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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Textbook Contracts
Let 10 Local Firms

Contracts for school textbooks
totalling $40, 625.70 and for labor
atory supplies and equipment
totalling S52166 were let by the
Tacoma school board Thursday
afternoon.
Book contracts went to Pirret
Book e. Stationary Co. s5,s12: The
Stationers, Inc, s2,775.20; Tacoma
News Agency, s66,12, and J. F.
Vissell Co. S1,9723s. Laboratory
purchases were from General Bio
logical Supply Co, s52.57; Gen.
trail Scientific Co, s50.61; Chicago
Apparatus Co, S11s.40, and Sci
entific Supplies Co, $2000s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Salvation Army
Comp Opens Soon

Some 125 boys and girls have
made application for the Salvation
Army Band camp which opens on
Friday. Aug. 2. The camp. which
runs for a period of ten days, Is
located at Lake Boren on the
Seattle-Tacoma highway.
This has been an annual affair
OF the Army's program for the
past four years at which time this
site was acquired for young peo-
Piles summer activities. The boys
and girls who attend the camp
will receive 10 intensive days OF
musical and band training under
the supervision of leaders who
have had years of experience. The
instrumental classes will be di'
vided into four groups which viii
include A, B, c and ID bands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Two-Fold Charge
Against Youth

LsVergne Walden. ls-year-old
Tacoma youth. OF 1905 So. st.
was charged in superior court FRI
day by Deputy Prosecutor Horace
Geer with the double offense of
attempted rape and second degree
assault.
The boy was arrested by city
police July I after the attack upon
s Tacoma girl in parked car. She
required hospital treatment from
the beating received from her at
tscker's fists. Bail for Walden
WAS set at 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Lincoln Club Sets
Picnic for Auu. Is

The annual picnic for members
and friends of Lincoln Citizens
club will be held Tuesday, Aug.
10, in Lincoln park, it was an
nounced Friday by Ray McKin-
non, vice president. Mrs. Jeanne
Ryan will be in charge of enter.
tainment. Coffee, cream and sugar
will be provided by a committee
headed by Mrs. John Jacox.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Reed Answers Attack
Voiced by President

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-James A,
Reed, former United States sena-
tor, said that if President Roose-
welt had forgotten he campaigned
for him in 1892, his recollection
must be as poor as his judgment"
Reed was among those Demo-
Gratis who were attacked this week
by President Roosevelt as boilers
and deserters of the party. The
president said Reed had deserted
the party in 1886 and 1882 and
probably in 1928.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Martial Troubles
Revealed in Suits

Divorce action BY Mrs. Mary
Pitts Of 1903 Ia. seth st. was
filed in superior court here Fri
day with claim that her hus-
band. Arthur ". Pitts. operator
of the Nephron Co. cold rem
edy distributor. and a telegraph
operator on the side, earns at
least $4,000 per year and has
property worth more than SOS. 900.
The divorce was asked on
grounds OF cruelty. Mrs. Pitts
asked $3.50 per month for sup
port of herself and two minor
children.
Similar action was filed by Mrs.
Ida Surface against Robert A.
Surface on the ground that her
husband of 40 years had separated
from her more than a year ago
when they quarreled over his
ordering her to move out of the
house and live in the garage.
Other divorce actions were filed
by George H. against Lydia X.
Gilbertson, Violet against William
A. Erne and Anna NJ. against
Martin w. Nelson, all on grounds
of separation more than five
years; Evelyn against Glen Mum
ter, burdensome homelife; Geneva
against Camille Eugene Lamor-
eaux. non-support; T. P. against
B. E. Tracy, separation for 20
years.
A final decree was granted to
Lawrence from Thea Barton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Women Recovering
From Food Poisoning

Two elderly women. treated at
Pierce County hospital when they
were seized with abdominal
cramps after family picnic at
Point Defiance Thursday. were re-
ported out of danger by attend
ants Friday
Mrs. Lillian Rinehart. II. of
Modesto. Calf, and Mrs. Amanda
f. Slower. rs. of Everett. Wash,
became i'll downtown Thursday
afternoon. evidently from food
poisoning. and were taken TO the
hospital in police ambulance,
Their condition was not serious,
according to Dr. r. B. Link Of
the hospital staff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Nazis Now Admit
Meknes SINKING

