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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27

the southern Pacific, laughingly
denied Jap reports that he had
been killed. Do you know what
Mark Twain said in somewhat
similar circumstances
3. Who are Daladier and Blum,
now being tried at Rom, France,
on charges of having contributed
10 French defeat7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27

for members Officer, used ones
will BE- taken to the repair de-
psrtment cut I'm and woven into
somethinr almost A. rood a.
new Ancient roll-top desks SO
wears old have been sent To the
carpenters for renovation. They
ARE battered but still servicea BILE.
The annual replenishment of the
typewriter stock will be omitted.
Food and laundry costs have in
creased hut no extra funds have
bar .l,ov.a for these Items
INV careful management" the
house mothers said wv, hope to
s., hv nm the 1eSi-leS2 basis"
The ,anitors pleaded for n nice.
modern cinder sliminator. hut
smo,<p will ret in their ewes for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27
'Clapper
Nehru. midas Action
Leader; outdoes oandhi
e,,sn. Of Freedom for
Indi. Very Uncertain
Nation Cannot Stand
Alone Against Foes
"a, RAYMOND CLAPPER
known new sritef
and politicai analysD

and political snslssp
NEW DELHI, India in
America when you think Of
India. you think of Gandhi. Out
here the first name that leaps
an, of almost any conversation
,s Nehru He is the rising figure,
the action leader CO mplex
though India may be, Nehru
must be dealt with first and
then the other segments fitted
in He is the first problem that
Sir stafford Grips must deal
with.
Read all you can about Nehru.
for he is the significant per-
.onality here now He is So
nhisticated. Educated in Eng
land. at Harrow and Cambridge,
ne is largely indifferent TO old
Hindu customs. A socialist, ne
foresees a highly industrialized,
independent India, as part OF
some international organization.
He has been much impressed
by communist success In Russia,
and undoubtedly visualies India
"A able, likewise In one genera
ton, to leap from backward
peasantry into . modern indus
trial state.
Gandhi is saint" who clings
10 old-fashioned Hindu customs,
fasting and such. He advocates
return TO hand industries and a
simple spinning society. His spir-
itual hold on India is deep, but
practical leadership of the rest
less Hindus is largely in hands OF
Nehru, his strictly modernized
disciple.
No Indian solution is possible
until Grips clears with Nehru.
don't mean to be dogmatic.
A newly arrived American must
write with much caution about
India. One old hand told me
that any statement one makes
about India can be contradicted.
! have found that correct thus
far.
This place is so complex
that some one told Clare Boothe:
mo one can grasp the Indian
problem without living here 30
years" To which she replied,
After one lived here 30 years
he Wild be unable to grasp any
thing"
II one IL not 10 bog down
In details. one must stick to
high spots. The high spot In
the fact that deep. broodinE
forces of India are insistent on
new deal to obtain more self
government.
The extent to which freedom
win be demanded is as yet I'M
certain. The war has compli-
Gated the situation. Normally,
Indians want complete indepen-
dence. But, with Japan hammer
ing at their gates. sensible In
8 dians know they must have pro-
lection. Hence, there may be
more disposition to accept Brit
ish control under these circum-
stances than normally.
FESTIVE as the Indian nation
alists are, their wiser leaders
Know that in the present hour it
would be foolish to try to stand
alone against Japan. Therein
lies one hope for the Grips mis-
sion.
Nehru is the driving force
now behind the all India con-
gress - chief force for indian
Independence. Just over so.
he has been in jail often. He
was released the last time Just
before Pearl Harbor. He had
been charged with discourage
Ing war effort. Since his re-
lease. and since the Japanese
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27
MORE TRU1SNIS

