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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-05
Election Results
On Hamrick Screens

There's 10 need 70 miss a.
evening o. entertainment II Or
der to keep Up With The cleo
ton returns tomorrow evening
As the progress O. the most BIT
terry contested presidential race
n American history for many
years Is computed following the
closing O. the polls. the screens
81 the Hamrick fheaterx VII
promptly carry The results 70
their patrons.
From time 10 tine as they
are received the most accurate
figures ohtainahls WI be
shown OF the screens Of the
Roxy. Music Box. Blue Mouse
and Temple theatsrs. along
With the regular motion picture
features.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-05

After five months q research.
during which Music Supervisor
Edward KAY Travelled through the
mountain country Of Tennessee.
Kentucky and Arkansas in search
ef folk tunes peculiar u the hin
terland Of the nation. twenty songs
were unesrthed.
Some Of the melodies are 80
Year, old. ali Of them had their
origin generations ago. The lyrics
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-05
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-03
RAE<uE KILLER Spears
~ DDS RIcHARD/HoUGHTON
kTA WRITTEN FOR AM nnADW onmL Pres ASoaAns

! Mcclure. He looked like a typical
river front ruffian. Now that his
quarry apparently had escaped, he
assumed a nochlant, innocent air
and wandered off.
What can I do for you?' asked
the young man behind the counter.
He was in his shirt sleeves, with
a green e%yeshade pulled low over
his eyes, and he came to the count
err and rested both hands on the
edge ex~pectantly.
"N-nothing," I told him. Il was
going to send these-these flowers
by boat, but I guess III try parcel
post"
He gave me a queer look. There
seemed to be a smile lurking be-
hind it. l think he had seen my ap-
prehensive glance into the street,
noticed the shadoWy figure OF a
man moving away, and decided
that l didn't want to confess l had
been running away from what
looked like a possible holdup.
l was willing to let it go at that.
Out in the street again, crossed
TO the parapet which guarded trat-
fc from the river below. l set my
package on the fiat top of the con-
crete wall and stared down into
the black water. Little waves
Tapped the wall softly and glis-
tened with the reflection of distant
lights.
Now that I was here a new fear
assailed me. All I had to do was
to drop the knives, crumple the
box and drop it in some alley. But
I knew that I would be destroying
evidence, but the police-and GER
tainly Belzer-Would not look at
it in that way. They might never
learn l had done it, but on the
other hand l had been seen by too
many people. Surely someone
would remember.
If I dropped the knives. I could
never get them again. The mud
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-03

on the bottom of the river was
deep.
I looked back up the street. 1t
was not far to my studio, and the
way was fairly dark. Suppose ]
took the knives home with me and
hid them? There would be nothing
so final in that.
And" I suddenly thought to
myself. I'D be doing nothing
worse than Belzer did. He'd have
nothing on me-"
1 tucked the box under my arm
again, skirted one of the riverfront
sheds and started homeward. Then
l thought, why not walk openly?
I'll seem less suspicious if I act
less suspiciously."
I was shaking as I passed Nc
Clure. 1 couldn't help it, but I man
aged to give him a pleasant Good
EVENING""
He grunted and looked surprised.
| don't think he recognized me.
For a nerve-wracking moment
thought he was going to stop and
question me-he gave my package
such a scowl-but I passed safely
on. Five minutes later, wet with
p~erspiration, and my knees weak
| under me, I was inside my own
front door and up the stairs to my
studio.
| set the box on the table and
shut the door. With a gasp of re
lief 1 sank into a chair, but the
next moment l was shocked to MY
feet by the ringing of the tele-
phone.
Hello, Butch" said a familiar
voice on the other end of the line.
I've been trying to ring you back
for half an hour"
"B-Belzer!"
'tNone other. I've been thinking
ever your proposition. Maybe you
nave got something. If it's good
enough I'll hold my story about
your pals knives until next day. 1t
can't get away from me. And in
the meantime, if you can convince
me-"
I'm not in a convincing mood"
7 told him. Write your story if
Continued on Page Nine)
Evening star., 1940-09-15
BY FRITZ HOWELL,
Associated Press Star Writer.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. IA
An open letter to fellows between
81 and 35:
Say, if your big draft worry is
fear of being kicked about by the
Army's new Garand (M-D semi
automatic .30-caliber rife, stop
fretting.
With all this talk about the MI
(some say it's the best combat gun
ever made, and some say it's the
worst we decided today to fire
few rounds. and perhaps get a
sore shoulder.
1t was our first experience with
any kind of rife. SO Capt. Roth
well Brown, the Army's MI expert
instructor, lay down beside us on
the 200-yard range. With fear and
trembling we held the gun.
Two hundred yards away was
silhouette target, 26 inches wide
and IA inches high. representing the
head and shoulders of a man prone.
Hold the rife tight against your
shoulder. get the sights dead on
the center of the target and squeeze
the trigger" Capt. Brown ordered.
Never having fired one of the
things, we expected the recoil to
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Newsmon, Novice With Rifle,
Gets 39-4O Score With GQrQnd

