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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
English Navy Treaty and
Polish Peace Pact
Renowned
AMERICA IS GIVEN
PLEDGE OF PEACE
President Asked 10 Help
Restore Colonies
10 Reich

BERLIN, April 28.-Chan-
cellor Adolf Hitler announced
remuneration of Germany's
naval treaty with England
and her ten-year non-aggres-
sion pact with Poland in a
two-hour and 17-minute ora
ton today which replied point
by point to President Roose-
Ivelt's April Is peace appeal.
Addressing the Reichstag,
Hitler offered assurances "of
the kind desired by Mr.. Roo
sevelt on condition of absolute
reciprocity prov i d e d each
State wishes it and itself adj
dresses to Germany request
for such assurance" of nom
aggression.
Promises America Peace
Specifically he gave IAN as
surance regarding those ter
ritories which would after all
give him and Roosevelt the
most cause for apprehension,
namely the United States it.
self and other States on the
American continent"
Hitler made a long 21-point
analysis of the Presidents
message which appealed for
German and Italian pledges to
81 States, in which he coun-
tered with his own views
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PLANE ON SCHEDULE

NEW YORK, April %. - The
Soviet airmen reported at 1925 o.
clock this morning Pacific Coast
Tine) they had sighted the coast
of Labrador in their nonstop flight
from Moscow to New York. The
plane was functioning smoothly and
was according to schedule.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
JAPAN AROUSED
OVER PROPOSED
EMBARGO OF US.

TOKYO, April 28.-Official cir
Giles declared that Japan will be drlv-
en- further into a German-ltalian
lineup if the Congress Of the United
States adopts the Pittman resoiu-
ton to give the President the power
to impose an embargo on Japan.
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MRS. LINDBERGH
ARRIVES IN u. ).

NEW YORK, April 28 Mrs
Charles A. Lindbergh, two sons and
a nurse, returned to the United
States aboard the liner Champlain.
Mrs. Lindbergh returned to her
homeland after nearly two years
abroad
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PLENTY OF MATERIAL

They knew pretty thoroughly the
background of Albania. But a SUI
perior official wanted detailed re-
port, including exactly what Musso-
lini had said on the subject couple
of years ago. Don't think they didn'i
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Ambulance and Police
Busy as Rival Unions
Battle in Seattle
HARRY LUNDEBERG
JOINS IN TROUBLE
Kefthikan ParIeys Getting
Nowhere on Seine
Salmon Prices

SEATTLE, April 28.-Police were
sent to Pier B today when rival
labor unions disputed the scheduled
sailing of three cannery tenders to
Alaska following an outbreak at
another pier late yesterday in which
six men were injured.
The P. E. Harris Company oper-
ating the tenders Trojan, Amelie
and Morzhovia, said the vessels were
being prepared to sail today after
their sailing month ago was can
celled.
The ships are manned by crews
which belong to the Alaska Fish
ermen's Union, a CLIO affiliate, but
the Cannery Tenders Union, AFL
| in affiliation, claims jurisdiction
over the men.
Harry Lundeberg, Secretary of
the Sailors Union off the Pacific,
is back in town to take charge Of
the cannery tender crews fight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
NO PROGRESS

KETCHIKAN, April 28.-In the
third day Of negotiations between
Southeast Alaska salmon packers
and the Alaska Salmon Purse Sem
ers Union, an agreement still has
not been reached on fish prices.
Attorney Lester Gore, represen-
tative of the packers, said: Fish
prices are the first point of this
controversy. When this is settled,
the matter of trap elimination and
demands of the Cannery Workers
Auxiliary are expected to be taken
up
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THAT ALBANIAN COUP; DID
PREMIER MUSS0LINI SLIP
ONE OVER ON NAzI Chief!

Italian navy in case of trouble Italy
would become Mediterranean Power
No. /, and show the world how an
ocean should be rum
Dreaming this dream, Italy de-
serted Germany and Austria-her
triple alliance partners-and joined
the western allies in the World War.
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DIE TONIGHT

NEW YORK, April 28.-The Soviet
filters are expected to land here dur
ing the early evening.
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DREAM BROKEN UP