MORE TRUISMS
Editor The Times: Referring
These Times" of last Friday:
There is something unusual
about this speech of Lieut., Gen.
Lear. Jr's. How many noticed
this unusual feature? Unusual.
as 1t is in this day and age,
especially in the United States.
IL is nevertheless. truism. NO
American can so wrong by heed
ing"
Here is a soldier, evidently
educated in the old school of
American history and tradition
"A man who knows what he is
talking about. Three times
three times only ~ he refers TO
forms of government and uses
the correct words for describ-
ing them once of England
kingdom. and twice OF the United
States N Republic. Nowhere
does he speak Of n democracy.
for IL IL u truism that neither
England nor the United States
is n democracy.
Thirty or 40 years ago. il
would not have been good form
10 have referred to either coun-
try as a democracy. In those
days the United States was cali
ed republic. and as Mr.. Erick-
son pointed out in his letter in
the same issue. the people tired
to select men for Representatives
who had better Judgment and
understandings OF national af-
fairs than themselves, and when
elected they expected these men
10 use their best Judgment in
governing" That is exactly as
the Founding Fathers intended
II. and wrote the Constitution
TO perpetuste. A. b. SEAMAN.
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latter, do you
X n o W what
branch IL is
2. A d m ! raj
T h o m a s G.
Hart, recently
in command or
naval shins in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27

Re m c m b er

EN- G m b er
pants Gu ar d s.
Well. II were
going back to
bicycles. h o "
about priorIties
60 provide those
neat spring con-
trivances tn at
kept your pants
from gettin
tangled up IN
the sprooket-
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. WAR QUIZ

l. Does this insignia on an
army uniform indicate rank Of
the wearer or the branch of serv-
Ice TO which he belongs? II the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-27
TRICK WALTZ

Mozarts dice waltz WAS writ
ten about 1870 and this fasci-
mating game of musical chance
is listed as X pad. The 176
separate bars OF music are num-
bered and arranged in two
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He Knows or Finds
The Answers

NJ intention. Unions do not nor
mally set up such requirements.
Where their members work In
defense industries, they must
have proof of citizenship to
obtain jobs.
Mr.. Fixit: VIII you please
give me information about join
ing the British Ambulance
Corps, or tell me where could
get the Information: am ~
years old and free. have no
family or other ties. am in good
health both physically and men,
tally. MISS NJ. r.
The British American AM
bulance Corps, 420 Lexington
ave. New York City, can tell
you what you wish to know.
MIR. Fixit: In trying to prove
10 certain parties. including two
school teachers, that "black il
the absence of all colors and
white Ia the presence Of all col
ors," I secured information from
a hook of knowledge. Still they
are not convinced. but will take
your word for II.
MRS. l.. W. p.
Nebster's unabridged. the
authority of which Mr.. Fixit
would not question. indicates you
are substantially right. Black is
defined as destitute Of light or
incapable of rejecting II, white
as ''reflecting all the rays of
the spectrum combined" II YOU
wish TO read the definitions COM
pletely, though. you can confuse
the issue beyond explanation.
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= Your Opinions

wreath OF highly scented tariff
roses and a headstone OF ivory
by the side of her base COM
panion in an isolationist grave
yard near Fort Knox, Ky.
GUY A. b. DOVELL,
Chief Deputy Assessor,
Pierce county.
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BY John Hir

bars to use for each roll. The
second eight bars are complete
ly independent of the first and
are selected in the same
manner. Only the eighth bar
remains the same TO end the Sc
lection.
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wnosoever cornitteth SIN
,ronsoresseth also the low:
for SIN IS the tronscression
~ me low John 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

.AIsab in Race
With Requested

HAvRE DE GRACE, Md. April
10 OUP).-The answer to the
turfs $50 quiz question will be
provided at this ramshackle Mary.
land track around shutdown today
when Alsab and Requested polish
off their Kentucky Derby home
work by matching strides in thu
S15, 900 Chesapeake Stake.
Two low-priced future book
beauties go along with dozer
other thoroughbreds, half of them
Derby eligibles, in the twenty
third renewal of the famed Free
State prep, and the one hitting
the wire on top will head west
as the undisputed and uachallenged
favorite for the run of the roses.
Going against the two name
horses in the mile and 1-16 spin
which is the last big Derby prep
to be run in Maryland, were a
number of fair prospects. but none
was seriously considered as a pos
'sible winner. Included were Sweep
Swinger, Colchis, Phar Rong,
Bright Willie. Grey Wing, Incom-
ing, Red Thorn, Seamanlike
Hyacinthus and the entry of Baby
Dumping and Fairy Mahah. AID.
Eternal Peace was
coupled with Requested as ar
entry.
Alsab. who hasn't won any of
his 1912 starts, carried top
weight of 122 pounds.
Meanwhile, the 1871 Derby VIM
ner - Whirlaway = went back to
work in the 81. 500 Ben Ali Handi-
cap at Keeneland in Kentucky. He
sarried 128 pounds to lit for
Greentree Stables The Rhymer,
winner of the $4,000 Widener
Cup; 115 for Aon Bar Steel Heels
and Royal Crusader, and lis for
Get Off.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Pastor Whips
Bivins Easily

