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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02
Mrs. Rhodes
Left $4,000
AudsleY NJ. Fraser
Noned Executor

me win of Mrs. Birdells V
Rhodes. deceased wife Of Henry A
Rhodes. pioneer Tacoma merchant
and capitalist. was admitted to
probate IN superior court. by Judge
p. c. Remain. Tuesday afternoon.
Nrs. Rhodes died Aug. Is.
The action was taken on the
petition Of Audsley M. Fraser, Mrs.
Rhodes son-in-law and well known
Broadway merchant, who was APP
pointed executor of the estate. The
will was dated Nov. Z, 1910.
The petition shows that the es-
tate has AN estimated value In
exceas Of $50. 600"
Provision of VIII
Request of Fraser that he be
appointed executor of the estate
was hased on a provision Of the
viii that Rhodes be the executor
hut In event Of his inability 10
serve. that Fraser be made execu-
tor. In either case. the executor
was to serve without bond and
without intervention Of the courts.
Fraser's petition shows that Mr..
Rhodes In physically incspaci-
tAted to qualify and act AZ execu-
tor, and viii % remain for an IN.
definite period"
The petition, following the spe-
cifications Of the will, names N
Mrs. Rhodes heirs. devisees and
legatees, the following:
Those NAMED
Henry A. Rhodes, her husband
age 70. Vera Rhodes Fraser. her
daughter. IS; Audsley M. Fraser
her son-in-law. IS; Alyce Fraser
skewis. granddaughter. 26: Auds.
ley Rhodes Fraser, granddaughter
~: and Vera Louise Fraser. grand
daughter. II; all Of Tacoma.
The. will shows that A. a COM
Snunity with her husband, Mrs
Rhodes owned shares of the capt.
tai stock Of Henry A. Rhodes. Inc.
Q corporation. and that out OF
these shares she wished to create
4 trust fund. To effect. that end
she gives and bequeaths all of hcl
community interest In these shares
70 the Bank of California, N. A.
Tacoma. for the trust purposes
and names the bank as trustee
with broadcast possible powers fol
administration OF the trust.
The net income of the trust
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02
KING LEOPOID'S BLOND
HAIR TURNS GRAY

A second Brussels dispatch, filed
the same day. said King Leopold's
blond hair had turned gray. He is
now permitted to receive many
leading Belgians at his prison
castle" at Laeken, and Is discuss
ing Bslgium's future with them.
A United Press Stockholm dis
patch said a financial crisis was
feared in Oslo because the Nor
wegisn treasury wac exhausted
after the payment of enormous
sums to Germany for occupation
costs"
Count Michael karolyi. former
Hungarian premier now in exile In
London, announced the inaugura-
ton of campaign for new
democratic Hungary" in opposition
to the Hungarian regime.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17
THE Way TO PEACE

We all sDans peace. says kath-
leen Norris, but ,De are uillsns
to york for it only after zoe ses
tclias ICE spant. And to get ,ulat
sUe scans zoe employ means that
lead inevitably to war. hate and
injustice. On. having gained
temporary peace. zoe use our
poscer to promote the agencies
Of ,Oay. We trample on the
rights Of the conquered. We set
up prohibitive tariffs to ruin ma
fions zoe once called our friends.
There is a better ,Uay to a last
ing and constructive peace. Good
results never come from the
wrons kind Of thoughts and
deeds. We need not uifhdra,U
from the World. We need not
spend all our time in prayer.
But zoe must, says Kathleen Nor.
ris. recognize the fact that zoe
can find the only real way to
peace through religion.
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peace treaty ever maintained, and
each war more terrible than the
last. And unless the hearts of men
are changed they will 60 on forever.
No Sign Of Change.
How are they to be changed?
There is no sign now of change.
The enemy is always to be defeat
ed. The victorious peoples must be
allowed to dictate the terms of
surrender.
And then well all turn good and
holy again, and there will be Gods
peace upon the earth. Then in
deed we will love our enemy, for
give them that hate us and despite
fully use us, render not evil for evil,
but overcome evil with good. All
this we are prepared to do-only we
don't mean to begin until some ma
tons are smashed.
To talk this way is sheer bias
phemy. and it is folly to expect help
from on high unile we indulge in it.
But Gods ways and Gods peace
are as near us as ever, and if any
worried and harassed woman wants
to prove it she can do so easily by
lifting her thoughts quickly to infinite
goodness and understanding. This
need not mean kneeling down, or
withdrawing oneself from the thou
sand duties of household and kitch-
en-. But it does mean dismissing
all distressing and fearful thoughts
with the old wonderful prayer: 81
believe, o Lord; help thou mine un-
belief"
believe in the possibility of
world peace and world friendship.
l believe that the billions wasted on
war could be spent to build so gen.
erously and universally for profit
and security that poverty and idle
ness and ignorance and injustice and
slums and disease and crime could
be lessened, and lessened steadily
until they vanished from the world.
Hate Cas- Be Overwhelmed.
I believe that hate could crumble.
could Be overwhelmed. could awak-
en- to ind that it has never been
late. it had only been the ignorance
that masks love. believe that all
peoples have innate good within
themselves. just - all men and
women have, and that II we could
once stop this mad race for arma-
ments, this panic Of fear. this inter-
national sei0sflness and greed. there
would b more than enough money,
food. service. sunshine and Joy in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17

