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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Army Orders

WASHINGTON - The War depart
nnent has issued the following orders;
Lieut. Coils. Charles J. Deahl Jr-
INF San Antonio. Tex. to Camp
Wolters: William B. Van Awken, ono.
Hawaiian dept. to Port Ord; Donald
Henley. inf. Decatur. NJ, TO Fort
Sam Houston: Prank W. Milburn.
csc. Fort Jackson. 70 Fort Leonard
Wood. Newton Lonsfellow. &C. Fort
Douglas, to New Orleans; John NJ.
Ian dept. Crevoked): Patrick Kelly
ono. Brooklyn. to Jersey City; Har-
vey Floyd Risse. chap. res. Mitchell,
Ia, To Camp wallace.
MAjs. william @ BowYer, &C, Fort
Douglas. to New Orleans; Charles b.
Portland, Ore: william A. Smith.
Francis G. Cosmen. James v. De-
marest. and Robert l.. Naby. all anlc.,
all Brooklyn. TO Jersey City, Theo-
dore NJ. Bolen, &C. sunset field. 70
Mcchord field: Jesse Franklin oregg.
ington. ID. c.: Clarence c. Lange. &C.
res. Racine. Wis, TO duty Chicago
Kenneth Koeln Ellis. eae. res, Kim
mswick, Mo, to duty, Omaha: Erastus
Eugene White. asd. res, Philadelphia.
10 duty. Warrington: Jerry Arson
duty Washington; Peter c, Hams
III. cav. West Point. TO Fort Knox.
capts. Houston l. Gaddy. amc..
Camp Wolters. 70 Fort HuachncA.
Charles O. Pfeffer Jr.. ee., Fort
Bragg. TO Hawaiian dept. revoked) ,
Cecil Hines, cav. Fort Riley, 70 Fort
Leonard Wood: Hayward G. Bailey,
ono, Fort Huachuca, 70 Fort sam
Houston: Charles X Hiolaek. One,
Fort Huachuca. 20 Fort Sam Houston.
Forrest Caraway, inf. Chilkoot Bar
racks, to Fort Leonard Wood. Elmer
W. Gruhbs. inf Hawaiian dept, 70
Port Leonard Wood. John r. Nelkel
inf. Panama Canal dept, 20 Fort
Leonard Wood. lyman j. kapisn
me. Camp Hulen. 70 Kelly nelo
Vernon c. Smith. &C. Fort Riley, N
Panama Canal dept: Milton J. Bake
1aed. Fort Bliss. TO Warrington; Jonr
7. Morgan. omc.. Camp Barkeley, u
Paris. Tex. revoked. Sedrie Arthur
payette cac. res Wenatchee Wash.
u San Francisco; william Elmel
Caldwell, cwS res. Corvallis, ore.
~ duty, Edgewood Arsenal; LELAND
Douglas Bradshaw, ar. res, Saera
unentn. Calf. 10 duty. EnEiewooo
Calf: Julius Sehmeiehel, amc. res
Camp Riley Greek. P1field, Wis. =
duty. CHICAGO. walter Fremont Rea
gan, &C res, Bridgeport, Ind 70 dut
Port Benjamin Harrison, Ind: VIII
IAN George InglLS. IA. res. FOR
Smith Ark 70 Omaha.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31

licenses

Marriage license Applications
have been filed with tie riercs
county auditor Nv Theodore Rob
inson Pape. IS. Seattle, and Mar
garst L. Nan. "a. so 50. esth.
George Malovich. -. s72o No. Fer
dinsnd. and Josephine surins. a..
slsi No. Ruby. Donald Claude
Otto. -. Route ). Box 80. Puysi-
lup. and Helen Walsh. -. liza
East Pioneer. Puyailup; LLOYD
James Black. "a. and orisnns
kristine Freeman. IS. both q
Enumclaw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Astronomers Meet
Saturday Evening

