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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Trial OF Ord
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

hold night sessions Of court in
order that evidence might be sub
mitted to the jury before the end
OF the week.
Prosecutor Thor Tollefson said
Coroner T. II. Long would be the
first witness to be summoned
when the jury is accepted.
Preliminary skirmishes between
state and defense attorneys show
ed contest is due on admission of
evidence on the shooting, beating
and burning of Hale r. Nosler, hus-
band of the slain woman, that win
ter night in the Nosler home on
the edge of McChord field.
To Last Week
Defense Attorneys John ]. Sulli-
van and Bertil +. johnson contin-
ually asked those drawn as pos
sible jurors that they consider evil
dence only as it relates to killing
OF Mrs. Nosler.
Certainty that trial OF Ord will
last at least the fun week led
Judge Fred r. Remain, presiding
over the case in Judge Cards large
courtroom, to have a thirteenth
chair placed in the jury box in
mid-afternoon Monday. The alter
nate juror will hear all evidence
and be ready to take the place of
any of the original dozen who may
become i'll.
Only One Count
Though charged with the pre-
meditated murder of Nosler, as
well az Of his bride Of q few hours
that February night, Ord faces
only the one count in his trial this
week.
Mrs. Nosler, shot through the
abdomen during scuffle in the
Nosler kitchen where she was try
ing to protect her husband, died a
week later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
790 Given Diplomas

CORVALIIS-A record class OF
700 students received degrees Mon
day st the list annual commence
ment exercises Of Oregon State
college. This is 10l more than at
last years class, the previous rec
ord holder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Club Meets Tuesday

A program of speeches. followed
by a speciality dance by Miss Ann
Bennett. will be held at the meet
ing Of the Dash Point Social and
Improvement club on Tuesday eve
ming. Fred c. Hofstettsr will pre-
. xlds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Invaders Capture Supply Of Food

The Germans told me they found packs of English
cgarets and small warehouse full of cases. including
canned bacon bars of excellent bitter chocolate barley SALT
worcestershire and imported Italian tomatoes.
These commodities too plentiful, of such
good quality in the German army One German army officer
said enough provisions to feed entire division for six
months had been captured In addition the Germans took
100000 rounds of small ammunition
The French defenders who stayed after the British left
before got there and apparently they in hurry
too In guard post at the gate there was half eaten
plate of macaron and ham, which French soldiers had aban
doned along with their bayonets and cartridge belts
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Here's More About
Into Inferno With Reporter
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lContnued From PaRe UheI
black colonial troops broke ranks in terror under
attacks by these machines.
French anti-aircraf guns set up barrage which failed
to bring down any planes
We did not single allied airpane and German anti
aircraft batteries of heavy sS eaber busted themselves
with firing at ships off shore.
Just two hours before the Germans had queled resist
in the century old fortress at Bergues An air force
non-commissoned officer told me how il happened.
"A little scouting party pushed to the outskirts of the
town and encountered heavy machne-gun fire. he said
I'VE not strong enough to take of it ourselves
we notified artillery and Stukas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Town Was Picture Of Desolaiion

AT p m. the Stukas and so did artillery. which
kept up steady bombardment One church tower soon
collapsed and smoke began to pour from the town. After
three hours small patrol entered and found the enemy
had evacuated"
The town picture of desolation The Stuka bomb
ing and heavy artillery four days had destroyed
building in town.
Fires had been started by the Stukas and they still
raging AS write this in the town of ST. Omer Is miles
away look out window towards the north and still
see the sky red with flames.
The town had been evacuated but was told 200 persons
had huddled in cellars during four-day bombardment
The streets of the town Uttered with military equip
ment-mosty English.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
BY HORACE FULLER
(Written for the United Pres

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES SOMEWHERE IN THE soMME-
Two American ambulance drivers have
bombe dropped eggs open town of ve Occur
Francis Hamn OF Dedham Mass
Of Far Hills NJ j. in
bruised kidney.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05

The English had left samples of practically everything
belonging to modern and had not destroyed anything
The parking lights abandoned truck still were
lighted.
saw German from Hamburg driving a motorcycle on
which the English had painted the name Lizzie On the
rear rack was blue due bag marked Lieut. Grandfeld
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
American Ambulance Driver
Tells Of F rench COURAGE

NofeThe author Of the following Dispatch
unteer ambulance driver with the American Field
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05

