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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27

twin brother. Kew. sidney I.
James viii conduct the service. and
burial will be In Mountain View
cemetery.
HENRY Ia MONT
Henry Lamont. ~. OF si3i SO.
Yakima ave. died at his home
Wednesday. He was born In New
York and had lived here 81 years.
He leaves a daughter. Mrs. O. X.
DAVIS OF San Diego. and sister.
Mrs. Louise Hsrtlof OF Tacoma
Funeral announcement by Piper
MRS. WILLIAM MANSON
Mrs. Janet Manson. 81 Of es0t
Pacific ave. died in a local hospital
Tuesday, She was the widow Of
William Manson A native Of Can
ada she had lived In Tacoma since
1889 She leaves a son. William A.
Manson. Of Tacoma. Funeral An.
nouncement by Piper
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
HARRY ANGER

Harry Anger. as, died Thursday
at his home, '2e15 Ea. r St He was
born at Billings Mont. and had
lived here 80 years He was a
member of the Transfers union.
local 313. and had been ware
houseman for Schoenfeld's for 10
years. He leaves = daughter
Betty. and a brother. George. Of
Tacoma: three sisters. Mrs. II.
Ramsey OF Glendale. Calf, MIS-.
6. Wager Of Seattle and Miss Gene
We've Anger Of Tacoma. and his
mother, Mrs. Rose Anger Of Ia
coma Funeral announcement by
vnn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
MRS. JOSIAH MORRISON

Mrs. Carrie l.. Morrison. 90.
resident OF Tacoma since 1880 died
Wednesday night at her home. 1904
So. Park ave She was born at
Eagle Creek. Ore. and came here
from Yakima. Surviving are her
husband, JOSIAH H.; three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Prudence Price Of Taco
ma. Mrs Freds Unison Of Graham
and Mrs. Mildred Sufaco Of Fair
view, Ore. two sons. Lester and
Gerald; "A sister. Mrs. l.. J. Wiley.
and a brother, J r. Minner. all Of
Yakima; II grandchildren and
three great-grandchildr Funeral
announcement by Buckley-king
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Hitler Is Reported
Offering Basis for
Peace With Poles
Donzig, Corridor Highway,
And Economic Pact
Declared Terms
BY the Associated Press.

WARSAW, March 29-Foreign
diplomatic circles expressed the be-
lief today that Poland and Germany
might reach an agreement over
Danzig following NaZi assurances
that Adolf Hitler wished peace with
this country.
Hitler was said to have indicated
to Poland that he wanted complete
annexation of the Free City of
Danzig, German uncontrolled motor
road connecting Germany with East
Prussia across the Polish corridor,
and broad economic understand
ing" with Warsaw.
It was believed, however. that the
Fuehrer may have caused these
maximum demands to be circulated
in order later to compromise for
less
Ambassador Hans Won Moltke yes
terday assured Foreign Minister
Joseph Beck that Poland had Moth
ing to fear from Germany.
Bloc on Verge of Failure.
A French British proposal for
paper agreement with Poland to bar
further German expansion in
Europe, meanwhile, was reported on
the verge of failure because of a
Polish belief that such a step might
provoke Germany to action. How
ever. the proposal is to be reviewed
by Col. Beck during his forthcoming
visit to London.
The British government was said
to have indicated that it would be
impossible to forbid complete Ger
man annexation of Danzig, which
was taken from the Reich at the
end of the World War and admin
istered under the League of Ma
tions.
Britains position was said to be
that because Danzig. which lies at
the head of the Polish Corridor, is
inhabited by Germans British pub
lie opinion would not understand a
war" over its return to Germany.
Poland has huge economic inter-
ests in Danzig and feels that if
France and Britain would not aid
her in safeguarding them she should
seek an agreement with Germany,
or, failing such an agreement, fight
for Danzig herself.
The French-Polish military al
lance of 1921, it was pointed out, is
valid only in the event of direct
attack on Poland
Change in Relations Seen.
An authoritative German admoni-
ton that Poland turn a deaf ear to
foreign sirens" was regarded in
some Polish quarters as the signal of
(See POLAND, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Reorganization Report
Sent 10 White House

