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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18

An Inside Picture of
Financial and Polit.
ical America

WASHINGTON -Coinc j.
dent with his nomination as
a supreme court justice, Felix
Frankfurter has been revealed
in higherup circles at Wash
ington as leading sponsor of a
movement to prevent Nazl
domination of Germans of
American descent living in the
United States.
1t confirms completely the
theory that his selection was
designated as a deliberate slap
at Der Fuehrer.
So far the drive has simply
assumed the form Of publica-
ton of an amazing book en-
titled THE German Reich and
Americans of German Origin"
1t purports to expose speeches
and orders by Hitler, Goebbels and
Hess demanding that Teutons
living abroad remain loyal in all
things to the fatheralnd.
Except for a warning foreword
against the threat, the publication
simply reprints, for the first time
in this country, documents pro-
claiming the Nazi theory Of "once
German, always a German
Prof. Frankfurter trails
along In good company. how
ever, in tearing the veil from
Hitler's design on the 8,000,000
German-Americans residing In
the United States.
Official documents collected
by supreme court -designate
Frankfurter and his colleagues
make the revelations OF the
Dies committee-whicb Presi-
dent Roosevelt fought-seem
tame and trite. They reveal
a deliberate attempt 10 sup
plant allegiance to Uncle Sam
by unfailing loyalty TO the
Hitler Reich.
We want, reads the most H.
Illuminating excerpt from an officis
proclamation, TO bring the Ger
mans in the United States. who
ir part have become slienatec
from the German fatherland and
from the German nation. back Il
the great community Of blood and
fate Of all Germans When
We have attained this goal. ne
CONTINUED on Page s, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
BILL TO PROBE
COMMUNISTS
SIDETRACKED!
Sen. Maxwell Asks
His Resolution Be
Referred to Senate
Judiciary Group
BY ARTHUR L. SCHOENI

Of Y NJ PI A-The antici-
pated fight over passage of
Senator Earl MaXwells Com
munist investigation resolu-
ton in the senate today was
sidestepped W h en- Maxwell
moved the measure be referred
to judiciary committee.
The bill had been set for spe-
cial order of business this morning.
Maxwell said he was asking for
the resolution TO be sent to
judiciary committee because there
is not sufficient evidence at pres
ent as to whether such an investi-
cation would be worthwhile.
Three bills. designed as
"stop gap" legislation to pre-
vent Washington from losing
its S5,000,0O0 annual federal
grants for pensions. were in
troduced today by the senate
rules committee. The meas
ures were sponsored by Gov.
Martin.
Senators were divided in their
opinion on the efficacy of Max
wells Communist resolution, some
of the conservative Democrats sid
ing with left-wingers who attacked
It as a waste of the legislatures
money.
To Clarity Law
After a session with the state
tax commission, the senate revenue
and taxation committee voted TO
sponsor a bill clarifying the COM
pensating tax law SO that the state
viii not lose S750,000 annually in
taxes and have to rebate an addi-
tional S1,000,000 in taxes already
collected
The bill would amend the
tax law so that the levy clear
~ applies to all goods bought
outside the state of Washing
ton TO escape the two per cent
sales tax.
The supreme court recently held
1t could not be collected on goods
bought outside the state when
such goods were not obtainable
within il. Such a tax would be
a burden on interstate commerce,
the court held.
Included in the bill will be
clause making the tax retroactive
so the rebate can be avoided. The
measure was filed today as a de-
partmental request.
Pension Limit. $50
The first request bill by the gov
ernor would change the wording of
the old age pension law to provide
that pensions shall not exceed $50
a month. The present law says
shall not be less than $50" when
Continued on Page 3. Column s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Man of 80 Is City's First
Traffic Fatality for 1889

Arrangements were being mace
Tuesday for the funeral OF William
z. Former. so. Tacoms's first traf-
fic accident victim Of 1889.
FORMER died in a local hospital
Monday night Of injuries received
Jan. 3 when an automobile struck
him al So. 18th and Tacoma ave.
The aged man sustained compound
fractures Of both legs, as vel as
cuts about his face and body
Driver Of the car which mt Fort
ner was Bert Ley. 3206 No. 27th st.
Booked by police after the accident
ne said the pedestrian was crossing
Tacoma ave. outside the peoes-
tran lane, and that he did not see
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
SUGGESTS 3 MONTHS
LEAVE FOR jim DEW

