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Evening star., 1942-12-14
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Names in the News

Many readers have asked for the
origin and meaning Of the name
Gibraltar. One writes, Until re-
Gently Gibraltar to me was just
the trademark of an insurance
company"
In A. D. I'll, a Moslem general,
Tariq ben zaid. landed an army on
the Rock during his invasion of
Spain. To the Rock was given the
name Jabal Tarjq. meaning Mount
of Tariq" Gibraltar is a corrup-
ton of that name. Gibraltar was
taken from Spain by allied British
and Dutch action on July "a, l704.
Mediterranean Is from the Latin
medius, middle" and terra, land"
and has the meaning Of nearly
inclosed with land" Since the Fas-
cist party rose to power in Italy,
Mussolini has repeatedly referred to
the Mediterranean as Mare Nos
trum, Latin phrase meaning "our
sea-" and pronounced: MAH-ray
MOSS S-trum.
BY curious extension, nostrum
also means "a medicine prepared
and recommended by quacks; a
worthless remedy" I cannot resist
the temptation to make a bad pun
by observing that mare nostrum"
has turned out to be a very bad
medicine for Italy's humbug Caesar.
Casablanca, seaport of Western
Morocco. The name is Spanish and
means white house" Pronounce
it: KAH- H-sah- h-BLANHNG-k -kah. The
Arabian name is Oar ell Beida, pro-
nounced: DAHR ell BAY-dah.
French words and names are oc-
curing with increasing frequency
in the news, I should like to send
you my free pamphlet which con-
tains condensed and simplified rules
for pronouncing French. especially
valuable for public speakers, broad
casters, study clubs. This pamphlet
was prepared in collaboration with
French-born professor Of large
university. Send a stamped g.
cent?, self-addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, in care of The Evening
Star. Ask for French Rules Pam
phlet.
CReleased By the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1942-12-14
BY Frank WiIlord
BY Will Eisner
Art Huhto
By Paul Foqorty

ever had such q thought. He
thought now that II he could do
something for Happy Jack he would
feel better about it.
Sammy Jay promised to 60
straight to Happy Jack and warn
him that Shadow the Weasel was
back in the Green Forest, and OF
he started, screaming the news a.
he flew, SO that all the little people
In the Green Forest might know.
Chatterer listened . few minutes
and then started on.
Where shall I go?" he muttered.
Where shall I 60? I don't dare
stay in the Green Forest, for now
Shadow will never rest until he
catches me-"
Evening star., 1942-12-14
You MayAIwaysBe
Constipated If

you don't correct faulty living habits.
In the meantime to help insure gentle
|yet thorough bowel movements take
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets,
Olive Tablets are simply fcondertul
nor only to relieve constipation but also
tostir up liver bile secretion and tone up
Intestinal muscular action. l5t, SOt, 0o{.
Follow label directions, All druRstores,
Evening star., 1942-12-14
Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone. Oswald Jaco-
ey h9Ward sehenken a1sd ls.an. ana Iheodore
four, inventors OF the system that
has beaten every other system in
existence
Evening star., 1942-12-14
Most Effective

You can freshen up drab waste
baskets by pasting on some gay
motifs cut from wall paper. then
using . white shellao over tbs
paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
Marquette Begins
Work for Titans

\ MILWAUKEE. Oct. 26. - Mar
quette University's surprising foot
ball team. riding on the crest of
successive one-sided victories over
Iowa State. Michigan State and
Arizona. today turns full attention
on another indicated and united
foe in the University of Detroit.
The Titans will face the Hilltop
pcrs here next Sunday afternoon
Coach Tom Stidham met his Mar
quette squad at the stadium Sun
day. and a checkup indicated no
serious injuries had been incurred
during Saturday nights masterful
80 10 0 triumph over Mike Cas-
! teel's Arizona eleven.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
Wansa' S b83 Is Hiqh

ton clicked for 30S7. a new sea-
son mark for his division. Pat
Kelly of the Naples had a high
single game of 264 in his $40 as
his team took four points from
Tower 10 stay in first place.
II. w. (Hammerin' Hank) Ehrle
of Coca-Cola did 202-225-202 in
629, and Charles Spencer of Roll
awile 622.
Frank Grubb's 603 kept him in
the lead in the Western averages
with POS. His Soltes teammate
Don Cantwell, had 600 to stay
second at pol. .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
Stroh, Paris 10 Roll
In Garden Stakes

