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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
War Zone
Bulletins

SYDNEY, Australia ~ The
Australian government called
another 10000 men to the
colors today.
The measure increased the
strength Of the common
wealth's army TO 100000 men.
WASHINGTON On the basis ~
information received from Holland
through The Netherlands govern
ment in London, The Netherlands
legation here charged today that
German bombers killed 30. 900 men.
women and children and wounded
10, 900 in an attack on Rotterdam
MAY u.
The Dutch claimed that the city
was bombed for IL minutes by
two groups Of sirplsnes each drop
ping .OO0-pOund bombs, although
the city Was undefendsd.
LONDON-Josef Y. Stain
wos reported reliably today
TO hare advised Great Britoia
that .SOUiet Russia IL determ-
med 10 remain neutral ~ the
European tc0r and fh0t Mos
cOW sees no reason 10 fear
German d minatton o
Europe.
LONDON -- The admiralty an
nounced today that n NJ s Van
Dyck. employed a. q naval suxil-
larry. was sunk by enemy air at
tack off the coast Of Norway last
June 10
The announcement said two Off
GERS and five sesmen we're killed
and % officers and 1872 sesmen
were taken prisoner BY the Ger
mans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
Would Cut Water
Rates 10 Parks

utilits~s csmmlsetcnef 0Heu
presented 20 ths council wsdneS-
DAY an or.iia~nee providing Tor .
"a pes eess Reduction ln rates ne~
charged tbs Metropolitan Psrh
district for %.ssr services
0aesl toid fhs council ~ weui1
like Ia nave action sa tbs osdln-
ase~ A. sooa a. possabie 10 thss
the park bossd sili hase the beos-
fit n the se~ rata an ~ juiy
falling
There vas no indication ~
council will dsiay action winch
may b< tzkrs a nest Mondays
ssssion.
O'Seii estimated the rate reduc~
ton would ssss tbe park district
about ti.7o0 year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
BASEBALL


First game
Detroit see O00 0ssts-- = :
Boston 900 yig Sos \ ~ 2
Ss~som. Benton f5b. Trout ~,
MeKsln ~ and Sullivan. Wilson,
Ostermusllsr ~ and Peacock.
Cfeysssad oi9 ~, 900 os,e 81 ! 4
New York gio 900 oeo 100 - . .
FslIsr and Hsmsisys Fssfson
and Diohsy
Chicago . 200 90 D0o--z r .
Washington 100 sI0 sss--s . .
Dietrich. Brown 49, and fresh.
Leonard ard Ferret
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn -. no oee sss--z Q
Chicago ..s. 900 sIs os,o--i . !
HsmIin and Phelps. aABesiso.
Mooty. Page ~ and HsrtnTit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18
Roosevelt
Nomination
Seems Sure
Convention Meets
DeloY In Squobbls
Over Its Plotform

chic AtO--The lbrsvyasFaete
resolution. e.mmsss~~ Today
CONNECTED drafting q strong
anti . war and psa p~~ a~al
nlstf.rm which win e~ pse.
.~as~a Ia the c.sv~asiea Ia
night.
tn. committees rsieoted an
eleventh. hour attempt hy sen.
Claude Pepper Fia Ia stfensthsn
the pledge Of aid To nations re.
s,stinx aggression
Would Aia Allies
psppers demand that the plat
form contain a pledge af al, aid
IA IN. allie. snort ~ uen unsst
the convention .ch.aule and COM
pel,.s Adjournment Of IN. after.
noon session until n m.
The Roosevelt managers had
planned 10 whip the platform
through and then rece.s until 7
n. m, for nominating speeches and
bulr. eve an.-bsilot rrnomlna.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

Italy hammered methodi.
eally at British empire de-
lenses in Africa today and
Japan threatened new clashes
with British and American
interests by pushing expan-
sionist plans in the Far East.
Tbs war In Europe continued 10
concentrate on nerves and prnps-
gands. mixed with sporadic mt
heavy aerial blows by both SIDES
Ths Eoms rsdio strongly dis
counted reports that the axis IT.
fensiys against Britain would start
This weekend and that Italian
Foreign Minister Count gsisax<D
clsBo would GO 4. Bertha
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

