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= military court. which would have
ordered them shot
The spies ND their equipment IN
fields during the day while they
prONled the streets IN search IT
Information The announcement of
ihfif execution yas expected 70
start authorities On smother cam
paign against careless talk that
might reach enemy agents.
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To Award Contract
For 5 More Vessels

Additional navy contracts
amounting 70 s2s. $50 900 are
slated for award 70 the Seattle
Tacoma shipbuilding Corp Plant
No 2. Il was disclosed Tuesday
The awards cover five l.s30-ton
destroyers 70 be built at the Seat
tie shipysrds.
Realization Of previous con
tracts. meanwhile. brought total
navy contracts for Plant No 2 %
II destroyers Of 1880 tons each
and 10 cestroyers Of 200 tons
each.
The shipysrc Is presently under
construction and laying Of the first
keel - scheduled for early
spring.
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Permission 70 install . fiorsi
clock IN Wright park ga. granted
Tacoma Gsrsssa clue W the park
beart a. lss Monday evening
meeting
Ths eiiIbs letter proposed 10
place an slsetFie time psses in .
floral sitting someuhsfe near the
Division ave SIDE. The club 70 eso-
stsgef ths installation and main
tain a.
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British Blast
Desert Lines

IONDON--British land.
air and sea forces blsssed .
path in biitxkrisg styIs
through Italian linss In the
deserts Of western Egypt and
reached the Mediterranean
coast. Prime Minister Winston
Churchill told the house Of
commons today In reporting 4
'snccesrful preliminary
phase" Of operations in north
Africa.
sfHtGA. rronsiss
reports SAID Tuesday, that ftsilsn
transports are ssaeustlnx Fssriss
troops form Porto Palermo. nossh
Of Porto Kdds. because AIb~nssH
guerrilla activity b~blna ths linss
maize. further nofth~sfti retreat
so ths coastal rad almost I'm.
possible
TIE isfssm~ssss ssmlsg
a1ss~s the fssssiss .st1 list
Italian ssssps ~sss heisx assved
by water fssm rovss rstssuss
In sslsss hsssssss selsss ssse<
break. sssssA shs sstlsss ~
u,msss wsahs passage stssg ~
coastal seaa si.ssss inspss>teu1s.
North ~ Arsyfeka~tfan. u ~ss
said. grssks ~sfs advancing sions
secondary road. apparently try
lns 10 flank the Italian position
Al Tspsiinl from the southwest.
This Greek column vas said 10 10
approaching the village 81 nsnes.
about ass miles from Tepsiini.
T'bsy 1sfs s=ls 10 b reinforced ny
an AIbsnisn fshei gfeap from
nearby mountain villages
MOMk---An offiei.i esmmaniaas
Tuesday sst Italian LOSSES in the
Greek gar during November "a
sszs sfnop- killed. wounded o.
missing
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Financial Aid
Given 10 China

LONDON British financial aid
to China totaling 10000 600 $40
600 900 was announced In the
house Of commons Tuesday by
Richard A Butler. undersecrtary
for foreign affairs
Butler said that Britain was pre-
pared in principle TO advance China
5000 900 1920. 900 O0OJ for a Chi
nese sterilization fund and another
5000 OOo in credits for purchases
anywhere IN the sterling area.
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Warned Of New Bomb

DOSDOs--Police and air raid
wardens warned LOEdOners today
against a new deadly German
bomb which resembles a gas mask
cOntalnsr and sxpiodes in the
hands Of anyone who picks u Up.
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Bothel Mon Is Held
For Fotol Accident

POCAIELLO. Ida--Clare Eu-
gene Meyer. %. Botheli. Wash.
was held Tuesday on an open
charge after the death Of Dean ".
spulman. p PocateIlo. in an
automobile accident
State police reported Meyer was
driving a car which collided with
spillman. riding a bicycle. on the
Yellowstone highway near here.
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Military Men
Scowl; City
Lid Goes On


