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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Sons of Italy Dinner to Be
Served on Sunday Afternoon

Sons of Italy Italian school
committee has completed plans
for the big italian dinner to be
served Sunday from IL noon to
4 p. m. in st. Leo's social hall,
18th and Yakima.
Reservations for 800 already
have been made and many more
are expected to attend.
The dinner will climax the
yearly work of the committee to
raise funds for the italian school
that is being sponsored through
out the year at Stanley school by
the Sons of Italy. Classes are
held each Wednesday between 7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Picks Parked Car
For Her Collision

When she had to choose be-
tween a head-on collision with a
speeding car or hitting a parked
dairy truck in the rear, Mrs. w.
F. Hoyt, 43, 1902 No. Proctor ST.,
chose the latter. AS a result,
$500 damage resulted to her car,
and Barbara Hoyt, aged 81, a
passenger, suffered cuts inside her
mouth. Mrs. Hoyt, who reported
the accident to police Saturday,
said it occurred Friday afternoon
on the city-county road near the
Meadow Park golf course. The
truck she hit belonged to the Oak
Grove dairy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
SHORT-CHANCE ARTIST
GETS 3-MONTHS TERM

Emmett Bafford, Al year old
confessed short-change artist from
Portland. arrested by deputy sher-
ifs after tour of Mountain high
way business establishments Jan.
80, was sentenced Friday after
noon by Justice Clarence E. Lay
ton to serve three months in the
Pierce county Jail.
Specific charge was attempting
to short change Reeds Market at
Falkland.
Still in jail. declining to plead to
the charge, is ]. N. Carroll, also
Al and from Portland, who was
arrested with Bafford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
CARD-SHARP SUSPECT
WILL BE QUESTIONED

An alleged card-sharp, who re-
portedly carried a small jar of
rouge with which to mark favor
lite cards, was detained by city
police Saturday. Pete Domigus,
3s, a Mexican, was arrested Fri
day night by Detectives AL Farrar
and George Burgeson, and lodged
in the city Jail for investigation.
Police said Domigus had been
committing daily from Seattle for
the purpose of gambling locally.
Detective Captain Cliff Osborne
was awaiting a fingerprint report
on Domigus to determine if he had
a previous record.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Old Age Pension
Union Will Meet

state Representative Alex
Gabrielsen of Clark county will be
the principal speaker at the meet
ing Of the Washington Old Age
Pension union at Z p. m. Sunday
in Emerson hall, 1904 Broadway.
Candidates for civil service post,
public works commissioner and
the school board also are invited
to speak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19

and . p. m. and are free to the
public.
Highlights of the dinner will be
musical numbers by Joe Spano
and his orchestra, Genevieve Gal
fano, accordionist, and the Sons of
italy band.
Honor guest will be Cav. DR..
Giuseppe Bonio, acting italian con-
sui in Seattle. There also will be
special guests from Everett, Seat
tie and Black Diamond.
The committee in charge Of the
dinner consists of Nick Genna,
chairman; Vito LAMA. Primo
Rosellini, Tom Alongi, Mrs. Doro-
thy Genna, Caroline Turco, Their
esa Mazzuca and Eva Nomellini.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
HURT IN PORCH FALL

Injured when he fell from the
back porch of building at 511
So. 18th st. Friday afternoon, Fred
Carr, 60, whose address was given
as 1928 So. Tacoma ave, was
taken TO Pierce County hospital by
police. Attendants said his condi-
ton was fair Saturday. Full ex-
tent of his injury was not deter
mined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Leo Aubry Lists
Platform Points

Leo N. Aubry, candidate for
public utilities commissioner. sub
ject to the Feb. 27 primary, today
listed the following points in his
platform:
To protect our public utilities
from enemies, to enforce the will
of the people, to eliminate I'M
necessary expenditures. to make
all purchases from local mer-
chants. to aid other public depart
ments as to light and water costs,
to eliminate water meters and 10
help Tacoma grow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Reserve Officers
Ordered To Duty

One hundred and fifty-eight re-
serve officers in the ninth corps
area are being ordered to active
duty with units of the regular
army for a period of six months,
1t was announced Saturday. Of
ficers selected are all second
lieutenants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
JOINS COFFEE'S STAFF

Miss Dorothy Kiely, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Kelly 1104 No.
Steele st Is now = member of
Congressman John NJ. Coffee's
house office staff. She formerly
worked in Washington. d. C.. in
the department Of interior. Other
members az Coffee's staff are
Paul A. Olson and Miss Eleanof
Stephenson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Panllandler and
Her 4 Children
of to Kentucky

