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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
Fumb|eleague
Teams Off 10
Good Start
Super Cleaners,
Bills Dor Ploy
Fost BosebolI

There is going t. be more
than tumble" i'm the tumble
Softball League this ,Son. At
least, that's the conclusion one
could draw today in the wake
of the leagues inaugural game
at Consumers Power diamond
last evening, when Super Clean
crs pounded a l9-to-ll VIC
tory over Bits Bar in game
that was a SUGGEST from start to
finish.
Both Super Cleaners a I'd Bills
displayed potency at the plate.
the former collecting assert
mcnt of II safeties and Bills
compiling ID of the same. AS for
errors there were uine of COM
mission and a few Of omission,
Super being charged with five
and Bills with four.
The big gun in Super's attack
on Charley Pegclo and Hubert
Champlnc was Old Hankus-
Pankus Brcnniman, the Pottery
Kid who all but tore the cover
off the sphcroid. Hankus Pank-,
us strobe plateWard five times
and laced out three doubles and
a super deluxe home run---one
Of those that are made with the
bases fully populated.
HankuS- Pankus' four-run swat
came in the first innin, and eli
NAKED a l2-run assault ca the
offerings of Pcgelo, who was
then relieved by Champinc. The
latter went the rest Of the way,
surrendering 10 hits and seven
runs. He was nickcd for p hon.
or in the third by Harold Urmy.
Super first baSeman.
Leo KillcWald chucked the
entire game for the Cleaners.
Working behind a 12-run lead,
he had little trouble til the
fifth when Bits hoped on him
for four hits and as many runs.
They got another in the sixth
and tccd off again in the sew
cnth for their final four markers.
Bits best swatsmith was
Pop Klein. oldtime baseball
catcher who had perfect eve
ming with triple, double and
two singles.
Another tumble League game
ill be0playcd at Consumers dia-
mond tonight, Optimist Club,
/ last years champs. oppose AL
wardts Cafe, storting at 645.
Bills Bar ! OF 04l a. IS 4
Super CT. u "a DOB 10 II 5
Pcgelo Champine and Klein;
KillcWald and Irwin.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
Joe Charbeneau
Gets BOWlcr'S
Greatest Thrill

The thrill a bowler gets
when he rolls his first 900
series was experienced Sunday
at the BoWl-O-DrOmc by Joe
Charbeneau, an up-and-coming
kegler who has been doing con
siderable pin spilling since
league competition closed sew
era weeks ago.
a 49-averagc bowler. Char
beneau hammered the naples
for 500 He did it by sandwich
ing 245 game between counts
of l9l and l72.
II feel just like a golfer docs
after scoring his first hole-in-
one, Joe spouted as he walked
off the alleys. Boy, do | feel
good,'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08

propcllers that year, and the fol-
lowing season he set the pace for
all National League handcuff
artists with % out of "a, twice
turned in three shutouts in sue
cession, bagged u games in a
row.
Chesbro pitched Is years in
all, II in the majors. won 1877
and lost 1913 in his 10 best
He threw almost straight oV-
erhand, had perfect form
CheSbro operated a lumber
yard in his native North Adams,
Mass. but in his heyday
would have had difficult time
selling his merchandise to enc
my batterS.
There wasn't much battors
could do with lumber when
Jack Chcsbro had something on
the ball.
NEXT: Colby Jack COOmbs
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
THEY PLAYED THE GAME NO. 80 =
Chesbro :s-Spit-BaN
Cracked All Records
Thirtieth or a series
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

