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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23

1 fear Of too much contradiction
that Lou Gehrig's reported Illness
chronic poliomyeaitis. a form
Of infantile paralysis came M
q result Of the triffIc strain he
put on his system In establishing
his endurance record =.
For II seasons he played every
regularly scheduled game and con-
tinucd his grind until May 2 Of
this year. He competed in 2,lS0
scheduled contests, TO say nothing
Of spring training games and other
exhibitions =.
He kept at the terrific task
when injuries left him weak and
In pain did not halt when ILL
ness befell him. Just bowed his
neck and kept doggedly at his
profession until :. nature rebelled
and he asked that he be retired for
rest
For all OF last season and this
season until he stepped out of COM
petitive battle the mighty Iron
Horse had lost the power the
skill the everything that had
made him probably the greatest
first baseman OF all time :.
He knew there WAS something
wrong with him SO did the
world. II WIS too apparent
had been made In the
that functioned to an
almost unbelievable career :.
Then, with the ensuing rest and
no Improvement In his health
this marvellous piece Of baseball
was sent to the great
Of the surgical and medical
world
And now -. the finger has been
put on Louis trouble trouble
brought on It is safe to say by
too much Of nature,
which had blessed him with I'M
usual physical gifts :.
After all wonder IL Louis
record was worth the price he
now is paying? =.
ONE Of the most unusual pro-
" fessional baseball trainers II
little DIR. NJ. 8. Mack of the Spo-
kane WI league team
A graduate Of University Of
he WAS nm Olympic
Games competitor and trainer :.
nm Olympic club boxer Of San
Francisco = baseball trainer
In the Federal league that was :.
the Sally league Of the South /.
And in his career as a condi-
toner of people, he occupied a
major post with the warner
concern of the movie
world. Put stars In shape i
gave them the needed vim and
what it takes to keep at that
killing grind. Calls them wonder
lul people
Boosted Of profitable practice
n Florida. Made a fortune. Money
anne in so fast he couldn't put it |
nto earning action. Was married
and had two boys and girl.
rhe world seemed bright and the
uture filled with contentment up |
Until September of 1925
Then tragedy and darkness
,ntered his life. In the now his
oric hurricane that swept the
CverKiade state he lost one boy
md . daughter. Their lives were
nuffed out Three years later.
- = result Of injuries In that ter
ibse disaster. his wife Joined their
'oy and girl =.
Seven years ago the other boy
then II was killed by an
uto in Florida -. +. land of sun
hipe to many. but only a place
dark memories for the little
incidentally. his fortune was
wept away with his wife and little
mes >.
But the good Doc smiles
lkes his gaff like soldier. He
mt account for the change of
ate and doesn't try now.
ist keeps himself busy, under
anding that an active mind has
time for going back
RI BLOOM, the young Spo-
kane hurler who set the BEN
Als back the other night. IL n
aftVe CalffoEnian. Comes ouf af
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23
Softball Results

One-sided play was featured as
the favored entries won Wednes-
day nights games on the CONNER
cial and Church-Fraternal sched-
ule in early round play.
Three entries were left knotted
for top spot in the Commercial
loop as Postoffice, Wheeler-Osgood
and Buffelen Lumber registered
victories and Office Outfitters
jumped back into the picture with
a smashing triumph.
Only Central Lutheran remain
ed on top of the Church. Fraternal
standings after play was concluded
Wednesday, while a new title
threat was unleashed by the Ia
coma Naval Reserves, who lost the
first half playoff Tuesday evening
to the Zion Lutherans. lions VIC
tory over Asbury NJ. e. put the
South Tacoma club out of first
position.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23

EASTERN LEAGUE
Hartford 60. Wilkes-Barre 5-2.
Williamsport 3. Albany 0.
Binshamton 7. Eimirs s.
Scranton SO, Springfield Ala.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23
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WESTERN INTERNATIONAL

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
II. Wenatchee 8.
Tacoma 2. Spokane o.
2. Yakima /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23
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On the
Lam.
with -
ELLIOTT
METCALF

SAID Hollis Thurston, Pitts
y burgh Pirate scout, ,chile
looking over Lefty Isekite last
night:
WHY is that big kid in B
class ball? Tsk! tsk! Has
he got FAST on that ball!
There's only one other man IN
the game with a harder fast
ball and that guy is Bob
Teller"
Which might mean that the
Pirates nert spring aciH con-
slider Lefty Isekite -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-23

