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Evening star., 1941-08-18
Police Play Big Role
In Internal Security,
Roosevelt Declares
Maj. Brown Receives
Greeting at Annual
Conference Of Chiefs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 18.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt told the 48th annual
international police conference to-
day "the internal security Of the
United States is dependent in large
part on the zeal and prudence" of
law enforcement officers. Co.,,
In letter of greeting to Maj.
Ernest w. Brown Of Washington,
head of the International Associa-
tion of Chiefs of Police, the Presi-
dent said:
I'm this critical period of the Ma
tion's history the functions of law
enforcement agencies become more
significant and vital than they were
heretofore. .
II have been informed of the
whole-hearted cooperation which
you have extended to Federal law
enforcement officers, on whom de-
wolves the primary obligation to
safeguard our national defense, and
take this opportunity of commend
ing you and all of your members for
your activities in this direction"
Col Hobart B. Brown of the War
Department asserted the problem OF
traffic control sis growing daily more
serious in this country and in any
theater of operations which may de-
velop in this emergency will be mag
nified many times"
The greatest share of civilian de-
fense falls on local police forces. 1t
Col. John T. Bissell, first assistant
chief of United States Army Intelli-
gence, told the police conference.
ut is the cop on the beat who
must watch out for incendiary sab
otage and the psychological sab
otage of the defeatist," Col. Bissell
said.
THE local police most effectively
combats conditions which operate
against civilian morale. All of us will
help, but on you must, by the very
nature of the problem, fall the
greatest share of the risk"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Police
Continued From First Page

