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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

WASHINGTON - Tbs Nar de-
partment announced today that an
overseas discharge ard replace
nssnt depot n cost gszs 80 would
b. Dlllt Al Fort Lawton. wash-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Unsettled tonight and thursday
Temperatures High. ss; Low, IS.
sun rises, AIS; sets, ssDs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
Rainier Park
Head Changed

Promotion ~ Nal owsn A. Tenn
llnson fFen sapeflnisadent a isat.
nlsr park % b. regional director
- m National para nsfyles. with
headquarters II aaa EFnnelseo
sas announeed ~ Washington .
G.. tuesday ~ nsefstafy a lhs
interior Harold l.. fekea.
MAJ Tsuiinsoa. she hss ben
sapsfintsndeni ~ flasniaF para
slaes 1874. p1ii b. saioese1sd here
~ 1ofn G. presifsu. a pfesent
superintendent u Lassen voleanie
National para. eeerstary iekss
announeed
Effeeilss Jais 4
ina ehanGea - far - are
kneNn. Nlii - sffsetss inmsdi,
afsiy after July 4.
Maj Tofullnssn told Tbe Ttmes
Ne had understood fhs shaaGss
~euid b. mads. bai ha4 not yst
feeeised confirmation
cnneeainE the persenai Import
sncs u tns promotion. TenIlnaen
yst expressed regret ~ he entirs
family ns ths isnpenains transfer
from ysaFs ~ residences IN shs vasl
grandeur ~ fhs park 70 lifs Ia the
California astfopoiis.
Boys Gres Up ffefs
III Il we're not for the fact that
my duties theirs yin permit >
return % Mount Rainier Tires o.
four times . yeaE. 1 doubt II Mr.
Iekes himself could exert enough
infiuenee to persisads me- - make
the change Tonliuson said.
Continued on Page .. column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New YORK 600 Zoe Il0-s n 0
ChieaKo 900 DOL OOO-l 8 !
Melton and banning; French.
Olsen 90 and Mccullough.
philadelphia. 0oo 900 COL s !
Cincinnati 90 zol 0zx--5 10 2
Beck. Hoerrt 90 and Warren
Livingston, Walters and LON
bard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
In Major Leagues
TODAY
BY UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

81 Louis -. 60 600 col S Q
New York z0I 100 05x--s 10 !
Munerief. Kramer 80 and Yer
rel. Conner and Dleksy.
Uexel4Bd $40 OO0 9l0-- Z 10 >
Boston .. z05 OIL 0fH-Is ~ \
Harder Brown 81. Jungeis 90
and Hemslsy. Eswsone and Pytisk
Chicago 900. 900 l0z 0Oo--s q 4
Washington roe 90 3lx-s 10 z
Lee and Turner. Leonard and
Early.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

Your Postmaster can tel you
how 70 invest IN y. =. Defense
BoncR
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-25
Free French
In Damascus

WITH FREE FREN CH
FORCES IN DAMASCUS-0De-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
CONG. MITCHELL
SPEAKS HERE SUN.

Rep Arthur W. Mitchell, Congress
man from LIST Illinois District, will adj
dress mass meeting, Sunday, April 20,
at s pm. in Roxbury Memorial High
School.
The meeting is under the auspices of
St Mark Brotherhood, DR.. 7. E. A.
McCurdy, president, who will preside
Besides the principal address by Cong.
Mitchell there will be short addresses by
several prominent Boston leaders.
Rep. Mitchell will be introduced by
Joseph Houston, an officer of the Bro
therhood, whose friendship with the
Illinois Congressman dates back to the
days when Mitchell was a student here
at Harvard.
Roland Hayes, if he returns in time
from his spring concert tour, will be
asked to contribute a solo or two and
may accept, it is hoped. T. Henry
Johnson's group of folk singers will
contribute numbers.
Continued on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
BULL

A spokesman for the Harvard Grim
son told the Guardian this week that
"no statement would be made result
ing from last Mondays meeting of
Harvard authorities relative to strain
ed relations with the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis.
The Crimson, famous undergraduate
collegiate publication which first ex-
posed the Alexis case and then led the
student protest which has now become
nationwide in scope, told the Guardian
that every effort is going to be made
to guarantee that there will be no pos
sibility of an Alexis case occurring at
Harvard again. The spokesman was
emphatic in his denunciation of racial
discrimination and thanked the Guar
dian for its fair treatment of the now
historic case.
Turn to the Sports page for brand
new angle.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
OPERA "FAUST''
DRAWS LARGE


