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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22
Oregon Legion
Fights Traitors

PORTLAND - The American
Legion Department Of Oregon
modified quietly today a counter
espionage force of 10000 persons
TO help combat fifth columnists
State Adjutant Carl Moser re-
vealed the Legion and its auNil-
iaries were prepared to compile
information on all incidents which
may indicate less than complete
loyalty TO the United States gov
eminent.
He emphasized the Legion would
guard against hysteris and would
avoid taking the law into its own
hands. The job Of the Legionnaire
will be to report information on
suhversive, radical or disloyal ac-
Invites to his headquarters.
The name and address of the
person reporting the subversiye
activity will he taken by the
Legionnaire and sent to the
radical activities committee in
Portland, together with the
report.
The committee viii segre-
gate. compile and investigate
the information. which viii he
turned over TO law enforce
ment agencies.
William ID. Browne. chairman of
the state radical activities commit
tee. said the Legion has been fight
ing subversive groups for 20 years
and already has voluminous files
on known radicals.
Browne said the Legion moved
10 meet the threat to the peace and
security of the American people
rom the fifth column" by re-
its efforts. He pointed out
he Legion had provided informa-
ion to proper law enforcement
agencies in many cases which re-
lulted in the arrest. trial and con-
fiction of undesirable aliens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22

Two coach sleepers. recently
constructed by the Pullman COM
pany. will be placed in semi
weekly service. June 20. for \
months trial between Chicago and
Seattle on the Empire Builder and
the North Coast Limited.
One OF the ingeniousiy designed
and constructed cars. which will
afford economical, reserved sleep
ing service, will be on public ex-
hibition at the Union station in
Tacoma on June IS.
The new cosch-sleeper has
capacity Of IS persons as COM
pared with accommodations for %
in the average Pullman sleeping
car. The car consists of 10 COM
partments, five Of which seat and
sleep three persons each. and the
remainder six persons each.
Berths are In three tiers, each
individually air-conditioned. Com
partments are equipped with wash
basins, which fold into the cars
outer wall, electric shaving out.
lets and reading lights.
Mushroom facilities for men and
women are at opposite ends OF
the car. while a novel baggage
compartment provides extra stor-
age space for luggage. The
coach-sleepers are decorated along
modern lines with attractive colors
and fabrics.
Eastbound coach-sleeper service
to Chicago will be inauguratcd
from Seattle by the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific will
begin the service westbound from
Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22
English Women Pretty Up
As Death Turks in Skies

LONDON - Romhs dropped on
England Thursday and wornen
crowded beauty raslors looking Ter
faeisls.
The manager cf chain AZ
beauty shops said English women
wanted 10 look their heat. even
for death.
Despite the homhers. Britain dls.
played great interest In whether
Brown Bomber Joe Louis wss 70.
lnK 10 hlitrkrieE Arturo Gcdoy in
New York Thursday night.
Exchange Telegraph ordered
United Press In New York 20 send
description 81 the hattie Al the
end 81 every third round. q flash
AZ the finish and details after the
flash for distribution To ia British
clients
stores altered large ste~ks
n grapefruit, esre p~ars, hrs
e,eus grapes and ether sr~sh
prcdu~e.
Although many regular patrons
stay home evenings 10 ils,en IN war
news over the radio. thsstsfs were
running FUN hlsst and the depart.
ment stores were crowded, Only .
few Of tho swank plush trade"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22

their appearance reminded ~ Her
i'm Just before the Munich agree.
ment q september. tsss when war
seemed imminent. the German
women. Win had besn shabby III
summer. suddenly hio~~nmed forth
IN new hats fresh makeup ard sir
stockings. which had heen hnsrd.
ed tor Iiss such an occasion.
Apparently. German and Eng.
llsh women face emergencies ssms.
larry. II you're going In ~ blown
90 hits. YOU might ~ well he cnIc
when YOU have your rendezvous
with death.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22
Reserve Officers
Moy Serve for Yeor

Eight hundred reserve officers
in the Ninth Army corps area. Of
branches other than air corps
will. with their consent, be called
TO active duty for one year with
the privilege Of extension for an
additional year. provided funds
are available and duty II salts
factorily performed. II was an
nounced Friday.
This years graduates Of n. o
T. c. units are being csnvassed
TO ascertain how many OF them
wish active duty for one year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22
Will Exhibit New Railroad Coach
AT Tacoma Union Station Friday

Experimental operation of the
nations first de luxe, low rate
coach sleeper service was an
nounced today by the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern rail-
ways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22
Father Wins
Court Dispute
Judge Allows Man
To Take Children

