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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
LOoTING CITY

CINS said that, according to
the London Daily Express, an
American pilot who arrived in
Yunnan province of China from
Rangoon reported that hooters
are busy in Rangoon and that
water is unobtainable.)
Only relatively small quantity
of goods intended for shipment
over the Burma Road 10 China
remained AT Rangoon. Hundreds
Of American trucks. automobiles
and "jeep' cars have rolled north
ward from Rangoon during the
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For the Inside News -
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
ions Column In the Timesf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
IN THE
NEWS

CallfOrnla, tnere are ciShty
million.
Furthermore, there is only
about IL per cent of arabic
land i'm Japan, and there IS
more than double that amount
I'm California.
So the eighty million Japs
are crowded into a cultiyat-
able area less than half that
of California.
Then, the mountains Of
Japan. while very beautiful
to look at, are of very little
commercial value.
There are very few min
erals To be found i'm them, and
the minerals that were there
have been mined out and eX-
hausted.
There is timber in the for
ests. but il is difficult to Sc
cure il and remove il 50 very
little is used.
Wherefore full grown bam-
boo is employed for most
dwellings-and its tender
shoots are used for food.
I The slender IL per cent Of
cultiyatablc land i'm Japan il
largely used for growing rice,
the staple food of Japan; and
the 80 per cent of noun
famous land i for the most
part unproducti>e, although
highly attractive aS scenery.
The other staple food Of
Japan is fish, which they OBJ
tain i'm abundance from the
surrounding seas and often
eat raw with high enjoyment.
They eat hardly any meat,
having but little pasture land
and that bad--On which to
raise beef cattle.
They now have some few
sheep, but not many years
ago a travelling show in
Japan exhibited a sheep a. "A
dangerous wild animal.
The people AT that time
gazed in wonder at il.
Eighty million people
packed into a narrow fringe
of land between towering
mountains and wide seas IiN-
ing scantiIy on rice and fish,
iii clothed. i'll housed, harshly
ruled but ably led. That for
the most part is japan.
\ However, the Japanese peo-
pie, although they live under
heavy hardShips, love their
country with fanatical devo-
ton.
People that live with ma
iestic mountains love their
mountains.
People who live by the ever
changing sea love the sea.
Then. the Japanese are
taught from childhood fanati-
cal devotion to their country
and to their emperor-a devo-
ton which calls for the sacri-
flee of their hard lives with
out hesitation.
That devotion makes them
dangerous; that fanaticism
accounts for the fact that so
few surrender in war.
Devotion to the emperor is
part of their religion.
He is supposed to be of di-
vine origin, directly descended
from AmateraSu. the radiant
goddess of the sun.
The earliest religion Of the
- Dunn fTnI D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26

British Put
Torch to
RansOOn
BY DARRELL BERRIGAN
United Press StRn Correspondent

MANDALAY, Burma. Feb. 26.
- British Empire forces fought
their lasLditch battle for lower
Burma today under smoke clouds
raised by fires sweeping Rangoon.
the virtually forsaken capital.
Reports from airmen and ref
ugees Indicated that the imperials
were swinging northwestward in a
long arc 10 change the north
south battle line TO one east and
running south of Mandalay
Rangeen appeared lost.----
American volunteer airmen re-
ported at their headquarters in
southwest China that the British
had put the torch 10 Rangoon. and
at least one-third of the evacuated
capital was ablaze.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
THEN HE WAS CAUGHT

NoS many Weeks later Williams
himself was caught in Judge Fer
guSonS mercileSS device. And Il
was ms old friend, Bill bowling
who maneuvrred him swiftly and
surely toward Jackson Prison
The steel bars Of the County
Jail today mark the end Of that
friendship
%1crc viii 10 no more trips n
M York. no more lght-hearted
lunches in downtown hotels. no
more mutual planning for county
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
PREVIOUS FIGURE

given on February when 4S9 81
dueS-paying members were re-
ported for the SIX months ending
October 81.
While pressing FOR wage in.
crea>eS. Thomas warned. the locals
must keep in mind the fact that
We arc in a war and the fact that
the Go and all it's unions have
given their solemn pledge that
there shall be no strikes
Taking special note of the Ca
madam situation, Thomas said:
1t is impossible TO strike
plant, unless the workers 60
through the procedure of the
Industrial Disputes Investigation
Act, which in the ma jority Of
cases takes four to five months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
THEY MADE PLANS

