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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08
Federal Mediator Called in
Strike Against City Schools

An authorized federal mediator. T.. s. Jackson will come
Tacoma week to with school board members
and union members in attempt TO iron out difficulties
which caused closure of Tacomas schools during the past
week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08
Boys Of ~ Called
70 ItoIjou CoIoeD

nOheg Boys ~ - havs hoee
called up In Italy fav sneslImsee
in the army and ass fosue. ~
government snnounes1 te1ay. ~
enrolment ordsr said fhet bovo
with high school 1lDIoNsae eoeu11
report their sdssestipnai sIsAll1bsa~
fions IN officials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08

A baby daughter. their second.
was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
l. Griggs Thursday morning at
Tacoma General hospital. The
newcomer weighed six pounds,
nine ounces. Their first daughter,
Naomi. was born Aug. 9. 1910.
I'd 1t. Donald r. Berg of Ia
coma. recently was assigned to
active duty with the i6lst In
fantry, 4lst Division. Fort Lewis.
Arthur NJ. Angove. chief clerk
of the city board of contracts and
awards. is looking forward to
spending Christmas and New
Years with relatives near Sacra-
mento. Calf.
Combining the serious business
OF roofing for his team with visit
home. Lawrence Mlynek. first year
student at w. S. C., is in town for
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Mlynek, of 1881
Ia. 3oth at.
Russell (Stub) Nelson, former
Tacoma sports writer. returned
here from Portland to see the
w. s. C.-Texas A. q M. game Sat
urdsy afternoon.
Sergt. A. o. Moore. army re-
eruiter here, announces four
young men have been listed here
for training as army air corps
technicians. Myron +. Jones, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jones, SSH
So. d St, Tacoma; Alfred n. Geb-
hardt. son of Mrs. A. Adams, RI.
2. Puyallur, and Elmer X. Barrett
of Macomb. ILL.,. were sent to JEFF
ferson Barracks. Missouri, Gordon
A. Bell. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Well
isley Bell, 200 No. 9th st, Ia
coma, who was recently dis
charged from the Royal Canadian
Air force, has been sent to Biloxi,
Miss.
Attending the annual internal
revenue school here this week Is
Mrs. Peggy Lyle of Alaska. former
Tacoma girl and graduate of Lin
coin high school Mrs. Lyle. who
collects taxes for Uncle Sam from
s>ehe sourdoughs, was accompanied
this year by her husband, Robert
T.. graduate of the University oil
Alaska. II was his first trip out
side" The Lyles left Seward the
morning before it was swept by
fire.
Among Tacom a Washington
State college students who re-
turned home for the big game
was Bob Hayward, SIS So. Aims
worth ave. who is sophomore
at the Pullman school.
Mrs. ]. Peter p. Healy will pre-
side and Mrs. A. II. Wilhelm will
Continued on Page 8, Column -
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HUGE CROWD FILLS STADIUM
Big Throng
Jams Traffic
For Grid Test
Cougor-Texos Tilt
Runs in Luck as
Weother Clears

The amazingly good luck
which has pursued the Texas
Aggies- Washington State
football game almost since II
was booked for Tacoma con-
tinued Saturday.
First, the Texas Aggies. to the
nations establishment. won the
Southwest conference champion
ship. recognized a. one OF the ma
tons top-drswer football teams.
Secondly. Washington States
football team, after a mediocre be-
ginning this season. became the
terror Of the Pacific Coast con-
ference. defeating the best teams
the league had to offer and be-
heved by many experts To be the
No. 1 gridiron team on the Pa
cific coast as OF Saturday.
Natural Contest
The records OF the two teams to
date. much to the surprise OF the
men who brought about the sehsd-
uling OF the game here. make the
grid clash a natural . game
which Saturday held thu attention
of the entire nation.
And Saturday the weather. after
lowering during the early morn
ing, smiled as the sun broke
the clouds. Tsooms's luck
has held out. with the result that
the city had a football natural
and near-perfect football weather
In which fans could witness IL.
The crowds descended early
upon the stadium. Before noon
traffic was tangled, unsnarled by
Woodworking policemen and
messed up again from downtown
streets. UP Stadium way to the
stadium itself.
Largest Crowd Ever
Estimates placed the crowd at
approximately 10000 perso .,
probably the largest crowd ever
gathered In the Tacoma stadium.
And. judging from the large num-
bers Of persons who tried unsuc-
cessfully to find tickets to the
game. there probably were several
thousand fans turned away.
To handle the traffic and the
crowd, Capt. r. q. Ross assigned
four sergesnts and 30 patrolmen.
National interest in the Ever
green Bowl" game?
And how.
For example: Shortly before
noon the Sporting News office in
called The Times sports
long distance.
"How's the weather." the re-
porter wanted to know. There's
a tremendous amount of interest
in your game out here in Chicago"
he continued. How about the
condition of the two elevens. how
about the field-fast or slow,
who's being picked TO win; who
are some of the stars on your
team -, etc. etc. for about three
minutes.
Then: well, ] wish I could be
with you. thanks a lot Gotta
sign off now and get this dope
into the paper"
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ntThA, Alnete Uss eesiy
today dsssSoysd . eiooeoo 1s1t1
barge owned ~ ths puest nosnn1
Bridge = Dfsdstns ca - u wae
vevhlng IN ths chsnset bstWepe
sitha and Jsponsti fsian1. 80
Of . $4,000. - u. .. naval en-
station.
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
'scoma .............S4 BAL 900
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08

