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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Review Of Buckner
Case Is Denied

WASHINGTON - The supreme
court late Monday refused 10 re.
view the case Of William r. Buck
ner and william J. Gillespie. whose
conviction on mail fraud charges
entaIled testimony that they con-
Quoted a beauty lobby" Of chorus
girls to influence congressman on
proposed Philippine railway bond
legislation.
Buckner received two-year
sentence and $4,000 fine. and
Gillespie is months and q 2,boo
fine. after q sensational trial IN
which witnesses told Of night club
parties and airplane trips for show
girls from New York to WASH
ington.
The two were convicted of a
scheme to defraud holders Of Phil
ippine Railway company bonds
through their activities a. mem
bers Of a bondholders' protective
committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

persons have made reservations for
the dinner and others Will be
taken up 10 Wednesday morning.
Tom Hill. chairman Of the camp
committee. announces the follow
ing program: camp songs, trum-
pet and piano duet by Art Ny
lander and Leonard Raver. intro
duction of guests. a Day in
Camp" by Bob Neudorfer, Rag
ger Awards by Jack Richards.
camp program director, poem
Casey at the Bat by Bob Smith.
Royal Lindsl, camp director, will
make announcements regarding
the schedule and program for the
1910 camping season and Rev. C..
E. Albertson will talk on Camp
ing" Following will be the closing
camp fire song and Taps" by DR..
Don Shaw.
Camp Seymour has history Of
81 years of consecutive camping.
rich with tradition and fellowship
which Is known TO every boy and
man who has attended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Lamson Bonneville
Personnel Head

PoRTIA>D-Chariss =. Lam
son. director Of the District ~ Co
lumhia employment center 81 the
Federal Social Security board. to-
day became director a personnel
for the Bonneville power project
His appointment was announced
by Administrator Paul J. Raver.
The position has never before been
filled.
Lamson formerly vas personnel
director for a Minneapolis indus
trial concern and was Minneapolis
representative Of the Minnesota
state employment service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Stainless Steel
Cars Being Built

PHILADELPHIA - The first
American stainless steel railway
cars 10 be built for export are nn~
under construction in Philadelphia
Delivery 10 the Portuguese Ma
tionai Railway. which has ordered
IS q th< Amerscan-buslt hght-
weight ears IL slated fer early
summer. -Four q The cars wiil -
completely assembled before ship
naeni. the remaining "a 10 -
shipped knocked-do~n fer assem-
bly, In Portugal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
State Experimenting
With Cast Iron Road

Automobiles soon may speed
over cast iron highways II an ex-
pertinent by the Minnesota high
way department proves successful.
Four-fifths OF a mile OF cast iron
pavement blocks. laid on a con-
crete base and bound In place
with bituminous material Ia being
constructed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Rites Tuesday
For Yukimu Editor

YAkIMA-Funeral services for
Paul NELL, At, editor of the Yak
ina Daily Republic, were held here
Tuesday. Burial was at Spokane.
Neil died Saturday night after =
battle against an illness Of several
months.
The veteran newspaperman was
graduate of the University of
Washington and a World war vet
eran.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Park Commissioners
Okey Mems Trunks

FAIRFIELD. Conn.-The ques-
ton whether men should wear tops
to their bathing suits became such
an issue that the park commission
this year decided on an expert
ment. In past years men had
been required to cover their chests.
The ban was lifted for this sum-
mer to study the reaction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

Institute has increased more than
100 per cert IN tho past seven
years Enrolment for the 1870
% session = AIS. TIE fnss-ss
student eosfy solaled t.T1i.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13
Camp Seymour Reunion,
Dinner on Thursday Night

The Y. NJ. c. A. Camp sey-
mour reunion Is scheduled for $50
p. m. Thursday at the First
Baptist church. More than 100
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

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payment Il ef1y le1es. ~ G1fy
tr>eesfersa cffsee NJ we1zo1 t11n1
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-13

II you're not using II, sell II with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 315l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Wholesale Price Index
Rises Slightly in Week

