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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
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By Mel Voorhees,
July FOURTH a great
birthday.

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birthday.
An suspicious day on which
70 make an initial bow.
So We offer a new column.
Congratulations are not in order
not vet.
When and II they ever are The
Times big family Of readers will
decide. And they'll DECIDE right
They always do.
II takes time. But We ALWAYS
come to know. eventually. what
readers like and dislike.
Reader disapproval brings sud
den death or a gradual fade-out
But reader frowns always. in the
end. spell washed up, finished
done. That's the American way
the right way.
A new column always is A
gamble. Nobody knows if it'll
even be read. Certainly no
one knows how it'll be re-
ceived, if read.
And. most certain. no one. not
even its writer. knows what II
will he like year or even a month
hence.
Too, the value Of any column
Is subject 10 argument - usually
much argument. Probably that's
because columnists are what they
IRE, and can't be otherwise.
All coiumnists are public
nuisances some of the time.
Some columnlsts are public
nuisances all of the time. We
shall try TO hold our nuisance
value to an acceptable mini
mum.
OF course. come 10 think Of il.
oolumnists probably are no diff
ferent than others. Each and all
are pestiferons to neiGhbors and
families some of the time. II IL
were otherwise, how would folks
know what grand people We are
most of the time?
A columnist is Just an or
binary guy at whose disposal
a trusting publisher has placed
some newspaper space.
He fills the space because he
likes TO write and because he
thinks folks read what he writes
end that initiates his ego pleas
sntly.
But sometimes folks don't read
what he writes.
When that happens the pub
Usher gradually assumes a distant,
non-committal air. comes to the Of
flee some day with Indigestion
and the column disappears.
It's as simple as that. Maybe |
this column will be too, but you'll
be the judge.
AS we speculate on this in
FAINT columns possible evolve
a new poem (hold that |
brick. We won't offer many |
comes to mind.
It's title asks the question we're
asking of the column-"Whatcha /
Gonna Be >"
II was sent us by a respected /
contemporary. country editor. by
name Mack Sauer.
He wrote it-and it's got kick.
we think. like today's fireworks.
Try it yourself:
when you get big.
whoteho sonno be'"
! soy TO NY Iod
As he climbs my knee.
Ne soys he's sonno run
A newspaper press.
Or be o bond Ieoder
In fancy dress.
Or sell ice groom cones,
Like his ployretes dod.
Al. the plans ore mony
OF mi, little Tod.
The Russion Iod
On his doddys knee
Isn't a,ked:
''svhoteho sorne' be'"
~, not Up 70 him.
rs up 10 the tots,
Which rules his life.
Which decides his tote;
In oe,mony. TOO.
Where men oren't free.
Whoi folly 10 osk
''vhotehe senne bs'"
Oh. I'm thonkfvl 10 God
rhot in Ameriee still
NY little boy
Con be ~hot he viii:
He con choose his feifh.
His vocation, his oil,
And he knows no,
OF . dietoters coll.
Whos O blissfvl joy
With ny led on my knes
To soy: when you're big.
who,ehe sonne bs'"
And that brings US 10 a
sombre closing note. not TO be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
FRESH TROOPS STORM

But on the Baltic front. after
days of inconclusive fighting. thu
fresh German troops succeeded ir
storming across the Dvina river
and at Jacobstadt. across the
Lithuanian border In Latvia. the
communique admitted. adding that
there was no news from the Bes-
arabian and Finnish sectors.
In three great battles along
the 1900 mile front. the Rus
SLAMS claimed. thousands Of
German soldiers and machines
were left lying on the field.
Meanwhile. a trial" air alarm
was sounded here Mt l:45 a. m.
and lasted so minutes. Sleepy
Muscovites calmly took refuge in
shelters, leaving the streets desert
ed save for air raid wardens and
police.
The communique said that fight
ing still was in progress in the
Dvinsk Bobruisk. Rowne and Tar
nopol areas as the Red army took
up new positions. These positions
presumably were along the So
called Stain line in the frontier
regions Of pre-war Russia. except
on the Berezina river where the
advance German units had psns-
trated beyond Minsk.l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05

