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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
PuYanup Junior Women S
Charity Party Thursday
Active Club Milk Fund Smoker Is
Set for Night of April IL

FUTAILUP-Thusday evening.
March IS. has been named As the
date for the Junior women's club
fourth annual card party. proceeds
from which are entirely devoted
70 charity. II win be held at the
Elks temple. A feature Of the
evening win be appearance Of
Queen Margie and her court. Con-
tract auction, 500. pinochle and
Chinese checkers win be played.
Mrs. Bert Nevins Is general
chairman, assisted by Mrs r. Neil
McCarty and Mrs. Ralph Schmitt
Mrs. Paul sulkosky il In charge
Of decorations: Mrx. Gordon
Bearse and Mrs. Don McCallum,
refreshments; and Mrs. vern Nil
Ter and Nrs. Reed Hanson. cards
and tables. Mrs. Richard Cook
and Nrs. Emmett Krefting head
ths ticket committee. Till Girls,
sponsored by the club, win serve
refreshments and sell homemade
candy.
Parking Il Problem
To make conditions more con-
senient for shoppers motoring to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
Young Republicans
Choose Officers

Temporary officers were elected
Friday evening TO carry on organi-
cation OF the Young Republican
League of Washington and next
Wednesday evening at was set as
time Of the next meeting. az the
organization place. s0T Puget
Sound Bank building.
Meeting time was set early so
that members can hear the radio
broadcast Of Thomas z. Dewey.
Officers chosen al the prelim-
mary meeting are Creighton Flynn,
temporary chairman. Fritz Metz
ger. vice chairman. Gershom Row
land. secretary, and Ed Gobel
treasurer.
II Is planned 10 make the or
ganizstiou statewide IN scope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
.Hurd to Appeal
Jail Sentence

Notice OF appeal to the state
supreme court from the s-months
county Jail sentence of Judge Fred
c.. Remain Friday afternoon was
given only a short time after by
Chauncey F. Hurd, 41-year-old
Ruston tavern operator, convicted
Feb. is of driving while under the
influence of liquor.
Hurd will be taking his case
before third court. He was tried
last November on the year-old
charge but had to be retired when
the jury disagreed.
Defense Attorney Robert S. Abel
made a brief plea for leniency Fri
day afternoon, declaring the Hurd
case had received far more no.
toriety than it deserved. He ask
ed a suspended sentence.
Recalling the accident in which
Hurd was involved the night of
Jan. 2. 1889, in front of the Tenn
pile theater, when the impact of
his car severed the right leg of
Mrs. Ruth M. Fuson, Judge
Remain declared a request for a
suspended sentence IAN absurdity."
Mr.. Hurd is lucky he said,
that he wasn't here charged with
manslaughter or negligent homi-
eide. Frankly, I think a charge
Of manslaughter would have been
justified. If the unfortunate woman
had died"
Judge Remain added no fine to
the eight-months Jail sentence, but
assessed all court costs to Hurd.
BY his own estimate. the judge
said, those costs would run over
the maximum fine which is $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

M0SCOW-The army organ Red
Star denounced the resigned gov
eminent Of Edouard Daladier in
France for -betraying the popular
front and committing further In
ternational treason"
The course of the Dalsdier gov
eminent has been the course Of
national disgrace for France" the
Red Star said During two years
cf his incumbency. France lost
one position after another"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
Some PenoltY
For 2 Prisoners

Varieties OF shoplifting brought
identical penalties in police court
Friday afternoon when Judge Jo-
seph Mallory melted out two-week
jail terms TO two Defendants.
Raymond r. Rodney, 81. was
charged only with drunkenness. but
testimony was he had a pair Of
stolen pants in his possession when
arrested at a Broadway store. Rod
ney said he was too drunk 10 re-
member and that il was the sec
end arrest Of his lifetime. Charles
Gibson's defense that he only got
S5 cents for q pair Of shoes taken
from one secondhand store and
sold AZ another failed TO prevent
conviction on petty larceny
charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

