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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06
New Fuel Stalls
Ancient Racers

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days hlfh.test fiuia
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soFsns. ard wifh h,F cylinders Il
act power. no oil Fselnn esrs
hiew their Ksskst. vita alarming
frequency until oldfi<la erssF~s
smziler rsrharstaFs Installed a.
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they were setting up WORRIES rec.
csds thirty OF NOR. years ago.
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Leon Enrol. shares The suFr-as
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06

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Evening star., 1941-08-10
40 Sfrayer Students
Receive Gregg Awards

Forty students of Strayer College
recently received medals or pins for
outstanding records as advanced
students of Gregg shorthand during
the last school year. The awards
we're made on the basis of tests by
the examinations department of the
Gregg Publishing Co.
Gold medals for writing at rate
of ITS words minute were won by
William S. Grubbs and Velna
Schnaeder, and these five students
were awarded star pins for turn
ing in satisfactory papers in the
0-words-per- minute tests: Helen
B. Balla, Mr.. GrubbS, Howard Hud-
son. Marion r. Helm and Jean
Struve. Thirty three other students
were successful in the 140-word
tests.
In addition to these awards. gold
pins were presented to l42 Strayer
students who passed the 120-word
tests.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
BIitzed Cuvendish Hotel Still
Operating Despite Damage
Proprietress Rosa Lewis, Well Known in U. S..
Carries On as Workmen Begin Rebuilding

still drift in to say hello" and have
a drink with Rosa. You must. OF
course. stay here" she told me. But
after looking through several of the
gutted rooms I decided my hotel
near Hyde Park would be more
comfortable
You must tell my friends in
America to come in and flght-it's S
their war as well as ours" Mrs.
Lewis continued at intervals. (She
sometimes forgetS what she has said
and starts all over again as though
it were a new SubjectD
Joins Royal Navy.
While We were talking middle
aged American entered-John Par
ker of Boston. He came to Britain
a couple of months ago to join the
Royal Navy. He has a wife in Bos-
ton. one son with the American
forces, one with the British. He
hopes to see service on one of the
destroyers America traded TO Britain
in exchange for defense bases.
l asked Mr.. Parker why he. an
American, joined the British Navy.
Because l liked what they were
doing" he replied. He adds: When
you go back TO the United States,
call up my wife in Boston and tell
her I'm we'll and happy"
This war" interrupted Mrs. Lewis
with great sadness, Its not like the
Evening star., 1941-08-10
300 From Washington
To Attend Shrine Farley

The 4lst annual session of the
Imperial Council of Ancient. Egyp-
tian Arabic Order of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine of Colored Masons
and the 29th session of the Imperial
Court Of Daughters of Isis at
Buffalo, N. Y, August l6 to %, will
be attended by more than 300 men,
bers from the District of Columbia
Grand Master Royal w. Bailey and
Grand Worthy Matron Bertha C.
Anderson will head the delegation.
They will leave here from Union
Station on August 16 at $3.50 pm.
on special train.
A degree team of members of the
Eastern Star and a team from the
AdolphuS Hall Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons will exemplify
the degrees of their order.
In connection with memorial
services the music will be furnished
by the local Eastern Star Chorus
Choir.
The Mecca Temple Patron of
Washington will enter the competi-
tive drills of the Imperial Council
They won second place last year
at Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
TofaIitarian Education
Reviewed in Pamphlet

A review of education trends in
Germany, Russia. Italy and the
United States during the last 20
years is presented in publication
Just announced by the United States
Office of Education. The pamphlet,
Education Under Dictatorships
and in Democracies," is based on
first-hand study of Italian educa-
ton by its author, DR.. James F.
Abel chief ofsthe Division of Com
parative Education, and on contin-
uous studies of foreign educational
systems by his staff
Commissioner of Education John
w. Studebaker said the publication
"calls attention to the effect of gov
ernmental philosophy on education,
with particular reference to the diff
ferences existing in this respect be-
tween relationships and democra-
cies"
The pamphlet points out how the
dictatorship governments of Italy,
Russia and Germany took absolute
control of the education systems
and used the schools to imbue the
minds Of the young people with
the tenets of FaSciSm, Communism
and Naziism.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Catholic U. Explorer
Reaches Upper Conudu

