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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

F. The es-foo.er VIII he the biggest
purse-seiner in the world The loo-
footer they started last winter IN
der the same title vas soId In
stocks and In stlll under eonstrue-
ton for completion a. bait boat:
that's the Western Pacific Of
Astoria.
Both Of the big new heats are
10 be built for Western Boatbuild-
ing's own account. thus enabling
the yards TO get the bulge on the
building season which usually CON-
mences several months later.
Echo Dept.
Because or numerous requests.
we herewith reprint an item which
appeared in this department a
few days ago:
What with all this glib talk
nowadays about the tonnage Of
ships to be built here. tonnage
this and tonnage that:
Gross tonnage-The size Of the
ship overall. figured on 100 cubic
feet TO the ton; us simply an srbi-
trary measure Of bulk.
Net tonnage-The money-mak-
ing size Of the ship. figured on the
same basis. but minus certain ex-
emptions Of space for ships use
Cargo holds and passenger space
are counted In the net tonnage. but
all those spaces which have carved
signs stating Certified to accom-
modate umpteen seamen." "certi-
fled messroom." Certified lamp
locker" etc. are deducted. Canal
tolls. harbor dues, etc. are based
upon net tonnage.
Displacement Tonnage THE
weight Of water displaced by the
vessel. Conversely II il the actual
weight of the ship itself seldom
used for anything except to satisfy
some lubber's curiosity.
8a Nttknt touuHkt Inc Oii-
ference between the ships loaded
displacement and her light dis
placement; that Is. the actual
weight Of the cargo she carries.
II Is an interesting little side
light on current wartime propa-
ganda that each nation refers to
gross tonnage when speaking of
the enemy ships II has sunk. but
to net tonnage when speaking OF
their own losses. Makes the
totals look better to themselves.
Psychology.
However, maritime men most |
always refer to net tonnage when
designating a ship in tons. but |
don't say met tons" II they have
any occasion TO refer to any Of the
other kinds Of tonnage. they call II |
specifically by name.
But it's a darn poor rule that
doesn't have at least one excep-
ton. When the tonnage of war;
ships Ia mentioned, you use dis
placement tonnage only. yet you
don't have to say what kind you're
talking about.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

Goings. Conings and Dotn0s
Of Tacomans as the Re.
porter Found Them.

Mrs. Don Chisholm, 4322 No.
Verde St, reporting picking
apple blossoms off tree which
also is bearing fruit - Chaplin
Bowin, Max Rosen and Les
Tuttle serving on Y. NJ. B. c.
committee-Rev. Harry J. Steil
and Walter West in conference
Joan Mason puzzling over news
paper picture - Rev. Edgar G..
Wheeler keeping business appoint
ment - Seth Boardman talking
about old days in Calais. Maine
Robert Doubleday inspecting
Broadway Paving work--John L.
Mexican Passing the three score
and ten mark and telling about
birthday dinner given by his
daughter Cu Friday. the 18th
Dave TueII proud father Of a sec
ond son - Bill Haggerty moving
lawn - Douglas Morris writing
letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

ne Just don't know VIVA,
the maritime world would do
without our inexhaustible sug-
gestions.
on course. we specialize in tell
ing the local fishbost builders how
to get on with their business
They've only been building those
super vessels for : highly success
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

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cause we enjoy
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amount Of very
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

returned % Washington state eol.
legs. Pullman. on Monday
A am q lhs . ass.. was barn
Ia M and Mrs Warren A white
At the ulg uartor hospital Mon
day morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18

Marvin rpp. Seattle: third. TN
dian squaws," Marjorie Duryoe,
Everett. orAble mention.
Nancy" Ira spring. shelton.
Beverly" Kal stsiro. Tseoms
Phyllis" n. Gray Warner. Seat
tie: "Gleefui." Kal stelro. Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-18
Fair Week Calendar

Tuesdsy-Governor'z. Capital Southwest Washington.
Yakima Valley and kitttas Valley Day.
Mednezdav-Taroma nd n.lss
'Thur~day-seattle. Navy. Esq and Northwest wash
ingtan Day.
friday-Nalley. Grange and Pioneers Day.
Saiurday-staie Press Association and Derby Day.
Sunday-tahor Day.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Funeral Tomorrow
For Harold Huiq Sims

