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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
GERMAN
CONVOY
IS Hit
Russian Torpedo Planes in
Attack Sink $4,000
ton Ndzi Vessel

MOSCOW, Aug. 1.-Two Russian
torpedo planes raided a German
convoy early today III a Norwegian
Fjord and sank a $1,000 ton ship
despite a heavy barrage from the
escorting Warships
This is according to dispatch
received this afternoon by the Rus
sian Navy Red Fleet newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
GET FIRE Tricks

Two new Ford trucks, respondent
with shiny nozzles, fire extinguish-
ers. ladders and other fire fighting
equipment have arrived at Kodiak
and been given a satisfactory test
out.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
R. N. MaeGREG0R, HEINZ
REPRE- SENTATIVE, GOES
SOUTH This MORNING

r. N. MacGregor, Heinz repre-
sentative in Alaska. has left for the
south after spending the last six
weeks in the Territory on business
for his firm.
This was Mr.. MacGregor's first
trip to the Territory as represent
tative for Heinz 81 Varieties since
he succeeded X. b. Edwards follow
ing the latter's entrance into the
service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
Two Juneau Service
Men Injured in Auto
Accident on Highway

The four men are in the hospital
here.
Gordon, Whittier and Peschel are
only bruised and shaken up but
Moreau suffered decorations about
the head.
The Juneau men send regards to
Juneauites.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
OCEANIC BRINGS
IN $4,000 LBS.
OF HALtB u |

Bringing in $4,000 pounds of hall
but, the Oceanic, Capt Ole Westby.
arrived in port yesterday from Area
Ill. b. E. EngIrom purchased the
load for l4.15 and IA cents pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01
LEAVES FOR SOUTH

George Rivard, who has been en-
ployed by Rice and Ahlers as burner
mechanic for the last year. left for
the south this morning to remain
indefinitely.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-08-01

Continued on Page Four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Armu BHckachPs Of 1917
Hunt for Cushy Job
Ends on Spade Handle
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Yesterday told you about the sergeant asking all
senographers TO step forward did and the first thing
knew was wheeling a barrow down the road
Then the sarge halted in front of Of shovels
Each of his equipment and thought:
maybe these expensive typewriters and the
army has buried them somewhere
About another quarter-me farther the stopped
and looked around ground could he wondering
where had stashed those mysterious typewriters.
paced off about so and spotted each OF
the stenographers about 10 feet apart.
dig here boys he said "and let your elbows
knit a sweater
After a while 7 asked
Won't the typewrers get rusty sergeant"
What typewriters:" he asked.
THE we're digging for, sergeant"
We'll, he got fit Of laughing that almost boiled him
red
Boot" said. you digging cellars for telephone
booths"
And was. And the other goldbrickers.
dug dug and when the sarge couldn't my hat any
he yelled
That's deep enough"
felt bit resentfu about being used for yardsck for
that kind of work
For the next 80 days old Everloving octette of
Jubilee Singers dug cellars for telephone booths got to be
a. expert it,
could dig them oblong with beveed edges plain, but
one thing dig slow. When the supply
exceeded the demand checked the hoves and joined the
battery again.
The old Canal zoner laughed when he and said
Brother you PACED IT.
II got it, / told him.
He gave advice:
THE way to get along in training camp Is to
volunteer for extra duty shirk your regular duty"
Isia. Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

T DON'T want IN appear ira
tional on the subject of "a.
tioning. but cant seem 10 stop
writing aboHt il.
Even though several of my
more vicious readers have urged
nv mail that the rationing that
Is really needed is rationing OF
my articles about rauonlng, /
must touch on the subject once
more.
The other morning ] went 10
visit old Re-palnt. who has been
in dead storage since last May
wanted 10 get the Serla ]
numbers of his tires
vas While buTTowing in tho
rust and cobwebs and termiteS
that nov have taken charge OF
old Re-paint "a spider was
amusing himself blowing h O.
horn when ! arrived. and little
ffNNti ilh' dlllIldl ltoA p, ~ y
lCh' housekeeping IN the back
scat that ! decided 10 tell The
government every blessed thing
there was 10 know about me.
ONE QUESTIONABLE a. a time
~ the government has been
ferreting out information on rs
citizens
1 I have look d Al 50 many
rlnied forms when my taste
1lnS 10 more animated types Of
FORMS that a few more FIJI in
here 10 not fill in below --
Print clearly instructions and
! VIII DC of 10 the pniEhhnrhnod
nuttery
Just think of the forms We
have filled out already
There was the first draft queS-
tonnalre.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
The Brighter Side

