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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
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II is necessary for the average
automobile brakes to convert TO
heat rs much as 500 horsepower
of work in stopping a ear from
"A speed of 20 miles an hour.
There are so miles of quays
and 1000 acres of docks in the
Port of London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

Col. Harrington figures that If
q man has to work overtime day
in and day out lis probably the
mans fault rather than the jobs.
He recalls that when he first
came to WPA as assistant adj
ministrator in the fall of 1885
he had to work IA or Is hours
day.
At the time, Mrs. Harrington
once remarked to Mrs. Harry
Hopkins that WPA ought to be
called HWA - Home Wrecking
Administration. But the colonel
soon got his job tanned so that it
only called for normal office
hours.
WORKS SOME
HOLIDAYS
Nowadays he gets down to
work about $50 in the morning
and goes home around s or $50
in the evening. He steals a
march on the job by coming
down on holidays, now and then,
and getting in three or four
hours of concentrated work.
Then, he explains, these tele-
phones leave me alone" He
figures he will presently have
things systematized so that he
can move quitting time up
bit. But he'll never belong to
the two-hours-for-lunch fratern-
ity.
Following graduation from the
L. S. military academy in 1908,
Harrington entered the army en-
gineer corps. He had charge of
a construction crew during
building of the Panama canal
and later oversaw maintenance
there. When America entered
the war, he gave up a mathe-
mates teaching post at West
Point to serve as instructor in
officers training camps. He is
a graduate of several u. S. SER
vice schools and attended the
Ecole Superieure du Guerre in
Paris. The colonel celebrated
birthday 81 last fall.
He looks as fit as a youngster
fresh out of West Point. He has
a clear, pinkish complexion
his nickname, among his friends,
is "Pinkie"-and neat grayish
hair He looks military, even in
civilian clothes, but isn't the
crisp, damn-you-my-man type
at all. When you call on him he
Tolls far back in his chair with
his feet up and smokes cigaret.
BELIEVES IN
HIS JOB
He likes his present job-says
it's more work than the assign
ments he had in the army engi-
neer corps, but more fun too.
He is inclined to think that
WPA or something like it will be
with us for quite a while yet,
although he hopes that as bust
ness picks up the WPA roll can
be cut down to a million men
or less. This, he suspects, may
take couple of years.
He believes that WPA offers
a chance to make real con-
tribution to the solution of one
of the nations toughest prob
lems-what to do about the
unemployed = and points out
that since population growth
adds half million men to the
ranks of the workers each
year the problem may be
long time getting solved.
AS an army engineer, Col.
Harrington has had plenty of ex-
perience with civilian workers
on construction jobs in private
industry. He says it isn't quite
fair to ask him to compare
those workers with the WPA
crews.
The private contractors pick
the best men they can get, and
the age level in their crews is
substantially lower than in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
Bruce Cation
Tacoma Times Washington
Correspondent
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON If running the manifold affairs OF
WPA gets Col Francis P. Harrington down. II won oe
the coones fault He believes in putting Jop IN It's pace
Most Washington office-holders tell that they are
on practically 24hour duty-ake work home at nght come
Sundays live for their work. never nave ehace "
exercise relax. But not the NPA admlnlstrator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR

Do not say, He is the great
est actor of any we have had
say. of all we have had"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

atoms, all of which they get for
nothing?
Who invented the wheel, bat
terry or carburetor, and smelling
and processing of iron and steel,
the refining of crude oil into
gasoline and the host of chemi-
cal discoveries And last of all,
what could these concerns do
without the millions of people
who make the market for their
products
No other age or era in the
past has had such science, tech
nology. and power production,
and it is left to us to discover
by Originality in thought and
action" the solution of our
problem.
w. Fl. ROUSE.
Gklh Go Clppppt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09
WOULD CALL 1T
"JJJRIIEF" BRIDGE.

Editor, The Times; There have
been expressed quite few
opinions regarding the name of
the Narrows bridge, a number of
persons claiming that the word
"Narrows" is not distinctive
enough.
If the name has not been sug-
gested, ! place in nomination the
title Jubilee Bridge which l
believe would attract the atten-
ton of thousands and would add
materially to the prestige of this
city. JAMES KIRTON.
South Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-09

To receive attention IN this coll
nmn letters must give name and
address Of writer ONLY Initials
will h. published when requested
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-08-18
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
(From Department Of State)
EARL GRIFFITH, Secretary

