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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Nozi Peace Feelers
Are Not Official

WASHINGTON Acting Secrs-
tarv Of state Sumner Welles said
Tuesday that the state department
has received reveral reports OF IN
official German peace proposals.
Welles sad that the state de-
partment from time 70 time had
received reports Of such purported
German offers but that there was
nothing official In their character.
At a press conference earlier,
White House Secretary stephen T.
Early said that no official peace
feelers from Adolf Hitler had
reached this government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Alaska Menace
Seen by Scion
Northern Highway
Action Is Urged

WASHINGT0N-Rep. War
rem G. Magnuson. D.. Wash.
returning to the capital after
a tour Of Alaskan defenses,
said TUESDAY that the posi-
bility Of erman- japanese
military collaboration menaces
that strategic American out
post.
He said that the AXIS partners
in the event ~ a victory over
Russia - probably would follow
this line n action against the
United States.
Japan viii open an attack
upon the Dutch East Indies
CChief Of staff George c. Mar
shall advised congressional leaders
last week that the army feared
such a southwark move.)
O-The German srmy-with the
4 double track trans Siberian
railroad as a supply line-would
attack Canada and the United
States by way Of Alaska across
the narrow Boring straits.
An invader. operating from
bases on the Siberian coast, would
be in a far better position TO at
tack than the United States would
be to defend Alaska. Magnuson
believed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Funeral Set Thursday
For Mrs. Waierhouse

Funeral services will be held
Thursday at Seattle for Mrs. Lucy
Hayden Waterhouse. Seattle and
Tacoma pioneer and widow Of
Frank Waterhouse. prominent
Seattle business leader.
Mrs. Waterhouse. rs. died Mon
day. She came to Tacoma in
1855. moving with her husband 10
Seattle in 1859. He died in 1880.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Woodwork & Cornell Awarded
Pr. Defiance Paving Contract

While thousands Of the Tacoma
eitizenry sought coolness Of the
eity's psrka members Of the
Metropolitan Park board held forth
IN their chamber In the city hall
annex until Sis Monday evening
transacting a varied business pro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Kite Yonks Youth
From Top of Roof

NEW yoRK-Wilham Currie Of
the Bronx was pulled off a roof by
his kite. He fell five stories. but
through maze Of clotheslines
which broke his fall. and he was
only bruised.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
CRITICIzEs LINDBERGH

NEW YORk-Secretary of In
terror Harold l.. 1ckes charged here
Tuesday that Charles A. Lindbergh
had offered the American people
the Mani party line" In interpret
ing events leading to the Russo
German war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Suffering in Suffern

SUfFERN, \. "a rattle
snake bit Mrs. Catherine Pet
heram's ehipmunk, the chipmunk
bit Mrs. Petheram. and Mrs. Pet
heram went to the Suffern hospital
suffering from rattlesnake poison.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16

gram.
Largest item was awarding \
$3.50 contract 10 Woodwork =
Cornell for paving Of that many
square yards Of road in Point De-
f,ancs park Next above the win
ming bid Of 81 yard was one Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Judge Gives Tacoman
Custody Of Daughter

Superior Judge Clay Allen late
Monday in Seattle dismissed the
petition Of Isabel Weaver. Seattle
for guardianship o. her niece.
eighf-yesr-old Janet Ahns FisEg.
after a weeks hearing.
The childs father. Donald n
FlagK. Tacoma accountant. OBJ
tsined custody. The contest de-
yeloped after Mrs. Aline Weaver
Flagg. his divorced wife and
mother Of the child, died last
month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
Warrant Call Made
By Finance Dept.

A call for redemption Of city
warrants .totalling S117,71s.ss was
issued by Finance Commissioner
C. Val Fawcett Tuesday. General
fund warrants from No. 1924 to
No. 5s,73o, total value s101, 67s.ss,
and guaranty fund No. 292 to No.
31s, value $1,000, were the ones
called in.
They will bear no interest after
Wednesday, July Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
CONVENTION DELEGATE
DIES FOLLOWING ATTACK
BEII.INGHAM

BELLfNGHAM " w. n. Martin
Of Everett (3425 Lumber ST.. a
retired fireman. died early Tues
day In his hotel room Of a heart
attack. He was attending the an
nual State Federation Of Labor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
PRESENT SEA SUPPLY
ROUTE CALLED USELESS"

