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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-15

~ Iasams Times staff Writer
tAPiIOl. DIV mpia SEN. n.
". tBsFnTYl Jackson. Tacoma
Was bitter today over the bolt
Of nine Democrats To the Re-
publican aide Of the senate
SAID he Sen. Ted Schroeder
Dem. Puyallupl made .
speech urging party solidarity.
then bottled To the Republicans
10 get . seal on the rules com.
mlttes.
SO far n | am concerned.
Schroeder and the other boilers
hsnceforth are 'Qulsilng Demo.
Gratis
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Six Killed in Fire

HOUSTON Tex Pre- which
destroyed a converted tNo-st0fy.
wooden building. Killed slx persons
Thursday, four Of them 10 one
family.
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STATE
EDITION
Raj Fliers
Bomb Essen
II Minutes

MOON - ROYAL air force
bombers dropped 100 tons Of high
explosive and inrendisry bombs in
II minutes In the German indus
trial Ruhr region during the night.
the air ministry announced.
The eommnnique said British
heavy bombers raided Essen. seat
of the huge krupp works. with 100
tons Of bombs in continuance of
the RATS attacks on the Ruhr.
and four bombers were reported
missing.
The smash Al the Ruhr was the
eighth In IL nights as the British
stepped up their campaign To
knock the edge off Germany's war
production.
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tor A. Meyers. The senate named
SIX members Of the coalition bloc
10 draft n new list for submission
To the senate today.
NOT MEYERS CHOICE
Following "Wednesday nights
fiery session. the Republican steer
ing COMMITTEES announced that
the committees "a defeated op the
floor were not the ones Meyers
himself had prepares the night
before.
Changes In the rules COMMITTEES.
giving the liberals full control.
were made At the inslstenee Of =
Democratic majority In caucus
Wednesday morning. they en-
planned.
The session saw the frat fire
works of the lgss session and
ended In a eiean-eut victory for
the administration forces backing
Gov. Arthur II. Langlls.
Democrats who Joined with
The Republicans were Thomas
~. Bisnx, ". d. 0rnaorff and
Dr. David 4. fosen of spo-
kane. Don 7. Miller Of Okan-
ogan. Ted y. Schroeder Of
Pieree. k~sin Henahaa ef
CONTINUED on Page ID. Column D.
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MeCHoRD FIELD Capt.
Charles .. Jones Of Portland. Ore.
oaiied out u hls crippled fighter
plane near Port Angeles about
go N. Thursday and landed
UninJUred IN a wooded area. The
plane crashed and burned.
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SLOW RED TROOPS
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One aircraft was reported Miss
ing from the fighter command af-
ter intruder operations over France
and Holland. The communique said
Hudsons of ths coastal command
attacked a convoy off the Dutch
coast without loss and two enemy
supply ships were hit.
The authoritative statement that
100 tons of bombs were dropped
on Essen confirmed a general be
lief that Britain's new tactics in
volve sending over small force
Of four-enRined bombera almost
nightly-i00 tons could be easily
carried by perhaps 30 giant Lam
casters, Strings or Halifaxes-to
attack industrial areas. harass
hard pressed defenses. and increase
the nerve strain on the workers.
THIRD IN SUCCESSION
Wednesday nights raid was the
third in succession. Again the
weather was not too good. Over
cast skies and rain were reported
over the straits.
The weather II the worst of the
winter. with heavy winds. rain.
and the temperature dropping to-
ward the freezing point.
The air ministry reported scat
tered German raiders dropped ex-
ploriyes and incendisries on three
northeast coastal areas and many
fell into fields. doing no damage.
One raider was downed in flames
and fell in a public park.
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Olympia
Demo 'Abdicaiion'
A Discussion Of
The Legislature.
Langlis Message
tEdliorisl)