knock off our hat, stop our watch
and unite our shoes, but when We
squeezed the trigger the kick" was
like a friendly clap on the shoulder.
The scoring pits flashed that the
shot was about inches of the
black" The captain clicked on q
bit of "windage' and dropped the
elevation" just mite.
Then We fired a string Of eight
in minute and half, slow shoot
ing for the emi-automatic, but
we were having trouble because each
shot kicked the muZzle skyward.
The pits signaled the score
seven "5s" and a single "a" which
was just one point away from
perfect.
1t was the first time we had ever
fired a rife, so we were a perfect
'tyro' for an unbiased MI test.
We figure that If We can get a
80 of 40 score with the gun at
500 feet. any one in the world can
do it. And if the function of a
combat gun is to shoot where you
aim it-then this MI gun has
what it takes. without the kick"
that most military rifles possess.
In our book. if it isn't the best gun
that can be built for our dough-
boys, it will do until the best one
comes along.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Red Cross Roll Call
Opens September 23
With Flag Rising
Ten Thousund Volunteers
Will Help Put Over
Annual Drive

A flag-raising ceremony at the
District Building September % will
send more than 10 900 volunteer So
licitors into action and mark the
opening of the oath annual Red
Cross Roll Call. The campaign will
last through October 10.
Next Sunday will be observed as
"Red Cross Sunday" In all Washing
ton churches and at special services
at the Potomac Watergate. The
open-air program will include Gp-
.peals by clergymen Of all faiths,
mass singing by District choirs and
music by the Navy Band.
With a week remaining to COM
plete arrangements, Edgar Morris,
general chairman Of the campaign,
announced yesterday that all Roll
Call units expect to start enrolment
work on time.
Preliminaries a Success.
AS forerunner to the drive. Mr..
Morris called attention to series OF
recent events-the ''aquafete," DEM
onstrations at Roll Call headuuar-
tiers, and last Fridays "housewarm-
irlg'-which he said had been carried
of successfully, largely through The
Junior Board of Commerce, whose
members make up the Special. Events
Committee. ''E 80
This group is headed by 2. D.
Blackstone, Sd. and includes the
following:
Graham N. Lowdon, vice chair
man of the Special Events Com
mittee; Godfrey Creyke, chairman
Of the aquafete: Ross r. Guthrie,
chairman of the housewarming;
Donald T. Sheehan. chairman Red
Cross Sunday; Rowland Kinks, chair
man flag raising; Nicholas Orem,
Ralph Bailey, Prank Luchs, Fred
erick H. Warren, F. Gerald Toye,
Donald c. McGovern, A Smith
Bowman. jr: Lloyd B. Wilson, jr.,
and James A. Thomson.
Junior Board Active.
Mr.. Morris also reported that
Junior Board of Commerce MEM
Evening star., 1940-09-15

bers are giving active cooperation
to other roll call committees. Among
these are William Blum, area chair
man Of the General Business Com
mittee: Donald Larson, vice chair
man Of the Financial Committee:
Charles E: Smoot, vice chairman of
the Speakers Bureau. and Ben
Morgan, vice chairman of the Pub
licity Committee.
The Public Health Committee of
the junior board, headed by Charles
zurhorst, yesterday pledged its full
cooperation to the District Red
Cross Chapter In registering 100
blood donors to be called on for
emergency service and in assisting
the Navy Department in a national
defense study of blood plasma.
A. 2. Foster Wood, Junior Board
of Commerce president, was the first
to register yesterday. The Junior
board is the first organization to
offer its cooperation as a result of
the Red Cross appeal Twenty-one
volunteers have been secured to date.
Others may apply at the District
chapter house, 1880 E street NV.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

