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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Actions in Divorce

Divorce action was filed IN
superior court here Wednesday by
Annie NJ against Naka Nakans.
grounds desertion.
Interlocutory divorce DEGREES
were granted IN Elsie from John
r. Kelley. Patricia NJ from W. \.
Rowlsy, AarJorie from Rudolph
Eskiteh and Ida Margaret from
Albert Thomas Cross; final de-
orees TO Iris from A. r. Theobsl.
Gertrude from Albert N. Camp
bell. Leland r. from Mary j.
milestone and Martha fro M
Thomas Mariana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
3 Tacomans Are Glad They
Left NIAGARA" in Honolulu

Hazel Evans, secretary at the
Anderson Printing Co. here. was
aboard the Niagara. Cansdian-Ps-
cific passenger boat, which sank
Tuesday off the New Zealand coast
SO was Mrs. Walker kessler.
1908 No. Proctor ST. -.
But they got off the boat at
Honolulu.
Miss Evans, just back from a
five-weeks' vacation trip to Ha-
wall. Wednesday couldn't quite for
get how narrowly she missed not
going on to Australia aboard the
Niagara. Keeps thinking about 1t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Award Arthur Murphy
Biqqer Railroad Job

OMAHA. S-h. - Announcement
vas made here today ~ W. q
letters. president. unlon Pacific
railroad. that ths jurisdiction II
A, A. Murphy. assistant 10 ths
president at I.as Angeles Ia ex-
tended 20 include ths state %
California ard the states Of Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Four From Tacoma
Enter Navy Service

Five more men from this vicinity
have enlisted for service in the
u. =. navy. II was reported We'd
nesday by A J Byrhold,. COM
mander in charge of Seattle re-
cruiting district.
Those enlisting include Eugene
Edgsrton Blaekmer. 1919 So.
Montgomery st; Loren N Hsrrl-
man. Vaughn: Earl II. Hegdsi. 2i3i
Fawcett ave. Frank u, Sherwood,
3ia so. saith st. and Dale ~.
Smith. 1913 So. M ut.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20

Kcn and Washington.
Oregon and wsshInxton havs
herefofors ne<n under fsrixdletion
% tns assistant TO the president
IL Seattle.
y. ~. knieksFhockfr. Who vas
assistant Ia the president II
Seattle and also acting general
mansxer ~ povtisnd. was several
days ago appointed general msn-
sxer 1T salt Lake CITY MURPHY
win retain headquarters Il i.ns
Angeles and seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Civil Service
Given $1,000
Is 10 30 Exums
Will Be Held

Armed with an additional sr-
preparation 81 ssooa waited We'd
nesiay BY the city council. the
civil service commission plans TO
hold ffom 3 10 20 extra exam.
nations between now and Dec !
- mcdsrnlss ard extend eligible
lists IN classified city services
Marshall Aecermisk % the
elvd service commission explained
10 the council nsfore action ws.
taken that IN nlne YEARS bis beard
had turned hack into the general
fund sams $4,000 u incorporated
funds that had been hssdgeted.
and had net consumed - sd-
dI,ional 50 600 70 whirh The ram.
mission was entitled under the
city charter.
The charter authorizes civil
service caasmis.ier fiasnc~s ~
the rate ~ halt ~ ! per cost
II the cits's classified payreli
annually - = miaimae u
WAS not r~csii~d that the
eammis.isa has ever hadxesea
IL. full minimum allowance.
Hut now, as utilities commlss
sloner oSeli pointed out. In his
department. there are more thar
90 snpluye. 1T work who have no
eivii service rating or recognition.
Mccormick said that the com.
mission in the interests ~ econ.
omy had been doing the h~.t u
could with ens secretary. chief en-.
aminsr and ore ss.norraphsr. A
special examiner and another
ssenogrsphsr will he employed I'm.
mediateiy To speed up esaminss
tions, several af which have hess
announced for - yet unfixsd
dates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
RECEIVES ". u. DEGREE

John u. Walker. Tacoma, re-
eeiyed the degree ~ doctor II
medicine at graduation exercises
held last Saturday at the unl-
yersi,y Of Michigan at Ann
Arbor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
NEW TRUCK AUTHORIZED

The council passed an ordinance
Wednesday authorizing purchase
OF q new line truck for the light
department, the appropriation
being limited 10 5000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
TED BfowS SPEAKER