Russell (stub) Nelson, former
Tacoma sports writer, returned
here from Portland to see the
w. s. C.-Texas A. q NJ. game Sat
urday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-08

Combining the serious business
OF roofing for his team with a visit
home. Lawrence Mlynek. first year
student at w. S. C.. is in town for
the week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Mlynek, of 1851
Ia. 3oth at.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS

LONDON, June ~ CAPITALIZED
columns, heavily reinforced, have
achieved marked successes in Syria
in the past "a hours and the fall
of Damascus and Beirut is believed
imminent, official Free French
sources reported today.
Allied forces were believed to
have launched their final assault
against the ancient Syrian capital
after ViChy authorities in DamaS-
Gus refused 10 surrender.
Prime Minister winston Churc-
hill indicated in the house of
commons he might have state
ment to make shortly on very i'm
portant operations which have been
pursued with SO much vigor in the
middle east
Free French sources reported al
lied troops, with the aid of rein
forcements from Palestine and
Transjordan, had surrounded Vichy
troops, who had cut in behind al
lied columns storming Damascus
and closing in on Beirut.
Vichy troops, in a desperate
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
By WALLACE CARROLL

LONDON, June 19 (UP) - Dip
lomatic quarters reported today that
the conclusion of a friendship pact
between German anG turkey meant
that the climactic phase of Ger
man-RuSSian relations had been
reached and that the next few days
would show whether Germany in
tended to invade Russia.
A night-long news black-out on
dispatches from Germany and
Italy, which ended at 5 am. today,
added to excitement in some quar-
ters regarding rumors that Ger
many had already marched into
Russia. but nothing developed.
But though the German Turkish
pact was an implicit diplomatic
defeat for Great Britain, as it was
a victory for Germany diplomats
said that the great blow was to
Russia, which first recognized the
young Turk republic after the last
war and with which Turkey had
enjoyed most friendly relations for
years.
With the Turkish pact concluded,
diplomatic quarters said, Germany
now would be able to take up its
demands on Russia without having
to watch its flank opposite Turkey.
Ankara reported that Germany
had put sweeping demands on Rus
sia into ultimative form; Stockholm
reported as coming from neutral
diplomatic quarters that Germany
had set final time limit, expiring
some time next week, for Russian
acceptance, Including an explana-
ton of Russia's future foreign pol
icy'. Stockholm suggested that il
was because of the secret time limit
that neither Germany nor Russia
would admit they were negotiating
Bucharest reported that the gov.
ernment had ordered all parents tt
register children whom they wished
To evacuate to safe country dis
tricts; that Jews were forbidden
yesterday to drive any sort of mo-
tor vehicle in Rumania; that Blu.
! charest taxicabs were restricted to {
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19

from Moscow said that stream of
Russian children is being dispatched
from large Soviet cities to rural
regions.
-Four thousand children from
Moscow, 5000 from the Latvian cit
les and thousands from Leningrad
and KieV already have left the cit
les a dispatch said.
The official reason is given that
the children are taking their sum-
mer vacations.
TRADE union councils in Is Rus
sian republics have organized sum-
mer camps where 100000 or l.
100000 children will spend vaca-
tons
Reports from Helsinki said that
British Warships now are patroling
Arctic waters off the harbor of
Petsamo and blocking all shipping
from entering or leaving the Fin
nish port.
1t was said in Helsinki that the
three ships which the British said
yesterday were seized en- route to
Petsamo actually were captured east
of Iceland en- route to the United
States.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Allie 5 / Increase
Eempo i'm Syria