CAID. also. Andy Moran. veteran
jumps: "Such speed. Why. one
Of those pitches knocked Catcher
Clifford off balance. Izz'd beaten
any Coast club last night. In the
last two games I've worked for
Ixxy he has thrown just ONE
CURVE BALL Never saw any
thing like It," -.
Evening star., 1939-05-21
'Americonos Work Too Hard,
Miss PIeosure,' Says Sponiord
Argentine Resident Describes Living
Methods to Stor Correspondent

you forgot your morning coffee?
$4,000! I go out and give myself
morning coffee-again! 1t is very
good-our coffee, yes?"
Has Work to Do.
For all Nickey's talk, he had got
ten up at daylight-not 9 O'Clock
and driven us some 400 miles over
rough pampas roads, had walked
about the estancia, rowed a boat
and helped the estancia tenants
with the outboard engines. Get
ting back into the city again, we
North Americanos" were worn out.
Mickey delivered us at our hotel at
10 pm. We asked him to come in
for dinner.
"Oh, mol" he said. Il have voork
at the office! I hate to work after
dinner!"
The virtual embargo on American
goods has deprived Mickey and other
importers of many opportunities for
toll.
But don't worry about Mickey"
said a business associate. He knows
how to get what he wants down
here. If he can't get it today he's
Latin enough to remember there's
always tomorrow
Tomorrow: on the ,Orong end
OF an tnterUieU.
Evening star., 1939-05-21
Germany Arronees
Special Music Courses

BERLIN, May 20.-A variety of
advanced music courses for foreign
music enthusiasts will be given in
Berlin from May to September un-
der the auspices of the German In
stitute for Foreign Music Students
Among the celebrated musicians who
will give instructions are Clemens
krauss 'for conducting), Ewin
FISCHER, Walter Gieseking and Win
fried Wolf Cfor pianoforte), Guen-
ther Ramin for organ and choral
conductlng), Emmi Leisner (for
singing and Anna Bahr Milden-
burg for operate acting). The
courses are being held in picturesque
settings in the Marble Palace at
Potsdam, Wiesbaden Castle and St
Thomas Church, Leipzig, where
Bach once officiated as precentor, as
well as in Berlin concert hall.
Evening star., 1939-05-21

was more to his interest than
the dust traps and pot holes of the
country road we were traversing.
What do you North Americanos
think Of me? I am the loafer, yes?
The LATEST bones Today I am
suppose to voork at my Office. I,
Mickey, declare the holiday. Yes
terday was holiday also, but no
matter! Today is a better one!
Il say, Mickey, today you do not
work. You take your friends, the
North Americanos, to the estancia.
You and your friends will have fun,
yes. You will drive in the country,
row upon the lakes, look at the wild
birds and fishes, drink a little wine
and converse much, yes?"
That's okay with me"
"Hokay!" shouted Mickey, no
kay!"
Just Around Lot of Corners.
Mickey took several wrong turns
while we chatted. He was part
owner of the great estancia we were
bound for, but seemed to have ne
elected to notice, on previous trips,
just where the land was located on
the vast plain.
Never fear, my franns' Mickey
gave the latter word a Rooseveltian
pronunciation, I'VE will find heem
yes? He's just around a lot OF
corners!
Il don't worry about it! I hate
worry! My boss in New York, he
was such big worryer! I work fol
heem, learning the mining business
from the ground up, as you North
Americanos say.
My boss. he kept worrying. You
must get to work at 9 o'clock he
would tell me. and then, What you
late again? Was the subway stuck ?
Did you break your alarm clock?
Finally l tell him no subway
stuck, and I don have alarm clocks
on my premises. I say to heem:
Il come to work at 10 O'Clock
because L never get up until nine!
He don't understand 1 work
later than the others. but I nevair
get up until nine. My boss say,
Why take so long for lunch. why
waste time bringing tea at 4 o'clock
why smoke at work against office
rules
Hates TO Hurry.
Il say to heem. That is my Gus
tom. I hate to work before 10
O'Clock. hate to hurry lanch. l
hate to work without tea. l can
not work without my cigarette. !
| can't think. My boss, he finally
get the idea, maybe. He compre-
hend South Americanos are diff
ferent. Maybe that's why his COM
pany sell much goods here, yes?"
The young Spaniard was quite
positive about his dislike for the
social customs he say in the States
The peoples I met drink too
hard. they eat too fast. they talk
too loud. I hate to get drunk. l
hate to gulp food. I hate to shout!
1 love to be happy Z. to ge gay
yes?"
How can you manage that on
the long hours your business men
spend downtown in B. A.?" asked
You get to the Office at 9-or rather
10-you have two hours for lunch,
an hour or so for tea, and then
work until or o'clock before
going to the movies or theater-
after that there's dinner from 9
to 10 or later, plus night club"
"Ah, you Americanos. smiled
Mickey. "You pride yourselves on
getting to work with your head
clear as bell. If I come to work
with my head ringing like many
bells. I say:
Ouch. Nickey-oh, oh, oh! Have
Evening star., 1939-05-21
mo. rs of a SerieS.)
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr.,
Star STAR Correspop6epf

