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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21
WPA Shrinkage
COMING Soon

WASHINGTON - WPA rolls
will shrink by about 100000 per-
sons to a total of slightly more
than 100000 by July /, officials
indicated today.
The reduction Is necessary in
order that the agency stay within
the limits of its $1,477, 900, 900 APP
preparation for the 1910 fiscal
year which ends June 80.
Latest figures on WPA employ
ment showed 2.323,o0o on the rolls
March s. The total will be cut to
2.120,000 by April 1. Successive
reductions of about $50, 900 are ex-
pected for May and June.
The years appropriation was
sufficient to maintain an average
Of 1000, 900 persons on WPA rolls
each month. Because WPA start
ed the fiscal year last July with
2,400, 900 on its rolls and exceed
ed the 1000, 900 figure during the
winter months, 1t must cut en-
ployment below the 1000, 000-
mark during the spring in order
to keep within the average limit.
II you're not using it, sell it with
q Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21
Take a Look at Europe !"

now averted, due TO the ruehrer's
brilliantly daring move.
They all knew 1t WAS a shabby
trick. a betrayal OF the old prin-
cipies. Yet they could not but
enjoy the conformation Of the rest
of the world. And. they argued.
after all. II he had not got the
alliance, England would have. and
"it Is much better-no matter what
we think OF Bolshevism, TO have
the Russians with US In this par
ticular situation. than against us.
II was exactly the sort Of be-
trayal Of avowed principles for
expediency which the Nazis them
selves would denounce as typical
OF the Jewish mind" But now that
1t was done by the Fuehrer him
self, although there was still a
sense Of shock, II was swallowed
in a sense Of relief that there
Wodio pc no war. anu hit suoth
was forgotten in the strident
"glories" Of the Polish campaign.
Fuehrer Clever
The average German. when
warned that Hitler's policies would
lead to war. had always trustingly
wagged his head-remembering the
Rhine occupation. the Austrian
Anschlus, the destruction OF
Czech-Slovakia and the occupation
of Memel--and said confidently:
You will see! Our Fuehrer Is
very clever! He will get for Ger
many those things which Germany
should have, but always without
war. Sometimes 1t may look as
though there would be one, but
remember our Fuehrer IL very
clever. You will see"
This had been chanted 30 often
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21
State s Finance
Report Made
by JiMAY hArlo

OLYMPIA The states finances
showed continued improvement the
past week - on paper - with the
general fund deficit cut 10 ssee. COS
and tax receipts three times ~
high ~ expenditures. state Treas
urer Phil II. Gallagher reported
today.
Receipts were SASS. SIS. COM
pared TO expenditures OF ss72, $50.
The latter figure. however. does
not include any Of the registered
warrants being issued against the
general fund. whose deficit last
week was si.2Ts.636.
Gallagher expects to call In and
pay $1,000, 900 worth OF registered
warrants April /. but will have to
collect that much In taxes, plus
$685.. 00S TO retire the rest OF the
deficit. before he can start paying
them off.
Total cash surplus In all 81 state
funds was SIG, .e33. compared to
$15.sle.730 a week ago. That fig
ure would be cut down consider
ably II the four to five million dol
lars in registered warrants were
figured In.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21

EDITORS NOTE: This IL the
first Of a series of 10 articles by
W. J.. white. written from ex-
tensive notes taken during his re-
cent stay In Germany In examin-
Ing what the German people them
selves really think about the Ger
man treaty with soviet Russia.
To avoid censorship. the articles
were not written until Mr.. White
arrived ut neutral Copenhagen, be-
yond the Influence and power OF
Mani 0ffieialdom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21

and 20 docilely that the German
mind readily accepted the Russian
pact AZ proof of the Fuehrer's
supreme cleverness In behalf OF
peace. even as the tank columns
roared through Poland and tbe-
hind the screen of German censor
ship the poilus were manning the
Maginot line.
Tomorrow; Why the German
Army welcomed the Soviet ALL
ance.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Berlin Reports Carol
Going to Switzerland

