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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
BLS1ERMe TEMPERATURES CAUSE FAN SHORTAGE
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By Mel Voorhees,

For gosh sakeS, Judge. |
amt mad.
And we didn't mean 10 get
unpleasantly under your ju-
dicial hide.
We Just spoke for the man
on the street who wants TO
get the litigatory wreckage
cleared away so the engineers
can take another try at the
NarrowS.
For the readers sake. must
recall an open letter published hy
The Times several days ago. II
was addressed To Pierce county
superior court judges and urged
them to expedite hearing Of the
Nsrrows bridge insurance case Tor
cases..
The lette- vas bold enough 10
suggest that the judges, or At
least one Judge. forego such part
Of the somewhat customs ry.
though bloated. judicial vacation
as might be necessary in order to
avoid delay.
Well. sir. the judges. or at
least one Judge, didn't like
that. He was annoyed, to say
the least.
He met one Of our mildest-m man.
nered Of all reporters on the street.
There, speaking from the curb and
not the bench. he relayed thanks
10 me for q "grstuitous insult
Gosh sakes. judge, we didn't
mean it thataway at ALL
He pointed out. in colorful. mas
culine language, that I'VE ought to
take at least a primer course In
subject about which we undertake
70 write editorials"
(Doggonit all. judge. we honest
ly didn't just try to rifle you)
This is how our reporter re-
ported:
He (the judge points out that
judges Of the superior court can't
do a thing to speed up case until
the case Is before them; that this
case hasn't been before them and
isn't yet before them in fact,
hasn't been filed yet.
Further Tour reporter still is re-
portins) he THE iodse) says u IS on
old ruIe-4o years or mo,e-ef the
superior courts OF the stote shos no
eeses will be tried during July ond
August, except on consent OF BOTH
..porties AND the court.
The Judges OF the Pierce county
court, he soys. have no authority TO
ehonee the rule.
No iurie. ore eolIed TO serve in
July or August ond he the iudsel
soys he hos information thot one side
in the upeon,ins controversy will in
sist or Jury tr'ol.
The Judges. he soys, orsnt even
going 10 try the eose."
| don't doubt for one minute
but what everything the Judge
had 10 say is true.
Probably I'm ignorant, too. OF
the details of court procedure, just
as he smokingly told our reporter.
II surely was interesting. though.
In learn from the Judge that those
long. dog days. judicial vacations
result from rule made by the
judges themselves.
Most Of us common folks thought
II was law.
Anyhow, Judge, we amt mad
and hope yoL aren't
We just want to get that big
bridge of ours back in plsce-and l
bet you do too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
BRITAIN FEARS JAPANESE
May ATTACK EAST ASIA
Heat Hanqs
On, Setting
Record

Tacoma retail dealers reported
Wednesday afternoon that high
temperatures In the city had Sir-
tualiy depleted their stocks Of
low and medium-priced electric
fans.
Tacoma went into It's fourth
day of tropical weather We'd
nesday with a new all-time
record for the highest min
imum allure in the
city's recorded history-69.2
degrees at 5:45 a. m.
II appeared possible mat
later In the day the tempera-
ture might approach close 10
the all-time high Of 9s.t de-
grees recorded on June %,
1925. However a 10 m. p. h.
north wind was helping citi-
zens 10 bear up under the heat
and was keeping several de-
grees off the current mercury
readings.
The all-time high for July 1t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

avsiisbls m the obeeurs and con-
fhcting eommuniqtles However,
IL does seem hat tns German
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

Weatherman Fred isers Is
wizard. producing in Tacoma the
kind of weather they have back
in Wichita. Kas.. just for the bene-
fit Of Wichita visitors 30 they
won't be homesiok His guests are
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. French
and daughter. Lois. French - an
electrician. He and Mrs Myers
were sehoolmstes wars ago In
Wichita.
Capt. Neville X. Benoit Of the
the 24sth Coast Artiliery's A
search light battery. vas a recent
visitor from Fort forden. He spent
several days visiting old hsunts
here and picking up supplies for
his outfit. Benoit in civil life was
a radio expert and headed the
signal section OF the old ltsth
r. A.
walter Ieuenberger Of Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce staff says
Uncle Sam believes in taking his
own medicine Recent specifica-
tons for ASH and garbage cans
for federal institutions provide
that they need no longer be zinc
coated galvanized. just painted
is enough. Zinc is being conserved
for more essential defense uses
Miss Ingrid Void. head Of the
Cha amber of Commerce secretsrisl
staff. was bach at work Tuesday
after a brief vacation.
Mrs. Helen Bussard Of DeKoven
and party OF relatives from far
and near make up a party Of mo-
florists now on tour of some Of
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
Crisis Looms as Cabinet
Members in Japan Resign
Poets: No Reason Given
See steps Toword Strengthening
Policies 10 Cope With Domestic
And International Situations


