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Evening star., 1940-01-28

by the British neutrality patrol In the,
Mediterranean against American ships.
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull last
Monday handed British Ambassador
Lord Lothian stiR
u 5. Protests m m ndum de-
British Acts manding that Britain
Immediately end this
discriminatory interference" Specifi-
cally, the memorandum charged that
U. s. ships were held three times as long
as Italian vessels in the Gibraltar area
and that some had been forced to vio-
late the American Neutrality Act by
entering the combat area.
Meanwhile, London sources explained
to u. S. newspapermen why Britain
regarded the examination of mail from
America to Germany via neutral ports
as important enough to warrant q con-
troversy. They declared that in three
months-from October IL to January IL
80 900 in cash, $2,510,167 in checks, jew
els. vast quantities of food and military
maps Of potential value to the enemy"
had been found In q. s. mail for Ger
many.
The Post ONCE Department placed
q ban on the acceptance of any ARTICLES
or materials" save letters for trans-At-
lantic airmail shipment.
During the week the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee approved bill
allowing the Export-Import Bank to in
crease its loans by 100000 900, but not
to advance more than $30.000,000 to any
single country. Loans may not be used
to buy munitions or other instruments
of war. Implicit, but not explicit, in the
bill was authorization of loan to Fin.
land, The bill now is before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Six months ago the United States
served official notice on Japan Of its in
tention to terminate the commercial
treaty under which the two nations have
traded since 1911.
On Friday the treaty automatically
died, leaving commercial relations be-
tween the two
U. S.-Joponese countries on what
Treoty Expires the State Depart
ment calls day
to-day" basis.
Clearly implied in the American abro-
cation was threat to place an embargo
upon shipments of oil, scrap iron and
other essential war materials to Japan
If Toxic continues to f1aunt American
rights in China: to cripple if not COM
pletely halt the Japanese war machine.
With the powers of Europe at war and
needing these commodities at home,
Japan cannot buy ample supplies else
where.
This was recognized in Toxic. where
statesmen, unable to wrest temporary
commercial agreement from the State
Department, viewed the expiration of
the treaty with mixed fear and resent
ment. The treaty's death marks the be-
ginning of tense period in Japanese
American relations.
The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
next week has scheduled consideration
of the Schwellenbach resolution, placing
a complete embargo on war materials for
Japan
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Approaching 78, Justice James Clark
McReynolds is living legend in the
Capital-two legends.
To one school he is a righteous but
kindly gentleman, generous to a fault.
To another he is a hard-bitten objec-
zionist
McReynolds is senior justice of the
Supreme Court-oldest in years, longest
In service on the highest bench
In Is years as justice he has seen
a line of constitutional law become solid
ified in the courts opinion-and then
seen it torn apart and replaced by an
other theory of the fundamental law.
With age he has become the courts
chief dissenter
Legends Illustrated.
Two stories may illustrate the Nc
Reynolds legends:
Legend one: Having his hair cut in
the courts barber shop, Justice McReyn-
olds noticed the glum face of a Negro
bootblack.
whats the matter, SOM" asked the
Justice.
"Oh, he's worried" said the barber,
because he don't know whether he'll get
enough dimes today to 60 to the circus"
Justice McReynolds hunched around
In his chair and pulled dollar bill from
his pocket.
Here"
He handed it to the boy.
"If you'll get in the lions cage and
look the lion straight in the eye, I'll give
you IS more"
Legend two: Justice Frankfurter, new
to the court, was questioning Govern
ment attorney in the overlapping cases.
He just had put rather involved ques-
ton.
Justice McReynolds swung round in
his chair, turning his back on Frank
furter, and told the attorney:
IT am not interested in that; I am
Interested in what you have to say!"
Most of the McReynolds stories are
told around town like that. Black or
white, the stories get tinged in the tell
ing.
Strong Likes and Dislikes.
For Justice McReynolds is man of
strong likes and dlSl1keS.
He likes, for instance, the gold stand
ard dollar rugged individualism" and
duck hunting.
He dislikes passionately the modern
'liberal," Federal encroachment on
States rights and the habit of smoking
So strongly does he feel on Govern
ment questions that few men who stand
against his views are friends Of his.
Those who are his friends say he likely
will hold to his Supreme Court post until
the election returns are in next Novem-
ber. He hopes he may retire from the
bench, they say, without being sup
planted by Roosevelt appointee.
With all his years, he is still hearty
man, able to sit out the dark hours be-
fore dawn in ind-harried duck blind
Last fall, the justice drove out into
Maryland, got his bag" of ducks and re-
turned to the city in time to slip through
the velvet backdrop and join his COL
leagues after opening of the courts ses-
sion ut noon.
He still drives his car around town.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
The Home Front

