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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-07
MEMORABLE ACTING

Miss Anderson does some of her
best work here. Her acting in the
murder scene is something never
10 he forgotten and in the sleep
walking scene when she rubS her
hands 10 wash off the imagined
blood. she offers performance
that is almost too frightening to
behold.
The supporting cast is superb.
Stats Cotsworth is a noble
Banouo. Herbert RIDLEY makes an
excellent Macduff. William Hansen
provides the PLAYS only laughs as
the Porter and Harry Irvine does
fine job AS King Duncan and
later as the Doctor.
Following an ovation al the end.
Mr.. Evans gave one OF the most
excellent, spontaneous curtain
speeches the city's theaters have
ever heard. II was on behalf of
the women's colleges sponsoring
benefit that night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-07

Springs no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16

Stevenson Back
From Washington

T. A. Stevenson, seerstsry-man-
sger of the Tacoma Chamber 81
Commerce. was back At his desk
Saturday after . business trip
that mas kept him away for sew
ersl weeks
Community projects. both civic
and governmental, esussd him 10
spend most Of his time In the
national capital although other
chamber affairs required visits TO
most ~ the large eastern and mid
western cities
At various times during the OK
tended visit AZ Washington. d. C..
Stevenson Sas In company u J. J.
Kaufman. recently retired prssl-
dent Of the chamber. and Mayor
Harry p. Cain
Va route home. Stevenson stop
ped Al an inland military post 70
call upon MA son. VINO recently
enlisted IN ths military forces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Driver Succumbs
While at Wheel

Peter A. Feley, IS. residing at
TAI So. Tacoma ave. suffered
heart attack shortly before mid
night Friday and died al the wheel
of his auto as he drove north on
South Tacoma way near Seth st
As he slumped over the wheel.
the car turned sharply. lesped the
curb after barely missing two
parked autos. and crashed into
Ada's Chill Nook. 5440is South
Tacoma way. causing considerable
damage. The office Of the South
Tacoma Realty Co. SAC South
Tacoma way. also was damaged.
He had lived IN Tacoma for
about three years and was
member Of Townsend club No. -.
A retired farmer. he was a native
Of Green Bay. Wis. He leaves ma
wife victorine: a son, Ray. Of Ia
coma: two daughters. Miss Hazel
Feeley, and Mrs. Viola AcKimson,
both Of Los Angeles; two sisters.
Mrs. CesI Kenney. San Francisco,
and Mrs. Tina Hybrecks. Green
Bay. and three grandchildren. c.
o. Lynn zil announce the funeral
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Will Add Teeth 10 Ordinance
Governing Civilian Defense

~ Mayor Marry ,. Cain sfts< -
fsn.s leaders reported seed ~ ~.
thofity.
On TIA COMMITTEES wss~ ssmsA
Frank Evans. sssegtlss assistant
10 GslIlsn Defsas~ ceafdinsiax
=. " iAossF; ~ > hseksy. IN
charge u defense In Industry. loha
Taylor. shisf sir warden. snd CITY
rifs Chef Emory n. whlsskss.
Thsy ~iii ssa~ 20 rules a@flnlns
equipment for ar raid asfsnsss
which Tacoma home o~asvs ard
business houses mssf have 70 pro-
tert themselves sna ths eom.
munitr. nseb equipment ~ sund
hosss. shessis garden hn~&s fac
spraying inesndzsry nomh~. sa1
fire sstinxsal~hsrs woui1 ~ -
qnlfsa
Evans made > report n fhs a<.
fsnse council FRIDAY sfE1fnoan
that ssossh<1 any Fama<s thai
ioeai civilian defense = lylas
dormant In a ~ psss 10 ssr II
fsfth eslumni<ss sn p~sso4~ wha
make ssseh st.tsasnfs
fb~ defense i<&<s<f go sh<ss
ara 800 nsn and e.z1<n afas1
tc~nslsssssd ~ fzs< a. cslAmn o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Internal Revenue Bureau 10 Rent
Space in Medical Arts BUILDING

