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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Free Pickup Will
Start on July Is

Inauguration OF free store door
pickup and delivery service on
less than carload rail freight ship
ments being shipped to or arriving
from transcontinental points will
become effective July IS, 1t was
announced Tuesday by the freight
traffic departments Of all trans
continental railroads serving the
Pacific Northwest.
This service has been established
for local traffic for the past
several years but this will be the
first time the service has been
offered for transcontinental ship
ments.
Under the new service shippers
who have less than carload ship
ments to send to eastern points
may have their shipments picked
up at their door at no extra charge
or IL they are receiving shipment
of this class from eastern points
il will be delivered to their door
at no additional expense.
Shippers who do not wish to
take advantage of this service and
continue to make their own ar
rangements for pickup and de-
livery will be given an allowance,
il was announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Planes al McChord
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

hangers are completed, then they
will be moved inside.
The 81 ships, proud and beau
tiful, were set down on the land
ing mat" without a mishap Mon
day. One. II is true, had flat
tire. but that was merely an en-
barrassing incident rather than a
mishap. major or minor.
First of the ships was landed
about 2:30. 1t had left Hamilton
field at a. m. travelled leisure
ly" up the coast, flying over the
ocean, about 100 miles from the
coast line.
The planes. which en- toto. cost
approximately $4,000. 10000. or
more, strange to say, than Nc
Chord field, buildings and all, ar
rived in groups Of two and three
at intervals throughout the after
noon.
Each of the Boeing "fortresses"
cost Uncle Sam about S750,000
The smaller Douglas ships are
worth about $4,000 each, with
out motor. Fully equipped. they
are worth more than $150,000.
Leader of the flight from Hamil-
ton field was Coll William H.
Crom. He was greeted upon ar
rival by Col. Carlyle Wash, COM
mandant of McChord field.
Men Get Settled
The seven large planes are at
tached to the 10th Bombardment
group. the smaller ships to the
18th Bombardment group.
Meanwhile, members of the 18th
Airbase squadron. a new outfit"
incidentally. have been getting
accustomed rapidly to their sur
roundings. They even have their
insignia. designed by 1t. Charles
Greening, former Lincoln high
school student, who has been
transferred to the 10th as public
relations officer.
The design shows Mount Rainier,
lake and cougar, all drawn
abstractly in accordance with air
corps regulations. Seems that the
day of comical insignia (Popeye.
Jiggs, etc., familiar to all movie
fans, has gone.
Scooters in Use
A recent army order prescribes
that insignia may not represent
any persons, real or fictional, geo.
graphical outline, unless abstract.
Ludicrous now. but in time
they'll probably become character
istic, are number of motored
scooters. which were brought from
Hamilton aboard the planes. These
furnish transportation for me-
chanics in travelling about the
mat. They were given to the men
by Neutrality-suspicious. at the
completion OF the film, Test
Pilot" made in cooperation with
the ". s. air corps.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Permit Is Issued
To Raze BUILDINGS

One Of the first physical steps
toward preparation of a site for
Tacomas new federal office build
ing WAS indicated Tuesday when
permit was granted Matheney
& Bacon. Seattle, to demolish old
store buildings at 1913 TO 1923
Pacific ave.
The contractors placed the
demolition cost at $4,000 when
Building Inspector Mccormick
granted the permit. It covers only
part Of the demolition work neces-
sary 10 clear the entire site which
extends from 18th TO l4th SITS, on
the east side Of Pacific ave. There
are seven buildings to be wrecked
and cleared away before the site
is ready for construction work to
proceed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Human Fly" Being
SOUGHT by Police

