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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-21

Lots of young Army and Navy wives
are wearing smart suits made from
the civvies their spouses left behind
them. The fabrics are luscious and
make stunning costumes. Try your
hand at it, you might net yourself not
only a nice fall outfit, but bond or
stamps on what you save.
Anne Cabot of the NEA pattern
service has worked out such a system
of converting" suits, and has made
pattern just for the occasion.
Sketches of steps in the making are
included. 1t is pattern No. 1851, with
instructions for ripping, cutting and
sewing it to fit your size, SO that even
an amateur will find it fun to try The
trousers, turned upside down, make
the skirt, which has pleat in front
to provide ample walking room. The
jacket needs just a few simple alter
ations-you retain the lapels and the
buttons and button holes. So get out
the needle and thread and go to work
on that suit that was left behind
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-21


If the sirens wall and bombs whistle
down, youngsters in the United States
will hunt for a red, white and blue
'V" sticker on nearby friendly home.
This is the home of "block mother" /"
The National Council of Parent
Teachers have already distributed
$4,000 such signs. P-TA groups be-
lieve this will make for orderly care
of children who would otherwise have
no supervision during dangerous en-
emy attack, and working parents will
feel easier if they know block mother
has taken their offspring into an OCD
approved shelter during a surprise
raid.
The shelters are mostly suggested
in dry, warm basement behind black
out curtains and equipped with toys
and games. There will be rations, q
shovel and bucket of sand, if needed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-21

Phone 1868
1ls High st.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-21

Toss a can of anchovies into your
next mixed green salad.
Serve sliced peaches sweetened with
corn syrup on your next WaffieS.
Evening star., 1942-05-01

married Winona Wallace of Glen
dale. On an automobile trip, the
steering knuckle broke while she was
driving down Pixies Peak in Colo
RADIO.
James said he was thrown clear
but the woman suffered a fractured
skull. She recovered. only to be
drowned in tourist camp at Man
itou Springs, Colo.
Fifth Marriage Annulled.
A New Orleans girl was James
fifth wife. The marriage was an
nulled.
In 1885. James Nephew, Cornelius
Wright, was killed when steering
knuckle of his car broke near Santa
Rosa, Calf. James collected 5000
in life insurance and opened a bar
Der shop at Los Angeles.
Four months later he married
Mary Busch.
Nine months after Mrs. James
death. an intoxicated patron of a
Hollywood bar boasted he had helped
a man kill his wife.
The man, Charles Hope, night
Evening star., 1942-05-01
'RaftIesnake' James
Execution Today 10
End Weird Case
Borber Drowned Wife
After Thrusting Foot in
Box Of Reptiles FoiIed
ny the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, May l.
The Bible class Of condemned men
at San Quentin Prison meets at
noon, but its strange leader. Robert
S. "Rattlesnake" James, was absent
today because he had a rendezvous
with the gallows for killing his sixth
wife nearly seven years ago.
At 10 am. Pacific war time)
James was to mount the 13 steps
of the scaffold and drop to death
ending q case so weird that even
veteran fiction writer's threw up
their hands in amaZement.
Auburn haired and possessing
way with women, the big 48-year-
old Los Angeles barber was con-
victed Of drowning Mary Busch
James after failing to kill her by
thrusting her bare foot into a box
containing two poisonous reptiles
Lightning and Lethal-which he had
rented
Body Found in Pond.
The body OF the golden-h haired
young woman, manicurist in
James barber shop, was found in a
little pond at their home on August
5. 1885, only three months after they
were married. She was an ex-
pectant mother.
The prosecution contended he
wanted her $21 900 life insurance.
Born Major Raymong Lisenba,
James grew up around Birming-
ham, Ala, ran away from home
when he was 8 and later changed
his name for some uncertain reason.
Relatives and friends said James
always was q queer one" Many
women found strange attraction
In the man.
James first wife, whom he re-
fused to name, bore him a son. He
said he left her because she had
put ground glass and poison in his
food. The next two marriages
ended In divorce.
He came to California in 1882 and
Evening star., 1942-05-01

gist Of the New York Museum Of
Natural History, told a household
employment forum that with both
parents working in many cases. "the
only solution to the problem Of pro-
viding for children is feeding and
caring for them in groups"
Evening star., 1942-05-01
Communal Feeding
Of Children Forecast