counter offensive aimed at cutting
the rear supply lines of advanced
allied striking forces, had struck at
Mardjoyoun and Kunetitra, but
both towns were reported again in
allied hands.
A Free French official said in
formation from Syria indicated the
allies would have Damascus and
Beirut, the two chief cities of the
French mandate, within a few days,
possibly by this weekend. He said
the allies have suffered only slight
losses in the Syrian campaign
He reported Vichy troops taken
prisoner said they did not know
why they were fighting and that
some Senegalese and Arab troops,
fighting on the Vichy side, said they
had been told they were fighting
the Italians.
We know that great number of
French officers have been sent as
prisoners from Syria to Marseilles
because they were suspected of be-
ing probe Gaulle and pro-Brit-
ish," the official said. This partly
explains the resistance of the re-
naming officers.
The official said it had been con-
firmed that there were some Ger
man planes fighting alongside of
the Vichy planes against the Brit
iSh and Free French in Syria.
A British ultimatum to surrender
the city, in order that it might be
spared the ordeal of battle, had eX-
pired at $50 am. I'll: 80 pm. We'd
neSday EDIT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Finland Builds
Up Her Defenses

BERLIN, June 19 CUP)-Finland
is strengthening its defenses and
calling up reserves for "extraordi-
nary exercise, the German official
news agency said in a Helsinki dis
patch today.
The dispatch said that the meas
ureS had been announced official
ly as undertaken lin order that
Finland may MAINTAIN its security
like other neutral states"
The great significance of the dis
patch regarding Finland's de
fenseS' was that it came from the
German official news agency Fin
land could be taking military meas
ures only as regards Russia, Stock
holm had reported that Finland
was calling up reserves and taking
other military measures, and all
reports had indicated that Finnish
German relations were getting
closer
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Turk Pact Puts
Squeeze on Reds

maximum mileage of 1870 a day and
provincial taxis to a maximum of
so miles. Private automobiles were
forbidden to drive more than 25
miles outside Bucharest.
Newspapers said it was unfortu-
nate that Turkey had to sign the
pact but that there was nothing
else for the Turkish government to
do. They said that it did not af-
feet the Anglo-Turkish alliance
and that it had no practical value.
The newspapers also took the
view that Russia was the big loser,
and that Russia might expect to
know its fate at once.
Well Informed quarters expressed
belief that Turkey would not agree
to passage OF German troops across
its territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Berlin Declares
Russian Invasion
Has NOT Started
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG. JT

BERLIN, June 10 CUPD - Au-
thorized Nazi quarters teaa" admit
ted that tremendous flood of
rumors' has burst or concerning
Nazi-Soyiet relation ut denied
flatly that German invasion of
Russia has started or that border
clashes have occurred.
The German spokesman said that
most Of the rumors" concerning
Russia and Germany are of for
eign origin and said that is the
best indication of their unrelia-
bility".
Rumors circulated in Berlin today
that actual border clashes had oc-
cured between German and So
Wet forces. However, the spokesman
said that he had no knowledge of
such occurrences and added flat
denial Of any German invasion of
the Soviet union.
The spokesman denied that any
new German-Soviet econom c
agreement was signed in Berlin
yesterday and Russian quarters in
Berlin said they had no knowledge
of any such agreement.
Russian residents in Berlin to-
day were carrying on their activi-
tiYes as usual.
German quarters declined to COM
ment on any kind of reports that
Germany had confronted Russia
with positive demands. German au-
thorized sources claimed they had
ne knowledge of reports that Ru-
mania is demanding the return of
BesSarabia from the Soviet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Hard-BoiIed Film
Actor Jailed

