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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
PRAYER FELLOWSHIP

The Fellowship OF Prayer will
meet Monday evening at 1.45 al
Emmanuel Methodist church, So
18th and J SITS.
Funeral flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop. Rhodes Bros. adv.
GARD TO LECTURE
The Anglo-Saxon federation an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
MRS. MARY II. NOLDE

Mrs. Mary Hannah Nolde. 65. a
resident of University Place since
1899, died at her home Friday.
She was born in New York City.
and was a member of the First
Baptist church and the University
Place Improvement club. She
leaves a daughter. Olive. OF Ia
coma. and five sons, osee of Hoo
nah. Alaska. John of Burbank
Calf. and Edgar. Francis and Ern-
est of Tacoma. Funeral announce
ment by Buekley-king.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
FUNERAL SERVICES

Mrs. Mary Ross Fonfana--Tues-
day, 10 a. m. az ST. Rita's church,
the cortege leaving Cassidy and
Aliens al e:s5; burial in Calvary
cemetery.
Peter ENTHUSIASTICALLY ? 2. m.
at the S,orlie chapel. Rev c. A
johnson officiating: burial IN Trim
i'y cemetery.
John B. ghslsea-Pysvats serv-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
Or B. MOE

Last rites Will be held at p. m.
Tuesday at the Lynn chapel for
Ole b. Moe. 70. OF 2526ls So. !
st. who died in a local hospital
Saturday. Burial will be in New
Tacoma cemetery A native OF
Norway. ne had lived in Tacoma
IL years and was a member OF the
Lutheran church. He leaves two
sons. Chris and Oscar. and two
daughters. Mrs. William Hartman
and Mrs. George Miller. all Of Ia
coma. two grandsons and one
granddaughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
MRS. REUBEN rHIEL

Mrs. Mathilda NJ. Thiel, A.. died
Monday al her home. 42l So. 3oth
81. She came here in 1928 from
Portland. Surviving are her hus-
band, Reuben, five daughters. Mrs.
Lucille Alton. Mrs. Doris JAM, and
Virginia. Elma and Thelma Thiel,
and two sons. Clifford and Paul
all of Tacoma. and q sister. Mrs.
Henry keihn of Ritzville Funeral
announcement by Buckley-king.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
Pension Sums Favored

In todays Institute survey od-age pensions voters ir
the East and Far West set the highest while Southern
voters set the lowest.
pension should be paid singh
person.
SECTIONAL FIGURES:
Middle Atlantic states N4S
Southern States S5l'
month should be paid TO maet
couple
NATIONAL AVERAGE NEDIAN) .......... A MONTH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
INVITE FLOWER FANS

Mrs. A. S. Black. Steilacoom
rose fancier will speak at the Stew
art junior high. school TUESDAY
evening in connection With the
WPA gardening and horticulture
class regularly held there at $50
that evening. All persons inter
ested in flower culture have been
invited TO hear her.
DR.. Albert Enrich announces he
has taken over the practice of DR.
James A. La Casa, 1912 Med. Arts
Bldg. MA 25os. Res. BR 214l. adv
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Mrs. John GREGoR

Mrs. Julia Gregor, 81. OF Mcln-
tosh, S. d, died suddenly Sunday
at the home of daughter, Mrs
Henry Linerud of 36lb No. 2sth
st, where she had been visiting.
She WAS native of Norway. Sur
vivlng are her husband. Johns- at
Mcintosh two other daughters.
Mrs. Lawrence Walsh of Tacoma
and Mrs. Olive Dahl of Mcintosh,
son. Julian. of South Dakota,
and six grandchildren. Funeral an
nouncement by Cassidy a Allen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-28
RIDnHIST SERVICE

