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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-04
Hernl SWats
Needed Blow

The fast-going Tigers paid OH
last night on Reich home run
dividends. when Hustling Herman
smacked the agate far over left
field with two mates hugging the
hassocks in the seventh.
The blow. hard and on a line,
shattered what looked like Spo-
kane victory at Athletic park.
The final score was to 4,
Hartman scoring in the same ses-
sion Just prior to the blow.
Morry Abbott also delivered
four-base wallop, his SD of the
season. And, of all things, II
went far and away over right
field wall. That was the first
right field sluggerino he has
delivered this season. He's
dead left field hitter.
The two out-of-the-lot blasts
came off the delivery of Ira Scrib-
ner. Spokane right-hander who
pitched splendid ball most of the
way. incidentally, it was Reich's
big clout that drove Ira off the
hill in favor of Major Serventi,
also right handler.
Stubby Hartman turned in the
fielding feature by cleverly Judg-
ing a terrific liner off Manning's
bat in the fourth, leaping into
the air at the very split second
necessary and bringing down the
ball
The Tigers got away to
two-run lead In the first when
Abbott drove the ball into the
night with Hartman, who had
walked, aboard the bags. II
was the first ball pitched the
big fellow.
But the Indians came right
back in the second and tied things
tight. 2-all One was away when
Clawitter hit double to center,
followed by singles by Manning
and march, and an infield out,
Clawitter and Manning scoring.
The visitors went ahead in the
fourth on hits by march,, Scribner
and Baer, which scored march,.
That saw the end of Earl Porter.
who gave way to reliable Ray
Medeghini.
A walk to Mccormack, q
single by Manning and Jack
Colbern's wild throw to first
trying to complete a double
play let Mccormack cross the
plate.
And that was the way the score
stood, Az, until the seventh when
Reich hit his homer after Harri-
man who reached first on a bad
throw by March,. scored on Abb
bolts hit to left and Garretson's
single to center. Then, with
Abbott and Garrctson waiting,
Reich hit his homer to cinch the
game, to 4.
Probably the hardest blow of
the night was delivered by Abbott.
He missed a strike. His follow
through was SO complete that the
bat hit Clawitter. catcher, across
the side OF the head and knocked
him out and then out of the game
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Tonight Sottball

O'Clock.
Division A--Cammarano Bros vs.
Buffelen Lumber Co, Mckinley No.
2: umpire. Walsh. Zion Lutheran
vs. Eiks Club. jefferson No. 2: UNI
pire Kaperick. Tacoma French
Bakery W. Eagle Aerie No. 8. Nc
kiniey No. /: umpire. Madison.
Park Junior A baseball games,
Friday $50:
Campbell Brothers VS.. jefferson
Centre. Mckinley Playffeld Mckinley
Merchants w. Spanaway. Harmon
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Senior Golfers
Choose McKinnon

gEATTIE-The Senior Golf A.
oociation elected ]. A. (Archie)
1GcIItnnon Of Enumclaw, . MEM
hsr q the Tacoma Country and
Co1f club. president succeeding
w. L. Rhodes Of Seattle, yesterday.
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the leading winners

Craig Tull. recently in from Van
couver. made a handy addition TO
his string yesterday when he
claimed Fleet Girl out of the
fourth race for $s0e. The 4-year-
old Justice F. filly had formerly
run in the colors of Benn 4 Glea-
son.
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Summary

Stolen bases. Baer, Colbern: two
base hits. Clawitter. Lake: home runs.
Abbott. Reich; double plays, Baer to
march, to Manning: Hartman to COL
bern to Garretson: left on bases. Spo-
kane Is. Tacoma Z: hits, runs off
Porter in 3la innings: hits. / run
off Medeghini in 5za innings: hits.
6 runs off Scribner in 81 innings:
! nit, no runs off Serventi in Ia
innings; winning pitcher. Medeghini:
losing pitcher, Scribner; struck out.
by Scribner Z. Serventi 2. Medeghini
2: bases on balls. off Scribner 5. Por-
ter 2. Medeghini 4: runs batted in,
Baer 2. march, Abbott 2, Gsrretson.
Reich 3: wild pitches, Porter. Mede-
ghini: hit by pitched balls, Martinez
by Medeghini: time OF game, 2:23;
umpires, Nelson and Clarke
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COAST LEAGUE
By UNITED PRESS