CLEVELAND. April 18 0NS).
Bob Pastor has tossed his BIZ
cycle away for the duration OF
the war. He proved last night that
he could go in and fight as he
whipped Cleveland Jimmy Bivins
eight rounds TO two in a stirring
fight before 12,700 fans who paie
S47. o26.
A bicycler from away back, Pas.
tor strengthened his claim fol
Ia third shot at Joe Louis with his
Islashing. two-fisted attack on Biv-
ins, who recently won decisions
over Gus Lesnevich and Billy
Soose. king pins of the light
heavyweight division.
Pedaling Pastor started out slow
as usual. picking himself off the
floor twice in the first round as
the Bivins right cross dropped him
for counts of three. He paved his
way through the second round and
from there it was the reformed
Icyclist all the way.
Finding the range in the third,
Bob doomed leather aplenty at
Bivins. and although Jimmy came
fast in the eighth and ninth rounds
Bob had plenty left to pound out
"a win.
Anton Christoforidis. former
MIA electromagnetic champion,
won a close 10-round decision over
Jimmy Reeves,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Dubs Never Had a Chance

In last nights fight Olympia you did a maserfu and
artistic job a game kid.
Harvey Dubs must have known that he 100 to
shot to lose you 10round session. He
known that being managed by such inexperienced
Neal Jacobs would do him good
Surely, Harvey only he could have known earlier that
his handlers debating until the which style of
fight he would carry the ring against youwe, Ray
don't you what /
Dubs game they come. had a chance with you
You handled him like babe in in the ring
It fortunate for Harvey Dubs that Commissioner
John j. Hettche enough assign referee like Elmer
(Slim) McCleland to handle such a bout.
less experienced referee might have let
horrible penalty As it Mcceland unhestatngy stopped
1t in the sixth round.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

created much talk among Ameri.
can League adherentS.
There was talk in the sprins
training season that the Brown:
would have to be considered seri
ously in the race for first divi
sion berth this year and it begin.
to look like they will.
DOWNRIGHT SABOTAGE
But this so-and-so Cullenbine
For guy who lives in Detroit ht
is strange creature. It's down.
right sabotage what he did to the
Tigers yeSterday-what with SUI
perman catches and the hit of the
day. q bingle that put the contest
in cold storage for the Browns.
He must have been taking les
sons from Roy Weatherly, the un.
grateful little Indian. who ran mis-
fool head off to make an unholy
catch off Rudy York in Detroit
For Cullenbine matched Wealth.
erly's feat with a super-remark.
able catch off Dixie Parsons, on a
dead ruin making a one-handed
catch of ball close to the ground
as savage a drive as one would
find in a Ripley museum. That was
in the fifth inning. Later in the
game he turned in another swell
stab-again off Parsons.
His batting achievement was q
triple in the seventh that scored
two runs, broke a deadlock and
put the Browns out in front of q
contest that up to that time
seemed TO be anybody's game
Then Roy scored later to add to
his teams lead.
There was an element of luck in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
BOB TALES
By BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor
OPEN LETTER TO RAY ROBINSON
BY BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

Dear Ray:
You great fighter. One of the greatest have
You punch You box. You have and
you have plenty of polish
Ray, you everything that takes put you down
of the a-time greats of fstiana But Ray you
going to miss the boat unless you change tactics
Why can't you leaf from the book of Joe Louis
Joe Louis has given the world sample of how a
caapu from simple and humble beginnings to place
In this wartorn worlds paradise.
Ray must have feeling in your heart and you must
have inspiration your soul to live up the standards
that Joe Louis has set You falling far far behind And
only because want believe that you do not yet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Bronco Nine Beats BADGER

KALAMAZOO. April 1S-West-
Iern Michigan slugged the ball hard
and took full advantage of five
Wisconsin errors 10 win the opener
of a two-game series from the
Badgers, 90. Bob Jenkins, Detroit
Catcher. and Fred Stevens, first
sacker from Hart, starred at bat
for the Broncos while Howard
Boese hit homer for the Badgers
with two on in the eighth.
Wisconsin 600 OO2 O4O--6 8
Western 0O4 OH O2x-s ~ 3
Lautenbach. Cornelius and Wllding
Andersen and jenkins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Easy Lesson
Demerei Learns Just How
to Shoot Plum Hollow

