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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
Legal Notices

TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Bids
for Fire Exit Bolts will be received At
the office OF the Secretary. Board OF
Directors Tacoma School District
No. 10. up TO u 90 O'Clock noon,
Tuesday March 25. 1871, In accord
ance with lists on file in said office
The Board reserves the right 70
accept the bids which in Its 1udg-
ment are best and 70 reject any or
all bids CARL G CADDEY. Secre-
tary and Business Manager
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Nv LOU SCHNEIDER

NEW YORK - Wall Street is
usually exceptionally bright OF ex-
ccptionally dun. OF late II is dull.
The Street can't understand why
Sidney Hillman. associate director
general of oPM. and Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins rushed a
labor arbitration measure to the
White House last week. Here's the
news behind the news:
The SWoc starts negotiations
Friday with United States Steel
on new wage contract The
union demands n 10-cent per hour
wage boost plus a guarantee that
steel prices will not he lifted Big
Steel answers with an offer of 2la
cents per hour and no steel price
boost.
SWOC demands wage boost
with no steel price increase be-
cause in that way IL will not be
accused of increasing the govern
ment's armament costs. Big Steel
can't absorb all OF 10-cent per
hour boost because II will amount
TO more than 500, 900 900 annual
ly. II looks like a strike.
The government can't afford a
strike In the steel industry. 1t
would throw monkey wrench into
the defense program. Result: Hill
man and Secretary Perkins rushed
the emergency labor measure to
the president in the hope of pre-
venting a steel industry tie-up.
One-Cent Spread - Your CORE
spondent il reliably informed that
u. s. Steel viii 20 as high as four
cents an hour In wage increase
without increasing steel prices.
From rs good a labor source. word
is that SWoC will go as low rs
five-cent an hour wage increase
with no steel price boost.
That one-eent per hour wage
difference may bring on a tie-up
of the steel industry. A definite
step one way or the other is due
within the next two weeks.
Net Cut - Credit department
heads of New York banks predict
that gross ie4l corporate profits
will establish new highs but that
net incomes will run under those
of 1910 except in isolated cases.
War Loans - The British are
realists. Talk in London already
centers on the problem of whether
Uncle Sam will ask for repay
ment of present war-supply loans.
The best of grapevine data is
that no repayments are possible.
War always leaves the nations in
volved almost bankrupt It's be-
lieved that the United States will
not ask repayment
Reports Are That - Oil shares
are going into portfolio accounts
replacing steels :. Wayne Pumps
Latin-American sales expanding
4. For greater trading appeal
there's switching from American
Type Founders into smaller lots
Radio Corp. common. and from
Waldorf System chain restau-
rants-into Walworth Invest.
ment positions retained in Her.
cules Powder Held for yielc
and possible initiation: Homestak,
Mining.
Newport industries hit by high
taxes and decline in export sale,
Chicago traders like Marshal
Field Electric storage batter,
benefits from defense orders: hi
hard by taxes :. Cluett Peabod,
doing well despite increased taxa
ton For greater trading sp
peal there's switching from Lam
bert company into Internationa
Paper common; and from Thomp
son company into White Motor.
Superneater's subsidiary com
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Masonic A Notice.

Evergreen Loooe No. 5
SPECIAL rnunication Thursday.
March goth 2 80 . m. Third De-
gree Refreshments
WILLIAM J MCINTYRE v. NJ.
TRADE BUY SELL with Times want
Ads MARIE BERG 1896 Ihomp-
son ave call At The Tacoma Times
office for two free tickets TO the
Templs theater. a-20-4l
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Funeral Directors

81 Years in Tacoma
MELLINGER FUNERAL SERVICE
$40 Tacoma Avenue broadway 1888
rUELLs FUNERAL HOME
Dignified Distinctive Service
Sixth Ave at Trafton Main o5s0
BUCKLEY king CO
Tacoma Ave at SO. LIST BR 2l66
CASSIDY A. ALLEN
1924 South ] Street MAin bsol
c o LYNN CO.-Distinctive Service
7l7-l9 Tacoma Ave MAin 7745
PIPER'S South Tacoma Funeral Par
Tors. b436 So. Puget Sound GA 5436
SO TACOMA UNDERTAKING co
Storlie b036 SO. Tao. Way GA 1922
THEODORE GAFFNEY MORTUARY
SO 10th and Yakima MAIN p4l4
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TRADE BUY SELL with Times Want
Ads J SIMON 1881 East 46th.
call az The Tacoma Times office
for Two free tickets % the Temple
theater 3-20-4l
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WINDSOR STOKFR COAL new dis
covery as SO ton. Main PITS
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q m No for wood AID &
20 W g. 90 HEAVY upl slab IS
GA 52To
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FasT-ActIon Aovertisino
y YOU have something 70 sell -ss.,
more Tacoma homes AZ less sov.T-
.ts-ns cost ov placing your raessss.
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-HAPPY--
birthday

