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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Auditor s Clifford
Davis to John Ehly of Tacoma and
Emma Samuel Of SpanaWay:
Frances Leech and Marlys Stoner
both OF Seattle, Edward Anctil Of
Fort Lewis and Mary c. Weber Of
Tacoma; Alex J Abbott and Alice
Irene Young. both Of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06

The Italian population Of Buenos
Aires for instance. Is greater than
in any other city OF the world
Including Rome with exception
Of New York city.
Italian banks are numerous
lalthough British banks are DOM
inant1 in South America and act
as agents for the products Of their
country.
Products Are Better
Italy and Germany as WE'LL
give many scholarships to South
Americans. especially military
cadets who usually return as pro-
pagandists for the dictators.
Against these factors. the L. 5.
has definite advantages. Geo
graphically. United States prod
ucts are more available. Com
petitively the North American
products are usually better and
often cheaper. except where they
encounter the government subsidy
or barter systems.
United States steamship lines
have reduced rates for students
travelling TO and from American
ports.
But possibly most important IN
the struggle to reach the msn-in-
the-street by every means of pro-
pagands is the motion picture.
South Americans. prefer Holly
woods product to that of any
other nation and through it they
see the colossus OF the north"
through lens that may be dis
torted but still is American.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06

brock and Karl Mass, Miss Ruth
johnson will continue as club ac-
companist
The next family entertainment
Of the Saengerbund will be held
the evening of Feb. ! with the new
entertainment comm ittee in
charge Members are Bruno Otto,
chairman. William Siegle and
Wendell kutting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
South A77ericd UOOing
BEGINS On Grand Scale
By JOE ALIEN NORRIS

The woong Of South America is Just beginning
grand scale.
With the eighth Pan-American conference at Lima as
the spring board the United States and Italy rapidly
assuming the most spectacular roles effort capture
trade and influence in the 20 republics south of the Rio
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06

nusi meeting
held WednG-
dav evening az
Fraternity hall,
I117i Tacoma
ave Lawrence
Schaller was
reelected sece-
tarv-treasu rer
New officers
include Bruno
Otto. wee presi-
d emit William
Sieg1e. libra
rian; and Her.
man klug trus-
tee. Holdover
tru st c es are
J O hn Forken-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
VALENTINE SCHNEIDER

Valentine Schneider, Sc, gard
oncr. dropped dead late Wednes-
day afternoon while working in
yard at So 5th and l. ST. He lived
at 601 So. l st. and had no known
relatives. Funeral announcement
nv Cforlie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06

Edward Middleton. T a m a
Negro. who was arrested by city
police Tuesday night following a
short chase, was found guilty of
disorderly conduct by Justice
Joseph A. Mallery in police court
Wednesday. He was directed TO
pay $40 fine. plus $3.50 in court
costs.
Spring Flowers HIM Florists
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
X. K. Historical
SOcietu to Meet

The Northwest Railroad Histor-
ical society will hold It's regular
meeting at p. m. Thursday in a
Northern Pacific coach at the
Union depot, according to J. l..
Roberts, president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
REFLECT DIEl
AS PRESIDENT

Fred F. del was reelected
president 81 Tacoma SaenCerbund
and J. " Bixel vas reappointed
director OF the chorus at the an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Tacoma local of the Northwest
Lumber Inspectors union will
nominAe and elect officers at a
p. m. Friday al the Hotel Win
throp. it was announced by c. Bel
ton. secretary
The forecast for 1889 is Of inter
est 10 everyone Come To hear DR..
Glenn Davies of Vancouver. 3. C..
on this all absorbing subject. FRI
day. January 6th, at p. m, Hotel
Winthrop. Admission free. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06

was obtainsble from PWA. an ap-
plication for IS per cent grant
having been rejected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
THE CORE
STUDY TECHNOCRACY

The TeChnocratic Study class
will hold its weekly meeting at s
p. m. Thursday in room los. Lin
coin high school. The study group
at present is on lesson 5. entitled
The Human Engine Due to the
fact the 22-lesson study course is
repeated continuously. anyone can
join the class at any time.
BUTTER is CHEAPER. COW
BUTTER STORE. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-06
MALLERY FINES MAN

