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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Mayor LaGuardia Calls
For Uniform Taxation

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-R-Uni-
form taxation in the United States,
with the federal government acting
as collecting agent, was proposed
today by Mayor LaGuardia to end
competition between states resulting
from varying tax rates.
THE barriers between states are
causing hell to all the enlightened
states" the mayor told the New
York board Of trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE

HELs1NK1. Jan. 1o.-P-Four
American volunteers arrived at The
Finnish port of Turku from stool,
holm today with two ambulances and
were assigned Immediately to an un.
disclosed sector Of the front. The
quartet: John F. Hasey. Bridgewater,
Mass; F. Lewis Bartlett, New York
City; and Robert H. Newman and
William B. Mock. both Of Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
RICH UPHELD

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1o.-(FA
The right of a telephone COMPANY n
discontinue service to publishers ~
a racing scratch sheet" who were
accused by the state attorney gen.
eral OF furnishing information r.
oookmakers was upheld in superior
court today. Samuel klaus, special
assistant to the United States attor'
ney general, declared this is q
salutary decision and will go a long
way in assisting the federal govern
ment in its fight against this kind
of racket"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
COL. BROWN HEADS
LOCAL ENGINEED
Continued From Page 0nej

berships and a possible "a nss
available. After a review OF inc 81
years work he turned the p'
dents gavel over to Col. Brown Il.
The entertainment progfa" ,a
cluded the presentation OF d rsr.
sound film of the "Middletoh 1-s:r
lily" which was shown by the 4,
inghouse Electric company III ,s
exhibit at the Worlds Fan
summer. o1
The next meeting of the clgD d
be held on the first WednesaN
February.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Early Ellis Passes At
Home Near Winter Park

Early Ellis, 6S, died at his home
near Winter Park late yesterday
afternoon after a lingering illness.
Funeral arrangements will be an.
nounced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Star-News Program

I. Shipydrds.
2. Increase OF Port Facilities.
5. Adequate Hospital Facilities.
l.. Annexation of Suburbs.
S. DEVELOPMENT OF Fort Caswell as
Health Resort.
6. Promotion OF Canning Industry.
Z. City Expansion Commission.
8. Junior College.
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE
FAVORED
Stun Clearance.
Free bridge across the Cape Fear
river over High1Ddy 30.
Free ccusepay to Wrightspille Beach
Recreation Centers.
Municipal auditorium.
Preservation OF Old city and Thai
ian HdH.
Civic Centre.
Organised Industrial services for VIII
mington.
Adequate school facilities for VIII
mington and New Hanover county.
1raftic signals on streets OF Whining
ton.
T%hirty5oot channel from Wilmington
to Southport bar.
Construction OF third lock and dam
between Wilmington and Fayetteville
on the upper Cape Fear rtver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
Third Of three stories telling what has happened to average
people living in countries at war.
BY WILLIAM MGAFFIN
ZAP Feature Service)

PARIS, Jan. 10-Madame Jean @. Frenchman is holding her little
family together these days by long distance methods. She not only has
to write to Jean, but to their children rs well. .
This is one Of the chief effects this war has had on Madame. In
other wars, she and les enfants yer together after Papa had gone
to the front. But now, because of the danger of air raids, the children
must have been evacuated to country refugees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11
TOP o. THE MORNING

There is no deep life for any man unless
he lays hold in thought, imagination, ana
faith, of the unseen spiritual Mniverse.
HAMILTON WRIGHT MAB1E
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-11

Madame's concern has been re-
Evening star., 1940-03-31
5000 District Autos
Still Without Tags;
DeadIine Tomorrow
Extension Allows Them
To Operate Only
Until 8 AM.

Approximately 5000 District mo-
torists are faced with the prospect
Of leaving their cars at home to-
morrow because they failed to OBJ
tain their 1910 license tags before
the windows closed yesterday at the
Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic.
Although the deadline for the new
tags has been set by Congress at
midnight tonight, Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police.
said his department will grant an
extension of time until am. to-
morrow in the case of motorists re-
turning home.
This years time limit was moved
back a month by Congress to cor
respond with the Laws in Maryland
and Virginia. Last years deadline
was the last of February.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer estimated an increase of about
10000 in automobile registrations
this year over the number regis
tered in 1899. Officials of the Traf-
fic Department emphasized, how
ever, that this Jump caused little
or no delay on the part of the de-
partment in issuing new tages, indi-
eating that the majority of the mo-
torists who were left without tags
had only themselves to blame.
The license window at the depart
ment was open until pm. yester-
day to accommodate the hundreds
Of motorists who formed a queue a
black and half long up Pennsyl-
vania avenue and about half block
on Sixth street NV. early that
afternoon. BY closing time, how
ever, most of the applicants had
crowded into the room where the
tags we're being issued.
More than $500 plates were
handed out yesterday, making
total of approximately 100000 at
the close of yesterday afternoons
business.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
General Believes
Britain Will Win

