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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12
Fighting Continues

Fighting Continues
Tanner said that fighting con-
tinued on all Finnish fronts and
he reiterated that fighting would
continue If Moscow negotiators did
not obtain Russian terms accept
able to Finland.
He declined TO comment on
the announcement In the house
Of commons by Prime Minis
ter Neville Chamberlain today
that II Finland again asked
for aid Britain would respond
with "all available resources
He SAID that the procedure Of
dealing with Russian terms in Fin
land would have to await word
from the mission In Moscow as TO
what Russian terms could be OBJ
tanned. He indicated that the mis-
sion either could reject Russian
proposals or return with terms to
be considered by the cabinet and
the Finnish parliament. As to a
decision. Tanner merely said:
.4aybe tomorrow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-12

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Evening star., 1940-07-14

greater the chance Of other consid-
erations intruding to weaken the
German edort-famine, exhaustion
trouble with Russia, detection Of On
italy reduced by blockade, and so
on. Time is on our side, but time
Is an ally who must be understood
and exploited.
No Reason for Hysterical Fear.
That calls for clear thinking BY
our people as well Is by our leaders
There Is no occasion for panic; We
are not helpless by any means, even
now. though We are sadly unready
There Is no occasion for hysterical
fear Of "going to war;" either: II
other nations can take steps to
assure the success Of their policies
without concerning themselves about
the precise legal definition Of their
conduct. 50 can we. We must not
be deceived, but, above all, We must
not deceive ourselves.
We are not living In the age OF
the good Queen Victoria. We are
living in an age In which We can
survive only as we earn the right
OF survival by our own strength and
courage. 1t is for us to demonstrate
that q free people can contrive the
means OF such survival egainst the
new and formidable agencies OF
assault which have overwhelmed
freedom on the continent Of Europe
It Is for us to case the lie In
the teeth of those who confidently
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Garfield Runs 5keet
String 10 BOB for
World Record
Tied at 100 in 20-Guuoe
Event, but Adds Is
Straight to Win
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, July 13.-Two new
world skeet performances were
written into the books today as out
standing shooters from all parts of
the country competed in opening
events of the two-day Midwest
championships here.
Robert w. Canfield of Locust
Valley, N. Y, who came here with
an unbroken run Of 208 targets
compiled in three previous meets,
established a record long string Of
308 with 100x100 in the 20-gauge
competition.
His perfect score placed him in q
three-way tie for first place In the
event, an unparalleled situation,
necessitating a shoot-of with Henry
B. Joy, jr., of Detroit and Don Sperry
of Flint, Mich.
Joy captured the shooton by
breaking Is in row, his opponents
string ending with "A.
A second shooto1 gave Sperry Sec
ond place with 25x25 and Canfield
LQlrQ WIN "a.
Other championships went to Joy
in the small-gauge, Johnny Reed Of
Rochester, N. Y, in the Junior, and
Mrs. M. L. Smythe Of Aurora, Ohio,
in the women's competition.
Mrs. Smythe defeated Patricia
Laursen Of Akron for the second
time this year, winning in . shoot
OH from the national women's
champion. At the end Of 100 tar
gets, the arch rivals were tied with
93s. Mrs. Smythe broke Is in the
shootod as against Mrs. Laursen's
q.
Joy shot 100x100 In winning the
small-gauge over Mrs. Smythe. who
had 90.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

liner will be turned over to IT.
owners. the Mississippi Shipping Co.
Of New Orleans. -
The liner Delhradl, first to be
launched here, Is now on its maiden
voyage to South America, while the
second In the new feet, the Delor-
leans, Is In the shipyard's fitting
basin nearing completion Of interior
work. f
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Maryland A. P. Editors
Cruise on Stute Yacht
~ the Associatsd Press.

~ toe ABo0ClaLeo F1oBes
ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 13.-Pub-
fishers and editors Of Associated
Press member papers in Maryland
and vicinity left today aboard the
State yacht Du Pont for 4 two-day
cruise.
The newspapermen embarked
after they were greeted by Coy.
O'Conor. The party Is expected to
reach Cambridge early tomorrow to
witness the regatta being held there
by the Cambridge Yacht Club.
Elmer M. jackson, jr, Of An
napolis, editor Of the Evening Capt.
tai and Maryland Gazette, Is presi-
dent Of the group. william o. Warn,
chief Of the Associated Press Bureau
In Baltimore, Is secretary.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
William F. franklin Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow.

