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steamship companies have assigned
additional vessels to these routes.
BY international agreement, the
Post Office Department accepts par
GELS for prisoners of war. These
must be addressed to individual pris-
oners and are carried without pay
ment of postage. In this way, Amer
leans can send food and other sup
plies to British, French, German,
Italian and other soldiers captured
during the war. The volume of
these shipments, however, so far,
has not been large.
AS the European war spread, the
administration issued a series of
executive orders, limiting, or dis
continuing entirely financial trans
actions with the governments and
nationals of certain invaded coun-
tries. These were followed by orders
of the Postmaster General, directing
the suspension of the issue of money
orders payable in the countries con-
cerned. Besides the interruptions
caused by the executive orders, the
department suspended money order
business with certain other coun-
tries when it became apparent that
an exchange was no longer pos
sible.
The first complete suspension was
the Free City of Danzig on October
IT, 1885, This continued in effect
until the Post Office Department re-
ceived word from the Universal
Postal Union at Berne that the post
offices in the territory of the former
Free City of Danzig had been au-
thorized by the German postal au-
thorities to transact money order
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Japan have also been unaffected by
the war.
The clipper ships have three
scheduled departures each week to
Lisbon from New York. Because of
the disruptions in the trans-Atlan-
tic steamship services, the volume of
mail carried to Europe by air has
greatly increased. Clipper ships have
carried as much as 10000 pounds
on a single trip. Though departures
are scheduled thrice weekly, weather
conditions often interrupt the serv-
ice.
Parcel Post Affected.
The war has caused serious dis
ruptions in the international parcel
post service. On June IS, 1910, the
service was suspended with Lith-
uania, and on October II with Po-
land. Among the countries to which
parcels are no longer sent are the
following: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cy-
prus, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Meth
erlands, Norway, Turkey, Russia,
Yugoslavia and the French Cam
eroonS.
Every effort has been made to
maintain parcel post service with
other countries to which communi-
cation has been affected by the war.
This has been in large part accom-
plished, as in the case of ordinary
mails, by routing parcels via South
Africa or India. Though the transit
line is much longer than by the
normal routes, the service has
proved to be reasonably satisfactory,
due to the fact that American
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tie, must do his own washing and
keep his quarters clean. There is
none of the home life to which,
no doubt, some of them were &C
customed, with some one picking up
after them, looking after their many
wants and desires.
With such fountain of the youth
of the land to draw from, the naval
authorities feel confident that they
will be able to met the gigantic task
which has been suddenly thrust
upon them of providing competent
young officers for the fleet, there
to be given a thorough indoctrina-
ton and training to be ready to
take more responsible positions in
the newer vessels as they come down
the ways, later to be placed in COM
mission. For it is the announced
purpose of the naval authorities to
send all of these young officers to
the fighting ships of the fleet at
present, although later they may be
sent to ships of the train and the
mosquito fleets as the need for them
develops. Once in the service they
will be constantly impressed with
the traditions of the Navy.
The attributes of a naval officer
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taken over for transports, and sup
ply boats, as well as tankerS. All
have to be manned by officers COM
miSsioned in the naval establish
ment, and they have to be trained
as such. Even the merchant Off
GERS who operated ships in private
trade cannot do the job, because
they do not have the training and
indoctrination, unless, as in some
instances, they hold naval reserve
commissions and have had naval
training.
The success of its officer getting
movement already has been felt by
the naval establishment, for 542 of
those who have completed their
courses have been ordered to active
duty and now are serving with the
feet, from which high praise comes
concerning their performance of
duty and ofhcer-like qualities. AS
fast as the officers complete their
school courses and are commits
stoned, they will be sent to the
combatant ships, there to be trained
for greater responsibilities as the
fleet-building program begins to re-
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| business under the same regulations
as in other post Offices in the Ger
man Reich. On November "a, 1899,
American postmasters were directed
to issue as German, money orders
intended for payment in Danzig.
The next suspension was with Po-
land, on November Is, 1889. Though
the German postal administration
offered to transmit to the newly
created control in Warsaw money
orders for payment in Poland, the
Post Office Department declined to
| accept the offer, because of the diff
iculties in attempting to reach for
mer residents of Poland. The de-
partment is still reimbursing resi-
dents of the United States who sent
money orders to Poland, about the
time that the Nazis launched their
blitzkreig against the country. Be-
cause of the breakdown of the postal
service that followed the German
occupation, it was impossible to
make payment on thousands of
money orders issued in the United
States.
The disruption of mail service
and the rapid movements of the
Nazi invaders made it necessary to
| repay last year an unusually large
number of money orders drawn on
other foreign countries than Poland
notably Denmark, Norway, Bel
gium, Luxembourg and the Neither
lands.
In March, 1910, the Post Office
Department made arrangements to
have money orders paid directly to
French soldiers in the field This
was only a short time before the
military collapse of France. A SIM