Throughout the six sessions
Of the state legislature held
In the last 10 years there has
been. of necessity. = eontinu-
Gus running fight 10 prevent
extremists throwing govern
ment out Of balance 10 lss
left.
Events of the 2slh sessions
opening week make IL clear
that n new political chapter
has opened.
Now conservatism IL In the
saddle.
but the struggle against
exiremism and IN behalf Of
progress must continue.
For the hard-bitten reae-
tionary can be n detrimental
To the whole rs the radical
when he II permitted 10 be
more than tempering agent.
The Senate il firmly In con.
troll of Republicans and . mi
nority of Democrats.
The House Il the same.
II II n though the Demo.
cratic party had abdieaied
In this state al least two years
before required 10 de 10 by
votes Of the people.
Over all. II appears that
Governor Langiie has =
Stronger grip on the isgis.
lative machinery than any
chief executive has enjoyed
in decades.
II will be remembered that
the Republican party held no
state convention last year. II.
therefore. offered no plat
form.
The Democrats held n con-
vention and adopted plat
form. but apparently wasted
their time In so doing for
many. II not most. of that
party's legislators are disre-
garding that platform.
The fact IL that se-sallsd
party responsibility In our
legislature j. dead dode.
Personal. clique and fsetional
interests are paramount.
All members can agree with
President Roosevelt that We
hate war" and with Cover
nor l.anglie that we hope
and pray for liberty and
peace but al members can
agree on virtually nothing
else.
Even n the national Con-
gress gives signs Of demand
ing and retrieving IL ancient
rights and responsibilities and
respectability. our state legis-
latnrs threatens 10 surrender
10 the power Of the executive.
While this i an unhealthy
trend. il il not necessarily In
snranee Of governmental NAL
adjustment at present.
Fortunately. ~s have . gov
ernsr Of unque~iionsd int~g-
rily and high purpose. He
fGont.naled on Page 10. Eaiumn 81
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Over all. II appears that
Governor Langlie has =
Stronger grip on the iegis-
lative machinery than any
chief executive has enjoyed
in decades.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Roger Touhy's Brother
Petitions for Freedom
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Dec. 15.-
Thomas Touhy. brother Of Roger
Touhy, and with him head Of the
notorious Touhy gang of the pro-
hibition era, sought his freedom
today from the Federal Medical
Center here on a writ of habeas
corpus.
Touhy is serving an accumula ton
of % years for his part in the jan
uary, 1888, robbery of the Milwaukee
Railroad Station in Minneapolis.
when the gang escaped with SITS 900
in bonds and currency from regis
tered mail pouches.
The petition states that Touhy
was indicted on II counts and con-
victed on 10. 1t asserts, however.
that Touhy was discharged from
the first two counts, which covered
the general robbery charge and con-
victed only on counts which con-
cerned individual shipments Of
money and bonds and one count
of conspiracy.
Touhy claims that discharge from
the first two counts automatically
cleared him of the rest except that
OF conspiracy on which he has
served more than the two years
assessed. He was committed in 1896,
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Transit Company, Autoist
Named in DAMAGE Suit

The Capital Transit Co. yesterday
was named co-defendant with an
automobile driver in a damage suit
for alleged injuries suffered by two
pedestrians, who claimed the COM
pany had failed to provide certain
safety measures and had given the
two compliments a false sense Of
security in non-raised streetcar
loading zone.
The automobile which struck the
two, Martin j. Burandt, 1716 C
street NE, and Mrs. Georgia Lee
Pyle, 4211 Second street NV, was
said to have been driven by Israel
c. Korol. 700 block of K street NE.
MIR. Korol also was named a de-
fendant in the suit which seeks $35,-
600 for Mrs. Pyle and $4,000 for
Mr.. Burandt. The suit said each
had suffered brain conclusion,
bruises and other injuries.
The automobile was said to have
been travelling north on North Cap
itol street when it hit the two on
the evening of October %. The suit,
filed in behalf Of the plaintiffs by
Attorney Morris Benson, claimed
the loading zone did not have a
marker or light at its south end
which would be distinguishable at
night.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
,25House Members
t~sars "a 1ss a~aAs+s -asaa4s9sss--a,4.-- n
Denounce Senate S
Soldier Ballot Bill
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
A group of rs Representatives
yesterday denounced a Senate
passed bill, giving the States
rather than the Federal Govern
ment-supervision over soldier
voting next November, as Sub
stitute for democracy" and a
slap in the face" for those in
the armed forces.
This is conscription without rep
resentation," they declared in a
statement pledging united effort tc
obtain congressional approval Of q
measure to provide Federal guar
antee that the soldiers will be given
a vote.
Let us not try to cloak the
ignominy of this (the Senate's) act
in apologetic legislative titles or
equivocating legal argument" they
said. Adoption of the so-called
substitute is an insult to the intel
ligence of these millions Of gallant
Americans whom 1t disfranchises. p
"Our soldiers and sailors, our
WAGS and WAVES" the statement
said, ARE not concerned with at.
tempts to justify in pious legislative
frills dark deed for which there is
no justification in truth before the
conscience of a great and jealous
Nation willing to guard it's liberties
with its life"
Opposition to the Federal plan
was based largely on Southerners
complaints that it would invade
State rights and some Republicans
charges that it might be worked to
the advantage OF a fourth term for
President Roosevelt.
The statement was signed by Rep
resentatives Magnuson and Coffee OF
Washington, Tolan, Rogers, Izac
Halef1eld, Outland and Voorhis OF
California; Lane of Massachusetts,,
Flanagan Of Virginia, Furlong
Bradley, Scanlon, Kelly, Walter and
Eberhorter of Pennsylvania; Gordon
Iof Illinois, Fogarty and Foran of
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Railroads Investigate Charges
|Of Racket in Reservations

