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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
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load and growing local load,
The same is true also of the
same road south to Olympia
it would be adequate most OF
the time if it were not for
heavy impositions of traffic
originating close to Tacoma
particularly from Fort Lewis.
McChord field areas, and
north of the Seven-Mile cor
ner. from the Lakes district
and Steilacoom.
THE tendency has been tC
= couple existing suburban
routes to improved state
routes, without any attempt
to develop new direct loca
routes into the city.
The area northeast of Ia.
coma needs improved facili'
ties both to the city limits
and inside them.
In fact. the whole system
cries out for careful engineer.
ing study which should be de-
veloped into a definite, plan.
ned program.
Armed with such a pro.
gram, based upon facts. fig.
ures and engineering logic
the Pierce county delegation
to the l941 legislature might
be able to make some head
way in developing assistance
of the state highway depart
ment. and appropriate appro.
priations.
Without such a plan. little
state aid can be expected. II
city and county officials
could be persuaded to give
this situation the study it de,
serves, there is time in the
next few months to bring on,
a really comprehensive de,
yelopment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
THREE SHIPS SUNK
BY GERMAN PLANES

BERLIN-A high command COM
munique asserted today that Ger
man planes. attacking a British
convoy in the English channel,
sank three merchant ships. totaling
1000 tons, and severely damaged
an auxiliary cruiser and four mer-
chantmen. all of which were part
ly" set afirs.
During numerous air battles be-
tween German and British pursuit
planes four British hurricane fight
ers and two German planes were
shot down. IL was said.
The communique said that Brit
ish planes last night dropped bombs
on northern and western Germany
at random" causing "unimport-
ant" damage. Two British planes
were shot down by snti-aircraft
fire. the communique said. and one
by pursuit planes.
Authorized sources described the
auxiliary cruiser" mentioned by
the high command as a ship of
so. 900 tons
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
BOOK SIX DRIVERS

Six persons were cited Monday
to appear in police court following
arrest on charges of speeding. po-
lice disclosed. Given traffic tick
cts were r. f. Dawson, Walter II.
Kelly, Fred Massier. Edward Dav-
ey, Lawrence r. Cady and Harry J.
Mcbride.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16

Pierce County Young Republi-
cans, meeting at s p. m. Tuesday
in Maccabees hall. 1861 So. 18th
st, will hear an address by Frank
Burns. Seattle, who is seeking the
nomination for governor.
Attorney Ralph Rogers will dis
cuss the life and activities of Wen
dell Willkie. Republican presiden-
tial nominee.
The Ladies Republican club will
serve cake and coffee. The public
is invited to attend.
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kesson 4 Robbins. Inc, spoke on
More Feet--More Profits" during
the afternoon business session.
f. b. Caldwell, representative OF
the American Weekly Trade Ex-
tension division. was heard on the
subject, ITS the Plus Sales that
Multiply Profits
The WASPS, n sales organiza-
ton. and the WSPA were to join
an hour of festivity preceding the
banquet at 7 in the Crystal ball.
room. Rev. Walter Owens OF
Christian church, Vancouver, Wn..
is POSTMASTER and master of
ceremonies for the occasion that
brings together the druggists and
their wives.
After a floor show and enter
tainment r dance will be held on
the roof garden to close the day
of activity.
Reports of all officers will be
heard on Tuesday morning, the
election Of officers Of the associa-
ton for the ensuing year being
the highlight of the Gays sctivi-
ties. The new officers are to be
introduced at the banquet in the
evening at which Scott Henderson,
Tacoma, will be presiding.
Business sessions are scheduled
for Tuesday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
JalopY Race Driver, Three
Others Injured in Accidents
Herbert Sweitzer in County Hospital
For Treatment After Mishop on Track

collided with an auto driven by
Louis q. Cole, of Tacoma. Police
said lie Duke had been drinking.
LIE Dukes brother. Lloyd, was
treated at Pierce County hospital
for head injuries and then taken
to city Jail where he was booked
on.a charge of being intoxicated
in an automobile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
British Detoin
Retired Captain

LoNDON-Cspt. Robert Gordon
Canning. who last year WAS mar
ried to Mary Mcguire. has been
detained at Brixton prison under
defense regulations, il was dis
closed today.
Canning. retired from the army,
once was a member Of the British
Union of Fascists. but a year age
announced he no longer was ae-
lively connected with that organ
ization.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
Former Monianans
Invited by Club

