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La opinión., 1939-09-05
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Iidad de los Estados Unidos', agrc-
eando a la vcz que mo tabia sub
marino alcman en- cl area del de-
sastrc cuando este ocurrio.'
El Estado mayor aleman dice
u lls fuerzas nazis estan cerrau
do rapidamente Ia Sarganta del
cprredor, Que no tiene mas de 10
milias de largo, y Que ofrece 81 uni
co punto dc escape al MAJ Baltico.
Sc dice que las fuerzas alemanas
II estan atacando Graudenz, a 10
millas dc distancia de Kuhn en cl
Vistula, han degrade llegar a las
primeras lineas de sus fortificacio-
mes.
En- Paris, IN mensaje de fuentc
p~olaca, admitio cue las fuerzas po-
lacas han eVaeuado Graudeaz y
Bydgoszcz, en- ell Corredor. Esta
ciudad csta a 20 miIlas al suroeste
Gle Kuhn, este es, dctras del grucso
del aVanee aleman en- esa region
Hacia ell Este, en- los lfmites al
sur de la Prus.a Oriental, un ej6r
otto polaco que empuja hacia 81
sur, sc informa quo ha tornado
Przasnysz, al sur de Mlawa : a Al
millas dc Narsobia.
HITLER, EN- Ell FRENTE
BERLIN, Sept. 5.-(Martes).-
FL Quartet del frente oriental ale
man %anuncio hoy que Adolfo Hi
tier, despues de cruzar la frontera
do Polonis aver en- la manana, lie
90 al Vistula en- ell frente de com
bate en- Ia tarde, habiendo efectua
do una ira dc ESQ Kilometres por
el en-territorio polaoo.
PLAZAS EVAcUADAS PoR Los
POLACOS
PARIS, Sept. 4.-(UP).-un to-
letin de Ia Embajada de polonia az
mite csta noc1e due las fuerzls po-
lacas Sc han Visto obligadas a eva
| Guar las ciudades de GrudZlaJZ y
Bydgoszcz, situadas en- 81 Corredor
Polaco, entire Alem3nia y la prussia
Oriental.
Una brigade de caballeria polaca
sin embargo, invade territofio dc
Prussia internandose por ell norte a
10 largo del canine entire klars-
cholm y kowalewo. Estas fuerzas.
Sc dice, han obligado a los alema-
nes a "retirarse ell complete PAM
Co.
Ademas. sc informa que un es-
cuadron aereo de Polonia bombar-
dec los contigentes nazistas rnla
dos al norte de Chestochowa, al sur,
d|erribando II aviones alemanes mas
Los Pol1cos perdieron solamente
ocho aparatoS.
La COMMUNICATION indica que las
tropas germans, acercandose por
Ell oeste y ell noreste, Sc estan apo
La opinión., 1939-09-05

derando de la porci0n superior del
C%orredor. Que Sc extiende cerca dc
115 milias hacia el nortc de Byd-
geszcz, hasta el mar Baltico.
Sc. DEFIENDEN LOS POLAcoS
EN- DANZlG
DANZiG, Sept. 4--(UP).-Todo el
territorio ~adyecente al deposito dc
municiones dc Westcrplate fue eva
cuado hoy, ereyenoo los observa-
dores que Sc debc a que los nazis-
tss Sc preparan a bombardcar dcfi-
nitivamente a la pcqucha ~guarnieion
p~oIaca que va tiene tres diss dc es-
tar deteniendo ell avanc aleman.
Nadie sabe exactamente cuantos
homhres quedan en- los edificios, pc
70 cada vez que un escuadron ma
Vista intepta avanzar, cS recibido
con nutrido fuego de am~etralladoras
demostrando que ann quedan algu-
nos soldados con vida.
Aver unos aviones arrojaron en-
tire so y 60 bombas sobre ell deposit
TO de ~municiones, que es una verda-
dera fortaleza; pero los p~olacos que
10 guarnecen continuan resistiendo.
III sitio comenzo rcalmente desde
Que la Ciudad Libre de Danzig de
clar6 que sc declaraba parte de la
nacion alemana, Ell yiernes pasado
en- Ia manana.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
NEUTRAL

