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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
RUSSIA:
And Nazi Claims

Since the move of the British COM
mission into Moscow, also since the
establishment there Of a short-wave
radio station, which would permit
observers like Erskine Caldwell to
make broadcasts direct to Ameri-
can homes, it was possible for the
Russian sources to make more def
mite denials of German claims than
had been possible heretofore.
For instance, the first large blitz
raid by planes on Moscow was de-
scribed by the Germans as having
ruined the city, particularly the
Kremlin.
Announcers came on the air the
following morning and declared that
the raid was much less effective
than similar raids the speakers had
gone through in England, and that
their trips about the city had showed
no signs Of panic or disaster.
The British commission, which
earlier had said that the Russian
air force had far from been knocked
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
=. by Baukhage

The average farmer of today is 10
times as efficient as the farmer Of
1857. says Henry Wallace. But he
still hasn't learned any new way Of
starting a balky mule.
II the non-interventionists have
anything to say about the occupa.
ton Of Iceland about all they can
do Is to tell it to the marines.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
FOURTEEN:
NeU Points

Reminiscent of the Fourteen
Points" of the last war settlement,
Undersecretary Of State Welles had
issued the most definite statement
so far promulgated intending to give
Americas postwar detectives.
The statement by Welles came at
the laying Of a cornerstone for a
new wing of the Norwegian legation
in Washington. He prefaced his re-
marks with the assertion that there
could be no peace until Hitler had
finally and surely been destroyed.
He referred to the League of Ma
tons. and said he did not believe
that the peoples of good will will not
once more strive to realize the great
ideal Of an association of nations
through which the freedom, the hap.
piness and the security Of all ma
tons may be achieved.
Welles particularly brought in the
German people by saying that mil
lions manning the Germans) nov are
asking what the future will hold for
them when the war ends. He men.
toned England, China. Norway,
and said "yes. millions in Italy and
Germany"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
NAILS:
Blast FDR

The main upshot Of the attempted
Nazi coup in Bolivia, and the state
ment by President Roosevelt that, if
necessary. the Bolivian government
would have the full aid of the United
States in quelling the attempted
coup d'etat, was that the Nazis
turned their guns on the President.
The war news went flying off the
front pages as the leading Berlin
dailies paid their respects to the
President in the most sarcastic and
belittling terms.
One said:
THE President of the U. S. A. Is
trying to bring Bolivia into the status
of colonial dependence on the
United States"
Another wrote:
"Mr. Roosevelt's message to con-
gress and the press constitute moth
ing but lies"
Still another:
president Roosevelt is a main
tool Of Jewish world freemasonry."
This paper published a picture of
the President and his three sons
holding a Masonic lodge session.
This picture. according to the Nazi
press. was found at Masonic head
quarters in Oslo. Norway. The pa
per said it was taken November Z,
1895, and pictured the President as
taking part in the initiation Of his
sons. James and Franklin Jr.
According to Nazi tenets being a
Freemason is almost a cardinal sin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31

Representative Tinkham of Massa.
chusetts recently protested against
the establishment Of an American
naval base in Iceland. It Is authori.
tatively reported that he som may
have further bases for protest.
Keep 'em flying" says the war
department. Keep 'em laying"
says the department of agriculture.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
RELEASE:
For Workers

It was said in Washington that If
any defense manufacturers want
some Of their skilled workers, al
ready in the guard or the selective
service. released to come back to
work. the man to take it up with Is
Robert T. Patterson, undersecretary
Of war.
The recently announced policy will
be that trained workers now in the
army may be released when their
services r urgently needed in de-
tense industry.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
Sharing Of Wheat Supply
Has Complicated Aspects
Distribution of Surplus to Nations Needing
Flour Is Vital Problem; Nazi Film
Is Scare Drama.
BY BAUKHAGE
National Farm and Home Hour Commentator.

jority agreement on method among
our own farmers, some threaten to
burn their wheat rather than with
hold it from the market. How much
more of a problem it is to reach an
international understanding restrict
ing the market or cutting down acre
age. in countries like Argentina and
Canada where wheat is the very
b backbone of the national economy!
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Frank Grille, secretary-treasurer
Of the United Rubber Workers, is
slated for membership on the anti
discrimination committee that Pres.
ident Roosevelt is planning to set
up to eliminate bars against Ne.
groes and other minority groups in
defense industries.
On the desk of Lawrence Fly,
scrappy chairman Of the Federal
Communications commission, Is one
of those little plaster busts designed
for temperamental people to smash
when they lose their temper.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
Not Standing Still

