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The Washington times., 1939-01-18
MERGERS Chief
ISSUE IN PROBE
OF SETUP HERE
ID. C. Government Likely
To Keep Present Form

"Reallocation and consolidation
of existing agencies" rather than
revision of the Board Of Comm1s-
sioners form of government, is
the principal problem before the
District reorganization investiga-
ton, it was learned today.
E. o. Griffenhagen, chief Of a
staff of experts conducting the
survey arrived in Washington
just as President Roosevelt con-
ferred yesterday with Represent
ative Jennings Randolph D0 Of
West Virginia, new chairman Of
the House District Committee,
on local matters. including re-
organization.
REPORT READY SOON
"The top organization is not
the main subject with which we
have to DEAL" Griffenhagen
said. 1--WE are concerned chiefly
with problems Of reallocation
and consolidation of existing
agencies"
He announced the report would
be ready for Congress during the
first week in February.
It was believed in some quarters
that the White House conference
dealt with the question Of a city
manager form Of Government for
the District, or the possibility of
a grant of power to some execu.
tive subordinate to the Commis.
sionerS.
LOTS OF GUESSING
Griffenhagen, however, said
that there had been a great deal
of guessing" concerning the final
recommendations of his report
adding that at the present time he
is engaged in discussing with his
own agents technical questions Of
ALLEGATION of various agencies.
He explained there are some
Iborder-line cases" IN which it is not
definitely determined under which
departments they should operate
Neither Randolph, following his
session with the President. mol
the President at his press confer
ence later, would discuss details OF
Randolph's White House visit.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Coy|e TO Lecture
Al The Bookshop' u

"RoadS to q New America" win
be David Cushman Coyle's subject
at the first Of a series of lectures
at The Bookshop, 916 Seventeenth
st. N. w. The series viii present
authors Of recent best sellers.
Roads to a New America" Is
Coyle's first full-length book and
has been pronounced as a COM
volume to James TruSlow Adams
""The Epic of America"
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Makes Report as
Thomas Seeks
Impeachment

U.N.S) AS Representative J.
Parnell Thomas (RO of New
Jersey, prepared today to institute
Impeachment proceedings against
her in the House, for what he
called her alleged failure to "de-
port alien radicals" Secretary Of
Labor Frances Perkins announced
that enforced departures" Of
aliens during the last fiscal year
totaled 1858, as compared with
1857 the previous year.
No mention of her failure to de-
port Harry Bridges, West Coast
CIO maritime leader, was made in
the report.
9,275 WARRANTS
The report, compiled by James
L. Houghteling, commissioner of
immigration and naturalization,
said warrants Of deportation were
used in 9,275 of these cases, while
9,278 other aliens, who had been
adjudged deportable, departed at
their own expense. It also showed
8,066 additional aliens were barred
from the United States by i'm
migration officers.
Border patrol officers, along
The Canadian and Mexican bor-
derS, examined 801,673 convey.
ances and questioned 942 1886 per-
sons in their efforts to prevent
smuggling and illegal entry of
aliens. The border patrol appre-
hended 1855 law violatorS, Of
whom 1851 were illegal entries.
The report showed immigrant
aliens admitted in the fiscal year
from all countries numbered 67,-
895, as against 50,244 in 1887.
S6,329 in 1895 and 54,956 in 1885.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
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gency treatment and then she was
taken to the hospital.
700 Chickens Die

To the weather also was laid
the death of about TOO chickens on
the slushy road at Florida and
New York Avenues Northeast early
today. More than 1000 others es.
capped injury.
Consigned to a local poultry
firm, the chickens were Grated on
five-ton truck driven, police said
by James D. Brasure, Of Frank
fort, Del, from a Selbyville (Del.)
farm.
Brasure's brakes stopped the
wheels, but the truck skiddec
down the New York Avenue hill
through a red traffic light anc
into another truck whose driver
was identified by police as Joseph
T. Cummings, of Capitol Heights
Md.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

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The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Truck OUerturns

The Delaware truck overturned
scattering over the intersection
crates not crushed by the impact
A combination Of snow and a
water from leaky main piled
up half a dozen autos last night
at Connecticut Avenue and Tilden
Street Northwest. Headed for
Connecticut Avenue up the hill
from Rock Greek Park, the first
car lost traction on the glaze at
the brink Of the incline.
AS it eased back. it struck the
second car and with gathering
impetus the whole line became
involved.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
STEADY DECREASE

