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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Magrinis Contempt
Action Sci FRIDAY

Contempt of court proceedings
against Frank and Rose Magrini.
as TRUE owners OF the mueh-raided
Star cafe, nj 1919 Broadway. the
former Lido, are scheduled def
nitely for Friday at 10 a. m. In
Judge Fred G. Remains court.
Prosecutor Tollefson brought the
new action against the Magrinis
Nov. ] on a showing by court rec
ords that the place is operating for
Illegal sale of hard liquor in de-
fiance of an abatement order of
last March.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
1 s,al1H3385Sz,,;IN
Horbor Briefly Deserted and Silent
Docks Resume Bustle With S Arrivals

Although the harbor was with
out single vessel on berth for a
Commute period Tuesday after
noon. subsequent arrivals provided
total Of five ships here for their
respective cargo work Wednesday.
Engaged in the intercoastaI
route and regular callers to this
port, the A erica Hawaiian
steamer Georgian and the McCor-
mick steamer West Portal were
lifting copper and general freights,
respectively.
A frequent visitor of the island
trade, the Matson steamer Makiki
was ON berth for a capacity con-
signment of assorted Tacoma
goods destined for Hawaiian ports
OF call.
The Olympia Maru. motorship
of the Mitsubishi Shot, Kaisha.
likewise arrived for two days load
ing here.
Making routine visit, the
Canadian coaster Amur slated
British Columbia ores for dis
charge here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Action Postponed
Until Monday al z

A meeting of the Pierce county
commissioners TO discuss with in
terested groups scheduled changes
IN the pay scales AZ county insti-
buttons was reset Wednesday for
next Monday al p. m.
IL was scheduled at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning but all the
groups affected could not have rep
resentatives present The pay ad-
lustments must be made before the
first Of the year TO accord with a
ruling that the state 500 mini
MUM wage applies 10 most Of the
employees at the hospital. ssni-
forum and infirmary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Behind the
Ticker
b, LOUIS NJ. SCHNEIDER

NEW YOKk-Leaders of indus
try and finance aren't disturbed
by the latest threats of new taxes
House Ways and Means Commit
lee Chairman Doughton saws adj
ministration expenditures will be
reduced and that larger tax reve-
nues are anticipated because of
increased industrial activity and
individual income.
Washington advices are that the
main effort for tax revenues will
be made via excise taxes-hidden
taxes on such sources as amuse-
ment admissions, soft drinks. gnso-
line, cigarettes, cigars. automo-
hiles, liquors and luxury goods in
general.
There's informed talk. too. that
the 1e40 excess profits tax will be
revised for le4t. Belief is that the
taN-eNemption section on invested
capital will be lowered or ehmi-
nated-if President Roosevelt has
his way.
Arms Nolume--one high in the
industrial world tells your CORE
spondent that throughout the CEN
fury of its Industrial development
the United States never failed to
produee-vastly-when production
was vital And this is a time when
United States industry will not
fail. Says the informant: BY the
middle of 1941 American output
of war materials will be in so great
a volume that It will terrify the
aggressor world.
q. ga usually reliable inform
ant says that General Electric's
total ia40 orders will cross the
$3.50. 900. 900 mark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Check Suspensions.
Bergersen S Advice

The best way to make these
cabarets and beer taverns behave
Is to- refuse them city licenses
when the state liquor board has
suspended their state licenses. -
Works Commissioner Bergersen
declared Wednesday.
In the council meeting he sug-
gesfed to Safety Commissioner
Eastwood that he keep these sus-
pension cases in mind so that a
place under state dicipline is not
recommended TO the council for
city license.
Eastwood assured Bergersen.
I'm keeping track Of them"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Speed OF IS M. p. Fl.
Results in $50 Fine

James A. Lewis s4-year-old
Seattle venetian blinds manufac-
turer paid $50 and costs to jus
tiee Clarence f Layton Wednes-
day for the privilege of driving So
miles per hour between Fife and
Tacoma.
Lewis was arrested Tuesday
night by State Patrolman L. T.
Roberts after a pursuit all the
way INTO the city. Roberts said
the driver went over the Puyallup
rlver bridge at 50 The nffense.
labeled reckless driving. also cost
Lewis his license for 80 DAYS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Nursing Homes Now
To Require Licenses

