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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-14
Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Things

TO receive attention IN this coi-
un1n letters must give name ard
address of writer ONLY initials
VIII b published when REQUESTED
Mr.. Fixit. Please tell me uhsf
10 Do u get rid Of the earwir.
They are between basement
window and screen. Tell me N
there h any kind Of poison 90
feed them 20 they die. C.M.
The preferred poison for ear
wigs In based on bran in pro-
portion of IL pounds of bran to
one pound of sodium fluosilicate
and one quart Of fish oil. The
first two should be mixed well
and then the oil added and
again stirred thoroughly. sodi-
um nuoride or Paris green may
be substituted but aren't - eff
fective. according to govern
ment pamphlets.
Ink mixture can be scattered
thinay over the entirs yard, but
especially along board fences
snd about trees. poles and wood
piles. You should put some
around your basement windows.
Don't sprinkle the lawn ntil
ths bait has been out 1t least
Two nights. Keep II out of reach
Of shildrsa and poultry. Best
results n controlling sarwiss
are obtained whom 4 whole
neighborhood viii enter the
campaign.
Mr.. Fixit: Could You give me
the name and address to the
mine In Illinois where they mine
sand for human use? This is .
hard one for you. A. n.
That is one that doesn't move
w TO try very hard. Sand gen.
orally is mined for human use
In cement and plaster. Or do
you mean that people eat IL?
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please tell
me n July so, 1913. fell on FRI
day or Saturday and give me
the address In Pierce and King
counties where can write and
get birth certificates:
SUMNER.
That date fell on Wednesday.
A birth on that date in Sum-
ner should be recorded with the
State Department of Health,
Alaska building, Seattle. Any
birth in Tacoma since 1887
should be on record in the De-
partment of Public Health, Ia
coma city hall. The county au-
ditor's office at the courthouse
has records of births in Pierce
county from 1891 to 1907.
Mr.. Fixit: Someone asked you
last week n Japanese ounce
was an edible fruit. Gather them
late In the fall. Cook, with more
than their weight with apples,
extract juice and proceed ms you
would to make ounce jelly. II
you are an epicurcan, serve with
Wild duck or other game. II you
are not m epicurean, serve II
where you would any ounce
Jelly. l should rather have II
than any other flower-flavored
jelly. A READER.
Thank you for the excellent
suggestion Of a way to use
normally-wasted bi-product Of a
decorative tree.
MI. f1xif: why DO WA pe0-
pie Who work In offices draw 10
much relief while men who work
with pick and shovel on streets
draw SO little: X. G.
II you mean the administra-
tive staff members, their SAL
aries are not classified as relief.
Office workers on relief pro-
jects. white collar" workers,
do get security wages, only one
grade higher than the laborers.
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A lame COW, trailing the Nor
mon band, ran into the Sioux
camp. Her owner dared not
follow, but later complained at
Fort Laramie. Lieut.. Grattan
and 20 men went back for the
COW, but the Indians had killed
and eaten il.
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Col. Steele Has
Grievance
Selvsiionisi Band Sends
His Horse oaIIopine
Wheel Of Fortune Corrupts
Youth of Tacoma
WalIs WaIla's Fighting
Editor Drops In

