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Evening star., 1941-12-01

oldest and wisest grandmother there
exclaimed. "Sh-sh! This is no beg
gar"
At that the old man stepped up
to her and said: mo, I am no
beggar. l am come from the North
Pole to see how men and women
use their riches"
The grandmother asked. What
do you find?"
The man said nothing, but he
reached down to bouquet of flowers,
chose a white rose, drew a knife
Evening star., 1941-12-01

from his belt and cut the rose IN
half. His lips moved but no ono
heard what he said. Suddenly tho
rose was gone and in his arms snug
gled two newborn babies, one .
girl and the other q boy. Then
the old man turned and walked ouS
of town.
Tomorrow The opal and the
feather.
tAll Rights Reserved. A. p Feature Serviee)
Evening star., 1941-07-27

of the first japanese equipment and
high army and navy officers.
Japan apparently was losing no
time Transforming her newly1-
quired site into base for her own
uses. The French already have be-
gun vacating Saigons modern air
field and the half-mile of ware
houses at the waterfront.
With Japanese here out for flag
waving reception, Mai. Gen Ralahiro
Sumita, chief of the Japanese nsili-
tary mission in Indo-C China, landed
with three army and navy aides in
a French civilian air transport from
the north and the first column Of
japanese military trucks rolled in.
Trains on Way From Hanoi.
Naval and transport ships were
expected here within the next three
days, possibly tomorrow, and trains
were understood already to be en-
route from Hanoi with more jap
anese Army and Navy officers and
businessmen.
"A Chinese Central News
Agency report at Hong Kong,
quoting reliable sources in Kun
ming, China, said a japanese
force of about 10000 was about
to land in Southern Indo-ChinaD
There was belief here, however,
that accomplishment Of this new
advance completes Japan's plans for
the present in Southern Asia. OBJ
servers here expressed belief that
the japanese now will turn their
attention toward Russia before
undertaking any new venture In
this direction.
Sumitas arrival in a French air
transport escorted by three jap
anese bombers suggested that it had
been arranged to give the impress
sion that he considers all Indo-
China now under Japan's control.
japanese Army and Navy officers
uniforms dotted the field About
300 japanese residents came out to
cheer and wave flags and Japanese
neWsmen left no detail Of the gen.
erals arrival uncovered.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Let Japan Know We Mean
Our Words, Pepper Urges

Senator Pepper, Democrat of Flor
ida, asserted last night that now is
the time to let Toxic know whether
or not we mean our assertions that
we will resist aggression"
A member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee who long has
been an advocate of more active re-
sistance to the Axis powers, Senator
Pepper said in an interview:
IF it is too late to GUST the Japa-
nese from Indo-China. the least
Great Britain and the United States
can do is to tell them solemnly and
positively that the next time they
move they will find ships and planes,
with the guns loaded, in their path.
And if they attack us. we will shoot.
Toxic. unhappily, knows no Ian
guage except force. A determined
and firm stand now, a meaningful
thou shalt not whatever it may
cost, will save blood and treasure
hereafter"
Senator Wheeler Democrat of
Montana, who has opposed vir-
tually all administration foreign pol
icies, told reporters that lin view
of the action the President has TAX
en- to freeze other Axis funds. he
was fully justified in taking the same
action against Japan"
Il don't think it is necessary to
go to war with Japan" Senator
Wheeler added, "but putting eco
nomic pressure on the japanese may
tend to halt their aggressions in
| the Southern Pacific"
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Wall Street UnruffIed
AT Freezing Of u. 5.
And Japanese Assets
Trade Is Under Controls,
But Is Not Believed to Be
Necessarily Reduced
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Authorita-
tive Wall Street financiers took
calm view today of the collateral
freezing of each others assets by the
United States and Japan.
Our only surprise" said one
prominent figure, was that the &C
ton was not taken last month when
the funds of the other Axis nations
were frozen We have been pre-
pared for this move for months"
Arthur C. Shorey, vice president
of the National City Bank of New
York. announced the institution
would continue to operate its
branches in Toxic, Yokohama and
Kobe and that the Americans en-
ployed there would not be recalled.
Trade Could Be Increased.
1t was presumed that sufficient
trade would continue between the
two nations to make necessary the
operation of commercial banking
facilities.
AS a matter of fact, one source
said the Washington freezing order
would permit the United States &C
tually to increase its trade with
Japan if it so desired.
The order, it was pointed out,
does not ban commercial intercourse
between the two nations. 1t merely
makes it subject to rigid Govern
ment control under a licensing sys-
tenn.
Therefore, the United States,
which has been Japans best GUS
toner since 1879, is in position to
exert powerful bargaining conditions
if Japan desires to retain any sizable
portion of its foreign trade.
Only Latin America Left.
Great Britains action in freezing
Japanese funds, in parallel to the
United States, removes just about
all the rest of Japans foreign COM
merce, since France and Germany
her other leading customers, are
blocked out of the trade picture.
Until Russia and Germany went
to war. Japan was able to ship fair
sized exports to the Hitler govern
ment by way of Vladivostok and the
Trans-Siberian Railway.
The remaining worthwhile trade
area is Latin America.
One authority on japanese eco
nomics and politics suggested it was
quite likely the United States and
Great Britain would make no mill
tary move to hamper the Japanese
acquisition of French Indo-China.
It's just another territory Japan
will have to give up after the war"
he predicted.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
T okio
Continued From First Page.)

