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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

The federal government employs enc out og every 70 American workers, according te estimates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05
BARNARD FIELD
 TO GET BARRACKS

Hartford. Conn, Oct. 6-(UP)-- A barracks may be constructed ct Brainard field to house enlisted men of the 07th observation squadron. which is expected to open c base here during the training period Of the lieth ogservation squadron. Of Hartford in Florida.
 Conferences arc underway between the state military department and .U 0. Army officials over the prob. able transwer of the Mllchel field regular army unit to Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-05

iLy these nights. they called L0lls don's hail Of nnti-aiFeEaft shells into the sky "A hymn Of blessed relief"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Boat Collapses,
Man Is Drowned

Collapse Of a folding rowbost IN
which four persons were fishing
Sunday morning In Lake Taps
cost the life Of Charles Baker. "a
ysar-old Northern Pacific shop
worker. from Auburn.
Tho boat was one mads In two
sections While Baker wss playing
q flsh he had hooked ths sections
came apart DE could not swim.
Bakers i5-ysar-old son. Lloyd.
was saved A brother, Walter
Baker. ana Lloyd pushed one sec
ton Of the boat 10 tina shore An
other brother. Larry. tried 10 work
ths other section with Charles
Baker 70 safety but failed 70
make n
The Drowning victim. second In
the county this month. lived 81
100 sth at. \ D.. Auburn
Deputy shsriffs Powell Clay and
sig Klttslson wsrs sent 70 Lake
Tapps but Baker was beyond AID
when they arrived His body vas
taken 70 tina Scott Funeral hons
Ia Auburn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
BERiIs--Bntlah planes bomb
Nation Awaits
Results in Maine

PORTLAND. Ne. - Maine holds
iis as Maine goes 20 goes The ma
ton election Monday, bat the old
political saw has lost prestige be-
cause Of what happened Ia 1914.
Republicans claimed an over
Nhsifning victory IN advances Of the
opening n the polls. and the pemo-
eratz grofsssed 10 b. a. confident
that they would win. They hoped
privately. however. 10 reduce the
Republican margin u victory below
tina, Of 1894 when Maine vent RE-
publican bat most u the rest of ths
nation vent Democrats In Mo-
sember
Rep. Ralph o. Brewster. Rspub-
lean. and former Gov. Louis I.
Brann. Democrat. ssughf the SEN
ate seat Of Fredsrick Hale. Repub-
iiean. who IL retiring.
sumner se~all. president OF the
state senate. a Republican, opposes
Fulton J. Redman. political col
umnlst. the Democrat. for COVER
nor.
Brann campaigned on a New
Deal platform. talking particularly
about President Rooseyelf's foreign
policy. while Brewster supported
the program OF Wendell L. willkie,
his partys presidential nomines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

The king saw the twisted GRID
ers Of q large warehouse Quilted
by fire and a block Of houses Jared
three feet out of line by a bomb
explosion but still standing.
There must be steel girders In
those houses" the king said.
People were removing their be-
longings from damaged houses as
the king watched. One woman
shouted:
Are we downheartod ?"
Her neighbors chorused loudly
MOI"
In a nearby shelter the king
found q number Of women and
children still huddled. some Of
them with bandsged arms and legs.
He sought TO comfort woman who
had lost three children In the raids
Then he visited q school where
more than 300 persons. evacuated
from the dock area, had been shell
tered. In a later raid the school
was hit and there were many cas-
uaities
The king paid tribute 10 the
people Of London after his tour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Death Narrowly Avoided as
Big Truck Runs Into Coupe

Three men were saved by q mir
acis." police said. when a heavy
semi-traiIer truck laden with II
tons OF cheese broke loose and
smashed into a passenger car Mon
day morning.
The accident occurred At So. 10th
and Pacific ave. Carl Elston, 80.
WPA worker living At zoe East
Both St. narrowly missed being
killed. He emerged with minor
scratches and bruises.
Two men in the truck. Jack Hin.
Of woodburn. Ore. the driver. and
Lester Barrett. o. Hubbard. Ore.
were unhurt Both were IN the cab
Of the heavy truck when faulty
brakes failed 10 hold On Wakefield
drive and the nachins sped along
unchecked.
Hill stuck 10 the wheel a. thu
machine ran through ths intersec-
ton at 18th and Pacific. Elston
was travelling west. and told police
That's all I remember
The truck evidently started 20
capsize q moment before the I'M
pact. II struck Elston's coupe at
a point 50 feet east Of Pacific on
the north side Of 18th. The truck
hit the curling and turned over.
leaving a tsngie Of truck. automo-
bile. cheese and occupants.
Elston was taken 10 the county
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saying that everyone has been
.....A.-s..ft. - %

