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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

dad, Australia and Hawaii. Other
editions are planned for Panama,
Alaska and the Persian Gulf Com
mand, the reason for all these edi-
tons being to speed up distribu-
ton.
On April IS, 1912, a new version
Of the Stars and Stripes, famous SOL
der newspaper Of World War I,
made its appearance in London. I'm
like Yank, which began publication
later, the Stars and Stripes was not
to be for the whole army but for the
AEF in the British Isles. It started
as weekly but in November, in
response to a demand from its sol
der readers who wanted more news
from home than they were getting
in the English newspapers, it be-
gan publishing daily. Since that
time it has given birth to several
lusty Offspring" in Africa. Soon aft
er the great invasion of November,
1912, the Stars and Stripes was
hauled up on an editorial masthead
in Algiers and began publication as
a weekly. Later it began issuing a
daily edition as well as a weekly;
and daily editions are also issued in
Gran, Casablanca and other African
cities.
The African edition Of the Stars
and Stripes is typical Of the Amer
lean soldier newspaper-breezy and
informal in the style Of its writing,
rejecting ''the humor without which
democracy would die" Like most
service newspapers it prints much
soldier verse and one of its poems
promises to become immortal. In
one Of the early issues appeared an
eight-line poem by Private William
L. Russell under the title Of ''Tune
From Tunis" which told about
''Dirty Gertie From Bizerte."
"Tune From Tunis" was reprint
ed in Yank where Paul Ref, COM
poser Of '"The Isle of Capri" saw
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
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Water spots may often be re-
moved by drying the spots, then
rubbing them with a finger-nail or
the edge of coin; or by rubbing
the spot with another section of
the material and pressing the arti-
Gle under damp cloth. d
Should the clothes closet become
moldy, air it with an electric fan.
An electric lamp kept burning for
a time will help dissipate the
moisture: E
Hulls of lima beans make good
soup if they are put through a
coarse sieve or colander. The pods
cook quickly, and are rich in their
taste of the bean.
Ventilated containers for bread
and cake should be scalded,
summed and aired once a week dur
ing the summer months.
90
Hang blankets over a line with a
half or a fourth on one side, and
without clothespins. A blanket
dries quicker if two lines-near
together - share the weight.
Squeeze water from the ends &C.
casionally and shake the blanket to
fluff the nap.
Water the compost pile occa-
sionally to keep it in moist con-
dition. When the pile has cured
for a sufficient length of time to
decompose thoroughly, fork the
pile through and through so as to
have all the material well mixed.
Grape juice frosting is delicious
and different. Put three table
spoons grape juice into a pint
bowl, then stir in one to one and
a half cups of confectioner's sugar
till mixture is thick enough to
spread on your cake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

American, published q North Amer
lean in Mexico City during the oc-
cupation During the Civil war
various army and navy papers were
issued, usually for brief periods, in
both the Northern and Southern
forces. Opportunities for such pa
pers came when printer-soldiers
were able to secure presses and to
use them during intervals between
the requirements Of active service.
Among the camp papers were the
Swamp Angel. published on Morris
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
u Soldiers Issued Papers During Wars 1867 and 1905

Island, in Charleston Harbor during
the siege; the Red River Rover,
printed on ruled foolscap on board
the steamer. Des Moines;. the Yazoo
Daily Yankee, issued 'semi-occa-
sionally' during the siege Of Vicks-
burg; and the Camp Kettle, pub
lished at every opportunity by the
field and staff officers of the Round
head Regiment, which was the Tooth
Pennsylvania. = - From american
Journalism by Frank I. Mott
(Macmillan). ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

