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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19

Gen. Stone and George NJ He'll
yer were speakers At the meeting
of the committee in -iowarth hall
at the College OF Puget Sound We'd
nesday, when Prof. p. d. Fehlandt.
temporary chairman and organizer.
turned the group over to a perma-
nent executive committee.
Ships Classified
Continuing his informal discus
sion of the protection of the canal.
the general revealed that in order
to prevent sabotage or the laying
OF time bombs in the three sets
of locks. the state department.
through its consuls. has pretty
well" classified all the ships Of the
world.
Military and naval authorities
have taken every possible means of
defending the canal" Gen. Stone
announced. Every ship. American
or otherwise. Is guarded heavily all
the way through the locks. The
army and navy go aboard when
she il about to enter, and the sail
ors act AZ pilots and the engine
room crew. while the soldiers guard
the decks. and both make . thor
ough inspection"
Means Of Protection
or the three means Of attack
sabotage, laying bombs in the
locks. or raids-the speaker told |
the committee that wire fences.
and the secret service
were efficient protection against a
rush from land.
Summing up the means of de-
the canal. Gen. Stone de-
rlared that the goodwill of the
people Of Central and South Amer
Ice u Of such great Importance
that he and his staff Travelled con-
to Guatemala, Nicaragua.
Costa RIGA and Colombia, and the
response of the people there was
warm and generous.
Plan New Locks
In addition to these measures,
Cen. Stone revealed, congress Is
providing ample funds for protec-
ion, and new and stronger set
" locks Is being constructed
to the old set. making
hem more than doubly safe"
In his brief discussion concern
ng the predicament of the United
states II Great Britain were to
all before Hitler. George M.
aellyer drew from his experiences
n Japan and Europe to say that
he United States has a potential
economic rival In South American
and that II North and
south America were left to face a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Democrats Draft Roosevelt
To Run for a Third Term

cratic dean of that state, placed
in nomination the name of James
A. Farley.
Maryland put up Tydings.
Handsome Wright Morrow gave the
convention Garner. During all
this the rest of the states had
been signifying by their Roose-
welt seconds that they would have
Roosevelt and none other.
1t was 11:14 p. m. when the roll
call began - Alabama casts 20
votes for Roosevelt, / for Farley,
1 for Tydings.
Acknowledgement 6.
Galleries Go Wild
The delegates and galleries
howled.
Arkansas - Roosevelt 1s- big
California-43 for Roosevelt, one
for Garner. Three in a row for
the president then when Florida
is reached and Garner gets one
and half the states IA votes.
Nine states voted solidly for the
president until Maryland gave
Tydings a narrow vote of esteem;
Tydings So; Roosevelt IA. And
so it went.
Missouri Clipped off 2 votes for
Farley and LIP for Garner from
its allotment. Nebraska found one
for Farley and Nevada gave him
four. In New York 64ia votes
went to the president, Farley got
rs. and Secretary of State Cordell
Hull got one. A few New York
ballots were not cast.
Then II was all Roosevelt
until South Dakota where he
got three to Farley's five.
Utah and Vermont were in the
Roosevelt parade but Virginia
caused ii to pause.
Virginia: Roosevelt, five 14-15;
Farley, three els: Garner three;
Hull four 1918. Not even the
heavy handed leadership Of Sen.
Harry F. Boyd, not the bitter anti
new dealism Of the fiery Glass
had kept that state in line against
a third term.
Twitch Under Lash
BY Washington's turn. the anti
third termers were twitching
under the lash and hoping for a
chance to end the struggle. But
the roll call was completed despite
Fsrley's eagerness to offer his
motion to make it unanimous.
Chairman Barkley let the call OF
states 20 on to the very end.
Farley finally got the platform,
appearing in public for the first
time in opposition to his chief,
despite the fact that his motion
was one for unanimity. Rayburn
announced that Garner wished to
release Texas 46 votes to Mr..
Roosevelt. The anti-third term
rebellion was over so far a. this
convention was concerned.
Farley Got Big Hand
Delegates gave rarely a big
hand while he spoke his piece,
this man who rode the cab in the
first two presidential campaigns
but who didn't even catch the
caboose this time.
Farley got 1914 votes for the
presidential nomination. He had
been offered to the convention by
Glass. a great man in the party
and a master Of biting language,
a very old man who had come
from Washington for that purpose
alone.
AS long as live. I shall be
grateful rarely said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19