More than half Of the third
floor Of the Medical Arts building
will be occupied Wednesday and
henceforth by the expanding staff
Of the u. S. bureau Of internal
revenue. II was announced satur-
day BY Collector Clark Squire.
Tuesday viii Be- moving day for
the miscellaneous tax and field
divisions. Squire said. which will
thereafter have more than double
their present office space in the
postoffice building: space vacated
VIII be taken over By the growing
income tax division.
Mail address for the miscel-
laneous tax and field divisions will
remain unchanged. however. and
the postoffiee building viii stall
house the administrative offices
for the Washington and Alaska
district. the cashier. income tsx
and employment social security
tax divisions.
The two divisions that are NOV
ing 70 the Medical Arts building
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are themselves indicative Of re-
cent growth u the local head
quarters ~ the bureau Of internal
revenue. Squire said
Russell Trace. chief Of the
tax. division. whose
service has been con
tinuouS since he fought In tho
during the Spanish
American War in 1895. organized
his division In 1918. BY 1898 he
had an office staff % az persons.
Today. however. his division is
responsible for collection u almost
80 different taxes and he has 10
persons on MA staff
Harry W. Call. chief of the field
division who IL veteran Of
World War u during the past
nine years has seen his staff grow
from eight 10 % men in the Ia
coma office alone and from 30 10
IS In the entire division.
Assistant chiefs Of the field
division are Frank L. Hoaenanner
and William G. DOugherty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16

Morris Rcd. s2s So. N st,
sophomore student al Washington
State college. motcred home from
Pullman thursday. He wanted Ia
register for the draft In Tacoma
rather than In Pullman. he was
accompanied on the trip by mob
Hayward. SIS SO. Alnsworth ave,
also a soph at the Cougar school
Hugh ,. NANNY. i2i2 No. 9th 81.
celebrated his 7sth birthday FRI
day.
JAnpe~ n. Love. the electrical
man. told the registration Off
Gals at the srmory Saturday he
did not know how his second name
Was spelled. Who does he think he
|. kidding7 We all know the sec
ond name IL Bartlett"
Lewis n. stevens, Jun or
wsrden's assistant a. Mcneil
Island penitentiary. Is passing out
cigars. A nine-pound son. braa-
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Victory for
u. S. First
OF Its Kind
Nip Tunks Licked
By American Tonk
Group in Bdtoun

WITH GENERAL MaeAR.
THURS ARMY IN THE
PHILIPPINES = A M r lean
tanks have met and defeated
Japanese tanks in the Bataan
peninsula in the first battle
of tanks against tanks alone
In United States history.
II was a little fight and IT took
place on New Years Eve. but the
story which came out today show
cd IL was a clear cut victory.
Ten light, American tanks were
covering the withdrawal of Gen.
Douglas MscArthur's men to their
present strong line when First
Lieut.. William Gentry, Kentucky
national guard. of Harrodsburg.
Ky. sighted q force Of eight Jap
anese tanks. only q few hundred
yards away, and flashed the news
to other tanks over his radio.
First Lieut.. Harold Collins, La
Carne. o.. moved up in support
and the two American platoons
went into action with the guns Of
their 10 little tanks splitting death.
They fought a fierce fight,
sometimes at less than so
foot range. and destroyed
aix Of the eight japanese
tanks without losing a tank
themselves.
Lieut.. Gentry told the story to-
day at the field hospital where he
u recuperating-not from battle
wounds but from an attack OF
fever which felled him after his
hard fighting tank platoon had
been brought to the rear for a de-
served rest.
Though the American expedi-
tionary force used tanks in the
last war, tank men said this was
the first American fight of tank
against tank.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Paratroops
Used by Japs

BATAVIA - The Japanese
today opened a large scale air
attack on Palembang, impor-
tant oil center on Sumatra,
dropping hundreds of para.
chute troops, but an official
announcement said dozens"
of the invaders we're killed
and the situation was not
unfavorable' to the Dutch de-
tenders.
The paratroops. dropped at
three places near Palembang
were brought over the island,
which lies just across the Malacca
Strait from Singapore, in more
than 100 transport planes, which
were accompanied by fighter
planes.
A vigorous resistance was
made and dozens of paraehutists
were killed" the announcement
said. "Palembsng itself Is not
threatened. At least there are no
indications parschutists dropped
close 10 or entered the town.
"our troops have done excellent
work and it may be assumed the
situation is not unfsvorsble.
The attack on Palembang, In
which the japanese had been
showing increased interest all
week. was the first officially con-
firmed use of psrstroops in the
five-week-old invasion Of the
Netherlands Indies archipelago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
PaulNeWn1an
Are In Mail

All Pierce county tax state
ments for the 1e41 real and per-
sonal property tax were IN the
mail Saturday. and should be de-
livered TO taxpayers In the county
Monday or Tuesday. Paul New
man. county treasurer. announced
Saturday. The statements are
Newman annual Valentines.
Il don't know just how long II
will take the post office To COM
plete delivery but by the first
Of the week most property owners
should know what their tar will
be-" said Newman.
Taxes are payable on or after
Feb. IS and become delinquent
after May 81 each year. Taxes
paid in fun by March IS are al
lowed per cent rebate.
"One-hslf the amount II the tar
may be paid on or before May IL.
and the other half on or before
Nov. 30"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16

