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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Pin Lovers
Mobilize
For Season
Will Lay Pldns at
Meets Next Week;
New Interest Seen

Tacoma's bowling forces are
mobilizing for the 1e40-41 cam
paign and all Broadway alley
''house" leagues will hold their
initial parleys next week TO lay
plans for what is expected to
be the greatest pin season ever
experienced in Tacoma.
Interest engendered by the stag
ing of the Northwestern Congress
at the Broadway alleys last May,
together with a continued increase
In the number of new bowlers,
both men and women. viii ire
mendously augment the number Of
Tacoma bowling teams and
leagues. in the opinion of many
local followers OF the game.
The schedule for the meetings
next week Is as follows:
Industrial league: Monday
at 3 o'clock.
Commercial league; Tues
day Mt q o'clock.
Glass p Women's league:
Wednesday mt o'clock.
Class A City league: We'd
nesday nj $3.50 O'Clock.
Glass b City league; Thurs
day Mt 3 o'clock.
Class A Women's league:
Friday ut 3 O'Clock.
All meetings will be held in the
private dining room of the Broad
way Sport Center, located on the
first floor of the Broadway alley
building. AL team captains,
present and prospective. and any
bowlers interested in the game in
any way are invited to attend the
meetings.
The City Employees league, a 10
team Tuesday afternoon circuit.
and one of the most successful
in the city. met last Tuesday
evening to discuss plans for the
coming season and decided TO con-
tinue play on Tuesday, as in pre-
vious years. and to roll its schedule
on the Broadway alleys, accord
ing to an announcement by Presi-
dent Dave Penn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
ON THE LAM
with ELLIOTT METCALF

rid FANS Good news
Tickets the professional football game between squads
of the Washington d. c. Redskins at Seattles Coast league
ball park viii be available in Tacoma some time Friday
The game is scheduled for Thursday night Aug. Y
Seattle reports tremendous demands for tickets from
nearby cities
Tacoma 20 chappen Grimes and Brewer
g. Thomas Cigar Stores
profits go bringing innocent children from Europe
to the duration"
This will surere shooting match between rival members
of the great Redskins squad
win decide what players viii remain with the Red
skins for the regular major league season
incentive viii send the performers to their peak effort
you pro you
football
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

Wise Alibi Qoe) .s25.7o s14.5o s7!7o
Escalante Q13 10.40 $50
Disaster U13 -. $40
Jockeys in order: Weisman. Sperry.
Grohs. l 40 as. Lithorome, Howdy
Andy. Gilbert Elston. Elstree. Man
teca and Burning Feet.
3aN-sixth, $500. claiming. 3-year-
SSN Odds and up, l 1-6 miles.
Sympathizer U1D .s6.70 $500 $3.50
Manor Dell Q12) $50 40
Panipat U16 $50 40
Jockeys in order: Wilson, Lowe.
Reynolds: LAG. Paplay, Edgar Boy.
Mary Cardinal and Dasko.
o2I-Seyenth, $500. claiming. s.
81 year-olds and up. 6 furlongs.
Vallejo Old -. .sl2.so s5 80 % 80
Skippy MCGEE (1o8) $50 $50
Dolly K QlD $50
Jockeys in order: Whiting. H. B.
Wilson. Gray. l:l2. Invincible, Nor
way Nell. Fort Ryola. Charlotte Ann
and Mountmellick.
ooo-Eiehth, $500, claiming. A.
ZoL year-oids and up, Ia miles.
Tomlin ulD .sll.lo $3.50 $40
Redneck Ql4) -. $40 4.6o
Dad Butler Q14)... TAO
Jockeys in order: Burns. Gray.
Sperry. :52 is. Hilsinger. Shasta
Slipper. Wiggle In. Shady Wood, Old
Judge. Battling Girl. Top Card and
Bulletin Board
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Ouorferbucks With Us -.