Wslla WeIls's Fighting
Editor Drops In
LEV more side glances in Ia
coma when state constitution
makers were busy at Olympia:
Col. James Steele was pretty
sore. He WAS jogging down Pa
effie ave one Sunday afternoon
when a blsrs from the Salvation
Army band startled his horse.
The animal. old enough TO have
known better. reared, jumped
ahead, pulled the reins out of the
colonefs hands, and started on a
gallop down the street. The
horse was stopped before any
serious damage was done except
thu injury to the colonels pride.
He was member of the city
council, active in the chamber of
commerce, a lodge man, and al
together a citizen of some worth.
And here he was, in the midst
Of a curious crowd and being
ogled like any roustabout. his
horse painting and shivering and
goodness knows what damage
the buggy had sustained as it
bounced over the chuck holes
on Pacific ave. The more he
thought about it the madden he
became. He was still sputtering
when he went to the next council
meeting and introduced an ordi-
nance making it unlawful for a
band to play on the streets of
Tacoma without permit.
One of the members of the
council who knew about the
runaway asked the colonel If
that meant the Salvation Army
band, too.
Very emphatically he re-
piled that 1t did, by Godfrey,
and If ne had his way there
would be no parades on Sun
day. In his opinion the
Salvation Army was lower
ing itself in the opinion of
all pious persons when 1t
paraded publicly on Sun
day like a goddess minstrel
troupe.
A good many persons agreed
with the colonel as far as SUM-
day parades were concerned.
And that was only so years ago
in the period when Washington
territory was being prepared to
enter the sisterhood of states.
We have outgrown the preju-
dice against Sunday parades by
the Salvation and there are no
longer horses to be scared by the
blasts of trombone but we
have some things in common
with Tacoma, w. T, so years
ago. Every once in a while
either because of a biting con-
science or the need Of replenish-
ing the public treasury - we
start campaign to clean out
the slot machines and other me-
chanical gambling devices.
1t was even so in Col. Steele's
day, and that gentleman was
shocked beyond measure when
constituents complained that the
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When the Sioux would not tell
who had killed the animal. Graf
tan ordered his men to fire on
them. For this outrage, the
Sioux started a 30-year cam
paign against the whites, costing
thousands of lives and millions
of dollars.
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Chdlike obedience moves toward every command Of
God as the needle points where the loadstone drawsT
Watson
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Route /. Chehalis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Oct. %. (CP)-
Stocks advanced to around the best
levels IF the year today on increas-
ing volume.
The Dow, Jones composite aver
age of So stocks moved into new
high ground for the year and the
Industrial average was near its best
of the year.
Aviation issues featured. Curtiss
Wright, most active issue traded.
opened on a block of 1000 shares.
Steel issues made belated response
to the industry's high operating
rate. Bethlehem and United states
steel rose more than a point.
Non ferrous metals Joined the ad-
vance. International ickel jumped
> potts. Strength was noted in some
mines and Mcintyre porcupine. u.
:. Smelling rose 2 points in the
slVers.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: Industrial. 155.4S. up IA; rail
1913, up 0.56; utility 26.26, up oil.
stock sales rose TO 100000
shares from 100000 in the previous
session. Curb stock turnover amount
ed TO 295,000 shares compared with
17s,O00 yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 25. CUP)-
This is the land of gone with the
wind-and of football backs fast
enough not only to have gone with
it, but TO have shown it the way.
No other section of the country,
year after year, comes close to
matching the south in the produc-
ton of dazzling runners with a
football. They seem to blossom with
the regularity of the dogWood trees,
and rare is the southern campus
which does not have one or two
backs who can charge like Pickett,
change pace and direction like For
rest, and take it like Lee.
Tennessee has three in Butler,
Foxx. and Cafego. Georgia, Tech
has two in Gibson and Bosch. Geor-
gia has a pair of 098 sprinters in
Cate and Hunnicut. Clemson's
backs can't be brought down with
squirrel gun. Nelson of Alabama
runs down rabbits for exercise, and
Banker and Killogg of Tulane run
down Nelson. HoviouS of Ole Miss
won't run with these three because
they're too slow
Why is this? What is the answer
to the south's ability to keep COM
ing up with backs who have an
over abundance of speed, power,
swing and savvy necessary to star
on the gridiron? Some southerners
explain it with heredity, saying
that the forefathers of the present
generation of football players devel-
oped tremendous speed and endur-
ance chasing Yankees in the war
between the states. This smacks
counted, especially by us Yankees
from around-uh-w well-Macon and
Augusta.
Some attribute the good backs to
the generally inferior southern lines.
Arguing that backs have to be eX-
ceptional down this way or get
killed Others say it is because the
boys get tired of talking slowly,
walking slowly, and generally
drawing all week, and welcome an
opportunity to cut loose and get in
to high speed on Saturday.
Coaching has little or nothing to
do with the development of great
runners. I was. talking to DR.. Jock
Sutherland between the halves of
the TenneSsee-Alabama game, Short
ly after Johnny Butler had made
his sensational) 57-yard broken
field run and I asked him if il Uere
possible to teach a boy to do what
Butler had just done.
Never, not if you spent a life
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Central Braw|ey Go Rated Tossup;
CaIexieo> Vikings Clash Thursday
Today's Sports Parade