They called John Dwight
Chesbro "Algernon" because he
wasn't that way at all.
Happy Jack Chesbro was
rough and tough. While with
the old New York Highlandcrs
on the Hilltop which is now
Medical Center, Chesbro and his
equally hardy pitching partner,
Jack Powell, drank two or three
cases of beer daily.
Sandy complexioned, rosy :
checked, handsome Jack Ches-
bro was big, good natured
duck with tremendous shoul-
ders He stood six feet, weighed
100 pounds
Happy Jack is best remem-
bered as the man who Wlldpit-
ched the Highlanders, who were
to become the Yankees, out of
the pennant on the final play Of
the first half of a double header
on the final day of 1904
Costly mistakes are recalled
years after remarkable achieve
ments are forgotten.
Clark Griffith's outfit had TO
sweep a bargain bill with the
Boston Red Sox TO beat that club
to the flag. The score was %.
Lou Criger was on third base.
There were two out and there
were two strikes on Fred Parent
when the ball sailed high over
Jack KleinoW' head.
DOUSED BALL TO WIN Al
1t probably was a spitball, for
Chesbro was the first accom-
plished saliva singer and the
wettest of them all Many err
rors behind him could be charg
ed TO his liberal spraying Of the
sphere.
The Highlanders copied the
nightcap of that twin program,
10, in 10 rounds. 1t was a dis
appointing finish TO Chesbro's
peak season, and, among other
things. his name is preserved
through the fact that he led both
major leagues in percentage of
victories.
In 1904 Chcsbro established
American League records for
victories, Al. and for complete
games, 49, Happy Jack was a
slayer. He participated in So
contests that year for total of
454 innings, worker on first and
last batter in first 80 starts. II
wasn't until Aug 10 that the
Chicago White Sox enabled him
to keep an early appointment
down town. He copied IA
straight.
HELPED BUGS TO
TWO FLAGS
Chesbro blew the bunting for
the Highlanders after winning
al of their 90 victories, but help
ed the Pittsburg Pirates to their
first two pennants before jump
ing TO the new American League
in 03.
Exceptionally swift and with
his splitter breaking all over the
place, Chesbro was a splendid
pitcher over span of a half
dozen years-2l and 9 for the
Buccaneers in '0l, % and 6 in
'02, 81 and Is for the Highland
ers in '04. l9 and ID in 05 and
"a and Is in '06.
Chesbro may have been the
first spitball pitcher. for Elmer
Stricklett. credited with origin
ating it, did not teach it to Big
Ed Walsh of the White Sox until
"a Chcsbro easily might have
been decorating the ball with
spit in 1901, when he suddenly
arrived following five years
in the minors and a $3.50 fresh
man year as a Corsair.
LEFT MARK IN NATIONAL
Chesbro's 81 victories against
9 losses topped the Pittsburgh
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
FOR BUSINESS USE

Carbon paper and linked type
writer ribbons to total value
Of S25,000.000 are consumed an
nually in the United States IN
normal times. according TO fig
ures Of the Census Bureau.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
RAILS MOVE MILLIONS

Railroad troop movements
have been stepped up until APP
proximately l,750,000 men are
transported over L. S. lines each
month. The figure does not in
clude parties Of less than so nor
individuals on furloughs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
MUMMY OF PIZARRO

Plzarro'S mummy lies In a
transparent case in an ancient
cathedral at Lima Peru. Pizar-
70 was the Spanish conqucror
of that country.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08

Estados Unidos de Colombia
is the only nation south Of Pan
anna with ports and trade on
both the Atlantic and the Pa
cific oceans.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
JUNIOR LEAGUE
TUMBLE LEAGUE

FRIDAYS RESULT
Bar 50 IA, Eagles 0.
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Super Cleaners 10. Bills Bar
IL.
Optimist Club 8. D. n. Cooley
6.
Major League games postpon-
ed, wet grounds.
TONIGHT'S GAMES
ST. Clair Shores VS.. Covered
Wagon at Covered Wagon dia-
mond.
Nesbitt's Orange VS.. Eschen-
burg Tires al ST. Marys Sta
dunn.
Miller Brothers Creamery VS..
BoWl-O-Drome at Griffith Field.
Optimist Club VS.. AlWardtS
Cafe at Consumers Power dia-
mond.
WEDNESDAYS GAMES
Hillcrest Studio VS.. Spruce Inn
at Covered Wagon diamond.
Hubarth & Schott VS.. Bar 60
at ST Mary's Stadium.
D. N. Cooley VS. Blom at Crit
fifth Field
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
BALLOONS FROM BRITAIN