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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

? all-time high for July 10
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Planning Board Suggests
Classification Of Lands

A accommodation that about
1000 100000 acres Of land of the
United States be classified according
to its suitability for crops, forests,
cities, pastures, recreation and other
uses was made to President Roose-
welt today by the National Resources
Planning Board.
The suggestion was embraced in a
report which constitutes the first
comprehensive summary Of the
status, methods and areal coverage
of rural land classification in this
country. 1t was pointed out that
there now are wide gaps In the
present knowledge of land resources
and that the proposed step would
facilitate the best use of land.
The board recommended that the
staffs used in classification
surveys be composed of competent
personnel and that they be directed
by administrators experienced in the
organization of such surveys and in
the application of results from the
studies to specific problems and
programs.
AS still other steps In the proposal
the board suggested that its Land
Committee, by which the report was
prepared, undertake a survey OF
urban land classification and that
continuing committee be set up
by the National Resources Planning
Board to act as a central clearing
house for land classification infor-
nation and for land classification
organiza tons.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Mrs. Sophy Johnston
Dies in Hospital
OF Short Illness
Widow Of Attorney Was
Associated With Several
Charitable Groups

Mrs. Sophy Carr Johnston, 81
widow of James M. Johnston, who
practiced law here many years. died
Saturday at Emergency Hospital
after a short illness.
Mrs. Johnston was a resident of
Washington for more than 60 years
and was associated with st. Johns
Church, st. Johns Orphanage. Chill
dren's Hospital and charitable
groups. Her husband was a partner
in the banking house of Riggs & Co.,
becoming a vice president of the
Riggs National Bank when it was
organized.
Mrs. Johnston's great-great grand
father, Dabney Carr, married
Martha jefferson, sister of Thomas
jefferson Her mother, Sophia
Bache wilkins, was a daughter of
William wilkins. Senator from
Pennsylvania, Secretary of War
under President Tyler and Minister
to Russia.
Mrs. Johnston is survived by son,
James NJ Johnston, jr.. Of Chevy
Chase, Md, and two daughters, Mrs.
l.. Randolph Mason Of New York
City, and Mrs. Charles Lacey Hall,
wife of Col. Hall, who has been
transferred from Washington to
Cincinnati
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnston
will be held at 1890 I'm. tomorrow
at st. Johns Church, Lafayette
Square, with private burial in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

could be spent for what was
planned"
Mr.. McNutt broke down approx
mately as follows the estimate Of
the total his agency could use:
Schools, $ll4,7O0,0O0; sanitation,
Sl04 900, 900; health facilities, $685.
600 900, and recreation, s15,OO0,0O0.
Testitying on a House-approved
bill giving the Federal Works
agency added powers in acquiring
or financing necessary public works
in the vicinity of defense centers,
Mr. McNutt said there can be no
| question of the imperative need for
schools, hospitals, sewage, SANTA
ton and recreational facilities and
particularly of service centers fol-
soldiers and sailors.
A survey late in 1910. he testified
showed 250,000 school children have
moved to new localities.
To take care of these children"
he said. there will be required new
buildings and equipment, additional
teachers, and transportation facili-
ties for children not within walking
distance"
Pointing out that many canton
ments and many defense industries
have been located in open country
or adjacent to small cities, the wit
ness said 100000 people have mi
grated to such communities.
mo matter how good their inten-
tionS may be, such villages cannot
of themselves provide all of the
facilities essential for healthful urb-
an life" he said.
Contending that soldiers in the
training camps will visit nearby cities
regardless of the establishment of
in-camp recreation facilities. Mr.
McNutt stressed the importance of
providing service centers for men
in uniform in such communities out
side the camps. Continuing, Mr.. Nc
Mutt said:
Agreement Is Reached.
For many weeks plans for service
centers for soldiers and sailors have
been under consideration and are at
present being perfected. am happy
to announce that, with the approval
of the President. the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary of the Navy,
we have reached a tentative agree
ment with the united service organ
izations for the operation of these
service centers. where local funds
and experienced personnel are not
available.
This will be effective, of course
only if the necessary legislation is
passed which would permit construc-
ton of these facilities and their lease
to this organization.
Mr.. McNutt said one or two ex-
perimental service centers will be
established with private funds, from
which the security agency will gain
experience as to how to proceed later
under the pending bill.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Frederic N. Sackett,
Former Senator and
Ambassador, Dies
Kentuckiun Succumbs
In Baltimore Hotel
After Heart Attack

