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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26

had at The finish olihc
fourth. 29li 10 273l. was 100 great
TO overcome. Chry had the
fifth by IS and the sixth by ll3
after losing the fourth by lS3
Rainbow brought over a l55
margin from Cadillac. That and
the fourth block success carried
Joe Norris students over tho
slump i'm tho final pair ChrySler
had the fifth, 2784 10 2749. and
the sixth, 1857 10 2771
Henry NoSakowSkS COS waS
the only Chryslcr 500 Of the final
nine games as both teams ran
into difficulties in a succession OF
splits The hook ball boys found
an out ball staying out instead OF
going in and the straight ball
artists found their shots beyond
control
Tho scores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Women Bowl
To New Mark

While most Of the Class \ terms
the championship fight, viii not
take the alleys until May > they
have a worthy target today in the
28l6 scored yesterday b. I'd
wardina Coy'S NcrnorS IN The an
nual Women City tournament a.
Palmer Park. il D, a new record
for the event.
Mrs. Coy herself had 232.l79-
232 for 643 as the team game,
were 955-92O-9iI Constance Pow
ers had 47e, Clara Wilson, sci
Victoria kopia, 500, and Hulda
Often. SOL. kinney are in SOC
ond place with 1913, Crcsccncc
Stcrbenl scoring $40
Alma Reynolds has SAP 10 lead
Class y. higher count than
shown by The y leader Mary Con-
ger, 534.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Bowling Mecca

F, With the American Bowling
Congress tournament off for the
duration Detroit next week will be
the scene OF one of the outStand-
ing events Of this waning season
II is Louis p. PeterSen's annual
individual spring classic to be held
AZ the Palace Recreation May 4
through May 9.
Practically every star bowler
IN the country will be shooting at
The $1,000. $1,000 and 1000 top
prizes. Even Ned Day. former
national match game king and now
In the armed forces. has obtained a
furlough and is coming here from
Santa Monica. Cal. 10 compete.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Bob Tales
Michigan Men
Pause Friday,
Yost Will Be II
By BOB MURPHY
Sports Editor

Perhaps some will forget be
cause the hurly-burly of this war
time world leaves little time fol-
reflection. Other men OF Michigan
will pause next Friday and give a
thought 10 Fielding III. Yost who
will be II years old that day.
He hasn't been in the news OF
late but he's still familiar and
an active figure when he comes
down out of his retreat in the
hills into Ann Arbor
A Michigan man. Vernon +. Hill
lery. pens the following portrait of
Nichigan's Grand Old Man as
he is Today:
A numbering figure OF man
moves along He slowly comes
10 a halt and looks back 10 see
II he parked his car too far from
the curb. He pulls down his hat
on his head it's in no better
shape, and perhaps no lighter on
his head-but he seems satisfied.
He apparently isn't going TO
bother about the hat any longer
his mind is on something else.
He ambleS on. but stops again
and pulls a handful Of cards and
old letters from his inside coat
pocket. He doesn't find what he
wants, or perhaps by way OF
babit-he reaches simultaneously
into each Of his side coat pock-
cts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
City Tourney
Pin Standings
TEAM STANDINGS

CLASS 4
Wolverines 2P5l Rainbow Travellers
1909 Joe Fairs 1901 Cier.sCh, 2sg9
Chene-Trombly. 2ssl
CLASS
Brass Ran J02 Pontiac Motors. 21a
Js's-i-Rauth. 23s RathnaW, 2l3 Center
line 200,
CLASS c
Ford - 40l Martins 3f5. Aruoid's
322 Chevrolet Defense Cost, 2si, Tus-
cora. 242.
CLASS n
FranzHs 327 be soto Warren Tool En-
EIneers $40, Cylinder Blocks Isl Tern
stedt Axle 26q. Ternstcdj PURCHASING PCS
DOT BIES tREGtLARl
Tony Cosc0lenda- Reno MinistfeUi 1857
g Hav!ena-C. stacey, III. Melvin Carley-
AT Sherk 1895 Edwin Place-James
Stacey. 1879: Paul Caruso Harry Curl
1856
SINGLES
Tony Coscolenda 62g. Frank GunsberE.
615. Melvin Carlpy 500 Howard Crumit,
col. RAY kOWalsA h9S
DOT BLES tONERANER AGES
Robert BiatChf0rd-A Andrew ShinWay $50
James Dodds Kenneth De Bolt, 145 NJ. "
and NJ r KopOneu, Ii2 Joseph Guzal-
Peter Uslehar, l3j. Russell Maftin-Teo
Olander, lis.
SINGLES
Frank Collins 1919 John Harper 1t2.
Theodore Dubps. 126 Joe Stanbeck. l27
william Aterno l27
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26

