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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-25
Hail, Caesar!
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
 World opinion should not be too harsh in judg- ing Benito Mussolni. From many angles he is a pathetic figure. Everything that old King Midas touched turned to gold. All that Caesar Benito undertakes turns to dust.
 It is most painful for cynic like Mussoni who has been playing fast and loose with his people and his neighbors for IS years to awake suddenly to the realization that there still ideals for which men will fight and die.
 Neither is it pleasant to be jolted from dream in which great new Roman empire created to the reality that there are not in all of Italy cor poral's guard who will really fight for it. There may be modicum of satisfaction in the fact that the trains in that empire now run on time so the boys can get home ahead of the enemy.
 Mortifying too, is the increasing pile of orders which Caesar has had to accept from the Teutonic barbarian from the northern forests. The would-be earth shaker finds himself a puppet of the man he educated in the ways of strong" gov ernment
 The crowning blow, however, has been delivered by those uncouth people, the Greeks who would not accept the blessings of Roman civilization For their own good, division after division of 1talys crack troops had been sent against the Greeks. Il Duce far to send all his cabinet ministers to the front. It was of no avail. Then Caesar him. self went to head his cohorts in the wild Albanian hills. His faithful Backshrts would be inspired to great deeds of valor the traditions of ancient Rome would be reawakened in their breasts. Or so he hoped.
 And so for a week MT. Big has been prodding his boys on the firing line. The result: Another defeat by the ungratefu Greeks. Is his chin red? The life of dictator is not easy. In poteness the world should say. Caesar, who are about to live salute you" and let it go at that.
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MARCH 25, 1921

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 formerly Treadwel for two Chief of the Department this time operating Inery Cook Inlet
 Manager Carlisle Packing Company, operating River arrived the Alameda to spend days business.
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DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION

It is encouraging to learn of the present drive in Washington for the fullest possible standardization of war equipment among the armed services of the United States and between our services and the British
 Fortunately, this move toward standardization is altogether new It has already gone far, for example in the of tanks The medium tanks now being built by the Chryser Corporation the joint product of a British tank commission and American experts.
 Standardization has not gone nearly far how ever in the case of airplanes, and huge problem is encountered in the of rifles and field artillery We and the British use different cabers and hence require separate munition supplies Finally. within forces many imperative steps toward stan- dardzaton still remain to be taken
 To the extent that it be achieved standardi- zation enormously speed up production rates. It is hardly less important in economizing the services of supply in the field by requiring fewer spare parts to make repacements. But it is important to recog- nize just where standardization and cannot profitably be applied. While the number of types of airplanes should be reduced much possible, there is point beyond which it is dangerous to freeze types for production because of the rapidity with which combat planes be made ob- solete by developments. Perhaps sharper dis tincton needs to be made than in the past between a production" and experimental order on planes. While there must be constant improvement in airplane design, however, standardization still profitable in certain basic elements such types of aircraft steel battery sizes, wheel sizes and
 Once one gets off to wrong start, the problem Of standardization becomes formidable, and the at tempt to solve it too quickly may slow up rather than speed production. Ammunition of varying cali
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All of which is why the British have suggested to both the Army and the OPM that we build their Sabre motor instead of our own It is claimed that the Sabre can do 425 miles an hour when placed in the Typhoon, the latest British pursuit plane. A more realistic es- timate, in view of armor and guns is probably 405 miles an hour.
 Even this, however, is very, very fast. British pursuit planes doing 370 miles over Dunkirk were able to save the retreating British army only because they were faster than the Messerschmitts. The Messer- schmitts have since increased their speed, but so also have the Brit ish. And that is why American pur- suit planes so far purchased by the British have been sent to Italy and North Africa or have been re- built
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SPEED SAVED BRITAIN

American interest in the liquid cooled motor developed from Brit ish and German success with this type of engine, which not only at tains terrific speed, but also high attitudes. Moreover, its elongated shape improves streamlining.
 At present, Pratt Whitney has trebled its capacity to produce an excellent 1850-horsepower air cooled motor, and is going to treble its capacity once again. How ever, air-cooled motors have diff culty at high attitudes. where the air becomes too rarified-though this is corrected to some extent With super chargers.
 Meanwhile the Germans are re- ported to have bomber which will fly 10000 feet higher than. our present pursuit planes, leaving them behind.
 Ford is putting out a new Iiouid . cooled motor which has no car- buretor and can climb to tremen. dous attitudes, but it has only l4O( horsepower, so that German en. zines fly away from it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-03-25
Many Tuberculosis
 Deaths in Alaska
 Reported Recently