BERLIN--Germany admitted to-
day the sinking of the French
steamship Meknes. with 1900
French officers and soldiers and
sailors aboard, but blamed it on
Great Britain.
The official news agency. report
ing the sinking. after several de-
malls had been issued, said: THE
British government alone Is re-
sponsible. saying that the German
government had received no re-
quest for safe conduct and no no.
tification OF the ships sailing with
Frenchmen who desired to return
TO France.
In accordance with British or
ders. the official agency said,
French ships. whose crews place
themselves in British service, must
sail under the French flag. and the
German government already had
informed the French government
that merchant ships sailing under
the French flag would be sunk as
enemy craft after July % unless
safe conduct WAS arranged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Sleeping Sickness
aial in Yakima

YAKIMA Sleeping sickness re-
mains the chief worry of health
authorities here, DIR. S. r. Bren-
ner. Yakima county physician, dis
closed today.
Eight cases of the malady have
produced two recent deaths. he
said. Or. Bremen stated that an
iron lung returned here from Ia
coma will be kept at the disposal
Of two cases in Kittitas county.
No infantile paralysis cases have
been reported in Yakima county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Peeping Tom
Frightened OFT

Outlines of man peering
through a bedroom window and
Mrs. John Curtis scream Thursday
night brought her husband racing
from another part of the house in
search of the Peeping Tom. The
man fled. understanding Curtis and
Officers Don Davies and r. S. Nor
rison who were summoned to the
Curtis residence at 35l6 No. 3oth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

he amazed officials of the
firm, who thought the damage
was too great to be accomp-
lished by one person, Capt.
Gardner said.
Judge E. d. Hodge heard tesh-
mony against both boys Friday
morning. Action taken by the
court could not be divulged, be-
cause of their extreme youth.
Burglaries at Lees parking sta
ton, Robinson's Auto Sales firm
and the Flower Basket were sd-
mitted by the younger boy
The other. who broke into Harry
Martigopoulos' pigeon cote at 1911
So. 10th st. on July 10 and stole
% carrier pigeons. tangled with
police when he made his second
attempt to sell some of the birds
to a poultry firm. He also was
involved in the theft of rifle bullets
and flashhght from a car.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

ball and basketball game receipts,
some from student purchases Of
supplies. as for manual training.
The state examiners reported
the shortage to the school board
at special meeting Thursday
afternoon. Caddey announced there
that the bookkeepers theft is COM
pletely covered by her bond Of
$4.750. She also left with 500
coming to her In salary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Young Demos Meeting

Pierce County Young Democrats
club will hold their weekly luncheon
meeting in Loughlen's cafe in the
Provident building Saturday at
1890 p. m. Campaign plans will
be discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
yANE FILES AGAIN

2. A. Vane of 6014 So. Warner,
filing for reelection as state rep
resentative from the 29th district
on the Democratic ticket, was the
only new Pierce county candidate
to Join the competition Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Core Of the News
PLAN PIE SOCIAL.

A pie social and auction is
planned by ladies of East Side
chapel. 314 Es. 26th st. to be held
Friday. starting at s p. IN. Enter
tsinment will be provided by young
people OF the chapel. The public
Is welcome.
Happy Home Syrup at Cow
Butter Store. tsdv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

Hint OF the huge program re-
suited from meeting at Wash
ington, ID. C.. attended by r. j.
Lamont, president OF the Seattle
Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. and
Todd Drydocks at Seattle. James
A. McEachern of General Con-
struction Co. which built the new
shipyards here, and Secretary
Knox.
Officials emphasized the nego-
tiations are on a when, as and if
basis" contingent upon congress
sional approval currently pending.
A bill is presently before con-
gress to expand United States de-
lenses 20 per cent. with about
$17s.000 900 earmarked for naval
construction.
Future Interesting
Discussed at the same time was
the reconditioning of two trans
ports. the President Grant and
President Jackson, at the Todd
Seattle plant AT cost of between
81. 900, 900 and $4,000. 900.
Meanwhile. Walter l.. Green.
vice-president and general man.
ager of the Seattle-Tacoma Ship
building Corp. returned here Fri
day from weeks trip to eastern
cities.
He declined TO comment on the
s25. 000, 900 navy building program
for the local plant except to say
the future here should be inter-
esting."
Could Double Output
The local shipyards is presently
equipped with two launching ways.
but production could be more than
doubled without alterations 10
existing facilities. However. with
additional construction providing
total Of eight ship-ways on the
site, warships such as destroyers
could be built with speed and
efficiency.
Seattle Tacoma Sh pbuildins
Corp. now has contracts for con-
struction OF five passenger-cargo
motorships for the U, S. maritime
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Navy May Swing Building
Of Warships to Tacoma
Hint Local Yurd Will Get Mujor
Portion of S25. Zoo. 900 Program

