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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Yakima Next
Stadium Foe

Encountering its first strong OPP
position, the Stadium hoop squad
will meet Yakima Pirates Friday
night in the Bengal gym at 8
O'Clock. A preliminary game be-
tween the Stadium reserves and
the Lincoln second will start at Z
O'Clock.
In the Pirates. the Tigers will
meet a strong experienced foe. The
Corsairs have six veterans who
have been on the squad for three
years, and nine others who have
played for two years.
The veterans are: Jack
Arndt, Clarence Wilson, Har-
old Traub. Bob Hand. Donald
Warren, John Quigley. three
year men: Morry Stotsenburg.
Hanford Ranta, Jim Denning,
Dan Truman, Virgil Loken.
Nell Bryant, John BunneIl,
John Heber and Bud Hebert
two-year-men.
Stadium also will floor an ex-
perienced team. OF the starting
lineup which includes Yves Hudson.
Marion Klarich. guards; Neil Lind
strom, center. and George Warter
and Matt Kapovich, forwards,
Lindstrom Is the only non-letter-
man, though a great deal Of ex-
perience with the reserves last
year. Klarich and Hudson are
playing their third year Of varsity
ball, and Warter and Kapovich are
In their second.
In the practice games. the
Tigers looked impressive. They
won six games while losing
only one. Yakima also looked
good, even though Its only de-
feat thus far was by lost =
close game TO Gle Elum, whose
team won by . close score.
As far as experience among the
reserves Is concerned. the Pirates
have a decided advantage, as not
one Of the Stadium subs has
earned a varsity letter. although
some of them have had years re-
serve play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
THE PAYOFF
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Service Sports Editor

In rejecting a $4,000 offer for
Morton Cooper, Samuel Breadon
announced that 1910 was to be a
st. Louis Cardinal year and that
he would do nothing that would
interfere with Mize, Medwick Il
Co. coming down in front in the
National league.
But IL Owner Breadon wishes to
once more achieve the goal he has
SO frequently reached in the past,
Branch Hickey or someone had
better teach Raymond Blades how
to handle pitchers.
When william Harold Terry
was named manager Of the
Giants, he remarked that the
prime requisites In that capac-
ity was to know when to take
out n pitcher.
Ray Blades obviously has learn
ed this lesson too well for the
good of his club and himself.
Every practical baseball mar
agrees that the Red Birds should
have copied the glue in 1899.
They had one Of the finest pitch
ing staffs In the business Cur
tbs Davis, Mort Cooper, Lonnis
warneke, Bill MCGEE, Bob Wei
land, Bob Bowman, Clyde Shour
and Tom Sunkel quality anc
quantity right-handers ane
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Injuries
Spar Partner

PITTSBURGH "A Pittsburgh
fighter was in serious condition
in a hospital today from the eff
fects of heavy blow to the head
delivered by Billy Conn, the light
heavyweight champion, during a
sparring session here last Dec. %.
Jim Lindsay, a middleweight
fighter, was reported suffering
from a cerebral confusion subara-
chould hemorrhage. believed to
have resulted when Conn connected
with hard punch to the temple In
the Pittsburgh Lyceum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
TWO PIRATES
SIGN FOR 40

PTTTSBURGH-The Pittsburgh
Pirates baseball club announced
today that Outfielder Maurice Van
Robays and First Baseman Elbie
Fletcher have returned their
signed 1910 contracts.
This makes five Pirates already
In the fold for 1910. Mace Brown
said he had signed yesterday and
Pitcher Joe Bowman and Out
fielder Paul Waner had come to
terms previously.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

0EATTIE-lt took considerable
effort and = shakeup. but after q
month Il trying the Seattle Sea-
hawks today held their first VIC
tory over Vancouver. B. c.. since
TIE opening week Of the Pacific
Coast Hockey league season.
Tue seahawks emerged On the
1onx end Of an to s score last
night, IN = fast but rough game
that saw six players chased 70
The penalty boz.
Hal TAhsr ard Ralph
Blythe, geahnwk wfngmen, led
- Geat1ie assault With two
gonls aRasoe.
Ths geahawks obtained the
Jump on the league-leading LIONS
and ran up . 81 margin in the
first period In the wild second
period that followcd--in which
seven goals were scored-the Sea-
hawks more than held their own
We Kenny, Seattle spare. went
% IL psnaity box in each period
--the iast time for 10 minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Ski Weather

