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Evening star., 1935-12-04

When you send out your
clothes TO be cleaned, ask
yourself these two important
questions:
]. Does my dry cleaner
know his business?"
2. Does he use the most
modern cleaning methods"
YOU can't answer these
questions about THIS estab.
lishment, won't you give US
the opportunity 10 do so?
Or better still, send us a trial
order to clean YOUR clothes
"the SANITONE wayr'
Evening star., 1935-12-04
LECTURER Halls
DESERT JEWELLERS
inhabitants of WasteIands
Dominant in Civilization,
Says DR.. Shreve.

People like to live in deserts, DR..
Forrest Shreve of the Carnegie Insti-
tution,s Desert Laboratory staff at
Tucson, Ariz.. ssid here last night in
an address at the institutions assem-
bly, hall.
For centuries, he said, the nations
dominant in human progress occupied
desert or semi-desert regions, and
civilized man has now begun to re-
turn to the desert"
DR.. Shreve pointed out that, before
the seventh century of the Christian
era no important cultures developed
in the wooded and rainy parts Of the
Old World.
Cites Aztecs and Incas.
At the time Of the discovery OF the
Americas, the highest civilizations were
found, not in the Mississippi or Anna
zon River Valley, but in the arid
plateaus Of Mexico and Peru, he said
"The thorough exploration Of the
world. the settlement of new lands
and the rapid growth Of population
again have brought us to the edge OF
the desert, not looking out at more
promising lands, but looking in and
appraising it as place to live" DR..
Shreve continued. 1T is one of the
last unoccupied lands, one Of the last
outlets for the growing masses Of hu-
manity. In South Africa and Austria
liza the frontiers have been gradually
Evening star., 1935-12-04
PROBE CONTINUES
IN LYNCH DEATH
Coroner's Jury Holds Kap-
pei Despite AIibi by
Witnesses.

Investigation of the mysterious
shooting of Miss Elizabeth r. Lynch,
Potomac Electric Power Co. switch
board operator, went ahead today as
William A. Dutch) Kappel was COM
mitted to the District Jail in connec-
ton with her death.
Satisfied temporarily with the &C
ton of q coroner's jury which yes
terday ordered Kappel held for the
grand jury on a firSt-degree murder
charge, police are anxious to round up
all loose ends in the case.
Kappel, who is "a and employed as
an ice man. roomed at Miss Lynch's
residence, 9l8 Fourth street north
east, where she was shot through the
head last Wednesday.
A .38-caliber revolver owned by
Kappel lay near Miss Lynch'S feet
when he said he found her body. Close
by was a shattered chair, indicating
the woman had struggled with her
murderer.
Several friends of Kappel testified at
the inquest in an effort to prove he
was at a New York avenue restaurant
until 2 am. Wednesday and later
visited other places before returning
to the Fourth street house shortly
after o'clock that morning.
Testimony offered by Casualty
Hospital physician tended to show
Miss Lynch had been dead more than
three hours when her body was dis
covered. Definite rigor mortis led
police to believe the shooting took
place before am. Wednesday.
Among witnesses who substantiated
Kappels account of his movements
were Leo Cullen, 718 Fourth street
northeast, who said he was with
Kappel between 1890 am. and am.
Wednesday. Denny Sothern, former
National League base ball player, cor
roborated KappelS declaration he re-
turned to the New York avenue restau-
rant less than an hour after he took
Miss Lynch home, at about l1:30.
Witnesses appeared somewhat un-
certain of the time Kappel left the
restaurant and returned when cross
examined by Assistant District Attor-
ney Allen Krouse
Detective Sergt. John Dalglish, who
is in charge of the investigation, said
he had talked with taxi driver who
claimed to have picked up Kappel
early Wednesday.
The driver said he was hired about
1920 am. at Fourth and H streets
northeast and drove to the New York
avenue restaurant.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

glass at the head OF her quarry. Her
aim was true. The glass crashed
against the head of the informer,
shattered and fell to the street.
No evidence was found in the place
which would convict the woman, Sc
she paid only $5 on a charge OF
breaking glass in the street.
\ n y
CONFLICT.
Al THE country place of DIR. w
w. Stewart, near Forestville, Md
there is a fish pond whose denizens
include big mouth bass, frogs and
snakes.
1t strikes the owner that every
thing on a farm possessing animal
life preys upon those of weaker
varieties. Recently, by way of proof,
he was near the pond looking for
Snipe, when he saw one f1uttering
in the water. He was at a loss to
understand what it was all about.
An investigation revealed a big frog
struggling with the little bird. Not
far from the pond two turkeys were
struggling for possession Of a snake.
And the bass" DR.. Stewart says,
promise to exterminate the frogs"
Evening star., 1935-12-04

