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Evening star., 1939-09-27
Teachers Cautioned
To Guard Neutrality
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A committee Of the National Edu-
cation Association acted to guard
the neutrality Of teachers In Ameri-
can schools.
It announced that 100 teachers in
all parts of the country would be
asked to serve as special advisors on
the problem.
There is no place in the American
classroom for propaganda" declared
DR.. w. p. King of the Kentucky Edu-
cation Association, chairman of the
committee. I'm the present emer-
gency it should be the practice of
every teacher to protect young peo-
pie from emotional response to the
claims and counter claims of bel
ligerents."
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Justices Ponder
Ways to Get Into
ACorset
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 27-Do you
step into your corset, milady, or do
you pull it over your head?
Learned judges of the appellate
division of the New York State Su-
preme Court face consideration Of
the subject in an action involving
the appeal of Miss Anna p. Enright,
Binghamton shop owner, from q
lower court award of 5000 dam
ages to Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick p.
WEIGH, also of Binghamton.
Mrs. Welch claims a clerk in the
Enright shop pulled corset over her
head and, though she protested Of
pain, continued to pull, yank and
tug" She contends she dislocated .
vertebra. for which a lower court
granted her $4500. Her husband re-
ceived 1000 for loss Of her services.
Lower court testimony featured
a discussion of the way to get into
a corset.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Passengers Uninjured
As Bus Catches Afire
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeC2d1 0IspHVCII 20 1Ne SEEI.
LURAY, Va, Sept. 27.-Thirty-
five passengers on a southbound
Pan-American Line bus, many of
whom were en- route from New York
to Miami, lost their baggage but
escaped injury early today when
the bus caught fire near Panorama
on Skyline Drive.
The passengers were sheltered in
tearoom at Panorama for about
three hours until another bus could
be dispatched to the scene. It was
thought the fire started from q
motor overheated from climbing the
mountain roads.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Man Fatally Injured
In Fall on Lawn

While watering the lawn at his
home yesterday, George Pagan, II,
of 2l22 o street NV, slipped and
fell.
Treated at Emergency Hospital for
lacerations to his head and elbow
and a possible fractured skull, he
was transferred to Georgetown Hos
pital, where he died few hours
later.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued certificate of death from
natural causes. The fall contributed
to heart condition and high blood
pressure, he said.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Film Industry Costs
Too High, Says Monnix
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 27.-E. J.
Mannix, who said he spoke for all
motion picture producers, declared
today that reduction in costs 'is the
only road by which the industry can
be saved"
In statement referring to the
10 per cent wage increase given 12-
900 members of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes, Mr.. Mannix said:
The action taken was not volun-
tary; it was forced.
Knowing that a strike in the mo-
ton picture industry at this critical
time would bring economic disaster
to upward of 100000 workers. and
might spell ruin to the industry it.
self. the producers felt they had no
choice but to yield"
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Quizzes to Pit U.S..
Workers and Newsmen

