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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Oregon Farmers to Receive
Sc, 100000 in Benefits

vice-president has q high regard
for his Republican opponent and.
before the party conventions. fire.
quently spoke highly OF. his ef-
forts toward the building Of a
constructive farm program. He
often referred TO him an "a friend
of the farmer"
Officials speculated here WHIT
ther the two avowsd friends OF
the farmer" will clash during the
campaign over the farm program.
II Is the issue In which both have
shown the greatest interest ana
almost their only major common
interest.
Wallace has ruled out partici-
patton by AAA committeeman in
the political campaign. but he Ia
expected TO stress the new deal
farm program during the cam
paign. which may take him
through the principal farming
sections, including McNsry's homs
state.
In oregon he may point out that
farmers Of that state have re-
ceiyed more than SIS. 900 900 in
AAA benefit payments since 1898
The sum through 1899 was s24.-
754,74o and 1910 payments will
increase the total above $50. 600.
600.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
CCC Entrance Rules
Materially Broadened

WAsHISGToN-Federsl secur-
ity Administrator Paul v. McNutt
today broadened entrance require
ments Of the Civilian Conservation
corps. 10 admit young men whose
families are In the moderate In
come gorup.
He said cCc Director James Nc
Entse recommended the change
as a means Of providing useful
employment and vocational train
ing for young men whose parents,
while not on relief, are unable TO
give their sons the training needed
10 provide them with q start In
life"
In a letter 10 Dean James ".
Lands. Of Harvard Law school
AeNutt said college students thus
would be eligible for enrolment in
the CCc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Here Are Conflicting Nazi
And British Ship Loss Claims
GERMAN CLAIMS

German naval and air force at
lacks on British shipping have
caused repeated closing of enemy
ports" and. since the start Of the
war. airplanes and naval craft have
destroyed 4.sse.ss tons of British
shipping or vessels in British sew
ice, the German high command
claimed today.
A high command eommunique
said the figure does not include
losses suffered by British shipping
as a result of German mines
II claimed mines recently have
inflicted great damage. which has
not been reported by the British,
and that there have been other in
dications of the success Of the
commercial war on England since
the start of the war"
Recapitulating alleged British
losses and adding figures not hith-
erto claimed. the high command
said that since the outbreak Of hos
tilities the German navy had de-
stroyed 3.725.547 tons of British
shipping and that ,26i.3l3 tons
had been sunk by the air force.
In addition, II was said the air
force had damaged an additional
500. 900 tons Of enemy shipping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
BRITISH CLAIMS

Eighteen British ships. totsling
1901 tons, and two allied ships,
totaling 1000 tons, were sunk by
Germany during the week ended
at midnight. July 20, the admiralty
said today. Germany had claimed.
during that period, the sinking Of
total Of 22e, 2es tons Of British
and allied shipping, the admiralty
said.
The admiralty said total British
merchant tonnage lost since the
start of the war was less than
/, 200, 900 tons.
tin Berlin the high command
today placed the British losses at
1886, $50 tons since the start Of
the war;
Last week. the admiralty said.
Germany claimed that during the
past five weeks she had sunk 1.267, :
007 tons of British merchant ship
ping.
The admiralty said that German
shipping losses to Aug. were APP
proximately $4,000 tons, while
Italian losses were placed at APP
proximately 254.0o0 tons.
II was claimed in addition that
about $4,000 tons of shipping, for
merly neutral but which came un-
der enemy control, had been sunk
by the British.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Kiwanians Will
Meet in Spokane

Local Kiwanians are looking
forward to the 23d annual district
convention to be held August Is
20 in Spokane.
Delegates from the Tacoma club
are G. o. Rolstad, Frank Sum-
mers and William Lyness. Alter
mates are Jack Mcleod, Max Paul
son and DR.. Henry Hook. Jay
Eyerman and Harold Mann also
have signified they viii attend the
Spokane meetings.
Those attending the convention
will be afforded an opportunity to
inspect Grand Coulee dam. A
trip TO Occur d'Alene also is
planned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
To Purchase
City Supplies
Number OF Bids
Opened By Boord

