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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY %


Benefic aspects rule today.
There is fortunate sign for our
ships and shipping, Rulers and
executives of all ranks should
benefit under this sway.
Heart and Home: There Is
threatening sign governing
women today. II is well TO
maintain poise and to keep busy
in practical duties. Fears cir
culated through the war news
of press and radio may cause
anxiety and depression among
many mothers and wives. 1t Is
imperative 10 live each day fully.
declining To borrow trouble. The
wise will conserve the family
income and eliminate whatever
is superfluous in the daily
routine OF living.
Business Affairs; The seers
declare that while the people
of the United states are enjoy
ing prosperity they should ex-
press their gratitude by prepar-
ing wisely for the future. Thrift
In the conduct OF all business Ia
enjoined. Americans now should
cultivate the habit Of saving In
order To provide for their own
rainy days and also help the
unfortunate. Farmers are TO
prosper this year, although un-
usual storms may cause losses.
National Issues: Cabinet
changes will cause much dis
cussion as a party of opposition
seeks to gain influence In WASH
ington. The stars indicate that
national unity on all defense
policies will be attained as the
world appears to be in even
greater peril Of domination by
dictators. Splendid deeds Of typ
ical American courage are prog
nosticated as the nation accepts
almost overwhelming response
bility in safeguarding democ-
racy.
International Affairs: Friend
~ relations with Mexico will be
emphasized in the next few
months when there is cause for
the peoples Of the Western
Hemisphere TO challenge hostile
forces. American diplomacy Is
TO demonstrate that Yankee
shrewdness is something more
than a catchword. Naval and
army officers are to prove their
ability, while air commanders
are gaining fame in modifying
our flyers.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the sugury of year Of
fair success. Gain over OBJ
stacles, financial and domestic.
is forecast.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be independent. arts
tic and unselfish, but they may
find difficulties in business az
fairs due to their artistic
natures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

Every once in a while. ap-
parently. it becomes neees-
sary for the brass hats Of
the navy to chastise the en-
listed bluejackets and
simultaneously remind them
collectively of certain rules
for decorous conduct.
In other words. the officers
who are gentlemen by act Of
congress. IL for no other reason
feel that occasionally Their men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

become slight
~ too bolster
Gus with their
] a n 6 ia E =
Perhaps right
fully so
Thus it hap
pen s period
ically that
general orders
touch upon the
matter in no
u n c g r [ a n
er m s And
thus il is that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
NEAR TO WAR

- " - nj - -.
NEAR TO WAR
Editor The Times: Perhaps
there are many people who
think that the draft" and the
present lease or lend" bill. with
It's vast powers Of dictatorship.
are the immediate answers to
what is said to be great
emergency"
You who are familiar with
the government report of the
Nye committee investigating
munitions in 1885, know that
the blue print for conscription
and dictatorship was drawn
many years ago. The committee
revealed that as many as sixty
financial and military experts
had been called in from 1920 to
1888 10 prepare an iron-clad
program in readiness for the
next world war.
The program Is practically
ready We are very close to the
brink Of war. Millions of Amer
lean boys are facing agony and
death on foreign battle fields.
You who are reading this letter.
do you really believe that il is
only war materials that we are
expected TO produce and ex-
port?
Stephen Raushenbush. special
investigator Of the Nye NUM-
tons committee and writer of
several books since that time
published in 1887 War Mad
ness In which he denounces
The gun peddlers an munitions
makers who get rich in war
ume Bssing his book on the
awful revelations Of the COM
mittee, in which he participated
50 prominently and which tried
10 arouse the American people
70 the realization that another
war was in the making. Mr..
Raushenbush makes an appeal
which will stand as an epic
against foreign war.
VIII we do it
MAUDE y. RICHARD
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
by John Hix

cattle bedding, insulating ma
terial and surgical dressing II
you have invented a job, send
the story and a picture to John
Hix, care of this paper. Strange
AS 1t Seems pays 81 for each
job inventor featured.
Tomorrow Married His Sons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