The wholesale commodity price
index compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association rose slightly
last week following declines in each
of the three preceding weeks. This
index in the week ended August
10. was 74.2. based on the 1926-1928
average as 100, compared with TAI
in the preceding week, which was
the lowest point recorded since Sep
TENDER. The index was 752 a
month ago and 70.3 year ago.
The highest index number this year
was 785 in the first week of January.
Higher prices for farm products
and foods. and particularly for live
stock and meats, were largely re-
sponsible for last weeks advance
in the all-commodity index. In the
farm product group rising quota
tons for livestock more than Offset
the effect of declines in cotton,
grains and poultry. In the food
group the number of price declines
in individual commodities outnum-
bered advances II to 8, but the
group index rose as a result of
sharp increases in certain meat
prices. The price index for all COM
modities except farm products and
foods dropped last week to s32, the
lowest level reached since last Sep
TENDER. and compared with 83.9
in the preceding week. Declines
were registered by the group in
dexes representing the prices of
fuels. textiles, metals. building ma
terials and miscellaneous scommodi-
ties. Commodities which declined
in price during the week included
fuel oil cotton textiles, burlap, cop
per, tin, lead, linseed oil, hides.
leather. rubber and cattle feed.
For the sixth consecutive week
the number of declines in indi-
vidual price series outnumbered ad-
vances. There were 80 declines last
week. comparded with % increases;
in the preceding week there were
So declines and Is advances: In the
second preceding week there were
81 declines and Is advances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
WiIIkie
Continued From First Page.)

nent, impartial board to enforce
laws like the Hatch, Act" Mr.. Willkie
said that would be desirable be
cause the temptation Is strong" for
a party in power to prosecute or
render opinion against those OF
opposite political faith. He ex-
planned that he did not mean to say
that has been done in the present
campaign, adding that he Is wait
ing to see what develops.
Responding to inquiries, Mr.
Willkie said he had given some
thought to a plan for prohibiting
all political contributions and sub
shutting direct appropriations by
the Government to each party for
the expense of conducting national
elections, but found that the idea
involved practical difiiculty OF
working out an equitable basis for
fixing the amount each party should
be allotted.
"A very healthy thing in America
is the independent movement" the
nominee continued, "and If you had
such statute. who would deter
mine how much should be ap-
propriated?"
He indicated he had put the idea
aside because of this question of
how to carry it out. Some men,
bers Of Congress have from time
to time given study to such q plan.
Commenting on q conference he
had yesterday with L. j. Taber, mas
ter Of the National Grange, one OF
the big farm organizations, Mr..
Willkie said he noticed with graft
ncation that he was wearing q Will
kie button" They went over parts
Of the acceptance speech, and Mr.
Willkie said Mr.. Taber's comment
was complimentary"
Mr.. Willkie expressed curiosity as
to whether any reaction had come
from officials in Washington to his
demand that the Democratic Ma
tional Committee refund all money
collected from corporations for ad-
vertising in the proposed Democratic
campaign book. He said Attorney
General Jackson "is q good lawyer
and indicated he was anxious to
learn what that ofncial has to say
regarding the advertising refunds.
Nh wilkes contention Is that II
the book cannot b sold under the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Maximum Efforts
For Defense LackinQ,
Col. Ayres Says
Figures for Six Months
Only Show Business
AS Usual He Asserts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 49, Col
Leonard P. Ayres looked back to-
day on the first half OF 1910 and
declared:
Certainly the statistics OF bust
ness reveal little evidence to indi-
cate that We have been putting our
maximum energies into a great ma
tional effort for rearmament.
"All in all the record has been
one OF business as usual and on q
comparatively low level OF indus
trial and financial activity. Per-
haps the next six months will be
less usual"
National income the first six
months was about per cent greater
than the same period of 1899. as
physical volume of industrial pro-
duction increased Is per cent, the
economist statistician calculated.
Railroad freight loadings in
creased more than 10 per cent. and
business transactions settled by
check payments were up S per cent.
but these are not very impressive
increases
The Cleveland Trust Co. vice
president pointed out there was
about a per cent increase in en-
ployment, which still left some
100000 of unemployed in June of
this year"
Despite widely discussed in
stances Of industrial building for
increasing capacity to produce war
materials and of new housing to
make homes for the workers, the
total of new construction OF all
kinds in the first half of 1910 was
about per cent smaller than that
carried through in the first six
months Of 1889.
There has been little new cor
porate financing in recent months
and almost none for the purpose of
increasing industrial capacity for
producing war materials"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

