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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-12

Dear Miss Grey: / read your
column regularly and would like
to ask YOUR advice.
went for seven months with q
young man five years my senior.
We cared 4 lot for each other and
planned to be married this sum-
mer Ny mother liked him but
my other relatives did not.
His mother gets his salary Of
approximately $3.50 q month. She
told all kinds Of lies until We finally
quit going together. What can ]
do to regain him.
A CONSTANT READER.
n your mother approved Of
your boy friend. you should have
paid no attention 70 what any
body else said or thought. II
she said he was all right, he
certainly must not have been
very Objectionable.
Whether you can win him
back remains to be seen. but II
win not hurt to try. Why don't
you have n long talk with him.
To win him back you must
he broad-minded. overlook his
mothers stories" and refrain
from ever mentioning them. II
Ia important that you gain her
good viii. Regardless Of wheth-
err you do or not. don't let her
or your relatives who disapprove
interfere. Don't let Il happen a
second time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page:
l. Egypt.
2. Bay of Biscay.
5. se.37.
4. Frank Strafaci.
s. Roosevelt Field. L. l., n. Y.
6. Cape Cod.
Z. Marrow.
s. Abraham Lincoln.
.. ro : nog' "a ii. not 70 no.
graf i.
10. Yukon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-12
BANC0' RULED BINCO

CLEvELAN D-"Bango" is
"Bingo," according to Chief Police
Prosecutor Gerald J. Pilliod. in
demanding that the game played
in a local thester, be discontinued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
FOUR MEN WERE
 BLOWN TO PIECES
Junk Men Tearing Down Old Mine Buildings
 at Time

Uniontown, Pa, July 6.-(uP).- Four men were blown to bits to- day by a gas explosion in Q coal mine fan house at Tower Hill No. ] mine near Republic, Pa. Two others were injured.
 The dead were: Albert Basha, 57. Fairbanks, Pa, Russell Mover, George Murray, ST., and James Cod- dington. Basha's son, Albert, Jr., and another youth were injured, but physicians said they would recover. The explosion was caused by an acetylene torch with which the men were demolishing the fan house.
 Basha, e junk dealyer, had hired the three men to help him dismantle the fan house and other buildings at the mine. Parts of the victims bodies were scattered 200 feet from the destroyed buildings. Windows of homes within a half mile of the ex- plosion were shattered.
 It was believed that accumulated gases from the abandoned mine shaft had seeped through the floor ing of the fan house during the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06

New York. July 6 - (U.Po = Joe Jacobs, pint-sized manager or heavyweight boxers. forgot the fundamentals of the craft at the stork Club early today and led with his nose. Told that there was no room inside for hin and his dark -haired compan4 u. Frieda Rosen, Jacobs tried to walk past the night clubs six-foot bouncer. Tn the twinkling of Q dozen shoot ing stars, the little manager iearn- ed how Tony dalento must have felt that night in Yankee Stadium with Joe Louis. For the bouncer. Jack Entratta. let go a right which caught teh vociferous Jacobs on the nose and caused no little blood to flow therefrom.
 Shouting for justice and no dis- crlmlnation in this Democracy" Jacobs refused e leave until Enc lraiia called policeman. Despite Jacola' protestation that -he hit nc without pFovocation right en shs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Japan Celebrates Second Anniversary Of Starting Her Strife Against China
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, Jl United Press Stan COrrcspOndei

now.
 Officials refuse to reveal the amount of material resources cement, steel, metals. and other es- sentials still in Japan, Japan's strength could be guaged more ac- urrately If these figures were avail able. There have been reports that reserve stores were running low and that tn munitions industry could not keep up with demands for hina. Finance minister Sotara Ishi- wata told the nited Press however that reserves were "ample."
 Although the army has become supreme In the China struggle. the Japanese people have been disap- pointed with the Slownesb Of the campaign and the consequent drain on resources, Military lenders at first figured China as an easy and quick victory. There was no Idea resistance would continue for co long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
WPA WORKERS
 TO QUIT 5OBS
Longer Hours, on Same Wages Do Not Please
 Workers

