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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
NAzI RAIDS HITL0ND0N
 0N(EAGA|N

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Nazi war planes defied unfavorable flying weather tonight and gave London its ear Hest evening alarm in some time.
 After dive bombing part of Lon don during the. morning rush hour, the planes returned to the attack before dusk.
 All told, London had four day light alarms, with thd principal damage occurring in the first at tack as German planes screamed down through the clouds and dropped bombs, injuring several persons.
 Shortly after the night raid be- gan, heavy gunfire was heard in one area
 The raiders, who recently have been inflicting greater attacks on provincial cities than the capital itself, were also reported over South Wales and southwest Midland towns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
Italian City Bombed-Also Fascist Naval Base
 on Sicily IsdInd
GERMAN U-B0AT BASE
 ALSO GIVEN POUNDING
Hitler WdrpIdnes Pass Up London But Make Ter
 rifle Attack, Bristol
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

British bombers, in far ranging night raids last night, struck Na- ples, the Fascist Naval base at Sic- fly and pounded the German U-boat base at Lorient on the French coast.
 Other British bombers roved up along the Norwegian coast and successfully bombed occupied Ger man ports.
 The London Air Ministry said the British planes bombed an enemy supply ship, hit another ship and set fire to wharves on Feje Island.
 The raiders on Naples declared that incendiary and explosive bombs were dropped and fires were seen.
 London Passed Up
 The Air Ministry acknowledged that Hitler's warplanes passed up London entirely in a dusk to dawn raid last night, concentrating on the English west coast port of Bris- tol, the chief port of entry of war material from the United States. There was terrific assault, the German High Command asserts. and a trail of destruction left at Bristol.
 The attack on Bristol is acknow- ledged and it is officially stated that considerable damage was done but casualties were light.
 German Admittance
 Plymouth, Birmingham and South ampton. all important English sea- ports, have been under repeated at tacks during the past week while London has gained a comparative rest period from air raiders.
 It is admitted by the German High Command that British bomb- CTS have done damage" to German ports and also inland towns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
REALI5TS NOW HELPING
 DREAMERS MAKE GOOD
 NEIGHB0R5' POLICY WORK
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Out of the flood of talk about good neighbor policies" exchanges of culture between North and South America and nebulous schemes for welding the two continents, there are developing few concrete plans for laying an economic foundation which really may support the dreams of the dreanlers.
 To attempt to discuss even briefly all of these would be to clutter this column with things of scanty meaning, but I hope from time to time to report on the really solid things that are being done to bring South and Central America into hemispheric fam fly that can stand united against economic, political or military on- slaughts from any source what ever.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
German Commander De- eIares IS Ships of Bril- ish Sunk Yesterday SHIP CALEDONIA
 HIT BY TORPEDO
Admiralty Spokesman Says Menace But, But Na-
 lion Can Take If
(By Associated Press)

The Germans announced today that Nazi U-boats yesterday sank eighteen ships totalling 148,000 tons, and probably two others totalling 16,000 tons in slashing new inroads on Great Britain's vital sea borne commerce.
 Simultaneously, MacKay Radio in New York picked up a distress call saying the steamer Salvonia was being attacked by planes about 300 miles due west of the Irish coast.
 In London the British Admiralty acknowledge g merchant ships totalling 87,00O tons were sunk by enemy action" in the week ending Novmeber 24.
 This figure was 24,000 tons above the weekly average since the start of the war.
 A British naval spokesman admit ted "it is a serious menace, but as a nation, we can take the knocks
 Hitler's High Command has re- ported Is merchants ships and the 17,000- ton British auxiliary cruiser Caledonia. torpedoed, were sunk, de- claring: Although the convoy was strongly protected by cruisers and destoyers, notwithstanding the i'm mediate opening of energetic gun fire, it is probable two other ships belonging to the convoy, each of about 5000 tons, were sunk also'
 The Nazis said another German underseas raider sank two armed enemy merchantmen" totaling 21,- 900 tons, including the 12,000-ton motorship Victor Ross.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
Adriatil City FdlIsfo Athen- fans as Driving Rush
 Continues ITALIANS RETREAT
 TO DELvIN0 HILLS
Frontier Now Is RdmbIino Line in AIbanid-Duce-
 men on Defense
By Associated Press)