maintain good vision
through windshield and win
dows"-State Highway de-
partment.
PARADISE - Temperature 20
degrees. Three and half inches
new snow. Total 28L,. Showing
slightly. Overcast. Good skiing.
Road open to Paradise. Carry
chains.
sNOQUALMIE PASS - North
Bend to Easton, snow on road Ia
miles west OF summit to Easton:
chains required; temperature of
81 degrees; 80 inches Of new
snow; total OF 80 inches: over
cast: skiing good.
MT. BAKER LODGE - Road
open to lodge; snow on road 4
miles east of Shuksan to lodge;
chains required; temperature of
80 degrees; 3 inches of new snow
total of rs inches; broken clouds;
skiing fair.
PARK JUNCTION-Sn or
road from Park Junction to :
miles west: chains required; tenn.
perature OF 81 degrees; overcast
with rain and snow.
CAYUsE PASS-Six inches OF
new snow; total Of "a inches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
city Leasuers
Playing Tonight

u~s~unA Mara IN thu Cifv RnNket-
-r - 80. -.
~ 49, ="
night whsn he top-scoring CLUBS
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lntar-C City Auto Freight-tangie In
- fsatnrs rame At els In Lin
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.,.<
mo- ""i ~ ~
MA Florists h me- opening I'M AZ
Z o'clock. and IN hour iater Con-
sumsrs Meat WIN clash WITH tne
undefoafsd league-ieading cniiias'
n euest3oa uppermest IN
-. - = whsther ~
csmhanneasa q Nm Duti ana
1Garean Cunnings, crack In
ssr-Cosy forwards. Win - po-
ut ensugh - outscore lanly
~ Rullar ~ big Dick Mich
- 80 Painter peant-getsers.
Thus far, both teams have rung
M excesdingly high scores and II
4 expected that the winner Of to-
nighf,s INT win have to have 30
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Celebrates 87th Birthday on Links

NEW YORK-Capt Andrew Baxter retired sea captain -
" of celebrating birthday went out on tne
Country club shots off the practice tee-Sno ~
only four. ,,a,.s his
Baxter playing golf for u years paseu -
first game in sandy. mile and hall stretch o
between East wuemyss Fneshire, scotsno' :,
Physically Captain he still is equal TO 10 noes
golf he goes out plays more than three
whacing so drives OF ne PaoO'e ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

games and went all the way
81 times for the Reds. He
won 81. Bucky Walters would
not have had nearly as many
complete games nor would he
have grabbed nearly as many
victories for the Cardinals
under Blades.
Pitchers appreciate managers
giving them an opportunity to
have big seasons.
Ray Blades would do well to
study the methods employed by
Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees and
Bill McKechnie Of the Reds in the
business Of handling pitchers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Red Birds Had One of Best Stats in
Business, Yet Only Curt Davis Worked
In as MANY as 10 Complete Ball Games

left-handers.
Yet the Cardinals were the only
club in the senior loop with only
one pitcher who worked in as
many as 10 complete contests. or
enough to be eligible for other
hurting honors lowest earned
run average, highest won-and-lost
percentage, etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Bellinghar, Fine
Beat Canadians

nuExUs0zAlr, wash The
Western washington College Of
Nducatinn besksthan team de-
foated fhe University Of British
onlumhia qulntet of Vancouver. B.
q. lant niEht ~ to IS. The Vik-
lnrs held : hak-time margin OF
- to ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Steelies Bite
In Nisqually

Six large steelhead trout,
limit bags, were taken from
the Nisqually river yesterday
by Neil Chesley and Les Chap
pell. South Tacomans. They
report the fish were caught at
the mouth Of Yelm creek. The
trout drew wide attention af
Sherman's Tackle store at
South Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05

YAKIMA, WadA- = Golden
(ouo1ie) Holt. former Portland Pa
clEIc Coast lsague infieider. win
rnanags TIE Yakima Pippins IN the
Weutoxn international league this
onasoa. club OFFICIALS said today.
He Win succsed Ray Jacobs. for
NJ pncific Coast league star. who
I'd H. Pippins to fifth place last
yssr.
Elo1t. Who formerly managed st.
soseph q the Western league,
probahly win play third base while
uanaging TIE Pippins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
BULL-PEN PITCHING
NO HELP TO CLUB

There is much in the knack Of
getting a faltering pitcher off the
premises in time.
But even a veteran may lose
confidence when he knows the
slightest slip is likely to send him
to the showers. and that he fire.
quently is waved there for no rea-
son at all.
And there is no percentage in
having three pitchers doing their
pitching in the bull-pen a greater
part of the time.
William Henry Walters. who
never before had such an out
standing year. started So
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
CARDINAL PITCHERS
WORK SHORT SHIFTS