BUENOS AIRES, septiembre
4.-(UP).-EI P~rcsidentc Robcr-
to M. Ortiz, proclamo hoy la neu.
tralidad del gobicrno argentine
en- la guerra europea. La pro-
cIara esta redactada en- forma
dc dccrcto executive.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
N u E S 7
ACRUPACIONES
TlENEN JUNTA HOY:

k Esta uoche tionen junta en- Los
Angeles, las agrupaciones siguiep-
ties: Ia Association de Padres y
Maestros, ell In Escuela Murchison
del distr!to dc Hazard y el Club
Queen of Angels. en- el Campo de
Rccreo Evergreen.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
CHILE, NEUTRAL

SANTIAGO, Chile, septiembre
4.-fUP). - FL Presidcnte Pedro
Aeuirre Ccrda, declare csta no.
che, despues dc conferenciar o
los miembros de su gabinete en-
cI paIacio veraniego dc Viha del
Mar, que Chile sc mantendra
neutral en- Ell conflicto curopco.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
BANQUETE OFRECIDO A
CARDENAS

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Sept. =
OExclusivo)- Al Presidente Carde-
mas lie sera ofrccido manana un ban
quote en- centrico restaurants de
esta capital, por los jefes de las 20
mas militareS.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
NUEVA ALA DEL PESO
MEXICANO

ClUDAD DE MEXICO, Sept, A.
(EXclusiyo). Nuevanente subio
la ~cotizacion del peso mexicano, ha-
biendo llegado hoy a cotizarse a
$40 por cada dollar.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
FRANCO, NEUTRAL

MADRID. Scpticmbre A.
(UP).- FL generals mo Fran.
cisco Franco decreto esta noche
quo Espaha sera neutral duran
to IL presente guerra europes.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
NO HABIA MINAS

LoNOREs, Sept, q -(uP)- El
ministerio ingles de information OK
pidi6 un boletin Official esta noche
a las 100 diciendo:
"Se dice ahora en- las transmisio-
mes inalambricas alemanas que el
trasatllntico ingl6s Athena choco
con una nina y que no fue torpedea
do. Ell almirantazgo ingles Official
mente ha informado que no sc han
colocado minas en- Ia region de-
hundimiento".
La opinión., 1939-09-05
QUE FUE UNA NINA
NUEvA YORK, Sept 4-(UP)

NUEVA YORK, Sept 4-(UP).-
La National Broadcasting Company
NBC, informa hoy que u ingenie-
ros i~nterceptaron n transmission
de onda corta de la estaci6n DUB,
Berlin en- Ia que sc eXplica que el
trasatldntico ingles Athena choco
con una nina flotante britannica y
que no fue torpedeado por un sub
marine aleman.
Sc hace notar, sim embargo, que
como Ia estaci0n DUB es de la pro-
piedad del sobierno nazista, la no
noticia tiene "un color oficial'.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
Los AOiones
(Sigue dc Ia Ia. Paa)

alcmanes sc dejaron vcr. y comen-
aaron a |arrojar bombas. un desta-
camento de aeroplanos de combate
salio tras clos.
Uno de los de un e%scuadron ale
man combinac.0n de hippo de perse
cuci6n Y de p~ombardeo, tue incen-
diado por los polacos, por 10 que
el avion nazi yacilo por un momcn-
TO, salicndo d.sparado despues a
Ia terra.
Sc han comenzado a p~resenciar
eseena horripilantes, y las sirenae
de alarma estan funeionando con-
tinuamente, dando a saber cl mo.
mento en- que los aeroplanos dc am
hos bandos entabIan batalla a muer
tie en- ell espacio,
Tn gran crater fue alberto Ell los
patios de una estac.0n de %ferroca-
rril, fuera de Ia ciudad, por las bonn
bas que en- el cayeron.
Al lado de un automoYil despe
dazado. sc ha visto q un caballo
muerto, con una figura que pare
cia humana cerca de Gl, cubierta
con un saco sucio.
Todos los bomberos han sido en-
viados a lgs sit;os en- donde estos
Sc han manifestado.
Conforme cae Ia noche, las dcto-
naciones han eomenzado a cesar.
Quizas sea ell anuneio dc ma nue.
va y f~uriosa acometida.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
Boletmes De-.
tSipue de 10 - Par.)
tanicos.


