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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29

Among those who attended the
New Castle Fair this week were
Benjamin F. Hudson, William Rat
hell and Alfred Webb.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29

Mrs. John Ratciiff and Robert
Baynum are visiting relatives in
Greenwood this week.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29

Mrs. Raymond Alexander and
daughter Sara, Mrs. M. A. Holland
and Miss Nellie Bowen spent last
week at RehOboth.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29

Miss Grace Shockley is enter
tanning Miss Martha Chipman of
Laurel. and Miss Pearl Owens of
Greenwood.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

NEW YORK.-It's a two-to-
one bet today that Thomas E.
Dewey will be a candidate for the
Republican gubernatorial nori-
nation next year and probably
the odds should be quoted still
longer. The colorful district at
torney of New York County steps
out of Office next January / and
into the private practice of law.
This does not mean, however,
that he will give up an active
interest in politics. In four brief
years, Mr.. Dewey reached the
very highest rungs of the politi-
cal ladder in New York State and
became a national figure, chal-
lenging for the Republican nomi-
nation for President. Had it not
been for ,youth-he is only 80
noW-he might have won that
nomination at the Philadelphia
convention, for he had captured
the imagination of people all
over the country by his exploits
as district attorney, cleaning up
a bad situation in Manhattan,
putting criminals and crooked
politicians behind the bars.
Mr.. Dewey has made no an
Evening star., 1941-10-16

come out for the denomination
and reelection of the Mayor.
They have taken the position
that it is better to have Mayor
La Guardia running the city gov
eminent than to turn it back to
Tammany Hall.
Some Of the upstate Repub-
lican friends of Mr.. Dewey do
not like at all the support which
Mr.. Dewey has given to the
Mayor for reelection. They re-
gard the Mayor as radical.
They do not like his Communist
and Socialist supporters. How
ever, 1t is clear that had the Re-
pubIcanS put candidate in the
field in the mayoralty race, he
would not have had a chance of
election in a city that is over
whelmingly Democratic. Indeed.
with Mayor La Guardia running
as an independent and a candi-
date of the American Labor
party, 1t Is entirely within the
possibilities that the Republican
candidate would have run third,
with every prospect of the Demo-
cratic nominee winning and
Mayor La Guardia standing Sec
ond. This would have left the
Republican party in New York
City standing in a sorry light.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

bears tne same MAI u. Fielding Eliot.
dangerous character as the earlier
German thrust to Orel in the south.
| 1t has a tendency to cut the COM
munications between two OF the
main Russian groupings, in this
case those between Marshals Timo-
Shenko and VoroShilov. Keeping al
ways in mind that true German
objective is the destruction of Rus
sian fighting power, it is to be ex-
pected that the Germans will do
| their best to cut off the Russian
army groups from each other at
Orel and interrupt the main Mos
| cow-Kharkov railway, the most di-
rect line of communications lines
between Marshal Timoshenko's
central armies and those of Marshal
| Budyenny in the south
SThe new drive northwest Of Mos
COW appears already to have cut
the main Leningrad- Moscow rail-
way, which is the direct line of COM
munications between Marshal Timo-
shenko and the northern armies of
Marshal Voroshilov. This is not to
say that other lines do not exist. by
circuitous routes, but it does impose
considerable handicaps on the Rus
slams in seeking to transfer troops
and supplies from one front to the
other and offers corresponding ad-
yantages to the Germans. whose
possession of the greater part of
the important north-south trunk
line from Leningrad to Kiev already
is proving of great use TO them.
Rail Lines Almost Vital.
1t is necessary TO lay consider
able stress on this matter of rail-
ways as they are the principal
means Of military supply in Russia.
There are few paved roads and at the
present season the dirt roads tend
to become well-nigh impossible after
they have been churned up by a
few days of heavy military usage
Even II We look at this matter from
the point of view of stabilization
roughly on the present positions
during the winter and a resumption
of the offensive by the Germans in
the spring, the possession by the
Germans Of positions which cut the
direct railway connections between
the main Russian army groups may
| prove a severe handicap 10 the
Russian high command.
1t IS likely that should the Ger
mans prove unable to make any
| further advance at present, the Rus
slams will at some future stage of
the campaign attempt to clear these
railway lines by counterattack.
1t is, however, perhaps too early
for anticipations of this character.
The Germans are still on the Of
fensive and it is still possible that
they may be able to keep moving
forward. There is nothing to in
dicate that they have inflicted such
Evening star., 1941-10-16
The Political Mill
Dewey May Commit Himself to Full Four
Year Ierm if He Runs for Governor