Germans and Austrians coming
to this country during the 1898
fiscal year numbered 17,199. The
combined quota Of immigrants
permitted to come from these
countries to the United States in
any year is 27,370.
Houghteling pointed out there
has been steady decrease in the
alien population since 1924, esti
mating the net decrease at more
than 5000 900 and the total alien
population as Of last July at
3,838.578.
Evening star., 1939-09-10

get q tiny pellet Of food. Lever and
foodslot were side by side. The rat
didn't have to do much work. Three
rodents learned quickly how to oper-
ate it.
Then Mowrer put the lever on
the side of the cage opposite the
food slot. This required the rat
to make q round trip across the
cage for every food pellet. The
three rats soon learned. one by one,
how to operate that also.
Enter: The Social Problem.
Finally all three rats were put
in the cage together. That created
the social problem" The odds
Evening star., 1939-09-10

centrated on the lever. His pals
stuck close to the food slot. With
rare judgment, No. 3 banged the
lever once, twice and again, causing
the release of three food pellets in
quick succession. Then he scooted
across to the food slot, arriving in
time to get the last remaining pellet.
Works Hour and Half.
Returning to the lever he assailed
it with multiple jabs, sometimes
releasing as many as six pellets in
a second or two. He worked an
hour and a half before he turned
out enough pellets to satiate the
pangs of his pals and himself.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
More CoIored Citizens
In Defense Units Urged
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.-Equal
opportunities and increased enroll
ment for colored citizens in national
defense units was urged today at
the closing business session OF the
National Baptist Convention.
Birmingham, Ala, was chosen as
the 1910 convention city.
Resolutions advocated the forma-
ton of a colored National Guard
regiment in the 80 States OF the
union where the Negro population
warrants such action" and provision
for civil aeronautics training schools
for colored pilots and officers in the
United States Army Air Corps.
The convention further urged a
$1,000, 100000 appropriation by Con-
gress to speed employment on wv.
P. A., C. C. c., N. Y. A. and other
emergency, private or public jobs. p"
Edgar Brown, president of the
United Government Employees, Inc,
said he would invite colored repre-
sentatives from "a States to seek an
audience next week with President
Roosevelt to present their views on
neutrality and national defense.
Evening star., 1939-09-10

were greatly against the worker.
He stood to get the least reward for
his toll.
The first day the rats hovered
about the food slot. each unwilling
to cross the cage and press the lever.
Only occasionally, one or another
would manipulate the trip. Invar-
iably he lost out on the reward.
production" continued low the
second day. The rats began to grow
restive.
Ravenously hungry by the third
day, the animals attacked the steel
food slot, trying to chew it to pieces
On the fourth day rat No. 3 con-
Evening star., 1939-09-10

The problem was solved. They
all went over to another part Of
the cage and had drink.
Prof. Mowrer said No. 3 worked
the lever 1856 times on that event.
full day. No. 2 operated it three
times. No. Stunned it entirely.
mo 2 and No. became complete
ly parasitic" he added. "A class
society has emerged"
Prof. Kurt Levin of Harvard, who
has conducted many experiments on
the comparative behavior of chill
dren under autocratic, democratic
and anarchistic conditions said: ut
is a good case for illustrating the
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Rat Tolls to Feed Brothers,
Creating Glass Society

alton here, threw delegates into an
uproar.
In the psychology department at
Yale University, Prof o. H. Mowrer
put the rats in a tricky cage to
create a social problem
At first the cage was arranged so
a rat had to press a lever. some
| what in slot machine fashion, to
Evening star., 1939-09-10
BY the Associated Press.

PALO ALTO, Calf, Sept. "a
hard-working rat, which supported
itself and two seemingly lazy BROTH
ers. has given American psycholo-
gists their biggest laugh in year.
Motion pictures of the busy rodent
and his dependents, shown before
the American Psychological Associ-
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Wheat Loan Applications

FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 9 (SpeciaD i.
j. Gray Beverly, field supervisor
Of the Farm Credit Administration,
will be in the Office of Fairfax
County Agricultural Agent j. E.
Beard, Wednesday from l to pm.
to take applications from local
farmers for wheat loans. Mr.. Beard
has announced
Evening star., 1939-09-10

behavior OF an individual which
may. without his intention, have an
extreme effect on the social struc.
ture."
Evening star., 1939-09-10

Careless pedestrians cause three
oourths Of all accidents.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
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Evening star., 1939-09-10
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The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

LONDON, Sept. In tWen- ty six minute address, Prime Min ister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Hitler had not hesitated to plunge the world in- to misery in order to serve his own senseless ambitions"
 Parliament adjourned until to- morrow after the Prime Minist- CT announced he was sending a last warning to Germany. and If it was rejected. as expected, the British ambassador would be re- called.
 He said the time fo raction has arrived. His speech was greeted with roars and cheers of God Bless You; and Good Luck.
 He said that a bill would be introduced making the military service ages Is to Al. Chamber lain told the Commons that:
 ''Mussolini has been doing his best.".
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
England And France Preparing Back Up Poland
Jap Plane Arrived Seattle Greeted
 By Anti-Japs

