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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

Lately. for instance. IL has come
in for scattered criticism regard
ing it's supposed inactivity in mat
tiers bearing on national defense.
Nobody Of the prominence or lung
power Of Rep. Martin Dies has
been hollefing this time, nor has
there been a charge Of anything
much more serious than apathy.
More important il the fact that
Hollywood, without trying TO ped
die propaganda in the guise of
entertainment. ought to be able
to participate vitality in the big.
hard and necessary job of getting
this country ready to defend IT.
self.
Hollywood already is playing
such a part. 1t just isn't taking
many bows. It could, II 1t chose.
roint out that the motion picture
industry Is about the only business
which Ia not making any profit
from defense work. In most
cases. 1t pays for and donates labor
and materials. In other cases, II
works on a straight cost basis.
HIDDEN VIRTUES
You've seen shorts dealing with
the various branches Of the armed
services. and with recruiting and
conscription. You've seen abort
shorts In which screen stars give
ssles talks for government bonds.
More directly affecting our actual
preparedness. though, are activi-
ties and pictures which the public
does not see. Scientific research
and development Ii being carried
on In some of the studio labora-
tories. Army and navy men are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

being trained by Hollywood tech
nicians. and the latter have been
regimented for emergency duties.
Hollywood is making films for
the visual eoucation Of troops. The
army signal corps and the research
council of the Motion Picture
academy began the program last
year. All studios are cooperating
and so are the best producers and
directors. up TO and including
Daryl Zanuck and John Ford.
Here are some of the titles of
new group of training films that
recently went into productions:
Anti Aircraft Searchllght Bat
terry" Light Machine Gun Pla-
toon," Engineer Corps Equip
ment, The Comm. Mortar" The
240-mm. Howitzer All are film
ed with casts of officer experts
and crack, non commissioned
groups OF men. Hollywood pro-
vides the professional direction,
lighting and camera work.
The part that individual stars
comics and cuties are playing in
camp entertainment and morale
work Is something for which the
motion picture industry as a whole
gets no credit. Without wishing
to detract from their generosity
end patriotic motives. still want
TO point out that the studios them
selves, and their committees of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
'7hey Met Bombay" Music Th:sda


ROXY Betty Cradle and Den
u IS. AIS. 7.ss. 1880. also Jane
withers and Nancy Kelly In a
very Young Lady" II 30. 2Ae,
mour IN Caught IN the DRAFT.
II 80. 2.io. : 50. 73o 1910 also
Richard Carlson and Anne Shirley
IN west Point widow 10. $50.
$50. $40.
MUSIC BoN-Bette Davis and james
Cagney IN The Bride Came
c O d" lls5. $40. $50 a5s.
also Geraldine Fitzgerald and James
stephenson n SHINING victory.
BIUE MOI E-Robert Taylor and
12.35. $50. 635 $40. also Kent
Taylor and WendY Barrie in Re-
pent a. Leisure 100. 2 20. SIS,
RINIERA-June Lang and Johnny
Downs In Red Head" n 30 3.05.
5.35. 500. 10 IS: also Bobby Jordan
and Leo dorsey in Plying Wild"
IL 80. 2:o5. 40. SIS. Gas.
RETURN SHOWING
BENERLY-Cary Grant and Irene
Dunno in Penny Serenade." also
Brian Aherne and Kay Francis in
The Ma Who Lost Himself
CAPITOL-Boris Karloff IN The
Ape" plus Rochelle Hudson in
Struggled Cargo"
COMM Roberts and
Guy Kibbee In Street OF Mem
cries" also Lloyd Nolan and Irene
Hervey in MI Dynamite.
KAY sTREET-Ingrid Bergman and
Warner Baxter IN Adam Had Four
Sons" plus Penny Singleton and
Arthur Lake IN Blonde Goes
Latin"
LAkEw Wayne and Claire
Trevor In Dark Command" and
Judy Canova in "Scatterbrain."
PARk judy Garland and George
Murphy in Little Nellie Kelly"
plus Know Your Money and
shorts
PROCTOR Barbara Stanwyck and
Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve
also Lloyd Nolan and Irene Hsfyey
In Mr. Dynamite q"
REALART-Edward G. Robinson, Ida
Lupino and John Garfield in The
Sea Wolf
REN-Csrole Lombard and Robert
Montgomery IN M and Mrs
Smith" also Guy Kibbee and Lynn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
Clark Gable
Shares Lead
Rosulind Russell
Co-Stors in Drama