A dispatch from Lcnsi1s, report
ed J0sef v. Stain had hnfofsasd
the british that fns sgyists nat
only intsnisd "a sssp out ~ The
uaf. but nsu no reason for aoas
esra over pfoxpsets that Adolf
Hitler would sosss complete Ger
man domination ~ Europa Stain
sas said % have szplsInsd frankly
~ British ambassador slf star.
ford Grips that Russia had notns
lng 10 fear fran Germany.
Italian bombs fell On the Egyptian
port Of Alexandria again uniasusi.
fled aifplaDes appeared 70 h2ys
started a fra by new tomb attack
on Gibraltar. German bombsrs at
tackled ths seottisn port ~ Tnnrno
and . camp AT seaps floH; British
planes dumped more explosives on
German base. and arms factories:
FASCIST troops claimed the capture
Of { Sudan town Of Chsfzsn from
the British.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma -. .........s3, SIS, 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

That the axss p~s~ers ara snesit
10 make their clinaetic bid for Nc
tory over Britain appeared certain,
but the furry Of threats from H~r-
lin and Rome gave no definite clue
N how or when. In Rome u Was
believed that Adolf Hitler would
address tns rsiehSssG prior 10 the
showdown. bsit in Berlin Il Was
insisted that nothing was known
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-18

Cloudy tonight, Friday Temps:
High 20. low 81. sun rises ass;
sets 1:59.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Justice Gordon Asks
Police 10 Round Up
Numbers Backers
Also Calls for Arrest
Of Persons Who Boil
Out Small Operators

Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court today called on the enforce
ment authorities to bring to justice
the hackers of the numbers game
and persons who post bonds for the
smaller operators.
When Lelon M. Boone, colored,
who had pleaded guilty to violating
the numbers law, appeared today
for sentencing, Justice Gordon noted
that the accused contended he did
not know the names of the pickup
men who took the numbers slips
from him, the names Of the hackers,
or those who put up bail.
Attorney Denny Hughes, repre-
senting Boone, said this is not un-
usual. Boone received sentnce of
from six months to two years and
was placed on probation.
Later, when James D. Smith, COL
ored, appeared before him, following
guilty plea to violating the num-
bers law. Justice Gordon observed
that Smith identified the higher ups
and those who put up money for
bond.
Il expect to see the hackers and
those who pay the bondsmen in this
court in the near future, If the en-
forcement officers do their duty
declared Justice Gordon.
Smith was given a sentence of
to 18 months and placed on proba-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
No Democratic Candidate Has
Enough Votes, Ickes Says
Secretary Is Cautious About Farley
But Sees Third-Term Efforts CONTINUING

to a definite expression of his own
views on the unconditional" can
didacy of Postmaster General Far
ley.
"Mr. Farley is all right" he said,
cautiously. ANY one has a right to
be candidate. He is a fine fellow"
He also declined to say whether
Mr.. Farley should resign the chair
manship of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee if he carries out
his expressed intention of seeking
the nomination at Chicago. All he
would say was, Jim will do the
appropriate thing in any situation. -
Denies He Wants Chairmanship.
Asked If Mr.. Farley's announce
ment came as surprise or a shock
to the Roosevelt third-term hackers,
as indicated in some quarters. Mr..
Ickes replied that "self-serving re-
porting IN some newspapers" had
sought to convey that impression.
Mr.. 1ckes disclaimed that he was
seeking to be chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
and in this connection took a wallop
at L. w. Chip Robert, committee
official, with whom he has had many
tllts in the past. Mr.. Robert had
spoken in somewhat derogatory
fashion regarding the Secretary and
such rumors.
I wouldn't have the chairman
ship If it were offered to me on a
silver platter" Mr.. Ickes said. He
added that Mr. Robert was merely
sounding off" again. He also in
timated that Mr.. Robert, whom he
referred to as the Georgia cracker"
and the Georgia peach" was wear
ing bells in his cap."
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Government Use
Of Toxis Urged
| As Money Saver

