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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13
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Of = club that sweeps . worlds
series Iose money on the event
The owners get nothing unia
four games have been played
Up untn that point the swag
goes 20 the players IN the main.
with a small amount being side
tracked into Judge Lands Of
flee
No one has ever explained this
division, but IL - understood
that II was adopted as a guaran-
tee that the players would be
honest and give their level best
10 win as quickly as possible.
You get what mean: II the
players shared In all the games
some black sheep might attempt
10 make the series 90 the entire
route.
SEVEN OUT OF 12
In the past II years the
Yankees have been in seven
world series, or a possible ~
games. They swept the series IN
1927, 1928, and 1882. They
played six in 1896. five in 1887.
and only eight in 1888 and 1899.
That means that by their SUI
peri0rity the Yankees have cost
their owners something close to
S2,0OO,0 900 since 1927. Two mil
lion dollars Is not hay, as
matter of fact, II Is not alfalfa,
clover, or even wheat. Ii Is
money, big money; such big
money that even club as rich
rs the Yankees could use 1t.
But to the credit of the
Yankees, there isn't a man in
the vast organization that would
have it otherwise. When Colonel
Jake Rupert was alive he led
the cheering for a clean sweep
of a series. He represents any and
all Yankee defeats. even though
many of them we're worth
small fortune to him. His sue
cessors have inherited his atti-
tude. Ed Barrow wants the
Yanks to win as quickly as pos
sible. So does George Weiss and
all the other executives.
The team wants victories, too,
and just as fast as they can get
them. They know that the big
blue flag with world cham
pions" lettered on 1t means more
to the men who pay them than
a few hundred thousand dollars.
COLLEGE SPIRIT
Their spirit is that of a col
lege team, a remarkable fact
when you remember that each
and every Yankee is business
man, working at baseball just
as bankers work at banking,
farmers at farming. and shoe
clerks at shoe-clerking. It's
living to them. but they work at
it as if they were playing a
game.
Before writing this story we
talked to Ed Barrow about 1t,
and the president of the Yankees
agreed with all the points but
suggested that we add this fact:
BY winning in four straight so
many times, and by overwhelm-
ing the opposition, the Yankees
saved something like SIS series
on balls batted into the grand
stand in practice drills. Each
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13

The siashing fuilbaek chip
ped a bone In the left hand In
the EIlensburg Normal game
last Friday. The injury came
about when AN attempted punt
WAS blocked. That was the
block. by tho way, that gave
the Wildcats n touchdown and
victory over the Rangers.
McDougail underwent surgical
operation at olympia last Monday
morning, and the attending medi'
Goes are arranging a special cast
for his wounded duke. But the,
also expressed doubt he'd be abl'
to play even for a short while.
But Joe Paglia Is noted for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13

ball costs a dollar or there
abouts. And the Yanks average
some Is balls into the stands a
practice drill.
You figure il out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13

NEW YORK - Even though he
has been retired for years, Long
George Kelly, now a coach, in
fielding practice with the Boston
Bees looked more like a first base
man than half of those active at it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-13
RANGERS Lose Ace
For Lutheran Tilt

Martins bee a i
Coach
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Evening star., 1939-04-28
S577,000 More A||ocaied
From P. W. A. SAVINGS

Presidential approval of public
works allocations totaling s577,0
from savings and revisions of old
Federal P. w. A. funds was an
nounced yesterday by Administrator
1ckes.
Included in this amount was
S350.000 for the Navy Department
for work in the Charlotte Amelie
Harbor in the Virgin Islands and
another s33,830 allotment for the
installation of power lines at the
Norfolk (Va) Naval Training Sta
ton.
The Labor Departments Bureau
OF Labor Statistics was allocated
$4,000 to complete its study of the
effect of public works on the ma
tlonal economy, particularly in the
building industry.
The National Park Service re-
ceived allocations totaling $187 800
for various Western projects. Among
them is S45,000 for improvements
at Yellowstone National Park. A
new administration building will be
built in the Muir Woods National
Monument in California.
Administrator Ickes also an
nounced today that one-sixth of
the P. w. AS widespread non-
Federal program has been COM
pleted IA months ahead of the time
required by Congress. This involves
1000 local projects, he said, valued
at $33,927, 900.
This puts the current program
well ahead of schedule, with work
proceeding rapidly on 5,165 more
non-Federal projects. he said. The
law does not require completion
until July l, 1910. The 1000 COM
pleted projects have gone into use.
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Carpenter-Lab
Strike Vote Call
Troubles Officials
Fear Tieup Of
D. G. as Well as
Other Projects