Men cannot be stationary. If a
lar is not rising to be an angel,
depend upon it he is sinking down.
wards to be a devil.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
SECRET NEW AAA GAR

uonal Grange mogulS are smart pol
iticians. Although their bill to Gre
ate an independent, fve-man board
to rule the AAA has not yet seen
the light Of day on Capitol Hill,
they are already greasing the way
by canny wooing Of possible oppo-
nentS.
Latest to be .'propositioned' is
Rudolph ctSpike") Evans, ambi-
tious head of the AAA, who might
be a vigorous foe of their scheme
to gain control of his own agency.
The farm leaders have sen word to
Evans that they will back him for
chairman Of their proposed board -.
he will 60 along with them.
An inner group Of II decided on
this move at a secret poW-wow dur
ing the recent conference in Chi
cago of the Farm bureau, Grange
and National Coop council on the
defense emergency.
The master minds also accepted
Walter Randolph of Alabama as the
Farm bureaus selection on the
boards, pledged themselves to take
whomever the Grange picked, and
agreed to allow this hand-picked trio
to name the other two board men,
bers.
The plan is very pat. but the mys-
terry is where Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Claude Wickard fit into the
picture. Under the law the Presi-
dent appoints board members, and
on agricultural selections he natur-
ally would consult Wickard. Appar-
emily. the Grange and Farm bureau
manipulators propose to do the pick
ing and force Roosevelt and Wick
ard to go along.
No Chance.
Actually. the FIVE : man board
scheme has no chance Of getting
anywhere this year.
Not yet even introduced, it faces
such a long battle when it does ap.
pear that months will elapse before
it goes through the committee proc
ess. Further. there are indications
that certain Farm bureau moguls
privately don't want the legislation
considered at all this session.
According to Farm bureau insid.
ers. Earl Smith, Illinois big-gun,
and Francis Johnson, Iowa chief,
secretly want to make it a political
issue in next years congressional
election. Militant New Deal foes,
they are said to believe that a lot
of COP campaign hay can be made
in the rural districts by raising the
cry Of give the farmer control Of
the AAA."
How much control he would have
is shown by the fact that the boys
already have made sure that they
would do the controlling.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
JAPAN:
4 Change

Japan. following the establish
ment Of a new government under
the same premier, still rather puz-
zled observers as to what the new
regime might have in store for ia.
pan and the world.
Summed up by the man in the
street" in Tokyo, who commenta.
tors felt was as good a barometer
OF the mysterious future as any, the
new government promised some
thing like this:
l. A sterner prosecution Of the
war with China.
2. Outwardly. at least, no change
in the tripartite pact with Germany
and Italy;
3. A generally ore ~placatory at
titude toward the United States pro-
vided this were possible if Japan's
aims e carried out.
4. A Strengthening of Japan's po-
sition in Manchukuo and on the ST.
berian border, but no provocation
or forward nov against Russia
unless the Germans were shown to
be positively winning a decisive vic
tory.
S. A definite grab" in the south
ern portion Of the Pacific front,
probably in Indo-China.
This last possibility, believed def
nitely promised since Japan was &C.
cusing the British of a similar at
tempted grab" and hence follow
ing the old Axis technique Of &C.
cusing the other fellow of doing
what you intend yourself to do.
would, it was feared, definitely in
volve the United States.
The inclusion of a noted Japanese
banker in the cabinet was said to
mean a promise that Japan's in
ternal house would be put in order,
as far as possible, and hence a
move toward Indo-China would be
along that line.
u. S. altitude
Japan's drive met some real op-
position in the attitude of the U. S.
government. Acting Secretary Of
State Sumner Welles came out with
a statement declaring the occupation
Of French Indo China was primarily
in preparation for more obvious
movements Of conquest in adjacent
areas"
He was Of the opinion that such
moves have a direct bearing on the
national security Of the United
States because they threatened sup
plies Of strategic defense materials.
He was referring here to supplies
of rubber and tin now being OBJ
tanned from the Netherlands East
Indies.
President Roosevelt added weight
to the changing U. S. attitude to-
ward Japan. He told a civilian de-
tense group that the United States
had" The used the past tense) been
allowing oil shipments to Japan to
make it unnecessary for that nation
to 60 to the East Indies for this
supply. He indicated that the pol
icy had worked for two years. thus
keeping war out of the Pacific re-
gion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31