- - In - NAAG4SAA III -
BUTTER STORE.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Alvarez del Vayo entertained hopes
of securing better surrender terms
from Franco.
French cabinet members met for
two and three -fourths hours and
decided, informed quarters said, to
push efforts through diplomatic
channels to encourage Generalissimo
Franco to permit both civil and mill
tary refugees to enter Nationalist
Spain without fear of reprisals.
Most of today's session of the
French cabinet was devoted to q
long review by Interior Minister
Albert Sarraut of conditions in
frontier concentration camps. where
an estimated 100000 Spaniards were
interned. Besides this number there
are about 10000 others in interior
centers.
Alvarez del Vayo flew to Valencia
in a private plane which left Toul-
ouse this morning and Azana was
still at the Spanish Embassy in
Paris.
Senator Leon Berard left Paris
last night to return to Gen. Frances
capital to negotiate for the Paris
government. He was welcomed by
high functionary of the National
ist government when he crossed the
International Bridge at Hendaye.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Jewish Aid Conference
To Hear 1haIhimer +.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William B. Thalhimer Of Rich.
mond, Va, will address the Middle
Atlantic Conference Of the Amer
lean Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee, American agency for
aiding distressed Jews overseas, at
a meeting here February 26.
1t will be the second annual
gathering Of the Middle Atlantic
region, representing about 500 Jew
1sh communities from Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Thalhimer is national chair
man Of the resettlement division
of the National Co-ordinating
Committee for Aid to Refugees.
The conference will consider the
situation in Europe, and what meas
ures can be taken to help "perse-
cuted and stricken Jews" overseas.
1t will discuss the problem Of refu-
gees from Germany, and the eco
nomic conditions of Jewish groups
in Poland, Rumania, Czecho- -Slovakia
and other Central and European
countries, together with the relief
and reconstruction work carried
on by the joint distribution commit
tee in their behalf.
Albert H. Lieberman, Philadelphia,
will preside at the conference.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Italians Go to Minorcu
II Necessary, Rome Says

ROME, Feb. 18 (P).-A warning
that Italian troops in Spain would
go to Minorca or anywhere else
"the common interests of Italy and
Spain demand" was published to-
day by the Italian foreign affairs
Review Relazioni 1nternazionale.
Reports have been published
abroad that France might counter
any Italian occupation Of Minorca
with military move against Span
ish Morocco.
Diplomatic circles interpreted the
Reviews article as warning Italy
might move against Minorca if Brit
ain and France were to make any
military move to draw Nationalist
Generalissimo Franco out of Pre-
mier Mussolini's orbit.
Minorca, one of the Balearic
Islands lying athwart Frances CO.
lonial communication lines, was oc-
cupied by Spanish Nationalist
troops February 8. Britain lent her
good omces in arranging the occu-
patton to make sure that none of
Gen. Frances italian allies should
participate.
RelaZioni Internazionale said that
If Britain and France should change
from their present "flattery' OF
Generalissimo Franco to threats
against Spanish Morocco "a crisis
would result
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Marian Anderson Ban
To Go to Conqress

The action of the Board of Educa
ton In denying the use of Central
High School Auditorium for a con-
cert by Marian Anderson, noted COL
ored singer, will be brought to the
attention of the District committees
of Congress, it was announced last
night by John Lowell, jr.. of the
faculty Of Howard University, who
said also that a mass meeting OF
protest had been arranged at 4
pm. today at the Twelfth Street
Y. M. C. A.
The singer is to appear in April
under the auspices OF the Howard
University School of Music. The
Board Of Education decided the use
Of Central High Auditorium for the
program would not be feasible.
Mr.. Lowell, representing the How
ard Teachers Union, said about rs
representatives of both white and
colored organizations participated in
q mass meeting of protest yesterday
afternoon at Phyllis Wheatiey Y. w
G. A. and voted to ask the Board OF
Education to reconsider its action
Evening star., 1939-02-19

