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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

The army in the middle east
seemed smaller than Is generally
believed. The talk of a million
Allied men seemed greatly exag-
gerated. with total Of 800. 900
being nearer the truth.
I found Gen. Maxine Weygand's
army of the east In Syria: and
English, Scotch. and Australians
encamped in Palestine. They have
mobile forces 10 organized as to
be able to rush to Egypt at a mo-
ments notice. Italian Libya sd-
joins Egypt.
Papers Are Censored
Virtually all the equipment
saw in Syria and Palestine. as well
as in Egypt, including balloon tire
transports and water supply
trucks. was constructed for desert
use. giving the impression the
prospective terrain was unlikely
TO be Turkey or Russia.
Newspapers in Palestine, Syria
and Egypt, censored for military
secrets, are permitted to talk free.
ly of possible attacks from Rus
STA, but no speculation is permitted
regarding Italy.
The Italian airline on which
flew from Cairo was not permit
ted by Egyptian authorities to cut
across the desert between Libys
and Cairo. as 1t formerly did.
Indians Are Moved
Instead. Italian planes must II,
roundabout way along the coast
from Benghasi to Alexandria
where they must descend to 1,50t
feet 80 they can be checked from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27
Elsie" Contest
Closes Tomorrow

The Tacoma Times-Borden CON-
pany Elsie" cartoon contest
closes tomorrow and all entries
must be In The Tacoma Times
office before the close Of business.
There Is still time for those who
wish to enter the contest and to
participate in the grand prize
awards. Bicycles. radios. wrist
watches and cameras will be
awarded from the stage at the
Temple theater Saturday. May 1.
The last OF the weekly cash
prizes will be announced Monday
in The Tacoma Times. and the
winners Of the grand awards, later
in the week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

,vos VA MAN eonpsinsNvs ~hea
ves serve Hills Bros. Conoe. livery
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a.vsr. sad NJ cosssek 0aind i
guaranteed 70 give best resslts BY
any nss1hod Of cofiee-mAking II d.
rertsons are followed. Remembcr--
Hin Bros. Coaee should never be
xrxround. Rexrinding recruits IN
~. Il favor and aroma. and the
,~rxS~e la~es he freshness faster.
.epoarAp6rs Carefully observe tim
~ for each method. Measure 7
49, s.hisspocas Of oofIee 70 ssch
esp Il w.t<w. Vary water slightly
S~ exact ssr~aFsh desired. Keep
esAee-u.akor clean.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27
Rear Admiral Analyses
Phases Of European War
For The Times Readers

xpronr <orK-R>sr Stirring q NAVY frsiires,
Fnrer<sn N. expert naval
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

NEW YoRK-These trying for the Allies Adolf Hitler
superior has the initiative over his
Th<v en- only parry hrusts have been made
T ships both sides to date tell US Of the
bitterness Of struggle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

Scotch soldiers: $4,000 Egyptians;
1000 New Zealanders; 10000 In
dams. In Iraq. 10000 Irakians. In
Palestine. $4,000 English and
Scotch; 1000 Australians. There
also are large units of the British
air force.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

Hnnk. br7tAin aCknoWteokes tn~
loss of four destroyers. Germany
risked her best warships against
the overwhelming superiority Of
the allied fleet. What crucial OBJ
jective caused Hitler to jeopardize
his already weakened navy
Key City Seized
All the key cities on the At
lantic coast Of Norway. together
with the capital. Oslo. on the
skagerrak were seized and are in
Germany's possession. The British
navy attacked vigorously after the
occupations. entering several OF
the fjords. and destroying enemy
ships: but. being unaccompsniet
by troops. that age old maxim Of
the futility of wsrships attacking
land forces was again exemphfied
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27
~ ROBERT CULLEN

~ know its o big rich pIoce.
but fhot little squirt don't own
il. And | hote TO be treoted
like dirt by ten-doIIor hired
hond Just becouse his boss is
rich"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27
War Spirit in
US. Lacking
Cont Lobel Demos
As "Wor PortY"
~ DIR. GEORGE GALLUP
Director American Institute Of
Public Opinion


