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Evening star., 1939-02-22
0hio-Lakes Canal
Recommended by
Engineer Chief
]. G. c. Rail Rote Survey
Should Approve Action,
President Suggests
0y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and the chief
Of Army engineers sent varying
views to Congress yesterday on a
proposal to dig 100000 900
Beaver -Mahoning Canal through
Ohio and Pennsylvania. connecting
the Great Lakes and the Ohio
River.
Maj. Gen. J. L. Schley reported to
the House Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee that "the savings in trans
portation charges and other benefits
are sufficient to warrant adoption
Of the project at this time" His
approval was conditioned on the CO.
operation of local interests.
Mr.. Roosevelt, emphasizing he
was not expressing "any formal dis
approval" said the Interstate Com
merce Commission should make
survey of railroad rates in the area
before any huge Federal outlay was
made for the canal
In addition. the President raised
the question of priority" He said
an undertaking of that magnitude
would necessarily push to one side
other public works. His comments
were set forth in memorandum to
Secretary of War Woodring and
were submitted to the House COM
mittee with Gen. Schley's report.
Meanwhile, the controversial Flor
ida ship canal, another 100000, 900
project, was brought back to public
attention when the Commerce De-
partment withdrew objections to the
undertaking.
The objections had been registered
in 1894 report. Acting on Senate
request that the report be brought
up to date. the department said po-
tential traffic had increased 100 per
cent since its previous study and
that the project had been changed
from lock type to a sea-level
canal.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Two British Submarines
Run Aground in Gale
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Two million
dollar submarines, the Sunf1sh and
Sterlet, ran aground in Sandown
Bay. the Isle of Wight, during q
gale today.
One of the submarines was re-
floated on the rising tide and left
for its base under Its own power.
Other warships stood by to assist in
relocating the second craft.
The Sterlet and Sunfish, which
were engaged in manervers. were
commissioned in 1897 and are re-
puted to be able to dive to deep
water in 80 seconds.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
hazis Are Quoted
As Ready 10 Sell
Planes 10 France
Senate Group DiseIoses
Testimony Regarding
Lotest Type Worcroft
Py tic Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee has heard that German off,
cials have expressed willingness to
sell the latest type of Nazi military
plane to any country, including
France.
This was disclosed today in copies
Of testimony-obtained from con-
f1dential sources-which the COM
mittee heard on January "a, 26 and
80. The committee has not yet re.
leased the testimony.
G. Grant Mason, jr., member OF
the Civil Aeronautics Authority,
testified on January 80 about the
purported German offer, and some
committee members expressed skep-
ticisnl
Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief OF
the Army Air Corps, told the COM
mittee earlier the only way Ger
many could attack the United States
through the air would be to estab-
lish airdromes and accumulate sup
plies in South America. He used
Germany merely as an example, and
said he believed the airdromes and
supplies could be provided only by
sympathizers in South America.
Asked About Reaction.
But do not say that is anything
that is going to happen" Gen. Ar
mold said. II do not even think such
a thing"
When Mr.. Mason said Germany
was willing to sell planes to other
countries, Senator Bridges, Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire asked what
he thought Germany's reaction
would have been to an order for 500
planes for the French. The French
purchased SIS war planes of three
different types in this country. and
the committee has been investigat-
ing official encouragement of the
transaction.
The German theory-I have no
idea what ours might be" Mason
said. "' = = was to the general effect
that if they were to sell 500 of the
latest pursuit planes, say the Mes
sersmith plane - to virtually
any country. but alphabetically
France, and war was declared with
France the following day-an i'm
possible situation. but used only as
an example-that by the second day,
Germany already would be produc-
ing more modern and efficient
pursuit plane than that delivered
on the first day to France
Further, they felt in that par
ticular example that during the first
two weeks of any armed conflict
they would be able to eliminate from
the air 500 French planes. and
France would be unable to produce
more because she had been a buyer
rather than a builder of planes,
while the Germans were continuing
their production and research"
Prepared to Make Sales.
Mr.. Mason said Germans told him
tnelI country naQ not made such
sales. but that it was prepared to.
He expressed the belief they need
their own products still or the phil
osophy was just flung out with a
sense OF bravado of some sort"
Mr.. Mason also said an Italian
attempt to barter 100 airplanes to
Mexico for oil fell through because
American plane manufacturers had
saturated the Mexican market.
He said he had been so informed
by an unnamed Italian official.
Gen. Arnold told the committee
he expected yearly replacements
to run as high as one-fifth of the
Army's proposed $500 planes under
the new ornaments program.
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Music