Sure enough, Italy got her hands
on the great Adriatic ports OF
Trieste, Fiume, and cara. But
and here's the historical rub-the
western powers created Yugo-
slavia, with pre-war Serbia as a
nucleus, and gave the new nation
the rest of the Adriatic's eastern
shore except for a strip held by tiny
Albania. Central Europe still had
an outlet into the Adriatic. Italy
was deprived OF her coveted lake!
AS the years went by, Italy loaned
money TO little Albania, and other
wise penetrated her economy, until
the independence of that Balkan
state was little more than shadow.
The Italian puppet, moreover, was
separated from the heel Of the Ital-
ian boot by mere 50-mile strip Of
water Would it be much of a trick
to close the Adriatic with the Ital-
ian navy, in case of trouble with
Austria or Yugoslavia?
Continued on Page Four)
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Portugal owns three colonies in
India, with an aggregate population
OF 600 900.
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AMBuLANcEs CALLED

SEATTLE, April 28.-F'ist fights
between rival fishing union mem
bers famed the Alaska Salmon
Cannery labor dispute today
Meyer Meldahl, AZ, member Of
the Alaska Fishermen's Union, and
Robert William, "a, of the Cannery
Workers Union, were sent to hos
pitfalls by ambulance and treated for
decorations.
Several other battling union men
were cut or bruised when the dis
pute arose as union members con-
gregated at Pier B, where three
cannery tenders were preparing to
leave for Alaska.
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Official Time OF Movement
Is Given al Seven
Nine O'clock
OVER SEVEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS, LOCAL POOLS
Prospettors Get Into Mon
ey : Former Seattle
Hotel Clerk Lucky

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April
28.-The Cinema River ice in
trent of Fairbanks, went out
at 1903 o'clock last evening, Of
fetal time, deciding who gets
$3.50 represented in some
forty local ice contests.
The largest pool is that of
the Fairbanks Fircmen, which
contains $l,0f2 and was won
by Harley Lawrence and Harry
Burnoff, both local mining en-
pioyees.
Fred Carlson, o,dtinse pros
pector, won approximately ST.
500 on eight entries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Myers
wen $3.50 and Doyle Derrick,
a prospectOr, won $1,000. Der
rick recently came here from
Seattle where he was clerk in
the Savoy Hotel.
Others captured prizes rang
ing from $50 to $3.50 each.
The Nenana ice is still hold
ing. 1t usually goes out from
one to four days after the
Cinema River ice breaks.
RUNNING, TANNING
Ice, which went out of the Chen
River at 7:09 o'clock last night, wa
still running and jamming toda.
the U. S. Weather Bureau here wa
informed today
The ice report from Nenana
missing today
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Confined on Page Eigh0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

above, on. or below the belt.
Armstrong forced the fighting
almost al the way. On and on
he went with that curious crab
like wsddle. His brown little arms
failing away. snorting blood out
of his mouth and nose, splitting
his rubber mouth-piece to the can
vas when it ~interfered with his
breathing. Ambers, constantly in
retreat, spent the evening with
his back against the ropes. but
that short right uppercut whistled
against Armstrong; jaw and must
have made hamburger out of the
inside of the little Negroes mouth.
You will walk many a weary
mile through turnstiles leading
into prize fights before you will
see anything to equal the 14th
round. In the first 10 seconds OF
IT, Armstrong bulled Ambers to
the ropes and there they stayed
in one spot for the remaining tive
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punches that never travelled more
than a foot and a half. There
were no long, clean blows, no
knockdowns - just the hammer.
hammer, hammer of soggy gloves
on tired flesh.
They are going to meet again
Nov. this time for Armstrong;
welterweight title-and it's a good
thing. for it may settle some OF
the arguments that will still be
going or then.
There was "A wide range OF
opinion on who won what
rounds and why. Referee Ar
thur Donovan awarded eight
rounds to Ambers and seven
to Armstrong.
Judge Frank Fullam gave the
same verdict.
But Judge Bill Healey awarded
Ambers IL rounds, Armstrong
three and called one even.
The United Press o sheet
had sever for Ambers, six for
Armstrong and called the third
and sixth rounds even.
1t was a tough n to score.
There was never a time when the
punches weren't flying. Every
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
OBrien's Passes
Fail To Function

HILL ID LIP HLa - Davey
O'Brien, former Texas Christian
all-Ameriean hailed as one of the
games greatest aerial artists, was
handcuffed completely in the air
during last nights annual charity
game between the Philadelphia
Eagles and the Eastern College
All-Stars before %, 900 persons at
Temple stadium.
The 150-pound back how
ever. displayed a running
ability which branded him as
one Of the best ball carriers
on the field. He helped the
Eagles TO q 40 victory.
OBrien tossed 10 passes during
the game but seven were incom-
plete and three were intercepted
due to poor protection and fumb-
ling by the ends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Low WaI|ops
Decide Bout