II you have q relative or friend
In the service and have any doubts
about what to send him as gifts,
your problems are over. The serv-
ice men have solved it for you by
naming tobacco as their first
choice in gifts. Actual sales rec
ords show the favorite cigarette
with men in the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps, and Coast Guard is
Camel. Prince Albert is the popu-
lar smoking tobacco. With these
preferences in mind, local tobacco
dealers feature Camels by the car
ton and Prince Albert in the pound
tin as ideal gifts to the men in the
service from the folks back home.
ADV,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17

THIS frock, having a longer top
with skirt attached at 4 low
waistline, Is . new silhouette
which you will see again and again
in fall fashions. Our version has
4 simple front buttoning, open
neckline top tapered with darts to
fit closely through the natural
waistline. The skirt features
front and back fullness. Start
your sewing for the new season
with this popular style.
Pattern No. $3.50 Is in sizes II to 20. Size
II dress, open neckline. al yards 3e-inch
material For . collar Desperately
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17
Meeting Trouble

Never meet trouble halfway. It
will come soon enough; and then
you will meet it where God meant
you should meet it, and where He
will help you to bear tic. H.
Sturgeon.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

THE only persons who are
happy today are those who
= believe in the infinite power
and goodness of God, and who
ask Him. with the faith of chill
dren, to bring good and peace
and brotherhood out of the sad,
mad tangle into which men have
gotten the world.
This doesn't mean that only
clergyuen, rabbis, monks and
nuns can claim today that inner
sense of security and confidence
we call faith. One doesn't have
to renounce the things Of the
world or join an order to find
God. He is, as we are taught as
children. everywhere. He and
the infinite peace and rest of His
goodness are close beside us all
the time. We have only to turn
to them and receive them.
But the worry and pressure
of the times are so great that
many women today don't dare
stop to pray. They get them
selves into absolute frenzies
of fear. hate and resentment as they
take in news reports. and argue
hraakhtacc1x, srrtfh and
everyone who will listen.
The talk that goes on at family
dinner tables today is enough to dis
rupt even the most devoted groups.
Father opines gloomily that democ-
racy is dead and the country headed
for ruin. Mother wishes that Euro
pean nations had some sense, and
had seen this cataclysm coming;
then we would not have gotten into
such fix Pamela is sure that if
Mother and Dad just came down to
headquarters with her every morn
ing, they'd know that this is our war
as much as it is England's. Grand
mother says she doesn't know what
Americas coming to. when she has
to ask some other nation humbly
for permission to feed starving Eu-
ropean children. And Tom, depart
ing with his books for college, OBJ
serves that democracy doesn't exist
in any country in the world except
in Russia. Gee, Professor Brown
is swell when he tells them about
Russia.
Makes Praying Difficult.
Under these circumstances, how
hard it is to turn to prayer. The
inevitable weary hopeless feeling
is, ''if God is all power and all good,
why was this allowed to happen?"
Well, it wasn't "allowed' to hap
pen. 1t is no accident, this seething
horror of murder and hate in Eu-
rope. 1t 5 as much the logical
fruit of what has been going on there
for thousand years. as the raging
forest fire is the result Of careless
campers, scattered cigarettes,
abandoned fires. For a thousand
years nations that should have been
good neighbors and friends. nations
whose Sons and daughters have in
terchanged colleges, enjoyed the
same sports and books and operas,
Influenced each others pattern Of
clothes and manners. have been
planning wars rather than cultivat-
ing peace.
And after every war the win
ming" nations have imposed eoadi-
TONS n cr,,al n they dared upou
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-17

