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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-02
FAIR FUNDS ALLOCATED

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2 tUP) =
State Finance Director George Kill
lion today approved ALLEGATION OF
more than $4,000 from the state
fair and exposition fund to district
AGRICULTURAL associations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

II insurance had been ~ highly
developed In those day as IL Is
now. Beethoven would probably
have had his hearing insured, col
lected the insurance, and composed
no more, thus robbing the world
OF some of it's best music.
But Ted Flo Rito, who Is as
famous as a composer M he Is AZ
q bandleader. Is taking no such
chances. He has insured his prec-
ious fingers for $500, 900. or
$50. 1000 a finger. claiming that he
could probably not compose any
more hit tunes II he lost the use
of the aforementioned digits. Since
ne has already written over $50
tunes, IS of which rank as hits,
this insurance In not so fantastic
as II seems. Teds loss might be
that great II he were deprived Of
his hit-creating powers.
Among the tunes which have
earned him 30 much are Now /
Lay Me Down to Dream" King
For . Day" Laugh Clown
Laugh" and Charley Ny Boy
to give a widely separated selec-
ton from his long and prolific
career.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

No. that is not the scenario
Of melodrsms; It is the sequence
Of quiet events in = vera vera
polite romantic comedy.
John NJ. Stahl produced and d.
rected "Our wife" for Columbia,
and in spite of its swift movement,
the rollichng film, now at the
Rialto theater. is strictly a draw
ing room. bedroom and summer
house affair, a racy not of love
and laughter.
Three of its main characters,
Ruth Hussey, Charles Coburn and
John Hubbard are college instruc-
tors. Ellen Drew is a respectable
near-divorcee. Melvyn Douglas,
main instigator in the general
complications. is a musician.
These reasonably genteel and
law abiding citizens find them
selves involved in all sorts oi
things when the two charming
ladies engage in a battle of words
and wits for Douglas affections.
In less polite circles. the gals
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Mepyn Douglas Starring In Columbia Comedy At Ratio Today
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS

RONN-Ann Sheridan ana JACK Oakie
10 NAVY Blues ! 4 20 05 50
10 90. also wayns Morris snd
Brenda Marshall n The Smlhns
Ghost" I 50. 5 05. 8 $50.
RIAIfo-Meivyn Douglas and Ruth
HusseY IN Our Wife II 30 as.
800 74s. 10 as. also Tom Harmon
IN Harmon Of Michigan. 10.
3 S.. e4c. as
Nj SIC BoN-Ann sothern and E1sa-
nor Poveh IN LADY Re Coed +"
u 20. 3 90 $50. 10 90. sIso Victor
AcLaslen and Dennis o-Rsefe IN
Broadway Limited" IS. SOS
SIS.
BILE MoUsE-oene Terney and
/ 90 400. TOO. 10 90. also Ronald
Regsn IN Min. Lives Are Not
Enough" Il as. las. S As. 9 as.
RINIERA-Tlm Holt In eAlonF the
RIO orsnde. II 40. ans. 500 7.4o.
lo.2s. also Ralph Beilamv in
"Ellery Queen and the Perfect
Crime" 90. 3:+5. $50. a.is
LITTLE THEAIER Tacoma Drama
League presents The Women" cur
tain at s.i5
RETURN SHOWING
BENERtN--cAry Grant and Rather
Inc Hepburn IN Bringing Up
Baby"
CARIBBEAN Sothern and Lew
Ayres in "hsisie Was a Lady" also
ROY Rogers IN In Old caliente.
CoMNUNITY-Josl McCrea and Ellen
Drew In Reaching for the sun"
also Nancy Kelly in Scotland
Yard"
KAY sTREFT-Rudy vAllee and Ann
Miller in Time Out for Rhythm. ("
also Tim Holt IN Fargo Kid
LAkENOOD-Jeffrey Lynn in TN
derground.' also Dennis Morgan in
Kisses for Breakfast"
PARk-Wiliiam Lundigan in Case OF
the Black Cat" also Hopalong Cas-
sidy in Border Vieilantes"
PROGfoR--The Marx Brothers in
The Big store" also Jane withers
in Very Young Lady"
RLALART-Johnny Mack Brown IN
Pony Post" also George Brent and
Martha Scott in They Dare Not
REN-ChArles winninger in The Get
Away" also George MONTGOMERY In
The Cowboy and the Blonde"
sHtL1-bob Hope and Bing Crosby
In Road 10 Zanzibar" also Gene
Autry In Back in the Saddle"
stNsff-Bob Hope and Dorothy La
mour IN Caught In the Draft" also
Richard Arlen and Andy Devins in
Lucky Devils"
TEMPLE-Clark Gable and Rosaiind
Russell IN They Met In Bombay. !"
also Marlene Dietrich and George
Raft In Man Power"
LIBERTY. Puyallup 49, orson welies
and ms Mercury Actors IN Citizen
RIVIERA. sumner - Robert Taylor
and Joan Crawford in when
Ladies Meet"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Ruth HusseY and Ellen Drew
Also Featured in Our Wife"
Michigon's Famous Football Hero. Tom
Harmon. Plays Lead in Companion Film