Government employees and news
men will battle in two quiz contests"
to be held as part Of the Play
house radio programs on October
Is and rs, it was announced today by
Lee H. Shugar, the director. The
questioning will be directed by Lee
Everett and Gordon Hittenmark,
announcers for WMAL and WRC.
The Playhouse is sponsored by the
Agricultural Department local Of the
National Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes.
Applications for places On the
"quis" teams may be mads to Mr..
ohugaf at TO Fourteenth street NV,
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Rescue Ships Seek
80 Boats Missinu
After Coast Storm
Deoth Toll Of More
Than 100 Feared in
California
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27-Fair
weather and calmer seas came to the
aid today Of feet OF rescue ships,
seeking 80 or more pleasure boats
missing after an unprecedented
storm. Fears grew, however, that
the death toll would exceed 100.
Known or believed dead were 38
persons, "a of them missing after
the fishing boat Spray capsized near
Oxnard at the storms height Sun
day night. At least 13 other vessels
were wrecked.
Two occupants of the Spray were
rescued. Sheriff's deputies said one
OF three bodies recovered in the
vicinity was known to be that of a
passenger, Mrs. Charlotte King of
Los Angeles. The others, bodies of
men, were unidentified.
Purse Identified.
A woman's purse, one Of three
which floated ashore was identified
as that of Mrs. Mildred Curie of
Arlington, Kans She and her hus-
band, Lester, were passengers on the
| craft.
Eleven Coast Guard cutters and
patrol boats searched coves and in.
lets for possible survivors. Maneu-
yers took 101 vessels of the United
| States fleet to sea, but all were in
structed to watch closely for vic.
tlms or survivors. Four destroyers
remained behind to aid the Coast
| Guard.
A gambling ship brought good
luck 10 seven persons. including a
o-year-old woman. Their disabled
ketch was blown alongside the float
ing Casino Texas, closed several
weeks ago by law-enforcement off,
GERS. A caretaker took the occupants
aboard and put them ashore after
their own craft drifted away.
100 Marooned at Resort.
United States forest rangers re-
ported 100 persons marooned but in
no danger at the mountain resort
OF Camp Baldy, where heavy rains
/
washed out the only highway to
the valley.
The storm, coming on the heels
OF week of record hot weather
orought 5.62 inches of rain to Los
Angeles in "a hours. Thousands
seeking week end relief from heat
winch reached lot degrees, were
caught at sea or in the mountains
When the tropical downpour and
high winds struck.
damage estimates. exclusive of
agriculture, ran to $1,000 900, largely
along the seacoast. Truck crops
suffered moderately, but ranchers
SAID benefits to the multi-million
ooiiar citrus industry from early
rains would Offset the losses.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Marine Gets 5 Years
For Annapolis HoIdup
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-Wilbur
Russell Davis, 20, United States
marine, was sentenced today to five
years in the Federal Penitentiary at
Lewisburg, Pa, for the $2,500 holdup
Of the Annapolis Bank g. Trust Co.
August 8.
Sentenced was imposed in Federal
Court by Judge w. Calvin Chestnut,
Davis previously had pleaded guilty
to the holdup.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Summary Of
Todoy's Star
Page.

Foreign.
Warsaw razed, 5000 killed in last
day, says radio. Page Al
Won Ribbentrop in Moscow; military
pact rumored. Page Al
Simon announces drastically raised
British tax. Page Al
Reich planes fail in sea attack.
Churchill announces. Page Al
Germany announces Warsaw offers
to surrender. Page Al
Soviet soldiers late at border as Ger
mans retreat. Page AS
Europe ponders meaning of Moscow
conversations. Page AS
Portion Of Siegfried Line reported
wiped out by French. Page AS
NotionoI
Arms embargo repeal supporters
claim 56 votes. Page Al
Vast spy net here, Dies witness
says. Page Al
F. B. I. aids in arranging special
Capitol protection. Page B-l
Sports
Walters is hope of Cincinanti for
flag-clincher today. Page C-1
Wondrack, new Tech coach, looks to
title grid fight. Page ca
Duckpin boom grows as D. c. stars
swell Norfolk event. Page C-3
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Appeal Stuys Execution

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. ~ R).-
c. T. Mckinney, counsel for Robert
Burgunder, has filed notice Of ap-
peal to the Arizona Supreme Court
automatically staying execution Of
the 22-year-old former college stu
dent. Burgunder was to have been
executed October 9 for killing Jack
Peterson. Phoenix automobile sales.
man.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

Inc disturbance that moved inland over
ooutheastern Louisiana Tuesday diSsipated
over Mississippi and Ala bama. but pressure
still relatively low this morning over
Georgia; and another center has developed
oyer oy Indiana, Fort Wayne, / O0ss millibars
l2g y inchesl.. and Atlanta, Ga, l,OlO5
millioars (29.S4 inches). A disturbance of
considerable intensity is moving rapidly
southeastward over the Northern Rocky
Mountain region. Havre. Mont 9a7 3 MILL
pars !2a. Al inches An area of high pres
sure is moving RAPIDLY eastward over New
england, Greenville. Me-, 1,025.1 millibars
t30;27 inchesl. and pressure is relatively
M;an,,,. niGh along the Pacific Coast and over
Missouri and portions Of the adjacent
States, RoseburR. Greg, 1915 millibars
o9 S59.n5 1nches). and Concordia. Kans.. l.
0l3.2 millibars t29.a2 inchesJ Rain has
ialien in the Atlantic and East Gulf States,
tne Lake region, Minnesota and North Da-
kota; and showers have occurred st scat
tered points In the Southern Plateau and
southern ath Rocky Mountain regions. The
Teather has become cooler from Maine to
Northern Virginia. while the Temperature
has risen In the South Atlantic States, the
Plalns States the Northern Rocky Noun
tam region. the upper Mississippi Valley
and the Lake region.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
- aarpefs Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
1t Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United