And that brings US to a
sombre closing note. not TO be
avoided in this present turbu-
lent world even on this always
joyous American holiday.
We come 10 this point because
NE know many parents as they
read that poem, found themselves
thinking;
Il fear know what my boy
will be-a soldier"
And they may be nght-for the
lightning is flashing now just over
that still peaceful horizon
II simply seems that Ue,
elOthed IN a weakness that IS
human. must, az intervals,
snoet the last fuH measure
Of derotion" from some - so
thnt others, and still others
yet 10 come, may ask:
~hes you're Big.
whss<As ss~ss' ses-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05

WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight and sun
daN. Temperatures: High. -. low,
IS. sun rises. l:si; sets. sol.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Account of Procope Talks
Stote Department Memorondums
On Conversations Released

to see our fine relations continue.
But even this consideration was be-
side the governing question just
now.
That question, which is of the
greatest importance to my country
without contemplating the slight
est injustice to Finland and her
best interests, relates to the future
safety of the United States and of
all peaceful countries in the world ;
that this Government, profoundly
convinced as it is, that Hitler, prac-
ticing loathsome, barbaric methods
is undertaking to conquer the earth ;
that in these circumstances my
country is eXpending and is ready
to expend IS or Is or 40 or Is bill
lions of dollars to aid in resisting
and suppressing Hitler and Hitler
ism: therefore. the one question
uppermost in the mind of my Gov
eminent with respect to Finland is
whether Finland is going to be con-
tent to regain her lost territory and
stop there, or whether she will un-
dertake to 60 further, If she has
not already done so. so that the
logical effect of her course and ac-
ton would be to project her on the
side of Hitler into the general war
between Germany and Russia and
the other countries involved.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Fines Of Only s.
For Double Parking
Disp|ease Young
Act to NulIify Effect
OF Higher Collateral,
Commissioner Says

Commissioner John Russell Young
today expressed DISAPPOINTMENT that
fines assessed by Police Court ap-
parently acted to nullify the effect
of higher collateral requirements
adopted Wednesday in an effort to
deal with the local traffic problem.
Mr.. Young referred to the case OF
three defendants in Police Court
Yesterday who were fined only 50
each on charges of double parking
after they had put up $40 each in
collateral under the new scale.
At a conference of the Commis-
sioners and Police Court judges
Wednesday, Mr.. Young said, the
Judges had evidenced willingness
to cooperate with the new moves 10
deal with the traffic problem.
He indicated the collateral for
double parking had been boosted
sharply because the city heads had
been advised this form Of violation
was especially dangerous.
Commissioner Young insisted,
however that he did not want TO
criticize the Police Court bench,
pointing out that he did not know
all the circumstances involved in the
cases.
Earlier Story on Page CAY
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Spy Trial Is Told
OF Check on British
Ships in New York
No Reports Were Made
On American Vessels,
Defendant Testifies
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Axel
Wheeler Hill, Al, former New York
streetcar operator, testified yester-
day that he carried out German
assignment to observe and report
the departure of British cargoes
in New York harbor.
Wheeler Hill, naturaliZed in 1929.
said that during an l8-month visit
to Germany ending in February
1910. q Frederick Schroeder gave
him passage TO New York, $500 for
the erection OF a short-wave trans
mitter and a promise to support
his wife and three children in Ger
many.
But I had to do something for
him" testified Wheeler-Hi one
of IS men on trial in Federal Court
charged with espionage conspiracy.
Il was supposed to check British
shipping in New York hsrbor-what
kind of cargoes they were loading
| and armament they carried.
Reported on British Ships.
He gave me special instructions
to report only British ships and
ships taken over by Great Britain
not American ships.
Il checked those ships in my spare
time. I made trips to Brooklyn
and started at pier 4. l memorized
their names, saw what they were
loading and noticed whether they
were armed"
What did you do when you saw
American ships?" Defense Counsel
Frank J. Walsh asked.
Nothing at ALL" Wheeler-Hin re-
Piled, "As soon as 7, saw the
American flag 1 passed them up.
When l saw they were British !
went to work on them
! Il went to the docks sometimes
/ two or three times week in the
busy season; sometimes. in the win
! ter. once a week maybe.
Data Sent to Three Addresses.
II wrote reports in letters and
mailed them to three addresses
one in Madrid and two in GERMANY
| He said that in all, he had OBJ
served and reported about 300 or
400 ships and he named a dozen Of
/ them. One. the Western Prince,
was sunk about 400 miles of Scot
land December s. 1910, with most of
her so passengers and 80-odd crew
members saved. He did not say
when he reported the Western
Prince sailing.
Wheeler-Hill said that with the
aid of Josef Klein. another defend
ant. he purchased powerful short
wave transmitter He said he did
not tell Klein about his activities
for Germany.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Marines
Continued From First Page }