Transportation worries of the Gov
ernment might be ended if it got rid
of it's automobiles and relied on
Washington's ubiquitous horde of
taxicabs," Representative Engel, Re-
publican, of Michigan suggested to
a House Appropriations Subcommit-
tee, it was revealed in hearings made
public today.
"They have more taxicabs in
Washington than in any other city
in the country, according to popu-
lation," said Mr.. Engel, pointing out
that the fare to any building in the
Government zone was 20 cents, while
it cost around $3.50 day to operate
a Government car.
The subcommittee also learned
that Paul v. McNutt, Federal Sc
curity administrator, donated to the
Government seven-year-old auto
mobile. The committee was in.
formed, however, that the cars up
keep, was $400 annually, or double
the average for Government cars.
Secretary Ickes, in letter to the
subcommittee, objected to the label
ing of Government cars with the
names Of their departments or bu-
reaus. Government employees, he
pointed out, often have to use de-
partment cars after working hours
on official business, and casual OBJ
servers may misconstrue this use Of
ofacial vehicles.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Utilities Board Aide
Is Found Hanged
In Police Cell
George H. Wilson, Chief
Accountant, Booked
For lntoxicotion
picture on Page A-3.)

George H. Wilson. 36, chief ac-
countant for the District Public
Utilities Commission, was found
hanged in a cell at the ninth pre-
cinct early today.
Police discovered the body about
S am. A shirt had been tied around
the mans neck and made fast to
the cell pars near the ceiling. A
Casualty Hospital ambulance doctor
said he had sdied of strangulation.
Mr.. Wilson, who lived at 910 Cres-
cent drive, Alexandria, Va, had been
arrested near First and D streets
NE. at $50 am. and booked on a
charge of intoxication.
Left in Police Cell.
He was lodged in the cell and was
not seen again until Acting 1t. T.
M. Poland went back to the block
and found the body.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of suicide
Mr. Wilson is survived by his
widow Ida, and a son, Wayne, IL
years old.
Mr.. Wilson's father is Lee R. Will
son, associate accountant and aud
itcr of the Federal Power Com
mission. The elder Mr. Wilson is
stationed in the field but maintains
a home at 1888 Franklin street NE.
Riley E. Elgen, chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission, said
Mr.. Wilson worked in his Office until
around midnight last night prepar-
ing statistical report for Chairman
Caldwell of the House Subcommittee
on District Appropriations.
Officials Shocked at News.
Commission officials were shocked
by the news. Mr.. Elgen said Mr..
Wilson was a brilliant" accountant
one of the best he has ever known.
He said he had never known him to
drink.
Mr.. Wilson first came to the COM
mission as an accountant in 1881
Three years later he left to take a
position as valuation accountant
with the West Virginia Public Serv .
ice Commission, but returned to the
local commission as senior account
ant late in 1887. Last fan, when
B. M. Bachman resigned as chief
accountant of the commission to
become deputy tax assessor, Mr..
Wilson was elevated to his position.
Commission officials said Mr.. VIII
sons work as chief accountant has
been Exceptionally good"
Evening star., 1940-03-21
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
a leader of the Roosevelt third term
movement, said today that none of
the prominently mentioned Demo-
cratic candidates for the presidency
can control enough votes at the
convention to win the nomination.
He made the statement in reply
to question as to his opinion of
the chances of Vice President Gar
ner, Secretary of State Hull, Post
master General Farley and Federal
Security Administrator McNutt.
In reply to another question, Mr..
1ckes declined to give an opinion
whether the Democratic National
Convention would draft President
Roosevelt.
you might want girl to marry
you" he parried, "but that is no
assurance she would have YOU"
Third-Term Effort to Go On.
Mr.. Ickes reiterated his belief that
the liberals in the party would con-
tlnue their efforts to secure third
term for the President.
Il haven't any second choice" he
said. I'm very constant. The peo-
pie who want the President for a
third term will continue their efforts
regardless of any other candidates" +"
Secretary Ickes, recently returned
from a California trip, where he was
credited with uniting Democratic
forces in that State behind conven-
ton delegates to be pledged for Mr..
Roosevelt, commented facetiously on
politics and candidates generally in
the first press conference he has
held in more than a month. He re-
fused to be pinned down, however,
Evening star., 1940-03-21
King Personally
Presents Moundy
Money to Poor
By the Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
LONDON, March 81. - King
George vi for the first time in his
reign personally distributed Maundy
money t'.day to IS poor men and a
like number of women at the an
cient ceremony at Westminster
Abbey. Queen Elizabeth accom-
panied him.
The sovereign usually is repre-
sented by the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and the only previous personal
appearances IN recent times were
those of George v in 1882 and Ed
warl VIII n 1896.
Church dignitaries accompanied
the King to the church, where he
walked between two lines of recip-
tents. To each he handed a tiny
crimson and white leather bag con-
tanning As pence (about rs cents) in
specially minted silver, and two,
three and four penny pieces. The
number of recipients and number
of pennies given equals the Kings
age. He will be As next Decem-
ber IA.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Consulate Picket Ban Hit
After New York Battle
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, March 2l.-A pro-
test against Mayor La Guardias or
der prohibiting picketing of foreign
government Offices was the immedi-
ate outgrowth today of police bat
tie with pickets before the French
consulate
Mounted patrolmen rushed sew
eral hundred demonstrators yester-
day, pumnieled them as well as
passers-by, and loaded % pickets into
patrol wagons. None was hurt seri-
ously.
The demonstration, sponsors said,
was protest against "the expulsion
of Spanish refugees from France.
Through Director Roger Baldwin,
the American Civil Liberties Union
asked the Mayor that orderly and
peaceful picketing" be permitted
before conSulates as elsewhere.
I'VE are just following Federal
practice" Mayor La Guardia said.
"A congressional act has established
the rule for Washington and we fol-
low it. There is no desire to sup
press. There is a request to mod
crate. In New York there is ample
space for people to express them
selves"
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Fire Races Log Cobin
In Rock Creek Park

