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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Firms Accuse Russia
of Fighting Uncivi-
lized War; Appeal
Again for More Aid
FINLAND

Finland charged Russia
with deliberate violation of
the rules of civilized warfare
today and appealed anew for
foreign aid, as its soldiers
defended the "bloodiest ten
miles on earth" against the
relentless hammering of a
great Russian army at its
Mannerheim line.
Foreign Minister V. A. Tanner
announced the dispatch OF notes
to all friendly foreign govern
ments citing long list Of Russian
violations. including the use Of
poison gas. the maehine-gunning
OF civilians. the airplane terroriza-
ton OF undefended towns. the Use
of prisoners and civilians as
shields for infantry. the use OF
explosive bullets against civilians
and unlawful attacks on Finnish
and neutral shipping.
Finland was fighting for its
national life against an attack
that had assumed World war scale.
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
In II days. the Films estimated
today-the 18th Of the greatest
offensive OF the war-the Russians
had lost from 10000 to 10000
men. Yet every hour new Russian
troops. overwhelmingly superior
In numbers to the Finnish army,
advanced across the bloody snow
OF no mans land over the frozen
corpses of their dead.
Knives, hand grenades. machine
gun and revolver bullets met the
Russians who advanced, behind
flame throwing tanks. in armored
Trojan horse. motor sledges. and
pushing individual iron shields
ahead Of them on skis.
LINE II UNBRoKES
Whatever gains the Russians
have made-and some gains were
inevitable in an offensive on such
a scale and with such an unspsr-
ing expenditure Of men and ma
terial-the Russians had not
broken the Msnnerheim line.
There were miles upon miles Of
solidly fortified hills and forest
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
LET CONTRACT
FOR BUILDING
Will Rise 2 Stories
On Pacific Ave.
Near 10th St.

Construction of a modern
two story, and possibly a
three story building, with
fronts on both Pacific ave.
and Commerce St, will get
under way Immediately, it
was announced Wednesday by
Allan H. Link, manager of
Lakewood, Inc.
The building. to be of reinforc-
ed concrete. will be erected on lots
at e16-920 Pacific ave. and 915-
e19 Commerce st, located ap-
proximately at 10th st.
Contract for the structure was
let Tuesday afternoon to the Mac
Donald Building Co. of Tacoma on
basis cost of $4,000 for a two
story building and $4,000 for
three stories.
May Build Sd Story
Link explained that the third
story will be quilt pending on type
Of tenant applying for lease.
Application TO use the third floor
as an athletic center may be sc-
cepted. Link sad.
Lakewood. Inc. Will have q to-
tai investment OF approximately
$50. 900 when the building is COM
| pleted. which includes price for
the former buildings. land. demo-
ition Of the old structure and
clearing.
The new structure viii have
rs foot front on Pacific ave. and
an equal frontage on Commerce
st. Depth win be 100 feet The
contract provides for one. two
or three shops Of rs foot width on
both Pacific and Commerce levels.
The third floor. IL added, viii be
a single large room. entirely IN
obstructed.
Blue Terra Gotta
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

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Evening star., 1940-05-03
Leader of Retreat
In Norway Hailed
By Chamberlain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 3.-Maj. Gen. Ber-
nard Paget emerged as one of Great
Britain's war heroes today as the
result of praise from Prime Minister
Chamberlain for his direction of the
British retreat from Southern Nor
way.
Virtually unknown before Mr..
Chamberlain lauded him, Gen.
Paget is 81. the red-haired son of
the late Bishop of Oxford.
The Prime Minister credited him
with successfully directing the most
difficult of military operations
withdrawal to the sea in the face
of an enemy with superior numbers
and arms.
Troops, supplies and wounded re-
treated and embarked by night while
in daylight the British attempted to
deceive German air scouts by pre-
tending to deploy for an offensive.
Gen. Paget, formerly commandant
Of the Army Staff College at Cam
berley. received wounds in the World
War that crippled his left arm per-
manently.
Today strategists were comparing
his Norwegian withdrawal with the
1915 operation in which $4,000 men
were withdrawn from Gallipoli upon
failure of the allied campaign to
force the Dardanelles for a contact
with Russia in the World War.
Evening star., 1940-05-03