WASHINGTON - Brig. Cen.
George V. Strong, chief OF the
army's war plans division. no
has iust returned from London,
predicted Saturday that Great
Britain would be able to defeat
Germany after long war.
Strong told reporters British
morale was high, that the Royal
Air Force is making magnificent
showing, and that the day Of a
possible Ger invasion Of the
island without appalling losses
Is past.
The people are a unit behind
Churchill the armv strateglst
said. They are cheerful. but
grimIy determined 20 this
thing through by ending German
military domination Of Europe,
and I believe they can do II"
He said such q war Is bound
TO be . long one. with only two
possible results:
/. Complete breaking Of Great
Britain as an empire
2. Complete destruction Of
Eazism In Europe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Three Young
People Injured

Three Of the four young Ia
eomans occupying passenger
car that crashed lato = parked
punk truck early Saturday morn.
ing vsrs injured.
Most seriously hut was Mis-.
Iaey oufnth.. II. al saaih Ia
Gonna ava. who Nss held under
observation In Pierre county hos-
pit. Saturday Nith posslsls con.
cuaalon OF the brain Her eondl.
ton vas not regarded - critical.
however.
Miss uesima Martin. n. living
al the same address. and stsss.esl
wseek. "a. sszT "a. Jaasii 81.
- the others hurt. suffering
from decorations and shoek.
Their car. driven BY wesek
smashed into = truck on houth
Tacoma ave. betwesn zfnt and
z9a ste about 40 =. IN. Raymond
Clark. iol "a. 19d a.. shs truck
driver. was accompanied ny T. ..
Policy. 1870 No. Tyler st. hls
helper. They had stopped to pick
up = pieces Of junk that had fallen
from the truck when ths sedan
smashed into their trtleE. Ernie
ksds. s10s Clement ave. fourth
occupant of lne est. : unhurt
Week and salan Martin Nars
treated Al tba county hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Assert Many Nazi
Soldiers Drowned

JERSEY CITY. n. dutch
citizens. arriving aboard the
American export liner Exeter. told
Of seeing thousands Of German
soldiers drowned while praetieing
mansuvers designed 10 prepare
them fer sn invasion Of Great
Britain.
"The German soldiers said one
Dutch passenger Who refused 70
give his name. were heavily
armed and weighted down with
fun equipment. They we're taken
a mile or 20 70 sea loff the Meth
eriands coaatD aboard fiat-bottom-
ed boats.
aThs boats would come toward
shore. and the msn were forced 70
leap out and swim. We people lis-
ing near b. saw Thousands Of
bodies Of Officers and men float
ing IN the water.
MANY soldiers rsbsiisd and
we're ehainsd and taken bark
TO the interior 81 Germany,
10 b. punished for their insu-
bordinafion.
This passenger. and others ~ho
told similar stories. refused 70 give
their names bsc4tlee they feared
harm might come 10 their Fela-
tlves back home in Cerman-oceu-
pied territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
People in
The News

when Wendell l. wiilhle first
visited San Francisco 30 years
ago. he tumbled from q boxseaf. q
hobo fresh from the San Joaquin
valley wheat fields. he was -
years old then.
Helen Ire wofihlng. blonde
former foliiss beauty who deserted
the footlights 10 be the ~tfs Of
wealthy Negro physician. today BE-
gan a one.ysar Jail sentences for
violation Of = probation granted as
a condition 10 a narcotlca.forKefy
conviction. 80 a
Pat Johns. sslf-styled screw
bair aviator. who took off IN .
tiny uonoplans today from sa6ra-
uento on an attempted nonstop
flight 10 Neu York. crashed hia
plane Into a field "a miles north
Of Stockton. issa than half an hour
after leaving he uas unhurt.
The cream q the British colony
in Hollywood. including sneh stars
a. WHEN Leigh. Laurence Olivier.
Madeline Carroll. Anna sssxIe and
Herbert Marshall. win give : benz.
fit show = week from sunday for
the Canadian Red Cross
Edward .. fiyan. usmeefatie
national chairman. said IN New
Yors last night On his return from
= conferences with President Iloe.s-
welt. that many Of the larger In.
dastfiss were making greater pro-
fits under the New Deal than they
did al the Height u the boom
which preceded the Hoover dspfss-
sion he cited chrysisF Corpora
ton. du Pont and Montgomery
Ward companies as Illustrations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