Fire of undetermined origin last
night destroyed the log cabin 10
Gated in the recreational center of
the Maryland section of Rock Creek
Park, at the East-West highway
and Beach drive, near Chevy Chase,
Md. Damage was estimated at
$1,000.
Chevy Chase Fire Department
answered the alarm, but the fire
gained great headway before it was
discovered, and the building could
not be saved.
While the Chevy Chase company
was battling the fire at the cabin
a brush fire broke out near Rossdhu
Castle, in Chevy Chase. and the
Bethesda Fire Department was
called out to extinguish it.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Income Tax
Yield Up 31%
Over Last Year
Still Won't Equal
Spending Needs,
Morgenthou Says
BY the Associated Press.

Secretary Morgenthau said today
that preliminary estimates of annual
income tax collections were running
31.2 per cent ahead of last year and
comfortably ahead" of President
Roosevelts budget estimate.
The Treasury Secretary said at
press conference that telegraphic re-
ports from regional collection offices
showed collection of 1921 900 600 of
income taxes in the first 20 days of
March, compared with s473,000, 900
in the same period last year.
March collections are always the
biggest for income taxes because an
nual returns and at least first
quarter installment payments are
due on March Is.
Senator Morgenthau declined to
say by what margin the collections
would exceed budget estimates,
which are made only on an annual
and not monthly basis, but added
that there was mot chance" of the
excess equaling the $46O000, 900 of
additional revenue asked by the
President to pay for emergency ma
tional defense costs and to help keep
the Treasury under its s45, 900, 900, 900
statutory debt limit.
Still Favors New Taxes.
Asked whether he still favored new
taxes despite comments of leading
Congress members that the higher
tax collections obviated the need for
new taxes, the Secretary asserted:
I'm words of one syllable, I stand
on the Presidents message until he
changes it,"
He added that he had no reason
to believe that the President would
withdraw his request for new taxes
At the same time, Secretary Nor
genthau repudiated proposals to use
some of the $4,000, ,OO0,0 900 in the
rreasury's stabilization fund to avoid
the debt limit.
Il certainly am not going to use
the stabilization fund or any other
trick method to avoid the debt lin
it," the Treasury head said.
1T is strictly up to Congress and
and If they vote to spend money,
which will exceed the limit, 1t is up
to them to do something about the
limit.
Il don't think the S45 900 900 900
limit is very important. There is no
reason why it should not be 46, Al or
48 billion dollars. would not worry
if 1t was S50, 1000 900 900.
But it should be done in an open.
legal way by Congress"
Also, Secretary Morgenthau said,
he does not regard avoidance of the
debt limit a justifable use Of the
sterilization fund, which he termed
a NEST egg" to be used in some "un-
foreseen national emergency"
I'm this crazy world" he con-
tinued, "the time may come when
we will get down on our knees and
thank God that we've got this nest
egg to use in an emergency"
Slight Distortion Possible.
Returning to March income taxes,
Secretary Morgenthau commented
that the early collection figures
might appear little better than
they actually are because some
small taxpayers as we'll as approx
mately 100000 State and local
governmental employees, paying Fed
eral taxes on their salaries for the
first time, may have paid all their
annual tax at this time, instead of
taking advantage of the quarterly
installments permitted.
After getting the news on taxes,
Secretary Morgenthau decided to
take vacation of week to 10 days
at Sea Island, Ga. He will depart
tonight.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Guard Officers 0uster
By 6. A. 0. Attacked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee heard charges today that the
General Accounting Office and con-
troller general, in "high-handed"
and American" manner. had
forced the resignation of National
Guard officers for technically poor
bookkeeping.
Adjt. Gen. Milton R. Reckord of
