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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-22
Murder Story
Told to Jury
Gonglund Crime
Probed IN Z. 4.

Los GELEs-Abe KID
Twistl Relies. vice president Of New
Iork's Murder Inc appeared
before Los Angeles grand jury and
= reliable authority said ne testi-
fled that Louis lLepkel Buchalter,
New York mob leader. personally
ordered the staying IN Hollywood
last November Of Harry Sehacter.
The investigation into schacter's
death was a closed one, but it was
understood Relies told what he
knew about the killing of Schacter.
the man New York mobsters called
big Greenie..
Relies was one Of two witnesses
flown here from New York to face
the jury. The other was Al Tannen-
baum, a triggerman for the New
York murder syndicate. They were
brought here by District Attorney
Buron Fits in his effort 10 obtain
an indictment charging Bonnie
siegel. Hollywood night life figure.
with participating in Big Gree
MES" Staying.
He Was Trusted"
Relies testimony, 1t was said,
pigeon-holed the killing as one of
the slayings of the so-called MUIR
der. Inc" gang disclosed by Brook
lyn authorities. Relies told the jury
he was the trusted lieutenant of
Lepke while the latter was in hid
ing in Brooklyn after his indict-
ment. and was the only man
through whom other mobsters
could contact the big boss"
Relies was said to have told the
grand jury that siegel promised to
do the killing of sehacter during
a secret meeting In Brooklyn. He
quoted Lepke as saying during this
conference:
81 have word that GREENE is in
California, and he has to be taken
care Of"
Threat Revealed
Relies testified that Siegel re-
piled. IF he's in California, don't
worry; he'll never come out. I'll !,
take care of him."
Tannenbaum's story to the grand
Jury said that the motive behind
The killing was mob vengeance to :
wipe out a former pal' who vio-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-22
Theft of Airplone
Models Is Reported

The Babare Manufacturing Co..
3517 Ea. 18th st, reported to po-
lice that a burglar entered the
plant Tuesday night and stole 20
aluminium airplane models. The
thief entered through a broken
window.
Robert o'Brien reported that a
punchboard was stolen Tuesday
from his place of business at 1913
Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-22

Trichogramma. species of
wasp which preys on injurious in
sects. have been sold in California
at $40 q million
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-22
Irish Striving for Neutrality;
Mail Boat Bombed by Nazis

Authoritative irish today any
end Fires neutrality
eviIuFa chaos
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-22

Fires status as a second-rate
power and might lead to further
oppression.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Senator Burke Asks
$50 10 Testify for
Six-Year-Term Law,
Proposal Would Not
Apply to Roosevelt
At This Time
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsocis ted Press.
Senator Burke. Democrat. of Ne
braska said today that he had
written to '150 persons opposed to
a third term for a President" ask
ing them to testify on his proposed
constitutional amendment for a
single six-year presidential term.
The Nebraska Senator, who re-
Gently announced his support Of
Wendell L. Willkie. the Republican
presidential nominee, said that pub
lie hearings would start soon before
a Senate judiciary subcommittee.
MY proposal could not apply to
President Roosevelt at this time. !"
Senator Burke told reporters. "It
would merely limit fourth term for
President Roosevelt to 81 xyears be-
cause it would apply only to Presi-
dents elected after this election -
The single six-year term proposal.
if approved by Congress. would not
be effective until ratified by SO
States.
Overnight developments on the
political front included:
An attack on the appointment of
Edward J. Flynn as chairman Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee by Representative Halleck, Re-
publican, of Indiana.
Announcement by the Republican
committee that Bernarr McFadden,
the publisher. had pledged his sup
port to Mr.. Willkie and that Forrest
Davis. the writer, would be research
assistant to Senator McNary of
Oregon, the Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate.
Evening star., 1940-08-03

have recently visited Japan, os-
tensibly for sightseeing, and have
spied on national secrets, the mill
tary authorities claim" says the
Japan Times.
The Nichi Nichi Shimbun says
it has been brought to the notice
of the authorities that among
tourists invited by the Board OF
Tourist Industry there have been
those travelling with the sole pur-
pose of spying on Japanese armed
strength"
The same newspaper cites alleged
examples of spying by missionaries
and tourists, not naming their ma
tionalities, and says:
There are 987 foreign mission
aries in this country and the num-
Der of tourists last year was 35 900
Among them, it has been revealed
there are networks. of espionage,
mixed with the innocent"
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Defense Officials
Working 10 Prevent
Injury 10 Consumer
Slight Price Rise Lately
Not Due to Emergency
Miss Elliott Says