BY tee Associated Press.
Congress granted President Roose-
welt broad authority to consolidate
government agencies and eliminate
their overlapping functions when
the House approved a compromise
reorganization bill today and sent
it to the White House.
The measure was approved on
a voice. vote and thus ended Mr.
Roosevelt's two-year controversy
with Congress over reorganization
legislation.
1t was not as complete triumph
as the administration would have
desired, however, since Congress
wrote numerous restrictions into
the bill and deleted most of the
points around which greater strife
had centered in the last session.
Congress retained for itself the
right to veto presidential reorgani-
zation orders. Such orders would
become effective automatically with
in 60 days of their submission to
Congress, however, unless both SEN
ate and House turned them down
within that period.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Roosevelt Makes Check
Before Leaving Capital
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt made a final
checkup on foreign and congress
sional matters today before leaving
this afternoon for Today stay at
Warm Springs, Ga.
Before going to his Office, he con-
ferred with Postmaster General Far
ley, Senate Majority Leader Bark
ley, and Secretary of State Hull.
He went over the general legisla-
tive situation with Senator Barkley,
and later at his Office conferred on
taxes with Chairman Doughton of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
He also conferred on railroad
legislation with Chairman Wheeler
of the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee.
The Presidents special train will
take him first to Alabama, for visits
to Tuskegee Institute, colored insti-
tuition, and to Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, co-educational college at
Auburn.
The train will reach Tuskegee to-
morrow about 1890 am. He will
tour the campus by automobile for
about an hour and will address the
assembled students from his car.
Then Mr.. Roosevelt will drive north
ward to Auburn and follow a similar
schedule. He expects to reach Warm
Springs about 3 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Interesting Circulation
Facts and Figures

The net press count in
printing last Sundays Star
after deducting waste copies
was 165, ,127.
The total circulation after
deducting copies to employees,
sold in bulk, leftovers, etc., was
162,660, returns from news
stands yet to be deducted.
Of the above circulation all
but about 4,500 was within
Washington and suburbs and
more than 100000 delivered by
carriers directly into the best
homes of all classes.
The circulation of The Star
is running about 10000 Sun
day and 5000 daily ahead of
this time last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Man, Wedged
In Window, Dies
In Chapel Fire
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DARBY, Pa, March 29.-Wedged
in window through which he tried
to escape, 50-year- -old man burned
to death last night as fire roared for
hours through the Delaware County
Mission, turning a prayer service
into a panic.
Several others were trampled as
270 inmates sought to flee from
the mission chapel which filled
rapidly with smoke when flames
broke out in a boiler room. Some
old and feeble tainted A few. un-
able to push through the mass. ran
to the second floor and leaped to
safety through windows
Supt. j. T. Barnes tried to restore
order by playing on an organ.
The dead man, Roy Spencer. was
among those who rushed for Sec
ond-story windows. His clothing
caught in heavy screen.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
500 Chinese, Living Bombs,
Die to Stop Japanese 7 unks

the Chinese accounts said, "at the
sacrifice of the lives of these fear
less soldiers"
The report could not be confirmed
from other sources.
The account recalled a similar
story of Japanese heroism during
the battle for Shanghai in 1892.
Intensified Chinese guerrilla at
tacks, including one in suburban
Chapel, where irregulars killed 10
japanese sentries, were reported by
Chinese.
Another band raided the Hang
chow Railroad southwest of Shang-
hal. The Chinese reports said the
results were disastrous" to the Jap
anese.
Other Chinese dispatches said
fighting was continuing near Man.
chang. The Chinese estimated Jap.
anese losses at $4,000 In the bit
ter Nanchang fighting.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Hitler Speech Expected
In BottIeship Launching
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILHELMSHAVEN. Germany.
March 29.-Word spread here today
that Reichsfuehrer Hitler would de-
liver a speech on the city's largest
square on Saturday.
He was scheduled to attend
launching of the 35,000-ton battle
ship Won Tripitz and from the tone
of the German press in past weeks
in its references to Britain it was
assumed Hitler would make an i'm
portant declaration concerning Ger
man naval power.
The question even was raised
whether it were possible he would
serve notice on Britain that the
British German naval accord of
| 1885 would be cancelled.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Avoiding commitment on recent
proposals for modification of social
security taxes, Chairman Arthur j
Altmeyer of the Social Security
Board today recommended to the
House Ways and Means Committee
broadly iberalized old-age bene-
fits program.
A feature of the program, dis
closed for the first time today in
detail, is recognition of the fam
lily unit" through a rescaling of old
age pensions to bring less than at
present to retired single workers,
but more to retired married work.
ers. New provisions for pensions to
widows and orphans, also are in
cluded.
Estimating eventual cost of the
proposed program as less than the
present one, DR.. Altmeyer side.
stepped efforts to elicit his opinion
on the tax notifications proposed
last week by Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau by saying. in effect
that it is question for Congress to
decide in the light of public reaction
The chairman said he is still op-
posed to allowing tax credit to en-
ployers for existing private pension
plans. He added there has been a
great increase" in private plans
since the social security law was
passed in 1885 and that these sup
Elementary systems are at lower cost
to employers than previously.
Dr. Altmeyer also submitted
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Britain to Double Home Army
By Speeding Up Recruiting
Increase to $4,000 Men Will Permit
Sending 80 Divisions to Continent

