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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

WFD Chn1r1nxH bonxxo NJ NELSON
also WAS scheduled to testify. but
he did not appear.
Committeeman. led by Chairman
Elison d. Cotton Ed Smith. D..
8. C.. questioned LETTERS 30 fast
that he frequently could not an
swer one inquiry before another
was asked
Jeflerx defended the shift 10
nyea % grounds that tests by
fhe army I'D proven that
',high tenHile rnyen Possesses .
greater resistance % heat In
hig army TRUCK tirc<--
The plan TO substitute rsyon for
cotton in tires was proposed b,
rsyon manufacturers severa
months ago. LETTERS disciosur,
was the first public revelation thai
WPB had adopted IL. Smith as
serted before the hearing tina
this seems like plan ON the par
Of the rayon companies TO CAPT
talize on the war
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13
low Calm
Morning

lacking along pro-
BY were in other
morning. Very
were shown In
eggs. butter and
ed at frozen levels.
Ids and grains were
i with trading on a
tirkeys-which are
|esh-were reported
trong. Toms were
Nd ~ cents a pound;
ing for the same.
change In flour
h the air Monday
definite word from
ID. c.. has yet to
ding to rumors. flour
price from 10 to Is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13
odd Gag Won't
Work Anymore
Prisoner

Became Fred J. Carter made the
same promise once before and
failed 10 deliver, the s5-year-olc
federal prisoner. now In the city
jail awaiting trial. won't get out
this time 10 join the army.
FIJI agents passed along TO him
that sad news Monday after Car
ter was returned here over the
weekend from Portland. He fin
ished . stretch In the Oregon state
penitentiary Oct. 8.
Carter was wanted 10 stand trial
this district court on = Dyer
charge. bringing a stolen car
from Portland in April Of
At that time, incidentally.
as an escaped tr7nty from
RECON prison. After being
In Puyallup where he
bad check, Carter went
Oregon.
q. he asked to be freed
ither the army or the
marine.
records were too COM
1925. they showed. Car
PEN caught on q check
was released on prom
the coast guard. He
around to IL. but by the
route was put over In
hgton state penitentiary
Valla a few days after
the record of the broken
Rrter was shown to have
her ah-year term III
Ia for a forgery In
month term In Oregon
n 1884 and four years
Oregon starting IN
ing money under
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

E-First meeting of q
han Pacific coast lumber
n here drew near Mon
ne powerful wage-hour
Keyed a series Of II cases
kthwest lumber industry.
|mmission will meet Tues
Ernest p. Marsh. U. S.
bner of Cancellation At Sc
It's adviser.
rs years a commissioner
iatfon. will be liaison Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13
BY JOE ALEX NORRIS
United Press Writer

LoNDON-Don't sell American
war planes short.
That comes from the men who
know-the airmen Of the United
States and Britain.
They feel that there has been q
great deal of bunk written regard
ing the performance of American
planes.
Both American and British ex-
perts now are convinced of the
following:
America has planes = includ-
ing fighters - that compare
favorably with the best in the
world.
0-America is on the right track
4 with it's sirplane production
which may prove even more i'm
portant In winning the war.
Battle experience is bringing out
the fighting qualities of American
aircraft
BEST PLANE IN AIR
For example, the North Ameri-
can mustang fighter was tested at
Dieppe and showed itself the top
plane in the air for one spkcific
purpose - low level operation in
close coordination with land forces.
Above $4,000 feet. the mustang
is sitting pigeon--or almost that
- for the high climbing, faster
Spitfires. Messerschmitts an d
Focke- Wulf 1905. The lesson. the
experts say. is to use the Mustang
for army cooperation--the field in
which 1t is tops and not to judge
II by fighter plane standards.
MUCH CONTROVERSY
The Boeing Flying Fortress has
been a great center Of controversy.
But most of these controversies
are being exploded by actual pef-
Torrance under fighting condi-
tions.
The combination Of defen-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

ficer with the Cancellation service
and department Of labor, at the
same time advising the commits
sion.
Employers and labor leaders Of
the Douglas fir industry viii APP
pear before the commission to dis
cuss sbor negotiations In q meet
ing II unprecedented Importance
to lsember workers and mills OF
Washington. Oregon. Idaho. Cali
fornia and Montana.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13
u. S. Census Bureau
To Make Estimate

