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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

II has been downright dumbness
Of this sort which has made neces-
sary one Of the FBrs less elamor-
Gus but more important jobs in the
problem OF preventing sabotage of
the defense effort the work of
inspecting plants with defense or
ders To make sure that the ordi-
nary, every day. common sense
precautions are taken for safety
aud secrecy
This plant survey work began in
the fall of 1889 at the request OF
the war and navy departments.
Furnishing the FBI with list Of
some 1000 plants which had i'm
portant defense contracts, the in
telligence divisions Of the armed
services asked that these factories
be surveyed To make sure that the
protective facilities. the policing
and inspection of fire hazards were
adequate for any emergency. Al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Iowans TO Picnic
AT Park August 3

The Iowa society of Southwest
Washington will hold its saith an
nusl picnic Sunday, Aug. }. at
Point Defiance park on the picnic
grounds near the pavilion.
Iowa born soldiers from Fort
Lewis. McChord field and Camp
Murray will he guests.
Coffee. cream and sugar will he
furnished. Following dinner. there
will he a program and community
singing.
Officers of the society are Cliff
Griffins. president, Mrs. Mort L.
Campbell, first vice president;
Mrs. L. p. McFee. second vice
president, and Ruth Turk, secrs-
tary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Planning Councils TO Meet
In Seattle and Olympia

Kizer. Spokane attorney Is chair
man. vii meet AZ 10 o'clock sat
urdsy morning in the governor
hoard room q the legislative build
ing. Capitol group. at Olympia
The regional meeting Thursday
sIn concern itself with public
works progrsmming with and
without federal assistance. ana
budget provisions for planning for
ne coming year.
The state board Saturday will
receive reports on varied state
projects and discussion Of federal
cooperation with the national re-
source. and planning commission
which will be represented by its
Northwest regional representative,
Q. ". Croy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
McNuii Advises Against
U. S. Abandoning Interests
In East to 'Appease Tokyo

WASHINGTON ~ Paul n. Nc,
Mutt. former high commissioner
20 the Philippines. asserted here
that American interests in the Far
East must not be abandoned u
-sppease the political machine
which now happens 10 be In power
IN Tokyo"
MeNuff said ~Nhen any
nation teams mp ss Japan has
done with this axis threat. 10
can hardly do 30 without ex-
pecting 20 shoulder the full
consequences Of It's action"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

agent begins his inspection Of the
most vulnerable points in It's oper-
atoms the sources Of power. wa
ter or fuel. the storage Of raw ma
terials. the key operations which
might stop production in the entire
factory II there were breakdowns
at these bOttleneek points. Max
ing sure that these vital spots have
the primary protection they de
serve Is the first check.
A survey OF personnel systems
comes next. Application forms
are gone over 10 make certain
that such simple and fundamental
things as citizenship and nation
atty are accurately known. Pre-
vious military service and particu-
larly the whereabouts of applicants
in the 1914-1s period provide leads
for the Identification of any work
ers who seek jobs under assumed
names. just as much as a check Of
police records. or social security
numbers will do.
Methods OF checking entrance
OF employees into the plant and the
movement of employees from one
department to another within the
larger establishments get good
going over.
Shipping and receiving platforms
and the movements Of delivery or
supply trucks call for the installa-
ton of truck registers and inspec-
ton.
Restricted areas have been set
up in some plants. where only GER
tain employees may enter. Rooms
where there are precision opera
tions get the most careful inspec-
ton. and the close guarding Of
precision tools is one of the steps
urged, as sabotage can be achieved
just as effectively by damaging a
gauge as by damage to the manu-
featured product directly.
Guarding of blueprints has been
found necessary IN many plants,
too. But these examples all point
10 the thousand and one things
that must be inspected in every
plant that has defense contract,
including the sub-contrsctors who,
in small operations may be maxi
ing only one part. Inspection even
gets down To controlling the move
ments OF visitors through the plant,
the disposal Of wastepaper from
the drafting rooms and offices
handling the mail and the most
careful Identification Of janitors
and cha r>yOmen.
Programs " apparently plea
yunish mslstenee OIL what should
De obvious detail Of plant pro-
lection have VI course worked
some Inconvenience TO loyal EN-
ployes, but recognizing the emer-
sency nature of the present de-
Tense effort they have seen the
real need for wartime police
methods as plant insurance.
Also. the FBI has made clear
that its surveys have nothing 10
do with the legitimate labor rela-
lions between employer and en-
ploye. Entire emphasis has been
placed on the survey Of the physi-
cal operation of the plant. TO check
every possible source Of damage
10 the plant. its workmen apd its
product.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
AGENTS TAKE SPECIAL
ENGINEERING COURSE

