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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
NEW CONGRESS
FACES DILEMMA

It 10 with this problem that con-
gress In confronted A. Its new ses-
sion opens.
Does it wish to accept private
investment stagnation as an ir-
remedial fact and therefore COM
nit the country to dependence
wholly upon government expendi-
lures of borrowed funds and to
the hope of another boost from
war business
Or does 1t wish to look upon
both these sources of business ~
unwholesome, dangerous to the
security and peace of the nation ?
If it does, then the greatest prob
lem which will face it Ia to look
into the question of substituting
some other stimulating force for
war boom and for further govern
ment borrowing.
These three facts stand out:
First, the economic problem of
the nation remains completely un-
solved. There are still around ten
million unemployed.
Second, private investment Ii
practically at dead center.
Third, the government has spent
on the depression TO date, since
1880. over rs billion dollars.
NEXT: What can congress do
to remedy our economic Ills
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

A snnlyu1D prsparsd for the
Uu1oo1 Pum ~ IL civil ssronau-
d. autAsrety Showed that there
were but two fatal airline accidents
h H.. Nine panDsnGers and three
neubass q ths crews were killed.
xhis oompered with five fatal
aoc1daats each IN 1850 and 1887,
and eight each In 1859. 1855 and
1D16.
n cAA estimated that airlines
f1ew oa'oo4.eo0 passenger milea for
60 passenger fatality a. con-
tzunood with 11.sos.77l passenger
mIloo pof passenger fatality in
- ~ 1l.ooo.sls IN 1888. the
~ prsv3ous years.
11AoEDY m MONTANA
~ q last ysar's accidents CO.
euErod a Dan - when . North
Weet Aizilnes' plane crashed at
1ulss 0ty. Msnt. killing two pas
GsngeFs and two crew members.
A Dramtff Airiiner crashed at
oklahnma city on March ~. bring
Ing dsath 70 sevsa passengers and
en- crew member.
ne safety record was sstab-
liallsd n The face a. . 20 per cent
lncroase h ths numhar Of paspsn-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03


A sharp decrease was noted IN
the number Of winter accidents.
Only one occurred IN the winter Of
1889. In 1898. one fatal accident
occurred In January and one at the
end Of November. In 1897 two OF
the five fatal crashes occurred in
January and February and In 1895.
four out Of eight accidents occur
red In January and December.
The cAA credited the 1859 win
ter safety record 10 an agreement
among the four major airlines for
mutual cancellation Of trips In the
face Of unfavorable weather. The
''bie four" - United Air Lines,
Tyanscontinental and Wsstsrn Air,
American Airlines. and Eastern
Airlinss - flew all Of last winter
without 20 much ~ q forced land
ing.
IMPROVEMENT HELP
Further credit for the airlines'
noteworthy performance was at
tributed to completion Of the S15,-
600. 900 program for improving and
extending the airwaya particu-
larly the radio beam and commune
cations system.
Although finai figures are
net yet available. I'll periodic
Reports indicate the air trans
portation industry enjoyed the
most profitable year In his
tory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Tacoma Officers
Mother SuccumlbS

Funeral services for Mrs. Kate
Berquest, SO. mother OF Lawrence
Berquest. Tacoma police officer.
who died Sunday in Seattle. will
be held Thursday at 1880 p. m.
from the Home Undertaking Co.
In Seattle.
Mrs. Berquest lived at Sass soth
IT. 8. w. Other survivors include
a son. Edwin Berquest Of Seattle;
a sister. Mrs. C. o. Hansen Of San
Francisco: q brother, Martin john
SON OF Aoorhead. MINI. and .
grandson. Larry Berquest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

"Brausekoepfchen" - little hot
head-as he Is known to his friends,
has returned from the Orkney
Shetland islands front to announce
a second victory for his submarine
the destruction" Of British
cruiser of the London class. about
10000 tons, and its crew Of 700.
IN CHARGE SHORT TIME
Prien's submarine was the one
that slipped into the midst of the
British fleet of scapa Flow Oct II,
sank the battleship Royal Oak and.
Prien reported. torpedoed ths bat
tie cruiser Repulse.
In London. the admiralty said
German reports Of the sinking Of
q cruiser OF the London class were
devoid of truth" The admiralty
also denied the Repulss was tor
pedoed.)
Date of the sinking" was not
announced.
The hero II young and looks
younger. In America he might be
mistaken for = football player. He
has commanded q submarine only
since May, 1889, and had already
received the second class iron cross
for sinking 10000 tons of enemy
shipping before he sank the Royal
Oak. He got the first class iron
cross for that. 1t il believed he
might now receive the golden party
badge and be promoted.
FATHER OF CHILD
He 10 handsome, well dressed,
married, the father Of q two-year-
old daughter. His picture has ap-
peared on the front pages Of illus
trated magazines. His home IL in
Leipzig.
He went to sea at the age of Is.
was a fourth officer at 20. Unem-
ployed in 1929, he tried to become
q flier, failed, joined q voluntary
labor service camp, later returned
to the sea, and. in two days. was
promoted from seaman to lieuten-
ant.
On his triumphant return to
Germany after sinking the Royal
Oak, he was taken to Berlin in
Adolf Hitlers private airplane and
driven by automobile through
cheering throngs to the chancel-
lory. He had lunch with Hitler.
received the topmost military hon.
or, the knights cross, and posed
for cameramen standing stiffly at
attention and describing his ex-
PLOTS in q loud voice without ges-
lures.
REJOICES
The announcement Of the de-
struction of the cruiser almost
overwhelmed the Nazis with joy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
DEATH
Of new BORN BABY