!, ernment reached the highest poins
in history in June and that Congress,
during the session just ended, ap-
nropriated s260,937,376 more than
the President budgeted. The Civil
Service Commission placed the mum
Der Of federal employees in June at
| 92J, ,260. The figure compared with
9l9,161 in December, when the
| Xmas extra postal workers were en-
| ployed, and with wartime peak oi
$4,000. The June figures do not
include the rank-and-file WPA work
ers.
All daily records for the charter
ing Of new domestic corporations
for the past year was broken August
9th, according to the records in the
office Of the Secretary of State. On
that date 15 new corporations were
authorized to transact business in
Ohio, gain over the average Of
about 80 per cent. Some observers
cite this gain as showing an awak-
ening of confidence since Congress
curtailed the federal expenditures.
Still others commented, Congress
has adjourned--that's all.
Ohio evinced much interest i'm the
Kentucky state primary election
held August 5, this interest, no
doubt, being attracted by the clear
cut ssues involved in the democratic
nomination for Governor. OF the
two outstanding candidates for
Governor ,one, John Y. Brown, was
sponsored bE the CLIO, and the
other, Keen Johnson, had the back,
ing of the ALL. Johnson won by
a substantial majority. The Repuh-
lican nominee, Circuit Judge King
SWope won out in field Of four
candidates.
The new federal flood control bill
recently enacted by Congress includes
three preliminary surveys in Ohio,
as follows.
Auglaize, Blanchard and Ottawa
rivers and tributaries. White Oak
and Straight Greeks. Portage river
and tributaries.
According to E. F. Kruse, state
chairman of the AAA committee,
Ohio farmers who do not exceed
their corn acreage allotments, will
be permitted to feed or sell without
penalty all the corn they produce,
whenever communicating quota
may be In ecect. Apparently, pen
aities still apply to farmers not par
ticipating in corn allotments.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-08-18
MOVIE PRODUCERS STILL LIBEL
NEGRO in FILMS, SAYS SURVEY

Griffith in 1915. The article terms
this picture, which has been revived
again and again as 4 . cruel libel
on the Negro People" TIL earticle
points out how this one Aim, based
on Thomas Dixon's book, '.The Clans
man." used as the program book for
the Ku Klux Klan, has carried this
libel of whole people from q ssd-
tion Of America 80 the far corners
of the world.
Concluding with the admonition
to motion picture producers that
they get at the truth Of ths Negro's
contribution TO American life and
learn that picturing this truth will
bring profits, the article ends on this
note:
"The true story ef the Negro,
numbering twelve million Of our
population, is a vital one. He has
contributed nightly to our country
and ito cultural life. His history is
rich in drama and laughter.
His labor, bravery, the music of
his soul, are the stuff of art, the
splendid raw material of film crea-
ton. 1t dan be cultivated with
profit to American culture to the
producers and to the film audiences
of America.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-08-18

NEW YORK 49, One Of the most
seathing indictments against the mo-
tion picture industry's continual
featuring Of the Negro In films IN a
menial, servile and irresponsible
role appears il the current issue of
Film Survey, pamphlet published
monthly by Film Audiences for De-
mocracy.
Written under the title of "12
Million Forsaken," the article said
IN part:
;1rhe rope that lynches Negroes
in America is woven Of many
stfands. One Of tho toughest of
these is the American motion picture,
which year after year continues to
regard the Negro as stereotype for
snbmissiveness, responsibility gai-
ETY., and sex pesYeps.an; HollgMood
did not initiate the stereotype, but
over the years it has contributed
nightly to reinfording and embel-
fishing it In the public mlnd. Thus
II has contributed to new feeling
against the Negro people, as well as
vindicating the old"
The article traces this vicious de-
velopment in the mot;oa picture in
dustry back to David Wark Griffith's
Birth of Nation" produced by
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-08-18
By III. A. MCKENZIE.