matter and whatever results there
have been are closely guarded
secrets.
When reporter finally asked the
Chief Executive what interpreta-
ton should be placed on today's an
nouncement, the President said he
didn't think it should be tried, be-
cause there is grave question of
whether Interpretation is news. Dur
ing his own experience with news
papers, he added, the duty of inter
preting had generally been imposed
on the editorial writing department.
The Navy Department said the
marines in China include members
Of the 4th Marines and the ranking
officer is Col. Samuel L. Howard,
who has directly under him some
$50 officers and men at Shanghai.
Col. Howard lives at 1880 Cathedral
avenue NV, Washington.
There are approximately 55 officers
and men at Tiensien, under COM
IldIlO Vi MAJ. LulNeI "A DIO"Il VI
Annapolis. and a guard of 165 Of
ficers and men at the American
Embassy in Peiping. They are
commanded by 1t. Col. William w.
Ashurst.
The United States Navy also has
several small gunboats operating on
the Yangtze River and in other
Chinese waters. also for the pro-
lection of American citizens and in
terests. but the President made no
mention of these
No Hint of Final Decision.
The Chief Executive declined to
say how long withdrawal of the
marines has been under considera-
ton or when he expects final de-
cision.
American marines have been in
China intermittently since 1854,
when a detachment was landed from
the battleship Mississippi to check
a civil uprising.
Among other assignments of duty
Evening star., 1941-11-07

nounced that he would introduce
the war resolution. confident that
it would be defeated by an over
whelming majority. He explained
he wanted Congress to vote directly
on the issue and predicted it would
end the actions of the administra-
ton which he contended were inch
ing the Nation toward war.
Senate leaders were anxious to
avoid postponement of the vote In
the upper house until Monday, how
ever, because that might prevent
House consideration until Thursday,
assuming the House will be in recess
Tuesday and would not receive the
bill from the Senate until Wednes-
day.
Filibuster Talk Heard.
There was some talk in Senate
cloakrooms yesterday afternoon that
few of the opponents had con-
sidered the possibility of staging a
f1limuster, but latest indications are
they have abandoned that strategy.
1t is believed they have decided they
can build up stronger vote against
the bill in the House if they do not
unduly delay a Senate vote. Some
of them fear that a fllibuster might
cause some of their votes to swing
to the administration.
Senator Hill of Alabama. Demo-
cratic whip. spoke for the bill late
yesterday, while Senator Danaher,
Republican, of Connecticut pre-
sented further arguments against it.
Senator Brewster, Republican, Of
Maine opposed lifting the combat
zones and letting merchant ships go
to belligerent ports. but favored the
House provision for arming the
ships. He took the position that if
more ships are needed to carry aid
to England, they can be turned over
to British crews to transport the
supplies. With America responsible
for peace in the Pacific he suggested
the United States might play into
Hitler's hands by becoming involved
in the conflict around the British
Isles at this time.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
29th Division Men
Plan Armistice Rites

Frank B. Noyes, chairman of the
committee which raised funds for
the West Potomac Park memorial to
District World War dead, will ad-
dress the second annual Armistice
Day gathering of the 29th Division
Association there.
j. Fred Chase is chairman of ar
rangements for the ceremonies, to
take place at pm. Tuesday. He is
being assisted by Col. Leroy Heron.
Representatives from all the vet
erans' organizations in the District
will attend the observance, con-
Quoted for the second year by the
asSocia ton to honor District dead as
separate from the national memorial
services at Arlington National
Cemetery
Milton E. Groome, national COM
mander of the 29th Division Asso-
citation, is expected to greet District
members. The Rev. Alfred Holt, ma
tional chaplain of the group. will
pronounce the invocation and bene-
diction Music will be furnished by
the Elks' Boys Band.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

in China, the marines saw action IN
Peiping and Tientsin during the
Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and they
became part of the policing force in
the International Settlement in
Shanghai in 1911.
The Presidents conference today
covered a wide range of subjects,
but he avoided any long discussion
of most of them.
He said that this Government had
been asked several days ago for the
customary agreement to the Rus
sian appointment of Maxim Litvinof
as new Ambassador to the United
States. In reply TO a question he
said he did not know if Constantine
Oumansky, the present Ambassador
would return 10 Washington.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Hull Opposes Quoting
Of German Propaganda