BUENos AIRES, scpticmbrc a.
-(UP).-La Prefecture Martina
&c Argentina anuncio hoy en- IA
ncche que sc ha concedida rcfu-
gio en- Mar del Plata, en- la Cos
ia del Atlantico, al vapor ger
mano "Poseidon". que busoo re-
fugio en- csc puerto al ser pcrsc-
guido por buqucs dc guerra enc
migos".
NUEVA ORLEANS, Sept. A.
(UP).-El vapor dc carga fran
ces Vermont, lIcvando 10 avio-
mes de guerra, salio esta noche
con rumbo a Europa. FL vapor,
de 5000 toncladas, habia demo-
RADIO su salida en- espera de Or
denes procedentes dc Francia. Sc
asegura que los buquos de guerra
ingles le proporcionaran protect
cion a traves de las zonas de pc.
ligro.
BRUSELAS, septiembre 4. =
(UPl.-Poco dcspues de que Sc
reunio Ell gabinctc y recidio PEI
dir manana al Parlamento uni
credito extraordinario de dos mill
millones dc frances (aproximada-I
mente $340.0c0.000), ell Fey Leo-l
poldo manifesto al pueblo belga,l
en- su discourse transmitido porI
radio a toda la nacion, que "ia
seguridad del pals ha qucdado
carsntizsda".
La opinión., 1939-09-05
ATAouE AEREo PolACo

BERLIN, Septiembre 4. Los
a%eroplanos de guerra polacos, han
lleyado 10 guerra a territor.o ale
man, con el bombardeo de Oder
belsch, cerca de Guhren. Ell la ST.
lesia alemana, segnn 10 informa un
boletin de guerra. La mayoria dc
las bombas cayeron en- ell campo
y en- I'M lago.
Sc dice aquf, sin embargo. Que
siete aeroplanos polacos han sido
d%erribados por los caflones alema-
neS.
La opinión., 1939-09-05
Barco Alemdn
(SIgue de Ia Ia. Pan.l

en- cl Golfo de Mexico varios sub
mariaos alemanes que, de CONT
nuar en- estas aeuas harsn dlf.cil
cI transito maritime do costumbrc
La Comision Martina, por su
psrte, ha girado ordenes "A sus
agentes para que sin .,erdida de
tempo localicen a IL vapores anne
ricanos dc carga Ell su mayoria,
que atra viesan ell Colo ell cstos
mcmentos.
FL gobierno Sc interesa en- este
asunto poraue 81 alg1n submarine
aleman Sc abastece de combustible
en- alta mar. sera en- contra de las
leyes de neutralidad de este pals.
II BARCos REFUoiADos
clUDAD DE MEXICO, Sept. a.
(EXclusiyo). - La Secret3ria lie
Comunicaciohes informo hoy que
o va once los barcos alemanes
que s han refugiado en- puertos
mexicanos.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Coal States Ask Shipping
Aid 10 GET Brazil Market

% VIC FasooNAotcb AcSos
Representative Of coal-produc-
ing States seeking new markets for
bituminous coal in Brazil asked
President Roosevelt yesterday for
approval of plan to recondition
Maritime Commission vessels to sta
bilize coal freight rates.
Representative Kee and Smith.
Democrats, of West Virginia and
Flanagan Democrat. of Virginia
joined in signing a telegram to Mr..
Roosevelt, in which they declared:
The coal industry in the United
States is in crying need for mar
kets, and an army of coal miners
and their families are dependent
upon this industry for livelihood"
They pointed out that the gov
ernment-owned Brazilian railroads
consume 100000 tons of loW-volatile
coal annually and said contracts to
supply that fuel could be obtained
if assurance were given of stable
shipping costs.
They proposed that the Maritime
Commission subsidize shipping to
stabilize the price.
They estimated coal could be de-
livered in Rio de Janeiro for about
81 ton, and the Brazilian railroad
business alone would mean $762,00
additional income for miners, s681,-
500 for railroad labor and improved
employment at the docks at Hamp-
ton Roads.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Miss Audichron Has Time
But No Dates for Admirers