it, wrote some additional verses
and set it to music. Since that time
other soldiers have added verses OF
their own (most of which can NOT
be printed) and now it seems likely
that "Dirty Gertie From Bizerte"
will be the World War II counterpart
of "Mademoiselle From Armenti-
eres" of World War I fame.
Another soldier newspaper which
has won considerable fame for its
verse is the Kodiak Bear, published
by and for the soldiers, sailors and
contractors workmen stationed at
Fort Greedy and the naval air sta
ton on Kodiak island in the Gulf of
Alaska. It started the same week
that Pearl Harbor was bombed and
one of it's most famous poems was
called valentine Verses to a
Geisha Girl' which was aa invita-
ton to
Geisha Girl of far Japan : =
Get aboard an old sampanS -
Paddle to some isle Pacific -
Kodiak, to be specific.
The poem went on to assure the
geisha girl of the warmth Of the
welcome awaiting her, but ended
with this abrupt warning:
Come straight to us. my Lotus.Flower.
Come to our bear-infested bower:
Bring your sisters, brothers, too
Bring your whole damn fleet OF tWo.grl
subs,
But be ready for one heluva battle when
you get herel
Although army regulations forbid
giving out weather data, the Kodiak
Bear has it's own method Of getting
around that. For instance, there was
this prediction:
The Weather:
Chungking: Belly cold.
Courtesy KODK Weather Bureau.
1t is such things as these-bits Of
humor, typical American "gags,"
"wisecracks, jokes at the expense
of themselves as well as their Of
ficers, both commissioned and
non-coms Especially the latter!)-
which help relieve the monotony and
drudgery Of the military routine and
which make the service mans
newspaper such an important part
Of his everyday life. Military Of.
ficials testify to the fact that there
is nothing like these newspapers to
boost the morale of our men in the
armed forces, maintain his interest
in the job before him. So whether
he's stationed in Alaska, Iceland.
Trinidad, Australia or Iran, he looks
forward each publication day to the
arrival of HIS newspaper.
And as the African and Sicilian
campaigns have demonstrated, he
sees to it that his newspaper goes
right along with him to the firing
line. The Doughboy News, pub
lished in Vittoria, Sicily, may be the
latest example of such a paper pub
lished deep in what was recently
"enemy territory but it's certain
that it won't be the last.
{ The other day staff sergeant who
is the managing editor of one Of the
daily editions Of the Stars and
Stripes in Africa wrote back to his
editor father in the States:
'T'm waiting for the day when we
publish either Rome Daily or a
Berlin Daily Some fun, hey?"l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

"A new development Of the Mex
lean war was the camp newspaper,
nearly q score of which were pub
ished by soldier-printers on small
hand-presses to serve the various
army camps. The most important
Of these was the American Flag, Of
SCOTS army, which was first pub
Ished at Matamoras; after the
war it was continued at Brownsville,
Texas. William c. Toby, CORE
spondent Of the Philadelphia North
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

AS a matter of fact, the News
is a ''transplanted" soldier
newspaper. It is published by
and for the men of the 45th di-
vision of the United States Sew
enth army and it was started
while the 45th was in training
at Pine camp near Carthage,
N. Y, where the paper was
printed in the shop of the Car
thage Republican Tribune, a
weekly. It's editor is Sgt. Don
Robinson, formerly a reporter
on the Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Daily Times.
The Doughboy News, however, is
only one Of more than 1000 such pub.
ications-820 camp newspapers in
this country, u navy papers and 110
service papers abroad. The num-
Der of these papers reflect two
things:
/. The fact that Americans are
the greatest newspaper-reading PEG.
pie in the world, SO when an Amer
lean marches away to war a news
paper seems to be an essential part
of his equipment
2. Although the home town news.
paper is one of the most welcome
pieces of mail that a soldier, sailor
or marine receives, even this isn't
enough for these news-hungry Amer
leans. They want to read news Of
their own ''outfits," their own activi-
ties and have the thrill Of seeing
their own names in print. Hence,
the service newspaper.
These service newspapers have
every imaginable variety Of formal,
size and frequency of issue. There
are dailies, semi-weeklies and week.
lies. Most of them are printed but
many of them, issued where print
ing facilities are not available, are
mimeographed. But they all have
one thing in common--they are pri-
marty for the enlisted man and pro-
duced by enlisted men.
Outstanding among these publica.
tons are two which are information
al in their scope-Yank and the
Stars and Stripes. When Yank was
established last year it was intended
to be a newspaper for men in the
armed forces overseas = soldiers,
sailors, marines, members Of the
coast guard and the merchant ma
rine. However, six weeks after il
started it was distributed to men in
the camps at home as well as those
overseas. Now it has eight editions
two in New York Zone for the
United States, the other for general
overseas distribution), British edi-
ton in London, Caribbean edition
in Puerto Rico, and others in TRIM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

