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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

the country they frequently freeze to
death high in the air and drop like a
bomb 90 earth.
In the Wintertime the people buy
their milk frozen or by the piece" it
being allowed to freeze about a stick
which makes a convenient handle with
which 70 carry it like a giant popsicle
The milkman leaves one chunk or two
as the case may be- at the homes of
his customers who have their own
troubles trying TO melt It,
No community on the North Ameri-
can continent aspires to take the low
temperature honors away from the
little Siberian village probably be
=catfse- potential visitors are likely to-
stay far away from such cold places
once the Winter season has set in.
This rs not TO say that the Their
momcter does not drop surprisingly in
the United States and Canada In
February, 1888, for example, the mer-
curry iH tht--titrrruUmCtCr at the River
side Ranger Station i'm Yellowstone
Park went down and down until it hit
66 degrees below zero According 20
the T. S. Weather Bureau this was
new low for the United States.
Riverside got it's name in the papers
from one end of the country 10 the
other as the coolest spot In America
For "a time the dubious distinction of
having the coolest community tn the
country shifted between Montana and
Wyoming. because the Riverside sta
1911 Iy tf.rfi,.,fi yVartf,- rr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

ton is almost on the borderline between
these two States.
The editor of the Tribune, in Great
Falls Montana dashed off an editorial
under the heading "Glad 20 Surrender
He pointed out that his state had
been famous or infamous, for many
years because the thermometer at Fort
Keough, near Miles city. had once de-
scended 20 90 degrees below zero
Montana he went on, was happy to
pass its cold weather laurels on TO
the sovereign state Of wyoming
Wyoming however. was not anxious
10 accept the courtesies of ono Of it's
neighboring states. Several able geog-
freet prttsfn r7tgbfa r2eeor,.4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
the ScOrebOard.

raphers got out their maps and their
instruments and had-a- good laek-at
the exact location of Riverside. After
careful computation they decided that
the ranger station there is not in Wyo-
ming at all but just barely over the
line IN Montana.
This happy discovery" was promptly
passed on 20 newspaper editors all
over the country with the suggestion
that they correct an error. Wyoming
thanked Montana for its gracious offer
60 rclinquish the honor of having the
country's coolest spot and regretted"
that Wyoming WAS unable 10 receive
the honor, because it didn't deserve it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
# You're Afraid of Lightning

bad probably because even the bright
est men Of science still don't know very
much about this violent manifestation
of natural forces
Much has been learned however.
from long observation, and one of the
country's outstanding experts on what
TO do during an electrical storm is Or
i. L. BeIlaschi an engineer who has
experimental with more than 400 600
man-made lightning bolts in his labora-
tory 40 Sharon Pennsylvania
Or Bellaschi knows that lightning
kills about 400 people In the United
States every year He has investigated
many OF these fatalities and has some
sound advice to give his fellowmen who
do not want 20 suffer the same sudden
end.
Here are some Of the doctors tips
Keep off golf courses during an cleo
trical storm In fact. suspend all out
door games until the storm is over
Don't ride bicycles or horses and don't
operate farm machinery. particularly
tractors
Don't stand under trees. especially
isolated trees Keep away from poles
masts and other such objects that stick
up into the air. Avoid wire fences and
metal pipes.
Get away from beaches swimming
holes, lakes and ponds If YOU can
before the storm breaks If you're
working in the garden or out in field
get out Of there and seek the protec-
ton Of a building
II possible get away from high
places, such as hilltops or ridges head
for dcpressions which are not such at
tractive targets for lightning bolts
The expert who has studied lightning
"in the raw" and his own Implications
OF the powerful electrical charges SAYS
it isn't good idea 10 stay in the vicin-
ity Of stoves or hreplaces when the
heavens are flashing and booming He
doesn't think the attic is a good place
to seek shelter, either. And IL is silly
to stand near an open door cor an open
window gI,efl If yoH are Het afraid Of
lightning and enjoy watching the show
II is wiser to get in the center OF a
room. The performance may not look
so pretty from there bat the interested
spectator has much better chance of
getting 70 see another one II he follows
this advice
The scientist has something surpris-
ing 10 say about automobiles. especial
" the present day steel-toppcd models
Believe it or not, such "a car is "A safe
place 10 stay Not long ago Dr Bel
laschi demonstrated the common sense
of this advice He put a person in
steel-toppcd sed an and repeatedly
crashed bolts Of three million volts
against H. The occupant Of the car
was uniniured because the volts drove
harmlcssIy around the machine and in
TO the ground.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