Tacoma Amateur Astronomers
will hold their annual outing meet
ing Saturday evening at the home
of Grant Burke, three blocks east
of Pacific Ave. on Cherry St, just
north Of Glover creek.
The affair will begin with a
chicken dinner. each member to
provide his own table service. All
having telescopes are urged to
bring them and their star maps for
observations TO he directed,
weather permitting. by Mrs. M. f.
McCsrty.
Members, their families and
guests will be welcome.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Milk Price Boost
Seen in Portland

PORTI.AND-A one-eent boost
in the price Of 3 quart q mix
Nas foreseen here Friday follow
ing completion Of q long hearing
en milk conditions IN the Portland
area By the state milk control
hoard.
II vas believed the board would
aecies ~ the increase sSout ne
Eid6ls q june.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Brings $4,000 Suit
Over Bus Accident

A personal injury suit totalinE
$4,000 was filed in superior court
here Thursday afternoon against
the Tacoma Railway 4 Power Co.
as result Of an accident last Aug.
81 in which an Old Tacoma bus
ran into the car Of Anthony kul-
iis near No. 30th and Aecarvsr
sts.
Injuries TO Mrs. Ruby kulJis,
who was in the parked car. aecord-
ing 10 the complaint. consist Of .
permanently damaged back and
other hurts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Sentence Postmaster
For Embedding Funds

PORTLAND w. Fegtley,
former Vale postmaster, was sem
fenced late Thursday by Federal
Judge James A. Fee to Is months
in penitentiary for embezzlement
Of postal funds. after he pleaded
guilty. He was also fined sio25,
the amount charged embezzled.
Trial Of Wilbur Hixon, Indian,
charged with murder on the klsm-
sth reservation. was set for June
IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31
Waconda Chapter
Meets Wednesday
Gig Horbor Lions
To Bremerton

GIG HARBOR-wsconda chap
ter. q. =. 5. wfll meet IN stated
communication OF "Wednesday eve
ming AZ 5 p m. 81 ths Community
hall. Charter members vii be
honor guests and the 18th birth
DAY Of the chapter win Be eele-
brated. Those having birthdays IN
April. Nay and June win Be hon
ored A good attendance Is de-
sired Is this viii be the last meet
ing before Grand Chapter meets.
Mr.. Hugh Denny. worthy matron.
and Alvin r. AhlberE. worthy
patron. extend = welcome 70 all
visiting members 81 the order.
There will be no meeting of the
LIONS club on Monday, but men,
bsrs will attend the Zone C
meeting Of District No. 10 which
will be held at the Elks club at
Bremerton on "Wednesday evening
at 7:S0. Zone Chairman DIT. 5. r.
Denzler will preside at this meet
ing and Deputy District Governor
Berul johnson will be present A
zone chairman for the ensuing
year will be elected.
Twins Born
Twins were born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Ethel Grape at the Olympia
hospital on Tuesday. The girl, who
weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. will
be named Bonnie Dee. and the
boy, pounds 4 ounces, Monty
Lee. Mrs Grape Is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green Of
Rosedsle.
The Cromwell school picnic will
be held on Tuesday at Point De-
fisnce. The boat Arcadia" will
leave Cromwell dock at 8 a. m.
Jack Porter, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Porter of Gig
Hsrbor. was rushed to Gig Harbor
hospital Wednesday when he step
ped on broken glass while wading
ct Horseshoe lake.
Comes for Visit
Don Luters. student at the
mining college at Soccorro. New
Mexico. arrived home this week 10
spend the summer with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Luters.
Joseph Gates arrived this week
from Los Angeles to Join his wife
at Wanna. where they viii reside
permanently.
Two weeks of religious instruc-
ton will be given in each Of the
Lutheran churches. At Gig Har'
Dor beginning on Monday, the
class will meet from IL to II. Al
Cromwell, beginning Wednesday
from . to $50. At Wollochet, be
ginning Monday, from to 2.
At the meeting of the Amateur
Garden club on Tuesday 1t wal
decided not TO hold the annua
spring flower show this year bu
10 postpone it to the late summe
Or early fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31

