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Furniture Trade
All Out for War
Dreams of Huge
Peacetime Market
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Floor Boards for
Flying Fortresses
Truck Bodies for
Army Motor Base
By CHARLES F. A. MANN
Perhaps that new mattress
You just bought from a
Broadway store felt a little
like a bus seat or gave you
that park bench feeling next
morning.
Or perhaps you cannot Jigure
out what pose to strike when you
plop down in one of those dura
tion chairs. Well, blame it on
Uncle Sam and the axis, for the
entire local furniture industry has
£one to war.
The public scarcely realizes how
completely the furniture industry
of America has gone into war
goods production, for there is, even
now, a sizeable cushion of manu
factured articles in the hands of
the retailers and jobbers. But by
summer all you will be able to
buy will be chairs, tables and
goods with almost no metal in
their makeup
The Pacific coast, because it
fronts on the Pacific war the
ater, has been given the load
of supplying huge quantities
of both furniture and out
right sub-contracted war
items, to save the long rail
haul from eastern factories,
The government has stopped
making spring wire for every
thing, inciuding mattresses
and davenports, and uphol
stery materials grow scarcer
by the hour,
The pioneer furniture industrial
center of the Pacific coast is right
here in Tacoma. We now have 21
furniture plants employing about
2100 people; we still have the
largest chair factory in the West— |
Northwest Chair Co., and, in spite
of the PXIE“H('I(‘S of war, the big
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einforced Japs
R -
aid Guadalcanal
WA SHINGTON Reinforced
Japanese airmen have carried out
A series of night raids on American
positions on Guadalcanal, the navy
announced Thursday. =
T!il‘ NaAvy s f'nmmzmlqur an
nouncing the raids shed no new
light on the series of air-naval
engagements in the Solomons area
It said merely that details of the
actions will not be announced so
Jong as “such information might
jeopardize the safety of our forces
in the area of operations.”
Meanwhile, a force of American
dive bombers and torpedo planes
attacked the enemy's central
Solomons airbase at Munda, caus
ing explosions and starting numer
ous fires For the second con
secutive iay, the communique re
ported that American fliers had
attacked barges near Cape Esper
ance on Guadalcanal but there was
no indication that the Japanese
were landing reinforcements there
From 6:17 p. m. ‘Thursday
until 8:30 a. m. Friday.
BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma s oh ) $7.025,000
Initiative No. 12 Proponents
Expect Fight Will Develop
CAPITOL, Olympia Com
promise between the adminis
tration and Democratic legis
lative forces which would cut
the proposed five-man state
war council to three members
was forecast Thursday.
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CAPITOL, Olympia Propon
ents of Initiative 12 Thursday
warned an attempt to prcvefit
legislative action on the measure
would be launched soon.
Forces opposing the initiative
which would extend public power
purchasing authority were re
ported to be drawing up a resolu
tion that would place the initia
tive before the voters in the 1944
general election and thus forestall
any chance for the legislature to
Bct upon the provisions of the
initiative, ,
WOULD ONLY DELAY ‘
Leaders in the Grange-sponsored
movement to make the initiative a
law by legislative action. declared |
the resolution, if passed, would |
Of Project
After Row!
Investigation of the second Nis
qually power development's stead
vy rising costs was authorized
Thursday at an embattled council
meeting during which Mayor
Harry P. Cain and Utilites Com
missioner R. D. O'Neil exchanged
bitter, incisive words
The meeting was climaxed
by the council directing the
mayoer and Works Commis
sioner A, R. Bergersen to
contact five top-drawer en
. gineering firms willing to
conduct the investigation of
the second Nisqually develop
ment,
The council agreed that Cain
and Bergersen should submit the
names of the engineering firms,
final choice of one or more of
them to be left mp to the council
as a whole.