time" Sutherland said. "A run like
that is the result of instinct and
inspiration. I'll tell you one thing,
though"-and Sutherland pointed
to the packed stands, the yelling
thousands, the riot of color and
pageantry-"all of that plays a part
in the development of great backs.
The south takes its football serious
ly. Kids are brought up on it, and
when they reach college they are
willing to do or die for their school,
and from this feeling is drawn the
inspiration to perform what appears
to be the impossible
In watching great back work one
realizes how foolish is the old foot
ball belief that anyone can carry
the ball-that it is the line that
really does the important job. A
line is vital. certainly. But it is from
the backfield that team gets its
lift How many times have you
seen a dull, lifelesS team magne-
tized by the arrival in the game of
a flashing, reckless, hell-for-leather
ball carrier?
No one will ever convince me that
the thrill of a football game comes
in watching a tackle tackle, a guard
guard, or a center center No sir,
let me watch the ball and the men
who run with it. You go right ahead
and beat a path to the tackles and
guards who make the best mouse
traps, if you want to. I'll take the
men on the run.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

neither El Centro nor BraWley have
been able to score victory on Gen.
trail field. Two of the games ended
in 6-6 ties, two in 90 ties.
On paper El Centro and Brawley
are evenly matched. Brawley has
an advantage in the line, Ell Gen.
tro in the backfield, BY compara-
tive scores Ell Centro has an edge,
but the football experts learned long
ago that comparative scores play
a minor role in determining out
comes of league contests in the
valley league.
Both teams will have a couple of
players on the SidelineS for Fri
day nights game. Neil Jack will
not see action for BraWley, Skiles,
Fleming, Harwell and Brown will
not be able to go the distance.
John Hunter will be out of ac-
ton for FL Centre, Price and Shu-
mard may be forced to take a rest
before the end of the game.
Brawley stressed pass offense, line
assignments and defense against El
Centre running plays during the
week. The Spartans improved their
pass defense, added a couple of
new plays to their list and concen-
trated on individual blocking in the
line.
Both teams were expected to take
it easy Wednesday and Thursday
to save vim and vigor for Friday
nights bruising engagement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Coggins. Brown
Battle to Draw:
Blair, Shans Win

Sailor Jack Coggins and Bobby
Brown, a couple of hard hitting
heavyweights, Tuesday night bat
tied to a bruising ten-round draw
in the main event at the FL Centre
athletic club.
Less than 300 persons braved the
suddenly cold weather to witness
a 36-round program sponsored by
the welfare section of the Junior
Women's Ten Thousand club.
The main event was a give and
take battle most of the way. Cog
gins took an early lead but failed
to finish strongly enough TO gain
the referees verdict. Coggins won
four rounds, Brown two and two
were even.
In the semi -windup Freddy Maine
decisioned. Johnny Monroe in a
bout that was dull because Monroe
refused to make a fight of it. Mon
roe lodged and weaved over the
entire route to stay clear of Names
allegedly powerful right hand.
Ike Blair decisioned Homer Slack
in bout that was probably the
best of the evening. Slack made
a good battle of it in the early
rounds but lacked the staying pow
er to defeat the Ell Centre Negro.
Cleo Shans, Brawley slugger, out
Unanswered Benny O'Neil to win
the opener with a second round
K. o. Shans scored heavily with
rights and lefts in the first round,
then opened cut over ONeil's
eye to win the verdict.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
EI Centre TO PLAY
Mexicali in
Charity Game

Last year it was the Rice Bow
celebration which raised money fol
the United Council for Civilian Re
lief in China. this year it will be
a baseball game between Imperial
Valleys oldest diamond rivals.
Jack Stark's El Centro baseball
team and the Mexicali all-stars
will furnish the rivalry in the Fl
Centre stadium.
The Starkrnen, as rule, win the
MeXicali series after a three game
tussle. but this season the Mexicali
nine has come up with a league
pitcher from Mexico City.
The Mexico City lad, Manuel VAL
enZuela, is q strike out artist. He
famed 81 members of the Imperial
Valley Negro All-Stars couple of
weeks ago in besting Bill Morris in
a pitching duel.
Stark, however. will have Buster
Adams in the outfield this week and
may add a couple more coast leag-
uers in an attempt TO win the first
game of the series. Joe Andrade will
pitch for the e Centrans.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Quick Henry. the Crystal &. 3.