Traffic Bureau before it was desig-
mated a division.
Joining the force in 1917, Capt.
Talley was awarded several COM
mendations for his work in connec-
ton with the check and forgery
squad. He was promoted to captain
in 1899.
Capt. Fowler serves as the depart
ment's ballistics expert in addition
to his work as commander of the
thirteenth precinct. Employed since
1919, he built up IN enviable record
as chief of the robbery squad. He
was placed in charge Of a special
squad of detectives assigned to the
recent murder of Miss Jessie Eliza
beth Strieff.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
American Missionaries
Released by japanese
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18.-Southern
Presbyterian missionaries detained
at Tsingkiang by the japanese mil
itary were released Saturday, the
Japanese consulate general here in
formed the American consulate gen.
eral yesterday.
simultaneously, the Japanese army
press bureau issued statement de-
nying any Americans "are under
detention"-but the statement sig
nificantly omitted saying whether
any Americans previously had been
detained.
The army statement also referred
only to the Town of Hwaian, II miles
from Tsingkiang.
Last Thursday Presbyterian mis-
sionary authorities here reported
Japanese military forces seized on
July 81 the missionary hospital and
other property at Tsingkiang, 215
miles northwest of Shanghai, and
had virtually imprisoned nine Amer
lean physicians and missionaries
there. Missionary authorities sur
missed it was in retaliation for freez-
ing of japanese assets in the United
States.
The mission has headquarters In
Nashville. Tenn.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Churchill Returns
To England, Plans
For Broadcast
Prime Minister'S
Troop Inspection in
Iceland Disclosed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18-Prime Min
lister Churchill returned to Britain
safely today from an historic meet
ing at sea with President Roosevelt
and visit to Iceland and was met
by Minister of Information Brenden
Bracken to complete arrangements
for a probable broadcast by the
Prime Minister.
The date for the broadcast has
not been announced.
British and United States troops
assigned to Iceland were inspected
by Mr.. Churchill on his way back
from the Atlantic rendezvous.
AS Mr.. Churchill and his party
drove to a special train In three
motor cars, persons in the streets
cheered and shouted "Best of luck"
The Prime Minister smiled and
waved his hat.
He looked very happy indeed" a
spectator said.
Returns Aboard Prince of Wales.
Mr.. Churchill returned aboard the
battleship Prince of Wales, which
carried him to the meeting with
President Roosevelt. The port of
arrival was not made public.
Mr.. Churchill is scheduled to ar
rive in London tomorrow morning
A British film of the meeting
of President and Prime Minister
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Roosevelt
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mediately for routine examination
by the Budget Bureau before signing.
On his return to the White House
yesterday after an absence of a
fortnight, the President devoted two
hours and half to review of the
international situation with Secre-
tary of State Hull.
AS for the projected Anglo-Ameri-
can talks with Soviet officials in Mos
COW. arrangements here apparently
were proceeding undeterred. The
President and Mr.. Churchill
broached the idea in a message to
Joseph Stain Saturday and the
Russian leader accepted the pro-
posal.
It was believed that this confer
ence figured in the Hull -Roose-
velt conference, but there was no
word yet on the date of the Mos
COW consultations or on the person.
mel of the United States mission
which will participate in the talks
on the Soviet's supply problem.
Pepper Approves Knox's Suggestion.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida voiced his approval today
for the suggestion of Secretary of
the Navy Knox that Congress adopt
the eight-point statement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill as declaration of Amer
ica's principles" but the idea was
opposed by Senator Conna1ly.
In a weekend speech at Durham,
| N. c., Secretary Knox expressed the
hope that the President would sub
init the statement to Congress for
formal approval. Senator Pepper,
consistent advocate of more active
aid to Great Britain and Russia
told reporters that "the Congress
and the people are in whole hearted
accord with that declaration of prin-
ciples, and believe it would con-
tribute to national unity if it were
incorporated in congressional reso-
luton"
| Senator Connally, on the other
hand, asserted that "at the immedi-
ate moment, it probably would be
impractical for Congress to enact
a joint resolution approving the
Roosevelt Churchill statement"
This is true he continued, mot
because Of any lack of sympathy OF
agreement with the statement, but
because the House Is recessing for
a month. And on Friday only q
bare majority of the Senate was
present"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Gasoline
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today-and probably a public an
nouncement of the chosen scheme
will be made at the pending mass
meeting. Mr.. Wainwright said that
representative of every member
filling station will be summoned to
the conference by telegram when
the board decides to hold the mass
meeting.
Although Secretary Ickes was out
of the city on a Western trip, the
Office for the Defense Petroleum
Co-ordinator said it was expecting
to issue today a set of instructions
to guide the big suppliers.
One official said there were rumors
at the agency that more needed set
of rules also would be issued soon
to guide the grease-stained retailer
in his effort to decide which motorist
customers must take the cut in con-
sumption.
Involved in the expected instruc-
tions is the preferred" group of
gasoline conSumers+constit by
commercial, Government, emergency
and farm vehicles. The size and
privileges of this group may be de-
cided under the announcement to
suppliers, it was indicated.
Mr.. Wainwright refused to de-
scribe the experiments" in ration
ing tried yesterday in the District.
He said they ranged from "the sub
lime to the ridiculous"
Concern of the dealers was in
creased by uncurtailed consumption
of motor fuel over the week end,
Mr.. Wainwright said. This means
that just so much less gas will be
available at the end of the month,
since total sales from August Is
through 81 must be 10 per cent
below the July level.
This edict was contained in an
order issued Friday night by Fed
eral Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson upon recommendation of Co.
ordinator Ickes. 1t was estimated
at the time that drivers of pleasure
cars would have to take a cut OF
about 80 per cent in usual consump-
ton because '"preferred" vehicles
must be served.
Administration was complicated
by the command that sales restric-
tions must be distributed proper
tionately Throughout each day"
Mr.. Wainwright said his organi.
zation is again pledging that nc
price rise will come out of the stu.
alton as it is now-despite the fact
that restrictions make a sellers
market" Some cut-rate stations
have brought their prices up to the
average level, however. he said.
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. Is R.-Wind.
shield stickers and billboard poster.
reminding motorists to conserve or
gasoline were proposed today to thu
Maryland Council of Defense BY
Gov. O'Conor.
Under the plan, windshield stick.
ers would be supplied by gasoline
dealers, while posters would emu.
merate 10 ways to save on gasoline
Evening star., 1941-08-18
British Woman Tells
Of Fami|y's Narrow
Escape in Bombing
Mother and Children
Had Just Returned
Home Before Ruid
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Md, Aug. 18.-The
Russian German War has brought
London residents "a lite quiet and
peace" but Londoners feel a little
uneasy about that, never knowing
when bombing may start again.
So writes relative in London to
Mrs. Colin Watts of Berlin. She
described the bombing of her home
and an undaunted return to it. The
letter read in part:
Il came back just fortnight ago
from Upton, having been down
there a month or more, but when I
knew the roof and chimney stacks
were on, came back to try and
sort out a few clothes and see what
had happened to the rest of the
home.
Upstairs Worst Hit.
1T was the upstairs that was the
worst The front bedroom was COM
pletely wrecked. The next-door
shelter blew up on the roof and fin
ished off what the bomb hadn't
done.
1T fell about half-past nine in
the evening, being the first one that
dropped that night, and it was
about the worst night of the lot.
; - I had only brought the chill
dren back few days before because
l could see they were too much OF
a handful to be down there zap
parently at Upton) for so long, and
l was going to get them away some
where else and then that had to
happen.
John was asleep in the back sit
ting room and the doors blew in
and split to pieces and Jumps OF
solid clay, about a couple hundred
weight each-it took two to lift
them, and yet he didn't have
scratch, although his bed was COW
cred in debris.
Spent Night In Cellar.
"Doren was nervous so had gotten
out of bed and got under the kitchen
table or else she would have been
killed, for her bed was wrecked.
Roy had gone out in the back to
keep a lookout for incendiary bombs,
when he heard it coming and just
got into the scullery and threw him
self on the floor by the sink when
the back and both kitchen doors
blew off. = We spent the rest Of
the night in the cellar.
THE government has been very,
very good. They are doing the
necessary repairs to keep the wet
out, but of course, the rest of the
repairs must wait until after the
war. ="
Tell Colin there never was a
war like this, he would be surprised
at the way the people here stick
the bombing and go on next day
with their jobs. They know there
is no use quitting this time, they
must finish him of for all times"
Evening star., 1941-08-18