Whether or not skilled laborers on Waterbury WPA projects will join with others about the country in going on strike against the new re- quirement forcing them to work ap- proximately twice as many hours Q month for the same monthly pay will not be known until tomorrow WpA operations here have been halted since last Friday, and are not scheduled to resume until tomorrow Supervisor William E. Kennedy said today that the new WPA re- quirements, as passed by congress will affect 200 or more skilled work. CTS here, including painters, carpen. ters, masons, bricklayers and others WPA projects will be seriously ham. pered, he said, if these men refuse to work.
 Went Out Yesterday
 Thousands of WPA skilled work CTS, all over the country went on strike yesterday, among them several hundred in Connecticut cities. The new law provides that they must work i30 hours 6 month for the same wage as they have been receiving Tn Waterbury, most of the skilled men have been working approxi- mately half that number of hours
 According to MT. Kennedy, the highest rate paid here is $e2 or $93 6 month. The new regulation will mean that a craftsman who earned that wage for 70 or 80 hours work
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Joe Jacobs, Managerof Tony Calento, Gets Nose Punched

nose," he cop called a cab and took all concerned to the police station.
 Jacobs told acting Lieutenant Michael Gallagher that he knew there was plenty of room at the night club for him and Miss Rosen because T looked in and see q lot of empty seats" Entratta stuck to his story that the club was filled to capacity when Jacobs sought ad- mission. He said he didn't hit Ja- cobs. On the contrary. he added. Jacobs hit him.
 After considerable argument at the. police station the bouncer agreed to apologize to Jacobs if the fight manager would call off hts assault charges. Jacobs rubbed his nose and decided that. after all. no championships were at stake.
 "okay." he said. "f'm Q good spogt --eyen when I'm hit when l aint lookin'.
 Everybody shook hands and sent home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06

Officer Little, veered to the left as it proceeded east on East Main Street, the center of the vehicle striklng| Officer Parker on the left shoulder and knocking him to the pavement. A rear wheel ran over the officers heel.
 Directing Traffic
 Fatrolman Little said officer Par ker was directing traffic at East Main and Brook streets following q slight accident, and the Apothe- cary Hall Go. truck swerved slight- ly out of the eastbound line of traf- fic. No arrest was made pending further Investigation.
 Detective Lieut.. William F. Pol lard and Patrolman Little sped to the scene of the accident in the po- lice ambulance in the event that the injured policeman should be taken to e hospital. pr. Fitzpatrick, how ever, said Officer Parker would be removed to his home after @ thor ough examination. He was reinov- ed from pr. Fitzpatrick's office to the office of pr. Samuel Atkins for x.rays.
 Officer Parker is a World War Veteran and formerly light heavy weight boxing champion of Yankee Division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
DR. SMITH LIKES
 HIS PRISON CELL
Prefers to Stay T here Rather Than Be Bailed,
 Because of Politics