Frederic Moseley Sackett. former
Senator from Kentucky and later
Ambassador to Germany, died of a
heart attack yesterday in a Balti-
more hotel. He was in the city
with his wife, who was convalescing
from a recent eye operation.
Mr.. Sackett went to the Senate
in 1925. He resigned in 1890 when
President Hoover appointed him as
Ambassador to Berlin, succeeding
DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman. In
1888, few months after the Reich
stag fire, he resigned this post and
returned to the United States.
He was born in Providence. R. l..
December II, 1868; received his edu-
cation in the public schools of Provi-
dence: was graduated from Brown
University in 1890 and received his
law degree at Harvard University
Law School in 1898.
Practiced Law in Ohio.
Mr.. Sackett practiced law at Co.
lumbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, and
went to Louisville, KY, in 1898 He
married Miss Olive Speed, member
of one of the States Wealthiest
families.
Mr.. Sackett continued as a lawyer
until 1907, when he virtually aban-
doned legal pursuits for coal, public
utilities, banking, real estate and
cement interests. He was president
of the Louisville Gas Co. and Louis
vile Lighting Co. from 1907 to 1912
Mr.. Sackett served as Fedora.
food administrator for Kentucky
during the war, was member of
the Kentucky State Board of
Charities and Correction from 1919
to 1924 and served as director
of the Louisville branch of the St.
Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Wife's Niece Was Kidnapped.
A year after his retirement to
private life following his service as
Ambassador. Mr. Sackett figured in
the news again when his Wife'S
niece, Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, was kid
naped Her abductors asked $4,000
ransom. County, State and Federal
officers launched one of the biggest
man hunts in the history of the
State. The ransom was paid and
Mrs. Stoll later was found unharmed
in an. Indianapolis apartment house.
A short while afterward. a man
was captured in Glendale. Calf,
and sentenced to life imprisonment
for the crime.
Arrangements were made today to
return the body to Louisville for
burial. Mrs Sackett's brother and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Speed,
are en- route to Baltimore from
Louisville.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
lit Mrntnrtaitt

BRANCH, EVELYN. In sad but loving
e og aF WRa et
suddenly three years ago today. May 10.
1888
Our hearts still ache with sadness.
Our eyes shed many a tear;
When days are dark and friends are few,
LoVING VISt M MOTHER AND LITTLE DAuGH.
TER, ROSETTA AND ROSIE BRANCH. .
G9GHKsNEssEE y LESLIE l. 59 sxss who
passed away two years ago today May
10 1899.
1t is not the tears that are shed
But silent tears in after years
And remembrance always spoken.
never thought when you left home
You would never return:
The shock was hard. the pain severe.
''e''' MOTHER.
DORSEY. JULIA. In loving memory OF
left us twenty-one years ago today, May
10. 1920.
Thoughts return to scenes long past.
Time rolls on: but memory lasts o,r
AND MARY DICKERSON.
KELLER, WILLIAM PORT. In loving
memory Of WILLIAM PORT KELLER; who
died three years ago today. May 10, 1888.
Down memorys olsIh,s lane we atY, wander; I'D ror.
Our own dear son and brother
The one that we loved so true.
Your place in. our lives is still vacant,
No one in the world can eer I'LL;
And down memory's lane we still wander,
In 'h0ush'S MorHGR 81 GRR AND 4H5 SISTER.
KOONCE, MORRISSEY s. A tribute Of
love to the memory of my dear husband.
MORRISSEY S. KOONCE, who departed
this life three years ago today May 49,
The only legacy that death defles
Is love that lives, that never dies
DEVOTEDLY, MARGARET.
LAYCOCK. EMMA. In loving memory
| of our devoted wife and mother, EMMA
LAYCOCK. who departed this life one
year ago today, May 10, 1910.
1t is not the tears that are shed
| That tell of hearts that are broken.
| But Silent tears in the after years
And remembrance silently s,okcn.
rEVOiED r. AND, WILLIAM, AND
SON. WILLIAM.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Ii. William Carter,
Air Corps Flyer,
Dies in Auto Crash
Son Of Adjutont Generals S
Aide Will Be Buried
In Arlington Tomorrow

