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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-08
News and Notes OF Society," Clubs Schools Church Groups
Junior Catholic Daughters
Will Initiate New Members
Annual Initiation Ceremonies VIII Be Held Saturday
From Till CLOCK at the Knights Of Columbus Hal

The Junior Catholic Daughters Of America will hold
their annual initiation for members Saturday after
noon from ] till O'Clock the Knights Of Columbus hall
Miss Lefty Beaudon and Miss Theresa Turco
chairman for the imitation and the social hour
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-08
Rising sun Spiritual church will

sponsor card party on Saturday
evening at o'clock at the church.
The public is invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-08

Young People OF the Emmanuel
Lutheran church. North 14th and
Stevens SITS, will meet Friday eve
ming a. the church parlors al 7:45
for Valentine party.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Mrs. Minnie B. Melville
Will Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie
B. Melville, SO, widow of Harry w.
Melville, plate printer at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing for IS
years, will be held at 10 am. to-
morrow at the Hines Funeral Home,
29O1 Fourteenth street NV. Mrs.
Melville died Tuesday in George
Washington University Hospital af-
ter suffering a stroke Friday.
Officiating will be the Rev. A. P.
Wilson, pastor of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church, of which
she was a charter member. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of Altoona, Pa, Mrs.
Melville came here shortly after
she was married when her husband
Joined the Federal service. She
made her home at 459 Park road
NV.
Mrs. Melville is survived by a son,
Clyde B. Melville; daughter, Bar
bara Lois Melville, both of WASH
ington; two brothers, William A.
Brunell, Philadelphia, and Clar-
ence H. Brunell, Wildwood, N. j.,
and her 79-year mother, Mrs.
V. c. Yost, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Police 10 Question Z
Youth, II, Todayin -:
Death Of Dr. Simon y:
Suspect Picked Up
Near FutuI Scene Fled
Home for Juveniles

A l7-year-old youth was TO bes
questioned by police today in con-
nection with the fatal beating Of Dr.
Heinrich Simon, 61-year-old refugee.
German musicologist, last May. Ths,
suspect was picked up last night
while sitting in an automobile with
another youth. 10, at Seventeenth,
and P streets NV.
Police believe the attack upon DR..
Simon took place near that point
The younger boy had been living
on the West Coast for several
months. and police had been seeking
to clear the way for the extraditior1
action. He was one of a gang ar
rested the day after the Simon mur-
der for theft of two automobiles and
was placed in home for Juveniles
from which he escaped few days
later.
Two other youths are under sus-
picion in the case. One of them is IN
custody here and the other is living
with relatives in Georgia. Police
plan to take steps toward bringing
back the latter if an indictment
finally is returned against him. -'
Juvenile Court must waive iuris-
diction before evidence against the
three can be presented to the grand
jury, it was explained.
The older boy arrested last night
also was to be questioned today. but
detectives said he was not linked to
the Simon Staying. He was the IT.
year-old's companion on a hitch
i hike from the West Coast, it was
said.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Norfolk Recruits Men
To Collect Garbage
As Strike Continues
Offer Of City to Meet Their
Original Wage Request
Rejected by Workers

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 28-Eforts
are being made by the city street
cleaning department to collect gar
bage In the business and western
residential sections today with new
men recruited to replace the striking
collectors and street cleaners.
Official action was spurred by COM
plants from property owners pro-
testing against offensive odors from
garbage remaining on streets since
Monday when collectors went on
strike.
Many streets are Uttered with
trash and decaying refuse which it
is claimed may become health
menace.
The striking collectors and street
cleaners late yesterday refused an
offer by the city to meet their orig
inal requests for wage increases if
they would return to work today.
The present demand of the workers
Is for a wage increase almost three
times as great as that they originally
asked, City Manager Charles B. Bor-
land said today.
Mr.. Borland has said that the
only point at issue is the demand
that the city recognize the teamsters
union as the exclusive bargaining
agent for the street cleaners, and
this the city will not do. THE city
is ready to discuss wage increases
at any time" he said.
The strikers committee was to
meet again today to attempt to
reach a solution. and in the mean
time the city was trying to hire new
men to replace the strikers.
All collections are being made
under police guard to prevent pos
sible disorders. No prisoners from
the city farm are being used for
collections. nor has their use been
considered. the city manager said.
Many private citizens are taking
their garbage directly to incinera-
tors.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
New Police Inspectors Are All Veterans
Mansfield, CoIohon and Smith Have Combined
Service Record of Is Years on D. c. Force