Man overheard Melvyn Douglas rescued from the hrny
deem Ellen Drew falls down flights OF stairs Ruth
Hussey house afre Mevyn Douglas puts Ellen Drew
across his knee and Ruth Hussey spanks her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Hold That Ghost
AT Riviera Today
Abbott and Costello
Sterling in Comedy

One Of the spookiest sets ever
devised for a motion picture pro-
vides the background for much Of
the action In universals new
mystery comedy. Hold That
Ghost" which stars Bud Abbott
and Lou Costello. and which opens
q return engagement At the Riy-
iers today.
To all intents and purposes. the
layout Ia an acknowledgements
bedroom in a long abandoned road
house 10 which the two comedians
fan heir. But by the simple appli-
cation Of pressure to the wall Of a
clothes closet. the place suddenly
comes TO life, with the bed. dresser
and other furnishings disappearing
from sight. In their stead appear
roulette and crap tables and other
gambling devices.
The tavern at one time supposed
" had been gambling spot and
hangout for gangsters.
Costello. roiy-poly member of
the laagh-making duo. attempts TO
BOD himself down in the room with
hilarious results.
Playing in support of Abbott
and Costello In the offering. which
Arthur Lnbin directed. are such
important players a. Richard Carl
son. Joan Davis, Micha Auer. Eve
lyn Ankers. Shemp Howard. the
Andrews Sisters and Ted Lewis
and his orchestra.
The Flame Of New Orleans"
starring Marlens Dietrich. shares
the screen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

Ted Is seldom without a new
tune buzzing in his head, and
often, If challenged, will play
three or more numbers which he
has not yet set down.
Ted Flo Rito and his skyline
Music" orchestra will play per-
sonsl appearance at the Century
ballroom (Taeomas home OF the
name bandsl on Thursday, Oct. Is.
The Century ballroom recently
introduced its series OF regular
Saturday night dances featuring
Brad Brannon and his orchestra,
series which is proving very
popular and which will be con-
tinued throughout the winter sea-
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

could have fought II out with
fineernsils and cold cream Jars
and the decision would have been
speedy and definite.
Miss Hussey and Miss Drew
draw their contest along more
subtle lines. The former chooses
to do her battling with brains.
The latter takes her cue from
Cleopatra. Lorelei and Co.. cleo
ting to use only her feminine al
lurements.
Harmon of Michigan" starring
the famous football hero. Tom
Harmon, shares the screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
FAST RECOVERY

William Holden, who co-stars
with Dorothy LAmour in Para
mounts The Fleets In" was
driving his automobile 10 days
after he voluntarily had his ap-
pendix removed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
FINALLY ACHIEVED

Loretta Young realizes her first
childhood ambition. which WAS to
b. q professional dancer. with her
signing by Columbia to portray \
danseuse In the stellar role Of The
Men in Her Life"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Ted Flo Riio and His Skyline Music"
Makers TO Play at the Century Oct. l6

Ludwig van Beethoven went on to become OF the
greatest in the history of music after he
became deaf
Evening star., 1941-07-06
II Killed in Virginia
HOLIDAY Auto Crashes