A human fly" burglar who
looted the Lincoln Herald publish
ing company and left after taking
a collection Of keys to the estab-
lishment was sought by police
Tuesday.
Paul Sexton. operator Of the
printing plant at 709 So. 3sth st,
told police the burglar evidently
broke in last Sunday afternoon by
crawling up through the nearby
gulch and clambering up wall
to an unlocked window Missing
was a camera range-finder and
light meter, some printed material,
two packages of tobacco, and the
keys to two doors.
II you're not using il, sell it with
Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
An Expert Appraises Days
Events in Europe's War

of extensive excavations OF
children from the great
German cities within reach
of British bombers. which
may mean Hitler does not
intend to invite retaliatory
attacks on civilians.
He might well say to the
German people, however,
that he intends to retaliate
against Britain for trying
to starve Germany into
surrender by starving the
British isles in turn, using
the great German air
armada following failure of
t he submarine blockade.
Any such plan would call
for mass attacks on British
food ships, probably in con-
junction with limited SUBJ
marine operations as have
been left to Hitler.
To the present, air opera
tons against merchantmen
have been successful only
to an inconsequential ex-
tent because of the convoy
system. But the German
efforts as yet have been
weak, attacks being made
by small squadrons of air.
planes so chance of sue
cess by mass bombing re-
mains for Hitler's hand to
try.
How attacks on groups
of conveyed merchantmen
would succeed if delivered
by several hundred planes,
including dive bombers, re-
mains to be seen.
Yet, it would appear that
of all German plans for
subduing Great Britain,
starvation blockade fro m
the air remains the least
defective, though entailing
no certainty of success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19

Seventy-fve years ago, the
Red Cross was founded by
Henri Dunant, a young Swiss
idealist who believed some
thing could be done to allevi-
ate the horrors of war. Iron
ically the recent anniversary
Of this movement marked the
beginning of a war that so far
has brought more suffering
than any other conflict in his
tory.
Five million refugees,
wrenched from the security of
their homes, today look to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
zoo Engineers
Due June 29
They'll Inspect
Ndrrows Bridge

The Tacoma Engineers club
will mark Saturday. June 20. with
an Engineers day" program cele-
brsting completion Of the Narrows
bridge. according to Walter Ryan
of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co,
chairman of the committee.
On that day, the club will be
host to approximately 200 en-
gineers. contractors and others
connected with or interested in
engineering.
At 2 p. m, the group will gather
at the entrance Of the bridge and
from there will be conducted on an
inspection tour by bridge officials.
This will be followed by an in
spection tour. at 4 p. m, of the
Tacoma-Seattle shipyards here.
At $50 p. m. a banquet will
be held at the Hotel Winthrop,
honoring Clark Eldridge Of Ia
coma, engineer in charge of con-
struction. Henry w. Loren is
president of the club and Larry
Wuerch. secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
TRAFFIC ARRESTS

Traffic offenders were more in
evidence for variety OF infrsctions
Tuesday than usual police reported
after citing four motorists to
court. Robert Strombert. Gray
apartments, was charged with
making 4 mid-block U turn; Vern-
on G. Christensen. Parkland, with
having no tail light and only one
head light; T. X. Lichtenberg. $500
East X st., with driving on the
wrong side Of the street: Mary E.
Sullican. DAT No. Alder st., with
speeding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
French Soldiers
Throw Away Guns
By Edward W. Beattie, Jr.

United Press staff Correspondent
LONDON France sued for
peace Monday because constant
pounding by German mechanical
legions had churned her hinterland
fighting front into chaos and
when I left British expeditionary
headquarters thousands Of French
soldiers had thrown away their
rifles and started for home.
Large sections of the French
army had abandoned all intention
Of fighting when I left France and
returned to London with other cor
respondents covering the second
B. E. F.
Nobody knew where the German
advance screen of swift tanks and
motorized units would turn up
suddenly.
Fifth column talk behind the
lines added to the confusion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Roy Resident Dies

Richard Michels. As, milk ship
per of Rt l, Roy. Wash, was
stricken by heart attack Tues
day morning, while unloading his
truck at Superior dairy. so2 Center
st. He was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital by police ambulance, but
was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Army Ordered
TO More Work
Navy Ships to Be
Held at Huwuii