The corporation official reported 1t
to the railroad in question, the rail-
road advised the hotel and the por-
ter was discharged. This incident
leads up to hotel porters who re-
Gently have been cited as doing a
land-off1ce business in sale of car
space.
Undoubtedly there are individual
instances of the sort.
One of the railroad spokesmen
F. H. Baird, general passenger man.
ager Of the New York Central, said
that "for months we have had our
own detectives and private agencies
investigating selling violations, es-
pecially as it relates to hotels
Definitely we absolve hotel porters
as a group, from a situation which
we know exists.
'It is a situation, however, that
involves no black market per Sc
Before we deliver space to hotel
porter he must come to us bearing
an order enclosed in an envelope
of his hotel, with the name and
room number. He must give assur-
ance he has not taken more than
his usual fee, which may not exceed
one dollar. I myself have bought
tickets from hotel porters and our
detectives have also bought them
In but one instance in the past six
months were we able to put the
finger on a gouging hotel employe.' y
1t is recognized by railroad men
that source OF irregular supply
might come through the ticket
selling windows of their own lines
Detectives have uncovered three
agents in the past month engaged
in selling at a premium and they
were placed on the suspended list
Distributed by North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Curran Files Libel Suit
Against Chicago Tribune
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Joseph Cur
ran, president, and Ferdinand Smith
secretary Of the National Maritime
Union, asked 100000 damages today
In a suit for libel filed in Federal
court against the Chicago Tribune
and Col. Robert R. Mccormick, editor
and publisher.
The suit alleged Mr.. Curran and
Mr.. Smith, as members Of the mari
time union, were injured "in their
regulations and good names" by an
article published in the Tribune last
January %, copyrighted by the Akron
(Ohio) Beacon Journal, concerning
unloading of goods and supplies fol
military forces in the Solomon
Islands.
The suit seeks damages Of $10o, 600
for each plaintiff.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Food, Elastic and Alarm Clocks
Top Civilian Needs, WPB Finds

