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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-18
Newman 10 Preside
AT National Affair

County Treasurer Paul New
man Saturday found himself called
upon to serve as chairman April IL
over auditors and treasurers. both,
at the National Convention of
County Officials in Sherman, Tex.
As a member of the board Of d.
rectors of the national association,
Newman presided over the treas
urers at last years convention in
Ogden. Utah. Judge Jack ]. 10y Of
the Texas city informed the Pierce
county treasurer Friday of his APP
pointment this year.
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Continue Relief
Fund for Finland

Despite the fact Finland is no
longer clutched in the grip of war,
her need for help and relief re-
mains of vital Importance, accord
ing to Hilton S. Gardner, local
chairman of the Finnish relief
drive.
1t was pointed out that Finland
now faces the task of reconstruc-
ton and rehabilitation brought
about by terms of the peace treaty.
Over 100000 refugees from the
coded area must find homes and
livelihood within the new boun-
daries of Finland, he declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-18
Investment Trusts
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Marriage license applications
have been filed with the Pierce
county auditor by Drew Bradley,
40. OF Aberdeen, and Mary Hat
ton. SO. Hoquiam; Albert Leroy
Freeland, IS. Pearl Harbor. T. H..
and Ruth Marcella Rohefs, Fl, 7o6
So. G ST., Tacoma; Kenneth f.
Nelson. IS. 1912 So. Thompson,
and Ruth Helen johnson. II. 4424
No. 2sth.
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Advance Price
OF Dry Onions

Cauliflower from both Oregon
and California was received by
local wholesalers Saturday. and
released at former prices. Potatoes
and green onions were also re-
ceived.
Dry onions were advanced 10
81 per 5o-pound sack, or a fiat
price Of two cents per pound.
Fancy Star hams were decreased
one cent per pound with new
prices ranging from 20 to 81 cents.
Standard skinned hams. also down
one cent, were selling at IS cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-18
Speakers Named for
Democratic MEETING

State Representative C. E
Trombley and Fred A. Smith,
county assessor. will address the
meeting Of the Eighth Ward
Democratic club Monday evening
at s O'Clock, according to w. A.
Richmond. president.
The meeting will be held in st.
Luke's Community hall, No. 35th
and Cove SITS, and will be fol-
lowed by refreshments. The pub
lie is invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-18
Divorce Actions

Divorce actions were on file In
superior court here Saturday for
Ollie l. against Ray r. Nelson,
grounds non-support; Bessie Ros-
eta against Clyde Z. Holt. burden
some home life: Ethel against VII
lard Savage. cruelty. and Charles
d. against Margaret NJ. Wilson,
desertion.
Interlocutory divorce DEGREES
have been granted to James O.
from Marie F. Harvey. Earl r.
from Gladys Ilene Way. Leons
from Walter Lyskoski and Johanna
T. from James Edward Kinnick. A
final decree was granted TO James
G. from Evelyn Bingham.
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Forecast for Washington-Fair
east and generally cloudy west
portion tonight and Sunday; lower
temperature east portion and over
mountains tonight; fresh north
west wind off the coast, becoming
southerly; moderate mort west
wind over inland waters OF WASH
ington, becoming light southerly.
Advisory storm warning-Small
craft warning hoisted at Z a. m.
on Washington coast and mouth
of Columbia river for strong
northwest wind today; lower
warning at sunset.
At Tacoma, s a. m. Saturday
Partly cloudy and showers: wind
southwest is m. p. h.; barometer
1904, rising steadily. 10.
Rain last "a hours at s a. m.
Saturday, IL inch; since March /.
1.91 inches. a deficiency of .12;
since Jan. 1, 11.34, a deficiency
of LEA inches.
Sun rises at Tacoma Sunday at
6:19; sets at 6:1s; rises Monday
at 6:17, sets at GIG.
r
Tacoma's weather on March 16.
1939-Cloudy, .0s inch of rain,
maximum temperature so degrees
and minimum As. Highest wind
velocity 9 m. p. h. from the north.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-18
MARKETS AT A
GLANCE
BY United Press

