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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08

colleges In some instances.
The state hoard Of education has
10 name nine members Of the
state school district merger COM
mittee. created by the recent ses-
sion with sec. 900 to spend on is
own expenses and employees.
The labor and industries di-
rector has n appoint = state
apprenticeship council n three
members. They would plan
statewide system Of training
workers for industry. A state
library commission Of four
members must be chosen by
the governor. NJ well NJ two
superior court judge. 10 serve
on the penal institutions probe
committee. Of which Lieut.
Gov. Vic Meyers L. 20 h. the
executive secretary"
Two bills vetoed by the COVER
nor would have created new COM
missions. One provided for a state
restaurant and hotel inspection
board Of three members and the
other a state mine-to-market roads
commission OF three. There al
ready Is a similar commission. -
the latter veto did not affect the
program greatly.
But there are. Of course,
numerous minor vacancies In
various state departments
which probably win he filled
nv the governors office. Some
departments WHOSE activities
were expanded by bills passed
BY the legislature or through
Increased appropriations viii
b. able 70 provide q few spots
for the hordes Of job-seekers
now descending ON the row
ernor.
Under the previous regimes.
after each Legislative session. sew
eral Legislators or their relatives
were put on the state payroll. but
thus far Langlie has made no such
appointments. Reports were he
got through the session without
promising many, II any. jobs in
return for support of his legisla-
tive program.
Doctors. dentists. lawyers and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
Hunters Interrupt
Phone Service

UNIoNT0WN, PA--Telephone
subscribers in this area are threat
ening 10 DO something about the
tpoor craftsmanship" OF district
hunters The phone system has
been disrupted az least five times
when hunters punctured wires in
stead Of game
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-08
TPOLITICULARS-
and
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

The legislature gave Gov. Arthur B. Lange few political
plums in the form Of state positions hand with
fancy salaries attached survey revealed today
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
DEFENSE:
Parties Split

! Congress debated President Roose-
velt's plan to loan or lease muni-
tons Of war to Great Britain. Party
lines were broken and politics for
gotten both by political leaders in
congress and through the nation.
Leading the attack against the
bill within congress was Senator
Wheeler 3D., Mont.). Former Presi-
dent Hoover and former Gov. ALI
M. Landon, the G. o. P. standard
bearer in 1886, lined up behind him.
But President Roosevelt had the
support of Wendell L. Willlkie, who
ran against him last fall. And in
the senate he was supported by SEN
ator Austin (R., Maine). Willkie sug-
gested several changes in the meas
ure, however. He proposed that a
time limit be fixed during which
the President will have exceptional
powers to deal with embattled de-
mocracies. He also proposed that
the nations to be given help be
named in the bill.
Administration senators were
quick to adopt the view. As the pro-
posal moved into house and senate
hearings, amendments were added
to carry out the Willkie suggestions.
Meanwhile Willkie and three Of his
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Battle Scene Shifts to Mediterranean
AS Nazis Bolster Fading Italian Army;
Willlxie Backs FDR on Lease-Lend Bill;
u. S. Navy Split Into Three New Fleets

these eonmns thsy
seleased by Western Newspaper Union.l -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
HELP TO ITALY:
Germans Take Over

Mussolini began to slip. In Egypt
the British bombed him out Of the
air while on the ground his troops
were retreating farther and faster
westward until it seemed as though
all of eastern Libya would be lost to
the Fascist empire. The Greeks
were threatening the last line Of re-
sistance in southern Albania and
there wasn't much for the Italians to
fall back on after that.
More and more it became appar-
ent that the Duce's Axis partner
would be forced to send German
troops to extract the Italians from
the tangled mess. Even the italian
home front began to crackle, per-
haps the first rumble Of revolution.
Benito Mussolini was being referred
to as Finite Mussolini.
Only German planes appeared, at
first piloted by Italians. The planes
were sent to Albania. After that fol-
lowed German instructors" to
teach the Italians how to fight in the
air. Finally all pretense was dropped
and Germans began to arrive in
numbers, taking over Italian bases.
We're the Germans invading Italy?
Perhaps not. Maybe it was only a
case of holding Italy in protective
custody" Be that as it may, when
Germans took up the battle them
selves, Italy could no longer be con-
sidered an equal partner in the
Axis. The Germans don't work that
way. They dominated the fight.
Mussolini needed their help and
could get it only on the German
terms.
Mediterranean War
The Germans first attack came in
the Mediterranean, off Catalina.
Here the inland sea narrows down
to slight channel between Sicily
and the North African mainland.
Through this channel must flow all
British supplies and reinforcements
to Greece and Egypt.
A large convoy was passing
through the channel escorted by the
royal navy, including the 23,000-ton
cruiser Southampton. Nazi dive
bombers appeared in force and what
is believed to be the first battle ever
fought between war vessels and air.
craft took place. The British admit
both war vessels were hit. The
italians claim more were damaged.
The battle ended at nightfall and
the British ships made harbor. But
the Germans sailed forth the fol-
lowing day and continued raids on
British shipping in the Mediter-
ranean for the five days. They said
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24