pEFOkE FBI agents are as
- signed to this industrial survey
work, they are brought TO Wash
ington headquarters for special
training. Most OF the agents be-
ing basically lawyers and account
ants by profession. they have TO
be given short courses in industrial
engineering to fit them for this
detailed plant inspection. Skilled
factory managers have provided
the basic training.
On the job, at the plant, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Justice Of Peace
Shows Gratitude

SYRACUSE, Neb. - To prove
his gratitude. Roy Wood. newly
elected justice OF the peace in
Syracuse. offered TO furnish the
marriage license and perform the
marriage free 10 the first local
couple that applied To be married
IN his court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
FBI Is Super Waterman
Guarding U. S. aciories
Second Of Six Articles
WASHINGTON
BY PETER EDSOk
Tacoma Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON-At FBI headquarters in Washington they
tell this story in all seriousness:
In plant having of the important defense
contracts there individual who was charged with
the keeping of blueprnts and confidential records in
special vault But he afraid he might forget the lock
combination. he scratched the numbers in the
the sdewal of the vault where almost anyone gong by
could them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

ready some 800 Of these plants
have been surveyed. and AS the
defense effort grows. this same in
spection may be extended TO some
II 600 additional factories and
mills and shops having government
contracts for national prepared
ness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

questioned. He then poked around
the plant al day. asking questions
end receiving courteous answers
on all the highly confidential work
which the plant was doing on a
defense order.
Confirmed carelessness ike
this. as much as anything else
would make the American de-
Tense effort vulnerabl To sabotage
and espionage" says Director J.
Edgar Hoover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
NEXT: Sabotage and Espl-
onage Today.

Your Postmaster can tell you
how to invest in U. S. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
U.S.. Forces Will Project
Worlds Oldest Republic

habitable The population Is al
most entirely of pure Scandinavian
stock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Core Of the News
WATER PERMIT

Mary Owens. Tacoma. has been
granted permission by the state
hydraulics inspector TO divert .O3
second foot Of water from n tribu-
tary Of Hylebos creek. Pierce
county. for irrigation.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter store Adv
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
REPORTS THEFT

Alfred knutson. 1913 So. 18th
st. reported the theft of an eight
foot dinghy from fishermen's dock
ut Port piers Tuesday.
Bedding plants. Hiaz Florist. al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
CONTRACT AWARDED

The war department has let a
si4s.s43 contract TO Lord n
Loryea, Portland. for gasoline
storage, distribution and dispens-
ing system and concrete paving a,
Fort Lewis.
Email suburban ranch wanted
LEE. 704S Pac. ave. GA T646.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
ASTRONOMICAL MEETING

A meeting OF the Astrolog ical
Discussion group Will be held
Thursday NJ $ y. m. la 500 Wash
ington building. =. Is. Moore viii
be the speaker.
Won NDEN for wounds - in
handy modern tubes. tadv)
Evening star., 1941-06-05
Dismissal OF Police
Private Recommended

Dismissal of Pvt. William E.
Bracey, Al. of No. II precinct, was
recommended yesterday by the Po-
lice Trial Board, which found him
guilty of intoxication while off duty
and conduct unbecoming an officer.
Pvt. Bracey was convicted in Po-
lice Court May % on charge of
driving while drunk, growing out of
an automobile collision March 4 be-
tween his private car and truck.
Several lesser charges against
other officers were disposed of at the
first hearings in the new Trial Board
room on the fifth floor of the newly
occupied Municipal Building.
Police Chief Ernest w. Brown and
Inspector William G. Stott. chair
man of the board, made brief talks
when the boardroom was dedicated
Inspector Stott declared the room
was mo chamber of sorrow" but
rather was a place where members
of the force could expect to get g
square deal" at all times.
Evening star., 1941-06-05
Air Forum to Debate
Peace Offer by U. S.