That was what was done. |
But, before the vote was
taken, O'Neil had accused the
mayor of inferring develop
ment engineers were dis
honest, that the mayor had
no ability %o pick men, that
the mayor was influenced by
people who do not have the
best interests of the city at
heart,
He further charged that Ma_\'or’
Cain had, by inference, nmglm‘
him out as chiefly responsible for |
any underestimating that may |
have been done on the power plo)-‘
ect
The mayor, who Monday pro
posed that an examination by out
side engineers be made, details
to be worked out either by the
council or by himself, openec
Thursday's meeting by reviewing
briefly his suggestion.
Finance Commissioner Val Faw.
cett, after assuring himself that
O’Neil did not oppose such an ex
amination, suggested that O'Neil
and Cain be directed to find the
engineers and submit their names
to the council.
Neither Cain nor O'Neil ap
parently liked that.
Cain, after much sparring and
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COWS CAN'T KICK
shing protected with this
inventor’'s dream known
as an anti-cow-kicker.
You can't kick about
THE TERRIBLE EYE if
vou're looking for some
thing to take your mind
off the serious side of
life. Here's an amusing
story about an amazing
device that could pack
dynamite, but prefers to
present pleasure.
(Beginning Friday)
merely serve to delay passage of
| the initiative.
| However, they agree the resolu
'tion might draw heavy support
from what they termed “border
line” legislators who would vote
for Initiative 12° if it came onto
the floor, but who would take the
chance offered to escape the
necessity of voting.
Farm bloc members moved
rapidly to forestall the resolution,
PASSAGE EXPECTED
Quick house action on HB 72,
appropriating $4,000,000 for reliefs
of city governments in the newly
congested areas, was indicated
after the appropriations committee
had reported the bill out “do pass”
with a minor amendment.
In the senate quick approval of
|all of the 13-bill fisheries depart
ment legislative program wag an
ticipated.
Gov. Arthur B. Langlie's car
pooling bill was passed by the sen
late and will probably reach the
| house soon for action,
Ghe Tacoma Timeg oo
VOL. 40, NO. 41,
Tavern Swept by Flames . . . Above is o photograph of The Antlers. populor
tavern at Pacific ave. and Airport road, as flames swept the structure early Thursday
morning. The building was a total loss, with damage estimated at $15,000,
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‘The Antlers
Destroyed
By Flames
|
‘ The Antlers, -popular rustic log
ftavrrn at Pacific ave, and Airport
lrnad, was a smouldering heap of
ashes Thursday after an early
morning fire of unknown origin
had swept the huilding. Loss was
estimated at $15,000,
Belatedly Tacoma fire depart
ment was called and two com
panies responded on orders of
Commissioner Einar Langseth.
City equipment confined the
fire to the Antlers building
and prevented damage 1o
other nearby frame structures
which were endangered. At
one time it was feared all the
nearby stores and homes
might be lost.
Corp. Henry Strand, 26, a Fort
Lewis soldier, was treated at
Pierce county hospital for lacera
tions of his right hand caused by
broken glass.
GIVE FIRST AIID |
He had been told there was
someone inside the flaming struc
ture and when efforts to get
a door open failed, Strand crashed
his fist through a window, Depulyl
Sheriffs Paul Panter and Russ
Wall, tirst on the scene, also gavr!
first aid to another soldier, “;ul‘
Fedt, who was reported also to |
have cut his hands breaking glass
Deputy sheriffs checked
thoroughly later in the morn
| ing on the possibility of some
one being la the bullding, but
Undersheriftf Joe Karpach sald |
he was satisfied there were !
e occupants at the time of ’
the fire, i
v !
| The Antlers was owned by John
V. Piggot and operated by Joe E. |
Andrea Panter and Wall had
checked the place at 1:50 and|
found it dark. apparently nobody |
inside, but a parked car stood out- |
side the building.
Karpach said the owner of
the parked ecar had been '
Mentiflted as & guest in an- l
other nearby eating place.