FURNISHED by the United Burea
OF Coumbla-Geneay
warmer tomorrow gentle norherly winds
MarylandGeneray fair tonight
the coast portion tonight
warmer 7''
Nsha-Geneay fair tonight except
coast tonight
warmer in the interior ~ '
West VrgnlaGeneraly
tonight; warmer tomorrow northwest "
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Dr.. McC Cortney to Speqk

DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney, pas
tor Of the Covenant-First Presbyte-
rian Church, who with his family re-
Gently returned to the United States
after = 5,00O-mile trip through Eu-
rope, will discuss his experiences 1T
8 O'Clock tonight at the church
chapel.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

More homes are being built IN
Sweden than ever before.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

Driving b . responsibility. Treat
h - such.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

Record fer Last - Hsurs.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today,
Highest sc, 1870 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, IS.
Lowest, So. 8 am. today. Year aso, 90.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on September g.
Lowest, II, on February 23
Humidity for Last - Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. % per cent, at 3 Am today.
Lowest. 40 per cent, at AS pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables
Furnished BY United States Coast and
oecdstie Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
alsh ------ 6.5S am. 7:37 am.
Low ----------- 1888 am. 2:20 am.
5AA6u ------------ LIZ pm. S.uU pm.
law ------------- l.0E p.m. E.SU I'm
The Sun and Noon.
Rises. Sets,
Dun, today $3.50 5;6o
Sun. tomorrow - 600 b:57
Noon, today ------ 6:28 Pm. 6:02 Am.
Artemebils 4ghts must b turned en
one.hA9 hour after sunSet.
Evening star., 1939-09-27

Foreign Stations
Moon. Greenwich time. todayl
Stations Temperature. weather
dorta tFayaD. Azores 90 Cloudy
(Current observationg.)
San Juan. Puerto Rico 81 Cloudy
Havana. CuoA x.--.--- II Cloudy
Colon. Canal zou1 .-.- 70 Cloudy
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches IN ths
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1939-09-27

Tide Tables.
Furnished BY United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Repert for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Great Falls today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
4O-m|Ll LIMIT
DUE FOR PRAISE

SEATTLE Washington's law
limiting the overall tax which
may be levied on real estate to
20 mills on the assessed valuation,
which Is equivalent to two per
cent on true value. has lowered
bonded Indebtedness and given
Washington one of the lowest mill
age rates in the country. And II
has made ownership of real estate
in Washington communities de-
sirshle form Of investment, Bert
C. Owen. c. r. NJ, Seattle, will
tell realtors of five states assem-
bled here Friday for the Northwest
regional conference Of the Nation
al Association of Real Estate
Bords.
"Washington's rate limitation
law has sought to limit future
bonded Indebtedness to 40 mills"
Owens said. Whether we have
succeeded or not is reflected in the
comparison Of the former rate OF
approximately 81 mills, to the pres
emit rate Of 81 mills. or Ssl per
thousand Of assessed valuation
which is based on an approximate
50 per cent nj true value. The
sssessed valuation Of propertv in
Washington Is represented by one
half Of the appraised or cash
value.
This law. though temporary
for two years At a time. has sue
ceeded in saving the taxpayers
hundreds OF millions Of dollars and
We are now endesvoring TO have
the law incorporated into our state
constitution by referendum and
thus made permanent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
Fine Surface For
Recreation Areas

A new material which trans
forms fiat roofs that have never
been used before into reerestional
areas has recently been placed on
the market.
II allows owners and operators
OF residences. hotels. apartments,
hospitals or other types OF build
ings with flat roofs to turn them
into Fairgrounds for children, roof
gardens, recovery areas and open
air play eenters for schools and
factories.
Laid outdoors, the new surfsc-
ing material gives the effect Of
tresding on carpet. The resiliency
is due to tiny air cells within fibers
from which this product Is made.
These characteristics are ideal for
providing a suitable and live sur
face for tennis, hsndbsll and bad
minton courts. Applied over con-
crete areas around swimming
pools, walks or other foot traffic
surfaces, its non-slippery. nom
splintering surface prevents falls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
URGES WIDE USE
Of ADVERTISING