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May Com
munal feeding for whole neighbor-
hoods Of children was predicted to-
day in view of the increasing num-
ber of mothers taking jobs in war
industries.
DR.. Margaret Mead. anthropolo-
Evening star., 1942-05-01
Roncher Encourages Flyers

EMMETT, Utah R.-Warplanes
flying over the Andy Little sheep
ranch invariably dip their wings IN
salute. The admonition, Give 'em
hell" IN letters 100 feet long, has
been plowed in the ground.
Evening star., 1942-05-01

manager of a hot dog stand, was ar
rested and confessed.
He got life imprisonment. His
confession brought a murder charge
against James who at the time was
under sentence for morals offenses
against niece
At James trial, a snake escaped
in the courtroom and caused wild
disorder. The trial was so grue-
some that once a smartly dressed
woman spectator stood up, screamed
at the top OF her voice and tainted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

A War transportation COM
mlttee. made up Of city officials
and representatives of labor, in
dustry. schools and civilian defense
organizations. was created by the
city council Wednesday at the re-
quest Of Walter w. FARMLAND. new
local transportation administrator.
The committees job win be to
assist him In drawing plans for
better coordination of existing
TRANSPORTATION facilities. including
the staggering of working hours In
industry. schools. offices and bust
ness establishments education of
the general public and pooling OF
private transportation to the end
that all automobiles will carry
maximum loads when possible.
On Frankland's committee VIII
be Utilities Commissioner r. ID.
o'Neil. Works Commissioner A. r..
Bergersen. Labor Representatives
Leonard Carlson. J. r. Cievenger
and Ray Moisio. CD Coordination
Frank Evans. curtiss Hin OF the
Tacoma Transit Co. Police Chief
Tom Ross, Frank Walsh OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, w. G.
Pinehes OF the Retail Trade
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Veteran Employe
OF City Reiires

Retirement of Arthur West. in
the city service SINCE June 13
1909, was announced by the city
pension board Wednesday.
West, who has been In the tell
ers' cage at the city hall ever since
the present system of collecting
was established in 1918. is the
father OF Walter West, manager
of the Tacoma Better Business
bureau.
At present recovering from a
serious operation in the u. s. Vet
Grams hospital in Portland. the
veteran city employees actual re-
trement win date from Nov. l.
He IN on leave OF absence until
then.
IL is almost his first time off
except for vacations. according 10
Romeo Bot. secretary to the pen.
sion board The records showed
West took a 32-day leave in 1924
six days In 1889 and no other time
OF except vacations during all his
service at the city hall.
The family home b at s745 No
18th St, though at present Mrs.
West is in Portland with her hus-
band. West was born Oct. IL
1873. He Is a veteran of the
spanish-American war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Council Reaffirms
License Revocation

When the subject Of city coun-
Gil hearing on it's first revocation
Of pinball machine license failed
10 appear "Wednesday morning.
the eouncilmen reaffirmed their
action of two weeks ago against
Nello Ceccanti. operator Of the
Stewart High fountain Of 4s47
Pacific ave.
Because II was charged a minor
was permitted to play = machine
At his place. the council ordered
the location license cancelled Gee
can't asked a hearing which was
scheduled last week. then set over
70 this Wednesday. The council
ordered Assistant License Inspec-
tor Parker Garrison to see that the
machine was removed.
1t has been padiocked since
Sept 3. when the first acton was
taken
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Swingshifter Can't Sleep
Because of Barking Dogs

mo<t brought ON harsh words
between Allen and the council
men. He wanted TO know
what happened tn a petition
signed by almost all his neigh
bors asking the council TO do
something about the dogs.
When Mayor Cain said the coun-
ell had never received any such
Allen started to walk out
Of the council chamber. Cain
ordered him TO wait q minute and
looked for the petition. 1t turned
up on the desk Of Corporation
Counsel Howard Carothers, who
hadn't given II to the city clerk
and council yet.
The petitioning daytime sleep
ers declared their personal com
plants and appeals by Carothers
and police had failed to quiet the
dogs.
Cain said he would take the
complaint in hand and get a defi-
mite answer for Allen by Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Nay Take Court Action to Force
King Co. to Keep Up Agreement
For Inter County River Engineer

