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Decoration Ban
Brings Protest

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materials were uninflammable,
but insisted that dust gather
ing upon them still would
form the basis of an explosion.
And he refused to accept re-
sponslbility.
smyser had told the council that
the preparation had been approved
by the Board of Fire Underwriters,
and the suggestion was made by
A. r. Bergersen, public works COM
missioner, that each decorated
public place post sign to the
effect that all decorations had
been chemically treated against
fire and that the establishment
was approved by the Board Of
Fire Underwriters.
Consensus seemed to approve
that suggestion as the discus
sion ended, indicating that the
council viii approve decora-
tions In public places, pro-
vided they are chemically
treated and. further, that they
are changed at necessary In
tervals to prevent gathering
of dust.
Smyser told the council that the
u. S. army had also recently ap-
proved his chemical preparation as
the best they have yet seen.
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Ambassador to Indiu
To Be w. C. Phillips

ASHIN N-President
Roosevelt disclosed Friday that he
had assigned William c. Phillips,
former ambassador TO Italy, TO
be his personal representative to
serve near the government of
India, with the rank Of ambassa-
dor.
Mr.. Roosevelt told a press con-
ference that Phillips would not
carry to India any special plan
or formula for solution Of the
Indian problem.
Phillips, now in London. is sx-
pected to go to New Delhi soon,
the president said, 10 take charge
Of an American mission estab-
hshed there in November. ie41, by
Thomas NJ. Wilson.
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Aid Cares for
Many Outsiders

uso-Trsveiers Aid provided
sleeping quarters On = temporary
emergency basis IN private homes
for $40 persons during November.
according to a report made BY
Mrs. n. D. Wilkinson. chairman.
At the monthly meeting Of the
advisory committee this week
This was IN addition 70 the
hundreds Of service men for whom
sleeping quarters were provided
in churches and clubs. and women
Who were sent 10 the YWCA,"
Mrs. Wilkinson said.
She also reported q substantial
Increase In case work done by the
organization during November, IN
voiving illness. domestic difficult
ties and other emergencies suffer-
ed BY newcomers who came to
Uso-Travelers Aid for assistance.
Indicative Of the increase IN the
number Of persons coming TO Ia
coma, IL the comparison OF the
440 persons who were put 10 bed"
in November with i5s during the
preceding month.
Members Of the USo-Travelers
Aid committee include Mrs. VIII
kinson. chairman; Abner r. Berg
erson. DR.. Harold d. christoffer-
son, Mrs r. c. Elliot. 4. r. Fet-
terolf, Rev. Walter Macoskey. N.
]. mickey, Mrs. Willis c. oldfield,
vice chairman. Horace Wright.
Mrs. Chauncey Baxter. Mrs. Alice
cresweli. director. and Mrs. Henry
IL Walker.
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Wards Again
Defies Board

CHICAGO - President seweh
Avery Of Montgomery Ward ana
Co. has rejected for the second
tine war labor board order
directing the company TO sign
union collective bargaining agree
ment. but said he would sign II
requested to DO 20 by President
Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt previously
had requested the company to
sign the agreement with the
wholesale and Retail Clerks tcIo)
but Avery objected 10 inclusion in
the agreement Of q maintenance
of membership clause.
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Plan 10 Probe
PSP Is Dropped

OLYMPIA - The state depart
ment Of public service has dropped
its attempted investigation Of the
Puget Sound Power q Light COM
pany's records.
The p. S. P. q L. stopped the
investigation by gaining a court
decision forbidding II. but the de-
partment, which first instituted
the probe in 1910. appealed the
case.
Following an agreement be-
tween the htigsnts. however, In
which the state agreed TO drop
the appeal. Judge John M. Wilson
Monday dismissed the case.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Initiative Lost

