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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19
Stories in
Itolions Foil TO Chase
British Out of MoIto

MALTA, lying l40 miles from
- the Italian mainland and $50
from Africa, is Britain's naval
base IN the middle Mediterranean.
II IS a British bulwark between
Gibraltar on the west and Alex
sndria and Suez on the east.
Since 1898. when England
seized the island from Napoleon,
Malta has been under British con-
troll. Il IS British Crown Colony
consisting Of three islands, Malta,
Gozo and Comino. The govern
ment issued The stamp above,
showing the important harbor al
Fslletts, in 1901.
Lord Nelson. who captured the
island. sad. Malta Is absolutely
worthless IS British naval base ."
Until the myth Of Italian military
strength was exploded in World
War II, Malta was considered
hopelessly vulnerable BY the Brit
Ish. The proximity Of the is-
land TO Italy along with the vsunt-
ed Italian air arm were thought
TO be TOO severe hsndicsps for the
British defenders.
Italy has boxed in the island
fortress by mines and subjected il
10 repeated air attack without
much success
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ing a gain for the White House.
newspaper interview in which
he said that he would not have
accepted a vice-presidenual nom
instion 81 Chicago last year has
been listed by politicos as one
of those sour grapes and
after-the-faet statements. Johns
announcement caused quite
political sensation in congress
sionsl corridors. particularly on
the senate side.
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tAuqus lecture or concert. or
= church social or a funeral The
Sunday morning dressing vas
almost like 4 religious eere-
mony-nobody would think Of
going 10 church in the every
day suit
You had 10 wear white
shirt. too. and . paper collar
which saved laundry work and
black necktie. But that
doesn't seem 10 be 50 important
today. "a even the ushers some
times wear seml-sport suits
and oolored shirts. You still
think about the Sunday clothes
and wonder sometimes. II the
sermon doesn't hold your close
attention. II 10 wouldn't be nice
II the ushers always dressed for
church.
After church there was Sun
day school where you learned
about Moses being found by the
kings daughter in the bull
rushes by the rivers edge where
his mother had put him so the
kings men couldn't kill him
along with all the other boy
babies.
Then there was the story OF
David who killed the giant
Goliath with a slingshot. You
and some Of the other boys used
to practice with your slingshots
and go about looking for giants
but never found any. You did.
however get polished off two or
three times because your aim
was not as accurate as Davids.
and instead OF knocking out the
imaginary giant the stone from
your slingshot went through
a window.
You learned and believed the
Ten Commandments, the Twenty
third Psalm, the Beatitudes and
could name all the book. of the
Bible. You knew the story OF
Mary and Joseph and believed
in a real flesh and blood devil.
You often wished you had a red
hot pitchfork with fish hook
barbs with which you might
stab him, for he always was
sneaking up when you weren't
looking and getting you into
trouble.
You didn't do much on Sum
day afternoon except perhaps to
go to the Band Of Hope where
you and the other boys and girls
recited such pieces a. There's
a Demon in the Glass" and I'm
Take What Father Takes" etc.
and you became a teetotaler in
fee simple.
On rare occasions you went
for a walk Sunday afternoon
with your father and mother.
But those were very special &C.
casions. Only the unbelivers
spent their Sunday afternoon
running around. 1t was different
of course, IL you were invited
out for Sunday dinner.
After supper Sunday night
there was the ritual Of putting
away the Sunday clothes from
which every speck must be
brushed. and the Sabbath day
was over.
Were those the good old
days? That is a debatable ques-
ton, but those times produced
a generation OF men and women
with convictions on moral
issues. And that seems to be
what we don't have today. A
moral issue now is something to
be kicked around; a RESPONSE
bility 10 be lodged. and some
thing on which even the pillars
OF the church sometimes pass
the buck.
Aye. tbs curious fancy
But all the good I know
Vas taught me ont Of ttco
gray eyes
A long time ago.
Edna c. N.. lf.11
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An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ii u IL ciol and Political America
BY RAY TICKER