With the Gathering roll II
dice stillcd. the ruffle Of cards
missing. Tacoma today vir-
tually was a non gambling
city professionally speak-
ing
Vet emily that. but the clamp
fnen IN rum ere. revealed n the
Time. lsss wees. appeared iran.
Bound
sight Isfs along the sporting
stem wss eundusted with mare
decor than hshstues could recall IN
decades
Ths gambling IA was fawu me
liilrii isaaor trade -. 81 shs tide.
The shntaopns wrr- . matter ~
eesnelsieues hus ths ellsnfsls ~
the bright sposs Wa wondering.
why =.
AGENTS Ang nusy
Reasons Tor the acahls leskup
were not the SAME
Ths barter n off.sss cuff hnaen
stopped because ~ the continued
pounding ~ shr state is1nnr- <r-
fnfrsmsHt SCENTS the ine~sssns
arrests ard Imposition a heavier
penalties
MT that did not affect sh~
gambling The green xnmhiinw
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WASHINGTON - President
Roosevelt to-day placed ls.. acc.
ristr irca. fesra siiss. and e~r.
tai. iran sra st-~i ss.ufsss.re.
ssd semi ws.n.ssetnre. under
"~s~r espart iscen.~ s~aairs-
m~nt.
uun A.o-For,t Friek psesl.
dent u the National league. To-
day was reelected fer term II
four years maximum permitted
under ths leagues hY-lswa
sgArrtH-rhs a,ses-,,, ~
wsshinKi.r trass invited The
University sf California ~ IN.
sngeie. .. ratsr the rssisi.
Cast intercollegiate ere. rare
al Oakland April -. isii.
The fexstta siser iaiB has
h~en rew~a h~fw~~. Ws.hsrsses
and IN. r.isrf.is, ~ csiifes.
MIA.
hekit>--Ths official y y.
y news agency said German
Ions range guns cn the French
channel enast tonight fired Fl.
feetlvsly on military ohlecllves
in the Dover area.
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.Anii-Langlie
Opinion Is
Revealed
Demos Assert Law
Violoted: Tulk
Mystery" Freud /.

An opinion hy former
Judge William X. Bell. Of
Seattle. that straight ticket
and split ticket voting can
not be- mixed in this state
will be the basis Of n contest
in the legislature over the
election of Arthur II. I.anglie
as governor. local Democratic
leaders revealed Tuesday.
They said also that evidence ~
fraud IN several counties would
hc laid before the legislature on
this. however. they would dlvuiks
no tetails
Judge nsll nov deputy IN
the office ~ king County Prose
cutor ~ Gray Warner. declared
challenged ballots which wers
marked straight Democratic. .
except for Jump 10 Langlis IN
the other column. should be
thrown oui.
High Court silent
Such votes were challenged
during counting 81 ab-cntees In
most counties County Democratic
Chairman Hans Johnson raised
the issue in Pierce county st that
time
Principal cause Of argument
over tho Washington law IL that
the state supreme court never has
ruled on splIt-strRight ticket vot-
ing.
Hut u has been b, q mum
her of court. of last resort"
Bell wrote. constituting stat
ute~ similar 10 ours. And II
ha. been held by the great
weight ~ authority that y
ballot rsaDes he counted for
n candidate opposite whose
name eros. ~ property
marked. where the ballot "
also marked with cross
opposite the emblem Of an
other party. which. under the
statute. u equivalent Ia yo,-
Ing for all the candidates 81
that party"
Bell declares IN. meat ~ ths
Washington ls~ ~ the provision
that " voter desires IN vote
for all the candidates Of any
political party. he may mark a
cross after the name q the party,
and then shall be deemed 10 have
CONTINUED ON Page II. Column -
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Speaker War
Declared Here