Sat alongside Tommy Thomas, who did some coxswan
work for of Washingons crews back over the tran
And while Tommy did 80 stroke through a sandwich
and feathered cup of coffee little, he said:
"Wel, before know II the football season VIII be
here . and with II the Monday Morning Quarferbacks
(Which reminds me, Met. We really going to have
n Monday Morning Quarterback association in Tacoma
"ony every Tuesday noon Maybe we should call
he Tuesday ouarterbacks Tormenting association
meeting will be the University club Members
will Washington u Alumni and visitors
weI have that's where the mentors
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
BY UNITED PRESS

Tacoma's Floyd Isekite last
night came up with a three-hit
performance which gave the Tigers
a 1910 triumph over Wenatchee,
the Western international league
cellar club, at wenatchee. Isekite
has won Is starts. including
several small hit affairs.
While Isekite was banking the
Chiefs. his mates made the most
of IL hits and three Wenatchee
hobbies. The Tacoma offensive
was capped by a nine-run outburst
in the seventh.
The Vancouver. B. C., Capt.
ianos trounced Salem 5-s rs
Tex Goldman, Cap hurler,
settled down after an un-
certain start. Vancouver broke
n IS deadlock with two runs
In the seventh inning.
An thinning battle at Yakima
saw Spokane push over three runs
to knot the score in the ninth.
then lose the decision when the
Pippins scored once in the final
frame for a 6-5 margin. Each side
used two pitchers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Tigers Sign
John Linde

John Linde. left handed pitcher,
has been signed by the Tigers TO
replace Earl Porter, who will be
out of action for a month with a
broken bone in his left foot.
Linde was with salem early in
the season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh 1912. st. Louis e-6.
Chicago 5. Cincinnati 5, ten in
nings.
Brooklyn s, New York 1.
Boston 6. Phillies 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09


will come in for some second quar-
terbacking. It's a great and ma
tional sport :. indoors
"our first meeting will take
place Immediately after the first
Husky 1910 game. Then they'll
be weekly and regular
Because we are Alumni we can
sit in on movies of Coast games.
The rule banning wide showing of
such films doesn't affect us :.
"our first meeting will find
Coach Phelan of the Huskies the
guest of honor and principal speak
err. Thatll start the gang off
right =.
The Tacoma branch of Alumni
has never been too active. Maybe
this will get them TO come to life.
The spirit is here. always has been
:. but the gang just never got 1t
awake. Maybe we've been too close
to Seattle" -.
And maybe Tommy said chin
full -.
Anyway a new gridiron organi-
zation comes to town. And we can
use 1t
If orders do not move him to
some other section well, maybe
Ory Mohler. the once great South
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
SAN FRANCISCO

MATTED for Jensen in seventh.
xxBatted for Kittle in sixth.
Sacramento $1,000. 0l3 600 600
Losing pitcher, Quay; runs respon-
sible for, Quay 4, Freitas l; struck
out. by Quay 8, Kittle l, Jensen l,
Freitas 5. Ballou 1: bases on balls,
off Quay l, Kittle l, Jensen 2. Freitas
l; three-base hit, Weiczorek; two-base
hits. King, Norbert, Warner; runs
batted in. Ogrodowski. Wieczorek,
Handley. Lang. Warner: sacrifices,
williams. King: stolen bases, Blattner.
Handley; double plays. Williams to
Blattner to Boiling 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