Members Of the Tacoma Gyro
club. meeting at Hotel Winthrop
Wednesday noon. heard a talk by
Ted Brown on the Narrows bridge
McChord field celebration TO be
held June 30-July 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
Core Of the News
RECITAL AT CHURCH

The Honolulu Conservatory OF
Music, directed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Casper, presented its
students in recital Monday evening
at the First Christian church.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
NAkE APPLICATIONS

In Port Orchard an application
for a marriage license WAS made
by Robert G. Hadlock. 81. spoksns.
and Helen Llndsii. 30. Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
TACOMAN Is ELECTED

Robert Hagenau. 17ls So. 57th
st, Tacoma, recently was elected
secretary-treasurer Of the Wash
ington State college symphony or
chestrs.
Wedding Flowers. Him., Florist.
(ady.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Much Interest Is Reported
In July Exposition Trip

Much interest is being exhibited
by local residents in the proposed
trip to California for the celebration
of District of Columbia Day. at
the Golden Gate International Ex-
position in July, Thomas P. Nor
gan, jr., reported yesterday at a
meeting of the committee in charge
of arrangements for the trip.
Mr.. Morgan said he had received
several hundred inquiries from
groups and individuals about the
proposed tour. He expects between
300 and 600 persons to make the
trip.
Mr. Morgan, who is chairman of
the committee, said a special sub
committee has been appointed to
select the route to be followed on
the tour. The committee, composed
of j. Austin Latimer, special as
sistant to the Postmaster General;
Edgar Morris and Brig. Gen. Albert
L. Cox, commander of the District
National Guard, will meet Monday
to decide.
The 18-day trip, under tentative
plans, would begin July 3. The cele-
bration of District Day at the San
Francisco exposition is scheduled
for July II.
Among those attending yester-
days meeting were Bruce Mac
Nance of the United States Travel
Bureau; Col. Harrison Brand, jr..
executive secretary of the Board
Of Trade, and Richmond B. Keech,
vice chairman of the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Wagner Seeks TO Speed
Trust Bill Hearings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Wagner of the Senate
Banking Committee undertook yes
terday to speed up hearings on the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion's investment trust regulation
bill so the measure may be consid-
cred at this session of Congress.
The New Yorker told Representa-
tives of the commission he hoped
they would conclude their presenta-
ton by the middle of next week. He
said witnesses for the industry
would follow Immediately.
After hearing S. E. c. spokesmen
review practices of some investment
trusts studied by the commission,
Senator Wagner commented, "I
don't see what answer there could
be- to the testimony, but added that
the committee wished ito hear all
Sides"
George c. Matthews, member of
the S. E. c. whose resignation is
soon to become effective, expressed
the opinion at yesterdays hearing
that Ito leave the door open to a
repetition of what has happened in
the last 10 or Is years" in some in
vestment trusts would be little short
of criminal"
Evening star., 1940-04-06
F. B. |. Closes Office
In Canal Zone

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton has closed its Canal Zone office,
it was learned yesterday. The official
explanation was that the F. B. I.
found the Army Intelligence Service
was adequately manned to cope with
whatever espionage or sabotage
problems might arise in the zone.
The Canal Zone field Office was
opened last autumn when the F. B. I.
added $50 agents to it's staff in order
to combat espionage. So imminent
did the F. B. I. consider the danger
from spies at the time that the
agency issued this statement:
Foreign espionage agents and
saboteurs have threatened American
neutrality. To meet this new menace,
early last summer the highly spe-
cialized and intensive training pro-
gram was inaugurated for F. B. I.
special agents in the handling Of
espionage and sabotage investiga-
tions. All annual leave was Cancelled
when the President declared the
Nation to be in a state of limited
emergency"
Besides the Canal Zone Office, field
offices were opened at Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, Alaska, Baltimore, AL
bany, N. Y: Savannah, San Diego,
Phoenix and Grand Rapids.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
McAffee Execution Dute
Shifted to June 7

William Major McAffee, colored
60-year-old janitor, is scheduled to
die in the electric chair on June 7.
Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court yesterday deferred the exc
cution date, at the request of de-
fense counsel Robert I. Miller and
Joseph A. McMenamin, who are en-
deavoring to obtain a hearing in
the Supreme Court. A District Court
jury, for the second time, found
McAffee guilty of murder and this
was sustained by the United States
Court of Appeals.
Defense counsel have asked a
stay of mandate of the appellate
court and are seeking a writ of
certiorari in the highest court. Re-
presenting the Government is AS
sistant United States ATTORNEY
Charles B. Murray. McAffee has
been found guilty of Staying Hem
rietta B. Anderson on August q.
1887, with a furnace shaker in an
apartment in the 1000 block of L
street NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