The amendments to the Ohio
election laws, commended by Sec
etary Of State Eat Griffith, saved
Ohio taxpayers $4,000 on August
9th, primary day. In 46 of the SS
counties no primary elections were
held. Under the old law, it was nee
essary for the primary election to
be held even though there were no
contests for nominations.
Figures from the State Auditors
office show that for the first time
since relief records have been kept
in the state, Ohio direct relief cases
in July have exceeded the number
Of June eases. July's 95,70O cases
were $1,000 over the previous
months number of persons on di-
rect relief.
Hitting the high spot of 27 con-
victions out Of 80 arrests, the en-
forcement activities of the Dept. Of
State Liquor Contrd have reached
new record. Thirty three raids
were conducted and fines totalling
$2,670 were assessed while senten-
ces given amounted to 240 days.
Two stills and two transporters were
confiscated bv the enforcement Off
GERS.
The federal government spent
$499,479,186 more than it took in
during the first month Of the new
fiscal year which began July 1. July
expenditures totaled $sO7 ,324,993
compared with s762, 2,697356 in the
same month last year.
Nothing but the weatherman can
keep the Ohio State Fair from
breaking al records this year, There
will be more exhibits than ever be-
fore, there are more entries record
ed In evry division, NOR entertain
ment with high class productions has
been provided, there will be more
band music, new buildings and new
departments have been added, the
old buildings and grounds have been
all dotted up in festive attire, all
ready for the grand opening August
26. The greatest collection of live
stock to appear anywhere this year
will be On exhibition and now-if
factory weather-the state fair Will
the weatherman will produce salts
make history, as never before.
y . y
Federal officials reported August
7th that the number Of employees
in the executive branch of the gov
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Children 10 Compete
In Parks Horse
Show Tomorrow

The National Capital parks bride
path horse show for novices and
bride path regulars will be held
at the Rock Creek Equitation Field
tomorrow starting at 10 am.
Included on the plDgram are
classes for children and Junior
riders. and open jumping events.
No 1889 blue ribbon winner will be
allowed to compete for any of the
eight classes. and all will be post
entries, minus charge.
George T. Walker and Claude
Owen will serve as judges. Col.
Frank Whitaker is chairman If
the Committee on Arrangements.
Gerald Freeman will serve as ring
master and Percy Niepold as start
er and paddock judge. Donald
Bradley will announce and Mrs.
Jean Bradley and Mrs. Gardner
Hallman will act as entry clerks.
GrandStand seats will be avail
able without charge, for spectators
The Washington Gas Light Co.
Band will give concert before the
show and during intermission.
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Redskins Sign Guard
On Jack Dobson's Tip

Bearing the personal Endorsement
of Jack Dobson, son of the Univer-
sity of Maryland coach. Steve
Uhrinyak, 206-pound guard from
Franklin and Marshall College to-
day. was the seventh new collegian
under contract to play professional
football for the Washington Red
skins next fall.
Dobson, an end on the Army team
which defeated F. and M. only 2O-12
last season, declares that Uhrinyak's
team gave Army its closest call re-
ceived from any minor opponent.
The new Redskin played in all but
one game in his three years of
varsity play and missed only IL
minutes of F. and Ms eight games
in 1888.
Evening star., 1939-05-13
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

An almost complete reshuffling
Of the executive heads of the Leol-
f1er-operated public golf courses in
Washington was announced today,
along with appointment of a pro-
fessional at Anacostia Park.
Leo McNerhany. once assistant
pro at Congressional and for
time pro at Rock Greek Park, in
addition to a short stretch at Ken
wood, is the new Anacostia Park
professional. Other changes in the
Leoff1er organization, which has a
monopoly on public links golf in
the National Capital are:
B. Harry Graham, for 10 years
manager at Rock Creek Park, goes
to Anacostia Park. Graham will be
succeeded at Rock Greek Park bv
Cleve Miller, for years at East Po-
tomac Park, and will have Joe
Rodgers and John Welch as assist
ants. Aides to Tommy Doerer, who
remains at East Potomac Park, will
be S. G.. Leoffler. jr., and Phil Farr
Wayne jug Owen will go to Ana
costa Park as assistant to Graham
Roosevelt Dawes Cup Winner.
The big Dawes Cup. emblematic
OF public high school team golf
supremacy, hasn't changed its
dwelling place. 1t will remain again
for a year in the trophy case at
Roosevelt High School, or until some
better team than the Rough Riders
comes along. Which is the reason
Cliff Gruver and his gallant LAOS
from Roosevelt are bubbling over
with pride and enthusiasm today.
for Cliffs boys, pounding out a
5-to-4 victory over Western High
School links warriors, sewed up the
Dawes Cup tourney yesterday.
Gruver himself led the victory
parade with a and l win over
George Vass, playing in the No.
spot for Western.
And now Roosevelt will face the
winner of the Bethesda Chevy Chase
VS.. Rockville High match late next
week for the metropolitan team
championship. Scotty Ross and his
Rockville lads nudged out a 7-to-2
victory over Bladensburg High at
Woodmont. while Bethesda whipped
Montgomery-Blair at Congressional
by BIZ to q, with Willett shooting
a Is.
Complete results of the Roosevelt
Western match:
Gruver 'R , defeated Vass fWD. . and
]; Waggaman tRD defeated Keene CW )
an6 . Best ball won by Roosevelt, > and 4
Patterson iR defeated Kemon Nv j. |
up. Sparks ,Wl defeated Powers Or 8
and ,. Best ball won by western and .
.; Canning tR.I defeated Call tRD. 3 and
3. Bes- oall won by Mestern. 8 and .
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Fair Golfers After
Marion Brown in
Maryland Meet
Champion to Encounter
Speedy Competition
At Congressional