Although polls of American public
opinion consistently have shown an over
whelming majority Of United States citi-
zens (more than IS per cent? to favor a
Franco-British victory in the second
World War, the United States Govern
ment last week was carrying ON heated
diplomatic fight with London. Reason:
British interference at sea with United
States mails and alleged discrimination
Evening star., 1940-01-28
War in Air

Extreme cold and thick gray fogs over
Europe held aerial activity last week to
minimum.
Only exploit Of Importance was an
attack by a flight of Royal Air Force
planes against four German patrol YES
sells off Helgoland, German naval base.
British bombers attempted to sink the
Nazi vessels, set out as listening-po to
warn Germans of the approach of Brit
ish planes. The raid was not successful.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Review of 27st Week of War

Political a
ance the purely military Of the
Upon their outcome depend why matters allied
control Of Rumania allied
position possibly
of power and prestige in the
Land combat confined almost entirely
'front.' where Soviet commanders time
into machine
to its mounting naval losses. Air activity
Evening star., 1940-01-28

real Red Army-or say that we were
badly informed (about the Finnish peo-
pie wanting assistance against their
ruling class and withdraw our troops
altogether"
Although hampered by snow, the Red
air force continued its bombing of Fin
lands industrial cities and ports. VIII
puri, coastal city near the Karelian 18TH
mus, was shelled by long-range Russian
artillery.
Sole major action reported on the
Franco-German western front during
the week was an artillery duel between
French and German batteries in the
Vosges Mountains. French began the
barrage upon learning that German
labor corps men were working on ad-
vance Notifications.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
War at Sea

Britains mastery Of the sea-main
hope of her statesmen for long-range
victory in the present war-has not been
seriously challenged. But several de-
velopments last week must have worried
the men in the admiralty.
First, either mines or torpedoes-ofi-
cial statements did not specify which,
sent to the ocean bottom two of the
empires newest and largest destroyers.
Monday the 1,485-ton Grenville was sunk
in the North Sea with loss of 81 officers
and men. Only three days later the Ex-
mouth, sister ship, met the same fate
These vessels were destroyer leaders,
sleek greyhounds with speed of 36
knots. Their sinking brought the toll
of British naval losses up to % vessels,
including six destroyers, the aircraft
carrier Courageous and the battleship
Royal Oak
AS partial compensation, London heard
from the masters of two Scandinavian
freighters that they had seen Royal
Navy destroyers sink two German sub
marines off the British coast. The ad-
miralty, however, did not announce these
sinkings officially.
Reports from Berlin, meanwhile, were
not heartening to Britain's men of the
sea. Germans claim
Nozis Rush ed presently to have
Submarines reached production
of one submarine a
day. Nazi officials said that the first
group of undersea boats, started after
the outbreak of war, had been completed.
New U-boats, it was said, will be put into
service as rapidly as they can be tested
for acceptance, and submarine warfare
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Diplomatic Front

Highly successful was Adolf Hitlers
technique Of aggrandizement by war
Of nerves" against the small states OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Kenneth Powell
To Kelly Field

Among five Washington men 10
complete basic flight training in
the U. S. army air corps at Ran
dolph field, Texas. the West Point
of the Air" was Kenneth r. Pow
dell, former Stadium high school
track star.
Powell, whose home is at 1902
23d St. NV. Puyallup. attained
the rank of captain of the corps OF
cadets, the highest grade possible.
While attending Stadium high
school, Powell was correspondent
for The Tacoma Times. Later, he
attended Washington State college,
where he was outstanding in ath-
letics.
With completion Of basic flight
training at Randolph field, Powell
and the other Washington men are
being transferred to Kelly field
for an additional three-month pc
Rod of advanced flying instruc-
ton before receiving air corps
wings. emblematic of military
pilot, and commissions as second
lieutenants in the air corps reserve.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Republicans In
Lead in Oregon