District officials voiced concern
today over the threat of a CITY =
wide" tieup of construction WORK
raised by strike votes to be taken
tomorrow and Sunday by men,
bers Of the carpenters and laborers
unions in support of demands for in
creased pay rates.
According to word received at the
District Building, the proposed
strikes would be applied to the
larger private construction work, as
we'll as to Federal and District prof.
ects which were started after jan
uary l. Arthur L. Schoenthal uf
the Central Labor Union said ne
understood the strike, If called.
would affect about 5000 workers.
Seek $13 for 7-Hour Day.
The carpenters. who now receive
Sl2 a day for an eight-hour day
are seeking rate of $13 for a seven
hour day. They are scheduled to
take a strike vote at 10 am. tomor-
row at Turner's Arena.
Union laborerS, now receiving 70
cents an hour. are demanding IS
cents for common laborers and 81
an hour for skilled laborers. Their
vote is to be taken Sunday.
Present labor contracts exp1,a
May l. Union cement workers have
demanded pay increase and nego-
tiations still are in progress, M.
| Schoenthal said.
May Affect Important Projects.
District officials are concerned
since they have some $4,000 900 lr
the municipal P. w. A. program
which has been started since JAN
uary l. These include the first
building of the Municipal Center,
the two new ward buildings and a
morgue at Gallinger Hospital, the
new home for the Juvenile Court,
one OF the units of the huge Rock
Creek sewer mains, a new water
tank at the Lorton Reformatory and
some highway projects. Also, the
Commissioners are soon to award
contracts for the Taylor street over
pass and other work.
Officials said they understood the
strike. If called, would not apply to
the Thomas Circle underpass. the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge or the
Municipal Court Building, all
started before January l.
Evening star., 1939-04-28
John W. McGinniss
Funeral Tomorrow

John w. McGinniss. 60, Of 900
Twenty-third street NV, retired
building contractor. died yesterday
in Emergency Hospital after an ILL
ness of two weeks.
A native of Baltimore County,
Nd. Mr.. McGinniss engaged in the
contracting business in Baltimore
City and in Washington for many
years until retiring several years
ago. He had been a resident here
the last 30 years. He is survived
by brother, Richard McGinniss of
Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow in Chambers
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in Meadow
Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery,
near Baltimore.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Council Considers
S|um Clearance as
Eastside Project

An informal discussion of
the federal slum clearance
program featured an other
wise uneventful city council
meeting at the city hall We'd
nesday night.
Councilmen Gordon Scriven, P.
L. Moore and Charles Blalack, only
board members present, apparently
favored Inauguration of the pro-
gram in 81 Centro's east side but
a full report may be submitted to
the entire board by City Engineer
Phil Knights.
While the city councilmen object
ed to certain phases of the national
program, they agreed that the city
should take advantage of program
since the money already has been
allotted to the slum clearance fund.
One councilman observed, The
fund has been established, there is
no way of putting the money back,
We'll have to pay the same share of
debt whether We used $5 of the
money of S5OO,0OO."
Under the program the council
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
New Stamps Net Postoffice Plenty
Besides Money as Complaints Begin

why Thomas A. Edison wasn't in
the departments list of inventors,
which included Alexander Graham
Bell, Samuel F. B. Morse, Cyrus H.
Mccormick. Eli Whitney, and Elias
Howe. The department explained
that a stamp already had been is
sued honoring Edison for his in
vention of the electric light.
But the department didn't ex-
plain why it omitted Edgar Allen
Poe from its authors-Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Mark Twain, Washington
Irving, Louisa May Alcott and
James Fenimore Cooper Other said
what about Nathaniel Hawthorne
and Horatio Alger?
The department was busy over
time thinking up answers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20