TCOntlnued From First Page.O
JOY recordings of the finest SYM
phonies'
Reservations for the 10 famous
symphonic works and the electric
record players to be made available
beginning next Monday continued
to arrive at The Star by the scores
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Air Board Probes
Crash Of 8 Planes
In Florida Fog
Group Selected by
Swanson Also Will
Investigate
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb, GA
naval air station board today pur-
sued an inquiry into the crash of
eight fog-trappeG training planes
that killed two flyers.
A second investigation is to be
conducted by a formal Board of
Inquiry named at Washington yes
terday. by Navy Secretary Swanson.
1t. Comdr A. j. Isbell, head of
the air station board. said it would
take several days to complete ques-
tioning, The Navy Department
board. headed by Rear Admiral
Frank H. Sadler, is to convene here
soon.
Three instructors, each accom-
panied by passenger. and nine
students, were in the 12-plane
squadron caught in dense fog as
they returned from a routine train
ing flight Monday night.
The instructors and one student
turned northward and landed safely.
Two students were killed when their
craft crashed. Six others parachuted
to safety.
Court Convenes Friday.
The Navy said today its formal
court of inquiry investigation OF the
crash of eight training planes at the
Pensacola, Fla. Air Station would
be convened Friday
Rear Admiral Frank H. Sadler, a
member of the general board, was
named yesterday by Secretary Swan
son to conduct what officials said
would be the most sweeping inquiry
of the kind since more than 80 naval
flyers we're killed in accidents pre-
ceding and during the 1888 war
games in the Pacific
Other members are Capt. Thomas
Withers, stationed at New York, and
Corldr. John D. Price. commander
of the Anacostia Naval Air Station
here.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
New Recreutionul PROGRAM

A new planned recreational pro-
gram has been established for resi-
dents of Colonial Village, Va, under
the direction of Mrs. c. E. Lovewell.
Dancing classes for adults and chill
dren will be held and a hobby shop
for men set up. If successful, q sim
liar arrangement will be installed in
Arlington Village.
Evening star., 1939-02-22

today. Hundreds already have been
received from every section of
Washington and vicinity.
Many of those sending in the reser-
vation forms inclosed letters praising
the campaign. Some wanted to know
if they could get all the records
right away. and one reader, ex-
planning that she was going out of
town and didn't want to miss any
of the recordings offered, asked that
Evening star., 1939-02-22
MARYLAND Gets $l9,5O0

A $19,50O allotment to complete
It's project was made by the Rural
Electriflcation Administration yes
terday to the Southern Maryland
Tri-County Cooperative Asoscia-
ton, Inc. The allotment was one of
Al in "a States totaling $5,505, ZOO
announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-02-22

tras and conductors cannot be used
for advertising purposes. There are
no finer recordings available.
Those who send in the reserva-
ton forms will receive by mail a
brochure illustrating and describ-
ing in detail the recordings and
the two types of record players to
be made available A list of the
musical masterpieces to be offered
also will be sent to those who return
the reservations.
Complete details of the music ap-
probation offer will be found on
page AT.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
City Buys an Apron

SUPERIOR, Wis. P).-An emer-
gency arose and Traffic Officer
George Borg met it, with the result
Emma Fitzpatrick has new red
apron, purchased at the city's ex-
pense.
Officer Borg commandeered En-
mas old one during the recent
blizzard, placing it over a flood
light to make a red warning sign
at bridge approach.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Officers Installed
By Siqmo Nu Phi

William P. Cochrane has been in
stalled as chancellor of Joseph H.
Choate Chapter of Sigma Nu Phi,
international legal fraternity.
Other officers inducted were War;
rem R. Eearn and George B.
Thompson, first and second vice
chancellors; James B. Marshall,
master Of rolls; Charles H. Garrett,
registrar or exchequer, and Vincent
Mancuso, marshal.
Pledges initiated at ceremonies
last Sunday were:
Carter. George w. Kitterman. John w.
Cox, Earl J. knight Richard w.
Grimth Shirley W. Koontz. E. William.
EiWin: Freosrick D. 1Ifndauer. H. Edgar
kltterman, Y. =. LOf9ren. Paul r.
McLaughlin F. r. McLaughlin, J d
Bll0fS A. William Matthias Robert B.
Gan1S3ell. w. w. Norris. William B.
Ermer1neS;, Jack F. Nelson, Roy Harold
Ha1er, william K. Nelson, Horace W,
jenkins. Arthur L. NOVEL;. Ernest b.
Evening star., 1939-02-22
Church Boycotnd