Four persons were killed in a
head-on automobile collision near
Cumberland, Va, yesterday as the
Virginia traffic toll for the holiday
week end scared to IL.
Two of the victims died at the
scene, and the others succcumbed
several hours later in a hospital
at FarInville.
The victims were listed by the
Associated Press as Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Skinner and Mrs. Vivian
Chapman, all of South Norfolk, and
Russell Starke, 19, of Richmond.
Others killed included:
Robert Chiffon, %, of Appomat-
tox, killed when his automobile was
struck by a freight train at cross
ing in Appomattox.
Robert c. Preston, 38, address un-
determined, killed when he was
struck by a car as he walked along
Route II in Washington County.
Chris Anderson, "A, Route /, Nor
folk, killed when he was struck by
an automobile as he rode his bicycle
on Route 654 near Robins Corner.
Elizabeth Baylor. 81. of Hinnon
in Wesmoreland County, killed when
she fell from a truck on highway
near her hone.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Direct Hits Scored
On Plants al Lille,
British Announce
Opposition to Smashing
Roids Against Northern
France Increasing
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 5.-British heavy
bombers were reported officially
today to have scored direct hits on
important steel and engineering
works at Lille against increasing
opposition to their smashing raids
upon German occupied northern
France.
The communique which an
nounced the raid pointed out that
the bombers were accompanied by
a strong fighter escort. 1t ac-
knowledged, however, that the raid
on Lille and another upon Ger
man shipping cost the British three
fighters to two German fighters
shot down
The raid on Lille was part of a
continuous attack on held
territory 1t followed a strong night
assault on the Brest harbor. where
heavy bombs were said by the
British to have straddled the Ger
man battleships Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau and the big German
cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Clamor to Invade Continent.
The British Sunday press in early
editions clamored for opening of a
second front on the continent. The
Pictorial asked for move ito ham,
mer the NaziS in the West without
the waste of day."
Supply Minister Lord Beaver
brooks Express asked for army
raids on the occupied coasts,
spreading destruction and rousing
populations
The daylight raid was made by
one of the biggest forces used in
the new heavy air offensive against
Germany's turned back. The roar
of plane motors was heard con-
tinuously for half hour over the
southeast coast as shore observers
watched the bombers fly out to
attack.
The coastal command, in daylight
attacks with fighter escorts, scored
direct hits on a German vessel of
about 1000 tons off the Belgian
coast, the Air Ministry said, and
also raided the coast of Southern
Norway, setting fire to docks and
shipping at Haugesund and to a
factory and the waterfront at
Kristiansand.
German Sub Base Objective.
The night attack was against
Lorient, as we'll as Brest. the Ger
(See RAIDS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Milk Strike Leader
And Gov. Lehman
To Confer Today
Owen Young Arronees
Conference on Plan
For Higher Prices

BY the Associated Press.
VAN HORNESVILLE. N. Y. July
5.-RepreSentatives of approximate
ly $1,000 farmers shipping milk to
New York City. where the supply
mas been sharply curtailed by a
five-day-old strike, determined to-
night to discuss tomorrow with Gov
Lehman what they termed unified
plan of action to obtain higher
prices.
This action followed a six-hour
conference behind closed doors with
Owen D Young, retired industrialist,
who invited representatives of six
farmers organizations to con-
fer with him on plan which he
said he believed farmers can obtain
"a living price" Spokesman of four
groups attended.
The conferees, spokesman said,
are hopeful of reaching an agree
ment under leadership of the former
General Electric board chairman,
who has advocated Federal media
tion board to determine fair prices
for producers.
Young Announces Meeting.
Mr.. Young. whose three dairy
farms in this rich milk-producing
area in Central New York have
participated in the stoppage that
has resulted in a deputy sheriff S
death, dumping of milk. and other
other violence, announced continual
ton of the conference with Gov.
Lehman in Albany, but refused fur
ther comment.
While the organizations repre-
sented claimed a total membership
(See MILK, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Sight Returns
To Woman, 81,
Blind Is Years
3, the Associated Press.

