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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

Mirrors should never be hung
where the sun shines directly on
them for any length of time.
Put your white wash on the sum
ny side Of the line and keep the
colored clothing in the shade.
Put small cooked hamburger
cakes between two hot biscuit
halves and top them with brown
savory gravy or well seasoned
white sauce. You'll like these.
Wire and iron bed-springs that
become rusty should be given q
coat of paint.
Meat should not be seasoned UNI
til it is partially cooked.
Pillow slips iron easier length
wise.
To glaze doughnuts while they
are still warm dip in bowl in
which 8 tablespoons butter have
been mixed with 4 tablespoons
boiling water and / cup sifted
confectioner's sugar. Let dough-
nuts "dry" on waxed paper.
A strong railing to prevent falls
and plenty of headroom are two
important necessities for any safe
cellar steps. When the steps are
in dark place, several coats Of
white paint applied to the steps
will make for greater safety.
Here are some good uses for
lemons: Rub match scratches on
paint with cut side Of a lemon and
rinse quickly with cold water ap-
piled on cloth. Use half lemon
peel dipped in salt to remove
stains from copper and brass.
Wash in warm water and soap suds
and polish with soft cloth. To
bleach linens yellowed by age boil
them in six cups of water, two
tablespoons of bluing and a half q
lemon. To keep wooden sink drain
boards clean, rub them often with
half lemon rind.
TO make il easier to wash cas-
seroles or baking dishes, butter
the sides and bottom of the dish
thoroughly before adding the mix
ture to be cooked. AS soon as the
food has been eaten, soak the dish
in warm water for 10 minutes.
You will be delighted to see how
easily it can be washed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
BRITISH:
First Again

The british who have been trv-
inc their utmost to GET the i1mn on
their Maj and Fascist onnonents
since GERMANY made hash ont of
French and british armies on the
West wall annarentlv had beaten
the Germans 70 the bunch on the
northern Creek front
The story came not from British
sources but from the Nazi officials
in Relcrade Y1ooslavia Tho move
had two irnnortant objects. appar-
entlv one 10 attenpt the hopeless
task of keeninc Yueoslavia in line
as a possible Mai opponent in 3
drive on Greece. the other to put
troops into position for q swift and
powerful defense against a Nazi in
yasion from Bulgaria.
The story was that 100000 SOL
diers. including shiploads of muni-
tions. tanks and other nechanized
equipment. sufficient for five full di-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28

It was something more than mere
coincidence that close upon the pas
sage of the lease-lend bill the
Nazis arrested Richard c. Hottelet,
a United Press correspondent in
Berlin, on 'strong suspicious" Of
espionage.
The D. N. B. announcement said
that Hottelet was suspected of hav-
ing conducted espionage in the in
terests of an enemy country. This,
of course, ruled out the United
States, and the Germans them
selves said: Naturally the United
States is not an enemy power"
It was added that the espionage of
which Hottelet is suspected had
nothing to do with his journalistic
work.
AS the case went forward into the
preliminary hearing stage, Ameri-
cans began to wonder two things:
l. Did the arrest of Hottelet have
anything to do with the arrest in the
United States of Zapp and Tom, the
agents of the Transocean News Serv-
ice, NaZi outfit?
2. Did the arrest have anything
to do with the passage Of the lease
lend bill, and was this to be in
terpreted as the start Of a series of
Nazi reprisals which could end only
in the entry of America into the
European war?
The very day that the special
grand jury in Washington returned
the Zapp and Tom indictments, the
Nazis arrested Hottelet.
It also might be remembered by
some that Mussolini closed the
American consulates at Naples and
Palermo, and the United States fol-
lowed suit with the Italian consul
lates at Newark and Detroit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
SPEECHES.:
Two Leaders