Possibility that the Seate-Tacoma Shipbuiding Corp
will obtain major portion of $25000000 navy contract
for construction of warshps here revealed Friday by
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

"Moybe sponkin' is wrong,
but you've got 10 punish
youneuns. Young or old. no.
body con behave right without
the feor o punishment TO help
keep EN- stroloht.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Embezzler Of
Cash Missing
Women Employee
Took School Funds
Continued From pag, onel

(Continued From Paga one)
left with five pieces of new AIR
plane luggage, five tailored suits.
. mink coat, several pairs of shoes
and other apparel.
Following her disappearance.
Raymond was arrested and held
Sunday overnight in Jail because
the girls father said he had taken
Miss MitcheIl's car. Mitchell, who
reported the car stolen, did not
wish to prosecute after the car
was returned. and Raymond was
released with no charge against
him.
A trusted school employe for IL
years. Miss Mitchell had falsified
cash accounts so skillfully that
last years examiners from the
staff of State Auditor Cliff Yelle
were completely fooled. Alter
atoms of the books had been going
on then for four months.
A warrant from Justice Clar-
ence r. Layton's court Friday
charged the young woman with
stealing s2.644.3s from the school
district between March. 1889, and
June. 1910.
Worked With Auditors
Examiners r. c. Glass and ]. G.
Israel of the division of municipal
corporations worked over the
school districts books with Miss
Mitchell right beside them on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week.
1t was not, however, until FRI
day they began to find errors in
her cash statements. Later that
day It was discovered she had
entered the office at the Central
school early to open the safe as
usual, but had left.
No one has seen her since and
she could not be found at her
home, 3572 Fawcett ave.
Skilled and Neat
Business Manager Carl G. Cad
dey of the Tacoma school system
said he had no reason TO suspect
Miss Mitchell when the auditors
were called in a little earlier than
usual this year. Her books, he
showed. were masterpieces of
bookkeeping skill and neatness.
Methods Of handling school cash
were businesslike, he said, SO there
was no temptation to employees.
The examiners believed the en-
bezxlements may have started with
4 small bookkeeping error which
the young woman had found could
be concealed.
Most of the sums taken came
from the salary advance funds.
they explained. School employees
often are advanced part Of their
salaries when needed In the middle
of the month. When drawing
warrant to cover the advances at
the end Of the month the book
keeper would make II for 500 or
$500 more than needed. The ex-
aminers found so discrepancies in
her accounts.
Various Accounts
Entertainments ranged from $25
20 $3.50. Sources of cash were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
GOES TO CONFERENCE

Robert Goldberg. PCS So. Aims
worth ave. left Tacoma Friday
for two-dsy sales conference in
Yosemite National park. Cslifor-
MIA. The conference. sponsored by
the Maccabees, international fra
ternal insurance society. win open
Tuesday. Goldberg will psrtci-
pate as a prize winner in a recent
sales campaign conducted by the
society.
Wedding Flowers Hinz, Florist
(sdv.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
PERMIT ISSUED

A permit to alter a residence at
234l So. NJ ST. was granted Friday
at city hall to NJ. Nelson, with cost
of the project estimated at $500.
Nature provides this fine poultiee.
Woundex for stubborn wounds and
bollx. lady.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27

commission. Two vessels are un-
der construction at present, the
first to be launched Aug. l and
the second about month and a
half thereafter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Various Accounts