Tacoma city board of contracts
and awards turned over "a utility
and works departments Tuesday a
large number Of bids opened at
Monday afternoons session.
Principal items were those for
the utilities department. Items
and bids received follow:
Three 1.50o-KvA Transformers,
for installation at St Regis Kraft
Co. plant: American Transformer
Co. 81. zo3; Pennsylvania Trans
former Co, S11.s14: Home Elec-
trio Co. tG.E), S12.6e3; General
Electric Co. S12.sss: Gleason
Electric Co. CG-E), S12 SOS: West
inghouse Electric q Mfg. Co, s11,-
4s1; Wagner Electric Co. S12.-
33e; Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co, ST.
63s. Msloney Electric Co, SlI,s75.
Time Of delivery ranged from IS
to 40 days.
Aluminium cable, approximately
$1,000 pounds assorted sizes: Alu-
minum Co. Of America, s7.0s3.I2.
Steel structure. tideflats substa-
ton: Western Ornamental Iron
Co, S14.694; Star Iron & Steel
Co.. s14.s60. Prices include de-
signing, fabrication and erection.
Ready-mixed cement concrete.
Local Improvement district 1887:
c. S. Barlow q Sons. S6,26e.1s;
alternate, s6,16s.32; George SEQ
field Co, se.2s7.5s; alternate, S.
1876.
Ready-mixed concrete, LID,
1880: Barlow, s4,601.27; Scofield.
s4,620-ee. Both these districts are
for sidewalks on So. Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

WASHINGTON - Government
benefit payment checks totslins
more than $4,000, 900 will be sent
to farmers this year in Oregon
the home state OF Secretary of
Agricultures Henry A. Wallace's
vice-prezdential opponent-Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administrs-
ton officials estimated today.
Wallace and his Republican OPP
ponent, Sen. Charles L. McNary.
both are outstanding national
leaders in the development of farm
aid programs. Agriculture depart
ment officials pointed out the pay
ments were contracted before ell
Their candidate received the vice.
presidential nomination.
The Democratic candidate for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Bremerion Paper
To New Building

BREMERToN - The Bremerton
Sun was established Monday In its
new quarters at ga .th st. nov
ing operations having been COM
pleted over the weekend.
So rapid has been the growth OF
the Sun since II started operating
July is. 1898. that a new building
was necessary.
The Suns new office. erected on
specifications of the management.
provides additional space for all
departments and il mode
throughout
Julius Gius il editor OF the Sun.
and A. r. otteyasre. business man
sger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Pt. Roberts Still
Easy Of Access
For Canadians

Washington tur--
ist travel from British cniumhla
ass dropped i simost nolh.nk
since Tire passport regulations
went into effect but there j. one
snot Point Roberts where Waa-
definr Canadians car enter United
states At an without passports
The tiny point u surrounded IN
three sides hy Puget Sound Va
tiers and the Canadian border :
on the north Resort owners there
report business better than u.
usl.s
Reason WHY Canadian. need
no passport tn enter this small
portion ~ United STATES u
that ne immigration office s
maintained here. making u
sort Of ~eversman's land The
only way Canadians could en-
ter the city other than ny
water i across the border.
The federal government
cannot sonee Canadians %
take the water route 10 Point
Roberts. "a no heat service s
provided. Immigration sa-
thorities cannot say how long
this condition win prevail.
While Canada requires no pass
ports Of Americans visiting Vic
toria or Vancouver. many Amefi-
can tourists are having some diff
Guilty in getting hack into United
States again. American immiFra-
ton authorities want 10 know
whether they are American citi-
rens. and few have naturalization
papers or birth certificates To
prove they are. Those without
such proof are given rigid qus.-
tioning about their past lives snr
residences.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

IN czffo. n veteran Yukon
physician. ~ Cato DID shortly
sffsr Hz Nas struck ~ : ear driven
- Chapman 81 e Vancouver street.
Friday sight
Another lfaff'r fatality occurred
hsTs Monday night. whsa ia=Tssr-
"a WaHfs Hfsds So allied n =
ealHsiaa hsfsssn to HKhf eaHs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Tdcomons Back from
Fair and Convention

Or and Mrs G o. Walters WIRE
back In Tacoma Monday after an
absencs Of almost a month. While
away they attended the Worlds
Fair al New York. visited IN
Washington. u c. saw yellow.
stone National park. coulee Dam.
and many other points of special
interest. One week was spent In
Minneapolis a. the national con.
yention OF ehiropractors where Or.
Walters was a speaker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07

