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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
E. G. Miller Rites
Held on Monday

Funeral services were held Mon
day at p. m. from the Piper
chapel for Ernest c.. Miller, so,
who died suddenly Friday at his
home. us SO. Yakima ave.
Miller owned and operated Mil
ler's restaurant at 40 So. 18th st
for rs years, retiring from active
business about nine years ago.
While he was in the restaurant
business he also operated dining
rooms in the 1ngleside and Van
Moves apartments and the Y. NJ.
c. A. The restaurant man en-
joved wide popularity during
the years he was in business and
together with his wife. Blanche,
who survives him. cared for many
unfortunate families.
Besides his wife he leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Frank T. Phil. ir..
of Tacoma four brothers. Willard.
Chauncey, Wade and Lex of Clear
field. Pa: two sisters. Mrs. Stella
Jordan and Mrs. Pearl Nelson. also
Of Clarified, and three grandchil-
dren, Alice. Airline and Quentin
Phil of Tacoma.
Miller. a native of Pennsylvania
had lived in Tacoma 81 years. He
was a member of Tacoma aerie
No. 3, F. o. +.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
New Order in Orient Turns
Out TO Be Fight for Food

importing countries next year vii
be wondering where they're going
70 get enough 70 eat.
Take Netherlands Fast Indies.
with s5000.OO0 people. more
denseiy populated on some islands
than Japan. and always forced n
import rice What Japan may not
be able "a ain b. argument n
concessions from the Dutch she
might win y shutting of The rec
supply from Indo-Chins. It's as
simple as that
Take our own Philippines and
Guam and Hawaii Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico. which strangely
enough io7't begin n grow enough
rice for their oVn brown brother
populations.
All Latin America consumes
quantities Of rice Brazil has
stepped up lately as a rice pro-
Queer Louisiana. Arkansas. Texas
and California are principal rice
producing states in the L. S. but
higher production costs limit their
markets
Invaded China. which should be
suffering from rice shortage, isn't.
It's the Jap armies who need rice
most. and that explains the grab
Of the Indo-Chinese rice market.
Copyright, 194D
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Il Men, 3 Women F ace Police Judge
For Drunkenness; F inc Drunk Driver

never touch the stuff. You sure
are warped out of shape
Seven other drunks who were
arrested over the week end for
feited SIS bail George Skok was
fined S25 for soliciting aims.
William o. Davis. 81. 7241 So.
Fife. was fined $3.50 and costs for
driving ear while under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquor.
Davis. resident OF Tacoma for
30 years, was arrested Saturday
at $40 p. m. shortly after driving
his car into a parked truck be-
longing TO John Smithlin.
The accident occurred on Nc
Kinley ave. between +6th and 4sth
SITS. Davis pleaded guilty, but said
he had had only four beers His
drivers license was revoked for
one year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
HIGH L. :. COSTS
CUT PRODUCTION

The world balance of rice there
fore becomes an important eco
nomic factor in maintaining sta
bility. Nearly two-thirds of the
worlds population can be classified
as relocating. and more than half
is in the most densely populated
aress-India, Netherlands East In
dies, China, Japan. Thailand. Indo-
China. Malaga. and the myriad
islands of the Pacific. And while
the average per capita rice con-
sumption in the United States is
about five pounds year. in the
Orient IL runs 10 800 pounds per
person per year-nearly a pound
a dsy.
Indo-Chins and Thailsnd are the
two largest rice exporting coun-
tries. II there is any world rice
market capital, it is Saigon. Scat
tered local production over vast
areas prevents there being any rice
kings or rice monopolies.
Japan. however. by her one bold
stroke in Indo-Chins has come as
close to cornering the world rice
market as is possible. and II she
can further exert her influence
over rice exports Of Thailand. hun
dreds Of millions Of people in rice
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
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Continued Sickness in Movements Here:
Rute Boosts Subject to Commission Nod

A continued scarcity of shipping
accounted Monday for only one
vessel ON berth here.
Engaged in heavy loadings com
menced last week. the Hikawa
Maru remained at Milwaukee No.
2 for additional cargo. At CON
clusion of slowing generous con-
signments of widely assorted
frcights, she Is slated to depart
Tuesday to complete her ladings
elsewhere about Puget Sound.
Arrivals scheduled for Tuesday
included the Coast Banker. follow
ing her routine coasting itinerary.
and the Edward Euekenbach. going
ON berth for discharge OF eastern
freiehts before lifting Tacoma
lumber and general goods tor the
return voyage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
3, PnER IDsON
raooma Tim-. Correspondent