The Byars- Harris operate Group
gave their second annual performance
of an edition of Faust, by Gounod,
which attracted a good sized audience
in Jordan Hall, on Thursday evening,
April II, at $3.50 o'clock. Principal
singers of the cast were: Newman
Smith, tenor; Matilda Birch Charles
ton, soprano; Ernest O'Banyoun, bari
ton; Angelyn DeVaughn, contralto;
Raymond Baker, baritone; Madelyn
Boyd, alto; and Fred Riggs, bass-bari-
tone. The chorus singing was for the
most part well done, as the work of the
principal singers. Newman Smith, was
in good voice, and Matilda Birth
Charleston, voice was most expressive.
Ernest O'Banyoun, was especially
good in the spoken parts. Angelyn
DeVaughn, played her role with much
ease and was one of the most convinc-
ing of the cast. The orchestra did nice
ly. At the opening of the program
James Hinton, conducted the orchestra
in several interesting selections which
were enjoyed. James Byars, conduct
ed the performance of Faust" in his
usual manner.-W.A.R.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19

DR.. GEORGE w. CARVER
whose new discovery for the cure Of
pyorrhea may be boon to the num-
erous sufferers from this battling den-
tai aiIment. Estimates place the num-
Der Of persons afflicted a;fh pyorrhea
as high as one person out Of every
four.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
JOIN RACE
FLYING CORPS

QUODDY VILLAGE, Me.-Two
colored youths who have been broken
in" as aviation mechanics in the avia-
ton unit of the National Youth Adj
ministration Quoddy Work Experience
Project here, have passed searching
Army examinations at Mitchell Field,
N. Y. and have been accepted as mem
bers of the army's new all colored flying
corps, the goth Pursuit Squadron The
young men are Edward Edgehill, 20, of
Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, n Y, and
Paul Blackwell, 20, of Quincy ST., New
York City, who had not completed their
term in the aviation unit when called.
They were part Of a group of four
teen colored boys from all over New
England and New York who competed
Continued on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
CONG. MITCHELL SPEAKS HERE sun.
372"d Men in Anti-Tan< Company at f. Dix
Kip Rneanders ExWife Claims Part Of Faust
FORM SOLDIER
Welfare COMM.

John Caswell Smith was elected
president of the "Coordinating Coun-
Gil of Colored Organizations for Ma
tional Defense" at a meeting of the
Citizens Committee held at 522 Column
bus Avenue, Monday night, April 7.
Others elected We're: Madeline Digger,
Vice President; Lillian Gideon, Secre-
tary; Josephine Williams, assistant
Secretary; Capt. William E. Simmons,
treasurer; Estella L. Crosby and Alvira
Hazard, journalists.
Miss Dorothy Snowden was made
chairman of the Recreation Committee
which will plan for the recreation of
soldiers on leave in the city. Organiza-
tions represented on this committee
are: Armstrong-He menway Founda-
ton; Hattie B. Cooper Community
Center; William E. Carter Post, No. 1G
of the American Legion; Robert Gould
Continued on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
SIGMA FRAT MEN
PLAN TEN DOLLAR
A PLATE DINNER

PHILADELPHIA Announcement
of $l0-a-plate Sigma dinner on April
26 by Joseph H. Faison, acting presi-
dent of the M Sigma Chapter of the
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, was made
Monday after plans had been com
pleted by f. Rhudolphus Clemens,
general chairman of the Conclave Com
mitee, and Ralph H. Jones, supervisor
Of the State of Pennsylvania for the
Sigma fraternity.
The Sigma dinner, formal and only
open to members of Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity, will top the round of events
planned for the regional meeting of
the Sigmas, April 26 and 81 Proceeds
from the dinner will be applied to the
Conclave expenses that will fall on
the local chapter during next December.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
.KIPP'S Wife
SUES ESTATE

