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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Mrs. Ball S Estate
Valued al $3.50

An estate of 1920, Of which
S20s3 is jewelry, was left by Mrs.
Mildred A. Ball, deceased wife Of
Ray w. Ball, Tacoma golf insturc-
tor, when she died on June Il. ac-
cording to an appraisal filed with
the county clerk Wednesday. The
appraisal was made by Mahncke
and Co. Ball is the administrator
of the estate.
The estate of John B. Lake. who
died on June II, consisted entirely
of an apartment house at 219
Broadway and was valued at
$4,000, according to an appraisal
filed Wednesday. Mrs. Lake is the
Administrative of the estate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Missing Girl OF Is
Found With Soldier

Vivian Hodge, Is, Of 7007 Faw-
cett ave, missing from her home
since Aug. /. was picked up by
local police on a downtown street
Tuesday evening. She was in the
company of Pvt. d. A. Tracy OF
headquarters Co, 205th Coast Ar
tiAery. He was arrested and Ii
being held for investigation OF
contributing to the delinquency of
q minor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Set Wage Scale
For Employees on
Nisqually Plant

A new wage scale for all classes
~ workmen the city might employ
on It's own account On the Ms
qually power development was
adopted oy the city council
"Wednesday at the request Of It'll
tiles Commissioner r. D. ONel.
The schedule. ranging down
from S1s5 per hour for crane
and locomotive operators 10 IS
cents an hour for electricians
helpers. was made identical with
that paid by the Tacoma Construc-
Ton council. O'Neil explained
Reason for setting the scale.
he said. was that some work will
be done at the damsite directly by
the city IN advance Of letting the
contract IN order 10 save time.
Actual electrical installation work
also probably Will be done by city
employed men. SO the scale was
set up to avoid the problem Of city
employees working side-by-side
with contractors men but at
lower wages.
The city fathers okehed another
ordinance introduced by ONeil to
establish an intercommunication
system in his department The
system, 70 cost an estimated
$4,000. will tie in with the oath
and Holgate SITS. substation. and
may include the Nisqually project
engineering offices in the Jones
bldg, O'Neil said.
He accounted for most of the
councils business Wednesday. An
other ordinance introduced by
ONeil and read for the first time
called for authority for a 50. 500
contract with the Hoodsport school
district for education of children
m families of city light employees
1T the Cushman power plants.
You help yourself when you buy
L. s. Defense Bonds,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Suit Transferred
To F ederal Court

Transfer of x3s.es1.35 per.
sonal injury suit from Pierce
county superior court to the u. s
district court. southern division
OF western district. was on file
Wednesday at the county clerks
office. The order was signed by
Judge r. d. Hodge.
The suit was instituted on July
~ by c. J. Peters of Puyallup
and others for personal injuries
resulting from collision at
8 a. m. on June Is near Ponder
station between cars driven by
Mrs. Peters and w. II. ID.
Msdrisgs, former McChord field
soldier now stationed at Fort
George Wright, Spokane.
Riding with Mrs. Peters were
her two children, Jean and Jerry;
Rachel Hong. Eleanor 8. Hong.
Grace J. Hony and Margaret /.
Meline. All were injured, with
Eleanor Hong's injuries being the
most severe. She 10 suing for
&15,20s.50.
In their request for transfer TO
u. 8. district court. the defendants
alleged that the Hongs were resi-
dents Of Hillsboro. No. OAK, and
that Margaret Mcline was a resi-
dent Of Hendrum. MINI.
An affidavit resisting the trans
fer was filed by Frank Manning,
Puyallup attorney for the plain
tiffs. Manning states that he
served the papers on Madriaga
At Spokane but says that at the
time Of the accident the soldier
was stationed at McChord field
and his car had a Pierce county
license.
Co-defendant with Madriaga 10
the Government Personnel Auto
mobile association of San An
tonic, Texas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Tacoma's New Power Development
Inspected by City Councilmen