Secretary of State Hull warned
today that Americans may penalize
their own interests by too-frequent
quoting Of German propaganda.
His warning came as he branded
Berlin report that 5000 United
States troops may be sent to Burma
to replace British forces there as
only another characteristic piece of
German propaganda.
Mr.. Hull went on during a press
conference to suggest that it might
be unwise to quote German propa-
ganda too often, remarking, how
ever, that he was not trying to dis
courage anybody from doing so at
present
He. added that as the German
propaganda mill gives out more ex-
travagant and absurd reports 1t may
finally come under the ban Of almost
everybody.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
10 British Planes Shot
Down, Germans Assert

BERLIN, Nov. 7 (P).-Ten British
planes were shot down yesterday
in the Channel area and off the
Netherlands and Norwegian coasts
while German bomb hits on an Eng
lish utility plant caused large fires,
the high command said today.
A communique reported that
small raiding forces dropped bombs
on localities of Northern Germany
overnight
Damage was insignificant" it
said.
German airmen were declared to
have sunk a small British ship l25
miles west of Lands End. while
night flyers bombed the English
southern and eastern coast harbors.
Air attacks we're made on the
British-held Tobruk area in African
operations, it was reported.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Air Raids on Bremen
And Wi|he|mshaven
Reported by British
10 Enemy Worplones
Shot Down in Day,
Germans Claim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. THE big port
cities of Wilhelmshaven and BremeA
in Northwestern Germany and docks
at the German-used French port of
lie Havre were bombed last night,
the Air Ministry said today.
Extensive mine-laying operations
by British planes ranging along the
German-held coast also were re-
ported carried out, despite unfa-
vorable weather.
The communique said one British
bomber was missing.
Reuters quoted the Oslo radio as
saying British planes raided that
capital of German occupied Norway
early today.
A few bombs were said to have
been dropped, but without doing
damage"
One British plane was reported to
have been shot down.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Nozureth Center Services

The Very Rev Thomas M. Kill
duff, Q. c. D., prior of the Carmelite
Monastery, will hold a day of recol-
lection Sunday at the Nazareth So
cial Service Center, 200 I street NV.
The first conference will begin at
1890 am; the second conference
at 2:30 pm. and the holy hour at
4:30 pm.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Finland
Continued From First Page =,

could look to no one for assistance,
whereas if Germany we're defeated
she (Finland would have many ex-
tremely powerful friends on her
side"
Mr.. Welles began his memorandum
by stating that he told the Finnish
Minister "in the utmost confidence
that this Government had received
information to the effect that If
Finland was so disposed the Soviet
government was prepared to nego-
tiate a new treaty of peace with
Finland which would involve the
making of territorial concessions by
the Soviet Union to Finland"
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Sicily and Componio
Region Roided by r. A. +.

ROME, Nov. 7 tPp-British planes
yesterday bombed places in Sicily
and the Campania region, in which
Naples is situated, but caused only
slight damage, the Italian high COM
mand said today.
Intense Italian artillery fire was
reported In two North African zones
before besieged Tobruk. British-h held
port in Libya. and at Salum, Egypt
long the scene of frontier fighting.
Two British planes were said to
have been shot down in raids on
Bengasi and Tripoli.
British troops were repulsed, the
high command said. in operations
about Gondar, in Ethiopia.
CAIRO. Nov. lP). A Polish
fighting patrol from the British
garrison at besieged Tobruk en-
gagged a strong Italian detachment.
a communique said today. and forced
them to withdraw with casualties.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

last three-quarters of the current
fiscal year, for workers eligible Tor
such pay raises, under the RamSpeck-
Mead Act; because of needed $780,
600 additional as deficiency appro-
priation, to continue construction of
the Districts new National Guard
armory, and because of additional
funds expected to be sought for care
of the population at the Home for
the Aged and Infirm, in addition to
the normal deficiency requests to
cover unexpected costs of the oper-
alton of District institutions.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Frontier Security Price
Of Peace, Firms Reiterote