MINEOLA, N. Y.-Mrs. Alice Jones
Rhinelander, former wife of the Leon
ard Kip Rhinelander, has filed a petit
ton in Nassau County Surrogate's
Court for an accounting of the estate of
the late Philip Rhinelander, ST., wealthy
real estate broker who died last year.
She based the claim ON settlements
agreement allegedly made with her hus-
band in 1929, permitting him to obtain
an uncontested divorce in Reno in ex-
change for an outright payment of
$31 800 to her and 5000 monthly for
life.
She said the payments were kept up
during his and his fathers lifetime, but
ceased with his fathers death.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
TO ACT ON
DEFENS
JOBS BILL

NEW YORK-Fmther action is ex-
pected on Senate Resolution rs this
week now that the ten-day recess of
Congress has ended, and as soon as
Senator H. H. Swartz of Wyoming,
chairman of the subcommittee to hear
the resolution, returns to Washington.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas,
in letter to Senator Schwartz scored
J. H. Kindelberger, president and gen
eral manager of the North American
Aviation Company, for its refusal to
hire Colored labor at its new plant in
Kansas City, Kansas. Capper ex-
pressed the belief that if S. R. rs. which
would set up machinery for investiga-
ting discrimination in defense industry,
were passed it could lessen much of the
dissension which now exists.
The American Civil Liberties Union
notified Senator W. Warren Barbour.
another of the resolutions sponsors, of
its earnest support of the measure.
Walter White, NAACP secretary, will
be in Washington for the sub-commit-
tee hearing.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19

Women's Democratic Club, Inc, Mrs.
Thomasina W. Johnson, president.
Mayor Maurice J. Tobin will wei
come the new citizens in behalf of the
City of Boston. Speakers will respond
in behalf Of the nationalities repre-
sented. Those persons who have re-
ceived their citizenship papers during
the past year will be given memento of
the occasion. The public is cordially
invited to attend and the admission is
free.
The popularity contest is going an
apace. Among those for whom many
votes have been cast are: Atty. John
S. R. Bourne, president New England
Congress for Equal Opportunities, C.
Continued on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19

DR.. George W. Carver presented to
the dental division of the John A. An
drew Clinical Society in session at Tus-
kegee Institute this week, a new drug
for the treatment of the destructive di-
~ease of the gums, pyorrhea.
This new drug DR.. Carver has de-
yeIoped from a formula which has the
well-kmown persimmon as its base The
persimmon, the fruit of a tree which
grows wild along the roads and in the
fields throughout the South is boiled for
It's Juice. DR.. Carver told the eager
dentists. The juice is combined with
other ingredients to form liquid with
strong astringent properties.
The dentists received the new treat
Continued on Page 81
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
MAYOR TOBIN
TO WELCOME
new CITIZENS

Arrangements have been completed
for the public reception to new citizens,
Thursday, April "a at Williams NUM-
cipal Auditorium, corner of E. Brook
line Street and Shawmut Ave, spor-
sored by the Massachusetts Colored
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Parade, Crowning Climax
Suffolk Peanut Fete
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SUFFOLK, Va, Oct. 31.-Thou-
sands of visitors streamed into this
city of 1000 residents today for
the parade and coronation which will
climax the second annual National
Peanut Festival.
Fete officials predicted $4,000 per-
sons would be crowded along the
parade route when the long process
sion, led by Miss Patricia Donnelly,
1941 peanut queen, begins winding
It's way through the streets this
afternoon.
Miss Donnelly, 22-year-old Detroit
beauty who won Miss America"
honors at Atlantic City two years
ago, will be crowned by Richard G.
Casey, Australian Minister to the
United States.
Gov. James H Price and Mrs.
Price headed a group of State off,
cials attending the festival, which
will close with the peanut dance to-
night.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Security Act Payments
Here Drop in September