Quick Henry, the Crystal -.
Unwilling to risk my record after
last weeks record of 2l correct pre-
.ciictions in a list of 81 games. the
Bench Warmer today turns this
space over to Chief See-um Future,
the Indian medicine man who oc-
casionally comes TO the aid of mis-
informed sports writers.
The Chief forecasts:
Fl Centro-B Brawley-Ugh catch
um tough one FL Centre by a
touchdown.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pick
um CaleXico. stars takeum Holt
ville-good game for heap good
tie.
El Centre j. C.-Tempe Frosh-
Arab, winnum by close score.
UCLA-Oregon-Webfoot day. IA
Oregon State Washington State
Chief Hollingberry loSeum scalp.
Santa lara-Purdue-Buck Shaw
uncovers new tricks
,Fordham- -Pitt-Bowser loses an
other close one.
Idaho-Montana-The Grizzlies
growl the loudest.
Iowa a-Wisconsin-It's Iowa. but
catchum scare.
Penn-North Carolina-The south
erners are tough in own tepee
Carnegie e-Notre Dame-Skibos get
skiddos.
Illinois-Northwestern-The Cats
are rolling now.
Washington-Stanf - Huskies
finally winnum game.
Alabama Mississippi State-The
Tide turns.
Arizo n -Marquette-Marq
gets new war club
Arkansas-Villa q va-Arkansas
tomahawks easterners.
Baylor Texas Aggies-Aggies find
good hunting.
California-U C Trojans. and
easy.
Clemson-Navy-An upset for
Clemson.
Colgate-H oily Cross-Crusaders
take a close one.
Columbia -VMI-VAII upsets the
New Workers.
Cornen-Ohio State-Cornell gets
a marred record.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Battle of Lines
Seen in BULLDOG,
HoIfvine Tilt

Calexico high schools defending
champion football team will make
its first title defense Thursday night
on Calexico field against a power
ful Holtville high school eleven,
which has pointed for its meeting
with the champs.
1t will be a battle of forward
walls, according to preseason indi-
cations, and unless injuries step
in to take part in the proceedings,
it will be a gruelling struggle for
supremacy.
CaleXico won one game, lost two
in preseason tests, Holtville won
two. lost only one. But there isn't
an accurate comparison that can
be made.
Both teams played Hoover high
reserves, both won without extend
ing.
Coach Covington announced he
would start the same lineup that
scored two of the three touchdownS
against Hoover reserves. King and
Garcia will get the call at ends,
Garlic and Taylor at tackles, Acuna
and Yturalde at guards, and Keller
at center. In the backfield BoWker
and Andrade are certain starters,
BertuSsi and Montgomery probable
starters.
For Holtville it will be CardWell
and Bucket at ends, Zumstein and
Manchester at tackles, Tanase and
Edwards at guards, Sharp at center
and Looney, Sanbonmatsu, Harris
and Page in the backfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
L. A. PRODUCE

Trading was rather slow on most
lines with supplies moderat to
liberal and prices generally steady
Asparagus: Imperial Valley bum
ched ex select lie; select 15c; ex fey
- cents.
Cucumbers: local and San Diego
co Iugs 6O-75c: berros & Pismo oce-
ano 60-75c; Imperial valley 60-75c.
Lettuce. dry pack Lompoc 4 doz
best S2.00-$2.2 IS; Guadalups q Santa
Maria Is S1.25-S1.5O.
Peas: China peas San Luis Obispo
1E-1SccnfE.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Hosfak Refuses
Garcia Battle

SEATTLE, Oct. IS. CUP)-An Of
fer of Promoter Mike Jacobs to
match Al Hostak and Ceferino Gar
cia for the middleweight title in
New York next February. was flat
ly refused today by Eddie Marino,
manager of Hostak, recognized by
the MIA as titleholder in that di-
vision. Garcia is recognized in New
York and California.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Armstrong Defeats
Jimmy Garrison

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25. CUP)-
Henry Armstrong took 10 rounds to
hammer out an easy defense of his
welterweight title last night against
Jimmy Garrison of Kansas City be-
fore 1000 fans.
Garrison was floored twice for a
two-count and was staggering at
the end. Referee George Blake
awarded Armstrong the decision
and all but one of the rounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
DiMaggio Named
Valuable Player

NEW YORK. Oct. 25. CUP)-An
individual baseball record without
equal was capped today with an
other achievement = Joseph Paul
DiMaggio was voted the American
leagues most valuable player award.
The Yankee center fielder re-
ceived 280 out of a possible 1856
points among the committee of "a
members of the Baseball Writers
association of America (three from
each of the eight American league
cities DiMaggio. who won the AM
erican league batting title, with an
average of .381, drew Is first place
votes. three seconds, three thirds.
one fourth and six fifths.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