HONOLULU-The army order
ed the $4,000 soldiers in its
Hawaiian department into over
time msneuvers today. following
Admiral James o. Richardson's
announcement that scheduled
visits Of the U. s. fleet to Pacific
coast ports early next month had
been cancelled. There was no off,
cial explanation Of either move.
The extension Of army field
exercises was unprecedented.
Heretofore, the army has held
maneuvers for four weeks in April
and May. Orders said the army
would continue exercises inter-
mittently and for an indefinite
period and that the air force would
be particularly active.
The fleet was to have returned
to San Pedro and San Diego. Cal.
bases at the end Of annual
maneuvers In May. May 7 Ad-
miral Richardson was authorized
to keep 1t Unfortunately" In
Hawaiian waters, and. since. the
main battle fleet has been engaged
in extensive maneuvers off La
haina Roads.
signed to
Units Of the feet had been
A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Seattle TO Send
TO Floats Here

Ten floats from Seattle win be
In the parade here the evening Of
July in connection with the open
ing Of the Narrows bridge, II was
announced Tuesday by c. w. Van
Rooy. parade committee chairman.
All entries for the parade should
be made at the Chamber Of Com.
mcrcc or Van Rooy's office before
the end Of next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Mr.. Mason S Dispatch

Continued From Page one)
division of the spoils, de-
pending on result of Hit
ler's coming blitzkrieg
against the British isles.
Hitler is risking all in
his next offensive, so that
it should be aimed at
Britain's weakest po t
the necessity for import
ing food supplies.
To try to starve the Brit
ish into capitula t on
through air attacks on
food carrying merchant
ships offers possibilities
Hitler must consider more
seriously than any plan for
a terrorizing series of air
bombings against civilians
or a large scale invasion.
1t has been part of Hit
ler's successful tactics thus
far in the war to deliver
surprise blows against the
enemy, catching them off
their guard. Great Britain
has prepared an elaborate
system of defense against
,air attacks, para c h u t e
troops, and the landing of
enemy forces from the sea.
Hitler may try none OF
these offensive movements
or, if so, then only on small
scales to test the power OF
the British safeguards.
Especially is Hitler in no
position to risk additionally
heavy casualties by attack
ing Britain. The German
losses in dead, wounded,
and prisoners to the pres
ent have been very severe.
An extreme estimate of one
million has been made by
the British and French.
The number may not
reach that figure, but
there can be no doubt of
the widespread mourning
among German families
throughout the whole of
Hitler's reich. A breaking
point of the home front
always begins when casual
ties mount higher than the
people judge to be proper.
An attempt to repeat
William the Conqueror's
landing in England would
be enormously costly to
Germany. If pressed with
the determination of the
blitzkrieg in France, the
casualties might even ex-
coed Germany's continental
losses, as transports were
repealed by British shore
batteries, wars hips, and
airplanes. The improbable
ity of success in the face of
heavy losses might well
deter Hitler from risking
so desperate a plan.
Too, an air blitzkrieg
against civilians would
bring retaliation, W h i c h
could seriously W e a k n
morale inside Germany.
There have been no reports
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
Historical Group
10 Meet Wednesday

Discussion Of Z summer work
program Ii scheduled for the men,
bers Of the Northwest Railroad
Historical society who will meet
Wednesday evening in their coach
at 30. 60th and Adams. J. L. Rob-
erts. president, asked for an early
turnout and reported refreshments
would be served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19

world for succor. From the
Netherlands, Belgium, Lux
embourg and from northern
France, VII ole populations
have fed from the chaos of
shellfire and marching armies.
At moment such as this, we
cannot even pause to consider
the origin of their distress.
Our thankfulness for peace
and security must be trans
lated swiftly into tangible as
sistance.
We can do this through the
Red Cross. For in its rs years,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19
One Of First White Persons Born
In Virginia City. Mont, Expires

sum N ER-Mrs. Ida Anna
Fowler. 70. said to be one Of the
first white children born In Vir-
ginia City. Montana, died Monday
at the home Of her daughter, Rt.
l, box 266, Sumner.
Surviving are one son, Austin
w. Fowler of Auburn: four daugh-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19