NEW YORk-The pitcher-snd
how that Henry Armstrong can
pitch 'em.-went to the well once
too often.
He lost his lightweight cham
pionship to Lou Ambers last night:
lost it after winning IS consecu-
tive bouts against featherweights.
lightweights and welterweights:
lost 1t because so many of his pis-
ton punches landed on the belt
line that five of the 15 rounds
were taken away from him be-
cause Of fouls.
The two tough little hombres
went at it for As minutes of slam
bang fighting under the hot lights
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
COL. CARY'S GOSSIP
BY COLONEL CARY

Shades of Sallys Booter, Sweep
alot and Jubal Junior are on their
way.
Sensing an opportunity to pick
up ten grand, Harry Curland and
c. T. Leavitt yesterday entrained
their respective California stakes
performers. and the two mile nomi-
nees are due to arrive at Long
acres Thursday afternoon. OBJ
j%ective of the trip is the winners
circle at the end of the 10000
Longaeres mile, to be staged at
the Washington Jockey clubs
Renton oval Sunday afternoon.
The two owners were un-
doubtedly encouraged to take
action by memories of the
Puccinelli- Sally's Booter coup
Of two years ago, when the
Butcher Boy shipped his
horse into Renton two days
before the 81 Longacres Mile,
and then sent her out to grab
off the major end of the purse.
Both Sweepalot and Jubal Junior
must be rated as strong contend
ers in next Sundays classic.
Sweepalot, fresh from two straight
handicap victories in California, is
one of the leading stake horses on
the coast. Racing Secretary Nor
rison thought enough OF the five
year-old to place him among the
five top-weight horses in the field
of n nominated for the Longacres
mile.
The gelded son of Sweep
An-Pelota demonstrated his
capabilities at Del Mar last
Saturday by winning the
Oceanside handicap from a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

State Boxing commission on
Tuesday and ask that the de-
eision awarded Lou Amben
over Henry Armstrong In
their world lightweight title
bout last night be reversed.
II We don't get action I'm go
ing straight to Michael Walsh, the
New York secretary of state, and
demand an investigation of the
bout. the commission and every
thing connected with it," Arm
strong's portly manager said.
For the present at least I'm not
sure III go through with our con-
tracted welterweight bout with
Ambers in November"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
CASEY AT
The BAT!

Casey at the Bat" immortal
saga of baseball, will be acted out
by members of the Tacoma Tigers
as a special feature at Athletic
Park Wednesday night preceding
the league game between the Ii
gers and the Bellingham Chinooks.
Casey at the Bat" will be pre-
scented at s o'clock and the game
will follow at the regular time,
Sis.
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at Yankee SJa-
dunn. but to the
customers b a C k
in the $3.50
ringside seats 1t
must have looked
like dullish BUSH
ness.
For Armstrong
a n d A m b e 5
w c swarming
on top of each
other all evening
long, h~ammering
away at the belly
and the chin with
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Threatens to Take
Case to State Officials

NEW fORk-A third meeting between Henry Armstrong and
Lou Ambers hung In the balance today while Armstrong; Manager
Eddie Mead charged that there had been skuIlduggery in last nights
fight.
Contracts already had been signed for Armstrong 10 de-
fed his weller title against Ambens within so days" In ~
Lou won the lightweight championship. and Promoter Mike
Jacobs announced that Nov. and Madison Square Garden
would be the time and place.
why should I let Henry risk his other title against Ambcrs ?"
Mead asked. Wouldn't II be just q easy for them to steal II as
they did the lightweight title ?"
And that's where the matter stood today.
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minutes and so
seconds of the
round. Neither
tried to duck or
BLOCH a punch.
Neither tried to
box. They were
a couple of kids
in a back alley,
smuggling 1t out
a n d forgetting
science and cun-
ming.
Arm $ n
belted Ambers in
the belly and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
An1berS New Champ, ArmStrOng'S Boss Raves
Dereks Go Up
On eridiron As
Oil Boom Starts

COOLIES. Mich.-An Is con-
fusion In Coolies high school
football. An oil boom struck
the village with such intensity
that drilling has proceeded on
the athletic field. Derricks are
rising on the gridiron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