International Nickel
Earns S1.17.a Share
For First Half
Conodion Firm Shows
$ls.06o,29 Profit,
Gain Over 1899
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 15.-The In
ternational Nickel Co. OF Canada,
Ltd, and subsidiaries showed q net
profit of $18,060,2 93 for the first
six months ended June 80 after al
charges, depreciation, provision for
income and franchise taxes, equiva-
lent after preferred dividend re-
quirements to SLIT q share on the
14.5s4.025 no par shares Of common
stock outstanding.
This compares with q net profit
Of $17,773.43s, or $l15 a common
share In the corresponding period
a year ago, and $16,732,251, or $1O8
a share for the like six months in
1898.
Provision for income and fran
chise taxes in the first half amount
ed to 50 ,246, 1928, or SO cents per
share OF common stock, contrasted
with $4,437 PAS, or 80 cents per share,
In the first six months of 1889, and
5000 .293. or 81 cents per share in
the first six months of 1885, In
the tax provision for the second
quarter there are included the ad-
ditional taxes on earnings for the
first quarter arising from tax legis-
lation enacted subsequent to the
close Of the first quarter. Provision
for retirement system and other
purposes amounted to $l,668,592 in
the first half Of 1910, as contrasted
with $890,911 in the first half Of
1899. This provision includes special
reserves created covering all out
standing accounts receivable and
metal stocks in Continental Europe.
For the three months ended June
80. 1910, net profit was $8,240,l79,
equal to So cents a share on the
common, compared with $9,s20,114,
or "a cents in the preceding quar-
ter, $8.226,137, or So cents in the
June quarter Of 1899 and $6,618, 486,
or AZ cents in the second quarter
Of 1888.
The consolidated balance sheet as
of June 30, 1910, shows current as
sets of $50 ,268,749, of which $48,-
507,157 was cash, inclusive Of time
deposits and Treasury bills, COM
pared with assets of $90,416,052, in
GLIDING cash, ETC.. Of $48.657, 545 on
March 81, 1910. Current assets on
June 80, 1899, amounted to $50, 563, =
935. of which 3s,215.22S was cash,
together with demand and time
deposits.
Net working capital on June 80
was S69, lot ,658, against s69.378, 957
on March 81. and $66,32e,2l1 on
June 80, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15

Hatch Act, the advertising payments
become campaign contributions, and
corporations are barred by the Cor
rupt Practices Act from making po-
itical donations.
Asked if he intended to make ma
chine government and cleanliness
in politics the main issue of his
campaign, Mr.. Wiukie said they are
important" but added there are
other essential issues. Foreign az
fairs and national defense, he ex-
planned, are most important ques-
lions.
Notes Contribution Limit.
During a general discussion of
campaign contributions, one of his
questioners suggested there have
been some large Republican con-
tributors on past occasions. To
this Mr.. Willkie replied that before
he was nominated at Philadelphia
he had Endorsed the $4,000 limit on
individual contributions. later en-
acted as part of the new Hatch Act
Upon arriving at indianapolis to-
night. Mr.. Willkie will drive by auto
mobile to Rushville, Mrs. Willkie S
home town, to await the Saturday
ceremonies. Early Saturday morn
ing he will go by train to Elwood
his own birthplace, which for weeks
has been preparing to welcome the
return Of its newly famous citizen
Mr.. Wilkes formal speech of &C.
ceptance, which he refers to as my
talk" Is expected to run between
5000 and 5000 words. Although he
prefers to speak without manuscript
he indicated to newspapermen that
he would read this speech. which. in
reality, will become his general in
depreciation of the platform on
which he is seeking to prevent Presi-
dent Roosevelt from shattering the
anti-third term tradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Georgia tobacco Markets
Slump With Lower Quality