Procurement officials of the Ma
tional Defense Council are making
every effort to prevent emergency
military purchases from throwing
the industrial market out of balance
to the detriment of the civilian
consumer, it was stated today.
Miss Harriet Elliott, consumer ad-
wiser of the council, told reporters
at a press conference there had
been slight price increase lately
but said it could not be attributed to
the emergency.
She said, however, that Don Mel
sons. chief of the procurement Off
GERS. was working on plans to stagge,
the emergency buying to keep the
market stable.
Miss Elliott presented the results
OF a two-day conference with lead
ers of national organizations on
consumer problems. Their recon-
mendations will be studied by. Miss
Elliott's office in determining its
policy.
Among other things, the con-
sumer advisers Office was urged to
consider steps to prevent unwar-
ranted price increases, to see that
adequate information on prices and
standards will be available and that
consumer groups be advised how to
use the information obtained.
Miss Elliott, who has been con-
ferring with wholesalers and re-
tailers. said these groups showed
a desire not to take advantage OF
the emergency.
Evening star., 1940-08-03

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Benjamin
Wel!es, 24-year- son of Under
secretary of State Sumner Welles
and copyreader on the New York
Times cable desk, denied last night
he was involved in a romance with
Showgirl Mary (Stuttering Sam
DoWell.
There's nothing to it," he said.
Il only met her once while inter-
viewing Murray Anderson (the pro-
ducer) for the Times drama section.
I'm not engaged to anybody"
"Yes-Maybe," Her Answer
To Proposal, Mary Says.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 3 (P,.-
Mary tStuttering Sam Dowell, Fort
Worth's best known Broadway show
girl, flew back East yesterday to her
career-and a new romantical in
terest.
He's Benny Welles. son of Under
secretary of State Sumner Welles.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Berlin
Continued From First Page.

told of air battles over Yssel Lake
and the Dutch coast in which two
British planes were shot down.
Apartment houses were destroyed
by British bombs and several civil
ians killed at Ouren, a Belgian
district in Malmedy which Germany
has declared again part of the
Reich, the Germans reported.
Three Tankers in Convoy.
The German high command re-
ported that the seven Ahips sunk by
the submarine included three tank
ers in a convoy.
said the submarine, commanded by
1t. Capt. Kretschmer. also sank the
British destroyer Daring. in addi-
ton to its total of .117,367 tons of
British merchant ships sent to the
bottom.
fThe British on February 10
acknowledged the loss of the
1,375-ton destroyer Daring with
the loss Of 157 of the 162 men
aboard.)
The German wireless reported an
air raid alarm on the East Danish
coast was sounded early today when
British planes attempted to attack
Copenhagen"
The report said anti-aircraft guns
succeeded in driving the raiders
away, and that Swedish anti-air-
craft batteries frequently fired at
British planes flying over Swedish
territory.
British development Seen.
Gen. SchweickhArd limited at the
lmminence of q mass onslaught
Evening star., 1940-08-03

