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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Cascara Bark
Price Higher

Cascara bark prices. like many
other commodities. are feeling the
effect of the defense program.
According 10 word received from
I p. Callison e. Sons at Port
Orchard. largest dealers in cascara
bark, there Is a good demand for
bark, and while the normal price
over the last ten years has been
around SC per pound. the current
market is &c, dry and crushed in
burlap bags. 1t is believed strong
prices will prevail during the en-
tire 1941 season.
At this price, expert peelers can
make as high as SIS a day. II
permits school boys and girls to
make good money during the vaca-
ton season and farmers and their
wives to augment their present in
come by the peehng Of cascsrs.
Cascara bark peeling gives en-
ployment to hundreds of men and
women along the Pacific coast.
Cascara bark is one Of the most
Important drugs and In used
throughout the world. Merchant
able cascara must be thoroughly
dry. free from adulteration of any
kind and reasonably free from
moss. 1t is best drieo in the sun
but must not be allowed to remain
out during rains. as moisture
teaches out the vital extracts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Wage Boosts for
Men Ends Strike

Tacoma Box Co. workers. who
struck for a wage increase Thurs
day, will return to work Monday.
their proposed 12l2 cent hourly
wage boost granted by employers,
it was announced Saturday.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that similar strikes at
three plants in Seattle and one in
Kent had also been settled with
the granting of wage increases. A
total Of $50 men were out on strik.
IN the three cities. including 20
men at the Tacoma plant.
The strike was called by MEM
bers Of the Lumber & Sawmill
workers union (AFL) and a picket
line was established around m.
local plant when negotiations be-
tween employers and emplov..
broke down after being carried onx
for several weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05


The tax law was drafted to take
the place of the property taxes
counties. cities and schools are
losing when the PUBS take over
private power companies.
Money Is paid to the state. with
four per cent staying IN the state
treasury for higher educational in
stitutions. The rest is divided by
the county treasurer among the
various taxing districts in which
the PUBS distribution properties
are located.
Since few PUBS already
own private companies hold
ings. the tax ut present would
not bring In more than about
100000 q year. Hedges esti-
mated. As condemnation pro-
ceedings now under way in nu-
merous counties progress. the
tax on the utility districts viii
Increase.
A test suit may be necessary to
determine whether the new tax is
constitutional, since it involves the
state making a levy for local pur-
poses, Hedges said. The law is
drafted in such a way as to try
to avoid the constitutional bar on
state taxation for local purposes.
Ii provides the county's share Of
the tax must be used for the SUI
perior court and sheriffs office.
on the theory both are agencies of
the state; that the city's share
must he used for fire and police
departments only, school districts
share for public schools and road
districts share for road mainten-
ancs or construction.
The law also permits cities 10
levy a three percent tax on gross
revenues Of PUBS derived within
the city limits. The Grays Harbor
PUD will pass on to its customers
the two per cent state tax, Hedges
was advised.
Another feature Of the new
law Is the lengthening of PUD
commissioners terms from
three TO six years and provid-
. ing they ran draw $40 a day
salary while working. plus
necessary expenses and five
cents n mile travelling en-
penses.
Attorney General Smith Troy
ruled that present commissioners
could not get $40 a day because a
public officials remuneration could
not be increased or decreased dur
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
z Early Morning
Fires; $3.50 Loss

The fire department was called
out twice early Saturday.
The first time was at 1:35 at
the home of Walter O'Brien. Of
s12 No. K St. where fire caused
$500 damage to the two and one
half story house and 500 TO con-
tents. A defective fireplace was
held responsible.
At $40 firemen responded to
an alarm at the new kress Matted
Milk shop in the Rust building,
where about $50 damage was
caused as a result of a short circuit
in the motor of the ice cream
cabinet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05