days. At flood time Il could never
make up its mind where II was
headea: whether II should empty
into seattle's Elliott bay or into
Taeoma's Commencement hay BY
way of the stuck and Puyallup
rivers.
Seattle and King county
peeple wanted n permanently
diverted toward Tacoma. be-
cause its flood periods often
played hob with farm lands of
King county, caused the Du-
vanish river 20 spill it banks
and caused flood damage In
the Industrial AREA adjoining
Seattle harbor.
The deal made BY inter-county
contract in 1918 was for % years.
The last amendment was made in
August. 1921. and provided for a
$4,000 annual appropriation for
maintenance after 1926.
The present King county board
safely rid Of the river and its
flood waters sees no reason
why 1t should continue to appro-
pirate money and levy yearly taxes
to pay the go per cent Of the
maintenance fund required by the
contract.
The conference Tuesday ended
on the statement OF King County
Commissioner Tom Smith: king
county should discontinue budget
Ing funds. leaving the Pierce
county board free to seek legal
Qualification" And his associates.
Commissioners Archie Phelps and
Russell II. Fluent. agreed.
Compromise ideas were pro-
posed but In the heat OF battle
they were sidetracked In favor of
the show down In court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Tollefson Finds
Dog in His Bed

Politics, they say. makes
strange bedfellows. but Prose-
cutor Thor c. Tollefson wasn't
counting on a wolf. or even a big
police dog that looked like one.
Yet that. he admitted Wednes-
day. was what his little daughter.
Harley, had lined up for him Tues
day.
II seems Harley has practically
grown up with the young police
dog OF the c. J. Cummings house.
hold. close neighbors. While 9TH
ers may fear the dog. HARLEY rides
him and bosses him around as she
pleases.
The Tuesday afternoon incident
was typical. She pulled down the
covers OF her daady's bed. put the
dog TO bed between the Tollefson
sheets.
Thor was scratching his head
Wednesday, wondering what to do
about II, then scratching some
more.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

Pierce and King county commits
moners were rcconciled Wednesday
- the proposition that their diff
1errncex over continuance Of their
cd agreement for inter-county
river improvement can only he
nrftled by the courts.
Gilbert Z. Peterson. chief civil
deputy prosecutor for Pierce
county. said Wednesday ne was
studying the legal aspects Of the
case 70 determine procedure to be
taken.
4 pzIf BY mandamu< 10 force
Klnx csunty cumminuionerH 20
NY 1axes Tor the 1D<S budget
1or ln1sr-csunty river improve
uDnuf district would have 20
~ hruught IN King county,
Huterpen sd.
On thezcall Of the Pierce county
eomminuionerz. the two boards met
1n = long. stormy session IN Seattle
Tuen6sy. Tempers spilled over
ana harsh words were exchanged
- the Tacoma board sought TO
impress the unfriendly Seattle
board with the need for further
continuance Of a two-county con-
tract signed In 1914 for mutual
flood protection from \ wild and
rampant White river.
II has been the contention of
King county commissioners Of the
present board that the completion
Of Mud Mountain dam. = federal
project. has ended the menace Of
ncod damage attributable 10 the
White river. hut the Pierce county
commissioner say technical re-
porta show otherwise.
After I'll, - Pierre County
Comminstoaer u. =. Gleason
vehemsutiy proclaimed during
sae WARM spot Of the Tuesday
eeunion, sslt's your river king
county,; n Isn't ours"
white river. q glacial stream
having its source In Glacier basin
on Mount Rainier. flows toward
Puget Sound. forming a boundary
between King and Pierce counties
part Of the way. But In the old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

A second and larger claim
against the city growing out Of
collision between q private car and
city truck Aug. 70 At the corner
AZ 18th and Market SITS. was filed
With the city council Wednesday.
In Il Miss Maxine Terrell. Of
110o Center IT.. asked 5000 for
injuries in the wreck. She was a
passenger In the car driven by
George Door. is-yesr-old shipyard
worker. who flied . CLAIM for
81 .175-<o against the city Monday.
Mn Ferrell claimed loss Of
Wages Tor months to come at $40
: day. - hospital expenses and
compensation for cuts. bruises. a
severe concussion and loss Of her
senne q tas2e. alleged t. have re-
sulted from the accident.
m truck, owned BY the utilities
department was driven BY John
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Hunt Prisoner
Who Escaped
Mokes Brock From
Cor of Chehulis