LOVING PLATE
When Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Sander were married in 1910.
they vowed TO share and share
alike. so ever since they have
shared more than 10000 meals
from a single plate in 30 years
of married life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
TTcuT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
II "A IL ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Administration headscratchers
debating whether to ask the newspapers magazines,
radio and Photographic servicesn fact every medium of
informaton-o submit to voluntary censorship Under
the proposed PLAN they would be requested to discuss
such questions troop and ship movements, industrial
expansion and weapons or less secret
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
JOB INVENTOR

Eric w. Kelley. when a L. of
Maine undergrad, obtained III
nancial backing and bought
5000 acres Of worthless" Dogs
in his native Washington coun-
ty. A year ago Kelley began
marketing baled peat moss for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

VENEZUELA honors Simon
Bolivar, national hero, with a
new series of six postage and
three airmail values. The post
age set pictures Bolivar on horse
back, the urn containing his ashes,
his birthplace and the bed on
which he was born. Two paint
ings by Tito Salas, the christen-
ing Of Bolivar and the Rebellion
Of 1912, are also reproduced. The
airmails are of a single design,
showing the equestrian statue Of
Bolivar al Caracas.
The Latin American stamp sec
ton Of the Pan American Union
has released the first two of its
series of Who's Who on Postage
Stamps OF Latin America" BIZ
ographies Of the men whose por-
traits appear on Argentinas and
Bolivis's stamps are contained IN
the first issues. Brazil will follow
soon. and the remainder Of the
set will be released in alphabeti-
cal sequence during 1871.
The booklets are important con-
trloutions 70 philstely because the
data is not available in the Eng
lish language. Only two Of Ar
gentina's men on stamps and two
Of Bolivia's are listed IN encyclo-
pedia.
Lundy Islands puffns, the gro
tesque birds native 70 this impor-
tani English air base. JOIN the Red
Cross stamp series IN a new SET d
everprintS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say Who do you
mean" because whom is the OBJ
)ect of the verb.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

an emergency is TO sidetrack
ordinary traffic passenger and
commercially 10 secondary high
ways. thus leaving main AFTER
les clear for military conveys
and movements. But highway
engineer experts have warned
the war department that the
secondary highways" would not
last month under such re-
routing They were not built TO
carry heavy and steady traffic.
They Will have 10 be repaved
almost in their entirety 10 serve
any real war purpose. But so
far there il no such plan in
mind.
Army traffic managers, IN
secret consultations with experts.
discussed the problem OF cities
like New York, Philadelphia and
San Francisco in the event Of
wsr-three great strategic GEN.
tiers. The army mems plan was
70 boycott all commercial traf-
fic into those cities during any
great movement of troops or
materials. But a smart, prsc-
teal road engineer spoke up
What are you going 10 DO
about feeding New York. Phila-
delphis and San Francisco
Don't you realize that they get
about 40 per cent Of their food
by truck, over the very roads
you plan TO close 10 civilian uaf-
fie ;" Our army experts had
never thought that civilian
workers must eat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22

established no permanent pros
perlty. II we allow ourselves 10
be drawn into this war we will
be as good as slaves and SO will
the generations coming.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
TREMENDOUS DEBTS WILL
GROW IN CASE OF WAR

GROW IN CASE Of w An
Editor. The Times: History
seems to repeat itself and We
again are face to face with war.
We are told our only salvation
lies in great ornaments. In
one sense. this is true; however,
our first line Of defense is to
strengthen ourselves from with
in. This can be done only by
taking our young men out OF
the streets and giving them en-
ployment and retiring the older
persons on a pension.
This government is spending
on an average of s6.s02 per
minute in excess Of what II
collects in taxes. 1t would seem
the older generation whose labor
produced this wealth should be
entitled to at least the meager
sum OF $50 per month.
Latest figures on American
Indebtedness Dec. 81, 1888, re-
veal the following Book credit
owed by individuals to stores
and businesses. S25,000,000. 900;
installment credit debt. $1,000
100000; mortgages on real
estate. $500. 100000; farms
and farm land mortgages. ST.
900. 900. 900: bonded debts of cor
porations. S34 700 900, 900.
Loan values Of insurance poll
cies. payable on demand. s21,-
100000, 900; bank loans 10 BUSH
ness. S16,500, 100000. On June
80, 1889, the federal government
debt, treasury obligations to-
tailed Al billions. The L. S. debt
contingent obligations was eight
billions. Our entire cash in ex-
istence is but eight billion dol
lars.
1t seems our government has
been spending a little on the
cuff, using the peoples credit
quite extensively and up to now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-22
a SINGLE FEMALE SNR6EoN--
R2oDuces NEARLY Zoo
WORTH Of GANAR/
LOVING PLATE