totalitarian world alone. South
American would play ball with
Europe" and the United States
would be strangled.
we are likely to criticize
Munich" Hellyer said. without
realizing that its main lesson was
in revealing democracy at its
worst. unable to cope with the
totalitarian move and swing 81
per cent of its people behind its
action.
Explains Method
"A few months ago Japan could
have been choked by an embargo
Hellyer continued, but now we
sit in the same position England
did after Munich. We can pre-
vent another Munich by concerted
thought and action now in order
to get the full effort OF the Ameri-
can people in place OF dangerous
apathy. Conscription is the alter
native. but that is not the Amer-
can way; We can do the job with
out that. The best way to get
the job done il to get vocal"
Gen. Stone was introduced BY
A. II. Hooker. DR.. Fehlandt pre-
scented Hellyer as one of his last
duties before re-outlining the
views Of the national committee
and turning the meeting over to
the newly appointed executive
officer. Those on the board in
clude:
Honorary Chairman
Alexander Baillie, honor AIRY
Mrs. c. A. Erskine,
executive secretary; Mrs. J. p. |
F'ullager, treasurer, and John T. |
executive director.
Under McCutcheon as members
of his committee are Miss Jenny
:. w. Johnson. George Forsyth,
DR.. Paul B. Means. Morris Kleiner, |
lock Mclean, Chandler Sloan,
George M. Hellyer. William l..
J. M. Slater, DR.. Darcy
NJ. Dayton, DR.. Charles r. Nc
creery and Ray Thompson.
Prof. John w. Robinson spoke
briefly concerning Tacoma's share
IN the care of refugee children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
Locks Report
Heavy Traffic
PoRTLAND-Bonneville District

PoRTLAND-Bonneville district
army engineers reported today
that judging from the first six
months of 1910 tonnage through
the Bonneville locks will reach
6oo. 900 tons. nearly twice the rec
ord figure of 1889.
The canal passed $4,000 tons
Of goods last year, and sos. s36
tons prior to July this year.
The Dalles-Celilo canal carried
1ea. $50 tons during the first six
months Of 1910. compared with
l3e. 535 for all of 1889.
The engineers pointed out that
the 1889 movement was nearly
twice the total for the % years
of the canals operation prior to
1888.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-19
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Evening star., 1940-12-30
Montgomery Won't Permit
Liquor Sale After Midniqht

The midnight closing hour for
liquor sales in Montgomery County
will not be relaxed for New Year Eve
celebrators, Chief Andrew M. New
man, of the Montgomery County
police, warned today
This warning was reinforced by
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkinson,
jr., who reminded liquor dealers that
sales must cease at midnight and
that all violations would be pros
ecuted
The only places at which liquor
sales will be permitted are private
clubs,
Chief Newman said he would have
the entire county force on duty to-
morrow night to control traffic as
well as to look out for enforcement
of the midnight closing law. Instruc-
tions will be issued tomorrow for the
As members of the force to be on
duty after nightfall.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

ing water onto the flames or smoth-
ering fires with sand.
Only once did the anti-aircraft
barrage by London's guardian guns
stop That was when. at the height
of the attack, British flyers took
off for aerial battles with the
raiders.
Squadron after squadron of Spit
fires and Hurricane fighters clashed
with the raiders in dogflghts by
the eerie light of the flames below
Watchers from the ground said the
bombers lodged to cover in the
clouds.
Fire Spoilers Are UnSung Heroes.
Londons fire spoilers we're unsung
heroes Of the night of horror
Through the shower of explosives
they remained at their rooftop posts,
watching for the bursts of fire bombs
and directing firemen to the scene
of each new outbreak Many of
them were believed killed or injured
during the night.
Casualties also were feared at a
trench shelter reported hit squarely
by bomb after a large number of
persons took shelter there
1t was believed that bad weather
conditions might have been factor
in the failure of the German raiders
to continue the attack after mid
night.
Londoners who went to work be-
fore daybreak groped through streets
ANYanN na tnA
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Ten Billion Defense
Outlay Approved,
Commission Reports
U. S. Turning Out z, 400
Plane Engines and 10000
Rifles q Month