San Diego made il two straight
over the league leading Seattle
club, scoring 10 win behind Dick
Newsome's eight-hit pitching last
night. Four double plays cut short
incipient Rainier rallies, and Seat
tie was scoreless until the ninth
when two singles and a two-base
error by Johnny Williams let IN
two runs. Hal Turpin was the los
ing pitcher.
The three-hit pitching of Tom
Seats gave Sacramento 6-l VIC
tory over Los Angeles last night
and cree more put the Solons in
a position TO inflict some damage
on the second place Angels.
Seats was I'm rare form, linn
iting the Seraphs TO a lone
bingle until the ninth inning
when hits by Mayo and Eng
Hsh sent Jiggcr Statz, who
had walked, across with a run.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Indianapolis 5, Columbus 5;
Louisville 8. Toledo .; st. Paul ).
Kansas City 4.
Minneapolis and Milwaukee, rain.
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ga )
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than old Victor set foot track and will
Victor and the which
in He's
ynamed,th
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Results of yesterdays first
round matches in the champion
ships follow:
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Another Job Well Done

Congressman Coffee deserves great credit for obtaining
the passage the final day of of the bill authoz
ing the federal to purchase land which the
L. S. Indian lCushman) hospital is located Bay ST. The
of appropriated for the the amount
to be paid the Puyalup tribe.
Tacomans have urged this action for years in order to
make u. S. funds available to practically rebuild this nst
tuition The interior department consistently refused to
make improvements long the federal had
no title to the land. This objection is
improvements at the hospital sadly needed The
buildings barely vabe in instances and the fire
hazard serious The bureau of Indian affairs has
cooperated spenddy this and real action should
be Forthcoming.
Action of congress another successful elimination of
the local civic program backed by various organizations
chief of which has been the Chamber of Commerce How
ever until Coffees energetic following through the deal
had hung fire.
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TUESDAY. AUGUST ., 1888

Through the morning hours
adverse aspects rule today. &C
cording to astrology. Later, be-
nefic influences are active. II
is a date for procedure in bust
ness and politics.
Negotiations with capitalists
may be unfortunate under this
sway which encourages delays
and uncertainties. Employers
may make agreements with
workers with whom they have
had differences Of opinion.
The stars seem to Indicate
that efforts to reduce wages
will cause trouble In certain in
dustries in the autumn. ADJUST
ments. however. are prognisti-
Gated.
This Is not lucky date for
signing legal papers. Contracts
may be unsatisfactory. Leases
should be postponed. Changes
in viewpoint will be many and
confusing this month.
Severe thunder storms. high
winds and sudden weather
changes are prognosticated. Heat
waves will cause great suffering
in many cities. especially in the
west and south.
Earthquakes again will dis
turb jewellers in widely separst-
ed states. One that win affect
attendance at an exposition is
presaged, but II may not be
severe in its results.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury Of a year of
more than average good fortune.
They should safeguard their
health and organize their sctivi-
ties.
Children born on this day
probably viii be fond Of material
things, practical and pleasure
loving. Many of the subjects Of
Leo enjoy taking chances and
should be disciplined early.
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to Wom-
ans page for the answers.
l. Is the salary Of the presi-
dent of the U. S. subject 10 the
federal income tax?
2. Which cities in Minnesota
are known as the Twin Cities"
8. What is the meaning of the
union labor term fink?
4. Who won the recent 500
mile In dia nspolis automobile
race?
S. What is the nickname for
Illinois?
8. On which body of water is
the city of Sevastopole
Z. What is the correct pro-
nunciation Of the word lam
entable?
s. In what year was the Star
Spangled Banner made the ma
tional anthem?
.. How long period is
pentad?
10. What term is used to des-
ignste the department Of plastic
art which comprises all objects
made Of clay. porcelain. and
other forms Of pottery?
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OLD SHAVING MUGS
NOW AT MUSEUM