1t. William H. Carter, Army Air
Corps, 25-year- son of Brig Gen.
William v. Carter, 1907 Highland
place NV. was killed in an auto
mobile accident near Forest, Ontario,
Saturday night. the Associated Press
reported. Two companions were in
jured. one seriously.
The car in which the three men
were riding hurtled from the road
crashed into a ditch and threw them
from the machine. Miss Jean Gam
mon, Toronto nurse, passerby, gave
the men first aid, but 1t Carter died
less than a half hour after the
crash.
The seriously injured companion
was Second 1t. James M. Ingham,
"a, Air Corps Reserve, who is at Sar-
mia General Hospital. First reports
listed him as killed. The third off,
Ger. 1t. Max Stubbs. %, who suffered
bruises and cuts, was able to leave
the hospital.
1t. Carter was born in Ell Paso
Tex. He was attached to Selfridge
Field. Mich. He attended st. Albans
and Friends Schools here and grad
uated from the University Of Vir-
ginia in 1888. He enlisted in the Air
Corps the following year as cadet
and earned a reserve commission at
Randolph Field last year,
Besides his father, Gen. Carter
who is assistant to the Adjutant
General at the War Department. 1t
Carter leaves a grandmother, Mrs
w H. Carter Funeral services will
be held at pm tomorrow at Fort
Myer Chapel, followed by burial in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
William Francis King
Funeral Tomorrow

William Francis King. IS, died
Saturday afternoon at the home
of his daughters, Mrs. Margaret M.
Brewer and Miss Lilly L. King, 1908
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. tomorrow at Gawlers' chapel,
1925 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
with the Rev. John r. Edwards
officiating. Burial will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Mr.. King was born November II,
1855, in TennallytoWn. now Tenley-
town. He was an active worker in
the Tennallytown Baptist Church,
serving for several years as super
intendent.
Besides Miss King and Mrs.
Brewer, Mr.. King is survived by
five other children. Mrs C. Con-
rad, Mrs. Rose Caricofe, Mrs. Anna
Clancy, Benjamin H. King and
John Norman King.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
In mrmnrtan1

LAYCOCK, EMMA. In loving memory
Gom q ny dear ear sIsndmo,her . Ms M EMMA lay
today. May 10. 1910
No one knows how much miss you.
No one knows the bitter pain
Life has never been the same
HER DEVOTED GRANDSON ADOPTED.
HARRY.
RULLMANN. SARAH JANE. A loving
mohe s sARAR JANE q qs dsa %ho
left us 10 go to Heaven twenty-four years
ago today, Nav 10, 1917.
There is no death. those gone before
Just passed into land unseen.
Still near with lust wall between.
The The door may ,ds close the wall conceal
She still is. ours but loved of all
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN.
SMITH. MARGARET $. Sacred To- h.
GAREf % SMITH, freo who passed Sdnts away zone one
year ago today, May 10, 1870.
No one knows how We miss you.
VI No Q on one Knows. knows the bitter pa, pain
Life has never been the same.
HER Lonely CHILDREN. SARAH
CHARLES, WILLIAM AND ROSA.
Ella f sFS 81 R dfaE hE
life five years ago todav. May 10. 1895.
In my heart YOUR memory fingers
Sweetly. tenderly, loving and true;
There is not a day. dear mother.
That l don't think Of YOU.
DEVOTED DAUGHTER, FLORENCE TUR-
NER.
WARP, MARGARET p, wife OF Ira T.
Warf
Nothing but memories as journey on.
Longing for a smile from a loved one gone;
None knows the depth OF my deep regret,
But remember when others forget.
WONDRACK. JOSEPH F. A tribute of
love to the memory of our faithful dad and
pevoted "Pappoo," JOSEPH F. WOND-
RACK, who left US suddenly Ave years
ago today, May 10, 1895.
We hide the tears that for you are shed.
No one sees our hearts that are broken;
We only show a smile like yours
Whenever your name is spoken.
HIS FIVE LOVING CHILDREN AND NINE
GRANDCHILDREN
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Druft Boards Advised
To Defer Veterinarians

The Nations local draft boards
today were advised by national head
quarters to defer from military
training veterinary doctors and stu
dents due to "nationl overall
shortage" in the profession.
Orig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
acting director of selective service,
said needs of communities and the
country as whole should be borne
in mind when veterinary doctors are
classified In cases where the boards
decide against deferment, Gen.
Hershey emphasized. the registrants
attention should be called to ap-
plications for appointment to the
Veterinary Reserve Corps.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Funeral Services Are Held
For Mrs. MARGARET Fox

