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Evening star., 1942-04-05
1000 Modern Planes
In vichy Air Force,
Secretary Reveals
Nuzis Allowed Increase
Above Pre-Wor Figure
After British Attacks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, April Gen. Jean
Marie Bergeret, French Secre-
tary of Aviation, revealed today
that the Vichy government has
received special permission"
presumably from the Germans,
to increase its air force and now
has approximately 1000 modern
war planes, or more than France
had at the beginning of the war.
Each British attack earned us
authorization to put some units
into service" the general said.
speaking at the Inauguration Of the
French Aviation Exhibition.
I'm addition big effort has been
made to reconstitute the lines Of
empire interest a reconstruction
which aided powerfully in uphold
ing French sovereignty over her
colonial territories. Thus, the air
link between the mother country
and Jibuti plays big part in the
magnificent resistance of that
colony to British pressure"
When he said the air force now
contained 1000 modern war planes,
Gen. Bergeret added: That is to
say, more than in September, 1889"
The general said the special per-
mission to put more units into
service was granted with the view
to meeting British attacks.
The French Air Force, he said,
is ready to repeat its performances
at Dakar and in Syria. He ex-
pressed pride in the efforts of the
air force in the defense of Dakar
against Free French forces last year
and in the unsuccessful Syrian cam
paign.
The air force put into service
since the armisitce, he said, has
done its job very honorably, notably
at Dakar, in the Near East and in
Indo-China, In touring the EN-
pire as l do periodically, become
aware that it stands ready to do it
again"
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Water
Continued From First Page)

pass the station while the damage
was being repaired. They were un-
able to close 1t and were obliged
to shut of all service to the area.
Three breaks occurred at joints
of a 36-inch main in the station,
and one in a connecting 12-inch
feeder line. The station was flooded
TO depth of five feet.
Mr.. Beckett said he believed the
damage was caused when a small
service pipe, supplying washrooms
and drinking fountains in the sta
ton, broke loose from the ceiling
and struck the large main where it
came up through the pumping sta
ton floor. He believed the large
line must have been under some
severe strain, perhaps because of
settling, to break from so light a
blow.
The station is not used for pump
Ing except III summer.
Broadcast Explanation.
The area affected lies east of
North Capitol street, north of Flor
ida avenue and west of the Ana
costa River. The important Flor
ida and Rhode Island avenue mains
were ordered shut down. leaving the
connecting lines without water.
Large consumer were notified by
telephone before their service was
terminated, and radio stations were
asked to broadcast an explanation
to the public.
All available street-flushing tank
trucks were sent into the area and
stationed at various points to pro-
vide emergency water supplies as Q
fire precaution.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Shermon's March
Not in Russia,
French Learn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France,
April 4.-Americans were more
than slightly puzzled today
when an Air Force band pa
raded through the streets blar-
ing Marching Through Geor-
gia" to open French Aviation
week"
A band member explained
that the musicians thought the
Georgia of the song was the
province in Russia.
The American Ambassador
Admiral William D. Leahy, at
tended an Inauguration of an
aviation exhibition opened by
Marshal Petain.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Robbers Take z Wheels
Of Auto Assessors Car

Robert S. Billhimer, Montgomery
County (Md) automobile assessor,
Is another victim of tire thieves.
Mr.. Billhimer told police the left
front and left rear wheels were re-
moved from his car recently. The
car was parked in his garage at
the time, he said, but the door had
been left unlocked.
He said the thieves propped up the
car on two concrete blocks taken
from his childrens play pen. The
wheels on the right side Of the car
were not disturbed.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Weather Report

FURNISHED by Weather
higher temperatures rather
windy today.
higher
MarylandRather windy
owe porto ate
Evening star., 1942-04-05

River.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
a. Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy At
Great Falls.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Record Until 10 PM Saturday.
Hiehest. Il, $50 pm. Yesterday year
ago, Sc
Lowest. 4s, 7:45 am Yesterday year
ago, Al.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 7e, on March II.
Lowest q. on January IL.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Readers Guide
News Summary
PART ONE
Foreion.
The Sunday Star, Ap

Notionol.
Sharp debate expected on graduated
profits ceiling Page Al
U. S. diplomatic pressure extended to
africa and India. Page AS
Evening star., 1942-04-05
UNIF0 R M S &
EQ u | P M < N 7