Marygrove And for practically
the same players 10 repeat under
a new name the next season Is a
new note IN Travelling League
annals.
Mike Richs 5S7 kept Detroit
in acond place when
Cecil Ward. Jack Ruhl Elmo
Jones and Andy YorkISon each
failed to pass $50
Crosse Pointc Woods never did
get started, Joe Stahovcc highing
on SAP John Schultz had SIS.
James Gardiner. sos. John Gonda.
535, and Capt. Herbert Matthews
81 Season averages were Crosse
Pointe. 94S Koppitz. 93l Detroit
Recreation. ql0
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Pacific Keeps
Lively Bali

LOS ANGELES. April &c
GNS) --- While major league
baseball clubs are worrying over
the concrete ball. teams in the
Pacific Coast League are enjoy
ing use of the Identical live
horSehide they used last year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
los Is Factor
As Lead Alters
In Pin Event

City tournament competition
wakes keener as the days 90 by
and the ante is 295l in The team
event at Great Lakes If first place
is the object Al WY, Tony
CoScolenda's $40 remains good in
singles. Tony with his partner
Frank Gunsberg are up in doubles
on 1851.
Wolverines from Eastern divi-
sion Of the Travelling League are
the new leaders on 1851 obtained
largely from the 705 Of Henry S
Gavie mot the Henry Gavic)
Other members OF the team are
Edwin Gavie. Edward GAVE. Phil
Oleksak, Alex Singer and Norbert
BruSS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
TIGERS SCORE FIRST

As in the second game. the Tig-
crS IN the first scored first. lr
the fourth with one out Wakefield
singled and raced 10 third on a
one base blow by Rudy York
AFTER Higgins lined 10 Roy Cul.
Ilenbine in right. BloodWorth came
up with a single 10 center on
which gangling Wakefield galloped
home.
The Indians tied the score al
Ione-all IN the fifth First up
| Heath walked and dashed around
10 third on "A single by Cullenblne
Otto Dcnning, making his first hit
Iof the season, brought JEFF home
with single TO right Mack forced
lCullenbIne AZ third and DoSautclS
I forced Ray in turn Then Jim
Bagby, the Indian finger, struck
out
incidentally Bagby won his sec
ond victory Of the season, having
beaten the Tigers in the opener.
With the game dcadlocked. the
Tigers grief came in the seventh.
Trout. who up 10 this time had
revealed good control. walked both
Heath and Cullenbine setting up
the picture for the catastrophe 10
come. Denning sacrificed Then
Mack was passed Intentionally for
a double play and the bases were
filed HOckctt battcd for DeS-
autelS and his long fly TO center
scored Heath
Then Bagbv drove a mighty fly
ball which Cramer mis- Judged the
ball sailing over the Tiger center
.fielderS head for a triple. scoring
.Cullenbine and Mack Boudreau
.fouled out 10 check further trouble.
But the game had been put on
ice for the home boys
Harold NewhouSer pitched the
eighth for the Tigers.
The Tigers didn't take The lick
ing on their backs, however With
two down in the ninth. they put
on a rally but IL was soon SnufTcd
out. Dixie Parsons singled and
moved around 10 third when Ned
Harris, batting for NewhouScr.
singled 10 right However. Cramer
grounded 10 Boudrcau and Harris
was cut off at second, ending the
contest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
BEST TO DATE

