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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
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Bile MOUSE - shirley Temple.
spring Byington and Nigel Bruce
IN me Biueeird.s iiso. las,
sss. $40. 7.ss. 1000.
MUSIC BoN--Nadeiine Carroll and
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400. $40. $50.
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i hisde soo IN ,osc .,. ,.s no
Fields In "shipysrd sally i7ss,
s.3o. e;is, 900.
Roxy--Llnda psrnsii and John
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f:i5. 1908: also Cesar Romero and
Jean Rogers In Viva Cisco KID. I"
ii:ss. 7;so. $50. e:ss.
RETURN SHOWING
nKyERLy--Disney' "Pinocchio'; also
John Sheffield and Ernest Trusx
In Little oryie."
C0NMUNITY--Neiso Eddy and fio-
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Jack Holt and Patricia Ellis In
Fugitive At Large"
KAY sTRxEr-oeorge Raft and Dor
othy Lamour in spawn Of the
North. also Constance Moore and
Johnny. Dovns In Hawaiian
Nights
PARk-Edvard Ellis and william
darsan In Three Sons. also
wayne Morris and Rosemary Lane
In The Return OF DR.. X
PRoCTOR-Ronald Colman and Ida
Lupino In The Light That
Failed. also Kent Taylor and
Linda Hayes In Sued for Libel"
REsLART--TheL Lane sisters and oaii
Page In -Four Wives. also Ted
dy the Rough Rider"
Ronald Colman and Ida Iu-
Pine in The Light That Fslied":
also Boris Ksrloff and Margaret
Lindsay In British fntel,isence /"
SHELL Robert Kent and Anne Nssei
in Gang Bullets. also Hugh Her
bert and JOY Hodge, In The Fam
ily NEXT Door"
sI>sET--Jean Arthur and oeorEs
Brent IN More Than . Secretary"
also Wayne Morris and Humpbre,
Boesrt In The Return of Dr, X
TEMPLE-Frsnk Morgan and virgins
Weidier in Henry Goes Arisona".
also Lynn Bari and C. Aubrey
Smith In City of Chance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
PATRICIA AMERICAN

Although both Of Patricia Mori-
sons parents are British, the
young Paramount glamor girl who
plays her first starring role In
'Untamed," was born in New
York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24

ker. veteran of stage and screen.
The young sweethesrts who be-
come his victims are Janice Logan
and Thomas coiey. Others In q
cast Of eight include Charles Hal
ton. Victor kilisn and Frank VA
conelli.
sharing the screen II Gene
Autry's latest production. Rancho
Grande."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
TOUGH Guys

BURY Brian Donievy. graduate
scrren villain who gets his fret
chance to be = hero IN paramount's
Down Went Mccinty." writes
poetry IN HE spare time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
MAKEUP STINT

II takes Pere westmore an hour
and a half daily TO make Pat
o'Brien up for his title role In
The Life Of Knuts Rockne."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
My Son, My Son New Feature
On the Music Box Screen Today
Madeleine Carroll And Brion Aherne
Co-Stur In Howard SPRINGS Story

Headed by cast of superative players and starring
Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Louis Hayward, Henry
Hull Josephine Hutchinson, Sophie Stewart and LARAMIE
Day, Edward Smas film production of Howard Springs
international best-seer, "My Son. My Son.! is scheduled
for its premiere showing the Music Box theater TODAY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
THE Blue Bird!

ne Blue biru Is perhaps one
Of the most beautiful motion pic
lures ever produced exquisitely
beautiful, but, being a fantasy. It
seems to lack the human touch
which has been so strongly asso-
ciated with shirley's past offer
ings.
The supporting cast Is well
chosen for the roles they must
play. particularly Gale Sender
gard, who, you will remem-
Der II You read the story. Is
black cat turned into a
woman. She plays her part
30 skillfully one continues to
think Of her as a cat rather
than a woman.
Other members Of the cast are
Spring Byington. Nigel Bruce, Ed
die Collins. Sybl Jason. Jessie
Ralph and a host of lesser lights.
"Stnr Dust"
That is the name Of the new at
traction which came to the Roxy
theater yesterday, a picture which
co-stars John Payne and Linda
Darnell.
For the plot, Hollywood
kept within its own confines
to tell story Of aspirations
and hopes e. and of disap-
pointments and heartaches
story of a girl and boy who
try to make names for them
selves in the land OF make
believe.
1t is a simple, lightweight bit
Of screen fare boasting a good
supporting cast in the persons of
Roland Young. Charlotte Green
wood, William Gargan, Mary Healy,
Mary Beth Hughes and Donald
Meek.
1t is a picture with consid-
cradle action and some COM
edy, employing the services of
Jean Rogers, Chris-Pin Mar
tin, Minor Watson and Stanley
Fields.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
French Hero of Verdun Takes Over Govern.
ment From Reynaud After Day of Cabinet Dis
cussions of What Help United States Might
Offer; Fighting Still Going On In Some Sec.
tors; British Determined To Continue War.