THURSDAY. MARCH 20
Jack Marc, lis 4th ave., s. T.,
Puyallup.
Mr.. Hattie Duester, 1851 So.
Tacoma ave.
Janses e. Stockton, los So.
SD II.
Ernest Dudleston. Route l,
epansway.
Harold Bud Hillusan, 5a02 so.
Cushman.
Roberta Watt, AsOa No. 18th.
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Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
Mar ~ Apr.s Apr. IL ADJ. 10
data supplied by q. s. Weather
bureau. Department OF Commerce..
washington. forecast-Increa.-
ing cloudines. Thursday night and
Friday with rain along the coast
Thursday night. and in the west
portion Friday: warmer in the
west portion Thursday night; mod
crate southwcsteriy winds off
shore. becoming fresh to strong
Thursday night; gentle variable
over inland waters Of the state
Rainfall In Tacoma for the "a
hours ending AT 9 a. m. Thursday.
IL inch: since March l, l-23
inches. q shortage Of lis inches;
since Jan. /. III inches. a short
age Of 6.07 inches.
Wind at s A. m. Thursday, south
am. .. h.; barometer at 3o-2s and
rising OF
Sun rises at GIL q. m. Friday
and sets at 6:24 p. m.
racoma's weather on March 20.
1p4o Clear. no rain. maximum
temperature 81 degrees and mini
mum 81. Highest wind velocity II
m. .. h. from the north.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-21
Lost and Found
Flowers and Plants

TWO-YEAR rose bushes. $50 varieties
iOc to Csc. fruit trees Csc up.
magnolias Towering trees and
shrubs azalias. pereunials: camil-
las. lac to IS Van Slyke 500 Attn
Avenue Northwest. Puyallup
TRADE BUY SELL with Times Want
Ads MARY ANSAK 1918 Fast
3oth. call at The Tacoma Times
office for two free tickets to the
Temple theater 3-20-4l
ROCKHILL everbearing strawberry
plants. So per 100 postpaid. Fred
Robinson Route /. Bon 81. Nelm
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WILDWOOD $3.50 b.g cord Mos,
can De used nov Main 2775
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-01-02
RULES FOR LITERARY
GOLF CONTEST

Literary Golf is very interesting game--the
playing rules similar to those of regular golf,
the object in both being to play each hole
It'll the feWest possible strokes. The exercise is
mental instead of physical.
At each hole a number of letters shown scat
tered over the faiway between tee and flag. These
letters are hazards, and the player must overcome
them by assembling them into words. Now, since each
word so formed consti tutes stroke, he Will natr-
ally strokes b. using long words. Words Of two
letters or that shown in Funk and Wagnall's
Dictionary may used. Proper may be used if
so shown. Only the letters shown fairway may be
used in the words assembled for that hole, and no
individual letter be used times in the list
Of words than it is shown in group fai rway.
When player is unable to all The letters
hi list of words, the letters remaining each
list of three words and has letter not placed
his the hole is "4n-if he has two letters
aiming, the score is "5".
Each hole is marked with its nPar". This
that reasonable good playing will enable to
equal that The wi player however, will try
for a nBirdien "Eagle" at each hole. A "Birdie"
is stroke less than par-an nEaglen two less.
However, BRIDES Eagles will probably not be pos
sible at every hole.
Choose your words carefully and remember that
viii lie long words desirable in this gene, just
long drivn is in golf long driving alone will not
win many golf games.
The really good golf player always gives
consideration to the shot following the he is
playing, and this holds good in "Literary Go1fn.
Copyrighted by D. B. Littlefield--l94o.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-01-02