NAsHfeSTOs hfsint flisf
Lsurs ingails to-day faced = pos-
siois maximum penalty - siRhi
20 - mostha IN prlson and 81 0s,o
fias for ssillng hsf propaganda
services - fbs German govern
n<ni and falling % report them -
me stats department
Ths 1lmunitiss. Dob-baifed fiief
who gives her age as -. eaa con
vietec Dy = district court jury o.
10 men and tao somsn late Fsl-
day Of 1aifui failure 70 register -
a German agent Justice James
W Morris revoked her 81 800 bail
ard remanded her % district jail
pending Ssntence, for which 40
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Six Sfrongled TO
Death in Blockout

LONDON SIX women have
been strznglsd during oisekosts
recently within = tWo-mils area
in Londons west end. Il vas dis
closed today
The killer responsible for the
worst murder wave Of the war m
England was believed ~ police 70
- = nnsnlsc All u the crimes
seemed 70 have some simiisritiss-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
STATE
EDITION

SAN oiEco-eisvsssA ssvsi isssviss eaess~se1 so6uy
tkses ssssssssss fighter esess mssss sssetes
flight svsW Tsssse. Adsa - Sss oisvs.
A sssis ed ssss~d sssesk bsss ss~tssss1 - ~
lsssss wsssssiss 80 miles ~ Sss oess ~ ssvy 49,
WASHINGTON under order. from Secretary Of
the Navy Frank Knox. court II inquiry has been
yened To investigate Of the fire which wrecked the
saoooten u = ). Lafayette, formerly the French liner
Normande in New York Feb o. the navy announced to-day
sASeoos-.p.ns-. reported ssps~a ~s ssssy
casualties on the ss~rsa fFaa tsass feis~ax
strong allied
troops itna the nosthsfn fighting fsc,n.
hih eombsf sqasafons striking harder
concentrations and real lines following
J.psn.-. aircraft and .h.pens :. o..
machine Eunnsd again nss
ministry said today.
kuNNrNa rr.s.,,-s. free. n.v-. - s~s.y -
h"sseas sf spis~s~ sssfsssa ss~o
and shs Royal As Fsrs~ aef~sders ef
TrAfs In Ssns ssd 49, Bsvns cNss
patch Chinese 1--we
"@"' sf r~ssiereesssss 10 Ne nshisE svssss
BERLIN (ouie,ai BROADCAST Recorded IN Nsw yert BY
CP)Gsrman in the Atlantic and he Medffsr-
claimed today IN commHnigns which sasa
three merchantmen and eorusffs had bsss snak ns
Atlantic.
In tho Mediterranean mas eia.msd hsss AR bombs kaa
hn teo warshps and tao merchantmen ~ sronolv pro-
teeted conroy Of Tobruk.
sosx. third naval district snsasnes ss.y ina N
fst sad iesp-dosd ss.~s have
been rescued
Ts u could as.sioss hoe N. m~s wss
rescued ~hsrs they
The tanker ntssd
were landed In New ron sarAsr this week
oHusskISoA Chimes. war saamunla.. ..s., AID .-s..
fighting has broken
sino-Jspsnsss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
City Buying Income
To Be IS Pct. Higher

Tacoma effective buying IN
come for the ~ months ending
March 81 will - - per cent
higher than for tbs ike psriod
n last year" forecasts sales han'
sgsmsnt IN = retail progress chart
analysed here By J J. Pattsrson
Tacoma and Seattle general agent
for ths Oregon Mutual Life inssf-
snes Co.
Tacoma u listed in the national
tsbuistiOn a. one q the nigh
spot cities. ana its retail sales
are mounting IL per cent over ths
national rate Of gain. Patterson
ssid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16

AN rmANC0n(ao cpiznu1sa
H<e&z<s<flnx sy1lemss - Rraa-
els<o fastening s<sfIea eNt1 rndte
cnszz1ax b<os1<1st rerost To-Day
ln<slestsnx an Amerieaa sxcede-
tlonefy fore< rad Izs6ad n lava
Th< repeff. nroa1<eeE II kaxiluh.
vas r~eofae6 ~ cn9 - foiio~s:
-rh< chln&s< psopie ere n1rDr
tonight 81 the news tH4f Amer-
lean exp<ditloaary forc&a nave
arrived In lava sad thai the neu
allied naval commander n <hief n
Inc southern Pacific h1s sxpre1red
great confid<nee n IL ABILITY -
me Increasing naval forces under
~ command 70 5000 - cut -
tsckinx al TIE min iinea q cprn-
rnunlesflon q ~ eoeny = ~
3outk s>as-v
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Arthur Holroyd
Taken by Death