Accompanied By = police escort.
Nm. Dave BelIer and her four
children were escorted to the
Union station Friday afternoon
and sntrained for their home In
Kentucky.
Police who waved farewell to
the quintet bresthed q sigh Of
RELIEF. since they had been wonder
mr. for . week what to do with
Ne family. Mrs. Beller. . widow.
Was nabbed . week ago on COM
paints she was ''panhandling" for
= living, and her children were
lodged IN the Juvenile detention
Spms. No charge was filed
against the mother. who was given
Iodging In the city Jail.
State and county welfare funds
solved the problem. according to
lGrs. Myrtle Van Bowers. head Of
the women's protective division.
The money for train fare arrived
Friday. and the Boilers were sent
= relatives in Williamsburg, Ky.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
HURD'S MOTIONS TO
Be ARGUED FEB. "a

New trial motions Of Chauncey
=. Hurd, 4l-year-old Ruston tav-
srn operator. who was found guilty
BY . superior court jury Thursday
morning on = yesr-old drunk driv-
lng charge. win be argued next
Saturday. Feb. "a. according to
formal notice filed In court satur-
dAy.
Hurd faces q possible sentence
e = year in the county Jail and
. fine which might Be ~ high as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Kaufman Evidently Doesn't
Like One City Councilman

Referring to himself as "the Of
fetal critic Of the municipal gov
ernment,' Mayor J. J. Kaufman
continued Friday to stress the i'm
portance Of an impartial survey
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Northwest Gets
Another Soaking

western portions of the Pacific
Northwest received a good soaking
Friday night. while east OF the
Cascades NOV. was general. Rain
Fan IN TAcoma amounted to 81
Inch. The rain was general at
coastal points from Eureka to
Intoooh.
storm warnings displayed on the
oeask Friday were ordered down
saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19

Coast guard Investigation Friday
night ended rife rumors that a
s'man was floating In the bay"
near the Gauge Lumber Co. A
large crane floating on . log was
tie object sighted. the guard re-
ported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
TACOMA FIRM IS LOW
ON ALASKA P. 0. JOB

Macdonald Building Co. Of Ia
coma submitted the low bid for
construction Of = new postoffice
Ct Wrangell. Alaska, It was an
nouncsd at Warrington, d. C.,
Saturday.
The Macdo nald bid was
ol23.0e0.
Next two bidders for the i'm
posing structure to be erected In
the northern city were A. F
aowat Construction Co, Seattle,
Sl3l, 7el, and Robert Mccarthy
San Francisco. $ls7,214.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19

Monday, $50 p. m. from Mel
fingers chapel; Rev. W. o. Ben
thin officiating; burial New Ia
coma cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
OBITUARIES
EDGAR H. MURPHY

Funeral services for Edgar H.
Murphy, 81, of Ri. 7, Box 644,
Tacoma, who died Friday in a
local hospital. will be held Monday
at 1880 p. m. from Piper's chapel
The Rev. Hans Svinth will offici-
ate. Interment will be in Spana-
way cemetery. Murphy, a retired
carpenter, was a native of New
York, and had lived in Tacoma
"a years. He leaves two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Edna Munson Of San
Francisco and Mrs. Mamie Meyers
of Tacoma; one son, Elmer Muir
ply of Richmond, Calf; one
brother, William of Monrovia,
Calf; three grandchildren, and
two Observation-Disclosures.
MRS. Byron SMITH
Mrs. Sophia Smith. go, of Rt. 1,
Box 12e, Graham, Wash, died
Friday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Balm Browse, 1929 So.
55th st. She was a native of
Michigan and had lived in WASH
ington 26 years. 20 of which were
spent in Tacoma prior to moving
to Graham six years ago. Other
than her daughter, Mrs. Smith is
survived by her husband, Byron;
a daughter, Mrs. Henry Koessler
of Tacoma: two sons. Clyde of
Seattle and Leo of Chehalis; her
mother, Mrs. Liza Mcintyre; a
sister. Mrs. e. r. Stewart Of Bur-
ton, Wash. and five grandchil-
dren. Mellinger's will announce
the funeral.
MRS GEORGE v. McKEEvER
Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Mckeever.
IS, a resident of Kansas City, Mo-,
who. together with her husband.
has lived the past year with a
daughter, Mrs. r. o. Settle Of
Steilacoom City, died Friday in a
local hospital. She was member
of the Trinity Methodist church in
Kansas City. other than her
daughter and husband. George v,
survivors include a son. DR.. d. C.
McKeever Of Houston. Texas; a
sister. Mrs. o. S. Cornforth of
Seward. Okla. and a brother, DR..
L. c. Duncan of st. Petersburg.
Fla. Kings will announce
the funeral.
WILLIAM T. DRIPs
william T. Drips, 70. of Monte
sano, Wash. died Saturday in q
local hospital. He was formerly
a linotype operator for the Ledger
and News Tribune. Drips was a
native of Ireland and had lived
in Washington since 1905. Sur
wing are three sons. Arthur N.
Of Tacoma, William E. of Chicago
and Louis b. Of Rock Island. III.
Buckley-King's will announce the
funeral.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Martin Elvrom - Monday, 1:So
D. m. from the Cassidy 4 Allen
chapel: Rev. Harold B. Long OFF,
ciating; burial Mountain View
burial park.
Henry Monday, 3 a. m
from Mellinger's chapel.
Edward Wainhouse-Monday, ]
p. m. from Mellinger's chapel;
cremation.
Mr.. and hFk- BeajAnain HAdley
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19