of all the United Nations to bear
against the enemy" he
told congress. I'VE must bring
together our joint productive ca
pacity .. material resources &.
finished munitions fighting
manpower; we must do this in
accordance with q single world
strategy"
Then he added:
THAT we are making good
progress I'm this direction 1
think II shown by recent de-
velopments and by this report
on the part played by lend
lease"
While the United States was
breaking former lend-lesse rec
ords in the seventh quarter Of the
lend-iease program, the report
showed. II was at the same time
squipping and supplying its rapid
ly expanding force overseas.
From the start Of the pro-
gram on March IL, 1871, TO
Nov. 80, 1912, the dollar value
of goods transferred and serv-
ices rendered. the report
showed. was $7.4s6. 900, 900 as
compared with = total ef
s5,12s. 100000 reported at the
end of the sixth quarter three
months ago.
Despite this rising tide, however,
three is still not enough" Amsri-
can planes. tanks, ships. and guns.
Many more VIII be required DE
fore the United Nations can wage
the great offensivss that VIII
bring victory"
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lHH DuDlIlN9 III eatt ttASN NCe'NS
War Bond drive. will soon be in
the army. His induction orders
call for him TO report Dec. &c.
OrviIIe Hunter Will preside as
POSTMASTER at the meeting of the
Tacoma Toastmasters' club to be
held Monday at s p. m. at the
University-Union club. Members
TO appear on the program with
five-minute speeches are Kenneth
Kennedy. Ronald Macdonald and
DIR. Grin Simons. There will also
be a 1o-minute speech by c. j.
Shaw. A subject for round-table
discussion will be presented by
Morris Peterson as topicmaster.
and r. A. Prechek will be the gen.
eral critic. The meeting is open
TO anyone interested in the pro-
gram.
Increasing further its lead over
other cities in Washington, Tacoma
army recruiting office announced
Friday that IL had received the
application for enrolment in the
women's Army Auxiliary Corps
of Mary II. Reidt, 1915 So. NJ St,
which makes record week for
the station in the number of appli-
cants forwarded TO district head
quarters In Seattle for examina-
ton. Mrs. Reidt. 81. has lived in
Tacoma and Spokane all her life,
attending school in eastern WASH
ington. She is at present en-
ployed at the Silver Dollar cafe.
Tacomans who recently attend
ed a family gathering at oakville
honoring orvs Craft, who was
home on leave from the army.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Myhre and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Rob
erts and son. Talmadge and Albert
Alberts. MIR. and Mrs. Harold
Taylor and son, Bobby, all Of Nc
Neil Island, also attended. The
gathering was held at the Dale
Craft home.
An application for a marriage
license was made recently at Port
Orchard by Walter August Berg,
80, and Mary Evelyn Jones, p,
both of Gig Harbor.
Mr.. and Mr.. O. p. sch.ibler,
zoos No. Alder St. have received
word their son, Pvt. Perry Scheib-
Ter. Is now stationed at the Army
Air Forces Basic Training Center,
Kearns. Utah. On completion Of
his basic training he VIII be sent
to one Of the 81 Air Forces tech
meal schools. Pvt Scheibler en-
tered the service Aug. IT, 1912.
Mrs. Hazel Hansen Is anxiously
watching copies of Life magazine
since a short time ago a Life
photographer "shot" her at her
work. serving patrons at a bar
in a local tavern. as representative
OF the many women taking men
jobs to permit the later to enter
military service. She has son.
Wallace Eugene Hansen, with the
u. s. army in California
Pvt. rhoma. J. Moore. brother
Of william Armour Of e14 So. L
St, arrived recently at Camp Polk.
La. where he will be on duty with
the 18th Armored division ss a
member Of the 4lst Armored regi-
ment.
-
Pvt. Joyce r. Coons OF Tacoma
son of Mrs. Ida kiienich Of Port
land. was recently sent to the
Army Air Forces Technical Train
ing Command at Kearns. Utah, for
basic military training. Later he
viii attend an army technical
I .rho.nl <or advanced training
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Buifer-Nufs!

These super patriots that know
there Is a shortage Of butter and
make habit OF going to all the
stores and getting all they can
lay hands on. Not being satisfied.
they send friend wife TO the store
10 do the same. Nuts
CHARLIE Il. CHESTER.
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tubes you own. You do II
periodically. only to find out that
when you 90 down to buy a tube
Of cream they tell you no cream
II no tube Where in the -
am I gonna get q tube when I
gave al mine to Uncle Sam !?
Now they are giving you the same
run around on victrola records.
ole III. HANSON.
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S23.75 Peak Price
For Beef in State

