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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-10
War Price?

The advance price of American commodities since the
has been Marked leading people TO talk about
s~wxr prices"
But the remarkable thing about the price Of wheat
not that IL has 20 bushel and but that
1t s far below only the levels OF 1918 but
.below the l9lo-ls4 normal Ths, figured ~ xil6
Wheat closed recently in Kansas City ut ~ cents whereas
1t xas pegssd BY the Food Administration during the World
81 and after those restrictions removed jumped
TO e2.76 In 1919.
Up now. the In Europe has not meant profeer
ing for the farmer whose price is still well below the
parity" sought BY the Agricultural Administration and
ony third Of real World prices II there is going TO be
any war BONANZA for American farmers. it isn't in sight
yet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-10

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tSo operatives snare them with
nets and lassos without hurting
them
Mcclure claims that three
year-old females are best for
training purposes HE ships his
captive sea-lions worldwide.
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Tacoma ard Askec for s2gges-
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ditiens In TAcoma 90 Mr..
LII. snsw cred b~iiixrr-ntls.
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people . hepubiicaa oandi-
date for uaayos, Mr.. Robert
Niagaxe. Dad they sleet
him. lou know they did
not They eiected . Dsme-
erat for mayor, and now
look At -,be moral conditions
here
mo. ! have nothing 10
SAY. The people would not
support the Republican can
didate for mayor, and ~
far ~ I am concerned they
can fry In their own fat"
The late Marshan X. Smell.
then city attorney, also took
some pot shots at the Demo-
Gratis in the administration, par
ticularly members OF the police
department.
The trouble with Tacoma"
said Col. Smell. lis that there
are too many men on the police
department who ought not to
De there. Half OF them are un-
fit to hold their jobs.
Chief Chesney II doing the
best he can, but he won't
be able TO accomplish much
until he gets some better
men. Too many Of the Of
fioers got on the force
through the influence OF the
mayor. I don't see how we
can expect much improve
ment until we elect q Re
publican mayor"
Which was another way OF
saying that nothing good can
come out Of an administration
headed by Democrat. a theory
to which some Republicans still
hold.
Relieving the contentious po-
liticsl picture somewhat were
the activities being carried on
by Allen c. Mason in the new
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-10
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recognized as The robsy proposal
10 adopt the cssh-and-carfy pro-
vision Immediately. deferring as.
tlon on embargo repeal until
later The lsos hsekstage belief
10 that. oncs this safeguard Was
act up, general enthusiasm for
lifting tho embargo would chill
They viii also argue that the Al
lies have plenty o. financial re-
sources --- more than $1,000
o0o. 600 and therefore should he
required TO pay spot cAsh On
that Issue several White House
supporters are waVering.
The Panama agreement ex-
tending the Monroe doctrine 800
miles TO sea furnishes a new and
unexpected weapon to the opposi-
tiOn. Since it charts a novel and
strange course IN foreign rela-
tionS. they VIII insist that, like
= treaty. d, must be ratified BY
the senate Debate on that issue
and the robcy idea are likely 10
stir controversy. arouse suspi-
elons and divide Mr.. Rooseyelt's
cohorts as the seemingly in
nocuOuS Lodge reservations split
the wnsonianS in 1919.
South American diplomats are
singing soften tune in con-
versations with our government
representatives., now that they
can no longer play Berlin
against Washington in the In
ternational chess game. They
were far more eoneiliatory to-
ward Uncle Sam at the Panama
conference than they were at
Lima last year after the Munich
conference.
Before the war and the Brit
ish blockade shut off German
trade, the Latinos were eoeky
and defiant. When a state de-
partment official tried to per-
suade the minister of certain
country to give an American
aviation firm larger financial
control in a line flying danger
ously near the canal. the latter
demanded huge credits and eco
nomic favors in return. We
hold the cards now" he said.
III We don't get what we want
from you. Wen do business with
Hitler. He buys our stuff"
American business men had to
listen to the same tough talk.
Now Uncle Sam "holds the
cards" South America needs
our markets and our manufac-
tured goods in return. The
chance TO establish friendly and
permanent relations has arrived.
and President Roosevelt intends
to make the most Of it. So
look for vast grants of credit.
direct or indirect. II viii be
an investment in peace, in his
belief.
In falling into line so solidly
for the presidents foreign policy,
democratic conservatives from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-10