Funeral services for william Fran
els Franklin, well-known member of
the American Legion and founder,
together with District Auditor Maj.
Daniel j. Donovan, of Costello post
here, will be held at 10 am. tomor-
row at st. Augustine's Church. He is
to be buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
American Legion services are to be
held tonight at 8 o'clock at Collins
funeral home, 1921 Fourteenth street
NV.
Mr.. Franklin died Friday at Mount
Alto Hospital after an illness of sew
eral months. He was IS years old
and lived at 1743 Church street NV.
A native of Ballylooby, Ireland, he
came to this country at the age Of
20. He had been an employe of the
District Government for nearly 28
years, and was q clerk in the Water
Department at the time of his death.
During the World War he served in
the motor transport division OF the
Army.
Active in American Legion affairs,
Mr.. Franklin was known particularly
for the way in which he accompanied
the relatives of American soldiers
who died in the World War to Ar
lington Cemetery for burial services,
placing himself at their disposal dur
ing their stays in the Capital City.
Friends credit him with the idea
Of planting memorial trees to the
war dead along Sixteenth street
NV, each with q marker bearing
the name of q soldier.
Mr.. Franklin was a former cor
respondent for the 40 and 8. honor
society of the American Legion, and
q member of the Knights of Co.
lumbus and the Holy Name So
ciety.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs
Anthony Polifka and Mrs. Harry
Carlisle, both of Washington; four
brothers, Thomas A., of Washington
John c. of East Orange, N. j., Rich
ard Of Newark and Joseph Franklin
Of Atlantic City. N. ].
Honorary pallbearers at the
funeral will be Raymond j. Queenin
Norman R. Grant. Albert T. Tats-
paugh, John j. O'Conneu, Richard
OBrien, Henry Heine, Jacob Halper
Charles Cohen, Maj. Donovan, Julius
Peyser, Martin Goerl, Elliott Clark
DR.. Walter Sullivan and Ezra Lef-
ferts.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

GkxOxs
There seems to be q good deal Of
loose thinking being done these days
centering about the word war" and
about such phrases Is keep Amer
lea out of war"
War, Is the German strategist
Clausewitz put it. is . political act:
1t Is the extension of state policy
by forcible means. In this sense,
war has been going on In Europe
for q good many years, and In the
Far East as well
The wsr which Germany has been
waging in Europe is 4 war Of con-
quest. for the control Of that con-
tinent and of such other areas as
may be necessary to feed and supply
q highly industrtalized Europe un-
der German domination, It Is q
war primarily directed against Ger
many's neighbors. but whose ulti-
mate objective is the command of
the sea communications Of the At
lantic Coast. This cannot = be
otherwise; for Europe Is not self
sufficient now In the matter of
foodstuffs and raw materials, and
must become progressively still less
so, just as did Great Britain, Is in
dustriahzation advances.
A great European industrial state
must still remain at the mercy of
the sea power which commands the
Atlantic Ocean If 1t is to have its
necessary quota of cereals, meat,
rubber, oil, hides and many other
things. The higher the military
efficiency, the higher the degree of
industrialization for the manufac-
ture of exportable goods, the greater
the degree of dependence on sea
command. Full political and eco
nomic control of Russia might al
leviate this situation. but such con-
troll is not to be quickly acquired,
nor rapidly organized to supply sum-
cient quotas of all necessary prod
ucts, the time factor is all impor-
tant.
Press increasingly Aggressive.
These considerations lie behind
the increasingly aggressive atti-
tude Of the German press and of
German representatives in Latin
America toward the proposed Latin
American trade cartel and toward
pan-American unity in general. The
rulers Of Germany recognize that
the people Of the United States are
instinctively and necessarily hostile
to the accomplishment Of German
designs. They treat us, therefore,
as enemies-being completely real
istic in their thinking and In their
appraisal of world affairs. They
do not declare war on us, and they
do not want us to declare war on
them; the time has not arrived for
such measures, in their calculations.
They must first secure the naval
position in the Atlantic which will
enable them to act forcibly in Latin
America. Meanwhile, we allow our
selves to be confused and bewil-
dered by legalistic concepts of war,
without appreciating the fact that
today war Is made with many in
strumentalities and under many
guises, and that the ancient dis
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Gold Button Will Go
To Marlin Champion
AT Ocean City
BY the Associated Press.

