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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-24
GO SLOW, SAY
ELDER sDlolls
Of MAILS ROW
Britain Acted Legal
ly in Seizure, ID
Opinion; Persons in
u. S. Aid Germany

wAsUlNCT0N--The state
department formally asserted
Friday that II has never ~
ceived any reports force WAS
used by British authorities a.
Bermuda In institutinr cen.
sorship If United States air
mail hound for Europe.
The departments sfasemsns %.
sncldea with efforts BY elder states.
men In the sensts 10 prevent prs-
ciriiase retaiiatory action against
Britain. which ~as proposed hy
some senators on ths basia ~ ~
poris that armed British marines
had been nT~a 10 s~sre mail fram
a clipper plane Jan n
The state department said The
censorship had h~sn protested ~
the American ennsal In nermuds.
II added that thss vas done on
tho oonsuIs Hnwn auiherlty, and
not by Instructions from th~ state
department
NO PRoTEsr MADE
so far ~ could b. learned. IN
department itself has mad. no
formal protest 10 Britain ever the
Bermuda censorship because n
belief that international iAw pr
mits censorship n IL least part u
tho alrmaii in that British terri
tory.
Secretary cofdsll HUI. however.
has threatened 10 have Bermuda
eliminated as port-ot-cail for ths
trans. Atlantic planes unless some
adjustment IN made He ssill 10
pressing the contention thai Brit.
ish ssixnr~ Of mail from u. ,
ships on the high seas and IN con.
trahand control points. violates In
ternational law.
DEFEND EMPIRE
t.hAispsan ksy rittmsn, u Inc
senate foreign relations eommitts.
and Sen. George w. Norris. Ind.
Nsb.. eoatsnded Britain has a PSF
feet right" 10 examine mall des.
tined for Germany.
However, reports that British
with bayonsts fixed 10
iheir rifles. had supervised the re-.
moval Of mail from = clipper ship
N Hermuda. aroused other ssn.
ators 10 demand that clipper ships
be prohibited from landing II
British ports. and that British
ships be denied entrance to Amer
can ports until TIM British have
learned To behave themselves
TELLS DISCOVERIES
sen. Claude Pepper. o.. fla.
sho said the British wsre Justified |
n examining mail destined for Ger.
many. told reporters he had been
informed by = reliable source
hat sine. the inspection system
,egan. British authorities hays dls-
covered between tIsy0D0. 600 end
IL 900 900 IN American lettefs and
packages addressed to Germany
His statement eofreTpondsd with
he reasons given by ths British
or their censorship uhen the U 4.
irst protested seizures NJ =. n.
nall on the high seaa and Al con
rsband stations
soNEY fMrousDED
Pepper said he wss told that the
um covered currency and nsxo.
IaDls paper and that - great
eal Of II Was confirmed IN isttsrs
mich boFw no return address
british authorities. he sddsa. have
the money. pending .
ecirion On what ought 10 b. dons
ylth IL.
'.Thls shows" Pepper ssid. that
Arrs0ns IN ms country ara seeking
. help Germany ea citizens u
Germany
Tins British have . right 10
siz< such letters
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-24
MAN DIES FIRST

oaoh0ht diSu III M aht WAS leu
from the circular prison and placed
upon the scaffold before the sun
had cleared the horizon. Prisoners
in cells nearest the gallows were
moved to the other side 80 they
would not witness the execution.
At 6:45 a. m. the trap was
sprung. At 7:01 a. m, Grondin
was pronounced dead and the
black flag was run up.
Nine minutes later Mrs. Grondin,
her lips moving in prayer. mounted
the scaffold. Like her husband,
she appeared resigned as guards
bound her ankles and tied her
hands behind her.
FOUR EARN FREEDOM
Her body was cut down at 7:26
a. M, as the chapel bells began a
muffled tolling.
-Four prisoners. whose sentences
had almost expired, won freedom
a few days ahead of time because
of the executions. They were
assigned to cut down the bodies
and were released Immediately
afterward.
Grondin was a hired hand on
Brochu's farm. He and Mrs.
Brochu fell in love. They killed
Brochu and were married five
weeks later.
The fact the widow did not OBJ
serve the customary period of
mourning and other circumstance
aroused suspicious of neighbors.
Police dug up Brochu's body.
They found arsenic in the stomach.
The Grondin's were tried and con-
yicted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-24