inhabitants find
il almost impos
sible to break
through the ice
with a pick as
the implement
rebounds with an
incredible, not 20
s a v dangerous,
impetus W hcn
chUpptue green
wood or a frozen
tree, a shower OF
sparks contiuu-
ally flies from
the axe Dash a
glass mater
into the air and
IL is Il crystal
sheet of ice bee
fore It strikes
the ground Oc
casionally Wild
geese and other
game birds are
picked mp dead
in the fields ~
Werchojausk In
their flight across
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12
Where Old Man Winter Does His Worst

NNEITHOUT exception, the cold
Y" est place on earth is Wercho-
w jansk in the interior of ST.
IBERIA The lowest temperature ever
recorded was taken there on January
the 18th, 18S5-it was go degrees and
q fraction below zero
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

Werchojansk is in the latitude of
the pole and is so cold that the earth
is generally frozen TO a depth of about
600 feet In the warmest season it
never completely thaws
To illustrate just how cold it is i'm
this part of Siberia in the Winter. The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

illustrated this page And of course, the imitation
is purely accidental and is not attempt the part
Of zoo inmates the activities of their human
betters.
Take the giant tortoise staring soberly from the
top the page The least of its attributes is the ability
get rapidly place place Yet this horny hided
brute manages for all its tanl-like construction to
strike a pose which looks surprisingly like human
Splinter crouched the start Of a 1OO-yard dash
Equally human" is the posture of the young jaguar
the pet OF a famous French explorer. This wild cat
taken from its home the jungles of South America
became equally at-home the explorers private
and enjoyed punching the bag with old scrub brush
the target for its sparrng activities
Many a spectator at a college track meet has been
reminded Of the leapng kangaroo by the antics OF the
athletes who 20 in for the running broad jump Two
OF the pictures this page illustrate in a way the
kangaroo-lke behavior a collegiate jumper and
There important difference however
the kangaroo, when under fun steam. spring
farther than any human athlete will
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

A AORE than one book has been
M written about the striking re-
semblance of some members
OF the so-caIIod human race TO sumdry
critters" in the lower brackets of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

NOUGH words have been written
about the fearsome phenomenon
k- of lightning and the best ways
to keep out Of its deadly path, 10 fill
a large library. Some of
this advice has been good
49, and some OF II has been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

quently said to be "horse-faced" - and
the familiar and unhattering appella-
tioH of rat applied to certain mem
bers OF the underworld is inspired by
the furtive features they carry around.
The reverse of the proposition that
some humans look like animals is
graphically. and perhaps amusingly,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-12

Some fat men with straw
colored eyelashes and broad
noses are described as "por-
cine" pig-like, TO put it a
little less delicately Toothy
individuals, abnormally long
from brow 10 chin. are fire.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Another Hot Match

With Williams and DiMaggio grab
bing off most of the wild laurel
sprigs in the American league, you
can look for another hot scramble
in the N. l.. between Pete Reiser of
the Dodgers and Johnny Mize of the
Cardinals. 'r7
It might interest you to know, if
you care for the succulent statistics
in baseball, that Johnny Mics five
year average with the Cardinals is
now 1899 up through 1940-just four
points below DiMaggio's mark for
the same span.
Big John is one of the top hitters
of his time. Ball players through
the South this last spring all picked
him as the best hitter in the older
league. Mize halls from Demarest,
Ga, not SO far away from Royston
where Ty Cobb spent his younger
years. Ever notice how most of the
top ones come from the unsung
hamlets-not from the big towns?)
Mize has freshman challenger in
Brooklyn's Pete Reiser, who in his
luSt yedl OIl UlS IHlt udS DGGI
whacking away between $50 and
.370 most of the season. .3
Pete Reiser is the ball player
named by Leo DurOcher as the
'next Ty Cobb-provided there will
ever be another Ty Cobb. Reiser is
1856 pounds of speed, power, head
and heart" according to Durocher's
estimate.
Reiser is now just 81. Don't for
get that when Tyrus Raymond was
a Tiger debutante he batted 1922.
But from there on he finished with
lifetime average of 1867 for "a
years-and that, my fellow country
men, is something to shoot at.
But for all that, the stretch duels
between Williams and DiMaggio,
Mize and Reiser, will add consid-
erably to the general public interest
in both races. Suppose someone
else beats them out? What of it.?
They are still the four best hitters
in the two big leagues over period
of time.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Simple Repairs Increase
Farm Tractor Efficiency