liar arrangement was also concluded
last May for British and Canadian
military units in Europe.
Smith w. Purdum, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, has gen.
eral supervision over foreign mails,
and John E. Lamielf is director of
the international postal service
Both are career men, with long
years of experience in the service.
Whatever the future course of the
war may be, the Post Office De-
partment will continue to make
every effort to keep the foreign mails
moving, and do everything in its
power, with the help Of the State
Department, to see that they reach
their destination.
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Bermuda, for example, several hun
dred British censors inspect mail
matter in transit to Europe. Nazi
censors, in turn, eye closely mails
moving through the territory con-
quered by Hitler's legions.
Centered at Lisbon.
The great bulk of the mail shipped
from the United States to Europe
passes through Lisbon, Portugal.
From that city, mail to Great Brit
ain is usually forwarded by air. Lis
bon has rail and air connections with
Spain, France, and several other Eu-
ropean countries, but the shipments
are slow and subject to frontier and
other delays. The war has made
necessary widespread changes in
the routing of foreign mails and
the resort to routes not hitherto used.
Because the Mediterranean is closed
to American shipping, mails to
Greece, Iran, Irak and other Near
Eastern destinations are now dis
patched by way of Capetown or In
dia. This has added many weeks
to the transit time. The routes
via South Africa and India, however,
avoid the war zones. In picking its
routes, the Post Office Department
keeps in mind the old saying, bet
ter late than never"
In order to give the British GEN.
sors a wide berth, Germany is ship
ping most of her mail to the United
States via the Trans-S Siberian Rail-
way and Vladivostok, and the Pa
cific mail from this country to Ger
many and the occupied areas is
routed via the North Atlantic.
The Channel Islands and the
French colonies in West Africa, at
the present time, are the most diff
cult areas to reach, according to
Post Office Department officials.
The Channel Islands, which belong
to Great Britain, were occupied by
the Germans last year and are now
being used as air bases by the NaZis
in their campaign to bring Britain
to her knees. AS in other occupied
areas, the dispatch of United States
mails to the Channel Islands pre-
sents diplomatic as well as transpor-
tation problems.
The lack of regular steamship
services explains the difficulty in
securing the delivery of mails to
destinations In French West Africa.
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class viii be given instruction to fit
them for engineering duties, as the
need of commissioned personnel in
the engineer forces is as acute as
that for deck duties. Future classes
at the other schools will have a por-
tion of their pupils instructed to
become specialists in engineering.
The second class aboard the Illinois
was started Friday, and the second
at Northwestern will begin March IA.
Limitation of funds has been the
only reason for restricting the first
group to the number already en-
rolled. But as the classes get III
their stride, and with hundreds of
others seeking to enter the Navy,
it is the hope of the naval officials
that Congress will provide additional
funds with which to begin the
selection of more young men to be-
gin courses when the present group
is schooled and commissioned. Plans
are ready, and it was announced
that if the funds are authorized, the
recruiting of another group of en-
bryo officers will begin on May !, so
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are thoroughly imbued in the mid
shipmen while they are attending the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis, and they will be impressed
on each of the classes of prospective
Reserve officers being trained under
the present system, for it is expected
that, if it continues to be necessary
for the United States to build up
and maintain its large fleet, many Of
these young officers will be given an
opportunity to transfer to the reg
ular establishment. 1t is now real
lied that the Naval Academy can
not, with its four-year course, turn
out sufficient officers to meet the
immediate needs of the feet or the
prospective needs for years to come
In inaugurating the movement to
obtain commissioned personnel for
the fleet, the Navy took $500 of
these young men on the five prelim-
mary cruises. From this number it
obtained $500 for attendance at
the three-month courses. But, be-
cause of the lack of facilities, it was
not possible to send them all to
school Immediately, and those Sc
lected were sent to their homes.
Some were deferred at their own
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that by July /, or shortly thereafter,
the cruises may be started and those
who successfully pass may be sent
promptly to the schools, which will
be about concluding the instruction
of the first group.
The importance of continuing
this method of getting officers
quickly may be gathered from the
fact that Congress has authorized
and provided for an 81 per cent ex-
pansion of the tonnages established
by the suspended treaties of hmita-
ton.
Forces Increased.
The Navy has added to the forces
af1oat since January, 1910, Is new
ships and 46 reconditioned ships.
The Navy has laid down, or has
authorized and Is proceeding with
the construction of II battleships,
IL aircraft carriers, 54 cruisers, 205
destroyerS, and 80 submarines, to
say nothing of hundreds of small
boats, such as the coast patrol,
high-speed torpedo boats, fishing
boats taken over for reconstruction
into mine sweepers, merchant ships
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During these cruises, they were
given thorough workout by the
officers in charge of the training
ships. They were formed into di-
visions as other regular seamen
are formed, and required to par
ticipate in the drills and training,
as well as performing the menial
tasks of keeping the ship clean as
well as themselves.
For every sailor, in addition to
training to fight on the ship in bat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
To Return Girl
Camp Follower