The American Forum of the Air,
arranged by Theodore Crank and
presented over the Mutual Broad
casting System, will stage debate
Sunday night on the question
SHOULD the United States, while
continuing its preparedness pro-
gram, take the leadership in an
effort to bring about peace?"
The program will be heard from
7 to 7:45 pm. and will originate in
the Willard Hotel. The public is
invited to the admission-free pro-
gram. Those who will participate
include Representatives Mundt of
South Dakota, Vorys of Ohio, Gore
of Tennessee and Ellis of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1941-06-05
Camp Program Hints
Increase in Army
To 2,S00,00O Men
Billion-Dollor Rush Order
Disclosure May Indicate
Doubling Of Forces
By the Associated Press.

~ hiN hooSNAoASA ANcos
The surprise disclosure that the
Army was rushing new billion-dol-
lar camp construction program led
informed legislators to believe today
that the War Department had de-
Cided to increase the field forces to
100000 men, or double their present
strength.
One member of Congress with
close War Department connection
said that the new camp program
meant that the international situ-
alton Is such that it has been deemed
wise to prepare for this new emer-
gency that may be approaching our
shores"
The first intimation that the pro-
gram was under way came from the
Army's construction quartermaster,
Brig. Gen. Brehon Somervell, dur
ing testimony before House Mill
tary Subcommittee yesterday. He
was very laconic, however.
Within the previous "a hours, he
told the committee, he had received
orders to rus. the award of con-
tracts for construction work totaling
about $1,000 100000" Refusing to
provide details, he explained that
in some respects these things are
military secrets"
Steamships Called For.
On another defense front. mean
while, the Maritime Commission
moved closer to the 1000, 0,000-ton goal
President Roosevelt set for it several
weeks ago when he directed the Gre
alton of a special shipping pool in
the interest of the defense and
British-ald programs.
The commission called on Allan
tic and Gulf coastwise steamship
operators to turn over half their
tonnage to the pool. approximately
l25 ships with a total tonnage of
100000 are now in the two coast
wise services.
The acquisition of 375,OOO tons
from this source would put the ton
mage earmarked for the pool at
about 1875 900. Two weeks ago the
commission was understood to have
approximately 100000 tons lined
up, counting in almost 100000 tons
of refugee foreign shipping which
the Government would take over
under terms of the bill now await
ing President Roosevelt's signature
In summoning the operators to
Washington to work out methods
for diverting the requested tonnage,
the commission said that the di-
verted coaStWise ships would be
used to carry strategic materials on
both nearby and long voyage routes.
Sites Already Surveyed.
The question of new Army camps
has been under War Department
consideration for some time, 1t was
understood, because of the possibil-
ity that changing world conditions
might suddenly require the housing
Of additional troops
ReaIs;ing this, Congress provided
s15,00O,00O for preliminary work
some time ago with the idea of
avoiding the errors and high cost
encountered in the original $780,
100000 camp construction program.
The Army accordingly has been sur
veying likely sites for 28 new can
tonments and 1t said that II loca-
tions definitely had been selected
thus far.
Construction of % new camps
would increase the capacity of the
Arny's housing facilities to approx
nately 100000 troops. If augmen-
tation of the Army is necessary, the
plan of the high command is to
make the first increase to 100000
men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