On his 18th expedition to the
Canadian Arctic regions, the Rev.
F. Artheme Dutilly, o. M. l., re-
search associate in botany of Cath
olic University, has reached Church
i'll, Manitoba. terminus of the Ca
madam Railroad, and is now pro-
ceeding inland for explorations of
the Hudson Bay Land. Baffin Land
and Central Arctic Canada, accord
ing to word received by the Most
Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector of
the university.
Father Dutilly plans to winter in
Pelly Bay, near the scene where
Sir John Franklin. celebrated Arc
tic explorer, and 120 men perished
about a century ago. He will travel
by boat and dogsled as far inland
as time will permit in quest of native
Rrtifacts, fora and fauna and sam
piles of minerals. soils and other
geological formations of the region,
which upon his return TO Washing
ton will be added to the Arctic In
stitute. established year ago at the
Catholic University.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
2,100 Students End
Summer Session al
Catholic University
Plans Are Completed
For Alumni Reunion
In New York in Fall

Six weeks of study by more than
2.10O students from 43 States and
six foreign countries were concluded
at Catholic University yesterday
with the final examinations, which
marked the close of the thirty first
annual summer session.
In a final word to the students
and faculty yesterday, the Most
Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan. rector
of the university, said they had made
the campus TEEN with Catholic life
as it does all winter. We are
grateful to YOU" the rector added.
"and hope that you have achieved
the individual purposes for which
you sought our help. There has
been serious effort, and there has
been fun. 1t is no new thing for
faith and fun to be close associates.
Nav these days become, in the rou-
tine of your years tasks, a living
memory fraught with gladness with
which you were welcomed and with
the happiness of your successful
sojourn here. We ask you to keep
the Catholic University of America
in your minds and hearts and to
pray that 1t may fulfill its mission
to Catholic education
This years summer session, which
began June 27, included new fea-
lures, most notable of which was the
Inauguration of the Institute of
Catholic Social Studies. Devoted to
subjects which were designed to
provide knowledge of the social
principles and programs OF the
church. more than 100 religious and
lay students composed this years
enrolment.
Alumni Reunion Plans Made.
Plans for hte annual reunion of
Catholic University alumni, to be
held in New York City, November
9. were completed by the commit
tee in charge of meeting in New
York this week. One of the features
of this years reunion will be the
production of The Contrast with
members of the speech and drama
department Of the university MAX
ing up the cast supporting a pro-
feSSional actor, yet unnamed, who
will have the leading role. Attend
ing the New York committee meet
ing from Washington were James
J. BoWe, national secretary of the
alumni association; Charles P. Ma
loney, former national alumni preSi-
dent, and S. Dolan Donohoe. presi-
dent of the Washington chapter.
Music Department Concert.
Assisted by four visiting artists,
students of the music department of
the Catholic University gave a con-
cert of IA numbers in Mcmahon
Hall auditorium wednesday night
under the direction of Sister M.
Agnesine, instructor of music in the
Catholic Sisters College, who is
chairman of the summer session.
The program was of American COM
positions, including the works of
Joseph j. McGrath of Syracuse Uni
verSity. who was an instructor in the
summer session. and Samuel Barger,
Edward Mcdowell, Mary Howe and
Emerson Meyers The visiting art
lists included Olive Whitney Nc
Grath, Margaretta Eckloff, Emerson
Movers and George Wargo,
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Mrs. r. Keyes Plans
Party Tomorrow at
Home in HerndOn

