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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

OF $50 DAYS without going
ashore and Capt. Llndmsn vas
one Of MS stellar characters.
Lndman. whom Ne first met
on the 150th birthday Of the
L. :. lighthouse service. has
always been good for a yarn.
We recall that no always has
insisted his nationality IL simply
Scandinavian my parents were
Swedes but I was horn In Fin
land under the Russian flag" ne
maintains.
We asked him one time II he
happened TO know OF Capt. Gus
tai Erikson Of Mariehamm. own
er Of the famous grain fleet Of
squareriggers Of latter years.
inssmuch as both gents hailed
from the same neck Of tho
slough Well. sort Of replied
Capt Lindman. we went n
school together and NE courted
the same girl-whom I won =
and I bought the four-masted
bark Moshula in his name right
here in Puget Sound"
Thus he is always ready with
plenty of volunteered details
when il comes TO a bit Of chat
ting
During his recent years in the
Swiffsure. Capt Lindman has
earned a small measure Of fame
for a coupl. of his hobbies: &C.
lestisl navigation and ocesnog-
raphy
With hearty bellows ~ laugh
ter. Capt Lndmsn stoutly do
elares that lightships might Just
as well be fast alongside a
wharf, for all the need of navi-
cation. Yet he devotes months
10 tutoring his seamen in tho
ancient art
To assist him in that hobby
he has invented and fabricated
some mighty ingenious globe
like devices representing the
earth and the surrounding stel-
lar universe: he makes them Of
heavy cellophane over wire
frames. one within the other.
and whole marked with latitude
and longitude. Even a farmer
could savvy after a couple Of
practical lectures.
He has also invented an in
strument to replace the conven-
tional sextant. With his ham
bone" Capt. Lindman needs no
horizon also, he eliminates
many of the corrections and CAL
culations employed with the
usual sextant and takes his
measurements directly from his
unknown position. Reducing
such observations to their least
known denomination, his instru-
ment is made with a telescope
sighting tube, quicksilver run
ming in an arc of small pipe. 4 y
revolutionary plan of gradua-
tons on the angle readings. a
tiny electric light he just takes
a squint through same, and with
the aid of the regular mathe-
NAUTICAL tables. there he is.
Simple.
On the other hand. the Uni
versity Of Washington School NJ
Oceanograp ply uses the Swift
sure as field station" For the
past several years Capt. Lind
man and the lightship's crew
have been regularly collecting
samples Of The sea and marine
life. Thus Lindman has created
a fascinating little museum Of
his own-"sea serpents" only
few inches long. tiny crusteceans
and curious vegetable growths:
one OF the most interesting NJ
the latter is piece Of kelp
about the size of a lead pencil
and So feet long,
Well. as We said at the outset.
this month Capt Lindman comes
ashore to swallow the anchor.
His lifetime OF seafaring and
Modifying has been strenuous and
he's earned a bit Of holiday. And
at the same time. the Umatilla
goes back to work. It's rather
an unusual coincidence. at that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

that higher wages enable work.
ingmen to buy more farm stuff,
and vice versa. Now that the
administration aims to keep
down both prices and wages, it
discovers that the idea of such
cooperation has been oversold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

When Clevio Massimo was
small child. his parents cher
ished hope that he would be
musician, and TO this end they
bought him violin. Clevio.
strong even at an early age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18
Mr. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters rnusf glTa name ard
address 81 writer Only initials
viii he published when requested.
Mr.. FIxii: win You kindly
advise II a marriage license eN-
pires after years time. n not
used NC.
II Is good until used.
Mr.. Fixit: Would You please
tell me " person joins the
navy reserve for four or sir
years: Also I've been told after
the war. whether or not YOUR
time Ia up, they put you out.
IB.
A naval reservs enlistment is
for four years. two less than the
period in the regular navy. Il is
10 be expected that when the
emergency Is declare ended.
army and navy reservists on
active duty will he sent home.
They would continue n the re-
serve. though. until expiration Of
their enlistments.
Mr.. Fisit: 4 signed = con
tract with y, carpenter. tn
build a home for A in March.
h just now got around 10 build
IL. Does A now have TO pay the
new tax on labor because Of BIS
slowness MAC.
A does. The three per cent
sales tax applies on all work
done after May l. regardless Of
the date the contract was signed.
Even If the job had been partly
finished, the tax would have ap-
Piled TO the latter part of IL.
Any responsibility of the car
penter would have 10 be settled
by your own negotiations with
him.
Mr.. Fixit: Could You tell me
where the u. s. :. North Caro-
lima Ia located and how long
viii n be before II Ia going 10
he In Bremerton VS..
Information about naval ship
movements is not available and
hasn't been for about a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

would rather play rough and
tumble games, and hoped some
day TO become a professional
strongman. Both his own and
his parents ambitions were
realized when ne com bined his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18
An Inside Picture of Finon.
II i u IL / ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHlNGTON-Chief of Staff Marshall has drawn
up quietly program to create the United States first
permanent professional of substantial proportions
He will spring the plan current problems
corning the retention of draftees and guardsmen and
their possible overseas are settled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

leans to work out their prob
lens in the American way they
fought for, and will again II
necessary? We don't want them
here if their allegiance is di-
vided.
o. 3. GERMOND,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-18