Your Postmaster can tell you
how 70 invest in u. 3. Defense
Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
OUADRUPLETS
 DIE AFTER BIRTH

Chicago, May IT - (UP) = Quad. ruplet girls died at Mercy hospital today within 10 hours after they were born to the l9-year-old wife of c lunch room cook.
 pr. William ormack of the hos- pital staff said three died about 2:45 a. m., (3:45 a. m. EDT) and other shortly before 6 a. m. q a. m. EDTl !.
 The babies were two and one-half months premature. The mother, Francis Adams was taken to the hospital In a taxicab last night and 24 minutes later the last of the four was born. Physicians gave the babes oxygen and put them in incubators. Their estimated weights were one to one and one-quarter pounds.
 The father is Edward Adams, 33. The young mother was in good con. dltlon," the hospital reported.
 Quadruplets occur once in ape pruximately 100000 births.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
WEST HARTFORD
 BOARD RESENTFUL

Hartford, Conn.,, May i7--(UP)-- The West Hartford draft board to. day informed c military board of review that 1t resented" its crlti- ciSm of the boards action in re- voking the preferred classification of defense worker who went on strike.
 The board of review, In ordering the worker restored to his preferred status, declared the revocation was unfair and unJustifiable".
 The draft board retorted today that this censure not only goes be- yond the scope of the investiga ton, but is decidedly unfair to us we resent being admonished for acting in accordance with the best dic- tates of our minds and conscience in applying the law as we see It."
 The board of review declared the draft board ordered the preferment revoked because most Of its mem- bers were opposed to strikes in de- fense industries.
 The controversy involved Donald c. Olson, a guage maker. who went on strike April i0. The draft board immediately placed him in Glass l. A and he appealed. He was restored to his preferred class when the strike ended, c few days before the reviewing board issued its finding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
SUPERIOR COURT
 TEST BROUGHT

Hartford, Conn, May i7-(UP)-- A superior court test case was brought today to compel the state to pay the salary difference of It's employees who have entered the mile itary service.
 The Mandamus action was filed by Emil Bsullak, Torrington, a jun for interviewer in the State Eni- ployment office, whose salary amounted to $i30 a month. He was drafted Feb. 8.
 Bsullak cites a section of the gen. erai statutes in his contention that the state must pay him the differ ence between his state salary and his earnings in the army. This view has been upheld by Attornye Gen. eral Francis A. Pallotti but State Comptroller John M. Dove has re- fused to order the payments.
 Judge William II. Comley has as- signed a hearing on the writ for May %.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
ARMY FLYERS DIE
 IN PLANE CRASHES
Terrific Storms in Ohio Blamed for Air
 Tragedies

Dayton, O., May i7-(UP)--Ofi. clals ct Wright Field, U. S. Army Air Corps Base, reported today that two Army flyers were killed In Q plane crash near Martinsyille, o. last night, and state police said three died in the wreck of c sec- otld Army plane near Nelsonville, 70 miles east.
 The planes were wrecked in Q storm which cauged extensive dam ago throughout central and south- ern Ohio, unrooffng buildings and injuring ct least three persons. The crashes apparently occurred about the same time, around 6S0 D. n. (D:30 D m. EDT).
 Wright Field said the plane ct MartinSvllle was an advanced trainer en route from Boiling Field, Washington, D. 0. to Wright.
 Dead there were Capt. R. II. Van Derau, Dayton, and Capt. John O. Stanley, stationed at Washington, D. o.
 Regarding the crash near Nell sonville, Wright officers said only that they had sent men to investi. gate, and had been told by state police that three were dead. They had no other information, they said.
 Sheriff W. P. Duffy at Logan said ambulance crews were sent by Wright Field officials to remove the bodies of the three killed in the second crash. Duffy said re- moval had begun ct his direction, but he ordered 1t stopped after communicating with Wright Field.
 He said hc understood the bodies would be taken to Dayton for iden. tification.
 Jess Brown, a farmer living near Martinsville, said the plane in which Derau and Stanley were killed went through Q fence into a ditch and was scattered all over the field" It came down during an electrical storm.
 One of the dead in the Nelson. vile plane was identified from a tag as William Wrandt, but his Army rating and home fields were not known. State police said the plane, which hit Q w0cdNd ridge In Isolated country. was demolished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
STATES BUDGET l READY FOR ACTION
Now Totals S62,5O0, ,OO0 With $2,75O,OOO to Be
 Added in Legislature