Britain has lend leased thou
sands of British-madc barrage
balloons 10 protect the West
Coast Of the United States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08
THE !I|lI(I%Iss

Games behind leader.
MONDAYS RESULTS
No games scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
No games scheduled.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08

The only two postoffices in
the United States with hyphen-
ated names are those of Dover
roxcroft. Maine, and Winston
Salem. N. c.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-08

Games behind leader.
MONDAYS RESULT
Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh |.
Only game scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
No games scheduled.
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
DE ToDAs parties

Sc cree ordinariamente que ell
empleo del hero IS de Origen a
fricano, o por 10 menos asiatico,
pero resumiendO las investigated
mes recientes Mr.. Ridgeway de-
muestra que en- realidad los egip-
clos no trabajaron ell hero hasta
eli siglo TX antes de nuestra era,
que los libios no 10 empleaban to-
davia por Ell ahO $50 Ia. de c.
cue los semitas no 10 e~xplotaron
hasta muy tarde y que Ell Uganda
no 10 conoce mas que desde hace
cinco o seis siglos. Por otra parte,
la China no 10 menciona hasta
900 amos antes de nuestra era y
empleaba todavfa armas de bron-
ce el ahO 100 (despu6s de CO.
En- opinion de Mr.. Ridgeway
fu6 Ia Europa central y particu-
larmente la n6rdica, Ell centric de
Ia diffusion de la metalurgia del
hierro.
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
oRDEN DE D FELLOWS

Las lOgias latinas Ideal IS y
Progreso 81, celebraran las insta-
laciones de sus oficiales ell viernes
dia 9, en- ell salon de los Aguilas
de Orc, NOvena avenida Y Gale
Is.
Estas instalaciOnes seran publ
cas- y en- honor de sus miembrOs,
para que estOs puedan llevar sus
familias y amigos de confianza.
Para este actO se preparan bo-
nitos n1merOs de variedades: can
tos, danzas, m1sica, refrescOs y -.
algo mas,
No dejen de asistir los MEM
bros de ambas logias y u fami-
las, a las 8 p. m, ell viernes dia 8.
Acelc-e ell Dia de Ia Victoria:
Compre Bonos de Guerra
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
Sc Reunira Hoy
La Comision
Del Condado

En- la manana de hoy Sc reuni-
"a la comisi6n del cOndado en- jun
ia niveladora para DIR quejas de
los ciudadanos en- relacion con los
libros de 1943.
La session de hoy terminara a
las tres de la tarde, bora en- que
Sc iniciara ell estudio del presu-
puesto para 1943-44.
Mas de Glen peticiones de exen-
ci6n por patrimonio familiar fue.
ron denegadas pOr la oficina de.
tasador Sparkman.
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
HILANDO R~ECUERDoS-
(Viene de Ia pagina 81

Sigui6 luego la vida, Ia vida
girls, apacible Y mansa, sin altiba-
jos, sine llama y lisa como Ia palma
de la mano. I'm pesar hubo en- Ell
matrimonio: la falta de hijos. Pc
no ell amor que los esposos Sc te-
MAN 10 hizo llevadero y so~portable,
Al principle, ell recuerdo de An
dr&s saltaba a menudo entire ellos;
despues este fuese fernando me-
nos frecuente, hasta que, al cabo,
tanto pueden los amos, que logra-
ron borrarlo por complete.
Y ahora..., de pronto..., luego de
lido aquel c1mulo de AMOS, aquel
papelitO...
Doha Matilde, que Sc nota IN
POGO mareada, como 81 regresars
de un largo Y penoso viaje, quiere
leerlo de nuevo. Cae entonces en-
cuenta de que va ell crepGsculo Sc
hizo nOche. Enciende la luz, tor
ma a la mesa y lee:
"Madrina: No 10 pude remediar,
Fue sin notarlO 20. Pero he llega.
do a quererte tantO, y con un carl
no tan egOista, que no deseo vivir
viendOte querer a otrO. iAdi6s!-
Andres"
DOha Matilde, despues de relief.
do este dos o tres wees, llora que
damente sobre Ell papel... Y aquel
papel cobra para ella la eficacia
y ell prestigio de una VOC venida
de muy lejOs, humilde y sollozan.
te...
La viejecita ha de asomarse al
balloon, porque piensa de sdbitC
que las cortinas de la estancia So
han movido con un temblor de la
La gaceta., 1943-07-07