That's the way u was"
Downing related. II like VIII
liams from the day I met him
when he was campaigning for
auditor In 1893. He liked me.
I'VE soon became fast friendss
He was very congenial COM
panion. man not given 10 eN-
ceSses Of any kind.
"ONer many luncheon tables
we made plans for cleaning M
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26

A little white cottage in East
Detroit, which was always filled
with the happy voices OF family
OF six, IS quiet today.
-Four members Of the family arc
dead a>phyXIatcd by escaping
gas from the kitchen stove. A
fifth is near death in Sara toGa
GEnrEaEliasPitsl.
Recovery of only one member
Of tho cfoseiy-kn1t family, an lS-
year-old daughter. has been as
SIITpd ny MUSICIANS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
REPORTED BY DUTCH

The aerial operations followed
a Dutch communlque saying that
United States submarines had
made a major attack on enemy
INVASION forces by torpedoing two
troop ships. an auxiliary ship and
a freIghtcr and apparently a
japanese WarShip.
one Of the American submarines
attacked formidable enemy
squadron and was believed 10 have
torpedoed a warShip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26
SUB CRASH DIVES

As 1t attacked. however. enemy
lookouts spotted IL. and II was
forced 10 crash dive 10 safety.
The communique said Neither
lands naval forces had bombarded
Japanese storage yards near COST
haven, at the southeastern end Of
Sumatra opposite Java, starting
numerous fires.
COoSthaven is the terminus Of
the railroad from Palembang.
and thus the communique i'm
Piled that the japanese had
reached the lower end Of
Sumatra, Which is separated by
only 20 miles Of water from
java
Dutch planes shot down a
Japanese fighter plane in raid
yesterday on Palembang. chief
Japanese base in Sumatra, tho
communique said. One Dutcr
plane failed 70 return.
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TODAY-In The Times

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
May Loosen Regulations
Governing Tire Rationing
Nogelvoort Worms Boords. However.
That No Chongs Hos Yet Been Mode


nearly % many recaps ~1I BE- nee
esssry. 1T viii put an end 70
such situations a. exist AZ Boeinrs.
for instance. where q survey re-
Gently revealed that each wsr
workers. car averaged only slightly
more than a half person beside the
driver"
Jacobsen also dealt with . prob
lem that has been particularly
acute in Tacoma and Olympia. due
10 the proximity ~ Fort Lewis.
In Line Of Duty
Until the regula tions are
changed" Jacobsen ssid. the
rationing boards cannot approve
recaps for cars Of army officers
on enlisted men. unless they
setually use their machines in line
of duty"
He pointed out that iine of duty
did not include the round trip be-
tween the soldiers homes In olym-
pia or Tacoma and the army
post. That 1t imposed a genuine
hardship on many soldiers. who
ARE forced To live off the post
because accommodations are not
available n them there, Jacobsen
admitted. But nothing can be done
to ease the situation until the
regulations are changed. he said.
No department in the city gov
eminent viii be given new tires
If some other unqualified depart
ment has disable tires. Jacobsen
explained. adding that the city
government 10 regarded ~ a
whole. not a. separate depart
ments.
Couldnt Re Approved
Say the police department,
which is eligible. applied for tires.
The ration board could not ap-
prove the application II some other
city department, which 10 not
eligible. had tires that could be
transferred TO the police cars"
Jacobsen illustrated.
Ronald +. Hayes of San Fran
cisco, n members of the spreckels
Sugar Co. firm. graphically
described the need for rstioning
of sugar. Average consumption
of sugar In the u. s. last year
was 100 pounds person. Hayes
begah. OF this. he said. 80 pounds
was used industrially. leaving SIS
pounds.
Cuba supplied rs pounds, Puerto
Rico. II pounds; Hawaii. Ia
pounds; Philippine islands. Il
pounds: domestically grown. six
pounds, and u. s.-grown beet
sugar, "a pounds.
Supply Gone
Tho Philippine supply 10 gone
and only eight pounds will be re-
ceived from Hawaii this year. due
IN the war. ne pointed out. That
suhtracts a total of 20 pounds.
Another IS pounds Of that 100
will be used to make high test
molasses for smokelcss powder and
to help supply Russia, Great
Britain, China and other allies.
Hayes pointed out
THAT makes a total Of Is
potlnds which m,luf he s,thfrncfea
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Nurse Anesiheiisis
OF State Will Meet