STEIN SONG.
DICKIE, who is 8 years old, became
seized of three things at one
time, his fathers typewriter, thoughts
of Christmas and a poetic urge.
The result follows:
Christmas Morning.
It's Christmas Morning.
Get)up geDup am
in such a hurry.
Get)up get } up
tbs Christmas Morning.
o. hope I got soemthing
that I want o. I hope
hope 1 hope that I got
Something nice for Christmas
by Richard Bailey.
His father, Tory warned him that
any further evidence of the Gertrude
Stein influence would result in his
getting something he isn't hoping for
and he won't be forced to wait until
Christmas for it.
+ Il
TOUGH LUCK.
Number thirteen is bad luck, you
knotU -?
Well, that's the license number
OF one o. the Black Marids OF the
Police Department, incidentally :.
X X X
MYSTERY.
Is" HAVE mystery for you to solve" ="
phoned a masculine voice to
members of Inspector Frank s. w.
Burke's corps of sleuths early the
other morning
''Murder?" questioned the sleuth.
mo murder" said the voice. adding
What want to know is, If a girl
can be made to return an engagement
ring after she has broken the en-
gagenent?"
ASK the GIRL" the sleuth suggested
K \
WOMAN PAYS.
THERE'S imagination in the police
mans job.
The other day, for example. the
police raided a suspect liquor estab-
Evening star., 1935-12-04
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

SPANKED.
HATRONS of a certain Wayside
- bakery may not know 1t, but
they are being spanked.
u The proprietor's wife let a
favorite customer in on the story the
other day, when the latter ordered a
breakfast speciality which has been
one of the main allurements of the
shop for years.
We're not making them," came
the startling reply.
"Why?" asked the customer.
Were Furnishing people. They
stopped buying them for a while
Now they want them again. They
can wait until we're ready to make
them"
ENTERPRISE.
A peddler to end peddlers is er-
nctly tDIIGt he tpas.
, Lady," he said tDith a smile at
the irate housewife, hon Mould
you like one OF these NO Peddlers'
SignS?"
1t tOaS deal.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

pushed into regions once regarded as
uninhabitable."
In the United States, Or. shreve
said, there has been q ,slackening in
the growth of population in some
Northeastern States for the last 80
years and corresponding growth in
States with little rain and much sum
shine.
THE desert settler of today" he
Evening star., 1935-12-04
Helen Jacobs Recovering.

LONG CRENDON, England. De.
cember 4 R1.-Helen Jacobs Is conva-
lescing from q slight touch Of infiu.
enza, she said today. She hopes to
be up and about in few days and
plans to resume hunting, of which
she had become an enthusiastic dew
otee. The tennis champion is a guest
at the home of Ambassador Bingham.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

lishment, hard on the heels of a tip
from paid informer.
They arrived just in time to witness
the flight Of the tipster, pursued by an
irate colored woman. Losing ground
rapidly, the latter hurled a drinking
Evening star., 1935-12-04

said, has countless advantages over
the ancients and has innumerable
contrivances that help in the adjust
ment Of his life to conditions Of the
desert"
Evening star., 1935-12-04
POLICE ASSOCIATION
ELECTS A. STROBEl
Veronica Devlin Wins Vice Presi-
dency-Kerns Receives
839 Votes,

Pvt. Charles A. Strobel last night
was elected president of the Police
mems Association and Policewoman
Veronica Devlin, the first woman can
didate for Office in the association, was
chosen second vice president.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

Strobel defeated Sergt. r. B. Car
roll for the presidency by vote OF
661 to $50. Miss Devlin defeated Pvt.
w. A. Schotter of the Traffic Bureau
by a vote of 5S5 to 437. The new pres
ident broadcast message Of appre-
citation after hearing of his election.
Other officers elected were: Detec-
tive Sergt. John C. Dalglish, first vice
president; w. J. Kerns, recording Sec
retary; J. L. Kiefer, financial secre-
tary; w. n. McGrath, treasurer, and
w. j. Wagner, trustee. Kerns, in being
elected recording secretary, received
839 votes, the highest vote to be re-
ceived by a candidate.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