The vote was 253 to 1856.
The investigation was sponsored
by Rep. Howard w. Smith, D., Va,
and was fought by members OF the
labor committee which for 10 weeks
has been holding hearings on Wag-
ner act amendments. Those hear
ings are continuing in both house
and senate. There is no chance OF
action at this session on amend
ments sought by most business and
some labor groups. Chairman Mary
+. Norton, D., N. j., Of the labor
committee, declared the investiga-
tion was usurpation of power; and
that Smiths record disclosed not
a single vote in favor of any bill
in the interest of organized labor.
Smith said "The tremendous pres
sure from all over the country"
against the labor board "convinces
me there is something wrong that
needs looking into" He recalled that
he had voted against the, Wagner
act which the board administered
on the ground that it was uncon-
stitutional, But time has changed
the supreme court, and the supreme
court has changed the constitution"
Rep. Robert Ramspeck, D. Ca,
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Man Goes Berserk.
Battles Neighbors

Les ANGELES, July 20. (UP)-
William Bucholz, As, whose wife
and mother of his eight children
recently was ordered deported to
Canada, went berserk today near
his home and fought neighbors
and police before he was over-pow-
cred and taken to Jail.
Norman Leach told deputy sheriffs
he was driving past Bucholzs homo
when Bucholz ran from the house.
leaped on the running board of his
automobile and pulled his daughter,
Mrs. Maybelle Garender, 80. out
of the car.
With the aid of neighbors, Leach
subdued Bucholz and held him un-
til the deputies arrived.
He was taken to a sheriff's SUBJ
station in a strait jacket. He was
booked on suspicion of disturbing
the peace and held for a mental
examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Hitler Summons
Confab on DanziQ

BERLIN, July 20. (UP)-Adolf
Hitler was understood today to have
arranged for another conference
next week with Nazi leaders of
Danzig on what is now popularity
termed "the Hitler plan" for peace
full solution of the free city prob
lem.
The Nazi Fuehrer, who met with
the Danzig party leaders last week
was said to have summoned them
back to his retreat at BerchteSgaden
for further conferences as a result
of developments in the Free City
quarrel.
Albert Forester, leader OF the
Danzig Nazis, presumably would
head the visiting delegation.
The expression Hitler plan" for
solution of DanZig,s troubles over
returning the Free City to the Reich
despite Poland's objections cropped
up repeatedly in we'll informed
circles but Nazis were vague about
details.
The plan supposedly envisages
handling the DanZig question in
dependently of the problem of re-
gaining the Polish corridor for the
Reich.
Hitler at present is at Berchtes-
gaden with few intimate advisers.
Translation of editorials, news
stories and articles dealing with
Danzig from newspapers all over
the world have been provided for
him in large numbers recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

An unexpected event characterized
the final hours of the hearing held
to determine If the court would
place its stamp Of approval on the
plan overwhelmingly favored by dis
trict voters and accepted by IS per
cent of the bondholders.
julius Wangenheim, San Diego
financier and civic leader. was ap-
pointed special master and special
adviser to the court on the question
of feasibility of the plan. Judge
Jenney said he considered Wangen-
helm eminently qualified to pass on
the plans feasibility. Wangenheim
is head of the Southern Title COM
pany in San Diego, a prominent
banker, and one OF the owners Of
Continued on Page 2, Col. AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Curfew Aufhoress
Dies at San Dieuo

SAN DIEGO, July 20. CUP)-Mrs,
Rose Hartwick Thorpe, author OF
the poem "Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight" was dead today. She was
80 years old.
Death was attributed to heart dis
ease and came last night at the
home of her son-in-law, HartwicK
Barnes, in San Diego.
Funeral arrangements have not
vet been completed.
When she was l6 years old and
student in high school at Litch-
field. Michigan, Mrs. Thorpe-then
Rose Hartwick-wrote on a scratchy
slate the poem which was to bring
her world wide fame.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