HOLLYWOOD. June 10 up
Warren Hymer. actor of hard
boiled" film roles. today was serv-
ing a 60-day term in the count.
Jail. Upon being released. he must
use no liquor and keep none in his
home for two years, or face an
additional four months in Jail.
The actor was sentenced hv JUS
tice Cecil Holland of Beverly Hills
on an intoxication charge after
police were called to his apartment
twice in two days. Justice Holland
sentenced him to six months In
Jail. but suspended all but go days,
and put the actor on two years
probation.
You are hard-boiled in pictures,
but l want you to leave that role
to the studios the justice said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
indictment Lists
Bribery Attempt

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. (UP)
The grand jury today was expect
ed to hand up an indictment charg-
ing attempted bribery of a state Of
ficial by Merced county vineyard
ist.
The Indictment was voted last
night following testimony of Arch
H. Lyons, Modesto, member of the
state board of prison terms and
paroles, that he had been offered
$4,000 if he would use his office
to free Earl King, Ernest Ramsey
and Frank j. Connor, serving life
prison terms for the murder Of
fireman aboard a ship in the Oak
land estuary.
The man named in the indict-
ment refused to testify on advice
of his attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Soviet Evocuotes
War Zone Cities

STOCKHOLM, June 10. CUP)-
The Swedish press and radio re-
ported today that Russia is calling
up reserves for military service and
that items of thousands of Rus
sian children are being evacuated
from Soviet cities to safe areas in
the country.
Travellers from Finland were re-
ported by the Swedish radio 20
have said that the calling of re-
servists to the Red army had been
greatly intensified in the last few
days.
Russian troops, they said, are
pouring northward along the rail-
road from Leningrad into the areas
OF Finland ceded to the Soviet at
the conclusion of the Russo Finnish
war.
1t was said that railroad traffic
on the lines north from Leningrad
was almost exclusively given over
to military transport.
Swedish papers in dispatches
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Stars Gather for
Collegiate Track

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
June 10 tUP) More than 200
track and field stars from so
schools today prepared to raid the
record book in the goth annual
National Collegiate Athletic associa-
ton championships here tomorrow
and Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Commission Seizes
Italian Vessel

WASHINGTON, June 10. (UP)-
The maritime commission an
nounced today it has formally taken
possession Of the 6,131-ton Italian
freighter Clara, the first Axis ship
to be taken over under the requisi-
tioning program.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
Grazing Service
Office Moves West

WASHINGTON, June 10 (UP)-
Secretary of Interior Harold l..
-ckes said today the grazing serv-
ce is being transferred from Wash
ngton to a western location to free
office space for defense activities.
Ickes said the services new main
headquarters would not be an
nounced until leases have been
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-19
LICENSE ISSUED

A marriage was issued by County
Clerk w. j. McClelland Wednesday
to Nicholas Soliz, jr,, II. and Fran
els Arvizo, II, CaleXico residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13
Gradual Rise In
Lake Mead Noted
During Past Week

June's first week showed a grad
ual rise in Lake Meal as we'll as
a steady increase i'll the flow OF
the Colorado river, survey re-
leased by the U. S. Department OF
the Interior showed Friday.
Available content OF the lake on
June > was 24.970000 acre feet and
by June it had climbed to 25,-
400 900, despite a flow from Boulder
dam increased from 29,900 second
feet on the second to $4,000 on
June 8.
At Yuma the Colorado river flow
was estimated at 28,800 second
feet on June and by June 8 this
had climbed to 29,7O0. Diversion at
Imperial dam into the All Ameri-
can canal increased from 1860 on
June to 1920 on June 8.
No damage was reported from the
boost in the Colorado river flow,
however, at least in the Imperial
sector. The rising river earlier had
driven number of families from
their homes in the loWlands near
Needles, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13

Continued from Page One)
many and German occupied terri
tory from Norway to the French
invasion coast, German planes re-
manned Quiescent so far as Brit
ain was concerned.
This was in contrast to the situa-
ton last month when German
planes in mass strevned death
through England.
The British raids came as allied
columns closed in slowly upon the
two chief cities of Syria, Beirut
and Damascus. The fall of Damas-
Gus was expected first in London
with Free French forces reported
in the suburbs of the ancient city.
London replied to a Vichy protest
over the invasion of Syria with a
suggestion that Vichy order its
troops in Syria to cease resistance,
The British noted with approval Q
French statement that Vichy would
avoid action which might aggravate
or spread the Anglo-French con-
flict.
Vichy continued to report Syrian
defense forces are holding firm
at Kissoue. 10 miles south of Dam
ascus and six miles south of Saida
which is % miles from Beirut.
Ben Ames, United Press staff
at Alexandria il
southern Turkey near the Syrian
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13
Valley Melon Deal
Heightened by 10
Days; Market Good

