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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
SOLON WOULD
REMOVE ERNST
Kerstetter Proposes
Five = Man Board to
Run State Welfare
~, Tacoma Time. staff writer

CAPITOL, Olympia $3.50 A
Pierce county senator today
moved to remove Charles
Ernst as director of the state
department Of social security.
DR.. G.. B. kerstetter did il
by introducing a complete SO
cial security bill, which. among
other things, would place the
department under a board Of
five, TO be named by the gov
ernor with consent Of the state
senate.
kerstetter. member of the
senate social security committee
which IL now preparing the mas
ter" bill on the subject. admitted
he had introduced his bill In an
effort To force acceptance OF at
least some Of his views.
He proposed the fiye-man board
should be named so a. 10 repre-
sent the following Labor. the
general public. the state auditors
office. the state sttorney-genersls
office. and the governor.
He would give tho board mem.
bers six-yesT terms. pay them
81 900 per year.
s Divisions Now
There are five divisions Of social
security nov each board member
would be the executive head Of
one.
Newsletter included In hX bill
q provision. which. he said. would
insure each recipient Of old az.
assistance at least so a month.
MY plaza" he said. "soaid
reduce the present red-iap~.
cut sdnninistrati,. espensr.
and describe administrative
duii~. la n detailed manner"
To .cOnserY. home rule. ker-
stettef proposed that cOmmissiOn-
ers Of each county fret pass on
pensions applicants. that then the
state department would nave 10
either approve Or disapprOYs i'm
medistely. giving reasons
Named by County
he proposed that county sosisi
securiiy administrations b. named
by county commissioners
Ksrsiettsr's bill appeared on
heels Of ming by the ssnSi. social
security committee Of titls ~ the
coming master bill This w1
taken 10 indicate that the hp0y II
the bill would not 10 ready until
after IN. oeabiln. for filing bills
Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

officialE Viii reopen next III
cleared for the government
vedsrsl Judge Edward " cDsh
man. IN q decision from the hseh
Friday afternoon. rsbafsd ms
corps ~ defense attorneys EN-
pbsiicslly
Led ny Dsfsns. Attorney George
" yandsryssr Of Seattle. they
asMin ssssiIsd admission Of iesti.
moBy Thursday BY the fDfmsf
=. g 4 o ioasi ssl~s manager,
Malcolm y Christensen. IN winch
he related words VI Defendant
William A brooms. accusing b~-
PENDANTS witiis As4sos,tx.
Joshua y simmons and ~ Harry
Meyers - fraud and the ~doUbis
cfsss
BroOIHs. pfes.afat ~ the y q q
o Deysi0pmrni Co. and principal
public speaker for ne shois oil
promotion sntsrprias. Sas quoted
AZ saying in July. 1891. that ne
had suspected the others ever sincs
January that rear.
BY fsfsnss eoianssis ~ tho ~.
no 900 mail fraud AMI conspiracy
trisi. nich testimony sss attacked
a. only hssfssy AMI damaging ~
the other 1.fsndsnis Judge cushs
man hsd admitted u q, Inc time
for Consideration only with regard
10 Ht0oms himself Attorney Van
dssysss csnsfiestly charged that
SUCH remarks by sfaoms we're
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
RECOVER DOnI1Eog
TWO DROWNED BOYS

!, Los ASGgLEs--1ns bodies n
MN Msj~i. 10. and bruce now-
ARD. ~. missing for 10 days. u9Ss
recovered early today from .
slough ~ the s~ss o0tshLss ~ IN
city.
coronsrs officers. after . pre-
iininary examination. said In
boys apparently had drowned.
Police expressed belief that they
had fallen INTO the slough uhiie
~ play. An autopsy was ordesek
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