SALEM, Ore.-The Republican
party, with a total official regis
tr.. ton of 276, lac, leads the Demo-
Gratis by 1884. David O'Hara,
chief of the state elections bureau,
announced today.
Since the registration period
closed for the 1888 primary cleo
lions, the Republicans have gained
11,014 voters, O'Hara's figures
showed. In the same period the
Democrats, with a new total of
254,752, have gained 6,5s3 new
voters.
Total registration of all parties
in the state now stands at 538,09S
voters, an increase of 1888 since
1898.
In Multnomah county the Demo-
Gratis retained their lead. with a
present registration of ss.7s4
Democrats and S5,S35 Republicans.
The Republicans hold lead in %
of the states SO counties.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Freddie Steele
Case Dismissed
Lcck Evidence.
Soys Metzler

A third degree assault charge
was dismissed in justice court
late Tuesday against Freddie
Steele. former middleweight cham
pion of the world. and now vending
machine operator.
The charge was dismissed by
Justice Clarence Layton on motion
of Deputy Prosecutor Hugo Metz
Ter. jr., who explained the state
lacked sufficient evidence to war
rant prosecution.
Metzler intimated Miss Thelma
Hoots. who made complaint against
the former title holder, had ex-
pressed desire not to 60 ahead
with prosecution of the case.
Steele was arrested last March
80 following an alteration in a
lower Broadway cafe, during
which Miss Hoots alleged the ex-
boxer struck her. Steele posted
$500 bail for his freedom imme-
diately after arrest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Take a Look al Europe 4"

In need Of that leszer part ~ Den.
marks butter and bacon which she
was able 10 buy before her armies
marched over the border. she
VIII now have Il ali and much
more. but only for few months.
Then she will have less than she
ever had.
Because Denmark " only
feed Iot. Practically all the
corn and fedd~s and caks
which her pigs and dairy
esws ste eanse from everseas
through the british bieekads.
Denmark gave the animals
iitsic more than standing
room.
| Now that Denmark IL on the
other aide ~ the British hloekads.
those cows and pigs inust be
quickly slaughtered before they
starve. for Germany has not even
enough feed for her own animals.
This win mean . big supply ~
fresh msst for Germany for this
neat few montha. than 0ermany's
food supply wlii be much worss
than II was before ths occssps-
ton. Because not only will shs
lose the butter and bacon which
Denmark has been abs 10 ssfid
her. but she viii have 10 divide
up her own food supply with
3 900 900 hungry Danes. who viii
have no food nov that ths basis
Of Dsnmark's aErioultsrs has been
completely destroyed ~ thu Brit
lsh blockads.
OF course. Germany hssss
thls. Ths Nssis mss~i bsss
bees very confident ~ s~snE
ant. % dictate psses 10 f"-
rsps after . fast biisshss*g
thls spsisg and summer.
spriaE and summer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

the deck. Ills z4o pounds some
times gave him too high a center
OF gravity to get around with
ease.
Having taken a beautiful piano.
ramic view Of Jamaica with his
movie camera. Sir John started TO
descend the companionway to put
his camera away. II slipped out OF
his hands and crashed ak feet To
the deck. Miraculously not single
tense Of the three-turret job WA
broken
Then Sir John decided on hath
Sitting in the lee suppers he wal
merfily engaged In lsthering him
self with salt water soap when HI
lost the bar overheard
NExT-sprineing q leak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
ny WILLIAM l. WHITE

PARIS lBs wirele~s) There 10
nc harm In trying now TO strike
temporary trial balance on the
economic results Of the German
occupation OF Norway and Dem
mark: and. for the immediate
present. Germany 10 not doing -
badly.
In the first place, when her
armies marched into Denmark. she
picked up a good many millions
Of gallons 81 storage gasoline,
which the Danes had been &C.
cumulsting In ease they should bs
cut off from the rest Of the world
by ths war at sea.
Then there h tire Bsstt~r
NJ food. D~rmsrk's trade
balance shsws that she IL one
Of the richest agricultural
countries In Europe, predue-
Ing vast quantities. Of butter
and bacon. mast ef which she
sold England. hut some Of
which the Germans got. The
Germans win now get u al.
England must make mp the
deficit In her diet by buying
from America and her col
enles. In terms Of money this
viii make little differences. In
terms 81 shipping. 10 win
make y great deal.
Before the German occupation.
a ship could bring q hundred tons
Of butter from Copenhagen To
London in two days. Now. tbs
same ship. In bringing the same
amount Of butter from Ne~ zsa-
land 10 London. will be tied up
for two months, and cargo space
II precious,
However. this IL only half Of
the picture. Germany was sorcly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

