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Evening star., 1939-10-02
Personnel Authorities
To Be Dinner Speakers

Three Federal Government per-
sonnel authorities will participate
in a panel discussion at a dinner
meeting of the Society for Personnel
Administration Friday night at the
Y. w. C. A., officials of the or
ganization announced today.
The three. who will discuss new
developments in Federal personnel
administration and functions of the
various personnel staff agencies, are
Arthur S. Flemming, United States
civil service commissioner; William
H. McReynolds. administrative as
sistant to the President, and Fred
erick M. Davenport, chairman of
the Council of Personnel Admin
iStration
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Nash Strike Farley
Ca||ed;Union Heads
Termed Radical .
Offer for Resumption
Of Negotiations Is
Accepted by Company
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KENOSHA, Wis. Oct. "A peace
conference between company and
union officials of the bound
Nash automobile plant was called
for today, as R. A. De Vlieg, plant
works manager. charged the strike
was "uncalled for" and that union
leadership was radical"
Mr.. De Vlieg issued statement
attacking union leadership as he
announced the company had ac-
cepted an offer of the striking
United Automobile Workers Union
Local &C. I. o. for resumption of
negotiations.
Strike Spread Feared.
No attempt would be made to
open the plant for production to-
day, Mr.. De Vlieg said. Indications
were that effects of the strike, which
began at noon yesterday, would
spread to other plants as supplies
were curtailed.
The strike was voted Saturday as
the local endeavored to substitute
a current working agreement with
a formal contract. About 3,100 en-
ployes we're Immediately affected
here.
Mr.. De Vlieg declared that "radi-
caI' elements in the union had
been responsible for malicious"
damage to cars and machinery in
the plant, q division of NaSh-Kel-
vinator Corp.
Radicals Attacked.
Mr.. De Vlieg added: I'VE have
suffered uncomplainingly at the
hands of the radicals in the union
group merely to keep peace and
to continue to manufacture automo-
biles and to keep our workers en-
ployed. But now that the leaders
of the local U. A. VIC. I. o. Union
have engineered this uncalled-for
strike and are preventing our work.
ers from going back to their jobs
we are going to insist that this
radical element be brought under
control by the union" George
Nordstrom, president of the local,
and Paul M. Russo, secretary, said
they were ready to resume discus
sions "at any time or hour"
The dispute, which hinges on the
formal contract. embraces paid va
cations, a guaranteed minimum OF
"a hours of work per week for a
year and a minimum wage of rs
cents per hour.
The Seaman body plant in Mil
vaukee has about $500 employees
who would be made idle by pro-
longed strike. About 1900 are EN-
ployed at Grand Rapids.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Un-Americun
continued From First Page.)

~ of any one connected with
the Skyland Press whereby Mr..
Whitley meant and Gardner under
stood that Gardner had previously
testified at the same session of
the special committee that he
did not know the identity of any
one connected with the Skyland
Press. In answering this question,
according to the indictment, Gard
ner "unlawfully, feloniously, will
fully, knowingly. falsely" and con-
trary to his oath, replied: But 1
did not know that
The indictment charges that
Gardner knew that Pelley was con-
hected with the Skyland Press and
shat he committed the crime OF
perjury. =.
After Mr.. Dies had asked him to
look into the situation, United States
Attorney David A. Pine assigned
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly to the case. Assist
ant United States Attorney Eugene
Carusi, who is regularly in charge
of the grand jury, also assisted in the
investigation.
Following Gardner's testimony, on
August % the committee issued a
statement saying: 1T appears that
the witness concealed and denied
material facts for the purpose of
securing employment with the COM
mittee as an investigator, in which
position he would be able to act as
undercover agent for an organiza-
ton which is opposed to and which
is attempting to sabotage this inves-
tigation."
Worked for Tydings.
The Dies Committee also sent the
district attorneys Office a copy of
Gardners application for employ
ment as committee investigator
AS a qualification for the job,
Gardner said in his application that
he worked as an investigator in 1887
for Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland and received a $300-a-
month salary. AS references. Gard
ner gave the names of Senator
Tydings and Walter Stele, editor of
a patriotic magazine.
Gardner, however, said he had
gone with the Skyland Press after
he had made his application for a
job with the Dies group. He insisted
that in doing this work he had no
official connection with the Pelley
organization. He contended there
was a distinction between being
employed by Pelley and by the Sky
land Press.
After appearing before the Dies
Committee August %, Gardner de-
clared: Il am not Silver Shirt. I
never was and I never will be. What
I was asked to do was perfectly
ethical and perfectly legal
Evening star., 1939-10-02
51,725 Arrive From
Europe in 5 Weeks