HELS1NK1. Finland, Nov. 7 tP).--
The official Finnish radio has circu-
lated abroad an important statement
of aims which says that Finland's S
war with Russia will be ended "as
soon as the threat of renewed attack
has been removed and her frontiers
made secure"
A broadcast implied that Finland
would quit fighting once that aim
was achieved, leaving to peace
conference of the dominant powers
sometime in the indefinite future
the final determination of her new
boundaries.
Interpreting a reference to the
peace conference. authoritative Fin
nish sources said this in no way
implied negotiatio WITH Soviet
! Russia.
! "a recheck in Helsinki led to
| revision of an earlier version
which quoted the Finnish radio
as saying that military opera
tions are drawing to a close as
far as our country is con-
cerned.'D
Extracts From Broadcast.
An English language broadcast on
the Helsinki radio yesterday in
cluded extracts from a pamphlet
published by the Central Union OF
Finnish labor organizations, which
included the following. to quote in
full the most significant passage:
"Finland's war is purely defensive
and it will come to an end as soon
as the threat of renewed attack has
been removed and her frontier has
been made secure"
! Another extract broadcast:
Our frontier cannot be finally
determined until the coming peace
! conference"
! Parley in Indefinite Future.
This, it was explained later, re-
/ ferred to a conference in the in
definite future.
Finnish Army correspondents re-
ported further military successes to-
day in East Karelia, where they
said their troops had captured an
! extensive area stretching northward
| from Suunujarvi on the Murmansk
Railroad. Crack Russian troops
have been so badly hit that less
trained reserves have had to be sent
in, they said. The correspondents
said the Russians were defending
each village stubbornly.
Finnish labor spokesmen, as well
| as government leaders, maintain
that Finland has no imperialistic
| aims and that the occupation of
eastern Karelia was a military step
calculated to achieve two things:
/. Remove the hoStilities, with
their attendant devastation, as far
away from Finnish soil as possible
2. Destroy Russian bases along
the eastern border of Finland which,
they said, had served time after time
as springboards for attacks against
Finland.
References to future peace con-
ference, it was asserted, were intend
, ed to point out that Finland would
rest her case before international
leaders as to whether her security
did not justify more defensible
frontier than the old one.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Rood Bill Sent to President

The Senate sent TO the White
House yesterday a defense highway
measure which Senator McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee said would
authorize the expenditure of $780,
900, 900. More than 500 900 900 of
unexpended balances also could be
spent under the measure.
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Report

lFurnshed By the United
District colder with lowest temperature near
tonight moderately cold moderate
%
Maryland VsiniaFa tonight and tomorrow colder
on somewhat colder portion tonight continued moderately cold
partly
dcold
Evening star., 1941-11-07
Church Benefit Planned

A rummage sale for the benefit
of the Ladies Guild Of Christ
Church. Kensington, Md, will be-
gin at 10 am. Saturday at the gen
eral store on Howard avenue, Ken
sington.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

Five-day forecast for the period from
S pm wsdnesd.s. NoRember Il. ia4i,
Middle Atlantic States District Of Co.
lumbia, Virginia. New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, and New
York;:
Far Hsahsr her w prevail T. quite
northern sections Wednesday. Weather
% egder ,oa % .nd h.oE
ming first OF week reaching normal by
Ohio Valley tKentucky. Ohio. West vir-
sinia. Western Pennsylvania and Ten
Mostly cloudy weather SATURDAY with
followed by. fair weather generally until
about Tuesday when cloudiness will IN
crease with light rains over most sections
with temperatures below normal until
slightly above normal wednesday.
Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
:. An intensive low-pressure system over
lies most Of the eastern portion of the
moving orth-northeastward over Lake
ing northeastward over New England. This
spread .cloudiness over the Northern states
from the Rocky Mountains eastward and
by precipitation. mostly in the form Of
snow flurries in the upper Mississippi Val
upper Lake region. and rain in the New
England States Colder weather has over
Southeastern States during the past "a
to SO hours. High pressure centered over
the northern Rocky Mountain region, 80 So
inches. overspreads the western portion
OF the country, attended by fair weather
and temperatures somewhat above normal
River Report.
Potomac and Shena ndoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1941-11-07

Hoarding and speculative pur-
chases are boosting commodity
prices in Shanghai, China.