Stroh. Paris, Mineralites. and
De Luxe-D roll tonight in Garden
Sweepstakes. the leader in which
is Aircraft with 1858 followed by
Chene- Trombly on 2937. There Is
room for IL more teams on the
two squads scheduled for Saturday
and Sunday.
The event was originally sched-
uled to close today but an extern
sion was granted TO provide for
conflicts and to admit other teams
delayed by working hours. Frank
Damico is handling entries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

Ed Wansa from the Spitz team
of the Central division. Steve
Kent of Karps in the Eastern. and
Withhold Smoky of the Western
stand out today as bowlers Of the
week in the 112 Club Travelling
League.
Wansa led the individuals on
683 with the games reading 235-
213-235. Kent made Cos as Karp
shot 3006 from a 2S-pin per game
spot.
Smoky came out with 652 as
the Kellys from Beacon Recrea-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
MI. Elliott Boss Puts
Team in Top Spot

Mt. Elliott is in first place by
one point in the Lefthanders
Bowling League today largely be-
cause proprietor Jim Tropea hit
GIT at Tower Recreation last
night. Otto Kayeff helped Casino
set a new league high single mark
Of l017 when he had $50 in Glib.
Tropea's games were 1925
PA. Secretary Howard Crumit
held 10 the 100 scale when he had
l91-197-198. Art Lipke of Palace
had 252 in 596.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
Rolls 800
But His 81
Is Beaten

Centennial Recreation, open four
years. notes today the first 300
score bowled there Harry l.. Star
buck, in the game four seasons,
had it in a 10 series rolled in a
match game yesterday between
East Side Sports and Port Huron
Rainbows.
While the score was not made
in sanctioned competition. Mike
Angelic. manager. presented Star
buck with n SIS check on behalf
of the house. Starbuck's other
games were 232-17S.
In spite Of his perfect game and
banner series, his team lost by
five pins. Port Huron hitting 1866.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
United Germans Top
Soccer Standings

Mike Steiner scored two goals
yesterday in the United Germans
soccer victory over the Hungari-
ans. 5-1. The victory pat the Ger
mans on top Of the league by a 2
point margin.
Eddie Tudor tailed the winning
goal for Northwestern in its game
against the Detroiters in the last
minute of their 2-1 contest.
The days scores were:
Northwestern 2, Detroiters I.
-varian J. Hispanos 4.
United Germans 8, Hungarians 4.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
LAUREL

i-GALLANT NowLEE. Tangelo. Glory
land.
2-EPAwAY, Happy Guess. Precious
3-BURMA ROAD. Bright and Cay.
Wood King.
4-ouINTILIAN, searean;er, BroFer.
5-JusTIcE NAP. George Lamsze.
Beauzar
s-MARKsMAN. Rough Pass. Enter
prise.
KANSAS. Darby Du. Spoon Bread
s-IMPREGNABLE. Good Seighbor. shy
Soldier
BEsT-KANsAE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
MORT is LEADER

George & Murray. banking 2910,
pushed Mt. Elliott into tie with
Southeastern and Koppitz in TAX
ing two. Clarence krajenke was
high for Mt. Elliott with 599
in 2S41.
Chene-T rombly set back Kop-
pitt twice by 1898 10 2796 and is
within short range of a first divi-
sion spot.
Bert Mort OF National was first
among the individuals with $50
from 2l2-224-2l7 and Herman Ju-
benville of Palmer Park runnerup
with Gal on 2l2-217-2l2.
Sylvester Thiel of Chene-Trom-
bly, and Nick Van Ringelestyne OF
George e. Murray tied at 637. Thiel
had a 230 finish and Nick a 256.
Carl Radzom, Van Ringelestyne's
teammate, had 636.
Below RadZom were Matt Fur
gan, Rainbow, SIG; Jack Crilley,
Southeastern, GIG: Don Brichta,
Standard. els; Robert Johnston,
Standard. 6I3: Robert Rich. Kop-
pitt, 600; Marvin Danielski, Chene-
Trombly, Ga.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
18th Place Team
Draws Notice
In Metro Loop