II you're not using it, sell 1t with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad
Phone Main 1851.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Mike
Jacobs publicity department is
putting out maps to help the
cash customers find the Baer-
Galento fight. Interviewed in
Cincinnati, Alice Marble referred
to the nice engraved cups the
netsters receive as "spittoons."
Five hundred hometowners
from Harvey, ILL.,, will whoop it
up for Lou Boudreau when the
Cleveland cry babies play in
Chicago Sunday.
Big league scouts are writing
their front offices rave letters
about Eddie Watkins, 19-year-
old slugging first sacker of Tulsa
in the Texas League.
There'n be seven guys on the
Texas Tech football team who
can step the century in 10 Sec
onds or better.
Today's guest star-John P.
Carmichael, Chicago Daily News:
"The Cubs are in a bad way
They can't pitch one Dean and
they can't hit the other" Under
Georgia boxing rules neither
Dempsey nor Luttrell can lose
on a foul Exclusive: California
interests with plenty of sugar are
reported dickering for Gulf
stream Park, near Miami, the
idea being to buck Tropical Park.
Tony Galento has collected a
lot of old pictures Of his tri-
umphant moments in the ring
and sent them to Max Baer for
study. Stan w. Carlson. the
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Major Scouts Eyeng 19-Yeor-OId Texas Sugger
Maps Direct Fon GooB Moy Gfeom

Minneapolis publisher, has a
biography of Lou Gehrig about
ready for the presses.
Help Wanted.
Pie Traynor got the Bucs so
hot
They got on top, but
skidded;
Now frankie Frisch says "I
sure wish
He'd tell me how he did it,"
A. w. H., Minot, N. Oak.
Galento's advisers are trying
to get wise old Jack Kearns to
act as one of Tony's seconds
against Baer.
The big networks could ease a
lot of pain up in New England by
announcing one of them will air
the Tulane-Boston College grid
opened September %. The boys
around Beantown are worrying
themselves sick about 1t.
Capitulation of Detroit leaves
only Tom Yawkey and Ed Bar
row holding out against night
baseball in the American League.
Bill O'Brien who was called
"balmy" when he fathered the
pro tennis idea some years ago,
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Hassett 10 Knock Out
Boyd Early in Bout,
Manager Boasts
Moran Claims Danny Boy
Is in Fine Trim for
Fight Here Monday

With Joe Turner's publicity aide
de camp as intermediary, Pete
Moran, agent for Danny Hassett
who boxes Bill Boyd Monday night
at Griffith Stadium, stepped up to
the microphone today and spoke a
few thousand words on behalf of his
meal ticket.
Moran was in Philadelphia, sched-
uled to arrive here late this after
noon to complete Hassett's training
for the match, but distance only lent
enchantment to his words. In brief
Moran predicted his boy would put
Master Boyd in the hay before a
wrestling referee can reach tree.
Danny boy only had four days
of actual training under his belt
when he fought Buddy Scott in
Washington" Moran is alleged to
have confessed. so you can imagine
what he'll do to this Boyd with two
solid months of work behind him
It'll be criminal, that's what. want
to ask Boyd to be at his best for his
own protection because Danny boy
will be swinging from the first bell
and he'll be swinging for knock
out"
Among the refugees from the
Baer-Galento fight publicity in New
York was Boyd, also expected to ar
rive today. Rival camps were well
armed with dictionaries and noise
making contraptions to be used in
the pre-flght ballyhoo.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Tulane Football Work
So Hard Coach Can't
Think of Vacation
Nursing Talent Through
Summer School, Tending
Jobs Has Dawson Busy
BY the Associated Press.

~ VAC hoSONidISu 1IcsS.
NEW ORLEANS, June 28.-The
month was June, the temperature
80 and the air humid; so you'd have
every reason to think football
coaches would be out fishing and
relaxing for the fall campaign.
But Lowell (Red) Dawson was in
his Office in the Tulane gym, his
freckled face showing all the anxiety
of September and the haggardness
of November, plus the normal seas
onal perspiration.
Vacation? What do you mean?"
asked the sandy-haired young
coacn whose team was unbeaten last
season and help mighty Texas A.
and M. to 14-l3 score in the Sugar
Bowl.
This is my fifth season here, and
the longest vacation I've had was
two weeks last summer.
Actual coaching is just about IS
per cent of this job. Look what
have to do this summer.
First, there are the problem
children in summer school, who
have to be nursed along so they will
do enough work to pass and be ELI
gible next fall.
Then I have to find summer
jobs. Even the scrubs seem to
think it's part of the service here
to get them good vacation work.
The incoming freshmen are
major problem. We have certain
number of scholarships and big
ger number of applicants and pros
poets. We have to see that we get the
best possible material"
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Pin Stars 10 Battle
AT Opening Of New
Clarendon Drives

