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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Face Many Dangers
in Postal Service

changed since the pre-revolutionary
days when stage-coach mail took
six weeks TO 90 from Boston to
Philadelphia. An Inspector. report
Ing on the efficiency OF the colonial
service at that time. remarked that
the public good was the sole In
ducement for taking so much trou-
bic as we do
when Benjamin Franklin was
made deputy postmaster general OF
the British colonies in 1853. condI-
tlons were promptly improved.
Weekly trips between Philadelphia
and Boston were started. the time
was cut In half. and new routes
were opened. The postage rate.
however. remained high-forty dol
lars (S40) for three letters from
Falmouth. Maine. to Bostonl In
1875 the continental congress ap-
pointed Franklin postmaster gen
eral OF the thirteen American col
onies. lie had previously franked
his letters Free. B. Franklin but
now he changed this to B. Free
Franklin
Through the years following the
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Craf's Sister Ship
Nears Completion

In the LX-i.o include an electric
nft 20 facilitate loading sus IN
loading the cargo and huge wheels
affixed TO the pilots gondola and
the lower On 10 aid 10 handling.
These wheels can be turned In
any direction.
The LX.129 viii be the first Ger
man alrshlp on which smoking Is
permissible. This has been made
possible by the introduction as a
lifting agent OF helium gas. hlther-
10 confined 10 United States air
ships The smoking room viii be
situated on the lower. or ''B" deck.
equipped with double doors and a
yerltahle "slnIce" through which
smokers must pass entering or de-
parting. Thus the FIRE hazard win
be reduced 10 the absolute mini
mum.
After the stern portion has been
finished. the suit" OF the LZ-i29
will be tailored. The pants" al
ready have been completed, a total
OF 5000 square meters OF cotton.
linen material compared with the
e0.OoO OF the Graf. The Zeppelin
works has specifically barred silk
or wool covering after becoming
convinced after long experience that
silk or artificial silk is not sufil-
clently waterproof, and wool lack
Ing In elasticity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Work Rushed on Air Liner
at Zeppelin Works.

FriedrichEhAfen. Germany. - LIZ
10. the bigger and better sister OF
the Graf Zeppelin. rapidly Is pro
crossing In construction. Al pres
ent the extremely important ques-
ton Of motors Is In the last stage
Of discussion n the constructors
can make up their minds soon the
newest dirigible may be ready this
fall for It's maiden trip.
By July. 1893. the mld-section Of
the dirigible. with eight principal
and - auxiliary ribs and a total
length Of III meters. was finished.
By September i6o meters OF frame
work were ready. and since that
time work has been pushf until al
present only the stern skeleton,
with It's complicated steering ap.
paraius. remains 20 be set In posi-.
ton.
Without the stern section. the
ship measures $50 meters The
completed length viii be 24s meters.
Is meters longer than the Graf.
Despite the only slightly greater
length. however. the LZ-129 viii
have almost double the gas ca.
paclty OF the Graf. Its circumfer-
ence viii be 4l-20 meters. compared
with 30.52 for the Graf Zeppelin.
making for a respective carrying ca
pacity Of 100000 as against 10000
cubic meters
Meantime the interior construc-
ton Is rapidly progressing. The
passenger cabins are well along ;
piping is at present being laid for
hot and cold water. As an innova-
tlon. the used water win not be dis
charged. but win be conducted 10
a special tank as ballast
Cther Innovations 10 be installed
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Lights of New York ByL l. STEVENSON

When the Fusion administration
came into power and Gen. John F.
Organ was appointed police COM
missioner, there was big upheav-
al In the department OF all the
high ranking officers. but one was
retained in his old capacity. That
one was John Sullivan, assistant
chief inspector In charge OF detec-
tives. His record was gone over
with a fine tooth comb. II was
found that through a dozen admin
Istrations he had fought for hon
esty In the department. II was
found also that his service from
the very beginning had been
combination OF courage and intelli-
gence. Back In 1908, he stopped
runaway horse before II dashed
into a group OF school children. He
was In a hospital for weeks with
broken kneecap. He solved a puZ-
zllng series OF robberies by work
ing on his own time and capturing
three holdup men single-handed-
That brought him his first promo
ton. He trapped a petty politician
who was swindllng housewives
and was promoted again. AS re-
suit OF high honors in an examina-
tion, he became captain of detec-
tiyes. Since then he has solved
crimes with no other evidence than
a knot or a broken key. His name
seldom appeared In the newspa-
pers. He was never that kind OF
detective.
There are many Sullivan anec-
dotes. even II be won't talk about
himself. He Is given credit for
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
T hat Body
of Yours
Making Hair Grow