By the Associated Press
The State Department announced
today that 5l,725 passengers had
arrived in American and Canadian
ports from Europe in the last five
weeks.
Of these, 9,O89 were said to have
arrived in New York during the
week ended September %, 5000
during the week ended September
% and 9,086 in the week ended
September Is.
Evening star., 1939-10-02

5 pm. was in accord with an in
formal understanding already en-
tered into.
The first move to change the ad-
ministration bill was made this aft
ernoon when Senator Gillette,
Democrat. of Iowa offered two
amendments.
The first would require private
companies or individuals in a bel
ligerent country to pay cash when
they buy arms or implements of
war, although they could continue
to buy cotton, oil, wheat or other
raw materials on credit 1t would
not apply to governments.
The second amendment would
make more rigid the ban against
any one in the United States buy
ing, selling or exchanging bonds of
a belligerent. AS it stands, the bill
applies this ban to bonds issued
after the Presidents neutrality proc
lamation. The Gillette amendment
would apply it also to previously is
sued bonds, except in cases where
an American citizen already had
vested interest in the old bonds.
With regard to the first amend
ment, Senator Gillette explained
that the 90-day limit on credit in
the bill relates only to purchases
made by foreign government or
its agent. He said the bill places
no limit on credit to private pur-
chaser in belligerent country, and
his purpose is to require cash for
private purchases of arms and i'm
plement of war. The amendments
will lie on the table for action later.
The neutrality argument reached
the Senate floor after a week of ma
neuverS that left administration
forces claiming 2-to-1 victory for
repeal of the arms embargo.
Some Senators on both sides Of
the embargo issue objected to pro-
visions which would permit bel
ligerent governments to obtain 90
day credits on purchases in this
country
The proposed neutrality changes
were described by supporters as a
bulwark for peace and by critics as
green light along the road to war
during panel discussion by six
Senators broadcast last night over
the Mutual System.
Chairman Pittman said the pend
ing legislation had for its purpose,
land will probably have as a result,
the keeping us out of the European
war"
Senator Nye declared repeal of the
arms embargo would not be in keep
ing with American determination to
stay out of war" He likened the
arms embargo to red traffic signal,
adding: If it is repealed, the light
will turn green-'go ahead'-along
the road to war"
Senator Danaher, Republican, of
Connecticut criticized the pending
legislation as "a trade in munitions
bill"
Senator Connally. Democrat, of
Texas, a Foreign Relations Commit
tee member, criticized the arms
embargo as unfair to non-aggressor
nations, saying it permitted nations
to arm themselves for aggression,
but prohibited non-aggressors from
buying arms here to combat the
aggreSSOrs.
Senator Lundeen, Farmer-Labor.
of Minnesota recommended wari-
ness by America toward foreign ma
tlons, saying the European war was
"a war between two utterly selfish
groups"
Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, of
Indiana said all Congressman had
the common purpose of keeping
America out of war, even though
they differed as to method. He
added, however, speaking for him.
self, Il hope that one of the results
OF this war will be that Hitlerism
will be wiped from the face of the
earth, forever"
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Two Votes for Hitler

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 R.-
Adolf Hitler received two votes in
the recent primary in Philadelphia,
the official tabulation disclosed to-
day. One was for the Democratic
nomination for the Supreme Court
and the other for the Republican
nomination for receiver of taxes.
Evening star., 1939-10-02
Kings Bod Borooin'

Color Sergt. James Gray, oldest
pensioner of the Royal Marines, who
died recently at the age of 102,
drew a pension for 64 years and
called himself the Kings Bad Bar.
gain because he cost the government
so much.
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CAPT. PRICE DELEGATE
TO RESERVE GATHERING