Public Opinion
PRINCETON, -. w hichI
party Ia more likely to keep the
United States out of war-the Re-
publicans or the Democrats
When the Nazis released their
recent white paper on alleged
American Vaccinations for war.
many observers believed the pur-
pose was to influence the public
into thinking that the Democrats
might lead the country into the
war.
A national survey just complet-
ed by the American Institute shows
that, IL this were the purpose of
the Nazi white paper, 1t had neg
ligible effect on public sentiment.
The survey finds that voters do
not consider the Republican party
any more peace-minded than the
Democratic party. In fact. q slight
ly larger group Of those polled
think the Democrats are more
likely to keep US out of war than
the Republicans. while many say
IT makes no difference what party
IL In power.
The issue put before a cross
section of voters In the survey
was as follows:
(Which political party do
you think h more likely 10
keep M out Of Wharf.-The Re-
publicans or the Democrats :"
A poll was taken on the identical
question last December, and trend
Ia a. follows:
De- To-
cember day
Republicans More
| Likely ........... zl% $50
Democrats More
Likely ....... II 30
Makes No Difference So 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27

An average of one voter in every
six expressed no opinion on the
issue in the recent survey.
The results are particularly in
teresting in view of the attempts
of some COP. leaders to estab-
fish the Republican party as the
peace" party. In his speech at
Oklahoma City last week, Thomas
K. Dewey. candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
told his audience that continued
neutrality would be In safer
hands" under a Republican admin
istration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-27
Allied Near East Army Aimed
AT Italy, Not Reds---Packard
Wor Correspondent Evoluotes MilitorY
Set-Up on Eastern Mediterranean


ton ozeehoosa has returned TO his post after th months 0u
following dispatch the conclusions % be
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Lovers Lane Crime
Victims Will View
Trio Held After Chase
Couple Picked for HoIdup
On Hoins Point Drive
Proves No So TructubIe

Three colored men, arrested a
short time after they had been
routed in an attempt to rob young
couple in a parked automobile, will
be viewed by victims of a number
of lovers lane" crimes in this
vicinity, police stated today.
The men, police believe, may have
been involved in number of crimes
which have been reported by couples
parked on lonely roads, including
several cases of criminal assault.
They were arrested by three de-
tectives last night after a man
whom they tried to rob had chased
them away from the scene of the
attempted holdup on the Hains Point
Speedway.
Credited with bringing about the
arrest of the trio were Walter Will
liams of 1908 w street NV. and
Miss Henrietta Duncan, 1925 N
street NV, who were parked on
the Speedway when the robbers ap-
preached.
One of the men pointed a revolver
at Mr.. Williams and took his wallet,
containing S23. Mr.. Williams fought
the men and one of them fired a
shot into the ground. They fed the
scene, driving their car the wrong
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Committee Is Created
To Gear Auto Factories
To Plane Paris Aid
Detailed Program Planned
So Car Makers Can
Help Aviation Defense

Creation of a standing committee
Of the automobile and truck manu-
featuring industry to organize the
production in automobile factories
Of airplane parts to support the
national defense program was an
nounced here today by the Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association.
The committee, which will work
here in cooperation with the Ma
tional Defense Advisory Commits
sion, is composed of Alvan Macauley
chairman of the board, Packard
Motor Car Co.; Edsel Ford, presi-
dent, Ford Motor Co.; K. T. Keller,
president, Chrysler Corp; c. E.
Wilson, acting president, General
Motors Corp, and C. c. Carlton,
vice president secretary, Motor
Wheel Corp, representing parts and
equipment manufacturers. L. D.
Adams, vice president, Associated
Spring Corp, was named as alter
nate representative of the parts
and equipment industry.
Representatives of the motor truck
makers and the motor vehicle body
manufacturers are to be announced
later.
Group Requested by Knudsen.
The committee was appointed at
the request of William S. Knudsen,
production member of the National
Defense Advisory Commission, who
met with representatives of the au-
tomotive industry in Detroit re-
Gently The committee will work
with representatives of the aviation
industry yet to be named.
Under direction of the new COM
mittee, 1t was announced here to-
day, an organization will be estab-
Hshed to develop a detailed program
of operation. Early stages of the
work were outlined as follows:
81. An inspection of the airplane
plants making the types of planes
involved in the automotive assign
ment so as to get the proper picture
of the methods of manufacturing
now employed.
%. A detailed study of plane parts
and blueprlntS, in cooperation with
aviation manufacturers, to deter
mine what production changes may
be possible, so as to transfer some
of the new work from bench to ma
chine operation.
Survey of Equipment in Place.
"3. A survey of automotive equip
ment now in place, which may be
available for press and die work on
airplane parts.
a. A survey of plant facilities
available for sub b-assembly of such
items as wings, ailerons, tail surfaces
and rudders.
IS. An investigation of the forging
situation in both aluminium and
steel, and study of machining
facilities now available"
The production undertaking facing
the automotive manufacturers, it
was announced, was defined as in
volving supply of pieces for assembly
of 10000 airplanes of the two largest
types included in the present mil
ttary aircraft procurement schedule.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