WASHINGTON-The Census
Bureau soon will make an esu-
mate of the United States populs-
ton as Of May /. it was disclosed
Monday.
The new estimate. the first ma
tionwide state-by-state tabulation
since the 1910 census was taken,
will be completed in about three
weeks
The 1910 census count was 49,
$50 .275 for continental United
I States
s
Your postmaster can tell you
how to invest in u. s WAR
BONDS.
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AZ last became too much Of q
burden for the chambers switch
board. WPB offices win remain
In the Chamber Of Commerce head
. quarters. however.
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TO FARMERS

~ ntVAtAn
Hens, colored. AZ 10
Leghorn hens. more
20 cts. and under 31a
eolored friers, 20 cts. I;
rs cts. per h.; turkey
SO cts: White Leg
}. III to 2 lbs, 20 cts.
Isl cents.
ndard. AS; mediums.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

FoF.b OF. 10 OCT. . Oct. 30
Under INSTRUCTIONS o, United
States army authorities The Ia
coma Times Is not permitted to
publish any news OF current
weather conditions IN the eight
western states.
Highest temperature on Oct. 10
was So and lowest up until 8 a. m.
Oct IL was ~.
Sun rises at 7:26 Pacific war
time Tuesday and sets at 6:27.
-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-13

Tides at WashinRton's ocean
beaches are approximately four
hours earlier.
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The combination Of defen-
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Searchlights 10 Scan Skies
Here for Enemy Planes

Within two or three days" Army
searchlights will begin to finger"
the skies Of Washington In nightly
antiaircraft practice, according to
information received by Commits
sioner Young. the United States
Civilian Defense co-ordinator for
this area.
Each night searchlights will be
directed against Army or Navy
planes, q few Of which are expected
to be flown over the Metropolitan
Area In q hide -and-seek" with the
defending forces manning ground
searchlight batteries. OnciaH said
practice would be intended primarily
for searchlight crews and would be
held at varying hours Of the
nights. Commissioner Young EN-
phasized this practice would involve
friendly" lights and planes.
Evening star., 1942-01-15

The prodigious industry which
created tbs fortress, ofncially known
as Fort rIills, distributes no blue
prints of LIS work. The accompany
ing drawing is an attempt to visual
ize the pacing Of certain features.
The exac. arrangement Is properly
a Government secret.
Some water is obtained from
springs; I. may be that, as at Glib
raltar, cen rain water may be
collected md stored.
Aided by Seacoast Fort.
Corregitor has three companion
fortified positions, of which Fort
Drum me-its passing comment be-
cause it probably is the only sea-
coast fort designed by United States
engineers. with turrets to protect
the personnel.
Is Corr.gidor impregnable? Some
time ago, in view Of the growing
power of the airplane, 1t was held
that the stands defenses required
an impro rement in guns and en-
placement Like Gibraltar, the
island ha, but a small area for an
airplane ,ase. Much as the coast
artillerymln favors stopping planes
with gu1 fire, the undoubted as
sistance Il counter r-aviation cannot
be denied
There i: also the question whether
the garrison would be forced to
capitulate through exhaustion Of
its food II water supply.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
BY LOGAN REAVIS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The fury
of the first Japanese plane attack
on the rocky island Of Corregidor
had scarcely passed before the grim
United States artilerymen below,
standing at gun or computing in
strument, knew they could take
it." Theirs was the confidence born
of anticipation and training.
In their rocky base military engi-
neers had contrived bomb shelters
and passages like those deep in the
heart of the Rock of Gibraltar.
Whirling drills had created cham
bers for a hospital, food. water and
medical storage, for explosives, and
probably plotting room and mine
control stations.
The profuse vegetation which par
italy covers the island was used to
conceal gun emplacements.
Guns Up to 14-Inch.
Corregidor employs ornaments all
the way from machine guns, 75s,
anti-aircraft guns of several cali
bers, to guns up to 14-inch at least.
Until these weapons send their
screaming projectiles against their
enemies-planes, ships or land-based
foes-they are practically invisible
to ordinary observation. Fire-control
stations, directors. height finders,
base-end observing stations, search
lights and sound locators are scarce
ly to be seen.
Evening star., 1942-01-15