Dewey should be elected Gov.
ernor next year, and do we'll in
that bffice, tremendous pressure
would be brought to bear on him
to make bid for the presiden-
tial nomination two years later.
If he demonstrated the fact that
he could carry New York State.
with its big bloc of electoral
votes, there might be a demand
from many Republicans in other
States that he be nominated as
the party's national standard
bearer.
No slightest doubt exists that
Mr.. Dewey would like to be Gov
ernor of New York, that he would
like to have another try for the
Office which in 1888 he failed to
win by little more than a whis-
per. In that year he lost by
some $4,000 or 10000 votes-an
extremely narrow margin in a
State which casts 100000 or
more votes in a presidential elec-
ton. Gov. Lehman, the Demo-
cratic nominee, was backed by
the New Deal administration, at
the height of its power. Mayor
La Guardia of New York City,
who had been returned to Office
in 1887 with Mr.. Dewey as a cam
didate for district attorney CAM
paigning vigorously for Mayor La
Guardia as we'll as for himself,
deserted Mr.. Dewey in the guber-
material campaign and threw the
weight of his support and of the
American Labor party, Of which
he is member, to Gov. Lehman.
This was desertion that was
bitterly resented by many Repub-
licanS, a desertion which is rising
to plague the Fusionist candidate
for Mayor today, despite the fact
that Mr.. Dewey has announced
himself in favor of the renomi-
nation of Mayor La Guardia this
fall. That announcement helped
to bring about the Mayors VIC
tory in the Republican primary.
Willkie Backs La Guardia.
Mayor La Guardia last year
threw his support to President
Roosevelt for third term in the
White House against Mr.. Willkie,
the Republican nominee. But
Mr.. Willkie, like Mr.. Dewey, has
Evening star., 1941-10-16
This Changing World
Sending Of Aid to Russio by Way Of Iron
Excluded Because of Outmoded RuiIwoys

suspended when the Russo Ger
man campaign began.
American experts have severe
headaches when they consider
sending aid to Russia by way OF
Iran. The rail network OF Iran
would be useful only after
thorough overhauling. This would
take long time. All equipment
to construct a new line would
have to come from the United
States and Britain. The Iranians
are not particularly good at this
type .of work. They take things
too leisurely. Furthermore, they
have no engineering specialists.
All technicians and foremen
would have to be Americans or
British. There is an almost
complete lack Of rolling stock.
The present railroads operate
only spasmodically and have
about enough equipment for the
normal needs of Iran, which are
very limited. Iran lacks the
necessary locomotives and freight
cars. Thus, in addition to ma
terial for construction we would
have to send rolling stock before
war material could go to Russia
via Iran.
Roads Are Outmoded.
The question of transporting
lease-lend goods to the U. S. S. R.
by truck is equally complicated.
Dredges would have to make
Bundar Shapur into a real port
capable Of handling heavy-ton-
mage ships. Unloading facilities
TO accommodate the vast Ship
ments from incoming merchant
men would have to be perfected.
There are roads in Iran from the
Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea.
But that is all that can be said
about them. They are more like
country back roads. If we were
to send war material to Russia
Immediately on the understand
ing that it would be transported
as far as Tabriz by truck we
would also be compelled to send
huge fleets of trucks-more than
we now have available in this
country.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

Russian counter
attacks seem to
have taken a
considerable part
in bringing these
German thrusts
to a halt for the
time being at
least.
The new Ger
man drive to
the northwest of
M o S C ow re-
ported as still
making progress,
Evening star., 1941-10-16

tended with the gravest risks and
would be uncertain of result. There
can be no doubt that the British
high command has given weighty
consideration to the possibilities of
such a move, in the light of their
knowledge of the means available
to them for the purpose 1t would
be great gamble. If the Russian
situation were truly desperate, it
might be tried, but the odds in
favor of success can hardly be de-
scribed as encouraging.
(Copyright, 1a4I, New York Tribune, Incl
Evening star., 1941-10-16

should rather think in terms of
building up Russian material reserve
for the spring campaign.
Nor should We indulge in wishful
thinking as to the possibilities of
British offensive operations in
Western Europe. The intensified
bombing attacks of the Royal Air
Force have already drawn off a
considerable portion from the Ger
man fighter squadrons giving
greater freedom of action to the
Russian air force. But any Brit
ish attempt to land troops on the
German-occupied coast would be at
Evening star., 1941-10-16
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