in an article in the Schlesische
Zeitung, written at the end of a week
during which the Germans have
staged steady raids on seaports.
air fields, shipping and armament
centers.
"Our possible positions of take-off
from bases in Scandinavia, from the
North Sea coast and from the coasts
Of France" he wrote, guarantee the
development of England from many
sides, with simultaneous arrival of
our aircraft at every objective with
the heaviest possible bomb loads
In future conduct of aerial war
fare, Gen. Schweickhard main
tanned, the advantage definitely lies
with Germany.
One reason, he said, was Britain S
greater vulnerability from the air
through lack of a trained air de-
fense force and sufficient fighter
plane protection. England's en-
dangered area, relatively speaking,
is compressed more closely, COM
pared to German industrial plants
which are spread over a broad ter
ritory."
Ports Endangered Points.
Then, referring to earlier Nazi
claims that Britain's sea ports have
been well secuted in preparation for
aerial destruction, he declared:
THE English ports through which
supplies must enter no longer are
strange sights to our battle units
and are endangered points of at
tack"
The aviation general, further to
emphasize his claims for Nazi su-
periority. then enumerated these
points:
The fact that Germany has few
types of war planes, while Britain
uses many English and American
models and therefore must encoun-
ter diff1culty in requirements and
repairs;
The unlimited capacity of the
German airplane industry, whereas
England is obliged to buy heavily
abroad;
German advantage in leadership
because the Nazi al rforce has been
IN the hands of one man, Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering, since
even before the start of the war,
while England has had several
changes in her top command;
The proved worth of German ma
terials, armament and airmen.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Jopon's Press Charges
Recollection in Arrests

BY Radio to The Star.
TOXIC, Aug. 3-Reports from
London of the arrest of two officials
of the Mitsui and Mitsubishi COM
panies aroused the ire of the jap
anese press this afternoon.
'Disgraceful, retaliatory scheme"
for the arrests of Britons In Japan
Is the Yomiuri Shimbun's s description
of the London seizures. An un-
specified number of Britons remain
in custody in Japan.
All the newspapers agree that the
detentions In London are in re-
taliation. One also opines that the
British are using spy arrests in
Japan as an excuse to bring pressure
on Japan's foreign policy" The
Yomiuri says it believes that the
arrests in London are an attempt
to impede Japan's commerce with
Europe.
The governments reaction had
not been announced late today.
The press predicts that the authori-
ties Of the Foreign, Army and Navy
Ministries, after receiving the de-
tails from London and discussing
them, will adopt strong attitude. -
simultaneously, the newspapers
today warn the public of activities
Of foreign missionaries and tourists
In Japan.
"A large number Of foreigners
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Martin Confident
las Leaders Meet 10
Confer With WiIIkie
6. 0. P. Chiefs to Nap
Itinerary and Discuss
Matters Of Policy
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
Aug. 3.-If the election took place
today the Willkie- -McNary ticket
would win, Representative Martin
of Massachusetts, chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
said here today as he and other
Republican leaders gathered for a
conference with their presidential
nominee.
Asked if he felt this advantage
would be sustained as the campaign
progresses, the Republican House
leader replied:
II think it will increase. This
campaign is not fully under way
yet"
Mr.. Willkie announced that his
purpose in calling today's confer
ence was to discuss both questions
of policy and the itinerary Of the
campaign, so that the campaign
setup can be thrown into high gear
Immediately following his accept
ance speech at Elwood, Ind, his
birthplace, August II.
Washington to Be Headquarters.
Mr.. Martin also announced upon
his arrival here that the Repub-
lican National Committee head
quarters in Washington will be the
main campaign Office. He said also
that John D. M. Hamilton, execu-
tive director, would spend most OF
his time in the Western headquar-
ters at Chicago.
In addition to Mr.. Hamilton,
others attending today's conferences
included Henry P. Fletcher, coun-
sci to the national committee; Sam
Pryor and Sinclair Weeks of the
Eastern headquarters, Charles
Goodspeed, national treasurer; Gov.
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota,
chairman of the Campaign Advisory
Committee, and Oren Root, jr., in
charge of the independent Willkie
clubs.
Questioned as to what extent
liaison would be established be-
tween the regular Republican or
ganization and the independent
groups. Mr.. Martin explained that
the Willkie Clubs set up before the
convention, consisting mainly of
Republicans, would work with the
regular organization. On the other
hand, he said he felt that Demo-
Gratis opposed to President Roose-
velt would know best how they
wish to take part in the campaign.
Predicts No Recess.
Asked If he thought Congress
would recess after Labor Day for
the national campaign, Mr.. Martin
predicted it would not.
I'VE will let them go home for
election day to vote. like all patri-
otic citizens" the House minority
leader added. implying there would
be no extended recess.
1t developed from informal dis
cussion here today that the So
900, 900 limit fixed by the new Hatch
Act on the total that may be spent
by a national political committee
during a campaign probably will
mean a much smaller amount ex-
pended during the actual progress
OF the campaign. This is due to
the belief of legal experts that
the 100000 limit applies to the
total spent by national committee
during the calendar year, and a
substantial sum already has been
spent in meeting normal party
expenses.
Evening star., 1940-08-03