The arms output of the Nation is
up to TOO planes, 24O0 aircraft en-
gines, 10000 mi-automatic rifles.
and 100 tanks a month, the National
Defense Commission reported today.
In addition, one fighting ship
is being delivered to the Navy every
II days.
War Department records indicate
that about 400 planes, 800 engines,
1000 rifles and about 10 to IS light
tanks a month were being produced
six months ago.
The defense program already has
put million men and women back
to work in the past two months and
several million more will be needed
by next November"
Making public report on the
defense program during the six
months since the commission was
created last May %, the statement
revealed it had been approving con-
tracts at the rate of s55 500 0O(
each day, that three -fourths of the
defense funds had already been obli-
gated and that expenditures of S10,-
900 600, 900 had been approved.
Contracts Placed.
1t reported contracts already
placed" in the United States, in
cluding those for Great Britain. call
for 10000 airplane engines, $4,000
airplanes. 1900 heavy guns, 25.00O
light guns, 10000 trench mortars
$4,000 900 shells loaded. $500 tanks
300 900 machine guns and ammuni-
ton, 100000 automatic rifles and
ammunition. 100000 regular GA
randi rifles and ammunition, $50
Navy ships. 200 mercantile ships. 40
Government munitions factories and
2l0 camps and cantonment projects
In addition. it was rushing to
completion the first mass production
factory for medium tanks (by the
Chrysler Corp, five smokeless pow
der and high explosive plants, six
shell. bag and ammunition loading
plants. five new machine gun plants
$4,000 new trucks, clothing and
equipment for 100000 men and
critical items for 100000 more.
The agency likewise reported that
approved contracts included SO $780,
100000 for ships, 81 500 900 900 for
factory expansion and housing, ST.
500 100000 for planes and parts,
$500 900 900 for ammunition. $780,
10000 for guns and s40Q, ,000, 900 fol
trucks and tanks
In the maze of statistics the re-
port presented was shown the
foundation for the major defense
effort demanded by President Roose-
welt. Since its formation last May
%, the commission declared system
of priorities had been set up to min
imize the threat of bottlenecks with
consequent price rises in materials
for defense and civilian needs.
To assure distribution Of defense
orders graphically so that all
available plants could participate
in the program, the commission has
started a policy of permitting split
bids which enable small manufac-
tract as they can fulfill. The Gov
(See DEFENSE, Page A-8J
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Tolerance Of Axis
|sLimited, Gdydd
Answers Roosevelt
Germon Reaction Volts
On Hitler; Address
Hailed by British
BY the Associated Press.

bs tnc hSsOtlntcu TIcos.
President Roosevelt's call last
night to the United States TO make
this country an arsenal for democ-
racy evoked hostile reaction from
the axis today, while Britain well
coined the speech as "one of the
most powerful. logical indictments
ever spoken" and unofficial Japa-
nese sources said they considered
the speech commitment to further
assistance to China
Virginio Gayda, authoritative
Fascist editor. replied to Mr.. Roose-
velt's fireside chat with a. warning
that the tolerance" of the Rome
Berlin axis is limited, and called
the President "a man of undeclared
war fought against the axis.
German reaction was not yet in
evidence, however. The attitude of
the Nazi Reich remained Adolf Hit
ler's personal secret and until he
breaks his silence no one-not even
officials usually well informed-can
predict what Germany's attitude
will be. it was indicated in Berlin
Strict Bar to Reaction Seen.
This stand was evident to CORE
spondents attending the daily press
conference today in Berlin. Nc
sooner had the expected question
about the Roosevelt talk been asked
than a Wilhelmstrasse spokesman
said emphatlcally, underScorlng
every word. 'Ich habe keinerlei
Stellungnahme abzugeben," Qiteral-
ly. Il have no announcement what
ever to make of the position taken,
but the wording also permits OF the
translation: Il may not make any
statement concerning the reaction. y
Those present concluded that the
spokesman failed to state reaction
not only because he had no instruc-
tions about it as yet, but because
strict injunction had gone out from
the highest quarters that no one
in official or semi Official positions
may say anything for the present.
Later attempts to elicit a reply
by tackling the question indirectly
or from varying angles met with the
same apparently memorized German
words.
Afternoon papers in Berlin carried
brief summary of the Roosevelt
speech. omitting the Presidents pre-
See REACTION, Page A-8D
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Colder Weather Forecast;
Low Of "a Due Tonight

