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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
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A quiet week lay ahead for the
local waterfront. with but II ships
scheduled TO arrive between this
Saturday and the next. according
TO the harbormaster report Port
piers viii be fairly busy. however,
as seven of the vessels Will dock
there during the week.
Sunday the waterfront will as
sumo a relatively lonely appear
ance. with only one vessel in port
and none scheduled to arrive dur
ing the day.
Two OF the three freighters now
in port Will depart Saturday. The
Red Jacket. of the Grace line. WAS
scheduled To leave tonight for
South America. laden with gen
eral cargo loaded at Port piers.
The Point San Pablo. after I'M
loading salt at the Pennsylvania
Salt Co, was to start the return
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16

Queen Victoria. who ruled the
British Empire from 1876 to 1901,
learned 10 speak the Hindu Ian
guage when she was 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
Roscoe Decore Minkler j.,
Local Plumber, Passes

Roscoe Decore Minkler, 81, local
plumber who lived at 1913 So. X
st. died Friday at local hospital.
He had operated a plumbing shop
in the Mckinley hill district for
years. He was a native Of Iowa,
and came to this city p years ago
from Centralia. He was mem
Der of st. Paul NJ +. church and
Tacoma Aerie No. ,. +. o. +. Sur
viving are his daughter. Dorothy
Minkler, OF the home; his mother,
Mrs. Lena Minkler. Tacoma, and
two brothers. George n. Of Spo-
kane and Kenneth of Tacoma.
Mellinger will announce the
funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
By LichiY

voyage 10 California during the
afternoon.
The Mirrabooka will remain nn-
III Sunday night. when she viii de-
part for Australia. A Swedish
ship. she was at Milwaukee dock
No. Saturday. loading pulp.
Sunday. she will SO Ia 81. Regis
dock to load more pulp.
fORT CAit>DtH
ships la port hlrsbopts, NIL
Waukee No ? Red jacket Port pier.
Point san Pablo. psnnsyiyania salt 90.
ships due ever week end saturday
james oriffiths. Hooker Electro
Chemical CO.
ships due neat wssk Monday
, J Conev and p } Lnckenhaoh
Port piers. p J Luekenbach. spsfrS
Flour Co Stag Hound Smeitsr dock
Tuesday Mauua@ Ala ana Ipswich
Port piers. Albanian. Baker deck,
Coast Trader Shaffcf Terminal No !
Friday Lena I4uekenbaeh and
Harry Luossnbach Port piers. Peter
Helms. Mccormick dock Lufllne
Burns. Shaffef No
saturday Mauna Loe. Port piers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
AFL-CI0 Await
Court Ruling
On Jurisdiction

fseeFns ttnass tofFssreneeat
Ns>hinKfon- The whole cor
troversy between the A r. ~ l.
ard ths c / O may - greatly
affected ~ decision ihs supreme
Court = expected 20 hand down Re
fore The end u the YEAR.
The case does noe involve the
C I q directly. hat concerns .
juFisdietienai fight between tNn
A. y l. unions the nrothsFhce-t
81 Carpenters and the Information
Al Association 81 Mschini.ts
II hinges. however. on the auss
ton whether legal protection II
the right 90 strike extends % .
union which Il wssins = hIrisdic-
tionsl strike
Case aross ~ 81 Louis. where =
little ever a xssr age ths Depart
ment Of Justice Indicated William
l. rig nm Huschsson. head ~
the Carpenters union. ard three
associates. as the result II . Iaris-
dletional scrap on the premises ~
the Anheuser. Busch Brewing ca.
Anhcuser Busch had contracts
with both maehinists and csrpen.
tiers Trouble came when the car
penters demanded the right 10 as
semhle and install machinery IN a
new huikiing They struck. and
the indictments followed u 3
district court In Missouri threw
the indictments out. and the case
IL now hefor. thu high court on
an appeal =.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
HAPPY


