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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
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IN i. s. ARMY

Southeastern North Carolina fur
nished the United states Army with
At young recruits during the month
Of August, it vas reported yester-
day at the army recruiting office
on the second floor of the postof-
flee.
Of the AZ enlisted. 80 were white
and eight were colored.
The following young men enlisted
for the various arms and services
in the United States Army, at Fort
Bragg, Fort Jackson, S. c., Fort
Moultrie, S. c.. Fort Benning, Ca.
Panama and Hawaii, during the
month: Mack L. Hewett. 20: Har-
vey L. Marlowe, 25: Hollis Fields,
10: Wilton Gappins. 10: Troy T.
Johnson, IS: Tom E. Parker, 20:
William R. Sellers, IS: Bonnie S.
Franklin, 25; Robert J. Bats, IS:
Jack Stanly, q: Cyrus L. Hilburn,
10: Robert F. Maready, 20; Albert
Mintz, 1S: Earl w. Morton. q: Ra-
ford w. Huffman. "a; Horace L.
Stanley. IS: Sam A. Todd, 25: Jacob
H. Brehmer, 81: Cyrus H. Morton,
20; William J. kellum, 20: Harvey
H. kellum. "a; Walter F. Foy, 20;
Charles w. Henderson, 20; Carl
L. Henderson. 20: Ruby Maready,
IS; Winston Wright, 10; Samuel E.
Robinson, IS; Harold 3. Fonville,
"a; L. D. Blackburn, 20; Jesse 1.
Smith, 10; Ivy NJ. Murray, %; En-
est F. Turner, IS: Carl Fowler, 81;
Robert J. Price, 81; James W. Har-
veil, 81; Horace G. Pittman, 20; Ed
ward A. Smith, 10: B. S. Jewell, Is;
James E. Woodcick, 81.
Colored applicants who enlisted for
the 41st Engineers, Fort Bragg, are:
James Mcmillan, Jr., 10; Russell D.
Williams, 20; Leslie r. Williams,
%; Leonard C. Williams, 10; Alex
ander Williams, 10; Foster Gordon,
Is; Lewis T. Nixon, IS; Dudley Pick
EFT, 10.
Additional vacancies for foreign
service in Panama, and Hawaii have
been assigned to the Wilmington
office for filling. Vacancies in Pan
anna to be filled from this office
are: two infantry, and one coast
artillery. Vacancies in Hawaii are
one infantry, one field artillery, one
coast artillery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
ATU Agents Active
During Past Month

TWeny-six persons were arrest.
ed during August in Southeastern
North Carolina on charges of viola.
ting the federal government inter.
nal revenue liquor laws.
Activities of Alcohol Tax Uni
Investigators of the U. S. treasury
department here during the mont
also included: seizure of four still.
having a total capacity of sol
gallons, $500 gallons of mash fl
for distillation, 1854 and l. 2gallon:
for distillation, 264 and IL gallon:
valued at 1,095.
Enforcement programs were
carried out in the counties of New
Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus
Fender, Onslow, Baden, Duplin
and Sampson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
& Il A N u NJ
C. r A OK ERS
Neighbors of U. S.

Neighbors of u. S.
European war has focused in
creasing attention on U. S. amity
with u neighbors to the south.
How many of these questions about
South America can you answer?
l. What is the form of govern
ment in Chile?
2. Who is the president of Bra
iii?
3. What city is the capital of
Uruguay?
4. What South American nation
reaches farthest west into the
Pacific?
5. What is the largest city oil
South America? :
Answers on Market Page
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
D., GLENWARD BLOMME