2 COMPANIES SENT '
At 2:07 a. m. they received a
radio report that the place was
on fire. They hastened back to
the scene and found a fire well
started but still, they maid. could
have been stopped if equipment
had been available First they
called the Lakewood department,
their report showed, but Lakewood !
refused service. Then they called
Commissioner Langseth and two
Tacoma companies were sent out
City Light department also
responded to take care of its 50,000
voit Nisqually transmission line
s that traffic could be cleared, J
.ot ol |
Equipment Promised
For Alaska Fishing
WASHINGTON Secretary of
War Henry L. Stimson Thursday |
assured Harold L. Ickes, ecoor
dinator of fisheries, that a large
percentage of tenders and other |
floating equipment chartered by
the army will be returned to the |
Alaska salmon fishing industy in
ample time for seasonal oper-|
ations.
Product of “Tacoma—Forest Products’ Capital of America™
TACOMA, WASH_, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943,
*BARBS
I
I It helps anyone to get a slap on
the back somelimes even when
they're not cdughing.
Folks now realize that
“Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Fortes” is not just an
honorary title,
Churchill used the old “Mary
Had a Little, etc” nursery rhyme
to describe Rommel's rout. Well,
| the marshal certainly took it on
: the lam.
Some women marry a man
to share her troubles and find
out he causes them.
Roosevelt, Churchill, De Gaulle
{ and Giraud shook hands. Hitler,
| Benito and Tojo just shook. |
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! Probe Assi
Pro sists
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Local Johbers
A drastic revision of navy ship
yard purchase policy was an
"nmmcrd Thursday by Congressman
"John M. Cofliee, member of the
naval appropriations subcommit.
tee, as resull of an investigation
instituted by the Tacoma Chamber
of Commerce in behalf of local
jobbers and supply houses furnish
ing materiais to Tacoma ship
builders
The €. of C. investigation
concerned Hselfl with the ae
tivities of & New York concern
which allegedly has “pocketed”
nearly $2.000,000 in dealings
with 42 snipyards, inciuding
ones in Tacoma, Seattle and
Bellingham, covering purchase
of materials used in the con
struction of mine sweepers and
stubmarine chasers,
This investigation, which finally
was called to Congressman Cof
fee's attention for action in the
capital, revoived around provisions
in shipbuilding contracts calling
for the purchase of 32 items, many
of them standard materials, from |
this one New York concern to the |
exciusion of local jobbers uhn!
have been supplying shipbullders
up to the present time ’
The 22 items included almost
everything from A to 2 Wind- |
shield wipers, galley rangens,
pumps, horns valves flexible !
tubing, ventilating blowers MM-s
trical cable and fixtures davita, '
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Sr— e m— :
British Battle
To Hold Height
ALLIED HQ, North Africa—
British troops fought fiercely!
Thursday to hold an important
height seven miles south of Bou !
Arada which had been in their
possession for 24 hours
Latest reports from the North |
Tunisian fighting front said that
the British had dislodged the Ger- |
mans from the hill, known as
Djebel Mansour, in an early morn-“
ing attack. The enemy counter-|
attacked in the afterncon but was |
beaten back again, an Allied |
spokesman said i,
Bou Arada is 19 miles south
of Medjex-El-Bab and 40 miles |
southwest of Tunis, indicating | ¢
the strategic importance of ll
the area in the battle of |
northern Tunisia, 1
Shoots Wif
00 e,
l&
‘Then Turns
inen ‘
|
!
; While a horrified customer of &
| #mall cafe looked on, Adolph Ku
.| bista, 35-year-old hotel clerk, shot
iand seriously wounded his es
tranged wife, thz turned the 32
oaliber revolver himaelf, about
10:30 Wedneaday night,
Kubista died within an hour
At St Joseph's hospital. He
_ had placed the gun behind his
right esr and pulled the trig
: Ker. Kubista was employed at
the Carlton hotel, 1552 Jeot
; ferson ave, |
Mrs. Kubista's condition st \M}
same hospital was reported slight
ly improved Thursday afterncon,
but hospital attendants believed
that a blood transfusion might
become necessary later
The shooting was witnessed
by Ernst Holger Carlson, 24,
of the Lavan apartments. He
reconstructed the orime for
police.