Former residents Of Montana
are invited to attend the meeting
of the neutrality-suspicious. club
at s p. m. Wednesday in Emerson
hall. 1109l2 Broadway
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16

CONNERSVILLE, Ind.-A prize
bull owned by n. A. Carter Of
near here Is dead today because it
ate like goat. The bull died as
the result of eating two pieces Of
baling wire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
DRIVER ARRESTED

Walter Ross. AZ, Tacoma, was
booked at police headquarters Sun
day on a charge Of operating a
motor vehicle while under the in
fiuence of intoxicsnts. He was
later released and cited to appear
In police court
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
ITALY

The axis powers attack on the
British isles will begin within a
few days, the authoritative fascist
editor. Virgino Gayda, said today.
Gayda's prediction, published in
the Giornale D'Italia, followed a
high command communique as
serting that an Italian submarine
had sunk a British destroyer and
British submarine in the west
ern Mediterranean.
The high command communique
said that the Italian sea campaign
in the Mediterranean and the
aerial campaign in Africa con-
tinued successfully.
The newspaper Regime Fascista,
organ of Roberto Farinacci. one
time secretary-gene of the fas-
cist newspaper, said today that
Germany and Italy included in
their war aims complete control
of the Suez canal.
The publication. discussing the
certainty of Italian victory" said
"Suez canal stock is undergoing
the fate of snow under the sun. I"
and that when the war is con-
cluded, the canal will be neither
French, nor English. nor Jewish"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
Churchill's
Speech Wins
British Will Back
Leader to the Lost

LONDON - Food rationing was
intensified for a siege today as the
country chorused approval of Prime
Minister Winston Churchills prom
ise Of a last-ditch fight against any
attempted German invasion.
Seven German planes-five
bombers and two fighter
had been downed Sunday In =
spectacular fight over the Dow
er straits and Royal Air Force
planes had made their greatest
raid OF the war on German oh
jcctives.
Believing that the German air.
plane attacks on Great Britain
and its shipping were only start
ing. the government. In order to
strengthen food resources, limited
tea consumption to two ounces a
week per person, limited the com
bined butter margarine cooking
fats ration to eight ounces week,
forbade restaurants to serve both
meat an fish to a patron at one
meal. announced that no iced cakes,
cream buns or eclairs might be
made by confectioners after Aug.
5. and banned such sweets as can
died pecls and crystallized jellies
effective Sept. 2.
Newspapers joined in praising
Churchilrs vigorous speech yester-
day. when he promised the nation
that Britain, at least, would not
knuckle down to Germany, but
would fight to the last and forecast
a long war in which Britain finally
would take the offensive.
Greatly Encouraged
Britons were encouraged by the
dramatic reports of yesterdays air
battle over the Dover straits In
which British Spitfire and Hurri-
cane fighters challenged German
fleet which the air ministry esti-
mated at 40 Junkers bombers. 81
Stuka dive bombers and a strong
force Of protective Messerschmitt
fighters.
Five bombers and two fight
erx were shot down. II was said
officially, and . third fighter
WAS NO seriously damaged that
II WAS unlikely 70 have reached
home. Loss of only one British
plane was reported.
British planes bombed airplane,
munitions and chemical works, air
dromes and barge concentrations
In their raids. Pilots reported that
docks. ammunition dumps, oil re-
fineries. barge concentrations and
at least IA airdromes were bombed
at the cost Of three British planes.
Big Fires started
They reported that big fires were
started among massed barges in
which Germany might Try 10 sehu
men to England. The Airdromes
bombed, in Germany, Holland, Bel
GUM and France. were those from
which German planes take off to
bomb England.
Hamburg. Bremen. Wilhelms-
haven. Emden. Deichshausen, Mon
helm. Ham and Soest were among
the German towns in which mill
tary detectives were bombed.
Churchill. In his speech yester'
day. had said that Britain must be
prepared for long war and that
the country would be defended
street by street II necessary.
BRITISH GARRISON
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-16
BRITISH GARRISON
FORCED TO WITHDRAW