County and city officers of west
ern Washington were being asked
Wednesday 10 help in the recap
ttIre Of Russell 3. Jameson. ~.
who escaped at chehalis Tuesday
afternoon A. he was being trans
ferred from the Pierce county Jail
to that Of cowlitz county at Kelso
Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff
Lyle Lathrop rushed through nu-
merous sets OF Janseson's finger
prints and Identification chart
Wednesday for distribution to
peace officers throughout the
state.
Jameson. weighing only lis
pounds and standing S n. Q
inches. was listed here N n Ia
bor organizer prior 10 his
= recent induction into the army
Mt Fort Lewis.
Cowlitz county rad warrants for
his arrest. charging him with two
counts OF a statutory offense
Jameson was held in the Fort
Lewis guard horne until Deputy
Sheriffs Damien and Wall Of Pierce
county picked him up there Mon
day and placed him In the county
jail here.
On Tuesday. Deputy Sheriff c.
W. Reynolds arrived from Kelso to
take Jameson back for trial.
Reynolds seemed sure of his man.
deputies here said, and comment
ed that he had known Jameson
seven or eight years. But en- route
back to Kelso. Jameson made a
break out Of Reynolds car and at
last reports had not been recap
tured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01

Better sleeping days may be
ahead for graveyard and swing
shifters. IT appeared Wednesday
Gfter . highly-overwrought resi-
dent az No. E 1t. called upon the
city council 70 dcmsnd its help.
Objects Of the complaint were
two dogs. which the councils
visitor declared bark almost con-
tinuously. day and night
Complaining to the council was
J. c. Allen. He said the barking
vas driving about 30 residents of
the district 70 distraction and that
Il started "Wednesday morning at
3 O'Clock.
II protest started with .
minnnderutAndkng which al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Diana s Mother
Sued for Divorce

RENO. New Harrison Tweed.
who IL listed In the New York
social register. Wednesday filed
suit for q Nevada divorce from
Axicheal Strange. former wife Of
the late John Barrymore and
mother Of motion picture Actress
Diana Barrymore.
the complaint. filed by the law
firm of Hawkins. Rhodes and
Hawkins. said an agreement COW
erinx property rights had been
Aligned by the couple July II. 1912.
A demurrer against the action
accompanied the complaint. as did
: copy Of questions to be asked
lrrz. Tweed when a deposition Is
taken in New York City. II was
indicated BY these questions a
cross-complaint win be filed when
the deposition h returned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Truck Motors Don't
Fool ConnY Conine

PORTLAND. Ore. - Pat Olson.
aircraft observer at a national
forest post. reports his young dog
is helping out by barking when he
hears an airplane motor. which is
some time before human ears de-
tect the sound. Olson says his
helper pays no attention to truck
motors that fool the human OBJ
servers occasionally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Primary Election
Voting Was Light

OLYMPIA - The Official vote
cast in ire September s primary
election vas 2o3. 222 ballots out
Of se7. ss3 registered voters. Sec
Rotary Of state Belle Reeves re-
ported Wednesday.
The bslloting was the lishtsst
in recent years. far behind the
47s.3i7 votes cast in the 1855 off,
year election In two OF the six
congressional districts the Repub-
hcan candidates polled more votes
than the Democrats, indicating
possible break this fall in the 10
year reign OF Democrats IN thu
House Of Representatives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
Coin Tolks Oct. 30
To Fern Hill Club

a meeting Of the Fern Hin I'm
provement club for the benefit Of
Harmon playfield at which Mayor
Harry p Cain win be the speaker
is scheduled the evening Of Oct. 50
and not Sept. 50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
War Transportation Group
Created by City Council

bureau. School supt. Howard r.
Goold. Homer Purchell of the ship
yard management and ]. p. simp-
son, representing industry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
5-pC. BRIDGE SETS

Complete with
- - cloth aud
four nap \ ms.
10 \ 10. Past col
erS. easy 20 laun-
uff $780, ..sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
REG. 3.79 LACE CLOTHS

Grand for Christmas
or Wedding gifts.
Nanv attractive de-
signs. Large 20 \ -
size. cru shade.
Neg. SIS value. nov
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
WARN t0hf0RItRSl