Tacoma Times CORES tsenafhA
WASHINGTON - Japans new
order IN the Orient seems n b
boiling down - a fight fof rice.
Not Of not scrap iron. not living
rom for it, overcroWded people
Just = battle for enough % eat
The story comes out II sp-
parent unrelated official state
ments Supplemented by reports
70 the L. s Department of Com
merce. they 1T together 70 solve
japanese puzzle IN = manner
hat would be almost too neat. II
i weren't for the official reports
themselves, which give the key 70
the whole situation
First. there was the announce
ment from Toxic that rice Is TO be
rationed to the Japanese people.
Food books are 10 Be issued Man
ual laborers viii get larger rs-
ton. but the bowl Of rice that
everyone gets will be definitely
limited
Then. while the Japanese were
fixing up a peace between Thai
land and French Indo-China. they
also made = little deal Of their
own with Indo- China and the
first item in that agreement pro-
vided that Japan would have
virtual monopoly Of Indo-China
rice
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
INDO-CHINA RICE

With that trick taken. 1t might
appear that Japan would have
no further worry about food
supply. but here's the kicker. The
Japanese people don't like Indo-
China rice.
There are, of course. dozens of
varieties Of rice. but in general
they classify as hard grain and
soft grain. The japanese like the
hard grain variety. which they
raise themselves and which IL also
raised in Chosen tKoresl whose
surplus is imported by Japan.
Last year. however. rice crops in
both Japan and Chosen weren't
so good. To make up the short
age, the japanese food ministry
tried to enforce a ruling that 20
per cent 1ndo-Ch rice should
he mixed with so per cent Jap
anese. rice just to give everybody
enough. But 1ndo-China rice is
soft grain. II cooks faster than
japanese rice and goes mushy If
cooked too long. There was a
family tempest in every rice pot
in Japan. II the housewife cooked
for the Indo-China rice, the Jap
anese rice wasn't done. If she
cooked for the harder japanese
rice. the Indo-China grains went
into paste. For time. things
were in such state that the gov
eminent tried a mixture with 10
to 20 per cent wheat. but the peo-
pie wouldn't accept il.
The result of all this has been
that the price of rice has doubled,
from 1888 to 1910, the height for
last year being 43 yen per koku.
A ven is q cents and a koku is
five and an eighth bushels. and
any slide rule should figure that
out al about 81 bushel. Chicago
wheat now being around soc, and
the Japanese incomes being what
they are. you can figure it out
that things aren't so good.
On top Of that there il an acute
farm labor shortage in Japan,
there is shortage of fertilizer,
and crop reports are so low that
some belief can be given the idea
that the rice farmers are simply
holding out on the government
purchasing agent. Normally, ia
pan produces so per cent of her
rice consumption, the balance
coming from Chosen and Taiwan
island
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Potatoes Higher
On Local Market

Potatoes we're slightly higher
Monday with new quotations At
$50 per cwt.. an advance Of Is
cents.
Other market prices remained
steady. Flour ranged from $40 70
sass per ies lbs. with figures in
elusive q the new product. en-
riohed according TO government
specifications.
Steer and COW beef were un-
changed At Ia and 10 cents per
h.. respectively Pork loins were
priced Al 70 cents and pork shout
ders at 1914 cents. Lamb also was
10 cents per 10.
Sugar prices were closely group
ed in -four divisions, ranging from
,4.76 to 81 per ewt
Listed prices are wholesale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Power Authorized
For New Steel Plant

An ordinance authorizing the
city's light division to enter into
a contract with Ohio Ferro- Allows
Corp, for purchase of electrical
energy for its industrial require
ments was presented TO the council
for first reading Monday.
Utilities Commissioner ONeil
assured the council there IL moth
ing in the agreement pertaining
to extension of Wapato waterway
through nth st. To the company's
plant south of 18th ST.
Some of the commissioners
feared an implied obligation to
replace the present fixed trestle
bridge across Wapato waterway
on Es. 11th st. with a lift or draw
bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