Continued From Page One)
mire in Rainier National park TO
see the volume OF water In the
river there. Then at Elbs, several
miles below, II was shown that
the Nisqually's flow had increased
greatly by additions from other
streams.
10000 Second Feet
Chief Engineer J. Verne Gong
wer. to answer questions about
the rivers flow, had the stream
measured Hst below the glacier
Tuesday noon when the day was
hot and the flow from the melted
Ice mass at its greatest.
The measurements showed 1885,
900 second feet flowing at the
glacier when a check at the same
time down at the tunnel intake of
the present Nisqually power plant
read 100000 second feet.
Gongwer said the glacier was
delivering at Its best Tuesday.
While in his opinion the glacier is
not a necessity TO the power prof.
ect. which would get the same
rain run-off without II, the ice
mass will serve as good natural
water storage device TO deliver the
waters when most needed In the
hot days of late summer.
Eat Steak Dinner
The utilities chief let his party
rest at LaGrande and gain new
strength on a steak dinner before
leading on to inspection of the
two proposed dam sites, which
mean some rough country driving
and walking.
Some clearing already has been
done at both. AT the site Of the
upper dam, which viii be just a
few yards below The present tun-
mel intake for the LsGrands power
plant. the engineers showed how
Tacoma has a unique situation in
which TO build its barrier.
Besides having a rock base
which Gongwer said had been pro-
nounced better than that of Boul-
der dam. work can start with q
diversion tunnel already built to
keep the river bed dry.
Bed Nearly Dry
II was nearly dry Tuesday and
could have been completely so, II
the operators at the dam had not
been storing some water for the
anticipated low period at night
The $50. 900 second feet running
into the tunnel TO the power house
was taking almost the full flow
Of the river, and If the gates had
been opened to take up TO the
$50 900 second feet capacity of the
tunnel. the rock bed OF the stream
could have been as dry as a desert.
When the big construction job
starts, and o'Neil hopes to see il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Divorce Mill
Again Busy

New divorce actions were filed
in superior court Wednesday by
Ruth f. against Stephen Maskule,
charging burdensome homelife and
asking restoration of maiden name
of Ruth f. Barton and approval of
property settlement. married Feb.
Is, 1889, in Tacoma; Elsie against
Robert James Darragh. charging
abandonment and non-support and
asking custody of four children,
married Dec. 9, 1881. in Los An
geles; Patricia against Robert
Lewis. charging abandonment,
married Feb. 4, 1896, in Denver,
Colo; Djurjda against Mike Slap
anovich. charging excessive intoxi-
cation and asking custody of six
children and division of property,
married March Is, 1924, in Ia
coma.
Interloeutory DEGREES were on
file to Berneice J. from Ralph c.
Sanchez. granting custody of one
child and SIS monthly support
money to plaintiff; Lucille from
Michael Chervenk, granting GUS
tody of one child to each party in
the action and granting SIS
monthly support monthly to plain
tiff; Doris from John Westman,
granting custody Of two children
and property to plaintiff: Clifford
A. from Ruth Hollenbeck: Marian
from Oscar Dorton; Frank from
Mary Elizabeth Gennai. granting
custody of two children and s25
monthly support money to defend
ant and approving property settle
ment; Angie from Frank Dial
Santo, granting custody Of one
child and $40 monthly support
money to plaintiff; Rose A. from
Leonard V. Chapman. granting
custody of one child TO plaintiff
and approving property settlement.
Final DEGREES were on file TO
Ruby b. from Charles X. Denton
jr.. Ernest from Alice Erb, Verna
from Donald Jackson Lang. Nor
ma Evelyn from Kermit L. House,
Irma l.. from Joseph +. Rausch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
British Columbian
Picked by KiWonions

SALEM. Ore.-The Path annual
convention of the Pacific North
west district of Kiwanis interna-
tionsl late Tuesday elected Charles
T. Hamilton of Vancouver, b. c..
as district governor for 1912, and
selected that city for next years
conclave.
A. L. BUD Lee of South
Tacoma was the only other
candidate for district gov
ernor.
Vancouver was the unanimous
choice of the approximately 500
kiwanis IN session here from Ore
gon. Washington, British Column
bis and part Of Idaho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
0rting Schools Will Open
Sept. 3; F aculty Named