MT PLEASANT. Mich. Bea.
trice Harrington, a college fresh.
man who may have read about
Indians. treasures a acfapbook that
holds locks ~ hair once belong
ing 10 ass persons Ia little
more than two years. she has col
lsoted the hair from friends and
acqualntAnces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Clear Youth in Death
OF AGED Yukon Doctor

VANCOUVER n. ! Hahn =
Chapman "a. = tes Angeles -
cleared ~ hlauss ~ = seruasf.s 10y
Lnes.lIEaIIns - asaLh q u VI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-07
Illness Brings Luck
To Boy Scout

SOUTHAMPTON, Mass.-Hzr-
old J. Morse, IT,, was disappointed
when illness prevented bis attend
ing o Boy Scout court Of honor. Z"
But he discovered The oissppoint-
nent was worth while for a week
later Mrs. Grace Coolidge. widow
Of the late president. presented
him a Boy Scout Eagle badge"
and q fountain pen as a personal
gift
Evening star., 1940-07-22
.SuImon Eqqs in Salt Water

1t seems likely to me that SAL
mon were fresh-water fish long,
long ago. In tests, salmon eggs
have failed to hatch when placed
In salt water. Eggs must hatch II
fish are to live!
Salmon eggs usually are laid in
rivers in the autumn of the year.
In some places, but not as a rule,
they are laid after the close of
autumn, in late December or even
January.
Most salmon lay their eggs in
the headwaters of q river, where
the water is shallow. There is
not so much danger of enemies
finding and eating the eggs in such
a location.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

Jodhpurs are named for the In
dian state of Jodhpur in the Raj
putana agency. The name should
not be pronounced "JAHD-pers" or
"JAHD-fers." The 90" in the first
syllable is long as in Joe; the second
syllable is exactly like the word
poor with an IS" added: "JOED-
poors"
Mote: Breeches should never be
pronounced "BREE-ches" to rhyme
with peaches. The correct rhyme
is with pitches, as "BR1TCH-ez')
Capitals indicate syllables to be
eccented)
Question: Is it correct to use the
word catty-cornered?
Answer: The word is properly
cater-cornered. 1t means diagon-
ally. 1t is most often mispro-
nounced "catty-cornered" or kitty
cornered." Other amusing varia-
tions of the expression are: "ante-
goblin; slaunchwise, and "cata-
wampous.'
Correct pronunciations:
1st choice-KAT- AT-er-KOR-nerd,
End Observation-Disclosures.
Test your pronouncing I. @. For
free pronouncing test, send q
stamped (3c), self-addressed en-
velope to Frank Colby care The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Thousands Of kinds of flsh and
knimals live in oceans, seas, rivers
Ind lakes. Many of them have ex-
biting life stories, and it would be
hard to say which is most interest
ng."
The salmon is among those with
IN amazing history. It also ranks
1t, or near. the top in Importance
kS q food fish.
Most kinds Of salmon spend part
IF their lives in fresh water, part
n salt water. There has been q
pig question which goes like this,
Is the salmon an ocean fish which
bas learned to live in rivers, or is
\ fresh water fish which has
earned to live in the ocean?
That question has not been
|ettled. 1t might be that salmon
sed to spend all their lives in the
ocean, but left the salt water to
ay eggs in safe places. At breed
|hg time. salmon eat little if any
ood. They swim up rivers, but
|eldom do any more feeding" than
Evening star., 1940-07-22

swapping at fly on the surface OF
the water.
On the other hand, salmon may
have been fresh water 1ish, spend
ing all their time in lakes or rivers.
Some daring young members of the
family may have swum out into
the sea, to look for food. Finding
plenty Of food there, they would
grow to good size.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
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8 6 4
4 K @ j 8 6

