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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-15

buying a. such frightfai cost.
In the event Engiand should
70 doNn and pray Cod thai
does not happen Ns'li BE- left
without a friend In ths world.
Knox aald
Hs pointed out that pre-
yi0us statement ~ his. indi-
Continued on Page 10. Column -
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Wheat Truck Fall Fatal

CROFINO. Ida---Haroh Cold
smith. IS. died Tuesday night from
injuries suffered when he fell from
a loaded wheat truck driven BY
his father He was crushed be-
meath the vehicles wheels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-15

EafiY London reports claimed
a dozsn or mofe German planes
had been shot dawn IN the furious
dog fight FIRST Berlin reports
claimed 20 British ana five Ger.
man planes were downsd and nine
balloons ~ the famous Dover bar.
rage destroyed
The battle over Dover sas 90 >
massive scale. In the midst of ths
fighting ais Jsnksrs sT'a swoapssl
down and sunk a iiRhtshlp. Earlier
two British dsstroyers reported
they believed they had nink =
German armed traWlsr and =
motor torpedo boat
The British raid sa Italian
aircraft plants was sss - ma
most spsetaesIiar Of the war
Heavy 10 m hers flew 100
nsilrs Arrs.. the sasw topped
Alps 10 bsnb the dapfosi
plant ~ alisa and the flat
works a Turin. a. ssii aa
other sajaoent military aud
Industrial ebTciissa.
Ths air ministry IN a detailed
report u the raid. described huge
fires ard heavy explosions result.
ma from ths lengthy attacks
through ths early hours u ms
morning
Rival claims On air acton
LOSDOs
~ German planes dgNued yea
tsfday. = record Rag. - British
fighters lost. Dat 10 u thsif pii9ta
safe. tOdays bag 81 German
planes. Sundays %. Germans
caused casualties a. thrss British
alfdromss. Southampton damaged
three aeota towns. Mldands area
and northeast ard southeast Brit.
ain faIdsd during night
BEnI-Is
isz British planes destroyed
yesterday, n German ships iqsi
Mondays Rag - British planes
sundays o. hafbor works ana
locks bombed yesterday a. walls
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-15
Huge Army
Not Needed,
Taft Insists
Hysteriu Generot-
ed. Charge; Droit
Necessory-Knox

WASHINGTON The senate
"Wednesday amended the can.crip
ton hin 10 Increase the basic pa,
af army and marine corps pfieates
from SCI 10 $50 = month.
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Thomas long lead in the Re
publican senatorial contest was
gained when his opposition vote
was divided among six candidates.
From 464 precincts the count
stood Thomas. 22.755: Abe Golf,
4.202: J. ID. Price. 3,414: Y. W
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Alleged Food
Cost Gouges
ToBeProbed
Consumers Suffer.
Thurmon Arnold
Declares

wASHINGTON-The justice de-
partment plans soon to undertake
a nationwide investigation Of re-
ported consumer gouges' that
cost the public millions of dollars
annually on its primary necessity
food.
Thurman Arnold, chief of the
antitrust division, said today he
was forwarding TO his staff of 1877
men an outline of 81 suggested
subjects for investigation in the
food industry.
The matters to be investigated
involve alleged efforts to initiate
food prices and sometimes to de-
flate producers income through
conspiracy of large processing and
marketing interests; coercion Of
small operators; fake auctions"
by which many food prices are
determined, and some labor union
practices. A policy Of Secretary
Of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
was questioned in one section Of
the outline.
CITIES ARE LISTED
Leads" to be run down by JUS
tice department antitrust agents
in New York, Baltimore. Philadel-
phia Chicago, Los Angeles. San
Francisco, Seattle and Washington
were assembled by division eco
nomic consultants. Any evidence
turned up in the investigation is
to be presented to federal grand
juries Immediately.
The antitrust division now Is
presenting evidence to grand juries
on production bottlenecks" in
vital war industries. Some of
these same grand juries may hear
the food cases later.
VICTIMS "NAMED"
Victims OF the alleged food re-
straint, Arnold said. are consum-
ers, particularly in low income
groups, farmers and other indie
pendent foodstuff producers.
Price-fixing on certain kinds OF
nuts was laid on the doorstep of
the agriculture department In the
preliminary survey.
The federal bureau of investiga-
ton, 1t was further disclosed, Is
already working on specific cases
where complaints have been made.
MANY LINES EYED
The foodstuffs on which the al
legged consumer gouges" exist In
clude fish, canned foodstuffs, meat,
bakery products, cereals. fresh
fruits and vegetables. milk. butter,
cheese. eggs. poultry. nuts. sugar,
rice, syrup, frozen foods. raisins
and dates, corn products. and yari-
Gus others.
Attempts to eliminate eompeti-
ton by conspiracy among large
professors is charged in the pre-
liminary outlines section on meat
Alleged unnecessary handling
charges on foodstuffs because OF
trucking and union agreements
also would be included In the in
vestigation-
A study Of labor agreements
that involve the cost of handling
food also was suggested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-15
Moderator Is Elected