that the train was travelling At
terrific speed and that the last
seven cars ~ " became IN
coupled. bounded down the right
of-wsy behind the main train for
a quarter Of q mile, then plunged
down a 20-foot embankment,
Nlost HAD Retired
G. ~ Saunders. Negro Pullman
porter. who Was ON duty In one
Of the overturned cars. said they
bounded along behind the train.
hitting about every 10 or 90 feet"
before they left the right OF way.
carrying with them great sections
OF tracks and ties.
The wreck occurred after most
of the Pullman occupants had re-
tired for the night and some NJ
the injured had 10 h. pulled from
their bertbr and carried out by
ambulance attendants and doctors
summoned from Laramie. 20 miles
east. and by townsfolk aroused by
noise.
Oa Way 10 Esposttsos
The greatest number Of INJURED
were from Des Aoinss. Employees
Of the Bankers Life company had
chartered two Pullmsns for . trip
10 San Francisco and the Golden
Gate International exposition
lager and his wife were along ~
chaperons Apparently both Of the
escursionis,s' cars were wrecked.
In all. the train pulled 10
coaches
". c. Poriwood. Is. Of Dayen.
port. la. who WAS In one of the
car, overturned. said he WAS
playing bridge with three other
passengers when the car began 10
vibrste. lie was treated for cuts
and bruises.
Il suddenly felt everything 20
over, easy like" he said Every
one tried 10 grab onto something,
When | rsgsined my oomposurs.
saw the badly crushed body Of
another person. but knew that
was ali right"
Police Cosdos torns~d
Following the Laramie ambl-
lshces 10 the scene ~sf. several
carloads Of state police who I'M
medistely established lines around
the wrecked cars. and evacuated
all persons not aiding the doctors.
A crowd Of several hundred cur.
ous had gathered by this time.
Hospitals NJ Laramie wsrs
crowded hut city offieisis sid
The ,ninssd ~ere b~ing given
adequate attention.
Boslsr 10 in the extreme south
ern part Of Wyoming and on tho
main line ~ tho Union Pacific be-
tween Salt Lake city and Dies
Moines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27


made 10 yind,ests himself
Bearing In mind what this is~.
siit u about. ~ ouiiipsa by ina
prosecution and a. ssstsd IN the
Indictment. said Judge cushmsn
Slowly and eafsfniy, sthss~ 10.
fsndsnts. 81 part u an alleged
scheme 10 dsfrAyd. ~sfs pfslsias
the integrity and pnIIsni hfspy ami
high motives 81 one another As
hfpvms. la that conversation that
igeh place. 10 made 10 say that ~
had bseoras convinced ~ fsf bssk
~ the first ~ the year that esf-
tain ~ these defendants we're. -
! fseaii u. 'sisssbis sst.sssnx' him
Now the period " sls moatss
ihsrs DS,sssa this fifsi ~ sh~ gear
aud this Tins 10 jsiy. Nbsn u 10
sllsssd this sasysfs1tlsn tssos
place the svsasnes MAJ hsss 81.
fssdT shown o. may hereafter
shnp that durtsE that period. IA
spite the fact ths, ,hs defendant
bstems had D~eoms ssn ssnesd
these men Hsss nat tho honest,
slghsmindsd men II 10 claimed ny
the prosecution ~ vas represent
ins thsm u ~. yet he continued
~ 10 90
soH In ia ssesseS, : frals<ssgl-
snt representation 10 that an ar.
eussd represents sofnSshsna 10 hs
tftss that 10 false. that he knows n
10 ~ false, that he makes ths rep
rss<ntati0ns for ths pufpc@~ thzt
tils person 10 sshom b< makes II.
o. 10 whom he - Instrumental In
bringing the representation. shall
Dsiisys Il TO De true. and b<fi~ssnx
u 10 ~ tfus. that they shall part I
with their messy Vt propsrs fH>nl<
their Disadvantages
"s0~ you are satifsiy night that
what NJ. brooa< II ssla ~ h4<s
said would be no syidsnes that 4
Ihsse men That he Was beratlnx
we're anything but honest. high
men but when you come
10 the second siement that he
<ne~ u b. be false. night there IL
whore this evidence becomes ma.
.sriai.' II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
Injured Girl Soon to Know She Lost One of Her Limbs

abr Niii bsslE 70 ~lgsis hsf
lsssx Then Il all be her
nurses Or bsr Do iors duty 10
tsii nsf that the bump 90 her
forehead Nax not The only
thing thr saiOfDgblis dad.
khe siiI ~ told then that ths
car sIso Dansled her left Lex
ana that abile shs 9ss N the
biT white rom. surgeons hsd
~ ampiifs,e u 70 save hsf iifs,
They slz1 can tell her that she
Ia nov out Of danger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

bruIss on her forehead
She could remember. TOO.
the ambulance rid. and how
nice the men Wsrs y bo wheeled
her through the blg swinging
hospital doors and into the
brightly IN room where every
body vas dressed IN white.
And she va little Ashamed
that she had cried because her
head hurt
II vas snoh a little bump.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
LIGHT
An Inside Picture of
Financial and Polit-
ical America