Bordeaux June 17-(AP)-France, badly beaten and
the end Of her rich asked Adolf Hitler for peace today
Saddcncd 84ycar old Marshal Henri Pctan hero of the
battle Of Verd in the World War; broke the to his
trymcn i'll a broadcast.
1T necessary to try to end the fighting, he said
g" made contact with the adversary last night asking him
soldier soldier to seek with the stop the fight
Paris the beloved capital had fallen The great industrial
cities the north the hands of the invaders The
swastika flew Versailles and the Eiffel tower.
The Magnot line, Frances haf-blion dollar hope Of
curty gone and the German army 100000 strong
with aImored and tanks and apancs sweeping south
ward bent on complete victory.
Petan took the from Paul Reynaud last
light after day of cabinet discussions of what help the United
States might offer
Fighting still going the French high command said
it's morning cCmmunique Sin the region of Lage and Chateau
which the commuque referred not clear The nazs
also reported have crossed the Saone river advancing
the direction of Doubs, close to the Swiss border.
Meanwhile the French cabinet reported still meeting to
await developments"
Complete capuaton probably would surrender of the
French fleet, second strongest in Europe
In London, the British reaction voiced grim dctermlna
ton to flight until the end"
France the ninth nation Succumb to the smashing
saught of Htlers armies in little than two years
Edward Taylor, Columbia Broadcastng System CORES
ponde speaking from the studio in Bordeaux where Pre-
mer Petain spoke, declared:
he French intermediary expected to be the ambassador
Spain What the German terms will be- if they will give terms
none of us know yet"
Taylor added that German troops at that moment
dersood be mot from the place from which the
French radio is operating"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Britain. To
Fight On
M ain Uncertainty
Concerns Future of
French Fleet After
Capitulation.

London. June 17(AP)-Great Bri-
tain authoritatively stated today her
fesolute determination to continue
the war until victory is won.
Last nights statement, that IN
their unShakable determination to
achieve victory no matter what the
cost. the government and the empire
have the united support of their peo-
pie" still expressed the opinion OF
the British government, and author
itativc spokesman declared.
The British press urged that every
thing be done without delay to but
tress the defense Of the kingdom.
The main uncertainty is the futre
of the French fleet.
If it escapes general capitulatlon
it would be of inestimable value to
The British.
If it is handed over to the Germans
as it may be it would be serious for
great britain.
It is considered certain that Ger
many's attempt to subjugate England
is about to start It may come at any
minute. It may be after the Germans
have rested from the French cam
paign.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Chances ForAdjournn1ent OF
0ngress Are Decreased Nom
Larger Naval
Expansion Is
Proposed

Washington. June 17.-(AP)- A
new Sl.20O.OOO. 900 expansion of the
Navy to provide for 81 additional
warShipS WAS proposed in an admin
iStratiou-approved bill today by
Chairman NlnSOn, Democrat, Geor-
ga. of the House naval committee.
Vinson said he and Chairman
Walsh. Democrat. Massachusetts, Of
the Senate naval committee would
Introduce Identical bills today pro-
Vidiug for this big boost in the Navy,
amounting 10 Il 23.5 percent increase
in the fleets present authorized
strength of 100000 tons.
World conditions make 1t au-
Solutely Imperative that the Navy be
built up as rapidly as possible Vim
son said
Nin>nu spoke just after President
Roosevelt had signed into law two
previous bills authorizing q naval
force of 10000 planes and $4,000
pilots and increasing the fleet by Il
new WarshipS and % auxiliary naval
vessels.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Russia's Occupation
With Large Troop
Concentrations Leaves
Unanswered Questions
AS to Meaning of Ac-
ton.