entire order at once. Assured it was
not, she suggested the purchase be
staggered. This was done.
The defense commissioners have
set up only small personal STATS
and are drawing upon existing gov
ernmental agencies for cooperation.
Miss Elliott has five assistants.
Her special assistant is Caroline
E. Ware, formerly on the faculty Of
Vassar and other colleges.
Ben w. Lewis, on leave from Ober-
lin College, is chief economist.
John Cassels of Stephens College,
Columbia, Mo, will be in charge of
procedure. Gay Shepperson, former
Georgia relief administrator. ham
dies problems of health and welfare.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
of Texas A. and M. College will be
State co-ordinator.
Will Ask States to Help.
1t is expected that many instances
of out-of-llne price fluctuations can
be localized. When the national
division receives reports of a price
rise in a certain community which
is out of pace with the national
trend the State Defense Commission
will be asked to investigate.
Retailers got an outline of the
procedure at their recent conference.
They were told that if the public
is imposed upon and Is counselled
to behave in a way that will result
in shortages and spiraling prices,
I'VE shall call to account the persons
responsible through every instru-
ment upon which we can lay our
hands.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Boy, III, Sentenced to 4 Years
On Mons|oughter; Will Appeal

Station had cursed his mother and
had thrown rocks at her.
The boy and his mother were In
dicted for murder, and the mother
will 60 on trial October II. The
court granted a 60-day stay of execu-
ton in the boys case to allow time
for an appeal.
Penitentiary officials here said
they could not recall any instance
in which an 11-year-old person was
sentenced to the penitentiary. There
are records of persons II or 13 years
of age having been sentenced, but
in these cases it has been the custom
for the Governor to grant condi-
tional pardon, the condition being
that they serve their sentences at an
industrial school,
Evening star., 1940-09-15

Deaths by accident in the United
States in 1889 were estimated at
$4,000.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Democratic Chuirmun
SCOTS at WiIIkie Talk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14-Demo-
cratic National Chairman Edward
j. Flynn, commenting on campaign
talks made by Republican Presiden-
tial Nominee Wendell L. Willkie yes
terday in Chicago issued the fol-
lowing statement today:
There's an old saying about
promising the birds in the air. All
you must do is to catch them. This
is very similar to Mr.. WILKES prom
ises of jobs. He doesn't say how he
will provide them. They are much
like Hoover's promises of a chicken
in every pot
Il notice the big reception for Mr..
Willkie in Chicago was in the finan-
cial district. That's where one
would expect it to be-"
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Baldwin Heir Reveals
Marriage at Manassas
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO. New. Sept. 14-Baldwin
NJ Baldwin, 36, grandson of the
late E. j. lucky Baldwin and heir
to an estimated $2,500,000 estate,
disclosed today that he and Cordelia
Dominik Lowry, former wife of
David Lowry, New York sportsman,
were married at Manassas, Va, last
March 5.
Baldwin and his third wife, Row.
ena S. Baldwin were divorced here
December Is, 1899. At that time the
third Mrs. Baldwin filed an amended
divorce complaint in the Los An
geles Superior Court. In the suit,
still pending, she asked for S1,l00 a
month alimony and $250,000 as her
share of community property, with
S25,000 attorneys fees.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 14.-An
1l-year- old boy, said by officials to
be the youngest person ever ordered
to the State penitentiary, faces a
four-year imprisonment term unless
a contemplated appeal is effective.
Artie Hamilton, of the Pera Sec
ton of Amherst county, was SEN
fenced in Amherst circuit court
Wednesday on conviction of man
slaughter. He was charged with kill
ing Richard S. Station, about 40,
with a shotgun after the boy and his
mother, Mrs Dora Hamilton, had
argued with Station over work on a
line fence. The boy contended that
Evening star., 1940-09-15
hdzi War Machine
Sailing by Shortage
Of Oil Discounted
Control Of Rumuniun
Output Gives Germany
A Direct Source