Only Is years old but charged
with auto theft. burglary ard
forgery. Yvonne Ken. short and
plump Fort Lewis camp follower
Of Indisn-Irish-French parentage,
sat in the city jail Tuesday await
ing arrival OF California police au-
thorities.
Miss Keli was arrested Monday
afternoon at Fort Lewis by Deputy
Sheriffs Powell Clay and Sig Kit
tleson on a warrant from Riverside,
Cal Recovered at the time Of the
arrest was a quantity of merchan-
disc and clothing which Miss Kell
IS charged with taking from River
side homes and stores.
After talking with Undersherill
Clyde Knowles. Miss Kell signed =
confession and = waiver of extra
dition. Tuesday Knowles was
awaiting word from California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
Alaska Pays
More Taxes

Internal revenue collections in
Alaska for the fiscal year just
ended amounted to nearly 81 800
900. or a gain Of 1913 per cent
over last year. it was disclosed
Tuesday.
Clark Squire, collector of inter-
nal revenue for Washington and
Alaska. made the announcement
Tuesday upon return to his Taco
ma headquarters after a four
week tour Of the northern district.
Total collections for the area
under Squire's jurisdiction amount
ed to some s55,0o0,0 900 for the
fiscal year.
Accompanied by Harry w. Call,
chief of the field division for this
district. Squires trip was devoted
primarily to establishment of in
ternal revenue offices at Anchor
age; that city will henceforth be
headquarters for the entire Alaska
area under direction of the Taco
ma office.
o. s. Sullivan. senior deputy for
Alaska. has moved from Juneau to
Anchorage, following creation of a
new zone centered at the latter
city.
The Juneau office will still be
responsible for southwestern Alas
ka, however. and a third district
office is located at Fairbanks.
Referring to the unprecedented
jump in Alaskan collections for the
fiscal year just closed. Squire said
the trend indicates that the So
600, 00-mark will be bettered next
year.
The revenue bill now before
congress possibly will result in
such an increase" he said.
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Is Women Fliers
Meet in Tacoma

Flying In from all over the state,
Is licensed women airplane pilots
sat down Tuesday afternoon in Ia
coma to discuss airplane problems
at the monthly meeting of the
"9e' club. organized for women
fliers some years ago by Amelia
Earhart-
Knitting. tending the baby.
hair-dos and kindred feminine SUBJ
Jects were taboo at the meeting
with the women fiiers taking up
specifically the problem of getting
more and better landing field
markers.
Grace johnson of Tacoma was
chairman Of the meeting. Irma
Wallace Of Seattle is governor of
the Washington chapter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
Aluminium Bin
To Remain Open