PORTLAND

MATTED for Schwab in eighth.
Hollywood ....... Ill 002 303-11
Portland ........ 100 O3O 3OO-
Il hits, 8 runs off Gonzales IN Ga,
10 and z off Osborne in 62s; 0 and 0
off Irwin in 1, 0 and 0 off Bithorn in
2lA. 4 and 8 off Hilcher in l %; win
ming pitcher. Osborne: losing pitcher.
Gonzales; runs responsible for. Con-
zales z. Osborne z, Hilcher g. struck
out. Gozales s. Osborne 4. Bithorn
2. Hilcher l; bases on balls. off Con-
zales 4, Osborne 2. Bithorn 8: two
base hits. Ctsseii Rosenberg. Herman.
Kahle 2. Marshall. Gray. Hoover,
Reich. Osborne: sacrifices. Cissell. Hill
cher. Bithorn: runs batted in. Cissell
2. Gill 2. Herman. Rosenberg. Berg
strom. Kahle =. Osborne 2. Hoover,
Reich 2; left on bases. Hollywood II.
Portland Q. double plays, Reich to
Marshall to Schwab. Cissell to Hoover
to GRAY: hit by pitcher. Herman by
Irwin. Bergstrom by Bithorn. UNI
pires. Edwards and Powell: time, 2:0z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Listen . .

one-day native upland bird hunting in Mon
ana the 1910 schedule Comes Sept. l. The season
set pnta grouse blue and
hens However, later in the season the Monanans will
have Today Chinese pheasans, not native
bird Bobby Garretson is doing such a fine job of
managing the Tigers that he might the job for next
Wonder what the military draft will do to the
ranks of class ball? Perhaps not much many
believe Russ and Ory Wall. brother anglers snagged
ranbows Clear lake Eaonvie
bit long after dark Some baseball bettors who laid
American flag
super Of
They about behind the leaders
n sizeabe Doug Douglas
home winner Longaces this that gud what
pocket jingle transporting talk but A
violates the
dealer violates the state iawong costly
fine writes condemnng
ing the city and understand why
The
the question
fishing Chauncey Lngeman Big fellow with
daughter Shirley driving through Wyoming Utah. Montana
states Fishing, enjoying life No entitled
Old friends of IS standing
Newton Klamath Falls. contractors
empIoye Newsboys together
swimming hole and duck shooting Nothing
friends after than 25 years absence
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

SCORE BY INNINGS
Vancouver 1900. 030 600 200-b
Salem .............. 2l0 900 o00-3
SUMMARY
Runs responsible for-Oliver 5.
Goldman g. Struck out-By Oliver
3, Goldman 4. Bases on balls-Of
oliver 6, Goldman 3. Passed ball
Barker. Left on bases - Vancouver
IL. Salem Q. Three-base hits-Wil-
son. Oliver. Two-base hits-Orteig.
Shinn. Runs batted in Wilson.
Shinn, Goldman Samhammer.
oliver. Lloyd q Sacrifice hit :
Shinn Stolen base-Knoll. Double
play-Shinn TO Knoll to Harris.
Time OF game--2:l5. Umpires-Cla-
baugh and Moran. Attendance-70O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
MIZE MOST Harmful

NEW Y0Rk-The batter who
hurts the Reds more than any
other is Johnny Mize of the Car
dinals. The big first basemsn
must be a 800 hitter against the
National league champions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
. The STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays RESULTS
Detroit z, st. Louis 5.
Cleveland 9, Chicago 3.
Boston 1913, New York TO.
Philadelphia at Washington,
rain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

