatches from "a west Md
lands town presumed 10 be
Birmingham. came through the
British censorship and Indicated
that the bombing was random.
without special damage to In
dustry.
In the Balkans. Greece report
ed further successes IN the war
with Italy. claiming that seven
Italian divisions q probably
105. 900 men had been defeated IN
the capture Of the important base
az Koritza where vast amounts Of
Fascist war material were taken
On the diplomatic front Hitler
signed Up Rumanis a. a junior
partner n the axis without eaus-
,ng even a ripple Of excitement
but there was increasing interest
IN the attitude q Bulgaria. Soviet
Russia and Turkey toward the
Greek efforts 70 disrupt German
Italian plans for q new order In
Europe. Africa and Asia.
The sOyietS formally denied Ger
man Newspaper suggestions that
the axis expansion had the full
approval and cooperation Of the
Russian government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25


FIRST PERIOD
Cornell after fumhling on tho
first play and setting Penn up
FOR an unsuccessful field goal at
tempt from the 22-ysrd line he.
fore the game VAS = minute old.
recovered posse quickly and drove
10 two spectacular touchdosns.
The first time they received INC
ball after the tumble. fhs iihAeAns
moved - yards IN sTFrn plsfs fof
score. iAndsheFs pakzsa n yafds 20
NatucFzcaE McCniloush flipped "a
yards 20 Murphy Tor iirsi dasn on
the Penn 81 then passed sgain 20
Landshsrs for IL Yafds ana frat
doRn on the three tsndsbefs scored
on tho first plunge ana Dtahoe
missed the point
after an exchange Of kirks nuf-
ply 81 Cornell TAXED pass and
seampefed 90 yards fof another
toue hduWn DfRhos made Tho point
with minute 10 80 CORNELL passed
from behind its goSi and Ffiek 20
covered en- the II Reagan. on five
snashes srored for Penn Davis
missed IA. point. score Penn g. Cor
nell ~.
am PERIOD
with Reagan running wilds Penn
smashed over the Cornell Tampafts
for = touchdown and field goa and
went into the lead. With the huee
crowd STANDING up and s-rsAmins
every minute Of the period. Fem
marched Il Yards In II plays fur
the touchdown, Reagan making 80
personally ana siiihefinf through the
entire Cornell tram on an il-yard
fourth down run for the score. Davis
kicked ths point
Fuur minutes later Penn took the
ball on TIA 40 and Reagan, on me
rrst play. romped % yards % the
Cornell "a After three plays sained
only si1 yards. Dawn Kicked neld
goal from the - aud put his mates
IN tho lead Cornell took tho kieknif'
and with Mccullough passing. drove
10 the rem II on three plays
Here two passes into the snd sons
missed BY fingrriips and one rom.
pleted 70 schmuek for a Touchdown
Vas called back ON = penalty The
half time score Penn ID Cornell u
THIRD riHiop
Cornell hammerins stuhbornly on
sustained drive 81 n yards. re-
gained the lead midway In the thlfd
period After several punts. the bis
score In ~ plays.
IAnsbsfs hammered tho line % the
~ then passed 20 Mccullough fof
fret down on the Penn 30. Another
pass Mccullough 20 Kelly. MADE ~
first down on the - ana after
five smashes Mccullough went over
from the tWo Drahns kicked tho
point No other threats wefe made
and the period ended With Penn deep
in its own territory after AcCuiloush
quick kleEed 81 yards 20 the QUAKER
Il The score Penn 10. Cornell 70.
IOtHIU PERIOD
After eight minutes Of dui plaf
Nth no advantage 20 either aide
Penn took the ball on tho Cornell
- and scored a Ninnlns touchdown
IN three plays-sith Reagan again
scoring tho tally FIfst clifford ran
- yards % the 10. then hasan ht
sbe line for three
on the third play neaban bross
through the line sluded tao tachisrs
and raced 10 yards for the touc hdoNn
which gave Penn 22-2o lead
Chandler missed tho point
Cornell tired - fisht back Slth q
passing attack IN the eiotins min
utica but the sslss we're 40 darn that
the desperate aerial attempts yefs
futile and tbe game ended with 81.
noet 10 900 dsllflous Penn spsetatOfs
OVERLOOKING Into the field. Fiuai
score Penn "a Cornell 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
FINAL SCORES

Georgetown 4, George Washing
ton o.
Detroit ~. Marquette o.
Ohio state o. Michigan 90
DUKE ~. No. Carolina state ..
LAFAYETTE 20. Thigh o.
Boston College IS. Auburn !.
Michigan state ~. West VIZ
ginia 0.
Furmzn 7. Clemson Is,
Bnckssli q. auhisabsrE 0.
Georgia Tech !, Florida 10.
tlon II, 6uiiord o.
Catholic q. 40, Providence ].
Columbia 20. Colgate ~.
ANN Pro ny J. Bosioa 70.
Princeton rs. Army 10.
Getty sburg 20. Diekinson !.
Wisconsin -. Minnesota ~.
HoiY Cro.s - Manhattan IS.
Virginia 2 North Carolina %
- snHim "a Ann fnfl .
Lons Island - Tolsds 7
tor Haven Tsach.Fs = sbippsns-
bufs TsAehsft n
B0atou q 81 Nsxtsrn Maryland O.
TlIfft - kasssc hsssxfts Ssss< Q.
North Nsstsfn 20 s0sfs Dane 0
yiiiABoFa 10. Daqussns 10
biusfislo Institute - - Paul
fgifl 0
Tsnnsase- ~ KsntBesy O.
Purdue o indiana
Cltsd@l o. s<sanss 7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Brother Of Harry
And Dr.. Hopkins
Dies in CHICAGO