Baton Rouge, La, July 6.-(UP)-- Dr. James Monroe Smith evaded further questioning about the fi- nancial scandal at Louisiana State university today by staying in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail where he is immune from arrest by Orleans Parish (New Orleans) authorities.
 Three friends separately offered to put up $50,000 to bail him out of the local jail, where he is held on e $100,000 embezzlement charge, but when he learned that Orleans authorities were waiting with de- tainer to question him about an- other missing $400,000, he said T guess I'll stay here a while"
 The Orleans parish jail Is newer and more modern but Dr. Smiths cell here is luxurious by compari- son with those of other prisoners. He has the largest cell, which has & bathtub. His Is the preferred ranking of working prisoner" which entities him to three instead of two meals day, though he Isn't working.
 Orders More Luxuries
 After deciding on the Baton Rouge jail, Dr. Smith, president of L. s. U. until he resigned and fled to Canada with his wife last week, ordered an electric fan and stack of magazines and newspapers, The order was filled and he settled down to let the latest Louisiana political crisis simmer a while.
 The states political rulers had
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Each of Five Took Part in Audits of City Books
 193O to l937 SIMON J. ALDERMAN
 DONE FOR PRESENT Many More Accountants Are in Evidence Around Court Room
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Five present and former employees of the George H. Kingsley Accounting firm of New York came to the de. fense today oi George H. Kingsley and John w. Meaney, on trial in superior court with IS others on charges of conspiring to de- fraud the city of more than a million dollars.
 Experienced accountants, each of whom participated in audits of Wa terbury's books between the period 1930-1937, stated that no irregular- ities had been brought to their att tention while they were engaged in audits.
 The defense of Simon J. Alder man, New Haven accountant, which started last Tuesday, was terminated temporarily following the testimony Of Nathan s. Goldstein of New Ha- ven. who participated in rough and tough tumble battle of wits with Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn for almost an hour.
 VIII be Lengthy
 Opening what is expected to be one of the lengthiest defenses of the trial Atty. Benjamin Slade called as witnesses this morning, Al- bert l.. Strang of Brooklyn. N. Y.: John B. Curnock of Hollis, L. II; John P. Kearns, Montclair, N. J., RoWlin P. Faust. Hackensack, N. J.: and Henry Francis Mccullough, of West Newton, Mass. manager of the Boston office of Kingsley & Go.
 At least five more accountants were in the courtroom under sub. poena, ready to testify in defense os the auditors, who are charged by the state with covering up the al. legged Waterbury conspiracy by com- piling misleading and illegal audits. Raymond Clark, a former Kingsley employe, employed in the tax offices of Waterbury will be called.
 Mass of Exhibits
 A complete corner of the court. room is given over to a mass of exhibits, subpoenaed from the tax offices, which will be presented in the Kingsley defense. Attorney Jo- seph J. Seaman of Perth Anboys N. J., assisting Attorney Slade in the defense, while William B. Mur- ray of Teaneck, N. J.. who was ds- charged as a defendant by Judge Inglis, is also taking part.
 Accountants testified this morning that in addition to taking part in audits of the city's books, they iri- stalled new tax system in 1884. The system was used to collect back taxes due from 1917, they testified. Each was on the stand but brief period, and Special Prosecutor AL corn conducted but brief cross-ex- animation.
 First On Stand
 Albert l.. Strang was the first of the accountants to take the stand in the defense of Kingsley, a resi- dent of Hackensack, N. J., and Meaney. a resident of Teaneck, N. J.
 Strang said he worked on the city's 1880 audit, and delivered checks personally to members of the education department as part of tho audit. In making the audit, he said,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06

citizen was called upon for sacri- fices, and was asked to contribute one sen Ca little more than one fourth of an American cent. Men were asked to go without sake, the native wine, for the day, and wom- en without cosmetics.
 The day was planned as one Of solemnlty, with sirens announcing a minute of silent meditation at noon. Meals were even more frugal than usual and there was no merrymak- ing.
 The outstanding effect of the war has been the rise of the army m politics as demonstrated in recent incidents involving foreign powers, Japan now has nearly 100000 soldiers on the continent. These in- clude the troops in Manchurla, who are better trained than those in lina. where Japan from the first sent secondary forces.
 The Japanose populace has been weary Of the war for some time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
FIVE PLANTS IN
 DETROIT CLOSED

Detroit, July G. (UP)-Skilled workers at four more General Mo- tors Corporation plants were called out on strike today by the CIO- United Automobile Workers Union.
 Union officials announced Ahat the strike which started yesterday aed closed five plants by 9 a. m. tEDT) today and had affected 3,76o workers.
 The factories affected were:
 Fisher Body No. g in Detroit. the largest tool and die plant in the world. employing 1900 skilled work CTS.
 Chevrolet gear and axle in De- troit, employing 800 skilled workers. Five thousand production workers at the plant were not involved in the strike.
 Chevrolet experimental factory in Detroit where co men walked out.
 Pontiac Fisher Body plant at Pontiac. Mich. which employs 360 skilled workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
GREAT BRITAIN
 MAKES PLANS
Definite Line to Be Drawn at Danzig-Far East in
 Fierce Fights
By JOE ALEX MORRIS limited Press Foreign EditOr)

Great Britain was understood to- day to be ready to draw at Danzig a definite line on which she would fight against future Nazi expansion by force or threat of force.
 Seeking to eliminate from the Flu ropean political scene any possibil- ity of such misunderstanding as may have been responsible for the World War, the government of Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain decided:
 ITO call up a number of air force reservists within the next few months as test mobilization.
 2-To send a detachment of sev- eral score Royal Air Force planes to France and perhaps to other na- tions in the new security front to take part in aerial maneuvers as demonstration of the vast progress made in British rearmament.
 3-To ask parliament to appro- priate around $500000, 1000 for export
 ,dits to smaller nations to strength en the security front.
 4-To announce In the house of commons and in Paris that Britain and France would put their pledges to aid to Poland into effect auto- matically in event of any one-sided change in the status of Danzig with out the free consent of Poland.
 Hopes to Make It
 Chamberlain hoped to make such a statement this afternoon, but, due to necessity of consultation with the Polish government, it was be- lieved that the announcement might be delayed until Friday.
 The effect of such a British de- cision would be to solidify further the opposing totalitarian and secur- ity blocs in Europe, although il would not necessarily mean that Britain would oppose return of Dan-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
BY if. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Corresponds