That there will be strong oppo.
sition 10 election ~ an eani side
representative "a speaker ~ the
house In the next legislature, con
ysnlng Jan -. vas the announce.
msnt Tuesday 81 spokssmsn for q
ommlttss which met IN Taeoms
Monday
A COMMITTEES of Nsat eide Demo
Gratis. claiming 10 represent ma.
loriiy Of the ~ Democratic mem
bsrs ~ the lower house. left the
conference under pledge tina, under
no circumstances would they sup.
port or vote for v. J Reilly. u
Spokane. for the speakers chair
Reilly vas speaker of the house
In the 1887 session.
The meeting here. on the eve Of
the Democratic caucus called for
neat Saturday IN Olympus. was
headed BY Rsps W A Richmond.
Tacoma. and Howard V. Dohsrty
and Charles ~ TODD Seattle. ali
veterans n other sessions
Thsy pat sai . statement
Indicating ihsir sppssiiiss 10
REILLY Was bss<d not ON Tho
fart he 10 an sast sidsr. hat
GA thsir sHperisness during
m. 1891 ssssiss.
AZ bstwsss three kns~s
western HsshisEtss esndi-
dates for the post. ell Dsn.s
Gratis. The committee oppressed
ma ehsiss ansng frsd Martin.
nockpsrt farmer ~ -ksKit
county. n. \. ssas. south
Tacoma b1slaess man. or Hugh
. hossiiini. Tacoma attorney.
However. Richmond a. ons u
tins epoksamsn for the committee
and chairman q the Fisfes county
delegation. Indicated an siimina-
ton may BE- expected later in the
week. permitting The COMMITTEES 70
20 70 ths Olympia caucus satur-
day With = united front
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ST. Paul
Employees
Take Vote
Seattle Lumber
Mills Reopening.
But Not Tdcomos

While a tighter net was be-
ing drawn on lumber opera.
tions in the Tacoma area,
Seattle's mills reopened Tues
day free from the pieketing
which closed them the latter
part of last week.
Tacoma council headquarters of
J tss AFL Lumber and Sawmill
,.orkers announced the Brew
Manufacturing Co mill at Puy-
allup and the Eatonvile Lumber
Cos plant at Eatonville had been
added Monday 10 the list of down
mills in this district.
Some 700 clio employees Of ST.
Paul 4 Tacoma Lumber Co. plant
here were carrying on their strike
vote Tuesday while the mill opera
lions are expected 10 be kept
closed until Thursday at least. II
was expected the strike ballot
would be completed sometime
Tuesday night.
Five Reopen
Five OF IL Seattle mills closed by
Tacoma and Everett AFL pickets
were reported to have reopened
late Monday and others reopened
with the first shifts Tuesday. One,
the Stimson Lumber Co plant. mad
gone TO court Saturday to obtain
an order granted by Presiding
Judge Malcolm Douglas restrain
ing the picketing of that operation
At Seattle Monday night, Fed
eral Conciliator Ernest p. Marsh
brought from Portland an attempt
to compromise the strike in this
district by proposal of the Port
land Plan" acceptable to the nego-
tiating committees OF the unions in
that city
Five-Cent Raise
This is the proposal that there
be granted scent per hour wage
increase in all brackets, retroactive
TO Dec. l, a weeks vacation with
pay and reopening of negotiations
under 90-day peace during which
wage scales would be determined
on the basis of a report to be
based on research by President
Dexter NJ. keezer of Reed college,
Portland.
Marsh was expected here Tues
day afternoon TO confer with
operators
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Attendance
AT Schools
Cut l8 Pct.
Colds. Mild Flu
And Measles Keep
Children at Home

ing Tuesday attendance Zig
ureS closely before reachin,
any conclusions regarding thu
spread of flu and measles
Supt. Howard Good said il
disclosing a consolidated alb
sence of 1872 per cent Monday
against a normal absence O
about five 10 six per cent.
The superintendent said he ha'
discussed the situation with Or
C. n. Smith. school medical di
rector. who was Of the opinion nj
single cause was responsible 10
so many absences.
Blame Divided
Apparently, he said, colds, mile
flu and German measles are di
viding the blame They are widely
distributed over the city and NJ
sections are suffering material,
greater loss of attendance thai
others.
Records showed a sharp increase
in absences over the week end
Goold said.
High school attendance showed
14.6 absent Friday. 2l.e per een'
on Monday; junior high schools
1873 per cent out Friday. 1919 pei
cent Monday; elementary schools
1O.9 per cent Friday and 14.9 pei
cent Monday
Ri>e of Per Cent
Consolidated figures for al
schools showed 1872 per cent alb
sent Friday. 1872 per cent Mon
day. Only a study of Tuesday,
figures would show whether TIT
trend Of the week end was con
tinuing. Generally after day o
two pupils who were suffering
from colds. were returning q
school.
In the entire school system las
school year. Goold said. absences
amounted to only 7.3 per cen
and that was a bad year" Tit
percentage for 1899 year wal
only So per cent.
Five county schools were re
ported Tuesday to have reached
the closing point. Roy high school
Elbe, Cromwell and Thrift wer,
new schools notifying the county
health department they had more
than 80 per cent absent. Elk Plair
also reported that situation agar
Tuesday. They were authorized tC
close, If they wish.
Vaughn union high school AND
grade school reported they wer'
open again after being closed FOL
10 days.
This flu is much more a sever,
type Of cold" Dr.. Lee r. Powers
city health officer. said Tuesday
1T in no way resembles the ole
flu of the last war days.
In most cases il lasts only two
or three days and there seldom II
much temperature with IL.
SEATTLE - More school clos
ings in the state Tuesday marked
the second week Of an influenza
epidemic on the coast
Health officials closed school,
at Concrete. Edison and Conway
all in Skagit county; al Shelton
and Omak.
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wEATnta FORECAST