In an address that was carried by
radio to all parts of the world, Presi-
dent Roosevelt called for an Amer
lean total effort" to provide nations
resisting aggression with the war
implements they need. Speaking
before a gathering Of the White
House newspaper correspondents
the President declared in effect that
the aim of the United States is "total
victory" over the dictators. He said
that this cannot be achieved without
some very definite sacrifices on the
part Of the American people.
He called for a maximum output
of war materials by the United
States and stressed the high impor-
lance of national unity. He ex-
pressed the thought that the British
people and their Grecian allies
needed ships, planes, food, tanks,
guns, ammunition and supplies Of all
kinds. He followed this with the
statement that America would pro-
vide them with all these things.
Day later Adolf Hitler spoke to
his countrymen and told them that
no amount of outside help would per-
NIT the British to defeat the Axis
powers. He did not refer directly
to President Roosevelt's speech.
Germany, according to Hitler, has
been preparing throughout the past
winter for final drive to victory in
1941. He predicted that this final
victory would come ION land, sea,
or air or in any part Of the earth"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
ENVOY:
Means Business

w. A. Hartman marched up to
newspaper men on the Bristol, Eng
land, airport as special represent
alive Of President Roosevelt and
said these words:
Believe me, the United States
means business in this war"
They were cheering words to the
English, and at the same time in
this country President Roosevelt's
lease-lend plan went looming ahead,
with congressional approval Of the
$1,000, 1000, 900 implementation of the
law certainty.
It was within the same week of
the passage of the British aid act
that the house subcommittee swept
into instant action and approved the
amount.
President Roosevelt already had
"sold' senate and house leaders that
the amount was no figment of the
imagination, thought up hurriedly,
but was, rather, the carefully con-
sidered amount which would take
care of a sizeable aid to Britain pro-
gram for the life Of the bill-July,
1913.
The newspapers printed careful
breakdowns of the z billion amount,
showed how this and that had been
divided out, and how safeguards had
been thought out as to the question
Of moving funds from one category
to another.
It was all placed before the pub
lie succinctly and with his usual
compelling power of oratory by
President Roosevelt himself in an
address to the nation. Without tell
ing any secrets, or tipping off adj
verse powers, the President took the
people into his confidence, and just
on the eve of the consideration Of
the measure, too.
That clinched the situation, in
view of congressional leaders, who
figured that in three days, at most,
it would be all over, and the adj
ministration would have, practically
intact except for some dozen amend
ments, his fully implemented aid-to-
Britain plan.
Industrial Lag Seen
So confident was the President Of
the outcome, based on the advices
OF those close to him and watching
congress, that he issued an an
nouncement even before his radio
address, that he was planning to
spend the whole huge sum within 16
months.
William S. Knudsen, however, the
head of Production Management,
limited at an industrial lag, and said
that. it would probably be two to
three months before the whole Brit
ish aid program would really get
going.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
CHINESE:
For Britain

One Of the most unusual dis
patches, never confirmed, but never
denied, emanated from Tokyo, and
told how the Chinese nationalist gov
eminent was sending a million Chi
nese men to Britain's Malay posses
sions to serve as soldiers.
The men. according to this story,
win be armed and QUILTED for the
Far East defense by American ship
ments Of arms and ammunition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28

According to reports brought to
Belgrade by neutral diplomats, five
ships day have been coming into
southern ports in Greece, and have
moved forward to take positions in
the central part of the country,
readily accessible to the northern
frontier.
Die Is Cast
The. move by the British meant
that they had cast the die, that
they were going to move in full
force to the aid of Greece, and
hence that if Germany wants to
force a separate peace with Greece
it will have to be real military
victory, and not merely diplomatic
pressure.
This move, together with the land
ing at Salonika, was not without a
powerful effect on Turkey, which,
unlike Yugoslavia, seemed to have
some ability to stand out against the
Nazi inroads, and to hold herself in
alliance with Greece and Britain, in
accordance with the wishes of the
government majority.
While Berlin refused to confirm the
reports, and refused to comment on
them in any way, it was considered
ominous that the statement should
be made in Nazi communique that
''the moment had now come for a
decisive act in German-Gree rela-
TONS"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
TRAGEDY:
On the Prairie