Arthur Holroyd. 10. vino found.
al the building material business
~nleh bars his name - years
sgo. died FRIDAY In = ioeai hos
pifsl If had lived in Tscofss
"a years TIA hons was Il sosI
~ Washington -
DE sss = natlss = Englsnd.
ffs leaves he spn. james tso
daughters Mrs. william r Dasix
Olympia. ard Mrs Thomas :
Miller. Tseoms tao bfothsFs. Al.
bsrt and Ffsd ifoiroyd. t~gth ~
England. eight sfandehii1rss saa
ons sfsat-gfandenlld
Flnal rites sill ~ hid Monday
a. $40 D. m from the pipef
chspei attn nss - N tonss
officlaiiss burial IN ths Tacoma
cemetsry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Blood Flows
Second Day
In Succession
Welders Worsted
By Men Leaving
Shift at STSC s Yard

End of picketing and. thus pos
sibly. end OF bloodshed in the weld
ers' strike at two Tacoma ship
yards was foreseen Saturday.
After welders had been routed
by the combined forces of the
night and day crews At the Seattle
Tacoma shipbuilding Co. Saturday.
the welders' council announced
that the men were more deter
mined than ever To remain on
strike, but it has not yet been
decided whether further picketing
will be attempted"
The welders. one of their
spokesman said. had appealed
unsuceessfully TO Maj. ten.
Kenyon A. JOYCE. commanding
officer Of the N Army corps
nj Fort Lewis. Gen. Joyce de-
ciined a request that he send
troops 10 the Tacoma ship
yards 10 preserve order.
The spokesman quoted Gen.
Joyce as replying that such a re-
quest must be made by Gov.
Arthur B. Langlie TO President
Roosevelt. welders were unable to
reach the governor. and a call for
army troops was considered un-
likely.
Blood was shed for the second
successive day Saturday as the
welders exchanged blows with
other shipyard workers in an at
tempt to make their strike good.
The welders, heavily outnum-
bered, never had a chance.
Striking welders-a thin picket
line Of them, sbetted by several
hundred observers mass
ed grimly in front Of the main
gates at 7:30 a. m, when the
night shift went off.
Friday morning. the night shift
alone had faced the welders Sat
urday, 1T was different. The night
shift was reinforced by the entire
day shift.
And. at 1880. the big gates
nj the yards swung open and
through them marched the
several thousand helmeted
men of the day and night
shifts. They stepped out
boldly confident and the
welders' plckets and "observ-
ers" broke their lines In the
center. forming an aisle
through which the larger body
Of men marched.
Bitter words were exchanged.
Here and there down the line as
the men moved forward fists shot
out and smashed into faces.
City poiicemen-there were
"a Of tbem-tensed, ready tn
move In. But the fighting did
not develop generally. There
were no mass battles. The po-
lice merely watched.
One mans face streamed blood
He got hit with a pipe" another
worker said. "Ceez"
Two cars filled with welders
were surrounded by other ship
yard workers. How about sign
ing up right now and going 10
work ," one of them asked. yah,
how bout it, You guys have a
couple Of nice cars here. haven't
YOU Yeh, swell cars. Well. how
about it, You guys going TO sign
up"
The welders in the car said they
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column 81
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ASTORIA. Ore. - Harry Eng
Foo. +s-yesr-old Chinese who has
successfully evsded the law since
Nov. ~, 1888. when he Ia alleged
TO have shot and killed Zip Chow.
another Chinese. In New York
City. was arrested here Thursday
night by Chief Of Police John
Acton and FsdsraI Narcotics
Agent N n. Ham.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16

sEATTLE - Bow isks. seven
miles south Of fsoeing field ~@s
selected last nlEht - : special
alib-commitles of the Seattle
Chamber - commeref aviation
COMMITTEES a. the most suitahis
location for a new airport serving
eoth seatlls and Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-16
Singapore Is
Holding Out
To Final End
Siege in 3rd Week
And Resistance to
Jop Assault Heroic