'prigs" If they refused to drink.
but that prohibition had changed
that. Therefore, she continued, the
young woman had different prob
lem in social life. "She faces the
problem of learning very young how
much she can drink of such things
as whisky and gin and sticking to
the proper quantity" she said.--)
Bert Collins, the towns druggist
who knows everyone. thought he
reflected not only his own opinion
but that Of his townsmen. In say
ing: "I respect him for the courage
of his convictions. But he hasn't
been around very much"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 20. OUP)-
The postoffice department figured
today it would net several millions
of dollars from the issuance of its
proposed series of stamps honoring
IS famous Americans. But it ap-
peared that it also would net sew
eral million headaches.
Not all of America agrees with
the governments selection of the
35 inventors, authors, educators
poets, artists, composers and scien-
lists whose likenesses will appear
on the new stamps.
Less than "a hours after the de-
partment announced its plans for
the series, complaints began arriv-
ing. ..5
Lots of people wanted to know
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Gunfiire
Boosts
enSion
Polish Guard Shot
By Danzisserin
Newest Incident
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

Blaze of gunfire Thurs
day punctuated with new
dangers the deadlock between
Poland and Germany over
the free city of Danzig.
With the free city a sore spot
surrounded by the massed armies
of Europe's big powers, Polish
customs guard was shot and per-
haps killed by Danzig official at
a time when authorities everywhere
were nervous lest moment of care
lessness or hysteria set off a con-
flagration.
There were two versions of the
shooting. From Danzig the story
was that a DanZig customs official
was fired on without warning by
Polish guard, who was standing in
Polish territory at Postelau. The
Danzig Official returned the fire
and wounded the Pole, according
to this report, and started to go
across the frontier to aid his VIC
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

OdoLo CoulphtCu Ny OilitCu 3edtC1
currency, rather than by the peso.
The Mexican Union Of Water
Workers and distributors of Baja
California filed a petition threat
ening to strike at tbs am. July 20
unless It's demands are met. Pay
ment of wages on a U. 8. dollar
basis would amount to an increase
in wages of about so per cent.
Involved In the contemplated
strike are about $50 men, including
gate tenders, photographers, patrol
men and zanjeros. They are EN-.
ployes of the Compania de Terrenoa
Aguas, Mexican corporation oper-
ated by the district, which controls
the system in Mexico through which
Imperial Valley gets water from
the Colorado river.
If demands of the strikers were
met, district officials said at Ell
Centre, expenses of the Compania
would be raised to q point far ex-
ceeding total revenues from Mexican,
operations.
The present wage scales we're fix
ed by Gen. Antonio Villalobos on
Oct. l3. 1887. after an arbitration
hearing following "a strike threat
at that time. The contract approx.
ed at that time by Gen. Villalobos.
Mexican minister of labor. calls for
payment in pesos.
Efforts to adjust the controversy
will continue district officials said.
If no satisfactory adjustment is
reached by July 90. however, and
If the workers strike on that day,
the federal labor board at Mexico
City will be called upon to deter
mine legality of the strike. The
board in that event may uphold
the strikers, or-if it finds the
strike is illegal-order them to re-
turn to work within 48 hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Opening Gun Fired in Campaign to
Ban Slot Machines, Others FRONT. Y.

The opening gun in the campaign
to eliminate slot machines and
other gambling devices in Imperial
Valley was fired Wednesday by
Sheriff Robert w. Ware.
He confiscated new streamlined
five cent slot machine found in
the Meloland store and signed
complaint against Robert Doig, pro-
prietor of the store. and Jake Neidif-
fer, owner of the machine.
Doig and Neidiffer pleaded guilty
to operating and possessing slot
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

migration service" to defeat the
purposes of the deportation hearing.
Doyle asserted in the affidavit
that he was prepared to prove be-
yond any doubt that Bridges is q
member of the Communist party,
and has been guilty of acts of NOR
al turpitude contrary to the laws
of the states of California, Wash
ington and Oregon.
He said that he was ready to sup
port testimony at the hearing Of
Maj. Lawrence J. Miner, and John
L. Leech, that Bridges by perjured
testimony had defeated the law
which provides that any alien seek
ing the overthrow of the govern
ment shall be deported.
At San Francisco, meanwhile,
Trial Examiner James Lands today
blocked an attempt by Bridges at
torneys to show that the Dies con-
gressional committee investigating
un-American activities took an ac-
tive part in the campaign to deport
Bridges as an undesirable alien.
Bridges attorneys cross-examined
Aaron Sapiro, labor attorney and
government witness who previously
connected Bridges with the Com
munist party. Verbal exchanges be-
Continued on Page 2: Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