Ell peinadO, las pelucas, los
p~ostizos en- la cabeza llegarOn en-
ell siglO XVII, al cOlmO de Ia per-
fecci6n y del ridfculO. AlgunOs pei
nados de teatro eran tan altos
que la cabeza de la mujer media
un metro desde Ell mention a Ia *
tremidad del armatoste que Sc lla-
maba peinado. De esa 6pOca es ell
celebre peinado "Belle P%Oule,"
que representaba un navio o to-
do su aparejo.
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
Fl. AsEDIO DE MADRID
POr A

meros los protegia una reja. Aque-
las rejas era para ellos 10 que
para sus duenos-toda genie RIGA
LA Guardia civil. A los otros,
que por estar dedicados al trabajo
y no a la ~holganza, representation
ell pueblo, NADIA los defendia.
Por la escalerilla conducente al
s6tano del garaje asom6 Amadea,
la mujer de Lucio. Era SEGA, alta,
dinamica. Cuanto su c6nyuge te-
MIA de desprendido 10 habia ella
de guardadosa. MERGED a su CO.
operation ell negocio Sc desenvol-
via pr6spero. Amadea cuidaba de
que ell aqua no Sc desperdiciase,
administraba personalmente la ga
solina, renia con los choferes que
Sc r~etrasaban en- liquidar sus deu-
das y cobraba ell alquiler de las
"jaulas".
Amadea estimaba a Juanito por-
que era limpio, porque los artfcu-
los que pedia los abonaba al con-
tado Y porque no decia palabrotas.
Inlay novedades?- interrog6
Lucio.
-Algunas. La de ahf %enfrente,
page.
-Debfa dos meses.
-iC6mo dos meses?... lDebia
cinco!...
"La de ahi enfrente" era Blan-
quita Lopez, una cOcota.
-Tambien ha pagado don Ber-
nardo. Toma...
lie entregaba ell dinero. Lucio
la pas6 una manO pOr los cabellOs,
que habian sido rubios, cast ber-
mejos, Y ~empezaban a quedarse
blancos.
-iNo seras bonita - exclamo
suspirando-, pero Wales mucho!
-iMandan ustedes algO?-pre-
gunt6 Juan.
Ell Sc reajust6 ell "mono" a los
flares, sc acerc6 a su taxis y 10
puso en- marcia. AL salir, Lucio lie
grit6:
-iAcuerdate de ir a la Casa
del Pueblol..
Juanito Sc dirigi6 a la Plaza de
Colon, donde tenia Ell "puntO".
Los choferes que estaciOnaban ALI
Y habian llegado antes que Ell,
leian la prensa, sentado cada cual
en- un estribo de su cOche. Los
peri6dicos seguian Ocupandose de
la muerte del magistrate Supre-
mo, senior Pedregal, asesinadO dias
antes en- la Gale; del "estado de
alarma" provocado pOr la actitud
baratera de las derechas, de la
probable clausura de las COrtes,
de la flema con que la inutil SO
ciedad de Naciones asistia al sa-
crificio de Abisinia, y del a%rticulo
de Indalecio Prieto: vivid preve-
nidos", publicado en- sci LIBERAL,
de Bilbao.
Juan Munoz pensaba: "LuciO
discurre bien: todas esas cOsas que
suceden dentrO y fuera de Espana,
anuncian que ell mundO va a cam
biar".
LIE sac6 de sus meditaciones un
La gaceta., 1943-07-07

ma. Afuera, Ell la plazOleta soli-
taria, las acacias cabecean lenta-
mente. Y, tras ell tejadO en- corco-
va de una casa caduca, la luna,
rojiza, alza su rodela de cobre...
jose A. LUENGo.
La gaceta., 1943-07-07
NO. 6

