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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26
Death Takes
J. II. Browne
First Printer on
Times Stricken

Linotype machines clicked and
hummed in a familiar blur of noise
In The Tacoma Times composing
room Wednesday, but every oper-
stor. every nearby floor man was
conscious of the passing Of an old
time comprehension n. (Jack)
Browne, whose death Tuesday aft
ernoon came swiftly on the heels
of a stroke.
Jack Browne had been a Tacoma
Times linotype operator almost
continuously from the first issue
printed in 1908 until Monday eve
ning's editions of this week.
He had hoped he would 70
quickly when his time came:
he hoped TO die with his boots
on" Fate virtually fulfilled
the wish.
Browne Was a veteran printer
when The Tacoma Times was new
nearly 40 years ago. There was
one typesetting machine and he
operated that and upon II set the
lines for the first publication. Mon
day. Dec. 81. 1908.
Born in Boston, August IL. 1869.
Jack Browne had been taken into
Canada by his parents. and il was
In the big newspaper plants Of
Toronto that he learned his trade.
II Was a day Of precise
journalism. precise English,
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
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A question thaf now con-
fronts resid<nts u the PseifIe
coast Is: sheuA Civtliss D.
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munieation from Roland @.
swaffieId. chief sir-raid war
den 1t Long Beach. Calf
~ that sr<s. wh~f< so Aff&e9z
have e<easfsd ss1 ss<s1y pisnss
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.ffh ~sr indzzstry. he has efGsn-
iz<a 800 voluafeer ~srd<n4 ard
200 volunteer fir<fizhtefs.
His sxp>rs>.e<. - says. - ~
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Let's Get
This Airport
fEditorial)

Most of the eitizens OF
Pierce county. The Tacoma
Times believes, favor the
projected inter-city CONNER
cial airport at Bow lake.
The plan. TO be financed by
governmental units of King
and Pierce counties. repre-
sents this community's sole
hope TO obtain efficient trans
continental and coastal air.
line service.
The choice is: Either We
join in support Of consirue-
ton of a port 10 serve both
cities. or we sit by and see
constructed a port 10 serve
only Seattle"
Thursday our city. county
and port officials will meet
to decide our course. Deci-
sion must be made by Friday.
Let's not miss the boat!
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' ); ; ;: FRESH JAP FORCES HAcE
60. AT PHILIPPINE DEFEnSES
0Neil Loses
Oil Proposal
BY Al Vote
Councilmen Order
Boord to Reject
Bids Submitted

-Four votes to one. oNeirs IN,
city council settled the fight ovel
OF burning equipment and oil for
thu Tacoma light department
steam plant "Wednesday BY order.
ing the board Of contracts and
awards To throw out all the bidr
IL has been considering.
Less feryent than Tuesday. bu,
still unchanged in opinion. the pub
Nc utilities commissioner urged
the council to order placing Of the
BIDS and let the government turn
him down on priorities.
Mayor Cain. maintaining
that the CITY already has been
refused oil and the right To
buy oii-bnrning equipment.
called on the council to reject
the whole proposition
Works Commissioner Bergersen
suggested at one time that the
city might order the equipment
and not the oil. putting the burden
~ pnorities on the government,
but later decided against compro-
mise and seconded the mayors
motion.
Finance Commissioner Fawcett
made his position clear that he
was for tossing out the whole
proposition.
Safety Commissioner East
wood asked 20 he excused to
attend another meeting when
CONTINUED on Page 10. Column -
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Unions Hurl
Challenge at
Management
Labor Groups Ask
Industry to Go on
24-Hr.. 7-DoY Week