While Tacoma's aluminium drive
officially closes Tuesday night,
the Tacoma Home Defense Corps
has decided to let its main bin at
9th and Broadway stand until Sat
urday night to allow all persons
an opportunity to add to the col
lection.
The big pile Of pans. washing
machines, kettles and general
aluminium junk still was impress
sivs Tuesday morning after one
truckload had been removed TO the
state armory. Chairman Russell
N. Anderson of the aluminium
drive committee said the load
taken out weighed 3,525 pounds.
He asked that all collection bins
In the city and vicinity be de-
posted rs soon as possible in the
main bin at 9th and Broadway so
the defense corps can inform the
treasury department the amount
Of the defense metal collected in
Tacoma. 1t will be shipped from
here to q government concentra-
ton point yet to be designated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
Regular Army
Enlisiing Men
MonY Signed Here
TO Go Abroad

Accent recently has been on
Selective Service volunteers and
draftees. but enlistments in the
regular army comparatively have
kept pace in Tacoma where l25
men signed up for three years
during the first 20 days in July.
Unlike draftees, men who en-
list IN the regular army may
pick their spots" choosing not
only their branch of service. but
also their station. Many Of the
men who enlisted at the army
recruiting station hert in the
Bankers Trust building chose and
were given duty abroad.
Fifteen win be sent TO the
Philippine islands. Is to Hawaii.
five to Alaska. 81 TO the air corps
In California. IA TO Pendleton. Ore.
10 to air corps in Missouri and nine
TO air corps In Texas
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One Platoon Of Co. D. 4ih Infantry.
Mustered Into Service at Armory

A ceremony first given in July,
1917. was repeated at the Tacoma
armory Monday night-the mus
tering in of the second platoon,
Co. ID. Fourth Washington Volun-
teer Infantry. a state guard to re-
place the national guardsmen now
in active service.
Capt. Wesley B. Hamilton ad-
ministered the oath to so Taco
mans. most of them over draft age
or deferred from regular army
service.
Only difference between Mon
days ceremony and that Of 1917
was that the latter was known as
the Third Washington Volunteer
Infantry.
The second platoon OF Co. D,
commanded by LIST 1t. Lloyd Sell,
jr., was the first unit of the new
guard to recruit 80 per cent of its
potential strength and. thus, the
first unit in the state to be mus
tered in.
Co. c also will be mustered in
here as soon as its complement is
so per cent complete. II will be
commanded by Capt. Hamilton,
assisted by LIST 1t. Ebert Baker.
Assisting in Monday nights
ceremony was the 103d Anti-Tank
battalion band from Fort Lewis.
A similar ceremony will be held
Tuesday night at Centralia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
Drove While Drunk,
Two Men Are Fined

Leo Bindora, Rt. s, Box 624FF,
and Fred Prausa, 500 Ea. 55th
st. pleaded guilty to drunken
driving in police court Monday.
Police Judge w. A. Richmond
fined Bindora 5000 and costs,
sentenced him to so days in Jail
and revoked his drivers license
for one year. Prausa also lost his
right TO drive a car for year
and was fined $3.50 and costs and
sentenced tot 80 days in jail.
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Defendants Indicted by U. S. Jury
Face Judqe Black for Sentences

three counts Of evsding payment
Of the federal tax on moonshine
whisky. asked that an attorney
be appointed TO represent him.
Robert B. Able was so appointed
by the court and the case con-
tinued to next Monday.
The case of Allen Edward Wall
ingford. charged with a 81 theft
in the station hospital at Van
couver Barracks. obtained con-
tinuance until Aug. is because
his attorney, Leslie b. Sulgrove
is out of the city.
A second attempt OF Weldon o.
McAninch to gain liberation from
Mcneil island prison on a writ
Of habeas corpus was stalled after
brief hearing when Judge Black
continued the case until next
week. McAninch is serving Is
year term for robbery committed
in the Sacramento jurisdiction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-30
Return Soldiers
To Stand Trial

In the county jail Tuesday
awaiting trial on charges Of rob-
berry and grand larceny were Giles
William Clute. 10, and FRANKLIN
Johnston. 20. both soldiers, who
were brought TO Tacoma from Kit
sap county jail Monday on war
rants issued by Pierce county su-
perior court earlier In the day.
Upon arrival here. both men
verbally confessed to Detective
william Farrar that they were the
men who. On the night Of July 10.
forced Z. W. Nolde to drive them
from 1l27 Broadway to 4s07 No.
18th IT., where they forced him
from his car and drove IT away.
They were picked up later in
kitsap county in another stolen
car. They were tried in the SUI
perior court of that county Mon
day. before being brought to Ia
coma. Each received q deferred
sentence.
The Nolde machine was re-
covered by Bremerton police.
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Mrs. Ralph Diven
To Join Husband