Funeral services for Harold Haig
Sims, honorary attache at the Brit
ish Embassy, who died suddenly
Monday, will be held at 1870 pm.
tomorrow in the Church Of st. An
drew and st. Paul, Montreal, Can
ada. He will be buried there.
A memorial service will be held
here Wednesday in the Church OF
the Epiphany, with the Rev. Ze-
Barney Phillips conducting. The
honorary pallbearers will include
the following:
Ambassador Espil of Argentina
and Ambassador Cardenas OF Spain,
Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Nor
wegian Minister Morgenstierne,
Capt. George D. Murray, U. s. NJ;
George Garrett, Sir Willmott Lewis,
Capt. L. c. A. st. j. Curzon- Howe,
British Naval Attache; F. r. Hoyer
Millar, first secretary Of the Brit
ish Embassy, and Leander McCor-
mick -Goodhart Of the British En-
bassy staff.
Evening star., 1940-05-08

was a possibility that Mr.. Roosevelt
would not technically have all the
States A votes in the Democratic
National Convention.
Election officials said the two
highest individuals on the next
ranking ticket would I'LL the va
cancies. It thus seemed that the
California delegation would include
two delegates nominally pledged to
Mr.. Garner.
New Dealers Win.
A sidelight Of the Alabama con-
test was the fact that the victorious
candidates for four posts as dele
gates at large in the 22-vote group
were campaigning as an outright
New Deal slate. This nucleus is
expected to swing the full conven-
ton vote Of the delegation to Mr..
Roosevelt If Speaker Bankhead
steps aside in favor of the President.
Four of Alabama's Democratic
Representatives were unopposed for
denomination, tantamount to re-
election. but Representative Jarman
apparently must 60 through run
of in June and Representative
Starnes, member of the Dies Com
mittee, was being pressed by Judge
A. E. Hawkins. On returns from
124 of the 277 voting boxes. Mr..
starnes was leading by 8,868 to 7.074.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Lansbury, Labor Leader:
Peace Crusader, Dead
NJ fha Associated Press.

~ the Associated Ffess.
LONDON, May 8.-George Lans-
hurry. British Labor politician and
peace crusader, died yesterday in a
London hospital at the age OF 81
while his colleagues on the Labor
benches Of the House OF Commons
were decrying the chamberlain gov
ernment's war leadership.
Mr.. Lansbury, one OF Englanos S
elder statesmen who had fought
against "the system" since he was
a child, was a Laborite member OF
Commons representing the Bow ana
Bromley divisions.
Direct action was his method In
the later years of his career, dedi-
Gated to battle against the system
of war as an instrument of national
policy, Just as it was in 1912 when
he went to Jail for his fight for
woman's suffrage-but won the
fight.
Peace had claimed Mr.. Lansburys
last efforts, both before and after
Britain took up arms against Ger
many.
In March, 1899, when the war
clouds were gathering over Europe,
Mr.. Lansbury wrote to Pope Plus
XII asking that he call world con-
ference together with Protestant
and Jewish religious leaders to
discuss in what way pressure may
be brought upon the statesmen OF
the world to end the armaments
race.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Primaries
Continued From First Page.)

cations Of II and 8 votes, respec-
lively.
With six States running elections
during the day, principal interest
aside from the presidential contests
centered in the Florida senatorial
race where Senator Andrews ap-
parently must face a run-on against
Bernarr MacFadden, magazine pub
Usher and New Deal critic.
Senator Andrews Is q supporter
Of President Roosevelt. although he
has opposed administration meas
ures on several occasions.
In third place was State Railroad
Commissioner Jerry w. Carter of
Tallahassee, who received the ac-
tive support of DR.. Francis E. Town
send and most Of his more than 500
old age pension clubs in Florida.
Andrews Plurality Big.
Gov. Fred p. Gone, who cannot
seek reelection under the State con-
stitution, ran fourth. Behind him
we're Attorney-Author Charles Fran
els Coe Of West Palm Beach and
fellow-townsman, DR.. o. o. Hazen.
Unofdcial reports from 893 of the
1929 precincts in Florida gave
Senator Andrews 108,598, Mr.. Mac
Fadden, 48,773; Mr.. Carter, 1921;
Gov. Cone, 32,255; Mr.. Coe, 24,576,
and Mr.. Hazen, 1855.
Florida law requires that one can
didate must poll a clear majority
Of the votes cast to receive the
nomination. If he does not he
and the runner-up must enter q
second primary May 28.
In Indiana two Republican Rep
resentatives rode over opposition Of
the Townsend old-age pension forces
to win denomination incomplete
returns showed today. 4.,.., .
All the rest of the States present
House delegation, some of whom
were Endorsed by the pension Or
ganization, also were apparently re-
nominated in yesterdays primary,
which was marked by a compara-
lively light turnout of voters for
presidential year balloting.
Charles A. Halleck, youthful Rep
resentative from the I'd district,
and DR.. George w. Gillie, tall Rep
resentative from the 4th dis
trict. defeated Townsend-backed
opponents decisively to clinch Re-
publican denomination.
"California Demands Third Term"
Gov. Culbert L. Olson, head of the
winning California ticket, told the
President, the Associated Press re-
ports, that progressive democracy
in California" thus has demanded
q third-term nomination.
Returns early this morning from
11,764 Of the 1851 precincts gave
the Roosevelt-pledged delegation
638,572 votes. A slate pledged to Mr..
Garner received 96,102. An unin-
structed ham and eggs" ticket had
1895 and a liberal left-wing unin-
structed group headed by 1t. Gov.
Ellis Patterson polled 1891.
Because the slate headed by Gov.
Olson contained two vacancies there
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Population Shown Rising
In Poor Land Areas
~ the Associatsd Prsss.