By the Associated Press.
ABEL, Ga, Aug. 15.-Appearance
Of lower quality tobacco leaf on
warehouse floors caused prices to
slump on at least four markets yes
terday.
Only Nashville and Abel markets
held prices above 20 cents pound
on Tuesdays trade.
Triton warehousemen attributed a
2-cent-a-pound drop in prices in
comparison with Mondays market,
to poor grades including leaf from
high on the stalk. Tuesday'ssaver-
age was l8.43 cents a pound, which
on 794,894 pounds brought $l46.425.
Prices at Nashville fiuctuated yes
terday between 1 cents and % cents,
with most trading within IS and Is
cents. Frank Park, sales supervis-
or, said Tuesdays market averaged
20.l7 cents on sale Of 1892 pounds,
good for $160,549.67.
Tuesday was Aders biggest day
Of the season. Sale of 1886, 1882
pounds for $79.557.2l averaged 20.56
cents. The market yesterday opened
firm
Other markets included:
Vidalia-Averaged slightly more
than Is cents today following heavy
warehouse receipts including con-
siderable low grade crop in the $780,
000-pound turnover.
Hahira-Prices yesterday ranged
from 6 to % cents with most of the
sales more than 20 cents a pound.
The market averaged 1913 cents
Tuesday on 309.lo3 pounds for $751;
1888.
Moultrie-An average of 1876
cents was held Tuesday, which on
649.374 pounds yielded $l28,34349.
Sales Supervisor c. E. Isom said
heavy offerings were made yester-
day.
Hazelhurst-Joe P. Bum, ware
houseman. reported the bulk moving
around 10 cents with a range down.
ward to 4 cents and upward to %
cents.
Valdosta-Tuesday, GIG, 484 pounds
sold for Silt $1,000 for an average of
1903 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Consumption
Continued From First Page)