JAMES W. BARTON. NJ. D.

a COUPLE of years ago Or. II.
y. BenEston IN the Journal OF
the American Medical Association
gave a list of a number Of people
Oh whose head he had been able 10
induce a new growth OF hair.
Doctor Bengston was careful 10
say that these were not cases IN
which the hair had gradually dis.
appeared. but cases due 10 Illness or
shock
Despite this statement be Was be
selged by thousands OK bald-headed
people and by hundreds ot others
anxious 70 secure his method and
sell II 10 the world.
As matter OF fact Doctor Beng.
stou made no secret ot his method
lie simply stated THAI he used the
extract from the tiay pituitary
gland. no larger than a pea. which
Is situated In the floor of the skull
Since the announcement other IN.
vestigRtors have been using this
pituitary extract on ordinary cases
OF loss OF hair without any real sue
cess
Ia cases whore the loss Of hair
came In patches and finally all the
hair was lost. the use Of the pltu.
!tary extract has been successful In
some cases and a failure In others.
That other glands may have
something 10 DO with the growth or
loss of hair IS quite possible, even
probable. but until this has been
definitely proven vel have 20 use
the method now recommended by
skin and hair specialists 20 pre-.
serve the hair and keep 8, healthy
The comb and brush should be
kept clean and the comb should be
such as not 10 tear the hair or
wound the scalp. good comb has
It's teeth smooth and vide apart
and their tips are blunt
Hair brushes should have their
bristles set wide apart The brush
should be stiT enough to allow one
to brush the hair and scalp vigor.
ously without Injury.
Prof. william A. Pusey. Univer
slty Of Illinois. says that brushing
the hair IL of arst importance In
the toilet Of the scalp and hair. II
cleans both. Il makes the hair
smooth and glossy and Il stimulates
the scalp. The hair should be
brushed twice daily; this brushing
should be continued for a few min.
utes at leagt--uutil the hair Il
smooth and glossy and until theirs
Is a pleasant feeling 81 "llfe- In the
scalp
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
The Sinuses

a LMOST every day the average
II physician ls asked about the ST.
muses. In the face. because sinus
trouble Ia now quite widespread.
AZ matter of fact. the average
cold In the head Is sinus trouble.
but fortunately the cold clears up
before any pus Is formed. and the
openings OF the sinuses into the
nose are therefore not blocked
What are the slnusesl
The sinuses are simply little cavi-
ties or caverns In the bones OF the
face which SO adjoln the nose that
they form the sounding box" for
the voice.
AS you know the air comes up the
wind pipe from the lungs, strikes
against the vocal cords and noise
or voice occurs. The voice. how
ever. needs resonance" or sounding
box TO give II the proper tone or ex-
preston. and this Is the purpose OF
the slnuses.
You get an idea OF what value
the sinuses are 10 the voice when
the sinuses are blocked by the
common cold. or II you close your
nostrlls with your fingers and speak.
There Is simply a dat sound with
out any ring or resonance 10 IL
There are three set OF sinuses on
each side OF the face adjoining the
nose. opposite the cheek, the eye,
and the forehead just above the
eye.
The main point TO remember
about these sinuses Is that they
are all connected with the nose by
small openings, and have the same
lining or mucous membrane as the
nose.
In fact the easiest way TO get the
idea is 10 think OF the lining OF the
nose extending into these sinuses,
just as the door OF hall in home
might extend into the rooms adjoln-
ing the hall. Now just as water
spilled on the floor OF this hall viii
flow along the floors into the rooms,
SO a cold started on the lining OF
the nose extends along this lining
into the sinuses, and causes sinus
tits.
A change OF temperature, change
from the outdoors TO the indoors,
the eating Of certain foods, the pol
len Of plants. and various other in
stances, inhame the mucous men,
brane or lining OF the nose, and the
Individual develops a cold"
Fortunately, in most cases the cold
simply irritates the lining and in
creases a flow OF water. II this wa
ter is damned back, thickens. and
organisms increase within 1t, pus
Is formed. This is really sinusitis.
tCopyriEht.)-wNUs Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Observatories of World to
Take Measurements.

