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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
NONE SURE BET

Therefore. when he told US TO-
day that not one champion was a
sure bet 10 retain his crown in
194l we did not scott at the fore
cast as we did a year ago.
ain looking to the future. you
must remember. there are no
supermen in boxing" declared
Nat "They can all he taken.
That goes for Joe Louis as well
as any paluka. In fact. think
Joe is sure bet to lose his title
TO Billy Conn next June. ] think
Billy will outspeed and outlook
Joe and win the decision.
hConn. of course, will abandon
his light heavyweight title, leav-
ing Tommy Tucker. Billy Webb,
Anton Christoforidis and others
TO battle for IL among them
selves.
ALL HAVE CLASS
"Ken Overlin Is In danger Of
blowing his middleweight title
to Tony Yale. Tami MaurieIlo or
Billy Soose. All these boys have
class and any two Of them figure
to make an even fight.
"Fritzie Civic looks fairly safe
on his welterweight throne hut
he Is ny no means a sure bet.
II Henry Armstrong has re-
gained his stun after his long
tay-0f he may win hack the
title. II not. Lou Ambers or
Mike Kaplan might take the
champion.
Lew Jenkins. the lightweight
boss, looks unbeatable right now
but don't you believe II. Styles
make all the difference In the
world in fighters. Aldo Spoldi
or Dave CastiIlaux may take
him and Sammy Angott and Leo
Kodak can give him plenty of
trouble,
LOU SALICA SAFE
Henry Jeffra. the feather
'dtt w w
several boys. ChalkY Wright or
BiIIy Speary are sure bets TO
beat him whenever he gets
gets ready to lay his title on the
line.
The one champion who seems
reasonably safe Is Lou Salica,
top man among the bantams,
and he only because at the mo-
ment there are no worthwhile
chalIengers around. However,
one may pop up any day. Some
how or other they always do.
That's the general set-up
right now but before many
months have passed you will see
many new faces and many new
stars climbing through the ropes
in Madison Square Garden. This
coming year is going to he about
the most active the game ever
knew"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Junk Wagon Horses
Are Kings for a Day

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 26.-INS)
The lean and hungry horses
which haul the junk wagons about
The streets Of Kansas City lived
the life of a Seabiscuit for day
due TO the Christmas spirit of the
Humane Society.
The washboard-ribbed. sway.
backed nags munched their fill Of
hay and oats purchased by the
society for the benefit of the
"underprivileged" animals. The
organizations put classified ad in
the paper saying horses fed free
Christmas dinner" There was
quite stampede.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Kansas City Awarded
CAGE World Series

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 26.-
1NS) - Basketball fans already
are looking forward TO the world
series" of the net Game-the finals
Of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association tournament. which will
be played in Kansas City, March
%.
Indiana won the championship
last season.
The western finals also will he
held in Kansas City. March 2l-22.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Coast All Star II
Nips Columbus Pros

SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. 20
INS)-With both teams scoring
in the first quarter, the Pacific
Coast All : Stars defeated the
Columbus tO) Bulldogs. Ameri-
can Professional League cham
pions, s to 3. in a Christmas Day
football game.
Bill Patterson kicked a 22-yard
field goal and seconds later the
All-Stars scored on a 20-yard pass
from Howard TO Matthewson after
Mickey Conner. former UCLA
player. returned the kickoff Il
yards to place the ball Just short
of the Columbus goal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Bradley Tech Wins

PEORIA, Ill, Dec. 26.-GNS)-
Bradley Techs basketball squad
got its Christmas gift when Lloyd
Bortel hit a sleeper shot and Jim
OBrien converted two free throws
to down the undefeated Yale Uni
Versity team. 1929. last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Ray Malouf Stands Out

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. 90
UNS)-Ray NJ lo-uf. brilliant
Southern Methodist quarterback,
stood out today as a star of stars
following his fashy four-touch-
down performance yesterday as the
southwest football all-stars de-
feated St. Mary's eleven. 81 to s,
IN a game played for the benefit
of British refugees. NN Nv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Walter L.
Gregory, president of the Wash
ington Park Jockey Club, today
announced that 424 coming ?
year-olds have been nominated for
the $4,000 added Washington
Park Futurity next August.
Among the entries are 10 of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Bradley Tech Beats Yale