Joe Fairs from Klein'S Rccrea-
ton went into third on 29Ol. Ste
phen SolteS scoring 628 CAVES
705, tournament top 10 date, came
from 276-246-l83.
These changes showed GeriSch.
1899, into fourth and Joe PauluS'
Chene- TromblyS (289D 10 fifth.
John Harper went into second
place in oVeraverage singles at
WY on 142 In regular, Melvin
Carlev squeezed into third place
on 602 pushing Howard cob
Crumit TO fourth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Might Edition Code Key

Detroit Times daily prints the Night Edition only the
OF horse which experts feel the outstanding bets
of the day
The key appears each night the Red Line Edition with
number corresponding in each letter Of the alphabet
horses appears ONLY IN THE NIGHT EDITION
AND IT Is PRINTED IN CODE
M code follows:
Ala B-Ss C-si D-S7 Eel F-S = J-S7
Il g Ms P2 Q-93 R-S6 ST. T-S2
NJ Y-9 Z-iO
Clip this code key enable YOU decphcr the Of
tomorrows code appearing ONLY IN THE NIGHT EDITION
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
SCORES 279

Robert Blatchford and Andrew
ShipWay took first in oVeraveTage
doubles on 80. Blatchford Scor-
ing a 279 In the regular section
Melvin Carley and Art Sherk
made third on 1895. Paul Caruso
and Henry Curl slid into fifth on
1866
Other changes in oyeraverage
doubles gave NJ. II and NJ. F..
Koponen third on 142. Joseph Gu
Zal and Peter Uslebar fourth on
l2}2 Russell Hunter and Ted Dian.
der third on lis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
The Tinee Of War

But wait, What's that The
\. tramp, tramp. tramp OF march
ing feet is heard. He turns and
waits. Here they come,
The color guard IS passing
now,
He stands erect-his hat now
over his left breast in reverent
salute. The succeeding columns
are moving past.
He'd like 10 Join them.
Michigan men! All ms boys
every one Of them,
He has known some Of these
boys ever since they were in
.fants, There's Bill, whose father
was one of the greatest tackles
he'd ever had What a great
team that team was, 90 10 o.,
What great team, too those
marching boys, Fighting men
Team work that : what counts,
Hurry up, Hurry up. America
Hurry up
- Perhaps these marching men
hadn't seen him. Hep Hep.
Hep" Hep" -- and these
marching men look over and
acknowledge With smiles They
see his legs moving TO time,
They throw their shoulders
back: they straighten their
lines, THEY ARE MARCHING
BEFORE YOST!
On they go-and the coach
turns 10 an admlrIng group that
has surrounded him
when will the war end,
Coach ."
It's anybody's guess You
ace, the other side started be
fore We had ell our men on the
field. Those fellers threw the
rule book away. This will be a
hard contest"
: What about = second front
IN Europe now: Everybody
wants one"
well. you see, everybody
wants a touchdown. too, but YOU
might have TO wait TN the sec
Ond half for that second front.
Don't you see ."
what about the battle Of the
Pacific. Coach ."
II just don't know. Mac
Arthur and this fellow Nimitz
will have To take care Of that.
8. I haven't been able 10 find out
how many ships we have or
where they're located. I've got
some good maps nj home, hut
what good are maps"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Tigers.
Indians
Split bill
Continued from First Sport Page

Continued from First Sport Page
thereby breaking the scoring ice
and, laying a foundation for over
mIre'S triumph.
With Allie Reynolds, recruit
Indian from Oklahoma on the hill,
the Tigers scored another marker
in the eighth. Dick Wakefield led
OFF with single and advanced TO
second on a sacrifice by Rudy
York. Then higgins and Blood
worth walked. loading the sacks.
Al This juncture time was called
because OF the weather.
When play was resumed Hoover
grounded and Wakefield scored as
Ray Mack was throwing out Joe.
Overmire ended the fun when he
too, grounded TO Mack. retiring
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26