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-10

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
PAY YOUR TAXES
 SAVE ONE DOLLAR
This Is Last Day In Which You Can Pay
 That s

Today is the last day that Old Age Assistance taxes can be paid on the $3 rate. Tomorrow the $1 penalty provided by statute will be added. Receipts counted last night showed a total of $107,584 as of 5 o'clock and not counting the sums paid in by those who took advan- tage of the office stying open until 8 o'clock. While there is a large amount of mail Tax Collector Will liam A. Ennis estimated that about $l10,000 is the total, exclusive of the amounts yet to be counted from the mail returns.
 The city must pay $135,00o of the tax to the state and the estimated total of the levy here is around | $168,000. Failure to receive tax bill does not relieve taxpayers from liability to pay the tax. by the state statute and those who have not paid their Old Age Assistance Taxes by the time the office closses at 5 o'clock tonight will be billed at the A rate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Cardinal Pacelli Has Been Elected to Throne,
 aking Title Plus XII
Former Secretary of State to Late Be. loved Pontiff - Imparts His Bless
 ing to Cheering Crowds
HIS PREDECESSOR CALLED
 HIM FOUR BELOVED SON"
By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent)

Vatican City, March 2-(UP) )-Eugenio Car dnal Paceli, secretary of state under Plus XII, was elected 262d pope today and immediately ascended the centuries old throne of St. Peter Pope Plus X
 With that ceremonial act he became head of the Roman Catholic church, Vicar of Christ and spiritual father of 332 100000 Catholics throughout the world on his own 63rd birthday.
 Pontiff Imparts First Blessing
 The frai scholarly Pope then appeared in his robes state the central balcony of the Vatican and mparted his first blessing to the world.
 The Popes voice clear and very steady in pro- nouncng his benedction The crowd in the Square below cheered wildly while the Pope made the sign of the cross slowly with his right hand.
 Pope Stands As He Blesses People
 The new Pope imparted his blessing standing. For years people have their Pope transported to the balcony in the gestaoria char partly because of Plus Xs weak legs Today Plus XII walked to the balcony with steady stride.
 stayed the balcony only briefly The cortege of Cardinals and high preates reformed to return to the Ssne chapel for the second rite of the day. the ceremony of paying their homage to the new Pope
 HOn0rs His Late Predecessor
 In assuming the of Plus XII the Pope wished honor the memory of the late Ponti who in documents and public speeches referred to his Secretary of State our beloved son. When the Pope imparted his blessing Italian troops guarding the Square, presented
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
NEW PONTIFF IS. 63 YEARS TODAY
Born in Rome of Middle Class Parents - Had
 Splendid Church Career
By ALDO FORTE United Press Staff COrrespondent)


 - Vatican City, March 2- CUP)- Eugenio Pacelli, the new head of the Catholic Church and spiritual ruler over 332, 100000 souls, was born 63 years ago today in Rome of middle-claSS parents.
 His career in the church elevated him to the post of secretary of state of Vatican City before his election as Pontiff.
 The election of Cardinal Pacelli was unusual in that the political activities of the secretary of state in the past have ordinarily worked against his election.
 The new Pope was born six years after the Italians had captured Rome and ended the temporal pow CT of the church, but as secretary of state 10 years ago he was instru- mental in negotiating with premier Benito MusSolini the Lateran &C., cords which ended the voluntary improsonment of the PopeS within the Vatican and established the sovereignty of Vatican City. Educated In Rome
 Pope Plus XII-The name Pacelli assumed as Pope4was educated in Rome and at the age of IS he start ed in the school of diplomacy at the Pontiflcal Academy of Rome being graduated at the age of 24.
 He started his career as a clerk in the Holy Congregation of Ecclesi- astical Affairs ana his rise through the ranks was rapid.
 Eventually he was made general secretary of the Catholic congrega- tion. .. Pope Benedict XIV was greatly in- terested in the brilliant career which the young man was making for himself and in 1917 he made him the Titular Archbishop of Srdi. Later he was made Nunico in Ba- Varia.
 As archbishop, the new Pope presented to Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany the peace plan which Pope Benedict sought to put into operation, but which failed to bring definite results. During the postwar times, Plus
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
MARSHAL PETAIN
 IS AMBASSADOR
Hero of Verdun Appointed By France to Seat In
 New Spain