tive of the French government,
Senator Leon Berard. were under
instructions to reach responsible
Nationalist leaders in efforts to re-
store peace.
Britain and France sought either
a truce or surrender of the repub-
hcan government in return for
guarantees Of mercy from the Ma
tionalists.
Informed sources at Burgos
Frances capital, emphasized that
there must be an unconditional sur
render by the government of Pre-
mier Juan Negrin.
Reprisal Plans Stated.
In return, Gen. Franco has guar
anteed there would be no reprisals
except economic punishment or
exile from continental Spain of per-
sons responsible for prolonging the
republican resistance and, addi-
tionally, the prosecution of persons
accused of high crimes, such as
treason.
Sir Walford selby, British Ambas-
sador to Portugal, was mentioned as
q likely choice for the British post
at Burgos.
Meanwhile, the British foreign
ONCE was studying Gen. Frances
records and statements carefully in
mapping Britain's policy in Spain.
This included minute details of Gen
FRANCES career. Among other
things. the foreign Office was in
formed Gen. Franco had been
studying English and has q golf
handicap of two.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
End Useless Defense
British Urge LoyoIists

LONDON, Feb. 10 R.-Diplo-
matte quarters represented the Brit
ish government as having urged the
Spanish government today to aban-
don useless defense" and to be
combing the diplomatic corps for an
Ambassador to send to Nationalist
Generalissimo Franco.
Sir George Mounsey, assistant un-
dersecretary for foreign affairs,
was said to have told the repub-
lican governments Ambassador to
London, Pablo de Azcarate Y Flo
rez, that Britain would recognize
the Nationalists as the legitimate
government of Spain within q few
days" If the government made it
necessary for Gen. Franco to batter
his way into Madrid.
Instructed to Press Peace.
Britain's commercial agent for
Nationalist Spain, Sir Robert M.
Hodgson. and . special representa-
Evening star., 1939-02-19

the opposite coast, 43 miles across
is tiny point of French territory
Sheik Said Peninsula-which juts
out to clinch control of the bottle
neck.
France contended that Premier
Mussolini himself gave the French
government justification for resum-
ing possession of the territory. Of
flcials said Italy had forfeited her
right to it by the denunciation last
December % Of the 1885 French
Italian treaty by which it was ceded
to Italy.
France also contended that Italy
never had occupied the zone and
that mobile French units had con-
tinued to patrol it. The establish
ment Of six French garrisons at vital
points in the zone north of Djibouti,
therefore, was not opposed.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Treasury's Procurement Division. It
follows tn part:
Senator Nye-Your meeting with
the French mission in Secretary
Morgenthau's onice was your first
acquaintance with its existence?
Admiral Peoples-Yes.
Held Not Unusual Incident,
Senator Nye-Did the matter ap-
peal to you as anything unusual,
IN that q mission would come to the
Treasury with its problem rather
than any other department?
Admiral Peoples-No, 1t did not
In matter Of this kind the pro-
curement division is the only CO.
ordinating agency of the Govern
ment which is available for get
ting together the interested parties
and which at the same time is In
contact with the business world in
general.
Senator Clark-But It has
nothing to do with the purchase OF
military airplanes?
Admiral Peoples-Not necessarily
Senator Clark-Not necessarily?
Is that not regulated by statute and
. matter with which the Treasury
Department has nothing to do?
Admiral Peoples-The procure
ment of airplanes is covered by the
law, but the procurement division
Is the only agency of its kind where
you can get together representa-
tives OF different agencies and ex-
ecutive departments that are inter-
ested In one particular thing.
Senator Clark-Has the Procure
ment Division ever before had any,
thing to do with the purchase or
procurement Of military airplanes
by anybody?
Admiral Peoples-We have q
liaison committee, sir, consisting
OF representatives of the War De-
partment and Of the Navy Depart
ment, and we endeavor to get them
to agree between themselves as to
the time they will 60 on the market,
so they will not overlap and each
be competing with the other. That
Is all 1T was. 1t was a clearance
committee with respect to orders.
Senator Clark-How is that COM
mlttee constituted? Was it set up
by law?
Admiral Peoples-No. 1t is Just
one OF those administrative things.
We have committees like that cover
ing many other commodities, for
steel. for cement, for lumber, for
textile goods.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
West Virginia Woman
Is Killed by Train
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 18.-
Attired in a gay skating costume,
Mrs. j. Honor Davis, End. IS, men,
Der Of a prominent Charleston (W.
Va) family, was struck and killed
today by railroad train.
DR.. George 8. Wickman Of Lee,
medical examiner, said ut appeared
to be case of suicide following q
nervous disorder"
Mrs. Davis, patient at the Riggs
Foundation, a Stockbridge hospital
described by DR.. Wickham as spe-
cializing In the treatment of nervous
ailments. had been ice skating near
the hospital with another woman
patient.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Spain
Continued From First Page J