(Continued from Page D mission to sell insurance at later date.
 Issuing" Banks
 The issuing" banks are the Wat erbury Savings Bank, the Savings Bank of Danbury, the Bristol Sav- !ngs Bank and the Connecticut Sav- ings Bank of New Haven.
 The agency" banks are the Thomaston Savings Bank, the Can nan Savings Bank, the Southington Savings Bank, the South Norwalk Savings Bank, the Norwich Savings Society and the New Milford Sav- ings Bank.
 The savings bank life insurance act was passed by the l94l General Assembly after a lengthy controver. sy. It had @ favorable report from the banks committee, of which sen- ator Blansfield was chairman. The Waterbury legislator drafted the bill in the final form in which 1t was adopted, and his efforts on behalf of the legislation were recognized when Gov. Robert A. Hurley named him president of the Savings Bank Life Insurance Fund Trustees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
Perriello Assuredly Will Be COP Nominee
(Continued from Page D

and conventions. Frank T. John son, publicity director of the state central committee, told The Demo- crat today that under a ruling by Attorney General Francis A. Pal- lott. nominating conventions must be held at least g days before election day, Nov. {. This would make Oct. i2 the last date for the conventions. This would mean that the primary would probably have to be held during the first week of October.
 Independent Democrats
 A group Of Independent Demo- cratic leaders was understood today tn be seeking to arrange a confer ence with Chairman Hall for to- morrow night. A meeting of In- dependent Democratic leaders with the PeFrlello group is also said to be planned.
 Afr. Hail said today that 10 knew
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
Most Of Countries At
 Conference In Exile
Continued from Page D

States, MaiSky said:
 "rhe Soviet government considers it imperative to declare with par ticrllar emphasis that all peoples which have recognized the necessity of smashing Hitlerite aggression to- day have one main task-to mobilize all economic and military resources of freedom loving peoples in order to attain the speedy emancipation of the nations which are grooming under the oppression of the Hit lerite hordes,"
 All Those Present
 Represented at the conference were Belgium, the British empire, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the Soviet Union and Jugoslavia, and representative of Free France which, 1t was reported in reliable quarters, the British government was about to recognize as the De Facto government of those Trench Colonial territories 1t holds.
 There had been Q preliminary council June 12. Sin ce then Russia had entered the war and had be- come allied with the other nations which Germany attacked.
 Delegates met in the famous pic- ture gallery of St. James palace where many historic conferences had been held in peace times.
 Russian Ambassador MaislSy in his statement made what seemed an im- plicit pledge that Socialist Russia would abstain from subversive &C., tivt ties in other countries.
 "The Soviet Union defends the right ct every nation to indepen- dence and territorial integrity of It's country, and Its right to estab- fish such social order and choose such form of government as seems Iopport,.ne and necessary for the bet- ter production of its economic and cultural prosperity" he said.
 Foreign Minister E. N. Van Klef- fens, in his declaration, made one reservation in Hollands enrorsement of the Atlantic charter.
 Poirt four, which calls for access of all nations to raw materials and trace.
 Point four specifics that the United States and Britain, with due respect for their existing obliga- tions," will further this principle.
 Van Kleffens said that point four should not include the perpetuation of existing obligations which were harmful to the general interest, and he specifically urged freedom of trade.
 The Polish Czech joint declaration promised support of the Roosevelt Churchill Atlantic charter, with special reference to security against another great war and to the econ- omic prosperity of the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

(Continued from Page D
 on a chartered airliner from Nas- sau to begin 8 six-weeks vacation trip that will take the couple sor the first time together to Chicago. Calgary, Alta, the Dukes PEP" ranch in Alberta which he has not seen in i4 years, to Baltimore whicl: the former Wallis WarfLeld has not visited since 1928, and New York.
 While the duchess remained in their suite at the Miami Colonial hotel, the duke motored to subur- ban Coral Gables with his aides yesterday afternoon to review some of the 300 Royal Air Force cadets studying ct the .. s. Army Air Corps aerial navigation school at the University of Miami. Later he visited the huge maintenance shops Of Pan American AlgwAys at Din. ner Key. He ehaEEed freely and lnterestedly with the British cadets and teehnicians at the ahops.
 The duke and duchess were hosts ak m small dinner at Q downtown restaurant last night t0 British 0g- flcials. Later the couple was hofls oFed at Q small reception at their hotel, where they had engaged slle entire fifth fl0or te assure pgt- Saevs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24
Russians, Nazis Both
 Claiming Victories
CContinued from Page D