Switzerland millions Of dollars {
They don't like the war. don't
want TO enter il and pray that It
will be soon ended. Their social
and economic life has been dis
rupted.
They are tired Of the sharp rise
in the cost of living, increased
taxes, business losses, dislocation
Of foreign trade, the strain on bud
gets necessary TO keep their armies
ready. and the uncertain future
caused by recurrent scares that
they may be invaded.
Holland is a typical example.
Not a military nation, 1t is MAIN
tanning an army Of nearly 500, 900,
compared to 5000 before the war.
Marriages Increase
One psychological effect on the
country is illustrated by the in
crease in marriages, which have
gone UP to 5000 a month, COM
pared to 5000 before the war.
The average Dutchman still be-
lieves Holland will not be involved
in the war, but will fight If at
tackled. About so per cent of the
population favors the allies. but
not to the extent of sacrificing
neutrality.
Just about 100 per cent consider
the war an unjust and unnecessary
hardship. and worry over it, mostly
about the cost of living, which Is
estimated to be up II per cent.
Float Huge Loan
In actual figures, Holland so far
has been forced to spend nearly
100000 guilders tS1,062 200
daily in the first six months of
the war, to mobilize the army, rush
construction of Notifications, man
the frontier night and day against
surprises, build air raid shelters
in the cities and support the de-
pendents Of those modified.
The country has had to float an
emergency loan of 800, 000, 900
guilders CS159, 800, 0O0).
Belgium, which had the nucleus
of a larger army than Holland
when the war began, has had to
spend about 100000 francs
1850, 000) a day on mobilization.
Swiss Burden Heavy
A loan of 100,000,000 francs
(S3, 400 O0) was floated in recent
government bonds, and 1t is esti-
mated that an additional 600,-
900 900 1920, 400, ooo) will be need
ed soon.
Zurich reports that by the end
of June, the war will have cost
Switzerland 100000, 900 Swiss
francs 1886. 3OO,00O) for mobiliza-
ton alone, plus another 1000, 000,-
900 francs (S224 200, 00O) for ex-
traordinary expenditures, as many
of those modified have lost their
wages and their families are
thrown on communal support.
Belgium Hart Hit
About the only beneficiaries are
those who supply government war
contracts, small shopkeepers near
where soldiers are stationed and
theaters, movies. cafes, book sell
ers and other caterers to seekers
Of distraction.
Belgium is less nervous than
when the war started. but, as a
strategically placed neutral in
danger of invasions, is obliged to
keep $4,000 men constantly under
arms, as well as 100000 in reserve.
The mobilization has deprived
Belgium industry of its best work.
ers. The coal mines, by operating
only on part time, deprive the
country of its most precious source
of foreign exchange. Belgium is
far from profiting from the war.
Defenses Built
The cost Of living, as elsewhere,
has gone up, although there is yet
no acute shortage or rationing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
Bridge Opening
Plans Started
City to Spend Three
Days Celebrating

A three day celebration n Ia
coma cf the opening Of the Mar
rows bridge this summer became =
definite plan Friday night.
Festivities rivalling last sum-
mer's jubilee win be held both on
The mainland and peninsula. Actual
bridge opening ceremonies viii be
held on the same day as the open
ng Of seattle's Mercer island
bridge or on succeeding days. but
the celebrations win be independ-
mt.
Ths conitte Of Tacoma Chamber
u Commerce and community rep
resentatives planning the bridge
opening elected Norton Ciapp a.
permanent chairman ut their meet
ing Friday night at the Tacoma
hotel. He was authorized to APP
point committees TO plan all phases
a the half-week event
One thing definitely planned u
. parade with Rs much historical
psgeantry a. possible. Across the
nsy celebration plans already IN
cluds the worlds largest bowl RI
clam chowder at q big outdoor
picnic, Willis Gould. representing
residents of that end of the bridge.
announced. A half day Of the Of
fetal ceremonies win be on the
peninsula side.
The Young Mems Business club
announced plans TO promote a last
ferry ride an dwater carnival as Its
part In the celebration. A luncheon
IN recognition Of those who have
had charge of construction Of the
bridge also IL on the program
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
Lincoln Choir
Holds Reunion