Fifteen DRINKS. three of them
women appeared before Judge W
A. Richmond Monday morning In
the usual heavy week end lineup
All the former offenders, includ-
ing the three women. were given
SD fines. except Dave Parks.
Parks. appearing in court with
only one shoe on his feet, said
there We're "eXtenuating circum-
stances" He said he was writing
letter in his room about r. m.
Sunday when an unidentified man
knocked on his door and attempt
ed TO enter.
Police entered the picture when
fight ensued and the hotel pro-
prietor called headquarters. Parks
said he was given no time by the
officers In which TO put on his
other shoe
I've never got break in this
court before, your honor" Parks
said. Il promise to leave town"
Whats wrong here - said
Judge Richmond.
Il get in trouble here. Every
time serve a jail sentence. the
reaction is for me to go out and
get drunk"
I'm give you break. Ten dol
lars and costs instead Of S15."
Parks was well acquainted with
all the jailers. it developed during
his plea for lenieney.
Nine SIS sentences We're melted
out. five for SIS and one man was
given 10 DAYS. suspended.
During the testimony offered by
Helga Carlson. who was visibly
shaking during her arrangement,
Judge Richmond said
You've got the filters. II had
to fight whisky like that. Id
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Hawaiian Music
Students Perform
Give Recital OF
Stewart School

Students ~ fhe Honolulu Con
conservatory 81 Music. with their
parents. are making plans for a
tWo-day vacation trip 70 Victoria.
= {. The event is planned for
early June with both the Tacoma
and Seattle branches Of the con-
servstory taking part. Expenses
Will be betrayed partly with the
proceeds 81 an entertainment
which the conservatory presented
Friday night at Stewart junior
high school
The student body appeared in a
musical review entitled Hawaiian
Nights" one Of the highlights
was a mock radio broadcast en-
titled Hawaii Calls which fes-
tured a 25-piece sll-eleetric guitar
orchestra. Miss Dorothy Thomas
as vocal soloist and Charles n.
Casper as announcer.
Dances Presented
Miss Jackie DuCharme. Tacoma
dance instructor. presented
group OF her pupils in tap dane
ing routine, and she herself sp-
peared in dance number. an
imitation OF Eleanor Powells per-
Torrance in the motion picture
Honolulu"
Another number on the program
was scene called Hawaiian
Luau." in which the students were
clad in Hawaiian costume and
gathered together for the gala
celebration OF the coming marriage
OF Princess Liliulokulani 10 Duke
Kmehameha.
Among the performers in the
scene were Miss Ruth Samuelson,
who sang various native Hawaiian
songs. and Paul Jacobson. who
recited Don Blanding's vivid de-
scription Of the Hawaiian Luau.
Hula Interpretations
Mrs. Walter Streeter. who has
taken lessons in Hula dancing in
the Hawaiian islands. appeared in
various interpretations of the
Hula, and gave a short descriptive
talk on Hawaii and the true sig
nificance of the native dance.
For variety, the program in
cluded a scene entitled "Rhumba
Specialties." featuring 10-year-oId
Geraldine Mcclellan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
GRANT PETITIONS

Two local improvement district
petitions were granted by the city
council Monday and resolutions
later adopted set March "a as
the date of hearing ON them. One
headed by John Tobiason and
others asks 6-inch water mains in
district bounded by Center st,
Lawrence st. Puget Sound ave.
and the alley between So. 2sth and
10Th SITS. The other headed by b.
r. kohler. Jr.. and others asks
ornamental street lights in a dis
trict on Mckinley Hill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Investment Trusts
MONDAYS QUOTATIONS.
MONDAY
Commissioner 0'Neil
To Speak in Spokane

Commissioner o'Neil will fly to
Spokane Tuesday morning to be
speaker at noon meeting OF the
Spokane Municipal Power 4 Light
association, part OF DAYS session
devoted To the plan of obtaining
Grand Coulee power for municipal
distribution in Spokane.
o'Neil will speak ON "Economi-
cal Distribution of Power by Ia
coma's Municipal Plant"
He will return by train Tuesday
night to be ready for Wednesdays
council session here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
s. New Homes Begun
Here in February