Loudon Headed By Or II. spen.
crr Jones. the astronomer royal
eistfy seven obs-rvainrles through.
out TIE worid are now making 3 CO
operative survey 90 discover the
weight - the moon nud determine
the scale ~ the entire solar sys-
TEN four times more accurately
than at present
Tie planet Eros is being used as
the key % fhe solutions
The international Astronomical
ur'on. under the craftsmanship %
Doctor Jones. Is looking after the
little plane; Eros which three
years rso made ifs nearest approach
90 the earth-a distance of some
sixteen million miles
Although Eros IS My about
twenty miles across. O. is the only
planet witch = hrish. enough and
comes near enough 20 the earth FOR
. i,s position 90 Do surveyed.
Proelsr, Battling.
Bot the ~basrllnc- - this celcs-
tial survey f. nothing less than the
diameter o, the earth. and when
the astronomers have completed
their task they Viii have weighed
the moon. a feat which has always
. been regarded as extremely baf-
ding. and determined the scale %
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04

A uew hat may be a luxury. but
IN the springtlme Il becomes an abb
soluie necessity. Here are two stun
ninE chapeaux which anyone can
certainly afford. for the material
costs but \ few cents. as either may
be cr0cheied from one fold OF crepe
paper. The way u ls done. the
crepe paper Is cut into strips
stretched and twisted and then GRO.
cheted ike any regular yarn. and
presto you have one of the good
looking uew ''straws" of the sea
son. II you want your bat 10 be
waterproof. there Is waterre-
pellant solution with which 20 brush
iis surface when finished. The model
az the top Is one % the very chic
Henry-the- Eighth off-the-face types.
now 50 fashionable. The halo" be
low has the hlown-oT the-faee look
In keeping with the new wlndblown
movement in the spring silhouette.
Paiou and Suzy. 10 mention only
two OF the famous Partisan design
ers. are showing smart hats OF this
type IN their current collections
You viii find the halo very natter-
Ing. II you are young and very
modern try setting your hat far
hack 10 show the haIrllne and you
win he delighted with your renec-
ton In the mirror.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04

Revolution the history OF the Post
followed closely the history of the
pioneers. Less than 100 years ago
there was still no overland mail to
California. The Mormons In Utah
had a messenger system OF their
own. and there were few post
Offices like the one at Ash Creek,
Neb. This was n trapper's cabin
where letters were left TO be car
rled on by the next traveller who
came along. often letters we're
stuck in notched sticks beside the
trail on the chance that they would
be picked up by some one return
ing eastward.
"With the excitement OF the
great gold rush In lS40 everything
moved rapidly. including the mail.
There was soon regular service.
run by Feramorz Little and his
wagon train. between Fort Lara
mle. Wyo., and Salt Lake City.
Even as late as 1858. Fort Laramie
was Denver's nearest post office.
and the men who staked out claims
near Pixies peak had to send 200
miles for news from home. In 1860
the daring riders Of the Pony Ex-
press reduced the distance between
San Francisco and St Joseph, Mo-.
TO the amazing time of eight days:
and nine years later the silver
spike was driven which complet-
ed the first transcontinental rail-
road"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Farmer Finds Mill
After 15O-Mile Hunt

Grantsburg, Wis.-Frang And
srson. Frederic (Wis.) farmer,
-ecently completed a 15O-mile
rip in search of a gr.st mill
where he might have a load Of
grain ground into -four.
The circuit embraced nine
towns and two states. He found
hat In each case mills were con-
gerted into power plants, fish
1atcheries and other projects or
we're out Of operation. Despair
lngly, he started the long trek
homeward, only to discover a
nnI suitable to his purpose In a
village % miles away.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Thiefs Fingers Clipped
by 9OO-Pound Monument

Cuba, y. "a thief who at
tempted TO steal monuments from
the Lunburg granite plant left def.
mite clews TO his identity. A deputy
sheriff. investigating the attempted
robbery. found three fingers, clipped
OF at the first joint under 900
pound stone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Shovel 10 Cruteh

Springdale. Mont--When Edward
Bonebrighi. farmer. broke his leg
he improvised a crutch from a
shovel ard hobhied three miles for
medical aid.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04