way around the Speedway, and got
out of sight for time
Mr.. Williams and Miss Duncan
pursued them and short time later
Miss Duncan saw the license plate of
the bandits car, which she had re-
membered. Mr. Williams rammed
into the car, but it got away.
The license number was tele-
phoned to police and Detectives
Howard Smith, Dan Jones and FL
mer Lewis arrested the trio when
they showed up at the home of the
cars owner.
A lineup will be arranged some
time this week and victims of the
recent robberies and assaults will
view the suspects.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Racers Wheel Kills Woman

WILSON, N. c., Oct. % LP).-The
wheel of racing car driven by Ray
Dowewl Of Alexandria, Va, flew off
and hurled into a crowd watching
the races at Wilson County Fair
yesterday and killed Mrs. A. G.
Lamm, 60, of Wilson County. Two
other women were seriously hurt.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Hu;ld, up energy. -
Rich in Wtamins.
R{!!''ZZ!I9IlZl!|
His Asthma
5pasnlsCurbed

Five years ago J. Richards. Welsh Evan
gelist of 81 Park Row N. Hamilton. Ont q,
coughing choking and vheezing every night
couldn't sleep. Mendaco curbed his spasms
promptly and he reports normal weight and
feeling fne ever since. Ingredients in Men
and commonly aid nature in loosening thick
sticky mucus, thus palliating recurring
coughing. choking and wheesing and pro-
noting restful energy building sleep for
thousands. Mendaco is not a smoke. dope
or injection-just pleasant. tasteless, palliet-
ing tablets. Get Mendaco from your druggist
today for only zoe under the printed guar
antes Of money back II not satisfied.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

Due to State laws items marked higher Mary
land Virginia stores both All
of business Wednesday, October
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30

Averill singled in sixth inning.
July II, 1939-Hero of American
League victory in annual All-Star
game.
Oct. 2, 1939-Led American League
pitchers in victories with "a.
April Is, 1910 = Pitched no-hit
game against Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30

the census is in and good many
observers think that it will be the
very states that have been losing
their JoadS.
This is only one facet of the
many-sided farm labor situation
which the 1910 census probably
will uncover. Any time that any
citizen, be he green-grocer or in
surance man, banker or Florist
gets to thinking that this doesn't
affect him, he should run around
and have a talk with some COM
retent college professor
No matter whose figures you
take on unemployment. there are
about 100000 more farm work
ers than there are permanent farm
jobs. Farm workers, out of work,
mean migrants and migrants
mean shifting populations and
shifting populations mean a ter
rifle upset in existing laws in
tended to distribute equitably our
Federal funds and the ayes-and-
nays that make up our Federal
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
RANCH WIFE
WINNER IN
LEGAL Case
Mrs. Castro Declared 10 Be
Daughter Of Wife of
Late Lucky Baldwin

Los ANGELES, Cal, April 30
A ranch wife, Mrs. Mary Alice Cas-
tro, has won her long legal battle
for share in the estate of the late
millionaire, Lucky Baldwin
A Superior Court jury decided that
Mrs. Castro was the daughter of the
late Mrs. Lilly Baldwin Howard and
entitled to a share in the half mil
lion dollar estate.
The jury ruled that Mrs Castro
was the real daughter of Mrs How
ard, although she had been raised
by Mr. and Mrs. Silas Braffet of
Salinas, Cal, and long believed them
to be her rightful parents.
Mrs. Castro said she was given to
the Braffets as a child by Mrs. How
ard who was the fourth and last wife
of Lucky Baldwin.
Mrs. Castros claim was based
chiefly on an old family bible con-
tanning note supposedly written by
Mrs. Howard, declaring that she was
given to the Braffets to raise.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
LOUIS Will
MEET G0D0Y
ON JUNE 70
Champion Heavyweight,
Challenger Clash Again
in Return Bout, N. Y.