Windstorm, snow and severe cold
combined to take at least Sc lives
in eastern North Dakota and west
ern Minnesota as one of the most
severe storms in the memory of pio-
neers swept across the prairie
country.
When their cars stalled or were
blown off the highway most of the
persons who lost their lives tried to
walk to the safety of nearby farm
houses but were either frozen to
death before they could reach shell
ter or else died of sheer exhaustion
in battling the terrific wind. The
gale at times reached velocity Of
IS miles per hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
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PATERSON
MAKE II MAXIMUM AGE
FOR THE DRAFT

released by western Newspaper Union.)

MAKE II MAXIMUM AGE
FOR THE DRAFT
IN WASHINGTON there is now
some talk of changing the present
draft law and instead of taking men
up to 35 years Of age, to fix a
maximum of not over %.
That would be a move in the right
direction, but why 60 as far as 70
years for the maximum?
In this country approximately
1850, 900 men reach the voting age
of 81 each year. Up to that age but
q very small percentage has become
settled on lifetime job or has mar
ried and established a home and
family. These young men could, at
some time between the ages OF IL
and 81, devote year to military
training without any sacrifice Of po-
sition for themselves, their families
or society in general. In fact, 9
year Of soldering at that age would
be distinct advantage to the great
majority, physically and mentally.
They would still be at formative
age, when such training would be
beneficial in the making Of better
citizens, when it would tend to break
down class distinctions.
Taking these young men at some
time between Is and 81 years would
provide at least 100000 men to be
trained each year, and that is about
as many as we could handle or pay
for. With all the hysteria that has
gripped America, we have actually
indicted into the conscript army
much less than half a million men
since the passage Of the draft act.
We are not going to fight war for
the next three to five years at the
earliest, and possibly not then.
Training men Of 80 to IS years Of
age now means they will have
passed the really effective age be-
fore they will be needed. Men OF
Is to 81, trained now. would be at
their most effective age by the time
their service as soldiers is needed.
In the regular army we have the
organized National Guard, the ma
rine corps and the navy and naval
reserves-close to 100000 trained
fighters. There is a turnover in
these forces each year Of better
than Is per cent. A quarter of
million men are moving back into
civilian life after three or more
years Of military or naval training.
They would be added to our effec-
tives should war come.
Taking million young men each
year between the ages Of Is and Fl,
with our organized army, National
Guard, marine corps and navy and
naval reserves, and with the men
who pass through these organized
services, at the end Of five years we
would have fighting force Of bet
ter than 1000, 900 trained men Of ef-
fective age.
And that is some army in any
mans country.
II we must have CONSUMPTION in
this country, let us have it on prac-
teal and sensible lines that will give
us an effective fighting force when
we may need It, and without serious
sacrifice on the part Of the individual
or society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
SCORNFUL:
Are the Creeks

The Greeks have a word" for
Mussolini, following the episode in
which II Duce took personal charge
of the Fascist troops on the Albanian
front.
They called him "bogus Caesar"
The story is that Mussolini took
charge about the first week in
March, and that after short time
at the front he told his generals
they'd have to produce something
in the way Of a victory at the sides
of March,"
The generals, so they said in Ath-
ems, did their best. Fresh troops
were rushed into the Tepelini battle,
troops well equipped with all the
arms of war, and each attack they
launched, the Greeks said, was beat
en- back with heavy losses.
Among those killed were two
members of II Duce's cabinet. The
defenders Of Greece claimed that
Mussolini had failed as had his
armies, for Benito had hoped to build
UP their morale, but the men in the
front lines still showed, it was
claimed, the spirit Of despair" and
the criminal indifference" to fight
ing that had marked the long series
of defeats in Albania.
In the final five days of the fierce
Italian drive, the Greeks claimed,
they killed $4,000 of the Fascist sol
diers, decimating entire battalions,
and reducing the strength of five
divisions to about one-haf.
MISCELLANY?
LANCASTER, PA: A member Of
the Dunkard sect, whose religious
convictions against killing people
in war were so strong that he was
conscientious objector to the draft
for religious reasons, was given a
life term for Staying his rival in
love.
LONDON: That Britain is leaving
no stone unturned in preparation for
a Nazi invasion attempt was seen in
the announcement that leaflets were
being distributed among the popu-
lace telling them not to flee and clog
the roads if the invader comes to
their very doors. "Stand firm and
help the troops" the message read.
ISTANBUL: Former British Min
lister to Bulgaria George w. Rendel,
on whom an assassination attempt
was made when he arrived here, in
sisted on a search for bombs being
made in his luggage before setting
out for Ankara.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28