SEATTLE. Sept. 1 - With five thousand miles of their aerial jaunt behind them, eight Japan csc goodwill ambassadors in the airplane Nippon, on round the world flight remained here to- day after an airport reception which produced some uproarious sour notes.
 Arriving here on their thous- and-mile hop from Whitehorse last night the fiers were greet ed by a fIagwvaing. shouting throng, including a small group of demonstrators carrying a dog en antiJapanese bannres. The fly CTS plan to remain here until to- morrow when they will resume their flight.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Refugee Train Of Women, Child.
 Is Bombed

WARSAW, Sept. 1. - The gov ernment communique said that many women and children had been killed when German planes bombed refugee train from Ponzan at the Kutno station, TO miles west of here.
 It also said that the first Ger man raid occurred at Puck near Danzig at 5:45.
 Three German bombers were shot down near Krakow, and four near Gdynia. Polish troops were also said to have captured a Ger man armoured train at Chojnice.
 The communique charged that German troops were invading the corridor and ''murdering the Polish population and contrary to Hitler's announcement many towns had been bombed that were of no military or strategci value"
 Nine bombers that were raid ing here flew westerly apparent ly toward the central railroad station. German bombers were not accompanied by their own pursuit planes.
 In the Warsaw raid heavy bombers did daring work some times diving to about three thousand feet with guns firing Bombing sounds are dying away
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1, Presi- dent Roisevelt said he believed that this nation can stay out of the European conflict. This ad- ministratiin will make every such effort.
 He announced that Hugh Will son ambassador to Germany had submitted his resignation and would be assigned to the special city division of the state depart ment.
 Roosevelt said, depending on development, congress might be summoned between today and January End, as he puffed his cig arctic nervously and talked tc newsmen with Secretary Hull ol the State Dept, who was equally serious.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Germans Are To Fight g Till Poles
 Are Subjected

BERLIN, Sept. 1. - Germany and Poland were waging an un- declared war at noon today.
 An official announcement said the Nazi air force had gone into action over Polish territory and the German army was counter attacking all along the German Polish frontier.
 Warsaw is among the several Polish cities being bombed.
 German land forces, an an nouncement said were determin- ed to break all resistance.
 The official statement that war was on came shortly after Hit Ter left tn eReichstag amid thun derous cheers for his declaration that he would enforce a Polish settlement or die fighting in his army grye uniform he wore.
 In his passionate thirty six minute speech he declared sig nificantly that Germany does not count on Italian help.
 Hitler spoke as if war was al- ready under way but did not go through with the old fashioned procedure of formally declaring war. He declared that his nation would fight until the Polish gov ernment yields or is supplanted by a government that will yield.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
NEW YORK, Sept. 1,

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, - Radii broadcasts-The Reichstag after hearing Hitler's impassioned pro- mise to meet bomb with bomb, and to be the first soldier of the Reich, unanimously accepted the return of Danzig to Germany.
 Hitler spoke thirty five min utes, and reiterated his charges of corridor atrocities. He made no mention of a declaration of war. but disclosed that open host ilities had begun.
 He named leld marshal Goer- ing as his successor--"should any thing happen to me in this strug- gle". Our soldiers have been shot at and since 5.45 we have been shooting back.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

Hitler's order was issued at 5:30 am. or 11:30 pm. Eastern Standard Time Thursday. An other order prohibited all except military plane flights over Ger many.
 A moment later came the or der declaring the Polish harbor of Gydnia had been blockaded by the German navy, and neut- ral vessels were warned to enter at their own peril. Gdynia and Danzig are but a few miles ap- art, with the same harbor.
 Warlike orders issued by the war ministry to the German na- tion continued to pour forth. East German communities were warn ed against a possible attack by Polish planes.
 The German official news ag- ency DINE announced that Albert Forster, Nazi chief of the state of Danzig, had proclaimed the reunion of the free city with the Reich.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Hitler Attempts
 Justify Attack
 On Polish State

BERLIN, (FridIay) Hitler to- day ordered the German army to meet force with force:
 "The German army will con- duct a fight for honor and the right to life of resurrected Ger man people, with firm determ- ination.'
 The high command said that his order of the day to the army. read:
 "The Polish state has rejected my efforts to establish neighborly relations. Instead they have ap- pealed to weapons. Germans in Poland are victims of bloody ter TOT and are driven from their homes. The series of border via lations have become unbearable for a great power. It shows that the Poles are no longer willing to respec tthe German border and put an end to these insane incitations. Nothing remains but for me to meet force with force.
 From now on I expect every soldier, mindful of the great traditions of the eternal German military, will do his duty to the last. Remember, always, you are representatives of National so cialist Germany. Long live our people and our Reich"
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Roosevelt Now
 In Conference
 Army and Navy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Presi- dent Roosevelt and Army and Navy high commands talked the defense problems as Secretary of War Woodring declined to indicate publicly any specific lin es of preparedness.
 He said it was only a complete discussion.
 At San Diego visitors aboard warships were restricted to on- ly friends and relatives of the personnel. or persons with busi- ness to contract aboard.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