'cotnrdav morning the facul-
on student Government asso-
will entertain the !ncom-
cia''O freshmen of New Hanover
Eigb school,
,c,ad to give the new stu
view of the high school
oFi,'N ;ts different departments and
anu ',,hs before school opens Oft
eIups an Monday, September 9, this
clans otion day is being held for
tse first time
-, students will report to their
rooms at 9 o'clock and stay
nun - minutes after which they
ln otteud a chapel program OF
W" minutes during which time
~ facultv and members Of the
'ne son+ council and officers of
4;o,s clubs will give short talks
nelcome and explanation of ac-
%tivities.
noginning at 10 a. IN. t II t
.-sLuan will start a regular sche-
I.,,o of classes with each class
;ast;no IS minutes. Teachers will
10 in the classrooms to ansWe.
ouestions of the students and
avnlain something about tilei'
ear+ic,Iar course of study.
When the bell rings for the
lunch period all freshmen will &C
the cafeteria for refreshments
Miss SALLY Prevatt is genera
.-,6ent chairman and the facul
=. advisory committee is made ur
ot Mrs. Ruth Warren. Miss Hat
10 Lon Smith. Howard McDonall
ana Glenward Blomme.
MEMBERS of the student com
n,it1ees are as follows: Bets,
Code Charles Brindel, Bryan
Broadfoot, J. A. West. Tessl'
finch, Sally Prevatt. P e W e
Hobbs. Eloise Smith, Betty Davis
zones Morton, Herbert Davis
Harry McGirt. Harold Jeter, jim
lynch. May Howes, June PoindeX
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Job Bureau To Close
Here For Labor Day

The Wilmington employment
service division office of the state
unemployment compensation com
mission will be closed Monday in
observance of the Labor Day hob
day, Maurice H.. Moore, manager,
announced yesterday.
All claimants in the Wilmington
section whose reporting day is
ordinarily on Monday r asked
to report to the office on Tuesday.
| Moore said. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Scout Court Gf Honor
Scheduled On Sept. 6

Court of Honor for the Whining
ton district, Cape Fear Area coun-
Gil, will be conducted Friday night,
Sept. 6. in the superior courtroom.
Seven scouts of this district are
expected to advance to the rank
of Eagle scouts. They are: Hardy
VESSEL, Lawrence Gray Sprunt,
Allison Alderman, Jr., Clarence
Chaptel Council, Bradford Tillery,
Herbert Nc. Biddle, all of Whining
ton, and Billy Halyburton of Can
ton. =. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Mew Hanover High To Conduct
Orientation Day On Saturday

ter Ann Manetsas, Gibbs Hol
mes, Thelma Mintz, Mary Helen
McGoWan, Ms. c. Wilson, Car
Mathis, Arthur Shain, Joe Howe
Katherine Goodman, Jane Dun.
ham, J.. A. Winstead,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

The Thoroughbred Stud Book
of Horses first was published in
ENGLAND in 1893.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
People in
The News

President Roosevelt cancelled his
regular press conference today.
He said there wasn't any news.
On the rare occasion when he has
cancelled press conferences before,
the reason always has been sick
ness -.
Warren X. Billings Is busy re-
pairing watches q few blocks
along Market street In San Fran
cfSco from the scene of tie 1915
Preparedness day bombing which
sent him to prison. He opened a
tiny matchmaking shop to practice
the trade he learned In % years
in prison. His life sentence was
commuted three months ago :.
Count GODDARD Van Albenburg
BentInck, 50, who was the first
host Of Former Kaiser Wilhelm II,
when the kaiser fled Germany at
the end of the World war, died at
Ameronegen. Holland
The condition of Mrs. Effie Can
ming Carlton, 81, composer Of the
lullaby. "Rock-a-Bye-Baby." re-
manned unchanged and critical to-
day at Boston. She is suffering
from a cerebral hemmorhage :.
Lieut.. Col. Arthur r. Foran. of
New Jersey national guard. presi-
dent Of the New Jersey senate, and
his son. Lieut.. Walter Foran, and
Lieut.. T. W. EstelIe were injured
when their national guard air
plane crashed in the cane brakes
near New Orleans. Lieut.. Foran,
Sc, Is the father of Dick Foran,
movie actor
Rep. Green, D.. Fla, chairman
of the house territories committee.
said at Washington he would try
TO revive the $3.50, DOC. 900 Florida
ship canal project as a vital de-
tense measure
A box office poll revealed at
Hollywood that the cartoons of
Walt Disney are the nations
favorite short subjects. After
Disney's drawings were Merrie
Broadway Brevities. Pete
Smith specislties. and our Gang
comedies
Myron G. Taylor, President
Roosevelt's envoy to the vatican.
will present his credentials TO Pope
Plus MI late this month, the
vatican announced. The form Of
the announcement indicated the
Holy See regards Taylor as a
a provisional ambassador TO the
Holy See"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