NEW YORK, April 30-Promoter
Mike Jacobs announces that heavy
weight champion Joe Louis will meet
challenger Arturo Godoy in the
Yankee Stadium on June 20 in re-
turn bout.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
Two Homers
Give Victory
ToC|eve|and
Yankees, Senators Give
Weird Exhibition-Pep-
per Wins Game
BY Associated Press

Home runs by Harry Craft and
Bill Weber in the seventh and
eighth innings yesterday nullified
the fiye-hit hurting of Max Butcher
as Cincinnati swept the series with
Pittsburgh The final score was
to 2.
Get to FelIer
The Detroit Tigers scored their
second straight decision over Bob
Feller yesterday as they downed
Cleveland in a game played in a
drizzle. With the bases loaded in
the eighth inning, Feller walked
Dick Bartell to force in Bruce Camp
bell with the winning run, the Tig-
ers winning 4 to 3.
Weird Game
A weird display of baseball brought
the Yankees victory over the Sen
ators yesterday, to 4. The win
checked Washington's five-game vic
tory streak and three game losing
streak Of the Yanks. Buddy Rosar
of the Yankees, reserve catcher
singled home the deciding run in the
ninth inning
Get 10 Hits
Boston smashed three Philadel-
rhia liarlersa yesterday for 10 hits
including four each by Lou Finney
and Ted Williams and submerged
the Athletics before 5000 fans, IL
to 3.
PeDper Martin Hits
Pepper Martin went in as a pinch
hitter yesterday afternoon in the
tenth inning and singled, driving in
the winning run for the st. Louis
Cardinals to win over the Chicago
Cubs by to 5.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
GAMES MONDAY
National League

Pittsburgh 2; Cincinnati 3.
St Louis 6; Chicago 5.
American League
Boston IL; Philadelphia 8.
New York 5; Washington 4.
Cleveland 3; Detroit 4.
Pacific Coast League
No games were played yesterday in
the Pacific Coast League as the
teams were travelling to open today
on the following schedule for this
week:
Seattle at Portland.
San Diego at Sacramento.
Oakland at San Francisco.
Los Angeles at Hollywood.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
STORY'S MANY SIDES

l have chosen Oklahoma be-
cause the Steinbeck story has made
available estimates from that state.
AS matter of fact, the Dakotas
probably would provide mere SEN
sational figures if govern n
agencies had carried through their
Investigations in those states.
There are, it is claimed, some
100000 migrant families in the
country (this is conservative es-
timate-some investigators will
bet a hat that there are 1,0O0,0CW
And the national average size of
family will probably run one-half
to one more person than in Okla
homa. That means that only II to
II percent of the migrants come
from Oklahoma. So you can see
that this condition is not confined
to the state selected here for il
lustration.
The point is that somebody is
gong to take it on the chin when
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30

government.
Now you know why a slew of
CAPABILITIES are worrying about the
census report on migrants. They
want to 81 sure they are not
chewing on grapes of wrath and
calling it strawberry shortcake.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30

continued from Page One)
ton and you have a comparatively
static population.
What happens then? While other
states gain or maintain their rep
resentatives in Congress on a basis
of reapportionment, Oklahoma may
stand still or lose. While other
states get mole money for high
ways from the Federal government,
Oklahoma may have to string along
IN what it has been getting. While
lie states which have Leen the
mecca of the "Okies' and the
Ankles" get increases in relief
funds from Washington, Oklahoma
may have to sweat through with
less than it has been receiving
And the point is that the problem
there may be no different from
what it is today, or has been for
many months.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
WRANGELL p0TLATCH
ENTHUSIASM GROWS

Enthusiasm for the Wrangell Pot
latch, already strong, is growing
instead of diminishing, Senior Ad-
ministrative Assistant Harry Sper-
ling of the Forest Service, said on
his return this week from Wran-
CELL. The event will take place
June and 4.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
Sitka Bill
Introduced

WASHINGTON, April 30-Alaska
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond has
introduced bill to allow the
municipality of Sitka to purchase
and enlarge public utilities, the
Sitka wharf and Sitka Power Com
pany and issue bonds for 100000
in excess of the statutory debt
limit. The bill is known as House
Bill 9571.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
Migrant Farmer
Problem puzzIer

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
NOTICE

NOTICE
STOCK REDUCTION SALE at
Graves. Bargains until stock is
cut down 25 percent. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30

Empire ciassifieds bring results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