Clark Gable continues his sd-
venturous career on the screen in
They Met in Bombay" which
opens Thursday At the Music Box
theater. With Rosslind Russell a.
his co-star ana the exotic Orient
rs his modern locale. Gable essays
a new role. that OF an international
confidence man.
Lusty with action and amply en-
dowed with romantic color. They
Met in Bombay" offers Gable the
kind Of red-hlooded material which
is his particular prize. He is given
ample elbow-room. for the role
dictates that he characterize a man
cashiered out OF his army officers
berth because of his yen for dew
iltry and shunted into a life of ex-
citing crime because IL offers
some balm for what otherwise
might have been a comparatively
complacent existence.
Bombay. Hongkong and the
China coast lend their colorful
backgrounds to the spectacular
drama produced for Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer by Hunt StromberF
and directed by Clarence Brown.
Peter LORE heads a supporting
east which also includes Jessie
Ralph. Edward Ciannelli. Matthew
Boulton, Luis Alberni, Rosins
Call. Jay Novello and Reginald
Owen.
Robert Sterling. Donna Reed,
and Charles winninger play lead
ing roles in the other film titled
THE Getaway"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
New Show at
Roxy Today
Moon Over Miomi"
Stars Betty Groble

Betty Cradles figure has been
chosen as the best in Hollywood.
She was unanimously selected BY
jury ~ four experts who staged
a competition under the auspices
Of a national magazine.
The experts included Paul Hesse.
famed artist and photographer.
Or. Mary Halton. noted physician:
Billy Rose. the famous Snowman:
and Irene. outstanding Hollywood
designer.
Betty achieved the high mark
Of So, beating such headliners as
Claudette Colbert. Ginger Rogers.
Ann Sheridan and Paulette Cod
dard, who followed Betty in the
ranking in that order.
Featured with Don Ameche and
Robert Cummings in the new 10Th
Century-Fox Technicolor musical.
Moon Over Miami" which opens
today at the Roxy theater. Betty
shows her figure off 10 good ad-
vantage in the film. For the first
time on the screen, she will ap-
pear in bathing suit-and not
any suit. but a special bathing
suit wardrobe created for her by
Travis Banton. the studios IA
nous stylist. OF the six bathing
suits, two are fashioned of rubber.
two are of the knit variety and
two made Of white clinging silk.
The supporting cast in Moon
over Miami" includes Charlotte
Greenwood. Jack Haley, Carole
Lands and Cobins Wright jr.
The second feature brings Jane
Withers to the screen in a grown
up role in "A Very Young Lady
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

Roberts n Street OF Memories
sHELIs-Paul NUM- and Laird Creszr
IN "Hudsons Bay plus Thomas
Mitchell and Jeffrey Lynn n
flight Prom Destiny"
sUNsET-Madelsine Carroll and Fred
AacMurraY n Virginia plus
Chester Morris and Rochelle Hud-
son in Meet Boston Blackiss
TENPLE-MicksY Rooney and spsn-
Ger Tracy IN Men OF Boys Town
IN "Sleeperx west"
LIBERTY. Putaliup - Freoric March
Our Night
RIVIERA. sumner - Jackie Cooper
and Eddie Bracken In Life Win
Henry"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
DISNEY STUDIO SETTING

The streamlined Disney studio
itself is the locale of Walt Disney's
full-length comedy, "The Reluct-
ant Dragon" This RKO Radio
release brings to the screen novel
idea with Disney and his staff
appearing in many Of the Sc
Quences.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
executives. arrange those shows
and make the celebrities available.
THEY DO THEiR EFT

In every emergency and every
war, whether against armies or
disease or starvation. people in
show business have been counted
en- to donate their services, and
they always have responded
Maybe you were impressed by
accounts of the huge star-spangled
Jamboree in the Hollywood Bowl
recently, which raised millions of
dollars for the United Service Or
CARNATIONS. That was spectacu-
lar. but il also was relatively easy.
You don't hear about the long trips
to training camps that players are
making. often in buses over
scorching desert roads. Now
they're trying to find few trans
port planes so that they can cover
more territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
HYMN LEADER

Ellen Drew, who was once
choir leader, leads hymn in
church while portraying the role
Of the belle of Panamint in Para
mounts The Parson Of Pana-
MINT produced by Harry sher-
man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON
Tacoma Times Correspondent

HOLLfWOOD-The movie business never has shown any
gumption in defending itself against attacks Individual
studios seldom hesitate to overprase their pictures but the
industry whole is always strangely shy and modest
rdin its Unod
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-17

Your Postmaster can tell you
how to invest in u. s. Defense
Bonds.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Leighton Mccarthy
Named New Canadian
Minister 10 u. ).
Diplomat Due to Come
Here Next Week;
Hume Wrong to Return
By the Associated Press.

