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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
Japan Acts
To Put End
TO War Talk
Japanese Residents in
North and South Ame-
RIGA Advised Not to be
Disturbed bv Reports
of Increased Tension.

Tokyo, Feb. l5.-CAp)-Iapancsc
residents in North ana South Anne
RIGA were advised todsy by the cab
met information bureau not to be
disturbed by irresponsible and SEN
satlonal reports OF Increasing ten
sion between Japan and the United
States.
IT is true that the situation be-
tween Japan and the United States
gives cause for some concern the
statement said, but it is unWarrant-
able to jump at a hasty conclusion
that the situation Will be overtaken
by any such eVentuality as war
"Needless to say, both the Japa-
neso and American governments are
Going everything in their power to
prevent the situation coming to such
a pass.
vigorous propaganda now going
on abroad, representing the situa-
ton between Japan and the United
States as extremely aggravated, may
be described by impartial observers
to the ulterlor motives Of such for
eign elements.
The imperial government advises
all Japanese residents of North ard
South America not to be disturbed
by irresponsible, sensational reports.
but instead to steady themselves so
as to pursue business as usual
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
DR.. C0nQnt
10 England
On Mission

washington, Feb. l5,-(AP) -
resident Roosevelt dispatched d..
''lleS B Conant, president OF Har-
,"u University, to England today
w. nead OF a special new mission
utaFged with expediting directly 10
"'sllhgton recent scientific infor-
s1duon OF Importance to national de-
olher scientists will be given
,4'illaf assignments from time to
"HIe' the White House announced.
~ Conant, a research chemist,
. scheduled to leave New York
W puay' accompanied by Frederick L.
,ho ~ v assistant to the president Of
ce University of Rochester, and by
of,iIol l.. Wilson, special liaison
olllcer of the national defense re-
S'aleh committee.
Inc Harvard president. who testi-
1a, before the Senate foreign re-
a'lohs committee Tuesday in sup
sid OF the Administrations British
u w OH, thus joined the growing
f'N OF prominent American visi-
% Tie beleasucred DIiti-L lie.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
naily Dispatch Bureau.
In the SIR Walter Hotel.
Ry HENRY ANEkHL

Raleigh, Feb. lo-Ihe House ue-
Veioped a severe case OF me 2oz-
overs Friday, putting OH uh'll
next week, or sending back TO COM
mittee no les than 10 Oh '1e -
bills listed on lis public calendar.
1t seemed that every TINS a Dill
was called, mp popped somebody TO
move That the DiIi go over ull'il
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
German Warships Left One
British Vessel To Rescue
II Crews, DNB Reports

On February II we saw three
tiny specks on the sea-, the DNB
reported said. Then more came in
view and soon all Is ships of the
group. We Shot at the first vessel
which Immediately sent up d rocket.
The rest OF the armed merchantmen
started firing at us. Then our ships
picked out individual steamers.
Smoke obscured the view.
We went down the line OF the
convey. Soon to our ear lay Dttrn-
ing ships. One vessel was torn in
two. Scarcely ten minutes after the
beginning CT the fight three ships
were sunk or sinking XXX
We got to the end of the convoy
and turned around for another go at
the ships. On account Of their use
less firing it was necessary to de
stroy them. Soon there was only
enc steamer left Our commander
ordered it to be spared for the rescue
u the crews"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15

Berlin. Feb. I5-CA9-The to>lI-
IL of German Warshjps which has
reported in the past Two day sink
ing ii British ships in II Atlantic
convoy left one OF the vessels atloat
to serve as a rescue ship for crcWs
of the others, DNB, official German
news agency, said today.
All OF the merchantmen We're arm
ed and defended Themselves Vlgor-
ously. the DNB report said, and
while shells fell close to the Ger
mans. no German ship was hit.
A DNB reporter aboard n OF the
German ships said that the Eight was
swift and that after the first ten
minutes five British ships were m
sinking condition.
The attack started Sunday cf!
Portugal. But DNB did not indicate
the exact position nor did the
aeency's reporter disclose the type
~. T.GroI,IAo ~'u4cii ION LIIt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
MQn2uUerS
May Be Held
In Carolinas

