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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Japan at Batto

Japan at Batto
Weldon James tells of the current
boom of baseball in Japan in his
article, Japan at Batto Again." ii,
an August issue of Golfers maya
zine.l
From sandlot to Tokyo's great
Korakuen Stadium, the Japanese
again play with a batto, boru glo-
bu and mito. The picha throws a
man out at fasto on a bunto, the
shotostopu throws one out at
secondo. and the lefto plays close
In on sardo for a weak gatter.
It's ball two, strike three, and
you're out, for millions of Japan
csc who don't even know they're
speaking English"
Americanization, in the money
angle and adding some color to the
sport a la Durocher, is needed IN
the sport, says the article. The
Nippon Professional Baseball Lea
que has tried to Americanize the
game with suggestions that the
players don't have to be as polite
to the other players or to the Jump.
This move had done away with
the old custom of the batter dof-
fling his cap to the Jump as he steps
into the batter's box, but still
there's mighty little squawking in
the Ebbets Field tradition. A small
group of GIs spending an afternoon
at Japanese stadium. make more
racket than the thousands of ap-
pallcd Japanese fan combined, says
the writer.
Sotaro Suzuki, professional loop
vice-president is quoted as wistfully
saying: y
e.. If only Mr.. .Durocher could
lend us hand while he's vaca-
tioning this year-he could teach
us lot. But of course, that's inn
possible. :"
A CT is quoted on the way ia
panese ball players do not kick
about decisions and act so polite
to one another:
Gee, when they throw a guy
out at first, you almost feel like
the first baseman ought to bow and
say so sorryl'
Sure is a far cry from the Nisei
ball teams and leagues in Canada.
Most of the teams have their Du-
rochers on Coley Halls, and woe be-
tide the poor umpire who waivers
one minute iota.
Amateur ball, especially the coll
lege games, still draw more than
the pros in Japan. In 1913, the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
-YugOslavS Free
NiSei Soldier

TRIESTE, Sept. "a Nisei CT
with the 88th division, T-5 Keijl
Hoshino of Honolulu. was one OF
six Americans released last week by
the Yugoslavs after being detain-
ed more than a week in the Yu-
goslav-occupied zone of Venezia
Guila.
This was the second information
al incident involving a Nisei u. s
soldier, the first being the ambush
Staying of Japanese American
CT early last year.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

Such fragments from the epic
book of Oriental romance bring
nostalgia tears to the habitues of
bygone Honolulu Those we're the
dogs of Hori-cho. Asahi Tel, Shi-
nonome, Mansan Tei-when geisha
girls, clad In the exotically seductive
kimonos of flowing silk, reigned SUI
preme within the bailiwick of their
secluded sanctum,
Old-timers will tell you with a
twinkle in their eyes how the ina
ges of Kohan, Umechiyo, Hanachi-
20 and Kawamiya haunted them In
their dreams. One of the local
merchant tycoons Is rumored to
have even had a near crisis on his
hand, when he, after a bacchana-
liam night of broke" revelry
unwittingly mumbled some delicate
words between incessant basso-pro-
fundo snorings and occasional pill
low hugging. Remember, the little
woman is full of eyes and ears
when you come back from a hot
cha party.
Those we're the days of the Gel
ebrated "machiai'' in Dead Pan al
ley off Vineyard st. in what is
now euphemistically termed "Hells
Half Acre" What went on IN
there Is nobody's business, but II
they were fit to print you could
read them there. Only those who
possessed the right shibboleth en-
tered its well-guarded portals. .pri-
vileged government officials, indus.
trial bigwigs, satellites. A pass-card
to this vertable Shangri-la was
worth a one-way ticket to Solo
mons harem.
While on the subject Of the tea
houses and geishas, we might add
here that geisha is, etymologically
speaking, a woman of accomplish
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Set Family Night
At Presbyterian

A family night fellowship for
all Prebys. old and new, win be
held at pm. Sunday, Sept. IA, in
the Japanese Presbyterian church
proper.
Main speaker will be Joel An
derson who has been In Japan for
more than thirty years. He viii
speak in Japanese to the Issei and
also sing a Japanese song. Harry
Dunn, former officer in the Mer-
chant Marine, will show koda-
chrome films of Japan taken dur
ing the war.
Refreshments will be served.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
The Social WhirI