inent financier and industrlaliat,
died of pneumonia at kyota. Jap
an -.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
German General 5
Visit 10 j. 5. Army
Posts Recalled
Officer at War Comes
Tells Of Search for
Ideas ; Years Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMP BEAUREGARD. La, May
2i-The general reported to be
helping shape the German mechan-
lied attack In France and Belgium
may have gained many Of his ideas
on . visit to Army posts In the
United States three years ago.
A high Army oficial, helping d.
rect war-game maneuyers here, said
the German, Gen Won Schell,
visited all infantry ana cavalry
schools and various posts. including
Fort Knox, KY, and Fort Ben
ming, Ga.
"The general, who was then q
colonel on Hitlers general staff,
came over here in search Of ideas
and went back home and put them
into execution" the American Of
ficer, who would not permit use Of
his name, said.
Troops Continue Tests.
The German commander, while
making his tour and study in this
country, said at that time, the
American officer related, that 1t
would be "about three years before
Germany would be organized and
fortified for any emergency"
Meanwhile, the 10000 troops en-
gagged In the present maneuvers con-
tinued tests Of various forms Of at
tack and defense, revolving pri-
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Mrs. May de Haas Schnure,
Widow Of Missionary, Dies

Mrs. May de Haas Schnure, 50,
prominent member Of the D. A. r.
and widow of the Rev. Charles
Schnure, Lutheran missionary in
India, died yesterday at her home,
3701 Sixteenth street NV, after 4
long illness.
Mrs. Schnure had made her home
in Washington 10 years. A native
OF Clinton County, Pa, she was ed
ucated at Temple University. She
accompanied her husband to India
and on returning taught in the pub
lie schools Of New York City for
many years. The Rev. Schnure died
in 1892.
Mrs. Schnure was q descendant Of
Gen. John Philip de Haas, Dutch
oddcer who fought with Gen. WASH
ington during the Revolution.
Surviving are q sister, Miss Ida
de Haas Of Lock Haven, Pa; q niece,
Miss Miriam de Haas, and two
nephews, Clyde and Philip de Haas,
all Of Washington.
Funeral services will be held ut
8 o'clock tonight at the Hines funeral
home, 290l Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Laurelton, Pa, to-
morrow after q second service at
2p.m.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

marty around ths problems Of ma
neuverabiIty Of mechanized forces.
theoretically, . red army has
crossed the Sabine River from Texas
and IL facing = blue army moving
westward In Louisiana to halt the
invasion.
Equipment Impresses Lodge.
Senator Lodge, Republican, ,of
Massachusetts, said after an au-day
tour Of the area yesterday that he
was particularly impressed by the
equipment In use.
Senator Lodge, captain in the
Cavalry Reserve, took 3 ride in one
OF the new medium-Sized racing
fortress" tanks.
Senator Lodge and Senator Hol-
man, Republican. Of Oregon new
here Sunday from Washington to
make = study and survey In connec-
ton with the Nations rearmaments
program. They are scheduled to re-
turn to Warrington tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Soldiers Like
Rutions Served
At War Games
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CAMP BEAUREGARD, La, May
21-Soldiers Of the ranks declared
today that the United States Army's
new emergency rations have got
gold fish (sardines) and hard-tack
beat 1000 per cent"
Such praise was heard Is the
Sd Army, now engaged In the coun-
try's largest maneuvers, went on Z
test Of the new rations-two cans
Of beef stew, one can Of beef and
beans, three cans OF q palatable
cracker and coffee.
Pvt. Doug Worthed Of the seth
Field Artillery recalled the old-time
llard-tack "a kind of hard biscuit:
'It was so tough you couldn't even
make q dent In It," he said. IF you
soaked 1t in your coffee, the coffee
was cold and dead before you could
more than get the outer wedge Of
the hard tack loose"
A days supply Of the new canned
articles weighs 81 ounces. A 1h-ton
truck can haul 3 days ration supply.
for "a infantry regiment.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

people who want u to get into war
or to keep out Of war" he told the
Brooklyn Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday.
Representing himself q sdisil-
lasioned man." Mr.. Barton expressed
belief the dictatorship had "man-
aged to inspire in their people .
burning conviction that life Is disci-
pline, life Is sacrifice, life is service
to an ideal" even though the ideal
itself Is "false and murderous."
"Over here We have been encouY-
aged to thing that life II q picnic
Evening star., 1940-05-21
Barron Says None Cares
What Congress Is DoInq