SATURDAY. DGGGNnGR ~
Mrs. Hannah Christensen, lad
and Pacific ave.
David Wright. TAIL M. Cedar.
Clark snure. surpris~ lake.
virginia krnnts, Msssiilis.
knrt sseuesnagei. ruy sliup.
floyd Marcos. ss.. siie NJ.
~ 81.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER rs
sAAanehe Funk Miller. sol No.
sth st.
Tony A. seIe,s. ASA se. pssL
ave.
Mrs. Anna Besa. SAT- a e.
Edith Ro~iaad. saOs ~. I0sh.
Doris Marker. ss0s M. MsSli.
sou 81.
Mrs.. myr,is sawyer. sIss IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
Price Changes Irregular
In Stock Dealings

DOW JONES CLOSING
Industrial. S2.SI. off o.o4
Railroad. 27.s5. unchanged
Utility. s0.ls. off 0.e4
s. Stocks. 1885. off O.Os
Stock sales Saturday approx
mated 800 900 shares compared
with 100000 the preceding sstur-
dsy Curb stock sales saturday
we're $4,000 shares against $1,000
the Saturday before.
NEw YoRk stocks moved
narrowly TODAY with pi1ce changes
irregular. Dealings were moder-
atelv above last week because Of
heavy turnover in board Air
Line Railway, selling at its low
Of 12ia cents a share.
Bethlehem Steel firmed. while
I. <. steel and Crucihle Steel is
sues declined Chrysler had
small loss, General Motors a small
gain. Loves gained nearly
point. Paramount made new high
and Universal Pictures first pre-
ferred lost a point.
New York, Chicago & st. Louis
preferred was active and firm.
Wheeling & Lake Erie gained ga
points. Santa Fe had a minor
gain while Southern Pacific held
at the previous close. American
Smelling lost a fraction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
Wholesale Market
Prices Are Firm

A firm tone was noted on Ia
coms's wholesale market in all
divisions Saturday. Staple prod
ucts were being released at previ-
ously quoted prices. and the same
held true OF vegetables and fruits.
Top price of butter was 37ia
cents per ID. with lesser scores
falling one and two cents under
this quotation. Eggs. following a
recent decrease. were high at 20
cents and low at %, inclusive of
all grades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
OPEN HIDs DC. 81

The Bonneville Power Admins
trstion viii open bids in Portland
Dec. II on construction Of the 49,
OOO-volt. single circuit transmits
sion line between Midway substs-
ton. near Vernitz. Wash and a
substation near Walls Wslla.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
McGavick Is Speaker
Al Bar Association

Leo McGavick. Tacoma attorney
recently elected state senator
from the 26th district, addressed
Tacoma Bar association Friday
noon in Tacoma hotel on functions
Of the legislative committee Of the
state Bar association. OF which
he is member.
The association voted to GUS
pend the dues OF any member
taken into the military service,
either through CONSUMPTION or vol
untary enlistment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
EMPLOYERS HELD
PowERI.Ess

The governments brief before
the supreme Court sharply de-
nounces tho iurisdlotionsl strike,
An employer who finds himself
the victim 0f such a strike 10 pow
erlsss 10 remedy the situation" II
says There ~ M concession he
can make which will stop the at
tack on his business Similarly. the
union whose relations with the en-
ployer the other union seeks 10
disrupt has no weapon other
than ruthless economic wHrfar. 20
defend itself against the ssgres-
siye tactics Of those who would
destroy a.
III unions grow with the Of
fieisncy and ability Of their lead
ers 10 gain advantages for labor.
good union leadership may be en-
peetsd. But n union 10 permit
ted 10 expand through the mste
brutal uss Of power sgains, nsu-
trial employers there Will be a pre-
MUM on ruthless and eosrcivs
leadership. Consequently. IL IL co
ssniisl 10 the growth Of an intel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16