Hartford, Conn.,, May i7-(UP)-. The states biennial operating bud. get, now totaling S62,S00,000 and with another $2,760,000 to be added if approved by the senate and house, was ready today for presentation to the beneral assembly next week.
 The ee2,B00,000 represents on in. crease of 9i,D00,O00 over the io30-4l budget, which was c record spending program for the state.
 Possible additions include 3l ,i00,. 900 for capital outlay, t300,000 for c state armory at New London; S2e5,- 900 for Q state prison farm dorifai-. tory ct Enfield and other lesser amounts for various projects.
 New expenses for the coming two years were accustomed by defense preparations and an aid to depend- ent children program. The latter tackled on e660000; the defense council asked for si00,000 and e el60000 fund to pay separation al- lowances for dependents of men In the military service was recon. inended. Salary raises for state workers amounting to s366 1000 for the first year of the biennium also were included, although the appro- priations committee deleted $3s0, 900 proposed for additional increases during the 1043 fiscal year.
 Estimated income during the iD42- 43 biennium was S64, 400, GOO, despite the fact the legislature avoided new taxes in view of impending heavier federal tax loads.
 With the budget question virtually settled, there remained the problem of minor court patronage as the only remaining major consideration of the legislature before adjournine on June
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
HALF OF VILLAGE
 LIES IN RUINS

Ryegate, Vt.. May l7-CUP)-Half of this villages buildings were in ruins today as result of fire that caused damage estimated at $500o0 yesterday.
 Famed by e brisk wind, the blaze In i5 minutes destroyed four houses general store, a school and @ building that housed the postoffice and town clerks office. The home. less were sheltered by neighbors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
British Warning French OnNaziU iUse of Airfields
Count on French Aid to Prevent Germans Crossing Syrian Border Into Iraq; Neighboring Countries
 Not Aiding IraQ
BY WALTER COLLINS United Press Stan Correspondent)

Cairo, May l7--(UP)-British air. planes, following their bombing of German planes at the French Syr- ian airdromes of Palmyra, Kayak and Damascus, are dropping leaflets warning Frenchmen that Great Brit ain will not tolerate use of Syrian alrdromes by Germany or tho tiltra- ton of Germans into 1raq across the Syrian border, 1t was under. stood today.
 The British warnings emphasized that Britain has no quarrel with tho French but that 1t Is a matter of military necessity to prevent Ger man attacks, with French aid, on the British forces la 1raq.
 British attacks on Syrian air dromes were welcomed In Egypt, where 1t had been felt for some time that forceful measures would Do necessary to stop the German infiltration into Syria.
 It was indicated that some of the French In Syria welcomed the at tacks. A reliable authority asserted that c French plane had flown over Palestine and dropped the messge:
 "The Germans are here. For Gods sake come and bomb our airdromes."
 Unofficial dispatches from Beirut reported that Rashid All Al Gallant, Iraqi premier, had protested to the Transjordanian government against measures 1t had taken on the Trans. jordanian-Iraqi frontier, alleging them to be hostile.
 Rashid seemed to be getting little or no support from neighboring Arab countries. The Arabic Daily Al Makattam here said that King 1bn Saud of Saudi Arabia had con- demned Rashids policy to an 1raqi
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
BRITISH, FRENCH
 SCRAP IS REPORT
Unconfirmed Story Claims Skirmishing on Pales.
 tine, Syria Frontiers
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Istanbul, Turkey, May l7-(UP)- Unconfrmed reports circulated In diplomatic quarters today that skirmishing had broken out between British forces and French Colonial troops on the frontier of Palestine and Syria.
 Though the reports were not con- firmed, earlier dispatches had indi- cated that fighting was likely to break out at any time.
 At the same time, government quarters here announced that Tur- key had taken suitable measures" along the eastern and southern frontiers as the result of the latest developments in the middle east.
 (Turkey's southern and eastern frontiers touch Syria, 1raq, Iran and Russla.)
 There was considerable speculation here whether any fighting between the British and French forces would develop into anything more than Q token" defense by the French.
 It was asserted that many among the French forces in Syria were sympathlzers of the Free France movement and American travellers arriving from Syria had quoted French officers that only q sym bolic resistance might be made.
 British forces in the frontier area were said to be formidable and es- inmates of the French strength went as high as 50000.
 The situation had been an electric one, dispatches indicated, after the arrival of German planes in Syria on the way to Iraq and the bombing Of German planes on Syrian air fields by British planes.
 British sources here asserted that 20 German planes. marked with the Iraqui insignia, had flown rom
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
GERMANS CLAIM
 FORTS RECAPTURE
Positions Taken By British Now in Nazi Hands, Re.
 port States