West opened the eight of spades in
esponse to his partners rather
habby overcall; and South had a
Fhoice of plays. If West held the
Ilub ace. simple holdup in spades
would assure the contract. But
ust refusing to win the first trick
wouldn't work If East held the club
Ice, for that card would serve as
Fntry to the established spades. So
he normal play was to win the
irst trick If East had the club ace;
md then dummy's spade queen
would be second stopper.
These assumptions were all based
bn the play of low spade from
both the dummy and East. But
south soon saw that he didn't have
% guess the location of the club ace
his first play from the dummy
vas the spade queen!
If East took the spade ace, de-
larer would still have two shoppers
gainst spade continuation. And
East refused the first trick, the
lub ace could be knocked out safely
while South still had the spade
hing. That's all there was to the
hand-just the play of the right
ard at the first trick to eliminate
guess.
Saturday you were Howard
bchenken's partner and, with neith-
r SIDE vulnerable, you held:
y QS2
8 A
4 10 8764
The bidding:
bchenken Burnstone You Jacoby
IA Pass "A Pass
ant Pass CD
Answer-Bid four spades. Your
rst bid did not show the strength
bf your hand, so you must now
axe advantage of your partners
Try for game.
Score 100 per cent for four spades,
% per cent for three spades, moth
ing for pass.
Question No. sos.
Today you are the dealer and,
With neither side vulnerable, you
hold:
4 A 984
q A K Q7
8 83
= j 10 2
What do you bid? (Answer to-
borrow
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Don't Take Ny
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Jodhpurs

Noun. A kind OF close fitting
riding breeches.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.
TOOL PASSER

David Bruce Burnstone Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken. worlds
leading team of-four, inventors Of the
system that has beaten every other sys-
tenn in existenceD
Evening star., 1940-07-22
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
cases and a book shelf. Who would

cases and a book shelf. Who would
be moving out at this hour?"
more likely somebody being
put out" Caroline said in mat
ter-of-fact voice. '1'll slip out and
thank you for being so nice, all
of you, when 1 did my act."
"Get her address," Linda urged
Robert in a low voice, remember
ing the girl was hungry eve n
now, and nobody else seemed to
know it. "Or wait, I'll go up with
her."
Terry was helping Caroline out
and Linda followed. Robert hac
stepped out quickly to open the
door and he waited for the others.
Caroline reached in her pocket
book, a small black enevelope, that
wasn't quite an evening bag, for
her key.
She didn't need it, though. The
door opened and a frowsy-headeo
woman in a pair of faded red pa
jamas faced them.
80! You think you can come
home at this hour all dressed ur
and with your fine friends and
still owe me rent, do you?" the
woman jeered. We'll, you cant,
Miss High Stepping Vanderbilt.
You can't! I got tenant for
your room tonight, paid me a
month ahead, and he's up there
asleep now. That's your stuff by
the steps,"
She closed the door sharply, then
opened it a crack to call, "I'm
holding your wrist watch till l get
that six dollars you owe me-"
Linda felt i'll. She was vividly
aware of the embarrassment o1
the other girl. To have you I
clothes put out on the street! To
have tainted because you W e e
hungry! To have the man you
loved witness your humiliation
Terry was turning Caroline
around, meeting her eyes, holding
them, and his face knew no laugh
ter now, only a deep seriousness
and sympathy.
You never told me-" he said,
Caroline, darling, you never told
mel" He repeated it as though he
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
CHAPTER SIX