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Williams, Reiser
Continue TO Lead
Batting Battles

NEW YORK, June IA. tUP)-Ieh
Williams of Boston and Peter Reiser
of Brooklyn continued to dominate
the major league batting races for
the third straight week, according
10 averages released today.
Including figures for games play
ed Thursday, the statistics showed
Williams with a stick mark of .4l0
"a slump Of "a points from the
previous week-but still 46 points
better than the mark Of the Ameri-
can league runner-up, Pat Mullln
of Detroit, whose 1864 clubbing has
kept the Tigers afloat.
Reiser's 1854 for the season rep
resented a three-po.nt gain over
last week and a nine point margin
over national league runner-up.
Enos Slaughter of st. Louis. The
Cardinals had four men among the
10 leading batsmen and Brooklyn
had three.
Bobby Feller's l3 victories against
two defeats for an 1867 mark paced
American league pitching perfor-
mances while Howard Krist of St.
Louis still topped National league
hurlers with five wins and no losses
for a 1000 average.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Fines Voted for
Violations of
Conference Law

applied the rules fairly, and
has been recognized generally.
we felt that in too many cases,
athletes involved represented bu
few of the fundamental difficult
of enforcement. We had alre;
placed penalties on athletes a,
violations. Now we have placed eq'
liability on the schools.
IT'S up to them TO meet (
situation and make the rules wo
able"
Under the conference code, you
proven to have been illegally recru
ed are barred from athletic compe
ton at the recruiting school. Tt
may, however, transfer to anotl
institution without loss of compe
tive time.
AS a further step towards elm
mating unfair athletic practices, (
conference eliminated the pract
OF granting all tuition costs
athletes. In the future a miniml
OF $65 must be paid toward ami
tsition fees by each athlete. althol
schools may pay amounts over til
figure for a maximum of 60 athlet
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Mediation Board
SAYS Efforts Fail

WASHINGTON, June IA (UP)-
The defense mediation board an
nounced today that it has been un-
able to obtain an agreement in
the dispute over a CLOSED shop
issue between the Bethlehem Ship
building Corp, San Francisco, and
the Bay City Metal Trades Coun-
Gil (AFD.
The board said some progress
had been made in attempts to
negotiate the difference and that
the board will make public some
time next week its findings and
recommendations for settlement. ~
Company and union representa-
tiyes are returning to San Fran
cisco to continue conferences.
The board said it had been assur-
ed by both sides that operations
would be continued pending an
rouncement of the boards recon-
mendations.
The board made it clear that
terms OF the proposed settlement
will cover only the 4,200 employees
who have returned to work at the
boards request. No consideration
will be given to 300 machinists
who have remained out, the board
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