SEATTLE - The Washington
Association of NURSE Anesthetists
will convene in conjunction with
the Washington State Hospital
association annual 81 .s,on AT the
Olympic hotel Friday and Satur-
day. Miss Rose O-Neiil. secretary.
mas announced The program Of
the anesthctists division includes
IN, following:
Fridsy-1n q m. Invocation.
RI. Rev. MsEr Gallagher. General
hospital session with forum discus
sion headed by Mrs Mildred Pc
terson. president OF the state aneS-
thetists: II q. m. business session,
1918, luncheon, addressed by DR.
r. Jarvis. topic: The Surgeon and
the Purse Anesthetist" ESQ p. m.
business iession, installation ~
officers; address by Mrs. Josephine
Bunch. stat. president Of Oregon.
and address oy Or. Joseph Luncn
Of Spokane.
Saturday n II n m Clinic
study at Provaoenos AND Swedish
hospitals. II a m. Information.
Please" conducted by record IL
brarians. II noon. luncheon. olyn-
pic hotel, auspices Western State
hospital
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Pryde Appoints
New Patrolmen

State Patrol Chief James A.
Pryde at Olympia Friday appointed
IL patrol clerks to the position of
patrolmen. filling vacancies in the
ranks.
He also announced more than
100 officers would take examina-
tons on April 81 for eight vacan-
cies in the position of sergeant in
the patrol. Exams will be con-
Quoted by the state personnel
board at Spokane, Ellensburg. Sc
attic and Olympia.
New patrolmen appointed here
A. s. Ekern, whose home IL in
Seattle, assigned to Seattle patrol
office. Ernest House Of Kalama.
sent To Vancouver; Ivan Belka of
Port Angeles. 10 Vancouver, A. A.
Ketchum of Mt. Vernon. to Seat
tie: r. NJ Kelley. of Sprague, to
Seattle. Bertil Lind Of Blaine, TO
Hoquism: Elmer Peterson of
Marysville, to Everett; c. Stroms-
ness of Seattle, TO Seattle: Wayne
Vogel OF Kelso, to Chehalis; Thor
Edmon of Enumclaw. to kelso; r.
NJ. Welsch of Spokane, to Olympia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Youth Defense Service Council
Studies Summer Harvest Problem

social agencies and school groups
were urged to enlist with the
Chamber Of Commerce office in
puvallup. Individuals not identi-
fled with any particular group
~ers also asked to supplement the
group crews .dany of the growers
will provide pickers' quarters while
others will appeal to help that will
no transported to and from the
berry ranches each day.
The Youth Defense council and
the growers. comparatively. plan
for recreationsl and educational
programs to round out 8 helpful
and profitable summer program of
Harvest for Victory
A. NJ. Richardson. county agent.
and also member Of the Youth
Defense council. promised all pos
sihie assistance of his office TO
realize a satisfactory working pro-
gram. His department will also
help IN the program Of Victory
Gardens. A. L. Daniel. repre-
sentinr the Christian Youth coun-
Gil, made an appeal for a united
effort on the part Of all youth
organizations of the council 10
launch early and vigorously into a
Save for Victory" program
Next meeting Of the council
will be held at AIS p. m. May IL
in the eighth floor auditorium of
Central school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
German Firm
Halted Sales
Munitions Story
Told to Committee

MASHISGTON-Specisl Assist
ant Attorney General Allen Dobey
charged Friday that because Of an
agreement with German interests
Remington Arms Co. was prevent
ed as late as January. 1e4l. from
selling to the British certain mill
tsry ammunition prined with a
special composition.
Testifying before the senate
patents committee, Dobey said
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on pat
snt controls-gave the German
company. Reinisch Nestfael-
ishe Sprengstoff. A.G.. access
To military information shown
In the books Of Remington
arms through it, roya
rights.
II also permitted the German
concern to collect royalties on
ammunition sold to the United
States army. he said.
Sen. Scott ". Lucas. d.,
ILL.,. suggested that something
should be done 10 permit Rem
ington Arms to sell the pat
ented ammunition to the Brit
~h. Dobey replied that the
company IL now selling II TO
the British and that the com
pany's counsel held that these
sales violated the information
al agreement.
The printing composition involved
in the patents is a chemical COM
pound known as tetraeene. de.
scribed by Dobey as having several
advantages over mercury fulmi.
nate, one of them being that tet.
racene can be made from material.
available in wartime. A printing
composition is sensitive com.
pound which sets off the powder
which in turn discharges bullet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Principal discussion ut tn. April
meeting of the Tacoma Youth De
Tense Service council. which WAS
held in the Central school audi
torium Thursday afternoon. wss
the program proposed fer the
summer harvesting of crops in
PIERCE county Robert n Haxer N
president nj the council.
Rex Kelley. secrctary Of tns
puysllur Chamber Of Commerce
and secretary of tho Valley Labor
board. outlined in detail the plans
to date. He made an appeal TO
all youth organizations in Tacoma
to enlist in the crop harvesting
ranks for the coming summer.
Neighhorhood groups as well as
natural groupings of the various
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Philippine Islands besides Man.
chukuc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Your postmaster can tell YOU
how 10 invest IN L. s. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

