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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
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MERRE j u N
Britain Buying 10000 Combat
Planes in U. S. >. Hope Psyche
logical Effect on German People
May Hasten Peace.
Bv DREW PEARSON
and ROBERT ALLEN

WASHINGTON knew that
Lord Riverdale, co-ordinator of Brit
ish air defense, was in Washington
several days ago.
What Riverdale reported was that
the French and British now have
patched up their argument over
strategy, and the British have ac-
cepted the French thesis that in the
last analysis this war must be
fought out in the air.
The factor which finally Influenced
this policy was the now recognized
failure of the British blockade. More
and more German merchant ships
have been slipping through.
AS result of all this, Lord River
dale flew to Canada and the United
States to arrange for the largest air
plane manufacturing campaign in
the history of the world. In the
United States alone, Britain will buy
10000 combat planes.
simultaneously the British are
stepping up their own airplane pro-
duction, now 1000 a month, so that
by March or April they will be
turning out 1000 planes monthly.
One reason the British are partic-
ularly banking upon the American
planes is because of their effect
upon German psychology. So far
the German people have discounted
any air offensive from the Allies.
However, British government lead
ers believe that not even the most
efficient Nazi censors can keep from
the German people the impact of
what the purchase of 10000 Ameri-
can planes will mean.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

LlOll W IllC val lOOS
territorial divisions.
None of the five or six except Mr..
Jackson and Mr.. Farley is burdened
with fitness for the job. The Presi-
dent could have selected as well
from any place in the nation-in-
Guiding Samoa and Guam.
Harry Hopkins is good egg but
he doesn't have the foggiest notion
about commerce.
Mr.. Roosevelt is his own secre-
ta.y of the treasury and of the navy,
and, insofar as it is the partisan
political job of the cabinet, his own
postmaster general. Mr.. Farley has
eaten the smoke of his own inward
fires, taken his wounds, done his
job as far as he was permitted
and never released squawk. In
that case alone it was question
between ability and locality and if
there had been eight other New
Workers, Jim couldn't have been
omitted.
Then there is Muddom Perkins,
but she is there to represent not a
state but sex. There is no doubt
that she is a woman.
Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't care much
for able men, but he does care pain
fully for complacent men. If a man
is able and good yesser his ability
might not disqualify him, unless it
happened to be so great that he
took some of the spotlight. Then Mr..
Roosevelt would crack him down or
sew him up as he did so cleverly
to Pretty Boy Paul McNutt, who has
been as neatly and completely bum
died as caterpillar in a cocoon.
Mr.. jackson falls in the first class
discussed here-great ability and fit
ness for the job and second to none
as yesSer.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

of bashfulness. A believe-it-or-not
item in this era of ring boastfulness.
He doesn't term every opponent
"bum," and he doesn't promise to
fatten him in the first round.
He won the middleweight title
from Freddie Steele on July 26, 1898,
lost it to Solly Krieger the latter
part of the year, and then regained
his laurels by stopping Krieger in
the fourth round of a return con-
test in Seattle on June ~, 1899.
When Hostak accomplished this feat
he did something no middleweight
has achieved since Ketchell took
back his crown from Papke in 1908.
Crowd Pleaser
Win or lose, Hostak is a popular
fighter. When he climbs into the
ring his shyness is shed with his
robe. He's in there for one purpose
and that's to tag his opponent as
rapidly as possible. He has as
much raw courage as any fighter
in the ring today. In his 15-round
fight with Krieger in 1888 he fin
ished the last 10 rounds with both
hands broken, still trying for a
knockout.
The New York Boxing commits
sion, which moves in mysterious
ways, has refused to recognize Hos
talks claim to the title. It's blessing
has been bestowed upon Ceferino
Garcia of the Philippines and Los
Angeles. The National Boxing as
sociation recognizes Hostak as the
champion. The controversy has
caused widespread dissension, par
ticularly on the Pacific coast. Most
ring addicts claim that the Seattle
fighter is head and shoulders above
the Philippine brawler.
Eddie Marine is Hostak's manag-
er, and their relationship calls to
mind innumerable magazine fiction
stories. It's the ancient tale of the
manager who discovers an unknown
lad, sees his latent possibilities,
trains him carefully for months, then
springs him on an unsuspecting
world. Of course the unknown
fighter goes on to win the worlds
championship. The story wouldn't
be complete without that final touch.
That's the story of Marino and
Hostak. 1t may be stereotyped.
Undoubtedly it is. But the pair
could serve as blueprint for the
much-used plot. It's just luck that
they haven't been sued for plagiar-
ism by some budding author.
Marine discovered Hostak back in
1880. He noticed a kid who slipped
into his Tacoma, WASH, gym to
punch the bag. He liked the kid,
saw promise in him. He obtained
Father Hostak's consent and start
ed supervising Al's training. For
nine months Al did nothing but shad-
ow box, punch the bag and drill in
basic maneuverS.
When Eddie Marine decided his
boy was ready for action he turned
him loose The result is history-a
story which saw the unknown kid win
the worlds championship. He kept
the plot unchanged.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