From the LOOKS OF Inc crowd
which started the fairgrounds
turnstlles spinning early In the
day. Saturdays attendance was
due 10 be a banner one. fair OFF,
Gals predicted. The counters tai
lied 27.s25 persons Friday.
At noon Saturday, admis-
slons totaied 1871 and all re-
served seats for the afternoon
show were filled
Overnight entries in the derby
which will be the third race on the
afternoon card show SIX horses
entered. These include Double Dip
MiIlmsn up; Me& Wagon fBazel
G1orious Hills, Magnanimous
Smith. PostIipo fPesry) and
Mica Rock fThompson1.
Fast time marked Fridays
races. The first event Of the after
noon. the Pioneer purse Of SITS al
two-thirds Of a mile, was won b.
Allegrezza with Timenfwa up In
ITO 4 IS: Bernie Boy Thompson
was second. and Dark Amber
fPeery) third.
IN the second race Of the after.
noon in which three girls rode
against three regular Jockeys. v
Thomson rode Brilliant Baby n
the front in 1:zz. However, Hias
Leah Ferris rode the race" all
the way and was only a length
behind to take second money.
Google with Smith riding. was
Continued On Page ). Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

bombing Fascist concentrations IN
the sldl narranl AREA. again had
attacked the big llhyan port q
Henghazi. but said Italian rllots
had intensely replied by bomb.
ing railroads. store houses and
defenses around Marsa Matruh.
The British base at Aden also
again vas reported attacked ana
British conveys wsra bombed IN
the Red sea.
official rammuniaues. hew-
EVER. Indicated The Italian Of
fen-ise into Egypt meme.-
iariis Was IN . hull. with the
Faseisis holding sidl narranl
In the Balkans bulgarian troops
began taking over the South DO.
hrudjs ARA coded BY Romanla
without Incident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
No. | Nazi in So.
America Arrested

aosTEsfDEo, Uruguay = Ar
rests Of Germans charged with
anti governmental activities today
Nas reported 10 have resulted IN
seizure of Arnlf Fnhrmann. re-
putndly Ihe leader o. a Man move
msut Throughout South AmsFiea.
Fubrnana 0aa aald 70 be a ma
tive German. but = HatnFailzsd
ArksntinlAs BE eaa sad 10 hays
been arrested AZ salto. Uruguay.
Three Germans Sers seized and
detsntlon warrants we're issued
against FIVE others. IN a renewal IL
an anti-Nazl drive that started in
June
Ths fssnd-sp 81 suspeefs
came after Judge Hamlet
Reyes had Instructed officials
10 order the arrest Of persons
previously cited b. = commit
tee investigating aetiyI ties
contrary 10 the interests Of tn
state.
Those detainsd included Rudolf
Pate Todt. described as the ieader
81 a secret Maxi organization. Otto
kisln. silexe6ly directing pFopa~
xanda activities. and Rudolf Melss-
ner. suspected OF being an agent
u the German secret police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
University Man S
Wife Is Slain

SEATTLE - On her daughter
18th birthday. Mrs Margaret
Phifer. wife Of Prof. Lyman
Phifer. assistant director Of the
University Of Washington ocean
ogrsphic laboratory. died yester-
day Of . bullet wound In her head
Mrs. Phifer Was found near
death in the woods near their home
In Friday Hsrbor. A coast guard
plane from Port Angeles flew 70
the San Juan Islands and rushed
the woman 10 Swedish hospital
here. she died a few minutes after
being admitted.
The coroner,s office said no
notes were found. and there was no
apparent motive for suicide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