Wed either have 10 fly sup
plies loo miles IN our forces IN
Alaska, or ship them up the coast, "
he said.
The present sea supply route 10
Alaska would be made practically
useless In wartime by japanese
submarine action, Magnuson
added.
Between Seattle and the
Aleutian islands," he said.
there are 10000 islands, any
one Of them capable Of hiding
or basing an enemy sub
marine"
Magnuson said that construc-
ton OF the proposed Alaskan inter-
national highway from Seattle 10
Fairbanks, Alaska. would I'M
measurably strengthen" Alaska.
providing it with protected,
overland supply route.
COULD BUILD HIGHWAY
FOR PRICE OF CRUISER
He said the highway could be
built for not more than S35. 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
New Approach" for Injured
Workmen Outlined at Meet
State Labor Director Is Speaker
At AL Convention at Bellinghom

Observation-Disclosures A. Harn. state director of labor
and industries Tuesday outlined complete approach
the problem of injured womens compensation TO insure
prompt and efficient medical treatment and facilitate ad
justment of claims
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CORRECTED AT START

The case drifts along until we
begin TO wonder what IL delaying
recovery and refer him to some
other physician for special exami-
nation" Harlin commented. "All
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16

Addressing 200 delegates TO the
10th annual convention Of the
state Federation Of Labor lAFL).
Harlin said the following steps
would be taken At once 20 correct
conditions under tho workmen's
compensation act:
l-Cooperstion with the state
medical association to furnish
injured iaborers with immediate
and expert diagnosis.
o-Consultation with the state
4 bar association to prevent q
recurrence Of present instances
"where the injured workman has
agreed that so per cent Of his
compensation settlement be as
signed to his attorney"
"a vigorous campaign for in
- dustrial safety.
The workmen's compensation
act, Harlin said. has fallen on
evil days and evil practices which
cry aloud for remedy" Under the
present system. he said. the de-
psrtment often has no knowledge
of an accident case for several
weeks and the attending physician
IL left to his own devices In treat
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16

You help yourself when you buy
L. : Defense Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-16
COULD BUILD HIGHWAY
FOR PRICE OF CRUISER

He said the highway could be .
built for not more than S35, 000,- !
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Father Denies Dog Bit Boy,
Object Of Estate Search

Fears over the health of his g.
year-old son were allayed by a
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology professor last night after he
and his touring family had been
the object of a 24-hour tri-State
police search which began in Be-
thesda, Md.
Last night, according to the Asso-
ciated Press, when DR.. Robert C.
Hockett of Concord, Mass, drove up
to the Philadelphia home of his
brother r-in-law, Alfred N. Watson,
the latter showed him a police tele-
type message ordering DR.. Hockett
to take his son, David, to the hos
pital for anti-rabies treatment.
The police lookout grew out of an
appeal by Charles F. Fincher of
Bethesda, friend of the Hocketts,
who was informed the boy was
bitten by a dog in Concord about
10 days ago and Saturday he re-
ceived word the dog was suffering
from rabies. Since that time DR..
Hockett, his wife and son have been
touring the Middle Atlantic States
DR.. Hockett declared, however,
that the boy was not bitten by the
dog and added he wasn't sure that
the dog his son was playing with
was the one found suffering from
rabies. Nevertheless, he planned to
have his son examined at hospital
today.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Zone Hearing Tomorrow

A hearing will be held at pm.
tomorrow at the Dispensary Build
ing in Silver Spring, Md, on the
application of James w. Gill, attor-
ney for the owner, requesting the
reclassification from residential "A"
to residential &C" of land located
on Georgia avenue between Luzerne
avenue and Garfield court The
property is part of the subdivision
of Countryside School, Woodside.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Outbreak Of Typhus,
Worst Since 1909,
Raging in Spain
4,l08 Cases Reported
From January to June;
Deaths Number 700
BY DAVID M. NICHOL,

Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
BERN, Aug. 18.-The worst out
break of typhus since 1909 has ragged
in Spain during the last seven
months, according to official reports
compiled by the health section OF
the League of Nations.
In Seville the dreaded plague
still was increasing at the end of
June, the last week for which
figures are available, when 80 cases
were reported. The peak, in Madrid,
appears to have been reached early
in April when 234 cases were re-
ported in a week, compared with
an average of only so late in June.
Malaga had its worst period at the
end of May, with 10 cases.
The Leagues tabulation shows
that from January to the end Of
June 4,1O8 cases were reported to
the health officials, while deaths
numbered TOO. BY comparison, 243
deaths were recorded during the
1918 epidemic and 227 in 1919. In
1909 there were 716.
An outbreak of the disease was
feared late in 1886, says the League
bulletin, when "a fairly high pro-
portion Of troops were infested with
lice owing to the conditions of
siege warfare" The suspected cases
were discovered to be tick fever,
however, and in the following two
years only two actual cases of
typhus were reported annually.
From April, 1899, to January,
1910, there were sporadic" cases,
a total of SO for the period, after
which the disease disappeared
almost entirely for a year. The
southeastern province of Murcia was
the scene of its recurrence in Janu-
ary this year. In February it had
moved On to the province of Madrid
and Almeria and in March to
Granada, Seville and Malaga. 1t
took on epidemic proportions in
Madrid, the bulletin points out.
(Copyrisht, 1e41, BY CHICAGO Daily News)
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Births Reported