He represents all that u fine
and good tn the labor movement
to which ne has belonged un-
waveringly for IS years. he il
charter member of the Hod Car
riers. Building and Common La
borers union. local No. 252.
He has worked hard all his life
He looks s.. Actually. he has
celebrated his 18th birthday. He
has worked at his daily jobs and
for his union, whose members
revere him.
His name. aptly enough. is
Archie Workman.
He helped build the Pierer
county courthouse and the
city hall. His hands were
among those who put up the
Union depot.
Monday, April 6. was = great
day for Archie Workman.
II was an even greater day for
his union.
On that day the union. bursting
with pride in Workman. presented
o plaque to him; the plaque hon
ored his 50 years of loyal service
10 the union and TO the community
al large. He 10 now a life member
of the union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Given Plaque Honoring
His More Than SIS. Years
Work in Labor Movement

them" Workman recalls. There
was a wooden waterfront with
the skyline a tangle OF tall-masted
ships from all parts Of the world,
and stevedores had 10 sweat and
puff and swear to unload those
ships-by hand. Transfers. IN
those days. were really team
sters, and any kind Of a boss you
worked for was tougher than bull
hide. There were no streets at all
on the hill, and the fire depart
ment was not only voluntary, but
IL was operated by hand. The
first horse-drawn equipment was
the pride and JOY OF all Tacoma.
Building mp the union was
hard job. too, hut Workman
stayed with it-and ne IN still
STAYING with n. The first
difficulty, he said. was Ia CON
vince the employers that white
men couldn't live IN ceolie
wages. Chinese workers were
being smuggled In.
The tunnels where they used To
hide them are still there. and II
WAS mighty hard for us to com
pete.
Il didn't approve Of the tide
fiat riots of 1857 that wasn't the
answer But we did rsed unions
IN build M conditions. and we did
manage TO organize unions and To
keep them going.
Il have witnessed labor strug-
giles up and down the coast for
many years and I know what the
labor movement in Tacoma cost
the men who made II. wish lots
of these new members could see
the picture as plainly as l do.
Some of them would feel differ
emily about the union cards they
are carrying II they did. learned
to appreciate mine when looked
M that hill with sweat in my
eyes, At union Tacoma the
making"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Just the Core



Two educational films will be
shown at a program at Salvation
Army corps No. 2 at lila So.
18th St. Saturday night at 8
o'clock. Titles Of the films are
The Battle for France" and
s7relsnd." The public In invited.
Dance every Saturday night
Macosbee Hall. 18th and Pacific.
Music by Harmonics club orches-
tra. tsdv. }
MAN HURT N FALL
W. Nakamura. IS. Of 1906 So
Tacoma ave. fell at 9th St and
Court c Friday at 10 a. m. and
fractured his left knee. He was
taken by police ambulance to St
soseph's hospital for treatment.
Butter cheaper. Cow Butter Store.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Lloyd Larson, 81. of 300i No.
18th St, suffered a severe lacera-
ton of his right knee early Friday
when he fell against a piece of
steel while working al the Tacoma
Seattle Shipbuilding Corp. He was
released to his home after treat
ment at Tocoma General hospital.
Also treated AZ the hospital was
c. X. Could. So. nj 1907 So. G St.
who received head injuries when ne
fell while working at Csrstens
Packing Co. He also was released
To his home
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
4ih Registration
April Is to Il
Will List All Men
From as TO SIS

