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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15
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Washington, D. C.
MEDITERRANEAN KEY

Key to the Hateful battle of the
Mediterranean which is about to
burst in full fury is not the Suez
canal but Britain's great naval base
at Alexandria, 1875 miles west OF
the canal entrance.
The loss of Alexandria would de.
prive the British of their key
"bridgehead" in northern Africa
and ensure Axis domination of the
eastern Mediterranean.
Actually, the Suez canal itself has
been of little value to the British
for months. 1t went out of use as
the so-called 'life-line of the en-
pire" when the Axis air attack that
severely damaged the air carrier IL
lustrious proved it was suicidal to
attempt to convoy shipping through
the long and narrow waterway.
Since then the Mediterranean has
been mo mans land' for all the
belligerents. While 1000 miles in
length, it's narrow width at certain
places has made it extremely haz-
ardous for both sides, and the Brit
ish have been routing their shipping
around the Cape of Good Hope for
some time.
Loss of the Mediterranean would,
of course, be serious blow to the
British; but it would by no means
end the war or mean victory for the
Axis. With her fleet intact, Britain
would still be able to carry the fight
to Hitler and Mussolini.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

complained of an ulserated tooth I
got the same pill I been getting for
headaches, cramps, soar throte and
a sly. I wish you would send me
some pills of any kind. 1t don't mat
ter what they are so long as they
are different from the one I get here
and am inclosing one so you won't
duplercate it.
I don't think the draft army takes
sickness serious and in way can't
blaim it becuz men have been show
ing up for sick call by the hundreds
on account of there are so many
beautiful nurses in the camp hospi-
tai and it is the only way to get near
them. All these guys get is an
other pill so 1 CESS to get into a
army hospital you have to have at
lease broken leg but I think they
would first try pill on me for that
two.
We have had some nice warm
days witch is a CRATE relief becuz
ever since I was drafted I feel like
I have been in the Klondike and I
never knew it Wuz so cold outdoors
in winter befoar. But the ground
is thawing out and so is the drill SER
geant and everybody is happier than
at any time since our numbers came
out in that glass bowl. We see rob-
ms most every day now and we
have let the fire go out in the stoves
which we get in the modern draft
camp and some of us are even TAX
ing our uniforms and shoes off when
we go to bed.
I hoap the war is over before next
winter as I am strickly a warm
weather fighter I am afraide. If
there is ever expedishunery foarce
this war covers so mulch territory
that it has all climates and I hope
my division gets sent to Africa and
not to no place where there is snow
and ice. The more I think of the
past winter here in camp the more
I appresheiate what G.. Washington
went thru at Valley Foarge. We
didn't cross no river in no open boat
with horse in the middle to inter-
fear with the rowing but that was
about the only difference I CESS but
do not think I am squawking nom.
We have lots of visitors now and
I wish you would come up next Sun
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

Ct. PETERSBURG, FLA.-They
~ were discussing Joe Gordon's flu
ture as a first baseman. was Sit
ting in the stands with Joe Tinker at
the time-Tinker of the old Cubs
thinker to Evers to Chance fame.
"Gordon can't miss" Joe said.
Giles a natural ball player. He is
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Leading economists rate the in
dustrial and financial surveys COM
pleted by the O'Mahoney monopoly
committee as the most valuable
source material on the economy of
the country ever compiled.
Department of agriculture is rec
ommending new plant to hold soil
in the gullies-but they wish the
japanese would tell how to produce
the seed. Known as kudzu, it is one
of the plant secrets of Japan. 1t
serves not only as soil binder but
also as a feed. surprising alfalfa.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

say is the matter
with me the doc
tor gives me the
same pill. At first
I thought it was
just a mistake
but now I no diff
ferent becuz yes
terday when I
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15
THE PAPERS
OF PRIVATE PURKEY
Dear Nom:

What I can't understand about the
army is that know matter what |
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

fast on his feet,
and quick with his
hands, almost an
acrobat. He'll make
plays at first which
will be hair-raising.
A natural ball play
er can play almost
anywhere, except
maybe pitch or
CATCH"
So we drifted into
a discussion, seek
ing to name the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15
FERRY SCHOOL