BERLIN, Sept. 7 lE') (By Radio -
The German radio broadcast today
Bucharest dispatch saying that
abdicated King Carol II of Rumania
left under cover of early morning
darkness, en- route to Switzerland,
Nice, on the French Riviera, and
finally travel abroad"
The broadcast said the deposed
King. accompanied by Nine. Lupes-
Gu, would remain in Switzerland
about a month and then 60 to a
villa near Nice.
Thirty-nine persons accompanied
the former King, the German
broadcast said Nine. Lupescu
Carols long time friend, was said
to be travelling under the name of
Lorenz. accompanied by her father
The baggage Of the royal party
required 80 wagons, the radio said.
German spokesmen said they ex-
pected young King Mihai of Ru-
mania to cooperate with the Iron
Guard and other Rumanian poll
tical groups which the Germans re-
gard as realistic" and 'alert" to the
direction which rapid political
changes in central and southeastern
Europe are taking.
Political circles said Gen. Ion
Antonescu apparently had laid the
basis for friendly relations with
Germany.
Former King Carols difficulties,
German commentators said, were
self f-made in years of straddling be-
tween the axis and western powers
and in his wrong decision" in ac-
cepting a British territorial guar
antee.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

1t. ]. L. Sprinkle, II, retired po-
liceman and soldier of many men,
ories, Tuesday will be awarded the
Masonic medal for half century
of continuous service in the Masons.
The retired lieutenant came to
Washington So years ago and Joined
the police force In 1889.
Earlier, he was one of the band
of "a who helped capture Geronimo.
Apache chief who once,ravaged the
Southwest. He says he is the only
man still living who participated
in that encounter.
AS reward for that service, 1t.
Sprinkle was sent to Fort Myer,
Va, and in 1887 helped establish
it as cavalry post. The Army
station had been used as a signal
post during the Civil War.
A few years later, 1t. Sprinkle
joined the police force and spent
most of his time with the police
at the old first precinct, then To-
Gated in the heart of the city.
In those days, according to the
retired police officer, Washington
was a rough city" without an
ambulance, police box or a patrol
wagon.
He retired from the police force
in 1925.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
British Raid Is Worst
OF War on Berlin
BY WALLACE r. DEULL,
Chicaso Daily News. Inc.

BERLIN, Sept. THE British
Royal Air Force. staged its most
daring. its most spectacular, its
noisiest and Its most destructive
attack of the war on Berlin last
night.
For the greater part of three
hours, beginning shortly after mid
night, the skies over the city were
bright with flares. tracer bullets. and
the flashes of anti-aircraft artil-
lery. Window panes ratified and old
buildings preceptibly trembled with
the shock of explosions, and the
gibber of machine guns flashed
viciously across the road, amidst
the belch and bark Of the heavier
pieces and the drone Of British
motors.
The British flyers did more dam
age in general than they had pro-
duced during any single attack
before.
The most striking feature of the
raid as a spectacle was the audacity
Of the British pilots. Kept of from
the city by the balloon barrage, and
battered at, when they broke
through, by the anti-aircra{t guns,
which seem to have been notably
reinforced in recent days, the flyers,
nevertheless, few so low over Berlin
that the drone of their motors was
plainly audible even in cellars and
the Germans were repeatedly able
to take the planes under machine
gun fire.
Some of the pilots flew with an
enthusiasm so sternly that they
might almost have been unaware
of the heavy fire that the anti-air-
craft guns were putting up. One
man flew low across the center of
the city from east to west dropping
series Of several flares as he went,
then circled about and proceeded to
drop another series from west to
east along almost precisely the same
line again.
Copyrisht. 1910, Chicago Daily News Inc
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Evangelical Lutheran pastor, Martin

3NlCIllOCllcl.
Prisoners awaiting investigation
found safety in a cellar, but an Of
flcer was killed by a falling wall. A
doctor and one other were injured
This courthouse was just across
the street from a barracks, while
the struck warehouse was in the
vicinity of railway station. Both
were hit by low-fiying planes.
Workers Section Hit.
In another part Of the city, two
bombs fell 40 yards apart in a
street in a workers residential area,
killing workman and injuring sew
en- others and blasting out section
of the streetcar line.
In the northern section, the top
story of a small factory which
makes radio apparatus was set afire
by in incendiary bomb.
This plaze, together with the fires
at the courthouse, the warehouse
and the railroad yard, threw heavy
cloud Of smoke over the northern
section for time.
AS anti-aircraft defenses thun-
dered at the British. shell frag-
ments battered on roofs in all parts
of Berlin.
One British bomber was reported
seriously damaged by Nazi pur-
suit ship. A German spokesman
said the bomber was caught in a
searchlight beam and the light crew
reported it distinctly saw one Eng
lishman leap out with a parachute.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Berlin
Continued From First Page.)