New construction in Tacoma
during February amounted to
$3.50 665 out OF the total Of
$780,. $50 is ued in permits for the
month. Building Inspector c. S.
Mccormick showed in his report
Monday.
Principal items were one apart
ment house costing $4,000 and 63
new residences costing S22S, 700.
Alterations amounted TO S60,415
and plumbing and electrical in
stsllation. S35. 800.
The February total of permits
compared with 1921 $50 year
ago and S243.515 in last January.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
FILE PETITION

A. G.. Griffiths and others petit
toned the council Monday for
creation of a local improvement
district to lay 6-inch water mains
in No. SD St. from Junett 10
Alder SITS. and on No. Cedar st.
from No. 32d to SD SITS, at an
estimated cost OF S2.752.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
To PROTECT CROSSING

An ordinance requtrin the
Northern Pacific railway to keep
flagmsn and To operate proper
gates at the 9th ave. connection
with the PIT. Fosdiek ferry landing
was introduced To the council
Monday by Works Commissioner
Bergerseu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
New PAA Clipper
To Take TO Air

SEATTLE The first of Pan
American Always new fleet Of
six Boeing Clipper planes. with
which the airline may effect daily
transatlantic flights. Monday was
on the Boeing launching ramp and
will be ready for test flights in
two weeks
The 42-ton clipper will he de-
livered by the end of this month.
and the other five will be delivered
one each month until all are IN
service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
GET LIQUOR FINDS

The city treasurer received from
Olympia Monday q state liquor
control board check for S26. aOs.
the fifth dividend payment to Ia
coma since the beginning of the
boards fiscal year. Oct. l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued
Monday To l. A. Lokoen for
1000 residence at 1916 So.
Spragus ave. and c. J. Ellis.
s. 600 residence. 1921 No. 18th 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Markets at q
Glance
NIoSDA.

Stocks; Lower and quiet.
Bonds; frregularly lower. Us.
governments lower.
Curb Stocks: 1rregulsrly lower.
Cotton: Steady.
wheat: OFF :. to :, cent.
Corn: Up \ To off > cent.
Rubber: Easy.
silver; Unchanged in New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
BANK REPORTS

Seattle se.ele. PCS as;
balances 81. csc. 1889; transactions
Sl2. 37s. 10000.
Portland -ciesrings S7.e6s. SIS
80: balances 81. CAT ,4ol.35.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
AWARD CONTRACT

The board of contracts and
awards gave to International
Harvester Co. the contract for fur
nlshing city light department a
l-ton truck at cost Of si.3l6.32
In cash and an old truck, traded
IN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Metzler Soys Murder
Charges to Be Filed

After talking to newly-discov-
cred witnesses to the shooting of
Mrs Rose Malfatti on Dec. 2s..
Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metzler,
jr., said Monday he is preparing
to file charge in superior court
of assault with a deadly weapon
against Salvatore lSam Gallucci,
diminutive ex-husband of the wo-
man
Mrs Malfatti, As. recovered
from the bullet wound. The missile
struck her right shoulder.
1t was fired through the win
dow of her home at 81 Ea. 31st
st. One of the witnesses. Gino Cor
test, of Portland, told Metzler he
ran to the window and saw CAL
lucci running away.
Gallucci was arrested the night
of the shooting and has been held
in the county Jail ever since.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
HAPPY
&i~thday
MONDAY, MARCH 5

MONDAY, MARCH 8
Ethel Jacqoeline Alien. lolS
SO. state II.
Mrs. Hilda johnson, los So.
Harrison st.
Patrick Wooiery, t1os South
Tacoma way.
Miss Pat Sundin. AIS So. SD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

II you're not using it, sell IL with
a Fsst-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone MAN 3lSi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

PORT CALENDAR

Vessels in port: Hikawa Maru,
Milwaukee No. 2
Vessels due Tuesday: Coast
Banker. Shaffer No. 2, Edward
Luckenbach, Port piers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

On orscoke Island. n. C., po-
nies and cattle still roam wild.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
FIREMEN ASK BIDS

The firemens relief and pension
fund called for bids Monday for
annual clinical services and set
March il as the day for opening
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
NEW RATE RULE


NEW RATE RULE
The l.. 5. Maritime commission
announced Monday all proposed in
creases in steamship freight rates
must be submitted in advance for
commission approval
Both domestic and foreign con
ferences are affected by the new
rule. which is effective immedi-
ately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04