lei Welles. Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo is pictured in Washington
IS he expressed to newsmen the hope that the feeling between the U. 8.
and Japan Twill become better and better" Later, Weles had a little diff.
ferent version of the conference. He said he had warned the ambassador
that Japans actions threatened sources Of u. s. defense materials and had
. direct relation upon u national security"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
Pattern No. Z9S24

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adorable blocks are done in out
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of color and scallops of white fin
ish the spread.
The hot iron transfer for stamping II
1924. Is cents There is a minimum Of
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your order to:
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
M6HyiaNha
MERRfGD~RQubD
lNALM& Y NTss
Washington, ID. C.
DEFENSE


Out of 26 major incidents of dam
age" in defense plants last month.
military intelligence authorities
have evidence that IA were caused
by sabotage. The other IL were ac-
cidents.
OF the IA sabotage cases. four
were fires and 10 were mechanical
damage. Two are attributed to
Communists; the others to NaZi
agents. There is no indication that
Communists and Nazis worked to-
gether.
Since the outbreak of the Russo
German war, the Communist party
line has somersaulted. The current
dictum is, no Interference with de-
tense output. 1t is significant that
since the Nazi attack on the Soviets
there has been a sharp decline in
strikes.
However, intelligence agents re-
port that the party has made no
change in its policy Of propaganda
ing soldiers and sailors. This is be-
ing pushed as vigorously as before,
although with little In fact,
party generals are so dissatisfied
with results that they recently or
dered labor unions dominated by
Communists to help their campaign
by offering their halls as soldier rec
reation centers.
Vonoraco Co-S,I,fo,
Another significant development
in ~subversive influences relates to
the Japanese.
Since the expulsion Of the Nazi
and Italian consulates, intelligence
officers have found that the Japa-
nese consulates in Los Angeles and
Seattle have become the chief clear.
ing houses for espionage on the West
coast. Japanese residents are send
ing in a constant stream of reports
on airplane production, ship move
ments and other military informa-
ton.
The recent arrest of two Japanese
spies in Los Angeles caused a furry
in Japanese quarters, and a num-
Der Of Japanese rushed to Wash
ington, apparently to place them
selves under the protection of their
embassy. Others hotfooted for Mex
leo, which may mean they are plan
ming to shift spy headquarters to
Mexico City.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
BY Edward C. Wayne
US. Attitude Toward Japan Changes
With Drive to South Viewed as Threat
10 Vital Supplies From East Indies;
Soviet Discounts Air Raids on Moscow

are q, H 4. E5.,HWs opinions are expressed din these columns. they
released ~ Western Newspaper UnionI -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
IS Per Cent Of All Ministers
Wishful Thinkers, Chaplain Says

ITO sloppy and careless thinking,
an inclination 10 take the easiest
way, and the mistaken idea Of so
many church people that 1t is un-
Godlike to wear uniform can be
credited responsibility for the pres
ent world chaos and the very grave
threat to the American way Of
life. Unless We revise our think
ing; unless about SIS per cent Of
the preachers in America open
their eyes and look about them 10
see what Is happening. and the
American people as whole quit
trying 70 dodge their responsible
ity. America is quite likely 10 ex-
periencs the brand of state social
ism that is making slaves Of the
people Of Europe"
The foregoing represents some
Of the highlights Of a rapid-fire
address Of MAJOR Z. r. Atteberry,
veteran Of the frs, World war,
for IS years pastor Of Grace Meth
odist church, Seattle. and now
chaplain OF the 4lst division, Camp
Murray. al the First Christian
church Sunday night Mayor Harry
p Cain presided-one Of the rare
occasions when a Tacoma chief
executive has conducted a church
service. He introduced MAJOR At
teberry as representative Of the
church and the army. and . ngor-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