How to keep tractor power up and
fuel costs down gives many a farm
er headache.
To try to help farmers relieve
some of these Headaches" H. P.
Bateman and G.. M. Petersen, agri-
cultural engineers of the University
of Illinois college Of agriculture, re-
Gently completed some tests on
farmers tractors. suat
They found that simply resetting
the carburetor needle valve on some
of the tractors gave a fuel saving
of as much as 10 gallons for each
10-hour day. Improper adjustment
of the carburetor was the most COM
mon cause found for high fuel con-
sumption.
Adjusting the governor gave as
much as 20 per cent increase in
the maximum power of some trac-
tors operating under governor con-
troll, and more than doubled the
power available at rated motor
speed under governor control.
Grinding the valves resulted in a
third power, yet the fuel consump-
ton was decreased nearly 10 per
cent at the same power output in
the case of tractor with the valves
in poor repair when brought to the
laboratory '-lan e.I tra a.t
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Milk, Natural Greens n
sa.4 Bolster Egg Yield

If hot summer weather has
caused your birds appetites to
wane, revive them with green
feed and milk, L. M. Black, ex-
tension poultryman at the New
Jersey college of agriculture,
Rutgers university, advises flock
owners. 1HF alg t.s.
Toward the end of the pro-
duction year, layers often begin
to lose interest in the standard
rations," Black says. "Hot wealth
er also tends to reduce feed con-
sumption and lowered egg yields
often result. To counterfeit these
effects, wise poultrymen feed sup
Elementary materials to whet
their birds appetites, bolster de-
pleted stores of vitamins and pro-
vide protein to stimulate egg pro-
duction.
Natural green material is gen
orally plentiful during summer
and proves welcome addition to
the laying ration. Fresh lawn
clippings, swiss chard, cabbage,
lettuce and many other garden
vegetables-even many varieties
of weeds-are excellent.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
,x(6XsH}zessH
WHEAT STORAGE
BINS IMPORTANT
J Poor Flooring, Foundation
May Spoil Grain.
BY q. w. lehman

(Head of Department of Agricultural Engi-
neers, University of IHinois.) ra
With an almost bumper crop OF
wheat in prospect, many farmers
are planning for extra wheat storage
on their farms as a result of short
age of warehouse storage space.
The first specification for a good
bin is foundation footings large
enough to prevent settling-on most
soils one square foot of surface bear
ing on the ground for every 60
bushels of wheat. Footings need to
be wider on soils that are not firm.
= Depth of foundation should be II
inches to as much as SO inches to
protect against leaning and undey-
mining by water, rodents and live
stock Fifteen to 10 inches above
the ground is good height for foun-
dations. Small and medium-sized
bins are often put on semi-perma-
nent foundations such as of stone oy
concrete blocks.
Floors and joists should be de-
signed according to tables of weight
yllS Capacity NSuCIl DIS lOI1Ilu LII
the U. S. department of agriculture
bulletin, Wheat Storage in the Ever
normal Granary) and the materials
should be free of bad effects and
ternite damage. Tight floors are
necessary to keep in gases during
fumigation.
Concrete floors in bins for long
time storage need to be at least
eight inches above the ground with
hollow tile or coarse gravel under
meath. It is good plan to cover
concrete floors with moisture-proof
kraft paper or loose boards or to
paint them with two coats of asphalt
aluminium paint.
Bin walls can be made of various
materials such as boards, plywood,
metal or masonry, but must be
strong enough to resist bursting
pressure. Sometimes added strength
is provided by wire or rod cross
ties. Walls must be tight to keep
out moisture and to make fumiga-
ton feasible.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