by the United States and Japan, al
though developments still were OBJ
Scure.
Industrial Japan is an empire of
mass production. The government OF
Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye-
his thirds pledged to tide Japan
over her crisis. To do so, it must
find big markets for Japan's goods.
1t also must keep Japan's internal
economy on a level and keep mobil-
izing all forces toward that one goal.
Today the newspaper Nichi Nichi
indicated Japan would not bulge
from her recent course and added:
IF Britain and the United States are
dead set against Japan's course Ja-
pan has no other way than to break
through obstacles by her own
power"
Asahi's special correspondent in
San Francisco reported yesterday
that Consul General Yoshio Muto
had been invited to Washington by
Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura to
discuss the possible dispatch of a
special ship for evacution of jap
anese from the United States.
Public Is Warned.
Meanwhile, newspapers warned
the Japanese public today that war
threatened from all sides as the
result of encirclement by hostile
nations seeking to strangle the ma
tion economically.
The Diplomatic Review, which
sometimes expresses foreign Office
opinion, said Japan's very existence
was threatened by the military posi-
ton taken by these powers who
were not named, and said there is
danger of an explosion of the worst
eventualitieS In the east, west, south
and north simultaneously"
Nichi Nichi said British-American
aid to Soviet Russia probably would
harm JapaneSe-Soviet relations and
the three-power talks planned fol-
Moscow would add to the alleged
encirclement of Japan.
Comments on Stims0n Statement.
Commenting on Secretary of War
| Stimsons declaration that Alaskan
defenses are being prepared, Nichi
Nichi said, 1--WE can see in this
statement that the Americans plan
to form an encircling structure"
The encirclement theme also was
elaborated in the newspapers
Miyako and Japan Times and Ad-
vertiser.
1n Singapore Air Chief Mar
| shall Sir Robert Brooke-Popham,
British commander -in-chief in
the Far East, emphatically de-
MED Japanese reports that Brit
ish forces in Malaga were threat
ening Thailand.)
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Russians
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knocked out of the fight in battles
within the last few days. These,
the bureau said, were the 262d In
fantry Division, described as COM
posed of veterans of the battle OF
France; the Oath Infantry Division
and the goth, which included a large
force of cyclists and cavalry.
The 262d was said to have suf-
fered losses up to 80 per cent of its
men and equipment in fighting near
the village of Gussakavo, in which
the Russians declared it was finally
smashed and now no longer repre-
sents any fighting value"
The Gath division was said to have
lost up to 10 per cent of its force
in fighting in the students-coval
sector. The 99th was said to have
lost fully half its men in the vicinity
of Kutozovka.
Indicating the intensity of guer-
rilla operations in territory behind
the German-Finnish lines, the Bu-
reau of Information reported:
I'm the course of the past few days
alone guerilla detachments blew up
eight bridges, engineered II train
wrecks, destroyed IS planes, 18 tanks,
72 trucks and four armored cars, and
killed 480 soldiers and Is officers"
A Russian communlque said two
large Rumanian transport ships had
been sunk in the Black Sea by Rus
sian submarines.
Moscow had its Goth AFRAID alarm
| of the war during the night, but the
Russians said the raiders were dis
perSed west of the city by night
| fighters and the fire of camouflaged
disappearing batteries of anti-air-
craft guns which guard the capital
The signing of British Russian
commercial and economic accord
providing for large-scale exchange
of goods was announced in Moscow
yesterday while preparations were
being made for war supply con-
ference of Soviet, British and
United States representatives.
A Russian United States trade
treaty previously had been extended
| for year.
Under the British-Soviet accord
Britain granted Russia credit of
f10 100000 (about $40,000,00 for
payment of goods during the next
five years. Observers said they un-
derstood Britain planned to send
Russia rubber, tin, wool, hides, jute,
shellac and similar commodities in
exchange for platinum, hemp, flax,
manganese, glycerine and timber.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