MEMBERS OF the American
VI Legion. who surely ought
10 know what soldiers want, are
sending playing cards to our
armed forces on fronts through
out the world The Forty and
Eight. which is the fun and
honor" organization Of the
legion, has charge of this partic-
ular activity.
II seems that playing cards
are as scarce as feather beds in
most of the areas where Ameri-
can soldiers, sailors and marines
are planted and up 10 the first of
November the Forty and Eight
had sent 81 $50 packs--or, as we
used 10 say in my old home
town, "decks"--of cards TO the
lads. II may interest you TO
know that our eXpeditionary
forces are on over 30 fronts and
the Forty and Eight hopes 10 get
cards 10 all points.
| am aware that this enter
prise may draw frownS from
some high-minded citizens who
deem card playing an iniquity.
but i would like 10 assure them
that it is not as harmful. morally
or otherwise. as some other
games with which the legion
naires might have supplied the
soldiers / think il would have
been bad for our fighting men if
the Forty and Eight had decided
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

Sound like anything you've
read lately?
VNHE Roy Rogers, he's the
rodcO star, expect a March
hcir-raid.
Moro Morales starts Al Hav-
ana Madrid on the thirteenth
with a l0-piece crew.
Hildegarde has been renewed
At the Persian Room unth Janu-
AIRY 3. Carol Bruce starts there
on the fifth
Big event is al the Savoy
Plaza Lounge Room with the
arrival Of Lena Horne grand
thrush. Movietown raved about
her song style.
One mag now has almost
ten million circulation, but
doesn't advertise the fact
And we amt because in its
next II credits our pet competi-
tor with one OF our quips about
Washington. y. c
The one we're credited with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

may be entitled 10 that money.
When the peace terms are
made. the United States should
ask the NaziS about Blerioi' :
SIS 900 prize money which they
probably appropriated when they
occupied PariS
4 SUBSCRIBER named Nay
IL said she would bet me
stogie I didn't have another
reader of the same name. She
loses.
In Oakland. Cal, I am in
formed, / have a reader named
Way Riley
As | said before. when you
bet StogieS with this department,
YOU are really taking a chance.
Am asked by a hotel manager
IF l can name six great men who
were born IN hotels.
can name only one offhand.
That is Eugene O'Neill, the play
wright who was born in a hotel
al Forty-Second 81. and Broad
way, New York City.
QUERIES from clients
0 q You spoke of comedians
who wrote their own material
and those who didn't. How about
Fred Allen. does he write his
own?
Aired writes most Of his
own stuff. but he has the assist
ance of couple of gag men
Nat Hiken and Robert Weiskopf.
Q-To decide an argument,
which is the rougher ocean TO
sail. The Atlantic or the Pacific? ?
Al think the Atlantic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Better Health
BY Dr. Logan CIendening

WE COMMENTED Garner this
w week in an article on the
dislocation in American life that
was brought about by the war
and the hygienic problems con-
sequent upon this upside down
living
To continue the subject. let
me mention some other situa-
tionS.
Many husbands. wives. unmsr-
ried sons and daughters are 60
ing to work al 4 or 5 p m,
starting for home al II mid
night or ] a m,
We have all-night movies for
this swing shift"
We have taverns. night clubs,
catering 10 these workers whose
chief opportunity for recreation
Is in the early morning hours
instead of the early evening
hours
Is this healthy
Is this kind OF recreation bet
ter than none AZ AT?
| SHOULD say this kind Of
Il recreation is better than none
Al all, but ] certainly do not re-
gard II as ideal recreation
believe that IL would be bet
ter for these workers TO get
home and sleep m the early
morning hours after they have
finished work and 20 10 a movie
or do their shopping IN the early
afternoon efere-theS- GO TO
work.
They don't need recreation in
the form OF exercise inasmuch
as they get exercise in their
ordinary work
What about the girl industrial
worker
She is in the midst OF whirling
belts and machinery
She IS in an environment that
is not natural for any human
being and even less natural for
a woman than for a man.
She must make change in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
The OnIooker
BY Henry McLemOre


