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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-05
Two Drivers
F und Guilty
One OF Them 10
Serve 50 Days

Two motorists were found Fsiity
Of operating vehicles while under
the influence Of liquor and > third.
who densed the allegation. was TO
20 to trial Thursday In police
court
fret TO bs found Eusity We'd
nssd.y Afternoon. after . lengthy
trial. was Leo q. Firth. -. 81 spsp
30. ssth st., who was arrested last
Thursday by prcwier ear officers
AFTER he assertsdiy threw beer
bottles out Of the car he WAS driv-
lnx near 30. bsth Hnd / sts.
Firth denied he had neen drink
inf, or that he had thrown the
bottles out of the car. Police offi-
Gers. however. related the ycuth
was under ths Influence az In
toxlcants at the tims 81 Arrest
and q woman grocer said she saw
him ordered out of . tavern tust
before the officers took HIM into
custody.
Judge Zee slaiiery russ1
firth waA guiity - charged
and ordered him - serve -
DAYS IN jAil. tlis drivers u
censs We revoked for sss
year.
James rocqustts. 81. Of Route T.
Box 7t7. entered . plea az Euiity
TO q charge Of drunk driving and
was fined $3.50 and costs. and had
his operators license revoked for
a year. Ne was arrested ~
prowier car officers after the car
he was driving crashed Into . light
pole at IA. ssth 81. and mckinley
ave. early wednesday.
Arthur q. Becker. Of 1911 Jaw
oett ave, who was arrested At
No. I'd and Yakima ave. by nd
Honeywell. newspaper reporter.
after his machine asscrtediy ran
over the curling. denied that he
was intoxicated ct the time Of the
naishsp.
Judge Mallery set trial Tor
Becker during Thursday after
Moons session Of police court
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-05

decision Is most likely 10 come
through the attrltion OF war mate
rial. 40 far ~ The conflict has de-
veloped and seems to be developing
still. A great offensive on the
western front would consume ma
terial faster than any other means.
Thus, Il would seem q German Of
fenslve on the western front clear
iy would be advantageous TO the
allies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-05
Offer Comedy
Tuesday Night
Gig Horbor Junior
Gloss 10 Perform

GIG HARB0R-on Tuesday eve
ming junior class of Gig Hs-bor
high school viii present a three-act
comedy. THE Movies Come TO
Town" Leads will be played by
Virginia Eastwood. Dorothy Ed
wards. Roland Adolphson. and
Dominic Bujacich. Supporting cast
is Jim Rusu. Betty Berkheimer,
Billy Ann Carlson, Alice Kara
matte, Irene Strandness. Delmar
Mikelson, Betsy Alsvik and Ber-
dina Buchanan. The play will be
under direction of Miss L. A. Dunn
Curtain goes up at o'clock and a
special sound system is being In
stalled for the performance.
Saturday at s p m. Upper Sound
Grange No. 7o5 of Vaughn will en-
tertain Peninsula Pomona Grange
No. so at Glencove hall.
Mrs. J. w. Mckenzie returned to
her home on Tuesday after two
weeks in Tacoma General hospital
She is considerably improved in
health.
Miss Matte J. williams, aged
20, passed away at her home at
Midway Tuesday. She is survived
by three sisters and three brothers,
Miss Electa Williams OF Gig Har-
Dor, Mrs. Cynthia Bard Of Florida,
Mrs. John Calvert OF Tacoma.
Morgan Williams of Montana, Les.
ter of Seattle and Monroe of in
diana. Services will be held at the
Perkins funeral home Saturday 1T
2 p. m. with Rev. A. ]. Knutzen
officiating. Burial will be in Gig
Harbor cemetery.
VISITING IN OREGON
Mrs. c. E. Trombley has left for
Oregon where she will visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Reed
o. Hunt on Lake Oswego, and
other relatives in Tillamook and
Albany.
Mrs. ]. Vernhardson, with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Don Frees of Tacoma, left
for Coulee Dam where they WIZ
visit for a week with Mrs. Richa;d
johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves Overly, who
have been living in the Geo. Cam
pen house on Shore Acres road,
have purchased the Gilbert Pea
cock home at Wanna and will make
their home there.
s9TH BIRTHDAY
Friends of Mrs. Anna S. Brown
met at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. J. Lodholm of Wanna, last
Thursday to honor her seth birth
day. Guests present were Mes
danes H. Wheeler, w. S. Harris,
C. w. Luters, w. r. Chilvers, J. +.
Rohner, r. Buchanan, Nels Lind
eren ]. d. Amos, D. j. Thomas,
Oak Lodholm, E. L. Swinney, John
Goldman, Jessie Staser, j. d.
Davies. Thos. TAFT and Miss Jean
Murray.
John Goldman was elected vice
president of the Peninsula Light
Co. at the board meeting OF the
company Tuesday night.
At the Camera club Tuesday
Il was decided to hold meetings
once a month during the summer.
Miss Elizabeth Clay gave Talk
on Photography in the News
based on newspaper items inter-
esting to amateur photographers
Club members would like to con-
tact similar groups with the view
10 holding joint or individual meet
ings; also individuals who would
exhibit their pictures (stills or
movies) or give talks at meetings.
Mrs. Nellie Erickson, Gig HarDor,
Is secretary,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-05