-
YAKIMA

Totals .....3Q 6 IA 80 l8 2
xBatted for zimmerman in eth.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Spokane ....... 001 100 003 00-5
Yakima ..... 20l 010 0i0 0l-6
SUMMARY
Runs batted in-Whipple 2 Jolley.
Younker, Martinez. Bliss, Weigandt,
McGinnis 3. Reese. Two-base hits
Sickle, Falconi. Three-base hit -
McGinnis. Home run Martinez
Stolen base Bliss. Sacrifice hits
McGinnis, Bliss Stamper. Mcknight
Double plays-Lien TO Mcknight to
Reese. McGinnis to Sickle to Fall
conf. Sickle to Falconi to zimmerman,
Sickle to Falconi. Left on bases
Spokane o. Yakima o, Bases on balls
off Zimmerman 8. Jonas /. Lien g.
Struck out-Bv zimmerman 4. Jonas 6,
Lien 8. johnson l. HitS-Off Kinne-
man in innings. IS hits S runs:
Lien. Q in o innings. runs. Earned
runs-Yakima 5 Spokane l. Win
ming pitcher-Johnson. Losing pitch
er-Jonas. Umpires = Nenezich and
Cole. Time OF game 80. Attend
ance 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Oaks Defeat
Seattle, 4 to 0
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Oakland I. Seattle o.
San Diego s. Los Angeles 4,
first game. Second game: score
less tie. seven innings-time limit. }
Sacramento 4. San Francisco 1.
Hollywood IL. Portland 7.
ny UNITED PRESS
Oakland handed Seattle another
trimming, 40. last night to cut
Seattle's lead In the Pacific Coast
league to 10 games.
Los Angeles had a bad evening,
dropping the first game OF a
doubleheader with San Diego, 81,
and wasting a lot Of time on a
nightcap that ran into a scoreleS
tie at the time limit.
sacramento's Tony Freitas
was good for a Al win over
San Francisco, although the
Solons booted three errors
around and each side had
eight hits.
Hollywood took a wide-open III
victory from Portland, teeing off
on three Portland pitchers for is
hits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

California quarterback viii be hand guest of honor
is now soldering hereabous he-rmning the
lieutenant the 40th National
division doing field work Western Washington
member the 115h Observation Squadron of California
officer football anything
that which demands its soldiers
time the Quarterback organization
prominent speakers what the
game all Really football minds should thorough
polishing before the curtain drops on the
hearing Tuesday Noon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Baltimore o. Newark 1.
Toronto 2. Buffalo I.
Montreal 3, Rochester 1.
Jersey City 3. Syracuse 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

RUNS fesponkIbIe Tor, Barrett Z.
struck out, by Salveson l. Barrett Q.
bases on balls, off Barrett 4: left on
bases, Oakland 5, Seattle Q. two-base
hits, Lyman. Chapman. Campbell:
runs batted In. Chapman 2. Luby.
sacrifice, W. Raimondi; stolen base
Luhy: time. ! 40: umpires. Farming
and Doran. players walking, Chap
man. W. Raimondi, Lyman, Dunn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Columbus Z, Toledo 8.
Louisville 2, Indianapolis 4.
st. Paul 8, Milwaukee 6.
Minneapolis u, Kansas City 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09

Wenatchee ....... 900 900 600 0
SUMMARY
Runs batted in-Kiley 8. Bremen 2.
Isekite 2. Firpo 4. Hartman. Rickert,
Trower. Garretson. Two-base hits
Hartman 2. Firpo 2. Trower. Jewell.
Home runs-Kiley Garretson. Stolen
bases-Baer Hartman. Jewell. Kilev,
Firpo. Sacrifice hit-Trower. Left
on bases-Tacoma 8. Wenatchee Z.
Base on balls-Off Isekite 5. Baker
8, Singleton l. Struck out-By Ise-
kite 6. Baker /. Singleton 4. Hits
OFF Isekite In innings, 8: Baker in
Ga innings. IL: Singleton in ga
innings. 5. Passed balls-Cole. Win
ming pitcher-Isekite. Losing pitcher
Baker. umpires : Nelson and
Clarke. Time OF game 100.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Wenaichee
Victim OF
Onslaught
Spokone Loses end
Beneols Close Cop
For League Leod
INTERNATIONAL