When you see news photos Of
soldiers "off duty" in camp or be-
hind the battle-lines-notice how
often you'll see them smoking
cigarette. There's a good reason
for that. Army officials say that
cigarettes are an appreciable fac
tor in maintaining morale-and
the soldiers themselves add that
carton of cigarettes from home is
always welcome. What brandt,
Well, sales records in Post Ex-
changes and Canteens show that
Camels are the favorite cigarette
with men in all the services.
Though there are Post Office re-
strictions on packages to overseas
Army men, you can still send
Camels to soldiers in the u. S.,
and to Sailors, Marines, and Coast
Guardsmen wherever they are.-
Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
Early goldman Couldn't :
Sell Dirty Black Rock

In 1928, a few tons Of coal were
shipped into Cleveland to deter
mine if this kind of fuel could be
introduced here. An agent loaded
on a wagon and drove up one
street and down another almost
pleading with the residents to buy.
at least a small basket full. But
they weren't going to be fooled
into buying this dirty black rock
when they could get wood.
At nightfall the agent drove to a
barroom and persuaded the pro-
prietor to try some in the stove.
This was the beginning of the coal
business in Cleveland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
Released by Western Newspaper Union.

THERE'S old saying that if anywhere in the
world and of them is Englshman the chances
he'll suggest they start club.
If that's true then it's equally true that when unit of the
American army larger than squad arrives post be
home foreign SOIL the first things the soldiers do
to start their This apply the fighting
fronts WELL for after the American Sicily had
captured the town of Voa Sheet called the Dough-
appearance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

COME of your garden favorites
- framing your initial will bring
decoration and color to your lin
ems. A pair Of pillow cases or
guest towels done this colorful way
would make an ideal shower gift!
It's all simplest stitchery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

Pattern 1873 contains transfer pattern
Of six 4 by inch frames and two Ia
inch alphabets: stitches: materials needed.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more time
Is required In filing orders for a few Of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
Evening star., 1943-06-04

try School at Fort Benning. Ga.
and commanded the 82nd and later
the 28th divisions in this country.
He was sent overseas in February
and took over command of the Sec
ond Corps in early May.
Col. Greer ID. c. Native.
Col. Greer was born in Washing
ton, September "a, 1895, and attend
ed Catholic University before the
World War.
He was commissioned a first lieu
tenant August Is, 1917, with the
318th Infantry at Camp Lee, Va.
He sailed with that outfit for France
a year later.
Overseas, he became athletic Of
ficer OF the 5th Division and after
the armistic joined the 9Th Infan-
try at Luxembourg. He remained in
the Army after the war and various
assignments included duties in
washington, at Fort George G..
Meade and at Edgewood Arsenal,
Md.
He is an expert in chemical war;
fare and graduate of the Army
War College class of 1896. His last
assignment in this country before
going to North Africa was at In
diantown Gap, Pa.
The Northwest African Tactical
Air Force, under command of Brig.
Gen. Cannon, operated very ef-
fectively under British Air Marshal
Cunningham.
Gen. Irwin, with Gen. Bradley, is
Evening star., 1943-06-04
Cooke and Powell Junior
Schools Dance TONIGHT

The third annual dance recital
Of students of the Cooke School
and Powell Junior High School will
be held tonight at Powell.
Sponsored by the Cooke Parent
Teacher Association, the recital will
feature ballet and tap routines de-
picting the course of United States
history from the Revolution to the
current World War. The dances
were conceived and staged by Mar
jorie Mitchell.
Proceeds from the recital will be
turned over to the Cooke P-TA Vic
tory Garden fund.
The recital begins at o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

Detective Testifies
Dempsey Threw
WoodaII Over Head
cousht Him Running
From Wife's Apartment,
Court Is Told
By the Associated pres.