Richard Austen Butler, undersec-
retary for foreign affairs, told ques-
TONERS Britain would not consider
the advisability of adhering to the
Franco-Soviet pact" which pledges
France and Soviet Russia to mutual
aid against unprovoked aggression.
I'm Touch" With Moscow.
Mr.. Chamberlain was asked by
Conservative Robert Boothby for as
surance the government would
maintain the closest contact and
cooperation with the government
of the Soviet Union
Mr.. Chamberlain replied that
London was "in touch" with Mos
COW. He was expected to make a
fuller statement on government pol
icies later today.
Meanwhile, it was announced that
Guy La Chambre, French air min
lister, would visit London early next
week to discuss coordination of
French British air rearmament as
a further step in military co-opera-
ton between the two countries.
Britain's chief of staff, Gen. Wis
count Gort, is now in France for
similar defense talks.
The probabilities of decisive test
between the Fasicts and the nom
Fascist states of Europe increased
as a consequence of the Nationalist
victory in Spain.
The question of concern to Eng
land and France was whether Gen
Franco would retain his ties with
Germany and Italy to the exclusion
of other allegiances.
With that question answered, the
opportunity might be at hand for
a showdown over domination of the
Mediterranean. Italian and German
agitation for colonies. or the trade
which al nations desire
Evening star., 1939-03-29
.Griffenhagen
Report Hit by
School Chiefs
Plan Unnecessary
And Undesirable,
Says Dr.. BoIIou
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Public school officials today made
a mass attack before the reorgani-
zation subcommittee of the House
District Committee on a proposal in
the Griffenhagen report to destroy
the independence of the Board of
Education.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of schools, who led the battle,
strongly denounced the plan as "un-
desirable and unnecessary" as
fundamental administrative ar
rangement. and said the present set
up of the school system is much
simpler than the one proposed in
the Griffenhagen report.
Scheduled to start at 10 o'clock,
it was 10:40 before any of the sub
committee members arrived. At that
time, Representative McGehee.
Democrat, of Mississippi, pushed his
way through the crowded commit
tee room and apologized for the
delay. He announced that Repre-
sentative Kennedy, Democrat, of
Maryland, the subcommittee chair
man, had missed a train in Balti-
more, and had telephoned him to
conduct the hearing until his ar
rival. Later, Representatives Mich
OILS, Democrat. CT Oklahoma, and
Bates, Republican, of Massachusetts,
joined Mr.. McGhee.
Drayton First Witness.
Charles E. Drayton, chairman of
the Legislative Committee of the
School Board. the first witness,
placed in the record of the hearings
report adopted by the board March
l outlining its views on the Griffen-
hagen plan. This report was par
ticularly critical of the proposal to
substitute an Advisory Committee
for the present School Board. In
this connection it said:
Citizens Boards or Advisory
Committees are provided for in con-
nection with certain of the depart
ments to be set up; this being true in
the case of the Department of Edu-
cation. The Citizens Boards are to
exercise appeal, policy determining
rule approving and other special
functions, but not to exercise execu-
| tive direction; and the Advisory
Committees of Citizens would rem
der counsel to the officials on prob
lens and policies affecting the par
ticular departments Manifestly
this is sop thrown to those who
still feel that some element of local
control and voice in the manage
ment of strictly local functions Of
government shall be maintained, but
1t is not clear that this proposed
method will serve this end or be a
wise or adequate substitute for q
Board of Education having real
functions to perform and represent
ative of and responsible to the
citizenry at large.
! I'VE believe that education con-
stitutes special case and involves
functions definitely distinguishable
from those Connected with practically
all other functions of municipal
government. There is no statement
OF facts in the Griffenhagen report
which tends to show that the pur-
poses sought under the present or
ganic act, setting up a Board If
Education clothed with adequate
powers, have not been attained.
There is no proof offered that anv
savings would result from the
changes proposed insofar as they
affect the school system. nor that
more efficient school system would
result therefrom. The burden of
proof in this. as in all other cases,
rests upon those who propose a
change from system long in opera
Evening star., 1939-03-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
SHANGHAI, March 29.-Chinese
newspapers printed heroic accounts
today of 500 Chinese soldiers who
offered their lives to stop Japanese
tank charges by strapping explosives