Despite the harassing attacks of
royal air force bombers on oil de-
pots and refneries and the block
ade of continental Europe by the
British feet, which has cut Ger
many of from overseas supplies, a
shortage of oil and gasoline is not
likely to stall the Nazi war effort
in the near future. according to
confidential reports reaching Wash
ington.
With the occupation of Denmark,
the Low Countries and France, Ger
many acquired large stocks OF oil
and following the establishment OF
a totaiitarian government in Ru-
mania, the Nazls can now count on
obtaining the bulk of the large out
put of the Rumanian oil fields. about
1000 900 tons a year. Germany is
increasing the production OF the
oil wells under NaZl control and
is likewise stepping up the produc-
ton of synthetic gasoline.
Refineries Difficult to Replace.
Though the attacks of British
bombers have inflicted substantial
damage on many German synthetic
oil plants and refineries. the damage
does not seem to have been suffl-
ciently widespread to indicate
probable fuel shortage in the Nazl
armed forces. 1t is necessary for
Germany to refine much of the
crude oil obtained from Rumania
and other sources. Refineries make
an excellent target and, if destroyed,
can not quickly be replaced.
Some of the German rehneries
we're built by American firms and
equipped with American machinery.
The Nazis will be unable to obtain
new equipment in this country TO
replace American facilities destroyed
by British bombers, Though eX-
perts here believe that Germany
can reproduce American oil REIN
ing machinery, this will take time,
perhaps six months or more. The
loss of these American-equlpped
DldHGS, IllCl may ANNNNS SNN
stantially the amount OF gasoline
and other liquid fuel available for
the Nazi armed forces.
To destroy an oil refinery or a
munition plant, however, usually re-
uuires a concentrated attack. Most
of the British raiders have set out
on their missions under the covers
of darkness and their attacks have
been diffused, with small groups of
bombers seeking widely scattered
targets. Because of the longer dis
uance 10 be traversed, which neces-
states a greater fuel load, British
bombers carry smaller amounts of
explosives than the Nazi planes TAX
ing off from bases in France, Bel
gium or Holland.
Four Sources of Oil.
Germany has four sources OF oil.
These are her own oil wells, syn
thetic oil, imports from other coun-
tries, chiefly Rumania and Russia,
and oil extracted from certain
agricultural products. Before the
war, Germany's annual consumption
amounted to about 100000 tons.
Most of this was imported.
That war greatly increases the
consumption of oil is denied by
military experts. Britain and other
European countries have imposed
drastic restrictions on the use of Pc
troleum and gaSyline by civilians.
AS a result of these restrictions,
larger amounts are released for
military purposes.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Moon Crowds Jail

ASHEVILLE, N. c., (P.-The
population of Ashevilles Jail. like
the tides, is largely controlled by
the moon, or so Jailer v. G. An
arews figures.
Maybe it's the clear nights that
brings them out" he says, but I
can consult an almanac and tell
months in advance when the jail
Will be crowded"
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Berlin
Continued From First Page)


German Life may be worth 10 British
lives and more. The fact is that the
German people were challenged by
the continuing British attacks and
now the German peoples air force is
giving the reply"
This commentary from the Ger
man viewpoint was delivered just
week after Germany began the
heavy raids on London which the
spokesman called "a measure Of re-
taliation for months of planless
bombing of German civilians and
non-military objects by the Brit
iSh.''
Again yesterday, German ac-
counts said, the air force pursued
its destructive mission in London,
dropping incendiary bombs on rail-
way shops and tracks, among them
the station and rails at the world
time center of Greenwich, on the
south bank of the Thames. Both
the West and East India docks also
were reported bombed
Claim 21 Plans Downed.
The Germans said they used
so-called Flying Arrow" bomber,
similar to the Dornier Flying
PENCIL which smashed Warsaw and
Rotterdam. They said 81 British
planes were shot down.
Throughout the week. German
sources claimed, 4 million pounds
of bombs have been dropped on
London and two dozen docks razed
by fire.
The essence of the commentary
was this: Whatever may now be-
fall London and its population, it
isn't Germany's fault, but the fault
of the British government"
The spokesmen's main contention
was that London still may choose
between the fate of Warsaw or
Paris, but that it has no other
choice; that unless it capitulates
it will be bombed ceaselessly and
relentlessly.
He charged that London is mill
tary objective of the first magnl-
tude, containing as per cent OF
Britains S imports and a third of her
war potentials, and he added that
it was too late to evacuate civilians
from the city.
1T should have been done be-
fore" he said Chasing civilians
out of the metropolis now doesn't
mean they'll be safe
Germany Bombless All Night.
Prior to the press conference, the
high command issued its usual COM
munique, this time rather brief, de-
failing what it described as "effec-
tive bombing" of factories and docks
in the London area and airports,
war industries and railways else
where.
I'VE decline to accept the guilt for
what's happening to London the
spokesman said.
England declared war because we
brought Danzig back into the Reich.
The British government has the
possibility of saving London, even
now after 5000 lives are lost, from
the fate of Warsaw
The German air force will con-
tinue its relentless attacks unless
the British government acts.
If there's misery in London to-
day. it isn't out fault. It's Eng
lands for not preparing the city
properly against attack"
Again he said:
IF Churchill finds it possible to
sacrifice further tens of thousands
in cold blood, that will merely prove
unheard-of unscrupulousness.'
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Coop Manager Quits

Sulo Laakso, general manager OF
Greenbelt's Cooperative Stores will
resign Saturday, September %, he
announced yesterday.
1t is understood Mr.. LaakSo has
been offered the position of district
supervisor for a chain of markets
in Waterbury, Conn.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Plane Defying Laws
Proves to Be q Toy
BY the Associated Press.