can honestly say I've never faced a
season with the keenness feel now"
"Td like to bet somebody" Mac
Phail said, ''that Brooklyn will show
you the finest spirit in either league.
Every man on the club knows we
are all shooting for q pennant, and
that we have first-class chance to
win" -. -
''What about those Red pitchers?"
I asked MacPhail. Meaning WAL
tiers, Derringer and Thompson, to
mention only a few?" &
'They may not be as tough this
season as they were the last two
years." MacPhail said. "Paul Der
ringer is still a great pitcher, but
he isn't any rookie.
For that matter you are going
to see much better pitching this sea-
son on the Brooklyn side Of the
fence. Much better. Higbe alone
will make big difference. I think
he'll do better than 20 wins. He
may even reach Is with his share
Of the breaks. Hamlin will be more
than useful. So will Wyatt. Out Of
the lot we'll get at least four good
starting pitchers, with others who
can help lot.
''And don't forget what told you
about Reese. He means lot to
ball club"
Brooklyn is still the peoples
choice" No other club in baseball
has so many far-fung ham1ets work.
ing along Rooters' Row, pulling for
Brooklyn to win.
The answer is that Brooklyn is
baseball's dafiest baseball town,
with the lone exception of Detroit.
Baseball to Brooklyn is something
more than pleasant way to kill or
q summer afternoon. 1t is q big
part Of the soul Of the old city,
where the average fanatic begins
practicing quick starts for the bug
house early in March.
And now Brooklyn has Snowman
and a ball club that carry an even
deeper appeal than usual. Both Reds
and Cardinals will have to be strong
er than they were last summer to
keep these Dodgers from boiling
over.
Their Main Problem
According to most Of the master
minds connected with the Dodgers,
their main problem Is center field.
eff we get this spot fixed up in
the right way I don't think any club
can beat u.s." one of them told me.
''If we don't, the job will be a lot
tougher. You know how important
center field play is to any champion
ship club. The line Of winning
strength runs through the middle
catcher pitcher second base and
center. Both shortstop and second
baseman are concerned with second
base play. I think we'll get this
fixed up. But il Is the only spot
now that is giving us any worry"
Larry MacPhail has worked out
Dodger spring schedule that will
keep his earnest athletes hard at
work until opening day.
''It's not as tough, however, as il
looks" he said. "We've split the
work up among two or three teams
to give everyone a chance to show
what he has under fire. No one
will be overworked and don't be-
lieve there is any chance that well
hit the old home yard tired or stale.
This part of our training win be
closely watched. We have enough
reserve strength this time to send in
relief when it Ii needed"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
EFFECTIVE PROPAGANDA
VIA BALLOON