saying that everyone has been
wonderfully brave"
He was received warmly BY resi-
dents Of the district. many Of whom
are without husbands and some Of
whom have lost husbands, wives,
sons or daughters.
The people flocked around the
kings car and one woman broke
through the crowd. grabbed the
kings hand and said:
God bless you. SIR. and the
queen and princesses.
The king shook hands with the
woman and thanked her.
At several points the king watch
ed workers still digging for bodies
In wrecked houses. One old wo-
man said the kings visit will be .
wonderful tonic 10 all Of us.a
Although we have Lost some
Of our dear oBes.- she sald.
''old Hitler can't b~af us."
The king told Capt. Eusn Wal.
lace. chief Of air raid protection
services In the London area. that
he was most struck by the won.
dsrful spirit of the people under
their sufferings."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
French Ships VIII
Leave San Pedro

SAN PEDRO. taiif. - Two
French ships anchored here since
g ollApae u the pre-armisties
French government Monday pre-
pared 20 leave under secret orders.
Officers 81 the frelghtsrs Wis
eonsln and Vannsa said they had
received orders 70 head 10 SEA To-
day or tomorrow. They said their
destination was San Francisco. bat
crewm<n commented they would
not be surprised" II the ships were
taken into custody BY British de-
stroyers after they left here.
French line offices In New York
issued the orders
ships officers refused 70 aay
whether the move was sanctioned
By the current vichy government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
GERMANS CONTINUE RAIDS ON LONDON
j. S. Navy TO BUILD POI new SHIP
.!sSs!sSsSsSs'S''

A ROUND the courthouse
there is circulating the
story of a small clique of
three or four county employees
who. on the side, have been
dabbling in real estate.
They have access to adj
vance information on tax
foreclosed and tax sale prop
critics and have been buying
up the choice bits that didn't
involve too much outlay of
cash.
: 1t appears that they have
been operating under as
sumed names or through
stooges, since strictly accord
ing to Hoyle they have no
business dabbling in these tax
land opportunities at all.
One of these operators Is
understood to be in a Other
because some legal depart
ment investigator found one
transaction in which the
county's required terms on
purchase were not met within
the required time for show OF
cash and the whole deal was
promptly nullified.
All this is quite vague.
but there loiters below the
smouldering mess the spark
of dynamite that may some
day blow up in somebody's
face in a first class scandal.
1t is not understood that
any elective officials are per-
sonally involved, but it's time
they looked into the affair
and put a stop to it.
However these fellows may
be operating from places on
the county payroll, their
bosses should be able to deter
mine who they are, what they
are doing and how they are
doing it.
And il it is found only
morally wrong, it would APP
pear the part of the reason
for the prosecutor and treas
urer and land departments to
apply the heat where it will
do the most good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
An Expert
'Appraises
The War

Intensified night bombings over
London are aimed primarily at
trying 10 force Great Britain 10
cease night attacks on German
cities. more especially Berlin.
Hitler last week described night
raids as useless and threatened
reprisals. There IL little reason
TO magnify the raids beyond this
purpose.
Authoritative British quarters
express doubt that the Germans
are trying 10 erase" London. The
damage II far from being ex-
tensiye enough 10 interfere seri-
ousIy with normal daytime activ-
tiles Of the people. who returned
to work Monday as usual
London likewise disbeiieves
the German bombs are being
dropped "promiseuously."
Most Of the casualties and
damage have occurred In the
poorer quarters Of the capital.
which suggests . deliberate
purpose.
The German intention IL 10 try
To terrorize civilians 20 that public
opinion will compel the British
government TO agree 10 end all
night raids. In general. the poor
er, undisciplined tenement dwell
ers are more emotionally affected
by personal disaster than other
classes. Hitter. apparently, hopes
that repeated bombings Of working
class districts win produce the re-
suits he desires.
The London cockney, however,
differs from the normal working
class Of continental Europe. He
il intensely stubborn and self
assured, and becomes pugnacious
rather than weakened by attack
MIlitariIy, the attacks On
London can have no major
effect on the war. Madrid wzs
bombed constantly during the
Spanish revolution without
serious consequences Chung
king. too. has been attacked
Continued on Page 10. Column p
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