Two crack pin-spilling squads.
culled from the best in Washington
and Baltimore, will square off in an
exhibition match inaugurating the
new Clarendon bowling alleys Tues
day night at 8 o'clock.
Washingtons team will include
Astor Clarke, Hokie Smith, Joe Har-
rison, Tony Santini, Ed Blakeney
and Make Rosenberg while Balti-
more will send to the firing line Nova
Hamilton, Winny Guerke, Willie
Stitz, Doc Pickus and Charlie Bauer
High scores are expected since the
sharpshooters will be trying out a
new type of alley contraction.
Located at 1047 North Irving street,
Arlington, Va, the alleys will be
open to the public Immediately after
the star contest.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Brewers, High School
Stars Will Battle
For Red Cross
Tilt Tomorrow Follows
Senate Beer-AII-Stur
SoftboII TussIe

Earl A. Nash, volunteer chairman
OF the Red Cross Public Relations
Committee, will throw out the first
ball tomorrow to start play between
Senate Beer and an all-star 10 in
the first half of Red Cross double
header at Griffith Stadium.
The first game will be a softball
contest, but the nightcap will be
hardball duel between Heurich
Brewers, who yesterday won the
f1rst-half flag in the Industrial
League, and an all-star high school
nine.
Adding color to the occasion will
be a squad of comely Red Cross
workers acting as ushers. George
Huber of The Star sports staff and
former WMAL sports commentator,
will man the amplifying system, in
PRODUCING the players and describing
plays during the games.
Eddie Colliflower, Heurich veteran,
gave up only one hit in the last
eight innings yesterday as his mates
Whacked Johnny Clements for seven
to record 6-2 victory. A shaky
start by Collif1ower gave Russell two
runs in the first.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Top Catching Berth With Mats
Appears Beyond Early, Still
Poor ToiIer Behind Plate

Johnny Welaj and Infielder Jimmy
Pofahl.
In Welaj and Pofahl he has
brace Of youngsters he gave ample
opportunity to make the grade.
Welaj. now fidgeting on the bench,
was inserted in center field and
granted prolonged test. He shared
fly balls like no Nat since Sammy
West in his prime, but his 255 bat
ting average opearted against him.
Pofahl, of course, is the Mats No.
disappointment. The reserved,
likeable lad owns a risky throwing
arm and his .227 batting mark isn't
enough to justify his presence in the
lineup. A failure at shortstop,
Jimmy has been tried at second
base with no greater success.
Mats Seek Fifth Road Win,
1t was natural for Harris to turn
to Charley Colbert, having ex-
hausted all other means of attempt
ing to close the door at shortstoo,
and the veteran has responded mag
niflcently. Charley, though, isn't
constructed for steady service and
will be relieved occasionally by
Pofahl.
Buddy Myer has been another
player in the sunset of his career
who has defied the termites of time
to hit .429 in sporadic service at
second base, occasioned by Jimmy
Bloodworth's incapacitated arm and
Pofahl's failure to impress.
Having won four games and lost
nine thus far on their road trip, the
Mats were to tangle with the Red
Sox here today, with Dutch Leonard
seeking his ninth victory of the
campaign.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Harvard Crew Leads
In Yachting Series
With 3 Points
Protest Because of Jam
Made by Navy; Yale
Is Disqualified
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MANTOLOKING, N. j., June 28.-
Pending a decision on a protest
lodged by the Navy crew, Harvard,
with a total of % points. led four
rival teams in the Macmillan Cup
finals Of the intercollegiate Yacht
Racing Association here.
The Yale team was disqualified in
the last E sloop contest on the basis
of protest entered by Harvard, but
a decision upon Navys protest
against the Crimson was not
reached.
Harvard won two first places in
the E sloop races and one went to
Navy. In the Glass G sloop events
Yale won two top places and Will
liams one.
Trailing Harvard are Williams,
with 20s4; Yale, with 1872; the Coast
Guard, with Is, and Navy, with 1214
The protests resulted from jam
at one of the course buoys when
the Harvard and Yale boats failed
to give the right of way to Navy.
Harvard called to Yale for sea room,
but the Ellis did not comply.
Glass G. Sloops.
(Skippers Same in All Eyents)
First race q miles)-Won by Mouette,
skippered by A. J. Santry Williams,
/ :07 3s; second, Colleen, j. H. Ware. jr..
Yale; third. Halcyon, Taylor Loring, Har-
ward; fourth, Thalia, Casey Wagner, Coast
Guard.
Second race Go miles)-aNon by Thalia,
Yale. 55:21: second, Halcyon, Williams;
third. Colleen, Harvard fourth, Lost Hori-
zon. j. r. Swanbeck, Navy.
Third race az miles)--Won by Lost
Horizon. Yale 43:1S; second, Thalia, Har-
ward; third, Colleen, williams; fourth,
Mouette. Coast Guard.
Glass E Sloops.
First race 20 miles)-Won by Coronet,
Roger WILCOX, Harvard. i "a So: second
Wind Song. R. N. Bavier Williams; third.
Doom III, r. M. Hutchinson. Coast Guard;
fourth. Esperanza, W. J. Hurst. Navy.
Second race (4Ka miles)-Won by Wind
Song. Navy. 43:49: second Esperanto
Coast Guard; third, Doom III, Robert Clark
Yale; fourth, Alta II, Harvard.
Third race @ miles)-Won by Doom III,
Harvard, :03 :01: second, Esperanza, Yale;
third. Alta II. Williams; fourth. Wind
Soma. Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
'Kaysees and MiIIers
Battle for Top in
A. A. in Series
BY the A ssnciated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Kansas City and Minneapolis
which are repeating their two-team
pennant fight of last year, hook up
in the American Associations ma
tural' for the next three days.
The Millers, their drive hampered
by recent injuries to Lin Storti and
Huck Geary, have perked up with
Storti's return and enter tonight's s
series opener riding a four-game
winning streak.
One and half games separate the
leaders which are in no immediate
danger from the rest of the field
Milwaukee and Columbus are tieo
for third place, 10 games back Of
Minneapolis.
No league games were played
yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