Berlin, May i7-(UP)-derman troops have recaptured solluni, Fort Capuzzo and "all other" positions on the an.Egyptian frontier which the British had retakefl, the high command asserted today.
 Admitting that the British forces had broken into Solluifi and Fort Capuzzo, i've miles to the west, the high command said that German forces counter attacked daringly and threw back tho BritlSh.
 The high command said German patrols had "carried out successful undertakings" near Tobruk where they were sAid to have captured c number of prisoners and to have de- stropcd two British tanks. It was claimed that German bombers "ef. foctively participated" In fighting ct sollum and T'obruk.
 The communiquo said the Ger. man air force in the Mediterranean Thursday night and yesterday "gev. eral times successfully attacked airportS and harbor works at Malta.
 Britain had claimed the recap. t,,re of sollum and Halfaya Pass on the Egyptian side of the border and the post of Mu Said on the Libyafi side.
 (No mention had been made In British communiques of the cap- ture of the strong post of Fort Ca- puzzo, i've miles west Of Solluiii on the Libyan side of the frontier, or of sidi Azeib, IS miles northwest of sollufn)
 It was asserted that 100 British were taken prisoners at sollunf and that German and Italian patrols had captured three British officers and a men, and destroyed two British tanks, ct Tobruk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-17
CHARTER BILL
 TO PASS SOON
Break in Legislative Jam Opens Way for ' =
 Enactment
(By Democrat LegIsIat live Reporter)

(By Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, May l7- The Waterbury charter revision bill, which has been held up in the Re- publican dominated House for scv- erai weeks, may be finally passed next week. There are definite indi- cations that on agreement has been reached between Senator John l., Sullivan of New Britain and Rep. Edward S. Birge of Stratford, chair- men respectively of the Senate and House cities and boroughs commits toe. and this will clear the way for action on many cities and boroughs bills that have been delayed.
 Sponsored by the city administra- ton and having little opposition among Republicans, the bill was passed in the Democratic- controlled Senate last month. When it went to the House, Rep. Birge first re- fused to approve suspension of the rules to allow carly passage and h. ter declined to have action taken on the bill ct all.
 Mayor Vincent A. scully and Wa. torbury legislators have declared several times that the bill would not be employed in any "deals'.
 After tho first hold-up of tho bill in the House, 1t was discovered that the reason was that Republicans were seeking, in return for their votes for the bill, Democratic ap- proYal of . bill which would take tho power of appointing old age census enumcratorS away from the mayor and place It in the hands of the registrars of voters. This would mean for Republican Registrar Al- bert 0. Faller to dispense some pat. Fonage.