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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Thieves Again
Become Active

After a lull of several days,
thieves have resumed their ac-
tivities, Tacoma police detectives
revealed Thursday.
A thief broke a paddock to the
storage room at the Standard Oil
service station at So. 9th st. and
Tacoma ave. Wednesday night
and stole eight new automobile
tires. it was reported by Bruce
Waugh, attendant.
A prowler forced a window open
at Squeek's Rondivoo, 1924 South
Tacoma way and stole penny
slot machine, nickle slot ma
chine, three cartons of assorted
cigarets and 81 in change.
Mrs. ?. J. Schmaltz, 1922 South
Tacoma way. reported three
wooden ornaments had been stolen
from her front yard.
I. c. Rowland, 201 Washington
bldg, reported theft of five
horsepower outboard motor from
his locker at Tacoma Yacht club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Elderly Motorists
Hurt in Collision

Two elderly motorists. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustaf Freigang. both 70. of
2l15 So. Ainsworth ave, suffered
painful. but not serious. injuries
Wednesday evening when their
automobile collided with one driven
by John J. Williams at So. 10th
and NJ SITS. The aged couple was
treated at st. Joseph's hospital and
permitted to 20 to their homes.
Williams was booked at police
headquarters on a technical charge
Of investigation Of an auto acct.
dent and then released.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Mid-County Clubs
Elect Williams

Organization of the Mid-County
Federation of Improvement clubs
embracing five affiliate organiza.
tons. was completed Wednesday
evening and officers elected at q
meeting held at Midland Improve
ment club nall. The new fedora
ton is non.political, 1t was ex-
planned.
Elected president was o. II. Will
liams; vice president, Mrs. L. Mel
son: secretary. Mrs. Roy F. Clark;
treasurer, Mrs Julia johnson, and
sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Joe Moore.
Trustees, composed of one men,
Der of each affiliated improvement
club, include: f. p. Munsey, Can
yon Road; Doug Morris, Midland
Earl Simmons, South Summit;
c. r. Baker. Larchmont, and
Frank johnson, Harvard.
Officers will be formally in
stalled at a future meeting, the
date to be announced later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Norman H. Riggs
Dies in Seattle

Norman II. Riggs. 4s. of Route
S. Box s57. Tacoma. died Wednes-
day in a Seattle hospital.
Riggs, a craftsman. was former
manager of Stewart Warner Prod
ucts service station. He was also
4 veteran of the World war. serv-
ing As second lieuteant In motor
transport division.
His activities included member
ship in Lebanon lodge No. 104. r.
4 A. NJ. Scottish rite bodies. Afifi
temple Shrine. Eiks lodge No. 174,
and Christ Episcopal church.
Surviving are his wife, Florence
Cornell Riggs: two sons. David
and Willis Cornell Riggs. and
daughter. Patricia. all of the home,
and 4 brother, Herbert e. Of Chi
cago.
Buckley-King's will announce
the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Aug. 20 Deadline for Redeeming
Property Foreclosed in 1888

Fawcett said. the city will become
owner of all 10000 parcels of land.
except those which the county will
claim by foreclosure and upon
which the city has failed to pro-
tect its interests by paying the
back taxes
Owners Of properties on which
the city has foreclosed have two
years from date of the judgment
in which to redeem title by paying
up the old assessments. Failure
to do so by Aug. 20 means their
claims are automatically forfeited.
Such properties as the city
whistles to protect by tax pay
ments then become vested in the
city and may be resold. the com.
missioner explained.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
HERE'S MORE A ABOUT
British Placaie Japan
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