again led with 214 out of each 1000
mentioning it first. Then followed
alarm clocks, wash tubs, sheets,
buckets, iron cord and clothespins.
Zippers, women's panties and girdles
were high on this list.
Farmers Want Ammunition.
Among farm families, the short
age Of ammunition for use against
pests and predatory animals caused
the most trouble Close behind on
this list were poultry netting, woven
wire fence, radio batteries, barbed
wire and wrenches.
The survey emphasized the
greatly increased buying power of
the American family. The typical
non-farm income revealed was
81, 1902 year. compared with 1885,
36 average, Of less than $l100.
Survey enumerators reported a
cheerful acceptance of shortages
among the people. An oft-repeated
comment, WPB said, was: After
all, there's a war on" while most
persons said they were getting
along all right" and were reluctant
to register anything that might be
construed as a complaint. OF the
nearly 5000 doorbells rung, only 2s
persons refused to answer questions
Should OCR follow the survey re-
suits strictly, the civilian program
next year will have a definite fem
linine touch. The men did not do
so well, or maybe they are faring
unusually we'll in the distribution
of goods. While concern was evil
denced over shortages Of numerous
women's and children's things, there
was not a purely masculine item
high enough on any of the lists to
bear recording.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Army, Navy Search
Lake Pontchdrtrain
For 18th Boat Victim
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18.-Army
and Navy boat crews scanned the
heaving waters Of sprawling Lake
Pontchartrain today in search Of
the missing body of one of rs
soldiers drowned yesterday when a
66-foot whaling-ty boat in a five-
craft transport convoy foundered
during maneuvers 3 miles of shore.
Public relations officials said to-
night the missing man was Pvt.
Gaetano v. Gesualdi, 33. New York.
The names of the 25 whose bodies
have been recovered were an
nounced earlier.
The men were members Of
transportation replacement training
corps. Their commanding officer
said all of them had been In the
Army less than five weeks.
Fourty-four survivors of the acci-
dent, one of the worst marine ois-
asters here since the turn of the
century, and "a members Of crews
which aided in their rescue were
treated for injuries and exposure
at Army hospitals. Camp Harahan
officials said about a third of the
men would be back at duty Monday.
Four soldiers were said to be in
serious condition. Their names were
not announced.
Weighed Down by Garb.
Three civilian boat crew members
also were treated for slight injuries.
Meanwhile. Maj. Walter D. Thom-
as, commanding officer Of the con-
voy, who directed rescue efforts
from the lead boat, expressed the
belief that training gear and winter
clothing worn by the troops was too
heavy, when saturated with water,
to be supported by the life preserv-
ers, which every man in the con-
voy wore.
Second 1t. Max Oboler of Brook
lyn, N. Y, officer in charge of the
swamped craft, said some of the
men might have been trapped under
canvas canopy that served as q
roof for the boat"
Pvt. Gene Nance OF Gary, 1nd.,
another survivor, said:
II saw some of the men trying to
get clear of the front of the boat,
but they were sucked back under
the canopy"
Had Only Two Exits.
Pvt. Nance explained that the boat,
heavy whaling craft similar
to ones used in the North Atlantic,
had been equipped with arched metal
supports bolted to the sides of the
boat and furnishing ribs over which
the canvas cover had been secured.
The men could leave only from
the bow or stern," he said, and
when the boat went under the can
vas turtleback caused a suction that
drew the struggling men under with
it,"
Maj. Thomas, who disclosed that
200 900 men already had taken part
in similar maneuvers on the lake
since October without a previous
accident, said rescue efforts were
made more difficult by the clutter
of discarded helmets and other gear
scattered over the surface of the
lake from the sinking craft.
"Searchers had to look beneath
every floating helmet" he said.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
By LANES Y. NEWTON