WIFE HELEN
Helen Brown portrays the vile
In John Nesbitt Passing Parade
one-reelsr, "Pellagra."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-05
Miller Doesn't Think Goering
Forecasted Attack in West
BY WEBB MILLER

LONDONGmany has slammed and boed her back and side
believes the allies must fight her the western front where
she strongest.
This Interpretation of the is contrary to the British press
Interpretation which headlines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
STAR wAsHneron D. g. FRIDAY FEBRUARY IS 1910

invite ct least one representative q
the public" into it, management,
and possibly win eventually broaden
it, held Of operations.
Chief immediate change win be
the trust business. which 1t will add
to Its present business q = bank Of
deposit.
The change win not greatly AFFECT
the banks legal position.
J. p. Morgan Z Co, Inc, win con-
tinue the interests held by the pres
ent 11rm In Morgan, orenfell q Co.,
Ltd. Of London and Morgan q Gle
Of Paris.
It was not indicated whether the
new firm would become member
Of the Federal Reserve system,
which automatically would bring
the bank within the circle Of those
institutions whose deposits are In
sured by the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp.
The change In the status Of the
firm 10 the second major alteration
since the depression. When the
Banking Act Of 1888 prohibited
banks from engaging In the UNDER
writing Of corporate securities, the
arm Invested itself Of this business.
A short time later, Morgan Stanley
q Co. was organized. with capital
contributed by the Morgan partners,
to do underwriting.
H0vever M nreSent Y,ortnArs ouyr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
Senator Wiley 10 Talk
On LuiheIans' Drive
For War Relief
Address Will Be Given
Tomorrow Afternoon
Over c. B. S. Chuin


As an introduction to the $500, 600
war relief campaign that the Luz
theran churches Of America are
scheduled to begin Sunday, Senator
Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin will
speak on q Nation wide Columbia
Broadcasting System hookup tomor-
row ct 1:46 pm.
The Rev. Dr.. Oscar q. Mees Of
Canton, Ohio. national administra-
tor Of the drive, conferred with pas
tors and lay representatives Of more
than 80 Washington Lutheran con-
gregations during the last week con-
corning the campaign. Church on
Gals said he was assured Of the full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
". N. |. Commundunt
Is Confirmed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va. Feb. .16.-Maj.
Gen; Charles E. Kilbourne, super
intendent Of Virginia Military IN
stitute, has been notified by the
War Department of the confirmation
Of the appointment Of 1t. Col. Hen
~ B. Holmes, IT,, as commandment
Of cadets and professor of military
science and tactics at the institute.
The appointment is for a regular
four-year term beginning July l,
1910. Col. Holmes will succeed 1t.
Col. Withers A. Burress, United
States infantry, on that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
Crump ,Lieutenunt Wins
House Seat Eusily

~ thg Associated Pysss. ~
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. City
Commissioner Clifford Davis, rank
Ing Nrwtenant In the powerful Ed
ward 4. Crunp political organiza-
ton. was elected Representative Of
Tennessee ninth congressional
district (6helby County, In . special
election yesterday.
Returns Of 12e precincts gave
Davis 30,27S votes, nearly is times
the total polled by three opponents
He will complete the term Of Wal
ter Chandler, who resigned last
month to become mayor Of
Memphis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
.Quezon Confers Honors
On Two U. S. Officers
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Feb. 16.-President Man.
uel Quezon conferred the Philippine
Distinguished Service Star today on
two United States ofiicers-Lt. Col.
Howard J. Hutter Of New York and
Mai. Thomas ]. Davis of Clemson,
S. C.-for services to the Common
wealth.
The officers were members of the
original Macarthur military mission
to the Philippines. They sail for
home Monday for new assignments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16
Cripple's Legs Stolen