Britain was prepared to aid in
achieving that goal and in seeing
Japan attain that state of pros
perity which will insure her popu-
lation of the welfare and economic
security that every japanese nat
urally desires.
Offer to Mediate
Toward the attainment of the
aims of both of these countries,
we are prepared to offer our col
liberation and our contribution but
it must be clear that. if they are
to be attained, it must be by
process of peace and Cancellation
and not by war or the threat of
war" he said.
He said he was in whole-hearted
sympathy with Noel Bakers sug-
gestion that the government does
not desire to impose peace on
China. He emphasized that Britain
was forced to consider the world
situation and the fact that she
is engaged in a life and death
struggle in Europe.
The British government
which was understood TO have
urged Japan TO seek a settle
ment with China during the
three-months period In which
supplies will he banned-has
persistently desired 10 i'm
prove relations with Japan,
Churchill said.
1T was clear that tension was
rapidly growing" he continued,
due to the japanese complaints
regarding passage of war mate
rial over the Burma route.
"On the other hand. to agree
TO permanent closure OF the route
would be to default from our OBJ
legations as eutral power
friendly TO China"
han Vital Materials
The prime minister said that
Britain agreed that the transit
of war materials over the Burma
road to China would be prohibited
for three months. starting today,
and that Hong Kong would bar
transit Of gasoline. trucks and
railroad materials To China.
Shipments through Hong Kong
have been prohibited since Janu-
airy. The agreement would. in ef-
feet. cut off all supply routes TO
China except by way of Russia
and Turkestan which is not gen
orally considered sufficient for
carrying on the war against
Japan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Red" Invasion Of
Sound 'KepiuliIsed'

BREMERTON--War game UNI
pires ruled today that the 18th
battalion. marine corps reserves,
repulsed an attempted red" army
invasion Of vital Pacific Northwest
military zones and successfully
defended the Puget Sound from
enemy" attack.
Heavy Casualties" were SUI.
fered by both forces in a savage
battle by moonlight as defending
units fought off an attempt by
enemy" forces to seize territory
which would make the Bremerton
navy yard and other key defense
points vulnerable to capture.
Participating in the battle were
Companies A. e. Headquarters and
Medical. Seattle; c and D, Ia
coma. and B. Grays Harbor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Willkie-McNary
Club Is Formed
Old Dewey Group
Tokes New Nome

Washington's first wIlkie-Mc
Nary club was formed here Wed.
nesdsy night on the framework OF
the Thomas E. Dewey-for-Presi.
dent club of Pierce county.
At a meeting of the Dewey club
at Maccabee hall to wind up the or
ganization's affairs. II was decided
to change the name of the group
and continue in existence under
virtually the same officers to back
the Republican presidential nom.
inee, Wendell wilkie. and his run
ming mate, Charles McNary. can
didate for vice president.
Robert z. Hunt will be president
of the Pierce County Willkie-Mc-
Nary club. as the group will be
called; Earl Clifford will be treas
urer and Ralph Evans. secretary.
Miss Maude Handle was named
vice president 70 succeed Mrs. Ruth
Hartmann, who has moved from the
city.
Continuation Of the organization
Is a willkie-McNary club was
urged by James Bailey of Seattle,
president of the state federation of
Dewey clubs. whose aid had been
requested by Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick simms. co-manager of the
Dewey campaign, who Is now in
the Willkic camp.
The principal talk of the evening
was given by Ewing ID. Colvin.
former King county prosecutor and
Republican candidate for the U. s.
senate. who spoke on Willkie and
his qualifications. Paul Preus Of
Tacoma also talked on Willkie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Near Death From
"Unloaded" Gun

SEATTLE-George Durkee, 81,
was resting comfortably" at Sc
attic General hospital today, a
bullet from an 1873 buffalo gun
that wasn't loaded near his
heart.
Durkee was wounded when the
gun accidentally discharked while
two 16-year-old boys were examin-
ing it.
The boys. Robert Thayer and
Donald Cooling. told police they
Thought it wasn't loaded" They
were released after questioning.
Police said the bullet from the
ancient rifle travelled more than
a block before striking Durkee who
had been standing at a street in
tersection watching construction
job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19