HERNDON, Va, Aug. 9.-Mrs.
Ruth Keyes will entertain tomorrow
afternoon at dessert bridge party
for IL guests.
DR.. and Mrs. William Meyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Casey Wilke left yes
terday for a two weeks Western
motor trip. They will visit friends
and relatives in st. Louis and Mil
waukee en- route.
Mrs. william H. Dawson and Mrs.
Elizabeth Kite are spending a week
at Colonial Beach.
Mrs. Jesse v. Aud and her son,
Thomas Francis Aud. will return to
their home in Lynchburg, Va,
Tuesday after having been the
guests for a month Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Barbour Hutchison. They will be
accompanied home by Mrs Hutchi-
son and Miss Audrey Hutchison,
who will be their guests for several
days.
Miss Mamie Cecil of Baltimore,
| Nd, IS the guest of Mrs. Theodora
North Filly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bicksler are
visiting friends in st. Louis, Mo-,
for two weeks.
Mrs. Herbert L. Seamans and Miss
June Seamans have returned from
Alta Vista, Va. where they we're
the guests of Mrs, Seamans' mother,
! Mrs. w. L. Baker
/ Miss Clara Piggott has returned
to her home here after a week s
vacation at Ocean Citv "a.
/ Mrs. NJ. T. wilkins. who has been
spending some time with her son and
daughter-in-laT, Mr., and Mrs.
Waite wilkins. left this week for
Atlanta, Ga. where she will visit
her daughter. Mrs Lucy WEIGH.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Sons and Daughters
Of Liberty

Hope Council met with the coun-
cilor, Mrs. Una S. Dorsey. presiding
Arrangements were completed to at
tend the national convention in At
lantic City in September. Past State
Councillor Mrs. Virginia E. Bessman
spoke on Patriotism. The coun-
Gil will meet Tuesday night at Naval
Lodge Hall.
True Blue Council met with the
councillor, Mrs. Ida Hewitt. presiding
Deputy State Councillor Mrs. Harriet
Fairall spoke. The next meeting
will be Thursday night at 7 Fourth
street NE.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

last war. They didn't kill women
and children in the last war-at
least they didn't do it 50 much
This war is awful"
Most of Mrs. Lewis valuable an
tiques and pictures were destroyed
in the blitz. But the job of re-
habilitating the hotel has started
and if the German raiders con-
tinue their bombing respite OF Lon
don. the Cavendish Hotel will soon
be in full working condition.
But I doubt whether Owner Mrs
Lewis cares much now one way ol
another Her world of pictures
memories and stability has gone
forever.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Kappa Beta Pi to Give
Law Scholarship

The Omicron Chapter of Kappa
Beta Pi, international legal sorority,
yesterday announced plans for
awarding a four-year scholarship in
law at National University. Candi-
dates must be women interested in
the study of law, who are high
school graduates and have had at
least two academic years of work at
an approved university, college or
junior college.
Applications must be made in
writing on or before August 81
to Miss Marion E. Poole, chairman
of the Scholarship Committee, Room
712, Metropolitan Bank Building.
Selection of the successful appli-
cant will be based on scholastic
standing, character and financial
circumstances.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
By SHEHAH GRAHAM,

Correspondent OF Inc StdT anu 4NVl III
American Newspaper Alliance.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-A Landmark in
London, we'll known to many Amerl-
cans, has been blitzed-the Cayen-
dish Hotel in Jermyn street. The
bombs almost got its aging proprle-
treSs, Rosa Lewis, along with 1t.
Mrs. Lewis, former cook to the
late Lord Ribblesdale. friend of King
Edward VII and many other world
famous figures, was in her hotel
when the bomb fell-jt was during
London's last air blitzes Creferred to
locally as Black Wednesday and
Saturday,. But fortunately for her
continued well-being. she was in one
of the few rooms that escaped dam
age.
I called or Mrs. Lewis to pass on
the regards of several of her Amer
ican friends and found her in a
slightly damaged room that used to
contain hundreds of signed photo
graphs from the great of the past so,
or is it so years.
Still Peaches and Cream.
Rosa. now trifle in her dotage. is
still amazingly good looking. She
must be at least 80 years. but her
complexion can still be described as
peaches and cream" In her slight
ly shaking hand was the usual glass.
but in the old days it contained
champagne. This time it featured
gin and ginger ale Nowadays
champagne is expensive and Rosa
is poor.
She was fascinated by my recent
flight over the Atlantic. This girl
has just flown from America" she
told the few men and women vino
Evening star., 1941-08-10
St. Mory's FemoIe Seminary
Eour-Year lunior COLLEGE,