Newspaper advertising IL the
most potent weapon available to
retailers OF lumber and building
materials in competing for the con-
sumer's dollar. in the opinion OF
w. Wsdsworth Wood, director of
the National Home Builders Blu
reau. New York.
There Ia no valid reason" Wood
continues, why the lumber dealer
should not be ~ aggressive and
comprehensive in his advertising
policies A. the other local mer-
chants who really are competing
with him for the consumers dol
lar"
Pointing out that now II the
time for lumber dealers to buy
space literally in their local pa
pers. Wood stressed the fact that
today's small home offers far
better value for the money than
was the case even q decade ago.
BY this 10 meant, he states, that
today's home 10 q better designed
house, with better materials, bet.
ter prices on equipment, lower
costs Of financing and numerous
other superior advantages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

rails in board and panel form, in
GLIDING both wood and metal, he
pointed out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
NLRB BETHLEHEM CASE
ENDED BY STIPULATION

SAN FRANCISCO - National
labor relations board announced
charges of unfair labor practices
against Bethlehem Steel corpora
ton. involving plants in South San
Francisco. Alameda, Los Angeles
and Seattle have been settled by
stipulation.
The complaint was filed by the
CLIO Steel Workers organizing
committee. II charged the COM
pany with initiating, dominating
and interfering in the plan of en-
ploye representation" at the four
west coast plants.
The corporation stipulated with
NLRB and SWoC that the west
coast case would be determined
by disposition of a similar case in
the east, now awaiting final deci-
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
Three Major Advantages of
Home MOdernizatiOn Listed

given considerable stimulation by
the current advertising campaign
sponsored by the Model Lumber
company and five cooperating Ta-
coma firms.
Under this undermining plan. a
home owner may have any size
job done, from the addition OF
built-in book shelf to a complete
Transformation Of interior and e1-
terror Of the home.
"One point we stress In both
undermining and new construc-
tion.' Kleiner says, "n the use Of
kiln dried lumber. All joists. studs
and other framing members, az
well ~ finish lumber we use in
home construction are thoroughly
kiln dried before going to the
plansr for finishing. This process
eliminates unequal shrinksee Of
lumber in the home When green
lumber In used. IL often results in
cracked plaster. squesklng floors
and other nuisances."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
Old Homes Can Profitably
Be Made Into Apartments

There are many homes in Taco
ma not at present in demand due
to a number OF factors, which can
be converted into income-produc-
ing apartments.
Due to excessive size. dated ar
chitecture. neighborhood changes.
or other reasons, many homes have
become outmoded and in little de-
mand. with consequent loss to their
owners. BY the expenditure of a
reasonable amount of improve
ments, alterations and additions,
old homes may be remodeled into
small apartment units. Funds
procurable under the federal hous-
ing administration property inn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

provement credit plan will provide
the financing for such projects.
While extensive alterations nee
essary for remodeling a dwelling
for apartment purposes does not
always require the services OF an
architect, the scope and detail in
volved make it. desirable.
Under FHA's property improve
ment credit plan, the following i'm
provements are eligible. among
others: New heating equipment,
wiring. and plumbing units and
systems. redivision of floor space.
painting and papering, and other
improvements which become an in
tegral part of the building.
The exterior may need extensive
alterations, which may also be
financed with FILA loans. Brick
work may be pointed up. roofs re-
paired or new roof put on.
porches removed, wslkways and
drives built, entrances cut, and the
buildings painted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

However. partial basement
could cut down this cost. In any
case, the quality OF construction.
the types of heating. plumbing
and electrical installations. the kind
and quality of millwork-these and
many other factors which il is up
to the home builder himself to de-
eide. determine the cost.
The home is not yet a machine
product which must be taken as ii
is, or left. The American home
remains a product of democracy.
The prospective home owner can
go to his retail lumber dealer with
such plans as those of the Ormsby
and obtain conditional estimates
on their cost. He can then have
the plans and specifications
changed to meet the tastes and
needs of his family.
The construction of his home is
local industry. Most OF the
money he pays for it stays in his
home town, circulates among his
neighbors, and some VIII return
to his own pocket"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
$500 HOMES
NEEDED MOST
Low-Cost Housing De-
mand Forcing New
House Designs