CORDOBA. Central Argentina
The philosophy of Senor Mickey" is
not entirely OF his own invention.
Too often I have heard the gist
Evening star., 1939-05-21
Tourists Discover
Charm Of Holland
From Canals
Picturesque Life
Seen Best From
Water Highways

HARLEM, May 20-If all Europe
had the attractions of Holland, we
should see everywhere in our tourist
Offices the behest, Take your yacht
to Europe" If you have no yacht
or plan to see other countries in ad-
dition to Holland, it still is worth
considering whether you will not see
more of Holland from the water than
the land.
Many quaint little village is prac-
tically accessible only by water, and
to enter many town except by boat
is to miss half the charm of the
place. All canals are connected with
each other. From the middle of May
until the end of September Hol-
lands favorite summer sport is row.
ing and yachting. Almost every week
there are outstanding regattas like
those held at Kralingen, Rotterdam,
and at Westeinder Lake at Aalsmeer.
The Royal Marine Yacht Club re-
gatta this year will be held on the
Helder roads and the North Sea,
June 80 to July !, while the Royal
Netherlands Sailing regatta will be
held August 5 10 on Ijssel Lake.
Trips May Be Arranged.
BY correspondence, or by visits to
the best known yacht clubs in Hol-
land, Americans and Canadians who
love yachting can often arrange to
see the beauty of that country in
yachts sailing about the coasts and
the canals. British, French and
German yachtSmen arrive every
week, and year after year at this sea-
son find that the Dutch waterways
provide excellent holidays. It is no
eXaggeratlon to say that Holland
possesses the finest sailing ground in
all Europe for yachts of small and
medium size; this means yachts with
drafts of from to feet. Auxiliary
motors are necessary when the ca
nails carry the yachts through towns.
One thing the yachting visitor can
be sure of, his lady companions can
be assured that sea sickness, too
often the killjoy on other waters, has
no power on the Well-sheltered
Dutch waterways. The Holland ca
mails. like some medicines, will not
upset the most delicate digestion"
Yachting Has Charms.
Some folk seem to think that
Yachting in Holland consists en-
tirely of going up and down canals.
but as matter of fact, one of the
great charms of Dutch yachting is
its exceeding variability. In the
great estuaries formed by the River
Schelde, the Mas and their trib-
utaries grand sailing can be enjoyed
After a bit of hard sailing in such
open waters it is pleasant to change
to motoring up some quiet canal
amid charming rural surroundings.
If the wind is suitable one may
journey on from village to village.
In many parts yachts drawing up
to 10 feet may venture, especially
in the estuaries of the south and on
the waterways connecting the primo
ipal towns with the sea.
The quiet. cleanliness and privacy
of Journeys by yacht in Holland are
only being discovered in recent
years by tourists from abroad From
the deck the costumes of the viii
layers can be seen and enjoyed in
a manner htat cannot be INDUCED
ashore. Cruising along through old
towns yachting visitors see old ships
anchored, spires and gables of me-
dieval houses, and every now and
then some sight. like dog-carts de-
livering milk. that cannot be seen
in other lands.
Evening star., 1939-05-21

OIL IL eCNOeQ IN
these parts
"Ah, you North
Americanos, you
work too hard
to find pleasure
from the money
you make!"
Senor Mickey
took time to
elaborate on
this theme while
toolin g hi S
American auto
over the PAM
pas. The sub
ject i noticed
vr,ifH copoo oIor,,
Evening star., 1939-05-21
RESORTS.
VIRGINIA.

m THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA..
Hryce''s Hotel and Cottages (Basye. Va),
lust before you get to Orkney Springs S.
23rd year. bigger and better each year
Reputation built on food ana service
Swimming pool. sulphur and iron water
baths. All sports and amusements free
to guests. Bowling, pools, dancing, tennis,
horseshoes. Saddle horses for hire. Amer
Raaket 1sap plan S@S0 per day; Sl5 per week
Trail stop with us. Mr.. and Mrs.
WILLIAM r. BRYCE owners
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Dennis Murphree Speaks
Here Saturday At 10

Dennis Murphree, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, will speak in
Durant Saturday morning, July %,
at 1000 o'clock.
In a thirty minute speech Murphrea
will discuss the issues in the cam
paign, telling of his past official re-
cord and present the reasons why
he should be elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
Having served two terms as Lieu
tenant Governor, and a short time
as Governor, Dennis Murphree has
endeared himself to many people in
this county and has a large follow
ing of devoted friends.
Music will be furnished by the
Calhoun County Farm Boys, who
are giving their time and talents to
help elect their friend and the gem
eral public is cordially invited to
come and listen to Governor Muir
phree speak and to the band play
in Durant, Saturday morning, July
%, at 1000 o'clock.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Martin |. Riley Was
Saturday Speaker
Candidate For Sup't.
Education Outlines
His Program

Martin L. Riley, candidate for State
superintendent of Public Education,
presented to the voters of Durant
Saturday the three-fold basis on which
he COLLECTS their support, as includ-
ed in his keynote phrase, "A train
structive platform" After outlining
his training and experience he touch
ed on some high points of his plat
form. .
Dr. Riley stated that the present
textbook situation is one of the mos
serious and expensive problems of
the people of Mississippi With re-
spect to textbooks he described the
high cost, the too frequent changes
and adoptions, and the lack of uni
formity. He suggested that one way
to solve this problem would be for
the state as soon as possible to fur
nish textbooks free to all school
children-the program to begin with
the lower elementary grades, with
the understanding that continuation
into other grades would be deter
mined by the success of the expert
ment in the lower division.
He also spoke on the equalizing
fund and set as a goal a minimum
eight-month school term supported
by the state. In regard to trans
portation he proposed the establish
ment of regulative standards that
would assure safe transportation of
children and remuneration to bus
drivers in keeping with their respon-
sibilities. He visualized a currcular
program that would prepare Missis-
sippians to live in Mississippi, be-
cause he believes that the one main
purpose of education is to enable a
person to become a better citizen in
his home community. Emphasis on
vocational and aesthetic education
citizenship training, health and phys
ical education was upheld by him
He outlined plans for the con-
structive and Observation-Disclosures
of the teaching profession and for
the improvement of the professional
status of teacher--advocating better
paid teachers, regardless of sex, and
a reasonable retirement program. Dr.
Riley promised particularly that not
only sound business but also sound
professional principles would be adj
hered to in his administration.
The candidate was introduced by
T. F. Cleveland.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Conference On Adult
Education To Be Held

About 500 teachers Of adults and
nursery schools of the Works Pro-
jects Administration and the State
Department of Education will attend
conference at Sta-e College from
July Is to August 4. Teachers will
come from practically every county
in the state.
The leaders of the Adult Educa-
ton and Nursery school divisions
will be assisted by members of the
State Department of Education, APP
proximately twenty professors from
State College, the State Board of
Health, and leaders of the various
educational and social agencies Of
the state.
In addition to carrying on classes
in the various phases of Adult Edu-
cation, special interest groups will
assemble and organize teaching ma
terials in the curriculum laboratory
that will be held daily under special
ly prepared leaders. A public affairs
forum led by prominent men and
women from over the state will be
held daily for the entire group of
teachers.
County Superintendents of Educa-
ton, superintendent, principals and
teachers as we'll as other educational
and social leaders are cordially in
vited to attend this conference and
spend as much time as possible.
We especially invite all county ST.
perintendents Of education and other
school leaders to be present on july
"a and take part in forum that will
be led by superintendent j. S. Van
diver on the subject, What Should
Constitute State Program of Adult
Education and What Should be the
Relationship of This Program to Pub
Tic Schools?" Superintendent Van
diver, the official sponsor of this
program, is very much interested in
promoting the various phases of II
ana hopes that school people through
OUT the state will continue to show
iiuch interest in its development.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
County Attorney Roid Nets
Liquor Slot Machines