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work against you if necessary" to
end the conflict.
Government Gen. Jose Miaja's in
spection of the government fleet at
Cartagena Friday was said by Aza-
mas aides to have been a severe
disappointment to the republican
government and to have led to the
one-condition peace offer. They said
that Gen. Miaja, supreme COM
mander OF land, sea and air forces
In the governments remaining Ma
drtd-Valencia area, found the fleet
had been unable to put to sea be-
cause Of scarcity of trained crews
and munitions.
With the fleet powerless to break
the 1nsurgent starvation blockade in
the Mediterranean, 1t was acknowl-
edged that military supplies and
food would be completely shut off
from the government.
Azana Reproached Negrin.
It was learned Azana bitterly had
feproached Premier Negrin for hav-
ing faxed" his signature on a de-
cree published in Madrid transfer
ring the government back to that
city after the fall of Catalonia.
When the decree appeared, the
French government, 1t was said, Gin
quired" of Azana whether he had
signed 1t, for he is forbidden under
international law to carry on official
functions while in France.
The President was said to have
told Alvarez del Vayo he would
publicly "denounce" Premier Negrin
II such practices were repeated
The Spanish government officials
declared Azana was backed up by his
Left Republican party, Catalans and
Basques, in demanding peace.
Premier Negrin, they said, had the
backing Of the army and workers
organizations but added that army
leaders had nov realized the fu-
tility Of further resistance"
Difference Over Terms.
The government officials declared
there was no difference of opinion
between Alvarez del Vayo and
Azana on the impossibility of the
government holding out much
longer. It was said, however. that
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Germany Welcomes
Visits Of brifons
To Discuss Trade
Slump in January Spurs
Desire in Reich for
Peace PorIeys :
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 18.-Determined to
bolster sagging exports under Chan
cellor Hitler's Reichstag admonition
of export or die" Germany looked
tonight to visits of British trade and
industrial leaders to promote an un-
derstanding for stimulating COM
merce.
January trade figures showing a
IL per cent drop in German exports
from the December total and a 13
per cent decrease in imports gave
an impetus to the German desire to
talk business with the British on
trade between the two countries
and to avoid competition in other
markets.
The figures, issued today, showed
an increase over December of 81
O38,000 marks (about $12 100000 in
the adverse balance of imports over
exports.
Stanley Expected in March.
The British visitors expected here
include:
l. Oliver Stanley, member of
the cabinet as president of the
Board of Trade, and r. S. Hudson,
secretary for overseas trade, due
early in March.
2. Frank T. A. Ashton GWatkin,
head of the economics department
OF the Foreign Office, due Monday in
Berlin.
3. A delegation from the Fedora
ton of British Industries, arriving
March IS in Germany.
Germans attached the most i'm
portance to the talks of the lat
ter mission with the German
Reichsgruppe 1ndustrie, each group
representing private industry in it's
own country.
The visit of Mr.. Ashton -Gwatkin,
who was associated with the Runci-
man mission in Czecho-Slovakia
during the crisis last fall over the
Sudetenland, was declared to be
strictly private. 1t was believed in
London, however. that he would
lay the groundwork for Mr.. Stanley
and Mr.. Hudson.
German officials made no secret
OF the fact that the visit was most
welcomes at time of low ebb in
German foreign trade. q
May Stay for Banquet.
Mr.. Stanley and Mr. Hudson were
expected to remain for a banquet
at the end of the negotiations to
be carried on by the industrial
federation delegation, though neither
would take part directly in the
talks.
Mr.. Stanley was represented as
coming here solely on mission of
good will to signify that, other
things being equal, British business
would be only too glad to come to
a satisfactory trade agreement with
Germany.
1t was expected that Mr.. Stanley
would speak at the farewell ban
quet for the federation delegates
which will be held either in Berlin
or Dusseldorf, where the first
negotiations were scheduled to be
held. If the negotiations are favor
able. Foreign Minister Joachim Won
Ribbentrop may attend the dinner
The chief point of discussion in
the talks will be improvement of
Anglo German trade-but the ques-
ton Of sharing third markets will
be included.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Madrid and Alicante
Under Heavy Attack