Stockholm, June l7.-(AP)-Tal-
lin, Tartu and other large towns in
Estonia were occupied today by
Soviet troops who marched in short
" after the government accepted
MoScow's ultimatum. LatVia was also
entered by the Soviet soldiers. (ThI
Berlin radio said Riga, Latvia's CAPT.
tai, was occupicd)
The newspaper Aftonbladct report
cd from Kanuas, Lithuania, that the
OCCUPATION of Riga was delayed until
afternoon. Soviet troops marched in
to Lthuania Saturday.
President Smctona was reported to
have fled to Germany and zen in
termed. Aftonbladet said in d Kanuas
dispatch that he was likely to be re-
turned 10 his own country.
Soviet intentions aroused much
speculation among observers who ar
gucd that troop concentrations were
considerably larger than necessary
Continued on Page TWo)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Fierce Battle On
tS1uiiss Frontier
Rome Jubilant
Over French
Capitulation

Rome, June 17.-(AP)-France's
request for an armStcc with Ger
many was received in Rome today
with iubilation by the Italians, who
believed the step indicated the WaI
soon would be over.
The announcement from Hltlcrs
headquarters that he and Premier
Mussolini would meet soon to con-
slider how to deal with France was
published here.
Fascists said it was understood the
meeting would be for the purpose OF
'coordinating the attitude Of the two
axis powers"
The Italians were expected to in
tsnsiry their bombardmcnt of the
British naval bases at Malta and al
Adm, off East Africa.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Large Number of Ger
man Motorized Units
Clash With French In
fantry For Possession
of Pontarlier, Near
BeSancOn.

Les Vcricrs, Switzerland Cat the
French bordcr)-Junc l7.-(AP)-
Two hours after Premier Marshal
pctain's broadcast announcement
that he had asked the Germans for
peace, fierce battle began today on
the plain behind Pontarlier, where
large numbers Of German motorized
units found their path to the south
blocked by French infantry.
PCntarlicr is about 80 miles south
east Of Bcsancon, in the rugged
Doubs region.
The rumble Of field guns was heard
on the Swiss side of the Les Vericrs
valley, through which hundreds of
refugees were streaming into Swift
erland.
They reported the battle started
when the Germans tried to enter
Pontarlcr.
The French, they said. were fight
ing stubbornly. The Germans were
trying to fight their way into the
town after practically surrounding
ii with motorized units.
At about 5:25 p. m. Nl:25 a. m.
c.s.t) watchers on the Swiss frontier
saw several hundred armed, uniform
ed figures appear on the crest Of
hill on the French side of the from
tier and run down the side Of the
slope toward Switzerland.
Swiss frontier soldiers advanced
TO meet them. They were exhaust
cd FrcYch Alpine chasscurs who
said they had been cut off from
their main force by large numbers
Of German troops east of Pontarlier.
where they were routed and many
..IIled.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Hitler And Mussolini To Meet
To Formulate Attitude Toward
Petain's Request For Terms
No Indication Given Of
Time of Meeting of
Dictators of Germany
and Italy To Discuss
Armistice Demands.

Rome, June 17.-(AP- The
Rome radio announced tonight
that Premier MusSOlini and For
eign Minister GalcazzO CianO left
Rome at $3.50 o'clock 1:30 p. m.
c. $. IT,
presumably they were en-
route to the meeting with Adolf
Hitler to consider Frances re-
quest for an armistice.
Berlin, June 17.-(AP)-AdOlf
Hitler and BcnitO MussOlini will
meet to formulate the attitude OF
Germany and Italy toward
Frances request for terms on
which she would lay down her
arms, said high command an
nOunccmcnt today.
The announcement said:
"Thc premier of the newly
formed French government has
declared in a radio address to
the French nation that France
must lay down her arms.
"Hc referred therein to the
steps already taken by him to
inform the high government Of
this decision and to learn the
conditions under which Ger
many would be prepared TO meet
the French wishes.
"The fuehrer will meet the
Italian prime minister, BcnitO
MussOlini, for decision in
which the position of the two
states will be examined"
Lacking official information, OBJ
servers specialized whether Hitle
and Mussolini might choose Yer
sailles, seat of treaties ending tn
wars of 1870 and 1918, as the seen
for their meeting.
Lending color to the possibilit.
that the axis partners might meet a
Versailles was the fact that new
contingent of foreign correspondent
is heading for Paris tomorrow.
The news of Marshal Petain's Of
fer to lay down the French arm!
Berlin.
For a long time after it FLASHED
the Wilhelmstrasse and thu
various government bureaus and ove1
the radio, the full import of the
words did moi seem to register con
sciously on the minds Of the popu
lace.
Officials would indulge in M
speculation on the terms which
might be presented to the French
but the cry in the press and in of.
fetal circles since the start of thu
swiftly moving campaign in the ives
has been for complete destruction
Of the French army.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17