SEATTLE, June IA. CUP)-The
Pacific Coast Conference today en-
barked upon a program of penaliz-
ing schools as we'll as athletes for
violation of the proSelyting rules.
Faculty representatives voted fines
up to $1,000 against any member
institution who violated the athletic
code supervised by Conference Com
missioner Elwin N Atherton.
The decision was the result OF
obvious unfairness to athletes
Atherton had disqualified 80 fresh
men from completion at eight OF the
10 conference schools because OF
illegal recruiting methods.
His decision adhered exactly to
the amateur code drawn up by the
conference, and his decisions were
sustained.
when the conference took steps
against uncontrolled and flagrant
recruiting, We realized there would
be imperfections in the new code
explained r. H. Nottleman, Unlver-
sity of Washington faculty represen-
tatiye.
1--WE have now had a year to OBJ
serve the results. Mr. Atherton has
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, June il CUP) -
Supplies were moderate TO liberal
with demand and trading fairly
good
Asparagus: per lb: loose colossal
lie, select and eX fey 81 2-10c, fey
small 2-3k.
Bunshed vegetables: beets 214-a
dOz 6075e; few 9Oc; carrots 3 doz
6O-75c. ordinary 45-50c; Imperial
Wy 4 doz 50-75c, some Csc.
cantaloups: Imperial Wy jumbo
27s s2.5o.2.75 jumbo 3Gs s2.76::3.25;
jumbo 46s sS-3.5o; std 45s $3.50
S1.75-2 some sl.GO; flats s1.15-1.35;
Yuma jumbo 27s $2.65-2.75. Jumbo
36s S2s5-325, 45s S325-3.50 some
So; std ASS s2.75-2.s5 few SO; Goa
chella Wy jumbo 36s $3-3.25; ASS
jumbo 36s-45s $2.75-3; std ASS $2.5C-
2.75 few s2.25; pony ASS $1.55-1.85
54s $135-1.50; Honeydews: std crts
Ss-12s best $3.50. fair $2-2.25.
squash: Local and San Diego
lugs white summer S1.15-1.25 few
some best s1.75; No. rs 75-9Oc; yell
low crookneck s1.35-1G5 ordinary
$1.0O.
Tomatoes: Holtville crates Stops
S2.25-2.5O some best S2.75-2.s5. or
binary $1.75-2; 12s $2-225; best $3.50
ordinary S1.75; 1Gs $135-16O; Goa
chella Wy Stops S2-225 few S2.4O
ordinary $1.75; 12s S1.75-2.25; 16s
$1.25-1.50: San Pedro lugs 5x5s g.
5v6s S3.25-3.5O 6x6s $2.50-3, 6x7s
$225 Orange 5x5s & 5X6s $33.25,
ordinary low as $225, Gx6s S2-2.25
few $3.50. Gx7s S1.75-2.
Watermelons: Imperial Wy Klon-
dikes 1920 ID avg ton lots $40;
less than ton lots 2H -2k c ID.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Seven of Last 1b
Not'I Loop Tits
Prove Shutouts

when Wyatt, who made two of his
teams four hits, singled.
1t was Lanier's fourth victory
against two defeats and Wyatt's
fourth loss against nine victories.
Wyatt has dropped his last two
starts, although allowing only a
total of four runs. He had a run
OF &c scoreless innings until the
Reds made three in the ninth last
Sunday and beat him, 3-2. A walk
to Terry Moore, Hopp's pop single
and Padgett'S line single scored the
lone st. Louis run. The Cards made
only four hits and none after the
fourth inning.
All the major league clubs resume
action today with the Western
American League clubs playing in
the east and the Eastern National
League clubs playing in the west.
Yesterdays hero-Max Lanier,
Cardinal southpaW, who pitched a
four-hit shutout over the Dodgers
and increased the ST. Louis Ma
tional League lead to three games.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, June IA (UP) -
stocks We're narrowly irregular to-
day with volume light.
Selective buying in special stocks
sent price up as much as points
In Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
pfd which made a new high at &c.
Its common stock equaled its high
at 23H up 2I.
Armour pfd new showed at COZ
up and new high for the year;
u. /. Case 61k up L International
Business Machine 1876 up /; Sim
mond saw 27i4 up IL; White
Sewing Machine prior pfd 24A up
! and Worthington Pump CONVEX
tible prior pfd G1 up l y.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages; Industrial 122O4 off .27; Rail
2s.21, off O5; Utility 1880, off 10;
and G5 stocks 41.10; off 10
Stock sales approximated 10000
hare compared with 10000 in the
short session a week ago. Curb
stock sales were $4,000 shares
against 1900 last Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15

NEW YORK, June IA CUPl -
| The National Leagues "livelyball
suddenly has gone dead Maybe it's
] the moisture in the air or the
dampness in the ground but what
ever the cause. the reSounding
! smack of wagon-tongue on horse
hide has been missing for the past
few days
When the league leading St
Louis Cardinals blanked the Brook
lyn Dodgers. 10. last night in st.
Louis. it was the seventh shutout
il the last 16 National league
games Max Lanier, the Cardinals
guitar playing Southpaw, outduel-
ed Whit Wyatt, Dodger ace, to in
crease the Red Birds lead to three
full games. A crowd of 1890 at
tended
The last three games played ir
the National league have been
shutouts. In addition to Lanier's
alright job last night. Big Paul
Derringer whitewaShed the Braves.
10. and Carl Hubbell blanked the
Cubs, 20, in the only two games
played Thursday.
Aldon Wilkie. Pirates rookie
southpaw. started the shutout pa
rade last Monday when he goose
egged the Phils. SO Tuesday, Lon
Warneke handed the tail-enders
another whitewashing. 80 The
same dav Vern Olsen, Cubs south
paw, shut out the Giants, 11-0
Wednesday. Dick Erickson, Braves
highlander. blanked the Reds. 20.
This streak of shutouts indicates
that the National league race is
likely to develop into q test of
pitching strength as in other years.
Many hitters who were up in dizzy
figures in April and May have
started to come down, but fast.
Several players say the ball isn't
as lively as last season. However,
these players have low batting
averages and no player ever thinks
there's jackrabbit in the ball when
he's not hitting.
Brooklyn's defeat last night is
likely to cause another Dodger deal.
Larry MacPhail can't weaken now
in his policy to buy the pennant
for Brooklyn" and his present club
doesn't seem gated for the long
haul Babe Phelps, who pleaded
illness and didn't go west with the
Dodgers, is almost certain to be
traded. Manager Leo Durocher has
tcld MacPhail he doesn't want
Phelps on the club. The Dodgers
want a relief pitcher and a right
handed hitting outfielder.
Lanier pitched a four-hitter last
night 20 hand the Dodgers their
first shut-out of the season. He
scattered three singles through the
first three innings, and then walk
ed three men to fill the bases in
the fourth. Squeezing out of that
jam, he didn't allow another man
to reach first until the eighth
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Hide Prices Set
To Check Boosts