Ernst Otto. u. superintendent
Of the National soap Co. on South
25th street. and n pioneer In Ia
coma business circles. died st ? ID
n. IN. Sunday at his home, a22 So.
3ist st lie had lived 50 years
In the city.
A native OF Germany. Mr. Otto
came 10 this country as a boy
with his parents. After several
years in Fargo. N. ID, he came to
Tacoma In 1886. lie went To work
for the old Pacific Brewing and
Mailing Co. eventually becoming
brcwmaster and superintendent.
This latter position he held when
the state dry law went into effect
In 1915. The brewery WINS changed
over into eonesrn msnufseuir-
ing oocoanut sofp products and
Mr.. otto continued ss superintend-
ent until the time Of his passing
Mr.. otto was a member u 1T.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran church
and Tacoma Lodge No. ia, BP.
Ole. lie was one Of the oldest
Elk members In Tacoma, He also
belonged 10 the 50-Year club. and
years ago had been active In The
saengerbund. Surviving are his
wife. sidonia. Of the home son.
Paul C.. Tacoma daughter, Mrs.
Fred Hamilton. Santa Maria. Cal.
and a brother Paul. Of Seattle.
Funeral services Will be held at
2i5 Tuesday from the Aeilinger
chapel. with the Elks lodge and
the Rev. Erwin H. Jshr officiating,
Burial will be In Tacoma cemetsry.
Pallbearers Will be John scholi.
isaac G. Young. Herman Raedisch,
Howard w. King. George Rseeeoni
and william sehwsnz
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

bread and a soup allowance and
1000 900 children receive special
food in addition-requiring about
10000 tons a omnth, half OF IL
breadstuffs and half meat, fats
and food for children.
I-"Thst the German government
agree there is to be no requi-
sition of native food.
E-"Both governments to give re-
- lief ships immunity from at
tack.
1.-The whole TO be under the
" supervision and checks of
come neutral body"
The former president said we
have SURPRISES, some Of which are
rotting" and argued that most Of
the smaller European states and
France have sufficient cash re-
serves TO pay for some Of the food
He said there will be no need for
American transports to carry the
food 10 Europe The program, he
said, involved no responsibility on
the part Of the United States gov
eminent nor sacrifices among the
people.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Charges May
Be Faced by
Promoters
Uniforms Which
Did Not Fit Cause
OF Complaints

The National Service league,
which was supposed TO have
prepared women members all
over the nation To drive am
balances in time of emergen.
ey. had come 10 grief here
Monday because IL displayed
a Grass ignorance of the fem
inine mind.
II was exposed Monday by Wal
ter West. Better Business bureau
manager. ~ = pretty elaborate
hoax Ia sell uniforms. It's organ
izer. Colonel Harriet Virginia.
and her husband. James Fulton. a
one-time Hollywood actor now in
the uniform business. possibly
faced criminal charges Of taking
money under false pretenscs
II was in the matter OF uniforms.
too. that the colonel and her
husband used such shockingly bad
judgment. knowing that they were
dealing with women.
The uniforms the league sent
10 Tacoma members simply didn't
fit A fatal error. Attractively
clad, woman would willingly,
even gladly. drive ambulanoes
through fire and water. but put her
in a uniform that doesn't ut and
she wouldn't even take the am
bulance out OF the garage
Miffed at the outfits. which were
supposed TO have been tailored TO
measure. and. duly suspicious, Ia
coma girls started an investigation
q the good oil N s. L. and its di.
rector. the colonel"
Called In West
They called in Walter West. who
discovered. among other things
that the organization was not ma.
tional In scope as Mrs. Fulton had
purported. that the league had
been formed merely TO sell uni
forms and. possibly. To enable Mrs.
Fulton TO obtain a lucrative posi-
ton with the government under
the national defense movement.
The Fultons, West charged. were
paid $3.50 by Tacoma girls for
uniforms they did not receive.
West said they had promised TO
refund the money Saturday, but
did not do NO. The entire matter,
West declared, would be turned
over To Prosecutor Thor Tollefson
When Colonel" Virginia came
TO town several months ago. she
attracted some 100 Tacoma girls
to JOIN her National Service league.
She said she had been a member
Of Anne Morgsn's famed National
Service League for Women's Motor
corps during the World war.
She told the girls uniforms, each
10 cost $40, would be required Of
all members. Detailed MEASURE
ments Of the girls were taken and
Continued on Page II, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Sixth Week Of Legislature
Opens With Little Work Done