An occasional wayside grave,
with a German or Jugoslsv he'll
met hung from a wooden cross
marker: a few wrecked cars and
abandoned guns; burned-out
German tank, victim Of land
mine. were virtually the only evil
dences / saw during a 45o-mile
supervised automobile trip, that
the German military machine had
crossed the Jugoslav countryside
in a 12-dsy conquest
Belgrade was an exception. II
was devastated by bombs.
But for most Of the peas
ants. the war had come and
gone 80 quickly few had n
chance to leave their homes
N they had been inclined to
do 20. They were filling the
fields with on teams. The only
noticeable difference II that
men OF military age are gone
from the farms. They are
German war prisoners.
On a tour arranged for news
paper men by the German propa-
gsnda ministry, ! drove past mile
after mile of battlefields where
the Jugoslav military forces had
been crushed without damage TO
the land itself.
In Belgrade. however. we found
the people just beginning to pick
up the threads Of normal life
again. Great bomb craters block
ed the main streets. Stores. cafes
and hotels were in ruins. The royal
palace. foreign office and several
other government ministries and
museums were bomb-scarred. The
Hotel Srbski Kral. one Of the fin
est in Europe, was a heap Of rub
bic. II had suffered a direct hit
Bcsgrade's damage Is not TO
be compared 70 what l saw In
Warsaw immediately after the
German bombing Of that city.
In driving from the Hungarian
border through subotica and Nish
to Sofia. Bulgaria, I saw only
three villages that looked like they
had been fought over. In the
Batchka area. north Of the Dan
ube, where 2o0.o Jugoslav troops
had been cut off and captured,
virtually all bridges had been
blown up, but in the south the
German advance was 80 sudden
the defenders were unable 10 de-
stroy the communications lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
S Hospital Units
To Be Transferred

The war department announced
Saturday it soon will transfer five
hospital attachments TO new sta
tons. The transfers are from Fort
Lewis TO Boise. Ida. and Portland,
Ore: McChord field TO Fort George
Wright, and Everett. Fort Doug
las. Utah, 20 Pendleton. Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
$4,000 Residence
Permit Is Issued

X \. Janeck. Insurance sales
man Of s40S No. saith. took out a
permit Saturday to build a $4,000
residence a TAOS No. seth Other
building permits were issued TO J.
c. Anderson. 5000 new residence,
$500 Mckinley ave, and Robert
Jensen. $500 store and residence,
s4o1 sth ava.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Tax on Alorm Clocks.
Wedding Bonds Bad

SALT LAKE CITY, n. Bur
nett, Tacoma jeweler. said here to-
day that taxes on tewelry are al
ready excesxivs.
He eontended that some items
are taxed as Injuries when they
actually are necessities. Among
these be listed wedding rings-snd
alarm clocks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Two Drivers Fined:
Licenses Suspended

Fines totaling $500 were melted
out 10 two Tacoma motorists in
police court Friday by Justice w.
r. Richmond. Both men pleaded
guilty TO charges OF driving their
automobiles while under influence
Of Intoxicating liquor.
Grover c. Baldwin was fined
Si75 and costs. He was arrested
about 4 q. m. April 20 On seth and
Pacific ave.
Carroll Fsnshier. -. 7os So. Ia
coma ave. was fined SIS and costs.
He was arrested by city police
March II. Drivers license Of each
man was suspended for so days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Parked Automobiles
Looted by Thieves

Several thefts from parked auto
mobiles have been reported TO 20
lice. The victims and the articles
stolen include: Arthur Hazen, i34s
Commerce St. car radio; Robert
Nelson, Sos No. 42d st. a mirror
and two auto robes. and Louis r.
Borda. 14I0 So. cushman ave. two
car horns
Robert Davy. s42e So. c st. said
his bicycle was stolen while he
was attending the movies Friday
night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Conquered Jugoslavia Escapes
Almost Unscaihed From Blitz
At Lsost Thot Is Impression OF
u. S. Writer With Germun Forces
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGGS. JR.
1fntf.a Fr..s STAFF corr~snona.nf

WITH THE GERMAN ARMIES IN SOUTHEAST EUR
0PE-(va Sofia and Notwithstanding ap-
parenty has escaped almost unscahed from lost
tribute to the speed and precision of the btzkreg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05

