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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-21

in part or in whole by foreign gov
ernment or whose policies are die
tated by foreign government should
be permitted to function in this
country.
"There is no longer any doubt that
Communist Russia and Nazi Germany
are financing and directing organized
treachery in the United States and in
other countries in the Western Hem
isphere.
"In Mexico, Cuba, Central America
and South America, Communist and
Nazi organizations are carrying on
vicious campaign of antagonism to
the United States. They dare to ac-
cuse US of imperialism
''Let Us Clean House"
"The true defenders of civil liber-
ties should recognize the fact that
propaganda emanating from Com
munists and Nazis is designed to dupe
them into becoming stupid accessories
before the fact of a revolutionary
process which would destroy all lib
erty in America.
eff we continue to extend civil lib
critics to the Fifth Column, we are in
viting them and encouraging them to
wipe out civil liberties.
"Let us rather clean house in Amer
lea of the enemies of Americanism
that have crept in"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-21

Take lesson from the spider S.
he weaves the gossamered web of
beauty while living in suspense.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Christmas Mailing Dates Given
For Sending Parcels and Cards

The latest mailing dates for
Christmas parcels with destins-
tons IN Canada and the United
states have been obtained from
the Tacoma postoffioe by official.
Of the Pierce County tuberculosis
league
According TO Miss Stella KEEL
logg. secretary 81 thu league. the
use Of tuberculosis Christmas seals
Is increasing yearly In connection
with the mailing dates a. given
by the league by G +. Fishburne.
postmaster. Miss Kellogg passes
on a few hints In connection with
mailing Christmas greetings and
gifts;
Work at Home
Cards. letters and parcel. should
be addressed and stamped at home
TO avoid being lost In the last
minute rush At the postoffice. The
use OF ne-and-A-hslf-cent stamps
should be avoided because a letter
or card bearing that kind Of stamp
Is third-class matter and can not
be forwarded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Exhibit Opens
Here Sunday
To Hold Interest
For Art Lovers

o. unusual interest u al lover.
uan ~ ne exhibition from nsc. l
70 II al the Tscoms Art Associa-
ton Galleries Il the College Of
Puget Sound. The exhibit. which
epens sunday afternoon - Z
O'Clock. Nlu consist a paintings
and tapestries loaned from North
vest collections
OF special significance Tor the
Christmas season are = group of
madonna paintings al originals.
including a Guido REM madonna
loaned BY Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Pelly Of Seattle. and a Rubens ma
donna loaned BY Mrs George My
ers Of Seattle Three Florentine
plaques Of the madonna have been
loaned BY Mrs u. r. Frederick
and Mr.. r. u Merrill Of Seattle
and by Mrs Corydon Wagner. Mr.
and Mrs Axei oxholm have loaned
18th Century madonna Of Span
ish influence.
Included among the religious
paintings is st Jerome BY Sci
laio. from the permanent collection
Of the Seattle Art Museum EN-
tremerly rare and Of great an
tiquity are the Russian icons
shown BY Mr.. Theodore Plesteheef
The tapestries Of the nth and
18TH Centuries hung IN the large
gallery are from the local eollec-
tons OF Mr. and Mrs Henry
Rhodes. Mrs. Rodman Titcomb and
Mrs Corydon Wagner One Of
great beauty Is a Gobelin tapestry
OF the Louis XIV period. Mrs.
Thomas Stimson Of Seattle has
also loaned a tapestry which IA in
eluded In this group.
Completing the exhibit is a
group OF French. Flemish. English.
and Italian paintings of the 18th
and 18th Century from the Pelly
collection in Seattle The entire
exhibition forms one of IN. out
standing shows OF the Tacoma Art
association season.
The Art Association galleries at
Jones Hall. College OF Puget
Sound. are open weekdays from
1880 TO 5 p. m; Sundays from
? 10 s ?. m, and Monday evenings
from 80 TO $50. The galleries
are free AT all times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Race Consciousness,
Blood Chemistry Are
Important TO Nazis