NAROBI. kenya Colony - A
communique today said that the
British garrison at Moyale had
withdrawn after standing off five
days of siege by Italian forces.
Our garrison at British Moysle,
which has been surrounded for five
days. withdrew last night. accord
ing TO plan and without incident"
the communique said.
The garrison. including the
famed Kings African rifles. had
been reported holding off repeated
attacks by superior Italian forces.
Moyaie Is an important military
post near the south border Of
Italian Ethiopia
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The War in Europe
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bombing raids on Germany had
resulted in great damage to air
plane, munitions and chemical
factories, barge concentrations
and airdromes.
The British government tight
ened food restrictions for a siege
of the islands, apparently in the
belief that the Germans would
continue aerial and U-boat attacks
on shipping.
Irish Fear Invasion
Fires invasion fears increased
as the government warned that
the nation might soon be the
scene of military operations. The
government worked to whip its
army into shape and strengthen
civilian defense.
The French government at
Vichy sent Leon Noel, its envoy
to the German occupation forces,
to Paris to negotiate for evacu-
alton of Versailles so that the
new French cabinet may establish
the government there.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF TINE AF.
POINTED FOR PROVING WILL, ETC.

In the District Court Of the Nine
teenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Glacier.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF Maggie Peterson, Deceas
ed.
Pursuant to an order of said
Court, made On the 10Th day Of
August. 1910. notice is hereby given,
that Wednesday the 18th day of
September. 1910, at 1000 o'clock
A. NJ, of said day, at the Court
Room of said Court, in Cut Rank,
County of Glacier. has been appoint
ed as the time and place for proving
the Will of said Maggie Peterson de-
ceased. and for hearing the applica-
ton of Melvin Peterson for the is
suance to him of letters testamen;ary
when and where any person inter
ested may appear and contest the
same.
Dated the 29th day of August,
1910.
Dan 5. WEIGH, Clerk
list pub. Aug. 30, last Sept. I'D
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06

Hubert J. Matthew, who draws the
Our Democracy" cartoon series, has
been nationally known for years as an
illustrator of stories and serials in such
magazines as the Saturda: Evening
Post, Golfers, Ladies Home Journal.
McCalls. Cosmopolitan.
Mr.. Matthews first paid job was as
farm hand, and he owns and lives on
farm today. Born in Brookings, S. D.,
the son of the late Hubert B. Matthew.
dean of South Dakota State College at
Brookings. the artist worked as a boy
on nearby farms. He graduated from
South Dakota State College in 1919. In
his years of success he has gone back
to the land. He owns and lives on $50
acres in Bucks County. Pa. The farm
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06

which this year has 20 acres in corn,
20 in wheat and Is in oats, as well as
hay and truck, is operated for Mr.
Matthew by his nearest neighbor, on
shares. Mr.. Matthew says the farm pays
both him and the neighbor.
The series of cartoons Our Democ-
racy' scheduled to appear weekly in
this paper, Mr.. Matthew draws partly
on his farm and partly in studio he
rents in New York, where the photo
graph above was taken.
Mr.. Matthew is of American Revolu-
ton stock of French. Dutch and Eng
lish ancestry. He is married and has
four children.
His uncle. Oscar Matthew, is senior
agronomist Of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. at Washington.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06
Carlyle's Indigestion

Thomas Carlyle, the great Brit
ish essayist and historian, suffered
from nervous indigestion from the
age of % until his death. Experts
who have studied his case in the
light of modern knowledge conclude
that his misery resulted from eye
strain caused by uncorrected visual
defects.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06
Road Board to Meet

The State highway commission
will meet in Helena September
27 to bids on eight projects. The
work will include highway and
bridge construction in Fallon,
Sander. Golden Valley, Rosebud.
Phillips and Glacier counties.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06

Oliver Optic was the pscudonym
OF William Taylor Adams, who
wrote 1876 novels for young people
and over a thousand newspaper
stories.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-06
Transient Eleanor