An eleventh place team, WEIGH,
continues to feature in the Metro
politan Classic Bowling League to-
day as the circuit goes into the
eighth week OF its second season.
Three weeks ago Weleh had
dropped II straight and was APP
parently hopelessly mired in last
place. At Palace last night WEIGH
won its seventh game in its last
nine starts in taking two from
Martin, 2710 to 1865.
Standard and Rainbow remained
tied for first. Rainbow had a tussle
with Southeastern but sacked two
by 1868 to 1855. Standard gained
two from National, 1859 TO 2798.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26
Lew Walters
Best Bets
sPORTsMAN,s PARK
EMPIRE CITY

i-PoRrLiGHT. Tropics. Roseate
Dreams.
2-MR. SECRETARY. Recap. Flying
Double
3-PRINcEoUILLo. Junior Easton.
Black Orchid.
4-BuRGAwAY. Baby Dumping. Cousin
Nan.
5-FLAUGHT. Trierarch, Fire Warden.
s-THE FiESD, Maeeharee, Key Ring.
7-VoLITANT. At Play. Hinblond.
REST-FLAUGHT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

Woodward. at Grand
uhhND ALWAYS IN NY HEART
Waiter Huston. SECRET AGENT OF
JAPAN" Preston Foster and Lynn Bari
Open e:i5 r. N. Park Free.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

IlJxEMl-Hsmflton-T uxedo TO. s-17ee -
Open $40. Barbara stanvvcE
ESQ CSC Brent IN THE GAY sIsTERss..
.IsfNCOPATION," Adoiphe Mentou "a
uAs Ah-American Dance Band. Cartoon.
Latest "War, Newa o.As
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

MnTnP rITY-yan Dyke At s-Mi,e RI.
WVfVh I'll Kay Francis, Walter
Huston. "ALwAYs IN Ny HEART" Plus
Alan Baxter In "PRIs0NER OF JAPAN"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

Tsn~ ;, Musical Thrill: 'sYNCOPE
sioN Featuring AIi-Americsn n.ns.
5anos. Charlie Barnet. Benny Goodnsr
marry James, Jack Benny, Gene Kr,,ns
AlviDo Rey, Joe Venuti. 1Ses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

PRESIDENT-io7ss Mack LIE; 1884 4
Open 6:15 p. M.
SKY DEVILS" with Spencer Tracy. Also
"A DATE WITH THE FALCON" with
George Sanders Cartoon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

Mich. Park Free -
Joan For,. Open $40. Tyrone Power.
MIsS FOLLY" zasu Pitts. slim S.
mervlle. Disney's "Art Of self Def.nss =
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

IUWER-Hsi3 Grand River HO. zeS0 =
p.rs Open 6:<5 p. NJ Park Frrs
Is r6ars stsnwyck, Geo. Brent. "THr nv
,,,,,I FLIGHT LTEUTENANT :.
WIN pat O'Brien. Glenn Ford. Add.5,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

VAN DYkE-Vsn Dyke mr.. Harper PI-. I96
o,...,- Open Noon. Filmed in ~
quentin Prison: ,. Anthony Hughes. ssM m
yr sAN QUENTIN" Plus Jane Fra.s.
m. MOONLlGHT MAsQUERADE.. A.
Dsney cartoon Comedy. Latest wsr ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

THE GAY SISTERS" Barbara st.rxSse.
S Brent. "sYNCOPATIoN," JseS,.
p''' nary James and orchestrs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