Following Friday nights sue
eesxfal presentation Of -smilin'
Through" by the junior class Of
ths high school. preparations are
under way for the annual oper-
eta March - under ths direction
o. vern Jennings
The opera chosen this year Il
Pickles" also known M In Old
Vienna" written by Alan Bene-
dict In the cast will be Alice
Eckert. Delmar Workman. Marian
Wentworth. Eleanor Reynolds.
Noveilz Cochran. Dave Judd. Ray
Elliott, Ned Jordan, Ray Daily,
Desne Healey. Douglas Morrison
md Marcia Frsier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19
Many Are Opposed
m Conduct Service

A group under direction of Mrs.
Earl Poe will conduct services at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening at 7:30. Keith Lille and
Ronald Poe, who attended the
seabeck conference last summer,
viii take leading parts. Emily
Cilliland will sing solo and there
win be group singing Of Negro
spirituals.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
SYNOPSIS.

Ma Shannon's doctor has
Warned her that this is her last
Christmas. She is unwilling to
inform, her children for fear the
neWS lOill disturb them. Ho1U-
eDer, she plans a last family re-
union and inuites them all home
to Mountain Creek for the holi-
days. In Ne,D York, Lydia, secre-
tary-companio71, is AFRAID to leaUe
the man she loUes to the mercieS
OF her riual. In Chicago. Ken
meth, successful doctor, permits
his spoiled Uite to dissudde him
from making the trip. In Balti-
more, Robert, penniless 1Uriter,
has Christmas plans 1Uhich may
make the publication of his book
possible. And in Hollywood, Sally,
1Dho has turned doDn a Mountain
Greek Suitor, Dan DaDis, for q
career on the silUer screen, is des-
perately trying for part in the
ne1D picture. Each decides not to
90 home for Christmas, but PROM
ises to do so the tollo1Uing year.
Meanwhile, Ma, all unaWare OF
her children's decisions, blithely
makes her plans and a,Daits their
return home for the last time.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
|SheN of Old Archibald Is Able
To Show There's Faint Hope
|Of Fistic Glory for Banks

Youthful Billy Banks. local COL
ored featherWeight, apparently is
destined to join the swelling ranks
of such specimens as Marty Gala
CHER, Lou Gevinson, Phil Furr and
other District disappointments in
the ring world. He didn't display
enough to warrant hope he'll make
his mark in the fistic armament in
losing to joey Archibald last night
in an eight-rounder at Turner'S
Arena.
Archibald, the snap snapped from
his punches and his face gushing
blood as the result of light blows,
has skidded amazingly since losing
his claim to the featherweight cham
pionship. He still retained enough
cunning, however, to capture unan-
imous decision in a satisfying eight
rounder before $500 spectators.
joey Rallies in Eighth.
Little Joe. who won his 18th
straight battle here without a loss,
despite being defeated regularly else
where, has little sting in his punches
and he cuts easily. He is through
as a prominent figure in boxing,
but he provided a neat gauge to
judge the worth of Banks
Archibald set the pace in the early
rounds, but slowed when both eyes
were sliced, yielding the play to
Banks. Billy's left lab bothered
Joey, but whatever hopes Banks held
Evening star., 1940-12-17
CHAPTER VII.