Washingtan's forecast =. Fsif
Saturday nlEht and Sunday. sen.
tinued cold. light variable wtnas
ever inland waters except fresh
easssFiv over straits
Rainfall IN Tacoms frf the ~
hours ending 81 So m Saturday.
none since Zee 1. 50 inches. q
shortage ~ la inches. since Ian.
l. asso inches, . shortage u ss
inches
Wind AZ : a m Saturday snafh-
west m,pf.. barometer At 10 81.
falling % and then steady
sun risea at Tso and sits 81
al on both sunday and Monday.
Tsccfnss weather on lee. Ia
1851 = Cloudy. Inch ~ rain. mssi-
mum temperature 81 degrees and
minimum a. ulshss, wind vsloc.
ny 20 pr. from the south.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
I. Y. CURB STOCKS

iigent labor mossfnsn, that com.
psting unions should not succeed
or fail solely with references 20
thsir ability 10 bring pressure
assins, each other"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16

Honesty Always psys
vfsDsna u ia~s xrtielss sasss-
tlsed bsigs. pleas lsss n.tlas.
After Bos have Fekufnea The
slfisi~s ~ The ksssF. 81 10 Ths
Tacoma I1mss eflle~ ais Ma
sst. shefs fos eli ~ pfs-
s<dtsd 9th too guest uenD<s -
tts Temple si<asss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
Morkets ct q
Glance


Stocks: Irregular IN moderate
trading.
Bonds: lrregulariy higher L.
5. governments lower
Curb stocks: Irregular
Foreign Exchange: Steady.
Cotton: Unchanged 10 two
points lower.
Wheat and Corn. A b Q a
steady.
Rubber; Nominslly steady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-16
LOWER COURT
SIDED WIN UNION

The lower court held in sub
stance. that no conspiracy 10 res.
strain trade and commerce. was
shown. that the real purpose Of
the union leaders wa. not 10 70.
strain commerce but 10 win . lab
or controversy. and that tho Nor
ris- lsCuardia act modififes the
antitrust law sufficiently 10 pro-
teet a union which IL employing
lawful means 10 ware a Iuripdic-
tionsl strike.
II the Supreme Court uphold-
this decision. the Department Of
Jupstiees campaign against high
building costs viii be restricted =
NJ least in 20 far a. such costs can
be traced 10 union boyeotts and
bans. Antitrust division experts
have often asserted that such uni.
on activity il largely responsible
for prevention Of the use Of cheap
building materials and pre-fabri-
iAt'b nhbHf hftilpflF
Even more interesting IL the
possible effect on the A. p Of L.
c. !. o. controversy N the court
should rule that union leaders may
be indicted for restraining inter-
state commerce In q Iurisdictlonal
fight A Department Of Justice
which chose to follow such q de-
eision by bringing indictments
against jurisdictlonai strike lead
ers could very quickly rub the Iur.
additional strike completely out Of
the picture. n that should happen.
the two rival labor groups would
have no weapons left 10 fight each
other with
Evening star., 1940-04-21

began: For the first, to block German
troop transport to Norway and to cover
own transports; for the second, to guard
the dispatch of German troops over the
water between Denmark and Norway
and to keep open the difacult lines of
communications with the mother coun-
try.
Premier Paul Reynaud told the French
Senate that Germany lost almost third
of her navy in a week of
Nozi Novy fighting in Scandinavian
Suffers waters-7800O tons in all,
20 per cent of her cruisers,
Is per cent of her destroyers.
In the midst of war arose intriguing
mystery. Where is King Haakon VII,
Norways tall monarch? When Germans
entered Oslo, he moved to Hamar, still
now in Norway hands, barricaded by
logs thrust across the highway te block
German troops moving by motor cycles.
There on Friday British officers flown
in from coastal points conferred with
Morse leaders From hot Hamar Haakon
moved to Elverum, and then northward
from town to town until yesterday his
trail was lost. In Oslo, Einar Christen-
sen headed administrative council which
took over civil government functions In
German-o occupied territory. He was not
concerned with ideologies, Of the right
ness or. the wrongness OF the German
invasion or occupation. This was his
concern:
"Our chief duty is to create connec-
ton between producers and consumers
and between farming districts and small
towns on one side and Oslo on the other"
Out of battles smoke through the week
came strange story of how Germans
corrupted many key men of
Stoves sturdy nation to speed
SCOOP their assault on Norway. The
day the Germans entered
Oslo Leland Stowe was there. Six days
later this great newsman was in Stock
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Behind the Lines