A serious threat-of perhaps more
immediate consideration-lies in the
possibility that Gen. Macarthur
and his force, occupying the neigh
boring Batan Peninsula, may be
forced to surrender or retreat from
this area. In that case, 1t seems
doubtful whether the fortress could
maintain its effectiveness in the
face of the continuous Smelling the
Japanese could accomplish from
the Mariveles Mountains-some ris-
ing over 1000 feet-that dominate
the southern extremity Of this pen
insula.
Training Intensified.
So long as Corregidor resists. the
Japanese face the threat that
superior American fleet action can
recover Manila.
A year ago q correspondent, men,
Der of the Corregidor garrison, wrote
that the tension is becoming more
critical day by day" and that every
effort is being made and every meas
ure taken to place the Philippine
Department in high state Of pre-
paredness for any eventuality."
The Manila Bay harbor command
instituted continuous and intensive
training In every phase Of defense
and beach landings. Competitive
contests increased the efficiency OF
the various regiments.
So they were ready.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Thieves Get $4,000
In Confederate Bills
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Jan. IS.
Thieves who ransacked three
churches after services last Sunday
have a 25-cent piece in real money
and $4,000 in Confederate currency
to show for their efforts, police re-
ported yesterday.
The Confederate money was taken
from a safe in the ofIice of DR.. O.
F. Batholow, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, who said the
bills had been given to him 20 years
ago by friend.
The quarter came from a collec-
ton plate in the Chester Hill Metho-
dist Church, having been left there
by mistake when the days Offering
was checked. Nothing was taken
from a third church.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
for the records and files relating

for the records and files relating
to the decentralization orders.
"All kinds of pressure are being
put on the unfortunate employees
of the Government in these de-
partments," said Senator McCar-
ran, so as to compel them to comply
with an order, not Of the Presi-
dent-because If the President is
sued the order it would have been
published in the Federal Register.
It is not an executive order. but
an order made by a creature
brought into existence by the Con-
gress and by none other, namely.
the Bureau Of the Budget, and a
creature which is now setting itself
up to be a supergovernment. q
supergovernment which will take
to itself all the prerogatives of Con-
gress if we sit idly by and permit
it."
Senator McCarran repeated the
testimony given the District Com
mittee to the effect that 10 per
cent or more of the employees in
the affected agencies will probably
leave the moving agencies and try
to find other work in Washington.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Defense SideEghts
Dupont Circle Plans to Hove
500 to 600 in. Wordens' Force

The Dupont Circle area expects to
have between 500 and 600 In the
AFRAID warden's force when the
organization Is complete, r. Moran
McConihe, deputy warden for The
group, said today.
A meeting OF the warden person.
mel Of the community win be held
at 7:30 O'Clock tonight at the John
Quincy Adams School, Nineteenth
street above Florida avenue NV.
Speakers will be Col. Lemuel Bolles,
director Of civilian defense for the
Metropolitan Area. and Chief AIR
Raid Warden Clement Murphy.
william Clark Taylor. civilian de-
fense chairman for the area, will
open the meeting, outlining com.
munity needs.
More sewing machines are needed
by the Red Cross at the Sixth Pres
byterian Church. which is engaged
in war sewing projects. The church
has only two machines. Volunteers
are asked to bring other portable
machines and to donate their time
to aid in the work. Those interested
are requested to call Mrs. Joseph s
Edgerton at Georgia 0427.
The Brightwood Civilian Defense
Committee will meet at 8 pm. to-
morrow at Paul Junior High School
Eighth and Oglethorpe streets NV.
to acquaint residents Of the ares
with plans made by the group to
protect them in case of an air raid
Mr.. Murphy will be the principal
speaker and music will be provided
by the Metropolitan Police Boys
Band.
A large service mems dance will
be held by the Washington Army
Evening star., 1942-01-15
D. {. Library Association
To Hear Victory Book Aide

Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, director
Of the District Victory Book CAM
paign, will be one OF the speakers
at meeting Of the District Library
Association at 8:15 pm. today in
the Scottish Rite Temple, 1888 Six
teenth street NV.
Other speakers will include Miss
Isabel Dubois, director of libraries y
Bureau Of Navigation, Navy Depart.
ment; Capt. Ray L. Trautman. SUI,
pervisor, camp libraries. U. S. A.,
and Ralph M. Dunbar, chief. library,
service division of the United States
once of Education and executive
secretary Of the A. L. A. Wartime
Committee on Information and Edu-,
cation. :,
There will be an organ recital by
Louis A. Potter In the Temple Room
at 8 pm. Mr.. Potter is q fellow
of the American Guild Of Organists'
and director Of the Washington
Choral Society. The librarian Of
the temple, r. Baker Harris. will
present an illustrated booklet Of the
building to each member. =
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Axis Aliens Ordered
To Identify Selves in
Eiqht Western States
Given Week to Get Cards
Under Decree of
Attorney General

Attorney General Biddle today
announced that al German, Italian
and Japanese aliens In eight West
ern States must apply at post ofices
for identity certificates during the
period between February 2 and 7,
inclusive. Such nationals residing
elsewhere in the continental United
States must make application be-
tween February 8 and %, inclusive,
the Attorney General added.
The regulations. implementing q
presidential PROCLAMATION Of yes
terday, require that all nationals
OF Germany. Italy and Japan, IA
years Of age or over, shall obtain
and carry at all times certificates
bearing their photograph and print
Of one finger.
Emergency Area.
Mr.. Biddle explained issuance Of
the cards. shout the size Of q motor
vehicle operators permit, was or
dered first in the States of the
Army's western command because
1t has been designated a special
emergency area by military author
tiles and because 1t harbors q large
Japanese population.
Announcement will be made later
as to dates Of Identification in the
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, only
insular possessions Of the United
States not under Army administra-
ton, he said. in explaining the pro-
gram at q press conference.
Mr.. Biddle announced that Earl
G. Harrison, former director Of
alien registration and now q special
assistant to the Attorney General,
will supervise the Identification
process, due to affect about 1,l00, 900
aliens Of the three nationalities. In
this connection, he revealed, con-
sideration Is being given to estab-
ishment within the Justice De-
partment of a new division embrace
ing all wartime activities concern
ing supervision of aliens.
New Division Studied.
The Attorney General emphasized
the matter Is only in an exploratory
stage but said Mr.. Harrison may be
asked to head such q division If it is
created. The projected unit would
have sections to deal with alien
travel, review boards, Identification
and related work but would not in
clude the existing Division Of I'M
migration and Naturalization, he
explained.
The forthcoming Identification
check Of Germans, Italians and jap
anese will be conducted through
first and second class and county
seat post omces throughout the
country In . manner similar to that
used In the general registration Of
aliens. Directions as to method Of
applying for the certificates soon will
be available at the post ofices, Mr..
Biddle said.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
DR.. George {. Fellows, 83,
Noted Educator, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREAT NECK, N. Y, Jan. Is
DR.. George Emory Fellows, SO, presi-
dent of the University of Maine
from 1902 to 1911 and later head
of the history and political science
department at the University OF
Utah, died here yesterday.
After leaving Maine, he became
president of Decatur College of
James Millikin University in De-
catur, Ill.,, going to Utsh in 1915.
He was formerly secretary treas
urer of the National Association Of
State Universities and in 1915 was
vice president Of the Association OF
American Colleges.
Survivors include q son, Donald
r. H. Fellows. professor Of admin
istration at the University Of Wis
consin.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
We||es, Ruiz Guinazl
Confer Is Minutes
Before Rio Session
Success or Failure Of
Pon-Americon TuIks May
Hinge on Their Meeting
By the Associated Press.