WASHINGTON, June IA CUP)-
Federal price control Administra-
tor Leon Henderson today promul-
gated a list of maximum prices
which go into effect Monday on all
purchases and sales of domestic
hides.
Henderson's action. designed to
offset what he described as spec
ulative influences affecting the
price of shoes needed for the army
and the civilian conservation com
mission, also affected hides trans
actions in futures markets on the
commodities exchanges. g,
Maximum prices also were set for
kid and calf skins.
Henderson said that the army
and CCC recently rejected bids on
l,284,000 pairs of shoes because
hide prices were subject TO purely
speculative Influences"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Today's Sport Parade

| and that he would continue to buy
railroad tickets and miss trains. Sc
wherever the Dodgers flew, the
blinp trailed along behind on the
train. fighting a valiant rear
guard action against the theory
that men, like birds, can wing their
way through the air.
Among the ailments that beset
the blinp frequently is nostalgia,
or homesickness as it is known
among the laymen He had q severe
attack of it this spring and i'm
mediately began to hum Mary
land. Oh Maryland" The Dodgers
were training in Havana and the
Limp tackled the problem of how
TO get himself there.
He finally caught train for Mi
ami, sending along communicates
that he was approaching Cuba by
slew but certain stages. He had a
little cold when he arrived in Miami
SO he settled down there in a quiet
landing to think things over. The
more he thought the worse became
the code in de haid.
The best medical advice is TO the
effect that a few days under a hot.
semi-tropical sun is fine treatment
for a cold. The blimp dissents from
that belief. Particularly when 4
cold is complicated by nostalgia.
So he got on q train and headed
right back for snow strewn ,sleet-
bound Maryland. where he could
get a treatment of cold drafts and
wet feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
British Subs Sink
Eiqht Axis Ships

LONDON, June IA CUP)- The
admiralty reported today that Brit
ISL submarines operating in the
Mediterranean and Aegean have
sunk eight axis ships and seriously
damaged two others.
The attacks were carried out,
the admiralty said, mot only at sea
hut our submarines sought out the
enemy and destroyed him in his
harbors.'
The admiralty said an Italian
convoy consisting of an armed
trawler, escorting two schooners
was sunk by gunfire by a British
submarine.
Another submarine the ad-
niralty said, "torpedoed and almost
certainly sank large tanker OF
about 1900 tons"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
BY HARRY FERGUSON