Marion Brown. the youngster
without nerves. who puts better
than any other feminine golfer
around Washington. with the chips
down. will be the main target for
the top linkswomen here next week
when the Maryland championship
comes off at Congressional.
Without the entry of Helen Dett-
weller, the defending champ, the
tournament will lack the usual spice
such as might ordinarily have come
from another clash between Marion
and Helen. but being the first big
scratch affair of the year with a
championship at stake, it won't
lack thrills.
Marion Must Speed Game.
Helen has turned pro and is at
Chicago learning the ropes in her
new job. She won't be back in
amateur competition again, nor
can the dear gals again have. the
thrill of last year when Marion lick
ed Helen in the final round of two
major championships; and lot
of people thought those lickings
were inconclusive and looked for
ward to this year.
Marion will be the top attraction
in the tournament. even though she
hasn't been playing much or well
this year. She has a habit, how
ever, of turning on the heat when
the occasion is inDOrtant
Thirsting for another champion
ship and her old place IN the top
flight of feminine golfers is Mrs.
Betty P. Meckley, over the last
eight years the most consistent
feminine golfer around town. And
also looking ahead to her first big
victory is Mrs. Myron Davy of Con-
gressional, golfer of whom you
are going to hear a lot this year.
Hot Competition Looms.
Mrs. Davy seemingly has lot on
the ball, and will be the dark horse
in the impending tourney; maybe
the new champion. No woman
playing golf around Washington has
the sheer determination and will to
win of this stockv Congressional
woman golfer who has cut her
game down by 20 strokes in two
years, and one who can lick any
one in this sector when she Is
right.
So, even with Helen Dettweiler
out, the championship will be no
soft touch for Marion Brown. And
into the picture also come Mrs.
Charlotte S. Stern and Mrs. Wal
ter R. Stokes. 1t looks quite a
tournament - this first Maryland
women's affair to be staged around
Washington. They'll start in the
medal round Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Minor Results
BY the Associated Press.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. 10: Newark 4
Baltimore, II; Buffalo. g.
Syracuse. 10; Rochester, 3.
Only games.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City q; Minneapolis, z.
Milwaukee. 3: St. Paul. l.
Columbus 4 Indianapolis 2.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
HOLLYWOOD. 7: San Diego. 2.
Sacramento. 81; Oakland. %.
Portland. IL: San Francisco. 2.
Seattle, g: Los Angeles. Z.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Knoxville, -; BIRMINGHAM. 8.
Chattanooea Memphis. cold.
Atlanta-Little Rock. cold
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas, A.. Shreveport. 2 30 innings.
Houston. 3: Fort Worth. 6.
San Antonio-Tulsa. rain.
Beaumont Oklahoma City. cold.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira. 8: Albany. l.
Scranton. 3; Hartford, o.
Binghamton, q: Williamspoft, 0.
Wilkes-Barre. 4; SprinRfield. /.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Richmond. Is: winston Salem. z.
Charlotte. 6; Durham. 4.
Asheville. 3: Norfolk. l.
SALLY LEAGUE.
Augusta, 10: Greenville. T.
Columbus. Z: Jacksonville, 2.
Spartanburg, 4: Columbia, 2.
Savannah 4: Macon, 2.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Springfield. 8: Waterloo. 4.
Cedar Rapids, 5: Bloomington, 4.
WESTERN LEAGUE. .
Norfolk. 10; Worthington. Z.
Mitchell Is: Sioux Falls, l..
sioux City q: Lincoln. 8.
Evening star., 1939-05-13
Varied College Card
Has Capital Squads
On Toes Today
Track, Baseball, Tennis,
Lacrosse, Golf on Home,
Foreign Schedules