6y tno AS6OCl8Leu fIeb8s
OCEAN CITY. Nd, July 13.-
Something new In deep-sea fishing
awards viii be presented here this
summer to the lucky angler CATCH
ing the largest white marlin.
The award has been announced
by Elizabeth Henry, manager Of the
Eastern Shore Times and the only
feminine member Of the Outdoor
Writer'S Association Of America.
Conventional trophies have been
offered by the weekly paper for the
last four years, but this season, for
the first time, it will award solid
gold button 70 the person landing
the largest white marlin.
The button will be duplicate Of
the oficial emblem issued by the
Ocean City Marlin Club under au-
thority Of the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil.
Silver and bronze buttons will be
awarded for the second and third
largest martins.
Scrolls attesting the awards also
will be presented.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

nj . a
New Jersey Coast. It ID the first
naval vessel to be named for Abe
marie Sound, N. c.. and Il . sister
ship Of the q. 8. s. Curtiss,
launched here last April 10. It viii
cost $4,000 900 when completed.
The Cleveland, . 10,O00-ton light
cruiser. is scheduled for completion
early In 1913, ofncials Of the New
York shipbuiding Corp. said. The
Albemarle viii be delivered early
next year.
The third vessel, the U. 8. 8.
Prairie. . destroyer tender, sailed
down the Delaware River shortly
after the launching for . builders
trial. II satisfactory, 1t viii be de-
uvered next month,
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Clark Skeet Trophy
Al Stake in Meet
AT Hot Springs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS. Va, July 13.-
Seven events will be staged at the
seventh annual Clark Challenge
Trophy skeet tournament here July
1927.
The opening day program will in
clude the 410-gauge. .20-gauge and
two-man all-bore teams.
The women's events and the junior
competition will be held either FRI
day or Saturday.
The Clark Challenge shoot at 100
targets will be held Saturday, along
with the team challenge trophy.
o. c. Fulks won the Clark Trophy
last year, ending q two-year reign
by George c. Deyoe of Washington.
The National Capital Rebels won
the team challenge trophy in 1898
and 1899.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
New Naval Vessel
Is Launched; Keel
Of Cruiser Laid
Destroyer Tender Begins
Triols; s.. .0o0. 900
Liner Leoves Woys
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CAMDEN. N. j., July 13.-In
tempo with the Nations seared-up
naval expansion program. one new
ship was launched here today. the
keel Of another laid and the per-
sonnel Of . third took their craft
to the Delaware Capes for . trial
cruise.
Ofncials laid the keel Of the cruiser
Cleveland, then turned to the
launching Of the U. 8. 8. Albemarle,
an S,o00-ton seaplane tender that
was sponsored by Mrs. Lewis @.
Compton, wife of the Assistant sec-
retary Of the Navy.
The Albemarle, launched IL
months after the keel was laid, will
service seaplane squadrons Oh the
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Late Sports News
New Racing Rule Saves
$4,000 for Bettors

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 13-Turf fans
were saved $4,000 today at Arling-
ton Park by. the State Racing Com
missions new ruling that . horse
is not q starter until it actually
leaves the starting gate.
In the fifth race Mrs. Tony
Pelleteris Sun Alexandra was in
jured after entering the track on the
way to the post. The horse was
excused from the race and SIC, 600
bet on the entry was refunded.
Under the old rule q horse was
officially starter as soon as it
stepped on the track.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
America Must Keep Atlantic
From Nozis, Maj. Eliot Warns
With British Fleet Germany Could Face
U. S. With Overwhelming Force, He Soys