Insignia and all other necessary
regulation equipment. Through
our past military experience we
ale qualified to suggest and COM
plete ALL your immediate uniform
needs. Our expert filters assure
you of perfect appearance.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

Furnished by United States Coast
Evening star., 1942-10-02

Of the new tax bill, which contains
no sales tax, but has q per cent
victory tax" on individual Gross
incomes over 1924 year.
Otherwise. the bill proposes
sleeper rates on individuals and
corporations, = broadened income
tax base and sharply increased
excise levies.
Addition Of Billion Seen.
Treasury experts say it will add
about $3.50, 900 900 to present an
nual revenues OF $l7, 900 900 900, but
Committee Chairman George figures
the additional income will reach at
least $1,000, 900 900.
The committee accepted the VIC
tory tax somewhat reluctantly after
rejecting the Treasury's proposal for
a "spendings levy" which members
found too complicated. Senator
Herring said he would not be sur
prised to see a sales tax offered on
the floor as q substitute for the VIC
tory tax.
"I'll be glad to support a Federal
sales tax, too," he said. I'm a firm
believer in State sales taxes, but
Evening star., 1942-10-02

harder than on its last raid. Sep
tember 23.
Seventeen British planes were re-
ported lost last night, compared
with 10 the night of the previous
attack.
) The port has been bombed six
times before in an RAJ campaign
to weaken Nazi U-boat operations
by smashing their source and bases.
Last nights operations included
attacks on Axis shipping OF the
coast of Holland.
The German high command
claimed that q of the raiders were
downed during the night and said
the bombings at several places in
the North German coastal district"
caused civilian casualties.
The home front remained quiet,
with the government announcing
tersely. During darkness there was
nothing to report"
Evening star., 1942-10-02
this Is Z time when the States viii

this Is Z time when the States will
have to forego some things
Wiping out State sales levies, he
said, would remove any objections
that q similar Federal tax would
bear harder on one segment Of the
population than another.
Besides, he declared, States can
well afford to make some sacrifices
in wartime for the national benefit.
The Federal Government has
largely taken the relief burden OF
the States" he said. War indus
tries are opening up many thous-
ands of new jobs. There is less need
for spending State funds during the
war for building roads. repairing
schoolhouses and the like.
War is q waste and an extrava-
gance. but the States should meas
ure up in their obligations to the
Nation by holding down their spend
ing"
Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau has expressed strong oppo-
sition to the sales tax principle. de-
claring it hits the poor a relatively
harder blow than the rich. Senator
Evening star., 1942-10-02
Pacific War Will Be Decided
By Air Power, Says Writer
Clark Lee Believes Roids on Jupon
Would Beot Enemy in Six Months

are moving to them In an uninter-
rupted flow.
We still don't have enough COM
bat planes In the Pacific, but when
we get them our chain Of bases
from Alaska all the way to Australia
will be so strong as to cause Japan
to hesitate before attacking any of
them
We will then be in the position we
should have been in before Decem-
Der Z. with sufficient planes to sink
an invasion fleet before it reaches
the shore. That's the place to halt
invasions-at sea. A few WELL
placed bombs can deprive many
thousands of men of their fighting
power.
Evening star., 1942-10-02
Raj Bombers Blast
FIensburg Sub Base;
III Planes Are Lost
Axis Shipping OFF Coast
Of HoIIond Also forget
Of Night Operations

b. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-The RAF
struck at Germany last night
after a week of bad weather,
blasting anew at the Nazi U-boat
building center at Flensburg
with a bomber force described
officially as fairly heavy.
Flensburg, which turns out and
repairs large percentage Of Hitler's
submarines, apparently was hit even
Evening star., 1942-10-02
Herring Urges States
To Give Up Sales Tax
For Federal Levy
Iowa Senator Points Out
Burden of Relief Hos
Shifted Considerably
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A suggestion that States might
we'll consider giving up their sales
taxes for the duration to open the
way for Federal sales levy sweep
ing clear across the board" came
today from Senator Herring, Demo-
crat, of Iowa.
He made the remark in an inter-
view just before he and other mem
bers of the Senate Finance Com
mittee met for a final inspection
Evening star., 1942-10-02

fCl1rk Lee has seen the jap
dnese in action in China, in the
Philippines and in the South
nest Pacific. His graphic stories
OF combat, or heroism and OF
people haze ,Don him ,Dide praise
and many honors. Here he np-
praises the situation and sizes
up the task facing the United
States it it is to regain the terri
tory lost in Jdpan's first surge OF
conquest.)
Evening star., 1942-10-02