Tacoma chapter OF the Ameri.
can Institute of Banking will be
host to approximately rs delegates
from Institute chapters In Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana Saturday, July 20.
The occasion Is the annual
Northwest District Officers con-
ference, bringing together presi-
dents. vice presidents. first vice
presidents. chairmen Of women's
committees and other chapter Off
GERS for the purpose of discussing
chapter administration, education.
public speaking. debate. chapter
financing. membership. public edu-
cation and many other problems.
The conference il conducted In
round-table discussion manner
with all proceedings recorded. and
a transcript subsequently furnish
ed each chapter for its guidance
and reference during the ensuing
year.
Ghormlcy Conductor
Kenneth E. Purchase Of The
Bank Of California. N. A.. presi-
dent of Tacoma chapter. has an
nounced that the Officers confer
ence will be conducted this year
by J. H. Ghormley Of the Seattle
First National bank. a member
of the National Executive Council
of the American Institute of Bank
ing.
Headquarters for the conference
will be Hotel Winthrop. and the
program as arranged by the con-
ference committee headed by
Lester w. Nelson, National Bank
of Washington. includes a break
fast from 8 to . a. m. conference
from , to IL a. m, lunch from
II 10 l p. m. continuation of
round-table discussions in the
afternoon. a social hour for dele
gates and registered non-delegates
at $50 p. m. At 7 p. m. many
Tacoma chapter members and
friends will join the conference
group for dinner, followed by dane
ing in the roof garden of the Hotel
Winthrop. George johnson and
his instrumental trio will furnish
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Discharge 2
At Hospital

Two children who have been
under care for infantile paralysis
were permitted to go home Thurs
day and no new cases were re-
ported in either city or county,
DR. Norman E. Magnussen. Pierce
county health officer, announced.
Released to their homes were
Paul Templin. e-year-old Puyallup
boy. and Dorothy Lonegrsn. Is. of
Falkland. who was in an iron lung
for short time at the county
hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
z Million Gallons
Wine Production

SEATTLE - Washington wine is
big business. figures released by
the state wine council showed to-
day.
The states newest industry has
an invested capital of $4,000. 900
and an annual payroll Of $750.0
and more than rs. 000. 900 pounds of
fruits are processed annually in the
rs wineries.
Two million gallons Of wine come
from the presses every year. more
than half Of it from Warrington
fruit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Fire at Petermon's
Causes Loss of 5000

Fire. which started in a saw
dust pile at Peterman Manufac-
turing Co. 900 Alexander ave,
caused an estimated loss Of 5000
Wednesday afternoon, T &C o m a
firemen reported Thursday.
A cigsret is believed to have
started a blaze in a woodshed AT
aI25 So. Yakima ave. at 4. m.
Thursday, which caused SIS dam
age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Bremerton Reports
Residence Shortage

BREMERTON - Mayor Homer
r. Jones has appointed five-man
city housing authority to cooperate
with the federal housing agency to
alleviate a residence shortage ere
ated by expansion of the Puget
Sound navy yard payroll here.
Rear Admiral E. B. Fenner. COM
mandant of the 18th district,
recommended a $4,000. 900 project
for construction of 1000 dwellings.
Capt. zeno Briggs. U. S. n, re-
tired. was named chairman Of the
new commission
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Prisoner Is Bored
With Court: Leaves

KLAMATH FALLS-Time hung
heavy on the hands of Nathan
kautz as he sat in the court Of
Police Judge Carl X. Cook, wait
ing for his name to be called. So
he got up, walked out of the
room. passed several police officers
on the way, and went out the
front door. He hasn't been seen
cipco
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Mayor TO Address
F ederaied Clubs

The regular meeting of the Fed
GRAFTON of Improvement clubs will
be held Friday evening in the coun-
Gil chambers OF the city hall.
Mayor Harry P. Cain will speak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Files as Candidate
For REPRESENTATIVE

John C. Sullivan. 1892 East l.
st. filed his candidacy Thursday
for state representative in the 2sth
district on the Republican ticket.
Evening star., 1940-11-29

beautiful inlaid wood
boxes filled with white vel
Ium-finished writing paper
and matching envelopes.
Use later for handkerchief
or jewelry.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
o. DOPE.
Specialist
MAJOR ERROR