died as a result of American re-
strictive actions.
A japanese industrial leader was
quoted by Yomuiri as saying the
exchange of freezing orders hurt the
United States more than Japan,
since it is the United States which
has the largest funds tied up.
Some trade circles also pointed out
that although each government now
is in position to stop trade and ex-
changes of funds, the actual damage
will depend on how rigidly the Or
ders are applied.
Some of these circles were under
the impression that some trade
would yet be possible.
The Foreign Ministry said Brit
aims Understanding commercial and
navigation treaty of April, 1911, by
its terms could not be terminated
until year after today's notiflca-
ton, while the India treaty of 1884
and the Burma treaty of 1887 had
six months to run after notification.
Order Effective Monday.
Japan's freezing order, however,
was effective Monday and stops,
without express permission of the
Ministry of Finance, all payments
to United States and British nation
ais of funds of more than 500 yen
(about S115) monthly, and all trans
actions involving their real or per-
sonal property. inc tluding securities.
The Philippines and United States
territorial possessions we're similarly
affected.
The important newspaper Nichi
Nichi declared the United States
action was IAN actual challenge to
Japan, and the United States is but
one step from war"
The influential newspaper Asahi
said the United States freezing OF
japanese capital and the oil en-
barge was regarded as the prelude
to economic warfare, and suggested
that President Roosevelt would pro-
ceed with further steps after per-
ceiving the japanese reaction.
The paper added that the United
States was likely to bring about
disturbance of Japanese trade with
Latin American nations.
Domei, Japanese news agency, de-
clared the United States and Brit
ain were endeavoring to check ia
pans construction of new order
in East Asia"
The agency said the agreement by
which France and Japan are to
undertake the joint defense of Indo-
China was neither aggression nor
a prerequisite for Japan's armed ad-
vance southwark as speculated by
certain inimical countries"
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Army Dentist
|Hypnotizes Girl
To Stop Pain
Ry the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla. July 26.-Lt. Arthur
Stone, an Army dentist at MacDill
Field, today hypnotized Miss Laura
Hull, dental technician, for IS
minutes to permit grinding of an
acutely painful tooth.
Afterward she said she had not
felt it.
DR.. Stone, a native of Columbus,
Ohio, made no claims for the meth
cd, however, and said he still pre-
ferred to use local anaesthesia for
the general run of patients.
Because Miss Hull was a willing
subject, he hypnotized her for the
experiment.
DR.. Stone used no hand waving
merely a soft conversational tone
in speaking.
With nine other dentists and en-
listed men attendants watching
Miss Hull went into a deep sIumber
in about 4 minutes.
The dentists tiptoed to the chair
and stuck pointed instruments into
her arm. She didn't bulge.
While DR.. Stone kept talking, an
other dentist worked on the aching
tooth. She then was awakened with
difficulty.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Far East
Continued From First Page)