Editor, The Times: l attended
the funeral of my departed
friend, Henry Joseph Asberry.
at the funeral parlors of Cas-
sidy and Allen.
Now that Henry has passed
beyond the veil of hidden mys-
terry, think he would be pleased
If he knew his wife Netty had
presented the old shaving mugs.
with the names of his old Gus
toners printed on them, to the
Ferry Museum or State His
torical society, of which Mr..
William p. Bonney is secretary.
FRANK C. ROSS.
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Much-Needed Improvement

Inbound motorists from the Puyalup valley and the
country adjoining at last to be given break in the
construction of bypass Puyaup and Bay street
under the Seattle highway bridge the railway tracks
and Puyaup river The bypass win enable incoming motor
lists to avoid the traffic hazard of through traffic the
Pacific highway at this point.
City of Tacoma funds plus help of WPA will enable
construction of the 450ard road under the bridge and
NIT travellers to go west Puyaup without court
ing death by blowing into the swift stream of through ra
tic The improvement has long been needed and will be
of satisfaction to know that the project will be
speedily accomplished.
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PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

erations. Their statements would
lead the public to believe that
the union is engaged in fight
to maintain wages, hours and
other fundamental conditions for
the men. These things have
never been an issue.
Since the early spring of 1887
the st. Paul g. Tacoma Lumber
Company employees have worked
for the same wages and with
the same hours identical to other
operations in Tacoma and West
ern Washington. The company
has made no attempt and has
no thought of attempting to
lower wages, increase hours or
change other fundamental work.
ing conditions in its operations.
The basic scale of IS per day
applies to the employees of this
company as it does throughout
tnlS ulSlrlct ana as uoeS also tne
basic 40-hour week.
In this scurrilous attack on the
management of the company
there is evident only an attempt
to cover up the crime committed
by the union leaders in forcing
almost thousand men out of
employment since the middle of
May with no issues involved
which would benefit the en-
ployes. The management has
exerted every possible effort to
seek a solution of this present
difficulty in the best interests of
both management and employees.
N p JOHNSON
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CLIO INTERPRETATION
OF STATE DECISION

Editor, The Times: We wish
to call your attention to head
line of August Sd concerning the
unemployment compensation re-
fused to the workers of the st.
Paul operations, which is mis-
leading to the public as this is
not relief or assistance but
Compensation" earned by the
employees of the company and
the proper headline should read,
Compensation Denied"
The position of Local 20,
IVA, to appeal the decision in
this instance was made solely
to clarity the Interpretation of
the law rs to what constitutes
a labor dispute and who shall
be entitled to benefits.
The State Compensation Dr.
vision denied the claims of the
appellants on the theory that
certain clauses of the act would
have to be clarified by the courts
before any of the employees
would be entitled to benefits,
this being the first case of this
kind which came before the de-
partment.
This decision will have far
reaching effects which will be
detrimental to labor unions If
permitted to go unchallenged, in
that it will not only discourage
membership in a union but is
also inconsistent with the pur-
pose of the National Labor Re-
lations Act. This decision should
make il clear to every worker
the necessity of revising the
present act in order that the
workers may not be jeopardized
in improving their working con-
ditions.
Denial of compensation TO the
workers from this fund Wnlcn
has been accumulated for their
benefit, means that there will
be less purchasing power in the
community by the workers and
public as a whole.
We feel that the denying of
benefits to the shingle weavers
and boom men, although not
directly involved in the dispute.
is in direct conflict with the
original purpose of the act as
set forth in Section 2 of the act.
S. o. GROLID.
Press Committee
Local No. %, IVA.
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DRlGHT MOMENTS
M GREAT LIVES