Members of the 1878 Lincoln
cappella choir who represented
Tacoma at the National Music
Educators conference at st. Louis
in 1888 held their second annual
reunion at the Elks club Friday
night. Forty of the so who made
the trip were present.
Roll call following the dinner
revealed that some of the group
which carried the fame Of the
Tacoma public school music to
the nation have married and
others have found occupations
away from Tacoma.
An informal program included
brief "reminiscences of the occa-
sion and some OF the songs with
which the group won national
recognition two years ago.
Guest speakers included Milton
J. Evans, who accompanied the
chorus as the official representa-
tive OF Tacoma: w. C. p. Meddins,
principal of Lincoln high school,
who had a good deal to do with
details Of the trip; Leslie w. Tut
tie, Northern Pacific passenger
agent who arranged the trans
portation: Margaret Rawson Co
heen, conductor OF the chorus, and
e. T. Short, representing The Ia
coma Times, credited with the
inception OF the st. Louis idea.
Arrangements for the meeting
were in charge OF Carol Webb,
Betty Yea, Mary Goettling and
Keith Anderson. The latter pre-
sided during the program.
Plans are already underway for
the third eunion In 1e41.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
M ain Street
Goin9s. ComingS and Doings
Of Tdcomans as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Chaplin Bowen recalling spec
tacular mine disaster at Butte
James v. Ramsdell giving friend
a hft-Judge Il. ID. Hodge hiding
in county law library-Louise =.
Taylor and Lyle Lemley discussing
state school Wallace Nor
rissette talking at school board
meeting Tennent declining to
say anything-Lee Merrill praising
Queen Marge ! of the Daffodil
festival and her two attendants
Paul Sandegren trying to pump
Don cripple about a good fishing
spot - Ernie Netherell reading
court decision - Worth Archer
talking about railroad work Tom
Dunnigan telling about work at
Mud Mountain dam Harry Boyd
studying building plans - Grover
Bennett considering trip TO Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

Despite nervousness and several
acute war scares. Belgium is try
ing to be optimistic and to whistle
cheerfully.
Cafes and restaurants were clos
ed at p. m. In the first two
months of the war. but II 80 af-
feeted public morale that the
authorities were forced to end the
curfew.
The entire country realizes that
il may be at war at any time.
It sees bridges, tunnels and roads
being mined and anti-tank trench
es dug all around the country, to
be used in conjunction with the
flooding of the lowlands around
the Albert canal system.
To the east, artillery and ma
chine gun emplacements have been
drilled in the rocks and hills, big
forests and deep valleys. Farther
inside the country is the powerful
river Meuse line, with the big
fortresses of Liege and Mamur at
either end.
Peace-loving Switzerland n the
nation really at arms. After
few months OF the war, the bulk
Of the entire population of 4,2o0.-
900 was IN service of one hind %
another.
At the outbreak Of the war,
about 100000 men, or one out Of
every ten, ranging in age from 20
to So, were modified to defend
the country's independence. Later.
troops of all ages up to go were
called up, in addition to the wo-
men for auxiliary service.
Many On Move
A large part of the modified
troops have been manning the
b ord ers, almost interruptedly
under arms. Meanwhile, several
hundreds of thousands have been
busy completing frontier fortifica-
tons and building a system of in
terror defenses, such as those
around Zurich and the Limmat
valley.
Evacuation plans In case a
emergency have been completed,
although details have not been
published to avoid disquieting the
populace.
Many moneyed residents q
northern regions have precaution-|
arily rented apartments in the GEN.
trail or southwestern regions, and
already have moved part OF their
belongings there. Shelter for posi-
sible evacuees has been asked Of
foreign legations, including that Of
the United States.
Living Costs More
The cost of living has increased,
but severe measures have restrict
ed it so far to 81 per cent.
Every employed man and woman
contributes two per cent Of his
salary 10 a special fund to take
care of the dependents of mobilized
men. The employer adds two per
cent and the government makes an
additional contribution.
The absence of SO many mobiliz-
ed men is affecting the economy Of
the country, especially agriculture.
although the army command is do
ing its utmost TO allow farmers
leave of absence.
Hotels Damaged
The hotel industry, an import
ant one, has been catastrophically
hit.
The basis of Swiss existence.
however, is e--ports. largely in the
luxury class. which have fallen
off to a marked degree.
Figures for the quarter ending}
last December, the first four
months of the war, were $50, 900.
600 francs. compared TO 1000,
900 francs in the corresponding
quarter Of the previous year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

ing but what one or more OF his
trained organizations have had a
part.
Besides the Marymount band,
Kelly will have two junior drum
and bugle corps and one marching
unit in the Daffodil parade.
One junior drum and bugle
corps. under Kelly's direction, will
include the 24-piece outfit of the
Puyallup American Legion, which
will appear in a parade for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

first time. The other is the Dis
abled Veterans of the World War
corps. The colorful marching unit
will include go girls from Aquinas
academy, of which Kelly has been
music director for the past p
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
BY CLIFFORD l. DAY