/ tinction between peace and war "a
gradually disappearing In the mista
Of phraseology.
Japan makes war on China and
calls it an incident: we accept this
outrageous piece of hypocrisy a.
constituting . fact. Italy passes
from what was called q state Of
"non-belligerency" to declared war,
and we think this marks q real al
teraton Of attitude. In our turn,
we shrink from taking certain steps
necessary to orr immediate security
because they might be "acts OF war"
-as though 1t mattered any longer
whether such acts we're within the
legal definitions Of warlike conduct
or not.
It is high time that we came to
understand that these outworn le-
galities are only being used as in
struments by the new world con-
querors for the achievement Of their
ends; that they are employed, or
disregarded, just as may be most
convenient, and that their principal
value is for binding the hands and
binding the eyes Of fools who still
think In such terms and who may
therefore the more easily be in
duced to await the moment Of their
own destruction.
Important Not to Delay.
What matters now is not whether
we shall or shall not "go to war;
what matters is that we shall take
such measures as are essential for
our safety. It is not important by
what name we call such measures;
it Is important that we shall not
delay, and hesitate, and draw back
before a word or a conception wholly
out of focus in the picture Of the
modern world.
It is vitally important to us that
the sea command of the Atlantic
Ocean shall not pass into German
hands. For this reason 1t is also
important to us that Germany shall
not get possession of the British
fleet. Were this to happen, it would
be possible for Germany to con-
AIOllI uSs W4tA4AA uOOuI y yCd1S Wlt1l
. naval strength which we could
not. within that time. hope to match.
Therefore, we should take such
measures as we can to prevent such
an occurrence, not for Britain's sake,
but for our own. These measures
should be well calculated. should lie
within the scope of our resources,
should be limited by considerations
for our own defense, and should be
based on q clear and well-thought-
out policy having the backing Of
popular support arising from popu-
lar understanding of the situation.
The basic element of that policy
should be to assure our continued
control of the Atlantic Ocean
whether the British Isles continue to
resist or not. We may not be able
to do this, but we ought to try;
we ought to leave no stone unturned
that may contribute to this end.
We do not know what is going to
happen in Europe. The British may
not be able to hold their islands;
or they may hold them indefinitely.
The longer they hold out. the more
time we have to prepare; also, the
Evening star., 1940-07-14
R. 6. Ronsone Honored
BY Virginia Boptists
~ the Associated Press.

MASSANEITA SPRINGS, Va,
July 13.-R. Carter Ransone OF
Louisa was elected president of the
Virginia Baptist Training Union ct
its convention here today. He sue
ceeds G. S. Hodge of Charlottesville.
T. Dix Sutton of Richmond vas
named vice president; Mrs. Doris
Pitt Of Suffolk, secretary; the Rev
E. j. Wright Of Richmond, State
secretary; Virgil S. Crenshaw OF
Charlottesville, field worker; Miss
Rosie Pugh Of Richmond, ONCE Sec
Eetary, and Frank T. Crump ot
Richmond. executive secretary.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

proclaim the decadence Of de-
mocractes. We can do this. but
hot while We are fettered and
blinded by dead words. The names
by which We call our acts and our
policies do not matter. What does
matter Is that the acts shall be Wig
orous, the policies well calculated to
secure the vital interests and the
safety Of Republic.
(Copyrisht 1910. hy New York Tribune Iue.) }
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Meetings Changed

The Red Cross unit Of the Wom-
ans Club of Wooddde, Md. which
has been meeting each Wednesday
to sew garments for war relief work,
will meet during the remainder OF
the summer every two weeks. Mrs.
Henry J. Mehserle, chairman of the
unit. Is holding the meetings In the
garden Of her home ct, I'll High
land drive. The next session win be
July "A.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Alwuys a Gentlemen

LYNCHBURG, Va July II R.-
Always . gentleman-that's Proba.
ton Omcer A. H. Mason.
The ceiling in his City Hall ofncs
crashed about him while he was
talking on the telephone to . woman
caller, missing his head by inches
and digging holes in the top Of his
desk. Mr.. Mason told the woman
the ceiling had collapsed.
"All she said was 'Uh-huh,'" Mr..
Mason reported afterward, and
then she kept me talking 10 min
utes longer"
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Woodrum's Opponent
To Be Named August ;
By the Associated Press

0y CHG Ak8UCI9CSQ EIeBB.
ROANOKE, Va, July 13.-Sohdly
behind Wendell Willkie for Pres
ident and talking up chances for
party victories all down the line this
November, Sixth District Republican
Executive Committeeman, meeting
here today, set August 8 for recon-
vening Of the district convention In
Roanoke to select q candidate to
oppose Representative Woodrum.
veteran Democratic incumbent.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Sports Scores