Press reports ~ Copenhagen
said today the Firms had cap
tur~d the key town Of saIla.
near the Arctic circle. after .
two day fight. which In Inn
portance matched the hattie Of
Lake klanta In which the Rus
sian 1850 division was smashed.
A dispatch TO the newspaper
Berlingske Tidende from Stock
holm reported the Russians had
sent mp fresh troops. In hope Of
stopping the Finns. but had
been unable 10 do 10.
Dispatches last night had told
Of Finnish bombing operations
In the sailA area. and said that
by bombing the Murmansk rail-
road and destroying = section Of
track and several stations the
planes had cut Russian troops
off from their base.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
MEASLES CLOSE
SEVEN SCHOOLS

Seven Pierce county schools
were reported by Or. Norman n.
Magnnssen. county health officer.
To be closed Friday because al the
spreading measles epidemic.
While the count of measles
cases now mas become stabilized
at about $50. he said. attendance
at the University Place. Lake
City. i.akeyis~. spsns~sy. South
Prairie. Harvard and F'iFsross
schools had dropped 10 low that
he authorized closing
Or. hagnussrn ssid he was con
WINGED the peak had besa reached
but expected the load u around
10 cases 10 70 on for . fsw
weeks more as the disease moves
on from one district 70 another.
Firwood school. which reported
four cases Monday. ssvea Tuss.
day. IL Wednesday ana 20 ~
Friday. Sas expected 70 Gloss nest
Some ~ the schools hls earlier.
before Christmas vacation. stella.
COON. Collins. Xix Plain. rarkisnd
and Clover Park. hsss fsopsDsd.
but from . growing number OF
cases At Buckley and Eatonsilis.
Dr.. Aagns,sssn sald. he expects
those communities 10 face possible
school closing nsxt week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
IRELAND VERCES
ON CIVIL WAR!


Five thousand special policemen,
armed with rifles and revolvers
were stationed along the 1S0-mile
border Of North Ireland Friday,
while the government Of Fire be-
gan a smashing offensive against
the outlawed Irish Republican
army at home.
President Douglas Hyde
signed shortly after noon a bill,
speeded through both houses
Of parliament In two days, en-
towering the government Of
Prime Minister canon de
Valera to imprison without
trial persons suspected Of
treason.
As the senate passed the bill
without a recorded vote Thursday
night. army trucks were proving
the streets of Cork, where detec-
tive was slain by suspected IRA
leader the night before, rounding
up scores of suspected terrorists.
The guard was thrown along the
border of the six Ulster counties
comprising North Ireland, a part
of the British empire. to cut off
communications between r A
members in Fire and North Ire
land.
The IRA operates as terrorist
organization throughout the British
isles. Before il was outlawed by
CONTINUED on Page 10, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
BATTLE
At POLLS NOW
sure TO cone
Initiative Il Filed
Which Would Force
Votes Before PUD
Could Buy Property

OIYMPIA--The first initiA-
tive Of the 1910 election year
was filed today with Secretary
OF State Belle Reeves. puvid-
Ing for = VOTE OF the people b.
fore public power districts can
buy private utility properties
or issue bonds 10 pay for them.
The initiative. which must Get
5000 valid signatures before Il
gets On the November ballot. was
filed by q, ". whitsman. ~ East
wrnstrhes: NJ Morley. ~ Ah<f.
deem, and walter ,. Fisher. ~
Iseliinghsm.
In addition 10 requiring the vot-
ers 10 approve the propossl 10
Issue revenue bends Ia buy exist.
Ing private companies. The inisis-
tive wouM require . fatal vets
equal 10 30 per cent ~ the mum.
bsr voting III the last presidential
election,
Ths measure would require .
vote Of the people before ihs utility
district even could buy polrs OF
wire preparatory 10 going into
the power business az to acquire
amy other property" The oniy
exemption WAS that they could
repair their cwn property without
= vote o. th~ people.
1he - pr cese vsse resmtre-
nsess h evsa sitter shss ~
~ pr eent total vote rrquise1
~ shs te-sniil Tar limit lsw.
Which eestses many sp~etat
school levy stecffsss ~ fs11
for isek II . spffieiess ssss-
sst u vssess ~ validate ~
eleettss.
The initiative would write Into
the PUB law . requirement which
private power sahefsBts vanity
tried Ia get into n ~ the last
legislatures session. The supreme
court several days sTo ruled that
FuDs DID not have 20 havs = vote
of the people 70 issus revenue
bonds under the present law. To-
days initiative was given number
iss by Mrs Reeves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

