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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
2l7,OOO in State
Must Register

WAsHINGTON-The census bu-
reau estimates 1e.404. 900 men In
the United States are In the age
range Of n TO IS inclusive. and
will be required TO register for
compulsory military service on
Oct. 16.
The bureaus estimates by states.
prepared for the army. navy and
defense commission. include:
Idaho, 6zyo00; Montana.
$1,000; Oregon. $4,000; Wash
Ington. $4,000.
The figures were not based
wholly on the 1870 census. which
has not yet been tabulstsd finally.
but were estimated from 1880 and
preliminary 1910 state population
statistics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

man squadrons appeared. and
swooped down time and again 10
drive them back toward the sea.
CATHEDRAL n HIT
The air action followed = night
OF limited German air activity. IN
which bombs were dropped over
London. Lancashire. Essex. Surrey.
Berkshire. Kent. the Mldlands and
southwestern regions Of Britain.
II was revealed Westminster
cathedral was the latest famed
British landmark 10 suffer bomb
damage.
The Royal Air Force struck back
At Germany, smashing again ai
the channel invasion" ports and
making excursions into southern
and western Germany. -Four per-
sons were killed and eight wounded
In these attacks. the official Ger
man news agency reported. In.
eendiary bombs wsrs dropped.
ASK RETALIATION
The German prens continued %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

AsHIN TON Bicycling
Is more popular today than ever
before in history.
The census bureau said 1852 .02s
bicycles. representing q cost Of
S22 ,44e. 900 were manufactured In
the United States In 1893. The
previous record WAS established In
1899. when 1.1s2. SOL bicycles were
built
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
State 5 Finances
Climb From Slump

OLYMPIA-The states finances
showed recovery from last
weeks slump with income four
times expenditures, State Treas
urer Phil H. Gallagher reported
today.
Total cash surplus in all funds
rose from $11.e2e. 291 to $14.-
367. 624. The state spent s507. ISL
and took in s2.046, 0s3 from taxes
during the week. The general
fund showed a surplus Of $314,31I
which viii go toward retirement
Of registered warrants on Oct. /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

--CHICAGO--William Bioff. union
leader Of 10000 Hollywood movie
fschnicians. was released from
Cook county jail Friday upon com
plstion Of . six-months term I'M
posed - years ago on = pandering
charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

The child. who had been playing
In the yard Of ms parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Ranch. was found face
downward in the pool shortly be-
fore Q O'Clock. Efforts of Buckley
fire department inhslator squad
we're ~ no avail.
Jackie was next 70 the youngest
In = family Of four boys and seven
girls. One Of them, Faye. vas this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

btshEn ffif-i- Or~. - George
ramb~rK demanded rscotnt to-
day 1h<n he found his eat. which
gave bsfth 10 five kiftsns lzzf week.
was nursing seven furry ebp>etA
The extra pair were baby rats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
German Transport Sunk
By Sub, British Say

LONDON The British sub
marine Sturgeon sank a heavily
laden" German transport off Den
mark the night Of Sept 2. the sd-
miralty said in a communique to-
day. The enemy transport was Of
about 10000 tons a communique
said. ~she was escorted BY small
naval vessels and aircraft"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

years queen % Buekisy's annual
peach festival
Ths pool vas In the yard 81 Earl
DeiAno. sdjoinins the Ranch place.
Another nslghbor. Mrs Matte
skJsiksis. made the discovery.
Surviving brothers Of Jackie are
Robert. LAvrsnes and Richard. Hls
other sisters are Phyllis. Yvonns.
D4risns. Janet. chariott. and
Grace.
Fnnerzi services sili BE- held 81
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon Al
W'hitmore Funsrsl chapel In Buck
ley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Heidelberq
Is Bombed
By British
Fomous University
City Is forget;
Blost Aqueducts
GERMANY

