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data supplied by L. s Weather
bureau. Department OF Commeree) &.
Nashington's forecast Fair
with little temperature change. in
creasing cloudiness in the west
portion. Gentle changeable wind
off shore and over inland waters.
but becoming moderate southerly
late Friday.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the "a
hours ending at a. m. Thursday.
.03 inch; since October !. - inch.
a shortage Of .16 inch; since Janu-
AIRY l. 1890 inches. a shortage Of
AIS inches.
Wind at S a. m. Thursday, south
1 m.p.h.
Barometer at 30 40 and rising OF
Sun rises at 6:12 Friday and sets
at $40.
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IAyoffs Are Offset

Layoffs In the automobile indus
try and in other Industries slowed
down by machine tool and raw
materials shortages were offset by
other increases, Miss Perkins said.
1T is all the more extraordi-
nary because new pants had to be
built, workers trained for highly
specialized jobs and shifted from
one type OF employment to an
other" she said. "All this time
about ! zoo, 900 men were taken by
the army.
The decreases in aluminium. die
casting. and silk hosiery industries
were more than offset by the can
ming and defense industries"
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THURSDAYS QUOTATIONS

teuotstions courtesy Dean witter 4
Co, Washington Blor.. members
New York Stock Exehange)
Hiah Low Cloka
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U. S. Employment
In August Gains

WASHINGTON Defense activ-
ity and the unusual demand on
the canning industry is giving the
United States the most extraordi-
nary expansion of employment in
it's history" Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins said Wednesday.
Miss Perkins told n press confer
ence that total civil non-agricul-
tursl employment IN August in
creased by 3.640,00o workers over
employment bn August, 1910. This
August was the fifth consecutive
month in which employment ex-
eeeded previous levels. Her fig
ures revealed that the present
total had reached 81. 542 900. or
/, 1866 900 above the August, 1929,
lau.l
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Day and Contract Work

work We do
house moving raising foundation
work. blocks or concrete and car
pentering, familiar with all. Car
land 1913
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N. Y. CURB STOCKS

Closing Prices Furnished hy
Dean Witter e. Company
American Cyanamid "B" 49,. 407s
Carrier Corp ............. 81
Electric Bond a. Share ...... D.
Niagara Hudson Power 49,. ga
Puget Sound g. .... 50
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PAINTING. kslsomining: good work
manship Main $3.50 Call after
p. m, EMIL WERNER
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Special Issues Meet Fair
Demand on Stock EXCHANGE

DOW JONES AVERAGES
THURSDAY
Industrial -. .Issls off oil
Rail -. 49,. 2s.ss mp e.es
Utility =. -. 1877 mp e.ei
Is Stocks -. 42.52 off ola
Stock salese were z6o 600 shares
against $4,000 Wednesday. Curb
stock sales were $4,000 shares
against II 900 Wednesday.
NEW YORK Special issues met
fair demand on the stock exchange
Thursday. but the main list fiuc-
tusted irregularly in continued
quiet trading.
The list exhibited firming ten
denotes at the outset but follow
through demand was lacking and
when the tax situation again came
TO the fore many of the leading
shares softened
Communication shares were
aided by action of a senate SUBJ
committee in approving q merger
q Postal and Western Union.
Business news WAS featured by
\ rise In carloadings for the Sept.
~ week to s1e.5lo units. up 1.541
on the week and the highest since
late 1890. Heavy construction
awards for this week reached
Sill. 7o6. 900. off 81 per cent from
last week but 10 per cent over the
year ago period.
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RADE-BUY-SELL with Times want
ADS. VIRGINIA MCLEAN. 4315 No.
30th. call at The Tacoma Times
office Tor two free tickets TO the
Temple theater 1924
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bULLDOZER WORK: grading level
Ing Easements dug Reasonable
rates Proctor 4l54
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PAPERHAHGING. painting. plaster
patching, arChWay Installing. tx
pert with felt paper Proctor 1858.
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FINISHING and building cabinet
Work by expert Small Jobs Ref
erence. Reasonable Granite 1855.
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TRACTOR FLOWING AND DIsCNG.
ROADWAY aaae
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MIDDIE-AGED woman Tor house
Keeping for elderly couple. s6l5
South Yakima
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TWO high school boys wish Work for
room and board. 2302 FsWCett ave,
APT 10.
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WOMAN. lght Homework Child
school age. Broadway 1858. eve
~
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GENERAL team work. blowing p 4.
Box ss7 Midland 6 HALLIDAY.
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WILL NOT be responsible for any
debts contracted for oy Others than
myself. MILL WEINhARI
1854 south r It
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Situations Wanted, Female