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 7l.-Repre-
sentative Barton. Republican. Of
New York says nobody cares what
Congress is doing and that mail
has dropped 5 to 10 per cent Of Its
former volume"
"All the mail We get now Is from
Evening star., 1940-05-21

Diesel engines are to be used on
the Andes Railway, which reaches
q height Of 10000 feet, In South
America.
Evening star., 1940-05-21

ct the public expense. We hear
much Of the opportunities and rights
Of citizens. but little or nothing Of
the duties" Il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22

Charles A. Robbins. hursar of
the College OF Puget Sound. Ia on
his way to Atlantic city to attend
the general conference Of the
Methodist church. He win be gone
four weeks.
The conference meets every four
years. TIE 500 delegates are elect
ed by the annual conferences Of
the Methodist church In all parts
of the world. and are equally divid-
ed between ministers and laymen.
This viii be Mr.. Robbins fourth
general conference. lie also was
delegate TO the uniting confer
ence in Kansas City last April
when the three branches of Meth
odists Methodist Episcopal, Meth
odist Church South. and Protest
ant Methodist-were united in one
group.
Mr.. Robbins il one Of four lay
men elected by the Pacific North
west conference which includes
the state OF Washington and the
Idaho panhandle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Answers 10 Test Questions

Below are the answers 10 test
questions printed on the editorial
page;
!. The doth.
2. Minister 81 War.
3. For -mi-da-bl mot for-mid'-
sblej.
4. Columbia university. College
Of the CITY Of NeY York and New
York university.
5. Thin sheet iron coated with
tin.
8. His Ma jestys Snip.
Z. Hydrogen.
s. FuJiyama-
3. Tornado.
10. Nathan Hale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22

widely knewn - N sdxo<1te
a pare. }. J. H<nteot<r - ru<f-
Izna. Ore. I'll n<<t Friday <<en-
tn erndc<f ; lecture % IL no1-
j<<t IN FsF<i Essnx<lless church
- isth Ard X - TIE me<<lnE
81 ap<n II 10 a'cic<k IN
tai ~sn snHtsin ~ latest repcrts
o. peace scrcrsrII<amenls ard
ch5<rtIv~<. snd WIN - fcIlpw>d ~
= azscass4an prstnx Preliminary
lntrufuctioas wtll - nsdr ~ fhe
n<v. rh,isp zncm<2 pastor = N
chuFeh
Arrangements Fcr ftsnd>ak>v's
lccsl appearances have ben znads
~ Miss nlna kl>l<nea president
81 sh< wom<n's circle. ansle<ed ~
Mrs.. 4. ". Herneehu<h. M<s
Clarence ne<ek ard Ma william
H<F1ex.
Tns rp<ak<F wiil lake ne plnt-
fwm well eqntpp<a - PIT ~
thoughts aefe~s q ~ ss11Ieue<l
A. he sin>< - th< weird waf ~
toured the Near rs.t and Elrcp>.
studying ~ effects upen naeiena
and mankind During tn sumn1es
~ tpSo ~ conferred with peece
isafers ~ Germany. o<eelEu1e.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Independent Bible Church
Observes Family Night

Family night will be observed
Thursday at Independent Bible
church, Division ave. and G st.
Dinner will be served at 8 O'Clock
and will be followed by united
prayer at 7.
The Rev. Roy T. Brumbaugh Will
continue the study Of Genesis dur
ing the Happy Gospel service at s
o'clock. An instrumental trio, con-
sisting Of Mrs. Wesley Crawford,
Mrs. ]. b. Youngs and J. Wilder,
will contribute to the musical por-
tion Of the program. Miss Martha
Jones, vocalist. viii sing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Anniversary Event
Concluded Sunday