~ the Associated Press.
Witnesses before the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee contended yes.
terday that rapid population in
creases in areas Of poor land had
contributed to an increase in rural
slums."
Prof. Frank Lorimer Of American
University, q consultant of the Ma.
tional Resources Planning Board.
told the committee the number Of
uprooted, impoverished people was
increasing.
Their situation at home Is be-
coming more desperate" he said.
The Nation needs their services,
but in order to preserve their spirit
OF independence and to benefit by
their potential contribution, We must
provide an education that conforms
to American standards, preserve their
health, and create opportunities for
full and constructive employment"
Carl G. Taylor, head Of the Divis-
ion of Farm Population and Rural
Welfare Of the Agricultural DEPART
ment, asserted: There are more
than one-half million farms in the
United States located on land that
Is so poor that it is impossible for
the families living on this land to
make living by farming it, no mat
ter how hard they try"
Evening star., 1940-05-08

at sea, the troops and officers con-
Quoted themselves according to the
truest traditions Of their countries.
The French first officer who con-
voyed the expedition from Namsos
evidently was contrite over our
treatment and told the whole story
of the allies entry and withdrawal
without skis or ability to run on
them and their opposition by skiing
Germans from the Alps who were
perfectly at home on runners.
The British, sinking knee-deep
in melting snow, were fortunate that
their casualties during their short
stay on the Steinkjer front were
kept so small, he said.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Arlington Firemen Bottle
Field and Woods Fire

Five Arlington County fire COM
panies this afternoon were fighting
a field and woods fire near North
Washington boulevard and Ingle-
wood street after it burned over
several acres. The blaze was with
In sight of the Jefferson School, but
f1remen said the structure was In
no way endangered.
Companies that fought the fire
included two from Ballston and one
from Halls Hill
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Second Wedding Put OFF
After Ex-Wife's Suicide