American experts who know
the situation In the Middle East
are surprised at the optimistic
statements from ponsible
quarters in Washington and Lon
don that large quantities of war
material will be sent by way of
the Persian Gulf and through
Persia to the Caucasus.
Among Europeans and Amer
leans living in that part of the
world, Trans railways are known
as the lines that lead nowhere"
What new transportation the
country has is mostly the work of
the deposed ruler, Ria Shah
Pahlavl. 1t starts at Bundar
Shapur on the Persian Gulf and
leads through a number of tun-
nels to Teheran.
When the former ruler of Iran
decided to extend the line to the
north, American and British ad-
visers suggested it should go to
Resht, the principal IranIan port
on the Caspian, and thence to
Evening star., 1941-10-16

These difficulties could be
lroned out eventually, but the
most optimistic experts feel it
would take long time-at least
two years, some say-before
1ranian transportation could be
improved to permit a continuous
flow of supplies to Russia In the
meantime, and particularly in
the course of the next few
months, We ought TO consider
ourselves lucky if we can manage
to send a few essentials to the
armies in the Caucasus. And the
same problem of inadequate
transportation would confront
Gen. Archibald Wavells army in
India if he tried to send large
numbers of troops TO the Cau-
casian battlefront.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

nouncement of his political plans
for the future. The assertion he
will run for Governor again next
year, however, is based on in
formation from sources quite
sure. Furthermore, in the event
Mr.. Dewey throws his hat in the
ring for the governorship, it is to
be expected he will announce that,
if elected, he will not be a candi-
date for any other Office but will
serve out a full four-year term
in the State House in Albany.
The significance of such a
statement, if it is made, will be
considerable. 1t will mean that
he personally will not seek a
presidential nomination in 1914.
At that time he will still be a
young man-only AZ And four
years later he will be no more
than 46. Gradually but surely
Mr.. Dewey is overcoming the
supposed handicap of youth. And
should he serve term or two as
Governor of New York, he will
not only gain in experience but,
If he makes good, be in posi-
ton where the presidential nomi-
nation may seek him.
Would Avert Party Clash.
If this course is followed it
may mean, too, the avoidance OF
a clash in the Republican party
in New York between the friends
of Wendell L. Willkie, the Re-
publican presidential nominee in
1910, and the supporters of Mr..
Dewey. Mr.. Willkie-quite dis
tinctly according to those who
have been in touch with him re-
cently-haS the presidential bee
still firmly buZzing in his head.
Obviously, should Mr.. Dewey be
elected Governor of New York
in 1912, it would put him in a
commanding place to seek a
presidential nomination in 1914.
The State House in Albany has
been a wonderful springboard
from which to try for a presi-
dental nomination, shown by the
experiences Of Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Alfred E. Smith and Theo-
dore Roosevelt within a genera
ton.
The fact that Mr.. Willkie halls,
like Mr.. Dewey, from New York
would make the Willkie situation
even more precarious, since Mr..
Dewey as Governor probably
would have the support of the
entire New York delegation in
the 1914 Republican National
Convention. 1t would be a sup
port, in all probability, that
would not disintegrate as 1t did
in 1910, when Mr.. Dewey went
into the national convention with
a large majority Of the delegates
from the Empire State, many Of
whom left him after the early
ballots.
In the opinion of Mr. WILKES
friends, there is no good reason
why the party in New York
should not act with considerable
harmony, if Mr.. Dewey will be
content to seek the governorship
in 1912 and leave the field
open to Mr.. Willkie in 1914
for the presidential nomination.
Mr.. Willkie, under such an ar
rangement, could support Mr..
Dewey Fundamentally for Gov
ernor next year, and Mr.. Dewey
give his support to Mr.. Willkie
in 1914. For party harmony, 1t
would be an ideal plan. so far as
the New York Republicans are
concerned.
Might Draft Dewey in 1912.
There is always the chance,
however, that in the event Mr..
Evening star., 1941-10-16