High School 3 and 4 College | and 2
Transfer and terminal Curricula-Some
semi-profesSIonal Experienced staff. High
standard work Country location on water.
Home care. individual attention. expert
guidance Wide variety of activl,ieS-ln-
Guiding social and sports Limited number
Non de enomina tional Fully accredited. Very
rea SOnable charge. Catalog on request.
Miss VI. A. France, NJ. A.. President,
ST MaryS City, Nd
Evening star., 1941-08-10

here. The car was coming to a
stop near the airfeld when Craven
Almonds plane failed TO gain alti-
tude and struck the car.
Damage was slight, and no one
was hurt.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Positions

A three-week course will
quolify you for q Government
position os on operator Of
the card punch machines.
New classes storting Mon
doy, August II, in alphabet
ieol and numerical cord
punching.
WOOD COLLEGE
ITO 18th ST. NV. nae. 5O5l
Evening star., 1941-08-10
National Association
Of Regulars

Comdr. Lamar E. Chamberlain Of
National Defense Post announces
he has placed Narmate Harry E.
Steingrebe in charge of entertain
ment to be offered on the annual
moonlight excursion of the N. A. r.
on the evening of August 25. He
also announced that it is planned
to invite Washingtonians now serv-
ing at Fort Meade to be the guests
of the N. A. r. on this occasion.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Brazil has decreed that all bread
be made of mixture of wheat, rice.
corn -four and mandioca.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Plane Fails to Guin
Altitude, Strikes Auto

BY the Associated Press.
ALBEMARLE, N. Can auto
mobile and an airplane collided
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Strayer ColIeqe OF Secretarial Training

Courses for high school graduates and COLLEGE
lay and evening sessions. begin september and 10,
classes form Monday. Open all summer June
argest in 81 years history of the college students
mber should make application in advance. straNer
Iicants for business positions and qualified 10 maks
tive tions Over 200 empioyment calls each
14s. call in person Homer Building. Thirteenth
Evening star., 1941-08-10
SECRETARIAL
SECRETARIAL

students. Fall term classes, da
Review and speed building eli
and July registrations the lar
planning to enter in Septem
graduates are preferred appli,
excellent records i'm eempetiti,
month. Telephone National IL
and r Streets.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Staniield Secrefarial School

Entire Sixth Floor. 40 Ilth street NV.
In Shorthand Typewriting, Secretarial Accounting,
ne Special attention given TO Civil Service courses
tuition. We receiving unusually laIEe num-
lographers and typistS. Write call for Brochure
district 1855
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02

w. A. Legs. Tacoma manager,
announced Saturday that Tide
Water Associated Oil company.
through its president. William +.
Humphrey. purchased for its en-
ployes from coast TO coast l0,oie
u. S. Defense Postal Savings
Stamps of 81 each. and viii pre-
sent them. with a postal savings
stamp album. to employees as the
first step n an effort to raise
81. 0oo, 900 among the company
employees for national defense.
It was the largest whole pur-
chase Of Postal Savings Stamps
to date and il expected to be fol-
lowed by similar purchases by
other large concerns for their EN-
ployes. The stamps and albums
viii be distributed Immediately TO
the Tide Water Associated OIL
company's employees. The en-
ployes win be encouraged 10 pur-
chase additional stamps to fiji the
albums to the SIS level needed TO
exchange them for U. S. Defense
Bonds, Series e.. which in 10
years viii have q value Of 500.
The company itself yesterday
bought the full legal limit Of De-
Tense Bonds allowed any one cor
poration in any one year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02
Truckers Will
Play Sunday

Marion oppelt. the pitching
schoolmaster with the corkserev
curves. VIII make his afternoon
debut before home fans with the
Tacoma Truckers when Beiling-
hams Bells roll into Athletic park
Sunday afternoon.
The Clover Park high school
coach. VINO ably thinkers with music
any time he isn't on the ball field,
viii start pitching at 7.5o.
Because Of constant Irritation
from the weather. Johnny Helm
rick's Truckers have played only
two other home games. against
Bellingham and Olympia. but sun
days stand starts q new trend.
Everett viii be IN Tuesday for a
makeup game at Athletic park.
Frank Morrone. former Lincoln
high slugger who has been hitting
EN- far for Pacific City, will join
the Truckers Sunday. Heinrich
also Il signing Bob Stephens. a
southpaw, who has been throwing
good ball for the Seattle Aeros.
Olympia beat Seattle, AZ, and
Bremerton edged Everett, 81, in
Northwest league games yester-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02
Violent Deaths
F or 6 in State
BY UNITED PRESS