SPOKANE - Spokane County
Coroner L \. Collins Monday be-
gan investigating = fire at Latah
which took the lives Of a young
mother and her s-year-old daugh-
ter.
The coroner said Mrs. Thelma
A. Lambert. -. apparently tried
10 light a fire IN the stove Of her
home with Oil An explosion and
fire started.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Trial Likely
For Ex-King
Dictator Grobs
Corol's ASSETS

BUCHAREST, Rumania--A pub
lie trial Of ex-King Carol on
charges Of mishandling public
funds was considered likely in well
informed quarters today. following
Dictator Gen. Ion Antonescu's or
der sequestering all Carols stocks
and bonds.
Numerous arrests among leaders
of ex-King Carols government
gave rise Monday to the belief that
Dictator Gen. Ion Antonescu would
carry out his vow to punish those
responsible for recent governments.
His supporters pointed out, how
ever. that II the pro-Nazi Iron
Guard come into power, its treat
ment of political enemies would be
far more harsh
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Dock Strike
May Tie Up
Entire Coast
Suilors' Union
Books AL Men:
Moke New Threat

The AFL longshoremen's strike
which has virtually paralyzed
Puget Sound shipping has been
pledged the support Of Sailors
Union OF the Pacific. with a promise
to tie up the entire Pacific coast.
IL was disclosed Monday. 18th day
Of the dispute.
A mass meeting here Sunday
was attended by approximately
1 500 AFL longshoremen and their
affiliated supporters.
Principal speaker was Harry
Lundeberg. secretary Of the inde-
pendent SUP. and acting presi-
dent Of the Seafarers' International
union. AFL union which embraces
east coast and gulf sailors.
Lundeberg declared that the
unions he represents win imme-
diately tie up any ship that en-
beavers 90 handle hot cargo"
destined 10 or from Tacoma,
Port Angeles and Anacortes,
wherever such ships may call
on the Pacific coast.
LundeberE further promises
10 tie mp the Pacofic coast conn
pletely n there Ia any attempt
to replace his SUP. men with
clio men.
AFL longshoremen Of this port.
Port Angeles and Anacortes walked
off ships IL days ago In protest of a
National Labor Relations board de-
cision which empowers the clio
with sole rights to negotiate with
employers.
Subsequently. AFL pickets have
forestalled clio longshoremen In
other Northwest ports from touch
ing hot cargo" OF the three struck
ports.
Presently IL ships are tied
IN and idle I'm Tacoma. Port
Angeles, Seattle and Belling-
ham; the Point san Pablo.
Coast Merchant and James
Griffiths are held here.
Meanwhile. prospects OF an early
settlement were dim Monday. ALL
longshoremen had adopted stand
pat" policy with regard TO their
demands against the NLRB for
rights TO represent AFL member
ship in contract negotiations with
employers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

come. Describing september -
"a very critical month In the
war" the ministry said thu Ger.
man attackers have not yet
reached the top note q their
ereacendo."
The belief wss general that
"a the fisrmaa alf sltash
mounted 10 new heights "a
would bs accompanied or fol
lowed by the first actual at
tempt 10 invade the British
isIe. since The time ~ William
the Gonasrror.
There we're Indications that the
British we're holding In reserve air
squadrons against that desspefais
hour. Ths air ministry spoks Of
reserve fiisrs apparently being
held back for The decisive en-
counter and u vas stated that
fritAlns new secret fighters and
bombsrs have not yet been pat
INTO service despite hints by Ger
many that ths f,gftwaffs IL using
its latest aireraft in the ali out
attempt against England
In the devastated afeas fea-
dsa p.treiied the ruins with
rifles-aa sysnt almost - ara
satisnal IN lie implications a.
N the fewer 81 London had
beea turned npaids ds~n.
f>oadsn poiieemsn sssss 20
armed On their bsst.. A night-
stick /. the meat IsthaI YEA
pom May veterans have
hasdlsa since thy bsined Tia
<rsies.
The exact extent Of ths damage
u Britalns vital Industrial and
defense establishments uas not
revealed Ia London. Berlin claimed
that the WoolN1eh Arssnai on the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
CONSUMPTION Move
Defeated in Senate