BY lNe ASSOCldleU PreSS.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-For more
than two hours men at the North
Island Naval Air Station watched
a plane circle overhead in defiance
of Uncle Sans defense laws. Then
it landed.
The craft proved to be a toy
powered by rubber bands. Air cur
rents had kept it aloft.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
U. 5. Checks Report
Princess Stephanie
Plans 10 Sail Jan. 9
Steamer Reservation
Would Delay DeodIine
For Leaving Country
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Justice Department officials said
last night the Immigration Service
was checking s. report that Princess
Stephanie Hohenlohe, who has been
ordered to leave the United States,
had booked passage on a steamer
sailing from San Francisco on jan
uary 9.
If that report proved true, Off
eials said, the deadline for her de-
parture fixed for this midnight
would be allowed to run until Janu-
ary 8. But, they added, if investiga-
ton showed she had not made such
arrangements, deportation proceed
ings would be started, probably early
next week. The, ships name and
destination were not known here.
The immigration Service recently
denied the Princess application for
an extension of a visitors permit.
Privately, it was indicated that the
Hungarian noblewoman's close as
sociation with Nazis made her pres
ence "inimical" to the Nations best
interests. She arrived in the United
States from England on December
%, 1899. A member once described
her in the British House of Com
mons as notorious member of
Hitler'S Spy organization.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Suspect in Staying
Of Officer Shoots
Way Out Of Trap
Fugitive FIees Into Woods
In Tennessee After
Fight With Pursuers
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec
21-A motorist, sought for the slay.
ing of Georgia highway patrolman
late tonight shot his way out of q
trap near Decatur, Tenn, and
escaped.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jess Davis
of Meigs County, Tenn, and two
Georgia State patrolmen, ]. L. Futch
and G. w. Smith, overhauled the
fugitive near Decatur, forcing his
automobile into ditch, but he es-
capped into the woods after exchang-
ing shots with the officers.
Il think we hit him once" Deputy
Sheriff Davis said. HE staggered
and fell to his knees, but was up
and away before we could close in
Officers expressed the belief that
the man, in addition to being
wounded, was suffering from loss OF
blood and lack of food, since the
chase has been so hot since he shot
Corpl. w. T. Black, near Ringgold
Ga, last night, when halted for
traffic violations.
The man sought near Decatur was
believed to have stolen an auto
mobile belonging to Eddie Stork
manager of the Chattanooga Airport
Earlier, Lou Sullivan, Public
Safety Commissioner of Georgia
said a woman companion of the
slayer identified him as Charles
Butler.
Commissioner Sullivan reported
near midnight tonight that approx
mately 100 Georgia and Tennessee
officers and armed civilians had sur
rounded the place where the fugitive
was believed in hiding, but were
awaiting the arrival of bloodhounds
before closing in.
1--WE think we have him hemmed
in, but don't want to risk losing him
q ooiy, tho cooroior cold
Evening star., 1940-12-22

strip of woodland north Of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
More than 400 State, Federal,
county and city police officers and
some civilians, joined the nlanhunt
earlier near the scene OF the shoot
ing at the Tennessee-Georgia line.
Corpl. Black died en- route to q
Chattanooga hospital. Bullets from
the fugitive's .38-caliber pistol
struck him in the chest, chin and
leg.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Shop Attaches Princess
Mink Coat and Cape

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 tP).-A mink
coat and ermine cape owned by
Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe were
attached at fur refurbishing shop
today by the Nine. Suzy Millinery
Shop, which contended the Princess
left New York last May without
paving a $lO0 hat bill.
Evening star., 1940-12-22
Plans and Whereabouts
Are Kept Secret

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 81 P.-
Princess Stephanie Hohenlohe kept
her plans and whereabouts secret
as the midnight deadline for her
departure from the United States
drew near.