University of Maryland athletes
in four branches of activity were ex-
pected to provide the big news for
local sports followers today as they
pursued important tasks on -four
fronts
At College Park. Terp trackmen
were the big favorites in The Eve
ming Star games, while the Old Line
baseball team had a chance to put
in its bid for Southern Conference
honors with two games-against
washington and Lee and v. M. I.
At Annapolis. Maryland's S lacrosse
team was to meet Navy in a game
with national championship aspects,
while at Williamsburg. Nathan As
kin and Allie Ritzenberg carried U
of M hopes in the doubles finals
of the Southern Conference tennis
tournament.
Other Colleges Busy.
-Four other varsity events were
scheduled for local schools. with
Georgetown's golf team PLAYING
Cornell and Penn State at Ithaca
N. Y; American US nine meeting
Randolph-Macon at Ashland, Va,
the Eagle netmen meeting Bucknell
at Lewiston and Gallaudets track
team facing Bridgewater in a dual
meet at Bridgewater.
Washington and Lee Yesterday
served due notice on MARYLAND that
1t was not to be taken lightly by de-
feating Georgetown. 5-4. in a game
in which it led all the way. AL
though the presence of Bob Greg
erson, w. and L. ace. who had beer
saved in order to be fresh for the
Terps, was required in the eighth
inning. the 1ls innings he pitched
were not thought to have taken toe
much out of him.
The Generals hoped on Bill Wix-
ted for three runs in the second, but
Georgetown came back with two ir
the fourth There was no more
scoring until the eighth. when each
team tailed twice, but Gregersor
halted G. US threat with the tyine
and winning runs on base anC
struck out two Hoyas in the ninth
1t was Georgetown fifth defeat jr
IL games.
HOyaS Win, But Burke Bows.
Although Johnny Burke, it's in.
tercollegiate champion, was de.
feated. Georgetown's golf team
trimmed Pittsburgh. 10. in the frs
OF the Eastern intercollegiate Col
Associa ton matches it is playing thi
week end in Ithaca. Tony Kay's u
turned the trick, Burke sinking
down. Billy Shea and Billy Dett.
weller clinched the match foI
Georgetown with 3 points in thu
No. 2 foursome Calvin and Nc.
Bride also scored for G.. U. in thu
No. 3 group.
American US tennis team re-
mained undefeated on it's hom,
courts when it scored a II victor,
over Randolph Macon. Fausold
Webb, Hudson, Stink and Lands
man assured victory by winning
their singles matches while Webb
and Hudson and Fausold ant
Landsman added points with dou
bles wins.
Evening star., 1939-05-13
European Amateurs
Rule Yanks in Rinq
For First Time
Best of Five Nations
Score 5-3 Victory
Before 10000
BY the Associated Press.

DS llle hSSOCldleu IreSS.
CHICAGO. May l3.-For the first
time in their international series
team OF European boxing stars. best
Of five nations. today held clear
ance victory over Golden Gloves
boxers of the United States. The
Europeans vanquished the Amer
leans, five bouts to three. before
10000 spectators in the Chicago
Stadium last night.
In "a rounds of boxing only one
knockdoWn was registered. Sweden's
WelterWeight, Eric Ogren, scoring
that in defeating William PAUL.. a
Detroit automobile worker, for 147-
pound honors. Ogren is a brother
of Karl Ogren, who came to the
United States II years ago from
Stockholm, and in 1880 won the
inter-city Golden Gloves champion
ship for Chicago.
Pro Ring Claims Brothers.
Ogren remained to follow a pro-
fessional boxing career as a welter-
weight and his kid brother will do
likewise. The younger Ogren. al
though inexperienced. displayed con-
siderable promise because of his ag-
gressiveness and willingness to trade
punches.
Outstanding among the amateurs
were Jimmy Reeves. Cleveland Ne
gro. holder of the National A. A. u.
middleweight championship: Altus
Allen of Chicago, a Negro. TIA
FOUNDER, and two Italians. Egisto
Peire, a lightweight of Susegana
Italy, and Luigi Musina, a baker
boy Of Milan, Italy. competing in
the light heavyweight class.
Musina's victory over Ragon Kin
ney, Hartman. Ark, in winning the
175-pound honors, clinched the team
victory for the youths from over
seas for the first time since the in
ternational series was inaugurated
in 1881.
Italian Has Great Record.
The Italian, who has lost only 10
fights in $50, made a punching bag
OF Kinney, a student of Arkansas
Tech, while Peire had no trouble
conquering John Pleasant, Chicago
Negro, in the lightweight division.
Reeves, a sharpshooting Negro
swarmed all over Anton Raadik, a
plodding middleweight of Harjumal
Estonia. Allen. an 18-year-old Chi
cago Negro, who aspires to be an
other Joe Louis, conceded 18 pounds
to Nemesio Lazzeri, village black
smith of Terracina, Italy, and twice
knocked him sagging to win the
heavyweight honors.
The Europeans will engage team
OF st. Louis boxers in that city next
Wednesday night and then, with the
exception of Ogren, all will return to
their native lands.