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Bohne Fox, 10. widow of
James M. Fox, who died here Satur-
day night. were held at the Church
of the Nativity at o'clock this
morning. Burial will be at ST.
Louis. her former home, tomorrow
Mrs. Fox had been resident of
Washington for a number of years,
She is survived by son. J. A. Fox,
1851 Montague street NV, MEM
ber of The Star staff, and sister,
Mrs. Annie E. Strong of Chicago
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Washington Centennial Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, chairman
of the disbursing fund of the WASH
ington Hebrew Home for the Aged,
and a member OF the Jewish Con.
sumptive Relief Society.
She was a native of Tallahassee,
Fla. She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Alfred H. Bennett, and son.
Stanley Sonneborn, and two grand.
children.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Pioneer Railroad Worke,
Dies in Snow Hill
RS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL. Md, May l9.-John
Young Doak. 90, who. with five
other men, plowed an 800-mile fur
row along both sides of the Kan
sas-Pacific Railroad tracks in the
days of pioneer railroading across
the Great Plains, died at his home
Saturday night.
The job. done on foot 81 years
ago between Wilson, Kans.. and
Denver, too, At days. The furroW
was plowed to prevent prairie fires
often started by sparks from pass
ing locomotives Mr.. Doak was
the last survivor of the six.
A cousin of former Secretary of
Labor William N. Doak, he was
born in Ayreshire. Scotland, and
came to the United States in 1876.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Mrs. Esther Sonneborn
Dies OF Iona Illness

Mrs. Esther SOnneborn, SO, resi-
dent of Washington for 81 years,
died Saturday at her apartment in
Cathedral Mansions after a long
illness. Funeral services will be
held at 9 am. tomorrow at Danzan-
sky's funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV, followed by burial in
Ohev Sholom Cemetery, Baltimore,
where her husband, Louis Some
born. is buried
Mrs. Sonneborn was a charter
member of the Sisterhood of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
a member of the HadasSah, the
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Wins CoIIeqe Honor

George o. Totten, 1888 Fifteenth
street NV, freshman at Columbia
University. has been appointed to
the associate business board of the
Columbia Daily Spectator. An honor
scholar at Columbia. he was grad
uated from the Choate School in
Wallingford, Conn.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Athlete to Be Pastor

Declaring he has been converted,
John Campbell, professional foot
ball star in Scotland, has quit the
game and is training to be pastor
of the Church of the Nazarene.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Tarh nf Thanks

ROWZEE, EDWARD FRANKLIN. Mrs
Edith RowZee and family wish to express
their deep appreciation and thanks TO
their many friends. relatives and neiehbors
for the many kindneSses and beautiful
floral tributes extended to at the sud :
den death OF our beloved husband and
father, EDWARD F. ROW2EE.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
READ WHAT
y0UCAN PAINT
REo. v. Q. PAT. Orp,

, Look at these examples of the
many things you can paint with
Du Pont DUCO for less than a
dollar-DUCO is the easiest-to-
use enamel you can buyl
Evening star., 1941-05-19
McNutt

Continued From First Page)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
1880 Club Delegates in
Z. =. for Big Convention

Members Of southern Cali ornia
900 clubs and their wivc, anG
friends crowded Fl Centre Sator-
Gay for the opening of the district
educational meeting scheduled for
the Weekend
Hotels were sold out Friday anc
on Saturday were pFcked vita The
visitors from I'll parts OF south
crn California
Saturday afternoon and evening
were scheduled - be devoted to
dancing and an informal reception.
The dance Saturday afternoon Vas
scheduled at The Barbara Worth
hotel and the dance Saturday night
al the Barbara worth Country ctut,
Breakfast Will be served at the
hotel at 9 a. nj. with George Adams
president oi the Il Centre club,
presiding. After introduction OF
guests. Frank BoWleS will welcome
the visitors. Buzz Nelson will speak
for the club association The dis
trlct council meeting will take place
at Gas a. m. Sunday. This viii.
include the reports Of the eXpan-
sion and the educational commit
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-07
War in Far East
Hangs By Thread
As Suspense Grows
Aggression By Japan
Would Light Powder
For Big Explosion
BY UNITED PRESS

Japan stiffened its oppos-
ition to the United States,
Great Britain and the Soviet
Union Saturday while fur
ther emergency precautions were
taken in the Philippines, at Singa-
pore and in Thailand.
Renewing bitter attacks against
Washington as "insincere" in peace
negotiations, the Japanese declared
they were going ahead with creation
of a new order in East Asia regard
less of actions by hostile powers
and that it now was up to President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill whether there woulc
be a war in the Pacific.
The Tokyo newspaper Hochi also
attacked Russia and charged that
troops had been shifted eastward
to boost the Red army to $4,000
men on the Siberian border at a
time when the SovietS were report
ing improvement of the Moscow
front and continuing attacks along
the M Mius river against German
forces driven back from Rostov.
In Singapore, all British naval.
airforce and army personnel was
suddenly summoned to fight n 6
posts.
At Manila, the government of
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