tiles gave the master permission to
sail. A military launch led the way
out through the mine field, the ves-
sci following closely with a Nor
wegian pilot on the bridge. At
HAT am. the German launch sig
nailed "all clear" and the vessel pro-
ceeded out of the ford, clear of the
German mine field. About 2 pm
the pilot was dropped and we pro-
ceeded with caution toward New
York.
At 7:25 pm. we sighted the con-
tact mine about one-haf mile of
our port and reduced speed, crew
ready for any danger that might
occur.
April 24-Hailed by English naval
vessel at 7:30 am. and exchanged
communications. English convoy of
three troopships was sighted, head
ing for Norway in the afternoon,
escorted by a large plane and three
destroyers.
April 25-At about daybreak We
were hailed by an English naval
patrol, exchanged usual signals and
proceeded to New York. The rest
Of the voyage was uneventful.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Hitler Calls Won Papen
To Berlin for Farley
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, May 3.-Franz
von Papen, German Ambassador to
Turkey, was authoritatively reported
today to have been called urgently
to Berlin for a conference with Adolf
Hitler and to have arranged to leave
tonight by train.
Authorities In Istanbul TODAY ar.
rested Prof. Hans Won Osten, q we'll
known archeologist, and four other
Germans on suspicion Of espionage
and the spreading of German prop
aganda.
Won Osten once took part In q
University Of Chicago expedition In
Anatola and at another time was
on the staff Of the Metropolitan
Museum, New York.
His wife, a Venezuelan, was re-
ported to be in the United States.
Another of the arrested was an
employe Of the German consulate.
Evening star., 1940-05-03

Rice, flour and coal briquets are
being distributed to the needy in
Shanghai, China.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
STAR WASHINGTON, D. G, FRIDAY MAY 1910
Steak Dinner
After TonsiI
Operation Urged
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DE8 MONIES, Iowa, May g.
Eat big steak dinner Immediately
after your tonsils have been removed,
Is the advice Of DR.. Marvin F. Jones
Of New York City.
Speaking to members OF the Iowa
State Medical Society, DR.. Jones
said:
"A lot Of people will object to the
discomfort Of eating after having
their tonsils out. but give them q
local sedative to reduce the sore
throat and then tell them they'll
get well a lot quicker If they go
ahead and eat"
He said a study of a number of
cases had convinced him that II
patients eat plenty Of food, both be-
fore and after removal Of tonsils, 1t
tends to remove the sloughing of of
tissue and to speed recovery.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Taft Urges Increased
Production by Wise
Use Of Advertising
Rops FederoI Spending
And Deplores New Deal
Attitude Toword Press
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 3.-United
States Senator Robert A. Taft, Re-
publican, Of Ohio urged citizens to-
day to throw away the Government
spending fallacy and stimulate pro-
duction by the use of advertising and
other methods"
II this Is done, he told the Ad-
vertising Aflliation, composed of
clubs in 13 cities Of New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Ontario, "there is
no reason why we should not go on
to a better national income, to a
higher standard Of life than we have
ever enjoyed and to a condition in
which every man who wants q job
can get job"
Fears Control Of Press.
Making his first appearance in
upstate New York as a candidate for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, Senator Taft asserted that
"the acts of the present administra-
ton indicate yearning for Govern
ment control and regulation of ad-
vertising."
"The danger is that Government
control in this industry, as in so
many others, will so tie down and
slow up the whole process of rum
ming the machinery that the ma
chinery will never rum" he added.
If the Government gets the
power to tell every newspaper what
it shall put in its advertising COL
umns it is only short step before it
will be telling every newspaper what
it shall put in it's news columns and
in its editorial columns. The resent
ment of the New Dealers against
advertising seems to be part of their
general resentment against all the
newspapers for the criticism which
has been showered on so many
experiments"
Urges More Production.
Expressing the opinion that "the
way back to prosperity appears to
be a stimulation of production
rather than of purchasing power"
Taft asserted:
Surely, If we have not set the
machinery going by borrowing and
spending over $4,000 ,000, 900 there
is no reason to hope that we can
restore prosperity by a continued
deficit of $4,000, ,OOO, 900 and a direct
payment to consumers in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000, ,000,0 900 year."
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Defense
Continued From First Page.)