Thirty-seven cases of tuberculo- sis, reported for the first time in the weekly communicable di- sease reports by physicians in AL aska to the Territorial Department of Health, are an accumulation of cases taken from death certificates, according to Dr. Courtney Smith, Assistant Director of the Health Department. The deaths, which occurred over period of several months, were reported from small stations scattered over the Terri tory.
 Only one case of influenza, at Kanakanak, was reported during the last week. One case of diph- theria was reported from Anchor age; two cases of scarlet fever, also at Anchorage; two cases Of measles at Kanakanak and 39 cases of measles at Nondalton; three cases pneumonia; three cases syphilis and eight cases of gonorrhea were re- ported. In addition there were 80 cases of the milder German meas les listed.
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GUNS, ARMoR, MOTORS


 The defects of American planes boil down to guns, armor protec- tion, and motors.
 American pursuit planes, W h e n first delivered to England, were unarmored, and had machine guns in the cockpit, firing through the propeller. British engineers say that even before the war started they tried to persuade American airmen that guns should be mount ed in the wings and the planes protected with armor plate; but the American designers said this would dangerously weaken t h e plane.
 As a result the U. s. fighter planes delivered to the British had to be reconditioned-pra re- built-before they could be taken into the air against German Mes- serschmitts. This caused months Of delay.
 U. s. Air Corps officials are frank in admitting that they have had to revise their planes com pletely as a result of British eX- perience. For instance, the P-40 supposed to be the fastest pursuit ship ever turned out for the U. s Army, got into production in 1889 with POO ships built, when sudden ly the Army had to stop produc- tion and revise the design.
 On the other hand, the Air Corp, officials say that the British anc French did not tell them abou their self-sealing gasoline tanks armored planes and machine gun! in the wings Whether this is true or not it is obvious that neither tht U. s. Army or Navy paid mucf attention to research and expert mentation regarding these vita things.
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bers must continue to be turned out for example to fit existing guns of varying sizes. To reduce the number of calibers or bores of new guns does not solve the problem of utilizing old guns. Again, if manufacturer is equipped to turn out one size part or fitting and a second to turn out another size standardizing of these sizes may render the machine tools of either the first the second manufacturer useless. All this explains why stan dardization is so important at the beginning of de- fense program. It cannot be adopted after thought
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HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compel"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 70
 Again benefic planetary aspects rule. This is lucky day for what ever is progressive and construc- tive. It is fortunate for buying and selling, also for beginning or ex- banding any business project.
 Heart and Home: Women are under the most fortunate direc- tion of the stars today. Good judg- ment as well as wise vision, should bring about fruition of plans. The stars seem to presage for girls success in branch of the gov- ernment aviation service. While the stars are stimulating and help ful in their influence, they seem to promise romance for women, both young and middle-aged. This is an suspicious wedding date, and lucky for informal social affairs.
 Business Affairs: The peak of the influence of Jupiter in Taurus which was reached a month ago is responsible for a tendency on the part of large organizations to desire all possible advantages. Next month the conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus is of significance to students of finance, and I, it may encourage imitation or a specula- tive boom. The wisest policies, pri- vate and governmental, are im- perative. rssteH4e.
 National Issues: Although there should be unified aspirations in patriotic affairs, there will be con- stant criticism of Washington poll icies in which well-meaning per- sons unwittingly aid subversive agencies. The threat of imitation will be widely discussed, but the wise should forget old political prejudices. There is sign of su- preme peril which may mean ac- tual entry into defensive warfare in which the Navy will be first en- gagged. a
 International Affairs: By realiz- ing that the remaking of our world is in process, we will take a true view of what the fate of Britain means to us. There are ill omens for this spring which seem to in- dicate that period of desperate need will arouse even the most de- termed iSolationists to the impor- tance of giving all possible aid The stars presage- year of ter rible trial in the defense of de- mocracy.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of much profit and great professional oi business activity. Both men ano women will enjoy travel
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year ol much profit and great professional or business activity. Both men ane women will enjoy travel r
 Children born on this day prob. ably will be fortunate all through their lives, for they should be tai. ented and kindly. Fame may come to many of both sexes.
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BRASS-HATS VS. CIVILIANS