CHICAGO Eoms Hopkins. 81.
brother ~ former Secretary al
commsrcs Harry Hopkins. died
Friday night ~ . heart attack at
Chicago hotel
Roy y ksdsnhagrb. manager of
ths hotel. sald Harry Hopkins
would srriss FL chlcaso sunday 70
take the isody hack 10 efinnsil.
Ia. the Hopkins homs. for burial
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Berlin Scene
As Four-Way
PacikSigned
Anionsscu's Action
Follows Hungory's
Move by 2 Duys
Yas Awss cnn<s<e

Rumanian officials today sf
ncrlin sirned . protocol bind
lns their country 70 the Ger
mAn.ltallan.Jspaues alliance
today.
The protocol vas signed by
Foreign Minister Joschim vcn
Ribbentrop for Germany.
Gen. Ion Antonessu. head of
state. for Rumania Cinc nuti
for Italy. and Ambassador
Sshufn kurusu for Japan.
The sisnsnx foile~ed ~ ssrss
asys re signature - ffanussy n
ssmlisr rretocel accepting the
place assigned n h<r IN th< -n~w
EuFupesn ersisf~ n the ssis rr~-
ere Ai,hrurh the rfsscsol signed
~ Hungary msas ~ msntsau ~
military AID. ssA lsfssmaats s~sa
later that u eussaa Han3afy q
take ~ arm. sps the ssss powsrs
II sny ether nstinn. -saeh - shs
United states pinned The ~ss -
Great nfitsln. side
rhs pfosneais. ho~evss. spr~r~
entity I'D not NAH. the psihsn
cpansfss. tut. flsdssa partners N
the THREE ro~ss alliance. sssn>a
II n<filn sept. ~ and ssnssins
Germany. Italy ard Japan n ea-
opsrrts economically ard miIis
tafily Tor 10 years
The pfrtoenl with Rnmsnls hsd
ll,tls ssfsssfsesl significance. ssnes
German tr.ars already occupy Ne.
fnsnis and the Hamsrisn army
has hesn mostly dsmnhslls~d
n ~as understood that niavah
officials we're coming hers dur
ina ths week end N sign . psnsn-
col. and thai naisarssn affisiais
would come 10 ssaa early neat
week An alliances with al four
~ the countries ~said open me
whsle Southeast Europe eorfaas
10 Germany - far ~ the rartisn
border.
Antorsseu conferred ~ifh Adnif
Hitler for three and . half hours
Friday and vss guest al . ssesp-
ton given BY Isihhsatrnp last sisht
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Lsahy will Fill
BulliM's Shoes

HYDE rAnh President eonss-
welt announced today that ~
shortly viii nofninsts Admiral
William u. Leshy. former ehief n
naval operations. - United States
ambassador 70 Francs.
me announcement sss mSde
for ths president BY William ..
Haasett. White House s~ersssry.
ha.z~tf said that Mr.. Roosevelt
sas accepting ths Resignation II
William c. Builltt. who previously
represented this Eoysrnmsnt In
Ffan<s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Meeting Is Only
For Operators

Foliosinx return Sunday II thsir
dsissatlon 70 department Of labor
hearing. a. Washington. u. G..
operators u the several strike
bound Tacoma ss~miiis slii con.
fer Monday noon II the Taeons
club.
Representatives, Of the Lamber
ard s4smiii Workers union. VINO
also attended the meeting AZ the
national capital. ALL not meet with
employers. contrary 10 IA earlier
announcement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
7 seomsn Inlorme1
London ~" Bombed

g. J, nhs~. secretary ~ the Ia
coma Y, N g A.. 1ss Informed
Saturday that the Central r, ~.
g. A. ~ London. England. has
been destroyed By bombing plans.
This II th~ mother s@scssstioa ~
all Y. ~ c. As foun1~d Jans Z.
isss Ths present bs,bisns go
built In 1914 at . eoss Of u s5o 90
AZ memorial 10 Sir GsarTs wkii-
Jams. founder ~ The \. ~ G. A.
Ten msmb~Ss io.f THAR lives sn1
40 are being hospitsiiz<a according
10 ths Information reserved ~
nbs1 Ths devastation II tbs
ss.sIsiinx 10 sslsn ss 10 put u egf u
commission fof th< Duration ~ NE
~sf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