Glenn and Elena Anderson, boy.
Harold and Catherine Doores, boy.
Clement and Nancy Gaskins, boy.
william and Elizabeth Hickey. girl.
Robert and Margie Kirby, boy.
Isaac and Edna Meyers, boy.
James and Elizabeth Rowe, jr., girl
Walter and Marian Spauls. jr.. boy.
William and Louise Strong, boy.
Adler and Bertha Dehn. girl.
James and Anna Fitch, boy.
George and Catherine Gray. boy.
Cranston and Mathilda Howard, girl.
Richard and Dorothy Kratz, boy.
William and Leila Pillow, girl.
BENJAMIN and Ruth Saunders. boy.
James and Madeline Smith. boy
Charles and Violet Turner sirl.
Nance and Lille Suber, boy.
Albert and Velma Liser, girl
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Two Soldiers Amonq
II Killed by Traffic
In Maryland, Virginia
Combat Car and
Gasoline Tractor
Turn Over on Roads

Two soldiers, victims of accidents
involving military vehicles in Mary
land and Virginia, were among II
motor fatalities recorded over the
week end in the two States.
The soldier victims were Stanley
G. Winzler of Langley Field, Va,
and Nelson M. Keller, 81, OF Camp
Holabird, Md, the Associated Press
reported.
Pvt. Winzler was killed when a
tractor, pulling two trailers loaded
with gasoline as part of an Army
convoy, overturned in Lawrenceville,
Va. Another soldier, Glenn C.
Vaughn of Langley Field, riding in
the tractor which Pvt. Winzler was
driving, was injured.
"Jeep" Car Overturns.
Pvt. Keller, whose home was in
Freeport, Pa, died yesterday of in
juries' received Tuesday when a
"jeep" combat car being tested with
debated tires overturned on Old
Philadelphia road.
Other Maryland fatalities included
q 6-month- infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Stroheckner of
Dundalk, who died in collision of
two cars on the York road. Miss
Betty Jane Yingling, IA, of Silver
Spring, and Miss Lily E. Levele.
Baltimore, were reported in serious
IF HnoI iv,i oc
received in the York road crash.
Other Virginia fatalities include:
Couley Reed, 38, of Stanley, who
was struck and killed by a train
Saturday night at Stanley.
Others Fatally Hurt.
Mrs. William Hilliard, Richmond,
and Samuel Francis Brooks, "A, also
of Richmond, fatally injured in an
automobile collision on Mechanics
vile pike near Richmond yesterday
Mrs. James Riddle, 40, of Harrison
burg, killed Saturday night when an
automobile overturned on a curve
on the Elkton pike, 6 miles east of
Harrisonburg.
william Seymour of Front Royal,
who died yesterday in a Winchester
hospital of injuries received Satur-
day in an automobile truck collision
on Route so, miles east of Win
chester.
Hammett Thomas of Bealton,
pedestrian, struck and fatally in
jured by an automobile on Route IS,
a mile south of Opal, Saturday night
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Deaths Reported
Rae. SO. 619 Allison st.

Louisa R. Rae. So. 619 Allison ST.
Catherine Koran. 73. 1908 A st. Sc.
Jessie Burgess. ~, Wardman PARK Hotel.
Rose A, Green, 70. 14O1 goth st.
Myrtle Ferguson. 20. 1104 L St
Ida Lipsy Lubschultz. 81. Sibley Hospital
Mary Z. Junghans. 66. 11O7 East Capitol st.
John L. Murrie. SO, 27O1 Connecticut ave.
Mildred Dean. 50. Emergency Hospital.
Ancel Messerall So. Emergency Hospital.
Charles T. Brown, A, GallinRer Hospital
Dolores r. Eckles. 43, Garfield Hospital.
Margaret M. Vanech. "a. Doctors Hospital
Robert Thomas, rs, Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital
John johnson, "a, Gallinger Hospital
Shellie Rowe %, Gallinger Hospital.
Thelma c. Holly, /. Freedmen's Hospital
Infant Wallace. Providence Hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
State Department
boLsters Dutch in
Defiance Of Japan
Washington Conference
Ends With Statement
Of Plans to Resist