For good measure. one more
Detroit run was added in the
ninth. Doc Cramer opened the
ninth with a walk and Ned Harris
sacrificed. After Wakefield flew
out TO Edwards. York walked
Came Higgins with his second
single OF the game and Cramer
scored.
Paul DIZZY Trout making his
first start of the regular season.
was the mound victim IN the first
game. his wildneSS, coupled with
faulty fielding on the part Of the
usually dependable Cramer, lead
ing 10 the Tigers defeat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Identical
Scores
I'm 1850

Eugene Schlenkcr supplies today
another novelty from the Chcne-
Trombly $50 tournament. Ills 4S0
in singles came from l6O-16O-
His average Is l5S. Edward 'Lcahy,
who scored but 497 in doubles took
$50 out of the singles 20 gain first
place.
Ray Edwards and Matt E'lrSch
went into second place in doubles
on 1891
Tho STANDINGS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Lands
Off Il Bit

Continued from First Sport Page
II should have them. We're not
unusual in this. We're just like
everybody else i'm America. And
this Is everybody's war"
There was no doubling that
the judges sincerity was deep
and very real.
"Ell ask YOU a question" he
stated. with quite the air Of one
who knows the answer. III you
had one or more sons doing com
bat duty with the armed forces
and I'll tell you now that such
a parent never loses the thought
Of this during any Of his waking
hourS-would YOU want To see l8
men Of draft eligibility out on a
field playing baseball for a
living:
WORST THING OF ALL
amy such performance. in my
measured and considered opin-
ion, would be the worst thing
that could possibly happen 10
baseball We'd do better II We
closed our parks not only for
months, but for years II neces-
saTy."
I've seen letters from boys
on GuadalcanaI and in New
Guinea and North Africa, and I
say they're getting damned an
noyed by some of this piffle we
keep prating about back here.
They bleed. they die and they
get manned. They undergo ter
rible privations, and sometimes
there isn't enough equipment for
them to fight hack with. And
what do they hear and read
that we're worrying about back
here ."
Another pause. not for dra-
matte effect this time, but 20
give his words all the scorn he
felt were their valid due
CIVILIAN MORALE"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
Wolverines Lead
CAVES 7o5 Series Enables travelling Team
TO Top City Journey With 2q5I

Best in field Of loo clubs is the
accolade for koppIlz today after
capturing the Travelling League
title last night for the second
straight year aL-Qlymplc IN the
roll-off involving the divisional
winners.
Koppitz. Western champion, by
steady pounding - 992-9i3-l06S
clicked for BOOB. Detroit Rec
reation, frof the Central. had
274S. and Crosse Polnte Woods,
Eastern 26lS.
Each bowlcd from scratch, kon-
pitt margin was 255. The purse
was $500.
USE SIN ALLEYS
Under the arrangement going
into effect last season the three
divisional champions, instead of a
round robin. settle the issue on
total pins each rolling three games
across six alleys.
In race track terms. kOppltz
got away fast from the barrier.
gained the pole. and held II, all
the way 10 the wire Walter Dur
bin headed the field of ID on COS,
a count by which Koppitz profited
Francis Troy. $40: Bill Morland,
564; Stanley Baker. GA, and Carl
Polens, COS, completed the kop-
pitt scoring. Baker substituted
for Southpaw Austin Keller
ONLY NAME IL NEW
Last season koppitz Won at
Palace under the name Norge
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-26
USE SIN ALLEYS

Last season koppitz Won at
Palace under the name Norge
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Judge John P. Nie|ds
OF Delaware Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 81
The body of John P. Nields, rs,
United States district judge in Della
ware from 1880 until his retirement
in 1941, was to be brought here today
from Nahant, Mass, where he died
Unexpectedly yesterday during a
vacation trip.
An Army captain in the World
War and United States district
attorney before his elevation to the
bench, Judge Nields was called back
to give opinions frequently after he
retired and had presided at natural
ization terms.
Among his more important deci-
sions was one upholding the Wierton
Steel Co., which was charged by the
Government with violating a section
of the National Industrial Recovery
Act through existence of a company
union.
AS district attorney he helped
smash the Louisiana and Honduras
lotteries.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Mary Blanchard Craven; a
daughter, Ann a sister, Mrs. Wilfred
Bancroft of Haverford. Pa, and two
brothers, James S., of San Francisco,
Calf, and Benjamin Nields of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
DrathH
Ipu. AMANDA MELVIN