COLUMBUS. q. ~ Led by
Tom Harmon and Bob West
fall. Michigan crushed Ohio
State. 10 10 o. today for the
worst Ohio State defeat since
1905.
A crowd of 73.6As saw Har.
mon score three iouchdowns
and snap the all-time Big Ten
record of 81 touchdowns set
by Red Grange. Harm o n
closed his college career with
total Of 30.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

big vessel slides down the ways,
how long it takes IT TO gather
how much speed over what point
where it begins TO slow down
and howcome. etc. In general.
it's the sort Of project engineers
like to play around with in their
Continued on Page Two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Return Bodies Of
Slain Oregon Pair

CANYON CITY. ore The shOt-
gun blasted bodies Of Mr. and Mrs
Ira p Martin. elderly goat ranch
ers, were brought mere tn<3sy from
the shallow grave vhere they we're
buried by their hired hand. Pay
Leroy Brown. 81. who admitted
killing them during a quarrel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

Remember that funny little
wooden pyramid with the arm
waving with monotonous click
ing, which beat out the time for
your childish piano lessons ?
That's the very same gadget
that will tell the STSC research
engineering staff quite a story
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
DR.. Hopkins Unable
To Attend Funeral

Rome Hopkins. sho died friday
night in Chicago. 10 a brother If
Df Lewis a. Hopkins. ssll known
Tacoma physician. News - tins
death cams a. . eonplsts surprise
20 Df. hopkins Ne said hs riii
- gnzbis 70 attend the funeral IN
Crinneil. IA.
Survivors. others than ina for
msf c.binst msmbsr ant Dr. Hop
sins. are . brother. John IN Port
isnd. ore. una a SISTER. Mrs. Frank
AIns u New rork
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Drop Ballot Charge
Against Attorney
GRAND COULEE. WASH

GRAND COULEE, Wash.-Jus-
tice Of the Peace Ben F. McMillin
late Friday dismissed charges of
interfering with the general cleo
ton which had been filed against
Attorney Everett Small of Yak
ina.
Small led a challenge Of Grand
Coulee election board to determine
II a Republican had been included
according TO law. Motion for DIS
missal was filed by Prosecutor
Lowell Vail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

when the big
Cape Cleare is
laun ched the
fternoon of
Nov. 20.
with sa i d
m e [ ronome
and a mess of
c o m phi Gated
m a c h inery-
the e n & ineers
will be able TO
determine &C
curately Just
now fast the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
Youth Head Suicide

btfHAHEsT = f5fnfnAndsf q
r. sidoroylei. chief ~ former King
Carols youth movement. com
mittsd suicide when he Ess per-
nittsd 70 return % hls home
before gong 10 prison for inyssti-
cation. u vas announced officially
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25
IS Soldiers
Assert They
Like Army
These First Men
Important" Says
Recruit Leader
WITH THE MILITARY
By Ed Meagher
TIMES STAFF WRITER

Selective Service soldiers
indicted into the army last
Monday. have had six days OF
military life, and. significant
ly, they say they like it.
Officers at Fort Lewis re-
cruit reception center are ex-
tremely glad that the Selec-
tive Service men feel that way
about il.
As Mai Fr,d H. Nichols. execu-
tive officer of the center. put II
today:
These first men under the
new act are Of utmost import
ance. How they like the
army, how they react 20 army
orders. particularly their first
impressions, viii sugur the
success or failure of the en-
tire selective service plan.
III these first men like the
army. they1l say 80: and N
they don't like u they'll say
that, too. We want them To
like H."
How do they like IN. life: Here
are a few quotes. taken down by
your reporter. who had just fin
ished a reception center meal and
found II good
Like ~: Sure We like a."
said Bernard Chambers, Col
Iege of Puget Sound student
who took "A years leave from
his job at Peterman Manu-
featuring Co. TO volunteer.
What do the Officers think
OF ia, 40 you know I'm
afraid they think we're pretty
dumb"
Chambers began rifling through
his big kit bag. drew forth a oou-
pie Of new shirts and some un.
derwear. They gave us all thii
stuff. Just like Christmas
Chambers lives with about 30
other recruits on the second floor
Of one Of the new buildings recent
ly constructed at the fort Hs
sleeps on one Of the cots which
line both sidewalks Another ro~
Of cots are placed down the centrr
Of the room.
From across the aisle. standing
by his cot shining his shoes. Fred
Bowers. also Of Tacoma. yelled.
''sure. we like u. II has its
moments. though. Yesterday
Thursday. ". were all on
d. r.. and X. y. on Thanks
giving DAY - some Job. We
didn't even get any turkey.
II MAS our own fault We
waited until everybody slss
had eaten. There Mas attn
plenty Of turkey. even then.
But who should walk In but
about 50 recruit. from Wyo-
ming and well. they got
the turkey"
Bowers and Chambers laughed
good-natarefly. Can you imagin'
that ." Chambers asked Work ~
the kitchen ali day and not msks
any arrangements 70 at soms
turkey On Thanksgiving day
There's quite q BIT Of grOaSing
/ Ike that The good-natured. night
F Continued on Page 3. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-25

charges against Keith A. CHS
holm, Falfbanks first bank ban-
dlt. we're dismissed today BY FED
erai Judge Harry Pratt. cnisnoim
VAS taken 20 an insane asylum a.
Portland. Ore, where authorities
said ne probably would not re-
cover.