Fair tonight aud Thurs TEMPS. J
High, ~: io~, 81. sun rises. 7sts;
sets, All.
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day
rvs
ton
|rfs
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SEATTLE - More school clos.
ings in the state Tuesday marked
the second week Of an influenza
epidemic on the coast.
Health officials closed schools
at Concrete. Edison and Conway.
all in skagit county; at Shelton,
and Omak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-11

Helen y. Congdon Is the new
president nf Tacoma Music Teach
srs association, elected Al the an
nual meeting Monday. Leonard
Jacobsen. president for two years.
becomes vice president. and Doris
Helen Smith is secretary. ID. Rob
crit Smith was reelected treasurer.
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Ned Edris and Bill Common. thea
ter managers, both are house
bound by "flu."
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Wednesddg

Wednesddy
A. NJ.
X NJ o = Morning Devo-
tons
KVI-The Singing Cow
hand. tbs. Morning
Melodies
KONO-Top o. the Morn
ing. 7i5. Memoranda
KJR-Church OF tie AIR
KTRO-Klock Klub. f.i5
Farm Forum
1880 A. VI.
KMO-fess
kVl-Heus. 745 Studio
KONO - Musical Clock.
7:4S Sam Hayes.
KJR-Eews. 745. Novel
cites.
KIRO fewsreel: 7:45.
Tonic Tunes
5 A. NJ.
KMO-Breakfast Club.
kVI-Easter Be sket. SIS.
Harvey Harding
KOMO-Capt Doobsie
X J r - Ensemble. 6.l5
Young DR. Malone
X ! r O - Rhythm. $40
Weather Report.
$3.50 A. NJ.
KMO-studio. s.45. Talk
XVI - News. s:45. My
Children.
K o NJ o Against the
Storm: 6:45. Guiding
Light
KJR-Reveries: e:45. Ed
die Zollman
KIRO-Encores.
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4 Z Nj.

RMO-Fulton Lewis Jr.:
AIS. Haven OF Rest.
KVI-Waltz.
KOMO-Easy Aces; 4:ls.
Mr.. Keen.
Nobody.
KIRO-Job Finder: <:15,
Lost and Found.
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$3.50 p. NJ.
RMO-Vsgabond Trail.
KVI-Girl Inferno; 3:45.
Europe.
'RJR-Wash. State Dept
OF Health, 345. Lil
Abner.
KOMO-Womens Maya =
zine OF Air.
KIRO-Studio.
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6 L Nj,

lKMO-Reiehmuth Family
lKVI-MaJor Bowes.
/ KOMO-Good News OF
1910
Scandinavian: 6:l5,
News.
KIRO-Amateur Hour.
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Radio Time Table
1:30 P. NJ.