knowing every gangster In New
York. Some time ago, government
agents spent six months and lot
OF money looking for a member OF
the late Frank Yale's gang. The
police department wasn't asked for
help but finally in desperation, one
of the government men appealed to
Sullivan. He walked over to
boarding house across the street
and brought back the fugitive. His
memory for places and localities Is
as good as IL is for faces. He con-
ducts the lineup and has obtained
many a confession because sus-
pect has slipped in giving his ad-
dress, II being highly disconcert-
Ing TO have a slx-foot inspector
with a piercing gray eye fling back,
You're lying, that place Is a va
cant lot"
Inspector Sullivan's opinion Of
criminals is not high. In his opin-
ion, the old saying that there Is
honor among thieves Is all wrong.
Once an interviewer asked him
about the code of the underworld.
"Code Of the UNDERWORLD" snapped
the inspector. That's the bunk.
Criminals are dirty rats with no
courage and no honor"
On one OF the coolest days Of the
year, / saw Joseph p. Day, who
has sold so much New York real
estate he doesn't know the total
value, walking along the street
with no overcoat, and duly men,
toned the fact. Now / learn that
Mr.. Day, who was sixty years old
last September, hasn't worn an
oyercoat in the last 25 years. He
carries 100000 life insurance
and is a director In the Metropoll-
tan Life Insurance company.
Brass rails are TdlHeI SCdICt HOHs
For a while, they were plentiful.
Not only were they available for
customers of hold-over speakeasies
but a number of proprietors Of
legal places, despite the rules
against vertical drinking, put in
bars. The alcoholic beverages con-
troll board took no action until re-
Gently. Then word went around
that If the bars didn't come down,
the licenses would. So there were
many alterations and sitting and
drinking now is the order Of the
day and night Even in most of
the clubs, bars are only for service
and not for leaning and elbow
resting purposes.
Subway eavesdrOpping: shes
so stuck on herself that when she
didn't win that beauty contest, she
went around saying the judges
were crooked"
G. Bell syndlcate.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Witherite Mined With Coal

Witherite, a metal four or five
times as valuable as coal, was dis
covered In a coal mine in County
Durham, England, and the two min
erals mined at the same time.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Smiths Co TO School

Isinnbul. - Turkish blackSmlths
will be required 10 attend n school
and pass examinations before they
may practice their trade.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Points ou, Error.

A number of observatories are
now taking advantage of Doctor
Wltts work.
The nnnl answer" Doctor Jones
said. "wlll be. not the distance of
Eros from the earth. bot the dis
gance of the sun from the earth
The possible error Is DOW about
l0.co0 miles IN 100000 miles We
hope 20 reduce Il to quarter Of
this ngure.
-An other distances In the solar
system will be similarly affected
and we also wIll know the mass Of
the moon witb greater accuracy.
The mass of the moon comes into
nearly all astronomers calculations
This Is because the earth as well
as the moon Is always moving round
their common center % gravity
which Is about 3.0o miles up to-
wards the moon from the center Of
the earth. In fact. the moons graTi-
tailon IL pulling the earth. as well
as the earth's tho moon"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Adventures Are Not Con
fined to Air Mail Alone.

washiugton.-A vivid picture OF
the dangers and thrills Of flying
the air mail has been Impressed
upon the American public during
the past month. This picture Is
only one OF long series lllustrat-
Ing the history OF the postal serv-
Ice.
The winter struggle against
storm and ice. driving snow and
sub-zero weather Is shared alike by
the mail pilot aloft. the Alaskan
musher with his ploddlng dog team.
and countless carriers on rural
routes In western aud middle.west
ern states" says a bulletin from
the National Geographic society.
In Alaska there Is as yet no
federal air mail service. Through
private enterprise some mail Is
carried by plane. but the winter
service stin relies mainly upon
dogs and sledS. One OF the long.
est dog mail routes Is the G50-mIle
run from Koizebue 10 Point Barrow
Uncle Sans northernmost post
Office The mail team leaves Point
Barrow early In November. as soon
as there Is snow enough for travel.
and Is expected TO complete the
round trip OF 1900 miles by Christ
mas. So regular Is the arrival OF
the north-bound Christmas mail
that II rarely dlsappolnts the chill
dren Of Point Barrow.
Supply Own Dog Team.
"On one OF the more southerly
routes. from Nenana 10 IdItarod. a
distance OF about $50 miles. a week
ly service Is maintained. For each
round trip. requiring 81 days. the
pay is SsG4. Over 900 pounds OF
mail and supplies are carried. so
the driver seldom has the luxury
I Of riding.
~Some OF the most dangerous
and difficult routes are much near
er home than the barren lands OF
Alaska. Records OF the Post Office
I department show one OF the worst
I to be from Sandusky. Ohio. to the
nearby Islands In Lake Erie Win
/ ter storms In this district are Sc
we're. and ice conditions sIngularly
1 treacherous.
"a similar route In Lake MIchi-
gan, known as Deaths Door. runs
from Ellison bay TO Detroit har-
/ Dor, wisconsin. Then there is the
/ Idaho route from Rocky Bar TO At
lanta. Carriers there make the win
ter trips on snowshoes. packing 80
pounds OF mail.
"The smooth speed OF city dellv-
cry is In sharp contrast to these
tales OF persistent and courageous
effort. One OF the most efficient
systems is New York clty's blow
gun mali which handles half the
letters received In the metropolis.
Beneath the streets OF Manhattan
are 81 miles OF parallel, pneumatic
tubes. Through these tubes at In
tervals OF ten seconds. shoot car
riers. each holding 400 letters. and
travelling at a rate OF 80 miles an
hour. They are propelled by com
pressed air.
Worlds Biggest Business.
THE United States postal service
today is the biggest business in the
world. employing over 232, ZOO
workers; but its purpose has not
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Astronomers Will
Check Moon Weight