PEORIA. Ill. Dec. 26.-t1NSl-
Yale UniverSity's previously IN
beaten basketball team was handed
% 10 40 facing last night by q
fighting Bradley Tech quintet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Fight Seer Sees
Uncertain Year
For Champs
BY PAT ROBINSON

iuNffuabooai NrNs srfNftt Npofts NfiFf
NEW YORK, Dec. rs. - Nat
Rogers, a dark, silent little man
with watchful eyes, is matchmaker
for Mike Jacobs 20th Century
Club, the largest boxing club in
the world.
Nat probably knows as much
about fighters as any man en-
earth. He could tell you offhand
the condition Of their back teeth,
the state of their tonsils and
whether they liked poached eggs
for breakfast.
A year ago he predicted five
ring titles would change hands in
1910 Five ring titles did change
hands in 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
424 Named for Race
Likely 2 Year Otds Nominated for Washington
Parks $4,000 Stake Next August

II highest priced yearlings of the
1910 auction sales.
The los nominators include
many Of the nations leading sta
bles who entered their promising
youngsters for the rich Juvenile
fixture. which is expected to gross
approximately $4,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Bofanist-Coach

Dick Harlow, football coach at
Harvard. is the owner Of one of
the largest and finest rock gardens
in America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
ID Lucky for Him

Ken Overlin, middlewelght box
ing champion. believes 10 is his
lucky number. He Won the title in
his thirteenth year as fighter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Football Neophyte

Douglas G. Hertz. new owner Of
the Yankees in the American Foot
ball League. has never seen a pro-
fessional gridiron game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Auto Racers Fund

The Auto Race Drivers Club of
the American Automobile ASSoci-
alton has a reserve of S25, 900 in
its benevolent fund.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-26
Fioht Results

A. Portland. Ms-Colsy wsich 1so ,
Portland. kaeekAa-o Roxsy F5rgI5ns
100, Philadelphia (Sl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Stamps
Jack Knights Flight
Made Airmoil History

WHEN the u. S. Scent airmail
:" stamp, above, was released in
1924, night airmail service be-
tween New York and San Fran
cisco was well established. The
new series of airmails, issued in
Scent, Decent and 24-cent values,
was intended for use in three
zones at eight cents per zone.
Night airmail service was in
augurated. unofficially. by Jack
Knights memorable flight on the
frst transcontinental mail test run
Feb. %. 1921. Knight was sched-
uied to relay the mail from North
Platte, Neb.. TO Omaha. A dam
aged tail skid delayed his takeofi
until 1914 p. m.
Reaching Omaha, knight was
told that bad weather had forced
abandonment OF the test. Disre-
garding danger, ne took off for
Chicago at a. m. few into
snowstorm. finally located Iowa
City with his gas tank almost
empty.
The ground crew at the airport
had gone home, believing the
fight was cancelled. The night
Waterman heard Knights plane,
Lit a fare. knight saw the light,
landed safely, retueled and went
on to Chicago.
Knights flight convinced even
the most skeptical that airmail
service was distinct and impor-
tsnt part of the U. S. postal sys-
tenn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions Turn to
Women's page for the answers.
l. If the wind is blowing
towards the south, which way
does the arrow of the weather
vane point?
2. Which President was in
office when the body of the
Unknown Soldier" was buried
in Arlington National Gene
terry?
3. State the middle name of
Herbert Hoover.
4. What is myopia?
5. Can foreigners obtain U. S.
patents?
s. Name the mayors of New
York and Chicago.
7. What is Wendell L. Will
kie's middle name?
S. Is a Chinese, born in this
country. a citizen of the u. s.?
9. Who was Stradivarius
10. Where is Fort McHenry,
birthplace of the National An
them?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
ENFORCED CONSUMPTION