NSOlllllluSu TIOIIl T ST fdRe.b
ticipated in the night attack on
London said fires and explosions
were set off in diving attacks on
docks at Woolwich, Eastern London
suburb where the huge Woolwich
arsenal is situated.
The London searchlights dis
turbed our operations more than
anti-aircraft fire. which showed
poor craftsmanship" this officer
declared. He said his plane was
caught in the searchlights three
times without any shells exploding
anywhere near him.
In sea warfare the high command
reported a 6,000-ton British mer-
chairman was sent to the bottom by
a squarely placed air bomb north
east of Aberdeen, Scotland.
During August a total of $4,000
tons OF British merchant shipping
was reported sunk by naval action.
These figures, the high command
said. brought allied merchant losses
to 4,323000 tons since the wars
start, of which it asserted 2,768, 900
tons were sunk by U-boats and l.
555, 900 tons by German surface
craft.
In the attack on Berlin the Brit
ish pilots, obviously attempting to
improve their bombing aim, made
long shallow dives despite a furious
barrage of anti-aircraft fire and in
defiance of Fuehrer Hitlers promise
of retaliation made only Wednesday.
Fires were started in the center
OF the city and especially in the
northern section. Blazes continued
to brighten the skies long after the
clear signal, so that throngs of
people lined the sidewalks. staring
for the most part silently at spec
tacle which gave Berlin its nearest
similarity to war zone in genera
tions.
At least two civilians and some
soldiers were killed and others were
injured.
One railroad station in the indus
trial suburb of Tegel was damaged
by an explosive bomb and a small
warehouse in the center of the
capital and a railroad yard were
fired.
General Raid on Reich.
The attack on Berlin was part
OF a general raid on Germany in
which the British bombers were
said to have crossed the Neither
lands border in waves, some going
into the industrial Ruhr and 9TH
ers continuing eastward to Berlin.
They dropped numerous flares
over Potsdam and Spandau as we'll
as over Berlin. In Brandenburg, 81
miles southwest of Berlin, a search
light battery was hit by a bomb.
One light was smashed. and several
soldiers killed or injured.
In Berlin barrage balloons 0ong
an important part of the defense of
London) were raised in some Sec
tions for the first time. German
spokesmen said the British were
surprised and confused and were
forced to fly at a great height in
these areas.
In the center of Berlin an incen-
diary bomb set fire to the old Moabit
courthouse, scene of many a IA
nous trial, including that of the
Evening star., 1940-09-07
WHIkie Reversed Position
On Industry Draft, Charged
by TIE Associated Press.

by t1e Associated Press.
Senators Russell, Democrat, of
Georgia and Overton, Democrat. of
Louisiana charged yesterday that
Mr.. Willkie had completely reversed
his opposition to the draft indus
try" provision inserted in the COM
pulsory military training bill by the
Senate.
The Democratic Senators were CO.
sponsors of the provision which
would permit the Government. under
certain conditions, to take over in
dustrial plants for defense.
At the time of the Senate action,
Mr.. Willkie described the provision
as cheap political trick and said
1t would permit seizure of plants at
the caprice Of an individual-the
President.
Thursday, he said he would favor
a bill providing that in case of
emergencies industries should be
selected-just as in the case of men
for the Army-and taken over by
the Government under rules and
regulations instead of the arbitrary
act of one man"
Senator Russell said in state
ment that "Mr. Wilkes complete
about-face in his position of bitter
opposition to the amendment to the
selective military service bill - is
almost without parallel in the his
tory of American politics"
The Georgia Senator said the Re
publican nominee repeatedly de-
nounced this amendment in prin-
ciple as being socialistic, and an
effort to Sovetize the United States"
and then reversed his position after
a conference with % of his political
leaders"
Senator Overton said that "Mr.
Willkie has turned a commendable
somersault on the Overton-Russell
amendment
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Census Gives Virginia
10 Per Cent Gain With
Arlington Leading
80 Of Stute.s Counties and
Independent Cities Show
Increase in Decade