NEW lORk-Race consciousness. blood chemistry and
heredity being lifted highs in the Naz army.
according 10 reports by arrivals from Europe The
experiments made far understood have been highly
successful and the plan is apply the blueprint
10 industrial help and the population IN general far as
possible.
The that battalion picked from
blood category This say II
ransusons become al used with
out tedious Secondly within
blood category congens group better
better and with less friction than body Of
thrown together hv chance
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Dog Fight Case
Back in Court

ne Fsfs rslxhDcskeai FL -
f~ssr ne fsnffmsns 49, ths
Riches sAish nrsf fsseh<s th<
eauFts after 80 fsss at .pfsnx
Moved - re superior seuft
THURSDAY
James Rieh. = Rnuss 4 nex sss
rssems. estsiazliy 80 ne plsln-
~ De hsa Ssishsaf A q Heff.
Ensn s@ner - q isrTs u~smsn
shepherd eos cited inte 51.ties
eaurs snsu he fsliea - s<streY
- az after Il ssisss~a ~ Rleh
a.
ThsFe sss seane aeslht st.ssst ~
msanlnx ~ the statute tnvnlve,i
90 requiring desiFnefins - aas
ehich hss Killed = aesasssis animal.
~ fusties Miller dismissed ths eas~
Esfiy this meath Hnffm.n turn.
= plasnllff a. charged N<sxhh~r
nleh hsa thfsatrn~d hsm wssh .
kaa
iusiiss t..Ytnn decided At hear.
inx Nos. Is ant "a fire 10 al "a
fsndsnt nieh est ordered Nm 20
rn.t . 100 rsses eoas "a - fnr-
fsltsd IN ease % started sHY fur.
shss trouble IN the nsishheshoed.
The Hlsh famliy al..snisa Al the
tine sna roe hss filed an appeal
IN the hlshsr eeaFt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

Since many nes employees a..
working during the holidays, who
are not familiar with patron. and
their HON. addresses zach hom~
should hav. . number On u. and
on the mail boxes. both rural and
city. the names and addresses Of
tho owner should be plainly
printed.
All mail matter at Christmas
should he decorated with Christ
mas seals 81 the Tuhsrculosls
league
Here u schedule
Following 10 the mailing schsd.
ule
Dec. Z. eastern Canada. bee. ..
New England states. I've. 10. New
York. New Jersey. Delaware. Dis-
trict Of Columbia. Florida. North
and South Carolina. Maryland and
Georgia. Dec. II. Pennsylvania.
Ohio. Virginia and Vest virginia !.
Dec. IL Illinois. Indiana. Michi-
gan, Mississippi. Dec. Ii. Mime
sofa. Wisconsin. Iowa. Arkansas
Texas and Louisiana Dee H.
North and South Dakota. Colo.
rado. Kansas. Nebraska and MIS-
sour.
Dec Is. California. Wyoming.
Montana. Utah. Arizona and Ne
vada, Dcc. II. Oregon and Idaho.
Dec. IL, California by special de-
livery. Dee 10. Seattle and Wash.
ington STATE: Dec. 20. eastern air
mail. Dee 81. city mail. Dec. ~.
Washington state by special de-
livery. Dec ~. city by special
delivery. Dec. rs. post office
closed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
buckley Man
F aiallY Hurt
Clicked 10 Death
Beneath Auto