Maryland testified that the ac-
counting Office had been set up as a
final authority so that not even in
tercession by the War Department
could prevent the forcing out of
disbursing officers when mere tech
nical irregularities were found in
their accounts.
Gen. Reckord and Adjt. Gen. E.
A. Walsh of Minnesota urged the
committee to approve legislation for
a uniform accounting system for the
Guard. Present law is such, they
said, that the accounting Office had
been able to suspend payments Of
Federal funds for some infraction
of regulations which had taken
place 10 or Is years previously.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
La Guardia Arrives
ToAsk Billion and Half
In ". P. A. Funds
Mayors Conference
Sees AGO. 900 Forced
OFF Rolls July !
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia of New
York came to Washington today to
ask Congress and President Roose-
velt to provide at least 81 500 OOO, 900
for the w. P. A. in the coming fiscal
year.
The Mayor said that a survey by
the United States Conference of
Mayors, of which he is president.
indicated that at least 100000
workers would be forced off the
w. P. A. rolls around July /, land
we have never guessed wrong" he
added.
There isn't a city in the United
States that could absorb those peo-
pie" Mr. La Guardia declared.
Every Mayor is worrying and help
less in providing for this additional
load"
The Mayor noted that President
Roosevelt's budget message, recon-
mending lips 900 900 for the w. P.
A, stated That amount would be
sufficient only if the trend in en-
ployment at that time were con-
tinued.
"We find that is not the situa-
tion,' Mr.. La Guardia said.
Under the current w. P. A. appro-
priation of s1,477 100000, he con-
tinued, 100000 w. P. A. workers will
have to be dropped by June 80. That
will leave 100000 on the rolls, he
said. Since proposed appropriations
would provide for only 1,350,0O0 on
ar average, he explained, the w. P.
A. would need to drop an additional
600 900 Immediately after July /, in
order to spread the money over the
peak months of unemployment.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Anti-Jopunism Blamed
On U. S. Government
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 21.-Foreign Min
lister Hachiro Arita, answering ques-
ton in the Diet yesterday, said he
thought feeling in the United States
against Japan was the result of the
American Governments policy.
A member in the lower chamber
asked whether relations might be
improved through the dispatch of
special envoy to Washington.
Arita replied, Il do not believe
much benefit can be derived from
this method because sentiment in
the United States toward Japan is
a condition resulting from Govern
ment policy"
The project of a special envoy,
he said, had not been discarded en-
tirely but would require more con-
sideration.
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Dolodier Resignation
HeId.Germun Victory

ROME, March 81 (P.-The resig-
nation of French Premier Daladier
was described by the Bologna news
paper Resto del Carlino today as
battle won by Germany"
"Daladier is an enemy of Italy,
shortsighted and a provocateur." it
said. "Daladier is one of those
mainly responsible for the war and
history will judge him severely"
Evening star., 1940-03-21
Texas Officials Favor
Cut in Oil Quote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 21.-Two
OF the three members of the Texas
Railroad Commission said at the
Statewide oil proration hearings
yesterday they favored a substan-
tial reduction of the States oil pro-
duction allowance, effective April l,
Commissioner Ernest o. Thomp-
son asserted that latest crude Oil
stock figures indicated Texas was
producing about 5000 barrels
more oil per day than was needed.
The current Texas allowable is ap-
proximately 1850, 900 barrels per
day,
Evening star., 1940-03-21
SoIIy Seemon Is Given
Two Years in Bond Plot
By the Associate Press.

By the Associate Press
NEW YORK, March 21.-Solly
Seeman, one-time contender for the
world lightweight boxing title and
alleged co-leader Of a 81 ,000, 900 Ma
tion-wide stolen bond ring, was sem
fenced To two years in prison today
by Federal Judge John G. Knox.