OF the United States Army-nla-
terially strengthened in recent
months-is garrisoned in the Philip
pines and powerful naval units are
in the immediate vicinity.
Philippines Well Located.
In considering the naval and mill
tary significance of today's order. it
should be kept in mind that for
purposes of discouraging further
japanese aggressions, the Philip
pines themselves are strategically
located for threatening Japanese
maritime communication and sup
ply lines between Indo-China and
Japan proper. Approximately 300
miles northeast of the Indo-China
bases which the japanese are now
in the process of occupying on the
Indo-China coast, the Philippines
are not far off the direct sea route
from Camranh Bay to Formosa and
Japan. The main body of the
United States Pacific Fleet is based
in Hawaii, 4800 miles eastward.
Actually, these sudden warlike de-
velopments in this area and the
marked intensification of the war
of nerves" between Japan and the
United States have turned this en-
tire area into a potential battle
ground. For months past, Britain
has been building Singapore into
perhaps it's strongest empire outpost.
while the refugee government of the
Netherlands has concentrated its re-
sources and energies on mobilizing
the most powerful defenses possible
for the rich Netherlands Indies.
Already in control of the China
coast. Japan is now penetrating
deeply into this sector by taking over
Evening star., 1941-07-27

strategic bases at Camranh Bay and
Saigon-presumably carrying out its
mission as a partner in the Rome
Berlin Toxic front of diverting Brit
ish attention to that part OF the
world
In the light of American policy
of the last p hours, however, it
might be concluded that there is
understanding between the Wash
ington and London governments
that ours will be the initial respon-
sibility at least for matching Japa-
nese threats in this area.
End to Cancellation.
Certainly there was an abrupt
ending to our conciliatory policies
toward the Toxic government when
the Japanese conquest of French
Indo- China and the intimidation Of
the pro-Axis Vichy government be-
came known earlier in the week.
Immediately there was a denun-
citation of the development by Acting
Secretary of State Sumner Welles and
warning that it was threat to the
peace and well-being of the United
States. At the same time there was
a direct hint by President Roosevelt
In an informal speech to civilian
defense workers, that our policy of
appeaSing Toxic by permitting the
sale Of American oil to Japan was
about to end.
On Friday it did end-with the
order freezing japanese credits here
and closing potential loopholes by
the simultaneous freezing of Chinese
assets. Parallel action by the British
government and the empire do
mlnions further frightened the eco
nomlc screws on the Japanese EN-
pire and the military threat implied
in today's mobilization of the Philip
pine fighting strength adds ma
terially to the weight of pressure
being brought on the Far Eastern
Axis partner.
The freezing order means simply
that Japan cannot iouidate any of
her American assets without first OBJ
tanning a license from the Treasury
permitting her to do so.
Hence, oil shipments to japan.
which have been considerable in the
past, could be stopped by simply
refusing to issue a license for the
conversion of assets into cash when
the purpose was the purchase of oil
The same technique could be ap-
piled to any commodity.
Complete Embargo Weighed.
Some economists say japanese
industry could be brought to its
knees in a few months if British
and American shipments of iron
ore, scrap iron, pig iron, copper,
nickel, aluminium, manganese, mer-
curry, cotton and wool were stopped.
In London, in fact, there was talk
OF a complete stoppage of all ship
ments to Japan with Britain, the
United States and the Netherlands
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Dozen Axis Speedboots
Sunk, British Claim

LONDON, July rs (P).-The British
Mediterranean island base of Malta
often bombed from the air. was at
tackled by Axis torpedoboats today,
but the defenders repulsed the as
sault with heavy losses to the
enemy" and sank about a dozen"
small veselss, the government an
nounced tonight.
The Italian high command
said Italian assault craft" caused
eight very violent explosions
in the Malta naval base, despite
violent crossflre of enemy artil-
lery and machine guns
The attack came early today. ac-
cording to a joint communique is
sued by the Admiralty and the War
and Air Ministries. 1t stated that
full details were not Immediately
available, but that number of
prisoners were taken and a number
of bodies recovered.
The Admiralty also stated today
that the British convoy which was
attacked in the Mediterranean by
Italian air and naval forces Wednes-
day and Thursday had made sue
cessful passage without loss of a
single merchant ship.
1t was disclosed that the convoy
contained reinforcements for Brit
ish Mediterranean forces in ships,
fresh troops, munitions and stores"
A British destroyer, the Fearless,
was lost in the action and a mer-
chant ship was damaged, previous
announcements had stated.
The Italians claimed that 6
freighters, totaling 10000 tons, and
2 warships were sunk and 10
other ships damaged in the series
of assaults on the heavily guarded
convoy as it moved eastward
through the central Mediterranean
At least II of the attacking Ital-
ian planes were shot down and at
least 4 others damaged and prob
ably destroyed, the Admiralty de-
clared and one torpedo boat was
sunk and another and a submarine
may have been destroyed.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Mission
Continued From First Page.)