Before she boarded a plane, she
conflded how the romance started,
said she had murmured yes
maybe" to proposal, but wondered
what his parents would think of a
girl called "Stuttering Sam"
Young Welles job on the drama
staff of the New York Times took
him to a Diamond Horseshoe re-
hearsal early last spring and that S
where they met.
The Welles family has expressed
a lively curiosity about her, Mary
admits.
so we've still got to face them
and I'm not sure how it will turn
out. I'm to meet them in Septem-
Der. I'd feel better about it if any,
body in New York knew my name
was Mary Dowell."
Suffering Sam got that nick
name from Murray Anderson, the
producer, when he heard her talk
at Fort Worth's Casa Manana Show
in 1896.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Representation
Continued From First Page.)

of the Platform Committee in adopt
ing this plank
Representatives Cox of Georgia
and Clark of North Carolina are also
members of the Rules Committee
The former said today that he ex-
poets to follow Mr.. Summers lead,
and that Mr.. Summers can have al
most anything he warts" as far as
he is concerned. Mr.. Clark has been
i'll at his home in North Carolina but
is returning to the Capitol on Mon
day. He is counted upon to vote in
favor of the special rule.
Four other members of the Rules
Committee are out of the city
Smith of Virginia, Dies of Texas,
Delaney of New York and Halleck
of Indiana. All are expected to
support Mr.. Summers request for
special rule.
Representatives Lewis of Colorado
and Nelson of Missouri also are said
to be likely to vote for the rule.
In its original form, the Sum-
ners resolution provided for a con-
stitutional amendment empowering
Congress to grant the District what
ever national representation it
might determine and to delegate
whatever legislative powers it might
wish to the local government. This
is the form of the resolution intro
duced by Senator King and now
pending before his subcommittee.
AS approved by the House Judi
ciary Committee Thursday, the
Summers resolution was amended in
two respects. 1t now provides for
a constitutional amendment to en-
power Congress to grant the Dis
| trict representation only in the
House instead of in Congress. The
second amendment provided a
seven-year limitation period in
which the required 36 States might
ratify the measure.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Two in Snake Case
Enter Second Day
OF Hunger Strike
ForcibIe Feeding of
Cultists PIunned If
They Continue Attitude
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ADEL, Ga, Aug. 3.-Two mem.
bers OF a snake-handling religious
sect entered the second day of
hunger strike in Jail today while
officers investigated a cult mem
ber's death from a snake bite at
rites year ago.
The Rev. w. T. Lipham, gaunt
leader of the sect, and Albert
Rowan, father of 6-year-old girl
bitten by poisonous snake at rites
nine days ago, told Sheriff w. I.
Daughtrey they would fast awhile"
They are held on charges of as
sault with intent to murder, pend
ing recovery of the girl, Leitha Ann
Rowan.
Officers of neighboring Berrien
County investigated the death of
Mrs. Jeffie Smith of Ray City, Ga.
Sheriff N. N. Hughes reported she
died after being snake-bit at
rites conducted by Mr.. Lipham last
year. He said he has asked that
Mr.. Lipham be detained pending
the outcome of the inquiry.
Mr.. Lipham and Mr.. Rowan,
praying aloud for divine deliver
ance, refused breakfast and water
yesterday and told the sheriff to
bring them no more food. They
said when they wanted some they'd
let me know" Sheriff Daughtrey
said.
If the hunger strike persists, the
sheriff declared he would attempt
forcible feeding of the prisoners.
Missing more than 70 hours as
her mother sought to prevent medi-
cal treatment, the child was brought
to the sheriff's Office yesterday by
relatives who insisted she had prac-
tically recovered. DR.. H. w.
Clements said her condition re-
manned serious. however, and or
dered another examination Monday.
Medical treatment was refused by
relatives.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Roundup
Continued From First Page.)