WASHINGTON Brazilian
Foreign Minister Oswaldo
Aranha has disclosed the
secret of German inroads in
his country and South Amer
lea generally in confidential
pow-wows with business men,
diplomats and journalists at
The Capital. He attributes
eur difficulties to the get
rich-quick instincts Of Ameri-
can commercial interests.
American statesmen. he insists,
regard their assignment 10 Latin
areas simply as a stepping-stone
10 promotion back home. They
don't master the language. study
the history Of the country, become
acquainted with the customs Of
the folk they seek to sell. The
more thorough Teutons sink their
roots deep. and look forward to
spending the rest of their days
tHtft. lnfF StlAit A'nbs ohN Hi'@F
q real interest in the local people
and problems
American corporations, he
warns, seem TO care only for
immediate profits - and one
sided trade. They ersct fac
tories there TO escape south
American tariffs on industrial
goods. and then throng Wash
ington with demands for duties
barring the Brazilian products
from our markets - although
nur good neighbors" require
tvo-wsy flow in order to
pay ne.
Nevertheless b. winds up
with a smile. ~. are grateful 10
our dear friends Hitler and Mus
soliri. II II had not been for them.
your Americans wouldn't know or
care whether there vas such a
state as Brazil
American industrislists trooping
into Washington entertain a burnt
child's suspicion Of FDR's promises
that business now has nothing to
fear" from him and MS.
Their skeptieism IL understand
able. hut quiet talks with his
closest advisers tend to eneour-
age them slightly.
They figure they have more 10
gain from the presidents low
political state than they did when
hs Was the unqueStioned boss Of
the party and congress
The more legislative snd political
support ne loses through mira
party diss.nsion and Republican
r.sursenc.. IN. more they feel that
Continued or Page 2. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

VFlF'N'7 'ITII o'' "k'
Just IL hours after IL had been
driven through an embattled
house of representatives, the much
unloved but thoroughly respected
Senate Bill ~. final draft of the
governors social security stop
gap" legislation. was blasted 10
senate passage. 81 to Is.
Pierce county's senators divided
Us follows;
For the bill. Ralph Mefcalf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
AMERICAN DIPLOMAT
PASSES IN BERLIN

BERLIN - Prsntiss B Gilbert
charge d'sffalTss VI ths American
smbsssy, died suddenly Frids y
Blrht u heart d.sssss
Gilbert had had . distinguished
career He was the frat man to
represent the United states IN the
League ~ Nations council Dufinf
recent month";. since the with
drsyal Of Hugh X Wilson. sntsas
ssdOf 10 Germany. Il had been Ma
duty 10 maintain contact Nfth the
German foreign Off1es and 10 pre-
sent The series ~ notss which th~
state department ssni in an effort
n safeguard Interests ~ Amer.
ran Jews IN Germany.
Gilb@rt was So. Re vss native
~ Rochester ~. Y. His father
wss ar army officer Ne ss, sds.
Gated In the United states and the
Philippines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
HINES CASE SENT TO
blue RIBBON JURY

NEW YORK The case Of Tam
many Leader James J Hines. sc-
eused Of selline his political infiu-
encs 70 the Dutch Schultz policy
racket. vent 10 blue ribbon jury
In general sessions court ct i2i5
?. m today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - The
National Labor Relations
board served notice on
American labor unions to-
day that their remedy for
breach Of contract, like
that of the employer. must
he sought from the courts.
The board ruled that
contract violations are not
covered by the Wagner
Labor Relations act. Gov
eminent attorneys said that
means that labor unions or
employers faced with abro-
cation Of contracts must
sue for damages or appeal
to state courts for inlunc-
tlons 10 restrain violation
Of such agreements.
SPOKANE 49, The fire
Spokane county superior
court Judges today or
dersd the grand lury 10
eoncsns March \ 10 ia.
qa,rs INTO alleged bad
tohh and corruption Of
public officials" ~ .Spo-
kane county.
The Judges refused 10
eommgnf beyond hs Of
fic,oi order signed after
conference.
OLYMPIA - Gss. Martha
late yesterday signed Nc tws
housiWs hits whtek Will pes-
init the state In launch siuss
el~sssnce and housing proi~ets
In eoep~ratiea with Inc fed
ersi government.
MOUNT VERNON burg.
lars again entered The Luz
tavern here today. taking ~
shotsuns. . quantity ~ nsh.
ing equipment, and s7a cash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

shs told her nufas today, and
abe ought % be able 20 20
back 10 school tomorrow. yss ,
The nurse didn't snsSsr.
Instead sh. pointed % q happy,
ggrgling baby across the cor
ridof In the maternity ward.
and AnsDells said. on. he's
cute
Today perhaps. Or t0fBor-
roH sure. AnsbslltS fun phy-
sicsl senses VIII return and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The