house and the installation Of cool coils in same.
The accompli shments of tie aquatic fledge1ings
under Doris Nngan's tutelage and their Labor Day
show.
The basketball teams only blossoming into
prominence. The Reps, the Grizzlies, the Girls and
the Women.
The growth in popularity Of bowling and the
toughest league fight of it's existence now under
way.
No doubt We have skipped few but think you
will find that excusable if you reflect bit. Name
town where athletics enjoyed much Green
belt. Name town where man, woman and child has
his her sport and the facilities practise it..
f!ame toWr---aw what's the use-you can't compare
town with any other without spotting the other
at least cards and spades. If, in every respect
you choose to name, this isn't the garden spot of
the world it will at least do until Eden further
discovered. But enough bouquets, if go any fur
Their this will begin to smack Of Council campaign
speech.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-01-02

There action last week in both the MEMS
and the Women Bowling CUES due to the christmas
holidays This week. witt New Years celebrations in
ORDER the leagues Will continue to recess, and next
week both will get going again, the January
3, and the Men January 7, 1871.
Here are the Standings of both leagues prior to
the holiday recess, and next week will publ sh the
individual averages of the leading bowlers of both
lea CUES.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18
bury Parish prior to and during the
World War.

bury Parish prior to and during the
World War.
Stoudt said that in 1886 he was
visiting relatives near bennington,
and heard that the clergyman had
"lots of money"
He went to Mr.. Stauffer's cottage
in an isolated neighborhood and was
caught there by the clergyman.
Stoudt caught up the minister's rifle
and told him it was a holdup. Mr..
Stauffer thought he was joking, and
started towards him. He fell with
a bullet through his abdomen.
Later the minister walked quar-
ter of a mile for help before he died.
Stoudt told Tagg he travelled wide
ly throughout the country in the last
five years and had been arrested in
Detroit and New Jersey for robber-
les. At the time of his arrest last
week, Stoudt had an old newspaper
clipping of Rev. Stauffer's death in
his pocket.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18

ing to the ancient closed hearth, with
it's carved wood mantle.
II suppose to save fuel"
They unpacked and Sonny put on
black wool frock. 81 must look dig
nified," she said.
Rene came to take them to his
mother at noon. He led them with
much pomp and ceremony down to
the parlor where the Countess was
waiting.
Dressed in stiff black silk, she sat
in state, a dour woman with brilliant
black eyes like Rene's, and lovely
smile, as they were to discover short
ly.
"Welcome," she said.
Sonny was glad her French was
adequate. But she explained she had
not been speaking it long.
The Countess was complimentary.
She made them welcome. Her eyes
rarely left her son and it was plain
she adored him. And no wonder. He
was very deferential to her, and Son.
ny liked him much better here, in his
home, than she had before.
Luncheon was a formal affair.
Rene commented on the new butler,
an old man.
The Countess's face was suddenly
bleak. Jacques was called to his regi
ment, Rene"
Sonny's eyes were on her face.
"There will be war;"
The Countess shrugged her Shout
ders. 1T is very difficult these days.
have lived through two wars.
can live through another" She did
not add that the last one had taken
her husband from her. But she sud-
denly seemed old and tired. Sonny's
heart went out to her.
When luncheon had ended, Count
ess de Duvergey rose. "Come with
me, my DEAR" she addressed Sonny.
1--WE must get better acquainted"
Meekly Sonny followed the dow
ager to her sitting room.
The Countess settled herself with
Sonny's help in deep chair before
an infinitesimal fire in the huge fire
place.
"Now, come, sit here"
Leslie sat down near Rene's moth
err, in chair placed so that the light
fell on her face. The old woman
scrutinized her for a long time, quite
openly.
II like you," she said at last.
A little taken back, Sonny was at
a loss for words.
care you in love with my SOM"
Something in the old woman's can
dor demanded a similar honesty.
"I'm not sure. I like him, tremen-
dously."
"Good. An excellent basis for mar
riage. Love my child, is delusion.
You Americans are prone to want it.
I might say it is an American illus
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18

