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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-16
Seattle Disease
Rate Is Branded
HIGHEST in u. S.

SEATTLE Noble W. Guth-
RE Of the United States Public
Health service said here Tuesday
night that Seattle has one Of the
highest yensresl disease rates In
the nation and that federal su-
thorities are considering drastic
measures 70 suppress the eity's
commerciahzed vice.
DR.. Guthrie told a forum Sx,on-
sored by the Municipal league that
although the city administration
has adopted a policy Of suppress
sion Of prostitution, broth<ls are
stiIl operating.
He said prostitution In
Seattle 10 . -, 600 600 bu<i-
ness with an average employ
nent Of 100 women
During the past u months. DR.
Guthrie said. 725 eases Of social
diseases were reported In Western
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COMPLAINING WITNESS
FAILS TO APPEAR

Oral Roberts, q McChord field
soldier. the complaining witness
did not appear, although IL was
determined by the court that he
had been served with a subpoena.
No action may be taken. however,
for the court has no power to force
service Of men In the army.
Three other McChord field
soldiers, also served with sub
poenas. did appear.
Louis r. Hutchinson testified: i
went there for a room"
Later ne admitted he had not
signed or. indeed. been asked to
sign a hotel register. that he hsc
Continued on Page 8. Column J.
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STATE
EDITION
Germans Reach
Peak Of Attack
On Red Capital
TooAv'S WAa MOVES
snes. q. . pss oHJ
~ LOUIS ?. kuukAlG
United prsss Wns Aeolyso

9HNS ~ W. S*
The German ARMIES apparently
had reached the pssh ~ thsas
assault IN Moscow "Wednesday ard
the decision In cns ~ Alssesy's
greatest hstslss waivers n ~
baianrs.
Fighting On aseA . scais can
not eentinus indeflu6tsly. - that
the outcoms snonid - apparent
within . matter ~ Gays Once the
scale u s>TnnE. however. suppos-
ing II 10 IN oermany's favor. v
may stili b weeks before the 70
ductlon 81 the Moscow srsa u
eompletsd ana the eentrai Nus
alan srmies either erushsa d
driven hack towards tn voiga.
II on the oshsr hand the sse1
of the German wuvs hsgtne I
reesds. the var N that part :
ths fruut will b IN . Iuii for ss1
tlms. Having failed IN thsIs ~
prems effort. n Win ~ nscsssss'
for the Germans Ia rsosgsaiss -
fore attempting another Ansanil
Winter. whoes arrival IN Ger
CONTINUED on Page 9. coiuma :
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rEsDeET0s. OveGaB - cleoc1o
Judge c. L e~esk 1sneo1a1 -
sest@s<s Jsnes cssnsa Hroevo1W
msfshsi 49, $4,000 ou111v = -
ss<esd d~gsee mus1oe = - -
wafs. L@<tlIa 4 H. s6Rm = 49,
datssy.
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posTiUoE

John Van Wagner, t.
pudgy bunco gangster with Ito
known aliases, did not appear
for trial in Pierce county su-
perior court Tuesday. No one
was surprised.
Van Wagner had paid his way
Do freedom.
He paid the people of this great
Dtste $1,000, when he forfeited his
Nil bond.
| He paid some more TO the right
+ parties"-and jail doors swung
9pen. despite the fact four states
Danted him and Gov. Langlie's
warrant for his re-arrest was on
v here.
Still more he paid to lawyers.
y in all, IT probably cost Van
Wagner Obj No. Ss.45s). and Ior
- hackers, In the neighborhood of
Ue.0oo to beat the rap" to be
bprung."
Who got it and how much
hanged hands as a bride or
tribes no one in authority ap-
Years TO know, but this we do
Know
A deputy prosecuting attorney
Related TO Pierce county judges,
assembled in private to consider
ling a grand jury. that Nose
barnett. rscketeer. convicted bur-
klar and one-time Minneapolis
bobster. told him 81 500 to 81 500
pa in il" for anyone who could
eo,ain Van wsgners freedom on
Reasonable bond.
The people of this com
immunity should be, and, |
think. are. heartily ashamed
of this case.
The officials concerned should Be
determined 70 clear il up and clean
II up.
81 For this cause oelebre h not, BY
any means, q closed issue.
II may IN future be recognized
as the wedge that first drove a
<.fissure into Tscomz's tight. un-
scrupulous. vicious empire Of
racket and vice and crime.
II may be the symptomztic Incl
81 dent that viii attract the affeB-
ton Of authorities who have. In
Il recent years. effectively come to
the aid Of other hara<sed Amer
lear communities.
We shall see.
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Sshappy Mel = unu1

rA9IA1A - LoWfeneo - Z
Yskias IndzAn. ws<noo1ny ouo1or
- ssnfSnes for ~ asone1 1rDroo
mnr1sr ias( Angust - moypn
Wapats. ceiviibs ln1lnA oennCov
vas eoavi<tsd ~ . fo1sgn1 epufe
try Tuesday.
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AL, U. S. Navy
In Clash Over
Welders' Status