Entertainments ranged from $25
70 $500. Sources Of cash were
varied, some coming from foot
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Hoore Is Sent
On Mission
To Spain
Br the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 24.-Sir Samuel
Hoare, veteran cabinet minister.
was appointed today as Ambassador
to Madrid ION a special mission"
Sir Samuel, who has held many
important cabinet posts under va
rious Prime Ministers, including
that of Foreign Secretary, was Air
Secretary in the late Chamberlain
government. He was dropped from
the government formed by Winston
Churchill.
An announcement today said that
since Sir Maurice Peterson, the pres
ent Ambassador, was being selected
for another post, Sir Samuel had
been appointed Ito proceed to
Madrid as His Majesty's Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
on q special mission
Sir Samuel was expected to arrive
in Madrid next week. The nature OF
the special mission" was not dis
closed Immediately.
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax
stated recently that Britain had the
f1rmest intention of respecting
Spanish neutrality so long as it was
respected by others, and he said
it was British policy to maintain
and develop the friendly relations at
present existing" between Britain
and Spain.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Haired and Death
Meet Correspondent
In Belgian Towns
Describes RevensefuI
Expressions and
Pitiful Scenes
BY LOUIS p. LOCfiNER,

Associated Press War CORRESPONDENT.
WITH THE GERMAN WESTERN
ARMIES. May 24.-Hatred
death disaster-numbed people
cropping their way back to a SEM
blance of their old life: These are
flashes in the picture seen on Ger
man-conquered Belgian soil.
In no Belgian community through
which we have crossed this week in
the tour behind the front with the
German forces have I noticed more
hatred in peoples eyes than in Aer-
schot, 10 miles northeast of Louvain.
In fact I often have been surprised
how quickly the local population and
the occupation army made friends
Could Have Been KILLED BY Looks. u
I travel every day in first lieu
tenants car. suppose the popula-
tion takes me for German. If looks
could have killed, I would be q
corpse today in Aerschot.
This place had the i'll fate of be-
ing the scene of one of the most vio-
lent tank fights. Get between two
groups of tanks and little is left OF
your town.
Aerschot is picture of desolation
Hundreds of citizens were standing
around pitifully at the market place
where vegetables just had arrived
(See LOCHNER, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1940-05-24
No Basis for Stories
OF Coalition Plan,
Roosevelt Asserts
Democrats Doubt.
'Chot' Will Disclose
Third-Term Intentions

President Roosevelt today repudi-
ated without qualification reports
that the administration had desired
to form a coalition Government in
the face of the war crisis.
Going beyond a previous state
ment in which he had said in effect
that all he knew about the matter
was what he read in the papers, the
President told his press conference
that the story had been made out
of whole cloth from the beginning.
The newspapers, he continued, hav-
ing gone out on a limb on the coah-
ton cabinet idea and finding them
selves wrong, have been trying to
brazen 1t out.
The fault, he added, is not that
of the men writing from the: White
House, but of their desk superiors.
With the limb sawed of, the COL
umnists and editorial writers are
responsible for keeping the idea
alive, he said.
Silent on Landon Visit.
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to discuss
the visit Wednesday of ALI M. Lam
don, titular head of the Republican
party and its 1896 presidential can
didate, remarking only that the
statement Of his secretary, Stephen
r. Early, covered it very nicely.
Mr.. Early issued a statement late
Wednesday saying the President had
no time to talk politics in response
to a demand by Mr.. Landon that
the Chief Executive declare himself
on the third-term situation.
Questioned about his conference
late yesterday with Gov. Lloyd c..
Stark of Missouri, Mr.. Roosevelt
said they had discussed principally
the forthcoming Governors Con-
ference, from which was expected
an expression of cooperation for
the Federal Governments defense
program. The President expressed
complete confidence that such CO.
operation will be forthcoming.
Meanwhile, as Mr.. Roosevelt's
pledged and semi-pledged delegates
to the Democratic convention reached
majority today Republicandemands
arose that he state his third-term
intentions in his Sunday night
"fireside chat" on national defense.
Democrats, however. expected no
(see POLITICS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Reich F orces Are Caught
In Artillery Cross-Fire
And Pincers Movement
By the Associated Press.