Clarifying the sssins Of Taco
mas police chief. s<fgt. sherman
Lyons revealed Tuesday n0snlnx
ne bad been advised that Chief
James Dew !. absent from his
office because OF illness.
Dr. John . ysFnaisn Of the
Western clinic. In . note 10 Lyons.
said he mad suggested that Chief
Dew take a leave of absence for
three months. owing 10 the pres
ent state Of his health
Although Commissioner East
wood issued no specific order as
signing any other officer 10 the
chiefs post. Lyons said he would
take over the routine duties pend
ing official word.
When Dew left the police station
rhurssiay evening. he took his per-
sonsi effects with him. giving rise
10 q rumor ne would resign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Death Car Driver
Goes tOTrialHere
lk 4
|El|u|lleIiI|Ils

WASHINGTON - David
LASER, president of the
Workers Alliance of WPA
Workers, told a senate sub
committee today that thou
sands of unemployed may
march on Washington un-
less congress provides the
full 1915, 100000 relief ap-
preparation asked by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
OLYMPIA ight-wing De-
mocrats and Republicans slap
ped down two left-wing at
tempts to amend rules in the
house today. but only after a
roll call vote which revealed
surprising strength for the
Ultra liberals.
SAN FRANCISCO-Thomas
and Rena Mooney today
angrily denied persistent ru-
mors they were estranged and
contemplated divorce.
LONDON - An Exchange
telegraph dispatch from Bar
celona TO-DAY said it was re-
ported that Loyalists counter
attacked ans recaptured the
village of Santa Coloma De
Queralt, Is IAiles from Ger
vera. Today's main action in
Catalonia was on the Ger
verna or central front.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Senate Seeks 10
AUOid Relief Cuts

WAsHINGTOs Senate admin
istration leaders are concentrating
their efforts 70 prevent further re-
ductiOns IN the deficiency relief
appropriation and are willing 10
accept the s725 900 900 approved
by the house II vas understood
TO-DAY.
Their reconciliation 20 accept.
anee Of the $3.50. 600 900 cat made
BY the house In the 1878 900 900
bill requested By President ROOse.
welt vas said 70 b. based on fear
that attempts 10 restore the orig
inal figure might create more sup
port for those seeking n reduce
the fund 70 AZ little as $500 900 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
BOMB BLASTS
WORRY BRITISH

LONUlS---A special Huaxd
was uiared AT sh~ home az thu
Duks ~ Ah~vrcyu v.ys~n<s-
sss
Va n1flnefn ifsiAha. sy
and Scotland Yard eonsldered
plans 20 strengthen guards n
me horss. ~ All eah5n~t rs,n-
49,. - ....s. ~ -s.-
sassse - sns 'sses ~ fe
OF p1fnb outraxea tnrouxn0us
the country, blamed on the
Irish Republican Army"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Confirm Murphy
And Frdnkfurter

WASHINGTON-The senate to-
DAY confirmed the nominations Of
Felix Frankfurter as associate
justice of the supreme court and
Frank Murphy as attorney general.
Frankfurter. 56-year-old Harv-
ard law school professor and new
deal adviser, was confirmed on a
voice vote without dissent and
Murphy by roll call vote after
two hours debate. The vote on
Murphy was rs TO Z.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Army Officials
Want 1920 Planes

wAsHINGToS - War depart
ment officials appearing before
the house military affairs com
mittee today urged congress 10
provide funds to give the army
fighting sirforce Of AZ least $3.50
planes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Vic Meyers Voted
Warrington Trip

OLYMPIA ~. Gov. Victor A
Meyers will issss today for Wash.
lngt0n. D, G. my plans az official
Warrington asisg.ts 10 ths Nat
lonal Council Of State Covsrn-
rnsnts Convention. January ~ 10
20
Ths ssnats voted Meyers TIA
honor this morning ana spppfe.
pristsd $500 20 pay his Expenses.
Hhiis he 10 sbaent Tor a week or
two. President PRO TEN ksiron W.
Rssrdon u tnoh9mish. will pre-
side over fns seastr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18

NV YORK Columbia uni
ysfmty announced today the
invention Of radically new
radio bfoadcasting system
which completely eliminates
static and other eztrsneOuH
noises
II involves new methods Of
Transmission and requires spe.
eially designed receiving sets
With much shorter wave
rsngs-from 10 meters down
TO possibly one meter.
Broadcssts viii start IN the
spring over W2xAN. an ez-
perimentsl station operated by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
WALL ST.F|GHT
WAS REAL ONE
Ciannini l. ost, Then
Won in Battle With
Banking Groups

Builder OF the 1ransamrrics corp
Grafton. Amadea Peter slsnnlnl had
to fIRht to retain control NJ his vast
financial empire. The stor1 OF his
battles II told In this second af three
articles In which John l. Flynn.
noted writer on business topples. de-
scribes the background of the great
corporation into which the :. D.. &.
nov l. inuuifinF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Revolutionary Invention
Eliminates Radio Static