showed that at least one of their
talks was held close to shore.
A rocky coastline-Which might
have been Maine, Labrador or Ice
land-was distinguishable in the
background of a picture showing
Mr.. Churchill watching from the
Prince of Wales as United States
destroyer carried President Roose-
welt away.
The President, it was disclosed
here, visited the British battleship
only once. That was Sunday,
August 10. He went aboard for
religious services and sang with Mr..
Churchill Land of Hope and Glory
and Onward Christian Soldiers"
Patrolling Planes Overhead.
During the services, it was said,
patroliing planes droned overhead,
sometimes drowning out the singing
and music from the marine bands
of the, British battleship and United
States destroyer.
United States sailors accompanied
the President to the British battle
ship and engaged in back-slapping
with the British tars, to whom they
took presents of fruit and cigarettes.
The President also took presents
one for every member of the British
crew. Each bore card which said:
'Best wishes. Franklin D. Roose-
velt"
(The gift to each man on the
Prince of Wales was a carton of
cigarettes, some fruit and half
pound of cheese0
The United States sailors, like the
President, remained for lunch on
the battleship. Afterward they sent
over hams, eggs and butter to re-
place food they had eaten.
Black Cat Episode.
The film of the meeting showed
a black cat episode as the President
left. The cat, a Prince of Wales
mascot, ventured onto a gangplank
from the battleship to the destroyer
and sat there purring while the
President and his party side
stepped by.
The press association said Mr.
Churchill began the journey by
train from London, going to Brit
ish port where he boarded a de-
stroyer
Naval personnel and others al
the port were sworn to secrecy about
the trip and none knew where he
was going.
The Prime Minister wore his hat
at a jaunty angle and puffed a
cigar as he stood on the destroyer's
bridge when she put out to sea.
Mr.. Churchill then transferred tc
the flagship King George V where
he was received by Admiral John C.
Tovey. He lunched on the flag
ship, then transferred to the Prince
of Wales for the Atlantic journey.
Escorted by Destroyers.
Destroyers from the home fleet
escorted the Prince of Wales on the
outward trip and others steamed out
to bring her back.
In contrast to President RooSe-
velt's heralded return to Maine and
his prompt press conference, the
Prime Mister slipped in secretly tt
avoid possible potshot by a Ger
man raider.
No public account OF his arriva
was expected beyond the details re-
leased this morning.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Army Officer Found
Seriously Injured