Gleiwitz. Germany. Friday Gleiwitz residents reported that artillery fire had been heard "in the distance" about 5:3O am. Gleiwitz is but few miles from the Polish Silesian border.
 Military traffic last night be- tween Buethen and Gleiwitz on the border was the heaviest not ed in a week.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
President Asks
 Promise Not To
 Harm Civilians

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Presi- ent Roosevelt asked all potential participants in the European war to pledge themselves against bombarding civilian populations or unfortifed cities from the air.
 His apeal was sent to Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Pol and. He asked for an immediate reply.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

LONDON. Sept. 1.-The Reut- CTS news agency reported from Pilish sources that Warsaw was bombed Friday. It said that an official Warsaw radio announced the Germans had launched a full scale attack against the Polish corridor towns. The British par liament is called to meet at 5.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

The Communique said that a battle was raging near Grud- ziacz and that troops irad reach ed the Netze river near Nakal, in the corridor. Others are ad- vancing toward Neumark and Sucha, crossing the Oslo river near Techen and heading into up per Silesia.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

Prime Minister King said that Parliament would assemble in emergency session September 2, to authorize the government to give its most effective aid to Or. Britain.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
 AT A GLANCE

BERLIN, Sept. - German troops and warplanes invade Pol and. Hitler calls it retaliation but makes no formal war declaration while the Reichstag acclaims the law annexing Danzig.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

OTTAWA, Sept. 1, The Can adian government summoned Par liament to meet September 7th to consider Canadas role in the European crisis.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Chamberlain Says Time for Action
 Has Come

WARSAW. Sept l. German warplanes raided this city cen ter at 4:39 this afternoon on a fourth attempt to get over the city with bombs. Nearly an hour later they were still apparently trying to smash Vistula river bridges.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WARSAW. Sept. 1 - Bombs were falling within two blocks of the United States Embassy as this dispatch was being phoned to Budapest.
 Polish anitaircraft guns have apparently downed severeal of the German planes in the river.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

OTTAWA, Sept. l-The Cana dian government placed all mill itia and naval and air forces in he Dominion, on active basis un der the 1914 war measures act.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 The State Department received from Berlin what 1t called reliable in- formation that the German cen tral staff had issued statement saying that the German army was counter attacking on all the Polish fronts.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
Roosevelt Believes Can Keep U. s.
 Out Of War

WASHINGTON, Sept. - The White said today there would be no immediate action locking to the invocation of neutrality act or the calling of a special ses- sion of congress at this time.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
DID ALL POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON, Sept. l. Hit Ter told Roosevelt through his embassy that he had left noth- ing unturned for his purposed settling of the dispute between Germany and Poland in friend ly manner"
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WARSAW. Sept. 1-The For eign Office said the Germans had bombed five Polsih towns and at tackled the defenses near the southern East Prussia border.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

BERLIN, Sept. 1 The afraid warning, Slater explained, was merely a rehearsal. Authoritative sources also denied London re- ports that the Poles bombed Berlin.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

BERNIE. Switzerland, Sept. 1 The Swiss federal council decreed general mobilization of the Swiss army for tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WARSAW. Sept. - Poland calls for British and French aid while her cities are bombed and frontiers crossed.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

LONDON-King George signs the order for full army, navy. and air force mobilization. Par lament is called into session, and authoritative indications are that Britain vii fight.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WHITEHORSE, Aug. 31, The Japanese plane is poised here for her next hop. She is~ expected 10 take off today for a nonstop flight to Seattle weather permit ting If the weather enroute is bad, the plane may stop at Prit- ce George. '
 The Jap plane arrived here yes terday at 2:l0 pm. PSF, after a three hour hop from Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

JUNEAU Aug 3i - The PAA announced at $50 juneau time this morning that the Nippon air plane had just hopped from the Canadian city of Whitehorse for Prince George.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

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The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

PARIS-France riders general mobilization and state of siege is decreed while parliament is called into session.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

WASHINGTON-President F D. Roosevelt appeals for pledges against the bombardment of civ. ilian populations.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

ROME-The Italian cabinet an- nounces that Italy would refrain from starting any military opera tionS.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

PARIS-Daladier called an UT gent cabinet meeting today.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

BELGRADE, The Yugoslav cabinet holds itself ready for a neutrality proclamation.
 BERG, Switzerland-The Swiss federal council dcerees general army mobilization.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01

MOSCOW, Sept. Russia re- ports big victory over the Jap anese forces in a battle in Man choukuo over the Mongolian frontier.
The Nome nugget., 1939-09-01
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