MO WONDER she looks sweet
1 y as pie and decidedly pleaseA
with herself! This little miss, with
the bows in her curls and her doll
by the arm, is wearing the newest
and best of pinafore-jumper fash
ions, and one that you should make
up Immediately for your own
small daughter. The pinafore-
jumper is so deliciously full, below
that down-scooped cut in the front,
and the sash bow in the back ac-
cents its saucy flare. The little
guimpe is plain and tailored, as it
should be for school and kinder
garten, with a round, tailored col
lar and a little neck bow.
Send for the pattern right away
(the number is 8860). Make the
pinafore-jumper Of checked ging-
ham, printed calico or plain cham
bray, and trim with braid or bias
binding. Repeat the guimpe sew
eral times in batiste, lawn, dinity
pr linen.
Pattern No. 1850 is designed for sizes
r 4, and years. Size 4 requires 21x
kards of 35-inch material for pinafore-
Jumper; Ia yards trimming; 70 yard for
House. Send order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
LEASE-LEND BILL

months ago anybody had proposed
the lease-lend bill giving the Presi-
dent unlimited authority to engage in
economic and possibly military war
everywhere in the world" to pro-
vide worldwide bill of rights for
people anywhere in the world" and
whether they want it or not?
Nobody can say precisely what
would have happened, but the
chances certainly are strong that it
would even have had, a hearing.
Certainly, earlier, nobody could have
calnpaigned for Office and such a
bill.
What has happened in the mean
time to incite public sentiment to en-
terrain such perilous course, such
revolution in our system of gov
eminent, such an about totalitarian-
ism in the United States? Certainly
not any greater danger to the bel
ligerent nations that have our SYM
pathy. There have been some ter
rible bombings of cities, but, if any
thing, their actual military position
has been much improved.
What has happened is the most
effective war-ballyhoo and propa-
ganda headed by few sincere and
masterful but certainly very rash
men. Over the air, in the mail, in
the press, their voices for war have
been continuous and many times the
volume Of any voice for caution.
Popular polls have asked hypothet-
ical military questions on which no
mere layman would be likely to have
the facts and professional knowl-
edge to express any valuable ,opin-
ion-such as, "Do you think Britain
win lose the war, if we do not give
her all add" Lacking access to any
guiding facts, except the incessant
sharanguing of the war-criers, who
themselves are not much more COM
potent to give an opinion, these
sample" voters say Eyes" in SUBJ
stantial majorities to the question:
sShall we go to WARP"
IT is mostly fantastical nonsense,
this government by harangue and
t4AA<iAAASA0A H4SH4oNAtC, ONt Tic ACoo4b -
not nonsense. It is the stark nation
al tragedy Of the lease-lend bill; sub
jecting the, wealth, the peace and
the welfare of our country in war
to the discretion of a single man,
who, with almost unlimited war pow
ers in the past for preparation and
defense, has not used them wisely
or well. II he had, we should be in
no such panic as we are today.
4 a. . - $3.50
Just as the public. has been war
danced and tom-tomed by equivocal
propaganda into even considering
such q bill, SO that bill itself is not
candid. It would be far better and
more honest to appropriate $3,000,-
O00, 900 to lend or give Britain,
Greece or China to be spent here
for munitions, than to authorize the
J President to engage our entire
strength il arms and resources
Ia economic war s'everywhere in the
uorld' and to guarantee freedom of
speech and worship and from want
and war anywhere in the world"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24