NEW YORK. AL Smith
! jingles coins in his left
pocket and the duke of Windsor
straightens his necktie. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt jerks his head
sideways.
Call them habits, manner
isms or just plain nervous
ness, but they're among the
Distinguishing features you've no.
ticed when famous men make
speeches or appear before the news
reel camera. Most of us, great or
little, are thumb twiddlers, button
twisters, arm swingers or fist clench-
ers in our forgetful moments.
This Is the Point
A widely known Boston professor
used to enter his classroom holding
a short, well-sharpened pencil which
he twirled as he talked.
CHOW this" he would say at in
tervals, "is the point" Each time
he would jab the pencil at the class,
until his amused students finally
made up sweepstakes on how many
times he'd do it each hour.
The late William Jennings Bryan
combined his mannerism with prac-
ticality. Before his platform APP
pearances he would have someone
bring an old-fashioned dishpan with
a piece of ice to the rostrum. AS
his fiery speech-making warmed him,
Bryan would run the palm of his
hand over the ice, then over his
forehead. To break this routine he
would occasionally step to the front
of the platform, weaving back and
forth while the audience gasped for
fear he would topple into the front
row.
"A Monocle Swinger.
Bertha Wells of Boston, who was
formerly in 'Chautauqua work with
Bryan, recalls the platform gestures
of many other speakers. Dudley
Crafts Watson, director of music at
the Chicago art museum, went
through repeated routine of TAX
ing off his monacle, swinging il
around in his hand and replacing il
to the eye.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
If the Lights Go Out,
Look for a Muskrat!

ADRIAN, MICH.-Twice the head
lights of John Bates car went out
and twice he went to a garage to
have defective wiring replaced. The
third time he suspected that some
strange agency was at work so he
placed trap under the hood-and
caught muskrat which had been
gnawing the wires.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
THERE'S GOLD IN THEM GALS

Most interesting table at the Jack
son day dinner was No. 4, immedi-
ately under President Roosevelt's
nose, and occupied by three of the
wealthiest women in America. They
we're:
Doris Duke Cromwell, wife of the
new minister to Canada and heiress
of the vast Duke tobacco millions.
She is contributor to the Roosevelt
campaign fund.
Ethel DUPONT Roosevelt, daughter
in-law of the President. Her family
owns the biggest munitions and
chemical industry in the world, and
controls the biggest automobile in
dustry-General Motors.
Mrs. Jock Whitney, whose family
owns part of Pan-American anyways
and is one of the oldest of the First
Sixty Families of America"
None over 80 years old, together
they have a finger in sizeable
amount of American wealth. Yet
they are great favorites with Roose-
welt.
And while Speaker Bankhead
opined on the many liberal, if not
radical reforms of the New Deal,
these three looked very bored, but
very, very beautiful.
Florida Ship Canal.
Dynamic Senator Pepper of Flor
ida once again will bring the Florida
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
Last NeWsman to See Borah
Recalls How Lion of Idaho
Kept Mum in 1886 Campaign
Didn't Favor Landon, SO He
Played Ball With Home
State Dems.
BY ROBERT S. ALLEN