YOUNG married lacy wishes office orr
clrrklns position Three years as
Office manager for AAA. Writs
p Talgma Ilmr.
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MAN and wife would like STEADY farm
loo Experienced Separate house.
L c. Gr4ers, BOX $500. Ri 2,
Auburn.
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GIRL o. woman for general house
work Csl evenings zoos No. Law
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ERPkEIEECED nozrspher. Car
LAND 53o7. XISS KIENER.
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Che Iaeuma 0imfs
Almanac
mis- MONTH NIT MONTH
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
g > &c

NeW Flrsf Pull Last
Moon Quarter Moon Quarter
Oct. 20 Oct. y Oct. S Oct. 10
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PAINTING - PAPERHANCING
J L Newman Ma $3.50
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CAPABLE woman 10 take charge Of
live ear-old child IN exchange Tor
room rent Proctor 5S46 mornings
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HOME designing and architectural
drawing sc per square foot. GAY
land 4eo3. Or call a. 4337 Pacific
avenue.
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EXPERIENCED beauty operator
WISHES fun Or part-tme work. Write
Sc. Tacoma Times
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TlFL or woman for general house
work. four adults no children
GArlsnd 77s5.
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PAINTING. papering: good work. rea-
sonsbls. L H. Henry. Garland $3.50.
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NOTICEn!!!

ALL AUTO DRIVERS
YOUR PARKING FREE At p. 4 ?.
Parking, 18th and Fsvcett. Pun
chase ! cts. oil or gals. Shell gas.
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TMO CARPENTERS available. With
power saw Telephone Man so33
leave address Or numoer Write or
cali Route No. G Box 81. Tacoma.
A LaDA
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Situations Wanted, Male

PLAsTE RING. patching: estimates
gladly. GA 1854.
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LIGHT delivery work. what have vou
for experienced woman owning taz0
psnel Chsrrols-7 W-rits 50 Tines
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Other Fronts

Launching Of British-Free French at
tack on French Somaliland late in week
lent strength to belief that major opera
tions soon are to develop In this entire
theater of the war. Clear domination
of this strategically located coast terri
tory on Gulf of Alden. would remove
threat of German operations from rear
in case there is large diversion OF British
Empire forces northward to Caucasus.
Additional reason for establishing full
allied control In that area is employment
of Red Sea and Persian
Suez Gulf approaches for ship
Sector ments of American war sup
plies Former route ad-
mittedly has been in heavy use for sew
eral months with materiel being landed
at Red Sea end of Suez; latter route is
believed still in picture for aid to Russia
program despite controverted announce
ment of plan to concentrate future ship
ments on Boston -Archangel North At
lantic route.
Stirring of activity in this Middle
Eastern theater, accompanied by in
sistent British home demands that Of
fensive operations be undertaken against
Axis territories, was prompting concern
in Italy and there were daily stories OF
italian efforts to strengthen Mediter-
ranean coast defenses.
Three times within span Of seven
nights, large British bombing squadrons
roared over Naples, guided by signal fires
of Vesuvius to subject this south Italian
port to hve-hour blasting.
In same period, unmolested British
Mediterranean fleet slipped close in to
North African coast for 15-minute steady
bombardment Of German-Italian shore
batteries which for weeks past have been
throwing shells into besieged Tobruk.
The bombardment was similar to naval
assault which preceded British land
drive on Bengasi months ago and may
presage early effort to break encircle-
ment Of Tobruk. The shelling was de-
scribed as heaviest by this British fleet
since it hurled 1000 tons of steel and
explosives in Tripoli last April.
Back on continental Europe. r. A. F.
bombers continued both daily and night
ly assaults on occupied
R.A.E French ports and German
Roids industrial centers. Blitzed
were Berlin, Bremen, En-
den, Wilhelmshaven. Cologne and Bou-
logne. In unusual detail London Air
Ministry and Ministry OF Economic
Warfare issued joint report Of damage
to industrial facilities in German cities,
naming plants, railroad stations, etc.
Lighter German air attacks were re-
ported on Liverpool and on Welsh in
dustrial centers.
At sea-, Berlin claimed three-day total
of destroyed shipping totaling $4,000
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Brandt
CONTINUED From Page Bill

