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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-31
The Demon Rum in Washington
(NeW York Times)

(NeW York TimeS)
 Last Sunday people in Washington D C., were thinking of just subject which there was little or no news. Dr. Michael M Miller, psychatrist at St Elizabeth Mental Hospital made some of them think of something else. Dr. Miller said, as quoted in a United Press interview, that alcohol "is a major factor in Congress" and that the State De- partment and diplomatic corps "stuffy with drunks" He said, in effect that liquor makes mem bers of Congress vulgar rude belligerent, forgetful and a prey to lobbyists
 Senators Downey, McCarran and Capper and Representative Sparkman of Alabama immediately came to the of their colleagues MT. Sparkman said 50 per of the members of Congress are like himself teetotalers Senator Downey said that "our physicians advise us to have a cocktail two to relieve the and strain of the tremendous burden we carry" Senator Capper, veteran dry, depored drinking but didn't think it interfered with the leg islatve function. Senator McCarran has seen mo signs of over-indulgence in the Senate" though he regarded alcoholism in general as problem. The State Department apparently too busy to be quoted, but if two subordinate members of the department had taken two little drinks on Sunday the public might have understood and for given. Sunday, like Monday, trying day
 Alcoholism, as Dr. Miller indicated in his inter- view, is generally looked upon an escape" cer- tain kind of legislator certain kind of diplomat might drink out of a sense of guilt or inadequacy Drinking relieves such feelings but alas not perma- nently Not drinking does not cure them The only is not to be guilty or inadequate, which is sometimes difficult The public can, of course im- prove the quality of Congress by not electng can didates who need to drink too much in order to feel normal Looking back generation or two one is tempted to believe that the public has already done so As for the State Department, people who want passports in hurry may regard it as stuffy, but certainly not with liquor. In such emergencies it give and give. On the whole, concludes that Dr. Miller has overstated his
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 bat do not con,peP'
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l

Conflicting planetary aspects are active as this month begins. Ad- verse aspects affect certain branch es of our war service. Delays and obstacles prevent early fulfillment of war plans.
 HEART AND HOME
 Routine matters should engage women under this configuration. De- mestic arts will have special appeal for many who have given up work in shops and factories. The stars favor love interests but warn against too much demonstration of feeling.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Reconversion of industries will proceed with remarkable rapidity this month when there will be much to stimulate commerce and trade. Buying will be generous and shop pers careless regarding values.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Wage readjustments, which will be of paramount concern in the next few months, will impose difficulties on young workers. Boys and girls who have been receiving high pay for unskilled labor will be dissatis- fled when offered what they really earn.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of progress toward long-delayed goals. Success in love is indicated. Children born on this day pro- bably will be bright and lovable. Both boys and girls may be exceed ingly fastidious.
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BEN FRANKLIN

Therefore, in order to write something that even the most sen sltlve contemporary cannot even imagine to be controversial" I Will thumb back through the pages of American history until I come to the engaging subject of Benia- mn Franklin. He ought to be safe enough and. so far as I know. he has no direct descendants. Or has he?
 B. Franklin of Pennsylvania was al least three-dimensional man or even four could be claimed for nm II one cares. to give any credit to his alleged amorous accomplish ments. Here was a man who was a living refutation of the bright aphorism, which had not even been coined in his day. that the female of the species is more deadly than the male"
 Franklin, as a statesman. has stood head and shoulders above most Americans in that category l am confident that as such. he will continue down the long stretch oi tune to be a colossus among eolossl- In addition, he was a sci entlst Of originality and power who will rank not far from the top. He was a writer of parts and, as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-31
20 YEARS AGO TIT {fME EMPIRE
AUGUST 31, 1925

AUGUST 31, 1925
 Messerschmi had been Seattle for the past the Alameda
 the round trip sitka the Admiral 
 accompanied by his William returning to an years, in Seattle Spckes featuring "The Marriage Adophe Menou the cast while at the with Hope Hampton Nita Nad Lew Cody the feature attraction.
 Delegate Congress and former Attorney short business trip public amount paid revealing that President Coolidge paid $l49 for the year. previous Henry Ford had paid $26Oa O8 his paid 493160.
 of Douglas became the proud parents or arrival the eighth boy TOT n daughter
 lowes
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LIBERTY OF PRESS