The Memorial day weekend
had claimed at least six lives in
Washington state today.
Three died in traffic accidents.
two drowned and one committed
suicide.
A 16-year-old Kirkland high
school girl was missing and fear
ed drowned in Lake Washington.
Lorraine Nauman's clothing was
found on the shore with a note
reading, 1T was better than being
fat"
Her father. William +. Nauman.
Seattle office manager for the
Mccormick Steamship Line. col
lapsed.
Automobile accidents kille d
william Beck, Winlock, of the
Hath Field Artillery, Fort Lewis
whose car crashed into tree near
oakville, and 7. w. Brown. Is
Spokane. who was struck and
killed by car as he crossed the
Seattle-Tacoma highway.
An unidentified woman was run
over and killed in Seattle.
Rosalia Bernal. 4. rode her tri-
cycle into the Duwanish river off
a walk near her Seattle home.
Her body was found in six feet
OF water.
Robert Grifflths. living nine
miles west of Spokane. drowned
when he fell into IL feet Of water.
Lewis Rex Newlun, who was
married only a month ago, COM
mitted suicide in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02
Essay Contest for Grade School
Pupils Closing Monday Morning

Carrying out the yearly custom
Of Virginia Dare chapter. Dsugh-
ters Of the American Revolution.
the annual essay contest for grade
school students will come 10 con-
olusion at 10 a. m. Monday when
six finalists win be presented In
an assembly at Franklin B. Gault
school, 1887 Es. X vt.
Emery Asbury, principal Of the
school. will be in charge Of the
assembly OF the entire school and
will present the judges who have
chosen winners from a field Of
several hundred students who have
submitted essays on variations OF
the topic, The American Way Of
Life" Preparation of the essays
has been under the direction Of
the history department of the
school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02

Invitations also have been ex-
tended TO members Of other d.
A. r. chapters in Tacoma and vi
cinity. parents and friends. in the
interest OF a more extensive pro-
gram OF Americanism among Ia
coma young people.
Judges viii be Mrs. c. A. Rob-
bins Of the College Of Puget
Sound, Miss Smith Of the English
department, Miss Estelle Purinton,
formerly Of the Spokane public
schools and now a Tacoma resi-
dent and vice-regent of Virginia
Dare chapter. She is also chair
man of the Americanization prof.
ect under which the project is be-
ing sponsored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-02
Golf News

Brookdale-odd or even tourna-
ment. one-half handicap: Winners.
first division. Joe Hansler. 36-S-3l:
Joe Greco. 36-3-33; Geo. Wise. 81
So. Second division. Chef Corey.
40-7ia-32h: Carl Lawson. 42-e-34.
Third division. Burt Morris, 4e-ll-
IS: Harry satterlee. 52-1liz-35. Ed
solberg. 4s-i3h-55is. Other scores /;
Earl Phillips. 3e-4-35. Ken Sor-
rens. 4s-6is-3eis. Harry Rowen, az
6z-3sis: Bob Allard. $50: Paul
G omsrud, 47-sia-ssis Francis
Chaplin. 4e-sis-37ia; V. Z. Mande-
vile. 4o-sh-3eiz: Jim Farming.
4e-io-3e: Ed Bedford. 5s-i4 ~
43ls: Dick Hoffert, 5l-li-4o; Herb
Satterlee. 52-l1is-4ois: Bud Abra-
ham. 47-1oh-s6l1; chas. Heudorfer'
4e-l2iz-36h.
Teamsters-Medal play fun handi-
cap. winners first division, Carl Law
son, s2-l6-66. Second division, Harry
Satterlee. e6-24-72. Other scores
Paul Gomsrud, ee-i7-T2; Ed Bed
ford. lo3 -2e-74: Dick Hoffert. eo-21
Ia: Francis Chaplin, e2-l7-1o.