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Tacoma 10, Wenatchee 0.
Vancouver 5. Salem 8.
Yakima 8, Spokane 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-09
Totals ........57 8 IL AZ 10 1

xBatted for F. Thomas in eighth.
San Diego ....... 200 040 110-8
Los Angeles ....... oil 900 002-4
Winning pitcher. Craghead; losing
pitcher, Fallon; innings pitched. by
Craghead Ga. Fallon IA. F. Thomas
go at bat. off Craghead 81, Fallon
20. F. Thomas IS; hits, off Craghead
z, Fallon z, F. Thomas 1; runs scored.
off Craghead 2, Fallon 5. F. Thomas
2; runs responsible for. Craghead l,
Fallon 6. F. Thomas o. w. Thomas q;
struck out by Craghead 4, F. Thomas
2; bases on balls, off Craghead 2,
pitches, Fallon q left on bases, San
Diego 8. Los Angeles H. home runs,
Salkeld, Moore; two-base hits, Haslin.
Patchett, Sperry. Mesner; runs batted
in. Salkeld 2. Cihocki, Mcdonald,
Sperry. Haslin. Moore 2: sacrifices,
Moore, Salkeld. Garibaldi; stolen
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
Hard to Get At

The germs for which we have
good anti-sera live in the tissue
spaces. Viruses live inside the cells
and are hard to get at. Under any
circumstances, there is no valuable
anti-virus vaccine against the CON-
mon cold yet available.
In treatment, rest in bed is always
preached but seldom practiccd. In
children it certainly should be car
ried out. The incidence uf colds in
children is the highest OF any age,
and the economic loss from putting
a child in bed is practically mi.
Drugs give scmc relief, as do
fruit juices, not mustard fooI-baths,
sweats and inhaiaiions.
But the final study on the value
of drugs was made by DR.. nichl,
at the University of Minnesota,
who passed out white capsules to 3
large group at the Student Health
Clinic. Capsule A had aspirin and
phenacetin; capsule B had codeine,
and capsule c had sugar. He asked
all the students to report the
amount of relief. They did not
know what was in the capsules;
they all thought they were taking
the same thing. The results showed
that the only marked relief obtained
was from the codeine capsules.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
By LOGAN CLENDENING. NJ. D.

ONE OF the reasons that | can
not bring myself to take the extreme
alarmist view Of n" common cold
is that do not believe any serious
complications occur from it. The
scareheadS Of pneumonia, sinus
disease and middle ear infection
are waved in front Of the poor vic
tim VINO is told he must watch" the
eold to prevent these things. What
"$atch" means nobody knows.
$50 far as pneumonia IS concerned,
il what is thought TO be . cold runs
inte" pneUmon!a. y "aS pneumonia
from the bcGiG"ing. This opinion
Of mine was challenged some time
ago by the commissioner o. health
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01

EDITORS NOTE: DIR. Gardening has
seven pam. hlets which can b obtained by
readers. Zach pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For airy one pamphlet desired. send 10
cents IN coin, and self addressed envelope
stamped with . thres-cent stamp. to DIR.
ne Pamphlets are: Three Weeks Reduc-
ing Diet. Indigestion and Constipation.
Reducing and Gaining. Infant Feed
ing. Instructions for the Treatment Of
Oiaeeses. Feminine HyYiens' and The
Care az ths Hair and SKIN.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Reader: "Please explain what is
empyema, and if it has any relation
to tuberculosis"
Answer: Empyena is a collection
Of pus in the pleural cavity follow
ing pneumonia. 1t has nothing to do
with tuberculosis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
What We DON'T Know
About The Common Cold

proved. Even if so, we are still in
difficulty because the virus diseases
present considerable perplexities in
their immunity reactions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01

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dealer: Vest. Both sides vul-
nerahle)
Yves: started the activity on
this deal with 1-Heart. then SUBJ
sided as his opponents took the
initiative into their own hands.
North overcalled with 2-Clubs,
South bid 2-D;amonds, North s.
Clubs and then South 3-Spades,
which North raised to 4-Spades.
After West led the diamond A
Distributed by King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
No Certain Method