In the above clinical studies, DR..
Hoover does not find relationships
blue-printed in any patterns of So
cietal evolution. They can be Tended
OF if we're up and at EN-" without
losing too much time-but, above
all, they must first be understood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

preserve it, the boys had placed what was
left in joint account, with the usual
suit that this made it twice as easy To spend.
A careful appraisal of the liquid assets of
the three showed just $1.400 but four hun
dred had TO be used TO send Mr.. Parker's
mother and wife back to New York where
apparently they would be able 10 nourish
themselves This left only half the amount
due the Countess who would therefore have
to wait somewhat indefinitely
Countess Dorothy is never indefinite and,
like time and tide, she waits for no man.
At the trial it was said that Mr. Parker
found himself under cloud at the studio The
handsomest man learned that II is hand
some is as handsome does" He was likely
to lose his job for taking advantage of such
a benevolent hostess" and Mr.. Mccoy heard
things that made his collar wilt 1t was
testified that there was an emergency meet
ing at which Elena Williams wife was
asked If she could possibly raise $1,000.
Elena said she would try and iniraculously
enough. succeeded. At the trial in New York
there was much effort to make her reveal the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

Consul in New York The consulate then was
a going concern, and his real name is Wors-
ter van Fps From McCoy's unshaven and
wrinkled condition which did not fit his NUT
terings about $4,000, Mr.. Parker feared that
his friend was in bad shape and invited him
to his room to sleep it off
BY supper time Mr.. Mccoy was able to
open both eyes, talk coherently and, what was
more convincing, exhibit that huge roll of
currency. When William came TO the end of
the story, Willard said solemnly;
Don't you go TO Paris Bill Think of
your wife,
No sounder advice could be given young
man than TO think of his wife. Bill obeyed,
but look what came of the good advice. What
Mr. Mccoy told Mrs Mccoy is another inter-
csting bit that was considered irrelevant. Per-
haps it was not important because he had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

css would like to go hunting treasure.
AS daughter of the late Bertrand L. Tay-
Tor. former governor Of the New York Stock
Exchange she inherited $15000,000, 30 she
could and she did finance the expedition.
First she chartered what had been known
as the good ship" Metha Nelson but from
then on lost it's reputation. They never found
any gold but the Countess came back with
golden memories Of more hair-raising adven-
lures than one could have dreamed would hap
pen on such a trip in modern times.
This was because she did it on party
basis" Except for the Capt Robert Hoffman,
who was a real skipper. most of the rest Of
the crew were hired on guest basis" with
little no pay but share in the treasure.
She took everyone's word as 10 his experience
The chief engineer after looking over the en-
CINE room is alleged 70 have asked:
Where is the string you pull to make this
thing start"
The trip was made in a chronic state of
mutiny confusion. and always on the verge
Of shipwreck. They got back empty-handed
but safe and the Countess not in the least
annoyed.
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self a job at SIPS
per e k with
w a IN @ r Brothers
and the girls in the
studio voted him the
handsomest m an
who ever came TO
Hollywood.
Then, just at this
happy moment, the
s h a d ow Of the
wronged Countess
fell over them.
She not only re-
turned from Europe
unexpectedly bu t
wanted her money
back. In order TO
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way was figuring on that same transporta-
ton problem, except that 1t was how to get
from New York to Hollywood. The three
voted unanimously to go there.
The idea might have been perfect had
Mr. Mccoy first deposited that $4,000 to the
Countess account How could he? BY that
time the amount was short and they did not
want to thumb their way Mr.. Parker also
at this time remembered his mother who
went along.
Countess Dorothy was 10 be in Europe
long time and before she returned they would
surely all be prosperous enough to return the
$4,000 with interest or at least thanks
Everything promised to turn out that way
but it isn't safe these days to trust promises
Of anyone. even governments fate.
William McCoys collar public called him
back to the camera; Willard Parker got him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