Farmers of East SDsex, England,
have resolved not to 60 to church
until the 1.-THE laws are abolished.
Evening star., 1939-02-22

COLLEGE GLEE CLUB LEAVES ON TOUR-The American
University Gee Club left this morning
Harrisburg Philadelphia Newark and Orange N j. Testing
out their vocal cords before leaving Shirley Winston Qef
James L. McLain director OF the club and Percea Willis
Star Staff Photo
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il far better than Louisville, KY,
which he had deserted for clean,
n-washed town on a blue har-
Dor In Northwest Washington.
And. because l still believe in
the excellence of my city, know
1t to be not only the mother OF
many geniuses but the home place
of many aspiring clever future
famous people, I am happy to tell
OF its new magazine. City of Des-
tiny" and to urge all Tacoma
loyalists here and abroad to sup
port with their subscriptions and
advertising, for their own benefit
and that Of their children.
Editors Note: Bette Sale, dangh-
ter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. John
stevens ClemmOns, Is n nationally
known writer. her poems and radio
skits having won her unique place
In American letters; She Is poetry
Hills weekly, founded by VIII Rogers
and stewart Edward white. but j.
perhaps proudest Of the fact that
she Is the mother Of two gifted sons.
known to radio as Yogi YorgessonD
and James Murdoch stewart, Jr., the
latter recent winner OF scholar
ship TO complete his study for an
operate career with Hans Clemens In
Holl, wood. Bette Sales poems. fea-
tured In the March number Of CITY
Of Destiny" mark her as poet Of
Importance. and critical comment
places her high In the ranks OF
American contemporary poets.
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saga CAST TO
END PRACTICE
Dress R ehearsal Il
Scheduled for
Tuesday Eve

After several weeks Of palms.
taking. monotonous drilling. 1000
members Of the cast Of the man.
moth Golden Jubilee pageant.
saga Of the West" viii stage
their dress rehearsal Tuesday night
ct 3 o'clock In the Tacoma stadium.
william Marlatt, director. re-
ported that all details for the
Kings presentation Of the show
had been successfully handled. The
Soo-foot stage. the miles Of electric
cable are installed; al costumes
have been given out to the actors
and everyone knows what he II to
DO. Marlatt said.
Rehearsals for the pageant.
which viii be presented the nights
Of Thursday. Friday and Saturday
~ the outstanding attraction Of
The celebration, have been held
nightly for the past three weeks.
frat 1t the Elks temple auditorium
and armory and finally in the
stadium.
Ne SPECTATOR win be allowed
within ~ stadium bowl DUR
Ing H. drsss rehearsal. Mar
Mt sid. n u ralns Tuesday
nlghG H. finn1 rehsarnal win
~ hel1 Wednesday night ~
~ saane time an1 plsce.
Stadium gates will open at 1850
o'clock on the nights Of the
pageant, with the performances
slated TO start 1t s:l5 o'clock.
The pageant viii mirror WASH
ineton history from the earliest
times to the present day. A chorus
81 400 voices. . large band and an
organ win furnish musical back
ground, while all lines win be
spoken by seven narrators. chosen
especially for the work. All actors
win perform In pantomims.
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Tacoma Ia my city and everyone
who knows me knows IL. On
board trains. In subwsys. In gath
erings Of writers and artists. on
ships on the ocean and the Yukon
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c. N. 7. C. WILL
FETE VISITORS

FORT LEwIS-With half their
months training period completed,
c.M.T.C. students here are already
looking forward TO their annual
visitors day program July 20. Gov.
Martin and mayors Of nearby
cities are being invited.
Other guests will include par
ents and friends Of the $50 young
men Of the northwestern part Of
the state who are attending this
years camp.
Included in the events will be
sports contests, competitive drills
and exhibitions. Trophies will be
presented to the outstanding can
didates.
Col. Robert G. Kirkwood is ex-
ecutive officer of the summer
training camps.
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ENGLAND WILL
INCREASE ARMY