now is backing a midsummer ice
skating carnival in Chicago.
Today's true story: A New
York tennis team went to Brook
lyn for a match. AfterWard
the boys dropped into an ice
cream emporium. Conversation
centered on the Giants. Up
dashed the proprietor. Get out
of the joint, you Giant rooters,
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Straiqht Or the Tee

Three Washington women were
playing today in semifinal matches
in the Maryland State feminine
golf event at Hillendale, which
makes it almost a natural that a
Capital golfer will win the tourney
The lone Baltimore survivor-Eliza-
beth Bonthron of Hillendale -
clashed in one semifinal round with
Mrs. Walter R. Stokes of Manor, who
burned up the course yesterday with
a card of 76. In the other semifinal
Mrs. Betty P. Meckley of Kenwood
the medalist and only former cham
pion surviving, met Mrs. Myron
Davy, Congressional title-holder.
Mrs. Davy licked Mrs. L. G. Pray
of Manor yesterday, while Mrs
Meckley went to the last hole to
beat Regina Downey of Hillendale
Miss Bonthron beat Mrs. H. j.
Cooper of Manor. The final round
will be played tomorrow.
Mrs. j. S. Phillips won a ringer
tourney at Army Navy with a card
of 75-17-58. Second, was Mrs. L.
T. Haugen with 79-20-59, while
Mrs. w. F.. Sadtler was third with
79-19-60.
Final round in the District junior
championship is scheduled for this
afternoon at Woodmont, where four
good Junior golfers started the semi
final play earlier today. Opposing
in the semi final were George o.
Vass of Kenwood against Bill Cas-
sidy of Indian Spring, and Buster
Mrstik of Capital against Bob
Donohue of Indian Spring. Vass
was medalist in the tourney and
was runner-up in the affair two
years ago.
Stephen Olds of Columbia shot the
hottest golf yesterday when he
scored 72 to beat Jim Brantley OF
Chevy Chase. He fell before Vass
in the afternoon.
Fred Mcleod scored his third
eagle duece on the 370-yard first
hole at Columbia. Il was proud OF
that shot with a five iron" said
Freddie. you see, I played it from
behind a tree and had to cut it a
lot to get it on the green. I didn't
see it go in the cup, but we found
the ball there"
Several years ago Freddie started
a round at Columbia 2-3-2, which
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Dover Facing Salisbury
Defending Second Runq
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dover Orioles. in second place by
the slimmest of margins, faced the
Salisbury Indians tonight.
The Indians, after having a 10
game winning streak snapped,
dropped another to Cambridge last
night and should be looking for a
victim when they move onto the
Oriole field.
Dover held its own last night by
defeating Pocomoke, 5 to /.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Dottie Keody's Hurting
Gives ShoII's Title