~ VIZ nocOS4o bCd Acoc'
OTTAWA, Feb. 26-Leighton Nc
Carthy, new Canadian Minister to
the United States, will 60 to Wash
ington next week.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King announced to the House of
Commons yesterday the appoint
ment of Mr.. Mccarthy and said
recommendation already had been
made to the Governor-General to
designate the new Minister a privy
councillor.
The recommendation and the ap-
pointment were disclosed a day after
opposition Leader r. B. Hanson de-
manded that the Legation in Wash
ington be raised to the status of an
Embassy.
Mr.. Mccarthy succeeds Lorine
Christie, whose illness forced him to
relinquish the post to which he was
named in September, 1899.
Mr.. Christie was given extended
leave of absence, leaving his rank
ing as Minister intact and enabling
the government to make use of his
services when he RECEIVERS.
Mr.. Mackenzie King also an
nounced that Hume Wrong, former
Charge d'Affaires of the Legation
at Washington and pre-war delegate
to the League of Nations, would
return to Washington as senior
counselor.
Mr.. Mccarthy is chairman of the
board of the Canadian Life Insur-
ance Co. and the National Trust Co
He helped established plants of the
Aluminium Co. of America and the
Union Carbide Co. in Canada.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
White Demands ).
Abandon Isolation
Position Forever
Editor Declares Peace
Can Be Purchased Only
At Terrible Price
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-William
Allen White declared last night that
the United States must abandon
forever our insular position" and
help to prepare some kind of eco
nomic union or understanding If it
hopes for peace after the current
war"
mo matter which way we turn in
thte quest for peace, we may buy
peace only at terrible price" the
Emporia, Kans., editor said in an
address at banquet given by the
Churchman. He was awarded a
medal by the publication for the
promotion of goodwill and under
standing among all peoples"
Mr.. White said he believed
deeply that the only way to avoid
war now is to throw the weight Of
our economic resources to Great
Britain" but that "the United States
must demand, and make that de-
mand good, that we shall not go into
the pyrrhic victory that always fol-
lows a punitive peace"
Insisting that I'VE are indeed anc
in truth our brothers keepers" Mr.
White continued:
Would 1t now have been cheaper
20 years ago in cold dollars ano
cents to take our place in the League
of Nations than to spend the bill
lions we are spending today fol-
defense? If we Shirk our duty now
we shall have to spend another ma
tional treasure 20 years from now
when today's babies in Europe are
old enough to fight.
Until the evils that make them
fight are abolished, we shall have
the same old job to do over again
and again. Or else pay the same
price or more to live in worlc
that hates us for the loot within
our borders"
| Wendell L. Willkie introduced Mr.
White, describing the editor as the
one who upheld my determination
to fight throughout the country fol
the preservation of the free way oi
life everywhere" at time ''wher
isolationists from all over the coun.
try were bringing pressure to bear
on me-"
When he read Mr.. White the first
draft of his acceptance speech ex-
pressing this view, Mr.. Willkie sale
Mr.. White commented: YOU'RE
eternally right and don't let any
one shake you from It,"
Evening star., 1941-02-26

ton that with aid for Britain Way of
with Hitler preliminary
aout drive for victory AS the N plans to be scheduled
March April authorities persuaded than
neWs, if these really to effective purpose
Entirely H law
days the administration already
uay all the machinery practical effect The
ducon Planning Board the latest mechanism devised that end
1t has that vital British
apanes held allegiance pending enactment
Shipping shortage labor difficulties probably
flies
with millions dollars
conjure up especially dsqueing possibilities.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
282 From Parliament
Serve in Armed Forces
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-One hundred
and sixty-six members of the House
of Lords and 116 members of Com
mons are serving in Britain's armed
forces, a government white paper
disclosed today.
OF the total, 225 are in the army,
81 in the navy and 26 in the Royal
Air Force. These figures are ex-
elusive of members serving with the
home guard.
The House of Commons consists
Of 615 members and the House of
Lords, about 7S0.
Evening star., 1941-02-26

the club passage
doubtful"
Hamilton Fishs
c that poll conducted by Elmo Roper public opinion
said they had heard of the bill 5S4 and only
sufficient knowledge
opinion per opinion According
sampng
opinions people
according
leaend bill
keeping
per cent disagreed and 43 per didn't
Evening star., 1941-02-26