rsrems Times special Writer
NEW YORK - Mrs. Ameri-
- can Jones. sitting in her
well-appointed living room. is
the picture of world trade.
From her Irish linen dress to
the oriental rug on the floor
even to the canary softly
trilling in the background
she is surrounded By imported
merchandise. What viii she
do now that the war has cut
America off from the exports
of nearly half the world?
she's lucky that the import
which may be among the hardest
70 replace In only her canary. Elk
perts say that the canaries now
being bred in the American mid
west and south are a. singing
walters compared to the operate
prims donnss Of Germany's Hsrtz
mountains
Mrs. Jones wardrobe presents
comparatively few problems.
Faced with the necessity Of walk
ing without the guiding hand OF
Mother Paris. u. s. designers set
out resolutely to make New York
the worlds fashion capital. They
found new founts OF inspiration
IN the here and now Of the west
ern hemisphere - In Mexico. IN
Peru, on the Argentine pampas,
In the headlines OF their u. =
daily newspapers. And. a. New
york's recent super style show.
Fashion Futures. overwhelmingly
demonstrated. domestic designers
can and are meeting the highest
traditions Of Paris hsute couture.
no WOODEN
PROBLEMS
noMEsTIc materials are doing
~ more than an adequate job.
for the most part. in filling the
import breach for Mrs. Jones. In
some cases. like woolens. there IL
no problem. because the English
wooden exports have continued in
large quantities.
What American lace makers
can learn from the French in
delicacy they can teach the
French in styling. Specific quail
ties Of some kinds OF piece goods
are no longer being imported. such
~ English 72-inch net. But. al
though domestic net msnufactur-
ers are now 20 rushed with army
contracts they have no time TO
duplicate this. brides-to-be need
have no fear Of reaching the altar
demurely veiied in the srmy's best
mosquito netting.
Linens perhaps represent Mrs
Jones greatest problem. Domes-
&c flax. like Dragons. IL suitable
primarily for cordage and fax
Efraw and America l. dependent
entirely on imports for pure lin
ens Today. though only Irish lin
ems are still crossing the Atlantic
land these in small quanfities).
1frs. Jones' linen problem - both
for dress and for precious table
6zmssks lis primarily one OF
price.
Many domestic companies are
finding profitable substitutes for
some linen products. such as hand
k>rchiefz. BY improving cotton
prints and finishes. One New Jer-
s<y firm that used TO work but
fhres months year now runs fun
time.
Hand and foot. Mira Jones has
10 worries Imports Of French
gloves and shoes and the cheap
Czech shoes have been stopped
But (exc<pt fer kidzkins. where
Americans stiH have considerable
t. Learnt domestic glove and shoe
makers take hack seats 10 no one.
Most feathers are available IN
quantity. Increased business both
f. New York states glove cen
ters and New England's shoe fac
tories reflect the satisfactory DO
nestle replacement Of im.sortn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
PERMIT GRANTED

A permit 10 divert 1 second foot
from clarks creek in Pierce eoun-
~ for irrigation has been granted
70 Blossom r Rogers. Puyallup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
servio. postponed

sHHNtt@ n"st''sss
The Episcopal ohildren's service
scheduled for Sunday afternoon
has been postponed and will be
held Sunday. May IL. at 4 .. m. at
Trinity church, Seattle.
In his report on vital statistics
issued Saturday, DIT. r. c. Morse,
registrar. reports Is births in the
city for April, seven boys and six
girls. There were nine deaths in
aid. tn. city and six outside, the
report states.
Police Chief and Mrs. Jack Len
festy left Thursday for a trip
through the middle west and south.
They will purchase n new car and
visit their son, Roger, at Dallas,
Tex. Assistant Chief Mac Steven
son il heading the department
during Lenfesty's absence.
Representatives of fir. depart
ments of the cities of the Puget
Sound Firemen's association will
be guests of the Puyallup depart
ment Tuesday night for the BIZ
monthly meeting. There will be a
business session, program and sup
per. William Gross, secretary Of
the Washington State Firemen's
association and special investi-
gator for the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, will be the
speaker. Clarence Dullahant of
the Renton department, president,
will preside. Earl Riser heads the
program committee and Assistant
Chief Luke Caraway, Second As
sistant Wallace. and Glen Reese
are in charge of the supper.
Members Of the Wesleyan class
Of the Methodist church will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
son Case. 1S1 4th ave. N. w,
Tuesday night at s o'clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Farrar are in charge
OF the program and Mrs. Doris
Thompson heads the refreshment
group.
Pro America club will meet
Monday evening at o'clock with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Case to hear
Mrs. C. A. Strong. Pierce county
supervisor for the organization,
speak on Present Issues" There
will be a social hour after the dis
cussion. Members are urged 10
bring their friends.
Mrs. Hurd Hostes.
Mrs. Madge c. Hurd will be
hostess for the May NEE ing of the
Alpha club Tuesday noon at her
studio. 307 I'd ave. n. E. and will
also be the speaker. Her subject
viii be The Early Beginnings Of
Music and the Modern Trend"
Musical numbers on the program
will Be by Louis Owens of Puyal-
lup high school. and Jess Curtis Of
Tacoms. Hostesses for the 1
o'clock dessert luncheon will be
Mrs. Ted Schroeder, Mrs. Ray
Goodner. Mrs. Paul Williams. Mrs.
Eugene Mosier and Mrs. Wilson.
Reservations should be made BY
calling Is.
In order 10 raise funds 10
finance the school picnic to be
given at the close Of the term.
Woodland PIT. A. vii Civ. the
two-act comedy. Polly Wants a
Cracker" in the school auditorium
Friday night, May Q. at 8 o'clock
Mrs. Gertrude Ball Of the faculty
is coach and the cast Is made up
OF Mrs. A B. Callahan, Mrs.
Claude Hurst. Mrs. W. crabtree,
Mrs. Oscar Sualander, W. Crab
tree, Z. c. Allen and Mrs. Bette
Whisner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
-POLITICULARS-
and
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Washngtons new two per cent gross revenues tax on
public utility districts into effect May but income VIII
not begin coming in until the summer of 1912 Tax Commits
sioner T s Hedges said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
JUNIOR JONES
rs THE LUCkuEsT