that editorial observers we're often
wrong in their estimate of Hitler's
speeches. The Times of London and
LIE Temps of Paris were often playing
hand In hand with the various govern
ments of Britain and France.
When Hitler gave the Reichstag in
May, 1895, the "unvarnished truth" about
Germanys desire for peace and repeated
his pledge that he sought nothing from
France, not even Alsace and Lorraine.
the Times of London said: THE speech
turns out to be reasonable, straightfor.
ward and comprehensive = - 1t is to be
hoped that the speech will be taken
everywhere as a sincere and weli-con-
sidered utterance, meaning exactly what
1t says. There could be no greater enc
mics to the peace Of Europe than those
who would spread an atmosphere of sus-
picion about an important and long
awaited pronouncement of this kind"
But the New York Times Of the same
day observed:
Herr Hitler's speech on foreign policies
holds out a number of fair promises, but
they are vitiated by the fact that the
speaker Is man who claims the right
to annul solemn treaty obligations with
out the consent of the other side. AL
through the Reichstag address there
sounds this note Of unilateralism. q"
Once q newspaperman asked Huey
Evening star., 1941-10-26
DE GAULLE ENVOY WINS U. S. COOPERATION
pIeven Ends Secret but Brilliant Diplomatic Mission Here

under your command. pending the day
of victory which is certain and near.
Allow me to express our feelings OF SIN
cere fraternity, stronger today than
ever"
De Gaulle replied to Col. Cunningham:
"I am confident that the arrival OF
your mission in Free French Africa is an
important date in the history OF the war.
hope to see you in Brazzaville within
few months, where you have come to
serve the sacred cause of freedom. Mean
time please convey to the United States
authorities our gratitude and confident
friendship
Washington has tried to keep this eX-
change quiet, because the excessive verve
of Col. Cunninghams expression of his
sentiments is calculated to arouse those
who oppose not De Gaulle but the in
terventionist spirit.
While Pleven flies to London, his wife
remains behind in New York. They
have a daughter in Bryn Mawr College.
Evening star., 1941-10-26

power of Britain, reinforced by the
United States fleet and by spectacular
production of heavy bombing planes,
would turn the tables on the Fuehrer.
The apparent collapse OF the Russian
defense has put an end to all these hopes
and an atmosphere of gloom pervades
the beleaguered isle.
Nothing except Americas official entry
into shooting war as the foe of the Axis
would offset the disastrous effect that the
NaA victories have produced in England.
Regardless of our state of military pre-
paredneess, there is a feeling in Britain
and for that matter all over conquered
Europe-that once this country becomes
an active partner OF the nations fighting
the Axis, Hitler and his associates face
defeat regardless of how long the war
lasts.
America Is Hope.
The collapse of the Soviet armies has
cast a pail over the European countries
which have already rebelled against
Nazi domination. 1t is felt in official
Washington quarters that this wave Of
rebellion is bound to subside If nothing is
done to encourage continued resistance
to the Axis. And America is the only
hope of the oppressed nations. Like the
British, the oppressed nations believe
that the regime of the totalitarians can
not last and will eventually crumble If
America throws all Its resources of man
power and wealth into the present con-
flict.
The administration feels that an out
right declaration of war against the
Reich and its associates would help
strengthen the waning opposition to
Hitler. But it fears that Congress may
oppose such step for internal political
reasons. A canvass Of both houses OF
Congress shows fairly accurately that
a number of Representatives and Sena-
tors are fundamentally in agreement
with such . policy but they feel duty
Evening star., 1941-10-26
By Fred Vanderschmidf.