To the west and to the south and
the southeast of Germany lie the eight
small neutral countries of the Neither
lands, Belgium, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece.
For them the German Scandinavian
putsch and the play on human weak
ness and disloyalty made to achieve it
were solemn lessons
Most apprehensive were the Dutch. On
the North Sea, looking across at Britain,
sits their low nation. temptation for
any military commander pondering how
best he might get at his
Mortiol Law enemy. England. None
In HoIIond knows this temptation
better than the Dutch
themselves, and on Friday their Prime
Minister, Derek Jan de Geer, proclaimed
a state of martial low throughout the
tiny kingdom, which owns vast en-
pire of rich islands In the Far East,
threatened by the Japanese. Said Pre-
mier de Geer to the 5000, 900 European
Dutch:
whoever enters our country to at
tack from here an enemy lying behind
will find his Way obstructed In the most
drastic manner. This secures each of the
fighting parties. And this gives us the
right to trust even more the word given
from both sides that our neutrality will
be respected"
Martial law strengthens the govern
ment's hand in dealing with subversive.
elements and In exercising closer control
over thousands of foreigners in the land.
Amsterdam wonders whether the weak
Dutch Nazi party, $4,000 strong, headed
by Dr.. Anton Mussert, might contribute
toward German invasion. In looking for
illegal firearms, police searched castle
of Naz member of the Dutch Pariia-
ment A Dutch court sent the last Of
four conspirators against Holland to
prison. He was Franz Sturm, German
engineer, was ordered to serve five years
after long secret hearing resulting in
his conviction on charges OF espionage.
Already IN jail are his three Dutch ac-
completes. oficials Of the Ministry of Eco
nomics. serving terms Of 81, a and ls
months. Belgium began . roundup Of
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Rumania's Army needs oil, coal and
wood; and the country faces wheat
failure with too many husband
men in the army to care for
all the wheat fields Germany pro-
tested the export prohibition violated the
countries trade agreement. Rumania's
Parliament, in a conciliatory move, ap-
proved bill for leasing an 830oo-acre
timber tract to Germany for 30-year
period. Finally Rumania yielded to Na1
pressure, agreeing to exchange wheat for
German military supplies.
Space in Eastern Europe to raise tim
ber is one Of Germany's foremost needs.
Reichsfuhrer Hitler told DR.. Karl M.
Burckhardt last August II in an inter-
view at Obersalzburg. DR.. Burckhardt
was League of Nations Commissioner for
Danzig, the free city which provided the
diplomatic dispute leading to the Polish
War. On the day the Rumanian Senate
acted he reported to the League his vain
efforts for arbitration of the Danzig
question. At Obersalzburg Herr Hitler
announced that he lacked the scruples
of the Kaiser who guided Germany in
the World War and that he would hight
without mercy up to the extreme
limits
Hungary, between Germany and Ru-
mania, was said in Budapest to be look
ing to Russia for security from any Ger
man action in Southeastern Europe.
Switzerland, ready like
Switzerland the Dutch to fight, will
Nervous mobilize as soon as in
vasion should come, the
Swiss government proclaimed to the
people. The proclamation outlined
plan for the use of hundreds of Paul
Reveres," who would ride from city to
city and village to village, shouting the
warning that the enemy was at the
gates. Between $4,000 and 425,OOO
Swiss troops man the Winkelreid Line
from Basel to Lake Constance on the
German front. The Swiss borders are
barred to tourists, who may be foreign
agents.
For the moment those small lands
outside Scandinavia might feel safe. 1t
Is Sweden, Norway's neighbor, who
senses the sword of Damocles. The
Stockholm government proclaimed a
state of preparedness" against aerial
attack on parts of Southern and West
ern Sweden, nearest the wars area
Heartening news was that German
troops moving south from Narvik were
carefully avoiding activity near the
Evening star., 1940-04-21