NEW YORK, June IA up -
Babe Phelps. catcher for tht
Brooklyn Dodgers, announced to-
day that he was going down tc
Maryland and disappear.
Don't you believe word of it
Anybody who has ever seen him il
6 baseball uniform knows that it i:
impossible for him to disappear
They don't call him the blimp fol
nothing. He stands six feet, weighs
225 and has the trim. lean lines OF
q beer barrel. The blimp could
bury himself in the deepest forest
IL Maryland and some segment OF
him still would be visible. He could
submerge himself in Chesapeake
Bay, but he would displace so much
water that a tidal wave would &C.
cur. He could dig q cave for days
but no matter how deep he bur
rowed one toe always would pro-
ject.
The blimp and the Brooklyn Dod-
gers severed diplomatic relations
yesterday. He received a telegram
from General Manager Larry Mac
Phail telling him he was suspend
ed because he had failed TO catch
a train when the Dodgers started
west night before last. Phelps ab-
sence was discovered when the
conductor informed the engineer
that the train was bouncing so hard
that 1t was about to leap the rails.
Investigation disclosed that the train
crew had figured the blimp would
be aboard and would serve as bal
last
AS soon as the blimp received
MacPhail's billet doux he issued a
statement: I'm sick. I got pains in
my head and a misery in my chest.
I'm going TO pack up and go home
and try 10 get we'll And when I
get down there in Maryland they
won't be able to find me either" "
Boosting, idle boasting. All Mac
Phail will have to do to find the
blimp is to climb a medium sized
hill anywhere in Maryland on
clear day, shade his eyes against
the sun and peer around the points
of the compass until he sees
protuberance on the horizon. That
will be the blimp.
Transportation matter of
getting from one place to another
with a reasonable degree of speed
always has been problem for the
blimp. The Dodngers thought they
had solved ii when they started 10
fly from one city TO another. They
reasoned that once they got the
blimp into an airplane it would be
impossible for him TO get out in
r,id-air and start for his beloved
Maryland. But the blimp proved to
be a stouter antagonist than the
Dodgers had reckoned. He annouc-
ed that he would have no part of
these new-fangled flying machines
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
Z. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, June 13 OUP)-
Federal state Market News Sery-
ice).
Hogs Is: 25-35 cents higher; top
11.35 on choice 204 lb Utahs; bulk
good to choice 1925 lb truckins
11.15-1125; few medium 205 lb II;
131 ID 1880; 312 ID $50; sows
strong to higher at 7.50-775; few
light weights S.5O-9.
Cattle 100: all classes around
steady on cleanup market; fed
steers and heifers lacking; medium
to good fed steers held 10.25-11.25;
heifers TO around Il; load Mexican
steers 7.50 load fat Arizona horn
ed cows 7.40; Gamers and cutter
4.50-6.75; bulls $3.50; calves 25
good TO choice yealers 12-13.50; cal
yes 1O.50-12.
sheep none; load holdoyer 69 lb
feeder lambs steady at s.; good to
choice spring lambs around 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
lckes Summons

WASHINGTON, June IA. (UP)-
Defense Oil Coordinator Harold L..
Ickes today called a meeting of the
petroleum industry here June 10
to discuss plans to further the
effective utilization OF our petroleum
resources in the national emergen-
cy."
Ickes said he hoped all branches
of the industry would respond to
his invitation so that "there may
be a full discussion OF the problems
confronting both my office and the
industry"
An effort will be made, he said,
to complete the meeting in one
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
By UNITED PRESS

Pepper Martins Sacramento SOL
ons handed Hollywood a double
trimming Friday night before 10000
rabid fans, largest crowd OF the
season, by the scores OF 4 to ana
2 to l.
It was the fifth straight victory
Sacramento had scored over Holly
wood and the 10th i'll II games be-
tween the teams. The victories IN
creased the Senators margin over
the second place San Diego Padres
to liz games.
Tony Freitas, the tiny southpaw,
turned in an eight-hit Shutout IN
the opener-his 10th victory against
three defeats-and now ranks sec
ond only to his teammate, Al Hol-
lingsWorth 10 and p in coast
league pitching performance. Nor
bert Kleinke bested frankie Dasso
in a pitching duel in the nightcap,
with Don Gutteridge supplying th"
batting punch in both games.
Portland handed Los Angeles a
5 to 2 trimming for their fourth
victory in the series last night
then played the remaining half in
ming of a game halted at the end
of the sixth inning on April 6 when
Portland's field lights failed. The
Beavers failed to score in that half
frame and the Angels took the game
to 4-the score by which they were
leading when the game was halted
two months ago.
Seattle won its first start of the
series from San Francisco, to |,
behind Hal Turpin's five-hit pitch
ing. The Rainiers won in the sew
enth when Rookie Ned Sickle sim
gled Dick Gyselman home ano
Spencer Harris hit with the bases
loaded scored Turpin and Sickle.
Sickle walked in the ninth and
Les Scarsella tripled him home
Larry Jansen gave UP II hits tc
The RainierS.
San Diego scored its eighth
straight victory, humping the hap
less Oakland AcornS to 4 for theil
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-15
S25,o00 Put Up for
Pro Golfers

LOS ANGELES, June IA. (UP)-
Professional golfers will go after
S25 900 in prize money during the
1912 California winter tournament
season, Clifford L. Rawson, chair
man of the California Association
of Open Tournament sponsors, an
nounced today.
Dates and prizes are as follows:
Los Angeles open, $4,000, Jan
9-l2; Oakland open, $1,000, Jan. Is
l8; San Francisco match play, $4,000
Jan 21-24; Sacramento invitational
$500, Jan. 24-25; and Bing Crosby
pro-amateur Rancho Santa Fe
So 900, Jan. 3l-Feb. /.