Colder, cloudy weather, with low
of about "a degrees tonight, was
forecast for the District today fol-
lowing a springlike Sunday which
ooasted near record breaking tenn
perature % degrees above normal.
Clearing skies are in prospect for
tomorrow.
The mercury scared to high
of 63 at 2 pm. yesterday. highest
temperature recorded on December
20 since 1895. The record shows a
73-degree mark at that time Yes
terday'S mean temperature was Sc,
as compared with normal for the
day of "a degrees.
A bright sun, accompanying the
rise in temperature shortly after
noon, lured thousands of wash
ingtonians from their homes for a
stroll in the park or a drive in the
country. The rain came shortly
after dark, however, and the mer-
curry began dropping slowly to a
low for the 24-hour period Of 40 de-
grees at midnight.
The drop continued until 5 o'clock
this morning when the reading was
AS. but the temperature turned
slightly upward again to 48 degrees
at $50
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Two British Freighters
In North Atlantic
Flash SOS Calls
One Reports Collision
500 Miles OFF Coust
OF Scotland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Two Brit
ish freighters flashed SOS calls
from the submarine zone of the
North Atlantic today-one reporting
a collision 800 miles off Scotland,
the other radioing that she was
making water fast"
The 6,402-ton City of Bedford. out
of New York for England, radioed
at 3:39 am. that she had collided
with an unidentified ship.
Message From Bodnant.
The 5,342-ton Bodnant sent this
message picked up by Mackay Radio
at S:53 am:
Position 5s4O north 1atitude)
2l.38 west longitude. making water
fast in No hold. Need immediate
assistance"
The 4Bodnant did not give the
cause of her trouble. Her position
was close to that of the City of
Bedford, indicating that they were
in the same convoy.
The Bodnant, a Liverpool freighter
built in 1919, traded between Eng
land and Africa before the war
The City of Bedford is listed in
Lloyds Register of Shipping as a
430-foot vessel built in 1924 and
owned by Ellerman Lines, Ltd, with
the home port of Liverpool
Trailed by Mysterious Ship.
The British freighter Nalgora,
6.579 tons, radioed at 9:53 am. that
she was being trailed by mys-
terious ship 200 miles east of the
Azores.
Mackay Radio said she sent this
message:
Being traced by a mysterious
ship in 1892 north datitude), also
west longitude
The Glasgow freighter was in the
India England trade before the war.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Wheeler to Talk
In Forum Tonight

The emergency facing America
today will be discussed by Sen
ator Wheeler, Democrat. of
Montana. on the National Radio
Forum tonight at 1880 o'clock.
The time Of this broadcast was
incorrectly stated in yesterdays
Star as 10 80 am.
Senator Wheeler, who with
drew as possible 1910 Demo-
cratic presidential nominee in
favor of President Roosevelt. is
chairman of the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee,
which is concerned with prob.
lens of American railroads and
transportation. The forum is
sponsored weekly by The Star
and the National Broadcastins
Co. and will be heard locally
over WMAL and nationally on
q Nationwide n. B. C. network.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
off to the Wars Says
Johnson, on Way Here
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associate Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30
Senator johnson of California de-
parted yesterday for Washington
and the opening of the 77th Con-
gress with the remark that he was
of to the wars"
The President said he hates
war. so maybe he won't get in it, y
said the Republican legislator and
veteran iSolationist. "Of course,
he's only going to have an army of
four million men. Maybe he'll send
them down to TERRA del Fuego.''
Senator johnson will start his
fifth term as senator when Con-
gress convenes January 6.
Evening star., 1940-12-30

were on the third floor, joined them
Others grabbed files and books
and headed for the basement shelter.
From the shelter I telephoned staff
ers Alfred E. Wall and william j.
Humphreys at their hotel to tell
them the building was ablaze and
that we'd probably have to get out.
They, in turn, advised Hugh Wag-
non, acting chief of bureau, and
staff members Robert Bunnelle, Tom
Yarbrough and Drew Middleton all
headed for the office.
We put in three calls to the fire
department, but they were too busy
to help us, for other big fires were
raging in the neighborhood.
'"The building can't be saved, "
somebody yelled and we ran for
it," Just as we dashed from the
See ASSOCIATED PRESS, R. Ala.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
r. A. F. Strikes al Reich
DESPITE Bad Weather
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 30-Royal Air
Force bombers last night attacked
IAN objective" in Germany and also
ports and airdromes in German
occupied territory despite bad
weather, an official announcement
said today.
The announcement follows:
Bad weather over Europe seri-
ouSly restricted our bombing opera
tions last night.
In spite of this, small numbers
of our aircraft attacked an objective
in Germany and also invasion ports
and airdromes in enemy-occupied
territory"
An Air Ministry cOmmunique
added that two of our aircraft are
missing"
Evening star., 1940-12-30