NhUtte SiuSSt1 AtiuSAhohe al Aus
jaw. And there they stayed and
bled and took II as though their
shoes were rooted into the can
vas.
The customers almost saw
a double header. Eddie Mead,
Armstrong; manager. was
screaming bloody murder at
Donovan every time the ref
cree took a round away from
Henry for fouling. Between
rounds he would run over to
Donovan, making furious mo-
lions As though he was going
to throw a punch.
Donovan shooed him back into
the corner. but when the fight
over Mead really exploded in
the dressing room
They stole il from US" Mead
I'm beef 50 loud and long
about this that theren be no
more boxing in New York in 90
Wanna bet?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

Runs batted in. Skelley ?. Schulz
merich 4. Niemillcr 2. Nicholson 2,
Christopher 2, deViveiros 3. Bonetti
2. DeJan 2. Alden. Lake: two-base
hits. Skelley 3 Bonetti: three-bsse
hit. Mccormick: home runs. Schulz
merich. Nicholson. Christopher. de-
viveiros. Lake: double play. Baer to
march, TO Manning: left on bases.
Spokane IL. wenatchec 5: bases on
balls. off Jonas 2. Bloom q Windsor
/. Gerheauser 8; struck out, Jonas
Z. hits. off Jonas 7 In 4-plus innings.
off Cerhesuser IA in Q innings. off
Bloom 4 In 2ia innings. off Wind
sor 4 In 4 inning. off Schulmerich
In iix innings. Wild bitch. Windsor.
winning pitcher. Gerheauser: losing
pitcher. Jonas: umpircs. Moran and
Morgan. time OF game. ESQ.
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agreed that
Armstrong a s
hitting in foul
t tory, but
e also
agreed that it
was unintention-
al. H enry the
Hammer w o | d
lay his head down
on Ambers' left
S h o d er and
whale away, not
knowing himself
whether the body
b | o W 8 c r G
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
EASTERN LEAGUE

Hartford ;. Albany 2
Springfield SO. Binghampton IA.
Williamsport 8. wilkes-Bhrre I.
Elmira 2. scranton !
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 1873. Toronto is.
Syracuse s. Newark S.
Baltimore 2. Jersey City !.
Buffalo Q. Rochester 7.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
ADVICE no HURDLERs

DETROTT-Alan Tolmich. for
mer national champion hurdier
from Wayne University. advises
hurdlers not to play tennis be-
cause sudden stops and starts a
ruin hurdling muscles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
Painters Go
Into P|ayoff

johnson Paint and Olympic
Ice Cream start the first of a
best three out of five series
tonight at Lincoln bowl to
determine an opponent to
meet the Ieague-leading Cam
marano Brothers for the 1899
City league title. Game time
Is 1880 and Raglan Is slated
to work for the Paintmen
with Al Pentecost toiling for
the Creamers.
Mel Gillispie tossed johnson
Paint company into the first OF
the Shaughnessy playoffs last
night at Lincoln bowl when he
turned the GMC Truck team back
8 to 2. The Paintmen virtually
clinched the right to meet Olym-
pic Ice Cream in the first three
frames when they picked up three
runs. which was ample the way
Gillispie was tossing the horsehide.
The Truckmen failed to get
very far with the offerings OF
Gillispie, this despite making
nine hits. The losers chalked
up six fragrant errors paving
the way for five of the eight
johnson tallies.
Laurie Heath was driven to the
showers in the fifth with a three
run attack, Walt Crosetto finish
ing up and doing a three-hit job
of it. Johnny Milroy provided the
spark. getting four hits in five
tries. The Johnsonites played
errorless ball behind Gillispie, who
aided materially by tanning 10
Truckmen when hits would have
produced runs.
The box cor
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Totals 800. IS 2 9 "a ~ 6
.Batted for Stocklin in 9th.
bdtCtu IOI CIONkIIII III JUL
JOHNSON PAINT co.