6S the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
July 5.-Mrs. David Galloway. g.,
who said her sight returned by a
miracle after Is years blindness.
gazed at the changed world
today and observed: There is 50
much TO see l wonder if l shall
have time TO take it all in"
Il had been visiting my daughter.
Mrs. H. j. Wilks, at Aldersyde. Al
berta." she explained. I'VE were re-
turning to her home after a trip
to Lethbridge. The train stopped at
little place called Brent Hearing
voices on the platform, turned my
head.
People began to take shape and
I saw porter with some bags. !
could not understand it. / thought
was going crazy.
| Il was afraid to tell my daughter
for fear it wasn't true. But when
We got home I said Are those red
squares in your linoleum?'
She said Yes, can you see them
mother?'
Yes, I can see them. And car
see you, tool"
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Boys to Turn In Cars Tomorrow
For Soap Box Derby Inspection
Lost Botch Of Instruction Sheets
Placed in Mails by Officials

More than 200 coaster cars, in
scores of shapes and colors, will
be pushed or pulled to II automo-
bile showrooms in Washington and
adjacent communities tomorrow, as
entrants in the fourth annual Wash
ington Soap Box Derby turn in their
creations for inspection. The racers
will be accepted by Chevrolet deal
ers until pm.
The last batch of instruction
sheets and racing numerals was
placed in the mail last night by
Derby officials. Every boy who re-
ported to headquarters in The Star
Building that he would have a car
ready for the competition Satur-
day was sent q packet containing
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Ex-liner America 10 Carry
Axis ConsuIs 10 Lisbon
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
German and Italian consular Of
ficials. ordered to leave this country
by July Is, will be given transpor-
tation to Lisbon on the former lux
ury liner America, it was learned
yesterday.
The America, recently taken over
by the Navy as transport and re-
named the West Point, will bring
home on the return voyage 86
American consular officials ordered
out of Germany, Italy and Nazi-
conquered countries. Families of
some of these officials will swell
the total of the bound
passenger list.
The West Point now is being fit-
ted out at Norfolk for the voyage
and will probably sail for New York
within a few days to pick up It's
passengers for the trip to Lisbon.
The State Department has not
yet made public list of German
and italian consuls and employees
of Official agencies who must leave
the United States, but it is ex-
pected that it will total more than
100.
The United States has arranged
safe conduct through the British
blockade for the German and Ital-
ian consuls.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Immediate dissolution of the spe-
cial Investigations squad of the Met
ropolitan Police Department-ths
unit charged with being "Gestapo'
which spies on other officers-was
demanded last night by Acting
Chairman Hebert of the House Sub
committee investigating the depart
ment.
simultaneously, Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen told reporters at
the District Building that he would
ask Maj Ernest w. Brown, super.
intendent of Police, not to retire
from his post. He praised Maj
Brown as the best police chief
Washington has had in the last half
century.
Reports had circulated last week
that the superintendent planned to
retire this year, and Maj. Brown
told newspapermen, following his
appearance Thursday before the
House Investigating Subcommittee,
that he had decided while he was in
Florida last winter that he would
not spend another winter in the
department.
Favors Step to Boost Morale.
Although Mai. Brown and Acting
Capt. Earl p Hartman. who COM
mands the special Investigations
squad, have vehemently denied that
it is "Gestapo," Representative
Hebert declared the impression
seems to be widespread that it is "a
spying outfit" and it should be "ab-
solutely destroyed" for the benefit
of the morale of the entire depart
ment.
Even if the squad is not Ges-
tapo." Mr. Hebert said, Its activi-
ties have stirred up smokeless fire
There must be a reason for the
widespread impression that it is a
spying outfit and there is no doubt
in my mind that the existence of
such squad has hurt the morale
of the police force 1t should be i'm
mediately eliminated"
Mr.. Hebert also said he believed
"a drastic shakeup' should be or
dered throughout the department
and not confined to the Detective
Bureau, where a reorganization now
is in progress, according to Maj.
Brown.
Urges Shifting of Men.
There should be much shifting
of men," he declared There should
be demotions, promotions and re-
tirements."
In addition Mr.. Hebert described
the present type Of civil service ex-
aminations by which appointments
are made to the force as "a joke. "
The method of selecting rookie" Of
ficers, he said, has been one of
the very important contributions to
the inef11ciency of the department"
Mr.. Hebert likewise criticized
the department for furnishing free
police services at private parties,
the Griffith Stadium and other
places where the public gathers for
the personal gain of promoters.
That is not a healthy condition
at ALL" he declared.
1t is his opinion that the depart
ment should create a "supernu-
merary force of reserve officers
to serve such functions and that
the promoters should be charged
S. for each policeman used. Of
ficers attached to this force, he ex-
planned, should be allowed to do
other than police work while not
on duty for the Police Depart
ment and that appointments to the
regular department should be made
from the "supernumerary force"
and not direct from a civil service
register. He argued that service
on the "supernumerary force"
would give these officers expert
(See POLICE, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1941-07-06
Immediate Dissolution
OF Police 'Gestapo'
Demanded by Hebert
Acting Head Of Inquiry
Also Fuvors Drastic
Shoke-Up' in Department