But British bomber pilots got
little rest. Throughout much Of
the night they showersd high
explosives on German einyasion"
bases across the calm but fosgs
English channel, and blasted Naki
airports. harbors and oommuns-
cations lines - far a. western
Germany. one Of their most
powerful counter blows Of the
war.
Dispatches from Berlin adj
mltted for the first time that
steady. powerful British raids
had been made for weeks ON
the French side Of the Eng
IIsh channel. where the Ger
mans have been reported
masslnT boats and men at
Calais. Dunkirk. Ostend and
other ports for . possible In
vasiea Of Britain.
German attacks ON Britain
we're described by the Nszis
as successful In smashing
with the aid of new fog
piercing spparatus--ai Brit
lsh Industrial and eommuni-
cations obicctivss. especially
railroad center. In the London
area, vital 20 British defense.
In Africa the Italians admitted
British planes. which have been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
General and His Pilot
Over Due on Air Hop

ATLANTA. Ca Fourth corps
army area headquarters announced
Saturday that Brig Cen y "
Honsycutt. commanding general u
~ Bragg. ~ c. ana MA pilot.
Capt George y Ksyhos. Nsfs IN
reported for n hours On a fiisht
from ~ Bragg 70 Jacksonville.
FLORIDA
me general and Captain Ksyhoe
took off from ~. Bragg ~ ..
m. FRIDAY. and should have ar
rived Al Jacksonville Around 20
D. m. according 70 area read.
quarters.
Headquarters aaid planes from
81 Bragg and other army posts
along ~. soufn Atlantic seaboafd
we're looking for the missing flyers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

The wire. received BY Paul
Johns. chairman Of Pierce county
Republican central COMMITTEES.
stated the Republican presidential
nominee would appreciate ar
rangements being made which
would allow him 10 address EN-
pioyes OF Tacoma mills and others
engaged In local industry.
The official party il scheduled
10 arrive Al South Tacoma station
between 40 and AIS p. m. with
CONTINUED on Page } Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
South America Loans
Bill Before President

WASHINGTON - The senate
Friday afternoon accepted the con
ference report on the $500. 600 900
export-import bank bill. which
would earmark funds for ECO
nonsle defense loans 70 South
America. and sent the measure 10
the White House for President
Roosevelt's signature
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

TIAJUASA, Mex--Ffre which
raced through the greater part Of
a business block today destroyed
the Mexican postoffice and 10
business establishments, including
two fashionable bars and three
restaurants Damage was unof-
ficiaIiy estimated at $3.50 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
SlO0. 600 Ransom Is Ready
For Kidnaper Of Boy, 3;
"Confaci" Is Attempted
Chen. Police Withdrew. in Compliance
With Parents Request: "Ad" Run
In Newspaper. os Instructed

HIIIsBoRouGH. can-chief Police c n. Hrshey sat
ndas afternoon demanding ths
kIooooo Tristan
HILLsBoRouGH. caiif-FYye of CALIFORNIA; wealthiest
families two of them of the French nobility raised 500 00
in cash today with which redeem threeyear-od Count
Marc de Tristan from captivity of hook-nosed
kidnaper.
Federal bureau of investigation agents. state and local
police and newspapermen had withdrawn from vicinity of
the beautiful home of the babys parents Count and
Countess Marc de Tristan make il both easy and safe
for the kidnaper to go about collecting his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

SAN FRANCfsCO : Lieut. Col.
Layson T. Atkins. IS. u S. army
engineering corps. was reported
missing today from Letterman hos
pitaI, where be had been under OBJ
servafion for illness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Car Hits Cliff; l Dead

YAkIAA--Hs-~san Carl Carrie.
II, seIah. was instantly killed
Saturday when the sedan he was
driving crashed into . cliff on
EIIensburg highway, IS miles
north Of Yakima
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Award Big Air Contract

WASHINGTON - The war de-
partment awarded an So. SOD. 00o
ssrplane contract 10 Consolidated
Aircraft Corp. San Diego. Calf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

BERLIN - The authoritative
Hamburg newspaper Fremdea-
hiatt today said "a new order
In Europe and Africa" sow h
h~lng created. n said the United
States must become reeonsiied
20 the fact "thst this viii he
exclusively . European affair In
which America win have no
say
III America wants 10 be re-
served for Americans. then Ger
tainIy n h In place for u 10 re-
gard the new order - that Of
Europeans and the peoples Inn
medlately concerned" the paper
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23