Everybody is wondering how the
swarms of fighting planes which
U. S. factories will produce for the
British in the next IL months will
be delivered overseas The answer,
for the big ships, is that they will
be flown across-and in such great
numbers that the British are setting
up special pilot training school for
that purpose, in the United States.
The school will give an intensive
refresher and training course to vol
unteer pilots to qualify them for
'tferrying" the big bombers across
the Atlantic.
The volunteers may be British,
Canadian, or American. However,
it is expected that the largest num-
bers will be Americans. The British
can use $50 of them.
GOOD NEIGHBOR PILOTS
Another Good Neighbor" gesture
will soon be made to our immediate
neighbor to the south, Mexico. The
state department will offer pilot
training courses to a number OF
Mexican youths in the United States.
Initiator of the idea was Vice
President Henry Wallace. When he
visited Mexico last year, one of the
problems discussed was the short
age of aviators in the Mexican
army. Wallace was told that Mex.
leo wanted to undertake pilot.
training program similar to that in
the United States, but lacked planes
and instructors.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15
HIDDEN COLLEAGUE

A stocky, gray-haired man,
fanked by a group of sightseers,
approached a Capitol policeman and
asked directions to the office of Sen.
Hiram Johnson of California.
Tucked away in an obscure cor
ner of the north side of the Capitol
where tourists never tread, John
sons office is one of the hardest to
find in the great structure.
cpl do my best to explain how
to get there" said the. policeman.
care you tourist?"
"No," grinned the inquirer, "I'm
the other senator from California,
Senator Downey."
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The Discussion Goes On

Ty Cobb, one OF basebalPS i'm
mortals, played his string through
as an outfelder. Walter Johnson
was solely a pitcher. So was Mat
ty, Grover Alexander, Cy Young and
Lefty Grove. Nap Lajoie was
great infielder. iris Speaker and
Joe jackson were among the best
outfelders-as is Joe DiMaggio to-
day.
Cobb, of course, was something
apart on attack-the greatest run
getter that ever lived. But the argu-
ment was about the all-around en-
tries-those who had the chance to
prove they could star at many posi-
tiOns.
l also nominated John Montgom-
cry Ward of Providence and the
old New York Giants.
"That was before my day." Tink-
er said.
"Ward," l said, "was a star out
fielder, a brilliant infelder, and a
better pitcher than Hoss Radbourne,
whom he discovered. Ward pitched
at least two no-hit games, one of
them perfect. And he was one of
the best base runners that ever
lived. He was also a manager and
scout at the time.''
"Maybe So" Tinker said, "but
let's keep more modern. Let's not
go back any further than 1900"
We accepted the mild rebuke in
the spirit one should show to young
er years.
We finally settled on the Big Three
for all-arOund ability-Ruth, Wag-
ner and Sisler.
All were great hitters-among the
greatest. Two of them-Ruth and
Sisler-were star pitchers, although
Sisler never had the chance Babe
had to prove his ability along this
line. Wagner and Sisler were two
of the best base runners in baseball.
Ruth, with his 230 to 250-pound body
operating on slender ankles, was out
of the running here.
Wagner was never a pitcher, but
he proved that he could handle the
eight remaining jobs, as we'll as lead
his league at bat year after year
and run bases like a scared coyote.
There are many others-Rhody
Wallace, an old-timer; Jimmy Foxx
of the Red Sox; Bucky Walters of
the Reds; Freddy Lindstrom of the
Giants; and many more.
But the Triple Top remain as stat
ed-Ruth, Wagner and Sisler-as
long as Tinker won't let me ring in
my golfing partner from the late
eighties and the early nineties-Johp
Montgomery Ward
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

day. Nellie Arm
stead wuz up last
Sunday and Kitty
O'Neil wuz up
Saturday and l
had a close call
as they both mite
have come on the
same daY. The
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-05-15