District workers received S123,900
In benefits under the Social Security
Act in September, Federal Security
Administrator McNutt announced
yesterday. This was IA per cent
decrease from the August figure. Ap-
proximately 270O District workers
received benefit payments in Sep
tember.
Benefits paid to workers in Mary
land and Virginia last month
totaled 1887 900 and S176,600, re-
spectively. Payments in Maryland
were 81 per cent less than in August,
and Virginia q per cent less.
The District employment Office
found jobs for 500 workers in Sep
tember, an increase of IA per cent
over August and So per cent more
than in September, 1910, Admins
traitor McNutt announced. Septem-
ber job replacements in Maryland
and Virginia totaled $500 and 10, 100,
respectively.
The District employment Office re-
ceived 10000 applications for jobs in
September. At the end of the month
the active file totaled 19,500, a drop
of 26 per cent from the August total
Evening star., 1941-10-31
House investigator
Figures in Testimony
Al Bioff's Trial
Joseph Schenek Quoted
As Saying He Bought
Stock for Murray Gorssor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-The name
of Murray Carson, described as an
employe for the SABBATH Congress
sional Committee which investigated
the movie industry, figured yester-
day in the eXtortion trial of William
Bioff, West Coast labor leader, and
George E. Browne.
Bioff and Browne, president of the
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees GA. F. L., are on
trial in Federal Court on charges of
extorting $550,000 from major movie
producers in violation of the Federal
notwithstanding Act.
"Sandbagging" Claimed.
Bioff claimed to have collected
s1000,000 from film officials in work.
ing as a messenger for Nicholas M.
Schenck, head of Loew's, Inc, and
testified Mr.. Schencks told him the
money was being used because
Legislatures were sandbagging the
industry"
After telling the jury, Il am pre-
pared to show that 100000 was
given to investigators in the con-
gresSional investigation of the mo-
ton picture industry" Bioff quoted
Joseph Schenck as saying that "he
had bought 5000 900 worth of Twen-
tieth Century Fox stock for Murray
Carson, and that he eventually
would have to convert it into cash
for Carson"
In Washington Mr.. Carson assert
ed that Bioff'S testimony is so OBJ
viously prejudiced that I have Moth
ing further to say about it"
Representative SABBATH, Democrat,
of Illinois, who was chairman of a
House committee which investigated
bondholders' protective committees
and trustees in 1885. said Bioff's
statement about Mr.. Carson was "a
lie"
Mr.. SABBATH said the investigation
of bondholders included movie COM
panies which had issues outstanding.
The name of William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, was brought into the testimony
by another defense witness, Charles
D. Russell, tax conSultant, but he
explained that Mr.. McAdoo, so far
as he knew, made no effort to in
terest himself in Bioff' S case.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

showed no bullet holes, despite re-
ports from Singapore that the ship
had been fired on and "riddled." !"
Mai. Alva L. Harvey. Air Corps, in
command of the ship, reported he
encountered no hostile aircraft, and
that the entire flight was without
incident. 1t was learned that 1t
had not been necessary to even
change tire or sparkplug.
An official statement issued by
the War Department last night said:
Great credit has been given by
the chief Of the Army Air Force
to the pilots and crew for making
this eventful flight with complete
success"
Co-pilot of the bomber was First
1t. j. B. Montgomery. Second 1t.
J. A. Hutchins, jr, was navigator.
Other members of the crew were
Master Sergt. j. G.. Moran and
Master Sergt. C. D. Green, engi-
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Bomber Returns With Record
In World Flight Via Moscow

across the Pacific. The airplane
flew approximately 24,70O miles.
The route was by way of New
foundland, Archangel, Moscow,
Singapore, Darwin, Australia, Wake
Island, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Fort
Worth, Tex, and Washington.
The giant black plane is covered
with signatures, addresses and some
pictures written and scratched on
its fuselage, the Army Air Corps
insignia and the painted American
flag. Each star in the big flag is
inscribed with some ones name
and address and other scribblings.
A careful inspection of the ship
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Army Air Corps officers were
making a detailed report today to
the Ferrying Command on their
round-the-World flight in a four
engined Army bomber, which ended
yesterday afternoon at Boiling
Field. The War Department said
the flight established a world rec
ord. but did not clarity the state
ment.
They left this city September 13
to fly the American mission headed
by w. Averell Hartman to Moscow
The trip included one of the longest,
If not the longest, overwarer hops
ever attempted by a land plane,
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Greek Royol Family
FIees as Home Burns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAPETOWN, Union of South At
rica, Oct. 31.-The Greek royal FAM
lily fled in night clothing from their
burning residence at Westbrooke,
Rondebosch, last night
The fire supposedly started by a
short circuit ruined the west wing of
the house and some of the royal per-
Sonal effects.
Evening star., 1941-10-31