BASEBALL
FINALS

BRIGGS STADIUM. DE-.
troit-The Detroit Tigers
smashed their way - = full
two game lead IN the Amer
ioan league b defeating the
Cleveland Indians today in
The second Of \ three game
series. which va expected 10
have an important bearing on
who vii WIN the league pen
nnnt
The score was ) In o.
sehoalhaY Itaws. aha st txe
hits. Was ths winning pitcher
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cleveland eoa aaa ase-a ) :
D~irali 80. 900 e. les n .
Mllnar howell - and Items
lev rytlak - Rove and rse-
hetls
~. i.aal. sai oil ga ss-s I
Chicago sea asa eoa aI--t n \
NarneAs and owen Olsen snd
Todd.
FIRST game
elneianatl zoo eea see--s ~ q
Pittsburgh ON eaa aee-i \
Walters and West nutehsF,
nrawn II. Lanahan y. nambeFt
- ard Davis
New fsrh soa aie oaa-s Q I
no.ian 80 noo eea eoi=@l 0
aumbsft. Lynn - and IAN
ming faHedei and f,sfrsa. Hrns.
kls %.
rhllaaelphla eai az noe--A 10 0
Brooklyn 80 TOO eoo esi--s :
nighe and Allllss i4amilu. Ca
aey -. Carleton 81 and Phelps
Franks ia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Prominent Doctor Dies

sPokANE-Dr. Sidney Open
heiuer. 81. prominent Spokane
physician ana surgeon. died here
Friday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-23
Here Is Note
Left Family
By Kidnaper

|
Here is the note the kid
naper left the De Tristan
when he abducted their three
year-old son:
I'VE are presenting 10 You =
very unsociai matter - however
don't be unduly alarmed-we
suggest study our note quietly
remain calm and do not act on
the impulse Of the momenf--waIt
until YOU understand the situa-
tion clearly.
we assure that your child In
perfectly safe with ms and Of
course will be returned 10 You In
due time "You are dealing with
intelligent and enlightened peo-
pie and you needn't fear any un-
justifiabIe acts on our parton
the contrary--our little captive
quest rather) win be most
charmingiy treated while In our
care and shall enjoy every con-
slderation for physical and men,
tai comfort--your child's super
vision has been carefully selected
In advance.
"And we are certain that this
little interlude viii not leave any
unpleasant memories or impress
ATOMS for the future.
we have approached You In
n conversational tone and hope
You win appreciate and preserve
this friendly spirit and In tho
absence of irritation and excite
menf the early and satisfactory
solution of this problem h well
assured.
I'VE insist - absolute silence
and privacy ON your part. We
can not tolerate any meddling In
this matter, and In your own In
terest we must warn you against
any attempt TO communicate
with law enforcement agencies
either federal or private--their
activities could not possibly
escape our attention much less
be Of any benefit TO either you
or your child. /.
The note then gave detailed
numbered instructions for the ran
soming Of the child.
II said:
Awe demand one hundred
thousand dollars for the release
Of your child payable In five t5)
ten (lo) and twenty t20) dollar
bills. Secure money leisureIy at
your convenience. Avoid atfen-
tion-you have ample time.
"B-We win not accept
treated, marked or otherwise
conspicuous money - acceptance
of money at our discretion
avoid complications
Give win return your child
directly 10 your residence within
four t4) days after receipt Of
payment-note. money will be
exchanged first.
Dive suggest you retain
the enclosed piece Of cardboard
the missing insert Is our iden-
LITIGATION at time of payment
q duplicate of white paper win
be found In each of our future
letters. IL IL not necessary that
you take any one Into confidence
tsic) regard this matter and our
simple and positive form Of con-
tact will be explained later.
Eve assume that you are
willing TO meet our Demands
n this assumption In correct You
may place the advertisement
listed below IN the automobile
section of San Francisco Ex-
aminer fsic):
Lincoln Zephyr lg3s-4-door
de luxe sedan. Radio. Many
extras. Beautiful light gray fin
ism. ss45 cash only. Box insert
NUMBER. Ex-
As the authorities studied the
typewriter note. the federal. coun.
~ and city agencies Of law enforce.
ment swung into action In the first
major KIDNAPPING case In the far
west since Charles Mattson. 10
was stolen from his Tacoma home
Dec. n. 1885. and was found slaiF
Is days later. The Mattson kid.
MAPPING never has been solved.