KANSAS CITY, MO.-The
physical senses Of Anabeil.
COeB. I. were gradually re-
turning today and her nurse
al Mercy hospital realized abe
must soon be told.
Ansbelle. blond and blue
eyed. already knew = little
she knew that she was IN the
hospital because she had been
hit by an automobile. and shs
could lift her arm and brush
her fingers across q large
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
County Hospital Head
Replies To Criticism
Dr.. Burton Brown in Opsn Letter
to Sen. Percival Defends Medical Men

Charging distortion Of half truths by State Sen. M0miy
pereiva In recent criticism Of the Pierce County hospital
DR. Burton A. Brown superintendent Of that institution
Saturday submitted to The Times threepase acsn stse
answering the senator.
Included IL unqualified defenss u the organised medical
profession Senator Peresns words directed the
medical associations becsuss Of thsr alleged discrimination
against contract doctors.
FoIo-InS IL n 10 = Lewe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
Social Security Bill
Forced Past Senate
Senate Liberals Take Licking as
Martins Men Force Showdown
N, Tacoma Time. staff writer,

CAPITOL. Olympia-Parliamentary big guns of the state
administration doomed briefly in the senate Friday after
and when the barrage lifted liberal trenches in
shambes and Governor Martin and Social Security Director
Charles Ernst had major victory those who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
7WentysFour Hurt
In Ureck of Train
Coaches Become Uncoupled From
Main Train and Plunge Along to
Go Over 2O-F DOT Embankment

broken rail caused the wreck Of their fleet San Francisco
bound Pony Express inung "a persons reared down
a grade in the Rockies last night.
Ten of the injured-sl of whom expected to
remained in Laramie hospital The others released
after treatment for minor hurts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
JOIOnS Pass Bill To
Md Berry Industry
Senate Approves Schsoedsv Measuvu
to Control Surplusss, But Yanks
Teeth" Providing for $500 Five

OLYMPIA wide program Of srop marketing snntrp
to prevent flooding Of markets during The height II ~
seaspn apprpxsd by the state asnala to-day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
"DOnble Cross" Testimony
To Stand in PIG. SO.Case

Trial for fraud Of the eight indicted Peoples Gas OH
officials will reopen Tuesday afternoon with the way
cleared for the governments most damaging testimony
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
WEATHER AND TIDES

Fair tonight and Tuesday. TEN.
peratnres: High, a.; ios, s.. sun
rises. s:55; sets. 5;52.
Tidss Tomsrrou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

FoiIo-inE 10 Dr Browns fsiI
charges
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27

MOUNT VERNON burg.
lars sEaiB entered the f.us
tavern here today. taking ~
shotguns. . quantity of nsh.
ing equipmsn, and s7a cash
Evening star., 1939-09-08
The Europeun Situation

nounced today by the French
high command and the French
army was reported to have pro-
gressed across the German from
tier through the wooded ap-
proaches to the Siegfried line.
German resistance was described
as spirited, and the Germans
were said to be reinforcing their
line. page AID
Canada's Parliament was meet
ing this afternoon to debate the
position of the Dominion in the
European conflict. Prime Min
lister Mackenzie King was ex-
pected to clarity the steps taken
by the Dominion to meet the ma
tional emergency. page A-6.)
The British German sea war
fare was intensified today with
the sinking of three more ships
two British and one German. The
British tanker Regent Tiger was
torpedoed by a submarine and the
sinking Of the freighter Pukka-
stan yesterday was confirmed.
The German freighter Heldrid
Bismarck sank after an explosion
attributed to 4 mine on the coast
of Denmark. page AID
Evening star., 1939-09-08

In Poland German forces were
drawing their lines tighter about
Warsaw. Berlin declared three
German columns were converging
on the Polish capital, from north,
west and southwest, and at least
one of them was within artillery
range of the city. page AID
President Roosevelt proclaimed
a limited national emergency"
aimed at safeguarding our neu-
trality and strengthening ma
tional defense. 1t was emphasized
the Nation would not be put on
a wartime basis. State Depart
ment made public report on sink
ing of Athena, received from
naval attaches. Calling of spe-
cial session of Congress still be-
ing studied. page AID
Reports from Copenhagen said
that the thunder of guns and
bombs last night and early today
indicated the German island of
Sylt, of Denmark's west coast,
was being attacked. The island is
the site of an important anti
aircraft defense fortification.
(Page A-3)
New local advances" were an
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Plans for Return
OF Windsors Reported
MOI Yet Complete
Duke and Duchess
Expected to Live Just
Outside of London
Bv the Associated Press.