"Ah," said a seedy-looking indi-
vidual who got into conversation in
a railway carriage.
"I've seen some changes. I was
once a doctor with a large practice,
but owing to one little slip my pa
tents began to leave me-"
'What was the slip?"
elm filling in a death certificate
I absent-mindedly signed my name
in the space headed Cause of
Death "
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
Time to Sell Rubies

In Burma, where the best rubies
are found, they are sold only be-
tween. nine a. m. and three p. m.
on clear days because they can be
judged best by sunlight. Fine rubies
Of four or more carats are worth
two to five times as much as dia-
monds of the same size.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
Upside-Down World

AS in camera, the images that
fall upon the retina Of the human
eye are upside down. The brain,
however, turns the world right-side
up for human being. In few
rare cases, the brain fails in it's work
and a person sees an upside-doWn
world.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
Just a Hundred Dollars

Wife-I bought two of the most
gorgeous spring dresses today. Only
one hundred dollars all told.
INTERPRETATIONS! Why didn't you
call me at the office and ask me
about it first?
Wife-Oh, didn't want to waste
a nickel that way!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
Chromium for Strength

Not everything is chromium-plat-
ed just for glitter's sake. Figured
wire glass is made at Kingsport.
Tenn, with chromium-plated wire
because scientists discovered that
molten glass and chromium have
peculiar affinity for each other,
causing a stronger bond between the
glass and metal.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
BOX 1888, Portland, Ore.
AL Work Fully Guaranteed
Pooling Milk Thieves

Mrs. Aba Kakakoff Of Memphis,
Tenn, has worked out novel idea
to stymie milk thieves, reveals the
American Magazine She got pair
Of handouts from her sheriff
husband. And now she snaps one
link around the porch grill. And
the milkman snaps the other end
around the milk bottle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-06-20
FIippancy

Teacher-Donald, give me SEN
tence containing "flippancy."
Donald-Let's flip m see whether
I pass or funk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Good Workmen

Though neither Of the men were
brilliant forward passers, both were
good workmen in this department.
Harmon has been called the better
defensive back. However, compari-
son in this regard is more or less
odious because Grange usually
played in the safety spot
It is . difficult enough job to
evaluate the relative greatness Of
contemporary players. 1t is doubly
hard to compare players who OPP
Grated Is years apart. Remember
that styles Of play have changed
along with the rules. Then, too, the
work Of 10 other team members
must be taken into consideration
while judging the superlative quail
ties of any one ball carrier. Even a
Grange or q Harmon needs men to
throw blocks and run interference.
The job they do often means the
difference between mediocrity and
greatness.
It might be the better part of valor
to call the whole thing a stand-off.
Both men, by any measuring device,
are high in the list of gridiron i'm
mortals. Oranges glory has not
lessened with the years. Tales Of
his prowess are as interesting as
ever. Harmon's contributions, too,
will stand the acid test Of time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
GERMANTOWN

Miss Madeline Waters enter
tanned one Of the afternoon bridge
clubs at her home last Tuesday
afternoon.
The Christmas service at the old
Germantown Baptist Church will
be held on Sunday afternoon at
2:30. "A Christmas message by
the Rev. Brubaker, carols by the
congregation and candy treat for
the children will feature the serv-
ice.
Eugene Waters of Johns Hop
kins University spent the weekend
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Waters. Accompany
ing him were Ben Carroll, Joe
Zavertnik, John Driscoll and John
Bellows, also students at the uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Keiser
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
SPEAKING OF
SPORTS
BY ROBERT McsHANE
Released by Western Newspaper Union

FOOTBALL fans still are debating
the comparative greatness of
Tommy Harmon and Red Grange.
1t is an argument that can be con-
tinued during the long winter months
or until the bright white light OF
nationwide publicity focuses on next
years crop of stellar performers.
Not that Harmon will be forgotten
by this time next year. His gridirOn
exploits, like Oranges or Berwan-
gers or Gipp's, have been too great
for such quick oblivion.
1t is likely that Harmon will have
as large niche in footballs Hall Of
Fame as the Galloping Ghost. Har-
mon outweighed Grange by 20
pounds-195 to IT'S. The University
of Michigan star was faster on the
straightaway and packed more driv-
ing power. In addition, the records
show that Harmon was the better
kicker.
Oranges superiority in other
phases of the game help balance the
books more evenly. Once past the
line Of scrimmage, he was more
elusive ball carrier than Terrible
Tommy. He was harder to reach in
the open. Few players have been as
slippery, as hard to handle as
Grange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Sport Shorts