U. $. Army and Navy officers say their biggest handicap h S been lack of aviation research. All airplane experimentation before the war in this country was by com mercial companies which were not interested in tremendous speed guns or armor plate, but in econ- omy and reliability.
 As a result, the Army and Navy were so far behind that at times they no sooner sent new design to the manufacturer than they learned of some important devel- cpment in Europe Then they had to pull the new ship out of the factory just as the manufacturer had set his dies and machine tools and spend months more getting ready for production.
 Yet in 1888, when the House ot Representatives appropriated $15,- 100000 to permit the Navy to con- duct general laboratory research the admirals appeared before the Senate and testified that they did not need the money They said the research they were then conducting was sufficient.
 It is not often that any govern ment department turns down money already appropriated by one branch of Congress. But in this case the admirals knew that civil ian scientists would be brought in and the Annapolis brass-hats might not be able to spend the money Rather than have that happen, they scuttled the vital program.
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39, the Curtiss P-40, and tn ( Lockheed P-38, all fighter models expected to attain speed of al least 385 miles an hour.
 The Bell, however, can produce a speed of only 360 miles an hour and if pushed further, the bearings go bad.
 In the summer of 1888, Major Alexander de Seversky, famed air. plane designer, laid before General Hap" Arnold chief of the Army Air Corps, a design for new pur- suit plane.
 What have you got on the nose?" asked General Arnold, re- ferring to the nose of the plane or engine.
 "A 2,000-horsepower Pratt Whit ney," replied de Seversky.
 These air cooled motors won't make any speed" said Arnold
 T figure this will make 43( miles an hour" replied the de- signer.
 "Oh. no,' said Arnold, i've are not building anything around ar air-cooled engine. If you will de- sign this around liquid-coolec engine and bring it back, maybe we can talk business"
 But now, nearly three years later the Air Corps, after disappoint- ments with the Allison motor, has placed a large order with the Re- public company for air cooled mo. tors of substantially the same de- sign as proposed by de Seversky and flatly rejected.
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

"The Pacific is larger than than OTHER ocean"
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 three times and yours Let mastering Todays exctaion; nsgaon. Tt time of much reig questioning and fomentaton."
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LIoUID-CooLEp MOTORS

Where the British and U. s. airmen absolutely agree, however, is on the performance of the Ali
 son motor liquid-cooled product of General Motors at it's Indianapolis plant. Singled out as the pet of the Air Corps, the Allison motor has been installed in the Bell P-
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 0y poRrprA 1rr

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. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MARCH 25
 George Sundborg Eugene Carothers Mrs. J. R. Langseth w. E. Kilroy
 Lincoln Turner w. H. Fukuyama Mrs. Dave Burnett Mrs. R. P. Nelson Jack Beukers
 Hazel Anderson A. w. Wallace Katherine Langley
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though Chrysler is reported to be anxious to start production of the Sabre.
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The Philippine Islands are the
 nose densely populated O. all United States possessions.
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The Daily alaska Empire has ths largest paid circulation of any Al aska newspaper.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
CONTROLLING SUBVERSIvES

Attorney General Jackson asks Con-
gress to legalize the tapping of telephone
wires by Government law enforcement Of
ficers, including Hoover Omen who are
branch of the Department Of Justice.
Wire tapping has been outrageously
abused in the past. The probabilities are
that the Attorney Generals recommends
ton will be approved but that tapping of
wires will be definitely forbidden by any
one except the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton and other proper enforcement of
ficers.
The Dies Congressional Committee
presents a new program intended to outlaw
foregn-controlled political groups, and to
deny Government or defense industrial en-
,ployment to aliens. Congressman Dies is
asking for big appropriation for his COM
mittee.
Some of the hastily organized anti-war
and defense committees appear to have
gone off half-cocked because of their haste
in measuring the big jobs of defense. One
or two committees have been undergoing
congratulations, and choosing new defini-
tons of their intentions. They all seem to
have meant we'll.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Plans for the establishment of voca-
tional training courses in Key West should
meet with hearty approval both from pros
pective employers and from the young men
who will be eligible to take part in the
training.
In recent years it has been extremely
difficult for young man to find work as an
apprentice in the various machine and
building trades and intensive training
courses as a rule have been confined to pri-
vate and fairly expensive schools.
Thus, employers who were unwilling
to underwrite the period required for ap-
premiership have stuck to the few expert
craftmen already in their employ and are
now finding themselves with more unskilled
labor than they can use but with only few
trained men, many of whom are ready to
retire
Navy yard officials here say they have
men of so and 70 years working in places
where it will be impossible to replace them
unless more young men are trained in the
immediate future.
The incentive of ready employment
upon completion of the courses is there and
Key West businessmen should see to it that
the program does not lag because Of lack of
support or inability to acquire the few build
ings needed . !
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
CHAPLAIN CRAFT II
TO SPEAK SUNDAY