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
CUP)-A statement OF Dutch
determination to flight ag-
gression" against her East
Indies possessions, together
with a disclosure of substantial
strengthening of Britain's Far East
ern outposts, followed a series OF
diplomatic conferences at the state
department today
These developments came after the
Far Eastern situation and the Bal
kan problems had been discussed at
length by Secretary Of State Cordell
Hull and Undersecretary Sumner
Welles. with British, Australian
Dutch and Jugoslavian diplomats
Welles later reported to President
Roosevelt.
DR.. A. Loudon, the Netherlands
minister, met with Hull and later
told reporters that the Dutch East
Indies would resist any force. He
said that is a fixeo anu certain
policy"
Earlier, British Ambassador Lord
Halifax and Australian Minister
Richard G.. Casey conferred jointly
with Hull. Halifax said in many
Continued on Page 6; Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Rabbit Hunter
Meets Desert Eve

LAS VEGAS, New, Feb. Is.
(UP)-A rabbit hunter came into
town today with a story of a
blushing encounter with Las
Vegas Desert Eve, a cOmely young
woman who startles the tourists
by scampering over the sands
minus clothes.
James F. DOdd, the hunter, said
she is blonde and beautiful. His
story to Constable Jack Larry
differed somewhat from the tales
of two tourist parties who saw
the desert nymph. They said she
was nude. DOdd said she wore
a skinny sort of flour sack ar
rangement" when she bObbed out
of a clump Of mesquite trees in
front of him.
"She jumped up close enough
SO could have touched her. But
1 didn't. I was too surprised"
DOdd related.
81 asked her, What is this?'
and she just said, Let me live
my own life!'
"Then she turned, and ran
away"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Supplies Centered
In BULGARIA.

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. Is
(UP) P)-Information from a diplo-
matte source said tonight that large
quantities of foodstuffs are being
concentrated at key points in north
ern Bulgaria with instructions that
the supplies must be assembled by
Feb 25.
The diplomatic source believed
these orders might mean that Ger
man occupying troops are expected
to enter Bulgaria around Feb. 25 or
few days later
The supplies are being assembled
at nine different points in northern
Bulgaria. The possibility that they
are for use by Bulgarian troops ap-
peared to be ruled out by the fact
that only a few Bulgarian troops
have been sent to this region, most
of them being concentrated in the
south close to the Turkish frontier
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Lettuce Strike, Revived for Labor
Department Conci|iator, Dying
Aqain: Low Market Hurts Shippers

Ted Rasmussen's revived CIO let
tuce strike was dying on the vine
again Saturday.
The market did likewise.
Pickets closed their show for La
Dor Conciliator Stanley v. White
of Washington and appeared only
at lunch time at a few sheds in
Imperial Valley Saturday. Packing
progressed without interruption.
Counter-proposals to counter-pro-
posals made by the shippers COM
mitee were, handed to the shippers
by Rasmussen at conference late
Friday. No action was taken. They
were to meet again next Tuesday for
more bargaining.
In the meantime the lettuce
market dropped and shipments went
down rapidly. Fives sold for 80
cent and fours and skies IS to 80
cents with few lower. Saturday
shipments were expected to total
l40 cars. On Friday l61 cars rolled
from the valley and 80 from Yuma.
Due to market conditions, ship
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16

Roofs were torn from houses and
trees and telegraph poles hurled
to the streets.
Automobile traffic was virtually
halted by wreckage and litter in
the streets.
More than so persons had been
taken to hospitals for storm injuries
before nightfall.
Boats were smashed against piers
and torn loose from their moorings
in the harbor.
Some pedestrians were injured by
falling chimneys and wreckage hurl-
ed through the air
The sirens of ships in the river
shrieked constantly in emergency
calls for tugs to aid them to safety
The republican guard and heavy
police reinforcements were rushed
to the waterfront to aid in clearing
wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Court
ISSueS
Call
Former EICen+ro
Police Chief Up
Ats. D. Monday

J. Sterling OsWalt, former
Ell Centro police chief, was
scheduled for re-trial in fed
eral court in San Diego Mon-
day on a charge of kidnapping
Yamatoda, japanese gambling
c2ar, more than year ago.
Federal subpoenaS we're sent to
witnesses in Imperial county this
week with the witnesses in some
instances instructed to stand by for
call when needed to testify.
Re-trial of the sensational case
that first was tried in weeks-long
sessions in Los Angeles last summer
was expected to attract spectators
from the valley where interest in
proceedings was high.
While still chief of police of Ell
Centre Oswalt and a group OF men,
including Raul Mateus and Dick
Ushida of Ell Centre, originally were
charged by the federal government
with kidnapping Yamatoda and TAX
ing him to Mexico. The Japanese
declared he was thrown from a car
and left for dead. The entangle-
ments of the gambling set-up in
coast cities and in the valley were
unWound at the first trial.
The first jury failed to reach
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Sunmaid 10 Join
CavaIcade Program,