already has been taken up between
Russian and British officials in
London.
The Soviet. it was learned in in
formed quarters, will pay cash for all
supplies purchased from an esti-
mated SlO0000,000 on hand in New
York and from sales of Russian raw
materials to this country.
The Soviet has from 10 to II YES
sells in the Pacific prepared to open
a tWo-Way service between Vladivos-
tok and the Pacific Coast for the
transport of war supplies to Russia
and raw materials to the United
States.
Gen. Golikov told newspapermen
it was planned to maintain Soviet
mission here as long needed.
Neither Wears Uniform.
Neither Gen. Golikov-a small,
stock military figure-nor Gen. Rep
in. the aviation expert of the mis-
sion, wore a uniform. They were
the first Red Army generals to visit
this Capital in many years.
They were met at the National
Airport by Col Philip Faymonville.
first military attache to be sent to
Moscow. Col. Faymonville, who
speaks Russian expertly, is expected
to act as the liaison officer between
the War Department and the mis-
sion
Word came from London during
the day that Harry L. Hopkins.
lease-lend co-ordinator, would re-
turn from a second trip to London
this week. With him will be w
Averell Hartman. representing the
lease-lend organization in London.
1t was expected the one-the-spos
1t was expected the on-the-spot
would be utilized in working out
plans for sending material to Rus
sia, since they had the latest in
formation on British needs and the
of goods Britain might spare
for shipment to Russia.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Speedboats Torpedo
8 Ships al Malta,
Italians Declare
Dozen Of Attacking Boots
Sunk, English Report;
Air Bottle Over Bose
e, the Associated Press.

EN the Associated Press.
ROME, July 26.-The italians
announced today that a group Of
their secret naval assault craft in
vaded Malta Harbor last night and
torpedoed eight British ships in a
daring raid without precedent in
history" son this British Mediter-
ranean island naval base.
The high command said "eight
very violent explosions with high
flames were observed in the har-
bor." The Stefani news agency add
ed that although 1T is not yet pos
sible to say what real damage was
inflicted on the British Navy, one
may be certain that at least eight
more British ships no longer are
able to go to sea-"
(The British government stated
that the attack was repulsed
with heavy losses for the Ital-
ians, with about a dozen" of a
fleet of attacking torpedo boats
sunkD
The Italians stated that the attack
was carried out by a feet of tiny
speedboats which darted into the
well-fortifled harbor and carried
out their attack although a hundred
guns fired on them when search
lights picked them out for a fleet
ing moment.
A few minutes after the attack
Stefani said, the crews of the light
escorting ships, which had succeed
ed in withdrawing, saw eight vio-
lent explosions with high flame:
inside Malta Harbor.
The news agency reported more
than 100 planes took part in an all
battle over Malta about 3 pm. yes
terday, in which the high command
said seven British planes were shot
down while the Italians lost three
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Heat FeIIs Three,
FHst-Aid Contests
Become Real hing
Fy the Associated Press


UNIONTOWN, Pa, July 90
The Southwestern Pennsylvania
first aid and mine safety meet
here today was supposed to be
all in the spirit Of practice and
friendly competition, but as 1t
turned out the services Of the
first aid squads were vitally
needed.
While working in the blazing
sunlight on mine safety prob
lens, three of the participants
were overcome by the heat and
had to be treated in earnest by
the first aid squads.
Overcome as the tempera-
ture scared above 80 degrees
were John Urban, 81, the
patient for the four-man
team of the Pittsburgh Coal
Co.; George Smith, %, a men,
Der Of the team OF Consolidat-
ed Coal Co. of Acosta, Pa; and
Kenneth Roberts, 80, patient
of the Consolidated team.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
z Twilight MusicoIes
Scheduled This Week

