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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

For eight years the Nazis have
quarreled with nearly everyone,
but they always stood up for the
Nordic race, and for Nordic suprem-
acy. But the Danes and Norwe-
gians are much purer Nordics than
the Nazis ever thought of being, and
so are the eastern English, eastern
Scotch, and eastern Irish. A strong
Slavic admixture is evident in most
of the Nazi leaders, and rank and
file.
And so, the theoretical "Nordics"
went to work on the actual Nor
dies, by land, and sea, and air. It
was all very confusing. English
planes would attack German war
ships in Norwegian ports, and Ger
man planes would attack English
warships off the Norwegian ports.
The losses in ships, and planes, and
men, as reported by both thorough
ly dishonest sides, were stupendous.
Every Norwegian coastal town, up
and down long expanse, became
a miniature front at Narvik,
Bergen, Trondheim, Oslo, the capt.
tai, and at several points elsewhere.
The little German garrisons, in the
Norwegian port towns, held on by
their backteeth, pro tenn.
According to latest reports from
Stockholm, King Haakon of Nor
way was rallying his armed forces
from a place of refuge in Norway's
interior. A royal proclamation was
issued calling upon the Norwegian
people to ''stand with me and
guard and fight for Norway's in
dependence and freedom The
situation is such that l cannot tell
you where myself, the crown prince,
and the government are staying j.
God save Norway"
1t appeared, currently, that Ger
man ship losses exceeded those of
the English, and that hundreds, if
not thousands, of German soldiers
had been drowned as their troop
transports were sent to the bottom.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

her Faeroe islands, and the Danish
dominion of Iceland virtually de-
clared it's independence. In North
America, misty Greenland is
Danish, but it appeared that either
the United States, or Canada, might
take over that vast tract to the
north. President Roosevelt talked
about the Monroe Doctrine, and less
er lights defied the Germans to
come and take Greenland, which
they apparently had not thought of
doing.
PRESIDENT:
Our President, now in better
shape physically, vetoed a bill to
automatically deport alien spies,
saboteurs, criminals, and dopes.
This action aroused considerable an
noyance among some native Amer
leans, who are prone to purge the
Augean stables at historically
chronic intervals.
The President praised highly the
Civilian Conservation corps, and
wished it a long life, even though
the CCC is a child of the depression.
Just the same, most Americans, lib
eral or conservative, approve of the
young Conservators, although some
pacifists fear it is first faltering
step toward universal military train
ing. Such people, and some others,
allege that Roosevelt merges ma
tionalism and socialism in high
diluted National-Socialist form.
The President conferred with New
York Governor Lehman at the Hyde
Park hideaway, and did not ask Vice
President Garner to White House
legislative conference. This was
unusual, and appeared to be a slap
at Texas Jack, who is an anti-Third
Termite, and a rival of Roosevelt
in avowed terms. Texas Jack, how
ever, is singularly nonsensitive to
such digs, and went his own sweet,
''poker-playing' way.
LABORITIS:
John l.. Lewis, czar of c. /. o.,
took beating on the Jersey front.
There, the laborite Non-partisan
league took vote and pumped for
Third Termism, even though the
big chief is against it.
The Utility Workers Organizing
committee in New York city de-
manded that Mrs. Gilmore M. Her
rick be fired by the much-beaten Ma
tional Labor Relations board. The
NLRB, however, refused the urge,
did not send her to st. Helena,
where her opponents thought she
! belonged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
N AM E S
in the peoUs .

Prime Minister Mackenzie King,
of Canada, left his "warlike" CAPT.
tai for a snug vacation in our own
state of Virginia.
DR.. Paul Ehrlich's name stood ex-
tra-high. This human benefactor' S
chemical cure of syphilis apparent
ly reduced its time-treatment from
many uncertain months to fiat five
days, and this was reported to be
true in IS per cent of cases tested.
DR.. John L. Rice, New York city's
health commissioner, seemed espe-
cially interested and called a great
interstate conference of public
health specialists.
Mile. Eve Curie, secondhand
daughter of the French radiun
cure-alls, wondered why the Ameri-
cans worry about the news of the
war, and boosted about the grace
of La Paree. She is half Polish, and
genuinely well liked. Also, stylists
consider this brainy girl as a real
something to write, sartorially,
home about.
New York's Governor Lehman
banned all fireworks in his state,
except in experienced hands for
public display. Sale, distribution,
and possession were barred, to be-
come effective August l. 1910.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
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THE NEW WAR