While American housewives
willingly accept wartime short
ages Of electric refrigerators and
washing machines, the things
that really bother them are food,
and the lack of such articles as
elastic tape, alarm clocks, wash
tubs and sheets, the War Produc-
ton Board announced last night.
WPB made public results Of the
survey of consumer needs conducted
by its ONCE Of Civilian Require
ments with the Census Bureaus help.
Nearly 5000 urban and farm fam
lilies were quizzed and in most in
stances the housewives gave the re-
plies. The object was to find out
what shortages. other than food,
were causing the most trouble so
that OCR can do something to in
crease supplies in formulating its
1914 civilian production program.
The results were unexpected. In
stead of shortages of heavy house.
hold goods causing the most con-
Germ, investigators found that by
and large lack of little things
created the most trouble. That
cause WPB Vice Chairman Arthur
Whiteside to promise:
Most Of the needs brought out
by this survey can and will be met"
Butter Shortage Bothers Many.
Although the food supply is not
OCR's jurisdiction, it was drawn
into the picture by the investiga-
tors initial question What are
some of the shortages which have
bothered you most?" Nearly 1000
Of those quizzed came right back
with some food item. Shortage of
butter bothered" 4S9 persons most !;
meat, 413; sugar, 266; soap (under
the food classification, 261; canned
goods, 2ls, while fresh and pre-
served fruits worried 208.
Among the things OCR can do
something about, the shortage of
electric tape was the cause OF bother
to most-201 out Of each 1000.
Then there was tie at 152 between
wash tubs and women's hosiery
Concern over quality, lack of silk
and nylon, rather than quantity
Next on the list were shortages Of
shoes, bobbie pins and childrens
underwear. High up were two other
things OCR has nothing to do with
coal and ration points.
Perhaps the most important ques-
ton dealt with shortages of con-
sumer goods which caused the
greatest hardship. Alarm clocks
topped this list with lib votes of
1000 quizzed, followed by elastic
tape, wash tubs, sheets, boys over
alls and iron cords. Officials were
pleased with this, since they are
already correcting shortages Of
most of the things. WPB permitted
production of 100000 clocks early
this year. and more are to be made
in 1914.
Electric Appliances Wanted.
Officials have been greatly con-
cerned recently over shortages of
electric irons and washing machines,
especially In crowded war areas
where laundry facilities are made
quate, and of electric refrigerators
They were surprised to find irons
only eighth on the list of hard
ship items, and washers still fur
ther down. Refrigerators were
mentioned by hardly any one.
Despite the fact that elastic tape
was next to top in the hardship
rating, some important articles of
apparel which require elastic to be
effective were high up. These in
clude the two-way stretch girdle. In
10th place, and women's panties,
18th. Babies waterproof panties
were l8th.
The 5000 persons also were asked
for a list Of things they had tried
to buy and couldn't. Elastic tame
Evening star., 1943-12-19
dc. PLANNING
To Be Discussed al
Trade Board Meetino

A three-way attack on tn
economic menaces of the postwa
era will be outlined by planning
experts at a Washington Board O
Trade meeting in the Willard Hote
Tuesday night, to be given over en-
tirely to a discussion of the Dis
trict's peacetime problems.
Speakers at the meeting, sched
uled to begin at pm, will b'
Charles A. Robinson, president ant
general manager of the Chesapeak,
and Potomac Telephone Co., ant
chairman of the Boards Postwa
Planning Committee, who will dis
cuss the role of business in plan
ming for a sound postwar economy
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant 3rd chair
man of the National Capital Parl
and Planning Commission, who viii
present the program prepared b!
that body. and Col. Charles w. Kutz
Engineer Commissioner, who will tel
of work to be done by the Distric
Government after the war.
This will be the first time the
postwar problems of the Capital
from the stadpoint of business and
Government, will have been given
such full consideration since the for
nation of the boards Postwar Com
mittee The committee itself, how
ever, has been holding sessions for
several months, and the task of de-
termining accurately the precise ma
ture of the postwar challenge is re-
ported well under way.
Foresee Grave Problem.
The committee has expressed its
coviction that nothing should be
done at this time to deter the Amer
ican people from the job of winning
the war. At the same time, it rec
ognizes the magnitude of the prob
lem that Tin~ face the Uttrtrt. S
we'll as the rest of the Nation when
victory finally comes, and 1t be-
lieves concerted efforts should be
made now to prepare for meeting
these questions. a. m<.-....,, ...,,,;..s.ss. a.
In previous discussions; the com.
mittees has pointed out that K
appreciate fully the problems Of
private enterprise after the war, II
is important to know the plans Of
both the Federal and District Gov.
ernments. Complete blueprints OF
projects ready to be started as soor
as peace comes will be outlined te
the board by Gen. Grant and Col
KutZ.
Higher Living Standard.
The committee has stated thai
success in the endeavor to achieve
full measure of employment
through private enterprise will re.
suit not only in the elimination O,
mass unemployment and it's prob.
lens but will lead to higher stand.
ard Of living than has ever beer
known before.
The Board of Trades postwar
committee is working in conjunction
with the Committee for Economi,
Development, and Mr.. Robinson alse
has been designated communit,
chairman for the District by thu
CED. The CED is notional or.
ganization, which is making plan.
to provide maximum postwar EN-.
ployment and production.