IN r~. Res q = Pat on-An rlshs. r-..r,ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
AUTOS KILLING
 RAPIDLY IN 194l
Already S,ll0 Persons Have Met Death in First
 Three Months

Chicago, April 30-(UP).-Auto- mobiles killed 0,l00 Americans in the first three months of 104l and 1t looks as if an all-time record Is in the making. Unless the present death rate drops, the national safety council said today, the l941 traffic toll will reach 10000, greatest in the nations history. The ex- planation, the councils monthly report continued, is primarily the l3 per cent increase in travel caus. ed by the national defense effort.
 The report said the 8.l00 deaths during the first quarter of 1e4l rep resented an increase of l.l20-l6 per cent-over the same period last year. In March 2,T80 persons were killed on Q. s. highways, ari tn- crease of IS per cent over March, l040.
 The rising death rate was blamed on rural areas where first quarter fatalities were one.third greater than in i040. Cities showed 8 one per cent reduction.
 cities with lowest death rates in their population group were New York, e.2 per 100 900 lover 300. .000) Memphis, 40 (250.000 to 500. .000) ; Oklahoma City, Okla, 1.e (l00,OOO to 250,OO0).
 Wilkes Barre, Pa, with a popula- ton of 60,200, was largest city with no traffic deaths in the period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
l5,OOO Men of British Iffls periaI Army Will 0o
 Into Prison Camps 3O,OOO WERE LOST
 IN DUNKIRK DISASTER Russia Seems Again To Be Stirring Up Unrest for
 Herself or Others
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS


 United Press Foreign News Editor)
 A band of British Imperials went into German prison camps -- and into the pages of history - today as Adolf Hitler's armies swept into southernmost Greece too late to prevent the evacuation of an estimated 45,000 Allied troops across the Mediter' ranean. The British rear guard, with Australian and New Zealand soldiers fighting on the ancient battlegrounds of Greece, lost probbaly 5000 dead and wound- ed. London estimated that l6.OOO of the 60,0oo British troops in Greece had failed to get away. Berlin said that 5000, including one general, already had been taken. prisoner on the Peloponnesus.
 But at least 75 per cent of the BEEF. was believed by the Britisn to have been carried across the Mediterranean to fight again m egypt or possibly in Crete, as com- pared to an estimated 33o ,OOO soi- diers evacuated from the peacn aV Dunkirk,
 First definite news of the evactia- ton operations came from Lonoon as the British foreign office issued n statement in which the Greek government was quoted as advising the British on April 2l to withdraw their expeditionary force.
 The statement expressed gratitude for British aid but said that Greece at last was collapsing because ot the German offensive in addition 70 the war with Italy and said that i1 was in the common interest Tor tne British to withdraw in order to save their army for the future struggle.
 The British loss of 15,000 men, in- cluding the 5000 casualties, com- pared to an estimated 30,000 lost in the Dunkirk evacuation, where per haps 100000 French troops also were rescued.
 As Hitler completed his conquest of the Balkans, the war went on m steady fury on other fronts ana there were increasing indications that all of the big powers were re. adjusting their positions to the swift changes in hte progress of pat tie, with greatest interest centered on an official report coming through Moscow that 12000 German troops had moved into Finland.
 On the sea. Britain reported the sinking of 42,000 tons of enemy shipping around the rim Of the North Sea and Germany claimed that another 44,765 tons of British ships, including q navy escort vessel had been sent to the bottom by v. boats and speedbaots off the south coast of England.
 In the air. the Germans for the second successive night pounded
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
GERMANS SEIZE
 5000 BRITISH
One General, Many Jugo. 'slav Troops, 4 Generals,
 300 Officers
By JACK rLEIsCHER