RANDOLPH. AMANDA MELyINA. On
HN% RNDoIp mother N aeorse MEt b
Randolph: sister of sadie Morsan and
10 Of yssed yosseh Il 3Ss Re-
runs Funeral i from Miles, Miles Memorial 6. ME-.
Church 3rd st: between n y ave. and
Rev. J. T. McClennan, ofhciatins. Inter
ment Woodlawn Cemetery.
~, RANDOLPH. AMANDA. Al inmates Of
SSA GSfisf to NoH 1s15 h sasua saaadag Of Hasas
e., ls43' at ! o'clock pm, from Miles
tween 1 and M SITS NV Please wear
CARLEEN MERRILL, NJ NJ G.
ANToINETTE B. TAYLOR, w. Rec.
RHINE. EMILY FRANCES. Suddenly. on
Tuesday August "A, l943, at her residence;
Fsss RHINE ste Of III. Md late 5m5 5osep
Rhine. Mrs. C Ella 6. Skinner and ailbsrt 8.
Rhine and grandmother of Mrs. Pinkie
Services at the Chambers Riverdale, fu,
neral home on Saturday. August %. at I0
SANFORD. GEORGE w. On Wednesday,
Ell Ell Davis s. Sc: = eEoRaE ". SAN o
S and ssGEfa sssr rs 9 sHse V v
ham. Mrs Marcella G. Tavenner. Mrs
Msrguerite v. Earp and Fenton E. Sanford
$50 pm. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
da A1nas henry " ADAM oR Ep1M
belt Nd husband of the late Ladema O.
shafIeT AND father Of Es1l W shafrsr
the Chambers Riverdale funeral home.
22,. 1ea3, at her residence: 103 Il. st. NV,
HsAry TPA dl mshT sT.S, Fl Mp5 psar Tzs Tb
nah johnson. Idors Prophet ss' and IN Elkin
r sef asD ten ans ho
Of other relatives and friends. The late
Mrs; Mrs shnier may ee viewed at stewart,s
Funeral Monday; Ausust go. at | pm,
Ausust IS. 1873. EMMA g. n THoMhs nsdhssoss, s.,
loved danghter of the late Georee c. and
TaSmp 4Rsmss fRe sssE and e tie ssTss sts
Funeral from the Georse W. Wise fu-
day. AUGUST 2s. at II am. Relatives and
friends invited. Inrerment Congressional
THOMAS. MILDRED L. On Monday, Au-
TaSMAs TdsSs4 !, yfs 6Sn Ssn 1.sa .Sa fSs
Robert T. Giyens; cousin of Gertrude N
sIv Rya1 cplcb may call TIE Ernest
after IL noon Friday, August 81
Funeral services Saturday. August %,
at l pm, at the above funeral church,
Rev. J. E. Elliott officiating. Friends In
vited.
TOWNSHEND, HELEN RUTH (NEE
DiVlS). On Thursday, August 26, 1943,
st University HOSPITAL, Baltimore Md.
HELEN RUTH TOWNSEFND Tree Davis,
beloved wife of w. Belt Townshend.
Remains resting at her late residence.
Mtchelsville Nd. wher. services will be
held on Saturday. Au9ust %, at . pm.
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
Mount Oak Cemetery
WARD, ANNIE. On Thursday August
%. 1943, at GEORGETOWN University Hos
pital, ANNIE WARD of 1928 Corcoran st.
NV, beloved mother OF Martha Warren
and Perry Ward: devoted sister OF Mrs
Mesia Robinson. Other relatives and
friends also survive her.
Notice of funeral later. Arrangements
by w. Ernest Jarvis.
WILES. MARY T. On Thursday August
26; 1913. at her residence. 3eo1 43rd ave.
Colmar Manor, Md MARY r WILES,
beloved wife Of the late william Wiles
Funeral from William J. Nalley's funeral
home, 5000 r. T.. ave, at Eastern ave. ne,
on Saturday, August IS, at $50 am:
thence to St James Church, where mass
viii be offered at am for the reoose of
her soul. Relatives and friends invited.
interment st. Marys Cemetery. Alexan-
dria, Va. ~
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Funeral Rites Tonight
For Miss Mary Blaine