LoSDON-Great Britain pushed
her preparations against war at
high speed today and planned TO
have $50. 900 men under arms next
month.
Britain in August will have the
greatest number Of men under arms
ever in peacetime, when extended
maneuvers are carried out on land,
sea and in the air. IL will involve
SO, 900 in the navy. 10000 in the
regular army. 10000 territorials,
80. 900 conscripted militia and 15o.-
900 in the royal air force, a total
OF $4,000.
About 100 battlecraft Of all
kinds and more than 1000 air
planes will take part.
The concentration OF Brit
ish manpower viii coincide
with the period Of the year
generally regarded rs the one
In which peace or war viii he
decided. German and other
maneuvers will he held at the
same time.
The ministry of health published
a white paper today revealing plans
for the establishment OF a large
number Of base hospitals and to
supply $4,000 hospital beds.
The government has ordered
226. 900 stretchers. of which 190,-
900 will be distributed by the end
of July. More than 10000 trained
nurses will be enrolled. and an ad-
ditional $4,000 viii be enrolled for
training.
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AGAIN WILL TRY
TO REVISE Law
WAsHINGToN-Congressional

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
advocates of the prevailing wage
today renewed their efforts to re-
wise the 1910 relief law.
Sen. James f. Murray, D., Mont,
author of bill to restore the pre-
vailing wage, which congress re-
placed with the security wage
called a meeting of his supporters
and announced he would press for
action at this session.
Murray said he had announced
Saturday he was abandoning his
efforts because he wanted to help
stop the current strikes of WPA
workers protesting the security
wage"
THE strikes were having q
bad effect on the legislation"
he said. This Is a legislative
matter and Is not to be settled
by strikes"
He said he thought the
strike situation was now "set-
Ting down."
Strategy for obtaining a senats
appropriations committee hearing
on relief law revision will be
worked out at today's conference.
He felt sure the committee would
give the bill hearing. Sen. Alva
B. Adams, D.. Colo, advocate OF
economy in relief, is chairman OF
the subcommittee which would
handle the measure.
Murray is supported by the
American Federation of Labor and
the Congress of Industrial Organ
izations, whose leaders have pro-
tested the security wage which
required skilled workers to worl
100 hours a month for the sam.
pay they received under the pre-
vailing wage for less than hal
that time.
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Urges support