Ronald's voice sounded low and
distinct in the sudden silence
which followed Caroline Pickard'
quiet fall into unconsciousness.
Announce our engagement,
Sally? But there isn't such a
thing!" His tones were amazed
and amused and disbelieving.
'It's Leap Year-woman's grand
opportunity :. :"
Whatever else Sarah said was
lost in the ensuing confusion. But
one thing was certain. Sarah was
determined to show her, Linda,
that she could have what she want
ed. Her throat had been hot, tight
Now it relaxed. Sarah Markley
was making a stupid little monkey
out of her beautiful self.
But when Caroline had been re-
vived in the dressing room, and
was resting on great velvet di-
van. and Linda left her for mo-
ment to report to Terry that she
was going to be all right, Robert
stopped her.
Sarah Markley wants us to go
on with group of people. I told
her we couldn't. Do you mind?'
Il wouldn't have gone" she an
swered Caroline is b e t t e r.
Couldn't we all get out of here
soon?"
Instantly! Terry's having jit-
ters. I'll tell him to have his car
brought around"
But before the group got away
Ronald found her. He was leaving,
ne said, and he wanted her tc
meet him for tea after hours the
next day. His face was worried
and his eyes were narrowed.
Something had happened, some
thing displeasing to him, Linda
noted. She wanted to say some.
thing comforting, but there were
too many people around. After
all, what could she say? IN e
wasn't supposed to have heard that
l0lldIh OIL SdIdu 5.
Firmly she closed door in her
mind, door marked Ronnie. But
all the way down the avenue in
Terry's car his face insisted on
floating in front of her. Not al
ways his grown-up face. Once il
was his face as he looked as a dis
appointed little boy when another
youngster received a solo part in
the school band, although Ronnie
had been promised the role. And
again it was his face the day he
learned that his father was dead
and his fathers business was not
the old, honorable institution which
even his father believed it was,
because an unscrupulous partner
had ruined its name.
And now when he was making
the musical grade, Sarah was an.
noying him.
Because she was so. lost in her
own thoughts she did not notice
until someone whistled that Terry
had stopped his car in front of a
shabby old house.
THAT object by the steps looks
to me all the world like a trunk, -
Terry was saying. "And two suit
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couldn't quite believe that she had
kept this secret.
What was there to tell?" She
tried to laugh. ''Now you all know
the worst. When there aren't any
| jobs things like this happen"
Her lips laughed, but her eyes
were dark with despair.
But Terry didn't smile. He was
ringing the doorbell with one hand,
and his other arm was holding
Caroline. He didn't release the
pressure on the bell until the land
lady appeared again. Then he
handed her some bills and de-
nlanded the return of the wrist
watch. He told the woman curtly,
in a few well-chosen words, what
he thought of her.
Linda slipped back to the curb.
Robert had drawn near, ready to
assist, but realizing that this scene
was something in which he was
an intruder, had said nothing
Now he looked at Linda with ques-
tioning eyes, asking her what he
should do. His mouth was stern,
and Linda knew that he was quiet
ly upbraiding Terry for having
known So little about the other
girls troubles. Still, how well did
he know her? How long had he
known her? And even if h G
friendship were old and lasting,
pride was a silver armor behind
which a woman could hide many
things.
Low, but firm and insistent,
Terry's voice reached the two on
the curb.
'There'll be no more of this
foolishness, Caroline We're going
to be married now, tonight! Then
I can take care Of you, Oh, Carol,
you sweet boob, why didn't you
tell me about things?"
The girls voice was sweet, tired,
trying to be gay. Darling, do
you think I'd always want to re-
member my husband married me
because I'd have had to sit on my
trunk on the sidewalk If he hadn't?
Continued on Page Nine)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-26
SYNOPSIS
THE CHARACTERS


LINDA AVERY, receptionist at a
New York models agency, starts
to rebuild her romance with
RONALD STAFFORD, her child
hood sweetheart, who has
swung his way to fame on a
trumpet but
SARAH MARKLEY, wealthy
glamor girl, is trying to cap
ture Ronald for herself. Mean
while
ROBERT BARTON, young engl-
neer who lives in the apartment
above, strikes up friendship
with Linda.
YESTERDAY During her party,
Sarah warns Linda that she al
ways gets what she goes after. -
Linda meets Terry Adams and
Caroline Pickard, sweethearts
and friends of Robert. Caroline,
who is apparently undernour-
ished, faints, and just then Linda
hears Ronnie speaking to Sarah.
Evening star., 1940-02-10
Competition Tougher, Courses
Easier, Iron Play Slipping
In 40 as Jones Sees 1t

ment, Bobby nevertheless retains
much of the skill which made him
a grand slam" champion. He plays
regularly at East Lake, where yes
terday she shot a SO to tie his own
non-competitive record for the par
70 course.
Looking back over the span since
his retirement. he allows today's
players are steadier in competition
and better on the greens.
The National Open courses are
no different he says. But the
scores are three to four strokes lower.
There are more good putters now.
Another thing. In the old days,
if you had a good third round, you
could count on picking up lot OF
strokes. Nearly everybody blew up.
Now you have to shoot the works
every round"
The tendency to keep greens WELL
watered, says Jones, is making
courses easier, however, costing
players their judgment on iron clubs,
Any regrets about retirement 10
years ago after his grand slam"
of four major championships?
None whatever he replies quick
ly. Il started early and got plenty
of it in Is years of competition be-
fore I quit"