Mrs. Margaret Borger and daugh- fer, Jean of Center street spent the eek end in New York City and 2hs Worlds Fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
SIX APPLY FOR
 CHRISTMAS JOBS
Local Boys Ask POstmas= ter for Temporary As=
 signments at Yuletide

Already the post office is turning its attention to the rush of the Christmas holidays, Postmaster Charles A. Babin said today. Just this morning, he received six appli- cations from local boys for tempo rary positions at Christmas, assist ing in the handling of the extra business which is done at that time of year.
 Each year, the post office employs about 200 young men to supplement the usual staff, and the postmaster stressed the fact that the added help is employed only for four or five days. but receives very good pay. Last year there were 256 young men hired for the holidays, and pros- poets are for just as many this year.
 Applications may be acquired at Room 107 in the post office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
CHAPTER VIII

For @ long time Carrie stood in the moonlight outside her soddy until the reating figure of Mark Deuel grew so dim she last sight of it latogether. She listened intently after that, was sure she heard his horse splash across Rock Creek and compared the sound to her own emotions. Into her heart Mark Deuel had splashed, just like that, leaving her turbulent, disturbed, shaken to the last tiny ripple of her feelings.
 She looked back to the few swift days she had known him and won- dered if she were dreaming, won dered for a second if he had really taken her in his arms, kissed her and said, "Carrie-Carrie, I love you"
 And then Carrie knew it was true, knew somehow that it would al- ways be true. She loved the man there in the darkness, had loved him from first that night in Sioux Springs House when so quietly he had stepped between her and Ash ton Oaks and said, Miss Lane, if this gentleman is selling you Sioux Springs because the railroad is com- ing. I can tell you it isn't"
 With a shudder she wondered suddenly where Ashton Oaks was tonight. Was he waiting in town again for Mark? What did he mean at the claim that day when he warned she hadn't heard the last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04
BY PAUL FRIecENs
eopYRIeHI. IoAo. NEA SERVICE. ING.

Springs she would be in her own Soddy and facing her first night on the prairie-alonel
 But she caught herself quickly. "Of course, of course, I can" she said bravely, glad that the soddy was just dark enough to hide per- haps the fainteSt trembling of her lip. So she stayed and the Tay- lors drove of in the darkness. Once again Carrie stood listening as she had the night before, but tonight it was not Mark splashing across Rock Creek and there was sud- den, utter loneliness in her heart be- cause he wasn't.
 Dumping along in the darkness after leaving Carrie, the Taylors sensed that loneliness, too.
 "Doggone," Ed Taylor told his wife, If I didn't hate to leave that girl there by herself tonight. Seems somehow she ain't quite the type for i this kind of thing, leastways alone" And Sally Taylor, feeling the secur- ity of her husband at her side, was sorry she hadn't stayed another night with Carrie Lane. | #
 1 It was incredibly dark in the soddy. Carrie remembered the bright moonlight of the night be- fore and believed somehow she would feel better were it as light outside tonight. She lit the kero- sene lamp and for a long while busted herself stretching up cheese cloth netting across the windows and strengthening the soddy, empty ing her trunk, rearranging her crude dish cupboard, laying rag rugs on the barren dirt floor.
 It was late when she finally went to bed but she couldn't sleep. The cricketS sounded like monsters, the air hung hazily close, suffocating She got up once for a drink from the bucket on the shelf, noticed the sky was ominouSly dark. At last perhaps an hour later, she tossed of to sleep.
 It was still dark when Carrie stirred next. She never knew quite what woke her except the air seemed even closer, more suffocat- ing than before. Sh lay thre, hah aSlep, half awake, and then hel eyes fell on the lone window at the end of the room. The sky was lighter now, as if the first faint glow of the sun was pushing above the horzon. But 1t was weird, un- real light, fainter than dawn!
 Carrie sat up, her body suddenly cold with fear. In the semi-darkness she felt for her slippers, slipped into them, shuffled to the window, look ed out. To the west a fiery blotch smeared the horizon and in that same instant Carrie Lane caught the first whiff of smoke on the breeze.
 Mrs. Taylor" she screamed Mrs. Taylor" rushing back to the bed, and then she remembered that there was no Mrs. Taylor, that she was alone. Carrie Lane, alone-with 8 prairie fire sweeping toward her and toward everything on Rock Creek.
 (TO Be COntinued)