How Franklin would scream, as with ants in his pants, if he were living today and occupying an edi- torial sanctum in any of certain newspapers that do not even need to be called by name.
 On one occasion Franklin wrote and published An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in Pennsylvania, viz: The Court of the Press" The date was Sept. 12, 1789. Franklin's approach to his subject savored of sardonic humor. After remarking that Liberty of the
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CABINET MUZZLED

There are some subjects upon which I could be spontaneously fluent but which would require asbestos paper for their safe rem dering. I simply forgot once again that to a member of the Cabinet, a discussion of almost any current topic is "verboten."
 l am supposed to live in an in- tellectual vacuum. And so the thrusting facts and opinions that teem within my mind on such sub jects as Hirohito, Franco and cer- tain members of Congress and col leagues of mine in the government must be kept in their place without benefit of midwife.
 For years l have wanted to have my say about Generalissimo Franco of Spain But it wasn't until my surprised eyes ranged the columns of the Portland, Maine, SUNDAY TELEGRAM of Aug. 5, that at last became aware that I could speak piece about Franco The day be- fore, according to the Associated Press, the State Department took another crack at Spain's Gen. eralissimo Franco .' Assistant Secretaries Dean Achison and Ar chibald MacLeish said that the Neutrality Act of 1886 was never popular" in America. The general conclusion of these outstanding spokesmen was that it had not been realized until recently how strongly American opinion is and was opposed to Franco and to the role played in Spain by Hitler and Mussolini"
 had been waiting to say this
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The w ashington Merry Co., Round
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most obliging manner. It was one of those invitations that either ought to be declined vigorously or accepted with ostensible good grace. did not want to find myself in the situation of the man who was invited by an eager hostess to come to dinner on a Monday.
 No" was the reply, T have an engagement for Monday evening" ]"
 Let's make it Tuesday"
 T am sorry, but I must be out of town on Tuesday"
 How about Wednesday,"
 "Wednesday is out, too; have to attend a meeting of a board of directors"
 That is too bad; can you come on Thursday?"
 The answer was with apologies to Will Hays, Presbyterian elder of Sullivan, Ind, and movie cZar) "Oh, hell; I'll come on Monday"
 l thought that I could run off a column for Drew Pearson with both hands tied behind my back. I did not flatter myself that I could improve upon Pearson but, after all, since it is no trouble to read him, 1t was fair to conclude that it would be no effort to re- produce him. It might have been different with certain other col umnists whose names are distaste- ful to me. I am not often wrong or at least I won't admit it-but I was this time.
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Daily Lessons in English v v. [. GORDON

MIsUsED Do not "He took two poonu of the medicine" Say SPOONFULS.
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Quoent kwo-shent as in NO E as in unstressed first syllable
 Sassaas four Ss
 Divide, distribute, allot assign, apporton
 times and it is yours Let us each day Todays word the shocks and unduaoy motion of earthoae first
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ICKEs' COAL CONTROVERSY"

People in the federal service are prohibited from engaging in "con- troversies.' But what is a "contro- versy?" If I should say that more oranges are produced in Maine than in any state in the Union, as I understand the rules and regulations under which we operate, not even the Secretary of Agricul- ture could tell the world that had a nutty flavor. A denial of even an obvious misstatement be- comes a controversy" and there fore is forbidden. Smart is the man who, anticipating an issue, takes a public position with respect to it, thus putting a chip on his shoulder that no one else may knock off
 For instance, take the subject of coal have said, and it has not been denied, that many people, not only in Europe but here, will be chilly, if not cold, next winter. It IS not that there is not enough coal in the world. The trouble is that 1t is not being produced in large enough quantities. This much can say without getting into trouble. But when I go further and declare that there are enough coal miners to produce the required amount of coal, I am stepping on thin ice. If I tell where those men are and demand that they be put to the digging of coal, then I am accused of engaging in public con 1 troversy"
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 0y yRoRrRrA LEE

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 a courteous thing will  If large dinner is 1t the duty the hostess to eachg
 she should introduce those nearest to another
 O. permissible friend if catches his while n
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sort of thing for good many years.
 If I were really Drew Pearson instead of poor imitation, I would give at least half a brass ring to Acheson and MacLeish It would have been a good thing for the State Department and for the country if these two straight-think- ing young gentlemen had been re- sponsible officers of the Depart ment long before they became such. Then what they said about Franco would not have been so tardy.
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LOOK and LEARN s%s c. GORDON