NORTH CONWAY. y. n -
George iRomeoj I-owther s4d
Eileen tJulietj Herrick were msts
ried here Friday climaxinE socS.
ety's most turbulent romance bf
the season.
The simple ceremony Was PER-
formed by the Rev, II. Raymond
Phelps. pastor o. First congrega-
tionai church, after the New yort
lovers had eioped by airpians 70
this White Mountains resort.
Hannes Schneider, head ski In
structor at the Eastern Slope inn.
was best man.
The couple earlier had obtained
q waiver Of New Hampshire five
day law at nearby Conway. The
bride wore a plain travelling dresz.
They have figured N the news
considerable of late dur 10 the
fact Miss Herriek's parents
made her . virtual prisoner IN
their heme In hopes If bresk-
Ing up the romance shieA
started In . night cinb. Lew
ther wsnt into eeasf twice In
his effort 10 we'd tbe Etri.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
FAIRBANKS WILL
IGNORES MARY P.

NEW y0ah - Douglas Fair
banks left the bulk 81 his estate.
estimated al sevsrsi million daIisrs.
10 hls widows. the former Lady
syivis Ashley. and his son. Douglas
Fairbanks. ~. II was disclosed Fri-
day when the late screen stars
viii was fiisd for pfsbsfs.
Fairbanks, . film pioneer and
ons Of the most financially success
ful Of IioIlywood's screen colony.
died IL hls California herus last
Dec. Ia
The viii provides that not mors
than $1,000. 600 ~ tina estate IL 70
be placed IN . fund. Of which Mrs
Fairbanks " 10 receive ensshsif
and Douglas. b.. thrs<-tsnshs me
remainder NJ ths fund. Under tbs
terms ~ ths will. goes 20 othsf
tsasfieiafiss. including Robert
Fairbanks. . brother. who resolves
one tenth,
Ths wiIi msds no provision fof
nary rsesfofd. yslrn&pksf second
wifs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

OLYMPIA - rhursloa
county grand jury Friday n
suesl : rvpors eritieizins sertaI
Security Direesor Charles r.
Ernst for using : 'stsehnicai-
ity" In the 1887 rvll>f law -
sp<nd s7.ooo. GO nsrs than
The legislature appropriated
for welfare.
This spending. u charuet.
wax the major reason Why The
states general fund II ~
Ot)0. oOo In the rid today.
Tbs jury also critieised The
department for spending 49,
000 To send IL employees and
prospective employees u t'nI-
versity Of Washington and
eastern universities TO cum
pists their education"
Another phase If The -
paxs report charged ths ~
nartment with giving relIef
clients food vouchers permit
ting them 70 buy "tprksya,
expensive canned xocsia. beer
and other luxury Itema. /"
Il also criticised the depart
uaent for spending usore thnn
loo. 900 in the 1877 -
biennium 10 help bull echools.
swimming pooin, paFka. play.
grounds and ether municipal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
Senate COP Group
Opposes NeU Taxes

WARRINGTON A bloc of ssn-
ais Republicans Friday endorsed
proposals for loint congressional
study Of budgetsry problems. pro-
posed a similar investigation u
national defense. and opposed any
new taxes A. this season Of con.
gress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