Piedmont League.
Richmond. 4; Rocky Mount, B.
Durham. 10; Charlotte, 9.
Norfolk, 3: Portsmouth, O.
winston Salem. 8: Ashville. o.
Pacific Cosst Leasue.
Los Angeles. clio: san Diego. sill.
Seattle. 3; San FfAncigco. 0.
virginia League.
HarrisonburR. Is: staunton. 3.
South Atlantic League.'
epartanburg ct Columbus. rain.
Augusta. IL; Greenville. 10.
Savannah, 4: jacksonville. 3.
Eastern Lesgue.
Elmira. 4; Scranton. 3.
American Association.
Indianapolis. 81 Kansas City. 4.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Norris 10 Fight
Compulsory Army
Training Bill
Holt and Lundeen Also
Join in Opposition , 49,
To Draft Measure Now
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Norris, independent. OF
Nebraska, who has supported all
administration defense proposals
thus far, said yesterday that he
was opposed to compulsory military
training and would speak against 1t
If any bill reached the Senate.
The 79-year-old independent has
declared that there is more reason
now to fight Germany than there
was in 1917 when he voted against
the declaration of war. But he said
he did not believe this country
should enact conscription legisla-
ton now.
Senators Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia and Lundeen, Farmer
Labor. Of Minnesota also announced
opposition to any CONSUMPTION or
draft legislation at this time.
Despite these statements, Chair
man Sheppard of the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee said he was
confident that compulsory training
legislation would be approved by
Congress before the present session
ends.
Placed on 'Must" List.
Senator Sheppard mas referred
to this legislation as on the must
list, although President Roosevelt
has not directly indorsed it.
In his defense message of last
week, however, Mr.. Roosevelt men,
toned the pending compulsory
training bill in way which was
interpreted by many legislators as
an inferential Endorsement of It.
Both the Army and Navy Friday
formally approved the principles of
the Burke -Wadsworth bill calling
for registration and selective train
ing of all men between 18 and 65
years.
Senator Lundeen said ut was
beyond all reason and part of the
present war hysteria to ask A.
100000 men to become part OF q
conscript army"
Lets do this the American way"
the Farmer -Laborite said "Europe's
conscripted armies caused millions
Of our forefathers to come to this
country"
Letters of Protest.
Senator Holt said that "compul-
sorry military training is totally un-
American"
Senators Thomas. Republican, of
Idaho. and Downey, Republican, Of
California, said they were anxious to
take all steps necessary to defend
this Nation but wanted to be GER
tain just where this legislation
would lead.
Senator Downey said he was re-
ceiving a large volume of mail
protesting compulsory training pro-
posals.
He suggested that voluntary en-
Istments would provide all the men
needed if the Government would
work out q program that would
combine decent wage with q
college education"
Most Senators reserved Judgment
on President Roosevelt's decision to
ask active duty for $4,000 National
Guardsmen. saying they wanted to
hear more details. xs
Mr.. Roosevelt and Secretary Stifn-
son agreed Friday that four COM
plete divisions and some other units
of the National Guard should be
given intensive training.
It is expected that a years train
Ing will be proposed. The detailed
proposal will go to Congress after
1t reconvenes July a..
Evening star., 1940-07-14
s., 900 600 Liner
Launched at Baltimore

BALTIMORE, July 13 R.-The
5000, 900 passenger-cargo liner,
Delargentino, third of q fleet of six
new ships being constructed for
service between gulf ports and South
America. was launched today at the
Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding
yards.
The liner was christened by Nine
Maria Rosa Olmedo Zumaran de
0odoy, wife Of the naval attache OF
the Argentine Embassy, Washington.
After interior work is completed
In the fitting basin, the 4o1-foot
Evening star., 1940-07-14
SerioI Running 20 Years

Started 10 years ago, publication
by a newspaper in Malaga Of q
translation Of the Arabian Nights
as q serial has Just reached the
halfway mark.
Evening star., 1940-01-25

"cleverly in an attempt to show
that the association would deny en-
ployes the right Of self-organization
or of collective bargaining" and
added that this statement was
utterly false"
Industry does not oppose COL
lective bargaining" Mr.. Prentis de-
clared. what 1t has opposed, does
oppose and will continue to oppose
is crooked unions and their racket
eering leaders, biased labor boards
and one-sided hearings"
In his charge that Mr.. Madden
used tricks, Mr.. Prentis said: :.
Men do not strike as readily when
business is bad. Mr.. Madden mis-
used this simple economic truth to
make a point when the fact is that
the number of strikes in 1888 was
greater than in any year since
l92O.".
Oscar S. Smith, Cleveland
Regional Labor Board director,
spoke in rebuttal.
THE number Of strikers involved
Is important, rather than the num-
ber Of strikes" Mr.. Smith said.
Certainly 1000 one-man strikes are
not as important as one strike of
10000 men. Most assuredly the
Labor Relations Act cannot be
blamed for an increase in strikes
during period when it was not
generally observed by industry"