Paris, March g. (UP) - Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, hero of the defense of Verdun, was named Frances ambassador to Nationalist Spain today.
 The cabinet met this morning as formal council of ministers under President Albert Lebrrn to consider the appointment. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet announced that Jose Maria Quinones de Leon, who is to be the Nationalist ambassador to Paris, had advised him that Gen. eralissirno Francisco Franco had ap- proved of the nomination of Petain. Thus the cabinet was able to an- nounce at once that the venerable heroof the historic French defense of verdun would be Frances ambas- sador to the newly recognized gov ernment.
 Considered Happy One
 The appointment was considered a particularly happy one because Petain, the late Gen. Jose Sanjurpo executed by the Loyalists early in the spanish civil war, and Gen (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Alleged Priest Suspended In 1886

Washington, March 2.-(UP)
 The Rev. Leocadio Lobo, who said upon his arrival in New York recently that Catholic support of the Nationalist cause
 in Spain could only be ex-
 plained by the "abyss between
 the church and the people," is
 not a Catholic priest in good standing, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready said today. Msgr. Ready, general secre- tary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, said the
 Rev. Lobo was suspended by
 his bishop in 1886 and that he
 had been active in making ap-
 peals which have been given
 widespread distribution by
 Communists in several cOun-
 trieS."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
JUDGE MANTON
 WAS INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury Holds Him, George M. Secor
 For Trial

New York, March 2. = CUP) = Martin T. Manton, resigned senior judge of the second U. s. Circuit of Appeals, and George M. Spector, an insurance man, were indicted by 8 federal grand jury today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U. s. government.
 The indictment, first to be re- turned by the special grand jury which has been Investigating the federal judiciary in this area since Manton's resignation under fire early last month, was handed to Judge John c. Knox when the jury convened for today's session. It accuses the men on three con- spiracy counts and one substantive count, and was based on charges made by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey in a letter January 29 to Chairman Hatton w. Summers, of the house judiciary comimttee in Washington, in connection with liti- gation in which the Schick Dry Shaver Company was involved.
 What Dewey Charges
 In his letter Dewey charged that Spector, interested in a concern which was appealing from dis trict court decision against it and for the Schick Company, "gave or lent corporations wholly owned or con- trolled by Judge Manton," or to Manton himself, total of $77,000.
 Manton's court, Dewey said, re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Queen Hot tel iq Halifax
 Destroyed = Fifteen Are 2 Known to Be Victims
SEVENTY OTHERS IN
 BUILDING ESCAPED
Flames Spread Rapidly Giving But Little Chance
 For People to Flee

Halifax, N. S., March 2. - (UP) - Fire famed by a 26- mile wind destroyed the Queen Hotel and two other buildings here today, dam aged a fourth and left scores of persons dead or in- jured. After the flames had burned themselves out, leav- ing the old wooden hotel a smoldering skeleton, author ities said that 25 persons were believed dead, 25 injured and 45 missing. At least 26 were res cued.
 Some of the missing, firemen said, may have sought refuge in other hotels, but it was feared many of them may have perished. Several of the injured were. reported in criti- cal condition from burns or bone fractures suffered in jumping from windows.
 The fire started at 6:45 8. m, and ragged for nearly four hours, whip ped by an ocean wind which made 1t impossible for firement to check 1t. The flames quickly spread to the adjacent Nova Scotia Liquor Commission building and the Greek Orthodox church, reducing them to ashes. The General Electric Com pany building was damaged but not destroyed.
 Authorities estimated the total loss at more than $800,000.
 87 Guests In Hotel
 Of the IF persons in the hotel, one of the oldest and finest in Halifax, 87 were guests and 30 were employees. The flames spread so rapidly that many had no chance to escape. Others jumped from win dows, several of the survivors suf- fering broken bones.
 Every available piece of fire equipment in the city was rushed to the scene in an effort to confine (C1,.k;~,.nl a,, no~o
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
BRITAIN TO HAVE
 HUGE AIR FORCES
Over One Billion Dollars to Be Spent - British
 Answer to Germany