An English Buddhist service will
be held at p. m. Tuesday at the
Buddhist church. l7l7 Fawcett
ave. with Rev. Sunya \. Pratt
speaking on The Teachings of
Buddha.n
Fruit trees. rose bushes. shrubs.
Puget Sound Nursery, 92ol Pac.
fady. }
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Funeral services will be held
at / p. m. Tuesday at the Gaffney
chapel for Miss Jessie Whittier
IS. who died Saturday at her
home. 1T4s Fawcett ave. She
had lived in Tacoma 10 years
Surviving are her parents. MI. ano
Mrs. Jesse Whittier of the home
brother. Eugene, of Tacoma. ano
two sisters, Mrs. Walter Griffith
of Tacoma and Mrs. f. G. Milliker
of LaNerne Calf Rev. r. II. Nc
Ginnis will conduct the service
and burial will be in Mountain
View cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27

who had died of disease induced by malnptrition.
 It was becoming ghastly .,usi- ness, the waiting for peace. Hotels were without service, cafes and bars without drinks, but remained open and gave once gay city the ap- pearance of a town that was making a sham of life.
 Everybody Believed It For hours yesterday everybody believed that peace was near, that | the NationaliSts might enter the city without resistance before night. There came burst of firing from the northwest suburbs and an air alarm siren hooted as Nationalist airplane lazed over the city, recon noitering.
 At once there was tension. Ru- mors began to fly about that some thing had gone wrong.
 At night snow began to fall heavily again. The errant firing in the northwest spread to the western side and the booming of field guns and trench mortars was ominous. Troops who had been taken from lines in the last few days began marching back.
 The people were used to disap- pointments. They said that maybe there would be a little more fight ing and that, as they had gone through so much. perhaps they could stand q bit more.
 But surely, they added, and there I was no doubt they meant 1t, the war must end tomorrow if not today. There was an air of some determin- ation in their hope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27

today an immediate strengthening of the French fleet by increasing the peace-time strength of active and reserve personnel.
 Premier Edouard Daladier out. lined to the council, over which President Albert Lebrun presided, a radio speech which he will make on Wednesday.
 In the speech, it was reported, Daladier will refuse to cede single inch of French territory to Italy, but will express willingness to negotiate a political understanding.
 A government spokesman said in commenting on it that France would cede not an inch of her empire, either to force or to ruse, and Dala- dier was expected to make this plain but at the same time to leafe the way open for a friendly settlement of Italys aspirations" which do not involve loss of territory.
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Search For Missing Boy Extends To New Areas
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they saw Jackie and his dog near the dam Thursday afternoon.
 Airplanes used Friday and Satur- day, flying low over the whole East End section, failed to find any sign of the missing section, Bloodhounds had likewise failed to lead the way to the tot. Ponds and Swamps near the boys home were pumped out by firemen Saturday noon, without any success.
 New Haven Man Helps
 Yesterday Harbor Patrolman Fred P. Toole, of New Haven, took part in the dragging of the Scovill dam, using a dragging hook of his own invention.
 There were thousands of sight. seers in Mill Plain, Bouley Manor. Fairlawn and the Hamilton park section yesterday, as the boy still remained missing. At times they constituted 8 serious traffic prob- lem.
 Boy Scouts, to the number of sev- eral hundred, rejoined the search yCoOCkAdy AAlOAA AAAAAA6S 0AANA SSSSASA ssSA v after acre in sections where the boy might possibly have wondered.
 Officer Toole. after spending hours in dragging the Scovill dam,. said he was convinced. that Jackie's body was not there.
 Conflicting Reports
 Again today the police received conflicting reports of the boys whereabouts Thursday afternoon. Thus far he has been reported in half-dozen different places at approximately the same time, short ly before he disappeared.
 The search for Jackie began late Thursday afternoon, after the boy had failed to return from play. He had left his home about 2 o'clock. Later in the day his dog Brownie returned home soaking wet.
 It was first believed that Jackie was lost or drowned near his home and the search Thursday night and Friday morning was centered on that area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
PLOTS TO MURDER
 WIFE, HIMSELF
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 ing to take some myself and then l would have had her all to myself, Wojehick was quoted as saying.
 The intended victim, Mrs. Woje- hick, disclosed that she married her husband when she was only 16 be- cause he pestered her. The marriage was in the form of trial to see # she would learn to love him, she said.
 T have never lived with him" she said. Immediately after we were married, I returned to my fathers home and have been there ever since"
 Not until she told him several months ago that she intended to di- vorce him did Wojehick threaten her, Mrs. Wojehick told authorities. 'Then he said time after time, If I can't have you, no one else will, she said.
 Investigators said Wojehick ob- tained supply of Oxweld Brazo Flux, preparation used in welding, from the warehouse of the Brattle- boro (Vt.) Public Works Depart ment, where he was employed. The preparation contains Potassium Cyanide.
 Confessed To Poison
 Wojehick allegedly confessed he purchased pint of whiskey Tues day night and added the poison. He drove to this town, he said, .and picked up his wife. They drove as far as Millers Falls, Mass, investi- gators said, and Wojehick offered his wife drink of the whiskey, but she refused it and instead had him buy her a bottle of wine.
 Wojehick kept the poisoned liquor in his car until Thursday night, when he visited Smart at West Swanzey, N. H., where Smart board- ed during the week, investigators said. Wojehick was quoted as saying he gave the liquor to Smart and told him to give it to his father in the hope that Lois would take a drink" before it reached the Elder Smart.
 He told Smart that the pint had been "doped", Wojehick said, but his friend replied. That's okay, I've had plenty of doped whiskey be- fore"
 The whiskey was not opened un- til Friday night at Smart's party. MT. and Mrs. Wojehick were sitting in an automobile outside Smart's home when the host passed Woje- hick shouted to Smart to bring his wife drink of whiSkey.
 Smart got out the whiskey and mixed highball. Mrs. Wheaton tasted it first, made wry face, and said:
 why this tastes like poison"
 Smart took sip, exclaimed, Tt sure does"
 An hour later both died in agony.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27