Thscinrs HUI. - Reuts l. m
IA. Ruesisy. 49, siiisa INSTANTLY
ists "Wednesday shsn Ms ssf
sifats .nshs wssheat ~ me
splkston rad. ssaut tenth - a
nlls eut - Wslksson.
~ = frxak turn ~ chance. uuFt
sss threSa patty frum the esf
- 4 turned owes ant ssught 9Th
his neck IN the asof ~ ssssh = ~ay
~ as stfanEisa % death There
Ners No ether nasrk. upcu his
heziY.
Apparently ths car AZ n 10
exxrturnsd position Zoe sems tine
statr Patrol officer Pete Gray 20.
ported the man dead shen he ar.
rived
Hur, wss . - year cid kskssF
working - TIE wsysrhssassF
Val. Mcdonald operation
Ilv leaves his sifs. nor1s. who
has sevn seriously ~ far several
weeks. tse childfn. Arlene t.a.iss
and Edwin Theodore n. mother.
Nrs Laura Hurt. nos visiting IN
Iowa brothers. amo. - Hsatan
and john ~ Auburn sisters. Mrs.
Eta nafnss % Auburn ard MA
William smith q Portland. thsss
hsif hFothsfs. LsiFhten 81 ksnne.
dsls. Wash George. IN Newcastle
IA. and Frank. in Hinton. W Va,
and . half sister. Ms Hsstis
Shannon. Of Bsesiey, v Va
Hurt had lived in Buckley three
years. though the family haa 70.
sided there warbler about 30 years
ago.
Funeral arrangement. for Hurt
were being made Thursday ny the
Nhitmors Funeral home 81
Buckley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29


contract acceptable II the county
= that there ~ cancellation pfo-
vision. the group decided L would
mean the company would have -
step out Immediately On reopen
inE Of the Narruws bridge. with
out any purchase q franchise
IS Was necessary when the original
bridge deal was made
II Vas recommended that the
contract demand that he com
pany vii provide equipment sde-
quste for service Up 10 a capacity
Of 22a ears per hour or more. II
traffic warrants. that a tso-boAt
shuttle service be operated on =
definite Commute schedule 81
peak hours. With .s-minuts service
Al other times except possibly ~.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

A famous doctor has character
lzed some Of the findings as
amazing" The same system Is
to be applied gradually in various
Industries and workers settle
nents. What marriage will pro-
ouoe in IN. blood OF the children
Is now being studied. and some
physicians lean toward the theory
that the chances for divorce are
lessened il boys marrying girls are
II the same blood category.
The reich is understood TO have
stored large banks Of blood in
strategic places. It's no longer
the old-fashioned stuff. but a col
orless extract from which all cor
puscles have been eliminated. Less
IN bulk than ordinary blood. the
fluid has the same value and keeps
almost indefinitely.
Belgium and France are gradu-
ally settling down TO "quasi-nor-
NAL Most OF the refugees have
returned. rich and poor alike. Mail
received by highly placed New
Workers furnished the information.
The food situation In Bel
rium appears to he much
more stringent than that in
Holland. And the customs
barrier between the two coun-
tries IL still more or less In
existe nee - temporarily,
boast the NaLis.
In the Belgian cities milk, meat,
potatoes, butter, etc, are scarce,
and the quality OF bread in Brus-
tles and Antwerp is reported TO be
pretty bad. Butter-fat rstions are
100 grams per month for each
grownup; those who are not used
to margarine complain bitterly.
The King of the sBelgians seems
IN enjoy greater popularity week
by week and Nazi chieftains admit
that he is slated to become king
Of both Belgium and Holland
when they win" Brussels reports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
ii + X E'S MORE ABOUT
The New Column"
TARTs ON FACE ONE