The curious case Of a man ane
woman fighting bitterly over
custody of their two illegitimate
children was settled in favor o,
the father by an order of Superior
Court Judge Ernest NJ. Card on
file here Friday.
Court action was started by the
mother. now Mrs. Helen Jacobus
Levi. She filed petition MAY l
for writ of habeas corpus. claim
ing the children had been seized
by the father. Walter Loss of
Wilkeson, and were in constant
danger.
She and Loss had lived together
until 1889, she noted. Aug. 10
that year she left and went to
Newport, Ore. While there, she
claimed, he seized the children.
Now legally married to Colmsn
Levi, she claimed the right to pro-
vide home for the children.
Loss, also now legally married,
also claimed custody of the chill
dren. He also showed Judge Card
he had taken the children while
his former common-law wife was
serving a term in the Newport.
Ore. Jail for vagrancy. Also. she
was not legally married, he proved.
since Levi hadn't received final
divorce from a previous marriage.
Judge Card ordered the writ of
habeas corpus dismissed and de-
creed that Loss was fit person
TO have possession of his children,
Walter, aged four, and Marlene,
two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-22

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q Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Second Recital by Kenah Pupils
Given Friday in Studio

Second recital in a series of three
IN which Oria Kenah, teacher of
piano, is presenting her pupils this
spring, took place Friday night in
the studio, $50 Olive avenue, where
capacity audience of friends and
relatives gathered for an interest
ing program.
All the students played remark
ably well, some even SURPRISING
themselves on this occasion, and
each pupils performance was char
acterized by clearneSs of tone and
phrasing which was quite excep-
tional.
The program was well arranged
with solos and two piano numbers
adding variety and the enthusiastic
audience enjoyed a delightful eve
ming of music.
This program included: a two
piano number played by Beverly
Burger, Dorothy Hunt, Helen An
dros, Mildred Webb; two solos each,
played by Jack Thornburg, Helen
Andres, Dorothy Hunt, which in
turn were followed a second two
piano number by Phyllis JuStman,
Betty 10 Brinnon, Winifred Alder
son, Marilyn Tison.
Mildred Webb was heard in a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Churchill Forms
New Government
Continued from Page y

continued from Page II
Chambcrlain as prime minister, pre-
Sented his cabinet list to King
George today. He had remained
up until the early hours of the
morning completing it.
Churchill assumed the office of
minister of defense in addition to
the prime miniStership.
Neville Chamberlain. retirin
prime minister, was named lord
president Of the council
war cabinet composed of
Churchill. Chamberlain, Viscount
Halifax, Clement Attlee and Arthur
Greenwood was named.
Attlee and Greenwood are labor
ties.
Lord Halifax retained the foreign
ministry Greenwood was named
minister without portfolio. and
Attlee became lord privy seal.
Other ministers outside the war
cabinet were:
War minister = Anthony Eden
conservative.
First lord of the admiralty-Al-
bert Victor Alexander laborite and
former first lord from 1929 to 1891
Air miniSter-Sir Archibald SIM
clair, liberal.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Relief Committee
Drafts Report for
Session Monday

SACRAMENTO. May 10. tUP)--
| Inc assembly revenue and taxation
committee met today to draft rec
concentrations to the legislature
which are certain to be unfavorable
TO Gov. Culbert Olson's tax pro-
gram, while the joint assembly,
senate committee on relief contin-
ued work in closed session
A number of other investigating
committees also were drafting re-
ports as the legislators prepared
to reconVene their special session
next Monday after a tWo-month re-
cess.
The revenue ana taxation COM
mittee has indicated previously that
all OF Governor OlSon's proposals
Tor new or increased taxes will be
rejected. so the most important
phase of the committees report is
expected to be on proposals to re-
wise the unemployment benefits
law.
Chairman Earl Desmond, Sacra-
mentO, OF the subcommittee inyeS-
tlgatlng the department of unem-
ployment, said his group would CO.
operate with the relief committee.
headed by Senator John Phillips,
Banning Republican, in preparing a
report urging strengthening of the
state unemployment service as a
means of combating the relief
| problem.
DeSmondS committee heard tes-
tlmony OF employers and others that
the employment department has
neglected its Unemployment function
in the rush of paying unemploy-
ment benefit claims.
State Relief Administrator Wal
ter Chambers announced that in
cooperation with the unemployment
program all recipients of the state
dole will be required to register
with local offices OF the depart
ment of employment, and any per-
son refusing suitable employment
will be removed from the rolls. The
new order is effective June l.
The state planning board was
preparing a report to the legisla-
ture on the need for a state hous-
ing project. All members of the
board agreed there is a housing
need in the state and private in
duStry cannot meet the situation,
but the boards report will leave to
the legislature the determination of
specific means OF meeting the prob
lem, according to Chairman Sam
uel c. May, Berkeley.
An administration bill to estab-
lish a state housing authority has
been passed by the assembly and
is awaiting action in a senate COM
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Junior College in Successful
Performance of Ghost Train