koL. q vi IllN NlIoSSN SSAON>
delayed-action bombs and fires,
was saved when fremen, work
ing through a hail of explosives
which killed some of their num-
Der, prevented flames from
spreading from neighborlng
buildings.
Casualties Not Large.
Damage was expected to run into
millions of pounds sterling. Cas-
ualties in the hard hit financial cen
ter of London were said to be few,
but the toll throughout the entire
London area was uneStimated.
Every fireman in London aided by
thousands of volunteers, fought
through the hail of explosives before
midnight and then on past the red
dawn against the flames.
The communiQue described their
efforts as heroic" 1t declared:
Last night the emmy dropped a
large number of incendlary bombs
on the City of London in deliber-
ate attempt to set fire to it.
There was nowhere any attempt 10
single out targets OF military i'm
Portance."
Raid Follows Day of Activity.
The raid which followed day OF
only scattered air activity over
Britain started soon after night
fall. From then until the all-clear
signal just before midnight hardly
a minute passed without the crackle
of eunfre. the bark of anti aircraft
or the thunder of explosions.
Two whole waves of bomoers ap-
parently laden with only incendlary
bombs swept across London, dump
ing single fire bombs and huge Mol
otoff breadbaskets" which speWed
30 to 100 incendiary bombs over
entire districts.
Fires broke out III the center of
London, through business and COM
mercial districts and in outlying
areas. Then, as the fires spread,
hundreds of more raiders roared
over with explosives by the ton to
dump by the wavering light of
flames reflected back, blood-red,
from clouds high overhead.
Thousands Dash for Subway.
With the first explosive fury OF
the assault thousands of Londoners
dashed for subway and basement
refugees, thousands more took shelter
in their backyard Anderson dog
houses little steel shelters
furnished by the government.
But despite the intensity of the
attack, thousands remained where
they could look on. and many
Joined in the risky work of pump.
Evening star., 1940-12-30
Federal Employees
Holiday Confined
To New Year Day
CopitoI's Celebration
Expected to Overshodow
Those of Past 7 Years

With the rattle of noiSe-makerS
and the solemn voices of prayer,
Washington will bid farewell to the
year 1910 tomorrow night.
Although many people will return
to their homes in other States for
the holiday, the number is not ex-
pected to be as great as, in the past
when Government workers were
given halliday off on New Year
Eve.
The White House announced to-
day that Federal employees will be
granted no extra time by formal
action outside of the official holiday
New Year Day. At Christmas time
Government employees had Decem-
Der "a off.
In the churches. night watch
services will bring in the New Year
Gala Celebration Planned.
In the night clubs. in theaters, in
private homes, the old year will go
with a bang expected, on the basis
of advance plans. to overshadow the
celebrations welcoming 1910 and
1899
Reservations, it was said, are
running behind those in New York
and Boston, where merrymaking
already looks like it will surpass the
1929 high.
Celebrants here will have two more
hours to imbibe New Year cheer
than two years ago when the bars
closed at midnight or last year when
liquor wasn't served until midnight.
Despite a general increase in the
price of liquor, charges in the night
clubs will be only slightly increased
over last year night club managers
said.
Souvenirs to Be Provided.
The number of night spots has
increased since last year and cele-
brantS are being invited to dance
till dawn. To make the night noisier,
souvenirs to shake, rattle and blow
will be provided.
number of Washingtonians will
see the old year out at special mid
| night shows in the downtown the
aters and others will come downtown
to mingle with their fellows singing
Aud Lang Syne."
For the ''stay-uppers." the Capital
Transit Co will supplement its reg
ular "Owl" bus and Streetcar service
with extra late service.
Following it's annual custom, the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
will meet at the Old Union Engine
House at 10 am. on New Year Day
to listen to a review of the year
1910 by the organization chronicler
and vice president, John Clagett
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