Census takers in 1910 questioned
the White House mistress in a San
Francisco hotel. Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt was among those CLASH
fed as transient and homeless"
Evening star., 1940-03-28

of this regular census is going to be
destroyed!"
The Representative from New
York did not 60 into details. But
suppose the Representatives who
hail from all the sections liable to
lose members in the 1910 census
should take the same stand. There
are 274 of those fellows. enough to
block a new reapportionment law
the same way the South blocked it
in 1920.
There's Another Detail.
Then there's that lame duck"
technicality BY fluke, the lame
duck amendment makes the Presi-
dent report the census to the wrong
Congress.
Under the 1929 law, the President
is directed to report the 1910 census
to the second regular session Of the
Seventy-sixth Congress. That's the
Congress now holding forth on
Capitol Hill. But the census will
hardly be begun before that session
Is history.
The census will be ready for the
first session of the Seventy-seventh
Congress, however, and the Presi-
dent doubtless will report to that
Congress. But technically minded
House with a mind to blocking re-
apportionment possibly could tell
the House clerk to ignore the Presi-
dents report because he made it to
the wrong Congress. l. e., contrary to
law. AND since the House clerk is
the man who tells the States how
many Representatives they are en-
titled to under the census, that trick
Evening star., 1940-03-28

could block automatic reapportion-
ment based on the 1910 census.
Senator Vandenberg and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the House
Census Committee are trying to
keep this technicality from mud
dying the reapportionment waters
through an amendment to the 1929
law. But that movement isn't so
all-f1red popular with lots of men,
bers of the House of Representa-
tives. So some of them tackled that
old bar-to-aliens amendment onto
the Senator's amendment.
Moreover, many q member of the
House resents that 1929 reappor-
ttonment law. 1t came from the
Senate. remember. Senator Arthur
Vandenberg. to be exact, and they
don't like the Senate keeping the
Houses house in order. Not bit of
it. Besides, that law would freeze
the House, Of Representatives at
435 members.
House Crowded Now.
But, Goodness knows, If House
members try to put any more seats
in their crowded chamber they're
going to run into trouble. Doubt
less some of the new Congressman
Evening star., 1940-03-28
drop was due to "the failure Of
(mine) nillarS"

drop was due to "the failure Of
(mine) pillars"
Three mine inspectors informed
the Governor the sinking may con-
tinue for several years.
Despite the absence OF laws to
guard against, such occurrences, they
commented: 1T does seem there Is
a reasonable point at which an oper-
ator should cease mining beneath
improved surface lands, having in
mind the highest percentage of re-
covery Of mineable coal and the
communities, without which the
mines could not operate"
The investigators noted that the
United States Supreme Courts in
valuation, 20 years ago, of State
legislation designed to control an
thracite mining restricted the De.
partment of Mines to looking after
"the health and safety of persons
employed in and about the an
thracite and bituminous coal mines
Evening star., 1940-03-28
$7,138,297 Payment
Ends Elk Hills Oil Fiqht
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March 28.-Pay-
ment of s7138297 by Standard Oil
Co. of California to the United
States Government has ended the
latter's 16-year fight over the Elk
Hills naval oil reserve.
Federal District Judge Leon Yank-
wich's ruling in favor of the Govern
ment was affirmed last Monday by
the United States Supreme Court
The Government also regains con-
troll of 1882 acres of land in two
tracts, valued at $20,0OO,OOO to $780,
000,00O and recovers 100000 in cash
and 30 acres from the late E. l.
Doheny estate.
The $7,13829 was paid yesterday
In five checks.
Judge Yankwich said "at no time
was the Standard Oil Co. guilty of
any fraudulent act, but the company
acquired property that had never
left the possession of the United
States"
Evening star., 1940-03-28

and the protection and preservation
OF property connected herewith"
In q letter to w. P. A. Adminis-
traitor Harrington and State Admin
istrator Philip Mathews. Gov. James
asked an ALLEGATION to provide the
necessary measures to avert danger
to life, property or health, and to
facilitate resumption of normal
community activities which have
been disrupted by the recent dis
aster."
Evening star., 1940-03-28