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 10 Cp.-
The only way Frank Gibson, par
alyzed from his waist down. could
get around was on . scooter built
out Of old bicycle parts.
Frank left 1t in front Of . theater.
Some one stole It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-16

ChinaS severe floods have caused
> shortage Of cotton there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Planes Sent
ToPuerto Rico

Washington, Sept. 9.-(AP)-The
War Department moved today to
strengthen the aerial defense Of the
Panama Canal by ordering two
groups of the air corps to be station
ed permanently at the new base in
Puerto Rico.
Medium and long range bomber
and reconnaissance planes station
ed on the Caribbean island will be
in a position to watch over humid
reds of miles of Atlantic approaches
to the canal.
War Department officials said that
the oath air base group less de-
tachments already in Puerto Rico)
would go to the outpost from its
present station at Kelly Field, Tex,
and that the 25th bombardment
group would be transferred to Puer-
to Rico from its present station at
Langley Field. Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09

Excess Profits
Bill Reached

Washington, Sept. 9.-(AP)-'fhe
Senate finance committee approved
today, Is to 4, a compromise sub
Stitutc for sections Of the Housc-ap-
proved excess profits tax bill, which
have been in dispute between the
Treasury and defense commission Of
ficials.
The compromise, approved by both
the Treasury and commission, would
give the commission and the Score
tries of War and Navy a measure of
control over the disposition of plants
which had been erected in whole or
part by government funds and
amortized for tax purposes under 4
spcedup provision Of the pending bill.
AS experts explained it, the com.
promise section would authorize the
secretary to permit this special amor
tization for plants receiving govern
mCnt assistance only when the gov
eminent had been assured of fair
treatment in their disposition.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Liquor In
Fifth Column
Babson Cites Effect in
France, Asks Hearing
For Dry Forces in
America.
BY ROGER w. BABSON

Babson Park, Mass, Sept. g.
When touring the Orient about a
year ago, repeatedly l ran into SIM
ster rumors. These may or may not
be Substantiated. 1t was whispered
that certain Japanese military, lead
erS wanted to further the destruc-
ton of China by promoting the use
of narcotics among the Chinese. 1
was reminded of a proverb, current
among ancient peoples, to the effect
that anyone whom the gods want
to destroy, they first drive mad.
That pagan proVerb may be dubious
theology. but is an excellent de-
scription of the modern technique
.of ruthless aggression.
When | was last in'France, I was
fearful of the spread of the liquor
habit among the population of the
'nation. Evidence now is piling up to
show that the downfall of that "in-
Ivincible" people was an inside job.
Germany burroWed from within. In
ternal and spiritual Napping of her
foe were among the Reich's secret
weapons. Plotting to overthrow
France at minimum costs, the NaziS
sChemed that the vulnerable spot of
this Achilles was not the heel, but
the gullet!
Bottles may be cheaper than bull
lets. Inner degeneration Of the enemy
appears to have been the favorite
German preparation, far in adj
vance of any preparatory barrage
laid down by the artillery. Petain
confessed as much at the hour Of
collapse. You remember his tragic
broadcast acknowledging that the
French had been overcome primarily
because they had preferred indul-
gence to patriotism. A further angle
of this same truth now has been dis
closed implicitly in the recent action
of the new French government 1t
has put ban on hard liquors.
The mobilization that followed the
first outbreak of war drifted into
prolonged period of inactivity. During
these months Of relative idlenesS, it is
believed, some of the troops Of
France over-indulged in alcohol.
The same evil may have assailed
elements of the industrial popula-
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Nazii-Soviiet
Clash Near
Stewart Says Ruman.
ian Situation Is Strain.
ing Relations Between
Germany and Russia.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Sept. 81 can't find
an army man in Washington who
doesn't. say Germany could make
short work of Russia-if the two
countries should clash, with nothing
else going on.
IT'S agreed that the NaZis probably
could not oVerrun the whole Soviet
realm, clear to the Pacific, but the
expert consensus is that they'd have
COmrade Stalin's military force and
his Moscow government on the run
and that they'd be in occupation of
the Communists European territory
as far to the eastward as they cared
to penetrate, all in jig time-provid-
ed, as previously remarked, that they
had no sizcable war on their hands
elsewhere
Our observers do venture the
guess. however, that Herr Hitler will
find himself seriously handicapped
in his anti-British blitzkrcig if he
gets into any considerable campaign
against the Stalinists.
A Sjnmcring Situation
The situation in farther western
Europe has been attracting so much
attention lately that developments
in the Balkans, and to the Balkans
nCrthWard and southwark, seem to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
l2,772,000-Bale Cotton
Crop Predicted For 1910