Arthur Lsnglie's gubernatorial
campaign in Pierce county.
Wade Thompson, on..time XVI
program director. will remain
home with his mother. Mrs. {. A.
Thompson, e02 So. sth st. until
mid-January. when h. will return
to Hollywood A play. which he
recently wrote. will 60 into pro-
duotion at the M.GM. studio at
that time.
Herb Ward. Frank Cnllen der,
Leo Barton, Al whitman, Earl
Clifford and Anker Bjornstad. all
past American Legion commanders
here, are rehesrsing a special
stunt for the annual p. c. night
at Legion hall Monday evening.
Federal Judge John &. Bowen. OF
Seattle, was one Of the interested
spectators at the showing OF
movies Of the Earrows bridge col
lapse at University Union club
Wednesday evening. Brig. Gen.
Carlyle Wash. McChord field com
mander. was another seeing the
pictures.
Carl =. Madsen. formerly 1850
ciated with Iangendorf Baking
Co. at Olympia, is new arrival
in Tacoma. He has taken over
mansgership Of a branch office in
South Tacoma for an Olympia
credit rating firm.
Recovering from recent opera
ton. Mrs. Mile Montgomery is
staying al the home OF her
mother. Mrs. Ernest Mcconnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Le.Il. oonxer
have been the guests OF Congers
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George
Conger, for the past week. The
couple, with their infant daughter.
expect to return TO their nom. in
Castle Rock Friday.
Art Dusty" Ho.kins each hunt
ing week leaves his cafe here lat.
Tuesday night. drives 70 the
Toppenish country where he hunts
ducks Wednesday ana returns
home that same night
Due 10 chusten new vessel
at the local shipyard Friday. Mrs.
William y. Bosing returned ths
week by air from California.
Donald VI X. Crawford Dec. !
viii assume duties here az r. r
[ customs guard. For mum nor ~
years hs has been alta, he'd n the
immigration service al Seattle.
Ernie Ruffo. deputy county as
SCISSOR, VINO Ia abandoning batch
elorhood this Saturday. was treat
ed 20 a turkey dinner BY 20 o. his
friends Wednesday night in John
GaIIueci's home a. Browns Point.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
May Change Fishing
Dates al Conference

AsIORIA-Packsrs and fisher
men Of the Columbia river will IN
vite fisheries officials Of Oregon
and Washington n conference
Dec. 10 tn map proposed changes
m the dates Of commercial fishing
seasons on the Columbia river. Il
vas announced TODAY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

ANFFH HiiH#H ~ - = IT > = -
that re company rehahilitsis ~
6th 80 80 FosiIek ferry daeEs
Including = ns~ nne - sth 40
10 handle ~ island service that
the company provide liability
bond ~ . 500 90 sna peffefm.
snoe bond. that tolls h~ ths same
a. - the bridge Sev l ard that
no application Ia ne state for an
increase q rates gould b. made
Al the eenfereses wiih Peter
son Nrre T A Stsven-on and Jay
". NcCune 81 the racoms Cham.
her q Commerce.. County Gem
missioners Guy Melton. A A, Ran
kin ard John Sehlarh. Comml--
sionrf elect Robert Gleason, 1. =.
Miiksson. Tacoma Fesi estate man
q \. wilcox and ~ H. Rsetchs-
Tor q Gig Harhor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

Suspicious sssinas a PAD ciyde.
"a. ART PM u&tsun. ~. isnH~<1
assh y ths ETY. - ssrtr rnsrs-
DAY q. charges ~ beng dvusn
ART al-eFs~fss officer @ kassr-
~sn as attempting "a sesp ~
eye On ss~u wren hath sld1eriy
vanished ". ts<iles cfysss =. .
Fenm n ths Rainier hcfsl. whsrs
ths yeuns man s@la ~ ~ss wsIt-
las fef bic I'D kscthsv nsssec.
.ha arrived . Fec winufes later.
failed - ~ ne description. sn1
haih ~sse .si<s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Iron Guard Resumes
Rumanian Slayinqs

BUCHAREST, RumaniA - Pre-
mier Gen. Ion Anionescu Thurs
day ordered speedy trials and death
sentences for persons accused of
premeditated murder or grand lar
ceny, In an attempt To prevent
spread Of anarchy as the result
Of the Iron Guard blood bath"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

.Gicen5es

Marriage Ices Applications
Asvs b~ea rid vita - rfsres
county suassar ~ Hnn<ft James
lfiExtns sna Vel. asrEsf<f Ma
Ksxntnl both ~ ramsn. Wash
Jsm~s n Tsaksl<F. "a. Hinloek.
saa tsnss Nay Hfsntlxsn. n.
sHss ~ nafsnxn itexmsr -
atsrnns - saa usFxsf Msdt-
sstsf. n 18th ~ Fe~t Lewis.
steer F-sfeFs~n. -. s~t nprxff
netxiaad. - nath ~ s~stfl~s
sse<rf HsYfisii. y. Ant Asn>e
t.-ssIs<. a.. ssth ~ Ice Anx~f~ss
fsss Hsnr<ts xd<T. - it11s
CaosasFe< q srs Ffafsns< f.cus<~
rHsllsf. -. Hrsstnt Aatri. Tseams-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Girl Theaier Bandit
for the trip. hut that she losf
$40 in Portland while shopping
between busse..