A raid made by Constable Dick
Killebrew. accompanied by special
deputies E. c. Wentworth and Char
lie Lyle and County Attorney Pat
Barrett, Melted Two well filled slot
machines and about a case of in
toxicating liquor at Pete and Mack's
place located about three miles north
of Pickens on highway 81.
The raid was made Friday, July
IA, on an affidavit filed by County
Attorney Barrett at the request of
numerous citizens of Pickens.
Charges of possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor and possession and dis
play of gambling devices have been
preferred against Pete Mclean, the
alleged operator of the raided pre-
misses.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Cotton Council Is
Fully Organized
Every County in Stote
Has Local Groups;
Miss. Is First

jackson, Miss. July 20-1The ideals
of the National Cotton Council of
America have figuratively taken Mis-
sissippians .lby storm" and every one
of the states 70 cotton producing
counties now has permanent local
committee, ii was announced today
Jubilant over the fact that Misrs-
sippi was the first state to "go over
the top" in organizing permanent
miniature cotton councils" in every
county, Robert c. Jackson, field di-
rector of the Mississippi Unit, declar-
ed that this progress in only two
months proves conclusively that the
cotton interests are in dead earnest
about their problems.
Nov that all counties have per-
manent committees and working mem
pers" the field director averred, she
big job remaining is to get full re-
ports on the financial 'sign-up' SO
vital to the councils future work
One county-INoxubee- has
made its 'sign-up' report and others
will do this soon,
WE want to be the first state in
the cotton belt to be one hundred
per cent in this respect, too"
Mr.. Jackson, Mr.. Parker Wheatley
and Mr.. w. F. Childres will spend
the next several weeks holding coun.
ty committee meetings and distribut-
ing membership placards to coop
Grating ginners. cotton merchants,
cottonseed oil men and warehouse
men.
A large red, white and blue out
door sign will be placed in front OF
cooperating gins, warehouses and oil
mills, while cotton firms, producers,
crushers and ginners will have mem
bership cards and labels displayed "a
their offices, he said. All the in
signals carry the emblem with the
words: Member National Cotton
Council Of America Increasing Cot
ton Consumption
Watch for the signs of member
ship and give your cooperation to
the firms that are lining up for this
attack on cotton's deadly enemy
declining consumption" the field di-
rector urged.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
NOTICE
To The Illinois Central Railroad
Cnmnauxi

Pursuant to an order of the Mis-
sissippi Public Service Commission
you are hereby given notice to APP
pear before it at it's office in the
City OF Jackson, Mississippi, at 800
o'clock A. M. on the 31st day Of
July, 1889, to answer the complaint
of w. d. Waitmire, ct AL, and to
show cause, if any you can, why you
should not be required by Order of
the Commission 10 furnish adequate
passenger service and cars to COM
fortably and conveniently accommo-
date the passengers and travelling
public on your line of railroad known
as the Aberdeen Branch" from Du-
rant, Mississippi to Aberdeen, Mis-
sissippi.
You are further notified that
public hearing will be held at the
aforesaid time and place to deter
mine whether or not your present
passenger facilities and passenger
service are adequate to comfortably
and conveniently accommodate your
patrons and the travelling public along
said line of railroad
"A Copy of the petition filed in
this matter is hereto attached
Witness my hand and official seal
of the Mississippi Public Service Com
mission this the 18th day of July,
1899
j. d. Miller, Secretary.
BY Lillian Runnels,
Assistant Secretary,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-07-20
Durant Political
Rally Will Be
Held Friday
CukewuIk At 7:l5;
Speaking At 500;
Dance Follows

A political rally and cakewalk will
be held in Durant Friday night, July
d. and all local candidates and
Holmes county candidates are urged
to be present and present their case
to the voters of this territory.
A street dance will be held at the
conclusion of the speaking. and every
one is invited to join in the fun.
All monies realized from the cake.
walk and dance go into the Commun-
ity House fund.
A large delegation from Lexington
and Tchula have signified their in
tention of being present and 1t is
hoped that large group from other
communities in the county will at
tend,
The affair is being sponsored b.
the Business & Professional Women's
Club of Durant.
The cakewalk will start at Ills
o'clock.
The speaking will start at eight
o'clock and Parham H. Williams,
chancery clerk, will be master OF
ceremonies.
Loudspeakers will be connected up
so that everyone in the audience may
hear the candidates speak.
The speaking will be held in the
city park at Durant and at the city
hall in case of rain.