by hODERl .. AALGN
fCo-author, with Drew Pearson, of "The
Washington Merry-Go-Round.")
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
IX/ASHINGTON. - The Sen
w ate just doesn't seem the
same without Senator Borah.
He was the first leader I
came to know intimately as a
cub Washington reporter Is
years ago, and saw him last
the day before his fatal acct
dent. I think I am the last news
man he talked to.
1t was late in the afternoon. I
knew that the Presidents message
on the Finnish loan was due the
next day, and I dropped into Borah's
office to get his views. Wrapped in
an army blanket, he was lying on
a couch, reading an article on trade
treaties. He motioned me to chair,
which I pulled up near him. On the
marble mantle directly over him
was a striking new photograph of
himself which he liked very much.
Duty Came First.
Borah looked well, but frail, and
recalling that during the Christmas
holiday he had told me he was think
ing of taking Mrs. Borah south, I
said, "What about your trip"
II guess that's off, Robert" he
replied. "Mrs. Borah won't stay if
I don't, and I can't"
"Why not? Things aren't so active
now. A few weeks of warm wealth
err and sunshine would do you a lot
of good"
eyes, but 1 can't leave. Those
trade treaties are up and I've got
to be on hand to keep an eye on
developments. It's close fight and
we can't take any chances. Iwould
like little rest, but I feel it's my
duty to stay on the job and oppose
this act"
"What about the Finnish loan?" I
asked.
''That's very distressing dilem-
ma for me, Robert" he said, "My
heart goes out to those gallant peo-
pie, but at the same time / have
grave misgivings about lending
money to anyone in Europe. Once
we let down the bars we can't fore
see what it may lead to- We must
keep out of that mess regardless of
our personal sympathies.
Dilemma of 1886.
remember another time when
he was in dilemma. 1t was in 1886.
That spring, at the age of II and
for the first time in his long career,
he decided to make serious try for
the presidency. There was consid-
cradle popular response, but the ma
chine politicians we're against him.
He went to the Cleveland conven-
ton empty-handed-and he knew it.
The night Herbert Hoover made
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
GEN ERAL
JOH N SON
.,J!!.,.!!d!'!!:Hc,'''::.,'
initial Features WNU Sers1
Can't Tell About Dictators .
Stain Might Order Sit-Down
Roosevelt Cabinet Now Chiefly
From New York.
Bv HUGH S. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON. = AS suggested
some weeks before the Finnish cam
paign, the Russian army has a
mush-like quality which offsets some
of the weight of its overwhelming
numbers.
A government can't expect its sol
diers to respect and have confidence
in their generals and other officers
if it has no confidence in them it.
self. That Mr.. Stain has no such
confidence, he has dramatically
proved by lquidating one army
leader after another and other gen.
erals by platoons. 1t is reported
that 10000 subordinate officers have
been executed or dismissed. All i'm
portant commands are accompanied
by political commissars.
You can't operate an army on
such a plan. Comrades can't be
permitted to debate whether they
will attack, stand fast, or run.
Not Enough Equipment.
Considering everything, Joe Sta
Inns military outlook is not so hot.
Nevertheless, we should not fool our
selves about the gallant and master
full defense of Finland. AS more
facts become available, it appears
to have been, on the part of Mar
shall Mannerheim, as brilliant a
campaign as there is on record.
But, in the very nature of things
military, that kind Of thing can't go
on forever.
Lee and Jackson made monkeys
out of the Union generals for three
years, but, except for the possibility
of outside intervention, the end was
certain. Overwhelming numbers and
weight of metal are very likely to
decide the issue in any long pull.
Anything Might Happen.
Furthermore, brilliant as was the
Finnish defense in this campaign,
the day-to-day news of it was mis-
leading. 1t sounds as though the
Firms were completely destroying
new Russian division daily. They
did mop up one and handled others
roughly, but SO much humiliation
simply isn't possible in that kind of
a war. Some of this exaggeration
was due to overlapping stories, but
it is safe bet that the good news
did not suffer any at Finnish hands.
If it were not true that anything
might happen under the dictators,
you could say, on all the precedents,
that Russia will simply have to tune
up a real steam roller and crash
through any resistance that the
Firms can raise. But these gorillas
don't seem to know what is written
in the book of rules. Comrade Sta
lin might settle with Finland for
some face-saving sop, or he might
just dig in and sit. 1t would be no
more strange or unprecedented than
the sit-down war in the west.
With the appointment of Bob Jack
son as attorney general, there will
be five members of the cabinet from
one state-New York-or, if you
count Mr.. Edison, who at least used
to live there, six.
Secretaries Hopkins, Perkins,
Morgenthau and Farley and now
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
Common Sense
About Constipation