sILvERrON. Ore.-The district
attorneys office here today was
conducting an investigation into
the death Of . new born baby
whose body was found lying naked
on the sidewalk near the Catholic
church last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
NEED WAR ORDERS
AND FEDERAL SPENDING

On the score Of forecast, the
following would be = careful and
cautious statement of the situa-
ton: During the year private In
vestment ~ revealed in security
issues and building operations did
not show the improvement neces-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

They already were celebrating the
sinking Of the British auxiliary
cruiser Rawalpindi in naval battle
off Iceland. with the pocket bat
tleship Deutschland, British au-
thorities said.)
The Nazis now boosted that q
triple attack, submarines. airplanes
and mines, had driven the British
from the North Sea" and that
German warships sail the Attain
tic while the British fleet seeks
safety In home ports"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

Thus while business has i'm
proved very much compared with
last year. II was not quite a. good
as In 1897.
But this 10 subject to two modi-
fications: First, while business In
1887 was going down. this year It
has been rising. Second. 1t was
substantially higher In the last
three months Of this year COM
pared with the last three months
Of 1897.
But the very much propagan-
died ''boom" we have been hear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
ABBEY has l475 BIBLE

CONCEPTION. Me.--conception
Abbey here has in ih library q
Bible printed in Latin In l<Tb by
Bernhard Richsi In Basle. switzer-
land.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Business - WAR = Elections
Three "TOp" Problems for the Next Congress

sary to justify q rise in business
activity from that source. Build
ing was slightly better but not
enough to be important, but Sc
curity investment was less than
in either of the two preceding
years-lsss indeed than in any
year since 1896.
Whatever impulse business has
received, therefore, has come from
government expenditures and from
the expenditures of states and
cities. Federal government ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Peace Appeal Sent in Face
OF Almost Certain Failure

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt's Christmas appeal
to three great religious faiths and selection of personal
rosentatve to the Vatican undertaken with full know
edg it authortativey said today, that immediate
peace appeal almost inevitably would fail to diminish HOSTILE
ties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
Youthful Maxi Sub
Commander IdOHZed
Sun.Tanned Warrior, 81, Ranks Next
To Hitler in Eyes of German Populace

BERLIN-The idol Of 80 100000 Germans today next 70
their fuehrer was 32yearod submarine commander 1uen
Their Pren the blonde husky suanned warrior now eeu
tied with having sunk two British warshps at cost OF Low
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

ing about IL thus far exaggerated.
The important elements of q
good business index are industrial
production. building construction.
retail sales. freight car losdings
and bank debts.
The chief rise In business activ-
ity In the last four months has
been in Industrial production. TAX
ing 1884 as 100. the highest point
reached since then until now was
1b7 In May and June. 1887. But in
November of this year this figure
was topped. II reached 1854.
PRIME INDEXES LAG
BEHIND 1897
Here are some figures compar-
ing the other factors In the last
three years. Only IL months are
included In each year;
Building: 1887 Sa.s22,547 900;
1888. $500, 900 900; 1889. $685.
DOC, 900.
Department store sales: 1897,
lis; 1888. 104; 1899. ITO.
Car loadings: 1887, 1915; 1888,
90; 1899. 113.
Bank debts: 1897, 1906; 1898,
100; 1899, 141.
Thus we see that while there is
q marked improvement over last
year. which was 4 bad year, we
are In most fields behind the totals
of 1897, which was not 10 good as
1895. But here again we must
note that the last half Of the year
showed q rise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
room" HAS NOT
MATERIALIZED