By the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June A.
Testimony that Jack Dempsey threw
Benny Woodall over his head when
he found him running from Mrs,
Dempsey's bedroom was in the rec
ord of the Dempsey divorce trial
today.
Ned H. Patterson, 4 Los Angeles
private detective, told Supreme
Court Referee J. Addison Young
yesterday that he, an assistant and
Dempsey discovered Mrs. Dempsey
In bed and Woodall, barefoot and
wearing trousers and an undershirt.
running from the room when they
raided Mrs. Dempsey's Los Angeles
apartment last November a..
The former heavyweight cham
pion, now a lieutenant commander
in the Coast Guard, has named
Woodall, a boxing trainer, and Lew
Jenkins, former lightweight cham
plon, as correspondents.
Peterson said that DEMPSEY
threw Woodall over his back and
onto the couch and Woodall started
kicking and throwing his feet and
arms around. I pushed Dempsey
away and told him not to hit him
(WoodaD."
Asked what Dempsey said. Peter
son testified: He said-and I'm
quoting him-'You rat. You've
broken up my home once before. I
found you together I'b through.
You keep her. You look after her."
Miss Hazel McNeel, associate pri-
vate detective of Peterson. testified
today in corroboration of Peterson's s
story
Miss McNeel. attractive and
smartly dressed, said she was, in Mrs.
Dempsey's bedroom when Dempsey
confronted his wife.
Mrs. Dempsey said to Mr..
Dempsey, What is this all about?'"
testified Miss McNeel She said
Peterson replied, You'll find out" !"
Miss McNeel quoted Dempsey as
saying to Mrs. Dempsey: Il have
caught you again."
Gerald Donovan, Mrs. Dempsey's
attorney, in cross examination Of
Peterson, asked him about a previ-
Gus statement in a deposition read
yesterday. that the couch in the
apartment was saturated" with
blood.
Where did all that blood on the
couch come FROM" Donovan asked.
Peterson replied that testimony
about blood was probably exag-
gerated."
Were any of your operatives or
investigators tough in any way,
were you cut in any way. was Mr..
Dempsey or one of your employes?"
asked Donovan.
Peterson replied in the negative to
all the questions.
Evening star., 1943-06-04

should keep the three drawers in
the typical typewriter desk, accord
ing to the OPA memorandum:
Drawer No. l Tor top drawer
This drawer is to be divided into
three compartments. Compartment
l. counting from front to rear, is for
memo pads, pencils and shorthand
books. Compartment 2. paper clips,
glue, erasers and typewriter equip
ment. Compartment 3, miscel-
laneous and carbon paper.
Drawer No. O. This is stationery
drawer and should contain envelopes
and stationery only.
Instructs Boss, Too.
Drawer No. 3. compartment I, the
flle drawer where the stenogra pher
Will place the material to be filed
In the central file. Compartment 2,
personal effects such as pocketbooks
etc"
AS for the boss. the memorandum
recommends the two piles of paper
on the desk system-a pile of un-
finished work on the left, a pile of
papers which have been analyzed"
on the right.
A burlesque memorandum entitled
How to Do Administrative Work
Tor the Government" had great pop
ularlty last summer and was widely
distributed, stenographers typing
multiple carbons for their bosses.
1t read: You will find a pile of
papers on the left of your desk
Look them over and put them on
the right of your desk. It's that sim
Pile. Should a squirrel jump out
when you open a desk drawer do
not be surprised. The place where
you are working used to be a park"
Evening star., 1943-06-04
'P|oce-for- Everything Plan
Hits Shoals of |ndividuoIisn7
OPA Steno9rophers Rebel Against
Recommendation of Their Office Desks

The Office of Price Administra-
ton attempted to regulate where
everything should 60 in the desk
drawers of its thousands of stenog-
raphers, economists and adminis-
trative officers, but has given up the
effort, it was learned today.
A six-page mimeographed memo
randum with sketch of an execu-
tive desk with the drawers numbered
Il, 2, 3, 4, S, and s. was distributed
in the attempt at standardizing this
most individual of Office conditions,
the contents of desk.
Author of the memorandum was
A. S. Schalk, formerly with the
Universal Credit Co. created by
Henry Ford to finance partial pay
ment purchases of his cars. Mr..
Schalk, who is administrative off,
Ger of the rubber branch of OPA,
said it worked fine at the credit
company. Primary purpose of the
system, he said, was to enable
substitute stenographer to find
things in the desk OF the girl she
was replacing. 1t worked fine in
the rubber branch of OPA, too, he
said.
Plan Withdrawn.
J. K. Galbraith, Princeton pro-
fessor of economics who resigned
as deputy director of OPA the other
day. was persuaded that it would
help operation of the whole OPA
and on May n the mimeegraphed
plan was issued from his Office.
Resistance to it was such that it
was withdrawn and an OPA infor-
nation man today said he was un-
able to obtain copy.
Here is the way a stenographer
Evening star., 1943-06-04