Visiting California on their va
cation are Miss Amy Hidaka and
Miss Rose Yatagai of Seattle.
GREELEY, Calf, Sept 9-The
new Greeley Buddhist Church was
the scene of a beautiful wedding
on August %. when Anna Yago.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Xago
of Greeley, became the bride of
Joe Nagaki, son Of Mr.. Nagah of
Oregon.
Rev. Tamai performed the single
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

TOKYO, Sept. 9-For the first
time approximately six million
Japanese will be covered by a
Workers Accident Compensation
Law in the near future, It was an
nounced by Allied headquarters re-
Gently. The law will be admins
tered by the Japanese government
and the costs will be borne by the
employers.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Classified Ads

WANTED: Young girl or woman TO
do housework. No cooking. Pri-
vate room. Excellent salary.
PR. 1425.
WANTED: Young girl for gift
wrapping department at Fried
lander & Son. Six days week.
Call MA. 1870.
WANTED: Two girls for light
housework. No cooking or wash
ing. Private room aud bath.
Live In. Day and q half off q
week. PR. 6S52.
WANTED: Experienced power ma
chine operators. Highest wages,
steady york. Overtime. Apparel,
Inc. AL sth Avenue North.
MA. 1854.
HELP WANTED: Female. Board
room, and compensation for
school or working girl in ex-
change for light duties. EA.Sss4.
WANTED: Experienced power ma
chine operators. Highest wages,
steady work. Overtime. MA
9064.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

ring service. The bride was given
in marriage by her father.
Following the service a reception
was held in the Tokunaga resi-
dence after which the couple left
for their honeymoon to California.
They will make the.r home in Ore
gon.
Baishakunin were Mr.. and Mrs.
X. Murata of Kersey, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Mayeda of Longmount and Mr..
and Mrs. x. Miyasaki of Lafayette.
Miss Kiyo Nagai, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Sadayo Nagai. will become
the bride of Mr.. Kazuo Shorty
Ono, son Of Mr.. Roy Ono, at 8 pm.
this Saturday, Sept. 10 in the Japa-
nese Methodist church.
Miss Nagai will be attended by
Mrs. Hideko Yada, matron of no.
nor. and the Misses Mary Iwasaki
and Anna Nagai, bridesmaids. Best
man will be Mr.. Joe Nagai, and
the ushers will be Mr.. Frank Tsu-
boi and Mr.. Joe Yada.
After the wedding, a reception
will be held in education hall, adj
jacent to the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hood Shiogi and
their son will reside permanently
in Seattle. They lived In Port
land before the evacuation.
Miss M h ko Nakawatase,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tosuke
Nakawatase of Seattle announced
her engagement to Mr.. George Ma
sac Osawa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Y. Osawa, also of this city,
before her close friends last Sun
day afternoon at Maneki.
Those attending the announce
ment party were Mrs. Shiz Naka-
watase, and the Misses Barbara
Oki, Rosie and Kazuko Osawa, Yo-
neko Yoshimoto, Fumi Ishikawa
and Mary Yamanishi.
Miss Nakawatase is an active
member of the Lotus YBA. Mr..
Osawa is an ETO veteran.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding as yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Honkawa of
Montana are planning to make
Seattle their permanent home.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Church Notices

BAPTIST
$3.50 a. m Sunday School.
II a. m.-Nisei worship service.
7:30 p. m.-BYF.
CONGREGATIONAL
GAS a.m.-Sunday School.
II a.m.-Christian Endeavor.
II a.m.-Issei service.
MARYKNOLL
% a. m. and 1890 a. m.-Low
Mass.
Benediction viii be held follow
Ing 1880 Mass.
NICHIREN
II a. m Young People.
2 p. m.-Japanese Service.
BUDDHIST
1000 a. m. Kindergarten
Glasses.
HOO a. m.-Young Peoples Serv-
ice.
ST. PETERS
II q. ui--ouuudy 0CiiOOi.
II a. m.--Morning worship ser.
METHODIST
Gas a. m.-Church service.
1000 a. m.-Lssei service.
11:00 a. m.-Nisei.
l1-Morning Worship Service
PRESBYTERIAN
9:15 to $50 a.m.-Teacher's Pre-
prayer service.
$3.50 to II a.m.-Sunday school
for beginners. juniors, primaries,
Intermediates, and young married
couples.
II a.m.Nisei morning worship SER
vice in gym. Speaker will be &C.
orge Uomoto. Issei morning worship
service in church proper. Rev.
James Cuthbertson will speak.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Yoslino yama,
Mine no shira yuki
Funi wake te,
Irinishi hito wo
Koi shitau.