service. AS each minute passes,
the master clock actuates a
mechanism which brings another
section of film into range of the
electric eye," or photo-electric
cell.
Has Relief" Machine.
Although engineers of the manu-
featuring company declare that
there have been no failures by Audi
chrons since their perfection, an
entirely separate machine stands
ready to operate should the mechan-
ism break down, and a maintenance
man is stationed in the city.
In order that no one can break
into the middle of the sentence when
calling, an arrangement has been
provided which holds calls until the
machine begins a new cycle. The
manufacturer supplies certain spe-
cial recordings to keep the service
in tune with civic affairs, so Wash
ingtonians may be urged to support
the Community Chest or Red Cross
+ during the period in which these
organizations conduct campaigns.
The local telephone company
hopes that gentlemen who have had
a few" will not decide to visit "the
girl who gives the time" Audi
chron engineers say that some such
fellows call continuously for hours
attempting to engage the voice in
conversation, then, becoming exas-
-perated, determine to 60 in search
! of its owner.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Venezuela 10 Study U. 5.
Rural Aid in Puerto Rico

venezuela is going to make study
OF the United States program for
rehabilitation of rural areas in
Puerto Rico with a view to adopting
similar reforms.
The study will be conducted bv a
member of that country's Depart
ment OF Agriculture. Pedro Esca-
lanto, who was extended permission
by Miles H. Fairbanks. assistant
administrator of the Puerto Rico
Reconstruction Administration Mr..
Escalanto will begin his several
months study in the islands imme-
diately.
The program which the United
States Government inaugurated four
years ago in Puerto Rico is unique
In the Caribbean area, Mr.. Fair
banks said in report made public
yesterday. 1t is attracting the at
tentlon of surrounding islands and
South American countries which
have similar climates and problems
This is propitious time for the
Venezuelan's visit. for many of the
projects have been in operation long
enough to prove their effectiveness
More than 10000 of the island S
1925 900 arabic acres are devoted to
resettlement projects. About $40
100000 has been expended on the
program to date.
One of the projects which the
Venezuelan official will study is the
low-cost housing development. 1t is
the first time. Mr.. Fairbanks pointed
out. that hurricane proof, termite-
proof and heatresisting houses have
been produced at low cost in Puerto
Rico.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
English Folk Dance
Researcher 10 Lecture

Douglas Kennedy, director of the
English Folk Dance and Song So
tlety, who is in America on another
lecture tour of cities and colleges,
will appear at the Sulgrave Club
wednesday night under auspices of
the Board of Trustees of Potomac
School. Friends and parents of pu-
pills at the school have been in
vited.
Mr.. Kennedy has been a student
OF English folk songs and dances
for years, and has spent much time
in research and in stimulating the
practice and enjoyment of early
American music and dances, MANY
of which are Elizabethan versions
Of those known in England today
Mr.. Kennedy will be introduced
by John Powell. American composer
and pianist, who will play some
of his own compositions to illustrate
the link between American and Eng
lish music.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
D. c. Officials to Ask
Health Center Funds

Funds for construction of a health
center or polytechnic in the north
west center section will be requested
by District officials this week when
they appeared before the House Dis
trict Appropriations Subcommittee.
Construction of the first of a
series of proposed health centers is
to be started soon at Delaware av-
enue and I street SW.. for which
100000 was appropriated at the
last session of Congress.
The proposal of Health Officer
George C. Rutland for provision
for a second such center, in the
lower northwest area, was stricken
from the estimates before they
reached Congress and an effort will
be made to have the item inserted
in the 1910 budget. DR.. Rutland
has reported that this area has
the highest tuberculosis mortality
rate in the District.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