United Press Stan C0rreSpOnuenV
 Berlin, April 30-(UP)-The high command reported today that Ger man motorized forces had smashed their way to the south ports of Greece, capturing 5000 British troops and one general, as well as many Jugoslav soldiers, including four generals and 300 officers.
 "Further flight" of the British ex- peditionary force has been cut oil, the high command said, after the fast Nazi units had "hotly pursued" the enemy to the southern harbors of the Peleponnesus.
 At the same time, the communique said,. German 'U-boatS and speed- boats operating oil the south coast of England) sank another 4A,765 tons of enemy shipping including a naval escort vessel.
 The speedboats were credited with sinking three merchantmen totaling $500 tons yesterday in an attack on a strongly protected British convoy.
 AsBritish Walrus flying boat also was reported shot down near the island of Hydra in the operations in Greece, and four British seaplanes were destroyed on the southeast coast of the Peleponnesus.
 The nigh command sal1 that oeg- man bombers and dive bombers at fr,ontin,sed nn Pare q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
BURGLARS MAKE
 COOKE ST. HAUL

Burglars broke into the home of Joseph Barbara, 63o Cooke street, and stole almost $l 900 in cash and jeweiry, according to g report filed at the police headquarters. Lieut.. William Foley, who was assigned to the case, with Capt. John Leary of the detective bureau, said that the family left for Washington, D. O., Sunday and returned to their home this morning at 8 o'clock, when they discovered the home was rari- sacked
 Thieves got between $500 to $700 from a cabinet in the front room on the first floor and then went to the bed room on the second floor and scooped up another $200 in dia- monds, watches, cuff links and oth- CT jewelry. MT. Barbara is one of the partners of the Barbara & D'Aurio Contracting company in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
DANGER ZONE IN
 NEW HAMPSHIRE
That is Where Forest Fire Is Now Threatening in 1. New England
(NEA Radiophoto)

Boston, April 30--CUP) South western New Hampshire was the chief danger. spot along the New England forest fire front today as thousands of weary firemen and volunteers inopped up after devaS- tating blazes blackened wide areas in Massachusetts and Maine.
 Famed by e stiff wind, flames approached to within a mile and q half 10 Stoddard, N. H., this morn- ing after destroying IA cottages or the east side of Long Pond. The villages of Marlow and Washington also were inenaced Panicky house, holders in all three communities packed their belongings and stood ready to evacuate their homes at Q moments notice.
 An apparently incendiary fire was reported controlled today after de- stroying 100000 feet of stacked lumber in the Fryeburg Corp. yards at Fryeburg, Me-, and burning over 8 three mile area in the direction of Brownfield.
 Two Days In Groton
 Meanwhile, Massachusetts State Conservation Commissioner Ray mond J. Kenny marshaled more than 1000 fire-fighters to guard against a new outbreak of New Eng lands worst forest fire of the sea- son which ragged virtually uncheck- ed for two days in the Groton area.
 More than 100 summer cottages, farmhouses, lumber camps and barns have been devoured by the fire which started in Dunstablc Monday and swept southward through woodlands east of Groton
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
ODD TOWN CLERK
 ..' BILL RECALLED
Senator Cooney Referred
 to It in His Fight on Y Probate Courts

(By Democrat Legislative Rep0rter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, April 30--' The controversy of several years ago over the salary of the Waterbury town clerk was recalled in the Sen- ate yesterday during debate on a bill requiring probate judges to file annual reports with the secretary of state on their receipts and expenses.
 Senator Joseph Cooney of Hart ford, who presented the judiciary committees recommendation that the bill be passed, declared frankly that the aim of the bill was to give the 1943 legislature a basis on which to adopt legislation placing all probate judges OH Q salary basis and ending the fee system. He said the committee would have proposed straight salaries for probate judges this year except for the fact that 1t had no definite knowledge oi them, since they are state secrets" The committee believed, however. he said, that aanounts of astronomical proportions are received by probate judges in some of our larger cities"
 Reference to Waterbury
 @The situation" said Senator Cooney, may be compared to that which prevailed in Waterbury until
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30