In quaint Nara where once the
tycoons of the Fujiwara clan made
merry amidst the glory of renais-
sance In art and literature, lonely
heart thus penned these verses to
the Adonis of her heart. Only the
moon, sedate, stood witness as it
hung low to peep at her Venus fig
ure through the f1uttering pink OF
gossamer cherry blossoms.
And If love, romance and Joy are
your diet for mental and spiritual
rcjuvenation, you will want to read
chapter from the life of Hama
chiyo who sang
Hama wa Kirishima,
Tabako wa kokubu;
Moete agaru wa
Ohara ha
Sakura jima.
Before her stood Mount Full,
clad in the lily-white robe of I'M
tainted snow. The "tsubame" day
coach sped on past Numazu, on to-
ward Kyoto, where she knew she
would be spending the next few
years as a geisha. shorn Of a bud
ding love, torn away from the car
essing warmth of home, sweet
home.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

The, Coast Guard needs men
who want active assignments. For
full information apply to your near
est Coast Guard Recruiting Office
at the New World Life Building,
624-2nd and Cherry Streets, Sc
attic, Washington. Phone: Seneca
29O2.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Christian Group
Will Convene

The Christian Friends for Racial
Equality will meet Tuesday, Sept
ember is, in the Olivet Congrega-
tional Church, Graham and Beacon
SITS.
Mrs. Waltner Hiltner, program
chairman, announces that Miss
Ruth Manca win tell of the jack
son st. Community Council, its de-
velopment and plans.
News from the countrywide ra-
cial front will be given at 7:30 pm.
with the main program, music and
refreshments following.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Japan's At Batto Again

pro set-up was dropped because of
the wartime governments austerity
rules, while amateur ball was car
ried on in a reduced scale. But the
game was not referred to as base
boru" then, the high-ups insisted
it be called "ya-kyu."
Today, James states. baseball is
Japans number enc sport, out
drawing even sumo. But initiation
is playing heck with equipment
prices while the admission is quite
low compared to American stand :
ards. Which is probably why the
pro teams do not make money. But
they have no worries since they are
mostly sponsored by newspapers
and big business firms, like the To-
kyo Express and Railway Com
pany and Nikimoto the Pearl King.
These sponsors apparently mark up
the costs as advertising expenses.
Japanese-madc balls patterned af-
ter American standards that used
to sell for 4 yen per dozen pre-
war, now cost 100 yen each. Bats
jumped from five yen to 100, and
new gloves, limitations of the latest
imports GIs are using, cost 500 yen.
Babe Ruth and Splendid
Happy Hit
Japanese are mostly good field
no hit" experts hut there are excep-
lions. Top sluggers of the pros is
Hiroshi Oshita, left fielder for To-
kyo Flyers. Known as Japan's
Babe Ruth, he led the pro loop
with 20 round-trippers last year
and is way ahead this year.
Oshita and his hitting mates
were partial to the Louisville
Slugger bats before the war. O.
shita priced a bat given to him
by the American Babe himself,
but 1t broke during a wartime
game.
Now Japan's Babe Ruth bangs
out his homers with Japanese
bat branded splendid Happy
Hit"
Sawamura Of the Tokyo Giants
James says the standard of bail
in Japan is not terrifically high
as yet, but there are hopes in the
country that some Schoolboy Sawa-
muras will rise out of the sandlots
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Farley to Study
Fish Safeguards

Delegates to the Pacific Fisher
les Conference now in session in San
Francisco will decide what fish
ing industry safeguards they want
written into the Japanese treaty.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS

George Koyama, legal. Loomis,
Calf, and Annie Shimasaki, legal,
Auburn.
Harry H. Nakata, 80, 651 Jackson
St., and Yeiko Higashi, %, 105-A Il
Ave. 8.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Woman to Direct
Labor Unit

TOKYO, Sept. 9-On the eve Of
becoming the first woman to as
sumo a major government post,
Mrs. Kijue Yamakawa, So, said Ja-
panese woman have yet to become
the social equals of their husbands.
Mrs. Yamakawa will take over
the dictatorship Of the new labor
ministry's bureau of women and
juvenile affairs.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
BIRTHS