Maj Edwin ~ Armstrong
professor q electrical en-
glneering At Columbia and in
ysntOr O. tas new system,
General Electric IL al
ready making receiving
sets required for the ns~
system, the university an
notiaesd. and when they
are put into production In
large quantities. they VIII
cost not much more than
the types In current u>s.
The new sets viii be able
To receive both the new
and old types Of broad
casts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
HELP GIVEN MILLIONS

WAsHINGTON-The Social Sc
curity Board estimated today that
600 900 diffeTe I households.
probably comprising about 1900
900 persons, received public aid in
November from federal. state and
local funds. The board said that
payments for all types Of aid in
November totsled S275,167 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
CONGRESS TODAY
BY United Press
SIN ATE

SENATE
Consider Frsnkfurter and Muir
ply nominations.
Committees:
Military affairs on defense pro
gram.
Monopoly on patents.
Appropriations on relief defic-
iency bill
Special committee on taxation
Of government securities an d
salaries.
HOUSE
In recess.
Committees:
Military affairs on defense pro-
gram.
Appropriation, subcommittee or
first deficiency bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18

him in time TO stop. Ley was re-
leased on personal recognizanoe
pending further investigation.
FORMER lived at e57i2 So. Taco
ma ave, and had no known rela-
tiyes. He was a member Of the
Masonic lodge az Yakima. Funeral
services viii be In charge Of Gsff-
neys.
After being notified Of Former .
death. Deputy Prosecutor Horace
Geer said Tuesday an inyestigs-
ton would be started Immediately
to determine responsibility IN con-
nection with the tragedy.
BANK TRANSACTIONS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
LEGIS.LIG

~, rssems Time. staff Correspondent,

CAPITOL, Olymph-A linotype operator. who IA an
aumnus Of Northwestern university and sulphte worker
from Olympic peninsula this week will introduce bill in the
house Of the Goth legislature which could have fareang
effect on the state system Of education
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Complaints on
TACOMA's BUS
SERVICE AIRED
Mayor Believes Only
Hope Il 10 Obtain
State Lesislatioa 8
Cars Overcrowded

Five months Of accumulated
complaints against the r. Y.
a T. Co.. ranging from dis
courtesy of drivers To repairs
Of track areas, were spread
out in 4 two-huur panorama
before tho city council Monday
afternoon.
Company officials snv mcss ~
the period tnck rtxnfs and lsfts
20 the ehln from sttlssns IN tBe
audience and from Mayer eieHle.
whas~ frequent esmmenss saa1A
hess he unsmsrtssd in Ina fpilaNA.
lnx typical remarks
THERE'S NO ass ~ arguing :
Were helpless undef tnts franz
snlse ~ssssr ipsds are not safs"
You're Just Gusna 70 prove wssro
all wfanH snv~ayF An We san
On "a 90 10 Olympia ana try 10 Esx
Legislation - wen have somsfhsnn
10 cay shptft oar o~n tFAnspoffes
lion problems
a~sH~ ueMp<>e1
Conditions referred to In sosua
~ tho older complaints eett<d ~
from the eiiy's files ~ers fnssnd 10
have been ssrnssllea already ~ in
,bs Nay ~, Business Mems eiub
prnssst ahaat tho attitude AZ drtvsse
on ths hill bnss~~ relative IL i.salnx
stop-ossr transfers n. a. h.
Young X 81. representative. est1
there wss no Ianasr any trossbte
~ thls Kind that he kns. II. .nd
he had bsen demanding transfers
a. = matter ~ habit just 10 go.
An old complaint ~ vsshoM
Islanders sbsut ~. Dvflsues huseee
not running dgwn to tbs fairy
landing vas offset W disclosure
that thu company rad voiwntnrslv
extended trips as~n 10 tns terry
landing and would run ssrvtss lnts
~ Defiance park 10 serve The
spring nrssh bo4f - spon - -
park bussd opena IN Wotex1Fane
rad g. n Hss1taef App~efe1 -
thS vsshon fsisad nreeulnnltnQ.
0ssstss<tss ChaSes1
The magyar however. led ~
fight on svsfioadins AT Dssssea.
charging that on lines AZ lh3 X.
psfianes systeni he had counted -
hlsh a. 80 and 81 passengers in .
load
President caTtiss ltill. who VS.
accompanied by Vice freazsixnf
Nsuhen Carlson and nupt Tsma
Nolan, presented figures oseAfnesi
In recent snsss of passengers
an every trip IN every linz.
sisxis charged the omp~nyso
figure. did not soff<spoud vtsA NJ
ovn Information
What do you ennstsiSr Dsers
losdlsg - hs demanded n Hlii.
I'd say 90 Vas evssero~aias.s
iiiil Tspilsd
- sliix Cssss
Ths mayor declared - SpUld -
a mild count compared 10 iosdD
on many trips be hal observed.
tilil said there vas considers bto
sysflosdlnx during tho holidays
but that much lsxs sxtra service
bad bssa taken off after the hptts
days than had b~su put o.
We learned . good many things
during fns Christmas shoeesng
rush and are nAw giving murh
NOR. service than ~s siId b~fure.s
HilI asserted s~Tnsrss hound -
b. sDgns assrlesasax bat 80 e.n's
help that when passengers wsiI psie
on ina first mus tAst comes alsn4
rather tnan wsit fer tbs uszt 90
couple 0f minutes later
hiiii ssid tn< ssrnpxnys n1a.an
are carrying an average AZ absssx
~ 900 Passengers . day sfns<a
tC1ntlaasa an psfs q G6iumn II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
A Bit of News From
The Times CLASH
fed Pages Reveals
the Following Ads
of Interest:

Turn Now to the Clas-
sified Want AID Pages
for Other Ada of In
terest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-18
Weather Forecast

Dec. rain tonight and
Thurs. Temp: High IS.
low 80. sun rises $50.
sets i:52.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Taxicab Reduction
Urged in Measure
Before House Body
District Commissioners
Ask Cut in Bill to Be
Considered Today

The House District Committee had
before it for consideration today a
bill which would authorize the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to make a
drastic reduction in the number OF
taxicabs in operation in Washing
ton
The legislation was requested by
the Commissioners, who pointed out
in letter to Speaker Bankhead
that the Utilities Commission be-
lieves the number of cabs should
be greatly" reduced, but never be-
low the number which would at all
times prevent a monopoly in the
taxicab industry.
Two plans we're suggested by the
Commissioners to bring about the
reduction to avoid any hardship on
present taxicab owners and opera
tors.
/. That licenses be revoked of
drivers who have violated laws or
regulat tions or who have otherwise
demonstrated themselves to be unfit
to operate common carrier vehicles
2. That no licenses be issued for
replacement of vehicles voluntarily
retired from operation.
The committee also received the
draft of another bill from the Com
missioners, which would, change the
date for issuance of licenses to taxi
cabs and small sightseeing buses
from July l to March l, to coincide
with the date for issuance of identi-
fication tags.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Ex-Newspaper: Vendor
To Come Up for Parole

David L. Ashcraft, paralytic for
mer newspaper vendor, who was
sentenced to to Is years in the
killing of his 5-year-old son more
than three years ago, is one OF IA
prisoners eligible for parole whose
cases were scheduled to be heard
today by the Board of Indeterminate
Sentence and Parole.
Ashcraft was sentenced in Dis
trict Court in January, 1886, after
a jury found him guilty of man
slaughter. He was charged with
holding his son David, jr., over gas
Jets in his room in the 200 block
of Third street NV. until the boy
was asphyXiated
Ashcraft was known to hundreds
of Washingtonians who bought their
newspapers and magazines at his
stand at Fourteenth and G streets
NV. During his trial he testified
that he feared his son would be
taken away from him by his
estranged wife.
Other prisoners whose cases were
to be considered today are John A,
Clements, James F. Gibbs, Clarence
E. Lewis, Clarence Tomlin, William
U. Cole. Charles P. Young, Ran
dolph C. Green, George Forrest,
Christopher c. Evans, Bernard
NeWyahr, William Henry Platt
Benjamin Henderson and Andrew
Arby Lebolo.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Never Exhausted, Never Maps,
Saws Mrs. Roosevelt