He said he was sipping a coke
and reading a book at the counter
of the cafe known as the Dog
House, at 1111 8o I st. Mrs. Ku
bista was sweeping, apparently
preparatory to closing up, when
her husband appeared
“Me was trying te get Mrs,
Kubista to go out with him."”
the young man told Capt. of
Detctives W. A Farrar. “But
she wouldn't pay any stien
tion te him. Then Kublsta
ssked me (o leave, | told him
I would ln & minule, as soon
as | had finished the ‘coke’
“Then he came over, ).m-ua'
something hard into my back and.
told me to get going I got up'
and started for the door but M |
Kubista interfered, placing Mr-i
;"lf between me and the man 'l.,
iranted at hum for disturbing »
‘t'ul(“ln" and there were some
| pretty hot words exchanged, ‘
| According to Carison, Kubists '
[ told his wife “You didn't have '
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‘Tacoman Held
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Prisoner by Japs
Another Tacoma soldier wu§
| imted Thursday as & prisoner of
| war, held by the Japanese
| Word was received via the Red
| Cross by Mr. and Mrs. William C. |
! Stevens, 7029 So. Warner st that '
their son "'lrp EU.'(W Ntevens, |
‘ 24, md been taken prisoner by the |
| Japanese with the fall of Corregl
dor !
Corp. Blevens enlisted in the |
army in the spring of 1930 and |
wan later transferred to the PHll- |
ippines Prior % joining the
service he was a student at Robert |
Gray junior high and Linecoin bigh ' |
e hshn
» 1
Released in Africa |
ALGIERS - Eleven persons held
for investigation in connection |
with the assassination of Adml“l!l
Jean Francois Darlan have ian!l
released, it was learned Thursday. ' 1
D’Astier de la Vigerie, brother |1
of a general who is a close frifld;l
and associate of General Charles | «
De Gaulle, Fighting French lead- |
er. still is being Beld it was asid
'| Bills to Ban Devices “Slumber”
Nickels Continue |
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! O rour
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| Pinball Machines
in
$45.000 Estimated Daily “Take”
Ry Tacoma Times Stall Weiter 1
CAPITOL, Olympia—While two bills proposing to ban
slot and pinball machines slumbered in obscurity on Capitol
hill, thousands of players throughout the state continued
to pour nickels into the devices hoping to “win” or at least
“break even” ‘Ere day is gone, more than $45,000 worth
of nickels will have gone through the intrieate mechanism
of the thousands of machines in the state since morning.
Rep, John L. O'Brien (D) of King county, chalrman of the Publie
Motals commities, to whom the two bills have besn referred. a 0
nounced Thursday that one short mesting was held to disouss the pro
posed legislation He staled that, in his opinion, the bills were Broad,
and further consideration would have to be given them before any
action could be taken
The representative alve sald his comumittos had requented
figures from the state tax commission as to what revenne had
been derived from the machines in the past yoar. The figures
would be avallable for release soon, he snld.
It was also understood that Rep. John MeMonagie (D), of Pleres
county, author of one of the bills, had appeared befors the commitiee
lnml discusmed his bill, McMonagie's bill proposey to aboliah the wa
| ¢hines from all places other than privals clubs
| The representative said he was corresponding with Lt Gen. J. L
| DeWitt of the Fourth Army Command to see how the srmy felt about
having the machines near and of army posta,
VANE YET TO AFPFEAR BEFORE GROUP .
Rep Zack Vane, (D), of Plerce counly, whose bill wili ban ma
‘rhmu from places where minors are permitied, has not yot appeared
{ before the commilioe
An investigation by & Tacoma Times reporter disclosed that
on June 100 h, 1942, Gen. DeWitt wrete to Gov. Arthur B,
asking Wm to abolish all such machines aear Army
and encampments. His letter further states that the
teuded to deprive the boys of what Hitle money they had.