Then there was the second
one.
Then there was the form for
sugar gasoline. and now tires
soon there will be forms for
lots Of other things.
ALREADY | have shown the first
mptoms Of fountain pen
elbow and the family physician
SAYS that unless ! hibernate 10
cave | am a mos certain 10
catch that new and dread dis
ease "LeonhenderSonia 20
60 HERE j. everything ! think
- he government viii ever
want 10 know about me.
II s4ff, 81; Z, ord and rrry-ests
are about the size Of bookends
NJ, hair IS red and there IS
Just about enough Of II left 10
IN a Sl35 gold-hlled locket
a. the rate II is retreatinE
however there won't b. enough
-trtt-a- yraT from TOW 70 make
the cross bars IN binOCular.
Ny WalStlinc and shoulders
are exactly the same width. and
my walk is like that Of a pen
gum with a rock IN ms shoe
The hardeS' word IN the Eng
liSh language for me 10 write is
government
! Sull don't think there is An
n after The r.
i am q firm believer in TWO
savings of O g. Keller
Tho first u.s.
Never trust a man Who says
he j. nat afraid 81 his wife, he
cause he'll lie about other things.
too.
The second is
Il can resist everything hut
temptation"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
RafiOning Gets
Him Going
I don't like good steak

I don't like good steak
The thickest, lucieSt sirloin ls'
as nothing compared 10 a well
done hamburger, or a thin little
biz Of meat all covered with
-four and fried until cant
WIggle in thick cream gravy.
MY GLOVE size well, the
WI government notice ! got
that n" in there, Will never
know il.
Put a pair Of gloves on me
and I am so helpless that /
can't open revolving door
There Is nothing that J
wouldn't rather do than sit At
typewriter and write anything.
One of my -happIest moments
was when ] read that Joseph
Conrad hated 10 write so much
that he had 10 be practically
knocked down and locked in a
room 10 make him turn out
word
Me and Joseph, Joseph and
me
Not ever having known Rob-
ert + Lee. I'll settle for Grant
land Rice as the finest type OF
gentleman | have ever known.
Not having met Mrs. Robert
F Lee, III settle for Kate Rice.
ditto.
TIVE best all-round host 7 ever
L shared a roof with is Clar-
ence Burlington kelland.
He meets YOU a. the door Of
his home with a hlghball in one
hand. and a guest column in the
other.
For travelling companions give
me Gene Fowler. Guy kibbee.
Pat O'Brien. Johnny Kieran. Al
II der, Joe Williams. Bill
Corum. Dick Andrade. Tommy
Thompson. Red Mich. Bogie
Rogers and holy smoke. cant
begin 10 tell the government
watch that n boyS) all the
fellows I'd like TO be around
with, always.
always have wanted a tattoo
mark. but have had 10 settle
for eight million freckleS.
You are probably pretty sick
hearing about me. Well. don't
complain
I'm Just as tired writing about
myself
But de guvviment. he seems to
war, 10 know mighty neah all
theah isSto know about us folks.
Distributed by Mcknight Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Playing Cards
for Soldiers

around in a loose fashion. After
all, when a soldier on lonely
station has nothing 10 read but
readers, he might possibly be-
come absent-minded and forget
his schooling in ethics.
I KNEW a soldier in France
Il in 1917 who got hold of a
used deck of cards that had
been sent over with a big passed.
Of these devices by some philan-
thropist of those days and who
discovered. during a game Of
poker. that they had previously
been "crimped," i. e., marked by
the fingernails of former
possessor, undoubtedly a scoun-
drel.
After the deck had been run
through once. my friend knew
every card by the crimpings,
but he did not take advantage
Of his knowledge and when this
forbearance became generally
known he was decorated by his
commanding officer.
If this incident had taken
place recently, and not years
ago. it would be easy 10 con-
vince me that the "crimped"
deck had been prepared by some
OF our gin rummy experts Of
this period.
Copyright. 1e47. by King Features
Distributed by international News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
by Damon RunyOn

on roulette wheels or French
hazard instead of cards.
I WOULD place card playing on
L about the same moral scale
as the bingo that is practiced in
some churches and the numbers
drawings for war bonds and
other prizes that also come off in
certain houses Of worship and If
this scale strikes the righteous
as too low. perhaps we ought 10
discontinue cards and the bingo
and the drawings after the war.
l admit l do see one danger
in sending the cards 10 the
soldiers. and this danger lies in
the fact that the LegionnaireS
are collecting both new and
used decks for the boys
The new ones are all right,
but the thought occurs TO me
that the collectors might send
some of those decks of read
ers, or marked cards. that are
employed by INSCRIPTIONS par
ties in card games and these
readers might fall into the
hands OF some warrior who
could read the markings.
would not suggest that there
is among our armed forces any
lowlife who would take advant-
age Of his disCernment in this
connection. but l feel there Is
no sense in tossing temptation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
a New Workers.
Slant on Things