anime vital details of the national
defense program.
The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee decided to call Secretary of
the Navy Edison next week for his
views on what must be done to the
battle fleet to offset the advantage
which he believed warplanes now
hold.
simultaneously, Senate Appro-
priations Subcommittee recalled
Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the
Army Air Corps, whose testimony
yesterday caused Senator Lodge,
Republican, of Massachusetts,, to say
that "every military plane in the
service Of the United States is OBJ
solete."
Edison Favors Topside Armor.
Chairman Walsh of the Navy
Committee said Secretary Edison
would be asked about his ideas for
undermining American battleships
to minimize their vulnerabiity
against air attack.
Senator Walsh said Mr.. Edison
would be asked to outline the design
changes in connection with the
pending bill to authorize an II per
cent expansion of Navy strength.
An amendment has been proposed to
authorize modernization of the fleets
three oldest battleships, but Senator
Walsh said he did not know whether
any of Mr.. Edison's ideas could be
applied to these units.
The Appropriations Subcommittee
which heard Gen. Arnold is consid-
ering the $785, 100000 Army supply
bill, which includes funds for the
Army's airplane construction pro-
gram.
Gen. Arnold was reported to have
told the subcommittee that the
Army was making drastic changes
in its armament of fighting planes
because of lessons learned from the
European war.
These changes, it was said, in
volved largely the installation Of
self-sealing gasoline tanks, addi-
tional armor to protect gunners in
bombing planes, bullet-proof wind.
shields and larger caliber guns.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Flying Fish Log

Here is a partial log of the S. S.
Flying Fish:
March 23-Arrived at Narvik Har-
Dor and anchored awaiting berth.
March "a Easter Sunday-At
1915 am. we left anchorage
Docked at 1923 am.
March 25-Left dock at 11:01 pm.
and proceeded to sea.
March 27-At 7:24 am. sighted
what appeared to be a contact mine
about z miles off Norwegian coast.
At $40 am. sighted convoy of
about 40 merchantmen guided by six
English destroyers leaving the Nor
wegian coast. We then proceeded
to Bergen. At 1903 pm. we arrived
at Bergen Harbor and had diff
Guilty finding suitable anchorage.
March 28-Finnish steamer Kimi
dragged anchor and collided with
Flying Fish, slightly denting our
sideswipe.
March 29-Left anchorage and
docked at Bergen and commenced
to discharge cargo. -"
April 9-At 2 am. received orders
from harbormaster to blackout the
ship. 2::30 am, vessel and city OF
Bergen completely blacked out. AT
4 am, heavy gun fire heard outside
the harbor. 4:30 am, German war
ship entered Bergen Harbor flying
signal mo vessel allowed to leave
harbor.'
At am. q second (German) war
ship and a destroyer entered the
harbor. $50 am, a landing party
of German soldiers numbering about
80 disembarked at head of Skolte-
grund Mole, fully equipped with
hand grenades, gas masks, helmets
rifles and extra ammunition. They
scattered into a battle formation
and headed at double time towarc
the heart of the city.
6 am, two torpedo boats painted
white landed armed soldiers fully
equipped. 6:05 am, six or eight
German aircraft flew over harbo,
and city dropping leaflets.
Heavy fire (still April o. from
Evening star., 1940-05-03
200 Knights TempIur
March to Church

Some 200 Knights Templar of the
District Of Columbia last night pa
raded from the Masonic Temple. at
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue NV, to Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church for Ascension Day
services.
Knights from six commanderies,
clad in black regalia, marched to
the accompaniment of the Almas
Temple Band, led by their District
grand commander, j. Fred Huber.
At the church the knights held
their swords high in salute as they
recited the Apostles Greed. They
were reminded by the Rev. John
Rustin, pastor, that upon them lay
a high responsibility in preserving
religious and patriotic standards.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Flying Fish
Continued From First Page.)