conscrpted Bulgarian labor is
working day and night are COM
pleted
Particular emphasis is placed
on the landing places on the Turkish
and Greek border The main con-
centration appears, however, to bs
on the Turkish-Bulgarian frontier.
Besides the existing pontoon
bridges at Russo and Nicopol, new
bridges are being constructed at
Vidin-not far from the Yugoslav
border-and at Silistra. The popu-
lation on the Rumanian side of the
Danube bank is being removed to
t,1oLya rooy,o for tho 1. ,ov~.Ln~ "a
Evening star., 1941-02-26

stood for additional planes for our
selves and Britain. Another proof
that defense activities are not being
held up by proceedings at the Capitol
is the ordering by the Office of Pro-
duction Management of the initial
mandatory priorities, which will re-
quire all manufacturers of aluminium
and machine tools to reserve first
call on these essential materials for
the defense program. o. P. MS ac-
ton springs from the grim realiza-
Evening star., 1941-02-26

is because I n e
1910 r ev e n Il e
Act con t a in S
some stiff in
creases for per-
sons in the So
called m i d d ! e
brackets - those
between $1,000
a n d $4,000 a
year.
One of the un-
fortunate cir
curnstances con-
nected with the
new taxes is that
the law W a S
adnntaS nv Cnn-
Evening star., 1941-02-26
PIT. A. Circus Tomorrow

A circus" sponsored by the Powell
Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association will be held
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
and repeated Friday evening, at
the school, Hiatt place and Lamont
street NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
This Changing World
German Planes Arriving in Bulgaria
Ahead of Troops for 'BIitz' Attack
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Balkans
become than evident.
While German have not been the Danube yehs
unimey floods something with it-German airplane
arriving daily large numbers They located the existing
dromes and places adromes built possible
There definite information
which already have reached Bulgaria but according reliable figures
than
expected to from
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Earle Incident Painful

The incident involving the United Bulgaria
Earle has painful
no consequence.
In the Balkans foreign
his behavior other
the country where he assigned extremely dgnhed person
in the highest circles
This conpe ministers secluded
official with showing
himself only such public places that for the King the
dignitaries Of
Sofa small town The night clubs and the public cafes places
which Bulgarian population
full Of Of
hcer of the listen
rule officer
chief diplomatic places which
roWdy
1t is likely that the incident created by the German officer to
lower the prestige of the United States The
the chin for the good Of the Fatherand.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Washington Observations
Delay Pending Debate on Leose-Lend Bill
Not Expected to Slow Defense Production
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

While delay in enactment Of the leaselend bill possible
because OF opposition demands debate time there's
uon will result slowing defense production
The evidence all the reflected President
Roosevel for 100000 of immediate additional military
appropriations authorizations mostly
Evening star., 1941-02-26

German troops which being brought daily
the interior Hungary the military
observers that that
weeks approximately 100000 1900
For the time being the Germans don't Bulgarian
mob1ed reliable
to coors being used labor
Evening star., 1941-02-26

HE opinions OF the rtters this their
ecessarty The Stars Such opinions are presented in The
Stars effort to gtDe all sides OF questions interest to
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Surprises
In Income
Tax Rates
Those Filing Returns
Late May Feel Pinch
OF Stiff Increases
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The American citizen who usually
waits till a day or so before March
Is to make out his income tax return
is In for surprise this year. This
Evening star., 1941-02-26

to test whether the attitude of the
statesmen in question on the lease
lend bill reflects the views of con-
stituents. E. Fred Cullen, Boston
businessman, has informed Senator
Lodge, Republican, of Massachusetts,
that "a poll Of the State Republican
Club reveals 1916 per cent of the
membership in favor of passage of
the aid-to-Britain measure" Of
2292 replies from the 800 members
Evening star., 1941-02-26
National Unity Not Impaired

Despite the enacity of opposition manifest in proraed Senate
will political
rally law the
satisfactory
the should be in
dimensions that
British Isles appeared to be imminent American public opinion most
especially throughout
Britain opposition
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Offensive Weapons Withheld

According to reliable information the
with the gasoline needed by the Bulgarian aviation OF
All the the German high command which
garian government accepting situation pistol point
offensive
Particular attention being paid
famous agricultural implements from Germany which have
shipped
being opened
especially along the Danube The particularly
cerned with the bombing of Bulgaria
nothing vital they destroy
destroy the Ranan oheds the foot of the Carpathan
While elaborate precautions have been
region the Germans have organized areadbeo the military
occupation Bulgaria place-he of defense against
such air attacks along the Danube
The display OF an important bombing force
heaoquarterS at Phlppopohs
Papen task at Anka easier Much being
bz
March Like the of Yugolava they promises
and threats
the reestablishmen
used be before the of the last
from the Bulgarian border against Ene nbu
from the Caucasus by the Russian forces
Turkish border Won Papn has olive branch full olives
hand and a poisoned dagger in the other
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Arqus-Eyed State Department

a Department
consideration Our foreign service has be recognized
world.
officials especially the brackets below
especially although there
Evening star., 1941-02-26
Keeping Tab on Folks Back Home

opinion polls apparently ae
Congress
Evening star., 1941-12-04
Maine Jury Frees
CattIeman in Death
OF Girl Protege
Wheeler Bursts Into
Unrestroined Sobbine
On Hearing Verdict