(and took dough for. tool was
some other guys Yak-yak!
Congressman Clare Boothe
Luce already has been warned
by colleagues what she mustn't
say or do on the floor of the
House. She doesn't scare easily,
THE IntelligentSia Ber Hecht,
Il according TO local shop talk,
is dickering 10 take 80 trained
newspapermen with him to start
a daily newspaper in Africa.
The Polish ministry of in
formations THE Black Book of
Poland CPutnam) makes the
blood s1zzie.
You keep hoping that before
the Allies write the peace terms
they read this amazing book,
Modern Ages The GIFT OF
Tongues gives an interesting
diagnosis OF the mage OF words.
A good com anion for
MenCken'S The American Lam
guage
Reynolds and Eleanor Pack
ard OF the United Press staff IN
Rome have contributed another
tome 10 the foreign reporters
shelf.
They call IL Balcony Empire"
Oxford IS the publisher.
Good reading is II. Pearson's
biog Of G Bernard Shaw
Ivor Brown. the British critic.
gets mighty tnStN about the way
Americans mangle the language.
He indictS some OF US in his
book, "A Word in Your Ear.
THE best typographical error
ever seen in "A newspaper:
The New York World used TO
print It's shipping news on the
same page with the obituaries.
One day the captions got
mixed. and long list OF re-
spectacle names which should
have appeared under the obits.
appeared under the shipping
head Passed Through Hell
Gate Yesterday"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
Swing
Shift

the style Of her clothes, bind up
her hair, wear Stacks.
THERE is nothing innately un-
l. healthful about the clothes
situation. but | believe they
should he styled and standardized
for women workers in each in
dustry.
There is no questio however.
that wornan's physique and
psychology and the periodicity
Of her life make her less able 10
stand continued strain TN indus
try than man, and | believe
women should have more fire.
quent vacations and more time
off than men workers.
The same thing applies to the
women who are doing war volun-
teer work as Red Cross nurse
aides, in the Salvation Army,
Civilian Defense and in canteen
work.
They certainly should not let
their enthusiasm run away with
them 10 the extent that they
devote hours 10 their work and
are forced 10 neglect their house.
hold duties and let this work in
terfere with recreation and nor
NAL rest periods
MANY are women OF mature
vi years who cannot stand con-
tinued strain; the physical en-
-dYEanee- that's needed IN their
work and the emotional assaults
that are made on them by the
war situation tend TO undermine
their endurance.
Often they are unconscious OF
this process and keep on work
ing long after they should have
a good rest.
About all Of these problems, I
realize that these opinions are
simply my own and l would be
grateful for any suggestions
from readers or for any differ
ences of opinion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26
THINGS I never knew til

THINGS I never knew til
now:
= That this line OF type should
be about ID inches from your
orbs if your eyesight is as good
as you think it is.
That among other things, the
American Flag stands for Free
dom-yet many of them are
made in the American prisons.
That IL you write or spell
badly-do you know what you
are? Well, your nothing but an
old cacographer! (Or an old
CacD
That the words Sabbath and
Sunday do not mean the same
thing. Sabbath is the Seventh
Day and Sunday is the First.
r That there really is an Old
Man River. In Canada
That you may sign any name
in sending wire 49, except
FDR's.
VNHE Front Pages. Emil Lud-
l. wig wrote the outstanding
sentence Of the week i'm his
syndicated, piece. He ciassicked:
''DeGauile has a German bull
let sticking In his body, Laval a
French one: that In the best
symbol OF contrast between
them"
Nobody wants Darlan in a
position OF trust. but you have
10 smoker al some OF the more
indignant editorlalists
They never chirped against
the Vichy regime but because
DarlanS pick looks like an ad-
miniStration blunder, all az once
they hate his hide.
Oliver Carlson. IN his bio9 on
James Gordon Bennett Sr. re-
ports that Horace Greeley was
clamorer during the Civil War
His Tribune kept urging ION
70 Richmond
He was needed and the un-
Seady Union forces took q lacing
III Bull Run.
~hen Greeley assailed the ad-
n'lnistration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