hERKELEY. William Z.
sweet Denver. a layman. yas
elected moderator u the congre-
gaisanai and Christian Churches Of
America a. the biennial convention
here Wednesday
BASk TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ...............s s.6l7 zoe
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WEATHER FORECAST

Pair tonight and Friday.
Temps High. 10; low, s.. sun
rises s:07, sets I'LL
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Five-Member
Commission
ToBe N famed
Coin and Council
Move TO Get ESQ
New Army Homes

There is a $1,000. 900 project for
construction of ESQ homes in Ia
coma or vicinity back of the city
councils action Wednesday in
authorizing Mayor Cain to ap-
point a housing authority COM
mission Of five members.
The mayor. who returned Tues
day afternoon by plane from New
York and Washington, said army
authorities expect the city to pro-
vide needed housing for ESQ fami-
lies of non-commissioned officers
stationed at McChord field.
Need for housing for Fort Lewis
officers and men is not so acute,
and may be met later by a project
limited to the Fort Lewis reserva-
ton.
COUNCIL Is AGREED
But for McCkord fields three
top grades of non-commissioned
officers no housing is available.
Corporation Counsel Carothers
had drafted a resolution by the
time council convened Wednesday
morning, and, after Cain had told
his story, the councils adoption
Of that resolution was unanimous.
Cain said he would appoint the
members of the commission as
soon as is humanity possible. The
authority viii choose its own
executive secretary, and regional
officials Of the u. s. housing au-
thority then will be asked to come
TO Tacoma from San Francisco to
complete the drafting of first
papers in application for the fed
eral funds necessary for construc-
ton financing.
ACTION CAN BE FAST
Cain said all this could be done
with speed. as has been exemph-
fled in other cities where a ma
tional defense housing need is
apparent.
Bremerton. he pointed out. has
just been granted something more
than $4,000, 900 for construction
CONTINUED on Page Is, Column y
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Singing Cowboy Holding Lead
For Idaho Senate Nomination

BOISE IdaThe meght Idahos nfth primary election today
singing cowboyCsn Taylor Of PocateoAs
pe reports placed the lead
torial nomination by a narrow margin.
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oRrTIoIzEs OPPONENTS

Taft opened the fourth day Of
senate debate on CONSUMPTION with
= s3-pags speech. Re said ths pro
posed registration Of 1900 900
men between the ages Of n ana 81.
which would rsndsr them liable
for ~ months of intensive military
training. would b. tragic
action
Taft argued there was no nscsss
sity" for such measures. and fired
= barrags u criticism Al Secretary
u War Hsnry I. stlmson. Assist.
an, Secretary Of Navy Robert r
Patterson. Col julius Ochs Adler
and others Of ths military train
lng camps association which spon-
sored the blll
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SAYS DEFEAT POSSIBLE