Tacoma is my city and am
proud of H. As a little girl
walked its old wooden sidewalks.
my hand in my fathers hand. and
felt elstion and faith in 1t stirring
my blood when he called ii City
Of Destiny and confessed he loved
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1 to p. m. sesrchlight display
evenings, 1918.
THURSDAY
colored navy mems picnic.
Official call on admiral.
FRIDAY
Navy cutter race-Six battle
ships, p. m, Commencement bay.
Navy Mothers dance, Q p. m, for
enlisted men. Elks' temple.
Colored enlisted mems dance,
900 D. M, colored Elks' temple.
SATURDAY
Cabaret dance, $50 p. m, Hotel
Winthrop.
University-Union club dance, 10
p. m.
Fishing: Salmon derby, Point
Defiance pavilion, 2 to p. m.
Thursday. goth.
Baseball: Western International
league, played and costumed as in
1889. Saturday, 22d, at 8 p. M
Western International league dou.
ble-header, featuring Al Schachts
clown prince of baseball, Sunday
23d, at p. m. Both games al
Athletic park.
Flowers: Flower show, Flora
hall, PIT. Defiance park. Sponsored
by Tacoma and Pierce County
League of Garden clubs, all day
Saturday and Sunday, 22d ano
23d.
Nationality and club headquarters
as follows
Swiss society. Swiss hall, 18th ane
jefferson.
Sourdoughs. Pacific ave.
Checker club Tin with Sourdouehs)
Pacific ave.
Negroes, 1909 Pacific ave.
Indians, between 9th and 10th or
west side Pacific.
Spanish. between 9th and 9th or
west side Pacific.
Forty and Eight. Olympus hotel.
Sons and Daughter OF Norway
southwest corner 18th and Pacific.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, lO8 So
10th st.
Japanese american society, zoos Pa
cific ave.
Daughters of Scotia. Ills A st.
Sportsmens club, GIT Broadway.
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Here's Golden
Jubilee
PROGRAM
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Village Of Nations opening. 9
p. m. downtown business area.
Opening Of fun trail. It'll to 9th
on A 81.
WEDNESDAY
Mardi Gras continues; Fun Trail
resumes.
THURSDAY
Thirty-six-hole open golf tourna-
ment. Allenmore Coli club.
Homecoming dinner. s ?. m,
Si.75, Winthrop hotel.
Saga of the West" s:45 ?. m,
soc, Tacoma stadium.
FRIDAY
Bicycle parade. 10 a. M, down
town.
Honorary chairmen's luncheon,
noon. 65c, Hotel Winthrop.
Queens dinner. 6 p. m, SO cou-
pie. includes, ball. Hotel winthrop
Saga OF the West" s:45 p. M,
soc, Tacoma stadium.
Coronation ball, 10 p. m, Hotel
Winthrop.
earr-nnaV
Jubilee parade, 10 a. m, down
town.
All-state salmon barbecue, p
m. Point Defiance park.
Saga of the West" s:45 p. M
SOC, Tacoma stadium.
SUNDAY
Tex Rankin air show, 2 p. m.
soc, MuellerHarkins airport.
SPECIAL DISPLAYS, EVENTS
Fort Nisqually: PIT. Defiance
park. Open house 10th through
23d. from 2 to 5 p. m. Center OF
pioneer activity.
Museum: Washington Historical
society depository of Washing
tonians. Located on North Sta
dunn way by stadium. Open house
10th through 23d, from 2 to 5 p. m.
Old glass: Exhibit Of old glass
from private collections through
out state. Located in Museum
from 18th through 23d. Sponsored
by Tacoma Glass club.
Merchants windows: Replicas OF
the windows of 1889 and historical
displays of interest, starting the
18th.
Navy: Arrives Thursday the
goth. Six battleships (Califor-
mia. Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Mis-
sissippi, New Mexico and Pennsyl-
vania). Visiting hours daily from
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japanese army facing the Soviet
frontier is that they world wei
come rather than deplore an ex-
cuse to launch a general offensive
against the Russian Monaghan
forces with which they have been
engaged in sporadic fighting for
weeks, John r. Morris, Far East
ern manager of United Press, re-
ported in an uncensored dispatch
after a tour of the front.
In Europe French officials
completed plans to send 100 bomb
ing planes over Great Britain on
the first of series of training
flights, possibly tonight. Britain's
next training flights over France,
1t was reported. may extend as far
as the French colonial coast Of
North Africa.
Ironside at Warsaw
In Warsaw, Gen. Edmund Iron
side, inspector general of British
overseas forces, conferred with
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz,
strong man of Poland, on defensive
plans in event of a conflict in
eastern Europe.
Nazi spokesman in Danzig
barred any Polish compromise on
the Dsnzig or Polish corridor dis
putes today after a conference
among party leaders and Albert
Forester, Danzig Nazi chieftain
who last week visited Adolf Hitler.
Raids Separated
Because of the widely separated
detectives Of Soviet air raids in
the interior of Manchukuo, it is
not likely the raids could seriously
damage the Japanese forces, but
might easily precipitate a general
Russo-Japanese war, Morris re-
ported.
The best neutral opinion in the
Far East is that japan probably
would win the first successes in
such a war, but eventually might
sap her strength to an extent
which would cost her the fruits OF
victories so far won in China.
Russia Rebuffs Japan
Russia has rejected Japanese
note on oil and coal concessions in
Sakhalin island. off the Siberian
coast, on the ground that it "con-
tains threats and is in the nature
of an ultimatum," the official Tass
news agency announced today al
Moscow.
Russia owns the northern part
of the island, and japan the south
ern part. Japan operates some
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and the Mississippi I have talked
Of Tacoma, told OF Its charm and
beauty, Of its unique history, of
its potential wonders, and. above
all. Of It's superior people--from
the first ? more than average
citixenry-of its many talented
sons and daughters who have gone
forth into the world to win fame
through their gifts.
Talk Of Hopes
II was about a year ago. on one
Of my visits here. that I talked
with an old friend. leila Newcomb.
about our long held hopes for de-
velcpment In Tacoma of an outlet
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for local talent and a calling into
the fold, occasionally, of NATIONAL
Unknown writers and artists who
were born in Tacoma or who once
lived here.
Zella Newcomb. once aide 10
Judge Ben Lindsay and formerly
on the staff of the New York
Herald Tribune. a writer Of recog-
nized ability. courageously follow
ed up our talk by founding what
Is probably the finest magazine
ever published In the Northwest,
her Christmas Number. 1888, the
first TO appear. surpri1ng every
one with its unballyhooed advent.
its beautiful makeup and typog-
raphy and the unusual merit Of its
contents.
Compliments Pour In
Since then, two more excellent
numbers Of City Of Destiny" Ia
coma's own magazine. have been