SEATTLE nigh officials ~ IN
American Federation II LAhss an
the u. q. navy FLASHED "Wednesday
In public statements over ~
status Of ~sIdsrs. wboss 1smas11
for . s~psrsss union caused a.
putss affecting national dsfsasl
projeets from seattle 10 Nls~ss-
appi.
John y. Frey. president sf The
ALL metal trades dspsrtmsnt sa1
seeretsry ~ the resolutions eons-
mittss ~ the sist annual coaven-
ton. led this fight To mainfsfn In
SEATTLE The siss annual coa-
yentlon Of the American rsdera-
tim Of Labor called upon lie ami
lated unions wednesday TO tah1
active steps against rs1kstssss ssd
criminals IN their ranks.
fsdsr.tion's zs-yesr-eid policy thst
welding 10 ''psrfovmsd ~itb . tool
which properly eomss vodsr tn
lvis,isesios ~ every metal vsshine
organization using ~ Ths sos-
ssntion unanimously rssffisms1
shs definition.
Rear Admiral G. n Trssmaa,
eommandsnt 81 the fssb navsI
distfset. fearful that ~sldsfs would
hinder sors IN IN Puget Sound
navy gard 81 Brsmssfns ard m
priyais shipysrds sf seattle saa
T.esss~. said hs ssosEht ~slasrs
xsrs entitled 20 . hearing Weld.
srs ted up the inssIis kbipbssii1.
ing "a. ~ rssesxouiA. hiss. Ia .
Jufisdsesionsi controversy.
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Your rcstmssfsx can tell yoa
ba~ 10 invest tn u. r. Dsfsnss
ls<,tds
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Iitrality act repeating section SIX
Which prohibits guns on merchant
men - was moving through the
house on i,s high speed schedule
without mishsp. Opponents OF the
bill are now planning &c make
their big fight against II In the
senate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-16

Tour pcstmssfsr ean tell Jos
h<,~ 10 invest tn y. D. Dsfsas>
H1nds.
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ON SPEEDILY
ICT MIsHAP
man Sol Bloom. D., ". Y.
ranged 10 20 before the
|ommittee 10 obtain formal
al of the debate plans.
All IN Amendments IN the
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i u N - The
fairs commit
approved by
lministration's
meriean mer-
lch leaders plan
Dre the house
would repeal sec
sutrslity act, which
ing Of merchant
. the president at
ority 10 arm them.
Of the COMMITTEES
resolution had not
ided.
|nittee decided h ssl
which will confins gen
70 one fun day. II
. house 10 meet at II
fay 20 that there would
nix To eight hours Of
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Born in March?

fathers name and telephone num-
ber.
Then in case he gets lost" he
said, the child will know who he
is"
The child should be taught the
difference between red, green and
yellow as a safety measure. he said,
adding You'd be surprised how
many youngsters don't know the
difference"
The child should also be taught
the shortest and safest way between
the home and the school. he de-
clared
Dr. Reavis went on to say that
certain things such as safety and
civics, honesty, etc, should not be
the subject of any one course, but
should be taught in all curses.
After the address, at which Supt.
Frank w. Ballou presided, the group
broke up into various smaller con-
ferences on educational matters and
educational tours.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Educators Warned
OF responsibilities
Facing Schools
Curriculum Expert
Points Out Trends;
Porley Closes Today