Dispatches received from the Greek front today said Greek shock troops, seeking to crush or trap the last of the Italian armies in south ern Albania, are driving the Fascists back past Porto Edda, about Is miles inside Albania.
 Porto Edda is on the Adriatic sea- coast and was formerly known as Santi Quaranta, but was renamed by the Italians in honor of MusSolini's daughter.
 The Greeks said Il Duce's legions have retired to the heights around Delvino, five miles northeast of Porto Edda.
 The Italian Command merely not ed in their dispatches that Greek attacks and our counter attacks tcok place on the fronts of the Ninth and Eleventh Armies"
 As pictured by the Greeks, the front now runs roughly from near
 ;yN
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
IAN GLIB
 FL. EC I E D
 GOVERNOR
Wins Over Democrat But Roose-
 veIt Defeats WiIIkie

OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec 3-Arthur B. Langlie's margin over former Senator C. C. Dill for the Governor ship of the State of Washington is 5,816, Secretary of State Reevess certification of election totals re- veals.
 The vote for Republican nominee Langlie is 392,5 ,522 and for Democrat Dill 386, ,706.
 The Republican candidate carried g counties in the State and Dill carried IT counties.
 Roosevelt carried the State by a margin of 10000 over Willkie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
Mt(ANk LEAVES
 FOR SITkA JOB

Billy McCann, once Juneau's pride in the Alaska fistic world, left for Sitka today to become Sitka's leath- CT -mitted hero.
 McCann, who recently lost his welterweight title to Cal McGraw of Sitka, intends to "get it back-and no fooling.' he said before leaving
 The popular young boxer will take an electricians job in the Historic City at the Navy base.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03

WASHINGTON Experts who have been following the tin prob lem, hoping for U s. independence in this vital commodity, groaned when Jesse Jones made public the terms of the new agreement to ob- tain tin ore from Bolivia. Instead of making a clean-cut agreement to obtain ore, Jones permitted a clause to be introduced which would surrender the ore to Britain, and leave the United States almost as dependent on British smelling as before.
 After weeks of discussion, the Metals Reserve Company Subsidiary of REC agreed with four Bolivian producers and the Bolivian Govern ment to obtain tin ore sufficient to smelt 18,OOO tons of fine tin year. This is only about one-third of U. $. requirements, but it was good beginning, and as much as U. S. smelteries, still to be built, could handle.
 But when the agreement was an- nounced, loophole was disclosed. By it Jesse Jones agreed to let the British take about one-third of the tin away from us They are prom ised 'as much as 5000 tons" and an unnamed quantity besides.
 Inside story of this proviso shows the long arm of diplomacy By clip per plane from Britain came Ernest V. Pierce of the giant Williams, Harvey smeltery in Liverpool. This is a part of the British-Patino tin monopoly and long has been the chief source of U. s. tin. Pierce went to the British Embassy, talked with Lord Lothian, and Lothian prompt ly went to the State Department.
 There he pointed out that the British must continue to have their supply of dollars to pay for muni- tions purchased here on leash and carry terms. Sales of tin to U. S. are source of such dollar ex- change, second only to sales of Scotch whiskey.
 The British Ambassador was per suasive. and officials agreed that as long as Britain must pay cash, she must be allowed to make money by p--------------- .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
EXPERIMENTS UNDER WAY

Among the larger plans of the realists is one to provide our neighbors to the south with enough capital and credit SO that they can spend in the United States on a oasis never thought of before.
 One government department re- gently estimated that if one-third of the former U. s. tourist trade 10 Europe could be diverted to South America, our southern neigh DOTS would have credits enough to make all their necessary purchases from the United States. But that's another story and herein I'm going to consider only what the Depart ment of Agriculture is doing and plans to do along this line
 There are. at present, four ex- perimental field groups from the department in Central and South America, working on the single crop of rubber. Last year, Con- gross appropriated half million dollars for this work and if that seems lot, let's examine the possibilities.
 Rubber originated in South Am erica and until about 1910 most of it came from there. Then the Far East Malaya, Ceylon ana the Dutch East Indies began to come to the fore, until last year, when U. s. imports were approximately 100000 tons, only about 10000 tons came iron South America. About 10000 tons more came from Firestone plan- tations in Liberia, West Africa,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
AL COREY THROUGH

Al Corey, of the Leonard Hopkins and Company store at Anchorage, was a through passenger today on the steamer Baranof with his young son, Al Jr., after attending the golden wedding anniversary of his parents in Tacoma.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
SCOUT PARADE TONIGHT

Boy Scouts sponsored by the Salvation Army will meet tonight at the Salvation Army Hall for their parade with Donald Verton as leader.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
peiain Taking
 Kun(h
Moving Government of Free France While He
 Has Full Authority
lBy Associated Pressl