Stocks at lowest general level
Of the year In moderate trading.
Bonds -Lower; u. S. govern
ments higher.
Curb Stocks-Irregular.
Foreign Exchange-Higher.
Cotton-Off as much as 60c a
bale.
Wheat and Corn-About steady.
Rubber--Steady.
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.-aAPPY--
BlRIHDA\

SATURDAY, MARCH 16
Mrs. H. A. Upton, 42s East
ed at.
Mrs. Joe Coccioli. Eatonville.
Gale Roberts. 1880 So. G At.
Mrs. Jeanne Nemac, 1858 Ea.
j st.
Ann Link, 5506 No. Ruby 1t.
Frank G. Pahle, 1901 So. Fife
Dudley Thompson, 2120 So. j.
Mrs. Clara Atwood, Ri. S,
Box 6O7-B.
Armand Bernhard Thompson,
Ri. 4, Box 1877, Tacoma.
Robert Carl Arneberg, Rt. I,
Box 1854, Tacoma.
Grace Gray, S717 So. Yakima
ave.
Merit o. Tweter, 1907 No.
Visscher st.
Margaret Beckman, $40 No.
45th st.
Mrs. Alice Mariana, 1858 So.
25th st.
George F. Coleman, jr., $50
No. 10th.
SUNDAY, MARCH II
Mr.. Oscar Fordice, So, 6(th
and Wapato.
Barbara Billiard, 43O2 So. Ia
coma ave.
Harold Thaden, So. s2d and
Vickery road.
Joe Martel, TIA So. S8th st.
Mary LAHORE, 1417 So. l. st.
Mrs. Josephine Chase Leith.
5O17 So. Thompson ave.
Miss Patricia Colleen MAJ
sonic, 2522 So. Yakima ave.
Mrs. ]. r. Clarke, 3411 No.
18th st.
Jack Burr, Puyallup.
Tony Olsen, 624 No. State 50.
Harry Clark. Tacoma.
Eleanor and Elmer Rogers,
2S01 So. l st.
Jack s. Conway, Brookdale.
Georffrey Halvorson, 1883 So.
G st.
Catherine Gavin, Route 2,
Box 265.
Marion Carscallen, North
Puyallup.
Margaret Harbottle, 2545 So.
l. st.
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If you're not using it, sell it with
a Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
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Che Tacoma Qimes
Almanac
THIS MONTH NEXT MONTH

New First Full Last
Noon Quarter Moon Quarter
April 7 Mar i6 Mar 23 Mar. 80
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Souotations courtesy Dean witter 4
o.. Washington Dldg,. member
New York Stock Exchanee)
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1940-05-09

81, S6ulbetoroe bat ii4, rntihloi.
fen cine v2iGbriee, 1 Min Steuer.
ouflaJe" fiir fprtlal,ienoen 8etr!et
ser Sdulcn sen @dblern bel Der
@orlrobl ont IA. Mai 5u unterbrei.
ten. Sieie Steuerl,mlaee miro piel-
leiht Sppoiition iiroen BEL ser Or.
ganilction, oeren 0titslieoer ben
ipertcrnlten @rlnobeiit I'M @eid)dfts.
biitrift beiiten. Gieie 5rage lit cine
fiir oie fleincn Scimbeiiter llnb fit
&itcr lmo Wfiitter bon &inbern 81.
entieCeioen. 8efanntlie) iuobnen Die
Sen ltnteren Staotoiltrift beiisen oll.
berbclb Glepelonos uno ltimmen nitt
IN Glepelano.
gaaS elm Somilienpatet, ser ein
fleincs Seim belisi, tln ml,b, it,,
iih 5r entidlieben Oh es einen Gent
ben Sag iuert lit, oab feline ainoer
obne ltnterbrehllng 5llr Sfule eehen
fonnen, benn oas lit es mas es ibm
,lneefabr foIten miro.
&npitaliiten iperoen baraltS &api=
tol itlagen, oab oie srflage etpa
81, 10000 idbrlih einbrinsen miro.
@epib miro lie oas. Glepelano lit
cine erobe Staotllno bat piel @runo.
eisentum auf Dem Steuer5ettel, aber
cs bat ol,d) piele Shrlerv bie often
ecbolien pereen miilien.
Sleie Steuerouflage bebel,tet fit
Sen 't!riuen @runo lmo Scimbeliter
nid)t piel, oenn ,penn iein Saus alli
$2500 eingeid,Gtt. 10 foItct es ibn1
$3.50 bas Sabr. Tieie Soften neroen
oieielben iein Oh er elm ooer iehs
ainoer CUR Shule ihift. Ginige tpcr.
SEN naeegen Yropagonoa MAIDEN,
neil lie Die Sfl,lrGte nidt lieben.
Sic lupllen Sen Shulruten lebren.
gttpnono fennt sen @ert ser Shu,
len beiier als sic inn 9lltslaro gebo,
renen. neil lie gum Sell in ibrer Su'
genb nid)t sic @eleaenheiten batten,
Die Elm mpoernes Shulipitem ibreu
GinSern bietet.
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0lp9'orom
vWc Tapuritc Wifc" beginnt ant
IL. Wai.