Among towns bombed Thursday
night by the British. according to
the German press, was Heidelberg
Reports were that the raids ex-
tended through western Germany
from Bremen to Heidelberg.
Five persons were killed al
Heidelberg, four adults and q
child.
Four OF the deaths were caused,
the official DNB news agency re-
ported, when a bomb hit q house
In the working class settlement OF
Pfaffengrund. Other bombs fall
ing in the neighborhood killed a
14-year-old child. Some bombs
fell close to Bruchsal castle.
CANAL SYSTEM BLASTED
The British air ministry re-
ported tonight that Britis h
bombers darted through tiny cloud
openings and carried out shat
tering attack on aqueduets pro-
viding water for Germany's bort
mund-Ems canal.
The adqueducts carry the bort
mund-Ems canal waters across
the River Ems. They were de-
scribed by the ministry as zone
of the most vital links IN Ger
many's internal communications
system.
The bombers flew through blind
ing transforms and under icy con-
ditions.
COST Is STAGGERING
The cash cost of conquering a
continent was estimated by Nazi
sources today at $50. 000. 900 marks
(nominally $1,000. 0o0) a day in
military expenditures, plus H.
O00, 900 marks (S6. 500. 000) a day
for administrative civil expenses
What these astronomical figures
mean to the average German can
be pictured from estimates of one
financial expert that the German
government controls and uses SO
per cent Of the national income.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

Gov. Clarence d. Martin ana
state Auditor CIlffs YeIle we're
In San Francisco today 10 sign
their names 1900 times. They
flew down 10 afflx their sigma
lures to 1900 bonds 10 be
issued TO refinance ss,07o. 900
worth Of four-percent bonds
put cut to pay for the Tacoma
Narrows and Lake Washington
toll bridges.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
.BoY,3,T Taken
From Nurse
Off Street
GMen and Police
Cdllsd: pdrenis
Reported Wealthy

ufrIssoaouau. Cal = lid
nsref sslssd ths thfss-Yesr=ela 80
~ csant and Countess MARI ds
Tristan Frtday ant demanded
800. noo ransnm n TIA family zoe
% ths most pfominsnt in CALI
forni.
A nass. left wgsh = nurse whom
the k1inapeF assFpowersd. warned
the family that absolute silence
ana pFivaey % year part wss
sapeeted rhe federal bureau "a
investigation and Police. Aowsvsr.
wefs called IN immediately
rhe staten baY. Mare ds Tristan
if. y The only child ~ the eossnt
and ths former tans Christensen.
member % = leading humber and
shipping family
Count De Tristan i > ss~sn-
her ~ . fans.a. family %
Francs. Their fansily hsm~ !.
" Parts.
rhs kidnapping occurred shortly
before noan n ffont ~ the cYrti
rnhin home on rostt foaa IN this
socially exclusive suburb on the
san Franrtsco peninsula n was
near the a. Tristan homs II $40
~ Portal
ef~.f 1917. -. 49,. =. 80.
inxnlved. but ths nurse sala TIERS
was aniy one
shs said ~ a@a stapp~d
hl- sss sna ksi sut .. 80 ssd
MARI ~ wefs taking : wsik.
Hs s.k~a whsshsf fhe ssy w.s
~tss O. rFsst.a cana !"
Whea shs F~piisa sfflFsus-
lively. hs sFshh~s her saa
sxsrpswerea hsr.
IN the seaffls ~ asspp~a
h. hat. . graz ssia. ssa sl@s
dropped the nsts. whiea SIS
signed -uaesaseafisnsI 8enss-
tfk-
Thsn he carried ths child Into
the aatomobils and DRIVE away.
me Streams II the nurse drew
the sstsniioa II = Iapaaes~ gar
dsnsr working nsarhr
The gardner Jumped Into hin own
nlashlns and gave chase 70 the
kidnapsrs car. which sas as-
scfibea a. q 1874 tudor Fafd "a
sedan Nith California liesuss plates.
The first txe numbers On tbs
plate wsfs az
4 few hiseks frsm thr sesae.
the kidnapeF realized ~ wss
hslnn followed aud stopped.
ifs stepped lnss the road vifh
= dsssn qua aaa sFdessa ths
1spasese ~ lafn afeuad.
Frsed ~ pursuit. fhr Kid
aapeF drove dswn Fs~tt road
ls nsbiss zs.. ssd hnsaea Toe
~ Canine Elssl, ons ~ lhs
psain.uia's m ala Highways
There his trail va. iosf.
Tha hldnspsx wan described ~
police a. a man u about As or 50.
Nitn DARK complexion. apparently
~ italian descent Hs earrtsd a
81 eallbsr revolver tbsy 4sid.
Tas note. written On ordinary
sire p2psr % lszsi bod quality.
sas long and dstaiisd u Uas
turned over % tIlilsbofo4Eh police.
Il contained a piece q card
board. which ths Sc Trlstans we're
directed 10 kssp ~beeaase future
communications sosid hass similar
1lecss 10 kisntifv ths .ritsr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
THE RATTLE or BRITAIN