AMSTERDAM The NetherlandsThe European war in which
part costing people Netherlands Belgium and
Switzerland millions dollars
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

People fhot use friendship
TO borrow money don't think
much of you. II they con i'm
pose on friendship ond then
risk il BY not poyin. they don't
core nnuch obout Il. !"
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Core Of the News
BURGLAR COLLECTS COINS

Impartially taking old and new
coins, a burglar who looted the
home of X. Il. Reynolds. 1909 No.
Goth st. obtained about 50 in
cash and a carton of cigarets.
Police were notified Friday night.
after the Reynolds discovered the
burglar had jimmied a bedroom
window. ransacked the house and
taken all the available cash. A
collection OF old coins and a china
pig bank were missing.
DIR. r. d. Chisholm has re-
turned and will resume practice
March 25th, l015 Medical Arts
bldg. Main 3737. adv.
Party getting wrong suit at
el6 Commerce. bring II back and
get your money. adv.
SPRING PmFERNG
Mrs. Edna simpson reported 10
police Friday the theft of a rake
and lawn mower from her home.
ITO SO. Yakima ave. Ted Chrey.
2206 No. Alder st. told police a
radio was stolen from his car.
Police also investigated the report
of Mrs. Robert Mann. 1927 East
r St, who said her home was
ransscked during her absence AZ
a show. but nothing was taken.
Eggs are cheaper at the Cow
Butter Store. adv.
Choice cactus Hinr. Florist.
adv.
ADDRESSES BAR ASSN
The Bar association, meeting for
luncheon Friday noon at the Ia
coma hotel. heard q talk by
Frank s. Baker on "The Modern
Newspaper"
Why not give mother a flower
ing shrub for her garden Puget
Sound Nursery. Inc, e2ol Pacific.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
West Europe Neutrals Hard
Hit by Big Powers War
Social And Economic Lives OF People
Badly Disrupted By Hoshlities

Editors a
Netherlands al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

this city. merchants and their en-
ployes are 10 be urged TO park
their cars on streets outside the
immediate shopping center. This
was subject for discussion at the
meeting Of the Merchants Trade
bureau Friday noon. II was sug-
gested that such a rule be adopted
especially on Saturdays when
parking space IL usually at
premium.
Wed Friday Evening
At quiet ceremony in the par
sonage Of Peace Lutheran church
at 7 o'clock Friday evening, Miss
Dorothy c. Roberts and Emin S.
Sibley, both of Puyallup. were
married Rev. Erwin II. Jahr read
the vows. Attendants were Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. A. sibley, brother
and sister-in-law Of the bride
groom.
Mrs. sibley Ia the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Roberts
and Mr.. Sibley the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett Sibley. Both young
people were educated in the Puy-
allup schools. Following a we'd
ding trip the new home will be
here.
EIks Honor Officerp
Saturday evening Puyallup Elks
No. 1450 viii hold its annual Of
ficers ball at which outgoing and
incoming officers win be honored.
New officers for 1904 are
Gordon Covert, exalted ruler:
Clarence NJ. Alexander. leading
knight: Ralph Lubbe. loyal knight:
Tom Allen. iecturing knight: Carl
zimmerman. tiler, and Virgil Dud-
ley. alternate grand lodge dele
gate.
Dana r. Robinson was reelected
secretary for the 18th time. Nor
man Martin was reelected treas
urer and Frank Gross and Charles
Delling were named TO succeed
themselves as trustees for three
years. Installation ceremonies are
screduled the evening Of April 0
with Judge George p. Simpson.
deputy grand exalted ruler for this
as installing officer.
MIX Fund Smoker
Wednesday morning sale Of
tickets for the sixth annual Active
club milk fund smoker will begin.
The event win take place Friday
night. April IL, in the high school
Frank Manning In
arranging the card. Carl Dickey
Ia chairman. The Y. NJ. c. A. and
other youth groups win take part |
In the drive. BUZZ Dickey is In
charge OF this part Of the cam
paign. Arson Pratt Is general
chairman OF this years snow.
To Live In Puyallup
Miss Bernice M. Fisher and |
Quin w. Rinehart, both Of Puy-
allup. were quietly married Friday |
evening at o'clock at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Give Taylor on
West Pioneer ave. Rev. Taylor
performed the ceremony. Attend
antswere Warren Picha and Mrs.
Taylor. The new home will be
On South hill.
Discuss Industry
Small industries operating In
will be discussed at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
at noon. according to DIR.
=. L. Scheyer, program chairman.
James Blair, member of the COM
nittee, Is making the arrange
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
To Live IN Puyallup