around Cape Hatteras is rougher
than any part Of the Pacific, but
can't answer the question in gen.
eral with any authority We will
put it up 10 the Seamen among
our readers. Watch for an an
SWcr soon.
OFF YOU can name the man
who conducted night horse rae
ing AZ Electric Light Park in ST.
Louis, Will buy you a cigar.
Q-You may have me there,
mister. However, wasn't n Chris
Won Der Ahe7
And WASH Frank James,
brother Jesse l4a- - after a at
that track?
q Do you know a poem which
predicts what luck the bride will
have by the color Of her wedding
gown?
As this it,
Married ia biHf,
a2A. Lnle lEiN be true;
Married IN Chite,
IouW fight and fight;
Married IN black.
You'll lOish yourself back;
Married IN green,
YoUU live Ike queen.
HEARD a woman boasting how
II easy her husband was to
manage.
81 know just how To handle
HIM" she said
That's what a fellow gets for
trying to he cooperative.
His wife takes all the credit
and attributes her husbands
good-natured scquiescence to
her unusual power and intelli-
gence.
II know a man named Vincent
who spells his name Ninsant,"
says Chicago girl.
ALSO one named John who
spells IL Jon. And another named
Patrick who spells 1t Patric
without the *
$50 don't be criticizing girls
named Eleanor for spelling IL
Elynor. Or girls named Dorothy
for spelling IL Dorthea.
THE men are Just as bad"
New York Judge John j. Cold
stein recently had returned TO
him a jury duty subpoena which
had been sent 10 man who
had enlisted in the armed forces.
On the back Of the subpoena
was written:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

GiUe oil TO love.
Obey thy heart;
Ts n brdUe master,
Len II hare scope,
FoU0D ~ utterly.
Hope beyond hope.
Woodwork,
MARY HERMAN, said to be
Az the most beautiful usher
cite on the Pacific Coast
She is a tall blonde. As far
as | know. no usherette ever
has become a film star
However. one eX-usherette is
now literary star.-That- is
Vina Delmar, whose first sue
cesSful novel was Bad Girl
Charlie Corbett. Veteran
Jockey One Of the three famous
CorbettS OF sport history.
Other two were James J. Cor
bett, heavyweight boxing cham-
pion, and Joe Corbett, pitcher
for the Baltimore Orioles.
There were couple of fight
erS who used the ring name
Young -Gefbett, ~ bat Gorhctt-
was not the real name of either.
Jimmy Thomson, professional
golfer, just has enlisted in the
Coast Guard. Jimmy's wife is
the former Viola Dana, once n
stage and screen star
Viola was OF the silent film
era.
The heyday Of her career was
in the period Of ,Fheda Bara;
May Alison. Harold Lockwood,
Beverly Bayne. Rosemary T'heby
and J. Warren Kerrigan.
II you can remember all these
stars you qualify for the old
time film fans club.
WITH excellent results the
w Mellon Institute OF Pitts
burgh engaged in considerable
research on the matter OF how
10 get a good shave
1t might be a good idea for
this same organization 10 launch
an investigation on the matter
of badness.
Perhaps they could investigate
the claim OF that Hollywood hair
expert who states she can grow
hair where there was none
before
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

MAJOR MAZET of the marines
vi says Col. Robert L. Scott
Jr. tested Vultee Vanguard
plane in dives al a rate Of speed
in excess of 700 miles an hour.
Bleriot. the French aviator.
left SIS, 900 in bank in Paris
10 be given 10 first man who
travelled faster than 500 miles
in plane.
1t looks as if Colonel Scott
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-26

All money sent AZ ssndsrs risk Do not
send cash or stamps. All checks. drafts
and money orders should Re made payable
10 THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
international News Service has the exclu-
s've rights 20 use for reproduction in any
form ell news dispatches credited 20 Il or
not otherwise credited 10 This paper.
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company al 1928 Times Square. Detroit,
Entered At Detroi,. Mich, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
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on roulette wheels or French
hazard instead of cards.