It's sanctuary appropriately dec
GRATED for the occasion. st. Paul
Methodist church will Sunday
morning at IL o'clock conclude
celebration of its golden anniverss-
ny with a Jubilee service, preached
by the Rev. George w. Frame.
former pastor. Selected music will
be sung by the choir.
The celebration was opened Fri
day evening with banquet In the
church parlors. Toasts were pro-
posed by former pastors, some Of
whom will speak briefly Sunday.
Music was supplied by the Gay
Nineties' quartet. together with
solo numbers sung by Mrs. Henry
Skramstad and Miola selections
played by Howard Jackson.
Firms. located near the church,
have contributed to the celebra-
ton with donations Of flowers, ice
cream and cake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22

hlfment-peSI KNOW lnal ne II Hot
only imagining his illness but fur
Their that his imagination is enter
ing into the matter II he thinks
for a moment l am interested in
his organ recital"
And above all. have learned
that being a hypocrite Is about as
low role as a human being can
play.
am a woman well past thirty.
so IL Is about time I have tried TO
learn these things. Miss Grey, and
I think II women would study
other members Of their own sex
they could do a lot for themselves
by ironing out the wrinkles in
their own natures they detect in
other females.
1t wasn't any fun being a hypo-
critic. II wasn't any fun 10 pre-
tend was so pious when was
in one group and then pretend !
was a gay-girl when / was with
another crowd.
have learned to be myself. and
though there are times when I fall
down on the job, still, I am i'm
proving and at least don't have the
guilty feeling that comes from be-
ing a regular two-face.
And by the way, let me hasten
TO add that I wasn't my contact
with a sensible woman worker,
that was entirely responsible for
my change of heart in this two
faced business. Nor was IL the
letter the sensible reader sent TO
you that asked Are you two
faced ?"
They helped me see the light,
but because scorn Is a powerful
effective agent, I got my real
lesson in the value of sincerity by
having a typical-two-faced friend
accuse me of being insincere and
a hypocrite. The ugliness OF her
spirit and her charge did more
for making an honest woman" of
me than any amount Of honest
criticism could have done. II was
enough for me to realize how re-
pulsive a two-faced person can be,
and so in judging myself by this
other insincere creature / learned
lot In the value Of sincerity.
1t seems too bad so many OF us
spend valuable time in saying
things we don't mean when we
would be much better off IL we
would just keep quiet.
BEING MYSELF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Endeavor Societies
Will Rally Tuesday

A rally OF Christian Endeavor
societies Of Tacoma and county
will be held at 7:3o p. m. Tuesday
in Oakland Presbyterian church.
Twenty-one groups are expected to
participate in the program. design
ed In the way OF preparation for
the state convention Of Endeavor
societies scheduled in Tacoma June.
u through July l.
Registration for the state con-
vention will be conducted under
the supervision Of Miss Jean Slim
ing. registrar. who also has charge
of arranging the program of spe-
cial music. skits. plays and read
ings. The business meeting will
be headed by Dick Ross, district
president.
Both the rally and state con-
vention will be nter-denomina-
tional in character.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22

/ used 70 De able 10 be smi1ngly
pleasant to persons for whom
had no use. I would be as con-
genial to them as I was 10 per-
sons I really liked. The only Diff
ference lay In the fact that would
talk about the disliked persons as
coon as they were out Of sight
while the people I liked escaped
my caustic tongue. I used to be
able to tel a girl glibly how be-
coming her new hat was when all
the time l knew IL looked like the
dickens.
used 10 make all persons who
had money think I considered
them tremendous" 50 far as i'm
portance was concerned.
used to listen patiently to
"symptom shouters" and sympa-
thize with them-then condemn
them for being chronic winners
with no backbone when they were
out of sight.
I used to pretend that thought
cocktails and dancing and theaters
were evil when I was in the COM
pany of the pious and intimate /
was regular gay sport" when
I happened to be in crowd of
liberals. In other words, / used
TO let the other fellows convic-
tons formulate my opinions.
Fortunately, for me, 1 had the
luck to work with a woman whose
common sense and honesty did a
lot for me in making me see more
clearly. am grateful to her for
at least starting me in the right
direction for can at least see my
way clear now.
must admit that I am often
tempted to be two-faced, but be-
cause / have grown to have con-
tempt for myself and everyone
who practices insincerity I do my
utmost to be as honest as is tact
fully possible.
have found it more comforta-
bic to leave a person alone IL
don't like him Tor herr than to
exchange unmeant pleasantries.
I have found it pays to keep
silent and not waste breath on
insincere compliments which were
easily detected.
I have overcome my unhealthy
respect for wealth and have defi-
nitely built up a regard for in
tegrity and square-dealing as COM
pared to wealth with no character
background.
Without being too brutal I have
learned how to let the chronic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Asbury Drama Players
Plan Religious play