Kerstetter was cAgey. for the
campaign is as youthful a. the
new year. but his audience recog-
nized that he aid:
Take q sock at the current
U administration Of Mayor J. J.
Kaufman over the latter,s attack
on the city charter.
o-Deliyer sly digs in the poliii-
L cal midriffs Of his two pres
entity avowed opponents. Harry p.
Cain and n. G. Tennent.
Said Kerstetter on point /: The
city charter is a mandate from
the people that the mayor shsil
surely be more than a 'giorified
refuse collector lin his Dec. u
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

STATE EDITION
Possible Wreck Averted:
Man Jailed for ''cutting"
'10W|" Trains Air Brakes

train hns between the engine and
the first car. II was believed.
Until the act was discovered
the engine was backed by about
200 tons of steel cars totally
without brakes.
Arrested by Special Agent
H. A. Boyes. Wilton burned
some papers In his possession
before he could he searched.
He made No effort 10 escape,
however.
"Now 20 ahead and do your
damndest" he told Boyes after
burning the papers, that's
over with" He refused fur
Their comment.
Wilton was taken off the pas
senger train. No. 402, when the
train rolled into Tacoma with
Engineer William II. Shupe. 1854
East I st. at the throttle. The
train regularly makes a 10-minute
stop at 12:45 a. m.
The suspect was turned over to
Officers Hughes and Hagen and
Continued on Page 10. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
SENTENCE SHOPLIFTER

Thomas T. Fitzpatrick. 5s-yesr-
old unemployed Tae0man. was sen-
fenced by Justice Clarence Z. lay
ton Friday noon 10 six months in
the Pierce county jail for shop
lifting. He was arrested By eity
police charged with taking IL
pairs of ladies' silk hose from
J. c. Penney Co Broadway store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
FLORA FINCH, FAMED
C0mEDIENEE, IS DEAD

HOLLYWOOD t1Ofs finfb,
frat II The hnesies eemmesilsnnss
$40 appeared - ms slekslcasen
scfssns sbss . Eifi had 70 serk
70 b. f,anny -s@Fried sith her 70
ths grave to-day the secret 81 .
lady.
Nobody knew the date u her
birth. Ahs might have been ~.
Possibly shs was aesfsf 20
Miss Finch. ths long. lean. and
Isnky r0msn pho made the late
John Bunny's life falsefsbls on
the screen once = week for years.
died 10 the Good Samaritan hos
pltsl she scratched her left arm
last week. and q strspiococcus In
lection set IN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

HELSINKI-Nine Soviet Rus
sian planes dropped 22 bombs to-
day on yoIlslSa, near kovola, half
way between Helsinki and Niipuri,
setting fire to 10 houses and kill
ing two persons, including a girl
of IS. Fifteen women and one
old man were injured. 1t was re-
ported that the Red air force
bombed other points In Finland.
but details were not Immediately
available.
ASHIN TON - The
United States formally has
notified the British govern
ment that II viii hold II
strictly accountable for any
damages or injuries sustained
by American vessels or their
crews BY reason of beng
taken into belligerent ports Tor
search Of their cargoes, the
state department announces
today.
CINCINNATI, O.-The Ono
. river was frozen over here to-
day for the first time since
1918. as thermometers dropped
a degree below zero.
TOKYO - High-ranklng
army officers at conference
with Gen. shunroku Hsta. war
minister, res c d complete
agreement today on the for
nation Of a Japanese-domi-
mated national" government
for China, the war office an
n0unced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

Tia navy department. nInu u
considering experiments with mss.
si.e,sd a,rss,b,es Il 49, v.xssx.
Stood
csa.ldsrst,os a. las.e..sns A.
- :, - !. ..a -. $1,000
""~ ~"s " as ~ss"
during testimony u high naval
offiulsls b~fsfs . hm,s> spps.pst.
.t...n. ...,.. rs<.u,,s.. .es..x.s,.-
/" "
Th<ss effissfs u ~ns said ist6
the eonsFrs~msa 4 ssss quits pos-
s,k,s S,,ssn~ an nFst $50 ~ !.
$1,000 -.-.-.. -
ps -
~ e'sh the ees'en q m sfsu
and ~ ssanses.
Several esmsy.s.m~r hs.~ ~.
:. 1880 !. ....,...-
!"
sf"~s tonnage - mssh - ~
10 $1,000 tsas.
uss,S ks~ ~nn~s-
IN. ....s ,<s..~.. .....,.x -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
GLORIA vANDERBLT'S
ESTATE IS N,26O, OFT