Six St. Bernard Dogs
Doomed for Boys Death
2v tho Associated Press

BY TIE Associated Press.
CHATHAM, Ontario, Oct. 81
The death penalty was imposed to-
day on six st. Bernard dogs that
mauled to death 5-year-old Ward
Stanworth in their pen last night.
The boy was believed to have
climbed an apple tree and to have
fallen into the dogs compound on
the farm of his grandfather at near
by Raleigh
Evening star., 1941-10-31

neers, and Technical Sergt. j. H.
Walsh, radio operator.
Some members of the Hartman
mission returned with the plane
across the Pacific. Among those
who landed here yesterday with the
plane were: Edward Page of the
State Department, Earl Petty, In
terror Department oil expert, and
George STROBE, member of the
American Red Cross mission:
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Bank Services Extended

Argentina is establishing banking
services in country districts where
farmers now have no banking facili-
ties.
Evening star., 1941-06-12
By GARNETT ID. HORNER.

The American freighter Robin
Moor was undoubtedly sunk by
a German submarine" whose
commander was fully aware
that the vessel was American"
the State Department was in
formed today.
This preliminary report, officially
blaming Germany for the sinking
of the first American ship TO be the
vitcim of direct belligerent action
in the present war, was made pub
lie by Undersecretary of State Sum-
ner Welles after it had been studied
by President Roosevelt.
There was no immediate indica-
ton of what action this Government
might take in the matter. which
appeared to present an outright
challenge to the United States his
toric doctrine of freedom of the seas.
Survivors Stories Heard.
The terSe preliminary report came
from United States Consul Walter
j. Linthicum, who had taken dep
Evening star., 1941-06-12
Success of Civilian Defense
Registration Drive Predicted

With thousands of persons already
registered and others applying in
increased numbers, Mrs. Harry S
Bernton, chairman of the Volun-
teer Service Committee, said today
she was confident the drive for an
army of volunteers to carry on the
civilian defense program would be
a success.
Approximately $500 more persons,
among them Mrs. Henry A. Wallace,
wife of the Vice President, added
their names to the civilian army
yesterday, bringing the total so far
to nearly 5000. Many still were
waiting to be enrolled when the reg
istration places closed last night.
Mrs. Bernton announced that
there will be no extension of the
city-wide registration period, but
that applicants still will be permit
ted to fill out blanks at the Central
Volunteer Bureau, Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. After
today, she added, her committee will
be able to enroll persons in groups,
something it was not able to do
Evening star., 1941-06-12
26 From Italian Tanker
Convicted Of Sabotage

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June IL.
Capt. Ettore Guigni of the Italian
tanker Colorado and 25 members
of his crew were convicted of con-
spiracy and sabotage by a jury in
Federal Court today. Sentence is
to be pronounced later.
The session Colorado was taken
into custody by the United States
Coast Guard in the roundup of alien
ships in United States ports two
months ago.
Capt. Guigni accepted full respon-
sibility for the destruction of the
Colorado. saying he had ordered his
men to sabotage her under threat
to shoot any one refusing.
The jury had been charged by
the court to try the seamen "as if
they were American citizens
Evening star., 1941-06-12
French Planes Assisting
Defending Troops

DAMASCUS, Syria, June u tP.-
The battle for Damascus continued
today with the British resumlng
their heavy tank-led attacks
launched late yesterday east OF
Kissoue, which is 10 miles from the
city.
French air units, reinforced by
planes flown from North Africa, CO.
operated effectively with the de-
Tending troops, according to French
military advices.
It was understood today that Ger
man planes, which on Monday
raided the naval base and oil port
of Haifa, Palestine. lent support to
the French forces in yesterdays
actions. These were said to have
come from German bases"
French official reports admitted
that an Australian column was
making progress toward Beirut
along the Mediterranean coast north
of the Litani River.
The British drive on Damascus
took the route between Mount Her
mon and the Jebel Ed Druz. There.
French advices said, the defending
forces launched heavy counterat-
tacks "in a spirit of full sacrifice"
A communique covering yester-
| days action reported strong British
attacks on all fronts.