Hdditen Somstng fommt nod) ocnl
SipnnSromc ser neme Slim yWtn So
porite @ife" Elm ihones 2l,1tipicl.
Gorp Grant lmo Srene Slmnc hobe1
sic Sitelrollen iibcrnonlmen. Gunne
ipielt oils 8rants Nottin, sic bel ci.
nelr Sdiffbrllh perihtpinbet l,nb
Grant lGbt iie OILS tot erfl1rcn. In.
gliid!idleriueiie lit Srene 5iemlicb le.
benoig uno miro eerettet ouf cine
Sniel. Sic triift babeim ein beniclben
Mbero ols ihr Mom ieine Soh,eits-
reiie antritt. Tieier Slim erreidt lei,
men Sobeplnft, penn Grant nerluht
ieine- 5lpeiten Ssrcu Die Wabrbeit BET
,lt6r:neen. Gs gibt cine lleberroid)-
ung na6 ser onbern. @erm Sic iid)
einnl,I gut anliiiicrcn mollcn, bonll
Hben Sic oieien Slim.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1940-05-09

miro iib lpeiter fiir bas @obl unle-
res Nauoes uno uuieres Golfstlms
einietan.
Sn 3eiten ser @cfabr orinsen lid)
lclbIt Ticrc sum eegcnicitigcn Shut
5uIanmcn; bas lit Motllrgciet. Gos
Ml,tilc, @obrc unb 9ichtc bcfcunt
1i6 bette 5lt ieinem 9olfstlm.
Golfsgcnnllcn, 81 inherent cigcncl,
Sbuec lntcritiiet, bclft l,no ltinnt
ullc fir Mtortin Slpecncp. llno Der
eebt tei bieier @elegenbett niUt, oud)
fir uniere 2anoslcute Suolett lrno
Sisler 81 itimmcn.
Otto 6. Stride.
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$tin,n,t fir 2lnfbetal tmi,e Ser Sd.nlet, In
Scr Sta~t Glepelait>

Gtrras iiber 10000 ser Sdlllfin'
ser il, Glepelano iino ainoer bon i'm
sli,slono eeborencn Gltern, Die ibren
Ginoern cine quite Sdulung geben
tppllan.
slae neutrality-suspicious. lino
fiir oicie Steueraufla9c. Oarllm leicn
tie porip1rtsitrebenoen ltnO ltimmcn
Sic fir oie Stelerallflage.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1940-05-09
Dc Gkre Gin Ket,erei,>
NbeeerHneter y. iein