The battle Of Britain again Fri
day bad become = daylight clash
of snasseS % British and German
planes.
The weather was reported good
from the English channel and by
midday more than zoo raiders
had crossed over 10 Britain. some
flying from tho direction Of
Belgium.
Royal Air Force fighters had
taken the air before the first Ger
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
ONE YEAR AGO

Germany announced operations
against Poland were eomplsted
Seventy divisions moved TO west
ern front
Warsaw. in 18th day Of battle.
ftiIl held out. while Mayor Ste
fan starzinski pleaded with allies
for more help.
Marshal smigiy-Rydz Of Poland
fed 10 RumsniA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
tHllII.ETtNsl

LONDON = German ksush< tel
On London sKsia tonight after .
day 81 relatively smsIi-sesle Nssi
attacks. except for bombing On sAr
eastern and southeastern snsskirt~
81 the British capital dsriaG the
morning.
BERIIN-Germaa Source. ssld
large bomber ferce~ today smash
ID heavily ~ Great Britsis's south
ern railway network. These trans
port Hines weuld be vital - troop
movements N . Mani isvaslsn land
Ing should he attempted On the
southeast coast
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

JUNEAU. Alaska Andrew
Holm, sI-year-oid apartment house
esretsker. was found dead today
with two bullet holes In his body.
Investigators examined possibility
Of homicide.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Japan Plans
Grab" Of
.Indo-China
Report Ullimuium
Delivered 10
French Coloniols
rssE Pan East

Authoritative reports from rosys
said to-day Japan = prepared fof .
major crisis IN relations vita ths
United states ever fndo China
where Japan Wa believed n ~
seeking. ~ means ~ ultimailss
demands. permanent alfplane and
naval hasea
~ was s~ertea ~ shanghai
that Japan had presented -
French isde hina sathaftle.
an aiiimatuw expiring ~ mid
night sunday. roniaiuiag .
serie. 81 drastic Demands. ~
which IN ssest Important wers
believed % eoaesfa military
bases.
Belief vas expressed In auihori.
taiive quarters IL Shanghai that an
imperial conference ~ Tokyo 80.
ierday resulted IN an irrevoeanls
declalon 10 start "a lmmedlats "a.
panslonlst push anuthward. whleh
would include Ths Netherlands
East indies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