Times stations latest avaaos schd
responsibility
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II NOON

KMO-Frjendly Fifteen;
1918, News.
KVI-Society Girl; 1913
Almanac.
MO Mary Marlin:
12:l5, Ma Perkins.
KJR - Orphans OF d.
yorce: 1915. Amanda
KIRO-Serisl.
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KMO-Haven of Rest:
4:45. Robinson Family.
KVI-Accent on Music.
KOMO-Meet Miss Julia.
KJR-Orchestra
KIRO-Hit Tunes.
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Thursday


K NJ o - breakfast Club;
8:l5. Christian Science
.KVI-Easter Basket; 6:l5
Organ.
ROMO-Capt. Dobpsie
X j. Ensemble, 9:15
Young DR.. Malone
& l r o - Rhythm. e:l0,
Weather Report.
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KIRO-Eneores.
9 A. NJ.
RMo-News: s:15. Hap
py Homes.
X VI Kate Smit D 4
Chats, g:15. When @
Girl MarTies.
I KOMO-Julia Blake: e:15.
Dennings.
KJR--News; e;I5. Ann
Sterling Wonders.
KIRO-Kate Smith.
$3.50 A. NJ.
KMO-Ma Perkins: GAS,
Carriers of Elm st.
KVI-Helen Trent. e:45
Our Gal Sunday
X MO - Truth T h a {
Makes Men Free: 9:45,
Good Morning.
KJR-Natlonal Farm and
Home.
KIRO-Serial
10 A. Nj.
KMO-Hokum.
XVI - Gold bergs: 1918,
Life Can Be Beautiful.
MO - orch. l0:l5,
Ellen Randolph.
KJR-Nationai Farm and
Home.
KIRO-Serials.
1880 A. NJ. ,
X MO - Studio: 10:45,
Bachelors Children.
KV1-Right to Happiness
Fletcher Wiley.
KOMO-Quest for Hap
piness; l0:45. DR.. Kate.
KJR-Cecil Solly. lo:45,
Navy Talk.
K1RO--Serial.
IL A. NJ.
X MO Studio; ll:15,
Glamour Ship.
KVI-Big Sister: ll;l5
Aunt Jenny.
KOMO-Light OF World
l1:15, A. Gri m m s
Daughter.
KJR was h ington at
Work.
KIRO-Serials.
1880 A. NJ.
KMO-Studio.
KVI-Life Begins: ll:4o.
Ny Son and !.
KOMO - Valiant Lady,
HAS. Betty Croker.
/ KJR-Cowboy Joe.
KIRO-Serial.
IL NOON
KMO-Frjendly Fifteen;
1915, News.
KVI-Society Girl; 1913
Almanac.
K OM MO - Mary Marlin:
12:l5, Ma Perkins
KJR - Orphans OF d.
yorce: 1915. Amanda,
KIRO-Serisl
1890 p. NJ.
KMO-Orchestra.
kVI-Se ws. l2:4 b,
Woman's Page.
KOMO-Pepper Young;
l2:45, Vic and Sade.
KJR-News: l2:45. Book
Ends.
KIRO-News: l2:45, Sing
ing Sam.
l p. M.
KMO-School Of Air.
KVI-Kitty Kelly: i:l5
Myrt and Marge.
KOMO-1hat Girl. 1913
Stella Dallas
KJR-Club Matinee
KIRO-Serial.
1:30 L. NJ.
RMO-Manhatters. :4b,
Book a Week.
XVI Hilltop House;
i:45, Stepmother.
MO - Homemakers
Club: las. Special.
KJR-Matinee.
KIRO-Serial.
| 2 p. NJ.
KMO-News.
KVI-By Kathleen Nor.
ris. 2:i6. Mystic Melo'
dies.
KOMO-Giri Alone: 2:i5
! Midstream.
KJR-Orch.. AIS, Irene
Wicker.
KIRO-Serials.
2:30 Z. NJ.
KMO - Johnsons; 245,
Muse and Music.
KVI-Happened IN Holly
wood: 2.45. Baines
KOM Health: 2:4S
The O'Neills.
RJR - Frank Watanabe.
2:46. Anthony.
KIRO-Serial
) Z. NJ.
xMO-Piano: SIS Con-
cert Revue.
XIV I-Lanny Ross. SID
Hedda Hopper
KOMO - Pictorial. 3:l5
without a Name
KJR-Eddie Zollman-
/ SIRO-Lanny Ross.
$3.50 p. Nj.
/ KMO-Revue; 3:45. Smil'
ing Through.
KVi-Girl Inferno; S:4o
World Today.
KOMO-Womans Maya
zine OF the Air
KJR-Seng Busters; 3 al
LII Abner.
KIRO-Serlal
4 p. NJ.
KMO-FuIton Lewis II
ais. Haven Of Rest.
KVI-School of Air.
KOMO-Easy Aces; All
Mr.. Keen
KJR-Ferde Grofe.
KIRO-Job Finder; <:ls
Lost and Found.
4:30 p. NJ.
KMO-HaYen OF Rest
4:45. Bread OF Life.
KVl-Of Men and Books
a 4:45, wilbur Hatch
Orchestra.
, KONO-Meet Miss Julia
KJR--OrchestrA
D xlRO-Orchestra
D z. Nj.
KMO-Sheep and Goats
Sis. COWBOY.
XVI violin ist. 5.lt
Dealer IN Dreams.
kOA D. Freo WAring
Sis. Arboretum Talk
KJR-Bud Barton. 3:is
Tom Mix
KIRO PleAsa ntdAl'
Folks.
$3.50 p. NJ.
KMO - JACK Armstrcng
SssS Orphan Annie
KVI-Scnes. S4S. Ne9l
D N@MNN Dkak
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RMO-News; e.15. Hap
py Homes.
VII Kate SIN Z MS
Chats; g.15. When q
Girl MarTies.
HONOLULU Blake: e:l5.
Dennings.
KJR--News: e;l5. Ann
Sterling Wonders.
KIRO-Kate Smith.
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ITO Be Continued
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-26
Duront To Open Football
Season On Oct. 18th
By L CATHEY