Chattanooga and
not write some
thing about Joe
Engel.
This is my
10th or 18th trip
to this city, and
this makes my
10th or 18th
story concerning
Joe Engel. You
can come here
with every in
tentlon of writ
ing about the
Tennessee VAL
Evening star., 1941-10-16

tion W h ! c h
causes it to look
at the Russian
situation differ
emily than might
be surm i S e d
from a reading
of the press dis
patches. But the
fact is officials
here are rather
confident I h a t
the big Nazi ad-
vance isn't 60
ing to eliminate
Russia as a ma
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Virginia Plans. New Spun
Across Roppuhonnock
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 16-The
State Highway Department yester-
day advertised for bids on approx
mately $1,000,O0O worth of highway
work, including a new bridge across
the Rappahannock River on Route l
at Fredericksburg The bids will
be opened october 80.
The bridge at Fredericksburg and
its approaches will cover a distance
of IL miles. Work is to be completed
within year and priority ratings
for materials already have been
cleared for Route No. projects.
Other road projects on which
bids are asked include:
Route 50-1.5 miles of waterbound
macadam roadway in Fairfax
County. E
Route 211-92 miles concrets
highway in Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
BY MAI. GEO. FIELDING ELIOT.

The direct German advances in
the direction of Moscow appear to
have been stopped at the outer ring
of the capitals permanent defenses.
Evening star., 1941-10-16
McLemore-
Nieht-Flying Pigeon
Sought by Joe EneeI
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn-A man
might just as well try to walk across
the Sahara Desert without getting
sand in his shoes as to come TO
Evening star., 1941-10-16

to all sorts of guerrilla attacks in
Russia may be handicap that will
rob Hitler of thf fruits of his pres
ent day successes.
Evening star., 1941-10-16

HE opinions Of the ortters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
effort all sides OF questions interest its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-10-16
SovietMieht
Still Holds
Confidence
u. S. Government
Sends Aid as
Hour Durkens
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Maybe it's the business of gov
ernments to conceal pessimism when
things go bad and maybe our Gov
ernment is in possession of informa-
Evening star., 1941-10-16
Iran Railways Inadequate.

From this point on to Tabriz
there is nothing but a narrow
road through mountain passes,
and over rivers which are mere
rivulets in the summer but which
become torrents in the spring.
The bridges are constructed to
sustain moderate traffic but not
the heavy flow which would fol-
low If We want to supply Russia
with war supplies.
The railway from Tabriz to
Tifiis is of the Russian wide
gauge pattern, and work on the
narrow gauge line from Teheran
which was under construction
until a few months ago, was
Evening star., 1941-10-16

connect with the wide gauge line
from Tabriz to the Caucasus.
But Ria Shah ignored these
suggestions and ordered the rail-
road built towards the northeast
to Bundar Shah. There were two
determining factors which moved
the former Iranian dictator to
refuse: one was that he distruSted
the Russians and wanted a wide
stretch of land between Tabriz
and his capital without direct
communication with Russia. The
other, and probably more i'm
portant, was that he wanted the
line to run through his personal
estates in the northeastern part
of Iran And the railway was
eventually constructed through
one of the widest parts of Persia
with Bundar Shah as the termi-
nal. In the last few years, how
ever, he allowed extension of the
railroad from Teheran to the
northwest and construction OF
the new line has now reached
zinjan, ITS miles from Tabriz.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
 AP Feature Service Writer

Kay Kyser says any man whose mother is a good cook can be a good cook too.
 He is speaking from experience. He not only swears by his mothers cooking-he uses her recipes. He turns out dishes that make you want more.
 If he forgets the recipe he wires an urgent plea to Rocky Mount, N. O., and his 79-year-old mother writes down every detail of how to make the dish he is hankering for and sends it PDQ.
 He has an idea for special present from mothers to their boys and girls: Lessons in the way mothers cook. Also he. thinks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15

before. Bone chicken and cut , it and the ether meat into
 small pieces. Add tomatoes, on-
 icns, beans and cooked. mashed
 potato. Simmer 45 minutes,
 adding corn 30 minutes before serving. Serves from 8 to IF.
 Two things Kyser must have when he is king of the kitchen: His mothers recipe and black pepper. Without pepper, he says, meats just ain't the same" Nor vegetables.
 Speaking of vegetables, one Of his fayorites is squash. He can
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15