Weekend departures included
the two familiar coasters. Lurline
Burns and Whitney Olson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-04
Industrial News Favorable
Despite Balkan Uncertainty

DOW-JoNES AVERAGES
MONDAY
Industrial -. I.o.sI. off e.ss
Rail -........ zs-s2. off e.ss
Utility 1890. 1879. off e.zs
s. stock. -. so.ss. off o.ss
Stock sales spproximated $50
600 shares Monday. compared to
10000 Friday. Curb sales were
1900 shares. sgsins, 5000.
NEW YORk-Sfocks. bonds and
commodities declined Monday on
uncertainties over the Bulgarian
situation. Industrial news contin-
ued favorable. with steel : making
schedules rising To a record high.
Bethlehem Steel. AZ its low OF
ssis. was off two points. II raj
lied partially. Republic was down
nearly point and crucible more
than = point
Copper shares were fractions
lower. while copper futures held
firm IN the open market.
touotations courtesy Dean witter a.
Co. washington Bids. members
New York Stock Exehansel
High InW rfnas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26

Many people think that brooding the terrible
slaughter bombngs abroad sends the suicide rate up
But quite true for like children who hate to
go TO bed when story is unfinished the wouldbe suicide
curiosity to the outcome of exciting
Many who have decided to take their lives post
pone day to day to find out whether the
British will bomb Berlin after the Germans bombed Lon
don whether the Russians will counterattack and so on
AS result their desperate situation eases or other factors
and influences among them the National Save-a-Lfe
League get work and the respondent person Is saved
The first question the wouldbe suicide asks when he
enters Bonnes office is; Wi family know I've
been all else they don't want them to know
1t is when they pound the desk angrily and shout:
Why shouldn't kill myself? My life is my own isn't 1t p
that hope shines Miss Bonnells eyes.
These wouldbe suicides beginning TO weaken.
That line calls for the experienced Counsellor to convince
them they have right to take their own lives
IF only they'll drop in for chat with me when
they're contemplating suicide" she Il believe can
nersl1ade them not to eF-Heeefa proves It
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26

quarres appear nearly often unhappy young
people parents restrict their activities with old
youngsters who cannot bear to their
parents quarreng cannot stand poverty or other
adverse circumstances Of their surroundings,
The third for suicide is bad health and this
includes invalds we'll hypochondracs men
who really have nothing wrong with them but
think they have
fourth cless-much smaller by far-are the out
and-out mental insane people The League has
not had many callers of this type for the majority OF
these contemplate suicide secretly. Those who have
talked Bonne have been sent by friends rela
tves who not told them what the League does.
They mentally sick and it is very hard to show them
things their true perspective and the League tries val
any to nstiii them the will to be curednot always
with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26

-f- HERE hint in the calm face of Miss Iona
l Bonnell that she is engaged in the worlds most
i &grin and complicated selling task For IL years
Bonne has been persuadng desperate people that
life never gets so tough TO warrant person killing
himself
AS Councillor for the National Save-a-I4fe League at
2ee Madison Ave- City Miss Bonnel has talked
about life and death well IL 900 people of all creeds
who were TO END it all Using spiritual
appea inerspersed with sense she has dssuaded
agtated visitors from doing away with
themselves Sometimes she has managed IL in one sitting
Asan would suicide has visited her office again and
again before he has convinced that he should not
attempt selfdesruction Miss Bonne loses hope
of saving him
EVERY 26 minutes commits suicide in the
limited Staesa total 900 deaths year. she points
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26

l. NINETEEN YEAR OLD NJ e
NJ Vyuza of Trujillo on the Pacific
coast in Peru, South America,
grumbled as she powdered the 100
chickens she and her 24-year-old bro
ther owned. He was forever fetching
home some 1lew-fangled powder to try
and rid the chickens Of lice. He would
buy the powder out OF his own money
and as the tvie-~ere- partners he
thought it only fair that Marie do the
work.
IA When Marie arose on this particular
morning TanzlQ, who was awake but
stayed in bed because he had been out
late the night before. called to her as
she moved about the kitchen and told
her that he'd bought a new chicken
dclousing powder. He suggested that
she go out TO the coop and powder the
birds before II got too hot TO work.
Marie didn't say ANYTHING but she