Editor, The Times: II is sig
nificant TO note the rising storm
of protest over the proposed
Burke-Wadworth or military
conscription bill. Branding the
bill as a War Slave Plan
Congressman Lee E. Geyer of
California says, 1T is a bill to
make cannon fodder out of I'M
employed youth so that jobs
need not be provided for them"
Perhaps some specific details
of this proposal might be of in
terest 10 our readers. II calls
for the registration of all males
between the ages of Is and 65.
to be divided into two classes
those between 81 and As, who
are to be drafted Immediately.
and those between IS and 81
and between As and 65. a reserve
home guard" The bill allows
the following to stay al home
for no training: those men whose
employment in industry. agri-
culture. engineering. physics.
chemistry. medicine, dentistry or
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Sharing the Burden

Whether the National Guard is modified for long
term of thorough training not it is certain that ord
nary training periods will be heightened and that in
another and more going to be called
training.
This that the problem meeting the dislocatons
in industrial and personal life will have to be considered
carefully as the military problem itself.
Already it is being proposed that married in the
lower ranks be permitted to resign from the Guard if it
should launch into 18-monh training period 1t is felt
that special hardship might be caused in family life if
the lowest scale of military pay to leave their
families for so long a time.
But the problem goes deeper than that. Should full
year. 18monh training period be decided upon the
problem of return civilian life would be almost great
man spends couple of years in the army matter of
course the training period usually before he has
established himself in civil e and the dislocaton there
fore less But here propose to train the National Guard
most of whose members older and already have found
. place in industry business
Surely such q wants to feel that in giving up
of his life voluntarily to his counrys service
he does not also forfeit his prospects his chosen trade
profession Yet while such gone industry must
carry The vacant place must be filled, if tenn
porarily.
Most of the plans hitherto devised based
training period not longer than 60 days. That is longer
than most Guard units trained in the past But
clear that short period of training no longer adequate
Now many employers are working on the problem of
granting leaves of absence for all employees called for
weeks with full pay, much 60 days. Many
trying to plan the soldier his job when he
returns.
The situation of employers Diverse conditions
too various, to lay down very general rule But we
face what win be fact not theory, and it is not
too for every involved to begin planning
Of sharing equally possible the burdens that will
with increased military training.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
WARNS AGAINST
XOORHIS BILL

Editor, The Times: The Voor-
his bill is the most dangerous
menace to labor and civil liber-
ties now In Congress. Its broad
dragnet provision-requiring all
to turn over their membership
lists to the department of justice
would open the door to smash
ing the most conservative or
CARNATIONS. Even Veterans of
Foreign Wars have launched a
protest against it.
But the main damage of this
measure would be against labor
and all other workers organiza-
tons. 1t would mean a blacklist
from which hardly any militant
trade unionists would escape.
The open-shoppers. and war
mongering industrialists would
use this measure first against
the AFL and the CLIO. They
would clam that these unions
were political organizations with
foreign connections. because of
their solidarity ant affiliations
with interns tional labor bodies.
Both the AFL and CLIO should
launch a vigorous protest
against this fascist bill. Their
right of free assembly and free
speech would receive the hardest
blows.
The trade unions should pass
resolutions and labor leaders
should raise their voice against
it.
Having been whisked through
the house. the bill is now in the
senate judiciary committee, head
ed by Sen. Henry Ashurst. 1t
will take quick and powerful pro-
tests to kill it. Wire or write
Sen. Ashurst today.
r. n. CLARK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC
by John Hix