Herring countered that the income
tax, with its sharply. graduated
rates, gives assurance that the rich
man will pay his share.
Evening star., 1942-10-02

To keep our Independence, instead
Of being kept in dependence. start 4
regular bond-buying program right
now.
Evening star., 1942-10-02
Air Drill Inventor Dies

OTTUMWA. Iowa. Oct. (P.-
Martin Hardsogg, 80, inventor OF
several types Of air drills, died here
yesterday. One of his inventions was
drill used extensively in mining.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
, Synthetic Cloth From Peanuts

Economists mourn that news for the
consumer continues TO be bad in the long
range perspective. The defeat in Burma is
as disastrous for Mr.. and Mrs. Average
America rs the loss of Java and Singapore.
II means that we shall divert still more oil
tankers TO Australia now that the Asatic
wells are in japanese hands.
Since continued burlap supplies from
India also are doubtful, the Government
will now require larger quantities of cotton
as substitute. The nations mills already
have received conversion orders. In time it
may no longer be patriotic TO wear the gin
ner's product.
Reports from wooden factories are equal
ly unpleasant for the civilian. Consumption
of fabric by the Army in 1912 will virtually
total the overall use of this commodity in
recent years-and the uniformed ranks are
to be more than doubled. One solution is a
synthetic cloth made from peanuts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
, Figures Reveal Tacoma's
Splendid Continuing Growth

In the mails Wednesday we're 1000
copies of a new issue of Tacoma Statistics"
issued by the Chamber OF Commerce and
distributed TO members. The compilation
gives a splendid picture of the amazing
growth Of the city in the past year or two.
The figures are well worth study They
also indicate in a measure the new problems
created by influx of population and accele-
rating development of industrial plants.
both those Factories devoted TO war pur-
poses and those in other lines.
There are some unusual paradoxes. too,
in the published figures. For instance on
assessed valuations of real and personal
property in the city limits. the 1871 valua-
ton is given at S50,05s,4s2. Compare this
with the peak figure of S74,2s9,576 in 1918
and the figure of S56, 3s9 ,642 in 1908. The
city has grown tremendously in three
decades, but assessed values are lower.
Bank transactions last year were ST.
1885,, 900 compared with 1896, Se4, 900 in
1888 and $3.50. SOL .042 in 1915. The bank
deposits which were s20,397 ,01s in 1915
and drew to SIS. 4s3,017 in 1929 totaled in
194l $77,541. $40. Savings and loan assets
now aggregate S25.20l sos. whereas in 1923
they we're but s12.S56,670 Building per-
mits last year were $780, 1875; 1881 ,69s
the year before and S612,592 in the 1884
Postal receipts. too, were at a peak in
194l, going to S9s9,003. while postal saw
ings deposits from sl,15S,000 in 1928 have
gone to S4,561. oil and sale of baby bonds
from $4S2, 431 in 1886 have gone to ST.
548,712, figure for the past past twelve
month.
Industrially, the city has kept pace.
Lumber cut for 194l was 646 million board
feet, still behind the record cuts of one and
a half billion feet in the years 1926, 81 and
%. Door manufacture last year was
5.222.025. all-time high. Broom handles
made totaled 13.500,000, another record
figure. Plywood manufacture has grown
from 40 million square feet in 1888 TO
196,335,389 feet last year. Single produc-
ton hit new high, too, going to 3S4,6l3
squares.
The county payroll has grown from
$33,Sll,4 26 in 1929 TO $5S,245,277 last
year.
These figures, taken at random from
the new compilation illustrate better than
thousands of words the growth the city is
enjoying. When the rate of growth will be
checked is something no one foresees, per-
haps not for long time Irrespective of
the war, industrial production will continue
in the city at an increasing pace, Our power
facilities, source of raw materials. skilled
labor supply, and unmatched climate afford
combined opportunities for development
that are the envy of many, many other
localities
Tacoma has not only arrived, but Is
speeding on to new goals.
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sLICHT e0ux 0pinions---
. Russia Has Wary Eye on U. S.