TokYo-A Jspsnese news
dispeseh detelined FROM Sin
sopore City" todsy sold Jep-
enese troops. smeshins back
Austrolion defenders, captured
the offices Of the governor
general and other importent
government buildings in SINCE
pore.
CALCUTTA - British inn
perials defending Singapore
ARE determined 10 die
rather than yield to the Jap
anese tank. aerial and artil-
lery onslaught. the Singapore
radio said today.
The voice Of the Singapore
broadcast. coming defisntly from
the center OF a furious last ditch
battle on the island. told the Asian
world that every inch Of the bat
tleground was being contested and
that the defenders still were
communicating the overwhelm-
ing Japanese forces.
un London. a war oommunique
said the Japanese were being
fought every step Of the way to-
ward "the heart" Of Singapore
town but that enemy attacks were
Continued on Page ,. Column ~
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There's Rush
To Register

Tn a veteran Of the last war"
was the remark heard most fire.
euentiy as the third seiective ser
vice registration got under way
here Saturday.
They answered the questions In
q polite and business-like man
ner-but more often than not they
volunteered the information they
had served the army once before
and most Of them seemed family
bewildsred that they may perhaps
be called upon to do II again.
Two More Days
RegistrHnts who are reporting
To their respective draft boards
on Saturday. Sunday and Monday
q q. m. TO Q p M are primarily
between the ages o. 3e-t5~sp-
proximately eight times - many
Of them reporting ~ In the 20
year-old group.
The srmory IL the hub Of Pierce
county registration. win Tacoma
Draft Boards No. /. ? and 4 and
Pierce county board No. } located
there. For the sake Of oonssn-
fence, there are also supplement-
airy boards for South Tacoma and
for out Of state registrsnts
Goods Assisting
A crew Of girl volunteers lin
GLIDING = Japanese intsrprstsrD
from the College Of Puget Sound
under the direction Of MA~ Flea
nor stone. were taking the de-
tailed information Of the regis
trsnts at THE srnory: more than
a hundred girls Will snare the task
CONTINUED on Page ,. Column 81
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See Alaska
AS Base for
Blows at Japs
Grueninq and r. r.
Confer: New Rood
For Defense Urged

WASHINGTON - Eventual
use Of Alaskan air and naval
bases for offensive thrusts
against Japan was envisioned
here today following a con-
ference between Alaskan Gov.
ernor Ernest cruening and
President Roosevelt.
GnuenluE. who flew here from
Juneau for defense consultations.
said Aiaska's functions A. an Of
fensive basr was more important
than the job of protecting n
against axis attack
1T 10 the offen.s that has got
TO be boistsred. he said
Grnning 10 understood 10 have
discussed with Roosevelt the pend
ing proJsct for = 7.ooo-miis
Burma road bstwesn Alsska and
tho United states through Canada
II would be an alternative supply
route II the water route IL inter.
rupted or impeded by submarines
Seeks so Millions
The proposal. calling for espsnd-
iture OF about $50. o0o. 900. 10 being
studied by q COMMITTEES Of cabinet
members Secretary Of War Henry
l.. siimson. Secretary 81 the Navy
Frank Knox and Secretary Of tins
Interior Harold L. Iekss
The AIsskas hiKh~st.
Gru~slaT said. IS . Vital ne
oe~sity fs assure IN usistss-
rupted fiow ~ supplies Ia MIR
network ef advance sir snd
naval bases"
Ne refused To discuss details of
the vss srming program under
way In Alaska which IL reportsdly
designed 10 make possible its use
a. an operations base against
Japan.
Dinsoad u Emphatic
Alaskas Delegate Anthony d.
mond. territorial representative m
congress. was even more emphatic
In urging prompt attention a.
Alaska's defense needs
IA attack against the Ter
risory s almost certsis." hs
said. The peril is real, ~ "
eios~. and n is Imminent
Defense experts attached arg
niflesncs 10 orusnlng's conferences
with Mr.. Roosevelt because they
believed Alaska ~ destined To be-
come one 81 the most stratsgle
areas on the North American con.
tinsnt. Thsy base that belief on
the.~ geographical facts
4. Alaska h cie@~r 10 Sspas
thaa any other United states
area eseepfssG the rbsiip-
psses: Ai..ksa b..ss are
~ithia sig bomber range ~
Japanese territory.
a Alahha ~ ~ NAF"AtAA I'm W
the aerial highway between tbs
United States and Russia b. way
o. siberia this route IL shorter
than the osef-ssa route from hsn
Francisco Va YIadiyostok
Bsss ~ na.siHs Help
II Russia should grant ths
United states ;bs u-s II Russian
bases for attacks against Jap
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