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 8.-Alphonse
M0yes, jr., editor Of Ely Culbert-
sons Bridge World" postponed his
second marriage yesterday to make
funeral arrangements for his first
wife, Elizabeth Moyes, 50. when he
learned Of her suicide.
Mrs. Moyes, who rs Bobbie Mer-
riken left her home In staunton, Va,
for Greenwich Village nearly 20
years ago, was found dead Of gas
poisoning in her midtown apart
ment. Police said she apparently
was respondent because Mr.. Moyes
was going to remarry.
Mr.. Culbertson reacheA Mr.. Moyes
In Greenwich, Conn, yesterday aft
ernoon, and notified him Of the
death shortly before Mr.. Moyes was
to marry Miss Jacqueline Anderson
Of Cleveland
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Atlanta Realty Man
Found Slain on Street
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, May 8.-Frank Adair,
widely known Atlanta real estate
man, was found shot to death last
night at street intersection a few
blocks of Peachtree road under
mysterious circumstances, Coroner
Paul Donehoo said.
Mr.. Donehoo said police reports
to him were that Mr.. Adairs hand
loosely gripped" a .38-caliber re-
volver, and the real estate mans
car had been involved in a coll-
sion with another car.
Adair's car was found slightly
damaged. The other machine had
disappeared.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
voroshhoff, Builder
OF Red Army, Is Out
As War Commissar
'Timoshenko, Commander
Of Kiev Military Area,
Named Defense Head
b the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, May 8.-Soviet Russia S
War Commissar, Klementi Efremo-
vich Voroshiloff, generally credited
with major part in building up the
Red Army, has been transferred to
the post of assistant chairman of
the Council of Commissars and
chairman of a committee of defense
under the council.
AS chairman of the newly-created
Defense Committee, the veteran
fighter presumably will coordinate
and control the various branches of
Russia's defensive machine.
Creation of the committee ap-
parently is an extension of the au-
thority of the defense machine over
the industrial and agricultural
councils.
Marshal Semyon Timoshenko,
commander of the Kiev military
district in Southwestern Russia, was
named Commissar of Defense and
marshal of the Soviet Union.
Military Titles Change.
That military title also was given
Comdr. Boris M. Shaposhnikof, ,
army chief of staff, and Comdr.
Grigory Kulik.
The government, through Tass,
official Soviet news agency, an
nounced that Russias higher army
officers, heretofore designated only
as commanders, will be given titles
ranging from marshal of the Soviet
Union to major general, and naval
officers of higher rank will be desig-
mated in ranks from feet admiral to
rear admiral.
voroshiloff Built War Machine.
Voroshiloff, convinced that Red
Russia could expect at any time a
war at the hands of a capitalist
power or a group Of powers, had
organized a general staff. had mech
anized Red army forces, had built
up a large air arm and had backed
such novel military ideas as para
chute infantry.
. tCllulS do VoA OSAAA
missar covered the 105-day war
with Finland, concluded March 13.
At one time during the Finnish war
Voroshiloff attended the Moscow
opera with Josef Stain.
Many Times a Prisoner.
Born in 1881 into the family OF a
railway watchman he learned his
soldering on the battlefield. Before
that he was mine boy, shepherd,
farm laborer, factory hand, revolu-
ZIONIST and many times political
prisoner.
He was considered the ablest COM
mander to emerge from the Russian
civil wars and was promoted to in
creasingly important posts.
He is a handsome figure IN Rus
sian eyes, we'll built, powerful look
ing, cheerful and easy to talk to.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Noted Chemist MystenousIy
Slain in Massachusetts
Professor Killed
Answering Door
Summons at Home
~ the Associated Press.

~ the ASsoclated Fress.
WEsTFIEID, Mass. May g.
State ballistic experts and chemists
Joined forces with pathologists and
police today in an effort to explain
the mysterious murder last night Of
Prof. Lewis B. Allyn, 66, noted pure
foods authority, in the vestibule Of
his home. r
A stan of detectives, headed by
District Attorney Thomas F. Mori-
arty, sought a 70 caliber weapon
from which q fusillade Of bullets
struck down the scholarly chemist
In manner similar to the still un-
solved staying hve years age Of DR..
Elliott Speer, headmaster of Mount
Hermon School In Northfield, 20
miles away.
DR.. Speer was killed by q shotgun
fired through his library window.
Prof. Allyn apparently was shot as
he answered call to the door.
A pool Of blood In the vestibule
and an empty shell indicated the
shooting occurred at the door. Just
inside the vestibule another shell
was found and trail of blood led
into the sitting room.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Atlantic Building Is Sold
For $4,000 Cash

The eight-story stone and brick
Office structure known as the Allan
tic Building at 928-930 F street NV,
was sold today for $138, 900 cash to
the Dominion Investment Co., Inc.
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue In
District Court signed an order, en-
powering Frederick j. Young, re-
ceiver of the ral-American Ma
tional Bank e. Trust Co., to accept
the bid, subject to a real estate
agents commission of 1920. Attor-
neys Brice Clagett, Huston Thomp-
son and Charles e. Wainwright,
representing the receiver, asked the
court to confirm the sale.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Nakis Report Raids
On Allied Columns
Near narvik
Two Cruisers Are Hit
By Aerial Bombs,
High Command Soys
h the Associated Press.