1S tAc ASSoClAteu FTeSS.
CHICAGO, April 6.-Reports of
light to heavy precipitation in parts
of the hard winter wheat belt
where moisture is badly needed-un-
covered rush of selling orders in
the wheat pit today that dropped
prices about 3 cents bushel.
Rain and snow was rather wide
spread and the unexpected moisture
caused heavy liquidation. Brokers
said bulk of initial transactions In
the July contracts were executed be-
tween $103 and S102k, after which
about half the loss was recovered.
A steadying factor was strength at
Buenos Aires. where prices closed
III to 1% cents higher, extending
gains for the past three sessions to
around 612 cents bushel.
Moisture fell in Oklahoma and
Texas and in southern parts Of
Kansas as well and the forecast in
dicated some relief for more north
ern portions of the hard winter
wheat area. Rain was forecast for
Oklahoma tonight and possibly to-
morrow, as well as for parts of Texas
and Kansas.
The weekly weather forecast for
April 8 to 13 indicated generally
fair weather for the upper Missis-
sippi and Northern Great Plains
after Monday and precipitation
period likely during the latter part
of the week. Showers were forecast
for Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri
during the middle of the period.
Export sales reported overnight
and early today were limited to
about 10000 bushels of Manitoba
wheat to the continent.
Corn prices were little changed
Oats declined minor fractions and
rye was down more than a cent
at times with wheat. Lard was
slightly lower.
Around mid-session wheat was
17s-1N lower than yesterdays finish.
May s1.04h. July 9103h and corn
was M down. Mar 6716, July SSN.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Cleric and Scout Become
River Missionaries
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. April g.
A bookkeeper who turned clergyman
and Boy Scout who wants to be
missionary made preparations today
for canoe trip down the Mississippi
River on which they hope to convert
shantyboat dwellers between here
and New Orleans.
And if things work out right they
may go on Gin a larger boat) to
Africa to continue their work.
James Russell, 80, who quit his
job with utility in 1887 to attend
Moody Bible Institute at Chicago,
and M. w, Boyer, 18, said they
planned to shove off Wednesday,
traverse the Cumberland River to
the Ohio, and paddle down the Ohio
into the Mississippi.
Equipped with food, cooking uten-
sils. small tent and about $40 or
SIS" the missionaries expect to do
considerable fishing on their 1000
mile trip to reduce food expenses.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Gen. |ronside Stirs
British Anxiety
Over Defenses
London Poper Concerned
Over Statement Nuzis
Had Good Chance
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 6.-The Evening
Standard today expressed concern
over an interview in which Gen. Sir
Edmund 1ronside. chief of the i'm
perial general staff, declared, Thank
goodness we were not attacked dur
ing these first seven months" of the
war.
Il tremble to think" said Sir
Edmund, what would have hap
pened." He added that the British
Army now was ready for anything
Germany might start and para
phrased Prime Minister Chamber
lain,s statement that Adolf Hitler
had missed the bus" by not launch
ing a "blitzkrieg" against the allies
at the start.
Concerned for Future.
The Standards comment today
was:
IF after the warning (of Munich)
and the intervening year for prep
aration the chief of the imperial
general staff was trembling lest the
enemy might attack, the British peo-
pie may with some justice demand
that an inquiry should be made into
the causes of this failure"
The newspaper added that I'VE
raise this matter in this tone not be-
cause we wish to rake over the past,
but because we are concerned with
the future"
Sir Edmund said I'VE started the
war with very little in the way of
an army"
1T was the policy of the govern
ment," he said. mot to have a large
army-that has never been their
policy"
Have Made Fine Army.
Speaking of construction of the
army, he said:
I'VE have set to and made an
army. We have made very fine
army. Thank goodness we
were not attacked during the first
seven months. I tremble to think
what would have happened had we
been attacked during that period,
because there was no army at all,
though it was ready on our
plans.
Thank goodness Hitler missed the
bus. He did not take the oppor-
tunity which was the one we feared
more than anything.
only in the last fortnight have 1
begun to think we have just turned
the corner. We have now actually
turned the corner"
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Pay Incentive 70 Increase
Motorcycle Squad Is Urged