WASHINGTON - Organised Ia
Dor Wednesday challenged man.
agement to match its waiver OF
double pay for Sundays and holi-
DAYS by placing war production on
a 2+-hour. sevcn-day week.
The Congress Of Industrial
Organizations and the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor acted
simultaneously In abandoning
double pay. q provision which
President Roosevelt and Pro-
duction Chief Donald Nelson
said was impeding the war ef-
fort.
The action in no way changes
the time and one-hslf premium for
work in excess of 40 hours 4
week. provision OF the wage
hour act which a house bloc seeks
TO outlaw.
Elimination OF the <0-hour
week, outlawing the closed
shop and limiting Of profits 10
six per cent Of the cost Of n
contract are included In the
bill sponsored by Rep. How
ard w. Smith, D., Va. and
being considered by the house
naval affairs committee.
Naval Affairs Chairman Carl
vinson. D., Ca. limited Wednesday
that he might offer = substitute
for the Smith bill and propose .
4s-hour week for war labor with
incentive" wages. He asked Nel-
son and Secretary of Labor Fran
ces Perkins to consider his suE-
gestion.
LAbor's pledge to abandon dou-
bic time came a few hours after
Nelson told Wilson's committee
that he would ask for legislation
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column -
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Donate Cash
For Hospital
al Mason
No. End Residents
Show neol Split
When Hat Posed

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~ CASEY DAWSON
Tacoma Tlmes staff Wr4i~s

Motorists who were trxvsiing
about the central portion Of the
city Tuesday evening we're re-
minded there - a wsr-snd more
Importantly. that the eatzenry IA
endszsorins 10 ready Itself for the
eyenfuslitles u var here.
Ped and white flashlights
sinkeo and s1gSsgFed Tuesday
evening between . and 10 O'Clock
At = number Of busy Intersections.
Traffic WAS rsrogtec ard De-
toured around ths bl0cks6sd areas.
kotoriEts were nurpFsssd, Of
ooarke. pit for the most part they
were cooperative ard Eood-nzturse
rather than annoyed a. the inoon-
yenIkncs
Tseema's AUXILIARY police
~srs At Work--fhey sers at
practices on the JOB they may
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26
Tacomans Reminded There
Is War as Officers Hold
Practice During Bombing"

% cAhS1 op@S ~ no seoeasy
In grim ssynestses.-
Tuesday evenings activity en-
oernsd Itself with a series Of IN
eidents~ az five scattered points
adjacent 20 ths coerntown vlesni,y
The auxiliary policemen psrflrs-
psiing wers members u Com
pAny a.
shortly befOrs . o'eioek sons %
members % Company A sndsd
their weekly meeting and isetars
al ths suxlli1ry's headquarters ln
city hall annex next door 10 ths
police station. Flvs squads with
their Leaders dispsrss1 70 their
respective "incideutz' theoretical
bombings. imaginary fires. ether
unfortunate happenings - "a az
signed 70 the squsd leaders BY Ar
Dshlin. commander Of Company a.
Thersupon Dshiin kept an
appointment Bexf door At the
Continued On Page 2. Column D.
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Yank Navy Reveals Surprise Attacks
On Jap-Owned Marcus Island and Wake

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WAsHINGTOS a 4 \ Pacific
fleet task force carried osIt sur
prise attacks on Japsnese-oNnsd
Marcus Island. only 40 miles
southeast f Yokohama. and ca
japanese occupied Wake Island.
smxxhlns shore Installations. sink
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26

MASHINGTON-Attorney Gen.
eral Francis Biddle said Wednes-
day that the justice department is
ready TO start action to denstural-
ize disloyal foreign-born citizens,
particularly members Of the Ger
n1an-American bund.
Biddle said the actions result
from a long study Of the ideolo-
gies Of the axis nations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26
Getting Ready
To Quit Zone

Persons faced with evacuation
Japanese regardless Of citizenship.
German and Italian aliens-con-
tinued Wednesday to visit the gov
eminent service office at 1i2 So.
18th at. in increasing numbers TO
get assistance with preparing their
affairs in readiness for impending
military orders 10 leave this de-
tense zone.
The federal advisory service is
being provided by representatives
OF four government agencies: The
Continued on Page ., Column ID
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Lindy Works for Ford

DETROIT - Charles A. Lind
bergh has been employed by the
Ford Motor Co. in the engineering
department Of its giant Willow
Run bomber plant. Ford Personnel
Director Harry II. Bennett an
nounced Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26
Two Die in Plane Crash