Tucker, Herman Luallin, Don
Schiller, Bill Elliott, Alberta Han
son, jamie Sue Tackett, Leon With
row, Lenore HaWley, Geraldine Or
donez, Estele UhlS.
Others who assisted were: Dud-
ley Garner, Marjorie Anderson.
Robert Ballou Betty Cook, Wood
row Ingle, Mary Moore, Betty Anne
Long, Betty Lemons, Nancy Lee
McCaslin, Frances Niles, Martha
Jane Preble, Suzanne Standlee,
Frances Sunstrom, Jack Harner,
Tom Daniel, Gene Tyler all of
whom served in some way to as
sure the success of the play.
To Central's orchestra, special
credit is due for the entire act pro-
gram of music which added SO much
to the pleasure of the audience, and
credit is also due to Stan Atkin.
their director and head of the mu-
sic department.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Nazi High Command
Declares Defenses
Broken on Border
Continued from Page

tiflcatiOnS such as existed in Bel
gium could not Withstand ''light-
ming" attack by the German air
force any more than British naval
power was able to withstand such
an attack off Norway.
"One of the strongest forts was
in the Luettich area but it was
defenSeless against sudden attack
by the German air force the
agency said. After q desperate
struggle by its garrison, under pres
sure of our air superiority, it fell
in few minutes to German troops"
German troops were expected to
assail the first main line of res
iStance in Holland today in the first
big scale ground fighting of this
war.
This line, which the Germans
claimed already to have reached in
places, runs from the coast of the
Zuyder Zee, down the Yssl river to
the Mas river, thence to the Bel
gian frontier opposite Aachen, Ger
many. The area east of this line
which Germans were said to have
penetrated, is strip approximately
40 miles wide in the north and less
takes in Limburg province, the
finger-lke projection of Holland
lying between Belgium and Ger
many in the south.
Behind this line the Dutch have
inundated vast areas to protect
their big cities. but reports reach
ing here Indicated that the Germans
had met little resistance east of the
line which, although it includes the
city of Maastricht, was loosely
guarded.
The Dutch line connects with the
Belgian which begins on the Ger
man-Belgian frontier, and it was
believed that progress in Belgium
would be slower than in Holland.
The Belgians also have second
defense line, behind their little
Masinot line following the Mas
river, running southwest of Liege
to the French frontier.
German newspapers said the Ger
man advance guard consisting OF
several air reconnaissance squad
rons. Sappers, anti-aircraft guns ana
infantry shock troops, had driven
across the Maastricht finger" and
reached the Belgian frontier on the
Mas in one hour yesterday, meet
ing almost no resistance from the
screen of Dutch troops. 1t was
admitted, however that this force
had suffered some losses when if
tried to cross the Mas at Macs
weyk and ran into Belgian fire
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Signal Chapter
Honors Mothers

Mothers day was observed by
Signal chapter No. 276, Order O
the Eastern Star at its meeting
Friday night in the Masonic temple.
Special recognition was given
those members whose mothers were
present and also those members
who are mothers. Mrs. C. r. Kirk
patrick, worthy matron,s read the
beautiful poem, Mother O. Mine
in tribute to motherhood.
During the evening the chapter
also enjoyed a series of colored
motion pictures shown by P. H.
Wofford of Calexico, charter men,
Der of the chapter in that city The
New York Worlds Fair, Niagara
Falls, Yellowstone National Park
and other interesting scenic points
were shown, including one roll
showing sunsets in Imperial Valley.
Refreshments were served in the
banquet hall where the table ap-
pOintment carried out both the May
day and Mothers day theme. Places
were marked by individual corsages,
and, despite the warm weather
which ordinarily depletes gardens,
the hall and banquet room were
gay with profuSion of spring
flowers.
Kathryn Heating was chairman
of the committee in charge, assist
ed by Maude Schofield Clara Har-
rington, Eva Walker. Annette Gil
lott, Lulu Arnold, Flora Hamilton
and Edward Hiteman.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Special Services
A+HoI+vile