MJnWAV-schsefer st Mich. OR. $3.50 r
uiUVhi Mat. Daily, Open 11:45 A. NJ
p. Foster. SECRET AGENT or Japan,
Lynn Bari ALWAYS IN NY HEART"
Walter Huston. Kay Francis. pisneys AN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

WCIORY-ssa' Grand River N. $50
THE TUTTLEs OF rAHITI ., o'sV; ,..
|narIes LAughton. Plus ITO THE syy0I1s
OF TRIPOLI," with John Payns
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

UNITED ARTISTS-Bas'ey at Cd. CiTe.s@
ci.rk n.,,- Open at 10 As.
AL-EtND- YOU. ''-nB0RNI -
with virginia Weidler. Ray McDonsid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

RAM0Nl-Gratiot and Smile Park Free X
'"nivNh Mat. 1:45. Bargain Prices Till
8 p. M. Barbara Stanwyck. George Brent,
THE GAY SISTERS" 'SYNCOPATTON.'
Jackie Cooper. Harry James Gene .Krupa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

Men Nichols Park FYSeT
p.rS Open $50. Last Show e:s6.
GAY SISTERS" 7:SS, "a s.svNrns
fAIION,' 500. e:55. Lafesf Nsws
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-26

SDH Open IL, zoe TO 8. Eleanor
'oveu, Red Shelton, "sHIP AHOY, -
Gene Autry in call OF THE CAN
fON." Donald Duck News.
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Worker Describes
How Midway Beat
Off Jap Attackers
Two Raiders Were Sent
Seuryins by Shore
Batteries, He Says
BY the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. a.
Moonlight was bright at Midway
island when Japanese shells sud-
denly started bursting over the
Lonely American outpost in the mid
Pacific.
Most Of the shots were wild, but
zone Of the boys died right around
the corner"
Sailors and marines sent two Nip
ponese naval raiders scurrying back
out to sea, one badly battered.
This was the eyewitness story told
last night by Charles H. Kelly of
Nampa, Idaho. He arrived with more
than hundred other civilian de-
Tense workers from the war zone Of
the Pacifc-Wake, johnson, Guam,
Palmyra and Hawaii. Those from
Wake left before the war started.
quite show" was the way Mr..
Kelly, 20, a plumbers helper,
described the furious night exchange
of shellflre between shore batteries
and the Japanese ships The attack
came shortly after 8 pm. December
Z, the evening of the day of the
surprise raid on Pearl Harbor.
Explosions Interrupted Work.
II was working at a bench in the
plumbing shop" Mr.. Kelly recalled.
"The night was nice and quiet and
there was big full moon. Then I
heard q couple Of sharp explosions.
I thought our own guns were firing
night practice rounds"
The workers, first group to arrive
here from the scattered islands
which formed American stepping
stones across the ocean, milled
around a Red Cross girl who was
handing out coffee.
Pretty soon the shells started to
whistle overhead" Mr.. Kelly re-
sumed, "and the other fellows and
myself ran out into clearing. We
saw flashes out on the water every
few seconds, but the Japanese were
too far OF to see.
Most Of the incoming shots
seemed to be wild, way over our
heads. We kept out in the clearing
away from the buildings. The only
fellow who got it was one of the boys
who stayed around the buildings
too long. He died right around the
corner from where was working"
Japs Take Time Out.
Then the shore guns found the
range, Mr.. Kelly said with a grin,
and the Japanese took time out.
After the first 20 minutes or so
our boys seemed to find the range
for there was no more shelling for
about an hour" he explained. That
first bunch of shells was the worst,
though. We weren't bothered much
after midnight and by daybreak all
was quiet again. That's all there
was to it-a lot of fireworks and
noise"
The Dembrowski brothers from
Milwaukee, Wis, told their story in
tS1iSon. Roman, 25, deckhand on
a seagoing tug, would jump in with
Evening star., 1942-01-22
10 Die in Spain in Crash
Of British PIone