Here is the latest picture of Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill Of England shoton
as he matches anti-aircratt gunnery in &C.
ton at a Royal Artillery establishment,
"S0neiohere-in-England. Jst
that IS ships were sent to the bot
tom. When the truth can be learned
definitely, it may be one of the "clas-
sic'' battles of history, for it may
establish what long has been moot
question-whether aircraft can sue
cessfully challenge armed surface
craft.
Looking Ahead
The British felt the German force,
now based in Italy, may be definite
challenge to the campaign in the
Near East. 1t may mean that Hit
Ter will seek to cut off all commune
cations between England and Cairo.
On the other hand the British still
anticipate an attack on England it.
self. And they doubt that the at
tempt win be long delayed. Ger
man bombings of Irish cities were
seen as training" flights toward
this objective. The British took
no chances. They bombed "inva-
sion ports" in Germany, Holland,
Belgium and France nightly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24


This photograph s0as taken as the secre-
fary of state testified before the house com.
mitfee on foreign affairs and soarned that
the United States must speed up its help
to Britain il Hitler is to be beaten.
friends were arranging to 60 to Lon
don during the first days in Febru-
airy. The head of the Republican
party wished to see first hand just
what was going on in England. He
made application to Secretary Hull
for passport. The request was
granted in three hours.
The Fleets
Many months ahead of delivery of
ships which will give the United
States a two-ocean navy, orders
were issued which split the present
war vessels into three fleets" The
main forces will remain in the Pa
cific, but there will be an independ-
ent command in the Atlantic and
third independent command in Asia.
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
was named commander in chief. He
and President Roosevelt are old
friends. They worked together in
another defense problem when Mr..
Roosevelt was assistant secretary of
the navy in 1916-1917. At the same
time orders were issued to increase
the navy personnel from $4,000 to
$4,000.
More Planes
DR.. George Mead, aircraft produc-
ton head of the national defense
commission, announced that the ma
TONS three largest automobile cor
porations had agreed to take a larg-
er hand in the making of fighting
planes. Ford, General Motors and
: Chrysler will make parts for 1900
planes each. They have completed
arrangements with Consolidated
Aircraft, Douglas and Glenn Martin
to make the assemblies. The cheap
est of the $500 planes will cost
100000.
Meanwhile there still is some dis
pute over the lack. of aluminium. The
Aluminium Corporation of America,
which holds monopoly, said pro-
duction has more than doubled and
that the firm is spending SIS, 000,0 900
of its own money for further ex-
pansion. Since aircraft today is al
most wholly aluminium in the bod
les, the demand is high and there
yet may be a senate investigation
over Alco's affairs and national de-
tense.
Otherwise on the defense front,
The North Carolina, first battle
ship to be built for the United States
navy in 20 years, will 60 into COM
mission April IL.
A fighting plane built for the U. S.
army attained speed of $40 miles
an hour in a power dive test. It
was driven by a reserve officer,
Lieut.. Andrew c. Med onough. The
speed of the plane is faster than
sound, SO that when it is heard APP
preaching for bombing it is too late
to duck-the plane already has
passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
SCHOOLS CRITICIZED:
By College Heads

Present-day educational methods
are inadequate to cope with the
needs of democracy, speakers told
the twenty-seventh annual meeting
of the Association of American Col
leges. DR.. Theodore M. Greene,
Princeton philosophy professor, and
DR.. John M. Mason, president of
Swarthmore college, led the dis
cussion. The Rev. Edward v. STAN
ford, president of Villanova, agreed
with them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
TOO MUCH COTTON:
Reduction Asked