WESTINGHOUSE administrations embargo on i'm
ports from the Axis powers, especially silks perfumes
and chemicals has been godsend to John L. Lewis. He
expects to capitalize the wartime shortage of these
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down. Two hundred persons
were slain and many others
sent to Siberia. Also exiled was
the bell that had summoned
them to rebel
T % M o r r o w: Half Shell
Turtle,
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Several of the Saturday
chores fell to your lot. Instead
Of one basket of kindling you
had to prepare two, for the
sound of the ak on the chopping
block must never be heard on
Sunday. II it was winter there
must be an extra pile of wood
on the back porch for the parlor
fire which was almost as much
OF an institution on Sunday as
going to church.
Another regular Saturday job
was to polish all the shoes and
place them in row in the up
stairs hall where they had to
pass close inspection.
After supper You pumped wa
ter to fill the reservoir on the
back OF the stove and the cop
per wash boiler which had been
one of your mothers wedding
presents and highly priced. Next
You brought In the wooden wash
tub beside the kitchen stove
where the family rotated
through the regular Saturday
night ceremony. Even II you
had been swimming two or
three times during the week
you had to be scrubbed Satur-
day night just the same. Seemed
like a waste of effort and water
and soap.
Then Sunday morning you re-
member how everybody dressed.
The Sunday clothes came out of
the bureau drawer where they
had been. neatly folded, since
the previous Sunday unless they
had been taken out for a Chau-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19

thank God that He has given strength enough to
avoid all trcks-Chinese Gordon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-19

Everybody, Including the
Ushers, Dressed for Church
The Good Old Dsys7
What Do You Think7
NOTING the activities OF the
~ neighbors Sunday morning
as they prepared for the regular
weekly outing. there flashed in
quick succession a mental pic
ture Of Sunday as an institution
in the community when II
was considered an evidence OF
poor breeding not 10 go 10
church or at least TO see that
the children went to Sunday
school on Sunday. Many Of
you who read this will recall
that there was such day not
so very long ago and you will
remember some of the chores
involved in getting ready for
Sunday.
You will remember how
mother scrubbed and baked and
killed the chicken for the Sun
day dinner. She performed in
Vulnerable other tasks. too,
sometimes working until near
midnight Saturday but never
after the clock struck twelve.
Today you wonder how she ever
stood it.
II 1t happened TO be quarter
ly meeting Sunday and usual
household chores were In
creased. including the killing Of
an extra chicken and doing
more baking. That was the
Sunday on which presiding elder
always came to your house for
dinner. and how that man could
eat-his appetite seemed TO me
as long as his prayers. and you
thought that was something.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
ESNsE
Gophers' Aerid|s
Beat Nebraska

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. S.-Min,
nesota's Golden Gophers. their
power game stalled by the combi'
nation of an alert Nebraska de-
tense and an injufy-fiddled squad
resorted TO other means here today
to win the fifteenth consecutive
game by defeating the Cornhusk-
ers. go.
Stopped short In their drives
when the chips were down, the
Gophers took TO the air TO score
the games lone touchdown in the
second quarter and then added a
field goal to the total in the final
period.
Liliputian Bud Higgins spanked
the Western Conference champions
to victory today. He completed
three passes. two to halfback Bill
Garnaas. then ran to the Ne
braska 1-yard line to set up the
Gopher touchdown. Bob Sweiger
barreled over for the score but
Garnaas missed the conversion try.
After a scoreless third period
Minnesota came pounding back
into scoring territory a few min
1utes later, however. and this time
il was Garnaas who elected him.
self 10 try for the three points.
His kick from the 10-yard line
was good.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Human Stukd'
Sinks Navy as
Irish Win,,2O-13
BertelIi's Passing
Offsets Middies'
Power Thrusts
BY BOB CONSIDINE
international News Service Sports WrI


BALTIMORE, Nov. 8.-Rising
brilliantly from the dependency
of its muddy tie with Army, Notre
Dame remained among the ma
TONS great unbeaten teams today
by turning back the desperate
challenge of Navy, 20 TO 13.
The Irish toppled the hitherto
unbeaten Midshipmen with a
fourth period touchdown that was
born of the mighty passing arm
of lanky Angelo Bertelli. a sopho-
more from Springfield. Mass. The
incredible youngster was respon-
sible for all but few OF the 232
yards the Irish gained through the
air and was the spearhead of each
Irish drive.
Against this human Stuka. the
big Navy team threw the full
brunt of their power and running
attack. Twice they pierced the
Irish armor, and went into the
final chapter with a 1913 tie.
After Notre Dame had taken
the lead that was destined TO pre-.
vail until the end, Navy counter.
attacked sharply midway in the
last quarter with a drive that
failed overwhelmingly on Notre
Danes 3-yard line.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Purple Triumphs
In 4th Period
BY EDWARD w. COCHRANE
International News Service Sporte Writer