The Districts new police in
spectors, former Captains Richard
H. dick Mansfield, Farvey @. Cal
lahan and Milton D. Smith, are
all veterans of the force, and have
collected some definite ideas on
police work during the total Of rs
years they have served the depart
ment.
The senior in point of years OF
service is Inspector Mansfield, who
doesn't want to leave No. precinct
until he trains successor to protect
my kids" from traffic hazards.
Every child in the precinct is one
of my kids" to the inspector, who
is especially proud of the fact that
not a single youngster in the
precinct was killed by car during
his nine years as commander
of No. 9.
The new chief of the Detective
Bureau, who has spent 81 of his So
years on the force, is a cartoonist
with a wide following among WASH
ington residents. A native of the
city, Inspector Mansfield depicts
characters and customs current two
generations ago For years his fea-
ture, Those Were the Happy Days."
has appeared each Sunday in The
Star.
Joined Force in 1911.
Inspector Mansfield joined the
force in 1911, and three years later
was promoted to bicycle beat. This
must have been a dangerous and
tricky assignment in those days. At
any rate, his record shows he was
injured falling from a bicycle"
three times between 1919 and 1921.
He was given a motorcycle, but in
1922 notation reads injured riding,
a motorcycle.
In 1922 Inspector Mansfield was
made a detective sergeant, and in
1880 was promoted to be lieutenant
in the Detective Bureau. He served
in this capacity for two years before
being appointed a captain, COM
manding No. 8.
Callahan Held Spotlight.
I'm tickled to death with the
promotion to inspector" he said,
"and will do my best with the bu-
reau which has been described as
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Mrs. MudeIuine Smith
Dies in Florida Home

Mrs. Madelaine Smith, mother of
Maj. Edward Barber Of the War
Department general staff, died yes
terday at her winter home in Brad
enton, Fla.
Born in Leeds, England, she came
to this country in her youth. She
lived in Covington, KY, before mar
rying Col. Samuel j. Smith of the
Army Chaplain Corps. who died last
year. Mrs. Smith had been in i'll
health more than four years. In
recent years she had made Newark,
Del, her home.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at Bradenton. Burial will
be Saturday in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
San Quentin Murderer Fears
Reprieve on Execution Eve

Hawks wants to die because he
has a definite feeling that life to
come is to be beautiful. He doesn I
want to miss that. He's not insane.
He believes he's going TO something
he doesn't want to miss
Hes not going to spend the rest
of his mortal life in prison when
he can get to something better by
dying"
Hawks, after his victims widow
asked the Governor to commute his
sentence, wrote the executive:
II have feared you may be fool
ish enough to listen to her nom
sense. You have no legitimate
grounds on which to commute me
I murdered a man in cold blood. l
deserve my penalty. I planned the
murder and If 1 was out tomorrow
I would go on with my criminal
life"
Evening star., 1941-08-28

and then was guided about the floor
by 1t. Joseph Connors. Acting Chief
of Detectives Ira E. Keck, who had
not been informed of the time of In
spector Mansfield's arrival, was in
the roll-call room. He welcomed the
latter there and then showed him to
his new Office.
Keck at a Loss as to Duties.
Acting Capt. Keck told reporters
later that he was at a loss as to his
duties for the day, since he had re-
ceived no notice of new assign
ment. He is under consideration
for promotion to inspector if found
qualified by the Civil Service Com
mission.
Inspector Callahan arrived early
at the administrative headquarters
offices and went over the work of
assistant superintendent with In
spector James F. Beckett. acting
assistant superintendent, who was
returned to his former status OF
district inspector by the Commb.
sioners.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
i. N. Lanigan, Retired
D. T.. Worker, Dies al 79