Fair tonight and Sunday Tenn
perstures: High. 81; low As Sun
rises. SIS; sefs, s:1o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
SON Of count KIDNAPPED!
100000 RANSOM Demanded!
German Air Fleets Retire
From London in Disorder "
Defenses Reported Hurlinq Back Nozis;
Ribbentrop Still Visiting Duce

riamor for devastating retaliation
for the british bombs which fsll
IN a ehllafens institution Il
nlsiefeld.
Tho war in Africa aK~ln revert
ID 10 bombing and eountsr.tsome-
lng The Italians stln were Al
sldi Rarrsnl. Apparently resting
for their attempt 10 push farthsr
into Egypt They claimed to havs
bombed and sunk : British sub.
marine and IN have damaged =
British merchant ship.
AXIS m CONFERENCE
British bomhings Of sidl nsrrsni.
sollum. Tubruk. Dcrns. and nomba
were admitted
unued Al Rome, wherw nsntfn
Conferences OF axis matters con.
nussoiini scheduled . second con.
ferencs with Joachim Won Rlbbsn.
irop. German foreign minister II
was said that IN addition to Balkan
and Mediterranean matters. mill.
tary matters connected with the
common enemy" were discussed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Baby Brother Of Buckley S
Festival Queen Is Drowned

An innocent appearing garden pool at Buckley claimed
the life little Jackie Ranch ess than years old late
Thursday Afternoon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Held in P.0. Robbery

sEWA RID. Alaska Phillip
Wayne Hanning was lodged In jail
here today under 5000 bond.
charged with robbing the post
office At Tobias. Neh.. last June.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
Army Probes
Fatal Crash
AT McChord
Privute Stole"
Attock Ship. Then
Crashed to Doom

In what McChord field officers
termed virtual suicide. a 1s-year-
old private. who APPARENTLY
thought there was no difference
between plotting 6o-horsepower
plane and a 6o0-horsepower army
attack ship, crashed to his death
late Thursday afternoon.
The private. tentatively ident-
fled as Morris Heller, of Millroy.
MINI. was burned beyond de-
scription" in the powerful army
plane, which smashed into q field
only a few hundred yards from
the Mcchord landing mat
Col. Carlyle H. Wash. field COM
mander, and other officers Friday
still were continuing their investi-
cation Of the crash. little awed
at Hellers rash stunt
HAD TAKEN LESSONS
The youth had been taking fly
ing lessons from Bert Thrasher,
of Northwest Aircraft Sales, Inc,
at Mueller-Harkins field. The in
struction ship was a light, So
horsepower Aeronica.
Thrasher revealed Friday that
Heller used to say: I'D like to
fly one Of those army crates"
Thrasher said Heller had about
four solo hours to his credit. all
in the light plane. Heller hardly
had a chance taking up one Of
those 600-horsepower army ships"
Thrasher said. -
HE TRIED TO LAND
Heller climbed into the army
attack plane and. before field Off
cials could stop him. got the ship
in the air.
He circled the field. In the con-
troll tower, Sgt. C. o. Hurt vainly
attempted to contact the pilot by
radio. For almost three hours the
plane cruised over the field.
Several times Heller attempted
to land. Once he brought the ship
within so feet Of the landing mat,
but there his skill deserted him.
He climbed. Field officials did not
know who was plotting. only that
the plane had been taken without
permission.
HEAT Is INTENSE
At last the plane suddenly went
into a spin from an altitude not
higher than 200 feet The pilot
had been making a turn. the plane
canted sharply over on one wing.
The engine stalled and the plane
began TO spin.
II burst into flames simuita-
neously with It's striking the field.
Heat from the flames was 30 In
tense that rescue was impos-
sible. II wasn't until several hours
later that the remains could be
removed.
At first, IL was believed the oc-
cupant Of the plane might be LIST
1t. Daniel Callahan. to whom the
plane was assigned 1t Callahan.
however. was attending Puyallup
fair, II was later revealed
FRIENDS TELL STORY
TWO friends Of Heller were
found They told Col Wash that
Heller had tried to persuade them
TO accompany him They said he
had planned TO fly to California
Heller was attached 10 Head
quarters Co. 18th Airbase squad
ron Other members Of the COM
pany were taking physical exam
nation at the time Heller took
the plane.
1t Callahan flew the plane from
Wright field. Dayton. o.. arriving
at Mcchord field Monday. The
ship. officers stated. Ia Of COM
paratively obsolete type. gradually
being replaced by faster types.
The body was taken TO the Tuell
Ess-~~-f r.~f1r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