few hours, bringing peace and jus tice to the inhabitants"
 Guarded hints in, dispatches which passed the Nationalist censors indi- cated that Franco was ready to at- tack the city. But it was indicated also that he believed his attack would be purely formal one and the city would fall quickly. It was still uncertain what had happened to interrupt peace negotia- tions. The Nationalists and Loyal iSts had been exchanging radio mes sages in an agreed cipher.
 The Nationalist radio Salamanca broadcast one of these at 11:15 o'clock last night. It started:
 Key Alfa Omega 3 with 8. 143 555 929. :" Then followed 59 three fig ure groups.
 Agree On Surrender Fifteen minutes later the Madrid radio said that the Republican de- fense council had agreed to the Ma tionalist condition that the Republi- can air force be surrendered today.
 At 3:55 a. m. today the Madrid radio announced:
 "As the result of the abrupt in- terruption of peace negotiations the defense council continues in per- manent session. studying the man. ner for preparing its means of de- fense rapidly in order to oppose a tenacious resistance to the enemy.
 "All Republican forces should re- main at their posts and await the councils orders"
 Bombing Planes Warn
 Madrid, March 27.-(UP)-Twelve heavy bombing planes flew low over Madrid today in portentious warn- ing that the Nationalists expect i'm mediate surrender.
 A half hearted burst of fire came from Loyalist anti-aircraft guns in the southern zone of the city, but low flying planes dropped no bombs as they swept over and disappeared to the north.
 The people of Madrid, who once were willing to fight the Nationalist with clubs and paving stones against bayonets and hanu grenades il necessary, awaited the end of the war, cold, hungry and dispirited. They wanted the war to end al once, on whatever terms, and they hoped only that it woald come without the horror of a battle in tht city streets.
 All day yesterday they gathered in groups, eagerly discussing the prospect of peace. They asked whether "the man on the white horse" - Nationalist GeneraliSsimc Francisco Franco would ride through the city and they were ready to celebrate Nationalist oc- cupation as a fete.
 Food Conveys Ready
 Nationalist radios kept blaring oui fan announcement that their fooc conveys. long prepared, were wait ing outside on all roads leading into Madrid.
 Madrilenos, listening to these an nouncements as they ate their meal; of lentils and beans-and few oi those-were ready to receive them. The city was hungry. The people were shivering after pig snowfall heaviest of the entire season. Hearses were passing through streets all over the city all day long with the bodies | of the men. women and children
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
Starving People Fight
 Loyalist Defenders
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2. That the Nationalists felt they had reason to believe that, if they did start a formal attack, they would be doing a favor to the de- fense council by giving it a reason to surrender to major force.
 It was reported from Burgos that the Nationalists in their negotiations with Loyalist secret envoys last week had set midnight last night as the dead line of a 72 hour ultimatum for the city's surrender.
 Radio broadcasts from Madrid left no doubt that the defense council had been preparing to meet the Ma tionalist demands, and was prepar- ing imminently to meet the first conditions which was for surrender of the Loyalist air force, the planes to be flown to Nationalist air bases
 Peace On Any Terms
 Direct dispatches left no doubt also that the civilian population hungry, cold in the heaviest snow fall of the year, wapted immediate peace on any terms.
 The Nationalists already were driving at an astonishing pace through southern Republican areas meeting almost no resistance and taking thousands upon thousands of prisoners who merely awaited their arrival to surrender.
 Generallisimo Francisco Franco the Nationalist leader, broadcast an appeal direct to all people in Repub- lican territory, soldiers and civilians alike, to surrender and prevent fur 'ther bloodshed.
 Franco pledged himself to take no reprisals against ordinary Republi- can soldiers or even against militant members of political parties opposed to the Nationalist movement He said that ordinary courts of justice would handle complaints against the only ones who would be prosecuted-per- sons who had committed actual crimes during the civil war. At the same time he warned that anybody responsible for shedding further blood would be punished.
 Civilians in Ugly Mood
 The Nationalists broadcast a state- ment asserting that after an out burst of firing in the Madrid sub- lrbs this morning, deserters cros-- ing to the Nationalist lines, disclosed that fighting had started, and wa growing increasingly intense, be. tween civilians and "that portion of the Madrid garrison which want. ed to continue resistance.