MADRID, Feb. 18 (F.-Nationalist
artillery shelled Madrid today while
the Port of Alicante was subjected
to q prolonged air raid.
A number of casualties were caused
by high explosive shells falling in
widely separated sections of the be-
sieged capital.
At Alicante 40 persons were re-
ported killed and 160 wounded in
the raid directed at the heart of the
port. Thirty buildings were wrecked.
The shelling of Madrid by ma
tionalist guns from their emplace-
ments In suburban University City
was resumed after q 3e-hour silence.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
r. S. Parker Elected
Atlanta Reserve Head
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Feb. 18-Robert S.
Parker, vice president and general
counsel, was elected president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta by
the Board of Directors today. He
succeeds the late Oscar Newton.
Mr.. Parker is native Georgian.
His election is subject to approval
by the systems Washington Board
of Governors.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
London
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were shipped aboard the liner Che
nonceauX from Marseille to Dji-
bouti, French colonial seaport on
the Gulf of Alden and one object OF
the clamor for concessions aroused
by the italian press and public.
French authorities began recruit
ing navies in Djibouti to match
Italian forces along the border of
French Somaliland.
Italian forces along the frontier
were reported to number $4,000.
Italian Ethiopia and Eritrea border
French Somaliland.
State Of "Alert" Ordered.
Meanwhile, as preparedness
test on Frances frontier with Ger
many, Moselle department was or
dered in q state of alert" for 36
hours, beginning next Wednesday.
French troops established garri-
SON. in strategic 1917 mile strip of
coastal territory between French
Somaliland and Italian Eritrea, re-
taking an area once ceded to Italy.
France also was reported to have
sent reinforcements from Tnis to
the border between Italian Libya
and French Tunisia.
I'm Rome. italian authorities
refused to comment either on
French reoccupation OF the strip
between Somaliland and Eritrea
or on the French reports of
italian troop concentrations
along the frontiers of Tunisia
and Somaliland)
Fascist tumult for fulflllment of
Italy's natural aspirations" has
centered since last November 80 in
clamor for Tunisia and Djibouti,
capital Of French Somaliland.
Reports Come From Djibouti.
Recent dispatches from Djibouti,
coastal terminus of the railroad
from Adds Ababa, italian Ethiopia,
have said French military authori-
ties there have reports Of Italian
troop concentrations northwest and
south of the territory.
Total French strength there is
5000 troops, including $500 Sene-
galese soldiers sent to Somaliland
last January after the territorial
issue with Italy had developed.
Italians are known to have 10000
troops in Libya against about $4,000
French soldiers in Tunisia Military
experts, however. rate Tunisia s de-
fenses as strong enough to repel
attack by forces numerically much
larger.
Reinforcements for the fortified
line facing Libya have been moving
from Tunis since Thursday. Forty
four warships of the French Medi-
terranean fleet have been in the
Tunisian port OF Bizerte since
yesterday.
30S Square Miles Reoccupied
The area France formally occupied
north Of Djibouti covers only about
308 square miles, but is Of great value
for control of the Babel-Mandeb
Straits. through which warships
have to mass to reach the Gulf of
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Birds are the best protection
against the insect-devouring "un-
derworld," and the farmer con-
siders him his best friend.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
308 Square Miles Reoccupied

The area France formally occupied
north Of Djibouti covers only about
308 square miles, but is Of great value
for control of the Babel l-Mandeb
Straits. through which warships
have to pass to reach the Gulf of
Alden from the SueZ Canal and Red
Sea.
The strip on the coast is at the
narroWeSt point of the straits, On