-ENAAAST0N,, H., Nov. 5,-Dou
Clawson and Otto Graham. aided
I by charging Northwestern Univer-
i ity forwards. ripped and tore
Through Indiana's line today to
achieve a 20 10 IA triumph before
10000 spectators at Dyche Sta
dunn.
Three times the game threatened
to prove an upset. On each occa-
sion the Clawson-Grah COM
bination sent the Wildcats out in
front.
The first quarter was young
when the HooSiers Capt. Hillen-
brand, one of the most dangerous
broken field runners in the con-
ference, intercepted one of Bill De-
correvonts passes on the Indiana
35 and ran 65 yards for a touch
down. outSprinting four Wildcats
who took after him. White con-
verted and Indiana led 7 TO 0.
The Wildcats were not long in
tying the score Graham received
the kickoff on the 10 and carried
the ball to the Northwestern 43.
Graham and Clawson then started
a series of line plunges. with Claw
son eventually going over. Erdlitz
converted TO tie the score.
A few minutes later Graham
passed TO HaSse for IL yards.
Then Graham was given the ball
repeatedly until he had hammered
his way across the Indiana goal
line. Erdlitz again kicked the
extra point
Indiana took the kickoff in the
third quarter on its 35 and
marched straight down the field
for another touchdown. One pass,
Hillenbrand TO Smith for 20 yards,
featured the march. Jacoby made
the score on a wide run around
left end from the 8-yard line.
White kicked the goal and the
score was tied again, Ii 10 Ia.
The Wildcats started their VIC
tory march when Graham's pass
TO Motl put the ball on Indiana's
.29. Then Graham and Clawson
began shattering that Indiana line
again and marched straight TO the
goal in eight plays. Clawson scor-
ing. Erdlitz' kick was blocked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

ROSS-ADE STADIUM, WEST
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. S.-Mich-
igan State and Purdue battled to
a scoreless tie on the soggy field
of the Ross-Ade' Stadium today.
The result was as dismal to the
partisans of both teams as the set
ting for the game which was
played under leaden gray skies in
an afternoon long snow flurries
which left 1900 fans wet and I'm
comfortable in the stands.
There was little 10 choose be-
tween the two outfits meeting in
the fifth annual renewal of their
football series this bone-chilling
November day.
State has won only once. Last
year at East Lansing the Spar
tans emerged with a 20-7 decision.
The Boilermakers took the first
three contests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Record Crowd
Sees 'Bama Win

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. s.-An
Alabama team that came from be-
hind won a 1914 victory over a
strong Tulane University eleven
before a Notwithstanding crowd
OF 5000 fans here this afternoon.
II was the Tide which scored first
when Brown took a lateral from
Nelson and raced so yards for a
touchdown. Tulane rejuvenated
after that and punched over two
touchdowns in quick succession.
Both scores coming on passes by
Thomas. One was caught by Crush
and the second by English.
After the second half started
the Tide marched IS yards for
their second touchdown with Rast
taking in short pass from Nelson.
The final and winning touch
down was set up by a brilliant
quick kick by Nelson that went
from Alabama % 10 the Tulane 13.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
CHM, Nebraska Star,
AGAIN Wins 2-MiIe

COLUMBIA. Mo-, Nov. g. -
UNS)-Bob CHM Of Nebraska
today won the Big Six Confer
ence individual two-mile race for
the second consecutive year. His
time was 9:44.4.
Bill LYDIA Of Oklahoma was
second, and Dick SHethers. also
of Oklahoma. was third. Oklahoma
won team honors in the event with
u points. Kansas State was second
with 36 points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Look Their Best

Here the Spartans looked their
best. Bob Sherman was on fire
as he made II at right guard On
another rush he put the ball on
States As. Kieppe then tossed 10
Friedlund on the % for the sec.
ond straight first down. Sherman
reeled off two and Kieppe passed
to Friedlund
And State was down in the
scoring zone on Purdue's 15-yard
line. But the Boilernakers got
stubborn and Kieppe's next two
aerial tries didn't leave his paws
as he was smothered under Boil
ermakers.
1t was then that Milliken tried
for a field goal from the Is and
missed and Purdue took over. but
Kieppe didn't stop trying. Early
in the fourth period he heaved
the longest pass Of the afternoon
to Pawlowski who was in the
clear. 1t bobbled Oft Of the lat
ter's fingers and again State was
stopped.
Purdue later drove to States Is
after Frank MeBkim had inter-
cepted another Of Kieppe's losses
on States IS. But the Spartans
rose 10 the occasion and took the
ball on downs on the State 81.
Meakim intercepted Kieppe's pass
TO Fricdlund and Purdue had the
piRskin on the AZ.
State, however. held again and
ICoutInueA q, pav. Four1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
7. Mclaughlin
Sets The Stage
For Touchdown
$4,000 See Visitors
Stopped on LIZARD
Line at Hall Time
BY HAROLD KAHL