The council passed Wednesday
the ordinance requiring licensing
and regulation of eonvaleseent and
nursing homes in Tacoma.
Since the license fee is 10 be
only 81 a year. Mayor Cam ex-
planned the principal purpose Of
the act Is regulation of such homes
by the city health director to pre-
vent their operation by quacks and
rscketeers
1T is not = revenue measure, -
the mayor said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
Morkets of q
Glonce

WEDNESDAY

Stocks: Lower and moderately
active.
Bonds: Lower 7. 8 govern
msnth At new highs for the
year
Curb Sticks: Irrefularly lower.
Foreign Exchange: Steady.
Cotton. orr as much "a 50
cents > bale.
Wheat: or J. tn = cent
Corn; Up = II off q cent.
Rubber; Steady.
silver; Unchanged in New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
-HAPP Y

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81

WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 81
Mrs. Hilda Aumann, I'LL, So.
Yakima ave.
Mrs. John Gaino. spanaway.
Marlene Prosser, SS05 So.
Tyler 81.
RUSSELL Holmes, Box I'll,
Waller road.
Mrs. Annie +. Rsea. A52e So.
Tacoma ave.
Raymond Eugene Meyielser.
b611 So. Asotin 1T.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28

piers. Vest Portal Mccormick:
Georgian. smelter: Olympia Maru.
Sperrys Lake Frances. ST. Paul
Mill Astoria. Northwestern.
Amur smelter.
Vessels due THURSDAY: Red
Jacket, smelter, Bering. Port piers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
BANK REPORTS

Seattle Wednesdays clearingx.
SO .o62 .4f6-si; Balances 81. 3e6. $40. :
Is: transactions. Sl4e5o 10000
Pertland-wednesdsy elesrinas.
81 .e04, s7sso: balances, 81 ,o4l. Pcs. :
a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
S. A. Perkins Again Will Have
81 Auto License; Jonez, b.
Sole OF Auto Plates Will Stort on Monduy;
Auto Club Will Hondle Them Downtown

Pierce county motorists accus-
toned TO preferred license num-
bers have Just two days left to
reserve them. Deputy Auditor
Arthur w. schlegel warned Wed
nesday.
Saturday will be a closed dav
and Monday sale of plates over
the counter will begin.
Early applicants for their aeeus-
toned plates. headed by S. A Per
kins with his usual B-1. will get
theirs in the mail next week. They
will be mailed Monday. The state
department of license gave strict
orders that no plates should be on
cars before that date
Other regulars will get their
usual small numbers. the auditors
records showed Wednesday. Plate
b. will 40 to Or. Hinton d.
Jonez, who also will take B-22.
Shankhn Has BIS
George T shanklin has asked
for his B-s; Judge Fred c. Re-
mann, B-4; c. Nathan Lynn. BIS:
II c. Nicholson. of e20 Broadway.
BE-; c. A Campbell. 3o1 No. Ia
coma ave, b.. Mrs. Chester
Thorne. BIS. Art Schngel. B-a. and
Fritz Geiger, county purchasing
agent. Bio.
Among others noted were
Thomas Carstens. BIS. DR.. ". n.
X eller. superintendent Of the
Western State hospital. Bio. the
two theater men. Ned Edris and
VIII J. Common. B-20 and B-21.
County Auditor S. Clifford Davis
is planning TO set up a special desk
IN the courthouse hall to handle
the rush of license plate sales after
Monday since no office Is being
set up downtown by his office.
At Auto Club
Plates Will be sold downtown.
however. al the Automobile club.
ST Hotel Winthrop. Commerce 81.
entrance. There viii be a sc
charge for non-members.
In South Tacoma. 2. A. Vsne. at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28

Expected for arrival Thursday
are the Red Jacket Of the Grace
lines South American circuit. and
the Berine of the Alaska fleet.
The former will discharge a heavy
lading OF ores at the smelter. while
the other will lift timber products
outbound.
Meanwhile. still remaining idle
here pending settlement of the
eight-weeks-old eoastwise shipping
strike were the Lake Frances and
the Astoria.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28
WEDNESDAYS QUOTATIONS.