strain any longer she knits. She
can do that without looking.
In all her contacts with people
she meets as she moves around she
has never had disagreeable eXpe-
rience of any kind" The secret OF
that. she said. is moving quickly.
1t takes technique, she admitted, but
when people accost her she doesn't
stop long and she estimates the
mentally unbalanced, many OF
whom she has met, at glance.
She has frequently been criti-
cized. she said, for not restricting
her efforts to one or two causes, but
she finds that impossible. She
hasn't any continuous opportunity
to concentrate on anything. She
simply takes what comes along
and tries to do whatever seems use
full.
Reminded that she has just
started the final two years of the
Presidents second term, she said
she planned to do exactly what she
has done so far-try to use what
ever circumstances arise to increase
her own knowledge of conditions
and act on that knowledge in any
way that seems useful.
Turning from her own life, she
discussed the w. P. A. relief cut.
AS an economy gesture, she asserted,
it is only a gesture because the cut
isn't sufficient to be real economy.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose
average day is so full she doesn't
find time to relax, told her press
conference today she can't remem-
ber ever feeling exhausted.
The newspaper women, who fire.
quently find themselves ready for
bed after a few hours of following
the Presidents wife, questioned her
extensively on her secret for the
boundless energy she displays.
There isn't any secret to it, they
found. Her secretary, Miss Malvina
Thompson, volunteered that Mrs.
Roosevelt is always full of pep
even when she wakes up in the
morning.
No matter how late Mrs Roosevelt
goes to bed, she is always up for
breakfast at $50 am, She explained
she didn't like to alter the house
hold routine.
She doesn't take maps in the after
noon. The time she retires depends
or the season. If her schedule is
full she just gets that much less
sleep.
She always reads herself to sleep,
but she has never suffered from ''a-
somnia. She never consciously sits
down and relaxes. She's grateful
for the chance to sit down at all
She considered it major triumph
that at the Birthday Balls last night
she was able to sit down at two
hotels.
She has never had a facial, though
she's wanted one all her life. She
simply has never had time. Her
hair is done once week as quickly
as possible. The eXigencies of her
social schedule require that.
She finds there's never any end
to work" She can't remember ever
travelling without taking work with
her. When her eyes can't stand the
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Progress on Canal
Restoration Work
Is Reported
Locks Are Being Put
In Original State
By c. c. c. EnroIIees

Work of restoring five locks along
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in
and near Washington is progressing
rapidly under direction of the Office
of National Capital Parks. Work
on the canal restoration between
Washington and Seneca, including
replacement of lock gates and re-
pairing of some of the historic gate
houses, is to be completed before
the end of the fiscal year.
The locks on which work now is
in progress are Nos. l and 2, in
Georgetown; No. IA, near Carderock
Md, and Nos. 10 and 20, near Great
Falls.
The work now in progress con-
sists chiefly of repairing the stone
walls of the locks. Some of this
work. PARTICULARLY at Carderock, is
of other Sextensive character. in
volving employment of expert stone
cutters and masons.
The old wooden gates have beer
removed from all five locks for re-
pair or replacement The same
work later will be extended to al
locks along the Georgetown-Senecs
section of the canal.
Civilian Conservation Corps work
ers from camps established along
the canal are at work cleaning out
the bed of the canal through this
section. The work has been COM
pleted in Georgetown, where large
majority of the debris removed was
composed of old cans and bottles
thrown from the windows of homes
along the canal.
Restoration of the canal, acquired
by the Federal Government last
September, is being carried on as
Public Works Administration
project with the cooperation of the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Three Elderly Persons
Are Injured in
Traffic Accidents
Wet and Slippery
Streets Result
In Mishops

Three persons, 10 years or Older,
were among several injured last
night in traffic accidents here on
wet and slippery streets.
Most seriously hurt was Mrs.
Grace Wood, 70, of 1925 T street
NV, who suffered a broken left
leg and severe contusions when she
was knocked down by an automobile
while crossing at T and Seventh
streets NV. Police reported that
the car which struck her was driven
by William Gutshall, 73, of 4517
Iowa avenue NV.
Passenger Injured.
Mrs. Catherine Mullins, IS. of 526
Fourth street SW. was admitted to
Gallinger Hospital for treatment for
lacerations and bruises she received
when an automobile in which she
was a passenger collided with an
other machine on E street near
South Capitol.
In another accident Mrs. Mary
Biddle, 73, of II Bryant street NV.
sustained a broken right collarbone
when she was knocked down while
crossing Rhode Island avenue at
Logan Circle. She was admitted to
Emergency hospital.
Mrs. Luella Chapman, 81. of 210
c street SW., was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital for contusions to the
head and leg when struck by an
automobile while. crossing E street
near Delaware avenue.
Boy Is Injured.
A 14-year-old boy, Rainey James,
had front tooth broken when
knocked down at S and Twelfth
streets NV. by an automobile driven
by Harold T. Curtis, Is, of 1909
S street NV, who took the boy to
Freedmans Hospital
In an accident at Berwyn Heights,
Md, Clement G.. Seagle, 81, suf-
fered decorations of the scalp, con-
cussion and sprained right leg. He
was brought to Casualty Hospital
by the Bladensburg Rescue Squad.
Prince Georges County police
said Mr. Seagle was walking along
Central avenue, Berwyn Heights,
when struck by car operated by
Edwin M. Schmitt of the 64OO block
of RidgeWood avenue, Chevy Chase,
Md. Mr.. Schmitt was not held.