The first all-District Educational
Conference was to close today at the
Shoreham Hotel after some 1000 ed
ucators attending the session yester-
day at Mckinley High School heard
Cincinnati curriculum expert out
line some trends in modern cur
riculum revision.
DR.. G. H. ReaviS, director of cur
riculum for the Cincinnati public
schools, told the group that schools
should teach subjects that other
agencies do not. He added, however,
that certain things were the schools
sole responsibility to teach and that
other aspects were a joint reSpon-
sibility with extra curricular agen-
cies.
''If the child can't read, do arith-
metic and write" he said, "the
schools should be held severely to
account"
He cited such things as civicS as
a sample of joint responsibility with
the home and other agencies.
But" he added, the home and
church have Stacked off, which is
the main reason the school has come
so prominently to the front re-
Gently"
Three Trends Cited.
DR.. Reavis discussed three trends
IN curriculum:
l. Definition of the curriculum
outcome in terms of changes in
children's factual background, skills,
understandings and attitudes.
2. Relating the curriculum to
realty so that the child learns in
terms of his parent and future life.
3. Balanced use of all means of
instruction so that neither books,
movies or other tools or education
are ridden" to death.
IF a teacher knows what facts
the child should know, what skills
he must have, what understandings
and what attitudes" said DR.. ReaviS,
then the teacher knows definitely
what to do and can do the job
Discussing relation of curriculum
to reality, he amused his audience
by comparing Shakespeare's plays
70 modern conditions.
Julius Ceasar was the pattern
for the modern dictatorS," he said.
king Lear was an example of a
problem in old age Security-an old
man who gave his money away too
soon and look what became of him"
His basic premise was that man
can be educated and that he changes
daily through his environment.
Basic Facts for Children.
DR.. Reavis said that he was
studying some of the things being
done in the District school system
and had three men here from time
to time on certain subjects. He
mentioned the Districts course in
driving instruction as one they were
studying.
I'VE still believe the auto sales
man, the police department and the
auto clubs have the responsibility
for that" be observed. But we
are watching it."
Speaking of certain facts a child
should know, Mr.. Reavis said from
the very beginning he should be
taught his name, address, his
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Commissioner Young
Advocates Standup
Drinking al Bars
Action Forecast Next
Week on n Changes
Suggested by A. B. {.

Stand-up drinking at Washing
tons bars and other licensed liquor
establishments would be permitted
hereafter if the views of Commls-
sioner j. Russell Young prevail. A
change in law would be necessary.
Numerous other changes in District
liquor rules are impending.
Indications were given late yes
terday the city heads may act next
week on the % definite proposals
submitted some weeks ago by the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Action had been delayed by the
Commissioners at the request of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
which yesterday filed its final recon-
mendations. Earlier, the Com
missioners had planned action in
the near future. as the result of
conference with Chairmen Reyn-
olds and Randolph of the Senate
and House District Committees.
Commissioner Young said bet
ter liquor control would result
from change in the law to
permit standing up drinking at
the bars. Such change was
suggested months ago at hear
ingS before the Eberharter Sub
committee of the House District
Committee by Police Supt. E. w.
Brown. One of the main argu-
ments is that with such rule the
bartender would be better able to
tell when a customer was on the
verge of becoming intoxicated, as
against the present requirement of
Sit-doWn drinking.
Commissioner McCoach, while in
clined to agree with Mr.. Young, said
he had not yet made up his mind.
Born in March?
If so, your birthstone is the aqua
marine, meaning sea water-also
called the blue beryl. 1t is a special
taliSman for ocean travellers and
successful voyage-renews married
love, develops forbearance, was IA
vored by Alice Roosevelt Long
worth of alice Blue Gown" fame
the finest blues coming from Brazil.
Quite in vogue today.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

kid warmed his hearers. An obvious fact
helped win them he enjoyed his own jokes.
You Il get your moneys worth in Walkers
show" Bob cracked at the end, because
Walker never wastes. He sits up all night
watching his wifes vanishing cream"
The applause ended dance team; Bob
knew comedy was his meat. So did the mana
ger He offered to switch him to patter. But
instead Bob went home to Cleveland and
practiced monologues on the neighborhood
circuit, often without pay.
After year of this he tried Chicago.
Before l landed job" he recalls, Il got
down to where lived on nickel's worth OF
beans day for four weeks.' The job was,
master of ceremonies at the Stratford Thea
ter-a one-week stand. He ran it to six
months - then RKO signed him to three
wear vaudeville contract on the road.
This, also, was successful, but Bob declined
renewal. I'm ready for New York, he said.
He had his bumps in the big town, finally
bounced into leading role in the hit musl-
cal Roberta
In Broadway restaurant someone intro
duced Bob to Dolores De Fina, striking
(Confinved on poge 23)
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Beating the Gun
NJ

MR. WALRUs spluttered that, naturally.
he'd start the games the up-to-date way
Next day Bob and Jack were off at the
second It" in Get set Nearly everyone
else was caught flat footed, unready for a
quick CO. The Hope lads finished first and
second
1t was shortly afterward that friend sug-
gested to Bob that he try boxing He did.
Il not only had glass chin, but there must
have been an electric light in it, he says.
They didn't have any trouble finding it.
Bob decided it was hard to rise in profession
while unconscious.
Leaving the ring fiat Bob decided to try
dancing. He took lessons from man who
Evening star., 1941-12-07