By lne ASSOCldlcu ie'o'
LONDON. Sept. 8.-The British
Press Association said today 1t had
learned that "the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor will not return to this
country today" and that plans for
their homecoming "are not yet COM
plete."
When they do come it was gener-
ally expected they would go quietly
to Fort Belvedere, the former Kings
one-time residence outside London
DISPATCHES from Cannes, France,
had said the Duke and Duchess
probably would leave today and in
dicated they would travel. across
France by motor car to a channel
port. From there, it was believed, a
British warship would bring them
home.
A Reuter- British news agency
message from Nice said the Duke
and Duchess had postponed their
departure. The message quoted
member of the Dukes encourage as
saying it was thought the departure
was Imminent" however.
What effect the return OF the Duke
and his American-born wife would
have on the British public was not
Immediately clear.
A few. Britons learned In their
morning papers that their former
monarch was to return. One news
paper quoted an American radio
news broadcast as saying the famous
couple were returning. But when
the censor's department made its
decision the news was too late Tor
anything but the stop-press columns
Fort Belvedere still remained the
Dukes property after his marriage
to Wallis Warfield brought Britain
to the brink of a crisis and resulted
in his abdication. Throughout the
Dukes three years of self-exile in
France the castle has been kept up
by large staff of his servants and
is in a condition to be lived IN at
least temporarily.
The route from France, the land
ing point in England and the suose-
auent route from there to the castle
were expected here to be kept close
secret IN case demonstrations should
interfere in any way with the con-
duct Of the war.
Evening star., 1939-09-08
Armies Advancing
On Siegfried Line,
French Report
Zero Hour for General
Offensive Appears
To Be Approaching
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept 8.-The French high
command today reported its armies
progressing across the German
frontier through the wooded ap-
proaches to the Siegfried line.
New local advances" announced
by the war ministry's communique
No. 9 this morning. were strength
ening the spearheads driven into
Germany's Saar basin.
Despite spirited German resist
ance and reinforcement Of German
troops on the Western front, the
French appeared to be pressing
their attacks to relieve Poland from
pressure in the east. There the
Poles were expected to take stand
along the River Vistula to defend
| Warsaw
The French Army engaged in
fresh action during the early morn
ing. The morning communlque
usually issued between 10 am. and
II am, was held up until nearly
noon Is am. E. S. T) while the
ministry awaited TcSullS.
Most Encouraging Bulletin.
The bulletin which finally ap-
peared was me most encouraging to
the French since operations started
on Monday.
Although the new advances were
reported to be "off varied impdr-
tance," the general staff broke away
from its traditional res, rye to say
they were improving notlceably the
conditions Of our advan;e at GER
tain points
I The zero hour for a general Of
fensivc against the steel and con-
crete Notifications of the Siegfried
line appeared to be approaching.
The latest action was reported
executed by an advance guard, mop
ping up pockets and taking positions
for an attack.
The British expeditionary force
and newly mobilized French troops
continued moving into the lines.
A semi official explanation of the
morning communique said it meant
movement of advance guards" to
better positions.
Joint Offensive Planned.
French forces, fighting their way
across the northeastern frontier
into bordering German woods, pre-
pared the way for a joint British
| (See PARIS. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-09-08
ARMY HAS ENTERED WARSAW REICH CLAIMS
Proe|uims Imed Emergency 3More Ships Sunk
Presidents Proclamation

The of President Roosevelts proclamation OF linn
tied national emergency follows
Whereas a proclamation issued by me on September s.
1899 proclaimed the neutrality of the United States in the
war now unhappy existing between certain natons and
this state of war imposes on the United States
certain duties respect to the observance safe
guarding and enforcement of such neutrality and the
strengthening national defense within the limits OF
peaceme authorizations; and
Whereas required at this time called for the
ercise of only limited number of the powers granted in
tonal emergency:
Now therefore Franklin D. Roosevelt President OF the
United States of America do proclaim that national
gencv exists in connection with and to the extent necessary
for the proper safeguarding and enforcing OF
the neutrality of United States and the strengthening OF
our national defense within the limits of peacetme
horizaons Specific directions and authorizations will be
given from time for carrying out these two purposes
In witness hereunto set my hand and cause the
seal of the States be affixed Done at the City OF
Washington this eighth of September in the of
Lord nineteen hrtynne and OF the ndepend-
ence of the United States of America the hundred and
sixty-fourth. FRANhL1N y. HOOoH'HhA'