Ma Shannon surveyed her shabby
house with pardonable pride. 1t
throbbed with the spirit of Christ
mas.
Dan had ruthlessly stripped pine
and holly trees for boughs to hang
on the walls and doors. Ma had
adorned them with bright scarlet
bows, perky and impudent and
warm.
Mistletoe swung amorously from
the questionable chandelier and
over the doors. Dan had hammered
it up with loving care.
The floors we're waXed and gleam-
ing. The fireplaces expectantly
awaited log and kindling and flame.
The wood baskets creaked with their
well-cured burden.
Every curtain had been washed,
ironed and rehung at windows that
sparkled like crystal. Ma had raced
her grudging heart in superhuman
effort to make the little house as
lovely and as welcoming as it could
be.
Yes, the rugs were mere wraiths
of their former selves, but, Ma
reasoned, with so much love within
the walls, who would bother to note
the shabbiness of the furnishings?
True, the chairs were battered and
the upholstery gray with venerable
age, but the holly was bright and
living, and the mistletoe was gay.
The house was swept and polished
and garnished, like a jewel box i'm
patient for promised bauble.
Dan was coming to trim the
Christmas tree and to help move
some of the heavy furniture upstairs.
Each of the rooms would be as the
children remembered it. Kenneth
and Bob in the back room, with the
gaunt oak bed and the crisp ruffled
curtains. There was ink in the well
on the scratched old desk, long the
bone of contention between the two
brothers. The picture of Custer
Last Stand" hung at the head Of
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Getting New Cotcher
Makes Foxx Hoppy

Rollie Hemsley, Bob Feller's favor
ite catcher. became Cleveland's IA
vorite catcher a couple of years ago.
From that point forward, Mr.. Pytlak
broke local and national records for
brooding. Last season he brooded
in all parts of the country. except
where the Cleveland ball club was
playing.
He can catch, though, if Boston
can find anybody to throw to him.
The arrival of Pytlak is a great
relief to James Emory Foxx, Boston S
first baseman. James never knew,
in the ancient regime. when they
were going to put him behind the
plate with cage on his face.
Il never turned down either Gro
min or Connie Mack when they
asked me to CATCH" say Mr.. FoXx
but knew what it would do to my
hitting. It's different racket, and
it calls for different muscles, and
when you try it in spells, a month or
so at time, the rest of your game
is bound to suffer-"
The rest of Mr.. Foxx's game con-
sists of hitting the ball on the nose
With Pytlak in Boston, Mr.. Foxx
guarantees that balls off his bat will
be dropping like locusts all over
Greater Boston and perhaps as far
away as Worcester, if the wind is
right.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Gave Hide OFF His Heort
To Reds and Baseball

Jimmy Wilson had to catch more
than three innings. He had to
catch more than three games. In
one of the hardest of all World
Series, one that went to the limit
of seven games, he had to be vital
factor in six of the seven games
played.
He finished each contest COM
pletely worn out, too tired and too
sore to even move around. His
back ached. He could just about
lift his right arm. He had incipient
charley horses in both legs. He was
too tired to sleep at night.
But knowing that the show must
go on-that he was the only one
even remotely available-he saved
the Red cause by one of gamest
exhibitions under heavy pressure I
ever have seen in sport.
Jimmy Wilson didn't give Dizzy
Dean the shirt off his back. He
gave him three shirts off his back
All the silk ones he had.
And he gave the Cincinnati Reds
and the National League the hide
off his heart.
Which is Just trif1e fined fabric
than any silk ever manufactured.
So here's wishing Jimmy Wilson a
merry Christmas and three rousing
cheers for the coming campaign of
1941,
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Record Basket Entry
Expected for Boys
Club Tournament

A record list of entries is expected
for the third annual citv-wide bas-
ket ball tournament sponsored by
the Boys Club of Washington. East
ern Branch, beginning Monday at
the clubs headquarters.
Last years total of 38 teams par
ticipating with weight classes of
go, los, 120 and 1876 pounds will be
exceeded, it is expected, before the
event gets under way on Monday.
Entry deadline is Thursday at $50.
Rules of the annual competition
require that the losing team in any
game is automatically disqualified
not more than 10 players will be
allowed to a team, D. C. A. A. U.
cards must be presented at time of
weighing in, and no player can COM
pete with more than one team.
Defending champions in the va
rious classes are: Central Branch
Celtics, Northeast Optimists. Mer-
rick Boys Club and Stanton Aces.
Charles NJ. Fvfe, managing direc-
tor Of the Boys Club of Washington,
will throw out the first ball Monday.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Is G|3$zS@&s!? + ~:
E41sAaZMz.&: BY 74nxeNa7YZaMe,.