1 a limited edition of book? green? founded the Tammany Society? 4 West Indies known? Who made the milk bath famous in America?
 ANSWERS:
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  The Antilles Held.
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Weather: Highest, 56; lowest, 53.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-31

 Messerschmid had Seattle the past the Alameda.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-31

H E. Biggs accompanied by his son. William was return Juneau aften an years, spent Seattle.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
z2slSZ7S2l27

Editors Note This is the seventh of
that will feature the outstanding athletes of this post this
Sportscript doffs its hat of the hardest
guards day and by far the fastest the
SCO football team We refer to Femon D. SkipPy Motley.
his Z4yearold lad standing feet height and
weighing IS pounds, is a native of Dayton Ohio
Skppy attended the Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School
his home where he threeetter and
aurels in track, basketball and football.
Upon graduation he down Alabama A. & NJ. at
Normal Alabama and there he carried athletics he had
done in high school Asa rosh he received three letters
Answering the cali of Coach Dyke Smith, he enrolled as
sophomore Delaware State Dover There Motley his
best days the cnders. AS member of the track team
Skppy did the 0Oyard dash 90 seconds which fast
anybody language He the 220 and the anchor
on the 44O- and 860yard relay
Being converted from high school ulback a college
neman, he honorable mention the CIAA lo4 squad
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Charities Gain
Nearly $4,000
From Bowl Tilt

The Christmas Eve football game,
played by the 372nd Inf. Regt and
the SOU in Douglas, Arizona, has
netted $766.15 for two boys care
organizations, it was revealed Tues
day, when the Post Commander
made public letters he had written
10 those organizations enclosing
checks to each for half of the
amount.
Crediting the soldiers of Fort
Huachuca with the voluntary con-
tributions, Colonel Hardy's letter set
forth:
while the proceeds of this game
cannot measure in comparison with
those received from some other
Bowl Games we feel that the
amount is substantial enough to do
some real good and you can have no
doubt of the spirit with which our
men offer it,
Organizations receiving checks for
S38307 were Boys Town of Ne
Eraska and the Savannah Boys Club.
of Savannah, Ga. both institutions
which have contributed greatly to-
ward lessening juvenile 6elinquence
among young Negro boys. They were
selected by a committee Of Fort
Huachuca officers as the most
worthy organizations of their kind
for the receipt Of the monies.
The Copper Bowl Contest was
sponsored by the knights of Colum-
bus, of Douglas, Arizona, which
made a strict accounting of all funds
and expenses involved i1 promotion
Of the game to Fort Huachuca's Post
Commander.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

Bava, Of the Mustangs, hit the
Jackpot for the home boys, scoring
five baskets and sinking two of five
free throws allowed him. Peterson,
with five baskets and one free throw
also hurt SOUS chances as did Hill
german, with four baskets and three
foul goals. Outstanding on defense
and starting the passing attacks for
the Mustangs was Clark, only col
ored player on the Davis -Monthan
team, who is a former member Of
the Renaissance club.
Mustangs Are Fast
The Mustangs were a bit faster
than SOU in getting down the floor
and taxed the defensive ForterS.
greatly They had strategy of play
ing very fast and then demanding
many time-outS for rest. A return
game with the Mustangs is sched-
uled for the Fort, soon.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

In awarding this title, RING stated
as follows: TN designating Beau
Jack as the boxer of the year, THE
RING wishes to make 1t plain that
it is not naming him as the worlds
lightweight champion. Nor is it dis
posed to regard Bob Montgomery or
Juan Zurita as the leader of that
division. THE RING rules the light
weight title open until the New York
champion Montgomery meets Zu-
rita, the NBA titleholder, to settle
the matter of world supremacy"
However, Beau Jack is rated over
both men by Nat Fleischer.
Beau Jack did most to keep box
Ing interest alive through 1914. He
certainly is the standout figure in
| the tremendous boxing boom in New
York"
Beau Jack is now stationed at
Camp Sibert, ala.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