Small industries operating In
Puyallup will be discussed at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Tuesday at noon, according to DIR.
F. L. Scheyer, program chairman.
James Blair. member of the COM
mittee, Is making the arrange
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25

Why not give mother a flower
ing shrub for her garden? Puget
Sound Nursery, Inc, e2ol Pacific.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-25
SPRING Pn.FERrNG


The Bar association. meeting for
luncheon Friday noon at the Ia
coma hotel. heard q talk by
Frank s. Baker on THE Modern
Newspaper"
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To make conditions more con-
senient for shoppers motoring to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-30
20 YEARS AGO f{ME {yfm EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 30, 1920


 Alaska Division of the Bureau of Education would $ 900 ref the ship Boxer for by the bureau for trans porting Lopp he believed the could the cost the before of $6O plus twelve dollars for lghterage
 discouraged district Stewart stated he the and that it hard mining district but mans
 M Bradford that efforts have been successful gaboat make special Yakutat to relieve the three famine.
 Owing to the fact that he requested at fishery hear Seattle Bishop Juneau celebration honor of the anniversary his cosecraon Bishop Alaska held in the forenoon Holy Trinity Cathedral with D. Christian address
 a passenger Beatrice
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-30
DEMOCRATIC TREASURER

Richard Reynolds, strong RooSe- welt member of the noted North Carolina tobacco family, is slated to become the new Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee He will succeed Oliver Quayle, crony of Jim Farley.
 Reynolds is no longer actively con- nected with the giant tobacco com pany that bears his name. But this didn't prevent some officials of the concern and members of his fam fly from objecting privately to his backing the third term campaign.
 T don't care whether you like it or not" replied young Reynolds. I'm for Roosevelt and I'm going to do everything I can to help re- elect him.
 As new Treasurer, Reynolds will work closely with Wayne Johnson, one of his strong boosters, who was installed as Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee, thus superceding Quayle, after Farley departed. The two men will have a big job on their hands.
 The National Committee emerged from the campaign with a debt of around $7O0.O00. Besides paying this off, there is also the problem of battle chest for the off year Congressional tnssie two years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-30

subway prospectors and drugstore pioneers begin to get itching feet and reflect something they read in the magazines" about nuggets being picked up in Alaska just like that over two hundred dol lars worth in day and that holiday.
 Ford and MacBan are nice fellows We're al- ways glad to have them up here to catch a few of our trout But we're sorry they had to put color of this sort in their Golfers article We don't think they can believe such trpe themselves. We know from sad experience in the recent past, that transformation of this sort do Alaska real harm and can work a hardship on those foolish enough to come north in search of gravel pile FL dorados And doubt that there such people in the United States of America today.
 We hope the rest of the information in the Ford MacBain article has of the truth in it than the piece we quote With considerable trepdation we note that this is only the first of a series of articles If they're all like this one heaven help
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-30
GOLD IN THE GRAVEL PILE

"They have other problems in Alaska At the lew base at Fairbanks two hours flight north of Anchorage they are bothered by gold nuggets get ting in the gravel All the gravel for the Fairbanks job is scooped out of the Cinema Slough, by means of a slack line and drag bucket with hooks but no bottom, which enpties itself it goes over the grizzly Last Fourth of July workman told us at Fairbanks some of us out here and paved over the gravel pile and picked up two hundred dollars worth of nuggets in day"
 So say Corey Ford and Aastair MacBain in We Defend Alaska in a recent issue of Golfers
 It isn't necessary to point out to Alaskans that such gold talk is not only false but silly. Alaskans know the Army isn't being bothered" by gold mug gets getting in their airport gravel at Fairbanks. They know that workmen didn't pick up over two hundred dollars worth of nuggets from the Armys gravel pile last Fourth of July whether not some body at Fairbanks confided to Ford and MacBain on their recent fishing trip to Alaska. They know there is gold Alaska plenty of it. but that it just isn't found like that It is product of careful plan ming considerable investment and hard work.
 But go out of every 100 readers of Golfers won't recognize such statements that of Ford and MacBains as falsehoods Some of them, feel sure will react to the glad tidings of gold in the gravel pile in a way to make Alaska sorry. new gold rush to Alaska may be looked for next spring when