The Epworth players Of Asbury
Methodist church will present a
religious play. Dust Of the Road. 3"
during the evening services at the
church at 7:30 O'Clock. The play,
under the direction Of Miss johann
Grant, depicts the length TO which
a man viii 20 for thirty pieces
OF silver" and the power Of love 70
redeem all greed
Those in the cast include Jack
TuelL Dorothy AcHaney. Dave
Porter and Dean Tuell. Stage
effects viii be handled by Ralph
Goettling.
Trombone selections viii b
played by T. X. Aiego.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Prayer Offered for
People OF Norway

Morning worship in Messiah
Lutheran church will be held In
form OF a prayer service for people
Of Norway. A special invitation il
extended 70 persons Of Norwegian
descent 70 attend the service
which viii start At IL o'clock. The
Rev. X. s. Aichelsen, pastor. will
deliver the sermon and offer the
PRAYER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Puyollup Youth viii
Attend u. of Oregon

PULLMAN-Hugh kaIkus, Puy-
allup, a senior in medicine at
w. S. C. will continue his medical
studies at the University Of Ore
gon.
Kalkus Is a member Of Pi Tau
Iota. pre-med honorary, a cadet
officer in ROTC. Scabbard and
Blade, Crimson and Circle. mems
senior honorary and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, mems national fraternity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Governor TO Request
Hearing on Park Plan

OLYMPIA - Gov. Clarence d.
Martin late Friday promised to ask
federal authorities to hold a public
hearing on the proposed Olympic
National park expansion program.
His promise was made to a
group of settlers. jefferson county
officials and Aberdeen leaders, who
asked his aid in fighting the move
to add the Queets and Bogachiel
river valleys and the ocean beach
front to the park. He is expected
to ask Secretary Of Interior Ickes
to hold a public hearing, possibly
In Olympia, before adding the
$4,000 to 10000 additional acres to
the park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Choir Schedules
Sacred Concert

The Adelphian chorial society.
recently returned from its tenth
annual Northwest tour. viii give
a concert of sacred music In the
parish house Of st. Luke's Me-
mortal church, No. 36th and Cove
SITS, Sunday evening at s o'clock.
The choir Is under direction Of
John Paul Bennett.
A short talk on the music de-
partment OF College OF Puget
Sound will be given BY r. T. Short.
member of the faculty.
The program. in one section Of
which the chorus appears In Lat
Wan costume, follows:
PARTI
Hear Ny Prayer Felix Asndeissohn
Contata for Soprano. Choir and Piano
Lena Sanders Running. soloist
Gloria In Excelnis. Cesar Franck
Brother James" was James heBeth
Balm who vpote thousands of melo-
dies. This Ia one Of bis best. 70
which the words Of the Twenty
third Psalm have been adapted.
PART ~
Halelujah. Christ l. Risen $1,000.
An Angel Said 70 Mar AarkAroif
Austria A. Wihtoi
I'm Happy Anna. .......I b. Sereti
Lztyian Spiritual
Annabelle Lemm. ContFslto
Hospodi Pomilui ulord. Our God
Have Mercy v. LYoysky
The Monastery ....s.... .Pokrouskiy
Gypsy Romance .......T p SerRei
Marching Songs OF the Siberian
Convoy ..........5....IB b. Sergei
PART III
In Monastery Garden ..........
Albert ". KetelDey
Gaelic Mouth Music. .........t...
Arr Robert Mcleod
We Brave Astadofs. from Ia
Afhfl.sa .ssssssss... .-s..f1 fFfoi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-22
Two-F Faced Person Suffers Serious
Character Handicap. Says Woman
Admits She Is Far Happier Since She Has Tried TO Be-
Honest With Others as We'll as Herself
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Miss Grey: thoughtful reader you letter
some time ago that set to thinking.
II asked the question. "Are you wo-faced, II tell
the truth most of US will have to answer "Yes."
It isn't pleasant to realize sincere but ii is
shameful to know that others have long ago
detected insincerity am just beginning to find out
that people eventually learn the truth when do twofaeed
act and because too old to learn happy
in the knowledge that am overcoming this weakness