New York, June l7.-(AP)-
Twelve Army men died today when
two twin-motored Douglas bombing
planes collided in md-air and plum
melted about $500 feet into thickly
populated residential section just
within the New York City limits.
Ten victims were members Of the
Army air reserve corps called for
further training on Mitchell Field,
LnrG Island.
The nlid-air collision probably the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Twelve Army Fliers Die
In Mid-Air Crash Today

worst in the history Of Mitchell Field,
occurred while four planes were fly
ing over Bcllerosc, Queens, in prac-
tice Information only Il few minutes
after the takeoff.
Both planes crashed into front
yards in 239th street, one smashing
two houses and setting them attire.
A woman occupant Of one Of the
houses was burned.
The planes quickly became
funeral pyre5 of flaming, melting
metal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
EQLe Permits Flying Of
T lanes Across Borders

necessary. f.o. +h,
The ruling means that after the
allies pay for Il plane at an American
factory they can have it flown across
the Canadian border and legal lltie
TO the plane will automatically De
transferred as the ship flies over the
boundary. , :.
Theoretically. the ruling made IL
nosyibIc for allied planes to take OIL
from the United States directly Tor
Erropc, although this flight WouIo
he too LONG for most Of the ships pur-
chased.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Pan-American
Trade Study
Is Undertaken

..u. June lT.-(AP)-The
..c announced today that,
a. %, submitting the mat
. .,acr American govern
cabinet committee today
r.5dc a study Of the most
.auucr Of disposins prof.
..oort sUrpluscS in the WeS-
acre"
tatcmcnt was issued an
..c meeting OIL the sccrc-
'u.c, treasury, agriculture
rec.
.cre indications that the
Skates was thinking OF at
. draw the American re-
..d possibly Canada into
. Of international cartel
u.Ed attempt to control
. marketing Of such things
cotton. beef, coffee and
a ire meeting. too, it was
. I'D .pmc quarters, was d de-
a-parr the Americas for the
... lf1!cr might become
dictator Of Europe.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Soviet Troops Take
Over Estonian Cities
French Artillery
Begins Smelling
OF Nazi Position

Basel, Switzerland. June IL
(AP)-Despitc Marshal Pctain's
announcement to France that his
new government had requested
an armisticc, light artillery OF
the French MaginOt line began
heavily Smelling German posi-
tons in Baden at 3 p. m. % a.
m. c.S.tD today.
German west wall guns replied.
There was no other land or air
action throughout the day. Guns
of both sides had been silent
until the French opened fire.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
DEWEY SUPPORTER is
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Philadelphia. June II. - (AP)-
Herbert Hyde of Oklahoma City, who
fayors Thomas f. Dewey for the Re-
publican presidential nomination, to-
dav was selected temporary chair
man of the Republican national con-
ycntIOn resolutions committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Three Die
In Crash
Two Student Filters
and An Instructor
Killed in Mid Air
Crash Near Tulsa.

Tulsa, June 17.-(APO-A md
air collision between two training
planes killed two students and an
instructor today six miles east of
Municipal air port. Tive persons on
the ground were injured.
The two ships crashed while fly
ing at an estimated altitude of 1000
feet burst into flames and fell to
the earth, witnesses said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
Chaos Found
Behind Lines
In France
By DREW MIDDLETON.

with The British EXpeditionary
Force in France, June Is, (delayed)
-(AP)-British troops stood fast
along a comparatively serene front
today. but behind the front, in a
country as rich as the Mohawk VAL
lev, there was absolute chaos.
French soldiers, tired, dispirited
and some without rifles, mingled with
thousands of refugees.
On a 5OO-milc trip that covers most
of the British front, l saw some &C
ton, plenty to show that the men
who fight for the sum Of things" are
rcSOlute.
Roads behind were jammed and
0'nnfinIIed IN Iann TAMnl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17