Drama for Manchukuo.
japanese dramatic companies are
touring Manchukuo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
DO NOT KILL
ditor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
In your issue of November you
quoted that the Askov American is
still open to discuss public problems.
Some time ago you requested not
to use the open forum to discuss re-
ligious matters as it would hurt the
feelings of those who were brought up
with it. does that mean for pro and
con or only the last ones? Are the
contras considered of having no feel
ings. or do they not complain when
hurt? Excuse me for asking this. be-
cause l am a foreigner, and while in
Rome they want me to do as Romans.
That l am not a citizen is caused
by being born too late. l arrived with,
the "Mauretania" and should have
come with the "Mayflower;" inst
thought about this on Turkey day.
The time the Mayflower made her
voyage there was no flagkissing or
stick-ups for country. whether right
or wrong. Neither was the country
beautified with Wall street gardens
or the freedom and liberty camou-
flaged with mortgage paper.
We left the old country in 1913. just
in time not to become subjects of God
Mars" We are sympathetic with he
idea of socialists. pacifists. free
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
Hinckley. MINI.
CHRISTIANS TORTURED IN
RUSSIA
]. NIEBOER.

Editor Askov American:
l was rather surprised that the
Askov American granted space for
Helen Jensen's clipping under the
above headline, on Nov. 81.
They remind me of the hysteric
propaganda running in our press he
fore our U. S. A. entered the World
war. You will remember the story
of the German Soldiers chopping the
hands off Of babies in Belgium and a
few days later it was stated that one
Of these babies was adopted by Amer
leans and arrived in this country.
1t Is stated in Helen Jensen's clip
ping that Mr.. Schwarz was a preach
er and sent to Siberia, facing death
for want of food he went in search
OF potatoes. Red soldiers caught him
digging in the frozen ground and beat
him so he died a few hours later
Please notice that the ground was
frozen. and he was digging potatoes
A. Vorsky. who it is stated has
been in the United States less than
three months. says. "Other Christian
preachers whom I know personally
have been made to stand straight on
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
PARKING METERS
WOULD SET FEE ON
DULUTH VISITORS

The city of Duluth is consider
ing the installation of the meter
system for car parking. The pro-
posal, which would place 200
meters in the down town blocks,
would charge motorists five cents
for one hour parking.
Under the meter system which
is now before the city council for
action, blocks where cars can be
parked, are divided into 10 or 20
feet sections each supplied with a
meter. AS the mOtorist parks the
car, five cents is deposited in the
meter slot. 1t then shows the car
is entitled to the space for one
hour, at the end of which time it
also indicates that the time is up
and that the car is not entitled
to be there any longer. The patrol
man on the beat then tags the
vehicle, the meter making it easier
to keep tab on the cars.
The company which installs the
meters, at no cost to the city, col
lects the first $50 of revenue from
each meter and after that all rev.
enue goes to the city.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)
ROADSIDE IDENTIFICATION
North field NewS)

Highway Commissioner Elsf ergs
advocacy of roadside Identification
and development will find cordial SUP
port throughout the state. IN the
past, highways have been built with
too little regard for conservation or
development of natural beauty along
the way. Some highways must be en-
tirely utilitarian. to be sure, and tn at
means cutting down distances and
providing straight ribbons of hard
surfaced road, but, on the other hand,
all use of the highways is by no
means restl icted to business. Recre
ational and pleasure motoring is a
large factor, and in this connection
the steps that are being taken to pre-
serve and enhance natural beauty ard
to create public interest in local and
historical points of interest are high
ly important With the emphasis
coming from so important source as
the head of the great system of state
highways, real results in the direc-
tion of more beautiful, more restful.
more interesting highways may be
expected in the future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05

our own door. We have often admired
the fathers and mothers of many
large families for how well they have
managed and the individual interest
and love that they hold out for each
of their boys and girls. The children
are dear to them and it is their
greatest hope and desire that they
grow up to be honest and upright men
and women. They do grow up and they
get out into the world where there
are plenty of pitfalls. 1t has happen
ed in the past and it will happen again
that boy or girl from the best of
homes may fall almost unknOwir gly
or without due consideration and COM
nit a crime which they repent and
will not do again. In such cases it is
always we'll to be charitable for we
never know where it may strike next.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
YES, ENFORCE 1T!