COLUMBUS. Mis-. Jehn c.
Clifton. -. san Bernsr1lno. Cal.
ssd FlStng Cadet Harold X. Per-
slagsr. ~. Aus.ess. lad. ssre kiii<d
~ the crash 81 thssr trzininx plans
nssr .hsrs Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-26

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Jap Airrnen
Soar Over
Australia!
BULLETIN

NEW YORK A British
broadcast "wednesday said that
Japan had occupied the Anda-
man islands. In fb~ Hay Of B~a-
gal. according TO the Columbia
Broadcastinr System.
The Andaman islands. south Of
Burma, were attacked ny Japan
ese planes some time ago. Thy
are important n bases for the
expected enemy attack On India
GEM RAL MsrARTHUR's
HEADQUARTERS. Australia -
Japanese planes. making their
second flight into the Australian
interior, ranged over ksthsrins,
on the vital supply railroad i7o
miles southeast Of Darwin. during
the night. II was reported unof-
ficially Wednesday.
First reports made M men
ton ef casualties or damage
and Indicated that the flight
Ma . reconnaissance one,
possibly with = view 10 = raid
IN force intended 60 cut the
railroad by which Darwin. the
great allied north coast base.
get. ita supplies. In the
previous Night Into the In
terror. ksfber1ne Wa bombed.
Allied fighter plane pilots and
sntisircraft gunners were put on
"a hour . day alert in the belief
that the japanese were coneen-
trstlng their main strength on
Port noresby. in hop. Of taking
al Of New Guinea 20 make IL the
base for an attack On the Aus
trslisn mainland.
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Fort Hostess
Is MissinQl

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Evening star., 1942-06-18
Fec ReIaxes Requirements
For Morse Code Operators

The Federal Communications
Commission has announced that
1t has relaxed requirements for
operators of Morse code radio tele-
graph stations in the aeronautical
service. Under the new plan hold
ers of radio-telephone permits will
be permitted to operate this class
of station after they have demon
strated to commission inspectors
that they can transmit and receive
at least 16 words Of international
Morse code per minute.
The commission said the action
is designed to relieve the rapidly
growing shortage Of skilled op-
orators caused by wartime condi-
tions and the requirements of the
military forces for radio operators.
1t added that it specifically looks
forward to the possibility of train
ing women to assume these duties
by providing for such operation
without the detailed qualifications
necessary for the more technical
grades OF licenses Many of the air
stations now have woman radio
telephone operators.
1t will be necessary. however. for
each station which uses the new
type of operator to have at least
one first or second class radio
telegraph or telephone operator at
all times on duty to adjust the
equipment and to be responsible for
proper operation of the station
The operators who receive the new
type of license will not be permitted
to adjust equipment.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Considers legislation for payment
OF benefits to civilian victims of war
action.
Agriculture Subcommittee hears
William L. Bait on synthetic rubber
and alcohol.
Special Silver Subcommittee hears
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau.
House:
Considers amendments to Soldiers
and Sailors Relief Act.
Debates conference report on
State and Justice departmental
appropriations.
Rules Committee gets request to
clear track for big feet expansion
bill.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues work on revenue raising bill.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
| Stimson Rules
| Joe Louis Must
Finish Troininq
By tn, Associated Press.

bs thi. ASSOClhtcO FIces.
Secretary of War Stimson said
today that Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis would make no more pub
lie appearances. except those strictly
for the armed forces, until he COM
pletes his basic military training.
The program usually lasts three
or four months, but Secretary Slim
son said he did not know how much
of it Louis has completed.
Louis, who has been made a cor
poral and is stationed at Fort
Devens, Mass, has been unable to
keep up with the Arnhy's military
training program, the Secretary said.
The many public appearances
which have been made by Joe Louis
Secretary Stimson said. have made
it impossible for him to be accorded
the same privileges of training as
other soldiers, and this is unfair both
to him and to the Army.
He has, therefore, been ordered
to a replacement training center to
complete his basic military training
and until that has been completed
his public appearances. except those
strictly for the armed forces, will
De discontinued"
Evening star., 1942-06-18