 White flags were reported going up all the time in windows and or high roofs in Madrid.
 Following up the surrender appea by Franco, the Nationalist Az radio on the Madrid front begar broadcasting the following appeal te the people of Madrid:
 Nationalist Spain demands thai there be no delay, not be single hour, in the unconditional surrender of Madrid.
 Hour Of Liberation Nears
 People of Madrid! The hour oi liberation is very near. Within a few hours our flag will fly from the highest point in the Capital.
 Franco's army. overcoming all re- Sistance will enter Madrid within g
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
YANKEE CLIPPER
 LANDS SAFELY
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fey, executive of the Boeing Com pany which built the plane, and Ar- thur B. Gaylord, executive of Wright Aeronautical Corpn., which built the engines.
 Objectives of the shakedown trip which includes stops here, at Lis bon, Marseilles, Southampton and Foynes, Ireland-Were to test radio and weather reporting facilities and give ground personnel experience in handling the big craft.
 The ship will stay over for several hours here before taking off for Lis bon. No point-to-point schedule was to be maintained; officials of the company said 24 hour stopovers may be made to calibrate instruments and instruct base personnel.
 The flight was preliminary to the inauguration of regular trans atlantic air service. The Clipper is the first of six similar planes to be placed in commercial operation by Pan-American Airways.
 Having passenger capacity of "A, the craft is all-metal. It has a top speed of 180 miles an hour, cruis- ing speed of 150 miles per hour and radius of 4,275 miles. Each of the four motors generate 1900 horse power and are accessible for Servic- ing during flight.
 Baltimore. March 27-UP)-The
 Only Incident
 only untoward incident of the Yankee Clippers inaugural flight of the Atlantic was some difficulty en- countering in boiling eggs for break fast.
 Steward William Thaler radioed headquarters:
 How long does it take to boil a three-minute egg at 8,100 feet?"
 Headquarters radioed back: twelve minutes"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
Italy, France Are Both Jockeying For Rights
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would be ready to deal with the quarrel in a manner as moderate as Mussolini's but against a back > ground of armed strength also as great as that of the Italian pre- mier. France moved to strengthen her naval forces in the Mediter- ranean even while expressing SatiS- faction with Mussolini's attitude.
 No Quick Settlement
 There is little hope, however, that Italy and France can suddenly pat each other on the back and call of their controversy. Both nations are now under dictatorial regimes. Dala- dier's role as strong man in France depends upon protecting every inch of French soil. In Italy, Mussolinis 20-year-old Fascist movement has grown powerful on promises of a great Roman empire around the Mediterranean and he will not sud- denly turn meek in the midst of fearful and rapidly changing Europe.
 A great deal of bluSter and sword rattling appears certain to accom- pany whatever negotiations may take place after the two powers jockey for the most advantageous position at the conference table. And in addition there is the possibility that Mussolini can use Spain as club against both France and Great Britain.
 Italy Helped Plenty
 Tknliof1 or6 1to1iaT1 materials have played a dominant role in the Franco triumph over Spanish Republican forces and Mus solini does not let the world forget that his soldiers are in Spain and that Italians hold the Strategically important island of Majorca in the Mediterranean. He has promised to get out and the Spaniards have promised to kick him out if neces- sary but for the purpose of the pres ent negotiations, France is sur- rounded on three sides by totalitar- ian powers and persistent diplo- matic reports are that Nationalist Spain will soon join the German Italian-Japanese anti-comintern all liance.
 Meanwhile. Great Britains' hopes of a quick anti-aggfessior declara- ton in which France, Poland and Soviet Russia would join against further Nazi expansion have failed for the time being at least to serve even as a warning to the Nazi-Fas- cist partnership.
 Speech Was Moderate
 The speech itself was moderate in tone. It was regarded as likely to lead to negotiations soon after the fall of Madrid on three point basis:
 1-Dominance of Italy in the Med- iterranean and Italian naval equality with Frence.
 Enlightenment of the French
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27