WASHINGTON-The office OF
price administration Friday took
another step toward rationing of
meat, expected within go days, by
establishing new price ceilings on
beef sold by packers and whole
salers.
The new prices range from
s15.75 to s23.75 per hundred
pounds. depending upon the grade
Of meat, type Of cut and locality
in which sold. They do not affect
transactions in live cattle nor re-
tail prices, which are fixed at
levels prevailing in March, 1912.
The peak price of s23.75 was
fixed for zone one, Washington.
oregon, California and Nevada.
and for zone 10. the lower half Of
Florida.
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I came to Tacoma only recent
". The first time I rode one Of
the Transit Co. buses ! pressed
The buzzer and stepped 10 the rear
~ the vehicle. The operator
probably tired and . bit short
tempered after driving . loaded
bus al day in heavy traffic.
growled: IF you want the rear
door, why don't you buxx twice ?"
I w. embarrassed. Probably
SCORES 81 other riders have had .
similar sxperience. The fault, II
seems to me. lies with the Transit
Co. I have yet 10 see \ sign m a
bus giving instructions to ring
once for the front door. twice for
the rear.
nGRa. NouNA JoyyNsoN
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UkRATiohEp)

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GLIDING private ones. appoint
student traffic pstroimen to see
70 Il that pupils cross the street
IN safety. Why not Annie Wright,
IL A MACKENZIE
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CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
She's ~ Lively ~ . Youngster-
Now her Backachs l. better

one . n Lively ~ = tounEster-
Now her Baekaehs Il better
Many suifersu relieve nagxing backschs
quickly, once they discover that the real
cause q thar trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys arc Natures chief way Of TAX
ing the sxesss aeids and waste out Of the
blood. They help most people pass about ,
pints day.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter TO remain in your blood, il
may cause nagging baekache. rheumatic pains.
leg pains. loss of pep and energy, getting up
nights. swelling, pufhnees under the eyes.
headaches and dissiness. Frequent or scanty
pszsAges with smarting and burning some-
times shovs there "a consisting wrong with
your Kidneys or bladder.
Don't vsiti Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills. ussd suecssnfuliy BY milions for over
toyeagL Thsy eve happy rslief and viii hap
he Is Bilss Of kidney tubs nusb cut poison
sus v.sss IRON pour blood Gst Doaas Pie.
adv.
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FUNERAL SERVICES

Gar, a. Services will be
held saturday at p. m. at c. o.
Lynn Co. chapel: Rev. Carl Il. KY
dell officiating: burial in new Ia
coma cemetery.
Amerigo Mencocci - High mass
viii be held Saturday morning al
Q a. m. at 81. Rita's church; cor
tege leaves Cassidy and Allen Co
at s:45: burial in Calvary.
william whaley-The body was
sent TO Minneapolis. MINI. Friday
BY Buckley-King.
George W. Emley-Funera sers-
ices were held Friday in Belling-
ham for George w. Emley. "a. who
died Tuesday at his Bellingham
home after brief illness. He Is
survived by his wife. three sons
seven daughters. one of whom Is
Mrs. Jessie Mccarthy of Tacoma;
two brothers. one OF whom Is Her
man Eu,ley Of Tacoma
G. Dryden NicGrath - Funeral
services Will be held Saturday in
sumas for c. Dryden McGrath. So
who died wednesday al his Bell
ingham home. He Is survived by
his wife. two daughters. two sons
one sister and two brothers. one
of whom is Z. II. McGrath Of Puy-
allup.
Lauren II. Sanders - Funeral
services were held Friday in Spo-
kane for Lauren X. Sanders. who
died early this week at his home
in Aberdeen. He is survived by
his wife, one daughter, his mother.
three sisters and one brother. f.
don Sanders. OF Tacoma
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ALARMS

From 3 a. m. Thursday untI
Q a. m. Friday.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
4:2s D. m: Mutual Fir Column
Co, 1000 Taylor way. No loss.
FRIDAY, DEC. IL
$40 n M: Pennington apis,
So. It'll and K SITS. Smoke in
building.
You help yourself when you buy
u. s. War Bonds.
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Caught in Squeeze

You get the hustle put on you
20 donate all the shaving cream
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Your postmaster can ton you
how 10 invest In u. q. WAR
BONDS.
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PIERCE COUNTY PERSONALITIES

Gus Storaasli. Tacoma printer,
received a letter at his home IN
spanaway the other day addressed
TO him in feminine handwriting
II puzzled him until he opened It,
Inside was a message from his
wife reminding him Of their APP
preaching wedding anniversary.
Gus excused himself, dashed out
of the house and returned with
an appropriate anniversary pres
emit.
Pvt. Kenneth j. Thomas, son of
James Thomas OF HOS Ea. SIND
St. has graduated as a mechanic
in the army's armored division at
Fort Knox. KY, military authori-
ties disclosed Friday.
Another Tacoman who received
a diploma as a mechanic in the
army's armored division at Fort
Knox, KY, is Pvt. Lester II. Peck
son of Gordon IL Peck, $3.50 Ea.
F 81.
Cadet Francis Peterson. grant
ed a so-day furlough at Maxwell
field, Ala, where he Is studying
for a commission in the army air
corns has returned here for a
visit. On his return to Alabams
after Christmas he will be accom-
panied by his wife. q July bride.
Mrs. Petersen Is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Hurd, RI. q
Box 722.
Robert Sconce, Tacoma adver-
Using man who has been direct
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Obituary n Offices
EBEN II. vANDENBERG