Charles r. Mccormick was caught
in spray of machine gun bullets
that cut its mast stays and wire
rigging. No injuries were reported.
Baltimorean Blames Plane.
Chester Shimp of Baltimore, chief
engineer, supported the contention
that the ship was hit by machine
gun fire from a plane.
my impression was that this
plane had been damaged by an
anti-aircraft gun and the pilot had
to make forced landing" Shimp
said. II saw the plane land. I think
he may have fired as he was land
ing and didn't know what he was
shooting at. He may have been
wounded or his gun may have
jammed. He kept on firing, and
some of the bullets hit the ship"
The State Department recently
instituted inquiries to determine the
whereabouts of the Charles R. Nc
Cormick when the vessels operators
expressed concern over its failure to
answer cable ordering it home
The ship presumably sought shelter
in a Norwegian ford.
George Gilbert, a crew member,
said there could be no doubt that it
was British plane that fired on
the ship, flying an American flag at
the time. but he thought that it was
due to nervousness of the pilot.
II attribute it to the plane pilots
nervousness" he said. He raked
our decks. Fortunately he wasn't
using incendiary bullets. He had
been flying over the land dropping
bombs and was evidently going home
when he spotted us.
"He swerved, came over us and
let loose with the bullets"
Capt. Wollaston also described the
destruction of German cruiser and
German supply ship by British
bombers during the battle.
Gilbert said the trip was a bit
out of the ordinary"
I'VE were lying at q dock in
Bergen. The Germans had cruiser
and supply ship on the other side.
They were attacked from the air by
the British. That's how we got the
bullet marks"
Gilbert said the ship was then
moved 4 miles out.
The Germans were extremely
courteous, Gilbert said, when it
came time to depart, and furnished
a pilot. Once outside the harbor,
he said, they saw no British ships.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Cold Delays Peach Crop
In South CuroIinu
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 3.-Un-
seasonably cold weather shrank
South Carolina's peach crop and will
delay the harvesting by 10 to Is
days, an expert said today.
George E. Prince, chief of the
Clemson Extension Services Mar
keting Division, estimated the crop
would not begin coming in until
June 20 or Is.
Reports on the loss from cold
vary from no loss to IS per cent
he said. However, with the Offset
OF additional producing trees this
year, I'll take a guest that the State
will ship 5000 carloads of peaches
as against $500 last year."
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Pension for Heirs
Of Nelson AssuiIed

That the perpetual pension grant,
Cd by the British government in 1906
to Admiral Nelson and his heirs
should be investigated, is the con-
tention OF j. J. Davidson, M. P.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
said In London he sees no reason
Tor such an inquiry. More than
$3,080,0O0 has been paid to the hero
OF Trafalgar and his heirs. The
present holder of the Nelson title,
82-year-old Lord Nelson, who is a
great-great nephew of the famous
admiral. is paid 100000 a year.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Britain Has No Report
On Flying Fish Attack

LONDON, May 3 tP).-A British
source said today that no report
had been received of a British plane
machine-gunning the American
freighter Flying Fish during an at
tack on the Norwegian port of Ber-
gen and that 1T is to be deeply re-
gretted If it did occur"
THAT area is very bad place to
be at the time of Royal Air Force
attack" this source said, adding that
a burst of fire could have been
turned on the Flying Fish by mis-
take In the heat of battle.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Liner Queen Elizabeth
Moved to New Berth
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-The giant
British liner Queen Elizabeth, here
as a war refugee since early in
March, was moved today from her
berth on the north side of pier 80
in the Hudson River to the south
side of the pier.
The italian liner Rex is scheduled
to berth in the slip Immediately
adjoining the Queen Elizabeth's S
former berth next week.
"The Queen Elizabeth is being
moved merely to clean out the filth
which has accumulated on the north
side OF the pier" said an official of
the Cunard-White Star Line.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Morgan Succeeds BuchhoIz
On Boxing Commission

Thomas P. Morgan, jr., 2711
Thirty fourth place NV, today was
appointed a member of the District
Boxing Commission to succeed Fred
w. Buchholz. Mr.. Morgan is district
manager Of the Mutual Life In
Surance Co.
The District Commissioners re-
appointed Maj. Ernest w. Brown and
Claude w. Owen as members of the
commission for two-year terms.
Evening star., 1940-05-03
Losses in Wur.ut Sea

The following box score" lists
urday night, April q:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-13
Sergeant-Ma

motherhood, when so many moth
ers are passing through that
ghastly valley of manmade hell.
II Is hardly the time for me to
read you pleasantries, when my
heart Is heavy and my thoughts
are centered on the slaughter, the
destruction and the wanton Kill
lings In the LoWlandS. For the
LoWlands Is my homeland, and
Holland Is the home of my peo-
pie. The great metropolis OF Rot
terdam, the city OF my birth, In
q matter of two hell filled days
and nights. has been leveled with
fire and explosives; the streets In
which I played as a youngstcr are
Uttered with debris and the peace
full canals run red with the life
blood of mothers sons.
Today Is Mothers Day. In
Holland and Belgium the people
were asked by their governments
not to go to church today be-
cause 1t seems that churches as
well as hospitals make excellent
targets for gallant young aviators.
But we here in America still have
that privilege; we still can 90 to
our respective churches. Please
don't neglect that privilege. And
may our prayer be for all moth
ers whose hearts are heavy, whose
tortured minds are filled with the
anxiety and fear Of the unknown,
whose aching souls cry out in uni
son against the wanton ravishes
and deathly destruction Of man
made war.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-13
SO Die IN STATE
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Increase OF Sixteen Over
ApriI's Record OF 1889
Reported