Because the export market for
cotton has disappeared with the
war, Farm Secretary Claude Wick
ard believes a reduction must be
made in the previously announced
government production goal of
100000 bales for the 1941 crop.
To achieve the cut, he offers cotton
growers SIS, 1000, 900 worth of cotton
goods free if they will reduce the
acreage.
Under the plan, cotton growers
would receive stamps which would
be redeemable at any retail store for
cotton goods. Stamps would be Civ
en- at the rate of 10 cents for each
pound of cotton which farmers nor
mally would have produced on the
implanted portion of their acreage
allotment.
For example, farmer with 10
acre allotment, would receive $25
worth Of stamps if he planted only
nine acres, assuming that his nor
NAL yield was $50 pounds per acre.
Voluntary reductions will not af-
feet allotments under the 1912 pro-
gram.
BY this method Wickard hoped to
prevent further increases of sur:
pluses under the government loan
plan and also to increase employ
ment in cotton mills, while allowing
cotton farmers to plant more gar
den and feed CROPS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
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PRESIDENTS POWER


When the blank check, lease-lend
bill has been bums-rushed through
congress, the United States may not
be at war-but the President will be.
He has announced his peace terms
freedom of speech and of worship,
social security and the end of wars
through disarmament-not merely
in Europe but Everywhere in the
world" including, Of course, Rus
STA. This is the new worldwide New
Deal with our taxpayers and work.
ers, as they did for the American
New Deal, paying as much Of the
whole bill as the President shall de-
termine. Mr.. Roosevelt has also an
nounced the kind of peace in which
he will not "acquiesce." People who
are not at war don't prescribe either
the kind of peace that will be accept
ed or the kind that won't.
The President also asks for ulti-
mate power to dispose all the war
strength in America, except man.
power (maybe?) to fight for whom
and at any place he decides-all
our guns, ships, planes, shells, rifles,
all our materials and facilities for
production and, by the same token,
If not all our wealth, then at least
billions of it. He can send as much
or as little into the battle lines as
he decides, and that is nothing less
than the position Of international
commander-in-chief.
What is requested is the complete
strength Of the nation in economic
war-and in these modern days that
is 90 per cent of military war with
margin over as deadly as military
war, if not more so.
This astonishing bill was prepared
under the direction of Mr.. Morgen-
thau in the treasury and there is
good reason to believe that neither
Secretary Stimson of war, Secretary
Knox of navy and Secretary Hull Of
state was consulted on its terms
before it was published. Somebody
beside Henry the Morgue ought to
be consulted before we buy a ticket
to perdition.
We have no effective naval YES
sells to send without hurting our
navy. We can send no modern
tanks, planes or guns that wouldn't
delay the training Of our army. Aid
to Britain, yes, but in this momen-
tive hysterical spasm, can't some
body be thinking one little thought
about the interest and security Of
the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
BUY BRITISH MOVEMENT

Behind the flood of Help Britain
Buy Something British" window
posters, which have sprung up all
over the country, is an amazing
story of a nationwide movement
started singlehanded by a young
Portland, Ore, advertising man only
two months ago.
His name is Robert Smith and the
idea came to him when he took out
his wallet for a bill to donate to the
British relief fund. He noticed that
his wallet was tattered, and it struck
him that by buying a new one of
British make he would be making a
definite contribution to England's
war resources. .sg
Young Smith figured there must
be thousands of others who felt the
same way, and decided then and
there to call it to their attention.
The first thing he did was to team
up with a close friend, David Rob-
inson, an attorney and leader in
Portland welfare organizations.
With Robinson handling organization
and Smith promotion the move
ment gathered strength like a roll
ing SNOWFALL.
In the two months the movement
has been under way it has prairie
fired to % states with more than $50
local branches. Dazed by the phe-
nomenal success Of his idea, young
Smith attributes it entirely to the
strong feelings of the average man
in the street."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
FLU MOVES EAST:
Nation Warned