During the 1930-1940 decade, the
population Of Virginia increased
242,996, the Census Bureau an
nounced today in making public pre-
liminary population figures for the
State, based on returns of the 10Th
decennial census.
On April /. 1910, the population Of
Virginia was 2,664,847, as compared
with 2,421 ,851 in 1890. This change
represents a 10 per cent gain during
the decade. Between 1920 and 1880,
the population of the State increased
40 per cent.
OF the 124 counties and independ-
ent cities in the State, 83 gained in
population. Arlington County reg
istered the largest increase-lI2.3
per cent. OF the IS cities of 10000
or more, all but one showed a popu-
lation increase during the decade.
Fredericksburg scored the biggest
gain over the 1880 figures-47.7 per
cent
For cities of 10000 or more the
Census Bureau reported the follow
ing totals:
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Stacker Letters Blamed
On Anti-Semitic Groups
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Dickstein, Demo-
crat. of New York, has placed in the
Congressional Record a statement
charging that some anti-semitic
groups" are circulating through the
mails a document urging all Jews
to refuse to do military service.
II want my colleagues and the
country to know definitely" Mr..
Dickstein said in the statement.
that this document is an outright
forgery and that its purpose is to
stir up anti-Jewish hatred through
out this country.
TT is not even a clever piece of
work. 1t urges Jews not to
fight and yet it urges the draft and
continuance of the war in the Jew
ish interest. In other words it has
all the. earmarks of that type of
Contradiction which Mr. Hitler and
his cohorts have made familiar to
the people of the United States"
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Wilkie Would Expand
Rural E|ectrification,
Alter Farm Taxes
Tells Editors Swapping
Of Destroyers Was
DictotoriuI Action
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. PRO
posals for expanding the rural elec-
trification program and for a va
riable system of farm taxation were
included today in Wendell L. Will
kie's agricultural recommendations.
The Republican presidential NOM
inee offered these suggestions to 10
farm paper editors after telling
them that the agreement to trade
so overage American destroyers for
military bases in British possessions
was "the most dictatorial and arbi-
trary act of any President in the
history of the United States"
IF we cannot defeat the dictators
through the processes of democ-
racy," said Mr.. Willkie, then it
will prove that the democratic way
is not the effective way"
Gave Four Point Program.
The editors conference yesterday
brought from the candidate four
point outline of his farm views.
First, he said, although the farm
er is forced to buy in protected
market and sell in an unprotected
market, immediate removal of tariff
barriers would bring economic and
financial chaos"
Second he continued, every effort
should be made to increase foreign
markets when the European war
ends.
;rl
valuation of land provides an un-
satisfactory base for farm taxes. A
preferable system, he suggested,
would be based on farm income, al
lowing farmers to pay lower taxes
in bad years.
Contending that farm income is
related directly to industrial employ
ment, Mr.. Willkie proposed as his
fourth point wise and just ad-
ministration" of present laws in
order to stimulate industry and give
workers greater purchasing power
The candidate reiterated his belief
that soil conservation payments
should be continued. Although he
did not include it among his four
points, Mr.. Willkie devoted major
share of his talk to advocating
continuance of the Federal rural
electrification program.
Would Establish Fund.
1T Congress would 60 along with
me" Mr.. Willkie said, II would sup
port a plan for a revolving fund to
encourage public as we'll as private
plants to build additional rural
electric lines with rates subject to
governmental regulations"
After the farm meeting, the candi-
date worked with aids on the timer
ary of his Western speaking tour. He
added an address at Omaha, Nebr.,
on the night of September rs.
There were indications that he would
be unable to accept an invitation of
Illinois Republican leaders to make
four short talks in Chicago Septem-
ber 13.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
P. Wirephoto.