ters. Mrs. Annie D. Nelson. Mrs
Sarah Alice Nelson and Mrs. Ferne
Mackenzie Of Summer and Mrs.
Kate Lenover: nine grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren, and one
great-great.grsndchild.
Funeral announcement will be
made by the Sumner Funeral
chapel.
MRS. MOODY JARVIS
STRICKEN IN SUMNER
Mrs. Daisy Della Jarvis, "a, died
Tuesday at her home. 1910 North
St, Sumner. She had lived in
Sumner AZ years.
Surviving are her husband,
Moody of the home: four sons,
Ora of Fort Lewis, Clarence of
Bucoda. Wash, and Leroy and
Howard Of Sumner; one daughter,
Mrs. Gladys Arsanto of Sumner;
two sisters, Mrs. Frances Deshaier
of Everett and Mrs. Pearl Mathews
Of Tenino; one brother. Byron C.
Barnes Of Grass Valley. Cal, and
eight grandchildren.
Funeral announcement by the
Sumner Funeral chapel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-19

w a"'""i VI ro'PPsHo""" h"'"ee
its emblem not only has be-
come the symbol of mercy, but
also the symbol of action. AL
ready millions of American
dollars have been spent for
food, clothing and medical at
tention. We must continue to
press onward in a truly civil
lized spirit as Dunant once
pleaded.
Give what you can, and give
q vi k ly, through the Red
Cross. Your contribution,
large or small, is vital in an
swering this great challenge.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
New Freeze in Prospect
After Rainy Week End

Another freeze was in prospect
for the District tonight after a week
end of murky, rainy weather which
thawed most of the remaining snow
and ice throughout the city.
The weather man said the mer-
curry probably would drop to Is de-
grees tonight after lowering in the
high 30s and low 40s during the
day. The skies were expected to
remain fair.
Nearly three-fourths of an inch
of rain fell during the day yesterday
and the temperature rose to IS
degrees late in the afternoon. A
low of 38 was recorded at tbs this
morning.
At the same time ice that had
menaced shipping and halted oys-
tering in the Chesapeake Bay was
reported by the Associated Press
to be melting today under warmer
temperatures and rains, but ship
pers were warned against gale
force winds. ~.
Storm warnings were displayed
all along the North Atlantic Coast
and it was considered doubtful that
the small oyster boats would ven
ture out into the bay. Fog delayed
shipping yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Your D. 6. Income Tax
2-More About Who Poys-

you're in doubt whether considered
Washington don't make the mistake filing
Districts income tax
as to domic Is to file return under protest ruling
But don't neglect to do this fall into the following
If single or if married and not living with husband
and had net income of 81 900
with husband wife, and net income $4,000
you had income Of 5000 regardless of the
amount OF your net income If and husband wife
together
aggregate income of 5000
return the income each shall be included single Joint
physically unable to make return that
The law duly authorized agent must do for
approximately 120 900 income blanks have been mailed
by the District But these
list Of those who filed Federal income
didn't the still
come under Of the above cancaons and domced in
Washington Failure to form does relieve
Of the obligation to file his local income tax return
before March Is
II you're worried about whether you "domicied" the
District you're not alone District experts expect to consider
thousands of cases this issue alone
To help who need advice clerks
at the District Building.
But the first advice of District officials persons who have
question Of tax liability to fill safeguard against
severe penalties for late returns.
Evening star., 1940-01-15