WASHINGTON - The senate.
by . voice vote, defeated today
q move by Sen. Alva b. Adams,
d., Colo, to forego . confer
ence with the House and send
the conscription bin 10 the
White House immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

The British air ministry re-.
ported that hamburg had been
under concentrated air bombard-
meht NY a large force" At aonsbers
for three hours.
There wa little effort In
London "a minimize the tee.
rifi. toll In damage and live.
taken by the Germaa air siits-
krieg ~hich started about 8 ..
m. Saturday and continued
with little relaxation slnes
that hour.
The air ministry significantly
warned that the worst was yet 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

hospital for first aid. bat VAS able
10 leave shortly afterward. The
mishap occurred about 7 a. m. G.
Y. Cusrnsey. field agent for ths
state department Of public service.
reported after his investigation
that the truck. an Interstate car
rier, was properly registered both
with the state department and the
intsrstats commerce. commission
and was carrying liability insur-
ancs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
King George Impressed
By Spirit Of People
odd Hitler Cont Beet Us"
Women Tells British Ruler

LoNDoNKng George inspected the smashed and nsoaed
Monday
big II could have held three four London buses
workman told the that 20
crater until German bombers attacked Saturday night
Beside the crater nj the kings
wedding bride
about
clock dentsd and cheap white neckpece
my wi dust.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
I'D. Signs
Measure
Navy Department
Lets Contracts
For 20l Vessels
WASHINGTON -The ma,

WASHINGTON The navy
Monday awarded contracts for
2ol ships costing 1851 .o5s.s12,
in the largest defense order ever
placed in the nations peacetime
history.
The navy acted shortly after
President Roosevelt had signed
the 1921. 0oo. 900 total" defense
bill which contained funds to get
the two-ocean navy construction
under way.
The contracts called for an
initial outlay Of S1s3. 200. 900. suf-
ficient to begin building the 201
vessels. all but one OF which would
be comhatant ships.
Naval officials believed the pro-
gram would require five years to
complete.
Other than the naval funds.
the total" defense bill con-
tanned cash and contract au-
thorizations for the acquisi-
ton Of ls,422 wsrplanes and
the complete equipment Of .
I,so0, 000-man army.
The groundwork In negotiating
the ships contracts had been laid
by naval officials through direct
negotiations with construction
firms prior to final enactment of
the measure.
simultaneously. the navy re-
vealed that final negotiations are
pending for about 2.400 airplanes
worth Sos. 90 900. An actual exc
cution of contracts win be made
as soon as financing. amortization
and plant expansion details are
arranged.
The navy said that Ssl,65s.-
500 In contracts also are being
signed for expansion Of pri-
vate and naval establishments
charged with meeting ths new
ship and air construction pro-
gram
The ships contracted for Mon
day to boost the navy's present
authorized tonnage by 10 per cent,
included seven battleships. eight
aircraft carriers, n cruisers, lis
destroyers and 43 submarines.
Acting Secretary Of the Navy
James Forrestal said that the con-
tracts enabled the navy ito move
toward our authorized goal of $50
fighting ships and 5000 air
craft"
The contracts awarded the navy
allocated the new building pro-
gram included:
Twenty destroyers to the Seat
tle-T acoma shipbuilding Corp.
Plant No. at Seattle.
Todd Drydock Co., parent
company Of the sTSC ship
yards 1t Tacoma, win estab-
lish . new shipyard ut Seattle
to handle the navy contracts,
officials disclosed. Il IN also
understood the proposed plant
VIII be equipped 10 build
four C-S cargo vessels. like
the 492-footers TO be built In
Tacoma, for which contracts
CONTINUED on Page 16. Column 81
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ment without precedent In this any other hut
Brons stood proud and angry amid the dust and smoke Of
broken and burning buildings
Today's London press Numbered back At Hitler:
Try your worst. You cannot break usl"
British bombers through tho night hours carried back
10 Germany and the German btxkrer bases In occupied
territory in Kind 10 the Nazl attack
II was answer written In bomb. that crashed
down on Germany's great northern port of Hamburg.
upon her western railroad junction 81 Hamm upon
Ostend. Belgian bitxkrieg base, upon the French
channel coast where the Luftwaffe'a advance guard
In stationed. and upon wide ranges Of western and
northern Germany
Berlin angry admitted that the Royal Air Force again
had attempted 10 attack the German capital but claimed
that the bombers had been beaten off
ministry south bank Of me Thames had hssn
hit factories.
-. -. -. -. decks. shipyafds warehouses ssas
'"''' 's"'"sf| -' p'@'' oil fessrvors
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
British Await Invasion
OF Nazi Troops After
Pulverizing Air Attacks
Worlds Greatest City l. Rocked
Under Sky Bombordmeni Without
Precedent In Greet Conflict
fBtft.IETIN1