The wave of influenza which be-
gan on the West coast during fall
swept eastward and by midi anuary
registered 100, 900 victims east of the
Mississippi.
In Boston 10000 children were alb
sent from school. There were 80, 900
cases listed in Texas and $4,000 in
Memphis. Schools were closed in
the Carolinas and Tennessee. Five
thousand were i'll in st. Louis. In
the first two weeks of last year,
there were but $500 cases in the
whole nation.
The National Billiard Tournament
went ahead without Willie Hoppe,
the first time since he won the cham
pionship in 1910. In a preliminary
play with Jake Schaeffer, he had
appeared in the regulation dinner
clothes for two days while his tenn
perature was above 101. When
Schaeffer learned about this he with
drew the challenge and the game
came to an end. ~.
Most encouraging was that the
type of influenza is mild one, not
the fatal type that swept over the
nation like plague in 1917. This
year few deaths have been re-
corded.
Nevertheless, national health
service authorities advised people to
avoid crowds, to get plenty of rest
and eat sparingly of wholesome
foods. Extra precautions were be.
ing taken in army camps.
MISCELLANY:
Lieut.. Gen. Lord Baden-Powell be.
came famous in Africa in another
war. Greatly outnumbered by
Beers, he stood them off by sheer
bluff and for 217 days stalled an
attack. When he returned home to
England in 1910, after a lifetime on
the Dark Continent, he was a ma
tional hero. He founded the Boy
Scouts, dressed them in short pants,
like those worn by the British colo
NAL armies. Last year his health
failed and he returned to Africa,
where his dreams have always been.
He died there at the age of "a, while
other British soldiers, also dressed
in the short pants, were again max
ing British history in Africa.
Dolores Frances, aged nine, has
had her share of tough luck. She
contracted infantile paralysis when
she was 10 months old RI,f she h,1
one piece of luck she will always
remember. She was chosen as the
most typical child aided by the In
fantile Paralysis Foundation at
Warm Springs. Along with the title
went a visit to the White House as
the guest of Mrs. Roosevelt.
George Herman ("Babe'') Ruth
was sued for $1,000 after an automo-
bile accident on New Jersey high
way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-24
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STETTINIUS STOPS DENYING
SHORTAGE OF STEEL

tinils Jr., handsome raw materials
chief Of the Defense commission,
apparently has become gun-shy.
Having seen his denials of short
ages in strategic materials blow up
in his face, he is resorting to a new
technique in the case of steel.
It took only few days for his
solemn statement that there was no
aluminium shortage to be refuted by
Sen. Joe O'Mahoney, chairman Of
the monopoly Investigating commit
tee. Even less time elapsed be-
tween his denial of zinc and brass
deficiency and the issuance of a
presidential order barring their ex-
port.
The holly controversial steel is
sue has been a Stettinius worry for
months. As far back as last sum-
mer he was warned by experts that
the nations vast defense program,
to say nothing Of frantic British or
ders, required an immediate expan-
sion Of steel plant capacity. It was
pointed out that present U. S. ingot
capacity is approximately $4,000, 900
tons, of which normal consumer
needs for 1871 would be around
100000 tons, leaving only 23,00O,-
600 tons for armament.
This obviously was far from
enough. The B ritish alone will
have to get at least 100000 tons
of American steel this year to keep
their war industries supplied.
With several notable exceptions,
the steel industry baked at build
ing new plants. It insisted it could
take care of all requirements with
out the is or 20 per cent expansion
that was urged. In this stand it was
vigorously supported by Walter S.
Tower, president of the American
Iron & Steel Institute, also a dollar
a-year adviser on Stettinius' staff.
But the pooh-poohing of Tower,
salaried official Of the steel indus
try, was sharply challenged by Prof.
Melvin G. d'Chazeau of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, another Stettinius
steel adviser. An outstanding
authority without any industrial tie
ups, D'Chazeau urged immediate
plant enlargement. Is 49,
This inner battle ragged for weeks,
with Stettinius sitting blinking in the
middle while deliveries continued to
fall further and further behind.
He finally did move after the Pres
ident took an indirect poke at the
steel barons in his message to con-
.gress,. and the '.Big Four" defense
chiefs followed him up with their
demand that industry must subor-
dinate its concern over possible fu-
ture effects of tremendous expan.
Sion."
Stettinius acted by passing the
buck. He designated Gano Dunn,
head of the j. G. White Engineering
company, and a dollar-a-year man
on his staff, as neutral arbiter"
to decide, between Tower and
D'Chazeau.
Dunn is the Impartial expert
who last year slashed a proposed
IVA power expansion for defense
purposes nearly rs per cent, and
was overruled by direct order of
Roosevelt on the insistence of other
defense heads.
Some insiders are betting that it
won't be long before steel is put on
the priorities list and consumer use
sharply curtailed. They base this
ON the fact that even if new plants
are ordered, it will take a year be-
fore they get into production.