‘ he sald was demoralizing and injured the marnie of the por-
His letter urged the governor to ask those in -
[ the proper steps to see whal could be done about the
ohines. He also added that he was lasuing orders to ab Q
| machines within the jurisdiction of the post. E
GOVEENOR SUPPOSEDLY REFLIED
The governor supposedly replied and Informed DeWitt ha wan
looking into the matter and would notify him of what sclios wes
taken 5
One senator, declining to be quoted, stated he was scquainted with
| soldier who had charge of the slot and pinball machines al ss Army
post, The soldier, while there, was offered & chanve for ’b
and would become an officer if he sccepted. The soldier, however,
deciined the promotion. When the senator asked why the prometion
waa not aceepted, the soldier replied: {
“H 1 become an officrr, | can't participate In any
currieular activities, m--dl-nlndll-ob?
up my slot machines. 1| do that, | will lose 51,000 par menth.
'm money shead to stny where | am.” ;
Rep John Goucher, (D), King county, also & member of the com
mitlee holding the two bills, indicaled he was not salisfied with the
verblage in sither one and was planning & third one. Although the
bill was not in final form, he indicated it would restrict machines and
would slap a heavy tax on wha! machines were permitted to operate.
Bald Goucher
“I thought | had set guite & high figure in my mind oy o
T what the ‘lake’ on these machings was. But, after lnoking
at official figures, | was truly surprised. "““F v
| private estimate, you'll get a Jolt when you sen the Sgures. g
Meanwhile, Piorce county legisiators were commenting o 8
lprnpund pinball legisiation Their remarks wers various and i
Following are some of thelr quotations #
Kep. A. B Comfort, (), “I'm opposed to the continued 0
of these machines, lUs & poor stale that has to rely on sl
vices Lo oblain revenue. llf this goes on, jet's license stich-up o
Hep. Tom Montgomery, (1)), “The machines don't add fi -
clvilization. 1 know of & man in Puysilup thal can't buy bis ;
decent dress. He prefers 1o spend his hard sarned monsy -d
machines 7
Moy, Zack Vane, (D), "1 expressed myself when | introduced y
Bl 1 understand that & man s running & restaursnt in the slats
88 an excuse Lo have pinball machines in his place. Mo ey
dollar menl for 50 cents and makes up the lons on the k 3
expect 1o sex free lunches pnext ™ .
Sen. M. N, (Burney) dackson: “The governor srdered ~W :
and they are paying us & good revenue If they are taken out,
coma will have to iay off Firemen. The store operstor should b
responnible for the proper use of the machines i
Kop. Hugh Rosellinl, (D) “I haven't studied the bills yet | tink
there is much more important lagisistion to ook after right -
Sen. Kathryn Maistrom, (D). “I wish more Ume 1o jook the
bills over” .
Ret. dohn MeCutoheon, (R} “With certain smendments, 1 will
favor one of the bills ”
Rop. 8. € Ercksen, (R); “Pinball machines are the curse of the
mation. Throw them out™ :
Rep. Arthur Bassett, (B "1 am usaiterably spposed to the
I see no akill In them. utuulumwm&‘
devices ¥ |
Ruml Explains His Tax Plan
To Congressional Commitiee
WANSHINGTON Bpeaker Sam
Rayburn Thursday endorsed the
Ruml pay-as-you-go income tax
principle and ssid he thought the
plan to be formulated by the
ways and means commities should
be laken up in the house soon.
Rayburn's first public endorse
ment of the principle came simul
leneously with the appearance of
Beardsiey Huml, New York bank
er and department store execulive,
before the ways and means com
mittee. It was Rum! who first
advanced the pay-as-you-go idea
which since has been endorsed by
the treasury department with the
nmdhnthtulnflwb-’
come not be skipped, as Ruml pro.