CALEXICO, Feb Is. - Marilyn
Hare, member of the sun court of
the All-Year club Winter Sun Fes-
tival, will assist Gov. Culbert L..
Olson here next Thursday in crown
ing the Desert Cavalcade festival
maids who will officiate during the
Cavalcade of Imperial Valley next
weekend.
Photographers from many publi-
cations, news services. and maga-
zines planned to be in Calexico for
the festivities Secretary c. F. Rey-
noldS of the Calexico Chamber OF
Commerce said "CaleXico and all
Imperial Valley will get widespread
recognition as a result of the Caval.
cade festivities"
An intensive campaign to sell
pageant tickets in advance began
Saturday in every community in
Imperial Valley. Mrs. Porter Brown,
in charge of the advance seat sale.
asked all valley residents to buy
their tickets Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
Relief Chise|er's
Case Closed

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Is. (UP)-
No further action will be taken in
the extradition case of Herman
Spreitzer, 66-year-old San Francis
co tailor, unless new request is
received from Illinois, where he is
wanted for escape from prison 81
years ago, M. Stanley Mosk, execu-
tive secretary to Governor Culbert
Olson, said today.
One day after Governor Olson
had denied eXtradition of Spreitzer
on grounds he was fully rehabili-
tated," the state controllers office
revealed that the tailor is accused
of illegally receiving more than $3.50
in state relief funds when he was
working and had money in the bank,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16

Two disturbances were approach
ing each other in eastern United
States resulting in rain or snow in
the Atlantic states, and light snow
or rain from the upper Mississippi
valley to the Appalachians.
Rain and snow were also reported
in the northern plain states and
a weaker storm moved across Colo
RADIO toward Texas. Light rain was
recorded in southern and central
California with heavier precipita-
ton noted in southern California
The pressure area indicated addi-
tional storms from the northern
Rockies to the middle Missouri val
ley and from Wisconsin to the
Mississippi valley.
Hardest hit in the southern Cali
fornia section was the Los Angeles
area where nearly two inches of
rainfall was reported during the
past two days.
The storm center has moved
northWard to some extent and as
result will bring only light show
ers to most of southern California,
including Imperial and Coachella
Valley, over the weekend.
A general cloud blanket covered
most of Arizona directly to the east
sc ,,.1 I'll
peoted to bling rainfall before
dark.
Growers in the valley we're not
concerned as light rainfall was not
expected to damage crops, Lettuce
markets were weaker Saturday and
a general rain in the Imperial, Yu-
ma and Salt River area would aid
valley growers by increasing demand
and boosting prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
All Out Aid for Britain
Plans Drawn by Officials

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. CUP)-
National defense chieftainS today
studied a tentative four point pro-
gram for speedy "all out aid to
Great Britain, while administration
legislative leaders drove for final
congressional action within three
weeks on the historic lend-lease
bill.
Authoritative military sources dis
closed that the contemplated aid
program envisions maximum ship
ments of American war supplies to
Britain without disruption of this
country's own $4,000, ,OOO, 900 rearm-
ament drive. They emphasize that
the plan is still in the study
stage, and that many details must
be worked out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16

pers said, they were making pack
charges and little more.
On the twenty second day since
the strike began, shed help walked
in and out of the picket lines and as
usual the cowboy crews ignored
the pickets at their brief appear
ances and went about their busi-
ness.
In the meantime the legal sec
ton of the strike marked time for
the weekend, while court attaches
tailed up the complaints, amended
complaints, new complaints, dis
missals, motions to strike, and other
documents filed by attorneys for
the CIO and for the shippers. They
had reached no final count at press
time Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-16
liking Alfonso
Has Heart Attack

ROME, Feb Is. (UP) - Former
King Alfonso XIII Of Spain had
new heart attack during the night
and physicians reported his condi-
ton grave today.
Doctors hastened 70 his bedside
and injected stimulant hypodermi-
cally.
The former king, who on Jan. 15.
as it was disclosed Thursday. signed
a proclamation giving up his right
to the throne in favor of his son.
Juan, Prince of Asturias, was re-
ported resting quietly this morning.