A look at this last year leads
t, some conclusions. II we adopt
100 a. an index figure represent
Ing busness activity In the first
recovery year Of 1884, then bust
ness activity In the last three
years win be pictured a. follows:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03
War Orders and Government Spending
Are Rickety Foundation for Business

Investment Still
Staenant; Ten
Million JobIess
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-03

With the opening OF the New
Year, Congress will convene. The
events of the last year will exer-
else q powerful influence on Its
deliberations.
Also the events Of the coming
year. even before they occur, will
bear heavily upon the minds of the
lawmakers.
These events and factors of the
year just closing and the one
about to open are:
/. The general business situa-
ton.
2. The war.
3. The approaching election.
The business situation Ia the
most important. 1t is, Of course,
far less dramatic than a presi-
Dental election or a European war.
But It Is the thing thst Is influ-
encing our thinking about the
war and the election. And 1t 10
the most serious matter that
Americans can think about
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Latvian Envoy Puts
Art Objects on Sale
To Finance Legation
Dr.. BiImunis Has Received
No Money Since
Russia Took Country

Many of the rare treasures OF
art and furnishings collected dur
ing more than 20 years by DR.. AL
fred Bilmanis, the Latvian Minister,
will 60 on auction sale here today.
The Minister said he was taking
this step to provide funds for the
continuance of the Latvian Lega-
ton, which has received no money
from abroad since Soviet Russia oc-
cupied Latvia. Moscow has declared
DR.. Bilmanis an outlaw.
Period furniture, silver, china,
glassware, jeWelry, bronzes, bric-a-
brac and Oriental rugs and tapes
tries are included in this auction,
rejecting In Washington one con-
sequence of aggression in Europe.
The sale will continue for a week
at the Washington Art Galleries.
Dr. Bilmanis collected with a lavish
hand because he intended to estab-
lish an art gallery in Latvia He
still hopes that he will be able to
fulfill this wish and has kept many
of his treasures. but everything Rus
sian he owns. except leather chair
in which Napoleon sat, is on the
block. One spectacular item is a
piece of coronation plate of the last
czar, Nicholas.
A Boulle cabinet, straight front
ebony case richly inlaid with scrolled
bronze. is in the lot. The art OF
inlay la Boulle has never been re-
captured since the days of King
Louis XVI of France. Climate in
the United States is usually de-
structive of the inlay, but this cabi-
net is we'll preserved. The cabinets
were made by two brothers who
flourished in the last days of the
pre-revolution French Bourbon
monarchy.
Soon after this sale is over the
goods of Capt. Pierre Benech. Naval
Attache at the French Embassy, are
going on sale.
Evening star., 1940-12-16
BY MARION W. DOYLE.

Everything from gun butts for ma
tional defense to phoSphoreScent
hair ornaments is demonstrated at
the exhibit of plastic products which
was opened by Secretary of Com
merce Jones in the lobby Of the
Commerce Department today.
Mr.. Jones greeted the three pretty
models clothed almost exclusively
in plastic who are being featured at
the exhibit until 10 o'clock tonight.
After tonight until February
mannequins will display the eve
ming froCkS. shoes. compacts, rain
coats, necklaces and pocketbooks
worn this morning by Inga Rund-
void, ii Westmoreland drive, Ia
Eoma Park, Md: Dolores Peeruso.
5000 Fourth street NV, and Kitty
O'Hay, 1929 Eighteenth street NV.
Airplane parts, including plastic
dashboard, which are on display
at "Plasti-City," are mainly in the
experimental stage. officials said.
More defense items will be delivered
early tomorrow.
Chemical classes and other Scien-
tific groups are expected to flock
to the exhibit to examine the new
instruments. A new way of pre-
serving your best ear of corn or
pet spider in a transparent block of
plastic is being recommended in one
showcase by the Department of
Agriculture.
Blue sharp keys for the piano
keyboard to relieve the usual black
are also displayed Christmas pres
ent suggestions include a ''nu-skin'
baby doll who feels like the real
thing, slices of colored plastic
made into necklaces, plastic picture
frames. radios, lamps, statuettes
and brooms.
A huge Christmas tree in the
Commerce lobby is hung with light
unbreakable ornaments in shapes
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Officers to Be Installed
By Franklin Lodqe