With a head wind | only hoisted
our jib and mizzen sails and used
the engine to beat out of the mar
row channel. II we hadn't had TO
report to the inspection boat we
could have sailed out of the other
channel and saved two hours.
Just as we were abeam of the
inspection boat l hoisted the MAIN
sail and we were off.
AS / was coiling several ropes
forward the mainsail suddenly
came rafting down on deck, stain
less steel halyard and all. A splice
had made IN our new halyard
had parted.
Rather than try to repair this
at sea, we altered our course and
headed back into Kingston.
1t would be much simpler get
ting this done ashore than in a
bouncing seaway, and furthermore,
splicing stainless steel into rope Is
very complicated. and beyond my
seafaring experiences.
And More Trouble
II was just shutdown when the
halyard parted and night was on
us before we had gone a hundred
yards. l sighted the channel lights
and made for a flashing buoy TO
the starboard OF the narrow ships
channel.
Suddenly we grounded. Our sails
were still drawing. but the Idle
Hour was stationary.
checked the lights on the chart.
We should have been In the clear.
Using our auxiliary engine, we
edged our way to what appeared
TO me to be the center Of the main
channel and we were soon afloat.
The following day learned that
the buoy for which ! had been
heading had been moved since war
was declared. just TO make II a
little more difficult for an enemy
man o. war to enter the harbor Of
Kingston!
We found rigger 10 resplice
our halyard and again prepared TO
leave port.
Civil Strife
Going 10 the customs house we
noticed crowds Of natives all about.
and many police with drawn bayo-
nets on duty. Riots had broken
out, there was a strike on the
waterfront and tension was high.
Agitators from Cuba and Haiti. we
were told, were stirring up trouble
and were backed by communistic
funds.
On my way back To the Idle
Hour two truckloads Of armed po-
lice passed and unloaded At the
dock where our ketch was moored
There they dispersed dozens Of
agitators who were making of
with the cargo just discharged
from a ship.
We hurriediy get our sails and
again were headed for Panama.
Working our way off the south.
ern coast Of Jamaica. Idle Hour
began 10 make heavy weather Of Il
We lowered the mizzen and Their
the jih. The gdnd was more from
the east than ! thought u woulc
be.
Heading almost due south W.
were taking the seas directly or
our beam.
Private Troubles
The rolling Of the boat made 4
difficult for Sir John 10 navgat'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

Betsy Alsvik, Wilmo Rosmus-
sen. Adele Larson. Lorraine
Foster. Orooene Storr. John
Swensen, George 6iIreoth.
fronk Beers. Rudy Nlkoloc.
Kathleen Winney. Carol Ros-
mussen. Evelyn Drokc. Anno-
belle kimboll. Lorene Stone
ouist, Yvonne Lewis. LOIS
Droke.
Second row-Berdino Buck.
monn. Bette Rossi, Berniee
Christensen. Dorothy Bomon.
Dick Brown, John Peterson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

John Morvik. chorles Pork,
man. Arthur Arnold, icon
Jacobsen. Jenny Strebe, Betty
Iiollowell. virpinia Mortln.
leon f,nniaon, vision Berg.
Phyllis Brodsho~. Froneis
Morkovich. Mr., Molcr.
Third rowlouise Wooner.
vero Mckenzie. Shirley Weov.
ef. Violet Drokc. irene Sffond-
ness. Iva Nell tieoly, Comllio
Schmel. Harold Cose. Chrsssior.
Wolle. Melvin Johnson. Helen
porkmon, Mile Lovfuvirh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02

YAKIMA, Wash.-Believed the
first woman In the state 10 BE- zp-
pointed county commissioner. Mrs.
X. s. Hughes was named commits
ioner Of Benton county 70 fill the
unexpired term Of her husband, the
late Il. S. Hughes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Ballot Siuffing Found
To Be Old Habit

BOSTON-Stuffing ballot boxes
is an old habit. The WPA his
torical records survey finds that
in 1647 one Michael. smyth was
fined for putting three beans in
a ballot box instead of one In
voting for a magistrate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Hard Luck Dogs Her Crew
As Idle Hour Leaves Jamaica

EDITORS NOTE: With thousands Of miles OF his round
accomplished s6yearod Dwight Long
departure Puget sound
Panama Hour
Her experiences and those Of her
Of articles the youthful
skipper . writing This b the 2ist
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
BY DWIGHT LONG