that big bundle which was inn
portant money and seeing is
believing.
Elena decided that a wife's
place is by her husbands side.
Nobody denies that this is
right but the result was that
she became separated more
than ever from him and also
her job and $1,000 borrowed
money.
In order TO be at his side
Mrs. Mccoy had TO resign
from her job. Those who have
watched the tips roll into a
night club hat-check girl inn
agine that in a couple of years
she can retire and buy a title.
But she works on a small COM
mission and is said TO be
frisked, X-rayed and turned
inside out before being allowed
to go home each morning.
Willard Parker, who is now
playing the handsome villain
in Johnny Belinda" on Broad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

name Of the good Samaritan, but
all she told was that he lived in
New York City and sent it to
her by telegraph. 1t was the
noblest act of all, saving her
husband and his best friend in
their hour of need and she says
the Chief of Police personally
complimented her on it.
Also, she testified that friend
husband and his friend promised
TO repay her but. that she had
only stuck her neck out.
The New York friend wanted
his loan back and Elena kept
demanding the money from her
husband who did not have any
after squaring things with the
Countess. Elena's demands fl
nally made Mr.. Mccoy so hot
under the collar that there was
nothing to do but separate.
All three shuttled back TO
New York again, where Mrs. Nc
Coy said it once more in court
demanding $500 from Mr.. Parker.
The latter, however, convinced
the court that he had no liability
in the matter, SO Efena's suit
was dismissed.
The reason for the popularity
of Countess Dorothy Taylor oil
Frasso is that exciting things
happen, wherever she goes. She
is a guaranteed cure for low
blood pressure and boredom.
In Italy she used to ride with
a daredevil cavalry regiment
and bought the Villa Madame
because it was haunted by a
ghost Of the Medici. The ghost
threw her down stairs the very
first night and probably re-
GREETED it because before she
Uaa thrnuph with him
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

was through WIFI MIN
she had him exercised
and out for good and
all. This made the
place too dull so she
sold it to Mussolini and
went to Hollywood.
One of her most
famous adventures was
the treasure hunt in
the "hell-ship Metha
Nelson" Somebody
brought the Countess a
dirty tablecloth, on
which was drawn with
a lipstick. the crude
map of Cocos Island,
with the inevitable X,
marking spot where
treasure is buried,
supposed to worth
100000,
II seems that an old
sailor, named Bill Bow
bee, had been generous
~ provided with drinks
in a Los Angeles night
club by a lady. There
muse have been graft
tude in those days be-
cause Bill told the lady
a long story about his
misspent youth and
how he knew the gold
was there. Then. bor-
rowing his hostess lip
stick, he drew her a
map on the tablecloth.
Old Bill had died. the
lady hadn't bothered
but perhaps the Count
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

him. So he went to a gambling joint which
quickly relieved him Of all but SO Of his
working capital On that and sheer deter
mination. he somehow got TO New York He
could sleep in the car and go almost without
food but still that was not enough for gas
and oil.
How the collar-star managed this feat was
considered irrelevant in the suit brought in
Manhattan Municipal Court TIE other day by
Mrs. Elena Mccoy
Mrs Mccoy is content to remain separated
from her husband but not from the $1,000 she
saws she let him have, as result of the adj
venture.
Arrived in New York during the small
hours of the morning, Mr.. Mccoy parked the
ialopy In front Of the specified bank and was
the first man to enter when the doors opened.
With the money in his pocket, he headed
for the nearest restaurant, consumed three
T-bone steaks smothered in onions and was
permitted 10 sleep in his chair until the noon
rush-hour began, when the waiter suggested
that he either buy some more steaks or let
some other customer have his chair.
Mr.. Mccoy did not care to send any more
steaks down the inside of his neck just then.
stumbling out with only one eye open he
bumped into an old acquaintance, Willard
Parker.
Mr. Parker is the son Of the Holland Vice
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ID res SIS I OkleS
raised 500 His de-
parture, unlike that of
the Countess, was not
recorded in the papers.
In fact. only his back
crs saw him off Mr.
Mccoy reached Las We
gas. Nevada, unevent-
fully except that the
untouchable wealth al
most burned q hole in
his pocket. There he
was afflicted by anoth-
er good id "a that
turned out TO be bad.
He was in luck and
gamblers agree that a
person should ride his
luck while 1t is with
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y be exhibited TO the public, is sure Of
living in Hollywood. Mr.. William McCoy's
supremacy is in his neck which for some time
had not only supported his head but all the
rest of him and contributed internationally to
his wife Elena McGuiness Mccoy, hat-check
girl, in New York. --
William did not earn the money by neck
ing either. He q collar advertisement
model who could wear one with all the aplomb,
savor-fafTe and dolce far-niente of Lord
Byron. But, in 1887, when this drama of good
deeds that went bad began, college youths
didn't care what sort of collars were on shirts
AS long there were plenty of tails to flap
in the wind Chinese fashion The best neck
IN Hollywood went begging and its owner was
down 10 few thin dimes when he met Doro-
thy Countess di Frasso.
That is all gentleman of talent, as they
used TO say in the old novels, needed in order
TO get along in Hollywood. The Countess,
being the most popular hostess for many
leagues, is a powerful parsonage. AT her
social affairs. noble but needy Of both sexes
have met worthy members of the opposite one,
married and lived happily ever after or at
least for a period of years or months.
The Countess Dorothy could have seen to
il that William met some Of her friends. the
studio overlords and they would that he
had a role in the next picture, winning fame
and money ike race morse, Dy d NECK
Unfortunately this Hollywood overlady
had no time for any more parties because she
was Just taking a train for New York on the
way to Paris There she would start throw
ing them right and left but where would be
the nutriment in it all for William of the
faultless neck? Countess Dorothy is used TO
making decisions with Napoleonc suddenness.
William could follow at her heels.
Mr. Mccoy then confessed that he had
hardly enough money to send letter after
her He would need flying carpet in order
TO get 10 Paris in person. The Countess
thought a moment and then created one,
check for 81 600 The titled lady in her SO
years OF mostly one thrilling adventure after
another has learned something about human
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