undefeated record on the line
Thursday night, however, for the
Arabs will be playing this one for
a youngster still recovering from a
broken leg he received in the Phoe-
nix junior college game two weeks
ago.
Buddy Measures, diminutive ju-
nior college quarterback, is the
player to whom the junior COL
legians will dedicate the Tempe
game. Measures received a broken
leg the first time he carried the
ball against Phoenix junior college.
At the moment he is looking for
ward to his release from the hos
pital so he can watch his team
mates in future games.
The Arab footballerS will have
their work cut out for them in
the Tempe game, however, for the
Freshmen defeated Phoenix jaycees
900 El Centre subdued Phoenix
1876, in game that was much
closer than the score indicated.
Armstrong has stressed defense
against running and passing plays
in practices this week in an attempt
to prepare the Arabs for what may
be their stiffest tussle of the season
The jaycees also improved Of
fensive plays, particularly in the
forward pass department.
Woodland and Holmes will prob
ably get the call at end position,
Thursday night, Ingle anG Withrov
at tackles, Avendano and Knigh
at Guards, Ballou at center. Sandez
Gray, Marvin and Earl Walker will
start in the backfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
0Iympics Question
Still Unsettled

CHICAGO, Oct. 25. CUP)-Avery
Brundage, president of the Ameri-
can Olympic committee, said today
that if European conditions force
cancellation of the 1910 olympic
games in Finland they should not
be held at all. If the games are can
celled, he said, a series of pan-Am-
erican contests may be held as a
substitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Central Jaycees
To Play Thursday

Ell Centro'S junior varsity foot
ball team, the B squad in case you
can't keep up with some name
changes, will meet its stiffest COM
petition at Central field Thursday
afternoon against Yuma high school
freshmen.
Coach Larry Hanson reported he
would start virtually the same line
up that opened against Calexico
last week. The game will start at
4:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
L. A. STOCKS

Aviation issues paced a moderate
rally on the Los Angeles stock eA-
change today as traders apparently
interpreted yesterdays address by
Germany's foreign minister 10 mean
prolonged war.
While oil stocks ad other leaders
remained az about a standsill or
strengthened slightly, Ryan was up
a and Loclxheed a. FOOD stores
and cream cries also gained frac-
tionS.
on The whole board. which in
cluaos many minor stocks, lS were
Np, one down and j unchanged
Volume was considered strong al
5000 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
ISorteado to Be
DESTROYED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. CUP
Charles H. Howard, automobile
distributor and race horse owner
said regretfully today that his s40,-
900 South American horse Sorteado
injured in New York racing, should
be destroyed.
L should like tc save Sorteado
for stud purposes but it isn't pos
sible and the morse should be put
out of his misery Howard said in
a discussion of the prospects of his
racing stable, which also includes
Kayak II and Seabiscuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Bench Warming
BY Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

Duquesne-TeX Tech-Conquerol
of Pitt wins again.
NYU-G eorg a Georgia bows
again.
decentralization Green
points for one.
Iowa ate-MisSouri-The Iowans
are outclasSed.
L. S. Vanderbilt. S. u. Ii
gers claw out a victory.
Michigan-Y e Michigan. but
closer than you think.
MissiSsippi-T u e-Ole Miss
findum good medicine.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Tradition, Jinxes
Recalled For &C.,
Wildcat Battle

Tradition and jinXes today pro-
missed to play an important role in
the annual opening football battle
between Ell Centre and Brawley
high schools on Central field Fri
day night at O'Clock.
1t is tradition that the Ell Gen.
tro-Brawley tilt shall be a bitterly
contested game. 1t is tradition that
the best team does not necessarily
win the annual game because grid
derS play inspired ball as a rule in
this game.
Then there are the jinXes to con-
tend with. For the past four years
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Six Weeks Remain in Football Contest:
Entry Dead|ine This Week, 7P.M. Friday

With six weeks still remaining to
enter and win Rose Bowl tickets in
the Post-Press football contest, ad-
ditional entrants continued to pile
up on the football editors desk.
Winners of each weeks contest
will receive two tickets to an El
Centre high or junior college foot
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
l.. A. HAY
CASH FLAX
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. rs. OUPJ-Whcat
edged fractionany higher on the
Chicago board Of trade today in
sympathy with the stock mark ct
aud on bulhsh weather reports from
the southwest.
At the close wheat was up ~
cent. corn up 1z7s cent and oats
iz-5s cents higher.
Trading opened slightly irregular
but moved higher after the first
hour. forecast Of fair Weath er
for Kansas and Nebraska added
10 the firm undertone. There was
modera commission house selling
early.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

ball game. Entries must be brought
or mailed to the Post-Press football
editor before p. m. Friday.
Out-of-town experts may leave
their entries at Capitol Sweets in
Calexico, Hoffman's Drug in Cali
patria, Johnny's Place in BraWley
or Schneiders Drug in Holtville.