Naccarato of Tacoma. Saturday
evening, August 80 at the home of
her parents.
A reception is to follow the
wedding, and Will be held in the
Kapowsin grange hall at p m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21

going by early fall before high
water. the entire river flow VIII
be diverted through the tunnel.
II the dam can get well on its way
This fall. a whole year can he
saved in getting the increased
power into production.
So well fixed is the city in hav-
ing its present Nisqually plant in
operation that Gongwer predicts
the new system may be cut in
with no more than a weeks shut
down when the dam is finished.
1880 Feet Across
The storage dam by the pres
ent tunnel intake will be about
300 feet in height and almost 1900
feet across the top. Its site al
ready has been tested to compile
ton by the drilling of long cores
of rock from the base and side
walls. The cores show unusually
solid hard rock which will require
nihiSoN iio NHeoNdAiOn ptloft NOIi-
struction. Tests of the rock S
strength show crushing point
of 10000 pounds. Geologist F. A.
Mcmillan explained The most
pressure II could be expected TO
take from the dam would be 500
pounds to the square inch. he said.
Back of the 300-foot storage
dam the project planners see a
lake with 100000 acre feet of
water. Tests oil the river over the
years show il can fill such a res
eryoir five times year. Below
that dam will be new power
house with two $4,000 kilowatt
generators. adding that much 10
the city's power capacity.
Another Advantage
Engineer Gongwer explained an
other advantage the new storage
dam will add to Tacoma's power
producing system, elimination to
large extent of the heavy silt
content In the glacial Nisqually
In the expansive lake most OF
that silt will settle to the bottom
taking out of the water the mate
rial which causes much wear or
present generating plant turbines
IL won't matter if the silt partl,
fills the lake because it is the
storage Of water near the tor
which counts in power dam.
After viewing that site. the CITY
party went downstream along the
Mountain highway and then down
newly-cut road to the site Of the
lower dam. Like the second
Cushnsn dam. II will serve simply
TO divert the same waters for a
second use. In a narrower gorge
the lower dam will be 200 fee,
high but only 500 feet wide. A
6.500-foot tunnel will carry its
water to the present LsGrsnds
power plant. There. with more
water TO use the year around ano
a greater head-that is. height
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21

the river. the future lake fringes
and bottom. including the town
Of Alder. went along 10 make q
personal inspection Of the terri
tory.
From the light department staff
were GongNer. chief engineer Of
the new development: X. c. Me-
Farlsnd. construction engineer;
Mcmillan. consultant geologist on
the project. and Verne Kent,
superintendent Of the department
Two other pRsne>rs. vs Pshst
sd prsuA RsAas. vees Ys<sssd -
|A 1ssa<a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21

from which the water will descend
it is planned TO install another
"a. 900 kilowstt generator.
Thus the new project viii add
total of 10000 kilowatts to Ia
coma power.
In Good Condition
While the new project will make
use Of the present Nisquslly power
plant, merely adding one large
unit. the present low diversion
dam will be covered deeply by
waters back OF the storage dam.
That present low dam. built in
1912. still is in excellent condi-
ton, though IL can store so little
water it serves no purpose beyond
diversion.
Utilities Commissioner O'Neil's
inspection party crossed the river
Tuesday afternoon by the unusual
but only method available at the
diversion dam site-by a tunnel
running through the dam down
at the level OF the stream bed.
Making the inspection were all
Of O'Neirs fellow eouncilmsn.
Nal -or Marry p. Cain. Works Com
|Hissio,er A. r. Bergsrsen. Finsnce
Commissioners c. Val Fawcett and
Safety Commissioner Holmes East
wood. all OF whom must learn the
project well since they share
responsibility.
City Controller Thomas A.
Swayze. member Of the board of
contracts and awards. and of the
sinking fund board. which viii
have much 10 do with purchases
FOR the project. also made the
trip.
Atty. Geer an Trp
HosAcs eeer. assistant corpora
Issor eosnnG. N ehAFss II co.,
Et~UsaSsun psoe~sdwss By vtSch
~ ~ ~ sa4nass lan1s als0g
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
AUTO CUSHION ON FIRE

Otis Bales, 80. accidentally
dropped a lighted eigaret in his
auto. parked on 18th near Com
merce. early Wednesday. then
turned in a fire alarm when he
discovered sizeable hole had been
burned in one Of the cushions.
Police took Bales to Jail. They
suspected ne was drunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Montgomery. Film
Actor. in Ireland