Continued from Page One
In addition. chances were that the
market would hold well, for ship
ments probably will continue at an
even rate of not more than 100
cars a day
Late paintings which have in part
prolonged the deal were laid to
spring rains which delayed field
work much later than normal. Also,
markets which in other years would
open up for cantaloupes in late
June. thus throttling Imperial VAL
ley shipments. will be later this
year. For example. the Mendotta
section of the San Joaquin that
got underway about June % last
year will not really be started unit.
July 10 this year. The Yuma deal,
started last year by June % or "a,
will be a week or ten days longer.
Prolonged cool weather besides
making for stronger vines and better
melons. will have its major effect
on the white melon deal. Normally,
the peak is reached or passed by
July Is TO 20. but with weather
permitting, the deal this year should
continue through to the end Of
July, authorities forecast.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13

to So cents an nOur, and gave
10000 other production employees an
increase of five cents an hour. The
union had asked a 60 cent minimum
for apprentices, and an increase to
IS cents after six months OF eX-
perience.
The contract runs for two years,
"or for the period of unlimited
national emergency proclaimed by
the president, whichever is the long
er, or until amended by agreement
after Is day notice by either party"
Union officials estimated wage in
crcases would total $7,OOO,000 a year.
Wage increases are retroactive to
May 3, when negotiations were
started.
The contract did not include
closed shop clause, which the union
wanted but the company agreed
to recommend union membership
to all present and new employees.
The union stipulated that their
international representatives would
take up the possibility of raising
the minimum wage TO 60 cents with
the proper agency in Washington
Consolidated officials had MAIN
tanned a SO cent minimum was inn
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13
Current Events
Reviewed Before
Rotarians Here

Members of the El Centro Rotary
club Thursday noon we're treated to
a comprehensive resume of world
and national events, and a closeup
view of American defense.
The review of events was supplied
by Ross Hickox. prominent FL Gen.
tro attorney: the personal contact
with defense was in the form of a
short talk by 1t. Dan Judd. valley
man who is enroute to active av-
iation duty in Hawaii. Violin, vocal
and piano selections were presented
by high school and junior college
students.
HickoX pictured the developments
Of recent months. stating that most
momentous of all events were: d
The new, rigid stand of England
IN Syria and Mediterranean area.
90 The question of whether Russia
will become involved. go Apparent
weakening of Japan, but tense con-
dit!OnS in the East. "a The definite
stand taken by President Roosevelt.
80 Determined action by the ad-
miniStratiOn in using trooOS TO stop
strikes in defense industries.
There has been change IN re-
cent days Hickox declared. Form
erly, there were many condemning
the president. Today, there is hardly
4 soul condemning him"
Lieut.. Judd described aviation
training activities and answered
various questions put by Rotarians
One question was whether Imperial
Valley summer climate would be
Objectionable from the aviation
Point Of view, to which Judd res
ponded that in his estimation. the
valley had the most ideal, year
round flying conditions of any
place in the entire country.
Presented by superintendent of
schools Guy Weakley, Marilyn Ingle
presented several violin selections.
and Dorothy RaDSon sang two vo-
cal numbers. Miss Ingle was ac-
companied by Dorothy Armstrong,
elementary school music teacher.
and Miss Rapson was accompanied
by Mary Louise Sigmon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-13
Workers Defeat
Union Squeeze

Continued from Page One)
of the company and the union
agreed, assertedly without consult
ing the employees themselves, that
the men should be inducted into
the AFrL organization. Terms agreed
upon were:
l. The employees were to be sign
ed up after a meeting at 4 p. m.
last Wednesday in the company
offices.
,. They were to pay initiation
fees of $50, instead of the usual
SIS, as a penalty for not seeking
unionization in the past.
g. They were to obtain a SIS a
week wage increase beginning next
October "a spokesman declared
the increase was to have been
forthcoming even without unionl-
zationD
At the Wednesday meeting, the
men refused to accept AFL repre-
sentation. Their organization meet
ing followed Thursday night, with
completion as an independent union
Friday.
PRESSURE RESISTED
Behind the picture were indica-
tionS Of pressure brought by the
TeamSterS Union in San Diego and