n, Ell quinto aniversario
L..rimientO de la RepGblica,
n. stentaron contra la vida
l;,e, Asda, a la saxon vice
~ de las Cortes. Estos he
..DoradicOs revelaban un
naIestar collective. Las gen
.,rtaban ell ocaso de Abisi-
discurso en- que mister"
reconoci6 que Inglaterra
oerdido su partida en- Afri-
actividad de las sindica-
ada dia mayor. Los carte
1rojos" "blancos" pro-
en- visperas de la batalla
que derrib6 a Gil Robes,
sdn las fachadas de la ciu-
ssntenian despierto ell odio
RncedOres y vencidos. FL
de los asesinatos en- masa
udos en- Asturias durante
bio negro" continuaba in
Tampoco ell escandalo del
boz, nj ell "asunto Taya"
an olvidado. Madrid dor
]. Cast todas las noches
.trOs. A Madrid algo init
10, 10 removal misteriosa-
alargaba sobre sus GALES
bra.
do de elucidar este COM
lcio Collado sehalaba con
a los trense1ntes.
les ves?.., Examinales.
tranquilOs Y no 10 estan.
10, amorfo todavia, les
a, les entristece. Ellos 10
pero 10 llevan en- su sub
a. Ese recelo existe tam
l.. en- NIL. y es Ell presen-
de la catastrofe que nos
Sc aveeina una huma-
eva. Ell capitalismo ago
Ultima bora ha sonado.
) Muhoz movie Ia cabeza
ocurriese 10 que listed
saldrfamos de-
porque los capitalists
.starian. Las guerras Sc
on dinero, y Ell dinero es
cree la gente-interrum-
o., pero sin raz6n. Soil
lose los pobres del mundO,
on muchisimos, reuniran
ero que todos los millona-
tos. mo 10 dudes!... Los
somos mayoria y, por
a fuerza del orc Y la de
as estan con nosotros.
ash llegaron a la ca
iOya, donde Lucio tenia su
su industrial.
ave del garaje era bastante
/ Sc abria entire dos filas de
= enrejadas que lie daban
.ctO de una casa de fieras.
particulares, los de lujO,
an las "jaulas''. Los de al
los trajinadOs vehiculOs de
! mundo, Sc mezclaban sin
en- ell cOmedio del local CO.
una fosa comIn. A los pri-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-16
Mine Depot Explosion
Kills 8, Injuries ;

NORFOLK. Va, Nov is tINSl
Eight persons were killed and
three seriously wounded early
today when an explosion occurred
in an explosive warehouse at the
naval mine depot al Yorktown,
Va. about 30 miles from Norfolk
Tho Fifth Naval District al
Norfolk reported that the eXplo-
sion caused extensive damage and
started several fires.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-16
County Tax Bills
Go Out Next Week

WAYNE County TAX bills viii 60
In The mails next week with
County Treasurer kozaren antci-
patinc a maximum collection Of
trc S1S.756 792 tax roll for $50
600 parcels Of land L.
The rate This year is . cents
higher per thousand dollars 3S-
rehabilitation because Of salary
increases for county employees.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-16
The Mail Goes
Through Jap Fire
On BougainviNe

EDITORS NOTE - n The
home folks sometimes neglect 70
u,rits 70 their bows an the serUtce
because the, don't think tho
mail gets through, here - srr.
dencc 10 the contrary,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-16
MAIL GOES THROUGH