It is too early to begin drawing
either military or political conclu-
sions from the sudden outburst of
action in Scandinavia. It was not
anticipated in the writings of the
military experts that / saw, but that
the action taken by both sides had
been carefully planned and pre-
pared for is obvious.
You can't block up the territorial
waters of neutral by mine fields
in three separate areas, the extreme
two of which are 500 miles apart,
without plenty Of preparation-or do
it in q day. You can't launch such
an assault as has been made on Den
mark and Norway any more rapidly.
It is curious that the allies would
have so clearly invaded Norway's
neutrality on the exterior route when
the disappearance of ice on the in
terror route will so soon make that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

When furniture knobs or handles
become loose remove the bolts
from the knobs and insert rubber
washers similar to those used on
water faucets. Replace the bolt.
The knob will then be frmer.
.
Never salt fresh meats when
frying. Salt tends to extract the
juices and hardens these meats.
When washing or ironing, put
a thick rug under your feet and
you will find you do not tire so
easily.
Geraniums like a fairly heavy
soil and must be potbound to flow
er well. They will invariably re-
fuse to bloom if kept in a large
pot.
The cut surface of a lemon win
remove marks made by matches
on painted walls.
Before polishing furniture, first
go over it with a piece of cheese
cloth wrung out of hot water, then
apply polish. This gives excel
lent results.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
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DIPLOMATIC TWIST

WASHINGTON.-Fate has way
OF playing pranks with the most
carefully laid plans of diplomacy,
and it has given two queer twists
to Roosevelt's diplomatic appoint
ments.
One was when he thought he was
putting 70-year-old Wilbur j. Carr
on the shelf by making him min
lister to the then secluded country
OF Czecho Slovakia, but found in
stead that he had sent Carr to the
hottest hot spot in Europe.
The other was when he sent Mrs.
j. Borden Hartman to the peace
full and obscure capital of Norway,
where lady diplomat could make
few mistakes, but recent events find
Daisy in the middle of the war zone
and enjoying it.
Furthermore, and according to a
state department which is definitely
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

IN OSLO AIR RAID SHELTER
-"The rights of neutrals are only
vEat they haze the strength to
make them"
mine-sowing activity superfluous.
There must have been another rea-
son.
In other words, while both prepa-
rations were kept secret from the
world, they were not kept secret
from either belligerent to prevent
the other from knowing and acting
instantly upon their revelation. +.
It is too early to blame Denmark
for not resisting Hitler's "protec-
tive" invasion. On the face of cur
rent reports, she could only have
crucified her country-as Finland
and Poland did.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
POLITICAL CHAFF.

New England, New York and New
Jersey G.. o. p leaders are receiv-
ing letters from Midwestern col
leagues warning that to win the farm
vote the party platform must con-
tain a farm plank similar to that
proposed in the recent Glenn Frank
report. The Iowa state central Re-
publican committee thought so high
" Of the Frank plank that it is cir
ctlarizing q speech by A. M. Piper,
Of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
lauding the suggestions in it. !.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

But neutral Swedish sources poured
cold water on the redhot news Of
spectacular German losses. VIM
ston Churchill was subjected to con-
siderable panning, in England and
elsewhere, for his alleged usual"
mishandling of the English fleet, in
the face of German tactical success.
His political future did not look
overly bright. People remembered
his high praise of Hitler, in a ia
nous Glasgow blurb of 1887. Home
folks began to call him winnie the
Pooh"
Unhappy Denmark, which did not
resist like the Norwegians, began to
be treated, by the allies, as Ger
man province. The English seized
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
.AMERICANIsTs'