lUUltc0 EfUb0 6tAhA SosttoF"s@es-t
 Tokyo, July T. - tUP) - Japan's patriotic organizations sponsored empire-wide celebrations today on the second anniversary of the war against China.
 It was two years ago today that scattered rifle firing outside Peiping presaged the taking of that ancient capital and the beginning of Q war which has so far cost $500. 900 900 and has taxed Japan's material re- sources far beyond her first estl- mate, There Is. however. little evid- ence, beyond a mild imitation, that Japan has reached her limit. Tte China adventure. while costly. is re ck0ncd here as having partly paid for itself in the training for the pos- slbIlity of . var with Russia.
 The anniversary today was called "Asia development commemoration day" and she flag Of the rising sun was flown from every home. kach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
ROOSEVELT WINS IN SENATE FIGHT
Defeated in DevaluatiOn Plans, Other Day, He
 Fights Back
By RONALD G. VAN TINE Y,,ltad proeo 2AaH C0rraennndeut {

United Press Staff Corrcspondent)
 Washington, July 6-(UP)-Presi- dent Roosevelt, his prestige bolstered by @ major victory over congressional foes, signs today the monetary con- ference report restoring his power to further devalue the dollar.
 The treasury, which manages the money program included in tAe bill, delayed announcing It's plans pend- ing MT. Roosevelts signature.
 The report, approved late yester- day by the senate by a four vote margin, will be sent to the White House early this afternoon after Vice President John N. Garner and Speaker William B. Bankhead have signed 1t. The president was expect- cd to sign 1t at once so the $2,000,- 100000 stabilization fund can be put back into operation in case of raids on the dollar.
 Tn addition to the devaluation au- thority and the stabilization fund the report extends treasury purchase of foreign silver at the world mar ket price and sets the price for do- mestically- mined silver at I'll cents an ounce.
 New Silver Price
 Regulations already have been pre- pared by the treasury to put the new silver price into effect, and the stab- ilization fund will be operated as usual. It was killed for six days by a filibuster of Republican and con- servative Democratic senators.
 Opponents of the presidents de- valuation authority still contended
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
GENERAL LADD
 MAY HOLD OVER

Hartford, Conn.,, July 6.-(UP)-A joker" in the military reorganiza- ton bill passed by the recent gen. eral assembly may permit state Ad- jutant General William F. Ladd to remain in office until July l, 1940, instead of Sept. IS. this year, 1t ap- peared today.
 Originally, the bill provided ap- pointment of new adjutant general June 15, this year, to take office two weeks later. However, the bill was changed to provide appointment by Sept. Is to permit General Ladd to obtain a pension. The effective date of the new appointment was not changed by the legislature.
 Col. Rex. Delacour, Stratford, was mentioned prominently to succeed Gen. Ladd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Poland Is Preparing For War Of Movement
Could Throw Into Battle as Many Trained Men as Are Available for Nazi Army-POlish War
 Tanks Attract German General