Snow has started falling in some sections of the battle front, the Moscow radio reported, and Ameri. can correspondents visiting the cen- tral sector in the vicinity of Smolensk said that mud and rain as well as strong Russian fighting units had forced the invaders to shift from lightning panzer blows to trench warfare.
 On the southern front, Berlin ad. mited that the Russians were fight ing back strongly on line from the Poltava sector northward in front of Kharkov and thence to Glukhov, where the armies of Marshal Semyon Timooshenko still were counter attacking in an effort to rescue Russian troops from the German trap east of Kiev.
 The Germans reported that the Russian counter-attacks in the Ukraine, led by airplanes, heavy tanks ard armored trains, had been broken up in most instances, but 1t was obvious that Budenny's army had avoided disaster and that it still was fighting force in defense of the Donets Basin and the road to Rostov and the Caucasus oil fields.
 German Lines Extended
 The German lines again were eX- tended and British military experts expressed belief that some time would be required to consolidate and make a new effort, even when and if the NaziS are able to com- plete the "mopping up" of the Rus sian forces encircled east of Kiev. The Germans have reported cap- turing 380,000 prisoners in this trap and said today that the circle was squeezed tighter but it was admit ted that hard fighting still was in progress.
 German reports from the front spoke of miserable conditions due to unfavorable weather in many sectors and Moscow reported that Russian forces all along the front were continuing to stab at the enemy relentlessly. These stabbing attacks in which perhaps 2,O00 Ger mans were reported casualties filled the war reports appearing in Mos COW newspapers and indicated the steady drain on the Nazis, in con- trast to the sudden, big-scale suc- cesses claimed by Berlin.
 The outcome of the present wave of attack and coulter-att espe- cially in te Ukraine. probably will decide the course of the war this winter in the Black Sea area and the Near East. Dispatches from Turkey made it clear that both the Bulgarians and the Turks were watching the trend of battle care- fully as 6 guide for their own deci- glons.
 The Bulgars were regarded as already in the conflict against Russ sid, with most Turkish quarters ex- pecting an early declaration os var. The Turks still were hoping they could keep out but their ability 70 achieve that goal was increasingly | doubtful,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

nothing of the controversy over the renomination of Registrar Taller.
 Nobody has come to me with any complaint about Mir. Faller", he said. T can't deal with complaints that are made in the press or to anyone else. If no complaints are made to me, certainly I can't be expected to answer them"
 The present paradoxical situa- ton is largely up to MT. Perrieilo to begin unraveIling. If he takes the nomination without receiving any pledges from the organization, he may find himself working against . group which has long been active in hls support If he does Insist on the right to choose half the delegates, he may find himself turned down by the or- ganixatlon and have to enter prl- mary fight to win the nomination
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-24

(Continued from Page D
 up under the governments ever normal granary program during re- cent years.
 Nearly one-third of the $1,000,- 100000 requested for food in the new lend-leaSe program will be needed for the purchase of pork products, another one-third for dairy and poultry products and the remainder for tobacco, cotton, fruits and vegetables, Wickard said.
 The government has offered farm- CTS a guaranteed price for hogs and expects that pork production can be increased to meet both domestic and British needs by next spring.
 The demand for dairy products however, presents more serious problem. The United States normal ly imports dairy products. Although every effort at expanded production is being made, 1t hardly will meet both the increased domestic demand and Wickard's estimate of the need for 4,500,000O00 to 5000 ,000, ,00O pounds of milk for Britain.
 0,OOO,OOO Dozen Eggs
 The United States normally i'm ports small part of it's total egg requirements. Yet the British aid program calls for shipment of 500,- 900 1000 dozen eggs during i942.
 Refiecting, in part, purchases for Britain, pork, egg and milk prices rose sharply in the first half of this month. The labor department re- ported pork prices in i8 principal cities advanced an average of l.6 cents a pound during the IS days: eggs advanced three cents a dozen and milk 3.2 per cent. Other food price advances included canned to. matoes 2.2 per cent, navy beans 2.6 per cent, coffee 3.6 per cent. lard 2.7 per cent and sugar l.2 per cent.
 Prices of white -four, round steak chuck roast. bacon, butter and many other staple foods have steadily In. creased in recent months. The iEl. ereases, the bureau Of agricultural economies said, were due 70 "hohvy conGulher buying md increased speculative Retivity.~