Captain Ernest Price of Ia
coma was named a delegate to the
national convention of the Reserve
Officers association in Puerto Rico
at the state association meeting in
Walla Walla Saturday.
Capt. Harley Bryant, Wenatchee,
was elected president at the state
organization 18th annual conven-
ton. John T. Gardner. Walla
Walla, was named vice-captain.
Other officers elected included
Capt. Irwin Fredericks, Wenatchee,
secretary; 1t. X. Macarthur,
Wenatchee, treasurer; 1t. T. Both
well. Walla Walla, judge advocate;
Capt. E. NJ. Tapp, Walla Walla,
historian; Capt. George H. Sco-
field Walla Walla, chaplain.
Other delegates chosen for the
national convention were 1t Col.
Arthur Campbell and Major Wal
ter Best, both of Seattle, and Capt.
Bryant.
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HEN SCORED so
he MAKES TRIP

En- route to Montreal. where he
will board a steamer for his boy
hood home in England, is William
Tonge. well known to poultrymen
in Tacoma.
Tonge has spent the past 10
years as trapnest man at Loyd's
Red Farm, where he attracted
considerable attention among poul-
try folks in the Northwest by his
insistence that he would make the
projected trip to England when he
had found hen in the course of
his work that laid 300 or more
eggs in one year, and not until
then.
Several times he almost reached
his goal, but il was not until 1888
that he trapped a hen with full
300-egg record in 365 days, and
before the year was over he had
found four in that select class.
So William Tonge today is on
his way TO England.
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VIOLENT DEATH
CLAIMS 4 LIVES

Violent death claimed four lives
in Washington over the weekend.
Earl Lawrence, Z. Franklin high
school track star. Seattle, was
killed in a head-on automobile
collision south of the city. Seven
other youths were injured.
Okanogan county's auto acct
dent death toll for the past two
weeks stood at three with the
death of Roy Hagood, a., Pine
Creek, Saturday night. Hagood's
car crashed hesd-on into a truck.
At Entiat, J. c. Griffith, so,
drowned in an irrigation canal on
his farm when he suffered a
stroke and struck his head on a
bridge as he fell into the canal.
In Seattle, William c. Brewer.
60, committed suicide in crowded
Mt. Baker park by shooting HIM
self in the head with .3S caliber
pistol.
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PtlyaNup Churches
Note Mothers DQy
Colorful Services Presented; Mortgage
Burned at Peace Lutheran Celebration

PUYALLUP-Besi a Moth
er's Day program. members of
Peace Lutheran church also ceie-
brated the csnceling of the church
debt Sunday morning by burning
the mortgage. The latter cere-
mony was performed by William
Helmold. senior elder of the
church. while the choir, under the
direction of Miss Esther Jahr.
sang Now Thank We All Our
God"
Rev. Erwin Jahr. the pastor.
had Mother" as the theme of
his sermon, and special musical
numbers were solos by Miss Irene
Finch. accompanied by Miss
Esther Jahr. singing Mother o.
Nine and God Bless This Home"
by Miss Sylvia johnson.
On Thursday evening at &
o'clock DR.. c. v. Sheatsley of
Columbus, O., viii give a mission
ary lecture. He will tell Of the
work being done In India and
show pictures of mission churches
in southern India.
A group of women Of the
church will motor to Seattle We'd
nesday to attend the Lutheran
women's Missionary conference at
Zion church. In the party will be
Ars. Ida johnson, first vice presi-
dent: Miss Elsie Gerstmann. treas
urcr Of the conference; Mrs. Eve
lyn Mahaffie. president Of the To-
cal Mary-Martha society; Mrs.
Della Laycock, the delegate; Mrs.
Fred Hanrisch. Mrs. Catherine
Jahr. Mrs. George Barnus. Mrs.
c. N. Olson. Mrs. A. J. Scott.
Mrs.. L. Anderson, Mrs. Eide. Mrs.
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mir Potemkin, the Soviet vice.
commissar of foreign affairs, goes
to Geneva for the League of Ma
tons council meeting May %.
British Foreign Secretary Wis.,
count Halifax and French Foreign
Minister Georges Bonnet will also
attend the meeting.
1t was understood that the Soviet
note insisted on:
IA mutual aid pact among
Great Britain, France and
Soviet Russia.
"A three-power military
convention.
"a system OF three power
guarantees TO protect the small
nations from the Baltic to
the Black Sea against ag-
gressi0n.
Britain has been particularly
reluctant to enter into a military
convention for fear that such a
move would force Japan, Spain and
possibly Portugal-all hostile to-
ward Moscow-into an alliance
with Germany and Italy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lynd Of
Tacoma were well on their way
Monday on the first water "leg Of
their 5.60O-mile canoe trip down
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
to New Orleans to advertise Ia
coma's Golden Jubilee celebration.
The couple left Fort Benton, Mont,
Sunday after loading up their
canoe, previously shipped by rail
from Tacoma, and embarked with
high hopes of making an epochsl
inland water voyage.
The couple started on the an
niversary of the start of the ex-
ploration of the Northwest by
Lewis and Clark, retracing the
route of the expedition started in
President Jefferson's time. Hope
full of making 40 miles per day.
the Lynds plan to reach st. Louis
by July 10.
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film To BE SHOWN
TO ENGINEERS CLUB