When Joseph r. Davies. former u. s.
Ambassador 10 Russia declared recently
that the Kremlin still suspects that the
United States and Great Britain will leave
her holding the bag. he voiced what insid-
ers in diplomatic circles have whispered for
months. So long as Stain mistrusts his
democratic allies, the likelihood of Nazi-
Communist peace always is possible. Mr..
Davies solution is to show by acts as well
as words that We will not let the Soviet
down.
One Of the unpublished reasons why the
r. A. F. has launched such furious often
sive against Baltic as well as occupied re-
gions is TO convince the Red Army that il
means business. Last year official British
utterances were that during the winter
England would bomb Germany TO blazes."
But nothing happened except few minor
taps on the wrist. Downing Streets abb
was bad flying conditions = the worst in
years as demonstrated by the severity of
the weather during the German drive on
Moscow. But many Muscovite officials gos-
siped among themselves that the respite
was "gentemens agreement" between
London and Berlin-like the rumors in the
last war which said that the Allies did not
bomb the Ruhr because French and British
munitions profiteers owned stock in German
factories.
Another sore spot is that powerful
groups in the Communist party do not relish
the idea of America having her finger in
the European pie after the war. They al
ready have shown evidence that the Old
World is not prepared to have its "emigres
from the New World" come back and tell
them how TO run things.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
eTEST QUESTIONS

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn 10 page I
for the answers.
I. What position in the U. s.
government does Thurman Ar
mold hold,
2. The u. s gold depository
is at Fort Knox. Kentucky:
where is the u. 8. silver deposl-
tory
3. Name the weekly A. =. y.
publication during World War l
that has been revived =
4. Women are employed as mi
htary piolts in the U. s. S. r.,
true or FALSE
S. In which American war did
Sir Henry Clinton fight
s. Do Quakers Society Of
Friends) have the ceremony Of
baptism >
:. The u. s. secret service is
a division of the department Of
war. justice. or treasury
s. Which river forms the
northern boundary OF Kentucky
.. The portrait Of which Presi-
dent is on U. s. one dollar bills7
10 Name the five cities that
have baseball teams in both
major leagues.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
NEW ECONOMIC ORDER
APPEARS CERTAIN

Editor. The Times: ! notice in
the bulletin published by the
British Library of Information.
In 1890. public expenditure on
social services in Great Britain
amounted 10 less than $500 a
person. In 1886 It amounted 70
sac 90 a person. A great change
has taken place and the econ
oruic and social position Of the
wsge-earning classes has i'm
proved almost beyond recogni-
ton. Nine years have been add
ed 10 the expectation Of life
since 1914: the infant mortality
has been cut by fifty-eight per
cent. Tests show that children
leave school both taller and
heavier than their predecessors
Of 1914. The desperate poverty
which accompanied unemploy-
ment. illness and old age has
been eliminated BY the social
insurance and social assistance
schemes. The fear Of restitution
has been abolished and a mini
mum standard Of living has
been established. -
Truly, We are going into q
new economic order. for We are
doing about the same as Britain
in this regard and our president
In recommending a limitation on
individual incomes Of SIS. 600 90
8 year Is approaching the stua-
tion from the standpoint Of elm
mating accommodations q wealth,
the sincerity Of his purpose be-
inE evident because THIS limits-
tion would take more than %
per cent - MS own personal in
come.
With q guarantee Of eeononiie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
FEARS RATIoNIN6 OF
SUGAR is RACKET

Editor The Times: Is sugar
food or racket? The Sugar con-
tent Of the u. s. grown sugar
beet is one OF the worlds best.
yet We are told sugar viii be
scarce until the war Is over.
five or maybe ten years. II these
beets are planted at once on that
surplus wheat land there is stll
time for them 10 mature. So
why limit the acreage to 25 per
cent increase Or can no one 20
into this business except certain
sugar corporations
Industries are 10 get 10 per
cent. even restaurants so per
cent, but the individual, that in
finitesimal mite. his percentage
Is so small an inventive tele-
scopic Imagination would be nee
essary 10 discover one at all.
The family who depends on
canned fruits. jams. jellies, pre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
HOROSCOPE
TuJrRSnAy NAV II