LONDON-Lieut. Robert Mont
gomery. film actor who now is an
assistant naval attache at the u.
6. embassy here. arrived at a
Northern Ireland town Wednesday
10 visit 500 American technicisns
and workers CHARTERED there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21

You help yourself when you buy
L. s. Defense Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
USE RHODES EASY
CREDIT COUPONS

ond toke six MOI rs 10
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21

Miss Gwendolyn Borden, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and MIS-. George Borden
OF kapowsin. will be honored guest
at bridal shower at the home of
her parents Thursday evening.
Miss Borden will be wed to James
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
All i'm Fun
Plays Cops m Robbers
and Gets IS Days

IONA, March 4.-Warren J.
Clark. 40. a Lansing welder, who
last week decided he wanted TO
play cops and robbers" during q
drinking bout and picked Q strange
gas station attendant and q bunch
of state policemen as playmates,
today began a 15-day term In the
county Jail here.
Clark walked into a gas station
at US-16 and Mia at midnight
one evening last week and asked
the attendant to change a/$10 bill
and then demanded give me all
you've got" The attendant turned
over SIS.
A few minutes later, Clark was
arrested while sleeping In his
eight year old getaway" car
which had run out Of gas near the
scene Of act one.
Although he was originally
charged with robbery unarmed,
Clark convinced police II was all
in fun and pleaded guilty to a
drunk and disorderly charge be-
fore Justice William Heath.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
copyrisM ~ ostrsH Times. Al rishss reserved
GRACE WODTKE AT COURT
she told IL Women

The prosecution today prepared
to tighten its case against Howard
Thomas, II. of 1916 McDougall
avenue, identified by witnesses as
the bandit who last August 8
snatched a bundle containing ST.
900 in cash from Grace Wodtke,
insurance company clerk. while on
her way 10 a bank.
Miss Wodtke told a jury Of II
women in Recorders Judge George
Murphys court that she was walk
ing TO the bank in the company
of George Stecher. then manager
of the insurance firm which en-
ployed her. AS they paused for
traffic at East jefferson and Chal-
nfers,- a man whom she identified
as Thomas. grabbed the bundle
contained the money and jumped
into a slowly moving car. driven
by a confederate. Stecher, who
was carrying $1,000 in cash in his
pocket, was unmolested.
Thomas. traced through the car
license. was arrested in Cleveland
and returned to Detroit in De-
cember.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
Tell Workers, IS,
ToGet Benefits

Workers who reach the age oil
SIS and stop working should claim
their benefits under the Social
Security Act al once as delay may
reduce the average monthly
check Of the worker or one OF
more checks may be lost. John
F. Ballenger. manager OF the
social security board here warned
today
Ballenger pointed out that If q
worker lets a period elapse after
he has Quit work. this period will
be figured in when the workers
total earnings are computed or
which benefits are paid off.
AS the Inclusion of unemployed
periods lessons the average
monthly wage on which benefit.
are based, the worker who delayed
in filing for benefits would thus
have a smaller monthly average
earnings and smaller benefits.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
u. 5. Airport Ruling
Due 10 Georgia Crash

New orders OF the Civil Aero
nautics Board. raising the mini
mum ceiling at all airports by 200
feet, will have little affect on
operation at the Detroit City Air
port. officials Of two airlines said
today.
The orders. an emergency mea-
sure, were issued by the CAB fol-
lowing the crash of an Eastern
Airlines sleeper near Atlanta. Ga,
killing seven and injuring seven
others. including World War Ace
Eddie Rickenbacker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
KREML's SUGGESTIONS

Except for his recommended
changes in Traffic Court. where
changes in state laws and ordi-
nances are involved. Lieutenant
kreml, however, Jared much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
HermanGardens
Walls Break
Due 10 Ice