wondered what the old French woman
would think of her.
They got into Paris in the morn
ing, and the family car was waiting
for them, an ancient Dalmer which
made Sonny want to laugh.
The de Duvergeys lived over off
the Avenue Foch in great stone
house with a high wall around it. The
servants were out full force to well
come the oldest son, but madame was
not up yet.
Mother will see you at lunch time
Sonny"
Martha and Sonny were shown to
their rooms, two great adjoining
chambers. To reach them, you climb
ed up a dark, winding staircase. The
rooms too had stone floors and were
freezing.
A servant brought Sonny and Mar.
tina hot chocolate and rolls, which
they ate bundled up in their coats.
Great red curtains covered the win.
dows. The furniture was dark and
heavy. The beds looked inviting, but
when Sonny sat on one, she found il
hard and lumpy.
The rooms were filled with flow
ers great masses of lilac and vio1etS
elbow can they bloom when it is
so cold?" Sonny asked as she touch
ed the blossoms.
"Why should anybody board up a
Martha questioned, point
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18

ion based, l am afraid, largely on
your moving pictures. think you
would be good for Rene. / think you
would fit in here with me. / am a
pretty spoiled old woman and l want
my own way. l am devoted to my
son. Most of all, l want his happi-
ness"
She smiled little quizzically as she
added 81 think you need supervision
l could give that. Life here is very
different from that which you know.
We live by different standards. But
we have found through the centuries
that they are excellent. Divorce is
unheard of in our family; not that
we are any happier for it, but we are
much more secure. That, as you
grow older, becomes of paramount i'm
portance. What is ahead of us to-
day, we do not know, but we have
faith in the future"
The Countess paused. When she
spoke again it was to ask: "You have
much money!"
EYES,"
"But you're very young"
81 have guardian"
That may complicate things"
II think he will agree to whatever
plans / make"
"Good. Now we can dismiss that
for the present. AS yet, you do not
know how you are going to like u.s.
or how we are going to like YOU
Her smile took the harshness from
her words. "But tell me about your
self child"
"There isn't much to tell" Sonny
began. T'm nobody, or was nobody
back home until married"
Continued next week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18
"THURSDAY'S CHILD" by R weHA
FROM THE OLD RHYME: THURSDAYS HAS FAR TO GO"
VERA
BROWN

"You know what the invitation
means?" asked Martha.
81 might like being Countess"
"That ridiculous. You're not in
love with him."
Sonny stood up impatiently: what
/ is love? Nothing but trouble. He's
cultured and charming and he's fond
of me. He'll be good to me-"
He'll also get control of all your
money"
! "What does it matter? There's
enough
"It will matter lot if there's war.
Your money will be here, you'll prob
ably lose most of it."
Nonsense. Rene has money. His
people are wealthy, they have mar
velous house in Paris, also one in the
country"
"None of these French families are
wealthy any more"
But l tell you like him."
"Sonny, why don't you tell me
what's wrong? You aren't your self.
You aren't interested in Rene, really.
I've seen you together. know"
Watching Sonny's rebellious face,
she added: 81 was wrong to write to
Mr.. HOLSTER"
Sonny tried to keep control of her
voice: eyes, you were."
Martha was scared at the bitter
ness in her voice. "He won't permit
this. He can stop you"
Sonny's voice was harsh as she ans
wered: "He won't stop mel"
Then the truth suddenly dawned on
Martha. She remembered Sonny as
she stood with Kirk in the living
room of her home that New Years
Eve. you're in love with Kirk, Les
lie."
Don't be ridiculous!" Sonny snap
ped. give decided to marry Rene,
Martha. Nothing can stop me. And
want you to keep out of this.
You've done enough damage already"
Martha realized she had been
wrong in writing Kirk. She tried to
explain, but Sonny would not listen.
There was nothing more she could
do.
They left Como three days later.
Rene met them when the train pull
ed into Nice. He looked extravaganza
ly handsome in his uniform, thinner,
and more serious. And he kissed
Sonny openly when he met them.
81 thought we'd stay over for a
day so you can get rested, then go on
north. Paris will be lovely now. The
chestnut trees will be blooming.
He smiled at Sonny possessively.
"You look lovely. I shall be happy
to show you Paris. Mothers in the
town house for the season. But 1
want you to come to the country with
us later-that is, if things go WE'LL"
He means if his mother likes me,
Sonny thought, amused. And she
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18