Efforts are being made to locate
Mrs. M. Joseph Meehan, wife of
a Commerce Department official, to
notify her of the death Tuesday
of her father, Thomas M. Lanigan,
10, retired District government en-
ploye. Mr.. and Mrs. Meehan are
motoring in Canada, relatives said.
Mr.. Lanigan died at his home,
1868 Harvard street NV, after a
brief illness. He was a native Of
Washington and served in the En-
gineering Department for AZ years
prior % retirement in 1881.
He was a member of Spalding
Council, knights Of Columbus,
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cath
olic Knights and the Holy Name
Society. Surviving are son, Thomas
M. Lanigan. jr., and two other
daughters, Mrs. Walker F. Dooley
and Miss Anna C. Lanigan of this
city.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
at II am. Saturday in the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart Church and
burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
War Building
Continued From First Page. }

ton and proportions Of the hotly-
debated building-developed with
unexpected swiftness Tuesday, the
President had made known his
wishes that the depot site be used
for a building of not more than
2,225,0 900 square feet of space. It
was his idea, the Chief Executive
explained. to quarter the Army in
the new Arlington building only for
the duration Of the emergency.
Then, he said, the Army would be
moved to a permanent structure to
be erected in the Northwest Rec
tangle within the District. while the
Virginia building was to be used
as a storehouse for dead Govern
ment files.
Called Farley.
The President declared his hope
of seeing the Northwest Rectangle
completed before his term of office
expires. Because of this, he said
he believed an Arlington building
of reduced size as a temporary home
for the War Department was the
best solution to the problem.
Well aware, nevertheless, that the
Army was more than eager to bring
all its activities under single roof
and accordingly had designed a
building containing 100000 square
feet of space, the President called
Mr.. Delano, Gen. Somervell, Mr.
Bergstrom and Budget Director
Harold D. Smith to the White House
yesterday morning The reported
purpose of this conference was TO
give the men chance to iron out
their differences among themselves
The President did not enter the
discussion.
For more than an hour the men
were closeted in the big White
House conference room.
Emerging, Mr.. Delano declared
Evening star., 1941-08-28

trick motorcycle riders through a
series Of acrobatic maneuvers which
would have defeated many young
er man.
Although a strict disciplinarian
he is popular on the force. On the
occasion of his 50th birthday, his
fellow officers and the men of his
command gave him surprise party
at headquarters. There was huge
birthday cake and many gifts along
with an unsigned message which
said:
Happy birthday from the slaves" :"
Inspector Smith, a native Of
Washington, was appointed to the
force in 1918. He was assigned to
the Traffic Division as a sergeant in
1928, and was promoted to lieutenant
in 1890. He was made a captain
three years later.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

In a written statement prepared
in advance of the hearing and made
a part of the record, Inspector CAL
lahan charged the department was
contending with:
"Distrust, suspicion, unfair and
unexplained disciplinary action,
based upon reports of which the ac-
cused has no knowledge and in
which he is seldom given an oppor-
tunity to explain or defend him.
self. . ="
He was the first local policeman
to take the course for police officers
given by the Department of JUS
tice. He studied criminal law for
two years at Columbus University
and took a course in traffic control
at the University of Maryland. For
five years he was chief instructor at
the police school.
Commanded Downtown Area.
In receg years the new inspector
has been captain in command at
No. l. a downtown precinct and one
of the most important in the city.
He recently was designated by In
spector Edward j. Kelly. acting
chief of police, to head new school
to train young officers OF special
promise as replacements for the de-.
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ssNE1tsssyxsvf Brooki,ntsa s1a-,
vnecfnr Ceiiahan spent Ills boyhood
in Pennsylvania. He Joined the
Army at the age OF l8 during the
early, days of the World War and
,1Ekxe6NerUt Myer hcfsrnd On tAle
s sKeraeaH 6osder He later san cofa-
BAT duty In france as second heu-
tenant of field artillery.
Like Inspector Mansfield, he ex-
pressed his pleasure at his promo
ton and pledged his best efforts to
improving the morale and personnel
of the force.
Inspector Smith, veteran Traffic
Division ofiicer, at the age OF 50
can still ride a motorcycle with the
nimblest young officers of his COM
mand.
Inspector Smith has made study
of modern traffic control methods
and in February of 1910 completed
a course of instruction at the North
western Traffic Institute. He special
lied at the time in accident preven-
ton and investigation work.
Saw Bicycle Service.
In his early years on the force,
he patrolled beat on a bicycle.
He later advanced to q motorcycle
and kept in practice as rider after
he was promoted to administrative
work.
At the recent police and firemen's
benefit outing at Griffith Stadium,
Inspector Smith put his squad Of
Evening star., 1941-08-28
BY the Associated Press.