city Sc that they might do the same.
The situation, unfortunately. never
progresses beyond the would like"
stage.
And it's not because the Office of
National Capital Parks wouldn't like
to do it if it could The taxpayers
of the District have paid their sal
aries for good many years and
they aren't forgetting it. But man
doesn't 60 to his boss in business
and tell him: Il can't do so and so
because the consumer who pays in
the money that keeps this business
alive wants me to do it another
way He does what the boss says
and the boss is the one who must
heed the will of the consumer.
The People Aren't Consulted.
The Office of National Capital
Parks has to do what the boss
wants, not necessarily what the peo-
pie who pay the money want. The
rub is that the boss doesn't have to
heed the will of Washington money
producers one whit.
Thus the five cities visited can
never compare with Washington for
setting, for formal establishment,
or for marble front. But just as
there is no comparison between
Washington and the five in this re-
spect, there also is none when it
comes to useful, practical, healthful
parks where the public may gain
back that something it loses at the
office. at school, or at Housekeeping.
And the means of gaining it back
are many and varied. 1t would be
narrow mind who claimed it must
be just baseball, or just picnicking,
or just reading, or just bird loving,
or just sitting, or even a limited
combination of these. The means
whereby 100000 completely different
persons get that certain something
back are as varied as the colors of
prism
1t is toward this ideal which park
men are either working of their own
accord, or are being forced to work
toward by the will of the people
diversity in landscape and facilities,
always in relation to the human
being.
Comparison.
The five cities visited and othres
Of their class cannot be compared
to Washington on their faces. They
are dirty, tortuous, smoky, indus
trial, thoroughly practical industrial
and commercial centers. But their
citizens have more toward a fuller
life in their parks than Washingto-
mans, although their parks may not
look as if they came out of a land
scape architects text book.
They have simple and modest
beauty and they are equipped in
addition with meadows, ball dia-
monds, football fields, tennis courts,
shelter houses, swimming pools,
Fairgrounds and other facilities.
They are an adjunct to the life
OF the community. For formal set
ting the residents of other cities can
always come to Washington. Don't
they and the other 130-odd million
people in the United States pay
whole 100000 to 100000 a year
so that they can do just that?
Yes, but ask yourself this. Is a
large part of the upkeep of WASH
ington's setting" coming out of that
5000, 900 to 100000, or does a lot
of it come out of the 5000 0,000-odd
which Washingtonians put in the
pot and which, in other cities, goes
into the kind of parks the COM
munity can use. not into the kind
calculated to inspire awe in the
tourist?
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Band Concert

BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra. 1t. Charles
Benter, U. S. N, conductor; Charles
Brendler, assistant conductor; in the
United States Marine Corps audi
torium, Eighth and streets Sc,
at 8:15 pm. today.
Overture to the opera Prince Igor"
Alexander Borodin
A tone poem. Till Eulenspiegel's
Merry Franks" - Richard Strauss
A symphonic fantasy, "Pohjola's
Daughter" Jean Sibelius
A ballet, "Daphnis and Chloe"
Maurice Ravel
"Valse de Concert, Op. Al"
Alexandra Glazounow
symphony No. 8, Op. SO"
Ludwig van Beethoven
l. Allegro vivace.
2. Allegretto scherzando.
3. Tempo di Menuetto.
4. Allegro vivace.
1.-THE Star spaugled Banner.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Annual Minstrel Show
Presented by EIks

Fire-eating Charles WEIGH. Rob-
ert Garrison, female impersonator.
and 14-year- Rita johnson, who
appeared with Bing Crosby in The
Star Maker" were featured last
night in the Elks' annual minstrel
show.
Johnny Reh, founder of the
Elks' Good Cheer Entertainers and
Minstrel Club, was interlocutor, and
minstrel men were Jim Mullin,
Ralph De La Vergne, Nose Herzog.
Herbert Leach, Charles Dean and
Roy Singleton. The show was held
in the Elks' Club, 919 H street NV.
Other performers included the
Happy Hicks" Allan and Don Cur
ry. Joseph de Carlo and joseph
krahling, 10-year- old Sam Degross.
singer, and Richard Towers, 12,
acrobatic dancer.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Motorist Is Cleared
In Fatal Accident

A coroner's jury today decided that
Hugh D. Cooke. 52-year-old Navy
Yard employe. fatally injured in an
automobile accident at Eighth and
M streets Sc, Friday, was respon-
sible for his own death through
negligence.
The jurys verdict freed George
E. Lister, "A, of Benning, D. c.,
Route 1, driver of the car which
collided with Mr.. Cooke, a pedes-
trian.
Witnesses testified that Mr.. Cooke.
who lived at 208 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NE. walked into the side of
Mr.. Listers car at point on Eighth
street about 135 feet north of the
M street intersection.
The accident occurred shortly
after midnight and Mr.. Cooke died
few hours later at Casualty Hos
pltal OF a crushed skull, compound
leg fractures and accompanying
hemorrhage and shock.
Mr.. Lister, also Navy Yard en-
ploye, was charged with operating
an automobile with an expired per-
NIT. He was fined $40 at Police
Court Saturday.