Beautiful florai "a
te~n-cokerrd. FILLED
With virgin eel
and cotton. - \ 81.
Rose. yellow. green
or blue ..--.----
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-28
20 YEARS AGO fME fTir EMPIRE
MARCH 27, 1922


 hopesy Juneau between the lodges night rolled 2634 while the best the individual Juneau Meca 496 pickup consisting
  here for making purposes and totaied 2473 following night Douglas evening prizes given address I. L. George Owel Douglas
 Coliseum Theatre March pupils dancing school entertain part Mary Aree Dorothy Miss Frances Harland
 of drug at Anchorage Anchorage Steamship the Northwestern after months visit in Seattle.
 Games music dancing program hiaty planned the April e Hall for children under le Special with children of the Moose
  membership L. Bills during MT Bills said Members Wilson R. Mcintyre, Dudley Burford George Burford Stevens E. Garnick, Drake John Harris
 with variable perature
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-28
TURKEY THREATENED

Germany's first big attack since the Russians forced them turn tall and take the defensive is due at any time now. That is because Germany is in need of oil now and is preparing to make an attempt to tap the rich oil fields in the Caucasus The object is to make desperate drive through Turkey before the weather has become good enough to permit Russian offensyes the more northern most parts of the front.
 Franz von Papen Nazi envoy to Turkey, has been called home. This seems to be the last straw in the German attempts to prepare the Turks for their march through Turkey. The Nazs have in formed Turkey that should it become necessary for them to move through to the Caucasus. they will do by force if necessary. It looks now as if that force will be necessary.
 It still appears as if the Turks will resist any effort by Germany to move through their land by force and also will refuse permit to make the tran sit peacefully
 Germany now faces the absolute necessity of ob- taining oil if she is to continue her campaigns This desperate stab through Turkey will start at any moment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-28
SEWARD DAY

Seventy-fiye years ago this Monday on March 30, 1867, William H Seward representing President Andrew Johnson and the United States and M. de Stoeckl. representing Czar Alexander II and Russia, signed the treaty for the purchase of Alaska.
 Thus the first decisive step toward making this Territory American possession taken. The Territorial Legislature has ccmmemorated the occas- ion by designating the 3Oth of March official hol day and naming it Seward Day on honor of Americas Secretary of State in the negotiations
 In the summer of 1867 the United States Sen ate ratified the treaty, making the transaction legal and October IS of that year at Sitka the Russian flag lowered and the American flag raised in its place. October Is fttihgly marks the date of the other day, Alaska Day, that means much to Alaskans.
 In 1867, many Americans thought that the United States had made mistake in the purchase. In the years to come Alaska proved it's value commercially Now the Territory is proving its worth strategic military post
 It is fitting that Alaskans take these two days a year to observe the memory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-28
TOO MUCH AND TOO EARLY

Two years ago, almost to the day. James H. R. cromwell, ther U. S. Minister to Canada, made g speech which created headlines ir the papers and fury in Washing ton.
 Senator Bennett Clark of Mis- souri declared it "an outrageous and disgraceful breach of his of- flee" and demanded that he be recalled from Canada. Congress- man Martin Sweeney of Ohio saic hotly, We should have the cour- age to tell Cromwell that his law fully welded fortune, Doris Duke to get the hell out of this Repub- lic.'' .Nti ir
 Secretary of State Hull declared that "The address contravened standing instructions to American diplomatic officers" And when press stories stated that Roosevelt had seen a copy of the speech in advance, the White House hotly denied it.
 But what did Cromwell say, two years ago, which caused so mucl, fury? The hottest passages in his speech were:
 TO me, it is only too apparent that the life, the liberty, the live lihood and the very safety of this same neutral citizen (any U. s. citizen) may be dependent upon the outcome of the present war"
 T see approaching a force which frankly and openly seeks to de- Stroy." siA F~i s" Upon this interpretation of my duties as diplomat I am content to risk my official head" e
 A short time thereafter, Jimmy Cromwell's official head was lost and he resigned as Minister to Canada. He had committed the offenSe of seeing what others could not see. e
 Copyright, l942, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-28
IL DUCE IS ILL

Recent reports from the Mediterranean indicate that the heel of the Italian boot Benito Mussoni. has given the whole thing up and has retired to his study to read classics, grow moody, and gnash his gums
 The pot-bellied 58year-old Fascist has very little to be thankful for. Even recent report that an Italian submarine was believed" to have sunk a steamer in the South Atlantic failed to bring Il Duce to his balcony
 We don't believe that Benito would have very pleasant view from his balcony in Rome these days The false economy of the totaitarian state based on the sheep call of an emotional speaker, has crumbled The Italians starving these days There Is no food It is cold in Italy yet and there is no coal.
 Mussolini will be remembered as one of the best chin sckerouters the world has had the misfortune to produce. He made the sad mistake of sticking his neck out, too