Mad" Anthony Wayne, one
u the most distinguished gen.
erals of the American revolution.
had just taken a distinguished
part in the battle of Brandy
wine. A few days later, = force
Of several hundred men under
him was attacked at Paoli tav-
srn, and several men were killed
while his command reiterated.
Immediately after this fight, the
british searched his home In the
hope Of finding the general. One
officer, In his zeal, ripped open
. feather bed with his sword.
Mrs. Wayne Indignantly ex-
claimed: did YOU expect to find
General Wayne IN 4 feather
bed? Look where the fight Ii
thickest and you'll find himl"
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from Meeker's father saying
that the rest Of the family want
ed to go TO Oregon and would
one OF the boys come back and
act as their guide. What was
to be done? Oliver. of course.
would be the one to 90. but
where was the money to come
from?
In this dilemma il was again
Eliza Meeker who made the de-
cision. Oliver must 90 and the
two men must go to work to
earn the money to send him
east by way of the Isthmus of
Panama.
But how to earn the money!
The question was answered as it
had been many times before.
Operators of a mill near Tum-
water wanted men and a cook
for the woods camp. Eliza in
sisted that she go along and
take the cooks job.
BY January the combined
earnings made enough to pay
divers passage to the states.
The Meekers moved back TO the
Mcneil island claim and once
more settled down to farm life
but again their plans were alb
ruptly changed. On one of his
trips to Steilacoom Meeker met
an express rider from Olympia
who had been out on the trail
and had heard that the Meeker
party was having trouble and
were short of provisions. He
advised Meeker to 60 out and
meet them and bring them over
the Naches trail. Eliza Meeker
also made this decision, and the
next day he was on the way.
Meeker met the party near
the Columbia river crossing near
the mouth Of the Snake. They
were in a sorry plight. His
mother had died on the trail.
All of them showed the effects
of the hard journey.
Finally, after nearly month
of travelling, Meeker was back
at the Mcneil island claim with
his father. The first thing the
old gentleman said as he looked
about was this: Ezra, how
could you be so foolish as to
locate on an island? How are
you going to get your stuff to
market ?"
The answer was obvious. Once
more the Meekers' idea of "our
own farm and cabin that is
our own" was frustrated. They
began to pack up for the third
venture on the trail.
This time 1t was Father
Meeker who was the pilot. On
the way to Steilacoom from
the White river, down which
he had come after crossing
Naches pass, he had been inn
pressed by level valley
through which the party had
passed. He led them to the
fertile valley and the end of
the trail. The claim which
Ezra Meeker chose Is now
covered by the business dis
trict Of Puyallup. A monu-
ment in Pioneer park marks
the site of his first cabin.
Whether the Oregon Trail
Memorial association, organized
to carry on the work started
by Ezra Meeker and make the
Old Oregon Trail a memorial
to the pioneers ever meets here
or not, in the history of the
trail there is material for a
great historical pageant in Ia
coma.
Tuesday: Nacationing in Cali
fornia.
oil ~ AkIh WI uHE
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in the courts will make the
O'Mshoney committee and the
congress leery OF revising the
statutes until the supreme court
has passed on pending appeals.
The assistant attorney general
has been licked in cases involv-
ing such vital problems as medi-
cine. milk and oil-three issues
which touch every man or wom-
an and which he had hoped 10
dramatic for that very reason.
The government. naturally, will
appeal, but it is doubtful If the
supreme court viii get around 10
acting on this litigation IN less
than year.
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CHARGES MISLEADING
STATEMENTS MADE