The most cockeyed reaction to the
outburst in Scandinavia is that it
sets the 'isolationists back on their
heels. It doesn't even bear on the
question.
/ hate sloganeering labels, yet I
would rather be called an "Ameri-
canist" than an 'isolationist" al
though l sincerely believe that they
are the same thing and, if they are,
whats in a manner"
My suggestion is addressed to the
amateur military kibitzers who in
sist in our taking partners in this
dance of death and who call people
of my opinion "isolationists' be-
cause they believe in arming our
own dugout to whatever extent is
necessary and staying in it.
My suggestion is that these people
proudly label themselves ''interven-
tionists" sand, since they glory in
their opinions, be proud of the de-
scriptive title which far more aptly
distinguishes them than the word
''isolationist" describes our train of
thought.
1t is absolutely fair to label them
as "interventionists," but maybe it
isn't fair without distinguishing be-
tween two clear classes of them. One
group presses for American inter-
vention on purely idealistic grounds.
They are the do-gooders. They want
to send other people or other moth
er's sons or other peoples money
into this bloody SHAMELESS to main
tain "decency" on earth.
Even that statement might, on the
surface, seem to carry an element
of unfairness. Some of them are
willing to embark themselves and
their own sons on such crusade.
But whatever unfairness springs
from this is only superficial. There
is ample opportunity for this kind
to do this right now. All they have
to do is to go across the Canadian
border and enlist.
But most do-gooders and great
liberals are not considering per-
sonal sacrifice. They get, if they do
not seek, the crown of public ap-
prevail of their bleeding hearts with
out bearing any cross or personal
sacrifice to achieve it. They want
to make government" do (which
means to make everybody do it
whether agreeable or not.
Selling Denmark doesn't get the
Germans any closer by air to OBJ
jectives in Britain than she is al
ready but seizure of Bergen in
Norway would. If this push had
been toward Holland, its object
would have been much clearer. Air
bases in Holland would threaten the
whole west coast of England. But
this move to the north does not of
itself threaten Holland.
Germany with superior land and
air force can probably afford a
Scandinavian expeditionary force
! bett sr than the allies can.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
'NORDICS' VS.. NORDICS:
CONSPIRACY AND TREASON

Invasion of Norway by Nazi
forces was effected by the high
est type of conspiracy and trea-
son, according to special infor-
nation revealed by the Chicago
Daily News. According to this
source, Oslo and other important
Norwegian seaports easily fell
into the hands of the invaders
because of a gigantic conspiracy
that included bribery, extraordi-
nary infiltration, and treason on
the part Of a few important Nor
wegian defense officials.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

-. all three, the Allies, Rus
STA and Germany, il necessary to
maintain her neutrality, accord
ing to Alexis Wenner-Cren,
Swedish industrialist, pictured
above as he arrived in Miami
from Nassau. Star negotiator in
the recent Russo-Finnish peace
treaty, Wenner-Gren brought
his yacht from Nassau to fore
stall seizure BY the British in
the event S,Ueden became EN-.
broiled Nth Britain. Said he,
I'VE (SUeden) are going to fight
for our neutrality. We may haze
to fight oil three"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26

a quiet post IN Norway!
prejudiced against lady diplomats,
Mrs. Hartman is doing an excellent
john fact, much better job than
some of our other ministers pleni-
potentiary.
Mrs. Hartman also is 20 years
old, though few people who have
ever watched her tireless energy
would ever guess it. In those 70
years she has seen more riders
come and 60 on the Washington mer-
ry-go-round than almost any other
dowager of capital society.
Scrambled Dinner Parties.
"Daisy," whose real name is Flor
ence Jaffray Hartman, became IA
nous during the Harding, Coolidge
and Hoover administrations as a
lone Democrat who lived only for
the pleasure of batting the reigning
Republicans. She made them like it.
Her deliciously scrambled dinner
parties became legendary. She in
vited naive and unsuspecting Repub-
Leans, placed them beside such ra-
pier debaters as Sen. Tom Walsh,
Sen. Burton Wheeler and Charley
Nicholson, then after dinner, pushed
back the chairs and made them 60
to it.
She Fought Roosevelt.
It was a political paradox that
having kept Democratic enthusiasm
flaming during the lean and hungry
years from Harding to Hoover, Mrs.
Hartman at first should have been
unrewarded by the Roosevelt adj
ministration.
There was an interesting reason
for this. Daisy had been an ardent
opponent of Franklin D. Roosevelt
before the 1882 convention. She had
worked vigorously for Newton D.
Baker, and led a faction of the Dis
trict Of Columbia delegation in vot-
ing against Roosevelt at Chicago.
So when Roosevelt adopted the
policy of awarding his ''B. c." (Be-
fore Chicago) friends, Daisy was out
of luck. She remained out of luck
for five years, despite many efforts
by powerful friends to win her an
appointment in the Roosevelt fold.
Finally, thanks to the persuasive
influence of Sumner Welles, Roose-
welt relented. Daisy Hartman was
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Norway
"a quiet and unimportant post to
which it was considered safe to send
q woman.
Will Rogers.
Will Rogers has been denoted.
His statue no longer stands in the
rotunda of the Capitol
A few days ago the statue was
moved out of the rotunda, and was
not even given space in the ada
cent Statuary hall.
In this hall, where only one figure
is admitted from each state, Rog-
ers was second conner to Oklaho-
mas famous Indian, Sequoia, in
ventor of the Cherokee alphabet.
Rogers was placed in a corner in
the narrow hallway leading to the
house wing. He has not lost his
smile. and his SLOUGH, but he has
lost the center of the stage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS . 60
British-Norse Forces Combine
In Attempt to Drive Out Nazis;
King Haakon Rallies His Army