Curt Davis was the pitcher In
whom Boss Blades had the most
faith and the Missourian and that
other grand veteran, Lon Warneke.
were given assignments so fire.
quently in the early going that
they lost their effectiveness as the
campaign rolled along.
Although the always willing
Warneke made it plain that 1889
should have been one of his great
seasons by turning In a one-hit
performance. he wound up with
only seven complete engagements,
although he pitched in "a and
started Fl.
Cooper, one of the brighter
newcomers as the recent and fabu-
lous bid for his contract makes
plain, was permitted to 60 the
route on only seven occasions, al
though he toiled in as games and
started 20.
rOftnhn Dhns1cs Phnscu nv
favorltes In the manipulation
of his derrick. Davis was In
only Is complete games, al
though he worked In as many
as 40 and started 81.
Nor did Strategist Blades con-
fine his yanking to the pitchers.
He once removed the mighty Joe
Medwick from left field with two
outs and two strikes on the batter
in the ninth, explaining that Lynn
King was a step or so faster.
In one of the late series with
the Reds in Cincinnati, Warneke
pulled Cooper out of jam along
about the seventh inning. But
when Warneke walked Bill Wer-
Der with no one on base in the
ninth. out he came in favor Of
Shoun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Tigers Drop Tilt
ToAIuIIlni Quint

Avenging q previous 1881 de-
feat. a powerful midget alumni
squad defeated the Stadium mid
gets. IS to 81, yesterday afternoon
In the Stadium gym. 1t was the
second tilt the Tiger babes have
lost this season. The Orting Car
dinals hold a victory over them.
Bob Angelina. dead-eye Stadium
forward, led the scorers with 10
points. Rod Giske and Lawrence
Henderson paced the alumni with
10 tallies each.
The Tigers win play the Japa-
nese Crusaders next Friday after
noon in the Mason gymnasium.
The lineups:
Stadium (37) tl5) Alumni
Anseline (le) -. 80 q, Larson
Swanson tb) ...F........ 90 Bacon
Gregory CD ....c.... 80 Biodgett
wakefield %. o.. 90 L. Larson
Dcmarest ca Co.. uo) X. Giske
Substitutes: Stadium. brown. Hoff
ca. Alumni. Henderson uo).
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-05
Anu sSeh
Stadium ta1l
tlS) Alumni

Substituted: Stadium. Brown. Hoff
(2). Alumni, Henderson uo).
Evening star., 1940-09-07
BY TIE Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Sept. Estates Attor-
ney Thomas j. Courtney made pub
lie today what he described as a
death-bed statement of prominent
union leader, which told how "the
mob" wrested control of the Chica-
60 Elevator Operators and Starters
Union.
He said the statement was OBJ
tanned from Matthew Taylor, 70,
founder and president of the union,
who died yesterday. The union
claimed membership of $500.
Mr.. Courtney said Mr.. Taylor,
feeling he had not long to live, die
tated the statement three weeks ago
and asked that it be made the basis
for a grand jury investigation of
union affairs.
The mob has had me and my
union in its grip for the last three
or four years." the statement said.
II am going to beat these gangsters.
I may not get well. If 1 die I want
my union protected from the mob"
The statement said Mr.. Taylor
feared for his life at the hands of
gangsters and had paid them $50, AIS
from union funds between January,
1899, and March, 1910. The docu-
ment set forth that Mr.. Taylor re-
sisted efforts to bribe him out of
the presidency, spurning $50 900 ten
dered by a New York gangster in
1887.
According to the statement, Mr..
Taylor lost much of his authority
after acceding to requests that the
local affiliate with the Building
Service Employees international
Union. George Scalise, then head
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Crash Probe Given
Theory Plane Was in
Spin, Out Of Control
Pilot-Eneineer Gives His
Ideu of LovettsviIIe (Vo.)
Wreck Thut Killed Is