Washington legislature Monday -
shs house and senate began tbeog
slxtn 1eek II work with no impass
tsnf bills on hossss or ssnafs cal
endards.
Neithsr hose has passsd > ~
gle measure II any impoStanoo
thus far. fsw In fact bssng reported
out Of eosnmittss. Rsvenus-ratep
ing. governmental rsorEsntnation
and national dsfsnss h1Iis a vas5.
Gus types stu are logged dowD
In COMMITTEES.
The ssaafs, aD1asustiy Mo- :
from ~ lIsso wss1-en1 seaa1on
lest SATURDAY. ~ ~ . stnG1e
hti1 % ~ ca1sn1as nen1nDs
relating 70 sasesstsal w1s1aGs
Tia hosss. - ~ ethse hnn4
put 10 bt1ls ~ for fiea1 -
age go s1sht - ssssa1 sonle
tng.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Hoover Appeals for Support
Of Program to Feed Europe

CHIC A G. O. Herbert Hoover
Sunday night appealed for national
support of six-point plan for
shipment of food stores to war
torn Europe which he said was
being considered by Germany and
Great Britain.
He enunciated the plan before
meeting of the committee on
food for small democracies and
the address was broadcast ma
tionslly by the Columbia Broad
casting System.
Hoover said the plan embodies
these six sahents:
Am initial experiment in Bel
gium TO test out whether these
people can be saved without mill
tary advantage to either side.
0-"That this test compromise
4 feeding only through soup
kitchens, where the people come
TO get their food and thus there
can be no question of feeding
Germans
AT the beginning. 1000 900
adults receive half a pound Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Mary Kenney
Hurt In Crash

Mary Ksnnsy. wsll-known young
Tacoma girl. employed as q clerk
at sslectiye Service draft hoard
40. J. suffered a severe injury to
her left eye In an automobile acct.
dent Sunday near Sisquaily.
Extent Of Miss Ksnnsy's injury
has not yet been determined. at
tendsnts Al 81 Joseph's hospital
reported Monday She lives Al
sos SO. sstn ~ Previous 10 her
employment by the draft board
abe worked 81 Democratic head.
quarters and a. the government
census office A. secretary % Mrs.
Kathryn Asisirom.
She was riding In a car with
two Seattle men Henry Hsdbsfg
former secretary o. the Washing.
ton State Press club. and Pay
Aoitor Their ear e0iAdsd With
a machine operated BY II J. y
Donohos II Fort Lewis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18

since Alex Nick. Nierhus died
while in office.
Squire. as. was born in western
New York and came west with
his parents to Seattle when stin
child. After finishing high school
he entered the University Of
Washington. graduating in 1916.
Was Editor Of Daily
At the university he specialized
in journalism and in his senior
year served as editor of the U. Of
W Daily.
After leaving the university he
started his reportorial career on
the old Tacoma Tribune. Then
came World War l. Squire enlisted
and rose TO the rank of second
lieutenant of field artillery.
Following the armistice he re-
turned to this state. He worked
on newspapers in Puyallup. Port
Angeles, Colfax and on both the
Post 1ntelligencer and Star in
Seattle, but most of his time was
spent on The Tacoma Times.
For two years he served as
Washington, ID. c, correspondent
for The Tacoma Times and asso-
ciated newspapers.
Keeps Membership
He still maintains a membership
in the National Press club in
Washington, ID. c. He is on the
board of governors of the Wash
ington State Press club, Seattle;
retiring president of the Seattle
professional chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi. and past commander
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-18
Big Buses Used
To Haul Soldiers
Causing Problem

On the heels II elaborate recon
msDdations for traffic control sub.
mittsd by Police Chief S.inAr Lznx.
neth Monday. the council openly
considered N. problem created by
the fleet ~ huge, diversified sight.
seeing bussss imported from the
Word ~ Tomorrow. New York
Worlds fair. r. transport soldiers
bs;Nssn Fort LEWIS and Tacoma.
Works Gommi.siossr B~r-
Esrsen charged the hugs No.
hieis. eompiiesis traffs j~as
In town. are not safe and sie-
late state szfsts rai~s and re-
asirsmssfs.
Safety Commissioner Eastwood
SAID ne hsd filed protests sons
time ago s1if tbs state highway
patrol and ahs operators Of ths
army post ssryics.
To Bergsrssu's charges he said
Continued on Page 2. Column 81