=
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Aug. 28-
Eldon Hawks greatest fear is that
he will be reprieved and not be
allowed to Gle in the San Quentin
Prison gas chamber tomorrow morn
ing.
The 26-year-old murderer of a
San Diego mechanic is not insane,
psychiatristS said. but In a metamor-
phosis-a sensation of leaving one
life for another. He has been in
such state for weeks.
Gov. Culbert Olson granted Hawks
request that his execution be post
poned from August to August 20,
so he could die with John William
Lininger, 40 He and Lininger, an
other murderer, have struck up a
close friendship in death row.
The Rev. Henry Ohlhoff of San
Francisco, an Episcopal chaplain,
observed:
Evening star., 1941-08-28

the conference was "up in the air"
and added that the Army men were
insisting ON their original proposal
for a s35 100000 structure for 40
900 employees in front Of the ceme-
terry.
Gen Somervell confirmed this by
saying that was "a proper way of
stating it."
1t was the first meeting of Gen.
Somervell ardent advocate of the
original Army scheme. and Mr.
Delano, who has led the opposing
faction. Everything pointed to a
heated debate The conference
which followed in Mr. Delano's office,
however, was calm, participants
said.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Exports to Newfoundland

Secretary of State Hull today an
nounced the issuance of a general
license authorizing the expectation
to Newfoundland of all the articles
and materials which existing general
licenses permit to be exported to
Canada.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

the weakest link in the Police De-
partment."
He referred to testimony at the
recent congressional investigation of
the department.
Inspector Callahan, student of
criminal law, traffic control and
modern police methods, was much
in the limelight during the recent
congressional investigation of the
department for his detailed report
on alleged deficiencies of the force.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Helen TroubeI to Sing
With D. c. Symphony

Helen Traubel, soprano. will be
one of the soloists of the National
Symphony Orchestra during the
winter season, J. p. Hayes, orchestra
manager. announced. She will sing
February in the role originally re-
served for Kristen Flagstad. Norwe-
gian soprano, who still is in Europe.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
To Ease War Headaches

A Chinese firm in Malaya IS
shipping large quantities of headS
ache powders to Chinese throughodt
the Far East. 'sS
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Machine Defeated

An expert in Japan with the soro-
ban, the wire-and-bead calculating
device, recently outperformed .
high.priced comptometer.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

Mexico will organize two more
regiments for its army air force.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

NEW INSPECTORS TOTAL IS YEARS FORCE-His pleasure
being inspector charge of the Detective
did make Capt Richard Dick Mansfield forget
kidshe children No precinct whom he protected
traffic dangers shown with Taylor T.
William King r g. who to the precinct congratulate
him. The inspector has had 81 years service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
OPPOSED BY CIO

Opposition TO the auto produc.
ton curtailment until defense
work can take up the employment
slack was begun weeks ago by tho
UAW-CIO. The union has de.
manded that the government adopt
a Go industrial plan proposed
last November by President Philiy
Murray Of the Go. In the las,
issue Of the Auto Worker. union
publication. George F Adde's, sec.
rotary treasurer, called the pro-
posed curtailnent "a crime and ar
unnecessary crime az that"
Speaking today, Frankensteen
said
a drastic cut like that will
serve no good purpose hut will
create chaos. Certainly the gov
eminent had sufficient time TO
make this cut sufficiently grad
ual 10 permit change-over from
auto production 10 defense work.
IL IL very serious lack OF plan
ming and II 10 an injustice to the
auto worker 10 maxi him suffer
for this lack Of planning"
Under the Henderson plan, the
industry will be allowed 200 .OOC
vehicles a month for the next year
This 100000 units a year repre-
sents a 2,790,000 cut from the es.
timated production.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
ii HOURS OF TERROR