his hands, but that brace of cooked
wrists deliver most of the poison.
The main feature of Ted Williams
bat swinging is his almost complete
lack of tension. Williams won't be
% until October, but he still acts
with the ease and confidence of a
veteran who has been through many
baseball wars. In this respect he
reminds you of Napoleon Lajoie.
Larry at the plate looked as loose
as ashes. He was apparently indif-
ferent as he waited for the pitch.
''You either hit it or you DON'T"
Larry told me years ago. "Why
bother about it? Just take your cut. )"
The fact might be mentioned here
that with this modern lively ball
Lajoie, smoking line hitter with
the old one, would soon have sew
eral hospitals full Of crippled infield-
ers who happened to be in the line
IF fro
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Combined Straw

Straw left on the field by the COM
bine and plowed under late in the
summer for fall-seeded crop may
have detrimental effects, says w. A..
Albrecht of the University of Mis-
souri, college of agriculture. Straw
going back into the soil directly will
frequently be injurious to the next
crop instead of beneficial. The
cases of dangerous effects from
straw turned under will increase as
the number of combines employed
on farms becomes greater.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
|}oi!!!(i7u

THOSE looking for further late
Assummer and early autumn ex-
citefnent should find what they want
in the battle for the batting cham
pionship of the American league be-
tween it's two best Interested Will
liams of the Red Sox and Joe Di-
Maggie of the Yankees. Heath, Gull
lenbine or possibly some other son
of swat may upset this combination
but we doubt it.
Williams and DiMag are the two
A. L. standouts and they still have
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

How do the two compare at this
spot along the pennant road? Here
is DiMaggio's fve-year Yankee rec
ord through 1910: 1886 1928; 1887
.346; 1888 1924; 1899 1881; 1910
1852; grand average .343.
Here is Ted Williams record for
his two complete years: 1889 1877;
1910 .344; average 1886.
But up through the halfway stretch
of 1871 Williams is now in front,
counting the games both have played
under the big tent. a-.
Both Williams and DiMaggio can
be listed high in the natural hitting
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

class. One of the
main features of Di-
Maggio's base-hit
ability is perfect
wrist action. The
DiMag has a pair Of
cooked wrists that
carry both power
and control. e.
Too many hitters
are body and arm
swingers. DiMag-
gio, well balanced
on both feet, lets
hiS hOdv work with
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

the better part of
three months left in
which to prove their
places III polite
baseball society.
DiMaggiO's bril-
liant consecutive
hitting streak has
given the San Fran
cisco entry most of
the publicity lately,
but the gangling kid
from San Diego and
Boston is still far
out in front when it
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

comes to the main figures.
Anyone who can reach the half
way mark over 400, as Williams
did, knows how to handle ash furnl-
ture. And even the excellent DiMag
will have to keep on swinging his
mace effectively to catch or pass
the tall, relaxed entry from the Red
S0X reservation
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Strange Petfellows

Nearly everybody with exceptions likes dog OF their
Others gppies goldfish Then there still
others Oho for the most unusual PETS and Nth these that the
photos DEALS The and birds here shoiOn
ordinary All of the United States th the
exception leopard distinctly unusual find them
in roles. Sz4r5s( Y eN~i& a
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

EXTRA GOOD DIVERSIFIED FARM,
on highway 95. Good buildings, cleo.
pressure spring water, bumper crops,
hay, grain, pasture, apples, berries,
garden. Team horses II cattle, 6
hogs. Reg. Male, terms. Consider
trade. e. A. Robinson, chico, Idaho.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

MINNESOTA PROPERTY
Fist your Minneapolis property with
us. for quick sale. IA reliable peo-
pie to serve you. Anton. q. Hanson
d Co., 1913 e. Lake St, Minneapolis,
MINI. -7t +a"tcqo d -, "
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

HDWE.-sac. $4,000 Stock and fix,
Grants Pass. Aged widow must re-
tire. Please do not ans. unless able
to finance. Write $50 Tyler, Eugene,
Oregon.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
-.i.S,. MIGHT Rain