London, March 2.-(UP)-Air fc--a estimates totaling $1,034, ,707,- 800 were announced by the govern ment today, bringing the total de- fense estimate for the fiscal year whicl. starts April to $2,510, ,407, 300.
 A memorandum accompanying the air force estimates announced that the strength of the air force would be 1,75O first line airplanes by March 31, 1889, the end of the fiscal year.
 But this meant a total effective force of anywhere up to 10,5OO planes. Three reserve planes for each first line plane is standard, and 1t has been reported that Bri- tain intends to have five reserve planes for each first line one.
 Increase Over Last Year
 The estimates represented an in- crease of 39.1 per cent over the $630, 1886, 900 estimates for last year, which themselves caused a sensation by their gigantic total.
 It was disclosed that an air force totaling 118,0O0 officers and men, an increase of 22,000 as compared with the current fiscal year, is envisaged
 It was disclosed that the govern ment intended to spend $439, 172, ,00t in the next fiscal year on aircraft balloons, to form the balloon bar rage" which is part of the protection for great cities from raiding planes The balloons would be flown al great heights, and depending iron them would be steel cables to traI airplanes which tried to fly through their network.
 Answer to Germany The announcement that within little more than 12 months Britain would have its 1,750 first line plan' program completed meant the mate rialization of goal set in 1886 when the government first realized the extent of German rearmament l The figures gave their own an Swer to the statement of Field Mar
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Atty. Vincent Scully To Attack City Measures
Some Bills Sponsored By Republican Town Committee Were Inspired Purely For Political Motives;
 Sleeper" In Referendum
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK Democrat Legislative
 RepOrter)

State Capitol, Hartford, March 9 As the Cities and Boroughs Com- mittee of the Legislature prepared to hold hearings this afternoon on 19 bills concerning the City of Wa terbury Claims Attorney Vincent Scully was prepared to charge that several measures, sponsored by the Republican Town Committee of Wa terbury, were inspired purely by po- litical motives.
 Attorney Scully said he planned to attack specifically the bills obliging the mayor of the city to have all appointments confirmed by the Board of Aldermen and the bill pro- hibiting the mayor from vetoing any impeachment vote against himself or other city officials.
 The purpose of this latter bill, At torney Scully was prepared to tell the committee, was to remove mem bers of. the present Democratic ad- ministration in Waterbury even be- fore they have had their day in court. A Republican majority on the Board of Aldermen some months ago impeached Mayor Frank Hayes, but he vetoed the action and the Republicans were unable to secure the necessary two-thirds vote to override his veto.
 Sleeper" Provision
 Attorney Scully said that if the oc- casion arose he would call to the committees attention the sleeper provision of the city manager refer endum bill. The bill is now so worded that if tho Legislature votes in favor of referendum in Waterbury the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-02
Former Gov. Cross Has Contradicted Baldwin
leading, Incorrect" - Senator Downes Says Baldwin Becomes "F1ysterical''

Hartford, Conn.,, March 2-(UP) Former Democratic Gov. Wilbur L. Cross, defending his administra- ton against charges of political maneuverings, today accused Gov. Baldwin of attempting to make 8 political effect without due regards to the facts"
 The former chief executive issued an explanatory statement in re- ply to Gov. Baldwin's declarations yesterday that he had created $7,500-a-year post in 1887 as re ward for partisan political labor" for the Democratic leader of the house, and that in the same session Democrats refused to approve a merit act until their party mem- bers of the legislature had been ex- cluded from its provisions.
 Dr. Cross charged the statements misleading and incorrect"
 Naming of House Leader
 Concerning the 1887 appointment. the former governor said:
 "The facts in the case are that the term of 7 the statute revision commissioner, Frederick A. Scott, expired on July 1, 1887. The legis- lature in creating the legislative council has provided for the statute revision commissioner also serving as secretary and research director of the council. Instead of reappoint- ing MT. Scott, Republican, I did appoint the Democratic house leader to the position.
 "He appointed MT. Scott as his as- sistant. When the commissioner re- signed in 1888, I immediately filled the y..cancy by appointing MT. Scott to the position he had formerly held.
 Merit Act Explained
 As to the merit act charges, Dr. Cross explained:
 t'The facts are that certain mem bers of the 1887 session of the gem eral assembly were also state. en1- ployes. A section of the merit act concerning political activities would have prevented their campaigning for renomination and reelection re-
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