city. They will use armories of the
National Guard for training and
officers, chiefly veterans of the
World War. have been selected.
Brig. Gen. Edgar c. Erickson,
adjutant general of Massachusetts,,
asked that shotguns be provided by
the Federal Government in addition
to the other arms. He said they
have proved better weapons for
handling crowds and mobs.
He declared present plans con.
template formation in Massachu-
engineer regiment, motorized
squadron and quartermaster unit,
in all about 5000 men.
He said a school had been formed
to train former company officers.
About 296 former officers have at
tended the school for one week.
They are from IS to so years of age.
After the meeting he declared
that it was contemplated boys be-
tween the ages of 10 and 81. not
subject to CONSUMPTION in the Burke
Wadsworth BILL would form a large
part of home-guard manpower.
Senate strategists, meanwhile, pro-
feSsed to see increasing indications
that immediate CONSUMPTION might be
compromised in favor of a plan to
defer compulsory service until after
the November elections.
They said ammunition had been
given to the compromises" by
Brig. Gen. william E. Shedd, assist
ant chief of staff, who testified the
Army had been forced to change its
plans because of the delay in pas
sage of the law and as a result would
be unable to absorb the full quota
of 100000 conscripts before Decem-
Der Is.
This. they added. probably brought
increased support for the substitute
CONSUMPTION bill offered by Senator
Maloney. Democrat, of Connecticut,
which would defer CONSUMPTION I'M
til January /. register all men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 imme-
diately, and compel the Army to-
seek more voluntary enlistments.
If the man power needed could not
be obtained through recruiting, con-
scription would be automatic.
Maloney Bill Wins Support.
Unless sentiment shifts before q
vote is reached on the Maloney
compromise, administration lead
ers reported after a. checkup, the
measure was apt to win approval.
Opponents of CONSUMPTION have
repeatedly argued that sufncient
volunteers could be obtained under
one-year enlistments to I'LL out the
ranks.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, whose vote on the Maloney
proposal has been In doubt, said
Gen. Shedd's statement and other
evidence had convinced him that
few conscripts actually would find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Greece
From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page)
ness moves, today was another work.
ing day for hundreds Of govern
ment ofIicials although this Is ma
tional religious holiday
Some officials feared q parallel
between the Italian press campaign
and that launched by German
newspapers before the invasions of
Poland, Norway, Belgium and the
Netherlands.
Utallan newspapers continued
to dwell on alleged Greek OPP
preston of Albanian minorities.
Fascist Editor Virginia Gayda,
in II Giornale d1talia, declared
yesterday the Greeks were vas
sails" of England in a vast plot
against Italian-annexed Albania.
Italy and the whole Balkan
order.")
Held "SlanderOus Campaign"
The controlled Athens press, re-
plying, termed Italian newspaper
attacks "wilful distortion Of facts"
and "slanderous campaign"
Authoritative reports said num-
dreds OF Albanians in the Ioannian
district-which Italy claims is right
fully Albania Shave been arrested
on charges of plotting against Greek
rule.
Germans reported that Italian
Minister Razzi told Gen Metaxas
yesterday italy demands Greek re-
nunciation of all ties with Britain
and Greek alignment under Italy's
sphere of influence.
Razzi's audience with the pre-
mier followed reports that the Greek
government had rejected axis de-
mands for abrogation of Greece's
pact with Britain. which guaranteed
support in event Greece is attacked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Automobile Output
Reflects Swing 10
1941 Model Work
Weeks Production Is
Estimated at l9,438
Units in Survey
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Aug. 15.-Automotive
News in its weekly survey Of pro.
duction activity in the Nations
automobile plants today estimates
this weeks output at l9,43S cars
and trucks, reflecting the resump.
ton of assemblies At four more
plants.
Production last week totaled 14,s48
units. This week a year ago rs.
semblies numbered 1o,725.
With Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmo-
bile now in production of 1s4i
models, the General Motors group
accounted for $500 units Of this
weeks assemblies.
Dodge truck and Plymouth were
the only Chrysler units operating
this week. They turned out a COM
bined total of 1900 cars and trucks.
The Ford output amounted to
about l 900 units, all trucks, the
passenger-car production having
ended for the 1910 model season.
Studebaker joined the group Of
l94l model manufacturers this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Russia Reported Asked
To Intercede for Greece

ROME, Aug. Is (P-The Rome
radio broadcast report from Mos
cow today that the Greek Minister
to Russia had appealed to Premier
Foreign Commissar v. A. Molotof
for Russian intercession at Sofia in
Greece's crisis with Italy. ,
The Minister was said to have
asked that Russian influence be
used to prevent the Bulgarian gov
eminent from exploiting the present
Greek-Italian tension to press
claims for the cession by Greece of
part of Thrace and an outlet to the
Aegean Sea.
Russia is the traditional protec-
tor of Bulgaria and her influence
at Sofia is strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Officers Are Reelected
By Dow Chemical Co.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIDLAND, Mich. Aug. IS
Officers and directors of the Dow
Chemical Co. were reelected at the
annual meetings Of stockholders and
directors here yesterday.
Ofhcers are Willard H. Dow, Mid
land, president and general man
ager; James T. Pardee, vice president
and chairman of the board; G.. E
Colling, Cleveland. vice president;
Earl w. Bennett, Midland, vice presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer;
Leland I. Doan. vice president and
general sales manager.
Directors. in addition to the Of
ficers, are Edwin o. Barstow, w. r.
Veazey and Charles J. Strosacker,
all Of Midland. and J. S. Order,
Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
Building Permits Resume
Upward Trend in July
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-Building
rermits resumed their upward
course in July, ranging only slightly
Glow the years high set in May,
Dun a. Bradstreet reported today.
Permits issued in 215 cities last
month totaled 1924, 709, 1876, a gain
of 2.14 per cent over the same
month last year and 8.4 per cent
larger than in June.
The usual seasonal movement
from June to July. Dun e. Brad
street said, is drop of los per
cent.
The cumulative value of permits
for the first seven months of the
YEAR was So per cent greater than
the corresponding period of 1899.