Mrs. Mack Yamamoto, 1l403
Sixth Ave. S.W., a body in Provi-
dece hospital.
Mrs. Duncan Tsuneishi. $40 26th
Ave, a girl, also in Providence
hospital.
Mrs. Chizue Kikuchi, 423 Second
Ave-, boy in Columbus hospital.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

Reason is the life of law; nay,
the common law itself is nothing
else but reason.-Coke.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09

Pity Is the virtue of the law, and
none but tyrants use 1t cruelty. -
Shakespeare.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-09
Macarthur Cites
Christian Gain

TOKYO, Sept. 9-Selection OF the
first Christian prime minister in
Japanese history last May shows
how far Japan has progressed" on
the road of free government and
religious tolerance. General Doug
las Macarthur said this week. Te-
tsu Katayama, leader of the Social
Democratic Party, is the first pre-
mier under the new Constitution.
The forms of law have always
been the graves of buried liberties.
-Tourgee.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

1000, 900 strong. Attended by the
spiritual leaders Of two thirds Of
all eolored ehureh-goers in the ma
ton, the Baptist convention is more
the voice Of Negro America than
any other single force. To its SEES
Sions come the part-time preachers
from backWOods strip-pine churches
topped with crude crosses Of rough
laths, the big-city pastors from
plush-benehed tabernAeles and the
loud-shouting ministers from white
washed store-front churches.
Dating back to l773 when the
first Negro Baptist church in
America was organized at Silver
Bluff near Augusta, Ga, the de-
nomination along with all Negro
religious institutions has n long,
glorious tradition. For the Negro
church In early America was more
than pulpit and pews; 1t was a
rallying ground for slaves who
grasped hungrily for freedom.
The house Of God was u symbol
and soon became a way station for
the Underground Railroad. 1t was
n preacher, Nat Turner, who led
one Of the historic slave revolts
Of the 10th Century. Some plAntA-
tons tried to halt separate church
meetings of Negroes after this re-
bellion but there was no stopping
the message Of the Bible. "Let the
oppressed 60 free" Isaiah $50.
Although one out Of every six
slaves was q Christian prior to
Emancipation, religion was a strong
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

Claude 0 Bie'm1D prssiisu' Of tho
BIsrmun Monument ca with oliiros
dt 642 Lumber LTrh1ngs BI1g Mn
nedpolia. tIfsH his opportunity -
conaF the NinnsIp,Bs
Spokssmun md the 81 Paul Esoot4
81 on their 18Th knntystr1'Y ! have
been q subsTibsr 70 Y0ur pTTs' lor
q number u Tsms Ths Twin Cities
should be poV4 - fsaJ such fine
p1psfs"
TSl. Ma. 090e Evenings Ma. 27ll
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

influence in slave shacks.
Church 4 Passive BystandeF
Since those trying. turbulent
days, something seems 20 have
been lost in the Negro church. As
the BaptistS gather their fiock in
Kansas City this month. II Is very
much evident that the onetime
spark that inspired Negro religious
men TO lead their people 10 free
dom has been extinguished.
Today the Negro church Is lag
ging behind a hard-hghtinR, mill
tant, aroused people. Oldest Of all
Negro organiEations-Rnd strong
est in numbers-the church is fail
ing in its obligations 10 spur the
pattle for frst-rate citizenship for
Negroes in America ~ part Of its
responsibility for the spiritual good
health Of its congregations. Be-
yond passing strong and wordy res
buttons at annual conventions, the
,hurch has become virtually 4 pas
i've bystander in the Rll-Out fight
for racial decency in American life.
Every major study Of the Negro
undertaken in the past several dec
AIDES has reflected this trend. Per-
haps the most thorough job Of
analysing the modern Negro
church's weakness was done by
Gunnar Myrdal in his monumental
work, An American Dilemma. He
found: Viewed rs an instrument
Of collective action TO improve the
Negroes position in American so
ciety, the church has been rela-
lively inefficient and uninAuentiAl.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