Editors Note: Following is the
 second of tree dispatches by Ed
 ward w. Beattie, Jr., veteran
 United Press war correspondent,
 on the Polish attitude and prep arations toward meeting Nazi de- mands in Danzig and the Polish Corridor.
 BY EDWARD W. BEATTIE, JR. United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Warsaw, Poland. July 6--(UP).- Poland is prepared, if necessary, to fight 6 war of movement" into which the nation could throw ap- proximately as many trained men as are available for the Nazi army.
 The phrase "war movements aptly describes the military strategy adopted by Polish experts to defend the nations long and torturous and unfortifled frontiers, but in the eyes of enthusiastic Poles 1t means even more than a defensive war.
 Tn addition to the crack Polish cavalry which many experts describe as the best in Europe the army now has @ modern tank corps with ma chimes produced in Poland. The tank corps is used in a story told in Warsaw to illustrate what some defiant Poles mean by war of movement"
 Won Molke Answered
 The story Is that the German arn- bassador, Hans Won Molke, was at- tending a military parade in which the Polish tank corps participated and standing beside Marshal Ed ward Smigly-Rydz, the inspector general of the Polish army.
 "Why does Poland need a tank corps?" the ambassador asked, turn ing to the marshal as the big ma chimes thundered past. Tanks need roads on which to operate. You have no roads"
 "No," the Polish military leader replied, with a smile, but you have"
 The story illustrates the attitude of those Poles who talk about fight ing "The Battle of Berlin" but in expert circles it is recognized that the army has both Its strong and weak points.
 5,0OO,O00 Trained Men
 Due to the nations high birthrate, the population of 34,000,000 makes it possible to put some 5,000,000 trained men in the field as compared to possibly 6,000,000 for Germany with around 80,000000 population does not have 100000 men with full conscript training as in Poland.
 The normal Polish army is around 100000 but more than million are
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
MOTHER, SON DIE
 NEAR TOGETHER

Ansonia, Conn, July 6-(UP) - Double funeral services were to be held today for l04-year-old mother and her 82-year-old son, both of whom died within 36 hours of each other.
 Mrs. Caroline Brock Drew, the mother died first. Within 6 few hours her son, Frederick Drew, ST., e2. Ansonia treasurer for 50 years, joined her in death.
 Drew served in the state senate in 1881 and was a director of the An- sonia National bank. He leaves his widow, two sons and a daughter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
DOCTOR BURNS TO
 DEATH IN HOME

New Bedford, Mass, July 6.-(UP) --Dr. Frank w. Mathewson, 48, a skin specialist here for 8 years, was burned to death today despite ef- forts of his nurse-wife to save him.
 His clothes fired apparently as he smoked in bed, Mathewson scream ed: My clothes are burning up"
 He ran to the bathroom, where his wife found him and extinguished the flames. He died shortly after ward of burns which covered his body.
 He leaves two sons. 15 and 1S years old, besides his wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Street Dept. System Is Wrong, Says Com. .Goss
Overstaffed With Supervisors Kept to Work, When There Is No Work-Street Superintendent
 Fleming Defends His City Department

"It's the system that's wrong" declared Finance Com m issioner John 1T. Goss in charging last night that the street department is over- staffed on supervisors and that la borers are kept at work when there is no need for their services. Com missioner Goss made the charges at e meeting of the finance boards economy committee, of which he is chairman.
 Superintendent of Streets Thom- as J. Fleming denied claim by Commissioner Goss that street de- partment workers receive a weeks pay whether they work or not, and cited the recent holiday weekend Street department operations, he said, were halted from Saturday to yesterday, with employees receiving no wages for that period.
 Too Much Supervision
 "The street department Is top- heavy with supervision" declared MT. doss, "but it's not your fault, Tom. It's the system that's wrong. You list laborers on weekly salary basis, not on an hourly rate. When it's raining there are men sitting around. waiting for orders, doing nothing"
 MT. Fleming protested that em- ergency crews had to be kept ready for emergencies during storms. The street department, he said. has to repair damage to WPA projects in addition to It's regular work, and this often requires a large crew.
 They Don't Get Paid
 When MT. Goss said he believed that the controllers records would show that laborers were paid whether they worked or not, Mir, Fleming retorted: "They don't get paid when they don't work"
 Commissioner Major W. Judge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-06
Ready To Testify For George H. Kingsley In Defense Against Charge
Fourteen Violent Deaths In Conn. Since Saturday--No Auto F Fatalities
lBy United Pressl

Suicides drowning claimed lives in Connecticut states violent death toll Satur day Not attributable automobile re works accidents
 The latest dead
 1 New Haven, drowned in feet of municipal swimming pool his home while 400 other His absence not noticed until all pool pile of clothing found bank
 Fortunate Jacon Glastonbury committed suicide by nhaling Illuminating gas fumes in his home.
 Philip Hoffman, tobacco killed himself by hanging n an Hartford shed.
 Mystic committed suicide by shooting him. self in the head.
 4O Waterbury salesman injured fatally in fall a his h0me
 Mercy South Norwalk, suffered fatal injuries whe she stairs Q friends home.
 Meyer WoInsky, about s. hanged himself at his Mansfield Center farm.