Thursday night at his home. 4o2s
So. C Il. He was q native of
Grand Rapids. Mich, and had
come TO Tacoma from that city
% years ago. vandenberg was
salesman for Wolverine Brass
Works and had worked for that
company 20 years. He was \
member of York lodge. 410. F. 4
A. NJ, Plymouth Congregational
church. . former member Of Daisy
lodge, B.P.o.E., all Of Grand
Rapids. Mich. and q member Of
Scottish Rite. Tacoma. Surviving
are his wife. Una T.. Of the home;
two daughters, Mrs. Margaret
Marie Martz of Spokane. and Mrs.
Helen l.. Otto. Tacoma: one SON,
Capt. r. 4. vandenberg. Fort
Lewis; seven grandchildren; two
sisters. Mrs. John 4. Ball, Du-
range. Colo. and Mrs. r. w. Hick-
man. socorro. N. NJ: two brothers,
wynand 9. vandenberg. Baldwin.
Mich. and Roland r. vandenberg.
Detroit. Mich. Buckley-King will
make funeral announcements.
MIAMI RouFs
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Roufs died Thursday in .
local hospital. The family home
10 at 1912 SO. AID st Private
services viii be hsld Saturday at
$50 .. m. In Calvary cemetery un-
der the direction Of Cassidy and
Allen Co.
NELSON MURRAY
Nelson Murray. 81. died Thurs
day at his home In Roy. He was
born In what was formerly Muck
country In Pierce county and had
resided In this territory all his life.
Surviving are his wife. Mary Z.
OF the home: four sons. Henry Of
Arlington. Wash, Percy in Oregon.
Willard OF Enumclaw and Maurice
Of Roy; four daughters. Mrs. Clara
Jarvis Of Seattle. Mrs. Anne
Beighls of Bellingham. Mrs. Joy
York of Tacoma and Miss Ncpha
Murray. Spokane: two brothers,
John and George Murray. both of
Tacoma; one sister, Mrs. Mary J.
Fell. Roy. and Is grandchildren.
Funeral services viii be held Sat
urday at ; p. m. in Congregational
church in Roy. Rev. Alice Meredith
officiating: burial In Roy ceme-
terry under direction of Piper.
MRS. RICHARD ALLEN
Mrs. Alice Eliza Allen, ~, died
at her home in Vancouver. b. c.,
Sunday. She was = native OF
Castle Rock. wash. and had spent
much Of her time In Tacoma. Sur
viving are her husband. Richard
Of the home: three sons. Myron
Wood. U. s. coast guard. Claud
Wood, IN Oregon. and Floyd Tay-
ior. Idaho: two daughters. Mrs
lone Ciofson in Oregon. and Mrs
Leonard Franklin. Seattle: four
brothers. Ace Lewis. Guy Aetcah.
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Chances Of accidental death
from the moment of birth have
been estimated at is to /.
You help yourself when you puy
U. 8. War Bonds
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Poultry dealers claimed Friday
they were expecting their annual
holiday headaches to increase be-
cause Of lack Of stock. They as
serted II is nearly impossible to
obtain chickens. duck and geese.
Turkeys were thought to be fairly
numerous.
On produce row one wholesaler
said they were unloading a car of
oranges and the price has raised
from s. to $3.50. Tokay grapes
were IN and in good condition
They were selling for s2.7b. A
carload Of Texas grapefruit-not
a new item--was also being I'M
loaded but its price had not
changed.
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PRICES TO FSRMERs
r. O. h. TACOMA