Today is ruled by a benefic
aspect which promises good news
from the war. The army and air
force are under promising in
ruence, but the navy may SUI
fer some sort of setback or mi
nor damage.
Heart and Home: Women
should sign contracts and should
write important letters under
this eonfguration. II is a day for
constructive work in the office
or the household. Under this
sway the men in the family
may oppose certain lines Of war
service for girls. but national
needs will eliminate old ideas
regarding the status Of women.
Business Affairs: While Wash
ington discusses obstruse finan-
cial and economic problems sv-
erage American families will
maintain pleasant homes on
greatly reduced budgets. In many
cities there will be only slight
business dislocations. Wage earn
ers who do not worry about in
flation will spend their money
generously and retail merchants
will prosper. Postwar condi-
tons will command little atten-
ton from the man in the street
who will pay more taxes.
National Issues: Colonies of
aliens removed from war zones
will arouse many unfounded sus-
picions. The seers warn OF hid
den internal dangers in the
United States. but these will not
30 detected until an event Of
fsr-reaching effect takes place.
The seers prognosticste inside
work that may prove more ter
rible in results than fierce bat
tie on sea or IN the air.
Persons whose birthdate IL ~
have the suEury OF an exceed
ingly busy year in which there
viii be shadows as well as plenty
sunshine.
Children born on this day
probably viii be forosful and m
dependent. artistic and pleasure
loving. Many Of these Taurus Ia
tives love speculation and even
gambling.
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. Your Opinions

serves and juices of their own
making will use in the process
$50 pounds of sugar. Compare
this with the present five pounds
estimate.
Rhuoarb fields are left I'M
picked, California Strawberries
unesten. Washington growers
can pillow theirs under. II sugar
10 such q precious national COM
modify. why not all refrain from
either buying or making jams.
jellies. juices. wines using that
small leftover donation for
canning only, thereby saving
greater portion Of the otherwise
wasted fruit
A F. ALEXANDER.
Redgste Gardens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
PEACE OF THE FUTURE

Editor. The Times: The con-
ference on "A Just and Durable
Peace" recently conducted by
the Federal Council Of Churches
OF Christ in America. adopted
as part Of its preamble the fol-
lowing statement:
The period through which we
are passing is the most revolu-
tionary IN world history
a familiar order of life - hast
ening to a close, and none can
predict the shape Of things TO
come. When the present conflict
10 over. and irrespective Of which
side wins the struggle. the world
that we know will be radically
altered for better or FOR worse.
That being 80, all discussion Of
= future peace settlement. II u
il 70 be geruans to the real
human situation. must take full
coEnizancs Of the tremendous
forces that are operating at the
present moment"
The conference consisted Of
81 delegates. leaders Of % great
religious bodies including every
major Protestant denomination
and the general inter-church
agencies o. American Protes-
tsnts. While lighter-minded men
might pass snap judgement, be
sure these thinkers approached
the problem with a full sense
OF its gravity and Of their re
sponsinilty.
Their conclusions should in
tenest every human being. but
the very war conditions which
drew them together seemed 20
check publicity concerning their
findings.
Long ago. the Tacoma Com
mittes for World Peace arrived
a. one q their conclusions that
II tire proper basis b not laid
IN tire midst n var for sane
and decent peace the only re-
suit VIII be . truce Of hate fol-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
He Knows or Finds
The Answers

be a scarcity of canning factory
labor and IT would not seem
good policy to exact a penalty
for few months work during
the canning season. However,
the safest way would be for the
husband TO consult his draft
board and give all the circum-
stances of the case.
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lowed by third world war. We
also agree that such peace
must win the support Of the
people of all the nations If II
is to last. But we will discuss
other more debatable points in
a series OF meetings in the
Y. w. c. A. clubroom beginning
Friday evening. May Is. All in
terested in building a better to-
morrow are invited TO attend
and participate.
ROBERT J. PEARSALL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14

2. r a I h A.,
English city
recently bomb
ed by Ger
mans. In men
toned in many
famous stor-
les Why was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14

5. Charles Chaplin. James Hill
ton. Marc Connolly and other IA
nous writers and thester peo-
pie cahled Moscow because of
a big celebration held there April
. In honor Of whose birthday
Answers on Page !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14
. WAR QUIZ

!. This insignia on q navy
mans uniform shows he In in the
air force. but what do crossed
hammers Indicate?