After her sweetheart left Ia
coma. she called a siSte. living in
Albany. Ore. and asked for money.
but was told none could he sent
until the coming Saturday. II
was then she became desperate
and decided to use the gun she
had bought as present for one
Of the Langton children. TO stage
the holdup.
Miss kuchara. the cashier,
told police she was answering
telephone call when she first
saw the girl bandit. She
complied with q surprising
order Ia put down that
phone" then found herself
staring into a muzyle Of what
appeared TO be a small auto
matte.
Y pushed some silver on the
counter" Miss kuchars said
she took il and ran toward So.
9th ST"
Lee Whitaker. the doormsn,
was standing nearby. He saw the
girl at the box office window. but
did not realize what was happen
ing until after she ran.
Whitaker and Miss Kuchara
furnished police with good de-
scription of the girl. who was
wearing tan reversible raineoat
and carrying n small case slung
over her shoulder.
Acting on a tip. Detectives
Dave Peterson and Police
Lieut.. Larry Amundsen. ac-
companied nv Miss kuchara,
went TO the hotel room. Miss
Buchli surrendered without
resistance.
Taken 10 headquarters, she
freely confessed She had $3.50
in her possession. which included
her last $3.50
She told how she FIRST had tele-
graphed her sister, asking for
money, then telephoned wednes-
day, only to learn 1t would be
three DAYS before she could get
more funds.
Was Desperate
81 was desperate" she said. 81
wanted to return home.
'I left the hotel and was walk.
ing along Pacific ave I had the
toy gun, and I guess that's what
gave me the idea.
When I first approached the
box office. there were seversI
people there. So I waited unit
there were fewer around
Then went up and asked
for a ticket. The cashier
pushed . ticket toward me.
then held the gun up and
said, Give me the money
She took some silver from
rack and put II on the counter.
7 put II in my purse while
was standing there. Then I rar
to 9th ST. up the hin and around
the block. went n the hotel snc
lsyed down on the bed.
Before long. two police Of
fIcers and the cashier came to
my room"
Completely sobered by th'
charges she was facing. the CIR
bandit underwent further ques
tioning Thursday. Asked why
she had not appealed TO officials
for aid rather than choosing IN,
crime route. she replied. Il dom
know. I don't know"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

Japanese Aimono. fer The dead
fold over frem right II ieft thos~
fer the iivlnr fFem afr q Fsxnt
Tho first Pullman e.s as hs.ils
in 1850
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Problem Of Ferry Service
Discussed by Group Of II

County officials and interested citizens planning
extensive recommendations the Washington Toll Bridge
authority before les contract for proposed 24hour
ferry service the Narrows.
group Of Il met ate Wednesday N the office ~ I'll
bert + Peterson. county civil attorney discuss proposals
20 the state
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

County school giperlntsndsnis
held their annual meeting Thurs.
day In Olympia with state School
superintendent stsnlsy y Atwood
10 talk over financial problems ~
schools. including Initiative tsi
and it, effect upon school rev.
ennss n was expected ths off
Gals would adopt q resolution op-
posing dissrtlng school funds N
help pay the larger s<nsions re-
quired by the measure
Hospital flo~sra Hins Florist
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29
Core Of The News


The Workers Alliance viii hold
a benefit card party at p. m
Friday 81 iisils Commerce. Of
There will he awards and 70
freshmsnts
"sproulss coffss IL money
saver" adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

Ernie Ruffo. deputy county as
SCISSOR. VINO ia abandoning batch
elorhood this Saturday was treat
ed 20 a turkey dinner BY 20 o. his
friends Wednesday night in John
GaIluoci's home AZ Browns Point.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-29