An old song says that at New
Orleans Jackson was not wor-
ried. For well he knows what
aim we take. with our Kentucky
rifles" and it was practice with
firearms that made all our raw
colonial troops efficient against
the best trained troops in
Europe.
We have a law in this state
that practically disarms the
common people, and those who
must be our soldiers in time of
war, and in case of war 1.-The
aim we take" will be wholly
without training, and yet our.
probably inefficient, legislature
is constantly making it harder
for any common citizen to be-
come expert, particularly with
small arms.
Billions of dollars are being
spent now for ma tional de-
Tense, and an immense standing
army may well make us fear
the same kind of dictatorship
they have in Europe. and that
is our greatest present danger,
and our second greatest danger
is invasion by the European die
tators.
Certainly all our loyal citizens
should unite to see that training
in the use of guns is given every
man of military age in the
United States and the matter of
making guns and equipment
that may never be used should
be secondary. as should also
teaching m aneuv practices
that could well be part of the
necessary pre-war training. Me-
chanics and marksmen are GER
tainly one of our greatest needs,
ana ildThsiIldiicuip IL ICi fanny
being neglected and curtailed by
law. so far as the men who must
make up the body of our de-
Tense is concerned.
If every man in France had
been a "sharpshooter" the para
chute men could not have landed
anywhere, and in America all
patriots should unite to have
such training given our people
as will make this kind of an
invasion impossible. and the peo-
pie should be so armed that
they could on short notice repel
at least infantry and parachute
men.
P. c. KIBBE.
Tenlno.
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other occupations found neces-
sary to the maintenance of the
national health, safety or in
terest. To this group, the bill
adds those physically, mentally
or morally unfit. ministers of
the gospel and conscientious OBJ
jectors. Also, all those with
dependents are exempt.
In reviewing the bill it is
obvious thar about the only ones
who may be called for service
are the single men between 81
and 81 who do not have jobs.
incidentally the fact that Col
onel Richardson has reported
that in the army's recruiting
drive in the st. Louis Zone, rs
per cent of white boys and 80
per cent of negro boys were
disqualified because of malnu-
triton, is proof of how badly
youth needs substantial jobs.)
Under this CONSUMPTION law.
each one forced into service
must serve at least eight months
and may be kept indefinitely.
If he gets a discharge, he will
be required to engage in
months training each year.
Representative Burke, one of
the proponents of the bill. is
among those who have proposed
the beneficent sum of SIS
month az sufficient pay.
Denouncing the failure of the
present Congress to pass legis-
lation to tax war profits, Rep.
Geyer makes the frank asser-
ton that these young conscripts
would be protecting those who
are making millions out Of this
defense program because this
Congress refused to tax those
war profits.
Since we may expect debate
very soon on this bill, it is for
those who believe it undemo-
cratic to register their protest
Immediately in Washington.
MAUDE y. RICHARD,
Womens Council for Peace.
1921 So. l.. st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY. JULY "a

Adverse planetary influences
contend today with benefic
sways. In the morning a feel
ing of depression is overcome
by logic, for philosophy should
be cultivated under this con-
figuration. There is good
sign for aviation and for new
projects of ambitious scope.
Heart and Home: Women are
under sinister rule of the stars
today. They should dwell on
what is pleasant and should
deny destructive thoughts. Many
anxieties will disturb families
as the effects of war are felt
by persons of every class and
every nationality. Relief work
should engage the energies Of
women Of all ages. Good news
may be expected regarding the
young while this CONFORMATION
prevails.
Business Affairs: Agricultur-
lists should be fortunate at this
time when food supplies for the
coming winter are to be sought
with the knowledge that thou
sands must be saved from star
walton. There is sign pre-
saying improved conditions for
bankers affecting international
financial relations. Americans
will continue to pour out great
funds for the aid of war VIC
tins.
National Issues: Unity of
aims among citizens of the
greatest of democracies will be
apparent in the mobilization of
national strength in the choice
of President, members of the
cabinet. army. navy and avia-
ton heads. The winter will be
marked by the concentration of
American brains and talents
for the benefit of the nation.
International Affairs: Inter
nal troubles are forecast for
Russia where plots and counter
plots will multiply as advantage
is taken Of the upheaval in
Europe. The death of Stain
has been prophesied by the end
of this year. while Hitler's
career will reach its end in l941.
In any event the price OF prof.
Getting a world war will be paid
by the final fall of totalitarian
ideas. Revolution is Indicated
within the decade.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the augury of year of
good luck. Domestic affairs
will be happy. II is well to
safeguard the health.
Children born on this day
probably will be generous, SYM
pathetic and impressionable.
They should be highly intelligent
and may have talent for music.
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ganization if il can be brought
and kept in line.
not directed against him, per-
es that the revolt against Wall
lace on the convention floor was
not directed agai nst him. per-
sonally. 1t was simply protest
against what the delegates re-
gsrded as the dictatorial me-
thods adopted by the White
House in putting him over. And
a great deal of the booing Is
supposed to have emanated from
gallery sections occupied by
Hoosier friends who swept into
Chicago to boost Paul V. Nc
Mutt.
Democrats were amused-but
also deeply disturbed - by the
editorial behaviour of Col. Frank
Knox's Chicago Daily News dur
ing the convention. Although
Publisher Knox has accepted a
place in the cabinet, his newspa-
per pulled no punches.
Though Mayor Ed Kelly Of
Chicago acted as host to the
delegates in the Augustian man.
ner-though he sat in the secret
huddles of the third-term me-
chanics - though he has prom
Used to deliver Illinois through
his czaristic control of this city
Col. Knocks editorial page end
ed a review of the Kelly-Nash
administration with these words:
1T is the old, old story of
ruthless, debased and corrupt po-
litical machine, drunk with spoils
and power, in league with crook
ed gamblers, Jail birds, brothel
keepers, gangsters and political
ly-minded contractors, to loot
and lay waste great city
the scent of the sewer clings to
it still"
The Kelly-Nash domination of
the convention goings-on left a
bad taste in the mouths of the
delegates. And Roosevelt Cabi-
net Member Knox did nothing to
wash it away.
Before quitting Chicago, Jim
Farley dashed around to thank
Senator Carter Glass for his
stirring talk placing the national
chairman in nomination.
Lister. Senator" said Jim. 81
may be going with the Yankees
soon, and l am on the hunt for
a snappy shortstop. So I may be
looking you up to sign a con-
tract one of these days"
Sorry, Jim" grunted the 81
.year-old senator in boyish delight
at the prospective offer. I'm
not a shortstop. I play third
base where they come down fast
and hot"
"Okay, then replied the ma
tional chairman. You play third,
and I'll be over on first handling
the high ones you shoot at me-"
A great baseball fan the sena-
tors favorite team has always
been the Philadelphia Athletics.
But out of love for Jim he may
shift allegiance to the Yankees.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
ACTION OF RADIO
Is QUESTIONED