Editor, The Times: In q spec
ial city wide distribution Of the
Timber Worker. CLIO leaders
this week made erroneous and
misleading statements regard
ing the dispute at the ST. Paul
4 Tacoma Lumber Company OPP
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LIGHT
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
cussion Of the Byrd amendment
striking out the $500, 600, 900
road appropriation from the
spend-lend bill. Senator Byrd
was defeated on his original try,
but on reconsideration the next
day the huge sum was stricken
out, with Senator Clark siding
with his Virginia Colleague.
The task then was to insure
that this vote would be irrevoca-
BILE, which can be done by moving
for consideration and then lay
ing the motion on the table. That
means legislative death.
When the pro-Byrd tally had
been announced, up jumped Mr..
Clark to move reconsideration.
New Dealer Nicely of West Vir-
ginia, who is also chairman of
the senate rules committee, fell
for the trick. He protested that
since there had been one recon-
sidcration of the vote. second
motion for reviewing the deci-
sion was out of order. Senator
O'Mahoney, presiding. agreed
with Nicely. THANK you" said
Mr.. Clark. The Nicely protest
and O'Mahoney ruling clinched
the Byrd-Clark case against the
road money.
Since John Nance Gamers per-
sonal habits have become a mat
ter of public debate-and he does
not object-an authentic account
of how he spends an average day
is appropriate. 1t disproves ut
terly If the evidence were
needed-that the robust popular
Texan is an "evil old man"
The V. p. arises every morning
about o'clock. He breakfasts
in his room with Mrs. Garner in
a downtown hotel. and usually
reaches his office around Q
o'clock. He reads scads of news
papers. peruses the mail, sees
Capitol Hill colleagues and other
callers until noon, when he opens
the senate. During the morning
he may take one small drink Of
rye whiskey straight. Quitting
the chair. he holds more confer
ences. roams through congress
sional corridors, maps at o'clock
when he doesn't turn on the radio
to listen TO a baseball game.
After 5 o'clock. when his office
becomes an oasis for thirsty sem
stors - Republicans and Demo-
crats-he may have few more
small drinks. He dimes about I,
reserves an hour for visiting
Democrats-Ssm Rayburn, Lind
say Warren of No. Carolina,
Jesse Jones - plays hand of
rummy with Mrs. Garner and
goes to bed at Q O'Clock. He
takes no liquor after dinner.
Jack was once the greatest
poker player on Capitol Hill,
though some insist that former
Vice President Charley Curtis
could beat him to the draw. His
table partners used TO be the late
Nick Longworth. the late Joe
Cannon. the late Bob Bacon of
New York. the late Champ
/ Clark. If he is an "evil old man,
so were they.
Thurman Arnolds eagerness
70 establish a record as a trust
buster may jeopardize the sd-
ministrstions drive for more
drastic snti-monopoly laws. His
/ successive ann serioux setbacks
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BLACK AND WHITE
BUT READ ALL OVER

Homemade bread ages more
in one day than wholesalers
bread does in six days.
If the earth's polar ice caps
would melt, the greater part of
Florida would be under water.
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MR.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

TO receive attention in this COL
unn letters must give name and
address OF writer. Only initials
viii be published when reouested-
Mr.. Fixif: VIII you kindly
tell me where to apply 10 OBJ
tain my mothers birth certlfi-
cate: She was born In Norway
In 1868 and would like to apply
for her old age pension, hut she
must have her birth certificate
In order 20 do so. She In an
American citizen and has been
here S. years.
MRS. W. A. s.
Best way should be to write
directly to the church in Nor
way where your mother was
confirmed. The confirmation and
the baptismal records go back
200 years or more. II that proves
difficult, you could get some as
sistance from Einar Boyer. Nor
wegisn consul, 1872 Douglas build
ing, 4th and Union, Seattle.
Mr.. Fixit: What was the name
Of the father WIN married Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, our
ex-president: r. b.
Miss Lou Henry and Herbert
Hoover were married in Monte
rey. Calf, by Father Ramon
Mestres of Monterey mission, at
the Henry home. Both are
Quakers now though Mrs. Hoov-
err, before her marriage, was an
Episcopalian.
Mr.. Fixit: Ii II lawful for the
city water department TO have
four property owners on one
meter: READER.
The question should be word
ed the other way around. II is
against the rules for more than
one property owner TO be on one
meter, II there Is a water main
running in front of the prop
erty. Each then must have
separate connection. But since
there are many streets in Ia
come which are only partly set
tied and have no regular main.
the city water department some
times allows residents of the
street to run their pipeline to
the main and take the water
through one meter. In that case,
though. one of the property own
ers must assume responsibility
for the entire service. He has
to collect from the others on the
meter.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me II there il any place In
Tacoma where one could obtain
misunderstanding instructions &? 1
am anxious TO know.
X. l.. M.
You are word-creator of
some ability. We assume you
mean interior decorating. It is
taught in the art department of
the College of Puget Sound in
Tacoma. If you wish the knowl-
edge to decorate your own home,
you should be able to get about
all the instruction you need from
Tacoma department and furni-
ture stores.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you tell me
when the Colorado folks will
have their picnice Would like 10
know II Pond Creek. Okla, In
In the oil belt. Pond Creek Ia
rs miles from the Kansas state
line. TOM II.
Perhaps some Colorado native
now in these parts will tell US
about that picnic date, If there
Is to be one.
Pond Creek appears by the
oil field maps at the Tacoma
public library to be either In a
field or right on the edge of one.
Mr.. Fixit: You asked about
the picnic of the Old Time Har-
monica club. II will be held next
Sunday, Aug. Is, Mt Spanaway