Donald VI X. Crawford Dec.
viii assume duties here 49, T. 3
customs guard. For mum nor 81
years hs has b.sn attached 70 the
immigration service al Seattle.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Youth Held Here as Detective
Sits Story of Five Marriages
Two D. c. Girls Listed
Amo ng Brides; No
Record of Divorces

A 23-year-old man was being held
at the first precinct station last
night on evidence obtained by a de-
tective that he had been married five
times without a divorce, twice to
Washington girls.
The man, who gave the name OF
Horace Monroe Sharpe of the $500
block of Thirteenth street NV, was
arrested Friday on warrant charg-
ing him with bigamy. It was issued
Thursday in Fredericksburg, Va,
where Sharpe repeatedly married a
17-year-old District girl last Decem-
Der.
Precinct Detective Roy E. Blick
said the warrant was issued on the
complaint Of the mother OF another
Washington girl. who said Sharpe
married her daughter in La Plata,
Md, in November, 1888, when the
girl was Is years old.
Detective Blick said he had OBJ
tanned the marriage certificates in
the two cases and third license was
on the way here by mail from Lex
ington, s. c., where Sharpe is be-
lieved to have wed 17-year-old girl
in 1898.
The chief of police in Swansea
s. c.. Sharpe's home town. was
quoted by Detective Blick as say
ing two other marriages were con-
tracted by the youth in South Caro-
lima. Licenses for those marriages
now are being sought, the detective
stated.
Sharpe will be charged here with
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Procurement Records
To Be Scrutinized in
N.l.R.B. 'BIackIistinq'
Treasury Unit Ordered
To Give Probers Doto on
Government Contracts
BY CARTER BROOK JONES

The Procurement Division of the
Treasury OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and purchasing agency of the Gov
ernment-has been notified to turn
over to the House Committee investi-
eating the National Labor Relations
Board all records relating to the
alleged 'blacklisting" of companies
involved in labor disputes, it was
learned yesterday. n
The committee, it was disclosed.
has determined to get to the bottom
OF any documentary evidence that
there has been concerted effort to
deny Government contracts and
other benefits to firms charged with
violating the Wagner Act.
1t is expected the Procurement
Division will turn over these records
tomorrow. though the delivery may
be delayed until Tuesday, when the
committee is to resume public hear
ings.
1t was understood last night that
the contract-letting branch of the
Treasury never actually has refused
to award Government job because
the low bidder - or successful re
sponsible' bidder-was accused Of
unfair labor practices. A few con-
tracts-notably that of Remington
Rand, where there was a strike =
have been held up temporarily
Remington Rand later was awarded
large Government contract, it was
pointed out.
The present position of the Pro-
curement Division is said to be that
it has no authority to blacklist"
any company otherwise eligible for a
contract, but facing a complaint or
conviction by the Labor Board.
This, said a source close to the
Treasury, was not due to any ruling
by the Controller General, as the
committee was told last week, but
to an opinion of the general counsel
of the Treasury.
j. Warren Madden. chairman of
the Labor Board, identified before
(See LABOR BOARD, page A-10)
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Reinforcements Sent
To Canal Lost Fall
By the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt will have the
opportunity on his arrival in Pan
anna to inspect the reinforcements
he ordered last fall as an emergency
measure to make the Canal Zone
possibly the most strongly defended
American military position.
An infantry brigade and additional
anti-aircraft troops, numbering al
together nearly 1000 officers and
men, were sped to the Canal Zone
shortly after the President pro-
claimed a limited national emer-
gency because of the European war.
The reinforcements raised the
canals Army garrison to more than
1850, exclusive of Navy and Marine
Corps forces. Pending the construc-
ton of barracks, the new troops are
living in tents.
Only Hawaii, with about $4,000
regulars on the island of Oahu Is
more strongly garrisoned.
The canal has been under martial
law since the start of the war.
Guards are placed on every ship
using the canal, and are maintained
on all locks and at other vital
points. In addition special patrols
have been established.
Until Congress voted $27 900 900
for initial reinforcements last year,
only half the sea coast and anti
aircraft defenses could be manned
simultaneously.