Quotations courtesy Dean Wittsr A.
Co, Washington Bldg. members
New York Stock Exchsneel
High Lou rlnks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28

90 rtpctk - 4s-Sk. off n.ss
Stock sales Wednesday approx
mated $4,000 shares. compared
with $4,000 Tuesday. Curb sales
rose to 1an. 900 shares from TO-
600 Tuesday.
NEW yoRK.stocs. declined
one 10 three points Wednesday.
with the averages setting new lows
for rnore thar two months In mod
erstely increased volume.
War stocks, ranging down from
the steels. were weak. Al other
groups Joined the decline.
Wall STREET visualized high
81 tsxe> and hence small In
con,e&. which would make
eiocl<s le~s valuable. Also AZ
fecfing fhe market WIRE sev-
erai dividend declaration. that
failed IN meet expectations
fearx Of renewed British seii-
Ing II securities PLAYED
minor role In Tightening of
commitments.
Word thai the securities and ex-
change commission vas consider
ing action TO restrict payments of
dividends on utility common stocks
brought the utility average down
10 new low since mid-June. Con-
solidated Edison made new low
for the year.
Wright Aero broke six points. +
Numerous recently strong pre-
ferred issues were down two or
three points. Great Northern Rail
way preferred broke more than
three points on disappointment al
declaration Of only so-oent divi-
dend on the issue, the frs. since
1897.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28

NEW METHOD SET

Further simplification of ship
pers' declarations on freights des-
tined for Alaska. long sought by
Northwest exporters. this week
was announced by Philip NJ. Craw-
ford. district manager of the L.
5. bureau of .oreign and domestic
commerce. Details regarding the
new forms may ne obtained at
the Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce.
PORT CALENDAR
Vessels in port. haluki. Port
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-28

heW FIrsf Pull last
Moon Quarter Neon Quarter
NO. % De- : Dsc u d. a
DAFT. sa1nfI5ed a. 4 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
BARRIAR POLICEMAN

Edgar Barriar plays his first
film role as the police commits
sioner in the perturbation Of
Ethel Vance's novel, Escape"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-26
MORGAN ROLE

Ralph Morgan has been cast in
the principal role in the Crime
Does Not Pay" short, Soak the
Old"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Editorial Comments
From Other AnqIes
THE TRUTH ABOUT DEFENSE
(WinstOn-Salem JournaD

Thomas E. Dewey, one of the candidates for
the Republican presidential nomination, has
charged repeatedly that the national defense
because President Roosevelt and the Democratic
administration have failed to prepare the coun.
try against invasion. Mr.. Dewey made this
charge in his Winston-salem speech.
He contends that this country has acted
just like England and France in not getting
ready and says the reason for the French bung,
ling was experimentation with a Socialist
Popular Front modelled on the New Deal
But Mr.. Dewey fails to tell the people that
Great Britain, for a considerable time before
this war, had a reactionary Tory government
and that England failed far more miserably
Ter on the field Of battle.
2 What is the real truth about our national
defense? To find the answer to that question,
it is necessary to go back to 1921, when the
Republicans. under President Harding, took
over this government.
At the advent Of the Harding administration
we were geared to the strongest navy in the
world. We had ships near completion that
would have made us the preponderant marine
power.
Then came the Harding disarmament confer.
ence Of twenty years ago. The world was war
weary, and our country made no protest against
what was heralded as a uniform reduction of
navies that would leave the relative strength
of the naval powers unimpaired.
What actually happened was that we de-
stroyed great units of our strength, while the
other parties to the pacts burned mostly blue
prints of battleships and cruisers.
Under the Harding administration our gov.
ernment actually sunk or broke up 5000, 900, 900
worth of war craft, incidentally paying costs
OF $25, 900, 900 for that destruction.
During the succeeding terms of Coolidge and
Hoover, the two branches of the service was
neglected. Our regular army was allowed to
go down to $4,000 soldiers. Next to no new
ships were supplied the navy. Nobody ap-
parently appreciated what the air forces meant
in modern warfare. And those who tried to
call attention to this error were frowned on as
~jingoists and alarmists. Through years of
%plethoric revenue, little was given either army
or navy more than what it cost to pay and
feed our soldiers, sailors and marines. Nat
urally nothing was added when the depression
fell upon US.
With the coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt to
the White House there was a. change. Quietly
and calmly INT task Of rehabilitation was I'm
dertaken' Gradually the army was increased
ana mooern equipment was supplied. Gradually
the navy was quilt UP Until today our mill
tary establishment is in better shane ho+b .s
to numbers and material. than at anv time ~
our peace-time history S IA
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
REVISES ATTITUDE