lie said u was possible that
Britain might be defeated In the
next 90 days OF so-"and then
well be left without a friend IN
the world
lie did not look Tor any inme-
date direct attack on this hsmis-
phere BY Germany. but predicted
economic trouble with Germany m
South America. in event Of a Nazi
victory in Europe
The house began debate Wed
nesday on companion measure 10
the eonseripiion biii - the senate.
approved blli authorizing presiisnt
Roosevelt 10 order ss0. 600 national
RuardEmen and reserve officers
into srrv1es anywhere IN the wrist.
ern hemisphere OF territorial poa.
sessions
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isz British planes destroyed
yesterday. n German ships iqst
Mondays Rag - British planes
sundays 81 harbor works ana
docks bombed yesterday a. walls
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NAsHINGTON--Scn Robert A
Tart. n. o. accused supporters II
the CONSUMPTION bill "Wednesday Of
generating hystvria Tor creation 81
a huge and unnceded United states
army
Ne resumed ths senate de-
bate against IN. btu after sec
Rotary Of Navy Frank knox
told the house military affairs
committee tho natioa face.
.the most serious and the mast
grave crisis In our history"
CONSUMPTION. Knox said. l. essen.
tial 10 meet the psychological
need Of teaching Americans the
cost Of preserving their liberties,
and % man the war machines thu
government II buying at such a
frightful cost"
Knox alao renewed previous sug
gsstions that the u. \. should OBJ
tain air and submarine bases ON
present Enropean-ownsd islands
up and down the western Atlantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
Berlin Badly Bombed
 By British Planes
CcOntinued from Page l0

reaching the center of the city.
 It was the first raid on Berlin in i0 nights and the sky was heavily overcast. A raid was wholly unex- pected and tens of thousands ot persons were in theaters and res- taurants when the alarm sounded They took to shelters during the brief period the anti-aircraft guns fired and when the all clear signal came, there was tremendous traf- fic jam, especially in the west end, where everyone tried to board street cars, buses or subways at once.
 Contents of the leaflets were not divulged.
 Nazi informantS said German bombers last night raided success fully Q town in the British mids lands, which they did not name. They said returning flierS reported seeing more than 30 large fires through gaps in the clouds, and that British anti-aircraft guns did not molest the raiders.
 ScOff At Egypt War
 Diplomatic and political corres- poderce, a foreign office organ, de- scribed the British advance in Egypt as 'an insignificant sortie on the periphery of war"
 "Unable to throw the available strength of the empire into the scale in favor of defense of the mother land, the English war leaders de- cided to use what forces they had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
QUINCY HAD BAD
 BLAZE TODAY

Quincy, Mass, Dec. 16-(UP)- Fire early today swept two down. town stores. destroying one with a loss of at least $20,O0O and causing 5000 damage to the other.
 Flames which rose 30 feet threat e1led other buildings. A three block area in the business district was roped oil while firenen battled the blaze for more than four hours.
 The fire was discovered shortly after midnight when a passing mo- torist noticed smoke issuing from a branch of Gofkauf Stores, Inc, a motor supply firm. Deputy Chief Peter F. Creedon ordered second and third alarms, calling out all Quincy apparatus.
 The Gofkauf store was destroyed and the adjoining Leonard furniture store suffered smoke and water damage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
CARRIE STREDY , SETTLES CLAIM
S5,OOO Personal Injury Suit Against Savings
 Bank Withdrawn

The 15,O0O civil action of Carrie Streby of this city against the Wa terbury Savings Bank, based on in- juries the plaintiff sustained Feb rIlary "A, in Q fall on a stairway on property owned by the defendant, was withdrawn from the docket of common pleas court this morning.
 The litigation was based on a fall between the second and third stair way. The plaintiff contended the defendant was negligent in that there was inadequate lighting on the stairway and that there were no handrails or safeguards for per- sons using the stairway.
 As a result of the fall the plaintin claims permanent injuries. she is alleged to have suffered a fracture and dislocation of the left acromio- clavicular joint and that as a re- suit of her injuries was unable to continue her housework. She also charged she suffered extreme pain and had to expend considerable sume of money for medical treat ment.
 Attorney Vincent A. Miller ap-. peared for the plaintiff with the firm of Monagan and Monagan de- lending.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
Ominous Remark Made
 By President Yesterday
tContinued Prom Page D

in British western hemisphere pos sessions.
 Chairman Sol Bloom of the House foreign affairs committee joined Chairman Andrew J. May of the House military affairs committee in advocating the repeal of existing laws in order to aid Britain the more. Bloom suggested the outright repeal of the neutrality law which prohibit American ships sailing in war areas, American citizens travel ing on belligerent ships, and com- merce with belligerents except on a cash and carry basis. May plans to introduce a bill on the first day of the new Congress to repeal the Johnson Act which prohibits loans to World war debt defaulters.
 Congress Confused
 Congressional reaction to Mr. RooS- evelt,s worlds end" remark was confused. Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D., Ind, said he was confident the world was not going to end, that 1t would come out better in the end" Sen. Pat McCarran, D., New, said the United States would survive "if it keeps out of war-and it's going to kep out of war;" Sen. William H. King" D., Utah, took the remark as a warning, saying the president "sensed" the dangers menacing all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