slls 0ran ssranccs =. Bolton er.
illht lpurbe bon al,sltebenoen Man.
nern rnb Srollen iif Inn bas Mmt
ihre& oerItorbencn Mannes gbeiter
g. @cltpn 5l belperben, nabm lie bic
len 9fat an nit ser geoingrng, ibre
aampoene iolle frei icin bon oen ii6-
lihen geihrdnfllnoen uno Gor,uabl-
Gerlrrehunaen.
Sic Iagte: Gin GongreBmann 81
iein 1T cine grobe ghre Sd, CLAUDE
boB nein politiiher Sintergrunb,
meirc polfiihen 2eiltuneen uno poli-
tiihen Mrsfiibrungen oie 8aiis iein
loate iiir Die @dbler bes %. Tiltrifts
Oh if oas Gertrauen peroiene. @enn
Die @dbler meine Gualififation er=
fenner. perbcn lie mid ltnterItiiten.
;sruu Srances Bolton erbielt oieIes
Gertrauen BEL Der SpeSialnabl. Srau
Bolton lpurbe in Glepelanb geboren,
lie abiplpierte bas College llno lit sic
Mutter bon orei eripahIenen Sobnen
Sic II befannt negen ibrer bllmanen
Mr6eit llnb mar ouf politiihem Sc.
biet NIT ibrem perltorbenen Mann
1S Sabre tdtig. sic lit in pielen Sr.
ganilationen an ser Spite.
ssrnu Bolton bat folgenoes Ero-
granun: slrbeit fir ieben Mann uno
6rau Die arbeiten fam. SsnouItrie
muB freigegeben tperben bon Resie=
runB:fonf,,rren5, tuenn @rbeit &C.
iunben iueroen ioa fiir oie Mrbeits-
loien. 9is geniigeno MrbeitsIteaen in
Yripatinbllitrie gefunoen tpreoen
fann nriiiien mir &ilfsarbeit ihaffen.
Sir Die sllten mllb mebr Siherbeit
geidnffen tperoen, bie obne lire
Sdulh iih nidt erbalten fonnen. 8es
niigsnc 5arifihus mub geidaffen
lperben fir slferbau, Inn oen ameri'
faniicfen Warft sll iidern fir ben
amerifaniihen Bauern. Sd elaltbe
an Dos Neft Der Mrbeiter iih 81 or,
ganiiieren uno 81. perabnoeln. Sd
bin fiir geniiseno t3ollihub fir Mr.
better. INN Slt perbiiten, oab billige
@aren aus Dem gluslano einseiiibri
iueroen. Sd slaube in Irennune
ser 2egislatipen. Grecutipe llno Sll.
oical Meeierungsapeige. Seoer 3ipeie
ioQ ielne fonltitl,tioneae Geranttpor.
t,lns tragen. Sd bin fir geniigent
0erteiSisungsriiin.na aber seger
Ginmiiduns in Den europdiihen So
Der. Sd CLAUDE in Sd,ilb Der 8edt'
Der Mrbeiter. gauern, @eihdfte uni
oes elgemeinen @olfes, Damn eir
Ingriif auf oieie lit cine 9eoroblnl
ser @oblfabrt aaer.
| Ser 90. 1iitrift miro gut pertre
! ten fem, inoem 6rau Bolton tbie6er
actpdtIt tpiro. stimmt fir iie bei Del
rcpub!ifoniiden 8orlpabl.
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Sislcr>2(bef,> am 1O.11tai

s(4, @anater, Siebenbiirger Sad)s
len lino bclltiDcll 2anbsleltc bon
Glebeloub unb Gnpabpgo County
iino Ger5li6 eingelaocn 5llm Gortens
abeno perb,lnoen nit Sans, ser am
10. Mtai in ser 0anater S6alle an
2oroir uno @elt 120. StroBe ltott,
finOet.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1940-05-09
Der oorllntcrItebenhen Tapierforb,
mn er am Ibeno bon Ser Heinenlate.
fror entoeft muroe.

,MagecburaiidJcr Gen. .-Nns.":
rNein, ieben Sic oicien Suft- Spa
Sicroblt, cigner Grnte :"
- Sos lit Iihcr cine Sbitort, nad)
ocren Gemtb man sic gan5e Nabt
ipo5ieren gcben mllb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
BLANTON LEADS MEET
Asks Forgiveness Of God
Because We Have Done
So Little For Peace