A leading member of the Cities and Borough Committee told The Democrat that charter bill may be held up for some time. He also said that the city could have avaid- ed all this if 1t had allowed the bill to take the regular course of action in the House instead of try ing to have 1t passed under suspen- sion of rules.
 It will be recalled that it was this parliamentary procedure which resulted in Rep. Edward s. Birge, chairman of the House Cities and Borough committee, blocking passage and declaring that too many bills were slipping through the House in this fashion. Right now the bill is awaiting any action the House may care to take on 1t.
 Senator Egan Works
 Senator Edward P. Egan today re- newed his efforts to have the House suspend It's rules to pass the bill, but apparently was meeting with little or no response as 1t became more and more evident that The Demo- crat's contention of last. Saturday regarding a patronage demand being the real stumbling block was true.
 Republican leaders want & bill changing the method of naming old age tax census enumerators iii Waterbury changed 50 that half of them would be named by the Re- publican Registrar of Voters and the other half by the Democratic Regis trar. The mayors office now di- rects the selection.
 Although denied at first 1t has become 50 obvious that this is the real reason for the ho.d-up on the charter bill that even Republicans are not denying 1t.
 When MT. Lynch talked with The Democrat this afternoon he said that Rep. Birge has just told him that there was no trouble at all with the Waterbury bill. The cor- poration counsel then said he irl- formed the House chairman of the Cities and Boroughs Committee that Waterbury was willing to pay to have the bill printed in the House calendar. but that Rep. Birge said that this wasn't necessary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
United States Patrol Already Functioning
Within 1,5OO Miles of Western British Ports-Mean.
 ~ while Senate Committee Is Considering st cs 4 .sO Oo60siti0if A ailfisf IE a'9 ast F
BY LYLE Q. WILSON

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Washington April 90 - (UP) = The Senate foreign relations cor1- nnittee meets today to consider two anti.convoy resolutions.
 The meeting comes less than 24 hours after President Roosevelt's expanded Atlantic patrol was said to be functioning within 1,500 miles of western British ports, perhaps within the combat zone around the British Isles as defined by Ger. many.
 Before the Senate committee are resolutions by Sens. Charles W. Tobey, R., N. H., and Gerald P. Nye, R.. N. D. T'obey's would forbid peace-time convoy operations. Yves would require the president in time of peace to seek Congressional consent before undertaking to coil-, voy or to transport war materials in American vessels.
 Fifty Congressional non-inter- yentionists last night pledged "iin- alterable opposition" to conveys "by whatever name they may be called" and voted to petition the foreign relations committee to approve Tobey's resolution. Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., who presided. said the action did not necessarily" refer to the administrations patrol sys- tenn, although 1t might"
 Combat Zone Unknown
 MT. Roosevelt said yesterday that he knew nothing about the German defined combat zone. He said there was nothing in the neutrality act to prohibit American warships en- tering the combat areas which he had delimited as required by the act. He explained, however, that this did not necessarily mean
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
HUGH JOHNSON NO
 BRICADIER GEN.
New York Paper Says He Has Been Refused Re.
 newal By President

New York, April 30 - (Up) = Tho New York Journal and Ameri- can said today, in special dis patch from Washington, that Pres ident Roosevelt has refused to re- new the brigadier-general commits sion of Hugh Johnson. The news paper said that Johnson, columnist and frequent critic of the admin istration, had filed application Tor renewal of his commission upon re- quest of the War Department. The application, the dispatch continued, was sent to the president along with similar applications from three other general officers. The other three received presidential appfov- al, while Johnson's did not, the newspaper said.
 First inquiries at the White House brought the reply that J0fn- son had not passed Q physical ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
BRITISH STAFF TO
 FLY TO HOMELAND
Guests of Italians, While They Await Plane From
 Albanian Field
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

United Press Stan C0rresp0ndentD
 Durazzo, Albania, April 30-(UP) Sir Ronald Campbell, British minister to Jugoslavia. and men- bers of his staff waited here as guests of the Italians today for a special airplane to fly them to Lis- bon where they will be able to re- turn home. They had failed to es- cape from Catktaro on the Jugo- slav coast aboard . British sub marine.
 Campbell and his stan reached Durazzo Friday in five Italian buses from Cattaro, where they had been surprised by the Italian in- yading armies. They have displo- matic immunity and are not sub feet to arrest.
 A British submarine arrived in Cattaro harbor at about the same time as the Italian infantry. The British minister and membres of iais marty, which included . group of mining engineers, were waiting (Consinued on Hage O