Reviewing last months traffic
fatality experience In Connecticut,
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mich
ael A. Conner, reports twenty-five
fatal accidents with thirty-threc
victims as compared with seventeen
fatal mishaps during April Of 1899
and seventeen persons killed, an In
crease Of eight fatal accidents and
sixteen victims.
The increase In victims Is due not
only to the increase OF eight fatal
accidents but also TO several multi
pie fatality cases, one involving five
deaths, one resulting In three kill
ings and two more with two victims
each. No multiple fatality accidents
were recorded during April Of 1899.
Records Of the department OF
motor vehicles show that the death
increase came In car occupants
sixteen being killed last month as
compared with two during April OF
year ago. Two more adult pedes-
TRANS we're killed during April OF
this year than a year ago. One
more daytime fatal accident was
caused this year and seven more
during the dark hours" Six VIC
tins Of six daytime fatals were re-
corded this year but the nineteen
fatal mishaps caused during dark
hours" exacted q toll Of twenty
seven deaths.
Again and again, the commits
sIoner emphazis, accidents caused
at night result In q higher percen-
tage Of personal injuries and IN q
greater death rate than daytime
conflicts. Excessive speed at time
OF the accident, many OF which are
hcad.o collisions, develops an Inn
pact which wrecks the cars invol-
we'd and inflicts severe personal In
iuries on occupants. AS this Is an
old story repeated month after
month through the years the motor
Ing public should begin 10 apprec-
late the need for safe rates OF speed
at night when visual distance Is
shortened II the toll Of lives and
limbs sacrificed 10 the use OF the
motor car Is TO be reduced.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-13
Only One Ticket On
File, Eliminating All
Contests for Delegates
Formally OF Declaring State Convention Delegates
Duly Elected to Take Place at Democratic
Headquarters Tomorrow Evening

In view Of the fact that only one
ticket was filed with the Democratic
Town Committee last Friday night,
tomorrow's primary election will only
be q Formally. 1t will be held at
Democratic Headquarters, AZ East
Main street, Chairman Maurice F,
Tangney stated today.
The Town Committee had planned
the primary to be held In each Of
the five wards, but with no con-
testing tickets Of delegates there Is
no necessity for ward voting.
AS In past years one vote will be
cast tomorrow night for the slate OF
delegates filed last Friday night
They include:
First ward Ella Keaveney
Charles p. Sciullo, Stephen A. Ho-
mick, John DiCorpo, Helen Quilter,
Edward F. o'Reilly; alternate, Cath
crime +. Callahan.
Second ward - Francis r. Reeves
Winifred Mcdonald, Francis p
Healey, Carmine q. Cipriano, Sadie
A. Lynch; alternate, Alfred L. Fin
klestein.
Third ward - Michael v. Blans-
field, Francis j. Butler, Elizabeth
Smith, Jr., Michael Toma, j. Greg
Dry Lynch; alternate, Albert Francis
Fourth ward - william Veriker
John ]. SAVING, Jr., Maurice J. Rous-
seau, Helen M. Delaney, Joseph
VitkauSkas, Deborah Kendrick; al
ternate, Thomas w. Scadden,
Fifth ward Edward p. Egan
Gertrude Gordon, Patrick +. Moran
Julia v. Quill, Bernard x. Keefe
Anna J. Shea, William 4. Keaveney
alternate, Vincent J, Coates.
These delegates will attend the
town convention 10 be held here on
May 20, the time and place 10 be
designated by Town Chairman
Tangney, ut which will be elected
delegates 10 the state convention.
1t Is believed that past custom will
prevail at the town convention and
the delegates will elect themselves
to attend the state convention
scheduled for Hartford, June 3 and
4.
Mayor Vincent scully and State
Chairman J. Francis Smith are also
expected to be included In the Wa
terbury delegation going TO Hartford
as over and above the 20 delegates
and s alternates TO the local conven-
tion there will be seven more added
this city's delegation In the state
convention being Al.