1t is impossible to make her &C
quaintance or even exchange casual
greetings. but she will tell the cor
rect time. Her telephone number is
District 1925, and, despite District
maximum hour laws, she works night
and day.
Even her employers do not know
whether this indefatigable young
lady is a blond or brunei, buXom
or petite. They know only that she
has pleasant voice and never can
make a mistake
The time service, inaugurated by
a downtown bank as a goodwill
agent, is conducted by means of an
Audichron, and the feminine voice
heard when District 2525 is rung
comes not from a telephone oper-
ator, but from a film sound track"
Invented by Preacher.
Invented by preacher, the
Audichron is an intricate but COM
pact unit which operates auto
matically. 1t has been in use for
about five years in number of
Southern cities.
Affixed to ground glass cylinders
are sections of motion picture film
bearing 720 recordings of the SEN
tence enunciated-one for every
minute of the clocks cycle. Twenty
trunk lines make possible answering
of 20 inquiries every eight second
the time required for the machine
to give the time and say few
words identifying the sponsor of the
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Plans Made 10 Return OFT
On EmbezzIement Charqe

Preparations were made last night
by the United States District At
tornev's Office to return Thomas E
OFT. former chief deputy United
States marshal. from Cleveland
Ohio. to answer charge of en-
bezzlement here
Assistant United States Attorney
Howard Boyd said that OFT, dis
missed in connection with shortages
in the marshal's Office. was arrested
Friday night in Cleveland by F.. B. /.
agents on a warrant sworn to by
M. L. Johnson, Department of JUS
tice examiner. The warrant charges
OFT with embezzling money ana
property which he handled in his
official position.
He was suspended last November
following an investigation of his
Office by Department of Justice
examiners. His dismissal was or
dered in December.
The warrant was sent to Cleveland
by the District Attorneys Office.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

struction of the sl4 100000 new
building for the Social Security and
Railroad Retirement Boards in the
Southwest section.
Expected to be completed by
August of 1910, its new building will
bring the Social Security Board S
activities together under one roof
for the first time, ending an esti-
mated $1,000 900 annual expense for
rent and communication between
its scattered divisions.
1t also will intensity the private
housing problem here tremendously.
There now are 4693 employees in
Social Securitys Baltimore account
ing ofice-practically twice as many
as now in Washington-and they
all will come here in about lS
months.
The question of the effect of the
Government space-renting activi-
ties on private apartment rents
came up in recent hearings on the
proposed Census Bureau Building
appropriations when Mr. Guthridge
mentioned that several apartments
have been turned into Offices and
rented to the Government.
1T is keeping the rent up a lot
in Washington. too. is it not?" asked
Representative Woodrum, Democrat,
of Virginia.
Il would say yes Mr.. Guthridge
replied. although the real estate
people tell me there are more apart
ments now available
"Yes, but they do not cut the rent
down any on them" said Mr.. Wood
rum.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
House Focusiinq
Attention on
D. T.. Bills
Committee Tomorrow
To Renew Study
Of GoIIinger