The Standard Oil Co.'S sound
motion picture, switch in Time.
will be shown at the Wednesday
noon meeting of the Tacoma En-
gineers club at the Hotel Winthrop.
The program was arranged by
c. N. Klitgaard.
The Engineers clubs annual pic
mic will be held Wednesday. June
II, at Glendawn park, Five Mile
lake.
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II Duce Insists
He Wants Peace
ITALY

Certain problems must be solved
before peace can be assured, Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini declared to-
day.
He reitered his declaration of
Sunday that Italy desires peace,
but added his stipulations.
II Duce, leaning on huge anvil,
addressed $4,000 workers after he
had inaugurated the new Fiat
motor plant here.
Il spoke yesterday about our
desire for peace" Mussolini said,
but peace is only possible if GER
tain problems are solved before
they reach the chronic stage"
The certain problems" is was
assumed, included Italy's demands
on France.
Last" Chance for Peace
1t was reported that, in making
his statement, Mussolini in behalf
of Adolf Hitler as we'll as himself
intended to give Great Britain and
France a last" chance to settle
outstanding prob e m S through
peaceful negotiation.
Italian comment on Mussolinis
speech Sunday was that it was
constructive. Diplomatic quarters
at Rome said it was very encour-
aging.
Before 100000 persons, he said
While l speak to you, millions
Of men, perhaps hundreds of mil
lions of men in every part of the
globe, are passing through highs
and lows of optimism and pessi-
mism. asking themselves: Are we
going toward peace or war;
Grave Question"
This is a grave question for all
but particularly for those who at
a given moment must assume
responsibility for the decision.
''Now i reply TO this ques-
ton by declaring that by
objective, cold examination of
the situation there are not
now actually in Europe Ques-
tions of such magnitude or
acuteness as to justify war.
which from a European war
would from local development
of the event become universal.
There are knots in European
politics. but to unite these knots
it is not necessary to resort to
the sword.
However, these knots must be
united once for all. because some
times hard reality is preferable to
long period of uncertainty"
Invites Negotiations
II was this reference TO hard
reality which was seized upon
by those who thought Mussolini
was inviting Britain and France
to start negotiations to settle
outstanding problems.
Similarly, military quarters paid
attention TO this qualification. and
also noticed how carefully Mus
solini qualified his statement that
there was no actual" need for war
now"
Mussolini continued TO emphas-
ize the unbreaksble solidarity of
German-Italian friendship. and he
confirmed that an Italian-Germsn
military clliance would be signed
at Berlin next month.
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tee appointments for the next
year. These include Mrs. Walter
Stout, membership; Mrs. Allan
Goelzer, Mrs. II. J. SIZZLING. Mrs.
w. s. Colman, Miss Viola Erick-
son and Mrs. r. J. Fraser, pro-
grams; Mrs. Clyde Gregory, pub
lefty; Mrs. J. w. McStott. Nation
al Parent-Teacher magazine: Mrs.
NJ. c. Gordon, hospitality; Mrs.
Mary Hogman, publications; Mrs.
Vernon Buchanan, finance and
budget. Mrs. r. J. Fraser, safety:
Mrs. Fred Pasquam, social hy-
giene; r. b. Kooser and Miss Mar
garet Erickson, recreation; Mrs
Sam Heimbinger, publicity record
book; Mrs. Herbert Winkleman
study club; Mrs G. II. Stout, his
torian; Miss Kathryn johnson, Ii.
brarian; Mrs. w. S. Colman, sun.
shine fund, Miss Kay Nelson. at,
tendance prizes, and Mesdames
Sam Heimbinger. Vera Williams
f. S. Johnston. c. F. Laviguer. C
Winslow and Fred Soulier, room
hostesses.
Church Sponsors Dance
The young people of Christ Epis-
copal church are sponsoring q
dance in the parish hall Friday
evening. Sponsors are DR.. and
Mrs. A. w. Sidders, Miss Jean
Douglass. Mrs. Grace Mcdonald
DR.. and Mrs. c. H. Aylen. DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. r. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs
Glen Gushing and Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Martin. Members Of the
committee in charge are Robert
Aylen. Louis Mosolf. Dorothy Mar
tin and Dudley Blsnchfield.
Custer circle, Ladies Of the G
A. r., will meet Wednesday after
noon at o'clock at Odd Fellows
hall. There will be Mothers day
program.
Funeral services for Roberta Lee
Swinford, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Lee Swinford. who
was fatally injured in an automo'
bile accident near st. Clair. Mo. or
May 8. will be held Tuesday after.
noon at Hills funeral home with
burial in Woodbine cemetery.
The ehild's father. who is in the
navy. was returning TO the coas,
after attending school at Washing.
ton, d. c, accompanied by the
mother, the former Miss Bertha
Herren of this city. The parents
were uniniured In the accident bu,
the baby received a fracture of the
skull.
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FALLS ASLEEP WHILE
SMOKING, Is RESCUED