Washington I. Cleveland, mana
ger of the District Motor Club,
American Automobile Association,
yesterday called on Senator Over
ton of Louisiana, chairman of the
Senate's District Appropriations
Committee, and urged that the
number of motorcycle officers in the
District be increased through the
authorization of salary boosts.
Mr.. Cleveland pointed out that
although Congress authorized an
additional $40 monthly for motor
cycle duty last year, only SO motor
cycle men are now serving the Dis
trict. He suggested that the extra
pay should be increased to $40 a
month to attract more men to the
duty.
The club manager also asked that
driver training classes like the one
now operated at Abbott Vocational
School be established at three other
high schools. He told the Senator
the A. A. A. would provide text
books, dual-control cars and other
equipment.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Mother and Two Sons
Perish in Home Fire
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURDETT, Kans., April GA
mother and her two sons burned
to- death and a daughter suffered
critical burns last night in a fire
that destroyed their home after an
explosion in a heating stove.
After the blast, neighbors re-
ported the mother, Mrs. Thurston
Shelton, 80, came to the door, cried
"Fire!" and then darted back into
the house. The sons were Cicil, IA,
and Donald, 2.
Donita, Donald's twin sister, was
rescued by a neighbor who broke
through window. Hospital attend
ants said they did not expect her
to survive.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Rites for Mrs. Shields
Set for Today in Georgia

Funeral services for Mrs. Cathe-
rine Mae Shields, So, who died Tues
day at her home, 6019 North Nine
teenth road, Arlington, Va, after an
illness of about year, were to be
held in Bremen. Ga. this afternoon.
Mrs. Shields. the widow of q
Miami (Fla) real estate operator,
came to Washington about seven
years ago and recently moved to
Arlington. She was the daughter Of
Henry w. Barron, ST., OF Atlanta, Ca,
retired newspaperman formerly as
sociated with the Atlanta Constitu-
ton and the Atlanta Georgian.
Mrs. Shields also had written for
newspapers. Her grandfather was
DR.. Isaac CLANCY, noted surgeon
during the Civil War.
Besides her parents, Mrs. Shields
is survived by six children, Misses
Virginia Virginia G. A. and Gloria
K. M. Shields and Albert L., Barron
F., and Henry w. Shields, all of Ar
lington, and william S. Shields of
Greenbelt, Md; sister, Mrs. r. r.
Matthews, and two brothers, Henry
w. Barron, jr., and Barber G. Barron,
all Of Atlanta.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Cinemotogrophers
Told How to Suve Film

o. S. Granducci, former president
of the Washington Eight Millimeter
Club, stressed study of the filming
problem, including planning of Sc
quences, in advance of photograph
ing in talk before the Washing
ton Branch, Society of Amateur
Cinematographers last night. Mr..
Granducci pointed out such prepara-
ton could save the novice time and
film.
A travelogue of Mexico and bull
fight film were shown by S. H. Emer-
son.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
More Arrests Forecast
In FIogging Of Women
BY the Associated Press.

kS tie hSSOSldlcQ llCoS.
ELBA, Ala, April 6.-Flogging of
two women into exile from their
homes 10 miles south of Elba drew
from a prosecutor today the declara-
ton that Il will not ease up on the
investigation until all guilty partici-
pants are punished"
A series of arrests has been made,
and others were forecast. Each of
five men under bond in the case de-
MED he was implicated.
Solicitor J. Alex Huey, the prose-
cutor, reported night riders-some
with their faces painted and others
in masks-beat one woman as she
lay in bed and dragged another from
her home and lashed her back into
weltS.
Both of the victims left the area
under threats, he said.
Charges of "fogging while masked"
were lodged against five men. MI
Huey reported "at least eight" me-
took part in the scourgings March c
and suggested a special grand jury
might be called to delve deeper into
the offense.
The solicitor said Mrs. Audie
Johnson, about 38, was dogged in
bed by a band that broke into her
home at night, and Miss Lodell
Hall, II, was dragged outside her
residence and lashed savagely.
The prosecutor said Fred Redmon,
Charles Mcpherson and Tobe Mel
son had been indicted, and Allan
johnson and Luther Pope arrested
on the flogging charges. All are free
on bond.
The charges were brought under
1927 Alabama law prescribing to
10 years in prison for masked fog
ging.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
First Totally Blind Flight
Made by Army Bomber
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, April g.
The first totally blind" flight in the
history of aviation was completed to-
day by United States Army Air
Corps 2212-ton bomber as it landed
at Langley Field from Mitchell Field,
N. Y.
The flight was commanded by
Maj. Carl B. Mcdaniel of the I'd
Bombardment Group of the General
Headquarters Air Force. A canvas
hood completely inclosed the pilots
cockpit during the entire 300-mile
flight. Capt. w. A. Mathony was
co-pilot, and 1t. w. P. Ragsdale was
navigator.
Evening star., 1940-04-06