The Band and Recondition-'
ing are tied for third place and
it's still anybody's race for the
third and fourth slots,
The game mentioned in last
weeks issue between Post Hos. and
the Band, which was first to. be an
exhibition game has since been
counted as league game. These two
teams were to. meet on Tuesday last
but the members of the league
agreed to let it be counted as COM
petitiye game and this gave the Pos
HOS. cagemen the lead.
Failure to place a team on the
floor last Thursday night caused
them to move into the loss column.
Into the, win column by the forfeit
went. the Reconditioning 4Det. This
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Claims Negro
Eleven Title

In climaXing highly successful
season with an impressive to 0 tri-
umph over the Philadelphia Giants,
Professional Negro Football League,
the Ord. Sch. Det.-9th Bn. team is
now blowing bugle that can be
heard throughout the country. Tied
once, but undefeated, and having
turned back the finest Negro organi-
zations in the East, the local grid
ders are laying claim to the colored
football championship of the nation.
Aberdeen, Md, Proving Ground
FLAMING BOMB,
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

body checking, the All Stars
only got six chances at foul
throws.
Forters' Shots Wild
Aside from that aspect of
the game, the contest was a fast.
hard-fought one, with the teams
very evenly matched. Apparently, the
long ride to Tucson, in crowded
taxicabs had thrown the SCUites'
eyes off center, for they missed more
tries at the basket than they sue
ceeded in getting into the scoring
circle.
Randolf, of the Med. Det., was
high scorer for the F'ortmen, getting
five baskets and ringing two free
throws. Tom Turner, of Post Hq.
Det., ran him a close second with
four baskets. Outstanding play was
contributed for Huachuca by Dris-
coll of Reconditioning, a newcomer
to the All-Star ranks, and Hank"
Moore, reliable defenseman who
cashed in for three baskets and q
free throw
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Beou Jack Named
Outstanding Boxer
OF the Year

The title, Fighter of the Year y
as chosen by the Ring Magazine, was
given to Pvt. Sidney Walker, known
to fight fans as s>"Beau jack The
former lightweight champion IN. Y.
version and winner of his match
with Juan Zurita, MIA titleholder,
he was rated as the outstanding fig
ure in the ring last year. He was in
Madison Square Garden 13 times
last year as a headliner, and his
fighting there gained him the praise
of Nat Fleischer, editor Of the pub
lication,
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

under the coors of Delaware He also
basketball, forward He will be remembered in this field
due to his ability to break fast when points needed
This year marked his second with the SOU 1922 Mules at
his old position He aernated between guard and tackle where
he played either position with equal skill Femon every
and feared by all his opponents His speed aided
him greatly stopping plays behind the line of scrin
1t due Skippys speed that the Mules the
Copper Bowl game Christmas Eve last In the closing seconds
Of the clash, he stole ball from Wentworth of the 372nd All
Stars and raced SO yards for the winning tally From his strides
the fans readily realized that he had been the track
Pvt Motley is married of Admission, Alabama S,
leading beaucians the former Mary L. Bostc who resides
there, and is the brother of Mr. William Motley, 96 Rest
Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
Motley works the Post Ordnance Shop a radio tech
nican and manifold wnder Since his induction interrupted
his education he intends school the close Of the
and further his studies in electrical engineering.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Negro Champs
OF 1914

For the sports loving fans of the
Post, we have compiled list OF the
Champions of the Sports World for
1914. This list may be clipped and
used for reference. Anyone desiring
any information about the cham
pions in any field of sports not listed
in this article may do so by con-
tacting the Sports Department of
this paper.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Mustangs GoIIop Over All -Stors
1884 in Cameo ArmyAir Base

Battling against odds which one-sided efereeng obstaced
them with the Sou AllStar basketball down to
defeat the hands of the DavsMonthan Field Mustangs
Monday night by a of 48 to "a.
Nine Of the Mustangs points made off free throws
which twenty allowed them by referee who all of
the SCUes roughness and did that of the Mustangs
their abe In game that characterized by much
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FIGHT issssy!t5 psRstysIs
JANUARY I4-3I
HO Def. STILL HOLDS LEAD
In SCJJ BASKETBALL LEAGUE