By the Associated Press.
ALGECIRAS, Spain. Jan. ga
British four-motored plane carrying
passengers and mail between Lon
don and Cairo crashed yesterday
near Algeciras shortly after taking
on from Gibraltar, killing the 10
occupants.
Spanish authorities said the plane
exploded when 1t struck the ground.
Spanish ambulances took the VIC
Tins, burned beyond recognition. to
Gibraltar last night. An examina-
ton Of their clothing indicated most
Of them were military men.
Evening star., 1942-01-22

q word while Bernard. -, caught
his breath and took another gulp Of
steaming coffee.
after We started firing back I
saw 4 tracer bullet strike what
looked like . ship way out. with its
lights or" Roman said. There
was q bright flash like floodlights
being turned on for a minute, then
an explosion. The ship didn't fire
for q long time after that"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
THESE TIMES
Dy MEL VOORHEES,

bunco gangsters that this city.
at least for the time being, Ia
shot"
One Of the gangs oldest star
performers is for some time out
of commission and out of circu-
lation.
During Van Wagner's sec
ond sojourn in the county Jail
there was considerable delay
before he appeared in court.
This was due to his inability to
decide whether to stand trial or
plead innocence. Meanwhile, the
prosecutor filed additional charges.
And. meanwhile too. Van Wag-
ner communicated with interested
parties outside his jall.
Then. suddenly. he appeared in
court, pleaded guilty. and accepted
sentence.
All of which means Van
Wagner had been persuaded
to take the rap He had
agreed to keep a closed mouth
and go to prison.
This he did in face Of the ad-
mitted fact that the case against
him, while wholly sound. neverthe-
less was technically weak.
This ne did. even though he
might have won his freedom in
court
Why?
The history of this nauseous
case, IL seems To me, makes the
answer obvious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
l55 New Strikes
During January

WASHINGTON - Secretary or
Labor Frances Perkins reported
Saturday 155 new strikes of all
types during January resulted in
800. 600 man-days of idleness.
"As compared with December,
1871. these figures represent de-
creases Of % per cent in man-days
Of idleness, II per cent in number
of strikes and seven per cent in
number of workers, the labor
department said.
The $4,000 workers involved in
strikes called last month were
about one-third as many as in jan
uary. 1910. Miss Perkins said. The
number of man-days lost, however.
was so per cent of a year earlier,
she said.
The man-days of idleness in all
strikes in January amounted to
about .06 per cent of the total time
worked as compared with .0s per
cent in December, Miss Perkins
said.
Labor department officials said
the figures were not broken
down" as to war and non-war
plants and that there was no way
Of estimating the effect on the
nations war effort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
The Enemy
Says Today:

SAN FRANCIsCo-Tokyo radi'
broadcast messages Sunday from
several American civilian internee
raptured AZ Guam 70 relatives Il
the United States.
one Of the messages. recoroe
by the United Press listening pos
was from:
Robert Reeves Hubbard, 81,
seattle. Wash.
The message
Hubbard IN Mrs. Robert
Reeves Hubbard at Seattle
Dear Edith: Captured by
Japanese army In Guam oecu-
patton. Moved Ia Kobe, ia
pan. shortwave radio only
means of communication. ia
pane-e authorities treat us
very fine and are considerable
of our welfare. Write J. II.
Pomeroy. SIS Montgomery ST.,
san Francisco, regarding n
nances. Lost your will In
Guam. so secure q new one.
PAY no federal income tax rs
Guam earnings exempt. Also
had large 1871 losses. Notify
Engineers club and newspa-
pers of my status. Regards 10
yourself. Helen, the rest of the
family and friends. Pray for
short war so we can come
home soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
SWUNG INTO ACTION
AFTER PEARL HARBOR

December Z. therefore. gave real
responsibilities to KGEI. as the
voice OF America In the Pacific
theater OF war. Since then. KGEI
has increased its broadcasting day
from Is to II hours. thrown out
most OF its musical and variety
programs. replacing them with
news analyst periods. and added
three new languages to its exist
ing roster of five languages and
two Chinese dialects.
Ever since Sunday. Dec. rs. when
the Japanese damned a program
being sent 10 the beleaguered Phil
ippines, with the ominous false
news that San Francisco had been
bombed. KGEIs programs have
been going out on from two TO
four other wave lengths from ad-
ditional transmitters located along
the Pacific coast.
This makes II almost impossible
for the japanese to jam all OF the
wave lengths at any one time.
Languages broadcast before the
war included English. Dutch. Span
ish. French, and the two Chinese
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
Register Soon
For Sugar Books