Five hundred Wilmingtonians
bowed their heads and sent up a
prayer '.for all the nations and
peoples of the earth that they may
find a righteous and enduring
peace'' during special peace serv-
ices yesterday afternoon at tn
Church of the Covenant.
The Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
led in the INSTRUMENTATION In
~tercessory prayer.
Asks for Forgiveness
He asked 'for the forgiveness ct
God that we have done so little to
establish justice and peace among
men,"
The church was crowded beyond
capacity, making it necessary fc|
chairs to be placed in the aisles.
The special peace prayer service
followed observance of a day OF
prayer proclaimed by President
Roosevelt, who asked that prayer
be raised to God to grant to this
land and to the troubled world
righteous and enduring peace"
The Rev. r. L. jerome, pastor
of Trinity Methodist church, was
in charge of the music, led by the
organist and the choir.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover, pas
tor of St. James Episcopal church,
made the prayer of invocation.
Proclamation Read
The Rev. A. D.. P. Gilmour, pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian
church, read the Presidents proc
lamation in it's entirety.
The Rev. MI. Blanton asked the
congregation to "thank God that
He has made of one all nations OF
the earth and has called upon us
(Continued on Page Tw0)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
new TERM TODAY
Children Scheduled
To Return To Classes;
Here This Morning

With patriotism and American.
ism playing a more important part
in Institutional curricula than ever
before, 10000 New Hanover county
school children will return to their
classes this morning for the open
ing of the nine-month 1904 term.
School officials, recognizing the
immediate need for a strengthened
faith in democracy, have directed
that Americanism and kindred sub
iects be given full recognition in
the county educational program.
'It is certain that the nations
mora1e-truly our first line of de-
tense - can be developed and
strengthened if our school children
are taught early the need for the
preservation of our democracy and
the need for a continued faith in
it's principles" H. M. Roland, coun-
ty superintendent of schools said
last night.
At a meeting of all white teach
ers in the county at the high school
auditorium Friday afternoon, Rol-
and discussed the value of such
instruction at length.
Classes will open at the regular
hour, 8:45 o'clock, this morning.
A sizeable increase in attendance
is expected.
T. T. Hamilton, principal Of New
Hanover High school, said prepa-
rations for the opening have been
made far in advance-further in
advance than ever before, in fact
and all is ready for the opening
of classes.
Similar arrangements have been
made at all other county schools.
Meanwhile, the city police traffic
department has been going about
the development of a safety cam
paign designed to continue Viii
CONTINUED on Pare TW0)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
AP BUILDING SHAKEN
Wave-B Bombing Comes Al
New Broadside After
Variety Of Tactics
SOME AREAS STRAFED
British Official Says We
Have Not Yet Reached
Top Note Of Attack

LONDON, Sept. 9 (Monday).-R
German bombers began sweeping
over London in waves again an
hour before dawn today and loosed
heavy explosives in the vicinity OF
the houses Of parliament.
The Associated Press building, in
the center of the area hinged by
dropping bombs, was repeatedly
shaken by the heaviest shocks yet
felt in the capital.
Rooftop observers there saw a big
cluster Of heavy bombs drop in the
general direction Of the houses OF
parliament but there was no imrne-
date indication that they Were
struck.
Bricks Fall
A shower of bricks fell on the roof
of the Associated Press building
after a heavy bomb exploded $50
yards away.
The wave-bombing came as a new
broadside against London after Nazf
planes had presented a variety of
tactics Of onslaught.
Some raiders flew in much lower
than bombers on any previous at.
tacks.
Heavy explosions sounded repeat
eddy near the Associated Press build.
ing.
A Photographic plate in the pocket
of Laurence arris, Photographer on
the roof of the AP building, was
smashed by the conclusion Of a
nearby blast.
Some Areas Strafed
Dive bombers strafed the outer
areas of the great city.
Other planes, necessarily circling,
showered incendiary and explosive
projectiles on both the inner and
outer sections of the capital Of EN-.
pire.
In the opening stages, starting at
dusk Sunday, the great attack fol-
lowed the same pattern as the Sat-
urday night-sunday morning raid in
which 400 persons were killed.
There was a lull around midnight.
Then the t~ireless raiders developed a
stronger assault than before and the
explosions became progressively
heavier and more frequent
Two big bombs whirred down and
burst within a mile Of the Assoc
Press building.
The massed Nazi warplanes flew
the added threat Of an
thunderstorm to lay new
horrors of demolition and fire across
London today, but a British air min.
istry official commented, 1--WE have
Continued on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
Move Against
By Antonescu
His Stock In Ten Large Ru-
manian Firms Ordered
Deposited With Court
TWO DEGREES ISSUED
Country Prays For Mihai
And Curses Those Re-
sponsible For Troubles