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Webb (Mamie) Blaine, 60, retired
employe of the Interior Department
and former Pennsylvania school
teacher who died Wednesday fol-
lowing a prolonged illness, will be
held at o'clock tonight at the
Chambers funeral home, 14O0 Cha
pin street NV. Burial will be pri-
vate.
Miss Blaine was born in York
County. Pa. and was educated in
the public schools of Pennsylvania
She left position as a teacher
in her home State to take a posi-
ton with the Interior Department
in 1918. She retired a few years
ago because of i'll health.
She is survived by two sisters,
Miss Margaret Blaine Of Washing
ton and Mrs. Kelroy Blaine Woode
of Baltimore, Md, and two BROTH
ers. M. H. j. Blaine, also of Balti-
more, and c. M. Blaine of York,
Pa.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Burton {. 0ppenheim,
WLB Official a., Dies
After Heart Attack

Burton E. Oppenheim, At, deputy
executive director OF the War Labor
Board, died last night after g
heart attack at his home, 1872
Thirty-third street NV.
Mr.. Oppenheim was co-chairmar
of the WLBs Shipbuilding Com
mission and vice chairman of it;
War Shipping Panel.
He was in the garment manufac-
turing business in Baltimore fol
nearly 20 years before entering ths
Government service in 1884. wher
he was made deputy administrator
in charge CT some 80 codes in the
Apparel Division of the NRA. Sub
sequently, he served as assistant tc
the chairman of the board of the
Prison Industry Reorganization Ad-
ministration.
In May, 1898, he was appointed
chief of the Industry Committee
Section of the Wage and Hour Di-
vision of the Labor Department.
Before transferring to the WLB
he was employed in the Textile Di-
vision of the Office of Price Admin
istration.
A native of Baltimore, Mr.. OPP
penheim is survived by his widow
Mrs. Ellen Frank Oppenheim; a son
by a previous marriage. Pvt Burton
Benedict of the Army Air Forces; a
brother, Austin Oppenheim of New
York City, and sister, Mrs. Marx
Goldsmith of Chicago.
Private funeral services and buria
will be held Sunday. Meanwhile
his body will rest at the S. H. Hines
funeral home.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Mai. Walter S. Holt Dies
In Southwest Pacific Area
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Mai.
Walter S. Holt, 43, who was mem
Der of the executive staff of the New
York advertising firm of William
Esty 81 Co., died recently III the
Southwest Pacific area where he was
attached to an air force headquar-
tiers, according to word received here
yesterday.
Born in Providence, r. l., Mai.
Holt attended Brown University ard
at one time was associated with
Livermore and knight Co. of that
city. He later was with J. Walter
Thompson Co. in New York and
Sydney. Australia.
His family has been residing in
Fort Myers, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Sir James Morton Dies;
Developed Fast DyeAuHs
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 27.-Sir James
Morton, rs, developer of color-fast
dyestuffs, died Sunday at his home,
Dalston Hall, England, 1t was dis
closed here today.
Sir James introduced In 1904 fab
RIGS specially dyed and guaranteed
against action of sun and water,
During the World War, when the
supply of German dyestuffs was cut
off, he instituted research resulting
in the first production of anthra-
quinone vat dyestuffs in Great Brit
ain.
Sir James, knighted in 1886. re-
ceived the Faraday Centennial
Medal in 1929 for his service to sci
ence and industry in developing
and extending manufacture of an
thracene dyestuffs and applying
them to silk and wool"
He was chairman of Morton Sum
dour Fabrics, Ltd, with ofices in
New York, and Standfast Overs 4,
Printers, Ltd, and a founder of
Scottish Dyes, Ltd, now incorpor-
ated In Imperial Chemical Indus.
tries, Of which he was director.