The starter for the race was walrus-mus-
tached worthy who always puffed: "On your
mark Get set Ready? Co.. On the eve OF the
picnic, Bob persuaded another of his brothers
to call on this fixture Il am reporter, the
lad lied Il want to write story about your
fine starting. suppose in the big games to-
morrow you'll be entirely up-to-date and
omit the word Ready like the big starters
do in New York;"
Evening star., 1941-12-07

owned school and who agreed to let the
youngster help teach, by way of tuition.
Business was bad. Finally, the owner said.
You can have the school. I'm through But
the course called for six lessons and Bob's
knowledge ran out at three
Experience! That's what he needed. He
and nelghbor girl. Mildred Roseouist both
only about II, became dance team"
performing at small entertainments. Fee:
eight dollars for the pair.
Bob figured laugh might help the act
Mildred would lie back on her partners arm,
IN suddenly frozen dance pose, and Bob
would begin
Here's the very first Hope joke:
Did l tell you about my cat, Carbde?"
Why do you call your cat Carbide?"
Because she has acetylene kittens!"
Whew!
Mrs. Rosequist broke up the team -
some say to nip budding romance Bob ex-
plains it another way: Mrs. Rosequist heard
my jokes"
Bob paired up with another young dancer,
George Byrne, and went into vaudeville road
shows. In those days each program concluded
with tabloid revue" Hope and Byrne would
try to get worked into this - the shows high
point - and Bob was always dinning at the
manager, Give US break, willya!'
Finally, one manager said, OK, Bob, you
can announce the show that will play next
week."
A Comedian Is Born
0OB's voice shook This would be his big
break Whats next week show all about?"
he asked the manager.
oh, | don't know. Just Scotchman,
Marshall Walker, with show"
Bob went out before the curtain. He an
nounced the new show and then kept on
Il know this Marshall Walker we'll He's
a Scotchman. He got married in his back
yard so the chickens would get the rice"
The audience roared.
He saves everything grinned Bob. He
had a sunstroke playing golf, and counted it."
Something half-fresh, all-friendly, in this
Evening star., 1941-12-07

uHEY are filming the fade-out of Louis
lana Purchase " Bob Hope, as Represen-
= tative jim Taylor, has conducted a
successful filibuster to keep Victor Moore, a
b;lario,,s reform" Senator, from getting the
floor.
Trumpbant hands lift Bob to the rostrum
The galleries cheer,
Vera Zorna runs in don't ask me Why and
Bob hosts her up beside him.
"Tavlor for Governor yells the crowd.
Rob prins happily, says, We'll. hush NAH
mouf!
Which Zorina Immediately does, with a
great big kiss.
On the ninth rehearsal of that kiss, re-
mark "He certainly does it with enthusiasm
"Oh," answers a Hope stooge, quite seri-
orslv "he does everything that way
Enthusiasm - that's Bob Hope And it's
Genuine enthusiasm. 1t has carried him to the
70, in HOLLYWOOD with a rush. His Caught
:, the Draft" and Road to Zanzibar" rank
HIGH I'D in l94l box-office appeal. Moth
;no but the Truth" and Louisiana Pur-
chase" also starring him, will probably out
draw the earlier two.
Asa matter of fact, Bob, with his outthrust
chin, slightly elfish look and quick patter,
NAV be the worlds only happy comedian.
Other Line funny men either complain of
overwork or feel that stage and screen have
passed over their real" dramatic talents.
Bob thinks his work is swell, life is grand,
everything is hunky-dory And he doesn't
want to play Hamlet
Hedoesn't complain about overwork either.
Yet IN one year he crowds laughs and hard
physcal stunts into four movies T.. . he breaks
records on hve-a-day personal l-appearance
tour . he builds, helps write and stars in 40
radio shows he works - free - in 263
benefits.
Bob Hopes need for zest, and proof that he
had it, arose early The fifth of seven brothers,
he was born in London. His father, stone
mason, brought the family to America when
Bob was two, and settled in Cleveland.
As the boys reached waist-high, each tried
to help boost the family income. Bob sold
Evening star., 1941-12-07