BACKGROUND
Recent Staying OF Jessie Eliza
beth Strict was tolloWed quickly
by investigations OF Police De-
partment by congressional sub
committee and Commissioners.
During hearings last 1Ceek, sub
committee 1Cas told force is only
IS per cent efficient. that there
is too much politics, that "GeS-
tapo' spies on the force and that
Detectipe Bureau is departments
rreakeSt link At lreek's closing
hearing Thursday, Police Supt.
Ernest W. BroWn admitted detec-
tire ineffciency Acting Capt.
Earl P. Hartman denied "Gesta-
po' but disclosed policemen had
been Investigated on CommiS-
sionerS' orders.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

two grandstand tickets and ticket
emitting him to a free lunch on
Derby Day, in addition to the num-
bers and final orders.
The coaster race will be run on
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, between
Texas avenue and Carpenter street.
1t is sponsored by The Star, in
association with the American Le-
gion and Chevrolet.
Our mailing has been completed" )"
Zeb T. Hamilton, Derby director,
emphasized last night, so any boy
who expects to be in the race, but
.ioes not receive his packet by Mon
day morning should telephone head
quarters, National 5000. before noon.
(See SOAP BOX. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1941-07-06
French Report British
Hove Reached Turk Border

VICHY, July 5 Cf0.-A British
drive from IraQ bases to cut of
Syria from Turkey was reported
today to have reached its first OBJ
iective, the town of Kamechlie on
the Turkish-Syrian frontier.
Military dispatches to Vichy said
the town itself had not fallen, but
reported that forces of considera ble
strength were being used in the
thrust, based at Mosul. in the heart
of the Iraq Oil fields.
From Kamechlie the Mosul Rail-
way, which the British troops fol-
lowed, skirts the Turkish-Syrian
border $50 miles.
Desert Post Reported Taken.
Farther to the south British
troops pushing up the Euphrates
| were reported to have captured
Deir- r-Ez-Zor French desert post
which had been encircled several
days.
On the coast the British made
a violent night attack north OF
Jezzine. but were reported repulsed.
Artillery and patrol activity was re-
ported in other sectors.
British planes made two night
bombing raids over Beirut, setting
fire to a gasoline dump and dam
aging two buildings.
Despite these military reports, a
French communique denied the
British had reached Kamechlie, or
that Deir-Ez-Zor had fallen.
Text of Communique.
The communique said:
The British column coming from
the east, held in by our troops,
effected only a slight advance dur
ing the afternoon of July and
the morning of July 5.
took Palmyra has been able to ad-
vance only about 30 kilometers
toward Hons One (column) which
encircled Deir- -Ez-Zor launched sew
eral light elements to the north
west
Finally. the strong motorized
column which penetrated the upper
Djezireh three days ago has been
unable to reach Kamechlie.
In the Merdjayoun sector, there
has been artillery activity on both
sides.
Heavy Losses Claimed.
THE attack which the British
launched in the Jezzine region has
been repulsed. Our artillery brought
about heavy losses among the at
tackers.
Along the coast the British fleet
bombarded our positions at Damour
the afternoon of July without
result.
I'm other sectors there is nothing
to report.
Beirut during the past night
underwent an intense aerial bonn
bardment Tripoli also was bombed.
Our air force bombed British
armored columns without respite,
as we'll as concentrations around
Palmyra. Two r. A. F. planes were
shot down"