An inmate of an asylum saw his
chance to escape by climbing over
the wall on a carelessly left ladder.
Jumping from the wall he landed
on his feet and promptly went to
the front gate. When they opened
it up in response to the bell he
punched, he said, So N'''s~'''s---sss-s
s'Darn the luck, I>forgot my hat"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Tongue Lashing

aren't you waiting up for dad
tonight, mother?''s 81 r7' 49,
SIT no use. With this cold ] can
hardly speak," .a e .a..-.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Mans Best Friend

"You seem. to be very fond Of your
little dog" said Jacks uncle ID
Sure" replied the boy. Hes
just chewed up the slippers pa
spanks me with" S&kl
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

$50, 900 BIG WHEAT FARM Sc
CORNER Adams County Write own
ers for full description. p. o. Box
674, Ritzvi1le, Wash. - - 50
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
FILM DEVELOPING
HELP WANTED
WANTED 1000 HOP PICKER

WANTED 1000 HOP PICKERS
HARVEST STARTS THE LATE PART
of August. Families preferred. 500
Acres of high trellised hops. Excel
lent camps, big crop, long season
All accommodations in addition to
day nursery for children furnished
free to pickers. Register in person
at Ranch Office, or write to e.
CLEMENS HORST CO., INDEPEN-
DENCE, OREGON, for full particu-.
lars. 800 2 etlR@HlIl
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

CASE thresher, 32-inch cylinder. Exc
condition. Priced to sell. Oscar II.
Loe, 8 mi. e. Of Silverton, Phone
Black 1872. 1,r.S
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Mixed Words

'"That is pretty dress you have
on" 'e99v 44@go5 81
Eyes, 4 wear it only TO- teas"
"Whom?,'', ~, 49,.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31

GROCERY, LARGE STOCK AND FIX
lures, $4,000; same owner eight years
Rent S45; heat and water furnished.
1901 4th ST., Bremerton, Wash. " =
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
FOR SALE

TD4O WITH NEW IS DEGREE
HEAD. Al condition. 1 T20 re.
conditioned and new paint. l model
MAC. tractor. / model A Ford
coupe. All priced for quick sale
Rosa1ia Hdwe. Co., Rosalia, Wash
WRITE BATTLESON FOR CANDY
FARMS. The Garden Spot Of Ore
gon. Free list. Battleson Land Co.,
Candy, Ore.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-07-31
Looking Back

SoX reservation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-07
Ping Pong Meet
Ends First Week

In the first week of city league
team play. Squeek's Rondivoo won
three games, 81. 80. so. over
Westwood and Miller. Whitefoot
and Pirie. Grimes jr. and Grimes
ST. respectively.
Westwood and Miller won one
game out of four, so over the
Sunshine club
Griffith and Grafton made n
poor start losing three games.
Whitefoot and Pirie won
two games out of four, de-
feating Griffith and Grafton
so and the Tiger team 80.
Doleski and Stuart had a perfect
evening winning three straight
games over the Chinks team so,
over the Lions so, over Westwood
and Miller so.
The Chink club started slowly
losing four straight games.
The Tiger club won one out Of
four games, defeating the Chinks
so.
The Lion team divided the even
ing, winning two out Of four
games, over the Sunshine team
so, and over the Tiger team so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-07

EUGENE. Ore--The towering
national AAU champion Phillips
Oilers received q surprisingly close
can from the University Of Ore
Ron basketball five last night but
nanaspd 10 sks out . Ss-41 NC
~.
Eaplsyhg . slsw ~psrceat-
49, styb ~ ~. - III
01leS mAnAgo1 - svsRhaal
- Webfeet aftse ~ fisst
10 manutss - Moved s1swiy
aheaA-
ne Oregonians. who departed
carly this morning for Seattle and
their final conferenos games with
the University II Washington,
kept nipping at the heels Of the
champs throughout. but neves
again quite closed III gap.
nh Martin, . former OkiaAons
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-07
Alice and Don Win Matches

San FRANCIsCO-The local talent-Alce Marble Don
Budgewon again Mary England
and the veteran Bill Tden their professional
matches at Civic auditorium.
Miss Marble playing time since
the
Miss Hsrdwiek e-3. ell out of
matches against Miss Hardwick
Bulge who learned play Oakland bay
q tho aging Tlden 81 ga Bulge
holds u out Of ~ In the singles
The doubles tied IL RIdE.
nd defeated md Msrh