CONTINUED From Page One1
Mrs Diven. learned % the baby's
illness. prepared = story via United
Press that IL was hoped would aid
in finding Owen. The story vas
sent to Canada. where Diven had
been seen on July 2
A reporter on a Vancouver. 3. c.
newspaper saw the story. Check
ing with Authorities. he learned
that Diven had enlisted IN the
Canadian air force. He found that
the missing Tacoman was sta
toned AZ Brandon. Manitoba.
II was an overjoyed Mrs. Owen
who talked TO Times reporter
Tuesday.
L saw the story in The Times.
she said. and Immediately wired
Ralph in Brandon. An hour later
he reached me by telephone. We
talked for a long time. He told
me he still loves me. He said he
intended to come back as soon as
he had found himself"
J. l. Diven. father of the young
husband, general manager of the
North Western Woodenware Co.
here. promptly came forward Mon
day night and volunteered to send
Mrs. Diven 10 her husband.
Mrs. Diven hasn't decided wheth-
er to travel by plane or train. The
point is, she's going to see her
husband again.
Blame her husband Not much,
I'VE don't blame Ralph one bit"
she said. Anybody would have
done the same"
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Uniforms and rifles. both of
which have been ordered. have not
yet arrived for distribution. They
are expected within the next few
weeks.
The men will drill at the armory
twice a week. Monday nights and
Wednesday nights. Later on, it is
expected. drill will be held only
once weekly.
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Several defendants indicted by
the federal grand jury began
Tuesday to serve sentences i'm
posed by Federal Judge Lloyd
Black in district court Monday
afternoon. following entry of their
pleas of guilty.
Among these were Thomas T.
Clark. six months in the federal
road camp at Dupont and 81 fine
for forging an Endorsement 10 a
federal check; and Lelan w. Cor
bitt. 80 days in Tacoma city Jail
and 81 fine for selling liquor TO
an Indian at Aberdeen.
Advig Mensss. alias Mike
Harris. won leniency on his
promise To register as an alien
Immediately. He said he had a job
at Vail, Wash. and would lose no
time in providing the government
with his fingerprints and other
required information. A sentence
of 90 days in the federal road
camp at Dupont was suspended.
but he was placed on six months
probation.
Helen Madison, charged with
selling liquor to an Indian at Aber-
deem. pleaded not guilty as did
Keen Strong, facing a similar
charge. Trial dates viii be SET
for them later. Francis Bureau
charged with taking liquor onto
the Quinault reservation. pleaded
guilty and was fined $50 and s2C
costs.
! Jacob Wade Davis, charged or
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Three Stadium Concerts
Half Price for Soldiers

Of sunset symphonies in the man.
moth bowl, with the Tacoma
Philharmonic orchestra playing no
small part in the entertainment.
In addition TO accompanying the
artist. the augmented orchestra
under the direction OF Eugene
Linden viii feature several num-
bers.
The other stars contracted for
are Marie Louise Quevli. Tacoma
girl who has gained national fame,
and Mona Paulee, winner Of last
years Metropolitan additions.
Programs will begin promptly
at 7:30 p. m.
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The Tacoma Philharmonic as
ISOLATION announced Tuesday that
soldiers in uniform will be ad-
mitted for half price TO the three
concerts planned for the Stadium.
the first of which viii be Wednes-
day evening. Aug. Is.
Bonnie Cram. chairman Of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments, said also that children II
years of age and under. accom-
panied by parents, will be ad-
mitted without charge.
Helen Jepson, grand operas
glamour girl, will open the series
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Woman Injured
AS Cars Collide

Mrs. Alabama May. 81. suffered
an injured hand and ear Tuesday
as result Of an automobile col
lision at seth st. and Mckinley
ave.
After treatment at the county
hospital, Mrs. May was permitted
to go to her home, 1907 Ea. o st.
Donald o'Nein. Route rs. Box
a.. who was driving the second car
involved in the accident. was
booked for investigation by police
and later released on his personal
recognizance.