NV YORK The estate of
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt. is-ysaf-
old belress. increased tIel so
during 1889 10 sf.ze0. OF. an ae-
counting flied In sunogatss court
disclosed today.
Gloria paid medical fees Of
fz.s1e. mostly for an appendscto-
my, during the year, and counsel
fees Of 81 500. shs drew only
$40 from the sz5.750 allowed her
annually. this being used 10 psir-
chase some books.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
MASON CITY WOMAN
Is FATALLY INJURED

sACHAsfkNfO. Cal. = Ma
Hazel Smith. -. u Mason CITY.
VAST. ~as Injured fatally ~hen
an aaiosnos>sis driven ~ her has-
band. Virgil ". smith. ~. ueBf
out ~ eoBtroi and eoiiisisd vita two
other cars on Auburn highway near
here. police reported today. Smith
sas taken % . hospital Tor treat
nsnt Of cuts and bruises.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
Prisoner Hurriedly
Burned Papers Be-
fore Search, Rail
Policeman Reports

Possible disaster aboard the
night passenger-express train
between Seattle and Portland
was averted early Friday with
arrest of a mysterious sus-
pect.
John w. Wilton, 40. was taken
into custody and lodged in the
city jail here after allegdly dis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
PRISON WARDEN
M'CAULEY DEAD

WALLA WALLA. Wash. War
den James NJ. Mccauley. OF WASH
ington state penitentiary. died last
night. He underwent a major
operation Dec. ~ after being III
more than q year.
McCauley was appointed warden
OF the prison In February. 1888,
by Gov. Clarence d. Martin.
Surviving are his widow. five
daughters, and his father. w. y.
hecauley OF Dayton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
.sCANDINAvlAS
UNDER GROWING
WAR PRESSURE
Nazis Fear Efforts
of Allies to Woo
Finland's Sister Ma
tons to North
tsuIIErlN,

~
LOND0N--War Nialsser l~~iss
Here- nelisha resigned today. n
Was announced officially.
BERIIN--An authorized source
tonight said allied shipments ef
munitions and men through Scan
dinavian territory 10 Finland ~ss
'sinply intoierahle."
ru.or.
Scandinavia's war worries
mounted today under the lash
of increasing Nazi criticism.
Berlin newspapers followed up
indirect Nazi foreign office warn
ings to northern European neutrals
BY charging that Great Britain and
Frsnce were seeking TO prepare
the way for an attack on the reich
from Scandinavia.
The position of Norway. Sweden
and Denmark has been made
critical ~ the war in which Finnish
troopA aided by volunteers. ma
teriais and airplsncs from abroad.
have stopped Soviet Russia's army.
This, Finns are reported 10 have
plashed the vital Leningrad-Mur-
hiansk railroad At 10 many points
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06

Detective Captain Cliff o.
borne, after quizzing the sus-
pect, said Wilton appeared to be
.'rum-dum" and unable to recall
he had been on a train. Os-
borne asked Wilton where he
was at the time the Southern
Pacific streamliner "City Of San
Francisco" was derailed Aug.
IL, near Harvey, Nevada, when
"a persons were killed and lis
were injured. Wilton claimed he
was In Iowa at the time, and
that he has been on the coast
only for the past two weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-06
RE-CAPTURE sALLA

tnht tnrft u grave fooo snoFtAks
In the Russian Arctic area.
RE-CAPTURE sALLA
The blocking OF the Russian In
vssion and reports In Copenhagen
that the Firms had scored another
important triumph by re-capturing
the town OF salla on the north
central front after severe fighting.
intensified an unexpected military
setback that has given Germany
a headache almost AZ severe -
Russia's.
The Finnish war has disrupted
Hazi plans 10 get supplies from
Russia II has united the scandi-
navisn powers against the Red
army.
When the British and French
also began pouring aid into Fin
land, Germany feared the allies
were seeking TO unite Scandinavia
against the Nszi-soyist eombtna-
ton.