the bed as it had hung twenty
no, thirty years ago.
The room across the hall was the
bedroom shared by Lydia and Sally,
cretonne curtains, bright and cheer
full against the faded wallpaper. The
precious, old homespun bedspread
The patchwork quilt that Sally had
coveted for years because Great
grandmother Wallace had fashioned
it with her own fingers.
This is a piece of her wedding
dress" Sally would say, reverently.
And this is what she wore when
Great-grandfather proposed to her.
And this came from a hat she wore
on her honeymoon And this is part
of Grandmas first rompers. Why,
it's just like diary, isn't it,
Mummy"
Ma had all her Christmas presents
wrapped and ready. She had thought
with great care on the problem Of
dividing her meager little treasures
among her four children. They
must each have what they wanted
most of ALL she had decided.
The mahogany highboy for Ken
Evening star., 1940-12-17

meth. of course. Kenneth knew all
about antiques and periods and de-
signers. So the highboy stood in
his mothers room, gaudily ribboned
and tagged.
The family silver for Lydia, what
there was left of it: the heavy
water pitcher. the graceful bread
tray. the quaint old butter dish, all
wrapped in bright tissue to be placed
under the tree.
His fathers beloved library for
Robert, to whom the printed word
was a song sWeeter than the angels
sing. Many treasured old favorites
and few really good first editions.
All were busted with care and lop-
sided printed sign announced they
were for Robert from Santa Claus.
The patchwork quilt, of course, for
Sally. And some Clipped china,
fragile and transparent. And the
little willow rocker she had al
ways loved, Ma added as an after
thought the faded old sampler of the
Lords Prayer in its dull maple
frame.
Where could Dan be? Ma glared
at the hoarse-voiced old clock and
fretted with impatience. "Of course,
he might be busy at the store" she
grudgingly admitted.
A Shock for Ma.
Up the steep hill below the house
foated the sound of a motor in dire
distress. Hedless of her pounding
heart, Ma rushed to the door. If
Dan was late because he had brought
some one up from town
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Yonks' Pearson, Gomez on Sale
And Dodgers May Buy Them

late this week. When reporters
gathered in the New York office later,
the Yankees president remarked,
why, MacPhail was in here this
morning, and we discussed both
players. I told him they would not
be sold on a look basis. 1t was
to be cash on the barrel head. But
we gave them permission to get the
doctors reports from Johns Hopkins
on both players"
That, at least, established these
points-that the two pitchers are
for sale, and that all the other
American League clubs apparently
have waved on them. Barrow also
revealed that Secretary Gabe Paul
of the Cincinnati Reds had shown
enough interest in Pearson to ask his
1910 salary. 1
Evening star., 1940-12-17
The
SPORTLIGHT
Here's to Reds Wilson,
Genuinely Game Guy
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
special Correspondent of The Star.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. IL
The Cubs had a great guy leading
them by the name of Gabby Hart
nett. A great guy and great ball
player. one of the great catchers of
all time.
They have another great guy at
the helm in Jimmy Wilson, the odds
on star of the last World Series.
The first time I ever had the
chance to know Jimmy Wilson well
came about in Bradenton, Fla,
around 1884.
Early that spring I had golf
and fishing date with young fell
low by the name of Dizzy Dean.
We all met that night above the
purling Manatee, and Jimmy was
there. Some one suggested a rub
Der of bridge. Sure, l play bridge" )"
Dizzy said.
III tel You a funny thing about
this bum" Wilson told me. He
never played a game of bridge in
his life, but still he'd play against
Sims and Culbertson for 3 cents
a point and expect to win"
Ole Diz just sat by and grinned.
"I amt never played before" he
said, but you amt no Sims or
Culbertson either You're just
catcher. I can make any catcher
look good"
The important point is that after
Diz had learned what spades, hearts,
diamonds and clubs meant, he was
about as good as anybody else.
Which is no boost for Jimmy and
myself
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Swiped Jimmy's Silk Shirts
To Save Jimmy's Pride

"Yes,' Wilson said. maybe you
can make me look good as a catch
er, Diz. But at least / made you
look good as human being"
"HoW'S rhat?' Dean asked.
I'll tell YOU. if you've forgotten"
Wilson said. After you had been
with the club week. as a rookie,
I kept missing my silk shirts. You
landed here year ago with a fast
ball and one shirt. And it wasn't
even good cotton. And then sudden
ly I caught you one day with one
of my silk shirts on"
You know what he said to me?"
Wilson SAID. Listen, Jimmy. you
wouldn't want the greatest pitcher
that ever lived going around in one
shirt all season, would you?
II know you're too swell a guy to
do thing like that to a young
pitcher who is better than Walter
johnson. Christy Mathewson or
Alexander. You know I'm better
than those fellows. I ies' knew it
would make you feel bad, having
to catch ME, to have that happen.
SO I Just borrowed one OF those
silk shirts. 1t felt good. The only
shirts I'd ever worn were made Of
alfalfa or maybe no shirts at all"
How many of my shirts did you
steal?" wilson asked.
"Only two" Dizzy said. They
ought to last me for a lifetime,
the way I wear EN-, until they fall
off,