House members again this week
will focus attention on proposed
District legislation.
The House itself tomorrow will
consider two local bills on the CAL
endar. The most important of these
Is one passed by the Senate several
weeks ago to protect banks from
unreasonable obligations The other
Is intended to permit District fire
men to join the International As
soclation of Firefighters.
Also tomorrow the District Leg
islative Committee will renew its
study of the Gallinger Hospital and
take action on report of a sub
committee which investigated con-
dltlons at the institution recon-
mending increased appropriations
for additional personnel. In addi-
tlon the committee expects to re-
view bill drafted by Corporation
Counsel ElWood H. Seal to put
teeth into the small-loan law.
Hearings on Supply Bill.
Executive hearings on the 1910
District supply bill likewise will be
resumed tomorrow by a subcommit-
tee OF the House Appropriations
Committee, headed by Representa-
tive Collins, Democrat, of Mississippi.
Tuesday at 10 am, the special
reorganization subcommittee of the
District Committee will resume
hearings on the Griffenhagen plan
for undermining the municipal gov
ernment, and the following day at
the same time. the Fiscal Affairs
Subcommittee will hold its third
public hearing on the proposed new
tax plan.
Frank o. Everett, vice president
OF the firm of Grif1enhagen & As
sociation which framed the reor-
ganlzatlon program, and Gerald
Gross also of that firm. are sched-
uled to be the first witnesses be-
fore reorganization subcommittee.
Rufus S. Lusk of the Washington
Taxpayers Association also may be
heard.
The list of witnesses to be heard
on the tax program has not been
completed. 1t is likely. however.
that representatives of the Citizens
Committee on Fair Taxation will
be allowed to register their opposi-
ton to the proposed retail sales
tax, The committee favors a gradu-
ated income tax.
Chief Features of Bank Bill.
Chief features of the bank pro-
lection bill to be considered in the
House are:
l. To allow banks to refuse to
honor checks more than a wear old
unless the maker authorize, the
bank to make payment.
2. To relieve banks of liability for
paying forged checks unless the de-
positor notifies the bank of the
fraud within six months after re-
celvlng Cancelled checks. The ef-
feet of provision would pe to make
1T essential for depositcrs to ex-
anime their Cancelled checks.
3. To require persons hing ad-
verse claims to funds deposited TO
the credit of some one else 10 OBJ
tain a court order and to indemnify
the banks against liability for re-
fusing to honor checks on the ac-
count during settlement of the is
sue.
3. To protect banks from un-
reasonable damage claims when they
enormously turn down checns that
should have been cashed. The bill
would limit recovery in Sllch cases
to damages actually proved in court.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Bach, Economic Adviser
To Mexico, to Speak

FREDERICK Bach, economic adviser
to the Mexican government, will be
the principal speaker at a meeting
sponsored jointly by the Washington
chapter of the League for Indus
trial Democracy and the Federal
Workers School at 532 Seventeenth
street NV. at 9 pm. tomorrow.
Mr.. Bach, who is in the United
States on an unofficial visit, will
speak on Political Trends In
Mexico"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
District Officials
To Testify on
0yerton Plan
Will Be First Called in
Hearings on Definite
Fiscal Formula

A group of city officials will be
the first witnesses when a special
Senate subcommittee begins hear
lngs at 10 a m. Tuesday on the Over
ton plan for establishment of def
mite formula for determining the
Federal obligation toward the ex-
penses Of the National Capital.
District Budget Officer Daniel j.
Donovan is scheduled to explain how
the plan, sponsored by Senator Over
ton. Democrat, of Louisiana would
work, using the acreage of land re-
qulred for Federal purposes as the
yardstlck. Senator Overton heads
the subcommittee and is chairman
also of the Senate Subcommittee in
charge of District appropriations.
Others expected to take part the
first day include the Commissioners.
Corporation Counsel Seal, Assessor
Allen and Surveyor Dent.
Shortly after he was placed in
charge Of the District supply bill
Senator Overton reached the con-
clusion Congress should abandon the
unscientifc lump sum payment it
has been making for one year at a
time since the fiscal year 1925. and
return to some definite percentage
basis. Under lump sum practice the
Federal share has dWindled from
s9,500,000 to $5,0OO.O00, where it has
remained for several years Mean
while, District residents are facing a
third successive new tax bill to meet
increasing revenue requirements as
the city grows.
Seeking to avoid controversy over
appraisal figures if any effort was
made to base the Federal shalc on
revenue the city loses BECAUSE of
the large amount of taX-exempt
property required for national ac-
tivities, Senator Overton suggested
instead that acreage would offer a
yardstick that could be measured
exactly.
Under his bill the area of land
actually used by the National Gov
ernment. plus half the park area -
representing the excess Eere over
comparable cities-would form the
basis. 1t amounts TO 20 per cent
of the land area of the District,
which would be the percentage of
Federal payment toward the gen.
eral fund expenses only. On the
budget for the coming year this
would be slightly more than s8.000,-
900. BY confning it to the general
fund, the District would continue to
finance the highway and water svs-
TENS out of separate local tax pay
mentS