LoNDOS-Germany hurled the third crushing air
attack In a. many days Al London late Monday.
The German raiders made dvs-bcnnhinE attacks
on some detectives and dropped "MoInfov bread
baskets" thickiy populated section. Of the city.
The bombers flew directly the heart ~ Inn
don despite crashing antaircrafi fire that made the
great buildings Of the metropolis treurbe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Raj Strikes
Back at Foe!
Hamburg Bombed
Over Three Hours

LoNDos-nrtttsh bombing
planes striking bask ~ the heart
u Germany msthodlcaliy bombed
The great port Of Hamburg for
more than Tires hours. tho air
ministry said today. starting hugs
fires that could he seen % niles
away.
Time after tlms the Royal Air
Force bombers eirclsd through
brilliant beams 81 ssarehlighfa
and iaisnss anti.alfeFaft fire.
picked out their targets In ths
vast dock area along ths banks u
the Eibs river and dumped saivna
~ bombs on them. according 70
tbs air ministry rDmmanlaus.
Firss broke oas IN many places.
including the BIG fiiohm voss
yards. and burned fIsresly for
hours. thu pilots reported 80 they
returned from = raid thai vas IN
retaliation for Man attacks on ths
London shipping center.
BfRf.Is--IsFitlah planes bomb
FL the great German port % HAM
burg and ths surrounding district
during ths night and dropped
bombs on thiesly populated resi-
Dental quarters. newspapers said
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

BERLIN A German mill.
tsry source said Monday niKht
that MAS German sir attack.
sa London wsuid 70 en dss
after day and night after aiEht
until Great Britaia's re.l.tanos
3. smashed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight. "Wednesday. Tenn
peratures: High, IS; Low, S. sun
rises, Sal; sets, s:ss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
1854 In County

Only the number OF candidates
filed can give any hint Of the
extent OF interest In each party.
Under the blanket primary law
the county's 1922 registered
voters have no party designation
on the books and can vote In
either or even split their votes. OF
that number. 5i,b4s are registered
from the city.
All city precincts viii use vot.
Ing machines a. usual Out Of
town machines wlll be used where
they have In the past and Al IL
new places. american Lake.
Breckon, Brookdale, Eatonvllle.
Grant, Harvard. fnisflaaksn,
Lake city. Laksvisw, hiysrsids,
North Puyallup and Woodrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

Adolf Hitler aimed puvcrixnF air bltxkricg 1T London
Monday IN apparent attempt crubc British dsenses
before launching invading army against the British isles
The worlds greatest city rocked under an air lombard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

L0NDoN-Germsny's hntrkrisR on London took
n death toll Of possibly 600 dead and more than 1000
wounded the week end. official estimates lndi-
Gated Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10

BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma .............$ 81. 45e. 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Big Ballot
Voters
On Tuesday
More Machines Are
Set Up TO Speed
Returns In County

Pierce county voters were set.
TING ready Monday n crank the
levers Of more voting machines
than ever have been set up for .
Pierce county election.
They WIN need mechanical a..
sIstance Tuesday for their Job ~
cutting down long ballot 81
nearly 10 Aspirants for federal.
state and county offices IT the
primary election down 10 = more
workable 50 candidates ct the
general elections in November
This years hallot viii be the
first local ono voters have seen
since ipa2 with Republican
primary candidates outnumbsring
Democrats
Fer rew Lob.
Most OF the surplus Of COP
aspirants has come from oompeti.
ton for . few jobs. An even dozen
Republicans want the job Of H.
Gov. Vic Meyers, while only eight
Democrats including Meyers. are
seeking H.
Nine Republicans are aiming
NJ Smith Troys position - at.
torney-general while he IL the
only Democrat filed. Secretary Of
state competition also has only
three Democrats TO nine Repub-
lioans.
rive each would have the office
- governor where the campaign
has been hottest In recent pre-
/ primary weeks.