Rerlin's frank acknowledgement that it was
a German U-boat which held up the refugee
laden liner Washington and threatened to tor
pedo it is a refreshing change from the pre-.
vious attitude of the Nazi government. Any
s,,ch incident earlier in the conflict would
have been followed by dark hints from HERR
GoEBBEL's propaganda machine charging that
the Allies were trying to drag America into
the war.
It may be that the Nazis have learned that
such weird tales cut no ice with the American
public. Or possibly the strong rising tide of
pro-Allied sentiment in this country has decid
ed officials in Berlin not to risk offending this
country directly.
The explanation given was plausible and
notifying. 1t explained that the u boat had
been chasing a vessel of another nationality
and that word had not reached it of the Ameri.
can liners voyage to Galway.
At any rate this country is doubly fortunate
that the captain who held the vessel at his
mercy stayed his hand long enough to fine
out it's identity. A hasty command on his part
would have sent a torpedo on it's way which
would have cost the lives of hundreds of the
1900 on board, already clamboring into life.
boats. And it also might have been the spark
which would have set this country aflame ami
plunging into the conflict it has been trying
desperately to avoid. The memory of the
Lusitania is still fresh in many minds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
MOST OF US FOR IT

Popular sentiment strongly favors acquisition
of Dutch, French and British possessions in the
Western Hemisphere as a necessary measure
of defense. At least, this is the evidence offer
ed by the latest GALLUP poll.
The GALLUP group put out the question: eff
the Allies need more money for running the
war, would you be in favor of the United States
and other American republics buying the Brit
ish, French and Dutch possessions in the area
of the Panama Canal?' Those who answered
were segregated as follows: F~avoring purchase,
81 per cent; opposing purchase, 10 per cent.
Sixteen per cent of those queried expressed no
opinion.
The composite opinion Of those approving a
deal is that buying the Allied possessions would
be a measure of self-defense and protection for
the canal, that 1--WE must finance England and
France in every way, if they are to win and
that if the United States does not buy them,
and Germany wins, "the Nazis may exact those
possessions and then we'd have the dictators
in our backyard" Opponents held that the
United States now has enough territory to take
care of, that a purchase might bring us into
conflict with Germany, and that our national
debt is large enough now, without contracting
other debts.
The division of opinion is, we believe, fairly
expressive of the two schools of thought in this
country at present. The proponents repre-
sent the people, fortunately in a vast majority,
who realize that we stand at the threshold Of
a new era which, without adequate defense
measures, may all too easily end with the
United States a dependency of the dictators.
The other group is the d~efeatest element of
our population which is ready and willing to
let the dictators shape our destiny without eff
fort to prevent it. This was the attitude,
however unwittingly on the part of these who
held it, that has brought England and France
SO perilously near to conquest by HITLER.
1t could bring us eventually to the same pass.
Polls, of course, are not wholly dependable.
But allowing for even great variations from
the percentages revealed in this one, it is still
apparent that the mass of the American peo-
pie are soundly thinking of defense, not of
greater debts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
SCRAP IRON

Throughout the days of the Sino-Japanese
can junk men to consign heavy cargoes of
scrap iron to Japanese buyers. 1t is not pleas
ant to reflect that with Tokyo in league with
the dictators America has contributed to its
success in the spread of totalitarian theology
in the Orient. But that is water over the dam
now. Any contribution we have made to the
defeat of China is beyond recall. We face.
however, a new problem in scrap iron. And
we must settle it before our supply is further
depleted.
The United States has need for it at home.
every bent automobile fender discarded for a
new one, every bed spring no longer useable,
every bit of old iron rusting in our back
yards can play it's part in the program now
going forward for our own defense.
There is in Wilmington an Italian ship
with American scrap iron in it's holds. If
Italy had not entered the war. it's presence
would have been ignored outside of shipping
circles. When MUssoLINI took his fateful step
and entered the war as an ally of the Ger
mans Italian ships in foreign ports were told
to remain and others at sea to seek neutral
ports under full steam. Thus attention was
riveted upon the Italian ship here.
There is, under present laws, nothing we
can do about it. But with the national emer-
gency so pressing congress could, and should,
enact a law prohibiting sale and shipment of
iron in any form, scrap or ore, to any foreign
nation and provide for seizure of all of this
essential war material now in any American
port consigned to an alien buyer.
Such a statute would settle the question OF
what to do about the cargo in the ship at the
| Wilmington dock. It would also keep our
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Daily Prayer Services
Planned At St. James