Editor, The Times: May I
quote for publication. please, a
paragraph from the speech de-
livered two years ago by very
distinguished and able speaker?
To-day speak to the Ameri-
can people. who for more than a
century have taken the lead as
defenders of freedom of speech.
freedom OF assembly, and the
freedom of worship of Almighty
God. All of these rights of men
are now in very grave jeopardy.
People need to hear and to give
calm consideration TO all facts
relating 10 the issue. and for
that reason an assembly such as
this is of great Importance.
Those who object to or oppose
such assembly and a full dis
cussion of the facts. are the ones
who advocate rule by the cruel
dictators. and their opposition
is because of their desire to
keep the people in ignorance
until they are deprived of all
liberty and are under the COM
plete control of dictators.
The press and radio are
means of easy and quick COM
munication of the facts TO the
people, but il is a well known
fact, that, because of fear, many
of these agencies are in the con-
troll of selfish interests and
therefore refuse the publication
OF the facts. This in itself in
creases the peril of the people.
Certain radio stations, desiring
to serve the public. are now
broadcssting this speech, but
before it ends there will be
strenuous efforts to stop the
broadcast and to deny the peo-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24

The Democrats don't concede
anything - though. for once,
James A. Farley is making no
predictions - but they entertain
the suspicion that Wendell Will
kie. the Republican nominee,
may sweep the northeastern. At
lantic seaboard and middle west
ern industrial sections with
the possible exception of New
York. Thus. if the Roosevelt
Wallace forces can hold the
south. win out in the border
states and hang onto the nor
mally Republican west, they
figure they can achieve the re-
quired 266 electoral votes.
With the political sharps plac-
ing such emphasis on the west,
the debate centers upon the
comparative appeal in this re-
gion of Senator Charles L. Nc
Nary, the COP No. man, and
Secretary Wallace. And on this
point there is sharp disagree
ment even among impartial
newspaper and political observ-
ers. The Republicans fathered
the McNary-Haugen bill, it is
true, but the movement which
led to enactment of this measure
was sponsored by Wallace's
father. who was secretary of ag-
riculture in the Harding admin
istration. Democrats also note
that it was twice vetoed by
President Coolidge upon the ad-
vice of former President Herbert
Hoover.
Senator McNary has voted for
almost every law favorable to
the farmers, but it is Wallace
who distributed the financial
benefits authorized by that leg
islation. Moreover. the AAA
local committees total more than
10000 people close to the soil and
the tillers thereof, That is an
extremely powerful political or