Columbia, s. c.. Feb. 10
The gigantic maneuVerS planned
for the First Army this sum
,ner, ii VA believed here, will
be staged in the area between
Fort Bragg, n. G., and Fort
Jackson, S. c.
Lieutenant General Hugh A.
Drum announced in New York
yesterday that the First Army
would hold mancuVerS on an un-
preccdentcd scale this summer
"scmeW here in the South
There are only two southern
posts under the jurisdiction OF
General Drum, who commands
the First Army.
Therefore, it vas considered
here that the maneuVfrs, to be
nartiripatcd IN hv between 300
600 and 35G,0GA troops, would
take r|arn in the Car0linas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
House Puts Off Action
On Many Bills Friday

ca The nine months school bill,
orablc report, but a minority report
attached. There was some question
about the validity of the minority
report (Were enough committee
members who signed it present at the
reporting meetingD. On motion oil
one of its i~ntroducers (Prltchett Of
Bertic) it went back to the committee
on education-Without debate.
CD A bill to add narcotic drugs
and barbaturates to the list of drugs
he use of which makes driving a
ar illegal. Went over on motion OF
a co-author. Weeks Of E~dgecombe.
(4) The court rules bill on which
there is certain to be a stormy de-
bate. Went over to Wednesday with
out discussion or dissent.
60 The committee substitute for
titled wine bill. Its proponents OBJ
viously wanted it acted upon, but
when it was pointed out that printed
copies had Just been distributed,
action was put off to Wednesday on
motion of Frank Taylor Of Wayne,
who said he wanted to study it.
co A bill authorizing service OF
J. P. warrants anywhere. Was sent
back to roads committee on motion
of its introducer, Hatch of Wake.
90 A recodification bill. Went over
to Monday because its introducer
Lew Wallace of Lenoir, was home
getting ready for his daughters mar
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
Unions
To Be Heard
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the SIR Walter Hotel.
BY LYNN NlSBtT.

Raleigh, Feb. l5.-Membcrs OF the
joint appropriations committee who
londly believe that their worries are
over may have a rude awakening
carly next week. As noted in this
correspondence a day or 80 ago the
Joint agriculture committees are gang
ing up on the mOney-allocatlon boys
and viii present their claims for APP
proXImately Sl25,000 for the state
department and State College in ad-
dition to budget recommendations,
Another subcommittee, headed by
Senator Wallace and Representative
Homer of Lee. has been named to
press the needs of credit unions, and
this group has no idea Of putting on
light pressure. They'll bear down.
The credit union plan originated N
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
Lease-Lend
Opponents
Lead Move
Opponents of British
Aid Bill, Apparently
Convinced Measure
VIII Pass, Seek Re-
strictiye Amendments.

W7.Itr.ton. Feb. l3-(APD-Scn-
a,o nnD4npntS of the administrations
British and bill were reported today
10 he drafting an amendment which
would require Britain to state her
"Dcace terms before receiving any
assistance faGla the United States I'M
DER the proposed lend lease program.
Tn opposition group, led by Sen
ator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana.
Wa s.IJ - be in general agreement
on the Ide3 that Britain should say
what sort eff peace she would make
if. with American help, she defeated
the axis powers.
Numerous technical problems were
myohcd III writing the amendment.
A, tentatively drawn, it would can
en- the State department to ascel-
tain Brft3.ns peace terms before amy
American = made WA equipment
could be released to her.
The amendment was n OF about
opposition group OF nearly a score
Of senators. who held d strategy
meeting yesterday in the office of
Senator Johnson, Republican. CalI-
solnIa.
Apparently convinced they could
not defeat the British aid bill, they
devoted their efforts to proposals OF
restrictions.
Administration leaders we're work.
ing with equal persistence to unity
their ranks against charges which
they would consider undesirable.
The administration chleftains est
II ated that their opponents would
not be able to muster more than 20
to % votes when the final roll is
called
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
Teachers Plug
For Increment
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Feb. l5.-lntrOductlon OF
Senate Bin ll9 10y Senator Horace
/, Stacy of Robson confirms already
prevailing opinion that the teachers
OF North Carolina are perhaps more
Ilrmly ct on getting the ninth sal
aFy mcrcment' than On any other
one point in their program.
They haven't let pass a single
chancc to plug for that increment.
kilograms received by legislators
with respect to school matters have
come IN sheaVes, and in practically
every me the :>W makers have been
urged To support particularly or
eSpecIally' the ninth increment.
the Stacy bill is right in line with
'h'5 effort. 1t is titled ITO Provide
Tor a Ninth Increment in Salary for
IupIc School Teachers of North
OafoIlna' and calls for an increased
Continued on Page SlX)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15
Hyde County Asks
State Assistance
CHILDREN DROWNED
IN ALBERT CANAL

Brussels Via Berlin), Feb. Is.
-(APl--Thirty school children
drowned today in the Albert
canal at HasseIt when a raft on
which they e being ferried
turned over. Only five children
were rescued. One report said
the children had been frightened
by a wave and all crowded to
one side.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-02-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Murder Charge
Faces Pair for
Planning Escape