To score well at Plum Hollow.
a golfer should be able to conquer
its four par five holes. Maybe get
a couple of brides or an eagle on
them. The par four holes for the
most part don't offer many op-
portunities to pick up strokes.
Also. the one-shot holes are any
thing but pushovers.
Such being the case, Jimmy
Demaret. the clubs new profess
sional, should get along all right
there. judging from his experiences
yesterday, when he went around
the course for the first time
lust TO get acquainted with it,"
He didn't have a score because
he didn't play out all the holes.
but he did get birdie tours on all
the long holes--Nos. 6, 8. II
and ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Fishman and White
Star in u. N. Victory

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. April
1S.-The rambling Michigan base
ball team combined hard hitting
and fine sophomore pitching for
the second day in row here
against Virginia 10 take its second
straight victory, 90.
Paul White. husky sophomore
from River Rouge, blasted two
tremendous home runs in the Sec
ond and third innings, giving him
three in two days, while Mickey
Fishman, Detroit moundSman,
tossed steady four-hi baIl allow
ing only. one earned run.
Michigan t - 2
Virginia 200 -ni 900 a s
Fishus1 and Harms. scauro. Latchum
and Gillette.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Triumph Marred by Glowing Tactics

But in winning, Ray, you certainly paid heed the
great champion of your raee-Louis.
You struted and you danced You had praise for
the vanquished You did little live the
the who has made possible you
record at Madison Square dead
boxing town like Detroit and revive things handsomely
You simply did nothing, Ray try and people
like Maybe that's why break attendance
We admire your fighting greatness, Ray. But surely
would like accept seriously
the prestige that Joe Louis has handed down.
Think it over Ray, and che best of luck to you.
BOB MURPHY.
p s-Ray you are only 81 years Of age. Try hard
Louis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Credit for q Pal
Prev Says I9-Year-OId Freshman at Wayne Has
Helped to Put Him at Top Of Swim World
BY GEORGE Il. VAN

Bud Towar says that Bill Prev
lis going TO break the worlds rec
ord of 81 seconds for the 100 yards
when he races at the Detroit Ath-
letic Club tonight.
You probably don't know Bud
but his pal Bill says he helped him
win the National championship at
Yale two weeks ago.
If you had been around the
d. A. c. pool this week you would
have seen Bud. 19-year-old Wayne
freshman. swimming lengths of
the tank with Bill. plopping along
lin the water, stroke for stroke,
with the champion.
ALWAYS TOGETHER
When Bill practiced his one
length sprints under the watch of
his coach, Clarence Pinkston, Bud
was at his side as they dashed
down the pool.
This was followed by more dis
lance work. Several times Prev
paused.
That enough Bud?'
Lets 20 10 more" his pal
would answer and off they'd
splash.
This, according to Pinkston, has
been going on for weeks. Towar.
faithfully reported daily to help
condition Prev.
''BiIl hasn't gone n yard In the
water without Bud for months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
By CLAYTON HEPLER

Heralded as the uncrowned king
lof the welterweight division, Ray
(Sugar) Robinson today has De-
Itroit's stamp of approval as the
equal of any fighter IN the b1sis
ness.
It's the approval, at least, OF
| that portion of Detroit which saw
him score a technical Knockout
over Harvey Dubs In the sixth
round at Olympia. And it was q
goodly portion, there being nearly
| 10, 600 people on hand who paid
| gross gate Of Si8,efe.6e to see the
show.
1t was the largest crowd to wit.
ness a fight program since the Joe
Louis-Abe Simon title match -
year ago.
Dubs took the worst beating Of
his ring career. but he was still on
his feet at the finish, which Ref
eree Elmer (Slim) McClelland
called after two minutes and Is
seconds had elapsed in the sixth
round.
SIX KNOCKDOwNS
The Sugarman rationed out six
knockdowns and, more punishment
than was human in winning his
Ithirtieth consecutive professional
victory. But ne couldn't score q
clean Knockout over the finely
trained and game Windsor boy.
who chung, dazed and helpless. on
the ropes to avoid going down
, when McClelland stepped In to
stop the fight.
1t was a straight right to the
= chin that finally did the business.
: but that wasn't the only weapon
y Robinson carried into the battle.
He has the ability and he has the
guns to keen his invincibility N
long as ne desires.
Dubs. lost none of his popularity
and very little prestige in defeat.
The result only made it clear that
! the 19-year-old youngster still has
=
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Referee Stops
If With Harvey
Out on His Feet
Harlem Flash Scores
s Knockdowns in
Ons-Sidsd Bout
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS

Ray Robinson. 145x. New York. won
over Harvey Dubs 14f, Wlndsor. oy
tschuicai Knockout In the sixth round.
Ernie Psiaia, 1ls, Beaver FAILS. Pa,
decisioneA Cleo MeNesl, i3s. Akron fO.
All Dettman, 1s5, Cleveland. deeisioned
Bobby Berger. i5s. Chicago t5).
Jimmy Edgar. 153. Detroit. decisicued
Jack Hill, 15sA, Chicago CD.
Charley Hayes. 15sK, Ferndsie. decf.
stoned George Merfeks. 1ei, Port Huron
Cd.
Ramey Mcknight, 14s, Milwaukee, de-
eisioned Jim Turner. 154, Akron (S).
Chick anchez. IFS. Detroit. deeis:oned
Gus Lavine, 1854, New York ts).
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Pepsi-CoIa Workout

Pepsi-Cola. Class A baseball
team of the Detroit Baseball Fed
Grafton. will practice at Jayne
Field Tuesday and Wednesday al
30 p. m. Players desiring tryouts
report TO Manager Joe Kritch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

'Games behind leader.
FRIDAYS RESULTS
Boston 4, New York 3.
Brooklyn Z. Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 3. st. Louis 2.
Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2.
SATURDAYS GAMES
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Z st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati - Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

He's helped him get into the
best condition Of his nfc."
Prev said: 4
cit isn't much fun, In fact It's
hard work, swimming up and
down the tank alone. But Bud
has paced me every day. He has
kept me going. I think i can
break the record. Anyway I'm
going 70 give IL q good twiri but
1 wouldn't feel this way n Bud
hadn't helped me-"
MODEST LAD
Young Towar doesn't cut him.
self in for much.
ME? Oh, I Just like 20 swim.
I've improved, too. You know I
placed fourth I'm the 500 IN the
Nationals"
Tonight Prev will swim against
Otto Jaretz of Chicago. former
champion; Johnny Patten, ". M.
sprinter, and Allen Ford. MERGERS
burg schoolboy. who won the Ma
tional A. A. U. 220-yard free style
title.
The d. A. c. program will see
just about all the men and women
National champions I'm action, in
GLIDING Helen Perry Of Cleveland,
who will defend her A. A. u.
crown In the 100 yards backsfroke
against a star-studded field that
includes G~ria tWoo-Woo) Cal
len OF Me- tfork. Joan Fo9le and
Betty Bennis Of Indiauaooli9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Probable Pitchers
BY International News Service
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston AZ New York-Terry vs. Donald
DETROIT at 81. Louis--White VS.. Nun
Grief SIggeling.
Washington at Philadelphia Hudson vs.
Knott
Chicago at Cleveland-Smith VS.. Bagby
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Boston--csrpenter vs.
Javery.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn ssterson VS.
Casey.
St Louis at Pittsburgh-white vs.
Heintzelman.
Cincinnati at chioago--Derringer VS.
PASCAL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Major League
Standings

FRIDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis Z, DETROIT 6.
Chicago /, Cleveland o.
Philadelphia 5, Washington 4
no innings).
New York !. Boston O.
SATURDAYS GAMES
DETROIT at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Hockey PIayoffs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
SERIES
(TorOntO beats New York ( games "a 2
4 SERIES ~
boston beats Chicago. 2 games 10 -
SERIES q
(DETROIT beats Montreal. 2 games
10 IL
SERIES u
(DETROIT beats Boston 2 games % 0.
STANLEY Cur SERIES
fFour out OF seven games.J
DETROIT 2, Toronto 2.
DETROIT 4, Toronto 2.
DETROIT 5, Toronto q
Toronto 4, DETROIT 2.
Toronto ., DETROIT 3.
Toronto 3 DETROIT q
TONIGHT'S GAME
DETROIT at Toronto.