The Japanese Nsfs believed -
authoritative infofmanfa AZ HhanF
hal 10 SEEK principally naval bases
IN oschina. ffam which they
could strike 81 Ths Netherlands
Indies before any American smbar.
goes could b. % aseislys effect
United states Inactivity regard.
ing insio China. 4 NA2 said. seemed
10 have convinced the Iapansss
that nothing stronger than an EN-
largo sas % b feared a. result,
II any move an Netherlands indies
territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21
EvAouArN JAPANESE

Dispatches from Inao- China dis
closed that japanese nationals are
being evacuated IN sspectatiaa u
trouble.
However. authoritative Tokyo
reports we're that ths Japanese are
oonfldsHl ind0-ChlBs officials ain
seeepi Their dsfnapas a the laai
niinuts. especially In sasw Of the
speech Al vlohy yesterday a. Pad
Baudoln. foreign minister. who said
the United States had promised M
material support II France resisted
japanese demands On Indo- China.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

However. thu Tnkyo adviess said
the Japanese expected American
retaliation against any move ~
regards Indo- China. and the pfob.
ability u new. atiff American sm.
bargoes on Eoosis Japan needs 1sfs
f0reseen
A Japsusas push southwark. hou
ever, would mean that Japan might
b. In = position 10 attempt 70
compel the United states - nfi
smbafEoss IN return FOE Essi In
dies tin and rubber
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-21

BANK 1KANbACfID<t
Tacoma ...-....-..--@@z,3I Die. 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
Warns Trust Fund
BEING Used as Bait

Walter West. head of the Bet
ter Business Bureau, has been in
formed of an eastern organization
which Ia using trust fund a.
bait to obtain information on the
business and financial standing of
prospective customers"
He suspects this information Is
being supplied as sucker" ma
terial for promoters.
The firm has offices in Phils-
dephia and Chicago. To the
trustee" it mails a form TO be
filled out to establish his claim
to a sum of money which the firm
holds in trust"
During the last 10 days. some
40 Tacomans have complained to
the bureau that they have filled
out and returned the forms. but
that all they received. in almost
every case. was one cent or a
pencil. Those more fortunate"
received five cents each.
The firm seeks 10 determine
among other things, II the "trus-
tee" has bank account and If
he owns an automobile.
81 suspect" said West, that. In
brief, the idea is TO find out II
the person IS worth exploiting by
promoters"
He said he will file a complaint
this week with the federal au-
thorities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
Man. Woman Jailed
AS Drunk Drivers

Two motorists. a man and
woman, were In city Jail Tuesday
facing charges Of operating auto
mobiles while under the influences
~ intoxicsnts.
Mrs. Vera Nelson. Is, ~ SOFA
SO. NJ St, was arrested by police
shortly after a. m. Tuesday after
the AUTOMOBILES she vas driving
Jumped q curb and eraahsd into
the front ~ . house st sEis No.
NJ st. breaking thu Windshield Of
the vehicle.
Prior 10 the accident. police
asserted. Mrs. Nelson drove her
car across a section Of the street
where car tracks had recently
been removed She was booked
for being drunk and for investiEa-
ton Of an automobile accident.
Louis Bowman. driving q car
with Illinois license plates. was ar
rested late Monday night after
police reported he was driving his
auto at an excessive rate ~ speed
and in an errstio manner ON South
Tacoma way.
Don Davies. one Of the sffssting
officers. said Bowman drove his
machine st rate n 30 miles an
hour from No. saith st. 10 No. fsth
st, where he vas placed under
arrest Ne xas booked at police
headquarters for driving ~hiIa
under tn. Influence Of intoxlcanis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17