denlocracieS Including the United States"
 Awaiting MT. Roosevelt are the acute problems of 8 national defense lag anG further "short-of-war aid" to GleaG Britain. Secretary of Treas ury Henry Morgenthau, IT,, is ex- pected to be ready with 8 balance sheet of British assets for MT. RooSe- velt's examination preliminary to some formal London move for United States credits.
 Pressingly urgent from the British standpoint is understood to be the matter of merchant tonnage. And there is constant unofficial talk here of some kind of convoy system which would relieve the British nayy--and assign to American ships-some de- gree of responsibility for protecting merchant vessels in the western Att lantic.
 From sources usually informed re- garding national defense advisory commission matters. the United Press learned that Commissioner William s. Knudsen's speech in New York Friday night be interpreted as a forerunner of a further national emergency proclamation by MT. Roosevelt. A proclamation of s'lim- ited" national emergency already is in effect.
 Powers of President
 The extent to which proclamation of unlimited emergency would in- crease MT. Roosevelts powers is a matter of legal interpretations be- cause it might be held that the area covered by the existing Limited" emergency is not precisely defined. But under a proclamation of un- limited emergency his powers would be fixed by specific existing statutes.
 Promlacation of unlimited nation al meergency at this time--if 1t came about-would be primarily for the psychological effect it would have on industry and labor out would have little direct bearing on the activities of government or ex- ercise of presidential powers. The United Press was told.
 During existence of a national emergency. the president may exer- cise tremendous authority in fi- nance, banking, markeGlng, com- merce transpor Gation, colmmunica- GionS and other fields of naeional acJ4yity. Sue hinformation as was avallaole here, however, suggested that carry removal of the exisGing ilmit on the extent of emergency would not necessarily ne designed for an immediate wader exercise of White House power.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
ALL SAVED FROM
 WRECKED LINER

A west coast English port, Dec. 16. -(UP)-Reports received here today said Canadian munitions and sup ply Minister c. D. Howe and all other passengers and crew members aboard the torpedoed British liner Western Prince were safe in west coast port.
 The reports said the 10,926-ton ship, carrying warplanes and other cargo to Great Britain from New York, was attacked early Saturday in a calm sea off the usual ship lanes northwest of the northern tip of Ireland.
 The rescued persons in the west coast port were said to include l10 crew members and SO passengers.
 The Western Prince, its decks cov- cred with planes for the Royal Air Force and its holds filled with other cargo, left New York Dec. 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
POPE PLUS WILL
 MAKE BROADCAST

Vatican City, December 16-(UP) Pope Plus will broadcast an inn portant speech the morning of Dec. 24 the semi- -offlcial news bulletin re- ported today, and well-informed Vatican sources said it would be connected with the war.
 It was doubted, however, whether the pontiff's speech would contain a direct appeal for peace, these sources said.
 The speech, which will be made when he receives the cardinals and prelates for Christmas greetings, was expected to be an attempt to allevi- ate war distress wrought by sub- marines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

(Continued from Page D fighting centered in the Fort Capuz- Sollum- -Bardia zone.
 Though Sollum is on the Egyp- tian side of the frontier this would apparently imply that most of the fighting was on the Libyan side. Authorities at London and Cairo have noted that some Ialtian dis patches seem to put the British troops farther ahead than do British dispatches from the front. This is due to the length of British com- munications lines0
 It was asserted that the submarine Neghelli torpedoed and sank a Bri- tish cruiser of the Southampton type off the Egyptian coast.
 A special communique said that speculation by the British propa- ganda service" was premature.
 "The battle will last several more days and perhaps more than a week." the communique said.
 50 Navy Men Killed
 Rome, Dec. 16.-(UP)-Fifty men of the crew of medium tonnage" unit of the Italian Navy were killed or wounded during three British air raids on Naples Saturday night, a high command communique said yesterday.
 Bombs were dropped on the port and small fire bombs were dropped on the city, the communique said, but firemen promptly put out fires which were started on the top floors of some houses.
 The communique, praising the morale of the civil population, said that eight persons were wounded.
 Damage to the warship bombed was mot important" the communi- que said. It was added that a small motor sail boat" was sunk.
 The British flyers were guided to Naples by Mount Vesuvius, which has been in an eruptive state for three weeks.
 At the time of the raid, Vesuvius was casting a glow against the cluods- -sulphurous yellow. spreckled with red--which the British fiers could not miss. Snow covering the old volcanic crater, acting like 8 searchlight reflector. Luminous col- umns all but pointed the way to the port of Naples.
 Gayda Praises Troops
 Rome, Dec. 16.-lUPl- Virginia Gayda, Editor of the influential Giornale D'Italia, wrote today that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
Battle Raging Close
 To Libyan Frontiers
lContinued from Page l.,