Colds may pave the way for sinus
Infection and throat infection that
leads to middle ear infection, but
since people with sinus disease
"catch cold" very easily, it is very
difficult to disentangle the data.
Nor do ! find any certain method by
(which these complications can be
savoided if the common cold occurs,
except possibly by staying in bed.
am willing 10 offer a personal
reward OF a thousand dohars for
ANYBODY who can prove that pneu-
smonia was caused by the common
scold. Full data must be submitted
land the decision left with the writer
of this column.
! Under treatment and prevention,
the first thought Is of immunization
, BY an an:itox:n or art!-serum. such
as is used in other infectious dis
eases. Unfor:Inat,i. . re do not
know positively he cause Of the
common cold and. therefore, we
have no positively certain imn.1nlz-
ing agent. 1t is beliered to be cue
to a viru4-hut it is not certainly
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01

ssf Massachusetts. vino told me that
Ittthey thought" az the Harvard
Medical School that a great many
eases of pneumonia developed from
the common cold.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-01
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority O. Authorities"

and the dummy hand was spread,
the declarer. William B. Hill, Jr..
made a brief study. then emitted
an exclamation of glee, imagine
making a grand slam with two
aces out against you. when you
seemed to have two certain losers
in the defenders heart suit! That
is exactly what he saw. and he
proceeded TO make the vision come
true.
Of course the diamond A was
ruffed, then two clubs furnished
heart discards from the closed
hand. The spade Q and A were
taken. also the diamond K. then
a diamond ruffed. South was re-
entered with a heart ruff, the
spade K cashed, and diamonds
completed the run of thirteen con-
secutive tricks.
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-06
WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?

If the Olson administration skirts
are clear in the matter of the dictagraph
found in the hotel bedroom of Assembly
Speaker Gordon Garland, the admins
traton made a grave political mistake
when two of its officials refused to teS-
tify before a committee Investigating the
affair.
NJ Stanley Mosk, Gov. Olson's eXecu-
tive secretary, and Howard Philbrick
director of motor vehicles, could not have
harmed Olson more had they declared,
"Certainly, We put the dictagraph there
We wanted to spy on Mr.. Garland
Possibly they had nothing to do with
installing the listening device. But, if
they did not. why are they so reluctant
to talk? What are they hiding?
That, at least, will be the reaction of
many people. Possibly these men are
sincere in their objections to legality of
the committee, but even if they are, they
have been guilty Of grave political
faux pas.
The people don't like secrecy. and they
don't like officials who attempt to prac-
tce it in official life.
1t would be far better to lay the whole
thing on the table, out in clear view Of
everyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-06
IS THIS The
VANISHING AMERICAN?

Roger Babson the other day described
a family which is just like thousands of
other American familieS-eXcept for one
thing.
Like thousands of others. the {. {.
Konkler family of Mena. Arkansas. was
flat broke. Like thousands of others.
they had no place to stay, no money for
food, and no hope of getting a job.
But, unlike thousands of others. the
konkler's believed it is the duty of every
man who is able to support himself. The
Konklers. in other words. believed in
rugged individualism, not in the duty OF
the government to support them.
The Konklers built hut of cast off
boxes and tin and scraps. Father konkler
took a job at dollar day when there
was work And the family saved money
out of it. Today the Konklers own
store, and are likely before they're thru
to own lot more than just one store.
There are thousands better off than
the kOnklerS We're who are on relief
even now. The Konklers never accepted
relief.
Where is the difference?
1t is entirely inside the persons in
volved. 1t is a difference of outlook, of
ambition. of pride. 1t is the difference
between the men and women who settled
America. and those who were afraid to
come until the dangers had been wiped
out.
We have harped so long on the duty
of the government to furnish a living
to unfortunate wn-and-outers that
we've made lot of people believe it is
the duty of the government to support
every scalawag who doesn't want to work.
1t is high time Americans quit preach
ing defeatist philosophy, eNcusing lazi-
ness and greed. and began again giving
the admiration it deserves to the quality
of self sufficiency within an individual.
Maybe. after all. we've little bit
dumb in trying to convince ourselves and
everybody else that there is no shame at
tached to being on relief