A doctor would tell you that the
best thing to do with constipation
is get at its cause. That way you
don't have to endure it first and
try to "cure" it afterward- you
can avoid having it.
Chances are you won't have to
look far for the cause if you eat
the super-refined foods most
people do. Most likely you don't
get enough bulk! And bulk"
doesn't mean lot of food. It
means a kind of food that isn't
consumed in the body, but
leaves a soft 'bulky" mass in the
intestines.
If this is what you lack, try
crisp crunchy Kellogg's All-Bran
for breakfast. It contains just the
"bulk" you need.
EatAl-Bran often, drink plenty
Of water, and "Join the Regulars"
Made by Kellogg S in Battle Greek.
If your condition is chronic, it Is
wise to consult a physician.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

slip CdIldl UelOlS
congress, asking
for action at this
session.
Its proponents
have a new argu-
ment and a new
money plan. Their
money plan has
two alternatives.
One would be for
the federal gov
eminent to under
write bonds of the
Florida ship canal
M
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

brings accurate outline of the de-
sign, and complete directions for
making and painting.
Men, women, boys and girls are
finding this fascinating pastime,
and with each order will be sent
a circular showing many addition
al novelties which you may make
at home.
Today, we are showing designs
that will appeal to flower lovers.
Cut out and paint these clever
designs and they become gay re-
a.istic flower boxes of your own
making. Number 10000, Is cents,
brings you the pattern for these
eight designs along with general
directions.
Send orders to Aunt Martha, Bog
166-W, Kansas City, Mo.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

the attorney gener-
al, all hail from the
Empire state. There
is little to be said for
the fetish of terri
torial representation
on the cabinet if
there is a question
of the best brains
and a b Hit y to b e
weighed against a
question of domicile.
But when there is no
such question, there
is a precedent, hoary
with age, in favor of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

HERE is new department that
1 ! we know is going to meet with
tremendous popularity with our
readers, for it brings you the OPP
portunity Of combining pleasure
and profit. With Jig, coping or
keyhole saw, you may cut these
designs from wallboard, plywood
or thin lumber. Each pattern
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
Speaking of Sports
Hostak Proves
Worthy King Of.
Middleweights
By ROBERT McSHANE

(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
A S RARE as Russian victories in
Finland are boxers who can
stiffen opposition with one punch.
They're the answer to managerial
prayers; the pot of gold at the
rainbow's end and the royal flush
of the caulif1ower game.
Down through the years the
search has been constant for good
fighters who could land One-punch
knockouts. There have been some,
but far too few to satisfy hungry
American fight fans who demand
sensational finishes.
That's why Al Hostak, the young
Seattle middleweight, is one Of to-
days greatest drawing cards. Not
since the days of Stanley Ketchell
has that division come up with a
slugger of Hostak's type. Ketchell
was standout in a day when the
middleweight ranks boasted of such
fighters as Billy Papke, Mike Glib
bons, Frank Klaus, Eddie McGoorty
and others.
Patient Fighter
Hostak is the kind of fighter
who waits patiently for an opening.
He doesn't press matters and takes
plenty of time to size up an 0p-
ponent. When the stage has been
set he blasts over that deadly right
and the referee usually counts up
to ten.
Seattle AL is a welcome relief
from the modern school of pugilism
which fights best over the radio or
in newspaper columns. He is quiet
and unobtrusive, almost to the point
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01


other plan-which is preferred
would be for RFC to buy the bonds
of the authority. This could be done
under existing powers of the RFC.
Disclosed for the first time is the
fact that last year, a syndicate of
British banks, including the giant
Midland bank, offered to buy bonds
of the canal to the total sum of $780,
100000 sufficient to cover the entire
cost of construction.
Democratic Convention.
The Democratic national commit
tee meets on February S, which is
before the Republican national COM
mittee meets. That doesn't mean
the Democrats have abandoned
their determination to hold their
convention after the Republicans.
However, the Democratic strategy
is not only to nominate after the
G. O. P. but, even more important,
to force Republican convention as
late in the summer as possible.
The Democratic theory is the
shorter the campaign, the better.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
Mother of Misery