Paul B. Cromelin, past grand
master of Masons of the District of
Columbia, will officiate at the in
stallation of officers Of BENJAMIN
Franklin Lodge tonight AZ Joppa
Lodge Temple Ninth and Upshur
streets NV. Jesse w Thornton.
past master Of BarriSter Lodge, will
be master OF ceremonies
Abe Coonln IN the new master. I.
Paul Bauman. senior warden, and
David E. Snyder. Junior warden.
Evening star., 1940-12-16

ranging from Santa to a donkey.
These could serve double duty as
toys for children with a smashing
complex, officials pointed out.
A little sitting room in one corner
is wholly furnished with plastic
chairs and lighted images.
Hit of the show was the gay little
spring hat with transparent plastic
brim and red flower worn by Miss
Rundvold.
The exhibit, sponsored Jointly by
the chemical division Of the Com
merce Department and Modern
Plastic Magazine, will be open daily
from 9 am. to 10 pm. and Sunday
from 2 to pm. until February l.
Evening star., 1940-12-16

University of Paris, ordered closed
by the Nazis after Armistice Day
student demonstrations, would re-
open December 20 "at the request
of the French government"
The announcement said all but
five of 143 students arrested would
be released "in-view of their youth" :"
Evening star., 1940-12-16
To Give Dramatic Readings

NJ Grant Lucas, president emer-
titus of the Columbian Education As
sociation. will give number of
dramatic readings at the Berean
Baptist Church. Eleventh and v
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Enoineers to Elect

Officers will be elected by the
American Institute Of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers at the Or
ganization's December dinner meet
ing at $50 pm. Thursday at the
Harrington Hotel
Evening star., 1940-12-16
Germans Will Reopen
University of Paris

BY the ASSOCIATED PfeSS.
VICHY, France, Dec 16.-The
German military command an
nounced in Paris yesterday that the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
NAVY PUTS IN HUGE
 ORDER FOR WARSHIPS AS
 DEFENSE BILL SIGNEI

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - The greatest fleet of fighting vessels ey- CT put in contract at one time, in- cluding seven battleships and eight aircraft carriers, has been or dered by the Navy immediately af- ter President Roosevelt signed the Defense Appropriation bill.
 Among the contracts awarded are those for 20 destroyers to be built by Seattle and Tacoma shipbuilding companies Seattle has been award ed $137,50O, 1000 for destroyers and the Puget Sound Navy Yard $42,- 00O,000.
 Contracts have been let for 200 fighting ships and one repair ship to cost total of $3,861, 1,000,O00 In addition, battleships costing S1OO,00O,000 will be built.
 Each of the plane carriers will cost 47,000,000.
 Other orders cover units of 20 cruisers to cost $30,O00,0 1000; 15 de- stroyers to cost $8,14O,OOO and 5S submarines.
 The battleship cost indicates they will be of 45,000 tons.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
WrangeIl And Petersburg To
 Push Airmail

Plan to press for air mail service here connecting with the Clipper at Ketchikan will be undertaken by the Chamber of Commerce, it de- cided at it's luncheon meeting Mon day in the Civic Center. It was brought out that the present ser vice is irregular and uncertain and that the definite schedule should be made actually connecting with the Clipper An instance was cited where air mail had arrived in NrangelI by west coast mail boat and several reported air mail ar irving here slower than 1t would ordinarily come by commercial steamer.
 Vice President Van II. Fisk, pre- siding in the absence of President Leo Mccormack, named the Mails and Transportation committee, made up of W. c. Waters, Chairman, D. M Campbell and L. L Meadows, to take up the matter with the prop CT authorities, working in coopera= tion with the Petersburg Chamber The latter will meet next Wednes- day night, to consider the question: according to Secretary Frank Kel- ly, who is in town. and the TWO Chambers expect to draft a petition oDelegate Dimond and the Post office Department on the matter.
 Pilot Tony schWamm of the Pe- tersburg Air Service and L. T. Swan son of Petersburg were guests. Sehwamm reported that it was an ticipated inter-Alaska air mail ser vice would be established next year which would mean service to Rake, Craig, Hydaburg and other small communities in the Southeast.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
WIFE OF WILDLIFE
 CHIEF RETURNING
 HOME FROM STATES

Mrs. Frank Dufresne, wife of the Executive officer of the Alaska Game Commission, went through Wrangell last Tuesday morning on the Aleutian with her son Frank lin. She was returning from Seat tie where her daughter Virginia entered Columbus Hospital for d nurses's training course and young Franklin underwent an eye opera tion. Mrs. Dufresne expects to re- turn to Wrangell the middle or last of October for a visit and to get in little white goose hunting on Wrangel's famed white goose hunting grounds-the Stikine flats.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
MRS. SUMPTION IS
 HOSTESS FOR BRIDGE