any continental invasion at all as the
primary factor IN the victory.
In other words, many of the British
feel right now that the invasion should
take place only after Germany has been
irrevocably cracked from within: BY
bombs, blockade and revolt.
The British are not happy in their con-
temptation Of this prospect. The Rus
slams are sorely pressed. The life blood
of Russia's youth is flowing in scarlet
torrent for cause which is Britain's,
just as it is Russia's. Lord Strabolgi, the
far-seeing labor peer, hit home when he
said the other day that this was the hour
of Britain's greatest humiliation.
Yet Lord Strabolgi himself was quick
to acknowledge that Britain does not
have the ships and the modern weapons
which are essential to a serious incursion
at any point along the Nazi-occupied
coast of continental Europe. whether it
be against Norwegian fjord or against
the shores of Sicily.
Lacks Weapons for Invasion.
In the words of Lord Moyne, the colo
nial secretary, an invasion of Europe to-
day would be an act of suicide, in the
Oriental tradition, on Adolf Hitlers
doorstep.
The first B. E. F. left its tanks and
guns and ammunition in France and got
home by the miracle of Dunkerque.
Then the British army of the Middle
East expended its meager armored
equipment in Greece and the diversion
cost Britain all that Gen. Sir Archibald
P. Waven had won in Libya. To this
may be added the battle damage and
plain wear and tear on the British
equipment in the melancholy campaign
against the French In Syria, and in the
occupation of Mesopotamia and Persia,
countries which appear in the news in
these days under the curious names Of
Iraq and Iran.
1t took the British the best part of five
years to make that equipment and what
little is left is just now being eked out
with American replacements. Any way
you want to look at 1t, there just isn't the
stuff with which to invade Europe, even
though, 1t is said, the Germans have left
q scant Is divisions, or less than 100000
men, in the west.
What then. may be expected Of the
British in the next few months, aside
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Bv Blair BoHeS.

effective amateurs were working here
for De Gaulle.
Until the exciting days of the war
came and turned Pleven into an inter-
national operative that E. Phillips OPP
penheim would have been proud to Gre
ate, Pleven led the calm life OF busi-
nessman. He was born in Brittany IN
1901, grew up as member of an ardent
Catholic family, studied law and IL
years ago became Paris manager Tor the
Associated Telephone g. Telegraph Corp.
of Chicago His duties with that COM
pany provided him with a firm UNDER
standing of American and European in
duStry.
The French government sent him to
the United States at the close OF 1883
to buv aircraft for the French military.
Here he met President Roosevelt and
other high officials, and those introduc-
tions were invaluable in enabling him to
carry on here for the exile government
of De Gaulle.
Takes Chances at Fort.
After the French surrender, Pleven was
in London. He met De Gaulle and they
worked out a scheme. The general
wanted control over French Africa. Un-
der an assumed name Pleven, with one
companion, flew from London to Lagos,
Nigeria English African colony. Across
the desert and jungle the word went out
into Equatorial Africa that representa-
tive of Gen. de Gaulle was in Lagos.
There he held many meetings with in
dividual colonial Frenchmen who were
in personal revolt against the surrender
and the Vichys government.
After two months, Pleven crossed from
Nigeria into Equatorial Africa and slow
" made his way to Fort Lamy. the
stronghold of France in Africa south OF
the Mediterranean countries. Who holds
Fort Lamy holds much of Equatorial
Africa, and who holds Equatorial Africa
has a huge empire. Alone, in disguise,
not knowing whether he would be killed
or imprisoned or refused admission,
Pleven reached the fort, demanded to be
admitted and got in. He stated his busi-
ness to the commanding officer. The
commanding Omcer SnOuted d VlVe oe
Gaulle" and announced that the fortress
was at the disposal of the Free French"
cause. French Equatorial Africa was De
Gaulle's.
Gratitude From De Gaulle.
Today, far south of Fort Lamy, in
Brazzaville, on the Congo, is the head
quarters of the American mission to De
Gaulle. Its Army member is 1t. Col.
Harry Francis Cunningham, whose as
signment filled him with such enthusiasm
that he sent this telegram to De Gaulle
in London:
"On behalf of my country, which ad-
mires the courage with which you are
pursuing the noble task Of restoring your
historic country to whom humanity
owes so much, I salute you cordially
and with deep respect.
1--WE shall never forget our landing on
Free French soil, where the sacred fame
of liberty, equality and fraternity is kept
alive by the heroic men and women
Evening star., 1941-10-26