a West Pointer. His Army service
dates back to 1915. He is 50 years
old. AS young cavalry officer, he
served under Gen. Pershing in the
Mexican punitive expedition and
later transferred to the field artil-
lery.
In 1888, he was detailed as in
structor with the Organized Re-
serves in Washington for three
years and the next wear was grad
uated from the War College He then
went to Fort Bragg, N. c., as a men,
ber of the Field Artillery Board
On March "a. 1912, he was assigned
to the 9th Division, whose artillery
he now commands in Tunisia.
Gen. Rocks. so, went into the in
fantry in 1917, and served in the
Meuse -Argonne offensive in France
He is also graduate of the War
College.
Well known in Washington, Gen
Rocks served here in 1941 as assist
ant to the plans and training officer
on the general staff, and in March,
1912. was made chief of the training
division at headquarters of the
ground forces. He was sent over
seas a year ago last June.
Gen. Cannon. 81. also came into
the Army at the time of the last
World War. His early career was
with the infantry but he transferred
to the Air Corps in 1921.
He was chief of the United States
military mission to Argentina in
1888 and subsequently was assigned
to the lst Air Force, Mitchell Field,
N. Y. On February 4, 1912, he be-
came commanding general of the
1st Interceptor Command at that
field and has been overseas since
September, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
5Pct. Victory Tax
Liability Unchanged
By Pay-Earn Bill
) Pet. to Be Withheld
After July /; Balance
Due Next March IS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Congressional tax authorities ex-
planned today the pay-as-you-go
legislation makes no change in tax
payers ultimate liability under the
PEI cent Victory tax.
Although only per cent will be
withheld on this levy after July /,
the taxpayers will be liable next
March IS for the other per cent on
their income In the last half Of
1943.
However. If q person has pur-
chased Government bonds, paid life
insurance or debts outstanding be-
fore September /. 1912, he may take
a postwar credit currently-such
credit being in the case of single
person 25 per cent Of the total Vic
tory tax, not to exceed $500; 40 per
cent, but not in excess of $1,000, for
married person, and 2 per cent, but
not more than 500, for each de-
pendent.
Thus a large number of taxpayers
taking their postwar Victory tax
credit will have little If any addi-
tional payments to remit next March
IS on the remaining per cent of
the Victory tax, though they may
have slight adjustments to make.
The 20 per cent withholding levy
against wages and salaries. effective
July /. is calculated to cover the 3
per cent of Victory taxes and the
income taxes through the per cent
normal and first bracket surtax.
In the case of persons with earn
tngs below income tax levels but
within the scope of the Victory tax,
they will pay 3 per cent on the Vic
tory levy after July l, and will be
subject to adjustments next March
Is as other taxpayers.
Evening star., 1943-06-04
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NOTICE OF LIMITED PARTNERsHIP;
City 9t Washington. DISTRICT Of Colum%bi1. %
lace p. Davis, IT,. Anne Davis Cope, John
Nichols Davis have formed 4 partnership
Tor the business Of buying. selling: leasing
the conduct and or operation 81 Boarding
houses. lodging houses and restaurants.
Locstion OF principal place Of business
IS A. ifno street. In the City OF WASH
lnFsHaii Wsli.ee e s: s. Davis is . genera, partner.
The limited p%sstnsEs partners are Kate n: Davis.
cash: wallace B. Davis, jr', Who has con-
tributed the sum of $500 in cash: Anne
DAVIS Cope. who has contributed the sum
has contrisutsd the sum q 500 ''' IN CASH. ASH
The partnership is to continue for nve
years. :,
Dated the w wat.zcG Z, E ! sAP5,,, pavls ls4'
KATE n: DAVIS.
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