OUTSIDE Of his business Mr..
" Jones has few worries. Even
his tobacco Il safe. Although the
Creco-Itaiisn war interrupted reg
uisr shipments Of Turkish tobacco.
supplies are on the way. rerouted
around South Africa
But Junior Jones il the best off
Of the entire family. The few toys
the United States did not make
for him before the war are now
squeaking out Of American fac
tories. Even his Christmas tree.
heretofors decorated Nith German
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05

quality and price, those of the Far
East.
CHINA SHORTAGE
AvERTED
DoMEsTIc industry IL meeting
~ successfully what might have
led TO q serious shortage In the
Jones china closet, for there were
few domestic potteries Of note.
Since the war two or three new
firms have entered the china pic
ture. including one French and
one German company. which had
brought their molds to the u. s.
just before hostilities. While fine
French. German and Czech chinas
are no longer being imported.
choice British brands are still
crossing the Atlantic freely.
In glass, American manufacture
ers are replacing many Czech.
Danish and German products
Many American designers are
copying the simple modern lines
Of Swedish glass TO great effect.
Their greatest weakness seems TO
be In some cut glass. from prisms
TO perfume bottles. and in crystal.
But American manufacturers are
working hard on crystal and are
turning out a domestic glass that
Is thinner and more fluorescent
every month-so acceptable a SUBJ
stitute for imported crystal that
domestic sales went up over 500
per cent since the war began.
All In all. Mrs. Jones II pretty
well set. Her husband, particular
ly in his busirrss. Is less fortu-
nate. Imports OF professional and
scientific instruments took the
largest percentage drop of any
import during the wars first year.
Added to this. the crush of de-
Tense orders practically eliminates
Mr.. Jones chance OF getting spe-
cisl instruments he once imported
from Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Kennedy Gets
Eagle Award
PuYollup Scout
Accorded Honor

PUYALLUP-An Eagle award.
highest in Boy Scout work. was
won by David Kennedy Of troop
No. SIS. At a special board Of re-
view held Friday noon at the Co
lurnbla coffee shop.
Young Kennedy. son of Mr.. and
Mrs n. A. Kennedy OF 7is eth
ave. s. W. appeared before an
examining committee composed Of
]. L. Brown. chairman. H. B. Al
derson. S. A. stoner. ". S. Col
man. Cecil Mcclary. Maynard
Grunder and Earl Pos. He an
swered the boards queries with
high honors. according 10 Chair
man Brown, and will receive his
badge at the Boy Scout iamboree
at Camp Kilworth. in which the
whole Tacoma scout area will par
ticipate. on JUNE Is.
Following its business meeting
Tuesday night. Naomi chapter No.
Is. Order of Eastern Star, will
have a Mothers day program with
Mrs. Elsie Clements and Mrs.
Jane Kinnear in charge. All East
ern Star members are invited to
attend with a special invitation to
mothers who have daughters In
the chapter. The refreshment COM
mittee is composed OF Sam Glenn
snts. Bert Holbrock. Mike Martin.
Garnet Sovereign. Mrs. Bernies
Hanson. worthy matron. and L. w.
Bonawitz. worthy patron. will pre-
side.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
Mrs. Jones of u. S. A.
Can Dress and Live
As Smartly as Ever

Names hooked rugs surpsss Tin
quality and price, those Of the Far
East.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
ERsATZ FOR DRUGS
AND MINERALS