Britons. and had made strong rep
reservations" to the japanese gov
ernmentx
First news of the arrests of Maxi
hara and Tanabe was relayed to
London in news agency messages
from Toxic where Makihara's wife
and daughter, the latter born in
London, are staying Makihara has
been in England continuously since
late in the fall of 1887, when he re-
turned from business trip to Toxic.
Makihara was arrested at $50 last
night by two plainclothes police
men who arrived at his house half
an hour before he got there. After
a quick dinner, during which serv-
ants packed his bag, Makihara was
taken away by the police at 9 pm.
Farley at Embassy.
Prominent members of the London
Japanese colony Immediately called
at their Embassy, where they were
discussing measures to be taken when
they learned of Tanabe's arrest at
11:30 pm. at his home in suburban
Brixton. The conference at the En-
bassy lasted until well after mid
night.
Makihara has been the London
representative of Mitsubishi Shoji
Kaisha for more than 10 years,
while Tanabe was transferred to
the London Office of Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha three months ago. Tanabe
is married to an Englishwoman and
has one daughter.
Police searched Makihara's S home
In the fashionable Putney district
before the arrest. but it was under
stood they took no papers away.
Makihara is understood to have
been given only time enough to
pack an overnight bag before he
was taken to Scotland Yard by off,
GERS of the special branch.
At Makihara's Office at Planta-
ton House on Fenchurch street, a
girl secretary told the Associated
Press in faultless English:
Eve are not talking with any
one about anything this morning."
The companies which Makihara
and Tanabe represent are controlled
by the Mitsubishi and Mitsui fam
lilies, two of the most important
In the small group of families which
control nearly all Japanese indus
try and finance.
Confirmation of the arrests came
within "a hours of news that two
more British subjects had been
detained by Japan, this time in that
country's Asiatic colony of Korea.
This brought the number of
Britons in custody to nine, since
six of the 13 prominent business
men arrested in various parts of
Japan in what Japanese authorities
described rs a drive against espion-
age had been released.
These actions by the Japanese
brought a statement from an au-
thoritative British spokesman yes
terday charging that the German
Cestapo had a representative in
the Japanese Home Once who ex-
erted considerable influence in
Japanese internal affairs.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
British WorpIones Raid
Base in Sardinia

ROME, Aug. 3 [P.-One person was
killed and three were injured by a
British air raid on the air and naval
base of Cagliari in Sardinia, the
Italian high command reported to-
day.
The high commands daily COM
munique said two of the British
planes were shot down and the crew
of one was taken prisoner.
The Italians reported Italian air
bombardments of railroad shops at
Port Sudan and the air field at
Gebeit, both in the Anglo Egyptian
Sudan, and of British troop concen-
trations near Buna, Kenya Colony
A warehouse was set on fire at
Port Sudan and about 10 British
planes were hit on the ground at
Gebeit, the cOmmuniuue said.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Mass Plane Attacks
Made on Eritreo

CAIRO, Aug. 8 tP.-The British
Air Force today reported explosions
heard 80 miles away were set off
yesterday in a series of mass raids
on italian oil deports and grounded
planes in Eritrea
An R. A F. communique said great
billows of black smoke followed
direct hits on oil tanks at Zula
Accico and the Asmara airdrome
All the attacking bombers were re-
ported to have returned safely.
One Italian bomber was reported
shot down and its crew captured
in attacks on Khan El Girba and
Gedaref, on the border between
the Anglo Egyptian Sudan and
Eritrea.