the fact that copy is often until after midnight reaching the plant.
 Since GPO moved into its new main building in February and was able to streamline it's produc- ton (work now moves from the seventh floor down = sort of vertical assembly line) and to use the tunnel and conveyor belts to Washingtons main postoffice, this business has been simplified somewhat but still it is a chore.
 WHAT DOESN'T IT PRINT?
 While was gathering these lit- tie facts and figures, it occurred to me that I would like to know just exactly what GPO does turn out. I was sent to the superintendent of documents and what got was a catalog of more than 5000 pages. What I want to know now is what GPO doesn't print.
 There were such things as Pro- grams of High School Parent Teacher Associations; Training for the Painting and Decorating Trade; Facing the Problems of Youth; the Labor Information Bulletin; Great Forest Fires of America; Planning for Farm Plumbing; Death Valley; Grand Coulee Dam; and Ferns and Towering Plants of Isle Royale Michigan 5000 pages of them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
QUIZ PROGRAM

BALTIMORE, Md, May l5-Mu- nicipal museum employees wonder just what the public thinks mu- scum does. Recent visitors have included. a couple wanting a mar riage license, sportsman seeking a dog license. a boy searching for his birth record, a policeman who thought it was the liquor board, six people asking for real estate permits, and one couple asking for a man by name because they thought it was the city jail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
NO GAVE MEN

TULSA, Okla, May 15-Appar- ently America had no native "cave men,"
 The earliest inhabitants whose remains have been found were of u.ie Ice age and they lived out in the open" says Mrs. Eugene King man, archaeologist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15

fry squash to delicate turn' Ills method.
 Cook two pounds squash with
 three medium sized onions in salted water until done. Drain, mash, season with salt and
 black pepper to taste. Fry in
 bacon fat until brown.
 Kay Kyser has been cooking evel since he left mud-pie days behind He is a whiz with a banana pie And his fried chicken is as south ern as his "Evenin', folks, how y'- all"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
HOSPITAL NOTES

Robert ChristianSon, an Alaska Juneau mine, entered St. Anns Hos- pital last night for treatment of an eye injury.
 Jack Wolf, medical patient, was dismissed from St. Ann's and flew south this morning on the Lodestar.
 Admitted for treatment of an arm injury last night, Kenneth Woods was dismissed this morning from St. Ann's.
 Eight -month-old Sharon Johnson is at St. Aims receiving medical treatment.
 Sigrid Wahlstrom underwent an appendectomy at St. Ann's this morning.
 Alma Chuck, of Wrangell Insti- ute, came in on the steamer North Coast and entered the Government Hospital for medical care.
 Mrs. Isabel Taylor, of Wrangell, was admitted to the Government Hospital and is receiving medical attention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
GOING DAY AND NIGHT

Off these presses, books, pamph- lets and folders roll day and night of them come the reports of the departments, all the thousands of forms used for government records and red tape. Take, for example penny postcards. Did you ever won- der who prints them? GPO presses print them-and at the rate oi more than two billion a year.
 Presses nearby spew out postal money order blanks at the rate oi 300,000000 a year and that is such a minor phase of GPO's activities that Mir. Giegepgack hardly evel has to give penny post cards ant money orders a thought.
 I could go on reeling off sucf figures Tor hours. I could tell you that GEO has nearly 200 Lino- type and Intertype machines, be- sides 100 Monotype keyboards anl nearly hals again as many Mono sype casters. I could tell you how the public printer makes his owr nk and uses about a half a mil ion pounds of it a year. But Tin ;ure by now you know that Uncls Sam's printing business is Big Business with capita,,-3s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-15
THE UNPREDICTABLE RECORD"

One of the most interesting jobs IPO dces is the daily publication when Congress is in session. cf he Congressional Record. It's in- teresting, because you can't tell q thing about the Record. It puts GPO in the same spot as the housewife who never knows whether her spouse will eat dinner downtown tonight or bring home rom one to ten guests.
 Sometimes Congress doesn't do much of anything and the Record may be hardly enough pages to md. Sometimes. as in most of the national defense sessions, it runs to several hundred pages. But ill my event GPO has to get it in the mails by 8 o'clock the follow ing morning this in spite of