The Civil Aeronautics Boards in
quiry into the Lovettsville Va) air
plane crash that took the lives of
Senator Lundeen and "a other per-
sons last Saturday centered today
on the possibility that the Pennsyl-
vania Central Airline transport
might have been thrown by down.
draft of wind into a spin from which
it never recovered.
Dan Beard, engineering pilot for
American Airlines, an expert fami-
liar with the type of plane in the
Lovettsville accident, a DC-3, dis
cussed with the C. A. B. examiners
in the Departmental Auditorium his
own experiences in stalling and div
ing this sort of ship in test maneu-
vers. He said that under ordinary
circumstances the DC3 requires 500
to 900 feet of descent before coming
out of stall.
The Inflated Washington to Pitts
burgh liner was still on the ascent
toward its cruising level when it got
to the difficulties that threw it to
the ground.
In theory, Mr.. Beard said, any
dive that allowed a planes Oil pump
to suck air three or four seconds
might affect the propeller operation.
To a number of questions as to the
possibility of DC3 stalling, Mr..
Beard could give no exact answer,
but he indicated the likelihood that
(See CRASH, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Chief n. |. R. B. Post
Is Reported Available
To Dr.. H. A. Mills
Pressure of Mudden's
Friends Is Seen Factor
In Delay, However
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Sept. 7.-Dr.
Harry Alvin Mills of Chicago, edu-
Gator and widely experienced labor
mediator, is receiving foremost con-
sideration for the post of chairman
of the National Labor Relations.
Board, it was learned today as Pres
ident Roosevelt arrived here for q
week end at his family home.
One of the most vexatious person.
mel problems to face the President
in the era of the New Deal, the
Labor Board craftsmanship has been
vacant since the term of j. Warren
Madden expired about 10 days ago.
In the interim the board has func-
toned with only two members, Will
liam M. Leiserson and Edwin S.
Smith, their viewpoints diametri-
cally opposite on important matters
of policy.
At the moment, two factors are
tending to check the appointment
of DR.. Millis-first, his personal re-
luctance to take the post. and, Sec
ond, a considerable pressure by
friends of Mr.. Madden to secure his
retention.
AS to the first circumstance,
friends of the Chicago educator
point to the fact that he is 81 years
old and already has given a fair
portion of his life to public service
in the field of labor relations. Step
ping into the Craftsmanship of the
Labor Board would assuredly not be
a light task.
On several occasions DR.. Mills has
served as mediator or arbitrator in
important labor controversies, his
last such service being in connec-
ton with the near-strike of the
railway express employees. In 1898.
he took a prominent part in ad-
justing the Nationwide railroad
wage dispute and his connection
with> these railroad labor problems
resulted in his close acquaintance
(See MILLS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Father and Son
Injured in Duel
In California
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORWALK, Calf, Sept. 7.-Fa-
ther and son suffered injuries yes
terday in what John P. Slough. a
sheriff's investigator, termed an
apparently prearranged duel.
The investigator said witnesses
told him:
Bert H. Sherley, SO. and his son,
James, IS, drove to a nearby field
in the same automobile, walked
some distance apart and took facing
positions.
Then they ran together, the ia
ther welding a knife, the son a
bludgeon.
Ofhcers found the elder Sherley
crumpled on the ground, uncon-
scious from blow on the head, and
the son bleeding from cuts on his
arms, legs and hands. They were
taken to q hospital.
The cause Of the alteration was
not learned.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
BY FRED H. MORHART, Jr.

The original plan for a Govern
ment-owned chain of munitions
plants may be expanded, it was pre-
dicted today. with more money to be
asked to finance the augmented set
up.
There is available s7Ol 900 900 for
erection of plants with Federal
funds and this may be boosted by
at least $500, 900 900 so larger estab-
lshmentS may be constructed.
Meanwhile. it was announced to-
day that a new SIT 800 900 machine
gun plant to be operated by the
Savage Arms Corp, at Utica, N. Y,
will be equipped by Government
financing. Tooling Is expected to
be completed in Is months and War
Department orders will be an
nounced later. it was said Existing
buildings now owned by the firm
will be used.
The contract was on a cost-plus,
fixed-fee basis and was cleared by
the National Defense Commission.
With an increasing demand for
ordnance and aircraft facilities un-
der the defense program, it was
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Government May Expand Plans
For Chain of Munitions Plants
S300000,000 Expected to Be Added
To Fund Available for Projects