OssINING, y. 1.-TWO outside
helpers" In the Sing Sing prison
break that cost the lives OF a
guard. a policeman and a convict,
were charged with murder Tuesday
and faced the electric chair with
two recaptured convicts.
Approaching a solution OF the
bloodiest break In Sing Sings 116-
year history. police learned that
the automatic pistols used by the
three convicts who shot their way
out OF the walled prison Monday
after nine months OF careful plot
ting, had been smuggled in tied TO
the rear axle OF milk truck with
out the drivers knowledge, on
March ~.
William Wade. 80. and Edward
Herman. SO, New York gangsters,
the outside helpers" were ar
raigned before Police Judge Vim
cent Fuller on two murder charges
each. They admitted having made
up the package Of three automatic
pistols. ammunition and three sets
of handouts used In the break. and
having tied It to the milk truck
when 1t was parked In Newburgh,
n. Y.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16

from General Agent :. ". Pad
denis office here. and covering Fl.
Lewis, Camp Murray. Mcchord
Field and Olympia, II was an
nounced Tuesday
Andrew A. Brush was advanced
from city ticket agent 10 city
passenger agent succeeding Cole
{. +. Caldwell succeeds Brush as
ticket agent.
These promotions were effective
April ! for the first two men and
April p for Caldwell. They are
attributed TO increase of business
from the Tacoma area. The ma
uonal training program and its
large volume OF men travelling
necessitated assigning Cole TO the
position OF travelling passenger
agent. as he has been handling the
large volume OF troop movements
from their beginning.
Brush is well known In Tacoma
and the Northwest, having served
as ticket clerk in Seattle, Spokane
and Tacoma for the company for
"a years.
Caldwell has served in the pass
enger. accounting and transporta-
ton departments since 1922 at
Kellogg, Ida, Pendleton and La
Grande. Ore. He was president of
the Union Pacific Old Timers club
at Pendleton for 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
FuALD {. JUsTMAN

Ewald =. Justmsn. 81. - Nelm.
died Monday morning A. q local
hospital He was a carpenter -
ore tine but in later years turned
10 farming. A native Of Lacrosse.
WIS. he came 70 Tacoma n 1855.
During the last 10 years Re lived
in Yelm. Previous 70 his resi-
denee there. he had resided Tor
nine wears in eastern Washington.
He was . member u the hetho-
dist church. Surviving are three
sons. Franklin Of Tacoma. Arthur
Of Yelm and Benjamin % Van
Nuvs. Calf. two brothers. Max Of
Winona. MINI, and Charles Of
Lacrosse. three sisters. Miss Emma
Justman and Mrs Mary kotts-
chada. both o. Winona. and MIS-.
Minnie Bachler Of Havre Mont;
eight grandchildren and seven
great grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices viii he held Thursday Al
.. m. a. the Lynn chapel with
Rev. Cranston Of Yelm officiating.
Entombment vii be in the Tacoma
mausoleum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Safety Supervisor
Examination Nav z

Tacoma civil service commission
announces examinations will he
held at 80 ?. m. Friday. May
2. for safety supervisor. The salary
is 5000 a month.
Applicants must be men between
the age of 30 and As and meet Ger
tain qualifications regarding edu-
cation and experience.
Final date for filing applications
is April rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Only Bid Above
Ciiy's Estimate
Voter Dept. MoY
Lay New Moins

BY means OF a local improve
ment district revolving fund sys-
TEN. set up IN the water division
OF the utilities department, Com
missioner OHeil hopes 70 put a
stop 10 such results a. came about
Monday afternoon when bids were
10 BE- opened BY the board Of con-
tracts and awards on LID. No.
STA.
Here, a. In similar districts re-
Gently. only one bid was received
and that one bid was far over the
engineers estimate OF what the
job should cost.
Department engineers estimated
the cost should be 81. $50 for laying
6-inch cast iron mains In No. Cedar
st. from No. 32d TO No. 33d SITS.
and in No. SD st. distance Of
1855 feet west OF Junett st.
Paine Gallueci. Inc, the only
bidder. Offered 10 do the Job
for $500, or $3.50 over the
estimate.
City finance officers know that
the high bids on local improvement
district jobs are a natural product
OF the market for local improve
ment district bonds. issued M a
matter OF law 10 pay for the i'm
provement. The contractor Is
bound to accept them In payment
and he bids according TO what he
can sell them for-not according
to the actual cost OF doing the job
To meet such q situation In an
other district. O.Neil had the orig
inal ordinance amended by the
council Monday To provide that
where there are unsatisfactory
bids. or no bids at all, the water
department be authorized to do
the work itself by day labor.
In the case In point Monday,
the district WAS n water main
district ON SO. Adams St, from
so. 18th To 80. 23d sts., and
by passing the amended ordi-
nance. the council authorized
the water department To per
form the labor with materials
bought directly by the city
purchasing agent.
In this manner, O'Neil and Supt.
w. A. Kunigk of the water depart
ment expect To keep costs well
within estimates.
The practice, O'Nell Indicated.
may be followed In q number OF
additional districts which ARE
coming up"
TITS the only way" he said. "in
which We can get these new water
mains laid 10 replace old. leaky,
WORKOUT wooden mains that have
been In service since Tacomas
early days"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Ciiy's Treasury
Near Cash Basis