| beach to read, so she could be alone.
She felt as though her last anchor to
home was gone. She understood
quite we'll why Kirk did not want her
back in New York.
Sonny tore the letter into tiny
pieces and threw it into the sea,
watching the bits of paper float a
way. She slipped Kinks ring off her
finger. She would never wear it a
gain.
Then Martha came down looking
for her.
"Come, you'll catch cold. This
night wind is sharp. You're SILVER
ing"
Sonny went without protest. From
now on she must build up a life for
herself. But how could she? Kirk
was her life. 1t would never be any
different.
From that day on, there was a
change in Leslie. Martha noticed it.
She was restless, eager for fun and
to be amused. She wanted to go
places.
Martha did not understand. She
noticed Sonny no longer wore her
ring, and when she asked about it,
the girl said casually that she was
tired of it.
The Count was more attentive than
ever. Sonny went everywhere with
him. She ordered clothes recklessly
from Paris.
The red-haired American girl was
beginning to attract attention. She
rented a smart open car, drove it at
breakneck speed along the Cote
d'Azure. Martha could not stop her,
but she did refuse to ride with her
when she was in one of her black
moods. When Sonny spoke of going
to Italy, Martha encouraged her. She
wanted to get her away. She was
afraid. Anything might happen to
Sonny now.
So they went to Italy. Sonny was
Immediately the center Of the gay
crowd at Como. She motor-boated,
swan, went to teas and dances.
you'll get yourself in the news
papers," Martha warned.
1T doesn't matter!" was the girls
retort.
Martha thought of writing to Kirk.
She finally decided to when an es-
capade occurred which created lot
of attention.
Sonny and young Italian officer
were INCORPORATING with some friends
on the lake. The boat caught on fire.
They were rescued by an American
millionaire who was cruising there.
The party returned to shore, none the
worse for their experience, but Mar
tina was really alarmed.
Kirk received Martha's letter after
he had read an account of the episode
in his morning paper. He wrote i'm
mediately to both Martha and Son
ny. His letter to the latter was dis
traught. He begged her to be dis
Greet. II want you to have a grand
time, Leslie. But there are limits.
thought you had your lesson"
She rumpled it up, threw it into
the fireplace and went out to keep a
tennis engagement with the young
italian officer.
That afternoon there was mes
sage from the Count. He was to join
his regiment shortly. Would Sonny
come back? He wanted her and Mrs.
Metzger to join him and his mother
at their Paris home for few weeks.
Sonny read the letter carefully, know
ing quite well that it meant Rene was
going to propose to her.
That night when Sonny came home,
Martha's light was still burning, so
she knocked on her door. "Is it too
late to talk to you?" Sonny asked.
81 was hoping you'd come in"
Sonny could see the worry in Mar
tha's candid eyes.
II had letter from Rene today
He wants US to visit his mother"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18
YOUTH CONFESSES TO A
MURDER 5 YEARS OLD

A confession last week by a 81
year-old youth, Irwin Stoudt, solved
the murder of Rev. Paris B. Stuaffer
at bennington, Pa, in 1886. Rev.
Mr.. Stauffer was Rector of Shrews-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-18

Arrested in Minneapolis when he
appeared at a postoffice to pick
up a letter sent to trap him, Got
tlieb Groebli, Is, a houseboy, is
said by police to have admitted he
shot his employer, Percy Whittle-
sey Of Nyack, N. Y, after an argu-
ment over the playing of a phono-
graph recording of Sailing
Against England" popular Nazi
tune. The fatal shooting took
place last January. Groebli has
been hunted since.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-04-17
Of fully Committed Selected
Sank Centre Bids For 1941
Library Circulation Record

urably higher than any other prev
ious year, and Is only slight re-
Election Of a general trend through
out the country of largely slump
ing juvenile figures. Miss Finne-
gan places emphasis for juvenile
continued rise on the summer read
ing program, and in part to the
school program among grades that
have been keenly competitive. This
year the city adult sagged from
22,603 to 1915.
Registered borrowers, in a sweep
ing revision Of the files, shrunk
from 1929 a year ago to 1920 for
this year. There are 994 registered
adults and 626 in the juvenile group.
Volumes in the library stood at
14,064 after 721 volumes had been
added during the year, and 239
older, out of use volumes scuttled
from the shelves. 200 adult vol
umes were added to the existing
1878, and 512 to the existing juv-
emile collection Of 5204.
Odd tallies in the report includ-
ed: 6 nonresident borrowers in the
registered file; subscriptions to 81
current magazines and 4 newspap-
ers.
Besides circulation figures the
library listed this year tangible i'm
provements and advancements in
its program work. 1940-41 saw the
summer reading program, school
library champ programs continu-
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