.pu. June l7.-(AP)-Thc
To-. acted today to facilitate
a.. % u.ar planes to the al
izing the ships to be
. American borders.
. planes bought IN this
.. the allies have been
'u" Canadian border and
Interpretation of the ncu-
drafted by the Treasury
ed by the State department
-,.o,cs stops are 10 longer
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
BRITISH TAKE OVER
FRENCH CONTRACTS

N.w York. June 1I.-(AP)-
The. British government will take
.rr- delivery of more than 3,l00
.a. planes contracted for by the
I.aaa aad now in the process
OBJ. l.5.icatiOn, it was learned
J-.w IN authoritative source to-
a4.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
GNoahoh
For NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Considerable cloudincss. scat
tered showers in north and west
nortions this afternoon and to-
night, and possibly i'll west pOr-
tons Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
EGYPTIANS KILLED
BY ITALIAN BOMBS

London, June 17.-(APD-Fivc
Egyptian soldiers were killed and
nine wounded ia four raids by
Italian bambcrs on Mcrsa Mat
ruth, western Egypt, Sunday,
Reuters reported today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-17
SPAIN INVITED

Madrid. June 17.-(AP-The
foreign ministry said today that
Germany had invited Spain to
take part in peace negotiations
with France.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
FOREIGN Exchunqe

NEW YORK, Dec. l. lP.-The Ca
madam dollar sained .l25 of a cent in
foreign exchange trading today to sell at
S6.5 cents The British free pound gained
.25 cent to 81 04. All other major cur
rencies were UNCHANGED.
Late rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars. others in cents):
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying. 10 per
cent premium selling, IL Der cent pre-
mium equivalent to discounts on Canadian
dollars in New York of buying, 991 per
cent; selling. 9.09 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 1872 per cent discount, or $3.50
United States cents.
Great Britain. oficial Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying, 4.02;
selling. 4.04; open market. cables, 4.04 ::
Germany. pom: tbenevolent); 1873;
Finland, 2.05n; Greece, .6Sn; Hungary,
1977n; Italy. 500 Portugal 40l: Ru-
mania unouoted Sweden, 23.S5; Svitzer-
land, 1920; Yugoslavia- 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentine oficial, 29.71: free. 81 "a ::
Brazil oficial, 6.05; free. sos; Mexico,
2015n.
Far East.
japan. 23.4s: Hons Kons. 23.72; shans-
iEstsi in seet cables unless ethssw,ss
. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec 12 0P.-tUnited States
Department Of Agriculture .-Salsble hogs
$4,000; total, 20 500: active fully steady at
freely: bulk, good and choice. 19o-!20-
pound averages. 6.10-25. mostly 615-25
for 22O-2so-pound butchers: l6O-l So
pound underweishts generally 5.15-6.l0;
most }30-400-pound packing sows. 5.4O-65;
Salable cattle, 5000: calves. 1900: fed
steers and yearlings in very limited sup
ply, strong tc 25. mostly 1O-l5 higher;
GOOD and choice fed heifers sharing ad-
vance; common and medium heiiers SLOW;
higher; bulls strong. but vealers, weak:
hardly enough steers and heifers here to
make dependable market: all interests
buying, however and crop well cleaned
paid for prime I,167-pound averages;
1,050-pound choice .yearlings 1410: sew
eral loads wei.hty Western steers, 1900
/ 400: good grade offerings. 10. 50-11 80;
very little under go; weighty cutter sows
/ at 5.75-6.50: .weighty sausage bulls to
/ ?;35; most vealers 1000 down, very few
salable sheep 5000: total 10000: late
Wednesday, mostly steady considering i'm
proved quality; extreme top 10 higher at
/ pound native lambs; bulk, good to choice
fed westerns, 9.25-35; load 1,022 pounds.
80; todays trade 81 wv ing down
after an active start: very few wOoled
above on most good to choice grades; few
medium 20 good natives steady at $50
9-25: shorn lambs steady to strong; spots
shaoe higher; deck good fall shorn lambs,
to choice 71pound comeback feeders, $40:
ewes steady; package good natives, 425.
load medium ewes, $50.