the entire solar system four times
more accurately.
The astronomers commenced their
surrey 10 1925 and hope TO com
plcie their job By 1898
The nrst task Doctor Jones eI-
planned In an Interview. was 20
work out the expected path ot Eros
scross The Eky.
IL vas then necessary 20 obtain
as accurately as possible the posi-.
tlon of some 90 background stars
near which Eros would pass in It's
track Hrsi across the northern hemi
sphere and then south across the
southern sky.
Prom October. 1900. 90 May. 1891.
the eighty seven obseTyaiories we're
engaged in taking photographs Of
Eros Mos; of the photographs did
not include enough reference stars
from which the position of Eros
could be measured. 80 further So
ries of photographs had 20 be taken.
In the meantime" added Doc
tor Jones. Doctor Witt. the Berlin
astronomer. who fret discovered
Eros has just completed n cnlcula-
ton of what its observed path would
have looked ike from the center Of
the earth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04

Subway eavesdrOpping she's
so stuck on herself that when she
didn't win that beauty contest, she
went around saying the judges
were crooked"
G. Bell syndlcate.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Worlds Biggest Business.

THE United States postal service
today is the biggest business in the
world. employing over $4,000
workers; but its purpose has not
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04

There are many Sullivan anec-
dotes, even II be won't talk about
himself. He Is given credit for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-26
SALESMAN REPORTS
 BUSINESS GOOD IN
 SOUTHEAST ALASKA

Lisle F. Hebert, Alaska repre- sentative of the s h W bacher Hardware Company of Seattle, ar rived on the Yukon from busi- ness trip covering all Southeast Alaska ports, including the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island.
 MT. Hebert reports a great in crease in business since the restor- ation of a regular shipping sched- ule, and if it were not for the fact that so much merchandise is tied up on unloaded ships in San Francisco and San Pedro har- bors, his company would have had banner year in Alaska business.
 MT. Hebert will remain in Ju- neau for the next week or 10 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-26
WIVES, FAMILIES OF TALLAPOOSA MEN ARE
 GUESTS ON CRUISE

Lieut.. Commander Fletcher w. Brown, commanding officer of the U. s. Coast Guard cutter Talla- pcosa was host yesterday after noon to the wives and families of the personnel of the ship on a cruise to Taku Glacier and the scene of the Islander salvage work.
 The TaIlapoosa left here with the party aboard at o'clock yes- terday morning and returned to Juneau at 2::30 o'clock in the after noon A cold buffet luncheon was served aboard at noon and a thor cughly enjoyable time was had by everyone. Weather was ideal and even though no large pinnacles of ice fell from Taku Glacier during the time the ship was there. the day was pronounced perfect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-26
JUNEAU BUSINESS
 MEN RETURN FROM
 EXTENSIVE CRUISE

Jack Burford and Bert Caro- re- turned last night at 1:30 o'clock from an extensive trip over the territory tributary to Juneau on the motorship Pacific, Capt. Paul Kegel, master.
 Business was reported to be good and fine trip was enjoyed by the two local business men.
 From Juneau, they went to Pet ersburg, Port Alexander, Warm Springs and Sitka, stopping in at every fox island and cannery along the route. They were away two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-26
KELIIETT-KOSLOSKY
 MARRIAGE IN SITKA

Miss Jean Kellett, of Seattle, and Leo A. Koslosky, of Anchorage were to be married in Sitka today. The couple left Juneau on the Kenai last night for that city.
 Miss Kellett arrived on the Yu- kon from Seattle and MT. Koslosky came in on the Aleutian several days ago.
 Miss Kellett taught school for the past two years in Nome, and previous to that for two years in Anchorage, where they met MT. Koslosky is the son of I Koslosky, fur merchant and busi- ness man of Anchorage, and is associated with his father in the firm of I. Koslosky and Sons.
 They will make their home in Anchorage