The condition Of the crop on Sep
TENDER l was "a percent Of normal
compared with 70 a month ago, 10
a year ago and 81 the 1929-38 aver
age.
A yield of 250.7 pounds of lint cot
ton to the acre is indicated from the
September ] condition, the depart
ment reported, compared with 1928
pounds indicated a month ago, 1918
pounds last year and 1881 pounds
the ten-year average.
North Carolina mad 0l4,000 acres
for harvest after abandonment since
July /; 88 percent Of normnl crop:
$40 pounds per acre yield al -. in
dicnt"d tntai ri $4,000 bales for pro-
duc!irn this yC1r.
The prospective yield per acre IN
North Carolina was the ElGhc1t en-
record.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09

Washington, Sept. 9.-(AP)-The
Agriculture Department forecast this
years cotton crop today at 12,772,-
900 bales of 500 pounds gross weight,
based on conditions prevailing Sep
TENDER |.
The crop was forecast at 1892
900 bales a month ago, based on
August | conditions. Production last
year was 11,817,0O0 bales and aver
aged l3,547,0O0 bales in the ten years
1929-38.
The area of cotton for harvest this
year was placed at 24,406,000 acres,
compared with 23,928,000 last year
and the ten-year average OF $780,
600 acres.
Abandonment of acreage after
July / was reported to have been
I2.2 percent compared with an aver
age of 1.9 percent during the ten
years l93O-39.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Canal Zone
Strike Ends
Hundreds of Laborers
Return to Work on De.
Tense Project at Pana-
ma Canal.

Balboa, Canal Zone, Sept. 9-(AP)
"A strike at the Gatun Locks de-
Tense projects appeared ended today
as hundreds of laborerS returned to
work.
A few demonstrators among ma
tive Panamans and West Indians re-
manned out but officials said they
expected they would be back at their
jobs tomorrow.
The strike began last Thursday
when about half of the 200 workers
demanded better food and living
conditions and pay increases from 10
to 20 cents an hour to 80 cents for
laborerS and from "a to 25 cents for
artiSOnS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
UeStrOyers
Taken Over
By British

An Eastern Canadian Port, Sept.
9.-(AP)-The Union Jack replaced
the Stars and Stripes today with u
minimum of ceremony in the trans
fer of the first group of so American
averaged destroyers to British COM
mand.
American sailors, who brought the
destroyers to this port, hauled down
their colors and marched ashore af-
ter a bugler sounded "to the colors."
A moment later British tars went
aboard and hoisted their flag.
Captains remnants were run up
simultaneously on the main masts,
indicating the destroyers, traded for
western hemisphere defense bases,
were actually in commission of the
royal navy and ready for war action
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09

Expected On
Draft Measure

Washington, Sept 9.--(AP)-The
Senate and House will reach speedy
agreement on their conflicting vcr-
sions Of CONSUMPTION legislation, it
was said today, AMI the House pro-
vision for d 60-day delay in. conscrip-
ton will probably Dc discarded in
the process.
Senator E~rkc, Democrat, Nebras-
ka, was confident in saying that con-
grCSSional action on the hiStOry-maIi-
ing peacctimC selective service meas
ure would be completed this week,
possibly by Wednesday"
Burke, cO-author OF the bill, was
joined by Chairman May, Democrat,
Kentucky, of the House military
committee, in forecasting a swift set
ucment Of Scnatc-House differences.
The Nebraska senator said that the
Scnatc-HOuSe conference would
make several adjustments to recon-
cile the divergent versions of the bill,
approved in one form in the Senate
ten days ago and in a different form
by the House Saturday night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
British Troops
To East Front

Cairo, Sept. 9.-(AP)-Thousands
of fresh British troops under full
pack moved into fighting fronts
somewhere in the middle east to-
day.
The reinforcementS, which include
many Australian airmen, hundreds
of nurses from Scotland and England,
and several hundred navy and Royal
Air Force flyers, landed at an Egyp-
ton port yesterday from the largest
convoy ever to reach Egypt.
Officials declined to disclose the
exact number Of troops disembarked
saying only that thercwere several
thousands
Most of the men fought in France
before Dunkerque.
The troops left in two fifteen-car
trains soon after landing, for duty in
Egypt and Palestine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Nazii Bombs
Kill 600 And
I|njjure $500
Defiant Royal Air
Force Raids German
Port of Hamburg and
Nazi Barge Concen.
trations Along French
Coast.