flowing around YOU as you move
and that you viii like having hips
again, without apologies, The on
ports also predict. and We heartily
agrVc. that you will enjoy the feel
inE 81 showing OF n small. rounded,
taPering waist whether It's an Il.
fusion or the real you.
As the silhouette Of fashion
changes 50 must the basic silhou.
cite change. To achieve the neces-
sary small look around your mid
die some new underpinninRu have
been developed. The waist .whlttleru
feature softly boned satin elastic
and lRcinES down the back much
rs grandmother used to wear, There
Is also the gOred elastic garter bolt
that 10 built up In the waist.
The new line starts at your waiAt
and goes up, rounded and small,
20 a defined and shSpely bosom. The
line below the waist varies with
the kind % silhouette you choose.
II you select full.hippsd Huita or
wide. wide skirtR, you may add 20
your hips by tying on extra hip
pads. by wearing an inside ruffls
below your waist, or n stif, full
petticoat.
II your choice IL u peg topped
skirt you may wear = RirdlS built
with n concentrated waist-Area or
with q light separate waistband.
In afternoon and evening wear
satin and tafYeta are taking over
In n big way.
Strange RS II seems, though other
skirts arc longer. many evening
skirts are Rhortcr-swell above the
ankle, And mighty fetching they
are. too.
with longer skirts more Rtten.
ton will naturally be focused on
your shoes and. happily. tho shoe
designers are turning out aome
really nAtterinR styles not only in
the tip-top high heelr but also In
the low and nRt hoeled shoes.
Goats cloth coats. fur coats, all
kinds 81 coats are going 10 10
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Page 3. Minneapolis SPOKESMAN
Friday, August %, lsAT

10 iit properly over your suita and
dresses and add new grace 10 your
looks, Hooded eoats and wrap
arounds are really the rage. Though
the coat front will be straight the
back will swing and sleeves will b
full and cuffsd or uneuffsd.
lt's whispered that there viii be
another fabric shortage. 10 there
any wondcTf
During la46. timber wolves 10
the number Of AiS were taken In
Minnesota. and 1891 brush wolves.
Average retail price Of bitum-
inouS coal went up ais from the
1899 ton price Of ts.AB 70 tho ieS0
rate Of tlI.2S.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
Competition For Ministers

Competition Is bound to bring
about a change even II the propon-
ents II that old.time religion"
persist In standing pat The facts
are that revival meetings and pro
fessional evAnRelistS are slowly but
certainly beginning 20 fade and
thoughtful. practical sermons TAX
ing hold. The Baptist and Metho-
dist faiths which have long held
firm grip on the majority Of
Negro church-gOer are now fac
ing inroRds from the Catholic
church. which Is making n strong
bid for Negro membership with
its program Of profesEed non
segregation and community action
lin 1916 Catholics gained an aver
age Of q Negro converts per day Il.
But the biggest threat 20 the In
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
guidance,

Unhappily as yet the clerEymen
are still a minority. a faint voice
in the wilderness Of too many jack
leg preachers who insist on per
forming" and making the Negro
church a freak show for white
visitors.
II the church Is to take its right
full place in the community. the
reins Of leadership in the rAnkS
81 the big Negro denominations
must he handed over to the we'll
educated, youthful ministers who
have demonstrated In their own
pulpits their ability To bring new
blood and new life into the church
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
Magazine Asks What's
Wrong with Ministers
In COgent Editorial
Editorial in current Ebony MAGAZINE

This month in Kansas City. upwards of 10000 Baptists
gather from all points the nation for the annual BAPTIST
Convention, Incorporated
is more than just religious gathering the Missouri
city This the yearly meeting of the largest and potentially
most powerful Negro organization the word-moFe than
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
OGsCRnrm
|M>Ofyou
By Idalle SuYocK'

Rumor has il that women. for the most part, are u bit
least quite anxious the twist things have
taken the fashion world Fashion experts say you can't
be - lSStyear G and expect feel and be tune with
the times.
They predict you will like the feel Of longer fuller skirt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
Challenge OF The Times

The BRptists meeting in Kansas
City this month will have an OPP
portunity 20 face staunchly the
challenge Of modern times. In their
ranks are many outstanding clergy
men who have made their own
churches leading community insu-
tutions. They have recognized their
function rs more than just INNER.
sion Of converts at baptisms and
preaching q sermon every Sunday.
They have been able TO make their
places Of worship genuine com
munity centers 70 which people Of
all denominations can look for
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

quite full--volumihOus. that Ia. And
indeed they viii have to bo IN order