Over mud-trimmed turf Univer-
sity Of Detroits football team
marched 10 a second period touch
down Saturday and Art Links
place-kick for the extra point
provided the margin that spanned
the chasm between victory and
defeat.
Marquette tailed on 97-yard
sally in the fourth quarter. but
the kick for the extra point was
partially blocked by Wilbur
Hintz. substitute left end, 10
leave the Titans in front by the
slim margin of 7 TO s.
The occasion was Homecoming
Dads Day in honor of the fathers
of students and Michael Henry
Dad" Butler. the university's IL
year-old trainer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Yale Proves No
Mdt(hforCorneI|

ITHACA. N. Y, Nov. s.-A
weak Yale eleven, making the
Ellis first appearance in Ithaca in
So years, proved no match this
afternoon for a powerful Cornell
team and fell. p 10 7, before a
crowd Of $1,000 fans.
Combining a good ground game
with some accurate aerials.- Cor
nell scored touchdown in each OF
the first three periods. The Ellis
struck pay dirt in the final quar-
ter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Irish's Twelfth

The crowd of 64.795 which
damned the big municipal stadium
gave both clubs an ovation when
the sweeping second hand OF the
time clock closed the book on this
fifteenth classic. Notre Dame has
now won II of the games. but
none of them more enthrallingly,
or against a pluckier foe, than the
contest il won today.
Navy out f1rst-downed the Irish
today, Is TO IL, and punctured the
Irish-liHe -fer-ff5 yards from
scrimmage, as against Notre
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09

Both teams employed the for.
ward pass for their touchdowns
Joe Gensheimer taking a.
yarder on the goal line for De.
troit in the second quarter and
Jimmy Richardson connecting with
a 15-yard heave TO John Harring'
ten. who caught the ball on the
4-yard line and ran over.
But Link made good the extra
attempt. while Charley Beyer''
was partially blocked and went
wide of the uprights.
Statistically, Marquette had the
edge in first downs with II. eight
by rushing and four on passes. &c
Detroit's seven, three by rushing
two on passes and two on pen
alties. But Detroit gained IA
yards rushing TO Marquette's 131
Nth Richardson and McCahil
n~t,g the tossing. Marquette triec
70 passes and completed II fol
AL yards. Detroit tried only
nine and completed four for IS
yards.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
State Gets Close

Neither squad was able TO show
any scoring punch when IL got
within the shadows of the goal
posts. Charley Bachman's boys
came closest. In the third quarter,
after the best drive of the day
down the field, the Spartans tried
a field goal from their Is.
But Bill Millikin's kick was
wide.
In the first quarter Tony Arena,
State center. put the Spartans in
a scoring position when he came
through the line fast TO scoop up
Bill Petty's tumble on the Is after
the latter had been nailed hard in
a driving tackle by Bill Kennedy.
The latter hit the big Purdue
fullback so hard the ball seemed
10 explode from his hands.
But ii just wasn't States day.
After Bob Sherman made a
couple of yards. Walter Cook,
alert Purdue back. nullified States
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Intercepts Pass

Kieppe kicked on third down
and Purdue was pounding down
the field again. Then Walt Pslow.
ski, 160-pound Spartan left half
grabbed Berto's pass on his own
1S and rushed it back to the
Spartan 40.
1t was one Of Pawlowski's
greatest days for State. Particu,
larly was he poison to Petty, the
210 pound Purdue fullback, who
looks bigger.
Little Walter repeatedly rar
around the Purdue defense to nal
the big guy at the line of scrim.
mage. Pawlowski was probably
the outstanding man on defense
for State and was ably supported
by Arena who backed up the
Spartan line and Bill Kennedy
who was through the Boilermaker
defense 10 smear plays whenever
the Indiana lads seemed Ia
threaten.
In the third period State after
a bit of niff-nawing took the ball
on its own % and started down
the field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Cook Busy Lad