to their bodies and hurting them
selves like living bombs at the ma
chimes.
Squadrons of heavy tanks plunged
relentlessly through Chinese fire and
ornaments at Nanchang, Kiangsi
provincial capital, on Saturday, the
newspapers related.
The Chinese commander called for
volunteers. Five hundred respond
ed, bound dynamite and bombs
around their bodies and, when the
invaders charged again, threw
themselves before the approaching
tanks.
"All the tanks were destroyed"
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Film Actress Beaten,
Left Near Death
By Assai|ant
Juvenile Player Feared
Victim Of Russian
Doneer's Slayer
picture on Page A-5.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, March 29.-Delia
Bogard. l7-year-old motion picture
juvenile, was slugged and critically
injured today by an attacker she told
police stepped from behind a build
ing as she walked to her home.
Radio Policemen E. NJ Rinehart
and w. R. Harley said they feared
she was victim of the same as
sailant who fatally wounded Anya
Sosoyeva, blond Russian dancer, or
Los Angeles City College campus
February Is.
1ncoherent and only partially con-
scious, Miss Sogard told the officers
she was on her way home from a
movie when the attack took place
They found her lying on a lawn
after answering call that a woman
was screaming.
Found in Secluded Spot.
Beside her was piece of timber
which the police described as similar
to that used by Miss Sosoyeva s
attacker.
Hospital attendants said pre-
limAary investigation indicated the
girl had not been criminally at.
tackled. Neither was Miss Sosoyeva
an autopsy surgeon reported.
In both instances, the officer.
pointed out, the man picked a Sc.
cluded spot to wait and strike hi.
victim as she passed by. Search was
renewed for a man with streamins
blond hair, reported seen feeins
from the scene of Miss Sosoyeva'.
beating, which occurred as shs
walked from her apartment to :
campus auditorium to appear in {
dramatic skit with other members ot
an evening class.
Reported Near Death.
Miss Bogard was reported neal
death, her skull apparently frac.
tured. Conscious long enough tt
give police an incoherent descrip.
tion of what occurred, she lapsec
into coma. Physicians said hel
recovery was problematical.
More than score of radio patro
cars were ordered to search for hel
aseailant.
The girl, an accomplished dancer
had appeared in vaudeville and il
several film productions, includin,
role as ''Tomboy Taylor" in {
Mickey Mcclure" series with Micke.
Rooney, and recently completed
part in What a Life"
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Mr.. Ross, a contributing
editor of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, is one of the distin-
guished journalists of the
United States.
From 1918 to 1884 he was
Washington correspondent of
that newspaper, receiving the
Pulitzer Prize in 1882. Editor
of the Post Dispatch editorial
page from 1884 to 1888, he has
returned to Washington as a
commentator on national af-
fairs.
Mr.. Ross articles will appear
thrice weekly on The Stars
opposite : the = editorial page.
His comment and opinion will
be added to those of the
writer's who make this page
of outstanding interest in
Washington.
Beginning April 3, the Ross
articles will appear Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
Evening star., 1939-03-29
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, March 29-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain announced in the
House of Commons today that the
strength of the British territorial
field army would be doubled, giving
it total of 100000 men.
The Prime Minister indicated.
however. that the government would
not introduce CONSUMPTION to bring
the territorial army-corresponding
to the United States National
Guard-up to this figure.
Answering question, Mr. Cham
berlain indicated that as a result of
the new move Britain would "in
time" be prepared to send 38 divi-
sions to the continent in the event
of war.
War Secretary Leslie Hore- Belisha
as recently as March announced
that Britain would be ready to send
10 divisions to the continent in war
time.
COnscriptiOn Discussed.
Previously Mr. Chamberlain had
told the House that compulsory ma
tional service in Britain had been
discussed with French leaders during
President Albert Lebrun's state visit.
When pressed further on this point
the Prime Minister refused to deny
reports that he had promised French
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet to
introduce compulsory service in
Britain.
In announcing the territorial army
increase, Mr.. Chamberlain said "a
further and much augmented effort
will be required to bring home to
the nation the need for obtaining
the numbers (of recruits) aimed at
in the shortest possible time
1t previously had been planned to
give the territorial army total Of
204 900 men by the end of 1889.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