.
ball player baseball had ever known
the man who could handle more
jobs well.
The list was longer than you might
think. The Squire of Orlando pom
dered this problem.
"First of ALL" Joe said, "there
was Babe Ruth. He started as a
pitcher, and still holds the best five
year winning average in baseball
a great left-hander. Then he became
a star outfelder-and l mean one
of the best-and he was a good first
baseman. He was the greatest home
run hitter of all time, and that's a
tough record to beat"
Greatest Shortstop?
"What about Honus Wagner" I
asked.
81 was thinking about old Hans, I"
Tinker said. "He was known as a
great shortstop-probably the great
est. But did you know he had starred
in every position on the club except
in the box? He played every out
field position, including catcher. He
led his league in batting for seven
or eight years. And he used to steal
from so to go bases season.. There
was ball player. Better than Babe
Ruth? I'd hate to say. But old Hans
was close"
CHOW, you pick one," Tinker said,
"Who belongs with these"
"What about George Sisler?" I
suggested. "Sisler started out at
Michigan as star left-handed
pitcher. He might have been one of
the best in baseball. But they need
ed his hitting. After that he was a
crack outfelder, just as Ruth was.
Then they moved him to first base,
where he is one of the few to chal-
lenge Hal Chase. Sisler hit as high
as 400, which Ruth nor Wagner
never did. AS I recall it, the Michi-
gan star averaged over 400 at bat
for four consecutive years. And he
was one of the best base runners
the game ever knew. I mean 40 to
so steals a year."
"We can't throw him OUT" Tinker
said. Pitcher-outfelde
great hitter-crack base runner
that moves him up with the other
tWO.'
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Notes of an
Innocent Bystander:

The Story TellerS: Edmond Tay-
lor's Fortune piece is a must for
Americans who don't think Hitler
is a menace here Pic runs a
warning that homely gals are the
safest, and gives examples of beau
ties who got into trouble with their
looks. A few pages later it shows
what a grand time Hope Carroll,
the blue books glamour mascot, has
because "she's got everything"
Make up your mind Merely
Cassidy shows, in Coronet, how a
legacy caused crime wave and a
gold rush in Philly. He reports
25,563 persons claimed a $17,000,000
legacy. Already it has inspired
such crimes as forgery, perjury,
wife desertion and two murders .
John Cudahy is easy on King Leo
pold of the Belgians for surrender
ing under fire. The former U. S.
Ambassador, writing in World
Digest, recalls that the French were
laundering all over the front, and
Leopold had choice of giving up
or facing revolt of his troops
Ann Sheridan confdes in Liberty
that the word ''oomph'' was parent
ed by a wheeze in here. Any
chance to buy back that unfortunate
sentence? Readers Digest OBJ
serves: "The reason a lot of people
do not recognize an opportunity
when they meet it is that it usually
goes around wearing overalls and
looking like hard work.
The Front Pages: The Times Of
fered two and half columns of good
sense in an editorial picture of a
possible Hitler victory. The Nazis
needn't even make war on us to
ruin our liberty, said the editorial.
Chesty after win over Britain, Ger
many's threat would make us live
in an armed camp-where liberty
can't live The H-Trib rebuked
FDR editoriallly for his intensely
PERSONAL remarks about Lindbergh.
Why not personal? Lindbergh takes
bows for the indictments he heads,
so why not the raps, too? Mr.. Roose-
welt takes them for the New Deal
and the H-Trib knows that well. The
last campaign was so personal it
didn't even stop with the President.
1t took in his wife, his children, and,
if you remember the campaign but
tons, even his grandchildren i.
Who is France for? Three Vichy
papers were suspended for giving
prominence to the speeches of Cor
dell Hull and Sec. Knox. Another
paper, published by jacques Doriot,
the agitator assaulted Roosevelt.
His sheet wasn't molested.
Typewriter Ribbons: c. V. r.
Thompson: Washington is the only
place where sound travels faster
than light Clyde Fitch: A flat
with rooms like string of buttons
Jack Warwick: Love of coun-
try: Eighty-five per cent sweat and
Is per cent Star-Spangled Banner
Daniel Webster: God grants
liberty only to those who love it
and are always ready to guard and
defend it.
This from H. l.. Mencken: We
must be willing to pay price for
freedom, for no price that is ever
asked for it is half the cost of doing
without it Steele: Etiquette is
the invention of wise men to keep
fools at a distance H. w. Shaw:
Error will slip through a crack,
while truth will stick in a doorway
Ray Thompson: A free coun-
try should mean one in which those
who don't like the way things are
run are free to live elsewhere
Anon: Sincere kicks-in-the-pants
are better than phony pats-on-the-
hack
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Men1os of a
Girl Friday:


Girl Friday:
Dear w. W.: Quentin Reynolds
has arrived safely via convoy. He
made it that way to do an article
for Golfers on conveys FDR
and John L. Lewis haven't exactly
buried the Ratchet, but the things
they say of each other privately
aren't as nasty as they were.
Mrs. T. Roosevelt Jr. resigned
from that ''Women United for
Peace" outfit. She was a speaker
along with Senators Reynolds and
Bennett Clark at Carnegie Hall. She
said in her talk that America had
no room for intolerance. The COM
ment met stony silence-so she re-
signed. Murray for her.
You wanted me to remind you to
say something about the Ism gang
sters who pin themselves onto
Americans who are popular. Will
kie sure was brave when he threw
away the votes of many by publicly
announcing that he didn't want
Frontiers, Bundists ct al on his side
Dare the Dept. of Commerce
to deny this That our oil ex-
ports to Japan are still averaging
about 100000 barrels weekly and
have been as high as 100000 per
week!
The spending by the visiting Brit
ish tars has saved many joint
ready to fold up Eliot Janeway
has a honey of a piece in the new
Life called "Hitler VS.. Roosevelt
Soandso's just phoned. Said
that FDR's jaw is "longer than
ever" and that his knuckles are a
little winter when he clenches his
ist-and that his policy henceforth
will be faction or dismissal!''-
Your Girl Friday.
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Sporting Saboteurs

Plant parasites and diseases ich to america from foreign
about billions But the w. s. is busy
trying stop chain Of plant quarantine stations has
established around borders uee incoming plants must
rigid Inspections These photos take to OF these agricultural
Ellis Islands" at Hoboken, N. J.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-08
A NAH TRICK

Some of the present Japanese statesmen heads of the current cabinet, should get end of enjoyment out Of reading recent German political papers.
 At least the NIpponese lords might gain a little insight into the high regard in which they held by Hitler and Go.
 One of the best round-ups of the Nazi-Nippon feeling of friendship as it exists in Germany is to be found in a recent article in the Asia magazine. Carefully, the compiler of the Asia article has gath cred together lot Of documentary evidence regard ing the way high chiefs under the swastika feel about the Japanese and published it under the heading Hitler Means to Destroy Japan"
 Prime example is found in Awful Adofs own book "Mein Kampf" in which he speaks of the Japanese as an inferior" race and declares that the modernzation of Japan is entirely due to "Aryar influence" and predicts that if this influence removed from the land of the cherry blossoms. it would sink back into the sleep from which the Aryan wave of culture rudey awakened it."
 Other of the Hitler followers, in their recent writings have classed the Japanese among racially inferior nations" and have described the Oriental axis partners yellow devils"
 Most striking is the open admission that the Nazi plan is to the Japanese a despised tool in the Pacific against the United States Says Dr. Karl Haushofer, head Of the Nazi Geopolitical In- stitute:
 We must use the liberation of the colored races as defense mechanism against oppressors this gives us a future chance for Geopotk in the Pacific; possibility of active participation in spaces from which have been crowded out by force"
 Also openly, Alfred Rosenberg the national philo- sopher of the Nazi regime, is quoted in Asia ex planning to the Germans that the Hitler system of government lis the herald of a for the white race at large"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-08

the Warspites gallant skipper, Capt. ingDouglas Fisher, is still chuckl- ing over an experience he had with Seattle newsman shortly after docking
 Whats your ship, Captain?" asked the reporter.
 Number l26," replied Fisher with a grin. (ThiS is the repair request number of the Warspite) I'm sorry, but under the circumstances that's all I can tell you"
 That's okay, Captain said the newsman. T only asked you that question for conversational pur- poses. Everybody out here knows you're the Warspite. I knew you were going to put in here days be- fore you arrived Tell me some thing about the Battle of Crete"
 NOTE: While on a sightseeing tour of the capital with his host Representative Warren Magnusor of Washington, Fisher ev:nced g keen interest in the White House T didn't know the President livec where he works" he remarked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-08
Dangerous Days Work
(New York Times)