Babies are fussy about
flavor. BY careful selec-
ton of fruits and vege-
tables, the Beech Nut
Packing Company is able
to present the medical
profession and the public,
Strained and Chopped
Evening star., 1940-03-28
New Deal Policies
Lack Integrity,
Dewey Charges
Says Leader Is Needed
Who Can Be Trusted to
Keep U. S. Out Of War
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press,
ST. LOUIS, March 28.-Thomas
E. Dewey declared last night the
g hrst need of the country is an ad-
ministration which can be trusted
Ito keep this Nation out Of war"
The youthful New York County
district attorney, who seeks the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
charged in a speech that failure
has followed every step" of the New
Deal. because underlying all its
policies there has been a funda-
mental lack Of integrity-a cynical
disregard for the principles of COM
mon honesty"
This lack of integrity is shown
In three principal ways-broken
promises, contempt for the Constitu-
tion and fragrant abuse of power"
he said.
Speaks in Chicago Tonight.
$50 what faith can we place in
any promise by this administration
to keep this Nation out of WARP"
Mr. Dewey's address was the first
in series on The Moral Issues"
Of the campaign, which he will con-
tinue in Chicago tonight. 1t was
given before meeting sponsored
by the Missouri State Republican
Committee and was broadcast over
Nationwide hookup.
II do not need to tell you that
the spoken word and the public
pledge of this administration are
worthless he declared.
THE erosion Of character
began within six weeks after it took
Office. 1t has continued ever since,
wearing away the foundations of
governmental integrity"
Retarded Recovery Charged.
Claiming the New Deals record
of incompetence and bad faith" had
retarded recovery, MIR. Dewey as
serted:
THE New Deal attempts to elevate
Its failure into the realm of high
economic policy"
He accused the administration of
trying to excuse reckless spending
by claiming it is necessary for re-
lief and recovery.
But even the alibi is false. It is
false, because, after eliminating
every relief and recovery item, the
cost of the national Government
under the New Deal has gone up two
and one-quarter billion dollars, or
56 per cent"
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Law Holding House
Membership to 435
CompIicotes Census

Complicating the 1910 battle
of the census is the reappor-
t;onment law of 1929, which
fixes the membership of the
House of Representatives at
435 members.
Proceeding by a method
known as the method of major
fractions" the 1929 law allots
each State its share of 435 Rep
resentatives for each 100000
persons "or major fraction
thereof"
If the same law is on the
books when the 1910 census is
reported, the average number
Of constituents of each Repre-
sentative will increase to about
100000. That's because the
population is still going up, but
not the size of the House.
Each State can district itself
as 1t pleases-a fact that gives
to rotten borough" troubles in
several States.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Copon Brings $125

HOUSTON, Tex, March % R.-
Somebody's going to get a sl25
chicken dinner. That is what q
restaurantman paid for the grand
champion capon Of the Houston Fat
Stock Show. It was raised by q
school chapter of the Future Farm
ers Of America.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Comedian Billy House,
Divorced Wife Rewed

BY the Associated Press.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, March %.
Comedian Billy House and his di-
vorced wife Harriet were man and
wife again today.
Terming their recent separation
a mistake, the rotund funnyman and
his wife motored here yesterday
from their home at Mattapoisett,
Mass. obtained a waiver of YER
mont's f1ve-day marriage law and
were rewed by the Rev. Addison B.
Lorimer. Baptist minister, at the
clergyman's home.
Evening star., 1940-03-28

would find themselves out In the
Capitol corridors, competing against
historical art for the tourist trade
No. That's not practical either.
so the whole thing adds up to the
census battle Of Ahe century either
on the floor or behind closed doors,
or both.
You and could say pish and
tush, and forget it il 1t weren't for
the fact that your representation
in Congress Is at stake.
Tomorrow: Why q census any,
tDdy?
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Coal Towns Sinkinq
Is Laid 10 Failure
OF Mine Pillars
Supreme Court Gets
Some BIome; Governor
Asks W. P. A. Help
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 28.-A
plea for w. p. A. funds to help repair
damage caused by the recent SUBJ
sidence Of a 16-block area Of Shen-
andoah was made by Gov. James to-
day after Investigators reported the
Evening star., 1940-03-28

Sufficient tobacco Is stored In
Britain to supply British smokers for
more than two years.
Evening star., 1940-03-21

Mr.. Rankin said the voice vote pro-
duced no dissents. The committee
has 40 members and all but q half
dozen were present.
Cost Estimates Vary.
Mr.. Rankin estimated the initial
cost would be 5000, 900 to $1,000 900
q year. but he said that Gen. Frank
H. Hines, veterans administrator,
placed the figure at around $25.-
000. 900.
The bill provides the following
rates:
Childless dependent widows who
married the veteran prior to July
3, l921-the ofncial end of the war
$50 a month.
Dependent widows who married
the veteran prior to May 13, 1898,
and who have one child by the vet
eran, $28. Those with two children
would be allowed $34 and the rate
would advance to a maximum Of $56
for larger families.
One orphaned child would receive
$12, two orphaned children In the
same family, $18; three, $24. Addi-