SUMMARY
Stolen bases. Milroy 2. Lewis. Willis.
Werbisky; sacrifice hits. z. Tollefson,
Wise: two-base hits. Werbisky. Lewis,
Ward, Wallace; double plays. Wer-
bisky TO Milroy to z. Tollefson; left
on bases, GMC Trucks 8. johnson
Paint Co. 7; 10 hits. 6 runs off Heath
in Al innings; 8 hits. 2 runs off
Crosetto in 80 innings. losing pitch
er, Heath: struck out. by Gillispie
10, Heath 3. Crosetto 2: bases on
balls. off Gillispie /. Crosetto 2; balk,
Crosetto; wild pitch. Heath: hit by
pitched ball. Maczen. time of game,
2 hours: umpires. Stave and Forsythe.
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Yakima ....s.s.-s.s VOu WI lOi-l
Vancouver ........ 800 03o 40x-l0
SUMMARY
Two-base hits. Quinn. Marshall,
Springer: home runs. Fernandez. Nc
CUE. Stewart, Cailtesux: sacrifice hit.
Sickle. stolen base. McCue: struck
out py Daley !. B. Johnson !. Lewis
/, Marshall /. bases ON balls. off
Daley 3. B. johnson 2. Lewis 3. Mar
shall a.. Merrill 2: five hits, three runs
off b. johnson In as innings: n
hit. three runs off Marshall In two
innings: eight hits. four runs off
off Daley In five innings; lou hits,
two runs off Musgrave In Ia IN
ninss: winning pitcher. Merrill; los
ing pitcher. Lewis. hit by pitcher,
McCue by johnson: wild pitch, Mus
grave 2: passed ball. Lorenz: double
plays, Cailteaux 20 Sickle To McCue.
Fernandez to Stamper tn sned"fen-
left on bases. Yakima 10. Vancouver
6: time OF tame, 2:25. umpire, .se.-
son and Clarke.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
sacramento ;. Oakland | I'll In
ningsl.
Portland ~. san Francisco 5.
san Diego 3. Holly wood ..
Only games scheduled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit 2. Philadelphia 4.
Boston 10. -. Louis ;.
Cleveland 6. Washington 4.
New York II. Chicago s.
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, STANDINGS
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Tacoma 10. Beiiingham 8.
Menatchee 10. spokane s.
Vancouver 10. Yakima :.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York I. Chicago ?.
BROOKLYN :. II. Louis 5.
Pittsburgh s. Boston 3.
Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati 0.
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field that included Red Pepper,
Arigotal, No Dice, Count Atlas
and Novelette,.

Two weeks previous he won the
San Diego handicap, and earlier
at Bay Meadows captured the San
Mateo handicap. He was third to
Specify and Stands Alone in the
$4,000 Bay Meadows handicap
this year. Sweepalot will carry 112
pounds Sunday, the same as has
been assigned to Brown Jade.
Jubal Junior, a four-year-old
colt by Rosolio from the High
Time mare. Jubilee, will carry Sec
ond high weight of ITO pounds
Sunday.
Latest training efforts pro-
nounce the colt fit and ready
to run.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

DETR0IT-Bob Sage, who once
fought Harry Greb for the middle
weight title, is circuit court COM
missioner here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

Mead announced he will APP
pear before the New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

ZANE BRADLEY. the greatest
- female golf booster in the
Northwest. breezed into the office
with as much energy as ever.
Northwest golf owes much to this
little woman
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23
BELIEVE Washington is the

L only state In the union that
adhercs TO a 4 p. m. closing hour
on upland birds and band-taiI pig
cons What have our hunters
done to warrant that restric-
ton . =.
Evening star., 1939-05-28
By Capt. F. L Oliver.
(U s. n. Retired

Canned beef was featured in news
paper headlines and editorials when
the Congress refused to accept
President Roosevelt's Endorsement of
the Argentine variety's toothsome-
ness.
Canned beef-"canned willie" to
the Navy-was long standard item
in the Navy ration, but of recent
years has been used more to pro-
vide occasional variety in diet rather
than as staple food. AS the legal
ration of the Navy allows IL ounces
of preserved meat per man a day,
the crew of a battleship would use
over 1000 pounds of canned beef
at time, and it is quite apparent
that the proposed contract for $4,000
pounds of Argentine canned beef
was OF no great importance.
During the past 100 years, the
food provided for the sailor has
undergone a radical change for
the better. Every story dealing with
life at sea in days of old, dwells at
more or less length on the vile
food furnished those who sailed
Evening star., 1939-05-28

way, were put to any number OF
uses when emptied and were eagerly
sought after by members Of the
crew. Even the fresh water did
not keep well in the insanitary
wooden casks used for storing it
and many writer's have remarked
on the disquieting appearance,
taste and smell it often acquired.
This trouble was abated when iron
water tanks came into use during
the early part Of the 10th century.
"Salt horse" all too lean, and
salt pork, mostly fat, when well
put up, were so thoroughly salted
that a long period of sleeping was
necessary before they become use
able. It was customary to transfer
the contents of newly opened bar
rel to the harness cask' where it
received numerous rinsings. Some
times a particularly obdurate hunk
of meat would be towed astern of
the ship and If not snapped up
by a shark, would in time have its
saltness reduced to that of sea
water. On board men-ol- war, de-
spite the harness cask" being main
tanned in an immaculate condition,