1 Italian treaty of 1885, which Italy abrogated last December. by a new treaty settling the status of Tunisia Djibouti and the canal.
 3-Recognition by Italy that the settlement of these questions wipes out any and all obligations France might have had toward Italy as the result of the secret London treaty of 1915, under which Italy was promised concessions for joining in the World war.
 Main Points In Speech
 Government circles, discussing Mussolini's speech, said that it con- tained these main points:
 Italy desires peace based on 1 recognition by all major powers in general and France in particular of Italy's "sacrosanct rights"
 2-The Berlin-Rome axis" re- mains solid.
 3-Outstanding problems between Italy and France must be settled at once or the present breach separat- ing the countries may become so wide that it might prove impossible to bridge it by peaceful means.
 4-1taly must be predominant in the Mediterranean which, to Ital- ians, includes the Adriatic.
 5-Italy must continue arming, turning out even more ships, can- non and airplanes.
 Exchange of Telegrams
 Fascists hailed as proof of the solidity of the axis" the following exchange of telegrams yesterday between Adolf Hitler and Mussolini: |:
 Hltler:-"On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of Fascist groups of combat think with cordial, faithful friendship of you, victorious creator of a proud, new Italy. With the same ideals, the German people stand side by side with the Italian people, tempered ln battle in defense against all man. euVers Of hatred and incomprehen- sion aimed at throttling the legiti- mate will to life of our two people and endangering world peace"
 Mussolini:-"I thank you for the message you sent to me on the occa- sion Of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Fas- cism. The new conception of life Of our two revolutionary movements IS destined to bend the reactionary and conservative positions of the old world, at the same time eliminating dangers of Bolshevik theology. This will occur for the welfare of our two peoples and for the peaceful devel- opment of new basis of European civilization"
 France Comedies Nothing
 Paris, March 2-(UP)-The coun- Gil of ministers, debating Italy's Mediterranean demands as vaguely outlined by Premier Benito Musso- li1i in his Sunday speech, decreed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27

success. Yesterday, with more than 700 volunteers taking part, the hunt extended as far as Southington mountain and Cedar lake, along Meriden and Wolcott roads.
 Mad River Secured
 Several groups of searchers today centered their efforts along the Mad river and nearby ponds and dams. A pond at Meriden road and Wood- land avenue was dragged, while hip-booted searchers waded along the river.
 At the Scovill dam, the dragging went on, with the surface of the large pond being covered foot by foot. Several witnesses claimed