Thanks to four-hit hurling by
Dottie Ready. Sholl's Cafe today
was first-half champion of the
Metro Girls Softball League.
Playing M. P. M. Market yester-
day, she pitched shut-out ball after
the first frame to win, 10 to /.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

he stormed. 81 don't want your
business"
Help, help!-Of the third
place Bears one of the papers
says: THE Bears now are only
51s games out of first place and
16 games away from second" +"
You figure it out, Butch.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Young Pitcher Drops Dead

PETROLIA. Ontario, June % (P).
Edward (Ted Ireson, 18-year-old
pitcher for the Sarnia team in the
Michigan Ontario Baseball League,
dropped dead on the mound yes
terday in the third inning as he
was about to deliver a pitch. Death
was attributed to a heart attack.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Columbia in Comeback
In Sally League
BY the Associat ted Press,

By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, June 28.-The
Columbia Reds. who held sway at
the top of the South Atlantic
League earlier in the season and
then slid down into the second divi-
sion, are on the march again.
Now in fourth place and only
21a games out of second, the Reds
chalked up their seventh victory in
nine starts last night by nipping
Spartanburg, to 8, in IL innings.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
|. B. M, Heurich Team
Settle Softly Feud

Their softball game last week hav-
ing ended in Sail deadlock and
a feud over the umpires decision
Heurich Brewers and International
Business Machine will meet again
tonight at Ballston Stadium.
Likely hurlers are Abe Rosen-
field for Heurich and Jack Smith
for I. B. M.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Districts Ace Amateurs Pair With Nations Top Pros Red Cross Golf
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Joey Fontana, 1873
Brooklyn, knocked out Lee Harper
131, Texas CD.
BALTIMORE-Georgie Pace, 1873
Cleveland, Bantamweight champion
stopped Lawrence Gum, 123, Balti-
more % (non- -titie).
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio-Teddy
Yarosz, 174, Pittsburgh, outpointed
Bud Mignault, 169, Brockton, Mass.
Q0.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crowell,
22o, Los Angeles, outpointed Arne
Anderson, 1873, Sweden 10).
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Leeds Youno Athletes

BLACKSBURG, Va, June % Lp).-
Charles Wilson of John Marshall
High, Richmond, took firsts in the
100 and 220 yard dashes and seconds
in the shotput yesterday to roll up
high individual scoring honors in
the Old Dominion boys State track
championship.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Gum Easy Ring Target
For Champion Pace
Nv the Associated 0resS

BY the Associated 7ress.
BALTIMORE, June 28.-Lawrence
Gum of Baltimore, 30year-old ring
veteran. had the satisfaction today
of having met the bantamweight
champion, but that was about all he
could salvage from the experience
He lasted but one bloody round
with George Pace, Cleveland Negro
champion, and Referee Charlie Short
refused to let him come out for the
second, though Gum was willing
if unable.
Each fighter weighed 1913.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Greenkeepers to Shoot

Members of the Mid Atlantic As
sociation of Greenkeepers will play
in their monthly tourney at Wood
holme next Monday, to be followed
by a business meeting at 7 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

Yesterdays Scores.
Centreville. 8: Federalsburs, 8.
Dover, B. Pocomoke, /.
Milford. 4: Easton. 3.
Cambridge, 4; Salisbury, 3.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Echo Is AmmenduIe Ace

Jimmy Echo was the big noise
around the newly-organized Am
mendale A. C. today after hurting
and hitting that club to a 10-to-C
victory over District Training School
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Scores in Every Inning

A tally in every frame brought an
i8-to-3 triumph for Community Busi-
nessmen over Suburban Gas in a
=. Prince Georges County League game
= yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
AIexundriuns Need Foes

Winner of eight games in ten
starts, Alexandria B. c. unlimited
nine is seeking games for tomorrow
and Sunday. Call Billy Vermil-
lion at Alexandria 1866.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Tuvern Insects Score

Little Tavern Insects crawled up
hill to win an 1l-to-10 game from
Langdon Lions yesterday. Stars
were Cryer, Palmer and Emmans.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

At Capital today a field far too
small for the importance and worth
of the tourney started qualifying in
the invitation best-ball affair of the
Glen Echo club. That tourney hap
pens to be a good one, and hasn't
had the full support it should have
But the idea is new to local golf and
might catch on in future years.
Match play rounds will start to-
morrow and wind up Sunday. A
dinner will be held at the Capital
club tonight for all tourney con-
testants.