Rene Pleven left America by bomber
last week to join the De Gaulle govern
ment In London after bringing to sue
cessful close in Washington a secret but
one of the most fantastical1y brilliant
diplomatic missions ever undertaken
here.
Pleven only 40, with his headquarters
In the rambling attic of an apartment
house, broke down in three months firm
State Department opposition to giving
any American display Of sympathy or
friendship with the Free French" move
ment.
When Pleven arrived here in June, a
year after he helped win French Equa-
torial Africa to the De Gaulle side by
some daring story book displays OF jun
gle diplomacy, the State Department
all but refused to see him. His mission
was known to the Government, and the
United States was respecting its formal
diplomatic relations with the Vichy gov
ernment, which shudders at De Gaullism
rs upstart and subversive.
The message which Pleven brought,
and which in time the State Department
accepted as sound, was that American
recognition of Vichy need not have as
its corollary coldness to the aspirations
of Gen. Charles de Gaulle The United
States, he thought, could maintain regu-
lar relations with Vichy, as a govern
ment, and at the same time show SYM
pathy for De Gaullism, a cause. 1t was
a point of view that had not occurred
to Washington.
An Accepted Idea Now.
Washington accepts II now. Pleven's
earnest faith in his mission, his pleasant
demeanor, his wise suggestions and his
undiscouraged persistence won the day
AS result the United States has waived
the application of export control over
shipments of goods to Free French" ter
ritories, which means that the Free
French" can arm themselves from the
arsenal of democracy. Pan American
Airways has agreed to extend branch
of It's contemplated South Atlantic
ferry to Brazzaville, capital of Equa-
torial Africa. And the United States has
q special mission in Brazzaville.
Vichy still has an ambassador here,
but Free France" has won much official
favor. The triumph has infinite mean
ing for Free French morale.
So far as the public is concerned,
Pleven came in to Washington quietly
and left without sound. He was agree
able to the press, but he never discussed
his aims or accomplishments with news
papermen. His position was delicate,
and he knew it.
In London, Pleven is to be the No. 2
man in the National Committee" cabi-
net formed by Gen. De Gaulle Septem-
ber Is, with the title of Minister OF
Economy, Finance and Colonies. Be-
hind him here he leaves in charge of
'Free French" interests Etienne Bergner,
who has been associated with the In
ternational Labor Office. He leaves be-
hind also a working organization for
free France" in this country. Before
his arrival many enthusiastic bQt In
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Russian Front

While his government and foreign
diplomatic representations moved east
ward to Kuibyshev, Joseph Stain, mys-
terious Muscovite who has been Soviet
Russia's strong man for a decade past,
remained in Moscow this last week to
personify that stubborn capitals de-
termination to defend itself street by
street and building by building"
Having become in the past 20 years
one Of the worlds great industrial cities.
an evacuated Moscow would
Moscow be terrific loss to Russia's
Rattle armed strength even though
it's desolation by departing
defenders left it shorn of most value
to its captors.
Founded in 1l56 for the very purpose
which it is now fulfllling-that OF being
a guardian fortress against invasion
from the west-this city has lived
through many siege and crisis.
Twice within its first century, it was
captured and burned by Tatars. Twice
more 1t resisted capture, and then in
1882 1t fell a third time to invading
tribes. Throughout, however, it has
been the true spiritual capital Of Russia
and the focal point for the nation. The
present Kremlin walls were built IN
l485-e5, and have stood unshattered
through nearly five centuries Of turmoil.
That their defense today eventually
may prove unsuccessful is predicted by
many military experts, but there is gen.
eral acknowledgment that Red policy OF
yielding nothing without cost, and then
leaving little to yield, is robbing Nazi
victories of most of their profits.
The week brought vivid description OF
this .scorched earth" policy as an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent
kiev with German forces IN cap
Mined tured Kiev told how hidden
Russian mines had fired this
industrial city days after Nazi occupa-