ExCEPT for patent difficulties.
~ American optical and instru-
ment companies could in the past
have made almost any Of the spe-
cial machine instruments that
were imported. But Mr.. Jones and
his business and professional col
leagues kept going back to Zeiss
and Leitz because they knew these
German products. So there was
not sufficient demand for some
types OF domestic instruments to
make their manufacture worth
while.
Now that the imports arp no
longer available. domestic firms
are too busy with defense orders
TO establish new lines for the Mr..
Joneses. The result IL large short
age In some lines. down to draw
ing instruments and stop watches.
In the mineral and drug field.
80 ~1A-01 AAaeA AtoA 70 tAeAlA 70
answer most Of his problems. In a
few cases the elimination Of for
eign competition has provided the
impetus necessary for the develop
ment Of domestic supplies The
United States mercury market.
once entirely supplied BY Spain
and the Mediterranean. Is now 100
per cent domestieslly supplied.
Miners m the American southwest
have developed a process Of OBJ
tanning q sulphats Of potash-free-
ing Mr.. Jones from dependence on
Germany. California ephedra is
supPlsnting the drug once import
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05

ing his present term Of office. All
those elected from now on. how
ever. can get the benefit Of the
new law. Commissioners ct pres
ent get no salary for their work.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Silver Spring
Personals
f1ntereSt
Buffet Supper
Given in Honor
Of Mr.. Hewitt

Capt. and Mrs. Frank L. Hewitt
entertained at a buffet supper party
last evening at their home in Silver
Spring, Md, in honor of their son,
Mr.. William E. Hewitt, who cele-
brated his birthday anniversary.
The guest of honor is now stationed
with the Service Company, 115th
Infantry, at Fort Meade and is
spending the week end with his
parents.
Mrs. Ronald Mcdonald of Wood
side will entertain at luncheon to-
morrow for Miss Harriet Elliott, con-
sumner commissioner for the National
Defense Advisory Commission. Miss
Elliott will lecture tomorrow morn
ing at the Woodside Methodist
Church on The Consumer in De-
fenSe."
Mrs. H. H. Hewlett and her niece,
Miss Lima Carleton walker, will re-
turn tomorrow from visit in Winter
Park and Miami, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Mehserle and
their children. Kathryn and James,
of Woodside Park left Thursday for
Rochester, N. Y, where they at
tended the wedding yesterday Of
Mrs. Mehserles niece, Miss Helen
K. Vogt, at the Lutheran Church of
Peace. They expect to return the
early part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. McKenna
have visiting them at their home
in Sligo Park Hills their cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moran, who
arrived here Thursday from Florida
en- route to their home in Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Elkins are
returning to their home in Wood
side Park today from New York.
Mrs. Dwight Longley entertained
at luncheon and bridge Friday after
noon at her home. The party was
one Of a series of similar affairs
Mrs. Longley is giving during the
early spring.
Mrs. John Maddox, accompanied
by her daughters, Mary Elizabeth
Evening star., 1941-03-30

and Nancy Lou Maddox, and hei
mother, Mrs. Richard James, have
left for Miami, Fla, where they are
spending two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton O'Callaghan
and their sons, Tommy and Timmy,
have moved from White Oak and
are now residing on Cameron street
in Silver Spring.
Mr.. Joe Workman arrived yester-
day from Western College, where
he is a student, and is spending his
spring vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Workman. Mr..
and Mrs. Workman also have with
them this week end their nephew
Mr.. Robert Turley of Chicago.
Miss Charlotte Beers, who is at
tending Northfield Seminary at
East Northfleld, Mass, Is visiting
her father, DR.. Lloyd Y. Beers. Also
here on his spring vacation is Mr..
Todd Cochran, who arrived yester-
day from Lafayette College.
Mrs. Frank Proctor will enter
tain at luncheon and bridge next
Thursday.
Evening star., 1941-03-30
Mrs. McCauley, 90,
To Be HOnOred at
Reception Today

A reception honoring Mrs. Re-
becca Ann McCauley will be held
this afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Miss Emma McCauley,
ISL Sligo avenue, Silver Spring,
Md, from to 6 o'clock. The
party will celebrate Mrs. Nc
Cauley's Goth birthday anniver-
sary, which was on Friday.
Born in Frankfort, KY, where
she married at 18 years of age,
Mrs. McCauley came with her
husband, five children, mother
and brother to Washington SO
years ago.
Longevity is a family trait, as
her mother reached the age of
Evening star., 1941-03-30
RectOr's.Aid Circle
Plans Tea Thursday

Circle No. 3 of the Rector's Aid
of st. Margaret's Church, at Con-
necticut avenue and Bancroft place
is sponsoring book review and tea
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
DR.. Regius Boyle will review Van
Wyck's New England i Indian
Summer"
Mrs. William S. Covell, chairman
will be assisted at the tea table by
Mrs. Evelyn Fitzhugh Shapter, Mrs
Herman Lee, Mrs. Robert M. Ken
nedy, Mrs. Margaret Lurton, Mrs
Everett Wilson and Mrs. Franz H
Ridgway.