Press
Allied artillery raked advancing German armored
columns with devastating cross-re in the battle OF
Flanders today other Naz egon struck at the gates
OF Calas-only % miles from Dover England-and cap.
tured the strategic French seaport of Boulogne.
With the mastery of the English Channel at stake the Allies
hurled of infantry against the German salient its bottle
neck, between Cambria and the River Somme.
It the first time in 15day campaign that the
branches the which Allies claim superiority
Infantry and artillery, thrown into full play.
Away to the SOUTH in France the Germans hailed bombs
the ParsRouen Railway attempt to off the French
capital from the important harbor of LIE Havre.
German egons after crashing through Sched River ortca
tons into Tourna and Gen Belgium, approaching
Calais it was said in Berlin.
The moving German drive believed have engufed
st. Ome less than 20 miles southeast of Calais last night.
The German plan direct offensive the British
was being whipped into shape with the toward Calais
German capture of Bouogne-Fances strategic seaport just
20 minutes by air from admitted authoritative
London quarters.
Nazi force gapped in fierce fighting with Allied troops
the streets of Ghent.
The trend of battle in the critical struggle for mastery Of
the English Channel veered rapidly north with the Germans k
ing hard for the shortest direct jumping England
In doing. Hiters legons simultaneously frightened
the steel trap between 100000 100000 Allied
"pocketed" in Northern France and Belgium.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Former German
Espionage Head
Taken in London
40 Fifth Column
Suspects Arrested in
Relentless Cleanup
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 24-Capt. Franz
von Rintelen, noted for German
espionage activities during the
World War and in recent years q
resident of England, was detained
today in England's drive against
fifth column activities.
In the World War, Won Rintelen
was one of the chief German spies
in the United States, then came to
England in 1886 as conscientious
objector" to Nazi-ism in Germany.
He had been allowed freedom Of
movement here.
Offered to Assist British.
At the time of his appearance be-
fore the English aliens court last
October, Won Rintelen offered
Britain:
AL my experience, energy and
capabilities in the ensuing struggle
for the defense of her liberties"
He was captured aboard a ship of
Ramsgate in 1915 and returned to
the United States, where he was
convicted of sabotaging munitions
ships. He was released from prison
late in 1920.
At his trial, a 23-day sensation in
May, 1917, he was described as hav-
ing poured vast sums of money
from Germany into the placing of
sabotage agents in American war
industries from April to August, 1915.
u. s. Rejected Release Plea.
During Won Rintelens imprison-
ment, the United States repeatedly
refused demands by Germany that
he be released in prisoner exchanges.
When set free. he sailed at once for
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Approaching Calais

BERLIN, May "a P.-Germany's S
legions in rolling armor have crashed
through Scheldt River Notifications
into Journal and Ghent, Belgium,
and have approached the "gates Of
Calais" vital Channel port on the
French side, authoritative sources
declared today.
Engulfing the French towns Of
st. Omer in their path, fast-moving
German armored cars were said to
have approached Calais this fore
noon. Calais lies only % miles across
the English Channel from the chalk
cliffs of Dover, England.
1t is assumed that st. Omer, less
than 20 miles southeast of Calais,
was taken last night or early this
morning.
New Link in Chain.
The Calais drive gave shape to the
German aim of setting the stage for
an attack on England. It also
forged new link in the chain of
fire and steel which Germany is
drawing tighter around 100000 to
100000 Allied soldiers trapped in
Flanders.
The power of the penetration Of
the Scheldt River defenses was typi-
fled by the German high command,
which said that divisions" had
broken the line, their momentum
carrying them on westward to the
Lys River and perhaps across it.
Informed German sources said the
railway line between Paris and
Rouen had been bombarded regu-
larly by the German Air Force in
order to cut off the French capital
from the important western harbor
of LIE Havre.
Six Transports Sunk.
In smashes beyond the tangled
lines of battle the German air force
reported it had sunk six loaded
(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Cudahy Reports Safety
OF Staff in Be|qium

John Cudahy, American Ambas-
sador to Belgium, reported to the
State Department through the Ger
man Foreign Office today that all
members of the American diplomatic
and consular stats in Brussels are
safe.
The State Department had no
definite information concerning well
fare of other Americans in Belgium
and the Netherlands, but said there
were no indications that any had
been killed in the German invasions
Mr.. Cudahy's message, transmit
ted through the German Foreign
Office to Alexander Kirk, Charge
dAffaires of the American Embassy
in Berlin and forwarded by him to
Washington, was the first commu-
nication from the Ambassador to
Belgium since May 16. There has
been no direct word from George A
Gordon, American Minister to the
Netherlands, since May Is.