NOTEwhen opinions these columns
-(Rleased by Western Newsp Union
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-26
New Routes to War?

II Scandinavia is to be the battlefield
for World Var T,co, the routes sh0ton on
this map must be used by British expe-
dictionary forces travelling to meet the
enemy. Nazi air raiders may travel the
same routes on bombing missions to
EncFard.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Don't Throw Stones
Theme of Movement

With the approach of real
spring weather and the thoughts
of boys and very young men
lightly turning to thoughts of
throwing stones and general
mischievousness, W. H. Gamer
on, managing director of the Ma
tional Safety Council, has asked
schools and parent-teacher asso-
Citations to warn youngsters
against pranks and against tres
passing on railroad property.
"Boys like to flatten pins and
pennies ON rails, which is dan
gerous to themselves" said Mr..
Cameron. "Then there is the
problem of their throwing stones
at passing trains. Windows fire.
quently are broken and passen-
gers endangered. While tamper-
ing with signal devices it COM
paratively rare, such conduct is
worse than mischievous and can
easily result in serious INJURIES
School principals and teachers
are urged to stress the subject
in classes.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25

Mr.. Fawcett, a resident of
Utica, was one of a group of
thirteen baritones who partici-
pated in state solo and ensemble
contests at Oberlin two years
ago. Since graduation from
Utica high school he has been
a student at Capital university
in Columbus and was member
of a chapel choir of the univers-
ity which toured through eastern
states.
The concert is open to the pub
lie, and no admission charge
will be made, the sponsors stat
ed. Contributions to defray ex-
penses will be accepted.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25


Clerk of Sales Legal Copy No. 1912
UNIT PRICE CONTRACT
Federal Aid Secondary
Project No. 52-A G)
Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the State Highway
Director of Ohio, at Columbus.
Ohio, until ten o'clock A. NJ, East
ern Standard Time, Friday, May 8,
1910, for improvements in: Knox
County, Ohio on part of Section l
of the Mt. Vernon n-Granville-South
Road, State Highway No. 600, State
Route No. 661, in Miller Township;
and Licking County, Ohio, on part
of Section e and part of Section +
of the Mt. Vernon -Granville-South
Road, State Highway No 600, State
Route No 661, in Mexican Town
ship; by grading, building drain
age structures, constructing a con-
tinuous steel beam bridge with
concrete deck and timber sub
structure (spans 36 feet, As feet, 36
feet, roadway "a feet), Bridge No.
LI-661-40, constructing a steel
beam bridge with timber deck and
abutments (span A feet, roadway
"a feet), Bridge No. LI-66177, con-
structing a steel beam bridge with
timber deck and abutments (span
SO feet, roadway "a feet), Bridge
No. KN661-11, and paving with
surface treated stabilized surface
course.
Width: Pavement 20 feet; Road
way SO feet.
Length 2,050 feet or 0.SSS mile.
Estimated cost-$31 ,046.57.
Contract to be completed not lat
er than November 80, 1940
The Ohio State Employment Ser
vice, (Knox County, Lawrence
Sperry, Manager, Public Square,
Mt Vernon, Ohio; and clicking
ID 10
30-32 North Fourth Street, New
ark, Ohio, will furnish the success
full bidder an employment list
from which all qualified unskilled
labor as is locally available, shall
be selected for this project.
The attention of bidders is di-
rected to the special provisions
covering subletting or assigning
the contract, the use of domestic
materials, selection of labor, hours
of employment and conditions of
employment.
The minimum wage to be paid
to all labor employed on this con-
tract shall be in accordance with
the Schedule of Prevailing Hour
ly Wage Rates Ascertained and
Determined by The Department of
Industrial Relations applicable to
State Highway Department I'm
provements in accordance with
Sections 1913, 17-4, 17-4a, 17-5 and
l7-5a of the General Code of Ohio"
The bidder must submit with his
bid certified check in an amount
equal to five per cent of the es--
tlmated cost, but in no event more
than ten thousand dollars.
Plans and specifications are on
file in the department of highways
and the office of the resident dis
trict deputy director.
The director reserves the rights
to reject any and all bids.
ROBT. S. BEIGHTLER,
1879 State Highway Director
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
University Plans
Accounting Meet