learned the Government plans to
concentrate in these fields.
The program recently was ex-
panded, 1t was explained, to meet
requirements of standing army of
100000 men. In addition, the air
forces of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps will be increased to full
ill the needs of national defense.
Original plans called for construc-
ton of so munitions plants through
out the country. These repeatedly
have been changed. However, it was
not indicated whether more plants
would be added to the list or some
taken off in view of the fact larger
individual facilities are to be pro-
vided than were heretofore con-
templated.
Less than two months ago an
nouncement was made of a $25, ,O00.-
900 contract for the construction of
a powder plant in Charlestown, Ind,
to be built and operated by E. /.
DUPONT de Nemours g. Co, with the
Government retaining full title. The
plant will have capacity of 200 900
pounds day under full schedule.
Since then, such progress has been
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Canal Strike Spreads
To Pacific Coast Side
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone, Sept. T.
A strike of laborers employed on
secret defense projects on the Pam
anna Canal spread to the Pacific
side Of the Canal today when 800
to 400 men refused to check in for
work.
The strike started among several
hundred workmen on the Atlantic
side of the canal Thursday. About
half the remaining 1,200 laborers
employed there refused to report for
work yesterday.
The strikers asked pay increases
from 10 and 20 cents an hour to 80
cents for laborers and from Is to IS
cents for skilled workers and also
complained about their food.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Chicago Mob's Hold on Union
Described in Death Statement

of the International, now is on trial
in New York on charges Of forgery
and grand larceny.
In May, 1899, gunner curbed Mr.
Taylor's car and attempted to assas-
sinate him after seizing his brief
case. The statement said they were
seeking possession of a document
signed by Scalise, which granted
autonomy to the Chicago local in
return for its affiliation with the In
ternational
Mr.. Courtney, who read the state
ment to 20 leaders of the local last
night, said it contained details of
two unsolved slayings-the ma
chine-gun killing in 1928 of Big Tim
Murphy, one-time State Representa-
tive, and the ambush Staying of
Louis tTwo-Gun) Alterie in 1885,
Both killings we're attributed by
police Investigators to union
troubles.
Statement insufficient"
Wilbert F. Crowley, first assistant
States attorney, said the Taylor
"deathbed" statement in itself was
insufficient for initiation of grand
jury investigation.
I'VE were just completing our
own investigation and were prepar-
ing to take the matter before the
jury at the time of Mr.. Taylor's
DEATH" Mr. Crowley said. The
e a re in tho 10 Vyit nf
sufficient, however, to warrant any
action, without the possibility Of
further statements from Mr.. Taylor
to fill in the missing links"
He said the States attorneys in
vestigation would continue, however,
dence to lay before the grand jury"
Evening star., 1940-09-07
u. 5. Gives Republics
Use Of Bases for
Common Defense
Sale of Destroyers to
Uruguay Reported
Under Consideration
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

The United States today assured
the 20 other American republics
that the chain of naval bases ac-
would be available to all of them fo1
cooperative use in common de-
fense' of the Western Hemisphere
This action was announced by the
State Department after it was re-
ported the Government was prepar-
ing to sell some of its over-age
destroyers, similar to those traded
to the British, to Uruguay and pos
sibly other Latin American coun-
tries desiring to increase their nava,
strength.
A State Department spokesman
said various ways" in which the
United States could aid neighbol
republics in matters of hemisphere
defense were under consideration
He neither confirmed nor denied
the reports concerning destroyer
sales.
Notification Ordered.
Secretary of State Hull instructed
this Governments Ambassadors and
Ministers in each of the Latin Amer
lean republics to formally notify
them the United States had ac-
quired the right to lease naval and
air bases on British territory stretch
ing from Newfoundland to British
Guiana.
The Government of the United
States has taken this STEP" the note
of instruction read, to strengthen
its ability not only to defend the
United States, but in order the more
effectively to cooperate with the
other American republics in the com
mon defense of the hemisphere.
The resulting facilities at these
bases will, of course, be made avail
able alike to all American republics
on the fullest cooperative basis for
the common defense of thu hemi-
sphere and in entire harmony with
the spirit of the pronouncements
made and the understandings
reached at the conferences of Lima,
Panama and Havana
Agreement Recalled.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs
of the American republics agreed al
Havana July 80 on the principles of
joint action in defense of the hemi-
sphere, declaring any outside aggres-
sion against any American state
shall be considered as an act of
aggression against them all.
A resolution adopted at Havana
provided that the Americas should
proceed to negotiate necessary COM
Elementary agreements so as to or
ganize cooperation for defense and
the assistance that they shall lend
each other"
Sale of naval vessels to Latin
American countries, as well as max
ing the new naval and air bases
available for their cooperative use,
would fit into the program of re-
inforcing continental defense in line
with the aims of the agreements al
ready reached.
News dispatches from South
(See BASES, Page A-3D