Chaplain Blake Craft, of the
US. Navy, will be guest speaker
at the evening services of the
First Baptist Church tomorrow.
A special program has been ar
ranged by the choir for this wor-
ship hour. Choirleader Harry
Fisher will conduct the morning
services. Mr.. Fisher has chosen
for his subject ''The Word of
God.
!. Rev. Ted NJ Jones, pastor, is
attending the Florida Baptist
Convention, which convened in
Gainesville this week. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Jones and
their daughter.
Rev. Jones is to preach the in
itial sermon at the First Baptist
Church in Lakeland tomorrow
morning in dedication of the edi-
flee just completed. The local pas
tor was ordained by the First Bap-
fist Church in Lakeland nearly
nine years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
BOUQUETS FOR OUR SIDE

The backbone of American community
life is to be found in the small town news
papers, according to Arthur Robb, Execu-
tive Editor of Editor and Publisher. Mr..
Robb explained recently the trend toward
one-newspaper towns, and he recited some
of the tremendous obstacles of small city
newspapers in facing competition of the
metropolitan press. He said that there are
more than 1000 cities out of a total l ,400'in
which there is no competition. Editor and
Publisher reports the transfer of many
newspapers from daily to weekly issues in
communities where "no local newspaper or
radio competition exists" Mr.. Robb spoke
strongly in opposition to methods in bust
ness and in economic affairs that were
thinning out the ranks of the country press.
He added, I'm the hands of the country
press, it seems to me, the future of our civil
ization largely lies"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
RELIGION OF LIFE
BY REV. TED M JONES' Pastor Of First Baptist Church

Behold, how good and how
pleased it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity" psalms 1870.
lit has been the writer's pleasant
experience to be associated with
d group of the South's strongest
Christian leaders this week. While
in our peculiar democratic ways
as Baptists we have our differ
ences of opinions we are united
and agreed that the church, re-
CARELESS of denomination, must
resist Satan. Resist the devil
and he will flee from you DANES
AID.
If we are to practice the prin-
ciples of our Saviour, Jesus, we
must preserve our democracy,
and oppose any influence that
tends to disrupt its harmony and
success.
Someone has suggested, 1--WE
travel detours for convenience, in
our modern world. Religion de-
mands that we stand for some
thing, and while unity is pleas
ant thing, in Nazi Germany there
is a strong unit tendency, by force
and not by choice. We want a
strong spirited Christian Amer
lea, and some have worked hard
for it, but, bet your boots, if you
will-it'll never be attained by
trying to compromise with every
whimsical idea of man. We must
accept the principles of a leader,
rely and confide in him, trust
him, obey him, and respect him
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18

1t matters not who the earthly
leader be if behind him is the di-
recting power of Diety.
A good Christian churcnman
of Key West said recently. Since
I began to live the noble life for
Christ, as long as feel that what
/ do is sensible and reasonable
and that my Superior, Christ, viii
be pleased, it matters not what
criticism may come. / do it,. As
hard as you try there are but two
possibilities to reason: That which
is all right and that which is all
wrong: Jesus used the illustration
of sheep and wolves.
I am on speaking terms with
many who are classed in the lat
ter, but why should ! use their
influence for right and good? The
forces of hell and Satan are or
ganized, then Why not, for heav-
ems sake, quit splitting denomina-
tional hairs, and unity and con-
denim those disgraceful acts used
by Satan. Who are we to change
the directions of God? Right is
right no matter how right il is.
and wrong is wrong no matter
how wrong it is.
When the churches of this city
say that we are willing to work
as one, and set about to do so.
God shall shower manifold bless
ings upon our Island City. Then
we can afford to resist the devil
with assurance of unified forces
to fight with creating Religion
in Life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-18
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Told Stonel

Corner Eaton and Simonton SITS.
Rev. A. C. Riviere, Pastor
Church School, 9:45 a. m. Ger
aid Saunders, superintendent.
Each department meets in its
own assembly room.
Morning worship, IL o'clock
Sermon subject: "A Burning and
Shining Light.
Epworth Leadue. $50 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock
Sermon subject: 1.-THE Unworked
Claim. - ''i.' '''' ID '''.
Mid-week prayer service, Wed,
nesday, 7::30 p. m. IL
Choir rehearsal, Friday, 7::45
p. m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer,
organist; Gerald Saunders, direc-
tor.
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LEY MEMORIAL METHODIST
CHURCH

Corner Division and Georgia SITS.
Rev. o. c. Howell, Pastor
Church School, GAS a. m. Miss
Miriam Carey, superintendent
Morning worship. IL o'clock.
Sermon subject: How Does My
Religion Benefit Me?"
Intermediates meet at $50 p
m. Mrs. o. C. Howell, leader.
Young Peoples Department
meets at $50 p. m. Cecil Gates
president.
Evening worship, 1880 o'clock.
Sermon subject: MANS Impot-
ence Without Christ.