By the end o. tbs week. Ia
coma city treasury vIu be within
iess than one city pay dav Of a
cash hssis-closest q = cash bass
the treasury has beer for years
County Treasurer Paul New
man brought 70 Finance Commis-
sioner Va FsWcett Tuesday =
county check for 1888 5-435. rep
resenting something close 70 =
cleanup % the city's share Of
recent tax collections.
There had been one recent al
vance OF $500 600 10 the city and
last month the citv Vas Esen an
-arly start with So 600 making
more than x7Oo 900 that has been
paid the city out OF the spring tax
collection.
However. finance officials
said Tacoma l. not likely 10
go on a cash basis unless such
basis can he maintained for
substantial period Of time.
Actually by the time the
county treasurer's last check
II distributed. the city treas
ury will he still about $4,000
Gin the red"
Newman advised the cty
finance commissioner that tax pay
ments have been so good this
spring, virtually 70 per cent Of
the 1e41 tax has already been col
lected, and only small percentage
can be expected in the fall.
BY paying the bulk OF its taxes
in February and March. the tax
paving public obtained the 3 per
cent discount which the county
has to absorb. Newman said about
$50 900 in discounts is being alb
sorbed by the county.
The city will have a warrant
call ready Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Marriage
licenses

Expansion OF the defense pro
gram at the Fort Lewis military
reservation is attracting brides
from all over the nation as Tues
days list OF marriage license sp-
plications az the county auditors
office gives ample proof
Exactly one-third. or four out OF
the q applications. were made BY
couples composed Of prospective
bridegTooms stationed at the Fort
Lewis reservation.
Elaine Written. q. Travelled
across the continent from her home
in Medford. Mass. 10 marry Lieut..
Samuel Whiting. %. s5th Bonn
bsrdment Squadron. McChord field.
In the application. Whiting said he
was born In New Hampshire.
Tsvner John Walker. q. a MEM
Der OF Company II. 1e3rd Inf. for
mer Montana national guard out
fiD. Camp Murray, applied for a
license TO marry Ruby Joyce
Wright. 10. OF Lodge Grass. Mont.
Fay r. Weaver. -. Fort Lewis,
and Alice Jean Binger. 10. Chicago.
and Thorvald Emil Norgaard. y.
1920 So. Yakima. civilian employee
at Fort Lewis. and Eunice Aorten-
son. 16. Martinez. Calf. were
other couples from Fort Lewis
making application.
Other applications were filed by
Arthur John Bachelor. "a. 2147 So.
X st, and Dorothy Emma Bah
cock. "a. 1921 No. Prospect: Ever
EFT Paquin. rs, ITO So. Fawcett
ave, and Sylvia l.. johnson. 20.
Wilkeson; Cyrus Moody Knowles.
36. Algona, Wash, and Helen
Marie Robey. IS. Auburn. Wash:
Bryan Hunt Allen. 63. 4O5 Borough
road. and crelis Allen. 81. 1006 No.
Yakima ave; Wesley s. Simpson.
AZ. 1910 So. J st, and Helen +.
Bedner, 40, ia So. 37th; Howard
Csbe. SO. Springfield. Ore, and
Bonnie Mae Keep. 10. Lorraine. Ore;
Andrew Van Halteren. SO. 1711ls
SO. NJ st, and Ella s. Littleton.
~. 6f2 So. 18th St; Fred l.. Hertz
mann, Is. Fort Lewis. and Virginia
Marie Drury, Is. 1894 So. st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Silver Shirt
Chief Must F ace
N. {. Allegation