0by IfSSOCEdCtfI TtoST
 Marshal Petain's plan to move the seat of the Vichy Free French" Government to Versailles, tradition al capital of Republic France, is looked upon by political observers in Switzerland as another shrewd step to expand his authority at a time when his prestige is high.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03

Ignace Jan Paderewski began to play the piano when he was but three years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03

The United States received its first gold from Alaska in 1897.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 87k, Anaconda ETA, Bethlehem Steel 85M, Commonwealth an d Southern 13/l6, Curtiss Wright 7/8, General Motors 49%, Inter- national Harvester 54 3/4, Kenne- colt 34A, New York Central B 7/8, Northern Pacific 612, United States Steel 67%, Pound $4.04.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials l3074, rails 28, utilities 20-25.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-03

A former cook in Pittsburgh social service center, Larry Mertz, 40, was questioned by police in Philadelphia in connection with the poison deaths of 12 men in the social service center. It was believed the men died from roach
 powder in pancake flour.
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Evening star., 1940-07-07

interest, too, are the rocks them
selves. Wind and rain have sculp-
tured the soft stone into fantastic
shapes. Erosion has left huge bollld-
ers perched on slender pedestals.
Deep creyices Of striking symmetry
make the traveller wonder whether
they are the work of man or nature.
Following devious route, the
trail leads through narrow passages,
along ledges and over and under
rocks to the summit, $500 feet above
sea level and more than half mile
above the starting point at Nethers.
The return trip follows the trail
down the west side of the mountain
into Old Rag Valley, where still may
be seen the homesites and orchards
of the mountain folk who lived there
before the establishment of Shen-
andoah National Park.
To reach Old Rag, drive to Sperry-
vile, 76 miles from Washington on
U. S. Route 211. From Sperryville
drive 08 mile south on Virginia
Highway 16 and turn right on Vir-
ginia Highway 3. At 81 miles cross
Hughes River, turn right and follow
the dirt road paralleling the river
to Nethers, which is approximately
1919. miles from Sperryville. Con-
tinue through Nethers, taking left
fork, and park cars Immediately be-
yond at the point where blue paint
blaZes leave the road.
Leaflets summarizing safety and
comfort measures may be obtained
at the Potomac Appalachian Trail
Club Office, 901 Union Trust Build
Evening star., 1940-07-07

the radio, as we'll as before local
groups of widely diversified inter-
eStS.
Overcame Timidity.
BY her ability to interest herself
in the subject at hand she was able
to relegate her timidity to the back
ground, but she admits that wasn't
arrived at overnight by any
manner OF means" Rather was it
"the result of a tremendous amount
of concentration upon definite
goal, and of giving up mere empty
pleasures for grueling grind of
study and practice"
"A public-speaking course" she
emphasized, cannot put ideas into
your head, but it can help you to
organize your thoughts on your feet
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Once-Shy Debutonte Heads
Red Cross Speakers Unit
Miss StopIeton Gives
Full Time to Work
Without Salary
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

A Washington debutante, who
even afer round of social gaieies
and presentation at court, still felt
too shy to express herself adequately
about the useful work she felt was
waiting for her. decided course In
public speaking might help.
1t did. Today, Miss Stellita
Stapleton, from her office in the
Red Gross Chapter House at 1870
E street NV, heads the Speakers
Unit for this area in a full-time
position for which she accepts no
salary.
Hers is no perfunctory assignment,
either. Not only does she keep office
hours, with punctilious regularity,
but whenever any one of her volun-
teer corps of speakers has to de-
fault because of some such emergen-
cy as illness, Miss Stapleton is on
hand to fill the breach. From her
assistants she exacts nothing that
she herself cannot do or has not
done. whether it be a prepared
speech or a pinch-hit appearance.
She has spoken on programs with
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and on
Evening star., 1940-07-07
OLD RAG HIKE.

hPPl PloAAiidtcly MILES.
The most spectacular peak in the
Blue Ridge Mountains in Northern
Virginia, Old Rag offers an unusual
all-day outing for mixers, rock
climbers, photographers and others
whose hobbies may take them into
the mountains.
From the little community Of
Nethers the trail leads for several
miles through a wooded area that
abounds with wild flowers in the
spring. Trillium, lady slippers, lau-
rel and azalea are among the many
plants and shrubs to be found on
the lower levels Of Old Rag.
At an altitude of $500 feet the
mountain suddenly becomes a
rugged mass of barren rock, afford
ing superb views. OF considerable
Evening star., 1940-07-07

crest, between and over spectacular
boulders, to the summit.
Cd From summit continue along
ridge crest south.
(e) Turn right, descending very
steeply into Saddle Trail.
CD Turn right on Nethers Old
Rag road, marked by blue paint
blazes, leading to parked cars.
Evening star., 1940-07-07
TRAIL DESCRIPTION,
(See Map,)