MOSCOW, March % (P.-The
Soviet Motorship Chelyuskinetz,
6,598 tons, was wrecked in Esthonian
waters, newspapers reported today.
The ship, which recently voyaged
around the world, was near Tallin,
ran aground during a storm Monday
and broke in two. The steamer
, Ashkhabad saved the crew of SO.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
LiberaIized Security
Benefits Outlined
By A|tmeyer
Greater Aid to Stotes
In Unemployment
Is Also Requested
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Presidents Advisory Council
on Social Security and Social Sc
curity Board each recommended
liberalization OF ld1D this 1Dinter.
Since then House Ways and
Means Committee has decided
against important extension OF
couerage OF act, but is still con-
sidering other Hbevulisations and
reUision of tar provisions. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Morgenthau
last week suggested that pay roll
tares not be raised nert year as
scheduled.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Neutrality Hearings
Are Ordered DESPITE
Pittman' S Objections
Senate Committee Votes
II to 8 for Meetings,
Starting Wednesday
BACKGROUND

AChGROUND-
Neutrality laW UaS product
primarily OF Senate Investigation
OF munitions industry and GER
tain eDents leading to American
participation in World War. Be-
cause of its rigidity, adminiStra-
ton leadership has cKated under
its provisions, and agitation tor
its repeal, or at least reuision, has
been increasing in recent months.
BY the Associated Press.
Overriding its chairman by H.
to-8 vote, the Senate Foreign Rela.
tions Committee today ordered hear
ings, beginning next Wednesday, or
half a dozen pending proposals fol
changes in the Neutrality Act.
Chairman Pittman, who has pro-
posed revision of the act to bring
munitions within the cash ano
carry" clause, sought to obtain COM
mittee action without hearings.
A 9-to-9 tie vote on this propose
was broken when one Senator
changed his mo" vote to aye ano
another Senator arrived during the
balloting to cast an AYE" vote.
The committee then adopted
unanimously, Senator Pittman sale
later, motion that public hearings
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Czech Army to Disbund

PRAGUE, March % R.-Demobi-
ization of the last of now-vanished
Czecho Slovakia's regular army,
which once numbered 10000 men,
was set today for Friday.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Summary of Todoy's Star

Foreign.
Hitler's reported offering basis for
peace with Poles. Page Al
Franco holds all Spain, war officially
over. Page Al
Britain to double home army by
speeding up recruiting. Page Al
French cabinet o. KS Daladier reply
to Duce. Page IA
Nationalist Army takes over Valen-
cia unresisted. Page Al
Reich taking greater hold on Evan
gelical Church. Page "A
Notionol.
House committee cuts w. P. A. fund
to 100000 Page Al
Senate group meets to consider hear
ings on neutrality. Page Al
Young movie actress left near death
by assailant. Page Al
Typhoid vaccine of higher potency
developed Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
School officials hit Griffenhagen
Education Board plan. Page Al
Lower exemption in D. G. income tax
pian indicated. Page b.1
Evening star., 1939-03-29

(See GRIFFENHAGEN, Page AID
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Relief Fund Cut
To$100,000,000
In Committee
House Unit, Moreover,
Holds Proposal on
Side Of Libero|ity'
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Because bulk OF w. P. A. relief
goes to city dWellers, rural legis-
ldtorS in Congress hare been rel
dtiUely cool to1Dard meeting all
administration requests for funds
for this program. At the same
time they hdDe concentrated
their strength on increased farm
relief. Despite frank suggestion
that conflict could be adjusted by
"log -rolling," division ,Uas suN-
ciently deep yesterday in House
to bring cut in farm appropria-
ton bill.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

(See NEUTRALITY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-03-29

(See SPAIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-03-29

(See SOCIAL SECURITY, Page A-3
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Soviet Ship Wrecked

(See FARM RELIEF, Page abb
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Weather Forecast

Intermittent rain, with slowly rising
temperature tonight and tomorrow;
lowest tonight about AZ. Temperatures
today-Highest 40, at pm; lowest, IS,
at $50 am. Full report on page Az
Evening star., 1939-03-29

(See POLAND, Page A-4)