AS the Sou basketball league into the last lap OF the
first half of the double round robin Post q Det
still leading They have taken three of the four contests
in which they have participated.
Close on the heels of the Headsquartermen the fast
tricky Of the Station Hospital which is but be-
hind If they should their last this half payof
mus be held to determine the winner.
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TRACK AND FIELD


National AAU Outdoor Champions
lOO-meter daSh-Claude (Buddy)
Young, Illinois
4o0-meter run. = Elmore Harris,
Morgan
80O-meter run-Bob Kelley, Illi-
nois.
20-meter low hurdles = Elmore
Harris, Morgan.
Hop, Step, Jump-Sgt. Don Barks-
dale, Camp Lee, Va.
Pentathlon Eulace Peacock,
USCG, New York.
National AAU Indoor Champions
6O-yard daSh-Ed ConWell, New
York University.
6O-yard high hurdles-Ed Dugger,
Dayton, Ohio.
6O-yard low hurdles-Ed Dugger.
High junp-Dave Albritton, Day
ton. Ohio Gie).
Broad jump-Barney Ewell, Camp
Lee. Va.
National WOmen's Outdoor
Champions
5O-meter dash-Alice Coachman
Tuskegee Institute.
8O-meter hurdles-1illie Purifoy
Tuskegee Institute.
High junp--Alice Coachman.
Discus throw-Hattie Turner, Tus-
kegee Institute.
Baseball throw-Hattie Turner
Team-Tuskegee Institute.
TENNIS
National Mems Singles Lloyc
C. Scott, Prairie View, Tex.
National Women's Singles -Rou-
mania Peters, Tuskegee. Institute,
National Mems Doubles Howard
Minis and Ronald Fieulleteau, Tus.
kegee, Ala.
National Womens Doubles Mar
garet and ,Roumania Peters, Wash
. ingto1l D. c..
National Mixed DoubleS-De1oer
Russell and Lillian Van Buren, De
troit, Mich. ~
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
Band Licked Again

was their first win in the first
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26

The Station Hospital beat the
Band by a score of 34-14 and III do
ing SO showed that since the first
game they have continued to gain
strength. From all indications, this
team will be the principal threat. in
the second half
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
BASEBALL

Negro National League : Home
stead GrayS.
Negro American League-Birming-
ham Black Barons.
World Series = Homestead Grays.
NAL Individual Batting = Jim
Smith, Chicago Giants.
NNL Individual Batting = Frank
Austin, Philadelphia Stars.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-26
BOXING

BOXING
Heavyweight = SfSgt. Joe Louis
(title froZen).
Lightweight-Pvt. Bob Montgom-
cry ftitle frozen).
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-04-19
PRESSURE COOKERS
ARE TO BE CHECKED

4 u
Miss Ainslee Alexander, home
supervisor of the Farm Security
Administration, announced this
week that all housewives in Ashe
county wishing to have their pres
sure cookers checked at the clinic
to be held in Boone on April Is,
may do so. All FSA families are
asked to bring their cookers to
Miss Alexander's office in West
Jefferson and all others to Miss
Doris Whitesides, home demon
stration agent, at her office in
Jefferson, before Tuesday, April
"a.
Miss Alexander stated that it
was very important to have the
cookers checked as it was found
at the clinic last year that sixty
per cent of those checked were in
accurate. She pointed out that
it is extremely important that all
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-04-19

day School, $3.50.
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Mrs. w. M. Eggers, John Cox
John Paul Jones, Mrs. Erskin
Clark, w. o. Ashley, Mrs. Eta
Holms, Mrs. r. E. L. Plummer,
Chessie D. Neal, Frank Cox, Leo
nard Huddler, Lansing Presby-
terrain Church-S. S., Lois Grit
fits, Vince Mcclure, Mrs. Betty
Moore, Glen Kilby, John M
Burkett, Dent Pennington, Ray
Sturgill, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Pen
nington, $500 each.
Helton Woman's Society OF
Christian Service, E. c. Francis
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard GRAPHICAL
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. GRAPHICAL
Juanita Ashley, Maude James, J,
G. Hodgson, Mrs. Jewel r. Miller,
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GRAPHICAL, Mrs. Pauline Price,
Miss Hazel Jenkins, Mrs. Lillian
S. James, Esther Osborne, Paul
inc Martin, Mrs. Ruth Price, Ocis
L. Sutherland, $500 each.