lbrarleS IN North America.
DR.. Lima, Brazilian diplomat,
gave the library to the university Is
years ago. 1t contains more than
10000 volumes and constituted his
private library.
At present DR.. Cardozo is engaged
in translation of one of the works
of Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian social
historian. He has also served as
assistant editor of Who's Who in
Latin America" In addition to his
work with the library, he will assist
with the work of the Institute of
1bero-American Studies established
at the university last year.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
New Yorker in Leod
In Bridge Tournament

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April e.-Morrie
Ellis Of New York held a command
Ing lead today over a picked field of
36 contract bridge players as the
Masters Individual Tournament
went into the second round.
Harry j. Fishbein and Cecil Head.
both of New York, were second and
third, respectively, at the conclusion
OF last nights opening session.
Among out-of- town players.
Charles H. Goren, Philadelphia, was
fourth and H. Van Praag. Pitts
burgh, was eighth. The rest of the
first 10 ranking went to New Yorkers.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
Night Club Girl
Held by Murder Ring
As Love Captive
Lower Bail Is Refused
Fo. Woman Friend of
Syndicate Members
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April GA 17-year-
old night club singer was kidnapped"
and held a love captive" for months
by members of Murder, Inc, the as
sociation of killers and thieves, the
BROOKLYN district attorneys Office
has disclosed
Burton Turkus, assistant district
attorney, described the case when
he opposed lower bail for Evelyn
Mittleman, 25, a friend of several
alleged members of the murder syn
dicate. He told Supreme Court JUS
tice Peter M DAILY that the enter
tainer, whom he declined to name,
was seized by five of the gang, as
saulted and taken to a hideout
where they discussed her future"
"Brutally they sat about and de-
bated whether to buy or bury her"
Mr.. Turkus said. Finally they gave
her mother $500 end warned her
that she and her daughter would be
killed if any information were given
the authorities, he declared.
Mr.. Turkus cited the incident to
support his argument that Miss
Mittleman, held as material wit
ness, would meet with no mercy il
allowed to go free on bail. The
court refused to lower her $4,000
bail.
Brooklyn's barking guns were 81
fenced and the lives of at least five
members of the crime syndicate were
saved by Jail and high bail, accord
ing to the district attorneys Office
District Attorney William O'Dwyer
tipped off that the mobsters had
been fingered" for extinction
picked them up shortly before the
time the underworld had set for
their execution, Mr.. Turkus said.
And it's my guess" Mr.. Turkus
added, that none of these FIVE would
want to be anywhere but in Jail
at this moment. If we lowered bail
to a dollar apiece, they'd prefer the
comforts of Jail to the hazards of
dark corners or waiting automo-
bi!es."
Mr.. Turkus said two of the first
men marked for Murder, Ines spe.
cialty were Anthony (Duke) Maffe-
tore and Abe Pretty) Levine, whose
tattling solved the first of almost
two score murders reputedlv cleaned
up by Mr.. ODwyer. The other
three Mr.. Turkus declined to
identify
New York's 10000 police were
warned to be on the lookout for
imported killers assigned to elm
mate witnesses. Two of them were
known to have checked out of a
fashionable hotel shortly before po-
lice arrived.
Evening star., 1940-04-06
HYDE Will Be Speaker

Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., director OF
archival service, National Archives,
will address the National Genealog-
ical Society at 8:15 o'clock tonight in
the Y. w. c. A. Building, Seven
teenth and X streets NV. Mr..
Hyde's subject will be "The Cen
ealogist as a Contributor to His
torical Research" Col Calvin KEEP
hart, president of the society, will
preside.