COEUK UALENE, IdahO-Les-
ter Patrick, a cigar store janitor,
went to sleep yesterday with a
burning cigaret in his mouth. A
short time later smoke was seen
coming from his room. Friends
found Patrick unconscious and
his bed on fire. He was carried
outside, where firemen had to use
oxygen TO revive him.
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In general, the fascist leader put
the emphasis on peace but it was
significant that in a second speech
today he stipulated that certain
European problems - presumably
including Italy's demands against
France in the Mediterranean
must be solved before the danger
Of war can be eliminated.
For Peaceful Solution
The second speech, made to auto
mobile workers at Turin, repeated
the declaration made on Sunday
that there are no European prob
lens of such magnitude that they
cannot be solved peacefully. Then,
as If he might have gone too far
along the road to Cancellation to
suit his axis partner, Adolf Hitler,
the fascist premier declared:
But peace is only possible
II certain problems are solved
before they reach the chronic
stage
Nazis were not pleased by Mus
solini's speech on Sunday inasmueh
as it was taken to mean that Italy
did not back up any German move
that might cause war over the
free city of Danzig.
Tension Lessened
The Italian premiers attitude
helped to lessen the tension gen.
orally in Europe and especially
between Germany and Poland,
where it had been feared that Nazi
demonstrations in DanZig might
be a forerunner of an attempted
forceful seizure of the city.
But despite the satisfaction with
which London and Paris received
the peace gesture, it was uncer-
tain whether it would lead imme-
diately to negotiations for q settle
ment of the Suez canal, the Dill
bout port or the Tunisian minor
ity problems with France.
Deadlock Continues
Rome and Paris have been in
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The following speakers have
been chosen for commencement
exercises for the Roy high school:
Elliott Gsdd. valedictorian. lead
ing the class in scholarship. has
been an active owrket in student
activities. especially interested in
the Roy chapter, Future Farmers
of America.
Lois Shafer. an honor student
throughout her four high school
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years, has also been a leader in
class and club activities. men,
Der of the Glee club and Girls
Athletic association.
Msnley Rediske is faculty choice
and Forrest johnson. class choice.
Baccalaureate services will be
held at IL a. m. May IS, in the
Congregational church. Com
meneement exercises will be IN
the Roy gymnasium at Sis on the
evening of May 81.
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sisting that the other make the
first move toward a solution and
neither has yet given a definite
sign of abandoning that attitude.
There appeared to he mo-
mentary let down In contro-
versy between Germany and
Poland, and Warsaw hoped
the Nazis would 20 slowly in
their desire for return of
Danzig to the reich.
There also was optimism in
Paris, which received reports that
Germany and Italy were encoun-
tering difficulty in the phrasing
of the terms of the new military
alliance they agreed to enter.
Whether such difficulties indicated
Italian fears of domination by
Berlin was uncertain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-16
Adventurous CanOeiSts Get
Good Start on Booster Trip

A day by day story of their trip
will be published in The Times, be-
ginning in few days. In these
articles they viii describe their
progress, the country through
which they pass. and general de-,
tails of their adventure.
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To TALK To KIWANIANS

Rev. George J. Cunningham, pas
tor of the First United Presby-
terrain church, will be the speaker
at the Tuesday noon meeting of
the Tacoma Kiwanis club at the
Hotel Winthrop.