papers, lerked SODA, ran er-
rands, Clerked holidays in a
shoe store - and invented
several more unusual ways of
making money:
Large picniCs were the rage
in Cleveland. The Butchers
Association might gather. for
instance, at Luna Park; the
Grocers Association at Euclid
Beach. Foot races for Kids
were a regular feature; first
prize might be a ten-spot;
second, a suit of clothes. Bob
and his brother Jack prac-
tlced sprlnting through the
Cleveland parks at night.
then would run off with first
and second prizes at several
picnics on a single week end.
Then came the biggest pic
mic of the year. First prize was
S25; second prize was a COM
plete outfit - suit, OverCOat,
shoes and hat. Despite the
tougher competition those
prizes would draw, Bob and
his brother decided to win
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Last Rites Held for
Ray Morgan Monday
HIGHLAND

Graveside services were held Mon
day afternoon for Ray Morgan, in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Morgan
who died Saturday at the Pasco hos
pital following a weeks illness.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Nelson OF
Glendale, California are visiting al
the home of Nelson's brother and
sister-in-law, MIR. and Mrs. Vic
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershal Jameson and
grandson, Lloyd Chalcraft, are
spending the week visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jameson's SON.
Frank at Omak, washington.
Mrs. T. A. Meredith of Yakima
was a Richland visitor Monday.
There will be a meeting of the
mint growers of the district Friday
night at the grange hall. Those in
terested in holding and storing their
mint should he present.
The Woman's Political study club
will meet Saturday at the home OF
Mrs. Robert Hanson.
Mrs. Harry Snively was Yakima
visitor Monday.
Mrs. Dewitt Bucholt, Mrs. Fred
Vertner and Mrs. G. Rinehart OF
Hanford spent Wednesday visiting
at the home of Mrs. Harry Snively
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F.. Fletcher were
visitors Sunday at the Simon Carl
son home.
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Gertrude NichOlaus
WEEDS in Spokane

Word was received recent,
marriage Of Miss Gertrpda' :, y tie
iauS to Charles Kearney in nc s,, NlcAo,
Miss Nicholaus graduated ss pOkane,
local high school with tho " r,n he
1888: The rites were '', So, GAS o.
August 80 in the chapel o. Vtissiaalaet
tral Methodist church, WITH ! Cen.
O'Clock candle ceremony, Psy . seven
officiated, with Mrs. @, n pa nancy
matron Of honor, George p peslney
best man and Mrs. Wait" eane'
field, organiSt. Mrs. Kearn.,.t arms.
a slate blue costume suit witSy !, SOe
accessories and carried a ho,,a,iusila ct
gardeniaS surrounded WITH s N q
anotiS. The matron Of honos S' '.
a rose costume suit and car,,s s Won
lSiman roses. After a weda,ns Va a.
to Timberline Lodge, the coSnIs E2
be at home in Portland. ' WI
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Mrs. Sellars Reports
Father COnvalescing

FTNLEY-MrS. SellarS returned
Friday from Salmon, Idaho, where
she was called by the serious Hines!
of her father. He was much i'm.
proved when she returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Benson spent
the weekend in SunnySide with
Mrs. Benson's parents. -.
Mrs. Sallars and daughter ant
Mrs. G.. w. Farris visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Smith on West Highland!
Saturday. - ~
The Mr.. Henry Piert, Afbret Piert
Bernard Slocum and Mr.. Mcintyre
all left Monday morning for a few
days fishing trip near Cello Falls
(Left Out Last Weekly
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Eby of Walls
Walla visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ger.
ards Thursday.
Lois Birwwell. who has spent the
past 2h months at the G. Deffen.
baugh farm, returned to her home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Frasier Of
Umatilla, were dinner guests Sun.
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kerr
and family.
Henry Gerards of Pendleton spent
the weekend at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gerards
He left Monday for his home.
Russell Sellars drove to La Grands
Saturday to bring his sister, Mrs
Farris, and children here to make
their home. They returned Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hester o.
Thornton spent the weekend with
Mrs. Hester's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Birdwell.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Whitman and
children, who spent the past two
weeks visiting relatives on the coast
came home Saturday.
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B. & p. w. Club to
Follow National Plan

The Business and Professional
Women's Club held business meet
ing at the Lincoln Apis. Monday,
September 8, with Therese Thole
presiding.
Program and plans for the coming
year were discussed and it was de-
cided to follow the study club plan
as outlined by the national fedora
ton. Maude Lampson and Marguer-
tie Berry gave interesting reports on
the state convention held at Yaki-
ma. -..-
The next meeting will be social
meeting at which time new men,
berS will be initiated.