nature. With all that money In
his pocket, the temptation would
be strong to blow it right in Hol-
lywood.
Therefore the benefactress
made it payable only IN New
York City II Mccoy had char
acter enough to get that far on
his own. he should be able 10
stand the shock Of sudden money
and keep right on 10 Paris. The
eminent hostess departed, leav-
ing William TO figure out his
transportation problem TO New
York. at nothing per mile, as best
he could It was not very hard.
Fascinated by tire sight of
that check, one friend loaned him
a jalopy and a syndicate Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

Intended to Take Mr.. Mccoy TO Paris, the
COuntess's Check Turned Out 10 he n
Wrong-way Arabian Nights Magic Carpet,
Supporting Him, His Wife, His ROOmmate's
Mother and Mysterious Stranger (Who in
the End Did the Supporting Hlmself)
Back tn Hollywood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-22

Fireman Tim Dunnevsn is
induced by his cousin. Voice
Garvey. . racehorse trainer.
20 buy sore-footed mag
named Erin Go Bragh. Tim
and bis shipmate. Benny Linn.
ger q Tve-dsy furlough 20
even accounts with the civil
i&ns. Benny loses no time in
telling Voice what he thinks
Of ehiseIers.
CHAPTER NINE
Ten Percent started to blus-
ter.
"Pipe down, Ratw snapped
Seaman Linn, "you ain't
nothin' but n paracide -
cheap paracIde on poor little
jocks. They's all quit you ex-
ceptin' Desko. The only rea-
SON he Amt left you flat II
he's afraid of you. I dunno
why, but I could make n good
guess-"
You ain't big enough 20
talk"
"Yerse
Fireman Dunnevan slapped
1a Percent with the flat of
Nts good right hand. Ten Per-
cent staggered against the
barn and fell.
mo rough stuff, Tim"
"Okay. BENNY"
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stall an fuss over you every
Qminute an not give you no
private life, you'd act up the
same way"
NERVOUS WRECK
81 wont roll my eyes that
crazy. Ner"
"Yeah, you would. AT horse
Is Jest q nervous wreck, Tim.
No wonder his feet ache an
he can't run! WE'LL an you
Ii gonna fix THAT
How, Benny? Put him In
the hospiterl?"
Trainer Garvey. Agent Her
ME, Jockey Desko and The
Pearl exchanged stricken
glances. Here was heresy and
blasphemy-a blatant denial
of the eternal verities which
all horsemen must respect and
defend.
81 do beg your pardon,
Cousin Benny, but II I'm not
interrupting-"
"Pipe down."
"Yerse, pipe down, Garvey!"
~ JOINED THE NAVY
II occurred TO Seaman Linn
that the atmosphere needed a
few final swipes to be entirely
clear.
Look, mugs" he said.