~ tho Associated Press.
PENNINGTON. Me, Dec. 4
With calmneSs that quickly gave
wav To unreStrained sobbing. Fred
G.. Wheeler. 6-foot Pennington cat
tleman. yesterday heard a jury Of
II men and woman declare him
innocent Of numbering Florence
Ruzzell of New Sharon. his 20-year-
old protege.
The Jury deliberated only hour
and A minutes.
Up TO the moment when Jury
Foreman Drew T. StearnS stood 10
announce the verdict 50-Near-old
Wheeler had been calm. But al the
words mot guilty" he burst into
unrestrained sobbing and ripple
OF applause went through the court
room
Impulsiyely. he kissed his wife,
who had sat by him through the
entire trial. and as he arose 10 hear
the court discharge him he waved
his hand weakly and muttered an
indistingushab bic reply.
He shook hands with County At
tornev Benjamin Butler. the pros
ecutor. and heard Mr.. Butler say
Good luck. Fred"
The prosecution had charged that
Mr.. Wheeler slew Miss BuZZell be-
cause he resented her association
with other. Younger men. The de-
Tense. saving that the circumstances
nf her death were consistent with
suicide. contended Wheeler had
broken with the girl and that she
Evening star., 1941-12-04
Reuben James Survivor
Wants 10 Get Back 10 Sea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, Dec "A terrify-
ing experience with torpedoes which
sank the Inflated destroyer Reuben
George Beasley, %, weary OF the war.
The Heavener, Okla. youth WHO
was aboard the ship when il sank
west of Iceland October 81 says he
would be glad to get back to the
war zone. Mr.. Beasley clung to a life
hours after the Reuben James was
hit. He narrowly escaped death in
explosions of the ships depth
charges.
We were swimming about 80
yards away from the Reuben James
when she went down" he said. visit
ing friends here. Just as she slid
under, the depth charges went off
The ocean was thrown up in great
wave, our raft was overturned and
l was pulled under.
About half of the men of the raft
were drowned ana l was abe TO climb
on. A few minutes later another de-
Stroyer came along and began cir
cling us. 1t was one of the most
beautiful sights l ever saw. But it
didn't stop. Another ship came
along and picked us up"
Caulfied, Australia. with over
10000 popula ton, boasts it now has
no paWnbrokers.
Evening star., 1941-12-04

was aware that his financial help
no longer would be forthcoming.
Mrs. Wheeler. tears in her .eyes,
ClaSping black handbag. and hug
ging her husbands arm. said quietly:
Il know my husband better than
anybody else I've been confident
all through the trial ne did not
do it.
Just before Wheeler left with his
wife and brother CLYDE for his farm
house. 3 miles from the John
Buzzell farm where Florence was
shot TO death June I. he encountered
Mrs. Mary Campbell, mother of Miss
BuzZell, in the court clerks office
Mr.. Wheeler crossed the threshold
of the cfflce, but, seeing her, turned
and walked out Neither spoke.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
81 900, 900 Currency
Smuggling Plot Probed

Customs officials in Shanghai
China, are holding about 81 .0OO. 900
worth of Chungking Bank notes
worth of Chungking bank notes
which were being smuggled in
aboard ship. The money was seized
in the engine room of the vessel as
soon as it landed in Shanghai.
Customs officials declared it had
been hidden by smugglers who posed
as passengers.
The Chungking government al
lows only about $500 in notes to
be taken into Shanghai. The at
tempt to get 81 900 900 past the GUS
toms is regarded as the biggest and
most daring smuggling plot in re-
cent years. Several persons were
arrested on suspicion.
Evening star., 1941-12-04

The exterior of ST Patrick's Ca
thedral in New York is generally
modelled after the Cathedral of Co.
logne.
Evening star., 1941-12-04
y &alrtpl1 Quality 1antu11a 6tfta

Get from the hit ond method selecting gifts the
peose shop at Raleigh Hbedohe The obe will show him
you were eorefu your choice ond assures him Of its qu Here just
few Of the famous you'll find when Raleigh
that nationally known for quoyond the style Whot better
there Of merry Raleigh?