An estimated $4,000 to 10000
Pierce county men between the
ages Of As and 65 are expected
TO register under the fourth
Seleetive Service call April rs. 20
and ~. II was announced Friday
by Adj. Gen. Walter J. DeLong,
state director.
As was the case in the third
registration. Tacoma men will
register at the state armory or
at Munson Motor Co. 1922 So.
Tacoma way. depending upon
which is the closest to their homes.
The 10th ST. entrance of the
srmory will be used.
VIII BE Announced
Registration places also will be
set up at Lake Bay, Gig Hsrbor,
Fox and Anderson islands. Park
Lodge, Tillicum and University
Place.
Registration sites for men liv-
ing In the Puyahup. sumner, Ort-
ing, Mineral. Ashford and Eaton
vile districts will be designated
later.
Men who are required to reg
lister include all those who were
IS years old on or before Feb. Is.
and had not attained their 65th
birthday before April ~.
No Lottery Announced
Names of the 1865 registrants
will he filed with the local boards
After that-nobody knows pre-
cisely. No national lottery. such
as has marked the first three
registrations, has yet been an
nounced for the fourth call.
Members of the seven local
boards in Pierce county will direct
the registration.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18

Price Joins
I

william II. Price, manager of
the Reforestation and Land de-
partment Of Weyerhaeuser Timber
company. has accepted = commits
sicn ~ captain. u. 8. Army Air
corps. He has been ondered 10
report to Washington. d. C.. with
IN the next few days.
Captain Price has been employed
by Weyerhaeuser Timber company
for IS years. having had an active
part in the progress and develop
ment of the forestry program Of
that company.
A number of his associates
entertained him At q godspeed
luncheon Friday at the University
Union club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Driver. Companions
Fined by Richmond

Convicted in police court Thurs
day of drunken driving. Ole J
Olsen. 46. Of us Ea Morton st,
was fined $3.50 and costs by Police
Judge w. A. Richmond, and SEN
fenced to 80 days in Jail. His
drivers license was revoked for
one year.
Eugene Colwell. so and Oscar
Olsen. ~. in the car with him at
the time of his arrest. were fined
SOS and costs for being drunk in
an automobile.
The trio was arrested at 18th
and Pacific ave. Wednesday night
hy Detectives Harry shsnsr and
Walter Lssnick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
Sh~'s as Lively as . Younxster-
Nov her Backache Is better

Azny suiierrrS rclieys nAgxtnx hSckache
e&r-- 81 sheir rrnsznss NAV fse ti-ed ktoneys.
Ise kicness az NaturE . ehaef wav - tax
inr she escc.s senss arc -ssts cut - 800
bod. ihsy help nsoet n~rrls pass shogt !
rinis q dav.
Win aiscrver - sr1n~v furrticn permits
roa.cnc1zs NATTER 70 rsn,ain n ycur rlccd. Is
NAV cause nsg<rur nana scnz- rheumatic rAas.-
leg rains. icSs q PIP arc every. Fetting w
nichts- swelling. pun n-ss unoer the eS~s-
hssdaches and tiarinese- frcqoent g scanty
psssagoE with snartinx snc burning sorss-
tlmes ehc~s rhErr = scc1s1hfnE wrcng vita
your hcneys CT bladder.
Dont wAiti Ask yoar arnExsst fer Dosnls
FlLls. used SUCCESSFULLY b. rnlho1z for sxer
20 years. They give happy relscf and vii hep
fhe ; mics 81 kidney iuh-s rtlsh out posson-
90 ~asse iron .0SF h.oo1- Ses DoS-s Pllas-
AcE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-18
Nv Ed MEAsHER
Tacoma 1smcs Staff Writer

There IN every reason TO believe
that regulations on the rstiouing Of
automobiles and tires VIII be- zoos
ened somewhat In the future. but
they haven't been relaxed yet.
"and don't you forget that" Floris
NaTclvoort. state rstioning chief.
told ration board members from
Pierce. Lewis. Mason and Thurs
ton counties Thursday at Q spe-
cisi meeting in the Tacoma hotel.
That's the point 70 remember. .
Nsgclvoort insisted. The reguls-
tons likely viii be changed soon
but. remember. they haven't been
changed yet"
Meet for Z Hourx
Nagelvoort. a. well a. several
members OF his STAFF. met with
the ration board members of the
four counties for more than four
hours. discussing their problems
and clearing up various points
that had been troubling than.
Arthur II. Jacobsen. who adj
ministers rationins Of tires from
the state office IN Seattle, clarified
the recent order regarding persons
eligible to have their tires re-
canned. He said rntionine boards
have been having difficulty In thsf
TOO many motorists are technically
eligible under that order.
Must Garry Othcrx
War plant workers. many Of
them anyway, are eligible. but none
will be permitted TO have his tsres
recapped unless he furnishes q
certified list OF three or four other
war workers who ride TO and from
the plant daily with him. In this