Randoiph Faul, treasury general |
THREE CENTS IN TACOMA
Ceounsel, has indicated the treas
mmmbr
ing te ship part of the -
cotne ax payments, partiesiarly
[ thone bu the lower brackels.
| He nas objected to forgiving all
[ 1942 taxes. He conlended espe
[eially that persons with lnrge I
leomes In that year, sad
with smaller incomes in follow
ling years, would get & “windfall™
[by that process.
| Ruml offered suggestions 1%
| eateh “windfalls” - that income
tax on capital gains not be ean
celed, and that & aspecial death
tax be provided o recover “what
may be considered” windfall
Chairman Robert L. Doughton,
D, N, of the ways and :
\ (Continued on Page ¢4, Columa 1)
Russ Affack
ill
. LONDONDBNE. e oitielel
& brondenst Tharsiny et
ot cormbioed & beneiiese st
and cetabtished o -
sarth of the Blaek Son oity of
N ovorassieh,
LONDON"— dermans s
ng e eof a 0 ooy of
550.000 men ot Malingred wers
tueitly informed Theveduy et
‘--.--Q“d-:
Caneanen, sumiering wp W
divinions or 100.000 men or e,
- Bad been prased inte the s
rowest Nesthwont sorner of e
. Oauensun front,
| MORCOW "Rt army troope ate
tacked with inereaming momentug
Thursday on & 180-mile Ukratninn
fromt to deveiop thres gigantie
Breaks through n whieh they
roached the 1941 winter lae of
i"" points snd fheust inte e
heart of the Donsts Besin, B
- Wiles nside the Ukraine *
. Registering gains of from
to B 4 miles. the Russinne put thelp
westornmont line more than 309 .
- miles west of Balngrad whers
thoy started thelr historie winter
oftensive. Front dlepatohes e
’Wldmvmmnn.m
Enn sweep muthwestward from
the Kharkov-Mossow rajilroand
I""*tmm“.mm
o the anchor-point of Kursk,
gunmm
. One the Nerth Caucasas front
the Russians had out the inst rail
road by which & German army of
saywhers from 100.000 to 200000
men. could saeape through Rostoy
and cast of the rallrend they were
only 37 miles southesst «f Rostow
| iaeit
On the Nussk front they had
captured Vouy, 3 miles nosth of
Kursk on the Kharkov-Mossow
lint o reneh & point 86 miles
Mldmmm
base n the ares, and hed tahen
Alse the nearty town of Boletule
hine,
OTHER GAINS 708 :
’"flmdh“m
[ of Kupysnsk, 88 milen
(of Kharkov snd Kresny Limes
¥ miles southesst of Kharkew,
(the Russians reported new guine
It was ot Krnany Liman thet the
Fiasiang penetrated A 8 miles inte
‘"'-Uhmuumm*.p
road system and cut down Inte
the heart of the Immensely Peh
D-nul.‘“.u.”
fasturing ares.
Houth of Rostov, the Germans
tried to stop the Rumians by
!wum&. St Al resiats
Anee wan smashed, the hoen eom
munique said, And the advance
continued,
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Graveyard
Workers
Buddis Schwarts, greveysrd
shift mechanie, whe repressnted
feilow ahipyned workers in asking
the oity counctl Tussdny for betier
traffie control st Alensnder sve.
ml-nuflu.u:n;tz
counelt Thursdhy to
traffic Ught for which graveyasds
ors fought had been installed
Safety Commissionsry Biner
Langseth sald the sigeal. »
“stop-and-ge.” wos ineialied
during the duy Thumday snd
that his depariment was golng
mm:t‘-p
onutions in - - 3
u«wmflhfi}
of & long Siscussion on the
ling of shipyaed Geatfic. Taking
part wers Mayor Marvy P. Cuiny
Trattic Conrdinmior Waiter Fink
land and Utilities Commisslonsy
R D ONeil
Frankinnd said the only solu=
tion te the problem. quite saide
(Continued on Puage 5, Columa 3)
redie reid i
mon sommand shows sl to ho |
somplete mestor of the -k
No sstion, s wale, ao sty s |
over resover from ek loses & §
the Russions bove suffernd.“ §
One yoar ege today the
*“ . i(i ,:::L)
“Neat spring will witnems e §
downfoll ot Russie ot the
of the axis and its friends. Mesn- |
weli-dobined tesk —te dofand}
Trigali.”