The opening clash Of the 1910 pig.
skin season for the Durant High
squad has been definitely booked fol
October 4 when the Carthage eleven
will invade Bennett Field. Coach Dace
Davis has released the following sche-
dule: September 27-open date
October carthage at Durant.
October 10-Jackson "B" team a,
Durant; October 18-Durant at Eth.
Ell; October 25-Durant VS.. Sails al
Goodman; November Walden al
Durant; November 8-Durant VS.
Rosedale at Goodman; and November
15-Lexington at Durant.
With the arrival Of Denton Wad.
dell, last years regular guard, Har-
per, Lawrence Lewis and Wesley Hold.
ges, the Tiger group now number p
candidate. Curry VonWilson, another
leftover first string performer from
the 1889 outfit, has announced he
will report for practice within a shor,
time. The lad was a tackle last sea.
son. j.
From all indications it appears that
the home forces will have an album
dance of line material-how gooG
remains to be seen-with the back.
field to be sadly deficient in reserves
with only four lettermen trying fol
starting positions.
Coach Davis opened the second
week of drills Monday afternoon by
staging signal and formation drills
and he divided the players into an
"a" and "B" team with the latter re-
sisting stubbornly practically all the
Efforts made by the regulars" to ad.
vance the oval. There still remains
much to be done in the way OF
timing on running plays, tackling
and particularly blocking.
Just what boys will constitute the
first eleven will probably not be
known until after the squad has had
more time to become better or
ganized and gets into better shape.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-26
Senator BiIbo Is
Active Speaker
For President
Junior Senator Gets
Widespread Comment
On FDR Speeches

Young Democrats of New York
reached down into the deep South for
a speaker to deliver the keynote adj
dress at the campaign organization
meeting of the group next Thursday,
and selected Mississippi's fiery Junior
Senator Theodore G. Bilbo.
Director Paul C. Aiken of the spea-
kers' bureau 70 the Democratic ma
tional committee today announced
the Manhattan engagement Of Sena-
tor Bilbo as one of 100 speeches
to be delivered by Mississippi's
stormy petrol in the interest of
the reelection of President Roose-
welt.
Senator Bilbo was invited to deli
yer the iinspirational address to
Young Democrats Of New York." Dir
ector Aiken said, because of the
splendid ovation accorded him dur
ing his recent tour of Pennsylvania.
"The thoroughness which has char
acterized his success in Mississippi
was demonstrated by the senator in
the address he delivered in behalf of
the party, and Democratic leaders
are delighted with the manner in
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