London. Sept. 9.-(AP)-Nazi
bOmbers returned to London late
today, apparently for the third
night of Adolf Hitler's grimmcst
bombingS, but an air alarm i'm
the British capital lasted only
one hour and Is minutes.
1t was believed, however, that
as on previous nights the first
wave Of attackers was merely
vanguard blazing trail for
SWarmS to come.
They have already left ap-
proXiinateIy 600 persons dead
and $500 seriously wounded i'm
two severe night long raids.
Weary firemen. policemen, anti
gunners. who had been cat
ching cat maps in preparation for an
other night of the longest air attacks
ever launched against one city,
Sprang to their posts.
During the lull which followed the
"all clear" shortly after a. M, the
air ministry disclosed that Is British
bombers were lost yesterday and last
night in the royal air forces own
MASS raids against German shipping
and continental detectives, including
Hamburg, North sea port, where huge
fires were started. British raiders al
so sought TO dcmolish nazi barges and
boats concentrated on the French
coast for movement of invading
troops.
Besides the large number of
casualties, widespread and severe
damage was done in last nights raids
on London.
Again the naZi bombcrs seemed to
try chiefly to hit London's commune
cation centers in their late afternoon
foray.
At the same time, the defiant royal
air force made mass raids of its own
against Germany'S great North sea
port Of Hamburg, where tons of
bombs were reported to have started
great fires Sunday night, ana Hit
lers barge concentrations along the
French coast
Given d day Of calm after night
long bombingS, Londoners assessed
the damage from the greatest raids
yet carried out against the city.
Fires in every direction, direct hits
on air raid shelters, hospitals de-
rcverberating explosions
Continued on Page TWo)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Governor Hoey An.
nounces Plans for the
Speedy Construction
, of Lake Road and Soco
Gap Link; Contracts
May Be Let In Octo-
Der.

Raleigh, Sept. 9.-(AP)-GOvernor
Hoey announced plans today for
speedy construction of twelve-mile
road from 5000 GAP to the Cherokee
reservation in western North Caro-
lima and provision for "the only road
of its kind in the country" across
Lake Mattamuskett in the east
The two projects will cost between
S650,OOO and 100000. it was esti-
mated, and will be paid for by spe-
cial allOtmcNts "and will not be
charged against the districts in which
they are located"
The Hyde county road, straight
across Mattamuskctt to bisect it, will
not be let to contract, Governor HOcy
said unless it will meet the full APP
proval of the board of commissioners
and citizenship of Hyde county"
The lake road will be part of
the highway designed to connect
Swan Quarter and Columbia, the
county seats Of Hyde and TyrrclI
counties. The governor said the en-
tire road would probably not be hard
surfaced at this time but the new
route would provide hard surfaced
road from the vicinity Of Fairfield
straight across the lake to Swan
Quarter. Permission to cross the lake
was given by the Federal interior
department.
The governor said it was expected
the road would be "of rare beauty"
would provide tourist attraction,
and would be Of practical benefit to
the whole section.
'The 5000 Gap road will be in
cIuded in the October letting and
the Mattamuskcct Lake road also is
ready to be included in that letting
in the event it meets the approval of
the people of Hyde county" Gov
ernOr HOey said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-09
Greatest Fleet of War
ships Ever Tut Under
Contract at One Time
Ordered Today to
Provide Two Ocean
Navy.

Washington, Sept. 9.-fhD-
The greatest fleet of fighting
ships ever put under contract ut
one time, including seven mighty
$4,000 ton battlcshipS and eight
aircraft carriers, was ordered to-
day by the Navy Immediately
after President Roosevelt sign
ed the S5,251 100000 defense ap-
pr0nriatiOn bill.
Contracts were let for 200
fighting ships and ore rcDair
vessel to cost total Of $780,
053.312. In addition 10 the bat
tleships, costing approximately
S100,009,000. and the plane car
riers at S47,G0O,000 each, other
vessels ordered and the approx
innate unit cost were 81 cruis-
crs, S30.000,009; lis destroycrs,
S8,10G,00S0: 43 submarines, &c.
000,0G0; and the repair ship of
unannOunmcd cost.
At the capital Chairman Vinsol
of the naval committee announced
in the House that the seven new 81,
100000 battleships would be Of thu
$4,000 class. Five of that type,
10000 tons greatersthan the larges
capital ships of the present fleet
were building.
The construction program is de-
signed TO give the nited States ;
'tWo-ocean' navy of approximate,
$50 ships in 1945, 1916 or l917, de-
pending upon the time found nee,
essary to complete the building.