(NeW York Times)
 T have only been doing my days work" With that typically modest statement did Dr. Charles Armstrong accept the American Public Health As sociations significant award the Sedgwick Memorial Medal For his fundamental work at the National Institute of Health the transmission of sleeping sickness, psttacosis and nfane paralysis this Gov ernment scientist abundantly merited honor that automatically classed him with such medical giants as Hans zinsser and Theobad Smith.
 Dr. Armstrong did not speak of the dangers that part of his days work. Let his friend, pr. Paul de Kruif tell of them, as he does in a testimonial article in The Ladies Home Journal, written long before the award to pr. Armstrong became known
 On blue days when the hunt for truth
 about people futile, when I fear
 the consequences my and open
 expression of dangerous truth may have for
 me- I'm bucked up by the memory of
 Charles Armstrongs chuckle. After he had
 just dodged dying from the parrot fever he
 was fighting he back to trap the dead
 ly virus of the St. Louis sleeping sickness
 Then a mysterious brain maady caught
 while studying his sleeping sickness mon-
 keys, knocked him over. But Armstrong
 got up off the floor.
 Back in his laboratory, Dr. Armstrong has since succeeded where all other medical scientists failed, in making it possible for nfantile paralysis research to be conducted upon mice. Thus he opened the way for extensive study of this dreaded disease against which funds annually raised in the Presidents birthday drives Should this study lead to control of infantle paralysis, the Armstrong strain" of the virus carefully nurtured in many medical laboratories, will be more enduring monu- ment to it's discoverer than the gold medal that he has just received flor distinguished service in pub lie health"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-08
Government Planners Don't Like Fish
Seattle Times)


 Fantastic new reclamation enterprises threaten impair and destroy the run of the mighty Chinook salmon in the Columbia River.
 Washington legislators studying Columbia River isheres problems, told of new series of dams o span the Columbia, projected by ambitious recla- nationists in the United States Bureau of Reclama- ion. The dams in the opinion of government fish ry experts, would create series of still pools in which it would be difficult, probably impossible for he salmon to survive And provision is made 5o protect them.
 The Columbia River salmon run is a commercial asset worth around s100OO000 a year. Once de- stroyed it could be restored. The Bonneville and Coulee Dam projects may already have m- paired it irretrievably The folly of building further dams along the river without devisng scientific means to conserve this valuable is perfectly obvious.
 On the other hand, the need for further reca- nation projects in the Pacific Northwest is not immediate Those already under way are far from approaching full development Let these be con- pleted before others undertaken that would de- spoil one of the nations great fishery resources, and deprive the world of it's richest supply of the Chinook salmon for all time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-08

Tempting baits will be offered by brokers, but great events before the beginning of the new year will affect the stock market. Commerce will be brisk, but ship losses are presaged when winter storms be- come allies of enemy submarines and aircraft.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Intense re- sentiment among isolationists wil' be apparent in private as well as public groups. Efforts to enlist wo- men of social prominence will be successful in eastern cities where misguided sentiment will give joy to the Nazis. In certain universi- ties radical ideas will be furtively fostered Pluto, the planet having much influence now, stimulates change and may encourage wise reforms as we'll as revolutions.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS g.: World events daily demonstrate how urgent was the need of far reaching defense efforts by the United States Government. Our Navy is under planetary direc- tion which preSages great activity and even conflict which entails losses. Since the September luna tion the aspects focus attention upon foreign commerce. An aspect of Mars indicates controversy in Congress over important measures connected with our foreign policy.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of pros perity to which older members of the family contribute. Differences of opinion regarding America s part in the war may disturb do- mestic harmony.
 Children born on this day will be quick in mental processes ani keen in sympathieS. They may nave remarkable talents and un- usual traits of character.
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