South Tacoma Kiwsnis club
meeting "Wednesday evening will
be snlivened by debate on which
IN the better investment. home
or securities
The meeting will b. a dinner
session starting at 6.15 o'clock in
Masonic temple. 1901 South Taco
ma way
v n. Demp. Seattle lumber ex-
ecutive. will be presented by Leon
Kleiner and Don Hartman. 10 up
hold the side Of home ownership
Otto siburg Will introduce Salem
Nourse. Tacoma. TO present the
case OF bonds and stocks.
At the conclusion Of the session.
the club members will leave on an
Industrial tour Of the Oregon
Washington Plywood plant on
Dock st
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
Must Sign Measure
Or Appear in Court

Mayor r. W. France and Town
Clerk Charles Haskins Of Buckley
H1ll have 10 sign an ordinance.
passed by the council. which would
abolish the position n street
superintendent. else show cause in
superior court Monday. july 20,
Judge r. D. Hodge ordered Tues.
day
The courts action followed peti.
ton Of five Buckley oouncilmsn
asking that the ordinance be- sign
ed The ordinances. according 70 the
petition. was passed BY the coun-
ell July o. yet remains unsigned
by the mayor and clerk. Mayors
Of fourth class towns. such as
Buckley. do not have the power Of
veto, pocket. or otherwise. accord
ing 70 the court
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
First Of Ham"
Is Fingerprinied

Louis Andrew Dix, Tacoma bar
Der. was the first amateur radio
operator to comply with new regu-
lations of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission requiring all
hams to be registered and
fingerprinted at police headquar-
tiers.
Dix. who resides at 1908 No.
Cakes st. and served in the u. S.
army intelligence division during
the World war, received notifica-
ton for registration from the
commission late Monday. He APP
peared at police headquarters
when the bureau of identification
opened Tuesday at s a. m. to
comply with the new requirements.
Under the new commission
order. all amateur radio operators
are required to register. Safety
Commissioner Holmes Eastwood
advised. Police estimated the
order would affect approximately
so hams in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
Tacoman Is Injured
Al Plywood Plant

In Tacoma General hospital
Tuesday with his left arm In a
east was Martin Olson. ~. Of
Route 8, BOX 2s7. Tacoma. an
employe Of the Oregon Washing
ton Plywood Co.
Olson. according 10 police, was
injured early Monday night at the
plant. when his arm became en-
Tangled In q revolving chain NJ
machinery. The msn's ieft srm
syss twisted nns di-ioestei before
the machine was stopped, police
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-17
Generals Confer
On Mobilization

Maj Gen. George A. White, tist
National Guard division com
mander. declared Tuesday that
mobilization Of the national guard
for intensive training rs long over
due"
Gen. White had Just completed
an examination of facilities at Fort
Lewis for possible concentration
Of the division there in event Presi-
dent Roosevelt issues the call for
its mobilization. a. Ia now gen
orally expected.
Gen. Dewitt Attends
Also in conference here Monday
on national guard concentration
plans was 1t. Gen. John L. De
Witt, commanding the 4th Army
and 9th corps area. Gen. Dewitt
met with Maj. Archer J. Kreske,
Centralia. commanding special
troops of the Washington National
Guard. Mir kreske has been in
charge of arrangements in the
Chehalis Centralis Grand Mound
area and northward for placing Of
troops who will take part In the
impending field maneuvers sched-
uled TO start in early August. Cen.
Dewitt returned TO San Francisco
Tuesday morning.
Gen White returned to Portland.
declaring army chiefs long have
delayed guard mobilization but
now are urging II as an absolute
necessity"
Medium Necessary
There is no use having COM
pulsory training bill unless some
medium Is provided for training
men selected for military service.
Gen. White said. ITO favor COM
pulsory service and oppose national
guard mobilization Is simply to
neutralize the first plea"
Al Camp Murray. Brig Gen.
Maurice Thompson, adJutant gen.
eran. w. N c.. pointed out the
possibility that young men who en-
list in the state troops now may
be in line for perhaps a year Of in
tensive training.