We prepared to sail for Panama my hand was now wei
and we had tested out Sir Johns fishing prior TO
heading for the wds of the Cocos and Galapagos islands
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-02
Aunt Het

Formers hove got TO roise
everything they use. When me
ond po wos on the form. our
neiohbofs put out money tor
hired bonds ond We roised our
own"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Have Rose Bowl Folk on Run

FRANKLY, NEW ORLEANS feels they have the Rose Bowl
bunch the
Seven years ago, SO had idea of great Winter
carnival They started under tremendous difficulties
and discouragemens But they stuck by their guns.
They firmly believe this since they have the only two
undefeaed united meeting in bowl that the
Bowl event has arrived
Last year they 10000 visitors to New Orleans and
during Sugar Bowl Week The largest crowd
Southern football history 10000 John Kimbrough and his
Agges Tulane With local involved the crowd
will be bigger and the money left behind this
Getting back opening theme about the people of this
land the peoples of other lands the entire South
today finds itself bowl conscious.
left Cincinnati all have heard is bowl
bowl bowl going to the Orange Bowl Others to
the Cotton Bowl great majority to the Sugar BOWL.
And do it the american way, they had Chocolate
Bowl in New Orleans Sunday with Montgomery Negro halfback
College, who isn't playing in the game tomorrow
ming touchdown and tossing pass for the other He
victory and received tremendous ovation
Just before the bells toll the old year. and ring in the
hope somebody takes few pictures of the excitement here
Orleans and that Europes warlords glimpse of
same. 1t surely would make an impression.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Eaqle Backers Denied Odds

BUT SINCE here TO do Dorothy Thompson, we
have to that lot of people have landed and everything
seems to be very much out-ofhand.
Tennessee and Boston College both undeeated and united
the bowl game the here The
Vols quoted betting favores-But the Bostonans,
who arrived dove and with plenty of cash. have just about
quoted of the boasts from drawing Southerners
the odds the boys from the North demanded
"And where are the points, ~
With exceptions followers of the Eagles found neither
odds points blame having big laugh
at the expense Of the Tennesseeans
ever there football that figures to be oss-up
then this Sugar Bowl meeting is it,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Continued on Page 1O)
Four Days
Left for
BOWIerS

Hurry! Hurry, Only a little
more than four days remain for
bowling teams to enter the ninth
annual Detroit Times Sweepstakes
opening at Imperial Recreation in
the General Motors Building Sat
urday and continuing week-ends
through March 30.
With the exception of next Sur
day the only Sabbath openings left
are at 1920 a. m. There are still
a number of Saturday dates avail
able. but they are disappearing
rapidly. Teams planning to com.
pete in any one of the five classes
are urged to do so at once.
Entries will be accepted UP until
the time the first balls are rolled
at l p. m. Saturday. There are
still seven openings on the 1920
p. m. squad Saturday, II at 1890
a. m. and seven at 12:45 p. m. Sun
day.
Following the first squad OF
Clinton Valley Golf Club bowlers
Saturday opening ceremonies are
scheduled for 3 p. m. with Mayor
Edward j. Jeffries Jr. officially
setting the event in motion by
rolling the first ball.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
DETROIT TIMES, DECEMBER 81, 1910 PAGE 9
.%eb !, J DE-;
u BY Boz NlyY&4

NEW ORLEANS Dec 3fThis the last day OF the year
Before hours whistles will be blowing recrackers
popping mutudes screechng and between tears and KISSES
the and who know how appreciate this country
viii be finding time after the big celebration over to slip
on to themselves and say silently and reverently
GOD BLESS AMERICA"
wish people could New Orleans today. What
picture Of life and action and color People walking the streets
shouting and waving flags.
Tennessee right shout those partisans from all parts
OF the South
get down with dough- below those begerent Bos-
tonians who walk the gayy, bedecked hotel Hobbies.
Hotels overlooking Bars packed You have to tip
the waiter at Antones eahy to get inside and wait
your turn
This is pre-ceebraon done the American You see
all Of this You almost head knocked on several times
by the challenging but goodnatured hrongs Then pick
the and how people another land spending the
last day the year viewing ruins dnckng
into bomb shelters, burying their gallant dead.
For seriousmnded person. and don't pretend to be
too much the serious sde really sickenng when try
and joyous dancing New Orleans of today with
sad, heroic London.
But that's the way goes