Mrs. George Sumption was hos tess at a bridge party Wednesday afternoon given in her home for a small group of friends
 Mrs. Ben Brodhead won high hon. ors with Mrs Herbert Kittilshy low. Mrs. J. M. Steear captured the travelling prize.
 Guests invited for the enjoyable afternoon affair were: Mrs J. H. Clements, Mrs. E. J. Wheeler, Mrs. M. F. Googins. Mrs 0. Brattebo. Mrs E. IsIer, Mrs. Robert Evans. Mrs. Leonard Campbell, Mrs. D. R. sharnbroieh. Mrs. Kittilsby Mrs. Brodhead and Mrs Steear.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
SUMMER GUEST H0NORED
 AT FAREWELL PARTY

Complimenting Miss Aune Arc, Hho is leaving tonight on tho Prin- cess Louise for her home in Palo Alto, Miss Elna Arola was hostess at a small informal party last Tues day evening given at the William D. Grant home. Miss Arc has been a house guest of the Arolas during the summer and has made many friends during her stay in Wrangell who regret her departure.
 Guests invited to partake of the pleasure of last Tuesday evening were: Misses Dorisanne Barnes, Glenora Waters, Arlene Shain, ViY- ian Green and Mesdames Finer 0t- teson, Eric Peterson and William Grant
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
Anchorage Serial O9823

Notice is hereby given that Van H. Fisk, has made application for a homesite under the act of May 26, 1884 GAS Stat. SO9) for a tract of land, described as Homesite No. 195, and designated on the plat of survey No. 2321, Wrangell Group Surveys, as Tract "B", containing 4,57 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, An chorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described land should file their adverse claim in the District Land Office, Anchor age, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days thereaf- ter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 George A. Lingo,
 Register. Date First Publication, Sept. 13. Date Last Publication, Nov. 8.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
LAND OFFICE MEN
 VISIT WRANGELL

M. F. Burill and Dale E. Doty, employees of the General Land Of- flee in Washington. D. C., were in town last week end. The two men are making studies preliminary to land classification in the entire Ter ritory.
 Their studies took them as far north as Nome and to all towns in the Interior and Westward sections of Alaska. They are covering south eastern Alaska on their way back to headquarters in Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
PLANE NEWS

Air travel boomed in and out of Wrangell this week, Pilot Tony Schwamm of WrangelI-Petersburg Air Service making the following trips:
 Friday, Sept. 9th: A. R. Bruger and Vivian sorenson round-trip to Burnett Inlet, L. F. St. German, Meredith F. BuriIl, Dale E. Doty from Petersburg.
 Saturday, Sept. 7th: Ernest Han sen, Gerald Cooday, John Berkley, Mrs. Erling Strand for Petersburg. MT. and Mrs. Fred Dolphin to Pe- tersburg.
 Sunday, Sept. 8th: c. Wyckofl, round-trip from Petersburg, Mrs. Er- ling Strand to Petersburg, Virgil harto, Martha Ukas, Snooks Ukas short trip up from Wrangell Bud Ukas, Nora Case, Julia Dahl, short trip, Miriam Peterson, Sue Mourik trip to the lower stikine river.
 Monday, 9th: R. c. Sheldon, John Rice to Petersburg, L. T. Swanson, round-trip from Petresburg.
 Tuesday, 10th: Carl Valensolo, John Olafson from Wrangell to Ketchikan, Billie Stedman, of Pe- tersburg, also went on the trip.
 Wednesday, 11th: Billie stedman from Ketchikan for Petersburg, Mar tin Kildahl from Ketchikan to Wrangell, N. A. McEachran, Ray Cavanaugh from Wrangell to Pe- tersburg.
 Thursday, 12th: Made two trips to Ketchikan: MT. and Mrs P. A. DeCenzie, William N. Parke to Ketchikan, Martin Kildahl F. T. Richfield to Ketchikan-the latter round-tripper. On the second return from Ketchikan, Tony brought Tom my Thompson of Petersburg, and took him home with him late that evening. Frank Kelly was a passen- ger from Petersburg in the morn ing. A. R. Brueger and Vivian Sor- ensen made a hurried round-trip to Burnett Inlet aboutg six o'clock that evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
DAUGHTER BORN TO
 OLE HASsETHs

MT. and Mrs. Ole Hasseth are re- eeiying congratulations on the birth of their first child, a daughter born at Bishop Rowe Hospital last Sunday. The little Miss tipped the scales at nine pounds She will be called Annette Jessie. Both mother and daughter are progressing nicely Mir. Hasseth is a local fisherman. Mrs. Hasseth is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Eyon of Wrangell
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-13
S. A. OFFICIAL
 ON INSPECTION TRIP

Brigadier Gilingham of the Sal vation Army left today for Prince Rupert He will go to Canyon City, up the Mass River, to visit the Sal vation Army school there and before returning to Wrangell in about a month will make an inspection tom of various southeastern Alaska mis- slons.