6S tne ASSOclateo FTeS6.
BERLIN, May 8.-German airmen
were reported today to have made
successful" raids on marching COL
umns Of allied troops near Narvik,
Northern Norway, and to have
scored new bomb hits on two British
cruisers.
The reports were given out by
the German high command, whose
daily communique follows:
Another German air attack on
enemy naval vessels outside Narvik
was carried out. Two cruisers were
hit.
Enemy positions and marching
columns were successfully bonn
barred. One English chaser (pur-
suit plane) was shot down In an
air fight east Of Narvik.
"The situation at Narvik Is un-
changed.
Among large quantities of booty
recently captured In the Andalsnes
region were 460 English tankguns
with ammunition, 40 other guns.
among which were 40 English anti
aircraft guns; go grenade throwers,
355 machine-guns, $500 rifles,
4,500,000 rounds of infantry am
munition and munitions train with
800 tons of ammunition.
"The last vestiges of Norwegian
resistance in South Central Norway
have now vanished. Parts of a
Norwegian infantry regiment sur
rendered at Vinje. A large amount
Of equipment, weapons and explo-
sives was captured there.
"On the west front an attack
south of Saarlautern by enemy
shock troops was repulsed with
heavy loss for the enemy"
DNB, the official news agency, in
supplementary war report, told
Of heavy artillery exchanges, q
French infantry thrust against a
German position and occasional
fights" between patrol units on the
western front.
The agency said French COM
pany attacked the German-held
village of Merten yesterday morn
ing. but was thrown back after
losing between Is and 20 men. One
wounded French corporal who was
taken prisoner died later.
DNB said that in the mountainous
Warndt region there was much
accommodating activity by both sides,
leading to several clashes.
Nazi Patrol Withdraws.
South of Forbach. DNB reported,
a German patrol withdrew fighting
after being attacked by a superior
French force of 10 men. The agen-
cy said the enemy lost several men
in this action but there were no
German losses.
DNB said heavy artillery action
developed yesterday between the
Moselle River and the Palatinate
Forest when enemy batteries
opened fire and German guns re-
Piled.
The agency also asserted that
German planes shot down and re-
ported missing in the Norwegian
campaign did not exceed 80, but that
10 enemy planes were brought down.
1t said enemy assertions that the
Naz air force lost 235 war planes
IN one month obviously was in
tended to weaken the impression OF
German control Of the air over
Norway which even the enemy now
admitted"
Evening star., 1940-05-08

II. Norman Lodge, veteran As
socidted Press r,ewsman, reached
England yesterday ,Uith allied
troops returning from Central
Norway, bringing back the first
eyewitness account OF the Ger
man bomber attack in lUhich
three allied destroyers 1Dere sunk.
Lodge had earlier reported at
first hand on British action
around NarDik. He reached
Ndmsos Just in time to get out
the story OF the British ,Dith-
drGwal)
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Apple Blossoms Due
To Be at Best Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The Star.
WINCHESTER, May 8.-Tom
Baldridge, director general Of the
18th annual Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival held here last
week, was informed today by officials
Of the Winchester Research Lab
oratory that the majority of apple
trees in this section would be at
the height Of their bloom by to-
morrow and Friday.
Evening star., 1940-05-08
Divorced After 81 Yeors

RENO, New, May 8 R.-After
nearly 50 years Of married life, Ollie
M. White won an uncontested d.
vorce yesterday from Mrs. Ada
White Of Kern County, Calf. He
charged cruelty.
Evening star., 1940-05-08

DR.. Allan r. Moritz, consultant
pathologist, Joined Medical Exam
iner Edward s. Smith in performing
an autopsy. Meanwhile, Capt.
Charles j. Van Amburgh, State
ballistic expert, and Police Chem
ist Joseph Walker came from Boston
to aid in the case.
Evening star., 1940-05-08

A chain store proprietor in New
Zealand has given the Dominion
$40O, 900 to celebrate its centenary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-19
CAROLINA WINS
SOUTHERN CROWN
Duke Finishes Second In
Track Tournament At
Williamsburg
8y BARTON PATTLE

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May. 10.
University of North
Carolina won the Southern confe-
renee track championship for the
third consecutive year today in a
close 65-57 finish with the iron
man Maryland squad.
Duke, finishing one-two in the
discuss, first and a tie for second
in the shot put, and first in the
javelin, 0 third honors with
Al SO points.
Six other point-winning squads
trailed far behind, William and
Mary getting IA IL which includ-
ed a tie for top place in the pole
vault; Washington and Lee 10 1-3;
Richmond, II 49, South Carolina
|8; North Carolina State 7, and v.
M. L. 7. =. .
Tommy Fields, Maryland's great
distance runner, turned in the only
Notwithstanding performance for
the crowd of 1000 attending the
18th annual loop meet in the Will
liam and Mary stadium when he
was clicked in the two-mile event
in 9 minutes, 1876 seconds. Trailing
by. Is yards was Tom Crockett OF
North Carolina, who established
a mark of 9:40.4 in the 1889 meet
at Chapel Hill.
Harry March, versatile I a I
Heel star, missed smashing the
220-yard hurdles record by a tenth
Of a second whenehe skinned over
the low barriers in 23.6. Kinzle
of Duke set the record in 1893.
The talented March also won the
high hurdles and broad jump ano
finished. in a three-way tie for Sc
cond in the high jump for an IN
dividual total of 10 points.
Jim Kehoe of Maryland won ar
ovation from the crowd when ne
won the half mile in the fast time
of 1854, just 1.3 seconds OF the
record.