WASHINGTON - The L. s
court OF appeals late Monday up
held lower court order extradit-
ing William Dudley Pelley. leader
Of the Silver Shirt organization. tc
face a charge of violating North
Carolina securities laws.
Pelley was convicted in 1898
ON two counts charging him
with selling securities without
registering a. n securities
dealer and with making false
representa- tons In the sale Of
stock. He was given a sus-
pended sentence on the first
count and he paid fine of
81 900 and costs on the second
count.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16

April % and "a no students may
devote all their time To solicitation
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16

DONALD c. BRADLEY

Donald Clifford Bradley. so. n
Yelm. died in a Tacoma hospital Al
? so ?. m. Monday He had been
III three weeks. Mr.. Bradley vas
ranoher. and had lived in the
Yelm community. whore he was
very vel known. FOR nine years.
He came 70 Washington from
Mansfield. ore. He was a native
Of Illinois and a member Of the
Catholic church. Surviving are his
wife. Florine. and son Kenneth. Of
Yelm. and brother. Chester T.
Bradley. % California. Funeral
services VIII be held Wednesday
At 10 a m. from the Catholic
church At MeKenna. Burial. under
the direction Of Mellinger's funeral
home. will be in Taeoma's Calvary
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
OBITUARY NOTICES

ing are his VIE. Eva; one dsuEh-
ter. Patricia. one son. John Earl.
IT,. one brother. George q Los
Angeles. Calf. his mother. Mrs.
Mary OLeary. snd three sisters,
Ms. Agnes Downev. Ms. Eileen
Hay snd Mrs. Laura Martin. 81 ~
Tacoma. Funeral announcement
-. fs-uv.a.. 4 Ala
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
FUNERAL SERVICES

Mrs.. Mabel Floy Mathis-Wed-
nesday. ? p m, Lynn chapel. Rev.
c. f. Albertson officiating; inter
ment. Mountain View cemetery at
Centralia.
Pvt. Richard ". Jilek-Wednes-
day, 10 a m. from the Fort Lewis
chapel. Under direction OF Nell
myers funeral home, the body will
be sent to Austin, Mimi, for burial.
Mrs. Margaret Nelke - Wednes-
day. $50 p. m. from the Mellinger
chapel. the Rev. Erwin II. Jahr
officiating. Pallbearers: George
Walter. Harry Peterson. Ken
Erickson. John Hopkins, Fred Hip
kins, John Velke, jr. 1nterment in
Mountain View burial park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
JOHN EARL OIFARN

john Earl OLeary, an. Of go
So. G st. died at his home Tues
DAY morning A native Of Iowa,
he mad lived here for 20 years and
was a member of the Mestcutters'
union and st. Leo's church. Surviv-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Will Sell Bricks
For New Building
c. P. S. Students
Plon Compoign

Students at the College OF Puget
Sound Tuesday took over the cam
psign for funds TO construct the
proposed Student Union building.
The student action came following
an announcement by President
Edward II. Todd that erection OF
the building would have TO be de-
lsyed because OF greatly increased
construction costs.
For several months President
Todd and Or. Paul b. Means Of the
faculty have solicited money. Last
week. after obtaining the amount
set N the goal. they called for bids
on the two-story edifice. II was
discovered. however, that the bids
were 80 per cent over estimates
made last October. II appeared
construction Of the Student Union
would have TO be moved far into
the future. perhaps as long as two
years. for II would take many
months 10 solicit the additional
funds.
More Money Needed
Since the colleges policy has
been one OF obtaining all the money
first and building afterward. 1t
would be impossible 10 begin con-
struction even though two-thirds
Of the cash already has been col
lected.
The student body. upon learning
that their Student Union might be
postponed q long time. decided to
take a hand. Monday the Asso-
ciated Students installed their new
officers for the year 1s41-42 with
James Paulson as president. At
the meeting II was unanimously
decided 10 make the soliciting of
building funds the main project
FOR the remainder OF the school
year.
A fiery speech on behalf OF the
project was made by Philip Wales
w. NfFridtiit-NfFtl VI hht Arf%
senior class.
Pian Adopted
The Student Union will be
brick structure" he said. Now
propose this plan: Every college
student shall be allotted a speci-
fled number of bricks 10 sell TO the
public. These brick shall be sold
NJ SO cents each. II every student
does his share we will obtain the
required amount of money and all
of US will participate in the re-
ward"
The plan was adopted and
committee was sent to President |
Todd to report that the students
wished to assume responsibility for
completion of the building. The
president agreed to dismiss classes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-16
Will Lay Sieampips

Workmen began tearing up .
strip of nth st. pavement Tuesday
morning so as 10 lay a steam pipe
from the courthouse to the voca-
tional training school which is
being erected across the street.
The county has contracted To
furnish heat for the new building.