II public need is any criterion.
the great volume OF housing built
in the next few years will be homes
costing less than $1,000 per unit,
possibly less than $500. This
recognition OF the need for low
cost housing has stimulated efforts
OF designers and builders into de-
Wsing ways and means for reduc-
ing costs and still providing the
home owner with the type Of shell
ter he has come to expect. and with
structure that will have ade-
quste stability. durability, COM
fort and appearance.
While there are literally hun
dreds of thousands OF people and
families in the country interested
in acquiring home at a cost Of
less than $4,000, the great bulk
market would be for accommods-
tons costing less than $500
This will be pointed out to real
tors attending the northwest re-
gional conference of the National
Association OF Real Estate Boards
in Seattle Friday by w. f. Diff
ford. Tacoma, managing director,
Douglas Fir Plywood association,
in discussion Of new building
techniques and methods.
Vapor Is Problem
Condensation OF water vapor
within the walls Of house Is a
problem in house building that has
become aggravated in recent years,
Difford says. The reason il the
growing popularity Of air-condi-
tioning with its higher humidity
within the house in winter months.
the greater use OF weather-strip-
ping. and generally better con-
struction.
The phenomenon OF condensation
is the one you see in a bathroom
after YOU have had a hot shower
in cold weather, when fog forms
on the window pane. Modern de-
vices for air conditioning and in
sulstion, he pointed out, tend to
prevent the warm, moist air inside
from escaping through cracks and
crannies.
The water vapor." he said will
go through lath and plaster with
little opposition. 1t goes even
faster through fiber board, and as
it penetrates the wall in winter it
comes In contact with the cool, out
side sheathing or siding. 1t con-
denses there. Resulting water ac-
within the stud space
Of the wall may damage interior
ceiling, etc.
Asphalt Paint Good
AN easy way to prevent this"
he pointed out, lis TO provide
vapor barrier on the WARM side
of the outside walls is, di-
rectly in back OF the lath ana pias-
ter, or plywood, or whatever wall
surface is used. Experts Of the
Forest Products laboratory have
found that two coats of asphalt
paint on the back of plywood wall
board constitutes one Of the most
effective vapor barriers there is"
Dry wall construction, Difford
said, by making it possible to cut
down the time element in home
building, by eliminating the weeks
required for drying out wet-mor-
tar job. can make important saw
ings in job-overhesd and other hid
den charges. Dry building applies
to multitude of building mate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

Three major benefits are
achieved by modernizstion Of out
moded homes" says Morris Klei-
ner, president of Model Lumber
company. First is the added COM
fort and INABILITY; second, the
added value Of the property by
bringing 1t up-to-dste; and third.
the owners increased pride of
ownership"
The movement sponr home
owners TO modernize their dwell
lings, TO safeguard their property
investment and 10 maintain 4
high standard Of living has been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
HUNT MYSTERY ANIMAL

SOHANNESbURs, SOUTH AfFfca
Hundreds Of natives throughout
the Union Of South Africa have
left their homes to search for a
mysterious animal known as the
Sandawana- One hair from Its
skin, say natives. viii protect their
cattle against the hoof-snd-mouth
disease which has broken out re-
Gently in some parts of the Union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
EARLY SAW MILLS

A recent government publics-
tion reveals that in colonial days,
saw mills often were operated in
conjunction with grist mills. Such
was the type Of mill operated by
George Washington on his Mount
Vernon estate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

The idea OF dual design resulted
from the increasing demand. espe-
cislly in the west, for small home
plans that would provide for a
ground-floor utility room in place
of the more costly basement.
At first new designs for nom
basement homes were created for
the more modern-minded builders.
The designs appealed to many who
still preferred the basement home.
despite its higher cost. To serve
this preference, the national plan
service selected the most popular
OF the new designs and developed
for each an alternate basement
plan.
THE Ormsby L. an excel
lent example Of the dual design
idea In the smalI-home field"
comments w. G. Bell. chair
man Of Western Homes Foun-
dation. "Ths Ormsby's Plan
A, with utility room In lieu of
basement. has 10 thousand
cubic feet. Even At a figure
Of so cents per cubic foot, IL
could be built for $4,000. Plan
b, with full basement, has