precaution to prevent his presence
on Swiss soil from causing political
embarrassment. refrained even from
disclosing Carols destination in this
country.
Authorization for his entrance in
to Switzerland was said to have
been given after Carol had agreed
to observe certain conditions of
Swiss policy forbidding all foreign
political activity in the country, it
was said.
A Rumanian source said he be-
lieved that Carol had left Bucharest
last night en- route to Switzerland.
In this event the former King would
probably cross the Swiss frontier
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Body of Stock Dealer
Is Found in River
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISONBURG, Va, Sept. T.
The body of Arthur Hirsch. SO,
member OF the firm of Hirsch Bros,
one Of the oldest and largest firms
OF livestock dealers in Western Vir-
einia, was found in North River
near the Bridgewater Bridge yester-
day.
Members of the family said he had
been in i'll health for three years. A
note was found directing friend to
drive his car to Harrisonburg and
stating that his body would be found
In the river.
MIR. Hirsch is survived by his
widow, two children and three
brothers and three sisters. Funeral
services will be held at the Hebrew
Friendship Synagogue tomorrow Aft
ornoon.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

The population of Arlington Coun-
ty was $500, an increase of 1885.
The returns give Fairfax County
population of 40,668, 81 per cent
increase over 1890.
With a population of 21668, Fau-
of 0.4 per cent.
The gain in Frederick County was
from l3,167 to 14,000.
The population of Loudoun Coun-
ty registered from 1882 to 20,45l.
Prince William County registered
23.6 per cent increase-from 1881
TO l7,237.
All figures, the Census Bureau
pointed out, are based on announce
ments by local supervisors and are
subject to review.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Senate Finance Unit
Expects Compromise
On Amortization
Committee Called EurIy
To Complete Work on
Excess Profits 1ox Bill

BY The Associated Press.
Senate Finance Committee men,
bers intent on Fastening revision OF
the excess profits tax bill called to-
day for an end to a dispute between
defense oficials and the Treasury
over the amortization provisions Of
the legislation.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, q member OF the commit
tee which voted sweeping changes
in the revenue measure yesterday,
declared he and his colleagues lex
pect some kind Of compromise" to
be reached during the day.
The committee was called into
early session to complete its re-
shaping of the tax bill as passed by
the House. Chairman Harrison de-
clared, I'VE should be able to make
some more improvements" He
sought to have the revised legisla-
ton ready for Senate consideration
early next week.
Punitive" Tax Eliminated.
The biggest change decided on by
the Senate group was an increase
of 81 per cent in the normal" tax
rate on corporations and elimina-
ton of Al per cent punitive" tax
voted by the House for corporations
determining their excess profits on
the basis Of average annual earnings
during the four years of 1869.
At the same time, the excess
profits rate for corporations using
either the average earnings method
or the alternate relative rate on
capital investment was placed by
the committee at from 25 to so per
cent. The House had voted a rate
of 20 to As per cent for the capital
investment method.
Senators said the increase in
normal" taxes would mean a rate
of "a per cent for corporations with
incomes of more than s25 900. rang
ing down to 1875 per cent for those
with earnings of $1,000 or less.
Agrees on Special Tax.
The Senate group also agreed on
a special tax of 10 per cent on that
part of corporations excess profits
resulting from defense contracts
with the United States or foreign
gov eInments. This also would ap-
ply to subcontractors.
The amortization argument, Sen
ator George said, involved giving the
Government some control over in
dustrial facilities, the cost OF which
had been deducted from taxable in
come over a five-year period-which
the pending bill would permit.
Five-year amortization was advo-
Gated as means of speeding up
expansion of defense factories. In
approving it, the House added a
requirement that a manufacturer
thus effecting an expansion could
not demolish nor substantially alter
the added facilities without consent
of the Government.
William S. Knudsen, production
chief of the defense commission, told
Senators there should be no strings
attached to plants the Government
wants private industry to construct
for defense.
He strongly urged elimination of
the control provisions, saying II feel
they will retard the defense program
very materially"
Treasury spokesmen, on the other
hand. contended that if the amor
tization speed-up was permitted the
Government should have some con-
troll over the facilities involved.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Costa Ricu Backs U. S.
In Hemisphere Defense
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. T.
A government spokesman said yes
terday that Costa Rica had given
the United States full support in
plans for hemisphere defense.
Informed persons disclosed that
during recent visits by United States
Army and Navy missions a CO.
ordinated plan of preparedness
involving the use by American armed
forces Of Costa Rican waters. ter
ritory. ports and airports in case Of
necessity-had been worked out.
However, President Rafael Cal
deron Guardia said no negotiations
had been started for lease Of a
naval base on Cocos Island on the
Costa Rican Pacific coast.
Informed sources remarked, how
ever. that the island had been in
cluded in the general defense plan.