troops and supplies by the allies on the
Norwegian coast will be at least as diff
cult an operation as that with which he
is himself confronted at Oslo.
But are we quite sure that he had not
in his mind other possibilities Of more
sensational character? I will indicate
two or three of these alternatives.
He might think that If his troops are
hard pressed and he is unable to REIN
force them by existing methods, he will
boldly seize Swedish ports and send his
reinforcements along Swedish rails and
roads to Norway. The Germans are al
ready in possession of railways that cross
the Swedish frontier. Moreover, at one
point Denmark is only separated by a
very narrow strip of sea from Sweden.
The other possibilities are more star
ting. In this strange war, where deci-
sions depends on so swift and daring an
actor as the Nazi leader, no possible ac-
tion can be ruled out. There may be q
sudden diversion in the direction Of Hol-
land, Belgium or Luxembourg. Most
sensational of all would be the interven-
ton OF Italy In the war.
Italy's Press Pro- German.
The italian attitude during the last
few weeks has become definitely more
hostile toward the allies. For the first
few months Of the war, there was g.
'abo1ed attempt at iinpartiality. Italy
posed as q determined neutral. Since
the Brenner conversations and our un-
fortunate arrest of the Italian coal ships,
there have been q distinct change II
the tone Of the italian press. It's news
and views are both definitely anti-a1ly
and pro- German.
Mussolini means to get something out
Of this war, and that something must be
substantial. What he wants is now in
allied possession. Germany has nothing
to give, but she can help Italy to get
what she wants. Italy came into the
last war after bargaining with both Sides
She Joined the combination that prom
tsed her the most.
Mussolini is not botheririg about the
merits; he Is out for Italy. and he firmly
intends that now is her opportunity for
establishing Mediterranean empire.
Should he throw in his lot with his
friend Hitler, the problems Of the allies
would be completely transformed. Nor
way would become secondary anxiety.
One word Of warning. Look out for
Spain. She also has her ambitions.
(copysashh lo4AS
Evening star., 1940-04-21
LLOYD GEORGE WEIGHS DARING POSSIB|LITIE
Famous Bnton Watches for Hitler

LONDON.-After months of harmless
barking at each other, under or behind
deep entertainments on the western
front, the combatant armies are at last
fighting openly with each other in the
Norwegian mountains. The fog of war,
unusually dense and swirling in the hills,
makes 1t difficult to ascertain what is
the actual position.
The Germans have landed troops.
That, of course, is known. But how
many? have seen the numbers put as
high as 10000 and as low as $4,000 The
allies also have succeeded in landing
some contingents. But their numbers
have not yet been announced nor the
points at which they got ashore.
Information on these subjects has
been withheld, and rightly so.
Nazis Not Seriously Resisted.
Notwithstanding the advantage which
the rugged nature of the terrain gives to
the defenders, the invaders have estab-
Hshed themselves without much diff
Guilty or loss in the south Of Norway.
There has been no serious resistance to
their advance anywhere. Positions
which could have been held for weeks
by any resolute body Of men, resolutely
led, have been surrendered or abandoned
without striking blow. ..
No leader like Mannerheim has yet
arisen to put heart into the people and
organize them to defend their native
land. This state of things may be due
to divided counsels. There has been in
recent years strong and growing Nazi
movement among the youth Of Norway.
The Germans have established con-
tact with the Swedish frontier where
there exists q railway which crosses this
frontier. This is in itself an ominous
factor in the situation. They are not,
at this early stage, on the lookout for
facilities to escape into internment
camps in Sweden when they are too
hard-pressed in Norway. There must,
therefore, be another explanation Of
these strategic movements.
The hill men will rally when they find
leaders and constitute themselves in
guerilla bands which will harass the
Germans and destroy their lines Of COM
munication. The allies will supply them
with all the necessary light equipment
to conduct these operations. II the Ger
mans mean to occupy the whole country
they viii find It costly undertaking and
1t win take them long time to do 80.
They will be confronted with condi-
tions similar to those which the French
Evening star., 1940-04-21