The rector. wardens and vestry
of St. James Episcopal church at
their meeting during the past week,
made plans for prayer service to
be held from ITO until 1:20 o'clock
each day during the week, begin
The %servises will be open to the
public and will be held for prayer
and microscopy.
The Rev. Mortimer rector, said
yesterday it was decided to have
these services to secure Gods
blessing in these troublous times
and for establishing a righteous
peace"
1t is planned to have ministers
of various denominations through
out the city to hold the services
alternately. The schedule has not
been selected as yet.
The Rev. Mr.. Glover also re-
minded the public that the church
is open every day for those who
wish to use it wor private prayer
or meditation. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
H A T

THE Star this morning tells the story OF
= Carolina Beach and Wrightsville in two
comprehensive and profusely illustrated sec
lions, and is ~gratified to be able to announce
that many hundreds of copies are going into
the mails for distribution afar with the sole
purpose of showing the, world what south
eastern North Carolina has to offer vacation
lists. This missionary value of the edition is
incalcuable.
This summer, above all others, is the one
when Americans are to do their junketing in
their own country. Foreign travel is out of
the question. Even travel beyond the north
ern and southern frontiers is none too attrac-
tive, with Canada busy with war and Mexico
uncordial. It's the United States now
for the hordes of vacationists studying time
tables and resort folders. In the circum-
stances it is particularly appropriate that our
beaches-and there are none better-should
be exploited as widely as possible that the
greatest number may learn of their advantages
and include them on their itineraries. The
Star is happy to make this contribution to the
success of both resorts.
Careful reading of the two sections will open
the eyes of everybody to the splendid accom-
modations and the facilities for fun both
beaches provide. Today's Star is a mine of in
formation, valuable not only to the visitor.
but to the home folks as we'll. No better op-
portunity has ever been afforded for learning
about our beach assets. 1t would not be a
bad plan, after reading the paper at home to
send your copy to some friend whose name
may not be on the general mailing lists. By
so doing, you may bring another visitor, or
whole family, to our shores for the summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
STEEL HELPS

The deal under which United States Steel
Corporation has bought $37,6 0 900 of war ma
terial from the government and resold it to the
Allies is quite different from any munitions
supply transaction of the 1914-1S war era. 1t
is estimated, however, that the net result is
extremely advantageous, not only to the Allies,
but to the United States government.
On the one hand, the war department will re-
ceiye in payment new munitions and ordnance
supplies. Britain and France meanwhile will
receive the material faster than could have
been the case under any other circumstances.
The steel corporation acts as intermediary
without profit to itself, an illustration of how
an important industry can perform valiant
service in national emergencies. The whole
deal was initiated by the war department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
WORK TO START
ON YACHT BASIN
Southport Job Planned For
August; Army Engineers
Reject Bids

The Wilmington Army engineers
office announced yesterday that
work on the Southport yacht basin
is expected to be started some
time in August.
The Wilmington office of engi-
Chief of engineers in Washington
authorizing the unit here to re-
ject all bids and do the work by
government plans and hired labor.
The Atlantic Dredging and Con-
struction company of st. Stephens,
S. c. offered a low bid of SIP, 181. Is.
Government engineers estimated
the cost of the work with hired
labor and government plans to be
IS, 1876. IT.
1t is expected that this work
will be done by the dredge Henry
Bacon upon it's return to the Will
mington district from Norfolk,
where it is now undergoing repairs
and alterations at the plant of the
Norfolk Ship Building and Dry
Dock corporation. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Daniels Will Speak
At Junaluska Meetin1

WINSTON-SALEM, June 15-R-
Jonathan Daniels, editor of the
Raleigh News and Observer and
prominent author, will be til e
speaker on June % at Lake Jun
aluska when Haywood county day
is observed at the Methodist con-
ference grounds. Announcement to
this effect was made here by DR..
W. A. Lambeth, superintendent of
the Winston-Salem Methodist dis
trlct and acting superintendent of
the lake.
Daniels will speak at / am.
1t will be the day before the con-
ference on evangelism is opened.
During the conference, which will
be in charge of DR.. Harry Den.
man, preachers of the Methodist
church under IS years of age will
be trained in evangelistic work. l