Cook was in the Spartans' hair
most of the day. Later in this
period he came through again tc
grab one of Kieppe's heaves and
went to the State 40.
But the Spartans were denying
touchdown bids. They held and
Purdue kicked to States 80. Dick
Kieppe again had his passing arm
functioning but again it was Cook
who took a tumble after Fried
lund. had bobbled the ball on his
3S where the Purdue back re-
covered.
Here Purdue was set to go for
a score. Robert Chester, fast step
ping Rivet back. made 8 at end
Tony Berto ripped through State
to the % and John Andretich
pounded his way TO the Is. With
inches to go States line held and
Jim Rush failed 10 make first down
on an end-around play.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
u. D.-Marquette
Statistics

as the Milwaukeans, with Jimmy
Richardson and Bob McCahill as
chief lancers, were a constant
peril.
Despite the wretched weather
the game attracted 1854 spec
tators. The treacherous footing
however, didn't bar Elmer "nppy
Madarik. Capt. Vincent Banoni:
and their mates from giving q
spirited display which was suffi-
Gent 10 keep Marquette's attack
in leash except in the final period
Marquette was inches short OF
a touchdown at the close of the
first half and, with Richardson
and MeCahill apt to break away
on any one play, were a sword
over the Titans' heads until the
finish.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
PASSES FILL AIR IN RICE VICTORY
Difficult Angle Kick Beats So. Carolina

Hollenshade pass produced the
only score as Beloit defeated Law
renee, 60.
Montanas Grizzlies trimmed
North Dakota. 1876, for their third
victory in their series of four in
the Pacific Coast Conference.
Washington U. Of 81. Louis
overwhelmed Illinois College 50.
-, spanked by Wilson (BudD
Schwenk, who passed 10 six touch
downs and turned in a 70-yard
dash for another tally
Sophomore Earl Williams kicked
. o6-yard field goal from a dif.
netIlt angle 30 give Kansas State
a 80 victory over South Carolina
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Washington Downs
California Bears, 1876

MEM MORTAL STADIUM,
BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. SINS
The University Of Washington
downed the struggling California
Bears, 1876, this afternoon before
10000 customers in Memorial
Stadium by countering every
thrust and topping IL off with a
dazzling 67-ysrd march 10 the final
crOrp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
Big Ten Standings

SATURDAYS RESULTS
Ohio state a.. Wisconsin 81,
lows 2 Illinois o.
Northwestern 20, Indiana 10.
Minnesota 2, Nebraska a.
Purdue a. Michigan State n
NEXT SATURDAYS GAMES
Michigan a. Columbia.
Minnesota AZ Iowa
Illinois At Ohio state.
Notre Dame a. Northwestern.
Purdue AZ Wisconsin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-09
,rcepted Pass Enables 7Itans to Defeat Marquette
Pitt Defeats FOrdham
In Major Upset, 1910 ,

line after a sustained march down
the field, the Panthers simply
rode wild over the luckless Rams.
who had been boosted as pretty
powerful themselves. II was the
last game of the current Pitt
Fordham series.
The Rams tried everything
known on the gridiron in equally
frenzied attempts TO avert dis
aster, but to no avail. In fact. 1t
was Filipowicz' pass in the fourth
quarter that brought the seal OF
doom TO the New Workers. s
In the final period, Jones inter-
cepted il on the Fordham 80 and
ran over Pitts second touchdown.
Flies kick was blocked and the
final score stood at 13 to 0. ,a
Small Crowd ~
The small crowd OF 10000 fans
who witnessed the fray were In
themselves indication enough just
what had been expected as the
outcome. AS a matter OF fact, the
men who place the bets had been
unwilling 10 put dime on the
Panthers unless given a 20-point
margin.
The Panthers this season had
suffered nothing but defeats-five
in row. The Rams had tasted
nothing but victories - five in a
row.
Special Delivery" Jones had a
lot of help from his teammates.
but his play throughout the game
was credited 10 a great extent with
further "electrifying" the Panthers
TO their first fruitful victory. He
il was who spanked them on in
their 70-yard drive in the first
period. A drive in which he UNI
corked one Of his sensational
taerials that nestled in the arms OF
Wild Bill Dutton on the Fordhgn
II. from where the Painters drdX'
over for the tally that warmed the
hearts OF the chilled spectators.
And, OF course, IL was Jones who
put the game on ice by making
that final, last quarter score him=
self.