blackouts describe the respective
merits OF paints, adhesive coverings,
screens, etc.. and the necessity of
providing light blocks for entrances,
exits and ventilation opening. Any
type Of opaque covering for windows
fulfllls the requirements far better
than paint or adhesive materials on
glass. When the glass is shattered
by bombs. broken surfaces will ex-
pose the light
Cites Traffic Factor.
Emphasis is placed on the fact
that street-lighting blackouts, ex-
cept when raid is imminent, causes
serious losses in increased traffic
fatalities ard property damage. It
also causes a slowing down of es-
sential activities by reduced speed
OF transportation.
The appi oval OF the designs for
all blackout material and equip
ment, together with installation,
must be based upon reports sub
mitted to the War Department by
an accredited testing laboratory, it
was stressed.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Senators Draft Bill
To Set Up New Agenc,
To Control Rubber
Sponsors Demond Use
Of Form Products TO
Meet PubIic's Needs
B, the Associated Press.

The first congressional threat To
Donald NJ Nelson's control of wal
production appeared developing to-
day with drafting of legislation tc
place direction of the rubber pro-
gram under an independent agency
Conceived by group of Senators
seeking production of synthetic
rubber ano alcohol from farm
products. the bill would create a
powerful rubber supplies agency"
to coordinate activities now di-
rected by separate units under
Mr.. Ne.Son
Chairman Gillette OF the Senate
Agriculture Subcommittee asserted
the bill would be introduced as soor
as decision was reached on whether
1t should stipulate that butadiene
from which the principal type OF
synthetic rubber is made. should
be produced from grain alcohol.
Some quarters. he added, advised
giving the proposed supplies agency
general authority over production
OF synthetic rubber without specify
ing the sburce.
transfer oil jurisdiction over the
wartime rubber program to a sep
arate agency was proposed. Senator
Norris, independent, of Nebraska
explained. because the committee
believed the present directorship
would not utilize surplus grains for
distilling the needed alcohol.
Senator Gillette also declared the
agency would eliminate much of
the confusion and conflicting state
ments now existing" The director
OF the agency, he added, would be
empowered to select location of
plants and to supervise processing
and production of all rubber, nat
ural, synthetic or scrap.
Meantime another Senate COM
mittee sought to meet Undersecre-
tary of War Pattersons objections
to bill to permit annual ALLEGATION
OF about $500 tons of the Nations
crude rubber stock for servicing Of
20 1000 900 passenger cars.
Inc UnderSecretary protested the
bill would give civilians "a first lien"
on the rubber supply. which he
contended was insufficient for needs
of the armed forces.
Accordingly, the Senate Small
Business Committee, sponso. nls ..Ie
measure, considered amendments
restricting the use of crude rubber
for recapping and retreading of an
estimated 10000, 900 tires a year to
cars used by war workers and those
engaged in essential business"
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana said that the necessary
amount of crude rubber constituted
less than per cent of the Nations
supply.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
River Report

Potomac River muddy and Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy
at Great Falls today.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1942-06-18

be to maintain the individuals abil-
ity to make essential savings and
the normal repayment of debt
The report of the New York
Chamber of Commerce. copies OF
which have been sent to the Presi-
dent and members of Congress
pointed out the 800 life insurance
companies in the United States last
year had over rs per cent of their
assets invested in Government Secu-
rites. Increased havings through
life insurance, it added. would bring
additional amounts to the aid of the
fiscal affairs of the Government and
to employment-gi giving enterprises
throughout the Nation"
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Morse ExiIes Going Home
Soon, Premier Declares
B, the Associated Press

B, thu Associated Press.
HALIFAX, June l8.-Prime Min
lister Johan Nygaardsvold Of the
Norwegian government in exile,
dedicating new Norwegian club
here, told his fellow countrymen
last night they would soon be going
home"
We are going home" he said.
I'VE do not know when, but we
do know that it will be soon." He
expressed hope that after the war
Norway would be rebuilt as 1t was
before the Nazi invasion.
Addressing gathering made
up largely of merchant seamen.
Nygaardsvold declared his govern
ment would never forget the work
of the sailors to bring liberty to
Norway"
Nygaardsvold arrived here two
days ago from New York on his
first Canadian visit.