prcHAREsT. Sept. 8.-R-For-
rar King Carols stock holdings,
HI, credits and titles, with an esti-
mated value of millions of dollars,
Tsre ordered sequestered today by
csn, Ion Antonescu, Rumanla's
new military dictator.
Carol, who abdicated Friday IN
favor of his son, 1S-year-old Crown
Prince Mihai after appointing Gen:
AntOnescu premier with dictatorlal
nowers. arrived today in Lugano,
Switzerland-the first halt IN MS
exile
There were two DEGREES. The
first declared "unnegotiable'' stock
held directly or indirectly" by
Carol in the ten largest Rumanian
companies. and ordered the shares
deposited with the court within i've
days.
Was Main Stakeholder
The American-managed Rumanl-
an Telephone company, a locomo-
tive company, gold mining, sugar
and woolen companies were lnclud-
ed in the list. In many OF them
Carol was principle stockholder.
The second decree extends the
seouestration to "all other credits
and titles
Both vert part of a batch OF
sensational orders signed by the
new pro-Axis chief of state"
By his command, too, the popu-
lace of Rumania knelt today to
pray for Mihai and to Course those
responsible for the nations trou-
bleS."
The capitals churches were
damned. Traffic stopped for one
minute throughout the city. Pedes-
trians even knelt in front OF the
palace, Mihai, guarded by steel
helneted soldiers, went to the ca
thedral to join in services.
A telegram from Adolf Hitler
said the German fuehrer would
Continued on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
Hundreds Attend Local
Peace Prayer Services
Dutch Nazis, Enemies
Battle At The Hague

MSTERDA Sept. SAP
Via Berlin)-A street battle at
the Hague between Dutch Ma
zis and their opponents In
which one person was killed
and a number injured, was dis
closed tonight with dismissal
of the Hague police chief, E.
van der Mey.
German Commissioner Ar
thur Seys0-Inquart said the
chief took inadequate measures
to prevent the CLASH, and re-
placed him with Public Secur-
ity Commissioner Rauter.
The official German version
of the incident said that about
200 members of the Dutch Nazi
youth organization, accomUa-
MED by some members of the
Dutch version of Nazi storm
troopers, were parading when
a cyclist rode into the process
sion "'wlth provocative intent"
and a fight resulted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09

British fighter planes engaged
the Italians in battle, the commun-
iaue said, and two Of the British
were shot down and a third pro-
badly destroyed. The high COM
mand said Italy suffered no losses
in the encounter.
Farther east, in the Red sea-
the communique declared, a BET
ish convoy was attacked by ltai-
ian bombers who damaged one
ship so badly it was abandoned
Another Italian bomber lorna
ton attacked tho port OF Alden w1ta'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
$780, 900 Men Available
For Defense Industries

WASHINGTON, Sept. s-R-The
national defense commission said
today that $500, 900 now idle work
ers were available for the nations
defense industries.
This number, Sidney Hillman,
commissioner in charge of tn e
labor division said, has been re-
gistered through offices affiliated
with the United States Employ
ment service. The registration IS
broken down so that the number
of workers available TO rany par
ticular trade or skill is compiled
for each locality.
The labor inventory, Hillman
said. was part of a three-phase
program for meeting any man.
power shortages as the defense
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-09
MAINE TO STAGE
ELECTION TODAY
Vote Scheduled To Herald
Opening OF Intensified
Political Activity

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8-RE
Names election tomorrow, bring
ing the first direct 1910 test OF
republican and d m C
strength, will herald, too, the end
of the summer campaign doldrums
and the opening of intensified po-
litical activity.
Wendell Willkie will begin on
Thursday a 7.200-mile tour through
the Middle and Far West, the re-
publican presidential nominees
first extensive campaign trip
Henry A. Wallace the democratic
vice presidential nominee, already
on a speech-making tour, will con-
tinue it by visiting Nebraska for
a series of addresses.
President Roosevelt has given no
indication that he has changed his
mind about not making any formal
campaign speeches.
Accepting the democratic nom
nation for a third term, he said
II shall not have the time or the
inclination to engage in purely po-
litical debate"
In a statement today, the re-
publican national committee re-
called what MIR. Roosevelt had said
and commented that he had been
absent from Washington 80 days
and present 10 days since July 10.