Accountants in Licking County
have received notices of the an
nual institute on accounting May
II and 18 at Ohio State Uni
versity.
Arrangements for the insti-
tute, open to all engaged in that
field, are being made by Pro-
fessor Hermann c. Miller, de-
partment of accounting.
Speakers will include the pres
ident of the Accounting Asso-
citation of America, the Ameri-
can Institute of Accountants,
and the National Association of
Cost Accountants, and the pres
idents of the Ohio and New York
Societies of Certified Public Ac-
countants, and the vice president
of the New York Stock Ex-
change.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
SHERIFF'S SALE, REAL ESTATE
Case Number 1880
The Newark Trust Company

Max Hirschberg, ct al.
Court of Common Pleas, Licking
County, Ohio.
In pursuance Of an order Of sale
to me directed from said Court in
the above entitled action, l will
expose to sale at public auction ~
the Court House Gn the rotunda)
in the City of Newark, Licking
iSth. 1910, at 1890 o'clock A. M of
said day, the following described
real estate.
Situated in the County of Lick
ing, in the State of Ohio. and in
the City of Newark, and bounded
and described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the east line of
North Twenty first Street at
point one hundred and seventy-six
feet north of the north line Of
Granville Street; thence north on
sad east line of North Twenty
first Street one hundred and six
ty-seven and 43-100 (167.43) feet;
thence east one hundred and thir-
ty-three and 9510O G33.95) feet to
the west line of a proposed drive
way; thence south two hundred
and one and 7-10 GOLD feet on
line parallel with the east lineA
of said North Twenty first Street
to the north line of proposed
alley; thence westerly one hundred
and thirty eight and 77-100 138.77)
feet to the place of beginning. Said
above described real estate COM
prises Lots Twelve, Thirteen and
Fourteen, as shown on plat of
Hirschberg's Granville Street Lots,
which has been executed but not
placed on record.
Said property being on the East
side of North Twenty-first Street,
the first street that intersects said
North Twenty first street on the
South being Granville Street, the
first street that intersects said
North Twenty first street on the
North being Moull street, said
property being in the rear of GIG
Granville street, being separated
only by an alley, Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, there being no build
ing or buildings erected thereon
having a street number
Appraised at $120000.
Terms of sale, $4,000 on day of
sale, balance on confirmation of
sale.
l.. D. HAGUE, Sheriff,
By WAYNE L. SMITH, Deputy.
Jones, Jones & Jones, Attorneys.
A 1925 M 2-9-16
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
Blue Pencil Club
Meets Sun. May 5

Annual meeting of the Blue
Pencil Club of Ohio, usually at
tended by several members of
the newspaper craft in Newark,
will be held Sunday, May 5 at
the faculty club on the Ohio
State University campus. 1t
will open at 10:30 and the lunch
con will be at 1890 sharp.
A news photo contest will be
held in conjunction with the
meeting in the administration
building. Through the courtesy
of the Columbus Dispatch, $50
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25

in cash prizes will be awarded in
the photo contest. Two first
prizes of SIS each will be given
for "spot" news pictures and two
similar prizes for feature pic
lures. Also second prizes of
$3.50 each will be awarded in
both classes.
Speakers for the luncheon will
be L. G. Smith, vice president of
Fuller and Smith and Ross, New
York and Cleveland Advertising.
He will speak on "The Clark
Studies and the Editorial De-
partment." Frank Maloy, edi-
tor-manager of the Lorain Jour
nal will address the group on
"Meet Your Readers" Dalton
Young of the Bellefontaine Ex-
aminer, will preside.