HOLTVILLE, May 1.-Two SER
vices for Mothers day will be fea-
tured at the Methodist church,
one at the IL o'clock morning SER
vice and one at the evening service
at 7:30 o'clock.
Floral tributes will be presented
to the oldest and youngest mothers
to the most motherly" mother, and
to the largest family. The Aid So
ciety is in charge of the floral
decorations and bouquets and the
sermon and musical numbers will
be in keeping.
In the evening Varied program
also on the theme of motherhood
will be featured being climaxed
with candle lighting ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
BILL Hosts
To Chapter Az
At Cay Party

B. I. LIS. of Chapter AV, P. E. o.
the mems organization, entertained
the women at a delightful dinner
party Friday night at the Hotel de
ANA, CaleXico.
Flowers in pastel shades decorated
the table and j. d. Adams, as head
of the B. 1. LIS, served as toastmas-
ter, ably assisted by Don c. Bitler,
the men proving themelves to be
excellent hosts at this enjoyable
affair.
Covers were laid for: Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Bitler,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Bradshaw, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy E. Breedlove, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Currier, Mr. and
Mrs. Earle G. Davis, w. S. Fawcett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Laural M. Ferguson,
Mrs Donna Holloway, Mrs. Harry
w. Horton, Judge and Mrs. R. D.
McPherrin, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
p Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Allen P.
Nuffer, Mr. and Mrs. Don Rex, Mr..
and Mrs. Minor O. Simms.
Bridge was played after dinner,
the prizes going to Mrs. Currier,
Mrs Davis, Mrs. Simms and Mrs.
Holloway. 9HNH
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Fifth Birthday
Celebrated

Josephine LaFrankie, who was
five years old on Friday, celebrated
that important event at a party
given that afternoon by her mother
Mrs. Joe LaFrankie at their home,
$50 San Diego highway
Games and refreshments, with
the traditional birthday cake, were
highlights of the afternoon, the
prizes for the games going to Ma
kline Womack and Bobbie Roberts
Guests were: Thresea Belch, Ber
nadine CoomeS. Joan Roberts, Phil
Livingston, Charlene Measures,
Clarke King, Marcia Lee Belch,
Moselle Burton, Sue Burton, Terry
Bush, Eddie Bush, Phil Bush, Carla
Ann Starkey, Carlos Starkey, Ste
phen Butler, Alberta Smith, Jimmie
Phillips, Beverly Jean Zinn, Maxine
Womack, Ray Womack, Caroline
Jean Zinn. Bobbie Roberts, Dolores
Pinkney, Gale Pinkney, Virginia
Pinkney, Joan Del Pinkney, Ju
lianne LaFrankie and Josephine
LaFrankie.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Parachute Troops Launch Attack on
Strategic Points in Low Countries
As Dutch Fall Back from Frontier

man air transports flew low over
Dutch and Belgian towns to drop
parachute troops at points where
previously landed German forces
were hard pressed by the Dutch
defenders.
Messages to Amsterdam and ra-
dio warming broadcast by the
Dutch military reported that six
German planes unlOaded 200 para
chute soldiers from ii low altitude
near Rotterdam.
Rotterdam reports indicated that
German troops last night succeedC &
IN penetrating to the center of Rot
til ldam, where they occupied tle
new stock exchange and other build
lngS. Several fires were reported
n the old part of downtown Rotte.-
dam. The TWentschcbank was one
ot The buildings reported afire.
About 80 German parachute SCI
d,c1s were reported to have landed
from planes at SleidreCht. also ncer
Rotterdam Towns around the HIaue
reported that German planes were
flying low and some of item drop
PING tlOopa in wheat appeared to
be an effort to CnCircle the ca)il..i.
from which Queen Wilhelmina TO-
day issued an appeal to King V.c-
tor Emmanuel of Italy to aid in u1-
taining the respect of belligerents
toi the rights of civilians in var
time.
Other reports from scattered
towns in Holland said that DIanps
had dropped troops at WaSsp uaa.
tnear the Haguep. at Waalaaven
aiidrome and at Tilburg. in south
Western Holland.
lhe seriousness of the Situation
al the Hague was indicated by le-
ports that a Dutch troop unit ncol
The capital was fired on by a gfo;.,
OF persons wearing Dutch unto. n.
and aided by others in civilian
dress. They were described as Ger.
man forces landed by parachu
Another message said that Ger.
man troops were landing by para.
chute in the suburbs of Rotterdam
where about a dozen soldiers drop
ped near a factory at the enc Of
the Barendrecht bridge.
Sixty Messerschmidt fighting
planes were sighted over noltn
5rabant, on the Belgian frontier
flying toward Belgium.
The Amsterdam radio orde. !
all citizens Of the Hague to tul1
over all ammunition and firearms
to police headquarters before May
Is on threat of severe penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Tournament for
Lin Readers