But when the mail comes. II
goes through 10 the men bringing
IN supplies. 70 the nervous leath-
erneckS waiting 10 attack right
past the mouths of Jap guns 10
the last mud covered private IN
the fartheSt fox hole.
Long has his own motto and
its not the one about RAIN and
snow chiSelcd on the post office
IN Washington. It's q motto the
fighting marines can appreciate:
THE mail must GO through,
come Hell, high water and Jap
bullets"
Long performs his dangerous
mission nonChalantlN a typical
day was last Tuesday. when he
had a thousand letters and three
packages 10 deliver at the same
time the marines left flank was
ordered 10 eliminate some Jap
anese who had landed near the
Larun1a River.
He left his heavy helmet be-
hind for the baseball cap. Letters
were sticking out OF every pocket
He delivered one package 10
Pfc. Lawrence Primo Of Arizona,
and stayed long enough 10 see
that IL contained toilet articles
and shaving equipment from Pr
mos nephew. Another went 10
Pfc. r. +. Maxwell. Trenton, n
j., an early Christmas box
The letters went 10 their des-
tinations despite The attack and
despite the Jap guns.
PRAISES MAILMAN
S/Sgt y p Plain. Newburgh
n. y. was enthusiastic in his
praise for the mailman of Bou-
granville
Elf he didn't know where the
guy was. he found out and went
to him." Plain said sometimes
he was under sniper fire, but
he made il point Go find every
one for whom he had letter.
Sometimes he had 10 crawl
through and past Jap positions
10 get to our boys who had adj
vanced the farthest. You'd he
surprised what that mail did for
those mud covered kids up
there"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
London Denies
Lebrun Story

NEW k-The Fighting
French Brazzaville radio. heard
by the FEC, reported Wednesday
in a broadcast to France and the
French empire that Albert Lebrun,
president of France, had arrived
in North Africa.
Usually reliable sources in Lon
don said that Lebrun was def
nitely' not in North Africa
Lebrun escaped to Africa
from the occupied zone of
France, the broadcast said.
1T will be remembered that a
short time ago IT had been an
nounced that President Lebrun
had escaped from his property in
Lorraine Brazzaville said.
Lebrun, II, was elected presi-
dent of France in 1882 and re-
elected for a second seyen-year
term April 5. 1889, five months
before the war broke out. His
term had nearly six years more
TO run when France collapsed IN
1910 and the Yichyites deposed
him and other republican leaders.
Thus, if he were In position
10 assume French leadership
In Africa. he could do 40 A.
the legitimate and duly con
stituted president of the
French republic whose place
had been usurped BY Nichy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07

First important court decision
in this state on liability during
blackouts was credited Wednesday
to Superior Judge +. NJ. Card of
Tacoma In case thrown out of
court by him Tuesday afternoon.
Jude Card held IN effect
that cipd lam controls unless
martial lac is declared. and
that 1ohile a bldckout ordered
by military authority may i'm
pose restrictions on ciuilian
conduct, ii does not relieve
motorists, for example,, from
The GIRL lac requiring use of
proper lights II they operate
their cars on the public high
fiedgs.
II would like n 10 be clear
IN understood that I am not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07
l36 More Homes
To 20 Up Here

Tacoma's construction program
got off to a flying start for the
new year when permits for 136
new homes totsling s544 600 we're
issued Wednesday to the North
western Development Co. by
Building Inspector c. $. Aecor-
mick.
The homes will be built on So
10th and 18th SITS. between Mil
dred and Meyers SITS. They Will
be permanent construction type
buildings measuring 20 by rs feet
Several types Of floor plans and
designs are TO be used.
When built. the residences Will
be sold for approximately 1000
each to war workers or members
of the armed services. Federal
restrictions prohibit the sale OF the
homes TO others J. ". Bailey Con-
struetlon Co. viii build the homes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-07

Armstrong, who served his first
session in the lower house in 1871,
is spearhead Of the fight To bring
the House of Representatives.
speakership back To the states
West Side and TO break the grip
of the hitherto powerful Spokane
delegation on the machinery Of the
lswmaking body.
The Thurston county member.
who was 80 last September. de-
clares he has been pledged sup
port Of a ma jority of the Demo-
cratic members of the house. IL
this is so. and If the Democrats
at their caucus next Sunday in
Olympia all agree TO abide by
ma jority decision. then Armstrong
Monday will be elected speaker by
the 81 Bourbons of the lower
chamber.
However. II some Democrats
bolt and join with the AZ Re-
publican members, then Edward j.
Reilly, Spokane. former speaker.
likely VIII be chosen again. Reilly
has intimated he and his support
ers may refuse 10 be bound by
caucus action and Reilly's friends
deny Armstrong has ma lorlty
Democratic support sewed up.
Armstrong has based his speak
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