Eddie Brannick, New York Giants
secretary, who for many years had
toured Europe in the fall, settled
this year for warm, bombless Flor
ida It's father and son on the
Marquette university basketball
squad this winter. Among Coach
Bill Chambers forward candidates
us Bill Jr., sophomore who was
seven years old when his dad came
to the Hilltop back in 1880 Witt
Guise, the Cincinnati lefthander.
halls from Magazine, Ark.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Christian Church
To Hold Cantata

Members of the Rockville Chris
tian Church Bible School will pre-
sent the annual Christmas enter
tainment December 20, at the
church, at 8 p. m. Consisting of
two parts, sacred juvenile can
tata and play, the program viii
be under the direction of Mrs.
Frank Higgins and Mrs. George
Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Grange Members
Receive Degrees

Members of the Olney Grange
degree team conferred the third
and fourth degree on initiates of
the Germantown Grange at ritual
istic ceremonies, according to EN-
manuel B. Walter, Germantown
Grange Master. They are Robert
Browning, Alfred Spates, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grimes and Carlton
Browning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19

THE off-trails of football that
Il rarely lead to the major head
lines can take you into country
just as interesting as Minnesota,
Stanford, Texas A. & NJ, Boston
college and Tennessee.
For example, during the late
World Series in Cincinnati l ran
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19

across a number OF
old time football
players who told me
about a back by the
name of Jackie Hunt
of Marshall college
in Huntington, W.
Va.
Il played against
George Gipp," one
old-timer said, land
I'd rather have Hunt
than Gipp."
81 played against
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19

and son, Freddie, of Haverstraw,
N. Y, are spending the holidays
with Mrs. Keiser's parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Kundahl.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19

Boyd Waters has returned fro,,,
University of Maryland to spend
the holidays with his parents M.
and Mrs. Julian B. Waters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Busy Champion

THE worlds heavyweight cham
= pionship, not quite as lucrative
possession as it once was, is going
on month-to-month basis this win
ter. For the first time since the
Marquis of Queensbury banished
shillelahs from the ring, boxing's
greatest prize will be offered regu-
larly with the approval of its present
owner.
Champion Joe Louis, who has been
demanding action from Promoter
Mike Jacobs, will go to the post
under this new plan every 80 days
during the current season. Each
time his heavyweight title will be at
stake. 1t is an understatement to
say that this recent development is
startling. Until Louis came along,
the champ who defended his title
more than once a year was either
over-ambitious or in sore need Of
funds.
No definite announcement has
been made concerning a major por-
ton of the schedule, but Mike ia
cobs plans to have his No. / boy
take 'em on from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. AS followup to the De-
cember bout in Boston with AL Nc
Coy, the Brown Bomber will meet
Red Burman in Madison Square
Garden in January.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-19
Dorazio and Conn

After that, things are in more
or less tentative stage, but Jacobs
figures on taking the champ to Los
Angeles in February to show against
some rival he has met before. An
other probable match is with Gus
Dorazio in Philadelphia. Somewhere
along in here Billy Conn may get
the title shot for which he has been
clamoring.
None Of the bouts Is likely to cause
any great amount Of blood curdling.
Burman Is q good journeyman
heavyweight and Conn is clever, but
Louis carries too many guns for
them. With this kind of competition,
it Is not unlikely that Louis will be
defending his title until his age
stiffened frame has to be hoisted
over the ropes.
Louis is forced to fight second
raters because no first raters are
available. Promoter Jacobs I'M
doubleday would be happy to find a
brawler who could meet the champ
on more equal terms.