Discovery OF cracks In the foun-
dalton walls OF the $1,000, 900 Her
man Gardens housing project
today brought assurances from
housing officials that the city Is
fully protected against loss.
An architects report was pre-
scented to the housing commission
yesterday showing that frost has
heaved up concrete slabs under II
OF the foundations. causing dam
age estimated at Sal, 200.
The city is protected under q
"a ,044. 900 performance bon d
posted by the contractors, the
A. Smith & Co. and the Lipman
Construction Company OF Chicago.
The bond il jointly underwritten
by 20 surety companies.
NO FINANCIAL LOSS
"There Il no chance that the
city will suffer any financial
loss as q result of this" said
George Edwards, secretary Of
the housing commission.
"At tho most the damage rep
resents less than half OF l per
cent of the cost OF the project,
which II not ut all uncommon In
projects Of this size"
Charles B. McGrew. technical
engineer of the housing commits
sion. blamed the cracking on the
failure OF the contractors TO pile
straw or other cold weather pro-
lection against the sides of the
newly-laid foundation walls.
The housing commission will
meet later this week with the con-
tractors and representatives of the
corporation counseps office to ap-
prove plans for mending the dam
age and invoking the citys guar
antee of performance. if neces-
sary.
CALLS DAMAGE SLIGHT
M. M. Sherry, superintendent on
the job, declared the architects
estimate of the damage was too
high and stated there was no DAM
age TO the entire project that
could not be righted for a few
hundred dollars.
"We can AK up those cracks
by putting a little mortar In
them, just like they do when
they repair pavements," he said.
The Herman Gardens project at
Southfield and Joy roads covers
the largest area of any housing
project in the country.
McGrew said the builders were
warned repeatedly during the
Winter that they should provide
for protection against the cold but
that the advice was ignored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
UP TO LEGISLATURE

For Traffic Court Kreml rec
commended that additional judges
be appointed 10 replace present
referees and that the salaries of
traffic judges be boosted 10 a level
with other Recorders judges. He
also asked for an ordinance maxi
ing 1t misdemeanor TO fix" traf-
fic tickets. These are matters for
the State Legislature and Com
mon Council to pass on.
One recommendation having to do
with intoxication cases which was
approved blythe mayorZwas
the purchase of five drunkometers
costing S130 each.
Common Council. when il re-
views the budget beginning March
ID, may grant more of the Kreml
requests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
GETS -FOUR AUTOS

He asked that three additional
cars be purchased for use by the
Il additional men above and that
two extra cars be made available
for standby service. He will get
four cars now being used by the
traffic engineering bureau.
kreml rec o m m n d that
trained personnel be permanently
assigned to the operators license
bureau. The mayor asked Commits
sioner Eaman TO see that that is
done.
He asked that the mounted d.
vision be placed in the traffic d.
vision under supervision of the
director of traffic. Jeffries has not
agreed TO that but points out that
the "mounties" work on traffic
95 per cent Of the time.
Kreml's request that the police
sign shop, including its civilian
personnel, be transferred to the
traffic engineering bureau was
granted. as was his recommended
ton that the police captain and
two officers in the sign shop be
returned to active police duty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04


better.
In the motorcycle division he
asked for 70 more men go re-
placements and 6 additional po-
licemen). He got them. He asked
for 30 new cars to replace 81 old
motorcycles-and got them. He
recommended four extra cars for
standby service. They will be pro-
vided.
In the accident prevention bu-
reau Kreml recommended 10 re-
placements and 81 additional men,
total OF 40 more men. He got
them. He asked that 20 old cars
be replaced with 20 new cars. JEFF
fries gave him 16 new cars.
Kreml asked that five OF the
seven officers working as clerks
in the APB be replaced by civilians
and the officers returned 10 po-
lice duty. That will be done.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
International News servt<s Wire

NEW YORK. March 4. BY
obtaining go per cent pay raises
the Diamond Workers Protective
Union today became the highest
paid craftsmen in the United
States.
Under terms o. a new one-year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-04
Best Paid Artisans
Diamond Workers Raised to $120 and SOS Week
of IS Hours by Shortage of Cutters

contract with 30 American COM
panies. the union men will receive
minimum wages ranging from
S120 TO S1o5 for a 35-hour week.
The union. which is not affil-
lated with the Go or AFL. re-
ceived the pay boost as the result
of the serious shortage in diamond
cutters. caused by the war.