Employment, which Galen calls
natures physician" is so essen
tial to human happiness that in
dolence is just considered the
mother of misery Robert Burton.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
Cattle to Caves

Cattle to Caves
Both Carlsbad caverns in New
Mexico, and Wind cave, S. D., were
found by men who were searching
for cattle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01

Flea Laboratory Opened
The University of California has
opened a flea laboratory. Sylvatic
plague can be given to humans by
feas-hence the laboratory.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON. - Unofficial but
effective work is being done to
land the Republican presidential
nomination for Congressman Joe
Martin of Massachusetts, minor
ity leader in the House.
Martin is not q candidate. active
or passive, has no organization
ana as not lifting finger. Never
thelesS the work is being done.
A group of Republicans congress-
men have taken it upon them
selves to see to it that if the Re-
publican convention chooses a dark
horse. Martin will get a break.
They are quietly contracting sup
porters OF the active presidential
candidates and saying:
When the convention comes. if
your candidate is stopped and you
have no other commitments. will
you give Joe Martin some votes?'
This group has not formally Or
ganized and can't be spoken of as
a committee at all. The fact that
it came into being on a spontan-
eous- combustion basis is a tribute
TO the liking and respect which
Martins Republican colleagues in
the House have for him.
Incidentally, to date the group
hasn't had a single turn-down.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16

That wasn't just a mirage you
saw-the business curve is really
heading toward the ceiling.
Glance at the evidence. notice
able in reports and utterances re-
leased every day. John w. Hanes,
until recently under secretary of
The Treasury, who might be eX-
pected to know had this to say:
There arc signs that, if the alb
normal circumstances and condi-
lions abroad do not prevent, we
have begun to enjoy what should
be a reasonably long and sustained
period OF good business, increased
industrial production and higher
employment"
On the same day, the General
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-16
Among
Our Yesterdays
This will Slay youl

Ills Will Stay YOU!
Plastered on page one OF The
Press on Jan. 16 of l920-just 20
years ago-waS story that went
something like this:
Hist! The panic is on. Leap
year is here. PainStaking males
will hie themselves to cover to eS-
cape the ruthless rustic OF the
romantic maiden -.
Below you will ind a dozen of
El Centro'S finest bachelors"
Now comes the Staying part, for
among the males who were sup
posed to HE to cover were John
Kepley, then court reporter TO
Judge Swing, Frank Modem, then
with the First National bank,
Vaughn Thompson, then head OF
the Boyce Aten Legion post, and
Elmer Heald, lawyer.
Kepley did by far the best job
of "hieing', because he remained
in circulation until June of last
year when Ruth Asbury's roman
tic rustling" brought him into the
fold. In 1920 John was described
as.
Well built, good dancer, prefers
either blondes or brunettes. Should
be caught soop.'
The others, however, fell like
nine-pins. 1t took Frank Modem
until the following year to sue
cumb before the WileS Of Mintie
Morrison. then a nurse at the El
Centre hospital Frank, in 1920,
was: "Domestically inclined. Wears
glasses. Beautiful dark hair Very
fond of music"
Judge Vaughn Thompson's send
off was just as touching. He was
Rather quiet. Modest Maybe a
little bashful. Heart of gold. Well
worth having Alice Lettin OF Po-
mona agreed and the marriage
followed in october of 1921.
Guess this one:
Five months in France. First
lieutenant Wide shoulders, domin-
ating, cultured, domestically in
clined'
1t was Heald now district attor-
ney. His freedom didn't last
long either because in 1924 he
went to the altar with Helen.
Phillips of Calipatrla.
Others IN the eligible list" have
left the valley and information
wasn't readily available as to how
their matrimonial resistance stood
up. They included: Harry 3. Eli
son. lawyer, Percy EcllolS, II. l..
WEIGH. Joseph Hertcl, Harold j.
Burt, B. F.. Wclch, Wiley Weaver, ir.,
and Roy Crocker
Weaver, named popular but clu-
sivc. wed Marion Hedges before
leaving the valley. Enyeart, then
school superintendent, now
is city superintendent at Burbank.