IN THE FIRST World war, Lord
Northcliffe, publisher Of the London
Times, was assigned the job Of dis
tributing anti-war propaganda in
Germany. When we entered the
war, James Kelley, then one Of the
best-known American newspaper
men, was given a similar assign
ment by our government, and he
worked with Northcliffe in London.
Lord Northcliffe devised a unique
and practical method Of distributing
propaganda in Germany. He used
small gas-flled balloons. To each
of these he attached on slow
burning fuse hundreds Of leaflets
printed in German. With favor
able wind blowing towards Ger
many, thousands of these balloons
were released just behind the Allied
lines. AS the wind carried them
over German territory, the burning
Of the fuse would release the leaf
lets few at time. The ever
Tightening load would keep the bal
looms afioat until they had travelled
so far as hundred miles into Ger
many. Several million copies of
President Wilson'S famous Flag day
speech, printed in German, were de-
livered to- the German people by
that method.
Lord Northcliffe told me in Lon
don few days after the signing of
the Armistice that he believed the
distribution of that one piece of prop
agandashad more effect on the break
in German morale than anything
else they had done. 80
He emphasized that statement by
pounding my knee so. hard that it
was sore for some time.
PAYING THE DEBT a
SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS add
ed to what we owe means adding to
the debts of each family Of five
about $3.50.
That is each family's share Of the
added national Indebtedness.
Future generations will pay 1t If
this generation does not.
IF this generation does pay, it win
be with imitation money which viii
be worthless.
The families Of this generation
viii at least pay an additional inter-
est charge Of $1,000 each year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28
Real Necessities

Necessity hath no law. Feigned
necessities, imaginary necessities,
are the greatest cozenage men can
put upon the Providence of God,
and make pretences to break
known rules by.-Cromweu.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-03-28

situation the defense industries much the
labor leaders called at the White House discuss with
mediation settling
o. official and Johnson locomotive engineers Official the
left the White House.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-13

orists to avoid getting into one of
those uncomfortable spins which ac-
count for so many accidents on Ameri-
ca g streets and highways"
Skids occur at all seasons of the
year but they are particularly prev
alent when road surfaces are icy, ac-
cident specialists point out. Except in
the southern warm belt, ice coated
streets are especially frequent during
February and at least half Of March.
Snow or rain followed by sudden cold
bows quickly turns highways and
streets into veritable death traps.
Since few drivers know how to keep
a car out of sudden skid, Or to min
imize the consequence OF skid once
it has started, National Conservation
Bureau specialists offer the following
Communications:
To prevent skid before it starts:
l. When starting car on a slippery
surface put gear in second; Engage
clutch very slowly and carefully.
2. When stopping on slippery sur,
face, leave clutch engaged and apply
brakes lightly and intermittently.
8. Approach curves slowly. If there
is still a tendency to skid, accelerate
slightly as YOU round curve.
To come out of skid:
|. Steer in direction Of the skid,
2. If the roadway ahead is clear, &C
celerate slightly and steadily
3. Do not apply brakes unless col
lision is inevitable. Braking almost IN
variably increases the skid. However.
there are times when braking may pre-
vent a crash into vehicle immedia
ly ahead.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-13
City In Brief

Mrs. George Smith spent Monday
and Tuesday in Wenatchee with her
mother.
Al Pollin has returned from Taco
ma where he was employed for some
time. He is now working at the dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stass and Mr.
and Mrs Frank Abbott attended =
recent meeting Of the Wenatchee
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Adams and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rice
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Mrs. Susan Lindley and Bernice.
The Neighborhood club met at the
H. L. Davidson home Monday. Next
week the group will meet with Mrs
E Wagner.
SEND BROKEN GLASSES Direct
to DR.. Alfred E. Jones, Box 1915,
Spokane Glasses manufactured by
recognized dispensers. adv. tt
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-13
No. 1885
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CTATMC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIMS
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Grant County.
(In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of
Martin Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That Let
tiers of Administration On the Estate
of Martin Johnson, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned, on the
18th day of January, 1941, by the
said Superior Court.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to serve them
with the necessary vouchers upon me
at Ephrata, Washington, within six
months after the date of the first
publication of this notice; to-wit, with
in six months after the 18th day OF
February, 1941, and file the same
with the clerk of this Court together
with proof of such service, or they
shall be forever barred.
Dated at Ephrata, Wash, this goth
day of January, 1941.
LOWELL B. VAIL,
Administrator.
Pub. Feb. 10, 20, 81.