The last two Of the summer twi-
light musicales at the Washington
Chapel of the Latter-Day Saints
Church. Sixteenth and Columbia
road NV, will be given at 8 pm.
tomorrow and Wednesday.
Tomorrow Miss Frances Langston,
pianist, of Salt Lake City. Utah, and
Max G. Lloyd, violinist, also of Utah
will give selections from Bach, Cho-
pin, Arensky, Baton, MacDowell and
Wagner.
Wednesday Mrs. Frances Berrett
will play two organ groups, Mrs.
Melba Osmond will sing three solos
and Mrs. Betty Langlois will play
violin selections by Kreisler, Schu-
bert and Valdez.
These public concerts are direct
ed by D. Sterling Wheelwrjght,
chapel director and organist.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Insult to Petuin Sends
Former Aide to Jail

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France, July
26-Tixier Vignancourt. recently
head of the information services,
has been arrested for insulting
remarks" about Chief of State Mar
shal Philippe Petain, it was stated
officially today.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
New Japanese Outpost
Sproutinq in Saigon

SAIGON. French Indo-C China, July
26 lP).-A japanese military outpost
far down the coast of French Indo-
China toward Singapore and the
Netherlands Indies began sprouting
in this port today with the arrival
Evening star., 1941-07-27

Indies cooperating to make it ef-
tective. London spokesmen spoke
of such project as blockade.
And in any appraisal of the effect
of these pressures against Toxic 1t
should be remembered, too, that
Soviet Russia, fighting foe of the
Axis. has a heavily armed base at
Vladivostok. North Pacific Siberian
port only 500 miles by air from
Toxic Strong forces of Russian
bombing planes and submarines are
reported garrisoned there,
Evening star., 1941-07-27

Because of the coal shortage,
cement substitute, which can be
made with less fuel than cement,
Is being manufactured in Sweden.
Evening star., 1941-07-27

Tonnage British UNKNOWN
Losses by nations includes naval vesses)
Germany,
Netherlands
"a Estonia 12 Yugoslavia 2 Portugal
Lhuania
tina Bulgaria Hungary Iran Japan Lav Soviet EACH total l65
Evening star., 1941-07-27

Spain estimates its 1904 crop
OF hlberts at $4,000 tons of un-
shelled nuts.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Losses in War at Sea
By the Associated Press


following
esth week of the July 2e inclusive
Sunk h
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-02
Former TaComan
Weds in South

A quiet ceremony in the pres
ence OF immediate relatives and
a few close friends in the home,
Miss Alice Rose Cunningham,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Cunningham OF Warrington, w
Va. became the bride of Mr.
William Seymour Leake. a former
Tacoman. and nephew of Mrs. w.
w. Seymour of this city.
The Rev. J. r. Workman read
the ceremony which was followed
by an informal reception.
Organ music vas played during
the pretty home ceremony IN
which the bride was given by her
father. She wore white marqui'
settle over taffeta and had a
finger-tip length veil OF tulle. She
carried a cascade Of white gladioli
tied with white satin ribbon.
Miss Eleanor Cunningham and
Miss Nancy Jane Cunningham at
tended the bride. They wore
turquoise and pink dresses oi
marquisette and carried dubonnei
and rose gladioli. Mr.. Frederick
Leake. jr., of Charleston attended
his cousin as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leake will be al
home in Morgantown, West Va.
when they return from a trip 70
New York and Virginia beach
The brides travelling ensemble wal
a hiege and brown tailored sui,
with a corsage Of orchids.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-02
Miss Weberq
HOnOred
Wedding Planned for Sept.
10; Entertained at Shower

Miss Helen Caroline We
berg, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Weberg, who is to
become the bride of Mr.. John
Darwin Lonegran on Sept. 10,
was honored at a towel shower
Tuesday evening at the home
of Miss Ruth Z. Rosenberg.
The home was attractively dec
Grated with summer flowers, and
centering the table was a lovely
arrangement of yellow and white
snaps and glads. A large green
and yellow umbrella sheltered the
gifts. and small miniature UNI
brellas served as place cards,
carrying out the color scheme. The
evening was spent playing court
whist, after which a buffet lunch
con was served.
Besides the guest of honor and
the hostess. those attending from
Tacoma were the Misses Virginia
Lundberg, Loislouise Hodges