Poultry--Hens. coiored, AZ 70
g h., 2l02bc; Leghorn hens. over
81 ibs., 1sG21c. and under So
hi, l701sc; colored frisrs. 500
sic; rabbits. 10000; tom turkeya
ssc. and hen turkeys. Ss0see.
Butterfat--b1 cents.
Egg - Standard. <5c; medium.
zoe: small. 27c.
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both of Tacoma, Faye Metcalf
Portland. and Frank Metcaf II
Michigan; three sisters. Mrs. Cecil
Baker. Mrs. Frances Haynes, ootf
Of Michigan, Mrs. Bertha keefe
California. and seven grandchildren
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday at 3 p. m. In Piper chapel
Rev. Marion Flint officiating; BUR
ial in Tacoma cemetery.
MRS. ARTHUR r. ARMSTRONG
Mrs Flora Elizabeth Arm
strong. rs. died Thursday night II
local hospital She was ma
tive of Macarthur. Ohio and hae
resided In Tacoma since July
1885. Surviving are her husband
Arthur T. Armstrong of the home
two sons, Willis II. and c. Howard
both OF Tacoma: one daughter
Mrs. John NJ Allen, Olympia; two
brothers, Z. B. and J. ]. Pearoe
both Of Peoria. H.; one sister
Mrs. Mary L. Waugh, also OF
Peoria; two grandsons. Donald
Mckay Allen and Robert II. Arm
strong, and two granddaughter
Mrs Vance H. Mclean and Bev'
erly Jean Armstrong. Funeral an
nouncements will be made BY
Mountain View memorial parf
funeral home.
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Effective Sunday, December Is, and there
after, schedules of three Seattle Portland
trains will be changed as follows:
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Robert sconce, Tacoma adver-
Using man who has been direct
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-10-15
Former u. S. Labor
Official, Dies At rs

Washington, d. c. (lLNS). - DR.
Charles Patrick Neill, L. S. Commits
siOner of Labor during the administra-
tions of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt
Taft and Wilson, died Oct. 3 at his
home here. He was 76.
DR.. Neill, who was a noted labor
authority, served as Commissioner of
Labor from 1900 to 1913. He gained
natiOal prominence when named by
President Theodore Roosevelt to in.
vestigate conditions in the Chicago
meat-pac!ling industry in 1906. Presi'
dents Taft and Wilson each in turn
re-appointed him to the Labor Com
mission post.
At that time the Labor and Com.
merce Departments We're under one
Secretariat, with q commissioner head.
ing each of the divisions.
AS umpire for the Anthracite Con.
ciliatiOn Board from 1906 to 1929, DR.
Neill worked both with operators and
miners of the AlleghenieS for many
years. In 1922 he was awarded the
Laetare Medal by NOtre Dame Uni.
versity, where he served as an instruc-
tor from 1891 to 1894, for his work in
labor mediation and child labor in the
South
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Green Would Bdr
(C0ntinued From Pa0e One)

the near future he added. "Prelimi-
nary meetings may be held this
month";
There is no doubt but that the
rank and file of the G. |. o. and the
membership of the A. +. l.. desire
peace and establishment of solidarity
within the ranks of labor. That senti-
merit among the membership of both
organizations will exercise very de-
finite influence on the peace negOtia-
tions which will be resumed very soon. "
Asked whether he would wish Mr..
Lewis to sit in on the labor peace
meetings, Mr.. Green said:
"The peace negotiations will be
carried on between committees of the
A. +. l.. and G. I. o. Mr.. Lewis or
ganization is no longer affiliated with
the G. I. o. For that reason his union
Mr.. Green maintained that Il general
peace conference called by the Presi-
dent, as suggested by Mr.. Lewis, could
not be successful.
ANcN
In fact such conference would
introduce new difficulties into the peace
negotiations" the A. Il. l.. president
asserted. Take the brewery workers,
for example. They were suspended by
the A. +. l.. because Of Il dispute with
another a. +. l.. union.
"Then there Is the international
Typographical Union, hich h was
formerly in the a. +. l.. and whose
grievances against the federation are
purely over the administration of fed
Grafton laws.
Then there are the railroad unions,
which have been Independent for more
than half II century, and bringing them
in would also mean more difficulties at
the peace table"
Would you want to have Mr. Lewis
union ut the peace meeting as an indie
pendent factor?" a reporter asked.
"Such action would widen the breach
between the G. |. o. and the A. II. l..
and the United Mine Workers." Mr.
Green replied. ANY discussions involv-
ing Mr.. Lewis should be separate We
Will have enough difficulties to com
pose ns it is when the A. +. l.. and &.
|. q. committees meet"
us it possible to have peace without
Mr., Lewis being In the picture?' some
one asked
YES" Mr.. Green replied