ther conditions still are interfering with visibility. On the Sudan from tier our patrols had another suc- cessful day"
 Italian Warships Hit
 Cairo, Ekypt, Dec. 16 = (U.P) = Long-range British bombers were reported officially today to have rained high explosives on a concen- tration of Italian warships in Na- pies harbor, scoring five direct hits on cruisers and destroyers and dumping heavy bombs around two battleships.
 Planes making the heavy. suc- cessful" attack Saturday night - second big scale Royal Air Force raid on the Fascist fleet. also bombed railroad functions and air. dromes, causing explos 'opR and fires, the communique said.
 The raid on Naples appeared to be comparable to the British air ate tack on the big Italian base Taran- to, where three battleships, two cruisers and two auxiliary ships were reported hit.
 Bombs burst on a Jetty to which two battleships were moored, caus- ing firse which burned for a con- siderable time," the communique said.
 one of our aircraft dropped an entire bomb load close to battle- ship"
 (The raid on Naples followed Rome press reports that two battle- ships damaged in the Taranto raid were almost repaired and ready for action again. The Italian commun- ique AAniilsr6 G4e iMlaa Ul. Sals&S and said one medium-sized warship was hit and suffered so casuAlties.)
 The Royal Air Force communique said the raid on Naples was very heavy and was highly successful.
 Railway stations, functions were attacked resulting in three large explosions, followed by a number of fires" 1t added.
 "All of our aircraft returned safely"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

ns NOUlCA11uSQ 4IUAu EdSC 4J corps. Invitations were not sent t0 the envoys of Germany and Italy.
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was accompanied by Bernard M. Baruch, New York financier and Mat. Don. E. Lowry. White House military aide. President Roosevelt was represented by his secretary. Stephen T. Early. Cabinet members present included Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Sec- retary of the Treasury Henry Mor- genthau, Jr., Secretary of Navy Prank Knox. Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones, and Postmaster General Frank C. Walker.
 Neville Butler, charge de affaires of the British embassy, represented King George VI, "by royal coIli-i rland." The ambassador Of the French Yichy government was rep- resented by Jacques Truelle, and Jacue Dllpnsine GniihEAl0rp nf the embassy. The ~Free French govs ernment was represented by Jacques De Sieyes, Gen. Charles pe 0auIle's persnnal representative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

fantry. Naval units hurled shells in- to Italian coastal camps and bases. Royal Air Force planes machine gunned fleeing Italian troops and bombers attacked airdromeS and bases.
 Are Across Frontiers
 Cairo, Dec. 16 = (U.Po = A gen. eral headquarters communique to- day said that British advance forces were now well across the Libyan frontier" in a smashing desert of- fensive against the Fascists in North Africa.
 The British advance into Italian territory, however, was pressed while Fascist troops still held out a. the Egyptian base of Sollum, on the Mediterranean coast near the Lb- van border.
 The British offensive previously had cleared Italians from other points they held on Egyptian soil, but at Sollum the Fascists still were strongly defending their for tified positions.
 The British oi1enStve, however, swept around and past Sollum.
 The invasion of Libya threw the British desert armies-aided by in tensive aerial and naval lombard ment of the Italians along the coastal roads-against strongly de- tended positions in Italian desert territory.
 For several years Fascists have reported that an inpregnable line of desert forts was constructed on the frontier of Libya, and it was against that sector that the modern British mechanical units, lncinning broad tired armored cars built for desert fighting, were reported ad- vancing.
 Fort Capuzzo, key Italian fort on the Libyan side of the border, was one of the main objectives.
 .The enemy is still holding strongly defended positions about Sollum," the communique said. Meanwhile our advance forces are well across the Libyan frontier where fighting continues. Bed wea-