disclosed documents linking him with
Nazi Fifth Column" activity in this
country. At Rudnik, in the rugged, iso-
lated mountains south of Belgrade, an
outpost cut off from the world, even from
airplane communication, police put Stoy-
adinovich-for how long Premier Dra-
gisna Cvetkovich did not say.
For Yugoslavia's eastern neighbor, Ru-
mania, whose wealth in critical war ma
terials has brought her unwelcome at
tention since the wars beginning from
Evening star., 1940-04-21
By David LLOYD George.

experienced when Napoleon invaded
Spain. Their difficulties will be even
greater, for the French succeeded to the
end in keeping open the road for REIN
forcements to reach them from their own
country. The German access to Norway
Is by sea and it Is becoming increasingly
precarious.
Use Air Superiority.
They have already lost heavily in
transport and in protecting craft. The
drain on their limited maritime and
naval resources may soon become irrep-
arabic if they persist. They are making
considerable use of their superiority in
the air. 1t is reported that streams Of
airplanes are carrying troops to their
menaced positions at Narvik and Trond-
helm.
The Russians, by this method of trans
port, managed to land an aggregate Of
two divisions at points in Finland which
were inaccessible by any other means.
But guns and heavy ammunition cannot
be conveyed by air, and without these the
Germans cannot hope to maintain their
hold for any length of time against the
mass of artillery which the allies will in
time be able to bring to bear upon them.
The German Fuehrer and his staff
could not have relied altogether on re-
ports from Nazi sympathizers In Nor
way that the country would welcome
German invasion. I suspect that Hitler,
who has a strong bump Of caution keep
ing control over his audacity, must have
had something more in his mind than
Quislings jealous and glowing forecasts.
There may be other grounds for the
Fuehrer's decision. The first is that he
was convinced he could keep open his
sea communications with Oslo, and pour
In enough troops and equipment to en-
able him to occupy Southern Norway
and maintain his position there against
allied attacks.
Superior Air Force.
He would then have base for his
aerial and submarine attacks on Britain.
The German broadcast already has
boasted that the distance from Bergen
to Britain is between one-third and one
half of the distance from Wilhelmshaven
to the British coast.
The second factor upon which Hitler
undoubtedly counts is his confidence that
his air force will establish complete
superiority over that Of the allies. II he
is right On his conjecture, the landing Of
Evening star., 1940-04-21

suspicious aliens.
On the day martial law came to Hol-
land a treasonous conspiracy in Ger
many's favor was crushed in Yugoslavia,
the long Balkan kingdom stretching from
the German to the Ital-
YueosIovion ian Empire, from Aus
Conspiracy tria on the north to AL
bania on the south
Milan Stoyadinovich, Yugoslavian Pre-
mier from 1886 to 1899, was taken into
custody after police raid on his home
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Germany, the week was busy and re-
plete with the cautious, now bold, now
conciliatory. maneuvering which has
marked Rumania's policy for the past
difficult six months. On Monday Ru-
mania was firm. The government eco
nomic council in a decree prohibited in.
definitely all exports of wheat, petroleum,
coal and wood.
Hardest-hit Of Rumanian-goods buy
ers was Germany, unsympathetic with
Premier Tartarescu's explanation that