(a) Leave cars parked where blue
blazes leave the road and take left
fork, old wood road, ascending first
gradually and then steepIy.
~(b) About "a mile from the start
ing point is an old field with
walled-in spring under some walnut
trees approximately 100 feet to the
right of the trail. Canteens should
be filled here as this is the last
sure water on the trail.
Co Reach crest of ridge and turn
sharp right. Trail leads along rocky
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Rainbow Leaders to Meet

Summer activities of the Distric,
Of Columbia Chapter, Rainbow Divi-
sion Veterans, will be discussed to-
morrow night at a meeting of leaders
in the organizations affairs called
by Col. Davis G. Arnold, recently
installed president of the chapter.
The session will begin at 8 o'clock
in the Capitol Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-07-07
The Call of the Trail
Spectacular Peck in Blue Ridge
Offers Unusual AII-Duy Outing

This is the sixth of series of illus-
public to some of the most picturesque
and inspiring country in nearby noun
tain areas, accessible only to those on
foot. PREPARED BY the Potomac Ap-
palachian Trail Club. these trips are
planned to traverse parts of the Ap-
pa!achiau Trail and connecting foot
paths. so the party will return to its
starting point without retracina.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

and member of its Board of Di-
rectorS.
In addition to her other Red Cross
duties she is the chairman of the
summer knitting and sewing group
OF the Junior League in Washington
and reports tremendous response
in activity under the co-chairman-
ship of Mrs. George Walker and
Mrs. Reed Roberts.
Evening star., 1940-07-07

ing. Other publications available
include maps and special articles on
the Appalachian Trail in Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Virginia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Henry Disbrow
Passes at 81

Funeral services fer Henry
Franklin Dishrow, -. who died
Saturday at his home. all So. J
st, will he held Tuesday al : p. m.
from the Buekley-klng chapel.
The Rev. Cyrus r.. Aibertson VIII
offielate. Burial In lakewood
cemetery will follow.
Dishrow, father of Henry T,
Disbrow. for many years as~oci-
ated with the physical department
OF the Y. NJ. c. A., was born in
Taherg, ~. Y. He married Miss
Carrie r. Richards. who survives
him, in Stevens Point, Wis, in
1883. They came TO Washington
territory in 1854 and settled in
Asotin county. remaining there
until coming 10 Tacoma in 1910,
Other than his wife and son.
Dishrow leaves four daughters,
Mrs. Adelaide Gaylord OF Tacoma,
Mrs. Ruth c. Campbell Of olym-
pla, Mrs. Mary Campbell OF Port
land, Ore, and Mrs. Ellen Nelson
OF Alameda, Cal, and four grand
children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
FRANK OTREMBA

Funeral services for Frank
otremba. 40. a resident Of Roy who
died Saturday In a local hospital.
will be held Tuesday al 1880 A m.
from the Roy Community church
The Rev. Hans svinth OF Tacoma
will offieiats. Burial will follow IN
Roy cemetery. under direction Of
Piper's. otrembs. a nativ. OF Roy.
leaves his mother. Ag1stA; two
brothers. Anton Wymer Of Roy and
Fred OtrembA Of Roy. and five
sisters. Mrs Anton Christian. Mrs
Charles Ross and Mrs. Charles
Miles Of Roy and Mrs H. c.
Knudssn and Mrs Ralph Risslsr Of
Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
City Controller
aiher Dies al IT

George II. Swayze, II. father
Of Thomas A. swayze, city con.
troller. died Saturday At his home
1907 LIST ave. No. Seattle.
Funeral services Will ba held
Tuesday at 2 p, m. from the Tuell
chapel. with DR. y. w. Todd Of
c. Z. 3 and the Rev william Bow
man officiating
Swayze had been = resident Of
Tacoma 20 years. prior 10 moving
10 Seattle two years ago. lie was
member OF the First Methodist
church.
Other than his son. he leaves
his wife. Matte NJ. Of the home
and four daughters. Mrs. Charles
w. Gillen Of Tacoma. Mrs. Abbis
sallee and Miss Aauds Of Seattle.
and Miss Ruth Lund OF Burton.
Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Mistakes Boy
For ProWler