A 43-year Army officer was
confined to Georgetown Hospital to-
day with serious head injuries re-
ceived mySteriously yesterday. He
was found lying in an areaway be-
tween two apartment buildings in
the $500 block of Calvert street
NV.
Although he gave conflicting
stories as to the cause of his injury,
according to the police, it was be-
ieved he had been hurt in a fall.
He gave his name as Capt. Herbert
Wilbur Erwin of Buckingham VIII
lage, Arlington.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
| Statue of Roosevelt
In London Is Urged
By Newspaper
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Wilson
Midgley, editorial director of the
London Star, today advocated
that statue of President
Roosevelt be erected in London.
There might" he wrote, "be
something finely significant in
putting it up now to defy the
blitz with that well-known face
slightly lifted, as usual, as if to
take it on the chin"
Evening star., 1941-08-18
ID Airports in China
Reported Planned

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (R.-A Japa-
nese broadcast from Toxic heard by
C. B. S. said today the Chungking
government was preparing to build
IA airfields in four different prov
inces of China for the use of the
United States, Great Britain and
the Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

had not had to obtain any authorize
ton.
The Kobe Chronicle said the gov
ernor there was empowered to order
alterations in the port or date of
departure of foreigners or even to
specify the route to be taken.
Delicate Situation Seen.
Some qualified observers saw q
situation even more delicate than
during the reciprocal credit freezing
Evening star., 1941-08-18

Snowflake, Ariz, was named for
its founder, william j.. Flake, and
a friend, Erastus Snow.
Evening star., 1941-08-18
Air Service Started

A new air service has been inaug-
urated between Bucharest and Arad,
in Rumania.
Evening star., 1941-08-18

Headache. backache, unusual thirst are
symptoms that point to kidney trouble
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Evening star., 1941-08-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-20
Mrs. Nard Jones
Rites Saturday

Funeral services viii Re bed
Saturday In walla wsns fer Ms
Elizabeth pumphy Jones. -. wife
OF 1t Nsnd jones novelist and
public relations officer fer ths 18Th
naval district.
Mrs. Jones had heen IN for two
weeks and died In = hospital Al
Seattle.
In addition 20 her husband. she
Is survived by a son. Blair: her
mother. Mrs. Molly Lyons Dunn
ply. and five sisters Her father
was a prominent Nalla walls at
torney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-20

movie moguls,
theoretically 81
fenced a n d
refused permits
sion to cross
xa m ne the
the witnesses.
Nc + arland as
the minority"
member OF tina
sub = committee
began to do a
little cross ex-
am n alton on
his own account
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-20
War in Europe
A Year Ago
Sept. Is. l94l

British RAP Joined the Medi-
terranean fleet IN = concerted at
tack on Italian forces in Egypt.
Iihys and the Dodecsnese Islands
German planes used a new.
mysterious comet" bomb in raids
IN London and environs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-20

Freshmen Senator From Arizona
Steols Movie Industry Quiz Show
By PETER EDISON
Tacoma Times Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON-Freshman Senator Ernest W Mcfarland
of Florence Ariz. cut his senatorial eyeteeth and be-
hero the other day in most amusing fashion, and
with big, boyish grin started biting his Sowing deep
dish colleagues of the interstate commerce subcommittee
inquirng into propaganda aspects of the movies.
perhaps Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-20

47-year-old junior senator himself.
But with Wendell winkie. hired as
high-priced counsel TO defend the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-05
Judge j. v. Brennan
Is Able Candidate

Judge John v. Brennan OF the
Recorders Court 10 man OF in
spiringly honest character and has
been a thorough and able member
OF the Recorders Court bench.
He was born In Wisconsin in
1877; attended the public schools
OF his native state and graduated
from the University or Wisconsin.
He attended the University OF
Michigan and graduated from the
Detroit College OF Law. He hiss
lived in Michigan for thirty-six
years and has been resident OF
Detroit for 25 years. Judge Bren-
nan has served the people OF Mich
igan as an assistant Wayne Coun-
~ Prosecutor under Paul W.
Voohries and Robert NJ Toms. He
has been a Recorders Court Judge
for fifteen years. AS a teacher at
the Detroit College OF Law he has
shown interest In the Negro stud
ents and has been great help
and encouragement He believes
that justice. and law should be sp-
piled justly and humanity.