There can't be strikes and there
ought not to be strikes against the
government" Murphy said at his
press conference. "I don't know Of
anything that would build up
fascist psychology any quicker in
this country"
He said that he was reluctant to
step into any local situation unless
such action was "entirely necessary
because of the dangerous precedent
that it might set. He referred to
requests from local authorities IN
Minneapolis for federal protection.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

.liquOr could be sold in that city
within the next two days. Beer and
wine have been sold since the Presi-
dent left Mexicali after a recent
visit but the executive refused here
tofore to lift the ban on hard Ii
quor
In Juarez 200 cafes and cabarets
were wide open Thursday by gov
ernmental sanction. A 30-day stay
of execution of new federal pro-
hibition decree restricting liquor
sale to wine and beer in cabarets
and cafes, was announced by the
territorial governor on Wednesday
night.
Baelo Landeros, secretary of the
Mexicali Chamber of Commerce,
said businessmen in the border ter
ritories hoped their business es-
adjustments again will profit by
visit of hundreds of United States
tourists and visitors to the border
resorts.
MeXicali residents declared the
Presidents order for absolute pro-
hibition there had thrown $500 men
out of work. The number was re-
duced to approximately 400 when
he lifted the ban against sale of beer
and wine. The permission to sell
hard liquor again, they said, would
send the 400 back to work.
Continued on Page 2, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Three Hurt in
Auto Accident

HEBER, July 20.-Three persons
were injured in an automobile ac-
cident east of here at l0:40 last
night.
Virginia Murphy, l8, Ell Centre,
suffered broken leg; Joe Grimmer
SO, was cut on the arm; and John
Pendleton Carter, jr., 81, was CUT
on the chin. Carter's car crashed
into the rear of Grimmer's truck
as it stood beside the highway,
Highway Patrolmen William Mitch
ell and Paul Brown said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

conducted protest demonstrations in
several cities against provisions of
the new relief act which abolished
the prevailing wage and exacted
vacations" from relief rolls for
those who have received benefits
for 18 months
David LASER, Workers Alliance
president, said the demonstrations
were not strike and that most
of them would be held in the AFTER
noon Reports at noon indicated
that in only scattered localities had
the demonstrations occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Britain Draffinu
New Peace Plan

LONDON. July 20. (UP)-Great
Britain was reported in usually re-
liable sources tonight to be prepar-
ing a positive peace plan" for SUBJ
mission to Adolph Hitler late this
summer if the governments present
policy fails to assure European tram
guilty
Reports of the contents of the
''positive' plan-as contrasted to
the negative" policy of powerfm
armaments embodied in the Europ-
can security front-are circulating
in diplomatic sources, but officials
declined to comment on them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20

night. The 80-year-old governor
was extending his recent disserta-
tion on the temptations obtaining
in high life" and the methods
whereby girls go wrong, for the
benefit of his home state.
He deplored that women and girls
were drinking more than they had
and wondered if "they learned the
formula advised by a prominent
lady of our nation" he said after
the broadcast that the prominent
lady was Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
(Mrs, Roosevelt in the fall of
1882 said that when she was a girl.
young women were not branded as
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
MONTE BLUE RESTING

HOLLYWOOD, July 20. CUP)-
Monte Blue, veteran actor, was re-
ported resting easily today in Hol-
lywood hospital, where he was treat
ed for several broken ribs and null
tiple conclusions, caused by an un-
ruly horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-20
Thermometer Hits
los at Noon

Temperatures in Imperial Valley
remained slightly below the July
average Thursday as Ell Centro's
official thermometer reached los
degrees, but the humidity point hit
comparatively high figure, regis
tering 40 at noon.
Wednesdays maximum tempera-
ture was ITO degrees, minimum was
80.