Sure. we should all be for the con-
stitution. Now that the conservatives
are making the constitution an issue
i'm the next campaign it might be we'll
to remind them that they should go
all the way down the line and include
all of the constitution. not just parts
Of it. Let us remind the constitutional
spellbinders that the constitution in
cludes: 1.-The Congress shall have pow
err to coin money. regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign COIN"
To issue little more currency in
stead Of so many interest-tearing
bonds might not be bad issue, po-
litical and otherwise.
Sure, let us live up to the constitu-
ton. and all Of it. Ii carried through
It will be healthier and might help
even our individual constitutions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
MONEY is POWERFUL

A person who has been observing
with regard to the work of Legisla-
lures will know that there are import
ant reasons for the advocating of
public ownership of public utilities
and monopolized industry.
Generally the most able leaders in
State Legislatures and Congress are
those taking great interest in behalf
of one public utility or another, or all
of them. To the casual observer they
appear to be great men. They work
hard on committees, most of them as
chairmen of leading committees. They
have their work well organized and
put in many hours of effort daily. To
hear them talk on the floor of the
House or Senate, the casual observer
would think that they apparently are
interested in the public welfare.
But it is not the $1,000 salary every
two years that keeps those leading
legislators interested and working.
They are attorneys for the utilities
which they represent much more than
their constituency and the general
public retaining fee from the pri-
vately owned corporation keeps them
on the job and interested in the work
of the Legislature.
The question might be asked: How
many leading attorneys of the state
would continue to serve in the House
or Senate of the Legislature, session
after session, for the bare pay OF
81 900 per term if that was all they
got out of it,"
Such Legislators are there to do
battle for the public utilities and nc
nopolized industry. 1t is their task
to carry through the bidding of their
masters. They may be very fine men
personally, and certainly intelligent
and able orators or they would not be
on the pay roll of the privately owned
public utilities. They naturally do
some lobbying amongst members OF
the Legislature. Of course there are
always some good honest plugs in any
Legislature who vote with the re-
dictionaries because they were horn
and raised in that atmosphere and
know no better, and because it is the
path of least resistance.
One Legislature is pretty much like
another with respect to the leader
ship Occasionally there is an able
progressive who will lead the progress
sive forces, but as a rule most of the
ablest men are on the side of private
ly owned public utilities and mOnopo-
lized industry.
And that is mighty good argument
for public ownership of public util-
tiles and monopolized industry.
You hear it said that there is graft
and corruption in politics and for that
reason we should guard against more
public ownership. Surely, there Is
some graft and corruption in politics
like in all human endeavOr. But who
brings it on? Is it not great wealth
more than anything else that is to
blame?
When there is graft and corruption
in public affairs it usually comes to
the surface and is discovered witt out
much delay. Graft in public owner
ship does not get far. But try to
catch wealthy men and interests pay
ing for the voice and vote of legisla-
tors for their protection!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05
THE REPENTANCE OF A
PREACHER
BY Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick.