Something new III the way of
tournaments is the lip reading
tournament which is scheduled for
the evening of May q, Tuesday
from 6:30-8:30 pm. in the music
room of Harding school.
Lip reading classes from the I'M
perial, Wilson and Harding schools
will compete to decide the junior
lip reading championship of I'm
perial Valley.
Various age groups will have their
contests to decide the group cham
pionship, the group champions then
competing for the valley junior
chamionShip.
This tournament is open to all
interested said Mrs. Margaret Rad
cliffe, lip reading teacher. I'VE are
anxious to have everyone come to
see our tournament and to enjoy
a social evening with us"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Twas Lucky Says
Austrian Refugee
Now Working Here
Continued from Page u

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Everywhere there were troops anG
on the French side soldiers were
bidding their wives goodbye.
"A man with one arm, shook h.
stump and shouted
II gave this for France in the
last war, now I will give the other
for Czechoslovakia!
That was before Munich, when
Chamberlain kept the peace at tn,
price of the Czechs.
At almost the same time young
katz' father and mother were flee
ing to Palestine where they are
now. The family came to Austria
before the first World War, from
Poland. At that time, other mem
bers of the family came to the
United States and it was those rep
reSentatives abroad who helped the
young Austrian in his flight.
katz speaks English we'll, though
with a marked accent. He explain
ed that English is rapidly overtak-
ing French as universal" Ian
guage and predicted that it soon
will be more widely used than any
other one tongue
katz told story that was going
the rounds of Vienna shortly be-
fore he left, to describe the condi-
ton of his people there:
DO you know the definition of
an optimist and a pessimist? An
optlmist, asked how we shall live,
says: We shall go begging'r"
The pessimist replies: 'Where'?"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

An exciting melodrama with an
excellent cast and fine stage sets,
plus large and enthusiastic audi
ence are all the requisites for
successful dramatic presentation,
and all were present when Central
Junior college presented Ghost
Train" Friday night in the high
school auditorium.
The entire cast gave good per-
formances and perhaps the most
difficult roles we're those played by
j. Edward Cole in the comedy role
of the detective, Teddie Deakin,
who not only did some nice acting
but managed quite authentic OK
ford accent, and by Alice Combs,
in the part of Julia Price, this role
calling for considerable dramatic
ability.
James StraWn should be COM
mended for his work, his rendition
of the ghost train story being par
ticularly well done. Ermadine Mum
Gill, William McCampbell, Dan
Bailey and Genevieve Moody were
also outstanding in their work, and
others who deserve credit for their
interpretations are: Georgia Fran
ces Damron, Mabel Tourney, Ray
mond Barnes, Vernon River, and
Louise Perry.
The stage set was an authentic
reproduction of an fashioned
railroad station in a small village
and was remarkably we'll done.
Production Staff
For the success of the play credit
is due Jane Tylor Field director,
and Adolph Kath, art director un-
der whose supervision the stage set
was made.
Members of the Technical club
who aided with the stage scenery,
properties, lighting, make up, ETC.,
were: Shirley Smith, Marion Mar
cot, Charles Gum, Verna Black
wood, Johnny Moore, Barbara Rem
ington, Jane Rosson, Marjorie Rob-
erts, Clara Pullenza, Adena Sher-
man, Lila June Snow Billy Jane
zeitvogel, Maxine Galloway, Doreen
Meagher, Darrell Hatch, Edwin
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Roosevelt Faces
Air Safety Defeat

WASHINGTON, May II. UP)-
Opponents of President Roosevelt's s
plan to abolish the air safety board
and transfer the Civil Aeronautics
Authority to the commerce depart
ment predicted today that the SEN
ate would reject it by at least "a
half dozen votes"
Ihe proposal. Incorporated in
Mr. RooSevelts fourth reorganiza-
ton order already has been turned
ooWn by the house. Senate disap-
proval would kill it, at least for
TINS session of Congress.
me senate reorganization COM
mittee late yesterday voted five to
three against a resolution sponsorec
by Sen. Pat McCarran. D.. Ney 70
tlon before the senate when if re-
der.