A earl ~ morning encounter
with = hosslls dog and a resident
sho shot II him AFTER mlstsEinr
him for = pFnwssf Isfs . isyssf4
old Tacoma nswshay shssss bus
uHhsrmsd Sunday.
William Martin. tsis Portland
ave. smarKsd unsesthed hui
scared after hls experiences ~ sM<
home 81 orvsi wrys. isss East
n1ad st. police said Martha ~s.
on hls paper Fuass sunday MORN
lnK about : o'clock uhsn re aax
rushed at him. The hoy jumped
Off hia bike and grabbed : rosx
Il fFtxhtsH the soE
Suddenly wrys appeared ~ the
door and started shooting. think
Ina tho deg had snnssa . rrawlsy.
police said Martin decided th~
tao shots esrs meant fof him. and
left Officers J. =. t.yens and
Herman schnuEges called on wFys
and advised him 10 summon police
rather than attempt 10 shost u
cut with providers hereafter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Aviation Planning
Council in Session

The Northwest aviation planning
council met Al the Olympic hotsl
In Seattle Monday for thrs~. day
conference Frank ,. Walsh. ~.
dastrisi engineer for the Tacoma
Chamber If commsres. headed ths
resolutions oommitive. Members II
tho chambers aviation commlttwe
plan 10 attend SONS ~ The SO.
sions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
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Crown City. 9Th Ship Placed In irons
Poetic Service. Arrives In Tucomu

Hard ca - heels ~ her sister
ship. the West gsasseta. wh4eh
sailed last week. ths Crown CITY.
sixth vessel = ~ rlazea IN trans
Pacific service ~ ths ruge, sound.
Orient ilns. arrived In TAenna
Sunday afternoon fer her FIRST call.
Hsfshsd Al sperrf dccs. she
started . tAfss-dsy tnAaing - IN
Tanems haseer. where she i slated
q clear for the orient Apra a
after = eau Ia other sn,snd rofis
Only other new arrival over shs
weekend and ssit ia pert was TIE
Columbian. mecred ~ ths Ilaksr
deck. The ftoFier Prince arrived
Al shasfer No Sunday and isfs
in ths evening Others active m
port wvre the uyoka Msru. James
Criffiths and waillngford.
t-DAy SERVICE
Announcement Aenday that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Hive Queen
Bee Stolen

Police augmented by a bunch
OF irate bees Monday hunted the
thief who stole a two-story bee
hive, the queen bee, and favored
members of her court from the
home of L. c. Potter, 4501 SO. NJ
st, Saturday.
Working occupants of the royal
structure made the discovery their
home was missing before Potter,
who reported to police that a red
handled spade also was stolen from
his back yard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Two Injured
In Ski Crash
Strike Heud-on
AT Alto Vista

A 2s-year-old Seattle skier VII
liam Bigelow. victim Of a head-on
collision at terrific speed on the
Alta Vista slope above Paradise
Sunday. was in only fair condition
Monday in the Bridge hospital in
Tacoma.
Bigelow and Duane Truesdeil,
20. also Of Seattle. had come
down almost TO the end Of the
steep slope, neither apparently
seeing the other. when they came
together head to head with a crash
OF skis and ski poles.
Moved TO Seattle
Truesdell. also seriously injured.
was treated at the Bridge hospital
here Sunday night and moved to
Seattle to the home Of his
father, DR.. G. A Truesdell Of
1i07 s7th ave. He was believed
to have suffered a brain concus-
sion, possible skull fracture and
bad cut over his left eye where
q ski pole struck him.
Bigelow also was believed TO
have a fractured skull as well as
broken leg and broken nose. He
lives at All 18th ave. n. E,
Seattle.
One Tacoman Hurt
After the crash, which left the
snow covered with blood, the two
were taken down to Paradise inn
by taboggan and given first aid
by DIR. William A. Mcmahon of
Seattle.
One Tacoman was injured on the
mountain Sunday, Thor c. Hove
land, OF 37l5 So. D st, who frac-
tured a small ankle bone. Others
slightly hurt included James Rice,
CCC youth from Camp Sunshine
Point at ngmire. with
sprained ankle; Edythe WRIGHT,
Cathlamet, torn ligament; Mary
Howe, Seattle, sprsined knee, and
Vincent Millspaugh, Seattle,
sprained ankle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-26
Engineers TO Hear
Talk on Explosives

Featured on the program at the
luncheon meeting of the Tacoma
Engineers club at the Hotel Win
throp Wednesday noon will be a
talk by A. e. Anderson, assist
ant manager OF the r. /. du pont
de Nemours 4 Co. His subject will
be Manufacture and Industrial
Application OF Explosives"