RIO rE JANE1RO, Jan. Is
UnderseUetary of State Sumner
Welles o. the United States and
Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz
Guinazu of Argentina consulted
for Is minutes today and success
or failur, of the Pan-American
conference at hand may have
been bound up in their meeting.
The two met in the Argentines
hotel room and. leaving the place
separated, they withheld precise
comment on their talk. Argentina
has shown signs Of holding out
against any general Pan-American
breach OF relations with the Axis.
Mr.. W.lles left Ruiz Guinazu's
hotel room smiling. He said he had
had "a cordial and pleasant con-
versation with my old friend, the
Foreign Minister Of Argentina"
Mr.. Weles and Ruiz Guinazu are
the head; Of their nations delega-
tions to tie third consultative con-
ference o. foreign ministers Of the
Pan-Ame-ican republics. Their talk
was in tie nature Of a preliminary
consultat on.
Preliminary Session.
Oswald, Aranha, Brazilian For
eign Minister presided at a prelim-
mary session which convened at II
am. % Gm., E. 8. IT,.
I'm tn. hour of risk and danger,
individuals the same as states may
know wlp are their real friends"
Aranha old the press. II am sure
the atta:k on America will show
the word its people not merely
friends out brothers"
Mr.. Welles seemed in a jovial
mood as he took his seat between
the representatives of Brazil and
Bolivia, directly facing Ruiz Guinazu
across tie conference table.
The formal opening is set for $50
pm, witt an address by President
Getulio Vargas of Brazil, in the Pal
acio Tiridentes, formerly Brazil's
Chamber of Deputies. The delegates
were eagerly awaiting an address by
Mr.. Welles at the opening session.
It was reported that Ruiz Guinazu
also might speak.
The third meeting of Pah-Ameri-
can forign ministers since 1899
found 10 Of the 81 republics at war.
Ecuador Seeks Settlement.
Looming large as obstacles to
unanimcAs and effective action were
Ecuador surprise insistence on OBJ
tanning settlement of her 100-year-
old boundary dispute with Peru be-
fore doing anything else and Ar
gentinae announced refusal to enter
into any military alliances or "acts
of pre-beiligerency."
The c,utious-tongued Argentine
Foreign Minister came to Rio de
Janeiro With his nation not COM
mitted I, any concrete proposals
and at q press conference last night
he evadet a query whether his dele
cation vas studying severance Of
relations with the Axis nations.
However,, there was q report cur
rent in pre-conference discussions
that Argentina was showing some
dispositi m toward severing relations
with ths Axistperhaps ending COM
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Routine business.
Conference with House committee
on price control bill.
Finance Committee considers
World War pensions.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers motor carrier bill.
House:
Routine session. r-
Small Business Committee con-
tinues study Of auto and tire ration
ing problems.
Migration Committee studies
methods for maintaining morale and
preeervinE civilian health.
Evening star., 1942-01-15

mercial relations, which already are
almost paralyzed, without an actual
termination of diplomatic relations
After the formal opening cere-
monies, the conference Is scheduled
to receive some three score resolu-
tions, of which the most important
deal with these three issues:
/. The extent to which American
republics are willing to aid the
United States fight the Axis.
2. The unification of American
economies on a wartime basis.
3. Measures for postwar recon-
struction.
The Dominican Republic delega-
ton brought a proposal that all the
nations of America declare war on
the Axis. However, after 1lth-hour
talks with other delegates, it was
understood the Dominicans were
convinced it was impossible to OBJ
tain unanimity on their plan and
were inclined to urge instead that
all American nations sever relations
with the Axis.
A resolution supporting the Roose
velt- Churchill Atlantic Charter
has been prepared by is or more OF
the 81 republics for introduction a,
the conference, 1t was learned last
night.
Patrol Set Up in 1889.
The first consultative conference
of Pan-American foreign ministers
held in Panama on October, 1889
set up the hemisphere neutrality
patrol.
The second, in Havana in July
1910, created an intercontinenta
Monroe Doctrine" with machinery
for rapid application as a barrier
against any foreign invader or land.
grabbing conqueror.
The 10 republics now at war In
the Western Hemisphere are the
United States, Cuba, Panama, Qua.
temala, Honduras, Costa Rica, E
Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and the
Dominican Republic Mexico ha.
broken relations with Japan anc
the Axis powers.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Glenn Martin Workers
To Buy Defense Bonds
Ey the Associated Press.
nv the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.-A volun-
tary pay roll allotment plan under
which employees Of the Glenn l..
Martin Co. will buy Defense bonds
through weekly deductions from
their wages will be instituted Feb
ruary l.
Myron G. Shook. treasurer Of the
Aircraft Co., said employees may
specify the amount to be deducted
from their earnings, and that when
the entire amount Is deducted the
Defense bond will be purchased and
registered In the employees name.
The company employs more than
5000 persons.