ASHIN & ToN-A national
registration for war ration book
No. necessary to obtain sugar
when rationing becomes effective
will be held over four-day
period. probably not earlier than
the last week in March. the office
OF price administration announced
Saturday
Approximately 100000 teach
ers will serve as registrars. using
the facilities of 245, 900 elementary
schools.
They will enroll every person in
the United States except members
of the armed forces. inmates Of
institutions and persons temper
arily or permanently in hospitals,
convalescent homes and other
institutions for the sick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
JAPANESE GET THE
WAR NEWS STRAIGHT

A regular program in Tagslog
called Freedom for the Philip
pines" and many special programs
in English continue to cheer the
gallant Filipinos and Americans,
fighting side by side on Bataan.
The news in Japanese. as in all
other languages, is straight and
unbiased. Withholding no more in
formation than the American press
is called upon TO do. The purpose
Of these propaganda free news pc
RODS is to build confidence and
good will for the United States.
News of American and enemy
losses is announced freely, to show
all listeners that we are not afraid
to admit our losses, nor do we ex-
aggerate enemy losses.
There are two programs de-
signed for Japanese consumption,
repeated in both English and Jap
anese twice day. The early
broadcast OF news and the feature
Japan versus Japan" in English,
followed by the news and Japan
versus Japan" in japanese, is
broadcast for the benefit of the
Japanese in Hawaii and Alaska.
Later, these same programs are
repeated for Japan proper when
reception in Japan is at its best
and the listening hours are more
conducive to securing large audi
ences.
Japan versus Japan" prepared
in great part by Col. Bill Dono-
vans coordination OF information
office. is designed to show the Jap
anese how they have been led into
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
Three Youths Are
Poisoned by Food

Stricken with cramps after re
portedlv eating tainted food three
young persons were treated Sun
DAY night in Tacoma General hos
pital for food poisoning police files
revealed Monday.
Victims were FLOYD Franks. 10.
Vernon Franks, IS. and Helen
Franks. all OF 1874 So. I ST AL
were released TO their home after
medical attention.
They were taken 10 the hospital
shortly before 1880 p n. by police
ambulance. Officers were told the
young people ate the food about
noon and were taken III shortly
afterward.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
Will Elect School
Director al Midland

Voters in the Midland school
district, No. 500. will elect a
director for q three-year term and
decide on a proposed six-mill tax
levy Saturday.
Voting viii be done at the Mid
land Improvement club hall. Polls
will be ope nfrom p. m. to 8 p. m.
The proposed new six-mill levy
would be In addition to the 10
mills levied by the board of direc-
tors for the purpose Of paying
f1rst installments on principal
and interest on bonds outstanding
recently voted TO construct new
addition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03

Continued From Page one)
fault OF the same interests which
attempted to influence him, and
did influence others In places OF
authority. previously.
Tremendously revealing To this
community. though probably libel
Gus under the law. would he a
printed list of those who tried to
iniercede for the prisoner.
They mouthed words in his be-
half. Actually. they spoke for the
gang behind him.
The record shows that this same
procedure has been effective else
where. since the man known here
as Van Wagner has never spent
a day IN prison. in this or any
other state, since 1921. and then.
and in prior years, he had served
time only In houses of correction.
Yet for years he has been a
member OF an organized bunco
ring. operating nationally, count
ing always upon the unwillingness
of its victims to testify to their
own stupidity.
Only in Tacoma was there
a prosecutor "foolishly" per-
sistent in the idea that this
sort of thing should and could
be broken up.
Now. with Van Wagner COM
United To states prison for q long
term. notice Il served on the