BY Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick.
l have an account to settle between
my soul and the Unknown Soldier.
knew him we'll. | lived with him in
dugouts, in the trenches and on de-
stroyers searching for submarines off
the coast of France. l, Christian
minister, participated in the war. l.
too, was persuaded that it was war
/, to end war. |, too, was a gnllible
fool, and thought that modern war
could somehow make the world safe
for democracy.
have an account to settle between
my soul and the Unknown Soldier.
deceived him. l deceived myself first,
unwittingly; and then | deceived him,
assuring him that good consequence
could come out of that.
If l blame anybody about this mat
ter it is men like myself who ought
to have known better. We went out
to the army and explained to these
valiant men what resplendent flu
ture they were preparing for their
Unknown Soldier, however can l make
that right with you?
They sent men like me into the camps
to awaken the soldiers ideali, m. to
touch those secret, holy springs with
in him, so that with devotion, fidelity.
loyalty and self-sacrifice. he might go
out to war. X o, war, | hate you
most of all for this. that you do lay
your hands on the noblest elements of
human character with which we mig t
make a heaven on earth. and you use
them to make a hell on earth instead.
You take even our science, the frui,
of our dedicated intelligence. by
means of which we might build here
the City of God. and using it, you fill
the earth instead with new ways of
Strengthening men. You take our 10y
atty, our unselfishness. with which
and using these our finest qualities
you make death fall from the sky
and burst up from the sea and unseen
ambuscades sixty miles away. You
blast fathers in trenches with gas
while you are starving their children
at home with blockades; and you SO
bedevil the world that fifteen years
after the Armistice we cannot be sure
who won the war. so sunk in the same
disaster are victors and vanquisheG
alike.
If war were fought simply with evil
things. like hate, it would be bat
enough: but when one sees the deeds
of war done with the loveliest facul
ties of the human spirit. one looks
into the very pit of hell We cal
have on the one side this morstrou.
thing. or we can have Christ: but We
cannot have both.
At any rate l renounce war. re
nounce it because of what it does t
our own men. l have heard the cries
of the crazed and the PRAYERS Of thos'
who wanted to die and could no., ant
| remember the MANNED and ruine'
men for whom the war is not yet over
** l renounce war because of what /
compels us to do to our enemies
bombing their mothers in villages
starving their children by blockades
renounce war and never again. di
rectly or Indirectly, will l sanction
or support another.
. o, Unknown Soldier, in peniten
reparation l make you that pledge!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-05

their own feet without touching walls
for six or seven days at time, with
out food, drink or Sleep" This is
even more impossible than digging po-
tatoes from the frozen ground.
Here is the third: Our brethren
were put in the hot cell. about 20
men and women were crowded in so
close they could not sit or lie down.
When one died his body could not
fall" Believe it or not. Evidently if
there is shred of truth about Mr..
Schwarz, he has been hunting for a
martyrium.
There is no end to what stories a
hysteric patriotic sentimentality will
find itself justified in spreading, most
often in Gods Name"
War propaganda feeds on patriotism
and so does Proud American" We
were singing in Denmark in four stan
zas: will Danes fight in the world,
but hide face and name. l know his
spirit is false will him not support"
so | suppose it is better for all
concerned Proud Americans real
name is not known.
Webster defines Proud" as possess
ing or showing too great self esteem"
hence, arrogant, naughty" This def
milton fits very, very we'll in all war
propaganda. l am sorry we find it
more or less in all nations, and have
had my part of it in my youth when
we were singing that the Danes were
better and holier than Swedes and
Germans, and calling them names as
towards and brutes, of which any
Danish soldier could lick at least half
a dozen before breakfast.
Would it not be more fitting If we
praised our nefghbors for what good
deeds accompli he'd. That, l G. mpre-
bend, will create good feeling and
good will between neighbors and
among nations.
l find the following news item In
Common Sense" for December, 1895,
a monthly magazine. "Russian prog
ress continues to demonstrate the ire
mendous inherent strength of a sys-
tenn of planned production for use in
spite of drawbacks of red tape and
dictatorship. In sharp contrast with
other lands where the necessities OF
life are burned, plowed under, or not
produced. The people of the U. S. S.
r. have apparently conquered the ma
jor obstacles in their attack on pow
erty and are enjoying rapidly ad-
vancing standard of living. Wages of
laborers. who have the shortest work
ing days in the world, have risen 1870
in the last three years. The grain
harvest is second only to the U. S. A.
New schools, hospitals, theaters. clubs,
opmentS appear with asst niSbing
rapidity. Scientists praise the aid
given by the state to research. Fro m
the schools pour thousands Of trained
specialists. chemists. engineers, etc.
The powerful advance of pro"ucti n
for use, and the consequent release OF
abundance deems to be mistake proof
According to this news item" il
seems as if we could learn something
from Russia and thereby help 20 Gre
ate better living conditions for COM
mon people in our great U. S. A. than
they apparently are in U. S. s. R.,
and there would be no inducement to
adopt Communism.
Speak well of your fellow citizens
and fellow nations in the world and
you will make them your fri nds
which is more profitable than making
enemies.
| LUDWIG MOSBEK.
Askov. Mimi, Dec. 3, 1885.