PASA DENA. Cal. July 21.-
QNS )-Safe at the home OF her
parents. l2-year-old Margaret Arm
Vail, today, told Of II hours ~
terror in which she clsimed she
was held prisoner in a storm drain
by Alfred Henry MeCurdy Ii.
The boy son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur McCurdy Of Pasadena, was
held by juvenile authorities on
suspicion OF kidnapping and criml-
nal assault
Margaret was found wandering
in the darkness Of the stern drain
yesterday after 30 police officers
had searched miles OF twisting.
underground passaeeways.. Two Of
her pleyTnates directed authorities
10 the storm drain, where they
said they had been playing with
Margaret until an Older hoy had
appeared suddenly from one Of
the drains.
McCurdy found only a short
distance from the girl. confessed
he had molested her, police said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
u. 5. Silent on Plan
10 Send India Envoy
international N,w. s.r,io. Wire

WASHINGTON. July 21.-The
state department had no comment
TO make today on a British radio
report that the United States and
India had agreed 10 mutual
establishment Of diplomatic repre-
sentatives.
Within the last year the United
States has exchanged representa-
uveS with the British dominions
Of Canada, South Africa and
Australia.
While the status of India as a
part of the British colonial empire,
and not a dominion in itself. is
somewhat different. a reciprocal
exchange Of representatives would
make for more direct negotiations
on trade and commerce between
the United States and India.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
Attdlk.SIdying
Laid TO Boy, Is;
I'd Killer Hunted
international News Service Wire

READING, Mass, July u. -
Sixteen-year-old Raymond Wood
ward, who has twice before been
accused of sex offenses, today was
formally charged with the assault
and murder of 15-year-old Con-
stance Ship, a schoolmate.
Woodward. led through a crowd
OF classmates at the courtroom
doors. was held without bail for
hearing on July 81, when he will
plead TO the charge. A murder in
dictment will be sought from
county grand jury. Woodward was
taken to East Cambridge Jail.
AS the youth was being ar
raigned in Woburn District Court,
police in nearby Salem were in
vesigating another assault-mur-
der. in which pretty Frances
Cochran. 10. of Lynn. was the
victim. A mystery man who tele-
phoned a radio station where the
body would be found was sought.
sLAYINGs ALIKE
There was a remarkable re-
semblance between the two STAY
ings, although authorities insisted
that there was no connection. Both
girls had been beaten, STABBED,
and assaulted. The bodies of both
were found on anonymous tips
after the girls had been missing
from their homes for several days.
The killings were less than 10
miles apart.
Young Woodward, who was
caretaker Of an unoccupied par
sonage in which Miss Ships body
was found, was once convicted of
attempted assault but freed on a
suspended sentence, District At
torney Bradford said. Woodward
was awaiting grand jury action in
September on still another sex
charge.
Medical authorities said Miss
Shipp had been brutally beaten.
Bradford reported that there were
p groups Of wounds, apparently
made with a wedge-lke instru-
ment. DR.. Allan r. Moritz, medi-
cal examiner, said the blows had
not killed her Immediately.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21

In solor' 1913

A modern adaptation Of thar classic 'oid
laurel leaf pattern distinguishes this Bates
spread. Woven in soft-textured cotton
sunfast, tub-fast, hundred and ready 10
use. Available in blue, dusty rose, green,
peach or brown. Note the low price
its kind TO your Summer budget.
Third Fioor-GraHd Rter-SsefioH 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21

Pleated front shorts of cool San
forized cottons (less than 20
shrinkage). Have elastic waists.
Tan, green and blue. Sizes 6 to II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
Legislative Study
Bill Becomes Law

MACKINAC ISLAM. July q.
Governor Van Wagner today
signed the McCallum bill. creating
a legislative bureau 10 collect leg
islative information in other states
maintain a reference library and
provide technical assistance in the
drafting Of bills The Legislature
passed the McCallum bill July 9
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
Earthenware
50 pieces 1895
so pieces

A pretty pink floral design on soft. mel
low-toned earthenware. The pattern is
printed under the glaze and thus il can
withstand attacks from knife cuts or Wig
orous dishwashing. The so pieces provide
service for eight and you can add to your
set from complete open stock
Tenth Eioor--WoodHard-Ssef &
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-21
Soldier Suit
Khaki color 1913

Now little Willie can dress up for parades
and such in natty uniform-made to re-
semble big brothers. In khaki colored cot
ton fabric with trim Sam Browne belt and
holster and very smart looking cap.
Available in sizes to IA yrs. Other play
suits such as cowboy and Indian outfits
are also available at Hudson's.
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